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*Lars* · 10-17-2009, 08:02 AM

We always have a plan A and B, both for places we have been before and new once. There are always something new and interesting to see even in ports we have visited a few times.

gkm · 10-17-2009, 11:28 AM

If an excursion is cancelled, we just play it by ear and a lot will depend on the weather. If sailing in the Caribbean and it's really hot, we may just decide to stay on-board. More than likely, wherever we are, we will at least go into town and walk around (unless the shuttle service is really expensive).

Garry

MD11F · 10-17-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LuLu

Sometimes, a shore excursion (both thru the ship and independent) in a port of call is cancelled for some reason or other.

Do you have a Plan B in case that happens?

Yes, if there's another excursion, book it.

judyzoo · 10-18-2009, 07:20 PM

I'm a compulsive planner, and find planning a good part of the joy of traveling. So, I definitely always have at least a Plan B. That has come in handy lately, since it seems that an unusual number of my tours have been canceled on our last few cruises -- usually for lack of interest, which makes me think that perhaps I have some odd interests, since I've been choosing tours that few other people care about.

LuLu · 10-18-2009, 09:04 PM

Judy .... Hear you on this. Probably has happened to all of us from time to tme.

Just curious .... What sort of shore excursions have you booked that have been cancelled for lack of interest?

nealberk · 10-19-2009, 11:48 PM

Judy we had a semi-submersible excursion cancel in the Bahamas. If I recall, it was canceled due to too few people signing up for it.

sue miller · 10-19-2009, 11:54 PM

We sail in hurricane season so we sail for the ship not the ports, that said, it could be cancelled for bad weather, pretty much any reason, so we are never disappointed if we miss one or all.

judyzoo · 10-23-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LuLu

Judy .... Hear you on this. Probably has happened to all of us from time to tme.

Just curious .... What sort of shore excursions have you booked that have been canceled for lack of interest?

I'm having trouble remembering which ones were canceled -- I guess I mostly remember the ones that weren't canceled. The only ones I can recall that were canceled for lack of interest were both in Grand Cayman -- one to Pedro St. James & the Botanical Park, and one for the Sea Spi. But I know there were others. A lagoon tour was canceled in Half Moon Cay, but I think that was due to an equipment problem, and in Hawaii the tour to Kilauea was canceled because of too much volcano activity.

nealberk · 10-24-2009, 12:54 AM

Judy, you did not miss much by missing the lagoon tour. Besides our tour guide digging up a sea cucumber, a sea urchin, and a starfish for for us to touch, there was really not that much to the lagoon tour. Half the time was spent taking us across the lagoon to a mock up of a native village.

There was so much possibility and so little of it was realized.

houch · 10-26-2009, 01:10 AM

If plan A doesn't work out, we will just play it by ear. So far that has only happened once and we were in St Thomas. So we went shopping!