how do you find each other onboard?

[luvstwocruise]

This February we had a group of 19 cruise on FOS it was wonderful the only down fall was it was hard to keep in touch w each other.

This coming February yes in 70! days (but whos counting) we have a group on 21 cruising of Allure, much bigger.

How on earth are we going to find each other.

We know each others room numbers but who stays in the room...Not this girl.

 

Whats your lil tricks..

[PH8]

You can arrange to meet for lunch at a certain time or some other activity you all might want to do.....

 

Leave voice mails on each others cabin phone......you can just pop into your cabin a minute to check,

[seashinesunshine]

This February we had a group of 19 cruise on FOS it was wonderful the only down fall was it was hard to keep in touch w each other.

This coming February yes in 70! days (but whos counting) we have a group on 21 cruising of Allure, much bigger.

How on earth are we going to find each other.

We know each others room numbers but who stays in the room...Not this girl.

 

Whats your lil tricks..

 

We all had assigned seating together for supper and at supper made plans for the next day. We had a port every day but one, so pretty much if we didn't do something in port together, it was just meet at supper. You could make meeting plans for lunch or have a set place, if your bored go *here* and maybe someone else is bored and will be there too. Or one person can become the social director and keep track of everyone. :D

[darla723]

We've taken sticky notes and left messages on our cabin door as to where we were going, so all your shipmates have to do is check your door.

[NorbertsNiece]

My friend made magnetic boards which would stick to the door. Worked perfectly!

 

[Sugar*Magnolia]

Voice mail works...leave each other messages.

 

I do like post-it notes, but they seem to be a target for the young and bored... :cool: they are good to use for multiple passengers in the same cabin, left on the mirror or...but sticky notes can grow feet....Wipe boards work too, but also, idle young folk might be intrigued to erase or change your messages...

[darla723]

Voice mail works...leave each other messages.

 

I do like post-it notes, but they seem to be a target for the young and bored... :cool: they are good to use for multiple passengers in the same cabin, left on the mirror or...but sticky notes can grow feet....Wipe boards work too, but also, idle young folk might be intrigued to erase or change your messages...

 

 

But if you leave them high enough, it can deter the height challenged youngsters :rolleyes:

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Set a couple of time and places to meet. Meals are the easiest--but, pick what matches your interests. For example, Say that you will all meet for lunch at 12:30 in the MDR. If someone is not going to be there they will call your room and leave you a voice mail so you know not to wait for them. Or if all the adults like the casino meet there at a certain time.

 

Or--pick an activity. (i.e. on the walking track at 4:30, scrapbooking at 1pm) On my AK cruise I met the other travelers at the shopping talk in the theatre on the sea day. Then we went to lunch together.

 

Or-- if a warm climate agree to meet by the pool at 11am and pick a side of the ship. (i.e. port side, or on the deck above the pool) This makes it much easier to find the person. You will not all have chairs next to each other--but, you can go into the pool together.

 

I leave sticky notes on the bathroom mirror for my DH.

[Cigar King]

On our last cruise several passengers had small white boards, with a marker, on their door. Made it super easy to see where they were and you could leave messages.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

On our last cruise several passengers had small white boards, with a marker, on their door. Made it super easy to see where they were and you could leave messages.

 

I have seen that work, too. But, in a recent review profanity was being left on a passemger's board.:(

[gambee]

21 is definitely a large group to keep track off.

 

 

The way we do it is that we set times, that always works for us. We thought of doing the walkie talkie thing but later changed our mind. With 21 I am not really sure how that will work out.

 

You could always rent those iphones from RCCL, they are great to locate people, but expensive.

[chaswelf]

My question is why try? let everybody do their own thing and just plan dinner each night and then if people want to make plans for the next day or that evening they can.

[powelweb]

I agree with previous posters about checking in at dinner each evening to review the next day's plans.

 

Do these 21 folks think they all have to stay together all day, every day? yikes.

 

I'd guess some people would want some down time along the way.

 

Maybe you should have a gathering several weeks before the cruise to set expectations, review travel plans and go over any other trip details.

 

I know when we've sailed with a large family group, I'm the organizer pre-cruise, but once on board, I'm on vacation too, and would have advised our family to contact guest relations to handle whatever problem they were encountering onboard.

 

Good luck and hope your trip is a blast.

[NorbertsNiece]

I have seen that work, too. But, in a recent review profanity was being left on a passemger's board.:(

 

That may have been in my blog. Writing 'CCTV in operation' on it worked for me. My friend however was not let so lightly off. They also nicked both our marker pens. She had spares. Was still incredibly useful for leaving messages as to where we were.

[Trekker954]

With a group that big, you most likely have different interests. However, hopefully you have your reservations linked, so that you can at least attend the shows together (but no saving seats) and dinner together (a few tables I assume). You can also go over the next days itinerary (those who like trivia) will always know those folks will be at the 10 am trivia; or morninng stretch folks in the gym at 7. But with a group that size, don't infringe on each others vacation by needing to do everything together, its just impossible. Even calling 7 or 8 cabins to leave messages will be too difficult. Just make sure the young adults, know the times of the shows, or you all know the times the kids may be flowriding or wall climbing.

 

Also you can have set areas; if you like the pools, you can have a designated area you try and sit at the beach pool or the solarium on the port side. Or in the Windjammer on the right side and so on. So when some of your group is heading to an area, they can look at the area where you like to sit. Although there is no chair saving anywhere.

 

I dare say walkie talkies, but it your size crowd that gets the other passengers going nuts when you have a group of 21 on walkie talkies. Plus the ship size may not work for walkie talkies in certain areas.

[johneeo]

My question is why try? let everybody do their own thing and just plan dinner each night and then if people want to make plans for the next day or that evening they can.

 

Same here.

 

I don't want to be found and I don't want to find others.

 

I do my thing, you do yours, and should our paths cross, that's fine by me.

[coffeebean]

It is usually just hubby and myself when we cruise. We have a dry erase board on the entry door on the inside of the cabin. We usually get a second Cruise Compass, especially for sea days, and highlight (in different colors) where I will be and where hubby will be. We write in what time and where to meet for lunch as we always have breakfast and dinner together.

 

We haven't lost each other yet. LOL.

[wscott52]

Walkie talkies (running and ducking for cover).

[cruiseguy1016]

DW and I cruise with family/friends most of the time. There are usually 8 - 12 of us. On the first day we pick a spot on the pool deck or the deck above it. This becomes "our spot" for the duration of the cruise. If you feel like hanging out with the gang, you go to "our spot", there will usually be other group members there. Every day after we get back from excursions, we go there to meet up with (most of) the gang. We'll decide which bar to meet at for a before-dinner drink. If someone from the gang isn't there, we'll call their stateroom and leave a message telling them what bar we'll be at.

[trev71]

A Board would work, But ive never had that problem usualy you just say to them ill be at the casino around 6 or something.. If only our cell phones worked at sea and if they did it not cost 500$ to use it :eek:

[molsonschooner]

My question is why try? let everybody do their own thing and just plan dinner each night and then if people want to make plans for the next day or that evening they can.

 

Thats what we did also. We had a group of 11 on the Oasis last year. As well as having dinner together most nights we also had an informal cocktail hour(or more) at the Schooner bar each afternoon. At these times we could catch up with everyone and make plans for later in the day or the next day. Worked well for us

[luvstwocruise]

Ok telephones in the room.

If Im pool side do I have to go down to the room to retrieve messages or can that be done from another phone.

 

ie. if I call my room can I get any messages that were left for me?

[JLC@SD]

Send someone up with 21 towels and "chairhog" 21 pool loungers for the day .......:D:D:D

 

Seriously though .....I would think it would be hard for 21 people to stay in contact. If you are all dining together you could co ordinate the next day activities after dinner.

[gerif]

Ok telephones in the room.

If Im pool side do I have to go down to the room to retrieve messages or can that be done from another phone.

 

ie. if I call my room can I get any messages that were left for me?

 

You have to go back to your room to get your messages. Just like in a hotel. I'm also onw who doesn't want to be joined at the hip when on vacation. When traveling with family or friends, we decide in advance what excursions we want to take. If anyone else wants to take the same ones, great. If not, see you at dinner. If we want to go to the CL or DL for a drink and others (including our adult children), again, see you at dinner. On sea days, we might want to do the same thing (go to trivia, sit at the pool), we can decide that the night before (but no saving seats, I won't even do that for DH). We might even decide to meet outside the dining room or WJ for lunch at a predetermined time but I usually say if I'm not there, eat without me (I just might be enjoying a book on the balcony).

 

You'll eventually meet up with the group at dinner and can plan out the rest of the evening from there.

[Rala]

We recently traveled with a group of 14. If we wanted to do something in particular together we mad plans at dinner. If not, we just all did our own thing and it was surprising how often we bumped into each other here and there around the ship. As most of the other posters have said don't make too many "plans" ! Have fun!!:)