How long before cruise are most ship excursions published?

[ang293]

We're on the 13 July 2024 sailing of the Viva out of Athens and I was hoping to use my shore excursion credit to book a ships tours in one of shorter port calls or tender ports (like Kusadasi or Santorini) but there seem to be very few available through the app at this point for most ports, and particularly those ones. Does anyone know how long before the cruise NCL opens the whole range up for booking? TIA

[julig22]

They generally post 'em when they get 'em.  For new itineraries, it takes a while.  For same-old, same-old ports, they might get posted as soon as the cruise is open for reservations.  I had a cruise booked for late December and the excursions are just coming available now.  Their standard answer is usually along the lines of 6 months but definitely before final payment is due.

And don't forget the possibility that some have already sold out.  You'd have to call the excursion folks to see it that's the case.