Unlurking and 1st cruise

Hi all,
Have been reading here for a couple of weeks and you have been infectious
and caused me to book my first cruise. My son (15) and I will be traveling
Royal Caribbean Splendour out of Galveston for a 5 night just before
Christmas. Going to Cozumel and Costa Maya. Any info would be much
appreciated. Have a rear balcony on the rear of the ship on deck 7. Lucked
into it I'm told as they are very desirable and go quickly.
A bit about us. I am 55 male and single parent of soon to be 15 yr old son.
We have done most of our traveling to Orlando the past few years, but that
was getting old. I think a cruise sounds like a great alternative. I have a
bad back and am looking forward to milder activity. My son, of course, is a
teenager and is considerably more active. I'm hoping a cruise will be just
the ticket for both of us. We will have to upgrade our wardrobe some if we
want to participate in semi/formal dining. Suits have been out of our
lifestyle for some time now. Or I suppose we can skip the formal altogether
and eat elsewhere. That would mean skipping a steak and a lobster dinner.
Fortunately, I have much time to think about this. :-)
I have been doing some research on the ports we are headed towards. There is
much to learn.
GaryZ

Gary Z informed us:
"We will have to upgrade our wardrobe some if we
want to participate in semi/formal dining. Suits have been out of our
lifestyle for some time now. Or I suppose we can skip the formal
altogether
and eat elsewhere. That would mean skipping a steak and a lobster
dinner."



Upgrade your wardrobe. Maybe it'll help you score some women. It
sounds like that's what both of you need.

Your friend,
Kesia

"Kesia Micheletti" wrote in message
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Gary Z informed us:
"We will have to upgrade our wardrobe some if we
want to participate in semi/formal dining. Suits have been out of our
lifestyle for some time now. Or I suppose we can skip the formal
altogether
and eat elsewhere. That would mean skipping a steak and a lobster
dinner."



Upgrade your wardrobe. Maybe it'll help you score some women. It
sounds like that's what both of you need.

Your friend,
Kesia

Thanks "my friend", I think... :-)
GaryZ

A review of the ship:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/....cfm?ShipID=81

Some "movies" of the ship [uses "popups:"]:
http://bmurphy.cruiseone.com/travel/...ours.jsp?pg=0:

wrote in message
nk.net...
A review of the ship:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/....cfm?ShipID=81

Some "movies" of the ship [uses "popups:"]:
http://bmurphy.cruiseone.com/travel/...ours.jsp?pg=0:


Great links. Thanks for your time and effort.
GaryZ

GARY:
Husband invested in a tux 15 years ago,paid $75.00 for it from a place
that sold rented formal wear,and he is still using it,a good
investment,although a lot of men do not wear a tux now,just a dark
suit,but we like the dressing up,makes some nice memories,would be nice
for your son to remember.
surfer e2468

Gary, Here is my 2 cents: For the price of a tux rental (on board
about $100) for you and your son I would say to take advantage of a mens
store sale in your area (ie. Macys, Filenes, ect.). For about the same
amount of money you can buy two sports jackets and pants. Dark is best
for a formal night but there are no rules. This way you'll have them
to keep. And your sons will fit for the next month until he grows out
of it. If you find this trip enjoyable and something you will want to
continue (like there is any other option) then look into the purchase of
formal wear or a nice dark suit. But for now just buy the basics that
you can keep for future use. Better leave a little extra room in that
jacket. Desserts after dinner can be very very good.

We will have to upgrade our wardrobe some if we
want to participate in semi/formal dining. Suits have been out of our
lifestyle for some time now.

Look for formal wear on Ebay.

Spend time between now and cruise time learning some basics about
snorkeling...your 15 yr old should love it. You may too... modest swimming
is great for bad backs.

wrote:
We will have to upgrade our wardrobe some if we

want to participate in semi/formal dining. Suits have been out of our
lifestyle for some time now.


Look for formal wear on Ebay.

Or rent tuxes from the cruise line.

sue

Welcome to RTC,glad to have you aboard,once you cruise you will find you
can become addicted,know you both will enjoy your cruise,we also like to
just relax,and rest on a cruise,but there are great things for a
teenager to do.Your first is always the best,we are planning our 38th.
But much older than you,(77) but feel a lot less. You can tour around
places,and go for the more physical ones,or the laid back one's. Just
go and enjoy. surfer
e2468