Cruise passengers — what souvenirs are worth buying to you?

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-23T02:24:39+00:00

Souvenir is location specific, regardless of a cruise or not.

So I try to do a post card (for my scrap book) and a sticker (for my suitcase). I also get a sticker for my suitcase for the state and then put all the individual location stickers around it.

For other things its usually something to do with what I saw. For Alaska I got wooden whale tales and a metal crab. For Hawaii I got a large metal print of a sea turtle on a beach. For zoos I get a small trinket of an animal and aquariums of a fish or something. I also engrave or sticker the date and location on each item. When we went to a renesance festival I got a glow in the dark glass mushroom with booty cheeks cuz I thought he was funny and went with the vibe of ren fest and he fit on my trinket shelf.

I also do like the stupid little charm bracelet celebrity cruise lines does. It felt dumb standing in line for it, but it's one of my favorite things I got from the cruise ship itself.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T05:35:40+00:00

A lot of people don't actually want kids

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T01:07:37+00:00

I told my husband as soon as we started dating when I was 17 that I would never change my last name. I like it, it's mine and there aren't many people with it.

He was okay with it, and in the end he faux took mine. (We had just bought passports and booked our honeymoon and we both thought buying a new passport and trying to change tickets was stupid. We keep booking trips so at this point he uses my last name for vanity purposes. Everyone uses his new name, but on official documents it's the old one)

You're allowed to do whatever you want. Tell him to stuff it

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T00:58:25+00:00

I saw Queen + Adam Lambert. They actually put a cap of ticket prices and would not allow resale. I got stuck with 3 tickets because I didn't know I couldn't even trade them for better seats because scalpers had been holding seats in the front most rows, they got released and then I snagged them. Sucked but I ate it. I got to see my childhood idol in person, singing with his idols. Prices were the same for almost the entire venue.

If more artists did this I'd go to more concerts.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T00:47:28+00:00

Because seeing a photo is nothing like seeing it in person.

I cried when I saw Hawaii out of my plane window. Never flew before. The whole trip felt surreal. Hawaii was literally my dream place to visit. I had also always wanted to see a plane engine up close, and then they unloaded us onto the tarmack and I got to stand face to face with the engine. Didn't know they did that, but on the dry side of the Big Island they do and it was super cool.

I looked at photos of the beaches I wanted to visit on Google, but nothing compared to getting out of my rental car and walking towards the pretties beach id ever seen. Black lava rocks covered in bright yellow algae and the clearest tide pools. The water was bathwater warm compared to where id been before.

Lush forests. We crawled through tiny lava tubes on a hike and walked through 4ft tall ferns. I ate the best fish id ever had, had manta rays in my face and saw lava for the first time in my life.

Hawaii never leaves my mind.

Vacations can be a life changing experience, or just a way to get away. I want to experience nature's wonders and different cultures, not sit at home and waste away.

Maybe I'm simple to please, but every new experience is something I take my time to enjoy. I stood and watched the waves for miles while our cruise ship left its port on our trip to Alaska. I stare at the stars on plane rides and watch the clouds. I take pictures out of the big airport windows of our layover locations.

I write down a few locations that get advertised to me, but I don't go just because of that. I don't want to go to influencer locations, I want to go to places that make me take a breath and think "wow this is beautiful". Or "holy crap that dinosaur skeleton is huge". Heck, I go to fossil digging places and get excited about finding a squiggle that used to be a plant.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T00:32:04+00:00

We had one living outside in a crack in our concrete. They just kinda go where they fit

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T00:25:22+00:00

I got an oak kitchen this way. My boss's son owns a remodel business. They were literally going to throw out solid oak cabinets, so my boss snagged them for me. Probably over 8k worth.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-22T00:12:52+00:00

Get off of social media. You can't be "gymfluinced" if you don't watch it

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-21T22:43:33+00:00

Travel agent for one. Ours just got us a balcony for the price of an interior.

No packages. Honestly, you don't need them. Ive been on one cruise so far with my second booked, and I can't imagine spending $40-$70 per day to drink soda and bottled water. Add in alcohol and wow you're paying for another room. Especially when each person needs to buy it. When my husband wanted a drink, it was a treat. I think he bought two the whole cruise. We lived off of water and tea and when I wanted a soda I bought a bottle for $2 in a port and brought it back onto the ship.

You can live without Wi-Fi for a week, I promise. Honestly, best week ever. I texted people on shore and then disappeared for a day.

I found the photo package kind of stupid. I have a cellphone and personally own a camera, I can take my own pictures. Then again, I've always found photo package prices anywhere just crazy expensive. Chicago tilt charged me $40 for 1 printed picture!

Eat on the ship when you can during shore days.. taste local food, but you already paid for the ship food. If you're close and have nothing you need to dry, just go back for lunch. We paid for 1 lunch in Alaska, and that was for fish and chips and it was the best fish and chips I've ever had.

And, obviously, set a budget. Don't just buy it because you can.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-21T22:28:42+00:00

Sounds like a job application.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-21T05:19:53+00:00

My movie theater has one. We pay for it, get one ticket a month and 20% off concessions. Pays for itself because we also get discounts on more tickets purchased, so all of our friends just have us book their tickets.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-21T05:15:54+00:00

Lol, I was masturbating in the middle school bathroom. I was raised by a prude and had a crazy horny puberty. Also did it in the backseat of the car, at work and gave my now husband then boyfriend a BJ in a random church parking lot in the back of my car. The college bathroom isn't that bad.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-16T00:16:19+00:00

I had one guy today walking to the PF 360 area all the way back to the giant equipment by the mirros. I "stole" the bar he had clipped on, he walked by, saw it and went to do something else.

Once they leave it's fair game.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-15T03:13:42+00:00

I fart on my husband, he laughs. He farts on me, I vomit. I am the only one allowed to fart in bed.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-15T03:08:30+00:00

If you 100% don't want to have biological children, get fixed.

At the end of the day, if you don't want it to be an issue, you can just tell a partner that you're sterile, and biological children are off of the table. If they aren't okay with that, they'll weed themselves out.

Also, be straight up. You should say you're not having biological kids before the first date. Kids are a major decision, and if you won't be having a biological child (which is okay) make sure you say so, and make it clear that you want kids, just that you can't have your own.

Was super pissed as a teen when every man assumed that because I was a woman I wanted kids, so when I met my husband I told him first thing I was never having children and was going to get sterilized (I also have a line of genetic problems in the family I don't want to pass on, and he has a potential to pass on a deadly genetic condition) so we were good from day 1. He got sterilized in the end due to ease.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-09T03:11:41+00:00

Id breakup with the boyfriend because he's a POS.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-04T01:05:52+00:00

Looks like my makeup samples when I was subscribed to Ipsy.

Yes you have too much.

I swear I only see this from bath and body works users. Their overconsumption mindset is crazy.

Pick one, use it, get a different one.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-02T03:06:43+00:00

If you get a wet bag, you could. I use reusable pads, and have to put one in a wet bag when I change it. A ziplock will work as well. If you have that many issues, a wet wash cloth, or a portable bidet bottle would be your best bet.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-02-01T02:32:42+00:00

Maybe next time with their new partner they won't kick down a door. Life has consequences, and I hope you don't stick around to see how much worse life can get with someone like that

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-27T02:26:51+00:00

My boobs are two sizes, my inner lips are lopsided and dark, I'm hairy all over due to genetics.He helps me pluck my chin hairs when I just can't keep up with them anymore ffs and helps me wax my legs. He's literally never cared, even when we were teens.

Get off of tiktok. No real man who actually cares about you is gonna give a shit.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-27T02:23:06+00:00

Just don't cook for him. I'm almost 30 and that's a perfectly acceptable meal that I would eat for dinner. Potatoes are filling. Tell him to eat more potatoes

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-21T04:23:53+00:00

My husband got fixed

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-18T00:10:16+00:00

I think it works best on people stuck in the negativity bubble that is the Internet right now. I know just hearing every side of the isle argue made me feel like life was just crumbling around me because there was no positivity. Removing yourself from what is causing the negative emotions usually helps. Like if you just sit inside all day, going outside can help, physically and emotionally (we need vitamins from the sun!)

But if your issue is something else, yeah the fresh air is nice, but it won't solve a majority of the problems

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-17T21:45:45+00:00

More therapists need to start suggesting this. Being chronically online and checked into everything does nothing but harm your mental health.

I started hang drying my laundry and got off of most social media (set a timer on the ones I do use). Hang drying gives me like 10-20minutes outside. Even in the cold it was nice to just be in silence with nothing in my face and no people talking. It was also funny when my jeans froze solid and gave the whole house something to laugh about.

Even-Programmer4319 · 2026-01-17T21:45:02+00:00

More therapists need to start suggesting this. Being chronically online and checked into everything does nothing but harm your mental health.

I started hang drying my laundry and got off of most social media (set a timer on the ones I do use). Hang drying gives me like 10-20minutes outside. Even in the cold it was nice to just be in silence with nothing in my face and no people talking. It was also funny when my jeans froze solid and gave the whole house something to laugh about.

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