What Happens on a Disney Cruise, Stays on a Disney Cruise? Right? Complete! 4/3/07!

[Tink rules]

There she goes with those cabana boys again!!!! :cool1:

Loveable....

Have fun cross country!!!

Where are you settling in FL?

[Donnica]

Have they not plugged their computer in at the new pleace yet? Do you need me to call tech support?

[Tink rules]

No... I think we need to form a search party!!! :eek:

I bet they just stopped on the range to visit the relatives...

I'm sure after they get settled... we'll hear more...

[TSBRN]

LOVED the trip report.....just found it two days ago and loved reading about the adventures of the Glutton family.

I feel a strange kinship to you as I also suffer with the dreaded elephant legs, which I partially blame from all my years in nursing & being on my feet constantly.

Hope your move went well....looking forward to reading all about it!! :thumbsup2

[LovableGluttons]

Never fear!

The Gluttons are here!

We're in Tampa, recovering after a whirlwind week at Coronado Springs Resort.

We're house hunting and looking for a great school for the mini Gluttons.

Anyone in Tampa area with recommendations?


Also..... started the trip report for our week with Precious :love: (Mickey)





Hhhmmmmm...........


Give up the upcoming date of our next Disney Cruise yet?

Hint: It's in 2008


but before October.



Does that help?

[LovableGluttons]

YAY new posts!!!!!

Yep!

The Gluttons are back.


Why is moving such work?

[LovableGluttons]

Have a safe but fun trip!! Are you ever going to let us know when the second cruise is?

I leave on my 3 night scrap cruise to the always lovely Ensenada, Mexico on Friday! It is a scrap cruise so I am just going to play on the ship with girlfriends. Might not even get off the ship, because once you've been to Tijuana or Ensenada, you really don't ever have to go back again!!

Would much rather be going to Cancun with some Cabana boys!!:cool1:


OK, inquiring minds want to know...


how was it???:wizard:

[LovableGluttons]

There she goes with those cabana boys again!!!! :cool1:

Loveable....

Have fun cross country!!!

Where are you settling in FL?


We're thinking Tampa might be our place.

Close to Precious :love: (Mickey) yet also near the Tampa Bay Bucs (who need another Superbowl trip)

Cross country sure was a haul!

[LovableGluttons]

Have they not plugged their computer in at the new pleace yet? Do you need me to call tech support?


Internet access along the way was spotty at best.

I am SO glad that drive is over! Whew!

[LovableGluttons]

No... I think we need to form a search party!!! :eek:

I bet they just stopped on the range to visit the relatives...

I'm sure after they get settled... we'll hear more...

The Gluttons sure saw a lot of undeveloped U.S.A. during our trip.

[LovableGluttons]

LOVED the trip report.....just found it two days ago and loved reading about the adventures of the Glutton family.

I feel a strange kinship to you as I also suffer with the dreaded elephant legs, which I partially blame from all my years in nursing & being on my feet constantly.

Hope your move went well....looking forward to reading all about it!! :thumbsup2


Virtual hugs to you sister nurse!

Elephant legs are the pits. The absolute pits!

[Glendamax]

Hello! Yes, I know I'm about SEVEN months late, but I just noticed the link to your report in your siggie. So here I am. I'm only on page 2, and boy does this seem like fun already! Just wanted you to know that I'm LATE, but I'm HERE!

Now if you'lll excuse me, I have a report to read! :car:


OH GOSH!!!! I just got to the part where you were in the restaurant and your son got sick! I dont know what's worse: your description, or the fact that I expected pics too!

[LovableGluttons]

Hello! Yes, I know I'm about SEVEN months late, but I just noticed the link to your report in your siggie. So here I am. I'm only on page 2, and boy does this seem like fun already! Just wanted you to know that I'm LATE, but I'm HERE!

Now if you'lll excuse me, I have a report to read! :car:


OH GOSH!!!! I just got to the part where you were in the restaurant and your son got sick! I dont know what's worse: your description, or the fact that I expected pics too!

Oh Glenda! Good to see you here. Now I feel guilty for neglecting the other trip report!

There are Maggiano's everywhere! I haven't had the nerve to venture inside one sine "the incident".

I did convince my parents to go peek inside one to make sure there wasn't a picture of the Gluttons on the wall.

After the amount of spew that came out of that kid, I'm surprised they didn't send a HAZMAT team after us.

Should I look for pics of the "incident"??

[kasey&shannys_mommy]

Mamma Glutton loved your TR I laughed and cried and didn't feel nearly as silly as I have of late - since I have been unable to even look through the website or the boards with out getting so excited for the 11/15 surprise trip on the Wonder. It's so comforting to know that I am not alone :)

I digress (I know your special word)...
I have lived in FL for my entire life and spent the last 1/2 in Tampa only recently moved a little south to Manatee County and Bradenton.. So, please feel free to PM me, I may have some insight school wise and location..
K

[LovableGluttons]

Mamma Glutton loved your TR I laughed and cried and didn't feel nearly as silly as I have of late - since I have been unable to even look through the website or the boards with out getting so excited for the 11/15 surprise trip on the Wonder. It's so comforting to know that I am not alone :)

I digress (I know your special word)...
I have lived in FL for my entire life and spent the last 1/2 in Tampa only recently moved a little south to Manatee County and Bradenton.. So, please feel free to PM me, I may have some insight school wise and location..
K

Hi K!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE living in Florida! DH and I drove across the bay (on a bridge) yesterday, windows down, radio blasting, and I could not get over the incredible air, warmth, palm trees, and more.

We have narrowed it down to two houses in Land O Lakes. Both are the same floor plan by the same builder, but hope to be in them by Christmas.

I start orientation at one job this week, drug screen et al. The other job, I'm determined to close the deal on this week. It was supposed to be Friday, but the nurse manager in charge of the department was gone Friday afternoon.

DH is supposed to go on his final interview for his new job this week too, but they said that two weeks and two interviews ago, so we'll see.

I just don't want to commute more than 20 minutes each way to work.

I have yet to see Bradenton, but I have a feeling I'd love it too!

[Tink rules]

Ya know... I need to go back and read this one again... :banana:

I need inspiration!!!

(luckily I didn't make it onto the Oct cruise I was planning... would have been great to see both ships at Nassau, but I hear they were rockin and rollin for 4 out of the 7 nights!!! :scared1:

[LovableGluttons]

Ya know... I need to go back and read this one again... :banana:

I need inspiration!!!

(luckily I didn't make it onto the Oct cruise I was planning... would have been great to see both ships at Nassau, but I hear they were rockin and rollin for 4 out of the 7 nights!!! :scared1:

It's fate! You are supposed to go on a ladies only cruise with DreamCruiser, Nenner1, other DIScruise ladies, and me! See???

[Tink rules]

Am I the one who is supposed to pack Antonio Banderas???? :cloud9: Although I really like George Clooney, :cool2: but he has a steady right now, :sad2: so I'm sort of on the fence about that one... not that I'd ever be in the right place to run into him...;)

[LovableGluttons]

Am I the one who is supposed to pack Antonio Banderas???? :cloud9: Although I really like George Clooney, :cool2: but he has a steady right now, :sad2: so I'm sort of on the fence about that one... not that I'd ever be in the right place to run into him...;)

I think you'd better bring Clooney.

Ever since Shrek, I can't think of Antonio without thinking how limber he was as a cat cleaning his nether regions.

[jns]

just popping into say hello and thanks
spent all day Sunday reading your report

Thank you so much for sharing

we are on the same cruise as you next year looking forward to meeting you all
hope you get setted in to your new home before Christmas

[jns]

Ya know... I need to go back and read this one again... :banana:

I need inspiration!!!

(luckily I didn't make it onto the Oct cruise I was planning... would have been great to see both ships at Nassau, but I hear they were rockin and rollin for 4 out of the 7 nights!!! :scared1:
Yes we were rockin and rolling , you missed a great cruise :thumbsup2

[The Disney Fanatic]

Hey LovableGluttons,

Yes I am late to your TR but I loved every bit of it! My family and I will be at the AKL 12/18 - 12/20 and then on the Disney Wonder 12/20 - 12/23. After that we will be at the Coronado Springs Resort for two days:santa: . This trip is in celebration of my DS's 8th birthday. Your TR has me very excited about our upcoming trip and I will post a TR when we get back. I only hope it will be as entertaining as this one.:thumbsup2

[LovableGluttons]

Hey LovableGluttons,

Yes I am late to your TR but I loved every bit of it! My family and I will be at the AKL 12/18 - 12/20 and then on the Disney Wonder 12/20 - 12/23. After that we will be at the Coronado Springs Resort for two days:santa: . This trip is in celebration of my DS's 8th birthday. Your TR has me very excited about our upcoming trip and I will post a TR when we get back. I only hope it will be as entertaining as this one.:thumbsup2


Hi there!!


How was your vacation???

[The Disney Fanatic]

Hi there!!


How was your vacation???

THE BEST! I will have a trip report within the next few days!

[Txesquire]

Love the reports. Getting excited about our 7 night March 15-22, 2008 departure on the Magic!

[naner]

I loved, loved, loved this tr!! What an amazing thing Kyle did for you - that was the nicest gift ever.

[cathydisneynut]

Hi there! What a fantastic report! We're going on our first DCL cruise this October, and your report has been very helpful and informative, and hysterically funny! Made a note of some of your tips, if thats ok, especially for the conditioner. DD (17), DD (14) and I all have long hair and I was NOT looking forward to combing it out after a day at Castaway Cay.

Once again, thanks!

[Megand3779]

I found your post earlier today, and just wanted to let you know I enjoyed reading it! I didn't want it to end!

[LovableGluttons]

Well hi everyone!

Thanks for reading!

I cannot believe in less than a week it will be a year since we left icy cold Montana for our trip to see Precious (Mickey:love:) and our cruise.

Only 250 days to go until our Halloween on the High Seas cruise.

Oh, and we still have that "other" cruise, just for the chief and myself, coming up too!:rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl:

[kalel29]

Wow!!! Lot of pages...I'm gonna have to catch up on this one

[LovableGluttons]

Wow!!! Lot of pages...I'm gonna have to catch up on this one

Just remember.....

get up and stretch every 2-3 hours.

No magical blood clots.



OK, there IS a story behind that... a magical story about the magic...you know.

A few weeks ago, the Chief, kiddos, and I hopped, skipped, and jumped over to Orlando for a day at Epcot.

I'm in the ladies room in England, bend over to grab my britches (remember I DID live in the boonies for a while and we still say "britches" from time to time)



but I digress.....



OK,



Where was I?


Oh! In a merry old stall in jolly old England o'er Epcot way.

As I go to grab me knickers.


OK, I was NOT wearing knickers.


They were jeans.


SIGH.




So, I bent over to grab my jeans and smacked my eye on a hook in the stall that I did not see before the removal of said britches, knickers (not), jeans. It HURT! Not simply my pride, but my eye too!


I staggered back to the Rose & Crown (after washing my hands of course), rubbing my eye and my dignity.

That was a Saturday.

The next day arrives and brings with it a terribly ITCHY eye (for those of you who know where this is going.... SHHH)


ZIP



IT









MEAN


IT



OK, I am at work and doing everything I can NOT to touch my eye which now has a big blister on the lid, and oozing a bit.


Yep



Tuesday morning? I wake up and the eye is matted shut. Ick.


The chief drives me to a walk in clinic where I am pronounced in possession of a magical case of pink eye and some good natured ribbing about picking up a "magical" infection and them being fresh out of pixie dust cures.


Only in Florida!

So keep your eyes off of those bathroom hooks.....wherever they may be!

[WDW4mom]

Hello,

I am new to the DISboards and I have so enjoyed reading all the posts about your adventures on the different Disney cruises! We went on the 4 day cruise a couple years ago after spending time at WDW. We had a blast! There was 13 of us. My husband and I, my oldest daughter, her husband and my two

granddaughters, my middle son and his girlfriend, my youngest daughter and her best friend, and my youngest son. My oldest son who lives in NYC flew down to go on the cruise with us. Something magical happened on our Disney cruise!! My oldest son hooked up with my middle daughter's best friend and they have been together since! So I always remind them that magical things

happen at Disney!! My very favorite of all was Castaway Cay. I would be happy to just go there!! Anyway, reading all your stories makes me want to book another one right now!!

[goofygal1975]

I have just spent ALL day reading your trip report!!! (I LOVE reading finished reports all at one time!!) Of course, I had to take breaks, pick up ds, take him to golf practice, make dinner, go to the store...but in between all that I managed to really enjoy your trip report!!!

I was so glad Kyle pulled it out in the end and made it such a magical trip for you.

I miss the Tampa Bay area. We just moved this past July from St. Petersburg/Clearwater to Alabama to be near my sick father. I was born in FL and REALLY miss it!!!! (plus miss those wonderful day trips to visit the Mouse!!) We are big time Bucs fans!!! We had season tickets for years (this year we missed the cut off date to pay for them...I"m so bummed!!! I still wanted to fly down for a game or two if possible...and just sell the other tix!!)

I hope you are still enjoying the area and are settled in a new home and jobs by now!

[LovableGluttons]

Hello,

I am new to the DISboards and I have so enjoyed reading all the posts about your adventures on the different Disney cruises! We went on the 4 day cruise a couple years ago after spending time at WDW. We had a blast! There was 13 of us. My husband and I, my oldest daughter, her husband and my two

granddaughters, my middle son and his girlfriend, my youngest daughter and her best friend, and my youngest son. My oldest son who lives in NYC flew down to go on the cruise with us. Something magical happened on our Disney cruise!! My oldest son hooked up with my middle daughter's best friend and they have been together since! So I always remind them that magical things

happen at Disney!! My very favorite of all was Castaway Cay. I would be happy to just go there!! Anyway, reading all your stories makes me want to book another one right now!!

I hope you booked one! I think the only help for Disney cruise addiction is having another one booked to obsess over.

As you can see below, our next one is now less than 7 months away!

[LovableGluttons]

I have just spent ALL day reading your trip report!!! (I LOVE reading finished reports all at one time!!) Of course, I had to take breaks, pick up ds, take him to golf practice, make dinner, go to the store...but in between all that I managed to really enjoy your trip report!!!

I was so glad Kyle pulled it out in the end and made it such a magical trip for you.

I miss the Tampa Bay area. We just moved this past July from St. Petersburg/Clearwater to Alabama to be near my sick father. I was born in FL and REALLY miss it!!!! (plus miss those wonderful day trips to visit the Mouse!!) We are big time Bucs fans!!! We had season tickets for years (this year we missed the cut off date to pay for them...I"m so bummed!!! I still wanted to fly down for a game or two if possible...and just sell the other tix!!)

I hope you are still enjoying the area and are settled in a new home and jobs by now!

We love the area and bought a home in Land O' Lakes. I commute to New Port Richey for one job, into Tampa (over off Bruce B Downs) for the other.

I really love the Sand Hill Cranes all over the place. Several couple that hang out around our neighborhood have babies now. Too sweet!

I want to go to a Bucs game SO bad!

Thanks for reading my trippie Writing it really helped with those post cruise blues.

[Tink rules]

SHE'S BACK!!!

(oh and that comes out sounding so menacing!!!) :rotfl: (Jack Nicholson not included...)

[LovableGluttons]

SHE'S BACK!!!

(oh and that comes out sounding so menacing!!!) :rotfl: (Jack Nicholson not included...)

Hi!!!


So, we can expect a trip report from you, RIGHT?


I wish I was going with you!

[Tink rules]

TR will begin soon... I'm hoping to be able to bring a laptop with me and run up enormous amounts of my businesses expense account by cruising online!!!

I will be traveling with a special Mascot - who has appeared here on the boards... He will have his own TR... :scared1:

[DisneyDreamer99]

I'm loving this trip report! I was on The Magic one year after your trip on The Wonder (March 1/08) and I am in serious withdrawl right now. So I'm on the Dis reading trip reports to get my little fix of DCL tonight. I've only made it to page 7 of your TR, but I'll be back for more tomorrow!

Are the beach pictures at the beginning of your report from Kauai? That beach looks beautiful. You mentioned a trip report from that trip. Care to share the link?

I'm off to read a few more pages of your TR.

[LovableGluttons]

Ok folks!


Go check out Planky's trip report!

He's going through the Panama Canal!

I'll see if I can find the Kauai trip report over on that other board for mentally unstable persons with light complexions and I'll PM it to you Dreamer! It's mostly just pictures, no vomit!:laundy:

[deleckidesign]

I began reading your trip report this morning instead of doing work at work..shhhh!...and it was very entertaining :)

First of all, I can't believe how much vomit was invovled in the first half of your TR. WOW! Everyone but you did the ole heave ho at least once! :(

I was a bit bummed to not be able to see a family photo. By entry 24 or so...I skipped ahead to the last one thinking you might include a pic of you guys, but no :( Doh!

[LovableGluttons]

Alas, somewhere....oh somewhere on the DIS.....I DID post a mug shot, err, Glutton family pic.....

[pppiglet]

Alas, somewhere....oh somewhere on the DIS.....I DID post a mug shot, err, Glutton family pic.....

Hey...did you ever go to Akumal and how did you like it?

[LovableGluttons]

Hey...did you ever go to Akumal and how did you like it?

We did at the end of July and it was amazing! We snorkeled with sea turtles and soaked up the sun.:cool2:

[Tink rules]

SO??????????????????????????

DID YOU CRUISE??????????????????????

COME ON... WE WANT GOSSIP!!!!!

PLANKY REFUSES TO CONTINUE UNTIL HE HAS COMPETITION!!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[LovableGluttons]

SO??????????????????????????

DID YOU CRUISE??????????????????????

COME ON... WE WANT GOSSIP!!!!!

PLANKY REFUSES TO CONTINUE UNTIL HE HAS COMPETITION!!!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Oh no! We flew from Orlando to Cancun, took a hired car to Akumal Beach Resort and spent 4 scorching days on the beach being lazy.

It was great! We'll definitely be going back. The flight was so short, the resort fantastic, and the reort staff were the best.

Our Disney cruise is leaving October 25th.....next month!

[Tink rules]

Ohhh.. You're off by a week... one of my cruisemates from the PC repo is going the week before... I'd link you up with her if you were on the same one..

[pppiglet]

Oh no! We flew from Orlando to Cancun, took a hired car to Akumal Beach Resort and spent 4 scorching days on the beach being lazy.

It was great! We'll definitely be going back. The flight was so short, the resort fantastic, and the reort staff were the best.

Our Disney cruise is leaving October 25th.....next month!

Alright! Glad you had a great time. It really sounds like a nice place and I'd like to do it in the future. Was really waiting for your feedback. What's good for a Glutton is good for a Piglet! :thumbsup2

[pppiglet]

One more question...I just saw a video on Youtube that there was a fire at the resort in April. Has it recovered from that? Real scary watching that.

[Tink rules]

Alright! Glad you had a great time. It really sounds like a nice place and I'd like to do it in the future. Was really waiting for your feedback. What's good for a Glutton is good for a Piglet! :thumbsup2

Wow... All I can say is don't let the Glutton come to the pig roast!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: (sorry I couldn't help myself..... :sad2: )

[LovableGluttons]

One more question...I just saw a video on Youtube that there was a fire at the resort in April. Has it recovered from that? Real scary watching that.

We stayed in the building right next to where the fire was. The palapa that covered the restaurant was being rebuilt while we were there. They are still using the service entrance instead of the main for everything until rebuilding is completed.

It was an amazing trip! I'm keeping my eye on airfare trying to catch another deal there.

I'll try to post a link to some pics I took.

[LovableGluttons]

Akumal2008# (http://picasaweb.google.com/NickieLea/Akumal2008)

[pppiglet]

Akumal2008# (http://picasaweb.google.com/NickieLea/Akumal2008)

OMG...:scared1: You take pictures just like me.....lots of them! Loved them and now I definately want to go there!

What kind of room did you have? Did you request any one specifically?

Were all those water pics taken right at the resort beach? How wonderful!

Thank you so much! :worship:

[Fidler]

OMG I used to live in Saranac Lake! I cant beleive you sold insurance from Schroon to Tupper! I had a 1969 Dodge Dart that broke down and died in Schroon Lake!
I have been reading your TR for the last 2 hours - you crack me up!

We are going on our first cruise in Nov - 4 nights - as part of a 7 day land sea. I have never been on a cruise and have never been to DW, so needless to say I CANT FREEKING WAIT!!!!!

[Tink rules]

Chris...

You will have a BLAST!!!!

& you forgot Speculator and Lake Pleasant... they are MY hideouts during the summer... :goodvibes

[LovableGluttons]

OMG...:scared1: You take pictures just like me.....lots of them! Loved them and now I definately want to go there!

What kind of room did you have? Did you request any one specifically?

Were all those water pics taken right at the resort beach? How wonderful!

Thank you so much! :worship:

We had a superior room, all inclusive, about a 30 second stroll to the sand. The pictures were taken right there at the resort, the turtle pics were taken about a 10 minute easy stroll just down the beach off the resort in Akumal Bay. I swam beside a surfacing turtle and reached out to pet him/her and just kind of got this weird feeling that while the turtle wasn't afraid of me, he/she didn't want me to have a touch, so I didn't. Funny, as I've always wanted to touch a sea turtle in the wild.

Now the urge is gone. The ray I snagged a picture of was very menacing. I've never seen one that looked so dangerous!

For four nights in an all inclusive superior room (air conditioning!!!), I think I spent $700 for the two of us.

The food at the buffet left a lot to be desired, but the restaurants there had great food.

It was absolutely worth it! We should have stayed longer.

I think I peeled 4 times I was so sunburned!

[LovableGluttons]

OMG I used to live in Saranac Lake! I cant beleive you sold insurance from Schroon to Tupper! I had a 1969 Dodge Dart that broke down and died in Schroon Lake!
I have been reading your TR for the last 2 hours - you crack me up!

We are going on our first cruise in Nov - 4 nights - as part of a 7 day land sea. I have never been on a cruise and have never been to DW, so needless to say I CANT FREEKING WAIT!!!!!

Hi! Plan on rebooking onboard! You are in for an amazing experience!


We used to have our morning sales meetings at the Saranac Lake Hotel! LOL

Small world, huh?? Remember the winter ice sculptures during the annual winter festival? Those were really neat!

[LovableGluttons]

Chris...

You will have a BLAST!!!!

& you forgot Speculator and Lake Pleasant... they are MY hideouts during the summer... :goodvibes


Oohhh? So THAT'S where you've been hiding???

[Tink rules]

Uh huh....

Planky was on his sabatical and I took 2 weeks and went to the lake!!! :goodvibes

The little green guy should be back soon though...

[LovableGluttons]

Uh huh....

Planky was on his sabatical and I took 2 weeks and went to the lake!!! :goodvibes

The little green guy should be back soon though...

Michelle... did you make neck coolers to give out on your cruise? How did you make them?

[Tink rules]

I did.. made 120 of them... :scared1:

They were a hit...

here's the link to the coolers... http://www.p2designs.com/ShipCooler.htm

[Tink rules]

BTW... it took 3 weeks of me and mom to make them at night... very good mother daughter time... sometimes we even came up for air...

If you want to make them... use Shultz's water crystals and use only 1/8 of a tsp for each pocket if you make 4 pockets which is what I did... Best if you keep in your fridge... just throw into water to refresh... can be dryed out and taken wherever... I love to throw them in the cooler if I'mgoing anywhere... especially in the ice water... kept them in my ice cooler on the ship for each day... worked out great.... :thumbsup2

[pppiglet]

We had a superior room, all inclusive, about a 30 second stroll to the sand. The pictures were taken right there at the resort, the turtle pics were taken about a 10 minute easy stroll just down the beach off the resort in Akumal Bay. I swam beside a surfacing turtle and reached out to pet him/her and just kind of got this weird feeling that while the turtle wasn't afraid of me, he/she didn't want me to have a touch, so I didn't. Funny, as I've always wanted to touch a sea turtle in the wild.

Now the urge is gone. The ray I snagged a picture of was very menacing. I've never seen one that looked so dangerous!

For four nights in an all inclusive superior room (air conditioning!!!), I think I spent $700 for the two of us.

The food at the buffet left a lot to be desired, but the restaurants there had great food.

It was absolutely worth it! We should have stayed longer.

I think I peeled 4 times I was so sunburned!

Excellent! We are looking at April/May next year. 5-7 nights! We want to check out Xcaret a day or two and heard it's close by.

One more question...did you call and book directly or through a TA?

OK...two questions....Did you have to make reservations in the regular restaurants?

[Fidler]

Remember the winter ice sculptures during the annual winter festival? Those were really neat!


LOL At one point, I was living in a house right across the street from them!
Very cool!!!
Tis a small world. I didnt think any one knew Saranac Lake even existed, let alone been there!

Hey - Did you ever get your camera back? If you already said and I missed it, I apologize. I kept waiting for the post that said it showed up in the mail a week after you got home!

[Fidler]

I did.. made 120 of them... :scared1:




HOLY CRAP!

[Tink rules]

I AGREE.....:lmao:

[LovableGluttons]

BTW... it took 3 weeks of me and mom to make them at night... very good mother daughter time... sometimes we even came up for air...

If you want to make them... use Shultz's water crystals and use only 1/8 of a tsp for each pocket if you make 4 pockets which is what I did... Best if you keep in your fridge... just throw into water to refresh... can be dryed out and taken wherever... I love to throw them in the cooler if I'mgoing anywhere... especially in the ice water... kept them in my ice cooler on the ship for each day... worked out great.... :thumbsup2

I wanna do this! What do you think about using pirate skull bandannas?

[LovableGluttons]

Excellent! We are looking at April/May next year. 5-7 nights! We want to check out Xcaret a day or two and heard it's close by.

One more question...did you call and book directly or through a TA?

OK...two questions....Did you have to make reservations in the regular restaurants?

I booked through a travel agent website, want me to PM you the info?

We're doing he Xcaret excursion for our cruise!!! I can't wait to snorkel the underground freshwater river. I'm trying to find a strobe for my underwater digital camera housing.

No reservations needed for the buffet. For the restaurants, you book your reservation at 10:30am the morning of the day you want the reservation for dinner.

[LovableGluttons]

LOL At one point, I was living in a house right across the street from them!
Very cool!!!
Tis a small world. I didnt think any one knew Saranac Lake even existed, let alone been there!

Hey - Did you ever get your camera back? If you already said and I missed it, I apologize. I kept waiting for the post that said it showed up in the mail a week after you got home!

No, the camera (and all those great pictures from it) never made an appearance.

[Tink rules]

I wanna do this! What do you think about using pirate skull bandannas?

Now why didn't I think of that idea??? Just fold in the middle to get your midpoint sew a line then go out a couple of inches fill the pockets and sew it a bit more... do again and you're done!!! :woohoo:

(note to self for next year... go for Lovable's idea!!!)

[pppiglet]

I booked through a travel agent website, want me to PM you the info?

We're doing he Xcaret excursion for our cruise!!! I can't wait to snorkel the underground freshwater river. I'm trying to find a strobe for my underwater digital camera housing.

No reservations needed for the buffet. For the restaurants, you book your reservation at 10:30am the morning of the day you want the reservation for dinner.

Sure...PM me! And thanks for all your help! OH yeah...since you'll be at Xcaret before me...post some pics when you get back!:thumbsup2

[pppiglet]

Hey....are you back from Xcaret yet? I just put my deposit on Akumal for May! Woo hoo! Thank you so much for pointing us in that direction. I even went online and bought the Akumal DVD!

[LovableGluttons]

Hey....are you back from Xcaret yet? I just put my deposit on Akumal for May! Woo hoo! Thank you so much for pointing us in that direction. I even went online and bought the Akumal DVD!

Our Disney cruise is in 13 days! Just a couple days after that for Xcaret.

I'm torn between Vegas and Akumal in January.

I would love to go in May as well!

[pppiglet]

Have a great trip! We have a RCCL cruise coming up in November so I know how excited you must be leaving in 13 days!

Actually we are going to plan a short Vegas trip, but not until after our May trip. My DH won a Southwestern Airlines Gift cert yesterday during our inventory. They had raffles. What a way to get people to show up for inventory!

[LovableGluttons]

Have a great trip! We have a RCCL cruise coming up in November so I know how excited you must be leaving in 13 days!

Actually we are going to plan a short Vegas trip, but not until after our May trip. My DH won a Southwestern Airlines Gift cert yesterday during our inventory. They had raffles. What a way to get people to show up for inventory!


Oh wow! I wanna win a SWA gc!


I was actually thinking of Vegas (or Akumal) in January!

One of the nurses I work with went a week ago and came back $12,000 ahead from slots at the Flamingo!:woohoo:

[pppiglet]

Oh wow! I wanna win a SWA gc!


I was actually thinking of Vegas (or Akumal) in January!

One of the nurses I work with went a week ago and came back $12,000 ahead from slots at the Flamingo!:woohoo:

Guess you should go to Vegas then. If you win some major bucks you could go to Akumal in May!

[pppiglet]

What.....did they drop you off on Castaway Cay and you never came back?

Hope to hear from you when I get back. We leave tomorrow for a Mex. Riviera cruise on RCCL.

[LovableGluttons]

What.....did they drop you off on Castaway Cay and you never came back?

Hope to hear from you when I get back. We leave tomorrow for a Mex. Riviera cruise on RCCL.


Have a great cruise!

No, we're back.

I haven't decided if I'll write a trip report this time.

[SweetSpot]

I hope you decide to write a report. I love the way you write and have been looking forward to this one. I hope you enjoyed your cruise this time around.

[Tink rules]

WHAT??????

NO....

"BUT I DIGRESS"???????? :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: :sad2:

[pppiglet]

You have to at least post about Xcaret!

We had a great cruise, only the food wasn't so good on RCCL VOS. Disney is still the best!

Can't wait for ABR in May! I owe you one!

[podsnel]

Oh please oh PLEASE write a TR!!! Yours are sooooo much fun!!::yes:: ::yes:: :banana: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

[auntlynne]

Weak tummy? Look away! Look away!

Well, I DID warn you!

:lmao: :rotfl: 'm just now reading this trip report (and I missed seeing you on our Halloween on the High Seas cruise) with tears in my eyes after laughing my way through the Maggiano's story. (I'm also an RN, so vomit is amusing - and even more so if you tell it while eating a meal.)

Can't wait to read more. Had to stop and post this to settle down.

[auntlynne]

I'm bumping so my fellow cruisers from WB TA 2010 can find this easier :cool1:

[LovableGluttons]

OK, silly me, but I couldn't find this thread unless I posted and clicked on the link in my siggie. I had someone asking to read it (hope they have some time on their hands).


So I'm giving it a heave ho out into the open.

[pppiglet]

I'm glad you did. I thought you dropped off the face of the earth!

[LovableGluttons]

I'm glad you did. I thought you dropped off the face of the earth!

I check in from time to time.


Work has been keeping me really busy.

[Tink rules]

Ohhh God... Get out the Valium............................................ ...:rotfl2:

[LovableGluttons]

I'm saving up my pennies for my next cruise!


Anyone else on board with doing the same?

[Tink rules]

I'm dreaming of a back to back..... The last Med cruise in '10... followed by the Transatlantic home to Florida.... 24 days on board... they will have to pry the mickey bars out of my cold dead hands to get me off that ship!!! :rotfl2:

[pppiglet]

Yep...saving and recycling. We have a MR on Wonder 2/6/11 booked and thanks to you LG we have our 2nd Akumal trip planned for this coming May!

[LovableGluttons]

Yep...saving and recycling. We have a MR on Wonder 2/6/11 booked and thanks to you LG we have our 2nd Akumal trip planned for this coming May!

Akumal in May??!!!


I wanna come!!!


PM me! I absolutely cannot wait to get back there! Jet Blue flies direct out of Tampa now too!

[LovableGluttons]

Akumal in May??!!!


I wanna come!!!


PM me! I absolutely cannot wait to get back there! Jet Blue flies direct out of Tampa now too!

I wanna do this:

http://******************/x-12640-Holistic-Travel-Examiner~y2010m1d16-Sacred-Blue-Cenote-Mexico-Underwater-playground-of-the-children-of-the-Mayan-gods

and this:

http://www.mexicowhaleshark.com/

getting DH to agree to the second one is proving a challenge.

When we went to Akumal in July 2008, we drank, napped, sunburned, and snorkled.

That's it!

[Tink rules]

I wanna get out of Schenectady... :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[pppiglet]

I wanna do this:

http://******************/x-12640-Holistic-Travel-Examiner~y2010m1d16-Sacred-Blue-Cenote-Mexico-Underwater-playground-of-the-children-of-the-Mayan-gods

and this:

http://www.mexicowhaleshark.com/

getting DH to agree to the second one is proving a challenge.

When we went to Akumal in July 2008, we drank, napped, sunburned, and snorkled.

That's it!

That Blue Cenote looks beautiful! We did a lot of walking last trip. We walked to the pueblo, we walked to La Buena Vida on Half Moon Bay, and we took the collectivo and went to Xcaret park. This was at the height of the swine flu and no one was in Mexico! We wanted to do the ATV excursion to one of the cenotes, but they just didn't have the people to go.

I check the web cam every day still. We'll be going May 8-16th and staying at CRT in Xpu Ha this time, but taking a day trip or two to Akumal Bay. Those mango margarita's at the Lol Ha are calling me! ABR is going through a lot of renovations right now, but I'd love to go back there in the future.

I have read a lot of trip reports of people that do the whale shark swim. It's not at the time of year we would be going though.

Can't wait to get back. It just started raining here and it's suppose to be non-stop for 7 days or so. Luckily we were out this morning before it started. We went to the Disneyana Collectibles show and spent $$$ on pins!

[pppiglet]

I wanna get out of Schenectady... :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

You should go to Akumal! ;)

[LovableGluttons]

That Blue Cenote looks beautiful! We did a lot of walking last trip. We walked to the pueblo, we walked to La Buena Vida on Half Moon Bay, and we took the collectivo and went to Xcaret park. This was at the height of the swine flu and no one was in Mexico! We wanted to do the ATV excursion to one of the cenotes, but they just didn't have the people to go.

I check the web cam every day still. We'll be going May 8-16th and staying at CRT in Xpu Ha this time, but taking a day trip or two to Akumal Bay. Those mango margarita's at the Lol Ha are calling me! ABR is going through a lot of renovations right now, but I'd love to go back there in the future.

I have read a lot of trip reports of people that do the whale shark swim. It's not at the time of year we would be going though.

Can't wait to get back. It just started raining here and it's suppose to be non-stop for 7 days or so. Luckily we were out this morning before it started. We went to the Disneyana Collectibles show and spent $$$ on pins!

We stayed at ABR, a terrific bargain for an incredible place. The beach was just amazing!!!

I read that CRT was great too!


OK, no promises, but I'll run it by the chief and see if he wants to go in May too!

I read that ABR lost its lease and is under original ownership and undergoing big renovations.

I loved the margaritas at Lol Ha too! Did you ever eat at Turtle Bay? GREAT breakfast! Mmmm!

and Michelle?


You need to go too!


Then we can plot another disney cruise too!

[pppiglet]

That's one thing I regret is not eating out more often. But...since we paid AI at ABR we figured we better eat it! We almost booked at the Hotel Akumal Caribe this time, just to eat out more, but CRT just has so much more going for it right now. HAC will be on another trip. Oh how I wish I could afford two vacations a year!

[LovableGluttons]

That's one thing I regret is not eating out more often. But...since we paid AI at ABR we figured we better eat it! We almost booked at the Hotel Akumal Caribe this time, just to eat out more, but CRT just has so much more going for it right now. HAC will be on another trip. Oh how I wish I could afford two vacations a year!


I'm still working on DH for Akumal.


I burned SO bad the first day there. I'm going to bring MUCH stronger sunblock next time.

Did you know Benadryl worked great for my sunburn?

I still have tan lines from my Akumal sunburn.

I still had a pretty dark tan when we went on our October 2008 Disney cruise too!

[pppiglet]

Speaking of Benadryl...I had to use it on our trip too! We went to Xcaret and it was so hot and the sun was burning down on my legs. I used some of the ECO friendly sunscreen and it wouldn't rub in right, so I went into one of the bathrooms and mixed it with water to soothe my legs and after a few hours I had this dark red itchy rash all over my legs. We watched the show and just as the first aid location was closing we got there in time to get some Benadryl tablets, and I had some Benadryl spray back at the hotel. (just in case of jelly fish) What a relief....but you know.. that rash was so ugly and dark red for a week after our trip.