12 NOV 2018: As little as 10 minutes from arrival at the terminal to boarding the ship. That’s the claim of Royal Caribbean as it opened a new terminal in Miami geared for getting thousands of passengers onto its biggest ships with as little friction as possible.

Terminal A is the biggest yet in PortMiami and it will serve as home port for Royal Caribbean’s new generation of behemoths, including Symphony of the Seas and Allure of the Seas.

Brighter, roomier and more airport-like than the warehouse-style terminals that used to be the standard, the new terminal checks in guests by deck rather than have everyone snake in queues waiting for the next available agent. Guests check their luggage at the curb and pass into an enormous entryway with 30-foot-high ceilings to pass through security.

Read it in The Cruisington Times: