getting back on at tender ports

[Jade Cruise]

Hi, a first-timer question: in a tender port if we go ashore and only want to spend a short time, how regularly are the tenders back to the ship?

 

thanks

[CruiserBruce]

They run non-stop.

[John Bull]

Does vary according to distance & demand. But at any time of the day if you just miss one there's probably another waiting for that space on the jetty & the wait before it heads to the ship should be no more than 15-20 mins.

(If that happens, be wary of sitting in the open stern - it can get quite fumey with the engine running while the tender is sat sitting)

 

JB :)

Edited April 6, 2015 by John Bull

[paul929207]

They will run continuously. So you will only have a short wait.

[navybankerteacher]

Generally a shuttle operation - with one or more continually going back and forth.

[spookwife]

Hi, a first-timer question: in a tender port if we go ashore and only want to spend a short time, how regularly are the tenders back to the ship?

 

thanks

 

 

they run continuously. how long between them depends on how many are running at a time and how many they can transport at once. as well as the distance from the anchor out point and the pier. I have seen every thing from under ten minutes transit to nearly 20.

[OCruisers]

Generally a shuttle operation - with one or more continually going back and forth.

 

Per above, you'll be able to get back to the ship whenever you wish with only a short wait at the worst. :)

 

LuLu

[Jade Cruise]

Thanks everyone, good to know.

[4x4bob]

And, it is not just the Ship's tenders. I have been to several Ports that Princess had hired local boats to supplement and reduce the turn around time.

 

Bob