Arrival time for Southampton port

[Snuffles79]

Hi, what would be a suitable time to arrive in Southampton Port? Our check in time is between 12:30 and 3pm

Thanks for any info :)

[Corby114]

My family and I cruised on Royal Caribbean’s Independence Of The Seas fourteen day Canary Islands sailing on June 2nd,2018. We arrived by cab around 10:00AM and were among one of the first groups to board the vessel at 10:45AM. The largest group of passengers to board arrived between 11:30AM and 1:00PM.

[Heidi13]

Hi, what would be a suitable time to arrive in Southampton Port? Our check in time is between 12:30 and 3pm

Thanks for any info :)

 

Assuming you are staying in a local hotel, I would probably get a taxi or hotel shuttle to drop me off anytime after Noon.

 

If you are not staying locally the previous night, I would make significant allowances for traffic congestion on local motorways, especially if multiple ships are in for TAR. If driving, I would allow at least an extra 2 hrs, probably aiming for 10:00.

[kctwinmommy]

We had a boarding time of noon and walked over around 11. We were on the ship by 1145 though. It was a very smooth process!

[jocap]

The hours between 1.30pm and 3pm are very busy with coaches, which radio in with their times, and their passengers go straight into check in. If you're on a big ship, this can be many coaches either run by the cruise line or cruise specialist travel. You might be lucky, but it is a very busy time.

[John Bull]

Marella Discovery?

I don't know whether / how many coaches that would involve, but Jo has a point.

I'd be inclined to cut along there about noon, might still be busy but I don't think you'll be told to wait before queuing to register.

 

BTW, if it is Discovery she has a couple of sailing times, depending on the date.

But LATEST registration / boarding time is normally at least 1.5 to 2 hours before sailing, so don't risk getting there after the 3.30 that you've been quoted.

 

JB :)