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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry so many people are being so mean.  
I’ve done the math and the packages are only worth it for people who drink 7+ drinks a day.  I’m always surprised how many people buy them.
I’m sort of a non-cruiser but have figured out how to enjoy them for a family vacation.  Here are my tips:
1) it’s easy to avoid the crowds if you want.  Avoid the pool.  Theres always a quiet deck where you can read a book and enjoy the sea air.  You just have to hunt for it.  Embarkation will be a madhouse but just steel yourself for that (or go super early to be the first one there).  
2) it’s worth researching the ports a little.  If you just walk off the ship, you will hate it as the ports are all surrounded with tacky crap.  But most ports have really awesome activities a short distance from port.  One of the big advantages of a cruise is that they drive you to a new place every day, so take advantage of it.
3) take a half hour when you embark to organize the room and put stuff away.  There’s actually a lot of space in the drawers if you use it, and it will save you from feeling like the room is too small if you put stuff away to start with and designate a place for dirty laundry.  On a week log cruise, it’s worth paying for them to do a bag of dirty underwear socks and tee shirts midway.  
4) there’s a lot of food.  Much of it is not great but because there is so much, that’s not a big deal.  If you don’t lik it, skip it or order something else.  ITs totally fine to order 3 appetizers instead of an entree and you can often even order off the menu.   On the NCL ships, the Cuban restaurant is a good choice at lunch.  The sit- down dining room breakfast is typically better than the buffet, in my opinion, as I greatly prefer things made to order.
Go in with a positive attitude and you’ll have fun.
If your ship has the dueling piano bar, definitely go—that was one of my favorite things— they were amazingly talented![/quote]

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