You booked a cruise, Part 2: Experiences on and off the ship

Earlier this month we recorded an episode about cruising with Royal Caribbean exec Vicki Freed, Gene Sloan of the Points Guy and travel advisor Penny Rushing. Today is part 2, where we talk about the onboard atmosphere and how cruisers, and cruise lines, are adapting to reduced capacity and distancing. We also talked about the on shore experience, specifically about "bubble tours." After listening to that conversation, we wanted more on shore tours, so we asked another expert, Kelly Hubbard of Windstar Cruises, to talk more about the concept. Windstar, a small-ship line that focuses on the destination experience, has modified and created tours to bring in some of the port experiences that passengers like to do solo, like sit at a café, shop or relax on a beach. The episode with Vicki, Penny and Gene was recorded Thursday, Sept. 2, and our conversation with Kelly Hubbard was recorded separately, on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Both were edited for length and clarity. This episode of the Folo is sponsored by Hurtigruten Expeditions. Learn more about its once-in-a-lifetime Galapagos cruises at its website or agent portal.  Related reading: Part 1 of our cruise-focused episode with Vicki Freed of Royal Caribbean, Penny Rushing of Four Points Travel and Gene Sloan of the Points Guy https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Focus-on-Cruise-The-road-to-restart From last summer: All ashore, on the cruise lines' terms https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/all-ashore-on-cruise-lines-terms Cruise insight: Windstar's approach to 'bubble tours' https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Insights/Windstar-approach-bubble-shore-tours  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.