How many cruises have you been on?

[JaiJae]

Thought this would be an interesting topic..

 

I have been cruising since 2016! April 2019 will be my 4th cruise! 

 

When did you start cruising and how many cruises have you been on? 

 

 

[InitialD]

First cruise was in 2005 and the one on Saturday will be number 10. 

[Scurvy Seadog]

Started cruising in 2014. I'll be taking my 21st cruise on Saturday and my 22nd is booked for February 2019.

Edited October 31, 2018 by Scurvy Seadog

[MistyRo76]

I took my first cruise in 1998 and I have #18 booked for this April...all on Carnival! 

[Victory.Feb.29,2008.]

17 in the books since 2004.

 

[2Shoes2Go]

DH has 10 more than me. 161 cruises on Carnival; 62 on Royal. We began cruising when we got married in 2007. 

[stargate fan]

We took our first cruise on Paradise in 2000.

We've sailed 24 Carnival and three Royal Caribbean cruises, with Carnival #25 in February.

(I'm only 30 days away from Diamond.)

[PhillyFan33579]

First cruise was April 2014.  Cruise number 23 coming up in 21 Days 22 Hours 10 Minutes. 

[schazzy]

My first cruise was in 2004, I have been on 7 total and DH's first was in 2010 and has been on 3 total. We have 2 more booked for 2019 and 2020.

[JaiJae]

21 minutes ago, 2Shoes2Go said:

DH has 10 more than me. 161 cruises on Carnival; 62 on Royal. We began cruising when we got married in 2007. 

161 cruises on Carnival?  Wow! 😳

[OCruisers]

First cruise was in 1961 ... Lost track of exactly how many.  

When taking a B2B cruise, it counts a two cruises ... but it always seems like one cruise to me.  Do any of the rest of you feel the same?  

[jordanaire]

We began cruising in 1996 aboard the Carnival Fantasy. We now have 23 cruises under our belt, with one coming up in April aboard the Allure of the Seas, (our 3rd Royal Caribbean cruise). We have thoroughly enjoyed all of our Carnival cruises, but some relatives asked us to join them on this cruise.

[shibby sails]

Began 2007, 29 on Carnival 10 on "others"

[Poppy42]

Lucky 13 coming up in December.

[pirate4me2]

Began cruising in March 2012, and #17 is this Sunday!

[ontheweb]

We have been on 12 starting in 2002 for our 25th anniversary. They include 3 on Carnival, 3 on Princess, 2 on Holland America, 2 on Royal Caribbean, and 2 on Norwegian. The best was a Baltic cruise on Princess for our 30th anniversary in 2007.

[chocolate melting cake]

Started in 1990----48 so far, 4 more booked. We were on a cruise this month with 7 others at our table, we had the least number of cruises.

[zippyjet]

Just completed cruise number nine (9). Nine for Nine on Carnival. One of my closest friends finally cruised with me in '16 on the Glory and with me on this years Horizon 8 night cruise. She now has the bug. As a matter of fact, spur of the moment she's going solo on the Norwegian Pearl for a 2 week Panama Canal cruise this Sunday. Wish I could go with but those two factors time and $$$. Champagne taste on a Lager Beer Pocket book.

[grandmarnnurse]

Took our first cruise in 1995 for our 25th Anniversary, and have been on 10 so far, with 2 more booked! 

[pyropoodle]

Not enough for me, that's for sure......

[sandyzag]

Started in 1996...   5 with Carnival and 1 with RCCL..  next up on the Horizon.

[silvercrikhix]

The moment we stepped into the atrium on our first cruise in 2010.....

......we were both immediately smitten and knew this wouldn’t be our only cruise. 

‘We looked at each with huge smiles & said, ohhh, yeahhhh.......

#8 is in Feb 2019. 

1 on RCCL

1 on Norwegian 

5 on Carnival with the 6th up next. ‘

 

Always Dreaming of Floating.......

Edited October 31, 2018 by silvercrikhix

[Crazy4Camping]

I can't even imagine being able to afford such a luxurious vacation so often!  What I'm scared about is taking my first cruise next February(which we've been planning and paying toward for over a year)and then becoming addicted and making the poor decision to do more(rather than you know, home improvements and stuff lol)!!!

[MechE31]

I have to think, but I think the breakdown is as follows

 

3 carnival (1 booked)

6 Royal (2 booked)

2 NCL 

1 Celebrity

[grandmarnnurse]

27 minutes ago, Crazy4Camping said:

I can't even imagine being able to afford such a luxurious vacation so often!  What I'm scared about is taking my first cruise next February(which we've been planning and paying toward for over a year)and then becoming addicted and making the poor decision to do more(rather than you know, home improvements and stuff lol)!!!

We try to cruise once a year, and we are living on a retirement budget. It can be done. First of all, for several years even before retiring, I made a “vacation fund”, and I treat that just as any other monthly bill—depositing money into it. Granted I had more to deposit when we were working, but with that fund we are able to cruise once a year in an inside cabin. Nothing luxurious. But it gets us on a cruise, and that’s all that’s important. I once found myself feeling a bit envious when I’d read posts by people booking Suites for their special occasions, but I had to tell myself, be thankful you are on a ship. So, with that said, I will be sailing for my 50th Anniversary in an inside cabin in 2020, and loving every minute of it! And, god willing, there will be many more with my love, as long as I keep squirreling away my money every single month without fail. Treat it as a bill, not as a luxury.