Any Cruise info please?

[bigsister]

Hi,
Am off on my first cruise in Sept and am trying to budget etc.
Does anyone know how much on average a shore excursion is?
Or this question impossible to answer?
Just a rough idea would be fine.
Thanks.

[craft1948]

I usually go with P&O.......you can view excursion details on their website and pre-book them.....can you not do this with your cruise line......

[Sqad]

Whichever cruise line that you are going on will give you an itinerary and in that will be the cost of the excursions.

[bigsister]

Thanks, I'll have a look on the website. Unfortunately we don't get the itinerary until 10 days before we go, just hoped for info sooner.
Thanks to you both tho'.

[Sqad]

bigsister,,,which ship, which Cruise Line...where it goes and I will give you some idea.

[tamborine]

Did Southampton to NY.....saw a porpoise!

Smoking in designated areas on deck - only. �2,5k wasted!

[filthiestfis]

I asked this just last week on here

[teacher1]

If you know which ship you are cruising on ..... you should be able to pick up the itinery on line. It is easy then to check out shore excursions. Sometimes it is cheaper to do your own trips using local bus and trains. Most excursions organised by the cruise company are very expensive. If you know the ship and the name of the cruise itinery ..... post it on here and you will get more help.

[bigsister]

Thank you everyone, have now found info on cruise ship page. Sorry, should have looked first.

[teacher1]

Name of ship ? Itinery name ?

[jno]

I'm surprised you haven't got an itinerary yet - they're worked out literally years in advance. If you know the name of the ship itself, or the line it belongs to, you should be able to find the website and check out the route; and it will also tell you what excursions are available. They're usually on the expensive side - say �50 for a half-day - but it depends entirely on how far you go, what you see etc etc, and it's very often possible to just walk off the ship and do your own sightseeing for free, or to hire a taxi/minibus on the wharf for a lot less than the ship will charge.

Look on sites like http://www.cruise.co.uk and do a search for your ship; there are dozens of tips, reviews etc. You can do a search for individual destinations too.

[teacher1]

C'mon then bigsister ,,,,,, which ship is it ? lol

[craft1948]

tambo that happened to me last year.....got off ship in January after lovely caribbean cruise.....got back on same ship 5 months later and they'd changed all the smoking regs....spent 18 days sulking.....

[auntiebertie]

What ship, what ports?? It is well known that ships make their money in shore excursions,spas, casino and drinks. It is very easy in pretty nearly every port in the world to do your own thing and not take the ships shore excursions.
The best cruise website is http://boards.cruisecritic.com/index.php and scroll down to the ports of call section. Then click on the link for your area and you will find lots of ideas. On this same page there is a link for all the major cruise lines where you can also find out about life onboard.