Shore excursion booking time

[zoeyzooka]

How far in advance do I need to book a shore excursion? I am going on the Norwegian Spirit on 2-22-09 and I would like to know when to book my shore excursions - especially the ones that I am getting through outside tour vendors.

[Toyz711]

check the cancellation policy of the vendors...if they have an cancellation fee wait until final payment of the cruise.

i did my tour through the cruiseline, also NCL spirit, i booked lamanai in oct for a dec cruise.

[EBallgrl]

You can book as early as you want, but as the previous poster suggested, make sure of their cancellation policy in case something comes up...especially if it is a tour that requires you to pay at time of booking.

 

I booked my private excursions for my October cruise way back in April! I like to know that I have a spot on the excursion that I want to take. No worries! A lot of companies will allow you to cancel up until within a week of the sailing.

 

I have also seen that a lot of people book within a couple of weeks and even days of the trip. Guess they like to gamble! :D Not for me though! I say if you know what you want to do, do it!

[CruiserWKB]

Check and see how many ships will be port on the day you are. If you are only ship, should not be a problem booking private tours. If there are alot (sometimes as many as 6) you should try to book early. Ship excrsions are a differn't story. The popular ones will fill up early.

[zoeyzooka]

Thanks!

How do I find out how many ships are in a port on a particular day? I also tend to book everything extra early to make sure that I get what I want, but the advice to wait until I pay the rest of my deposit makes a lot of sense.

[Froufie]

http://www.porttime.com

[zoeyzooka]

Thanks Froufie! I had no idea that a website like that existed. Very helpful. By the way... I have a gray lop-eared bunny that looks like your photo. Very cute.

[Froufie]

You're welcome - and I LOVE lop eared bunnies - I'm sure yours is ADORABLE!