Port arrival & departure times

[Roland123]

Where do I find the arrival and departure times for the ports we are visiting? I realise they are only approximate.

[Britboys]

The most reliable way is to search for "port of..........." and look at the official port authority website for each destination. There is always a slight chance that they can be amended though.

[kruzseeka]

 

You might find some useful info on this thread. 

(Sorry seem to have posted the link twice.) 

Edited January 6, 2023 by kruzseeka

[Yorkypete]

Does anyone know the port arrival/departure times on the Britannia cruise to the Baltic in September 2023?

Edited January 20, 2023 by Yorkypete
word missing.

[terrierjohn]

2 hours ago, Yorkypete said:

Does anyone know the port arrival/departure times on the Britannia cruise to the Baltic in September 2023?

I thought that after the problems you had on your last cruise, you were never cruising with P&O again after the one you had already booked for early this year??

[Yorkypete]

24 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

I thought that after the problems you had on your last cruise, you were never cruising with P&O again after the one you had already booked for early this year??

I am asking because I want to visit Tallinn again plus Helsinki and it seems P&O are the only ones going there. I have a credit of some £ 350 for the casino so could win a lot (or lose) but only if I go with P&O . I will not go on Iona again unless it is the only one I can get on.

 

Edited January 21, 2023 by Yorkypete

[Harryjacobs]

Why not fly to Tallinn and have long weekend there.  I did and it was a great city to spend a few days there.  

[Yorkypete]

4 hours ago, Harryjacobs said:

Why not fly to Tallinn and have long weekend there.  I did and it was a great city to spend a few days there.  

I would but our local airport does not fly to any of  the Baltic countries. By the time I have got to (probably) Heathrow it would be too much time and effort but thanks for the tip.

[Britboys]

Regarding Port Timings, the best way is to search "port of......" for each destination and go into the port authority website.

[Yorkypete]

31 minutes ago, Britboys said:

Regarding Port Timings, the best way is to search "port of......" for each destination and go into the port authority website.

Have been on the Cruise port schedules and P&O are virtually the only cruiseline where no timings have been given or published. All others give arrival/departure times but P&O are left blank. I wonder why.

 

[Britboys]

1 minute ago, Yorkypete said:

Have been on the Cruise port schedules and P&O are virtually the only cruiseline where no timings have been given or published. All others give arrival/departure times but P&O are left blank. I wonder why.

 

That is odd. 

[happy v]

Did you look on 'what's in port' They are usually good 

[devonuk]

On 1/21/2023 at 11:37 AM, Yorkypete said:

Have been on the Cruise port schedules and P&O are virtually the only cruiseline where no timings have been given or published. All others give arrival/departure times but P&O are left blank. I wonder why.

 

So you’ll get all stressy and book their shore excursions of course 😎

[Yorkypete]

2 hours ago, devonuk said:

So you’ll get all stressy and book their shore excursions of course 😎

Are you for real?

[kruzseeka]

1 hour ago, Yorkypete said:

Are you for real?

I think that there is an element of this in their strategy.  We happily explore independently using local trains, buses, ferries etc to get about if it is practicable. 

However to do this with confidence you do need to have an idea of your port times to plan and be sure it's doable giving plenty of time to get back before departure.

Early/late morning/afternoon could give you perhaps 2/3 hours difference in terms of earliest arrival and latest departure compared with the latest arrival and earliest departure within the vague P&O windows.

I don't think the stressy comment was being critical - more directed at P&Os agenda.  I too think it's a rather customer unfriendly ploy to make it more difficult to plan for DiY.  If there is doubt about whether or not an independent excursion is possible if the shortest port time applies, some passengers at least may be persuaded to take ship's trips to be on the safe side, avoiding the anxiety of not having enough time to explore independently.  

 

 

[thornegirl]

I emailed P&O for port arrival and departure times for our upcoming cruise on Arvia 2nd April.  They emailed back with the timings a couple of days later.

[kruzseeka]

5 minutes ago, thornegirl said:

I emailed P&O for port arrival and departure times for our upcoming cruise on Arvia 2nd April.  They emailed back with the timings a couple of days later.

That's good.  Will try that for our next cruise. 👍

[Somerset Cruiser]

48 minutes ago, thornegirl said:

I emailed P&O for port arrival and departure times for our upcoming cruise on Arvia 2nd April.  They emailed back with the timings a couple of days later.

If they received this request in sufficient numbers then the work involved might make them publish for all to see. 

[Yorkypete]

23 minutes ago, Somerset Cruiser said:

If they received this request in sufficient numbers then the work involved might make them publish for all to see. 

The question is...why don't they publish the times like all other cruiselines do?

[carlanthony24]

A site I can’t mention does display the times and they are pretty accurate.

[devonuk]

6 hours ago, Yorkypete said:

Are you for real?

Absolutely 😳

[Megabear2]

I booked Aurora 19 night cruise for April as the itinerary has Dubrovnik.  I'm informed departure is "afternoon" which for that particular port is very disappointing.  I haven't been able to get a confirmation time anywhere.

[carlanthony24]

53 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

I booked Aurora 19 night cruise for April as the itinerary has Dubrovnik.  I'm informed departure is "afternoon" which for that particular port is very disappointing.  I haven't been able to get a confirmation time anywhere.

Only 19 night cruise I have found in April since Zadar is the next day I wouldn’t of thought you would leave early.

[Megabear2]

1 hour ago, carlanthony24 said:

Only 19 night cruise I have found in April since Zadar is the next day I wouldn’t of thought you would leave early.

Thank you.  That is indeed the one. Much appreciated.  Al I had was from afternoon.

[carlanthony24]

2 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

Thank you.  That is indeed the one. Much appreciated.  Al I had was from afternoon.

The cruise we did in October P&O site also said afternoon for Gib so used the site above and it showed a later time which turned out to be correct. 

Edited January 28, 2023 by carlanthony24