quiet1p

Awesome board. Hope I get some unique pictures next week!!!

Awesome job!!! TY.. I will be on my 1st cruise in a month and half on the Fantasy out of Charleston. So excited and So nervous.. I just got me a new 14mp 24x zoom camera since someone decided to "boorow" my favorite camera so hopefully I will have the new one figured out and get some great pics to share also...As I love taking pics... :D

Hello All.. Going on my 1st cruise out of Charleston SC on September 10,2012..If you have any tips, feel free to pass them on to me.. Thanks!!!

Our Dollar Tree has plenty of them, near the front of the store at the end of the aisles. We haven't gotten any, but I guess it's worth a dollar.

I got the foldable water bottles today at my Dollar tree too for $1.00 in Summerville SC

Love it so far... 1st time cruiser in Sept. TY for the list!!!:)

Okay... I'm going to try to get this review done as quick as I can. I know how nice it is not to have to wait weeks for a review to be finished. Keep in mind that this is the first time I've done this and I still feel like I'm rocking and swaying, so bear with me.

 

I'm currently uploading all my pics, so I'll get started with listing some stuff that I found very useful while at sea and other stuff that I didn't use at all...

 

Useful Items:

 

Bonine! - I got the one a day chewable kind. DH and DD didn't need them, but I definitely experienced some queasiness.

Fabreeze - Came in handy when those small bathrooms were not so fresh.

Binder Clips - Used to hold the towel to the chair on our first sea day (which was extremely windy) and to keep papers left in our room together.

Empty Foldable Bag - Packed flat in our suitcase and used to carry off our souvenirs.

Pop-up Hamper - Obviously used for dirty laundry. We kept it hidden away in the closet.

Post It Notes - To leave notes for each other in the room.

Snorkeling Gear (Mask & Snorkel only) - For excursions in both ports.

AA Batteries - Our camera runs on regular batteries and I took so many pics that I had to change them 3 times.

*don't laugh* Dark Colored Doggie Poo Disposal bags - (For Women Only) Those little provided bags are thin paper.

3 Plug Outlet - Charged multiple electronics

First Aid Kit - I also added the single packs of headache/pain meds, sinus meds, Pepto tablets, Tums and cold/flu meds to the kits.

Conditioner - I used the provided shampoo and body wash, but between the salt air/water and the wind, my hair needed conditioning.

Insulated Coffee Mug - This saved DH from having to make multiple trips to the beverage station.

Refillable Wide-Mouth Sports Bottle - Also to avoid trips to the beverage station (didn't want to leave my lounge chair unoccupied).

Small Notebook and Pen - I didn't end up using it for taking notes, but used it for keeping score while playing cards.

18 16.9oz Bottles of Soda - 6 each for the 3 of us.

Small Battery Operated Alarm Clock

Mints and Gum

Hand Sanitizer

Chapstick with SPF

Plenty of Sunscreen

Assorted Sizes Ziplock Bags

And... A well packed toiletries bag

 

Did Not Used (but would still pack in the future):

Disposable Poncho - We got lucky and it didn't rain while we were in port

Small Flashlight - Didn't end up getting up in the middle of the night

Travel Size Detergent - Surprisingly, we did spill any food or drinks on ourselves.

Stain Stick - same as above

Drink Mixes - We found the water, tea, lemonade and coffee provided on the ship to be enough.

Highlighter - Didn't highlight anything on the Fun Times. Not being on a schedule was more enjoyable.

Tablet/eReader - Never found time to read

Duct Tape (wrapped around a card to take up less space)

Safety Pins

Mini Sewing Kit

Small Nail Kit

Ear Plugs

Binoculars

 

Up next... Embarkation

I called carnival and they said its best to bring a battery operated fan.. Got one at walmart the other day for 14.86 :)