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London Tilbury Cruise Port

Tilbury Cruise Port
The Port of Tilbury is located on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex. Forming part of the wider Port of London, Tilbury has extensive facilities for processing cars, containers, grain, bulk cargoes and from out point of view, there is also a growing demand and facilitation of cruise ships.

The port sits on the north shore of the Thames, near to the Dartford crossing off the M25, which makes it an easy port to reach by road from all parts of the British Isles.

The Port of Tilbury has a long history as a cruise port with special berths been open in 1916 to facilitate P&O liners.

The port was a key point of emigration to Australia and a key point of immigration from the continent and the West Indies.

After a long down period, the London Cruise Terminal re-opened in 1995 having been rebuilt from the ground up.

Cruise Lines

Whilst the Port of Tilbury is well located for those living in the South East and East Anglia, there are unfortunately only a few cruise line which used the port as a departure point.

The majority of ships are of a smaller nature so the main options are older vessels offering a traditional style of cruising, such as those offered by the cruise line Cruise and Maritime and luxury cruise ships, such as those offered by the likes for Viking Ocean.

Destinations

If the options for cruise line is limited, the option for holiday destinations is quite varied.

Popular choices include trips around the British Isles, Northern Europe, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, the Norwegian Fjords whilst the likes of the Caribbean, Central America and even Australasia can be reached.

Location

Tilbury is located on the north shore of the river Thames in Essex.

Terminals

There is a purpose built cruise terminal at Tilbury and whilst it is an older building it functions perfectly well for the smaller capacity ships currently berthing at Tilbury.

Parking

There is car parking available at Tilbury, which normally needs to be pre-booked with your cruise line.

Transport

The terminal can be reached via the nearby Tilbury Town train station, with a taxi ride taking just a few minutes.

For those heading to Tilbury via road, the port can be easily reached from the M25 and is well sign-posted.