ABP Cruise

Main contact: cruise@abports.co.uk

All cruise vessels visiting ABP Southampton are to contact our dedicated Cruise team

Cruise vessels are typically allocated a berth on booking, subject to availability

- ABP Cruise will manage all initial bookings for Cruise Ships. Agents are to follow the Vessel Booking Process with additional information requested below

- Port Planning will manage the Vessel Booking via ABP Notify, Vessel Traffic Planning, Berth Planning and Safe Access/Egress

- Southampton VTS will manage all vessel bookings due in the next 24 hours and monitoring of vessels underway and alongside

ETA to Port Limits is greater than 4 days

Vessel Agent is to contact ABP Cruise to request berth availability and to determine operational requirements

ETA to Port Limits is less than 4 days

Cruise vessel agents are required to submit their Cruise Layon Operations plan to ABP

Cruise agents will recieve ABPs Marine Layon 4 days in advance to vessel arrival

Please see ABP's standard Cruise Layon Template for guidance on required information.

ABP E-mails for Operational Layon Plans