How You Imagine Boarding
If you’re planning on being a part of a cruise, you’ve probably thought about sailing the seas, using the pool, enjoying some food, etc. What you may not have given much thought to is the process of boarding the ship. After all, you do have to get past that process before you’re free to enjoy the various activities that interest you. The pictures that many cruise companies use feed into your glowing imagination of an empty boardwalk and an easy entry path.
How Boarding Really Works
Remember how cruise ships are built to accommodate hundreds, if not thousands of people? Remember how all those people need to board the ship around the same time you do? This obviously means that the boarding process is not smooth sailing, as many of these pictures would lead you to believe. In fact, the experience is more on the unpleasant side as there is quite the line for you to wait in. Remember also that you’re doing this while carrying luggage in a hot and sweaty state.