Thread: Research tips please!

Originally Posted by patsea

I just want to caution that the cheapest price is not always the best tour.

Agreed.....as my daddy used to say .. you get what you pay for..

Most of the time we skip any excursions and just get into the port and walk around, do a little shopping for our official teeshirt, sightsee a little.

I do a bit like Mindy says. Read some of the standard guidebooks about each port. Go on that city's website (often they have a brochure online or one they will mail to you, maps, too).

A couple of times my hubby has even negotiated with a taxi driver for a local tour -- after getting a sense of the driver's communications skills (one time he wanted to practice his Spanish) and attitude.

We do tend to go with a ship's tour when we want something more planned, and have actually had good experiences with those. Since we don't do this all the time, hubby doesn't mind the rates (in a relative sense).

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