mechcc Posted September 19, 2005 #1 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thought it would be fun for everyone to share their moments of realization that they are addicted to cruising. Mine was going shopping for clothes for work and discovering that the selections were being evaluated on "can I wear this to dinner and how well will it pack?" or "is this suitable for shore excursions?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted September 19, 2005 #2 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Thought it would be fun for everyone to share their moments of realization that they are addicted to cruising. Mine was going shopping for clothes for work and discovering that the selections were being evaluated on "can I wear this to dinner and how well will it pack?" or "is this suitable for shore excursions?" When we're spending big money, I figure out how many cruises I could buy for the same money. That's why we don't have a swimming pool :rolleyes: Candy <-- working on Zuidy #6 on 11/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted September 19, 2005 #3 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you are addicted when the first thing you do in the morning after breakfast is check into the Cruise Critic Message Board! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted September 19, 2005 #4 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you are addicted when the first thing you do in the morning after breakfast is check into the Cruise Critic Message Board! ;)Candy <-- Busted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakalina Posted September 19, 2005 #5 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you are addicted when you have the same physical reactions to the thought of your next cruise that you used to have when you weren't feeling well ie: sweaty palms, twitching eyes, a slight fever when you see a pix of a ship. You know. :) Tee-Hee Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseQueen13 Posted September 19, 2005 #6 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you are addicted when the day you return from a cruise, you begin a countdown to your next!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itravel2much Posted September 19, 2005 #7 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know when you are addicted when you leave in 2 weeks for a cruise, but you are already booked on a cruise for 2006 and 2007. Now, where can we go in 2008??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debjo Posted September 19, 2005 #8 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I'm busted on all these! Here's one more...you spend the year prior to the cruise researching and planning...then you go on your 7 day cruise...afterwards you spend the next year writing your cruise memoirs and processing the 600+ pictures you took while on that 7 day cruise. The result is a comment from your husband..."Who would have thought that a 7 day cruise could last TWO YEARS!!" Debjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted September 19, 2005 #9 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you're addicted when cruising is a regular line item in your household budget ... right up there with food and utilities! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACKWC Posted September 19, 2005 #10 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you are addicted when you have the same physical reactions to the thought of your next cruise that you used to have when you weren't feeling well ie: sweaty palms, twitching eyes, a slight fever when you see a pix of a ship. You know. :) Tee-Hee Trish Good Morning Kakalina, I see by your signature that you have made multiple cruises on the Statendam.:D We are booked on the Statendam for the Jan 2006 cruise out of Auckland. You must love Statendam. Would you mind being a resource for our questions? My wife and I know were were hooked on cruising at about our third "pampered meal" onboard NCL Dream in May 05. "Lets just move on board" sez Barbara:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meglet Posted September 19, 2005 #11 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I know I've always loved cruises since my honeymoon 13 years ago. But this summer, leaving the Zuiderdam, I actually cried a little. We're not cruising next summer since HAL is out of the Caribbean, and I was sad thinking of all the special moments - swimming at HMC, the incredible beds, the graciousness of all the staff, Chocolate volcano cake, and that indescribable excitement/peace of sitting on the verandah watching us sail away from Ft. Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchiesmom Posted September 19, 2005 #12 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I knew that I was addicted to cruising when I got a job as an agent with a travel agency that specializes in cruises because I couldn't get enough of it just planning my own cruises!!! :D Maybe obsessed is a better word for me than addicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAJOKG Posted September 19, 2005 #13 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you're addicted when cruising is a regular line item in your household budget ... right up there with food and utilities! :) LOL -- I thought it was just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 19, 2005 #14 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you're addicted to cruising when you refuse to replace you 21-year old mattress because it would cut in to the cruising budget. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriendan Posted September 19, 2005 #15 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You know you're addicted when cruising is a regular line item in youou know you're addicted when cruising is a regular line item in your household budget ... right up there with food and utilities! :) You know you're addicted when cruising is a regular line item in your household budget ... right up there instead of food and utilities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted September 20, 2005 #16 Share Posted September 20, 2005 You know you are addicted when you spend hours on the cruise critic. You know you got a problem when the door bell rings and you go to the dining room. You start referring to the floor as the deck and the basement as "C" deck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midgecruiser Posted September 20, 2005 #17 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Himself, Great line. I love it. You know your addicted when you try to book every vacation we take as a cruise. He loves to cruise too but seems to only OK 2 cruises a year. Yes, I love the land vacations as well but would love to just cruise. Wendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactuslady Posted September 20, 2005 #18 Share Posted September 20, 2005 I just always knew. Before I ever went on a cruise, before I ever stepped on a boat. Maybe it dates back to when I first went to the beach as a kid and saw a ship on the horizon . . . . Or maybe it was one of the Hope-Crosby-Lamour Road movies set on a ship? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggipolka Posted September 20, 2005 #19 Share Posted September 20, 2005 For those of us living in California: When an earthquake occurs, you think "Wow, the ship is really rocking today." Happened to me this morning while in yoga class!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bepsf Posted September 20, 2005 #20 Share Posted September 20, 2005 For those of us living in California: When an earthquake occurs, you think "Wow, the ship is really rocking today." Happened to me this morning while in yoga class!! :) Hahaha-- Too Funny!!! You know you're addicted when friends regularly ask "When is your next cruise?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise or Lose! Posted September 20, 2005 #21 Share Posted September 20, 2005 You know you're addicted when cruising is your ONLY topic of conversation (your last cruise, your next cruise, your wish list of cruise destinations, etc.) :o ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsas Posted September 20, 2005 #22 Share Posted September 20, 2005 you know you are ADDICTED WHEN YOU TRY TO GUESS. HOW MANY OF THE STAFF YOU WILL KNOW BEFORE YOU BOARD. We admitted it when we booked our next cruise before we left on the world cruise. LOVE AND HAPPY SAILING alsas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakalina Posted September 20, 2005 #23 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Good Morning Kakalina, I see by your signature that you have made multiple cruises on the Statendam.:D We are booked on the Statendam for the Jan 2006 cruise out of Auckland. You must love Statendam. Would you mind being a resource for our questions? My wife and I know were were hooked on cruising at about our third "pampered meal" onboard NCL Dream in May 05. "Lets just move on board" sez Barbara:cool: Hi Jack, Sorry it took so long I missed your earlier post somehow :) I would be more than happy to give you any information I can, although I am certain there are others on the boards more qualified than I. The Satendam is our favorite HAL ship so far. I say so far as we have not yet sailed on them all although I am trying my best to make it so. Some say she is a little bit tattered and worn and they would be right; certainly when she is finished with her SOE she should shine again. It's really hard to say why a certain ship is your favorite, possibly because she was the first ship we sailed on. Good luck on your cruise. Trisha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagle78 Posted September 21, 2005 #24 Share Posted September 21, 2005 You know you are addicted when the only dance you can remember is the "document dance"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechcc Posted September 21, 2005 Author #25 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Love the replies!!! Realization set in when reading the replies that I'm not just addicited but over the top since so many also applies to me. Someday we may have to check into a 12 step program for this addiction. NOT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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