30 Days Before Your Cruise? Do These 8 Things First #cruisetips #cruisehack
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If you miss something important during this window, you can end up scrambling the week of your cruise trying to fix it.
A lot of first-time cruisers don't realize all cruise lines require your passport to be valid for 60 days past your travel dates.
Missing that final payment deadline can automatically cancel your reservation, and that isn't a phone call you want to make.
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About 30 days before your cruise is when the important stuff starts happening. Cruise check-in opens. Shore excursions start disappearing. Specialty dining reservations fill up. And if you miss something important during this window, you can end up scrambling the week of your cruise trying to fix it. Kat and I are actually getting ready for our next cruise right now on the brand-new Norwegian Luna, and we’re sitting right at that 30-day mark. So while we’re doing our own cruise prep, we figured this was the perfect time to walk through the 8 things every cruiser should handle about a month before sailing. If you're a first-time cruiser or planning an upcoming cruise vacation, this checklist will help you avoid some of the most common cruise mistakes before embarkation day even arrives. Cruise smarter. Not harder. Chapters 00:00 Biggest cruise mistakes start 30 days before sailing 00:27 Kat & Matt getting ready for Norwegian Luna 01:19 Check your passport expiration 01:41 Complete cruise check-in 02:11 Lock in shore excursions 02:40 Cruise personality quiz 03:12 Download the cruise app 03:36 Reserve specialty dining 03:52 Start your packing list 04:15 Confirm travel to the cruise port 04:36 Major warning before your cruise 05:24 End card Watch Next 🚢 7 Things You Should Do 7 Days Before Your Cruise (coming next in this series) 🚢 10 Embarkation Day Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Cruise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BORwH4klEE Not Sure Which Cruise Line Is Right for You? Take our Cruise Personality Quiz and find out which cruise line actually matches your travel style. It’s fast, it’s free, and it only takes about a minute. ⬇️ Take the quiz https://bit.ly/cruisequiz Search Cruises Use our cruise search engine to explore sailings and pricing. 🔎 K&M Cruise Search https://katandmattgetaways.cruisebrothers.com/cb/ Plan Your Next Cruise With Kat and Matt 📧 Email: katanmattgetaways@gmail.com 📞 Phone: 816-286-7874 Cruise Topics Covered cruise planning tips 30 days before cruise checklist cruise preparation guide first time cruise tips cruise check-in tips shore excursion planning cruise packing advice Norwegian Cruise Line tips Norwegian Luna cruise ship cruise vacation planning Cruise Creators In This Space If you enjoy cruise content, you might also know creators like: Royal Caribbean Blog Tips For Travellers Emma Cruises La Lido Loca Ben & David The Cruise Monkeys ParoDeeJay Harr Travel Don's Family Vacations The cruise community is one of the best parts of this space. Hashtags #cruise #cruisetips #cruiseplanning #firsttimecruise #cruisetravel #cruiselife #cruisevacation #norwegiancruise #norwegianluna #travelplanning