Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
> If you do your research ahead of time, private excursions can be much
> better. It isn't only about costing less, it is about seeing/doing
> what you are interested in and not being part of a huge crown. IMO it
> is the cruise lines who rip you off, by charging more and giving you
> less.
>
Amen to that ... In Ketchikan we hired Lois from Classic Tours ...
At the Eskimo Dance ... One of them gave a new personal dance made just
for her ... and the totem carver's daughter was wearing a jacket that
Lois had made special for her ...obviously we got an upclose demo ...
Even a clerk at the souvineer shop had Lois as a teacher ...
Price was just about the cuiseline's price for less of an excursion
with a busload instead of the 3 of us ... and we were told the best
places toi go to buy things ... rather than those th cruiseline shills
for ...
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