Pool areas on sea days

[MaiTaiMary]

My big plan on sea days is to grab my books and lay by the pool! :D Not much else. *lol*

 

I'm wondering how soon I'll need to get to the pool area in order to get a lounge chair by the pool. When I was on my last cruise (9 years ago!!) I couldn't even find a chair on the level where the pool was. :( It was packed!

 

Anyway...

I understand saving lounge chairs with a towel is a cruising faux paus. So how early should I plan on getting to the pool on a sea day?

[BC Todd]

My experience has been that if you are there around 10ish you should have no problems

 

Enjoy!

[Kurbanfan]

Well considering there are only x amount of chairs right next to the pool and there is a high inventory of parents who want to be next to their kids by the pool.........my guess would be early.......

If you want to grab a chair in the sun and read a good book there are plenty of chairs available..........

We always go one deck up where you can still hear the band but are able to avoid the high traffic area.........

[MaiTaiMary]

.........my guess would be early.......

That's my question. :D How early?

 

 

Yeah, my last cruise didn't have plenty of chairs. :( I was really bummed I couldn't even get a chair to lay in and read a book, much less anything by the pool. (I have no idea what time I got there, though. Coulda been the afternoon for all I know).

[cb at sea]

If you're there by 10 am, you should be able to find something. Unless there's some reason to be within "splashing" distance of the actual pool, go to a different area. You can still walk to the pool to take a dip, but you won't be "scrunched" in elbow to elbow with everyone else!

[Kurbanfan]

That's my question. :D How early?

 

 

Yeah, my last cruise didn't have plenty of chairs. :( I was really bummed I couldn't even get a chair to lay in and read a book, much less anything by the pool. (I have no idea what time I got there, though. Coulda been the afternoon for all I know).

 

 

You couldn't find a chair anywhere? Then I don't know what to tell you because we have never had a problem on any of our cruises finding a chair for our group (6) in the sun...........and we usually get out there around 11:00.........

I would suggest if you want right next to the pool I would be there around 7:00 a.m.

[MaiTaiMary]

Well, good to know that not having any open chairs was unsual! That eases my mind. :D No idea why it was so crowded on my cruise. I figured all sea days were like that. Yeah, I don't need to be "right" next to the pool, I just want to be close.

[sixgun8]

My big plan on sea days is to grab my books and lay by the pool! :D Not much else. *lol*

 

I'm wondering how soon I'll need to get to the pool area in order to get a lounge chair by the pool. When I was on my last cruise (9 years ago!!) I couldn't even find a chair on the level where the pool was. :( It was packed!

 

Anyway...

I understand saving lounge chairs with a towel is a cruising faux paus. So how early should I plan on getting to the pool on a sea day?

 

 

happy to report on the conquest last month that we were always able to find a spot on the lido when we wanted one. We never saw chair hogs and saw open chairs often.

[jsglow]

It just depends how "perfect" you want your location to be. We've always found "acceptable" without difficulty. :)

[etwright]

My perfect place is where I can hear the music and the buckets keep coming:D!