You Know That You Are Addicted to Cruising - Carnival Edition

[MsMot]

...read Cruise Critic several times a day

...know who Sgt. Schultz , Gapearl, and Gambee are

...check for price drops each and every day

 

Yes!!! I was told that I talk about Sgt. Schultz like I know him personally. I don't, I just love his reviews:D.

[jsjjkelly]

I had surgery 10 days before a cruise in 1996, dr said that the staples could come out in 10 days, told him no, they would be coming out in 8 days as I had a flight scheduled and that I don't think the ships dr would remove staples, they came out and I made the cruise.

 

This happened to us. My son fell at school 3 days before our cruise resulting in 8 stitches above his eye. The nurse kept arguing we had to come back in a week to get them removed, and when we told her we were going to be on a cruise, she said well, you can't go! Really? My husband is a nurse and he removed them.

 

Like we'd really miss a cruise for that.... Sheesh.

 

Shawn

Edited May 24, 2013 by jsjjkelly

[omalley16]

A newbie cruiser friend from the gym took her first cruise on the Elation back when she was in Mobile for a brief while. I was like "Yeah, the Elation just repositioned from San Diego because the Fantasy left Mobile to go to Charleston, and....." She looked at me like WTH?

 

Then there are the times when people will be telling you about their cruise and can't remember a port.

"We were on the Carnival Glory and went to Puerto Rico, the private island, Turks & Caicos, and I can't remember the other one...."

"Your other stop was St. Thomas! That's the other port on that itinerary, St. Thomas!"

"Oh yeah...." :)

Booked my cruise last week, I knew more than the travel agent specializing in cruises. Never been on Royal Caribbean, still knew more than she did. Great agent, but my life is just sad at this point...

[Froufie]

Booked my cruise last week, I knew more than the travel agent specializing in cruises. Never been on Royal Caribbean, still knew more than she did. Great agent, but my life is just sad at this point...

 

...too funny - when you know more than the booking people. I once called Carnival o book one of those 'special' 1A cabins with the 2 windows (now switched to 6B) - the carnival agent insisted there were no windows - i told her there were 2 - she insisted on putting a supervisor on the phone.....he was also surprised at this news - said he was going to check on his 'computer'....meanwhile we were chatting about cruising - lo and behold he was quite stunned when the information came up on his screen indicating the 2 windows - and then he offered me a job! LOLOLOL :D

Edited May 25, 2013 by Froufie

[ccruisequeen]

You start a diet the day you book your cruise. That way you'll have plenty of time to backslide (unless its a pack and go cruise!)

 

 

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[atinys]

Wow.....confirmation that yep im addicted :) :) :)

[LandlockedCruiser01]

Particular weather conditions remind of you of certain moments during your cruise, when the weather was exactly the same. My personal example: humid weather at night with a cloudy sky and lightning in the distance, makes me think of when I was standing on the Serenity deck the first night of my cruise. Seeing lightning bolts far away on the ocean in the middle of darkness was truly a "wow!" moment.

[Captain Carnival]

When you begin the retirement process after 32 years in one career praying to get a post-retirement job with Carnival!! :eek:

[StingRaysfan]

You plan out an entire vacation to Vegas and two days before you and your friend book it... You say "Maybe we should do a cruise instead"

 

and thats what you do...

 

 

 

I DO have cruise directors and Piano Bar players at FB friends... so sad...

[jovifan78]

***You're ecstatic when you find the official whale tail hat at a garage sale*** :D

 

 

I've been looking for about two years! Who knew I'd find it in my own town? lol And it only cost .25 cents! :eek:

 

 

[abisha]

...when you step off a ship and begin telling your spouse day after day "honey, I miss the ship..my cabin, my robe, my towel animals, my stewards, my waiters, my afternoon nap, my nighly chocolates....

 

My poor husband...what he puts up with!

[jaylinks]

...when the newscaster mentions "work C-R-E-W-S" and you think why the heck is he mentioning "work and C-R-U-I-S-E" in the same sentence?

[TabFox]

....when you're scheduled for knee surgery..and actually practice doing the Wobble and Cupid Shuffle with crutches...then cancel surgery because it will interfere with your fun and hope the knee holds out....then plan the surgery around the cruise schedule.

....when you talk about the whale tail and people think you're talking about a really big fish

.....when you mention an aft wrap and a co worker thinks you're talking about a new spa treatment

[BenjiRodney]

When you think your one booking might be lonely in the Manage My Cruise tab, so you book another so it will have company. (Yes I did that today)

[saltybones]

Your cell phone ringtone is Bang on the Drum!

 

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[CruisingOcean]

When your office at home looks like a shrine to Carnival.

 

When you hide the 3 foot blow up of Freddy when company comes over.

 

When you sign up on one of those dating sites and your name is "ILOVEFREDDY".

 

When you have charm bracelet with a fleet of ships on it.

 

Yes, I'm addicted! I will be taking my milestone cruise in November. NUMBER 25 BABY! BTW did you know they actually send you a letter regarding this on Milestone/Carnival Letterhead? Guess I'll have to frame it and add it to the shrine! LOL!

[morganboys]

...you check out all the local flea market for carnival cruise line glasses/cups to add to your collection (currently 30+)

...you kiss the whale tail everytime you step foot on a carnival ship.

...you would rather cruise than take a land base vacation.

...you buy stuff at rummage sales & sell it on craigslist in order to pad your cruise fund.

... you crave warm chocolate melting cake 24/7.

... you search cruise reviews for food porn.

... you get more excited about a cruise that a friend or co worker is thaking then they do.

... your co workers say you're on vacation next week. which cruise ship are you going on?

[CdrescherRBL152]

When you talk a relative into changing their wedding day so it fits with your cruise. Did that to my sister. And I walked her down the aisle.

[KrabbyKelly]

My name is KrabbyKelly and I am a cruise addict. I will be on a cruise in less than 2 weeks. I came to realize I had a problem when 2 nights ago a tornado was headed directly to my town, and was 5 minutes away. After sending my kids and pets to the basement, I spent the remaining minutes collecting our passports, cruise documents, birth certificates, and preprinted luggage tags. It was only then that I went to the basement, where I proceeded to read the travel insurance policy to keep myself occupied during the storm, making sure that if the storm leveled our house or something, we would be able to reschedule the cruise. Luckily, the tornado blew just north of us, and other than some trees and some minor structure damage, our community was safe. And so was my cruise.:D

[Hommiette]

...your password to certain things is "lido deck"!!

...way, WAY more than Facebook

...your KIDS know which ships have been 2.0'd and dry dock schedules

...stranded Triumph passengers in Carnival bathrobes "look like Mom" :o

 

 

"Look like Mom" LMBO!!!!

[evandbob]

When you are willing to pay more for a cruise on lines other than CCL.

[Hommiette]

-Your family only allows 15 minutes/day to talk about the cruise you will be taking in 300 days.

-When you read the "you know you're addicted.." thread and think "these are my people...I'm home"

 

I was so one of the people who went online for deals during the Triumph debacle. I believe I booked shortly thereafter.

[morganboys]

***You're ecstatic when you find the official whale tail hat at a garage sale*** :D

 

 

I've been looking for about two years! Who knew I'd find it in my own town? lol And it only cost .25 cents! :eek:

 

 

 

 

Im so jealous! I'd love to have one of these. Tried to buy one of these from crew member on the sensation with no luck.

[Sarapdot]

....every time you get in an elevator you must say "deck 9, LIDO" in that fancy British voice.

[sparkysj]

when your 4yr old daughter only have to see the whale tail (not the whole ship) and yells "Vacation!!" :)