Rob Gronkowski Says This Is the Largest Mistake Followers Make When Going to the Tremendous Bowl

Rob Gronkowski (higher generally known as Gronk) has performed in 5 Tremendous Bowls and gained 4 of them, and he’s attended as a spectator many occasions. This yr, the soccer legend goes once more, heading to Tremendous Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8 with On Location, the official hospitality accomplice of the NFL. Gronkowski is aware of a factor or two about navigating Tremendous Bowl weekend, so Journey + Leisure obtained his greatest ideas (and non-negotiables) for vacationers headed to the large recreation this week. 

Gronkowski says the No. 1 mistake you may make when going to the Tremendous Bowl will not be giving your self sufficient time, saying, “One of many largest issues, in case you’re brand-new, is give your self sufficient time, sufficient cushion, to get to the place it’s essential to get to on time.” He recommends leaving extra-early or strolling to the venue, if potential. “You have to actually take an additional 30 to 45 minutes to wherever you are going, or stroll to wherever you are going. That is one of the best ways to get round, strolling. Strolling is at all times transferring. Generally, strolling, you get there sooner than an Uber or a taxi.”

And to take advantage of your Tremendous Bowl journey, Gronkowski recommends splurging on a particular expertise, like those provided by On Location. “They get you nearer than ever to the motion on and off the sphere in all places. It is the entire whole package deal, from A to Z. It is who you need to work with if you are going to the Tremendous Bowl. I imply, they’re internet hosting live shows headlined by Sting and The Killers, and I will truly be assembly their followers earlier than the Sting live performance on Friday evening. That is an expertise proper there. That’s so cool!”

He added that On Location company can expertise unique pre-game events in addition to the post-game celebration, which even contains celebrating beneath the falling confetti.  “Who doesn’t need to be part of the confetti that falls? That is like each child’s dream to be a part of the crew that is enjoying, and in case you’re only a fan, to have that confetti come down, that’s simply wonderful as properly”.

Throughout his 11-year profession within the NFL, enjoying tight finish for 9 seasons for the Patriots after which two for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he needed to take fairly a couple of journeys, so he shared a few of his prime journey ideas with T+L. His first? Don’t examine a bag. “It simply makes journey a lot simpler. After you land, quarter-hour seems like 5 hours,” he stated of ready on the carousel to your baggage to reach.

Gronkowski stated he tries to pack as gentle as potential as a way to not examine a bag, which requires a considerate technique. “I carry an outfit for each evening, however no extras, after which if I must, I’ll put on the identical shirt a couple of times. Generally, if I do not pack sufficient underwear, I simply wash it within the bathe,” he stated. Gronkowski can also be not against taking a bit of procuring journey whereas touring if he wants extra garments.  “Procuring’s enjoyable generally, if you’re on trip and go get one thing new, or go get some fashion that goes with no matter metropolis or no matter tradition you are in.”

He’s additionally emphatic about sleeping on planes, particularly on cross-country flights. “My favourite factor to do is rise up tremendous early once I’m going coast to coast and end off my evening’s sleep and get three to 4 extra hours, going from New York to LA or one thing. Whenever you try this, it is like time-traveling. It is a cheat code in case you can sleep, as a result of then you definately get up and you are like, oh my gosh, I’ve one or two hours left, and I am throughout the nation. That is the best factor that you are able to do whereas touring,” he informed T+L. He additionally at all times brings electrolytes with him when touring to stop dehydration and complications. If he isn’t sleeping on a aircraft, he suggests stress-free with an motion film. “Liam Neeson has saved my life 1,000,000 occasions. He makes like 50 motion motion pictures a yr, and I watch each single one on planes.”

As of late, Gronkowski normally flies first-class, however about 12 years in the past, he had a coach ticket for a flight from Chicago to Boston, and he simply didn’t need to sit at the back of the aircraft (he’s 6-foot-6, in spite of everything). He determined to attempt his luck by simply asking somebody to change with him, providing to pay them for the ticket after which some. “I simply walked as much as somebody in first-class. I felt like they might swap with me, they usually truly realized who I used to be. And I used to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, can I get your first-class seat? I will pay you the distinction, or much more. And the woman was like, ‘Oh, I will simply take your underwear that you’ve in your bag.’ And I gave her my underwear, and we switched seats. We took an image, and he or she sat in coach in my seat, and I sat first-class. It is a true story.”