GC specific;
If you book thru DCL, you will meet up almost one hour too early. Then wait 30 minutes, then be herded like cattle, out of ship. Then line up for debark, then line up again ashore for stickers, GPS Chips, and what not. Then finally board A/C buses, then drive, ..... So 2 hours min wasted , IMO.
Average attendance on a DCL excursion; 30 - 100 pax.
Or you could pay similar or less, and have a much better private experience as noted.
Thru many companies available.
Also these private companies allow younger children, unlike DCL excursions.
Average attendance on any particular private excursion.; 4 - 16 pax.
Private Charter;
Get up when you want almost. Definitely later than the DCL folks.
Casually walk of the DCL vessel with others at your leisure.
Link up with your Charter Representative ashore.
It's simple. They are there ashore where you come ashore with a sign usually.
You can't miss them. They will find you.
http://www.nativewaywatersports.com/our-tours
Enjoy excursion.
Oh, wait, problem. You want to come back.
Will never happen on a DCL excursion, Well unless you are dying. lol .
On a private excursion.;
Oh you want to go back to ship? Sure. Lets go.
Oh, you want to go to beach, store, bar, mountain, etc, . No problem.
Never going to happen on a DCL excursion.
We always try to avoid the cattle calls on all our travels.
Cruise ships are notorious for their cattle calls.
Of all places to do a private excursion, this is the port IMO.
If they will give your deposit back due to missing the port.
Even if they don't, it's still worth it.
Grand Cayman port is missed often due to weather, currents, seas.
HTH
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