Fun Times at the Port of Miami
So, I was flown from Alabama to meet a fellow photog, Ema, down in Orlando to shoot a couple of cruise ships. For the most part our trip was fun- lots of good wine in the sunshine and wandering around South Beach. Our first shoot went very well, despite not having a contact when we arrived (they eventually found someone to help us out).
The second shoot nearly didn’t happen.
We arrive at the port at 9am, as normal. At first we’re directed to a port security booth, which is also normal. We are then informed that we need a special ‘day pass’ to cross this security point, and without it we’re not getting anywhere near the ship. This is the first we’ve heard of a day pass, and already we’re losing time. The cruise and port employees all insist that we go to the Port ID office. So we do. This is a little taste of how it went:
9:35 We arrive at the Port ID office, give them our info, and camp out.
9:40 We start calling the office people back home (who are all 3 hours behind).
9:50
10:00
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:27
12:05 PM- we finally get onboard the ship, which is quickly filling with guests. (this is one of the locations we couldn’t shoot)
3:45 PM- white sand, sunshine, and not a friggin care in the world…
At the end of the day, we managed to shoot 7 out of 10 locations with barely more than an hour onboard. Yes, I’m tootin’ my own horn here, but we rock!
Now, back to Alabama!
