here with traveling with Bruce hi you doin today welcome to my video today's
video is called top tip for cruise ship vacationers everything you need to know
whether you're a first timer or a veteran what you really want to know is
well after the cruise is over these are the memories you want to be taking with
you memories of views like this from the
deck of your cruise ship whether you've been in the Caribbean or in Europe or
Alaska you want these memories to last a lifetime and I have some videos with
photos here some of my cruises over the years and they were great but I can tell
you right now if you don't plan it right you could have yourself a bit of a
problem when you're down here to Caribbean bring some sunscreen and bring
a hat or - don't forget your bathing trunks all the obvious stuff you're
gonna be in a Sun an awful lot and it's going to be glorious but when the cruise
is over you've got to be ready for this embarkation whether you've been on a
ship like this the Oasis of the Seas or whether you've been down in st. Thomas
looking at this gorgeous area here as a zoom in over the airport and hand over
the harbor where the cruise ships are once this is over you got to go home and
the first thing you got to remember is the cruise line sold you a bill of goods
you remember those brochures about how nice and beautiful your rooms look like
this or your room looked like this well that's not what your room looks like on
the last day of your cruise your room is gonna look like this you've got a pack
and get out the scramble is on grab the suitcases and put it all away you bought
stuff while you were on your trip you know you did and now you're stuffing it
into this luggage oh the poor luggage how are you gonna do it after you pack
it up guess what the luggage goes into the hallway and the porters get ready in
the evening to take it downstairs and pack it up on those racks with all the
other baggage from everybody else especially if you're on a ship with
5,000 other passengers this is what your luggage is going to be looking like with
everyone else's and then it goes from here to the pier and then into the
customs area and you'll check and find your bag a little bit later in this mess
right here but you don't have a carry-on and you forgot
to pack clothing for your trip home and you're in your PJs you might be leaving
the ship look like this guy and you don't want to be doing this this is
going to be highly inconvenient make sure you pack clothing for your trip
home tomorrow check your vault in your room make sure
it's empty don't leave any valuables behind they're yours take them with you
another thing to remember is when you're getting ready to leave take these with
you your room key cards they make a great souvenir but if you've forgotten
something in your room you can get back in there and take one last peek don't
leave them in the room and slam the door behind them another thing if you're
gonna take those bathrobes which by the way they are a lot looser on the first
day of the cruise narrow bit tighter at the end of the cruise have you noticed
that you want to take these things home you're gonna pay for they're gonna
charge ya uh if you tell them you're taking them they'll they'll be happy to
charge you but if you sneak them out don't worry they're just gonna charge
your form so don't be doing that on the morning of disembarkation yet a nice
breakfast get up in nice and early head out either have it filter to your room
go to the dining room go to the buffet and have a nice meal because if you're
traveling on this day you might not be able to get a meal for three or four or
five hours after you get off the ship and get onto a plane who knows check
your room belt they're gonna send that to you in the evening before you get off
the ship make sure everything on there is correct if not head downstairs and
check it out with the hotel staff downstairs also the photo area you may
want to get your photos the day before not on the last day the day before
because it's gonna be a bit of a zoo down there and you don't want to be in
the middle of all that if you're leaving the ship with your own luggage make sure
you're not taking too much if you can't caught like this guy you're gonna have a
problem getting around maybe it's best to you know catch the luggage downstairs
and have a skycap help you over that might be a bit much you want to go home
with these kinds of memories of your trip the great time you had the
beautiful views you've had the sights that you've seen that you've never seen
before or haven't seen in a while and are gonna see again you this is what you
want to remember a cruise for don't get caught in your PJs too
don't be doing that guy nice stuff remember the crews for what it was it
was a time to relax and enjoy the amenities that they offer you hung out
at the spa you know hung out on your balcony and you watch the sea go by hour
after hour and you read some books you ate too much but it was good wasn't it
you drank too much but it was good wasn't it and you had a wonderful time
wasn't a family reunion maybe it was maybe it was just a - you're getting
away for a little holiday but here's the sunset that I tried to capture an old
boy you want to try and capture a capture a sunset on a moving cruise ship
Oh unless you have a tripod it's kind of tough and Here I am holding my brand-new
camera with this high-end zoom lens desperately trying to catch the sunset
as the Sun is disappearing here in the Pacific Ocean I'm on a Mexican cruise
here and the Sun is going down an awful fast and I can't make it do it again and
when he does it once every day and you got to catch it so I'm zooming in I'm
watching it it's disappearing the sliver is almost gone the Sun is almost done
here it goes here it goes hang on Bruce don't feet too shaky on the camera try
and get the shot try and get the shot hang on for God's sake oh and don't
forget about your luggage store and don't be wearing PJs getting off the
ship don't be doing any of that there goes the Sun it's gone
it's all over but the crying cuz the next morning you're getting off that
boat and you got to go back home to well where the relatives are this is Bruce
with traveling with Bruce thanks for joining me today we'll talk to you soon
goodbye everybody