jtmalt Posted September 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) It's been quite a few years since my last cruise, and this will be my first on Holland America, on the Nieuw Statendam. We'll be porting in Geiranger one day in June, and we'll be the only ship in port that day. I'd like to arrange an independent excursion, but I recall from previous cruises that guests with ship-sponsored excursions get priority in getting of the ship. With a port time of 7am, what time can I reasonably expect to have my feet on shore? Edited September 18, 2019 by jtmalt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 18, 2019 It depends on whether the ship is docking or will be tendering. Last time I was there the Prinsendam tendered, while a huge ship was at a new (to me, anyway) dock. If you are docked, then you can go right ashore. If tendering, you may have to wait quite a while from such a large ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoggyDaddy Posted September 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 19, 2019 When we were there this year (late May) on the Princendam we and another large ship both tendered. I don’t remember seeing any dock. DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted September 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 19, 2019 We were there in June, on PDam, and while we anchored, another ship, a huge one (I think it was MSC) “docked”. The port has a sort of dock-cum- jetway that they put out to allow pax to walk to shore. I’m sure someone will be by soon to give a more technical name to the contraption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted September 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Here’s a picture: scroll about half way down. They are calling it the Seawalk Pier and it is on pontoons, and I think it sort of scissors out. https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/geiranger-port-547 Edited September 19, 2019 by TiogaCruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted September 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 19, 2019 We saw this in June this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted September 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I was told once that ships of the Carnival Corp. lines don't use the pier because they did not contribute to the cost of building it. But I think that occasionally they are permitted to use it. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmalt Posted September 19, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted September 19, 2019 According to a ships-in-port site I just found, an MSC ship will be arriving in Geiranger 2 hours after the Nieuw Statendam. I'm also finding reference that HAL doesn't get to use the Seawalk so I guess we'll be tendering. So, circling back to the original question, if we anchor at 7am and have to tender, do you think we will we be off the ship in time for a 9am independent excursion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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