Typical day on ship

[sep1180]

we are cruising for the first time ever, on any ship, in May 2016. I'm curious to know what a typical day looks like? We are only doing a 3 day cruise and I'm wondering about how are days will play out and how much we can get done. Should we spend more time at the pool area or do more stuff on the ship itself.

 

[sambycat]

On a 3 day cruise, I'd say it's hard to pick a typical day. One day will be CC, right? Do you have another stop? Or I think it's a sea day? It's very little time. You have to pick what you are interested in. To have a pool day, you just need to be motivated to get up and be poolside earlier rather than later if you want to sit very near the pool. Then commit to staying poolside as long as you wish to do that because you aren't supposed to save seats or leave your stuff there while you do something else. I like to spend a couple days on the upper deck laying in the sun, having cocktails and listening to didn't movies on the funnel vision. If i had one sea day, I'd probably be more doing ship activities, exploring, shipping and seeing the whole ship. It just depends!

 

[sambycat]

Look up a 3 day navigator and get a sense of offered activities and what appeals to you!

 

[KristiMc]

On a 3 day you will not have a sea day. You will have one day in Nassau and one day at Castaway Cay. If you do want to stay on the ship on your Nassau day you could make this day your "at sea" day and enjoy the activities onboard. The pools are usually very crowded but will be less hectic on Nassau day. We usually skip the pools entirely and leave our swimming to our port days. You will have plenty of time to swim at Castaway Cay.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

we are cruising for the first time ever, on any ship, in May 2016. I'm curious to know what a typical day looks like? We are only doing a 3 day cruise and I'm wondering about how are days will play out and how much we can get done. Should we spend more time at the pool area or do more stuff on the ship itself.

Sleep.
7 am Room service, eat.
7.30 Put towels out on sun loungers to reserve, snack at Daisies Do Lights.
Breakfast at Cabanas and/or sit down MDR.
Order omelette fresh but eat a ready cooked one before it's ready.
9 am pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Slides, aqua duck, pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
10 am, Palo brunch, buffet, desserts, entree, desserts, and go around again yo test.
10.30am watch pool movies, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
11 am, Bingo, - take snacks to tie you over.
11.45 Lunch, to avoid the rush at cabanas. Appetisers, salad, entrees, desserts, sea food, and kids items. And free soda.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12.30 Sit down MDR for lunch, for research purposes.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
2pm. pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
3pm Mixology.
3.30 snack to avoid being drunk.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
4pm pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
5pm, room, wash, get ready, room service as peckish.
5.30 Captains welcome drinks, * free* in atrium. Get monies worth.
Take sea sickness tablets, even though it's calm waters. It's not what you have eaten.
6 pm. Dinner, order three entrees, - just to test them out.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
Cabanas, stop by just to see and try what the dinner service offers there.
Pre show self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
8 pm, pre show snacks preludes.
8.30 Show.
9.30 Popcorn as haven't eaten for an hour.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
10 room service.
10.30 Bar. snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
11.30 pm find bar with late night snacks.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12 midnight, room service.
1 am, Acid reflux, indigestion tables and blame the ships water.
4 am, as can't sleep, then out towels out, and visit, self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.

Note you can add Remy, or Palo Dinner, with five courses, if you feel hungry.
Concierge. As you may feel peckish, they add, good at embarkation, in the concierge lounge at breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late night, and food gifts in room each day and popcorn for movies. Also concierge party, with free food.
Castaway cay, cookies BBQ when you feel hungry.

 

[sep1180]

Sleep.
7 am Room service, eat.
7.30 Put towels out on sun loungers to reserve, snack at Daisies Do Lights.
Breakfast at Cabanas and/or sit down MDR.
Order omelette fresh but eat a ready cooked one before it's ready.
9 am pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Slides, aqua duck, pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
10 am, Palo brunch, buffet, desserts, entree, desserts, and go around again yo test.
10.30am watch pool movies, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
11 am, Bingo, - take snacks to tie you over.
11.45 Lunch, to avoid the rush at cabanas. Appetisers, salad, entrees, desserts, sea food, and kids items. And free soda.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12.30 Sit down MDR for lunch, for research purposes.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
2pm. pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
3pm Mixology.
3.30 snack to avoid being drunk.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
4pm pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
5pm, room, wash, get ready, room service as peckish.
5.30 Captains welcome drinks, * free* in atrium. Get monies worth.
Take sea sickness tablets, even though it's calm waters. It's not what you have eaten.
6 pm. Dinner, order three entrees, - just to test them out.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
Cabanas, stop by just to see and try what the dinner service offers there.
Pre show self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
8 pm, pre show snacks preludes.
8.30 Show.
9.30 Popcorn as haven't eaten for an hour.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
10 room service.
10.30 Bar. snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
11.30 pm find bar with late night snacks.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12 midnight, room service.
1 am, Acid reflux, indigestion tables and blame the ships water.
4 am, as can't sleep, then out towels out, and visit, self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.

Note you can add Remy, or Palo Dinner, with five courses, if you feel hungry.
Concierge. As you may feel peckish, they add, good at embarkation, in the concierge lounge at breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late night, and food gifts in room each day and popcorn for movies. Also concierge party, with free food.
Castaway cay, cookies BBQ when you feel hungry.

So basically, my eating game better be on strong

 

[sep1180]

Look up a 3 day navigator and get a sense of offered activities and what appeals to you!

Good idea!

 

[january9]

Sleep.
7 am Room service, eat.
7.30 Put towels out on sun loungers to reserve, snack at Daisies Do Lights.
Breakfast at Cabanas and/or sit down MDR.
Order omelette fresh but eat a ready cooked one before it's ready.
9 am pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Slides, aqua duck, pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
10 am, Palo brunch, buffet, desserts, entree, desserts, and go around again yo test.
10.30am watch pool movies, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
11 am, Bingo, - take snacks to tie you over.
11.45 Lunch, to avoid the rush at cabanas. Appetisers, salad, entrees, desserts, sea food, and kids items. And free soda.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12.30 Sit down MDR for lunch, for research purposes.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
2pm. pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
3pm Mixology.
3.30 snack to avoid being drunk.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
4pm pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
5pm, room, wash, get ready, room service as peckish.
5.30 Captains welcome drinks, * free* in atrium. Get monies worth.
Take sea sickness tablets, even though it's calm waters. It's not what you have eaten.
6 pm. Dinner, order three entrees, - just to test them out.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
Cabanas, stop by just to see and try what the dinner service offers there.
Pre show self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
8 pm, pre show snacks preludes.
8.30 Show.
9.30 Popcorn as haven't eaten for an hour.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
10 room service.
10.30 Bar. snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
11.30 pm find bar with late night snacks.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12 midnight, room service.
1 am, Acid reflux, indigestion tables and blame the ships water.
4 am, as can't sleep, then out towels out, and visit, self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.

Note you can add Remy, or Palo Dinner, with five courses, if you feel hungry.
Concierge. As you may feel peckish, they add, good at embarkation, in the concierge lounge at breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late night, and food gifts in room each day and popcorn for movies. Also concierge party, with free food.
Castaway cay, cookies BBQ when you feel hungry.

I think I just gained 20 pounds reading this.

 

[sambycat]

Don't stake out loungers and then go have sit down meals etc. you are going to have a great time!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I think I just gained 20 pounds reading this.

Just the 20?

Don't stake out loungers and then go have sit down meals etc. you are going to have a great time!

Was a light hearted post on a typical day, if it was seriously posted then there would be more eating. - and never done it myself.

 

[darkwing818]

Don't stake out loungers and then go have sit down meals etc. you are going to have a great time!

Agree: Do not Stake out Loungers with Towels

 

[KristiMc]

Agree: Do not Stake out Loungers with Towels

Agree!

 

[tvguy]

Sleep.
7 am Room service, eat.
7.30 Put towels out on sun loungers to reserve, snack at Daisies Do Lights.
Breakfast at Cabanas and/or sit down MDR.
Order omelette fresh but eat a ready cooked one before it's ready.
9 am pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Slides, aqua duck, pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
10 am, Palo brunch, buffet, desserts, entree, desserts, and go around again yo test.
10.30am watch pool movies, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
11 am, Bingo, - take snacks to tie you over.
11.45 Lunch, to avoid the rush at cabanas. Appetisers, salad, entrees, desserts, sea food, and kids items. And free soda.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12.30 Sit down MDR for lunch, for research purposes.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
2pm. pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
3pm Mixology.
3.30 snack to avoid being drunk.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
4pm pool, snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
5pm, room, wash, get ready, room service as peckish.
5.30 Captains welcome drinks, * free* in atrium. Get monies worth.
Take sea sickness tablets, even though it's calm waters. It's not what you have eaten.
6 pm. Dinner, order three entrees, - just to test them out.
Desserts try, all as you can't decide.
Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.
Cabanas, stop by just to see and try what the dinner service offers there.
Pre show self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
8 pm, pre show snacks preludes.
8.30 Show.
9.30 Popcorn as haven't eaten for an hour.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
Cove cafe drink and eat if adult.
10 room service.
10.30 Bar. snacks, pizza, burgers ice cream.
11.30 pm find bar with late night snacks.
Ad hoc self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.
12 midnight, room service.
1 am, Acid reflux, indigestion tables and blame the ships water.
4 am, as can't sleep, then out towels out, and visit, self service soda station, for drinks, coffee, few, hot chocolate.

Note you can add Remy, or Palo Dinner, with five courses, if you feel hungry.
Concierge. As you may feel peckish, they add, good at embarkation, in the concierge lounge at breakfast, lunch, afternoon, dinner and late night, and food gifts in room each day and popcorn for movies. Also concierge party, with free food.
Castaway cay, cookies BBQ when you feel hungry.

LOL. Never found time to use the pools in our 7 days on the Magic. Too busy doing wine tasting, and shuffleboard, and basketball, and movies, and Disney Trivia. We easily spent an hour a night around Midnight on the Bow the ship in front of the windscreen watching the stars, the sea, and the lights of the islands in the distance.

 

[sep1180]

I was thinking maybe just use the pool for a little bit each day, like an hour, then just enjoy the ship itself. It's only 3 days and we can swim to our hearts content at the land portion of our trip.

 

[com_op_2000]

1. Relax you are on vacation and you do not want a vacation from your vacation when you get home.
2. Since you are going on the shortest cruise, you will NOT get everything you want done.
3. The PP about checking out the Navigators, is a very good idea.
4. Do not plan your time down to using/being busy every minute of the day.
5. Did I mention relax.

 

[TestingH2O]

Tea and coffee with sugar replacement, to watch calories.

 

[SuperDry]

We easily spent an hour a night around Midnight on the Bow the ship in front of the windscreen watching the stars, the sea, and the lights of the islands in the distance.

That's one of my favorite activities! I'm always surprised how few people are up there with me. That's one great thing about the cruise: there are so many different ways to do it. While I'm up front at midnight watching the sea going by and wondering about the people that insisted on getting tucked in early so that they don't miss the 8am shuffleboard tournament the next morning, I'm sure they're equally wondering about why I'd just stand around doing nothing on the deck and pass up all the great activities on board. Both are the right answer, and neither is the only answer.

 

[pacific mermaid]

Love the eating agenda above! Lol!

My family and I recently did a 2 night cruise on the Wonder and we spent our day at sea just enjoying the ship. I woke up early and got my morning run in on Deck 4, followed by breakfast. The kids went to the kids' club, and my husband and I just relaaaaaxed. The loungers are truly excellent for this. We loved just enjoying the view of the sea and sky passing by. We picked up the kids for lunch, and then they enjoyed trick or treating and the Halloween party with characters (it was a Halloween on the High Seas cruise). We got a little hair and makeup appointment for my daughter, which she loved, and then the kids went back to the kids' club for a while, which meant more relaxing time for the husband and I, just wandering the ship. Shopping, coffee, putting down a deposit for our next cruise... after a while, we picked up the kids, took pictures with Minnie Mouse, ate dinner, and then enjoyed the evening'smain stage show.

It was so much fun and so relaxing! If we hadn't had the Halloween activities, we might have tried the pool. Next time!

 

[Bear3412]

....It was so much fun ....

Welcome to the Disboards.

 

[NCConch]

We simply plan to wear out as many deck chairs as possible.