Cabin Crawl?

[Peacemkr59]

I've heard and read about cabin crawls. Can someone please explain exactly how this works? Thanks in advance!!!

[steveru621]

Generally organized on the meet and mingle forums. Try your cruise ship and date.

[Peacemkr59]

Generally organized on the meet and mingle forums. Try your cruise ship and date.

 

I'm already signed up for my meet and mingle. I've heard of them and am thinking of trying to organize one. That is why I want to know exactly what is involved. I've tried to search the forum and I can only come up with folks talking about doing them...but no explanation as to how it all works. Can someone please explain if you've ever done one?? Thanks!

[steveru621]

I'm already signed up for my meet and mingle. I've heard of them and am thinking of trying to organize one. That is why I want to know exactly what is involved. I've tried to search the forum and I can only come up with folks talking about doing them...but no explanation as to how it all works. Can someone please explain if you've ever done one?? Thanks!

 

You are way ahead of me. :) On our last cruise someone on the meet and mingle stepped up and took charge of organizing the cabin crawl. All that was done; 1) select a day/time (usually a sea day) 2) get volunteers to show off different types of cabins, 3) choose the order of cabin numbers, 4) keep everyone informed.

 

It was fun...

 

Enjoy your cruise.

[goneclear]

There is no written rule to how it's done. In General it's usually a small group of friends or become friends through their role call. They will go to each persons cabin , see the different types of cabins and locations, usually have a drink and some snacks from room service and then move on to another cabin. Some folks even exchange token gifts from their hometown . As I said no written rule be as creative as you want once you stay within RCI rules.

[Coralc]

Here's one of Bob's posts describing it:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=38202007&postcount=1145

 

It's pretty simple. The question is whether to view cabins from lower to higher decks and take the stairs or higher to lower and take the elevator back up? :D:):D

[Donut23]

I'm already signed up for my meet and mingle. I've heard of them and am thinking of trying to organize one. That is why I want to know exactly what is involved. I've tried to search the forum and I can only come up with folks talking about doing them...but no explanation as to how it all works. Can someone please explain if you've ever done one?? Thanks!

 

 

 

 

I organized our Crawl on our last Explorer cruise. Here is what I did.

 

About 2 months out I solicited for cabins to use in the crawl.....keeping it to 5 or 6. I wanted an assortment, balcony, suite, inside, promenade and we had 1688....aft corner-unique.

 

Our crawl began at the end of our meet and mingle.

 

I pre printed our tour list including ....

 

Cabin number

Cabin type

Location (mid-ship.....aft port side, etc.)

 

I tried to create a flow so we wouldn't be wandering forward, then aft, then back to the front....if that makes sense.

 

We were a very happy group....had a Christmas cookie exchange before we started. Some folks had wine to share in little paper cups, i had extra Christmas cookies....our cabin decorated for the holidays and Christmas music on our little stereo.

 

It was fun.....just long enough to build up a thirst. In the end, most headed off for a drink!

 

 

 

It takes a little planning before the cruise but smooth sailing once you are onboard and everything is set.

 

You can make door decorations to identify a Crawler cabin. I slept in and did have time to give these out.

[Eng23]

I organized our Crawl on our last Explorer cruise. Here is what I did.

 

About 2 months out I solicited for cabins to use in the crawl.....keeping it to 5 or 6. I wanted an assortment, balcony, suite, inside, promenade and we had 1688....aft corner-unique.

 

Our crawl began at the end of our meet and mingle.

 

I pre printed our tour list including ....

 

Cabin number

Cabin type

Location (mid-ship.....aft port side, etc.)

 

I tried to create a flow so we wouldn't be wandering forward, then aft, then back to the front....if that makes sense.

 

We were a very happy group....had a Christmas cookie exchange before we started. Some folks had wine to share in little paper cups, i had extra Christmas cookies....our cabin decorated for the holidays and Christmas music on our little stereo.

 

It was fun.....just long enough to build up a thirst. In the end, most headed off for a drink!

 

 

 

It takes a little planning before the cruise but smooth sailing once you are onboard and everything is set.

 

You can make door decorations to identify a Crawler cabin. I slept in and did have time to give these out.

This is the perfect and simple way of doing it. I am planning my Roll Call's Cabin Crawl and this is pretty much how I am doing it. This will be the second one that I have ever planned and I have to say it seems easiest to start from the highest deck and work down. It's always easier to walk down stairs than to climb up them.

[Peacemkr59]

I organized our Crawl on our last Explorer cruise. Here is what I did.

 

About 2 months out I solicited for cabins to use in the crawl.....keeping it to 5 or 6. I wanted an assortment, balcony, suite, inside, promenade and we had 1688....aft corner-unique.

 

Our crawl began at the end of our meet and mingle.

 

I pre printed our tour list including ....

 

Cabin number

Cabin type

Location (mid-ship.....aft port side, etc.)

 

I tried to create a flow so we wouldn't be wandering forward, then aft, then back to the front....if that makes sense.

 

We were a very happy group....had a Christmas cookie exchange before we started. Some folks had wine to share in little paper cups, i had extra Christmas cookies....our cabin decorated for the holidays and Christmas music on our little stereo.

 

It was fun.....just long enough to build up a thirst. In the end, most headed off for a drink!

 

 

 

It takes a little planning before the cruise but smooth sailing once you are onboard and everything is set.

 

You can make door decorations to identify a Crawler cabin. I slept in and did have time to give these out.

 

Thank you Donut23. This is exactly what I was looking for!! Any one else have comments on this, I would very much appreciate it!!

[Peacemkr59]

This is the perfect and simple way of doing it. I am planning my Roll Call's Cabin Crawl and this is pretty much how I am doing it. This will be the second one that I have ever planned and I have to say it seems easiest to start from the highest deck and work down. It's always easier to walk down stairs than to climb up them.

 

Eng23, Does each cabin typically have a snack or drinks available? Or is it just a way to get to see the different types of cabins onboard??

[Eng23]

Here is how I have been tracking the Cabin Crawl for my cruise:

Basically just get basic info from your cabin volunteers. I use:

 

Screen Name or person's name

Cabin # and type of cabin

Deck number

 

You can add more info if you wish such as forward or aft, port or starboard and so on.

Here's how the list looks on my Roll Call:

 

Cabin Crawl Volunteers:

Eng23 (Harold)

Cabin 12721 Boardwalk Balcony

Deck 12

 

Srvdmy4usn (Andy)

Cabin 11610 Ocean view Balcony (D2)

Deck 11

 

Elvis1209 and Priscilla0818 (Craig and Susan)

Cabin 12596 Oceanview with a large balcony D1

Deck 12

 

Gretel1128 (Anne & Jim)

Cabin 12255 Central Park View Balcony

Deck 12

 

RevSmith

Cabin 11660 Grand Suite

Deck 11

 

Nikkermeister (Dennis, Joan, & Nikki)

Cabin 11158 Accessible Family Stateroom w/Balcony

Deck 11

 

I just wanted to repost the current list so you don't have to go back so many pages to see it. I'm still looking for someone that has an inside cabin, an ocean view (no balcony), and hopefully another suite (Junior Suite, Owner's Suite, Loft Suite). :)

 

Who's Next?????

[Eng23]

Eng23, Does each cabin typically have a snack or drinks available? Or is it just a way to get to see the different types of cabins onboard??

Those are options that can be included. Most people that offer snacks or drinks in their cabin have done so as a courtesy. I would never make it mandatory that anyone go out of pocket to provide refreshments.

 

Yes it is mainly a friendly and fun way to see the ship and the different categories of cabins. Sometimes what you see on a cabin crawl will influence the type of cabin you reserve on a future cruise. :)

[DragonOfTheSeas]

I organized the cabin crawl on my last cruise. Here are a couple of other random thoughts to add to the above. :p

 

It was a very port intensive cruise [6 ports in a row] --so our Meet and Mingle was held at 4:30 on an early port day and the returning cruiser reception was scheduled for 5:15 pm the same evening. We could not do our cabin crawl then.

 

We selected a different evening at 4:45 pm. [also a port day] We met at the pool bar and I handed out slips of paper with the tour cabin numbers on it. When most people were there I asked the woman in the first cabin to take the group to her cabin. I waited for the last people to arrive.

 

[i did not post the cabin numbers on line. Many people are OK with this and put their cabin numbers out there. But, some do not-- you get better participation if you keep room numbers off-line.]

 

I was able to keep the tour to two decks [ 7 and 8]. It made the logistics easier.

[vavasmom]

I have organized three cabin crawls.

 

As noted - ask for volunteers room type; deck; general location (that way people do not need to post room #s). In some cases I had a primary and backup for a cabin type. We did doubles of a room type if different (as an example we did a JS with and without the pole on the EN).

 

Usually do it after the M&M since everyone is there. We usually go from inside, OV, balcony; JS; GS, etc trying to minimize aft/forward. Some people elevator it others the stairs. We always reassemble the group in the elevator lobby.

 

A few times people has snacks usually they don't.

 

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[ASeaPrincess1]

I have organized many cabin crawls.

I do like to start with the lowest cabin category and work my way up.

I generally plan a route and hand out the papers at the Meet & Mingle. Sometimes we all have lunch before starting the crawl.

In a perfect world, you would have the first cabin hosts open their cabin, the second cabin host would be the next to go in, the third host after that, and so on.

That would make the second cabin host first out to run and open the next cabin......etc....kind of like a relay race.

As I said, in a perfect world. I have been known to bring up the rear while people are waiting at MY cabin door! :o

We also like to add to the fun and make it a Poker Run as well.

That is where each cabin host will lay out a deck of cards face down on the bed.

Those who opt to play, for say, a $5.00 buy-in, will pick a card (or two, depending on how many are playing).

At the final cabin, the ones with the highest and lowest hands split the pot.

Of course, you can tweak your own rules.

[cruise luvr]

I participated in a cabin crawl on the Explorer in 2009 - loved it! It was so cool to see the different cabin types. Some of which I will never see again as they are wayyyyyy out of my price range. LOL!!

[Colorado Babe]

I have never participated in a cabin crawl but am organizing one on the Allure in September. Thanks everyone for the ideas. It has been very helpful!

[TBone2K]

The term "cabin crawl" is based on an event I learned about in university called a "pub crawl". In a pub crawl, our group would go to every pub on a certain street and have a drink. By the end you were most likely "crawling". Cabin crawls don't involve drinking, but are still fun.

 

We did a cabin crawl on our last cruise. We also turned it into a "poker run" for those who were interested. Basically everyone who wants to play pays into a pot and gets a playing card at each room they visit. At the last room, whoever can make the best poker hand wins the pot.

 

The crawl itself was set up so we would end up near the casino. Then we went for a group slot pull, which is another fun thing to do after the meet and mingle.

[foxgoodrich]

I have participated in 6 or so cabin crawls and organized 3 cabin crawls to date, and nothing will ever top the one we had on the Navigator TA, NOLA to Rome, on April 4. It was HUGE - there's just no other word to describe it! Nothing like that could possibly ever happen again, and I think I might retire permanently from cabin crawl organizing and just coast on the memory of that crawl from now on.:p

 

We had a very active roll call group, and volunteers began volunteering their cabins about 6 months out. I think about 350 people were signed up for our Meet and Mingle. In the end we had 14 cabins on the crawl that included EVERY SUITE on the ship, even the Royal Suite! Not only that, we had some really cool cabins like the deck 7 corner aft huge balcony, a family oceanview with the bunk beds in the little alcove, and a HC Accessible interior cabin that had an amazing closet and bathroom. I finally just had to cut it off at 14 cabins. 14 was a LOT. And I had developed a new understanding of how many really unique cabins there are on a Voyager class ship. I was so excited to have such a fabulous array of cabins - the best ever in my cabin crawling experience!:D

 

At this point, let me tell you, I was pretty darned proud of myself!:) I started messing around with a plan for seeing all 14 of the cabins. The first decision was to go from lower classification cabins to higher ones, saving the Royal Suite until last - it was the final cherry on our cabin crawl cake. I got the walking routes figured out (I printed some deck plans and used those as my maps to plan.) I figured out a little printed route handout to give to the crawlers. I scheduled the crawl to start at 2:00pm on our first sea day (Day 2) of the cruise.

 

We had this one really uber-organized lady on our roll call who set up an amazing spreadsheet with all the info about every event on it, and she kept everything updated. (You know, events/groups sign-ups like the slot pull, the pub crawl, the majong group, etc.) So she had started a column for people to sign up to crawl on the cabin crawl. I went to the spreadsheet to see how many of my little route map papers I needed to print. HOLY MOLY! I WENT INTO SHOCK! There were more than 220 signed up for the cabin crawl.:eek:

 

Damn! Now my legacy is NOT be to be remembered as the amazing woman who organized the most incredible cabin crawl ever. I will be remembered as the idiot woman who organized the loooooooongest cabin crawl ever. The one that took about 4 hours. I will be known as the woman who choked hallways with a mob of 200 people trying to get into a cabin. I will be the woman who paralyzed half a ship by choking up a whole bank of elevators and stairs for an afternoon. At this point, I had to drink several glasses of wine to keep from sobbing.

 

I had to come up with plan B. 220 people...OMG! (Actually, only around 190 showed up to crawl.:p) What we ultimately did is assemble all the people in one place to start the crawl, then I sent the cabin hosts off. They started at the bottom and worked their way up, with each host staying in their own cabin when they reached it. After 5 minutes, I sent a group of 20-25. Then I waited 3-5 minutes between each group and sent them off in waves like that. I was in the last group, and as we hit each cabin, the host closed up and joined us. That way the hosts got to see all the cabins too. When my group hit the Royal Suite, the crawl had taken 1 hour 50 minutes. It was definitely a long one, but nobody complained about the time, and we all agreed that we'd never ever seen that fine an array of cabins on a crawl before. WHEW! I was able to disembark that cruise with my reputation intact!:D

 

On this crawl, nobody served any food or drink or gave anything to the crawlers. There were too many of them! Most of the crawls I've participated in have not had this - the host cabins just hosted. The one exception was a Mardi Gras cruise with lots of beads, candy, etc. given out by the hosts, but there were only 40 or so on that crawl.

I did give each host cabin a little thank-you gift.

 

Good luck with your crawl!

Judy

[Grandma Dazzles]

Prior post pretty much said it all! Awesome cabin crawl!

 

Just wanted to add - we have done several where we ended up in one of the larger suites and the owners had been gracious enough to order snacks from room service - we stayed and lingered for a while and it put a nice ending to the crawl. We did not have treats or drinks along the way.

 

Remember one crawl where for some reason we started singing - it kind of caught on - had a huge line of people going down the hallways singing well-known tunes! It was right before lunch so I don't think we woke too many people!

 

Also had great cooperation from room steward - asking him to make sure room was cleaned up early - he then also made several towel animals and took some workout clothes that were folded on a chair and made a "dummy" with a pillow, baseball cap, sunglasses on the balcony!

 

Love cabin crawls - even though we have done many always participate.

[BillOh]

I'm already signed up for my meet and mingle. I've heard of them and am thinking of trying to organize one. That is why I want to know exactly what is involved. I've tried to search the forum and I can only come up with folks talking about doing them...but no explanation as to how it all works. Can someone please explain if you've ever done one?? Thanks!

 

I've never wanted to do one, but another in our roll call group organized it on Allure. It was very worthwhile on the Oasis class ship as there are some cabins very different from the rest of the fleet and with the ship being so big, the organizer had to plan it out logically, which they did. We had a great time.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

I have participated in 6 or so cabin crawls and organized 3 cabin crawls to date, and nothing will ever top the one we had on the Navigator TA, NOLA to Rome, on April 4. It was HUGE - there's just no other word to describe it! Nothing like that could possibly ever happen again, . . . In the end we had 14 cabins on the crawl that included EVERY SUITE on the ship, even the Royal Suite!

 

 

Wow--I would have loved to be on your cabin crawl. Would loved to have seen those suites.:D

[Peacemkr59]

"We had this one really uber-organized lady on our roll call who set up an amazing spreadsheet with all the info about every event on it, and she kept everything updated. (You know, events/groups sign-ups like the slot pull, the pub crawl, the majong group, etc.) So she had started a column for people to sign up to crawl on the cabin crawl. I went to the spreadsheet to see how many of my little route map papers I needed to print. HOLY MOLY! I WENT INTO SHOCK! There were more than 220 signed up for the cabin crawl."

 

 

Foxgoodrich, I noticed that you mentioned a pub crawl in this post as well as the cabin crawl. Do you mind explaining how that worked as well??

[foxgoodrich]

Foxgoodrich, I noticed that you mentioned a pub crawl in this post as well as the cabin crawl. Do you mind explaining how that worked as well??

 

I'll try...but bear in mind I've slept since then and I had more to drink than I normally do that particular afternoon:o!

 

Ours was a pub crawl/poker run. Each participant put $5 in the kitty and we each picked up a playing card at each bar that afternoon. We met at the Sky Bar at a prearranged date/time for the first drink of our bar crawl. After everybody paid, and those who wanted to got a drink, we moved on to the next bar, and so on. There were 7 bars in all. Our last one was the Champagne Bar, and we all sat down and chose the best poker hand our of our 7 cards - best hand won the kitty. You can get a drink at each bar, or not. You stay about 15-20 minutes in each bar. I think I had 3 drinks that afternoon, but others managed to have more.;) And I didn't win the poker hand!:(

 

The guy who organized it provided the decks of cards (4, I think??), had them divided up for distribution in each bar, and he had also forewarned all of the bartenders that we were coming - I think there were about 25 people in our group.

 

Hope this helps!

Judy

[foxgoodrich]

Wow--I would have loved to be on your cabin crawl. Would loved to have seen those suites.:D

My favorite part of the Royal Suite was the master bathroom - it was a 3 room suite in itself, probably larger than most interior cabins!:D The toilet and bidet were in one little room, then the center room had a double sink in a long granite countertop and a couch (I kid you not! A couch!), then the last room had a huge jacuzzi tub. (So I had this image in my head....you use the toilet in the little toilet room, then you make that long walk towards the jacuzzi tub. You wouldn't be used to that on a cruise ship, so maybe you'd need to rest on that couch as you passed through the room with the sinks?:eek:)

 

There was also a second full bathroom in the suite that had a large glass shower.

 

The RS is definitely something to see - hope you'll get to book one :D or see one on a cabin crawl soon!

Judy