Tiger Cruise or Family Day Cruise

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Comment by SSG LoGiudice on August 5, 2013 at 5:47pm

My father took a Tiger Cruise back from HI to CA. And had a blast. If you can afford it...do it, it will allow you to step into the boots of your service member. It is a rare opportunity. This is not a luxury liner...but you will feel very accommodated to

Comment by Dave Smithers on August 5, 2013 at 4:15pm

For any of you dads that have already gone on a Tiger Cruise, did you find out the dates/times of the cruise from your son/daughter or directly from a Navy official? And was the information given in some form of code that would explain things without spelling out specific dates/times/places?

Comment by James Rhodes on July 29, 2013 at 4:33pm

Just got back from a July Tiger cruise on the IKE.

Yes it takes faith to make travel arrangements with little info.

The IKEs Facebook page was a real help.  Perhaps the Nimitz has one. Pack lite...I had a small back pack and a camera... Best thing I brought was a couple of great sandwiches from my sailors favorite deli...Lines at mess can be long... lived on the sandwiches and midrats... not as crowded ...Go with the flow.  Tour the ship its awesome.  Was well worth the planning experience of a lifetime...

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on July 29, 2013 at 2:00pm

Dave "true that" what Bill said.....dates and times are not to be sent via email though it does happens....consequences? I know of instances where email was shut down.  Bug him about sending info...when he knows the dates he will send.  My son used a code like- In April, 6 days before mom's birthdate...even that was a violation, but he got away with it.  read the group posts...there is a ton of info hidden in those and a ton of info in the links above.  You need to know something---ask away....we may not be aboe to provide any info regarding dates, times, etc., but cruise info shoudl be no problem.  Also may want to browse the Stennis and Ike groups as they had cruises recently. 

Comment by Bill Livingston on July 29, 2013 at 9:31am

Dave- The emails from my son were of the same nature. They have OPSEC to consider and their internet access can be extremely intermittent. As far as the cash goes, you can't use cash on board. Each sailor has an onboard "cash account". If you want to purchase something, it is easiest to have him purchase it for you and you pay him back. It gets tough trying to get flights arranged with no word on dates, but have faith, you will find out in time. This is not the Navy's first rodeo, and you will find out in time. Pack light, pack light. Did I mention to pack light?

Comment by Dave Smithers on July 29, 2013 at 9:11am

I have a zillion questions about the upcoming Tiger Cruise on the Nimitz. My son e-mailed us the forms to fill out which we did, and sent them back to him immediately. I have read here, that we cannot use cash on board the ship during the "cruise", that we should put money in his "shipboard" account. And how do we do that? And if I understand correctly, my son will be the one to notify us of the time and dates for the Tiger Cruise. We have limited contact with our son while he is in deployment. He is a man of few words when it comes to e-mails. We can ask him five questions in an e-mail and he will answer one of them. The one of least importance to us! Any help you folks can give would be apprecitated!

Comment by Ric Pallson on July 2, 2013 at 2:18am

Do the Tiger!

The important thing to keep in mind is that your kid isnt a kid any more. How they learn all the tech stuff they do, and living out of their tiny rack -- take pictures, but more important talk to the crew -
What these people do that were our kids - amazing.

Whatever you can learn about what life at sea is like -- learn it.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 29, 2013 at 2:11pm

if you have the space it never hurts to be prepared!!!! some of the folding camp chairs I've seen at REI are downright small in size and can be easily carried in a backpack....

Comment by Betsy (mom of CTT on Stennis) on June 29, 2013 at 1:28pm

The chair was only a suggestions for people who may not be comfortable standing for long periods of time.  My son's work area also had seating available.  I did not have a chair and was totally fine without it, but there were people who used them while watching the entertainment in the hangar bay and were happy to have them.  I just put a small blanket down and sat on the ground whenever they had things going on.  The ship even sold chairs on board, so for $10 it was a nice (and useful) souvenir.  It even had the ship's logo on the back.  It's a personal preference for sure.  My husband and I didn't use a chair and we were happy and fine without one.   I was just making suggestions based on what I saw on our cruise recently.  

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on June 29, 2013 at 1:24pm

I have not been on one, but I gather between an East and West Coast long or short Tiger cruise -- there are also differences (of one's own experience) between being on a carrier, amphibs or a submarine...

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