City Cruise Terminal

Location
Southampton
Client
Associated British Ports
Value
£9m

Further development of the City Cruise Terminal in Southampton

This is the latest of three development phases for City Cruise Terminal. This phase provided
enhanced facilities and increased capacity for the handling of vessels with capacity of up to 3700 passengers and incorporated a new main entrance lobby, security and checking in facilities, and extended waiting lounge.

Additionally, ship boarding facilities have been improved with the procurement of two ship-to-shore passenger gangways capable of passenger use at all states of the tide, connected to the new first floor of the building by a fixed high-level passenger link.

Services included:

  • Architecture
  • Space planning
  • Interior design

Information provided to secure:

  • The necessary operational requirements
    of ABP (owners of the docks and terminal
    building)
  • The berthing requirements of Royal Caribbean
    (owners of the world’s largest cruise liners)
  • ‘AMSA’ operational security compliance
  • Compliance with Building Regulations
  • Competitive tenders from selected contractors

Construction phase:

  • Fully designed with tender documentation for
    a Traditional ICE Construction Contract
  • Full NBS specification
  • Selection and interviewing of contractors
  • Construction detailing