Top 15 Food Tours for Cruise Passengers

1.Florence & Pisa Shore Excursion with Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 952 reviews · 8 hours · from $51Our pick

Spend eight busy hours touring Florence and Pisa from Livorno with a Spanish or English-speaking guide. Follow your leader through Florence’s key squares, Ponte Vecchio, and the Duomo area, then visit Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa. Comfortable coach travel and an optional tasting of local products are included.

“The two guides - Sabrina and Ariel were knowable, entertaining and just plain great! The stops in Pisa and Florence allowed us enough time to get an overview of these two remarkable cities. Highly recommended!”

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2.Taste the Atherton Tablelands Food & Wine Tour from Port Douglas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 217 reviews · from $190Top rated

Travel from Port Douglas into the Atherton Tablelands with guides such as Brett, Chris, Dale, or Glen. Expect breakfast, lunch, fruit, nuts, ice cream, coffee, spirits, beer, wine, and a creekside platypus watch across seven small-group stops.

“Loved this tour it was a full day and the tour guide Dale was so informative., he was a fountain of knowledge.”

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3.Barbados Shore Excursion: Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $94

Meet your guide at Bridgetown’s cruise terminal for three hours of Bajan food, history, and easy city walking. Expect bakery treats, fishcakes, soup, flying fish, Banks beer, and local stories from guides such as Paulette, Janelle, and Shari. Food and drinks are included, with advance notice required for some diets.

“Paulette was great during this walking food tour. She was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable about the history of Barbados as well as taking us to delicious places to eat. I will definitely recommend this tour. Paulette made it extra fun.”

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4.Small-Group Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $133

Start at Piraeus at 8:45 a.m. and walk central Athens with a food specialist guide such as Eva, Katerina, Theo, or Fotis. Expect market visits, Greek pastries, savory bites, olive oil, a gyro, and free time in Plaka. The route is lively, filling, and best for confident walkers.

“Excellent tour, very interesting and informative. Our guide was very knowledgeable and informative and very helpful about return trip to the boat. I would highly recommend this tour.”

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5.Athens by E-Bike: Monuments, Food & Transfers (Cruise Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $157

Ride a mid-motor electric bike from the cruise terminal through Keramikos, the Agora, Plaka, the Olympic Stadium, and the National Garden. Your guide handles the route and context, with a pastry, water, audio set, and return transfer included.

“Superb tour on ebikes around athens….had a great day guided by a lovely lady who made sure we saw all the sights in a safe way”

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6.Cruise Ship Guest Beer & Food Tour – Chania Old Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Join Marie Claire or Stellios, also known as Clyde, for a three-hour walk through Chania Old Town with five Greek craft beer samples, Cretan food, Greek produce, and stops at three local venues. The small group, capped at eight, makes it easy to tailor the tastings to your preferences.

“This was a fun way to see the back streets of Chania, sample local dishes (very delish), try various beers, and sample ouzo, pistachio butter etc. Stellios aka Clyde was very informative about the history of the area and local beers. He personalized the tour around our tastes. We enjoyed the trip very much.”

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7.Lisbon Private Shore Excursion: City Tour by Minivan Including Food and Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $264

Meet your English-speaking guide at Lisbon’s cruise port for a four-hour private minivan tour. Visit Sé Cathedral, Graça, Alfama and Belém, then stroll Baixa and sample pastel de Belém, vinho verde, cod cake, port and cheese. Guides may include Rodrigo, John, Vlad, Harald, Edgar or Louis.

“Edgar did a wonderful job as our guide. He was very attentive and helpful to our special needs. Pick up was at the pier which was especially convenient.”

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8.Shore Excursion from Civitavecchia: Walking Tour & Food Tour in Rome with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $144

Join guide Erik for an eight-hour Rome day from Civitavecchia. Travel by regional train, see St. Peter’s Square, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Colosseum, and taste supplì, gelato, market foods, and white pizza with mortadella.

“Erik gave us crystal clear directions on where and when to meet him. When we arrived, he was there waiting for us with a sign with my husbands name on it! From the start, he stressed that this was “our” tour and he was willing to modify any part of our agenda to meet our needs and interest! He was true to his word being gracious anytime we wanted to stop to explore something a bit further, take a picture or ten, or even to make a purchase! Not only did he have an amazing wealth of knowledge about Rome, it’s monuments, points of interest and history and a delightful…”

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9.Private Shore Excursion from Phu My Port: Food & Sights by Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $0

Travel from Phu My Port to Ho Chi Minh City in a private air-conditioned car, then ride with local guides such as Haoi, Minh, or Mai to markets, old apartment alleys, food stalls, and a monk memorial. Expect four to eight flexible hours, five tastings, and scooter accident insurance.

“I wouldn’t do any other way! Love our experience with our tour guide! Motorbike was comfortable and I feel safe! You can customized what you wanna do and see! Highly recommended! The pick up and drop off super easy and the van was clean and nice with AC”

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10.CRUISE SHIP DAYS – HOP ON HOP OFF – Wine, Beer, Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 8 hours · from $77

Build your own Marlborough day from 26 wineries, breweries, cafes, museums, shops, and activities. Buses run from Picton on a simple timetable, giving you time to choose your stops. Tastings and lunch cost extra and should be booked ahead.

“The initial reaction was chaos when we got to the office. Only one lady seemed to know what she was doing and the stress on her was horrible. She handled it well if not abruptly. We didn’t really know what we were supposed to be doing. Once we finally got to a bus things improved.”

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11.3-Hour Shore Excursion Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Walk Marseille with a wine, food, and culture guide through Noailles, Le Panier, and the Old Port. Expect six tasting stops, panisse, pastis, and a mix of French, Greek, Arab, Italian, and Lebanese flavors. Laurent leads some tours and is known for local food and homemade bouillabaisse.

“Laurent was wonderful. Interesting, witty, fun and he is a great chef. His home made Bouillabaise was tasty. Can highly recommend doing this tour, it's a great way to see the city”

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12.Laem Chabang Shore Excursion : Shopping, Massage & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $233

You’ll spend 8 to 10 hours with a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle, traveling from Laem Chabang to Bangkok for Wat Arun, Wat Traimit, Chinatown, Little India, the Flower Market, JJ Mall, a Thai meal, and a one-hour massage. Traffic is the main wild card.

“The best part was the ride to Bangkok . The tour guide was okay. Feel like she has no planned agenda. We just stopped by for a bowl of noodles and walked in to a neighborhood message place on the way back to the van. Very random and unplanned .”

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13.Shore Excursion: Viva Wyndham Resort For The Day With Unlimited Food & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $136

Spend the day at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach near La Romana with access to pools, a private beach, kayaks, snorkeling gear, sailing, windsurfing, tennis, volleyball, and a children’s program. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, cocktails, beer, wine, soda, and juices are included. Transport is not included.

“The reception staff did a good job checking is in and pointing to the beach and pool area. The pool has very little chairs or shade. The bar drinks are awful. Watered down and very low quality alcohol. There are bees flying in and out of the coRead more”

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14.From Cruise Ship Port: Greek Food Tour + Free Time in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $110

Meet your English-speaking food expert at Syntagma Square, then walk through Athens for bougatsa, loukoumades, gyros, feta, olives, wine, and local specialties. Visit the Central Market when open, explore spice shops and delicatessens, enjoy free time in Plaka, and return to Piraeus by scheduled transfer.

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15.Barossa Valley Food & wine Tour- Cruise Ship Pickups

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · from $154

Spend about eight hours touring the Barossa Valley in a shared vehicle of up to 26 people. You’ll visit Kersbrook Hill, Maggie Beer’s Farm, the Chocolate Company, Chateau Dorrien, Kies Family Wines, and Chateau Tanunda, with lunch, tastings, and a guide included.

“We were arriving via cruise ship. The tour said it began at 8am. We rushed off ship to learn we were leaving at 9:00. The van was very noisy. The stop at food market was a joke. Went to our lunch location where the were many other parties eRead more”

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