RCIfan1912 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Posted August 20, 2019 The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. PRebecca, CFL, KristiZ and 10 others 10 3 Quote
Fuzzywuzzy Posted August 20, 2019 Report Posted August 20, 2019 Happens to all of us KristiZ and RCIfan1912 2 Quote
Bob_KY Posted August 20, 2019 Report Posted August 20, 2019 I am 134 days out for my next cruise (169 days since Allure cruise) and we've started the "cruise fever." Flights- done. Hotel before cruise- done. Royal gifts for family for their stateroom- done. Excursion- done. Waiting on entertainment to be posted. Then spreadsheet time. ? KristiZ, RCIfan1912, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 4 1 Quote
GregD Posted August 20, 2019 Report Posted August 20, 2019 For extra fun @JLMoran has created a fun little ditty you can sing to help you pass the time im currently at 34 days till we go on the cruise 34 days till we go Sun goes down and comes back around 33 days till we go on the cruise RCIfan1912, JLMoran, coneyraven and 3 others 6 Quote
bhageerah Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, RCIfan1912 said: The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. You will have no argument from this guy!!! I could not agree more!! RCIfan1912 1 Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Posted August 21, 2019 Great replies, the excitement builds and builds. Then its cruise day and you just can't wait to get on the ship. Then you go through the boarding process and once you are board you are on vacation on a big beautiful cruise ship and its relax time. Its have fun time, its do whatever you want or do nothing at all if you want. I love that Royal does push you to do anything. Yeah they let you know what is going on but there isn't any bugging you do everything. Bob_KY and Zeashore 2 Quote
fonemanbob Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 We are 23 days away from sailing on Anthem and we don`t have time to barely think about the cruise. We are putting our house on the market this Thursday and have been working on the house everyday and then some. We are SOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this cruise. Wife now fears a quick sale which we dearly want, but that means when we get back from the cruise we will have less than two weeks to pack. Oh yes and by the way we will be at future cruise desk for sure. And enjoying libations. spiralqueen and RCIfan1912 2 Quote
melmar02 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 12 days until Liberty! Time to get out the suitcases! RCIfan1912 and spiralqueen 2 Quote
Bob_KY Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 7 hours ago, fonemanbob said: We are 23 days away from sailing on Anthem and we don`t have time to barely think about the cruise. We are putting our house on the market this Thursday and have been working on the house everyday and then some. We are SOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this cruise. Wife now fears a quick sale which we dearly want, but that means when we get back from the cruise we will have less than two weeks to pack. Oh yes and by the way we will be at future cruise desk for sure. And enjoying libations. Wow. Intense. Good luck and hopefully the cruise will be your ultimate pressure release valve. RCIfan1912 1 Quote
mcoler18 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 We are 9 weeks out from flying to Miami for a few nights pre cruise on Adventure, it has been booked since last October and I have been boring my wife with information ever since haha. Whenever we go anywhere I research and look into everything in as much detail as possible were as she just books it then turns up on the day RCIfan1912 1 Quote
vanelli56 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 32 days until our Harmony of the seas. Or... if you want to make it sound even better.... one person in our group only counts 'working days'. Either way... yes, the 30 day mark really starts the excitement and anticipation... along with more preparations and final planning, which in turn builds more excitements and anticipation, etc. etc. etc. Its a vicious circle. RCIfan1912 1 Quote
TheRoyalOs Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 10 hours ago, fonemanbob said: We are 23 days away from sailing on Anthem and we don`t have time to barely think about the cruise. We are putting our house on the market this Thursday and have been working on the house everyday and then some. We are SOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this cruise. Wife now fears a quick sale which we dearly want, but that means when we get back from the cruise we will have less than two weeks to pack. Oh yes and by the way we will be at future cruise desk for sure. And enjoying libations. For our last cruise, we closed on selling our house the day before we sailed. It wasn't until that morning that we were sure we'd be closing on our new house as well that day. I figured, worst case scenario, we'd be without a house for the duration of our cruise and technically living on a cruise ship for a week. The worst part was packing up the house but leaving out cruise stuff, all while dealing with a 3 year old who was very confused. RCIfan1912 1 Quote
PatsFanBrian Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 32 days until we sail to Bermuda after a 2 year vacation break (including a forced cancellation of a Mediterranean cruise in-between) and first time back to Bermuda since our honeymoon 37 years ago. We began booking our reservations this past weekend and that just amped up the anticipation. RCIfan1912 and ThyriC 2 Quote
ChessE4 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 12 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. I find myself re-thinking which clothes to pack just to have something to do -- in the end it won't matter once we are on the ship! In the meantime, I move the shirts and slacks around in my closet until I get the perfect combination.... PRebecca and RCIfan1912 2 Quote
Matt Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 I'm always amazed how the countdown moves fine when you're months and months away, but that last 30 days takes forever RCIfan1912, VillainsGin, coneyraven and 5 others 3 5 Quote
DublinFC Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, Matt said: I'm always amazed how the countdown moves fine when you're months and months away, but that last 30 days takes forever I don't know 30 days seems a lot better than 480..... RCIfan1912 1 Quote
Chaosgirl426 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 This last week is taking a million years. Time goes by so slowly... i have 2 more work shifts til pack day (friday) and saturday we fly and cruise! Its taking foreverr RCIfan1912 and DublinFC 2 Quote
VillainsGin Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 17 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. I know exactly how you feel! I have a handful of months left to go for my very first sailing on Jan, 2020. I don't know how people who book a year in advance contain their excitement. I can bet you as the last few weeks or so comes around it goes by extremely SLOW! RCIfan1912 1 Quote
FrHoffard Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 19 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. LOL well from today, I have 275 days (according to Ship Mate) before my cruise! Super-excited and we talk about it a few times a week - I'm sure the excitement level will only build as we get closer. This is my first cruise, Rhapsody -Venice, Croatia, Monegro, Santorini and Olympia WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 2 Quote
PRebecca Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 19 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. I could not agree more, DH wanted to book a "last minute" cruise but that would have robbed me of 2 months of obsessive planning/thinking/changing mind/etc that is the best part of having a cruise booked IMO. Imagining the let down when it's all over I already let him know I'll be at the NextCruise desk by day 2! These message boards are the best way to enjoy that anticipation for me! RCIfan1912 1 Quote
melmar02 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 Last weeks going by slow? Not for me! This weekend I had a 5 tier wedding cake on Saturday, a bridal open house on Sunday, an American Heritage Girls leader meeting last night, hair appointment today, AHG registration meeting this coming Tuesday, I have to buy all our last minute stuff this weekend, we're doing school through this coming Wednesday, I have a birthday cake delivery next Thursday, plus the kids have either swim team or tae kwon do every weekday night... I'm taking next Thursday off of school so I can wash the final load of clothes and pack to leave Friday morning! Mamma's ready for this vacation! RCIfan1912 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
Kerry Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 We booked 504 days out. We're down to 74 days. I find myself googling "what day it was X number of days ago", to put some perspective on my wait. Because I'm a nerd for my cruise! June 8th, by the way. It was June 8th 74 days ago. Doesn't seem like that long ago, now does it? RCIfan1912 1 Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Posted August 21, 2019 8 hours ago, PatsFanBrian said: 32 days until we sail to Bermuda after a 2 year vacation break (including a forced cancellation of a Mediterranean cruise in-between) and first time back to Bermuda since our honeymoon 37 years ago. We began booking our reservations this past weekend and that just amped up the anticipation. Are you on Anthem? We are 31 days out from Anthem. Quote
Yo2slick Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 We are 4 days away from our first cruise!!! Gotta make it through 3 more nights of work... teddy 1 Quote
Qaylun Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 Booked over 400 days in advance, now closing in on 200 days for our huge 13 people family trip! The best part is I'm the one in charge of all the planning, so its non-stop cruise excitement! Yo2slick 1 Quote
PatsFanBrian Posted August 21, 2019 Report Posted August 21, 2019 3 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: Are you on Anthem? We are 31 days out from Anthem. No, Serenade out of Boston on 9/22 RCIfan1912 1 Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Posted August 21, 2019 Just now, PatsFanBrian said: No, Serenade out of Boston on 9/22 Ah ok awesome, have a great cruise! Quote
WilsonLok Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Exactly the same case as mine! Quote
Zeashore Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 9:23 PM, fonemanbob said: We are 23 days away from sailing on Anthem and we don`t have time to barely think about the cruise. We are putting our house on the market this Thursday and have been working on the house everyday and then some. We are SOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this cruise. Wife now fears a quick sale which we dearly want, but that means when we get back from the cruise we will have less than two weeks to pack. Oh yes and by the way we will be at future cruise desk for sure. And enjoying libations. Now THAT is living on the edge! Best of luck! ….and enjoy the cruise Quote
teddy Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 We're 25 days from Vision and 125 from Adventure. I think time is going backwards Yo2slick 1 Quote
fonemanbob Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 3:54 PM, Zeashore said: Now THAT is living on the edge! Best of luck! ….and enjoy the cruise The cruise was great and the house was sold while we were gone. . Was given 5 minutes to go on the blog. Back to packing. KristiZ and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
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