10 CRUISE MISTAKES First-Time Cruisers Make

[@davidweissman7050]

Lucy, I was a travel agent for 17 years. I always encourged my clients to purchase travel insurance. I do so myself as I take 2-3 cruises a year. There are good companies out there that offer various plans. Your comment about using a travel was spot on. Keep up the great work you're doing.

[@327Erich]

Great advice. My top 4 pieces of advice are arriving a day early, scheduling a later flight home, buying travel insurance, and I'd add getting a passport, especially if you're planning on making cruising or other international travel a regular part of your vacation life. There is no shortage of nightmare stories regarding people "stuck" in the Bahamas or some other port country with a medical emergency, etc. without a passport. It's a long, expensive project to get back home without one. And side note: disembarkation through Customs is a breeze with the new facial recognition software that they use in many ports for guests with passports.

[@robmclaughlin420]

I think I learn something every time I watch your videos. My Daughter and her Husband beat us to go on Virgin but they have way less bills than we do so were still saving money to go. Mostly because of your straight forward videos I must say.

[@captainjohn49]

Lucy, thanks for another great (and informative) video! Take care. Fair winds to you and Josh! 😀

[@robertrp3757]

Oh my goodness, I love watching your videos. My mum, stepfather and I were thinking of going on a cruise ourselves and being first timers, it’s kinda lovely to get the information “Straight From The Horses Mouth” as it were. Thanks so very much for sharing your experience and your journeys with your work.

[@kathryncashner3294]

Well done, Lucy. The one thing I would add is to research the ship and the cruise line that you have chosen. Each line, each ship is different, and the more you know in advance, the more fun you'll have after boarding. It may be little things--are there 2 or 6 places you can choose for embarkation day lunch? Or bigger thigs--does everyone have a show time assigned or do we need to book a time? Do we have a dinner time assigned or how do we choose/sign up for dining? You Tube makes this SO easy now. And for flights home--follow the guidelines of your cruise line. They might say after noon or after 1....or even later depending on how far the port is from the airport, etc. But don't cheat on the time...you never know what could happen!

[@Majja13]

Lucy has always great advice. As to power strips it is the ones that have surge protection in them. If you think you will need more outlets then available, just make sure you search for Cruise approved as ship electrical wiring is different the land based wiring.

[@anonespylaelev3869]

Lisa I absolutely love your content. You have given me so much insight on what Crew Life will be for me when I embark and i feel sooo ready! You have inspired me to not be afraid of my dreams because they might actually come true! Hope one day we may coincide during a contract.

[@jenniferferreira9061]

Her name is Lucy 😊.

[@CruisingAsCrew]

Thank you so much! This is so lovely of you to say. I am chuffed that you feel inspired and, absolutely your dreams can come true! xx

[@andyturner206]

Great video Lucy. Thanks to you and other content creators here on KZbin, I didn't make the mistakes you reference here during my first cruise to Alaska earlier this year.

[@SeanHendy]

Deployed in the late '90s to a new location with no infrastructure of our own. My mobile phone bill in a single month was £400. One of the guys was over £1000. The local mobile phone operators had basically jacked the cost per minute up by about 400% for any roaming users, without telling anyone, simply to make fast money.

[@D.FamilyTravels]

Im gonna be on your ship Jan 28 first time rcl been doing carnival. Like the vids keep making them

[@DYoung-vt8pq]

Thanks so much, Lucy! Great information. Safe travels ❤

[@tmcconnell5854]

Royal has now changed the rules re wine bottles on embarkation day, It is now one 750ml bottle per a person, not max 2 in a cabin. Ie 4 adults in a cabin can have 4 bottles per a cabin, however one person in a cabin can only take one bottle onboard.

[@sharonstockman1080]

I agree. Always use a good travel agent. We have used one for the last 23 years of cruising. We were guided by the TA to Royal and we love the ships. We tried Carnival one time with friends and hated it. We are definitely loyal to Royal.

[@hushpuppy3]

"You don't want to pay for an alcoholics drink package if you are not going to make the most of it." That was rather revealing from an employee's perspective. I've never heard it called an "alcoholics" drink package before. LOL Another great video. Thank you for the laugh.

[@lisac9519]

Referring to a drink package as an alcoholics drink package is strange lol😂

[@327Erich]

I think she accidentally added the "s." I'm guessing the emphasis inferred is an "alcoholic drinks" package (as in, the package including alcoholic drinks), not "alcoholic" (or alcoholics) drinks package.😄

[@markwaukesha]

i look forward to your videos every weekend

[@robertabeyers3371]

Lucy It’s called a surge protector.

[@sharonstockman1080]

I will be on Harmony 10-24 December 2023. Hope I get to meet you. Love your videos. It gives me info from a crew member perspective.

[@HariSeldon913]

For the cruise I took with my wife, we did use a travel agent, but ended up on Carnival anyway. It wasn't the right line for us, but that's life. I did bring a power strip that wasn't confiscated, but never used it.

[@muhammadrio4858]

Lucy sdh brapa tahun di cruse.saya pertama di cruse tahun 2007 saya melalu egen jakarta Indonesia.awal nya Europe Holland America LINE.2018 pindah ke royal Caribbean.syimfony of the seas.saya LG free selama 3 bulan.saya bangga kerja di cruse.amin.

[@lisac9519]

Booked my first cruise for me and my family by myself and it was great! No need for a travel agent

[@Tiffany.132]

Wine/beer rules vary by cruise line too - important to look up before you go if you're sailing on a line other than Royal Caribbean

[@stephenkitts]

Lucy... The new hair is on point! ❤

[@SpeedNoodles]

Missed saying hi last week when I was on Harmony (I rarely get into the shops). If you see Eka in the Schooner Lounge, please say 'Hi" from Pascale and Jeff!

[@randy4768]

Download deck plans of your ship from the internet. Study before boarding to get around the ship.

[@jonsmith233]

Can u do a week in the life with what works like what u ear abs crew mess areas please

[@SeanHendy]

lol, large mouthwash bottle with vodka and green or blue food colouring as appropriate, and carefully 're seal' the plastic wrap on the cap.

[@HappilyEverAft]

Great tips! We love watching your videos.

[@Honolulu-Blue]

Some cruise lines have more to book precruiise or immediately on embarking than others. Royal and NCL are the strictest in this regard. Carnival, Princess, and Celebrity have little entertainment that's available to be prebooked.

[@MrSafetyForever]

Thank You Kindly! Take Care

[@HR-wd6cw]

The plug thing -- extension cord or power strip is what most people would call it and I can understand why they would be banned... they are fire hazards (especially the cheaply made ones). You can use flight mode, or what I generally will do is turn off mobile data AND use flight mode. This ensures that if I accidentally turn off flight mode, it won't connect to anything (on most phones, you can still connect to wifi when mobile data is off). If you can afford it I would say to arrive a day early to where the port is, and maybe stay an extra night (so fly back the next day) for the same reason. If you leave an 8 hour buffer that should be fine, but I would still say leave the following day after you are scheduled to return. This is usually something I've done (not for cruises but when traveling or when I have a lot of connections when flying) to leave a buffer and it is handy sometimes, particularly if you are not flying bu say taking a multi-day train to the city where you will be flying out of. Having the buffer is helpful. Maybe not absolutely necessary the day before your cruise, but I would recommend it for when coming back (because you know when your cruise will be leaving and they don't leave early generally from the "home"/initial port).

[@R32R38]

Reputable independent shore excursion operators often will guarantee that if for any reason they don't get you back before the ship leaves, they will transport you at their expense to the ship's next port.

[@rwrae72]

With regard to bringing alcohol on board on first day -- how would they know if you brought more than they allow? Do they search your checked bags?

[@dmitripogosian5084]

Visited medical facilities on Costa. Not that expensive, but those are European guys. 3 hours in their facility, two blood tests, one ultrasound, IV pain killers - 250 euros all together. 4 people were running around me precious :)

[@neutronjack7399]

All good points.

[@marshmallowsandtrash]

Thanks for the advice! Q about staying in the embarcation port, for example if i board in barcelona, would arriving the night before and then staying up be okay as im in a budget or is it better to be there early the day before?

[@jonsmith233]

Also what job u doing on the ship

[@pagrant]

My Mum did this on non cruise, forgot to put her phone of flight mode, we were in Egypt, the provider put a block on her phone thankfully after 50 pounds

[@danestev4037]

Lucy I will for you to say hi in a few weeks. Thanks

[@jackiefenton2290]

Not all ships are the same, you will be charged corkage on wine and you can’t take soda on NCL.

[@Sgt.Slaughter]

How much time off in a day does a retail employee gets in cruise ?

[@Chelsea_Rene]

Is there an age limit working on a cruise ship?

[@Atem_S.]

700!!!!! damn that was a costly mistake!

[@designdoctor247]

please make a collabpration video w Jordan Bath

[@nancyporvaznik3847]

Jordan isn’t on the same ship.

[@nancyporvaznik3847]

Some misconceptions that you made in this video are: 1. Surge Protectors aren’t allowed. 2. Not putting your phone on airplane mode and turning off the data will cause roaming charges even if you don’t make any phone calls. 3. Royal Caribbean changed their wine policy this year. It’s one bottle per adult person, not 2 per cabin. 4. Dining in the Main Dining room doesn’t cause an extra gratuity. The dining room staff share in the daily gratuities that are charged per cabin. I do, of course, tip my head waiter and his assistant generously at the end of the cruise but it isn’t required.

[@bobgrant2425]

Lucy, do you like it when fans of your channel stop you in the hallway? 😄

[@josyms7849]

2:30 if you put your phone on flight mode you wont be able to use wifi to surf the net / use facebook

[@dmitripogosian5084]

You put it in Flight mode, and then re-enable the WIFI only

[@327Erich]

We do it all the time. Turn airplane mode on, then turn WiFi on.

[@Honolulu-Blue]

I'm sorry your parents had a rough time on Carnival

[@karlsmith7016]

Is it just me or is Lucy really pretty?

[@robertaameduri6052]

we need crew content :(

[@327Erich]

Lucy has hours and hours of crew content/videos on her page. I'm sure there is more in the works, as well. Nothing wrong with a little deviation to cruise passenger advice, as well.