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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Well I have fancied going on a cruise for quite a while now - especially since I heard it's the 1st thing a lot of women tend to spend part of thier divirce settlement on.   

So you're the one who parts vulnerable.....  sexually frustrated..... middle aged women from their money......  ...You cad Sir....

[hotel21]

Food wise, think along the lines of....

Sunday dinner every day and Christmas Dinner on a Sunday.

When I did my apprenticeship under the red duster, good food was a done deal.

On the passy boats, more so, as its for fare paying passengers rather than wage pullers.

Is the cruise formal or informal?  If the latter, no great need for the tux/dickie bow but, that said, dress smart, get smart results, if you follow.....   

[dippydave]

Hi,

Had my honeymoon as a two week cruise round the Caribbean in feb 2009. First thing to say is - it was fantastic! (I was 33 then so not that different to you - and it was my first cruise ever)

I could tell you of all the places we visited, what it was like on the ship etc etc but a big factor for relevancy is which ship/company you going with? They vary quite a lot!

Also, where are your destinations? And how many days at sea have you and how many ports?

Overall, mon, it's no problem.  8-)

be happy to divulge any more info you'd like 

The ventura with P&O - it's a family ship as there are kids in the party so not many single women here i think!

So you're going to pull, or for the wedding?  . If it's a family ship it won't be stuffy and black tie all the time... which means if there is a formal night or two it's extra special! (I got me a tux from the charity shop for £20!!). I agree that if you make some effort on other nights at dinner it may get you rewards. After all with over 3000 passengers there should be some worth chatting up!

There should also be a fair amount of entertainment, whether movies, live shows, bands, nightclub etc. Ours also had a casino, bars, shops, fitness places (apparently!) and then there's always the sea! It is very pleasant to spend a while with a cocktail just watching the waves, sky, wildlife etc etc!

Oh and about the food, i agree with the endless amount! One restaurant on ours never closed, merely switched food served. From breakfast to mid morning snacks to lunch to afternoon snacks to dinner, to supper to night time munchies! That was in addition to the formal dining rooms and pizza restaurant 

Our ship 'only' had about 2000 passengers so is a fair bit smaller than yours. I presume you've checked out http://www.pocruises.com/Cruise-Ships/Ventura/Ship-Overview/ for it's features. Wow what a vessel!!

oh and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Ventura

One tip from our trip tho is take some drinks for your room, or get them in duty free or something. The bar drinks weren't included and were pretty pricey! Plus our home made cocktails seemed much nicer anyway. Oh and we went to the buffet restaurant for free ice, slice, and soft drink mixers. 

You will have an amazing time, if you want any tips on the islands, mine would be enjoy the local food and beer, make your own tours rather than book em on the ship and my personal highlights were Barbados and Grenada. We also went to Aruba, Bonaire, Isla Margarita, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Dominica, Antigua, St Martin, St Thomas & Samana! You could also try the Rough Guide books.

Happy cruising. It's ace!

[geoffr70]

Thanks for a very helpful reply Dave! I'm liking the idea more and more! I'll just have to get my head round the idea of being on a ship and a certain amount of freedom lost for a while, a bit alien. I'm liking your 'improvisation' it's the way ahead! Is there duty free on the ship or do you have to get it before you get on?

I've heard about these packages where you pay x amount for all your drinks so that might be worth it. I wonder if they'll let me take home brew aboard! 

[dippydave]

Thanks for a very helpful reply Dave! I'm liking the idea more and more! I'll just have to get my head round the idea of being on a ship and a certain amount of freedom lost for a while, a bit alien. I'm liking your 'improvisation' it's the way ahead! Is there duty free on the ship or do you have to get it before you get on?

I've heard about these packages where you pay x amount for all your drinks so that might be worth it. I wonder if they'll let me take home brew aboard! 

lol. no problem mon  8-) 8-)
if you buy duty free on board they'll confiscate keep it safe til you get off the ship. And in theory if you buy stuff in ports they'll want to keep that safe too. However we did and they didnt. Also we bought some champagne and gin on the way out so that just went straight into our room
interesting fruit juices in the islands too!

the only package on our ship was for Coke in a re-sealable bottle with a straw (a la Alton Towers etc!)

oh and i don't know how often you'll be off the ship where you'll be free to roam, but the ship is massive! I really can't see how you'll miss any freedom while onboard. If we had four storey glass lifts onboard in the middle of the ship does that sound small? 

have fun investigating and imagining how it'll all be

[geoffr70]

I'll be doing a little improvisation myself by the sounds of it then! Don't agree with them keeping your bought and paid for alcohols safe.

Thanks

[dippydave]

think it's cause they'd rather you bought drinks from the bar, oh and maybe a legal tax type thing too!

[geoffr70]

Oh yeah, I know they want you to buy their drinks but didn't think about tax issues!

Was there a running deck on the ship?