Hootsie Posted February 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Don't you agree? I mean, waking up and realizing the countdown number, checking out shore excursions, looking at the map of the ship, googling photos of the ship (and looking at various Flickr accounts that pop up), surfing Cruise Critic, etc.... The whole thing just puts a smile on my face!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2little time Posted February 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I agree with you! Half the fun is in exploring all the places online that you will be visiting and learning new things from the people on CC. I never tire of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrodriver831 Posted February 11, 2011 #3 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yes it is. Looking forward to the day when you can print your boarding pass and luggage tags. Joining your roll call and chatting with others that will be joining you. Of course there is always the packing and REpacking. It's all great fun.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suntan Posted February 11, 2011 #4 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I love planning for cruises or for any vacation I am going on. That is just as fun as the cruise itself. I could have been a travel agent in a former life, I love doing it that much. As I'm sailing in 9 days, I'm now researching a vacation in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising to paradise Posted February 11, 2011 #5 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Love it also. Its always great to have a cruise to plan.I really enjoy all the reserch and planning it takes. We are planning our trip to the mediterranean right now.Never been there so wow theres alot to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted February 11, 2011 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Me too. It takes a lot of work to plan a cruise, but it is work I love doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann ns Posted February 11, 2011 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I've been kept happy and busy for over a year researching for our Asian cruise and two weeks following it on our own in China. I think DH has realized it's good for me to have a goal and something useful to do with my Internet addiction. I'm nearly ready which is good because we leave in less than three weeks (but who's counting?) Next fall we go to Italy again and so there's work to be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 11, 2011 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yep...and you soon realize that as sloooooow as time goes before the departure, it will totally race by once you're on the ship...time is funny that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruecatt Posted February 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I love the planning part too. That's half the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted February 11, 2011 #10 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I plan to the nth degree but agree. My planning helps me study and understand a lot about where we are going and what we are seeing. Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseapril Posted February 11, 2011 #11 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Agree- so interesting to learn about the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted February 12, 2011 #12 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If it wasn't, Cruise Critic probably wouldn't exist. This is the reason that CC does exist!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Foster Posted February 12, 2011 #13 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I agree with all of you. The planning is the best part and I am generally in cruise depression after the cruise is over... so.. I plan the NEXT cruise!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwii Posted February 14, 2011 #14 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I tend to do all the planning. We sail in less than 4 days and my mom just asked me the the name of the ship last week! We've been booked for over a year! :eek: -Stephanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in Cali Posted February 14, 2011 #15 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I tend to do all the planning. We sail in less than 4 days and my mom just asked me the the name of the ship last week! We've been booked for over a year! :eek: -Stephanie I had to laugh at your comment. I am just shocked when I find people that have been on a couple of cruises and they can't begin to tell you which cruise line it was with, let alone the ship. :rolleyes: So I guess just about any old boat will do. :D So is your cruise a mother-daughter trip? I took my mom on the Hawaii cruise. It was her first time to Hawaii. She loved EVERY minute of it. I brought my camera and took 95% of the pictures for that trip. She was most unhappy that I did not give her any pictures. That was until I gave them to her in a scrapbook for her Christmas present. She loves that scrapbook, I wonder if it is going to hold up to its constant use. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewopaho Posted February 14, 2011 #16 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I tend to do all the planning. We sail in less than 4 days and my mom just asked me the the name of the ship last week! We've been booked for over a year! That's pretty similar to my experiences with my wife ... once the term "cruise" comes up in conversation, I head straight for the computer. By the day's end, I've got several viable options ... her reaction: "Whichever you think is best." That's my clue to to proceed with the details. Within a day after that, we're booked, and the real fun begins ... air, accommodations, etc. By the end of Day 2, it's done! I must admit, though, that we're more excited about just getting away again, as opposed to planning every moment of our vacation. Thankfully, we're able to go pretty much anywhere at any time, and have taken seven cruises in the past three years, with two more booked. Since we've been to many ports several times, shore trips don't appeal to us much ... save for the White Pass/Yukon train excursion in Skagway, AK (for about the umpteenth time ... we absolutely love it), we won't be booking any. But it's still a rush ... finding just the right cruise at the right time for the right price. And when all arrangements are completed, I bring the information to my wife. Her response: "Sounds great." From that point on, I don't know how many times she asks, "When are we going?" "What ship will we be on?" "Where are we stopping?" No matter ... it's my job to find it, and she takes care of the nuts and bolts ... the dogs, mail, newspaper, police notification, etc. Sort of like The A Team ... ya gotta love it when a plan comes together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolagail Posted February 15, 2011 #17 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Don't you agree? I mean, waking up and realizing the countdown number, checking out shore excursions, looking at the map of the ship, googling photos of the ship (and looking at various Flickr accounts that pop up), surfing Cruise Critic, etc.... The whole thing just puts a smile on my face!! I've been on a high for the past month! If I'm not on this site, I'm upstairs trying on (and rejecting) clothes. Parcels are arriving every other day with things I think I must have. The house is a tip. I do enjoy it, but I will be glad to get my life back!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanWeGoYet? Posted February 15, 2011 #18 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I love the planning! And that way, even though I may only cruise once a year or so, it is like the experience lasts way longer than the short time I get to be on board. Don't know if I would need to get so into the planning if I were able to take several cruises a year, every year. I can't stand not having a cruise to look forward to. Wish the transatlantic & Europe cruises for 2012 ( on the cruise lines I'm considering) would get posted already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandian Posted February 15, 2011 #19 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Love Love Love it 88 days to go and i cant wait. This was booked as soon as we came back last March, and I dont think I have missed a day on here apart from when we have been away. The planning is so much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvs2Cruise2 Posted February 15, 2011 #20 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I also love the planning part. Definately half of the fun! I spend so much time searching for the "perfect cruise". Then I devour these boards to get as much info as I possibly can... ask tons of questions and learn so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Econom405 Posted February 16, 2011 #21 Share Posted February 16, 2011 For me too the planning is half the fun! I am constantly pouring over these boards looking for something 'new' that I didn't know before. We are newbies to cruising and the things I learned on CC prior to our first cruise were invaluable. I have always been a planner for our land vacations. We pick a destination and then I go into planning mode. Hubby just says whatever to most of my suggestions. The only downfall is when it's done the first week I am home, I have nothing to do in the evenings!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatPrayCruise Posted February 19, 2011 #22 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I love planning for cruises or for any vacation I am going on. That is just as fun as the cruise itself. I could have been a travel agent in a former life, I love doing it that much. As I'm sailing in 9 days, I'm now researching a vacation in Hawaii. Well, it looks like you are on your ship today and the planning is all done. I hope you have a blast and that you planning pays off. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffy116 Posted February 19, 2011 #23 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'm absolutely addicted to the planning. We go on family cruises. My daughters are all grown up, but we love the cruises and love the planning. They have been on every single cruise that I've been on...we have 2 cruises planned, both on RCL. One is April and one is in July. Keep that in mind when I tell you that we were talking about how excited we are about the April cruise and my daughter asked me, "which ship are we on???" :eek:!!! How does that happen??? I'm on here every day looking for the latest tip, in spite of 9 previous cruises. I'm on here looking for the latest review of the ships we will be sailing on. I'm on here looking at the ports. I cannot understand how you can be excited, but not addicted to the planning :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanWeGoYet? Posted February 20, 2011 #24 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If I won the lotto jackpot, didn't have to work, live inside the budget I have now, or deal with the limits of work vacation time - can only imagine how many cruises I would be going on & how much planning to do. I'd be on CC 15 hours a day, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist_ynight Posted February 20, 2011 #25 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I love the planning as well and research every little detail. My gf who introduced me to cruising doesn't research a thing. I don't know how she does it. Planning is definatly a big part of the fun. A co-worker of mine is booked on the same cruise and she didn't know what cabin she had, or what dining she had. She is another one who doesn't research. Whenever I'm talking to her I tell her all kinds of tips and things she didn't know. I like being able to share what I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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