grmmybtty Posted November 4, 2022 #601 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 1:19 PM, wjls55 said: Hi, our cruise starts in Istanbul and ends in Athens. If you were to pick one of the cities , which one would you choose to spend extra time in ? Istanbul would be our choice. We spent 6 days in Istanbul before our cruise. Took the bus everywhere. Food is good, people are friendly and helpful. There is a Marriott Hotel very close to Galaport. Athens is farther from the Piraeus port, so that was our initial thought. But we found that we enjoyed our time in Istanbul much better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted November 5, 2022 #602 Share Posted November 5, 2022 16 hours ago, grmmybtty said: The Oceania shuttle drops off at a park near the Clericos Church right near the city center. Easy walk to the river, Sao Bento train station. Thanks grmmybtty; that's very helpful, and that's an excellent location for a shuttle, as the top of the tower can apparently be seen from long distance! And several things of interest to me aren't far. I looked on a map and there is a park called Jardim da Cordoaria near the tower (church). So I'll (tentatively) plan on taking the shuttle in for sightseeing on my own. If you happen to have gone to Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) or Portimao, and have any info on shuttles, I'd love to hear about them! And Gijon and Santander in Spain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grmmybtty Posted November 5, 2022 #603 Share Posted November 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said: If you happen to have gone to Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) or Portimao, and have any info on shuttles, I'd love to hear about them! And Gijon and Santander in Spain. Unfortunately we used a different port for Santiago de Compostela and the ship missed Portimao because of rough seas. There was a shuttle to town in Gijon, but we took a tour so don't now where the drop off was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerInez Posted November 14, 2022 #604 Share Posted November 14, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 8:09 AM, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said: I've been to Taormina (via Giardini-Naxos) but don't remember how I got there. I didn't save any info from back then other than a map and a bus schedule for "Interbus - Etna Transport" between Giardini-Naxos and Taormina. I vaguely remember a short walk to the bus station. I think we did tender, but don't remember for sure. But I would guess that first you would tender to G-N, and then perhaps there will be a shuttle provided (and paid for if necessary) by Oceania. Oceania DOES arrange/ask for/pay for shuttles in most places as long as you're not in port for embarkation/disembarkation. When in Taormina, if you have extra time, you may want to take a short bus up higher to a little town called Castelmola. We did that and enjoyed it. I've been to Nice, but I forget the details. Thank you very much for this information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueMo Posted January 15, 2023 #605 Share Posted January 15, 2023 The Marina stops in Guayaquil, Ecuador in March. A google search tells me cruise ships will provide complimentary transfer via ship tenders to Malecon 2000, the revitalized boardwalk area along the city center. Can anybody confirm that Oceania does this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 15, 2023 #606 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, SueMo said: The Marina stops in Guayaquil, Ecuador in March. A google search tells me cruise ships will provide complimentary transfer via ship tenders to Malecon 2000, the revitalized boardwalk area along the city center. Can anybody confirm that Oceania does this? I haven't been there, so can't confirm. But it sounds likely to be true, assuming there's a dock/wharf there. And it's been my experience that all cruise lines usually use the same place for tendering. In trying to determine where a tender drops passengers, I've been know to ask on Trip Advisor boards if anyone knows, or ask in Ports of Call section of Cruise Critic, or look at vendor descriptions of tours to see if there are clues (or ask a vendor if they meet to a place to which a cruise ship might take passengers by tender. Or possibly the What's in Port or Cruise Crocodile sites may have more info, or asking the Guayaquil tourism department MAY know. But I don't know if What's in Port or Cruise Crocodile cover South America as well as they do Europe. Or a Facebook "fan" page might possibly get a response, though I haven't seen as much on SA cruises compared to European or Caribbean cruises. Just make sure people understand you're looking for tender drop location (or any kind of shuttle from there to somewhere else), not just the fact that the port is (apparently) usually a tender port. Edited January 15, 2023 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysteps Posted January 16, 2023 #607 Share Posted January 16, 2023 9 hours ago, SueMo said: The Marina stops in Guayaquil, Ecuador in March. A google search tells me cruise ships will provide complimentary transfer via ship tenders to Malecon 2000, the revitalized boardwalk area along the city center. Can anybody confirm that Oceania does this? They did in 2019 when we were there with O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoCruzer Posted January 17, 2023 #608 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Does anyone know if a shuttle is provided or needed at the following stops on our March cruise from Miami to Venice. I did check the Shuttle list but didn’t find these: 1) Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) 2) Ponta Delgada (Azores) 3) Salerno 4) Messina (Sicily) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSuzQ Posted January 18, 2023 #609 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Hello, When Oceania lists a port of call as Amalfi/Positano, does the order suggest we’ll be docking (via tender)) at Amalfi? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 19, 2023 #610 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, LSuzQ said: Hello, When Oceania lists a port of call as Amalfi/Positano, does the order suggest we’ll be docking (via tender)) at Amalfi? Thanks! I don't think so. Amalfi and Positano are different towns but close together. If Oceania suspects or knows it will tender, there is an anchor symbol next to a port on the itinerary. I assume they do that on their website, but I don't remember for suere. But when you book, and get your guest statement, it has a page for the itinerary. You'll see an anchor there. I said when Oceania "suspects or knows" there will be tendering because occasionally it's assumed tendering will be needed in a port, but things can change. If there's nobody in the port on that day, and there's an appropriately sized berth for a particular cruise ship, the cruise ship may end up docking. The assignments are made by the port authority, not the cruise line. Of course, some ports don't have berths long enough or deep enough to allow cruise ships to dock. If that's the case, you'll definitely tender. There's obviously some uncertainty involved, but sometimes things change for the better. And a lot can change. Itineraries are made up quite a while in advance, without regard to every little detail (for example, ferry schedules in a port). For our next cruise (April) the itinerary calls for tendering in the Spanish port of Santander. But this summer/fall I "watched" on Marine Traffic a number of ships, including Marina, pull up at a dock there. And one day there were two ships there. So I'm assuming we'll actually dock unless there are a lot of ships on the day we're there and we need to tender. Some people get really concerned about tendering/missing ports, and some people don't like doing it. But to me it's really not all that bad a thing. And at least Oceania gets the independent souls off the ship fairly quickly, which is good. As for a situation in which you see something like "Biarritz (Saint-Jean-de-Luz)" the first name is the tourist area and the name in parens is the actual port city. Usually the tenders are short and you're taken to a good location ashore. But in a case like "Seville (Cadiz)" you actually dock in Cadiz, a 1.5 to 2 hour drive or train/bus ride from Seville. Of course, if your itinerary says simply "Seville" you will cruise to Seville. The smaller O ships can do that. And they can go down the river to Bordeaux. But as for Amalfi/Positano, I've been there, but I forget if we tendered (probably) or not, and exactly where we were dropped off if tendered. But I believe with those 2 cities, once at one, you can get to the other by boat. Edited January 19, 2023 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 19, 2023 #611 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I just looked back at my pictures at https://pbase.com/roothy123/italy_greece_malta&page=all I didn't note whether we tendered or docked, just that we explored Amalfi a little and then took a public bus down to Positano and back. The What's in Port site might tell you if Amalfi has a port. But I don't remember one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSuzQ Posted January 20, 2023 #612 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Thanks so much! We do have an anchor, so will tender unless something changes. Sounds like we’ll tender to Amalfi, but can easily get to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Wonderland Posted January 22, 2023 #613 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 4:20 AM, JoCruzer said: Does anyone know if a shuttle is provided or needed at the following stops on our March cruise from Miami to Venice. I did check the Shuttle list but didn’t find these: 1) Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) 2) Ponta Delgada (Azores) 3) Salerno 4) Messina (Sicily) 1) Great Stirrup Cay is Norwegian Cruise Line's private island. There is no cruise ship dock and you have to go ashore by tender boats. 4) I have been to Messina on another cruise line but not Oceania. Don't think there will be shuttle since the cruise pier is just in front of the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 22, 2023 #614 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cruise Wonderland said: 1) Great Stirrup Cay is Norwegian Cruise Line's private island. There is no cruise ship dock and you have to go ashore by tender boats. 4) I have been to Messina on another cruise line but not Oceania. Don't think there will be shuttle since the cruise pier is just in front of the city centre. Great info. May want to add a couple notes to the last list you can find (yes, list can be edited!) and then copy and paste to post a new list here. There's no real list owner who automatically updates the list. So it's much better if people edit and update so others don't have to hunt around a lot. I think it's safe to list Messina as something like "dock in front of city centre, no shuttle needed." Of course, it the berth(s) are full, a ship may have to tender and may drop somewhere else. But that really applies to a lot of lines/ships/occasions, so ALL of the info on this thread must be taken as subject to be different on any given cruise. As for Great Stirrup Cay, I'm not sure how to reflect it! Edited January 22, 2023 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted January 22, 2023 #615 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 8:01 PM, LSuzQ said: Thanks so much! We do have an anchor, so will tender unless something changes. Sounds like we’ll tender to Amalfi, but can easily get to both. Yes, boat or bus. Not sure of timing of each, however, and this was a while ago (started cruising O on 2004!) And with the bus we apparently got off above Positano, and walked down. But maybe the boat will take you closer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoCruzer Posted January 22, 2023 #616 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Adelaide Aus................Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019 Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020 Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019 Alanya (Turkey) ............Taxis take you to the top of the hill . ... update 2020 Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019 Alesund ........................ Dock at town so no shuttle Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022 Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017 Aqaba ........................... Shuttle Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014 Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Seal Mall ... April/June 2022 Athens (Port of Pireus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Pireus - need tour to Athens (2022) Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town Bar Harbour ................. Dock at town so no shuttle Barcelona .................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre) Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall) Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town ..no shuttle Bilbao ............................Free shuttle to town Bordeaux (city) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle Bordeaux (Le Verdon) .... shore excursion required Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town Bozcaada, Turkey........... tender port, and small city. No shuttle needed .... April 2022 Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town Bruges (Zeebruge) ......... free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017 Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet guides/taxis) and to town......update 2020 Buenes Aires ................. Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020 Cadiz ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle. Need transport to Seville Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ................ update 2020 Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd Jan 2019 Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center Civitavecchia(for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle Colombo, .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019 Concarneau .............. Dock at town so no shuttle Copenhagen .............. Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301 Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to town Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle Crete..........................Shuttle ................update 2020 Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019) Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall Dublin ...................... Free shuttle to town (kildare St/Merrion Square) ... Aug 2017 Dubrovnick .............. Free shuttle to town Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town East London, SA ........... Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019) Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre Eden Aus ................... Tender then shuttle but only short walk Ephesus ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - best done by a tour ...........update 2020 Esmeraldas ............. shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked / itinerary said tender) Mar 2019 Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018 Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019 Geirange ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019 Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender used to get to island. No shuttle needed. Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow) Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022) Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019 Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019 Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017. Helsinki ................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle from Westport to terminal near Market Square Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017 Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017 Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017 Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017 Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017 Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018 Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 22 La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019 La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017 Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer) Lerwick .................... Dock at town so no shuttle Lima - .......................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores neighborhood) Mar 2019 Lisbon .................... Free shuttle to town (or dock in town) Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017 Livorno ................... Free shuttle to town Londonderry Nth Ire .....Shuttle to visitors centre in town..........update 2019 Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + pick up tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019 Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019 Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022 Manta Ecuador ...... shuttle to main square (longish walk); will drop you at port gate Mar 2109 Maputo, ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019 Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John) Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019 Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed. Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* as an embarkation day) Mar 2019 Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020 Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020 Napier NZ.....................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019 Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019 Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing) Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Center Market Jan 2019 Oporto ........................ Free shuttle to town Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017 Paphos, Cyprus ......... ?no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022 Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral) Paris - see Le Havre Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020 Perth see Fremantle Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019 Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019 Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle Pireus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Pireus, need tour to Athens (2022) Pisco ......................... Free shuttle to town Port Arthur Tas Aus ..... Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022 Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk jan 2019 Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19 Portofini ................... No need for shuttlePuerto Limon........... no shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019 Portland ................... Free shuttle to town Praislin, Seychelles....no shuttle Praislin, .............. .......no shuttle . Jan 2019 Roatan ...................... no shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019 Roatan can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort port Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022 Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019) Rio .............. Free shuttle to town Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia) Safaga,Egypt .............. a shuttle to downtown Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019 San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020 Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019 Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019 Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - about 6 yrs ago no shuttle to San Paulus Skagan Denmark............free shuttle to town July 2018 Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019 Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018 St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle. Pointe Seraphine: .....walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town. St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for visa Sydney N.S. ................. Dock at town so no shuttle Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018 Sydney White Bay dock Aus ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019 Tallinn ........................ Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall) Tauranga /Rororua.....disembarkation ?? shuttle ..............Dec 2019 Trapani, Sicily .......... no shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022 Valencia ..................... Free shuttle to town Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take an elevator up for €1-€2 . Free to go back. update April 2022 Venice ....................... Free shuttle to town Warnemunde............ walk to town or train (short walk from port) to Rostock July 2018 Wellington NZ............free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019 Zakynthos, Greece ....tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town 2022 Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019) Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017 Edited July 28, 2022 by HilsTas 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilsTas Posted January 23, 2023 #617 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 hours ago, JoCruzer said: That's fantastic JoCruzer 🤩, very much appreciated!! If you do it again - could you add at the bottom "edited by.... and the month/year" please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zukini Posted January 25, 2023 #618 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 8:01 PM, LSuzQ said: Thanks so much! We do have an anchor, so will tender unless something changes. Sounds like we’ll tender to Amalfi, but can easily get to both. While I've yet to travel there on Oceania, I have had land-based trips to Amalfi many times and visiting ships always anchor offshore and tender into Amalfi. The pier there is both sized for and busy with ferries. Amalfi town has ferry connections to Positano and south to Maiori, Minori, Vietri Sul Mare and Salerno during tourist season. It is also the hub for buses that run up and down the coast as well as up to Ravello and over to Bomerano (for the Path of the Gods). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhState1 Posted February 24, 2023 #619 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I am wondering if anyone knows where the free shuttle in Bilbao drops off. I'm thinking about booking a private tour rather than take one of the shore excursions. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted February 25, 2023 #620 Share Posted February 25, 2023 22 hours ago, OhState1 said: I am wondering if anyone knows where the free shuttle in Bilbao drops off. I'm thinking about booking a private tour rather than take one of the shore excursions. Thanks! I don't know for sure. But someone on a cruise this past summer/fall reported on a Facebook group page that for Sirena there was a shuttle to the Ensanche area of Bilbao, maybe 20-25 minutes away from the port. (Port is in Getxo greater suburban area, at least 20 minutes' drive from Bilbao.) The person who posted didn't know a specific location. However, I know from researching Bilbao a little that Ensanche is the "expansion" new part of Bilbao that includes quite a few places of interest to tourists other than Casa Viega area (Old Town) which is just across the river. Here's a good link:THE ENSANCHE AREA OF BILBAO - Bilbao Turismo (try Control & click to access). Guesses as to location on my part are: around Plaza Euskadi (west, I believe, and convenient to Guggenheim, at least one museum, and HoHo bus) or Plaza Circular (east? near train station with easy walk to Old Town) or somewhere in between! I think it's unlikely the shuttle will be running if you're embarking/disembarking there, as Oceania normally doesn't pay for shuttles on those days. However, I suppose it's possible the port or city may run one on those days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeezyCruiser Posted February 28, 2023 #621 Share Posted February 28, 2023 We are currently on insignia’s world cruise 2023. We have finished over 6 weeks and, as yet, have not had a single Oceania paid shuttle in any port. Could someone kindly confirm that they have had Oceania paid shuttles recently (not port shuttles to the gate or city provided shuttles to a town center or shopping area) in a port. For us, this is a vital part of a world cruise for passengers who either have already seen the port, don’t wish an excursion or are mobility challenged. We are very disappointed to not have shuttles which have always been a selling point of Oceania. Please note that the list above does not differentiate between Ocean paid shuttles vs city/port operated shuttles. thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 28, 2023 #622 Share Posted February 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, EeezyCruiser said: We are currently on insignia’s world cruise 2023. We have finished over 6 weeks and, as yet, have not had a single Oceania paid shuttle in any port. Could someone kindly confirm that they have had Oceania paid shuttles recently (not port shuttles to the gate or city provided shuttles to a town center or shopping area) in a port. I think most of the shuttles to town are by the port Not sure what you mean by Oceania Paid I am sure Oceania has to pay a fee for the service in not working ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted February 28, 2023 #623 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Well, I haven't been to many of the World Cruise ports except some in Europe and a few scattered throughout the Caribbean, South America, Australia and New Zealand. So I don't know how that cruise is and can't confirm that shuttles are currently running. But on my May cruise in Europe they were plenty of shuttles. However, it's possible some people don't realize that if the port is some distance to the city you want to visit (Berlin, Rome, Venice, Seville come to mind) there will probably not be a shuttle. In those cases, Oceania may offer a transport excursion in which you pay for transport and sightsee on your own. And if it's turnaround day (when people embark or disembark their cruise) there probably won't be a shuttle. Plus, on this thread, it appears a few people have reported a shuttle in a city, but it's just a shuttle inside the port, or to the area right outside the port. To me, that's not what this list is for. So I always look for info on schedules but make a backup plan. As for who pays or what the correct terminology should have been, yes, Oceania probably paid a fee rather than paid a port or city for each passenger. I've been in a couple ports in which two separate shuttles were running from the port for different cruise lines. One bus was marked for Oceania and the other for the other cruise line, and passengers needed to purchase a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysteps Posted March 11, 2023 #624 Share Posted March 11, 2023 [a few updates from our Feb 2023 Nautica Bangkok-to-Singapore - note that in Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon there were very good local shuttle bus teams, matching polo's and a team member at each shuttle stop so even if the bus wasn't there you knew you were in the right spot] Adelaide Aus................Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019 Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020 Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019 Alanya (Turkey) ............Taxis take you to the top of the hill . ... update 2020 Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019 Alesund ........................ Dock at town so no shuttle Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022 Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017 Aqaba ........................... Shuttle Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014 Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Seal Mall ... April/June 2022 Athens (Port of Pireus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Pireus - need tour to Athens (2022) Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town (mall in/near Lumphini area Feb 2023) Bar Harbour ................. Dock at town so no shuttle Barcelona .................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre) Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall) Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town ..no shuttle Bilbao ............................Free shuttle to town Bordeaux (city) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle Bordeaux (Le Verdon) .... shore excursion required Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town Bozcaada, Turkey........... tender port, and small city. No shuttle needed .... April 2022 Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town Bruges (Zeebruge) ......... free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017 Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet guides/taxis) and to town......update 2020 Buenes Aires ................. Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020 Cadiz ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle. Need transport to Seville Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ................ update 2020 Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd Jan 2019 Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center Civitavecchia(for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle Colombo, .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019 Concarneau .............. Dock at town so no shuttle Copenhagen .............. Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301 Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to town Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle Crete..........................Shuttle ................update 2020 Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019) Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall Dublin ...................... Free shuttle to town (kildare St/Merrion Square) ... Aug 2017 Dubrovnick .............. Free shuttle to town Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town East London, SA ........... Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019) Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre Eden Aus ................... Tender then shuttle but only short walk Ephesus ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - best done by a tour ...........update 2020 Esmeraldas ............. shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked / itinerary said tender) Mar 2019 Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018 Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019 Geirange ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019 Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender used to get to island. No shuttle needed. Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow) Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022) Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019 Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019 Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017. Helsinki ................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle from Westport to terminal near Market Square Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017 Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)..Free shuttle to town (Union Square shopping near Opera House) Feb 2023 Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017 Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017 Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017 Koh Samui................Dock at Nathon town so no shuttle Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017 Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018 Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 22 La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019 La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017 Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer) Lerwick .................... Dock at town so no shuttle Lima - .......................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores neighborhood) Mar 2019 Lisbon .................... Free shuttle to town (or dock in town) Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017 Livorno ................... Free shuttle to town Londonderry Nth Ire .....Shuttle to visitors centre in town..........update 2019 Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + pick up tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019 Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019 Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022 Manta Ecuador ...... shuttle to main square (longish walk); will drop you at port gate Mar 2109 Maputo, ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019 Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John) Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019 Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed. Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* as an embarkation day) Mar 2019 Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020 Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020 Napier NZ.....................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019 Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019 Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing) Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Center Market Jan 2019 Oporto ........................ Free shuttle to town Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017 Paphos, Cyprus ......... ?no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022 Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral) Paris - see Le Havre Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020 Perth see Fremantle Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019 Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019 Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle Pireus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Pireus, need tour to Athens (2022) Pisco ......................... Free shuttle to town Port Arthur Tas Aus ..... Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022 Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk jan 2019 Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19 Portofini ................... No need for shuttlePuerto Limon........... no shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019 Portland ................... Free shuttle to town Praislin, Seychelles....no shuttle Praislin, .............. .......no shuttle . Jan 2019 Roatan ...................... no shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019 Roatan can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort port Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022 Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019) Rio .............. Free shuttle to town Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia) Safaga,Egypt .............. a shuttle to downtown Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019 San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020 Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019 Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019 Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - about 6 yrs ago no shuttle to San Paulus Skagan Denmark............free shuttle to town July 2018 Sihanoukville Cambodia...free shuttle to town 2 stops Ochiteal Beach, Phsar Leu Market Feb 2023 Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019 Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018 St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle. Pointe Seraphine: .....walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town. St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for visa Sydney N.S. ................. Dock at town so no shuttle Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018 Sydney White Bay dock Aus ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019 Tallinn ........................ Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall) Tauranga /Rororua.....disembarkation ?? shuttle ..............Dec 2019 Trapani, Sicily .......... no shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022 Valencia ..................... Free shuttle to town Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take an elevator up for €1-€2 . Free to go back. update April 2022 Venice ....................... Free shuttle to town Warnemunde............ walk to town or train (short walk from port) to Rostock July 2018 Wellington NZ............free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019 Zakynthos, Greece ....tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town 2022 Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019) Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysteps Posted March 11, 2023 #625 Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 3:20 PM, JoCruzer said: Does anyone know if a shuttle is provided or needed at the following stops on our March cruise from Miami to Venice. I did check the Shuttle list but didn’t find these: 1) Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) 2) Ponta Delgada (Azores) 3) Salerno 4) Messina (Sicily) For Salerno, there was no shuttle in August of 2022. Nautica was at the 'Porto Touristico' dock, there is a terminal with a cafe but there was *not* a taxi stand, we ended up calling a local taxi service RadioTaxi Salerno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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