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We'd like to help and offer this brief outline of suggested topics to cover. Feel free to use as many, or as few, of these "prompts" as you wish to assist you in getting your ideas together pick and choose what you'd like to talk about!
Number of previous cruises: Cruise departure date: Duration/number of nights: Name of ship: Name of cruise line: Area of world you cruised in (for example: Mediterranean, trans-Atlantic, Caribbean, etc): Where you cruised from (port of embarkation): Who you cruised with (on your own, with spouse or partner, with family): Were you celebrating a special event (birthday, anniversary, graduation, retirement): Getting to the Ship/Embarkation Did you drive, fly or take the train to the port?Facilities and procedures at the cruise terminal Did you have to queue up to embark? If so, for how long? What time did you get on board? What deck was your cabin on? Was your cabin fore, aft or amidships? (front, back or middle) Were you in an inside or outside cabin? Perhaps a suite? If an outside cabin, did you have a balcony? Cabin amenities: tv, fridge, etc? Size and layout of cabin Size and layout of bathroom Was there adequate lighting, ventilation and sound insulation? Did you have traditional dining? If so, first or second sitting? Did you have anytime dining/personal choice/dine-when-you-like? Did you try any alternative dining options or venues? How many formal nights were there? Was dining style "dressy" or relaxed? Size of table Tablemates Quality of food Variety of food Quantity of food Were there themed dinners (French dinner, Italian dinner, etc)? How was the Baked Alaska? Any other memorable dishes? Purser's desk On-board shops Casino Pool Jacuzzi/Hot tub Gym Sports facilities Spa Hairdresser Business centre/cyberstudy Library Games room Children's/teens clubs Photo gallery Bars Nightclub/disco Cabin steward (friendliness, availability and standard of service) Waiters Maitre d'/Head waiter Cruise director and staff Bartenders/bar staff Purser's staff Shop staff Ship's photographers Spa attendants and hairdressers Shore excursions staff Casino staff Deck attendants Room service Theatre shows/production company Featured entertainers/soloists Bands/trios/combos Cinema/Movies Theme nights (Ladies' night, Tropical night, etc) Captain's Cocktail Party Port lectures Specialists: dance instruction, crafts instruction, etc "Theme" (if any) speakers, guests or lecturers Games/bingo/bridge/chess/trivia get-togethers Children's entertainment Did you take the ship's organised tours/shore excursions? Did you sightsee on your own? Do you recommend any excursions/tours? The area around the dock/pier? Salubrious? Was the pier conveniently located to get into town? If you took a guided tour, was your guide friendly, thorough and informative? Did you see anything that you could recommend as being of particular beauty or cultural significance? Are you a shopper? Were you able to get your shopping "fix"? How did you tip? In cash or did you charge your tips to your passenger account? Was your fare "all inclusive" with no requirement to leave an extra gratuity? But did you tip extra anyway? Was there "automatic tipping", i.e., was a pre-set amount which was deducted from your passenger account? Did you tip in the "old style" by handing envelopes with cash to your cabin steward, waiters, etc.? Was your passenger account/final bill delivered to you in a timely manner? Were there any errors on it? Were you able to get them corrected? Did you have a "scheduled" disembarkation (i.e., by ticket or colour tag announced via the PA system) or were you free to leave the ship at any time? Did disembarkation run smoothly? Were the dockside facilities satisfactory? Did you find your luggage easily? Were porters available? Were taxis/coaches/shuttle buses on hand? Did you have a connection to a flight or train and did this go smoothly for you? Did you "valet" park your car at the port? Was everything all right when you picked it up? The Best Thing was ________ and the Worst Thing was ________ Would You Recommend This Cruise? Marks Out of Ten (1=poor, 10 = excellent) Have you booked your next cruise?Are you thinking of travelling on a particular cruise line or in a particular area of the world? Taking into account your experiences on this cruise, what's important to you on your next cruise? |
