How to organise cruise excursions
Build a clear plan for shore days, meeting points, booking references and backup options.
Cruise planning guides
Plan the practical parts of your cruise with less scramble.
Straightforward guides for the planning jobs that usually spread across emails, screenshots, notes and reminders.
Start with the big planning jobs
Each guide is written around a real cruise-planning task, with links to the CruiseBuddy features that help keep the details together. The comparison guide helps when you are choosing between CruiseBuddy and other cruise apps.
What documents do you need for a cruise?
A practical checklist for passports, tickets, insurance, visas, bookings and copies.
Cruise packing list: what to pack before you sail
Pack by cruise stage so embarkation, port days, sea days and formal nights are covered.
How to share cruise plans with travel companions
Decide what companions need, what to keep private and how to avoid message-thread chaos.
CruiseBuddy vs SeaDays: cruise planner app comparison
Compare private cruise planning with community-led roll calls, reviews and cruise discovery.
Keep the guide work in one place.
CruiseBuddy gives you one home for itinerary days, excursions, documents, payments, packing lists and encrypted sharing.