Cuise from Dover

[colkeena]

Thinking about a cruise leaving from Dover.Few questions---Which airport do I fly into?Where do I spend the night?How do I get to the cruise ship?Do I need to spend another night after the cruise before flying home?(Detroit airport)Thanks.

[kitty9]

Take the cruise ship's transfers to the ship, and if they have a pre-cruise hotel, use that also. The exchange rate for the US dollar is very weak and going via a private car transfer can be very expensive. You can fly into either Gatwick or Dover, but seeing you're from Detroit, you'll probably fly NWA, and I belive they fly to Gatwick. No, you don't need to stay after the cruise. Most flights departing to the US from London leave noon or later, so you'll be fine.

[LHT28]

Most flight are to Heathrow (lhr) or Gatwick (LGW)

I would fly in a day or two early ...Dover has some sites to see there plus depending on how you handle the jet lag you may just want to sleep a bit the first day

It is about 2-3 hours from LHR to Dover so allow for this when booking your return flights

[Vampire Parrot]

Flights to the US from the UK leave mid-morning to early afternoon, for example, the daily nonstop BA flight is scheduled to depart Gatwick at 0910. Indirect flights leave later, up until about 12:30.

 

You need to allow 2 hours for checkin - UK security queues are bloody long at times for reasons I won't go into. (Security isn't one of the genuine reasons.....:mad: )