Port advice on tours vs on our own please

[luvtocook]

November is too late for making any of these ports beach days. We did our first Med cruise in late November and it was way too chilly for beaches. But we knew that going in and were more about exploring and soaking up the culture of each place.

 

Absolutely. That is why we are looking for island tours where we can see the entire island. We're not so much into shopping as learning all about the ports, their cultures, etc. I've heard that the islands are all very different.

Spending 11 nights on Equinox in February, that will give us all the "beaching" we need.

[susierailroad]

With whom did you elect to go in Dubrovnik, cost, hours? I'm looking. Thanks,

[dogged]

Dubrovnik is probably the easiest port to do on your own in all of Europe. Please consider a DIY in Dubrovnik! The trip into town from Port is all of 15 minutes by city bus for about one dollar. The $8 per person you will spend on a ship's shuttle from the Port into town is not a bargain at all! If you aren't interested in a city bus - then at least consider sharing a taxi from the port. We bussed in and actually strolled back to the ship - it is that close.

 

Once you reach the old town, it is EASILY explored on your own. Dubrovnik is very small and easy to get around. Within the walls it is all foot traffic. There are many wonderful places to discover off the Stradun (we found a local bakery and enjoyed lunch on the steps of an old church). IMO it will be difficult to really appreciate Dubrovnik if you are being shuffled from place to place in a tour group.

[susierailroad]

Dogged: Thanks for the info re the bus from the port into the city. Do you happen to recall where you catch the city bus into the old town of Dubrovnik?

[texancruzer]

Got to add here......there is no way I would walk from the old town to where our ship was docked (near the new suspension bridge) as it was quite a ways (and after walking all day on the wall etc.... ) NOPE! Oh, and it was late November for us and foggy/damp in the morning and really overcast later....... like it was going to rain any moment (altho it never did) I would not want to be walking or waiting for a bus...... the shuttles were constant and really really convenient. Took us right up to the gangplank.