What is your Happiness?

[geocruiser]

Happiness is being welcomed aboard by the HAL staff/crew as soon as my foot steps on the ships deck.

 

What is your Happiness?

[solocanadian]

happiness is being welcomed aboard by the hal staff/crew as soon as my foot steps on the ships deck.

 

What is your happiness?

Same as you, especially when a crew member or two remember you from past cruises. That gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.

Edited July 10, 2014 by solocanadian

[shrimp56]

I only have to see the "blue-hulled beauty" (to quote Sail7Seas) to start purring.

Edited July 10, 2014 by shrimp56

[jaspersmycat]

Stepping into my cabin and knowing that for the next few days I don't need to worry about plumbing, earthquakes, or anything else.

[OCruisers]

Mine is "making the world go away" once I step on the ship! :)

LuLu

[seaside sally]

Having my key card handed to me, and then boarding the ship, dropping off my suitcases in my little corner of the world for a week or so -- and finally, going to The Lido for that first lunch --

 

I am in heaven!!!!! :D ;) :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Knowing that someone else will be making the bed, cleaning the bathrooms, cooking the meals, etc.

[ger_77]

Hearing the "ding-ding" my card makes the first time I step onboard. I turn to DH and say "Honey, I'm home ! !"

 

Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :)

[sppunk]

Sitting in the piano bar or our balcony with a wang wang in my hand.

Edited July 10, 2014 by sppunk

[Lizzie68]

#1 Happy - that moment I set foot on the deck.

#2 Happy - sitting on my balcony with a glass of wine at sailaway.:D

The rest is all jam.

[Moriah]

Happiness is a grapefruit Cosmo in the hot tub near the aft pool.

[Scrapnana]

Being out on deck for that first sail-away!

[freestyling]

Walking across the bridge and on deck one of the stately "Dams"

[PathfinderEss]

Crossing the gangway and stepping on the ship for the first time. Pure heaven.

.........and my plants/pets. (sorry not cruise related)

[summer slope]

ditto.ditto.ditto everyone. No cooking, cleaning, making the beds for a period of time. Being waited on......standing on the balcony at sail away and seeing the blue water.

[Avery's Gram]

Being out on deck for that first sail-away!

 

Spending lovely evenings looking at wonderful itineraries, then making the call to our TA and putting down the deposit!

 

Hi, Kathi....miss you and all our fellow knitters on the QE!

 

Barbara

[magandab]

We usually use the HAL transfers to the ship. Happy explodes in my heart at my first glimpse of MY ship. And it Bly gets better from there.

[Time For Dreaming]

Happiness is being welcomed aboard by the HAL staff/crew as soon as my foot steps on the ships deck.

 

What is your Happiness?

 

Seeing the Dam ship or any other ship knowing another great adventure is about to start as we step over the threshold...this is our time.

[Vict0riann]

All of the above! :D Can't wait for the next one.

[rkacruiser]

Happiness is:

 

#1: Safely arriving at my port of embarkation

 

#2: Having all of my luggage arrive with me in the condition in which I last saw it

 

#3: Receiving my stateroom key card and seeing that my dining time printed on it is what I had requested

 

#4: Embarking the ship, hearing the "ding-ding" as the card is registered and, hopefully, hearing a crew member say "Welcome Aboard"! (And, then, not being herded into those being "encouraged" to go to the Lido Restaurant deck upon embarkation.)

 

#5: Visiting the Dining Room Manager's stand to confirm that my desired type of table request has been fulfilled

 

#6: Finding my stateroom and finding that all of the expected paperwork and expected stateroom essentials are in place. And, also, maybe a quick visit with the Cabin Steward.

 

#7: Time for lunch--and I am one who does enjoy the Mariner's Embarkation Lunch in the Dining Room. (Please HAL: you would sell some wine if you would make certain the Wine Steward for the section in which I am seated would find me on that afternoon.)

 

#8: My luggage arrives in my stateroom before sailing!

 

#9: With an adult beverage in my hand, I toast our sailing at the sailaway party, or on my veranda, or in a public room.

 

#10: Happiness is being at sea!

[mame42]

Watching the sun rise at sea with room service coffee served in Rosenthal china. Always a shock that first morning back home when I realize that I have to get up and make my own coffee.

[RuthC]

As I unpack, remembering where everything goes in "my" cabin. ;)

[erewhon]

Walking into "our" stateroom, and checking if anything has changed since the last time we occupied that room:D

[ellieanne]

The wafer cookies that come with ice cream in the Main Dining Room, especially when my waiter remembers that I like extra cookies. :)

[shandryl]

My happiness is sitting at one of the tables (Sea view Bar) Aft part of the ship (Noordam) Drinking a glass of wine enjoying the sun and the waves :D Can't wait to be back there again!! *big sigh* :D