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When You *KNOW* You're Addicted

Timeshare Von

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After 40+ years of T/S ownership, I am no longer "an owner"
I started this cruising thing in Sept 2023 . . . since that time I've done 3 cruises. Today, I have 3 already booked into the future (February back-to-back and October for a transatlantic from Lisbon to Florida). I guess that means I'm addicted that I have as many scheduled as I've taken in the past year. :D
 

Sandy VDH

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You just replaced timesharing with cruising.
 

Timeshare Von

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You just replaced timesharing with cruising.
EXACTLY! And ironically, my sister doing the same back around 2005 was how I acquired the Wyndham 77k points in Myrtle Beach. I'm cruising with her, since her hubby died in 2022. Learning the ins & outs, I'm finding cruising to be more flexible and less expensive than timeshare travel.
 

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We’ve owned timeshares since the 80’s and still love the lifestyle. However, this past summer we completed two back-to-back cruises to the Greek Islands and then the Baltic Sea. Loved them and now we have booked a Southern Caribbean cruise and Western Caribbean cruise for next year, and we just booked a transatlantic cruise for 2026. We are running low on air miles, so thought that would be a fun way to get to Europe. Bottom line is that we are getting hooked on cruising now too.
 

Timeshare Von

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We’ve owned timeshares since the 80’s and still love the lifestyle. However, this past summer we completed two back-to-back cruises to the Greek Islands and then the Baltic Sea. Loved them and now we have booked a Southern Caribbean cruise and Western Caribbean cruise for next year, and we just booked a transatlantic cruise for 2026. We are running low on air miles, so thought that would be a fun way to get to Europe. Bottom line is that we are getting hooked on cruising now too.
It's easy to do, isn't it? I too have owned timeshares since the early 1980's . . . and currently in the process of exiting Wyndham with my last ownership interest.
 

silentg

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We are getting addicted to cruises too! Trans-Atlantic in May, Panama Canal Cruise March 2023 and Alaska next August. We have also taken a couple of river cruises too. Timeshares are fun, but so are cruises. Thanks to Sandy VHD who is an awesome travel agent!
 
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