Key West

[dippydoo]

We will be on celebrity Xfinity in December. We are stopping in key West, does the ship doc at a pier or do we use tender boats to get to land?

[cruisestitch]

What do your cruise documents say?  

[davekathy]

33 minutes ago, dippydoo said:

We will be on celebrity Xfinity in December. We are stopping in key West, does the ship doc at a pier or do we use tender boats to get to land?

You'll be docked. We've always docked at the Mallory Square pier. There's also the Outer Mole pier.  

Edited October 19, 2019 by davekathy

[Mauidiver]

You’ll either be at Mallory Square or Navy Mole. At Mallory Square you can walk straight into town, but Navy Mole requires a shuttle ride.  Both are super easy.

Edited October 19, 2019 by Mauidiver

[hcat]

Has the main pier been repaired?

 

[davekathy]

13 minutes ago, hcat said:

Has the main pier been repaired?

 

I read Mallory Square reopened May/June 2109. 

[hcat]

9 minutes ago, davekathy said:

I read Mallory Square reopened May/June 2109. 

Good news!

[Mauidiver]

There’s a B pier right behind Mallory Square, but most consider this the same because you walk right off onto Front Street.  It looks like Infinity is docked at either Navy Mole or B pier, depending on what day you’re in Key West.  

Edited October 19, 2019 by Mauidiver

[Islandbuoy]

Was there on Equinox last Sunday. We docked at main pier. Last time on equinox at navy pier.

This time we got there first so Oceana got the navy pier.

[Luckiestmanonearth]

15 hours ago, davekathy said:

I read Mallory Square reopened May/June 2109. 

That’s like 100 years from now.  Will there even be cruise ships at that time or will be people be cruising to Mars in spacecrafts 

Edited October 20, 2019 by Luckiestmanonearth

[EatonDoolittle]

Here is the link to the Key West calendar.

Also, there is an entire Key West thread in the Ports of Call section here on CC which you may find helpful. 

 

https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/department/calendar.php

 

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

21 minutes ago, EatonDoolittle said:

Here is the link to the Key West calendar.

Also, there is an entire Key West thread in the Ports of Call section here on CC which you may find helpful. 

 

https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/department/calendar.php

 

Ugh. The last time I had looked, the Edge on Feb 17 had the good spot. Now looks like we are at the one that requires shuttling off the military base. I just wanted to walk around Key West. How much of a pain is that shuttle??

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

17 hours ago, hcat said:

Has the main pier been repaired?

 

Equinox docked there in September.

[PTC DAWG]

1 hour ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

Ugh. The last time I had looked, the Edge on Feb 17 had the good spot. Now looks like we are at the one that requires shuttling off the military base. I just wanted to walk around Key West. How much of a pain is that shuttle??

Very easy...

[shipgeeks]

2 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

Ugh. The last time I had looked, the Edge on Feb 17 had the good spot. Now looks like we are at the one that requires shuttling off the military base. I just wanted to walk around Key West. How much of a pain is that shuttle??

Not a pain at all, more like a delight.  A short ride, usually open-air, through an attractive neighborhood, with a drop-off in the heart of town.

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

6 minutes ago, shipgeeks said:

Not a pain at all, more like a delight.  A short ride, usually open-air, through an attractive neighborhood, with a drop-off in the heart of town.

I would much rather just walk off the ship. I have less than zero desire to tour a military base (which is hardly what I would call an “attractive neighborhood” based on the ones I’ve been forced to see.)

Edited October 20, 2019 by WrittenOnYourHeart

[George C]

49 minutes ago, shipgeeks said:

Not a pain at all, more like a delight.  A short ride, usually open-air, through an attractive neighborhood, with a drop-off in the heart of town.

Agree just short ride and you are downtown 

[marshacruises]

5 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

I would much rather just walk off the ship. I have less than zero desire to tour a military base (which is hardly what I would call an “attractive neighborhood” based on the ones I’ve been forced to see.)

You do not tour the military base, you will be driven from the dock for a short distance to the center of town.  I like to go to www.maps.google, put in the town name and bring up a satellite map that shows exactly what the neighborhood looks like.  It looks to me as there will be some commercial property, some tourist areas, and some residential areas for the shuttle ride from the Navy Pier (also called the Outer Mole Pier).  Also, we don't get a choice of docks, that is handled by the people who schedule the use of the docks (government).

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

12 minutes ago, marshacruises said:

You do not tour the military base, you will be driven from the dock for a short distance to the center of town.  I like to go to www.maps.google, put in the town name and bring up a satellite map that shows exactly what the neighborhood looks like.  It looks to me as there will be some commercial property, some tourist areas, and some residential areas for the shuttle ride from the Navy Pier (also called the Outer Mole Pier).  Also, we don't get a choice of docks, that is handled by the people who schedule the use of the docks (government).

I did not mean “tour” in the sense of a hop-on, hop-off. But in that you have to be on it to get to anything good.

 

And I am aware we do not get to change. But when I looked at scheduled a couple of weeks ago, Edge was slated for B - the one at Mallory Square. Now a Carnival ship has that one and Celebrity is stuck with the “must take a trolley” slot. So yeah, I’m a little bummed. Will I get over it? Yes. It is a bump in planning but the cruise will still be great I am sure. (I have seen people on here fuss about things I consider far more minor too - it is all in perspective and stuff.)

Edited October 20, 2019 by WrittenOnYourHeart

[davekathy]

11 hours ago, Luckiestmanonearth said:

That’s like 100 years from now.  Will there even be cruise ships at that time or will be people be cruising to Mars in spacecrafts 

Yikes!! 😳However you travel by at least you now know where you'll be docked/stationed at Key West. 😉

Edited October 21, 2019 by davekathy

[TeeRick]

Key West is really nice to walk around, eat and drink and shop.  Why fret about a very short shuttle ride if that is the case?

[hcat]

Shuttle is a bit of a pain but runs well....less freedom on being able to walk right back to the ship .Plan to stay in KW for the day

.Pretty much a non- issue

[Fouremco]

16 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

Now a Carnival ship has that one and Celebrity is stuck with the “must take a trolley” slot.

A couple of years ago, while on a HAL New England / Canada cruise, we were bumped from our intended berth in Charlottetown by a Celebrity ship and were forced to tender. Another time, we were scheduled to dock at Crown Bay in St. Thomas and were redirected at the last minutes to Havensight. This summer in Norway, we lost our scheduled berth in Trondheim and had to tender to a remote marina, then to add insult to injury, had to pay for a shuttle bus or face a long walk into town. Please, no more complaints about being "stuck" quick, easy and free ride. 

[Saab4444]

There are three piers at Key West, two at Mallory Square (B and M) and one in the Military base (OM). The damaged pier was the one for smaller ships (M), all docks Celebrity ships could use (only B and OM):have never been affected. No current Celebrity ship ever docked at pier M. 

[aml3679]

On 10/19/2019 at 4:09 PM, dippydoo said:

We will be on celebrity Xfinity in December. We are stopping in key West, does the ship doc at a pier or do we use tender boats to get to land?

The ship docks at the pier.  But, that being said, it is on a naval base and you cannot just walk into town - taxi, shuttles, etc.  If I can make a suggestion, at at Caroline's and do some shopping.  Have fun!