11madmic Posted April 21, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2016 In about 2 weeks I will be taking the Navigator from Fort Lauderdale to Southampton. I am trying to book a bus from southampton to the airport and was wondering how long I should account for immigration and customs at Southampton? If it was Schengen I wouldnt even consider that time as usually they are very fast but as being entry into the UK, i know they are more like the US when it comes to border protection. The ship is scheduled to arrive into Southampton at 5:30am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickiw0318 Posted April 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2016 DD and I walked our luggage off in Southampton, pulled it up the street to the Premiere Inn (where we had stayed pre-cruise), had a nice breakfast, went shopping across the street (the inn kept our luggage) and then we pulled out bags a little farther up the store to National Express for about an 11:45 bus. There were earlier ones. The main difference though is ours wasn't our ship's first arrival. That might delay the process a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sddsddean Posted April 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Immigration/customs at Southampton is just about non existant. We aren't as paarnoid as you lot!!:D Walk off will be about 7am, first 'proper' disembark about 7.30am. You should be OK for any coach after 8.30am (its only a 20 minute walk to the coach station if you had problems getting a cab, which you won't!). Of course, you could go for a later disembark, more civilised breakfast and miss the masses and get a later coach. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11madmic Posted April 21, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted April 21, 2016 thank you! my flight isnt until 7pm or so at heathrow so I will book a 11am-noon coach out of southampton and sleep in and enjoy a calm breakfast :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.A Posted April 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2016 In about 2 weeks I will be taking the Navigator from Fort Lauderdale to Southampton. I am trying to book a bus from southampton to the airport and was wondering how long I should account for immigration and customs at Southampton? If it was Schengen I wouldnt even consider that time as usually they are very fast but as being entry into the UK, i know they are more like the US when it comes to border protection. The ship is scheduled to arrive into Southampton at 5:30am We are on the same cruise and have booked a train at 11.20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoie Posted April 21, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2016 On the Independence TA in 2014 UK immigration boarded in St Maarten, and you were given a time to go to the dining room to be processed during the sea days. Took longer for me to get to the dining room from where I was than to be processed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11madmic Posted April 21, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted April 21, 2016 On the Independence TA in 2014 UK immigration boarded in St Maarten, and you were given a time to go to the dining room to be processed during the sea days. Took longer for me to get to the dining room from where I was than to be processed :) Now THATS civilized immigration procedures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogofman Posted April 21, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) On the Independence TA in 2014 UK immigration boarded in St Maarten, and you were given a time to go to the dining room to be processed during the sea days. Took longer for me to get to the dining room from where I was than to be processed :) Do us British have to to go though this as well ? Never needed this on a Europe cruise Surely they know who is on the ship from first boarding, All our europe cruises returning to Southampton, we just walk off and are in the car on our way in 5 minutes Edited April 21, 2016 by bogofman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoie Posted April 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Do us British have to to go though this as well ? Never needed this on a Europe cruise Surely they know who is on the ship from first boarding, All our europe cruises returning to Southampton, we just walk off and are in the car on our way in 5 minutes It's for everyone, but I think it's only when the cruise starts outside Europe, such as a transatlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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