HINTS FROM HELOISE:
No complaining when taking a cruise.
Dear Heloise:
I’ve served as chaplain on many cruises and recommend four hints:
• Get to the port city one day ahead of time to avoid travel delays.
• Buy the cruise lines’ air package. If there is a problem with a delay at the end of the cruise, the cruise line will help rearrange flights home.
• If you want to avoid the expense of excursions, go to one of the taxis lined up at the port; ask what the fee would be for two hours to see the best things in that port city.
• Don’t complain! Some people have one foot on the ship and still have one foot on the gangplank, and they already start to complain. J.K.C. in Nebraska
J.K.C., I loved your suggestions, especially the last one. Just sit back and relax on a cruise. Heloise