This is my final installment on my cruise travel tips:
- Beware that other passengers (usually the older ones) will move very slowly and will stop in the middle of any isle or hallway at any point in time. They will be completely oblivious to the fact that others are behind them or are trying to move forward. They will stand there for a while perhaps talking to their spouse or friend. Be calm and try not to get irritated. Soon you will be one of these people.
- Remember your manners. I am always surprised when I hear fellow passengers forget to use “please” and “thank you” when speaking to the ship’s staff. For example, when asking for food or a drink they bark an order like they’re a drill sergeant in the military. There is no use of a cordial tone, no “please”, no “thank you” and it confounds me. These men and women on the ship work so hard, they don’t make much money and they still smile even though they are treated rudely. The very least we can do when asking them to serve us is be kind. By the way, this suggestion applies to anywhere you go in life.
- If you’d like something on the ship and you can’t find it, just ask. My friend and I had been using the hairdryer in our cabin’s bathroom that looked like it was from the 60’s. I was born in the 70’s and remember my mother’s hairdryer was a big contraption with a long rubber hose that when used to dry your hair, would almost burn your hands. This is what they had on the ship. When speaking to our tablemates at dinner at the end of the cruise, my friend and I had mentioned we were surprised that the ship didn’t have more modern hairdryers. We found out they did, all we had to do was ask….this is a piece of knowledge that would have come in handy at the beginning of the cruise before my hair looked like this….
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