Will do again
1. Stay near the port the night before. I don't live too far from port (about 3 hour ride) but it is just easier to stay the evening before so I don't feel so rushed in the morning.
2. Go during the Merrytime. They decorate very nicely.
3. Get a room with either a window or veranda.
4. Watch the shows from my room.
5. Prepay gratuities and bring my own Thank you cards for the cast members.
6. Rent a tube from CC.
7. Book port adventures for almost every port.
8. Pre purchase picture package
9. Skip the sail away party. I just used that time to get familiar with the ship.
10. Download Navigators app, it was so useful with planning and communicating with the rest of my party.
11. Request our own table. Even though we usually still end up befriending the table next to us since most of the tables are so close anyway.
12. Order coffee the night before and request wine glasses.
13. Park at port.
14. Decorate stateroom inside and out, DS loved it.
15. Buy Gift cards from Sam’s club to make purchases, and settle account.
16. Cruise last minute if possible, got a great Florida resident rate earlier this year.
Won't do again
1. Stay in an inside stateroom.
2. Eat in the MDR every night
3. Miss the fireworks (On my very first cruise I fell asleep and missed the entire show
)
4. Get off in Nassau just to walk around. It was a bit stressful.
5. Forget to plan for downtime.
6. Book just a three night unless it is B2B, just not enough time.
7. Buy snacks from the theater.
8. Forget to bring antacids.