You’ve booked your cruise and completed your online registration with the cruise line. The next step is trying to decide on what shore excursions to take. The cruise line offers a complete menu for every port, add in the possibility of booking some excursions from other sources – like our supplier Shore Excursion Group, or maybe Viator, or ToursByLocals, or by just taking a tour when you get off the ship with a taxi company. How do you decide? My recent experience has been th

If you sail often enough on Celebrity, Holland America, Regent, Azamara, or Cunard, you might hear that it's a Distinctive Voyages cruise. What does this mean? Well the short answer is that you will be on a cruise where a small group of clients receive a free VIP shore excursion, a cocktail reception, and the services of a host - an expert travel agent who has been specifically selected to help enhance your cruise experience. On a recent cruise Joyce and I were the hosts on t