Independent operators who publish tours for cruise calls here. The badge is what we found on their own site about getting you back to the ship. A price is shown only as a starting figure, with a link to where it was published.
5 local operators. Terminal area 42.6403, 18.1083 · Wikipedia, Dubrovnik (Port of Dubrovnik page redirects here).
Dubrovnik-based agency offering tailor-made private shore excursions in Dubrovnik, Kotor and other Adriatic ports.
No typical price published.
No public numeric prices found on the shore-excursion page.
Also listed for Kotor.
Regional DMC offering private cruise shore excursions in Dubrovnik and Kotor, timed backwards from all-aboard.
We can't guarantee—port operations aren't in our control—but we build in timing buffers and prioritize return safety. We've never had a client miss a ship.
No typical price published.
No public numeric excursion prices found.
Also listed for Kotor.
Private-driver and port-day transfers in Dubrovnik (Gruž) and Kotor, planned with an all-aboard buffer; prices quoted in writing rather than published.
We plan the return with a buffer before all-aboard, and we say so when a plan is too ambitious for the time you have. The cruise line sets [all-aboard], and a ship does not wait for an independent transfer or tour.
No typical price published.
Operator states it does not publish a fixed price; quotes depend on date, vehicle and any border crossing.
Also listed for Kotor.
Dubrovnik operator (own fleet since 2012) offering private vehicle shore excursions and panorama tours timed to boarding.
[The driver] returns you before boarding time; tell us the ship and the all-aboard time at checkout.
Typical price Private Dubrovnik panorama tour listed from €170 (higher rates up to €850 depending on party/options) Price source
Licensed local guide offering 100% private walking tours and shore tours in Dubrovnik Old Town.
Typical price Private walking tours from 150€/group; some tours listed at 85€–115€/person Price source
These are not local firms. They sell tours in many ports. Read the guarantee carefully: some cover every tour, some only tagged products, and some do not publish a platform-wide promise.
Tours and activities marketplace with many port-day listings. No platform-wide return-to-ship guarantee was found on official pages reviewed; any on-time claims appear to be listing-specific.
No typical price published.
Private shore-excursion company covering 80+ Mediterranean and other cruise ports, with a published Back-to-Ship Guarantee on qualifying private tours.
Every itinerary is designed to get you back to the cruise terminal at least 90 minutes before your ship's scheduled departure. In the unlikely event that an unforeseen delay prevents your return to the terminal before your ship departs, Private Shore Trips will arrange and pay for your transportation to the next port of call. Tours operating on the 60-minute return window are not covered by the Back-to-Ship Guarantee.
No typical price published.
Multi-port independent shore-excursion marketplace (site footer also refers to Shore Excursions Group e-tickets).
In the extremely unlikely event that you miss your ship due to the late arrival of one of our tours, they will arrange and pay for your accommodations, meals, and transportation to the next port of call, and they will pay you an additional $1,000 USD per customer for the inconvenience.
No typical price published.
Marketplace of private local guides with a dedicated shore-excursion planner and a published Return to Ship guarantee.
In the extremely rare and unlikely event of being delayed, this guarantee will arrange for and cover the costs of overnight accommodation and transportation to your next feasible port-of-call.
No typical price published.
Cruise-specialist shore-excursion company with small-group and private tours in 500+ destinations and a published Back to Ship policy.
For all excursion reservations that include transportation to and from the cruise port, we guarantee to get you back to your ship in time for your cruise ship’s departure. If for reasons beyond our control, for example road accidents etc. you are not able to reach your ship in time, we will reimburse your expenses to travel to the next port of call on your itinerary up to USD $500 per person and will assist in making travel arrangements.
No typical price published.
Partners page describes transporting clients to the next port at no extra cost; the legally specific cap of USD $500 per person is in the Terms of Service, which also voids the guarantee if the guest causes the delay or books a tour without included transport.
Tripadvisor-owned tours and activities marketplace. A 'Back to Ship Guarantee' applies only to products tagged Worry-Free Shore Excursions, not the whole catalogue.
Worry-Free Shore Excursions (WFSE): Excursions are backed by a “Back to Ship Guarantee.” Are all excursions Worry-Free? No. Only certain products are designated as Worry-Free Shore Excursions (WFSE).
No typical price published.
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