smazerolle Posted November 24, 2004 #1 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Do you prefer to skip the shore excursions and explore by yourselves?? I'm pregnant and my husband and I were thinking of skipping the shore excursions and just visiting the ports by ourselves (shopping, beach). Will we miss out on much? Will we regret not doing the excursions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopylou Posted November 24, 2004 #2 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Hi! You will miss out on crowds of people herded onto a bus or in a boat! My best advice is to check these boards, go to the ports of call board for each place you will be. You will find info on things you can do on your own, even book your own excursions. My husband and I booked a snorkel tour last time on our own, and wound up being the only 2 people on the excursion! It was awesome!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1drifter Posted November 24, 2004 #3 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I'm trying to decide the same thing for our trip to the Panama Canal which stops in the Cayman Islands. In Alaska we did everything on our own--and people on these boards told us we'd be missing out if we didn't take some shore excursions. But we had a great time. In each port in Alaska, the city was close to the dock and very walkable with alot to do or see. I'm wondering if it will be the same on our upcoming cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennew Posted November 25, 2004 #4 Share Posted November 25, 2004 My husband and I were on our honeymoon cruise this past March. We skipped all excursions and are completely glad we did. In Grand Cayman we went to the Holiday Inn Beach and just relaxed. It was free and it was beautiful. We will be in Grand Cayman again in January and I am thinking we will probably skip the excursions again. I seem to be alone in this but I have zero interest in swimming with stingrays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner Girl Posted November 26, 2004 #5 Share Posted November 26, 2004 We used to do the shore excursions, but now we don't. I think we are less intimidated by the caribbean now. We've also been to Grand Cayman before and, I guess, don't feel the need. We can get a taxi to 7 mile beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgirl Posted November 26, 2004 #6 Share Posted November 26, 2004 I used to book shore excursions from the ship, but thought they were too expensive. So then I started booking with independents on line. The last couple cruises, I haven't booked any shore tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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