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Glenn: The best way to combine a cruise with a visit to Miami is to add a few days onto the beginning or end of your trip.
Jorge: When that's not possible, you still may have time to selectively experience Miami on your layover.
Glenn: Our experience with cruise schedules is that your 10-hour layover can dwindle down to eight hours or less -- weather delays, time needed to embark/disembark and so on. So our advice is to focus on one or two activities.
Raúl: You must ask yourself this question: Is your main goal to get a good Cuban meal? Or do you want to see a few sights?
Jorge: If you only have a short time, you may want to focus your time on South Beach/Miami Beach.
Glenn: We recommend a stroll down Ocean Drive with its Art Deco buildings, wild people, trendy boutiques and so on. You can eat at Larios on the Beach -- good Cuban food from Gloria Estefan and Husband.
Raúl: Or one of our favorites, Chalan on the Beach for Peruvian seafood.
Raúl: The Bayside Marketplace, just across the causeway from Miami Beach has typical mall type shops but with a real Latin flavor. They have music, entertainment, food...
Glenn: There is a Latin American Cafeteria here -- the best Cuban sandwich in Miami. There also is a Los Ranchos restaurant at Bayside -- it's Nicaraguan food in a fancier atmosphere than the Latin American Cafeteria.
Raúl: We really like it!
Jorge: All three areas: South Beach, Lincoln Road and Bayside Marketplace are easily reached by cab from the Cruise Ship docks. So if you have four hours or more before the ship leaves, getting lunch and seeing some of the beach sites is very feasible.
Glenn: Always allow more time to return rental cars, check in and so on at the Miami airport.
Raúl: Let me tell you with the increased airport security, you don't want to be late.
Some restaurants and bars stay open later. Holiday hours vary.
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