What's a tender port?
It's not always possible to tie a ship up at a dock, so sometimes we anchor a little way out from the shore, and use tender boats to get you to the shore.
Where possible, tender ports are marked on itineraries with an asterisk. You'll still get plenty of time in the port, plus you can use the tender services to go back and forth from the ship as much as you like.
You’ll need to be mobile enough to step in and out of the tender boat with minimal assistance. Unfortunately, our crew aren't allowed to lift you.
The following ports are usually tender ports:
Belize City* |
Belize |
Argostoli |
Greece |
Bequia |
St. Vincent and the Granadines |
Bozcaada |
Turkey |
Calvi |
France |
Cannes |
France |
Castries |
St. Lucia |
George Town, Grand Cayman |
Cayman Islands |
Horta |
Cape Verde |
Kotor |
Montenegro |
Malacca |
Malaysia |
Mykonos |
Greece |
Patmos |
Greece |
Patong Bay |
Thailand |
Road Town, Tortola |
Virgin Islands, British |
Roseau |
Dominica |
Samana |
Domnican Republic |
Santorini |
Greece |
St Raphael |
France |
Villefranche |
France |
More questions about Port of call
- Are there shuttle buses into the town or city centre? View more details
- Can you do your own thing in the ports? View more details
- What if the port isn't in the destination of interest? View more details
- What is a port shuttle? View more details
- What time do you have to get back on board the Marella Cruise ship? View more details