Yoyo123 Posted June 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 19, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie859 Posted June 19, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 19, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? I'll admit to feeling extra excited before a "first" anything--I can't say that I've ever had heart palpitations or felt like crying :) Maybe this is just your body's way of dealing with the unknown? Anyhow, have a good trip--don't over think it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isujim Posted June 19, 2013 #3 Share Posted June 19, 2013 We were definetly excited, but there was no you tube back on our first cruise...........:D All we had was the travel agency brochure......:) The wait for the first cruise is all part of the experience.......... Have a great cruise and come back and tell us all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 19, 2013 #4 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Maybe not to the extreme YOU'RE feeling...but remember...the anticipation is the fun part. Don't wish it away! Once you DO get on the ship, you will be surprised at how FAST your vacation goes...the next thing you know, they're shoving you off the ship. So, enjoy the anticipation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 19, 2013 #5 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I leave on my 35th and 36th cruises in September and just as excited as the first. Remember what Billy Joel sang: "I might be crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted June 19, 2013 #6 Share Posted June 19, 2013 You will love it. Wishing you a wonderful cruise. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Golfer Posted June 19, 2013 #7 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Paul's quote of Billy Joel was spot on...:D If you ever lose that feeling than you're not really hooked on cruising!!!:rolleyes: Love the planning and the searching for all the information I can find, being anal helps a lot.:eek: C.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted June 19, 2013 #8 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Oh OP, You have a long way to go!! Are you researching your ports of call and joining up with your Roll Call.... these are all ways to help you move your emotions along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted June 19, 2013 #9 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My first cruise was when I was a toddler (and, of course, remember nothing about) but since then I have felt the same way before a cruise. I love watching YouTube videos about cruising. It makes the anticipation a little sweeter! Hope you love your first cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviewonder1 Posted June 19, 2013 #10 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Take two sleeping pills and call me in the morning............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted June 20, 2013 #11 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I agree with Sauer-kraut-join your roll call. What you describe sounds like anxiety built into the excitement. Connect with others on a daily basis (roll call), it doesnt matter how many youtube videos you watch, because it will be your expereince, and yours alone. Yup the ships look big in the pictures, but not as big as when you get there. Yes the food looks great, but you need to taste it. Yes the pools look big, but they aren't really-you need to take a deep breath and relax, because that is what a cruise is all about-time to be spoiled, pampared and relax.:) Hope it's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted June 20, 2013 #12 Share Posted June 20, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? If you really want to torture yourself, go to Zydecocruiser.com and look at the pictures of food posted, especially when you're hungry. :eek: Just be careful not to drool all over your keyboard.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Duck Cruise Posted June 20, 2013 #13 Share Posted June 20, 2013 We are going on our 7th cruise in 6 WEEKS!!! As soon as we book I fall asleep at night dreaming of looking out at the sea and seeing the curve of the earth! It is so amazing to be floating in the pool while floating in the ocean! Every couple weeks I change the wallpaper on my computer at work. I also look at every youtube video I can find and am checking Cruise Critic several times a day. I love videos of ship horns blowing. I hope you get to experience it! We stand on deck in the pool area as we sail out of the harbor. I always cry because I feel so fortunate to be experiencing it all. We love sea days!! Have a wonderful time! Lin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted June 20, 2013 #14 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Our DD has worked on Ship for RCCL, our 1st cruise was in 1987, she just left after an evening of reading CC reviews and watching You Tube stuff about our next Ship the Celebrity Reflection. She was not sobbing :rolleyes: but really would like to go with Mom & Dad in Nov! We look forward to each and every time we get to set foot on a cruise Ship, like it was the first time. You'll see!:D ps: I have direct links to the port web cams set on the iPad, so we can watch sail away's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccleveland Posted June 20, 2013 #15 Share Posted June 20, 2013 carnival dream or royal carribean freedom of seas??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballbabe3 Posted June 20, 2013 #16 Share Posted June 20, 2013 This will be our 5th cruise and i still do it!! You have got the cruise bug!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 20, 2013 #17 Share Posted June 20, 2013 carnival dream or royal carribean freedom of seas??? Since your new question has nothing to do with the topic of this thread, you are more likely to get respinses if you put this in a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted June 20, 2013 #18 Share Posted June 20, 2013 No utube when I did 1st cruise in 1975, just finished cruise #56, still looking forward to them, many people on this board have cruised twice as many times as I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted June 20, 2013 #19 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Since your new question has nothing to do with the topic of this thread, you are more likely to get respinses if you put this in a new thread. That is not the OP```` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoyo123 Posted June 20, 2013 Author #20 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Lol now I know why I feel this way, if you guys are still crazy on more than 50 cruises! Lmao Beachbum, now you wanna make things worse, I'm going straight to that site...my Facebook profile is a cruise, my desktop wallpaper, I'm so obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMerritt Posted June 20, 2013 #21 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Maybe not to the extreme YOU'RE feeling...but remember...the anticipation is the fun part. Don't wish it away! Once you DO get on the ship, you will be surprised at how FAST your vacation goes...the next thing you know, they're shoving you off the ship. So, enjoy the anticipation!!! And heading home to book your next cruise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsNancyG Posted June 20, 2013 #22 Share Posted June 20, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? Your excitement is very very normal. We're going on our forth cruise and I still get chills down my spine. For me reading and writing about it helps. Learn to love the anticipation, its really a special time! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted June 20, 2013 #23 Share Posted June 20, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? Yes and I wished away the whole summer and the cruise was over in a blink of an eye- NOW I take my time and enjoy the planning and count downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyau Posted June 20, 2013 #24 Share Posted June 20, 2013 :confused::confused:Going to cruise for the first time, if I am not busy with any thing I will be on YouTube watching cruise videos until I fall asleep. Sometimes my heart would beat so fast, I am so impatient that I would want to cry, the waiting cramp is killing me. Did you feel like this before your first cruise? You've made me feel slightly more "normal"! My eyes did water a bit when I read your post.......our first cruise is in February next year. Jenny Sent from my GT-I9100T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delily Posted June 21, 2013 #25 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Whoa! Dude! Chill out! You're going to make yourself sick! :-D The other posters are right. Planning IS part of the cruise and half the fun. Don't wish it away. You're already "cruising" right now. You just haven't figured that out yet! Once you get on the ship, your time there is going to go really fast. Enjoy every day of the time you have left before you head to the port. Watch your youtube and spend your free time on CC getting to know your ship and fellow cruisers. Happy planning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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