To be in your twenties and planning to travel across the world to experience new experiences—oh, what fun it is! The excitement of exploring new places, meeting new people and wooing the appetite with scrumptious foods—words can’t even explain. And this joy quadruples if your BFFs are by your side, sharing every moment in person and not on Instagram.
You’re young, love to visit new places and, in fact, have been planning – vaguely – to do something awesome with your friends. Why not bring that dream into reality (finally!!) in 2017?!
Go on a rocking cruise ship travel. It’s “awesome” and will leave you with memories that you’ll rejoice your whole life. And, of course, the trip will write another epic story in the book of your friendship with your clan.
Here are 7 pro tips to help you plan a rocking group cruise with your friends this summer-
1. Start planning at least 2 months before
The secret ingredient of every successful trip is early planning. You’re going on a cruise with your friends; chances are there’s going to be lots of disagreement and ‘upsetting’. So start planning early—at least 2 months early. Deciding on the destination, cruise line and so forth will take time and you don’t want to postpone things till the last moment.
2. Plan together and consider everyone’s opinion
Even if you’re the unnamed leader of your group, don’t take decisions on others’ behalf. It’s a group dream cruise, so factor everyone’s opinion and feedback’s; where they want to go, what they prefer and so forth. Be flexible and open to make compromises. Not much the destination but it’s the fun time with friends that matters the most.
3. Be smart in your budget
Budget is the biggest problem here. And chances are that lack of fund has been the sole reason why you’ve canceled multiple travelling plans with your friends in the past. Don’t let this reason spoil your fun this time. Start saving for the cruise in advance and also be careful when planning the trip. With few smart decisions, you can significantly cut cruising cost.
4. DON’T opt for a long cruise
Long cruise holidays will cost you more. So continuing the previous point of “being smart” in your spending, avoid going weeks long cruises. Besides, unless you’re a nature lover and book reader, chances are your whole crew is going to get bored spending too many days on the water.
5. Pick one of the best travel agencies in India
Your half of the work is almost done if you pick one of reputed travel agencies in Kolkata. These agencies not only offer well-customized cruise packages but they also offer them at a fairly cheaper price range. To that, aside taking care of all your booking hassle, in partnership with top cruise lines, they also guarantee a hassle-free wow-worthy experience.
6. Stay prepared for the uncertainties
They say you must always hope for the best. This, however, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have backup plans for all the “could go wrong”. So stay prepared for all the uncertainties. Like seasickness is a very common problem that many first-timers experience. Also, what if you run out of all your money? What if you have to end the cruise in the middle for whatever reason? Have answer to all these questions.
7.Pack lightly; remember ‘sharing is caring’
One of the biggest mistakes that people going on their first cruise make is packing too much. Don’t be one of them!! Be smart when packing and take only those wears and items that you’re going to need. With good cruise line packages, you’ll get all the essentials on board; so you don’t need to carry them. Also, plan to share clothes and accessories with the friends; this will ease up the packing load.
These are 7 pro tips to help you plan a rocking and memorable cruise with your friends. Of course, there’s a lot more to consider. But with one of the top India travel agencies by your side, you can expect the smoothest of experience.