Just finished my first cruise (Dream) and it was amazing. If it helps a fellow lurker, here’s what I’d do differently on our next cruise:
1. I’ve been told that one doesn’t even feel the ocean on big ships. This is not true. You feel it. I’m not prone to motion sickness but I was sick on the first and last night. Not puking or bedridden, but definitely had to leave dining room for air. Get that ear patch thing. I don’t think the wristbands did anything.
2. The food was better than expected. But for the love of tastebuds, don’t order the noodle dish on Pirate night. Gross flavorless ramen with sad little tofu squares. The mushroom ravioli was also terrible. The tastiest thing we ate was an ahi appetizer—absolutely delicious. Steak was good, jerk chicken was good. All desserts very good. Room service BLT was really surprisingly good for such a basic sort of thing. Dole Whip with Rum is not as delicious as those they sell at Disneyland hotel in CA (not sure why, as I thought it was some sort of pre-fab mix?) but still yummy.
3. I wish we’d played the Detective Agency on the first day. My son (9) had no interest, but my daughter (7) and I played it on the day at sea and saw areas of the ship we’d somehow missed to that point. It’s very well-done and worth a quick play through.
4. I’d skip the Halloween costumes next time. Extra packing and the Halloween party (though nicely done) didn’t really do it for my family. Pirate night, however, was really fun.
5. I’d book a longer cruise next time. I was worried I’d be bored on a cruise, so we did 4 days. At least one more day would have been nice. Next time, I want 2 days at Castaway Cay—so clean, so fun!
1. I’ve been told that one doesn’t even feel the ocean on big ships. This is not true. You feel it. I’m not prone to motion sickness but I was sick on the first and last night. Not puking or bedridden, but definitely had to leave dining room for air. Get that ear patch thing. I don’t think the wristbands did anything.
2. The food was better than expected. But for the love of tastebuds, don’t order the noodle dish on Pirate night. Gross flavorless ramen with sad little tofu squares. The mushroom ravioli was also terrible. The tastiest thing we ate was an ahi appetizer—absolutely delicious. Steak was good, jerk chicken was good. All desserts very good. Room service BLT was really surprisingly good for such a basic sort of thing. Dole Whip with Rum is not as delicious as those they sell at Disneyland hotel in CA (not sure why, as I thought it was some sort of pre-fab mix?) but still yummy.
3. I wish we’d played the Detective Agency on the first day. My son (9) had no interest, but my daughter (7) and I played it on the day at sea and saw areas of the ship we’d somehow missed to that point. It’s very well-done and worth a quick play through.
4. I’d skip the Halloween costumes next time. Extra packing and the Halloween party (though nicely done) didn’t really do it for my family. Pirate night, however, was really fun.
5. I’d book a longer cruise next time. I was worried I’d be bored on a cruise, so we did 4 days. At least one more day would have been nice. Next time, I want 2 days at Castaway Cay—so clean, so fun!