While scouring through several cruise line websites (where they seem to hide information like an evil Easter Bunny), I took a break and read a story about a man that is suing British cruise line Ocean Village. This gentleman apparently burned his foot so badly, while walking on the pool deck that it eventually had to be amputated. Now, I’m not sure if it was the absence of sleep or just delirium induced by searches (on these cruise websites) that don’t find anything, but the first thing I thought of when reading this story was: “Did the cruise line’s website include flip flops in their packing suggestions?” Surely a suggestion of some poolside footwear would come in handy to a defense lawyer right about now. I don’t mean to make light of someone losing their foot, because there is nothing funny about an amputatee, but could a simple suggestion or packing list have avoided this tragedy?
There are a handful of questions that are relevant to most anyone going on a cruise. What drinks are included? What is the cancelation policy? How can I keep in touch with home while I’m gone? Can I use my laptop? What should I pack? These may seem like basic questions, but the answers are hidden like State secrets on some of these websites. I recently embarked on a quest to answer these questions. When I began this journey, I did so with the thought that it would be nice to have these answers for each of the top ten cruise lines, all in one place. This way someone could come on our site and be able to compare the answers across several cruise lines and help them make decisions as to which best suited their wants and needs. What I did not realize is that I was embarking on a game of “Where’s Waldo”. Are cruise websites so busy selling that they forget to inform their customers?! This task had quickly become the bane of my existence.
The good news is that the project is near complete. Soon, people like yourself and our British friend will be able to go on MeetOnCruise.com, look up the answers to these and more, frequently asked questions regarding the cruise line and ship you and/or he will be traveling on. Armed with this information you will know, for example, to pack flip flops (Again, missing foot… not funny, but really how do you not know that a pool deck is probably too hot for a bare foot?) Our hope is that making this information more readily available and digestible will help you, the cruiser, to be better prepared, plan ahead and ultimately enhance your cruise experience.
As soon as the FAQ section is ready we will update this post. As always, your feedback is welcomed and encouraged.
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The FAQ sections are up for the following Cruise Lines: Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Disney, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, P & O, Princess, Royal Caribbean.
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