Country United States Publisher Capital Books Media type Print (Paperback) Genres Self-help, Humour | Language English Publication date November 15, 2007 Originally published 15 November 2007 OCLC 154672804 | |
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Pages 156 p. (first edition, paperback) | ||
Cruise Crazy: The Cruise Addict's Survival Guide (2007) is a humor book written by Robert Mick, under the pseudonym Dr. Kruz Nutty. The book is filled with artificial advice for travelers suffering from "cruise addiction." The book is intended to be humorous and does not propose viable therapies for any form of addiction. It was released by Capital Books on November 15, 2007.
Lexicon
The book invented a lexicon of over 100 terms to describe individuals and their varying degrees of and bouts with cruise addiction. Some examples follow:
Cruise Ship Conundrum: A quandary or predicament caused by a cruise addict who is unable to decide on which ship to cruise on next and which ports to visit.
Highway Heart Failure: Excessive excitement in a cruise addict while in a car on their way to the port causing them to have a heart attack.
Port Possibilities Paralysis: An affliction that temporarily incapacitates addicts and caused by excessive and sustained excitement when considering all of the port possibilities available for their next cruise.
Promenade Deck Disorientation: A condition causing dizziness as you constantly stroll, walk, or jog, around and around (and around!) the promenade deck.
Seaport Personality Syndrome: When a cruise addict arrives in a departure port city the day before their cruise begins and experiences an extreme personality change.