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What do YOU wish you knew before you cruised?

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SassMaster Emerald

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2 hours ago, Cruisegirl1976 said:

lol.. my cruise is in Feb 2020.. and I need to lose 15lbs... but we know we can do it ?

My cruise is in February 2020 also on the Oasis.  Just lost 5, trying for 10 more.  You can do it!!  ?

My Fitness Pal app and Grapefruit water both help me tremendously!  

JLMoran Pinnacle

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12 minutes ago, SassMaster said:

My Fitness Pal app and Grapefruit water both help me tremendously!  

Be careful with the grapefruit water. I can't believe how many medications, including OTC meds, that grapefruit interacts with in a bad way!

raahc Diamond Plus

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Take motion sickness meds one day "before" embarkation, not trying to "see" if I will feel anything ... even if it was Oasis!  The first few days were rough ... no pun intended!

SassMaster Emerald

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7 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

Be careful with the grapefruit water. I can't believe how many medications, including OTC meds, that grapefruit interacts with in a bad way!

I use essential oils and just put the drops in my water.   I've used it for years and zero impacts...but thanks for the info.  ?

Marlena Diamond Plus

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2 minutes ago, Momof4crazytocruise said:

That you need to keep checking the cruise planner to get the best prices, and that you can cancel a sale and repurchase if the price goes lower (sometimes only for a few hours).

 

 

But if you are a non us citizen this doesnt always work. We repriced our dining package and I lost 50$ on the exchange rate for my refund before I repurchased . Still won overall but not as much as expected .

Loyal to Royal Gold

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I wish I had known that you can load money to your slot machine from your seapass card at no fee - then cash in the voucher for whatever you loaded to your card instead of using an ATM and paying a fee. We wanted just another $50 to spend ashore and didn't know that trick so ended up paying an ATM fee. My family member that was cruising with me showed me that trick after we left port and the casino reopened. Was kicking myself for that one even though it wasn't a huge deal. 

YOLO Pinnacle

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2 hours ago, Pima1988 said:

Better yet if you have the DBP you can have as many Johnny Rockets Milkshakes you want for free!  I no longer wait in line for ice cream.  I hit up JRs for a milkshake instead.

That's an awesome alternative.  I would be on-board with that.  But you would have a tough time convincing my wife that a shake is better than a soft serve cone...

ptod Diamond

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Did anyone else read the title of the thread and hear @Matt's voice say "Get ready to hear the Top Ten things that experienced cruises wish they had known before their first cruise............UP NEXT!!!"

While I sit in timeout from posting, I am going to watch the replay of last night's live stream.   :9_innocent:  ?

Kiwi Gold

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We wish we would have known how much our kids would love the RC youth clubs and activities, how much great sans-kids time my wife and I were able to spend together because of that, and what an amazing value the complimentary clubs are. We would have started cruising years earlier had we known.

 

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14 hours ago, ptod said:

Did anyone else read the title of the thread and hear @Matt's voice say "Get ready to hear the Top Ten things that experienced cruises wish they had known before their first cruise............UP NEXT!!!"

While I sit in timeout from posting, I am going to watch the replay of last night's live stream.   :9_innocent:  ?

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ThyriC Diamond Plus

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I wish I had known about the green apples and ginger seasickness remedy.  I remember on my first cruise WAY back when, I stared out my porthole at the waves.  Not at the horizon, at the waves.  For HOURS.  I got SOOO motion sick.  I was given a shot from the ship's doctor that knocked me out for 5 hours, but I was SO much better afterwards.  Now I was a teen at the time so I have no clue how much it cost my parents for the shot, but it was worth it, for me.

And I learned my lesson the next cruise.  I ate green apples and took a little crystalized ginger at the first sign of queasiness, and no sea sickness.  I could stare at the waves without any issue.  

After that I started taking bonine or would get the patch from my doctor.  The patch does make me a bit drowsy, but it works for me.  Bonine for me is a bit hit or miss.  Essentially I need something that knocks me out and then I'm good or the green apples and ginger.  I wish they made a green apple and ginger smoothie for seasickness onboard, because there's something magical about that combination for me

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10 minutes ago, Pookie said:

That I did not need to pack so many clothes.  pack packing GIF

Wish my wife agrees with this. She still brings 2 bags and garment bag. With airline luggage fees, it can really add up. I only bring 1

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