We have taken a number of Transatlantics, close to 15. Some things to consider are. Fisrt put together a list of all the things to cover. Our list is about 60-70 line items. We like to read so we load up our Kindles with books before we leave. Plan and anticipate a relaxing time. It is fun in the evenings to listen to the music in the Centrums and go to the Entertainment. One way they make money is through drinking both liquor and soda. We buy one of their soda plans but don't drink liquor, etc. We have only had two conditions going over. One was rough seas but that is not too bad. We were in a gale and the ship rocked but it was not terrible. We did have a problem of a broken stablizer which made us sit in the bay of of a Country for 2 days but again it was not that bad. Most of ours were 6 days at sea before a port of call. The real advise is to put together a list of needs, a few are to make sure your credit card companies are advised you will be out of the country, make a copy of your passport and leave at home, glasses,go to the local Barnes and Noble and read up on countries and specifically the cities you will visit. Books overseas will probably be in local language? Take a belt wallet from AAA store for protection from pickpockets. The ship will leave without you if you are late getting back. Make sure you return on time. Be careful if you use local tourist
providers on the pier. We had problems using them once and almost missed the ships departure from the port. This is only a very partial list of needs. We maintain one and print it out before we go and check items off as we pack them or take care of ones before we leave. Good luck. It is great and have fun.
