Just back from the 7 night Fantasy cruise, Southampton UK to Norway!

[suzannews]

This was a bucket list vacation for my husband...and it was amazing! We flew Orlando to London Heathrow, non stop flights, each way. Seas were rough, for me, 2 of the days (I always wear the wrist bands and take a pill each morning) but our waiter suggested green apple and that helped a lot. Norway, even in the rain, was beautiful and we would definitely cruise there again. Please ask any questions you might have, if you are planning on this cruise in the future.

 

[emchen]

We’re going next Aug on the DVC Member cruise.

I’m interested in your experience between Heathrow and the port. Did you stay in a hotel near the ship the night before? Days before? What transport did you take? What was debark and back to airport experience like?

 

[ironz]

This was a bucket list vacation for my husband...and it was amazing! We flew Orlando to London Heathrow, non stop flights, each way. Seas were rough, for me, 2 of the days (I always wear the wrist bands and take a pill each morning) but our waiter suggested green apple and that helped a lot. Norway, even in the rain, was beautiful and we would definitely cruise there again. Please ask any questions you might have, if you are planning on this cruise in the future.

Awesome! Which ports did you visit, and what did you do?

Also, curious about how you got to port and back from London.

Thanks!

 

[Girl of the South]

I am doing a DCL cruise out of Southampton next month and using DCL Transportation. I believe it’s $75 each way? But you can also take a bus from the Airport to Southampton. You should arrive at least one day before your cruise.

 

[suzannews]

We’re going next Aug on the DVC Member cruise.

I’m interested in your experience between Heathrow and the port. Did you stay in a hotel near the ship the night before? Days before? What transport did you take? What was debark and back to airport experience like?

We took the National Bus from Heathrow to Southampton after landing on Sunday morning (cruise sailed on Monday morning). I would not recommend this. The bus area was overly crowded and very chaotic. We had reservations for the 9:15 am bus which didn't show up until almost 10am. 3 Southampton busses showed up within minutes of each other and then the 3 bus drivers tried to figure out what to do with the 60+ people trying to get on. It was a lot to deal with after the over night flight.

We stayed at the Premier Inn West Quay in Southampton the night before the cruise. I would recommend it for an inexpensive hotel that was clean, had a good restaurant where we had dinner, and let us early check in for an additional $25 or $30. FYI, we were 3 adults and had to book 2 rooms because their rooms are a maximum of 2 adults. We were given rooms across the hall from each other which was fine and it was nice to have 2 bathrooms to get ready in. We took a taxi to the port for 10 UK pounds. We could have walked the 10-15 minute walk but a taxi was easier with the luggage.

We booked a private car the morning we got off the ship to take us to Salisbury cathedral. The driver then dropped us off at the Holiday Inn by the airport. FYI, this hotel let us book our 3 adults in one room. The hotel was clean and had a sports bar in the lobby where we had a good dinner. The next morning we took at taxi to the airport for our flight home.

 

[suzannews]

Awesome! Which ports did you visit, and what did you do?

Also, curious about how you got to port and back from London.

Thanks!

Ports were Olden, Alesund and Stavanger. We were suppose to have a day going through the fjords in the beginning of the cruise but that got cancelled, and turned into a sea day, because we didn't leave Southampton until 10pm due to weather.

I'll have to look up the exact names of the excursions we booked in Olden and Stavanger. There were a lot to choose from on the cruise website. We ventured out on our own in Alesund. All 3 ports were fantastic.