CruisePortIslander.com comes to the rescue of Cruise Ship Passengers

The CruisePortInsider.com which launched Tuesday helps answer the age-old question asked by cruise passengers: “If I’m only going to be in port for 8 hours, and I may never go back, what should I do when I get there?”

Bob Haefliger, founder and CEO of Pasadena-based CruisePortInsider.com said, "I’m an inveterate traveller, having visited more than 60 countries.

"Whenever I’ve been on a cruise, I’ve often wished I had more information about the port, and whether or not I should take a shore excursion. We created CruisePortInsider.com to give cruisers easily accessible value-added information on the cruise ports that they’ll be visiting and the shore excursions being offered by the cruise lines.

"Taking a cruise can be a fun, relaxing and educational experience...we designed the CruisePortInsider.com website for people who want to get the most out of their cruise vacation."

The website comes to the rescue of all cruise ship passengers who are looking for comprehensive information about the ports they are visiting and what to do whilst they are there.

The site offers detailed basic information on each cruise port, a short history of the city, maps of the cruise port or region, a comprehensive rundown on each shore excursion offered by the major cruise lines, and D-I-Y tours that help guide cruisers in selecting independent activities.

The site also provides shopping tips, a list of dining options and a guide to discover the regions culinary traditions.

CruisePortInsider.com currently covers over 400 excursions offered by the cruise lines, sorted by tour type, such as City Tours, Eco-Tours, Motorsports, Cultural Tours, Horseback Riding, Scuba Diving, Beach, Snorkel and Sailing, Watersports, etc.

Each excursion is profiled in depth on the website, presenting a comprehensive description of the tour, suggesting what to bring, how to get there and additional venue information that, in most cases, provides compelling reasons to sign up for the excursion.

The site also incorporates community-building features, which enable cruisers to make better and more informed choices when selecting shore excursions.
It achieves this by allowing users to comment on and rate the tours and excursions that they have experienced.

The site currently covers the twelve cruise ports on Mexico’s Pacific Coast—Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Ensenada, La Paz, Loreto, Manzanillo, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Puerto Chiapas and Topolobampo—plus Los Angeles, San Diego and Avalon/Catalina.