Planning the Trip

Hi, my name is Cristina in today's date is April

nine in the passport is happy.

Have you ever wanted to sell the seas?

Well today you're in luck.

Take a cruise.

This is a luxurious vacation meant for everyone, including families

of all sizes.

I personally have been on three different ones and I'm

planning my 4th one right now.

My plan with this speech is to teach you the

proper tools and methods to make you have smooth sailing

for your cruise starting out, you're definitely gonna want to

find a cruise line.

Once you locate your cruise line, you're gonna want to

talk to a cruise agent that is affiliated with the

cruise line and then you're gonna want to book your

cruise. So diving right into this organization is going to

be key.

You're gonna want to pick that cruise line based off

of your needs.

I personally choose Carnival cruise line whenever I pick my

needs. It is family oriented and it's a party cruise

line is definitely designed for the younger generations.

For sure.

Next up, it's going to be the Royal Caribbean.

This cruise line is designed for relaxation and pampering.

I mean, just look at that boat.

It's huge.

Next up is the Norwegian cruise line.

Keep in mind that even though I'm listing these, there

are plenty of more options out there that will fit

your needs and your budget.

These are just my personal picks.

The Norwegian cruise line is a combination of both the

Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line.

The only thing about this one is that their boats

tend to run a little bit smaller than the previous

two I listed, but overall a very good choice.

And they have fun designs on the boat.

Once you have selected the cruise line that you desire

to be with, your going to contact that agent that

is affiliated with them, they're going to help you plan

your duration of your cruise and where you want to

go and what you want to do.

Trust me, there's a lot into that and they're there

to help you.

Once you've got those things situated, they're going to help

you book it and the booking process is quite easy.

Usually you just have to have a down payment of

a certain amount so you can get it going in,

your spot is safe to ensure that you will be

able to get on this cruise.

They have different payment methods as well.

So keep that in mind they want to work with

you. But starting out, there are so many different things

that will help make this run more smoothly.

But once you have these things that you're gonna want

to make sure that you have a checklist going of

the things that you're gonna need for your cruise.

And starting out important documentation is the most viable thing

that you can bring with you on this cruise.

I'm gonna go ahead and show you these different items.

If you do not contain a passport like myself, I

do not contain a passport.

So I have to use my driver's license, birth certificate,

marriage license and Social security card.

And if I was not a born citizen of the

United States I would have to provide my citizenship paperwork.

These items are very easily accessible as long as you

have them on hand but they are needed for embarking

for sure.

I'm going to provide the examples of what these documentations

are going to look like each one is containing.

What roughly they would look like.

Like your I.

D. Listed right here, your birth certificate right here and

then in the center is that passport on your right

hand side, you have a marriage license and Social Security

card. And down below you're going to have that citizenship

card. These items are needed.

Again, I want to stress this.

You have to have these items to even get on

your boat.

But there's other items that you're going to want to

bring with you.

Such as clothing.

These clothing you want to bring are going to be

targeted towards the weather.

You're going to have such as T shirts like like

the weight jackets, swimwear, Bring a dress up clothes as

they do have fine dining, very good food.

Trust me, you don't want to miss it.

You want to bring first aid kits, small daily medicine.

Want to pack sunscreen so you don't get sunburns, hygiene

products. Don't want to be the smelling one of the

group. Yeah.

And then some of the extras that you want to

bring, something like towels.

Some cruises allow you to bring soda with you Carnival,

you can bring a whole 12 fat case of soda,

not beer soda.

You can bring soda, definitely want to bring some goggles

in a reusable bag.

I personally like to bring this one because it is

insulated on the inside and allows me to bring and

keep my items cold when I ran de barking from

the boat.

These items are probably some of the most important things

that you'll need to bring with you.

But once you have completed those steps, pick your items,

pick your duration and your ports.

You want to pick your travel method to the cruise,

such as driving or flying.

I personally am a driver, I like the feel of

the wheel and the road.

I'm not a huge fan of flying so I always

ensure that my trip is going to be running smoothly

by getting my maintenance checked on my vehicle to ensure

that everything is gonna go according to plan.

If I was flying, I would definitely make sure that

I get to the airport with plenty of time to

spare so I don't miss my flight because that can

jeopardize me getting to my crew's essentially.

I always ensure that I have plenty of time.

I usually make sure there's about 5 to 12 hours

buffer before I have to board my boat because you

never know what's going to happen because you know life.

I'm just hoping that with all of these different items

that I have listed, it will help ensure that you

have a great trip.

I'm sure your family will enjoy it too.

Just remember that you need your documents or you're not

going anywhere and you pack the correct idols.

Plan plenty of time to get to where you're going.

I personally wish someone had gave me this information when

I was planning my first cruise.

So I hope this helps you.

Thank you.

Planning the Trip

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