These 12 cruise mistakes ruin vacations every week — learn them now so yours isn’t next

First, choose your cabin wisely. If you get seasick, book midship on a lower deck.

Second, avoid connecting cabins. That shared door means you'll hear everything from your neighbors.

Third, bring magnetic hooks. Cruise cabin walls are metal and there's almost nowhere to hang stuff.

Eighth, on disembarkation day, be patient. The process takes longer than you expect and lines are no joke.