toryandrew Posted July 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Considering taking the whole family on the middle east cruise after Christmas leaving from Dubai. However, my concern is the cost of the excursions, will that run a lot more money like the European cruises? Anyone have a list with prices. I can find option without booking first thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted July 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 6, 2023 I would guess excursions will be expensive. Since this is a new ship to this itinerary, contract for shore excursion vendors have probably not been signed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfplenore Posted July 6, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Excursions in the Middle East are very expensive. Much less expensive to do private tours (not through the cruise line). We saved a ton of money doing this. Is there a roll call for your cruise? That's a great place to find groups that are planning tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 6, 2023 if the cruise is more than 120 days out, book what you want. you can then look up your cruise, under explore and plan, and it will give you (if available) the shore excursions and prices .if to costly, or not to your liking, (again if more than120 days out), simply cancel the booking. while normally at european ports we usually hire a can, i would be cautious about about booking a private tour, especially if there are women in your group. Mid east is know known for its openness to women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfplenore Posted July 8, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 8, 2023 On 7/5/2023 at 9:54 PM, complawyer said: while normally at european ports we usually hire a can, i would be cautious about about booking a private tour, especially if there are women in your group. Mid east is know known for its openness to women. Having been to the Middle East twice on cruises, I completely disagree. We did private tours at every port and, as a woman, had no issues whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9tee2Sea Posted July 8, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I did this cruise n Feb of 2023. We did all NCL Excursions. The overnights ( Israel and Egypt) might be expensive, but they were definitely worth it. The guides were amazing, the information provided was great. The hotels and food provided were wonderful. Just knowing that NCL had everything covered was very stress free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toryandrew Posted July 8, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted July 8, 2023 This one is Dubai, abu Dhabi etc. I got the list, they aren't bad tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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