Cruise Excursions: A Comparison between the Cruise Ship Tour and Private Transport

Is it worth booking a tour organised by a company other than the cruise line?

When your cruise ship docks at the Port of Málaga, you’ll be bombarded with offers for overpriced excursions. Many passengers are reluctant to book external services for fear of «missing the ship». Let’s debunk some myths and explain why a private service is better, cheaper and safer.

1. The Price and Quality Factor

The ferry companies subcontract the coaches and add their own mark-up. The result is that you end up paying a lot to travel on a 50-seater coach, waiting for everyone to get off, go to the toilet, buy souvenirs, and so on. In the end, you spend more time waiting than actually enjoying yourself.

With Bus Costa del Sol: Hire a car for your family or group of friends. The cost per person is usually lower than that of a boat, and the experience is so much better. You can go wherever you like, whenever you like.

2. Complete customisation (Flexibility)

On the boat tour, if you really like a place, you can’t stay there any longer. If you get bored of another, you can’t leave. With private transport:

• Fancy stopping off for some fried fish in Pedregalejo instead of going to a touristy restaurant? Done.
• Would you rather see Gibralfaro Castle and give the museum a miss? Sorted.
• The driver is at your service. You set the pace.

3. The Return Guarantee

We are port professionals. We know exactly what time «all aboard» is. Our drivers plan their routes with plenty of time to spare. We’ve been working with cruise passengers from Royal Caribbean, MSC, Costa and Norwegian for years without a single instance of a missed boarding. We’ll drop you off right at the foot of the gangway with plenty of time to board at your leisure.