05/09/2009 May 9, 2009 7-Night Eastern St Maarten... Watch Out!

[MouseNDaHouse]

For everyone that is leaving soon... have a wonderful time in WDW!

I can’t believe we are down to our last weekend to get ready and we do not have one thing packed yet and still have to finish up FE gift shopping/preparation!

DW just reminded me this morning she is supposed to head to Pittsburgh this weekend for a bridal shower all day Sunday. Great, one less weekend day to get things finished up!:scared:

I think the first afternoon we personally will have kids split between the Mickey and Goofy pool because of their mix of ages or desire to hit the slide! I will be keeping my eyes open for the green bracelets!

We should be arriving at Port between 10 and 10:30am- after a quick run to the local grocery. So keep an eye out for our grand arrival into the terminal! :laughing:
I imagine many of us may run into each other at the terminal as we wait to cross through the giant mickey ears!

Sorry - I should have been clearer everyone. I was thinking Goofy pool since there's such a large span of ages in our group. Scott - you'll probably be seeing us at Mickey since my kids are so little.
I'm expecting to arrive at the Port between 9:30 and 10 on Saturday, so I'll be sure to bring the trumpeters to hail everyone else's arrival!!

[DisneyMommy1022]

Man I wish I was leaving for the world but I still have 4 more days of work left. I wish all of you safe travel and we will see ya on the 9th at the port!
We will be there about 9:30-10am also, we want to see if we can upgrade at the port.

Attention All:

8 Days and we will be Sailin' on the Magic!!!

:cool1::banana::cool1::banana::cool1::banana::cool 1::banana::cool1:

[scottie]

Sorry - I should have been clearer everyone. I was thinking Goofy pool since there's such a large span of ages in our group. Scott - you'll probably be seeing us at Mickey since my kids are so little.
I'm expecting to arrive at the Port between 9:30 and 10 on Saturday, so I'll be sure to bring the trumpeters to hail everyone else's arrival!!

Hopefully they won’t make you stand outside too long if you end up there closer to 9:30.

I am going to push for an earlier pickup time as I know I will be up nice and early along with the kids Saturday AM. Just not sure I can convince DW and MIL to get up and not spend all morning getting ready.

[scottie]

Just realized we are over 2000 posts now!

[DisneyMommy1022]

Hopefully they won’t make you stand outside too long if you end up there closer to 9:30.

I am going to push for an earlier pickup time as I know I will be up nice and early along with the kids Saturday AM. Just not sure I can convince DW and MIL to get up and not spend all morning getting ready.

Come on Scottie they need to be beautiful they are going to see the MOUSE and JACK! Us ladies need time to prepare for that! LOL My DH is the same way with me and I quote " Are you done yet???? How long dose it take???? You still have to do your hair!!!!! OMG I'm going to watch TV! I'm leaving now with or with out you!" and here is my response " No I'm not done yet..., I will be done in about 45 min..., Yes I still have to do my hair but I'm a master at it so it wont take that long give me 30 min..., Ok watch TV I will tell you when I'm ready...., you cant leave I still need to put on my face!!!!..

This happens every weekend at our house!

[DisneyMommy1022]

Just realized we are over 2000 posts now!

SWEET!!!!!:banana:

[scottie]

Come on Scottie they need to be beautiful they are going to see the MOUSE and JACK! Us ladies need time to prepare for that! LOL My DH is the same way with me and I quote " Are you done yet???? How long dose it take???? You still have to do your hair!!!!! OMG I'm going to watch TV! I'm leaving now with or with out you!" and here is my response " No I'm not done yet..., I will be done in about 45 min..., Yes I still have to do my hair but I'm a master at it so it wont take that long give me 30 min..., Ok watch TV I will tell you when I'm ready...., you cant leave I still need to put on my face!!!!..

This happens every weekend at our house!

I know the routine all too well! :headache:

Just have ants in my pants every time we are cruisin' and I want to get there asap! Depending on how much we are delayed in the morning, I may just cancel the grocery stop to make up "my time". :rolleyes1

[lulu0506]

Man I wish I was leaving for the world but I still have 4 more days of work left. I wish all of you safe travel and we will see ya on the 9th at the port!
We will be there about 9:30-10am also, we want to see if we can upgrade at the port.

Attention All:

8 Days and we will be Sailin' on the Magic!!!

:cool1::banana::cool1::banana::cool1::banana::cool 1::banana::cool1:

What are you trying to upgrade to? I am interested in what the upgrade from Cat. 6 to a Suite would cost at port. Called TA and she said they had 1BR suites available but would be something like $3k additional :scared1: Not sure if there would be a deep discount at the port? It would have to be at least 1/2 that amount for us to consider it.

[lulu0506]

I know the routine all too well! :headache:

Just have ants in my pants every time we are cruisin' and I want to get there asap! Depending on how much we are delayed in the morning, I may just cancel the grocery stop to make up "my time". :rolleyes1


What grocery store were you planning to visit? Do they sell wine/ beer at the grocery store? I know there have been tons of posts about this, but I always thought ... "I will worry about that when the time is closer" Guess what? Time is now officially closer :cool1: Unfortunately I put off many items on my "to do" list and am now in panic mode :sad2:

[DisneyMommy1022]

What are you trying to upgrade to? I am interested in what the upgrade from Cat. 6 to a Suite would cost at port. Called TA and she said they had 1BR suites available but would be something like $3k additional :scared1: Not sure if there would be a deep discount at the port? It would have to be at least 1/2 that amount for us to consider it.

We want a window or verenda... I know that they still have rooms because when I check our cruise date with our family 2A 2C they are still offering 9, 8, 6, 5, 4. so I hope that we will get a good deal at port. But if not then we will be happy with what we have!

[scottie]

What grocery store were you planning to visit? Do they sell wine/ beer at the grocery store? I know there have been tons of posts about this, but I always thought ... "I will worry about that when the time is closer" Guess what? Time is now officially closer :cool1: Unfortunately I put off many items on my "to do" list and am now in panic mode :sad2:

I think we have been taken to the Publix before on North Atlantic. Here is a list from Shirley’s thread of close stores. I am not sure if the grocery stores sell beer/wine, so I included the address for the ABC store below too. Something makes me think I read that gas stations sold alcohol in FL?

WALMART SUPER CENTER
2700 CLEARLAKE ROAD
COCOA, FLORIDA 32922
321-639-1610 (THIS IS RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY 528, TURN RIGHT ON TO 524, GO TO THE END AND THEN TURN LEFT FOR LESS THAN HALF A MILE - ITS WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT -YOU CAN NOT MISS IT)

WALMART SUPER CENTER
1500 EAST MERRITT CAUSEWAY (AKA HWY 520)
MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32953
321-452-6058

TARGET
250 CROCKETT BLVD
MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32952
321-452-1014 (TARGET REALLY FACES STATE ROAD #3 AKA NORTH COURTENAY PARKWAY - YOU TURN OFF HWY 528 HEADING SOUTH - GO ABOUT 2 MILES AND YOU WILL NOT ONLY A LARGE PUBLIX, BUT TARGET LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FURTHER SOUTH)

PUBLIX GROCERY MART
2301 STATE ROAD 524
COCOA, FLORIDA 32922
321-636-2583

PUBLIX SUPER MARKET
5645 NORTH ATLANTIC AVENUE
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA 32931
321783-1014

PUBLIX SUPER MARKET
1850 NORTH COURTENAY PKWAY
MERRITT ISLAND, FLA 32953
321-452-0288


ABC FINE WINE & SPIRITS
6020 NORTH ATLANTIC AVENUE
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA
321-799-0049

[lulu0506]

I think we have been taken to the Publix before on North Atlantic. Here is a list from Shirley’s thread of close stores. I am not sure if the grocery stores sell beer/wine, so I included the address for the ABC store below too. Something makes me think I read that gas stations sold alcohol in FL?

WALMART SUPER CENTER
2700 CLEARLAKE ROAD
COCOA, FLORIDA 32922
321-639-1610 (THIS IS RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY 528, TURN RIGHT ON TO 524, GO TO THE END AND THEN TURN LEFT FOR LESS THAN HALF A MILE - ITS WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT -YOU CAN NOT MISS IT)

WALMART SUPER CENTER
1500 EAST MERRITT CAUSEWAY (AKA HWY 520)
MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32953
321-452-6058

TARGET
250 CROCKETT BLVD
MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32952
321-452-1014 (TARGET REALLY FACES STATE ROAD #3 AKA NORTH COURTENAY PARKWAY - YOU TURN OFF HWY 528 HEADING SOUTH - GO ABOUT 2 MILES AND YOU WILL NOT ONLY A LARGE PUBLIX, BUT TARGET LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FURTHER SOUTH)

PUBLIX GROCERY MART
2301 STATE ROAD 524
COCOA, FLORIDA 32922
321-636-2583

PUBLIX SUPER MARKET
5645 NORTH ATLANTIC AVENUE
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA 32931
321783-1014

PUBLIX SUPER MARKET
1850 NORTH COURTENAY PKWAY
MERRITT ISLAND, FLA 32953
321-452-0288


ABC FINE WINE & SPIRITS
6020 NORTH ATLANTIC AVENUE
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA
321-799-0049

Wow! Thanks Scottie!! You are a man with answers :worship:

[Dilmaluvs2cruise]

I hope everyone has a good trip:thumbsup2. We will go up to the pool area when we get on board and eat a little :laughing: I'm sure jillian will want to go swimming and would love some friends to play with she's a social butterfly:cheer2:

8 days til we sail Yay:banana::banana::cool1:

[scottie]

I made a run to Wal-Mart today to pick up some various small items for vacation and thought I would pick up some Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer for the trip. As you may guess they were out of all of it...other then a size big enough to share with the world!

[scottie]

Wow! Thanks Scottie!!

I just did a quick search on the Publix/Target sites and it looks like the Publix in the area do not have a liquor store inside, but maybe they may still carry some stuff on the shelf or in the fridge area? The Target on Crockett Blvd showed it has wine available.

[dollysmom]

I made a run to Wal-Mart today to pick up some various small items for vacation and thought I would pick up some Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer for the trip. As you may guess they were out of all of it...other then a size big enough to share with the world!

I usually carry hand santizer in my purse, but with the liquid restristions with flying, I went to our local dollar store and bought some smaller sizes to travel with. I think that we will all be hand santizing freaks while on the ship! We have 4 confirmed cases of the swine flu here in Nova Scotia. Some private school kids were in Mexico.

[MouseNDaHouse]

I made a run to Wal-Mart today to pick up some various small items for vacation and thought I would pick up some Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer for the trip. As you may guess they were out of all of it...other then a size big enough to share with the world!

I'm running out to the store immediately for wipes. If anyone here is still trying to decide on facemasks or not, check out this article. Basically, just wash your hands consistently...the facemasks carry risks for very minimal return: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu-information/5258672/Swine-flu-prevention-tissues-catching-germs-vaccination-and-masks.html

Let's just all NOT cough on each other...and use basic hygiene! :thumbsup2

[scottie]

I usually carry hand santizer in my purse, but with the liquid restristions with flying, I went to our local dollar store and bought some smaller sizes to travel with. I think that we will all be hand santizing freaks while on the ship! We have 4 confirmed cases of the swine flu here in Nova Scotia. Some private school kids were in Mexico.

I may put some of our Clorox wipes at home in a Ziploc baggie and take them on the plane to wipe down the hard surfaces around our sons seat... he loves to touch/play with everything.
And no worries about sanitizing on the ship right before meals... they are going to make sure you do it any time you show up at one of the restaurants!

[chubbyjen]

We want a window or verenda... I know that they still have rooms because when I check our cruise date with our family 2A 2C they are still offering 9, 8, 6, 5, 4. so I hope that we will get a good deal at port. But if not then we will be happy with what we have!

Aww..I would love to check for upgrades at the port too..but since we'll be taking DCL transportation..I think we'll be getting there really late.....:sad2:

[chubbyjen]

I made a run to Wal-Mart today to pick up some various small items for vacation and thought I would pick up some Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer for the trip. As you may guess they were out of all of it...other then a size big enough to share with the world!

I think the stores here are out of hand sanitizer too! I hope they get some more shipments in cuz even though we have some, I'm always worried we might run out!

[scottie]

Aww..I would love to check for upgrades at the port too..but since we'll be taking DCL transportation..I think we'll be getting there really late.....:sad2:

If you really want to try for an upgrade you could consider canceling the DCL transfers and hiring a towncar service instead. For four people it may even be cheaper.

[scottie]

Let's just all NOT cough on each other...and use basic hygiene! :thumbsup2

So is asking someone from the table next to me at dinner if I could share their napkin considered good hygiene?? :upsidedow

[airtime247]

Hey gang, I had one other possible meet idea. For those who wish to dine in the sit-down restaurants for lunch (Parrot Cay, is it?) on At Sea days, how about picking a time like 1pm and if any Disers want to meet to eat lunch together, they can meet outside the restaurant and then go in together? This is nothing to commit to but just to keep in mind if you are planning on going there around that time for lunch. Just keep an eye out for wristbands in front of the restaurant.

Honestly, we really are leaving soon. I just snuck home early to do all our last minute things.

I had a scare this morning. I went to pack up all of my bathroom things. I was going to put two extra pairs of contacts in our bag when I discovered I was out! I'm due for changing the pair in my eyes as it is so I really sprung a few more grey hairs.

I called the optometrist this morning and he said I've got a really complicated prescription and we can't get it locally for a few days. Fortunately, he is able to ship them directly to Animal Kingdom Lodge to have waiting for us shortly after check-in. I'll be relieved when they get there! I would hate to be to worried to enjoy swimming or snorkeling.

Moral of the story...check all your prescriptions or anything you don't want to have run out while you are there right now!

Okay, now I'm leaving. See you on the Mickey boat! I'll be the guy with the dumb grin, farmer's tan, and foofy girly drink in hand.

-steve

[chubbyjen]

If you really want to try for an upgrade you could consider canceling the DCL transfers and hiring a towncar service instead. For four people it may even be cheaper.

Yeah..I was thinking about that, but then again, I believe we're only paying for 2 ppl for DCL transfers since my 2 kids are under 3.

Ahh..it's okay. I'll be fine with a window. Not upgrading will mean more money to spend on other things. ;)

Thanks so much though! :)

[chubbyjen]

I had a scare this morning. I went to pack up all of my bathroom things. I was going to put two extra pairs of contacts in our bag when I discovered I was out! I'm due for changing the pair in my eyes as it is so I really sprung a few more grey hairs.

I called the optometrist this morning and he said I've got a really complicated prescription and we can't get it locally for a few days. Fortunately, he is able to ship them directly to Animal Kingdom Lodge to have waiting for us shortly after check-in. I'll be relieved when they get there! I would hate to be to worried to enjoy swimming or snorkeling.

Moral of the story...check all your prescriptions or anything you don't want to have run out while you are there right now!

Okay, now I'm leaving. See you on the Mickey boat! I'll be the guy with the dumb grin, farmer's tan, and foofy girly drink in hand.

-steve


Thanks for the heads up! I was just thinking the same this morning when I had to change to a new pair of contacts. I would hate having to wear glasses instead of contacts....

[YenSid1222]

hand sanitizer....check
extra contacts....check
fish extender stuff....check

I think that is everything I have so far....I guess I need to start doing laundry or I will have to parade around the ship in my underwear :scared1:

[Eeyore77]

In one week I will finally be on the way to WDW to see my grandmother. YEAH!!! I will be on the turnpike right now. I am so ready to go. Just 5 more days of work! Boy this weekend is going to be crazy busy. I hope I survive. LOL:rotfl:

[enchantednana]

[QUOTE=DisneyMommy1022;31611772]
8 Days and we will be Sailin' on the Magic!!![/SIZE][/COLOR]

:I can't believe we are that close to sailing FINALLYYYYY

Got to double check the fe gifts , just to make sure I have everybody. I'm soooo excited, Thursday night I 'll probably be too excited to sleep. Going to pack a few more things tonight, most of my clothes are ready just have to put them in the suitcase. With having my foot still healing theres a lot of my shoes I can't wear yet oh well thank god for crocs.I keep telling myself it could of been worse, at least I'm still going & boy am I ready for this trip.
Everyone leaving early have a safe & wonderful trip & I'll see you all on the MIKEY BOAT .

Eva

[scottie]

hand sanitizer....check
extra contacts....check
fish extender stuff....check

I think that is everything I have so far....I guess I need to start doing laundry or I will have to parade around the ship in my underwear :scared1:

Well if they have mickeys on them you may be approved by DCL for just such an activity!:rolleyes:

[chubbyjen]

hand sanitizer....check
extra contacts....check
fish extender stuff....check

I think that is everything I have so far....I guess I need to start doing laundry or I will have to parade around the ship in my underwear :scared1:

:rotfl:

[Royfam]

Picked up those 2 new suitcases I wanted from Costco today:thumbsup2. I should be 100% ready to go by monday:cool1:

[DisneyMommy1022]

SOOO did anyone happen to see the Red Wing's game last night??!!!!! Like I said before I don't think the Cup will be leaving the D any time soon!!!! Octopus anyone.....:happytv:

[DisneyMommy1022]

8 days and we will be sailin' the magic!!!

[scottie]

I knew there was something I was forgetting... Hire a neighborhood kid to mow the grass once while we are gone. With the amount of rain and fertilizer I have applied there is no way it can go 12 days without being mowed!

[scottie]

Woot.com is having a deal today on a neon Disney Wall clock. 9.99 plus $5 shipping.
Princess, Incredibles, Toy Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mickey Mouse, Little Mermaid, Mator

http://www.woot.com/

[Eeyore77]

Wow I am finally making a dent in my traval preps. We still didn't find any homes this weekend. Oh well Maybe we will find one when we get back. I am about start bagging up the FE gifts in a few minutes. I am sooooo glad that I finally have all of that together. LOL...

[YenSid1222]

Well if they have mickeys on them you may be approved by DCL for just such an activity!:rolleyes:

Hmmmm...

So, as soon as the hot glue has cooled for today's Fish Extender creation, maybe a trip to the Disney Store is in order....I wonder if they carry size double-extra-fat?

I saw that Woot deal late last night (well, technically early this morning) then couldn't decide where I would put a neon clock. I do love me some woot, though.

[scottie]

Wow I am finally making a dent in my traval preps. We still didn't find any homes this weekend. Oh well Maybe we will find one when we get back. I am about start bagging up the FE gifts in a few minutes. I am sooooo glad that I finally have all of that together. LOL...

I think we have finally made the bagging stage too. Plan to pack the FE goodies up tomorrow and be done with that part of the trip prep!

I saw that Woot deal late last night (well, technically early this morning) then couldn't decide where I would put a neon clock. I do love me some woot, though.

Same here, couldnt decide where to put one so I am going to pass.

[1stime74]

We are all packed and ready to go. Our flight leaves at 0950 and we arrive at 1255, we have the direct flight from Burlington, VT to Orlando on Jetblue.

Look forward to seeing all of you and can't wait to "escape":yay: to our favorite place.

[scottie]

We are all packed and ready to go. Our flight leaves at 0950 and we arrive at 1255, we have the direct flight from Burlington, VT to Orlando on Jetblue.

Look forward to seeing all of you and can't wait to "escape":yay: to our favorite place.

So many people arriving in Orlando nice and early before the cruise... have fun!

[chubbyjen]

Yay!! I'm finally done with bagging the FE gifts!! :woohoo: Somehow kinda reminded me of getting wedding favors done...:laughing:

[dollysmom]

The stomach flu has made it's way through our house!! For the last 3 weekends someone has had the stomach flu. This weekend was my self and my 8 year old daughter. We were the last two to get it. I hope that all of the sickness is gone now! We fly out on Friday morning at 630 am and do not want any of us to be sick! Plus, they wouldn't let us on the boat, they may think we have the swine flu!!

The kiddies are pumped that it is almost time to go.

[1sttimecruisers]

The stomach flu has made it's way through our house!! For the last 3 weekends someone has had the stomach flu. This weekend was my self and my 8 year old daughter. We were the last two to get it. I hope that all of the sickness is gone now! We fly out on Friday morning at 630 am and do not want any of us to be sick! Plus, they wouldn't let us on the boat, they may think we have the swine flu!!

The kiddies are pumped that it is almost time to go.

I was going to bring the boys over today, but not if you sick. We don't need that sickness over here 5 DAYS TILL WE FLY.

[Eeyore77]

Yay!! I'm finally done with bagging the FE gifts!! :woohoo: Somehow kinda reminded me of getting wedding favors done...:laughing:

You know I felt exactly the same way... LOL.. I still have to print out the tags for the FE gifts and then tie them all closed. Then today I get my hair cut and wash clothes. I also need to finish with the house so that the neighbor that is taking care of my cat won't see the mess that it is in right now.

[scottie]

Just got done packing the FE gift bags up... took a whole carry on size suitcase! Guess we can use that same suitcase to bring stuff back in.
I just need to find a new gift for the four youngest FE groupies, as the one DW picked up I fear may be too big for some FE pockets and dont want to worry about placing it on the floor and someone walking away with it- not that that being placed in an FE is equal to being 100% protected.

[Eeyore77]

I too just got all the FE's done and somehow I finished up all my errands too. The cleaning up part is still a work in progress. In even was able to squeeze in lunch a movie (Wolverine) with the Hubby. All in all it was a pretty good and productive weekend.

[MouseNDaHouse]

I too just got all the FE's done and somehow I finished up all my errands too. The cleaning up part is still a work in progress. In even was able to squeeze in lunch a movie (Wolverine) with the Hubby. All in all it was a pretty good and productive weekend.

Okay - LUCKY! Nat and I would have loved to see Wolverine, but with my family and the caregivers staying here while we're gone to take care of my mom, we had to clean our house for company...I'm still not packed and I did NOTHING but clean and pack this weekend!
Not fair. How was the movie?

Scottie - I just started getting concerned about my FE gift as well...It's not going to fit in the pockets so I'm pretty sure I'll have to come up with an ingenious way of gifting it...
Did I say ingenious? Uh-oh - I may not be able to give them out after all...
;)

[scottie]

Well my nightmare has come true... DW finally started packing this evening and when I walked in I noticed our two 29" cases already full. Silly me I thought it had everyones but mine in there, only to find out it was just two kids and a tiny bit of DWs stuff... YIKES! I reminded her we are only using two other 24" suitcases and thats it for clothing. I think we may use a garment bag for our dressy stuff (if there is someplace to store it on the plane as a carry on) plus the suitcase for the FE gifts I have packed and a duffel bag for misc stuff like shoes, makeup etc.

[scottie]

The stomach flu has made it's way through our house!! For the last 3 weekends someone has had the stomach flu. This weekend was my self and my 8 year old daughter. We were the last two to get it. I hope that all of the sickness is gone now! We fly out on Friday morning at 630 am and do not want any of us to be sick! Plus, they wouldn't let us on the boat, they may think we have the swine flu!!

The kiddies are pumped that it is almost time to go.

Sorry to hear about this... hopefully everyone will be in tip-top shape before you fly out!

[don604]

Had a long day of laundry and packing and it looks like we are ready to go!!! :cool1: I will double check everything tomorrow to be sure but we cannot wait to leave on Thursday morning. I pray all have safe trips!! See you all soon! :thumbsup2

[dollysmom]

We are feeling better. But this means I am down 2 days of productivity. I will now have to cram the 6 days I had into the 4 I have left!!!:scared1:

I have tons of cleaning and laundry to get done. I have the majority of the packing done.

I am just dreading having to get the kids up at 4am Friday to got to the airport. I have a funny feeling my son will not be the most pleasant. Oh well, we all Know that the will all be little darlings on the Mickey Boat?!

[moebear]

HI All,

Could someone Please let me know on which page the latest FE list lives? Thanks.....I am such a procrasinator.
I CANNOT WAIT!! :yay::yay::yay:
Just finished our online check-in.
We leave Thursday at noon for our drive down and a couple of days ago, I received our Radisson confirmation for Friday night!!:banana::banana::banana:

Thanks,
Bonnie

[scottie]

HI All,

Could someone Please let me know on which page the latest FE list lives? Thanks.....I am such a procrasinator.
I CANNOT WAIT!! :yay::yay::yay:
Just finished our online check-in.
We leave Thursday at noon for our drive down and a couple of days ago, I received our Radisson confirmation for Friday night!!:banana::banana::banana:

Thanks,
Bonnie

I believe the latest list is on page 132, post 1971.

[scottie]

We are feeling better. But this means I am down 2 days of productivity. I will now have to cram the 6 days I had into the 4 I have left!!!:scared1:

I have tons of cleaning and laundry to get done. I have the majority of the packing done.

I am just dreading having to get the kids up at 4am Friday to got to the airport. I have a funny feeling my son will not be the most pleasant. Oh well, we all Know that the will all be little darlings on the Mickey Boat?!

Get to work! :)

4am.... we could never pull that one off! What time does that land you in Orlando?

[moebear]

I believe the latest list is on page 132, post 1971.


Thanks Scott

[don604]

Quick question... I'm sure they most likely do but... do they have beach towels for use in our room or somewhere on the ship or should we pack our own? :beach:

[lulu0506]

I just received a voice mail from Disney CM on my cell phone confirming all the Palo and Spa reservations that I made online :confused3 I thought that it was a nice call but weird that they would call to confirm those things ?? Do they do that for everyone sailing? If so, they must spend a lot of time on the phone.

In any event.... WE ARE LEAVING SOON!! :cool1: Can't believe the time has come!!

[Eeyore77]

[QUOTE=MouseNDaHouse;31650114]Okay - LUCKY! Nat and I would have loved to see Wolverine, but with my family and the caregivers staying here while we're gone to take care of my mom, we had to clean our house for company...I'm still not packed and I did NOTHING but clean and pack this weekend!
Not fair. How was the movie?
QUOTE]

I thought it was really good! It kept me very entertained and since I was never a comic book fan it tied up a lot of things for me about why Logan is that way he is. Plus Hugh Jackman isn't too hard on the eyes for the ladies. LOL... I would say if you really want to see it go. you will enjoy it.

[dollysmom]

Get to work! :)

4am.... we could never pull that one off! What time does that land you in Orlando?

Our flight leaves Halifax at 630am and we have a stop over in Toronto and land in Orlando at 1pm. Hopefully somewhere the kids will have a little sleep in there.

[YenSid1222]

[QUOTE=MouseNDaHouse;31650114]Okay - LUCKY! Nat and I would have loved to see Wolverine, but with my family and the caregivers staying here while we're gone to take care of my mom, we had to clean our house for company...I'm still not packed and I did NOTHING but clean and pack this weekend!
Not fair. How was the movie?
QUOTE]

I thought it was really good! It kept me very entertained and since I was never a comic book fan it tied up a lot of things for me about why Logan is that way he is. Plus Hugh Jackman isn't too hard on the eyes for the ladies. LOL... I would say if you really want to see it go. you will enjoy it.

I also thought it was a great movie. I have liked Hugh Jackman since I first heard him playing Gaston. I was also happy to see Taylor Kitch from my favorite TV show, Friday Night Lights in a great part (Gambit). But I thought it was a bit interesting that Ryan Reynolds and Domonic Monoghan (sp?) both had parts that were killed off early on. Funny to have some fairly big actors in small parts. I was really impressed that they found someone to play the young Scott who REALLY looked like a young James Marsden.

Really enjoyed the film. I now wish I could figure out how to see Star Trek the Friday before we leave. It looks like the 1130 show at AMC Pleasure Island is either sold out of for some other reason not available online.

[chubbyjen]

Had a long day of laundry and packing and it looks like we are ready to go!!! :cool1: I will double check everything tomorrow to be sure but we cannot wait to leave on Thursday morning. I pray all have safe trips!! See you all soon! :thumbsup2


We're leaving Thursday morning as well! Can't wait! The difference is that I haven't done any packing yet!! Ahh!! :scared1: My husband says not to worry though cuz according to him..it only takes 10 minutes to pack. Yeah right....:rolleyes:

[chubbyjen]

We are feeling better. But this means I am down 2 days of productivity. I will now have to cram the 6 days I had into the 4 I have left!!!:scared1:

I have tons of cleaning and laundry to get done. I have the majority of the packing done.

I am just dreading having to get the kids up at 4am Friday to got to the airport. I have a funny feeling my son will not be the most pleasant. Oh well, we all Know that the will all be little darlings on the Mickey Boat?!

Glad to hear you're feeling better!! :thumbsup2

[chubbyjen]

I was also happy to see Taylor Kitch from my favorite TV show, Friday Night Lights in a great part (Gambit).


Go Panthers! ;)

[YenSid1222]

Go Panthers! ;)

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine gave me a real Panthers ball cap he wore as an extra (random other football player) during season one. They use extras down in Austin all the time and I keep hoping I can make my schedule work to go down and do it sometime. HUGE Panther fans in my house!!

[scottie]

Quick question... I'm sure they most likely do but... do they have beach towels for use in our room or somewhere on the ship or should we pack our own? :beach:

We avoid packing beach towels for our cruises, since they have storage boxes full of them next to the pools and off the ship at Castaway Cay. If you really like the feel of your personal ones then by all means pack away!

[scottie]

Our flight leaves Halifax at 630am and we have a stop over in Toronto and land in Orlando at 1pm. Hopefully somewhere the kids will have a little sleep in there.

Keep your fingers crossed for the sleep! I think we are going to bring our portable dvd player on the plane for at least a kid or two to enjoy on the flights.

[chubbyjen]

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose!!!!!!!!

A friend of mine gave me a real Panthers ball cap he wore as an extra (random other football player) during season one. They use extras down in Austin all the time and I keep hoping I can make my schedule work to go down and do it sometime. HUGE Panther fans in my house!!

Lucky you...that's awesome!! :) So...are you still gonna be a Panther's fan now that Coach Taylor is going to East Dillon?? Heehee.

[don604]

We avoid packing beach towels for our cruises, since they have storage boxes full of them next to the pools and off the ship at Castaway Cay. If you really like the feel of your personal ones then by all means pack away!

I figured that but just wanted to make sure, thanks! What have you done at the beaches at the ports? Take a towel with you from the ship?

[scottie]

I just received a voice mail from Disney CM on my cell phone confirming all the Palo and Spa reservations that I made online :confused3 I thought that it was a nice call but weird that they would call to confirm those things ?? Do they do that for everyone sailing? If so, they must spend a lot of time on the phone.

In any event.... WE ARE LEAVING SOON!! :cool1: Can't believe the time has come!!

I have not had a call before. I wonder if they are trying to find some openings for some reason?

[scottie]

I figured that but just wanted to make sure, thanks! What have you done at the beaches at the ports? Take a towel with you from the ship?

The one time we went to a beach off the ship (in Nassau) we did grab some towels near the pool and put them in our bag before heading down stairs to exit the ship. We plan to do the same for our St Thomas day. We may actually grab them the night before this time so we are ready to go in the morning.
I think I also read if you are doing a beach excursion booked thru DCL they sometimes have towels waiting for you where you gather to head out... just not sure this is all the time.

[Eeyore77]

Go Panthers! ;)

I soooo love that show, but I have yet to catch up on the whole season this year. I have way too many shows to watch and never enough time to do it. He did play a really good Gambit. I thought it was an interesting choice, but I thought he pulled it off really, really well.

[don604]

The one time we went to a beach off the ship (in Nassau) we did grab some towels near the pool and put them in our bag before heading down stairs to exit the ship. We plan to do the same for our St Thomas day. We may actually grab them the night before this time so we are ready to go in the morning.
I think I also read if you are doing a beach excursion booked thru DCL they sometimes have towels waiting for you where you gather to head out... just not sure this is all the time.

Awesome! Thanks Scottie! I can sure use that space in the luggage by not taking our towels :)

[YenSid1222]

Lucky you...that's awesome!! :) So...are you still gonna be a Panther's fan now that Coach Taylor is going to East Dillon?? Heehee.

I don't think East Dillon will actually open...you know...with the economy and all. I don't see how the school district will be able to afford it. Otherwise, something bad will have to happen on the DHS Football team forcing them to bring back Coach Taylor. At least we have a guaranteed 2 more seasons to find out!!:yay:

[chubbyjen]

I soooo love that show, but I have yet to catch up on the whole season this year. I have way too many shows to watch and never enough time to do it. He did play a really good Gambit. I thought it was an interesting choice, but I thought he pulled it off really, really well.

It's such a good show!! :)

I'm like you...I have too many shows to watch and I'm getting behind on a lot of them. Thank goodness for DVR!! Which reminds me...I have to make sure that I have enough space on my DVR for all the shows I'll be missing while on the ship! ;)

[chubbyjen]

I don't think East Dillon will actually open...you know...with the economy and all. I don't see how the school district will be able to afford it. Otherwise, something bad will have to happen on the DHS Football team forcing them to bring back Coach Taylor. At least we have a guaranteed 2 more seasons to find out!!:yay:

Yup! We were so afraid that they were gonna cancel the show! Good thing it got renewed!! Yay! :cool1:

[scottie]

Decided to bust out the scale to weigh what I thought looked like the most packed suitcase... just under the 50 lb mark! DW went on to say "Oh Scott, we can get some more in there!":scared:

[disneykricket]

Yeah!!!!!!!!! :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:I am finally packed and ready to go on Friday am. I got everything done. All of my FE's took one carry on. Oh Well I will just have an extra suitcase to bring back all the extra stuff for the other grandbabies that aren't going with us... We leave on Friday at 9:55am from New Orleans. Hopefully we will be in the Magic Kingdom by 2:00pm. We are all so excited. Allie keeps asking my daughter if it's time to go yet. We look forward to meeting up with all of you. Please travel safe and see ya on the ship....
Disney Kricket:yay::yay::yay:

[scottie]

For those of you that are newer to the thread and didnt get a chance to join the bracelet order, a large group of us ordered green engraved bracelets... I think I shipped out close to 100. Moral of the story, if you see someone walking around with a green silcone bracelet on... you can pretty much be assured it is ok to stop and chat with them- without much fear of a bite! ;)

[chubbyjen]

For those of you that are newer to the thread and didnt get a chance to join the bracelet order, a large group of us ordered green engraved bracelets... I think I shipped out close to 100. Moral of the story, if you see someone walking around with a green silcone bracelet on... you can pretty much be assured it is ok to stop and chat with them- without much fear of a bite! ;)

That's good to know! :rotfl:

Yeah....we're one of the ones that missed the bracelet order. :( I guess if you see a short asian girl struggling with 2 baby boys....it's probably me. :laughing:

[YenSid1222]

It's such a good show!! :)

I'm like you...I have too many shows to watch and I'm getting behind on a lot of them. Thank goodness for DVR!! Which reminds me...I have to make sure that I have enough space on my DVR for all the shows I'll be missing while on the ship! ;)

:rotfl:I JUST got done cleaning out my DVR before checking email, etc. I have to make sure there is plenty of space for the season finale of Grey's Anatomy, The Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Any Dream Will Do (OK...I know it already aired like 2 years ago in the UK, but I have resisted looking on line to see the winner...so if you are in the UK or just know...please DON'T tell me!! I have never watched so much BBC America...) plus a dozen or so other shows....Brothers and Sisters, Desperate Housewives, The Celebrity Apprentice. sheesh. I need to take a vacation after this vacation just to catch up!

[Rominet]

Keep your fingers crossed for the sleep! I think we are going to bring our portable dvd player on the plane for at least a kid or two to enjoy on the flights.

We use a splitter for two sets of head phones and then two kids can watch.

Have a nice trip!

Valerie

[scottie]

We use a splitter for two sets of head phones and then two kids can watch.

Have a nice trip!

Valerie

Packed the trusty splitter last night! I am even thinking about going to get another today so all three kids can plug in if they so choose.

Cant wait for Friday!

[DisneyMommy1022]

I have about 3/4 of my packing done. I went bathing suite shopping last night (we wont go there!!!). Have a few little things to still pick up but we should be done by Thursday night LOL.. We did get a good surprise this morning at about 6:30am. I was woke up today by a loud bang on the front door. When I opened it there stood a very chipper Fed Ex Lady who looked at me and said in a very chipper voice " IS someone waiting on a pass port!!??" She then asked where we were going and when we leave and had me sing for it. I think she had about 10 cups of coffee today!! Anyway we have all our passports now!!! I was so worried about this you just have no clue. Work has been super crazy for me this week. I think when they know that you are going on a trip they come up with fifty million projects for you to do to see how stressed they can make you before you leave. My plans tonight are to finish my FE gifts and get them packed, clean the house and up load all the pics on the camera to the computer so I can clear the memory card. I also need to charge the camera and camcorder. get all that stuff packed up. I still have to pack for my son who will be staying with my mom well me are gone. Man I still have a lot to do.

[scottie]

I have about 3/4 of my packing done. I went bathing suite shopping last night (we wont go there!!!). Have a few little things to still pick up but we should be done by Thursday night LOL.. We did get a good surprise this morning at about 6:30am. I was woke up today by a loud bang on the front door. When I opened it there stood a very chipper Fed Ex Lady who looked at me and said in a very chipper voice " IS someone waiting on a pass port!!??" She then asked where we were going and when we leave and had me sing for it. I think she had about 10 cups of coffee today!! Anyway we have all our passports now!!! I was so worried about this you just have no clue. Work has been super crazy for me this week. I think when they know that you are going on a trip they come up with fifty million projects for you to do to see how stressed they can make you before you leave. My plans tonight are to finish my FE gifts and get them packed, clean the house and up load all the pics on the camera to the computer so I can clear the memory card. I also need to charge the camera and camcorder. get all that stuff packed up. I still have to pack for my son who will be staying with my mom well me are gone. Man I still have a lot to do.


Happy to hear the passport arrived! As for the battery charging I did the same this past weekend. Wife thought I was a dork I am sure as I had a power strip plugged in the wall then had three separate battery chargers plugged into that for the better part of half the day!

[disneykricket]

Does anyone know what the weather is going to be like on all of the islands. I hear there was going to be rain? If anyone knows of a website that I can go to please let me know.

Thanks
DisneyKricket

[dollysmom]

I have question about the time. Once we leave our home and land in Orlando, the time goes back an hour for us. But what about on the ship and in port? Are the Islands any different than Florida? If they are different, when we are docked, do we go by the time on the ship or in the port?

[scottie]

Does anyone know what the weather is going to be like on all of the islands. I hear there was going to be rain? If anyone knows of a website that I can go to please let me know.

Thanks
DisneyKricket

I look at weather.com. You can just type the location at the top and then select the 10-day forcast tab to get a outlook.

[moebear]

:cheer2::dance3:Just received our FE's that i purchased from EBay. They are beautiful. Getting excited!

[DisneyMommy1022]

Dose anyone know what time it is in FL. Right now?

[moebear]

dose anyone know what time it is in fl. Right now?

12:06 est

[DisneyMommy1022]

So they are on the same time zone at Michigan

[scottie]

I have question about the time. Once we leave our home and land in Orlando, the time goes back an hour for us. But what about on the ship and in port? Are the Islands any different than Florida? If they are different, when we are docked, do we go by the time on the ship or in the port?

I was looking at the 1/17/09 eastern navigator and that mentioned to move clocks ahead 1 hour Sunday night/Monday morning. I cant recall what I read about what time the ship goes by for the All Aboard call at the ports.

[Eeyore77]

I never ordeed a FE for our door so I am going to have a bag with pictures out there. I hope that won't be to lame. We used it las time and it worked out just fine. I really wanted one, but just could not bring myself to pay the 35 dollars to get it. I guess that is cause it is gonna cost me around 153 for her to stay at the TTC best friends kennel where she always goes. Oh and then there is the dreaded parking.. LOL 105 flippin dollars.. Hehehe

[YenSid1222]

St. Maarten:

High: 84 F
Overnight Low: 77 F
Showers
Precip: 60%
UV Index: 10+ Extreme

St. Thomas:

High: 84 F
Overnight Low: 76 F
Few Showers
Precip: 30%
UV Index: 10+ Extreme

[chubbyjen]

:rotfl:I JUST got done cleaning out my DVR before checking email, etc. I have to make sure there is plenty of space for the season finale of Grey's Anatomy, The Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Any Dream Will Do (OK...I know it already aired like 2 years ago in the UK, but I have resisted looking on line to see the winner...so if you are in the UK or just know...please DON'T tell me!! I have never watched so much BBC America...) plus a dozen or so other shows....Brothers and Sisters, Desperate Housewives, The Celebrity Apprentice. sheesh. I need to take a vacation after this vacation just to catch up!

Hahaha..are you sure you have enough space for all that?? Wow..I didn't realize Grey's Anatomy's season finale is gonna be next week!! Gotta make sure I have space as well!!

[YenSid1222]

Hahaha..are you sure you have enough space for all that?? Wow..I didn't realize Grey's Anatomy's season finale is gonna be next week!! Gotta make sure I have space as well!!

Ah, My DirecTV HD DVR reciever has LOTS of space!

[don604]

Ah, My DirecTV HD DVR reciever has LOTS of space!

As does mine :) I love it :thumbsup2

[scottie]

Got the transfer all set to Port, assuming we don’t cancel the grocery stop. Our driver is supposed to be at the Hyatt MCO by 8:40am to help us pile the luggage and our bodies into the vehicle. We figure with leaving the Hyatt by 9am and doing a water/juice box run near port, we should arrive at the terminal around 10am. That is earlier then I originally planned so I am happy.

[scottie]

St. Maarten:

High: 84 F
Overnight Low: 77 F
Showers
Precip: 60%
UV Index: 10+ Extreme

St. Thomas:

High: 84 F
Overnight Low: 76 F
Few Showers
Precip: 30%
UV Index: 10+ Extreme


I am hoping the rain just decides to pass on by! I cant wait to do the 12 Meter in St Maarten and visit Magens Bay in St Thomas!

I noticed St Thomas had a flash flood watch for today, with chances around there of 4-8" of water.:scared1:

[don604]

I am hoping the rain just decides to pass on by! I cant wait to do the 12 Meter in St Maarten and visit Magens Bay in St Thomas!

I noticed St Thomas had a flash flood watch for today, with chances around there of 4-8" of water.:scared1:

I know, I noticed that too! I hope it doesn't rain on us :eek:

[scottie]

Not sure why, but I am sitting in front of the computer now putting my game plan togther for my SouthWest Online Check In this Thursday at 1:20pm sharp! I think I will open at least five browsers to try to get in as early as possible! :idea:
Just too much excitement building up for the trip!

Also- I was reading about some earplugs that are supposed to work good on planes for kids (and adults) they are called EarPlanes Ear Plugs. You can take a look at them on the drugstore.com site. I am going to swing by walmart tomorrow and likely pickup a pair for our youngest.

[Eeyore77]

I have to agree that the wait may be starting to get to me too. I have been waking up in the middle of the night the last few nights and not being able to go back to sleep. I cannot wait. Just a few short days and I will be in WDW getting ready to head out in the AM. I am sooooo ready. Sadly I am not even close to packed. I am really bad about waiting until the last minute.

As for the DVR's! I have a Comcast Cable DVR and it is truely the best invention on the planet. I have no idea how people got through life without one before. Although it has created a monster because now I watch way too many shows. I have 20 some episodes to watch to catch up and I have no idea how that is ever going to happen... LOL

[chubbyjen]

As for the DVR's! I have a Comcast Cable DVR and it is truely the best invention on the planet. I have no idea how people got through life without one before. Although it has created a monster because now I watch way too many shows. I have 20 some episodes to watch to catch up and I have no idea how that is ever going to happen... LOL

Well, there's always summer to do all the catching up. I dunno..for me, there just aren't a lot of shows to watch during the summer.... ;)

[Annieland]

Hey all. I'll be on this cruise too. I'm just not entirely sure of the schedule for this cruise (only did Western in the past)... as in when is formal and semi-formal nights, when is pirate party, etc. Do you guys have this info or know a link to it for this cruise? Sorry if it's been discussed, I just had trouble with searching these boards. Thanks so much!!

Annie :D

[chubbyjen]

Hey all. I'll be on this cruise too. I'm just not entirely sure of the schedule for this cruise (only did Western in the past)... as in when is formal and semi-formal nights, when is pirate party, etc. Do you guys have this info or know a link to it for this cruise? Sorry if it's been discussed, I just had trouble with searching these boards. Thanks so much!!

Annie :D

Hi! :)

This is what I found.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2099141

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong.....

[lulu0506]

The extended extended forecast looks unpromising for the carribean next week. Lets all say a prayer to the rain gods to hold off until we leave :hippie: Good news for all spending time in Orlando this week.... hot and sunny :banana:

[scottie]

The extended extended forecast looks unpromising for the carribean next week. Lets all say a prayer to the rain gods to hold off until we leave :hippie: Good news for all spending time in Orlando this week.... hot and sunny :banana:

I soooooo hope we have that magic Disney bubble follow us and protect us from any bad weather! I don’t mind a quick shower here and there but I would be so disappointed if our whole days at the islands are turned upside down with continuous rain :sad1:

[disneykricket]

Scottie:

I use the Airplane Ears everytime I fly. I picked me up some this week for our flight on Friday am. My ears use to hurt really bad when I fly, but someone told me about them I went to Walmart bought a pair and my ears haven't bothered me since....
The time is getting really close for us to leave and I can't wait. this is my last full day of work. I am only working a half day tomorrow i have alot of little things to do before we leave out of New Orleans on Friday am. See ya'll all on Saturday....
Disney Kricket

[scottie]

On a positive note, it looks like we will have a beautiful day to sail out on Saturday!

Partly Cloudy 88°/71° 20 %

[scottie]

Scottie:

I use the Airplane Ears everytime I fly. I picked me up some this week for our flight on Friday am. My ears use to hurt really bad when I fly, but someone told me about them I went to Walmart bought a pair and my ears haven't bothered me since....
The time is getting really close for us to leave and I can't wait. this is my last full day of work. I am only working a half day tomorrow i have alot of little things to do before we leave out of New Orleans on Friday am. See ya'll all on Saturday....
Disney Kricket

Thanks for the info... I will head over now to see if I can pick up a pair or two!

I am out of the office at 3pm tomorrow so I can get the grass mowed and a hair cut- plus all the other packing I failed to do finished!

[dollysmom]

We have all of our errands done for the trip. Hubby is at the bank right now getting our Canadian money changed over into the US funny money. The exchange is going to kill us. Oh well, we will make do. All of the suitcases are packed, with the exception of the last minute stuff. Now all we have to do is wait until Friday morning. The time could not drag on any slower.

It is raining here today and will be until Monday. I surely hope we don't get rain while we are away. But we will have a blast no matter what we do, or what the weather.

See everyone soon.

[1stime74]

On a positive note, it looks like we will have a beautiful day to sail out on Saturday!

Partly Cloudy 88°/71° 20 %



Very hot this week. It is going to 94 today and very sunny. No rain in sight until next week. It looks like are embarkation attire will consist of swim suit and t-shirt.

[NMDisneyMom]

So, I just got our boarding passes for Southwest. We leave in 24 hours. YEAH! Bags are 98% packed and only the last minute items need to be added. I just hope I can get my DD to sleep tonight. She's been very active the last 2 nights. Can't wait to see everyone. We will definitely have our green braclets on starting Friday.

Jennifer

[Annieland]

Hi! :)

This is what I found.

...

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong.....

Thanks so much, that's perfect! Looks like I made my Palo and Flouder's reservations for the right nights. Thanks again!!

Annie :)

[scottie]

No Luck picking up the EarPlanes ear plugs in childs size at WalMart... they only carry the adult size. Guess I will check RiteAid/Walgreens

[disneykricket]

No Luck picking up the EarPlanes ear plugs in childs size at WalMart... they only carry the adult size. Guess I will check RiteAid/Walgreens

Scottie: if you can't find them at Walgreens or Target try the gift shops at the airport I have found them there...
see ya'll soon.

We didn't get the green bracklets we were too late but we will be watching for all of ya'll's

[scottie]

Scottie: if you can't find them at Walgreens or Target try the gift shops at the airport I have found them there...
see ya'll soon.

We didn't get the green bracklets we were too late but we will be watching for all of ya'll's

Thanks for the tip. DS has informed me this evening he isnt going to leave them in so we will see how it goes!

[Eeyore77]

Well tonight will be a big packing night for me. I have to get most everything done tonight because the hubby has to work in Miami at 5 am on Friday. That means it's early to bed tomorrow so I won't be able to pack in the room. More Laundry to do and lots of clothing choices to make. I am getting so excited. I can't believe it is soooo close. I was hoping to stay at WDW on Sat night after the cruise, but I think we will be heading home instead. I will be back the following Friday to meet with Friends so I will get my park fix the next weekend.

[WILDCATMICKEY]

Southwest boarding passes printed, packed and now ready to go.

[DisneyMommy1022]

Almost done, just have to go to the bank and JC Penny tomorrow and thats it! Im soooo ready for this trip:cool1:

I would like to do a roll call and see how is still around?

[lulu0506]

Almost done, just have to go to the bank and JC Penny tomorrow and thats it! Im soooo ready for this trip:cool1:

I would like to do a roll call and see how is still around?


We are still here and almost packed and ready to head out EARLY Friday morning :banana: Really looking forward to our 1 night stay at AKL Friday night -- I will need that time to settle and relax from all this crazy vacation prep -- then onto the Magic :banana::cool1:

Have a safe trip everyone!

[scottie]

:wave2:List us on the roll call...We are still stuck at home!
*We fly out of Columbus Friday at 1:20pm
*DWs mom also flys out of Ft Myers at the same time
*We land at MCO at 3:30pm and DWs mom lands at 2:10pm... then we head into the Hyatt MCO for some R&R by the pool
*Our pickup Saturday is at 8:40am with a quick grocery stop then off to the terminal!

I zipped the FE suitcase shut about 10 minutes ago so that is finally done! The kids clothes are all packed and DW is 90% packed. I have almost everything picked out, but very little of it packed. We will get everything finished tomorrow night I guess!

We also need to pack up the dog tomorrow to drop her off with a friend to watch while we are gone.

[MouseNDaHouse]

:wave2:List us on the roll call...We are still stuck at home!
*We fly out of Columbus Friday at 1:20pm
*DWs mom also flys out of Ft Myers at the same time
*We land at MCO at 3:30pm and DWs mom lands at 2:10pm... then we head into the Hyatt MCO for some R&R by the pool
*Our pickup Saturday is at 8:40am with a quick grocery stop then off to the terminal!

I zipped the FE suitcase shut about 10 minutes ago so that is finally done! The kids clothes are all packed and DW is 90% packed. I have almost everything picked out, but very little of it packed. We will get everything finished tomorrow night I guess!

We also need to pack up the dog tomorrow to drop her off with a friend to watch while we are gone.

Mouse and family safely ensconced at the Lake Buena Vista Resort here at beautiful Downtown Disney! Got here in time to go to Hollywood Studios and buy annual passes (yes, we're committing to additional trips this year!!) and get pics taken with Woody and Buzz. Pre-purchased our double stroller rental to save a few additional dollars on Thursday/Friday. Then returned to our 14th floor room to catch the IllumiNations fireworks at Epcot from on high. Got an unexpected treat when we discovered that it is a perfect vantage to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks at the same time! What a cool way to start the vacation. Tomorrow is MK, followed by AK and Epcot on Friday. (Likely to only do the safari, treks and Everest at AK before heading over to Epcot for some Nemo and world travel.) See you guys soon! And if you see a frazzled father of 3 girls wearing a green bracelet, it's me...say hi!!

[YenSid1222]

It is after midnight and I am not done yet! Argh!

I still have to be at work at 8am, then I leave straight from work to the airport. Just need SOME sleep! HAH!

[don604]

We are on our way!! :cool1: Our flight leaves this morning...we will see you all there! God bless!! :banana::cool1::dance3:

[dollysmom]

We are still here!! Our flight leaves tomorrow morning at 630am. All that is left to do if the last minute packing and cleaning of the disaster we have made in the house this past week. The kids are very excited. As are we adults.

See you all soon.

[DisneyMommy1022]

At 12:40 I will print our boarding passes on southwest for our flight out tomorrow. We get in at 3:30 so Scottie we may just see you in the airport!Still have a few things to do and we should be all set! My dd who is 4 woke up today and said its time for Mickey... I said no one more day and she said but mom you said 2 more sleeps, I took a nap and went to bed and that is two sleeps... Man I guess I should have told her that naps don't count LOL!!! Anyway my anxiety is at 100% right now!:woohoo::woohoo:

[DisneyMommy1022]

We will be # 17,18,19, and 20 on that plane tomorrow!!!!!:cool1:

[Eeyore77]

So am I one of the only ones still left? :goodvibes I will be pulling at tomorrow around 4:30. It cannot come soon enough.

[DisneyMommy1022]

So am I one of the only ones still left? :goodvibes I will be pulling at tomorrow around 4:30. It cannot come soon enough.

No we are still here we dont leave until tomorrow at 12:40pm

[scottie]

We will be # 17,18,19, and 20 on that plane tomorrow!!!!!:cool1:

Great Job! We ended up with A 33-37 so I am still a happy camper!

[WILDCATMICKEY]

Getting ready to head to the Airport and then on to AKL the next 2 nights. I'm to excited to sleep.

[scottie]

We are still here!! Our flight leaves tomorrow morning at 630am. All that is left to do if the last minute packing and cleaning of the disaster we have made in the house this past week. The kids are very excited. As are we adults.

See you all soon.

If you happen to check in again, please let Kennedy know Morgan sent her a final email before the big trip!:goodvibes

[scottie]

Mouse and family safely ensconced at the Lake Buena Vista Resort here at beautiful Downtown Disney! Got here in time to go to Hollywood Studios and buy annual passes (yes, we're committing to additional trips this year!!) and get pics taken with Woody and Buzz. Pre-purchased our double stroller rental to save a few additional dollars on Thursday/Friday. Then returned to our 14th floor room to catch the IllumiNations fireworks at Epcot from on high. Got an unexpected treat when we discovered that it is a perfect vantage to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks at the same time! What a cool way to start the vacation. Tomorrow is MK, followed by AK and Epcot on Friday. (Likely to only do the safari, treks and Everest at AK before heading over to Epcot for some Nemo and world travel.) See you guys soon! And if you see a frazzled father of 3 girls wearing a green bracelet, it's me...say hi!!

Sounds like a great room you have! Wish we were in Disney already! I will be sure to keep my eyes open for the guy crying in the corner of the terminal, due to lack of sleep;)

[Eeyore77]

Well one more day of work to survive and then it is off to WDW. I hope I can sleep tonight I am sooooo excited. I have a little more packing to do but I will get that done in the about 30 minutes. Well I will check in one more time tomorrow, but I guess I will see most of you on the ship.

[Sagbrook]

Printed our SW boarding passes at 4:25-# 18 19 etc. Arriving at MCO Hyatt at 7:15. If we arrive on time hope to take kids for quick swim. Maybe will see some of you there. Happy travels to all. :dance3::banana::cool1:

[SCDizneyDawn]

This is my last post! I have to work tomorrow til 3pm then we take a 7:25pm flight to MCO and spend the night at the Renaissance hotel at MCO. So, we will see everyone Saturday:cool1:

[dollysmom]

If you happen to check in again, please let Kennedy know Morgan sent her a final email before the big trip!:goodvibes

Kennedy has not checked her email, so I printed it out for her to read tomorrow.

I guess this will be my last post from Nova Scotia. If we remember, I may check in tomorrow evening from the hotel. I can't believe the kids were as easy as they were to get to bed. Let's hope it all goes that easy at 4am. See every soon.

Safe flying and driving to all of those heading out tomorrow.

[scottie]

Printed our SW boarding passes at 4:25-# 18 19 etc. Arriving at MCO Hyatt at 7:15. If we arrive on time hope to take kids for quick swim. Maybe will see some of you there. Happy travels to all. :dance3::banana::cool1:

Well we may very well find you in the pool- depending on how worn out the kids are by then from the sun, as we will be there about 4pm and I think it is supposed to be in the 90's tomorrow.

[scottie]

We are all packed up, other then the stuff we have to use in the morning. We will be heading out to the airport around 1130am tomorrow for our 120pm flight so everyone have safe travels and hopefully many of us will run into each other between the terminal and the ship

[DisneyMommy1022]

Well this is my last post from home. We are all packed and ready to go. We get into MCO at 3:20. This trip is going to be so fun I cant wait! Safe travel to you all and we will see you tomorrow on that boat!

[scottie]

THE BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE!
:yay::dance3::yay:

[j2bmickey]

:woohoo::cheer2::cool1:We are locking the doors and turning off the lights out West. We will see everyone tomorrow!!! :thumbsup2:banana:

[DisneyMommy1022]

Hey all we are here and have spent the night in the pool. We are now back in our room taken a bath and getting ready for bed. See you all at the port tomorrow!!!!!

[Rominet]

night. I can't sleep! I'm way too excited!

Valerie

[don604]

Had a BLAST at the Magic Kingdom yesterday!!! Now we are on the magical express back to the airport and then to the DCL bus!!! Yeah!!!:thumbsup2

[jjnshane]

My daughter and I spent the day at Jetty Park Beach and stood on the pier waving as you pulled out of port today! Here are some pictures.

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009121.jpg

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I wish I had zoomed in on the people on deck 10 who were waving like mad -- It might have been someone on this disboard! We sure wish we were going with you! Have a great cruise!

[WMILLER86]

I have some friends sailing with you. Saturday they went to board and discovered that they had forgotten their birth certificates.
DCL told them if someone from back home could scan and email them, they would accept the copies. They had family scrambling to locate and send the email copies!
They made it aboard with minutes to spare before sailing! :scared1:

[don604]

I just wanted to post and say that we had a WONDERFUL time sailing for the first time on the beautiful Disney Magic!! It was pleasure finally meeting most of you! We loved it so much...we went ahead and booked for a 2010 cruise while onboard!!! Anyways... see all of you soon here on the boards :thumbsup2

[lulu0506]

My daughter and I spent the day at Jetty Park Beach and stood on the pier waving as you pulled out of port today! Here are some pictures.

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009121.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009117.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009108.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009111.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009107.jpg

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/jjnshane/Jetty%20Park%20May%202009/jettyparkMay2009112.jpg

I wish I had zoomed in on the people on deck 10 who were waving like mad -- It might have been someone on this disboard! We sure wish we were going with you! Have a great cruise!


Thanks for the pictures! Great to see "our" boat leaving port :) We got home a few hours ago and am unpacking ... very sad :guilty:

[ufcabear]

Hi all - I can't believe how sleepy I am since I have been home. We had an "uneventful" trip home today - 9 hours worth. As some of you know, my mom is at my house taking care of YachtSea, our poodle. She had dinner ready when we got home. (Not quite as nice as Disney, but at least I didn't have to cook it.) Then I dropped right off to sleep. I have not unpacked a thing. Oh well.

Cal and I had a great time and loved meeting so many of you. I am wondering how long we can keep this meet thread going.

[chubbyjen]

Back home now..and still unpacking. Can't believe our vacation is over....:sad2: Had lots of fun and it was great meeting some of you. Too bad couldn't meet all of you though.

Jeremy (MouseNDaHouse)- Tell Hannah we're sorry that Brandon kept on putting sand in her seashell bucket. He just wanted to play with her. ;) Thanks again for the arm floaties! I'm sure Brandon will be able to use them...he's soooo skinny. :rolleyes:

Steve and Amy (airtime247)- Thanks so much for letting us use the float! Brandon loved pushing it around....he was scared of getting on it though. Hahaha.

j2bmickey- That was pretty funny on the elevator! I was like...huh?? How does he know I'm from Houston??!!! Do I have it written on my forehead? :rotfl: See...the description I gave was pretty good eh? Short asian girl with 2 little boys... ;)

YenSid1222- Seriously?! More gifts?! :goodvibes

Anyway, we had lots of fun! Thanks again to all those who participated in the FE gift trading. We loved all the gifts! They were awesome!!! :thumbsup2

[Eeyore77]

I'm sooooo sad that it is all over... But all good things really do have to come to an end. We had a fabulous time and my grandmother (who has been about every line) Says that this was one of the best cruises and food that she has ever had. I got to meet a few of you but I wish that I could have gotten to meet more.

The FE exchange was a blast and I think that it went really well. Thanks to everyone for your hard work and thoughtfulnesss in your gifts. I loved coming back and finding all the gifts at the end of the day,

Well I am at Kadani Village tonight even though we planning on driving back tonight. We were both really tired after taking my grandmother to the Sanford airport and getting up so early.

[MouseNDaHouse]

Back home now..and still unpacking. Can't believe our vacation is over....:sad2: Had lots of fun and it was great meeting some of you. Too bad couldn't meet all of you though.

Jeremy (MouseNDaHouse)- Tell Hannah we're sorry that Brandon kept on putting sand in her seashell bucket. He just wanted to play with her. ;) Thanks again for the arm floaties! I'm sure Brandon will be able to use them...he's soooo skinny. :rolleyes:

Steve and Amy (airtime247)- Thanks so much for letting us use the float! Brandon loved pushing it around....he was scared of getting on it though. Hahaha.

j2bmickey- That was pretty funny on the elevator! I was like...huh?? How does he know I'm from Houston??!!! Do I have it written on my forehead? :rotfl: See...the description I gave was pretty good eh? Short asian girl with 2 little boys... ;)

YenSid1222- Seriously?! More gifts?! :goodvibes

Anyway, we had lots of fun! Thanks again to all those who participated in the FE gift trading. We loved all the gifts! They were awesome!!! :thumbsup2

Hannah was FINE with Brandon pooring sand in her bucket - I have explained that it is just the first of many times a boy will bug her to show he cares! ;)

We just got home and I have every intention of keeping this thread going for quite a while - there are far too many of you I hope to keep in touch with and see again...as soon as possible.

I will post more tomorrow, but just know that this was easily one of the greatest experiences of my life and I have all of you to thank for that.
You'll hear more from me tomorrow as I said.
Much love!
J

[MouseNDaHouse]

Hannah was FINE with Brandon pooring sand in her bucket - I have explained that it is just the first of many times a boy will bug her to show he cares! ;)

We just got home and I have every intention of keeping this thread going for quite a while - there are far too many of you I hope to keep in touch with and see again...as soon as possible.

I will post more tomorrow, but just know that this was easily one of the greatest experiences of my life and I have all of you to thank for that.
You'll hear more from me tomorrow as I said.
Much love!
J

I just wrote "pooring" - Jeez, I'm tired. I'm going to "pour" myself into bed VERY shortly.

[TeenaS]

Hi all - I can't believe how sleepy I am since I have been home. We had an "uneventful" trip home today - 9 hours worth. As some of you know, my mom is at my house taking care of YachtSea, our poodle. She had dinner ready when we got home. (Not quite as nice as Disney, but at least I didn't have to cook it.) Then I dropped right off to sleep. I have not unpacked a thing. Oh well.

Cal and I had a great time and loved meeting so many of you. I am wondering how long we can keep this meet thread going.

Tell Cal that I'll email him that pin information I told him about. I sure had a super time and my daughter left the ship looking happy and healthy ... the best she has looked in over a year!! It did her a world of good and of course that made me very happy. She loved the Disney cruise so much that she is planning to come east again next March for another one. My husband and I will be on the Magic again in September and October and I can't wait.

Off to the BC for work this morning ... now it's my turn to make everybody's Disney vacation magical!

[Rominet]

we are sad to no longer be on the ship! We had a blast! This was our first 7 night cruise and we were so impressed with the staff and service!

The French in-laws had a fantastic time. The staff on the Magic did a wonderful job at making them feel at home. We had French speaking servers, French speaking staff in the kid clubs, a special galley tour in French, and the chef even came out to speak to us one night! They were very impressed. There was hardly no language barrier. They even enjoyed the theater shows, despite not understanding the words. They knew the tunes to the songs and it was enough. The only issues I had were nudity a couple times (the adults understood to be modest in front of Americans, but the kids never) and a couple times when they tended to talk over someone giving a presentation because they didn't understand the person was giving a presentation and not just chatting with people.

The kids loved the Fish Extender gifts (and so did we) and couldn't get over all the goodies. Thanks so much to everyone for their generousity! I'm so glad we signed up. After having been through it once now, I now understand it better. We will do it again next time.

I hope everyone else had a great time, as well!

Valerie

[disneykricket]

Thank you everyone for being so wonderful to all of my family... Allie had a blast. She was so tried that she sleep all the way home on our flight back. Thanks for all of the great FE Gifts she loved getting all of the great surprises. Cal and Debbie it was wonderful meeting you both. Cal hope that you enjoyed a little bit of our Cajun Music on the way home. Scott, Jeff and Ken great meeting all of you. Jeff and Ken hope you had a great time for your birthdays. DisneyMommy1022 thanks for everything. It was great meeting all of you. If any of you are ever in New Orleans please give me a shout. I am a great tour guide. (lguidroz@cox.net). this was my first Disney Cruise but it won't be my last one. Well I have finished unpacking, washing clothes and ironed everthing and now it is time for me to sit and look at my 1400 pictures that I took... I will be checking the board and trying to keep in touch with all of you. Again thanks for everything I wish we could have meet more of you...
DisneyKricket
Linda Guidroz
lguidroz@cox.net

Until we Meet Again!!!!

[moebear]

Hi Everyone,

We finally got home after a 15 hour drive. Nice to be home and see the kitties.

It was great to meet so many nice people. The FE's were very cool....even if I did finish ours on board! My parents had a blast, and my dad - Brent - enjoyed our server - Mehendra - calling him the cruise director the whole cruise.

Ok going to procrastinate, then get something washed for the girls to wear to school tomorrow.

We miss you all already! Let's do it again soon!!!!

Take care,
Bonnie, Gerry, Morgan and Emma (and Lorraine and Brent)

[j2bmickey]

Well we finally have most of the unpacking and laundry done. It was pretty depressing but helped that we had a couple of new music CD's to help out. :thumbsup2

Thanks to everyone for the awesome FE gifts. Some of you are waaayyy to crafty. :worship: The kids (young and grownup) got a big kick out of seeing the new pirate booty each day.

I also apologize for switching Ka-chow and our room numbers. :sad2: What a putz, I hope it didn't cause too much confusion. Rest assured that everyone received their proper gifts.

It was great to meet the people we did and wish we could have met more.

Steve (1stime74) : I still have the cigar, but I guess it will be a little difficult to set up a smoke session now. I will get you on the next trip. ::yes::

Josie (vtinkerbell) : Thanks for the glow bracelets on pirate night. :thumbsup2

Steve (airtime247) : Thanks again for the website work. We saw a group of CC 5k'ers but I didn't spot you. Did you end up running?

chubbyjen : Our kids were a little taken also. I have a confession that DW had already pointed you out so I knew the picture was a match. :rolleyes1

Dilma : It was great that you guys were like our pixie dust and kept popping up. It helped that our dining tables were close. :wizard:

lyn9856 : Hopefully I wasn't too much of the obnoxious American (which I can be) when I knocked on your door that first day. Also thanks for holding the door when I had the arm full of sodas.

Moebear : If you wouldn't have mentioned beer at CC, I might have noticed that you also had a bracelet on. :rotfl2:

Jeremy : I saw you several time across the pool or a couple of decks below but never seemed to get in the same spot. :confused3

ufcabear : Our second bag of pixie dust that was fun to run into many times. :wizard:

Yensid : It was close but we managed a quick chat before heading off. :goodvibes

And finally, many thanks to Scott, Kristen, and everyone else who helped organize and distribute the many aspect of this cruise. :yay::woohoo::yay:

Ok, I sound like I am at an awards show so I will sign off.

[dollysmom]

It's over, it's really all over. The kids, okay all of us are missing the ship. It was our very first cruise and now can't wait to go back. My oldest daughter had some tears on Friday night while we were packing up to leave the ship. We told her that we will be back and very soon.

I want to thank everyone for the great FE gifts that we received. The kids enjoyed checking everytime we came back to the room.

The bracelets were a great way to locate people from the DIS. Wish we could have met more people, but the ones we met were fabulous.

Now I just have to the dreaded part of unpacking and laundry. But first I need groceries so we have food to eat for the week.

Hope to keep chatting to you all. Thanks for all of the tips and advice for a cruise newbie. It really helped make our cruise alot better. I'm sure there will always be questions because Disney is forever changing.

Anyone book onboard? If so when are you going?

[moebear]

Good Morning everyone,

I was at the grocery store this morning and Phil Collins' "Welcome" came on and I almost started balling......so pathetic. When I see anything Disney my eyes glaze over and I am on the ship. Wish we were all still there. I had to call Gerry at work and tell him and he agrees - I am pathetic.

Later,
Bonnie

[don604]

It's over, it's really all over. The kids, okay all of us are missing the ship. It was our very first cruise and now can't wait to go back. My oldest daughter had some tears on Friday night while we were packing up to leave the ship. We told her that we will be back and very soon.

I want to thank everyone for the great FE gifts that we received. The kids enjoyed checking everytime we came back to the room.

The bracelets were a great way to locate people from the DIS. Wish we could have met more people, but the ones we met were fabulous.

Now I just have to the dreaded part of unpacking and laundry. But first I need groceries so we have food to eat for the week.

Hope to keep chatting to you all. Thanks for all of the tips and advice for a cruise newbie. It really helped make our cruise alot better. I'm sure there will always be questions because Disney is forever changing.

Anyone book onboard? If so when are you going?

We booked onboard for a 4 night Bahama cruise on the Disney Wonder for November 14, 2010 :cool1: We plan to do a week at Disneyworld, get exhausted and then RELAX on the cruise! We had such a blast on this past cruise. I'm sure I'll probably re-book again while on the 4 night for another cruise :thumbsup2

[enchantednana]

Hi Everyone,

We finally got home after a 15 hour drive. Nice to be home and see the kitties.

It was great to meet so many nice people. The FE's were very cool....even if I did finish ours on board! My parents had a blast, and my dad - Brent - enjoyed our server - Mehendra - calling him the cruise director the whole cruise.

Ok going to procrastinate, then get something washed for the girls to wear to school tomorrow.

We miss you all already! Let's do it again soon!!!!

Take care,
Bonnie, Gerry, Morgan and Emma (and Lorraine and Brent)

We all made it home safely. Got in late last night & was raining & cold, oh boy I really wanted to go back.To bad it wasn't for 2 weeks now that would of been really great. It's nice to get away but always nice to get home too. Met some very nice people, the bracelets were a great thing. The FE were a great idea. My grchildren thought that sooooo cool & so did I. Like everything all good things come to an end. But I sure hope everyone will keep this thread alive, its great just talking with you all. This was my first disney Cruise but it certainly won't be my last.

Thanks again for helping me make my dream vacation the best ever & I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
Enchantednana
Eva

[MouseNDaHouse]

Well we finally have most of the unpacking and laundry done. It was pretty depressing but helped that we had a couple of new music CD's to help out. :thumbsup2

Thanks to everyone for the awesome FE gifts. Some of you are waaayyy to crafty. :worship: The kids (young and grownup) got a big kick out of seeing the new pirate booty each day.

I also apologize for switching Ka-chow and our room numbers. :sad2: What a putz, I hope it didn't cause too much confusion. Rest assured that everyone received their proper gifts.

It was great to meet the people we did and wish we could have met more.

Steve (1stime74) : I still have the cigar, but I guess it will be a little difficult to set up a smoke session now. I will get you on the next trip. ::yes::

Josie (vtinkerbell) : Thanks for the glow bracelets on pirate night. :thumbsup2

Steve (airtime247) : Thanks again for the website work. We saw a group of CC 5k'ers but I didn't spot you. Did you end up running?

chubbyjen : Our kids were a little taken also. I have a confession that DW had already pointed you out so I knew the picture was a match. :rolleyes1

Dilma : It was great that you guys were like our pixie dust and kept popping up. It helped that our dining tables were close. :wizard:

lyn9856 : Hopefully I wasn't too much of the obnoxious American (which I can be) when I knocked on your door that first day. Also thanks for holding the door when I had the arm full of sodas.

Moebear : If you wouldn't have mentioned beer at CC, I might have noticed that you also had a bracelet on. :rotfl2:

Jeremy : I saw you several time across the pool or a couple of decks below but never seemed to get in the same spot. :confused3

ufcabear : Our second bag of pixie dust that was fun to run into many times. :wizard:

Yensid : It was close but we managed a quick chat before heading off. :goodvibes

And finally, many thanks to Scott, Kristen, and everyone else who helped organize and distribute the many aspect of this cruise. :yay::woohoo::yay:

Ok, I sound like I am at an awards show so I will sign off.

I'm sorry that we never connected! I heard great things though...so, you know, at least your reputation and I got know each other. ;)

[moebear]

Well we finally have most of the unpacking and laundry done. It was pretty depressing but helped that we had a couple of new music CD's to help out. :thumbsup2

Thanks to everyone for the awesome FE gifts. Some of you are waaayyy to crafty. :worship: The kids (young and grownup) got a big kick out of seeing the new pirate booty each day.

I also apologize for switching Ka-chow and our room numbers. :sad2: What a putz, I hope it didn't cause too much confusion. Rest assured that everyone received their proper gifts.

It was great to meet the people we did and wish we could have met more.

Steve (1stime74) : I still have the cigar, but I guess it will be a little difficult to set up a smoke session now. I will get you on the next trip. ::yes::

Josie (vtinkerbell) : Thanks for the glow bracelets on pirate night. :thumbsup2

Steve (airtime247) : Thanks again for the website work. We saw a group of CC 5k'ers but I didn't spot you. Did you end up running?

chubbyjen : Our kids were a little taken also. I have a confession that DW had already pointed you out so I knew the picture was a match. :rolleyes1

Dilma : It was great that you guys were like our pixie dust and kept popping up. It helped that our dining tables were close. :wizard:

lyn9856 : Hopefully I wasn't too much of the obnoxious American (which I can be) when I knocked on your door that first day. Also thanks for holding the door when I had the arm full of sodas.

Moebear : If you wouldn't have mentioned beer at CC, I might have noticed that you also had a bracelet on. :rotfl2:

Jeremy : I saw you several time across the pool or a couple of decks below but never seemed to get in the same spot. :confused3

ufcabear : Our second bag of pixie dust that was fun to run into many times. :wizard:

Yensid : It was close but we managed a quick chat before heading off. :goodvibes

And finally, many thanks to Scott, Kristen, and everyone else who helped organize and distribute the many aspect of this cruise. :yay::woohoo::yay:

Ok, I sound like I am at an awards show so I will sign off.

I have never done a 'reply quote' before so hope this works....

How mean am I? I hand an ice cold beer to you in ankle deep water at Castaway Cay. You are good people my friend.

[airtime247]

Hey everyone, I'm just checking in from the Boardwalk Villas. We are getting hit with a lot of rain so we are calling it an early night.

We are definitely ready to go home but we won't be leaving until Wednesday morning. We are having fun but after more than two weeks since leaving home, we are ready to get back to a normal schedule and normal eating!

I'm still kicking myself for forgetting to pack our green wristbands. I'm sure I would have met a lot more people had I been wearing mine. I guess I wasn't very observant as I hardly noticed anyone wearing one during the week. I was really looking forward to meeting so many of you and I'm bummed I missed out. :guilty: It was so nice to meet the few of you I did have the pleasure of meeting.

MouseNDaHouse - It was such a blast getting to know you and your family. Your girls are adorable and Emma loved them and still talks about "her friends" from the Mickey Boat. Thanks for the great dinner conversation and fun at Castaway Cay as well as brews at the pub while being blasted by the gut-busting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping comedy. I'll be sending you those pictures of Castaway Cay when I get home. We'll definitely be keeping in touch.

1stime74 - It was great getting to know you and Josie as well. Thanks for letting us set up camp with you at Coki Beach. Emma had so much fun feeding the fish with Josie. Emma really adored her and asked about her a lot after we left.

j2bmickey - Yes, I did run (okay, crawled) the Castaway Cay 5K. It was fun but much harder than I expected. I'm not used to running in temps warmer than 50 degrees so it was tough on me. I'm sure the few extra pounds I put on the last two weeks didn't help either! It was nice getting back to my cabin later that night and finding the Magical Moments certificate wating in my FE for completing it.

To everyone else, thank you so much for your generous FE gifts. You have no idea how excited Emma got every night seeing something in our FE.

Keep in touch everyone!

-steve

[YenSid1222]

Well, made it back to Texas after a very WET morning at the Magic Kingdom today. Still was able to get a good ride in on Splash and Thunder this morning, but did not get to see the new Stitch show in the weather.

It was great meeting at least a few of you guys! I know we had a blast. Now I just have to figure out when my next cruise will be...

[MouseNDaHouse]

Hey everyone, I'm just checking in from the Boardwalk Villas. We are getting hit with a lot of rain so we are calling it an early night.

We are definitely ready to go home but we won't be leaving until Wednesday morning. We are having fun but after more than two weeks since leaving home, we are ready to get back to a normal schedule and normal eating!

I'm still kicking myself for forgetting to pack our green wristbands. I'm sure I would have met a lot more people had I been wearing mine. I guess I wasn't very observant as I hardly noticed anyone wearing one during the week. I was really looking forward to meeting so many of you and I'm bummed I missed out. :guilty: It was so nice to meet the few of you I did have the pleasure of meeting.

MouseNDaHouse - It was such a blast getting to know you and your family. Your girls are adorable and Emma loved them and still talks about "her friends" from the Mickey Boat. Thanks for the great dinner conversation and fun at Castaway Cay as well as brews at the pub while being blasted by the gut-busting, rib-tickling, knee-slapping comedy. I'll be sending you those pictures of Castaway Cay when I get home. We'll definitely be keeping in touch.

1stime74 - It was great getting to know you and Josie as well. Thanks for letting us set up camp with you at Coki Beach. Emma had so much fun feeding the fish with Josie. Emma really adored her and asked about her a lot after we left.

j2bmickey - Yes, I did run (okay, crawled) the Castaway Cay 5K. It was fun but much harder than I expected. I'm not used to running in temps warmer than 50 degrees so it was tough on me. I'm sure the few extra pounds I put on the last two weeks didn't help either! It was nice getting back to my cabin later that night and finding the Magical Moments certificate wating in my FE for completing it.

To everyone else, thank you so much for your generous FE gifts. You have no idea how excited Emma got every night seeing something in our FE.

Keep in touch everyone!

-steve

Hi all,
I'm sorry it took me so long to write back 'officially' to everyone. Just been slammed here.

First, I want to say thank you to all of you for the wonderful FE gift exchange. I knew that it would add something to our trip, but I was thrilled each and every time by the reactions of my two oldest. You all gave me indelible memories of squeals of delight and huge eyes. Big props especially for the wonderful crafted pieces, the terrific CDs and the amazing array of goodies and notes from home states and countries. The care and attention you each paid was truly staggering. And for the many wonderful pirate gifts...please join me in a collective AAARRRGGGHHH, me hearties!

Second, I do hope we can find ourselves cruising together again sooner than later. I am so sorry that we weren't able to get a group meet together, but those green bracelets certainly came in handy. In case anyone is considering their next cruise (Don, sorry we won't be on yours!), we have already slotted ourselves in on the June 18, 2010 Wonder 4-night Bahamas...join us!

Finally, let me send my individual props to those who made our time extra-special:

Steve and Amy (Airtime) - Your company at dinner was always a blessing and Emma is a doll. You are welcome in our home any time...just try to make sure that we're there at the same time so we don't get suspicious that you're going after the electronics. We're so glad that we all got to share Nebojsa and Igor with you! I'm looking forward to our families staying in touch and sharing many experiences together in future! You have my number, man, call me!

Scottie - Thank you for all the great advice and assistance leading up to the cruise - everything you said always turned out to be right and your help was invaluable in getting the most out of our cruise...and making this dad's life infinitely easier. AND thanks for joining me as we Primary Grinders led Canada II to victory over Stars n' Stripes! We HAVE to do that again! Don't lose my info, bro!

Steve (1stime) - Short but sweet - It would have been great to meet you guys earlier as your kind spirit came through in the short time we talked. Thank you for helping keep my wife upright on her way back to the ship from Castaway Cay - she really appreciated it as she fought off that singularly rough bout of food poisoning. You're a gentleman.

Jen (NotSoChubbyJen) - Thank you for sharing your space and time with us on the Cay - Brandon was a huge part of Hannah and Sarah's enjoyment that day (along with Emma) and I'm so glad we got to meet you guys. I hope we can share some childcare in the future!

Rominet, Dilma, EnchantedNana, DollysMom, Don - Thank you to you and your families for the greetings and smiles. How cool would it be to actually get to know each other better on the next cruise...maybe when my kids are older and require less time from mommymommymommy and daddydaddydaddy!

Last but not least - Bonnie (Moebear) - We are totally gonna hang out and mock people in the future. 'Nuff said. (And if you can hook me up with some black and white cookies, I'll be forever indebted to you!)

To all the rest that I barely met (DisneyMommy, thanks for all the input prior to the cruise; NMDisneyMom) and wished I could have met (Yensid - what was that like 3 gifts a day?? - you and your buddies rocked; CWO4DVC - we were only like 6 doors down! Met your son Tyler. Both my wife and I commented that he is a great 11 year old boy; and pretty much EVERYONE else) thank you and maybe we'll get to know each other better next time!

Much love,
J and the entire Chaffin Family

[moebear]

Hi all,
I'm sorry it took me so long to write back 'officially' to everyone. Just been slammed here.

First, I want to say thank you to all of you for the wonderful FE gift exchange. I knew that it would add something to our trip, but I was thrilled each and every time by the reactions of my two oldest. You all gave me indelible memories of squeals of delight and huge eyes. Big props especially for the wonderful crafted pieces, the terrific CDs and the amazing array of goodies and notes from home states and countries. The care and attention you each paid was truly staggering. And for the many wonderful pirate gifts...please join me in a collective AAARRRGGGHHH, me hearties!

Second, I do hope we can find ourselves cruising together again sooner than later. I am so sorry that we weren't able to get a group meet together, but those green bracelets certainly came in handy. In case anyone is considering their next cruise (Don, sorry we won't be on yours!), we have already slotted ourselves in on the June 18, 2010 Wonder 4-night Bahamas...join us!

Finally, let me send my individual props to those who made our time extra-special:

Steve and Amy (Airtime) - Your company at dinner was always a blessing and Emma is a doll. You are welcome in our home any time...just try to make sure that we're there at the same time so we don't get suspicious that you're going after the electronics. We're so glad that we all got to share Nebojsa and Igor with you! I'm looking forward to our families staying in touch and sharing many experiences together in future! You have my number, man, call me!

Scottie - Thank you for all the great advice and assistance leading up to the cruise - everything you said always turned out to be right and your help was invaluable in getting the most out of our cruise...and making this dad's life infinitely easier. AND thanks for joining me as we Primary Grinders led Canada II to victory over Stars n' Stripes! We HAVE to do that again! Don't lose my info, bro!

Steve (1stime) - Short but sweet - It would have been great to meet you guys earlier as your kind spirit came through in the short time we talked. Thank you for helping keep my wife upright on her way back to the ship from Castaway Cay - she really appreciated it as she fought off that singularly rough bout of food poisoning. You're a gentleman.

Jen (NotSoChubbyJen) - Thank you for sharing your space and time with us on the Cay - Brandon was a huge part of Hannah and Sarah's enjoyment that day (along with Emma) and I'm so glad we got to meet you guys. I hope we can share some childcare in the future!

Rominet, Dilma, EnchantedNana, DollysMom, Don - Thank you to you and your families for the greetings and smiles. How cool would it be to actually get to know each other better on the next cruise...maybe when my kids are older and require less time from mommymommymommy and daddydaddydaddy!

Last but not least - Bonnie (Moebear) - We are totally gonna hang out and mock people in the future. 'Nuff said. (And if you can hook me up with some black and white cookies, I'll be forever indebted to you!)

To all the rest that I barely met (DisneyMommy, thanks for all the input prior to the cruise; NMDisneyMom) and wished I could have met (Yensid - what was that like 3 gifts a day?? - you and your buddies rocked; CWO4DVC - we were only like 6 doors down! Met your son Tyler. Both my wife and I commented that he is a great 11 year old boy; and pretty much EVERYONE else) thank you and maybe we'll get to know each other better next time!

Much love,
J and the entire Chaffin Family

You are a goof ball and expect us in LV soon enough!!! We miss you all and give my little Leah (minnie Emma) a pinch on the cheek. And cuddles to Sarah and Hannah. And let's get Natalia back to the NY area for a visit!!

[scottie]

I know our family had a GREAT time onboard meeting our DIS friends (sorry we didn’t get to meet everyone :sad1:) and the FE exchange was a blast... thanks for all the great gifts!

Kristen, was it you that switched rooms? I hope you got our gift bag that we put on your original room number a day or two before we found out you changed rooms.

We had always been on 3/4 night DCL cruises and now are not sure we can ever go back to those after the fun and relaxation of 7 nights on the ship!! It felt like a 2 week vacation to me as I totally lost track of the date and time.

We had a couple of days at WDW after, that didn’t turn out so magical (due to a visit from my wife’s bro) but that’s a long story!:headache:

We booked again onboard and won the $100 onboard booking credit they spoke about prior to Tuesday night!!!!
We booked a dummy 7 night cruise for the end of 2010, but have full intentions to flip to a 2011 7 night cruise when those dates are announced. Likely will do the cruise sometime between May and July 2011. We hope the new ship will be doing the 7 night sailings in 2011. If not, there is a slight chance we will kick the reservation to 2012 when the second ship arrives at Port Canaveral.

Jeremy, the excursion was top-notch and I had a blast! Still not sure why I never ran into you guys at the Mickey pool but had no problems everywhere else on the ship?! No worries, we will keep in touch!

Jen, Make sure to come on our next cruise so Meghan has someone her age again to chill with in the clubs! She was so happy to have Mariah onboard!

Allison and Bonnie, Morgan loved meeting Kennedy and Morgan and having some time with them in the clubs!

Don, I couldnt believe how many times we ran into each other on the ship!

Thanks again to everyone for helping to make this our best Disney Cruise ever!

We would love to have all our DIS pals join us for our next cruise! The FE is hanging in the closet ready for its next adventure!

:banana:

[Eeyore77]

Chris and I rebooked for the 7 night repositioning cruise to the med, but we are seriously thinking about changing it to the 10 day Med cruise. I have never been overseas so I am really hoping that it will all work out.

[moebear]

Chris and I rebooked for the 7 night repositioning cruise to the med, but we are seriously thinking about changing it to the 10 day Med cruise. I have never been overseas so I am really hoping that it will all work out.

wow that sounds great. We didn't rebook on the cruise but usually do so last minute. It was nice having you and Chris and your grandmother, Betsy as side table mates! I miss 'Hendra and Pierre!!

[moebear]

2 questions::confused3

1) has anyone taken off their green bracelets yet? (not me)

2) is anyone doing a trip report?

[akl432]

2 questions::confused3

1) has anyone taken off their green bracelets yet? (not me)

2) is anyone doing a trip report?


If you do a trip report, please post the link here! It would be really neat to hear about everyone's experiences and perspectives on our cruise!!

[ufcabear]

Hi All -
I have taken off my bracelet and have not had time to unload all "the bounty" from the FE gifts. That was so fun. Each day Cal would say, "Let's go check and see if we got any "Bling." That was the word of the week.

Anyone else thinking, "Oh, last week at this time I was walking around St. Thomas or St. Maarten, or on the ship, or eating dinner, or ...?" I find myself doing it each day.

I bought some great Crocs sandals in St.Thomas. (Cal also became a huge CROCS fan.) I have gotten great complements and a friend of mine at work has found them on sale online. So...now I am ordering another pair but black this time.

I am ready to go back. I think I need to sell our house, retire and just live on the ship. HAHAHA!

[akl432]

I want to thank everyone for the neat FE gifts! There were so many creative and neat gifts, and the FE exchange greatly enhanced our cruise experience! Every time we came back to our stateroom, we looked forward to checking our bag. I am already planning my gifts for next time ;)

I am sorry I didn't get to meet more of you in person; things were so hectic and it seemed like every second of our day was planned with something! Next time we will definitely take some time just to relax and walk around the ship and notice what's going on around us :) (One thing we can definitely skip next time is the ship orientation tour, since we know our way around now ;))

How do you handle the post-cruise letdown? For so long, this was the primary thing on our minds, and all my free time was devoted to planning and reading the DISboards. Now, we have to wait 17 months until our next one! Do you also find it hard to read the DISboards and hear about others whose trips are coming up, but yours is over?

[Eeyore77]

wow that sounds great. We didn't rebook on the cruise but usually do so last minute. It was nice having you and Chris and your grandmother, Betsy as side table mates! I miss 'Hendra and Pierre!!

I know what you mean. I still haven't gone to the store yet to replenish the food supply and there is nothing there. All I think is where are my boys to bring me something fabulous to eat? LOL!!!

So I have to ask, did you finally retrieve your little ones or are they still on the ship in the kids clubs? :laughing: They were both so cute and we really enjoyed meeting all of you. I wish we were all ther sharing dinner space again right now.

My Nannie loved every minute of the cruise and that was a wonderful thing. She has been every other cruise line and she the service and most of all the food were the best she has had. That is saying alot coming from her. She has always been a fan of Princess!

[j2bmickey]

We also booked the dummy date for the 7 night in Dec 2010. We would like to do the Wonder 5 day double dip, but I think we are aiming for returning to the College World Series next year and that would be too much traveling in a short span (And more important, not enough vacation days at work). We will probably do like Scott and see what the 2011 sailings look like.

I'm not sure about a trip report this time, although some members of my crew think I should. There won't be as much to talk about this time since we did a lot more relaxing.

[MattM]

Cookies!!!!

[NMDisneyMom]

So, we arrived back in New Mexico to wind and 68 degrees last Saturday. We were all ready to turn back to Florida. Keep wondering where our beautiful weather was (I know, Castaway Cay! :rotfl2:) Laundry is almost done but still haven't managed to put away all the wonderful FE gifts. Hannah loved checking the pockets everytime we returned to the cabin. I will say, neither myself nor my friend got any of the chocolate or other goodies! I'm ready to begin planning the next vacation, but I think this time we are headed back to Disneyland. I want to wait a couple years before our next cruise. It may take me that long to scrapbook all the pictures I took (last count was over 900).

I really enjoyed meeting all of you that I got to (which was far too few):

Kristin - your girls were a God send, Hannah really loved playing with both of them, and then running into each other in the airport, a great way to end our trip.

Debi & Cal - we loved getting to know you both! And yes, I'll try and get Lynette on the boards soon!

And a special bonjour goes out to a little girl named Lilou - it seemed we ran into her and her mommy every where we were (including the Orlando airport on the way home!) That smile sure brightened the day.

Hope to cruise with all of you again in the future. If anyone plans a trip to Albuquerque, give me a shout.

Jennifer

[MouseNDaHouse]

2 questions::confused3

1) has anyone taken off their green bracelets yet? (not me)

2) is anyone doing a trip report?

I'm still wearing mine - mainly because the Jamaican color combination with my Livestrong bracelet is jah irie, mon.

I have decided to write a trip report, but won't post until it's complete. I wouldn't want it to tail off after hooking you all in with my wit and wisdom...that would be evil.
Expect it early next week as I'll try and finish it this weekend.

Talk to you soon!

[scottie]

I think I am going to check myself into rehab because trying to come down off the high of our most magical cruise yet is way too hard on me! Seriously, I don’t think there is any way I will be able to not cruise in 2011:sick: I thought we may do 2012 instead but I don’t think I can hold out. It’s a sweet drug DCL has invented I tell ya'!

I almost caved when I saw the onboard credit offer DCL just announced for this summer and booked a short cruise for DW and myself. Luckily (not so much) DW reminded me how much we just spent on the last one so I held off! :rolleyes1

[1stime74]

We arrived home to Vermont last night after another great (but very wet but that is why they invented ponchos) week at WDW. My wife's best friend flew down from Vermont to spend the week with us.

We had a great time and really enjoyed the FE gifts. Some of you are WAY to talented.:thumbsup2

Although we didn't get a chance to meet all of you, we had a great time with the other famous Steve :rolleyes1 and I know my DW had a lot of fun handing out the glow sticks on Pirates Night.

We booked the 14 day repo cruise next April. Just couldn't resist. We are taking advantage of the $99.00 bounce back offer that we recieved in February going on the 3 day on November 19th. Not sure I can go another 6 months without my Disney fix, but I'll make the best of it.

Take care and have a wonderful summer.

[dollysmom]

Anyone ever stay in the sideways staterooms? Know which rooms they are?

[airtime247]

Anyone ever stay in the sideways staterooms? Know which rooms they are?

I never have but a friend did a few years ago. I believe they are all on decks 5 and 6 forward. They are all inside cabins if I'm not mistaken.

We're finally getting caught up with everything at home and work. I'm not going to lie, I took a liking to just getting up and leaving the restaurants without paying. I haven't tried that since we got home but I suspect it wouldn't be as accepted as on the Magic. ;) I'm also curious to try standing up, shouting, and twirling my napkin over my head at the local Denny's.

I've also been really disappointed to return home every evening to not find any cool gifts but only bills and credit card applications.

We didn't book a cruise while onboard and we may wait a couple of years before booking on a Disney ship again. There is nothing better in our experience but the cost and limited itineraries make it tough. We will probably do a 4 or 7 night Royal Caribbean (I know, blasphemous) here on the west coast to save some $$$ and make sure Emma will actually stay in the kids' clubs before we sail with Disney again. I'm also really itching to sail Alaska again.

-steve

[airtime247]

Anyone ever stay in the sideways staterooms? Know which rooms they are?

Sorry for the double post. I just looked them up and they appear to be:

5001, 5005, 5009, 5013
5501, 5505, 5509, 5513
6003, 6007, 6011, 6015, 6019
6503, 6507, 6511, 6515, 6521

Hope this helps!

-steve

[lyn9856]

Just thought I would post a post cruise hello! :wave:

We had a fantastic time, seems everyone else did too! Sorry we didnt meet many of yous, maybe because we spent most of our time quietly chilling in Adult's area or Sessions. We had late dining and seemed to be always last out as we chatted a lot! And kept forgetting to wear our green bands, kept taking them off for formal photos as they didnt match my dresses too well, then forgetting to put them back on!:sad1:
A quick thanks to the 2 families who left us little gifts even though we had chosen not to paticipate in the FE. It was a lovely gesture and we were well touched. Thanks to both. :hug:
We have booked the Western 14n Transatlantic in Sept 2010 and are looking forward to that. The main planning challenge appears to be one way transatlantic air fares, so far very scary looking :scared1:
Loads of photos to sort through, its taking forever! I will eventually upload to my Facebook and Photobucket. Have scanned our Shutters pics already, they are always so well done aren't they!
Thanks to everyone for the company in the planning stages, you were a great group! :goodvibes
I might get around to a trip report if I have time, and will certainly enjoy reading everyone else's!:surfweb:
We certainly had very few if hardly any few grumbles about the whole experince, and it well met our expectations absoulutely in every way. Cant wait for a next time :banana:

Regards
Lyn and Bob

[scottie]

We didn't book a cruise while onboard and we may wait a couple of years before booking on a Disney ship again. There is nothing better in our experience but the cost and limited itineraries make it tough. We will probably do a 4 or 7 night Royal Caribbean (I know, blasphemous) here on the west coast to save some $$$ and make sure Emma will actually stay in the kids' clubs before we sail with Disney again. I'm also really itching to sail Alaska again.

-steve

I hear you about pricing. We did book onboard with plans to do a 7-night cruise in 2011. However, when the pricing comes out later this year we will have to see what it looks like. If they bump up pricing a lot more then we just paid, we may opt for a Royal Caribbean cruise.

[j2bmickey]

I almost caved when I saw the onboard credit offer DCL just announced for this summer and booked a short cruise for DW and myself. Luckily (not so much) DW reminded me how much we just spent on the last one so I held off! :rolleyes1

I am with you on this. We were actually looking at the options with and without children. In the end, common sense and credit card bills convinced us to wait.:sad1:

[j2bmickey]

So I have made an attempt to start a trip report. I am not feeling as motivated as Jeremy and will therefore post in pieces. Feel free to stop by and make any comments or corrections.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2188419

[MouseNDaHouse]

So I have made an attempt to start a trip report. I am not feeling as motivated as Jeremy and will therefore post in pieces. Feel free to stop by and make any comments or corrections.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2188419

Ha - motivated?? :)
I only wish!

I got several pages in and then ended up back at work...and really busy. I'm trying to do a bit each day, but sheesh.
Anyway, great start to your trip report man! Can't wait to see if we make it back to port safely! ;)

Keep it up!
J

[j2bmickey]

Ha - motivated?? :)
I only wish!

I got several pages in and then ended up back at work...and really busy. I'm trying to do a bit each day, but sheesh.
Anyway, great start to your trip report man! Can't wait to see if we make it back to port safely! ;)

Keep it up!
J

I hear you on the work thing. It's not like I totally ignored everything before I left. :eek:

I have a feeling this may be a slooowww report. Hopefully I can finish before one of us goes on another cruise. :coffee:

[don604]

I can't believe it has already been 1 month since we set sail!!:eek: We sure do miss it and talk about it all the time! We cant wait for our next one. All it took was one Disney cruise for me to get hooked! :scared1: I hope everyone is doing well. God bless :thumbsup2

[don604]

Today marks 1 year since we all set sail on the Disney Magic...hope all is well with everyone!! :)

[YenSid1222]

Wow...seems like only yesterday. I will be back on the Magic in less than a month AND in the same cabin as last year! :banana: Hope every one is doing well!

[airtime247]

Happy Anniversary everyone! We had a great trip and met some awesome people. I hope everyone is doing well.

Have a great cruise YenSid1222!

-steve

[MouseNDaHouse]

Happy Anniversary everyone! We had a great trip and met some awesome people. I hope everyone is doing well.

Have a great cruise YenSid1222!

-steve

Don, Steve, Sid - Happy anniversary to us all. I'm getting on the Wonder in 5 weeks...same stateroom there, too! Can't wait!
Our cruise last year was terrific and I sure hope that we can all enjoy time together again in future...maybe on the Dream!!
Best,
J