Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #203029 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-15
• Released on: 2007-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 156 pages

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.

Customer Reviews

Travel humor has a new star in Dr. Kruz Nutty
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.

Humorous tool for cruise addicts
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!

Fun to Read
Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide by Bob Mick a.k.a. Dr. Kruz Nutty This whimsical book is fun for anyone who enjoys cruises. With a tongue in cheek approach Dr. Nutty will keep you chuckling as he outlines everything you need to know, or already have experienced, about cruising, from how to select your cruise to what to take, how to choose your travel companion, how to cope on board, what to expect. He discusses food, drink, activities on and off the ship, how to pack, and how to get through the difficulties, all with a grin and making you laugh. Enjoy it just for fun!