7 Great Cruise Ship Shore Excursions You Should Go On

After being on 57 cruises (so far) there are certain shore excursions that really stand out as being far better than the rest. In this video, I tell you about seven of the best shore excursions I've ever been on, and show you exactly what it was that I liked about each one of them I start by showing you The Blue Hole in Jamaica... a series of swimming holes along a river... where you can jump off the surrounding rocks and in to the water. Out of all the shore excursions I've ever been on, this one was probably the most fun! See the full Blue Hole video at https://youtu.be/6sdW6I7C2L0 Next, I share some incredible footage of whales breeching in the Pacific ocean, just off the cost of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I shot all of these amazing whale videos during whale watching shore excursions while visiting Cabo during Mexican Riviera cruises. See the full whale watching video at https://youtu.be/3cuAXussDKs The third place that sticks out in my mind from all the others is beautiful Butchart Gardens in British Columbia. This is a 55-acre garden paradise that a lot of cruisers visit either before or after an Alaska cruise. It's pretty easy to get to Butchart Gardens by ferry from Seattle, for example. See the full Butchart Gardens video at https://youtu.be/rA9uNmIlv4g Next up, I show you some video clips from one of the most amazing experiences I ever had during a cruise... I got to go on a real submarine, about 100 feet under the water, to see what was on the ocean floor. There are two of these submarines on Viking's new expedition ships, Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris. See the full submarine video at https://youtu.be/PvKWCF-VYJM I absolutely love to spend a day at the beach when I'm on vacation, so the final three most-memorable shore excursions on my list are all beach excursions. The first one is Las Caletas Beach, near Puerto Vallarta... a private beach only accessible by boat. See the full video of a luxurious Mexican Riviera cruise, including a visit to Las Caletas beach, at https://youtu.be/skHzliFWR34 Then I tell you about my two favorite Caribbean beaches: White Bay on the island of Jost Van Dyke, and Trunk Bay on the Island of St John. See the full video about the 10-day Viking Cruise where I visited nine Caribbean beaches at https://youtu.be/QN4m9xeyfCc If you're interested in booking a cruise with any cruise line, feel free to use the services of my travel agent: Caitlin Gallagher with Ambren Travel. Visit www.ambrentravel.com If you appreciate my videos and would like to help me with the considerable expenses involved in making them, please consider becoming one of my patrons. You can become a patron for as little as $1 per month... but there are some perks for folks who are able to kick in $4 or more per month. Thank you to all my patrons! #shoreexcursions #cruising #cruiseship Video Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:14 The Blue Hole 4:02 Whale Watching 5:53 Butchart Gardens 9:37 A Real Submarine 11:09 Las Caletas Beach 13:14 Jost Van Dyke 14:38 Trunk Bay