Singapore
Singapore

996 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (70 Cruises)

Azamara Pursuit

1112 Passengers
30277 tons
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Celebrity Cruises (50 Cruises)

Cruise CEL Celebrity Ship Millennium

Celebrity Millennium

2218 Passengers
91011 tons
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Cruise CEL Celebrity Ship Solstice

Celebrity Solstice

2852 Passengers
121878 tons
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Costa Cruises (34 Cruises)

Costa Deliziosa.

Costa Deliziosa

2826 Passengers
92 tons
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Cunard (59 Cruises)

Cruise Cunard Queen Elizabeth ship

Queen Elizabeth

2081 Passengers
90400 tons
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Disney Cruise Line (88 Cruises)

Disney Adventure1

Disney Adventure

6700 Passengers
208108 tons
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Emerald Waterways (30 Cruises)

Emerald Xara.

Emerald Xara

128 Passengers
5 tons
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Explora Journeys (34 Cruises)

EXPLORA III.

Explora III

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Holland America Line (25 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (22 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (117 Cruises)

Oceania Aurelia.

Oceania Aurelia

1200 Passengers
68000 tons
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Cruise OCE Oceania Cruises Nautica ship

Oceania Nautica

684 Passengers
30277 tons
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Cruise OCE Oceania Cruises Riviera ship

Oceania Riviera

1250 Passengers
66084 tons
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Oceania Vista.

Oceania Vista

1200 Passengers
68000 tons
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Ponant (18 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (108 Cruises)

Cuise-PCL Princess Diamond ship

Diamond Princess

2670 Passengers
115875 tons
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Cruise PCL Princess Grand Ship

Grand Princess

2600 Passengers
107751 tons
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Cruise PCL Princess Sapphire Ship

Sapphire Princess

2670 Passengers
115857 tons
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (101 Cruises)

Cruise REG Regent Seven Seas Cruises Explorer ship

Seven Seas Explorer

1294 Passengers
55254 tons
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Cruise REG Regent Seven Seas Cruises Mariner ship

Seven Seas Mariner

1167 Passengers
48075 tons
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Seven Seas Splendor.

Seven Seas Splendor

1296 Passengers
55254 tons
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Royal Caribbean Cruises (69 Cruises)

royal caribbean navigator of the seas cruise ship

Navigator of the Seas

3114 Passengers
138279 tons
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Quantum of the Seas ship

Quantum of the Seas

4152 Passengers
168666 tons
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Seabourn Cruise Line (27 Cruises)

Seabourn Encore.

Seabourn Encore

40350 tons
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Silversea Cruises (46 Cruises)

Cruise SIL Silversea Cruises Silver Muse ship

Silver Muse

1007 Passengers
40700 tons
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Viking Ocean Cruises (53 Cruises)

Viking Orion.

Viking Orion

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Viking Venus

Viking Venus

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Port of Singapore | Cruise Port Guide

Here you dock in the future, or at least in Asia's idea of it. Singapore rises from the sea in a line of glass towers, crowned by the vessel of Marina Bay Sands set on its three pylons, with vertical gardens climbing up the façades. A city-state the size of the island of Montreal, a crossroads of three cultures and a hundred cuisines, it offers cruise passengers a day of rare density, with near-perfect logistical comfort: everything works, everything is clean, everything is air-conditioned. All that's left is to choose.

A terminal plugged into the city

Most ships use the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, south of the business district. Marina South Pier MRT station adjoins the terminal and puts downtown a few stops away, air conditioning included; taxis, honest and metered, are plentiful at the exit. The first port-call reflex: dealing with the equatorial heat. Alternate a morning walk, cool breaks and travel by MRT, and the day goes by without suffering.

Gardens by the Bay, the forest of tomorrow

Less than two kilometres from the terminal, the gardens by the bay unfold their Supertrees, steel trees 25 to 50 metres tall covered with living plants, linked by a suspended walkway. Two monumental conservatories complete the ensemble: the Flower Dome and its Mediterranean flora, and above all the Cloud Forest, an artificial mountain shrouded in mist where a 35-metre waterfall plunges into high-altitude vegetation. It's the attraction closest to the ship and one of the most memorable; passengers whose port call stretches into the evening can catch the free Supertree sound and light show at nightfall.

Marina Bay and the Merlion

Around the bay, the city puts itself on display. The promenade circles the water, passes the durian-like Esplanade theatre and the lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum, and reaches the Merlion, half lion, half fish, which has been spouting its jet of water toward the towers since 1972. The observation deck at the top of Marina Bay Sands, on the 57th floor, offers the reverse view: the bay, the port, and cargo ships at anchor all the way to the horizon, a reminder that Singapore remains one of the largest ports on the planet.

Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam

The MRT puts the historic districts a few minutes away. Chinatown piles up temples, herbalists and pastel shophouses around the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple; Little India is fragrant with jasmine and curry around its Tamil temples covered with painted deities; Kampong Glam, the former Malay quarter, lines up its fabric shops and cafés around the golden-domed Sultan Mosque. Three worlds, three atmospheres, twenty minutes from one another: it's the most efficient shortcut to understanding this country built on blending.

The religion of the hawker centre

Eating is the national pastime here, and hawker centres, state-supervised street food halls, are its temples, so much so that they're inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list. At Maxwell Food Centre or Lau Pa Sat, beneath the ceiling fans, you put together a feast for a few dollars: Hainanese chicken rice, coconut milk laksa, grilled satay, char kway teow noodles. The longest line-ups signal the best stalls; just follow them.

Setting sail for the strait

Departure crosses one of the busiest harbours in the world, between rows of container ships waiting their turn. The Supertrees often light up just as the ship pulls away, a futuristic farewell perfectly timed, like everything else. Singapore leaves a paradoxical impression: that of a city you think you've understood in a day, and which would deserve a week to be truly savoured. Most passengers leave with a list of dishes still to try. It's the best excuse there is to come back.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most ships use the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, south of the business district. The Marina South Pier MRT station sits next to the terminal and puts downtown a few stops away, air conditioning included.
Mainly by MRT: fast, air-conditioned and easy to read. Taxis are plentiful outside the terminal, metered and straightforward. Walking works for short hops if you alternate with cool breaks.
Gardens by the Bay, less than two kilometres away. It holds the Supertrees, steel structures twenty-five to fifty metres tall clad in living plants and linked by an elevated walkway, plus two vast conservatories.
The Flower Dome with its Mediterranean flora, and above all the Cloud Forest, an artificial mist-wrapped mountain where a thirty-five-metre waterfall drops through highland vegetation.
Gardens by the Bay plus a walk around Marina Bay, taking in the Merlion and the view from Marina Bay Sands. It is the densest circuit and the closest to the ship. Adding the historic quarters needs a full day.
By MRT, and they sit minutes apart. Chinatown with the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Little India with its Tamil temples, Kampong Glam with the gold-domed Sultan Mosque: three worlds within a twenty-minute ride.
At a hawker centre, the state-run street-food halls listed by UNESCO as intangible heritage. At Maxwell Food Centre or Lau Pa Sat: Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, satay, char kway teow. The longest queues mark the best stalls.
Yes, and it is free. The sound-and-light display runs after dark, which suits passengers whose call stretches into the evening. Ships sailing in late afternoon will miss it.
Very good. Everything is air-conditioned, clean and easy to navigate, distances are short by MRT, and both Gardens by the Bay and the hawker centres work for all ages. The real opponent is the equatorial heat: bring water and take breaks.
The Singapore dollar. Cards work almost everywhere, including many hawker centres, but keep some cash for small stalls. English is an official language and is spoken everywhere.