CptSticky

Gasp. Is this true? I can't afford the cruise freezing 1k of my credit.. :eek:

 

<-- the poor graduate student.

Well, being a poor grad student, this might not be a option for you, but you can "prepay" your card what you expect to charge on the cruise. That way you will have a larger limit. Or, you can call the card and ask for a limit increase, but in this envirnoment, that might not get you very far. Also, some of the cruises will set up a cash account for you, but I think it has to be paid off by the last day of the cruise. Don't know, never went that way.

Thanks to all of you for all these great tips! I will be thanking you all throughout my cruise!

 

I saw one post that said they bring a small fan....I hope I don't sound stupid but do the cabins not have their own temp control? I don't like it hot when I sleep so I am curious....

 

Thanks!

Most people that pack a fan, do it for the noise.

I don't want to repeat the great ideas that everyone has, but here are a couple I didn't see. Bring a small handheld tape recorder and make notes everynight. You will be surprised how much you forget when you get home. Which island was that? Comment cards are great, but if someone was really great, a letter written to corporate HQ will really get the person rewarded. We had someone get promoted based on a letter we wrote. Make sure you are always back on time. If not, you will embarressed as you run for the ship, or maybe even miss it as it sails away. Always tip and sometimes the best time to tip is at the beginning (how can a tip at the end get you better service?). Don't forget to tip those you have lots of contact with that are not on your regular "tip list". I always pack some bottled water, who wants to pay $2.50 a bottle onboard?