Amsterdam port to town
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Topic author - Able Seaman
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Amsterdam port to town
Hi We are going on Ventura in July with an overnight stop in Amsterdam, there a couple of places I want to visit but before I book tickets can someone please advise how far the port is from the centre & the usual way to get there from the ship?
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- Deputy Captain
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
Last time I was there you just walked into the city.
Empty vessels .. and all that
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- Ex Team Member
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
On one occasion when we were supposed to dock in Amsterdam we docked at Rotterdam instead, this did not impact on our pre-booked P&O tour though.
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- Senior First Officer
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
Depends where you are docking - there's a lot of very angry people posting on the P&O Facebook site complaining because on New Year's Eve this year the ship is docking in IJmuiden which is not walkable into the city centre - they are providing shuttle buses but for those who want to see the fireworks from the ship this is not possible apparently. Last May I had an overnight stop in Amsterdam and it was very easy to get off the ship and walk into the city - hope this is where you are docking too.
Janis
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
As barney says, you can walk it. Just keep your wits about you as push bikes are whizzing by everywhere.
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
I thought that all the Carnival ships had now abandoned Amsterdam, at least from reading the comments on cruise critic.
John
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
Yes I understood that berthing at Amsterdam was not on the cards any more. The journey in from IJmuiden is about 40 minutes by bus.
Gill
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Re: Amsterdam port to town
The PO web site has now been updated for the Amsterdam port stop with a bracketed note saying from Ijmuiden. A lot of people have received notification but you obviously haven't yet, Mandy. Sneaky of PO and annoying for people who specifically booked a cruise with a stop right in Amsterdam so that they could get on and off whenever they wanted. PO doesn't appear to be refunding the fare, although I assume you haven't yet paid the balance but MSC appears to be refunding their passengers if they cancel. I gather this is a reaction by Carnival to the tourist tax recently introduced by Amsterdam of an 8 euro charge for each passenger.
Maureen