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Just off Marina in the Baltic. These are the ones I remember.

Hamburg- Shuttle provided by port to City Hall

Gothenberg Shuttle to City hall

Helsinki. Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square.

Tallinn. Shuttle to gates of the old lower town.

 

Special mention about Copenhagen. It is a disaster. The pier was shared with 4000 NCL passengers. There was a shuttle to city hall but it was 45 minutes late arriving and took 30 minutes to exit the dock area. What idiot planner puts a huge cruise facility shared with a container port at the end of a 2 lane road? Taxis are not too expensive and the 76 bus is another choice. The HoHo bus is a possibility but beware., they are spotty at best

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We are on the Marina in 2 weeks to do the Baltic. How did you get around the disaster at the port? We were planning on the HOHO bus but you say it is scarce. Anything else you think we should know about any of the ports or the ship, food, or anything else you can think of would be appreciated

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Updated Shuttles list - with thanks to ANZA (Post 292) and to everyone else. Please feel free to quote and add to / or amend the list as things change. (And no guarantees that the info is accurate)

 

Akaroa NZ .................... Tender

Alesund ........................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Antofagasta .................... Free shuttle to town

Bangkok ........................... Free shuttle to town

Bar Harbour ..................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Barcelona ......................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)

Belfast ............................ Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)

Bilbao ..............................Free shuttle to town

Bordeaux (city) ................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ........... shore excursion required

Buenes Aires .......................... Free shuttle to town

Cadiz ..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Cairns Aus .............................Dock at town so no shuttle

Callao (Lima) .......................... Free shuttle to town

Casablanca ............................ Free shuttle to town

Civitavecchio (Port /Rome) ........ Free shuttle to Civitavecchio

Cobh..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Concarneau .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Copenhagen .......................... Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301

Coquimbo .............................. Free shuttle to town

Corfu ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Corner Brook ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Darwin Aus ............................. Free shuttle to town

Dublin ....................................Free shuttle to town (kildare St)

Dubrovnick ............................... Free shuttle to town

Dunedin NZ .................................. Free shuttle to town

Eden Aus .................................. Tender then shuttle but only short walk

Geiranger ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Gisbourne NZ ........................... Free shuttle to town but short walk

Gothenburg .............................. Shuttle to City Hall

Halifax .....................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Hamburg ................................... Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall

Helsinki ...................................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square

Hobart (aus) .............................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Invergordon ................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Koper ............................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Kotor ............................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Coruna ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Rochelle .................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Havre .......................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Verdon ......................................... Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)

Lerwick ............................................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Lisbon .............................................. Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)

Livorno ............................................. Free shuttle to town

Marseille ......................................... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)

Monte Carlo ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Murmansk ....................................... Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Oporto ............................................Free shuttle to town

Palma de Mallorca ........................... Free shuttle to town (cathedral)

Picton NZ ........................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Pisco ................................................ Free shuttle to town

Portland ........................................... Free shuttle to town

Rio ................................................... Free shuttle to town

Rome (Port of Civitavecchio) ........... Free shuttle to Civitavechio

Saint John NB ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Santos .......................................Free shuttle to town

Sorrento ................................. Free shuttle to town

Split ........................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Malo ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Jean De Luz ............................ Dock at town so no shuttle

St Petersburg ............................. Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Sydney N.S. ............................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Sydney Aus ................................ Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre

Tallinn ....................................... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)

Valencia ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Venice ......................................... Free shuttle to town

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We are on the Marina in 2 weeks to do the Baltic. How did you get around the disaster at the port? We were planning on the HOHO bus but you say it is scarce. Anything else you think we should know about any of the ports or the ship, food, or anything else you can think of would be appreciated

We took the shuttle in. Only had time to walk to Nyhavn and took the city bus back to the terminal. I would opt for a ship's tour in Copenhagen. The food is terrific. Can't be beat. If you have a specific port question, post it on the Northern Europe Baltic thread.

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La Coruna is an easy walk to the sights.

I would like to start a record of Oceania passengers' experiences with Free shuttles. I think this will help future cruisers plan for their activities at the various stops. I know it is a frequent question on this forum!

 

I was on Marina, April 2011, Pearls of the Riviera:

Valencia - Free shuttle took us near the train station. This was a great starting off point for a walking tour of the historic areas.

Palma de Mallorca - Free shuttle to an area below the cathedral which was used by several bus tour groups. We crossed busy street and had a short walk to stairs up to the cathedral area. Several stairs to climb to the church itself.

Marseille - Free shuttle to a convenient area to start some exploring. We were just steps away from the little HOHO tourist "trains" that have 2 routes through the city.

Sorrento - A short free shuttle ride helped us avoid a climb up the hill to the town's main square. From there it was a short walk to the train station where we got a ride into Pompeii.

Monte Carlo, Portofino, Amalfi - none needed

Livorno - We took a private tour so I don't know what was available.

 

Next year we plan to go on "Continental Connoisseur" and I would like to know what is available in Le Havre, Saint-Malo, Concarneau, La Rochelle, Verdon, Bilbao, La Coruna, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Casablanca. I hope others of you will contribute to this thread, and thanks in advance for those of you who do.

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Updated Shuttles list - with thanks to ANZA (Post 292) and to everyone else. Please feel free to quote and add to / or amend the list as things change. (And no guarantees that the info is accurate)

 

Akaroa NZ .................... Tender

Alesund ........................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Amalfi ............................ No need for shutle

Antofagasta .................... Free shuttle to town

Bangkok ........................... Free shuttle to town

Bar Harbour ..................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Barcelona ......................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)

Belfast ............................ Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)

Bilbao ..............................Free shuttle to town

Bordeaux (city) ................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ........... shore excursion required

Buenes Aires .......................... Free shuttle to town

Cadiz ..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Cairns Aus .............................Dock at town so no shuttle

Callao (Lima) .......................... Free shuttle to town

Casablanca ............................ Free shuttle to town

Civitavecchio (Port /Rome) ........ Free shuttle to Civitavecchio

Cobh..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Concarneau .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Copenhagen .......................... Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301

Coquimbo .............................. Free shuttle to town

Corfu ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Corner Brook ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Darwin Aus ............................. Free shuttle to town

Dublin ....................................Free shuttle to town (kildare St)

Dubrovnick ............................... Free shuttle to town

Dunedin NZ .................................. Free shuttle to town

Eden Aus .................................. Tender then shuttle but only short walk

Geiranger ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Gisbourne NZ ........................... Free shuttle to town but short walk

Gothenburg .............................. Shuttle to City Hall

Halifax .....................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Hamburg ................................... Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall

Helsinki ...................................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square

Hobart (aus) .............................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Invergordon ................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Koper ............................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Kotor ............................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Coruna ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Rochelle .................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Havre .......................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Verdon ......................................... Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)

Lerwick ............................................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Lisbon .............................................. Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)

Livorno ............................................. Free shuttle to town

Marseille ......................................... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)

Monte Carlo ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Murmansk ....................................... Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Oporto ............................................Free shuttle to town

Palma de Mallorca ........................... Free shuttle to town (cathedral)

Picton NZ ........................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Pisco ................................................ Free shuttle to town

Portofini ............................................ No need for shuttle

Portland ........................................... Free shuttle to town

Rio ................................................... Free shuttle to town

Rome (Port of Civitavecchio) ........... Free shuttle to Civitavechio

Saint John NB ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Santos .......................................Free shuttle to town

Sorrento ................................. Free shuttle to town

Split ........................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Malo ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Jean De Luz ............................ Dock at town so no shuttle

St Petersburg ............................. Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Sydney N.S. ............................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Sydney Aus ................................ Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre

Tallinn ....................................... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)

Valencia ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Venice ......................................... Free shuttle to town

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We did the Australia circumnavigation cruise earlier in 2017 and checking my notes, I find the following ports had shuttles.

 

Darwin

Portland

Brisbane

Broome

Eden

Exmouth

Airlie Beach ($5 AUD pp, each way after a tender ride ashore)

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Updated Shuttles list - with thanks to ANZA (Post 292) and to everyone else. Please everyone - feel free to quote and add to / or amend the list as things change. (And no guarantees that the info is accurate)

 

(to keep the formatting - 'quote' this to reply, then delete the bracketted words including "

" at each end of the post)

 

Airlie Beach (Aust.) ...........Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle

Akaroa NZ ......................... Tender

Alesund .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Amalfi ............................ No need for shutle

Antofagasta .................... Free shuttle to town

Bangkok ........................... Free shuttle to town

Bar Harbour ..................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Barcelona ......................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)

Belfast ............................ Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)

Bilbao ..............................Free shuttle to town

Bordeaux (city) ................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ........... shore excursion required

Brisbane (Aus) ........................Free shuttle to town

Broome (Australia).........................Free shuttle to town

Buenes Aires .......................... Free shuttle to town

Cadiz ..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Cairns Aus .............................Dock at town so no shuttle

Callao (Lima) .......................... Free shuttle to town

Casablanca ............................ Free shuttle to town

Civitavecchio (Port /Rome) ........ Free shuttle to Civitavecchio

Cobh..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Concarneau .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Copenhagen .......................... Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301

Coquimbo .............................. Free shuttle to town

Corfu ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Corner Brook ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Darwin Aus ............................. Free shuttle to town

Dublin ....................................Free shuttle to town (kildare St)

Dubrovnick ............................... Free shuttle to town

Dunedin NZ .................................. Free shuttle to town

Eden Aus .................................. Tender then shuttle but only short walk

Exmouth (Aus) ..............................Free shuttle to town

Geiranger ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Gisbourne NZ ........................... Free shuttle to town but short walk

Gothenburg .............................. Shuttle to City Hall

Halifax .....................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Hamburg ................................... Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall

Helsinki ...................................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square

Hobart (aus) .............................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Invergordon ................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Koper ............................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Kotor ............................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Coruna ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Rochelle .................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Havre .......................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Verdon ......................................... Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)

Lerwick ............................................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Lisbon .............................................. Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)

Livorno ............................................. Free shuttle to town

Marseille ......................................... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)

Monte Carlo ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Murmansk ....................................... Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Oporto ............................................Free shuttle to town

Palma de Mallorca ........................... Free shuttle to town (cathedral)

Picton NZ ........................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Pisco ................................................ Free shuttle to town

Portofini ............................................ No need for shuttle

Portland ........................................... Free shuttle to town

Rio ................................................... Free shuttle to town

Rome (Port of Civitavecchio) ........... Free shuttle to Civitavechio

Saint John NB ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Santos .......................................Free shuttle to town

Sorrento ................................. Free shuttle to town

Split ........................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Malo ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Jean De Luz ............................ Dock at town so no shuttle

St Petersburg ............................. Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Sydney N.S. ............................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Sydney Aus ................................ Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre

Tallinn ....................................... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)

Valencia ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Venice ......................................... Free shuttle to town

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Updated Shuttles list - with thanks to ANZA (Post 292) and to everyone else.

 

Added information on the following ports:

  • Edinburgh
  • Greenock
  • Holyhead
  • Liverpool
  • Newcastle

Please everyone - feel free to quote and add to / or amend the list as things change. (And no guarantees that the info is accurate)

 

(to keep the formatting - 'quote' this to reply, then delete the bracketted words including "

" at each end of the post)

 

Airlie Beach (Aust.) ...........Tender, then $5AUD pp each way shuttle

Akaroa NZ ......................... Tender

Alesund .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Amalfi ............................ No need for shutle

Antofagasta .................... Free shuttle to town

Bangkok ........................... Free shuttle to town

Bar Harbour ..................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Barcelona ......................... Free shuttle to town (worldTrade Centre)

Belfast ............................ Free shuttle to town (near City Hall)

Bilbao ..............................Free shuttle to town

Bordeaux (city) ................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Bordeaux (Le Verdon) ........... shore excursion required

Brisbane (Aus) ........................Free shuttle to town

Broome (Australia).........................Free shuttle to town

Buenes Aires .......................... Free shuttle to town

Cadiz ..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Cairns Aus .............................Dock at town so no shuttle

Callao (Lima) .......................... Free shuttle to town

Casablanca ............................ Free shuttle to town

Civitavecchio (Port /Rome) ........ Free shuttle to Civitavecchio

Cobh..................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Concarneau .......................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Copenhagen .......................... Free shuttle to town – however reports of it being difficult see post 301

Coquimbo .............................. Free shuttle to town

Corfu ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Corner Brook ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Darwin Aus ............................. Free shuttle to town

Dublin ....................................Free shuttle to town (kildare St/Merrion Square)

Dubrovnick ............................... Free shuttle to town

Dunedin NZ .................................. Free shuttle to town

Edinburgh (Leith) ....................... Closest port to town but still a distance to city centre (no shuttle)

Eden Aus .................................. Tender then shuttle but only short walk

Exmouth (Aus) ..............................Free shuttle to town

Geiranger ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Gisbourne NZ ........................... Free shuttle to town but short walk

Gothenburg .............................. Shuttle to City Hall

Greenock ................................. Dock at town so no shuttle (15-20 minute walk to train station to Glasgow)

Halifax .....................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Hamburg ................................... Shuttle provided by Port to City Hall

Helsinki ...................................... Free shuttle to town/ Shuttle provided by port from Westport to the cruise terminal closer to Market Square

Hobart (aus) .............................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Holyhead ................................... Free shuttle to town (really to end of dock)

Invergordon ................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Koper ............................................Dock at town so no shuttle

Kotor ............................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Coruna ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

La Rochelle .................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Havre .......................................... Free shuttle to town

Le Verdon ......................................... Free shuttle to town (Soulacsur Mer)

Lerwick ............................................. Dock at town so no shuttle

Lisbon .............................................. Free shuttle to town (or dock in town)

Liverpool .......................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Livorno ............................................. Free shuttle to town

Marseille ......................................... Free shuttle to town (fort Saint John)

Monte Carlo ................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Murmansk ....................................... Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Newcastle ....................................... Free shuttle to nearest metro station (limited timing)

Oporto ............................................Free shuttle to town

Palma de Mallorca ........................... Free shuttle to town (cathedral)

Picton NZ ........................................ Dock at town so no shuttle

Pisco ................................................ Free shuttle to town

Portofini ............................................ No need for shuttle

Portland ........................................... Free shuttle to town

Rio ................................................... Free shuttle to town

Rome (Port of Civitavecchio) ........... Free shuttle to Civitavechio

Saint John NB ........................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Santos .......................................Free shuttle to town

Sorrento ................................. Free shuttle to town

Split ........................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Malo ...................................... Dock at town so no shuttle

St Jean De Luz ............................ Dock at town so no shuttle

St Petersburg ............................. Need to book a tour either O or private for visa

Sydney N.S. ............................... Dock at town so no shuttle

Sydney Aus ................................ Free shuttle to Darling Harbour centre

Tallinn ....................................... Free shuttle to gates of old lower town (main road outside city wall)

Valencia ..................................... Free shuttle to town

Venice ......................................... Free shuttle to town

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Can anyone give me information on shuttles in Bruges, Antwerp, Kristiansand, and Olso? We will be there mid-August on the Marina.

Thank you.

Zeebrugge - the port has a shuttle to the port gates ..Oceania has a tour "Bruges on your own" for a fee

Oslo you dock in town

Krisiansand you dock within walking distance to town or there is a tourist train for a fee

 

Antwerp we docked in town on an R ship if on the larger ship not sure where they dock

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Thank you for the information, LHT28. I also meant to add Le Havre to the list. Does Oceania provide a free shuttle into town from there?

Thank you.

It has been a few years since we were there but the port did supply a shuttle to town it was a short distance away

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We are on the 7/8/ - 7/20/2018 Lisbon to Rome cruise and would like to find the LIST of free shuttles for this cruise. Someone mentioned that it was on the Oceania main page, but I can not locate it. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Joan

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We are on the 7/8/ - 7/20/2018 Lisbon to Rome cruise and would like to find the LIST of free shuttles for this cruise. Someone mentioned that it was on the Oceania main page, but I can not locate it. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Joan

Just look at post #311 it gives you some idea but you will have to just scroll through this thread & then it may or may not be correct for your cruise

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We are on the 7/8/ - 7/20/2018 Lisbon to Rome cruise and would like to find the LIST of free shuttles for this cruise. Someone mentioned that it was on the Oceania main page, but I can not locate it. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Joan

I haven't read whole thread, but think what you're looking for is post # 311 on THIS thread. You'll need to know the ports you'll be visiting to determine if people have reported a shuttle for that location. Keep in mind that you could possibly dock at a different location from the people who reported the shuttle (resulting in differences in need/availability of shuttle), and that information has changed since it was reported. While Oceania and/or the port often provide a shuttle (sometimes for a fee on other lines but paid for by Oceania, I've noticed) there is no guarantee of one. Also, we've experienced an occasional shuttle service that takes a two hour lunch break. If you don't expect to be out until early afternoon, check the schedule and be prepared to take a cab or public transportation.

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Civitavecchia is listed as having a free shuttle. Where does the shuttle drop off and are their taxi's to the train? We have cruised in and out of Rome but never as a stop for a day. It is a fairly long walk to the train and I'm thinking of taking my 84 year old mom Barcelona to Venice next month. She's in great shape but it's going to be a long day and I don't want wear her out from the get go.

 

 

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Haven't been to Civi for a long time, but can't imagine there won't be cabs available, although some may only want to take you on a trip to Rome! I'm guessing shuttle goes to train station, but I think we took a bus when we went. Hopefully someone else will see this and give you more info.

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