Bdnclc Posted August 27, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Has anyone ever not used the transport back ship while on booked Princess excursion? I am curious if alternate arrangements were made if someone could stay longer at the attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted August 27, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 27, 2019 You either book your own or you go on Princess. There are some excursions where they offer to drop you in town to give you time to shop before you go back to the ship but not time at an activity or beach. I suppose you could do that but they are usually timed so that you make sure you are back to the ship before it sails!! Spending extra time might get you left behind!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted August 27, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 27, 2019 If you do make sure the tour guide/operator knows you are leaving early. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 27, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) One time a person on our tour was not feeling well and asked the guide. If he could go back to the ship they said he could no problem. Tony Edited August 27, 2019 by Lucky TGO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npcl Posted August 27, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 27, 2019 We have taken ship excursions where we have left the group and arranged for our own transportation back to the ship. When we have done that we have notified the guide of our plans and when we were going to leave the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnclc Posted August 27, 2019 Author #6 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanks everyone. I have a port where there is more time to go visit a friend for a couple of hours. I had not noticed this occurring on other excursions I have been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted August 27, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2019 go visit your friend and taxi back to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted August 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) We have had pax leave a ship excursion before the excursion returns to the ship. Be sure to check out with the tour guide however before departing so that they are not looking for you. The only port I have been to so far was St Petersburg where because of Russian law one was not allowed to leave the tour unless they held a Russian visa which is very hard to get. We were on the Land of Midnight Sun cruise in June and on a private tour. We went to see this old small country church on our way back to the ship. There was a pax from our ship there who had been on a ship tour and was left at the church by his tour. When he went back to board the bus it was gone. He definitely appeared happy to see us and was on the tour by himself. We had space on our bus and the tour guide allowed him to ride along as we were returning to the ship. I had never heard of this happening and obviously the tour guide was not counting heads. I have no idea what the result was but he was clearly unhappy with Princess. I did not see him later on the ship. I have led many groups here in the states out into the wilderness. I and my assistant leader both counted heads religiously and had a list of participants as well. I could not imagine not counting heads at every stop. Edited August 28, 2019 by satxdiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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