To go on cruise ship travel is more peaceful and calm voyage compared to all the other mode of traveling. Again it depends on your interest; few people like to travel in the cruise ship and few are not really interested considering the time.
Cruise ship travel is another world of fun and joy. You are completely away from all your routines and the stress. It’s different than any other travel where you won’t be in touch with the crowd of people except the people who are traveling with you.
You get to mingle with people from different region and culture for many days staying in the cruise.
At the same time, you should remember that your packing is very important. You need to keep everything ready. Hence, start your plans and packing much earlier to enjoy your travel.
Making a list will help you to take everything you need.
It’s worth going through the experience of the ex-cruise travelers. Here are the tips from the experts while going on cruise ship travel:
- Most of the cruise buffet provides wonderful food and your travel may be more than 20 days or a month. Take your looser fitting clothes, the end of your travel you may need them as you put on weight. It’s good to carry a backpack with all your travel documents and important things you may need. Do not pack your travel documents in your luggage bag. Limit yourself on purchasing. Think before you pick up something. In the trip ambience, you tend to buy different ethnic wear but you will not be able to use them anymore once you back from the trip. The best way to stay slim at Sea is avoiding the elevators. Try to take the stairs and use the elevator only if it is very much necessary. It saves a lot of your waiting time for the elevator and you can work out your excessive calories. Remember to enjoy every moment no matter even if something goes wrong. Try to understand and appreciate the staffs who serve you for even small things. It will encourage them to serve you better. Do not carry a judgmental attitude and start complaining about everything. It’s your choice, making the journey to be pleasant. There will be different events during your cruise ship travel to make your journey live. On the first sea day, there will be an event called “Meet and Mingle”. Here you get to meet new people, you can build friendship with them as you are going to spend the rest of your time with them as you travel.
Things NOT TO DO on the cruise ship travel:
- Common don’t include sitting near the balcony rails or deck side. It may sound strange to you but believe, there was a gentle man, once tried to lower the anchor of the cruise while it was moving. This action could have sunken the vessel. These are highly punishable activities and this man is imprisoned for few months and fined around $7000. Do not try to get into secured lifeboats. Do not do any home packing as you will get food all the time on your cruise ship. Sun at sea is so strong and never sit at the deck without your sunscreen on. It is very tough to go through sunburn blisters. Don’t flush the toilet while you were sitting on it. Cruise ship toilets are different. Don’t forget to use the sanitizers that are provided before you got to the food area on board. Also be on control with the alcohol intake on your cruise. Do not forget to leave your cabin steward a good tip as he/she helped you accommodating during your cruise.
Apart from this, while on cruise ship travel you can be on your casual clothing. Remember that cruise is not a boring place. As you step in, you are stepping into a different world and they have wonderful activities to entertain you and make your cruise time to be really pleasant. Enjoy cruising!