A Different Cruise Terminal...

[Kevin C]

We will be cruising out of Miami on the Freedom of the Seas in January. I thought we would be embarking out of the Royal Caribbean Terminal "A" until I realized the Icon of the Seas will be there during this time. We will be embarking out of Cruise Terminal "C." Isn't that an MCS Terminal? How common is that? Will it change anything for us? When we come back, we will disembark out of "A."

[ScottD]

It's probably all schedule related. I would think you return to the same terminal you departed from.  

[CruisingSteve]

15 hours ago, Kevin C said:

We will be cruising out of Miami on the Freedom of the Seas in January. I thought we would be embarking out of the Royal Caribbean Terminal "A" until I realized the Icon of the Seas will be there during this time. We will be embarking out of Cruise Terminal "C." Isn't that an MCS Terminal? How common is that? Will it change anything for us? When we come back, we will disembark out of "A."

Freedom does 3 and 4 night cruises so it uses the terminal Mondays and Fridays. Icon does 7 night cruises so it uses the terminal on Saturdays. You will probably depart and return from the same terminal. Did Royal tell you it's a different return terminal?

[Traveling Mike]

It looks like the Freedom bounces between two births.  there is a chance your depart and arrival will be different ones.

[Austin]

When that has happened to us (both in MIA and FLL), they had courtesy shuttles to take you back to your original terminal to get to your vehicle( assuming you parked there). A little annoying, but not a big deal. The new, big ships always get priority over the smaller.