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Things to Do in Santorini: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's guide to Santorini on a cruise: cable car vs donkeys, Fira and Oia, the tender-line crunch, sunset buses, wine, prices, and what to skip.
San Juan Cruise Port: Things to Do & Tips
A San Juan cruise port guide from a travel advisor and cruise YouTuber. Old San Juan, El Morro and San Cristobal, beaches, Bacardi, El Yunque, food, taxis, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Rome: Cruise Port Guide
How to spend a cruise day in Rome from Civitavecchia. Transfer options, timing risk, the big sights, prices, and when to just stay in the port town.
Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta: Cruise Port Guide
A cruiser's guide to Puerto Vallarta: the Malecon, Old Town, Los Muertos Beach, tequila tasting, the Marigalante, taxi prices, and what to skip.
Nassau Cruise Port: Things to Do & Tips
A walkable Nassau port-day plan from a travel advisor and cruise YouTuber: Junkanoo Beach, Queen's Staircase, Fort Fincastle, the straw market, rum and conch, and whether Atlantis is worth it.
Things to Do in Naples: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's port guide to Naples on a cruise: walk the historic center, eat real pizza, trains to Pompeii, taxi prices, safety, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Mykonos: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's plan for a Mykonos cruise day: tender tips, Chora's lanes, the windmills, Little Venice, beaches, sea bus prices, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Mazatlan: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's port guide to Mazatlan for cruisers, covering Old Town, the Malecon, Golden Zone beaches, pulmonias, cliff divers, Stone Island, seafood, prices, and safety.
Things to Do in Key West: Cruise Port Guide
What to do in Key West on a cruise, from Mallory Square and Duval Street to the Hemingway Home, Southernmost Point, Fort Zachary Taylor beach, and key lime pie. Prices and what to skip.
Things to Do in Ketchikan: Cruise Port Guide
A cruise-day plan for Ketchikan: Creek Street, totem parks, the lumberjack show, Misty Fjords, prices, rain gear, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Juneau: Cruise Port Guide
A cruise-day plan for Juneau: Mendenhall Glacier, whale watching, the tramway, ice caves, prices, transport, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Falmouth and Ocho Rios, Jamaica on a Cruise
A cruise-day port guide to Jamaica from travel advisor Mark Jackson: Falmouth vs Ocho Rios piers, Dunn's River Falls, the Blue Hole, Margaritaville, Mystic Mountain, beaches, taxis, safety, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Icy Strait Point on a Cruise
A travel advisor's port guide to Icy Strait Point, Alaska, covering the ZipRider zipline, whale watching, Hoonah Tlingit culture, the gondolas, bear searches, prices, and what to skip.
Grand Turk Cruise Port: Things to Do & Tips
A Grand Turk cruise port guide from a travel advisor and cruise YouTuber. The cruise center beach, Margaritaville, snorkeling the wall, Gibbs Cay stingrays, the lighthouse, taxis, prices, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Grand Cayman: Cruise Port Guide
A cruise-day port guide to Grand Cayman from travel advisor Mark Jackson: Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City, Rum Point, the turtle centre, snorkeling, taxi prices, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Ensenada: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's port guide to Ensenada for cruisers, covering the walkable downtown, the fish market, La Bufadora blowhole, Valle de Guadalupe wine country, the first fish taco, prices, taxis, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Dubrovnik: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor's plan for a Dubrovnik cruise day: Gruz port, city walls, Stradun, the Srd cable car, Game of Thrones spots, Lokrum, prices, and what to skip.
Things to Do in Curacao: Cruise Port Guide
A travel advisor and cruise YouTuber's practical guide to Curacao on a cruise day: Willemstad, the Queen Emma bridge, beaches, snorkeling the Tugboat, taxis, prices, and what to skip.