Brits are urged to check their cruise itinerary to avoid one common booking issue. Cruise experts warned that booking monitoring could turn relaxed city intrusions into a rush and expensive ordeal.
They explained that cruise ads can be misleading to think travelers dock within walking distance of city-centric attractions, but in reality, some ports are miles away. Cruise lines may use the nearest major cities to promote itinerary in cities such as Berlin, despite the ports in the Wahnemünde region being nearly five hours round trip.
Paris is also far from the local port of Le Herble, with rough travel times over two hours. This means that travelers may miss potentially important landmarks or choose to pay for expensive taxis to maximize their time in the city.
“We've seen mainstream cruise travelers leave ports like Trieste and Le Herble. But in many cases, the actual urban experience is just hours away by coaches.”
The distance is also thanks to the limitations of the new cruise. Many European cities, such as Amsterdam and Venice, have banned or restricted entry to ports due to super-meetings and concerns about pollution.
This means that we must avoid even more remote places and parks, such as Nice, where of the ships ban ships with more than 900 passengers.
Sparkes added: “But not all boats are banned. Cruise companies that run small boats can still dock in the heart of the city.”
If the city is much more inland, travelers can also look for a nearby overnight stay or longer dock time to avoid longer transfers.
