On my 2 cruises that I’ve done now, I would carry around several small notebook and a pen with me on the ship or while on shore excursions, so I can take note of the things I want to remember while on the cruise. This way I have detailed notes of all the things that I want to remember in my small notebooks.

I generally during a quiet time will find somewhere on the ship, in a public place and sit there and write my memories down before I forget the things I want to remember.

I write down the funny things I’ve seen and heard, I write the names of crew members who have gone above and beyond to make sure that I’m having a good time on my holiday (handy for the compliment cards from the Passenger Services Desk on the ship and the survey at the end of the cruise), I write down the informative things, the amusing things, the entertaining things, the highlights of the cruise, about the wonderful people I have met and conversed with.

I like going back to my notebooks and rereading what I have written and remembering those moments.

On my last cruise from Adelaide, South Australia to Fiji and return back in November 2019, I could be found on the Lido Deck scribbling away in my notebook, or in the Explorer’s Lounge, or on the Promenade Deck.

Writing notes at various times during the day or the evening during some down time helps me to remember a cruise, as does taking photos and video’s on my phone.

On my first cruise back in 2018, going from Adelaide, South Australia to New Zealand, on that cruise I had taken so many photos that the friend I was travelling with, jokingly called me “a Japanese tourist” lol. Funny how she wanted half the photos I had taken so she could print them off for herself lol.

The next cruise for next year, December 2023 from Adelaide, South Australia to New Zealand, as it’s going to be a Christmas and New Year’s cruise, I was considering getting the internet package on the ship and do some live videos while on the cruise, especially on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve but for this cruise, yes, I will be bringing along a pack of small notebooks to write my memories in.

However you remember your cruises, I hope you look back on the memories and smile as you remember the crew members who made your cruise enjoyable along with the memories you made on your cruises.

Until Next Time

Kaye