I am going on a cruise!

[ginger]

Pillow man from our room steward!



ETA: Laptop with all the monkeys. My parents were there too. WE WERE BABIES!

[revolution]

Have fun!! Also, if there are 2 single beds in the room, move them to make a queen. The people we are with didn't know it was possible so they just slept in their own twin bed.

[sandyapples]

Apr 20, 2015 17:03:29 GMT -5 revolution said:

Have fun!! Also, if there are 2 single beds in the room, move them to make a queen. The people we are with didn't know it was possible so they just slept in their own twin bed.

Two twin beds doesn't sound so bad .

[sandyapples]

ginger I appreciate your very thorough tips .

So I told DD1 that DH and I are going on a boat trip. She replies with "hopefully your boat won't go underwater like Anna and Elsa's mom and dad",

[starryfish]

Apr 20, 2015 16:12:45 GMT -5 Nonny said:

I hate cruisecritic, those people are way too intense.

Definitely bring seasickness meds. I'm pretty much done with cruises because I get too seasick (I plan to get the patches for whenever I manage to go to Antarctica), and I was really wishing I had them on my Panama Canal cruise. Instead my coping strategy was a non-drowsy Bonine upon waking, and an ample supply of breadsticks to nibble on. I'd grab a big handful ever night and store them wrapped in a napkin in the side table of my bed.

Definitely bring 3M strips and hooks. I used a couple so I could hang my hair stuff toiletry bag outside of the bathroom, and for my hat.

Bring a hat with a brim, along with sunglasses.

Stay hydrated and wear sunscreen.

Find other people to hang out with on the ship by partnering with them for things like mid-day trivia games.

I went to Antarctica and you need more then the patch. Even with RX pills, I was still sea sick and normally in fine. The drake passage is no joke FYI

[notsocreepylurker]

Apr 20, 2015 17:12:15 GMT -5 starryfish said:

Apr 20, 2015 16:12:45 GMT -5 Nonny said:

I hate cruisecritic, those people are way too intense.

Definitely bring seasickness meds. I'm pretty much done with cruises because I get too seasick (I plan to get the patches for whenever I manage to go to Antarctica), and I was really wishing I had them on my Panama Canal cruise. Instead my coping strategy was a non-drowsy Bonine upon waking, and an ample supply of breadsticks to nibble on. I'd grab a big handful ever night and store them wrapped in a napkin in the side table of my bed.

Definitely bring 3M strips and hooks. I used a couple so I could hang my hair stuff toiletry bag outside of the bathroom, and for my hat.

Bring a hat with a brim, along with sunglasses.

Stay hydrated and wear sunscreen.

Find other people to hang out with on the ship by partnering with them for things like mid-day trivia games.

I went to Antarctica and you need more then the patch. Even with RX pills, I was still sea sick and normally in fine. The drake passage is no joke FYI

I get horribly sea sick and I was fine with the patch in Antartica (but I start wearing my patch the day before I board the boat).

[notsocreepylurker]

Instead of command hooks you can use a cheapie over the door shoe holder. When I shared a room with my parents for our 1 week Alaskan cruise we used an over the door shoe holder I got at the dollar store for like $3.

[starryfish]

Apr 20, 2015 19:52:06 GMT -5 notsocreepylurker said:

Apr 20, 2015 17:12:15 GMT -5 starryfish said:

I went to Antarctica and you need more then the patch. Even with RX pills, I was still sea sick and normally in fine. The drake passage is no joke FYI

I get horribly sea sick and I was fine with the patch in Antartica (but I start wearing my patch the day before I board the boat).

That's good. Were you on a reg cruise boat? I was on a 100 passenger boat that rocked like crazy!

[gtkim]

Clearly I'm in the minority but I love cruising!  I think this sounds great!!

Norwegian is a Pepsi account so if you prefer Coke products you can def bring your own.  We cruised out of New Orleans and we just had our taxi driver stop at Walgreens or someplace like that, bought a couple of 12-pks, put a luggage tag on them, and they were delivered to our room with no problem.

[amberlyrose]

Apr 20, 2015 15:58:44 GMT -5 sandyapples said:

Apr 20, 2015 15:47:21 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Are you going on the Getaway? We're doing that one at the end of May. I can't wait! NCL doesn't have a formal night, so no need for a long dress.

Book a hot stone massage as soon as you can! I have never been so relaxed. We're planning to try for a vibe pass, too.

We are sailing on the Norwegian Sky out of Miami .

That's the one I took for my honeymoon!

[sandyapples]

Apr 20, 2015 23:47:50 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

Apr 20, 2015 15:58:44 GMT -5 sandyapples said:

We are sailing on the Norwegian Sky out of Miami .

That's the one I took for my honeymoon!

Did you like it?

[amberlyrose]

Apr 21, 2015 11:39:46 GMT -5 sandyapples said:

Apr 20, 2015 23:47:50 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

That's the one I took for my honeymoon!

Did you like it?

It was a good ship- small but nice. That was like 6 years ago, so my memory is fuzzy. The private island is the best!