A number of lines are only allowing passengers ashore on excursions booked through the cruise line, effectively banning independant passenger port trips for the time being. This has come as a surprise to many passengers, and an unwelcome additional cost to a lot of families going on their first holiday in almost 2 years. We have been looking at exactly what this cost is and have found that (one our upcoming cruises at least) there are some excursions available at reasonable prices. For example, booking one excursion at each of the 3 ports that we will be visiting on our December P&O cruise comes to just over £300 for our family of 3 (or roughly £34/£35 per person at each port). This is a lot more than we would normally spend ashore, but isn't too prohibitive (especially given the money saved on the deal that we got for this cruise). Its also worth highlighting that cruise lines often apply loyalty discount when booking excursions, and that many allow free cancellation up to a few days before sailing (just in case the rules change). let us know if you have had to book additional excursions, or if you have cancelled a cruise because you can't spend free time ashore.

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LIVE EVENT: Gannon & Benjamin is one of the premier boat shops in the world, and their restoration of MAH JONG's restoration is a remarkable example of their work. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin will take us inside the rebirth of this beautiful yawl. Your full-access pass gets you into all 5 live events at this year's Worldwide Classic Boat Show. ⁠ This presentation starts at 21:00 UTC (12pm PST/4pm EST) on Saturday, February 21st and will be followed by a live Q&A with audience members' questions. ⁠ ⁠ Check the link in our bio or head to classicboatshow.com to get your full-access pass.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #woodenboats #yawl #gannonandbenjamin #boatrestoration #sailboat #sailingyacht #boatshow #classicboat

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blu26 SUI 03 "blunote" sailing downwind in heavy west winds on Lake Zurich May 2012.

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Hollywood weekend at the Rolex Los Angeles SailGP 🎥😎 #SailGP #LosAngelesSGP

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The new Windelo 54 will be at the Cannes Yachting Festival, 10-15 Sep. See you there? ▫️ 10 Facts Up to 5880W Peak Solar Plus 2x400W Wind Turbines 1kW hydrogeneration per engine at 10 knots And 199m² of upwind Sail Power! Made form recycled and biosourced materials Basalt Fibre and PET Foam Start Sailing in Light Conditions 2x20kW Electric Shaft engines With 1 or 2 back-up generators for safety ▫️ Visit the Windelo 54 Eco Performance catamaran in Cannes in September! ▫️ #sustainable #sailing #yachts @windelocatamaran

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