its been 1 month today and i still feel like

[becka]

IGTD....you just don't seem to get it. I pray that you never encounter a real hardship in your life because I don't think you would be able to handle it.

 

[Chattyaholic]

We have a 4-day Carnival cruise (Christmas gift from me to my DH) and a 7-day Disney cruise coming up next month. We may have to cancel them both, won't know for sure until the 7th. Will I be disappointed? Yes, I would be lying if I said no. But my Dad's health is much more important and comes first. He is to see the cardiologist on the morning of the 7th. If they plan to do a procedure while we're gone, we'll stay home and either cancel the cruises and get our $$ back (we took out insurance on both thankfully) or we may just postpone them, we're not sure at this point. If we postpone them it may be for a full year. But! Half the fun of planning a cruise is the PLANNING and ANTICIPATION of the cruise itself!! Many people don't even get to PLAN a cruise, many can never afford any type of vacation AT ALL. Many don't have the basic necessities of LIFE. I, for one, am THANKFUL for the things I DO have: a wonderful DH, two fantastic children, two adorable grandchildren and we all have GOOD HEALTH which is SO IMPORTANT!! A nice home, food on the table, clothes on my back, a job I enjoy, the list goes on and on and on.....BE THANKFUL for what you have and don't dwell on what you DON'T.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I think you should quit your job at the library and dedicate the rest of your life raising money for a Foundation dedicated to helping the thousands of other misplaced luxury cruisers deal with this incredible loss in their lives.

 

[glo]

I think we have all expressed our thoughts and ideas here, but there is no need to rehash it on either side anymore. Let's remember what we all have to be thankful for and continue on. Please listen to all the advice offered. It is the Holiday Season afterall...

 

[Saffron]

imgoingtodisney -- you are looking right past what everyone is saying to you and dwelling on the past, dwelling on something you can't change. You could have chosen to do everything differently, but you didn't. There were several things you chould have done differently then and now. You made your choices then, just as you are making a choice now to dwell on and treat a canceled cruise like it is/was the end all and be all of your happiness. I wish you all the luck in the world in getting over this. It seems to me you don't want to. Getting over disappointment about a vacation is easy compared to what others here and around you are going through.

I've been thinking about the woman from the DIS, who last year went to WDW, with her very young children and her very young husband. They drove down. They were having a grand time. About the 2nd or 3rd day of their vacation, her husband didn't wake up. She lost her beloved husband, her children lost their beloved father, she was stranded in WDW because she didn't know how to drive, etc. That is something that is extremely difficult to get over. That is something that is very, very sad. That is tragic. That is horrible. That makes my heart break for that family.

This is just my opinion and I am saying this to you in a very friendly way. I think you're as much a part of this community as anyone else and I think you have the right to vent just as others do. Now, after saying all of that ------------- could you do a lot of us and yourself a favor? Could you put the word "Vent" or the words "Cruise Vent" in the title to your posts when you are talking about your canceled cruise? That will allow those of us who usually read most, if not all, the threads on the CB, to pass over your cruise vents if we choose to. Thanks.

Again, good luck to you.

 

[Saffron]

Sorry glo, I didn't see your post. Good luck imgoingtodisney. I mean that sincerely.

 

[zurgswife]

After all the friendly (based on your complaining I think your lucky that it has stayed so positive) advice to you on this matter.....I still fail to realize why you choose to dwell on your inconvience in such a public forum.....I felt bad for you when your cruise was canceled but please as saffron stated note in your post when you will be writting a post that is a complaint about not taking your cruise.....

 

[Michelle]

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