This is our first cruise but both hubby and I have travelled internationally many times. We are leaving Canada for Barcelona where our cruise starts. We fly out Friday morning and get to Barcelona Saturday morning. The cruiseship leaves Sunday afternoon. We also spend two extra days in Barcelona after the cruise.
We now have exactly 3 weeks left!!
My plan for the last week:
- get a wax and brow thread (essential for any beach trip)
- get a shellac manicure and pedicure
- pack my clothes, bathing suits and shoes and our 4-year old daughter's (hoping hubby will pack his too
- get spending cash in euro from the bank (this is for tips on the cruise)
- Need to buy sandals for my 4 year old (ones from last summer don't fit and winter in Ottawa hasn't quite ended yet)
- pack some snacks (I like to have a lot of nuts and dried fruits around for the flight and later)
- download the maps of all ports on Google Maps (have already started this process)
- We have been using Travefy to get organized for this trip. The plan is for the last week to update the app on both of our phones so we have access to all the info we have already saved in there for each port and for time in Barcelona.
- buy/pack cruise necessities (wristlet for me, magnets, magnetic clips and hangers, sunscreen, ziplock bags, drawstring bags...
- print our cruise e-docs and flight itinerary, passport printouts and hotel location. We like to have hard copies in addition to pdf's saved on our phones
- Call our home security company and let them know we will be away for 12 days. Also tell our neighbour the same and ask them to get our mail
I speak French fluently and can understand enough of Italian and Spanish to get buy. Otherwise I would also download these languages on my Google Translate app
Fun question- how do you spend the week before preparing for your cruise?
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This is our first cruise but both hubby and I have travelled internationally many times. We are leaving Canada for Barcelona where our cruise starts. We fly out Friday morning and get to Barcelona Saturday morning. The cruiseship leaves Sunday afternoon. We also spend two extra days in Barcelona after the cruise.
We now have exactly 3 weeks left!!
My plan for the last week:
- get a wax and brow thread (essential for any beach trip)
- get a shellac manicure and pedicure
- pack my clothes, bathing suits and shoes and our 4-year old daughter's (hoping hubby will pack his too
- get spending cash in euro from the bank (this is for tips on the cruise)
- Need to buy sandals for my 4 year old (ones from last summer don't fit and winter in Ottawa hasn't quite ended yet)
- pack some snacks (I like to have a lot of nuts and dried fruits around for the flight and later)
- download the maps of all ports on Google Maps (have already started this process)
- We have been using Travefy to get organized for this trip. The plan is for the last week to update the app on both of our phones so we have access to all the info we have already saved in there for each port and for time in Barcelona.
- buy/pack cruise necessities (wristlet for me, magnets, magnetic clips and hangers, sunscreen, ziplock bags, drawstring bags...
- print our cruise e-docs and flight itinerary, passport printouts and hotel location. We like to have hard copies in addition to pdf's saved on our phones
- Call our home security company and let them know we will be away for 12 days. Also tell our neighbour the same and ask them to get our mail
I speak French fluently and can understand enough of Italian and Spanish to get buy. Otherwise I would also download these languages on my Google Translate app