Vacation Cruise Advice

[Tromp]

Never thought I'd go on a cruise. It just isn't me but here I am heading out next week on a 7 day Royal Carribean cruise to the Western Caribean with the whole family (wife, 4 yr old, 2 yr old).

I was wondering if there are some major do's and major do nots or even minor ones?

What are the big rip offs?

Who do I make sure to tip real well?

What are some of the things to make sure I bring besides sunscreen and my favorite pink tiger striped thong speedo <joke - no serious, the speedo thing is a joke>?

I'm not an idiot (debatable), just want to know if any of you know some bits of useful info that I can't think of right now.

[Stunseed]

Bring Dramanine ( sp ). It's over the counter and should work well with the seasickness. I only know because I was looking to book a cruise myself in the near future.

[Wezas]

Don't gamble too much on the ship.

If you find out who thought up the idea/technology to have an ATM on a ship, tell me. I'd like to kill him.

[Sean of the Thread]

Hooray booked a cruise during hurricane season!

Be sure to pack enough rophynol.

[Tromp]

Hooray booked a cruise in hurricane season!

Be sure to pack enough rophynol.

Vacation insurance takes care of the weather issue if any.

Unlike yer kids mine are well behaved. :hug2:

[Skeeter]

Cruises are great. Make sure you go to all the dinners, even if you don't feel like getting dressed up.

Try not to overspend on the ship. It's easy to do, because you charge everything to the room.

Book all of your excursions online before your trip. You may not get what you want if you wait till you get on the ship.

Book the bus from the airport to the ship. Trying to get a cab is a complete pain in the ass.

other than that. Have a great time, cruises are fantastic.

[Sean of the Thread]

Vaction insurance takes care of dying on a cruise ship?

And the rophynol is for the hookers not for your kids you sick fuck.

[Tromp]

And the rophynol is for the hookers not for your kids you sick fuck.

:rofl:

... and why would you need Rophynol for hookers? Seems like a waste.

[Sean of the Thread]

:rofl:

... and why would you need Rophynol for hookers? Seems like a waste.


$3.50 for a pill is cheaper than $10 for head young padawan.

[Gan]

We did the 7 day Western Carribbean out of Galveston on RC. It was a blast. Lots of good advice from Skeeter. Definately make the dinners, it gives you a chance to get to know some other folks.

One note about excursions. Some of them can be really hokey (especially the Key West ones). Instead of feeling you have to do an excursion at every port of call, book a day at the ship spa instead or look for other ship alternatives.

I'll warn you now about the cabin beds. After about the 5th day, that bed became hard as hell to sleep on.

Dont even think about internet access. Its like 25 or 50 cents a minute for logon access.

Oh, if you're into playing poker, there's a gaming room up near the library area where you can get into a good game of holem or other games as folks bring their chips/cards for pickup games.

Take the family to the broadway shows, they're fun and every night except port of call nights.

Our ports of call were Key West, Grand Cayman (we were diverted to Costa Maya due to hurricane damange to Caymans), then Cancun. Costa Maya is a very new port and had limited excursions. If anything, just plan on a day at the beach there unless they've developed it more than when we went.

Next cruise we take will be a 5 day, not to short, not too long. Oh, and bring along the checkbook. They had a great sports memorabilia and art auction several days while we were out on the water (nice artwork and lots of autographed helmets, jerseys, etc.). The ATM charges stupid fees for use :(

Dont bother with a tux, just bring a nice sportcoat/ties and several different colors of khaki's.

Make sure someone has a waterproof watch so you can make it back to the meeting area on time for travel back to the ship. You'll also want something waterproof to carry ID (ship and regular) as well as money.

Fun times. You'll have fun.

Oh, and they do have day activities for the kids where ship staff can manage the kiddos on activities to give you and the spouse some time to relax. The alcoholic drinks arent covered in the package, but you can get a soft drink/juice pass where the kids can refill anytime (as long as they keep up with the softdrink cup).

[Tromp]

>> Definately make the dinners, it gives you a chance to get to know some other folks.

Definately not doing formail dinner thing. Who the heck wantingly wants to do that crap?

>> One note about excursions. Some of them can be really hokey (especially the Key West ones). Instead of feeling you have to do an excursion at every port of call, book a day at the ship spa instead or look for other ship alternatives.

Already booked the trips ahead of time. All are just beach excursions. Nothing like swimming with the Sting Rays or touring the island on a diesal bus.

>> Oh, if you're into playing poker, there's a gaming room up near the library area where you can get into a good game of holem or other games as folks bring their chips/cards for pickup games.

Now that is useful advice!!!! I was totally thinking about pick up games since I don't think the casino has poker.

Waterproof watch... check

Good stuff.

[Gan]

Casino will only have house odds games... Craps, roulette, blackjack, 3 card poker, and lots of slots.

I watched an old man stick $100 each into 2 wheel of fortune $3/$1 slots, while I was playing $10 blackjack and over the course of an hour he won ~$2400. They pulled him aside and took his picture, that dude definately was a slot pro and more than broke even that day. The slots were definately the big payoffs. I broke even on the black jack table and won some pocket change on the slots.

[Skeeter]

If you skip the dinners you're missing the best food on the trip.

[Augie]

Most of the people have given some of the advice I would give. One thing I would say is if you have a digital camera, DO NOT buy the pictures they try to sell you. They'll take pictures of you everywhere (when you get on, formal dinner, theme nights, etc). They put all of the pictures up on these huge walls and you have to search to find yourself. If you're sneaky, you can snap a pic OF the pic and then print it yourself. I saved about 60 bucks that way.

DO take advantage of the on board child care so you can have some quiet time with your wife. They have lotsa fun games and activities for kids that will keep them occupied while you get some good R&R.

DO NOT try to sneak in to the crew cabins after the adult club/bar has closed and attempt to party with the crew. At some point, someone will catch on (::Cough:: Not that I'd know or anything....)

[Tromp]

If you skip the dinners you're missing the best food on the trip.

Thanks for the 411 Skeet. Don't want to miss the good eats.

We're just not the fancy formals. That is just not what I'm looking for in terms of a vacation. Pretty much bringing an aray of Hawain shirts with one/two pairs of linen pants. Two pairs of flip flops.

[Tromp]

>> DO NOT buy the pictures they try to sell you. They'll take pictures of you everywhere (when you get on, formal dinner, theme nights, etc). They put all of the pictures up on these huge walls and you have to search to find yourself. If you're sneaky, you can snap a pic OF the pic and then print it yourself. I saved about 60 bucks that way.


Someone told me of this racket saying you'll get caught up in the moment and buy them all. Err not. I'm already getting pissed off about all the things that are not included. Plus that $60 x 3 or 4 is a spa day.

>> DO take advantage of the on board child care so you can have some quiet time with your wife.

So taking advantage.

>>They have lotsa fun games and activities for kids that will keep them occupied while you get some good R&R.

Remember the ages on this? Can my almost 2 year old do anything?

[Augie]

>>They have lotsa fun games and activities for kids that will keep them occupied while you get some good R&R.

Remember the ages on this? Can my almost 2 year old do anything?

I know you've got young ones. I personally do not have children so I can't speak from experience as far as exact activities and stuff. However, I do know there was a wide range of children that I saw in activities, but I never went into like the play area where they had the kids so I don't know what age groups exactly they gear stuff towards. I do know there were coloring pages plastered all over the wall by the day care though.

I'd check with your travel agent (if you have one) or call RC up and see what types of stuff there is for kids. I know anyone I met on board with kids say they loved having that time away from them heh.

[Sean of the Thread]

Snorkel and Scuba is always kick ass.

[Doughboy]

Lets see....

Generally the only picture I buy is the one of the formal dinner ones with the family.

Don't buy shit in the ship's stores...it can be assspensive.

Motion sickness pills can be handy..if you're a sissy. You really wont notice the motion all that much in today's larger ships.

If you're going to hit the casino and gamble..do it on the way out only. Never gamble on the return trip. Cruise casino's love giving cash away on the way out, then on the return trip (day or two at sea), they love taking it right back (and more).

The on land excursions can be really sweet.

Sunscreen is a must.

Dont try to sneak shit through Customs or Agriculture.

Do not lose passports, copies of birth certificates, etc...

Do not pass go, and collect two hundred dollars.

[Gan]

There are actually 2 options for dinner. There's the informal dinner buffet where they serve breakfast and lunch, and the more formal dinner option in the main dining room. It sounds like you'll be going to the informal dinner options in the dining area on the same level as the outdoor pools.

Attendance at the formal dinner banquet is not required of course. Just remember, if you do attend then there will be the option to tip your waiter and maitre de at the end of the cruise, skip that if you never attend. You'll also need to remember to tip your cabin attendant at the end of the cruise too for all the work they do in keeping your cabin made up (they will make it up between 2 and 3 times per day depending on how often you make a mess of it). The little animals they'll make out of towels are pretty cool too.

Take collapseable luggage as storage space for the suitcases will be limited. Also limit shoes (I took sandals, tennies, and semi-formal loafers). Multiply that times 3 for the wife and kids and floor space will be a challenge.

Is your room/cabin amid ships or towards an end? Amidships will see less movement (which is minimal with the anti-wave motion engines) than on the bow or stern. Dramamine is great to have, and also helps you sleep. Your ride will be relatively calm unless you go through a storm... which the captain will tell you about in advance.

Also remember to wear/carry on what you will need for the first few hours of boarding as your bags will be checked and carried up to your room by the porter staff. Your first hour will be going over the safety guidelines and doing a practice disaster drill as you pull out of port. Once thats over, then your bags should be outside your rooms and the remainder of the day will be yours.

One of our favorite things to do was to sit out on the middle deck and watch the sunset. I also got to see several sunrises when I went running up on the upper decks on the running track. There should also be a workout facility with treadmills, hottubs, weights, etc. should that be part of your daily routine.

Just be wary of the spa. They'll treat you great, but also try to sell you every beauty supply product on the shop through the process... take headphones/ipod so you dont have to listen to their sales pitches.

Also, if you do stop in Key West, DO NOT RENT A SCOOTER. If you want to tour the town, take a tour bus. Scooter rentals make their money dinging you for any damage that might or might not have occurred during your rental. Some fellow passengers got ripped off by one of the rental places this way. Also be aware that the excursions, even though purchased through RC, are not part of RC so they are not warranted nor is RC liable should anything bad happen that results in injury or your missing reboarding for departure.

What port are you departing from? Galveston or Florida? I can offer travel/parking tips if you're coming into Galveston to board.

[Tromp]

>> What port are you departing from? Galveston or Florida? I can offer travel/parking tips if you're coming into Galveston to board.

Port is Cape Canaveral which is about an hour away from me.

>> Also, if you do stop in Key West, DO NOT RENT A SCOOTER.

No key west on this stop: Haiti, Jamiaca, Grand Cayman, and Cazumel.

>> also got to see several sunrises when I went running up on the upper decks on the running track. There should also be a workout facility with treadmills, hottubs, weights, etc. should that be part of your daily routine.

All will be done daily.

>> Also remember to wear/carry on what you will need for the first few hours of boarding as your bags

Good tip.

>> Is your room/cabin amid ships or towards an end?

Amid with a balcony view so hopefully that will help with the motion sickness thing.

>> Just remember, if you do attend then there will be the option to tip your waiter and maitre de at the end of the cruise, skip that if you never attend.

Yeah F the matre de.... I wish we could do a fancy dinners but kiddies won't allow that. Good tip. Nothing like tipping the room people for towel animals creations. :wtf:

$200 in tips thing will be good in total?

[Jazuela]

1) If you don't go to the pre-scheduled seated dinners, do the buffets. Don't go to the smaller restaurants on ship, they cost and are added to your credit card bill at the end of the trip.
2) Cost of alcohol adds up, and my cruising experience has shown all drinks are the same price no matter what you get - $8 each.
3) If you get up early enough to want to enjoy the pool, keep in mind that there are "no saving" rules on the pool deck. That means all those lounge chairs with towels on them are put there by people who got up at 5AM just so they could save their seat, against the rules of the ship. Toss their towels on the ground, put yours on the chair, and enjoy the pool. Remove your towels when you're done, out of courtesy to the next people who want to relax on one of the chairs. If you don't, your chances of EVER getting a chair at the pool is slim to none.
3) The higher and more central the better when it comes to seasickness. I have solid sea legs and so does hubby, but my in-laws had to wear one of those little pebble-patches behind their ears. They both said they worked like a dream, so personally I'd skip the dramamine and just get a little pebble-patch. Most of the people on board who had trouble with seasickness wore either that, or a bracelet with a pressure-bump on the wrist.
4) Back to dinners: If you had something yesterday that was on their menu, and you absolutely loved it and want it today, tell your waiter. He'll bring it with a smile, even if it isn't on today's menu. You can also get extra stuff if you ask for it, like if you got 2 skewers of bacon-wrapped shrimp and liked it so much you want seconds. Just ask. They're fine about bringing more.
5) If you don't have a suite, then you don't have concierge service. If you don't have concierge service, get to the shows EARLY for better seats. If you do have concierge service, tell your concierge which nights and which times you wish to attend and he'll meet you at your stateroom door and escort you through the back elevator for the best seats in the house.
6) Tip your concierge VERY well. All tipping is done at the end of the trip. Contrary to popular belief, ship employees don't really get paid THAT well and do rely on tips for their "riches." In short - they're rich because they provide some of the best customer service in the world and are tipped accordingly.
7) Someone mentioned scuba and snorkel - absolutely YES! Snorkelling is great for the whole family except your 2-year-old (unless he/she is already an experience swimmer - I suppose it's possible, heh)
8) On one cruise hubby and I got to take a catamaran trip while our ship was in port, with this old crotchety guy named Bill or Bob or something like that. If you have the same/similar opportunity, definitely do it. A total blast.
9) Do -not- let any of the people on the beach sell you a "t-shirt for handsome" or "braid your hair lady" or "jet-ski, banana-boat, powersail, ARE YOU READY!" The t-shirts aren't well made, the braids look a lot more stupid than you thought they'd look, and the watersports salespeople have no liability insurance in case they totally fuck up and cause your demise.
10) If you get the chance for an excursion to the Mayan ruins, take it. It's an awesome day off the ship and the ruins tours are interesting, fun, and educational.
11) Excursions cost extra. Some are well worth the cost, others aren't. Swimming with the stingrays could be fun but we changed our minds at the last minute and went to the Ruins instead and didn't regret it at all.
12) Clothing - 2-3 pairs bermuda shorts (or similar), a couple pairs of long pants, one long-sleeve shirt, 1 sweater (it can actually get cool on deck at night), couple of t-shirts, a dress shirt, a couple of casual button-down shirts, sneakers and sandals, 1 sports jacket or dinner jacket, undies - that should be plenty for a guy. The only thing a woman needs, in all honesty that's different from what a guy needs is a dress instead of the jacket. It doesn't need to be "formal" but it should be nice and not "beachy." For the kids, you should pack as if they were going to summer camp for a week. Extra socks and underwear, since there's no "camp laundry" and you have to pay to get clothes cleaned per piece - and it ain't cheap.

[Gan]

$200 should cover all of your tips accordingly.

Good suggestions Jazuela.

One thing of note about the Mayan day trip. Its HOT!. You might draw a school bus type transportation with no AC or you might draw an airconditioned bus. Lunch will either be provide (be careful of the food) or you might have to bring your own. Water, water, water. And the day long excursion will be neat for adults, but for kids.... well, short attention span and the heat will not make for a pleasant experience.

You're pretty safe with beachside excursions. And its economical as well.

Your first 3 ports of call I've never been too but heard they are fabulous. Cancun - save some money, you'll do some good shopping there, be wary of the streetside cigar vendors. There's a cigar house along the main watreside strip that is premo for quality smokes though. I would say go eat at senior frogs, but depending on the rowdyness of the crowd it might not be appropriate for the kids.

All in all it sounds like you'll have a great time. The best thing is that the boat staff treat you like royalty. They have it hands down over 4/5 star hotel service. If I could go on a cruise every year I would.

[Jazuela]

Oh oh oh and while you're docked, there's -one- jewelry shop we never fail to visit: Columbian Emeralds International. Some of their stuff is mudane shit you'll find at any jewelry store in the states, but if you want to find unique pieces at -very- reasonable prices, this is the place for it. Especially emeralds - which is obviously their specialty. They have a really nice selection of opals too, and garnets and rubies to die for. Just make sure the salesman assures you that you're -not- getting manufactured gems. Unless you're a jeweler and bring your loop with you, you won't be able to tell the real deal from the fake these days. I've heard they even put flaws in manufactured emeralds now just to make them look more realistic. Columbian Emeralds is a great shop for genuine gems, so tell the salesperson to lead you to the genuine items and that you aren't interested in lab-made ones, and you should be good to go.

[Skeeter]

I've been on that cruise. In haiti the excursion of choice is the jet-ski tour. this is awesome and I loved it. Also try the Coco-loco drink thing that you'll see the guys walking around selling. they work for the ship and you can charge it to your room. One of the best alcoholic beverages we had on the trip and something we tried desperately to recreate when we got home.

Jamaica climbing the waterfall was cool, but a total bitch. Nothing I would ever do again, and nothing I would reccomend you trying with kids. Swimming with the dolphins. Also kind of cool, but mostly over rated. I'd reccomend just going to see the dolphins and don't worry about dropping the extra scratch to swim with them.

We did the snorkling in Grand Cayman. which was fan-fucking-tastic. But with the little ones you may be better off just going on a tour, or checking out the island. Grand Cayman Islad was bad ass.

Mexico I definately reccomend the ruins also. but damn skippy expect 90* plus temps. Another highlight is that there's a subway here. You'll be ready for some american junkfood at this point. also the thing they pair with the ruins. starts with an X and it's a wildlife/rainforest type preserve. Also was the tits. take your bathing suits and you can swim there. jump off a low-ish cliff. swing out of some trees. it's a really neat place.

[Skeeter]

thought of one other thing. while you're in grand cayman. buy you some Cuban Cigars if you've ever had the inclination. They have actual cigar shops here and not just some dude on the side of the road trying to sell them to you.

You can take them on the ship and smoke them in the Cigar room. They're not illegal till you come back to the US. So just make sure you don't buy too many that you can't smoke them all by then. It was one of those cool "vacation" type things to do, but I couldn't really tell the difference between Cuban cigars and American ones.

[Stretch]

I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise (Radiance of the Seas) this past March. Our itinerary for the seven day trip was three days at sea and four days at various islands. I think it went Hispaniola, Ocho Rios, Grand Caymans and Cozumel.

It's a great cruise line for families/couples. Not so much for spring break, but I think you'll have a lot of fun.

A few things I wish I had known.

- Bring air freshener, because those bathrooms are f'ing small and airing them out is a nightmare (I had a pretty gassy roommate).

- Jamaican people will FUCKING RIP YOU OFF if you're not careful. Double count your change.

- Try to book outings online through the RC website for Jamaica. It might be a little more expensive, but you won't run the risk of being robbed.

- Snorkeling is probably the most bang for your buck. $12, unlimited.

- If you stop in Cozumel, hit up Paradise Beach. It's about a 15-20 minute cab ride, and $12 will get you a free pass to a whole crapload of things.

- Sign up for paying through credit card with your SeaPass. It makes life a shitload easier when it comes to tipping your waiters/room attendants.

- When you call for room service, you're supposed to tip them then. It doesn't add up and then come to a grand total at the end of the trip like everything else does. Whoops.

Granted, I dunno what the weather's like down there now, but meh.

[Stretch]

Oh, another thing. I dunno how obvious this is going to be, but you need some form of ID. Either a passport (expired, unexpired, doesn't matter) or a birth certificate or naturalization papers.

They're rather anal about that shit.

[Doughboy]

Somebody else mentioned something about the pre cast off drills...Ganalon I think...

DO NOT TRY TO SKIP THE MUSTER DRILL!!2131

If you do, you will have a shipfull of people that will get VERY pissed at you for delaying the ship. Every passenger on board must be at the right muster station. The officer on that portion of the deck will check you, and your party in. Then his or her boss will show up and check out the list. If you're not there, they will announce the cabin number and name of the people staying in said cabin. To sum it up, don't try and skip out on that one.

I've been on the same itinerary as you, Jamaica is cool. Dunn's River falls is..ok if you dont mind the massive crowds. Get the Blue Mountain Coffee if you drink coffee, that shit is great. If you disembark on Cozumel, you'll find some sick shopping there at cheap prices for the most part. Mayan ruins are cool shit. The Tulum excursion if they still offer it was well worth the cash. Get to go check out a ruin on the cliffs of Cozumel and get a sweet view of the ocean, not to mention some cool history about the place. Afterwards you went to a place called Xel Ha (spelling is wrong a bit, pronounced Shell Ha though). Some cool snorkeling, etc etc... Haiti, you'll get to go to RC's private beach on the island. It's cool, nothing super special though. You get a very limited part of the island to see. Pretty much you'll know by the big red wall if you walk far enough. Grand Cayman = stingray city (dont mind the whole Steve Irwin thing). They are very, VERY tame there due to the regular daily feedings. It's pretty damn cool. Plus you get the steel drums and drinks on the dive boat while you head out to the sand bar where the stingrays hang out. Im sure I'll remember more as the time goes on.

[Gan]

Definately set up your sea-pass account to be linked through your credit card. Saves a shit load of hassle paying for everything at the end. And you get a nice itemized statement with your go-away booklet when you arrive back at home.

In fact, I probably still have all my info from my last cruise as I saved everything.

And Stretch is right about RC being for middle aged couples. If this cruise is for the kids go Disney. If you're single or newely married with no kids - go Carnival. If you're an old fart or fart(s) then go Norwegian.

We docked next to a Disney boat at Costa Maya and EVERY parent/kid combo we saw had the kids bouncing off the wall and the parents just looked like they wanted euthanized. Everyone on the Carnival boat at Key West was drunk and or drinking... And we saw a Norwegian either at KW or at Cancun and I swear I didnt see anyone coming off or going on the boat.

Our boat was Rhapsody of the Seas. I have some really cool aerial shots of the boat docked while I was 200+ feet up in the air doing parasailing, I'll see if I can find them and do a scan. They are some big ass boats.

[Tromp]

:love: to all of you guys/gals.

All this info is GOLDEN!!!! At first I was pretty unsure about the level of enjoyment since everything seemed overwhelming but now I'm comfortable in the fact that I've made some good decisions.


I've attached a layout of our stateroom. Doesn't look like anything we'll want to spend too much time in but could be worse.

[Jazuela]

Delux stateroom with balcony. Not as spacious as a suite but you should be fine in it. Here's one more tip for packing (this is good for -any- trip, not just cruises):

ROLL your clothes, don't fold them! Like, for trousers, lay them out upside down, butt facing up and front facing the table/bed/flat surface. Fold one side over the other, then roll from the waist down to the legs. For shirts, fold just the sleeve sides in to the back, and roll tightly from neck down to the hem. Roll your underwear. Roll your socks! You can fit 4 days worth of clothing in an "overnight" or "weekender" bag that way, and when you unroll them you have no tell-tale "I fold my clothes" creases. Anything that has to be ironed anyway, irons MUCH easily when you don't have fold creases to deal with.

Also, a good thing to consider: be sure that at least one of your bags has extra room in it. You will be bringing stuff home that you didn't come down with and you need the unused space. Just accept that reality :)

[Tromp]

Delux stateroom with balcony. Not as spacious as a suite but you should be fine in it.

Gee thanks for pointing that out.

Roll my socks... check.

[Beguiler]

Oooh! And if you roll your kids up they'll fit into the duffle wth their clothes! Er..no?

Bring Shout wipes for little messies, saves on the laundry needs.

When/if you eat while on the day trips, cooked food usually okay, fruits you can peel, ditto. Bottled water, and watch out for the ice. Amoebic dysentery isn't lots of fun.

Have a great time, take lots of pics!

[Tromp]

>> Amoebic dysentery isn't lots of fun.

Don't get this... check. Thanks :: poke ::

[Tromp]

Ok one last question. Being from S. Tampa we'd see piles of people just doing a mass exodus from the cruise ships that would return to the port. It did not look like fun at all.

What are some de-boarding recommendations (with two lil ones I'll need'em)?

[Gan]

They de-board by your assigned group. Have your bags out in the hallway early and then head down to the lounge areas and grab a couch along the side of the open areas amidships (usually where they hold the art auctions, and right outside the formal dining areas). These places will fill up fast as people will want a place to sit and wait for their group to be called.

Once you de-board you'll pick up your luggage from the carousels (like an airport), or at least that was the procedure in Galveston. Then you go through customs (have your form already filled out for declarations). Then as you're finally outside, send one spouse to get the vehicle and have the other wait with the luggage and kids for you to swing back and pick them up. You could even take one kid and or luggage combination to make it easier on the waiting spouse and save time when you're in the pickup area loading up luggage/kids. The shuttles (if you park in the cruise parkinglots, which are prepaid by the way) fill up very fast.

The other option is to do off-site parking and grab a cab.

[radamanthys]

Crikey! Don't swim with the stingrays!
-Steve Irwin