Where the ship docks, how far it is to the city centre, and whether you can simply walk it. Every port we cover, with a tender or dock answer for each.
Most cruise ports let your ship berth alongside; a smaller number, with Santorini, Villefranche and Hvar among them, anchor offshore and tender you in, and some switch between the two depending on the ship and the season. This checker covers every port on PortAdventurer, 116 ports and growing, and shows how you come ashore at each one: dock or tender, how long the walk into the centre takes, and whether a shuttle or taxi is unavoidable. 75 of the 116 ports here (65%) can be reached on foot without paying for anything. Every port links to its full guide.
| Port ▲ | Region | Tender or Dock | Walk to centre | Getting ashore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to old town and Maison Bonaparte |
| Akureyri | Northern Europe | Dock Walk-in cruise pier | Easy walk | 5 to 10 minutes |
| Alesund | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | — | Short walk from all three berths |
| Alicante | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | Immediate : Explanada is at the terminal |
| Amsterdam | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (central) | Walkable, allow time | 10 min to Centraal, 20 min to Dam Square |
| Anguilla | Caribbean | Tender Tender to Road Bay | — | Beach at the landing |
| Antigua | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | — | Step off into town |
| Athens (Piraeus) | Mediterranean | Dock | Transport needed | 15 min walk to metro; 30 min to Athens centre |
| Barbados | Caribbean | Dock Dock (1 mi out) | Walkable, allow time | 20 min to town, through the working port |
| Barcelona | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min to Las Ramblas |
| Belfast | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (3 berths) | Walkable, allow time | 15 min by Glider G2 / 10 min by taxi |
| Bergen | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 10-20 min from central berths; longer from Jekteviken |
| Cadiz | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 5 min walk to old town |
| Cagliari | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 10 min walk to city centre; 20 min to Castello |
| Cartagena | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to Roman Theatre and city centre |
| Cartagena de Indias | Caribbean | Dock Docks, taxi to town | — | Taxi to old city |
| Cobh | Northern Europe | Dock Dock alongside, central | Walk straight off | 2 min to town |
| Colon | Caribbean | Dock Docks (Colon 2000) | — | Terminal and mall only |
| Copenhagen | Northern Europe | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 20 min by bus + metro |
| Corfu, Greece: The Complete | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 5–10 min to Old Town |
| Dublin | Northern Europe | Dock | Transport needed | 15-20 min by shuttle, taxi or Luas tram |
| Dubrovnik | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min by bus or taxi to Old Town |
| Edinburgh | Northern Europe | Dock or Tender | Walkable, allow time | 15-20 min by tram from Newhaven; coach from Rosyth |
| Eidfjord | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | Walk straight off | 2 to 3 min on foot from the dock to the village centre |
| Falmouth | Northern Europe | Dock or Tender | Easy walk | 10 minutes to town centre from alongside berth; tenders land in town |
| Flåm | Norwegian Fjords | Dock or Tender | Easy walk | 2-10 min in village; queue time is the main constraint |
| Fuerteventura | Atlantic Islands | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to city centre |
| Funchal | Atlantic Islands | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min walk to city centre and Old Town |
| Gdańsk | Northern Europe | Dock Dock Port (out of town) | Dependent on transport | Not walkable; 15 min by taxi |
| Geiranger | Norwegian Fjords | Dock or Tender SeaWalk or Tender | Walkable, allow time | 2-15 min in village; queue time is the key constraint |
| Genoa | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min walk to old town; caruggi immediate |
| Gibraltar | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to Main Street |
| Grand Cayman | Caribbean | Tender | — | At the town landing |
| Greenock | Northern Europe | Dock | Dependent on transport | 10 min to Greenock town; 40 min by train to Glasgow |
| Grenada | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | — | Few minutes to the Carenage; town is steep |
| Hamburg | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (central/shuttle) | Transport needed | 10 minutes from HafenCity to Elbphilharmonie; 20 to Rathaus |
| Haugesund | Norwegian Fjords | Dock Dock (Garpaskjaer Quay) | Walkable, allow time | 15 to 20 min on foot from Garpaskjaer Quay to the centre |
| Hellesylt | Norwegian Fjords | Dock or Tender | Walk straight off | 2 min on foot from the pier into the village |
| Helsinki | Northern Europe | Dock | Walkable, allow time | About 15 to 20 min by tram |
| Heraklion | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to old town; Knossos 5 km (bus or taxi) |
| Holyhead | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Transport needed | Shuttle plus 4-minute walk to town centre |
| Honningsvåg | Norwegian Coast | Dock Dock (centre walkable) | Walk straight off | 5 min on foot from the pier into the town |
| Hvar | Adriatic | Tender | Easy walk | 2 min on foot from the tender pier to the centre |
| Invergordon | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Transport needed | 5-10 min from port gate to town centre |
| Ísafjörður | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (central) | Walkable, allow time | About 5 minutes pier to main street; 15 minutes across town |
| Istanbul | Eastern Mediterranean | Dock Dock (central) | Walkable, allow time | Step out into Karakoy; 15 minutes by T1 tram to Sultanahmet |
| Katakolon | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | Village immediate; Olympia 35 km (45 min by taxi) |
| Key West | Caribbean | Dock Docks in Old Town | Walk straight off | Old Town at the dock |
| Kiel | Northern Europe | Dock | Walk straight off | About 5 min to the city centre |
| Kingstown | Caribbean | Dock Docks, central | Easy walk | About 5 to 10 minutes |
| Kirkwall | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Transport needed | 7 min by shuttle to town |
| Klaipėda | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (city centre) | Easy walk | 8 to 10 min to the Old Town |
| Koper | Mediterranean | Dock Dock Port (no tender) | Walk straight off | 5 min walk to Tito Square |
| Kotor | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 2 min walk to Sea Gate |
| Kusadasi | Mediterranean | Dock | Transport needed | Town immediate; Ephesus 18 km (25 min by taxi) |
| La Romana | Caribbean | Dock Docks by the town | Walkable, allow time | 15 min to town |
| La Spezia | Mediterranean | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Transport needed | 5 min walk from the cruise terminal to Piazza Europa |
| Lanzarote | Atlantic Islands | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to Arrecife centre |
| Las Palmas | Atlantic Islands | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 20 min walk to Canteras beach |
| Le Havre | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (2.5 km out) | Transport needed | 20 to 25 minutes to city centre on flat dockland paving |
| Lerwick | Northern Europe | Dock or Tender | Transport needed | Tender at Victoria Pier: in town. Holmsgarth: 20-30 min on foot or free shuttle. |
| Lisbon | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min walk to Praça do Comércio |
| Liverpool | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (central) | Walkable, allow time | 5 min to Royal Liver Building, 15 min to city centre |
| Livorno | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | 25 min walk to train station; 20 min to Pisa, 90 min to Florence |
| Malaga | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 5 min to city centre |
| Marseille | Mediterranean | Dock | Transport needed | 25 min walk to Vieux-Port; tram 10 min |
| Messina | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | 10 min walk to Cathedral; Taormina 45 min |
| Molde | Norwegian Fjords | Dock Alongside Berth | Walk straight off | 2-3 min on foot from Storkaia into the town centre |
| Montego Bay | Caribbean | Dock Docks, 5 km from town | Dependent on transport | Not walkable; taxi or shuttle |
| Mykonos | Mediterranean | Dock or Tender Dock (Tourlos) or Tender | Transport needed | Sea Bus or shuttle from Tourlos, about 12 min |
| Naples | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15–20 min to city centre |
| Nordfjordeid | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | Easy walk | 5 min on foot to Eidsgata; 10 min to Sagastad |
| Ocho Rios | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | Walk straight off | At the pier for the town |
| Olden | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min on foot from the pier to the village centre |
| Palermo | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min walk to Quattro Canti and markets |
| Palma de Mallorca | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | 40 min walk or 10 min by taxi/shuttle to old town |
| Port of Spain | Caribbean | Dock Docks, central | Walkable, allow time | About 15 minutes |
| Portland | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Dependent on transport | No walk to town; free shuttle to Weymouth |
| Porto | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | Porto city 15 km : shuttle, metro, or taxi needed |
| Progreso | Caribbean | Dock Docks, 4 miles out | — | Shuttle in, then short walk |
| Reykjavik | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (4 km out) | Dependent on transport | 50 minutes from Skarfabakki, 10-15 from Old Harbour |
| Rhodes | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 5 min to Old Town gates |
| Riga | Northern Europe | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 10 to 15 min to the Old Town |
| Rome (Civitavecchia) | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | 20 min walk to train station; 90 min train to Rome |
| Rovinj | Adriatic | Tender | Easy walk | Under 5 min walk from tender pier to Balbi's Arch |
| San Juan | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | Walk straight off | Old town at the pier |
| Santo Domingo | Caribbean | Dock Docks by Zona Colonial | — | Zona Colonial nearby |
| Santorini | Mediterranean | Tender | Dependent on transport | 20–30 min (steep climb) |
| Sarandë | Mediterranean | Dock or Tender Alongside / Tender | Easy walk | 10 min walk to centre |
| Šibenik | Adriatic | Dock Dock Port (Old Town pier) | Walk straight off | 5 min walk to cathedral |
| Skjolden | Norwegian Fjords | Dock Dock / SeaWalk Pier | Easy walk | About 10 min on foot from the pier to the village centre |
| Split | Mediterranean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 3 to 18 min walk to the Bronze Gate, depending on berth |
| St Barthelemy | Caribbean | Tender Tender to Gustavia | — | Lands in town centre |
| St Kitts | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | Easy walk | 10 min to The Circus |
| St Lucia | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | Walkable, allow time | 15 min from Pointe Seraphine to town |
| St Maarten | Caribbean | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 10 to 15 min to town |
| St Peter Port | Northern Europe | Tender Tender (central) | Easy walk | 2 min to the High Street; seafront walkable |
| St Thomas | Caribbean | Dock | Transport needed | 15 to 25 min to town |
| Stavanger | Norwegian Fjords | Dock Central or Outer Berth | Transport needed | 5-20 min from Strandkaien; shuttle needed from Somaneset/Piren |
| Stockholm | Northern Europe | Dock | — | Walkable to Slussen and Gamla Stan |
| Tallinn | Northern Europe | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 to 20 min to the Old Town |
| Tenerife | Atlantic Islands | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 min walk to city centre |
| Tortola | Caribbean | Dock Dock (central) | Walk straight off | 5 min to Road Town |
| Toulon | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 5 min walk to old town and market |
| Trieste | Adriatic | Dock | Walk straight off | 2 to 5 min walk to Piazza Unita |
| Tromsø | Arctic Norway | Dock Dock (central or 4 km) | Walk straight off | 2-5 min from Prostneset to the city centre |
| Trondheim | Norwegian Fjords | Dock | Walkable, allow time | 15 to 20 min on foot from Kai 68 to Nidaros Cathedral |
| Valencia | Mediterranean | Dock | Dependent on transport | 45 min (bus: 15 min) |
| Valletta | Mediterranean | Dock | Easy walk | 10 min walk to Valletta City Gate |
| Venice | Mediterranean | Dock | Transport needed | Shuttle ~30 min from Marghera; small ships walk 10 min from Marittima |
| Vigo | Mediterranean | Dock | Walk straight off | 5 min walk to old town; Cíes ferry from terminal |
| Villefranche | Mediterranean | Tender | Walkable, allow time | Villefranche immediate; Nice 10 min by train |
| Visby | Northern Europe | Dock Dock Port (permanent pier) | Walkable, allow time | 15-20 minute walk to the Old Town |
| Warnemünde | Northern Europe | Dock | Easy walk | About 10 min to the town centre |
| Zadar | Adriatic | Dock | Transport needed | 10 to 20 min by shuttle or taxi to Old Town |
| Zeebrugge | Northern Europe | Dock Dock (shuttle) | Dependent on transport | No walking out |
New to tendering? Our guide to how tender ports work covers priority tickets, queue times and accessibility. Berth allocations can change with ship size and season, so treat "dock or tender" ports as tender days until your line confirms. Every port name links to our full guide with maps, timings and things to do. Planning your day ashore? Try the port day planner.