THE CRUISE

EXPERIENCE
BEFORE YOU BUY

 YOU MIGHT FIND OUT ABOUT CRUISING

FROM ADS, COMMERCIALS OR A FRIEND
 YOU WENT TO SEE A TRAVEL AGENT
 THE TRAVEL AGENT ASKED YOU
QUESTIONS TO DISCOVER YOUR NEEDS.
 A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE DEPARTURE
YOUR TRAVEL AGENT CALLED.
 YOUR CRUISE DOCUMENTS HAVE
ARRIVED
 YOU PICKED THEM UP
DOCUMENTS
INCLUDES
 THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE
 An invoice confirmation, ticket, or
voucher that verifies your trip
 List of information such as
embarkation date and hours, pier
location, cabin number, dining
room seating, booking ID number
and the terms and conditions of
your voyage
 A booklet summarizing all
important information on topics
such as dress requirements,
onboard credit policies and what
clothes to bring
 List of documents you’ll need to
bring like passport
 A document on tuxedo rental
 A gift order form(like wine or
liquor)
 Color coded luggage tag(two for
each person)
 Immigration and custom forms if
needed
 A sign-up form for travel insurance
 An itinerary
 Air tickets and hotel information(if
arranged through the cruise line)
 Embarkation port information
 A leaflet on how your ship-shore
communication works
 List of shore excursions and how to
sign up for them
 A card that will serve as your ID
throughout the trip in order to
charge things, to get on the ship
ON THE WAY TO THE CRUISE
ON THE DAY OF YOUR CRUISE, YOU
FLY TO THE P.O.E. IF YOU’RE LIVING
AROUND THE AREA, YOU CAN DRIVE
TO THE PORT.
YOU PASS THOUGH SOME SORT OF
SECURITY PROCEDURE AND CARRY
ON LUGGAGE SCREENING.
YOU ARRIVED AT THE PORT
TERMINAL, EMBARKATION BEGAN,
YOU CHECKED-IN WITH CRUISE LINE
A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE MEETS
REPRESENTATIVE WHO REVIEWS
YOU AT THE AIRLINE TERMINAL (IF
YOUR DOCUMENTS, TAKES YOUR
YOUR FLIGHT IS BOOKED THROUGH
CREDIT CARD IMPRINT TO COVER
THE CRUISE LINE).
ONBOARD CHARGES AND GIVES YOU
ANY MATERIALS YOU NEED(THIS IS
EQUIVALENT OF HOTEL CHECK-IN)
AS YOU ENTER THE SHIP YOU PASS
THROUGH ANOTHER SECURITY
YOU MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE
SCREENING, AS YOU GET IN YOU
GANGWAY, PERHAPS A
WILL BE GREETED BY SMILING STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES YOUR
MEMBERS. MUSICIANS ARE THERE
PICTURE
TOO PLAYING SOME WELCOME
MUSIC.
 ONBOARD THE SHIP

ON EVERY SHIP, A MUSTER DRILL

YOU FIND YOUR WAY TO THE
STATEROOM, ESCORTED BY A CREW
MEMBER. YOU SETTLE IN AND
REVIEW IN-ROOM LITERATURE SUCH
AS DAILY ACTIVITIES LOG TO FIND
OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
YOU MAY STOP BY THE DINING ROOM
TO CONFIRM YOUR SEATING, YOU
MAY GO TO THE PURSER’S DESK TO
REGISTER YOUR CREDIT CARD
UPON RETURNING TO YOUR ROOM,
YOU MAY FIND YOUR LUGGAGE HAS
ARRIVED, AT THIS TIME YOUR CABIN
STEWARD WILL INTRODUCE HIMSELF
MUST TAKE PLACE WITHIN 24 HOURS
OF DEPARTURE. OFTENTIMES, IT
HAPPENS EVEN BEFORE PORT
DEPARTURE. A PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT REMINDS YOU THAT
IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, SO YOU PUT
ON YOUR ORANGE VEST

THE SHIP’S CREW MEMBERS INSPECT

YOU PROCEED TO THE LIFEBOAT YOU AND YOUR FELLOW PASSENGERS YOU ARE BACK TO YOUR STATEROOM
STATION THAT WAS PREASSIGNED TO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS THERE, TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING
YOU EXPLAIN PROCEDURES THEN DISMISS FESTIVITIES
YOU.
DEPARTURE

BAND PERFORMS, STAFF

MEMBERS SERVE YOU TROPICAL
BEVERAGES WITH HORS D’
ONE OF THE MOST ENERGETIC NEXT, BUT THE BIG DEPARTURE
OEUVRES AT THE POOL DECK
MOMENTS ON THE CRUISE
AND EVERYONE WATCHES AS
THE SHIP DRAMATICALLY
GLIDES FROM ITS DOCK.
THE MAITRE D’ ESCORTS YOU
A COCKTAIL RECEPTION IS
TO YOUR ASSIGNED TABLE,
THERE YOU MEET YOUR
EVENT IS YOUR FIRST DINNER
COMPANIONS FOR THIS MEAL
AT SEA
AND THE SUBSEQUENT MEALS.

THE DINING STAFF INTRODUCE

DINNER ON MOST SHIPS IS A DRINK AT THE LOUNGE, A
THEMSELVES. THE WAITER
FOLLOWED BY ENTERTAINMENT LITTLE SHOPPING, A TRY AT
PRESENTS THE MENU. IT IS
IN THE MAIN SHOWROOM LIKE THE CASINO SLOT
EXTENSIVE. THERE WILL BE
LAS VEGAS STYLE OR MACHINES…AND THIS IS ONLY
DIFFERENT MENU IN EACH
BROADWAY. THE FIRST NIGHT
MEAL.
A DAY AT SEA  CRUISE DAYS COME IN TWO VARIETIES: DAYS AT-SEA AND
DAYS IN PORT. WHEN YOU ARE DOING AN OCEAN
CROSSING, DAYS IN PORT IS FAR OUTNUMBERED BY DAYS AT
SEA.
 YOUR WAKE UP- REMINDS YOU IT’S TIME TO GET GOING
 A CONDENSED, FAXED NEWS SUMMARY WAS SLID UNDER
YOUR DOOR
 BREAKFAST IN THE LIDO DECK OR IN THE MAIN DINING
AREA. CUISINE QUALITY IS HIGH, THE PRESENTATION IS
REFINED. SEATING IS OPEN AT THE LIDO DECK. YOU CAN
ALSO ORDER ROOM SERVICE AND HAVE BREAKFAST IN BED
INSTEAD.
 WHAT TO DO NOW? THE CHOICES IS ENDLESSS
 YOU MAY ATTEND AN ORIENTATION LECTURE THAT WILL
EXPLAIN ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CRUISE (YOU
CAN ALSO WATCH IT THROUGH YOUR IN-ROOM TV), OR
YOU MAY READ A BOOK A WORK ON A TAN SO YOU CHANGE
AND HEAD FOR THE POOL. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT’S
TIME FOR LUNCH
 YOU OPT AGAIN TO THE LIDO DECK WITH SEEMINGLY
ENDLESS BUFFET. SO MUCH FOOD.
 IT IS TIME TO BURN OUT SOME CALORIES SO YOU JOG FOR
20 MINUTES ON A TRACK THAT ENCIRCLES THE SHIP AND
FINISHING A WORK-OUT IN THE HEALTH CLUB. NEXT DOOR
IS AN AEROBICS CLASS.
 A DAY AT SEA

GOING BACK TO YOUR STATEROOM, IT IS ALREADY CLEANED BY THE CABIN

STEWARD.

YOU MAY ATTEND A PORT TALK THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR
TOMORROW’S STOP. THE CRUISE DIRECTOR WILL EXPLAIN AND DESCRIBE
THE SHORE EXCURSION AVAILABLE.

TONIGHT IS FORMAL NIGHT. YOU DRESS WELL AND HEAD FOR THE DINING
ROOM AND DINE BY A CANDLELIGHT THEN OFF TO SEE A SPECTACULAR
MAGIC SHOW FOLLOWED BY A FEW DRINKS WITH NEWLY MADE FRIENDS
  YOU ARE UP EARLY, THE SHIP DOCKS AND YOU
READY FOR YOUR SHORE EXCURSION
 YOU’RE BACK TO THE SHIP FOR A DINNER

A DAY IN THE  IF YOU’RE TIRED, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR DINNER

AT YOUR STATEROOM SELECTING MENU FROM
PORT THE ROOM SERVICE.
 YOU MAY HEAD DOWN TO WATCH A MOVIE AT THE
THEATRE
 DINE AT THE MIDNIGHT BUFFET.
THE LAST NIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING
DAY
 AFTER SEVERAL PORT AND COUNTLESS EVENTS AND SOME GENUINELY MEMORABLE
MEALS.
 THE WAITERS DRESSED IN THEIR COSTUME WOULD PERFORM. IT IS TIME FOR YOUR
GREAT VACATION TO A CLOSE.
 DINNER, A PLEASANT SHOW AND BACK TO THE STATEROOM FOR SOME PACKING.
 YOU KEEP A FEW OVERNIGHT THINGS WITH YOU AND PUT ALL THE REST IN YOUR
LUGGAGE. YOU PLACE THE SUITCASE OUTSIDE YOUR STATEROOM DOOR AND A STAFF
MEMBER WILL PICK IT UP AND STORE IT FOR A NIGHT.
 YOU LEFT A GRATUITY FOR YOUR CABIN STEWARD AND PRESENTED YOUR TABLE STAFF A
TIP. THERE’S GUIDELINES FOR THIS.
 YOU FILL-OUT A CUSTOM FORM AND COMMENT CARD AND YOU SETTLE YOUR BILLS AT
THE PURSER’S OFFICE
 THERE’S AN EARLY BREAKFAST THE NEXT DAY. YOU HEAD YOUR OVERNIGHT THINGS AT
THE PUBLIC AREA WHERE YOU WAIT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF YOUR TURN TO DISEMBARK
 DISEMBARKATION RUNS LIKE
THE LAST CLOCKWORK. LUGGAGE TAG ARE
COLOR CODED. EACH COLOR IS
NIGHT AND CALLED SEQUENTIALLY.
THE
YOU LEAVE THE SHIP, CLAIM
FOLLOWING YOUR LUGGAGE, GO TO
DAY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS AND
HEAD HOME
THANK YOU
FOR
LISTENING