Marina Bay or HarbourFront: where your ship berths
In Singapore, cruise ships berth at two separate sites, which should not be confused.
- Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, at Marina Bay: two berths, and a terminal that opens only on days when a ship is alongside. Works completed in October 2025 added a check-in hall on Level 1 and reworked the area set aside for vehicles, with wider roadways (Singapore Tourism Board).
- Singapore Cruise Centre (HarbourFront), 5 HarbourFront Avenue: the international cruise and regional ferry terminal, at this address since July 2026.
Your cruise line tells you the terminal. The exact meeting point is then given in the confirmation voucher sent before departure.
Embarking and disembarking: airport, hotel
On embarkation day, your chauffeur collects you from Changi Airport or your hotel and drops you at your ship’s terminal. If your cruise line has given you a check-in slot, the pick-up time is set around it.
On disembarkation, the cruise line sets the time you leave the ship. Your chauffeur meets you at the meeting point given in your confirmation voucher and takes you to your flight or your hotel: see also Chauffeur at Changi and Seletar airports.
Please include in your request:
- the ship, the cruise line, the date and, if known, the terminal;
- the disembarkation time or embarkation slot given by the cruise line;
- your flight or your hotel address;
- the number of passengers and suitcases, and the ages of any young children.
A day ashore with a chauffeur
A day in port is planned backwards: start from the all-aboard time set by the cruise line, which comes before the sailing time, allow a margin for traffic, then fit the visits into the time that remains. One or two unhurried stops are better than four in a rush.
- Marina Bay: the bay, then the conservatories of Gardens by the Bay, the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. See Chauffeur in Marina Bay.
- The Botanic Gardens: 82 hectares, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. See Chauffeur for the Botanic Gardens.
- Sentosa: the island, Siloso Beach and the marina at Sentosa Cove. See Chauffeur on Sentosa.
- Mandai: Singapore Zoo, River Wonders or Bird Paradise, depending on your exact times. See Chauffeur for Mandai.
Families and groups, the day before and the day after
When several cabins travel together, the choice is between a van, such as a Mercedes V-Class, and several saloons leaving the terminal together. The number of suitcases matters as much as the number of passengers. Vehicles are provided by the Federation’s members, according to your request and their availability; you receive a single quote and keep one point of contact.
Arriving in Singapore the day before embarkation leaves a margin if a flight is delayed. On your return, if your flight leaves late in the day, a chauffeur at your disposal lets you stop at Marina Bay or the Botanic Gardens before the airport. To talk it through: let’s talk about your visit.