Adjusting expectations
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indigo_rose99Next week I am going to spend Thanksgiving and my birthday on a cruise. This is not the Queen Mary 2. This is Carnival, out of Galveston.
The good news: Galveston is within driving distance. Our tickets, compared to the QM2, were cheap. We get to go for a week, with friends and family. We have never cruised with anyone else and are looking forward to it. This counts as spending Thanksgiving "with my family," which makes both T and me happy. Though this year is not "my" birthday year, obviously I will get some celebrating in. We have never been to the Caribbean, so this counts as new places for me to have taken T this year.
The bad news: This will not be the QM2. Food, space, entertainment on board, screaming children, standards of dress... will be different. As I wander the web, I notice that Carnival has a lot of complaints out there. Based on some of the comments about the food... I am beginning to worry. What if they use corn syrup in everything? This is a cruise line undeniably based in the US, thus US standards of food come into play. I think T plans on declaring most of the cruise a cheat trip, but if everything I eat makes me sick, that will be No Fun.
What do I want out of this coming week?
The good news: Galveston is within driving distance. Our tickets, compared to the QM2, were cheap. We get to go for a week, with friends and family. We have never cruised with anyone else and are looking forward to it. This counts as spending Thanksgiving "with my family," which makes both T and me happy. Though this year is not "my" birthday year, obviously I will get some celebrating in. We have never been to the Caribbean, so this counts as new places for me to have taken T this year.
The bad news: This will not be the QM2. Food, space, entertainment on board, screaming children, standards of dress... will be different. As I wander the web, I notice that Carnival has a lot of complaints out there. Based on some of the comments about the food... I am beginning to worry. What if they use corn syrup in everything? This is a cruise line undeniably based in the US, thus US standards of food come into play. I think T plans on declaring most of the cruise a cheat trip, but if everything I eat makes me sick, that will be No Fun.
What do I want out of this coming week?
- See T relax.
- Sleep late with him.
- Read a few books.
- Spend time with friends.
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Date: 2007-11-15 04:16 am (UTC)1. This is Carnival's snazziest ship, so not all of the complaints necessarily apply.
2. I hear there's a sushi bar. How much corn syrup can they put in sushi? Also, there are usually piles of things like fresh fruits, cheeses, shrimps and such. It may take some work to low carb it, but I don't expect it to actually be difficult.
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Date: 2007-11-15 02:49 pm (UTC)on the corn syrup front - carnival has to have customer service reps, right? if you're really worried about it, call their number, explain to them that you have a horrible food allergy to corn syrup, and ask them to tell you specifically what you will be able to eat on their cruise ship.
my guess is that they'll have plenty of options, but either way, you win: either the answer is yes, you'll have plenty of good things to eat, in which case you don't have to worry about it for a week; or the answer is no, you won't have enough dining options, in which case you can be prepared and bring personal edibles with you.