How do you celebrate your count down?

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

We are in the final stretch...I'M SO EXCITED!!!

So, how do you celebrate your count down? Dinners with special menus? Movie night? Watch the planning video...again?

Or to put it another way...How do you make the last few days in civilization bearable.

 

[FigmentSpark]

Panicking and going over the kids' packing lists... and mine.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Panicking and going over the kids' packing lists... and mine.

YES! THIS. 100 times this!

I have our first day plans, our "these need to happen when we get on the ship" plans, the packing list (which is turning into a shopping list ) and the AllTheseThingsNeedtoBeDoneBeforeWeLeave list.

 

[Iamaplanner]

Write to-do lists, re-write them, scratch things off, watch the vacation countdown app! So fun!

 

[x19]

Back when Home Depot sold Disney paint, they had Mickey shaped swatches. We got 90 of them (spread out over time), wrote numbers on them, and string them up on a ribbon. Each night before bed, we take one down.

Depending on the location we've done other countdowns. Not cruise related but when we went to Disneyland Paris we got the Lego Eiffel Tower set and broke that down into a 60-day countdown. Doing a certain number of steps each night, until the model was finished the night before the trip. I could see doing this with another architectural set for our upcoming Med cruise, but I haven't looked into yet.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Write to-do lists, re-write them, scratch things off, watch the vacation countdown app! So fun!

I'm doing this now. It is great to see things come together!!!

Back when Home Depot sold Disney paint, they had Mickey shaped swatches. We got 90 of them (spread out over time), wrote numbers on them, and string them up on a ribbon. Each night before bed, we take one down.

Depending on the location we've done other countdowns. Not cruise related but when we went to Disneyland Paris we got the Lego Eiffel Tower set and broke that down into a 60-day countdown. Doing a certain number of steps each night, until the model was finished the night before the trip. I could see doing this with another architectural set for our upcoming Med cruise, but I haven't looked into yet.

I love this! We are a little behind for time, but definitely something that we will think of next time!

Currently, DS and I are do our count down dance...it isn't pretty but it is fun and that is all that matters

 

[suedon70]

I’m like many on here I make my cruise lists and check the countdown each day (18 and counting until our next cruise!)

 

[Stratus22]

I make Mickey and Minnie Mouse Cut out cookies a week before we set sail.