Reflections on My First Cruise Experience
So, in November 2023, my sister and I went on our first cruise for her 21st birthday. While on the boat, I was ready to be off and back home. But now all I want is to go on another cruise. There was something about the food on the boat; no matter what or how much you ate, you still wanted more, and you were never full. I think I ordered a Guy Fieri burger at least 3 times a day.
The worst thing, and I guess the best thing, was the no service/no internet, we weren’t needed, and work couldn’t contact us for questions. But it sucked now being able to look up the simpliest questions, like I never realized how dependent I am on Google until you can’t use it, and TikTok, not being able to just scroll for hours was awful, like what am I supposed to do if I can’t sleep?
So I read and wrote. I wrote a note in my notes app, which I will share here. Mind you, it was just me and my sister on this cruise; I didn’t know anyone else.
Cruise ship life:
Hot! Not like sexy hot, like I am sweating out my eyes hot. One thing about me is that I hate being hot, I rather be cold, because then you can cover up and put more clothes on. When you’re hot once you’re naked that’s as far as you can go. Like you can’t take your skin off.
The food is good, there’s that plus. Oh and my bed is so comfy. But I am so tired and I really dislike people like a lot of having them all around me making me even hotter stinks.
I wanna make this a fun experience for Paige but I can’t help it, I’m dying. I never thought I would say I want my vacation over so I can go back to work but god that’s what I want to do. I need a vacation where I don’t have to go anywhere or do anything ,like who made it a rule that you have to go out and do something every second of the day, i want to sit back in the ac and read. Not sit outside sweating. I would love to go swimming but the pools always filled, like once again I hate people so that’s a no go.
I don’t want to ditch Paige but I think I might have too. Maybe the library will be a nice place to just relax. Not sure I will have to check it out. All I know is I am so ready for Saturday to come and we can deport. Plus we have had no access to WiFi or anything this week like damn, I haven’t had that since people I got my very first phone. Which has been a while.
Update: Today was the best day for me in temp wise, very windy, hot, but with a slight breeze if you turned the right way. But, being this windy also means the ship is rocking up a storm and girl we have been knocking back at it. They had to cancel us going out to the Princess Cays Island, which yeah I’m a little upset about but also am okay with. I feel bad for Paige because she got no sun on this trip. She wanted to come home tan. For me I wanted to come home from being a hoe, but there were very little of attractive men, any we did see were taken and those ladies were claiming the men so the women could see. We did see a Jeffery Dahmer look a like and not gonna lie I would fuck him even though he’s bald. But he’s also a little dangerous which is also kinda hot.
The trip is almost over we have 1 more day and 2 more nights sleep then we can be off this boat and start heading back to Ohio. Also heading back to service on our phones. God doesn’t that sounds nice. I want to listen to music so badly but the only thing I can listen to my audiobook, which is hunting Adeline, which is so not the vibe I am feeling right now. I’m sad vacation is ending soon because I deserve a nice trip, like when I go back to work I am officially a team lead ( I mean I was before but I’m like officially it now) and I had a new desk, it’s all so surreal. I know I’m gonna be stressed out and need to get things done, but I’m exited to try and tackle this job. I think I’m a great worker and I deserve this. Which is why I deserve a nice relaxing vacation.
For Formal night, which I regret my dress choice, they had such an odd meal selection, like the salad was good, but I’m still not sure what the red thing on the plate was with the little dollop of white things. But the baked potato and prime rib were amazing.
I wish we had taken more pictures and done more than sit in our room. Or at least I wish I had gone out and read somewhere other than my room, but I did enjoy it, and I enjoyed the drinks that we kept getting. I will definitely get the drink package again.
Have you ever been on a cruise? Where did you go? Did you enjoy it? I know I want to do it again, hopefully next year, but no promises.
