Maddc0pr Posted January 20, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 20, 2023 We will be on the Orion in March and docking in Saigon. Has anyone docked with Viking here. I am trying to find out the exact Port and distance to the city. Will Viking offer shuttles to city centre, or are taxis available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTapley Posted January 20, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On Orion in 2018, we docked at Phu My Port. We had a private guide, who drove us to the port. Pretty sure Viking was running a shuttle from the central market, Ben Thanh, back to the ship. Things may be different now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted January 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Maddc0pr said: We will be on the Orion in March and docking in Saigon. Has anyone docked with Viking here. I am trying to find out the exact Port and distance to the city. Will Viking offer shuttles to city centre, or are taxis available. Welcome to Cruise Critic. The Viking ships are of a size that probably can reach up river to Saigon, but I recall my son advising that when he worked SE Asia with Princess, he mentioned the river charts were poor. Hopefully that has been addressed since then. Most cruise ships use the commercial berths at Phu My or even one of the docks a little further up river. The exact berth is assigned by the Harbourmaster, subject to operational conditions. Unfortunately, when using a commercial berth, there are no guarantees, as those ships often experience delays. Probably best to allow aout 90 mins to/from Saigon, any less is a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddc0pr Posted January 21, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, MarkTapley said: On Orion in 2018, we docked at Phu My Port. We had a private guide, who drove us to the port. Pretty sure Viking was running a shuttle from the central market, Ben Thanh, back to the ship. Things may be different now. Thank you for your reply, I am looking at a private tour,but it has only one review,so I am a little cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddc0pr Posted January 21, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Heidi13 said: Welcome to Cruise Critic. The Viking ships are of a size that probably can reach up river to Saigon, but I recall my son advising that when he worked SE Asia with Princess, he mentioned the river charts were poor. Hopefully that has been addressed since then. Most cruise ships use the commercial berths at Phu My or even one of the docks a little further up river. The exact berth is assigned by the Harbourmaster, subject to operational conditions. Unfortunately, when using a commercial berth, there are no guarantees, as those ships often experience delays. Probably best to allow aout 90 mins to/from Saigon, any less is a bonus. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol UK Posted February 25 #6 Share Posted February 25 On 1/20/2023 at 12:01 PM, Maddc0pr said: We will be on the Orion in March and docking in Saigon. Has anyone docked with Viking here. I am trying to find out the exact Port and distance to the city. Will Viking offer shuttles to city centre, or are taxis available. We are on this cruise too. I have just called viking and they tell me the Orion will dock at Phu My Port noon on the 31st March. you have to allow 90 minutes travel time. i have booked transport to pick me up for a tour in Ho Chi Minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosebear Mum Posted February 25 #7 Share Posted February 25 1 minute ago, Carol UK said: We are on this cruise too. I have just called viking and they tell me the Orion will dock at Phu My Port noon on the 31st March. you have to allow 90 minutes travel time. i have booked transport to pick me up for a tour in Ho Chi Minh This is a thread a year old, I imagine the OP meant March 2023! 🙂 Enjoy HCM though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtravel Posted March 1 #8 Share Posted March 1 You will be quite a distance from the city. Take a ship excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted March 1 #9 Share Posted March 1 90 minutes away, or so I am told.😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 1 #10 Share Posted March 1 17 hours ago, Jim Avery said: 90 minutes away, or so I am told.😳 Jim - If you're docking at one of the many berths in Phu My, unless the roads have improved significantly since our last visit, affirmative, it is 90 mins + into downtown Saigon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich3554 Posted March 2 #11 Share Posted March 2 4 hours ago, Heidi13 said: Jim - If you're docking at one of the many berths in Phu My, unless the roads have improved significantly since our last visit, affirmative, it is 90 mins + into downtown Saigon. As I remember from last year, roads exiting the port were……rustic. It was a good haul into the city. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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