djmutters Posted February 3, 2009 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Keep it clean please:p We normally travel the day before and stay in a nice hotel enjoy a good meal and a bottle of wine (Or 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavkc Posted February 3, 2009 #2 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We too always fly in the day before (at least) I always research in advance and try to book a really good restaurant for the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeta6688@aol.com Posted February 3, 2009 #3 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We too travel the day before and try to find a place to enjoy a nice dinner. This year we will be in NJ and are contemplating a trip to NYC. We are traveling with my sister & brother-in-law. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted February 3, 2009 #4 Share Posted February 3, 2009 This year we are flying into Miami the day before. We will be visiting my elderly Uncle and Aunt not seen since summer 2007 when he flew over to the UK to give my DD away at her wedding. Very emotional. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroozeAddict Posted February 3, 2009 #5 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We get together with others on our roll call for a pre-Meet & Mingle dinner. That's always fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAZANDSTEVE Posted February 3, 2009 #6 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We are flying in to Barcelona the day before to take a look round and will book a nice restaurant for the evening meal, booked a nice hotel too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyrlygig Posted February 3, 2009 #7 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We always fly in the day before as well. But since we always have such early flights, we tend to spend that evening resting up so we will feel fresh for the day we embark. We have a 5:25am flight to San Juan coming up at the end of the month. We will will be up by 2am to leave for the airport by 2:45am. When we had this early a flight to Miami one time, we were asleep by 5:30 and slept until 8am the next day. That is really saying something since I am not much of a sleeper by nature. So anyway, we don't really make any plans for that evening other than a quick dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie_WA Posted February 3, 2009 #8 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We usually fly in the day before...next month we will drive to Galveston, check into a Hotel and get together with some people from our Roll Call for dinner......we always look forward to starting the fun early!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam84 Posted February 3, 2009 #9 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We also typically fly in a day or two before. Stay in a nice hotel and relax... My next cruise however is on the Explorer out of Bayonne, since I live in NJ and the port is only about 1/2 hour from my home I guess I'll just be home dreaming about the cruise the night before. First time we have not flown to the cruise embarkation port, should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisedawgg Posted February 3, 2009 #10 Share Posted February 3, 2009 living in FL, we don't have far to travel to get to the ship. We drop off our child (that handsome boy in my avatar pic, he's chasing bubbles in that pic btw) at the sitter, then relax for our mini-road trip in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsdos Posted February 3, 2009 #11 Share Posted February 3, 2009 living in FL, we don't have far to travel to get to the ship. We drop off our child (that handsome boy in my avatar pic, he's chasing bubbles in that pic btw) at the sitter, then relax for our mini-road trip in the morning. Love your avatar.... and we call our cat and dog our "kids".. so love the "child" comment:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsdos Posted February 3, 2009 #12 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We (I) put the suitcases right by the door... and then we have a cocktail with friends... to wish us a bon voyage:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 3, 2009 #13 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We, too, arrive in the port city the afternoon before...we settle in the hotel, go and have a few drinks, eat, then crash! We get up in the morning, have a late breakfast, and head to the ship around 11am. I wear my bathing suit (under my clothes!!) and hit the pool right away! Since we ate late, I don't have to do the seemingly mandatory "lunch" thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakdaddy42 Posted February 4, 2009 #14 Share Posted February 4, 2009 pass out in a hotel room from air travel stress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin' 4 fun Posted February 4, 2009 #15 Share Posted February 4, 2009 When the kids are not coming with, we typically go out for dinner, go to late bingo, then pretend like we're sleeping until it's about 4am, then we load up the car and go to the airport. The last 2 trips have not been cruises, so we have stayed at a park and fly hotel the evening before, then shuttle to the airport. This year will be our first fly in a day early trip, so the whole ritual will be one night earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotog303 Posted February 10, 2009 #16 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I lie in bed awake... watching the clock tick down. I get very excited before a vacation and that usually means no sleep for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepysnr Posted February 11, 2009 #17 Share Posted February 11, 2009 The last few cruises we havent stayed in a hotel the day before because they either embark from NYC (close to where we live) or a short flight to florida. I can never sleep the night before because i get too excited about all the wonderful things i get to see and eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepfella Posted February 11, 2009 #18 Share Posted February 11, 2009 We SLEEP ;) Usually we do less of that on a Cruise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debster2Cruz Posted February 14, 2009 #19 Share Posted February 14, 2009 We fly in a day early and meet up with other CC members that are taking the same cruise at the hotel we are all staying at. We meet for the first time at the pool, have some drinks, swim, party, then go to dinner. If we are lucky we meet other couples that we would enjoy cruising with again and again, which we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Sunsets Posted February 14, 2009 #20 Share Posted February 14, 2009 It's usually a low key day since we were up in the middle of the night to go to the airport for an early AM flight. It's nice to have that pre cruise day to relax, soak up some sunshine, have a nice meal and cocktail and crash early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cru1s1ng2009 Posted February 17, 2009 #21 Share Posted February 17, 2009 two tylenol PM. I get waaayyyy too excited;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottagoacruzn Posted February 18, 2009 #22 Share Posted February 18, 2009 try and get some sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted February 18, 2009 #23 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Watch Titanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad61 Posted February 20, 2009 #24 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We usually fly in the day before, have a few drinks, a few more drinks, a few drinks, oh, eat dinner, and get to bed early because we were up early for our flight and got no sleep the night before because we were too excited about our vacation! Then we are up early, have a good breakfast and try to get to the port by noon. We are usually in bed early again the first night of the cruise, but then are well rested for the rest of the vacation.:D NCL Sky -Jan 2004- Bro's Wedding Cruise, the one that started it all! RCCL Navigator-Jan 2005 Carnival Triumph- Jan 2006 Carnival Triumph- Jan 2009 Carnival Pride-July 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted February 20, 2009 #25 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We usually fly in the day before. However, I usually run around like a mad woman the night before we fly. I am checking and double checking the packing list. I am usually driving DH nuts, but it always happens because he refuses to help me with packing. He wears contacts, and I don't, so it always seems like I forget to pack something contact related! I don't have a clue as to what he needs, and when I ask he just says, "I don't know"!!! So frustrating! I clean the house so the pet sitter won't think we live like slobs, and so I have a halfway clean house to return home to. I don't really sleep at all the night before. I get a good nights sleep in the hotel once we arrive at our cruise port. Then I am relaxed and ready to cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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