Private Hire

[Gitmo]

We are hiring a driver and car while in Dublin.  The ship docks at 0800.  Any idea what time we are allowed to disembark?  Thanks in advance.

[StanandJim]

12 minutes ago, Gitmo said:

We are hiring a driver and car while in Dublin.  The ship docks at 0800.  Any idea what time we are allowed to disembark?  Thanks in advance.

Passengers disembark after the ship is cleared by Customs and/or Immigration.

Difficult to predict, as this will depend on where the ship arrives in Dublin from.  

In my experience, it is best to  let the Car Service suggest a pick up time.  They have done all of this before.

 

Edited March 16, 2019 by StanandJim

[pauon]

We start in Southhampton, Liverpool, Belfast,  then Dublin.  Are you on the same?

Edited March 16, 2019 by pauon

[Gitmo]

No, we have several different stops before.  We are on the Celtic Kingdoms.  

Aug 4 Sun	London (Southampton), United Kingdom	Embark 1 PM	6 PM
Aug 5 Mon	Cruising the North Sea
Aug 6 Tue	Edinburgh (Newhaven), United Kingdom	8 AM	11 PM
Aug 7 Wed	Invergordon, United Kingdom	11 AM	9 PM
Aug 8 Thu	Cruising the North Sea
Aug 9 Fri	Glasgow (Greenock), United Kingdom	8 AM	7 PM
Aug 10 Sat	Dublin, Ireland	8 AM
Aug 11 Sun	Dublin, Ireland		6 PM
Aug 12 Mon	Cork (Cobh), Ireland	7 AM	4 PM
Aug 13 Tue	Portland, United Kingdom	11 AM	9 PM
Aug 14 Wed	London (Southampton), United Kingdom	Disembark 8 AM

 

[KatieBelle]

This was our experience May 2018.  Ours was a TA with our first Irish port in Cork (Cobh).  Your first Irish port being Dublin may be similar for you.  

 

Irish immigration boarded the ship and set up in Red Ginger.  EVERYONE on board was required to present their passport in person and receive a pass to disembark.  DH and I were early to the process, our friends a little later.  The line got rather long but moved quickly and was quite painless.  We did not do this at subsequent ports in Ireland.  Not sure this will happen to you but suspect that it might.  

 

StanandJim are correct.  Communicate with your tour operator.  They want your business and know about all the ins and outs of meeting ships.

 

Katie

[pinotlover]

Absolutely no one knows what will happen in these matters post Brexit! 

[arima22]

2 hours ago, Gitmo said:

No, we have several different stops before.  We are on the Celtic Kingdoms.  

Aug 4 Sun	London (Southampton), United Kingdom	Embark 1 PM	6 PM
Aug 5 Mon	Cruising the North Sea
Aug 6 Tue	Edinburgh (Newhaven), United Kingdom	8 AM	11 PM
Aug 7 Wed	Invergordon, United Kingdom	11 AM	9 PM
Aug 8 Thu	Cruising the North Sea
Aug 9 Fri	Glasgow (Greenock), United Kingdom	8 AM	7 PM
Aug 10 Sat	Dublin, Ireland	8 AM
Aug 11 Sun	Dublin, Ireland		6 PM
Aug 12 Mon	Cork (Cobh), Ireland	7 AM	4 PM
Aug 13 Tue	Portland, United Kingdom	11 AM	9 PM
Aug 14 Wed	London (Southampton), United Kingdom	Disembark 8 AM

 

we were on a similar port schedule in July 2015, Oceania Marina.  Were off the ship by 8:30, our scheduled pickup time for a private tour for 6 people.

[pinotlover]

Quoting what happened in 2015 may as well have been 1815 when Ireland was part of England. Ancient anecdotal stories means zero! No one knows what the new drill or requirements will be post Brexit!! We’ll all learn together!

[StanandJim]

+1, beautifully stated