What's the first thing you plan to do?

[sherryf]

It's our honeymoon, so we might have to check out how the bed works before anything else... ;)

[davidnsteph]

We always have lunch first. On our Canada-New England cruise last August, many of us passengers sat on the top deck in the open air appreciating the view of Manhattan and Governor's Island from Brooklyn. We watched the ferries and boats go by, and talked about how early we woke up that morning to travel to NY.

 

DavidnSteph

[Cruiser from MS]

Check out my cabin and balcony, then eat, then see the ship, and of course pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming...

[LoriPhil]

Drop bags, check out the balcony, meet the Steward who usually shows up fairly quickly and ask for egg crate, wine glasses and ice (and ice down the Champagne for sail away!). Do the happy dance around the room, and go explore (top to bottom, grabbing a snack at the Horizon Court along the way). Smile, smile smile at everyone, and they are ALL smiling back!:D

[Woodmnky]

Drop bags. Check out room. Get lunch. Explore the ship and take LOTS of pictures. Let it sink in that it will be days before I have to cook or clean for myself.

[highflyingrealtor]

Hot tub time, yehhhh baby! :D:D:D

[Bibi]

Check out my cabin and balcony, then eat, then see the ship, and of course pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming...

 

Ditto...exactly.:p

[themerle]

Stop by the cabin to drop off carry ons, have a quick lunch, if we didn't get the dining options that we want we head to the dining room to see if we can get it changed and then we explore the ship.

[BballinQT24]

After dropping our bags off, we like to grab some lunch and then explore the ship. Then go find a place to relax and watch as the boat sails away.

[grandmato4]

As we are usually among the first to board we drop our carry on bags in cabin, check out the balcony and head to the Horizon court to grab something to eat before the crowd gathers there !;) Then my favorite time to explore the ship a bit before heading back to a lounge chair in the sun with the first Miami Vice in hand to watch all the first time cruisers look of awe on their faces as they check out their ship for the first time !!:D

[Putterdude]

Take our carry-ons to the cabin and unpack them...then go for lunch. We return to the cabin and wait for our checked bags....and wait ....and wait ....and wait.....go for muster drill....return to cabin and wait for luggage....and wait. Wish we had tipped that shore porter more.:)

[Cruisin' Chick]

Check out our cabin, unpack the carry ons, check the Patter for anything special going on, explore the ship on the way to the Horizon, had lunch, explore the rest of the ship.

[Dorset Cruiser]

For our next cruise, we will have the luxury, for once, of not having to fly anywhere and NO chance of jet lag. Sailing from Southampton to Dubai. Southampton is only an hour by train from where we live. Sailing time is 7pm and we plan to leave home at about 3pm so by the time we get there a lot of the crowds will have gone and we can hopefully have an easy embarkation. We will have lunched before we leave, so no need to visit Horizon Court. We can just chill out with a few drinks before sailaway and dinner and then 25 days cruising to look forward to:D:D

[BoPippy]

unpack if bags get to our room quickly and put everything away,get extra coathangers,ask for an eggcrate with top cover to make bed a queensize,go to bar and fill fridge with beer,then the 2 of us explore ship,get a tropical drink and watch the goings on,eat and watch all the goings on before departure.Read princess patter,check out tour tickets,etc,etc.:D:D

[bluenoser2]

1.find the room

2.make sure the bed is queensize, not twin beds....25th anniversary after all...

3.eat

4.explore and use ONLY the stairs to justify #3, and #5

5.eat

6.try to get lost

[lgt]

[quote name='LoriPhil']Drop bags, check out the balcony, meet the Steward who usually shows up fairly quickly and ask for egg crate, wine glasses and ice (and ice down the Champagne for sail away!). Do the happy dance around the room, and go explore (top to bottom, grabbing a snack at the Horizon Court along the way). Smile, smile smile at everyone, and they are ALL smiling back!:D[/QUOTE]

Ditto!!!

[cruisergal 1]

We go to our stateroom, drop off our bags, freshen up abit, head off to the buffet for lunch, explore the ship for some hot spots, take in a bit of sun & of course a specialty drink, and then head off to our CC M & G!:D

[ACANADIANMAN]

Drop the carry-on's off grab some lunch then explore!!! :)

[Anubi]

Go directly to cabin, smile, drop bags, smile, check out the balcony, smile, check out the cabin, huge smile and do a happy dance that has to be seen to be believed while smiling and laughing :D :D

Then its out the door to the nearest bar to smile some more, laugh out loud and have a great time, and most fun on a cruise, meet new people. :)

[Aquarian]

I love all your answers. Please keep them coming. We usually book an inside stateroom but this time we have a balcony. Do any of you spend sailaway on your balcony or do you all go topside? Only three weeks to go! Yippee

[highflyingrealtor]

We spend sailaway up top as it is a big party happening kind of atmosphere and seems like the tradition to kick off the week. That said, when leaving ports during the week, there's nothing better than getting some cheese, crackers and other snacks, some beverages and spending that port's sailaway in the privacy and quietness of your own balcony! Especially nice if you're on the "island view" side of the ship. :)

[shashi883]

Drop off our bags and head up to the pool bar. We get a cocktail, slice of pizza and then tour the ship. While doing that we make our reservations at the specialty restaurants.

[ocnlvr3]

The minute I get to my cabin I unpack, grab a drink, go grab a bite and explore the ship B-4 muster&sailaway:D



Andrea

[pudy68]

check out the room - ditch the bags - go exploring for food-n-fun

[smoosh21]

I always like to explore the ship and take pictures on the first day. It is usually the best time if you want to get pictures with no one else in them.