The Benefits of Booking with Shore Excursions Group

A few years ago, we were going on a cruise and the excursions through the cruise line just weren’t fitting our needs—they were too expensive, there were too few options, and, most importantly, they weren’t flexible and couldn’t provide enough information for me to make an informed opinion. At the price they were charging per person, I wanted more than a tiny little description of the excursion. I called the excursions desk and they couldn’t give me anything more than what was listed. It really wasted my time.

Then my travel agent suggested Shore Excursions Group.

Shore Excursions Group is a company that specializes in providing high-quality shore excursions for cruise passengers. They offer easy options for tour separate from your cruise line.

I went to their website and plugged in our cruise information. To my delight a host of excursions popped up for each port including the same one I had been trying to research with the cruise line. I called Shore Excursions Group and they investigated for me. What I had been trying to figure out is if a submarine cruise would work for our accessibility needs. The last thing one wants is to book an expensive excursion and then find out there is no place to safely store a wheelchair or scooter. The cruise line wouldn’t even call the excursion company to see if they could store, but Shore Excursions Group did and found out that, yes, they would store the scooter while we were on the boat. Awesome news! We booked right away and had an amazing time.

I’ve made a YouTube video (below) that shows how to navigate the site and some of my other thoughts—I was especially impressed when they refunded our money once for an excursion we had book and then cancelled because the ship wasn’t in port when it was supposed to. They earned my trust and now I look at then before I look at the cruise line’s offerings.

What I like about Shore Excursions Group:

High-Quality Excursions: They focus exclusively on shore excursions and emphasize offering high-quality experiences by local experts. They offer a wide variety of excursions in over 300 ports around the world, focusing on smaller group sizes to ensure a more personalized experience. This is really cool since a lot of excursions try to cram as many people as possible on a big tour bus.
Diverse and Flexible Options: Their excursions range from cultural and historical tours to active adventures, scenic tours, culinary experiences, and relaxing beach days. SEG aims to connect travelers with local culture through their tours. I like the idea that my dollars are helping to support the local economy.
Competitive Prices: SEG prides themselves on offering competitive pricing compared to cruise line excursions without sacrificing quality.
Good Customer Support: I was impressed with how quickly I could call someone and get help for our excursion—not just while we were booking but even after the sale. They really tried to offer as much information as possible, which is important to me because I like to be as informed as possible when I’m purchasing tours or excursions. To that end, I also enjoyed the thousands of reviews to browse on their website.
Guarantees
- Money Back—if you’re not satisfied with excursions you participate in, SEG says they will provide a full refund.
- Return to Ship—according to the SEG website, “In the extremely unlikely event that you miss your ship due to the late arrival of one of our tours, we will arrange and pay for your accommodations, meals, and transportation to the next port of call, and we will pay you an additional $1,000 USD per customer for the inconvenience.”
- Refund if Port Issue—according to the SEG website, “If you are unable to take your excursion because your ship misses the port, is late arriving to the port, or the tour provider cancels the tour for any reason. you will automatically be issued a refund. The refund will be applied to the form of payment you used to book the excursion.”

How to book excursions with SEG?

Booking with Shore Excursions Group is super easy. You just go online and enter your cruise details. Your itinerary will pop up and you can browse available excursions based on your itinerary. Then you just choose and book. Once booked, you get a confirmation and all the details for your excursion. When you arrive at port, you simply show up at the meeting point, and you’re good to go. Overall, we were impressed enough with Shore Excursions Group that we reached out to them to become an affiliate. Please use our Roaming Historian link below to browse their offerings and refer back to our link when you book excursions.

Shore Excursions Group: https://www.shoreexcursionsgroup.com/?id=1634209&[email protected]

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