Royal Caribbean International has reached out to friends booked for sailings aboard Oasis of the Seas that ongoing building round Port Miami has created site visitors congestion, and complimentary shuttles will probably be supplied to take friends to numerous parking areas across the port as wanted. Guests are additionally suggested to be ready for potential site visitors delays within the space.
Port Traffic Congestion
Different building areas close to Port Miami resulting in the cruise terminals have created ongoing congestion and for vacationers, along with the everyday site visitors widespread to the world’s busiest cruise port. Royal Caribbean International is alerting friends to the potential of site visitors delays.
In a letter supplied to friends onboard the newest crusing of Oasis of the Seas (January 15-22, 2023), the cruise line famous, “As you may have seen, Port Miami has construction at both the bridge and tunnel entrances. So, be prepared for construction-related traffic congestion in addition to cruise traffic.”
Guests on current sailings have famous the issue of the site visitors scenario, with journey throughout the bridge to Royal Caribbean’s Cruise Terminal A – a distance of two miles (3.2 kilometers) from downtown Miami and a couple of.5 miles (4 km) by means of the Watson Island Tunnel alongside MacArthur Causeway – now taking 30-45 minutes, and in some circumstances, an hour and even longer.
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Travelers arriving to Port Miami ought to plan for further driving time, whether or not they’re driving a private car, taking a cab or rideshare, or arriving by way of shuttle. Choosing a later embarkation window to check-in to a cruise can even assist present an additional buffer of time in case of heavier than anticipated site visitors.
Royal Caribbean can be recommending that friends who’ve parked within the port space debark the ship early – typically by 8:30 a.m. and utilizing the self help baggage choice – to keep away from the additional congestion of extra site visitors later within the morning and extra cruise passengers are shifting out and in of the port space.
Shuttles Available
To help friends with parking difficulties and shifting concerning the port space, Royal Caribbean is providing complimentary shuttles to completely different parking areas from Terminal A.
“If you parked your vehicle in a garage outside of Terminal A, we’ll be offering complimentary shuttles, stopping at various parking locations, to take you back to your car,” the letter to friends onboard learn.
Guests ought to contact the Guest Service Desk onboard the ship with questions concerning the shuttles and to make clear precisely the place the shuttles will probably be dropping off passengers. It is unlikely that the shuttles will enterprise to off-site, privately-owned parking areas outdoors the terminal space.
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Guests are suggested to debark their ship early when demand for shuttles is decrease, as later within the morning there could also be longer waits for shuttle service as effectively.
Royal Caribbean Cruises From Miami
Oasis of the Seas is presently providing 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami, all of which embody a cease on the cruise line’s non-public island vacation spot in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay.
At the tip of April 2023, Oasis of the Seas will reposition to New York to supply spring, summer season, and fall sailings from The Big Apple earlier than returning to Miami in November.
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Several different Royal Caribbean ships are additionally presently crusing from Miami, and friends booked on these ships are additionally prone to be impacted by site visitors congestion and delays: Freedom of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, and Grandeur of the Seas.
The site visitors challenges are prone to proceed for no less than a number of weeks, and friends booked on any upcoming cruise from Miami ought to be ready for delays. In addition to Royal Caribbean International, different cruise strains presently working from Miami embody Carnival Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises, and extra.
