jules815 Posted September 6, 2012 #76 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I love the feeling I get from taking my first step onto the ship. I try to take a mental picture of the set-up, and I feel like I am on vacation the minute my right foot goes from the gangway to the ship. Yes, me too! Also, "Welcome to the Windjammer!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmat1 Posted September 6, 2012 #77 Share Posted September 6, 2012 A few things for me. The time when I turn off my cell phone and lock it in the safe, not having to check it for a few days. The first late night sitting on the balcony watching the wake of the ship go by in the distance and then some "private time" with my wife :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nbsjcruiser Posted September 6, 2012 #78 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I love that "ship smell." The smell isn't the same on other cruise lines, either. I was just thinking about it yesterday since our next cruise can't come soon enough, lol! So very true. We cruised several RCI ships then took a break for a bit and did Princess and Carnival. After a few years we got a tour of the Enchantment when it was in port. As soon as we walked on board we knew the smell. DW said "its like coming home". We left the tour and knew we had to get back to RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmyers2 Posted September 6, 2012 #79 Share Posted September 6, 2012 That amazing feeling when you open your luggage and realize all your Rumrunners made it on board. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamaCama Posted September 6, 2012 #80 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I love the first "ding" when you get on like most others... but I also love seeing other passenger's faces as they get on and listening to what they are amazed by on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFred Posted September 6, 2012 #81 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I too am a people watcher. I like to get a plate full of food in the Windjammer on the first day while most everyone is in there. I then notice certain people walking around and realize I will be seeing the same folks all over the ship and in ports for the coming week....and will never see them again once we leave the ship. When I look back through my cruise photos, I still see certain people that trigger memories of the cruise. Even if I never spoke to them or met them, they bring back great memories. Haha. I just realized that it sounds like I may be a stalker or something! Not at all. I simply find people interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mation101 Posted September 6, 2012 #82 Share Posted September 6, 2012 We just started a new unusual thing a few cruises back. When we get to the top of the gangway, we hold hands and jump with both feet from the gangway to the ship. (Being very careful to duck and lunge forward so we dont hit our heads on the the "mind your head" signs) We also love to people watch and we make up names for people, and when we see them during the week we say "there goes Mr so and so" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanCrush Posted September 7, 2012 #83 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I too am a people watcher. I like to get a plate full of food in the Windjammer on the first day while most everyone is in there. I then notice certain people walking around and realize I will be seeing the same folks all over the ship and in ports for the coming week....and will never see them again once we leave the ship.When I look back through my cruise photos, I still see certain people that trigger memories of the cruise. Even if I never spoke to them or met them, they bring back great memories. Haha. I just realized that it sounds like I may be a stalker or something! Not at all. I simply find people interesting. What we always find funny is that some people we see all week (have even met some at the pre-cruise hotel), you start to recongize each other and speak when you see them around the ship or even in port. Then the last morning at the Windjammer we see people and always say to each other, "I haven't seen them all week". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted September 7, 2012 #84 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Did everyone forget the joy of not having to cook for an entire week :D and being able to enjoy all kinds of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2mo26 Posted September 7, 2012 #85 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Not so much unusual...But we look forward to sleeping the same bed for a whole week straight DH works nights, so unless its the weekend, or vacation he's at work at night, and I am at work during the day.! A cruise means no kids sneaking into my room during the night, no dogs hogging the whole bottom of the bed, then barking at the wind and waking me up, etc. We are only able to cruise every 2 years (for now) and so we look forward to that week for what seems like forever! The smells, walking into your stateroom for the first time, enjoying an afternoon snack on our balcony after a day full of amazing island adventures...The list goes on and on!! No wonder we are addicted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted September 7, 2012 #86 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I love the the thumping sound of the luggage arriving in the hallway on day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted September 7, 2012 #87 Share Posted September 7, 2012 All snug tucked up next to my hubby with my own blanket and pillow from home, a good book and the knowledge that I have apt least 6 more nights to enjoy this small space that contains all I need to make me happy on a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaBla Posted September 7, 2012 #88 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I think my favorite moment is right before sailaway. Everyone is excited and happy, we have yet to leave the port and the entire cruise is still before us. It's a feeling of "we made it here again," thankful we are able to cruise and escape "real life" for a week. Can't wait for that moment on Allure on November 25th! Stacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets550 Posted September 7, 2012 #89 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I love walking into the cabin for the first time, drink in hand, feeling the air conditioning blasting on you and smelling a fresh, clean room, knowing that you have arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidknot Posted September 7, 2012 #90 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Another maybe unusual thing is that we always call our loved ones before sail away while spending our first minutes on the balcony to let them know that we are onboard and will soon have limited contact for he next 7 days. I think we consider ourselves 'officially' on vacation then. Same here. I'm essentially on call 24/7 and my wife owns her own business, so up until that moment we are overly connected to the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidknot Posted September 7, 2012 #91 Share Posted September 7, 2012 also... 1) we look forward to sleeping. lots of sleeping. and not feeling guilty about it. 2) I also look forward to being the last people onboard from the private islands and kinda like the challenge of timing our exit from the island to not wait in line for a tender and essentially go back with the crew.. usually close to sunset, the island is deserted... its the absolute best time for photos, short stroll on the beach, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsgirl88 Posted September 7, 2012 #92 Share Posted September 7, 2012 i love seeing the funky art in the halls of the state rooms!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cello56 Posted September 7, 2012 #93 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The 'boing' of your first sea pass scan! Picking up my first set of silverware wrapped in green napkins! (Except on Allure/Oasis - then we avoid the Windjammer at all costs!). The smell of the sheets on the beds. They always smell so fresh! 48 hours til sail away!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCouple02 Posted September 7, 2012 #94 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I absolutely LOVE the smell of the ship! I dont know what it is about it, but I wish I could bottle that smell up and bring it home! Oddly enough, one of the hospitals I see patients at has almost the exact same smell in the elevators... the only problem is that when the elevator doors open, there is no pool or bars, just sick people :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarlenna Posted September 7, 2012 #95 Share Posted September 7, 2012 The moment when our stuff arrives. Then, no more worries until we have to pack to go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice M Posted September 7, 2012 #96 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Did everyone forget the joy of not having to cook for an entire week :D and being able to enjoy all kinds of food. And to not have to shop for it and not clean up after cooking. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjdixon4 Posted September 7, 2012 #97 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I absolutely can't begin my cruises unless I'm on the pool deck at sailaway. Gotta hear the first sound of Caribbean/Calypso music!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted September 8, 2012 #98 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I look forward to the Greek Salad in the Windjammer. (I hope they still have it, we haven't sailed with RC since 2009! Bummed they no longer have the Vidalia Onion Tart!) And that ship smell; especially the MDR and yes, the Schooner Bar. We always go check out where our table is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailer19 Posted September 9, 2012 #99 Share Posted September 9, 2012 My most favorite sound is when the horn blows as you are leaving port the very first night. I love that sound, it really means you are on your way. I also like no phones for the cruise and all the bread/buns you can eat. I would live off buns if I could on a trip, they are so yummy!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribbeanCrush Posted September 9, 2012 #100 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I love seeing the other ships out on the horizon at night. Wondering if they'll still be in sight come morning or if we'll see them in port and knowing that those people aren't having as much fun as we! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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