Travel advisors continue to find value in third-party shore excursions

A flat tire. A medical situation. A tour that runs overtime. Any of these delays could prevent a shore excursion operator from returning guests on time to a port of call and risk the ship departing without them.

That’s what happened last month when a group of eight missed the last tender to the Norwegian Dawn during a 21-day cruise up the coast of Africa.

While on the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, an independent tour ran late, leading the guide to return guests to port after the 3 p.m. all-aboard time.

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