First cruise booked this morning

[RSLeesburg]

Thanks to all those who replied to my questions over the past few days. We booked our trip on the Grandeur this morning. Will be sailing on Sept 27th for 6 nights to Bermuda. I am sure we will have tons of question between now and then :)

[Clarea]

Good for you. Let the addiction begin!;)

[knittinggirl]

Sounds great! Be sure to get travel insurance. We bought it on our first cruise, then had to cancel 4 days before sailing, and got our money back.

[Familygoboston]

Congratulations and welcome aboard! You are already way ahead of the game...I didn't discover cruise critic till after I made Emerald C&A and I've learned so much and enjoy cruising even more now!:D

Enjoy your cruise!

[RSLeesburg]

Travel insurance bought through RCI when I booked the trip :)

 

I am not sure how you can book SO far in advance - waiting 4 months is going to kill us. I couldn't imagine waiting over a year for a cruise :eek:

[Ned11]

Hope you enjoy. You do realise that this won't be your last?! :D

 

 

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[gcvt]

Travel insurance bought through RCI when I booked the trip :)

 

I am not sure how you can book SO far in advance - waiting 4 months is going to kill us. I couldn't imagine waiting over a year for a cruise :eek:

 

Just check in here regularly and that four months will go by quicker than you think ;)

[RSLeesburg]

My wife is already growing concerned about my fascination with this site :)

 

But with several posters sailing on the Grandeur in the next few weeks, I am eagerly awaiting reviews and more pics (a few of a GS please), plus some news about the AO.

[maureencruiser]

Congrats - I am so happy for you! I believe if you go to portbermudawebcam.com right now, that is the Grandeur docked right now. I know if it's not someone will correct me.:o Either way, it is an RCI ship in Bermuda! A little tip from Lynchburg to Leesburg! :D

[anandaindonesia]

Ahoy...!

I can see you've started your call. Hope you'll meet your cruise mates soon.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

Please be aware: cruising is addictive! You have been warned :D

[RSLeesburg]

That is SO cool. The Bermuda webcam.

[KirkNC]

Thanks to all those who replied to my questions over the past few days. We booked our trip on the Grandeur this morning. Will be sailing on Sept 27th for 6 nights to Bermuda. I am sure we will have tons of question between now and then :)

 

Congratulations, hope you have a great cruise.

[Cindy]

I am not sure how you can book SO far in advance - waiting 4 months is going to kill us. I couldn't imagine waiting over a year for a cruise :eek:

 

I finalized a booking for March yesterday...March 2015!:eek: If you get addicted to cruising like some people on here:rolleyes:, you may find yourself doing it too!

If you don't mind having money tied up in deposits, booking early gets you your choice of cabin and usually the best price. You can always get your price adjusted down (until the final payment deadline), but if you don't book and prices go up you're stuck with the higher fare.

[maureencruiser]

That is SO cool. The Bermuda webcam.

Glad you liked it. On the left hand side, you can use the drop down list to look at other webcams at other ports. My coworker and I watched "our" ship sail from Port Canaveral today! :D

[Merion_Mom]

My wife is already growing concerned about my fascination with this site :)

 

But with several posters sailing on the Grandeur in the next few weeks, I am eagerly awaiting reviews and more pics (a few of a GS please), plus some news about the AO.

 

The solution to that is to get her to register here herself!

[asylum575]

We were on the Grandeur about 3 years ago out of Tampa. Nice ship for a first cruise. The bigger ships have just too much going on for a first cruise.

Bermuda is also a great first cruise destination because you get alot more than 1/2 day there.

Good choice, Enjoy

[RSLeesburg]

Thanks. We wanted to sail out of Baltimore because we can drive to the port. This kind of eliminated the mega ships, although that was fine with us. Our son was a little overwelmed by all the people at WDW, so we did not want to go too big on the ship. We had two choices - Bermuda or Bahamas, and my wife and I thought a 6 day cruise might be better for a first time, so that led us to Grandeur. We are excited!

[jchiefs13]

Woohoo! Welcome aboard RSLeesburg!

 

Be prepared to meet some of the most awesome people... yes, there are still grumps onboard, but far and above I've met so many new cool folks onboard, some I've even signed up specifically to go cruise with again!

 

Judy

[HarleyDad13]

Make sure you get linked in with your "Roll Call". You get to meet many people online who are cruising with you. Great way to build the anticipation, plus meet some really neat folks!

[impatientlywaiting]

Thanks to all those who replied to my questions over the past few days. We booked our trip on the Grandeur this morning. Will be sailing on Sept 27th for 6 nights to Bermuda. I am sure we will have tons of question between now and then :)

 

You'll be hooked by the time your cruise is over! If you book another cruise while on-board, you'll only have to pay $100 deposit and also get on-board credit! On our first cruise we decided to stay loyal to Royal and to this day have never cruised with any other cruise line - that way all our points are with Royal and we get more benefits!

 

Have fun and happy sailing! :)

[Peeker28]

Congrats on your first cruise and enjoy!!! As others have said, this is an awesome site!!! :rolleyes:

[Ladysilver]

Thanks to all those who replied to my questions over the past few days. We booked our trip on the Grandeur this morning. Will be sailing on Sept 27th for 6 nights to Bermuda. I am sure we will have tons of question between now and then :)

 

 

Congratulations on your first cruise booking!!!!!!!! :D

[karena1]

Thanks to all those who replied to my questions over the past few days. We booked our trip on the Grandeur this morning. Will be sailing on Sept 27th for 6 nights to Bermuda. I am sure we will have tons of question between now and then :)

 

Welcome to the family of cruise addicts!!!:D