Do you tell everyone you are going on a Princess Cruise?

[MattOsprey]

I have noticed that I am a terrible bragger about my forthcoming cruises. No matter where I am, I manage to slip it in to conversation that I will be away as I am going on a cruise.

Does anyone else do this or am I a really shallow person?

Matthew

 

PS did I mention I am on a Princess cruise next week!

[wishful thinking]

I have noticed that I am a terrible bragger about my forthcoming cruises. No matter where I am, I manage to slip it in to conversation that I will be away as I am going on a cruise.

Does anyone else do this or am I a really shallow person?

Matthew

 

PS did I mention I am on a Princess cruise next week!

 

Oh yeah. Once I'm booked I can't stop talking to anyone who wants to listen. I think it's the excitement!

[MichTraveler]

Too funny! I like to think I am a cautious person with travel. Don't let everyone know you are going away, light timers, etc.

But my friends know about my cruises. I think I talk about them more BEFORE I sail than after I return. The excitement of going seems to be shared more than the fun that I had!

Plus, in my email "I'm away" message, I post a link to the Princess Bridge Cam and suggest the emailer check out where I am at!!!

[Woobstr112G]

I brag away after I book my cruise. Last October I sent pictures, after we embarked, to coworkers who I had left behind.....:):):)

 

Bob

[Clutterlady]

Sure I brag after I book! Trying to get more of my friends interested in cruising:)

[CL-JW]

We definitely tend to bring up our cruise plans in conversation:)

[paul929207]

Yes, I do mention our cruises on rare occasions, like constantly.

[1 HappyCruiser]

Wow, I'm definitely in the minority with this one. Other than our neighbor across the street & our relatives so they can get in touch if need be, there's no need to brag to anyone else especially during this time of recession. It's bad enough that most people we deal with are lucky to have a job much less a cruise vacation.

[cormike1]

Boy that was kind of a downer answer 1HappyCruiser!!! Are you not happy anymore...you are taking a cruise afterall. I am not bragging to anyone about being able to afford a cruise....I am just so excited about a vacation and seeing new sites...certainly not bragging. Some of my friends, who don't like to travel by the way, are always asking me where my husband and I are going next, as they say they are living through our travel lol. I would certainly not mention it to friends that were out of work unless I was specifically asked where I was going next. i don't think most of these replies were actually saying they brag as in being snotty...just because they to are excited to be cruising like me. Just my opinion though.

[sackman]

I usually have to tell people I'm going on vacation. Only when they press and ask "Oh, where are you going, what are you doing?" do I then go into more detail.

[Robb]

I would never BRAG, but we do have six cruises booked at the moment. :D

[Fore on the Floor]

I am in automotive sales and I use cruising everyday to connect with customers. I have a digital picture frame on my desk that scrolls through different pictures including several shots from cruises. I always seem to find a way to find out if people are fellow cruisers. We always book another cruise while we are on board so we always have a cruise booked and something to talk about. It is great to be able to talk cruising at work.

[westham]

Never put Vacation details on social networks like facebook etc. You might return:( home to a very unhappy situation.

[1 HappyCruiser]

Boy that was kind of a downer answer 1HappyCruiser!!! Are you not happy anymore...you are taking a cruise afterall. I am not bragging to anyone about being able to afford a cruise....I am just so excited about a vacation and seeing new sites...certainly not bragging. Some of my friends, who don't like to travel by the way, are always asking me where my husband and I are going next, as they say they are living through our travel lol. I would certainly not mention it to friends that were out of work unless I was specifically asked where I was going next. i don't think most of these replies were actually saying they brag as in being snotty...just because they to are excited to be cruising like me. Just my opinion though.

 

Maybe you don't consider it bragging (I don't) but it is. I'm sure most of the people that do have to tell others about their next cruise are not doing it to brag but only in conversation and many people who can't even afford a decent vacation probably do consider it bragging, even if they don't tell you to your face.

Ask yourself, is it really necessary to tell everyone you meet that you're going on a cruise? Do most others really care?

[Richie2pies]

Great idea! Tell everyone you will be away so the crooks know which house to rob.

[u2cruiser]

I don't because all my friends think cruising is for old people :mad:

[Woobstr112G]

Boy that was kind of a downer answer 1HappyCruiser!!! Are you not happy anymore...you are taking a cruise afterall. I am not bragging to anyone about being able to afford a cruise....I am just so excited about a vacation and seeing new sites...certainly not bragging. Some of my friends, who don't like to travel by the way, are always asking me where my husband and I are going next, as they say they are living through our travel lol. I would certainly not mention it to friends that were out of work unless I was specifically asked where I was going next. i don't think most of these replies were actually saying they brag as in being snotty...just because they to are excited to be cruising like me. Just my opinion though.

 

My opinion as well, very well said.....:):):)

 

Bob

[Woobstr112G]

Maybe you don't consider it bragging (I don't) but it is. I'm sure most of the people that do have to tell others about their next cruise are not doing it to brag but only in conversation and many people who can't even afford a decent vacation probably do consider it bragging, even if they don't tell you to your face.

Ask yourself, is it really necessary to tell everyone you meet that you're going on a cruise? Do most others really care?

 

Most of us are just bragging about bragging. Additionally, IMHO, we tell people who already know our fondness of cruising or as in my case answer questions asked of us by our friends.....

 

Bob

[MattOsprey]

Just to clarify matters. I don't stand outside the job centre or the social security building and tell people. It's mainly people like the bank staff and the like.

While we are away there are people doing renovations for most of the time, so I hope I won't be robbed. There isn't a lot of crime in my village of 12 houses.

Matthew

[cruisingallover]

I don't have to brag anymore ....my family and friends now just ask "so where are you going next?" :D

[toberman]

I don't because all my friends think cruising is for old people :mad:

 

Well.. You could tell them a thing or three!! ;) :D

[travelerpair]

You sound like a good person. Thinking of others is rare these days.

[doubletree07]

I would never BRAG, but we do have six cruises booked at the moment. :D

 

Show off!!;) That is awesome!:)

[karatemom2]

Nope, don't talk about it much anymore. That is why I come here!! So I can anticipate and talk about my cruises with you wonderful, like-minded people. Since we have started cruising frequently I have become weary of the "Another cruise?" comments with the :rolleyes: I get from some friends, family and co-workers. So I pretty much keep it to myself and save the chat for the Cruise Critic boards!

[cruiser113]

I would never BRAG, but we do have six cruises booked at the moment. :D

 

 

You rock , happy sailing