espmass Posted November 22, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2015 For our stop in Cartagena we're deciding between the ship's excursion and a private tour by a well known guide. Both excursions are pretty similar in time and in sights they will show us and the prices aren't much different. The benefit of the ship's excursion is knowing that the ship has it insured so that we wouldn't get left behind if late. The biggest benefit of the private excursion is that there are far less guests so it's more personalized. Any other big differences we should consider in our decision? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryleann Posted November 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2015 From my experience - we almost never take a ship excursion as it takes so long to load and unload at each stop. So with private tour, not only do you save money, get more personal experience, you actually see more. That said, if you are in port a shorter time (this time our ship leaves at 2 so must be on board by 1pm) then the ship excursion would probably be better, as -in my case- I would not get off soon enough to get much out of a tour. (When we were last there, in '06, we got a group tour at the port and it was so very hot in that car - even with air, it was hot and stuffy. Some of those private cars are not really good for 6 or seven people - even if they DO have the seats!);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 24, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 24, 2015 We prefer the private tour because you can change things up and spend more time in say one early and less in another area. In addition you can learn so much more from your guide since he will focus on you and your questions. Also, when we took a private tour and visited the fort we were able to walk through the tunnels whereas the ships tour did not do that because of the number of people on tour. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espmass Posted November 24, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks. For anyone interested in this topic, I posted it on the regular Princess board also and there are loads of replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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