CruiseBliss04

Thank you all so very much.  You guys are amazing!!!

We are booked an have our cabin.  It is just when I log into my account and see all of the planning options . . . not just the tour options, that I am starting to worry.  I will be getting a guidebook from the library soon - I have been relying on Google, and I think your idea is great!

Hi everyone!  I posted in a general new cruiser section, and got suggestions to post over here.  My husband, myself and our 2 school age kids are all taking our first cruise later this summer.  We are going to Alaska (out of Seattle) on Royal Caribbean and I am completely overwhelmed.  I have no idea where to start.  I thought cruising was to be easy, but there are so many decisions to be made.  Where do I even start?

Yes to both.  I booked about a year ago, and kind of pushed it out of my mind.  Now, it is only a few months away and I'm panicking.  We do leave (and return) to Seattle.  We fly in the night before and gave ourselves an extra day in Seattle at the end.  I know I need to look for lodging and transportation in Seattle, look at all the various tours - and then all the other on boat options like beverages, internet, dining etc.  Never cruised, and to a unfamiliar area for us - it is just starting out a bit much.  Oh, and then there is what to pack!  I just don't know the best way to begin!

My husband, myself and our 2 school age kids are all taking our first cruise later this summer.  We are going to Alaska on Royal Caribbean and I am completely overwhelmed.  I have no idea where to start.  I thought cruising was to be easy, but there are so many decisions to be made.  Where do I even start?