moosehead
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- Location
- South western Ontario
Being a somewhat experienced cruise person and just having returned from a cruise I have decided to talk about things NOT to do on a cruise:
First and foremost....Don't be late getting to the ship. One is unable to catch the next one as there is usually not a next one with YOUR cabin. We know a couple who did miss their departure. They had to fly to the ship's next destination to hook up with their cruise.....Unfortunately for them they flew to the wrong port....They divorced shortly thereafter.
Second.....And this is important....Do NOT, under any circumstances, try to bring gin, vodka, beer, wine or any other type of beverage....I am excluding milk....onto the ship. If the crew finds out, you and your partner.....Which, at one time was usually your Wife but times have changed .... Will lose their beverages and will spend a few days being shamed. Well, it might seem like that but not everyone who is snickering at you would know. It could be the shorts you are wearing.
Third.......When sitting out on the deck in deck chairs, enjoying the sun, sea and sea breezes, under NO circumstances, if someone asks you to save their deck chairs for them when they decide it's time for lunch, do not do it. See, deck chairs are a prized possession on a cruise ship.
Anyway, We saw a couple do just that and after an hour had passed the lunch folks had not returned. Seeing the deck chairs not being occupied another couple moved in to take them. That's when WW3 started......Couple saving the chairs told the other couple they were being saved for some long lost souls who were out for lunch....This led to an argument and eventually staff had to break up the feud....Meanwhile, while this was going on, the lunch couple returned, found other deck chairs and watched the fireworks, oblivious to the fact it was because of them. Very entertaining though....
Fourth....AND I strongly recommend NOT doing this....Sign up for Bingo. Oh sure, Sue did and disappeared to the bingo place for an extended period of time...Leaving me to stare at the ocean.....However there is very little chance of winning anything. Sue actually had a winning card. Of course, so did 15 other people. Her winnings amounted to $ 6.00....I assume she spent a lot more then that....AND it's boring.
Fifth.......Rock climbing. We were out wandering about the ship one day when we stumbled across the rock climbing venue. Of course, Sue HAD to try it. After being harnessed in off she went clambering up the wall like some kind of Asian acrobat. I was impressed. After successfully scaling the mountain, down she rappelled.
She stood beside me and said "Your turn."
"I don't think so."
"Why not?"
"I'm too old. Besides, there is NO way..."
As the woman was strapping me into the harness I asked her if it was safe....Apparently they have yet to lose anyone. So, after staring at the wall, I started my climb.
All was going smoothly for about a minute and I was thinking how easy this was when, horrors, I misstep, lost my balance and suddenly I was seeing Sue way below me as I was now upside down....I began to sway back and forth as the instructor began yelling instructions... A crowd was now gathering and I felt like a deer in the headlights..I think I heard laughter as I twirled around.
The instructor began reeling me in, or down...I was a bit confused. Next thing I knew I was on the ground wrapped in rope and harness.....AND that is why I do not recommend Rock climbing. The good news is we received a bottle of wine from the staff for the show.
Sixth....I will now Address the buffet...Now I am NOT saying don't visit the buffet but one should approach it with some caution. So much food and so little time. I have heard that some people arrive for the cruise slim and in good shape and leave the cruise rather roly-poly, as it were. And then there's the lack of enough tables and the race to get to tables . Now that is quite the sight . Sue and I figured out quite early that the early bird gets the bagels as we arrived for breakfast before the swarm of apparently starving cruisers. Same for lunch and dinner........And watching people balance their trays of food and drinks is entertaining indeed....
Anyway, if anyone would like to ask us any questions about cruising we would be happy to answer them. Unless of course we don't know.
First and foremost....Don't be late getting to the ship. One is unable to catch the next one as there is usually not a next one with YOUR cabin. We know a couple who did miss their departure. They had to fly to the ship's next destination to hook up with their cruise.....Unfortunately for them they flew to the wrong port....They divorced shortly thereafter.
Second.....And this is important....Do NOT, under any circumstances, try to bring gin, vodka, beer, wine or any other type of beverage....I am excluding milk....onto the ship. If the crew finds out, you and your partner.....Which, at one time was usually your Wife but times have changed .... Will lose their beverages and will spend a few days being shamed. Well, it might seem like that but not everyone who is snickering at you would know. It could be the shorts you are wearing.
Third.......When sitting out on the deck in deck chairs, enjoying the sun, sea and sea breezes, under NO circumstances, if someone asks you to save their deck chairs for them when they decide it's time for lunch, do not do it. See, deck chairs are a prized possession on a cruise ship.
Anyway, We saw a couple do just that and after an hour had passed the lunch folks had not returned. Seeing the deck chairs not being occupied another couple moved in to take them. That's when WW3 started......Couple saving the chairs told the other couple they were being saved for some long lost souls who were out for lunch....This led to an argument and eventually staff had to break up the feud....Meanwhile, while this was going on, the lunch couple returned, found other deck chairs and watched the fireworks, oblivious to the fact it was because of them. Very entertaining though....
Fourth....AND I strongly recommend NOT doing this....Sign up for Bingo. Oh sure, Sue did and disappeared to the bingo place for an extended period of time...Leaving me to stare at the ocean.....However there is very little chance of winning anything. Sue actually had a winning card. Of course, so did 15 other people. Her winnings amounted to $ 6.00....I assume she spent a lot more then that....AND it's boring.
Fifth.......Rock climbing. We were out wandering about the ship one day when we stumbled across the rock climbing venue. Of course, Sue HAD to try it. After being harnessed in off she went clambering up the wall like some kind of Asian acrobat. I was impressed. After successfully scaling the mountain, down she rappelled.
She stood beside me and said "Your turn."
"I don't think so."
"Why not?"
"I'm too old. Besides, there is NO way..."
As the woman was strapping me into the harness I asked her if it was safe....Apparently they have yet to lose anyone. So, after staring at the wall, I started my climb.
All was going smoothly for about a minute and I was thinking how easy this was when, horrors, I misstep, lost my balance and suddenly I was seeing Sue way below me as I was now upside down....I began to sway back and forth as the instructor began yelling instructions... A crowd was now gathering and I felt like a deer in the headlights..I think I heard laughter as I twirled around.
The instructor began reeling me in, or down...I was a bit confused. Next thing I knew I was on the ground wrapped in rope and harness.....AND that is why I do not recommend Rock climbing. The good news is we received a bottle of wine from the staff for the show.
Sixth....I will now Address the buffet...Now I am NOT saying don't visit the buffet but one should approach it with some caution. So much food and so little time. I have heard that some people arrive for the cruise slim and in good shape and leave the cruise rather roly-poly, as it were. And then there's the lack of enough tables and the race to get to tables . Now that is quite the sight . Sue and I figured out quite early that the early bird gets the bagels as we arrived for breakfast before the swarm of apparently starving cruisers. Same for lunch and dinner........And watching people balance their trays of food and drinks is entertaining indeed....
Anyway, if anyone would like to ask us any questions about cruising we would be happy to answer them. Unless of course we don't know.
