Miami, three ports and three sea days, with a back-aboard time on every port day.
This is a sample plan, made by Fingerpost for two example travelers on a 7-night Western Caribbean cruise from Miami, who wanted markets, a beach morning and local food over big excursions, and a steady pace. The ship times are example times; your cruise line sets the real ones.
Fingerpost plans cruise port days. In the setup interview you pick “On a cruise” and paste or type your ship’s itinerary: the ports, the arrival and sailing times, and whether each stop is a tender or a dock. Nothing you paste is saved; you check the rows you end up with.
Your plan then builds each port day around a “back aboard by” time: 90 minutes before all aboard at a tender port, 60 minutes at a docked port. All aboard is assumed to be 30 minutes before sailing unless you change it (30, 45 or 60). Sea days stay on the ship. On a port day, if notifications are on, June sends a reminder two hours before all aboard that names the port and gives the back-aboard time. Your own plan will be built from your answers, so it would not look like this one. Prices, hours and port facts below were checked in October 2026 and can change, so confirm them before you sail.
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Rideshare is the easy way in — the journey takes between 15 and 25 minutes depending on traffic and costs between $20 to $25 to Brickell.
YVE Hotel Miami, Biscayne Blvd — across from Bayfront Park, about a mile from the port. The average price for the MIA-to-Brickell ride is $27 so it's an easy base either way. Room rate runs $140/night ($140 total for the one night).
Walk off the flight along Biscayne Bay. Bayfront Park is right across from most downtown hotels, or wander into Bayside Marketplace for a browse and a drink with a view of the harbor.
Marabu Restaurant at Brickell City Centre — coal-fired Cuban cooking, average price for dinner without drinks is about $45 per person. Reservations taken.
Check out and leave bags with the bell desk, then a last coffee and walk — Bayfront Park or a stroll down Biscayne Blvd.
Taxi or rideshare — a 10-minute drive to the port with a pool overlooking Biscayne Bay is typical from downtown hotels. Aim to be at the terminal by 13:00.
Ship docks in Miami, dock (not tender). All aboard 15:30 — nothing else planned today after the terminal.
Your ship for the next 7 nights — included in your cruise fare.
Sleep in, find a deck chair, try the pool before it fills up. Check the daily program for a trivia hour, a cooking demo or a talk — whatever's on, no need to chase it.
Ship arrives 08:00, tenders in. All aboard 16:30 ship time (same as Cancun local time here). First tenders ashore take a while to clear — don't rush the first one.
Depending which pier you're assigned, downtown can be a 2.5–3 mile walk with no shade — not for this trip. A taxi runs $5-8 taxi or 25-minute walk from International Pier, a touch more from Puerta Maya. Only skip the taxi if you dock at Punta Langosta, which sits right in town.
San Miguel's real market — stalls selling fresh fruits and vegetables, island seafood and meats, plus local handicrafts and everyday goods, a few blocks inland from the waterfront. Go before noon, it gets warm and fishy later.
Small food counters inside the market do tacos, fish and local plates for a few dollars each — Taqueria Molina is the largest, meandering through several stalls in the center of the market.
A short ride to a beach club near the water. Flat fare, agree it before you get in.
Del Mar Latino or the El Cid beach area — beach at your doorstep if you want to feel the sun and sea breeze without going far. Loungers and a bar on site; no entry fee but expect to spend on drinks.
Taxi back to the pier, tender to the ship. Be back by 15:00 to clear the tender queue before all aboard.
Ship arrives 07:00, tenders in to George Town. All aboard 14:30 — this is a short call, keep the day simple.
A one way trip from George Town to the central section of Seven Mile Beach typically runs around 27 to 35 US dollars per taxi — split that two ways, or take a shared van for around $8–10 per person.
Seven Mile Beach proper — white sand, calm water, public access points about every quarter mile. The middle and northern stretches are quieter than the resort-lined south end.
Any of the beach bars along West Bay Road do grilled fish, jerk chicken and cold drinks, roughly $15–20 per person.
Taxi back to the George Town terminal, tender to the ship. Leave the beach by 12:30 — all aboard is 14:30 and this is a tender port, so the 90-minute buffer matters.
Ship arrives 10:00 and ties up directly — no tender today. All aboard 17:30.
A 5–10 minute walk (300–800m) along level walkways to Falmouth's historic district — no taxi needed here.
Walk from the pier into Water Square, then south past the 1817 Falmouth Courthouse, up to St. Peter's Anglican Church (1795), and loop back via Market Street — flat, about 45 minutes.
If you're visiting midweek, stop by the Bend-Down Market for local snacks, spices and handmade goods — Friday means it should be running.
Pepper's Jerk Center on Duke Street does jerk chicken and pork in an open-air yard — about $18 USD for jerk chicken with 2 sides. There's no posted menu, so agree the price before you order.
Browse the craft stalls back at the port complex, or head straight up the gangway and claim a quiet deck chair before the afternoon crowd.
A short walk back through the port complex. Be aboard by 16:30, 60 minutes before the 17:30 all aboard.
A late breakfast, a book on deck, maybe the pool before lunch. Check the daily program for anything that catches your eye — nothing is required.
Worth doing a first pass on packing today rather than tomorrow morning. Otherwise, a deck chair, a show, or a last swim before disembarkation.
Ship docks in Miami at 7:00. Disembarkation and customs usually take an hour or two depending on your assigned group — plan to be off by around 9:00.
Rideshare or taxi — the average route price from Miami Airport to Brickell is $30, with an average travel time of 20 minutes, the reverse trip from downtown/the port runs similarly.
Depending on your flight time, there's an airport food court for lunch before boarding — the ship's own breakfast this morning covers the start of the day.
Prices and hours were checked when this plan was made (October 2026) and can change. Confirm them before you go.
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