Tendered Ports and Timing

[kawagama]

We are booked on an October cruise that has two tendered ports. We've only been on one cruise and none of those stops were tendered, so we are unfamiliar with this practise. Do the boats that bring us to shore from the ship go back and forth all day long, or are we destined to line up in the morning when everyone else does? I'm just wondering whether we can take our time going to shore and back, or if we have to maintain some kind of order or schedule. How do these types of stops work for the passengers? Can we come and go several times if the stop is long, or is it a once off/once on kind of thing? Btw, the cruise is out of Venice, 7 days and the two tendered stops are Kotor and Mykonos, in case anyone has already done this cruise.

[Clarea]

The tenders go back and forth all day long. You can take as many rides as you like.

[kawagama]

The tenders go back and forth all day long. You can take as many rides as you like.

 

thank you! that's good to know!

[Biker19]

Just be aware that toward the end of the time in port, you may have a lengthy wait for a tender - most want to stay in port as long as possible and a crowd builds. Same is true at the start. Both of those ports have short rides to shore.

[Hoopster95]

the two tendered stops are Kotor and Mykonos,

 

I noticed that in October Rhapsody is in Mykonos port once with only one other ship, and another time by herself... so there's a possibility that Rhapsody could be docked at Mykonos new pier without tendering. What sailing are you on?

 

http://ships.cruisett.com/schedule/Royal_Caribbean_International/Rhapsody_Of_The_Seas/October_2017/

 

http://www.tomsportguides.com/uploads/5/8/5/4/58547429/mykonos-08-01-2011.pdf

[cb at sea]

A "tender" is a HUGE FERRY type boat...carries about 150 or more passengers at a time. It runs all day long...back and forth. You can come and go at will.

We seldom feel the need to be in the 1st rush off the ship. We eat a leisurely breakfast, and then head out, if we go ashore at all...depends on the port!

[reallyitsmema]

A "tender" is a HUGE FERRY type boat...carries about 150 or more passengers at a time. It runs all day long...back and forth. You can come and go at will.

We seldom feel the need to be in the 1st rush off the ship. We eat a leisurely breakfast, and then head out, if we go ashore at all...depends on the port!

 

Not always, depending on the ship and the port, they will use lifeboat tenders.

[Merion_Mom]

A "tender" is a HUGE FERRY type boat...carries about 150 or more passengers at a time. It runs all day long...back and forth. You can come and go at will.

We seldom feel the need to be in the 1st rush off the ship. We eat a leisurely breakfast, and then head out, if we go ashore at all...depends on the port!

 

In how many ports have you tendered, cb? Which ones?

[OCruisers]

There are several tender boats which run back and forth all day so you can leave/return anytime.

Even when the ship is using its lifeboats as tenders they still will hold at least 150 people.

The busiest time is for the first tenders leaving.

How long the tender ride will be depends on the port of call.

In which ports will you be tendering?

[Hoopster95]

In which ports will you be tendering?

 

Mykonos (maybe, maybe not) and Kotor

 

We are booked on an October cruise that has two tendered ports. We've only been on one cruise and none of those stops were tendered, so we are unfamiliar with this practise. Do the boats that bring us to shore from the ship go back and forth all day long, or are we destined to line up in the morning when everyone else does? I'm just wondering whether we can take our time going to shore and back, or if we have to maintain some kind of order or schedule. How do these types of stops work for the passengers? Can we come and go several times if the stop is long, or is it a once off/once on kind of thing? Btw, the cruise is out of Venice, 7 days and the two tendered stops are Kotor and Mykonos, in case anyone has already done this cruise.

[Wayfairers]

We were at Mykonos in 2015 on a NCL ship. The tender then was operated by the Mykonos Union and use their boats instead of the ship's tenders. It was slightly larger than those used by the ship and driven more aggressively (tighter turns). But it ran all day. You can take the tender anytime you want and as often as you want.

 

 

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