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    Miami for a day??

    I’m looking for some advice/suggestions please. Next Friday S and I start our cruise adventure. We fly into Miami early on Friday and have almost the entire day to explore. Does anyone know Miami and have any ideas for our day?

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    I am not an expert on Miami, but I would suggest South Beach. Beautiful beach and architecture, and lots of restaurants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zeus View Post
    I am not an expert on Miami, but I would suggest South Beach. Beautiful beach and architecture, and lots of restaurants.

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    I was thinking of that. I’ll have to do some research and see if Ubering is possible. Thanks for the suggestion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elf70 View Post
    I was thinking of that. I’ll have to do some research and see if Ubering is possible. Thanks for the suggestion.
    Where are you staying? I use Uber and Lyft down there and they have been fine. I have also rented a car for a day to cruise around and check things out. South Beach is the big tourist attraction, and Little Havana is also pretty interesting if you like Cuban food. Gulfstream is about 40 minutes north of the Port, and is a beautiful racetrack with a small casino. If that interests you, you might want to check and see if they are running. Have a blast!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nhcris View Post
    Where are you staying? I use Uber and Lyft down there and they have been fine. I have also rented a car for a day to cruise around and check things out. South Beach is the big tourist attraction, and Little Havana is also pretty interesting if you like Cuban food. Gulfstream is about 40 minutes north of the Port, and is a beautiful racetrack with a small casino. If that interests you, you might want to check and see if they are running. Have a blast!
    We’re staying at Aloft Miami - Brickell. Lots from our group are staying there so that’s how I came up with it. I’ll look at Google Maps and see where the heck it is. I’ll see if the racetrack is running for sure. Thanks for the suggestions. We are so excited for this adventure!

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    Perfect thread timing I think the cruise we are looking at is going to be going out of Miami to so interested as well although I don't think our flight well get in until 5 p.m. so probably eat around hotel and then we will see

    Any suggested hotels by Cruise ports at all

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    What ship are you going on elf?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dvandentop View Post
    Perfect thread timing I think the cruise we are looking at is going to be going out of Miami to so interested as well although I don't think our flight well get in until 5 p.m. so probably eat around hotel and then we will see

    Any suggested hotels by Cruise ports at all
    We have stayed a couple of times at the Marriott Biscayne Bay. It is right at the port where you can see the ships.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zeus View Post
    We have stayed a couple of times at the Marriott Biscayne Bay. It is right at the port where you can see the ships.

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    Tons of great hotels in that area thanks.

    Weekend rates suck at em all like 270 a night or so

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    Quote Originally Posted by dvandentop View Post
    What ship are you going on elf?
    We’re on the MSC Seaside. 7 day Western Caribbean. The hotel we are in is a Marriott affiliate. (this is a Cosmo cruise). It’s 7 miles from the port. I used google maps and found lots to do within walking distance or short Uber. There’s a “marketplace” within a block that looks like it has lots of shops/bars/restaurants.

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