- You should avoid drinking large amounts of alcohol
- People with equilibrium problems should not spend too much time on deck at night
- Smoking in bed is dangerous; the mattresses are very flammable!
- Make sure that you know where the muster stations are, in case you have to abandon ship.
- If you get sick whilst on board, some cruise boats have a resident doctor on board. If not, they have doctors assigned in each town that can be called on in case of emergency.