Miami tours and Miami excursions | MSC Cruises (2024)

There’s a reason why Miami, Florida, is called the Magic City, and Miami tours allow you to experience first-hand the wonder and awe that accompanies this tropical metropolis.

MSC shore excursions ensure your holiday to Miami isn’t complete without tasting the city’s authentic flavours. Enjoy traditional cuisines from nations across the Caribbean in Little Havana, Miami’s historic neighbourhood that serves as a cultural hub for the city’s Cuban-American community. Fuel up for your Miami holiday adventures with a cortadito, a traditional Cuban drink containing sweetened espresso and steamed, whole milk that pairs well with a pastelito de guayaba y queso, a flaky puff pastry filled with sweet guava and cheese.

Hungry bellies will be satiated with a hearty meal of mofongo, a traditional Puerto Rican dish in which plantains are mashed with mortar and pestle before grilled meats like skirt steak and shrimp are piled on top.

Looking to complement your Miami holidays with some fun under the sun? Miami Beach boasts more than nine miles of wide, sandy beaches and warm, calm ocean – perfect for relaxation and bonding with loved ones. Architectural and historical buffs will marvel at the pastel splendour of Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive, where splashes of pink, orange and yellow hearken back to Miami’s history at the forefront of Art Deco architecture.

Our Miami excursions allow you to experience the beauty and culture that has earned the city its magical reputation.

View Miami’s Art Deco architectural history on Ocean Drive

You’ll be transported through the annals of American architectural history on an Art Deco excursion to Miami Beach. As you travel past the homes and businesses that line Ocean Drive, spot features like porthole windows, geometric fountains and pastel paint-jobs.

Founded in 1976, the Miami Design Preservation League works to ensure Art Deco architecture remains synonymous with Miami Beach. Continue exploring Miami Beach with a stroll along Lincoln Road, eight blocks of open-air, luxury and budget-friendly retail outlets, restaurants and cafes.

Shopping done properly at Dolphin Mall

Shoppers from the world over flock to Dolphin Mall on Miami’s western edges for designer brands at more affordable prices. Housing over 240 stores filled with clothes, shoes, accessories, luggage, electronics, and health and beauty products, Dolphin Mall has souvenirs for everyone on your list.

Factor-in a food court with 30 options, 19 full-service restaurants and seasonal offerings ranging from haunted houses in October to artificial snowfall celebrations in December, and Dolphin Mall proves it’s not your average shopping centre.

See wild Florida – alligators and all – in the Everglad

Escape Miami’s bustling cityscape for the peace of the Everglades, a one-and-a-half-million-acre, subtropical, wetland ecosystem of sawgrass marshes and mangroves unlike anywhere else in the world.

On an Everglades tour, you may see American alligators and American crocodiles lazily sunning themselves on the shores of the only habitat in the United States where the two ancient species co-mingle. An airboat ride through the Everglades also offers the chance to spot the endangered West Indian manatee, a gentle giant with a taste for seagrass.

The excursion programme only provides an overview of the tours that can be arranged in Miami. The final tour descriptions and prices will be confirmed on board. MSC Shore Excursions programs and itineraries may vary due to local conditions or unforeseen events, which may impact the timing of the tour.

Also, the program is subject to change in compliance with local regulations or other restrictions.

MSC Cruises’ ‘Everglades Tour’ invites guests to experience this unique subtropical wetland, spanning one-and-a-half million acres. Ensure enviable photos of the primeval mangroves and local wildlife by exploring the area on an airboat.

Then throw some culture into the mix on the full-day ‘Everglades and Best of Miami’ excursion, which adds-in a chance to explore Miami's cultural wonders. The ‘Famous Celebrity Homes and Sites of Miami by Land and Sea’ excursion explores key sights in the Magic City (including Wynwood and South Beach) via motorcoach, followed by a 90-minute narrated cruise past celebrity mansions, while also admiring the enthralling Miami skyline.