What's your favorite part of a cruise?

[Sweet Dutch Girl]

Port days when I send my family off to do their thing and I have 8 glorious isolation hours on a nearly empty ship to do whatever I darn well please. Empty hot tubs, empty pools, empty serenity deck, attentive bartenders, quiet, solitude, the sun, the breeze, a little bit of heaven.

[Taters]

That first morning I wake up in my cabin, knowing that I've done everything I had to do (pack, fly, get there, muster, unpack) and all I have is my vacation ahead of me! Love that first morning coffee on my balcony looking at miles of open ocean and knowing that I only have fun and relaxation for the next couple of weeks.

[PortSideCruzan]

 

That moment when I approach my stateroom door & get ready to open it for the very first time....:)

 

 

 

 

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[lahlah57]

Every evening the last thing we do before tuning in is walk around the open decks enjoying the night air and the sounds of the ocean. Pure Heaven!:D

 

 

My favorite exact thing to do too......the quiet aloneness of the nite open walking track with the night breeze blowing your face! :)

[bjd2]

That first sound of the "bing" that my card makes as we're about to walk the gangway. The excitement of the initial boarding is always quite amazing for us.

[RuthlessBoss]

Being out on deck and seeing the surroundings move. It means the ship is finally in motion to take us away.

[Senoj84]

My fave part is sailaway and then having the best sleep at sea.

[anamarieus]

the anticipation to my cruise is driving me crazy! So I will join in the fun!

 

I love boarding the ship, finding the stateroom, dropping the stuff off and back up to the Lido Deck for food!!!

 

One of my other favorite things to do is watching the water at the aft of the ship under the moonlight and stars <3

 

I also love the steam room and saunas!

[ScrappinCSI]

Its a tie between tea time on the first sea day and sitting on my balcony very early watching the sun come up.

[sid_9169]

I always fly in on the morning of the cruise, so embarkation day is usually a long and multi-layered series of events. (cab to the subway, flight, then cab to the port) On about the second or third day, the troubles and stress of life back home disappear into the wake and I'm finally at peace. This feeling lasts up until the last full day, when I usually pack and get ready to be evicted the next morning...

[sandij]

The first day, when you have the whole cruise before you and you're on the ship/

[katyjeka]

Everything!!!!!

[MsTabbyKats]

My favorite time is sitting inside the buffet, during sail away....and eating a piece of cake.

[maeormaenot]

When you pull up to port and see the funnel the butterflies start. I begin making my "we arrived safely and are about to check in" texts and calls. That first "ping" then the sound...smell...sight of that first step onto the ship... All these are great!

 

But the best is when my husband says its time to turn off the phones and he becomes cruise hubby-my favorite person! No stress, no worries, lots of time and attention...on each other and family-not on phones, business, TV, or any other distractions!

[SheSoundsHideous]

Getting the first glimpse of the ship while driving into port and then stepping over the threshold and being officially on the ship.

[cruisetodayteachtomorrow]

The moment I book the cruise and start planning. All the possibilities and all the hours thinking about what to do and see.

 

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Love the anticipation and planning as much as the cruise!

[CJinFLA00]

Love all the responses. For me, that walk up the "gangway" and then the first steps on board and the first "DONG" from your sail & sign card, serene. It's like, wow, I'm cruising again. Never gets old.

[bplazo]

Knowing that I do not have to go to work.

[mss22859]

All of it!

[Hoosierpop]

Looking at the menu in the MDR and saying....I'll have that. And that. Aaaaaand that. And then one of those. And maybe one of those.

[funinthesun1964]

Getting that first drink....sitting at the atrium bar!

[bar1068]

I like the cruising part best....

[hutt1]

The most fun is disembarking and getting right back on the ship for a back to back. Best cure for " I don't want this vacation to end".

[DreadPirateRobert]

For me there are different things for different reasons. What evokes the best warm thought is walking up the gangway to board for the first time.

[GUT2407]

I love all the things mentioned, but to me the number 1 is

 

That first morning staying in bed later than I ever get to at home and DW being there too.

 

Rare that we both get a late start on the same day.