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  1. Oceania Shuttles List ================================================================== Free shuttle buses are generally offered when: The ship is docked a long walk from the main thoroughfare Taxis and or public transportation are not easily accessible from the port. . The port is industrial and not pedestrian-friendly. The decision on whether free buses will be offered will be based on the port used and will be made Please feel free to copy and paste the list, and add updates or corrections directly to it. Once on board, a list of ports that will offer a complimentary shuttle into town will be provided / shown in daily Currents. ________________________________________________________________________________ Abidjan, Ivory Coast..... Shuttle to city business centre (post 647) ......... April 2023 Acapulco (Mex)............20 min walk to market, lots tours/taxis outside gates -... April 2023 Acajutla, El Salv............Free shuttle to Botanical Gardns half hourly - April 2023 Adelaide Aus................Tram right at port goes to centre city, no shuttle ...Dec 2019 Agios Nikolaos ............Don't need a shuttle as dock near town centre ......update 2020 Airlie Beach (Aust.) .....Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle Akaroa NZ ................... Tender of centre of town. ...... Dec 2019 Alanya (Turkey) ............Taxis take you to the top of the hill . ... update 2020 Albany West Aus ..........Shuttle to town centre ...........Dec 2019 Alesund Norway........... Dock at town so no shuttle Alexandria .................... Shuttle to city square Alicante Sp ....................free shuttle .............update 2022 Amalfi .......................... No need for shuttle Antigua...........................dock in town ..no shuttle Antofagasta ................. Free shuttle to town Antwerp ....................... Dock in town - no shuttle needed ... Aug 2017 Aqaba ........................... Shuttle Arica, Chile.................... Shuttle out of port, town opposite port...April 2023 Arrecife (Canary Is.)......free shuttle .............................per Currents 2014 Ashdod Israel .............. Shuttle to Sea Mall ... April/June 2022 Athens (Port of Piraeus)...Shuttle to outside port area in Piraeus - need tour toAthens (2022) Bangkok ....................... Free shuttle to town Banjul, The Gambia.......Shuttle to Royal Albert Market, post 647 recommended tour...April 2023 Bar Harbor ................. Dock at town so no shuttle Barcelona .................... O ships often dock at World Trade Center (Moll de Barcelona). Private company often offers free or paid shuttle from WTC & other terminals to near Drassanes Metro Basseterre, St. Kitts ..... Dock at town so no shuttle Belfast .......................... Free shuttle to town (near City Hall) Bermuda (Hamilton)....... dock in town .no shuttle Bermuda (St George) dock in town Bermuda (Kings Wharf) shopping area Bilbao ............................Free shuttles reported Apr/May 2023 from Getxo port to Bio's Plaza del Museo near Guggenheim OR Fine Arts Museum near Old Town Bordeaux (city) ........... Tie up near Bourse Maritime on river, no shuttle, tram close. April 2023 Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ...If ship making technical stop only, need shore excursion in area ending in Bordeaux to leave ship.. Some itineraries offer shuttle to nearbySoulac sur Mer. Stop is due to tides. Brisbane (Aus) ............. Free shuttle to town Bozcaada, Turkey.........Short tender to small city, no shuttle needed .... April 2022 Broome (Australia)........ Free shuttle to town Bruges (Zeebruge) ........Free shuttle to port gates ... August 2017. Also see post 670 May 2023 Burnie Tas Aus...............Shuttle to Makers Workshop (meet guides/taxis) and totown......update 2020 Buenos Aires ................ Free shuttle to town / Plaza Hotel .......... update 2020 Busan............................Free shuttle all day.....April 2023 Cabo Frio, Brazil............Tender, walk to town ......April 2023 Cadiz ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle. Need train/other transport to Seville ..May 2023 Cairns Aus ................... Dock at town so no shuttle Callao (Lima) ............... Free shuttle to town Canary Islands .............Shuttle to terminal then walk ...update 2020 (Tenerife? unreported). Also see Arrecife Capetown..................NO shuttle - walk or cab. (E berth, Terminal, Duncan Rd Jan 2019 Cartegena Columbia shuttle to port gates/handicraft village Casablanca .............. Free shuttle to town Castries, St Lucia ...... Dock at town so no shuttle Chania (Hania), Crete (Greece) - shuttle to city center April 2022 Civitavecchia (for Rome).. Free shuttle to Civitavecchia Cobh..................... Dock at town so no shuttle Colombo .............. Free from ship to Port Gate 1. (local taxis available there) Jan 2019 Concarneau .........Dock at town so no shuttle Copenhagen .............. Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301 Coquimbo ................ Free shuttle to a hotel in town...updated April 2023 Corfu ......................... Free shuttle to town Corner Brook ............ Dock at town so no shuttle Cotonou, Benin...........Shuttle to town April 2023 Crete..........................Shuttle ....Update 2020 ...Oceania stops in several places in Crete; see Chania Daka, Senegal............Shuttle to Independence Square......April 2023 Dar es Salaam...........Free shuttle from pier to Hyatt Regency in City Center. Long walk from ship to exit gate. There are several gates which may be confusing. Very busy working port (Jan 2019) Darwin Aus ............... Free shuttle to town Dubai .........................Free shuttle from the port to the Dubai Mall Dublin ...................... No shuttle provided (June 2023) Dubrovnik .............. Free shuttle to town Dunedin NZ .............. Free shuttle to town East London, SA ........Free shuttle from pier to the Hemingsway Mall (Jan 2019) Edinburgh (Leith) .......No shuttle - Closest port to town but still a distance to citycentre. Edinburgh (Newhaven) – Free shuttle from pier to Leith terminal only not into the Edinburgh. See above for Leith…. (July 2023) Multiple ports. Eden Aus ...................Tender then shuttle but only short walk Ensenada Mexico.......20 min. walk into townwith wheelchair, shuttle $4 April 2023. Ephesus ..........Quite a drive from Kusadasi - best done by a tour ...........update 2020 - see Kusadasi Esmeraldas ............. Shuttle to Playa de las Palmas (docked / itinerary said tender) Mar 2019 Exmouth (Aus) ........... Free shuttle to town Flam Norway............... No shuttle needed - dock in town July 2018 Forteleza, Brazil...........Shuttle to downtown hotel opposite beautiful beach....April 2023 Fremantle/Perth ........unsure, nearby ferry dock, train station very close to dock..... update Dec 2019 Gdansk (Gydnia).........Shuttle to Gydnia but Gdansk required excur/transport (date unknown, but old) Geiranger ................... No shuttle needed - Dock at town Geraldton West Aus ...Shuttle .................Update Dec 2019 Gijon SP .....................Shuttle to Rodriquez San Pedro ("Las Letronas"), then 5m walk to old town Gisbourne NZ ............ Free shuttle to town but short walk Gothenburg ................ Shuttle to City Hall Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas) - tender to island. No shuttle needed. Greenock ................ ..No shuttle needed - Dock at town (15-20 minute walk to train to Glasgow) Haifa .........................shuttle to port entrance only (April 2022) Halifax ................. ....No shuttle needed - Dock at town Halifax pier 31 shuttle to Pier 22 pavillion April 2019 Hamburg ................. Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall ....Aug 2017 Harvest Caye........... ferry to mainland *not* operating for independents when there Mar 2019 Havana, Cuba ............ Dock in city. walk off on main street.... April 2017. Helsinki ................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle from Westport to terminal near Market Square Hiroshima..................Free shuttle all day......updated April 2023 Hobart (aus) ............ Dock at town so no shuttle ... Sep 2017 Holyhead ................ Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock) ... Aug 2017 Hososhima...............Free shuttle all day.....April 2023 Invergordon ............. Dock at town so no shuttle .... August 2017 Kirkwall (Shetlands Is) .......Shuttle to visitors centre Castle St .... update 2017 Koper ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kotor ....................... Dock at town so no shuttle Kristiansand ............ Walking distance to town ...(South coast Norway) August 2017 Kristiansund.............No shuttle - dock in town (West coast of Norway) July 2018 Kusadasi (for Ephesus) - no shuttle, shopping available nearby in city. April 2022 Kyoto/Kobe......... Free shuttle all day......April 2023 La Coruna ............... Dock at town so no shuttle Langkawi.................Free shuttle from pier to Cenang Duty free Mall Jan 2019 La Rochelle ............. Free shuttle to town Le Havre (for Paris) .... Free shuttle to town (Le Havre) .... August 2017 Le Verdon ................. Free shuttle to town (Soulac Sur Mer) sometimes offered. Take excursion if not. Also see Bordeaux above Lerwick ....................Dock at town so no shuttle Lima ...................... Free shuttle to Marriott at Larcomar (Miraflores neighborhood) Mar 2019 Lisbon .................... Free shuttle reported for some cruises; none for others. Dock below Alfama near transportation/walk opportunities (updated Apr 2022) Liverpool ............... Dock at town so no shuttle ... August 2017 Livorno (for Florence) Free shuttle to town but need excursion or transport if going to Florence Londonderry Nth Ire .....No shuttle provided (June 2023) Luderitz, Namibia.....No shuttle needed - town an easy walk.......April 2023 Male, Maldives.........tender port.... guides waiting + pick up tours there. Walk in town Jan 2019 Mahe, Seychelles........no shuttle . Jan 2019 Malaga ....................Shuttle ..............update 2022 Manta Ecuador ...... Shuttle to main square (longish walk); will drop you at port gate Mar 2109 Manzanillo Mexico...Long walk to shuttle bus cost $3 )see post 647) April 2023 Maputo ...................Free shuttle from pier to City Center (feima market) Jan 2019 Marcello, Brazil.......Shuttle downtown, some shopping, need taxi for interesting places ..April 2023 Marseille ............... Free shuttle to town (Fort Saint John) Melbourne Vic Aus ...Tram 109 is 5-10 min walk from port, buy ticket at convenience store, no shuttle. Trams within City Centre free, no shuttle ...... update Dec 2019 Messina (Italy) - ship docks at City Center; no shuttle needed. Miami .................... Free shuttle to Bayside Marketplace (*not* on embarkation day) Mar 2019 Mindelo, Cape Verde Shuttle to Marina Mindelo (downtown.....April 2023 Mitilini.....................This is tender port near town centre....... update 2020 Monte Carlo ............. Dock at town so no shuttle Murmansk ................ Need to book a tour either O or private for visa Muscat ..................... Free shuttle to the Souk Mykonos.....................No shuttle needed, dock in town ...update 2020 Napier NZ.....................shuttle to ISite info centre on Marine Parade .... update Dec 2019 Nassau, Bahamas ..........dock in town Natal, Brazil ................Shuttle to building with some shops -taxis - NB security see post 647.. Apr 2023 New York .................. no shuttle (Manhattan cruise terminal) Mar 2019 Newcastle .................. Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing) Nosy be, Madagascar...Free shuttle (tender port) from pier to Town Center Market Jan 2019 Oporto (Porto)......... Free shuttle to Parque de Alfandega (riverfront transport parking lot) Apr 2023. Walk left as face water about 10 minutes to get to Ribeira/bridge Oslo ............................. Dock in town so no shuttle .... Aug 2017 Paphos, Cyprus ......... ? no shuttle. About 10 minutes walk to shops etc April 2022 Palma de Mallorca........ Free shuttle to town (cathedral) Paris - see Le Havre Patmos..............Dock in town - no shuttle needed .... update 2020 Perth see Fremantle Phillip Is Vic Aus.........long tender ride in, shuttle to beach /boardwalk, limited car hire/taxis....Dec 2019 Phuket, Thailand........no shuttle Jan 2019 Picton NZ .................... Dock at town so no shuttle Piraeus (Port for Athens)...Shuttle to outside port in Piraeus, need tour to Athens (2022) Pisco ....................... Free shuttle to town Pointe Seraphine..... Walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town..April 2023 Port Arthur Tas Aus . Tender in to PA Penal Settlement - (no real town so a guess) no shuttle needed updated 2022 Port Elizabeth, South Africa....Free shuttle from pier to the Boardwalk Jan 2019 Port Klang................... Shuttle to Bukit Tinggi Mall. Break from 11:45 - 1:30. Jan 19 Port Stanley (Falklands) Dock at visitors center - 10 min. walk through town...........April 2023 Porto - see Oporto Portofino ................... No need for shuttle Puerto Limon........... No shuttle, tours by the local taxis & shops on the pier, walk to town Mar 2019 Portland UK ................Free shuttle to town Praislin .............. ....... No shuttle . Jan 2019 Puerto Arenas.............Shuttle to Handicraft Market....April 2023 Puntarenas Costa Rica no shuttle ride only to port gates Puerto Chacabuco......Tender then shuttle to get out of port...April 2023 Puerto Chiapas Mex....$10 RT shuttle or $60 RT for 45 min. drive to town (post 647)...April 2023 Puerto Limon...............No shuttle, tours by local taxis & shops on pier, walk to town.....March 2019 Puerto Montt Chile.......Tender to tours & taxis, suggest early tender (post 647) ..April 2023 Punta del Este.............Tender docks right in centre of town........April 2023 Quetzal, Guatemala.......No shuttle, many tour operators, small souvenir shops.... April 2023 Recife, Brazil...............Shuttle to terminal where many tours/taxis available....April 2023 .. Rhodes ....................... Dock in town. no shuttle - longish walk to port gates. .April 2022 Roatan ...................... No shuttle, Oceania docks in Coxen Hole, many port shops etc Mar 2019; can also dock at Mahogany Bay resort port Richards Bay............... Free shuttle from pier to Boardwalk Mall. (Jan 2019) Riga..............................Don't think offered shuttle; easy walk to HoHo bus/Rifleman Statue Rio .............. ?? Free shuttle to town. Terminal has many tours & taxis outside....update 2023 Rome ........................(see Civitavecchia) Safaga ,Egypt .............Shuttle to downtown Saint John NB ........... Dock at town so no shuttle Salalah, Oman ............ shuttle to the Souk Salaverry............. shuttle to Trujillo/or shuttle to port gate - private tours. Tours in Trujillo Mar 2019 Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.....Walk off ship, tours & taxis at terminal....April 2023 San Antonio de Chile.....Shuttle out of port, then 10 min. walk to town (huge market) post 647 Apr 2023 San Sebastion de la Gomera ...........None needed ........ update 2020 Santa Cruz De Teneriffe ........Shuttle to terminal ....................update 2019 Santander SP docked along waterfront Almirante Quay near Botin Center Apr 2023, no shuttle needed Santiago de Compostela SP - see Vilagarcia Santo Tomas, ...... - no shuttle, tours in the terminal, walk into town Mar 2019 Sao Tome & Principe...Tender, shuttle to main square, taxis available....Apr 2023 Santos ......................... Free shuttle to town - about 6 yrs ago no shuttle to San Paulo (1hour drive) Shimizu.........................Free shuttle all day......update 2023 Skagan Denmark............free shuttle to town July 2018 Singapore.......................no shuttle Jan 2019 Sorrento ...................... Free shuttle to town Split ............................. Dock at town so no shuttle Stavanger ....................dock in town July 2018 St Barts ..................... tender to town..no shuttle St. Lucia ................... Castries: Dock at town so no shuttle. Pointe Seraphine: .....walking distance (500 metres) or harbour water taxi to main area town. St Malo ...................... Dock at town so no shuttle St Jean De Luz .......... Dock at town so no shuttle St Petersburg .............. Need to book a tour - either O or private for required visa Sydney N.S. .................Dock at town so no shuttle Sydney Cove/ Circular Quay Aus ...... Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre ..... 2018 Sydney White Bay dock Aus ...turnaround day . no shuttles, taxis available ..... Dec 2019 Tallinn, Estonia.......... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall) Tauranga /Rotorua.....Believe was shuttle to Tauranga city center; Rotorua requires excursion or transport ..............Dec 2019 Trapani, Sicily ..........No shuttle; docked very near downtown June 2022 Ushuaia.................... Shuttle to town (also walkable) see post 647.............April 2023 Valencia .................. Free shuttle to town Valletta ..................... Dock below town. Take elevator up/down RTup for €1-€2k. Update April 2022 Venice ..................... Free shuttle to town (may be outdated; ships not allowed in city May 2023, but may be possible to dock in nearby Fusina, Maghera now or soon?) Vilagarcia (port for Santiago de Compostela) Port authority provided free shuttle Apr 2023 to tourist info center downtown at O Cavadelo (closed at 9 AM). Local buses & cab stand nearby but not much open/few people around. I took cab to train, train to Santiago, walked back to shuttle, shuttle to ship. Walvis Bay, Namibia..Shuttle to Dune Mall (shopping).......April 2023 Warnemunde, Germany.....Short walk to town or to train for Rostock & Berlin July 2018 Wellington NZ............ Free shuttle to several places city centre ...... Dec 2019 Zakynthos, Greece ...Tender port, no shuttle, smallish island. Walk to small town spring 2022 Zanzibar................... Free shuttle from pier to Kelele Square (Jan 2019) Zeebruge (for Bruges).... Shuttle to port gates ... Aug 2017
  2. For Newhaven (Edinburgh) - We were there on July 6 this year. There was not a shuttle into the Edinburgh. However - quoting Oceania Currents: there are "complimentary shuttles buses provided by Oceania Cruises to reach Ocean Terminal Leith." These buses run approximately every 15 minutes. We did not use the shuttle bus. Instead walked off the Newhaven pier & got on a hop on, hop off bus that stopped very close by. The Leith terminal is just over a mile away from the Newhaven terminal.
  3. Thanks. I hope it's the same for us.
  4. My response doesn't look like it went through correctly. So here goes one more time. For Newhaven, I can do that & I'm hoping to remember.
  5. Will there be an Oceania shuttle from Newhaven which is where our cruise ship will stop in July for Edinburgh? Thanks!
  6. On our January 2023 cruise, we did not have a problem & were able to get tender tickets for the 2 of us for non O tours. We had 2 that we had arranged ourselves. We just arrived early to get tickets.
  7. Would I be able to use the public transportation to go to the Kilmainham Gaol from the port or would a taxi be better. I see that the gaol is not in the city center.
  8. Do you know if there are taxis available by the ship or at the port?
  9. Many thanks! When the info for Newhaven becomes available, I'd appreciate it.
  10. We will be docking in Edinburgh at Newhaven & will need to tender in. Are there shuttles from here?
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