Cruising First Times
Holidays are for sun, sea and experiences. And whilst you’re in the chill mode it’s the right energy for first times. That first holiday romance, your first jet-ski experience, crossing a border for the first time. There’s so many to have.
Other than going on a cruise, I experienced a good amount of things for the first time during my getaway. 2020 definitely kicked off for me with a bang! I’m sharing my 5 Cruise holiday first times.
I was about to fast myself up and say this cruise was my first experience in the Caribbean, but it turns out it’s not because I went to Cuba. I know where Cuba is located but I’m still like hmm is it in the Caribbean? Maybe it’s because Cuba is a Spanish speaking country so I mentally place it with South America.
First time doing Afternoon Tea
I make jokes all the time in England that I’m going to do up afternoon tea like the Queen. But I’ve never actually made an attempt to do it. So when the opportunity came up on the cruise ship, I was definitely down. I wanted to wear a 2 piece co-ord set like the girls from Clueless, but life happened. My afternoon tea was by Eric Lanlard and it was nice-nice ! My dietary requirements were considered too so I didn’t miss out on any food. The afternoon tea experience was ayt you know. I’m an infusion tea lover so when I saw the teapigs set up I was in my element. And I took some home too. You can take the girl out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the girl!
First time snorkelling
Yoo I was terrified. And my swimsuit snapped before I left for the trip. I convinced myself that I would be safer snorkelling in a swimsuit rather than a bikini. Anyway, my swimsuit breaking threw me off my game. And when I was snorkelling some EDJIOT woman grabbed me, then had the cheek to laugh and ask me if I thought it was a shark.
First time regularly out in the sea
I bought Piney, my floating pineapple from Amazon. Major key. Plus I’d taken a couple swimming lessons to feel comfortable in the sea and basically not drown before I went on the cruise. In pretty much every country I visited I was in the sea which is a major U-turn from the Frizzy who usually puts her feet in the sea then ignores it for the rest of her trip.
First time visiting numerous countries in a short space of time
So how cruising works is that you dock at a country in the morning, explore the country for the day and at night to sail off to the next destination. I visited 7 islands on a 2-week trip. I’m not someone who counts how many countries they’ve visited and ticks them off a list, but I definitely got a feel of the countries and know which ones I want to come back to and really explore. It was a good taster session.
First time being away with a friend for a long period of time
In the back of mind, I kept thinking that something was going to go wrong. Does anyone else feel nervous when going away with a friend? You can go from having a best friend to a +447 number over the space of a holiday! I’m easily irritable and always worried that a bad mental health period will flare-up. On holiday your sharing a living space with someone and with them pretty much all the time. All was good in the hood though!
When is the last time you did something for the first time?
