Tender Ports: Where Cruise Ships Anchor and You Go Ashore by Boat

28 ports

Adriatic, Greece and Türkiye

SantoriniGreeceAlways by tenderPort day guide →Argostoli (Kefalonia)GreeceSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →Chania (Souda)Greece · CreteSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →DubrovnikCroatiaSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →KatakolonGreeceSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →KotorMontenegroSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →MykonosGreeceSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →SplitCroatiaSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →SyrosGreeceSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →ZadarCroatiaSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

Italy and Malta

La SpeziaItalySometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

France and Spain

CannesFranceAlways by tender · then 10 min on foot into townPort day guide →Villefranche-sur-MerFranceAlways by tender · then 5 min on foot into townPort day guide →AjaccioFrance · CorsicaSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

Northern Europe

AkureyriIcelandSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →VisbySwedenSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

Norway

GeirangerNorwayAlways by tender · then 5 min on foot into townPort day guide →FlåmNorwaySometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →Honningsvåg (North Cape)NorwaySometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →ÅlesundNorwaySometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

Caribbean

Grand CaymanCayman IslandsAlways by tender · then 5 min on foot into townPort day guide →Costa MayaMexicoSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →CozumelMexicoSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →La RomanaDominican RepublicSometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

South America

BúziosBrazilAlways by tender · then 5 min on foot into townPort day guide →IlhabelaBrazilAlways by tender · then 5 min on foot into townPort day guide →Punta del EsteUruguayAlways by tender · then 10 min on foot into townPort day guide →MontevideoUruguaySometimes by tender — larger ships or busy daysPort day guide →

How tenders work

• In the morning, guests on ship excursions usually go first; others get a tender ticket or a time slot.
• After the morning rush tenders run without waiting — often the most relaxed time to go ashore.
• The last tender leaves the landing about 30 minutes before the ship sails. Plan back from that time.
• Wear flat, non-slip shoes; crew help you step across. With reduced mobility, ask at guest services in advance.
• In strong wind or swell the captain may stop tenders or skip the port — that is a safety decision.

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How the club fits in

In the club's search you see each cruise's ports, so you can look for itineraries with the ports that suit you. Not every cruise line can be booked through the club: check the specific sailing. More about booking with points.

General information compiled from our port guides; berths, tender use, walking times and access change by ship, season and day. Check your ship's daily programme. Reislite is an independent information site run by partners, not a website of inCruises.