Cruise Ship Chauffeur — Southampton, Dover & Liverpool

Door to gangway transfers for Yorkshire cruise passengers heading to Southampton, Dover, Tilbury and Liverpool — heavy luggage, one vehicle, no train changes.

The train from York to Southampton is three changes and 5 hours 40 minutes with cases you can barely lift. Retired cruisers work out very quickly that a V-Class costs less than the taxi-train-taxi combination once you count porters.

Booked mainly by 60+ couples doing 14-night Fjords, 21-night Med, or 40-day World Cruise segments. Also by mobility-limited passengers who genuinely cannot manage the train.

Home → Southampton (Ocean/Mayflower/Horizon terminal) → home 14 days later. Also Dover, Tilbury, Liverpool, Hull.

The silver Mercedes-Benz V-Class is a luxury MPV seating up to 7 passengers with generous luggage space. Share passenger and luggage details when enquiring.

Southampton is 4h 45 from Yorkshire on a good day; we leave 6h before your check-in window. Return: we collect at the terminal 45 minutes after your ship docks.

Southampton one-way £595 (Harrogate) to £695 (Whitby). Dover £520–£620. Return same. Full round-trip package £1,150–£1,350.

• Up to four large hold cases plus two cabin bags per couple
• Porter meet at the cruise terminal — bags off the car onto the ship trolley
• Return collection at the terminal name-board with a folded wheelchair option
• Comfort break at Warwick or Cherwell Valley
• Optional overnight stopover on the outward journey if you'd rather arrive rested

• Southampton has three terminals — Ocean, Mayflower, Horizon; your ticket lists which one
• P&O's Southampton check-in windows are strict — 90 minutes wide
• Dover cruise terminal (T2) is separate from the ferry terminal — we know the gate

Can we book outward and return together?

Yes — a round-trip package is 8–10% cheaper than two one-ways and locks in the same driver both ends.

What if the ship is delayed a day?

Rebook the return at no admin fee — we hold the slot flexibly. You only pay if we drive.

Do you take a folding wheelchair?

Yes — the V-Class boot swallows a folded manual chair plus four large cases. Powered chairs need a specialist WAV.

• harrogate
• york
• leeds
• hull
• scarborough

Door to gangway. No changes. No porters you didn't book.