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In this podcast, we talk tips, tactics, and strategies
to help you make every cruise your dream cruise.
Hello.
Hello.
What are you doing?
You know, again, it's been a while since I've done this.
So I'm all thrown off.
You're rusty.
I'm rusty.
Well, I'm always rusty.
A little rusty on the mic.
Yeah.
It's alright.
We'll get you.
I had nothing to say.
We'll get you right back in the saddle, don't you worry?
I think our best work is done off.
You know, off air.
I think so too.
We're always more funny, and I think we let our hair down a little bit more,
but maybe some of it would be inappropriate for our audience.
Maybe.
Maybe.
Anyhow, welcome back, Mr. cruise tips TV.
Like I said, I'm a little rusty.
What do I do?
Respond.
Just respond.
No, you did not.
I'm just teasing you.
No, it's good to have you back.
So you're right.
Junior was with me last week.
We did our part two of the Diamond Princess cruise review.
That was fun.
I liked that week one was your perspective, and then week two.
It's kind of his perspective, but also it was a Q&A from our audience.
And I think he did a great job.
He always surprises me, though, every time I bring him on,
the things that kids says are always so interesting to me.
Well, he's his own person now.
He is his own person, but he got mad.
He was upset because you may be thinking of something else,
but he was upset because he thought he didn't do a good job.
Yeah, that's what he said.
He said he wished he had spent more time reviewing the questions.
Now, I gave him the questions in advance,
but he was unhappy with some of his answers.
I think he's getting a little bit of that inner critic from somebody here on the podcast, named you.
I think he's rough on himself.
He's hard on himself, kind of like you are.
Scott Lee is inherited a little bit of that.
Mr. cruise tips TV.
I'd respond to that, but it would probably be something stupid.
Yeah.
Or critical.
Well, anyhow, he's a good boy and he did an awesome job.
I feel like sometimes when you hear yourself back or you're just thinking about it,
I wish I would have said this, or he thought about maybe a better answer,
because we threw a lot at him, but he did a good job.
I just want to thank all of you who gave us good feedback on that episode.
I know that was very niche.
This is my teens perspective on cruising Japan,
but at the same time we had so many requests for his perspective
and there were so many questions for him that we thought we should do it.
So I hope you all enjoyed that.
All right, so what are we talking about?
This week we are talking about cruise advice from our audience.
Every six months to a year, so I like to poll our audience and say,
hey, what's the best bit of advice you've heard?
What's going on?
Yeah, what's going on?
There's always some constants.
There's always people who come on and say things that are good, basic cruise tips,
like don't over pack and don't remove the gratuities.
And those are all really good things.
What I was looking for in this one was what our audience responded the most to.
So it wasn't about what I thought was a good advice, like don't over pack
and don't remove the gratuities.
Those sound really good to me.
What I looked for, what people responded to on this Facebook post.
So I put out a just a simple question to people,
what is the best piece of cruise advice you've ever been given?
And I waited for about three weeks to let people respond.
There were over 840 comments on this post.
And yeah, and I let people just kind of weigh in and respond back and forth.
And I took the most responded to bits of advice with people that seemed to have an impact on our audience.
So it wasn't my choice.
It was what people thought was powerful and moving and important and timely.
And that's what we're going to base it on.
I think there's about 15 to 17 bits of cruise advice here.
And some of them were kind of inspirational.
Some of them are straight up practical.
But we're going to kind of go back and forth between inspirational practical.
And things honestly, I never even knew or heard before that I think I'm going to try.
So good stuff.
I am on the edge of my seat.
Okay. Well, the first one comes from John Carey,
and this is one of my favorites.
This is why it's at the top guys.
He said that the best advice he ever got was from a cruise director at the time, John Heald.
And on embarkation day, John Heald actually came on the PA,
actually turned out to be the ill-fated carnival splendor cruise that went very wrong.
But listen to what the cruise director said to the entire ship.
He said, and I quote something like this.
He actually John said they're paraphrasing, so it's not really a quote.
But he said, you will be with us for a week.
And we're here to take care of you.
Please let us do that.
We ask that what you do is put all of your real life stresses and anxieties in your suitcase
and leave them under the bed for the week.
Those things will still be there a week from now.
But for the week, relax, have fun, and let us take care of you.
I thought that was amazing.
I love this.
I wanted to open the podcast with it because I think it's so powerful.
But you have to be open to that.
So the tip is let them take care of you.
Let them take care of you and put away your worries.
Release all that negative energy.
Yeah, put it in the suitcase under the bed.
And I think there's something in a little box.
Put it in a box under the bed.
There is something powerful to you, though, sometimes, and this is very self-help,
sharey side of things.
But when you visualize putting aside all the negativity or all the stresses,
the life pressures, when you visualize literally putting them in a suitcase,
zipping them up and not being able to access them for a week,
I think sometimes that helps us to release those types of things.
Mr. Christy, is that enough?
I need my anxiety.
You're going to go unzip it and pull it out.
I need this.
I need this.
Go get it.
Go pull it out from under the bed.
No, I'm a managed expectations kind of guy.
That's my mantra.
Yes.
Manage expectations.
I have an example of a time that you wanted to manage our expectations.
Now, wait a minute.
Oh, you don't like this.
When you say now, wait a minute.
I get DMs and people.
Because that sounds controlling.
Oh no, it's not at all.
You're trying to manage our hands.
Oh no, I don't think it sounds controlling.
I think it's you trying to protect us from disappointment.
Am I wrong?
I can't just want the family to be happy.
Well, you know that junior and I approach things with,
let's go skipping through the woods,
everything's going to be great, mentality,
and you're just trying to be the voice of reason sometimes.
Well, here's the big thing really though.
A lot of times you and junior have the idea that you can do it all.
And it's going to be exactly like you expect.
Sometimes you guys get into that.
And he wants to do his all.
And you want to do your all.
And you guys can't get that done.
And sometimes it causes first day friction.
Let's use the word friction.
We do actually, and I think this is a time
because this is kind of one of those more like sharing podcasts,
right?
I think that first day is really hard for me and junior.
We typically struggle through it quite a bit
because we're budding heads about what we want to do.
He's got his agenda.
I've got my agenda.
And my agenda, unfortunately, and fortunately,
usually involves filming, right?
And so if he's got to go do something,
we need to feed that meter and make sure that he's happy.
Because after all, our family vacations at the end of the day
need to be our family vacations.
And we have to watch that.
So, however, I will tell you that I think that this advice
is pertinent because if you can start earlier
in your cruise and in releasing some of that stress and anxiety,
you're going to start enjoying the cruise more quickly.
But I think that most people have an adjustment period.
I don't think most people skip onto the gangway,
and they're totally there with their relaxation.
I think we feel like a euphoria right when we get on the ship,
but it still takes most people some time,
typically a matter of days and not hours sometimes
to get into that mode.
So, whatever you can do to get there more quickly is always nice.
Well, in your defense, I think that we should say that
you and he plan for these things,
but everything changes the minute the spares hit the deck.
You know what I mean?
They hate dudes.
Because whatever.
Yes.
Because I can't think of a cruise that we've been on
where you haven't said, well, I want Junior to be able to do what he wants
and I want to take him here and there.
But once you get on the ship, things change.
You know, you may be thinking, I want to go to this place
and then you run off to that place and it's not open.
And then you're home.
And then you have to do something different.
Your whole plan is off.
Yeah, exactly.
Okay, well back to the managing expectations thing.
I think it's actually a gift that you are able to do that.
And one of those things I think that you often will do is say,
okay, let's look at this and let's make sure that everybody knows
what to expect and are we really going to be happy doing this
or should we do X?
Right?
It's a good thing.
So, anyway, clarifying that.
All right.
So, thank you, John.
Very much for that wonderful starter.
Now, really the second most popular tip that someone gave us
from Debra Myers, Debra said the following,
do as much stuff on the ship that you can do.
Play the games, go to the shows, do the karaoke, eat, drink,
spend time at the pool, sunbathe, people watch and make friends.
People loved this.
They're like, yes, that's what cruising is all about.
And I think for some people, they're like, yes, I want to go do all the things
and then there's other people who are like, I want to reverse that.
I want to do nothing.
But I think what Debra is saying is, do what works for you.
And if that means a big list of activities for the day, do it.
If it means napping twice in a day and not leaving your state room
and reading a book for three straight days, that's also great.
But the whole point is, it's your vacation.
Do what you want to do.
And think about what that means.
I think that's good advice.
Because I think I've been on both sides of this.
In fact, I can remember planning for a cruise and saying,
this time, let's not miss out on so much.
And I sat down the night before and I would highlight things in the pattern.
It seems like it was a princess for us to meet.
And you know, things that I wanted to do, that I wanted us to do.
But then I started feeling guilty because you can't, again, you can't do it all.
Yeah, totally.
And so you have to find the right balance in what works for you.
So I had to let go of the feeling that I'm missing out FOMO.
I guess.
And just say, you know, it's okay if I just hang out on the balcony
and stare out at the ocean for four hours if I want to.
That's your progative.
And I think there's some different cruises for different things, right?
Like for us, when you go on a Royal Caribbean cruise,
you get more of that FOMO failing because there is so much to do, right?
Like Zipline, I show flowwriter, you know, this show, that dining venue.
But then maybe when we go on Princess, it's a little bit more like,
okay, rest relaxation, hang out in your robes, put on your slippers,
sit on the balcony, order room service, right?
Like it's a different vibe.
Yeah, but don't make people think there's nothing to do on Princess or God help.
There's a ton of things to do on Princess.
And you know, you can feel like you've missed out Princess too.
I mean, you are going to miss things.
It's the same cruise three times and never repeat things on, yeah, 100%.
But I think that's more like the vibe, I guess, for us,
is when we cruise on certain lines, we are more go-go-go.
Royal and Carnival, a little bit more go-go-go, you know, Princess, Seaborn,
Holland America, you're going to relax a little bit more, put your feet up.
It may be harder to relax on Royal Caribbean because there is so much going on.
And it's so activity focused.
And typically you're going to have, you know, Coco key or something like that.
Right.
That gets you amped up.
It's interesting.
Yeah.
I have to be honest.
I don't think I've ever come home from a Royal Caribbean cruise feeling like relax.
No.
Isn't that interesting?
Well, even, you know, even the, I can't think of what they call it.
The, where all the shops are.
Oh, yeah, the, the promenade.
That's just bustling all the time.
Yeah.
Exactly.
So yeah, it's very activity focused.
It is.
You know, I mean, on the bigger mass market, new, or I'm sorry, not mass market,
the new builds, especially because they're built to be that way, right?
Interesting.
Okay.
All right, moving on.
Our next tip comes from Dale Pereira Frey, who said,
do not read negative comments about a cruise or a ship and be afraid to go.
Go.
Figure it out.
Go look for yourself, experience it for yourself, and be prepared to have a blast.
I think that's true of just about any cruise, right?
You could read, you could go to cruise critic or cruise line.com and find the worst
ranked ship and choose to go on that sailing, and you could have a horrible time,
or you could probably turn it around and have a blast just based on your attitude
and the choices that you make, right?
But yeah, be careful about reading negative reviews.
I think that's a minefield and something that people need to be very careful about.
You have to remember, people absolutely love to complain,
and they absolutely love to write out long detailed complaints about things
because it's a way to get something off their chest.
Now, that does not mean that these complaints are not valid,
that doesn't mean people shouldn't be doing it absolutely not.
That's why sights like cruise critic exist, right?
So people can go and give honest feedback,
but you have to be very careful how much you base your decisions
on other people's feedback.
Positive or negative?
Yeah, I think there's a skill to reading reviews,
whether it's movie reviews or product reviews, cruise reviews.
You kind of have to know how to decipher them.
Yeah.
There was a point in my life where I wouldn't read movie reviews
because if I did, it would ruin the movie.
Oh, whatever.
There's a lot of people who can relate to that.
Whatever they talk about in the review, I would see it.
You would be waiting for it, looking for it, expecting it,
whereas if you just went in cold...
Yeah, former own opinions.
Plus, reading movie reviews is a terrible idea because it's like a spoiler.
Saying could be said for a cruise, right?
Don't let someone be your spoiler.
Yeah, absolutely.
Somebody says the buffet is crowded when you go to the buffet,
you're going to go, hey, it is crowded.
It is crowded.
I knew this was going to happen.
All right, cool.
Next one's from Laurie Hornbecker.
Laurie, basically what she's saying is, expect your cruise personality
to change throughout your cruising career.
And I think we've seen an arc with that ourselves.
But she says, choosing the right cruise line can be
as or more important than choosing the destination.
Cruise lines have personalities and they can change over time.
So research what fits you best.
And I think we're in the middle of a transition like that right now, right?
Where I think we spent so much of our young cruising life doing
like Mexican Riviera, Carnival, Princess, right, Caribbean.
And now, we've gone through phases.
We went into our world's travel phase before the pandemic.
And then we had to ease back into cruising
and kind of had to do the more basic things again.
So it was like back to Carnival, back to the Mexican Riviera.
And now I think we're exploring other things.
We're exploring luxury, we're exploring semi-exposition type things.
And we're wanting to get out and do more world travel on, I think,
different types of vessels.
And I think it's really interesting to just know it's okay to change, right?
And it's okay to change from day to day.
You might be in the mood for a Royal Caribbean cruise in January
and need a relaxing dose of Holland America in May.
And that's okay. You can do it all and you can change.
But make sure that you, before you book your cruise,
you know why you're cruising and what you need from that voyage or cruise,
whatever you want to call it.
What do you think, yeah?
He's just nodding, yeah.
Yeah, well, you pretty much covered everything.
When you said this, I was going to say that your personality
can change, your cruise personality can change from cruise to cruise.
But you essentially said that yourself.
And I don't think there were really locked into any one style.
No, we're not.
I think it's all about timing.
You know?
With us, so it's always about making the best of whatever that line has to offer
and not trying to compare.
Right.
So we kind of go with the flow.
Yes, absolutely.
We're willing to bend our personality to meet the crew for this personality.
Yeah, exactly.
I think that's what we do.
And I think there are times when we think about our son too.
Like, you know, taking him on Royal Caribbean,
on Wonder of the Seas back in January,
that was very much something we knew he would absolutely love
and he'd be totally into because of all the bells and whistles on the ship, right?
And at the same time, knowing that when we went on Seaborn in June,
that was going to be more of a restorative cruise for mom and dad.
And of course, he'd have a blast.
But for us, that was just pure rest and rejuvenation.
Like, there's just, there's different times for different things.
Okay.
Speaking of change, this is so timely.
Nikki Grant said, changes are going to happen with your itinerary.
Be prepared.
Embrace it.
Nikki's like, I didn't quite get it until it happened to us.
The ship broke down in port.
And we missed a port day instead of being angry.
We enjoyed a fun C day and rested instead.
And she said that advice replayed in my mind.
And that's exactly what we did.
It's so true, Nikki, when you go into it with the expectation that your ports are going to change
and that they could change, you're going to have such a better time.
I have to be honest.
I really think itinerary changes are more a part of cruising these days than they are not.
I think that our, I'd say at least 25% of our cruises that we've been on since the restart have had a port change,
a time and port change, a complete itinerary overhaul, an itinerary reversal, skipped ports, added C days.
I mean, at least one in four cruises.
This happens.
Yeah, you got to be ready for it and you can't let it get you down.
Yeah.
It's going to be disappointed, but you, you work through that disappointment and shake it off as fast as you can.
Yes.
So just please folks, do not book a cruise for a single port.
Now there's exceptions to this where I've, I think people have the right to be upset and I get it.
Like for example, did you hear about the carnival cruise that was supposed to go to Greenland?
Didn't, couldn't even go to Greenland at all and ended up being basically a candidate in New England cruise?
Okay, that is frustrating.
I get it, but you still also have to understand that there, there are things outside of the cruise line's control that can happen and may happen.
So all right.
Speaking of things outside your control, I'm like, I'm a segue girl here.
Teresa Laurie Dunbar has quite a doozy of a story about why you need to get the insurance.
And we can't just let this tip lie.
You guys, it's so incredibly critical.
We actually just bought an annual cruise type insurance policy because we were picking up our travel pace a little bit and we're like, you know, I think we need to get an annual policy.
Be careful with annual policies though because they do come with limitations and you may need to ensure each trip additionally for cancel for any reason, etc.
But here's what Teresa said, just like definitely get the insurance.
I was sick on our first cruise, had to be hospitalized the last day in St. Martin, relapsed in Miami trying to get back home.
Insurance reimbursed her daughter and her for flights back, all hospital bills, long distance calls, cabs and food.
It would have cost them $15,000 out of pocket without it.
Huge advice, like when you need to hear these personal experiences that people have.
Let's hope and pray that you don't need it, but don't travel without it guys, especially as we start getting older.
As you, as we start aging, we're all aging together.
Get on board, get the insurance.
Hopefully you won't need it and it will be, let's just say, a waste of money.
But it really never is because if something happens, you could be in big, big trouble.
All right. Oh, sorry.
Peace of mind. Peace of mind.
Is that a waste of money? No. Good point.
Too shay. Well said.
All right. Melissa Sue Robles has a good one.
If you've got a kid who's a picky eater or an adult who's a picky eater, pack sandwich bags on a cruise.
You can do things like make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at the buffet and take them ashore.
You can grab ready-made sandwiches, snacks, things like that.
Or if you have someone who gets low blood sugar, me, you can grab some snacks and take them with you
on shore. Be super careful though, you guys, because obviously there's some restrictions in ports
about taking fruits and meats and other types of things on with you.
But typically a pastry or a PB&J tucked into a sandwich bag is usually okay.
Just, you know, know that not everything can be taken ashore.
But I think that's really good advice for parents and for people who travel with hangry folk like myself.
Next one is a killer tip. Now we got this tip multiple times.
So I just want to, I'm not even going to read anyone's name because so many people suggested this,
but it's prepay for as much as you possibly can before the cruise, right?
Gertuities, drink packages, excursions, sure, you know, excuse me, spa stuff.
Anything that you can possibly pay beforehand, do it.
It makes it so much more pleasant, it allows you to budget more,
and it really just makes it so that you don't get that additional punch in the gut of dread at the end of your cruise.
It's already hard enough to get off the ship, but to have that huge, huge bill at the end is so rough.
All right, true. All right, here's a good one.
This is a fun one. I love this. You know how we always say like the lead up to the cruise is just as cool as the cruise.
The planning process, right? The packing, the planning.
Tracy Britton said in the three month run up to her cruise,
she suggests buying something every week and putting it away in like a cruise case, a closet, a bag,
because that excitement is so brilliant, just knowing that you started packing in your planning.
Allow yourself to stretch that excitement to the pre cruise period. I love that so much.
Shopping. Shopping is so good.
Another tip that I got from multiple people, Jennifer, Jeannie, all kinds of people,
said, if you get motion sick, you're doing it wrong.
And what do I mean by you're doing it wrong?
They say you're actually supposed to start taking your motion sickness medications either before you get on the ship,
or the morning of your cruise. Like embarkation morning, you should be popping that boning, the mescaline,
whatever the heck you're taking. You need to take it beforehand.
And you can even take your motion sickness medicine when you get off the ship. If you get that rocky,
I'm still on a cruise weird feeling. So thank you to those of you who mentioned that taking your motion sickness medicine is actually an art,
and it is not something to be done reactively. It is something that should be done proactively.
Next tip comes from Joseph. He know Joseph said he got this tip from me, but I don't know.
I'm going to throw it back at you, Joseph, and say thank you for this, because he said you need to be a traveling pharmacy.
Bring every pharmaceutical item you think you may need for discomfort, allergies, getting a cold, whatever it is.
Now I'm going to give you guys some real talk here on this.
Y'all remember a time when we were all going on cruises, and everyone was still so paranoid about COVID,
not only were they paranoid about COVID and being careful before their trip, but they actually had to take a COVID test.
So you couldn't really sneak onto a cruise ship sick anymore. I mean, you couldn't at the time. Now guess what?
Those days are gone. People are back at it. They're cruising with every kind of illness under the sun.
I really wish I was wrong, but it's going to happen, guys. We're going to get colds.
We're going to get little illnesses. Our allergies might flare up. You're for sure probably going to get a headache at some point.
Pack everything in anything you possibly could need. Now I'm not saying you need a large quantity of it.
I'm talking about taking enough Advil or ibuprofen or whatever to get yourself by for the week.
A couple of packets of allergy or cold medicine in a small bag.
Not big quantities because you can always buy this stuff in port if you need it.
God forbid you should get sick, but I have not been on a cruise where I didn't dip into the medicine bag for something in the last two years.
I've needed it every single time, whether it's pain relief, a bandaid for someone having a little blister or a little tiny boo-boo for junior.
There's something that's going to happen. You're going to need it.
I wish you didn't.
Me too.
So yeah, folks, I don't want to be a Debbie Downer about this, but yeah.
People are, they're boarding the ships with the sniffles and things, and things are passing around again.
And this is just life. Look, I get sick more often from flying than I do from going on cruises.
Any kind of place where you're congregating with others, it can happen.
And it's just part of life. Viruses are a part of life.
We can't avoid them, but we want to be real, and I want to thank Joseph for bringing it back up again.
All right, moving on, Tommy Lynch has a really great tip.
And I didn't think about this when this is about short surgeons, but Tommy said, you know,
remember that in 90% of the islands that you visit, like Caribbean, Mexico, whatever,
there is going to be some kind of tourism right there when you get off the ship.
There's going to be some kind of excursion that you can book.
They might even have some of the same adventures as your cruise ship is selling,
and it's probably going to be a little bit cheaper to do it that way.
Now, this isn't a strategy for everyone.
Like, if you're a planner, you don't want to be booking your excursions on the dock.
And, you know, there are going to be places where that's not realistic, like Alaska,
where things book up and you absolutely cannot book them when you walk off.
But there are a lot of places on the islands.
A Caribbean is a good example of, if you can wing it a little bit,
you can probably save some good money on that.
Unless you're in catch can, where they've got all those booths lined up.
You know what I'm talking about?
Yeah, catch can, Juneau.
Yeah, I think you might be thinking of Juneau.
But those are like the buses to the glacier, but they were so pricey.
Yeah, they're pricey.
They were still expensive.
Yeah, even, I mean, I think I am getting it confused.
But you know what I'm talking about?
They have all those booths lined up and people were like,
come on over here.
Come on.
The doctor is in.
Yeah, it's crazy.
Yeah, they really are those kind of shacks, though.
They're like wood.
Like they can clearly disassemble them and take them out of the area.
But you're right.
There are places in Alaska where you can do it.
Grab some buses out to Mendenhall or maybe do a little last-minute ATVing
or hiking or something like that.
Selection will be limited.
But yeah, Caribbean is a good place to do it.
Mexico, you can kind of do it.
If you get off the ship early in the day,
you're going to have more options.
But yeah, good point, Tommy.
And I like that one.
Okay, we have a classic tip from Karen Clay.
And I know that we mentioned this on an episode before,
where we did something like this.
But Karen said, take thank you cards for the crew
to write nice notes to them or do additional gratuities.
Those, she said that she was told by a crew member
that after a crazy turnaround day,
it helps the crew to read notes about how they might have made
someone's vacation better.
So whether you're tipping extra or not,
writing a handwritten note goes so far with the crew.
So I love this, Karen, I had to bring the tip back.
I know that we've done it before.
But a great tip from Charles.
Charles said, you got to plan ahead when you're cruising,
plan to fall in love with it.
Because when you, you really fall in love with that first cruise,
what's going to happen is you're going to start booking cruises
on the way home from your last one.
So plan ahead, save money because when the bug bites
and you're like, okay, this was so great.
You're going to be planning that next cruise on the way home
or as soon as you get back.
It's a fact. So plan ahead for it, guys.
Do you know what I'm talking about, Mr. Cruise's TV?
I remember so many times when we cruised out of San Francisco
to Alaska.
And I made you drive so that I could go onto the website.
As usually at that point, it was the Princess website
and booked the next cruise.
Oh, for so many of our cruises on the way home,
you're like, can you drive?
I want to, I want to find something out.
Yeah, it's this thing. It's like this thing.
So plan to fall in love, plan to book another one,
plan to save more money because you're going back, folks.
If you're a new cruiser, you need to know
that the cruise bug is going to bite you
and you're going to fall in love with it.
Yeah, you got that future cruising, too.
Oh, yeah.
I think almost all lines hover that, don't they?
They do. Most lines offer some form of if you book on board,
you get some kind of a little on board credit.
In some cases, I think it's worth it
because they'll have a reduced deposit
and a sizable on board credit.
But if they don't reduce your deposit
and the on board credit is puny
or there's really no incentive,
I would avoid it and just wait until you get home
and book with your travel agent.
But yeah, they're out there.
Some are better than others.
Some are more generous.
Royal Caribbean has a really good one.
Princess also has a good one.
So if you know you're going to cruise that line again, go for it.
Here's a clever one from Megan Buchelos.
Megan said, bring some kind of air freshener for your room
because you do not know who is in that room prior.
And I did get some other similar tips like this.
People are saying, you need to pack a bottle of lysol.
Or you need to take air freshener.
Or you need to take pooperie.
Like all these avoid the stink kind of tips
I thought were kind of fun.
All right, now, Mr. cruise tips TV,
I always like to share a really inspirational tip
from someone towards the end.
And this is kind of our poetic one
from one of our audience members.
But before I kind of wrap it up,
you got anything else that you wanted to share?
Any cruise advice that you've been hearing
or anything that's new and improved
that you kind of want to put out there?
No, I mean, nothing new.
I always say, you know what I say, manage expectations.
Yes.
And go with the flow.
If you can go with the flow, go with the flow.
It's so much nicer when you can go with the flow.
It's a gift.
You're going to be happier.
You're going to be way happier than if you're like uptight, right?
And thinking it has to be this way.
It applies to so many things.
For example, missing a port.
If you just go with the flow.
Yes.
You're not going to get upset about that.
And if you manage your expectations,
if you think, hey, I'm not going to hit every port,
then you're not going to be disappointed
when you miss one.
I might get a bonus CD.
Look at it that way, right?
Something like that.
Something like that.
Something like that.
Well, thank you for that.
All right, so here's what Cheryl Davis Clipax had to say.
She said,
save and bring more money than you think you'll need.
Pack less than what you think you'll need.
Take more pictures and videos than you think you'll want.
Don't drink too much because it's not worth the price.
And have fun doing anything.
And nothing.
See, that could have been the whole show, right?
I know, right?
Thank you, Cheryl.
She said one comment.
I know.
I know.
I know.
Well, I hope you all enjoyed this.
We love hearing from our audience.
Thank you to those of you who contributed.
Obviously, we didn't read all six to 800 comments on the air.
But we summarized the ones that were most popular.
And we had fun doing it.
Have a great week, everybody.
And until next time, we'll see you on the high seas.
Thank you.