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Shore excursions

getPortExcursions
Read-onlyIdempotent

Bookable shore excursions and resort day passes in a cruise port, with price, duration, rating and a link. Pass activity (e.g. "scuba", "ATV tours") to narrow to that kind of excursion, with its total, and minPrice/maxPrice to narrow by price. To narrow an earlier answer by price, call again with the same port and activity plus the price. For every port of one sailing, use getSailingExcursions.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
portYesPort name or slug, e.g. "Cozumel"
activityNoA kind of activity, e.g. "scuba", "ATV tours", "snorkeling"; omit for everything
maxPriceNoHighest "from" price per person in US dollars, e.g. 145 for "under $145"; omit for no limit
minPriceNoLowest "from" price per person in US dollars, e.g. 100 for "over $100"; omit for no limit

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed3 schema fields changed
    • addedInput schema / properties / activity
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "A kind of activity, e.g. \"scuba\", \"ATV tours\", \"snorkeling\"; omit for everything",
      +  "maxLength": 80,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / maxPrice
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Highest \"from\" price per person in US dollars, e.g. 145 for \"under $145\"; omit for no limit",
      +  "maximum": 100000,
      +  "minimum": 0,
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / minPrice
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Lowest \"from\" price per person in US dollars, e.g. 100 for \"over $100\"; omit for no limit",
      +  "maximum": 100000,
      +  "minimum": 0,
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
  2. First observed

TDQS

A4.6/5.0
Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint and destructiveHint=false, so the safety profile is covered; the description adds value by disclosing the result payload shape (price, duration, rating, link) despite there being no output schema, plus the refinement workflow of re-issuing the same query with added price bounds. It does not mention result counts, ranking, or rate limits, which keeps it short of a 5.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Four tight sentences, front-loaded with what the tool returns, then filtering parameters, then the refinement pattern, then the sibling alternative. Each sentence carries distinct information and nothing is repeated from the schema or annotations.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With no output schema, the description carries the payload description job and does it (price, duration, rating, link), and it covers the port/activity/price workflow plus the sibling alternative. Minor gaps remain: no indication of result volume, ordering, or truncation behavior for a broad port query.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100% with per-parameter descriptions (units, examples, omit-behavior), so the baseline is 3. The description adds interaction semantics the schema cannot express: that narrowing by price requires repeating the same port and activity parameters, clarifying cross-call parameter coupling.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb+resource (bookable shore excursions and resort day passes in a cruise port) and enumerates the returned attributes (price, duration, rating, link). It explicitly draws the boundary against the closest sibling by naming getSailingExcursions for the multi-port case, so an agent can route without opening either schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Gives explicit when-to-use conditions: pass activity to narrow by kind, minPrice/maxPrice to narrow by price, and re-call with the same port+activity to refine an earlier answer by price. It also names the alternative (getSailingExcursions) and the exact condition that selects it, leaving nothing to inference.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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