The Floaties

[quote name='buellblaster']We will be disembarking in Miami and flying our Ft. Lauderdale but not until 4pm. Can you suggest something to do for 4 people? We will have luggage.[/quote]

Last time we booked an air boat tour from Celebrity before we left home. The bus picked us up and our luggage from the port. They kept our luggage on the bus while we did the air boat tour and then picked us up and took us to the airport. It was an enjoyable time.

My husband and I just returned from our first cruise together and would be interested in hearing about a Christian Cruise.

Be sure and join the roll call for your ship here on Cruise Critic. We did just that on our first cruise earlier this month and met some people at a sail away party the frist day. Then we had a Cruise Critic party and a slot pull and met people.

 

You can make a list or circle the things you want to do that particular day, but it is much easier to highlight what you might be interested in doing. You can see everthing that is going on at the same time. It was very helpful for me.

 

Have fun. :p

 

 

I'm going on my first cruise in a month as a solo traveler - VERY excited about the trip. I just read through the entire thread (!) and have a bunch of questions:

 

1. What do you use highlighters for? I saw someone mention using them to circle things, but can't you just use a pen or make a list in a notebook? Am I missing something?

 

2. When people are talking about baggage vs carryon, can your carryon be a small rollerboard (like a carryon for a plane)? I never check bags when I travel and would prefer to keep all of my things with me.

 

3. Is there anything different about a cruise ship room than a typical hotel room, other than size? I stay in hotels 3-4 nights/week for business, so I'm pretty used to how to pack and not duplicate what they will provide for me, but all this about duct tape and binder clips and highlighters and extra hairdryers is making me wonder if this is going to be very different than my usual travels...

 

4. My cruise line (Celebrity) says that that the earliest I can book my flight home is 12pm. Is that true? I am heading back to work for a half day so if it's possible to take an earlier flight, I'd love to do that. I have security clearance at the airport thanks to my job, so it only takes me 5 mins or so to go through, and I typically don't arrive more than 35 minutes before takeoff for domestic flights.

 

5. Everyone keeps saying to bring tons of money. I'm looking at the cruise as a quick long weekend getaway and am NOT looking to spend a ton of money, as I'm not really considering it a big vacation. I just want to relax, read, work out, and eat whatever food is provided at the buffet. Probably won't be drinking much and I definitely don't intend to shop. Is the cost really going to be that much more than just the price of the cruise? I was picking a cruise just as an alternative to booking an all inclusive resort, but was planning to just use it as a traveling hotel...

 

6. Is water onboard not potable? I keep reading to bring as much water as you can carry... is that just if you are fussy about your bottled water?

 

7. I'm in my mid-20s and would love to meet some people around my age... any suggestions on how to do that? I'm pretty friendly/sociable :)

 

VERY excited - thank you all for the great advice so far!

Deck - 9

Cabin # 9211

Class – 1A

Starboard or Port Side Port Side

 

Bed near?(balcony or bath) Bath

Quiet Cabin No Problems---Near Card Room---Right by room attendants closet, but no problems

 

Balcony View - Great View Could see lifeboats to the right, but could see straight down from our room. –

 

Balcony Size? Don't know

 

Was wind a problem? I don't think it was any more windy than other places on deck

 

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? Not an Aft Cabin--No problems with soot

Any specific problems with this cabin? None

 

Any other comments? Liked the location of this cabin. It was near the elevators and near the card room, so we could always find our way to our room. Could hear the room attendant occasionally in the closet, but certainly not a problem. Would choose this cabin again.