HilsTas Posted April 29 #776 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Oceania Shuttles List Please feel free to copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it. ========================================================== Free shuttle buses are generally offered when: The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. . The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly. The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made closer to or during the sailing Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents ___________________________________________________________ Abidjan, Ivory Coast.....Shuttle to city business centre (post 647) ... April 2023 Acapulco (Mex)............20 min walk to market, lots tours/taxis outside gates -... 04/2023 Acajutla, El Salv...........Free shuttle to Botanical Gardns half hourly - April 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 Norway............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 Arica, Chile....................Shuttle out of port, town opposite port...April 2023 Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014 Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022 Astor (Oregan) .............Shuttle to town - the trolley bus to 39th St for $1 is fun 07/2023 Athens (Piraeus)...........Shuttle to outside port area in Piraeus - need tour to Athens (2022) Bangkok (Laem Chab'g. Feb 2024 update: assigned to dock 2 days at Sri Racha part of Laem Chabang port; shuttle provided only to Sri Racha on full day there. Laem Chabang can be 2 hours in traffic to BK. And no shuttles on embark/disembark days per O's policy. Plan accordingly. Banjul, The Gambia......Shuttle to Royal Albert Market, #647 recommend tour...04/2023 Bar Harbor ....................Dock at town so no shuttle Barcelona .....................O ships often dock at World Trade Center (Moll de Barcelona). Private company often offers free or paid shuttle from WTC & other terminals to near Drassanes Metro Basseterre, St. Kitts .....Dock at town so no shuttle Belfast ..........................Free shuttle to town (near City Hall) Bermuda (Hamilton)......dock in town .no shuttle Bermuda (St George)....dock in town Bermuda (Kings Wharf) shopping area Bilbao ...........................Free shuttles reported Apr/May 2023 from Getxo port to Bio's Plaza del Museo near Guggenheim OR Fine Arts Museum near Old Town Bordeaux (city) .............Dock on river, no shuttle, tram close. April 2023 Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ..If ship making technical stop only, need shore excursion in area ending in Bordeaux to leave ship..Some itineraries offer shuttle to nearby Soulac sur Mer. Stop is due to tides. Brisbane (Aus) ..............Free shuttle to town Bozcaada, Turkey..........Short tender to small city, no shuttle needed .... April 2022 Broome (Australia).........Free shuttle to town Bruges (Zeebruge) ........Free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017. see #670 May 2023 Brunei - see Muara, Brunei Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet tours etc) & to town - 2020 Buenos Aires .................Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020 Busan, South Korea.......Free shuttle all day.....April 2023 Cabo Frio, Brazil............Tender, walk to town ......April 2023 Cadiz .............................Dock at town no shuttle. Need train/transport to Seville 05/2023 Cairns Aus .....................Dock at town so no shuttle Callao (Lima) ................ Free shuttle to town Canary Islands ..............Shuttle to terminal then walk ...update 2020 (Tenerife? unreported). Also see Arrecife Capetown......................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd 01/2019 Cartegena Columbia.....shuttle to port gates/handicraft village Casablanca ..................Free shuttle to town Castries, St Lucia .........Dock at town so no shuttle Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece)....shuttle to city center April 2022 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 – but reports of it being difficult see #301 Coquimbo ....................Free shuttle to a hotel in town...updated April 2023 Corfu ............................Free shuttle to town Corner Brook ...............Dock at town so no shuttle Coron............................Dock in town; took Oceania boat excursion, not sure if walk-off tours possible Cotonou, Benin............Shuttle to town April 2023 Crete............................Shuttle ....Update 2020 ...Oceania stops in several places in Crete; see Chania Daka, Senegal.............Shuttle to Independence Square......April 2023 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 .........................No shuttle provided (June 2023) Dubrovnik ...................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. Edinburgh (Newhaven)...Free shuttle from pier to Leith terminal see #701- July 2023 Eden Aus ...................Tender then shuttle but only short walk Ensenada Mexico.......20 min. walk into townwith wheelchair, shuttle $4 April 2023. Ephesus (see Kusadasi) .....Quite a drive from Kusadasi - need a tour ..update 2023 Esmeraldas .................Shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked or tender) Mar 2019 Exmouth (Aus) ............Free shuttle to town Flam Norway................No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018 Forteleza, Brazil...........Shuttle to downtown hotel opposite beautiful beach....April 2023 Fremantle/Perth ..........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019 Gdansk (Gydnia).........Shuttle to Gydnia but Gdansk required excur/transport (date unknown, but old) Geiranger ....................No shuttle needed - Dock at town Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019 Gijon SP .....................Shuttle to Rodriquez San Pedro ("Las Letronas"), then 5m walk to old town Gisbourne NZ .............Free shuttle to town but short walk Gothenburg ...............Free Shuttle to Gustave Adolf Square.......September 2023 Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender 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 2017 Harvest 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 reach Market Square September 2023 Hiroshima....................Free shuttle all day......updated July 2023 Hobart (aus) ...............Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017 Ho Chi Minh City (Sai).Docked at Hiep Phuoc Feb. 2024, 5m shuttle to exit (only cruise tour buses allowed in port; drivers = outside gate). 45m shuttle available to Ben Thanh Market, HCMC Distr 1. Holyhead ....................Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017 Hososhima..................Free shuttle all day.....April 2023 Hue (Chan May port)...Shuttle=Lang Co Beach Resort (need excurs or transport to Hue, Hoi An etc.) Imzir (Turkey)...............Shuttle to town .......July 2023 Invergordon ................Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017 Kirkwall (Orkney Is)....Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update July 2023 Ketchikan, Alaska....Docks at Ward's Cove... shuttle to town provided...about 20-30 minutes away Sep 2023 Killybegs, Ireland......Dock at town no shuttle August 2023 Kobe (japan) ..............Shuttle to town July 2023 Koper .........................Dock at town so no shuttle Kota Kinabalu (Borneo) Shuttle to Wisma Merdecka Mall Jan 2024 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 2022 Kyoto/Kobe..................Free shuttle all day......April 2023 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 city center (Le Havre)... September 2023 Le Verdon ....................Free shuttle to town (Soulac Sur Mer) sometimes offered. Take excursion if not. Also see Bordeaux above Lerwick, Shetland Is...Dock Mair's Pier, free shuttle to town near Tourist Ctr/Victoria Pier. Aug 2023 Lima ...........................Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores area) 03/2019 Lisbon .........................Free shuttle reported for some cruises; none for others. Dock below Alfama near transportation/walk opportunities (updated Apr 2022) Liverpool ......................Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017 Livorno (for Florence).. Free shuttle to town but need transport if going to Florence Londonderry Nth Ire ...No shuttle provided (June 2023) Luderitz, Namibia.....No shuttle needed - town an easy walk.......April 2023 Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019 Mahe, Seychelles.....no shuttle . Jan 2019 Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022 Manila......................Shuttle to Robinson Mall or do longish walk from port to Rizal Park & Intramuros Manta Ecuador .......Shuttle to main square (longish walk); drops at port gate Mar 2019 Manzanillo Mexico...Long walk to shuttle bus cost $3 (see post 647) April 2023 Maputo ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019 Marcello, Brazil.......Shuttle ->town, shopping, need taxi for interesting places .. 2023 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* on embarkation day) Mar 2019 Mindelo, Cape Verde Shuttle to Marina Mindelo (downtown.....April 2023 Mitilini..........................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020 Monte Carlo ............... Dock at town so no shuttle Muara, Brunei..............Muara=30-40 minutes from capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Inter-port shuttle to outside port (no walking/taxis), bus terminal & Muara Town. Dart Service to BSB arranged at desk in terminal; limited taxis/buses in Muara. Tours probably best option (Jan. 2024) 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 Naha (Japan) ..............Free shuttle to town .........July 2023 Napier NZ....................Shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019 Nassau, Bahamas ......dock in town Natal, Brazil ................Shuttle to building with some shops -taxis - NB security see post 647.. Apr 2023. New York .....................no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019 Newcastle ....................Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing) Nha Trang.....................After tendering, shuttle to TTC Hotel 5 mins. from Dam Market Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Market Jan 2019 Okinawa (Japan) ..........Free shuttle to town ....... July 2023 Oporto (Porto)...............Free shuttle to Parque de Alfandega (riverfront transport parking lot) Apr 2023. Walk left as face water about 10 minutes to get to Ribeira/bridge 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 Piraeus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Piraeus, need tour to Athens (2022) Pisco ....................... Free shuttle to town Pointe Seraphine..... Walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town..April 2023 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 Port Stanley (Falklands) Dock visitors center - 10 min. walk through town.....April 2023 Porto - see Oporto Portofino ................... No need for shuttle Puerto Limon............. No shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019 Portland UK ...............Free shuttle to town Praislin .............. ........No shuttle . Jan 2019 Puerto Arenas.............Shuttle to Handicraft Market....April 2023 Puntarenas Costa Rica no shuttle ride only to port gates Puerto Chacabuco......Tender then shuttle to get out of port...April 2023 Puerto Chiapas Mex....$10 RT shuttle or $60 RT for 45 min. drive to town (post 647)...April 2023 Puerto Limon...............No shuttle, tours by local taxis & shops on pier, walk to town.....March 2019 Puerto Montt Chile.......Tender to tours & taxis, suggest early tender (post 647) .. 2023 Puerto Princesa............No info on shuttle; we took excursion so not sure of other options (Feb 2024) Punta del Este.............Tender docks right in centre of town........April 2023 Quetzal, Guatemala.....No shuttle, many tour operators, small souvenir shops... 2023 Recife, Brazil................Shuttle to terminal where many tours/taxis available....April 2023 Reykjavik, Iceland........Shuttle to Harpa Conference Center, even on disembarkation day...July 2023 Rhodes ........................Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022 Roatan ........................No shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019; can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort port Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019) Riga.............................?no shuttle; easy walk to HoHo bus/Rifleman Statue Rio ...............................?? Free shuttle to town. Terminal with tours & taxis outside....update 2023 Rome ..........................(see Civitavecchia) Ronne, Denmark........Free Shuttle to St. Nicolai Church.......September 2023 Rotterdam...................Free shuttle to Markethal, Rotterdam ....September 2023 Safaga ,Egypt .............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 Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.....Walk off ship, tours & taxis at terminal....April 2023 San Antonio de Chile.....Shuttle out of port, then 10 min. walk to town (huge market) post 647 Apr 2023 San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020 Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019 Santander SP docked along waterfront Almirante Quay near Botin Center Apr 2023, no shuttle needed Santiago de Compostela SP - see Vilagarcia Santo Tomas, ...............no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019 Sao Tome & Principe....Tender, shuttle to main square, taxis available....Apr 2023 Santos ..........................Free shuttle to town - San Paulo (1hour drive). ? 2017 Seward .........................Loop shuttle ARR station and around town - July 2023 Shimizu.........................Free shuttle all day......update July 2023 Sihanoukville................Short port shuttle to gate (no walking) & shuttle to Psar Lu market Feb. 2024 Singapore.................... Embark/disembark day, so no shuttle. But taxis/public transport nearby. Note are 2 cruise ports; Riviera Jan. 2024 was assigned to Singapore Cruise Center near Sentosa Island Skagan Denmark..........free shuttle to town Sorrento .......................Free shuttle to town Split ..............................Dock at town so no shuttle Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018 Storoway, Scotland....Tender port. August 2023 St Barts ....................... tender to town..no shuttle St. Lucia ..................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle. Pointe Seraphine: ........walking (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 required visa Stockholm...................Free shuttle bus to Stromgatan.......September 2023 Sydney N.S. ................Dock at town so no shuttle Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ......Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018 Sydney White Bay (Aus) ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019 Tallinn, Estonia..........Free shuttle to reach Mere Boulevard ...September 2023 Tauranga /Rotorua......Believe was shuttle to Tauranga city center; Rotorua requires excursion or transport ..............Dec 2019 Tokyo........................Free shuttle (July 2023) Trapani, Sicily ..........No shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022 Ushuaia....................Shuttle to town (also walkable) see post 647.............April 2023 Valencia .................. Free shuttle to town Valletta .....................Dock below town. Take elevator return for €1-€2. April 2022 Venice ......................Free shuttle to town (may be outdated; ships not allowed in city May 2023, but may be possible to dock in nearby Fusina, Maghera now or soon?) Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) Port authority provided free shuttle Apr 2023 to tourist info center downtown at O Cavadelo (closed at 9 AM). Local buses & cab stand nearby but not much open/few people around. I took cab to train, train to Santiago, walked back to shuttle, shuttle to ship. Walvis Bay, Namibia..Shuttle to Dune Mall (shopping).......April 2023 Warnemunde, Germany.....Short walk to town & train for Rostock & Berlin September 2023 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 Zihuatanejo.Mexico......Easy walk off pier & you are in town...............April 2023 Updated April 2024 Edited April 29 by HilsTas correcting date 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilsTas Posted April 29 #777 Share Posted April 29 14 hours ago, FetaCheese said: Updated for Ketchikan, Alaska. September 2023 Expand list. For info. Many thanks FetaCheese 😃 (I have just copied your list and posted it just as the list) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hen302 Posted May 12 #778 Share Posted May 12 No shuttle provided in Walvis Bay. Tourist rep who came onboard said there was but port security staff said this was not available any more. Arrived 11/5/2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyy7 Posted May 20 #779 Share Posted May 20 Is the Marseille shuttle provided by Oceania or is it the free one near the port gate offered by the port which is shared by other ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted May 20 #780 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, anthonyy7 said: Is the Marseille shuttle provided by Oceania or is it the free one near the port gate offered by the port which is shared by other ships? I don't remember, as we were in Marseille quite a while ago. However, I've been on quite a few Oceania cruises and we've never shared a shuttle with another cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpal Posted May 25 #781 Share Posted May 25 What about Ponta Delgada? Is there a shuttle, or an easy walk into town? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNA 72 Posted June 14 #782 Share Posted June 14 Contacted the local Tourism Department by email and they indicated that the town/cruise line typically offers a shuttle from cruise terminal/tender pier to central Leknes. Does anyone have any experience with getting form cruise terminal/tender pier area to central Leknes? Does Oceania run a shuttle? Free or otherwise? Thanks, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothy123 Posted June 14 #783 Share Posted June 14 9 hours ago, USNA 72 said: Contacted the local Tourism Department by email and they indicated that the town/cruise line typically offers a shuttle from cruise terminal/tender pier to central Leknes. Does anyone have any experience with getting form cruise terminal/tender pier area to central Leknes? Does Oceania run a shuttle? Free or otherwise? Thanks, Greg I don't know, but Leknes is a small place. I think we were there on a Sunday (on another cruise line) and I tried to rent a car but it didn't work out. So I took a ship's excursion, and enjoyed that a lot, as we got out into the countryside and to several small towns. We tendered in Leknes, as there was already one ship at the small pier. That night, cruising farther north toward the Cape, there was gorgeous scenery and that wonderful midnight sun. I remember staying on deck a lot going "wow!" I don't suppose you're interested in lighthouses, but if so, I remember seeing quite a few in that area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted June 14 #784 Share Posted June 14 (edited) Anyone know where we port/shuttles for Crotone, Italy? Edited June 14 by macaroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted July 7 #785 Share Posted July 7 Took the latest list and consolidated it into an Excel spreadsheet if anyone's interested. Oceania Shuttle List.xlsx 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted July 7 #786 Share Posted July 7 Great….thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTEAST Posted July 11 #787 Share Posted July 11 On 7/7/2024 at 10:38 AM, Travel Lady in CT said: Took the latest list and consolidated it into an Excel spreadsheet if anyone's interested. Oceania Shuttle List.xlsx 22.13 kB · 43 downloads This is wonderful - thank you for taking the time to do this and hope that new additions can be added! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted July 11 #788 Share Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, WESTEAST said: This is wonderful - thank you for taking the time to do this and hope that new additions can be added! You're welcome. There have been 45 downloads since I posted it Sunday afternoon, so glad people are finding it useful. If updates are posted in the Oceania's Free Shuttles List thread, I'll add them to the spreadsheet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryo56 Posted August 5 #789 Share Posted August 5 Is there a shuttle at the Altoona Port in Hamburg to the Town Hall? Does it cost and what is the bus number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 5 #790 Share Posted September 5 (edited) I've been working on the spreadsheet - adding missing countries (there were a lot of them), and organizing the comments into general notes on transportation vs shuttle info. and all updated dates are now in the shuttle column. It's also been changed to a table format so you can sort by countries. I've thought about adding a column for Continents, but it's a bit of an effort with 257 ports and I don't know if that would be of value. Let me know your thought on future updates. Going forward, when you post updates, it would be helpful if you could note whether the shuttle is an O shuttle or not. Also, if there are docks, identifying the doc would be helpful too, as shuttle options may differ. Last, but not least, please let me know of any omissions or errors. Keep the updates coming! Thanks. Oceania Shuttle List.xlsx Edited September 5 by Travel Lady in CT 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 5 #791 Share Posted September 5 20 minutes ago, Travel Lady in CT said: I've been working on the spreadsheet - adding missing countries (there were a lot of them), and organizing the comments into general notes on transportation vs shuttle info. and all updated dates are now in the shuttle column. It's also been changed to a table format so you can sort by countries. I've thought about adding a column for Continents, but it's a bit of an effort with 257 ports and I don't know if that would be of value. Let me know your thought on future updates. Going forward, when you post updates, it would be helpful if you could note whether the shuttle is an O shuttle or not. Also, if there are docks, identifying the doc would be helpful too, as shuttle options may differ. Last, but not least, please let me know of any omissions or errors. Keep the updates coming! Thanks. Oceania Shuttle List.xlsx 50.22 kB · 1 download Here it is in a .pdf format for those who don't have Excel. Content is the same, but you won't be able to filter the columns. Oceania Shuttle List.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilsTas Posted September 6 #792 Share Posted September 6 On 9/6/2024 at 4:32 AM, Travel Lady in CT said: I've been working on the spreadsheet - adding missing countries (there were a lot of them), and organising the comments into general notes on transportation vs shuttle info. and all updated dates are now in the shuttle column. It's also been changed to a table format so you can sort by countries. I've thought about adding a column for Continents, but it's a bit of an effort with 257 ports and I don't know if that would be of value. Let me know your thought on future updates. Going forward, when you post updates, it would be helpful if you could note whether the shuttle is an O shuttle or not. Also, if there are docks, identifying the doc would be helpful too, as shuttle options may differ. Last, but not least, please let me know of any omissions or errors. Keep the updates coming! Thanks. Oceania Shuttle List.xlsx 50.22 kB · 21 downloads Well done Joan! That was a mammoth task. My query is the updating and subsequent posting of the list. Who would do this - you or the people adding to the list? Maybe an update date at the top of the list would help - make a new Row 1 with the date. Don't know if the moderators could pin the list to the first post so the latest is always kept there?? Could that work? anyway, thank you so much for all this cheers Hilary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 7 #793 Share Posted September 7 3 hours ago, HilsTas said: Well done Joan! That was a mammoth task. My query is the updating and subsequent posting of the list. Who would do this - you or the people adding to the list? Maybe an update date at the top of the list would help - make a new Row 1 with the date. Don't know if the moderators could pin the list to the first post so the latest is always kept there?? Could that work? anyway, thank you so much for all this cheers Hilary Thanks Hillary. Shortly after I uploaded the file, it dawned on me I should be versioning it. The next upload will have a version attached to it. I'll be updating my spreadsheet as additional shuttle info is posted in this group. I don't know how it works, but if there's a place to pin it that sounds like a good idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HilsTas Posted September 7 #794 Share Posted September 7 4 hours ago, Travel Lady in CT said: Thanks Hillary. Shortly after I uploaded the file, it dawned on me I should be versioning it. The next upload will have a version attached to it. I'll be updating my spreadsheet as additional shuttle info is posted in this group. I don't know how it works, but if there's a place to pin it that sounds like a good idea. See if you can contact one of the CC Administrators and ask them to pin it at the top of each page with a little explanatory paragraph about shuttles and when they are offered etc. (Don't know how you contact them though 🫠 - so that's probably not much help!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted September 8 #795 Share Posted September 8 (edited) This looks so awesome. And I know it was a lot of work! My comments are: Since there seem to be plenty of people willing to criticize a cruise line for things they don't understand or agree with, I think it would be good to add the language in the original list about when Oceania normally provides or doesn't provide a shuttle -- basically NOT on embark or disembark days, plus a few other conditions they specifically mention on their website or somewhere else. I've seen so many questions wondering why Oceania didn't offer a shuttle when they spent the day in, say, Barcelona or Miami. Often it turns out they were there on an embark/disembark day. I'm not sure how updates to existing port entries should be handled. Oceania goes to over 600 ports. It doesn't do the same itineraries over & over again like many cruise lines. Some ports have multiple docking areas. Some ports have a dock but it isn't large enough to handle all the ships that want to dock there on any given day. There are some situations in which a ship must tender when they didn't expect to tender. Or they end up docking when they thought they would tender. And some ports or cities can't arrange enough shuttle buses for a particular day's visits, so there's suddently no shuttle service in a city that normally provides service. All of these situations mean that while this list is really helpful, the info on it can change from day to day & cruise to cruise. If someone finds a shuttle was not offered in a city where the list indicates it was before, should the new info replace the previous info, or should both be dated and kept? I'll be visiting Lima. One of the ship's lecturers is on my Roll Call. He's been to Lima on numerous cruises. He says the shuttle drop location is seldom the same from cruise to cruise. And someone on the CC Ports of Call Boards mentioned that on his two day cruise on Princess, the first day the Lima shuttle went to one location, and the next went to a different location. I wouldn't bother with listing the continent. I think what you've included is quite adequate. And people will likely search the list by the city on the itinerary (or the city in parentheses?), not the continent. I also wouldn't try to get information on who provides the shuttle. I doubt most people even know that information. And really, my guess is that many people can't even tell you the name of the port they've docked at, or tendered to. And since the port assigns dock location, it can change with each cruise in certain cities, just like the need for tendering can change from cruise to cruise. It looks like you've gone back and determined when an entry about a shuttle was made, as I don't remember seeing so many entries with dates listed. Some of the shuttle list info is probably quite old, so it's nice to have an idea of just how old it is, as things do change! One thing I found a little messy with the OLD version of the list is that sometimes people report shuttles that are simply the port shuttle to shuttle gates. I've been in several ports in which there were two shuttles sitting outside the ship -- one going to port gates, and one to a central spot in the city. I'm mostly interested in a shuttle that goes into the city, not one that takes passengers through a commercial port to outside the port. Some entries are a little unclear as to which shuttles are which. I'm nitpicking now, but I'd probably move the Shuttle Service/Updated column next to the Dock column. The bolttom line of yes/no regarding shuttle availability is what I'm looking for first. Thanks for doing this. It's so much better. Edited September 8 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 8 #796 Share Posted September 8 Thanks IWantToLiveOverTheSea. I really appreciate the effort you put into your comments! One of the reasons I asked people to identify Oceania shuttles is because then we know that they're not running on embarkation/debarkation days. Some people have noted this and I've included that in the list. Being a newbie to Oceania, I didn't realize that was the case with all O shuttles so I'll make sure to note that. With regard to your comment "...plus a few other conditions they specifically mention on their website or somewhere else.", I'm not sure where this information is available. If you can point me to it that would be great. To your point, this shuttle list is just a guide. There's no certainty as to where each ship will dock and what shuttles may or may not be available at any given time. Maybe I need to add a disclaimer lol If someone shares something different than what's in the list, it's probably worth noting in the next revision. In that case there could be two entries, each with different dates? Other Cruise lines may dock at different locations which may have different shuttle options. The focus here is Oceania ships, and where they dock, which is why it's noted in the list, when provided. Personally, I think it's worth noting the shuttles that go to port gates, as well as those to the city. The former may be useful for people that have limited walking capabilities. It's always nice when people provide where in the city the shuttle drops them off too, but we don't have many of those. I'll take a look at how I entered these two different shuttle options (port gates vs city) and ensure there's consistency in how they're presented. Maybe I should put the port gate shuttles in the notes column instead? In some cases, O may provide a 'shuttle' excursion. On my upcoming itinerary, the port is Southampton, and O has an excursion that takes people into London. I think those are worth noting as well, as they are a transportation option from the port. In terms of the number of entries, you're correct, I did go back through previous posts to add to the shuttle list. It's disappointing that some are old, but if that's the only information we have I guess it's worth noting. When I see updated information, I replace the entry with the more current one. Last but not least, I did decide to add a continent column which will be in the next version. As more of us are embarking upon world cruises, it seems like a useful tool, instead of searching for individual locations. If it's not relevant, you can hide the column, which is a nice feature of having it in a spreadsheet now. I'm still doing cleanup in an effort to achieve more consistency in how the information is presented. Sometimes I feel I should add additional columns, but I'm trying to keep things simple for ease of readability. I'm definitely open to input on that. Thanks again!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted September 9 #797 Share Posted September 9 OK, I found the shuttle information on O's website by going to the not very prominently placed, but often quite useful FAQs section at the bottom of O's home page: https://oceaniacruises.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005405034-Does-Oceania-Cruises-provide-free-shuttle-service While the last entry implies a list of shuttles will be available on the ship, I think I've only seen that once or twice, some years ago. But they do announce shuttle info in the "Currents" placed in each room/suite the evening before arriving at the port. I don't save many of those, but I'm attaching a page from one I did save. (Brunei was a very interesting place, by the way! But it's not an easy easy walk-off port. You need to have a plan in advance, or just take a ship-offered excursion. We used their only ride sharing/taxi tour service, Dash, to see what we wanted to see. We were there 1 to 9 PM, in case you're wondering due to the excursion starting times.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 9 #798 Share Posted September 9 35 minutes ago, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said: OK, I found the shuttle information on O's website by going to the not very prominently placed, but often quite useful FAQs section at the bottom of O's home page: https://oceaniacruises.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005405034-Does-Oceania-Cruises-provide-free-shuttle-service While the last entry implies a list of shuttles will be available on the ship, I think I've only seen that once or twice, some years ago. But they do announce shuttle info in the "Currents" placed in each room/suite the evening before arriving at the port. I don't save many of those, but I'm attaching a page from one I did save. (Brunei was a very interesting place, by the way! But it's not an easy easy walk-off port. You need to have a plan in advance, or just take a ship-offered excursion. We used their only ride sharing/taxi tour service, Dash, to see what we wanted to see. We were there 1 to 9 PM, in case you're wondering due to the excursion starting times.) Thanks so much. I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Lady in CT Posted September 9 #799 Share Posted September 9 IWantToLiveOverTheSea - What was the date of the Brunei currents page? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted September 10 #800 Share Posted September 10 22 hours ago, Travel Lady in CT said: IWantToLiveOverTheSea - What was the date of the Brunei currents page? thx Jan. 29, 2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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