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Since this was our first cruise we had absolutely no idea what to expect. The amount of storage in our room was unknown. We were unsure what temperatures to prepare for either. Leaving NYC in December, we expected cold, but wasn’t sure how much time we’d expect to spend outside and how sheltered the outdoor… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Cruise Packing
We were skeptical about planning too many excursions. We have heard they are money grabs by the cruise lines. I’m sure there is a lot of truth to that, though we wanted to see what the options were. We didn’t have to book the excursions when we booked the cruise. We could even have waited… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Excursions
Unlike with airlines, we could check in online to the cruise after we had paid the balance on the trip, fully 4 months before our sail date. The checkin process is actually more about gathering passport information, setting up accounts, and an attempt to upsell services and activities. Passports During this process we realized our… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Cruise Checkin
After returning from the cruise, we wanted to spend a few days in NYC catching up with family. We also needed 3 more nights with Marriott to reach our goal of 50 and 2 more nights in NYC would leave us with just one more night to find before the clock turned to 2019. We… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Post Cruise Hotel Planning
We were leaving on the Friday before Christmas from NYC. To make sure we didn’t miss the ship’s departure, we followed the online advice to arrive the day before departure. While NYC is only a 3-4 hour drive from Boston, we didn't want to risk traffic, snow, or other delays the morning the ship was… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Pre-Cruise Hotel Planning
Cruises were a completely new thing for us. We had to do a lot of research to find out about different cruise lines, different destinations and room types. In the end, since we were restricted to leaving from NYC, there was only one itinerary that fit our schedule. There were many more options leaving from… Continue reading Christmas 2018 – Cruise Planning
Around the middle of the summer we hadn’t figured out what our plans for Christmas vacation were. Last year we had gone to NYC to visit my wife’s family which had gathered there for the holiday. We were looking to do something else this year. Looking at the school calendar we had 11 days off… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – What do to for Christmas?
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