https://www.portsdirect.co.uk/blog/ Recent content in Blog on Ports Direct Hugo en-GB Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.portsdirect.co.uk/blog/ees-uk-cruise-passengers/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.portsdirect.co.uk/blog/ees-uk-cruise-passengers/ <p>Most UK cruise passengers do not have to do anything before they sail. The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) records your details at the border the first time you visit, and it has been <a href="#" rel="nofollow noopener">fully running since 10 April 2026</a> . Whether you go through it at a port depends on where your cruise starts, where it ends and which places it calls at. If your ship leaves from a UK port, makes day visits to EU ports and returns to the UK, you will usually not be processed at each stop. If you get on or off the ship at an EU port, expect to go through EES there. The details below are as of October 2026.</p> https://www.portsdirect.co.uk/blog/southampton-cruise-terminal/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.portsdirect.co.uk/blog/southampton-cruise-terminal/ <p>Southampton has several cruise terminals, and the one your ship uses is set by the cruise line and the port, not by you. The name is printed on your booking and on the final documents the cruise line sends out. Check it before you set off, because a ship can leave from one terminal and come back to another. Terminal names, layouts and ship allocations have also changed over the years, so confirm the details with the cruise line and the port rather than relying on an older guide.</p>