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We have done this excursion 3 times-all booked directly with Taku Lodge. May want to call them @ 907-586-6275.

My wife and I won't be doing this until next spring, but curious how far in advance was the "Brugges on your own" posted for your itinerary. At this point, there are only 8 excursions listed for Bruges-nothing for "Bruges on your own". Otherwise, we probably will go with cruise-express.

With the cruises we have been on, we've been able to make excursion reservations and pay for them many months in advance, locking in the reservation and price. I guess going with a smaller company doesn't afford that luxury.

Looks like a problem we'll just have to deal with for now. Maybe post-cruise surveys will help out for future trips. Maybe try trip advisor and Facebook to see if past cruisers can help out for upcoming trip. May give ACL a call.

Seems strange, but we have only been on ocean cruises before. No river cruises.

Go White! After a little time on TripAdvisor, it doesn't look like independent excursions will be in the cards. Bought a couple Lewis and Clark expedition books, so I'll have something to do during slow or down times.

Thank you. It would have been nice if ACL had included more details for the excursions such as times and prices for the non-complimentary tours. We like to squeeze in as many activities as we can at each port. We usually do independent excursions. Will also check out trip advisor for things to do. Looking forward to this cruise. Have bought a couple Lewis and Clark expedition books. First time with ACL.

My wife and I are doing this river trip from east to west and starting off a day early with the Hells Canyon boat trip. Looking for a list of shore excursions for the remainder of the week. Do passengers do any excursions independently from the ship, or just stay with ship offerings? Thanks.

Do you have a recommendation for taxi service to pre-book? Thank you.

Do you recall if the taxis were at cruise terminal as soon as you got off the ship? A queue for both passengers and taxis? Thanks.

Where did you get picked up and dropped off? What arrangements did you make to be sure you found your taxi going back to ship? Did you pay at the return drop off? Thanks.

Hi, Looking for breakfast recommendations in Southampton close to the city cruise terminal. Thanks.

Was the 110€ for one way or round trip? Any problems getting the taxi back to ship? Thanks.

Thank you, Gumshoe! I'll just get my tickets early to cut off some of the cost.