Affiliate Disclosure

How We Earn Revenue

Beyond The Ship is a free resource for cruise travelers. To keep this site running and continuously improving, we participate in affiliate marketing programs with excursion providers and travel marketplaces.

When you click on a booking link or affiliate link on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This commission helps us maintain the platform, research new ports, and improve our excursion recommendations.

Our Affiliate Partners

We currently participate in affiliate programs with leading excursion marketplaces including, but not limited to:

• Viator — A TripAdvisor company and one of the world's largest marketplaces for tours, activities, and excursions.
• GetYourGuide — A global platform for booking tours, attractions, and activities worldwide.

We may add additional affiliate partners over time as we expand our coverage.

Our Commitment to Honest Recommendations

Affiliate partnerships do not influence our recommendations, ratings, or scoring systems. Our traveler-match scores, excursion rankings, and editorial recommendations are based entirely on objective criteria including activity type, difficulty level, logistics, traveler suitability, and publicly available information.

We believe that providing honest, useful recommendations builds trust — and trust is what keeps travelers coming back. We will never promote an excursion solely because it generates higher commissions.

Your Cost Stays the Same

Clicking an affiliate link and booking through our site does not increase the price you pay. The excursion provider pays us a referral fee from their existing marketing budget. You pay the same price as if you had found the excursion directly.

Questions?

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, feel free to reach out at [email protected].