DonLou Posted July 31, 2006 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2006 A co-worker of mine just got back from a three week vacation. He had about 500 messages delivered to his email box in that time. :eek: I have an email account at work and one at home. My expectation is that I will also have as much email delivered by the time I finish my cruise. I know I can log onto the internet from the ship and probably process some of them (WORK!!!) but probably not. This is one more downer to ending a cruise. I'm just wondering if others face the same dilemma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nliedel Posted July 31, 2006 #2 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I turn off all work related groups and tell people to not mail me unless it is urgent. I then check my mail and weed like a mad gardener when I am onboard. It's not fun, but I am not in the position to ignore e-mail, since I have things that need to be done, whether I am on vacation or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nets33 Posted July 31, 2006 #3 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Home e-mail... most friends and family know I'm gone on vacation so i don't worry about this one! Work e-mail... I notify everyone that I work with that I will be on vacation and make accomodations for back up. Then I turn on my out of office and don't think about it until I return home. I am on vacation after all! When I get back the first thing I do is sort by type of message. I delete junk mail, delete all the messages that delt with meetings or information that occured the week while I was gone and then I respond to any meeting requests. That ususally cuts my e-mail in half. I'm luck to have a job that I can depend on my co-workers to cover me. If I'm on vacation, I'm on vacation. To me that means no cell phone, no e-mail... it's the beauty of vacations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted July 31, 2006 #4 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I have a separate email address that I use when on a cruise and I only give it to people I want to hear from like family and close friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted August 5, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I don't deal with it at all until I get home. I don't use it for work, so it's all personal and junk mail. I trash the junk and only read the jokes I get sent from friends and family when I get home. I don't go near the computer lab onboard any ship :) What is almost worse is all the junk mail out of the mailbox the postal worker delivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted September 3, 2006 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2006 You'll end up with quite an internet charge if you deal with great amounts of e-mail on the ship! Just wait til you get home! EVERYONE deserves uninterrupted time off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeachCruisers897 Posted September 5, 2006 #7 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Delegate before you leave.... If you are not important enough to delegate you are not important enough to worry about it!!! Enjoy your vacation time!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzecrittor1 Posted September 7, 2006 #8 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I always check my emails. Love having access on the ships now, and know there are internet cafes in almost every port. If you have the time, I say check them as you go, whether on the ship or in a port. That is- IF you want to!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsAbs Posted September 11, 2006 #9 Share Posted September 11, 2006 There is only one person in my department and that's me. I am also the webmaster for both our companies web sites, so I get a ton of email. However, that doesn't stop me from going on vacation. Not being able to answer email or phone calls is what I look forward to the most about going on a cruise. The way I figure is it can wait until I get back. If it can't wait, then someone else in the office will have to deal with it. Like CBatSea wrote... everyone deserves a vacation. Enjoy your vacation! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt2890 Posted September 12, 2006 #10 Share Posted September 12, 2006 I only do a quick email from a port or two to family and friends back home saying where we are and that we are having fun, are ok, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewize Posted September 18, 2006 #11 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I only sail on ships with Wi-Fi and carry my laptop. For me email gets read twice a day. I have clients that I can't leave out of touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanBound Posted September 19, 2006 #12 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I don't even think about it. That's one of the nice things about cruising --- getting away from computers. I am on the computer 12 hours a day when I am not cruising. I don't go near on one the ship or in ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted September 19, 2006 #13 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I don't even think about it. That's one of the nice things about cruising --- getting away from computers. I am on the computer 12 hours a day when I am not cruising. I don't go near on one the ship or in ports. I see the OP is on his cruise now....however, for work e-mail set up an "out of office message" so that anyone who emails you will know they are not getting an answer until you get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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