Thread: Have you ever had a cruise-related dream?

I get them all the time.

When things are good, I dream I am wandering the hallways of the ship or sitting down to dinner with friends, celebrities, royalty, etc. I dream I'm opening the door to my cabin and it's a two-story suite with floor to ceiling windows - stuff like that.

And starting a few weeks before a cruise, I usually have cruise anxiety dreams where I'm late to the ship, have to swim to catch her, can't find the port, can't find my cabin, the weather is rough, etc.

Several months ago on another board, one cruiser posted about waiting forever in the boarding queue only to find that there were no ramps to the ship. Pax had to be loaded into a log-flume-ride contraption and shot out a cannon to get to the ship!

What about you? Have you had any good cruise dreams? If I end up with some good ones, I'll probably write an article about them, but I will ask permission before I quote anyone.

Just to make it fair and all, here's one of my cruise dreams:

I was boarding a the Zuiderdam with a large group of people from the board. Some were cruising, and some were boarding to say farewell to friends and family and then leave the ship (yes, I know HAL doesn't allow that). We were all laughing and having a good time. We ate lunch in the MDR, strolled the decks and then filtered off to find our cabins. I was sleepy, so once in my room (a vanilla balcony or OV), I laid down to take a nap.

I woke up in the passenger seat of a large SUV being driven AWAY from the port by some of the forum people. Groggy and disoriented, I tried to explain that I was supposed to be ON the ship, not leaving with those who had said farewell.

Once we got that straightened out, the driver politely asked me to let him make the arrangements to get back to the ship. He was, you see, a secret HAL enforcer. Enforcers are pax who, in exchange for hefty discounts, stroll the ship making sure all of the non-pax disembark before sailing and report any other rule-breaking to security. Since he'd accidentally disembarked me, he took it upon himself to return me to the ship - but with a strong admonishment not to reveal him as an enforcer.

He turned the car around and got on his cell phone. The ship was already underway, and we had some tense moments waiting to hear if she would turn around. She did, but I would have to wade out to meet her. (Good thing my luggage was already onboard!)

As I waded, I came across someone's purse floating in the water. It was huge and heavy, but I dragged it along, looking through it while wading to see if I could find and call the owner.

At the ship, I had to climb what seemed like miles of narrow, circular iron stairs to get back on. On the way, I met the Captain who said the reason they'd disembarked me was that I'd been found asleep on his bed in his quarters and they'd assumed I was drunk (I have the occasional glass, but I've never been anywhere*near* that impaired!). I assured the Captain that my key had opened the door, and I'd had no intention of trespassing or usurping his cabin. I thanked him for coming back to get me. We chalked it up to a misunderstanding and shook hands.

How's that for weird??

I can never remember my dreams in that much detail.

I remember having bad cruise dreams, each time we forget our money and luggage when we board.

I know I've had them during the last couple of years. Probably all that time we couldn't go on a cruise. But I wouldn't be able to even start describing the dreams as I can't remember any of the details.

No, never ... and I do find it odd because I love to cruise and think about cruising often.

I feel sure I have but can't remember. So i voted other.

Hope I am not dreaming all this.

I have to laugh at myself - I had one last night. The ship was sort of like a submarine in that the only deck above water was the top deck, and even there, foam and slush came over the deck and made it slippery. We were in Antarctic, I think.

Have you been in the Antarctic ?

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Have you been in the Antarctic ?

Nope, never. Well, except in dreams.

My dreams have to do with the first ship we cruised on, the American Adventure. We left for our cruise with our kids in a tropical depression. It wasn't a big deal, but there was some weather. For some reason, the ship had a list on the right side....it wasn't tremendous, however it was noticeable and I didn't really care for it. I initially thought it was because we left in bad weather, but even when we got to the gentle seas of the Caribbean, it never went away. Every so often...usually before we are heading out on another cruise, I dream about that ship and the list....I really find it disturbing in my dreams!