Is cruising a regular part of your travels? Not surprisingly, a huge number of ToursByLocals travelers use us to find private guides in their ports of call. Experienced cruisers recognise that when you’ve only got an average of 8 or 9 hours in an unfamiliar place, a private tour makes the absolute best use of your day. There’s no time wasted waiting for strangers to keep up, and you have a guide whose only focus is on making sure you see exactly what interests you most.
We loved this description of what it’s like to use private guides during a cruise, by Australian traveller Christobel Say:
“My experience with ToursByLocals was wonderful from start to finish. We saved ourselves a whole lot of groans by avoiding the bus tours that would otherwise have been our option; having all that choice in one place and not having to research 11 different ports and rely on the experience of a local was much better for us. I only wish we had booked more guides!”
We’re doing all we can to make it quicker and easier for you to find the tours you need, with our
Shore Excursion Planner. With it, you can find shore excursions for all major cruiselines:
Holland America, Seabourne, Princess, Celebrity, Carnival, Disney, Silversea, Azamara, Norwegian, Crystal, Windstar and more.
Use our Shore Excursion Planner to Book Tours
We've tried to take the guesswork out of planning your shore excursions with our planning tool. Simply search
Shore Excursions from the ToursByLocals homepage, and you'll be prompted to select your ship's name and sailing date. You'll then be taken to a page with all available tours at each of your ports of call. Have fun browsing the options! If you don't see the perfect itinerary for you, send a message to any guide with a customization request. They'll get back to you and together you can design your perfect day ashore.
Every shore excursion booked on ToursByLocals comes with a
”No One Left Behind” Guarantee. Our guides’ priority is to get you back to your ship on time, every time. In the extremely unlikely event that you miss the boat, ToursByLocals will pay for your expenses to reach the next port, and any necessary accommodation.
And if for any reason your ship fails to dock at any port, you will receive a full refund for your scheduled tour, under our force majeure provision.
At the end of the day, we’re doing all we can to give you one of a kind on-shore experiences, so you can bring fantastic travel stories back to the ship’s dinner table every night.
Happy cruising!