Things people do that make it obvious they are cruise virgins

[skypilot52]

I can't see how this would gross out a waiter. In fact I'm quite sure quite a few of them wouldn't mind fetching it themselves from there:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm with you:cool:

[skypilot52]

Here's another tip:

 

When doing a shore excursion, make sure you have a "dedicated leader",(expecially in Cozumel and Cabo and Pto Vayarto and Key West, and.. oh well, every port you stop in) so that you arent

the last people trying to make the gangway at sailaway time, that all the people on the pool deck are looking down on taking bets as to whether or not you make it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh yea, and dont be on the last tender to the ship if your DW is already on board!!! It gets really, really embarrasing to find out you have been paged for the last 20 minutes before you got back on. (Dont blame me, sweetheart, but the designated leader was drunker than I was!!!!!)

Edited September 22, 2010 by skypilot52

[skypilot52]

Oh yea, and dont get caught (by my and his DW) sitting at the bar with the almost passed out designated leader, just having a last one before we both wander up to our cabin to "rest" before whatever:eek:

[crazydizzymoo]

I can't wait for people to spot me as a newbie!

I fully intend to buy the overpriced sailaway cocktail and ooooooooooh and ahhhhhhhhhh at everything.

I feel my newbie stuff has already begun. When we booked I invented my 'I'm going on a cruise' song and dance routine and now I regularly do the dance despite it being 339 days 18 hours and 7 minutes away! (sorry 6 minutes now!)

Oh and I've already planned my formal evening/ dinner outfits! My case would be packed apart from the fact I've got to wear the clothes in the next year... :p

[TM13]

Can I ask why the hate on the Sail Away cocktail? Wouldn't we be paying for a drink at sail away anyway?

[cruisin_cutie]

Can I ask why the hate on the Sail Away cocktail? Wouldn't we be paying for a drink at sail away anyway?

 

 

theres not really any hate, its more about the fact that a lot of cruise newbies dont realize you have to pay for them when they are handed to you!

[realtyexecdeb]

I'm packed n ready! Actually I've been ready for 3 weeks!! Virgin cruiser?? In realty, Heck NO!! In my mind.... HECK YES!!! Can't wait to meet my sailing mates--Drinking the continous cocktail while sailing under the Sunshine Skyway heading to one of my favorite ports, Cozumel .... I'll give details upon my return........:D

[bluzchick]

All of these made me LOL---I now know to NOT wear my life jacket to the drill and just for kicks I may just ask for a daily newspaper(too funny) but I do intend to oooh and awww and take a million pictures!

[Princess422]

But, there's no such thing as too many shoes.

 

Amen to that. And heels on a ship day make me a newbie? How about they make me a girl who loves to wear heels? My friends all joke about it - how I must have come out of the womb in heels, how I can't even walk properly in flat shoes, etc. I just bought a pair of flat riding boots because I suppose I will need to wear them on my NE & Canada cruise in two weeks, at least for walking through Acadia Park in Bar Harbor... *sigh*

 

I am definitely guilty of eating a ton of food, taking a ton of photos, and packing a ton of stuff, and if I go on a hundred more cruises, I don't believe any of those things will change. And if loving everything about the cruise changes, my vacations probably will as well.

 

The funniest thing about this thread - I was reading through all the posts - first someone mentioned carrying your cruise card on a lanyard, and then someone else said carrying a purse on the ship, and I was just thinking, "Where's a girl to keep her cruise card, then?" :confused: when I read this:

 

I think I would prefer a lanyard to some of the places I saw women pulling their s&s cards from last week! The poor waiters who had to touch the cards after they pulled them from their bra! I would be totally grossed out.:eek:

 

OH.

 

I think I'll continue to carry a little clutch bag around, thanks. ;) Must have lipstick, cell phone (just in case), tissues, my coffee card (on Princess) and Truvia with me at all times anyway. If a cute purse makes me look like a newbie (which I suppose I still am), so be it.

 

I'm packed n ready! Actually I've been ready for 3 weeks!! Virgin cruiser?? In realty, Heck NO!! In my mind.... HECK YES!!! Can't wait to meet my sailing mates--Drinking the continous cocktail while sailing under the Sunshine Skyway heading to one of my favorite ports, Cozumel .... I'll give details upon my return........:D

 

LOVE the attitude, Debbie! :D Let us know how it goes, I'm thinking of doing a western Caribbean cruise in March, maybe Princess, maybe NCL, maybe something else, but almost certainly one that hits Cozumel!

[dajulieness]

Here's another tip:

 

When doing a shore excursion, make sure you have a "dedicated leader",(expecially in Cozumel and Cabo and Pto Vayarto and Key West, and.. oh well, every port you stop in) so that you arent

the last people trying to make the gangway at sailaway time, that all the people on the pool deck are looking down on taking bets as to whether or not you make it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Oh yea, and dont be on the last tender to the ship if your DW is already on board!!! It gets really, really embarrasing to find out you have been paged for the last 20 minutes before you got back on. (Dont blame me, sweetheart, but the designated leader was drunker than I was!!!!!)

 

They were waiting for two people in Bermuda at 5:05. At 5:08 a taxi comes speeding around the bend and pulls up to the ship lol. Everyone was watching and they clapped and screamed and they sounded the horn when they got out of the car! It was hilarious but (from 12 decks up) they looked pretty embarassed and the officers at the bottom were yelling at them.

 

 

The lanyards do it for me. I don't get why people wear them. I sometimes wear my work ID on a lanyard but on a cruise ship I wouldn't be caught dead in it. I keep my card in my purse.

[orchid4me2003]

I agree with those who posted and said its fun to watch Newbies go Wow at the ship. I am happy for first time cruisers as I always remember my first cruise and that sense of wonder and awe at seeing the atrium. I kept thinking how huge the ship was and felt like I was in a fancy hotel instead of a ship. I say let them have all their experiences whether good or not. It is their first cruise after all. Don't deprive them.

[ksobgynrn]

after reading a lot of these, i think id rather be a newbie! it almost sounds like the 'old salts' dont get the rush of excitement that a newbie gets :( and they spend a wee bit too much time eyerolling at what the think is silly 'virgin' behavior! pls dont flame me though, just mho :)

 

since its been 4 yrs since my last, i think ill be a good mix of both, not making mistakes (thinking the sail away drink are free :eek:) but also having the rediculous giddyness (word??) and excitement that the virgins get!! :D

 

Couldn't agree more! Though far from an "Old Salt", I do several of the newbie no-no's.

 

Retractable ID holder.....Sorry, just love the convenience.

Take tons of pics!.....Including all the food!.....My non-cruising friends are always curious.

Buy the sail away drink......makes me feel like this is just the 1st step of cruise time indulgence.

Go to at least one art auction.....just for the free champagne!

Turn the wrong way off the elevator at least once daily!

Go to as many ship board events I can drag my DH to!

 

I'm sure I missed a few :D

But the point is.....when I lose that excitement.....it is time to quit cruising ;)

[cruisin_cutie]

 

The lanyards do it for me. I don't get why people wear them. I sometimes wear my work ID on a lanyard but on a cruise ship I wouldn't be caught dead in it. I keep my card in my purse.

 

i dont get why the heck ppl carry around PURSES on board! lol! to each their own :p

Edited October 16, 2010 by cruisin_cutie

[Cigary]

You can usually tell newb cruisers from the amount of luggage they bring. My wife and bring one suitcase each and wheel it onboard with us and take it to our cabin. Most of what people bring they only wear 1/2 of what they brought. There are laundromats onboard and we don't bring 'dress up' clothes anymore...PIA so we just stay in a mini suite and order off the regular dinner menu like everyone else does in the MDR...bring it to my cabin and we eat on the balcony. Shorts, sandals and shirts is all you need for clothes unless your a clotheshorse. Ater 20 plus cruises I'm not out to impress anybody with my wardrobe.

[Princess422]

You can usually tell newb cruisers from the amount of luggage they bring. My wife and bring one suitcase each and wheel it onboard with us and take it to our cabin. Most of what people bring they only wear 1/2 of what they brought. There are laundromats onboard and we don't bring 'dress up' clothes anymore...PIA so we just stay in a mini suite and order off the regular dinner menu like everyone else does in the MDR...bring it to my cabin and we eat on the balcony. Shorts, sandals and shirts is all you need for clothes unless your a clotheshorse. Ater 20 plus cruises I'm not out to impress anybody with my wardrobe.

 

I think a lot of the posts here are confusing "newbie" with "high-maintenance." You can go on a hundred cruises and STILL have tons of luggage, carry a purse, wear high heels, get dressed up, etc... I probably will, as I do all of those things (minus the luggage, of course) at home as well. After three cruises, I suppose I still have newbie status, but I've definitely met other women on board who enjoy dressing up as much as I do - and who are veteran cruisers. I think it has more to do with individual personality than with how many cruises one has taken.

 

The lanyards just remind me of college freshmen, I could never wear them because I can't get that association out of my head. In college, it was only the freshmen who wore them, so maybe that's why some people think of them as a "newbie" thing, although if you don't need tissues, lip balm, gum or mints, and meds with you like I do (hence the purse, for those who don't understand that), I guess it would be convenient.

[justtime]

You might be a newbie if....

 

you grab a snack from the in-room minibar.

 

you get caught bringing booze on the boat.

 

 

Drew

 

I thought only a newbie would NOT bring Booze on to the SHIP

or

a newbie would carry a bottle in his hand onto the Ship:p

 

I thought the trick was to buy in departure port, put in your lugguge

[paul8]

You can usually tell newb cruisers from the amount of luggage they bring. My wife and bring one suitcase each and wheel it onboard with us and take it to our cabin. Most of what people bring they only wear 1/2 of what they brought. There are laundromats onboard and we don't bring 'dress up' clothes anymore...PIA so we just stay in a mini suite and order off the regular dinner menu like everyone else does in the MDR...bring it to my cabin and we eat on the balcony. Shorts, sandals and shirts is all you need for clothes unless your a clotheshorse. Ater 20 plus cruises I'm not out to impress anybody with my wardrobe.

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fyi

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My last trip was not a cruise. I took one carry on suitcase for 11 days, washed my clothes each night, only used 1 pr of underwear, and if this can be done in New Orleans, why not the Caribbean. I took a small digital camera and a movie camera, and am thinking of leaving the movie camera in the future due to weight.

[laraja]

Wondering aloud why they haven't seen any American crew members (unless they're on POA).

[jaxkai]

lol you dont think i need to bring the folder ive made of all the lists of things to do and not do and try to do and not get caught and read it all day long during the cruise?

 

heheh this newbie read the post and has it in her notes to get her lanyard in the casino.

 

since at disneyworld i race to get in when the gates open and over the little kids so i can be first , im sure i will give everyone tons of fun things to write about and laff at or heck to write about later about myself.

 

im so excited im trying to find a way to have a count down clock at work lololol

[mr green]

I have yet to see an air strip on the prom. deck.:rolleyes:

 

john

[mr green]

I have yet to see an air strip on the prom. deck.:rolleyes:

 

john

 

Sorry. That should have been on 'Things you never see on a cruise ship'.:o

 

john

[CRZCRAZY]

Unless you're cruising on something like the USS Ronald Regan :D

[Tantsee]

The only thing I've noticed that identifies newbies is their hysterical laughter at the tired, old cruise jokes from every comedian, such as how small the cabin is, how small the shower is, how clingy the shower curtain is, how the toilet flushes, etc, etc,. I remember to this day (about 25 cruises ago) how hilarious those jokes were to me, so I understand their laughter. But I always think "hmmm....this must be their first cruise!" ;)

[mr green]

The only thing I've noticed that identifies newbies is their hysterical laughter at the tired, old cruise jokes from every comedian, such as how small the cabin is, how small the shower is, how clingy the shower curtain is, how the toilet flushes, etc, etc,. I remember to this day (about 25 cruises ago) how hilarious those jokes were to me, so I understand their laughter. But I always think "hmmm....this must be their first cruise!" ;)

 

Its just the way the the joke is told.

For example.

An Englishman, Bill. takes a person from the U.S., Bert, to a British pub, where the patrons say a number and everyone in the pub laughs. The poor U.S. fellow can't understand it, so he asks Bill to explain.

'Well Bert its like this' says Bill, 'We each have a joke book, and we know the jokes by heart, when Jim said 55, we all knew the joke, so if we liked it we laughed'

'I see', said Bert, 'Can I try it?'

'Go ahead' said Bill.

So Bert yells out '63!' but there is dead silence.

'What happened Bill? asks Bert, 'Was the joke no good?'

'Nothing wrong with the joke', replied Bill, 'It was the way that you told it!'

 

:rolleyes: Sorry about that.:)

 

john

[Tantsee]

Its just the way the the joke is told.

For example.

An Englishman, Bill. takes a person from the U.S., Bert, to a British pub, where the patrons say a number and everyone in the pub laughs. The poor U.S. fellow can't understand it, so he asks Bill to explain.

'Well Bert its like this' says Bill, 'We each have a joke book, and we know the jokes by heart, when Jim said 55, we all knew the joke, so if we liked it we laughed'

'I see', said Bert, 'Can I try it?'

'Go ahead' said Bill.

So Bert yells out '63!' but there is dead silence.

'What happened Bill? asks Bert, 'Was the joke no good?'

'Nothing wrong with the joke', replied Bill, 'It was the way that you told it!'

 

:rolleyes: Sorry about that.:)

 

john

Maybe you're right! :D