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For those lucky enough to sail on a Tiger Cruise or a Family Day Cruise--- some tips and helps...and some bragging!
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Tiger or Family Day Cruises
Some of us are lucky and have either been on a Tiger/Family Day Cruise, are in the planning stages for one, or are hoping to sail with their sailor when they return from deployment. Share your hints and experiences here--- but remember that posting port dates and many details about upcoming events can pose a security risk....so use your good judgment about what you post here!
Stennis '07 Tiger Cruise Safety Video
General Advice from member Thomas Dozier for a successful cruise:
This is a good basic safety video.
First and foremost, you are embarking on a warship, not a cruise ship. They are not designed for your comfort so be prepared for tight quarters and to be able to entertain yourself! There is no normal phone service, very limited internet access and no cable TV. When you board the ship...TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE! Yes you will see crew members using their phones while in port or near shore, but remember they have been away from home for months, so cut them some slack.
I have been on 2 Tiger Cruises and a family day on the USS Ronald Reagan CVN76 and there is much more that is not said. First, pack light, you probably have a long walk to and from the ship. Lugging heavy bulky suitcases up the entry stairs and gang plank, then up and down narrow stairways will prove the point of pack light. So leave the kitchen sink at home.
Knee-knockers yes, but also watch your head on hatch covers going up and down stairways. I have left skin from my head on the Reagan hatch covers and shin skin on knee knockers on the USS Missouri. It hurts! Last year in the Reagan Tiger cruise a Tiger fell down a stairwell and got several stitches in her forehead for her trouble (Lack of concentration I suspect) so pay attention to whats around you. I have seen people smacked by WTD (water tight doors) being opened from the other side from where you are going from. Close all WTD doors behind you! Pay attention.
If and when you are allowed on the flight deck, the crew will provide safety zones, stay in those areas.
Bring shower shoes, you don't want to know what could and probably is on the floor of the showers!
Do not wear any hats in the Galleys! Galleys are also designated as emergency triage areas and crew members uncover in those areas as a sign of respect for the wounded. So watch the crew members, where they have their covers on, you can wear a hat to, where they have their covers in their hand or tucked in their uniforms, do the same. No hats on the flight deck.
When passing an Officer in a gangway, move aside for them, its a sign of respect for them.
You probably wont wear as many clothes as you think you will, plus remember you already have the dirty clothes from your trip to the ship that you will be packing in your locker and carrying off the ship.
There is no use of cash on the ship, so put some money in your sponsors ship account so you can go to the ships store, get a soda or snacks from the machines etc.
There's plenty of food served on the ship, don't expect any cuisine, its all kind of bland. The salsa is the first thing to be used up. When finished eating, scrape your plate just like the crew members do, remember they are preparing many thousands of meals a day and the scullery crew doesn't have time to clean up after you. Watch your footing around the scullery areas, they can be fluids and or food spilled and slips can happen.
The ships store is not open like your local 7-11 and there can be lines waiting to get in when it is open. I suggest let the crew members go first, they are not on vacation and have someplace to be, so their time is limited for things like the ships store. Get used to PO3's and others getting in line in front of you, its the accepted practice on the ship, so show respect and say, you first.
Most importantly...don't fall off the ship, it takes over a mile to stop a Carrier and your head bobbing out in the ocean is a small target for aft watch to see and helo crews to come out and pluck your butt out of the ocean.
So have fun, be safe, pay attention and remember, your actions reflect directly on your sponsor.
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Comment by David Rolston on January 6, 2012 at 11:27am -
Hello all, I will be attending both legs of the Stennis Tiger Cruise and will be arriving on Wed. before the anticipated arival date that we can board at the first leg. I will be going as a single. If anyone is interested in sharring the expence of a room. Please let me know. Thank you, Dave
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Comment by Lynn Pierce on December 23, 2011 at 2:28pm
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I think you are right Jeffrey. My son has been working with his unit admin. and we know that my husband is going to go. It sounds like it is going to be awesome! I am so thrilled that my son and my husband will be able to share this experience. I am also hoping that I would get to go but recognize that there are so many people who want to go. If there are not many women who want to go my chances are a little better but my son has already started easing me into the idea of me not getting to go. What a chance of a lifetime all of the ones going will have. So glad you get to go.
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Comment by Tom McConnell on December 22, 2011 at 10:07pm -
I went on the USS Reagan from Honolulu to San Diego in September and it was easily a "top 5" trips of my lifetime!
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Jeffrey how did you receive word that you are "Good to Go"? I have sent my paperwork in last week and my son says as of right now we are going. He said he was told that I might not get to go because they had to drop a few but he would let me know. My husband is set and I have a femail sponsor, it is just a matter of how many beds there are for the females. It is all very exciting! Congratulations!
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Comment by Todd J on December 22, 2011 at 9:33pm -
I must say the Tiger Cruise this summer on the USS Mason was easily one of the coolest tings I have ever done in my life. Yes Jeffrey as Paul said, you are going to love it.
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Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 22, 2011 at 9:18pm -
you're gonna love the cruise Jeffrey!!!
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Comment by William M. Farmer on December 16, 2011 at 12:55pm -
Excellent FAS, I wish I would have had this earlier this year on the Carl Vinson. Good advice is to never forget your name tag, it has your berthing location. You're never lost on a carrier, you just don't know where you are until someone comes along and offers help!! The ship is basically a series of grids, once you get the hang of it, you can pretty much maneuver on your own (after the first day).
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Comment by Robert Hartman on December 15, 2011 at 4:00pm -
Link to basics of shipboard life. Learn to how to read the bullseyes or at least write down your berthing bullseye. I was temporarily lost one evening coming back from the head.
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Comment by Ron Schultz on December 14, 2011 at 7:16pm -
Jeffrey your sponsor will get with you if there is anything else that is missing. I just got back home from taking the cruise on the George H.W. Bush and it was something I will never to forget. Be sure you take a camera. And get ready to climb alot of ladders. Have fun.
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Comment by jason harris on December 1, 2011 at 5:14pm
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For those goin on the bush tiger cruise? Coastal cab of Jacksonville is a good option for transportation to the ship. The phone number is 904-246-9999
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