15 Cruise Boarding Day Tips You Need to Know (Before You Cruise!)
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From super smart strategies to must do activities, we're going to count down the 15 things that those experienced cruisers do on their very first day to kick off an amazing cruise vacation.
Avoid the buffet on your first day. Now, of course, if you really love the buffet and you don't mind a little bit of crowding, you can totally go and eat your lunch at the buffet, but there's probably going to be 2 to 4,000 people who are doing the exact same thing.
It's really fun to enjoy an almost empty pool or hot tub on the first day. This is a total pro tip.
Make sure that you put your phone in airplane mode right now as you're pulling away from the dock so that you can ensure that you do not get cellular roaming charges.
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