I'm glad you gave a fair and honest review of the hotel. That was hilarious. We spent a week in Cocoa Beach to see about maybe moving there one day and every afternoon we were watching the cruise ships leave. That is so much fun!
I wanna spend some time in Miami during the night, it looks so cool; although, I am sure it is pretty expensive. I have only been during the day before or after a cruise. You would think the hotel room was have some color in the rooms or something with it being on the beach. Oh well, the cruise made up for it :)
OMG the street magician was awesome. I saw a levitating street magician in San Antonio who was great. I paid him "a lot" of money to learn the levitating trick for objects. I still use it today. My grandsons kindergarten class like it and says WOW! Great video!!!!
The time you guys came to Miami it was a "cold front" November its still 80's even in December we have 80 degree weather! Btw loving seeing tourist's points of view on what i take for granted everyday ... The thing you saw them building was for Art Basel its a week long event with international artists and that was part of Scope. And the magician (his name is Magic) he has been on South beach for i think almost 30 years now. Im shocked you didnt go check out the Versace mansion on 12th street. At 19:15 the two story bar on the corner with the outside deck is my job lol i am so sad i missed you guys! And yes those hotels on Ocean Drive are really sucky with the exception of a few... you are paying for location .. NOTHING else! (sorry for the long post, just so excited about you guys being here!)
Such a nice park. We were there when we went on our first cruise. NCL Escape, Eastern Caribbean, June 2016. We spent 3 days in Miami after the cruise since we had never been there (and Barry Gibb lives there - I’m a fan).
Thanks for sharing your fun Adventure well we won't be staying at that hotel. Thank you for the useful information about that hotel. Sincerely Adventures of David and Aaron.⚓⚓⚓ what did Jason call it the colonoscopy LOL
Again, your video and trip reports are fantastic!!! You two are fantastic together!!! Thank you so much for making each day a little bit better for me!!
Oh my goodness! Y’all are awesome! Lol. “The Colonoscopy Hotel”. 😂😂 We will be in Miami in February staying at the Intercontinental Hotel. I hope our evening is as fun as yours looks. Have fun!!
That hotel reminds me of the one we stayed at on Venice Beach in CA. Beautiful location, short walk to the Santa Monica Pier… but the hotel itself was horrible for the price. Bed was hard as a rock too and no water pressure in the shower. 😬 Will look elsewhere for our pre-cruise Miami hotel. Thanks 😊 ❤️
I loved the scenes of Miami Beach and all the night life happenings, I would like to go there and witness it myself one day. As for the hotel review, that is great information. You guys give wonderful reviews of all your adventures, very thorough and honest. I just want to thank you for that! Enjoy your Mediterranean Cruise!
Next time you guys head down here, let me know! Way better hotel and city experiences. Those ocean drive hotels are total scams for tourists. Can’t wait to see the encore!
Miami looks amazing at night. Thank you so much for sharing this video because my husband and I will be there in June 2020 to sail on the MSC Seaside. This gives us an idea of things to do in Miami before we get on the ship.
Those are tourists “Cuban sandwiches “, you guys should have hit the Cuban section of Miami. Particularly, La Palacio de Juegos (juice palace) for authentic Cuban sandwiches. Enjoy your cruise!
I didn't get a chance to go to Miami Beach's main strip at night, so it was nice to see what it was like. And that's the issue with older hotels...they have a lot of history, but they can be lacking sometimes. Hopefully, they're working on that now.
Kudos to you for standing your ground about the resort fees. The resort fees are a big problem in the tourist areas. Love your vlogs...I missed out on this inaugural cruise....however, my boss was on it. Keep up the great work you are putting into the vlogs. they are getting better!
Make sure that when you bring sand back from the beach onto the ship, it is in your pocket. If you put it in your backpack or bags, the security staff will take it when you go through x-ray coming back onto the ship.
We were also wondering what the big buildings on the beach were for. They were up by the time we got back off the sunrise that week. I don't thing we ever did find out what it was for. It was a massive setup to be temporary.
heads up on that sand... and they will usually tell you on the ship... but it is against rules to bring sand back sand - they will confiscate it at security check in going back on the ship! Not sure if it is all ports, but we heard it many ports in the Caribbean. My sister tried and they took it.
I loved seeing how big the Symphony of the Seas was. We are scheduled to be on it July 4th. And as far as the hotel goes, thank you for that piece of information. We will not schedule to stay there the night before our cruise. lol :)
For the sand, look for small, unusual style bottles that reminds you of the place... Then, if you want, you can get the bottom etched where it's from and when... Would make a beautiful display piece with enough of them on a shelf or a coffee table... Just an idea... Then, just to make it even more eye-catching, seal the bottle with some wax ( again the colors can remind you of the place or time of year ) and let it drip down the sides, like a certain bourbon company does with their bottles...
I have never been to South Beach however I do know that another cruise vlogger that I watch (JH) LOVES that area and makes a point to see it. Great video and that hotel really does look basic. Like you said, your paying for the location. Geez I would of asked for a discount due to renovation obstructions. Thanks for sharing!!
I just looove Miami!! I've been there once and can't wait to go back!! I spent a few hours last time checking out that same area. Went to Mango's, which was so fun!! BTW....I REALLY like the music you use to shows the sights of the place! 👍 Thanks for doing these videos, I feel like I'm going along on a vacation while watching, plus it's inspiring me to seriously consider Miami for next year 🤔....it's so fun there!! Alisa, I like the sand idea!! 😁
Daddy got a new haircut. Looks good long or short.👍🏼 You think that hotel is bad, you haven’t stayed at the Lemington Hotel. The picture of it looked nice on Expedia, we get there and it was HORRIBLE! Did I say HORRIBLE?
FYI...in Miami they have these cart like things called Freebees. Use the app to request ride. Ride is free just tip them. Take you anywhere in south beach area.
So glad you enjoyed my hometown 😎 Couple of fun facts ~ The park is Bay Front park and home to Ultra music festival end of March with over 50,000 attendees UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ 🔊 Bayside has the Mojito bar with the best mojitos ... sorry that Miami Vice was skimpy on alcohol and high in price 👎🏼 Where you saw the first white Ferrari near South Point Park is Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant which is only open Oct to May DELICIOUS and expensive 🦀 The temporary structure on beach is one of many locations for ART BASEL. I would’ve sent back that “burnt” sandwich back 😉 COLONOSCOPY made me seriously LOL 🍑 Oh and the “magician” has an attachment on his right thumb that he hid from ya 😜 🐰 🎩 I know you guys are having a blast in Greece right about now! Love your videos and you both in general ☺️ 🍻🍹
I collect sand from beaches too & now friends bring me back sand. I put the name of the beach, where it is & who I got it from on the bottle of sand. I must have about 20 small bottles.
I recently booked a hotel though Priceline and it stated on their website that there would be a resort fee not included in Priceline's fee and they would collect that fee at the hotel which they did.
I work in hospitality and I can tell you Priceline, hotels.com, travelweb, Expedia, or any third party company is a pain in the butt! Let's say you're looking up a hotel in Miami for example, and you're looking up a certain hotel by name, brand, location on the internet. You find something you're looking for and it's one of the first links you see in your search. What these third party companies don't tell you is they're using these hotels as click bait. You see the hotel its perfect for you, you make the reservation. Well what the third party website is doing is not telling you that they're a third party company so you wind up paying them and then they pay the hotel extra because we allow them to book rooms at lower rate. So when you see that awesome deal, it's not that awesome bc they add on booking fees and what they pay the hotel is often a lot lower than what you pay. Plus they only cover room and tax, they don't cover incidentals/resort fees. So always look at the fine print when booking your reservation. If a hotel asks for incidentals it is only an authorization. Not a charge. For example, at the hotel I work at, we authorize $20 per night for incidentals and this is in case you charge personal charges from the bar for a Michelob Light or have a sweet craving so you want to grab a candy bar or want to have room service or eat in the restaurant and want to charge to the room. Then we have a card on file to charge these items to. If you don't want to charge anything to your room, the amount authorized for incidentals/resort fees goes back to your card. Not all hotels do this but most do. It never hurts to call the hotel in advance to ask these questions bc fee amounts change. It will save a lot of trouble to book through hotel/brand directly. Plus when you book through a third party website it is often non refundable non concealable. But if you book directly with hotel or brand you have a cancellation period between 24 - 48hrs prior to your arrival you can cancel without a one night penalty. After that though often times you're charged a one night fee.
I agree 100%! I’m the sales manager for a Downtown Nashville hotel, and third party sites will often omit information, such as resort fees and parking charges. The hotel had no obligation to waive the fee as I’m sure it was listed on their site. This happens to us all the time with our parking fee. A third party may list “parking with a fee” while not listing the actual amount, which leads to the hotel having to waive parking that shouldn’t have even been a discussion since it’s written clear as day on our site. As far as the line in the TV, there is a possibility the hotel just doesn’t care. There’s also a more likely instance where it had not yet been reported by a guest.
That street magician was a trip! lol😂
Jason, your new haircut makes you look younger. I love y'alls videos!!!!
Just got off the Conquest 12/7 my new addiction, cruising has begun! Horizon and Vista are booked!
😂😂 the colonoscopy hotel!! I’m dying 😂😂
I'm glad you gave a fair and honest review of the hotel. That was hilarious. We spent a week in Cocoa Beach to see about maybe moving there one day and every afternoon we were watching the cruise ships leave. That is so much fun!
That line in the tv would drive me crazy lol
I wanna spend some time in Miami during the night, it looks so cool; although, I am sure it is pretty expensive. I have only been during the day before or after a cruise. You would think the hotel room was have some color in the rooms or something with it being on the beach. Oh well, the cruise made up for it :)
Thank you for your honest hotel review.
The colonoscopy hotel on constipation drive. One night. And you're off with the ships!! You always have a great time and I can't wait for the Encore.
OMG the street magician was awesome. I saw a levitating street magician in San Antonio who was great. I paid him "a lot" of money to learn the levitating trick for objects. I still use it today. My grandsons kindergarten class like it and says WOW! Great video!!!!
I love just looking at ships for like an hour at all the details
😃 So excited for the Ship!
The time you guys came to Miami it was a "cold front" November its still 80's even in December we have 80 degree weather! Btw loving seeing tourist's points of view on what i take for granted everyday ... The thing you saw them building was for Art Basel its a week long event with international artists and that was part of Scope. And the magician (his name is Magic) he has been on South beach for i think almost 30 years now. Im shocked you didnt go check out the Versace mansion on 12th street. At 19:15 the two story bar on the corner with the outside deck is my job lol i am so sad i missed you guys! And yes those hotels on Ocean Drive are really sucky with the exception of a few... you are paying for location .. NOTHING else! (sorry for the long post, just so excited about you guys being here!)
We will definitely have to come say hi next time we are there!
Such a nice park. We were there when we went on our first cruise. NCL Escape, Eastern Caribbean, June 2016. We spent 3 days in Miami after the cruise since we had never been there (and Barry Gibb lives there - I’m a fan).
We plan to watch the Vista sail away on Saturday!! Then we board on Sunday! It's finally here!
You guys are awesome!!
Thanks for sharing your fun Adventure well we won't be staying at that hotel. Thank you for the useful information about that hotel. Sincerely Adventures of David and Aaron.⚓⚓⚓ what did Jason call it the colonoscopy LOL
Again, your video and trip reports are fantastic!!! You two are fantastic together!!! Thank you so much for making each day a little bit better for me!!
Oh my goodness! Y’all are awesome! Lol. “The Colonoscopy Hotel”. 😂😂 We will be in Miami in February staying at the Intercontinental Hotel. I hope our evening is as fun as yours looks. Have fun!!
That hotel reminds me of the one we stayed at on Venice Beach in CA. Beautiful location, short walk to the Santa Monica Pier… but the hotel itself was horrible for the price. Bed was hard as a rock too and no water pressure in the shower. 😬
Will look elsewhere for our pre-cruise Miami hotel. Thanks 😊 ❤️
That’s awesome looking!
I have to say I am very envious of all your amazing adventures❣️ but I do love following you guys. Best bloggers ever 👍
What a great view of the ships sailing out!!!!
You guys have done a lot of great videos that we have enjoyed and appreciated but this is the BEST! Thanks!
I am with you....get them both of you!!!
I loved the scenes of Miami Beach and all the night life happenings, I would like to go there and witness it myself one day. As for the hotel review, that is great information. You guys give wonderful reviews of all your adventures, very thorough and honest. I just want to thank you for that! Enjoy your Mediterranean Cruise!
Next time you guys head down here, let me know! Way better hotel and city experiences. Those ocean drive hotels are total scams for tourists. Can’t wait to see the encore!
Miami looks amazing at night. Thank you so much for sharing this video because my husband and I will be there in June 2020 to sail on the MSC Seaside. This gives us an idea of things to do in Miami before we get on the ship.
cool video. loved the beach and watching the ships go out. Thanks for sharing
Those are tourists “Cuban sandwiches “, you guys should have hit the Cuban section of Miami. Particularly, La Palacio de Juegos (juice palace) for authentic Cuban sandwiches. Enjoy your cruise!
I didn't get a chance to go to Miami Beach's main strip at night, so it was nice to see what it was like. And that's the issue with older hotels...they have a lot of history, but they can be lacking sometimes. Hopefully, they're working on that now.
Kudos to you for standing your ground about the resort fees. The resort fees are a big problem in the tourist areas. Love your vlogs...I missed out on this inaugural cruise....however, my boss was on it. Keep up the great work you are putting into the vlogs. they are getting better!
Make sure that when you bring sand back from the beach onto the ship, it is in your pocket. If you put it in your backpack or bags, the security staff will take it when you go through x-ray coming back onto the ship.
We had the pleasure of staying at Sixty80 design hotel in Miami. Best night sleep.The bed was so comfortable!!!
Can’t wait for your next video
We were also wondering what the big buildings on the beach were for. They were up by the time we got back off the sunrise that week. I don't thing we ever did find out what it was for. It was a massive setup to be temporary.
I enjoy y’all’s videos so much!
heads up on that sand... and they will usually tell you on the ship... but it is against rules to bring sand back sand - they will confiscate it at security check in going back on the ship! Not sure if it is all ports, but we heard it many ports in the Caribbean. My sister tried and they took it.
Do you think they are building something for the upcoming Super Bowl? Whatever that was being built on the beach.
We asked and were told it was for a festival
I loved seeing how big the Symphony of the Seas was. We are scheduled to be on it July 4th. And as far as the hotel goes, thank you for that piece of information. We will not schedule to stay there the night before our cruise. lol :)
We are looking at sailing on this ship too, she looks amazing!!
For the sand, look for small, unusual style bottles that reminds you of the place... Then, if you want, you can get the bottom etched where it's from and when... Would make a beautiful display piece with enough of them on a shelf or a coffee table... Just an idea...
Then, just to make it even more eye-catching, seal the bottle with some wax ( again the colors can remind you of the place or time of year ) and let it drip down the sides, like a certain bourbon company does with their bottles...
Great idea for the sand!
LOL!! Its legal to have an open container of alcohol on the Vegas strip! 👍🏽😁🍺
It’s for the food and wine festival, it’s only two weekends lol
I have never been to South Beach however I do know that another cruise vlogger that I watch (JH) LOVES that area and makes a point to see it. Great video and that hotel really does look basic. Like you said, your paying for the location. Geez I would of asked for a discount due to renovation obstructions. Thanks for sharing!!
I just looove Miami!! I've been there once and can't wait to go back!! I spent a few hours last time checking out that same area. Went to Mango's, which was so fun!! BTW....I REALLY like the music you use to shows the sights of the place! 👍 Thanks for doing these videos, I feel like I'm going along on a vacation while watching, plus it's inspiring me to seriously consider Miami for next year 🤔....it's so fun there!! Alisa, I like the sand idea!! 😁
Daddy got a new haircut. Looks good long or short.👍🏼
You think that hotel is bad, you haven’t stayed at the Lemington Hotel. The picture of it looked nice on Expedia, we get there and it was HORRIBLE! Did I say HORRIBLE?
FYI...in Miami they have these cart like things called Freebees. Use the app to request ride. Ride is free just tip them. Take you anywhere in south beach area.
We saw the same guy when we were in Miami this year leaving on our cruise. He sure makes in around in Miami 😂
The $20 hotel fee (due at hotel) is shown at check out on the Priceline app 🤔
Sail away time!
So glad you enjoyed my hometown 😎
Couple of fun facts ~
The park is Bay Front park and home to Ultra music festival end of March with over 50,000 attendees UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ 🔊
Bayside has the Mojito bar with the best mojitos ... sorry that Miami Vice was skimpy on alcohol and high in price 👎🏼
Where you saw the first white Ferrari near South Point Park is Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant which is only open Oct to May DELICIOUS and expensive 🦀
The temporary structure on beach is one of many locations for ART BASEL.
I would’ve sent back that “burnt” sandwich back 😉
COLONOSCOPY made me seriously LOL 🍑
Oh and the “magician” has an attachment on his right thumb that he hid from ya 😜 🐰 🎩
I know you guys are having a blast in Greece right about now!
Love your videos and you both in general ☺️ 🍻🍹
Thanks so much for all of the info!!
I collect sand from beaches too & now friends bring me back sand. I put the name of the beach, where it is & who I got it from on the bottle of sand. I must have about 20 small bottles.
So beautiful
I recently booked a hotel though Priceline and it stated on their website that there would be a resort fee not included in Priceline's fee and they would collect that fee at the hotel which they did.
Mine did not, I double checked when they were trying to charge for it.
That’s how big ours was from little Havana
How come yall get to cruise so much like what do y'all do???
Jasen you look different with your hair cut I was trying to figure out what looked so different about you
😏💬That guy was pretty good!!
🎩🧤💸🚬🥛💥💨
Like always (GREAT VIDEO) they're starting to look like commercials..(at 8:23)
last time hubby and I were at south beach park, we saw a bunch of cats that were semi-feral, but pretty. Did y'all see any?
We didn’t see ant cats just a couple Roosters!
Did you guys give up on Carnival?
Nope, we are booked on the Mardi Gras!
I work in hospitality and I can tell you Priceline, hotels.com, travelweb, Expedia, or any third party company is a pain in the butt! Let's say you're looking up a hotel in Miami for example, and you're looking up a certain hotel by name, brand, location on the internet. You find something you're looking for and it's one of the first links you see in your search. What these third party companies don't tell you is they're using these hotels as click bait. You see the hotel its perfect for you, you make the reservation. Well what the third party website is doing is not telling you that they're a third party company so you wind up paying them and then they pay the hotel extra because we allow them to book rooms at lower rate. So when you see that awesome deal, it's not that awesome bc they add on booking fees and what they pay the hotel is often a lot lower than what you pay. Plus they only cover room and tax, they don't cover incidentals/resort fees. So always look at the fine print when booking your reservation. If a hotel asks for incidentals it is only an authorization. Not a charge. For example, at the hotel I work at, we authorize $20 per night for incidentals and this is in case you charge personal charges from the bar for a Michelob Light or have a sweet craving so you want to grab a candy bar or want to have room service or eat in the restaurant and want to charge to the room. Then we have a card on file to charge these items to. If you don't want to charge anything to your room, the amount authorized for incidentals/resort fees goes back to your card. Not all hotels do this but most do. It never hurts to call the hotel in advance to ask these questions bc fee amounts change. It will save a lot of trouble to book through hotel/brand directly. Plus when you book through a third party website it is often non refundable non concealable. But if you book directly with hotel or brand you have a cancellation period between 24 - 48hrs prior to your arrival you can cancel without a one night penalty. After that though often times you're charged a one night fee.
Thanks! I don’t typically use these but it was one of the Express deals and was a too good to pass up deal. 😩
I book DREAM South Beach all the time thru Expedia. It has always been a very good experience. Good ones are out there for sure!
I agree 100%! I’m the sales manager for a Downtown Nashville hotel, and third party sites will often omit information, such as resort fees and parking charges. The hotel had no obligation to waive the fee as I’m sure it was listed on their site. This happens to us all the time with our parking fee. A third party may list “parking with a fee” while not listing the actual amount, which leads to the hotel having to waive parking that shouldn’t have even been a discussion since it’s written clear as day on our site. As far as the line in the TV, there is a possibility the hotel just doesn’t care. There’s also a more likely instance where it had not yet been reported by a guest.
I want to stay in the Hampton Inn in south beach
There shouldn’t be a line down the tv. The Arts area is a better area. There needs to be more plugs.
All these "extra" hotel fees are getting out of hand...Thanks for the feedback regarding "Priceline"; note to self never book through them!
No turkey on Cubans
He meant ham 😉
That doesn't look like near enough life beats for Symphony of the Seas. 😬
Probably art basel
If you ever get to Hawaii, DO NOT TAKE SAND. It’s bad luck and Pele will curse you. ❤️
Oh good to know!
I love you guys, but boomer sooner! :)
Yeah all those places charge resort fees. 🙄