While here in Alaska we did manage to secure some of our excursions for this cruise. On Cruise Critic we connected with another traveler, Barbara, who we met on our 2009 Transatlantic cruise. She is a great organizer and she found some fabulous itineraries and bargains for us. Unfortunately, RCI (Royal Caribbean International) has yet to post the excursions for this cruise so we have nothing to compare to! They say the tours will be posted on the website 90 days before departure. After seeing the fabulous options Barbara located it doesn’t seem possible that anything RCI comes up with will be as comprehensive or well priced so we will go with what she has found in Jordan and Israel so far. We always enjoy the smaller groups than are typical on the big bus tours from the ships. Our friends Stuart and Darlene have chosen these options as well. Anyway, plans are moving ahead for this trip!
