Are you addicted to cruising?

[OCruisers]

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#20 "You're never fully unpacked" always brings a smile :) to my face.

Wondering how many of the rest of you never are fully unpacked either? :confused: :D

[Sea and Me]

7 ot of 21 :cool: I will admit the toiletry bag is always packed:). We have ONLY 22 cruises under our belt with a few more places on my bucket list. When we were asked to go on our first cruise my DH was reluctant, now he will go in a heartbeat. Lucky to be retired!!

[cruisingpeople]

Guilty. 16 out of 21 here.

[lovevacadays]

Evidently, I'm not quite an addict but I should do love to cruise.:):):)

[Sea and Me]

7 ot of 21 :cool: I will admit the toiletry bag is always packed:). We have ONLY 22 cruises under our belt with a few more places on my bucket list. When we were asked to go on our first cruise my DH was reluctant, now he will go in a heartbeat. Lucky to be retired!!

See addiction checking all the posts!!

[lovevacadays]

Evidently, I'm not quite an addict but I should do love to cruise.:):):)

 

Oops!! I meant I sure do love cruising.

[Thrak]

I am definitely not addicted to cruising. Really. I can quit anytime I run out of money. Heck, we only have 3 booked at the moment...

[chamima]

I am definitely not addicted to cruising. Really. I can quit anytime I run out of money. Heck, we only have 3 booked at the moment...

 

 

 

Three short, little cruises - right? ;p

[Thrak]

Three short, little cruises - right? ;p

 

Well...... Sort of.... 28 days, 14 days, and 49 days. :rolleyes:

[cruzrbachoua]

I could add a #22...you watch The Love Boat show when it is on just to feel you are on a cruise! Guilty did it for a bit this weekend when they were showing it...the one I caught was with the old Island Princess and she was doing the Panama canal to LA........ahhhh. Apparently I caught the end of the mini marathon...bummer

[dtb55]

6/19

 

 

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[Lucky TGO]

I am definitely not addicted to cruising. Really. I can quit anytime I run out of money. Heck, we only have 3 booked at the moment...

 

Thrak,

Don't forget about the free cruise on the Rowboat ;).

The Captain of the Rowboat,

Tony

[ggprincess2004]

I just got this in an email from Cruise Critic.

It's spot on - embarrassing - but spot on. :eek:

 

 

 

To determine how much of a cruise addict you really are, we've made a list of 21 obvious warning signs. How many apply to you?

1. You basically work to fund your next cruise

 

2. Your smartphone and/or computer wallpaper is a cruise ship or destination

 

3. You unwittingly use cruise lingo throughout the day (Example: Referring to your bedroom as a cabin)

 

4. Some of your closest friends are people you met while cruising

 

5. You suffer from Post-Cruise Depression

 

6. You plan your next cruise while onboard — or before! — your current one

 

7. You're a top-tier member of at least one cruise line

 

8. Other cruisers always come to you for tips and tricks you've accrued over time

 

9. Your home is full of cruise-related decor, memorabilia or souvenirs

 

10. Most of your conversations always lead to cruising

 

11. You've memorized the layout of a number of ships

 

12. That swaying motion you feel after you disembark no longer fazes you

 

13. You can count the exact number of days until your next cruise

 

14. On holidays and birthdays, you always receive at least one cruise-related gift

 

15. You could spend hours on cruise sites

 

16. You've planned an imaginary cruise just to get your fix

 

17. When you get invited somewhere, you have to double-check your calendar to make sure you're not cruising

 

18. You've hosted a Cruise Critic meet-and-mingle

 

19. A world cruise is one of your biggest fantasies

 

20. You're never fully unpacked

 

21. You've lost track of your bucket list

 

 

 

Yes.

[Pickels]

7/21, we just got new I-Phones and guess what my wife got me for a phone cover? That's right, a cruise ship!

[tailspintom]

We were addicted to cruising before there was a Cruise Critic :) I wonder how many here go back to Prodigy, Genie, and AOL days.

 

Hank

Hello Hank,

 

Judging from what I have seen on the cruises we have taken, just about everyone. I am 70 and most of my fellow passengers call me kid.

[greenie082756]

14/21 but I'm willing to study extra hard to get closer to 21/21 :D

[Thrak]

Thrak,

Don't forget about the free cruise on the Rowboat ;).

The Captain of the Rowboat,

Tony

 

Tony, I just read this post to my wife and she got all excited!!! A free cruise on the Rowboat! (Of course now she's asking about a suite, Club Class Dining, AIBP. etc. :eek:)

[Lucky TGO]

Tony, I just read this post to my wife and she got all excited!!! A free cruise on the Rowboat! (Of course now she's asking about a suite, Club Class Dining, AIBP. etc. :eek:)

 

Thrak,

Tell her she gets all that and even more. Nothing to good for my friends. Just tell her she's rowing when we are relaxing with our drinks. :D :o :D.

The Captain of the Rowboat,

Tony

[MickeyandLV]

Another one should be:

 

Addicted to cruising when you go to the port to look at the ships when you are on a land based vacation.

 

We have done that in New Orleans and San Diego. We watch the ships come in and leave. It confuses the relatives when you show cruise ship pictures in the middle of the land vacation.

[Bevv]

6/21

[PHOENIXfire]

I am hooked. #22...You fall asleep with imagery of you next embarkation. Every night!

[RandallFlagg]

I just got this in an email from Cruise Critic.

It's spot on - embarrassing - but spot on. :eek:

 

 

 

To determine how much of a cruise addict you really are, we've made a list of 21 obvious warning signs. How many apply to you?

1. You basically work to fund your next cruise

 

2. Your smartphone and/or computer wallpaper is a cruise ship or destination

 

3. You unwittingly use cruise lingo throughout the day (Example: Referring to your bedroom as a cabin)

 

4. Some of your closest friends are people you met while cruising

 

5. You suffer from Post-Cruise Depression

 

6. You plan your next cruise while onboard — or before! — your current one

 

7. You're a top-tier member of at least one cruise line

 

8. Other cruisers always come to you for tips and tricks you've accrued over time

 

9. Your home is full of cruise-related decor, memorabilia or souvenirs

 

10. Most of your conversations always lead to cruising

 

11. You've memorized the layout of a number of ships

 

12. That swaying motion you feel after you disembark no longer fazes you

 

13. You can count the exact number of days until your next cruise

 

14. On holidays and birthdays, you always receive at least one cruise-related gift

 

15. You could spend hours on cruise sites

 

16. You've planned an imaginary cruise just to get your fix

 

17. When you get invited somewhere, you have to double-check your calendar to make sure you're not cruising

 

18. You've hosted a Cruise Critic meet-and-mingle

 

19. A world cruise is one of your biggest fantasies

 

20. You're never fully unpacked

 

21. You've lost track of your bucket list

 

No.

[Cancruizer]

16/21

 

Still have lots of cruises and destinations on my wish list!

[Reina del Mar]

3/21 only

 

.... and one of those is spending hours on cruise websites (and I think that is on the wane). Another is never fully unpacked, but that is often because we've been on land-based trips.

 

I've ticked off a lot of places I wanted to 'get a taste of' over the last couple of years (I did seven cruises last year!) and I think that the manic cruising I've been doing will shrink down to a January cruise and late-booked bargain cruises eventually. Being from the UK, I am not happy with the unequal treatment of bookings in the UK and the USA (and it has nothing to do with UK consumer laws before that old chestnut is brought up again!) so I'll be voting with my feet .... and as I'm clearly NOT addicted, no matter.

 

Nice thread though.

 

Interesting thread. Think I am addicted but for completely different reasons.

Agree whole-heartedly with Mrs Goggins, regarding pricing , terms and conditions.

[ccruisequeen]

I think I am. I am either planning another one, have 2 or more booked and counting down, or just checking websites for price drops