Cruise tip
Just thought it worth a mention in case one does not know or be aware of
With all or most cruises day excursions are not included when booking they are extra
Now we made the mistake on our first cruise to wait until we boarded before we booked any trips out and most of the decent ones were already booked. however we did manage to get cancellations for what we wanted to go on.
So my best bit of advice is to book as soon as the excursions are announced and don't wait, the excursions fill up very quickly.
So for our Japan trip they announced the excursions this evening and Sue and I decided which we wanted to go on and booked straight away.
Just got confirmation that those excursions have our name on, already some only had 20 places left, at least a third/half had already gone.
My guess is if we had left it for a couple of days most would have sold out.
SO BOOK AS SOON AS EXCURSIONS ARE RELEASED
Also make sure your passports have at least 6 months on them left and watch out to get travel insurance and see what it includes.
next check to see if a visa is required to enter the country,this can be obtained via the embassy.
If taking medician/treatment do get a Dr's letter showing what you have on prescription. Without it the product may be confiscated, we have just got ours at a cost of £25 each.
Some places do require having a jab against some local infections ,so again worth checking first.