Leaving Sunday morning headed to New Orleans, cruise from there to Key West, Freeport & Nassau, one week trip. I guess I'm taking all my gear. Any ideas of do's & don'ts or what to shoot? It's my first cruise, really don't know what to expect.
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pyro1 Goldmember  More info | May 04, 2012 20:50 | #1 Leaving Sunday morning headed to New Orleans, cruise from there to Key West, Freeport & Nassau, one week trip. I guess I'm taking all my gear. Any ideas of do's & don'ts or what to shoot? It's my first cruise, really don't know what to expect. 1DX MKIII, Twin 1DX, 5D mk III - EF 16-35 f/2.8L II USM - EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM - EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM II - EF 100-400 f/4.5 L IS USM - EF 100 f/2.8 L Macro IS USM - EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM - Tam 24-70 f/2.8 Di VC - 580EXII - Einsteins & CyberSync System - Vagabond Mini -
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IQZero Senior Member  738 posts Likes: 4 Joined Mar 2011 Location: In Absentia More info | May 04, 2012 22:05 | #2 I have never been on a cruise but was told to bring LOTS of money for drinking. I'm No Rocket Surgeon
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MingTyhMaa Member 107 posts Joined Sep 2010 More info | May 04, 2012 22:06 | #3 Only been on 1 cruise. Remember that your room essentially gets turned over every day by a youngster. My other recollection was that depending on the excursion you do, esp if its a beach, the "locker" you rent on the beach may not inspire confidence for securing L lenses. Sony A7II + 24-70 f4 + 55 1.8
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May 04, 2012 22:08 | #4 when I travel I usually rent a smaller camera like a Fuji X100 or an Olympus EP3 or Sony NEX model, simply because it's smaller and I'm on vacation so the last thing I want to do is lug around more crap than I already have to. And if it's stolen, it's insured and it's not my camera. http://emjfotografi.com/
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May 04, 2012 23:58 | #6 Imodium, it will be your friend. Drink lots of alcohol, it might save you from needing the imodium. enjoy yourself, eat and drink a lot.
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jeffreynmandy Senior Member 357 posts Likes: 19 Joined Mar 2010 More info | I think you can make do with the 24-105mm. I took all my lenses when I went to the same stops. I never took the 24-70mm off the camera. In Freeport I would do the kayaking tour in lucayan national park. They give you dry bags to put the gear in, and you can buy the tickets on the cruise line. You kayak through mangroves and end up at the beach where pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. Its in the top ten beautiful beaches in the world. Overall Freeport isn't good, but if you take an excursion down to that park it's well worth it. Best beach I've ever seen. Ever changing.
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theflyingmoose Goldmember 1,640 posts Likes: 78 Joined Dec 2006 More info | May 05, 2012 01:14 | #8 Bring me and I will hold all your stuff for you.
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jeffreynmandy Senior Member 357 posts Likes: 19 Joined Mar 2010 More info | a few shots of lucayan park in freeport. its very secluded with no crowds, shops or anything. if going on your own you have to take your food and water for the day.      Ever changing.
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Thanks for all the info, I'm looking forward to the trip! 1DX MKIII, Twin 1DX, 5D mk III - EF 16-35 f/2.8L II USM - EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM - EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM II - EF 100-400 f/4.5 L IS USM - EF 100 f/2.8 L Macro IS USM - EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM - Tam 24-70 f/2.8 Di VC - 580EXII - Einsteins & CyberSync System - Vagabond Mini -
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Damian75 Goldmember  1,623 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2006 Location: PA More info | May 05, 2012 10:43 | #11 Have fun, drink lots of rum Canon EOS 40D,30D, Canon 70-200 2.8L, 24-70 2.8L, 85 1.8, Canon extension tube, Elinchrom Lighting gear,
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YogiBear Goldmember 1,492 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2009 Location: League City, TX USA (Houston) More info | May 05, 2012 13:34 | #12 pyro1 wrote in post #14381373  Leaving Sunday morning headed to New Orleans, cruise from there to Key West, Freeport & Nassau, one week trip. I guess I'm taking all my gear. Any ideas of do's & don'ts or what to shoot? It's my first cruise, really don't know what to expect. jeff I've never been on a cruise, but if I did go on one, I'd leave the 100-400L at home. In fact, all that I would take from your kit is the camera, the 24-105 and the flash. Canon EOS 7D | EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS |
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May 05, 2012 15:01 | #13 Bring a macro lens, good for shooting all the food they serve
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kdrk888 Senior Member  404 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Maryland, USA More info | May 05, 2012 15:20 | #14 I have been on 5 cruises, for where you are going, I would just bring the 24-105. Douglas
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PinballBlizzard Member 41 posts Joined Aug 2010 Location: Canada More info | May 05, 2012 16:41 | #15 Of course the most important thing:
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