SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 8 most popular museums tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Athens highlights plus skip-the-line Acropolis and Acropolis Museum, with Piraeus transfers and a guided city walk in about 5.5 hours.
Most Popular“The guide Maria was very knowledgeable.”
Civitavecchia shore day trip to Rome with timed sights: Pantheon, Trevi, Spanish Steps, Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s.
“The experience was great! Our driver Paolo was early, had our name printed out. He took care of everything in making sure we were on time for all the tours. He even called ahead to the restaurant to get our food prepared so we would stay on a schedule. I would definitely recommend using Viator…”
Private shore excursion from La Spezia to Pisa and Florence with port pickup, a comfort-first minivan ride, and optional Uffizi or Accademia tickets.
“Fantastic excursion. Was able to see everything as promised, pickup promptly at the port. Guide was very knowledge and loved the city.”
Cruise-day Dunedin sights plus Larnach Castle, the Chinese Garden, and the Toitu Settlers Museum in one 7-hour tour with included admissions.
“A great tour of Dunedin and the Larnach Castle. Our tour guide, Kim, was very knowledgeable and gave us a fun and entertaining tour of the castle with lots of stories and history of the house and family. Would highly recommend this tour!”
Private shore excursion from Livorno for Pisa and Florence, with Duomo viewpoints plus Uffizi or Accademia options and port transfers.
“paid an extra 400 dollars for a private tour and got no tour at all. better off if we had hired an Uber for 300 less. I would have rated a 1 or less if he was not a nice guy. Paid the extra money for a private tour instead we got a private driver.…”
Private shore excursion from Katakolon to ancient Olympia and its museum, with pickup, expert guide, and time in the village.
“Excellent guide; very informative; easy to find the bus from the ship; small group made it more personal”
Port pickup plus Vasa Museum and guided Gamla Stan walk, all in about 5 hours with Old Town free time and a timely return plan.
“Meeting point not clear and should say go right after security point for approx 100 metres, tour was disjointed and you cannot combine a 2 hour tour, walking tour with a 5 hour tour. We missed the 1 hour free time in the old town and had no time for shopping there. At times instructions…”
Half-day shore tour from Piraeus: guided Acropolis highlights plus the optional Acropolis Museum, with easy transfers, audio devices, and great city views.
“The tour guide Nico was great! The transport to and from the port was not as smooth. Driver was late picking up our group. Not communicated well at the end of the tour how we were to return to the ship. Nico sorted it all out and we returned in plenty of time to the…”
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