Travelling To Southampton

DebbieJ_3

I'M FLYING TO SOUTHAMPTON IN MAY TO JOIN A CRUISE. COULD ANYBODY GIVE ME ADVISE ON OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION AT A CHEAP HOTEL NOT TOO FAR FROM THE PORT? CAN YOU ALSO TELL ME HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE PORT.
THANKS. :j

fazz

The Airport is 5 mins on the train to Southampton Station, cost about £5ish The Docks are a very short Taxi ride from the station.

NiciD_2

Hi Debbie, I live in Southampton and there's a guest house down the road from me that looks ok - it takes me about 10 mins in the car to get to the port. Link for the guest house is:

http://www.brunswicklodge.co.uk/roomprice.htm

Other than that there are quite a few big name hotels such as Ibis, Novotel, De Vere and Jurys all located in the centre but I should imagine you'll pay a pretty penny to stay at those. I know the Novotel is roughly £90 a night. Another fairly cheap centrally located is the Southampton Park Hotel:

http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/propertysearch.asp?townCity=Southampton

Hope that helps. Enjoy your cruise!

boatman

Right by the port are the Ibis, Novatel and Holiday Inn, all about £60 a room.
If you book at the Holiday inn get a room looking down southampton water, you can then watch your cruise ship come right past you to the dock(does not apply to Cunard ships).

http://www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/index.html
Accorhotels.com - Novatel and Ibis

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/925/en/home
Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts | United Kingdom


If your joining a Cunard ship you'll be wanting to stay here, opposite the Holiday inn:
http://www.devereonline.co.uk/Hotels/Harbour/Accommodation.aspx
De Vere Hotels - Grand Harbour - Accommodation

There are also a few webcams on cruise ships, here's one on the P&O Oceana which as it happens is in sunny(??)Southampton right now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/webcams/oceana_webcam.shtml
BBC - Hampshire - In Pictures - Oceana- cruise ship

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/in_pictures/webcams/cruise_ship_webcams/index.shtml
BBC - Hampshire - In Pictures - Cruise Ships

http://www.ais-live.co.uk/Webcams%20and%20Ship%20Tracker/page3.html
**P&O CRUISE SHIP WEBCAMS**

Southampton docks:
http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/Solent%20Ports/Solent%20Ports%201/page5.html
**SOUTHAMPTON DOCK PICTURES BERTH NUMBERS WEBCAM**

DebbieJ_3

Thanks for all your information, I'm alot wiser know thanks to your help.

saveapenny

what ship you going on Debbie?

DebbieJ_3

It's A Quick Trip On The Thomson Celebration. I Don't Like Flying And I'm Scared Of The Sea So I'm Hoping To Conquer Both Of My Fears In One Go.