Miami

I just flew Club World to Miami with British Airways and visited the recently renovated lounge there. It was genuinely impressive. The lounge is large and well designed, with a cocktail bar, modern interiors, and a strong food offering. The quality was a standout, especially...

After years of traveling, I realized many trips felt more like visiting a staged, tourist-heavy version of a city rather than experiencing its real character. On a recent trip to Miami, I followed the usual itinerary places like South Beach and Ocean Drive, plus trendy rooftop...

I’m going on my first cruise and just realized there’s a big time gap between when the ship docks (around 8am) and my flight later in the evening at 6pm. That leaves me with roughly 8–9 hours to spend in a city I don’t know, carrying luggage I don’t want to drag around. I can’t...

I live 20 to 30 minutes from PortMiami so I’ve always felt lucky. Super easy cruise access. But this season, and a bit last season too, weekends have been chaos. I keep seeing posts about 1 to 2 hour traffic jams just to get in or out. Uber and Lyft prices from like 9am to 2pm...

Flew out of MIA and had a weird experience at the bag drop. My Samsonite hit exactly 50 lbs on the scale. I was actually proud of that. Gave my wife a high five. Then the agent pulled out a tape measure and checked the dimensions too. It was right at the max. She basically said...

Trying to plan flights for a Miami cruise and could really use some advice. Goal is cheapest possible, but I also don’t want to mess this up. I need to be at my hotel by 5pm the day I arrive (there’s an event that evening). On the return, we get off the ship around 8am and I’m...

Looks like AA is ending its nonstop Sacramento–Miami route. Launched late 2023 on the 737 MAX, switched to seasonal, and now won’t be back next summer. Sacramento loses its only nonstop to Miami, leaving Orlando as the only Florida option (via Southwest/Alaska).

Flew regional–DFW–MIA–PUJ on 9/11 and was stressing about a 38-min layover in Miami. We landed at D44 and the PUJ flight was at D42. Easiest connection ever. Flights were early, crew was great, no issues at all. Nice to have a smooth one with AA.