What are YOUR Countdown Milestones?

[cbMcruiser]

Mine is a little different. For most of our cruises, we have sailed in September. At my current job, I cannot take off any days in September, so we cruise in October. So...October 1st is a big day as I know the cruise is very close!

[SkyMaster]

We're at 32 days until our next cruise aboard ,,,,,,well,,,,,Carnival owns 'em,,,,,,,Ruby Princess. ;) Our last cruise, last month aboard "Miracle" wasn't up to par, so I decided it was time to do something else for a change. I'll no doubt go back to Carnival soon, but not with CD, Malcolm Burn. :mad:

 

"SKY"

[IslandSliderGirl]

So many ways to countdown, so many ways to think about our next cruise......100 days is a milestone, then double digits, or saying 'next month'.....even better 'THIS month'. The most exciting is when we are down to less than a month.......X amount of work days, X amount of days to pack...then saying 'THIS week' and doing the single digit dance. :D But I never obsess about out next cruise.....LOL.....yeah right!!! :rolleyes:

[viaggi_per_mare]

As a Nurse, I work every other weekend. If on our weekend, we agree to work our shift and then the one following it (in my case evening shift and midnight shift), they give us one extra vacation day for the weekend, besides the pay.

 

My milestone is always when I have 4 more of these swap weekends to do before we cruise (equals about 8 weeks)

 

.....Plus, less than 100 days and less than 30 days on my countdown clock also gets my attention.

[tiggerman101]

Depending on how far out my next cruise is I usually start at 80 days. I then halve the time and look forward to the countdown being 40 days. Then I go to 20 days, etc... I realized that 20 days is when things start to go real fast and I have to get it in gear. I also love when we are leaving a few days before the cruise so the countdown in my signature is actually "misleading". Our next cruise is an Eastern Med cruise on the NCL Jade on January 23rd, but we are flying to Barcelona on the 20th. I like having the countdown to leaving being shorter then the countdown in my signature. This is our first time to Europe so we are just a little bit excited. Not to mention the fact that I booked this cruise well over a year ago!

[Ithocles]

So many new ways to countdown! I'm getting more excited by the day. This is our third cruise and I keep getting more excited instead of less.

 

Thanks!

[Chris41]

When I wake up the day of the cruise have coffee and jump in the truck for the 30 minute ride to the port....next milestone is the first DOD

[lovepea]

At the start of it, I tend to count major holidays, like only 1 more Thanksgiving before we cruise, etc. Then it goes to random months, as in, only 15 more months. When we hit the 1 year mark, that's a big one!

Then when we get to only 6 months left, that's another excitement. Final payment is another day that makes me realize my trip is getting closer. And then, one month to go. After that, I'm so excited that time just crawls on by.

[Kitt Lady]

Our count down started at 370 days and today marks 25 more days until the cruise.

 

I have reached PANIC mode...yes, I know it's a little early. But my lists aren't getting done as fast as I thought they would 345 days ago...lol.

[snista]

I usually start counting down at 100 but when it hits 30 I start getting antsy. We are 25 days out from flying down for our first Platinum cruise. I look like this right now >>>:D.

[Nilbog]

I count haircuts. I get a haircut the first full week of each month. I've got 3 more haircuts until our "Legend"ary cruise to the Western Caribbean, and 16 more haircuts until our just-booked Panama Canal cruise (which sounds WAY better than 473 days, hehe). :)

[luckycruzer]

countin down to a cruze!..soon, now

[ILUVCRUZEN]

5 more days

5 more days

5 more days

5 more days

5 more days

5 more days

5 more days:D

[sk8rpatty]

Hours baby....HOURS!! :D

 

I usually start by counting down Mondays (taken from another CC'r ) Then the number of days I need to wake up and go to work, but I'm past all of that now!

 

I just zipped up my suitcase and will be catching my flight in 3 hours!!

[elcuchio24]

I like anything less than 7 days

[ricew001]

Hours baby....HOURS!! :D

 

I usually start by counting down Mondays (taken from another CC'r ) Then the number of days I need to wake up and go to work, but I'm past all of that now!

 

I just zipped up my suitcase and will be catching my flight in 3 hours!!

 

So today is my last day in the double digits....another milestone I mark!!! WOO HOOO!!!!:D

[pdcat21]

I will finally be in double digits tomorrow.:) My countdown started at about 372 days so I am extremely excited about double digits. Hopefully the days will fly by and I will be in single digits before I know it.

[corinnv]

Our first cruise we booked over 200 days out. I almost came unglued! :eek:

Now we usually book 2-3 months ahead.

 

I get excited when I go shopping and buy milk and the expiration date is a date we are on board! Then I know it's close!:D

[clinthi]

I get excited when I go shopping and buy milk and the expiration date is a date we are on board! Then I know it's close!:D

 

I do that, too!!! :D

[RWolver672]

Every day between now and February 17th when we fly out to go on our February 19th cruise! :cool::D

[ILUVCRUZEN]

1 more day

1 more day

1 more day

1 more day

1 more day

1 more day

1 more day:D

[beaming90]

This time next Sunday we will be almost to jackson Mississippi where we will spend the night and get on the Elation the next afternoon in Mobile!