Norwegian Star at the Port of Southampton
Norwegian Star at Southampton in 2026
Norwegian Star is a mid-size NCL ship running the line’s freestyle format, calling at Southampton across a long, spread-out season rather than week after week. In the published 2026 schedule she appears at Southampton 3 times, from Sun, 13 Sept 2026 through to Fri, 20 Nov 2026, with September her busiest month here.
Which terminal does Norwegian Star use?
There is no single Norwegian Star terminal at Southampton this season — the schedule splits her across Horizon Cruise Terminal (SO15 1AW) on 2 calls, City Cruise Terminal (SO15 1HJ) on 1 call. That matters more than it sounds: they are separate buildings with separate gates. Always go by the terminal printed on your e-ticket, and give it to us at booking so your driver heads to the right gate first time.
Who else is in port on your date
Southampton rarely handles one ship at a time, and that is what decides how busy your journey is. On every one of her 3 calls another cruise ship is alongside the same day — the heaviest is Sun, 13 Sept 2026, when Norwegian Star shares the port with Arvia, Borealis, Mein Schiff 2 and Nordstjernen. Several thousand extra guests arriving and leaving through the same dock gates means slower approach roads and an emptier taxi rank, so on those dates we build extra time into the pickup rather than hoping for a clear run.
Timing your transfer around Norwegian Star
Most Norwegian Star calls in the list arrive and leave the same day, which is the classic Southampton pattern: guests off in the morning, guests on in the afternoon, ship away by early evening. Where the port has published times, Norwegian Star has been listed arriving as early as 04:30. For embarkation we time the pickup to your check-in window rather than the ship's arrival, so you are not standing in a queue with your cases; for disembarkation we track the ship and adjust the pickup free of charge if she docks late.
Luggage, groups and the right vehicle
A ship this size turns several thousand guests around in a single morning, and the taxi rank outside the terminal is emptied within minutes of the first coach arriving. A pre-booked, fixed-price car with a named driver removes that gamble entirely — and if your party needs it, the 8-seater takes up to 8 passengers and 8 cases in one run.