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"WHEN IN ROME...DO AS THE ROMANS DO"

There isn't one tour that you can not do on your own (IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK)!!!

You will find that there are dozens (100s ???) of tour operators in the ports where your ship stops. I have never been disappointed when negotiating my own arrangements. It is much better to have a smaller car/van with fewer people and the ability to alter or add to the itinerary as you see fit. The price is usually half of what the cruise line charges. There have been many times when the driver would suggest his own itinerary and would avoid the onslaught of buses arriving simutaneously at a destination with 100s of disgruntled pax complaining about the long ride and lack of air conditioning, etc.

It always makes me laugh when 200 pax line up for a tour and then come back to the ship with all their compllaints while we had a perfect day spent in comfort.

So...make some friends on the cruise...grab a cab/van and have a blast. Just rmember; DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!

ROSS

<blockquote data-quote="ROSS" data-source="post: 698072">&quot;WHEN IN ROME...DO AS THE ROMANS DO&quot;There isn't one tour that you can not do on your own (IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK)!!!You will find that there are dozens (100s ???) of tour operators in the ports where your ship stops.&nbsp; I have never been disappointed when negotiating my own arrangements.&nbsp; It is much better to have a smaller car/van with fewer people and the ability to alter or add to the itinerary as you see fit.&nbsp; The price is usually half of what the cruise line charges.&nbsp; There have been many times when the driver would suggest his own itinerary and would avoid the onslaught of buses arriving simutaneously at a destination with 100s of disgruntled pax complaining about the long ride and lack of air conditioning, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; It always makes me laugh when 200 pax line up for a tour and then come back to the ship with all their compllaints while we had a perfect day spent in comfort.&nbsp; So...make some friends on the cruise...grab a cab/van and have a blast.&nbsp; Just rmember;&nbsp; DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!ROSS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ROSS, post: 698072"] "WHEN IN ROME...DO AS THE ROMANS DO" There isn't one tour that you can not do on your own (IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK)!!! You will find that there are dozens (100s ???) of tour operators in the ports where your ship stops. I have never been disappointed when negotiating my own arrangements. It is much better to have a smaller car/van with fewer people and the ability to alter or add to the itinerary as you see fit. The price is usually half of what the cruise line charges. There have been many times when the driver would suggest his own itinerary and would avoid the onslaught of buses arriving simutaneously at a destination with 100s of disgruntled pax complaining about the long ride and lack of air conditioning, etc. It always makes me laugh when 200 pax line up for a tour and then come back to the ship with all their compllaints while we had a perfect day spent in comfort. So...make some friends on the cruise...grab a cab/van and have a blast. Just rmember; DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! ROSS [/QUOTE]