cruisenewbie1 Posted April 17, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans. It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyislandwilldo Posted April 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Welcome to the addiction! Happy Sailing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted April 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Cruisenewbie, I am thinking if you have only got 540 days to go before sailing you ought to start a roll call. Some people have left it this late previously and never got in touch with the second guy that booked. Do not rely on others starting the roll. It's the early investors in the roll call who reap the biggest dividends. Bon Voyage John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted April 17, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm at 542 for my Vista sailing on 10/11/16. Luckily I have a cruise in 20 days and another in 64 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder315 Posted April 17, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I booked the Magic repositioning cruise for 11/27/2016. 589 days... Thankfully have have some booked between now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjd2 Posted April 17, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Don't feel bad, when we booked our Breeze cruise, it was the day they opened sales for US sailings and it was 602 days on my countdown timer! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinders411 Posted April 17, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans. It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D I just posted on the, "How long until your next cruise thread?" I have 581 looooooong days until our cruise on the Vista! We are doing a RC cruise this fall though so that will help with the wait. :) Edited April 17, 2015 by Cinders411 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleibo Posted April 17, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2015 You may want to consider getting a Carnival Credit Card - usually during Black Friday / Holiday Season, they have a sale that you can buy gift cards and get a $50 or $100 gift card bonus from Carnival. So last year, I think if you bought a $500 gift card on your Carnival Credit Card, you received $100 Gift Card Bonus. If you didn't have a Carnival Gift Card, the bonus was half. You had a limit of 5 gift cards. A good way to pay off the cruise and get some bonus $. I believe some people last year were able to apply the bonus Gift Certs to their payments as well, however I believe the rules stated they were for on-board credit. I just used mine for onboard credit as I also had some OBC from early saver reductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted April 17, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans. It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D LOL...I feel your pain. 511 for us - but I do have two others booked between now and then! [emoji12] Edited April 17, 2015 by happy cruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted April 17, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans. It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D That's ONE of the reasons that I count weeks - instead of days so it's only 77 more Sundays! See....doesn't that sound better! ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzmane Posted April 17, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Breeze repo 589 DAYS. Going to be a long wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_cruise Posted April 17, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 17, 2015 You know I think that is one of the reasons we all love cruising so much.. The anticipation and knowing u have a holiday coming!! Priceless!! I'm june 2016 but I'm trying NCL this July!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballMomof4 Posted April 17, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 17, 2015 403 for me on the Vista. The planning is half the fun though, so I am not going crazy just yet. It helps that I live in Florida ;) and don't have to deal with "winter". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollandAvery Posted April 18, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I remember when we started at around 500-something days on our upcoming cruise. The wait is brutal but you'll survive! We are 220-something odd days away and it feels like the other 300 or so days really flew by! Edited April 18, 2015 by HollandAvery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursepixie Posted April 18, 2015 #15 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I win!! Hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6uqqq Posted April 18, 2015 #16 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Guess it's safe to say you are no longer a " newbie " ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted April 18, 2015 #17 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I win!! Hahaha![ATTACH]346616[/ATTACH] I'm just behind you at 708 for the Vista (started at 745). Luckily I have 3 cruises in between (NCL, RCCL, & CCL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AprilJ Posted April 18, 2015 #18 Share Posted April 18, 2015 415 days for these 1st timers on the Triumph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanbums Posted April 18, 2015 #19 Share Posted April 18, 2015 to OP, We booked early to make sure we got one of the 4Js on the Lido Deck. When I booked our cruise, we were 430 days out and now we are counting down from 59 days until we sail from New Orleans on the Dream:D. During the wait time, I booked 2 excursions, FTTF, hotel and flights are arranged, went thru my clothes (I actually have everything I need, no shopping necessary), the time actually went pretty quick. Happy Cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandij Posted April 18, 2015 #20 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) We really wanted a cove balcony, when I checked it was over a year out and there were only a few left, so we're at 329 and counting, but have that cove waiting for us. Edited April 18, 2015 by sandij Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted April 18, 2015 #21 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I win!! Hahaha![ATTACH]346616[/ATTACH] YES...you do! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzmane Posted April 18, 2015 #22 Share Posted April 18, 2015 We really wanted a cove balcony, when I checked it was over a year out and there were only a few left, so we're at 329 and counting, but have that cove waiting for us. Had a Cove on the Dream you will Love it. So close to the water. Would book this type of cabin every time if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted April 18, 2015 #23 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans. It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D I know how you feel, we cruise on the 16th of October in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen12 Posted April 19, 2015 #24 Share Posted April 19, 2015 LOL...I feel your pain. 511 for us - but I do have two others booked between now and then! [emoji12] [ATTACH]346555[/ATTACH] Haha, same here. I have one booked that isn't for 566 days. But fortunately I also have one that is in 189 days! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted April 19, 2015 #25 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Haha, same here. I have one booked that isn't for 566 days. But fortunately I also have one that is in 189 days! :-D 18 days to the Victory and 307 to the Escape - for us before we get to the Breeze at 510!! [emoji12] I [emoji171] a current countdown clock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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