Most cruise ships arrive early in the morning on disembarkation day. Passengers' baggage - other than hand baggage - will have been taken to a central holding area on-board the night before.

If you have arranged for chauffeured transport from your arrival Port to your home or other destination the following tips may prove helpful.

Unless you are very pressured for time it is not essential to rush to be first off the boat. In fact if you have a plane or train to catch later in the day, a leisurely breakfast followed by a relaxing wait in one of the main passenger areas will prove far less stressful than joining the scrum to be first off the boat.

Your bulk luggage will have been placed in the customs area by the time you leave the ship. This is usually done under a colour coded label system which ties in with the ship's decks. This makes finding your own luggage a very simple process.

Chauffeurs wait in the passenger terminal car park or pick up point area and will be holding a sign with your name, unless they know you by sight.

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