Your Top Tips for Cruising the Caribbean

[nickyboy]

Honestly, if you're going somewhere where you're so scared of hygeine that you have to wipe over every surface with an anti-bacterial wipe (which, incidentally, will be replaced by generic bacteria-laden cleaning water every day as housekeeping does its rounds) you might as well stay at home.

It does seem to detract from the magic of a holiday if the first thing you do is attempt to deep clean your room.

And I say this as someone who pushes lift buttons with their knuckles

 

[perplexed]

On the bacterial wipe thing - we self-cater, mainly in France, and we have the system down to a fine art. (One of the benefits is that you don't have a 'cleaner' coming in daily with a loppy rag which has been used everywhere else, and undoing your good work).

The dirt which comes off all sorts which appear to be lovely and clean is astounding. Mrs P gets cracking on the bathroom whilst I do the kitchen, including washing up the stuff straight out of the cupboard which we are going to be using. Takes us about half an hour, but well worth doing.

 

[Crackle]

It does seem to detract from the magic of a holiday if the first thing you do is attempt to deep clean your room.

And I say this as someone who pushes lift buttons with their knuckles

Which are quite dirty from scraping the ground.

 

[Dec66]

I'd have laughed at this antibac wipe stuff, except that my missus has only just recovered from a bout of what we've just discovered was cryptosporidium.

We are very careful around the house, and with hand washing. We can only surmise it was picked up on holiday (kids had it too, but not as bad as my missus).

 

[nickyboy]

Which are quite dirty from scraping the ground.

I'll be scraping your skin off em soon, any more comments like that

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Don't watch that film that Winslet and DiCaprio star in whilst onboard.

 

[NorthernDave]

If invited, do enjoy dinner at the Captain's table.
Just remember that it's considered rude to take more than four fish fingers at a time.

 

[slowmotion]

My god-daughter recommended the optional extra of unlimited booze. She said it gets rather expensive otherwise.

Edit: I've never been on a cruise but the price of drinks looms large in the minds of those who do. Lookee here...…..

https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles.cfm?ID=1731

 

[slowmotion]

On the same subject, this article is good for a giggle.....

https://www.supercall.com/how-to/how-to-sneak-alcohol-on-a-cruise

 

[snorri]

. Lookee here...…..

Drinking has never been so complicated.

 

[slowmotion]

Drinking has never been so complicated.

I think it's hilarious that the cruise operators think it's perfectly OK to treat the punters like naughty schoolboys sneaking in Mars Bars for a midnight feast.. No wonder people try and thwart them.

 

[Adam4868]

Never been as a passenger but I've worked on them in my younger days.Most people make the mistake of overeating in the first couple of days,take it easy its free ! Dare I say it take some travel sickness pills if you suffer.

 

[slowmotion]

On the bacterial wipe thing - we self-cater, mainly in France, and we have the system down to a fine art. (One of the benefits is that you don't have a 'cleaner' coming in daily with a loppy rag which has been used everywhere else, and undoing your good work).

The dirt which comes off all sorts which appear to be lovely and clean is astounding. Mrs P gets cracking on the bathroom whilst I do the kitchen, including washing up the stuff straight out of the cupboard which we are going to be using. Takes us about half an hour, but well worth doing.

How do you fit your sterilised mop and bucket in your luggage?

 

[perplexed]

How do you fit your sterilised mop and bucket in your luggage?

We don't, but then again we don't keep our toothbrushes on the floor and we don't handle/eat off 'em... They do get a good, hot mopping though (hurray for ceramic floors!)

 

[Fab Foodie]

On the bacterial wipe thing - we self-cater, mainly in France, and we have the system down to a fine art. (One of the benefits is that you don't have a 'cleaner' coming in daily with a loppy rag which has been used everywhere else, and undoing your good work).

The dirt which comes off all sorts which appear to be lovely and clean is astounding. Mrs P gets cracking on the bathroom whilst I do the kitchen, including washing up the stuff straight out of the cupboard which we are going to be using. Takes us about half an hour, but well worth doing.

Blmey! Never done that... am still alive!