The night before the cruise!

[davewg59]

Has anyone got any recommendations for overnight stay in Southampton prior to the cruise please?

 

 

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[UKPete71]

Holiday Inn. Right next to the cruise terminal.

 

 

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[Tiggertastic]

If you're in central Southampton by the port, holiday inn Herbert walker avenue will be right next to the ship. Premier inn west quay is also in walking distance in about 5 -10 minutes, comfy beds and next door t the shopping centre. The Novotel and Ibis are also close by.

 

 

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[chemmo]

If you just want a night before the Holiday Inn is great. They do overnight stay, breakfast, parking and include the short taxi ride too. We have used this hotel and enjoyed. Nice to open your curtains in the morning and see the ship there waiting for you!

 

If you can arrange a little more time some of the New Forest hotels offer cruise packages too. Great to have an English countryside break before setting off. We are doing this in a couple of weeks. We are driving down two days early, staying in a 15th Century Inn for two nights then we have booked parking at the dock. The two nights and parking have cost less than booking one night in one of the city centre hotels!?!

[Pilgrim70]

We arrived two days early and stayed at the Holiday Inn. Had a rental car from Enterprise who will deliver you to the pier after car return. Hotel very near ship but you wouldn't want to walk with luggage. Hotel package with port drop off sounds good. Enjoyed walking the old walls of Southhampton.

 

 

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[Bopalo]

Has anyone got any recommendations for overnight stay in Southampton prior to the cruise please?

 

 

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Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel

34-35 High Street, Southampton, England, SO14 2HN United Kingdom

 

It is a short taxi ride, right in the center of town, plenty of restaurants and shopping, and a very quaint and friendly hotel. Had a whole day there and walked to train and went to Winchester..great town!

 

 

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[UKPete71]

If you just want a night before the Holiday Inn is great. They do overnight stay, breakfast, parking and include the short taxi ride too.

Taxi ride? By the time they've ordered your taxi, loaded your luggage and you've got in the car you could have walked to the cruise terminal. :')

[Kartgv]

Taxi ride? By the time they've ordered your taxi, loaded your luggage and you've got in the car you could have walked to the cruise terminal. :')

 

That depends on which pier your ship uses. For our Princess cruise, the ship was about a 10 minute taxi ride from the Holiday Inn. We might have walked it with no luggage, but not pulling heavy bags for a Transatlantic cruise. Taxi fare was very inexpensive and well worth the cost.

[UKPete71]

That depends on which pier your ship uses. For our Princess cruise, the ship was about a 10 minute taxi ride from the Holiday Inn. We might have walked it with no luggage, but not pulling heavy bags for a Transatlantic cruise. Taxi fare was very inexpensive and well worth the cost.

 

Celebrity use the terminal next to the hotel. [emoji1360]

[chemmo]

Taxi ride? By the time they've ordered your taxi, loaded your luggage and you've got in the car you could have walked to the cruise terminal. :')

 

If you are fit, young and well and have limited luggage....I have some mobility issues and the taxi was most welcome!

[Adammara]

Just a warning that dock gate 8 next to the Holiday Inn is now closed for the next month. Yesterday there were delays getting into dock gate 10, the alternative entrance.

 

Travel Information

 

 

Please check your travel arrangements before leaving for the Port of Southampton.

M3 Junctions 2 - 4a Overnight closures in place - motorway is currently restricted to 50mph across all 4 lanes during the day - Please allow yourself enough travelling time.

M4 advanced warning of Overnight closure junctions 12 and 13 scheduled to start mid August and will continue for 8 months. - Please allow yourslef enought travelling time.

Any disruptions can be found by visiting info@highwaysengland.co.uk

Please note this is a very busy month for the Port of Southampton and the following information needs to be followed.

DOCK GATE 8 IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW AND ACCESS TO THE CITY CRUISE TERMINAL IS VIA DOCK GATE 10 UNTIL 1ST OCTOBER 2017.

Please also note you can enter the port via Dock Gate 20 as you come of the M271 - Post Code SO15 1DA -

Information on travel arrangements for Southampton can also be found at https://myjourneysouthampton.com/