Editorial policy
Policy updated: .
What we publish
Our aim is practical, original guidance for a passenger spending a few hours ashore. A guide should explain the arrival point, realistic ways to get around and places to consider. Route and regional overview pages explain their broader scope instead of pretending to describe a single berth.
Sources and verification dates
We favour port authorities, municipal and national tourism organisations, transport operators, heritage bodies and other sources directly responsible for the information. Each guide’s Sources section names the sites consulted. The full editorial record, with what each source supported, unresolved questions and conflicting evidence, is kept on file and is available on request.
“Last verified” is the date recorded for the guide’s editorial checks. It is not a live status indicator or a promise that every linked page remains unchanged. Berths, fares, timetables, closures and entry rules can change afterwards. Check the relevant operator before relying on time-sensitive information.
How guides are researched
Each guide is desk-researched: written from port authority, operator, municipal and tourism sources, alongside maps and timetables. Where a guide draws on a firsthand visit, it says so and gives the date.
Originality and commercial independence
Every guide is written for Port Atlas from the sources it cites. Where those sources disagree, or a record looks unreliable, the guide says so. Sponsored planning links sit in their own labelled blocks; what a guide recommends is the same whether or not one appears beside it.
Corrections
Corrections contact: editor@portatlas.co.uk (for the attention of Najapi, the named editor responsible for the collection, who takes the publication decision on every guide). Send a proposed correction including the URL and evidence. We assess the claim against suitable sources, correct supported errors and update the verification record when the affected facts are checked again. Material uncertainty is held in the editorial record until it is resolved and the guide updated. A serious error may lead to withdrawal while it is investigated. Minor spelling or presentation fixes need not imply a new factual review.
Using a guide responsibly
Read the arrival section together with the sources list. Follow the cruise line’s instructions about access, mobility, tendering and return times, and consult official travel advice for your destination. A published guide does not confirm that a sailing operates or that a destination is currently accessible.