VitaminSea53 Posted July 9 #1 Share Posted July 9 I am 100 days out from an Asia cruise and find that the basic sightseeing tour for a certain port is Sold Out. Do they generally add more spaces (another bus) as the cruise date gets closer? I wonder if the SOLD OUT notice is just there to get people to sign up for more pricey tours. I appreciate your experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted July 9 #2 Share Posted July 9 They might, or the excursion is sold out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 9 #3 Share Posted July 9 (edited) In fairness we don't typically do cruise ship sponsored tours, but as they are third party contractors, if they are sold out the ability to add another tour would depend on that operator's ability to provide an additional bus and operator / guide. They may in fact be a popular tour that sells out early. I doubt that there would any effort on the cruise line's part to manipulate a tour booking to sell more expensive tours as they don't control the sales or the capacity of the tours. Edited July 9 by leaveitallbehind 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminSea53 Posted July 9 Author #4 Share Posted July 9 Just now, leaveitallbehind said: In fairness we don't typically do cruise ship sponsored tours, but as they are third party contractors, if they are sold out the ability to add another tour would depend on that operator's ability to provide an additional bus and operator / guide. They may in fact be a popular tour that sells out early, I doubt that there would any effort on the cruise line's part to sell more expensive tours as they don't control the sales or the capacity of the tours. Thanks - that makes sense. I guess “you snooze- you lose” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted July 9 #5 Share Posted July 9 We noticed on our Japan cruise in May that a lot of the excursions sold out early. We also saw a number of them were added the closer we got to our cruise date but they also saw a lot of excursions being offered once we were onboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ggo85 Posted July 9 #6 Share Posted July 9 Keep checking back, especially right after final payment is due. People cancel, they may add extra capacity, etc. I personally don’t think they say SOLD OUT to get you to take a more $$ excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted July 9 #7 Share Posted July 9 Definitely check back. One I'm doing on my upcoming ABC cruise had one departure time when I booked it, then when I cancelled to rebook with a better price, there were two departure times. I gather from that that if they are able to secure another time (or another bus, guide, etc.) with the vendor they may open it back up with the new time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liao Posted July 9 #8 Share Posted July 9 12 hours ago, VitaminSea53 said: Thanks - that makes sense. I guess “you snooze- you lose” Keep checking both before you cruise and once on board. Folks can and do cancel after they board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted July 10 #9 Share Posted July 10 On 7/9/2024 at 3:28 PM, VitaminSea53 said: Thanks - that makes sense. I guess “you snooze- you lose” Check out your Roll Call there may well be private tours on offer that will give you much better value. Failing that look at booking a private guide yourself and splitting the cost with another couple - this is our preferred option although we would have booked it much earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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