OhioCruiseNuts

Koozies.  I'm the guy who buys all the koozies.

When we get home they keep our beers cold and remind us of the good times!

For me it's walking up the gangway.

I was a single guy for my first cruise and had my three kids with me.  The check-in was packed, chaotic, and took forever.  When it was my turn the agent said there was a problem with my reservation and basically disappeared for about a half hour (literally).  When the agent returned with a supervisor I started to panic a bit, thinking I screwed up something bigly and we weren't going anywhere but home.   And by panic a bit I mean I was fully freaking!  As it turns out one of our cabins was handicapped accessible and they needed to switch us out with another cabin - but since I had the kids they had to be contiguous (not an easy task).  At that point I could only hope they found a way to get us onboard.

In the end we got HUGELY upgraded cabins - but I was still in mild panic mode, wondering what else might go wrong.  The panic continued until the business end of the cruise was over, we were walking up the gangway, and I was sure we were going after all.  I still think about that during check-in each cruise and tense up just a little.

So for me it's walking up the gangway.

Locate my life preserver and prepare for the drill.

Just kidding.

Hit the bar.

It will take a few years for cruise and airline stocks to fully recover but there remains such a large upside gap to be filled that I've got a 33% allocation in those categories.  Both industries are here to stay and will outlast the current fear and smear campaigns.  Patience is the key.