snorkle lover Posted May 31, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Any feedback on the tendered trips in the British Isles. Four ports on a British Isles cruise we are looking at early June,2024 are tendered ( Edinburgh, Ivergordon, Hebrides and Dublin). Are we looking at a potential for really rough seas and how long are the tendered trips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted June 1, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I can only speak for Dublin, but no big deal. Tender trips generally seem to be about 15 minutes or so,. The only issue we had, you actually port at Dun Laoghaire, is that the port required an escort for each tender and they mandated that tender operations were shutdown at 9 pm. We overnighted so we had a choice of being back on the ship by 9 pm or spend the night on shore. Other than that, tendering is tendering, always dependent on sea state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjs217 Posted June 1, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 1, 2023 If it's too rough, they won't launch the tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearClaws Posted June 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 9, 2023 We are on British Isles Splendor cruise now, and today’s stop in Dublin was cancelled due to sea being too rough for tenders. Everyone disappointed since Dublin was a highlight. Wish Regent would book a berth instead of tenders for such a popular port. We have basically cruised in a square pattern today on our way to Holyhead, just to pass the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaj girl Posted June 9, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, BearClaws said: We are on British Isles Splendor cruise now, and today’s stop in Dublin was cancelled due to sea being too rough for tenders. Everyone disappointed since Dublin was a highlight. Wish Regent would book a berth instead of tenders for such a popular port. We have basically cruised in a square pattern today on our way to Holyhead, just to pass the time. I think Dublin no longer permits cruise ships to dock...thus, the need for tendering. Our tour guide there last summer mentioned that IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted June 9, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2023 46 minutes ago, Kwaj girl said: I think Dublin no longer permits cruise ships to dock...thus, the need for tendering. Our tour guide there last summer mentioned that IIRC Yes…they have pushed the cruise ships out of town. First time there we were docked in Dublin for 2 days. It was wonderful! Last time there we tendered a bit aways. Not nearly as nice. Lots of store owners not happy because their traffic is lower. Port prefers cargo ships over cruise ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pappy1022 Posted June 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Dublin isn’t even a stop on our September British Isle cruise. A bit disappointing but at least I knew that going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pappy1022 Posted June 10, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 10, 2023 23 hours ago, BearClaws said: We are on British Isles Splendor cruise now, and today’s stop in Dublin was cancelled due to sea being too rough for tenders. Everyone disappointed since Dublin was a highlight. Wish Regent would book a berth instead of tenders for such a popular port. We have basically cruised in a square pattern today on our way to Holyhead, just to pass the time. Bearclaws, we are doing a British isle cruise on regent in September. I would be very interested in your comments about the other ports and excursions that you visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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