Port of call by tender

We are cruising on Preziosa to South America on 1st November 2017 and the port of Buzios is by tender. That's a lot of people to get to shore. How is this managed and once ashore can you get back at any time? I have just joined the roll call for this cruise but it seems to have gone quiet.

Tenders are usually the largest lifeboats, unless the port has their own tenders which may be larger. This one is from Queen Elizabeth, but most are similar. They usually load about 100 people at a time although in an emergency situation they would hold much more. they will run them continuously, back and forth. You can return at any time, and go back to shore if you like. EM

Tenders are small boats that will come up to the ship, load people, and bring them into shore, as the ship is either too large, or there is not a big enough dock for the ship in the harbour. Tenders are either port-specific, ie not from your ship, but sometimes, they are the large lifeboats on the ship. Once you get to shore, you will likely be dropepd off in a marina or a dock area, which is where you will return to to catch your return vessel to your ship. The area may have some stores around it, but it will definitely have a place to get into lines to wait for the next tender to reboard the ship. They definitely have learned how to master tendering at this point.

You can go back any time that you want, but just keep in mind that you may be waiting for a boat to return, that you may not be able to walk on and off as freely as you would if the ship were docked. But don't worry, you will be fine! Enjoy your cruise.

Tenders are small boats that will come up to the ship, load people, and bring them into shore, as the ship is either too large, or there is not a big enough dock for the ship in the harbour. Tenders are either port-specific, ie not from your ship, but sometimes, they are the large lifeboats on the ship. Once you get to shore, you will likely be dropepd off in a marina or a dock area, which is where you will return to to catch your return vessel to your ship. The area may have some stores around it, but it will definitely have a place to get into lines to wait for the next tender to reboard the ship. They definitely have learned how to master tendering at this point.

 

You can go back any time that you want, but just keep in mind that you may be waiting for a boat to return, that you may not be able to walk on and off as freely as you would if the ship were docked. But don't worry, you will be fine! Enjoy your cruise.

On all the MSC Cruises I've been on ( 15) any tendering has always been in the ship's lifeboats (tenders).

this may of course be company policy because of insurance liabilities

On all the MSC Cruises I've been on ( 15) any tendering has always been in the ship's lifeboats (tenders).

this may of course be company policy because of insurance liabilities

Maybe it is MSC. Have you ever been to Grand Cayman with MSC? I would be surprised if they chose their own lifeboats over the large Grand Cayman tenders.

Maybe it is MSC. Have you ever been to Grand Cayman with MSC? I would be surprised if they chose their own lifeboats over the large Grand Cayman tenders.

In Cayman, they use the large shore-side ferries

In Cayman, they use the large shore-side ferries

That's what I thought, I know they paid a lot of money for those large tenders and have always managed to us them every time we have been to Grand Cayman.

They use large shoreside tenders in Belize, too. I think in Grand Cayman it may depend on the number of ships in port. I believe it is part of the contract with the port that they use the local tenders. EM

Maybe it is MSC. Have you ever been to Grand Cayman with MSC? I would be surprised if they chose their own lifeboats over the large Grand Cayman tenders.

We went to Caymen in July, were were the only ship in port and they used the MSC lifeboats to tender.