A highlight of my first cruise took place on land. During a stop in Plymouth, England, on a Holland America Line sailing, I walked to the Plymouth Gin Distillery. The hourlong outing included an ...

For most people, the first consideration in choosing a cruise is "where is it going?" There are now more than 500 different ports of call worldwide, and when the ship arrives most cruisers want to see ...

Carnival Cruise Line is streamlining the shore excursion process by testing a new mobile application with some tour partners. The digital platform eliminates the need for physical shore excursion ...

Following corporate cousin Carnival Cruise Line's lead, Princess Cruises is also offering its own Shore Excursions Best Price Guarantee. Essentially, if a guest books a tour through Princess only to ...

Costa Cruises has introduced a redesigned shore excursion program with distinctive “Land Destination” clusters, each expertly curated to meet and inspire a variety of travel preferences. Every tour ...

Venice at night is a wonderful way to see the city without the crowds.Alamy An after-hours visit to St Mark's Basilica in Venice during a cruise ranks as one of my most memorable shore excursions. It ...

How safe are shore excursions for cruise-line passengers? That’s a question that resurfaces after highly publicized accidents such as last month’s fatal bus crash in southeastern Mexico that killed ...

Much of the volcanic landscape that defines Iceland lies inland and requires deliberate exploration ashore. This is how to ...

New data reveals $71 billion private equity firm bets big on travel recovery as cruise industry hits 31 million passengers - ...