What is there to do on a cruise?

 Yes, I have absolutely said those words. Or something along those lines.  I wasn't sure I would like being on a ship for a week -- I'm not a take it easy kind of girl after all! 

I'll just leave a few things here to show you that taking a cruise is as much or as little as you want it to be. I was by no means going all day like crazy, and there were lots of activities that I missed because I was doing something out.  FOMO is real baby!

Here are photos of some of the fun things to do on a cruise ship (yes, its messy and random on purpose!)

Swim, relax, enjoy


main pooladult pool
family pool
 
Lounges, pubs, and dining. Lounges are not just for drinks - think trivia, karaoke, dance lessons along with tastings of different categories, such as champagne, wine, bourbon, martinis, etc. 


Music Music Music so much music - live music, djs, relaxing music, fabulous party times, on the ship, on the islands, everywhere.


Shows & entertainment




Strolling the ship, enjoying the views and people watching


 



Kid and Family time








These are the photos of things I did, but of course there were lot of things I didn't do because I was busy  doing my own thing and having fun!

What are some things I didn't do?  dance classes, work out (bahahahaha), play basketball, fooseball, bowling; yoga on deck; crafting (ok, I did do a paper craft one day, but I forgot to take a photo and I gave my gorgeous paper flowers to a crew member who admired them); liquor tastings (champagnes, whiskeys, wines, different offerings at different spots!);trivia of all sorts- kids, tv, music, general; bingo; pickleball; language lessons; ping pong; comdey shows..so much.  

Most of those things are free (some of the liquor tastings had a cost) but there are add ons also - spa time! shopping, and many of the shops have special programs where they talk about the different times of luxury items so even if you are planning to buy diamonds, its fun to learn about them. 

Yeah, FOMO is a real thing on a cruise, even when your days are as full as you want them to be.  If you're bored, its because you want to be!





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