How early can I arrive at the Miami pier for the Majesty?

[Rick2594]

I'll be cruising the Majesty out of Miami on May 28th. I'll have a rental car which I plan to drop off at the AVIS location a few miles from the pier. I need to have the rental back by about 10:30 am in order not to get charged an extra day and would like to drop a couple of friends off at the pier with our luggage on the way to the rental office. Is this too early to get to the pier? Will I be allowed to arrive and drop off that early? I know this is too early to board but don't mind waiting for awhile and getting on the ship once they open up. Just want to be sure I can get to the pier that early as this is the first time I've cruised out of Miami. Thanks.

[cb at sea]

It's not too early. By the time you actually return the car, get a cab, and arrive at the pier, you should be able to board, if not right away, very soon after! This is day 1 of the cruise--you've paid for it--USE it!

[kruzerci]

We've been getting to the pier about 10:45 lately. We got there at 10:30 when we sailed on Navigator out of Miami last year and we were onboard by 11:30. We were onboard Sovererign a few weeks before 11:00 AM, but that was Port Canaveral, which is usually a little better organized than Miami.

 

We are sailing on Freedom out of Miami in July and we plan on getting there around 10:30 or 10:45, our flight gets into Lauderdale at 9:30, so we will just get our luggage and be on our way to the Port of Miami.

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

We try to arrive at any RCI ship in Florida, including Majesty, about eleven AM. We have had to wait to board only twice, and then it was only a few minutes...no more than ten at the most.

 

Have a great cruise. We love Majesty.

[debshomespun]

If you are renting a car, when you return the car, most rental companies at the Miami airport have a shuttle to take you to the port for no charge. Be sure to check that out so you won't have to pay a taxi fee.