What are your biggest concerns while cruising? - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

LuLu · 05-09-2009, 09:13 AM

What are your biggest concerns while cruising?

(Please pick all that apply.)

*Lars* · 05-09-2009, 09:38 AM

I dont have any concerns really while cruising.
I ticked the "weather" box. I am not paticualr happy when the weather gets so bad the ship has to skip ports and we have to cancel tours we have been planning and looking forward to.
I could have checked the luggage box also but that is only a concern standing at the luggage belt at the airport. I always schedule flights to the departure ports early the day before sailing in case luggage should get lost.

LuLu · 05-09-2009, 11:56 AM

Lars, I can certainly see why you picked "Weather".

All of us wish for Sunny Days and Smooth Sailing on a cruise!

*Lars* · 05-09-2009, 12:05 PM

Yes, we do

and I dont concern about getting ill or safetly etc.
Now, what would be very concerning was if all the cruise lines changed their smoking policy, but thats another discussion for another time

sue miller · 05-09-2009, 12:07 PM

I am so happy to be on a cruise I have no concerns.

We book the ship we want, don't care about weather, ports, money. We always drive to the port to board at least 2 days early and one day after and we always have a great cruise.

cruiseshmooz · 05-09-2009, 12:54 PM

I posted "other" because my biggest concern is not to gain weight!

Lanky Lad · 05-09-2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuLu

Lars, I can certainly see why you picked "Weather".

All of us wish for Sunny Days and Smooth Sailing on a cruise!

I like a bit of rock and roll, so long as it does not last too long

I don't really worry about anything whilst on board. But I am never really happy until I have all my luggage.

Char · 05-09-2009, 08:17 PM

The only concerns I might have are lost luggage and getting sick. Since we are "up in years" staying healthy is paramount.

These are not things I actively worry about, but are the items in your list that would most concern me.

GeneK · 05-09-2009, 08:43 PM

One answer, it's all about the weather. If the weather is bad I spend too much time in the casino and lose all my money

. If the weather is bad I spend too much time in the bars, drink too much and get sick, fall overboard, miss the ship, and lose my luggage.

That takes care of most of the choices you listed, Lulu

cruisin' chick · 05-09-2009, 09:07 PM

I picked a few different selectiosn. Of course we're concerned about safety and health issues. Hubby kept getting sick about the third day of each of his cruises, until some research gave him info about water while travelling. So he makes his own coffee with bottled water he brought on with him, and that really helped. With me, I can get allergic reactions to some fauna, and to burning of trash (happened both times I was in Puerta Vallerta, and I had a bad reaction to a sugar cane field being burned in Hawaii on my honeymoon).

We are hoping that those we left behind are safe, as we don't call them from the ship. We did have a laundry room flood during one cruise from a major rainstorm. Fortunately the only damage was in that room and not in the adjacent den.

I also put down inconsiderate passengers as that was a problem on our last cruise.

We don't worry about missing the ship, at least in the past, as we have been leaving from our home port most of our cruises. An hour's drive and we usually leave by 9:30 or so. The times we've left from elsewhere, we've gone a day ahead. And twice scheduled a post-cruise stay so we didn't have to worry about catching our flight.

I don't worry about the weather. I'll check out what it may be and then try to pack for that. We missed one port due to high waves, but other than that, have had rain in many of our ports. Hasn't been a problem, except hubby had to cancel some plans for snorkeling a few times because of the weather.