Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just tendered for the first time from a Viking ship so didn't know what to expect. Thought I'd share for others who worry about it. We are on Saturn but presume the experience is the same on all. The steps appear to be built into the hull and at least here in Svalbard with relatively smooth seas it was a completely level walk from the ship over a small threashold onto the level deck of the tender. easypeasy! Getting off at the dock in town was a little bit more of a challenge but very little😂 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CDNPolar Posted July 24, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Our experience very similar - very easy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare molymoo Posted July 24, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Sometimes it is a little "trickier"! Remember watching for "just the right moment" for a jump into the tender as the seas rocked the small boat up and down. All good fun, though, and the crew are wonderfully helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Murt22 Posted July 24, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2023 For us newbies, thanks. I think we tender most if not all of the Alaska ports and I had no idea how it worked. I guess the wait to tender and time to do it would be the worst part - besides jumping across, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CILCIANRQTS Posted July 24, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Same experience on the Orion. in the past, they would just lift up my wife and pass her to the tender crew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted July 24, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Just tendered for the first time from a Viking ship so didn't know what to expect. Thought I'd share for others who worry about it. We are on Saturn but presume the experience is the same on all. The steps appear to be built into the hull and at least here in Svalbard with relatively smooth seas it was a completely level walk from the ship over a small threashold onto the level deck of the tender. easypeasy! Getting off at the dock in town was a little bit more of a challenge but very little😂 Lucky you guys. Every time we tendered it was a watch the up/down movement between ship and tender and time your step accordingly. Always helping hands from crew. The Panomax video this Monday is spectacular and when overlaying location it looks like ship is in a very protected bay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted July 24, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, Murt22 said: For us newbies, thanks. I think we tender most if not all of the Alaska ports and I had no idea how it worked. I guess the wait to tender and time to do it would be the worst part - besides jumping across, of course! You don't jump across. They keep the tender right up against the ship. Its the timing and stepping when both tender and ship are level. If it is too rough to tender, the Captain may cancel the stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 24, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I just like you don't have to scramble down an aluminum stair sortakinda attached to the side of the ship but instead there is a large platform that is part of the hull of the Viking ships. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downsmead Posted July 25, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 2:42 PM, Clay Clayton said: I just like you don't have to scramble down an aluminum stair sortakinda attached to the side of the ship but instead there is a large platform that is part of the hull of the Viking ships. Not sure which ships have that contraption 🤷♀️, I have only ever been on ones that have a similar set up to Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted July 25, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 7:34 AM, molymoo said: Sometimes it is a little "trickier"! Remember watching for "just the right moment" for a jump into the tender as the seas rocked the small boat up and down. All good fun, though, and the crew are wonderfully helpful! Me, too! Rough seas in Edinburgh stand out in my mind, going from tender to ship. Not great on the knees. Being short and not very nimble did not help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted July 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2023 53 minutes ago, downsmead said: Not sure which ships have that contraption 🤷♀️, I have only ever been on ones that have a similar set up to Viking Most of the ships I worked and sailed as pax had similar tendering arrangements, with a floating platform (older ships) or one that folded out from the hull. The platforms were accessed via similar external stairs. This was the case with all P&O and Princess ships from the 60's until at least the Royal Class. Viking are the only cruise line we have sailed that tenders directly from a shell door. Am interested which other ships you have sailed on that also tender directly through a shell door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FetaCheese Posted July 26, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Venus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 26, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted July 26, 2023 18 hours ago, downsmead said: Not sure which ships have that contraption 🤷♀️, I have only ever been on ones that have a similar set up to Viking That was a Google find and said it was a Disney ship. We have done those steps on NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haqdeluxe Posted July 26, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said: That was a Google find and said it was a Disney ship. We have done those steps on NCL. Maybe it was just me but... the paint scheme screamed Disney. 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WanderingBrit Posted July 26, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 26, 2023 QE2 had a small ladder and platform too, no direct door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downsmead Posted July 27, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 8:55 PM, Heidi13 said: Am interested which other ships you have sailed on that also tender directly through a shell door. Not a shell door but On Celebrity E class ships you step directly off the Magic Carpet onto the tender, no steps down to the tender. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted July 27, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 27, 2023 3 hours ago, downsmead said: Not a shell door but On Celebrity E class ships you step directly off the Magic Carpet onto the tender, no steps down to the tender. Thanks. Unless you exit the ship from the Prom Deck and descend to the waterline, you have to exit the ship by a Shell Door. Most tendering operations used a floating platform, or platform that swings out from the ship, which is used for the tenders to dock alongside. Viking and I assume the new Celebrity ships, the tenders berth directly alongside the ship's hull, or shell plating. With external platforms, you exit through a Shell Door and descend stairs to the platform. With Viking and based on your post, also with Celebrity, you exit a Shell Door and step directly into a tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted July 27, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 4:59 AM, WanderingBrit said: QE2 had a small ladder and platform too, no direct door Best passenger ship ever built... RIP QE2...🍸 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selion Posted July 28, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 3:55 PM, Heidi13 said: This was the case with all P&O and Princess ships from the 60's until at least the Royal Class. We were on the Regal Princess in 2017. Tendered at Cayman Islands and the tender/lifeboat was right up against the hull. The seas were not ideal for tendering. The tender boat was swaying up & down at least 3 to 4 feet, using Regal's deck as a reference. One of our more exciting tendering experience. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millybess Posted July 29, 2023 #20 Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 3:08 PM, Selion said: We were on the Regal Princess in 2017. Tendered at Cayman Islands and the tender/lifeboat was right up against the hull. The seas were not ideal for tendering. The tender boat was swaying up & down at least 3 to 4 feet, using Regal's deck as a reference. One of our more exciting tendering experience. LOL! This "exciting" tendering experience happened to us in Monaco in May. We were on the first tender out. Things like this never bother DH, but I decided I won't take the first tender out again. I'll be watching to see how things go with the early ones. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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