Okay, so maybe Moses didn’t come down
from the mountain with these
commandments.
But I bet he’d think they were worthy
for you to carry around on your tablet—whether
your upcoming cruise is your 1st or 14th:
1. Your
passport to your trip. Yes, you need your
passport for the Caribbean. And this is not intuitive, but it’s very important:
make sure it does not expire within six months of when you get back from your
trip.
2. Over-tag
your luggage. On our last trip, our suitcase
almost ended up in Maryland—but we live in Florida. Someone grabbed our bag by
mistake and took it to the airport. You can’t have too many tags with your name
and cell, or bright-colored things hanging from it.
3. Muster
up! It’s tempting to tune out at the
muster drill. But just bring up a YouTube on the
Concordia to remember why it’s not a
good idea.
4. Do
unto others...you know the rest. In
other words, be nice to your fellow cruisers—it’s their vacation too. Don’t
leave your stuff on the pool lounger and then go to the buffet. And speaking of
the buffet, if you see someone’s sweater on a chair, please don’t sit down and
pretend it’s not there.
5. The
early bird makes the boat. Flying in the same day is very risky. You might just miss the boat. Or you may make it—but
you luggage may not.
6. Insure
a safe trip. Getting trip insurance protects
the investment you made in your cruise. But not all insurance is the same—ask
questions and read the fine print. Check out this posting
for more.
7. Load
up on motion medicine. If you get car
sick, air sick or sea sick, bringing stuff with you is the surest way not to
need it. And bring whatever else you think you could need—and hope you don’t.
8. Pack
right (or is it pack left?) and carry on! Your carry-on should not be an afterthought. One of our cruises was a
nail-bitter—our luggage did eventually show up—after dinner.
9. Know
your time wisely. When you go ashore,
know if there’s a difference between ship time and port time. Or you’ll be
chasing the ship on your own dime.
10. Stay
sanitized. Wash hands often to avoid getting
sick or making the rest of us sick. Consider carrying hand wipes or little
sanitizing sprays to use after reaching for the ladle or salt shaker. And that
TV remote? Elevator button? Banister and railing? They, too, can be germy.
Have a Commandment #11? Drop us a line.
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