Independent shore excursions provider Venture Ashore has added nine tours to its European programme.
The tours are “must-see and do experiences in top cities” such as Barcelona, Lisbon, Rome and Venice and are part of the supplier’s Essential Collection.
They include the Walk with the Gladiators tour and Rome on Your Own tour; Complete Gaudi tour and Barcelona on Your Own tour; and a Lisbon Tastes and Traditions tour.
Each Essential Collection tour begins with a meet and greet at the port with an expert guide and ends with “a back to the ship guarantee”, Venture Ashore added.
Venture Ashore is part of a portfolio of brands under City Experiences, which provides travel offerings.
Venture Ashore rebranded from Cruising Excursions earlier this year and consequently became the world’s largest independent cruise excursions provider.
It offers more than 5,000 experiences in 111 countries across more than 500 ports of call, which the firm said is almost double the number of experiences offered by Cruising Excursions before its acquisition by the Hornblower Group last year.
Venture ashore chief operating officer Rinat Glinert (pictured) said: “Our expert local guides will help guests explore port cities like never before, providing experiences such as a behind-the-scenes access to the Colosseum, a delicious day exploring Venetian culinary culture capped with a gondola ride, or a Testaccio neighborhood food and market tour with lunch and a gelato experience in Civitavecchia, Rome, and all delivered with our worry-free guarantee to get back to the ship on time.”