Thinking back.

Definitely bring less clothes and more patience.

First cruise was also in the 90's on Carnival Holiday.

Thanks for the memories...

Our first cruise was in an inside room. Wonderful friends of ours had a family cruise booked and talked us into joining them. Their daughter had broke up with her boyfriend and they had an extra room which they offered to us at a great rate. It was very last minute and we didn't have much of a clue what we would need. We took our daughter and grandson along so there were 4 of us in a tiny inside room. The thing we missed having the most was a clock with a light (this was prior to us all having cell phones) We never knew what time it was. We slept late on our first port day and missed half of the day there. After a few days we found out about the wake up call on the phone system which helped. Now we always have a battery run clock and a night light even though we seldom have an inside room. But it was so dark in our room! It is still a family joke that when our friends called our room on the 2nd port day to make sure we didn't oversleep, my husband picked up his camera in the dark thinking it was the phone and was speaking into it, while the phone was still ringing! Those were good old times.

This gave me a good giggle :)

Thanks so much

Lynn is fantastic

What a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing!

First cruise was such a happy memory, I have no negative thoughts. A west coast cruise to Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas on a long disappeared ship the Golden Odyssey of (equally long disappeared) Royal Cruise Line.

My cousin was a travel agent from Los Angeles. Our group had many Beverly Hills Police Officers, and many LAPD Officers. They enjoyed having fun at the expense of the opposite Force. A medical convention was also on board. First dinner, a medical couple at our table ask to be transferred to another table to sit with 'professionals'. We had two empty chairs. A Royal Cruise Line Host joined us (a single older gentleman, who's job aboard the ship was to entertain elderly single Ladies. The second empty seat was soon joined by the Deputy Cruise Director of the entire Cruise Line.

Why did he join us ? My wife, was young and beautiful, my female cousin was young and beautiful, two other young Ladies at our table were 18ish Australians on a 3-month holiday of the States. We had - BY FAR - the youngest Ladies on the entire ship at one table. From that moment on, the free drinks never stopped. The attention from the crew never stopped. Would not change a thing (except wish the wife was still here). Bring something else ? No idea. I left with 40-years of positive memories. Thank you, Royal Cruise Line. Thank you, My Cousin Linda, thank you Precious (I still miss you).

From my 1st cruise in 1995, I concur with less clothing. I wish I would have brought binoculars. For New cruisers in todays times, make sure you have all the charging cords for all your electronics and maybe a multiport usb hub to charge more that one at a time. Outlets are few in the cabins.

A video camera to capture all the magical moments when my kids were little on their first cruise, the Disney Wonder during it's inaugural sailing

I can’t think back that far. I know it was the Carnival Holiday. Our second was the Norway, before NCL went FreeStyle. This was all before the internet and cell phone cameras…ooh, I would have brought a better camera.

My first cruise was in 95, I concur less of everything.

DO NOT RUN ... always be with (safe list) or at the kids area (if supervised with sign in sign out) ... be polite and mind your manners.