Crete Shore Excursions

Agios Nikolaos, Crete Shore Excursions: How to Spend a Perfect Port Day

Reading Time: 5 minutesAgios Nikolaos, Crete Shore Excursions: How to Spend a Perfect Port Day on Mirabello Bay By GEOFF CAPLAN More cruise lines are adding Agios Nikolaos to their Eastern Mediterranean rotations, and passengers stepping ashore this season are discovering what Cretans have quietly known forever. This lakeside town on the Gulf of Mirabello might be the […]

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One Day in Amsterdam From a Cruise Ship: How to Get It Right

Reading Time: 6 minutesOne Day in Amsterdam From a Cruise Ship: How to Get It Right By GEOFF CAPLANAmsterdam is one of those ports where cruise passengers step off the gangway and immediately wonder how they are supposed to fit everything into a single day. Canals in every direction, world-class museums, cheese shops, windmills within driving distance, and […]

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Juneau Shore Excursions

Reading Time: 5 minutesJuneau Shore Excursions: A Straightforward Guide for Cruise Passengers By GEOFF CAPLAN Juneau is one of the few state capitals in the country with no road connection to the rest of the mainland, which says a lot about the terrain surrounding it. Mountains rise directly behind the downtown waterfront, glaciers sit within a short drive […]

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Acapulco

Why Independent Shore Excursions in Acapulco Are Worth Every Minute

Reading Time: 8 minutesHollywood Called It Paradise First: Why Independent Shore Excursions in Acapulco Are Worth Every Minute By GEOFF CAPLAN Cliff divers, colonial fortresses, a legendary lagoon, and a silver city in the mountains — all without the cruise line markup Acapulco is one of those ports that has a reputation older than most cruise ships. Generations […]

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Bergen Shore Excursions: What to Know Before Stepping Off the Ship

Reading Time: 5 minutesBergen Shore Excursions: What to Know Before Stepping Off the Ship By GEOFF CAPLAN Bergen sits at the gateway to the fjords, and for many cruise passengers it is the first real taste of Norway’s dramatic scenery. Wooden buildings lean shoulder to shoulder along the old wharf, a mountain rises straight up from the edge […]

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Lanzarote

César Manrique in Lanzarote

Reading Time: 11 minutesCésar Manrique in Lanzarote: A Shore Excursion Guide for Cruise Passengers Arriving in Arrecife By GEOFF CAPLAN Cruise excursion lists for Lanzarote keep mentioning one name: César Manrique. Here is who he was, what he built, and why his work shapes nearly every shore excursion on the island. Passengers arriving in Arrecife on a Mediterranean […]

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Ketchikan Alaska Shore Excursions

The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan: A Shore Excursion Guide for Cruise Passengers By GEOFF CAPLAN Most people don’t expect to spend part of an Alaska port day watching a log rolling competition. Most people who do are glad they made that call. Ketchikan tends to generate a lot of pre-cruise research. Travelers read […]

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Amfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast Demands a Plan

Reading Time: 5 minutesAmalfi Coast and Positano Shore Excursions: A Practical Guide for Cruise Passengers By GEOFF CAPLAN The Amalfi Coast is one of the most photographed stretches of coastline in the world, and for good reason. Pastel colored towns cling to steep cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea, lemon groves perfume the hillsides, and winding roads offer views […]

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Canelobre Caves Shore Excursion from Alicante

Reading Time: 6 minutesCanelobre Caves Shore Excursion from Alicante: A Complete Guide for Cruise Travelers By GEOFF CAPLAN A cave the size of a cathedral sits just outside Alicante, and most cruise passengers walk right past the chance to see it. Alicante shows up on a lot of Mediterranean cruise itineraries, and most of the day-in-port guides point […]

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Alesund Norway: Worth Every Minute

Reading Time: 7 minutesIndependent Shore Excursions  |  Norway  |  ShoreExcursions.com Skip the Ship Tour Bus: Why Independent Shore Excursions in Alesund, Norway Are Worth Every Minute By GEOFF CAPLAN Fjords, Art Nouveau, mountaintop views, and a UNESCO-listed wonder — all without the cruise line markup Alesund is the kind of port that catches people off guard. Cruise travelers […]

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