1. Spread Wisely
It didn’t matter how many of you told me in advance to be wise about my sunscreen, I still managed to burn on my very first day at sea. I put on spray screen but I didn’t rub it in so my arms, legs and face were totally streaked while my stomach and chest were just plain red. There was really nothing I could do to hide the streaks on my arms so I just worked with it even on cruise formal night.
The rest of the week, I skipped the spray sunscreen completely and went with a more traditional lotion sunscreen which was much more effective. I took a good amount of time to rub it and re-applied it often. Burning, especially on the first day of a trip, is the worst so I swear I’m going to be better about sunscreen in the future, I promise!