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Bring original bottles is the best practise on all international travel. One tip is you can always ask your pharmacist for a smaller bottle with the label on it. Have your pharmacist dispense one month of each of your meds before you leave and your set to travel.

Celebrity didn’t last year when I cruised. It was a table for two against a wall for me. So I made friends and joined another table with a spare seat.

I did my first cruise solo to Alaska at 32 (F) and it was a pretty low occupancy (post pandemic). The one thing I found was that the crowd I met dancing the night away was the active fun people. Get out there and give people a smile and you’ll meet people. Don’t hide in your cabin is my biggest piece of advice.

This sounds like you could be lining up one incredible adventure. Once across to Europe you’ll find traveling around without a flight very possible. The train system is incredible. A repositioning cruise to Europe and then back after the season is over is a great way to give yourself several months to travel wether by cruise or land through Europe. There are some solo cabins on different lines. With celebrity the cruises I’ve looked at were pretty much the same price for a dual occupancy interior or a solo balcony. One piece of advice is when you go to book make sure you’re able to be assigned to a communal table in the main dining room. I found the only part I didn’t like about my solo cruise was sitting alone for dinner.

Since I saw my doctor (9 days ago) I’ve lost 6#. It’s more of a drop than I feel comfortable with but I know over the next few weeks I should get into the routine of 1 to 1.5# a week. To fit into that dress I was mentioning before I should be back to my pre cruise weight of last September which I found this week. 8# in 8 weeks is very reasonable for me right now. Now to drink some water and make sure I stay hydrated.

This year will be my first time traveling with an injectable medicine. Since I will only use it once onboard it would be a waste to get a sharps container. Can I just go to the medical facility to give myself the injection and dispose of the needle there? This will be on Millie this September

Not all adapters have surge protection. We never use “fancy” adapters but instead by the very simple ones and make sure our devices are compatible. Items like hair straighteners in particular make sure they are dual voltage depending where you are using them in the world.

The policy doesn’t offer a personal shopper but one can often be provided for free if shopping at the right store. We have experienced lost luggage in the last year and after that experience always travel prepared. List of measurements and style guide is saved in the cloud if our luggage is lost it just takes a quick email to a retailer and they can provide us with 90% of our missing items next day by mail (or next port). My message is travel prepared and know the fine print as you’ve said.

I travel frequently enough so I choose to purchase an annual coverage. For under $300CAD I have medical and trip interruption etc for the year. Young and single with no major pre-existing conditions. The policy doesn’t cover everything but it covers what I need it to.

I just got an amazing new iron and can’t wait to use it. I don’t iron my clothing often but I’m a quilter and sewist so I iron quite a bit for that. My grandmother irons everything however which I find adorable. She’s the only person I know who irons even her underwear.

Thanks for the recent review. I was on Millie last year and returning this year. The shows were about the same level as my high school shows (I went to an art school) and I was incredibly unimpressed. Sad to hear it hasn’t improved dramatically. Hopefully there will be more than 2 sessions by the naturalist on our September sailing. Can’t wait to see Celia again, she was my favorite part of last years cruise.

I always have an annual coverage with how much I travel. From what I see with Cruise Care it wouldn’t cover a search and rescue if something happened while I’m out hiking. Make sure the coverage is enough to cover the risks you might have.

Ceilings are also magnetic on Millie which was surprisingly handy.

I’ve been struggling with drinking enough water this week. Now I’ve started filling my 64oz bottle to drink through the day which hopefully will help. Can't wait for the weigh in, it's been a great first week.

So happy to have found this board. Over half of my clothing I bring on my cruise I've either sewn or knit. I cruise in 2 months to Alaska again and here is my must do list by September 7th: finish knitting a dress (swim cover up) out of 100% lace weight hemp finish knitting a hap shawl (very big square shawl) out of 100% tencel laceweight finish a jumpsuit, Sirocco by Deer and Doe https://shop.deer-and-doe.fr/en/sewing-patterns/122-sirocco-jumpsuit-pdf.html Finish a linen wrap dress, Elodie by Closet Core https://closetcorepatterns.com/products/elodie-wrap-dress-pattern?variant=39419157512326 Sew another jumpsuit but from a lightweight woven fabric, pattern undecided Plus fixing my favorite cardigan

Hi everyone I am new to this thread. I have a cruise in less than 2 months but no specific goal before that one except I would like to fit into my favorite semi formal dress by then. March 2025 I have a family cruise and want to be my goal weight by then.

I highly recommend bringing something like Soak Wash which is a wash only (no rinse needed) to wash items as you go.

Last month I went to the passport office and applied for a renewal, got the new one shipped within 3 days. It was insanely fast I couldn't believe it. They were great to mark my upcoming trip as well to make sure I had it with plenty of time to spare.

I was stuck at a table along a wall alone with tall chairs near the kitchen entrance, it was horrible. Only stayed at my dining assignment for one night and then I made friends and joined their group for dinner. They had one person drop out at the last second so a spare chair at their table and at a better dinning time. I had hoped for a communal table or at least to be near other humans with my dining room assignment.

This depends on what country you are from and where you are entering. You only usually get stamps when you apply for a visa which is either done ahead of time or at the port of entry. Coming from Canada as a tourist chances are you'll almost never get stamped. I travel on business often so I get stamps but not when travelling on cruises for fun. If someone where travelling on a less trusted passport they are more likely to get stamps. Also for random knowledge to a fellow Canadian, if you fill your passport with stamps you actually have to pay full price for a new one.🙄

I had mine custom made. It's made of recycled firehose and is a messenger style. Because the hose if so durable I can do anything to it and it won't be damaged. I used the airline specs to maked sure it was the perfect size, had them add the interior pockets I wanted plus a strap on the back so it can slip onto my roller bag. It was the best investment and was less than $200 Canadian.

Or maybe not everyone owns 30 plus pairs of underwear they want to wear on vacation. Can you imagine the airline looses your luggage with 30 days worth of everything. There is no way here that the airline would cover the full replacement costs. Given the average costs of womens underwear (not including bras) that would be over $600 in underwear alone.

I find my 29" is always overweight if I fill it unless you plan on bringing things like pillows. A 26" packed well I end up at just under 50lb which is the max without oversize charges from pretty much any major airline. Yes you can go big but remember weight is the real limit you can't surpass. Packing cubes are great to efficiently pack your suitcase but also easily unpack once your in your cabin. I travel a lot and carry a lot of luggage when on business my biggest trick for big trips is to either have your laundry done part way for those everyday essentials like pjs, underwear, tshirts, etc or bring a leave in wash like Soak to hand wash a few items along the way. That way you don't have to bring as much to start. I wish they made a good stacking luggage set where I could have my medium suitcase with a small suitcase on top of each other securely while walking.

I did my first Alaskan cruise as a single woman of 32. I went on millennium northbound and am returning this year southbound. The one thing to note was that the stage shows were horrible. The best part of the cruise to me however is the naturalist and all the presentations they do. one thing I wish I had know. Was to take the 6pm dinner time if you want to make it to the presentations.