Rlandrigan
Earning My Ears
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- Jun 6, 2018
All i know is now I'm sad we changed from a March cruise where we would have had Captain Marvel premiere to an October one where we get....Jungle Cruise.
When you decide to buy something, don't you calculate the number of hours you had to work in order to pay for it to decide if the thing you wanna buy it's a good investment or not?
What I understood from OP's question is that some activities gives you more bang for your bucks than others and I agreed that some choices seem more like a logical investment than others.
No. I've already earned that money so I calculate whether spending the money is for something that's of value to me; that incorporates many factors beyond the mere objective financial calculation of what I can get for the money and how much I'd have to work to earn that. I'd rather stay at a 5 star hotel than a 3 star motel even though they both have rooms with beds. But one gives me more pleasure than the other. That's my value.
I don't personally consider a vacation a logical investment, or even an investment at all. And "bang for your buck" is for me the value I receive, which is not an objective financial calculation. What I enjoy at home is going to be pretty much what I enjoy on vacation. There may be times when there is a choice that I have to make between "I can do this at home" and "this is something different" which may factor into the decision/value proposition. For some people getting value out of their expenditure is going to be ensuring that they aren't paying more for the same experience at home but for us it's a more complex and subjective determination. Everyone has to vacation in the way that makes them the happiest and most satisfied. Just don't ever vacation with someone who feels differently from you.
The trouble with deciding attending a movie is a waste of your cruise fare is then what about sitting on a deck chair?
Only when I am on the fence about the purchase. Then that strategy usually knocks me into the 'no' category and saves me regret (and money).When you decide to buy something, don't you calculate the number of hours you had to work in order to pay for it to decide if the thing you wanna buy it's a good investment or not?
Our oldest son is 15 and autistic. So the movies are a huge thing for him. He loves going to see first run movies with no one in the theater, the more movies the better.
One of his best stories is seeing Ant Man (for like the 5th time) in the theater all by himself. He tells us that Pluto came in and sat and watched the movie with him for a bit, just him and Pluto. Where else can that happen?
Joe
Love this story! I don't always go to a movie while cruising, but last fall on the Marvel cruise, we really wanted to see Thor Ragnarok. It had already opened on land, but we hadn't got around to seeing it. Prior to the movies beginning, there was a preview for Black Panther. Right after the preview had started, Black Panther actually came into the theater and was standing in the side aisle watching the preview. We were pretty far back in the theater so saw him as soon as he came in, and then over the next minute or so you could hear a little whispers around the theater and everyone turning to see that he was there. At the end of the preview he did a little bow and the Wakanda forever salute, and the audience cheered. Then we got to see the very enjoyable Thor.
I guess the fact that special little things like this can occur, make going to a movie on a Disney cruise a little more fun.
I don't put a lot of stock int the star rating system. The stars just mean the amenities offered. Nothing to do with how clean or nice the rooms are. I really value trip advisor ratings and you will see a lot of 4 and 5 star hotels with poor reviews.Me too. However, since the number of stars may have a different signification depending on where you stay (ex: A 4 star hotel in Cuba could be the equivalent of 2 stars in Canada), my principal criterias for hotels are usually comfort and location... so whenever I can fin a reasonable price for it, I'll book it. As a pre-cruise stay during our next family cruise, we plan to stay in WDW because my MIL wants the Mouse. We could stay in a value but we like the Deluxe beddings and pools better and the location would not be ideal since we are travelling with seniors. We planned to go to Cape May Cafe and the mini-golf so the obvious choice is a Boardwalk hotel.
Maybe I'm lost in translation again. In french, we sometimes use the word "investment" the same way we would use the word "buy" or "expense". Obviously not like a house or stocks. *I edited the comment you replied to in order to use a more accurate word, hopefully it will be understood the way I mean it.*
I did and I do: I travel with my husband. He's actually wayyyy more frugal than I am...
I do not understand what would make people believe that I make choices strictly based on financial value... I do not, but when it comes to something expensive and "non-essential" (like a cruise) , I think it would be a little bit too carefree on my part to ignore it. Money doesn't grow on trees.
The FB book for my cruise has a couple of threads talking about what movies will be playing. Is it weird that for a short cruise, I have no intention of spending 2 hours in a theatre? If I want to see a movie I can go while I'm home--even if Im cheap I can go on a Tuesday for $5.
Now for a longer cruise, one with a sea day, maybe that would be a good idea. Or if it rains on CC day and drives us back on the ship. Or if we had kids with us. But we are spending our Nassau day onboard and have spa day passes and a mixology class scheduled. Time is so precious on short cruises I don't get the time spent watching a movie. Am I missing something?
This is me in a nutshell. Cruising is all about doing things that you will enjoy and may not do when you are at home. It makes no difference if that means sitting in a movie theater for a few hours or lounging on a deck chair by the pool. To each their own.I rarely go out to movies at home because there always seems to be something else I need to do with my time. So I’m looking forward to seeing what is showing on our next cruise and maybe catching up on some movies I was hoping to see.