Today we return to the issue of whether I contract my cruise excursions with the same company that I sail with, I do it when I arrive at port in any of the local companies, or rather, I go on an adventure and do them on my own. There is no exact solution for that, it all depends on the scale itself and your personality, if you prefer to be sure that you are going to return on board, or if you want to go more freely without being directed by the visits.
Another reason that may lead you to choose free excursions is a economic issue, and there are many excursions that can be done for free, at a lower cost and seeing almost the same as going in a group.
As well When I talk about the scale it is interesting to know if you have already visited it before, because almost certainly a scheduled excursion will not add anything new to you, or what you really want to see from that place, because everyone's interests change.
What is already clear is that Nowadays, traveling by free means putting a goose on it, and time, they are hours learning about the history of the destination, about its people, its gastronomy, the curiosities and everything to live it to the fullest.
For me the most important thing when it comes to doing a free excursion on a cruise ship is that yes, you know the time you have to return, but the rest of the time you can improvise, and stop and chat with as many people you meet, and change the itinerary in the middle of the route, something that with organized excursions, either by the shipping company, or by local companies, you cannot do it, but as I said, there is no exact solution, but one that is close to our way of understanding travel. What some call uncertainty, others say it is freedom.