You’ve decided to go on vacation! A cruise sounds just perfect for your family, you think, so, you can do one of the two following options:
1. Look up what
cruise lines service where, because I’d prefer to go out of Florida. Or maybe Galveston? Oh gosh, there are like 300 ships in
Florida. Okay, which is better?
Carnival? Royal Caribbean? Norwegian?
Princess? Celebrity? Disney? I’ll check Carnival, Royal Caribbean,
Norwegian, Princess, Celebrity, Disney. Should
I call? Look online? How do I know I’m getting the best
price? Why does my state of residency
matter? Should I call? I have small
kids, what line is best? Do I need a hotel the day before? I’ll check Expedia, Kayak, Trivago,
Hotels.com. Oh, gosh, some of those have cruises too. What is better? Should I
go through the hotel directly? How do I know it’s a safe hotel? I’ll check Trip Advisor. Oh, I can price things there too. Maybe Hilton?
Hampton Inn? A Disney hotel? Where do I book that? Staybridge? Where has
free breakfast? Any of them have
shuttles to the port? Should I call? What is onboard credit? What is OBC?
What can I use it on? How much will
I get? What type of cabin? Are insides
really dark? Will it be noisy? What deck is good? Why can’t I find one that fits four
people? I guess I’ll call. I heard
dining is handled differently on cruises, how does that work? Should I call? Is three days enough? Four?
Seven? Is Nassau safe? What should we do about shore
excursions? Is a verandah worth it? What
does gratuity cover? Oh, main, late and anytime dining…what should I
choose? What are specialty restaurants?
How can I celebrate a special occasion?
Can I decorate my cabin door?
What is muster? What time will my
cabin be ready? What legal documents do
I need for my family? I have a stepchild, should I call? Can I bring my own
alcohol? Is there a nursery? Charge for nursery? Do I need reservations? Soda? Water?
What do I do about motion sickness?
What is debarkation? I read somewhere luggage pick up is the night
before? How do I get to and from the airport
and port? Should I come in a day
early? What items aren’t allowed
onboard? Should I call? How are the kids
clubs? What times do they run? What programs do they offer? How do I sign up for those? Do they cost?
How much spending money should we plan for? Do I tip anyone else? What about tour
guides? What do I do with my luggage
when we arrive at port? My Grandma might
want to come but is disabled, should I call? How do we link dining to sit with
someone else we know? How do we request
that we not be seated with anyone else? What are the adult only areas
like? Is there gambling? Should I get insurance? How should I time the flights, can I book one
for 10 AM the debarkation morning? And what exactly is debarkation? Do they
have accommodations for autism? Food
allergies? I should call. How much luggage can we bring? Is there ice in the cabin? What are the bathrooms like? Where do we store our suitcases in the
cabin? What if we don’t want to sit down
for a formal meal, what else can we do?
Soda is included, right? Should I
look into loyalty programs? What do the
cruise lines mean by “private island”?
Can I get wake up calls? I read
somewhere there might be a sewage smell in the bathroom? What difference does it make if the ship is
older? Smaller? Bigger? What if there is rough waters? What do we do for breakfast and lunch if
dinner is the only planned meal? Why do
we only get to eat in one dining room?
What is rotational dining? For
the flights, should I pay for assigned seating?
Do more open up later? How much
is luggage check? How much can I
bring? Can we bring golf clubs? I see flights
on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, some
mixtures that I found on Kayak, I’m not sure what the difference is? I called, but they aren’t nice. How far in advance should I buy flights?
Should I call the cruise line, when I pick it, and try to get flights that way? How far in advance should I do online check
in? When is final payment due? Should I
book spa treatments in advance? I found
one cruise that is $800 per person and one is $1300 per person, why would
anyone choose the more expensive one?
Can we use cash onboard? Why do I
have to put a credit card in?
Or
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