Caribbean Cruises: Part 3 "Excursion or No Excursion, That is the Question"

One of the greatest benefits about going on a cruise rather than being stationary at a resort is the chance to see many different cities, islands and countries as the cruise allows. That being said, there’s only so much you can do in the time frame you’re given. So this makes you ask yourself, “how do I spend my time wisely?!” And remember, this might be your first and last time setting foot at your cruise ship destination! Now that’s a crazy thought.

I have broke it down into four ways that help you get the most out of your time at each port!

  1.   Research Your Destinations

I put this one first because I believe that it is the most important! If you don’t know where you’re going, then how would you know what it’s famous for? Imagine if you went to Paris and spent your time wondering the streets never knowing that the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, or Notre Dame were all right around the corner! So please do yourself a favor and look up each destination before hand, know what to do, and equally as important, what not to do.

 2. Know What Excursions Your Cruise Offers

Websites are a wonderful thing. Remember my little phrase: Look before you book! You can use the list of excursions for each cruise as a deciding factor for which ship and cruise to go on. Once you’re done with that, you can pick and choose what excursions you want to do. Sometimes it’s hard to choose because there are so many awesome excursions you can choose from. What helps me decide is reading the reviews that are located on the cruise line’s website! Each cruise has its own target market, so find what cruise you would fit into. (Learn more in the next article)

3. Planning Excursions that Aren’t Featured on the Cruise

Hypothetically, let’s say your best friend vacationed to St. Thomas and went zip lining, and said it was awesome and now you want to go. But wait, the cruise ship that you’re going on doesn’t offer zip lining as an excursion. What do you do? Well, this can happen, and we aren’t just talking about zip lining. There are so many activities on St. Thomas (and other places) and cruise ships can’t have it all.  If you are yearning to go, please plan ahead! We suggest if you want to go that route, get everything lined up BEFORE your trip.

Plan Ahead!

      4.   No Excursion

Sometimes you just want to see the city on your own! Walk around and smell the roses, if you will. Excursions don’t always speak out to you and you might just get enough of a thrill from roaming the city, eat at a local restaurant, and go window-shopping.

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 Well there you have it. Planning a vacation isn’t always easy, but at least cruising takes care of a lot of the stressful parts and still allows you to have a customized vacation.

Click the links below to read more:

Caribbean Cruises: Part 1 "Is Cruising For You?"

Caribbean Cruises: Part 2 "All You Can Eat, See, and Do"

Caribbean Cruises: Part 4 "Ships"

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