Cruise Tips

Bring a Small Cooler

We brought a small, collapsible cooler along with us and this ended up to be an excellent idea. Some of the tours do not provide lunch, so it comes in handy. We brought a small, probably an 8"x6" cooler with us, the type made of fabric with a plastic lining inside. That way its portable and easy to carry. You fill it with ice on the ship, put a bottle or two of water in there along with food and you are good to go.

Don't Forget Lunch!

This is related to the cooler too. The first two tours, we didn't even think of lunch. Lunch was not provided and thus we were hungry when we got back to ship. I made the mistake of not eating breakfast too those mornings. My breakfast was black coffee and a cigarette. Needless to say, I was starving and moody when I got back to the ship. This is what you do for lunch: On our ship at least, they didn't really serve lunch in the morning. BUT, they will make you BLT sandwiches. So we ordered room service for the morning and ordered each of us a BLT sandwich, packed it in the cooler, and we were good to go. In St. Thomas, we could have stopped for lunch if we wanted, but time was short. In Dominica, it wasn't a choice, there wasn't food around at all. Land tours that don't provide lunch won't be stopping for it either. Of course, the more touristy islands do have restaurants on the beach and all, but the tours are often quick paced and you don't want to waste time eating or ordering food. Get the sandwiches and you can eat on the bus or van.