TUESDAY MARCH 15, 2011
YOU'VE ARRIVED! NOW IT'S TIME TO UNPACK. THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE DOES A GREAT JOB OF PROVIDING SPACE FOR YOUR THINGS, BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW, FOR SOME, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH SPACE.
END TABLES NEXT TO THE BED HAVE BEEN WALL-MOUNTED FOR MORE ROOM. THE BEDS HAVE ALL BEEN RAISED SO YOU ARE ABLE TO STORE YOUR LUGGAGE UNDERNEATH. THE DESK AREA HAS BEEN STREAM-LINED TO PROVIDE EXTRA SHELVING, AND THE CLOSETS ARE NOW DESIGNED AS A BUILT-IN CLOSET ORGANIZER TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CLOSET SPACE.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE "LACK OF STORAGE SPACE" ARGUMENT. I'M AN OVERPACKER. I GET IT. BUT FOR ME IT'S USUALLY JUST ME AND MY SON, SO WE HAVE EXTRA SPACE AND LESS STUFF. WHEN IT'S A COUPLE WITH KIDS, YOUR AVAILABLE STORAGE SPACE IS MUCH MORE SHARED, SO YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT GOING IN. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT, NOT MANY PEOPLE DO. MOST ARE STILL OVERPACKING, FOR A FAMILY, AND NOT ABLE TO FIND SPACE TO PUT IT ALL AWAY, TO THEIR SATISFACTION.
I THINK WHAT MORE PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS A CRUISE SHIP STATEROOM, NOT A HOTEL ROOM. SPACE IS MUCH MORE LIMITED, AND DISNEY HAS SOME OF THE LARGEST STATEROOMS ON THE HIGH SEAS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN'T LOOK UP ON LINE EXACTLY WHAT THE STATEROOM LAYOUT IS, WHAT STORAGE IS AVAILABLE, AND EXACTLY THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF IT.
IT SEEMS ONE OF THE "PROBLEMS" HERE IS THAT THE SHELVES OVER THE DESK ARE OPEN AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO STORE THINGS ON OPEN SHELVES. REALLY? YOU'LL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LACK OF STORAGE, BUT NOT WANT TO USE WHAT'S THERE? ANOTHER COMPLAINT IS HAVING TO KEEP THINGS IN SOME SUITCASES UNDER THE BED DURING YOUR CRUISE. HAS ANYONE ELSE EITHER HAD TO, OR CHOSE TO, KEEP THINGS IN THEIR SUITCASE AND WORK OUT OF IT WHILE ON A TRIP? SO WHY IS SUCH A BIG DEAL NOW? NOW THAT THE BEDS ARE ALL HIGH ENOUGH TO STORE ANY SUITCASE UNDER, YOU'D THINK MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE ANXIOUS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. MOST OF YOUR CRUISE WEAR IS SHORTS AND SHIRTS OF SOME SORT ANYWAY. DOES IT REALLY NEED TO BE HANGING IN THE CLOSET? HOW BOUT JUST LEAVING THE KIDS STUFF IN THE SUITCASES UNDER THE BED, SO THE ADULTS BELONGINGS, OR JUST THE DRESSIEST OUTFITS CAN BE IN THE CLOSET?
PACK THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE HUNG WITH THINNER WIRE HANGARS IN YOUR LUGGAGE. THEN SWITCH THEM TO THE BIGGER HANGARS ALREADY IN YOUR CLOSET WHEN YOU ARRIVE. THEN YOU'LL HAVE SOME EXTRA HANGARS SHOULD YOU NEED THEM, AND KNOW WHAT KIND OF EXTRA SPACE YOU'LL HAVE IN YOUR CLOSET AS WELL. YOUR LIFEVESTS ARE USUALLY STORED IN THE TOP OF YOUR CLOSET AND THEY CAN EASILY BE MOVED TO UNDER THE BED OR INSIDE THE STORAGE OTTOMAN. THERE ARE ALSO AMPLE ADDED SHELVES IN THE BATHROOM FOR THOSE THINGS YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO USE THERE. IF THERE ARE ENOUGH OF YOU OR YOU JUST HAVE A LOT OF TOILETRIES, BRING AN OVER THE DOOR SHOE HOLDER TO HANG ON YOUR BATHROOM DOOR AND FILL WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE A CONCERN OVER.
OR YOU CAN PUT YOUR OUTFITS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN ORDER OF THE DAYS YOU PLAN TO WEAR THEM AND PULL THEM OUT OF WHEREVER AS EACH DAY ARRIVES AND ROTATE YOUR WORN OR DIRTY CLOTHES BACK SO THEY'RE NOT IN YOUR WAY OR TAKING UP SPACE EITHER.
BY GETTING YOUR ROOM, CLOTHES, CLOSETS AND SHELVES ALL SITUATED UPON YOUR ROOM ARRIVAL, YOU'LL HAVE MORE ROOM IN YOUR STATEROOM FOR A LONGER AND MORE COMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ON YOUR CRUISE. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A SACRIFICE AT SOME POINT EARLY ON, BUT AS SOON AS YOUR TRIPPING OVER SOMETHING OR WONDERING WHERE THE HECK SOMETHING IS, YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD DONE THIS SOONER.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "LADY AND THE TRAMP". I REMEMBER ACTUALLY SEEING A RE-RELEASE OF THIS MOVIE IN THE THEATER AS A KID. REMEMBER WHEN THEY USED TO DO THAT? lol
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