SubmarineMark Posted May 23 #1 Share Posted May 23 For the ports in Brussels, Norway and Iceland. Has anyone just used a local tours you find off the ship to see the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubmarineMark Posted May 23 Author #2 Share Posted May 23 We are frequent cruisers so we understand the importance of getting back to the ship on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 23 #3 Share Posted May 23 Tour vendors at the dock in Europe is not anywhere near as common as the Caribbean, for example. In fact it is probably considered rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted May 23 #4 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Hi Mark, Your Belgian port is Zeebrugge. Brussels isn't the best choice for most folk - it's about an hour from the port by train and is a commercial city, the headquarters of the EU administration with multiple associated businesses and few spread-out tourist sites. Most folk head the 8 miles from port to Bruges (Brugge), a few centuries ago an important port until ships got bigger & the canal silted-up, leading to the "new" port of Zeebrugge. So it's a historic city with a compact & very walkable cobbled centre with mainly 17th/18th Century buildings, lots of coffee-shops and lace & chocolate shops. You need to name your Norwegian & Icelandic ports, some like Bergen don't need a tour, others are quite small & you need to get out of town & explore the fjords, lakes, mountains, waterfalls & glaciers. Check out the forum for https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/116-northern-europe-baltic-sea/ and mebbe the new Iceland forum JB 🙂 Edited May 23 by John Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubmarineMark Posted May 23 Author #5 Share Posted May 23 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyx007 Posted May 24 #6 Share Posted May 24 the only ports where you could find local tours like at the pier in my experience were Akureyri in Iceland and Honningvag in Norway (the one with the North Cape) - but for the rest it's better to do it either without a tour or book beforehand in pages like getyourguide.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburgher Posted May 24 #7 Share Posted May 24 19 hours ago, SubmarineMark said: For the ports in Brussels, Norway and Iceland. Has anyone just used a local tours you find off the ship to see the area? Definitely pre-book ahead of time as there are fewer local tour operators in a number of ports and countries in Europe post-pandemic as many in the travel industry had to find alternative work when the world closed down. With fewer companies and individuals offering tours and cruiselinesl sometimes booking them out for their own shorex means little or nothing available even ahead of time never mind at the port. And have you joined any Roll Call for you sailing as it may be that some fellow pax have arranged private tours and are looking for others like yourself to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubmarineMark Posted May 24 Author #8 Share Posted May 24 Thank you everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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