11/22/08 Thanksgiving 2008 cruise thread. Double Dipping Travelling Turkeys!

[DisneyZell]

*********** has set up a group website for this cruise so that everyone can get to know each other before the cruise.

Info to send (feel free to add other things/make suggestions):
DIS name(s)
First and Last name of people in your group including ages of kids at time of cruise
Where you are from
If you have early or late seating
Stateroom number
E-mail address (if you don't want it listed please indicate)
Pre and post cruise plans
Family Picture
Brief description of occupations, families' intrests/activities/hobbies
For each child: picture, activities and/or interests, grade they will be in at cruise time, activities they are looking forward to on the cruise

e-mail info or questions to ************* or you can PM the info to ***********.

[LAMPSKIES]

WOW 2008!! 7 night Western?

[DisneyZell]

WOW 2008!! 7 night Western?
we don't care...either works for us, we have done both. There are good and bad things...I think at least one if not two ports we would sit on the boat!

[alwayslisad]

Hope to do the TDAY 2008 - we are waiting for a quote when the dates come out - there are 8 of us going... the criteria from the kids is that they still be young enough to go to the stack -- so that means we have to cruise before 2009 for us --

[tjeagle]

Hello all! We are on the fence at the moment....we cruise in 13 days!! Wooo Whooo!:cool1: and originally planned on re-booking for Thanksgiving 2008...I am intrigued by the Repos but think they will be over our budget!!

For those of you who have cruised Thanksgiving.....is the ship decorated for the Holidays?? And does it "feel" like Thanksgiving? We will be leaving some disgruntled family at home (what...your going away for Thanksgiving....) and I don't want to miss the Thankgiving feel......if that makes sense!!

It will be Me (turning 40 on our upcoming cruise!!), DH (Turning 40 just before Thanksgiving cruise!!) and DD and DS, twins who will be 10 for the Thanksgiving cruise!!

I'll keep checking in.....and will know more either the 31st or when we get back!!

Oh yeah....am I correct that this cruise will be a special Western Double Dip!!??

[alwayslisad]

Good morning all - YEP to a DD at CC - The teens did not seem too impressed by that, but I explained to them that they did NOT have to get of the Magic each time - only if they wanted. So that made them happy. DD wanted to know why we had to cruise then - after I explained she was good with the idea. Dnephew wanted to do the REPO and after I explained that even the TDAY cruise was not planned - till THEY planned it - and that our budget was not planning on two cruises in 5 years - they accepted the Tday one instead of the REPO...

I think the decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving - so that means we would be aboard when they do. That would be nice. Kinda putting us in the spirit ya know...

We cruised the week after Tday this year and LOVED it...But the kids had a horrible :scared1: time getting caught back up with school so it was just not worth it to us to try that again!

so now is the wait time to get the quote - pay the deposit and pick our rooms - I already know which ones we will ask for - since we are going to need adjoining rooms again....

Talk to you all soon...

Lisa (45 @ time of trip)

Also going:

Charlie (dh) (44 @ time)
Renee (dd) (16 @ time)
Sharron (Dsis)(46 @ time)
Chip (Dbil) (47 @ time)
Dalton(dNephew) (16 @ time)
Tyler (dnephew #2) (18 @ time) -- still up in the air on coming
Christian (#2's Longtime GF)(19 @ time) -- also not sure
:grouphug:

[tjeagle]

Any ideas on what the cost might be?? I know holiday cruises tend to be higher??
:confused3

[alwayslisad]

Nope - that is the scary part!!!

[alwayslisad]

Basing it on a 2007 cruise for that week - it would be a western as well - our family of 3 - not including air would be 5100 for our deck 2 porthole room.... that is over 1750 more than our 12/2/2006 cruise....

:confused3 :confused3 ohhh well

[tjeagle]

Basing it on a 2007 cruise for that week - it would be a western as well - our family of 3 - not including air would be 5100 for our deck 2 porthole room.... that is over 1750 more than our 12/2/2006 cruise....

:confused3 :confused3 ohhh well

I'm hoping booking early may be a bit less! We are 4 but also looking for a cat 9!

[alwayslisad]

I know - I am wishing that there was another time that my sister and I could take our children out of school - but I think spring / winter breaks are high too!

sheesh:headache:

[tjeagle]

I know - I am wishing that there was another time that my sister and I could take our children out of school - but I think spring / winter breaks are high too!

sheesh:headache:

Oh I understand! We are taking our kids out for 1 week for our Feb 3rd cruise...the amount of work the teachers have given us already is ridiculous! And there is more to come! I figure with Thanksgiving we will miss 2 days at most!!

[samkj]

This might be our first cruise! It is between this and one of the west coast dates. We live in CA, so the west coast would be great, but the cost may be the same as flying to FL and cruising!

[tjeagle]

Giving the tread alittle bump! I have seen lots of questions about a Tday cruise...want to make sure we are seen!:yay:

[cjckclan]

As of last night we (along with another family) have decided on Thanksgiving 08 week as our next cruise. We had hoped for a summer 08, but that won't work with the ship missing from the Caribbean. If I have it all right it is the 11/22/08 Alternate Western Caribbean cruise. Right??? I have to have my info right before I book in TWO days. :banana:

[tjeagle]

Yep! It is listed as the Alt. Western!!
I guess we'll all know for sure in 2 days!!:goodvibes

[tjeagle]

Thanksgiving 2008 it is! Repo prices were a bit out of reach! Did score SPR 5020!!
Anyone else official yet??

[cjckclan]

IT'S OFFICIAL! We're booked in a cat 8. :cool1: I really wanted a cat 6 but just couldn't justify paying $225/DAY more to sit on the verandah. I don't plan on being in the room that much anyway. Our friends also booked and they will have a verandah. I told her I'd just rent a chair on hers.:rotfl:

[alwayslisad]

Well it looks good to me - now just have to finalize - DH is ok with it all - for 8 of us it will be $11k with out airfare. DSis wanted to go higher than a cat 9 - I could care less as long as I was on the MAGIC!!

:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

[Happy4Disney]

:cloud9: We're there too! Cat 9, Not telling the kids until we go. I hope I don't slip up! I am not good at keeping secrets!

When we sail we'll have me, DH, DD9 and DD7

[tjeagle]

What are the ages of any kids going with you?? My DS and DD will be 10 when we cruise (yup..twins).
We are going just the 4 of us...anyone else going without extended family??:yay:

[cjckclan]

DS will be 16; DD will be 14; DH will be 40something....oh you didn't mean big kids did you?!?! :rotfl2:

[alwayslisad]

Hello all

it looks like this for our group.... lets see we have to add one year right??

Me - Lisa - age at cruise 45
DH - Charlie - age at cruise 44
DD - Renee - age at cruise 16
DSis - Sharron - age at cruise 47
DBil - Chip - age at cruise 47
Dnephew #1 - Tyler - age at cruise 19
Dnephew - Dalton - age at cruise 16 3/4
Dnephew #1 GF - Chris - age at cruise 20


looks like we will try for deck 2 adjoining rooms is possible --- arrival day before - stay at Hotel in airport...

anyone know anything about this DD - food for Tday - what is at Costa Maya???? :confused3 :confused3 :confused3

[zakatak]

We're in and so excited!!!! :cool1: :cool1:

It will be me, dh, ds (12), dd (10) and dd (8). This will be a complete surprise to them! We'll pick them up early at school on Friday and fly down - plan to stay at the Radisson the night before (anyone else)?

We'll be on the Eastern Feb 16th, 2008 as well so they will have NO IDEA that we'll go again that year! :cheer2:

We have connecting Cat 9s.

How many days now? :faint:

[DisneyZell]

Ok, well even though we started this thread, we decided to do the 12/20 Christmas cruise instead. We are so excited--we got a great price and the rooms we wanted! We hope you all have fun on this Thanksgiving cruise, though. We'll be thinking of you when the time comes!

[hmansure]

We're official as well. We transferred our 1/19/08 Eastern, which we booked onboard in 12/06, to the Thanksgiving '08 cruise.

Anyone cruise during Thanksgiving before? Special menus?

[AF5FAM]

Hi there, we're the other half of the CJCKClan party! Can't wait for the trip, we've been trying to plan this week together for over a year! :cheer2: Our family includes Dh and I (40 something) DD 15; DD 7; DD 5 (at the time we sail.) Yes, dad is definitely outnumbered. Here's to a Double Dip!!:beach:

[zakatak]

Anyone have any plans yet? :cool1:

We're definitely interested in the Mayan Ruins in Costa Maya! I think the kids will be good ages for it (12, 10 & 8). In Cozumel, we'll just hang out at Chankanaab. We did the Dolphin Swim this past November and it is EXCELLENT!!!! Well worth EVERY penny spent (we did it on our own). Maybe we'll do the Sea Lions this time, who knows...

Since we're at CC twice, I'd like to do one excursion at least - maybe something along the lines of a Kayak or Jet Ski (don't know about the kids, yet).

Nothing like planning ahead! :woohoo:

[cjckclan]

Anyone have any plans yet? :cool1:

We're definitely interested in the Mayan Ruins in Costa Maya! I think the kids will be good ages for it (12, 10 & 8). In Cozumel, we'll just hang out at Chankanaab. We did the Dolphin Swim this past November and it is EXCELLENT!!!! Well worth EVERY penny spent (we did it on our own). Maybe we'll do the Sea Lions this time, who knows...

Since we're at CC twice, I'd like to do one excursion at least - maybe something along the lines of a Kayak or Jet Ski (don't know about the kids, yet).

Nothing like planning ahead! :woohoo:

Are you kidding?? DD (now 12) would have the entire trip planned if she could just find out what excursions will be offered at Costa Maya! She's planned the teen party for the older kids, parasailing, and banana boat rides at CC. She would like to do a horseback ruin tour at Cozumel I think and snorkeling somewhere. As she says, she is the travel agent once the tickets were purchased. :rolleyes: She actually had everything planned for a summer 08 7-day western until DCL changed the itinerary. We'll have to see what options they give us for the alt western.

Since you went this past Nov, can you tell me what the weather and water temperatures were like????

We are sooooo very excited!!! :woohoo:

AF5FAM - glad to see you on board. :cool1:

[zakatak]

Hi cjckclan!

We were on the November 4-November 11th Western. We had FANTASTIC weather! :cool1: Hot, sunny and calm seas!

I hear it did storm over the ship in Grand Cayman, but we were dry as a bone at Stingray City (well, it didn't rain at least and the sun was over us!).

Castaway Cay was beautiful; water was a bit chilly, but the sun and 82 degrees was wonderful. :banana:

[hmansure]

We did the Personal Watercraft Eco Tour (waverunners) this past December at CC. Excellent excursion - though we were cut short by a bit of bad weather. A cold front came through the day we were at CC and the water temperature was actually preferable to the air temperature when we got off at one of the Eco Tour stops. The waves were very intense as well with the weather. The waves were literally smacking me in the face - gotta love that salt water taste!

As for Costa Maya, there are some excursion descriptions in the Passporter, a few of which appeal to us. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they offer the same ones or not.

[disneylover5]

Right now we are are a group of about 60. We are all booked on this cruise. Once I figure out everyone that is going, I will list all the ages.!!:cool1: :cool1:

[VBSunGoddess]

Hi, We're in too. It will be me, DH and DS will be 11. I told DH that there probably already was a thread for this week and he thought I was crazy.:banana: :banana: :banana:

[dutch_girl_scout]

If I have my way (and I usually do!) we'll be in shortly. We're (I'm) planning on booking on board in a few weeks (March 17-24). Hopefully the prices don't go up too much before then.

It will be me, DH, DS16, DD13, and DS who will just have turned 2. Our kids will still miss quite a few days of school because our school only gives off Thanksgiving and the Friday after but they're only young once.

[samkj]

We're booked too! This will be our first DCL cruise! We are in 2 cat 11 because we needed a wheelchair room and couldn't justify (afford) the price of a cat 6 or 8.

[dreaming in MI]

Wow you guys are early! This will be our first cruise. We just paid our deposit!

cast: me (will be 32)
DH (will be 32)
DS (will be 6)
DD (will be 4)

My parents will also be with us.

We are sooo excited. :banana: :banana:

[alwayslisad]

We are still on the fence on this - we want to book BADLY - but things are not working to our advantage right now - I will keep posting and hoping that we will all be with you all!

[mommykeg]

We booked this cruise as well...actually we have this AND the Nov. 15th, 2008 booked until I decide for sure which one to do! Maybe some of you can help me decide. Background...we've done Mexico with DCL (in 2005) and will be doing the Eastern Caribbean in a few short weeks (March 3rd). :yay: The cruise in 2008 will be to celebrate my 40th b-day. Kids at that time will be DD11 and DS7.

Thanksgiving cruise...kids would only miss one day of school for travel, but we will have to stay in a cat 8 forward vs. the cat 6 midship we usually get...will I miss the verandah...will the forward location (#7014) cause us motion sickness problems? The Double Dip is definitely appealing. We will visit CC for the first time in a few weeks, but I have a feeling it just might be our favorite port!

Nov. 15th...we can get cat 6 midship for the same price as a cat 8 on the Thanksgiving cruise, but kids will have to miss 6 days of school. Western itinerary is new to us, so that would still be appealing, but we wouldn't get two days at CC.

Any other points I'm missing?

[samkj]

I forgot to mention, travelling with us will be

myself (38)
DH(38)
DD (10)-has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair
DD (8)
DS(7-turns 7 Nov 20, so we'll be celebrating on-board)

[cjckclan]

Thanksgiving cruise...kids would only miss one day of school for travel, but we will have to stay in a cat 8 forward vs. the cat 6 midship we usually get...will I miss the verandah...will the forward location (#7014) cause us motion sickness problems? The Double Dip is definitely appealing. We will visit CC for the first time in a few weeks, but I have a feeling it just might be our favorite port!

Nov. 15th...we can get cat 6 midship for the same price as a cat 8 on the Thanksgiving cruise, but kids will have to miss 6 days of school.

We were midship on our first cruise (May 05) so I'm not sure about motion sickness in the front. DD and DS were nausiated the first evening anyway. :sick: However we are booked in #7514; AF5FAM is booked one floor above us and had that room their last cruise and loved it. Don't think motion was a problem for them. I'm hoping it isn't a problem for us this trip. I'll be packing the bonine for sure. :thumbsup2 We chose Thanksgiving because the kids would miss the least amount of high school (3 days) other than Christmas - which was out of my price range.
If you stick with this one, we'll see you at the stairway since we are just opposite you.:)

[tinkattitude!]

We just booked this cruise this afternoon!

Me (will be turning 35 on the cruise)
DH (will be 45)
DD (will be 12 1/2)

[disneypoor]

Hi, everyone! We're booked for this cruise too! It will be me (Susan), DH (Brian), DD Brianna (13 when we cruise), and DS Brandon (10 when we cruise). Try not to laugh out loud at me, but I've been posting on the 9/27/08 thread thinking it was the one I was on.:lmao: I don't know what in the world is wrong with me?:confused3 With all the excitement of booking, I guess I just saw a thread titled DoubleDip and went with it.:rotfl2:

We are getting ready to cruise in a few weeks on the Eastern for spring break. We'll be there with DutchGirlScout--hi Stacie! We already booked this cruise, but I'm hoping the prices will not go up between now and March 17th so I can rebook onboard and get the discount and onboard credit. If things work out the way I'd like them to, I'll cancel our current reservation and get a much better deal on the ship.:)

We're excited about this trip! After our first cruise this past June, I knew I wanted to see CC atleast twice in the same cruise some day!:banana:

[AF5FAM]

Ok, I'm trying out my picture and signature block on my Turkey cruise buddies. Let's see if this works. Next I'll tackle the trip countdown! ;)

[AF5FAM]

Oops, didn't put the picture in :laughing: One more try.

[cjckclan]

Only 656 days (yest I did count leap year) until we sail!!:boat: But who's counting? :rolleyes1 I told DH he needed to start on the kids' pirate costumes; figured this way he'd have enough time. We just have to guess how tall they will be then; you know how fast teenagers grow.:scared1:

[disneypoor]

I'm just bumping us back up to the first few pages. Afterall, we only have about 655 days until this trip.:lmao:

[zakatak]

I hear you! Thanks for the bump! :cool1:

How about we answer some questions to get to know one another: :hippie:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
Me - 6th.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Me - Yes, Disney Wonder on March 1st and Disney Magic on Feb 16th, 2008.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Me - Main (6pm requested)

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Me - Hercules

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Me - Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Me - Sailaway Party - means the trip is just beginning!!!!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Me - Parrot Cay

That should get us started... have fun!!!!

[disneypoor]

Here are my answers to your questions:

1. By the time this cruise gets here, it will be our third Disney cruise. We did the 3 night last June, are doing the eastern in March, and will do the DD in 08.

2. I sortof already answered this in my previous answer, but we are cruising in a little over five weeks:cool1: for spring break on the eastern.

3. We have late dining. (We're farmers and are used to eating late.;) )

4. I don't really have a favorite show. I loved all of them on our 3 night cruise!

5. I am hoping that Palo's will be our new favorite restaurant. We didn't go there in June but have reservations for dinner and brunch on our March cruise. I was pleasantly surprised by all of the food at the restaurants on our June cruise though.:)

6. I would have to say that I have several favorites but my two most memorable ones would be getting our name announced and stepping on that ship for the first time and the sailaway party. I love hearing the ship's horn, and we did actually see dolphins swimming next to the ship when we left Pt. Canaveral. It was the coolest thing ever!

7. We don't have a favorite for lunch, but my kids would say anything as close to the pool as possible!

[disneylover5]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
Me - 10th

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Me - MAGIC July 28th 2007 MED, MAGIC May 10th 2008 Westbound Panama,
MAGIC Aug 17th 2008 Eastbound Panama

3) Main or Late Dining?
Me - Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Me - Twice Charmed

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Me - Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Me - Hanging out at the Pool on a day at sea

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Me - Deck 9 by the pool

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
Me - Secret Deck 7

I added # 8

[disneypoor]

DisneyLover5--could you adopt my family?:laughing: You are really going to be cruising it up over the next few years!!!!

[disneylover5]

DisneyLover5--could you adopt my family?:laughing: You are really going to be cruising it up over the next few years!!!!

Yes, I will need to change my name to disneypoortoo.

We are very blessed. Not everybody in my family is going on all these trips....but I am!! (and that is all that matters!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: )

[cjckclan]

How about we answer some questions to get to know one another: :hippie:


1. This will be cruise #2 - We did a 4 day DCL in May 05 and have been trying for a 7 day western.....

2. NO cruise until 11/08. .... not sure how we'll last until then. I'll just have to live vicariously through y'all and your trip reports.

3. Main dinner seating. How do you request which early seating time and rotation?

4. Loved all the shows, but we especially enjoyed a ventrilliquist on ours.

5. Palo - hands down favorite! :thumbsup2

6. Pirate night was our favorite .... as you might be able to tell from my signature. pirate:

7. Don't exactly have a "usual" lunch spot since we've only been on one cruise so far.

[zakatak]

How do you request which early seating time and rotation?


You ask DCL (or your travel agent) to request a certain dining time or rotation. :)

[cjckclan]

You ask DCL (or your travel agent) to request a certain dining time or rotation. :)

Can we do this 655 days before we sail? Who's counting anyway? :rolleyes1

[disneypoor]

Yes, I will need to change my name to disneypoortoo.

We are very blessed. Not everybody in my family is going on all these trips....but I am!! (and that is all that matters!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: )

:rotfl2:I kindof like Disneypoortoo!:rotfl2:

[samkj]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
FIRST!!

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
No, this will be our first!

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

I can't answer any of the other questions since we haven't sailed before!

Cruising with me will be:
me, Amy-38
DH, Steve-39
DD-10-Macy
DD-8-Kinsey
DS-7-Jackson

[samkj]

What is secret deck 7?

[suzynuprin]

Crashing this thread as we are now officially booked to dine like the Pilgrims, Disney-style. Here are answers to your most pressing questions:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you? If I can count correctly, we just did #3 and after 3 comes...4. Yep, that would be number 4 for us.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)? No - we just got back from the NYE cruise on the Magic and one can only fork over so much money to the four fingered fur ball. But, we are available for adoption if you are interested in bringing our family of five on your cruise. I can also be hired as scribe for your adventures...and I hardly take up any room.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Late...better to go to bed on a full stomach, right? Besides, it's like one long extended dinner show when you throw in the obligatory buffet IMMEDIATELY following your late dinner.

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Mickey Mom Smack Down...alright, you would have to read my TR to understand that....

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Definately Palo - I mean where else can you find a calorie laden brunch where you instantly gain 20 pounds just by stepping in the restaurant.

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Playing hide and seek with my family. Basically, I hide out in the adult area, they spend all day figuring out where I disappeared to.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Split - done both Parrot Cay or Top Siders, but last two cruises was Parrot Cay. Last ones in the restaurant...I think we even had to hunt down the hand wipes.

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
Cruise Director Brent's room...oh, no not that...uh, anyplace relatively quiet. Secret Deck 7 is always a winner - now if I could just figure out how to steal one of those day beds from the Spa Alone time, I'm all set.

Cruising with me - ages now (because disclosing ages 600+ days in advance requires lots of mental math, and I have a brain the size of a pea):

Me, Su (37)
DH Dave (35)
DD Delaney (7)
DS Jack (4)
DS Max (2)

We are also trying to rope in other family members to lessen the guilt of ditching them for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned....

Su

[mommykeg]

OK...I'll play!! :yay:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
It will be our 3rd.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Yes--we will be cruising on the Magic in just 25 days!!! (March 3rd Eastern)

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
I really liked the kid's graduation show and Twice Charmed

5) Favorite Restaurant on any Disney Ship?
Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Listening to the ship's horn at the sailaway...and relaxing on those comfy chairs on deck 4.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Parrot Cay is where we ate on cruise #1 and where we plan to eat on cruise #2--I like the idea of setting our carryons down and having drinks served to us while we take turns going to the buffet with the kids.

Cruising in our party will be (with ages at time of the cruise)....
Me, Kim (will be turning 40 Dec 2, 2008! :scared1: )
DH Danny (38)
DD Alexis (11)
DS Hunter (7)

[AF5FAM]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
This is our 2nd. We did a four day in January 05 and knew we wanted to do a 7 day the minute we stepped off the ship.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Not unless I win the lotto!!:lmao:

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main, I can't sleep on a full stomach and my two youngest would be a mess if they didn't eat until that late.

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
I really enjoyed all the show on our first cruise.

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo, no contest.

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Hmmm....hard to pin down just one. But afternoon coffee (or hot chocolate) and warm chocolate chip cookies made me feel good all over!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Last time we ate at the buffet. Quick, easy and the kids always like a place they can pick out their own food.

8) What is your favorite place on the ship
My veranda watching the sunset with my family.

[samkj]

What is secret deck 7?

Nevermind I answered my own question! We'll be right by this spot, so look for us there!

[disneylover5]

What is secret deck 7?

You may have answered your own question, but I thought you would like this picture. I did not take it, but I love it!!

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f247/lhalterman/Deck7.jpg

[disneypoor]

Okay, Suzynuprin! What is the deal with this cruise director Brent guy? Did I miss something on my first cruise? I've sure been reading an awful lot about him lately.:rolleyes1

[zakatak]

Thanks for answering the questions!!! :cool1:

We need to keep this thread going for 600 more days??? We can do this! :lmao:

We are not telling the kids about this until we pick them up from school early on Friday afternoon. :) I wonder if I will be able to keep this a secret for this long? :laughing:

Question of today: Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

What did you have for breakfast this morning and what are your plans for lunch?

Me - Oatmeal with Berries; Lunch will be Hummus on Pita with Tomatoes, Cuke and Lettuce. :hippie:

[disneypoor]

I'm going to try real hard to not tell my kids about this cruise either, but I have a BIG mouth and I'm not sure I can do it.:lmao:

What did I have for breakfast? 2 mini Babe Ruth Candy Bars--I know--I've got problems!!!

What are my plans for lunch? Frozen mini-pizzas. Sounds like I have terrible eating habits, huh?:confused3

[samkj]

We've mentioned the cruise in front of the kids, but I don't think they realize we are talking about OUR rip and not someone elses. I'm a travel agent and work from home so they hear about vacations all the time. We are going to Disneyland in 10 days and have yet to tell them about that trip! Its been planned for 8 months, so its been a secret for a long time!

Breakfast: haven't eaten yet, but have a non-fat mocha being made rightnow and will probably have a bowl of honey nut cherrios later. Lunch: no clue!

Disneylover5 thanks for the picture! We'll be in one of the cat 11 accessible rooms(and a regular cat 11 next door) right inside from there, so I'm sure we'll be out there daily!

[suzynuprin]

Okay, Suzynuprin! What is the deal with this cruise director Brent guy? Did I miss something on my first cruise? I've sure been reading an awful lot about him lately.:rolleyes1


You know, he's got that whole prematurely gray hair thing going on, the Officer and Gentleman suit and that accent...sometimes one can daydream of life on the boat? If you want a good laugh, read my TR and how Brent started out the NY helping my family. Poor guy.

For breakfast - it was a toss-up of drive throughs, it's like -100 in Chicago right now and my car seats were made of granite. So, I hit the Dunkin Donuts drivethrough for a Hot Tea and Low Fat Blueberry muffin. I have a conference call during lunch, so my lunch will likely consist of me eating my notebook. Dinner - no clue, but after looking at 10,000 recipes today, I'll probably have that figured out by 4:00.

[dutch_girl_scout]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
This will be our 4th. The first was a land/sea in Dec of 05, we were supposed to do the 12/9/06 Double Dip but somehow I became pregnant :confused3 and baby wouldn't have been old enough.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
We are cruising on the 3/17 Eastern (to make up for the DD we missed) and the 12/15 Western

3) Main or Late Dining?
Late--we'll be lucky to make it to dinner by 8:00, we're always rushing

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
We only went to Disney Dreams on our last one and then regretted not going to any of the others.

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo--My DH and I figured out that we can go twice because we have two staterooms!

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
I love everything about it. I liked the Sailaway party, the Pirate party, sitting on my verandah, hanging out with my kids, watching movies in our PJs......ok that's enough. Obviously my family thought it was ok too. They don't even care if we go to WDW or not before the cruise they just wanted to take a longer cruise.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
We came on the resort bus last time and arrived right before the restaurants closed. We got food at Topsiders then there was no place to sit. When we found I place to sit out on deck I promptly spilled my drink all over my plate of food. Not a good experience. Next time will be better I'm sure (can't be much worse). Parrot Cay is my DDs favorite place to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

[dutch_girl_scout]

Su--I have to say that your NYE trip report was one of the funniest things I've ever read. There definately will not be a dull moment on this cruise if your family is on board!!! If I see plates of food falling over or sickness spreading or any other weird phenomenon I say "I'm sure Su's family was nowhere around!"

By the way, we aren't officialy onboard yet but DD12 is working on her dad hard, especially since she knows DisneyPoor's family is going to be onboard. I can't remember DH telling her no more than a couple times so I'm pretty sure when we come back from spring break we'll be official.

[disneypoor]

You know, he's got that whole prematurely gray hair thing going on, the Officer and Gentleman suit and that accent...sometimes one can daydream of life on the boat? If you want a good laugh, read my TR and how Brent started out the NY helping my family. Poor guy.

For breakfast - it was a toss-up of drive throughs, it's like -100 in Chicago right now and my car seats were made of granite. So, I hit the Dunkin Donuts drivethrough for a Hot Tea and Low Fat Blueberry muffin. I have a conference call during lunch, so my lunch will likely consist of me eating my notebook. Dinner - no clue, but after looking at 10,000 recipes today, I'll probably have that figured out by 4:00.

Wait a minute! Was your TR the one where he helped you carry the stroller on the stairs? (I'm at work, shhhh, and am not supposed to be on here right now.:rolleyes1 )

[dutch_girl_scout]

Susan--Your'e naughty!!! Don't get caught.

How are you going to keep this cruise a secret if my daughter knows? She can't keep a secret without exploding. It almost killed her when we told her that I was pregnant and we made her keep quiet for 4 days. She didn't talk to her best friend that week because she thought it would slip out. Finally the poor girl called our house to see why DD was mad at her and she told her.

[suzynuprin]

Wait a minute! Was your TR the one where he helped you carry the stroller on the stairs? (I'm at work, shhhh, and am not supposed to be on here right now.:rolleyes1 )

I'm a work too..so I'll whisper the answer...YES! That's the infamous TR - Brent carried Jack up the stairs for me. Nice butt...

[zakatak]

Yes, you can request a specific seating at dinner this far out. :)

How do you get to secret deck 7?

[disneylover5]

How do you get to secret deck 7?

You go to the very back of Deck 7. There is a door that is solid and kinda looks like you should not go though it. Open the door and there you are. Best place in the whole wide world.:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

[disneypoor]

I'm a work too..so I'll whisper the answer...YES! That's the infamous TR - Brent carried Jack up the stairs for me. Nice butt...

Oh my gosh! I about wet my pants reading your trip report!:lmao: You're a great writer!:)

[disneypoor]

Susan--Your'e naughty!!! Don't get caught.

How are you going to keep this cruise a secret if my daughter knows? She can't keep a secret without exploding. It almost killed her when we told her that I was pregnant and we made her keep quiet for 4 days. She didn't talk to her best friend that week because she thought it would slip out. Finally the poor girl called our house to see why DD was mad at her and she told her.

Did you already tell your daughter? So far, mine doesn't know. But, who am I kidding anyway?:confused3 I can't keep a secret for nothing!:rotfl2: I keep telling my husband we should do a Christmas cruise and surprise the kids with it and he just rolls his eyes.:rolleyes1

[dutch_girl_scout]

Susan--Yes I told DD about it already. I'll tell her to keep a lid on it if she talks to your DD. My kids still don't know about the Dec '07 cruise for sure. We keep talking about another Dec cruise but they don't know we have one booked. The kicker is we have a Cat 3 suite. I don't think I'll be able to keep the cruise a secret but I'm determined to keep the suite a secret until I hand my kids their gold KTTW card.

[cjckclan]

Suzynuprin - Your trip report was hillarious:rotfl: I spent 2 hours today reading that thread....didn't eat lunch until after 1:30. Well worth the hunger pains. Sure hope your vacation curse doesn't follow you on this cruise. :rotfl2:

[disneypoor]

Susan--Yes I told DD about it already. I'll tell her to keep a lid on it if she talks to your DD. My kids still don't know about the Dec '07 cruise for sure. We keep talking about another Dec cruise but they don't know we have one booked. The kicker is we have a Cat 3 suite. I don't think I'll be able to keep the cruise a secret but I'm determined to keep the suite a secret until I hand my kids their gold KTTW card.

Honestly, I doubt that I'll keep it a secret for that long.;) I do want to wait to see what the offer on the ship is though. The pricing for that cruise is weird! We booked a cat. 9 although we'd love the verandah. The cat. 6's are close to $2800 more!:scared1: Do you think that is because lots of people are booking the sixes? Our cat. 9 has stayed the exact same price since we booked it on the 31st. I hope it's still the same when we get on the Magic in March!:goodvibes

[hmansure]

We're always a couple of days behind!!

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
3rd

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
No. Upcoming Disney trips though - Disneyland 7/2007 & Hilton Head DVC - 12/2007.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Dreams

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Our favorites are actually off the ship on CC!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Both previous times we ate on Deck 9 - though on our last cruise we aimed for Parrot Cay, but were told it was "full" and then were directed to Deck 9.

[suzynuprin]

Suzynuprin - Your trip report was hillarious:rotfl: I spent 2 hours today reading that thread....didn't eat lunch until after 1:30. Well worth the hunger pains. Sure hope your vacation curse doesn't follow you on this cruise. :rotfl2:

I'll make a vow to try very hard to leave my travel curse at home before the cruise...but if magically find ourselves in the middle of the Bermuda triangle, don't throw me overboard.

Also - late lunch because of my TR? I'm sorry...I'll make it up to you. I'll buy you some Chicken Tenders and Fries by the pool.

Oh my gosh! I about wet my pants reading your trip report!:lmao: You're a great writer!:)


Hopefully you didn't wet your pants at work - but if you did, apparently Astronaut Diapers are making a huge comeback in mainstream work environments.

Just 20 months to come up with new material for my next TR....

[dutch_girl_scout]

Hopefully you didn't wet your pants at work - but if you did, apparently Astronaut Diapers are making a huge comeback in mainstream work environments.

NASA said they might have to reevaluate their psychological testing, ya think?!?!? Maybe they should ask the question Would you drive across country wearing a diaper to attack another astronaut in a parking garage with a BB gun? I think that lady would have actually said yes.

[disneypoor]

I'll make a vow to try very hard to leave my travel curse at home before the cruise...but if magically find ourselves in the middle of the Bermuda triangle, don't throw me overboard.

Also - late lunch because of my TR? I'm sorry...I'll make it up to you. I'll buy you some Chicken Tenders and Fries by the pool.




Hopefully you didn't wet your pants at work - but if you did, apparently Astronaut Diapers are making a huge comeback in mainstream work environments.

Just 20 months to come up with new material for my next TR....

I'm good! No wet pants here--not yet anyway!;) :lmao:

[dutch_girl_scout]

Question of the day 2/8/07--It's Girl Scout Cookie time here. What's your favorite kind of Girl Scout cookie?

Mine is the Samoas (coconut, chocolate, carmel), DH and DS14 like the Tagalongs otherwise known as Peanut Butter Patties, DD12 likes the Trefoils (the shortbread ones).

[disneylover5]

NASA said they might have to reevaluate their psychological testing, ya think?!?!? Maybe they should ask the question Would you drive across country wearing a diaper to attack another astronaut in a parking garage with a BB gun? I think that lady would have actually said yes.

I went to high school with Lisa Caputo. She is several years younger than me, but something had to snap.I feel so sorry for her. She was so smart and on top of everything. She was the top student in her class.

Not sure what happened, but she has all my prayers!

[cjckclan]

Also - late lunch because of my TR? I'm sorry...I'll make it up to you. I'll buy you some Chicken Tenders and Fries by the pool.

Chicken and fries.....maybe, but I think we should hang out by the ice cream bar.....

Ooops... forgot the question of the day response.

Girl Scout cookie favorites
me - like many of them, but prefer to eat my calories elsewhere
DH - the cocount, carmel, chocolate ones
DD - same
DS - most any of them

[disneypoor]

Has anyone tried those new lemonade girl scout cookies? MMMMM! I also like the Caramel Delights.:thumbsup2

[zakatak]

Hi Everyone! :cool1:

Answer to Question of the Day 2/8: Thin Mints. I loved the Lemon Coolers they had last year but then they discontinued them!!! :confused3

I'm going to try to rebook onboard 3/1 - I do want the same staterooms though.

Question of the Day February 9th, 2007

It's sunny and 85 degrees out and your sitting with your feet in the water at Castaway Cay. You can hear Jimmy Buffet playing from the Conked Out Bar and there isn't a cloud in the sky. Here comes the drink waiter... WHAT do you order? :love:

Me: Hands Down... Konk Kooler! Wonderfully Filling. :woohoo:

cjckclan: I am also a TA working from home... speaking of which maybe I should get back to work. :headache:

[disneypoor]

I have to be honest--I never even tried a Konk Cooler on our last cruise. I must be missing out! I'm a daquiri girl, but maybe I'll branch out this time!:)

Let us know if you're able to rebook onboard and how much of a deal you get. I'm just praying the prices stay the same until after we cruise! BTW, get back to work!:lmao:

[dutch_girl_scout]

Strawberry Daquiri. I've got to get my fruit in somehow.

[AF5FAM]

Hey, if it's Jimmy Buffet how can it be anything but a margarita? MmmMmm.
Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top...I'm there with you, with a big smile on my face!:cool2:

[cjckclan]

Hey, if it's Jimmy Buffet how can it be anything but a margarita? MmmMmm.
Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top...I'm there with you, with a big smile on my face!:cool2:

I'm with you. Jimmy Buffet requires a margarita, but after that I'm up for a Konk Kooler or just about any other drink of the day.:drinking1
I was just going to ask how you could be home and on the Disboards when I realized the time....I missed lunch again today. This is getting to be a habit.

[grlzmom]

Count us in for this cruise too!!

It will be all nine of us (see signature below), and we are booked in three category 11s all next to each other on deck 7. We decided to go without verandahs and save some money this time. We did the double dip Magic last October and ended up spending very little time in our staterooms.

This will be cruise number 12 for us (we have been on 9 so far and have October 13th Eastern scheduled and the May 08 Westbound PC Repo cruise).

Looking forward to meeting more dissers.

Favorite girl scout cookie is THIN MINTS. Yum Yum....

[disneylover5]

This will be cruise number 12 for us (we have been on 9 so far and have October 13th Eastern scheduled and the May 08 Westbound PC Repo cruise).

.

I am on the Westbound May 08 as well as this cruise. I am so excited!!!:cool1:

[grlzmom]

I am on the Westbound May 08 as well as this cruise. I am so excited!!!:cool1:

I am really excited about the repo too. We havent been on a cruise longer than 7 nights, so this will be a big deal for me. Right now it is only me, dd17 and twins dd/ds4 going on the repo until I find out my other dds schedules.

[disneylover5]

I am really excited about the repo too. We havent been on a cruise longer than 7 nights, so this will be a big deal for me. Right now it is only me, dd17 and twins dd/ds4 going on the repo until I find out my other dds schedules.

I am leaving my DH home for that cruise as well to take care of DD14 and DD12. (school does not end till the end of June)

It will be me and DS18 (just finished his freshman year in college) (God Willing) and two DS19 friends

[grlzmom]

I am leaving my DH home for that cruise as well to take care of DD14 and DD12. (school does not end till the end of June)

It will be me and DS18 (just finished his freshman year in college) (God Willing) and two DS19 friends

My dd17 will actually be almost 18 1/2 then and is graduating high school this December (semester early) and looking forward to this trip before leaving for college in fall 08.

Our school year also doesnt end til June (mid June). Ugh, it makes planning hard.

I will have dd14 and dd12 on the Thanksgiving 08 cruise. How old will your dds be then?

[disneylover5]

My dd17 will actually be almost 18 1/2 then and is graduating high school this December (semester early) and looking forward to this trip before leaving for college in fall 08.

Our school year also doesnt end til June (mid June). Ugh, it makes planning hard.

I will have dd14 and dd12 on the Thanksgiving 08 cruise. How old will your dds be then?

Thanksgiving 08 I will have DD14 (9th grade) and DD12 (7th grade).

You might want to stay away from me on the Westbound. I will have DS18 (just finishing freshamn year) and 2 of his friends along. They will have just finished up freshman year as well. Looks like all of them are going to VA Tech!! (just kidding by the way!!)

Did you see there is another family on Westbound and Thanksgiving (aphoenix)

[grlzmom]

Thanksgiving 08 I will have DD14 (9th grade) and DD12 (7th grade).

You might want to stay away from me on the Westbound. I will have DS18 (just finishing freshamn year) and 2 of his friends along. They will have just finished up freshman year as well. Looks like all of them are going to VA Tech!! (just kidding by the way!!)

Did you see there is another family on Westbound and Thanksgiving (aphoenix)

My dds will also be dd14 9th and dd12 7th at cruise time. They can commisserate about how they were left behind for the PC cruisev:rotfl:

[tjeagle]

Hello all! Just back from our first Magic-al Cruise!! We were able to transfer the ressie I made on the 31st on board so we are definitely in! I'll check in later and get caught up with all the chatting!!

[zakatak]

Alright, we'll get started a little early for Monday...

Question of the day, Monday, February 12, 2007

What do you think you'd like to do at Costa May?

Me: Mayan Ruins, no doubt about it. Probably on our own, rather than through Disney.

[cjckclan]

Hello all! Just back from our first Magic-al Cruise!! We were able to transfer the ressie I made on the 31st on board so we are definitely in! I'll check in later and get caught up with all the chatting!!

Woooo hooo :banana: :banana:

Alright, we'll get started a little early for Monday...

Question of the day, Monday, February 12, 2007

What do you think you'd like to do at Costa May?

Definitely want to do Mayan ruins, so if y'all have info on the best Mayan ruin tour (through Disney or not) please share. I suppose our second choice would be snorkeling.

[dutch_girl_scout]

Question of the day, Monday, February 12, 2007

What do you think you'd like to do at Costa Maya?


Definately the ruins. The 12/09/06 Double Dippers arranged a tour with David and Ivan and they gave rave reviews in their trip reports. They customized it to where they still had time to go shopping and/or do other things in port.

Here's the link for their website: http://www.chacchobenruins.com/

[tjeagle]

Definately the ruins. The 12/09/06 Double Dippers arranged a tour with David and Ivan and they gave rave reviews in their trip reports. They customized it to where they still had time to go shopping and/or do other things in port.

Here's the link for their website: http://www.chacchobenruins.com/

I read about this! They sounded awesome! Maybe if we get enough interest we can all do the same!

[tjeagle]

Still getting caught up (in between cruise laundry and clean up!!)
Here are my answers to the list of questions...

How about we answer some questions to get to know one another:

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
2nd Disney Cruise
6th Cruise

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
Just got of the ship yesterday!!:cool2:
That will be it until 11-08

3) Main or Late Dining?
Late! Worked awesome for us!

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Loved them all! Probably Disney Dreams...

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
PALO!! Brunch and Dinner....FABULOUS!!

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Castaway Cay!! Can't wait to do it twice!!:cool1: :cool1:

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Parrot Cay...was yummy!!

That should get us started... have fun!!!!

[disneypoor]

Hello all! Just back from our first Magic-al Cruise!! We were able to transfer the ressie I made on the 31st on board so we are definitely in! I'll check in later and get caught up with all the chatting!!

Jackie--I'm so glad you had a wonderful trip! Can you tell me how the rebooking onboard went? Did you have to "repay" your deposit or just actually transfer everything over? We booked on the 31st as well but hope to rebook onboard on our March cruise to save some $. Was it still 10 percent and $200 onboard credit? Did it save you much? TIA for any help! I keep checking Disney's website every day to see if the price of this cruise has gone up or not.:surfweb: I'm hoping it doesn't before March 17th!:surfweb:

[disneypoor]

Alright, we'll get started a little early for Monday...

Question of the day, Monday, February 12, 2007

What do you think you'd like to do at Costa May?

Me: Mayan Ruins, no doubt about it. Probably on our own, rather than through Disney.

We'll definitely do the Mayan Ruins!:thumbsup2 I don't know if we'll book thru DCL or do the David and Ivan tour. I'm worried about not getting back to the ship on time with David and Ivan. Everything I've read about them has been wonderful, but I've read several posts where people just barely made it back in time. Has anyone else read that?

[tjeagle]

Jackie--I'm so glad you had a wonderful trip! Can you tell me how the rebooking onboard went? Did you have to "repay" your deposit or just actually transfer everything over? We booked on the 31st as well but hope to rebook onboard on our March cruise to save some $. Was it still 10 percent and $200 onboard credit? Did it save you much? TIA for any help! I keep checking Disney's website every day to see if the price of this cruise has gone up or not.:surfweb: I'm hoping it doesn't before March 17th!:surfweb:

We re-booked with Leslie. She was wonderful. What she told me is, she is able to transfer a ressie and get the on board perks if....
#1 if you booked directly with DCL and not through a TA
#2 is the cruise is not sold out or the catagory you want is not in gty status.

The 10% off will be for the price of the room on the date you re-book, not what you booked it for on the 31st. It didn't change in the 4 or 5 days between my changes. Hopefully it won't change before March!

What she did was transfer the ressie (basically cancelled it and rebooked it immediately) and also transferred the deposit.
I got 10% of the cruise rate (not including tax, charges or insurance) and did get the $200 OBC.
We saved almost $400 for the same room plus the $200 OBC......Pixie dust!!
pixiedust:

[zakatak]

I would definitely be interested in putting together a group for David & Ivan. I have already emailed them about the date (November 25h, 2008) and will let you know what I find out. We would be interested in doing the trip early in the morning so there is no rush back to the ship in the afternoon.

[disneypoor]

Jackie--thank you so much for getting back to me on my rebooking questions. Now I'm just crossing my fingers that the prices don't go up! I did book directly through DCL, so I'm safe there. I am constantly checking this trip on DCL's site to see if prices have gone up. The other day when I checked, there were no cat. 9's listed.:confused3 I then checked later in the day and they were back again. Not sure what that was all about, but it did put me in panic mode.:lmao:

[tjeagle]

Question of the Day February 9th, 2007

It's sunny and 85 degrees out and your sitting with your feet in the water at Castaway Cay. You can hear Jimmy Buffet playing from the Conked Out Bar and there isn't a cloud in the sky. Here comes the drink waiter... WHAT do you order? :love:

:

Sorry, still getting caught up on this thread.....
My answer...favorite sittin' in the sun drink...Margarita (on the rocks with salt)....But....favorite last Friday....2 for 1 Bahama Mamas!!:woohoo:

[disneypoor]

I would definitely be interested in putting together a group for David & Ivan. I have already emailed them about the date (November 25h, 2008) and will let you know what I find out. We would be interested in doing the trip early in the morning so there is no rush back to the ship in the afternoon.

We'd love to do the David and Ivan tour too. If you get some information on it, please let me know. I have read nothing but really good reviews about their tour.:thumbsup2

[AF5FAM]

Ditto on the info about the David and Ivan tour. I checked out their website and it looks pretty good. As long as we can arrange it so we won't be in a panic about getting back to the ship I think it would be awesome. So any ideas for Cozumel?:banana:

[zakatak]

Hi Everyone!

I have an official reservation from David & Ivan! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

We are all set for Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The tour starts one hour after the Magic docks in Costa Maya. We'll have to take the small bus into the main village to meet them.

I cannot wait! Who else will be on our tour with us? I asked them if my kids could bring anything down for the local school children - I will let you know what they say.

I can't believe I have a confirmed reservation for November 25, 2008 already! How funny is THAT? :laughing: :laughing:

Their new website is www.thenativechoice.com. I hope that works!!!

K

[tjeagle]

Hi Everyone!

I have an official reservation from David & Ivan! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

We are all set for Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The tour starts one hour after the Magic docks in Costa Maya. We'll have to take the small bus into the main village to meet them.

I cannot wait! Who else will be on our tour with us? I asked them if my kids could bring anything down for the local school children - I will let you know what they say.

I can't believe I have a confirmed reservation for November 25, 2008 already! How funny is THAT? :laughing: :laughing:

Their new website is www.thenativechoice.com. I hope that works!!!

K

Terrific! I love a planner!!
Count us in! 2 adults and 2 kids (will both be 10yo)
Do they provide the bus?? I have to check out the new website!
Thanks for doing the leg work (or finger work:lmao: )

[zakatak]

You will need to take the bus from the Port into the small village nearby. It costs $3 per person. Once you are in the small village and check in, they take care of all the transportation from there on.

:banana: Costa Maya done...

Cozumel will be Chankanaab - snorkeling. Hopefully the rest will be open by then!

Castaway Cay - hanging... soaking in the sun.

What else am I supposed to do for the next 20 months? :confused3

[tjeagle]

That works! I love the idea about taking school supplies to the kids.

I'm sure we'll find something to keep us entertained until then!:confused3
Their is always pirate night.....cruise meets.....shopping....shopping....and shopping.....;)

I wonder how their Thanksgiving Dinner is?? I really look forward to seeing the ship decorated for the holidays!!

[disneypoor]

I'm pretty sure we'll be in on this one too.:thumbsup2 It would be two adults and two kids. I have read really good things about this tour, and I love the idea of taking supplies to the children!:goodvibes

[mommykeg]

Hi Everyone!

I have an official reservation from David & Ivan! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

We are all set for Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The tour starts one hour after the Magic docks in Costa Maya. We'll have to take the small bus into the main village to meet them.

I cannot wait! Who else will be on our tour with us? I asked them if my kids could bring anything down for the local school children - I will let you know what they say.

I can't believe I have a confirmed reservation for November 25, 2008 already! How funny is THAT? :laughing: :laughing:

Their new website is www.thenativechoice.com. I hope that works!!!

K

Do we contact them directly to make our reservation?

[mommykeg]

Hi Everyone!

I have an official reservation from David & Ivan! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

We are all set for Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The tour starts one hour after the Magic docks in Costa Maya. We'll have to take the small bus into the main village to meet them.

I cannot wait! Who else will be on our tour with us? I asked them if my kids could bring anything down for the local school children - I will let you know what they say.

I can't believe I have a confirmed reservation for November 25, 2008 already! How funny is THAT? :laughing: :laughing:

Their new website is www.thenativechoice.com. I hope that works!!!

K


I checked out the website and was going to reserve, but there were several tours listed. Which tour did you sign up for?

[zakatak]

Hi Mommykeg,

We're doing the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins Tour ($43.00 per adult). It's only a 4 hour tour which should give us time to do something else afterwards. :cool1:

You can reserve right on their website. :)

I wonder how many they can take on one tour?

K

[mommykeg]

zakatak,

That's the one I reserved! Yay! :cool1: One question...it asked what time the ship arrived...DCL website says 7:30, but the NativeWay website only gave 7:00 and 8:00 as options. I chose 8:00, but put in the comments that DCL was saying 7:30. What did you put in?

[zakatak]

I put in 8am - better safe than sorry, in my opinion. :)

[disneypoor]

We're in too! I just made our reservation. I put in that the ship docks at 8:00 because I noticed that that was what others put in, but on my documents that I received from Disney, it says that we will be in port at 7:00 a.m. Does anyone think that will matter with David and Ivan?

[tjeagle]

We are in too! The kids are excited!! (me too:goodvibes )

I think we may try the Fury Catamaran in Cozumel....we will see!!

[zakatak]

Ok, how old are the kids going on the Mayan Ruins Tour with David & Ivan (at about 9am)?

Mine will be: DS(12), DD(10) & DD(8)

We'll be bringing down 3 backpacks filled with school supplies for the kids. Plus, maybe some extra bags of candy for them, too. ;)

Karen

[tjeagle]

Ok, how old are the kids going on the Mayan Ruins Tour with David & Ivan (at about 9am)?

Mine will be: DS(12), DD(10) & DD(8)

We'll be bringing down 3 backpacks filled with school supplies for the kids. Plus, maybe some extra bags of candy for them, too. ;)

Karen

Karen
Mine will be DD 10 (Leah) and DS 10 (Jake)

[disneypoor]

I have a DD(13) and a DS(10). We would love to be in on the school supplies too. I think it would be a great experience for the kids!:thumbsup2 I'm very excited about this excursion! I have read so many good reviews about it.

[tjeagle]

Okay....question of the day!!
(I know I can ask you all this....if you weren't obsessive planners (like myself) we wouldn't be posting 21 months ahead!:rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

If you are going a day early...where do you think you will stay??

I hope to get a later flight Friday before (this past cruise we had an early flight Friday so kiddies missed another day of school) and will possibly stay at the Radisson again...but am open for suggestions!!

[zakatak]

Haha, Tjeagle! Only we special people have the trip already planned out!

I am hoping to fly in Friday night and head over to the Radisson as well. I am staying there next Wednesday night (2/28) so I'll get a good chance to check it out and see how the 10am shuttle works. :) Speaking of which, I probably should call and confirm that shuttle reservation (I've been hearing that people are getting bumped).

Karen

[tjeagle]

Haha, Tjeagle! Only we special people have the trip already planned out!

I am hoping to fly in Friday night and head over to the Radisson as well. I am staying there next Wednesday night (2/28) so I'll get a good chance to check it out and see how the 10am shuttle works. :) Speaking of which, I probably should call and confirm that shuttle reservation (I've been hearing that people are getting bumped).

Karen

Definitely call! We were on the 10am shuttle and had no problem! They bring a minibus with a luggage trailor. We were one of the first groups to the port!

[disneypoor]

We'll also fly in on Friday night and stay at the Radisson. I've read where it has gotten some bad reviews, but we stayed there last June before our cruise and thought it was nice. We are staying there again in March for our eastern cruise, so if we still like it, we'll be there. Maybe all of us obsessive compulsived cruise planners can meet up there.;)

[mommykeg]

Our two kids will be DD11 and DS7 for this cruise...and I'm sure they'll love the ruins tour.

We're staying at the Hyatt and taking DCL bus to the port for our March 3 cruise coming up...I'm sure once I see how the whole thing works, I'll be up for a stay at the Radisson in 2008. It seems the be "the place" to stay! :)

[tjeagle]

OCP (obsessive compulsive planners) Official Cruise:


Book cruise 21+ months out........CHECK
Book first excursion with other OCP cruisers 21 months in advance.......CHECK
Plan first cruise meet with OCP cruisers at the Radisson night before cruise........CHECK!!


It's official ladies.....we are crazy!!:scared:

But crazy in a good way!!:grouphug:

[disneypoor]

OCP (obsessive compulsive planners) Official Cruise:


Book cruise 21+ months out........CHECK
Book first excursion with other OCP cruisers 21 months in advance.......CHECK
Plan first cruise meet with OCP cruisers at the Radisson night before cruise........CHECK!!


It's official ladies.....we are crazy!!:scared:

But crazy in a good way!!:grouphug:
:lmao: :lmao:

[zakatak]

It can only get worse if we know exactly WHAT we will order at the Cruise Meet at the Radisson 21 months ahead of time! (Strawberry Margarita) :rotfl2:

Of course, if you are a pessimist, you may actually wonder if you'll still be alive in November 2008! :confused3

It's a good thing we're not Pessimists! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

If Southwest would release their dates, I'd buy the tickets now! :rotfl:

[tjeagle]

I wonder if we can call ahead to the Radisson and put our drink orders in???:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[disneypoor]

It can only get worse if we know exactly WHAT we will order at the Cruise Meet at the Radisson 21 months ahead of time! (Strawberry Margarita) :rotfl2:

Of course, if you are a pessimist, you may actually wonder if you'll still be alive in November 2008! :confused3

It's a good thing we're not Pessimists! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

If Southwest would release their dates, I'd buy the tickets now! :rotfl:
:lmao: That's too funny! I've been thinking about the airfare already. (I'm not joking either!) I wish it was already out so I could get a price locked in. The wait just kills me!

[judynpa]

Just wanted to join the group. We just confirmed our Thanksgiving 08 cruise. This will be our 4th cruise, our 2nd Thanksgiving DD cruise. It will be me, Judy, and my DD Mindy, who will be turning 21 on the second day of the cruise. Last cruise we did over Thanksgiving, she had a pin on that said today is my birthday, and it was so cool how many of the CM 's sang happy birthday to her in their native languages.Look forward to joining the cruise!

[zakatak]

Welcome, JudynPa. We're a bunch of Wild N Crazy guys! :cool1:

Are you all planned out as well? :rotfl:

Karen

[tjeagle]

Just wanted to join the group. We just confirmed our Thanksgiving 08 cruise. This will be our 4th cruise, our 2nd Thanksgiving DD cruise. It will be me, Judy, and my DD Mindy, who will be turning 21 on the second day of the cruise. Last cruise we did over Thanksgiving, she had a pin on that said today is my birthday, and it was so cool how many of the CM 's sang happy birthday to her in their native languages.Look forward to joining the cruise!

Welcome Judy!!:welcome:
We are off to an early start...and having fun already!!

Were in PA are you from?? I grew up in NE Philly and Bucks County!

[cjckclan]

Okay - I'm bumping us back to page one.....

Hi Mommykeg,

We're doing the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins Tour ($43.00 per adult). It's only a 4 hour tour which should give us time to do something else afterwards. :cool1:

K
We are looking into booking with this tour company too. Still looking between Chaccoben tour or maybe Kohunlich tour which is a bit longer.


I think we may try the Fury Catamaran in Cozumel....we will see!!

Definitely hoping to snorkel in Cozumel although DD would like to do the horseback riding/mayan ruin tour. I noticed a few snorkeling excursions won't let people with asthma participate. DS(16 at cruise time) has asthma, but it is very much under control; he rarely uses an inhaler. Do you think they would let him participate if we had clearance in writing from his doctor??

We'll be bringing down 3 backpacks filled with school supplies for the kids. Plus, maybe some extra bags of candy for them, too. ;)

Karen

Where do you find info on this?

Okay....question of the day!!

If you are going a day early...where do you think you will stay??



Plans are to drive from IL to southern GA Friday and meet up with AF5FAM and then drive the rest of the way Sat morning. However, the "WHAT IF" demon has started attacking me with "What if we have car trouble????":scared1:

[AF5FAM]

Ok CJCKclan, you know perfectly well that the only thing we have to worry about on the road are motorcycles that jump out from behind trees and run into the back of our minivan!! :rotfl2: We'll cover your six again this time and you should be safe. :thumbsup2

[tjeagle]

Ok CJCKclan, you know perfectly well that the only thing we have to worry about on the road are motorcycles that jump out from behind trees and run into the back of our minivan!! :rotfl2: We'll cover your six again this time and you should be safe. :thumbsup2

It sounds like you all have traveled together before!:)

[AF5FAM]

Yes, we've been friends since 1988! (Can it really be that long?) The above mentioned incident happend on our dream vacation together to Disney World a few years ago. We'd planned forever to take a trip to Orlando "when the kids are old enough to remember it" and we were finally stationed together near St. Louis so ROADTRIP! And there we were, driving along on cruise control in the right hand lane with cjckclan in front, somewhere in Kentucky:drive: when out of nowhere CRUNCH!!!! As I look in the rearview mirror I see a body and motorcycle fly through the air, we flash the lights, pull over and my DH runs back to see what happened. Turns out the guy fell asleep (yes while driving a motocycle down the road at 75 MPH!!) and just ran into the back bumper of our van. Luckily since he was asleep and flew into the soft sand along the side of the road, he walked away with only minor injuries! My van had an interesting stripe on the bumper, the width of a motorcycle tire, and other than shot nerves we were all fine.:scared: So we did the only logical thing and drove on for a wonderful week staying at the Contemporary and hitting all the parks.pixiedust:

[tjeagle]

OMG!
I am having visions of Thelma and Louise!!:lmao:

[cjckclan]

Yes, we've been friends since 1988! (Can it really be that long?)

It's been that long, BUT we were just "kids" back then :thumbsup2 We certainly couldn't be that old! :lmao:

[tjeagle]

Good morning all!
Well, our group is growing!
We are adding to our group;
DSil 41
DBil 49
DNephew 20
DNephew 17

This is their first cruise. We basically talked them into going. I am a bit nervous about my nephews...being older. I know I saw some older teens on the tread....any advice??

(PS. Found out Friday that we will be relocating to MA in June....I am freaking out....I may be distracted for a bit...but my mind will escape to my chair on CC and a Konk Kooler whenever the stress gets too much!!)

[AF5FAM]

:yay: Our group is growing, too! My brother and niece will also be joining us for our cruise. I also talked them into it, so can't wait to share the fun. :woohoo:

Hey tjeagle - we're moving from FL to GA this summer, so I'll be joining you for that temporary escape! :crazy: It may take a couple of Konk Koolers before I'm ready to return to reality.

[zakatak]

Hi Everyone!

I am getting ready to leave for FL today and board the Wonder tomorrow. I will let you know if I am able to lower my price on the Thanksgiving 2008 cruise! I have a list I am rebooking for, lol. :rolleyes1

I can't wait to see Hercules again tomorrow night! :banana:

Karen

[disneypoor]

Karen--I'll be anxious to hear what kind of deal you get on rebooking for 08! We are leaving in about two weeks to board the Magic!:cool1: I, too, want to try to rebook for the Thanksgiving cruise and get a better deal. Have a wonderful trip!

[dutch_girl_scout]

We're in!!!! Called in my deposit this morning. :cool1:

[disneypoor]

We're in!!!! Called in my deposit this morning. :cool1:

Yeah!:banana: Our DD's will be so excited!

[tjeagle]

Giving us a bump!

Hope everyone is staying warm! It is cold and windy her in MD!! I'm ready for spring!

[zakatak]

Well everyone...

I rebooked onboard the Wonder and was able to save 10% AND get the $200 onboard credit for each room! That is a savings of over $500 PLUS $400 onboard credit!

Well worth the trip on the Wonder! :cool1:

Now I just have to wait until February 2008 to sail again... then only a few months after that!!! :upsidedow

Karen

[zakatak]

Alright, TJeagle - Jackie!!!!

I am LOVING your Trip Report! :rotfl: But I have some questions:

1) What are we going to be named? Can we even compare to the Happy and Laid Backs?

2) How soon can we make our Martini Tasting ressies? :cool1:

Any ideas on a group name?

Karen

[cjckclan]

I rebooked onboard the Wonder and was able to save 10% AND get the $200 onboard credit for each room! That is a savings of over $500 PLUS $400 onboard credit!

Well worth the trip on the Wonder! :cool1:

Now I just have to wait until February 2008 to sail again... then only a few months after that!!! :upsidedow

Karen

Congrats on the savings!!! I was just thinking about you yesterday when I reread the last two pages of this thread and realized that you should be enjoying the sun in the Caribbean. I was just a bit envious as I'm sitting here in IL freezing my tush off!!! and wishing I were on the Wonder too. :teleport: Okay, so it's not as cold here as Jackie has it in MN, but I'm a cold weather wimp; anything under 50 and I'm cold. :sad2:

[cjckclan]

Alright, TJeagle - Jackie!!!!

I am LOVING your Trip Report! :rotfl: But I have some questions:

Karen

Jackie - Can you provide a link to your trip report; I'd enjoy escaping a while as I read it.

[zakatak]

Here you go... http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1357135

I don't know if we can live up to this!!! :lmao:

[tjeagle]

Alright, TJeagle - Jackie!!!!

I am LOVING your Trip Report! :rotfl: But I have some questions:

1) What are we going to be named? Can we even compare to the Happy and Laid Backs?

2) How soon can we make our Martini Tasting ressies? :cool1:

Any ideas on a group name?

Karen

Karen, Congrats on the savings!! Wasn't that an awesome feeling!pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

Our name will come! The happy and Laid back thing happened just a week or two before that trip from something one of the group said...I am sure in the next 20 months we will think of something!!
Wine/Martini and Margarhita tastings can be booked at guest services when you board...we went before we even ate!! : ) There was 2 times for each...we'll have to decide which to book when it gets closer so we are all together! That made it so much fun!!

I'll be waiting for your trip report!!

[tjeagle]

Congrats on the savings!!! I was just thinking about you yesterday when I reread the last two pages of this thread and realized that you should be enjoying the sun in the Caribbean. I was just a bit envious as I'm sitting here in IL freezing my tush off!!! and wishing I were on the Wonder too. :teleport: Okay, so it's not as cold here as Jackie has it in MN, but I'm a cold weather wimp; anything under 50 and I'm cold. :sad2:

I'm in Maryland....not Minnesota...I am sure it is colder there!! It is snowing now...we have aobut an inch or so...that is enough to stop all activity here in MD!!

[zakatak]

:rotfl: Ok, I'll give a quick Trip Report for my quickie Wonder sailing on March 1st, 2007. First, it was supposed to be an adult trip with myself and my dh's cousin. Unfortunately, she cancelled on the morning we were to leave because her husband was very sick. I will update this at the end. :sad1:

So, here I was with 6 hours to leave and nobody to go with me so I call DCL to see if I can take my cousin off and add my two daughters (6 & 8). It was a go, so I called the airlines (Southwest) added them and packed quickly. When they got home from school, I told them the news and we left 30 minutes later. :banana:

We flew into Orlando and crashed at the Rasisson at the Port - nice hotel. We took the 10am shuttle and arrived at the Port at 10:01am. LOL...:laughing:

Checked in, and sat around for 1 hour and 45 minutes. :rolleyes1

We had boarding card number 2 so we were almost first on the ship - went directly to lunch at PC (little bit cold out). Had lunch, tried to switch Dining (we had 8:30pm - too late for little ones). We were switched to 8pm with a Japanese family who spoke a little Broken English. Not too much fun and my girls were falling asleep. :guilty: Ate quickly and went to bed.

Friday - woke up early, had breakfast at BBB, played Hide N Go Seek in Route 66 (OMG that was fun!), played Checkers in Diversions all before 8:30am. :rotfl: Oh the Joys of early risers...

Sat at the Goofy Pool all day long - 9:00am to 3:00pm and got BURNT! Well, sitting on the edge in the sun wasn't very comfortable and it wasn't what I had planned (think sleeping by the adult pool, drinking and snoozing). Took a nap until dinner and then had dinner up at BBB (sit down service was EXCELLENT). Saw the Golden Mickeys AGAIN... :headache:

Blah blah blah... cut to Castaway Cay. Cloudy and breezy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon - got SO burnt and sick... Went to the infirmary due to constant heart palpatations, naseau, shivering, dizzyness. They were closed so we went to Dreams instead. Went right to bed afterwards but was up all night "praying to the porcelain God" if you get my drift. :sad1: Note to everyone- there is NO Gatorade onboard. Nada. Nothing.

Highlights: IAN so totally ROCKS and Brent is just plan GORGEOUS! :love: :love: :love: :love: Sign me up anytime for the Wonder! :yay:

We didn't see Anna Nicole's funeral even though we were in Nassau on Friday - we stayed on the ship because of the media circus and well, being alone with two little girls...

Bored yet? Kinda a quiet cruise - no dinners past the first one, I didn't even step foot into Shutters! And get this, other than the obligitory ONE Konk Kooler, I didn't even drink. I know, so sad... But my room charge total came to....

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$17.61 :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1:

I actually saved MORE money (for myself and some others) than it cost me to actually sail on the Wonder. Well, not including airfare and the Radisson and the Wilderness Lodge afterwards. But you get the idea...

Bye!

Karen

Update on my Cousins' husband: He was diagnosed with stomach cancer which is in his lymph nodes and they are giving him 10 months to live. He has a 7 year old son and 2 year old twins. :( Please say a prayer that he receives a miracle and survives. Thanks.

[disneypoor]

Karen--thank you for the TR! I'm so sorry about your cousin's husband. He will be in my prayers! I bet your DD's were so excited! I would love to surprise my kids like that. We haven't told them about this DD cruise yet, and I'm going to try to keep it a secret. However, I am like a big kid! I just can't keep my mouth shut--I want to share the excitement!:rolleyes1 We'll see how it goes.

I can't believe you only spent a little over $17! You should get some sort of reward for that!:) I'm going to try to keep spending down (we leave for our eastern next weekend), but I'm kindof worried!

Again, thanks for sharing your trip with us! It makes me that much more excited for our cruise on the 17th!

Susan

[tjeagle]

Karen
Thanks for the quicky trippy!! Wow!! What a whirlwind!
I wish we could say we spent $17!! Ours ended up to be $1000!

I am so sorry to hear about your cousin's husband. I will definitely keep him in my prayers!

[cjckclan]

I'm in Maryland....not Minnesota...I am sure it is colder there!! It is snowing now...we have aobut an inch or so...that is enough to stop all activity here in MD!!

So sorry - but you know that all but 2 of the M states are so cold you better not lick a light pole. :rolleyes:

[AF5FAM]

OK Dis friends, looking for just a little sympathy today. I'm home from work with my 3 year old DD who seems to have contracted the infamous Rotavirus from her preschool! (For those of you unfamiliar with this particular malady it involves repeated evacuations of all bodily fluids through every exit you can imagine :sick: !!)

So my day started out normal, but took a nasty turn when I returned to the car after dropping off my Kindergartner and there were no less than 4 missed calls in an 8 minute period. Being the calm, experienced mother of three I immediately assume either the house is on fire, or one of my two children at home is lying bleeding on the floor.:scared1: When I try to call back, the line is continuously busy (meaning my 13 1/2 year old is still calling me or talking to 911 on the phone!!) At last about 3 minutes from home I get through and my oldest answers and says, "mom Hannah is throwing up." AArrgh...after biting back my first response to scaring me to death, I tell her to calm down and I'll be right home. I slow the van to sub-light speed and whip into the driveway, knowing that it's probably not going to get any better today.

Did I mention my husband works out of town during the week and is only home on the weekends? So my next issue will be how to get my oldest DD to middle school for her last day of FCAT testing (state achievement tests) with a three year old who definitely looks a little green around the gills.:eek: Yep, you guessed it, "Hear honey, hold this big blue plastic bowl just in case." To say she looked horrified would be an understatement. But we're on the road and it's only a 15 minute round trip. Five minutes into the trip I know I'm in trouble when the low pitched groaning begins from the back seat..."honey hold the bowl under your chin and spit in there." DD promptly grabs the bowl and holds it vertically covering her entire face. "No, no down like this." Whew, the bowl serves it's purpose and I turn to the 13 year old for a little back up. She looks at me in like I've grown another head and says, "I can't help wipe her chin, I'll get sick, too." With visions of the Allstate commercials on TV I'm now driving with one hand, holding the blue bowl steady in the back seat, and possibly growing that second head as I give oldest DD the stink eye!!

With a silent prayer and the blessing of living in a smaller town with slow moving traffic I make it home without having to add cleaning out the car to my new list of jobs for the day!! What I did add is washing 5 sets of PJ's, underware, my sweatshirt, and the bathroom rugs :laundy: She's sleeping now, so joined you all for a sanity break. I do have all the afternoon pick-ups covered and I'm really hoping this is a 24 hour bug!! Of course my next post could be Rotavirus returns if the other two get it.:scared1:

Thanks for letting me vent. Those of us in the trenches have to stick together.

[cjckclan]

AF5FAM: Oh NO!! :scared1: This may qualify as "one of those days" that make you ask yourself, "Why did I volunteer for parenthood duty??" :confused3 Make sure DH hears this story so he responds appropriately upon walking in the door this weekend, i.e. draw the bubble bath, pour the wine, and remove children from the premises. You'll need some peace and quiet and definitely deserve it. We'll be praying for Hannah's quick recovery, your sanity, and the other two DDs ability to stay well under your radar. :rolleyes:

[tjeagle]

So sorry - but you know that all but 2 of the M states are so cold you better not lick a light pole. :rolleyes:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[tjeagle]

AF5FAM.....I am sending you all the happy vibes I can muster up!!
pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[zakatak]

Here's a few more sprinkles of healthy dust for Hannah. princess: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

In the meantime... better get going: :laundy:

Karen

[AF5FAM]

Hi ladies, thanks for the prayers and pixie dust! Hannah does seem to be feeling better today, with only a couple of mild potty explosions this morning. She's playing school with her stuffed animals again so definietly on the mend.:thumbsup2 Unfortunatley I had to pick DD #2 up from Kindergarten about mid-morning because...you guessed it she's got it now, too!:sick: So far her's seems to be a somewhat milder case so keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to do as much laundry with this one!

DH called last night to check in and we laughed about my crazy morning road trip. Then only half joking he said, "Well maybe I shouldn't come home this weekend...you know for health reasons!" I then informed him if he wanted to remain healthy in a permanent way, he'd better cruise through the door on time, even if it's in full chem gear and a gasmask!! :laughing: Hope you all have a great weekend.

Lorie

[zakatak]

Hey Lorie,

Still thinking of you and sending you healthy vibes! :sick: I would start guzzling Airborne like crazy if I were you (and your husband)!

To Everyone!!!!

Are we getting any closer to our cruise yet? I know as soon as summer gets here, it will fly by and then we'll be under a year away! :cool1: I have got so many surprises for this cruise; I hope they all work out!

The Kids don't know (and hopefully won't until either a week before or the day we leave... not sure yet). DH doesn't know that our best friends are coming! Lots of fun...

I figure if we tell the kids the week before, they can be excited for the week leading up to leaving. I love it when they are excited! Plus, they won't know that our best friends are coming as well - that's a surprise for the hotel the night before (Radisson at the Port).

OK, off to go to the Philharmonic today... cold, sunny day in Buffalo. popcorn::

Take care...

Karen

[jsfein]

Hey gang ... add me to the list of Thanksgiving 2008 cruisers. I had rebooked while on board our past (and first cruise) in Nov. 2006 and finally got around to transferring my "fake" booking to this sailing. I'll be traveling with a party of 15 (up from the party of 8 I traveled with on our past cruise) and will be staying in the same set of rooms on Deck 6 Forward. My immediate family includes

Me (Jason)
DW
DS10 (at sailing)
DS8 (at sailing)
DD6 (at sailing)

Now that my plans are made, its time that I finally get around to finishing the trip report I started (and almost completed) from Nov. 2006.

Disneylover5 -- I'm glad to see we will be sailing together again. I look forward to seeing your daughter on the "big screen" during the pre-shows.

Jason

[disneypoor]

Welcome Jason and family!:yay: Glad you'll be joining us! We leave for our first ever eastern on Friday and can't wait. I'm very excited about getting to go to CC twice in 08 though!:cool1:

[cjckclan]

Hey gang ... add me to the list of Thanksgiving 2008 cruisers.

WELCOME aboard :cheer2:

We leave for our first ever eastern on Friday and can't wait. I'm very excited about getting to go to CC twice in 08 though!:cool1:

Have a great time and soak up some rays for the rest of us who are still sitting here in jeans afraid to show our winter pigment :scared1: If I weren't so cheap and afraid of skin cancer, I'd hit the tanning salon before I put on a pair of shorts and spare those around me the glare. :cool2:

[jsfein]

I'm very excited about getting to go to CC twice in 08 though!:cool1:

Lucky you on your upcoming cruise -- enjoy. The double dip is what hooked me on the Thanksgiving sailing. Our original plan was to cruise the first week of November.

[QUOTE=cjckclan;17513250]WELCOME aboard :cheer2:

Thanks!!

[AF5FAM]

:welcome: Jason and family. My two youngest DD's will be 7 and 5 at cruise time so they should be in the same club as your youngest.

Hey CJCKclan forget about the tanning booth, I need a weedwacker to get rid of the fuzzy winter coat on my legs before I can put on the shorts!!:rotfl2: Speaking of which, I'll have to get busy on that soon, it's going to be 80 degrees today. Just a little jab from your buddy in Florida. :flower3:

Time to start the afternoon taxi run to pick up kids from school.
Lorie

[ColoradoMom!!]

OMGOODNESS!!:cool1: I want to do this cruise! I was just "wishing around" on the reservation site, and saw this. What a deal, and my kids would only miss two days of school!! Hubby and I will be celebrating our 20th, so this is just perfect.

Now, I've only done a 4 nighter. I am convinced we want to go 7, but tell me all your reasons you all love this itinerary. I have never been to Costa Maya.

I am so excited:banana: Hope to be official soon:)

[tjeagle]

Welcome Jason!! (ex-New Jerseyites here!!) I remember your trip report..glad you all are joining us!!

ColoradoMom...Jump on in!! Our biggest reason for booking this week...#1 kids won't miss too much school!! #2 DOUBLE DIP AT CASTAWAY CAY!!

Looks like a bunch of 10 yo boys at sailing time!! DS will be psyched!!
Any other 10 yo daughters at sailing??

Gotta get back to cleaning!! House is going on the market this Friday!!
:scared:

[cjckclan]

:crazy: I added this smilie because I wasn't sure how to spell pbbpbpbpbppz!

[QUOTE=ColoradoMom!!;17516802] am convinced we want to go 7, but tell me all your reasons you all love this itinerary. I have never been to Costa Maya.

I am so excited:banana: Hope to be official soon:)

#1 - FRIENDS are going on this one too!! :cool1:
#2 - No 7-day Western during Summer 08; had to wait until the Magic comes home.
#3 - Kids will only miss 3 days of school (and both will be in HS by then):eek:
#4 - TWO days at CC :banana:

[zakatak]

The NUMBER ONE reason to cruise with us on the 2008 Turkey Cruise:

#1: You don't have to cook and clean for Thanksgiving Dinner or for the WHOLE WEEK! :cool1:

Karen

[tjeagle]

:
Hey CJCKclan forget about the tanning booth, I need a weedwacker to get rid of the fuzzy winter coat on my legs before I can put on the shorts!!:rotfl2: Speaking of which, I'll have to get busy on that soon, it's going to be 80 degrees today. Just a little jab from your buddy in Florida. :flower3:
Lorie

:rotfl2: :rotfl2:
I feel like our friendships have just been taken to a whole new level!!:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[AF5FAM]

Hey if we can't laugh, we'll go crazy!! :jester: Speaking of which, I'm in the cleaning frenzy with you, our house goes on the market tomorrow!! :scared1:
Unless I lock the kids in the closet for the next three months, it's going to be an ongoing battle to keep the house "show" ready all the time. For some reason they just don't seem to understand my sense of urgency...maybe because they're kids?? I wonder if I could get one of those velcro walls with the velcro suits and just stick them there after school.:idea:

Here's some extra pixie dust to bring good buyers quickly for both of our houses. pixiedust:

Lorie

[Suzy Mouse]

Hi Everyone!!

We're going to be joining you on this trip!!! It's too far away right now...but I'm sure it'll be here before we know it!!

Linda and Jason....We're going to be having a mini reunion on this one...a few of the Nov 4th 2006 cruisers will be joining us as well. It's going to be awesome!

Jason...We're trying to get Sara on this trip as well. They're weighing it out right now. ALSO...we should have a contest to finish our trip reports. I haven't even reached Cozumel yet on mine! Tell Karen I said "hi".

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

[AF5FAM]

party: Welcome Suzy Mouse. Come on in the water is fine!! Wish the cruise wasn't so far away, but at least we'll have some fun on the DIS while we're waiting.:banana: We have to work hard to keep our thread on the first couple of pages with all the crazy Repo people (yes I'm only a little jealous) but we try harder!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. We've got both soccer and softball games on Saturday.

Lorie

[tjeagle]

Welcome Suzy Mouse!! :cool1:

I am up early...determined to finish my cruise report from 2/3!! Hopefully the details will come back to me!!

Off to one of our last Ice Hockey tournaments with DS. We go to Buffalo next weekend for the last one! We started the season last August.....not finishing till the end of March....I guess we got our money's worth on this one!!

Anyone have exciting plans for the weekend??:upsidedow

[zakatak]

Hey Tjeagle! You're coming to my neck of the woods! Where is the Tournament? Pepsi Center in Amherst? :cool1:

I'm off to see how much you have accomplished on your trip report this morning!

Karen

[tjeagle]

Hey Tjeagle! You're coming to my neck of the woods! Where is the Tournament? Pepsi Center in Amherst? :cool1:

I'm off to see how much you have accomplished on your trip report this morning!

Karen

Okay...I only got one more day done...I'm trying!!;)

Yes! That is where we are going! We're coming up to see if our lil' Southern guys can hold their own up North! We are going to visit the Falls and take a road trip to Toranto to the Hockey Hall of fame! Oh yeah...and play 4 hockey games.....in 3 days :confused3

[zakatak]

:banana: Wow, that's a pretty impressive schedule, Jackie! :)

Make sure you go over to the Canadian Side of the Falls, much better restaurants and stores (Hershey Store). They also have a Rainforest Cafe, Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood all within walking distance of each other. You can also check out the difference museums on Clifton Hill! :banana:

Let me know if you have any questions about the area or what to see/what not to see... :rolleyes1

My friends daughter's play Hockey there... I wonder if you will be playing them? They will be on this cruise too!

Karen

[AF5FAM]

Hi all, just giving us a Monday bump back to the front page.:yay: Hope you all had a great weekend, thinking warm thoughts of cruising. Check out tjeagle's trip report, it's been great!

Lorie

[zakatak]

Hey, I'm going to try to reach the OP and see if they can edit the title for us. Any suggestions? :hourglass

[tjeagle]

Thanks for the free advertising Lorie! Honestly, after reading back some of my report myself....I feel the need to let you all know, I am honestly not as much of a lush as my story implies!!:angel:
I hope your house sale is going better than ours...not one looker yet.:headache: And of course, the open house for the brokers is the day we leave for Buffalo. Honestly, keeping my house this perfect may drive me insane!

Karen, thanks for the info! I really appreciate it. Our team is a Mites B team (ages 7-8) We are the
:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cool1: EASTON ICE HAWKS:cool1: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Let me know if your friends team will be there! I'll keep an eye out for them!

I have also thought about contacting the OP! Don't have any creative ideas though...just would love to get the part about the dates not open yet off!
How about:
Travelin' Turkeys....
Cranberry Saucers...
Castaway Pilgrams...

OMG....forget it! I haven't had my coffee yet! No creative juices flowin!
Have a great day all!

[AF5FAM]

Hmmm....only one cup of coffee so far today but here are a couple of ideas.

Totally Terrific Turkeys
A Konk and a Smile
Pirate Pilgrims
Turkey Day Double Dip (or Dippers)
Thanksgiving Made Easy

Must get more coffee...:coffee: and maybe a little sugar to jump start the brain again.

Lorie

[riggins]

Hi guys-
I just wanted to say Hi and say we'll be there too!! :cool1: We booked a couple weeks ago and its taken me a while to go find this thread. DH and I are traveling with our DD's who will be 5 and 7 then. My parents, DS, and DBIL are coming too. I'm glad to see I'm not the only hyper-planner who is already planning a trip so far in advance!

So, do any of you have connecting Cat 10's on Deck 5 or 7 (5022, 5024, 5522, 5524, 7005, 7007, 7505, or 7507)? The only connecting cat 10's left were on deck 2, which is ok, but I really want SPH or Deck 7. I've been checking 2 or 3 times a day for the last 2 weeks waiting for someone to cancel!! I might make myself crazy if I keep this up for 20 months!!!

Thrilled to be here!!
Leslie

[cheysdad]

Jason

I haven't officially checked onto this thread yet but I think you know we will be there. We have to make some time this trip to get together. Maybe on the hair braiding line.

Suzanne
This is way too early for me to be looking at these boards for this trip. I have to do it at work or Cathe will have my head ....

Teresa
Come on Teresa (and Ken) I know you are out there.

Michael

[DisneyZell]

bump

[tjeagle]

Hi guys-
I just wanted to say Hi and say we'll be there too!! :cool1: We booked a couple weeks ago and its taken me a while to go find this thread. DH and I are traveling with our DD's who will be 5 and 7 then. My parents, DS, and DBIL are coming too. I'm glad to see I'm not the only hyper-planner who is already planning a trip so far in advance!

So, do any of you have connecting Cat 10's on Deck 5 or 7 (5022, 5024, 5522, 5524, 7005, 7007, 7505, or 7507)? The only connecting cat 10's left were on deck 2, which is ok, but I really want SPH or Deck 7. I've been checking 2 or 3 times a day for the last 2 weeks waiting for someone to cancel!! I might make myself crazy if I keep this up for 20 months!!!

Thrilled to be here!!
Leslie


Welcome Leslie!!
We we do have 5522 but not the adjoiner. We are actually in 5020 and BIL and SIL are in 5522.
I hope you get where you want...but anywhere on the ship is bound to be a blast!

DisneyZell..thanks for the thread name upgrade!!

[riggins]

Welcome Leslie!!
We we do have 5522 but not the adjoiner. We are actually in 5020 and BIL and SIL are in 5522.
I hope you get where you want...but anywhere on the ship is bound to be a blast!


Thanks Jackie. That's one set of the 4 I won't count on!! Both your BIL/SIL and the person in 5524 would have to cancel and the odds of that happening at the same time are probably highly unlikely. I'm afraid the other 6 cabins may have been grabbed up by people who aren't using them as connecting rooms too. Oh well - I'll keep checking. As long as we're on the boat, we're going to have a good time.

Leslie

[cjckclan]

Well, I've obviously not been checkin' in over the last few days. So.....

a BIG CRUISIN' :boat: WELCOME to anyone I've missed welcoming.

And Ditto on the thanks for upgrading our thread name. It helps alleviate the identity crisis .....:rolleyes:

[zakatak]

Yeah! We are now the official Travelling Turkeys! :cool1:

:cool1: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :cool1:

[Suzy Mouse]

Hello Michael!!! I was wondering how long I would have to wait for you guys to come along!! At least I know I can trust you this time around!!! When do you think Teresa and Ken are going to come out of hiding????

Traveling Turkeys??? Yes I definitely think that describes some of us!!

By the by... Traveling with me and DH... DD 13 at time of trip and DS 9 MIL and FIL. Just working on my dad and sil's family!!!

[love2travel]

Ok, OK, we are out of hiding!

Yes it will be me, DH and DD11 at the time of the cruise.

The Traveling Turkeys, I kinda like that! :cool1:

[Suzy Mouse]

Yeah Teresa is here!!! :banana: Woo Hoo!!! Now get your hubby over here...just to say hello! :cool1: (I never realized how much this smilie looks him!!):rotfl:

[jsfein]

Wow, its a regular 11/4/06 cruise reunion on the Double Dipping Travelling Turkeys thread (nice name, by the way).

Suzy -- I mentioned to Karen that we will be sailing together again and the possibility of Sara joining you this time around. She'll help you urge Sara into the cruise.

Michael -- nice to hear from you. Hope you and your family are well. Maybe we'll find time to catch up at Cold Stone Creamery this summer.

Ken & Teresa -- I didn't get to meet you guys in November, but from what I've read I will make a point not to miss you next time around. From Suzy's stories, I'm not sure how I could have missed Ken even on a ship of 2000 people.

[love2travel]

Look forward to meeting you to Jason.


Teresa

[J&ADisneyMom]

We are happy to say we'll be joining this thread!! We booked our Thanksgiving Cruise this week (early dining/cat 9 room). This will be our second time on the Magic. Last trip was Oct 21 2006 Western and we loved it. Right now it's just our family of four

Me
Dh
DS will be 7
DD will be 5

but we're hoping to talk some friends/family into joining us. On the last trip, we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary and did the vow renewal onboard. It was a blast but this trip we're looking forward to a little more R&R. The kids LOVE to order room service for breakfast and then go to the kids club. Dh and I will be enjoying more pool and spa time and then sitting by the Cove Cafe as we watch the sun set.

We definitely want to visit the Mayan Ruins (our children are part Mayan Indian) and maybe do the Dolphin swim in Coz... but we'll see. This trip we will spend less time trying to force the kids out of the clubs to do activities with us, and instead let everyone focus on doing what they love most. I can't wait to get to CC and relax on the adult beach.

I haven't read through this whole thread. I'll have to do that when I have a little more time.

Shell

[AF5FAM]

Good Saturday morning Bump! Welcome to all the new traveling turkeys, it's starting to look like a party!! :jumping1: We're all in full soccer and fast-pitch softball mode here so will be a busy day today. Hope you all have a great weekend, especially Jackie and the hockey tournament. Good Luck.
Lorie

[love2travel]

Has anyone sailed on Thanksgiving before? Just wondering, what they do special for Thanksgiving, if anything?

[DisVillainFan]

Great , I'm Round ,Happy and wearing sunglasses, yeah that about sums me up.:cool1: Just one more thing though:drinking1 now we're there. Yes, Suzy mouse I'm checking in. Gobble,gobble!

[zakatak]

We were on the 11/4/06 Western Cruise also! :cool1: Although, we're not from New Jersey! :rotfl:

Question of the day: What CHANGES would you like to see made to the Magic during her Drydock in 2008?

I'll go first... I would like to see the toddler water play area added. It is nice on the Wonder. I would also like to see better MUSIC played at the adult pool (stop the elevator muzik please).

Anyone else?

Karen

[Suzy Mouse]

:cool1: Hey the BIG TURKEY has checked in the building!!! Now all we need is Cheys Mom...that'll never happen!!! Just like you'll never see Mr. Suzy mouse here!! He does have a user name...he just doesn't choose to use it! i'll work on him.


Zakatak...our meet was pathetic. Memo to all...don't have a meet at the family pool with the band playing..although they did try to help us out.

To answer your question....I'd like to see the slide kid's area changed like the Wonder.

Our next question should be "What not to do at a meet?" Ken has a couple of answers to that one!

[dutch_girl_scout]

Hello all!! We just got home from the 3/17 Eastern Sailing of the Magic. It was a great time. While onboard we gave up our mid-ship cat 3 suite (for two connecting cat 6s). It might still be open if anyone is interested.

The travelling turkeys are a chatty bunch!! I can't beleive how many posts I've missed. It sounds like a lot of you already know each other. For others, like me, who don't like to feel lost, I'm willing to set up a website for this group so we can put faces with names, and the kids can get connected beforehand. Let me know if your interested.

I can't beleive that noone mentioned one of our reasons to book a Thanksgiving cruise:
NO HAVING TO BE WITH FAMILY AT THANKSGIVING!!! (I guess that may seem strange to some but Christmas and Easter are close enough together for me. If I can find a way to get out of Thanksgiving dinner (root canal, mysterious illness, Disney Cruise) I will jump at the chance!

[DisVillainFan]

Hmm..What not to do at a cruise meet? Meet by the pool, wear a green Mickey head sticker on your forehead ( though personally it's a fashion statement), put said sticker in your (very cool Panama Jack hat) hatband, ask strange women wearing green bathing suits if they are looking for a party, I mean cruise meet. Thats all I can remember, we were sitting next to the bar after all. Suzanne, if I forgot anything I'm sure some one in our group will remind me:confused3

[disneypoor]

Hi, everyone! We also just returned from the 3/17 Eastern.:cool1: I have to say that on Friday while we were at CC, all I could think about was the fact that we will all get to be there TWICE for this trip!:banana: That sounds heavenly to me! Although we had a wonderful time on our eastern, I still think that CC was the best part.

I'm sortof going through cruise withdrawal right now, so I'm so happy we're booked on this DD and that we already have a thread going for it!:goodvibes

My DD will be 13 and my DS will be 10 when we do this cruise. DD loves to make friends beforehand and can't wait to hopefully see two of her friends from this past cruise on the DD!

Have a great week everyone!

Susan

[Suzy Mouse]

Nope Kenny... you got them all! ps..when weren't you sitting by the bar???

As far as not being with the family....my mil and her hubby is coming and I'm trying to convince my sil and my dad to come along to. I love being with the family for the holidays...just figured I wouldn't have to be cooking a turkey this time around!!!

[tjeagle]

Good morning all!
We ended up in Buffalo an extra day....CAUSE WE MADE IT TO THE FINALS!
We lost the final game...but the boys were incredible! We did make it to the Falls, Toronto to the Hockey Hall of Fame and many, many hours by the pool!

Welcome new arrivals since I left...and welcome back cruisers!!

I have to snap back into reality and get to work! I'll try to catch up with all the posts later!!

[GreenTad]

Helllloooo, Traveling Turkeys! We're another family just off the 3/17 Eastern cruise that has rebooked with you guys. :woohoo: I'd love to know what DCL does during Thanksgiving week to make the holidays special for those onboard. Also, if anyone has a son who is around 9 right now that likes to email, please let me know. I'm glad this is a talkative bunch...I've got lots to read back through! Everybody have a great day! :goodvibes

Sima

[AF5FAM]

[QUOTE=tjeagle;17771445]Good morning all!
We ended up in Buffalo an extra day....CAUSE WE MADE IT TO THE FINALS!
We lost the final game...but the boys were incredible!

:cheer2: WhooHoo and congratulations to the team!! Sounds like your "southern boys" held their own against those from the frozen north.

We're headed out of town for part of Spring break to visit the area we're moving to this summer. First on the agenda is looking at schools, then a little preliminary house hunting. It's hard to get serious about that until we sell this one, but we need to at least get a feel for neighborhoods, etc. We've had a four showings, but no offers yet. Think positive, think positive. Have a great week.
Lorie

[AF5FAM]

Oops...also a warm and sunny welcome to the new additions to the traveling turkeys!! :banana: Yeah, we're a fun bunch!! Can't wait to get the kids connected, Dutch Girl Scout the web page idea sounds great!! BTW I was born in Mason City, Iowa and still have family living where the tall corn grows!

To all, I think we should be able to plan an awesome cruise meet with this much lead time. :rotfl2:

Lorie

[dutch_girl_scout]

Ok you Double Dipping Travelling Turkeys---Just why are we hiding on page 3 of the cruise meet thread? Maybe because it's Thursday and despite being sunny and spring all week it's grey and cloudy today.

I have the website ready to go if you want to send me your info I'll get it added and then I'll send you the site address (since it has personal information please don't post the address on the DIS boards).

Info to send (feel free to add other things/make suggestions):
DIS name(s)
First and Last name of people in your group including ages of kids at time of cruise
Where your from
If you have early or late seating
Stateroom number
E-mail address (if you don't want it listed let me know)
Birthdays for your group, including age kids will be on next birthday
Family Picture
Brief description of occupations, families intrests/activities/hobbies
Pre and post cruise plans
For each child: picture, activities and/or interests, grade they will be in at cruise time, activities they are looking forward to on the cruise

My e-mail is vanweeldens@mchsi.com or you can PM me the info

[jsfein]

Stacie -- it may take me a few weeks to compile all that information:eek: :eek:

Seriously, thanks for taking the laboring oar in putting such a website together. My family is headed to FL in a couple of days for Spring Break (sadly, not to WDW), so it will probably be a couple of weeks before you hear from me. (It really will take me a little while to gather the information for the 15 people in my traveling group).

[tjeagle]

Morning all!
Stacie, thanks for compiling the info! I will work on that next!

We have an offer on our house!:cool1: :cool1: Now I just need to hold my breath until the papers are signed and inspections are complete!! How about you Lorie? Any bites??

I just noticed we have dipped down into the TEENs as far as our months until the trip go! 19 months sounds so much better than 20!!

Have a great weekend!!

[dutch_girl_scout]

Jackie--Congrats on the offer! Selling a house is stressful, it never happens in a 1/2 hour like on HGTV.

[IrishCowboy]

It will be cruise #11 or #12 for us. (We have another DCL booked for 12/07, but not sure if we are going. We sailed on a DD back in July 2006 and absolutely loved the itinerary. Beginning and ending the cruise at CC is the perfect cruise for us.

We sailed 3/17/07 with Disneypoor and GreenTad. It was a fantastic cruise. Spent the night before cruise at Country Inn and Suites and was very happy with hotel and tokk advantage of free parking and shuttle service.

By brother and his family along with our parents will be joining us. It will be their first cruise. A total of 10 in our sailing party.

[IrishCowboy]

Has anyone sailed on Thanksgiving Day before? Just wondering if DCL does a special menu.

[disneypoor]

IrishCowboy--I'd love to know what DCL does on Thanksgiving as well. It won't change my mind one way or the other---I'm just REALLY excited to see the ship decorated for Christmas.:cool1:

[AF5FAM]

Hi all, back from Spring break. Where do people from Florida go for Spring break you ask?? Why to south Georgia to look at schools and the housing market for our upcoming move.:upsidedow Ok so we got to go to WDW for Fall break so don't feel too bad for me. :goodvibes

Congrats Jackie on your offer, we've had some lookers but no offers yet.:sad1: We still have time, but it's really, really hard to wait (and keep the house in order. Still looking into that velcro wall to keep the kids and their stuff in order!)

Stacie, I work in a church so this week before Easter is going to be crazy but I'll get on the info and pictures next week. Thanks for taking that on for us.

Time to end the mother of all Mondays, starting back after a vacation is always hard on everyone. :laundy:

Sweet dreams,
Lorie

[dutch_girl_scout]

Somehow I think that Turkey and stuffing will taste a whole lot better on DCL. Then again, any meal that I don't have to prepare, and clean up tastes better.

Lorie--Welcome back from Spring Break. Hopefully you'll get an offer soon. Before we sold our house last fall we had most of our "stuff" in storage and ate out and were gone constantly just to keep our house clean and the kids from being bored.

Susan--Sorry you got bashed on the thread about our cruise being full. I knew what you meant and didn't think it came across bad. It's weird that Bill (IrishCowboy) was told something completly different than you.

[PrincessFAN2006]

Yes we finally changed our reservation from Easter 2008 and booked for Thanksgiving 2008. We are very excited. It is our second cruise 1st was 11/4/06-11/11/06. Kids enjoyed it! DH and I felt like there was so much we missed doing....

DW - 40 at time of cruise
DH - 37 at time of cruise
DD - 15 at time of cruise
DS - 11 at time of cruise
DS - 7 at time of cruise

Just got back from Hawaii so the kids have no idea we are planning another vacation :cloud9:

[dutch_girl_scout]

Welcome!!! November of 2008 seems so far away but I'm sure the time will fly. My DD is looking forward to this cruise because she'll be old enough for the Stack, much to the dissapointment of my DS who will be 16 on this cruise. So far it's always been "his" place.

Did you cruise in Hawaii or just visit? DisneyPoor (Susan) is going on a cruise to Hawaii next year.

[disneypoor]

Welcome! I'd love to hear about your Hawaii trip! We're booked for next spring break.:goodvibes We're flying to Honolulu and then doing a 7 night cruise that goes to several of the islands. Hope you had a great time and glad you're joining us for Thanksgiving 08!

[PrincessFAN2006]

No we did not cruise we went to O'ahu and it was gorgeous. It was only 8 days but we managed to do alot and I would DEF go back!!

When we went Nov 06 my daughter had just turned 13 and she did not hang out there as much as she thought she would. She met great people and they did a bunch of stuff together.

We are probably also bring my Niece who will also be 15 on this cruise. Trying to convice her parents to go along as well


Kim

[love2travel]

IrishCowboy--I'd love to know what DCL does on Thanksgiving as well. It won't change my mind one way or the other---I'm just REALLY excited to see the ship decorated for Christmas.:cool1:

I am very excited to see the ship decorated for Christmas as well. :cool1:

[love2travel]

Yes we finally changed our reservation from Easter 2008 and booked for Thanksgiving 2008. We are very excited. It is our second cruise 1st was 11/4/06-11/11/06. Kids enjoyed it! DH and I felt like there was so much we missed doing....

DW - 40 at time of cruise
DH - 37 at time of cruise
DD - 15 at time of cruise
DS - 11 at time of cruise
DS - 7 at time of cruise

Just got back from Hawaii so the kids have no idea we are planning another vacation :cloud9:

We were also on the cruise last Nov. 4-11, sorry we didn't meet. We will definately have to meet this cruise!!:)

[dutch_girl_scout]

Ok, a whole day with nobody posting. Unacceptable!

Is anyone working on planning their summer vacation? DH and I have Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon left on our list before DH15 leaves home. I think this summer might be the Grand Canyon via Yellowstone. Who's been there? Do you have any must do's or travel tips?

[disneypoor]

We're not travelling this summer since we just did the cruise.:sad1: We are going to Disneyland in October though.:goodvibes

[cjckclan]

I've wanted to go to the Grand Canyon for several years, but I always get out-voted. 2005 - 4-day Disney cruise won :cool1: ; 2006 - rollercoaster vactation (3 amusement parks and Gettysburg for good measure); 2007 - a small trip so we can save for 2008 DD Travelling Turkey cruise. :banana:

Our small vacation this year is taking shape as a day of whitewater rafting before we drop DS off at scout camp. I would like to add a day of kayak lessons to that, but the kids are campaigning for another trip to Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, VA) since there is a NEW, WAY COOL rollercoaster opening in May. I think they missed the Behind the Scenes at Disney which aired on the Travel Channel last weekend. I noticed some new attractions that would have them drooling, and NO, I don't plan to tell them about it. :rolleyes1 There just isn't enough time or money to do it all. :sad2:

[AF5FAM]

Ok, a whole day with nobody posting. Unacceptable!

Is anyone working on planning their summer vacation? DH and I have Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon left on our list before DH15 leaves home. I think this summer might be the Grand Canyon via Yellowstone. Who's been there? Do you have any must do's or travel tips?

Sorry, still in full Easter prep at work and had a long rehearsal tonight. But we must try harder to stay off of page three!!!

Summer plans are a little uncertain for us. Moving is going to take out a pretty good chunk of vacation time, but we are going to take a four day trip to Jeckell (sp?) Island, Georgia for my DH's work the end of May!! The university is paying for everything except a small additional fee for the extra people in his suite. :banana: The trip is only a couple days after our 22nd wedding anniversary so he's getting bonus points this year!! Other than that I hope to make a trip with the kids to see our CJCKClan buddies in St. Louis:hug:

Also, I grew up in Arizona so ask away with any questions you have. I love going to the Grand Canyon, no picture on earth captures the vastness and beauty of standing on the rim. My brother, niece and some of their friends are hiking into the Canyon this summer in late July. Let me know what kind of time frame you're looking at and I can let you know what's in the surrounding areas that you can get to pretty easily.

Time for bed. In case I don't get back befor then, Happy Easter to all!
Lorie

[jsfein]

Hey Kim. Welcome to the thread. I don't think we ever met on the 11/4/06 cruise, but I know we exchanged messages. I think we joked about having a precruise meet at DeLorenzo's. There was plenty we missed out on during the sailing as well, but our days were filled to the brim with what we chose to do.

Right now I'm in South Florida on Sping Break with the kids. Anyone ever go to or hear of Wannado City at Sawgrass Mills? What a cool place for kids ... almost Disney like. There's one planned for NJ later this year at the Meadowlands entertainment complex that is to be built.

[love2travel]

Jason, enjoy your time in Florida, it's cold and windy here in NJ!

[Suzy Mouse]

Summer plans include a trip to ...where else...? Disney World. With the weather we're having up here it can't get here soon enough! We might try to hit up Universal (gasp!) Never been there so if anyone has any tips it would be great!

Kim..we were on the Nov 4-11 2006 cruise as well. I'm sure we'll get to meet this time around. I sense there will be a better "cruise meet" planning committee than the last time. Fortunately we did get to meet the others before and throughout the cruise. Now we're stuck with each other! (I wouldn't have it any other way!!)

How many more days???

[love2travel]

SuzyMouse you need to finish your trip report from Nov. before you can keep posting on this thread. :rotfl2:

Summer plans, let's see.....preparing for my Disney Cruise in Nov., yes we are going Nov. 3-10th.

The Grand Canyon, that is some place I have always wanted to go, let us know how it is. Enjoy!

[disneypoor]

Suzy Mouse--my family loves Universal and Islands of Adventure. Gasp!:scared: I'll probably be in big trouble for saying that on the DIS, but we really do like both parks. The wind chill here today is 21, so I'm dreaming about being somewhere very, very warm right now!;)

[disneypoor]

Ok, a whole day with nobody posting. Unacceptable!

Is anyone working on planning their summer vacation? DH and I have Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon left on our list before DH15 leaves home. I think this summer might be the Grand Canyon via Yellowstone. Who's been there? Do you have any must do's or travel tips?

Stacie--I just read in a magazine that the Grand Canyon now has some sort of a see through walk way that goes out over part of it.:eek: It's glass on the bottom. It looked pretty cool, but I'd be shaking in my shoes.;)

[GotDisney?]

This is going to be our 1st cruise ever for all of us. We splurged on two adjoining rooms w/ verandahs. Now we're browsing the boards to help plan/budget the trip. Got any good ones?

GotDisney? (aka Kimi Anne - 35+ @ cruise time)

Also going:

Marc (DH - 35+ @ cruise time)
Laura (DD - 14 @ cruise time)
Marie (DD - 14 @ cruise time)
Ashley (DD - 12 @ cruise time)
Ian (DS - 11 @ cruise time)
Chase (DS - 09 @ cruise time)

:jumping1:

And now for the big shake-down to get in shape...(Thank God, I have over a year to be realistic!)

[love2travel]

Welcome GotDisney?

Just surf the DIS boards and you will receive lots of tips and information.
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[jsfein]

Jason, enjoy your time in Florida, it's cold and windy here in NJ!

Thanks Teresa ... 80 and Sunny. Very nice down here. Hope it warms up in NJ by Monday when we return.

[love2travel]

Thanks Teresa ... 80 and Sunny. Very nice down here. Hope it warms up in NJ by Monday when we return.

Oh, Jason....thanks for rubbing it in.

[dutch_girl_scout]

It's sunny and beautiful here too. Blue skies, beautiful fluffy clouds, buds on the trees, you'd never know looking out the window that it's only 19!:eek:
The Easter Bunny better have his long underwear on!!!

Lorie--I'll be sure to ask away if we decide to go. DH owns his own business and is notorious for coming home on a Friday and saying let's go on vacation next week. Maybe that's why I feel the need to pre-plan and over-plan our DCL vacations :confused3

Susan--I saw the walkway on one of the morning shows. DH is more scared of heights than me, so I usually look like the brave one even though I'm a big chicken. It better have a darn good railing!

[DisVillainFan]

I just really hate being on page 2 so I thought I would BUMP.:thumbsup2 :thumbsup2