European Layovers
05-06-2021, 08:33 PM
#21
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Lots of good advice. Big things for me are to try and get some sleep on the plane on the way over, even a short nap is good. Also the short 2-4 hour nap when you get to the hotel. I take a little different approach to the rest of the layover. A lot of the layovers I don’t wait and go to the bar at night. I’ll get up from the nap maybe get a quick workout in and then go out for a walk, maybe a museum, or a bike ride in AMS. If I don’t have big plans I’ll make it back in time to meet the crew for dinner. Sometimes I just go solo for the day.
The big thing for me is to do something on the layover. I find I sleep better if I have been out and busy during the layover day.
The big thing for me is to do something on the layover. I find I sleep better if I have been out and busy during the layover day.
05-07-2021, 05:31 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by Vsop
We are in a really similar situation. I’ve got 2.5 year old twins and a 10 month old. I’m making the jump to WB B and I’m nervous about sleep. I think if we can make it through infant twins, we can make it through a Europe layover
PS you’re just about to the stage where twins are easier than a singleton because they entertain each other.
PS you’re just about to the stage where twins are easier than a singleton because they entertain each other.
If you can handle twins, sleeping on an international layover will be cake. I won't repeat the sleeping tips here, they worked well for me too. I always had time after waking up to go out and explore, see a museum, go to the beach (BCN), buy the wife some chocolates, whatever. If you're into taking pictures, you're all set - most all of our European destinations have downtown layovers, with plenty of photogenic sites nearby. And waking up around 2-3pm gives you plenty of time to get photos as the light gets great and the shadows lengthen.
05-07-2021, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dorfman
Lots of good advice. Big things for me are to try and get some sleep on the plane on the way over, even a short nap is good. Also the short 2-4 hour nap when you get to the hotel. I take a little different approach to the rest of the layover. A lot of the layovers I don’t wait and go to the bar at night. I’ll get up from the nap maybe get a quick workout in and then go out for a walk, maybe a museum, or a bike ride in AMS. If I don’t have big plans I’ll make it back in time to meet the crew for dinner. Sometimes I just go solo for the day.
The big thing for me is to do something on the layover. I find I sleep better if I have been out and busy during the layover day.
The big thing for me is to do something on the layover. I find I sleep better if I have been out and busy during the layover day.
05-07-2021, 06:42 AM
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I always slept for 3 to 4 hours on arrival. I also made a point of always getting out. I do not sleep well on the aircraft. The one thing to keep in mind is layovers in Europe can be vastly different based on time zone and pickup times. A 6:30 AM pickup in AMS requires a different strategy than a 12:30 pm pickup. The later is a cakewalk as your sleeping in your body cycle. One thing I always tried to do was stay up until 9 hours prior to the wakeup call. It really helped be avoid the dreaded 3am waking up and then can’t get back to sleep.
I often bid back to back 3 days for commuting purposes and I would put the late Europe departures as the first trip and a earlier departure as the back end trip to make getting home easier.
I often bid back to back 3 days for commuting purposes and I would put the late Europe departures as the first trip and a earlier departure as the back end trip to make getting home easier.
05-07-2021, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviator147
Starting Dubrovnik service in July! Land, grab a Karlovačko and take a nap on the beach!
05-07-2021, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 172skychicken
Looks like some 48 hour layovers mixed in based on the schedules. One can dream...
05-07-2021, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviator147
talk about trips that’ll go senior. Someone might get lucky and have a TOE on it as I’m sure the LCAs will be all over those rotations.
05-07-2021, 08:35 AM
#29
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Those of us who enjoy sailing will be all over non reving on those flights
two pictures from a trip I took there two years ago. This was further up the coast from Dubrovnik.
05-07-2021, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviator147
Starting Dubrovnik service in July! Land, grab a Karlovačko and take a nap on the beach!
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