1. When booking ask how long the beds are if u are over 5'7. I'm that height and typing in an nCl bed right now on Gem that is barely long enough for me with pillows for my head if I don't want head to hit wall.
2. If handicapped make SURE room is handicapped and large enough for u to turn your scooter to turn around if needed to get into shower on it (more on this when I get home).
3 banana or tutti fruit smoothies on NCL are delicious but probably 1000 calories (made with ice cream mix). Bring an extra size of clothing if u start to order them onboard (they are addicting and can be with or without booze).
4. Take your own alarm clock device, cause wake up calls may be off by an hour in hotel rooms or cruise
5. Ask cruise line before trip if announcements can be turned off or on in your room or if they will be in the hall outside your door. Be prepared for the latter at volumes guaranteed to wake the dead starting about a half hour before any port, and don't plan to sleep in. Napping won't work either because of announcements anytime before 8 pm to inform you over and over of stuff u already know about. Apparently cruise lines believe passengers cannot read (the daily newsletter) or hear (thus the loud announcements and sometimes overly loud music in some rooms).
6. Do not expect to understand the international crew including the Emcees, head of hotel, your steward, host of trivia or anyone. But some will be understandable, just don't expect it. Don't expect to hear singers without a Fillipino accent (though there may be some...). Filipinos doing US country accents are notable (u can choose if it is notably good or bad).
7. Expect the tightest machines you have ever seen in the casino.
8. Expect to eat until u feel sick, but u will continue to eat and when u go home u will feel like a drug addict craving drugs when u don't get your six course breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.
9. If booking a room for 3 or more people make sure your extra people can climb a ladder into a bunk bed and check with hotel that the bunk bed isn't directly over the head of person under (about 3 inches over lower head).
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