Great Britain cruise vs. land

[PrincessTraveller]

I will offer one suggestion, if you are comfortable doing so. 

 

Along with day trips, we often take side trips for a night or two out of a main hub.  We will leave our large bag(s) with hub hotel bellman (which are locked up) for a few days and take just a carry-on/backpack with essentials for the days we are away.  Real easy to do if you are returning to same hotel for a night, but I have also returned to hub hotel to simply pick up the bag before taking a train out of hub city to our next destination.  Very easy to do if hotel is close to train station. 

 

Knock on wood, after 64 countries, I have not yet had one issue, damage or a stolen items from the bag.  I do lock them, but still.  I also do not leave valuables in the checked bag.