Jul 20, 2014
Gary Bembridge author of "The Cruise Traveler's Handbook" provides another 60-Second Cruise Tip. For more visit http://www.60secondcruisetips.com and http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/cruise-travelers-handbook
A common thing to do when cruising is to go through the
excursion list and book one for each port stop. However, staying on
board while in some ports is a much underused option by most
cruisers.
The ship is usually empty and quiet when in port as most passengers
will get off for some or all of the day on an excursion or to self
explore. A lot of the crew will also get off to go shopping, find
free Wi-Fi and to have a break from their confined living space
on-board. It means the pools, spas and other activities are less
crowded and busy. The cruise line will run special offers and
promotions for services on port days for this reason, making it
cheaper and easier to get a reservation than on sea days when there
is more demand.
You are unlikely to want to stay on board every port as you miss
seeing new places, but if you have a hectic port every day cruise I
recommend building in some days to stay on board to take advantage
of all the ship has to offer.