What time do you wake up and start your day?

[bearswife]

My dh likes to sleep late and I like to start early. At home I wake up late because I have nothing to look forward to except work. On vacation I start early because I dont want to miss anything. DH thinks he vacation is resting. What does everyone else do?????:D

 

OOPS, I made a mistake on polled 8-8 is supposed to be 7-8 etc, sorry

[RetireeWannabee]

There's no "before 6" or a "7-8" choice, but that's ok with me - I will be sleeping until I wake up, usually 9ish but could even be 11 depending on level of activity and how late we stay up.

 

DH, on the other hand, will maybe not rise until noon or even 2.

[okgirl]

As I get older I'm not a very good sleeper, so I naturally wake up and just doze between 4:30 and 6:00. If I know that my sister wants to sleep in I'll try to sneak out of the cabin and head up to the Lido for a quiet cup of coffee before the hustle of the day begins.

 

I usually eat in the dining room for as many meals as I can (I just don't like standing in buffet lines). So I'll go back to the cabin to get sis up about 30 minutes before the dining room opens.

[agabbymama]

I voted for 6-7, but I'm usually up around 5:00. Makes no difference whether at home or on vacation. After 40 years, my internal clock is set

at 5:00 am. Now if I stay up until midnight or 1 in the morning, I might sleep in until 7.

[montana200024]

when I am on Vacation..i don't want to miss any time at all..i can sleep when I get home...i usually am an early riser and staying in an inside cabin, i try and set my clock for about 6:45, shower and upstairs by 7am..so peacefull at that time..i read my book, and go back and wake DH up about 8:30 for breakfest...

[cb at sea]

Depends on the prior night, but I'm usually up by 8am. I'll give hubby an extra 1/2 hour, but I can't allow his sleeping to delay the start of my day! No sense burning daylight!

[luvscruising2007]

When I am at home and working I am up between 5 and 6 am. I have to be at work by 7.

On vacation I like to sleep late if we have nothing planned. But, we are usually up no later than 9.

[MonaCK]

I would say - usually around 9 or 9:30 I am up and about - when I'm home, I tend to sleep in a lot...

[lovesublime]

Between 7-8. We also don't like to miss out on anything. I usually get up first because it takes me longer to get showered and dressed-about an hour.

[sandrac213]

DH and I are both early risers for work and vacation, so we are both up and running no later than 5:30 am and starting our day. Will both be up and walking the deck and having a cup of coffee no later than 6:00 AM, now that is peaceful, but usually in bed no later than 11:00PM also. Need to stay on work schedule.:D

 

Sandy

[beth4652]

I like to get up early --- around 6:00, but I always try to work in a nap so that I can stay up past 8:00 pm.

[MonaCK]

To add to that - I like to be up by 9, but usually will need a nap mid-afternoon in order to keep going into the night.

[Bravo]

It depends if we're at port or at sea. At port we get up 1 1/2 before ship docks this gives us time to have breakfast and get ready for shore excursion. At sea we have no set time maybe 8 or 9 we spend the whole day by the pool. Sometimes I wake up my husband and we watch the sunrise from our balcony.

[jp2001]

I get up early most mornings (6:00-6:30) for my workout or to get prepared for an early shore excursion. Except the one before the final sea day (because I like to enjoy the nightlife for one last time the night before) and I take the last sea day to do nothing (ok, I'll read, nap, explore the ship one last time, nap, take in a show, nap, maybe a last workout and obviously a last leasurely dinner, usually in one of the speciality restaurants).

[PhoenixCruiser]

I like to sleep in, my DH is always up early.

 

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[Kathie44]

DH and I are both late risers. I'd never make it with an early bird, :eek:

Now that we are retired, the best thing is not being a slave to the clock radio. We get up early or late depending on our excursion schedule. We eat in the dining room whenever possible and I do the trivia games, so I try to be finished with breakfast by 9. We are not late revelers, but I usually stay up reading past midnight, while he goes to bed earlier.

A cruise is the time to do your own thing, sleep when you want and get up when you want. (That's the story of our life now anyway!)

I try to book excursions that don't start before 9 or 10, but that's not always possible, so we work with whatever comes up.

[martinimadam]

I usually have the stewardess bring my coffee each morning at 7:30. She can let herself into the cabin and gently wake me if I'm still dozing. This doesn't necessarily mean that I'm "up" at 7:30. Depending on the night before, and the activities planned for the day, I sometimes roll over and go back to sleep. I'm always "up" by 10, tho, so I can get dressed and hit Bingo!

[bluesea777]

well, it depends ...

 

7:00ish if we're going on an excursion, otherwise 9:00 ish!!

[paul929207]

When we get up is greatly determinted by the time of our shore excursion, if any. We usually get up about 1 1/2 hours before the tour meeting time. For sea days, it is whenever we wake.

[San Diego Ellie]

We are morning people, and are usually upstairs in the buffet area having coffee by 5:30 AM enjoying the peace and soliitude and then watching sunrise. We are in the fitness center by 6:30.

[flamomo]

Your choices didn't start early enough!

I'm another one of those who arises in the 0430 to 0530 time frame, whether I'm at home or on vacation. My internal clock has never reset itself since I retired.

[BobBeaSea]

We are up between 6:00 and 7:00 which isn't too bad as I get up around 5:15 on work days. Being on a cruise ship can be a bit of a struggle, what with the late nights and all :D; like others above, a little afternoon nap is the perfect remedy :).

[bbcc]

When we get up is greatly determinted by the time of our shore excursion, if any. We usually get up about 1 1/2 hours before the tour meeting time. For sea days, it is whenever we wake.

 

Noticed you're booked on the Star in April 08.:cool: Same start time on an SA cruise?? No wonder you have so many posts, you are all over cc.:) Way to go. May join that cruise.;) P & T in SD

[puffer46]

I am an early riser anyway (5:30-6:00) but it seems that on vacation I tend to get up even earlier. Sometimes 4:30 or 5:00. I never miss a sun rise plus I love to see the new port we are in and watch their island come alive from our balcony with morning coffee. Hmmmmm can't wait for Jan. It's a good thing we always get a balcony so as not to disturb hubby who likes to sleep till atleast 7:30-8:00.:eek: Just give me a good book w/ coffee and a wonderful view !!!!!!!!!!!:)

[cruise_lover]

If I have an early tour scheduled I will wake up earlier. Other than that I wake up around 8:00 AM which is an extra 3 hours worth of sleep. Something I am not use to when I am getting up at 5:00 AM getting ready for work.