Turkey Day Gang 2009

[ICEMANPAD]

OK - someone had to start it....I spoke to DCL today and the dates are going to be released in the next couple of weeks or sooner, so all those phantom bookings can be transfered over....meanwhile our spring break thread is languishing under 10 replies....

Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

I realized after the fact that karen also started a thread, but I will keep this on Page 1 for now.

[Mickeyhugger]

We will have to see what the ports will be.:thumbsup2

will check in from time to time

Rob

[ICEMANPAD]

We will have to see what the ports will be.:thumbsup2

will check in from time to time

Rob


Do the ports really matter so long as the Turkeys are together????!!!! :thumbsup2 :cool1:

Lisa

[Mickeyhugger]

Do the ports really matter so long as the Turkeys are together????!!!! :thumbsup2 :cool1:

Lisa

Absolutely not!

Rob's still feeling the sting of having missed Grand Cayman the first two cruises, and THIS time the excursion cancelled AFTER the catamaran sailed way out.:rotfl: BUT, I still think it was a great cruise. (So does Rob, don't you dear?)

To me, the DISboards gang and the whole Disney Magic experience are what makes a cruise so wonderful, not just the ports.:)

Priscilla

We're hoping to book spring break 2009, but haven't nixed the idea of Thanksgiving 09 either. Hey, TWO Disney cruises in one year would be AWESOME!:)

[ICEMANPAD]

And the 2009 dates should be up any day now.

[WMILLER86]

AHA! I knew Ice would open up a Turkey 09 thread! Man, Ice, you are making it hard on a poor insurance agent! As much as I liked the RCCL Voyager Class ships, Priscilla is right. You just can't beat the Magic. Or the DIS Board friends

[the5J's]

Golly Willie
You do know how to break someones concentration.

Sending emails, talking about Disney Cruise
Man love to, i know we will be ready by then
New business is taking off, but with more revenue comes with more expenses

I will be at WDW for my fill of the MOUSE in 4 weeks!

John

[ICEMANPAD]

The dates may be released any day now...It would be great for all of the turkeys to return to the magic!! :cool1: :thumbsup2

Lisa

[DOOGIERUNNER]

Quake rocks the carribean: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313921,00.html

Hey guys. Keep us posted on those '09 dates and prices ICE. DD is begging for a Disney Cruise again.

What happens to Willie after 16 beers, a mud bath, some wrestling, a sandwich that's been in the sun? A nap....

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[ICEMANPAD]

And Willie, you are anything but a "poor" insurance agent...you have a very successful "house" as i recall...meanwhile, I am the one who took the risk and went solo this year...speaking of "poor"...although so far so good, but still the 1st year....

Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

Maybe it is my computer, but I am not seeing your signature graphics Doogie

[ICEMANPAD]

but i'd really like to see the picture...i think...icelaw21@aol.com

[Mickeyhugger]

Chuck, I posted on the 'live' thread but think this is one is being read more. Think you could email Andrew with this link and ask him to check-in for the 2009 Turkey roll-call?:)

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Yes

[ICEMANPAD]

Andrew has now been emailed.

[Tri-circle-D]

OK, enough already. I'm in da house! :woohoo:

I got e-mails from Willie and Chuck, and I see Priscilla is looking for me too.

So, here I am!

2009?

I will be thinking about it.

I sure hope that we cruise on DCL again before then!

We spent Thanksgiving this year camping in WDW at Ft. Wilderness. I have a little trip report thread going on the camping board, if anyone is interested:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1647268

It's a little camping oriented, but you will see that I am still keeping it real. Go ahead and put a post on there to shake things up if you want. :rotfl2:

In 2009, my oldest DD will be 18 and in college (at least that's what we all hope), and the TCD twins will be 14! 14! Yikes! I don't even want to think about it. :scared1:

Chuck and Priscilla- how about some photos from this year's cruise? Chuck told me via e-mail you had 60+ folks linked. Not bad.

TCD (aka Andrew)

[WMILLER86]

Thanks for trying to use Kodak, Doug. They won't work here.:goodvibes


And I was JUST RESTING after a long day in those pics. and getting some ex-foliation.....

[WMILLER86]

Here are a few from our Adventure sailing this Summer...



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Rob

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[WMILLER86]

And more....Antigua?

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[ICEMANPAD]

OK, this is the new home for the extension of the Turkeys from 2007 and it is hoped for 2007 and before to group for 2009.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

OK, this is the new home for the extension of the Turkeys from 2007 and it is hoped for 2007 and before to group for 2009.

Chuck:cool1:

I'm going to replace our 'Thanksgiving 2007' bookmark with this one.:)

Okay Lampy, when are you going to post photos? Did you see Trey and Tonya? Andrew, we'll (hopefully) post photos soon.

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

I hear the dates for 2009 may be released tomorrow.

[Mickeyhugger]

I hear the dates for 2009 may be released tomorrow.

Come on, come on, the suspense is killing me.popcorn::

Hey, where is everybody? Is everyone busy preparing for the holidays?:santa:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Nope, I'm losing what's left of my marbles with 4 grants. Can someone please drop me an e-mail if, in fact, the 09 dates come out tomorrow? My email is msklcassidy at hotmail dot com.

Thanks,

[WMILLER86]

Rates for two adults November 21 Eastern? is this the right one?




11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 04 : Deluxe Family Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 6,525.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 05 : Deluxe Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 5,545.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 06 : Deluxe Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 5,345.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 07 : Deluxe Stateroom w/ Navigators Verandah $ 5,125.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 08 : Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom $ 4,025.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 09 : Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom $ 3,385.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 10 : Deluxe Inside Stateroom $ 3,105.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 11 : Standard Inside Stateroom $ 2,945.16

11/21/2009 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Category 12 : Standard Inside Stateroom $ 2,625.16

[ICEMANPAD]

Yes, Thanksgiving 2009 is an Eastern and the dates are now open. We just grabbed 5020, a secret porthole room. So transfer those phantom dates now folks.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

All right folks we are in also for 2009. We pick up room 2608:cool1: The lady at Disney said it was filling up fast!!

Rob

[The LK 4]

Yes, Thanksgiving 2009 is an Eastern and the dates are now open. We just grabbed 5020, a secret porthole room. So transfer those phantom dates now folks.

Chuck:cool1:

Hey Chuck! We just grabbed three of the other SPH rooms! :thumbsup2 My SIL and MIL are in 5522 and 5524, and I know I got one other SPH room but I don't know the number yet. :cool1:

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

We are in to YEAH !!! We are now in 2068.. We really liked the 6th floor, but are now mid ship near Ocean Quest...

Thanks Chuck for the heads up ! We are still planning to sail on a Double Dip on June 22nd also.

Wendy

[Quimby]

All right folks we are in also for 2009. We pick up room 2608:cool1: The lady at Disney said it was filling up fast!!

Rob

Are you sure about your room # ?
Nov. 21, 2009 Eastern shows #2608 as available when I am searching...Just FYI...

[Mickeyhugger]

Are you sure about your room # ?
Nov. 21, 2009 Eastern shows #2608 as available when I am searching...Just FYI...

I'll have to double-check then and call them back.:eek:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

We're in too! And it's an EASTERN! We've only done Western cruises so I'm really excited about going East. We were able to book the same room as last time 7631 on deck 7 near the "secret deck," ...and to think I was worried last time about the room...silly me! OK...now for the count down.

Karen

[ICEMANPAD]

Yea!! It's great to see ya'all booking for the 2009 Turkey Magic!!! :thumbsup2

Lisa

[alwayslisad]

Just booked --- rooms 2122+2124 --8 of us in total - wahooo-- gosh two years to save -- eheh

so tell me - those that have cruised before for Tday - what do they serve????

[only1mouse]

We're booked as well. But I'll tell you my Cat 4 is quite a bit more than the prices listed earlier in this thread. I didn't book until noon Pacific time and I think the reservations opened up around 5am our time. Oh well, we are on, and we're looking forward to it.

We've never been out of PC, only on the Mexico trip during 2005 for the 50th Anniversary.

We're in room 8038 and waitlisted for a suite (which I know won't happen, but I can hope can't I).

I'd also like to know if the ship is decorated for Christmas yet during this cruise, and also if they do something special for dinner on Thanksgiving.

Looking forward to chatting over the next two years - sounds like a long time, but it will fly by, I know it!

only1mouse

[The LK 4]

They let us keep the special Thanksgiving menus from this year. Here is what we could choose from:

Oysters, shrimp, grilled vegetables and beef prosciutto, seasonal fruits for appetizers

New England clam chowder, chilled tomato consomme, caramel apple salad, mixed salad leaves for soups and salads

Ham, turkey, cod, venison and lobster tail for the main course

Pumpkin cheesecake, apple and cinnamon tart, sweet potato pie, chocolate melting pot, sundae for desserts

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Karen:

Glad that you got that "GREAT" Room... We are looking at possibly changing... Just got a little crazy around here.. Lindsey wants to make sure that she can see Andrew during the trip.... Our second floor room will just require a little more walking.


Wendypirate: pirate: :cheer2:

[Mickeyhugger]

Karen:

Glad that you got that "GREAT" Room... We are looking at possibly changing... Just got a little crazy around here.. Lindsey wants to make sure that she can see Andrew during the trip.... Our second floor room will just require a little more walking.


Wendypirate: pirate: :cheer2:

Wendy are you guy booked for 2009?

Rob

Tell Lindsey to keep those heels down

[ICEMANPAD]

Looks like the gang has the secret portholes locked up....we are also still booked for spring break, but we got a Florida resident's special which knocked down the price of our level 6 by almost $2000.

Chuck:cool1:

[alwayslisad]

I think I need to move from NH to FL!

[Mickeyhugger]

Woohoo! I'm SO EXCITED that DCL finally switched to an Eastern itinerary for Thanksgiving!:cool1: The only drawback, IT'S TWO YEARS FROM NOW!:guilty: I'm trying to think of a way to squeeze in another Disney cruise between now and then. We were going to be so sure to book spring break for 2009 if it was an Eastern (which, it is, if Rachel's school sticks with the same week.) But, we'd rather sail with the Turkey Day gang too. So, this is the best of both, but still a long time from now.:confused:

Priscilla

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi everyone!

Wendy -- We told Andrew last night that we booked and his first question was whether or not Lindsey was coming too? I told him that she was and he was thrilled! I'll PM you with his e-mail address so that the two of them can continue chatting.

After 3 Western cruises, we are very excited that this is an Eastern! I can't wait to take the Ferry to St. John and go to the US Virgin Island National Park...I hear there are some wonderful beaches and great snorkeling there. Not too terribly thrilled about St. Marteen though...wish they'd replace that with another day at Castaway Cay -- :thumbsup2 -- that would be awesome!

I think Turkey Day 08 we're planning on heading to WDW to get our fix of Disney just before Christmas...anyone want to join us?

Karen

[Capt.782]

Just checking in. We booked turkey day 2009 last night. We are in 7054 Same room we had this year!!

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Wendy are you guy booked for 2009?

Rob

Tell Lindsey to keep those heels down

Rob:

We are in !. Be sure and tell Rachel and that we can take a horse back ride on St. Thomas or St. John.

Wendy

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Wooo hooooo!!!! I just figured out how to get that countdown thing in my signature!!!!

Yep, it's the small things in life, particularly with technology, that make me happy!!!!

So, now I know how long it is to the cruise......:sad1: ...that a long time to wait.....

[ICEMANPAD]

St. Maarten actually has one very good excursion - that we are going to try this spring if we can get it...sailing the 12 meter World Cup boats. As to St. Thomas v St. Johns, we have not decided whether we will shop in St. Thomas or ferry to St. Johns.

Now all we ned is to get Willie and Lampy, and maybe even the 5J's, Doug and Andrew, and we will have a very full link of Turkeys.

Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

Is there something wrong w/the Disboard's clock? the actual time here is about 45 minutes later than the posted time.

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Wow...Andrew would love to sail! Maybe we'll look at that one for us. Is there an age requirement.

Karen

[The LK 4]

I think the clock has been off on the DIS for quite a while, though before I think it was only off 20 minutes or so.

I've just starting researching excursions, and the boat racing looked good to me, too.

I'm so happy - I talked to my mom earlier today and convinced her to join us! :goodvibes I'm also trying to talk two of my sisters into booking this cruise as well. However, one of my sisters is afraid that she'll be seasick the whole time since she is very prone to motion sickness. Anyone here have any experience with motion sickness? I'm going to put a thread up on the main cruiseboards as well.

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Laura,

Steve fights motion sickness and I fight vertigo! Tell her to take some ginger root and dramamine and she'll be fine. We took dramamine on our last trip and Steve used it 1 time -- the night we were coming back to Port Canaveral -- other than that he was fine!

As for me...my challenges start when I get off the ship...I'm dizzy and I rock for quite a while...I'm still a bit dizzy/rocky today though it does get better each day. Hopefully by Christmas the world will stand still!

Show her your photos and remind her of 1) how much fun we had and 2) how relaxing it all is...and then, if she still needs convincing, tell her to talk to one of us!

Karen

[ICEMANPAD]

FYI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The extra $50 stateroom credit for those who are Castaway Club members who book this week for 2009 cruises is CUMULATIVE to the $200 onboard credit, so all those who booked Turkey Day 2009 yesterday who have already sailed once (or more) on DCL should make sure they get the extra stateroom credit.

Chuck:cool1:

[The LK 4]

Thanks, Karen. I've gotten some other great responses on the main board. Everyone is saying the same thing - there's nothing to worry about! I'm going to call her this afternoon when she's back home. Hmmmm....maybe I should leave a message with my nieces or nephews to ask their mom if they can all go on a Disney cruise with us? :rotfl:

Chuck - I was glad to hear that the $50 CC OBC can be combined with the $200 rebooking OBC. :thumbsup2

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Thanks for the info Chuck.

Karen

[the5J's]

A married couple from anytown USA are at the Kitchen table. Each with their laptop, typing away... Checking out all of the known Disney sites. Wait..... The pecking away at the keyboard has stopped. From that moment, there is an excited yah hooo, HEY Look at THIS. EASTERN 2009 TURKEY! CRUISE.

Then another excited yah hoo!, we don't need two rooms, DS will be away, in the Army or out on his own. The wife says to the husband, Let's not take the Girls either!.... A quiet hush over the table......DD's come to the room. read what we are doing. Objection from their voices!

So, what's going on? We are asking the other Turkeys

ICE/ Mickey send us the scoop, Willie- the girls not going? based on your prices?

We'll see ya

John

[Mickeyhugger]

A married couple from anytown USA are at the Kitchen table. Each with their laptop, typing away... Checking out all of the known Disney sites. Wait..... The pecking away at the keyboard has stopped. From that moment, there is an excited yah hooo, HEY Look at THIS. EASTERN 2009 TURKEY! CRUISE.

Then another excited yah hoo!, we don't need two rooms, DS will be away, in the Army or out on his own. The wife says to the husband, Let's not take the Girls either!.... A quiet hush over the table......DD's come to the room. read what we are doing. Objection from their voices!

So, what's going on? We are asking the other Turkeys

ICE/ Mickey send us the scoop, Willie- the girls not going? based on your prices?

We'll see ya

John

Hey John

2009 is happening and is going to be bigger and better. We are booked and have our room #. Rachel and her bff will be with us. Chuck and Lisa are in also. We have at least 6-7 families from the 2007 cruise that are booked and ready to go also. So whats keeping you from booking? Come get in on this one before it books up.( we tried to book 2008 t-day while on board 2 weeks ago and found out that it has been sold out for 2 months).

Rob:thumbsup2

[ICEMANPAD]

John: hope you and Julia decide to come along...and hopefully so will willie and family....we grabbed 5020 the first day up which is a secret porthole cabin...

Chuck:cool1:

[LAMPSKIES]

A married couple from anytown USA are at the Kitchen table. Each with their laptop, typing away... Checking out all of the known Disney sites. Wait..... The pecking away at the keyboard has stopped. From that moment, there is an excited yah hooo, HEY Look at THIS. EASTERN 2009 TURKEY! CRUISE.

Then another excited yah hoo!, we don't need two rooms, DS will be away, in the Army or out on his own. The wife says to the husband, Let's not take the Girls either!.... A quiet hush over the table......DD's come to the room. read what we are doing. Objection from their voices!

So, what's going on? We are asking the other Turkeys

ICE/ Mickey send us the scoop, Willie- the girls not going? based on your prices?

We'll see ya

John

I just did that this morning:scared1: this "Turkeyday sailing" is an eastern:woohoo: but anyone check out the pricing?:scared1: I booked for 08 and my total is 5100......this one is just shy of 3k more......:eek:

[ICEMANPAD]

i got 5020 - a secret porthole for about $3600 for the 3 of us the first day earlier this week. That includes the onboard discount.

Chuck:cool1:

[LAMPSKIES]

St. Maarten actually has one very good excursion - that we are going to try this spring if we can get it...sailing the 12 meter World Cup boats. As to St. Thomas v St. Johns, we have not decided whether we will shop in St. Thomas or ferry to St. Johns.

Now all we ned is to get Willie and Lampy, and maybe even the 5J's, Doug and Andrew, and we will have a very full link of Turkeys.

Chuck:cool1:

We did the Golden eagle catamaran again in St. Maarteen and then some shopping afterwards.....VERY good deals on some coach purses.....don't ask (Andrew)I'm just the negotiator:rotfl2:

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There they are Jess on 4 hours sleep with the Magic behind them

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It was to windy to sail:confused3 to the other island so we went to a beach on the Dutch side:scared1:

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Look Jess woke up and was the first off the boat

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[LAMPSKIES]

A married couple from anytown USA are at the Kitchen table. Each with their laptop, typing away... Checking out all of the known Disney sites. Wait..... The pecking away at the keyboard has stopped. From that moment, there is an excited yah hooo, HEY Look at THIS. EASTERN 2009 TURKEY! CRUISE.

Then another excited yah hoo!, we don't need two rooms, DS will be away, in the Army or out on his own. The wife says to the husband, Let's not take the Girls either!.... A quiet hush over the table......DD's come to the room. read what we are doing. Objection from their voices!

So, what's going on? We are asking the other Turkeys

ICE/ Mickey send us the scoop, Willie- the girls not going? based on your prices?

We'll see ya

John


John......Jessica will be 18 in March and Alli 16 in May......but as U see they have already figured out a way to "belly up"!:rotfl2: So you can say Kim and I sailed by ourselves this time....except for dinner....Moms Law!

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[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Hey everybody... Out of the loop for a day or so, working out of town...

We were able to get the OBC that Chuck was talking about... We were also told that you can transfer to a few different travel agencies that are also offering OBC... I will try to check it out.

We had a great group for 2007 and it will be even better in 2009....

I am going to try to post a few photos this week.... I also have our 2007 photo which turned out great.

Wendy

[Mickeyhugger]

[QUOTE=LAMPSKIES;22071116]John......Jessica will be 18 in March and Alli 16 in May......but as U see they have already figured out a way to "belly up"!:rotfl2: So you can say Kim and I sailed by ourselves this time....except for dinner....Moms Law!

well Ron are you going to move the 2008 over to 2009?

Rob:thumbsup2

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Christmas is coming !

Is everyone busy getting ready? It is a cold 31 here in West Virginia today.... I hope to at least get a few lights outside.... We don't have a tree up on one present wrapped.... I am hoping to get in the spirit tonight.. The first of the Holiday parties. The one tonight is for Larry's office.

Wendy

[Capt.782]

Got the tree and decorations up, No shopping yet though. We have our office party tonight.
Will start some shopping next week. We moved into our new house the week before our thanksgiving cruise so we are still un packing a few things.

[Mickeyhugger]

Christmas is coming !

Is everyone busy getting ready? It is a cold 31 here in West Virginia today.... I hope to at least get a few lights outside.... We don't have a tree up on one present wrapped.... I am hoping to get in the spirit tonight.. The first of the Holiday parties. The one tonight is for Larry's office.

Wendy

I haven't done much shopping yet (am preparing to order most things on-line,) but I've been busy baking. (I freeze most things ahead of time so I can just thaw them a day or so before Christmas.)

Well, my DB, DSIL and nephews and niece are boarding the Magic as I type this. DSIL just called from the port, and when I answered the phone, I at first thought it was my niece, because she was squealing with excitement!:rotfl2: This is their first cruise, and they're awestruck! (Told them to get to the port EARLY so they can get Palo brunch ressies. They already have Palo dinner booked for tonight! Oh what I'd give to be back on the Magic now.)

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Priscilla-I wish that I was going on the Magic today too!! :thumbsup2

Wendy- sounds cold in West Virginia!! :scared: Today it's about 80 and sunny in S. Florida!! I am a cold weather wimp eventhough I was born in Chicago!!

We are half way thru Chanukah--Mason got the video camera that he wanted and has turned into quite a movie director!! He also received a lot of gift cards from relatives. We spent this morning using a few of them, but then he decided he rather be home playing with some of his new gifts than shopping!! :thumbsup2

Lisa

[LAMPSKIES]

[QUOTE=LAMPSKIES;22071116]John......Jessica will be 18 in March and Alli 16 in May......but as U see they have already figured out a way to "belly up"!:rotfl2: So you can say Kim and I sailed by ourselves this time....except for dinner....Moms Law!

well Ron are you going to move the 2008 over to 2009?

Rob:thumbsup2

We are probably doing both, we were planning on a 3 week trip out west with our R.V. this summer but got a piece of property we are going to keep it on so we are doing a cruise or Mexico for spring break and a cruise each of the next 2 years, Thanksgiving due to Jess going away to school.

8 days ago............

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[Mickeyhugger]

We are half way thru Chanukah--Mason got the video camera that he wanted and has turned into quite a movie director!! He also received a lot of gift cards from relatives. We spent this morning using a few of them, but then he decided he rather be home playing with some of his new gifts than shopping!! :thumbsup2

Lisa

Lisa, while in college I had a friend whose mom made the most wonderful latkes! Do you make those? If so, please make a batch and bring them with you our next cruise!:lmao: I also attended a Passover dinner at their house and LOVED the cherry wine. (Yes, I love sweet wine.):)

By the way, my DB (who's on the Magic right now) called us about an hour after they boarded and stated..'sell our house, and you can keep our car. We're not leaving this ship!' Yep, sounds as if him and his family are already hooked!;)

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Lisa can make Latkes and they are very good.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

[QUOTE=LAMPSKIES;22093062][QUOTE=Mickeyhugger;22072916]

We are probably doing both, we were planning on a 3 week trip out west with our R.V. this summer but got a piece of property we are going to keep it on so we are doing a cruise or Mexico for spring break and a cruise each of the next 2 years, Thanksgiving due to Jess going away to school.

For 2008 we are heading to the Disney World in Jan then off to Maui in June and maybe finish up the summer on a Carnival out of San Juan. Thus our next Turkey cruise will be 2009.:cool1: See ya there don"t be late

Rob

[ICEMANPAD]

We were at the bottom of page 2, so....

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi all,

Weather in St. Louis is lousy...rain, freezing rain, general yuck at 30 degrees. The weatherman is talking like the end of the world is coming..."Major Winter Ice Storm...." Fortunately, they missed the mark again (at least where I live) although some folks in outstate MO got hit with as much as an inch of ice!

Finally bought the Christmas tree yesterday...but decided to paint the living room before we put it up. Now for some online shopping...

Hope everyone is well.

Karen

[WMILLER86]

A married couple from anytown USA are at the Kitchen table. Each with their laptop, typing away... Checking out all of the known Disney sites. Wait..... The pecking away at the keyboard has stopped. From that moment, there is an excited yah hooo, HEY Look at THIS. EASTERN 2009 TURKEY! CRUISE.

Then another excited yah hoo!, we don't need two rooms, DS will be away, in the Army or out on his own. The wife says to the husband, Let's not take the Girls either!.... A quiet hush over the table......DD's come to the room. read what we are doing. Objection from their voices!

So, what's going on? We are asking the other Turkeys

ICE/ Mickey send us the scoop, Willie- the girls not going? based on your prices?

We'll see ya

John

I would have a hard time getting away without the girls...they would have a fit.

I would prolly even have to bring a friend with them again!

Right now, we are booked on the Mariner of the Seas for July 27, 2008 out of Port Canaveral. My girls liked the Voyager class ship so much, with all of the stuff for teens...You know I am DISNEY thru and thru, but it was a nice sailing. I have no major complaints, really.
Kelli loved St. Maarten and St. Thomas. And would like to return.

We are gonna see how end of year bonus looks before we decide to do the Turkey 2009.

I will check in and visit with yall here and keep ya updated.

[ICEMANPAD]

Well hopefully it will be a good bonus Willie...

Chuck:cool1:

[pillow]

Just booked --- rooms 2122+2124

We stayed in 2122 on the Med cruise last summer. We just booked 2106 for Thanksgiving 09. It sure seems like a LONG way away from now!!

Jodie

[pillow]

FYI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The extra $50 stateroom credit for those who are Castaway Club members who book this week for 2009 cruises is CUMULATIVE to the $200 onboard credit, so all those who booked Turkey Day 2009 yesterday who have already sailed once (or more) on DCL should make sure they get the extra stateroom credit.

Chuck:cool1:

Huh?? I booked today, the 10th, and Disney would not give me the $50 credit on top of the $200 onboard credit. Did I miss it by waiting till today? What gives? :confused3

Jodie

[pillow]

[QUOTE=Mickeyhugger;22072916]

We are probably doing both, we were planning on a 3 week trip out west with our R.V. this summer but got a piece of property we are going to keep it on so we are doing a cruise or Mexico for spring break and a cruise each of the next 2 years, Thanksgiving due to Jess going away to school.

8 days ago............

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc101/lampskiesdcl07/IMG_0307.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc101/lampskiesdcl07/IMG_0308.jpg

Is that a beach in St Maarten? Looks great! Was that an excursion?

J

[Mickeyhugger]

Huh?? I booked today, the 10th, and Disney would not give me the $50 credit on top of the $200 onboard credit. Did I miss it by waiting till today? What gives? :confused3

Jodie

Unfortunately, I believe the extra 50.00 credit was only available through Saturday.:confused3 Maybe they'll run another?

[ICEMANPAD]

Given that Lampy posted the pics on 12-8-07 w/the comment "8 days ago", which would be Nov 30, 2007, I'd say those are from Castaway Cay since that is where the boat would have been on Nov 30. Also, that looks like CC to me, although I could be mistaken.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

Given that Lampy posted the pics on 12-8-07 w/the comment "8 days ago", which would be Nov 30, 2007, I'd say those are from Castaway Cay since that is where the boat would have been on Nov 30. Also, that looks like CC to me, although I could be mistaken.

Chuck:cool1:

Not to mention that the server has a Disney name tag on his shirt:thumbsup2

Rob

[pillow]

It was to windy to sail:confused3 to the other island so we went to a beach on the Dutch side:scared1:

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc101/lampskiesdcl07/IMG_0149.jpg



Wise guys!!!

This is the beach I meant to ask about. Do you know the name of the beach? Am guessing this is St Maarten? That is, unless CC now has a Dutch province. :rotfl:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Bottom of page 2....the Turkey Day Gang...NEVER!

[ICEMANPAD]

Given we have almost two years to go, we will unfortunately see page 2 a few times, but hopefully never page 3..:)

Chuck:cool1:

[alwayslisad]

well most of us are DAILY / HOURLY viewers so we just have to keep it to the top! eheheh

Right now I am posting this - dreaming of our Tday in the Sun - while there is a BLIZZARD outside...and I sadly have to go out - the local radio station is doing a childrens christmas auction - DH / DD and I have been working there every night this week - tonite was going to be our night off - but they fear NO one will show - so they want all the LOCAL people to come in - just in case!!

brrrr

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Hello Everyone....

Just checking in... Busy over last few days traveling... Settled down until Christmas....

Wendy

[sherreis]

We're possibly getting ready to book for 2009 as well for our first cruise. Is Thanksgiving a good time for our first Disney cruise? Is it too crowded -- Or, are we better off going another time of year - it would be August. I just need to convince DH - and he definitely does not understand why in the world you would need to make ressies 2 yrs ahead of a vacation. He's more the type of making ressies right before you go.

All of you seemed to have had a GREAT time!

[Mickeyhugger]

We're possibly getting ready to book for 2009 as well for our first cruise. Is Thanksgiving a good time for our first Disney cruise? Is it too crowded -- Or, are we better off going another time of year - it would be August. I just need to convince DH - and he definitely does not understand why in the world you would need to make ressies 2 yrs ahead of a vacation. He's more the type of making ressies right before you go.

All of you seemed to have had a GREAT time!

T-Day cruises are always sell outs and the Cat7-12 go real fast. Even though it is a sell out it does not feel crowded, we have done 2 of these and are booked for 2009. Just for fun check out what is left for the 2008 cruise and check the prices, this will give you a good idea why to book early.

Rob

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Sherrie,

We went on the Turkey Day 07. The boat was completely full but it never felt too crowded...except when you were looking for a lounge chair in the sun on a sea day.

Having never cruised in August...but having been to the Caribbean in August, you couldn't pay me enough to go there again in August...very hot, humid and it's no fun worrying about a hurricane and the impact it will have on your trip.

As for planning so far in advance...with holiday cruises, it is a necessity (and the rates only go up)!

Rob gave good advice.

Karen

[ICEMANPAD]

We have done Turkey day for past 4 years and will be back in 2009...we are doing spring break 2008...Turkey day is great time of year to go.

One BIG problem with August, especially late August, is that it is Hurricane season and anything can happen.

Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

One more thing...unlike other cruise lines where prices may go down just before sailing, Disney prices tend to go up, the only exception being Florida resident specials if boat is too empty, which wont be the case for T-Day.

[Daytonamom2]

Have not talked to anyone to much since we got back. Remember I got sick on the cruise. Well when we got home we didn't get settled in before I had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital for emergency surgery. Brad was out of town so it was a challange to get the kids taken care of. I got out of the hospital last week and I am doing better. Now as far as Christmas I have not started. But you can only do what you can do. We are signed up for the Turkey Day 09 also. We booked that last year but I think that Nikki will be in Washington so we might be giving up our two rooms.
We miss you guys. We had a great time. In fact I told Brad because I missed so much of the cruise he had to take me again soon. I moved the onboard booking to the March 29 08 but I have to wait to see if Brad is in court so we can go. I still want a turkey shirt even if I can't be there with you guys. Lynn:banana: :banana:

[ICEMANPAD]

We are also on the March 29 2008 spring break boat and i had better not be in court that week....:) LOL

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

Have not talked to anyone to much since we got back. Remember I got sick on the cruise. Well when we got home we didn't get settled in before I had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital for emergency surgery. Brad was out of town so it was a challange to get the kids taken care of. I got out of the hospital last week and I am doing better. Now as far as Christmas I have not started. But you can only do what you can do. We are signed up for the Turkey Day 09 also. We booked that last year but I think that Nikki will be in Washington so we might be giving up our two rooms.
We miss you guys. We had a great time. In fact I told Brad because I missed so much of the cruise he had to take me again soon. I moved the onboard booking to the March 29 08 but I have to wait to see if Brad is in court so we can go. I still want a turkey shirt even if I can't be there with you guys. Lynn:banana: :banana:

Lynn, I'm glad to see that you are out of the hospital. How are you doing now? Obviously you're looking forward to better days with a spring break booking. We will certainly miss you guys for Thanksgiving.:sad1: (Nothing's definite yet though?)

I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.:santa: We so much enjoyed our dinners with you!

(That'll be fun to cruise again with Chuck and Lisa!:thumbsup2 )

BTW Lisa and Chuck, did Suzanne rebook the Thanksgiving 09 too?:)

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Hi Priscilla-

Nope, Suzanne didn't rebook on board. She needed to wait and see what her schedule will be. Hopefully, she will decide to join us!! :thumbsup2

Lisa

[Mickeyhugger]

Nope, Suzanne didn't rebook on board. She needed to wait and see what her schedule will be. Hopefully, she will decide to join us!! :thumbsup2



I hope she does rebook. I really enjoyed visiting with you and her on Castaway Cay. It seems that just when one is starting to get to know someone, the trip is over!:rolleyes:

My DB called from MCO a while ago. (While waiting for his flight. They just disembarked.)

Well, it worked! They 'had a blast,' and rebooked for Turkey Day 09!:banana: He was really happy with the fact that they're able to book connecting Cat9s for about the same price as a Cat4 (which is what they had this time) and get a 400.00 credit! So, (as of now) it will be:

Matt - (don't know if he wants me to disclose his age:lmao: )
Angie -
Matthew - 12
Manton - 11
Hannah - 8 (she'll be two weeks shy of turning 8)

Matt said that Tropical Storm Olga was so horrendous Monday night, that at that point, he thought there was no way they'd cruise again. However, the rest of the sailing was good, and that Hannah cried last night and this morning when the cruise was over. He said her reactions to everything were, ALONE, worth the price of the entire cruise. Also, their server at Palo was Tony from Spain, and that he 'gave me indigestion' because he kept bringing food!:rotfl2:

Rob's on his way now to pick them up at the airport, so we'll see them soon. I'm going to tell his kids, 'Okay, I want to hear ALL ABOUT IT!' (I love kids' first reactions to Disney cruises!)

Priscilla

[pillow]

Does anyone use travel agencies to book your Dis cruises? I transferred my reservation over to Dreams Unlimited since they were offering some stateroom credits. You can get a $200 credit (in addition to the $200 you might already have by booking onboard) for stateroooms 7+ and $100 for categories 8-11. Are there other TA's out there that have better offers?

Jodie

[alwayslisad]

Hello all
since we are going to spring this on our teens on Christmas morning I wanted to do something that was more FUN for them. So I went to puzzlemaker and created a puzzle that once they solve all the lines each line holds a letter to the final puzzle - it is called a double puzzle - so I used phrases like - summer winter fall spring college school dance soccer computer --- once they solve all those then they have to unscramble the CIRLCED letters to find the line
DISNEY CRUISE PART TWO HERE WE COME AGAIN!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Mickeyhugger]

Hello all
since we are going to spring this on our teens on Christmas morning I wanted to do something that was more FUN for them. So I went to puzzlemaker and created a puzzle that once they solve all the lines each line holds a letter to the final puzzle - it is called a double puzzle - so I used phrases like - summer winter fall spring college school dance soccer computer --- once they solve all those then they have to unscramble the CIRLCED letters to find the line
DISNEY CRUISE PART TWO HERE WE COME AGAIN!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Great idea show us a completed picture

[ICEMANPAD]

:thumbsup2 It's great to see everyone sooo excited for Thanksgiving 2009!! :thumbsup2

Priscilla-I'm glad that your family didn't let one bad weather experience prevent them from having a Magical vacation!! :wizard:


Lisa

[sherreis]

Thanks everyone for your help! We just booked our FIRST cruise for Thanksgiving 2009. My boys who will be 9 and 14 at cruise time are super excited as am I. Looks like I have a long time to become addicted to Disboards again. DH is already teasing me. :cool1: :cool1:

[alwayslisad]

:wave2: Hello all Fellow Dis Cruisers!
It is freeezing here in NH and we are currently smack dab in the middle of a blizzard- gotta love New England...
we are currently 705 days out....ehehe
after we tell the teens I can prepare the birth certificate trip and go from there.!!

[pillow]

:wave2: Hello all Fellow Dis Cruisers!
It is freeezing here in NH and we are currently smack dab in the middle of a blizzard- gotta love New England...
we are currently 705 days out....ehehe
after we tell the teens I can prepare the birth certificate trip and go from there.!!

Should I ask what a birth certificate trip is??? :confused3

Jodie

[alwayslisad]

dang it - should have read my post CLOSER! I meant to say get the birth certificates ready for the TRIP! LOL and then get the passports ready too
:rolleyes1

[pillow]

dang it - should have read my post CLOSER! I meant to say get the birth certificates ready for the TRIP! LOL and then get the passports ready too
:rolleyes1

Am laughing :rotfl2: - thought I was missing out on some cool new trip or something - he he!!

J

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Lynn (and everyone),


Lynn, I'm glad you're home now and I hope you are feeling better. I sure do hope that you all can join us for '09.

Sherrie, glad to hear that you've booked it! Now, raise your right hand and repeat these words..."Being hooked on the Disboards is not an illness! Although my husband will laugh at me (often) it's good to be hooked on the Disboards...I'll meet some wonderful people and they will help my cruise experience be so much better for my family." There, now you're officially one of us "nuts" and that's a good thing!

By the way (everyone) I'm guessing we're gonna do the t-shirt thing again? If so, any ideas for design? Wendy -- (aka Ms. Creative) and our resident door magnet lady -- do you have any great design ideas?

Miss you all,

Karen

[alwayslisad]

Hello since this is our third cruise but our first Tday one - what do you mean by Tshirts?

[ICEMANPAD]

Well I have not checked to see if the 2007 Turkey Day Gang thread is still up, but if it is, you will find a wealth of info about Tshirts, fish extenders, door art (courtesy of Wendy), and many other activities the group enjoyed.

Basically, in short, we did all of the above and then some, which is one of the reasons so many have rebooked for 2009.

Chuck:cool1:

[sherreis]

Hi Lynn (and everyone),



Sherrie, glad to hear that you've booked it! Now, raise your right hand and repeat these words..."Being hooked on the Disboards is not an illness!

Karen

Thanks Karen. I promise I'll post a sign on the computer....

Being hooked on the Disboards is not an illness!
Being hooked on the Disboards is not an illness! :laughing:

DH will get used to it just like he did when I was planning our WDW trip last Thanksgiving. I kept reminding him that if I hadn't done all that Disboard reading - we would have spent the week waiting in lines eating at bad restaurants.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you....


I checked for other trip reports from this year and couldn't find much. So, can you please explain Tshirts, fish extenders, door art to those of us who are new. TIA. Just wanna understand.

[The LK 4]

Sherri,

Many of us wore matching t-shirts the first day as an easy way to spot each other. Karen coordinated ordering the shirts (and did a great job!).

Fish Extenders are the newest fun thing that DISers have been doing onboard. They are any type of hanging "basket" or fabric with pockets that you hang outside of your stateroom door. All during the week, we would return to our room to find little goodies from fellow Turkey Day folks from the DIS. It didn't have to be anything elaborate. We received tons of cute gifts like pencils, notebooks, stickers, pirate items, Thanksgiving items, candy, etc. I think there is an ongoing Fish Extenders thread on the main cruise board where you can check out the various designs.

I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of our Fish Extender and door magnets! :faint: Another fun thing to do is to design door magnets to help decorate your door. Wendy did a fantastic job at designing many signs for anyone who wanted one!

You can print off designs yourself on magnetic paper, or laminate them and put magnets on the back. My doors had designs for the DIS group, my family group, our names, and Mickey heads that we changed for each port or day at sea.

It was fun to walk around the floors and check out all of the door designs. It also is a huge help when you need to find your room! :thumbsup2

[ICEMANPAD]

Oriental Trading Company is the place to find stuff for fish extenders...we had a large box full of stuff, even accounting for about 35-40 kids on the delivery route, which cost less than $100 even after shipping.

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Hello All:

Lynn: Glad you are better and hope that you are 100 by Christmas !!

Karen: I am thinking of a couple of ideas for the Shirts... I am glad that I have a couple of YEARS to work on it. PS: I know you talked about Disney for Thanksgiving of 2008... We are going to be in St. Louis... We are stopping there for a couple of days on our way to Tanterra.

Laura: We did not take a photo of our door either... I must have had
10 magnets on the door... It was really fun, many folks asked us about it.

The fish extenders were great and everyone was so generous... MY DD was so excited everytime we came back to the room and she had some goodies.

We will be in Disney for Spring Break.... Any takers....????

[the5J's]

Hi Turkeys!

Well it snowed a few times already, wind is blowing and i see everone is talking about fantastic times on my BOAT! Well i can make a wish can't I?

We are on the fence, Kids will be at the tough ages. Jessica will be 18, Jenna, as you know, is a TURKEY BABY, will turn 17 that week! SIGH!

It is our goal to travel when the kids are older/gone, but looking at them today, i just can't seem to realize they may not want to go on vacations with us anymore. We will be making a decision next month, I HOPE!

Hey Chuck, we are coming down to Miami the 27th - 29th then up to WDW 29th through the 5th. If you and Lisa have time for lunch or dinner, let me know.

John

[Mickeyhugger]

We are on the fence, Kids will be at the tough ages. Jessica will be 18, Jenna, as you know, is a TURKEY BABY, will turn 17 that week! SIGH!

It is our goal to travel when the kids are older/gone, but looking at them today, i just can't seem to realize they may not want to go on vacations with us anymore. We will be making a decision next month, I HOPE!


John

John, for our own selfish reasons, we certainly hope you book! As for Jenna's birthday being that week, what better reason then, to sail on the Magic!:bday: Jessica will be 18, and able to dine at Palo!:banana: (Not that we're trying to get you to book or anything.:rolleyes1 )

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

John: We can certainly work something out...email me your number at icelaw21@aol.com or call me at 954-812-9513.

Chuck:cool1:

[the5J's]

Jenna has had two Birthdays on the MAGIC, she expects more!
We will be back, it's just a commitment thing.
As i am commited to the MOUSE, i will drag the family along
They know i am SERIOUS when i say "i am going, who's coming!
We live just north of Cincinnati, right off the hwy, I-75. It is a recurring conversation when the DD's and i say "are we there yet!"
It is only 900 miles away!

It's just starting up the business has taken a lot of discretionary funds, and then some. Pay day will be a few years away. Since we are going to WDW next week, i am going to Miami to do some research for business

www.urbanedesignforexistence.com
John

[pillow]

Jenna has had two Birthdays on the MAGIC, she expects more!
We will be back, it's just a commitment thing.
As i am commited to the MOUSE, i will drag the family along
They know i am SERIOUS when i say "i am going, who's coming!
We live just north of Cincinnati, right off the hwy, I-75. It is a recurring conversation when the DD's and i say "are we there yet!"
It is only 900 miles away!

It's just starting up the business has taken a lot of discretionary funds, and then some. Pay day will be a few years away. Since we are going to WDW next week, i am going to Miami to do some research for business

www.urbanedesignforexistence.com
John

Very nice website! Good luck with you business.

Jodie

[ICEMANPAD]

And having spoken to John, we will be seeing the the 5J's, or at least 4 of them anyway, when they come to South Florida next week.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Wendy,

Let us know when you are coming to St. Louis -- Andrew would love to see Lindsey. We would love to take you all out for dinner -- maybe one of our favorite Italian places on the Hill?

Chuck, thanks for the compliment on coordinating t-shirts. I can put together anything and get it done...but I'm no design whiz...that's Wendy! I was just lucky that someone else had a design I could borrow (hmmmm...I think Andrew said something about copyright infringement) and modify slightly!

Sherrie, the tshirts helped us to identify the folks we have been chatting with on the Disboards. It was so much fun to see all the green shirts and put faces to names. Our kids (big and small) really enjoyed the fish extender thing too....Laura, Andrew still talks about the "Pirate" stuff he got and my nephew Ian (the baseball freak) loves the Pirates pins! [Ian's career plans include playing 3rd base in the majors one day...or maybe catching...so he loves anything baseball!]

More later,

Karen

[ICEMANPAD]

Wendy-

We will be spending Mason's spring break on the Magic!! :thumbsup2 When is Lindsey's spring break? We will be at WDW President's Day Weekend...in case anyone else is planning a visit then!! :cool1:

Lisa

[The LK 4]

Karen - that reminds me - I think I was supposed to send you some more Pirate items! Can you please PM me your address?

Did anyone else get an e-mail a few weeks ago about hosting a DCL house party in January? I sent in my application, and just got an e-mail that I've been accepted!!! I can't wait to see the box of goodies that they are sending. I don't know what else I am supposed to do, except for inviting a bunch of people over to talk DCL. That I can do!!!

[Mickeyhugger]

Karen - that reminds me - I think I was supposed to send you some more Pirate items! Can you please PM me your address?

Did anyone else get an e-mail a few weeks ago about hosting a DCL house party in January? I sent in my application, and just got an e-mail that I've been accepted!!! I can't wait to see the box of goodies that they are sending. I don't know what else I am supposed to do, except for inviting a bunch of people over to talk DCL. That I can do!!!

We also were accepted. Does any one know what you get for hosting the party?

Rob

[pillow]

We also were excepted. Does any one know what you get for hosting the party?

Rob

I'm guessing that everyone gets accepted. Why would Disney turn down someone whos willing to host a party for free and talk about how great their cruise is?? I'll be curious to know what goodies you get.

J

[Mickeyhugger]

I'm guessing that everyone gets accepted. Why would Disney turn down someone whos willing to host a party for free and talk about how great their cruise is?? I'll be curious to know what goodies you get.

J

no actually there are a lot of people that were not chosen it was limited to 1000 hosts

[sherreis]

Congratulations to those of you who will be hosting DCL parties. I wish I could come.

thanks for the explanation for the shirts and fish extenders. I was able to look at whole bunch of pictures of some on another thread. Just think -- I have 23 months to gather together the supplies to make it and knowing me, I'll be at my sewing machine on 11/20/09. I sew best under pressure. DS7 was looking at the pictures with me and saying "I want that one....no, I want that one....." He was relieved when I reminded him that he had plenty of time.

I showed both DS the picture of your group from this year and they were quite impressed by the surroundings and the amount of people, especially KIDS!

[ICEMANPAD]

FYI - the group in our signature is the 2005 group, but this years picture, which someone else may have supplied is just as big.

Chuck:cool1:

[The LK 4]

Here's the picture of the 2007 Turkey gang! I think a few families are missing, though.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cf07b3127cceb13f6c03440e00000036100Aas2bNozYuG JA

[ICEMANPAD]

That picture shows just how tall Larry and I are considering we are at the same level as the other men nearby...LOL

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Yep, it's one of the few times my DH, who's 6'3" has had to look up to someone else!

Laura, thanks...I'll PM you with my address.

To those who are hosting a DCL party...let me know all about it. I've not heard anything about it at all!

Karen

[ICEMANPAD]

I haven't heard anything about hosting a DCL party either??? Sounds great, though!! :thumbsup2 Please provide details!!

Lisa

[The LK 4]

Merry Christmas Eve, Turkey Day Gang! I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. :)

We just got a nice surprise in the mail from DCL. I thought it was another Shoreside Survival Kit, but it was a DCL car magnet. :) Very cool - I hadn't heard about these before, so I wonder if it's something new?

[ICEMANPAD]

We got a 100 piece jigsaw puzzle....there may be different varieties

Chuck

[ICEMANPAD]

Merry Christmas!!

Happy and Healthy Holidays to all!!! :thumbsup2

Chuck's parents are visiting from Baltimore for 10-12 days and we are going to Cape Canaveral for the weekend. As a result, we will not be here to book Palo and shore excursions at our 90 day mark for our spring break Magic. Chuck came up w/ a great idea...we booked the REAS package!! :thumbsup2
Now, we are all set and I won't have to worry over the weekend!! :wizard:

We wish ya'all were sailing w/ us for spring break!!

Lisa

[Mickeyhugger]

Merry Christmas Eve, Turkey Day Gang! I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. :)

We just got a nice surprise in the mail from DCL. I thought it was another Shoreside Survival Kit, but it was a DCL car magnet. :) Very cool - I hadn't heard about these before, so I wonder if it's something new?

We also received the car magnet..I will trade some one for a puzzle:rotfl2:

Rob:thumbsup2

[poohkinandpiglet]

Hi all--

We booked the Turkey Day cruise 2009 while we were on the 7 night western last week. We were in 5524 and love the Deck 5 Forward location. I think we're in SPR 5024 in 2009.

For all you Turkey Day veterans--- how are the water temps in November?
Castaway Cay was a little cold for me last week!

Sharon

[alwayslisad]

good morning all and a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS... I am spending a week on CapeCod with my family and my Dsis and her family. We are having a total blast......

Last night at midnight we decided to give the teen's the Disney Christmas Puzzle...I took a pic and maybe someone can show me how to post it later....the kids spent about 15 minutes solving the riddles then all three broke out into mass hysteria!!!

DD (15 1/2)started to cry and jump up and down...
Dnephew#1 (18 ) who last cruise said "WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT A DISNEY CRUISE" this year said "OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD YOUR FRIGGING KIDDING ME are you all SERIOUS are we REALLYYYYYY GOING BACK???" then started jumping up and down
Dnephew#2 (16) just kept shaking his head and saying "my dream came true...my dream came true"

DH is very excited and got me a POC poster for my office

so now that everyone knows it is time to get all the paperwork started and money savedddddddd...

what are the must see's on our islands????

Lisa

[The LK 4]

We booked the Turkey Day cruise 2009 while we were on the 7 night western last week. We were in 5524 and love the Deck 5 Forward location. I think we're in SPR 5024 in 2009.


Welcome aboard! That makes it official - we Turkeys have grabbed all 6 SPH rooms! :rotfl: Your family has 5024, Chuck and Lisa have 5020, and my family and friends have 5022, 5520, 5522, and 5524! :goodvibes

The water temps at CC in November were nice. :)

Lisa - I'm glad the Disney puzzle was such a hit! :yay:

[the5J's]

Merry Christmas Turkeys!
Well, the Girls and I watched the Parade this morning.
For those who do not know me....How crazy I am about the Mouse.
They gave me a Mickey Blanket and a Mickey picture to add to the ones in our office. (It's just not about the Mouse, but the Marketing Powerhouse of the Disney Co that i want to emulate)

We will be leaving at 5 in the morning to drive to Fort Lauderdale to visit Chuck and Lisa. With a stop over visiting Julia's neices in Macon, GA.
Then a week in Orlando, my home away from home(20th time or so)

I hope people will be paying off bills in Jan/Feb so that we can make our commitment for the Turkey Cruise. It does concern me to hear about the boat selling out fast. (it must be the reputation the Turkey Cruiser's have, not saying it is a good one!)

Happy New Year!
John






:santa:

[ICEMANPAD]

We will be talking John into that deposit down payment at dinner on Thursday...Lisa /Mason watched the parade too, but now we are about to host 20+ in our annual barbecue tradition since we dont celebrate this holiday and most restaurants are closed...but enjoy to all who do...

Chuck:cool1:

[DiszyGram]

Stopping by to say "Hi" to Chuck and Lisa. Our next cruise will be this March 15-22 on the Magic, the week before Easter. Not another turkey day cruise, just a pre-egg hunting cruise. :) Was great meeting you a couple of turkey day cruises back.


Gail, Valerie, and Joey.

[ICEMANPAD]

Ironically Gail, we will be going this spring too, but on march 29-april 5 which is Florida's spring break. Nice to hear from you again.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi all,

Well, the stockings that were hung with care, were ripped down with quite the fanfare....the packages that were wrapped with paper and bows, were ripped and shredded leaving trash that must now go....the dinners (yes there were 2 this year) that were so lovingly prepared, have now left my fridge stuffed with leftovers leaving the kids to stare (and tell me there's nothing to eat!).

Hope you all had wonderful holidays. I think in '09 I'm going to try and stay on the deserted island (Castaway Cay) and tell Santa to find me there!

Karen

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

The Long Family survived the holidays.... We hosted both families and had 9 people on Christmas Morning.... Now all the company is gone and we are back on track...

Lisa: We are arriving in Florida on April 4th and will be there until the 12 I think.... We are at the Floridian and Animal Lodge...... We hope to make it to Boca in early May.....

Looking forward to catching up on the boards....

Wendy

[ICEMANPAD]

Boca we will certainly be around for. We will be coming off the boat April 5, but could conceivably come over to the parks for a night, IF we don't have a wedding to attend on the 6th, and I dont know if we are on the invite list...but we might me...

Had dinner with the 5 J's, ok 2 of them anyway, last night, and hopefully they will be formally booking a cabin for 2009 Turkey Day week in the near future.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

Had dinner with the 5 J's, ok 2 of them anyway, last night, and hopefully they will be formally booking a cabin for 2009 Turkey Day week in the near future.

Chuck:cool1:

I certainly hope so.:) They were our 'next-door neighbors' on the 2005 cruise, and we enjoyed visiting with them in the hallway.

Rob and I (Rachel too, but she doesn't know) are seriously considering a Carnival cruise over spring break. It's the Carnival Destiny out of San Juan, and it visits a port each day. (In addition to St. Maarten and St. Thomas, it also goes to Antigua, and the Dominican Republic (where it overnights.) I can't remember the other islands.:confused3 ) I know, it's not as wonderful as DCL, but it's good enough to 'hold us' until Thanksgiving 09.:rotfl2: The price is good too. I'll have to post a trip report here (if we go.)

Priscilla

[alwayslisad]

Hello all

Arrived home safe and sound from Cape Cod and back to Laconia NH - Gosh I love my hometown. The three hour ride was not great but that is ok. We took the time to talk about what we want to do on the islands on our cruise. DH wants to get off each port and just explore with out DCL excursions. So I am looking for any idea's and thoughts on this. What are our MUST see's

[Mickeyhugger]

Hello all

Arrived home safe and sound from Cape Cod and back to Laconia NH - Gosh I love my hometown. The three hour ride was not great but that is ok. We took the time to talk about what we want to do on the islands on our cruise. DH wants to get off each port and just explore with out DCL excursions. So I am looking for any idea's and thoughts on this. What are our MUST see's

One of my 'must see's' in St. Thomas is Magen's Bay. It is breathtaking!:)

Priscilla

[TheLeMasters]

Hello everyone. It sounds like everyone had a wonderful Holiday. I just finished reading all of the posts and I really want to book for Thanksgiving 09. I have to do some more work on the DH. We booked the Magic out of LA in July. Wendy, Maddie wants Lindsey to go with us.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving cruise and hopefully we will see you all again in 09.

Have a wonderful New Year.

Wendy, tell Lindsey that Maddie will call her real soon.

Penni

[Mickeyhugger]

Hello everyone. It sounds like everyone had a wonderful Holiday. I just finished reading all of the posts and I really want to book for Thanksgiving 09. I have to do some more work on the DH. We booked the Magic out of LA in July. Wendy, Maddie wants Lindsey to go with us.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving cruise and hopefully we will see you all again in 09.

Have a wonderful New Year.

Wendy, tell Lindsey that Maddie will call her real soon.

Penni

Penni, I hope you join us in 09!:)

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Let me correct a prior post...while we will still be around for Boca in May, i forgot we have tix for the Wicked matinee in Fort Lauderdale on the 6th...and that wedding is actually the night of the 5th, so rushing back to South Florida either way when we get off the boat...

Chuck:cool1:

[abouna]

We just signed up for T-day 2009, our first Disney Cruise. We can't wait!!!!!

Just an inside cabin, couldn't afford the $8,000 + for a veranda for four (2 adults and 2 children). I was also amazed that instead of one cabin for four people, you can get two cabins with two people each for only about $700.00 difference. We have small children so it doesn't matter, but for bigger children that's not much difference.

[poohkinandpiglet]

We just signed up for T-day 2009, our first Disney Cruise. We can't wait!!!!!

Just an inside cabin, couldn't afford the $8,000 + for a veranda for four (2 adults and 2 children). I was also amazed that instead of one cabin for four people, you can get two cabins with two people each for only about $700.00 difference. We have small children so it doesn't matter, but for bigger children that's not much difference.


Welcome! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[ICEMANPAD]

The Long Family survived the holidays.... We hosted both families and had 9 people on Christmas Morning.... Now all the company is gone and we are back on track...

Lisa: We are arriving in Florida on April 4th and will be there until the 12 I think.... We are at the Floridian and Animal Lodge...... We hope to make it to Boca in early May.....

Looking forward to catching up on the boards....

Wendy

Hi Wendy-
We wish we could see ya'all while you are at WDW. However, like Chuck said, due to a wedding and Wicked, we will be heading straight home after the Magic. Now, if you want to start your vacation a week early...on the Magic!!! That would be great!!! :thumbsup2

Lisa

[ICEMANPAD]

WE WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2008 !!!!!! :thumbsup2 :cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

Just getting us off of page 3...Happy New year all.

Chuck:cool1:

[abouna]

We're up to 4 cabins and 11 people, don't think we'll catch you though ICEMANPAD . . .

[ICEMANPAD]

That photo is a good portion of the 2005 Turkey Day Gang, not my family etc.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi all,

The new year brought colds and flu to our house. I'd definitely run out and buy stock in P&G right now as I think we have bought Target and Walmart out of Puffs Plus!

Steve is still running into work everyday and today is my 1st day back...can you tell it's not a productive day? I keep telling him that (with the lows the past few nights in the single digits) we need to move to warmer climates!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Karen

[abouna]

Are any of the cabins "connecting" like in some hotels? If so, how can one tell?

[alwayslisad]

Good morning all - from very snowyyyyy NH - we have over 53 inches of snow in my back yard!! EEEk....

This year started out UGH for us here. A friend and coworker passed away on new years day of a heart attack - he was only 45..:guilty: :sad2:

Then we got a call that my mothers' husband (I do not consider him my step father ) was in the hospital and they could be removing his foot! :scared1:

Thennnnnnn my dog got very very ill...so we thought he got into something in the garage...he is still in the hospital and they found that he had doggie pancreatitis...very serious but hopefully we caught it in time... $1000 of our vacation money going to this one....but I just want my furry baby home....**Update --- doc just called - puppy is wanting to come home --- he is howling and clawing the cage and wagging his tail...

Our Midwest Vacation is in 187 days - but I wish it was our cruise....

Ohhh yea -- yesterday my staff came running into my office asking for a special break....I was like - is there a REASON you all want to go on break together today... "BILL CLINTON is next door having breakfast" LOL so most of my staff went running and he talked to them and gave them autographs and pics...very very funny... one of my staff told him that my daughter had met Hillary when she visited the office where we work and he said "oh well if Renee met Hillary and like her - here is something special for her" and he gave her all kinds of things....very sweet... DD liked that one....

Ok I got to run now -- my 13 yr old puppy is coming home... :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Oh boy....Andrew is saying he's got to go back to the land of the Mouse asap! Looks like we'll have to start planning something...maybe Memorial week? Anyone else there then?

[ICEMANPAD]

We typically visit the mouse Memorial Day Weekend. However, we may have to skip this year b/c we need to be in Baltimore the following weekend.

Lisa

[sherreis]

Thomas - welcome aboard! And, please don't say "just" an inside cabin.... cause we have one as well. Only way we could afford to go - especially, Thanksiving week.

Lisa - we live outside Baltimore. You'll be here at a good time of year.

[poohkinandpiglet]

Hope everyone is having a great 2008! Our group of friends/family going on the Turkey Day cruise is growing each day. We now have six cabins booked (9 adults and 9 kids). We are waiting for one other family of 3 to possibly join us. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

well we had 63 people linked for dinner this past year...who knows how high the count could be in 2009? we did APL second seating which is the first of the 3 times...ie 8pm.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

And I'll add that Chuck did an incredible job of getting us all linked together so that we were sitting near one another! It was absolutely fabulous and the "late" seating at 8 p.m. worked great with all the shore excursions (and gave Steve and Andrew an "excuse" for a 5 p.m. ice cream cone!)

Karen

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hey...I just hit 300 posts!

[alwayslisad]

I have no idea what # I am at - but add one more - HEHE...

Was home sick today and decided to spend the day reading the dis boards - loved it - great way to get better!

Lisa

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Lisa,

I'd think it would be better to be on the DISboards than to watch the news in NH right now! I'm sure you all must be sick of all the candidates trapsing around the state (and the throngs of media that follow them everywhere).

Hope you are feeling better.

Karen

[alwayslisad]

Oh gosh if I pick up my phone one more time to a get a "can we have your VOTE today" message I will just flip - I actually started yelling at a recording!! Yesterday while sick there were 37 calls to this house - now normally with a teen (very hot teen) daughter that would be normal - but she has her cell now so that rings around the clock. SO yesterday it could be my staff - yes yes that is it - they need me - so dedicated staff....BS!!! "hello is lisa d.......(pronounce my name right and you have a shot) we are from so and so's campaign and we wnat to know if we can count on you tomorrow" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" click
now of course I voted - but DANNGGGGGG enoughhhhhhhhhhh...

And today while working out I ran for the phone thinking it could be DD calling to tell me to pick her up at school - " 'ello is Mrs. D ( again PRONOUNCE the name - it is an EASYYYYYY ONE! ) there .....? " "nope but if you find her let her know that her husband & I changed the lock on the front door and threw all her stuff outside - that he wants a divorce and I am pregnant" That poor english chap was speechless and hung up.... I never did find out if it was a politician or someone that really did need to talk to me......


:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

[Mickeyhugger]

Well, today we canceled our WDW trip that we had scheduled for January 19-26. :sad1: Sad day, indeed. I just had a gut feeling that it wouldn't be right to pull Rachel out of school for that long. (We'd done it every year through 4th grade, and there was never a problem.) She's in 7th grade now, and even though the teachers agreed to provide assignments ahead of time, I thought it'd be too hard to catch up with everything. (There's sooooooo much homework anymore. And I wouldn't know the first thing about helping her with math.:scared1:) Fortunately, Rachel's okay with not going. (I think she's actually relieved. She already missed a week in November when she had the flu, and the make-up work was overwhelming.)

Which brings me to my next questions. Has anyone gone to WDW in mid-August, and if so, is it crowded? I know that we won't be able to just 'walk right on' to the rides as we've done in November and January. And, I can even handle crowds, but I am worried about the heat.:scared: I think I even posted this question on an another board. I'm trying to convince Rob, but he's not as eager as me.:rolleyes: Are the lines long at night? I figured if people are at the shows (Fantasmic, Illuminations and the Main street parade) that we might, just MIGHT be able to ride then?:confused3

Any tips would be great!
Priscilla

[sherreis]

Priscilla --I'm sorry you had to cancel your trip. Taking kids out of school is such a hard decision. That's why we went to WDW last Thanksgiving and are taking our cruise then as well - my children are not the best students so they can't miss a week of school.

As for August - it is very hot, very humid. Have fun figuring out when you can go.

[Mickeyhugger]

As for August - it is very hot, very humid. Have fun figuring out when you can go.

LOL! One of the reasons I look forward to our summer vacations is to escape the Texas heat and humidity.

I'm going to have to rethink this one. Rob's attitude waiting in lines, and mine with the heat/humidity..what a wonderful vacation memory!:rotfl2:

Priscilla

[ICEMANPAD]

Disney in August...hmmm...bring a butter knife to cut thru the humidity...as to the crowds, it depends on whether your schools start later than Florida's schools....if Florida still out, it will be crowded.

Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

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[ICEMANPAD]

In addition to the heat in the summer, expect it to rain at some point every day. We live in Florida and try to avoid WDW in the summer. Sorry!!!

Lisa

[poohkinandpiglet]

Which brings me to my next questions. Has anyone gone to WDW in mid-August, and if so, is it crowded? I know that we won't be able to just 'walk right on' to the rides as we've done in November and January. And, I can even handle crowds, but I am worried about the heat.:scared: I think I even posted this question on an another board. I'm trying to convince Rob, but he's not as eager as me.:rolleyes: Are the lines long at night? I figured if people are at the shows (Fantasmic, Illuminations and the Main street parade) that we might, just MIGHT be able to ride then?:confused3

Any tips would be great!Priscilla

We went August 9th-16th several years ago. The crowds were manageable because Florida schools had already started. I think they start later now. It was incredibly hot and humid but we took a mid-day break and went back to the resort to swim/relax then hit the parks again in the early evening. The lines were a little longer than what we experienced in Oct/Nov/Jan (when we usually go) but it wasn't as bad as June or July.

[ICEMANPAD]

The schools do start a week or so later now...but, disney in august is still better than no disney if that is what is available for you...just bring your ponchos for the inevitable 30 minute daily shower, or two.

Chuck:cool1:

[WMILLER86]

Howdy Yall!

Priscilla, I saw your question about WDW in August. I have been a couple of times then, and it is pretty dang humid. You will have to have a mid day pool dip. And like Chuck said. You will get a shower or two each afternoon, usually, to pump up the humidity even higher. Their weather is almost the same as ours here on the Texas coast.
BUT, it is STILL the greatest place on the planet for a vacation! You just gotta be prepared. I.E., wear very little clothes!:laughing: I know that Rob will hate that! You guys would be fine because Rachel is old enough to not have "tired attacks" like the little ones have. I would not reccommend WDW in August for anyone with young 'ens in strollers!

Don't count the Miller Family out for the Magic 2009. We may surprise yall.

[ICEMANPAD]

Sounds like that year end bonus may have come in nice for you Willie...hope to see you make it official soon...the 5J's are leaning that way too...we had dinner with them down here in Florida recently.

Chuck:cool1:

[dustermom02]

Wow - I didn't really expect to see anything posted for turkey day '09 -silly me!

My family is headed on the 4 day wonder cruise 1/20 and we were looking to book for t-day '09 while we're on the ship so we may be joining you... We have 11 going next week, my family(5) and sister's family(4) plus our parents(2), but we hope to up it to both sets of inlaws for 09. I'm thinking we should book as mid ship as we can b/c both mil's worry about sea sickness and we'll get balconies for them and inside for us. That looks like deck 6 is the best option? Can anyone verify that for me? Do you have any other tips?

Some day I'll figure out how to add pictures & tickers... but that day is far away.

Thanks!

[Mickeyhugger]

Don't count the Miller Family out for the Magic 2009. We may surprise yall.

I hope yall DO surprise us Willie, and join us!:)

Remember how delicious Palo brunch is? Remember the awesome fireworks show on Pirate night? (And you, Lampy, John and Andrew doing the Bon Jovi act?)

Yes, I'm trying to influence your decision.

Priscilla

[Mickeyhugger]

dustermom02, Welcome!:)

Priscilla

[sherreis]

Dustermom2 - have a great cruise next week! And, welcome! Where are you from in Maryland?

[ICEMANPAD]

Actually as regards seasickness, the best place to be is down low midship....thus, I'd suggest deck 2 cat 9. That said we have been on deck 6 aft for 4 fruises w/out incident, but we are also not prone to seasickness.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Dustermom -- Welcome! Hope you do join us...it's a fun group and a great time to cruise!

Karen

[alwayslisad]

I do believe that DH and I will be doing the Vow Renewal on the cruise. I have started making some plans and will work toward this - I think he is just as excited as me...

We will have 10 ppl..

Me & him
DD (17)
Dsis & Dbrother in law
Dnephew 1 (20) Dnephew Fiance (20) and Dnephew 2 (17)
Hopefully Tara and Marvin ( interps from ASL )

I would like a sunset wedding - not sure if on deck 7 or where...but we shall see...

Tropical Bouquet for me and Tropical Boutonniere for him
Chocolate cake with butter cream frosting

Prelude - A dream is a wish your heart makes
Processional - Bridal Chorus
Recessional - Can you feel the love tonite
First dance - here is the UGH - I love - Beauty & the Beast...or Unchained Melody or Wonderful world.....

I may just wear a sundress and have DH wear a nice white pair of pants and shirt to match the color of my sash...or maybe a tea length gown and a whitepair of pants and a shirt and tie....

I am excited....

I just need to get all the information on this - like Palo and the reception and the pics and all that good stuff!!

:cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride:

[only1mouse]

IFirst dance - here is the UGH - I love - Beauty & the Beast...or Unchained Melody or Wonderful world.....


:cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride: :cloud9: :bride:

I'm getting married in June and I'm using Beauty & the Beast in my wedding too by Jim Brickman - it's such a beautiful song.

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Wow, the vow renewal sounds wonderful! On the '07 cruise our cabin was so close to the "secret" deck on 7 that it felt like my "personal and private verandah." So much so, that we booked the same room for next time....so I guess I'll be generous and loan it to you for the vow renewal.....:rotfl: .

In all seriousness, it would be a wonderful place to renew your vows....I'd suggest sunset as you are pulling out of Cozumel! I remember standing back there and watching the sunset with my DH and DS and it was very magical.

Happy planning!

Karen

[alwayslisad]

Wow, the vow renewal sounds wonderful! On the '07 cruise our cabin was so close to the "secret" deck on 7 that it felt like my "personal and private verandah." So much so, that we booked the same room for next time....so I guess I'll be generous and loan it to you for the vow renewal.....:rotfl: .

In all seriousness, it would be a wonderful place to renew your vows....I'd suggest sunset as you are pulling out of Cozumel! I remember standing back there and watching the sunset with my DH and DS and it was very magical.

Happy planning!

Karen

Aww thank you - Yes I am thrilled - I will start fully planning with Disney later this year....

I did not think we were going to COZUMEL ! ? ! ? I am not sure what day they do this..I thought it was only on Sea Days...but I will find out for sure!

[ICEMANPAD]

Actually, we are not going to Cozumel, but, historically, and through 2008, the Turkey Day week was a western. In 2009, it is an eastern for the first time, or at least the first time since 2003.

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

OK...yep....forgot we are going Eastern this time! What can I say...every cruise I've been on has been as Western! :confused3

Chuck (or anyone else), any suggestions for perfect sunsets on Deck 7 on an Eastern?

[cinderellyintx]

I hope she does rebook. I really enjoyed visiting with you and her on Castaway Cay. It seems that just when one is starting to get to know someone, the trip is over!:rolleyes:

My DB called from MCO a while ago. (While waiting for his flight. They just disembarked.)

Well, it worked! They 'had a blast,' and rebooked for Turkey Day 09!:banana: He was really happy with the fact that they're able to book connecting Cat9s for about the same price as a Cat4 (which is what they had this time) and get a 400.00 credit! So, (as of now) it will be:

Matt - (don't know if he wants me to disclose his age:lmao: )
Angie -
Matthew - 12
Manton - 11
Hannah - 8 (she'll be two weeks shy of turning 8)

Matt said that Tropical Storm Olga was so horrendous Monday night, that at that point, he thought there was no way they'd cruise again. However, the rest of the sailing was good, and that Hannah cried last night and this morning when the cruise was over. He said her reactions to everything were, ALONE, worth the price of the entire cruise. Also, their server at Palo was Tony from Spain, and that he 'gave me indigestion' because he kept bringing food!:rotfl2:

Rob's on his way now to pick them up at the airport, so we'll see them soon. I'm going to tell his kids, 'Okay, I want to hear ALL ABOUT IT!' (I love kids' first reactions to Disney cruises!)

Priscilla

HEY THERE!!! I was catching up on our NEW thread for Turkey Day 2009!!
WOW 22 more months - that is a long time. We cannot wait though! We are already discussing what we will do differently- like the kids having more time in the clubs :lmao: And us more time in ours! We will be doing earlier seating this time 8:30 was WAY too late for all of us.
Matt will be almost 43 on our next cruise, and i will be 38 princess:
but who is counting!
Angie

[cinderellyintx]

All right folks we are in also for 2009. We pick up room 2608:cool1: The lady at Disney said it was filling up fast!!

Rob

We are 2096 & 2094:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

Hello from very snowy Lake Tahoe, but that is a good thing since we are here skiing...about 2 feet this week of fresh powder...

Chuck:cool1:

[dustermom02]

I'm back. Thanks for the welcome. We just got off the Wonder this morning (sob) but I booked turkey day '09 :banana: for 17 of us. All on my Disney visa card. I feel like I need to pull it,(the card), out every so often today and blow on it because its got to be smoking from that monstrous charge. Sounds like I have 6 months w/no finance charge and so far I have 1 check from people in the group. So that is 7 of us confirmed. I've been promised a check for 4 more next Monday so thats up to 11 and we'll have to see what happens with the other six over the next 6 months. They're not quite convinced yet. My sister in law has never been on a cruise but she'll be addicted once she goes and my mother in law as I said is worried about being sea sick. (It was REALLY rough leaving port this past week. My family was fine but I kept wondering how she would have done). So at any rate, if I can convince sil to go with her kids mil will have no choice.

I'm in room 2030 or 32 I think. The papers are buried somewhere. I really wanted starboard but it was more important to me to have a connecting room. Works out great with my sister and our kids. We requested the F3 dinner seating. We had it this time and it was fantastic.

Sherri - We're off I-97 about 20 min each way to Baltimore and Annapolis. I LOVE your ticker with the rum bottle(my favorite), too cute.

Chuck - Tahoe sounds great. It pains me to admit, but my husband would rather skip the cruise and go to Tahoe to ski. We haven't been there in 12 years, not since BK, (before kids). The youngest is 3 and we had her on skis last year and she did fine so he keeps talking about heading back out west again. I think the views are great there but I'd rather see great views in my bathing suit not in a ton of clothing with boards on my feet. But thats just me.

Its really made coming home a little easier now that I know I get to go on another cruise. :goodvibes

[sherreis]

dustermom02 - Welcome home from your cruise! It must've been great cause it's been so cold here. We used to live in Columbia and DH used to live in Crofton when we met. Now, we live out in the boonies in Carroll County. Just think of all those Disney points you have sitting there now waiting for you to use!

[ICEMANPAD]

Well, you can let your husband know that we have had some snow every day this week...26 inches so far and the conditions have been epic for powder...oh, and it is snowing again tonight..you should try coming out west again

Also, I grew up in Pikesville and still have family there and in Owings Mills.

Chuck:cool1:

[sherreis]

Chuck -- I grew up in Pikesville too.

Hope you've enjoyed all your snow. Big difference for someone who lives in Florida.

[sherreis]

Just wondering....

how old are everyones kids going to be at cruise time? My 2 boys will be 9 and 14.

[Mickeyhugger]

Our DD Rachel, will have just turned 15.:eek: (I'm shocked when I read that. Where does the time go?):sad1:

Priscilla

[alwayslisad]

We were in 2030 + 2032 on our last trip - this time we are in 2124+2122

Does anyone have the TDay menu so I can show my DH?

Thank you in advance

[ICEMANPAD]

Just wondering....

how old are everyones kids going to be at cruise time? My 2 boys will be 9 and 14.


Our DS, Mason, will be 10 at the time of the cruise.

Lisa

[alwayslisad]

My DD is going to be 17 and my Nephew will be 17 as well...

So I have two "stack ' ers"

[ICEMANPAD]

We are back in Florida....but I do wish there was a way to ski some more...we had really great conditions...but alas, i think that is not to be...reality is starting to settle in....

Chuck:cool1:

[dustermom02]

We may have just run into a huge problem with this cruise however.... You see, Va Tech always plays UVA(boo!) over the Thanksgiving holiday. What are the chances that it will be shown on board? Can I request that in advance somehow?

Lisa - how did you like 2030&32? That's what I have with my sisters family. We should have stayed inside but my kids wanted the porthole.

Speaking of kids. mine will be dd12, ds9, dd5 for turkey day 09. Then we'll have dnieces 3,4,6 and dnephew 8. And oh gag, I just realized I'll have an '0' in my age.

What a lot of people have links to MD. I've lived here almost my whole life. Born at Holy Cross in Silver Spring and I work in SS now. I lived my first yr married in Crofton then 7 in Columbia before moving here 8 yrs ago so we could be closer to the grandparents for babysitting.

[The LK 4]

Welcome aboard to all of the new Turkey Day cruisers!

I haven't been around much lately due to work, and also some health issues with my dad.

I need to order the new Passporter soon. I'm excited that '09 is going to be an Eastern cruise. More new stuff to plan!

For 2009, the kids ages will be: DS 16, DD 14, nephew 18, niece 10, and neighbors' DD 14 and DS 12.

dustermom - my nephew is hoping that he'll be a VT freshman by the time we cruise! :thumbsup2 I'm sure one of the areas on board would air the game if they can get it on the satellite.

[ICEMANPAD]

The UVA - VT game will likely be available in Diversions....However, I am an Alumnus of UVA so Go Hoos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chuck:cool1:

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi all,

DS (Andrew) will be 11 when we cruise...:scared1: Can't believe it.

Karen

[alwayslisad]

Lisa - how did you like 2030&32? That's what I have with my sisters family. We should have stayed inside but my kids wanted the porthole.


We liked it quite a bit - but the rooms were not avail when we booked - you must have gotten them! eheheh - it would have been hysterical to be in the same rooms again!
We hit bad weather during our last trip and used Dramamine a LOT! ehehe - the only thing DH stated was that he felt the waves more there...

L:cool2:

[ICEMANPAD]

Bump

[dustermom02]

ack chuck. and you seemed like such a nice guy.... but uva???? you'll be able to locate my family in 2 years by the hokie wear. and that's how we identified our wonder cabin last week too -all the va tech magnets on the door.

lisa - guilty as charged. i just reserved 2030&32 a week ago tomorrow while we were on our 4 day wonder cruise. we'll have to compare notes on the rooms. i hope i don't regret being so far fowrard.

i just made a ticker so this is also my test to see if i attached it right.

[ICEMANPAD]

I will politely refrain from the UVA - Vtech rivalry comments other than to say Go Hoos!!!!!!!!.....otherwise this can get ugly fast :)......seriously though, it's always nice to have good rivalries in college and I have actually been to the football game between the two at Blacksburg back when I was in college.

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

21 months and 2 weeks to go... I do not think that Priscilla is going to make it that long with out a Disney cruise:rotfl2: She wants to do back to back Wonders but I said no way.

Rob

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Rob,

I understand completely. Andrew and I are both suffering from the dreaded cruise-withdrawl. I think our only saving grace is that we are planning a 2 week trip to Disney this summer...had to move it from May to either July or August though.

Yep, we know it will be hot and humid...but we figured 100+ degrees and 100% humidity at Disney is better than 100+ degrees and 100% humidity in St. Louis! I think we'll just plan to spend most of the day at the pool/water parks and do the parks at night.

Karen

[Mickeyhugger]

Rob,

I understand completely. Andrew and I are both suffering from the dreaded cruise-withdrawl. I think our only saving grace is that we are planning a 2 week trip to Disney this summer...had to move it from May to either July or August though.

Yep, we know it will be hot and humid...but we figured 100+ degrees and 100% humidity at Disney is better than 100+ degrees and 100% humidity in St. Louis! I think we'll just plan to spend most of the day at the pool/water parks and do the parks at night.

Karen

We have tossed the idea of going to the world and only doing the water parks. I know that if we went to a regular park I would end up going postal:rotfl2: I can not take long lines.

Rob:thumbsup2

[pillow]

We have tossed the idea of going to the world and only doing the water parks. I know that if we went to a regular park I would end up going postal:rotfl2: I can not take long lines.

Rob:thumbsup2

Have you ever used the Birnbaum guides (Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)? They have done extensive research and have published "touring plans" which denote the order in which to visit rides and attractions in order to cut waiting time. We tried it last year over spring break, and it worked beautifully. We never waited more than 20 minutes for any ride. They claim that during a busy time of year, following their touring plans can cut 3-4 hours of line time. Its actually pretty interesting to read (if you're a nerd like me) about how their research was conducted and the mathematical theories supporting it.

Jodie

[Mickeyhugger]

Have you ever used the Birnbaum guides (Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)? They have done extensive research and have published "touring plans" which denote the order in which to visit rides and attractions in order to cut waiting time. We tried it last year over spring break, and it worked beautifully. We never waited more than 20 minutes for any ride. They claim that during a busy time of year, following their touring plans can cut 3-4 hours of line time. Its actually pretty interesting to read (if you're a nerd like me) about how their research was conducted and the mathematical theories supporting it.

Jodie

We get a new copy each time that we go:thumbsup2 However we were spoiled for years taking dd out of school and going off peak. Loved riding Aerosmith 8 times in an hour and 1/2. same with tower of terror

Rob

[pillow]

We get a new copy each time that we go:thumbsup2 However we were spoiled for years taking dd out of school and going off peak. Loved riding Aerosmith 8 times in an hour and 1/2. same with tower of terror

Rob

I'm jealous!! I feel too guilty taking the kids out of school. We did go off peak one year when they were very little and it was wonderful!!

J

[ICEMANPAD]

Just a little tip about surviving WDW during the hot crowded summer months...take advantage of the early hour admission in the morning (available if you stay on site). We are usually able to ride the "long line" rides during that hour and avoid the later in the day heat and rain showers. We escape the parks during the afternoon and then return in the evening when it's cooler and after the afternoon storms have passed.

Lisa

[pillow]

Just wondering - do they do a pirate night on the 3 nighter? When we did the Med cruise this past summer, I went out to the local costume store and bought pirate outfits for all of us (leaving the country makes you do strange things :hippie: ). My husband is praying that he doesn't have to put that thing on again. Gotta love pirate night!!! pirate:

We're doing a 3 nighter for the first time this November. I have a feeling its gonna feel way too short!!

J

[The LK 4]

Each of the cruises has a Pirate night, so tell your DH to get his costume ready! :rotfl:

[dustermom02]

I think my ticker must be broken, its moving way too slowly. I've never gone so long before without trips to disney planned. My sister lives in FL and used to be a cast member so we'd go down 4 times a year sometimes. Then when dd hit 3rd grade we started limiting it to 2 times and now we don't have another trip planned until this cruise:sad1: I'm definately suffering withdrawl.

Instead of getting ready for work I went back and read through this thread...

Chuck - no more comments I promise. I won't even be watching the game if it is televised. DH is the one threatening to cancel if he can't watch the game. I'm pretty sure he'll be able to "watch" it on his blackberry though I don't know how much that will cost. (We're still waiting to see the bill from our 4 day cruise last week.) Given the choice of a lounge chair in the sun or the game; I'll pick the sun. And I swear we're not the rabid type, its just so much fun to see them on tv these days. They were horrible when we were there.

Laura - If your nephew does decide to go to VT I hope he loves it as much as I did. And also what instrument does Logan play? I was always jealous that my sister got to play at disney several times while she was in hs. The band never traveled to disney when I was in hs but as soon as I left my dad suggested it to the director and from what I hear they go every other year still.

Rob - at t-giving this year we hit just the water park and got the kids a mini fix because we didn't think we could handle the long lines in the parks. But now given the fact that I don't know when I'm going back I'm wishing we had hit the parks lines or no lines.

Lisa - I just read about the vow renewal. That sounds beautiful. I didn't even know they did ceremonies or that there was a secret deck. Is that on both ships? I just went ahead and pre-ordered the passporter. I did notice a bride though on pirate's night on our cruise last week but I was thinking that she was dressed as Elizabeth in her wedding dress. As far as weddings my favorite thing that I've ever seen was the trumpet voluntary as the processional with a live trumpet player and an organ playing together.

Jodi - 3 days will probably seem short after your long cruise, but its a cruise and sounds great to me. Do you have a report posted on your med cruise? I'll have to check.

Guess I better stop the procrastinating and get ready for work.

[The LK 4]

Paula - Logan plays the French Horn for band concerts, but he marches with a Mellophone. That reminds me - I need to get moving with some room and meal reservations for April!

[pillow]

IJodi - 3 days will probably seem short after your long cruise, but its a cruise and sounds great to me. Do you have a report posted on your med cruise? I'll have to check.


No, I didn't do a trip report or a blog. I'm just not that organized. However, I did recently discover Shutterfly where I was able to create an album by just clicking and dragging all my pics over. It turned out great - was really fun to create. We had a blast on that trip but are now POOR!! There are just too many places to go and things to see.

Who is the UVA grad? I went to William and Mary in Williamsburg. I'll never forget when during my freshman year when our football team played UVA. We actually WON! :cool1: I'm sure that will never happen again in this lifetime. My niece is at Tech and loving it.

I'd better get to work and stop dreaming about travel. Its nasty here today - sleet and rain. I'm ready for spring time already.

Jodie

[ICEMANPAD]

I am the UVA grad.

Chuck:cool1:

[pillow]

I am the UVA grad.

Chuck:cool1:

Are you from VA originally? I live just outside of Richmond. We're lucky to have such good colleges here.

J

[ICEMANPAD]

I am from Pikesville a NW suburb of Baltimore, but I roadtripped to Richmond several times back in the day (Virginia Beach too).

Chuck:cool1:

[alwayslisad]

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

Hello all - I almost strayed....

:::Stands up:::

My name is Lisa and I almost cancelled my DISNEY CRUISE for a trip to an all inclusive resort in Jamaica....
Someone showed me a site that had an all inclusive resort that was cheaper than the DCL that we are going to be going on. So I started to look at it --- really look at it --- talked to the families and asked them ---- ::SHIVER:: two of the kids were for the all inclusive – the other two are only for DCL….
At the all inclusive the renewal vows are only $500 and are on the beach at sunset…the cost for airfare and all amenities WERE cheaper than DCL….then I thought and I thought and I thought….then DH and I talked and talked….he said “do you think it is smart to do that?” “I am all for it since you plan amazing vacations” “Do you really think the kids would have enough to do and not get in trouble in Jamaica?” “what is the drinking age in Jamaica?” So after eating an amazing dinner that I cooked – he finally said “I would love to do the all inclusive – but I really think we should keep the Disney Cruise!” so I agreed and feel relieved --- :::: Phew :::

Someday I would love to do an all inclusive – but not with the kids :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

[ICEMANPAD]

We did Couple Negril about 10 years ago, ie before we had Mason, and it was very nice, but, the Jamaica all-inclusives may be better w/out the kids...especially where the kids may be teenagers.

[ICEMANPAD]

So has anyone seen Hannah Montana 3D this weekend? Mason really wants to see it. I went on line to purchase tickets this morning. There were only 2 available times (checked all theaters within about 30 min drive). The times are 11pm tonight or 8:40 tomorrow morning. Yep, we are going at 8:40 am tomorrow. Well, Mason is very happy!! :cool1:

Lisa

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Lisa,

Glad you didn't "stray." We've not done an all-inclusive before...but I can't imagine it being better than a Disney Cruise!

Can't wait to hear the details of your vow renewal. I don't think I could ever convince DH to do something like that, so I live vicariously through you!

Karen

[alwayslisad]

well we are now torn.....do we take the extra money that we were going to spend on VR and stay at AK for 5 days ( we are already planning two days there ) soooooooo....it is hard - I want a vow renewal but everyone else votes Animal Kingdom....

DH wanted to know if there is a nice chapel on the island that we can do a vow renewal at...I just don't know where to look for one!

[ICEMANPAD]

Lisa-

You may want to try cruisecritic. They have a board section and there is a thread for each cruise port. Good luck!! :)

Lisa

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

So has anyone seen Hannah Montana 3D this weekend? Mason really wants to see it. I went on line to purchase tickets this morning. There were only 2 available times (checked all theaters within about 30 min drive). The times are 11pm tonight or 8:40 tomorrow morning. Yep, we are going at 8:40 am tomorrow. Well, Mason is very happy!! :cool1:

Lisa

Lisa:

Remember me Wendy ! I can't believe I have been away so long. Christmas then, ski trip then Hawaii, we are just back, gone since January 22. Just too much.

Wanted to let you know we are going to see Hannah Montana on Wed Night. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus is from Eastern Kentucky and it is only 20 minutes from where we are in West Virginia.. We have heard they may make an appearence(Probably just rumor) We can compare notes !

Really miss everyone from the Gang... I am back and hope to catch up with our posts over the next few days.


PS: We are at Saratoga Springs April 7-14th.. I did not when your Spring Break Cruise was? I know it will be great.


Wendy

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Everyone !

Been out for a while, but now I am back... Hope everyone is doing ok. We got a few pictures back from Thanksgiving that are really good.

Karen I need to get a few for you and I may need to beg some photos of Andrew and Lindsey... I did not have my camera on the big night.

Wendy

[ICEMANPAD]

Spring break cruise is March 29-April 5, but we also have Wicked tix on the 6th...if you are still coming to Boca in May though, please let us know.

Chuck:cool1:

[The LK 4]

Wendy - if you are at MK for the afternoon parade on the 12th, you'll see Logan's marching band! Lenny, Leah and I are flying down for a quick trip so we can see them.

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Wendy - if you are at MK for the afternoon parade on the 12th, you'll see Logan's marching band! Lenny, Leah and I are flying down for a quick trip so we can see them.

Laura:

We will be ! The Spring Valley High School Band is performing also I believe on Saturday..... We are going to check them out they are from West Virginia.

Wendy

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Hi Wendy,

I was just getting to my cruise pix. Steve and Andrew are gone for a Cub Scout thing this weekend and I'm having a quiet weekend...just me a the dog! I'll e-mail you what I have or I can print them and send them to you. Any preference?

Karen

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Hi Wendy,

I was just getting to my cruise pix. Steve and Andrew are gone for a Cub Scout thing this weekend and I'm having a quiet weekend...just me a the dog! I'll e-mail you what I have or I can print them and send them to you. Any preference?

Karen

Karen:

I appreciate anything !! Lindsey wants us to meet half way and have a scrapbook weekend. Andrew told her you were the best with Scrapbooks... I have all the stuff and am just learning.

Really great to hear from you...

Wendy

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

Lisa:

Hope Mason enjoyed the Hannah Montana show. We surely did ! It was a packed house for us.

Hope you guys are well.

We are looking at a four day double dip on June 22nd? I have a business trip in the area and think it might work out.

Wendy

[ICEMANPAD]

Lisa and Mason enjoyed the show...I was playing tennis and enjoyed that instead :)


Chuck:cool1:

[ICEMANPAD]

Lisa:

Hope Mason enjoyed the Hannah Montana show. We surely did ! It was a packed house for us.

Hope you guys are well.

We are looking at a four day double dip on June 22nd? I have a business trip in the area and think it might work out.

Wendy

Hi Wendy!! I'm glad ya'all enjoyed the show!! We did too!!! :thumbsup2
The 4 day double dip sounds great!! :cool1: I'm sure ya'all will enjoy!!

Lisa

[Mickeyhugger]

Lisa:

Hope Mason enjoyed the Hannah Montana show. We surely did ! It was a packed house for us.

Hope you guys are well.

We are looking at a four day double dip on June 22nd? I have a business trip in the area and think it might work out.

Wendy

No fair.... if the Anderson's can't do a Disney cruise in 2008 none of our fellow Turkeys can :sad1:

Rob

[Tinkerbell 99 Mom]

No fair.... if the Anderson's can't do a Disney cruise in 2008 none of our fellow Turkeys can :sad1:

Rob


We decided the double dip with Lindsey's birthday on the first day was too good to pass up. We used some our Disney Vacation Club points also... and grandma will help out a little also.

Wendy

We will be saving up for the 2009 Turkey Day cruise..

[ICEMANPAD]

We are going in about 7 weeks, and once again, I may have trial when we get back...Oh well, I will be ready long before I leave...

Chuck:cool1:

[Mickeyhugger]

We are going in about 7 weeks, and once again, I may have trial when we get back...Oh well, I will be ready long before I leave...

Chuck:cool1:

Thanks for rubbing salt in my wounds Chuck!!!!:sad1:


Rob

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

Last night we had about a two and a half inches of ice/sleet/freezing rain/snow...in general just YUCK! Ahhhh...to be anywhere warm now would be wonderful! Scraping it all off my windshield this morning reminds me again why it is that I will one day either live in Florida or Hawaii!

Hope everyone is well. I wish the counter would move faster!

Karen

[pillow]

Last night we had about a two and a half inches of ice/sleet/freezing rain/snow...in general just YUCK! Ahhhh...to be anywhere warm now would be wonderful! Scraping it all off my windshield this morning reminds me again why it is that I will one day either live in Florida or Hawaii!

Hope everyone is well. I wish the counter would move faster!

Karen

I'm in Virginia, and I feel the same way. We've had some really gloomy days this winter. I'm ready for some sunshine. My vote is for California where there is no summer humidity!!

J