Above, yours truly on the Nassau tour boat. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky. |
While booking our August cruise to the Bahamas earlier this year, Mitch Geriminsky and I also looked into what was being offered in shore excursions at the different ports-of-call.
We chose two. One was boat and bus tours of Nassau. The other was for jet skiing at Great Stirrup Cay, a private island owned by our cruise line, Norwegian Cruse Line. Other shore excursions were offered such as swimming with pigs, dolphin swim or sitting on the beach, all of which weren't appealing to either of us. We enjoyed the excursions that we picked.
AOL has posted an article with 5 tips for booking the best cruise excursions.
It begins with:
You’ve booked your cruise, selecting the perfect destination, dates, cruise line and cabin. Now the fun begins – deciding how you’ll spend your time in each port of call. Shore excursions can range from walking tours to cultural activities to exhilarating adventures to relaxing beach days, and so much more, depending on where you’re cruising. With all of the options, it can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least. We checked with Gary Bembridge for advice on booking the best cruise shore excursions, regardless of where you’re sailing.
To read more, go here.
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