Don’t Cruise After 60 Without Knowing These 9 Breakfast Mistakes

Your cruise excursion meets at eight. You still need breakfast, coffee and your medication, your spouse is still getting dressed, and at seven forty-five you walk into the buffet with half the ship. Most passengers assume that's just how breakfast works on a cruise. It isn't. Many ships have quieter dining rooms, made-to-order stations, grab-and-go cafés and room service, and a few small tricks can save you twenty or thirty minutes before a port day. 01:49 - #9 The Buffet Isn't Your Only Breakfast 03:31 - #8 Don't Walk Into the Biggest Breakfast Rush 05:17 - #7 The Omelet Station Is a Kitchen, Not a Vending Machine 06:47 - #6 Simple Requests Beyond the Printed Menu 08:20 - #5 The Foods Everybody Else Walks Past 09:34 - #4 Decide Port-Day Breakfast the Night Before 11:28 - #3 Check Every Included Breakfast Venue 12:52 - #2 The Same Giant Breakfast Every Morning 14:25 - #1 The One Question I Ask My Breakfast Server I'm Calvin Rusk. I'm 65, and after enough cruises I've learned the first meal of the day sets the tone for everything after it. The nine mistakes: treating the buffet as your only breakfast, walking into the biggest rush, letting the omelet cook guess, assuming the printed menu is all the kitchen can do, skipping the foods everybody else walks past, leaving port-day breakfast until that morning, never checking the other included venues, eating the same giant breakfast every morning, and number one, the question I ask a waiter that has led me to some of the best breakfasts I've had at sea. What was the last cruise line you sailed, and where did you usually eat breakfast? I read every single one. Next time: the first restaurant near the pier, and the signs I look for before I ever sit down. #CruiseTips #CruiseBreakfast #CruiseAfter60