Just booked Jewel of the Seas for Southern Caribbean in 2019 - first cruise without the ‘rents - and I already started checking out TripAdvisor for shore excursions!! In the past we’ve always done cruise line sponsored tours. This was definitely helpful.
Great Tips!!! Thanks to your channel I went on my first cruise prepared like a seasoned cruiser. I booked four independent shore excursions! All went well, and now I am hooked on cruising. I have my second and third cruises already booked. 2018 on NCL Epic, and a 2019 Southern Carribean cruise on Carnival's soon to be newest ship Horizon, in a Havana Cabana, so excited. Thanks so much for sharing.
Loving Vlogtoberfest! Thanks for all the great information and videos. We're cruising to the South Pacific from Sydney in April, so now I will look into booking an excursion on our own...why not try to save some $ 😊
More great tips! Just another added tip....just because you book through your cruise line, keep an eye out! We recently booked a 4-wheeler excursion for our upcoming cruise. I just happen to be day dreaming and went back to review the pictures on site and they had changed! They were all mud running pictures on 4-wheelers! TOTALLY different from what was originally shown when I booked several months ago and NOT what I want to experience! I realize the islands have had a lot of storms and rain so I am taking that into consideration, but it is still NOT what we want to do...travel home with muddy, nasty clothes. We can go mud riding here at home if so desired. So be sure to check things out carefully! I was able to cancel with Carnival and get a full refund to no harm to foul.
Well, sometimes, the ship does NOT adjust to local time in a port, and if you have booked your OWN excursion with a local provider in that port, they will operate on their own local time. Ships can sometimes cross through time zones, but they don't always adjust to local time. Does that help?
How reliable are independent tour vehicles? For instance, how likely is an independent tour bus/boat/helicopter etc. to break down, or if an independent tour bus breaks down, can I expect them to pay for my taxi ride back to the port, or airfare to the next port of call, or back home?
I'll cover this on a vlog soon, but It depends on where you're traveling, but we've had good success with independent vehicles. Some independent providers will offer "return to ship" guarantees. In fact, the only time I ever had an issue with a vehicle breakdown was in Acapulco with a ship sponsored trip. They sent a replacement vehicle immediately.
Hi Cruise Tips! I had a question. We are leaving on a cruise next summer to Roatan Honduras, Costa Maya Mexico, and Cozumel. What excursions can you suggest? We are beach type cruisers. Thanks a ton in advance!
Good information. Thanks for great tips!
Once again, good information. Thanks for this one!
Timing is perfect- I just started looking into this for our cruise in March. Thank you😘
great tips! ☺
Just booked Jewel of the Seas for Southern Caribbean in 2019 - first cruise without the ‘rents - and I already started checking out TripAdvisor for shore excursions!! In the past we’ve always done cruise line sponsored tours. This was definitely helpful.
Great Tips!!! Thanks to your channel I went on my first cruise prepared like a seasoned cruiser. I booked four independent shore excursions! All went well, and now I am hooked on cruising. I have my second and third cruises already booked. 2018 on NCL Epic, and a 2019 Southern Carribean cruise on Carnival's soon to be newest ship Horizon, in a Havana Cabana, so excited. Thanks so much for sharing.
Loving Vlogtoberfest! Thanks for all the great information and videos. We're cruising to the South Pacific from Sydney in April, so now I will look into booking an excursion on our own...why not try to save some $ 😊
More great tips! Just another added tip....just because you book through your cruise line, keep an eye out! We recently booked a 4-wheeler excursion for our upcoming cruise. I just happen to be day dreaming and went back to review the pictures on site and they had changed! They were all mud running pictures on 4-wheelers! TOTALLY different from what was originally shown when I booked several months ago and NOT what I want to experience! I realize the islands have had a lot of storms and rain so I am taking that into consideration, but it is still NOT what we want to do...travel home with muddy, nasty clothes. We can go mud riding here at home if so desired. So be sure to check things out carefully! I was able to cancel with Carnival and get a full refund to no harm to foul.
Excellent point. That would be a dirty mess.
What is the difference between ship time and shore time?
Well, sometimes, the ship does NOT adjust to local time in a port, and if you have booked your OWN excursion with a local provider in that port, they will operate on their own local time. Ships can sometimes cross through time zones, but they don't always adjust to local time. Does that help?
How reliable are independent tour vehicles? For instance, how likely is an independent tour bus/boat/helicopter etc. to break down, or if an independent tour bus breaks down, can I expect them to pay for my taxi ride back to the port, or airfare to the next port of call, or back home?
I'll cover this on a vlog soon, but It depends on where you're traveling, but we've had good success with independent vehicles. Some independent providers will offer "return to ship" guarantees. In fact, the only time I ever had an issue with a vehicle breakdown was in Acapulco with a ship sponsored trip. They sent a replacement vehicle immediately.
Were you standing in the waves???
Hi Cruise Tips! I had a question. We are leaving on a cruise next summer to Roatan Honduras, Costa Maya Mexico, and Cozumel. What excursions can you suggest? We are beach type cruisers. Thanks a ton in advance!
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Were you standing in the waves???