TeresaMc Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 So long story short, ok never mind long story long: A girlfriend of mine (my dog groomer) really wanted to go on a cruise, but said she ‘could never afford it’. So I made her a deal, I generally tip her $80 a month for grooming my foo foo dogs. I withheld tips for 8 months before we were supposed to cruise October 2020. That was relatively close to half the cost of an inside cabin and a coach plane ticket. Well during COVID I had nothing to do except dream about cruising and those dreams said this is my first cruise back (I did take a 3 day with my 78 year old mother in July but it was a very slow paced uneventful weekend)and we need to do it right. So now I’ve upgraded everything, I mean everything. While most of these upgrades are for me as well, I’m actually wondering if my friend will have a wow factor. we are flying first class, she has only flown once in her life, when she was 12,to Disney I have a stretch limo taking us from our Fort Lauderdale hotel to the ship We are in a grand suite, compared to an average hotel room, it’s probably similar We have oasis lagoon cabana and over the water cabana booked for our coco cay days im super excited but I might be disappointed that she will not share my excitement, because she has nothing to compare to. do you think she will be wowed or just like ‘ok this is cruising”? Neesa, LovetoCruise87, RWDW1204 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She will be wow'ed !! LovetoCruise87, teddy, Neesa and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 You could always walk her by an open inside cabin so she can see the difference (disclaimer: We book insides 99% of the time) Seriously though , you’re a good friend. She will be wowed. Neesa and RWDW1204 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She will certainly be wowed, especially if you end up docking next to a Carnival ship! Which ship are you on and what’s the itinerary? We are traveling with our good friends in October on Symphony. She has cruised a few times, her husband only once on the Carnival “Rust Bucket” out of Jacksonville, which is known well as just a gross experience. He thought it was fun so I thought it’d be even MORE fun to get them on the biggest and best: Symphony. We’ve been cancelled 3 times since May 2020 for this cruise and I’m still soooo excited to show him the “right” way to cruise! Have fun and don’t stress over it. Get some drinks in her and you’ll have a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She is going to be wowed!! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She will be unwilling to fly coach or sail in an inside ever again! rjac, 14Terry, Pattycruise and 4 others 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaMc Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 We are on the 4 night Freedom on Sept 20 She is 28,half my age but we have become pretty good friends, she has low self esteem and I have been trying to be friend/mom and build her confidence up. Matter of fact I am helping her (just coaching) get her own dog grooming business going so this may be her last relaxation period before the long hours that go with starting a business. LovetoCruise87, Jill, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 54 minutes ago, TeresaMc said: We are on the 4 night Freedom on Sept 20 She is 28,half my age but we have become pretty good friends, she has low self esteem and I have been trying to be friend/mom and build her confidence up. Matter of fact I am helping her (just coaching) get her own dog grooming business going so this may be her last relaxation period before the long hours that go with starting a business. Freedom is a great first ship! Recently Amp’d too! It’ll be great! Snotarni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 First class airfare, grand suite, cabana....is this the @Lovetocruise2002 origin story? Lovetocruise2002, rjac, twangster and 5 others 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Matt said: First class airfare, grand suite, cabana....is this the @Lovetocruise2002 origin story? The @Lovetocruise2002 cruise origin story began with economy airfare, regular oceanview balcony cabin, and no cabana. I have evolved since then lol But @TeresaMc that plan sounds awesome! What a great thing you are doing! Neesa, Matt and teddy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack168 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Oh, she will most definitely be wow'ed. The only problem is that you'll need to find a way to un-wow her, or else she'll only be flying in first class and sleeping in grand suites from now on. KJones, steverk, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She will be Wow'ed, I would say show her a few YouTube of cabins on Freedom. I have 3 cruising/vacation newbies with me on my Oct 31st Allure sailing and have been sending them videos. To say they are amazed is an understatement. They like most of the general public have only heard bad things about cruises. They weren't originally excited because they expected limited offerings, small deathtrap like rooms and uncleanliness. karmamule 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaMc Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 She knows about none of these upgrades. Keeping a secret this long is painful. reminds me of when I started Christmas shopping early for the kids, you know, to get done early. When in fact it just gave me more time to pick up “just one more gift” WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 I brought a friend along to a loft suite on Oasis one time. Fast forward five years and I've invited her to share a balcony on Harmony. I'm not convinced she'll end up sailing. Given the number of times she said things like "balcony?" and "not a loft suite?" I think I've created a monster. A loft suite monster. RWDW1204, Neesa, steverk and 4 others 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakemeister Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 I'm wow'ed just reading this post. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 @twangster That made me chuckle. Thank you. twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 If she is not wowed, find a new dog groomer! sammy79, TeresaMc, steverk and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 She'll definitely be bow-wowed. steverk, AshleyDillo, karmamule and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaMc Posted August 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 The good thing is I know I am going to be wowed myself, I’m generally a jr suite person. Only stayed in a grand a couple times and a 2 bedroom a couple times myself. I’ve had cabanas at Labadee but this is only my 3rd time to CocoCay and never had a cabana there before. so maybe the truth is I’m not trying to wow her but I’m selfish and I want it all for myself. steverk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 I would also caution not to overwhelm her. I’m like you, when I do something for someone, I want to really DO something. But I have been known to go too far in my desire to make them happy. Sometimes less is more. JMHO WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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