On your next cruise, consider signing up for the shore excursions organized by your cruise line. While there are many options available to tourists at popular ports of call, organized excursions offer several advantages over going it alone.
Quality
The major cruise lines carefully inspect all of their ports and offer their passengers shore excursions from only the most reputable local agencies. Remember, these companies are putting their own reputations on the line by selecting and recommending tours. They want to improve customer loyalty by giving their passengers the best possible experience.
Variety
Cruise lines feature popular and interesting attractions on their recommended lists. They cater to customers with varying interests, fitness levels, and budgets. The selection of tours in each port is designed to satisfy the diverse needs of their passengers.
Service
Why cobble together your own tour package when you can let the specialists do most of the work for you? Better to spend your vacation time having fun with family and friends than fret over independent arrangements and last-minute changes. Let the experts serve you.
Schedule
When you are on an excursion organized by your cruise line, the company knows where you are. They closely monitor the departures and returns of all organized tours. Ships do not sail from a port of call until all of their organized tour transportation has returned. However, your ship's crew can't track the whereabouts of passengers who leave scheduled tours or who arrange their own unaffiliated excursions. If an unmonitored tour is late returning to port, there is always the risk that the ship will leave those passengers behind. To avoid this risk, it is highly recommended that you book only those tours organized or recommended by your cruise line.
Safety
Cruise companies put your safety first. From embarkation to return, they are looking out for you day and night. To this end, they only work with the most reliable, safe tour operators.
Value
Local tour operators offer major organizations the best quality shore excursions at the most reasonable prices.
So the next time you choose a cruise, avail yourself of your ship's organized shore excursions. They offer the best quality, variety, service, scheduling, safety, and value for your cruise vacation dollar.
Recommended reading:
Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2010
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