Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide [Paperback]

Bob Mick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2007

For millions of people every year, a cruise isn't just a delightful vacation it's an obsession. These Cruise Crazies have simply GOT TO BE ON ONE - landlubber jobs and responsibilities be damned. Luckily for them, there is a new behavioral therapy guide by Dr. Kruz Nutty (a.k.a. Bob Mick), the world's premier authority on cruise addiction. Through Dr. Nutty's Cruise Crazy, take a quiz to discover which of the four levels of cruise addiction you have reached. Then take note of the wacky pre- and post-cruise rituals and obsessive-compulsive symptoms that give cruise addicts away while learning new terms that finally define their crazy addictive behaviors: Stage 1: Pre-Cruise Psychosis - a happy obsession over choosing the perfect cruise; hosting cruise-themed parties, and sending endless newsletters to friends about their future cruise. Stage 2: Traumatic Travel Syndrome, where NOTHING will keep Cruise Crazies from getting to the ship on time. Driving at break-neck speed to their port of departure, booking only hotels with harbor views to watch for their ship, and suffering from Seaport Personality Syndrome get out of the way as these Crazies rush onto the ship. Stage 3: Sea Junky. Here they either subside into lethargic poolside lounging, hibiscus in hair, sipping umbrella-laden ice-cold drinks, and floating peacefully on turquoise waters, or they rev up into a frenzy of shipboard and seaport activities by overindulging, overshopping, overeating, and overdipping into every port of call with utter abandon. Stage 4: Severe Ship Separation Anxiety as cruise crazies approach the dreaded end of the cruise, when days of uncontrolled exuberance come to an end. But Dr. Nutty does not abandon his dry-land afflicted Crazies here. Discover his 25-step Cruise Recovery Program with its bathtub buffets, faux cruise ship rooms, and other cruise withdrawal remedies. Laughter is always the best medicine and Cruise Crazy may be all the laugh therapy - or encouragement - you need.

Editorial Reviews

Review

At last, a book to help us cope with and embrace our addiction. Yes, I am a 'Cracked-Up Crazy Cruiser', according to the Cruise Line Lexicon included in the book, and anyone else who fits in the same category will Love Dr. Nutty's Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide. --Ralph Grizzle, publisher of Cruise Observer and The Avid Cruiser

Funny and witty! And so true . . . A must read for anyone who wants to cruise or has cruised many times. --A. Karl Halbedl, President and CEO, AAA Northwest Ohio

It's overboard with high energy and fun!!!! --Sue McCloskey, VP Member Services and Travel Agency, AAA Northwest Ohio

About the Author

Robert Mick (a.k.a. Dr. Kruz Nutty) is a hopeless cruise addict and a seasoned ex-travel agent who worked for the AAA Northwest Ohio Travel Agency for five years. When his mind is not preoccupied with cruising or calculating vacation time, he works as a program coordinator for the Executive MBA program at The Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, where he received his own MA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Capital Books (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933102594
• ISBN-13: 978-1933102597
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #817,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Travel humor has a new star in Dr. Kruz Nutty, November 14, 2007

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Kyle Ezell (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide (Paperback)

This is a marvel of a little book. The new dictionary for cruise addict behavior (The Cruise Line Lexicon) will keep you occupied (and giggling) for hours! And if you're having a hard time counting the days until your next cruise comes, this book is the perfect guilty pleasure for anyone who loves to cruise. (And others who wonder why we're so addicted!) Not bad at all for ten bucks.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous tool for cruise addicts, November 14, 2007

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Karen L. Luther - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide (Paperback)

Thank you, Dr. Nutty! I read this last night (addicted to both cruises and reading!) and thoroughly enjoyed it. This book is a useful tool to be used during all stages of cruise addiction. I can see myself picking it up to read sections or chapters when the need arises. It was a pleasure to read. Laugh-out-loud funny and/or just plain silly. What fun!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide, February 23, 2008

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Max Hardaway (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide (Paperback)

Dr. Nutty's survival guide is exactly what I needed to get through until my next cruise. I'm so glad that I found this book. It's funny amd definitely describes my addictive behavior from picking the perfect cruise through the end when I'm forced off the ship when the cruise ends.