Getting to the ship in Miami

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lynbopp

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Hi all!
DH and I leave Miami on NCL Sun on 2/16! We are first-time cruisers and wondering how best to get to the ship from our hotel on departure day.
We'll be flying to Miami from CO the day before.

Thanks!
 
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lynbopp

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Thanks. We're staying in Miami the night before the cruise and I actually managed to find a hotel that has a free shuttle to the hotel and a free shuttle to the port! 8 days and couning!!
 
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nmnita

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have a great cruise. It is amazing you found a hotel that offers both. Most Miami hotels offer no free shuttles except for the normal Airport hotels that offer free shuttles from the ariport.

Again, have a great time.

Nita
 
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lynbopp

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Just got back from the Norwegian Sun cruise!! So sad it's over!!
A word about the "free" shuttle. Yeah, it wasn't free. Supposedly the hotel was under new management and had just begun charging for a shuttle to the port. Even the registration desk clerk told us it was free and we didn't find out that it wasn't until it was time to leave. We decided to take the shuttle back to the airport and take a taxi from there instead of supporting the bait and switch at the "hotel" (truly it was a motel, not a hotel).
The taxis all charge the same amount to go to the port from the airport, so no need to negotiate the flat $24 fee. It was cheaper than taking a shuttle and paying per person.

cooking? cleaning? what is all this nonsense I left behind a week ago?
 
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nmnita

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thanks Lyn for filling us in on this. Don't you love these hotels that change management and policies without publicizing this? We had a similar situation here when leaving our car at a hotel near Albuquerque airport. They had a park and fly program which included 5 night free parking. We booked only a couple of weeks before flying and still when we arrived were told, the program had been cancelled. I think they did Honor a couple of days and charged up very little for the other days. We spent the night, got a good nights sleep, didn't' have to hassle driving to the airport early in the morning, so we didn't complain to much. I just think if a program is offered and publicized it should be honored.

Nita
 
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