1.During the day, you hear the maitre d’ quietly instructing the waiters to chain down the tables in the dining room for dinner.
2.You pop up on deck before sailing to see what’s going on and you see the captain staring pensively out to sea.
3.Motion discomfort bags appear at strategic locations throughout the ship.- see my blog
4.All deck furniture is cleared away and lashed down and the hot tubs are emptied.
5.Rumours begin to fly around the ship: “So-and-so overheard a crew member saying it was going to be ‘horrendous.’” - I overheard the ships band members talking about this one in port in Southampton on Arcadia in December!
6.The ship is bouncing around ominously, even though it’s still alongside, tied up. - Had this on Norwegian Epic in Cozumel, it actually took 14 hours for the ship to leave as the winds were too strong to leave the berth!
7.The following day’s port of call is cancelled as it’s too ‘exposed.’
8.The advertised dinner menu changes suddenly to something comforting like plain steaks and chicken soup.
9.The cocktail of the day is an ironic Dark and Stormy.
10.Seasick pills are given out like free 'sweets' at the reception desk.
Now there are lots of things the Captain will do to make sure that the sailing is as smooth as it can be, like changing course or itinerary and will give as many warnings as he needs too.
But what is clear is that the key point is we all enjoy cruising and although bad weather can be unpleasant we are still happy to go back for more and are happy to recount the stories on a regular basis!
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