Dubrovnik old town and harbour from above

Cruise port days, timed to your ship.

The latest you can leave each part of town, in port time and ship time, with the queues counted.

Plan a port freeWhy not ChatGPT?
The Colosseum in Rome

Rome

The ship’s coach is $129.99. The train is €9.20 return.

Plan RomeRead the guide
Santorini caldera from a whitewashed lane

Santorini

All aboard at 18:00? Be at the Fira cable car by 15:30. The queue is already counted.

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Manarola in the Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre

Leave the villages by 15:30 port time. If your ship keeps its own clock, you see both.

Plan La SpeziaRead the guide
Cruise ships at the pier from above

Live on the day

Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Cruise Pass $17, one sailing.

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Ask ChatGPT for ideas.
Don’t ask it when to leave.

A chatbot can suggest what to see. It can’t see your ship’s clock, the tender queue or where you’re standing at 3 pm. That last hour is where people miss the ship.

Your all-aboard, on two clocksAI: Doesn’t know if your ship keeps its own timePortTrip: Port time and ship time, side by side
Tender and cable-car queuesAI: Usually left out of the timingPortTrip: Counted in every leave-by time, port by port
Where the facts come fromAI: Can’t always say. Sometimes the wrong pier, or last year’s pricePortTrip: Checked against official sources, dated, linked
Where you are right nowAI: Can’t see youPortTrip: Live Google Maps travel time back to the pier
Telling you it’s timeAI: Only if you ask itPortTrip: Alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
“Timelines were totally unrealistic.”
“ChatGPT guessed incorrectly which port we’d dock at.”

PortTrip is built by Elke, in Maastricht. I started it after watching cruise passengers pay for a coach tour to a city they could have reached on a €3 bus — and after seeing how stressful the return to the ship is when you're doing it alone. PortTrip plans the day around your all-aboard time so you can go on your own with a clear plan. If something in a guide is wrong, email hello@porttrip.com and I'll fix it.

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One port is free. Your whole cruise is $17.

Every port has its own queues, transport and clock. The Cruise Pass times all of them to your ship, then watches the clock for you on the day.

  • Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
  • Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
  • The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
  • An offline copy for when there is no signal
Your cruise with the Cruise PassExample: all aboard 18:00
  1. MonBarcelonaLeave Sagrada Família16:05
  2. TueMarseilleLeave Vieux-Port15:15
  3. WedLivorno (Florence & Pisa)Leave Florence (Santa Maria Novella)14:30
  4. ThuRomeLeave Roma San Pietro station15:00
  5. FriNaplesLeave Pompeii (Pompei Scavi station)15:00
Times from each port’s checked guide. Your pass uses your ship’s real times.

Free

Nothing to pay

  • Leave-by times for every checked port
  • Port time and ship time
  • The full guide and day plan for each port
Plan a port free

Cruise Pass

$17

One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.

  • Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
  • Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
  • The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
  • An offline copy for when there is no signal

30-day full refund.

Year Pass

$45/yr

Every cruise for 12 months.

Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you take. Cancel any time.

Secure checkout with Stripe.

Questions people ask before they book

Something else? Email hello@porttrip.com. Elke answers.

Why not just ask ChatGPT?

Use it for ideas. For timing it guesses: it does not know your ship’s clock, the tender or cable-car queue that afternoon, or where you are standing. PortTrip’s leave-by times come from guides checked against official sources, and on the day it uses live Google Maps travel time from your location.

How do I plan my return to the ship?

Enter your all-aboard time. PortTrip shows the latest time to leave each part of town, in port time and ship time, with the tender or cable-car queue already counted, and what to do if you are running late. Always follow your ship’s instructions on the day.

What is ship time, and why does it matter?

Some ships keep their own clock rather than the port’s. All-aboard is always in ship time, while your phone switches to port time. Tell PortTrip which your ship uses and it shows every time on both clocks.

What is the difference between the Cruise Pass and the Year Pass?

The Cruise Pass covers one sailing, up to 10 ports, and you pay once. The Year Pass covers every cruise you take for 12 months. Both include the full planner and live mode on the day.

Are cruise excursions worth it?

In many ports you can reach town yourself by bus, train or on foot. PortTrip gives you the route, the cost and the time to start back, so you can compare it with the excursion price on your own ship and decide.

What if it’s not for me?

Email us within 30 days for a full refund. No questions.

Find your port

172 cruise ports, each checked against official sources: how to get to town, what it costs, and when to head back.

Western Mediterranean23 ports
Sicily and Malta5 ports
Adriatic12 ports
Greece and Türkiye16 ports
Atlantic Europe and Islands13 ports
Northern Europe36 ports
Caribbean30 ports
Mexican Riviera5 ports
Canada, New England and Bermuda9 ports
North Africa2 ports
Hawaii4 ports
Australia and New Zealand2 ports
Eastern Mediterranean1 port
Southern Africa1 port
Asia5 ports
Central America1 port
South Pacific1 port
Alaska and British Columbia6 ports

How all 172 ports rankPort fees, taxes and visitor caps 2026–27

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