CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Cruise to Alaska is a little over 3 months away. We have pretty much finished with planning (to the extent possible at this stage). I browse the forums daily and have all of the YouTube videos I can stomach. It's like waiting for Christmas in September. So tell me, what do you guys do in the meantime? BowTieBrigade and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censored Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, CruisingNewb said: Cruise to Alaska is a little over 3 months away. We have pretty much finished with planning (to the extent possible at this stage). I browse the forums daily and have all of the YouTube videos I can stomach. It's like waiting for Christmas in September. So tell me, what do you guys do in the meantime? go on a diet SemperMom, FionaMG, barbeyg and 3 others 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Eddy said: go on a diet We typically start our cruise diets 45 days in advance. It is still too early. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtKitty Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Keep checking that prices haven't gone down for my sailing. KristiZ and SemperMom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 The wife and i were just talking about this. We just got off Oasis 2 days ago and have our next one in about 9 months and we feel that we're just "hanging out" waiting for our next cruise. We do have a couple of non-cruise trips along the way for business and leisure, but we really just want to be back at sea. We've done 3 cruises since August and it has been amazing. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Censored Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, VirtKitty said: Keep checking that prices haven't gone down for my sailing. Luckily I get comped suites through Club Royale. This eliminates constant checking for lowest rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, Reigert2008 said: The wife and i were just talking about this. We just got off Oasis 2 days ago and have our next one in about 9 months and we feel that we're just "hanging out" waiting for our next cruise. We do have a couple of non-cruise trips along the way for business and leisure, but we really just want to be back at sea. We've done 3 cruises since August and it has been amazing. While we aren't avid cruisers, we plan very nice yearly vacations. We went to the East Coast (NY, PA, DC, MD, VT) for a month prior to Covid. We planned that trip 4 months in advance. Having said that, the anticipation for a cruise is SOOOO much more than a regular vacation (for us). Wife and I work full-time and have engaging lives with the kiddos, but every time I have 5 to 10 minutes here and there, I can't stop thinking about our upcoming cruise. Am I sick in the head? Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, CruisingNewb said: Am I sick in the head? No, you're not. We think of our upcoming cruises all the time as well. Our first vacation without kids in close to 25 years was a cruise in Jan 2019. Now we're making up for lost time, and the interval between cruises seems to take forever. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 ...and those silly countdowns in your Royal Caribbean "upcoming cruises" section (yes, I still look at them). 194 days 353 days 614 days Neesa and Kathleen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 14 minutes ago, teddy said: ...and those silly countdowns in your Royal Caribbean "upcoming cruises" section (yes, I still look at them). 194 days 353 days 614 days I check the countdowns three times a week and update our whiteboard in the mudroom daily. Because...you know...in case numbers, math, and logic changes and the number of days magically reduce by like 20 days... teddy, Kathleen, PRebecca and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writergina Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Annoy my entire family by talking about the cruise nonstop! kadmgs, AshleyDillo, starbrat and 3 others 2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 45 minutes ago, Writergina said: Annoy my entire family by talking about the cruise nonstop! Done. Family just tunes me out now. They have heard immunity. (that's a high brow pun right there) Writergina, Pattycruise, FionaMG and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 My family doesn't enjoy hearing me drone on about cruising for months on end so I hang out here with like minded cruisers to get me thru the in between time. As my next trip nears I join the Facebook group for that sailing (if there is one) and also check in on the ships Facebook page to share in my excitement and check for ship specific tips. Other than planning and waiting for the next step (check in time! Luggage tags are ready! Bid on Royal Up! Etc) it's just an agonizing wait. My husband doesnt have the vacation time that I do, so I've recently started cruising with a friend for shorter sailings and it's great that she's wanting to talk cruising just as much as me. I agree, it's like waiting for Christmas SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO, Linda R and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingNewb Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 43 minutes ago, PRebecca said: My husband doesnt have the vacation time that I do, so I've recently started cruising with a friend for shorter sailings and it's great that she's wanting to talk cruising just as much as me. I agree, it's like waiting for Christmas THAT'S A GREAT IDEA! (all caps intentional) SemperMom and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperMom Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 3 hours ago, PRebecca said: My family doesn't enjoy hearing me drone on about cruising for months on end so I hang out here with like minded cruisers to get me thru the in between time. As my next trip nears I join the Facebook group for that sailing (if there is one) and also check in on the ships Facebook page to share in my excitement and check for ship specific tips. Other than planning and waiting for the next step (check in time! Luggage tags are ready! Bid on Royal Up! Etc) it's just an agonizing wait. My husband doesnt have the vacation time that I do, so I've recently started cruising with a friend for shorter sailings and it's great that she's wanting to talk cruising just as much as me. I agree, it's like waiting for Christmas I am in the same "more vacation time than hubs" boat. Poor guys. PRebecca and Kathleen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 What do we do while waiting for our Alaska cruise this May? We sail Wonder in March! It really helps take the edge off Matt, WAAAYTOOO, jack168 and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTieBrigade Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 If you’re like me, YOLO book some more trips over the next couple years so you have even MORE to look forward to! Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 20 hours ago, PRebecca said: As my next trip nears I join the Facebook group for that sailing (if there is one) and also check in on the ships Facebook page to share in my excitement and check for ship specific tips. Wait, ships have a facebook page?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Due to our crazy schedules and my unknown work travel schedule, my wife and I book vacations like four weeks out...so that solves a lot of those problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 12 hours ago, BowTieBrigade said: If you’re like me, YOLO book some more trips over the next couple years so you have even MORE to look forward to! I can't get off the ship without booking another one. Not only do I get the shipboard credit, but the number of cruises in our Cruise Planner doesn't go down. I can't wait till we retire and the number can go UP instead. WAAAYTOOO, BowTieBrigade, teddy and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 I like to go back and reminisce about past vacations and cruises. I'll look at my pictures and/or anything else related to the past vacation and relive the memories. I also keep a planning document or folder for the upcoming cruise to keep track of all the little details - if I read something on the boards that seems like it relates to me, I'll note it in my planning docs. I try to find a cruise compass for a similar sailing on my same ship. I'll update my packing list if I think of something. Other than that, I try to stay busy with other projects and just keep my mind off of it for a while. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Book. More. Cruises. barbeyg and Kathleen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 @Pattycruise they're like fan ran pages for each ship, some have more than one page. Just the pages for the specific sailings on a ship if you're familiar. It's literally the only reason I have a facebook account Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighq Posted February 26, 2022 Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 Constantly pack and unpack my suitcase and yell at my husband about masking and safety because well my favorite topic COVID test. 28 days till the Wonder of the Seas. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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