Voyager of the Seas<\/a> for 12 nights which included 6 sea days I decided it was time to give it a go, even if there was a long queue.<\/p>\nIt turns out the queue is not too bad earlier on in the cruise, however I finally got the opportunity on the 14th of April, the second last sea day and the queue was worse. I didn’t have a\u00a0go on the 15th, the last sea day, but the queue then was even worse again. They actually had the Flowrider split and had people on each side of it. So back to my attempt. I had two turns in about 45 minutes at the boogie board. I think it is important to note though that you do need to plan a little in advance. You cannot choose whether you want to use the boogie board or the surfboard during a session. Each session is either a\u00a0boogie board session or a surfboard session for the entire session which is usually a few hours long.<\/p>\n
The session times and whether they are a boogie board or surfboard session are shown in the Cruise Compass for the day, and there is also a list of session times for the entire cruise on the noticeboard by\u00a0the sports court.<\/p>\n
So I had two turns, and I’d say I was definitely starting to get the hang of it by the end of the second turn. It took my first go to figure out how to steer properly and how the board responded to different movements and weight in different places. I stacked it trying to get up on my knees because I didn’t have my hands in the right place on the board and so my weight was not holding it in place properly as I got up.<\/p>\n
In my second go I felt pretty confident in my steering and was able to get up on my knees. Once you get there it’s a real confidence boost and in my opinion it is actually easier to control the board when you are on your knees than when you are on your stomach! You can check out the video below of my first and second attempts. I had a lot of fun.<\/p>\n