Typical day on ship

[wcw57]

then bring a LOT of towels so you can tie them all up and move around at your leisure.....

said nobody ever (welllll, almost nobody)

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

Agree: Do not Stake out Loungers with Towels

AGREE! Very rude to do so.

 

[sep1180]

I question why I have waited this long to book a cruise....sounds so wonderful! I really can't wait!!! I started a new company and I'm paying for this family vacation all on my own!! Its a surprise to my hubby and 2 sons, 11 and 8.

 

[Tom P.]

You know, as someone who has never done a cruise before, but is considering one for the future, this and other threads are making the pools on the ship sound like a rather miserable experience, given the apparent crowd levels and competition for the spots. Or am I misreading that?

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I can tell you that we have done one 3-night and the family pool and kids pool were like people soup. On longer cruises it isn't as bad because there is more time to do everything, including the pools. I don't even like walking thru the pool deck area on a 3-night because of all he congestion.

 

[gumbypee]

You know, as someone who has never done a cruise before, but is considering one for the future, this and other threads are making the pools on the ship sound like a rather miserable experience, given the apparent crowd levels and competition for the spots. Or am I misreading that?

ive been on several cruises, several cruise lines and not once used a pool. too busy with other things. I have sat on a lounger and relaxed and read but not at the pool.

 

[cantontrebor]

I recommend that you bring a highlighter with you and pick the one (maybe two) must try thing(s) on the Navigator. 3 days will go by very quickly and as others have said you won't be able to do it all.

I wish you the best on your first cruise. Hope you will get addicted to them like we have. Cruise #7 and #8 in February!!! Best wishes.

 

[The Sasquatch]

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.

Holy Crap

 

[solar21]

I can tell you that we have done one 3-night and the family pool and kids pool were like people soup. On longer cruises it isn't as bad because there is more time to do everything, including the pools. I don't even like walking thru the pool deck area on a 3-night because of all he congestion.

I can say that "people soup" is a great way to describe the kids pool. The kids don't seem to mind it, though. It's definitely better during meals in the evening, etc. Sitting in a deck chair by one of these pools may be nice, but relaxing is not the way I would describe it. Get a deck chair a little further away from the action, and you'll be much happier.