You know you're addicted to cruising if......

[Krazy Kruizers]

You know if you're addicted to cruising if .........

Fill in the blanks ----- Use your imagination.

We need some laughs for the weekend.

[bepsf]

You tell your friends/family that you're going on vacation and they reply "Which ship this time?"

[spcl4cs_gal]

...you wake up in the morning and expect a room steward to come in an make up your bed.

(yeah I know...pretty lame)

[RevNeal]

If you dress for dinner twice a week and hold a life-boat drill by your swimming pool once a week, you might be addicted to cruising.

If you turn down your sheets and put a chocolate mint on your pillow before going to dinner, you might be addicted to cruising.

[ANSalberg]

YOu know you are addicted when You wake up and think how calm the ocean is- and you are at home..............................in Colorado!

[ekerr19]

A play on Brian's response - You tell your friends and family your going on another cruise...

They reply... "AGAIN???" "Aren't you tired of doing that yet?" :)

[RevNeal]

If you are always aware how many days, hours, and even minutes remain before a certain special date still many months away, you might be addicted to cruising.

[RevNeal]

If you carry around your most recent cruise's ship-ID so that you can pretend you're still at sea, you might be addicted to cruising. (I'm very guilty of this one)

[Ziggy7]

You know if you're addicted to cruising if .........
you need to re-tile your kitchen and rationized it would be cheaper to go on cruises and use those tiles instead!

[elmorejj]

If you hang a breakfast menu on the outside of your bedroom door at night.....you might be addicted to cruising.

If you pick up your phone and dial 92 for room service....you might be addicted to cruising.

If you stagger out of bed in the morning and head straight for the `puter and CC....you might be addicted to cruising................jean :cool:

[Krazy Kruizers]

Ziggy - you stole mine about the tiles and re-doning the top of the bar.

...when you go to your favorite restaurant and you tell your favorite waiter/waitress that you won't be in for a couple of weeks because you are going on a cruise and he/she saids "Again? I thought you just got back from a cruise?"

[Tatka]

If you drive 1 hour to the nearest port to watch other ships sailing away...

It was one of my favourite things since I was arount 9-10. ;) And I didn't even cruise until 14.

[jollycruiser]

If you participate in this thread!

[Orcrone]

If you leave a cruise ship webcam up on your computer, to check out what it would you'd be seeing if you were there, you might be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

If you refuse to get into bed until your DW/DH places a towel animal on your bed, you may be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

If you put on a tuxedo for dinner on Tuesday and Friday nights, you might be addicted to cruising.

[jstducky]

if the first thing you do every morning when you get to work is sign on to Cruise Critic...

[Orcrone]

When learning that you're having liver and onions for dinner you try to make reservations at the 'alternative' restaurant, you may be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

If you have an excel spreadsheet containing the location of all cruise ships, you may be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

When you give your children names like Riviera, Empress, Lido and Promenade, you may be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

When you call your car a 'tender', you may be addicted to cruising.

[Orcrone]

When you can't stop posting to a thread, you may be addicted to cruising.;) :o

[Krazy Kruizers]

ORCRONE - WOW!

An excel spreadsheet locating all cruise ships?

You are addicted.

[Orcrone]

ORCRONE - WOW!

An excel spreadsheet locating all cruise ships?

You are addicted.
I didn't say I did that. I just said that would be a sign of addiction. But now that I think of it, that would be useful.:rolleyes:

[Orcrone]

When your kids tell you they're bored, if you give them a list of shore excursions you may be addicted to cruising.

[cmyers]

When you book the lowest category - almost under water to Alaska and have to pack the big wrench to bang on the pipes in case of emergency. Ya gotta love cuisin.

[jhannah]

When you have to pull out a bottle of the ship's shampoo about every 6 weeks to remind you of a favorite cruise smell, you're addicted to cruising.

When you have a bottle of after shave that you keep in your dopp kit and use only on cruises, and you dig it out to take a whiff every now and again, then you're absolutely, positively addicted to cruising. (I didn't know this would turn into a confessional!)

[dakrewser]

You know if you're addicted to cruising if .........
You need to go to Chicago on business and wonder if a river boat from Cinncinnati might be slower than a steamer thru the St. Lawrence....

[Krazy Kruizers]

Now that you mention it -

We can go from Pittsburgh to Chicago by boat - one of the Queens.

[MISSYLOU]

When you keep cruise memoribilia in your office and around your home.

[Orcrone]

When you keep a picture of a cruiseship as the background on your computer, you may be addicted.

When you have copies of the itineraries of your upcoming cruises posted on your wall at work, you may be addicted.

I have both.:o

[Ziggy7]

I didn't say I did that. I just said that would be a sign of addiction. But now that I think of it, that would be useful.:rolleyes:
Hey Orcrone,

Would you mind sharing that spreadsheet with me :)

[Ziggy7]

You know if you're addicted to cruising if .........


You rename your kids Gulu, Shy or Hunky Dory!

[bepsf]

When the password to your computer at work is the name of your next or last ship

[bepsf]

When you invite friends to cocktails and they ask "Is this another Bon Voyage party?"

[cruznon]

*You repeatedly check online cruise sites to look at deck plans and media galleries!

* You drive down to the harbor to watch ships sail....
or get up early on a weekend to watch them dock!!!

[cruznon]

* You repeatedly check out online cruise sites just to check out deck plans
and media galleries

*You drive down to the harbor to watch ships sail...
OR go on weekend mornings to watch them dock!!

[gliles]

You put a little umbrella in your iced tea.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

If you are always aware how many days, hours, and even minutes remain before a certain special date still many months away, you might be addicted to cruising.
Do the above daily.

If you carry around your most recent cruise's ship-ID so that you can pretend you're still at sea, you might be addicted to cruising. (I'm very guilty of this one)
Both DH and I have all of ours in our wallet.

Password for the month on my work computer is HAL FAN, prior ones have been, crz now,zui dam, ost dam, crz fun

Both home and work computer has screensaver of cruise pictures.

At work I drink out of my Themal HAL Mug I got with my Hot CoCo while at Hubbard Glacier.

Every cruise I must get a Formal picture taken and put in the smaller folder with the picture of the ship to display on my credensa at work.

I also have small picture albums of all our cruises behind my desk and when they mention the cruise pictures that are displayed I whip out the photo albums:D

Yes, I would say I am just a little addicted:eek:

[ejbmorr]

You decide it really does make much more sense to go on a cruise instead of having the surgery the doctor recommends.

[Cruising Jake]

You are addicted if ............... the only magazines you have at home are cruise brochures.

[Cruising Jake]

You are addicted if ............... you sleep in a giant cradle and have someone rock you to sleep.

[Cruising Jake]

You are addicted if ............... you miss hearing announcements about "inch of gold" sales.

[RevNeal]

When you give your children names like Riviera, Empress, Lido and Promenade, you may be addicted to cruising.

Or ...

If you name your next dog "Roverdam," "Spotdam," "Rexdam," or "Menadam," you may be addicted to cruising.

[Ziggy7]

Or ...

If you name your next dog "Roverdam," "Spotdam," "Rexdam," or "Menadam," you may be addicted to cruising.

heheheeh good one revneal!

[RuthC]

When the password to your computer at work is the name of your next or last shipGreat. Now everyone knows and I'll have to change my password. :rolleyes:

You know you're addicted to cruising when---
your first question upon boarding is:

"Where is the Cruise Consultant?"

[Vicar]

You may be addicted to cruising if you think its easier to just eat on the Lido deck than do your laundry.


You may be addicted if you get upset with your DW because she only made one entree for dinner


You may be addicted if this Labor day you invite family and friends to an "aft-yard" barbeque

[unicorns1982]

You might be addicted to cruising if....

When someone gives you the time, You ask "Is that ship time?"

You refer to your bedroom as your "cabin" for weeks after your cruise.

You forget to pick up your own plate at home, thinking that a waiter will come and pick it up for you.

[Duck Duck Cruise]

When the password to your computer at work is the name of your next or last ship

Yes that would be me..............I have two

Rock me to sleep
Work to cruise 1000 miles from shore

[ASIWISH]

... if some of the greatest people you have ever met are from Indonesia and the Philippines!

... if you like it on the top AND the bottom!

... if, when you can't decide what to do about something during your day, you ask, "I wonder what RevNeal, RuthC, LAffnvegas, KRAZY KRUiZERS, and Besf would do...?"

... you use hand sanitizer WHENEVER you see it... even on the shelf at Walgreen's.

... you constantly ask the question, "Does this buffet make me look fat?"

... you wish your kids Eurodamn, Rotterdam, and Noodam would call more often.

... you can explain EXACTLY what the Noro Virus is...

... you wish you couldn't explain EXACTLY what the Noro Virus is....

... you suffer from a serious case of Avatar Envy...

... you gotten at least one estimate to see how much it would cost to install a Promenade Deck around your house.

... sometimes, when walking down a hallway, you purposely bang into the walls... for old time's sake!

... (I give up..)

[Duck Duck Cruise]

You may be addicted to cruising if you think its easier to just eat on the Lido deck than do your laundry.


You may be addicted if you get upset with your DW because she only made one entree for dinner


You may be addicted if this Labor day you invite family and friends to an "aft-yard" barbeque


LOVE Aft-Yard BBQ!

Addicted when.................your co-workers ask when you are leaving on your next cruise!

when............you must have at least one cruise to look forward to

when.............you can not go even one day without thinking about the sea, the ship, the crew, the pools, the naps and the fresh squeezed orange juice!

[Himself]

when....you call the floor in your home "the Deck"
when....you have to check these boards daily.

[kakalina]

When you walk out of Denny's and realize you forgot to pay because you are so used to just strolling out of the Lido when done with breakfast. :o We really did this and had to run back in a pay the bill :eek:

[COLLEYBERRY]

When you walk out of Denny's and realize you forgot to pay because you are so used to just strolling out of the Lido when done with breakfast. :o We really did this and had to run back in a pay the bill :eek:


Too funny !:D:D. Glad you realized in time. otherwise....

."But ..but officer you see, we have just come off this cruiise."...

"Alrighty then ...why don't you both just come along me.":D:D

[lka1012]

You are addicted to cruising (and CC) when:

you have the san diego web cam bookmarked and you try to watch the cruise ships sail into and out of post. (it was pretty the other day to watch a Carnival ship sail out of the fog and dock.)

when you are constantly buying fabric to make more cruise clothes (or is that addicted to buying fabric)

you don't know what day it is without floormats in your home

you buy a mini jiuce squeezer so you can keep having your fresh oj

[ccruisequeen]

When you keep a picture of a cruiseship as the background on your computer, you may be addicted.

When you have copies of the itineraries of your upcoming cruises posted on your wall at work, you may be addicted.

I have both.:o

I'm cheryl & I'm a proud member of CA (cruisers anonymous):cool:

[BumperII]

How about when you go on one cruise and book two more while on board?

I regularly do just about everything mentioned in this thread!:o

[Cruising-along]

The first question you ask yourself is "can I wear this on my next cruise" when shopping for new clothes. :p

[CaveDiving]

When you’re in an elevator that stops on the eighth floor of a building, you sing out Liii-Doooh.

[ariawoman]

This might be for HAL ships only but....


...when you can't say the words Lido, Verandah, Upper Verandah, Promenade, Upper Promenade (etc etc) without the same accent and tone as the woman on the elevator. (lol)

...when you take any leftover pillow chocolates home in order to extend your stay mentally by putting them on your bed at night (yeah...i have about 10 of them on my dresser right now LOL)

To the previous poster - every time we went to lido deck i couldn't help but sing the chorus from "Lido Shuffle" (liiiiii-dooooooo whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa). I still do it whenever I think of the word Lido.

[sparky-elpaso]

The first question you ask yourself is "can I wear this on my next cruise" when shopping for new clothes. :p

So I'm not the only one who does that.

When the wallpaper on your computer is a map of your next cruise destination - at this point, Australia.

[erewhon]

Krazy Kruizers,

Thank you for starting this discussion back in 2004.

Know I'm addicted to cruising, by having a photo of ship on the living room desk and a pile of cruise brochures and information by the computer. Also, cruise related ornaments on our Christmas trees. :)

[Tamaracboy]

To which I might add:

"But Officer, I'm NOT drunk ! . . . I just still have my 'Sea Legs' !! "

When talking to neighbors/friends about your upcoming cruise, all you hear is "But didn't you just get back from a cruise ?"

"You can explain the differences between a JJ and an HH"

You keep one "Cruise Suitcase" permanently packed (and ready).

And to one of the previous posts, I would amend it to: "The only clothes you buy are "cruise-worthy"

PLUS my particular symptom:

You only admit to your NEXT booking, concealing the two more after that (because people might plan an intervention) :eek:

r. :o

[NH Cruisers]

my particular symptom:

You only admit to your NEXT booking, concealing the two more after that (because people might plan an intervention) :eek:

:o

So true!!!

[Boytjie]

When you are out of the office for two days and you coworkers ask how your cruise was.

[IRL_Joanie]

Feel the sun on your body as you gaze at the photos you took. Or when you look at the places you have been, see the photos and swear you can still hear the ambient noise/voices.:D

Yes, I am addicted to Cruising!!

Joanie

[tjcox9]

SO many of the above are true for most/all of us addicts........but I have to add one more.

Several years ago, after returning from a long cruise, I went to lunch with "the girls" at a place some of you may know - starts with a P and ends with a Chang, and they sat down and somehow, I was still standing waiting for my chair to be pulled out for my royal "highness" to be seated.

And, yes, hotel rooms are no longer rooms, they are definitely cabins. Catch myself every land trip.

Good thread for us addicts to get our "fix"!!!

[rich_cathybrock]

May I add ...

I know I am an addict, because I can not resist the urge to book the next FCC while onboard, ensure I get the OBC (who else even knows what this stuff means?), AND change my Cruise Countdown while onboard, so there is NO BREAK in the avatar, which I would take as a sign of a serious deficiency in my life!

And the only MEETINGS for this addiction are in a place called the Piano Lounge! What to do???? Keep coming back...it works if you work it...

[Taxguy77]

Do the above daily.


Both DH and I have all of ours in our wallet.

Password for the month on my work computer is HAL FAN, prior ones have been, crz now,zui dam, ost dam, crz fun

Both home and work computer has screensaver of cruise pictures.

At work I drink out of my Themal HAL Mug I got with my Hot CoCo while at Hubbard Glacier.

Every cruise I must get a Formal picture taken and put in the smaller folder with the picture of the ship to display on my credensa at work.

I also have small picture albums of all our cruises behind my desk and when they mention the cruise pictures that are displayed I whip out the photo albums:D

Yes, I would say I am just a little addicted:eek:

LITTLE? :confused::confused:

I'm not,;) only have a pic of the Royal Clipper (and latest brochure) next to my desk. :o