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Cruise Tips: Ports & Excursion (Cruise Line vs Outside Excursions)

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👁️ 18K views📅 8 years ago⏱️ 12:27
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Creator's Key Takeaways

you can book excursion through your Cruise Line or if you look you can find a similar or same excursion outside for cruise lines for far less money

if you book through a carnival excursion then they're going to make sure that you get back on time they're gonna take care of you

we've done both and it's fortunately worked out on both ends but this time we're going to do carnival right because because it's such a distance

if you were new to cruising and did not pre book excursions attend the informational talk on board they hold that in the theater and it's very informative

Creator's Tips & Advice

Check online before leaving to book excursions for way less than you can book them through the ship
Do your research on outside excursion companies using TripAdvisor, Cruise Critic, or YouTube
Attend the informational talk on board if you did not pre-book excursions
Always take the daily newsletter with you when going on shore
Take a real watch set to ship's time, not your cell phone
Bring water shoes for excursions

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Not knowing what to do at portsAttend the informational talk on board; it's free and informative
Worrying about getting back to the ship on timeBook through the cruise line for peace of mind, or do thorough research if booking independently

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat are the options for what to do while visiting a port?
QHow can you save money on shore excursions?
QWhat are the pros and cons of booking through the cruise line vs. outside vendors?
QWhat should you bring when going ashore?
QWhat should new cruisers do if they didn't pre-book excursions?

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YouTube Video Description

One of the most amazing parts of cruising is being able to visit multiple ports in a single vacation!  Here are some cruise tips to make the best of your ports & excursions. There are five options of what to do while visiting a port: Book a shore excursion through your cruise line (this can be pre-booked online or while you are on the cruise ship) Book online with an outside vendor Walk off the ship and hire one of the local tour guides in the port Explore the port on your own Stay on the ship While some of you may want to stay on board and enjoy an empty ship... these tips will help everyone else enjoy their day in port. Here is a link to the post on our website: https://eecctravels.com/cruise-tips-ports-excursions/ If you want a copy of our 101 Cruise tips, follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dlWJSX Want to see more cruise tips videos from this series? Here you go! What to do before your cruise: https://youtu.be/LMlHlzoZIIA Extras to Pack: https://youtu.be/4hKV6yeZpQ0 What to do after boarding: https://youtu.be/Oy0Ov8Fv1RM Food & Drinks: https://youtu.be/Q_KR8JT635A Shopping - coming soon Tipping & gratuities - coming soon Activities not to miss on a Carnival cruise - coming soon Please SUBSCRIBE, Comment, Like, Share & Follow! Get to know our family and come along with us on our vacations... Check out our weekly Sunday & Thursday vlogs! And sometimes on Tuesdays too :) Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/EECCTravels Also find us at: EECC Travels Website: http://eecctravels.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eecctravels/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/eecctravels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EECC-Travels-1009605565772250/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+EECCTravels/about?csrc=yt&cfem=1 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eecctravels/ Email: eecctravels@gmail.com Snail Mail: PO Box 12192, Alexandria, LA 71315 Primary camera is a Canon Powershot G7X Mark II Secondary camera is a Sony Handycam HDX Waterproof camera is a GoPro Hero (basic)