Buy tours ashore, after I arrive to cruise ? After I arrive to port ? Before I sail ?
Alaska, like Europe, is more destination driven, than a Caribbean Cruise. Folks want to see as much as they can, their
time there, because it may be their only time of going there. Not just because of cost, but because of our
own “bucket list”.
Part of destination driven is making tours ashore choices
! The more folks buy in advance, the
less change you have, in getting your choice, the longer you wait to
decide. And for goodness sakes, many
tours will be filled up, by the time you arrive to your cruise.
Some folks, like with the Caribbean, plan to wait &
buy, not from the cruise line, but from a local vendor, once off ship. That’s fine, if you know what you’re doing.
Such as Whale Watching in Juneau. You need to plan to get off the ship, as soon
as the ship has cleared in port. Why
? There’s not only other folks, who are
planning to do the same as you ! There’s
set leaving times, that you could easily miss, if you don‘t get off the ship
early enough.
Or the train in Skagway.
What if it were full ? More
importantly, you have to walk up to the town, to make this purchase. Even if you are one of the 1st to
get off the ship, you have to hustle up to town, make that purchase, and will
be boarding quickly. Guess what else
? You get the left over seats, cause you’re
boarding last.
Again, Alaska, nor Europe, are necessarily the destinations
to wait till you get onboard to decide, or wait till you get to port !
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