Planning your Ports of Call

Unless you are really, really rich, and most of us are not, a cruise is a very special treat which we need to make the most of.

Days (or nights) in port are often a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience not to be wasted. So how do you decide what to do in each port of call?

Basically, you have seven options.

1.       Stay onboard and enjoy the lack of ‘crowds’ onboard

2.       Pay for a ‘ship organised’ tour

3.       Pay for a private tour

4.       Explore the immediate port on foot

5.       Catch a local tourist bus

6.       Go it alone by train, bus or taxi

7.       Hire a car or meet up with local friends   

In the next few blogs I will compare all the options and try to take account of individual needs. If you are planning your trips at your ports of call, then please click in regularly for the next few days.

We will consider:

Cost

Energy levels and health

Experience  

Safety

Individuality

More tomorrow......