There are currently four separate cruise terminals strung along about two miles of the waterfront in port of Southampton.The majority of cruise ships arrive around 5.a.m. to 6:30 a.m. and have assisted disembarkation starting about 07:00 with the last stragglers coming off around 09:00. All cruise ships depart the same day they arrive, normally around 17:00.
The first passengers for embarkation normally start arriving just as the last disembarkations come off around 09:00. Embarkation normally closes for departing cruises around 15:00 to 16:00. Do check direct with your individual cruise, the above is what happens on the vast majority of cruises using Southampton, yours may be the exception.
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