Always come prepared.
Nothing is worse than finally embarking on a cruise ship vacation that you had planned for months — only to get there and make a mistake that could potentially ruin the rest of your trip.
Thankfully, expert Alley Kerr, a dancer and singer who has worked on more than 100 cruise ships and now writes travel content on her site Wanderlust Alley, gave insight into the one mistake cruise goers often make that can be easily prevented.
If you’ve ever been on a cruise before — you know just how chaotic the first day is.
“…That’s the day that everybody is trying to book their shore excursions, trying to get their internet sorted, trying to book restaurants and any extra add-ons,” she told the Independent.
“…if you can avoid waiting for embarkation day and get it done in advance, your life is going to be so much easier.”
As the saying goes — failure to prepare is preparing to fail. So, waiting to book excursions and other fun activities at the ports the cruise is stopping at is where most cruise rookies go wrong.
“People who have never cruised before often get on the ship and then suddenly at the end of the day, they’re like, ‘Oh, everything’s sold out,’” she told the outlet.
“I feel that this is one of the worst things that could happen, because you’ve missed out. There’s limited availability for a lot of things.”
And no one wants to be stuck going down the water slide for the 109th time to keep themselves occupied while the ship is docked and everyone is off having fun.
Passengers on a recent Celebrity Cruises vacation had a flub in their travel plans — but unfortunately, it was completely out of their control and had nothing to do with planning.
The Celebrity Constellation lost power for three hours due to a technical issue while on an 11-night Mediterranean voyage.
Passengers were stuck on the massive ship without lighting, air conditioning, toilets and kitchen facilities.
Although it was confirmed to USA Today by a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson — the parent company of Celebrity Cruises — that the loss of power was caused by a technical issue, no other details were provided.
