NoShoes2 Posted February 27, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2023 We are 4 weeks away from our cruise, but I am already in cruise mode. Travel, pre and post hotels are already booked. Onboard stuff has already been booked. Docs have been received, luggage tags are ready.... now we wait. I'm already in cruise mode, which I'm okay with, but I'm not sure how my boss feels about it. What do you do to pass those last weeks and days before the cruise? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yocrui5e Posted March 15, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) On 2/27/2023 at 10:41 AM, NoShoes2 said: We are 4 weeks away from our cruise, but I am already in cruise mode. Travel, pre and post hotels are already booked. Onboard stuff has already been booked. Docs have been received, luggage tags are ready.... now we wait. I'm already in cruise mode, which I'm okay with, but I'm not sure how my boss feels about it. What do you do to pass those last weeks and days before the cruise? A few weeks from cruise time, my travel partner and I are just watching YouTube videos about cruise ships and the nuances of the cruise ship we are going on! Some channels like La Lido Loca and Cruise Radio have daily news so we stay abreast on the goings-on every evening. I bet by the time we go on the cruise, we'll feel like we've already been there for weeks! Edited March 15, 2023 by yocrui5e 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeuqdrazil Posted April 21, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I'm 9 months out from my next cruise (+ 1 day), and I'm already looking at hotels for pre-cruise, and flights, and thinking about packing. Can you tell I need a vacation? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PammyMouse Posted April 28, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I don't have a cruise booked (plan to in May) and I'm already thinking about how to pack better next time, e.g. no cotton T's in the Caribbean heat and humidity. Nine months isn't too early to get a hotel. I reserve early and recheck periodically. PM😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bassmk Posted May 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted May 14, 2023 I have been fighting off short-timer's since February, and now that we're 2 weeks out, resistance is futile. 🤣 My husband and I are watching countless cruise videos on YouTube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted May 16, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/14/2023 at 6:47 PM, bassmk said: I have been fighting off short-timer's since February, and now that we're 2 weeks out, resistance is futile. 🤣 My husband and I are watching countless cruise videos on YouTube. The month before our last cruise we were watch the sail aways on the port webcams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bassmk Posted May 16, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 hours ago, NoShoes2 said: The month before our last cruise we were watch the sail aways on the port webcams! We've done that, too! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 19, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 19, 2023 All of the above, and spend inordinate amounts of time on the Cruise Critic forum!!!!! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 19, 2023 #9 Share Posted May 19, 2023 8 days 2 hours to go and I'm wondering if I'll survive the wait! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted May 26, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 10:20 PM, ceeceeDee said: 8 days 2 hours to go and I'm wondering if I'll survive the wait! You made it! Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted May 27, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Thank you! The weather is being kind. Sunny winter's day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted June 20, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Sometimes, if we're really craving the feeling of being aboard, I get the washer and dryer both going, and we sit in the room just above them, perhaps with a coffee or evening beverage, and imagine we are "asea", hearing the hum of the engines and feeling that bit of vibration. Not as good as the real thing, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nancy1031 Posted September 7, 2023 #13 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Leave in 43 days, have been using my bath towels w/ sailboats on them, have a nautical lighweight bedspread on my bed- even though it's not my 1st cruise, I'm still excited!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted September 7, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted September 7, 2023 We leave in 143 days, can't wait 'til we get down to double digits! I'm excite though. This will be our first visit to Aruba and Curacao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olemissreb Posted January 22 #15 Share Posted January 22 I'm still 405 days out from my next cruise and I've been perusing CC, TA and any other site I can find trying to figure out excursions. Next I'll start looking at airfare and hotel/airbnb (probably in March/April) so I can get those booked early and maybe save some $$. Plus I just discovered the webcam for the Norwegian Viva, so yeah, it's harder and harder to get my work done to pay for all of this! It'll be the first cruise for my boyfriend and my sister's boyfriend, so it'll be extra special. Hopefully we'll get them hooked and we can cruise more often as our budgets allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted January 22 Author #16 Share Posted January 22 8 minutes ago, olemissreb said: I'm still 405 days out from my next cruise and I've been perusing CC, TA and any other site I can find trying to figure out excursions. Next I'll start looking at airfare and hotel/airbnb (probably in March/April) so I can get those booked early and maybe save some $$. Plus I just discovered the webcam for the Norwegian Viva, so yeah, it's harder and harder to get my work done to pay for all of this! It'll be the first cruise for my boyfriend and my sister's boyfriend, so it'll be extra special. Hopefully we'll get them hooked and we can cruise more often as our budgets allow. Just 5 more days for us now! This is the first of my 3 days for work this week. My productivity is definitely suffering... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nancy1031 Posted January 22 #17 Share Posted January 22 wait til you get back, you'll have the post cruise blues and won't feel like doing anything!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoShoes2 Posted January 22 Author #18 Share Posted January 22 1 minute ago, nancy1031 said: wait til you get back, you'll have the post cruise blues and won't feel like doing anything!!!! Right?!?! We have found that booking another cruise before we get off helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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