Your day, step by step
08:00
Tender ashore to the Port of Airlie. Walk five minutes into town along Shute Harbour Road.
08:30
On a Saturday, browse the Airlie Beach Markets in the morning. Otherwise, coffee in the centre.
09:30
Swim at the Airlie Beach Lagoon, free and lifeguarded.
11:30
Walk along the waterfront towards Coral Sea Marina (about 25–30 minutes) to see the island boats.
12:30
Lunch, for example at Sorrento overlooking Coral Sea Marina, or back in the centre at The Deck.
14:30
Final swim at the Lagoon or shopping on the main street.
15:45
Walk back to the Port of Airlie.
16:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Airlie Beach main street and Lagoon (tender at Port of Airlie)16:00
One port done
Your Airlie Beach day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Airlie Beach main street and Lagoon (tender at Port of Airlie)Walk 5–10 min to the pontoon, then tender queue16:00
- Airlie Beach main street (tender at Shute Harbour)Bus 860 about 16–18 min or taxi, then tender queue15:30
- Coral Sea Marina (tender at Port of Airlie)Walk 25–30 min or bus 860, then tender queue15:30
Where people get Airlie Beach wrong
Booking a public Whitehaven Beach cruise whose 07:15 departure or 18:15 return does not fit the tender and all-aboard times.
Built from our Airlie Beach guide, checked against 15 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Airlie Beach to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
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
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Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
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