A cruise ship expert has warned holidaymakers that “90 per cent” of cruise passengers make the same mistake when booking their excursions. According to Lucy Southerton, who worked on cruise ships for a decade, passengers could find themselves unnecessarily out-of-pocket. Lucy explains that quite often passengers find the trips they want cost more once they get onto the ship.
So instead of waiting until you’re on holiday to book your excursions, Lucy suggests speaking to your travel agent ahead of departure or by using the cruise line app. She says the price can even be cheaper if you book ahead of time. On her Cruising as Crew YouTube channel, Lucy said: “If you have researched the port and decided that doing a cruise ship excursion is the right thing for you, then don’t wait until you’re onboard to book this excursion, which is what 90 percent of people do.
“One, you’re going to be stuck in a mammoth queue, because, if you’ve been on cruises before you will know that the excursion desk is only open at certain times during the day and during these times obviously everyone wants to book their excursions in so, you don’t want to be spending your valuable, limited time of our cruise queueing up. “At least, I don’t want to be doing that. And also, excursions sell out extremely quickly, so I've seen a lot of people miss out on once in a lifetime excursions because they assumed that they could book last minute and if that’s one of the main things you were .