I'm going on my first cruise with my boyfriend in a few weeks. I've only ever gone with coworkers on a FAM or friends prior, and I'm wondering how I'm going to best handle the bedding situation. We're on CCL, so I can't prereqest the beds be together, so there's that option out the window. It's not a question of propriety, we're not really into PDAs, but behind closed doors, we paid our money same as anyone, and even if we're not doing anything in bed but sleep, we sleep in the same bed at home, why should vacation be different. At the same, I'm not in the mood to run afoul of anyone.
My partner and I have sailed Carnival as well as all of the other lines. Once you are onboard ask the room stewart to make the bed as a queen (not for a queen). We have done this on 12 sailings and have never been met with even an odd look. The stewarts are use to this and will not bat an eye!
Phew. I have a fair amounts of gay clients, but I can't think of any who have been on CCL. And out of all things that I know, this, which is one of the more relevant to me personally, I'm completely blank on.
My partner and I have been on several straight cruises and always request the room steward to make the bed a queen. We have never had any problems and as another person stated, we have never been given strange looks. I think the cruise industry understands us and completely understands that we tip very well!
Well, they best not give me any foul looks. The whole prospect amuses me. My best friend and I did Celebrity together last year, and everyone thought she and I were married. We walk into the cabin, and there's the queen bed.
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My partner and I have sailed , ccl,royal caribbean, Holland America andPrincess we have always had our bed togeather. we been togeather 13 years and always sleep in the same bed . Look at it this way you paid your money just like everyone else. But to be honest you wont have any problems or not even a bad look this is what our cabin stewart did one night on Princess I thought that was nice .go and Have a great time and dont worrie James
Starri, you should have no problem at all ... though they will probably do the switch when you go to dinner that night, so expect that.
And, funny enough, on the opposite end, Art and I prefer separate beds, because I'm a thrasher. On RCCL, the cabin was set up as such, and the steward asked, "Would you like the beds together?"
You should have no problem. I would, however, give him a tip when you ask just to make sure he remembers.
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I booked a suite on the Carnival Sensation for our honeymoon last March out of New Orleans. Indicated when booking this was a honeymoon, listed our two female names, and ordered honeymoon suite decorations and champagne for the room. Our bed was made up together when we arrived, and generally no one blinked or gave us a hard time the whole week. Steward was great and so was the rest of the crew. Got maybe one snide comment about the "two women holding hands" from a passenger at the show, but that was it. And my honey can be somewhat confusing: she is a MtF transsexual and would wear a skirt one day and a tuxedo for formal night! Carnival sat us for dinner with two ladies and their daughters from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were polite and friendly, if a little dazed by it all.
I was concerned how we would be treated but as my honey says, we have as much right to be happy and show modest PDA (hand-holding, kiss in the moonlight) as straight people do. Had a wonderful cruise. Be proud and enjoy your self. Tip well!
It's our anniversary, and that's noted on the record (ah, it's good to be a TA), so I assume if the celebrations are on the manifest, they're going to know what's going on. Now I'm wondering what'll happen if we book a couples massage in the spa. But I'm the worrywort in the family, so there we go. Nothing is going to stop me from a formal portrait of us in tuxes.
It's a much bigger deal for him, because he's never been on a cruise or a plane or been out of the country before. He's a little younger than me, and we'll just say he lived a very sheltered life. And me, always eager to please, wants to make sure it's all perfect.
I'm not gay, but I'm a professional massage therapist and I do couples massages on same sex couples all the time. It's not a problem at all for me. I doubt anyone will even raise an eyebrow because not all "couples" of the same sex are gay...some are mom/daughter or brother/brother, or friend/friend so who's gonna care anyway? Enjoy your cruise and get those massages!
Starri - dont worry as everyone said the crew will not give you a hard time about this. I found it funny in my case because I have taken two cruises with my boyfriend and each time I never pre-requested the beds to be together but when I got there they were. I guess maybe they figured two men were traveling so they had to be gay who knows. You will have a great time a cruise is very romantic!
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I'm just a worry-wart. Eighteen days and counting.
And then there's the fact that I haven't even begun thinking about clothes and such. I need more shorts.
Looking at the weather today, the irony fairy made it sweltering hot at home, while the Islands were all cooler by about ten degrees. That's just wrong.
Every time (and I have been on over 50 cruises) we have entered a cabin for the first time on a cruise, the beds have already been made up as one queen. It actually would be more of an effort for your steward to convert it into two beds. If you say nothing, you will have your queen(s) for the duration of your voyage.
Never had a problem getting the beds made up together, and usually it was done in advance. We usually sail Celebrity or Holland America. Celebrity also invited us to anniversary parties all the time, our anniversary was in August. (Was...aka, I'm "divorced" now lol). In any case, good luck and have fun!
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