One of the great things about cruising is the chance to visit so many places on one holiday – waking up in a different port or even country every morning. But it also means that time is limited at each destination and planning ahead with what you want to do and see to make the most of your day is crucial. With the launch of CruisingExcursions.com there is an alternative to your selected cruise line’s excursion programme.

Launched just over a year ago with 240 excursions at 60 Mediterranean destinations, the company now offers more than 5,000 excursions at 600 ports worldwide and the company is just celebrating adding their 30th Caribbean destination to that portfolio. The excursions are very good value and range from the traditional tours, such as sightseeing by coach or guided city walks, to more adventurous activities such as a Segway tour of Barcelona!

With the increased popularity of cruising comes an equal increase in the number of repeat cruisers so it’s refreshing to be able to offer them a greater range of tour options. Our excursions have been especially popular with those repeat cruisers, as they know are aware of how much the price of onboard can eat into their holiday budget.

Simon Purchase said:”CruisingExcursions.com offers excellent value for money and we won’t just be duplicating the standard cruise ship excursions – some of ours will even be a little quirky! Our choices including cultural experiences, walking, cycling, waterbuses and even helicopter tours. Fine dining is another choice – some cruise passengers look for an alternative to the onboard offering but have no idea where to go and how to get there – we will organise everything for them. We also cater to the increasing family cruise market including excursions suitable for kids and adults alike.”

Purchase also said: “Our customers will have the opportunity to research, compare and book shore activities on-line rather than just relying on the selection provided by the cruise line. Additionally the travel trade, many of whom have become cruise experts, who usually find the job stops after the cruise is sold will now have the chance to fully immerse themselves in the whole itinerary and add value for their clients as well as earning some valuable commission.”

CruisingExcursions.com also offer one-way or return transfers from airports and hotels to cruise ships and will tailor make itineraries for individuals and groups. Our Fair Trading Practice will allow cancellations and changes within set periods and any excursions booked for scheduled ports that are not visited for whatever reason will be changeable or refundable.

We have made our company’s website easy to navigate so making your bookings online is very straightforward BUT you can also book excursions over the phone or through your travel agent. Just select your ship, the sail date and number of passengers, and up pops the itinerary and the list of available excursions for that cruise. Alternatively you can go direct to the port you’d like to book your excursion at.

When you book with CruisingExcursions.com, you’ll get a comfortable air-conditioned coach or minibus and an English-speaking driver-guide – and a guide as well on some itineraries - who will pick you up at the port and accompany you throughout your tour, returning you in plenty of time before the ship sails.

The drivers all use the latest satellite technology to monitor traffic conditions and CruisingExcursions.com has a guarantee that in the very unlikely event you should miss the ship departure and it wasn’t your fault, you’ll be transferred to the next port of call, to rejoin the ship, free of charge. And if the ship should need to cancel a port call, due to bad weather, as an example, cruisingexcursions.com will issue a full refund for prepaid excursions.

The company is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and also the Association of Cruise Experts (ACE).

As well as group tours, our company can tailor-make trips,

In addition to offering you competitively priced shore excursions cruisingexcursions.com also arranges Port and City Centre Hotel Day Rooms. These are especially useful after an early disembarkation on the final day of a cruise if your return flight home is not departing until early or late evening.

Being able to move into a hotel day room ensures the last day of the holiday isn’t wasted hanging around encumbered with loads of baggage. And with the increase in popularity of family cruising in mind, we have selected hotels with rooms that can accommodate up to four people. Cruisers have the choice of either booking just the Day Room and organising their own way to the hotel and later to the airport or they can book the Day Room plus transfers – a private transfer from the ship direct to the hotel on disembarkation, use of the hotel day room and hotel facilities, then transfer from the hotel to the airport in the evening. Rooms may be used between 9am and 6pm.

An added bonus of having the use of a hotel room for a day is the opportunity for cruisers to maximise their last day – go sightseeing, enjoy a relaxing meal, visit a theme park or just spend the day on the beach or round the hotel pool. When it’s time to go to the airport there’s the chance to freshen up before departure having enjoyed the last day to the maximum!

Whatever you want to do in the myriad of ports now offered by CruisingExcursions.com, they are sure that they'll have it covered and at the right price. For more details or to book your shore excursions please visit www.cruisingexcursions.com