Here is a few other things I purchase/do:
I go to
Walmart in the camping section and get the glow sticks (you know, the ones the kids use on Halloween night). I get one for each night - you pop it at night and leave it in the bathroom, and it makes the BEST nightlight. The next morning, you just throw it away. You can usually get them for about 50 cents each if you buy a package of them.
I go to my local dollar store, and get rain ponchos. You can usually get 2 for $1.00. They lay very flat, but are good if its raining and we are in port.
Over-the-door shoe holder is a MUST for me. I put it on the bathroom door, and everything goes it it.
Sunscreen - that stuff is expensive - start buying one can each payday, and it will not seem to hurt your budget so much (I just bought one can and it was $8.00!)
I also about now (okay, I really do it EVERY MONDAY MORNING LOL!), I start going to:
http://instoresnow.walmart.com/In-Stores-Now-Free-Samples-And-Trials.aspx and start getting free samples. By cruise time, I have samples of shampoo, deodorant, laundry detergent, etc, that I can take with me. Best of all, it was free!
I also start looking at
Trip Insurance about now. I do not use the one the cruise line offers, but I use another one (send me a PM and I'll give you the name of it). It will literally save you $$ if you do not use the cruise ships insurance. I think our 7 days cruise (plus flying/driving to the cruise line) was about $90.00 for the this cruise in July.
Small fan - I do not like a quiet room, but I do not like to hear hallway noise -
so I buy a small fan (target has one for $16.00 that I really like). This fan goes into my luggage first, and then everything else goes in it.
Power strip. Enough said
I just now started making my envelopes for tips. I leave a small tip every morning in the sink. In addition to those envelopes, another site has suggested this:
Dining Room Server --> $4.00 per day (total for cruise for 2 people would be $56.00)
Assistant Server --> $3.00 per day
Head Server --> $1.00 per day
Stateroom Host/Hostess --> $4.00 per day
So, for two people cruising - that is $168.00 --> If I have that all in one envelope, then I can just pay that on my account once I am on board, and its taken care of.
Oh, last cruise, I went to Home Depot (or maybe it was Lowes). They have paint samples in the paint department that are in the shape of Mickey. I got some of those and put on my door for decorations. Not sure if they still have them or not, but I will stop in and see if they do.
Thats all I can think of this morning - I know there is more LOL!
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for Thursday, we don't need to commit to a long period of time, just a short meet and greet before we get on The Magic!
....details later.
No Daylight savings time here! So now, I'm just 4 hours ahead of the East coast.
Lucy has noone to talk to....same old people chatting, come on people, we're getting close...let's introduce ourselves!
