540 Days to go

[cruisenewbie1]

It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans.

It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D

[Anyislandwilldo]

Welcome to the addiction! Happy Sailing!!

[john watson]

Cruisenewbie,

 

I am thinking if you have only got 540 days to go before sailing you ought to start a roll call. Some people have left it this late previously and never got in touch with the second guy that booked.

 

Do not rely on others starting the roll. It's the early investors in the roll call who reap the biggest dividends.

 

Bon Voyage John.

[theriac]

I'm at 542 for my Vista sailing on 10/11/16. Luckily I have a cruise in 20 days and another in 64 days.

[flounder315]

I booked the Magic repositioning cruise for 11/27/2016.

 

589 days...

 

Thankfully have have some booked between now and then

[bjd2]

Don't feel bad, when we booked our Breeze cruise, it was the day they opened sales for US sailings and it was 602 days on my countdown timer! :eek:

[Cinders411]

It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans.

It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D

 

I just posted on the, "How long until your next cruise thread?" I have 581 looooooong days until our cruise on the Vista! We are doing a RC cruise this fall though so that will help with the wait. :)

Edited April 17, 2015 by Cinders411

[kleibo]

You may want to consider getting a Carnival Credit Card - usually during Black Friday / Holiday Season, they have a sale that you can buy gift cards and get a $50 or $100 gift card bonus from Carnival. So last year, I think if you bought a $500 gift card on your Carnival Credit Card, you received $100 Gift Card Bonus. If you didn't have a Carnival Gift Card, the bonus was half. You had a limit of 5 gift cards.

 

A good way to pay off the cruise and get some bonus $.

 

I believe some people last year were able to apply the bonus Gift Certs to their payments as well, however I believe the rules stated they were for on-board credit. I just used mine for onboard credit as I also had some OBC from early saver reductions.

[happy cruzin]

It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans.

 

It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D

 

 

LOL...I feel your pain. 511 for us - but I do have two others booked between now and then! [emoji12]

 

Edited April 17, 2015 by happy cruzin

[happy cruzin]

It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans.

It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D

 

That's ONE of the reasons that I count weeks - instead of days so it's only 77 more Sundays! See....doesn't that sound better! ;) :D

[fuzzmane]

Breeze repo 589 DAYS. Going to be a long wait.

[b_cruise]

You know I think that is one of the reasons we all love cruising so much.. The anticipation and knowing u have a holiday coming!! Priceless!!

 

I'm june 2016 but I'm trying NCL this July!!

[BaseballMomof4]

403 for me on the Vista. The planning is half the fun though, so I am not going crazy just yet. It helps that I live in Florida ;) and don't have to deal with "winter".

[HollandAvery]

I remember when we started at around 500-something days on our upcoming cruise. The wait is brutal but you'll survive! We are 220-something odd days away and it feels like the other 300 or so days really flew by!

Edited April 18, 2015 by HollandAvery

[nursepixie]

I win!! Hahaha!

[n6uqqq]

Guess it's safe to say you are no longer a " newbie " !

[Out to sea!]

I win!! Hahaha![ATTACH]346616[/ATTACH]

 

I'm just behind you at 708 for the Vista (started at 745). Luckily I have 3 cruises in between (NCL, RCCL, & CCL).

[AprilJ]

415 days for these 1st timers on the Triumph!

[oceanbums]

to OP,

We booked early to make sure we got one of the 4Js on the Lido Deck.

When I booked our cruise, we were 430 days out and now we are counting down from 59 days until we sail from New Orleans on the Dream:D. During the wait time, I booked 2 excursions, FTTF, hotel and flights are arranged, went thru my clothes (I actually have everything I need, no shopping necessary), the time actually went pretty quick.

Happy Cruising!

[sandij]

We really wanted a cove balcony, when I checked it was over a year out and there were only a few left, so we're at 329 and counting, but have that cove waiting for us.

Edited April 18, 2015 by sandij

[happy cruzin]

I win!! Hahaha![ATTACH]346616[/ATTACH]

 

YES...you do! ;)

[fuzzmane]

We really wanted a cove balcony, when I checked it was over a year out and there were only a few left, so we're at 329 and counting, but have that cove waiting for us.

 

Had a Cove on the Dream you will Love it. So close to the water. Would book this type of cabin every time if possible.

[sparks1093]

It is going to kill me with anticipation. Really it is. Nope, not kidding. October 9, 2016 on the dream. Paid the deposit yesterday with gift cards purchased at Kroger and they were having 4x fuel points. I managed to get 4000 points which equates to up to $1 per gallon of gas off until the end of May. I can't beat that. I will get the gift cards again when I have to finish paying off the cruise and for my s&s account. The S&S gift cards will be used to pay for the gas on my trip down to New Orleans.

It's official, I ain't as dumb as I look. :D

 

I know how you feel, we cruise on the 16th of October in 2016.

[bakersdozen12]

LOL...I feel your pain. 511 for us - but I do have two others booked between now and then! [emoji12]

 

 

 

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Haha, same here. I have one booked that isn't for 566 days. But fortunately I also have one that is in 189 days! :-D

[happy cruzin]

Haha, same here. I have one booked that isn't for 566 days. But fortunately I also have one that is in 189 days! :-D

 

 

18 days to the Victory and 307 to the Escape - for us before we get to the Breeze at 510!! [emoji12]

 

I [emoji171] a current countdown clock!!