Editorial Summary
The creators provide a comprehensive guide for first-time cruisers, drawing from years of personal travel experience. They categorize their advice into several key areas including packing essentials, money management, dining tips, and excursion planning. For packing, they recommend items such as power strips to combat limited outlets, door decorations to identify cabins in long hallways, and popup laundry hampers to manage dirty clothes. They also suggest bringing a small gift bag for cabin stewards as a gesture of appreciation. Regarding finances, they advise carrying cash for ports while noting that ships are generally cashless. The creators discuss dining strategies, such as requesting cheese and cracker plates or ordering multiple entrees to sample different dishes. For excursions, they suggest booking in advance and emphasize the importance of checking if a tour is reputable if booking through outside companies. Finally, they highlight the necessity of sun protection, including sunscreen, hats, and swim shirts for children, and recommend using a physical watch to stay on ship time while exploring ports.
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we always bring cash to use in Port whenever you're on the ship everything is cashless you will have a card that you scan and that's how you pay for everything on board
the biggest difference between booking a an Excursion through Carnival and booking your own excursion is that if you book through Carnival they make sure that you are going to be back on time to get on that ship if you book on your own not through Carnival it's up to you
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