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Old May 23, 2008 | 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Skyman65
By booking the cruise-sponsored tour, you are paying extra for two things, in my mind. 1) Convenience and 2) A guarantee that if any delays occur with the tour operator which causes you to be late getting back to the ship, the ship will not depart without you.

LOL I am not a cruise person (maybe in 30-40 years, FSM willing), but it would seem to me that the second reason might be very important to those cruising in foreign countries...
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