Cruise Transfer

There are a range of transfer options available to those embarking on a holiday cruise from one of the UK`s many ports. Holidaymakers can choose to travel independently to their cruise ship from home by road, rail or air. However travelling by train or plane creates the problem of transfer from the railway station or airport to the cruise ship. It is always advisable to arrange transfer to your cruise ship with a reputable transfer company who will ensure that you do not miss your connection and will endeavour to provide a comfortable and pleasant start to the holiday.

A transfer company will typically offer a return or one-way journey service including pick up from an airport or railway station, in a limousine with a chauffeur. Many companies even provide chauffeurs who are multi-lingual. Transfer journeys include travel to and pick up from hotels in the case of travellers who decide to stay overnight prior to or following a cruise.

In addition, many companies offer a door-to-door service. Other transfer services available include hub to port systems where travellers make their own way to coach hubs located throughout the UK and are transported to the cruise ship in a luxury coach. There may be several stops to collect passengers at other coach hubs along the way.

Passengers can also be collected from home and driven to a coach hub via a shared door to door service and may find themselves sharing a chauffeur driven car with others heading in the same direction depending on car availability. This service is also available as a direct route to the cruise ship. Here, a private door to door service collects travellers from their home and drives them directly to the cruise ship. There are baggage restrictions to comply with and baggage may be loaded and unloaded by the coach driver or private car chauffeur. There is usually a small additional charge for extra luggage. Other forms of transfer transport to and from the port may include mini buses and mini vans.

Understandably, cruise ship passengers worry about whether they will miss a flight or train on their return to port, but booking with a reliable cruise transfer service removes the stress at the start and finish of a cruise. This is a great way of avoiding the huge queues waiting for taxis port side at the end of a cruise holiday, which could so easily cause a missed connection.

Transfer services are available from London`s Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City airports to Dover and some transfer service companies can also provide taxi cabs. For those people looking for greater independence, a further option for transfer to the port and cruise ship is via car hire. Dover is, after all, only 80 miles from the centre of London.

Ultimately, whatever form of transport you choose, it is always best to plan ahead. Anything has to be better than queuing at a taxi rank, an airport or railway station as this could result in long delays and the risk of arriving at port late.