Mediterranean Cruise Excursions On Your Own - Ports in Italy & France: Italy & France Cruise Excursions

First and foremost, the point of this travel guide is to save you a lot of money when you embark on your next cruise! You don’t want to spend hundreds of extra dollars once you board the cruise ship – especially since you spent a lot of time searching for that reasonably priced cruise to your destination. So, use this guide to enjoy your cruise without paying ridiculous prices for cruise ship excursions which can add hundreds of dollars to your vacation. One of the first things you’ll discover when planning to get the most out of your cruise is that cruise ships are in business to make money -- and one of the biggest money-making items offered by the cruise lines, besides the drink of the day, are the excursions at each port. Whether you book a shore excursion on the ship or explore your port of call independently depends on you, your interests, and your comfort level in unfamiliar surroundings. If you decide to participate in the excursions offered by the cruise lines, you should be prepared to spend hundreds of extra dollars on your cruise to participate in these excursions. Prices for each excursion can range in price from $25.00 to $250.00 per person. So, depending on the size of your travel group, taking a tour sponsored by your cruise line in every port can quickly inflate the cost of your cruise. For your convenience, I have gathered information from hundreds of websites and other sources to compile the details that are contained on the pages in this travel guide. This travel guide will provide you with detailed step-by-step instructions on how to make the most of your eight to ten hours in each port you will be visiting on your chosen cruise. The guide is meant to (1) save you money; and (2) to help you see all of the amazing sights that a port city has to offer. Take this handbook with you as you embark on your cruise of the Mediterranean. This book will concentrate on the ports that are included in most Western Mediterranean Cruises – Barcelona, Spain; Naples, Rome, and Florence, Italy; and Nice [Monaco, Monte Carlo, and Cannes] and Toulon [St. Tropez Marseille], France.