“Do’s and Don’ts of Riverboat Cruising”

The boat we are on holds 120 passengers, we have 118 on board for this trip.  The rooms are about 300 sq ft with a small but adequate bathroom and 2 small closets.  The exterior wall is glass so that helps to make the room feel more open – no verandah though.

First, after you’ve finished packing, go back and take out about half of what you packed.  You won’t use it and the room is too small!  I WAY over packed!

Second, if you are not getting along that well with the person you are planning to travel with, DO NOT go on a riverboat cruise.  One of you will be dead by the end!

Third, if you get along well with your travel companion but happen to have a spat along the way you are best off to suck it up, write it off to travel fatigue and decide to enjoy your trip.

Dave and I happened to have a bit of a spat right before we got onto the boat.  We got to the room and unpacked, me giving terse, one word answers to each of his questions!  I was a bit frosty at cocktails and dinner too!  I was still steaming by bedtime.  I woke up at 2am and spent the next 2 hours planning my strategy!  First I was going to pack and fly back home!  I know, pretty radical but it was 2am!  Next I was going to get up at 5am to workout and make a lot of noise.  Next I thought I would just tell him how much he had hurt my feelings in front of our friends knowing how bad he would feel.  By 4:30am I had decided to suck it up, write it off to fatigue and start enjoying the rest of the trip!  5am rolled around and I rolled right through it sleeping peacefully next to my hubby. By 7am all was right with our world!