Is Holyhead Wales a tender port?

[catlady1]

Hello all

We are considering booking a tour at this port. We will be on the Grand Princess arriving 5/18. The tour company requires full payment in advance. The itinerary with Princess indicates that this is a tender port. I am concerned about making full payment in advance at a tender port in case we can't tender in. I Emailed the tour operator BusyBus and he just Emailed back indicating the Holyhead has built a new dock and it is no longer a tender port. Anyone know for sure?

Thanks

Mike and Marie

[LHT28]

I think it may be

We missed HolyHead because of high seas so I would make sure you get a refund if the ship does not make it

[2travelers]

Hello all

We are considering booking a tour at this port. We will be on the Grand Princess arriving 5/18. The tour company requires full payment in advance. The itinerary with Princess indicates that this is a tender port. I am concerned about making full payment in advance at a tender port in case we can't tender in. I Emailed the tour operator BusyBus and he just Emailed back indicating the Holyhead has built a new dock and it is no longer a tender port. Anyone know for sure?

Thanks

Mike and Marie

 

Hi - We will be heading to Holyhead in July and one of my concerns with giving a "non-refundable" deposti was the very rough seas and the inability of the ships to tender in. when I emailed my concerns to one of the tour guides I was told that they are now working on expanding the dock so that ships can dock right next to the pier. I did hire a guide and he said they were working on the pier and it should be finished by the time we get there. I don't know if that helps, but I am keeping my fingers crossed hoping we get there with no problems. We did hire a guide, and I did send him a deposit.

 

Hi Lyn - Been following your posts. Hope you are well - have you been on the Marina yet :confused: . Thought you were going on one of the first cruises. Let me know if you loved it. We are doing a Marina cruise in July.

Ronnie

[gaelsail]

We docked in Holyhead last year.

[William Dean]

We docked in Holyhead last year.

 

On what ship?

[gaelsail]

On what ship?

Marco Polo

 

There were buses to take us along the pier & there was a local singing/dancing group to entertain us on the pier (not included in the video because I hadn't asked permission of the people)

[William Dean]

Marco Polo

 

There were buses to take us along the pier & there was a local singing/dancing group to entertain us on the pier (not included in the video because I hadn't asked permission of the people)

 

That doesn't really assist the OP given the relative size of the Marco Polo and the Grand Princess.

 

WD

[gaelsail]

That doesn't really assist the OP given the relative size of the Marco Polo and the Grand Princess.

 

Here's the port's own guidelines for cruise ships:

http://www.holyheadport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=27

 

http://www.holyheadport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=84