I was doing some research for a passenger the other day about excursions on their cruise from Bangkok or as it turned out Leamchabang port which is about 2 hours from Bangkok.
So that made me think how many other destinations are a distance from the port and so may impact on your opportunity to do that important bit of sightseeing.
As it is an embarkation port for
Celebrity, Cunard and others we are all aware that Civitavecchia is about 45 miles from Rome, and takes about 1 1/2 hour to get there.
Of course in Italy there is still Livorno for Florence, a modest 56 miles or just over an hour. Then what about the cruise lines that advertise Paris, from Le Harve a massive 120 miles and over 2 hours travelling time.
Don't think that other countries get away with it, but what about those cruise lines that offer Berlin from Warnemunde, a massive 150 miles and 2 1/2 hours by road.
These are all things that we have to look at when considering which excursion to buy or whether to do our own thing.
Now going back to Leamchabang, on the Celebrity cruise I was looking at this is a 2 day stay and on the following day there are some more local options with a trip to the Tiger Zoo or an Elephant encounter.
Its such a long way to go, and I could see the Elephants or Tigers on my birthday, so I don't think I am going to miss out on the opportunity, what about you?
