Usually when we go on vacation there is still so much work involved (and I'm not counting camping as a vacation). My husband, friends and I have taken a few vacations. We have had a really good time but I always come home exhausted.
Even when we went to Hawaii for our two-week vacation, I ended up cooking several meals while there. Which means I had to take "vacation time "to plan a menu, grocery shop, prepare the meal and yes -- then there is clean up!
But when we have chosen to cruise for vacation, the only thing I have to do is unpack my luggage. That's it! Everything else is done for me.
On our first cruise, when I opened my luggage I found that all of the clothing that I had spent all that time ironing was in great need of being re-ironed. This, however, was not a problem. The cruise ship had a care-free laundry service on board. I simply put the clothing that needed to be pressed on a hook in our room and the very next day they were delivered looking better than they had when I packed them.
So on the next cruises we've gone on, I simply didn't iron my or my husband's chothes before packing. When we got to our stateroom I simply used their laundry service. We were so surprised at how inexpensive it was. My husband is the one who suggested we just let them press the clothing once we are on board. We even send our formal wear out and it comes back beautifully pressed.
Each stateroom is personally attended by a ship's stateroom attendant. We were so impressed with how well they cleaned and prepared our room. The stateroom attendants were amazing! We have always been surprised by how friendly they are and how tidy they keep our room.
We have had both Balcony and Ocean view staterooms. We found that they were both great! I think that if we were taking a cruise to warmer climates we would probably prefer the balcony room. When we took a cruise to the Bahamas we loved eating on our balcony. It was wonderful being in the sunshine, hearing the water as it rushed by the ship and all from the privacy of our personal fresh-air balcony. It was really a treat to order room service and have a beautifully prepared meal brought to our room. This, of course never costs extra. Really! Some mornings we decided to have breakfast in bed instead of going out of our room. We enjoyed that as well. It's really nice to have the ability to make these kinds of choices without being charged extra.
We were a little wary of getting and "ocean view" room. Was it just some room down in the ship that had a small glass hole in the side? We found that the ocean view rooms were way beyond our expectations. They were spacious and we loved being able to see out the large windows and to have all the day light come in. We would definitely make this choice again, we were not at all disappointed. After all it comes with the same great service, making our vacation really a vacation!
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