tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post4398539822640420160..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Picture of the day: Port of Miami. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-10891004003462325322015-07-30T10:31:00.000-04:002015-07-30T10:31:00.000-04:00Yes. Typically the turn around in Miami is just a...Yes. Typically the turn around in Miami is just a few hours. Dock by 6a or 7a, everybody off the ship by around 9a. Boarding for the next trip is around 3p or 4p. At least that's how Carnival works. I suppose the other lines do as well. You can't make money sitting at the dock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37829583568380995352015-07-29T16:09:10.750-04:002015-07-29T16:09:10.750-04:00From what I've seen the ships dock in the morn...From what I've seen the ships dock in the morning, and by late afternoon are back out. It may be that it's not cost effective to do a full shutdown for only a few hour before heading back out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66710983257028751872015-07-29T10:16:54.674-04:002015-07-29T10:16:54.674-04:00http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1214
...http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1214<br /><br />I wonder do the freighters use shore power while at the dock?<br /><br />I've been on a grand total of two cruises. I'm 50. It's not my preferred method of vacationing. I prefer to get more local. That's difficult in all ports of call of the major lines. I did wander around Cozumel for most of the day once while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-40744731258463654032015-07-29T01:23:25.348-04:002015-07-29T01:23:25.348-04:00http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/und...http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/under-jeb-bush-housing-prices-fueled-floridas-boom-then-it-all-went-bust/2015/07/27/3cb40da2-2409-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html?hpid=z1<br /><br />It looks like some national reporters are catching on to what Eye On Miami has been saying for years!Mr. Freerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711945966349109298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-59063994695664120512015-07-28T16:19:48.498-04:002015-07-28T16:19:48.498-04:00Well, depending on the size of the ship, it does v...Well, depending on the size of the ship, it does vary. I will give a few examples below.<br /><br />Carnival Valor-1150 crew size<br />Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas-858 crew size<br />Norwegian Gem-1089 crew size<br />Costa Magica-1068 crew sizeGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-51170419092111820992015-07-28T16:17:28.238-04:002015-07-28T16:17:28.238-04:00What a good place for jobs jobs jobs Mr. mayor.What a good place for jobs jobs jobs Mr. mayor.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-75473801887760885862015-07-28T15:30:46.301-04:002015-07-28T15:30:46.301-04:00Why isn't the County Commission INSISTING on m...Why isn't the County Commission INSISTING on more local jobs from the cruise ships?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44598437608314955132015-07-28T13:31:31.181-04:002015-07-28T13:31:31.181-04:00If scrubbers can clean up air from incinerators in...If scrubbers can clean up air from incinerators in Europe, they sure can scrub these ships stacks. Just require the ships to add scrubbers. <br /><br />"The plants run so cleanly that many times more dioxin is now released from home fireplaces and backyard barbecues than from incineration." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?pagewanted=all<br /><br />Never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42117089024175461332015-07-28T12:57:02.472-04:002015-07-28T12:57:02.472-04:00Why is there no shore power at the cruise ship ter...Why is there no shore power at the cruise ship terminal? Perhaps the electrical system infrastructure would be expensive. More expensive than the tunnel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-85677019138006786742015-07-28T09:53:02.537-04:002015-07-28T09:53:02.537-04:00University of Miami just got a climate change gran...University of Miami just got a climate change grant ($125 million in federal funds). Miami Beach is using climate change to get federal money for beach sand. This entire city is a symbolism of how people use good causes just to secure federal funds. The tourism industry is one of the worst polluters, yet not one word of this will be mentioned by local officials. Do any of these ships have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com