PortMiami cruise parking: which garage, what it costs, and what a week comes to

Miami-Dade County says PortMiami has parking "at every cruise terminal," and its 2026 Port Directory counts "almost 11,000 parking spaces" for cruise passengers. Use the garage or lot assigned to your terminal. The rates below are the ones posted on November 14, 2026, and the terminal guide explains how to find your terminal.

Where do you park for a cruise at PortMiami?

In the garage or lot the county assigns to your terminal. Miami-Dade County's parking page maps every terminal to one, and its release of October 1, 2026 encouraged travelers "to park in the designated garage or surface lot assigned to their ship." Terminals F and V share Garage G, which the county also assigns to Terminal G, still under construction. Terminal J has two garages, J and K.

Terminal	Garage or lot	Address	Overnight rate on November 14, 2026
AA, MSC	Garage AA	2200 N Cruise Blvd.	$35 a day
A, Royal Caribbean	Garage A	2000 N Cruise Blvd.	$35 a night, reservation required
B, Norwegian	Garage B	1756 N Cruise Blvd.	$35 a day
C	Garage C	1648 N Cruise Blvd.	$28 a day
D, Carnival	Garage D and Surface Lot D	1400 Cruise Blvd. and 1400 N Cruise Blvd.	$28 a day at Garage D
E, Carnival	Surface Lot E	625 Florida Way	$28 a day, or $25 a space for an oversized vehicle
F, Carnival	Garage G	921 N America Way	$28 a day
V, Virgin Voyages	Garage G	921 N America Way	$28 a day
G, under construction	Garage G	921 N America Way	$28 a day
J	Garages J and K	1122 and 1124 Caribbean Way	Not on the county's page

The county's rate list covers "Garages C, D, F, G and Surface Lot E." It names a Garage F, but no Garage F appears in the county's address list, and Terminal F's garage is Garage G. Surface Lot D is not in the rate list, and the county also lists a Surface Lot C, at 1720 Africa Way, without assigning it to a terminal. The county's garages map shows where each one is.

How much is cruise parking at PortMiami?

$28 or $35 a day for an overnight stay, on the rates posted on November 14, 2026: $28 "per day or a fraction" at Garages C, D and G and Surface Lot E, $35 a day at Garages AA and B, and $35 a night at Garage A, which Royal Miami Parking runs for Royal Caribbean.

The county's parking page, read on November 14, 2026, gives the rates for Garage AA and Garage B, where parking has cost $35 "per vehicle, per space, per day" since January 1, 2025. For Garage A it gives no rate and sends drivers to royalmiamiparking.com, which on November 14, 2026 showed "$35 per night," in effect since December 3, 2023, and said "all pricing at Terminal A is the same price."

Parking for the day only, with no overnight stay, cost $20 at Garage AA and $10 at Garages C, D and G and Surface Lot E on November 14, 2026. The same November 14, 2026 page sets a special-events rate of "no less than $15" at those garages.

Virgin Voyages' FAQ, read on November 14, 2026, says "According to PortMiami, long-term cruise parking is $22 per night, while the daily rate is $8 for short-term parking." The county's parking page showed $28 and $10 on November 14, 2026, so go by the county's page.

What does a week of cruise parking cost at PortMiami?

Seven days at $28 is $196, and seven days at $35 is $245, on the rates posted on November 14, 2026. The $28 rate applies at Garages C, D and G and Surface Lot E, and the $35 rate at Garages AA, A and B.

Cruise length	Garages C, D, G and Lot E at $28	Garages AA, A and B at $35
3 nights	$84	$105
4 nights	$112	$140
5 nights	$140	$175
7 nights	$196	$245

These are the November 14, 2026 rates multiplied by the nights of the cruise. Garage B's own prices match that count. On ParkWhiz, the booking site the county and Norwegian link for Garage B, parking for a 7-night Norwegian Luna sailing on November 14, 2026 cost $245, and for a 4-night Norwegian Jewel sailing on November 15, 2026, $140, both read on November 14, 2026.

Garages C, D and G and Surface Lot E charge "per day or a fraction," and the county's page does not say whether the morning you drive out counts as another day. If it does, a 7-night cruise at the $28 rate of November 14, 2026 comes to $224.

Do you need a parking reservation at PortMiami?

Only at Garage A, for Royal Caribbean's Terminal A. Royal Miami Parking, which runs it, says a reservation is required, must be made "by midnight before the date of departure," and is not refundable. "Drive up parking is not guaranteed," it adds, and if reserved parking is unavailable, the overflow is at Terminal AA.

Garage A uses license plate recognition, and on a back-to-back cruise "each sailing must be purchased separately," the operator says. Its reservations are only for guests sailing from Terminal A. Garage AA, the overflow, "does not offer parking reservations and is available on a first-come first-served basis," according to Royal Miami Parking.

The county and Norwegian send Garage B drivers to ParkWhiz for reservations and rates. ParkWhiz says Universal Parking operates the garage and that "covered parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis."

The county's cruise FAQ says "There is no reserved parking," and Virgin's FAQ says the same, while the county's own parking page links reservations for Garages A and B. For Garage A, go by its operator, which says a reservation is required, since the county's parking page sends you there.

How do you pay for parking at PortMiami?

With cash or a credit card, not a debit card. The county's parking page accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or "any major U.S. Traveler's Check," and says "Debit cards are not accepted." You pay as you leave, the county's FAQ says.

The FAQ itself lists only "Cash and all major credit cards" and does not mention debit cards, so go by the more specific parking page. At Garage AA, "fees are paid upon entry or exit," Royal Miami Parking says. If a charge looks wrong, the county takes disputes through its online dispute form.

Where do RVs and oversized vehicles park at PortMiami?

At Surface Lot E, 625 Florida Way, which the county describes as an open lot with no overhead clearance and designated spaces for oversized vehicles. It takes oversized vans, recreational vehicles and vehicles with trailers, at $25 per space per day, or $50 a day if you use two spaces, on the county's rates of November 14, 2026. For help parking, the county gives 305-960-5463 and 305-960-6454.

Royal Miami Parking tells oversized vehicles to use "the surface lot at Terminal E, D or C," and the Port Directory says oversize spaces are "mid port," but the county's parking page names only Lot E for them, so start there. Lot E is the lot for Terminal E, a Bridge terminal on the county's list, and the PortMiami Tunnel takes vehicles only up to 15 feet high and 8 feet 6 inches wide.

How tall can a vehicle be in the PortMiami garages?

It depends on the garage and the floor. In the county's clearance table, the lowest is 6 feet 8 inches, on the upper floors of Garage D, and the highest is 9 feet 6 inches, on the first floor of Garage G. A vehicle too tall for its garage belongs in Surface Lot E, which has no overhead clearance.

Garage	First floor	Second floor	Remaining floors
AA	Not listed	7'	7'
A	7'2"	8'	7'2"
B	7'6"	Not listed	7'6"
C	9'	Not listed	6'10"
D	8'2"	Not listed	6'8"
G	9'6"	Not listed	6'11"
J	8'2"	Not listed	6'10"
K	8'2"	Not listed	8'2"

Royal Miami Parking gives a single figure for Garage A, 7 feet 5 inches, against the county's 7 feet 2 inches on the first and remaining floors. If your vehicle is close to either, plan on the county's lower figure.

When are the PortMiami garages staffed?

From 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on cruise days, when every garage is open and has a parking attendant, the county says. On other days it says to call PortMiami Cruise Operations or Port Security at 305-347-4800. The county also says every facility is patrolled by security.

A lost ticket costs up to $275 at Garages C, D and G and Surface Lot E, the county's charge for the equivalent of an 11-day cruise, on its rates of November 14, 2026. The county publishes no lost-ticket rule for Garages AA, A, B, J or K.

"Free shuttle service is available only on cruise days," the county's parking page says. Its FAQ adds that PortMiami runs a free shuttle between terminals only when a ship leaves from one terminal and returns to another, which matters if your car is at the first one.

Is parking free for disabled drivers and veterans at PortMiami?

Only for some vehicles. A vehicle displaying a disabled parking permit or license tag gets two hours free and then pays the standard rate, the county says. Under Florida Statutes section 316.1964, the only vehicles exempt are those with specialized equipment such as ramps, lifts, or foot or hand controls, and those with a Florida disabled veteran plate or the Florida Toll Exemption permit.

A disabled veteran has to be in the vehicle when it is parked. On the way out, the county says to show the toll attendant your parking ticket, driver's license and vehicle registration. Every garage has designated spaces for disabled permit holders.

At Garage A, Royal Miami Parking says "A hanging handicap placard will not be accepted for ticket validation," and vehicles with disabled veteran or ADA plates, or modified vehicles, need no reservation.

Is there cheaper cruise parking near PortMiami?

Two private lots off the port appear in the county's 2026 Port Directory, under ground transportation services: Safe Cruise Parking and Premier Cruise Parking. Both say they cost less than the port's garages, but neither site showed a price on November 14, 2026 without starting a booking, so I could not check the claim. A directory listing is not a county endorsement.

	Safe Cruise Parking	Premier Cruise Parking
Address	189 NE 2nd St, Miami, FL 33132	250 SE 3rd Ave, 7th Floor, Miami
Shuttle to the port	Free, for up to five people	Every 25 to 30 minutes, 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Payment	Prepaid on its website	All major credit cards, paid in full when you reserve
What it claims	50% less than the port's rates	50 to 75% cheaper than parking at the seaport

Safe Cruise Parking says it serves PortMiami cruise passengers only and has round-the-clock security on site. Its own pages disagree about the shuttle. The home page says it runs "approximately every 45 minutes," the port page every 20 to 45 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the reservations page from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and the shuttle page says it has "no fixed schedule," with waits of one to two hours or longer depending on port conditions. Ask the operator when you book.

Premier Cruise Parking says its garage closes at 3:30 p.m. and has a clearance of 7 feet. It refunds a cancellation made at least 48 hours before your arrival date, less a $5.00 fee, on its terms read November 14, 2026. A banner on its site says it can no longer accept motorized medical vehicles, such as scooters and wheelchairs, for transport.

When is a taxi or rideshare better than parking at PortMiami?

When the ride there and back costs less than parking for the whole cruise, or when you have no car of your own in Miami. On the rates of November 14, 2026, parking for a 7-night cruise comes to $196 to $245 and for a 3-night cruise to $84 to $105, so the longer the cruise, the more a pair of rides can save.

The county's FAQ says passengers "should also be dropped off at the terminal, if possible," and taxis and rideshares have their own staging areas on the port. Miami International Airport is 7.1 miles from PortMiami and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport 25.7 miles, the same FAQ says. The airport guide covers taxis, rideshares and transfers from both.

The county's October 16, 2026 release also mentions two airport shuttles. One is a pilot of complimentary transfers to Miami International Airport for Carnival Celebration passengers on select dates, starting in October 2026. The other is Royal Caribbean Group's complimentary airport shuttle for Icon of the Seas passengers, also on select dates. Ask your line whether your sailing is one of them.

What PortMiami's parking page does not say

The county's parking page, read on November 14, 2026, leaves out:

• Rates for Garages J and K, which serve Terminal J. Virgin's FAQ says Garage J is pre-paid only, which the county's page does not say.
• Anything about charging an electric vehicle.
• A rule on leaving a garage and coming back in.

For those, ask at the garage or call: PortMiami at 305-347-4800, Garage AA at 888-264-1002, Garage B at 800-392-1899.

Next steps

• Confirm your terminal and its entrance in the PortMiami terminal guide.
• If you fly in, the airport guide compares the ways to the port.
• If you stay the night before, see hotels near PortMiami.
• To compare sailings, browse cruises by month or the last-minute cruises.