Excursion Planning

Thursday, 7 July 2016
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas

The O excursions for the RTW started to make an appearance on the Oceania website today.  Quite a few ports are still pending, but it doesn't really matter much to us at this point.  DIY is our preference — either as a twosome or as a small group.

I did keep an open mind about booking O excursions for this voyage.  But after perusing the available tours, I am comfortable that we're on the right track with making our own plans.  That said, there is a benefit to having the O excursion list available beyond the ability to book outings with the cruise line … it makes an excellent research tool.  I will peruse the O offerings for excursion ideas that we can plan privately for those ports where I am still unsure of what to do.

We tend to just get off the ship and do our own thing in most ports most of the time.  I research sightseeing options, but keep our plans fluid to account for weather and other considerations on the day of our visit.  Best of both worlds IMHO as we remain flexible, and yet don't waste time figuring out what might be of interest to us.

We are deviating from our usual modus operandi for the RTW by booking more small group tours this time — either organizing something ourselves or joining fellow-passengers who have made arrangements that appeal to us.  We will not only be visiting areas of the world that are completely foreign to us, but the warm, humid weather we expect to encounter has a lot to do with that decision.  As our planning continues, I think we will achieve a good balance of “Two to Travel” DIY and small group excursions.

We have multiple overnights on this voyage, but we are currently planning only two overlands ... meaning spending the night off the ship to make the most of the port visit.  One of these will be in Vietnam and the other in Egypt.  Nope, not sharing the details yet ... I'll let them be a surprise.

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