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Port
Southampton
England
Gateway: for London: Southampton is the port — about 1.5-2 hrs by train
How guests get ashore, in the cruise lines' words:
- Celebrity says Southampton cruises depart from the City Cruise Terminal at Western Docks. Per cruise line
- Royal Caribbean says Southampton's cruise terminal is within the port at Western Docks. Per cruise line
Good to know: The cruise port reached from London: trains from London Waterloo take about an hour and 15 minutes, or it's about a two-hour drive.Per cruise line
Why guests get excited
- Southampton is the gateway to London, and a city with its own sea stories: the Titanic sailed from here in 1912.
- Arrive a day early and see the SeaCity Museum's Titanic story and some of the best-preserved medieval town walls in England.
- Aviation fans can see a Spitfire at the Solent Sky Museum.
Fly in, then transfer to the ship
Per cruise lineThere's no London cruise port: guests fly into Heathrow (LHR) or Gatwick (LGW) and transfer about 80 miles to Southampton, or use tiny Southampton Airport (SOU) about 25 minutes away.
- Main airport
- London Heathrow (LHR)
- Also
- London Gatwick (LGW), Southampton (SOU)
- To the ship
- about 75 mi / 1 hr 30 min-2 hr
Suggest flying in the day before, so a delayed flight doesn't make them miss the ship. The cruise line may sell a transfer from the airport; its profile links the line's transfer page.Getting to the ship → Premium
Driving & parking· 5 terminalsShowHide
ABParking (pre-book only, 02380 488 870) serves Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney, MSC, NCL, Oceania, Regent, and others. P&O Cruises, Cunard, and Princess arrange parking through the cruise line. Check the terminal on the cruise documents.
Ocean Terminal (Berth 46)
Terminal: Platform Road, via Dock Gate 4
Parking: On-site long-stay, pre-book
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QEII Terminal (Berth 38/39)
Terminal: Eastern Docks, via Dock Gate 4
Parking: On-site long-stay, pre-book
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City Terminal (Berth 101)
Terminal: Western Docks, via Dock Gate 10
Parking: On-site long-stay, pre-book
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Horizon Terminal (Berth 102)
Terminal: West Quay Road, via Dock Gate 10
Parking: On-site long-stay, pre-book
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Mayflower Terminal (Berth 106)
Terminal: Western Docks, via Dock Gate 10 or 20
Parking: On-site long-stay, pre-book
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Rates and lots change. Confirm on the official page before quoting a guest.
Official parking pageRemind guests to print their cruise documents and confirmations. Phones die and signal drops at the port.
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