How to connect with others wanting to take excursions but not paying the prices the ship charges

[tippytortoise]

We ate going on Norwegian Breakaway New England coast but want to connect with other people to take excursions without paying the steep prices the ship charges.  

[wowzz]

Go to the roll call section on this site, find your cruise, and ask on there.

[Host Kat]

1 hour ago, tippytortoise said:

We ate going on Norwegian Breakaway New England coast but want to connect with other people to take excursions without paying the steep prices the ship charges.  

 

Howdy @tippytortoise 

 

To help you out I have moved your thread to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum where it will be on topic. 

 

For information about our famous Roll Calls, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For even more information, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships.

 

The Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date is the only place on Cruise Critic where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions, transportation etc. with each other to 💲ave money. There is a "captive audience" since you are all sailing together! 

 

And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience!  See How To: Submit a Member Review.

 

Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! 

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat 

 

[iancal]

We have had numerous first rate excursions based upon following the roll call.

 

Two types…either someone organizing a private group tour that we have joined or someone’s first hand recommendation for a private tour that we can join or hire.

 

This goes well beyond value for money.  Cuts out the big bus tours, the trash, trinkets, leather, and carpet stops, etc.  Fewer people, more customized.

 

We also use tripadvisor forum comments and recommendations.

Edited June 14, 2022 by iancal

[hueyjudy]

9 hours ago, Host Kat said:

 

Howdy @tippytortoise 

 

To help you out I have moved your thread to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum where it will be on topic. 

 

For information about our famous Roll Calls, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For even more information, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships.

 

The Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date is the only place on Cruise Critic where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions, transportation etc. with each other to 💲ave money. There is a "captive audience" since you are all sailing together! 

 

And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience!  See How To: Submit a Member Review.

 

Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! 

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat 

 

I am looking forward to a Roll Call on our September cruise.  I had hoped to do the roll call on RCCL several years ago, but it was scheduled at a time when we were in port.

[gnome12]

2 hours ago, hueyjudy said:

I am looking forward to a Roll Call on our September cruise.  I had hoped to do the roll call on RCCL several years ago, but it was scheduled at a time when we were in port.

I think that you are referring to a Meet and Greet. The Roll Call is a forum here on CC where cruisers on your particular cruise share information about private tours.

[Host Kat]

6 hours ago, gnome12 said:

... The Roll Call is a forum here on CC where cruisers on your particular cruise share information about private tours.

 

And other things too! 

 

From the Roll Calls section in the Guidelines:

Cruise Critic's ROLL CALLS are one of the most popular features within our community. In an effort to keep them fair and as safe as possible, the following is in effect:

• Roll Calls belong to everyone; there is no designated leader or owner. It doesn't matter who started the thread.
• On the other hand, if you are new to a Roll Call take the time to read the thread. Learn who is doing what, who made plans for an event, etc. before jumping in and making different plans
• If you plan an event, be sure to invite everyone!
• Please adhere to cruise line requests regarding setting up Meet & Greets on board. In other words, if they say contact us three (or two or whatever) weeks prior to sailing, don't contact them months in advance.
• ROLL CALLS are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion

 

SHORE EXCURSIONS

• Sharing shore excursions is fun and can help you save money.
• Get to know the other members in a Roll Call before attempting to get them to tour with you.
• Shore excursions should be arranged so that payment is made directly to the tour operator, do not be the collector of funds for a shore excursion.
• Do not arrange any shore excursions/tours if you are not going to be taking them yourself. In other words NO THIRD-PARTY arrangement of shore excursions are allowed. This includes people who are not participating on the Cruise Critic ROLL CALL *for whatever reason*.
• Travel agents may not arrange shore excursions on ROLL CALLS.
• Anyone attempting to "fill a bus" or making money from the sharing of shore excursions on our forums runs the risk of losing their membership.
• Do not post your email address so that someone can email you information about a shore excursion. If they have important info, they should be willing and able to post this information on the forum. We will remove posts, at our discretion, that are nothing more than requests for emails OR posts providing email addresses.
• Do NOT arrange to collect funds for shore excursion shares at any Meet & Mingle or Meet & Greet so graciously provided by the cruise lines. In the case of Princess Cruises, they have stated you cannot solicit other passengers for any reason once you have booked your cruise. If they observe you arranging tours on board, you run the risk of being asked to debark your cruise at the next port (verified via Princess Cruises March 2013).

 

Offering Roll Call Logo Items For Sale

It is perfectly fine to offer customized logo items for sale in your Roll Call.  However, please follow these rules:

• You must be sailing on that specific ship and sail date
• Price your items as near to cost as you are able to without incurring out of pocket costs 
• Be clear about shipping costs, if you are mailing them out beforehand
• If it is determined that you are selling for profit, we will take appropriate action
• If you would like to use the Cruise Critic logo in your design, please share the final art version with community@cruisecritic.com

 

9 hours ago, hueyjudy said:

I am looking forward to a Roll Call on our September cruise.  I had hoped to do the roll call on RCCL several years ago, but it was scheduled at a time when we were in port.

 

Yes, as stated by gnome12 above, the Roll Call thread for a specific line, ship & sail date is the thread in one of the Roll Calls forums where Cruise Critic members sailing the same cruise get together online. Now for the Meet & Mingle, click here for the current info.