Shoreside activities are as much a part of the cruise experience as enjoying onboard amenities of the ship. Half the fun of taking a cruise is exploring exciting new places, especially if you’re planning on snorkeling through coral reefs, exploring ancient Roman ruins, hiking on glaciers, and shopping at local outdoor markets.

Enhancing Your Port Visit

To enhance each port visit during your cruise, organized shore excursion are available on all ships for additional fees. These land-based trips run the gamut from sightseeing city tours to cultural events and active pursuits and give passengers the opportunity to be guided around in unfamiliar territory.

Benefits of Ship-Sponsored Tours

There are a lot of benefits to booking a ship-sponsored tour. Besides getting to skip the hassle of arranging your own onshore activities, you’ll know the tour provider is licensed and reputable, and the ship won’t depart until all of its tour buses have returned, even if one’s running late. Organized tours also give you an opportunity to meet other shipmates whose company you may enjoy back on the ship.

Avoid Booking On-Board

Tours can be booked onboard at your ship’s excursions desk or online before you depart on your trip. To avoid stress, or a tour selling out, we recommend planning your day ashore as far in advance as possible with your FROSCH Travel Consultant. Your Travel Consultant can provide you an expansive directory of all of the shore excursions available to you, as well as recommendations on the type of tour, activity level, and more. Depending on the cruise line and type of excursion, some activities and tours can’t be book more than 120-90 days in advance. By starting your research ahead of time, you’ll be able to secure your spot by booking as soon as the time comes.

Work with a FROSCH Travel Consultant

Our Travel Consultants can provide you with expert recommendations, alternative activities, and handle making your reservations – at exclusively discounted prices in many cases! By using a Travel Consultant, the only thing you have to be in charge of during your cruise is having a memorable time.