Extend your Cruise Experience with Pre- or Post-Cruise Packages

As long as you're flying all that way, why not make the most of it? Many cruise travelers are so eager to book their cruise vacation, they fail to consider adding a few days to enjoy the city of embarkation and/or disembarkation.

Many travelers don’t realize you usually don’t have time to visit the city from which you sail (or disembark) unless the ship is overnighting in that port (which some deluxe ships do). By the time you arrive by plane to your destination and transfer to the ship for afternoon boarding, there’s often little time, if any, to sightsee.

For those sailing from cities like Vancouver on an Alaskan cruise, or from London on a European cruise, it’s a shame to fly all that way and not savor some of the world’s most exciting cities.

All cruise lines offer one, two or three-night pre- or post-cruse hotel packages that are convenient, given the roundtrip hotel, airport and pier transfers are included. Travelers can also consider alternative packages at different hotels than those offered by the cruise lines, and that TravelStore’s vacation planners can help you arrange. Some can be fully guided programs, while others are independent stays.

You may also wish to consider a cruisetour, combining a cruise with a fully-escorted tour program. Cruisetours are especially popular in Alaska, Europe. A TravelStore cruise expert can help guide you in selecting a pre- or post-cruise hotel stay, or a cruisetour vacation.