A couple of weeks ago I went on my first cruise. This is something I have always wanted to do, but just never have. My husband and I sailed with a very large group of friends for four wonderful days. We had one port of call in Cozumel, Mexico, which I had never visited. Cozumel was beautiful and we did a little shopping and snorkeling and took a nap in a hammock on the beach. The people were friendly and the weather was perfect.
There were so many fun activities on the ship that it was hard to decide what to do. Sometimes the decision was so difficult that I just took a nap instead of having to choose. The food was very good and very plentiful. I think we stayed in a food coma most of the trip. There was singing and dancing and joke telling. And those were just our friends. You should have seen the professional entertainment! All in all it was a great time and we were sad to leave the ship.
As I mentioned, the trip was wonderful. In fact, it was a little too wonderful. Can you imagine my disappointment when I went to bed the first night back at home and the bed was not turned down? There was no cute little animal made out of a towel. There wasn’t even a mint! I just didn’t know what to think.
The next morning when the kids wanted breakfast I realized that we couldn’t go up to the Lido deck to eat. I actually had to make breakfast myself. We left the dishes on the table all day and no one cleaned them up! No one even picked up the wet towels off the bathroom floor and replace them with clean ones.
It only got worse. I was the only one that wore formal attire to the dinner table and the only entertainment we had was the kids fighting over the last piece of garlic toast. Though I have to admit it was pretty entertaining when, during their struggle, they dropped it and the dog ate it.
After a few days, I finally snapped back to reality and quit expecting someone to show up with a margarita on a tray. I have quit wearing evening dresses to dinner and I pick up my own towels now. I have quit looking for mints on my pillow and I have accepted that there will not be nightly entertainment, other than the kids of course.
To anyone considering a cruise, I say definitely do it. Just try to remember that when you leave the ship, the waiters aren’t going home with you.
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