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Today's Newbie questions .....
Hi, Once again I turn to the experienced, knowledgable newsgroup members (suck, suck) to find out the answers to today's questions which a- 1) Do they provide coathangers for your clothes in the cheap cabins, and if so - are they the removable type or the ones that are fixed in. The reason I ask is that I have always washed out shirts and hung them on hangers to dry (in hotels), but you can't do that if they're stuck inside a wardrobe! (Btw .. I'm travelling on the Marco Polo in the cheapest cabin (I understand it has the main propellor shaft spinning through the middle of the cabin, and is sometimes used as a bilge tank - hopefully we won't be lashed to an oar.) 2) Secondly, how many bags do people take on these trips? We always take one each, because lugging them around from airports to hotels and on trains etc is a pain. However, I get the impression that cruising people take an entourage of native porters carrying their entire wardrobes wherever they go. What's the norm ??? (Not that I've ever been normal). 3) Being a cheapskate, does anyone mind if you nick a roll or two from the breakfast table to have as your lunch when wandering away from the ship? I don't want to have to walk the plank for a minor misdemeanor. All advice appreciated .... Bob T. |
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"Bob Thomas" wrote in message ... 1) Do they provide coathangers for your clothes in the cheap cabins, and if so - are they the removable type or the ones that are fixed in. I've never been on the "Marco Polo", but there are isially 6-8 "hotel type" hangers in your cabin. 2) Secondly, how many bags do people take on these trips? We always take one each, because lugging them around from airports to hotels and on trains etc is a pain. However, I get the impression that cruising I have a carryon....as well as one 27-inch bag. I slide the latter imder my bed. Jim CRI/English http://pw2.netcom.com/~jleq/cri1.htm |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
"Bob Thomas" wrote in message ... 1) Do they provide coathangers for your clothes in the cheap cabins, and if so - are they the removable type or the ones that are fixed in. I've never been on the "Marco Polo", but there are isially 6-8 "hotel type" hangers in your cabin. 2) Secondly, how many bags do people take on these trips? We always take one each, because lugging them around from airports to hotels and on trains etc is a pain. However, I get the impression that cruising I have a carryon....as well as one 27-inch bag. I slide the latter imder my bed. Jim CRI/English http://pw2.netcom.com/~jleq/cri1.htm |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
How many valises one takes on a cruise is a personel choice. It varies
on how much clothes or other "stuff" you wish to take with you. There is a poster in this ng that I know for sure takes one valise that contains othing but shoes ( VVBG |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
How many valises one takes on a cruise is a personel choice. It varies
on how much clothes or other "stuff" you wish to take with you. There is a poster in this ng that I know for sure takes one valise that contains othing but shoes ( VVBG |
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OOPS. Post not finished.
It is now 4.00 a m and I am half asleep. Wanted to add (VVBG) SUNNY..........We all love ya, The lady with the shoes. |
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OOPS. Post not finished.
It is now 4.00 a m and I am half asleep. Wanted to add (VVBG) SUNNY..........We all love ya, The lady with the shoes. |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
Hi Bob,
I take a little snack away from the breakfast table buffet with no problem. When my daughter was able to lose 5 pounds on the very one I GAINED as much...she often took a plain bagel with her when we went into a port just to get her through the early afternoon. Me, I like the goodies served later, like the chocolate chip cookies or leftover scones from the Afternoon Tea. (This was on Princess.) We also took fruit back to our cabin to munch on. You paid for it after all. :-) Lindsay Bob asked: 3) Being a cheapskate, does anyone mind if you nick a roll or two from the breakfast table to have as your lunch when wandering away from the ship? I don't want to have to walk the plank for a minor misdemeanor. |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
Hi Bob,
I take a little snack away from the breakfast table buffet with no problem. When my daughter was able to lose 5 pounds on the very one I GAINED as much...she often took a plain bagel with her when we went into a port just to get her through the early afternoon. Me, I like the goodies served later, like the chocolate chip cookies or leftover scones from the Afternoon Tea. (This was on Princess.) We also took fruit back to our cabin to munch on. You paid for it after all. :-) Lindsay Bob asked: 3) Being a cheapskate, does anyone mind if you nick a roll or two from the breakfast table to have as your lunch when wandering away from the ship? I don't want to have to walk the plank for a minor misdemeanor. |
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Today's Newbie questions .....
Bob Thomas wrote:
1) Do they provide coathangers for your clothes in the cheap cabins, and if so - are they the removable type or the ones that are fixed in. The reason I ask is that I have always washed out shirts and hung them on hangers to dry (in hotels), but you can't do that if they're stuck inside a wardrobe! Even when we've cruised on ships with fixed hangers -- and I think that's more a reflection of ship style rather than cabin price -- we've been able to get extra hangers from our cabin steward. These hangers aren't the fixed type. Do the same and you'll be able to accomplish your mission. 2) Secondly, how many bags do people take on these trips? We always take one each, because lugging them around from airports to hotels and on trains etc is a pain. The rules about luggage size and weight have changed so dramatically that I suspect people are changing their packing habits. I know our habits have changed. My husband and I used to take more and larger suitcases than we do now. Now, we each take a 24" suitcase plus a carry-on duffel. We do, in fact, weigh our luggage, but we've never exceeded the 50 lb. domestic limit that many airlines now impose. Of course, it helps our cause that we sail on a cruise line that schedules no formal nights and we're willing to pay shipboard dry-cleaning and laundry costs! Karen Selwyn |
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