2009 I have cruises booked for

JoeyandDavid · May 1, 2008

WE GOING IN MARCH 09 CELEBRITY 15 DAY CRUISE ROUND TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO. LOTS OF SEA DAYS YEAH

That is the Hawii run isnt it?

Rat · May 1, 2008

We have only a Princess cruise booked for April 09.

DebbieandJerry · May 2, 2008

WE GOING IN MARCH 09 CELEBRITY 15 DAY CRUISE ROUND TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO. LOTS OF SEA DAYS YEAH

That is the Hawii run isnt it?

Joey, this is the other couple that I have been bragging about. Yes, we leave from San Diego

JoeyandDavid · May 2, 2008

we have looked at that a few times.. you guys should have a great time....

Joanandjoe · May 2, 2008

I know we said "no cruises" for 2007, and ended up on two cruises; but for 2009 we really mean "no cruises". By the time we get back from our Alaska cruise later this month, we'll have had six cruise vacations in a row, and nine of our last eleven. We haven't had a car vacation since May, 2005, and that was tied in with a business trip. Our last plane trip without a cruise was in 2003, to Copenhagen.

2009 looks like the year that we'll catch up on some overdue "land" vacations, from a group of possibilities including Canada, Malta, Williamsburg, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone/Grand Teton. We won't rule out cruises, but it's unlikely.

That could change if there is a Crazies group cruise to a place other than the Caribbean. After three Caribbean cruises where we barely touched a beach due to my fair skin, and suffered from the heat, we're unlikely to take another one.

JoeyandDavid · May 2, 2008

That could change if there is a Crazies group cruise to a place other than the Caribbean. After three Caribbean cruises where we barely touched a beach due to my fair skin, and suffered from the heat, we're unlikely to take another one.

Joe and Joan... maybe we can get something other than the Caribbean for our next group.... where would you suggest.. back to Alaska? to Europe? (hopefully the exchange rate will be better!)

Joanandjoe · May 2, 2008

Joe and Joan... maybe we can get something other than the Caribbean for our next group.... where would you suggest.. back to Alaska? to Europe? (hopefully the exchange rate will be better!)

Europe (Eastern Med.?) if the exchange rate gets better. Canada/New England. Bermuda. Mississippi, Columbia, or Rhone Rivers. Maybe Hawaii, although now there's only a choice of one NCL ship or 15 day cruises that are mostly sea days. Actually, one of the main reasons we don't expect to cruise for awhile is that, until I retire and can cruise in the summer or winter*, we're running out of places that one can cruise to in the spring or fall. A third cruise to Alaska? Not likely for at least 5, maybe 10, years.

* As I've noted in previous posts, I've never had any kind of vacation, cruise or otherwise, not even as a child, during the actual winter (12/21 to 3/21). CPA son of a CPA, and neither a skier nor a sun worshiper.

JoeyandDavid · May 2, 2008

Joey - I would love to say that I was coming with you. But I think I might be finding a new home not to mention a new full time job if I was to ask for more time off (not to mention 14 days) again. I had to beg plead and pratically promise my first born grandchild to get the one off in Feb. Pretty bad when you have 4 weeks of vacation to use a year and you have to beg for it.

I would love to have you come too.... don't worry Karla... we will have more opportunities.... :happy:

zebra · May 2, 2008

J & J..... try the Caribbean in winter - November to January is awesome. (I also can't cruise during Tax Season) I too have very fair skin and have had skin cancer, so I cannot hangout on beaches either.

But the Southern Caribbean islands are a lot more than just beaches, we've rented air conditioned cars and driven around the islands enjoying the beauty. In Curacao we enjoyed the "Dutch" flavor..... as we're originally from South Africa and Afrikaans (a derivative of Dutch) is our second language, we could understand them and were able to have an awesome local meal on the sidewalk of a bistro under huge shade trees. Trust me we look for the "unusual" when we go to the Caribbean...... I can't stand all the jewelry and T-Shirt stores, (different strokes for different folks) but love to visit other cultures. I totally understand how you feel, we love Europe too...... It would have been so neat to have met you and Joan, but as Joey says, maybe on the next group cruise.......