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HeatherMcNally, Welcome to CruiseCrazies!

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HeatherMcNally

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Hi!

I'm Heather and I am new to cruising but definitely have the bug!

I live in Devon, England with my husband and I intend to make cruising a part of our yearly holidays back to the States ( I'm american, just married a lovely Englishman)

A couple years ago my husband treated me to a Christmas Cruise from SouthHampton Uk to Antwerp Belgium. It was Great! Depsite the fact that the boat was a glorified Ferry, and Despite that food was not included, and despite that we had bunk beds in an itty bitty interior room and despite the fact that most of the travelling part was done in gale force 8 winds ...

I figured if i had a Fantastic time THERE... lol how much would I enjoy a cruise on a bigger ship with more options?

So we booked a Cruise for my 40th birthday last September on the Carnival Conquest. My Birthday, His birthday and our 8th wedding Anniversary.

I'm sure i dont have to tell you how much fun it was!

By the time we got home I was ready to book again. So we booked the Carnival Dream for the same week This September. (great way to celebrate all our important days)

I had intended to plan a week in New Orleans for the week before. By the time I crunched the numbers; car rental, hotel ( motel 8ish cheap), food.. not expensive but not McDonalds ...I hadn't even started on entertaining ourselves for a week. it was looking like £600 plus! So i had a sneaky peak at other cruises or something.. and LOL it was Cheaper to go on the Elation for 5 days Before our 7 day Cruise... Better Accommodation, better food, entertainment ...

So it looks like I get Two Cruises this year lol

I enjoy chatting about my new obsession and my friends here all barely indulge me ( i think they're all jealous lol) so i looked for somewhere online where i wont be seen as any crazier than the next person... well... maybe just a bit

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Hi Heather - Welcome. You'll fit in here very well here, as we all obsess about our favorite pastime, too! Your cruise to Belgium sounds pretty rustic - but those kinds of vacations are the most memorable and will have you talking about it for years, I'll bet. :smile: You'll love the Elation. I haven't sailed her, but I have sailed on her sister, the Imagination, and I like those Fantasy class ships. I agree - in most cases a cruise is more economical than a city stay when you figure in the cost of meals, taxis, car rental, entertainment. That's why we love cruising!

By the way, my husband and I cruise every summer in August - on his birthday and our anniversary. What better reason to celebrate, and double the fun!

I look forward to chatting. :biggrin:

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Thanks so much for the welcome!

Jan you're right that the Belgium Christmas Cruise was rustic lol

It was Very cheap though. £99 for an inside cabin. The bummer was that TONS of people got called from the £99 deal to upgrade free to a bigger better room, but unfortunately the phone number they had for us was my husbands Iphone which He lost 4 days before our trip.. DOH!!! that was a bummer to find out after we were on board lol

Basically I needed a very different Christmas, my mom had just passed away in September and I was dreading the Christmas season without her. Even though we didn't talk much and I wasn't close enough that i'd be spending Christmas with her anyways, Still those firsts without your mom here are hard.

So we booked this deal and I have to say I didn't think of anything but this brand new adventure I was having the entire time. I even played Bingo for the first time since I was in kindergarten .. lol yeah... really weird but i have a bit of a phobia of Bingo....

Got just a little sea sick on the last bit back from the really rough weather, but took a pill and had some breakfast and had a great day anyways.

And Antwerp... omg! I had looked it up and it said that Christmas in Antwerp was generally spent at home with family... I figured the town would be quiet and that but NO! One of the Biggest Christmas markets in Europe was happening right on our doorstep... or the bottom of the plank as it were.

We had a great two days there exploring and enjoying new foods and new culture, then hanging out in the clubs in the evening... just grand!

LOL then i went on the Conquest this past September and had even MORE fun in the first few hours than I had the whole trip to Belgium, seeing as my sights were set pretty low, when i saw our balcony room and all the pretty decor and friendly people i was just floored LOL... easily pleased me

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Heather,

Sorry about your mom. My mom passed away 14 years ago, and I did the same thing you did - booked our first cruise - on the Grand Princess. There's something about grief that makes one want to get away for a while with a whole new experience, I guess.

There's a whole ocean of cruise ships out there. Think of all the fun you'll have checking them off your wish list! :smile:

Jan

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