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Shore excursions: should you go through the ship or privately?

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Creator's Key Takeaways

If you're doing a private excursion and you're not back to the ship in time, ships can and have left passengers behind.

The biggest one, the guarantee that if you're running a little bit behind, the ship will wait for you.

It's cheaper. We're talking anywhere up to a quarter of the price that the ship charges.

I never book a private tour that ends close to the all aboard time.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Book through the ship if you want the guarantee that the ship will wait for you if you are late.
✓Research private tour operators thoroughly using multiple review sites and social media groups.
✓Ask private operators specific questions about timing (ship vs. local time), cancellation policies, and meeting points.
✓Never book a private excursion that ends close to the all-aboard time; give yourself a buffer of at least an hour.
✓Verify if you actually need a tour; sometimes walking or a hop-on hop-off bus is sufficient.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Getting left behind by the ship — Book ship-sponsored excursions for guaranteed return; if booking private, ensure a large time buffer before all-aboard time.
Booking a bad tour — Research heavily across multiple review sites and ask detailed questions about logistics and policies before paying.

Questions This Creator Answers

QShould you book a shore excursion through the ship or privately?
QWhat are the risks of booking a private excursion?
QHow do you research a private tour operator?
QWhat questions should you ask a private tour operator?
QWhat are the benefits of booking through the cruise line?

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Not sure if you if you should do a private shore excursion or a shore excursion through the ship? In this video I’ll go through everything to you need to weigh up as well as some tips that you need to know when booking a shore excursion. enjoy see what I thought about those passengers being denied boarding on the norwegeion dawn here: https://youtu.be/FsPg-P-ePa8 Socials and contact Contact us here: cruiseyseadays@gmail.com Find us on all our other social media channels: Link tree - Linktr.ee/cruiseyseadays Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCfotjDonIGeVGkc6D3uaw Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cruiseyseadays?igsh=aDA0cGhlN2JsOXRi Facebook – facebook.com/cruiseyseadays Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cruiseyseadays?_t=8mNp6hjb5RY&_r=1 Threads - https://www.threads.net/@cruiseyseadays Chapters: 00:00 intro 00:21 Why pick a shore tour through a cruise line 02:56 Why pick a shore tour through a private vendor 03:45 How to pick and research and private tour vendor 04:16 Questions you need to ask! 06:01 Some extra tips you need to know Hashtags #shoreexcursions #cruiselineshoreexcursions #privateshoreexcursions #cruise #cruiseaustralia #cruiseyseadays #cruiseaustralia #cruiselife #cruiseyoutuber #cruisetuber #cruisetok #cruisegram