Southampton or Dover pre-cruise hotel, transfer & sights packages

SOUTHAMPTON OR DOVER PRE-CRUISE BREAK IN LONDON

A perfect way to start your cruise departing from Southampton or Dover with a short break in England's capital city, London.

This is a stress free, simple package that combines all the basics you need before you board your Southampton or Dover cruise ship. A London hotel, cruise day transfers and an optional extra  London sightseeing tour covering world famous attractions on your first day. It is up to you how long you stay in London - this showcases just how flexible the package is.

Your choice of London hotel

We have a great range of 4- and 5-star London City centre hotels in a wide variety of locations available on this pre Southampton or Dover cruise hotel package.

London has no tight downtown area in the North American sense, all the sights and destinations are spread out. A London highlights tour is an optional extra you can take on your first full day.

All the hotels are close to an Underground Station to get out and about in the evenings and any further days you are in London. We have a dedicated section of the web site addressing how to use the London Underground and the fares system. We also cover London's popular Hop-on, Hop-off sightseeing buses.

We source well located and high quality hotels with the best current offers available in London. All are listed and detailed on the tour details and reservations page linked from the reservations banner further below.

Optional extra - Day tour of London

On your second day (first full day in London) a guided tour can be added, covering all the main sights of London. You'll visit world famous St. Paul's Cathedral, an architectural triumph and wedding venue of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.

We then follow the Thames through the heart of London to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben for a photo stop. We continue to the Queen's official London residence, Buckingham Palace to enjoy the pomp and ceremony of the changing of the Royal Guards (subject to operating dates).

After lunch, entry is included to The Tower of London. Here you will learn real life tales of torture, execution, Royal prisoners, and life in a former Royal Palace, before having a chance to admire and marvel at the Crown Jewels.

Your sightseeing tour ends with a guided boat cruise on the River Thames, where you will enjoy a commentary and excellent views of The Shard, Shakespeare's Globe and the Houses of Parliament. Your tour ends in Westminster, in the shadow of the London Eye and Parliament, a great location to continue exploring or return to your hotel.

Your cruise ship transfer to Southampton or Dover

On the day of your cruise you will be transferred to Southampton or Dover and your cruise ship either on a private transfer or shared transfer after breakfast.

Option to visit Stonehenge, Windsor, Bath or Oxford with Cotswolds country pub lunch

You have the option of which sights to see on the way.

All four of the following options are available for Southampton transfers. For Dover only the first two options are available.

• Fully guided small group day trip to Stonehenge, Bath & Windsor with entry to Stonehenge and Windsor Castle 
• Fully guided small group day trip to Oxford, Cotswolds & Country Pub Lunch with entry to Divinity School Oxford 
• Departure transfer to Southampton cruise terminal via Stonehenge (Southampton only)
• Departure transfer to Southampton cruise terminal via Windsor Castle (Southampton only)

The scheduled arrival time at the cruise terminals vary according to which option you choose. The Welcome to London Tour should see you in London by 4pm. For the other tours, expect to arrive in London between 6-7pm.

At Southampton or Dover, the ship's porters take your luggage directly from the transfer vehicle to your cabin while you walk to the check-in desk.

Reservations, payment & full details

Cruise breaks have a 10% cancellation fee up until 28 days before arrival. For cancellations within 28 days of arrival, the cancellation fee is the total price of the reservation.

Payment is by credit card on a secure on-line system in British Pounds, US Dollars or Euro. All taxes, parking charges etc. are included. Tips are not included in the price.

The price for each package largely reflects the hotel you select and how many nights you choose to stay in London. The hotels offered are high quality and in excellent locations for exploring London. Full details of each hotel option available for your dates are on the tour detail and reservation pages linked through the banner below. You can choose to add on optional extras like the London day tour at the time of booking or decide to explore London on your own. The choice is yours.

Once in the booking page, select the hotel you like and dates of stay and you'll be taken through the booking process including preferred transfer.