On our recent cruise from Rome to Barcelona, we tried just about every type of cruise shore excursion available, and I’m not kidding. My husband and I love to explore, especially in Europe, so I was ...

Cruising is an efficient means of travel, allowing you to tick off multiple bucket-list destinations in one fell swoop. However, that means you might only spend about 8 hours in each port (although ...

You’ve booked your cruise, selecting the perfect destination, dates, cruise line and cabin. Now the fun begins – deciding how you’ll spend your time in each port of call. Shore excursions can range ...

There are so many shore excursions to choose from on a cruise that the array can be dizzying. Each port will have many options, and without a little guidance, you might end up paying a lot of money ...

Carnival Cruise Line is streamlining the shore excursion process by testing a new mobile application with some tour partners. The digital platform eliminates the need for physical shore excursion ...

Costa Cruises has introduced a redesigned shore excursion program with distinctive “Land Destination” clusters, each expertly curated to meet and inspire a variety of travel preferences. Every tour ...

The cruise shore excursion, the day trip during the small amount of time passengers have in port, is among the most significant elements of a cruise vacation. Whether it be a snorkeling trip to a ...

How safe are shore excursions for cruise-line passengers? That’s a question that resurfaces after highly publicized accidents such as last month’s fatal bus crash in southeastern Mexico that killed ...

Call me naive, but I once assumed cruise shore excursions were simply the best activities a destination had to offer, mixed with ease of access and a basic safety check. I'd scroll through them the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Port days can be busy days on a cruise, especially if you’re the kind of cruiser who wants to pack a lot of exploration into the ...