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CautionCOVID-19 informacija: Bilo je mnogo epidemija COVID-19 (novi koronavirus) na brodovima za krstarenje početkom 2020. Infekcije se lako mogu proširiti na brodu, a medicinska skrb na brodu je ograničena. Usred epidemije karantene i pristajanje izazovni su djelomično zbog velikog broja ljudi na brodu. Američka i kanadska vlada preporučuju izbjegavanje putovanja brodovima za krstarenje zasad. Stariji putnici i oni s osnovnim zdravstvenim stanjem su najugroženiji.

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Kruzeri su putovanje sa značajnim prednostima i nekoliko nedostataka. Neki ih vole; drugi se ne brinu za njih. Olakšavaju vam posjetiti nekoliko mjesta u jednom putovanju, bez potrebe za prepakiranjem stvari, a automobilom / vlakom / autobusom / avionom putuju do svakog mjesta. Na krstarenju, vaš "hotel" dolazi s vama - kabina, obroci i prijevoz, pa čak i zabava. Jednom se raspakirate i možda odete u krevet Cabo San Lucas i probudite se u Puerto Vallarta, i tako dalje na druga odredišta, pakirati samo na kraju krstarenja. Ovo može stvoriti izvrsno putničko iskustvo. Vaš osjećaj gdje se nalazite ugrožen je samo ne uzimajući na znanje svoj plan putovanja i dnevne brodske biltene dostavljene u vašu kabinu.

Takvo uzorkovanje različitih luka, gradova, otoka ili obala u regiji može vam pomoći da odlučite želite li i gdje kasnije posjetiti dulje vrijeme. Tipični itinerari krstarenja ograničavaju vrijeme provedeno na svakom mjestu; obično to znači samo dan aktivnosti ili razgledavanja grada. Oni također mogu uključivati ​​jedan ili više dana na moru - raj ako uživate u opuštajućem danu kraj bazena ili drugim brodskim aktivnostima, ali manje ako više volite aktivnije i otvorenije istraživanje na kopnu. Unatoč tome, koristi premašuju nedostatke za dovoljno ljudi koji podržavaju rastuću industriju.

Danas možete posjetiti svaki kontinent na zemlji, uključujući Antarktika, brodom za krstarenje. Egzotična odredišta, poput Otoci Galapagos, najbolje ih posjećuju mala ekspedicijska plovila. Iako su ova krstarenja skupa, putovat ćete sa stručnim vodičima.

Ovaj se članak fokusira na krstarenje oceanima i brodove. Krstarenja predstavljaju samo jednu od više mogućnosti za putnička putovanja morem; trajekti doći do izoliranih obalnih izvoza bez ceste i otoka gdje udaljenost ili ograničena količina prometa čine izgradnju mosta autocestama nepraktičnom, riječni brod i kanal teglenice krstarenje nude detaljniji, izbliza pogled na mnoge zemlje u njihovim interijerima, dok je nekoliko preostalih oceanski brodovi nisu bili dizajnirani kao plutajući hoteli za zabavu već kao praktična transportna plovila izgrađena za brzinu. Za putovanja manjim brodovima vidi Krstarenje malim brodom.

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Zlatno doba prekookeanskih putničkih putovanja uvelike je izblijedjelo. Nekoliko preživjelih brodova iz doba velike oceanski brodovi uglavnom su pretvoreni u krstarenje, sačuvani kao muzeji i / ili hoteli ili su postavljeni. To ne znači da više nema ni brodskog putovanja preko mora. Zapravo, moderno putnički brodovi su ponekad brži od nekadašnjih oceanskih brodova i na neki su način luksuzniji - i ne morate kupovati karte prvog razreda da biste uživali u većini njih. Cunard "kraljice" Kraljica Marija 2, Kraljica Viktorija i kraljica Elizabeth još uvijek sezonski obavljaju tradicionalne brze prijelaze preko Atlantika, a drugi put ih koriste kao brodovi za krstarenje. Kraljica Marija 2, pokrenut 2004., traje od Southampton do New York City, nekada dobro utabana staza za više suparničkih transatlantskih putničkih linija. Tih dana putnici su bili fizički odvojeni klasom prolaska koju su rezervirali (primjer u filmu "Titanic"). Danas gotovo svi javni objekti i površine dijele svi putnici.

Slika putovanja brodom za krstarenje koju je naslikala TV serija Ljubavni čamac (emitirano 1977-87) nije posebno zavaravajući (osim o neizbježnom blaženstvu prije debarkacije i sveameričke posade), ali jest nepotpun. Zbog ekonomije razmjera, većina modernih brodova za krstarenje prevozi puno putnika. Iako se luksuzni segment krstarenja može pohvaliti malim brodovima - čak i "butik" brodovima ili "mega-jahtama" - većina brodova čini plutajuće gradove. Putovanja se kreću od nekoliko dana do punog obilaska svijeta u trajanju od tri mjeseca ili više, dok se cijene kreću od nekoliko stotina dolara do 100 000 američkih dolara ili više.

Luksuzne linije za krstarenje mogu imati brodove koji prevoze samo 100–800 putnika. Veći brodovi prevoze 2.000–3.500 putnika, dok mega-brodovi mogu prevesti preko 5.000. Najveći kruzer na svijetu, Simfonija mora može prevesti 6700 putnika (5500 pri dvostrukoj zauzetosti) i ima bruto tonažu gotovo pet puta veću od brzine Titanski! Svaka veličina ima svoje zasluge; na primjer:

  • Manji brodovi mogu posjetiti manje luke na vrlo poželjnim, surovim obalama ili neobičnim krajevima, na pr. rivijera, Galapagos, fjordovi.
  • Veći brodovi mogu ponuditi još nekoliko pogodnosti kako je raspravljeno u "Ugrađenom zrakoplovu" dolje, ali moraju koristiti velike luke (ili sidrišta / privezišta na moru) i zahtijevati prometnu i obilaznu infrastrukturu za rad s toliko ljudi.
  • Mega-brodovi nude ogromne javne prostore i široke aktivnosti, ali ograničeni su na glavne luke s još većom turističkom infrastrukturom.

Kružne linije nude različite itinerere. Primjeri se kreću od:

  • Nekoliko dana na moru ili u obližnju luku. Mogu se ponuditi kao uvod u krstarenje ili samo kao prilika za zabavu.
  • Jedan ili dva tjedna za posjet lukama i znamenitostima u određenoj regiji, prema "Vrste krstarenja" u nastavku.
  • Mjesec dana ili više vidjeti regiju svijeta ili tri ili više mjeseci obići svijet; životno iskustvo.

Svako krstarenje sastoji se od jednog ili više segmenti krstarenja, npr. 1-2-tjedni "kružni izlet" može biti jedan segment, dok posjet dvije ili više regija ponekad može uključivati ​​2-3 segmenta krstarenja oko svijeta. Na taj način, linije za krstarenje mogu prodati pristupačne "komade" dugih krstarenja koje inače malo tko može uzeti u obzir. Nerijetko će kruzeri kupiti dva ili tri back-to-back / sekvencijalna segmenta za izgradnju duljeg krstarenja, npr. 7-10 dana od Floride do zapadnih Kariba, povratak, zatim 7-10 dana za istočne ili dva ili tri više svjetskih regija kad su daleko.

Cijena ekonomskog krstarenja može se usporediti s boravkom u hotelu s malim sobama, ali dobrim sadržajima, obrocima itd. Standardne kabine mogu koštati 80-150 USD dnevno po osobi, dok cijena luksuznog krstarenja ili ekspedicijskog krstarenja u polarne regije može koštati 1000 USD dnevno - da, po osobi. U pravilu, ako se usredotočite samo na ekonomiju, možete dobiti nešto stariji, slabije uređeni i opremljeni brod; vas svibanj moraju platiti obroke (rijetko); ili vaša kabina može imati buku od brodskih motora ili drugih izvora. Ako platite malo više za bitno isto krstarenje, ali na kvalitetnijem ili novijem brodu, vi treba dobiti bolje pogodnosti, udobnost itd.

Odabir krstarenja - rana pitanja

Ovaj cjelokupni članak posebno za križarke koji prvi puta putuju treba vam pomoći da shvatite o čemu se radi na krstarenju i što bi moglo odgovarati onome što želite. Prije toga možete si postaviti ključna pitanja:

  • Tko će biti u vašoj grupi, npr. Samo prijatelji, par, obitelj roditelja i djece, višegeneracijska obitelj (uključujući bake i roditelje)? I ima li bilo koji član posebne potrebe, npr. Za kretanje?
  • Koji vas "kalibar" krstarenja zanima? - ekonomija, mainstream, premija, luksuz, ekspedicija?
  • Koji je vaš proračun? Sad u džepu i za gotovinu potrebnu za vrijeme / nakon putovanja, npr. Uplate koje ćete izvršiti barem kao depozit za krstarenje i (vjerojatno) za kupnju putničkog osiguranja nedugo nakon što rezervirate putovanje, jer plaćate ostatak krstarenja koštaju nekoliko mjeseci prije polaska, koliko je potrebno kad kupujete avionske karte do / od luke za krstarenje, i kako biste pokrili sredstva za ne trivijalne troškove tijekom putovanja?
    • Odgovara li vaš proračun tipičnom krstarenju s puno uključenih pogodnosti (razmotrenih u nastavku)? Ili možda "sve uključeno" gdje (uz znatno veće troškove) gotovo sve unaprijed plaćaju svi i svi, npr. Ture, spa usluge, neograničena alkoholna pića?
  • Koliko vremena imaju svi u vašoj grupi da putuju zajedno i kada? I koliko se dobro "kada" uklapa s onim kamo biste svi željeli ići, npr. Aljaska u siječnju može imati određene komplikacije.
  • Koliko vremena želite provesti na svakom odredištu za krstarenje? Svako krstarenje obično varira u vremenu koje provode na odredištima. Ovo je posebno važno za karipska i mediteranska krstarenja koja se mogu zaustaviti na više otoka i gradova čak i u roku od nekoliko dana. Neka će krstarenja provesti nekoliko sati na svakom odredištu, dok će neka krstarenja provesti cijeli dan ili više. Pogledajte plan putovanja i zapitajte se želite li provesti većinu svog vremena opuštajući se na brodu ili radije istražujete svako odredište.

Uz osnovne odgovore na ta pitanja i upotrebu ovog članka, (nadamo se) moći ćete stvoriti sliku o tome kakva vrsta krstarenja vam najviše odgovara. Mnogi se iznenade kako troškovi krstarenja (koristeći savjete o izbjegavanju troškova koji su navedeni u nastavku) mogu koštati otprilike jednako kao putovanje automobilom ili odmor / ljetovanje slične dužine, usluge i smještaj.

Tvrtke

Krstarenje brodovima u luci Key West

Linije za krstarenje "velika trojka"

"Velika trojka" industrije oceanskih krstarenja su (od najvećih do najmanjih) Karnevalska korporacija, Krstarenja kraljevskim Karibima, i Holdings Norwegian Cruise Line. Zajedno prevoze 80 posto svih putnika na kružnim putovanjima.

Karnevalska korporacija je najveća od Velike trojke. Posjeduje devet linija za krstarenje:

Krstarenja kraljevskim Karibima je druga po veličini od Velike trojke. U cijelosti posjeduje tri linije za krstarenje, a posjeduje većinu četvrtine (Silversea).

Holdings Norwegian Cruise Line najmanja je od Velike trojke. Posjeduje tri linije za krstarenje:

Neovisne linije za krstarenje

Mogućnosti krstarenja malim brodovima

Za manje tradicionalna krstarenja,

Vidi također: Trajekti s Baltičkog mora, Hurtigruten

Vrste krstarenja

Na vaše iskustvo bitno će utjecati vrsta krstarenja koju odaberete. Vidjet ćete raspravu o drugim pitanjima o vremenu (sezona visoke / niske sezone i "ramena"), te udaljenostima i kako ih kasnije prijeći.

Na a lučki intenzivan plan puta, osim nekoliko morskih dana:

  • Možda ćete večerati jedne večeri, a zatim uživati ​​u zabavi, plesu itd., Otići spavati i probuditi se usidreni u sljedećoj luci.
  • U tipičnom cjelodnevnom lučkom posjetu često možete krenuti na obalu u 7–8 sati ujutro, a očekuje se povratak otprilike 30 minuta prije isplovljavanja broda u 17–18 sati.
    • Možete doručkovati na brodu na svom mjestu i otputovati na put do organizirane ture, samostalne ture ili aktivnosti ili samo šetnje.
    • Cjelodnevna tura može uključivati ​​ručak; pogledajte opis turneje. Poludnevna jutarnja tura može vas vratiti na brod na ručak, nakon čega možete izabrati kupovinu ili šetnju za popodne. Poludnevne ture koje započinju ubrzo nakon ručka na brodu omogućuju vam šetnju na kopnu ili kupovinu ujutro.
    • Pogledajte raspravu o turneji u "Obalu" u nastavku

Ako više volite takvo krstarenje:

  • Potražite itinerere u regijama koje nude mnoge obližnje luke, poput Mediterana, Baltički, The Fjords, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, Karibi, Aljaska, Australija, Južni Pacifik i Meksička rivijera.
  • Potražite luke polaska unutar regije kako biste umanjili morske dane: na primjer, karipska putovanja koja započinju u San Juanu za Karibe, Amsterdam ili Kopenhagen za Baltik ili fjordove.
  • Nasuprot tome, brodovima iz Miamija, Fort Lauderdalea ili Tampe treba 1-2 dana da stignu do Kariba, a istim i da se vrate. Ali tamo imate više izbora za krstarenja i brodove, a možete se odlučiti za vožnju do bilo koje luke ako živite dovoljno blizu (pogledajte "Ulazak" u nastavku).

Ako vam je draže morski dani, možete potražiti:

  • Ponovno pozicioniranje krstarenja (često prelazeći oceane) ili prijelazi po sebi. Prvi vodi brod u novu regiju za mnoge segmente koji iskorištavaju približavanje visoke sezone, npr. Od Aljaske do "zime" na Karibima. Potonji uključuje segment velikog krstarenja drugom regijom. Oboje obično trebaju dva tjedna ili više i često uključuju jednosmjerne međunarodne letove kako bi stigli do odlaznih ili završnih luka. (Pogledajte "Letenje" u odjeljku "Ulazak" u nastavku.)
  • Posjeti udaljenim otocima ili regijama, npr. Putovanje do / oko Havaja iz Los Angelesa.
  • Segmenti krstarenja širom svijeta, koja obično "prelaze" glavne regije u razdoblju od 3-6 tjedana. Oni će, također, obično uključivati ​​jednosmjerne međunarodne letove.
  • Krstarenja oko svijeta, koja traju 90 dana ili više - najbolje ih razmotriti kad znate da vam je ugodno puno dana na moru.

Kad pronađete putovanje koje vas privlači, pogledajte dolje "Učinite" i opis broda (on-line ili u brošuri) kako biste cijenili aktivnosti na brodu.

Ima ih i raznih krstarenja za posebne interese, npr. za igrače bridža (možda s nekoliko majstora na brodu), estradne estradne umjetnike, predavanja o kulturi, politologiji ili povijesti ili LGBT stilu života. Postoje čak i Linux, "geek", big band, rock and roll i krstarenja kućnim kinima, od kojih su neka godišnja. Nekoliko mjesta za krstarenje pomoći će vam da ih pronađete. Njihovi se itinerari mogu usredotočiti više na aktivnosti na brodu nego na odredišta.

Načini / teme krstarenja

Krstarenja oceanom

Krstarenja do Grenland su obično tipa "Ekspedicija"
  • Klasična krstarenja još uvijek postoje, krstarenja na kojima se oblačite za večeru. Ekskluzivne brodove štiti bogata klijentela, a brodovi su više oceanske jahte s većim kabinama nego moderni oceanski divovi. Posebna potkategorija su veliki jedrenjaci.
  • Krstarenja razgledom dizajnirani su da uključuju što više znamenitosti, itinerere, uključujući mediteranske i lučke gradove sjeverne i zapadne Europe. Podrazred koji više podsjeća na ekspedicije su krstarenja oko Rta Horn, Antarktikom ili Milford Soundom. Na takvim krstarenjima obično ćete putovati na specijalno izgrađenim brodovima.
  • Klupska krstarenja su popularni u današnje vrijeme. To gotovo uvijek uključuje izlete kopnom, wellness, fitness i sunčanje na brodu. Atmosfera i pravila odijevanja na brodu su ležerni. Ova krstarenja uobičajena su po cijelom svijetu.
  • Zabavna krstarenja usmjereni su na zabavu gostiju i uključuju profesionalni zabavni program, kao i diskoteke i kina. Ovu "Las Vegas-verziju" klupskog krstarenja prvenstveno nude američke tvrtke za krstarenja na Karibima.
  • Mini-krstarenja jednog ili nekoliko dana obično se ukrcavaju na velike trajekte, što je uobičajeno, na primjer u Baltičko more.
  • Tematska krstarenja - kao što i samo ime govori, oni su usredotočeni na teme poput glazbe, sporta, wellnessa ili fine dininga. Na brodu su često poznati ljudi poput osvajača olimpijskih medalja, zvjezdanih kuhara, pjevača ili orkestra. Ova krstarenja mogu biti prilično skupa i obično ih vrijedi razmotriti ako vas tema jako zanima.
  • Ekspedicije znače ograničen broj gostiju i visoke cijene na brodovima dovoljno malim da mogu doći do mjesta kamo normalni brodovi za krstarenje ne bi mogli ići. Popularne su destinacije poput Amazone ili Poljaka. Ledolomci potrebni za dolazak u polarne dijelove svijeta nude samo nekoliko desetaka kabina. Takva krstarenja usmjerena su na ljude koji žele doživjeti i naučiti više o destinacijama, a često su na čelu akademika i drugih stručnjaka koji drže predavanja na brodu.
  • Krstarenja oko svijeta luksuznim kruzerima treba najmanje tri mjeseca, a cijene kreću od 15.000 USD. To su u praksi serije kraćih segmenata krstarenja, u trajanju od jednog ili dva tjedna, koje se mogu rezervirati zasebno.
  • Teretna krstarenja zvuči egzotično, ali na iznenađujuće mnogo teretnjaci možete putovati kao putnik koji plaća. Za velike udaljenosti to su često jeftinija od redovitih krstarenja i sigurno se razlikuju od ostalih oblika putovanja. Ipak postoje neki nedostaci: na brodu uglavnom nema zabave, a kabine su prilično spartanske. Luke i vozni red planiraju se prema teretnom prijevozu, a ne prema željama par dodatnih putnika.
  • Prva putovanja - putovanje na prvom putovanju iz brodogradilišta (ili iz neke druge polazne luke) do kupca može biti zapanjujuće jeftino ako postoje karte. To su "testne vožnje" novih brodova i mogu biti prave avanture. Završni radovi često se još uvijek rade na unutrašnjosti tijekom prvog putovanja, štoviše posada je često neiskusna ili se ne poznaju dobro. Mnogo stvari može poći po zlu na takvom putovanju - najgori je slučaj kvar motora usred oceana, a itinereri se često mijenjaju tijekom putovanja.

Riječna krstarenja

Riječni brod za krstarenje pritokom Yangtzea

Karakter ovih krstarenja ovisi o gradovima i regijama uz rijeku. Oni su česti na glavnim rijekama poput Dunav (Europa), Volga (Azija) ili Nil (Afrika). Mnoge aranžmane u Kina uključuju višednevno krstarenje uz rijeku Jangce uključujući prolazak kroz brodske brave brane Tri klisure.

Ti su brodovi i čamci mnogo manji od oceanskih kruzera, a zabava na brodu je puno ograničenija.

Sezona krstarenja

Mnoge regije za krstarenje imaju "visoke", "niske" i "ramene" sezone. Obično se prate najnepoželjnija i najmanje poželjna vremena za posjet regiji, a vremena između, npr. Zima za Fjordove i kasno ljeto i jesen za Karibe (tropske oluje) smatraju se nepoželjnima. Očekujte da ćete platiti premium cijene tijekom visoke sezone, znatno manje u "niskoj", a možda ćete pronaći i neke povoljne cijene u "ramenu", npr. Za "ponovno pozicioniranje".

Pod, ispod repozicioniranje krstarenja, mnogi se brodovi prebacuju između udaljenih regija koja imaju suprotne visoke sezone, npr. između Sredozemlja, Baltika ili Aljaska i Karibi, Južna Amerika, Australija, ili Novi Zeland. Velike udaljenosti zahtijevaju mnogo morskih dana, često po atraktivnim dnevnim cijenama za one koji vole dane na moru. Loša strana je to što tijekom krstarenja možda nećete vidjeti ništa drugo osim oceana.

Evo nekoliko najpopularnijih krstarećih regija na svijetu:

  • Mediteran - često podijeljen na zapadni i istočni dio, krstarenja u potonjem dijelu mogu uključivati ​​luke u Crnom i Crvenom moru
  • Zapadna Europa - neka krstarenja su proširena sve do Kanarskih otoka i Azora
  • Sjeverna Europa - uključujući Sjeverno more i Baltičko more, ako tražite kraće krstarenje, ovo je možda dobro područje
  • Karibi - moguće najpopularnije odredište za krstarenje, neki se izleti nastavljaju sve do južnoameričke obale
  • Oceanija - obično u vodama Australije i Novog Zelanda, ali ponekad uključuje i otoke u južnom Tihom oceanu
  • Hladna područja svijeta, poput Grenland, Svalbard i Antarktika obično ih posjećuju posebni brodovi koji imaju sposobnost putovanja kroz led

Pripremite se na loše vrijeme ili led koji mijenjaju plan putovanja. Obično kompanija za krstarenje planira alternativna odredišta ako je nemoguće slijediti izvorni raspored.

Demografija krstarenja

Iako je industrija krstarenja nekoć bila namijenjena prvenstveno starijim osobama, starost putnika značajno se diverzificirala. Međunarodno udruženje brodova za krstarenje (CLIA) izvijestilo je 2018. godine da je prosječna starost putnika na kruzerima 46,7 godina, što je nešto mlađe od stanovništva Japana i Njemačke (47,3 godine i 47,1 godine). Mnoge se linije obraćaju parovima od 20 do 40 godina, "party" krstarenja privlače mlade odrasle osobe, a Disney i drugi fokusiraju se na obitelji s djecom i tinejdžerima. Krstarenje se pretvorilo u izuzetno popularan obiteljski odmor zbog dobro osmišljenih dječjih programa, čak i posebne konfiguracije kabine.

Neki itinereri i brodovi za krstarenje mogu privući više starijih osoba, npr. Transatlantska i - Pacifička preusmjeravajuća krstarenja, Nizozemska - Amerika (vrlo učinkovito podržava, ali ne samo tržište za starije osobe). Razlozi uključuju troškove, dužinu krstarenja, broj dana na moru i datume koji su u sukobu sa školom.

Ako su vam demografski podaci o krstarenju važni, pažljivo pročitajte opis krstarenja, istražite web stranice o krstarenju (pogledajte "Ostali resursi" u nastavku) i posavjetujte se s agentom putovanja / krstarenja kako biste saznali vjerojatne demografske podatke za bilo koje putovanje koje razmišljate. Bit će vam drago što ste to učinili ili riskirate ukrcaj na brod prepun debelih mladih odraslih ili starijih osoba s ograničenim aktivnostima.

Ako su hendikepirani ili trudni

Ako netko u vašoj stranci ima fizičko ograničenje, linija za krstarenje obično može pomoći - pogotovo ako je unaprijed obaviještena. Bez žrtvovanja osobne privatnosti, upotrijebite svog agenta (ili izravno ako nijedan agent nije uključen) kako biste ih obavijestili o vašim potrebama i kada se prijavljuju, npr.

  • Ako trebate pristup posebnim kabinama, može vam se dodijeliti kabina posebno opremljena za vaše opće potrebe, npr. ADA kvalificirana. To mogu uključivati ​​pragove na vratima s malim ili nikakvim usponom, prikladne rukohvate za kretanje po kabini i kupaonici te posebnu opremu za kupanje.
  • Pomozite pri značajnim pješačkim udaljenostima za ukrcavanje i iskrcavanje (postupak opisan u nastavku) ili odlazak u lučke posjete. U nekim lukama brod je usidren na kopnu, a sudionici izleta na kopno prevoze se malim brodovima na obalu, što može predstavljati izazove ako niste unaprijed dogovorili pomoć posade.
  • Ako kupujete paket leta / krstarenja ili produženje putovanja (također se raspravlja u nastavku), trebali biste spomenuti bilo koju drugu pomoć koja će vam trebati.
  • Neke tvrtke mogu zahtijevati da pozovete pomoćnika koji će vam pomoći u mogućim hitnim situacijama.

Krstarenje vas može malo udaljiti od pravilnog smještaja ustanove za prenatalnu njegu i rađanje, posebno napredne medicinske njege, jer bolesnici nisu opremljeni niti imaju osoblje za rad na porođaju ili prijevremeno rođene djece. Ako imate bilo kakvih komplikacija ili biste mogli biti u dobrom trećem tromjesečju tijekom krstarenja koje se razmatra, obratite se svom liječniku. Zatim obavijestite liniju za krstarenje putem vašeg agenta ako se koristi. Napomena o sposobnosti za putovanje od njega / nje može ublažiti strahove linije i osoblja dok prolazite kroz obradu ukrcaja.

Mnoge linije za krstarenje zapravo vam neće dopustiti da krstarite kad dođete do određene točke trudnoće - često 24 tjedna. Ako ovo ne provjerite, možda ćete uskratiti ukrcaj po dolasku na mol da biste se ukrcali ako ste predaleko. Rođenje na moru također ima nekoliko zanimljivih, ali ne i nerješivih komplikacija oko državljanstva.

Rezervirajte krstarenje

Queen Mary 2 u Wellingtonu na Novom Zelandu

Krstarenje možete rezervirati putem nekoliko vrsta davatelja usluga, npr. Izravno linijom za krstarenje (telefonom ili on-line), putem internetske web stranice za putovanja (koja također može nuditi (čak i paket) letove, hotele, ture, i dr.), putem web stranice koja prodaje samo krstarenja i putem putničkih agencija ili agencija za krstarenje koje nude svoje osobne savjete i usluge. Većina agenata naplaćuje svoje usluge malo ako nemate posebne zahtjeve / potrebe. Osim on-line izvora, pitajte susjede koji putuju ili potražite agenciju u blizini kuće. Budite selektivni i često ćete pronaći nekoga tko vam može pomoći - za složena putovanja dobri savjeti i aranžmani mogu biti vrlo korisni ili čak presudni.

  • Sve depozite i završna plaćanja izvršite kreditnom karticom. Uživat ćete u najboljoj mogućoj zaštiti banke izdavatelja ako bilo što pođe po zlu. Debitne kartice rijetko pružaju takve usluge.
  • Kad je on-line, uvjerite se da tražite dobrog on-line prodavača, tj. Potražite vjerodajnice. Specijalisti za krstarenja certificirani su od Međunarodne asocijacije za kružne linije (CLIA) i pokazat će pečat koji je odobrio CLIA. Mnogo je njihovog osoblja obučeni agenti; neki su se specijalizirali za određene linije za krstarenje, s detaljnim uvidima u ono što bilo koji brod ili krstarenje nudi.
  • Ako postanete ponovljeni kupac, prodavači vam mogu ponuditi da vam dodijele agenta koji može naučiti vaše postavke i (s više krstarenja tijekom godina) može dati savjete i usluge, pomoći u problemima s kojima se vaše putovanje približava, čak i ponuditi obavijesti o neobjavljenim ponude, informacije koje su nedostupne samo on-line.

Jednom kada pronađete jedno ili više krstarenja koja vam odgovaraju, poželjet ćete znati puni troškovi i uvjeti, uključujući lučke takse i poreze, opcije kako lako i na vrijeme doći do i iz luke, na što se traži ugovor o krstarenju i drugi detalji koji se rijetko odražavaju u brošurama ili cijenama web stranica ili na stranicama. Prikazane cijene su po osobi za dvokrevetne osobe u kabini obično dizajniranoj za dvije odrasle osobe. Ako imate grupu od 3-4 osobe (npr. Obitelj), troškovi po osobi za treću i četvrtu u istoj kabini (predviđene za 3-4 osobe) mogu biti niži. Prikazane cijene odražavat će lučke pristojbe, ali ne i poreze jer se porezi razlikuju ovisno o vašoj zemlji (ponekad državi / pokrajini) i ostalim čimbenicima. Porezi će biti prikazani u fakturiranim cijenama troškova krstarenja posebno za vas; ako ne, račun je nepotpun, netočan i možda lažan.

Možda ćete moći produžiti krstarenje koje gledate ekonomski ako kabine su na raspolaganju. Bilo koje produženje rezervirajte vrlo povoljno u isto vrijeme kada rezervirate početni segment krstarenja, barem znatno prije početka krstarenja. Možete pitati za produženje neposredno prije ili nakon ukrcaja, ali imat ćete malo nade u visokoj sezoni kada su krstarenja prilično puna i gotovo nema nade da ćete zauzeti istu kabinu.

Ako želite krstariti sami (npr. U kabini s dvostrukim smještajem), često ćete se suočiti s naknadom "jednog dodatka", često jednakom trošku druge osobe. Očekujte da će vas citirati "dvostruko", jer linije za krstarenje ne vole pojedinačne goste na krstarenju u kabinama (čak i ako kabinu plaćaju dvostruku cijenu); brod ne može od vas zaraditi druge prihode u restoranima, barovima i trgovinama na brodu, kao ni za druge usluge. Ako vam samo krstarenje i dalje ostaje presudno, trebali biste dopustiti informiranom agenciji za krstarenje / putovanja da vam pomogne odabrati ga i kabinu.

Da biste bolje razumjeli detalje troškova, njihov rad i značenje osnovnih ugovora o krstarenjima, barem potražite i probavite povezane članke na web stranicama za putovanja / krstarenja prije nego što se odlučite za rezervaciju. Mnogi se njihovi pojmovi temelje na međunarodnom pomorskom pravu i zakonima zemlje u kojoj je brod registriran, rijetko na zakonima matične države putnika. I oni će favorizirati liniju za krstarenje - još jedan razlog zašto kvalitetno putničko osiguranje postaje važno.

Ako nemate znatnog iskustva s odabirom i rezervacijom krstarenja, razmislite o korištenju agenta. Trebao bi vam znatno pomoći u razumijevanju ugovora, svih fiksnih troškova, svih dostupnih opcija i njihovih troškova i uvoza. Prije nego što kupite bilo koje krstarenje ili paket, on / ona mora pružiti punu fakturu koja odražava sve troškove i osnovni ugovor o krstarenju te će objasniti potrebne nekrstareće aranžmane (npr., Pogledajte "Dolazak do luke" u nastavku) za pažljivo ispitivanje. To vam omogućuje ispitivanje detalja i traženje promjena.

Ako i dalje želite rezervirati samostalno (npr. Putem interneta ili putem telefona s brodom za krstarenje), kako se približavate "točki kupnje", treba vam ponuditi cijenu u cijeni (uključujući sve poreze i naknade) na temelju svih parametri koje ste odabrali, i ugovor o krstarenju. Ako kupujete putem interneta, pregledajte (i ispišite) fakturu i ugovorite da ih pregledate. Jednom kada se složite s uvjetima, koristite iste parametre za povratak u ponudu i dovršenje rezervacije. (Više od nekoliko dana "ispitivanja" može dovesti do nekih promjena u troškovima, zato budite brzi.) Jednom kada sami rezervirate krstarenje, postajete u potpunosti odgovorni za mnoge detalje koji ga okružuju (mnogi su objasnili kasnije). Morat ćete ih sami pametno rasporediti. Svi se moraju međusobno nadopunjavati, npr. Po "Let do / iz luke" o kojem se govori u nastavku.

Putno osiguranje

Za detaljniju raspravu vidi Putno osiguranje

Ako vaše putovanje počne dobivati ​​složenost ili znatne troškove dok ga planirate ili ste prvi putnik na krstarenju, trebali biste razmotriti putničko osiguranje. Ostali razlozi uključuju ako namjeravate ići u "avanturu" ili rizične ture ili aktivnosti (npr. Paragliding), imate li zdravstveno stanje koje bi moglo izbiti i zahtijevati liječenje ili evakuaciju, bit ćete na velikoj udaljenosti od kuće, postoji mogućnost da pružatelj osnovnih usluga putovanja može bankrotirati ili ako ste bili prisiljeni prihvatiti uske zrakoplovne veze.

Da biste ispunjavali uvjete za sve dostupne pokrivenosti, obično ga morate kupiti nedugo nakon što rezervirate putovanje, posebno odmah nakon što položite depozit, ako je to bilo puno prije putovanja, u suprotnom jer sve plaćate odjednom. Njegov će se trošak u osnovi odrediti vašim ukupnim troškom putovanja (osim troškova i obveza koje se mogu otkazati bez troškova ili s djelomičnim ili potpunim povratom novca), dobi putnika koje treba pokriti, razinama pokrivenosti i mogućnostima pokrića traženim za određene problemi, npr. liječenje bolesti ili ozljeda (na brodu i izvan njega) ili medicinska evakuacija. Dobro osiguranje pokrivat će postojeće medicinske uvjete ako se kupe odmah nakon rezervacije putovanja, a često i ako se kupe kasnije.

Možete postići bolje stope osiguranja i / ili pokriće kupnjom pokrića putem udruženja ili iz udruženja kojem pripadate, npr. AAA, AA, AARP.

Turistički stručnjaci ne preporučuju "osiguranje" aviokompanija ili brodskih linija.

  • Ponuđena pokrivenost često se usredotočuje samo ili prvenstveno na odgovornosti linije, dok će politika kvalitete pokriti sve elemente i rizike vašeg putovanja od kraja do kraja, s opcijama za mnoge rizike koji se jedinstveno odnose na vas.
  • Zaštita krstarenja (uz naknadu) pokriva odabrane rizike krstarenja i zapravo nije osiguranje. Nijedan zakon ili državna agencija nema nadležnost nad njihovim uvjetima, a možda neće biti određenih uvjeravanja o obećanjima zaštite. Naknada za obećane zaštite može iznositi velik dio redovnog, dobro kupljenog, cjelokupnog putničkog osiguranja.

Ostali izvori

Nekoliko web stranica pruža objektivne informacije o raznim linijama za krstarenje, brodovima, regijama i lukama za krstarenje te načinu odabira, pripreme i krstarenja. Mnogi nude stručne recenzije, neki nude recenzije putnika. Ali budući da često prodaju krstarenja putem trećih strana, ovdje ih ne mogu navesti. Da biste ih pronašli, upotrijebite dobru tražilicu s ključnim riječima "krstarenje" i "savjet" ili "pregled" među parametrima pretraživanja.

Te web stranice i turistički časopisi raspravljaju o drugim vrijednim temama, npr. "Sezona valova" (kada rezervirati, a ne kada krenuti) u odnosu na druga vremena, razumijevajući što je uključeno (a ne) u prikazane cijene, industrijski trendovi koji mogu dovesti do pada cijena . Dobar agent za putovanja / krstarenja imat će te i druge uvide. Znajući točno kada i kako najbolje rezervirati krstarenje receives nearly constant attention in travel articles, and approaches being an art.

Kabine

Cabin on the Wilderness Discoverer

Your accommodations can range widely: they are usually determined by cost. Most cruise lines promote their ships as luxurious, and cabin (aka stateroom) furnishings can range from quite "nice" to "utterly elegant". The less expensive tend to be quite a bit smaller than ordinary hotel rooms—space you may only use for a few hours each day to sleep anyway. But every square inch is usable, e.g., luggage fits under the bed to allow you to unpack many/all items and hang them in closets or store on shelves/in drawers for easy access.

Cabin grades and categories

On large ships, you'll find a number of cabin grades or categories within each cabin type. They involve location, size, quality of view, features, etc. Good travel/cruise agents have access to the nuances of features and shortfalls for each. Cabin costs will vary not only by type but by those gradations/categories. For any cabin type, costs reflected in brochures and on web sites usually apply to the lowest grade. One useful site (among many) for information on ship layouts and features is CruiseDeckPlans.

Cabin types

The basic types include:

  • Iznutra cabins are the least expensive and located in the interior of the ship, hence the name. They lack any window, and ship's air is "piped-in". On some new ships, they may have live video displays "fed" by exterior cameras.
  • Ocean view have windows that don't open (the ship's air is "piped-in") and are slightly more expensive. The least expensive may have partially or substantially obstructed views.
  • Balcony/veranda at even higher prices, with outside chairs, perhaps a table, to watch sunsets, have a room-service meal or treat, and watch passing ships and land. On older ships, the least expensive may have partially or substantially obstructed views.
  • Mini-suites i full suites (the latter often multi-room) with private verandas, shower/bathtubs, sitting areas, perhaps hot tubs and other amenities, and at the highest prices.

Perhaps oddly, suites and the least expensive cabins tend to sell out first.

Cabins designed for the disabled will have many handrails, flat thresholds and wider doors to aid accessibility and safety. Some cruise lines cater to such clientele by offering greater numbers of prepared cabins. Many may have an ADA (American Disabilities Act) certification.

A few other cabins and all hallways have handrails for safety during occasional rough weather. On ships built in the late 1990s or later, few passengers will be:

  • Bothered by pitching and rolling of the ship; they're built with highly-effective stabilizers.
  • Disturbed by the ship's engines or screws (propellers); they're very quiet.
  • Disturbed by public announcements; these are heard in hallways and public areas. For key announcements, they are piped into cabins; all can be heard in cabin on a designated TV channel.

Značajke

  • Virtually all cabins have twin beds, usually joined to create a generous queen, with side tables/drawers or shelves. If you prefer them separated, let the cruise line know. Suites may have king-sized beds. (See also "Sleep" below.)
    • Cabins configured for families may also have a pull-down or wall-mounted bunk-bed, sleeper sofa or settee, or another twin/queen bed.
  • All come with a small safe. While on board, you should lock all valuables in it (e.g., fine jewelry, passports, charge cards, cash), and leave them there unless needed, e.g., for a port visit, shopping ashore or dressing for dinner.
  • Expect to find a large wall-mounted mirror or two. Handy for checking your appearance, they also make the cabin seem bigger.
  • Mali private bathrooms with showers are the minimum, with better cabins offering more space, shower/baths or larger showers. Each type will offer at least minimal toiletries typical for a motel (if you need specific ones, bring them or buy them near the port), small cabinets and shelves for all toiletries, at least one counter and lavatory, a toilet that operates by power suction, and a portable or installed hairdryer. Operate the toilet exactly as instructed.
  • All will have a telefon with wake-up call capability (synchronized to the ship's time).
  • Virtually all will have a televizor, some even an attached DVD player.
  • All will have at least a reach-in closet with a hanging rod, some hangars and a shelf often holding your life-vests. You'll also find storage drawers or shelves elsewhere. Suites may have walk-ins, with numerous shelves.
  • Better cabins resemble hotel rooms and may have a settee, desk with chair ili više.
  • Better ships/cabins often offer a small refrigerator, holding chilled cans and bottles for sale. If you bring your own drinks, ask the cabin steward to empty it of items for sale, which can be very pricey. Then put your own it it.
  • Power outlets and wattage are minimized—this is essential to avoid fire risk.
    • The bathroom should have a low-wattage, usually 120 V 60 Hz outlet, adequate for such as a shaver, and a 220 V outlet for the ship's hair-dryer if it's not built-in.
      • If the dryer is not installed in the bathroom, a 220 V outlet may be near the bed or desk, likely with a portable hair-dryer stored nearby.
    • Near the bed or desk, you may find one or two low-wattage, usually 120 V 60 Hz outlets, adequate only for such as a laptop or to charge electronics.
    • Net result: Don't bring your own iron, or use your own hairdryer or anything that heats food or liquid. If found during embarkation, they may be seized. If used, they may trip a circuit breaker serving other uses and cabins.
  • Knowing these features and limits, experienced cruisers variously bring:
    • A short, well-made 120 V extension cord to use low-wattage items at convenient locations.
    • One or two nite-lites in case needed.
    • A small, plug-in surge arrester, to prevent electrical damage to personal electronics.
    • For warm climes, a small fan. Cabin air conditioners effectively but slowly change cabin temperature, but airflow is often modest. A fan can help cabin comfort substantially.
    • A power converter and adapter plugs if your electronics aren't compatible with available cabin power, or if you'll travel before or after your cruise where power is incompatible.
    • Some form of air deodorizer; balcony fresh air (if you have one) quickly helps but can also quickly compromise cabin air temperature and humidity.

Cabin location

Location can affect price somewhat because parts of a ship are more desirable for some passengers, e.g.,

  • To avoid the effects of ship's rolling or pitching, some opt for a cabin on a lower deck or closer to amidships.
  • To sunbathe on their balcony, many choose a deck well below any over-hanging upper deck.
  • Those who need quiet to sleep should choose locations away from lobbies and elevators, and with at least one deck between their cabin and any place with late-night revelers, e.g., nightclubs, showrooms.
  • Those with mobility challenges may prefer to be near elevators.

Ostalo

Cabin water is fully potable, usually obtained by reverse-osmosis, so efficient that some large ships visiting ports with water shortages may offload potable water. (It does not substantially soften the water.) Older ships may use distillation supplemented by fresh water on-loads. All ships carefully treat the water to ensure its safety. Taste in cabins may be somewhat bland or have a hint of chemicals. Elsewhere, water often receives additional filtration to assure excellent taste for use in bars, dining rooms, kitchens, and buffet self-serve drink dispensers.

As you get interested in any cruise, ship or cabin type, go to the cruise line's web site and others for more details. Again, a good travel/cruise agent can help you find the features you need or want.

Key ships officers

Bridge on the Norwegian Jade

The ship and your cruise depend on them. Just a few of them include:

  • The Kapetan: He or she is called the ship's master for a reason, with total operational command and responsibility of the vessel and when and where it goes. Depending on the ship's nation of registry, some may be able to officiate at weddings, as can accredited, "resident", or pre-certified clergy.
  • The Hotel Manager: In charge of all staff that deliver on-board services, e.g., Purser/Customer Services, food and bar service, cabin staff, tour office, shops and nearly countless behind-the-scenes support staff.
  • The Cruise Director: Responsible for all entertainment, special activities, key briefings and announcements, and any port or shopping advisers.
  • The Maitre d' for your dining room, the headwaiter, and (perhaps) most-especially your waiter for the area where your table is located if you have opted for traditional evening dining (see "Eat" below). They stand ready to make special arrangements for you on-request such as birthday or anniversary celebrations, table changes, and special or required dining needs, e.g., food allergies, special diets.

Uđi

The best-known destinations for cruise ships are tropical ports in the Karibi ili Mexican Riviera, Mediterranean and Northern Europe, but cruises can be found almost anywhere there's enough water to float a ship and cities or sites to visit. Cruise ships of various sizes visit the coasts of Aljaska, Nordijske zemlje, South-East Asia, Istočna Azija, southern Europe, Australija i Novi Zeland, Oceanija i Nova Engleska; and various islands of the Pacific Ocean. Čak i Sjeverni pol i Antarctica are now destinations, though the latter has emerging ecological questions.

In addition, specially designed river boats i barges ply navigable rivers and lakes of Europa, Kina, Brazil, Egipat, Sjeverna Amerika and numerous other places. However, as noted above, this article focuses on ocean cruising and ships.

What to pack

For more discussion, see Packing for a cruise and Recommended dinner dress under "Eat" below.

This can vary substantially according to the region you'll cruise, e.g., clothing for cool/cold areas versus warm, conservative colors for Europe, items to cover arms and legs as you enter many religious buildings worldwide.

If you'll fly to/from a cruise port, see Leteći for other advice and suggestions. Many experienced cruisers find certain items necessities, e.g.,:

  • Polarized sunglasses with strong light filtration, including full UV protection.
  • Sanitizing wipes or solution. If you purchase any, look for active sanitizing ingredients beyond just alcohol. Most intended for hands have a glycerin base to prevent drying skin. Avoid using them on hard surfaces as they leave an undesirable residue.
  • Skin protection. Essential for all cruises, the sun not only strikes you from above, but is reflected off the water on boat excursions and at beaches. See the article on Sunburn and sun protection. Pack and use protection, e.g., adequate clothing, brimmed hats, "fresh" sunblock with high UV A/B protection ratings (yes, it has a finite shelf-life). Ship's stores have some such items but charge dearly for them. You'll also find them ashore, but usually at a premium over offerings at home.
  • Binoculars. Most passing views from ship are at a considerable distance.
  • Ljepljiva traka. Useful to make temporary repairs to luggage and other items.

Essential papers

Cruise ship leaving Miami

Any authority looking at airline tickets, boarding passes and passports will examine names carefully. TSA and other security authorities often require that key papers (e.g., airline tickets, passports, visas, ship boarding passes) precisely reflect your full name. This applies to all persons in your travel group, e.g., spouse, children (toddlers perhaps excepted). It starts by making sure that whoever books your cruise (and any associated airline tickets) accurately enters each full name on reservations and later-generated tickets.

Putovnice i visas

Unless your ship's itinerary is confined to your home country (not often), you must prepare for a cruise as you would for any other international trip, to include passports, perhaps visas. Many countries to be visited may levy few or no visa requirements on day-visitors via cruise ship. But, check with the cruise line (through your agent if used) well ahead of time. Some lines will arrange needed visas for scheduled port visits, but also check specifically for visa requirements if you have an international flight itinerary.

  • The cruise-line will often insist that your passport have more than six months before it expires as of the date your international travel ends. They are echoing requirements of countries the ship will visit and/or where you'll fly, e.g., many that require visas will not issue them for passports with less time.
  • Lacking a passport, or any required visa, you risk being denied boarding on your departing flight or ship at embarkation without refund or other compensation. Your resulting expenses svibanj also not be covered by travel insurance (you have a duty to fully prepare for your entire trip).
  • If your passport is stolen during a visit ashore during an international cruise, you will be left stranded; the cruise line will not let you return to the ship.

Very occasionally, port officials in certain countries will require review of all passenger passports before clearing the ship for passengers to go ashore. If so, they may join the ship a few days in-advance, and the ship will announce a day or so before the port visit that the staff must gather all passports for inspection or passengers will be processed in-person.

Before you leave home, make machine or photo color copies of at least the primary, facing pages of each passport per details in the above linked article. Use the passports when instructed by authorities, e.g., going through airport, airline or customs and immigration processing, or processing for initial ship's embarkation. Take the originals with you ashore on the rare occasion needed per ship's daily news or announcements. Otherwise, once on board, leave them in your cabin's safe and take the copies ashore (with government-issued photo identification) instead.

On your request, the United States can issue special passport cards for possible use at land borders and on cruise ships. However, in the event something comes up and you need to fly home from an international port of call, they are not accepted for international air travel.

Boarding passes and tickets

Once booked and paid, you must promptly go to your cruise line's web site to register. Immigration authorities require that any ship leaving their jurisdiction have personal data of all passengers well in-advance of cruise embarkation. And your agent or the line may need to mail documents to you reflecting that registration data. On the cruise line's web site, using your booking number, complete all details about all people in your travel group for whom you are responsible. If to informally travel with others, ensure they understand this. Data needed will include full names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers (or the equivalent for other countries), passport details, emergency contact names and phone numbers, how you want your shipboard account established/paid (an indicator, not a final commitment.) (see "Embarkation" and "Buy" below).

Once registered, within 60 days or so of cruise start, the line's web site will often allow you to print your boarding passes (see "Embarkation"). Others may mail them (and other information) to you as noted above. You may get one set of papers listing all persons in your group, or a set for each person. Web site or mail, you should also have the cruise contract and boarding instructions and times. If you've paid the line for flights or airport-to-port transfers, you should also find vouchers or flight tickets (or Internet links to them for printing at home). If you don't have these key papers in-hand in usable form at least three weeks before your cruise, notify your agent/cruise line immediately.

Per "Embarkation", each person will need his/her boarding pass and passport to be processed on board.

Cruise-line luggage tags

Tags showing your name, cruise ship, cruise date/identity/number and cabin number are essential to ensure your large luggage reaches your cabin.

  • Some lines will send you durable tags in-advance, to attach at least to your large luggage. If so, they'll often come with your boarding passes and vouchers if you have prepaid transfers.
  • Others will offer tags for you on-line. If so, print them (in color if possible). Yes, they'll be on printer paper. Then fold each as indicated into a narrow strip, and reinforce it with transparent package sealing tape. When you're ready to attach one, wrap it around a fixed luggage handle, information showing, and then staple multiple times or apply strong tape at the overlapping ends. The results can be surprisingly durable.
  • If you make your own flight arrangements, you'll have to get yourself and all bags to the port/cruise terminal. You can wait to attach the cruise-line tags as you claim them at the end of your flight, but do so before your bags reach the port if possible. If you have no tags, porters at the terminal can create them using your boarding pass data.
  • If you have arranged services through the cruise-line to transfer your checked luggage from the end of your flight to the ship, you need to attach the cruise tags as you check the luggage to početi flying. Before you leave the terminal at the port city's airport, get confirmation from any welcoming cruise-line staff about transfers and any responsibilities you have, e.g., if flying internationally, you may have to first claim your bags to go through customs and immigration processing before re-checking them into the cruise line luggage system at the airport.

Other essential papers

If travel is international, take no more prescription medications than you'll need on your trip—with convincing documentation that they belong to you and are necessary, e.g., properly labeled bottles with your name, perhaps a copy of the doctor's prescription. Leave the medications in and pack their prescribed bottles; otherwise, the meds lose their link to the prescriptions, and may be summarily confiscated as you enter or transit some countries.

  • If any contain a controlled or narcotic ingredient, make absolutely sure you will not violate any law of any country you'll enter — even as a kroz cruise or flight passenger, e.g., as needed, have the country's written permission to carry the meds within its borders. Most countries with restrictions will have ways to apply in advance for permission. If so, apply well in-advance, especially if hard copy postings are involved, e.g., such can require 1-2 months, while e-mail perhaps 1-2 weeks, even if your initial efforts prove incomplete.
  • Some countries may have unexpected restrictions on entering/transiting with some basic medications, e.g., for Japan anything containing pseudoephedrine (‎Afrinol, Sudafed, Sinutab) or kodein (some cough and anti-diarrhea medicines). Always read the ingredients. Without prior permission to have them, they will be confiscated, and you may be arrested. You'll have to consult (and likely be examined by) a physician in the country to to obtain replacement/substitute medication if it's available.
  • Without action in-advance to comply with their laws, in a few countries for some medications the consequences can be severe, e.g., fine, arrest, possible prison.

Izbjegavajte paying duty on valuable items you take with you. You'll be exasperated as you return home if customs officials charge you duty for jewelry, a late model camera or electronics you took with you. Vidjeti Proof of What You Already Own

If you have purchased travel insurance, take at least a summary of the policy coverage and how to contact the insurer for help from wherever you will go on the trip. And leave a copy of that with someone at home who can help with any actions needed or may benefit from its terms.

Flying to/from port

Hurtigruten takes you along Norway's coast

Cruise ships sail from an increasing number of port cities. Most people must fly to get to them. If that applies to you, you have options. They include arranging your own flights (discussed later), choosing a cruise line fly/cruise package, choosing a cruise extension, or making a flight deviation request to suit your needs/desires to/from the cruise.

For all those options, if you miss your ship's departure (actually from any port), you are responsible for joining it at its next port of call or getting home on your own. (That can be very expensive unless covered by travel insurance and you acted diligently to not miss the ship.) Some sources imply that ships will delay departure for flights their line has arranged that arrive late. More accurately, they may delay, but only if it doesn't compromise the ship's ability to reach the next port on-schedule. Accordingly:

  • Fly to a departure port under the simplest possible flight arrangements (e.g., to avoid missed connections/lost luggage), scheduled to arrive in plenty of time for you to reach the ship's terminal at least two hours before sailing. Otherwise, fly to reach the port area the day before, even if it means you must pay there for an overnight stay, meals and transfers. (For return flights, see also "Disembarkation" discussion below.)
  • If flying to a distant overseas departure port, plan to get to the port city/area at least a day before cruise departure, again despite the overnight costs and transfers. Such "day early" arrivals at distant ports are good industry practice and so should be offered by your cruise line in any fly/cruise package. Your insistence about decent flight routes and timing should not be treated by any agent or cruise line as a flight deviation request (discussed below). If you'll have a long flight, you'll appreciate the chance to rest after arrival anyway.

A fly/cruise package means the line makes all arrangements for you to fly to, go on and return from the cruise. This offers convenience and confidence for first-time cruisers or those going to/from unfamiliar ports. Those packages include air travel (economy, from/to select gateway airports), land transfers to/from ship, and may include lodging. Lines reserve seats well in-advance, anticipating demand by those liking the option (and for other uses). Those packages have trade-offs:

  • Oni obično cost more than arranging your own flights and transfers; "usually" because some offers may be a good deal — an effort to help cruise line business. The line may want to develop new, expanded or unusual passenger or destination "markets", or it may be trying to fill empty cabins. Others may regularly offer "free airfare" or reduced air rates. Take care with "free". If you see anything in the trip description or the total invoiced/quoted cruise cost that in-effect refunds/rebates for air support not used, the offer really isn't free, but it still may be desirable.
  • The line's choices of flights/routes are often made semi-automatically, emphasizing cruise-line cost-avoidance (e.g., using airline seats they've already blocked), then your cruise departure time.
  • You have little control over their initial choices. Results occasionally have inconvenient flight times, use busy air hubs, have short connections, require considerable walking between gates/terminals, choose seats for group/family members apart from each other, and/or have quite long total times en route.
  • If you have special needs that would affect transfers or seating need/preference, let your agent or the line know, preferably before the line makes initial flight choices. This may give you/your agent some leverage in later negotiations over cruise line choices. And some high-end cruise lines may offer premium flight seating at relatively modest cost, which is perhaps crucial for tall or "mature" passengers.
  • The line will notify you of proposed flight details 45-60 days ahead of the cruise. Promptly examine them. If any detail appears problematic, promptly question its wisdom (through your agent if used), and decline to accept until corrected or explained to your full satisfaction.

Most lines also offer cruise extensions. You can opt to spend 2-3 (perhaps more) nights at/near a port area/city immediately before and/or after your cruise. Extensions can be somewhat to decidedly pricey, are integrated into your overall trip, with flight arrangements, quality lodging and transfers usually included. Meals may not be included; some may be. They may include one or more tours. The line should not demand any flight deviation fee (see below). Cruise brochures, your travel agent and the cruise-line's website will variously describe the extensions available. If travel involves flying overseas, and if you can, choose the number of days of the extension with intent to use at least some of the first day at the port destination to rest, with the remainder for exploring.

Flight deviation requests. A "deviation" is used to arrange flight dates for early arrival at the cruise port city/area, en route stay-overs, specific flight dates/times, aircraft cabin class, airlines or specific flight numbers that suit your preferences. The request must be based on what's actually possible, so your prior research is essential, or your request may be fruitless. For a fee (e.g., US$75–150 per person), the cruise line will postupak (not book) your request for special flight arrangements. This request should preferably be placed through any agent that booked your cruise. You should formulate and submit it long before cruise start, and ensure it's understood by any agent used.

If your agent already knows of your needs/preferences, he/she svibanj be able to negotiate minor changes to flight choices by the line with no deviation request needed or fee involved. If that fails, you may need/want a deviation. The line usually begins work to satisfy your deviation request after it has chosen/proposed initial flight arrangements, e.g., in a fly/cruise package. This may be a short time after you make full payment for the package.

  • The later your request, the more difficult it will be to arrange, and likely more costly. (Cruise lines block seats in-advance, and they may be quickly spoken for. A late deviation request can force the line to quote you added costs to "cold purchase" necessary air tickets, at substantial extra cost to you even using their mass/wholesale contacts.)
  • Your request may be one of hundreds being processed for that cruise, so make it simple, e.g., clear objectives with few alternatives/options; each requires some research by whomever works to help you.
  • The more specific, "exotic" or luxurious your request (e.g., first- or business-class seating), the more expensive your deviation (beyond the deviation processing fee) will tend to be. After any negotiations, you'll receive (through your agent if any) the line's final offer of arrangements and cost and itinerary details. As above, examine each detail for feasibility and whether it meets your objectives.
    • If the cruise cost includes airfare, the line's web site or your invoice for the total cruise cost will usually include a sum reflecting a flight "refund". If negotiations for the flight deviation fail, you will (usually) have that sum to use as you look for flights on your own or with travel agent help if you wish.
    • If you've booked a cruise with prices that say "airfare included", and then you make a deviation request, watch out for unusually high air charges for minor changes to time, seating, route or airline. They may be an effort by the cruise line to recoup under-calculated air costs in the original price.
  • If your initial request might be difficult to fill, you should first ask about the line's policy on deviation charges. If negotiations fail, many cruise lines won't charge the deviation fee.

Booking your own: If you're a seasoned traveler or have a good travel agent, you/your agent svibanj do better by booking your own flights and lodging. This can mean better economy, flight dates and times, routes, seating and hotels you prefer. However, if your cruise starts at one distant port and ends at a different one, look at both self/agent-arranged flights and cruise-line fly/cruise packages.

  • On your own, you may face buying one-way air tickets for all in your party. On many airlines, one-way domestic tickets can cost more than round trips on the same dates. For international flights, one-way tickets can cost more than twice as much as round-trips on the same dates.
  • You/your agent may also be able to find "open jaw" tickets for less than one-way full-fare prices.
  • As a last resort, you/your agent may know of budget web sites, flight packagers or brokers, or unscheduled airline charters. They may offer quality arrangements or "econo" bookings. The latter may require that all in your party be "flexible" about dates, routes, times en route, and on-board niceties. It occasionally involves need to claim luggage from one carrier while en route, take it to another carrier or terminal (even airport) and recheck it. Unless you are clearly "booked through" (as reflected on your detailed itinerary, later on boarding passes), the two or more airlines involved have no responsibility for making your arranged flight connections, for you ili your luggage.

If you arrange anything on your own, keep any affected agent informed of your intent, efforts and results. Regardless of how you've gotten airline tickets, once you're booked, check frequent-flier miles you may have and if they apply. If you have enough, and "your airline" or "alliance" gets chosen to transport you, you may be able to use your "miles"/points for seating upgrades. Contact the airline directly.

Regardless of how arranged, ensure you have completely adequate scheduled connection times to make flight check-ins and flight connections (including possibly going through customs/immigration at some airports) en route to reach the start of your cruise, and for return flights. Include extra time for unpredictable delays. Consider everything that might make you late, e.g., flight schedules, "tricky" connections, seasonal weather anywhere on your route, distance/time between the cruise ports and airports, ground transport dependability/availability, how far in advance you need to check-in for flights. If you don't have fully-adequate time, choose other arrangements.

Such complexity, risk and cost point to the usefulness of a travel or cruise agent and the importance of quality trip insurance.

Home to/from port by land

In contrast to flying, you might voziti to your port city if practical without great effort and if the costs are right. With an adequate vehicle, you can take and bring home much more than allowed by air, which is quite useful for serious shoppers with family souvenirs, etc. It may allow you to visit the port area one or more days before or after the cruise. If it looks tempting, examine and compare:

  • Using a hotel/motel park-stay-cruise package near the port. Some let you park for 7–14 days at no or small charge (but without assurance of vehicle security) and offer shuttles to/from the port. Certain web sites specialize in finding such offers.
  • Driving and parking at a commercial parking lot near or at the port. They nearly always offer shuttles to and from the port. They can be pricey for multi-week cruises, but do offer some security for your vehicle. Lots in/on the port are often much more expensive than off-port.
  • Renting a car or van one-way each way. If your group is 3 or more adults or a family, you'll need a sizable vehicle for all, to assure comfort and room for luggage. Renting lets you "up-size" as needed and avoid parking costs for long cruises. However, watch out for large drop-off fees, especially if the drive crosses state lines. Major rental brands should have an office for vehicle drop-off and pick-up near the port, often offering shuttles to/from.

If you can obtain quality, convenient bus or train service (as in Europe), you might obtain similar benefits, with simplicity and savings possible over a car. Examine the carrier's costs, reputation for punctuality, schedules, locations of terminals, transfers needed and any parking costs near home, and plan your departures accordingly.

Embarkation

Elevator on the Carnival Fantasy

This all starts as you reach your ship's terminal. The walking distance from ground transport to on-board ship can vary from 100–300 meters or more depending on terminal design and ship size. If anyone in your party has mobility challenges, request help in-advance.

If you'll board a large ship, examine the cruise line's instructions on when to arrive. Consider that:

  • A large group will eagerly reach the terminal as early as they can—perhaps forgetting that the same staff (ship's, terminal and customs) that processes them will first have to help nearly all on-board passengers disembark. If you are also that early, you'll likely spend considerable time idle in line waiting to be processed, with no guarantee of seating, refreshments or shelter from the weather.
  • Many other embarking passengers will precisely follow the cruise line advice and arrive at the designated time. That can create another line.
  • Once all staff are ready to embark passengers, only very frequent customers of that line, or those who've booked suites, will receive any preferential processing.

So if you have a choice, consider reaching the terminal 30 minutes or so after the time mentioned by the cruise line. In any event, reach the cruise terminal at least two hours before the ship is scheduled to sail. As above, if your agent or cruise line has arranged a flight that mogli cause you to reach the port later, ozbiljno question its wisdom well in-advance. If you're traveling in a group (e.g., family), don't begin embarkation processing without all members present.

At the cruise terminal, give your large baggage (virtually no limit on numbers, but don't pack da much), with cruise tags attached, to porters for mandatory, separate security screening, then loading on the ship. They deserve a modest tip. As above, if you have no tags to attach, the porters will help you to fill-in blank tags using details on your boarding pass.

You won't see those large bags until they arrive at your cabin door. Delivery may take 2–3 hours, perhaps more. If you've paid the cruise line for airport-to-terminal transfers, and you have no intermediate customs processing at the airport, you may not see your checked luggage after initial airport check-in until it reaches the terminal, perhaps even at your cabin. But learn the full process and understand your responsibilities.

As you start in-processing at the ship's terminal, officials will examine your boarding passes and passports. Zatim:

  • You and your hand-carried items will be scanned, much as at an airport — but without limits on numbers or non-alcoholic liquids. If you hope to bring beer, wine or liquor aboard (in checked or carried bags), understand and pack for the cruise line's policy about what you are allowed to bring aboard. Policy can range from no restrictions to confiscation of any "no no" found during embarkation.
  • You'll be instructed to fill-out and sign a simple current health statement, one for at least each person in your group. If anyone reports or exhibits symptoms of something that might be communicable, he/she may be interviewed. At worst, he/she may be denied boarding, at no liability to the cruise line. (Law requires ship's officers to minimize health risks to all the (perhaps) thousands of passengers and crew on board.) This event should be covered by good trip insurance.
  • You'll be shown to a processing counter to provide identification, set up a shipboard charge account and be issued a cabin key card for each person in your group. (See also "Ashore" and "Buy" below)
  • From there, you'll begin boarding. At the counter or on the way on-board, you'll each have an electronic identification photo taken, computer-linked to your cabin key/card. After that, you are free to board and walk about on-board. Later, as you disembark and re-board, you'll have to use your card, and the photos will electronically pop-up on a monitor used by ship's security staff.
    • On the way aboard, you'll often encounter a ship's commercial photographer. All pictures they take throughout the cruise have no cost unless you choose to buy one as you find it later in the ship's photo gallery. They tend to be rather pricey.

Once on board, a lounge or the buffet and casual food counters await, usually on upper decks. You'll often be instructed not to go to your cabin until their readiness is announced (your cabin steward is completely cleaning and sanitizing it, and changing all linens and towels in your cabin and many others). So, after food if any, it's a good time to walk about the ship to get oriented.

  • Top-side you'll probably see a swimming pool or more, other sports and exercise facilities, bars, perhaps the spa and a forward lounge.
  • Likely on lower, public decks, you'll find the Purser's Desk (aka Customer Service), often a concierge desk and shore tour ticket office, future cruise sales desk, perhaps shops (not open), and an Internet café somewhere.

Before sailing, there will be a safety at sea briefing that everyone must attend. Cruise lines and captains take this maritime law requirement seriously. You'll find instructions in your cabin, and papers and announcements will tell where and when to go. It includes learning the location of tvoj emergency "muster station", ways to get there, emergency signals and procedures, and how to wear your life vest. You may or may not need to take or don your life-vest—stored in your cabin. All ship's services will be closed during this time. If anyone in your group has mobility problems, this is a good time to tell the staff for your muster station so they can prearrange special help for emergencies. Truants will be called to a separate, later briefing at staff's convenience. Continuing truancy can result in being ordered to disembark at the next port.

If time permits after the briefing and before sailing, go top-side for departure. It's always interesting, often scenic (take your camera if light will be adequate), with a bon voyage party likely.

Zaobiđi se

Nautical directions

Since you're on a ship, you'll want to learn at least a little bit of nautical lingo, especially for navigating the ship. The front of the ship is the nakloniti se and the back is the strog; all directions aboard the ship are relative to those two locations. If something is closer to the bow, it's fore ili naprijed; if it's closer to the stern, it's aft. Starboard is to the right if you're facing the bow; port is to the left. And if something is in the middle of the ship (either fore-to-aft or starboard-to-port), it's amidships.

One of the long corridors on the Mariner of the Seas

The key advantage of a cruise ship is that it does most of the "getting around" za you. See "Understand" (above) and the following sections for details about ships and port visits. Basically, you unpack once, then visit the ports on your ship's itinerary and only repack at the end of the cruise. Careful consideration of the cruise itinerary and daily bulletins will eliminate confusion about where you are, what's happening, and where you'll go next.

As you explore the ship, you'll note that instead of numbers, decks may have fanciful names. You may find yourself referring frequently to the small pocket-map in your cabin and diagrams in elevators and stairwells to figure out where you are and whether the Lido Deck is above or below the Promenade Deck. The biggest ships can have 15 or more decks (counting bars and whatnot perched above the pools), making even the most conscientious stair-climbers resort to elevators from time to time. Thankfully, elevators will have an outside and inside list of facilities for each deck. But they often do not tell you if any is aft or forward, so again you'll need to look at the pocket-map.

Only rarely does a ship fail to visit a scheduled port. This most often stems from adverse weather, rarely by equipment failure or accident. If weather threatens, the captain will avoid the effects of the weather as much as possible, and will make announcements explaining what is happening and if alternate ports will be visited.

Vidjeti

Cruising southeastern Alaska's Inside Passage

Some ships have been outfitted with millions of dollars worth of art and elaborate interior decor, but generally after a few days there isn't da much to see on most cruise ships. The real sights are ashore. Some ships travel to geographically interesting areas such as Aljaska ili Skandinavija where they make efforts to view shorelines up-close, e.g., Fjords and glaciers. Generally speaking, the smaller the ship, the better proximity to scenery you can expect, because they won't need to stick to deep and open water. On large ships, other scenery may be too far off to really enjoy its details, though binoculars help. Ovisno o regiji i sezoni, možete primijetiti kitove, dupine ili leteće ribe kako plivaju u blizini ili ih čak prate.

U nedostatku tih pogodnosti, stvarne prilike za razgledavanje dolaze kad se približite i dođete do luke, te dok idete na izlete na obalu o kojima se govori u nastavku.

Fotografiranje

  • Obala su rijetko ravne linije, ali ako fotografirate ocean, neka horizont bude vodoravan.
  • Ako planirate fotografirati ocean ili udaljene predmete, naučite koje situacije preporučuju UV ili kružni polarizacijski filter i pripremite se u skladu s tim.
  • Dvogled je bitan kada se gledaju samo brodovi i obale, obično na znatnoj udaljenosti. Ako ih planirate fotografirati, pobrinite se da imate objektiv sa žarišnom duljinom za znatno povećanje.

Čini

Dok planirate svakodnevne aktivnosti, sve na brodu zasnivat će se na tome brodsko vrijeme. Ovisno o itinereru, brod će obično promijeniti vrijeme kako bi se složio s bilo kojom vremenskom zonom u koju je ušao. To osigurava da možete iskoristiti sve aktivnosti i obilaske, na brodu i na kopnu, s pouzdanjem u vremenu. Vaš kabinski telefon bit će sinkroniziran s tim vremenom, pa slobodno upotrijebite njegovu mogućnost buđenja kako biste bili sigurni da nećete propustiti nijedan događaj.

Na brodu

Bazen i bar na bazenu na brodu MS Independence of the Seas

Veliki brodovi imat će većinu ili sve značajke o kojima se govori u nastavku - mega-brodovi čak i više. Manji brodovi (npr. Kapacitet od 600 do 1200 putnika) imat će ih mnogo, ali u manjem broju ili manjem opsegu.

Bit ćete okruženi vodom u kojoj ne možete plivati ​​(prolazi oko 15-20 čvorova ili tako nekako), ali svi osim najmanjih brodova imat će barem jedan "bazen" (možda natkriveni, inače korisni samo u toplim klimama) i ležaljke. Bazeni neće biti izvrsni za plivanje u krugovima, ali neki novi brodovi opremljeni su malim bazenima koji plivaju protiv trenutne struje. Većina je napunjena obrađenom morskom vodom. Roditelji dojenčadi i male djece (ili osoblje na nekim brodovima. Npr. Disney) moraju osigurati da njihova djeca nikome ne stvaraju sigurnosne ili sanitarne probleme.

Bez zakonskih ograničenja nametnutih kopnenim objektima, većina kruzera ima casino (ne Disney). Očekujte veći naglasak na igranju igara na brodovima za Amerikance nego za Europljane. Ne očekujte stolne igre ili automate sa stopama isplate čak bliskim onima koje se mogu naći u boljim kockarnicama sa kopnom; koncesionari skupo plaćaju prostor. Bit će otvoren za igre samo dok je na moru. Ako ipak osvojite značajan iznos, zatražite da vam se zarada preda u obliku čeka. U suprotnom ćete možda morati nositi i zaštititi gotovinu. (Nagradu biste mogli pretvoriti u brodske kredite, ali na mnogim brodovima neiskorišteni krediti se ne vraćaju na kraju krstarenja: izgubit ćete ih. Mudro korištenje vrlo velikog broja kredita do kraja krstarenja možda neće biti malo uspješno.)

Na većim brodovima uzor su Las Vegas i Broadway Zabava. Oni će različito prikazivati ​​pjevačke i plesne emisije, pjevače, komičare, mađioničare, žonglere i drugu živu zabavu. Na velikim brodovima bit će predstavljeni u velikom kazalištu; na malim brodovima koristit će salon s pozornicom. Emisije obično slijede večeru, ali mogu joj prethoditi i za one koji se odluče za "kasno" sjedenje. Tijekom i nakon predstava, druga mjesta nude male bendove, piano barove i ples uz živu glazbu ili džokej. Posebna krstarenja usmjerena na određene vrste glazbe ili izvođače / bendove koristit će mnoga ista mjesta.

Za kulturno ili zemljopisno važna odredišta ili posebne događaje brodovi će često nuditi znanje predavači. Neki brodovi pružaju brod kapelanima za obavljanje vjerskih obreda, iako je to sve rjeđe izvan vršnih razdoblja, npr. Božić, Uskrs. Da bi to podržali u neko drugo vrijeme, oni mogu dočekati vjerodostojne putnike (s potrebnom opremom) kao volontere koji će obavljati usluge.

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A kino nalazi se na većini brodova, pušta filmove slične onima koji se mogu naći u zrakoplovnim kompanijama. Obično postoji knjižnica na brodu za vaše zadovoljstvo čitanja, ali ne očekujte najnovije romane ako ne zaostanete s ranijeg krstarenja. Ako kabine imaju DVD uređaje, knjižnica može imati skromnu zbirku naslova. Također može ponuditi elektronički ili pločasti igre provjeriti. Često ćete pronaći Internet cafe (o čemu će se kasnije raspravljati) nudeći nekoliko računala s umreženim pisačem. Povrh biste trebali pronaći nekoga tko izdaje opremu za košarku, stolni tenis, mješalice i druge namjene.

Brod će često nuditi prostor i sjedala za podršku improviziranim ili organiziranim most, čak i turniri. I osoblje vrlo često ima trivijalnosti i druga natjecanja. I u većini morskih dana vidjet ćete barem jedan veliki Bingo ponuđena sjednica.

Kupovina je lako dostupan, s trgovinama na brodu. (Pogledajte "Kupnja" u nastavku.) Oni će biti bescarinski, ali ne očekujte velike povoljne cijene. I oni će biti otvoreni samo dok su na moru.

Vjenčanja na moru mogući su na nekim brodovima, poput Bermuda-registrirana linija Princess, ali zahtijevaju napredne zahtjeve i planiranje kako bi bili izvedivi.

Dobit ćete dnevni bilten s rasporedom od aktivnosti, prikladno spomenuti aukcije umjetnina (navodno "najopasnije mjesto na brodu"), bingo, kuhinjske ture, luka i šoping predavanja, krstarenje predavanja o poboljšanju (od prirodoslovaca, povjesničara, politologa i dr.), lekcije za umjetnost i obrt, natjecanja na bazenu, satovi plesaitd. Krstarenja usmjerena na obitelj (posebno Disney) imat će mnogo dobno specifične aktivnosti i osoblje, prilagođeno djeci i tinejdžerima.

Većina brodova ima teretanu ili dom zdravlja sa spravama za vježbanje. Često nude programe podučavanja u režimima vježbanja ili Tai Chi, itd., Uz skromne troškove, koje će možda trebati unaprijed rezervirati. Mnogi ljudi koriste šetališnu palubu ili gornju stazu za šetnju / trčanje. Prvi se obično petlja oko broda na srednjoj palubi & ndash, ali možda ima stepenice koje vas prekidaju. Ako je to slučaj, gornja staza mogla bi biti bolja ako je dostupna (često je sunčalište dostupno za trkače u određeno vrijeme, obično ujutro). Neki brodovi pronalaze prostor za postavljanje zelenila, simulatora golfa, igrališta za košarku ili tenis (zatvorenih mrežama za hvatanje lopte). Neki vrlo veliki brodovi imaju klizališta, zidove za penjanje, "parkove za surfanje" i druge aktivnosti.

Spa objekti su glavna plovila za krstarenje. Sve od masaža preko frizera do egzotičnih tretmana zdravlja i ljepote dostupno je uz znatne dodatne troškove.

Neki brodovi sa sjedištem u Europi mogu imati palubu za naturističko sunčanje, ovo je najviša paluba kako bi se spriječilo da drugi ljudi gledaju. Međutim, kako najgornja paluba obično ima najbolje poglede, događa se da se ljudi na ovu palubu dižu sa svojim fotoaparatom. To je naravno zabranjeno.

Na obalu

Čamac za spašavanje iz "Ponosa Amerike", koji se koristi kao natječaj na Havajima.

Morate koristiti svoj kartica ključa u kabini svaki put kad napustite brod i ponovno se ukrcate na njega. To je način na koji utvrđuju jeste li na brodu i kako vas osoblje brodskog osiguranja prepoznaje. U suprotnom bi vas mogli ostaviti za sobom.

  • Redovito će vam se naložiti da se vratite na brod najmanje 30 minuta prije planiranog isplovljavanja.
  • U blizini vremena polaska, na temelju praćenja onoga tko nije na brodu, možda ćete čuti najave određenim putnicima da se jave na stol kupca - oni "nedostaju".

Unaprijed istražite svako mjesto koje ćete posjetiti. To vam može uvelike poboljšati iskustvo krstarenja uz malo ili nimalo troškova. Mnoge luke i obližnje znamenitosti pokrivene su odredišnim stranicama Wikivoyagea, web mjestima za putovanja (npr. WhatsInPort, i knjige.

Brod će obično pristajati na molu. Ako niti jedan nije dostupan, usidrit će se ili privezati na kopnu, a brodski čamci za spasavanje ili komercijalni čamci ponuda te na prikladno mjesto na obali. Vaš detaljni plan puta naznačit će kako će vaš brod posjetiti svaku luku.

  • Ako ste na vrlo velikom brodu, nadmetanje može potrajati prilično vremena. Izvođači brodskih obilazaka obično idu prvi, a zatim "rani uzrasti" koji su dobili natječajne karte / brojeve tko prvi dođe. Osim ako niste kupili brodski obilazak, shodno tome planirajte svoje vrijeme na kopnu.
  • Ako vrijeme stvori uzburkano more u bilo kojoj luci u kojoj se vaš brod usidri / priveže, natječaji za obalu mogu biti neupotrebljivi i tako otkazani. Ako vas brod ne može izvesti na obalu u luci, linija svibanj ponuditi naknadu za razočaranje, ali htjeti povrat troškova kupljenih, ali otkazanih brodskih tura.
Luka Svetog Ivana na Antigvi. Kada usporedite veličinu brodova za krstarenje s tisućama putnika s veličinom grada, lako je shvatiti koliko je važan turizam za kružna putovanja za neke otočne države

Vrijeme posjeta luci obično dopuštaju putnicima da izađu na obalu do 7-8 sati ujutro, s isplovljavanjem brodova često u 5-6 sati. Na ranije ili kasnije vrijeme isplovljavanja mogu utjecati plima i oseka, udaljenost do sljedeće luke ili posebne potrebe obilaska na kopnu; iskrcaj može malo odgoditi lučko carinjenje broda ili putnika. Na posebnim zaustavljanjima neki brodovi mogu ostati i kasnije, možda preko noći ili više noći.

The ured za izlete na obali ponudit će razne razglede, kulturne posjete i organizirane aktivnosti (npr. ronjenje s maskom, ronjenje na dah, vožnja kajakom, vožnja biciklom) - ponude diktirane prirodom svake luke, njenom klimom, godišnjim dobom i vremenom u luci.

  • U glavnim lukama se u obilascima često koriste veliki klimatizirani autobusi za 30-50 osoba. Popularne luke također će imati velik broj klimatiziranih taksija, limuzina ili kombija s unajmljenim vozačima / vodičima: automobili koji mogu prevoziti 3-4 odrasle osobe, kombiji za 6 ili više.
  • Cjelodnevne ture često vam ispune gotovo sve vrijeme u luci. Obično ćete pronaći i ponuđene poludnevne ture, ujutro i popodne - vrijedi razmisliti jesu li šetnje ili kupovina prije ili poslije ručka također privlačne.
  • Ako ste samopouzdani putnik ili ste već posjetili luku i želite obići posebne krajeve, bilo bi dobro unajmiti automobil s vozačem / vodičem koji će razgledati vaš izbor i dizajn. Može uključiti samo vašu obitelj / grupu ili 2-4 suputnika ili tako nekako. Opet, napredni aranžmani mogu biti preporučljivi.

Brodske ture često koštaju više od ekvivalentnih tura koje se neovisno pregovaraju s lokalnim stanovništvom, npr. Možete unajmiti taksi ili kombi s vozačem / vodičem po cijeni od 40-50 USD po satu za 4-6 osoba. Suprotno tome, poludnevni obilazak broda može se kretati od 50-100 USD po osobi, s cijelim danima 125–300 USD. Ali za taj dodatni trošak brodske ture pružaju:

  • Velika pogodnost u rezerviranju turneje, iako unaprijed istraživanje može uvelike pomoći vašim dogovorima.
  • Nešto samopouzdanja u vezi s planom putovanja ako se odvažite daleko od luke.
  • Neka jamstva na posebno "poduzetničkim" lokacijama da vas vozač ili "broker" za obilazak neće prevariti.
  • Veća sigurnost da će brod pričekati ako se vaša turneja ne vrati na vrijeme. Opet, čekat će što je duže moguće brodske ture, i svibanj pričekajte ih sami, ali samo ako ona može stići do sljedeće luke prema rasporedu bez visokih troškova dodavanja (goriva).

Vrlo popularni brodski izleti svibanj ispunite puno dana prije isplovljavanja (mogu se kupiti putem interneta). Možda ćete biti pametni istražiti ih i posvetiti se nekima ili napraviti napredne, samoorganizirane alternative, kako je opravdano, npr. Ako:

  • Srce vam je spremno za kupanje s dupinima ili stingraje ili za penjanje na ledenjak.
  • Fokusirani ste na cjelodnevni obilazak uistinu posebnog područja udaljenog od luke, npr. normandske plaže iz Le Havrea.

Dostupnost tura uvelike ovisi o lokaciji / popularnosti turneje. Na primjer, postoji nekoliko operatera i deseci autobusa koji prevoze putnike Cancún do Chichén Itzá. To nećete vidjeti na malim i manje posjećenim karipskim otocima. S nekoliko brodova za krstarenje u luci, ture bilo gdje mogu biti rasprodane.

U nekim lukama brodovi moraju pristajati među komercijalnim teretnim operacijama. Pješačenje od / do broda može biti kroz nepredvidivo opasnu aktivnost, koju lučka uprava čak i zabranjuje. U brodskom biltenu potražite lučke uvjete i poslušajte najave direktora krstarenja ili lučkog savjetnika. Na takvim pristaništima većina će brodova organizirati prijevoz od broda do terminala s taksijem / autobusima, čak do trgovačkog područja ili centra grada. Ako je tako, potražite detalje i o povratnom prijevozu. U nedostatku shuttlea, trebali biste zatražiti prijevoz koji izbjegava opasnost i možda unaprijed ispitati direktora krstarenja o sigurnosnim problemima.

Kao što je objašnjeno u nastavku, UV sadržaj sunca može biti vrlo velik na bilo kojoj turi, posebno na ili blizu vode na bilo kojoj geografskoj širini tijekom ljeta. Zaštiti se. Pogledajte "Ostanite zdravi" u nastavku.

Kupiti

Novac

Obavijestite se o svim mogućim dodatnim troškovima na brodu prije vaše putovanje - što je uključeno u cijenu, a što nije. Isprobajte on-line upite za "krstarenje" i "savjet".

Ključ kabine. I za praktičnost i za poticanje a atmosfera ležernog trošenja, većina brodova za krstarenje koristi "bezgotovinski" sustav u kojem ključem kabine (karticom) naplaćujete sve troškove na brodu, ponekad osim za kockanje. Dva ili više ključeva / kartica kabine mogu se odnositi na jednu kreditnu karticu ili novčani račun (gotovinski polog daje se unaprijed), npr. Za parove i obitelji. Na kraju svakog segmenta krstarenja, brod će upotrijebiti vašu kreditnu karticu ili polog u gotovini za podmirivanje konačnog stanja na vašem računu.

  • Možete dobiti trenutno stanje na vašem računu, s popisom svih punjenja, u bilo kojem trenutku, ponekad čak i na vašem kabinskom televizoru. Trebali biste pregledati te detalje barem pred kraj krstarenja kako biste imali vremena za ispitivanje bilo koje optužbe.
  • Ako je povezan s vašom kreditnom karticom, stanje na vašem računu automatski će joj se naplatiti; mnoge linije naplaćuju vašu kreditnu karticu drugim troškovima (objašnjenim prije krstarenja, npr. napitcima za osoblje) tijekom krstarenja. Na kraju krstarenja ravnoteža se automatski podmiruje - omogućujući upotrebu ključa vaše kabine do zadnje večeri.
  • Morate osobno podmiriti bilo koji novčani račun. To riskira duge redove za kupčevim stolom posljednjeg cjelodnevnog krstarenja jer mnogi drugi također plaćaju svoje račune. Jednom kad platite, možda nećete moći izvršiti više naplate prije iskrcavanja.
  • Pri debarkaciji, onaj tko nije u potpunosti podmirio svoj račun, neće smjeti napustiti.

Bolje opremljeni brodovi mogu ponuditi jedan ili više Bankomati. Obično trebaju kockanje učiniti prikladnijim. Stoga obično nude samo valutu koju koristi kasino. A naknade su im prilično visoke u usporedbi s bankama na kopnu. Ako vam je potrebna „strana“ valuta za izlet na obalu, osoblje „Izleta“ može imati savjet o tome gdje je dobiti na kopnu. Prilika također može uključivati ​​upotrebu brodskog naručitelja za zamjenu vaše valute za male količine lokalne.

Upravljanje saldom računa

Bit ćete upućeni da uplatite gotovinu ili račun kreditne / debitne kartice za plaćanje stanja na vašem brodskom računu. Troškovi na vašem računu mogu obuhvaćati troškove pića, obilaska, objedovanja u specijalnim restoranima, kupnje robe, spa usluga itd. Iz mnogih razloga vaš račun može dobiti kredite, npr. Ako se plaćeni obilasci moraju otkazati ili možda odobriti unaprijed. čestim krstaricama. Vodite računa da koristite sve odobrene kredite. Nijedan se neće vratiti, kao gotovina ili kreditni račun na kraju krstarenja, uz moguću iznimku otkazivanja turneje djelovanjem brodskog osoblja.

Napojnice

Savjeti na brodu imaju dva oblika - nadoplate za posebna pića, specijalne restorane i neke usluge (o kojima se govori u nastavku) i (u konačnici neobavezno) savjete za brodsko osoblje (ne časnike) koji se obično naplaćuju na kraju krstarenja.

Saznajte preporuke linije za krstarenje za prevrtanje brodsko osoblje. Predlažu "prikladno" neobavezna iznosi - presudni dio prihoda osoblja. Preporučeni iznosi mogu se ponešto razlikovati ovisno o vašoj klasi kabine.

  • Mnogo linija za krstarenje automatski dodajte te iznose na brodske račune putnika - ovo može biti 12-15 američkih dolara dnevno po putniku. Ova metoda osigurava da svi osoblje koje doprinosi vašem iskustvu krstarenja (npr. kuhari, radnici na čišćenju i održavanju), a ne samo vaš konobar i upravitelj kabine, dobiti neki dodatni prihod i prepoznavanje.
    • Nema automatskih napomena za brodske časnike.
  • Možete odlučiti odbiti ili prilagoditi ovo automatsko kipiranje po želji prije kraja krstarenja. Royal Caribbean i drugi nude tu mogućnost unaprijed, ali tu mogućnost ili način na koji je mogu primijeniti možda neće biti očigledni.
  • Kao poticaj redovnim kupcima, neke linije za kružna putovanja i turističke agencije mogu platiti napojnice.
  • Bilo automatski ili osobno, bilo koji član posade koji je posebno unaprijedio vaše iskustvo krstarenja zaslužuje nešto - možda uz automatske iznose.
  • Mnogi iskusni kruzeri smatraju da djelomični napojnica, ključnim članovima posade (npr. Upravnik kabine), na početku krstarenja često daje dobre rezultate.

Neke linije za krstarenje ili krstarenja imaju politiku "ne-davanja", koja je često usmjerena na europsko ili druga tržišta gdje je kipiranje kulturno strano i može zastrašiti kupce ako ih se naplati. U stvarnosti, napojnice su ugrađene u višu cijenu tih krstarenja, na koja putnici također plaćaju porez.

Kupovina na brodu

Veliko predvorje kraljice Marije 2

Brodovi za krstarenje iskorištavaju svoj međunarodni status / status mora bescarinska kupovina (npr. za likere, nakit (kostimirani i dragocjeni), kozmetiku, parfeme) po pristojnim, ako ne i izvanrednim cijenama. Veliki brodovi obično imaju butike u kojima se prodaje odjeća / suveniri s logotipom, možda nude povremenu i večernju odjeću (nekoliko čak uključuje i smoking / formalnu posudbu). Ostale trgovine nude osnovne sitnice, slatkiše i lijekove koji se prodaju bez recepta. Svi će biti otvoreni samo dok su na moru.

  • Možda ćete vidjeti "prodaju pločnika", posebne ponude za nakit i satove, a pred kraj možda i rasprodaje zastarjele odjeće s logotipom i drugih predmeta.
  • svi liker u bocama kupljen na brodu držat će se do zadnjeg cjelodnevnog krstarenja, a zatim dostavljen u vašu kabinu, vjerojatno u boksu, ali u kutiji treba još obloga kako bi bio spreman za nošenje ili (s daljnjom pripremom) za prijavu provjereno prtljaga za let kući.
  • Brodska roba nema unaprijed plaćenu carinu ili porez jer je kupljen / isporučen na brodu, pa prema tome može biti obveznik plaćanja po povratku kući ako sve vaše putne kupnje premašuju vaše oslobađanje od plaćanja carine.
    • Ako razmišljate o kupnji skupog predmeta (npr. Nakita, jedinstvenih predmeta), provjerite je li „oslobođen carine“, npr. Napravljen je u vašoj zemlji, već je tamo uvezen, a zatim poslan brodu , ili je zaista jedinstveno, poput jedinstvenog umjetničkog djela. Ako je to slučaj, uz odgovarajuću potvrdu upravitelja brodske trgovine, možda nećete morati računati predmet s dodatkom za dežurstva.
    • Ako američki državljani prekorače svoju naknadu za davanja prilikom kupovine na brodu i vrate se u SAD brodom, brod mora (po zakonu) dostaviti obavijest o toj kupnji američkoj carinskoj ispostavi. Ti putnici mogu očekivati ​​"posebnu" carinsku pažnju. Nekoliko brodova može organizirati carinsku obradu na brodu.

Caveat emptor (neka se kupac čuva) dobar je savjet bilo gdje i primjenjuje se na brodu. Putnici s krstarenja su "zarobljeno tržište".

  • Nekoliko predmeta u trgovinama na brodu bit će izvrsna ponuda. Također, brodovi za krstarenje u međunarodnim vodama slijede zakone države njihove zastave i kupci se mogu tretirati za razliku od tvrtki na kopnu; tražeći zaštitu potrošača u kojoj inače uživate kod kuće svibanj iznevjeriti. Međutim, linije za kružna putovanja obično imaju sveobuhvatne politike koje štite kupce od svih, osim kajanja kupca ili neopreznog oštećenja robe.
  • Osoblje koje radi u lječilište ili teretana mogu reklamirati vrlo skupe losione / napitke, usluge, testove ili tretmane sa tvrdio zdravstvene ili druge dobrobiti. Prije nego što kažete "da", trebali biste naučiti njihove certificirane kvalifikacije i razumjeti stvarnost onoga što nude.
  • Bilo je prošlih slučajeva kada su aukcije na brodu (obično koncesionari koji nude prostirke / tepihe, slike itd.) Iznosili neopravdane tvrdnje o vrijednosti predmeta, nudili krivotvorine poznatih djela ili utjecali na nadmetanje na načine koji bi bili nezakoniti na kopnu. većina zemalja. Srećom, mnogi od tih postupaka znatno su smanjeni kao rezultat velikih, uspješnih parnica u skupnoj tužbi. Osnovni savjet: Kupite ono što volite disciplinirano (da biste uključili troškove za odnošenje predmeta kući), a ne kao ulaganje.

Za krstarenja Europom: Europska unija (EU) počela je obračunavati svoj PDV na sve brodske prodaje i usluge (uključujući naknade za usluge) na bilo kojem segmentu krstarenja koji kreće i završava u EU bez posjeta luci izvan EU (ili EU područje PDV-a). Budući da to može materijalno pogoršati prodaju na brodu, linije (re) dizajniraju mnoge segmente krstarenja za posjet lukama "izvan", npr. Gibraltar, Casablanca.

Kupovina na obalu

Kupovina je i dalje vrlo popularna aktivnost, jer gotovo sve luke nude barem rukotvorine i suvenire koji odražavaju odredište, ali često nisu tamo napravljeni. (Grubo pravilo za "lokalne" suvenire: što se više odmičete od doka, to će cijene biti niže za određene vrste predmeta.) Drugi nude široku paletu robe, uključujući kamere / leće, odjeću, elektroniku , nakit i "gurmanski" potrošni materijal. Ako postoji vjerojatnost da ćete ih koristiti kreditnom, debitnom ili bankomatnom karticom:

  • Obavijestite banku izdavateljicu unaprijed kamo i kada ćete putovati - ionako uvijek dobra praksa.
  • Slijedite dobre prakse kako biste osigurali da ih drugi neće izgubiti ili zloupotrijebiti. Vidjeti Novac za cjelovitu raspravu.

Određena odredišta mogu ponuditi "ozbiljna kupovina": bescarinski i / ili visoko konkurentni, npr. Sveti Martine i Sveti Toma na Karibima (možda osim za "dizajnerske trgovine") Hong Kong i Singapur ako se uspješno cjenkate. Na primjer, rasprava o bescarinskoj kupnji i carinskim obvezama, vidi Sveti Toma # Kupi. Ako ste skloni ozbiljno kupovati negdje vama nepoznato, on-line istraživanje treba vam pomoći da shvatite što možete očekivati, npr. Trgovine, porez / carinu i na što trebate pripaziti.

Brod može imati savjetnik za lučku kupovinu koji mogu pružiti korisne informacije i mogu preporučiti (čak i reklamirati) određene trgovce i marke / predmete. Te savjetnike često zapošljavaju trgovačke tvrtke koje primaju velike naknade (čak i provizije) od trgovaca i marki koje preporučuju. To ne garantira (niti ospori) reputaciju bilo kojeg trgovca ili marke, niti bi trebalo dovesti u pitanje dostojnost konkurenata - iako "savjetnik" može spomenuti posebno jamstvo za trgovce koji se oglašavaju. Njihove naknade mogu povisiti konačne cijene koje "preporučeni trgovci" zahtijevaju. U poželjnim lokacijama za kupovinu većina je trgovaca prilično odgovorna.

Na drugim mjestima vodite računa o trgovcima, potraživanjima proizvoda, jamstvima, fiksnim, označenim cijenama i cijenama po dogovoru i konačni troškovi izvan dogovorenih cijena, npr. skrivene carine ili poreza. Iako ispunjavaju uvjete za povrat poreza / carine, možda ćete ih moći dobiti samo na određenim mjestima kad napustite nadležnost, npr. Zračne luke, i samo za svaku kupnju koja premašuje znatan iznos. U posljednjoj luci koja ima poreznu nadležnost, luka možda neće imati "status", niti ured koji nudi pružanje ili obradu povrata. Povrat novca poštom nakon što ste kod kuće može biti problematičan.

Takvi izazovi uzrokuju da ozbiljni kupci traže krstarenja do zaista necarinskih i visokokonkurentnih lokacija. Gdje god planirate kupovati, neka bi vam istraživanja trebala pomoći da razumijete svaku luku i njezine trgovce, što možete vidjeti i što drugdje košta.

Vidi također Kupovina i Cjenkanje.

Jesti

Restoran u Norveškoj zori

Većina linija jako ulaže u kvalitetu i količinu hrane i time se hvale. Rijetko koji obroci nisu uključeni u cijenu tipičnog krstarenja, uz povremene izuzetke specijalnih restorana i posluge u sobi.

Uključene ponude uključuju bazen uz bazen zalogajnice gdje možete naručiti hamburger, "psa", shake, pizzu ili nešto slično i odšetati bez plaćanja. Nije "besplatno", naravno; platili ste je kad ste kupili kartu. Na gotovo svim brodovima za krstarenje pronaći ćete i švedski stol, obično na jednoj od gornjih paluba, dostupno tijekom svih obroka i obično nudi nešto od ranog jutra do kasne večeri. Na boljim brodovima bifei mogu izgledati gotovo kao čista ekstravagancija. Posluga u sobu je obično dostupan u svako doba, osim nakon određenog kasnog vremena u noći prije iskrcavanja na većini linija za krstarenje. Ponekad ćete za to možda morati platiti napojnicu ili kasnonoćnu nadoplatu.

Uobičajeno vrijeme obroka ćete pronaći sjedeća blagovaonica s potpunom uslugom konobara, obično s jelovnikom s više slijedova s ​​raznolikim fensi jelima. (Vlažni kupaći kostimi mogu oštetiti stolice u blagovaonici; nemojte ga nositi tamo, čak ni pod omotom ili pokrivačem; čak i ako je prilično suho, mogli biste alarmirati osoblje blagovaonice.) Barem jedna blagovaonica će ponuditi sjedeći doručak i ručak (rijetko ćete imati redovito dodijeljenu tablicu). Bit će otvoren 2-3 sata oko uobičajenog vremena za bilo koji obrok. Za doručak se jelovnik možda neće puno mijenjati svaki dan. Za ručak i večeru jelovnik će se mijenjati svaki dan. Za večeru će obično imati odjeljak s artiklima koji su uvijek dostupni i jedan za večernje "posebne akcije".

Tradicionalna večernja večera usluga je u određeno vrijeme, glazbeno rano / glavno i kasno. Ako odaberete ili želite vrijeme i veličinu stola (najbolje kada rezervirate krstarenje), svake ćete večeri sjediti za istim stolom u to vrijeme.

  • Ako postavke vašeg stola nisu zadovoljene (barem su naznačene na kartici ključa u kabini), obratite se maitre de za pomoć što je prije moguće nakon ukrcaja.
  • Iznimke od vašeg uobičajenog vremena i stola mogu se dogoditi kada je brod u luci, a mnogi putnici jedu na kopnu. Dnevno glasilo će to spomenuti. Ako je to slučaj, možete dijeliti drugi stol s "strancima", čak i u drugoj blagovaonici.

Veličina stola može varirati od 2 do 8-10 ljudi, povremeno i više. Okrugli stolovi za 6-8 čine se svima pogodnima za lak razgovor. Ako vi / vaša grupa u potpunosti ne zauzmete stol, druge ćete goste upoznati kao drugove za stolom. Ovo je obično zanimljivo vrijeme, s ponovnim ponavljanjem više od mogućeg s novim skupom stranaca na "otvorenom sjedenju" (vidi dolje). Također pomaže vašim konobarima naučiti i predvidjeti važne potrebe i preferencijenpr. košer, vegetarijanski, alergije na hranu, preferencije za piće i vrijeme.

Restoran manjeg riječnog broda za krstarenje

Da biste osigurali pravovremenu uslugu, dođite do svog stola u roku od 30 minuta nakon što se blagovaonica otvori za vaše sjedenje. Velike kuhinje moraju opsluživati ​​nekoliko stotina (možda i tisuća) putnika na svakom sjedenju, jedan po jedan tečaj, s očekivanjima svježine i odgovarajuće temperature.

Mnoge linije za krstarenje nude slobodni stil, izbor ili otvorena blagovaonica za sjedenje, koji omogućuju objedovanje u bilo koje vrijeme tijekom večere. Ovo se može ponuditi u odvojenim blagovaonicama, ali jelovnici će biti isti kao i za zakazane sjednice. Dok ulazite, možda ćete morati pričekati stol, baš kao što biste to učinili i bez rezervacija za restorane kod kuće. Ako je posebno zauzeto, u vašoj je stranci samo nekoliko njih i voljni ste, recite Maitre de da ćete "dijeliti". To mu uvelike pomaže u učinkovitom korištenju stolova / sjedala, tako da može ubrzati sjedenje.

Većina brodova također nudi specijalizirani restorani, često s međunarodnim temama, obično samo uz rezervaciju. (Ako nemate rezervaciju, možete probati "podijelit će", ali nemojte se pouzdati u to; većina gostiju koji su tamo rezervirali ne očekuje da će ih podijeliti.) Mnogi takvi restorani imaju nadoplate (npr. 20 USD po osobi ili više) za izuzetna usluga i jela, najviše zasluženo. Ako obično objedujete u fiksnom sjedećem položaju, ali planirate koristiti specijalni restoran svake večeri, recite to svom redovnom konobaru večer prije.

Preporučena večernja haljina u blagovaonicama donekle varira u odnosu na krstarenje. Za detalje, svaka linija za krstarenje objašnjava svoj očekivani kodeks odijevanja na svojoj web stranici, a na web stranicama trebali biste pronaći detalje za krstarenje.

  • Mnogi brodovi "glavne linije" većinu večeri proglašavaju blagovaonicama potrebnim samo za "country club" ili "resort" ležernu odjeću: košulja s ogrlicama i hlače za muškarce, gotovo sve osim odjeće u bazenu za žene (šalimo se). Često će imati jednu ili dvije „svečane“ noći tjedno: smoking ili tamno odijelo i kravata za muškarce, večernja odjeća za žene.
  • Neke luksuzne linije svaku večer mogu proglasiti poluformalnom - kaput i kravata za muškarce, večernja odjeća za žene.
  • Za svaku večer vrijede isti standardi odijevanja u specijalnim restoranima.

Osramotit ćete se, vaši prijatelji za stolom, vaš konobar i drugi ako idete u svoju blagovaonicu na večeru odjeveni u traperice, kratke hlače, majicu bez rukava ili sličnu ležernu odjeću / odjeću za bazen, i neadekvatno odijevanje svečanim večerima. Također vam može biti uskraćeno sjedenje.

Ako vas ne zanima "sjedenje" u službenim večerima (ili bilo koje večeri), umjesto toga možete koristiti buffet za večeru. Ponuda hrane bit će donekle slična onoj u blagovaonicama te noći, ali često im nedostaju predmeti koji zahtijevaju složenu uslugu. Haljina ovdje uključuje pokrivenu odjeću za bazen. Buffet neizravno nudi još jednu pogodnost: ako morate letjeti do / iz luke i ako prelako prijeđete ograničenja prtljage (npr. Morate spakirati malu djecu ili starije osobe i sebe), razmislite o napuštanju polu i svečane odjeće (i srodne cipele / pribor) kod kuće. Prostor za pakiranje i težinu, inače potrebnu, možete smanjiti za možda 20-25 posto.

Piće

Bar na MS Eurodam

Tipične spajalice kao što su kava, čaj / ledeni čaj, limunada i sokovi (za doručak) dostupni su besplatno. Ostala pića obično nisu uključena u cijenu krstarenja, čak i ako promotivna brošura krstarenja kaže ili podrazumijeva "sve uključeno".

  • Oni "drugi" (npr. bezalkoholna pića, flaširana voda, svježe cijeđeni sokovi, specijalne kave, pivo, vino, miješana pića) može biti skupo. Navedene cijene neće uključivati ​​naknadu za uslugu od 15-18 posto / nadoplatu.
  • Očekujte da ćete pronaći jednu ili više dobro opskrbljenih barova na svim javnim palubama, stručno ugostiteljske prema vašim željama, mnogi se otvaraju od sredine do kasnih jutarnjih sati, a neki ostaju otvoreni vrlo kasno.
  • Sve blagovaonice imat će vrlo dobru vinsku kartu, uz nekoliko čaša, kao i flaširanu vodu, miješana pića i specijalne kave. Ako te večeri ne popijete bocu vina, rado će je ponovno začepiti i na nju staviti broj vaše kabine za opoziv u neko drugo besplatno vrijeme. Ako ste na večeru ponijeli svoje vino (bocu), poslužit će ga, ali naplatit će "naknadu za začepljenje"; ako se ne konzumiraju uz taj obrok, ponovno će se začepiti za kasniju upotrebu na isti način kao i kupljena boca.
  • Mali hladnjak u vašoj kabini može se napuniti bezalkoholnim pićima, čipsom ili bombonima. Pažljivo imajte na umu jesu li naplaćeni, posebno ako imate djecu. Pogodnost može svladati otpor unatoč troškovima.

Mnoge linije za krstarenje nude paketi pića za neograničena punjenja bezalkoholnih pića, neka za specijalne kave, vino, čak i nekoliko za miješana pića. Mnogi uključuju naknadu za uslugu. Ali, jasno shvatite uvjete prije nego što se obvežete na bilo koji. Primjeri:

  • "Pop / soda karta" često košta 30-45 američkih dolara tjedno (po osobi, ne smije se dijeliti), što može biti jednako 5-8 odvojeno kupljenih pića svaki dan. (Značajna prosječna dnevna stopa potrošnje.)
  • Paket miješanih pića kreće se od 50 američkih dolara po osobi dnevno, dok paket "pivo i vino uz obrok" ​​možete dobiti na nekim linijama za 25 američkih dolara (siječanj 2020.). Većina pića s odvojenom cijenom košta 7 - 11 američkih dolara po komadu. Opet, to znači znatnu dnevnu stopu potrošnje kako bi paket bio isplativ, pogotovo ako razmišljate o zapanjujućem, uh, izlasku na obalu.
  • Ako odgodite kupnju paketa na dan ili više, cijena često ostaje ista.
  • Nemate obvezu kupiti bilo koju vrstu paketa za sve u vašoj grupi. Ali uvjeti paketa zabranjuju dijeljenje pića s bilo kime.

Ne računajući naknadu za uslugu, neka miješana pića mogu biti jeftinija nego što biste mogli pronaći kod boljih pojilišta na kopnu, ali ne računajte na to. Međutim, obično ćete naći specijalitete za piće spomenute u brodskom dnevnom biltenu.

Ti troškovi nagone neke ljude da pokušaju donijeti svoje. But most lines forbid bringing liquor on board, and any found (at embarkation or as you board from later port visits) will be "held for you", and returned on the last full day of the cruise in the same packaging as received. A few lines confiscate contraband liquor. A few others will allow you to initially bring 1-2 bottles of wine per cabin; if opened/decanted outside your cabin, you'll be charged the "corkage fee" as above. Most lines will allow you to bring your own soft drinks. For details, consult the cruise line web site.

Some ships are primarily party vessels, full of young adults taking advantage of bargain duty-free drinks and (perhaps) lower drinking ages in international waters. You may identify them by their extremely uneventful itineraries: straight out to sea, stay there for much of the trip, then back to port. Their advertising is usually also not particularly subtle. If you want one, you'll recognize the signs; if you want to avoid one, likewise.

Responsible cruise lines avoid unbridled drinking by:

  • Requiring at least one occupant of each cabin to be a minimum age (with some exceptions for legitimate families) and by not serving alcohol to anyone under 21.
  • Training and directing wait staffs to control service to those who've had too much.

Spavati

Twin Cabin on P&O MV Azura

Let your travel agent or cruise line know your cabin needs in advance to ensure your cabin assignment and preparation meets them.

Shortly after arriving at your cabin, introduce yourself to your cabin steward as he/she stops by, and discuss any preferences or needs for service not already met, e.g., ice at certain times, softer or firmer pillows, emptying the refrigerator of unwanted items. He/she will often have an assistant, and will both work as a team. If you brought sanitizing wipes or solution, you might sanitize key surfaces like the lavatory counters, telephone handset, TV remote and desktop — the latter is often missed in their cabin preparation.

For families, in addition to the bedding noted earlier, some cabins will have a pull-down bunk-bed (not appropriate for small children due to safety, or for full-sized adults due to height and weight) and/or a pull-out sleeper-settee or sleeper-sofa. If you've booked as a family, your steward will "unlock" any "pull-down" or pull-out, for your use whenever desired. It will be made-up each morning and prepared for use each evening.

If there are more than 2 adults, your cabin steward will prepare the second bed or sleeper-sofa each morning and evening. For 3-4 adults, ensure your agent or the cruise line chooses a cabin with at least some visual privacy for sleepers. Suites usually have such privacy, and often more options. The cabin steward (or butler) will be ready to explain use of all and prepare them as needed.

If your cabin is not as described, desired or needed on arrival, resolve the issues through your cabin steward before you retire the first night.

Ostati siguran

Lifeboat on the Queen Mary II

Because of the numerous advancements in modern shipbuilding and other technology, cruise travel is generally very safe. The crew of your ship are trained to calmly and efficiently handle emergencies that may arise. Occasionally, non-trivial problems may be discovered and addressed while going completely unnoticed by passengers.

Za razliku od oceanski brodovi of yore, cruise ships are not built for great speed or unusual maneuvers. Whenever feasible, they avoid bad weather even if this means delays, in deference to security and passenger comfort.

The press often recounts public incidents/accidents — a few deservedly, that may induce unnecessary cruise-customer concern.

  • Cruise accidents resulting in serious passenger injuries or deaths are rare when one remembers that hundreds of ships are at sea at any moment nearly every day of the year. Cruise lines and every ship's captain and his/her crew regularly train for problems and inspect ship condition and sanitation to thoroughly minimize troubles.
  • Stories about the frequency of sickness outbreaks often get overblown. The same maladies affect all travel and group occasions. Only on a cruise does enough time lapse for symptoms to surface 2-4 days after infection.

Na brodu

Follow what you learned at the Safety at Sea briefing. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, instructions will be given on where to report (not necessarily your lifeboat or muster station designated in the briefing) and what to bring with you (e.g., adequate clothing, crucial medications, your life vest and cruise ID card). You'll know what to do if you're distant from your cabin. Remain as orderly as you can and do not panic as you muster or are evacuated; acting out of place will only make matters more complicated and increase chances of injury to yourself or others.

Be aware of your surroundings at all times, especially at night. Don't worry about going about on your own, just be vigilant around bars where late-night, intoxicated passengers are a possibility. Keep an eye on your belongings and don't flaunt nor take them with you everywhere; leaving your iPod on a pool chair unattended while you quickly order a drink is just asking for someone to snatch it. Lock expensive items and jewelry in your cabin safe, then use or wear it only when appropriate.

Families traveling with children should be cautious as well. While family-friendly lines like Disney are "age-proofed" for their safety, other lines and older ships may not be and there are many hazards that could put them in a dangerous situation; npr. being left unsupervised on a balcony, falling down the stairs, swimming in a pool without a lifeguard, etc. Older teenagers should be given some freedom about what they'd like to do and where they want to relax during the cruise, but you should always know the whereabouts of younger children. Some ships even offer two-way, on-board "walkie talkies" for rent for your group to stay in-touch.

Very minor fires are not rare, especially in the many restaurant kitchens on board, e.g., in fryers. The crew is trained and equipped to deal with them. There is no reason to panic just because you see a crew member with extinguishing equipment.

Piracy incidents are virtually nonexistent in the regions of the world where most cruise lines sail (Sjeverno i Južna Amerika, Europaitd.). It can be a legitimate concern to cruisers sailing some waters, e.g., near a few African countries and a few locations in Asia. However, no ship has ever been boarded by pirates if going more than 17 knots, a speed easily attained by cruise ships. Many ships plying those waters also have non-lethal means to "discourage" pirates.

Always report anything suspicious or concerning to a crew member; they will investigate or get someone who can to investigate the matter. Trust your instincts as well. If a situation or activity doesn't feel "right" to you, it may not be, e.g., substantial smell of smoke may be cause to activate the fire alarm.

Ashore

While you are safest while on-board the ship, this may not be the case ashore. It's useful to learn a bit about each destination you plan to visit beforehand and to act responsibly wherever you are.

When ashore, hold on to your boarding card as though it's your passport - without it you may not be allowed back on board without substantial delay. Actually, at many destinations, passengers won't need to present or carry their passport - the boarding card is enough. However, you should always carry at least a passport photocopy and government-issued photo identification as well as your ship's card.

Ostati zdrav

Typical pool area

Sunburn

Vidi također: Sunburn and sun protection

At sea, on beaches or small boats, bare skin can sunburn very rapidly between mid-morning and mid-afternoon. That ruins cruises for more people than any other cause. Sunburns (and their pain) can last until well after you return home. For a few, they may later induce permanent skin damage, and even cancer. So before you'll be exposed to sun for more than a short time, take effective precautions with clothing, a hat and highly-rated sunblock so that you can fully enjoy whatever recreation you choose.

Queasiness

No discussion here of any medication is authoritative. Consult your physician or pharmacist for any question or issue.

Some people experience queasiness on cruise ships. This is very unlikely on large or recently-built vessels, which consistently have highly effective stabilizers. Even so, some sensitive inner ears may react to even imperceptibly slow and gentle rocking of a calm sea. Localized intense storms may make the ocean rough for a day or so. And very-occasionally, major storms can't be avoided, but full-fledged tropical storms always are.

  • If you know or worry that it may be a problem, pick a cabin location that minimizes movement when the ship rolls and pitches; e.g., amidship and/or on a lower deck.
  • Over-the-counter motion sickness medications (e.g., Dramamine, Bonine) usually help. (Reportedly, Draminine has a tendency to cause drowsiness that can make it impractical to use for the duration of a cruise.)
  • Prescription trans-dermal Scopalomine patches can be very effective. But a few people have troubling side-effects. So, (with the permission/help of a doctor) test a patch before the cruise if you like the multi-day convenience they promise.
  • Some people find relief with special wristbands that claim to stimulate pressure points that are believed to counteract the nausea of motion sickness. Their effectiveness has not yet been clinically verified.

Staying well can be as simple as eating (and drinking) responsibly. Generous helpings of that beautiful, fresh pineapple for breakfast svaki morning can cause problems, as can the portions of wonderful and rich delights at dinner. Marine biologists know that the calf of a blue whale can gain up to 30 pounds per day. The next fastest weight-gaining mammal may be the cruise passenger - actually known to gain 6-7 pounds per week if he or she "over celebrates".

Care about exercise and choices of tours

If you exercise only occasionally or seldom, you may find the ship's gym tempting. "Exercise" some moderation in the same way you would with sunbathing to ensure it doesn't compromise enjoying your cruise. Similarly, available tours will demand different levels of physical effort. Whether privately arranged or offered by the ship, understand what each demands and choose wisely.

Outbreaks

Passengers and crew are susceptible to zarazne bolesti (e.g., the flu, colds, Norovirus), but thankfully this happens only vrlo occasionally due to great effort and care by the ship's staff, and by passengers who cooperate with health protections. It occurs because large numbers of people from countless places have close proximity, share facilities, forget to be responsible, and stay aboard long enough for symptoms to appear.

Prevencija

Most maladies spread much in the same ways as the common cold. Stifling coughs and sneezes into your sleeve helps greatly. And ships regularly provide hand disinfectant dispensers at entrances to dining areas; use them, but don't rely completely on them. You can help yourself if you:

  • Wash hands very frequently and thoroughly.
  • Substitute "elbow bumps" for handshakes with staff and fellow passengers; at the very least, wash up well after shaking someone's hand.
  • Use sanitizing wipes or solution on key parts of your cabin occasionally. This is no criticism of your cabin steward, whose efforts will also be thorough, but an added protection nonetheless.
  • Use your cabin bathroom rather than public restrooms whenever you can.

If you become ill

  • Report it as soon as possible, very preferably by cabin phone.
  • The medical staff can help considerably, may attend to you in your cabin, and may direct you to remain there and cancel any port visits until you recover (usually within a couple days) to avoid spreading the malady. Such direction is often reinforced by law in ports.
  • If the illness is deemed the ship's responsibility (e.g., several other passengers have or have had it), you may not be charged for medical services and may receive reimbursement for pre-paid but missed ship's tours.
  • Specially-equipped teams of ship's staff will thoroughly clean and sanitize any "accidents" in your cabin. So report them, and report public accidents as well.

Ships that see "possible signs" of an outbreak (even several passengers with sea-sickness) will set up extensive precautions and health/sanitation protocols to limit spread of any infectious agent. This can include hand sanitizer dispensers at entry to all public areas, barriers to self-help in buffets, nearly constant sanitizing of railings, door handles and public restrooms everywhere. Use and respect those measures.

Food and drink ashore

Although shipboard food and water will be sanitary, the usual precautions for overseas travel should be taken when eating and drinking ashore.

  • Advance research about your port visits should include looking for possible health risks.
  • In well-developed countries and touristy areas, food and water svibanj be safe. In addition to research, consult the ship's port descriptions and the port adviser. Even with assurances, take care with sidewalk food stands and road-side cafés. Crowds of locals only indicate popularity and low cost, not necessarily safety.
  • In less developed countries, ports and areas, take care to avoid local water and food-borne bacteria or parasites, including drinks made with ice a bar/restaurant may make using local tap water.
  • If in doubt about getting water ashore, buy it in sealed, labeled bottles.
  • Restrooms in "rustic" places in any country may have no tissues or napkins, so bring your own.
  • As with safety, there might also be health risks ashore that are not present on-board — especially in tropical countries. Before your cruise, check the situation in each of the destinations you'll visit.

Carrying bottled water

Few ports prohibit bringing bottles of water ashore. You'll see pricey offerings each time you leave the ship. Ask a ship's officer in-advance if sealed bottles are necessary; if not, you could refill your own, with buffet beverage/water dispensers perhaps offering better tasting water than that in your cabin.

Medical staff

Nearly all cruise ships have one, with an accredited doctor. Larger ships may also have two or more nurses or even a dentist. Most will offer open hours ("sick call") in the morning and late afternoon for routine ailments, with on-demand response (even in-cabin) for injuries or major illnesses. Most can effectively render first- and second-aid, perhaps more depending on the doctor's experience and on-board facilities, e.g., X-ray. They carry basic medications and supplies typically needed for cruises. Don't depend on them to replace special medications you use, even with near-equivalents.

  • If the ship's itinerary is quite repetitive during a season, the doctor svibanj have standing with pharmacies in some ports. He/she svibanj be able to issue usable scripts for your needs, but the ship's staff must pick up the medications at a fee to you. Again, don't expect the pharmacy on an island to be stocked with the medications you require - in some cases "pharmacy" might only be a shelf in the harbor's convenience store.
  • Unless your problem appears to have been caused by some condition or event that's the ship's responsibility, expect to be charged a fee for their services. Your regular health insurance may not cover such fees, but good trip insurance usually does.
  • Some ships have modest dialysis capability. If you need it, learn in advance if it's the type you need and you can reserve time slots. If available and as needed, reserve the service/times through your agent if you used one. Check with your health insurance agent to see if your regular health insurance covers any or all of what will be a substantial cost. Also check (before you commit to initial coverage) if your trip insurance covers this need.
  • Though the doctor and staff often wear ship's uniforms, many are concessionaires, not ship or cruise line officers. Nevertheless, for serious conditions, the doctor's decision about continuing your cruise under illness or injury will usually prevail. Medicinska evakuacija can be unbelievably expensive, and so you should ensure it will be covered by your trip insurance.

Physical limitations

If you have physical limitations, have your agent arrange needed services in advance, e.g., wheelchair to embark/disembark, for port visits/during the cruise, perhaps even to rent a "power chair" motorized wheelchair (usually only available for round-trip cruises).

Spojiti

Calling

Many cruise ships are now equipped with cell phone-to-satellite transponders, which take over automatically at sea to provide wireless phone service throughout the ship. Your cell phone works just like at home and bills its usage back to your regular cell phone bill.

  • As your phone switches over to that "Cellular at Sea", you are roaming at their pricey per minute rates — the allotment of minutes on your plan doesn't apply here. Data should work as well, but cost can add up fast if your phone automatically checks e-mail.
  • Once the ship docks at a port with available cell service compatible with your phone, and you then turn it on or disable flight mode, your phone will likely use shore signals instead, providing that your cell phone company has a roaming contract with a local cell-service provider. Keep in mind that international calling from island nations' networks can be rather expensive too.
  • Experienced cruisers (wanting to avoid ship's costs) simply ensure that their cell phones are turned off or in flight mode while on-board.

Most ships offer ship-to-shore phone service from your cabin, but again at rather expensive rates. They may also levy heavy tolls on people at home who call you by phone on the ship.

Internet on-board

On-board Internet cafés and Wi-Fi hotspots are increasingly common, but the rates also tend to be fairly steep and the speeds (usually relying on high-latency satellite links shared with ship's business) can be unimpressive, though that is improving on some lines.

  • All usage will involve a fee, unless it's been paid-for in-advance as a kind of perk. If not, you may well want to buy a block of minutes (also linked to megabytes of usage), at a lower per-minute rate, early in your cruise. You'll have two basic ways of using Internet: at the "Internet Café" on desktop PCs (that can print essential papers, e.g., flight boarding passes at a small fee per page), or through your laptop/tablet.
  • If offered in your cabin, WiFi signal strength should be decent and dependable, but check it first on your device. Coverage elsewhere may vary wildly: most of the ship is constructed of steel — an unfriendly material for dependable wireless connections.
  • As with "calling" above, you may be able to use the local, on-shore cell phone/WiFi network for logging-in when the ship is docked or anchored very near a populated coast. This will be cheaper and likely faster than what the ship provides, but probably much slower and definitely more expensive than at home.
  • 'Avoid depending on a ship's Internet service to download major files of any kind, e.g., video clips, security/software updates. Networked, real time gaming will be frustrating and expensive. On-board, consider limiting yourself to e-mail, unless cost is no object. If using faster services ashore (and promptly back home), you might turn your automatic updates back on.
  • If you can, avoid depending on the day before disembarkation to conduct essential business. It's usually the busiest day for on-board internet use, with unusually slow response because so many passengers are checking flight details/getting boarding passes, using up surplus pre-purchased time, and doing other tasks, all while ship's business is especially intense. PCs in the Internet Café will be equally busy.

Internet ashore

If you find these cautions worrisome, you can usually find Internet cafés and WiFi nets at or near many ports, often offering much better rates and speed. You'll often find nets in modern cruise terminals: look for ship's staff. Also look for them for objective advice — they use other port cafés as well.

Anytime you use any computer while traveling, ensure that all private or sensitive portions of your sessions and data are secure, e.g., avoid doing financial or highly-personal business, use your own laptop if possible, have pro-active security capabilities installed and running, use wired Ethernet instead of WiFi if possible, set up a unique and complex password just for the trip, look for the https in networked sessions any time privacy or security is needed. See more discussion at Internet access.

Snaći se

Bathing in hot springs on Deception Island as part of an Antarctic cruise

Look for laundry rooms in ship descriptions—not all ships have them. If laundry rooms are available, each will have two or more pairs of washers/dryers, detergent and softener dispensers (all usually taking coins/tokens, obtained at the Purser's desk, or perhaps from a coin machine in the laundry room), and irons and ironing boards. A large ship may have a laundry room on each deck where cabins are located.

If you'll be cruising for more than a week or so, on a ship without self-serve laundry facilities, you may have to pack substantially more clothes. All ships offer laundry services, but they're quite pricey. Some folks bring detergent (e.g., Woolite) to hand-wash select items in their cabin, though humidity creates extended drying times.

Idi dalje

This is a recap of a typical disembarkation process. Near the end of each cruise segment (not necessarily when you'll finally disembark), the Cruise Director will give a briefing that covers specific details for that ship/cruise and debarkation port, to include likely local customs and immigration (C&I) processing. His/her comments will also cover those staying aboard for the next segment.

Final processing to leave the ship is called "debarkation" or "disembarkation". This involves getting perhaps a few thousand passengers off the ship as efficiently as possible. You can't all leave at once. So you'll likely receive a questionnaire several days before the cruise segment end, asking what travel arrangements (if any) you have made to return home. Your answers (e.g., staying aboard, end-of-cruise tour, scheduled flight departure date/time) will determine in what group you will disembark. ("Staying aboard" may still require some form of immigration processing on or off the ship. If so, that will also be arranged and announced.)

  • Two or so days before your final cruise end, you'll receive luggage tags indicating your debarkation group. Instructions that come with them will indicate the time your group is zakazano to be called to leave the ship.
    • If your group's scheduled debarkation provides too little time to comfortably reach a necessary place ashore in plenty of time (e.g., your airline's check-in counter), notify the Pursor's Office/customer service immediately.
  • On most ships, those tags will be colored and/or numbered. You can obtain more from the pursor/customer service desk if needed.
  • On the last night, place a tag on a fixed handle of each piece of your luggage and put at least your large, packed luggage outside your cabin door—usually by 10 or 11PM. It will be taken by stewards that night for you to claim ashore in the terminal the next morning.
    • Unlike airlines, you can put out two or more pieces per person. If you're flying home, you'll need a way to deal with all pieces somewhere ashore before check-in for your flight.
  • You can also put out carry-on bags, but:
    • Don't pack in them what you'll need in the morning, e.g., keep necessary toiletries/other liquids, something to wear to leave the ship. If you'll be flying home, you'll need to later transfer some items (e.g., liquids you've kept for morning use) into your to-be-checked luggage before you approach the airline counter for a flight.
    • Always keep with you any bags that have medications, valuables and valuable papers inside.
    • Do not re-lock the room safe after you take out belongings for the last time. If you do, the next occupants of your cabin will have to ask a very-busy technician to open it, often with a considerable wait.

Some ships offer a "walk off" or "express" disembarkation option. On the questionnaire, you can choose to leave the ship early as part of such a group receiving special, expedited C&I processing if you carry off all your possessions. If you opt for it, do ne miss the call for your group to disembark, or you will be directed to leave in the very last group instead. Everyone in your party should opt for it; otherwise, you'll be processed and outside the terminal perhaps 2-3 hours before the rest reach you.

At some major ports, some ships offer special luggage handling services for flying home on certain airlines. For a fee, late the last night, they will take specially-tagged luggage to (perhaps through) your airline check-in at the airport. Before you opt for this, understand the process and your responsibilities, e.g., all belongings you have in-hand to go through pier-side customs, the others as designated elsewhere.

Typically, people opting for express walk-off, those having early flights or cruise-line shore excursions are given the earliest group debarkation times.

Your last morning, you may be instructed to leave your cabin somewhat early (yes, at least one dining room and the buffet will open quite early for breakfast), and proceed to a specific public area on the ship to wait to be called to disembark.

  • Consider having a hearty breakfast. You may face several hours before the next opportunity for decent food.
  • If anyone in your personal group has a physical limitation affecting debarkation, request help in-advance. He/she may be given permission (and baggage tags) to depart at any time to include members of the family. If he/she needs to be seated while waiting (perhaps 1–2 hours) to disembark, they should go to your assigned public area promptly after breakfast.
  • Your waiting area won't necessarily be on the same deck as for exiting the ship. If not, you may have to negotiate stairs with your belongings because elevators will be very busy; those with mobility challenges will have priority.
  • In that waiting area, you'll eventually be called by color/number to disembark — usually not before the scheduled time.
    • Many ships do not call groups using the public address system. You may be notified only by staff in your assigned public area.
    • If you're not part of the "express" group that leaves early, and you miss your "regular" group's call, you can usually leave any time later without complications.

As you walk off the ship into the terminal, you'll be ushered to a large area with masses of luggage, considerably less if you disembark in one of the last groups. Your luggage will be arranged according to your disembarkation group. You'll need to pick-out your pieces and proceed to C&I or other processing if any. Porters will likely be available to help. After any processing, many options begin, e.g.,

  • If you have an end-of-cruise tour, cruise extension or prepaid airport transfer arranged, you'll be ushered to a bus or other vehicle to transport you, often with your luggage placed on board.
  • Other transport can take many forms, e.g., self-arranged taxis, surries to paid parking lots or local hotels.

Once you leave the terminal to travel independently, or after any ship's tour or cruise extension, you basically have full responsibility to reach whatever destination or follow-on transport awaits.

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