Rare Plato123 Posted March 7 #1 Share Posted March 7 Our cruise is a month away and many excursions are already listed as sold out. How likely is Celebrity to add additional capacity for excursions or would we be better off with a third party excursion? More specifically we are interested in excursions in Ponto Delgada and Porto. We have a large OBC and hoped to use it on excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted March 7 #2 Share Posted March 7 No one knows what might happen. You can wait until you get on the ship and asked to be put on a waiting list but by then it might be too late to book a third-party excursion. There’s just no way to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted March 7 #3 Share Posted March 7 They usually do not add excursions so best to look elsewhere. Add your name to the cancellation list as soon as you board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted March 7 #4 Share Posted March 7 34 minutes ago, Plato123 said: Our cruise is a month away and many excursions are already listed as sold out. How likely is Celebrity to add additional capacity for excursions or would we be better off with a third party excursion? More specifically we are interested in excursions in Ponto Delgada and Porto. We have a large OBC and hoped to use it on excursions. Excursions start being posted months ahead. If your cruise departs in early April not likely additional space will be added. Operators are not fully ramped up. You are likely to see cancellations open up space in the coming weeks. You indicate lots of OBC. Is some of it from a TA and thus OBCR (refundable) or from Celebrity. I personally would be looking at my roll call and the internet for tours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise till you drop Posted March 7 #5 Share Posted March 7 (edited) You may want to go to Ports of Call section of Cruise Critic and explore private non-ship excursions. They should have more content and also be less expensive Edited March 7 by Cruise till you drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfiegirl4 Posted March 8 #6 Share Posted March 8 On 3/7/2024 at 12:32 PM, Plato123 said: Our cruise is a month away and many excursions are already listed as sold out. How likely is Celebrity to add additional capacity for excursions or would we be better off with a third party excursion? More specifically we are interested in excursions in Ponto Delgada and Porto. We have a large OBC and hoped to use it on excursions. Keep checking often as some people cancel and then openings reopen.This happened to us for our upcoming cruise next month for Tobago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbquilterUT Posted March 10 #7 Share Posted March 10 If you are looking to whale watch in Ponta Delgado there were boats at the dock to buy tickets for, even listing the whales that had been spotted that week. We found it easy to walk around, particularly the large public gardens. Then found a grocery store with cafe and had amazing custard tarts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_sf Posted March 16 #8 Share Posted March 16 If you are in The Retreat, ask the shore side Retreat Host. We've had good luck asking for added seats on Shore Excursions (twice) before the cruise starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted March 17 #9 Share Posted March 17 20 hours ago, george_sf said: If you are in The Retreat, ask the shore side Retreat Host. We've had good luck asking for added seats on Shore Excursions (twice) before the cruise starts. I have had the same experience with the Concierge lounge /desk person when staying in a concierge cabin. Also when a shore excursion is sold out pre cruise sometimes the ship will ask the SE provider if they can add extra guests should the SE provider be able to provide extra busses/guides. The real advantage to booking SE's pre cruise is that they are always more expensive when booked onboard. We often use our own tours booked pre cruise but we never book Any that have a return to the ship time of less than 3 hours before sail time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare love2crews. Posted April 4 #10 Share Posted April 4 Most excursions need to be cancelled 48 hours before the activity to avoid cancellation fees. Keep checking as it gets closer to your sailing. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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