Good evening everyone. Perhaps someone has already posed this question but I cannot find refenence to it using the site search tool. My apologies! We are going away on holiday this summer with our friends - two families with young(ish) children. Our respective wives and children enjoy swimming and eating ice cream but my friend and I get bored with this after about 10 minutes! We are both avid cyclists (road and offroad) and usually manage to convince our families that an active holiday away with a company like Neilson or similar is the best option (where they have bikes galore and a load of proven trails to explore). However, this year we are gonig to try cruising... which I am rather nervous about!!!! We are looking at travelling with Azamara cruise lines (https://www.panachecruises.com/cruise-itineraries/9-night-croatia-intensive-voyage_azamara-quest_9_nights_2023-07-26_9CIAQ230726).
Some of the stops look truly amazing (Kotor in particular) and if we were able to take our road bikes on-board and stow them somewhere in their bike bags we could get some amazing rides in along the way. But so far nobody has been able to give us a definitive answer as to whether this is possible. Does anyone know of any cruise lines who actively allow this? Many thanks for any advice you might have! If we can make this work, we may have found a holiday that keeps everybody happy!
Advice Needed. Can you take your bike on a cruise ship?
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Advice Needed. Can you take your bike on a cruise ship?
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My Australian guest took her bike on the ship from England to New York so it is possible at least on some
Thanks Thomas for adding your thoughts. Any idea what cruise line that was with? Thanks!
I think it may have been the Queen Mary but not sure. It was supposed to be a round trip but she got off in Halifax even though she was not supposed to. Ask your travel agent or the cruise line. I had a guest who came by plane and her bike was in a box. I have heard some odd stories about bikes being stolen and have had a few stolen myself.
Thank you Thomas! My latest research suggests that river cruises are the best option for taking your bike with you which is really interesting. You simply cycle to meet the boat at the next overnight stop. However, this is not a popular choice with my other family members so the hunt continues! We have been on several cycling trips to Majorca (as a group of lads) and the cycling there is epic so a Mediterranean cruise option still is our preferred option for the family.