cruises are efffin sickkkk . . . sickest vaca i ever been on. . i did a 9 day to the carribean absolutely unreal. . .your trapped on a ship with chix for 9 days by day 5 they're goin off the walls, def plan to gain weight. its a buffet for breakfast n lunch eat as much as u can. because that what your basically paying for unlimited eatin. check the lil paper they give you everynight about the next days activities, in there youll find where the happy hours are gonna be and where the free drinks are to save your bar tab a lil bit 1k for 5 days is def gonna be enough depending if your liver is up to it lol, another thing is put some $$ aside for the casino them slots are addictive haha but since you have a year to save you should have it all by then, gonna be the time of your life bro have fun.

ps at the end youll be asked to put some tip money in these envolopes for your room attendant, and your waitors. . usually about 100$ per cabin so put something aside for that. for me it was an unexpected expense n kinda pissed me off lol but they do good, they deserve it !