How Do Tender Boats Work? - Everything You Need to Know About Cruise Ship Tenders and Tender Ports

[@RonRicho]

Wow! Talk about comprehensive. All our questions answered. Thank you.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Ron

[@DonnaLowe1962]

Love the idea of using the Whitsundays boat to head back to ship Going to try that when we go to Airlie beach in March Thankyou guys

[@robandalicruisetravel]

It's certainly a smoother and more comfortable trip. If you get on top it's a lovely little cruise back to the ship.

[@teresa978]

OMG thank you so much for this detailed information. I am new to cruising, we booked two cruises last year but we were able to get off the ship early because we booked excursions but I wondered what people were talking about when they mentioned getting up early for the tender tickets. New subscriber

[@dashasl2582]

Thank you. I know I shall never go on a cruise, but have been watching the ships online at Sydney and Duluth harbors for a while and have wondered what tenders are and how they work.

[@mrswato.]

More great information! For an Australian cruise like GBR - can you take your own snack food from the breakfast buffet in tupperware to say Airlie Beach. I understand the need for bio-security but just wondering if we are at Australian ports if the rules are relaxed? thank you!

[@mamajustify73]

you guys are too cute!!! thank you for the info!!

[@kathleenmgs]

This was so helpful. Thank you for sharing. The only other question that I have is... do you know if you can pick up tickets for people in your party staying in another cabin or will they need to get their own?

[@cookingandcreating]

Omg can't thank you guys enough❤ ur content so informative 😊😊😊

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks and have a great cruise

[@mersinaseena]

Thank you! As always learnt so much.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Mersina and if there's anything else you would like to know, just ask. We'll try to help.

[@travelwithdebandnick]

Wow that was really interesting ❤

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Deb

[@unvoicedapollo3318]

If there are multiple cruise lines tendering on the same day; how do they organize the return tenders? Is there a mix of passengers from different cruise lines & make a stop for each ship? Do they do a different boat for each? If there a possibility of getting on the wrong return tender?

[@paulaleite2613]

Hello, can you take the tender to the Port any time do you want all day long? They have a fixed time to return or you take the tender Back to the ship at any time as well?

[@vickistegall5726]

Thank you. Good info.

[@markleon411]

You have answered a lot of questions I had for our first cruise. I think I have watched every one of your videos. I had no idea what a "tender" was. I thought it meant that we had to pay to get off the ship. LOL Does the rule about not bringing food back on board apply only to fresh foods or can you bring packaged foods or other souvenirs?

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Mark. Thanks for watching and glad to help. Anything that is pre-packed you should be able to bring back on, for example, an unopened bag of chips. Any fresh food is definitely out. As for souvenirs, it depends on what it is. Things like coral and plants are out but wood carvings may be OK, depending on how they have been made. With wood, they will generally have an indication on them if they have been treated. Is there something that you have in mind?

[@markleon411]

@@robandalicruisetravel thank you. You answered my question. Just trying get an idea of what we can buy as souvenirs.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Mark. Sorry for the delay in replying. Things to watch out for as far as souvenirs are concerned are anything 'hand made', wooden or made of local products like leaves. Wooden products are generally OK as long as there are no signs of bugs having bored into them. Check that any holes haven't been covered up before you buy it though. With hand-made crafts or things like leaf bags etc. be very careful. On our recent trip a lot of these got confiscated on return as they were infected. An excellent trick that seems to work though is to take a few large garbage bags and a can of Mortein. If you are unsure about anything put the item in the bag and spray heaps of Mortein in there then seal it up. Do this a couple of times and then git the item a good shake/bang onto a sheet or towel to see if anything falls out. If it clear of anything living then you should be OK.

[@mudpie8104]

great stuff!! thanks

[@maggiemitchell4359]

Very useful thank you😍

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Maggie

[@jillsweeney4855]

How do you know when the last tender is?

[@KellyanneGill]

love Al's nails

[@robandalicruisetravel]

It's become a bit of a tradition now Kelly. She goes to the nail bar in the Village and asks for her 'cruise nails'.

[@TheGrandga]

found the information at 4minuts 22seconds useful

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Greg. Now here's something spooky. I couldn't remember what is at 4m 22s so I hit a place on the timeline that looked about right and it was exactly 4m 22s. Glad to be of help.

[@BTTT-c9q]

Poor chap didn’t get a word in lol

[@carolynwilson1174]

Not helpful for those of us wondering the issue for wallets and scooters.

[@BTTT-c9q]

How big is the gap between the tender and the ship for boarding? ⛴️