20050514..May 14, 2005...Official Check in Disney's 1st 14 Day thru Panama Canal Part 4

[Hygiene99]

s l o w does not even begin to describe it!

I know Scott will know this.... and perhaps someone else...
How long will we actually be sitting in the locks while going thru the canal on 5/20. I want to give my daughter an approximate window so HOPEFULLY she can sign on to those cams and download/ print a pic of us going thru. I have sent her links to both Miraflores and Gatun... I plan on emailing her from the ship when we enter so she can sign on and get them... but need to know how long she'll have. I'm assuming it will be a while... maybe 30 minutes or so... but I really have NO idea.


We Arrive At 6 Am And it Is About an 8 hour process...

[DisneyPinDiva]

My in-laws just went on a Panama Canal cruise (Princess) and I saved webcams pics for them. If I remember correctly, the ship will only be in full view of the webcam for approx. 15-20 minutes (30 minutes total if you want pics of just the front or back of the ship). That is for Gatun locks only (the Princess cruise did not go all the way through). I posted another website earlier the has 3 PC locks webcams, port canaveral and cabo webcams - http://www.kroooz-cams.com/custom-viewer.htm - I think this site has the best/fastest refresh. I kept saving pictures as the webcam refreshed and when you play them back in a slideshow it looks really cool - of course I'm easily amused! (http://www.kroooz-cams.com/custom-viewer.htm%20-%20I%20think%20this%20site%20has%20the%20best/fastest%20refresh.I%20kept%20saving%20pictures%20a s%20the%20webcam%20refreshed%20and%20when%20you%20 play%20them%20back%20in%20a%20slideshow%20it%20loo ks%20really%20cool%20-%20of%20course%20I'm%20easily%20amused!)

Dawn

THANKS DAWN!! That's exactly the info I was looking for. So we have a very small window of time to get those shots. Hopefully she'll be able to hit us during at least one of them! I'll tell her to keep saving as well.. that sounds great. Thanks!!

[kellib36]

Is this WI = Wisconsin? If so where are you flying to? I'm here in Madison! Tracy

Yup! Etta lives in Salem--Kenosha county--we made it here a couple hours ago. Fly into MKE whenever we come to visit. Midwest absolutely can't be beat. They had an AWESOME mushroom fritata for breakfast $7....with a spinach sauce, yogurt bowl, and a fruit bowl. They brought back "signature service" from Denver, so we got comfy 1st class seats.

Going to dinner at our fav german restaurant in Kenosha tonight, then relaxing and getting her last minute things packed. Leave at 330 tomorrow for FL....

I packed a suitcase in a suitcase, so I have an extra---wanna ride? :goodvibes

(Dialup stinks!!!) See you all soon---oh, and Margaret? If ya gotta ask, you can't afford it.....I have a standing appt.....love ya!

[Mickey&JoshNut]

:bday: Linda

:bday: Bob

I hope you both have a great day!!!!!!

Elaine

[winotracy]

Yup! Etta lives in Salem--Kenosha county--we made it here a couple hours ago. Fly into MKE whenever we come to visit. Midwest absolutely can't be beat. They had an AWESOME mushroom fritata for breakfast $7....with a spinach sauce, yogurt bowl, and a fruit bowl. They brought back "signature service" from Denver, so we got comfy 1st class seats.

Going to dinner at our fav german restaurant in Kenosha tonight, then relaxing and getting her last minute things packed. Leave at 330 tomorrow for FL....

I packed a suitcase in a suitcase, so I have an extra---wanna ride? :goodvibes

(Dialup stinks!!!) See you all soon---oh, and Margaret? If ya gotta ask, you can't afford it.....I have a standing appt.....love ya!

We try to fly Midwest as often as we can. Three times this year :rotfl: Gotta love those warm chocolate chip cookies!!

[Regina]

:bday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LINDA AND BOB!!!

More May babies! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[seaulater]

s l o w does not even begin to describe it!

I know Scott will know this.... and perhaps someone else...
How long will we actually be sitting in the locks while going thru the canal on 5/20. I want to give my daughter an approximate window so HOPEFULLY she can sign on to those cams and download/ print a pic of us going thru. I have sent her links to both Miraflores and Gatun... I plan on emailing her from the ship when we enter so she can sign on and get them... but need to know how long she'll have. I'm assuming it will be a while... maybe 30 minutes or so... but I really have NO idea.

When we went on our RCCL 2 years ago (right now), we started entering the 1st set of locks at about 7:50 a.m. We were scheduled at 7:30 a.m. We arrived about 4 a.m. and the captain started pumping out the water from the ship (whatever it's called) because we were on the AFT and it was noisy, even up on deck 10 in our stateroom. It took over an hour to go through the first set of locks. Hook you up, get the mule trains, start putting water in once the locks close, raise you up, open up and move on to the next set of locks. It was quite a lengthy process.

My suggestion is that you have your daughter check our live thread the night before and once we get the official time in our navigator and the captain makes some sort of announcement (because it is a big thing); that we post on the live thread the approximate "official" time we are suppose to enter the first lock. Then that will give everyone an idea of when to look at the CAM and to get us pictures!

Linda

[Kevin&Randall]

Ohhhh... Top
Yup! Etta lives in Salem--Kenosha county--we made it here a couple hours ago. Fly into MKE whenever we come to visit. Midwest absolutely can't be beat. They had an AWESOME mushroom fritata for breakfast $7....with a spinach sauce, yogurt bowl, and a fruit bowl. They brought back "signature service" from Denver, so we got comfy 1st class seats.


Drive from CYS to DEN to fly to MKE to fly to MCO. Direct. NOT. :rotfl2:

Randall

:earsboy:

[seaulater]

LINDA! You say this all so non-chalantly as if it were old news....LOL Are you psychic or do you have an inside connection???

Georgie: sending you a PM


It's amazing what a Kingdom to Kingdom pin will do. I had to break the person's leg just to get this information! But I will send them a pin after the cruise, as promised!

Linda

[micknstang]

i just called the budget office in long beach and was told they do not pick up at the port and do not offere refind of taxi service.

[mvlmeco]

(Dialup stinks!!!) See you all soon---oh, and Margaret? If ya gotta ask, you can't afford it.....I have a standing appt.....love ya!

Oh there she goes.... flashing that plastic again..."like she's all that" :P It be cornbread and pinto beans for that one, ah huh! And she's talking trash to me...on dialup! Girl, you are soooo threw!

:banana: git down to the boogie!

[DisneyPinDiva]

Okay... another redundant question that I know has been discussed but who knows what was going on that I didn't pay attention properly!

What was the consensus about a pickup time in LA? For those of you getting van or limo service to DL... what time did you tell them to pick you up? We don't want to miss any of the festivities at the port.. but also don't want to stand around once things are over. We were thinking about a 10:30AM pickup... does that sound too late?? Any input will be appreciated. Yes, we have procrastinated on this big time and have not arranged anything yet. :rolleyes:

[DisneyPinDiva]

It's amazing what a Kingdom to Kingdom pin will do. I had to break the person's leg just to get this information! But I will send them a pin after the cruise, as promised!

Linda

The POWER of the PIN....:rotfl2: You go girl!!

[auntrenae]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae

[krdisneybound]

Help!
Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...
Renae

You are not allowed to get sick NOW - BAD MOVE

You should take "AIRBORNE" right away. Wish I was coming up tomorrow, I would bring to you.

Is anyone there that can take some "AIRBORNE" to her???????????????


She is in desperate need of some right away

[Denine]

I just wanted to wish you all a bon voyage. Bring back all the info for us east bound cruisers.

[auntrenae]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA AND BOB!!!!

I just got a hug from our dear son, who told me to rest and he would do the housecleaning while we're gone! He's such a sweetheart! I sure wish we could take him with us, but he's saving his money to buy a car and said his priority has to be that right now. I'm very proud of him!

Renae

[icunurse_celeste]

Good morning , Margaret.
I'm awake and packing and working on Billys paper with research. No sleep for Angela or me. Guess it's just you and me right now.

Bill :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Gotta love a doctor with no sleep. I used to make the residents run around the unit 10 times and drink two cups of coffee, when they were tired. Gotta love residents- even the nurses can push them around.

While youre working on papers- want to do mine too?

Man- you also outposted me while I was at work.

[krdisneybound]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA AND BOB!!!!
I just got a hug from our dear son, who told me to rest and he would do the housecleaning while we're gone! He's such a sweetheart! I sure wish we could take him with us, but he's saving his money to buy a car and said his priority has to be that right now. I'm very proud of him!
Renae

So sweet - I like times like that ------------

Don't give him your "feeling awful" feeling - that way he will have an excuse for not cleaning the house. :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[krdisneybound]

Gotta love a doctor with no sleep. I used to make the residents run around the unit 10 times and drink two cups of coffee, when they were tired. Gotta love residents- even the nurses can push them around.
While youre working on papers- want to do mine too?
Man- you also outposted me while I was at work.

What are you doing having fun and posting. You are supposed to work until 7 pm?????

You sneaky thing, you.

[DisneyPinDiva]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae

Renae... RUN to Wal-Mart and get Airborne.... start taking it right away. It's worth the $6 NOT to be sick on this cruise! It's usually up high somewhere around the cough drop section.

[moocow35]

I was advised that there will be "lots" of media people there - so I am sure that it will open before 10:00 a.m., that is my opinion.




Hey, maybe we can all pose with our "repo this" shirts on! :teeth:

Robin

[krdisneybound]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae

NOW YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED "TWICE" - so go do it

[mikimous]

i just called the budget office in long beach and was told they do not pick up at the port and do not offere refind of taxi service.


Make sure you were calling the "LG2" location. That location does indeed have a courtesy shuttle. However, keep in mind that the car rental office is not conveniently located... it is about a 15 minute drive from the port.

They have a shuttle... they may not refund the taxi service if the shuttle is running. When we got into San Pedro a couple of years ago, we were off about 30 minutes before the FIRST shuttle would even run and they were kind enough to reimburse the cab farr (after first calling them). I wouldn't bank on it though.

Honestly, with the mass of humanity coming off the boat and the number of people that are going to be getting cars... it may be easier to pick a different alternative and let someone else do the driving (Supershuttle/Execucar for instance). At least that way you know that they will ensure capacity. Budget may have a car for you.. but you could find it a challenge if they only have one or at the best.. two vans running that morning. That is what pushed us to book Execucar this time.

For those of you who were thinking of Supershuttle/Execucar.. there is a discount code out on the Americawest.com web site that will get you either $3 off the shuttle or $5 off the private car. Heck... that's at least one more drink of the day!

[moocow35]

The POWER of the PIN....:rotfl2: You go girl!!




I just got the second half of the pins in the mail today :banana:

You all just don't know how I have been stressing this. What if they didn't make it in time? But the huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and now I have to pack it (the weight) in my bags :earseek: I will bag and label them tonight and finish my packing tomorrow.

Robin (aka Brunhilda Pink Toe pirate: )

[WeLuvDCL]

i just called the budget office in long beach and was told they do not pick up at the port and do not offere refind of taxi service.
We booked a rental car with Enterprise. They have a location at/near the port with free shuttle service and you can return the car to LAX for an extra $25. The port location is closed Sunday & Monday. We paid $41 (plus $25 for airport drop-off) for two-day rental of a standard car. Make sure you tell them you are the Disney cruise to get the special rate. The phone number to the San Pedro location is 310-548-8060 - they are very nice to deal with.

Dawn

[icunurse_celeste]

Yup! Etta lives in Salem--Kenosha county--we made it here a couple hours ago. Fly into MKE whenever we come to visit. Midwest absolutely can't be beat. They had an AWESOME mushroom fritata for breakfast $7....with a spinach sauce, yogurt bowl, and a fruit bowl. They brought back "signature service" from Denver, so we got comfy 1st class seats.

Going to dinner at our fav german restaurant in Kenosha tonight, then relaxing and getting her last minute things packed. Leave at 330 tomorrow for FL....

I packed a suitcase in a suitcase, so I have an extra---wanna ride? :goodvibes

(Dialup stinks!!!) See you all soon---oh, and Margaret? If ya gotta ask, you can't afford it.....I have a standing appt.....love ya!



Does Etta happen to be an OT? I may know her...I work in Kenosha

[icunurse_celeste]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae


I myself developed a sore throat today...hopefully it is just allergies.

Drink LOTS of water....and hot herbal tea with honey and lemon. I also agree that I think airborne works.

[icunurse_celeste]

What are you doing having fun and posting. You are supposed to work until 7 pm?????

You sneaky thing, you.

I got out early---thank heavens...I haven't packed yet. I'm due to leave in a minute- gotta get Noah's hair cut. My coworkers were ready to kill me- my I'm going on vacation for 19 days and you have to stay at work- dance.

[DisneyDreamer8]

Those flying might want to take some before you leave. My group will be.

Hope you feel better Ranae :goodvibes

[webray]

Yup! Etta lives in Salem--Kenosha county--we made it here a couple hours ago. Fly into MKE whenever we come to visit. Midwest absolutely can't be beat. They had an AWESOME mushroom fritata for breakfast $7....with a spinach sauce, yogurt bowl, and a fruit bowl. They brought back "signature service" from Denver, so we got comfy 1st class seats.

Going to dinner at our fav german restaurant in Kenosha tonight, then relaxing and getting her last minute things packed. Leave at 330 tomorrow for FL....

I packed a suitcase in a suitcase, so I have an extra---wanna ride? :goodvibes

(Dialup stinks!!!) See you all soon---oh, and Margaret? If ya gotta ask, you can't afford it.....I have a standing appt.....love ya!

We fly Midwest whenever we can going home to WI. Midwest is wonderful!

[auntrenae]

Kay,

What is 'airborne' and where do I get some??? After work tomorrow I'm going to do my last minute shopping at Walmart or something like that... would they have it? (sniffle, sneeze, cough, whine...)

Renae

[webray]

Okay... another redundant question that I know has been discussed but who knows what was going on that I didn't pay attention properly!

What was the consensus about a pickup time in LA? For those of you getting van or limo service to DL... what time did you tell them to pick you up? We don't want to miss any of the festivities at the port.. but also don't want to stand around once things are over. We were thinking about a 10:30AM pickup... does that sound too late?? Any input will be appreciated. Yes, we have procrastinated on this big time and have not arranged anything yet. :rolleyes:


Our car service recommended 10:30 pick up, told me that was the usual time for port pick ups and said if it was going to be earlier just give them a call.

[webray]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae


Zi Cam swabs, Cold eze lozenges.

[webray]

You are not allowed to get sick NOW - BAD MOVE

You should take "AIRBORNE" right away. Wish I was coming up tomorrow, I would bring to you.

Is anyone there that can take some "AIRBORNE" to her???????????????


She is in desperate need of some right away

Grab some at Walmart..the shelves here are full of it.

[auntrenae]

Kay,

Don't worry, DS won't get anything from me. I'm staying away from everybody and avoiding touching anything I can't clean... Same goes for you guys! No bugs will get past me!

Renae

[webray]

We booked a rental car with Enterprise. They have a location at/near the port with free shuttle service and you can return the car to LAX for an extra $25. The port location is closed Sunday & Monday. We paid $41 (plus $25 for airport drop-off) for two-day rental of a standard car. Make sure you tell them you are the Disney cruise to get the special rate. The phone number to the San Pedro location is 310-548-8060 - they are very nice to deal with.

Dawn

Enterprise rental is so great.

[auntrenae]

Leslie and Kay,

Thanks! I sure hope it works fast! I REFUSE to be sick on this cruise, and I WILL get over it quick.

Renae

[waltjr]

Kay,

Don't worry, DS won't get anything from me. I'm staying away from everybody and avoiding touching anything I can't clean... Same goes for you guys! No bugs will get past me!

Renae

That goes for me too. No touchee, No touchee, I don't want to get sickee, sickee. :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
Ok, I'll still give you a hug good night, afterall we been married 26 years and they did say throught sick and health. btw: when do we get to the health part. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: Just kidding. :love2: :love: :lovestruc

[krdisneybound]

Kay,
What is 'airborne' and where do I get some??? After work tomorrow I'm going to do my last minute shopping at Walmart or something like that... would they have it? (sniffle, sneeze, cough, whine...)
Renae

AIRBORNE is a pop-pop-fizz-fizz that was created by a school teacher when her kids kept getting her sick.

It is an efferscent. There are 10 tablets per tube.

Here is a site you can go to

http://www.allegromedical.com/home/moreinfo.asp?P=214344&S=4071&C=522&M=16005

[auntrenae]

HEEEEEYYYYY,

I thought I could share everything with you! Here I come to touch you!!! Hey, where are you running off to? (chases after him with wiggling fingers and cackling laugh...)

Renae

[waltjr]

aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggg.

[auntrenae]

Thanks for the good info guys!

It sounds like I should be taking this stuff every day with all the guests I see...

Renae

[waltjr]

you are

[waltjr]

not going

[krdisneybound]

Enterprise rental is so great.

I like Enterprise also.

But we rented from Hertz. In Ft. Lauderdale to the Port and they are not charging a drop off fee in Cape Canaveral.

Then in San Pedro and dropping off in LAX, without a drop off fee. The rental with the other car rentals companys were the same as Hertz w/o the drop off fee.


Plus we will get 500 FF miles for each rental.

Using all my FF miles to travel first class to Hawaii on Sept. 27th. Can't beat flying first class on a long trip like that.

[waltjr]

to get me. (hiding behind desk)

[micknstang]

Yes i did call the LG2 location and they said they had discountinued this service last Oct.

Make sure you were calling the "LG2" location. That location does indeed have a courtesy shuttle. However, keep in mind that the car rental office is not conveniently located... it is about a 15 minute drive from the port.

They have a shuttle... they may not refund the taxi service if the shuttle is running. When we got into San Pedro a couple of years ago, we were off about 30 minutes before the FIRST shuttle would even run and they were kind enough to reimburse the cab farr (after first calling them). I wouldn't bank on it though.

Honestly, with the mass of humanity coming off the boat and the number of people that are going to be getting cars... it may be easier to pick a different alternative and let someone else do the driving (Supershuttle/Execucar for instance). At least that way you know that they will ensure capacity. Budget may have a car for you.. but you could find it a challenge if they only have one or at the best.. two vans running that morning. That is what pushed us to book Execucar this time.

For those of you who were thinking of Supershuttle/Execucar.. there is a discount code out on the Americawest.com web site that will get you either $3 off the shuttle or $5 off the private car. Heck... that's at least one more drink of the day!

[krdisneybound]

to get me. (hiding behind desk)

Keep going until you catch him - he can't hide forever

[first timers]

I am just catching up on the past two days. It was busy at work today, starting to wind down from my 14 hour day. I am jealous of everyone on vacation already! I'll be working till Friday evening. Hope everyone has a safe trip to the port. We are looking forward to meeting everyone and to a great cruise. See ya real soon!! Alex:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[seaulater]

Heading over for pedicure, then back to finish working on the mini navigator!

Linda

[auntrenae]

Awwwww, now he's making popcorn, he knows he can bribe me with that... Honnnneeeeyyyy???? I just HAVE to have a hug and a little kissy poooo.... GOTCHA! No germs, I promise!

Renae

[krdisneybound]

Awwwww, now he's making popcorn, he knows he can bribe me with that... Honnnneeeeyyyy???? I just HAVE to have a hug and a little kissy poooo.... GOTCHA! No germs, I promise!

Renae


did he share w/you????????

[Hygiene99]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p89f767a5128bc1ab4265344dbff1e9ed/f4bb2de5.jpg


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Mickey & Joshnut / Elaine = The Official Disney DisBoard Jammie Breakfast, 5/17 @ 8 am.

Danicaw = High Tea List . On Board the Magic, Tuesday, May 17th - 3:30PM - 4:00PM

kellib36 = Palo Brunch, "other-than-private-room" Sat. . May 21, 10 a.m.

Seaulater = Palo Brunch / Private Room Sat. May 21, 10 a.m.

Seaulater = Linked Dining Main Seating

Airtime247 / Steve = LATE Dining Linked Reservations.

THE DIS LUNCH = This will be held on Friday May 27th @ Noon Location Parrot Cay I Think ?

WEBRAY = Cigars & Spirits Get Together. Enjoy a Good Cigar or a Stiff Belt. Then Come Meet BOB and others at the Get together. Time to Be Announced...Watch the Dis Navigator for this..Cigars and Spirits to be Provided. No Idea ?

TDC Nala = The Book Exchange, 5/19 & 5/24.,

Seaulater =Scrapbook Meet, Tuesday 5/17 12:30 - 1:30 . What do I need to Bring here ?.. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8400262&postcount=10237)

Bettemom = Scrapbook Gift Exchange $20.00 value, 5/17

Bettemom = Counted Cross Stitch Class, Learning Kit to be provided

ImprovGal = Coming soon to an "at sea" day near you -- "Cruise Line Is It Anyway? (Improviseational Comedy)"

Tink33 = Walks around the deck, workout in the gym, swimming, dancing at the deck parties - every bit of exercise means more chocolate souffle. And I will think of a reward program for those that join us. pm if intrested. All levels of fitness are welcome. Official Name of Group.
Ready to Exercise Phor Overindulging.. :banana:

Mvlmeco * = Weight - Loss Mates.

Karaeric = TAG GAME.:
See them for details..

Hygiene99 = Group photo, Will arrange for Disney Photographer on a Sea day, Probably in Atrium

Hygiene99 = Group Photo to be taken on Pirate Night 5/23, Time to be announced with all of us dressed up in our pirate clothing. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee Will Be requested to Join us. Group photo to be taken right in front of Lumiere's.

Scott H. = STARGAZING 5/20 ..

Seaulater = Donald (DUCKY) WILLIAMS, Pin and Card Presentation..

Seaulater = Disboard Navigator. The Navigator To Be Made and delivered to everyone's ]"fish"

Stateroom Volunteers = Volunteer's To Post, The DIS Navigator That Will Be published each Day By Seaulater, Will contain What is Going on Each Day with The Dis Events. To Be posted on these stateroom doors. also maybe needed for 1 or 2 Special delivery's Zazu's Crew = Ennisb / Son = Deck 8, Videogal1 = Deck 7,AZ Pirates = deck 6, MyFairyGodmother = deck 5, I12go2wdw/ Jordan = Deck 2,

Seaulater = The List of Special Events. Birthdays, Anniversaries ?? Will Be printed on the Dis Navagator,

KaraEric = Rotary Club,
no Idea ? contact them..

DisneyPinDiva = Pin Trading 5/21 @1:30 p.m. in Promenade Lounge.

HMRGANG = List of Teens, OK - I will volunteer to coordinate a list of "tweeners"

ACA PORT AUTHORITY / Roberto = The "Great Acapulco Polo Shirt Race" 5/23

Kpros = The Scavenger Hunt,10am - 12pm on Sunday, May 22nd! Promenade Lounge.

WRH3MD = Poker & Other games..

KPROS = ATV Tour in Cabo 9am tour.

Waltjr. = The Entrepreneurs ( on the Panama Western cruise. 5/16 @ 10:00

KRDisneyBound = A Progressive Disser, Stateroom Tours 5/ 16 @1pm.
CASH & Linda = Training session, for Cash at stateroom 7136, after lunch on May 24th ..

After Our Cruise Has Ended.
APHOENIX = Help With Shipping When You Arrive in Ca. Get info Here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8292786&postcount=8248)

Videogal1 = The Price Is Right. Trip See a taping of the Show. May 31.

NejTheLion = I was thinking about offering to put together a DVD of the cruise - collecting photos and possibly video footage from the cruisers afterwards, making some music videos, slideshows, etc. already having done quite a few for assorted family functions. I can make them all spiffy Nothing that needs to be decided now - just wondering if that's something any of you might be interested in... Email Here Just Click. (nejthelion@earthlink.net)... latest info Here.. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8563271&postcount=13343)

:cloud9:
Im going on A Cruise!! :cloud9: (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=6633919&postcount=3) :cloud9: :cloud9: :cloud9:

[Kevin&Randall]

Kay,

What is 'airborne' and where do I get some??? After work tomorrow I'm going to do my last minute shopping at Walmart or something like that... would they have it? (sniffle, sneeze, cough, whine...)

Renae

We recommend the vastly superior Lemon Lime flavor. But others, I won't mention Bonzie1's name, think the yucky orange flavor is better.

Trust me. Would I lead you astray? If I know that room 7348 is the furthest room from the Front Desk, would that help?

Randall

:earsboy:

[EpcotKilterFan]

We recommend the vastly superior Lemon Lime flavor. But others, I won't mention Bonzie1's name, think the yucky orange flavor is better.

Trust me. Would I lead you astray? If I know that room 7348 is the furthest room from the Front Desk, would that help?

Randall

:earsboy:

I vote for Lemon Lime!!!! Orange in a pinch....

Debbie

[TDC Nala]

Guess who is flying United on Friday? :crazy:

[EpcotKilterFan]

Well in 12 hours the plane will be taking off!!!!! :banana: :Pinkbounc :banana:

I have to thank everyone here for the family we have created :grouphug: this would not have been half as much fun without you all! :love1:

I may check in tomorrow night from the Dolphin...or I may still be in Epcot! :rotfl:

See you all real soon!!!

Debbie

:cloud9: Thanks Peter, it has been a great ride :cloud9: :grouphug:

[Hygiene99]

Thank you, Will post before you leave..If not it will give you something to look forward to Tomorrow night... yickes if the plane leaves in 12 Hr.
after Epcot closes..
We Will Be on the boardwalk some where ???

Actually I Will be at the gates of Epcot sayying Please let us in ..For allumination's I Know my annual Pass expired Yesterday but..
Im Going on the 14 day cruise you have to let me in to see the show.. it is my favorite.. and Friday is my birthday.. Please pretty please...
Auntrenae, any suggestion, mention your name ???
Lol


:cloud9:

[EpcotKilterFan]

Where are you Peter??? Are you still at home?

[bonzie1]

Help!

Do any of you medical experts out there have a good way to kill a cold fast??? My trainer breathed on me!! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!! Now I feel awful...

Renae

Oh Renae... give Airborne a try. I've been taking it today and need to take some more... feel like the body is shutting down due to everything :sad2: ... may even go to the doctor's tomorrow for some medicine. I REALLY DO NOT want to nurse a sore throat through the Panama Canal :rotfl2:

We've ALL waited too long for this cruise! :Pinkbounc

[bonzie1]

I myself developed a sore throat today...hopefully it is just allergies.

Drink LOTS of water....and hot herbal tea with honey and lemon. I also agree that I think airborne works.


Oh No... Not you too!!! I am drinking my hot herbal tea right now :goodvibes I am dreading the posibilities of this being something more... Sure hope this is just allergies for you!

:hourglass

[seaulater]

Oh No... Not you too!!! I am drinking my hot herbal tea right now :goodvibes I am dreading the posibilities of this being something more... Sure hope this is just allergies for you!

:hourglass

It's the stress you've been under.

Hey, Kara sent me the Mickey Tag list and you are not on it....are you playing tag?

I'll add you if she missed you somehow....

Linda

[EpcotKilterFan]

:cool1: :rotfl: Hey will will not make 14,000 at this pace!!! :cool1: :rotfl:

I can just imagine the line to get into the port... and I do not mean cars!!!

My departure time is getting earlier and earlier


Deb

[icunurse_celeste]

Guess who is flying United on Friday? :crazy:

Better hope they don't go on strike prior to that.

[waltjr]

We have been planning this for a year. It is hard to believe it is only 3 more days.

[waltjr]

Choices
The greatest challenges you’ll ever find,
Will always occur within the mind.
They’ll not be between the good and the bad,
For the bad choice will always make you sad.

But choosing between the better or less
This will cause you much more stress
For there’s many a choice with uncertain end,
And few are the moments to put them in

But of all the choices you will ever make
The great, the small or for other’s sake
During times of peace or strong opposition
The worse choice of all, .. is indecision




What do you think? :confused3

[bonzie1]

I Finally caught up again with everyone's posts :goodvibes

OKAY... now about Airborne... and Friendships!!!

There are those who like orange, :earsboy: while others like lime. :earboy2:
They don't taste the same, BUT they both work just fine. :teeth:
It's a personal preference. Don't even ask why. :confused3
Just hurry and get some. The sooner you buy
The germs will all run. Yes, they'll all go away.
So, go out right now... really, please don't delay.
ALL of us must be healthy. We've waited SO LONG.
Through all of these posts, we've been singing our song.
"We're taking the MAGIC from the EAST to the WEST" :Pinkbounc
Our journey's the FIRST one. We're almost obsessed
With Walmart, and Jammies, and flipflops with lights. :rotfl2:
Our friendships have helped us to all reach new heights.
May 14th is coming. The day will be here.
We'll all see each other and send up a cheer. :jumping1:
I for one am quite greatful for all my new friends.
This journey we've started, through time will transend. :lovestruc

See everyone soon! :wave2:

[moocow35]

Oh dear! Has Kara left yet? She must have my old stateroom number on the tag list! Thanks to Peter, I am now in 6140......

Robin

[BobandLee]

Good morning cruisers!!!

Only 75 more hours until we are on the Magic!!

Got about 4 hours of sleep last night so I am good to go! I have so much to do I don't know where to begin. We leave tonight!!

:bday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA & BOB:bday:
and anyone else celebrating today. I think there was someone else but can't remember who!
Thank you DPD,
Kara,
Scott,
Elaine,
WebmasterRegina and
Renae for the birthday wishes! Very Much Appreciated.
Eric Burdon's birthday also. What an Animal!

[bonzie1]

Choices

What do you think? :confused3

Great poem!

What do I think... ummmmm... well... let's see... if I say yes... if I say no... Guess I can't make up my mind! :rotfl2:

Just kidding! Thanks for sharing it! I know I'm glad to be going on the cruise! :Pinkbounc

[TDC Nala]

I can now say, unless I do a disastrous job cutting them out, that everybody on the pirate list will get a pirate place card if they want one. I have no idea how to distribute them, but I'll have them.

If United strikes, y'all might get squat.

[BobandLee]

Is alien green the correct color to swipe from the local Home Depot? Hope so...I have a few with me now :)
Yes it is. Swipe away pirate:

[waltjr]

I'm calling it a night. Good night all.

[Regina]

Oh dear! Has Kara left yet? She must have my old stateroom number on the tag list! Thanks to Peter, I am now in 6140......

Robin

Don't worry Robin, I'll tag you. The exercise from walking all the way to your room will do me good. ;)

[Scott H]

WOW, Long day, minor flight delays, etc. but no biggie. We are at SSR in room 3225. Will post directions and more tomorrow when we are more coherent. Gotta meet up with Ken and Shari in the AM say hi to Renae, a little shopping for Fri Night. I did get some wine and lemonade, for the evening, what we don’t eat we get to have for breakfast in the line at PC. Maybe we could make cheese and sausage burritos to sell to the press corps. FYI the room is in my name, Scott Hughes, and I will turn on my cell some of the time, will have it on Friday from noon on. See ya all later. Still gotta get a little organized for tomorrow. Dive Quest.

Thanks for the well wishes and Safe travel to one and all, hey be careful out there.

[bonzie1]

It's the stress you've been under.

Hey, Kara sent me the Mickey Tag list and you are not on it....are you playing tag?

I'll add you if she missed you somehow....

Linda

I TOTALLY FORGOT! YES! PLEASE ADD US TO THE LIST. KARA! I'M SO SORRY!

If it's too late... that's okay. Don't want to upset the cart at this late date!

[BobandLee]

Is it me or are the boards slow?

Packed twister and the bottle of Applekorn for drunk twister. Way too many pairs of shoes as well. Packed enough clothes for 14 days give or take a pair of socks.
Puppies get dropped off Friday on the way to the mousehouse at the puppy palace. other than that I just have to pick up yarn for a baby blanket I'm working on and I'm done. Yippee!
Drunk Twister! Now I remember. Was there a sign-up sheet? :cool1:
Sign me up. Left foot red, right hand blue, forehead yellow :rotfl:

[EpcotKilterFan]

WOW, Long day, minor flight delays, etc. but no biggie. We are at SSR in room 3225. Will post directions and more tomorrow when we are more coherent. Gotta meet up with Ken and Shari in the AM say hi to Renae, a little shopping for Fri Night. I did get some wine and lemonade, for the evening, what we don’t eat we get to have for breakfast in the line at PC. Maybe we could make cheese and sausage burritos to sell to the press corps. FYI the room is in my name, Scott Hughes, and I will turn on my cell some of the time, will have it on Friday from noon on. See ya all later. Still gotta get a little organized for tomorrow. Dive Quest.

Thanks for the well wishes and Safe travel to one and all, hey be careful out there.


Glad to hear you made it!

I may just stop by on Friday for a few minutes!!

Debbie

[videogal1]

I'm calling it a night. Good night all.


IT'S A NIGHT!!! :wave2:

[BobandLee]

Hey Scott, do you know that Dave Adams , from Jackson, that was in tuesday's USA Today? The one that runs the 100 mile ultramarathons.
Heck, I get wore out thinking about driving 100 miles. :rotfl:

...

Scott probably trains with him. :rotfl:

[JenKatt]

No sign up sheet for twister, just word of mouth when a game is going to happen. You can always call our room if you want to start one.

The pirate costumes are simply amazing. They look better than what they wear at POC!
Magnets are almost done, Cash got a little something extra.

[moocow35]

Don't worry Robin, I'll tag you. The exercise from walking all the way to your room will do me good. ;)


Regina, please don't strain yourself.....I'll meet you half way :rotfl2:

Robin

[BobandLee]

One more post before I head to bed.
One more day at work. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Looking forward to meeting and greeting. :banana: :banana: :banana:

One more question. What is the phone number to the ship in case of emergencies?

Nighty Night!http://members.aol.com/robertj85/images/zzz.gif

[seaulater]

I TOTALLY FORGOT! YES! PLEASE ADD US TO THE LIST. KARA! I'M SO SORRY!

If it's too late... that's okay. Don't want to upset the cart at this late date!

Okay, got ya in the mini navigator!

Linda

[seaulater]

WOW, Long day, minor flight delays, etc. but no biggie. We are at SSR in room 3225. Will post directions and more tomorrow when we are more coherent. Gotta meet up with Ken and Shari in the AM say hi to Renae, a little shopping for Fri Night. I did get some wine and lemonade, for the evening, what we don’t eat we get to have for breakfast in the line at PC. Maybe we could make cheese and sausage burritos to sell to the press corps. FYI the room is in my name, Scott Hughes, and I will turn on my cell some of the time, will have it on Friday from noon on. See ya all later. Still gotta get a little organized for tomorrow. Dive Quest.

Thanks for the well wishes and Safe travel to one and all, hey be careful out there.

The party at SSR is in 3225! I've added it into the Mini-Navigator!

Linda :cool1:

Tell Ken I PM'd him. I will PM you now with my question for him for the navigator----

[Hygiene99]

One more post before I head to bed.
One more day at work. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Looking forward to meeting and greeting. :banana: :banana: :banana:

One more question. What is the phone number to the ship in case of emergencies?

Nighty Night!http://members.aol.com/robertj85/images/zzz.gif
The phone number is 888-DC-ATSEA, the cost is $6.95 per minute and the person calling will have to have a major credit card handy when placing a call.

Callers from outside the U.S. can call +1-732-335-3281

[icunurse_celeste]

Is Linda online? Are you bringing your printer....I'm trying to decide if I can afford the space of bringing mine?

[angelaj]

I Finally caught up again with everyone's posts :goodvibes

OKAY... now about Airborne... and Friendships!!!

There are those who like orange, :earsboy: while others like lime. :earboy2:
They don't taste the same, BUT they both work just fine. :teeth:
It's a personal preference. Don't even ask why. :confused3
Just hurry and get some. The sooner you buy
The germs will all run. Yes, they'll all go away.
So, go out right now... really, please don't delay.
ALL of us must be healthy. We've waited SO LONG.
Through all of these posts, we've been singing our song.
"We're taking the MAGIC from the EAST to the WEST" :Pinkbounc
Our journey's the FIRST one. We're almost obsessed
With Walmart, and Jammies, and flipflops with lights. :rotfl2:
Our friendships have helped us to all reach new heights.
May 14th is coming. The day will be here.
We'll all see each other and send up a cheer. :jumping1:
I for one am quite greatful for all my new friends.
This journey we've started, through time will transend. :lovestruc

See everyone soon! :wave2:

I love your poem, Georgie! Good job! Can't wait to limbo with you at Parrot Cay!!! :cool1:

Angela

[krdisneybound]

Hi Celeste:

Are you up???

I am so busy arranging for five of us to go to Hawaii in Sept. to be at my son's remarriage - on the beach behind his house.

What a pain -

Like we don't have enough to do.

[JenKatt]

Magnets are done, everyone should have an asterisk next to their name.

[Kevin&Randall]

I Finally caught up again with everyone's posts :goodvibes

OKAY... now about Airborne... and Friendships!!!

There are those who like orange, :earsboy: while others like lime. :earboy2:
They don't taste the same, BUT they both work just fine. :teeth:
It's a personal preference. Don't even ask why. :confused3
Just hurry and get some. The sooner you buy
The germs will all run. Yes, they'll all go away.
So, go out right now... really, please don't delay.
ALL of us must be healthy. We've waited SO LONG.
Through all of these posts, we've been singing our song.
"We're taking the MAGIC from the EAST to the WEST" :Pinkbounc
Our journey's the FIRST one. We're almost obsessed
With Walmart, and Jammies, and flipflops with lights. :rotfl2:
Our friendships have helped us to all reach new heights.
May 14th is coming. The day will be here.
We'll all see each other and send up a cheer. :jumping1:
I for one am quite greatful for all my new friends.
This journey we've started, through time will transend. :lovestruc

See everyone soon! :wave2:

Excellent!!! :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: Very well put!!!

Randall

:earsboy:

[AUDREY BELCHER]

i wanted to wish everyone a great trip bring the Magic out here to LA we don't board till June 25 but time flys by fast. Can't wait to hear what we have to look forward to when we cruise.

[Kevin&Randall]

I did get some wine and lemonade, for the evening, what we don’t eat we get to have for breakfast in the line at PC.

Okay, I'm partying with you all. Wine for breakfast!!! I love a liquid breakfast. We'll be enjoying that on the trip to the port Saturday!

Randall

:earsboy:

[icunurse_celeste]

Hi Celeste:

Are you up???

I am so busy arranging for five of us to go to Hawaii in Sept. to be at my son's remarriage - on the beach behind his house.

What a pain -

Like we don't have enough to do.

Yes, I am up. I just finished telling DH that he is banished to the extra bedroom so I can finish packing....

[krdisneybound]

you got post 13333 - great number

should play the lottery for those numbers

[icunurse_celeste]

you got post 13333 - great number

should play the lottery for those numbers

Too funny

[icunurse_celeste]

I'm wondering where I am going to put all of my empty luggage.

Maybe we should have all chipped in on an extra room for stuff like that.

[tap & dap]

Well only one more day tommorrow to work and then it's - I'm on Vacation. Busy day today for us worked about 6 hours, went with Diana to her Doctor, insurance switched labs so they would not process her tests, so no results today, so they redrew blood and now has to wait till we get back in June for test results. Thankfully for nothing serious, and now no worries on the cruise.

Then off to the Pin Trading session in Elmhurst tonight, while there get a phone call that her niece who is 7 1/2 months pregnant is in the hospital with contractions. They are giving her medicine to stop them. So back down town to Rush to see her, just got home at 11:00 pm. Had to finish packing so Diana can spend day with her tommorrow, and hopefully she gets out of the hospital before we leave since us and her sister are the only family in town as her Mom lives in Dallas.

Never fails something comes up whenever a trip is planned.

Hope tommorrow is slower and everything comes out ok.

Good Night and safe travels to everyone traveling today and tommorrow.

Tom

[JenKatt]

I'm wondering where I am going to put all of my empty luggage.

Maybe we should have all chipped in on an extra room for stuff like that.

Lift your bed on the boat, my supersized suitcase fits just fine, just doesn't slide under. The bed it light enough for the average person to lift it.
You can fit inside my suitcase if that gives you any idea how big it is!

[CmpkC]

What a great sentiment, Georgie! I think you've caught it for all of us. We head out tomorrow afternoon. Wishing all safe travels and we'll see you real soon in PC.

Cathy

[NejTheLion]

Is someone planning a single location where we can post announcements or changes to planned events? Just curious...

[icunurse_celeste]

Lift your bed on the boat, my supersized suitcase fits just fine, just doesn't slide under. The bed it light enough for the average person to lift it.
You can fit inside my suitcase if that gives you any idea how big it is!


YOU get the gold star on the forehead award for today!!!
No wonder you ARE so smart- you are a nurse :goodvibes

[2canadianfans]

Lift your bed on the boat, my supersized suitcase fits just fine, just doesn't slide under. The bed it light enough for the average person to lift it.
You can fit inside my suitcase if that gives you any idea how big it is!
What great advice !! Four cruises later I never knew the suitcases fit under the bed..thanks..sharon

[NejTheLion]

CRUISE SOUVENIR DVD
*************************************************
Here's the list I have so far of people who would either be interested in purchasing (at cost) a DVD souvenir of the cruise and/or would be willing to send me their photos and video footage for its creation. Depending on what all I receive in the way of materials, I'd estimate this being completed some time in July. If you want to be sure you're contacted along the way, please email (nejthelion@earthlink.net) or PM me. Please don't just post a message to the thread because I'm afraid I'll miss someone.

NOTE: This is for interest/involvement/contact only. Orders will be taken at a later date once I can set the price. Also, I can use still photos and VHS/Hi-8 footage as well - not limited to digital media.

2canadianfans (Sharon and Jean-Marc)
Angela Johnson (angelaj) & Susan Kunzelman (MrsPotatoHead)
anxioustotravel (Nancy and Larry)
Ashley Doctors (Ashley and Karen)
Az Pirates (Sheila)
Bill and Mary Lammela, Bob and Carol Raymond
Bill3540 (Liz and Bill Caskey)
BobandLee
Bonzie1 (Georgie)
Charwac1 (Charlene)
dalemm
DisneyPinDiva (Leslie)
Ennisb (Bryan Ennis)
fast43 (Scott Brode)
Hygiene99 (Peter)
Kathy Wallman
Kay B. Russell (Kay and Harry)
Kellib36 (Kelli)
Kim McBride
Mickey&JoshNut (Elaine and Mom)
Moocow 35 (Robin)
Q's My Princess (Laurie)
SandraLee (Sandra)
Scott H (Scott and Lynn)
Seaulater (Linda Neeley)
Steve Martin (airtime247)
TAP and DAP (Tom and Diana)
videogal1 (Lynda)

I'll go ahead and post my address for sending photos, video, etc. I'll post again once the cruise is over, either to this thread, the "live from" thread, or a new one. Don't forget that I can handle most any media. Still photos are fine, VHS tapes are fine, digital casssettes are fine.

Jen Stamey
407 East 90th Street
Apt. 8
New York, NY 10128

[NejTheLion]

Forgot to add Chris Arnold (IslandHap) to the DVD list. Got your message!

[JenKatt]

Is someone planning a single location where we can post announcements or changes to planned events? Just curious...

Linda will be making mini navigators for us. They'll be distributed as needed. I think

[JenKatt]

YOU get the gold star on the forehead award for today!!!
No wonder you ARE so smart- you are a nurse :goodvibes

I wish I could take credit for it, but can't. Jeff found our 2 cruises ago they fit. He wishes he was as smart as a nurse. He changed his first baby diaper today. I thought he was going to die.

[challada]

So who is in 2626 or 2628? Those are our rooms right after you...would have probably been close to where we were going to be if we had stuck w/you guys on the 14 day....

Have loads of fun all of you! We'll be thinking about you.

[icunurse_celeste]

I wish I could take credit for it, but can't. Jeff found our 2 cruises ago they fit. He wishes he was as smart as a nurse. He changed his first baby diaper today. I thought he was going to die.


Tell him that I get to change adults in diapers....he won't mind the nice little baby poop so much.

[JenKatt]

Tell him that I get to change adults in diapers....he won't mind the nice little baby poop so much.

Sad thing, there was no poop, just pee. He was as green and an irishman can be.

[LITTLEKID58]

I Finally caught up again with everyone's posts :goodvibes

OKAY... now about Airborne... and Friendships!!!

There are those who like orange, :earsboy: while others like lime. :earboy2:
They don't taste the same, BUT they both work just fine. :teeth:
It's a personal preference. Don't even ask why. :confused3
Just hurry and get some. The sooner you buy
The germs will all run. Yes, they'll all go away.
So, go out right now... really, please don't delay.
ALL of us must be healthy. We've waited SO LONG.
Through all of these posts, we've been singing our song.
"We're taking the MAGIC from the EAST to the WEST" :Pinkbounc
Our journey's the FIRST one. We're almost obsessed
With Walmart, and Jammies, and flipflops with lights. :rotfl2:
Our friendships have helped us to all reach new heights.
May 14th is coming. The day will be here.
We'll all see each other and send up a cheer. :jumping1:
I for one am quite greatful for all my new friends.
This journey we've started, through time will transend. :lovestruc

See everyone soon! :wave2:


Georgie I like this alot... you hit it correctly

Liz

[jragland]

Hey all....Just a quick note before bedtime..

Finished work this evening..until the first phone call tomorrow! Leaving at 6:50am in the morning.

Happy and safe travels to all of you.

Don't know if they have internet access at Ron Jons but if they do I will check in when we get there.

This has been a ball following all of your posts...even If I haven't posted alot it's made this cruise much more special. Looking forward to seeing all of you somewhere..at the hotel, in the parking lot, in the security line, at the buffet, at the sailaway..somewhere.

See you on the boat folks....I really think this will be a vacation that will be remembered for years to come. Thanks again to all of you....
Jim

[LITTLEKID58]

Good Morning everyone.......

I know too early it is 2:00 here but could not sleep... :cool1: :cool1:

My husband tells me I am going to need a vacation from this vacation........LOL

Liz

[webray]

2:20 here and I am up too. Guess the dogs know they go to the kennel this morning as they are all wide awake and ready to go. Might as well finish packing, there won't be anymore sleeping tonight.

[webray]

or should I say this morning.... :rotfl2:

[LITTLEKID58]

I have a feeling none of us can sleep...............LOL..............

[webray]

:cool1: I think you are right Liz. We can't wait to leave!

[LITTLEKID58]

I have a feeling we all are going to get to the port early... with all the excitement...

Looking forward to it so we can meet everyone


Liz

[rcostello1]

I am done packing. The clothes were pretty quick, it's everything else that will take forever. I have a few things in a box that we need to take...binoculars, snorkel goggles, etc. Have to find a safe home for them to fly in, then I'm done.

Having a problem figuring out where to put my litho tube...

I sooooo hope we don't all have to be strip searched with SSSS on our boarding passes since we are flying one way. I will not be happy if that happens.

Waiting for 3 more hours then I can check in for our flight. I guess no sleep tonight, good thing noting big at work...

[auntrenae]

Kay,

Yes, he did share with me... popcorn is our favorite treat!

Are you coming by PORS before heading to the port? I'd like that if you have time... I'll be there till 2 today. BTW, my nametag may say Nadine unless they have my new one today...

Renae

[auntrenae]

Randall,

I'm going to look in my notes and see if you are right, then I'll know if you would steer me wrong, lol! Lemon-Lime it is.

thanks everybody,
Renae

[auntrenae]

Jen,

Sorry, I don't have that kind of clout! I sure wish I did... Illuminations is my 2nd favorite right after Wishes. It's hard to beat hearing all those great Walt quotes while that show is going on... Good luck, maybe someone will have a heart and do it, who knows?

Renae

[ashleydoc]

well we are at the Airport now waiting for our flight to the US.
Couldnt resist a last look at the Boards.

Will be at the Embasssy Suites tonight and tomorrow night

Ashley and Karen

[ashleydoc]

I couldnt sleep last night either

Ashley

[auntrenae]

Georgie,

I nominate you as our official songwriter for this cruise! You should write for an advertizing company or maybe Hallmark... Good job!

Renae

[auntrenae]

Scott,

I'll be watching for you, Lynn, Ken and Shari. Can't wait to meet you!

Renae

[auntrenae]

Well everybody,

Some of us still have to go to work, but at least I get a chance to meet some Dis'ers today... talk to you tonight!

Renae

[Hygiene99]

Have a great time At Work !! how bad Can it be ?

Making Dreams Come true ..
And powdered sugar....


LOL



IM up told jenn we could have make the 6 am flight..

[BobandLee]

Good Morning Everyone.
One last work day! :cool1:
Then manic packing.
Will leave Indy in the morning, hopefully before the thunderstorms.
Florida by noon.

Have a great day.

[Hygiene99]

aka Captain Jolly Mon Morgan.............Bobandlee

I posted the phone number requested several pages back..

Peter

[bettemom]

Peter & Jen....MJ sends hugs...

See you tomorrow in Mickey land. :banana: :banana: :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Bette

[SandraLee]

She has my old one, too! I'm in 6050. Hope she gets this.



Oh dear! Has Kara left yet? She must have my old stateroom number on the tag list! Thanks to Peter, I am now in 6140......

Robin

[JenKatt]

Insomnia strikes again. Bad thing I have to work all night!

So we managed to book all of our dinners (group and single) at Palo's the same day and group and single tea. All of our stuff planned is front loaded in the beginning of the trip as well...
That's what I get for just making our calendar up last night

[krdisneybound]

Hi:

Won't come by today - tomorrow morning tho. We'll be there somewhere in the area of 9:30 - 10.

Couldn't get an extra room at the last minute.

Can't wait.

k


Kay,

Yes, he did share with me... popcorn is our favorite treat!

Are you coming by PORS before heading to the port? I'd like that if you have time... I'll be there till 2 today. BTW, my nametag may say Nadine unless they have my new one today...

Renae

[krdisneybound]

WOW - slept again last night. I better start waking up early so that I can get on Deck 9 for that hot chocolate early.

BUT I woke up with a stuffy head - couching and aching all over. I think I caught it from Renae. Will be taking "AIRBORNE" is a few minutes. This isn't nice.

Going to do it now. My bones ache and ache. Aspirin will help also.

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING..................... very sad here

[bonzie1]

2 more days for us... please forgive me... BUT I'd like another week to get ready :rotfl2: I've looked forward to this for SO LONG (just like everyone else :goodvibes ) and now it's close to being robbed away. I've taken today off to get things done. I really need tomorrow off too, but work wants me to come in since I'll be away for 2 weeks. :crazy:

Joe didn't want to leave me this morning, 'cause I lost it on him. Didn't mean to, but just happened.

ON A HAPPY NOTE... found a red dress last night for formal night (not fancy... but it fits) YIPEE!!! :Pinkbounc Slowly, but surely, we'll make it.

TO THE SOON TO BE FAMOUS DIVING FOURSOME!!! HAVE FUN!!! If anyone is there, PLEASE take a picture!!!

Thanks for the thoughts on the poem. :goodvibes I needed to do something positive and constructive this week. You've all helped me with that! Yes, I got all teary eyed as I wrote... ;)

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE!!! :jumping1:

Oh A QUESTION to anyone who is still here!
Postcards... foreign ports... how do we mail them? Does the Magic have foreign stamps... must we find a post office? Do we just wait til we get to LA to mail them!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[krdisneybound]

Good morning, Georgie

OM Gosh - you have a talent - must use it - That was beautiful. I can't think of things like that -

[krdisneybound]

UCK - JUST TOOK THE POP POP FIZZ FIZZ - AIRBORNE

just thought of it as bad orange juice and down it went - but if it works it sure is worth it

Hopefully - now I wil feel better shortly. - ache ache all over

[krdisneybound]

Bill: sent you a PM

[bonzie1]

Thanks so much for the kind words Kay... please take that Airborne (I just finished mine) doing loads of wash, then ironing, then sending returns to HSN + QVC :rotfl2:

Bought a new printer last night to get the luggage tags printed... no luck :guilty: I am thinking there is something wrong with Print Shop version 20, or the new printer... Hey, cant complain though. The printer was $30 and included the ink which normally costs $50! :rotfl: Don't know if we'll pull the printing off, but that's on the list!

SAFE TRAVELS TO ALL... ENJOY THOSE EARLY DAYS AT WDW!!! :goodvibes

[bonzie1]

BILL!!!

Thanks for the transfers!!! Got them early this week. I appreciate you doing this! :cheer2:

Hope you're all well, and ready to go.
See you soon!
Georgie

[moocow35]

2 more days for us... please forgive me... BUT I'd like another week to get ready :rotfl2: I've looked forward to this for SO LONG (just like everyone else :goodvibes ) and now it's close to being robbed away. I've taken today off to get things done. I really need tomorrow off too, but work wants me to come in since I'll be away for 2 weeks. :crazy:

Joe didn't want to leave me this morning, 'cause I lost it on him. Didn't mean to, but just happened.

ON A HAPPY NOTE... found a red dress last night for formal night (not fancy... but it fits) YIPEE!!! :Pinkbounc Slowly, but surely, we'll make it.

TO THE SOON TO BE FAMOUS DIVING FOURSOME!!! HAVE FUN!!! If anyone is there, PLEASE take a picture!!!

Thanks for the thoughts on the poem. :goodvibes I needed to do something positive and constructive this week. You've all helped me with that! Yes, I got all teary eyed as I wrote... ;)

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE!!! :jumping1:

Oh A QUESTION to anyone who is still here!
Postcards... foreign ports... how do we mail them? Does the Magic have foreign stamps... must we find a post office? Do we just wait til we get to LA to mail them!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:



Georgie! Good morning! Oh please don't lose it :goodvibes I stayed home today as well, I have WAY too much to get done.

I always mail postcards from everywhere we go. DCL will have the location of the Post Office in each port in the special navigator for that port. There is usually always a map with the location.

Have a great day everyone! I can't believe tomorrow at this time I will be at the airport!

Robin

[moocow35]

WOW - slept again last night. I better start waking up early so that I can get on Deck 9 for that hot chocolate early.

BUT I woke up with a stuffy head - couching and aching all over. I think I caught it from Renae. Will be taking "AIRBORNE" is a few minutes. This isn't nice.

Going to do it now. My bones ache and ache. Aspirin will help also.

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING..................... very sad here


Oh Kay :sad2: I hope you feel better right away! All of you getting sick makes me feel like I should drink some airborne "just in case"

Robin

[icunurse_celeste]

Okay, I think I'm packed. I've had four hours of sleep.

I still have a paper to finish and I need to organize our documents and my school stuff. I will be completing our sail away gifts on the ship...

I think I will be purchasing a printer in Florida- my "travel" printer got kicked out for clothing and shoes- both of which I have too much of. I'm tempted to go down and force myself to remove three pairs of shoes and three outfits.....

[bonzie1]

Okay, I think I'm packed. I've had four hours of sleep.

I still have a paper to finish and I need to organize our documents and my school stuff. I will be completing our sail away gifts on the ship...

I think I will be purchasing a printer in Florida- my "travel" printer got kicked out for clothing and shoes- both of which I have too much of. I'm tempted to go down and force myself to remove three pairs of shoes and three outfits.....

Wow Celeste! Hope you got enough sleep last night!!! Sounds like you're busy too!!! A paper too!!! GOSH! GOOD LUCK!

Today is my CRUNCH day!!! off to make the bed! :goodvibes

[bonzie1]

Georgie! Good morning! Oh please don't lose it :goodvibes I stayed home today as well, I have WAY too much to get done.

I always mail postcards from everywhere we go. DCL will have the location of the Post Office in each port in the special navigator for that port. There is usually always a map with the location.

Have a great day everyone! I can't believe tomorrow at this time I will be at the airport!

Robin


ROBIN!!! Happy Crunch Day!!! Hope you get LOTS done! When we meet I hope I say Hi Robin... and not Hi Moocow35! :rotfl2:

Thanks again for handling those pins! :goodvibes

I'm putting on my rose colored glasses today! I'm raelly going to cruise through the Panama Canal!!! YIPEE :3dglasses

P.S. Thanks for the info on the post offices! :)

[krdisneybound]

Good morning, Celeste - no work today. YEA YEA

Georgie: Go take your pop pop fizz fizz - I did nad it better work

am sitting here doing the b/day wishes and then have to get up and get ready to get the rental car - of I have to get dressed first.

Most importantly, I have to pick up my g/baby today around 3:30 or so and keep her for a few hours since I won't see her for over two weeks.

That will be hard - love that child to death. She doesn't know I'll be gone - that is the sad part..... boo hoo

[Hygiene99]

http://www.disneydreamer.com/walt/walt-piano-wr.jpg
Final Edition
What's Going On.
Precruise Going On's
Winotracy = Help Wanted , Share your opinion !!
Here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8478079&postcount=11634)
Bettemom = Mazatlan Orphanages , Full Story HERE. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8369652&postcount=9537) We Would Like Your donation.

KAY = The Calendar, Kay is putting it all together...this will be good to have..
To view click Here. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8536209&postcount=12634) This is It.. last one..

UPDATED LISTS
SandraLee = Official Excursion List Maker! Like to See Who is going with you?
Castaway Cay: List. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=7885056&postcount=5837)
Curacao: List. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=7885056&postcount=5837) Mazatlan: list. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=7885203&postcount=5839) . Acapulco: List. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=7885237&postcount=5840). Cabo San Lucas: List. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=7885365&postcount=5842)

Jeff & Jen = WEBSITE, List of people Going & Photo's.. MASTER LIST.. (http://www.tiggerfan.net/canal/)

Jeff & Jen = See where we are Stayying Click here . (http://www.tiggerfan.net/canal/deckplans.html)

Jeff, Jen & TDC Nala = T Shirt Design's
Suggested a while back that we wear our"Repo This" shirts on Embarkation day. and our "All I got was this lousy t-shirt" on Debarkation day.

Cotomom = Iron On Patches..

Moocow35 = Pins, Limited Edition Design To About 500.. Thank You John And Susan..

Moocow35 = Extra pins available for latecomers,

Scott H. = PreCruise Get Together Saratoga Springs Resort, Wine & Cheese Meet. Friday May 13, 2005, at 4:00PM Room number Here.. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8562498&postcount=13314)

VideoGal1 = 5/13/05 Airport Hyatt Dinner Meet.

Q's My Princess List of Pirate Names

EnnisB = THE CHAT ROOM Get There Click Here (http://disney.ennis.tv/Disney%20Chat.htm)

What's Happening Onboard
SAILAWAY GIFTS & SUCH

*Two Meet's scheduled, Deck 10 at 3 pm, and the Deck 10 Sailaway Party.

Disneydreamer8 = Sailaway Party List, .
See the Current list. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8537007&postcount=12643)

Epcotkilterfan / Debbie = Fish extenders, 1 per cabin.

Icunurse_ Celeste = My Sailaway gift, will go to the fishes....Pirate Stuff.

Juli = little bookmark/clips and sunglass holders for everyone at the sailaway.

Auntrenae = Sailaway Gift, Bookmarks, At Sailaway party..

Sailor-Of-Panama = Sailaway Gift, Custom Printed tin's Of Disney Mints. To Be delivered to Your Fish...

Cinderelly516 & Airtime247 = Sailaway gift To Be delivered To Your Fish, DCl Cookbook. One Per Cabin.

Jeff & Jen = Door Magnets, Gift to all.

Wrabitdad = Surprise Gift Bag, At Sailaway..

Spros = Sailaway Gift.

Bonzie 1 = Sailaway Gift,Luggage Tag's

MyFairyGodMother = Sailaway Gift.

i12go2wdw, nyccajun, DVCminnie and Disney Deamer8 = Putting together Gift Bags for the Sailaway party.

Scott H. & Lynn = cruise Sailaway Gift.

Q's MY Princess & Prince Charming = Sailaway Gift, Pirate Night door magnets,

AshleyDoc = We are bringing some small souvenirs of London to give out at the 3pm Sailaway.

WebRay = Surprise Gift, To be Delivered to Your Fish.

LittleKid58 = Sailaway Gift, Bottles of bubbles..

MEB51 = Bringing small bottles of bubbles to the sail-away party at 3:00 Pm.

Tap & Dap = Sailaway Gift, Sandal Key chain.

LITTLEKID58 = Bringing Mardi Gras Beads. for the Sailaway.

Cotomom, 3DAN & rcostello1 = A Sailaway Gift

ShellofclearH20 = Special Surprise at Sailaway Party.

TADsMommy =Surprises for everyone at the Sailaway.

Moocow35 = Surprise at Sailaway..

First Timers =Gifts to share at the Sail aways, and Special Plastic Wine glasses for the Wine tasting party.

VideoGal1 & Cash = Sailaway goodies.

Mickey & Joshnut = Sailaway Gift, making special customized lifesavers wrappers.

Janis = Sailaway Gift, mini flashlight keychains.

BriSully = Button Sailaway gift.

Karaeric, AZpirates, Seaulater, Kpros / Spros, DisneyPinDiva, Scott H., Hygiene99, BobandLee and WebmasterRegina. =
Name Badge's / Lanyard Give Away.

Kellib36 =Glow necklaces As Sailaway Gift. To be used on one of the Deck party night's.

Planned Events

SEAULATER = THE FAREWELL, BANNER, ADIOS PORT CANAVERAL SIGN..

Scott H. = Castaway Cay Snorkle meet Adult Beach. Sunday May 15, 2005, at 11:00AM

Karaeric = Wine Tasting, Monday, May 16th
Time: 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Sponsored By :Dreams Unlimited Travel. :drinking1
BYOW, Folks are Bringing Regional Wines and there favorites for others to taste. Limited to Children of Legal Drinking age

Mickey & Joshnut / Elaine = The Official Disney DisBoard Jammie Breakfast, 5/17 @ 8 am.

Danicaw = High Tea List . On Board the Magic, Tuesday, May 17th - 3:30PM - 4:00PM

kellib36 = Palo Brunch, "other-than-private-room" Sat. . May 21, 10 a.m.

Seaulater = Palo Brunch / Private Room Sat. May 21, 10 a.m.

Seaulater = Linked Dining Main Seating

Airtime247 = LATE Dining Linked Reservations.

THE DIS LUNCH = This will be held on Friday May 27th @ Noon Location Parrot Cay I Think ?

WEBRAY = Cigars & Spirits Get Together. Enjoy a Good Cigar or a Stiff Belt. Then Come Meet BOB and others at the Get together. Time to Be Announced...Watch the Dis Navigator for this..Cigars and Spirits to be Provided.

TDC Nala = The Book Exchange, 5/19 & 5/24.,

Seaulater =Scrapbook Meet, Tuesday 5/17 12:30 - 1:30 . What do I need to Bring here ?.. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8400262&postcount=10237)

Bettemom = Scrapbook Gift Exchange $20.00 value, 5/17

Bettemom = Counted Cross Stitch Class, Learning Kit to be provided

ImprovGal = Coming soon to an "at sea" day near you -- "Cruise Line Is It Anyway? (Improviseational Comedy)"

Tink33 = Walks around the deck, workout in the gym, swimming, dancing at the deck parties - every bit of exercise means more chocolate souffle. And I will think of a reward program for those that join us. pm if intrested. All levels of fitness are welcome. Official Name of Group.
Ready to Exercise Phor Overindulging.. :banana:

Mvlmeco * = Weight - Loss Mates.

Karaeric = TAG GAME.:
See them for details..

Hygiene99 = Group photo, Will arrange for Disney Photographer on a Sea day, Probably in Atrium

Hygiene99 = Group Photo to be taken on Pirate Night 5/23, Time to be announced with all of us dressed up in our pirate clothing. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee Will Be requested to Join us. Group photo to be taken right in front of Lumiere's.

Scott H. = STARGAZING 5/20 ..

Seaulater = Donald (DUCKY) WILLIAMS, Pin and Card Presentation..

Seaulater = Disboard Navigator. The Navigator To Be Made and delivered to everyone's "fish"

Stateroom Volunteers = Volunteer's To Post, The DIS Navigator That Will Be published each Day By Seaulater, Will contain What is Going on Each Day with The Dis Events. To Be posted on these stateroom doors. also maybe needed for 1 or 2 Special delivery's Zazu's Crew = Ennisb / Son = Deck 8, Videogal1 = Deck 7,AZ Pirates = deck 6, MyFairyGodmother = deck 5, I12go2wdw/ Jordan = Deck 2,

Seaulater = The List of Special Events. Will Be printed on the Dis Navagator,

KaraEric = Rotary Club,

DisneyPinDiva = Pin Trading 5/21 @1:30 p.m. in Promenade Lounge.

HMRGANG = List of Teens, OK - I will volunteer to coordinate a list of "tweeners"

ACA PORT AUTHORITY / Roberto = The "Great Acapulco Polo Shirt Race" 5/23

Kpros = The Scavenger Hunt,10am - 12pm on Sunday, May 22nd! Promenade Lounge.

WRH3MD = Poker & Other games..

KPROS = ATV Tour in Cabo 9am tour. 9 am

Waltjr. = The Entrepreneurs ( on the Panama Western cruise. 5/16 @ 10:00

KRDisneyBound = A Progressive Disser, Stateroom Tours 5/ 16 @1pm.
CASH & Linda = Training session, for Cash at stateroom 7136, after lunch on May 24th ..

After Our Cruise Has Ended.
APHOENIX = Help With Shipping When You Arrive in Ca. Get info Here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8292786&postcount=8248)

Videogal1 = The Price Is Right. Trip See a taping of the Show. May 31.

NejTheLion = I was thinking about offering to put together a DVD of the cruise - collecting photos and possibly video footage from the cruisers afterwards, making some music videos, slideshows, etc. already having done quite a few for assorted family functions. I can make them all spiffy Nothing that needs to be decided now - just wondering if that's something any of you might be interested in... Email Here Just Click. (nejthelion@earthlink.net)... latest info Here.. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=8563271&postcount=13343)

:cloud9:"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."—Walt Disney .. 3*:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm)
:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm) :cloud9: (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=6633919&postcount=3) :cloud9: :cloud9::cloud9:

[meb51]

I have four suitcases and two overnight bags covering the floors of my living room. We're spreading clothes out for four of us in each of those bags so that if one bag gets lost, there is not one person out all of their clothes. Problem is, I can't remember what I've packed for which person in which bag. Someone will most likely get to the ship without some of their essentials. :cool1: I envy those of you who are all packed. I always have visions of my being packed the day before the ship and wind up still cramming things in suitcases with 5 minutes to go. :rotfl:

Hope all of you who haven't left already have good weather to travel and that your trip to the port is stress-free. :)

Marie

[krdisneybound]

Whoa: Like that pic of Walt leaning on the piano. Not sure if have seen that one beore. thanks for that this morning.

Last update - thanks for it so much. Am printing it out now.

Have the last mini calendar printed out also, if anyone wants at anytime onboard.

[bonzie1]

THANKS FOR THE FINAL PRE-CRUISE EDITION PETER!!!

NOW... OFF YOU GO!!! :Pinkbounc

ENJOY!

[Hygiene99]

:cloud9:"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."—Walt Disney .. 3*:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm)
:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm) :cloud9: (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=6633919&postcount=3) :cloud9: :cloud9::cloud9:



We Are out of here....... Peace out and Safe travels to All...

Peter and Jenn.....

[bonzie1]

Wow... did anyone notice there are a LOT more fonts and colors to choose from on the dropdowns... GREAT!!! :banana:

[2canadianfans]

Sore throat up north here also..must be from lack of sleep..thanks again to everyone for all their help in making this such a great site..we leave in am 0600hrs ..heading to airport Hyatt..hope everyone feels better soon..safe travels..sharon and j.m

[ennisb]

Safe trip, can't wait to meet you on Saturday

[videogal1]

Oh A QUESTION to anyone who is still here!
Postcards... foreign ports... how do we mail them? Does the Magic have foreign stamps... must we find a post office? Do we just wait til we get to LA to mail them!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:


In the past DCL has not provided foreign port stamps...only Castaway Cay, where you still have to get to the Post Office to buy stamps and mail postcards...

I'm looking for a solution to this problem, too. Most foreign ports are not too accessible and forget taxis and Cash, the Wonder Dog...

Last December one of the nearby stateroom residents took my postcards with theirs to mail...and also picked up some at each port where I could not find a postcard seller. Every time they bought postcards they picked up a few extra for me in case I couldn't get some...especially for the excursions I couldn't take because of no scooter access...Nice people. Holland America, on the other hand, had stamps, local postcards for each port visited and would mail postcards for you...Well, DCL?

[rcostello1]

I am *not* going to socialize with ANY of you people unless you get your health together. Face mask and rubber gloves were NOT on my packing list!

One of you nurses out there need to bring a few hundred for us at the sailaway party. :rotfl2:

ooooooooooh a top....perhaps my last for this thread? who knows!

[bonzie1]

I am *not* going to socialize with ANY of you people unless you get your health together. Face mask and rubber gloves were NOT on my packing list!

One of you nurses out there need to bring a few hundred for us at the sailaway party. :rotfl2:

ooooooooooh a top....perhaps my last for this thread? who knows!


Isn't it awful that so many of us are fighting to stay well! I am thinking of visiting the doctor's as Airborne is just not cutting it this time :guilty:

STAY WELL!

[moocow35]

In the past DCL has not provided foreign port stamps...only Castaway Cay, where you still have to get to the Post Office to buy stamps and mail postcards...

I'm looking for a solution to this problem, too. Most foreign ports are not too accessible and forget taxis and Cash, the Wonder Dog...

Last December one of the nearby stateroom residents took my postcards with theirs to mail...and also picked up some at each port where I could not find a postcard seller. Every time they bought postcards they picked up a few extra for me in case I couldn't get some...especially for the excursions I couldn't take because of no scooter access...Nice people. Holland America, on the other hand, had stamps, local postcards for each port visited and would mail postcards for you...Well, DCL?


Lynda, Aimee and I would be more than happy to pick up, mail, etc.. for you. As long as there is a Post Office that we can find at the ports, we are going there anyway. We can talk more about this at dinner on Saturday!

Robin

[kaylin]

WOW! Is there really people still lurking around other than me? I am still at work :sad2: Very tired today, I could not sleep one bit...just tooooo excited :earseek: My Dr. has been sick, so we have'nt seen patients since Mon. At least I'll get outta here early today! :moped: I have been taking my Echnechia (I can't spell it)! And I have been drinking my EmergenC vitamen drink. I have also been forcing the Echnechia upon my DH. It's like trying to give a dog a pill. Practically had to sit on him. I guess I should have rolled it in a piece of meat :rotfl2: or maybe in a Coors Light ;) Hope everyone has a great trip!

Kimberly

[moocow35]

I am *not* going to socialize with ANY of you people unless you get your health together. Face mask and rubber gloves were NOT on my packing list!

One of you nurses out there need to bring a few hundred for us at the sailaway party. :rotfl2:

ooooooooooh a top....perhaps my last for this thread? who knows!


Oh I hear you loud and clear on this one! I am bringing my Purell, alcohol wipes, and lysol wipes. Aimee thinks I am nuts, but the first thing I do when I enter my stateroom is wipe down and disinfect all surfaces (like the phone and tv remote) You just never know who was in there before you! Yes, I am a germ phobic :rotfl:

Robin

[krdisneybound]

Wow... did anyone notice there are a LOT more fonts and colors to choose from on the dropdowns... GREAT!!! :banana:


I don't see anything new - I see what has been there.........

Wow - now I need to pay more attention - what is new????

[cotomom]

HI guys! :wave2:

I'm here too... Just way busy yesterday going to D'land with family for Blake's 6th birthday. Had a GREAT time, but it was VERY crowded... Went on the new Buzz Lightyear ride, very cool, and new to us Winnie the Pooh, very cute.

Got me in the mood for a cruise. I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready... :banana:

BUT, we're on United on Friday too... :sad2: Have a back up plan in place - but that would entail MANY hours in MANY airports...

Kendra

[icunurse_celeste]

I took my son to school for his last day of kindergarten- his teacher cried. So sad.

I just cancelled my appointment for my manicure and pedicure- hopefully I will be able to do them on the ship- EARLY

[moocow35]

:cloud9:"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."—Walt Disney .. 3*:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm)
:cloud9: (http://www.disneydreamer.com/WDtribute.htm) :cloud9: (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=6633919&postcount=3) :cloud9: :cloud9::cloud9:



We Are out of here....... Peace out and Safe travels to All...

Peter and Jenn.....


Thank you Peter for the final edition, it had me in tears! Safe travels for you and Jen. Enjoy your very special day tomorrow, and we will see you at Grills!

Robin

[webray]

Okay, I think I'm packed. I've had four hours of sleep.

I still have a paper to finish and I need to organize our documents and my school stuff. I will be completing our sail away gifts on the ship...

I think I will be purchasing a printer in Florida- my "travel" printer got kicked out for clothing and shoes- both of which I have too much of. I'm tempted to go down and force myself to remove three pairs of shoes and three outfits.....


:rotfl2: I was just thinking the same thing..something has to go from the luggage..lol. :rotfl2:

[webray]

In the past DCL has not provided foreign port stamps...only Castaway Cay, where you still have to get to the Post Office to buy stamps and mail postcards...

I'm looking for a solution to this problem, too. Most foreign ports are not too accessible and forget taxis and Cash, the Wonder Dog...

Last December one of the nearby stateroom residents took my postcards with theirs to mail...and also picked up some at each port where I could not find a postcard seller. Every time they bought postcards they picked up a few extra for me in case I couldn't get some...especially for the excursions I couldn't take because of no scooter access...Nice people. Holland America, on the other hand, had stamps, local postcards for each port visited and would mail postcards for you...Well, DCL?

We have had good luck with postcards and mailing from different ports.we ask in the postcard shops (trinket places) and they usually sell stamps right there...then they direct us to a mailbox.

[bonzie1]

I don't see anything new - I see what has been there.........

Wow - now I need to pay more attention - what is new????

Kay,

Maybe it's my machine... When I reply to a message and select color, I now see TONS of choices to choose from... before today, I did not.

I never had this color from the drop down or this one or this one

Again... it might just be my machine...

Just called for a doctor's appointment... they had a cancellation. It's for 5:00.

[icunurse_celeste]

:rotfl2: I was just thinking the same thing..something has to go from the luggage..lol. :rotfl2:


I tried to remove some shoes- I put them back in....and I have 10 pairs :rotfl:

[krdisneybound]

I tried to remove some shoes- I put them back in....and I have 10 pairs :rotfl:


10 pairs - will you share with everyone else??

I only have two feet -how you gonna wear them all :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[bonzie1]

I tried to remove some shoes- I put them back in....and I have 10 pairs :rotfl:

Is that including your blinkie flops too? WOW! :rotfl2:

[Tink33]

I don't know how I am going to be ready in time. I have had obstacle after obstacle this week. At one point I told my DH that it would be so much easier to just skip the cruise so that I could stay home to take care of my sick son (severe asthma), attend jury duty and work (person who was to cover for me is not doing it now). His response, "You have to go. You made all of those gifts, bought the shirts and we met all of those people at dinner on Saturday!" No mention of money, the planning for over a year, or the fact that I have worked for over a year straight with no day off from work. I hope to see you all on Saturday.

[bettemom]

:flower:

We'll get along just fine...my daughter calls me "Imelda" :rotfl: :rotfl:

Bette

[krdisneybound]

Went to pick up our rental car from Hertz

They could not find a reservation - BUT EVENTUALLY we did - someone had us as pick up ------ get this --------THE DATE AFTER THE CRUISE - NOW WOULD I RENT THE CAR AFTER WE CRUISE.......... NOT NOT

But we found it and as an added plus, they only are charging us for a one day's rental instead of two

So, we are starting off in a good way - So I left a happy camper from Hertz
(glad I am a #1 member - maybe that helped) :cool1: :cool1: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[krdisneybound]

:flower:

We'll get along just fine...my daughter calls me "Imelda" :rotfl: :rotfl:

Bette


Bette: that's so funny you said that - I was gonna call Celeste "Imelda Marcus" but didn't - but now I will

MS. IMELDA MARCUS - take some shoes out - just keep the flippy floppy flashy thingies.................

[bonzie1]

I don't know how I am going to be ready in time. I have had obstacle after obstacle this week. At one point I told my DH that it would be so much easier to just skip the cruise so that I could stay home to take care of my sick son (severe asthma), attend jury duty and work (person who was to cover for me is not doing it now). His response, "You have to go. You made all of those gifts, bought the shirts and we met all of those people at dinner on Saturday!" No mention of money, the planning for over a year, or the fact that I have worked for over a year straight with no day off from work. I hope to see you all on Saturday.

Oh How sorry I am you're facing all of this! DH + I actually discussed not going. He never brought up the $ either... I had this past week all planned on how I was going to finish up... one can never plan for obstacles... or for so many of them. I wanted everything perfect. Now it looks like, if I make the ship at all, that will be my miracle! Celeste, what size shoes do you wear? Maybe an event should have been for a clothes swap so we each wouldn't have worried about all these outfits :rotfl2:

Hang in there... Sending prayers for your son, and for your family. :goodvibes Once we get there, the weights will fall off.

Georgie

[Janis]

:flower:

We'll get along just fine...my daughter calls me "Imelda" :rotfl: :rotfl:

Bette


:wave: Add me to the list of 'Imeldas'. I think Rebecca is one, too. We should get a group photo!

I am trying to be good. I have ten pair packed including my blinkie flip flops and boots for my pirate costume.


Jan

[mvlmeco]

Oh I hear you loud and clear on this one! I am bringing my Purell, alcohol wipes, and lysol wipes. Aimee thinks I am nuts, but the first thing I do when I enter my stateroom is wipe down and disinfect all surfaces (like the phone and tv remote) You just never know who was in there before you! Yes, I am a germ phobic :rotfl:

Robin

Robin...as a Norwalk vet, I wish you well. It's a very nasty little bug feels like your worst hangover with a fever. I did the Purell thing and wiped down everything... the truth is your more likely to get it in the airport or on the plane. Makes me tempted to don surg garb and gloves, and hemostat extensions.

8hr, 2min, 21 sec

[icunurse_celeste]

Is that including your blinkie flops too? WOW! :rotfl2:

Okay, now I'm feeling guilty- I better go remove some- I just wont match

[DisneyDreamer8]

:wave: Add me to the list of 'Imeldas'. I think Rebecca is one, too. We should get a group photo!

I am trying to be good. I have ten pair packed including my blinkie flip flops and boots for my pirate costume.


Jan

Yup Yup...another Imelda checking in... :crazy: 10 pairs here too!

[angelaj]

Oh I hear you loud and clear on this one! I am bringing my Purell, alcohol wipes, and lysol wipes. Aimee thinks I am nuts, but the first thing I do when I enter my stateroom is wipe down and disinfect all surfaces (like the phone and tv remote) You just never know who was in there before you! Yes, I am a germ phobic :rotfl:

Robin

I'm right there with you, Robin. That's the first thing I do when I check into a room is wipe everything down. Don't forget the pulls on all the drawers, and light switches, and doorknobs!

I'm getting worried with all these sick people. If I keep my distance and refuse to shake hands or hug anyone, that's why! I'm not being anti-social, I just don't want to get sick!!!

[icunurse_celeste]

Okay, now I'm feeling guilty- I better go remove some- I just wont match


When you see me wearing my birkenstocks on formal night- you will all feel guilty!

[icunurse_celeste]

Okay,
I'm off boards until tomorrow- when I send my assignment in....from Florida.

I will be at Pop- room is under Celeste Calabro- if anyone needs me.

Now Scott can FBI me... :cool1:

[Scott H]

Lynn is running around the room here at SSR with her blinkie Flippy Floppy thingies flashing away.

OK to get to Room 3225 is pretty simple. Ask for directions at the Security Kiosk, if you are diving - As you enter SSR and are driving towards the main group of buildings, the center of the resort (spa, pool, check in etc will be on your right, you will drive past the main pool area (it will be on your right) and there will be a bus stop on your left, continue ahead and turn left into the first parking lot on your left. The building we are in is part of the springs, and is where rooms 3101 -3436 are located. It is directly across the road from the theater. We are on the second floor, just as you get to the top of the stairs, or exit the elevator. My cell phone number is 307-690-1235, if you need assistance. If you have a GPS the Lat and Long is N 28’ 23.195 and W 81’ 31.084. The main part of our building the green, with the ends painted blue.

Not sure we got the message set correctly on the room phone as there were no instructions as to how to set it up.

Actually slept last night, Lynn did set an alarm so I could get up and run, Sadly the alarm was set for Mountain Time, so we slept.

Met Ken and Shari and her brother for breakfast at POFQ, and then met Renae during her break. The excitement is contagious. Renae said she met Amy and Steve this morning.

Bob, yeah right train with a 100 mile person, maybe on a bike.

Deb, and anyone else please feel free o just stop by any time we will be here most of the afternoon from about 2:00 on.

Great poem Georgie. Also foreign postage must be found locally, a lot of the rubber tomahawk (tourist) shops will sell cards and stamps.

Peter and Jen Safe travels to you and everyone else.

I can not wait to hear the KALOOSH of the toilets on the ship, that is sooo cool.

Will check in tomorrow, hey we are at WDW….

Celeste will look for you guys at the Kona Cafe tomorrow morning,

[krdisneybound]

NOT MANY OF US LEFT HERE -

Looks like I will be the most undressed persons around - all these shoes and clothes - Whew - can't keep up with you guys

I'll be wearing the cold mask................

[myfairygodmother]

Yea!!!! My computer is FINALLY back up--it wasn't feeling well the last two days...

All the packing is done and I think that I have tied up all of my "loose ends" with work. I did manage to cram ten pair of shoes in my suitcases as well--very odd for me as I normally live in Birkies all summer. Add me to the new haircut list also--I had twelve inches cut off last week!!

We'll pick up the rental car in the am and start driving south. Hope to be in Canaveral before supper time.

Safe travels to all!!

Liz

[bonzie1]

Wow!!! All these shoes! I'm sure I will be out-fashioned by everyone :rotfl2: Usually I will match everything! This time, just to get on board will be a feat!

So glad to hear everyone is on their way and packed up. It sounds like there have been several mini meets already! I am taking a break for a few hours. Hoping the rest will help.

Thanks for the info on stamps! It won't make any difference if I forget my address list! :rotfl2:

[webray]

I tried to remove some shoes- I put them back in....and I have 10 pairs :rotfl:

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: Don't know if I can remove shoes..bought three more pair yesterday..omg..thank goodness I don't have time for shopping today :rotfl2:

[webray]

Okay, now I'm feeling guilty- I better go remove some- I just wont match


Don't feel guilty..I am sure there is at least 10 pair of shoes (just for me in my suitcase :rotfl: )...not sure how many Bob has..lol, but quite a few.. :banana:

[webray]

I'm right there with you, Robin. That's the first thing I do when I check into a room is wipe everything down. Don't forget the pulls on all the drawers, and light switches, and doorknobs!

I'm getting worried with all these sick people. If I keep my distance and refuse to shake hands or hug anyone, that's why! I'm not being anti-social, I just don't want to get sick!!!

We are there also..have the wipes, purell, airborne, the vi cam swabs, cold eze.., and we take echinecia every day also. Too many people out there are just more than happy to cough and sneeze all over you..yuck!

[webray]

When you see me wearing my birkenstocks on formal night- you will all feel guilty!
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :cool1: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[webray]

Getting closer. Rental car is sitting out front of the house, an hour wait in line..lol.

Now, I am off to my pedicure appt, come home and load the car.

Wow, can't believe the time is finally here. I thought I was prepared..but the last couple days have been way to hectic.

Everyone enjoy your mini-meets. Bob and I will be watching for some of you at the Radisson pool Friday afternoon, and we will definately see a few of you at Grills Friday night.

Have a great afternoon everyone!!! :flower:

Cheryl

[mikimous]

Some food for thought for those of us who are still stuck at work and will most likely endure the Rush Hour traffic on the way home....

The ship's cruising speed is 21.5 knots; its maximum speed is 24 knots. Which translates to 24.725mph and a maximum of 27.6mph.

So... as you sit in traffic tonight stressing about how slow things are moving.. just remember that in less than 48 hours your maximum speed will never even top 30 MPH and you won't have a care in the world about it!

[Regina]

I'm still here. Brought the pooch to the kennel, got my haircut, doing the last of the laundry and I need to start stuffing some suitcases. :cool1:

Sounds like our send-off is newsworthy. I understand the media will be there, as well as the CM's who want to watch the Magic begin its West Coast journey. :wave2:

[webray]

Hey..did anyone see the disney insider email featuring John Stamos and what a disney lover he was. Maybe he will be our celebrity guest on the ship. That would be nice :goodvibes

[krdisneybound]

Seems like a lot of us are leaving now and tomorrow morning. BE SAFE ON THE ROADS

See some of you tomorrow night and the rest of you Saturday a.m.

[angelaj]

Wow!!! All these shoes! I'm sure I will be out-fashioned by everyone :rotfl2: Usually I will match everything! This time, just to get on board will be a feat!

So glad to hear everyone is on their way and packed up. It sounds like there have been several mini meets already! I am taking a break for a few hours. Hoping the rest will help.

Thanks for the info on stamps! It won't make any difference if I forget my address list! :rotfl2:

Georgie - did you mean "feat" or "feet"? Ha ha! Shoes? Feet? Get it? :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Oh goodness, I need some sleep . . .

[mikimous]

NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT!

Disney Cruise Line announces that they will not have limited edition pins on board. Apparently some engineer miscalculated and the gross weight of the ship will be over the maximum for the Canal. However, it has been calculated that if they eliminate all the pins... they can just barely make it. Apparently those hub cap pins just put them over!

OKAY... JUST KIDDING...

Definitely going to be interesting watching the Magic squeeze through the canal as she is already at the maximum girth of 106 feet and the length fits by just one foot! Here's hoping they don't scratch her!

[JenKatt]

Edited - Posted as my wife again. Reposting as myself

[bonzie1]

Georgie - did you mean "feat" or "feet"? Ha ha! Shoes? Feet? Get it? :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Oh goodness, I need some sleep . . .

:rotfl2: :rotfl: :goodvibes :rotfl: :rotfl2:

[UMTerp]

Just wanted to send best wishes to the Westbound cruisers! I'll be on the Eastbound with my family. Can't wait to here all about your trip! Please keep us posted!

Bon Voyage!

UMTerp

[bonzie1]

Hey all, just finished the final update on the list. I think it is all current except for one or two pictures that I didn't get posted.


I had absolutely no idea the list would ever grow to the size it did (or I would have found a much better way to do it, trust me).

Jeff... Thanks for doing the list... I'm afraid to check it out :rotfl: Hope I'm not too far behind! ;)

Your list was a life saver.

Safe Travels!

[angelaj]

I'm down to my last couple of hours of work! Woo hoo! I can't believe trip time is here! It seemed so far away for so long, and now it's rushed up so quickly! I don't know what happened to the time!

Counting down the final hours . . . :hourglass

[krdisneybound]

Hey all, just finished the final update on the list. I think it is all current except for one or two pictures that I didn't get posted.
I had absolutely no idea the list would ever grow to the size it did (or I would have found a much better way to do it, trust me). I printed up magnets for those who did not submit information (Just to make sure no one was left out).


SUCH A TRUE STATEMENT - I think EVERYONE ON THIS SITE needs a hugh round of applause for all the work that has been done for us by everyone.

Many activities are planned and in such good order and completion. Now all we have to do is go and have a blast --

I, myself, would like to THANK EVERYONE for EVERYTHING - and I just think that our group

IS THE VERY BEST AROUND - nothing held back

http://www.jbbeans.com/auctions/Pins/castlesuperjumbo500.jpg

[Tigfanjeff]

Ok the final updates are done. I've gotten all but 1 or 2 pictures onto the list.

I had absolutely no idea the list would ever grow to the size it did (or I would have found a much better way to do it, trust me). I printed up magnets for those who did not submit information (Just to make sure no one was left out).

Tomorrow should be fun. Final packing, a quick trip to the MK to make it a kingdom to kingdom cruise and off to my dads for hopefully a bit of sleep.

I'll happily be at the port very early, complete with pirate flag, reposition this shirt and what not. Grab me in line and I'll start magnet distribution.

I have printed about a dozen copies of the master list. One will go on my stateroom door with updates, changes, upgrades, downgrades and notations of which port which disboarder got drunk and missed the ship at.

I'll hand out the other copies on a first come/first serve basis. Please do not take one unless you need it.

I'm also trying to find a small magnetic whiteboard for my stateroom door. I should have it tonight (Quick trip to target, once the lawn is mowed) and people can feel free to use that to leave me notes, comments, changes, updates etc.

Oh well. That should do it. Its been a long strange trip, and its sure been fun getting here.

[Brisully]

Jeff - Do you know what the final tally of people on the list is?? (i.e. how many??)

[DisneyDreamer8]

FIVE HOURS TO GO!!!

:hourglass

Then I am offically on VACATION!!!! Unless my boss lets me go home early :wizard:

[LITTLEKID58]

NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT!

Disney Cruise Line announces that they will not have limited edition pins on board. Apparently some engineer miscalculated and the gross weight of the ship will be over the maximum for the Canal. However, it has been calculated that if they eliminate all the pins... they can just barely make it. Apparently those hub cap pins just put them over!

OKAY... JUST KIDDING...

Definitely going to be interesting watching the Magic squeeze through the canal as she is already at the maximum girth of 106 feet and the length fits by just one foot! Here's hoping they don't scratch her!


:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[WeLuvDCL]

I can't locate a Hertz location in San Pedro on their website. Do you have contact info? Or are they just offering free shuttle?

I called them a few weeks ago (I'd like the FF miles, too) and they were more expensive.

One more day of work for me!! :badpc:

I like Enterprise also.

But we rented from Hertz. In Ft. Lauderdale to the Port and they are not charging a drop off fee in Cape Canaveral.

Then in San Pedro and dropping off in LAX, without a drop off fee. The rental with the other car rentals companys were the same as Hertz w/o the drop off fee.


Plus we will get 500 FF miles for each rental.

Using all my FF miles to travel first class to Hawaii on Sept. 27th. Can't beat flying first class on a long trip like that.

[ennisb]

Well that's it for me. I was supposed to work all day today and half of Friday but for some amazing and strange reason things just sort of worked out at the job. The new servers are being installed, blah blah blah. SO its 3pm EDT, I am home instead of at 6pm and I get to start the packing process a little eary and even get to take the kids to tennis lessons. YEA HAAA

[Tigfanjeff]

Jeff - Do you know what the final tally of people on the list is?? (i.e. how many??)

324 and 1 dog by my count.

[tap & dap]

Well finishing up the last few things at work then:

I am on Vacation

Our niece has stopped her contractions and will get to go home tonight. Hope she waits till we get back to have the baby 32 weeks now 7 1/2 months pregnant.

Safe travels to everyone traveling today. We finished packing last night after the hospital.

Our car for the airport picks us up tommorrow at 4:30 am and at Orlando by 11:00 am. YEAH

See everyone tommorrow night at Scotts.

Tom

:jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

[krdisneybound]

I can't locate a Hertz location in San Pedro on their website. Do you have contact info? Or are they just offering free shuttle?
I called them a few weeks ago (I'd like the FF miles, too) and they were more expensive.
One more day of work for me!! :badpc:

The Hertz in San Pedro area ia at 555 E. Ocean Blvd. - Suite 111. - only about 10 minutes from the Port

Their direct no. is 562-432-7973

Call the 800 - 654-3131 for any information

[bonzie1]

I share EVERYONE'S EXCITEMENT!!!

Have Fun!!! :hourglass

[krdisneybound]

I share EVERYONE'S EXCITEMENT!!!

Have Fun!!! :hourglass


SEE YOU SOON

[JenKatt]

Hey wait a minute I still have to work tonite!

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Yippee!!!!

I'm officially on vacation!!!!!!!

Tonight we will finish packing and then tomorrow we get our nails done and relax. We fly out Saturday morning.

Can't wait to meet everyone....only 2 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elaine

[seaulater]

NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT!

Disney Cruise Line announces that they will not have limited edition pins on board. Apparently some engineer miscalculated and the gross weight of the ship will be over the maximum for the Canal. However, it has been calculated that if they eliminate all the pins... they can just barely make it. Apparently those hub cap pins just put them over!

OKAY... JUST KIDDING...

Definitely going to be interesting watching the Magic squeeze through the canal as she is already at the maximum girth of 106 feet and the length fits by just one foot! Here's hoping they don't scratch her!

We were within one foot of maximum girth 2 years ago. We could touch the sides of the canal as we were going through. The workers were sooooo cool! Especially the guys in the mule trains.

[DisneyPinDiva]

Choices
The greatest challenges you’ll ever find,
Will always occur within the mind.
They’ll not be between the good and the bad,
For the bad choice will always make you sad.

But choosing between the better or less
This will cause you much more stress
For there’s many a choice with uncertain end,
And few are the moments to put them in

But of all the choices you will ever make
The great, the small or for other’s sake
During times of peace or strong opposition
The worse choice of all, .. is indecision


What do you think? :confused3

Hmmmm I don't know.. I can't make up my mind.....:rotfl2: :rotfl2: sorry, just couldn't resist that...

I'm baaaaack! Up here at the MouseHouse.. got in around 2 am... slept in then spent all day getting haircut, manicure and pedicure.... :teeth:
Unfortunately that place is too near other shops.... came home with another pair of capris, 2 pr shorts, 4 tops. I'm in trouble.. the suitcases are already locked.... where is my intervention team when I need them???
12 pages to catch up on... but first I'm gonna run over to Epcot and see if I can't see Scott and Lynn in the tank.... be back later :cool1:

[auntrenae]

Hi everybody,

Work was great today... got to meet Steve and Amy, and Scott and Lynn! I even got a little powdered sugar on my face thanks to some wonderful new friends, thanks guys!

Kay,

I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. I will be at RS from about 10-6.

Renae

[auntrenae]

Kay,

I'm sorry you got it too! I went to 4 places after work and they were all out of airborne, so I'm just dealing with symptoms until tomorrow morning... Walgreeens told me they will have some then and will put it in back with my name on it. Chicken soup and sleep for me tonight!

Renae

[auntrenae]

Georgie,

Keep your chin up, soon you will be pampered and treated like the queen you are! You can blow raspberries at the stressful people from deck 10 as we pull away...

Renae

[auntrenae]

Georgie,

Get some meds for all of us, ok? Tell the Dr. he can contribute a sailaway gift! LOL!

Renae

[seaulater]

Ok the final updates are done. I've gotten all but 1 or 2 pictures onto the list.

I had absolutely no idea the list would ever grow to the size it did (or I would have found a much better way to do it, trust me). I printed up magnets for those who did not submit information (Just to make sure no one was left out).

Tomorrow should be fun. Final packing, a quick trip to the MK to make it a kingdom to kingdom cruise and off to my dads for hopefully a bit of sleep.

I'll happily be at the port very early, complete with pirate flag, reposition this shirt and what not. Grab me in line and I'll start magnet distribution.

I have printed about a dozen copies of the master list. One will go on my stateroom door with updates, changes, upgrades, downgrades and notations of which port which disboarder got drunk and missed the ship at.

I'll hand out the other copies on a first come/first serve basis. Please do not take one unless you need it.

I'm also trying to find a small magnetic whiteboard for my stateroom door. I should have it tonight (Quick trip to target, once the lawn is mowed) and people can feel free to use that to leave me notes, comments, changes, updates etc.

Oh well. That should do it. Its been a long strange trip, and its sure been fun getting here.

Jeff-I bought magnetic white board that just clings to the doors for our stateroom hall monitors. I've got the erase pens and the cling free stuff. We should be good to go!

Linda

[auntrenae]

Scott,

Thank you so much for the jam! It's so yummy! I had it on my beignets and it really made my day... How was Dive Quest?

Renae

[seaulater]

Okay--I'm at work---don't know why------being doing my DIS stuff ALL DAY LONG!

It is now 3:30 p.m. Parents arrived an hour ago and DH picked them up at the airport!

OKAY HERE'S THE LATEST!!!

The mini-navigators are done and going to print as I type. I APOLOGIZE in advance if I missed anyone's special day, switch in room assignment, or just someone screwed up and just left you out. SORRY! I tried my best! Our "little" mini navigator is about 20 pages!

Okay, with that said and done--

I'll be handing them out tomorrow night at Scott's as well as at the terminal Saturday a.m. I would like to get as many passed out before we board the ship to save Zazu's Crew from delivery to all the fish!! :rotfl2:

Just report in to me (just ask where the Girl Scout cookies are at the terminal) and you will find me. I will have your Mini-Navigator packet in an envelope with your stateroom number in it. I am printing about 25 extras just in case.

All I can say is I can't wait to get on the airplane tomorrow and leave all the other stuff here at home! At least if I forget something at this point I can buy it when I get there!

I'll see some of you tomorrow! (And I apologize in advance if I forget some of your names.....right now everything is just a BIG BLUR!

...................AND I STILL HAVE TO PACK AND FINISH PUTTING PACKETS TOGETHER!!!!

Linda

[videogal1]

For all who mailed packages to the ship...please check the tracking report to see that the packages have arrived...AND, print the tracking report for your carry-on bag. If a package has disappeared, Heaven forbid, you will need to prove you sent it, who signed for it and when it arrived...

A similar problem occurred on the 10-day cruise (with REAS) and DCL was less than cooperative when it came to granting REAS benefits without a receipt, as they had no record of it and the travel agency was closed. :flower:

[krdisneybound]

OK - THIS IS NO WAY TO START A VACATION

DH WENT BOWLING TONIGHT AT 5 PM AND I TOLD HIM TO TAKE MY CAR SINCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY and packed and I backed his car into the driveway - and away he went in my car.

He calls 15 minutes later - he was rear ended by two cars. Now I have to deal with my car when I get back and put in shop.

Not a way to start my vacation.

He says he is okay, but you know how the aches and pains come later. Now I have to make sure he stays well while we are away.

I am so upset. At least he didn't have to go to the ER - I have to be thankful for that.

Just my tale of woe for the night................ :crazy: :crazy:

[krdisneybound]

Hi everybody,

Work was great today... got to meet Steve and Amy, and Scott and Lynn! I even got a little powdered sugar on my face thanks to some wonderful new friends, thanks guys!

Kay,

I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. I will be at RS from about 10-6.

Renae


I'll see you around ten or so...... In one piece :rotfl:

[DisneyDreamer8]

Well guys.....

I'm outta here!!!!!!

:cool1: :banana: :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :flower: :jumping1:

:moped:

See you Saturday!!!!!!!

Everyone have a safe trip............. :boat:

[moocow35]

Some trivia for Peter (Peter I hope you find this :wave2: ) that my friend emailed me:

Here are some interesting Disneyland facts, to prepare you, for the
upcoming visit of your Disney fan friends.

Subject: Disneyland - 50 little-known facts

for when you have time to read them all..

1. Disneyland's original Tinker Bell was a 71-year-old Hungarian circus
performer named Tiny Kline. The first to fly off the top of the
Matterhorn on a zip line, she previously worked as a stunt aerialist,
hanging from a flying airplane by her teeth.

2. High up inside the hollow Matterhorn, there's a basketball court.
It's part of an employee break room. Los Angeles Lakers' center Vlade
Divac has been up there to shoot hoops.

3. Many of the faces of the pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean are
modeled on those of the "Imagineers" (Disneyspeak for the park's artists
and engineers) who created the ride. There's evidence one face was
modeled on Walt Disney's.

4. Ron Ziegler, Richard Nixon's press secretary during the Watergate
scandal, once worked as a skipper on the Jungle Cruise ride.

5. The spooky voice that narrates the Haunted Mansion ride is that of
the Pillsbury Doughboy. An actor named Paul Frees, who was to Disney
what Mel Blanc was to Warner Brothers, supplied the voices for both, as
well as many of the pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean and most of the
characters in "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" (except Abe himself). He
was also the voice of John Lennon in the old Beatles cartoons and Boris
Badenov.

6. The sailing ship Columbia, which is supposed to be a replica of the
first U.S. ship to circumvent the globe, actually was built in large
part from the plans for the HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame. Disney's
shipbuilders couldn't find plans for the original Columbia, so they
relied heavily on those of Capt. Bligh's ship, which had similar
dimensions.

7. Children's Fairyland in Oakland was one of the major inspirations for
Disneyland. Walt Disney even hired Fairyland's first director, Dorothy
Manes, to work at his park.

8. From groundbreaking to opening, Disneyland was built in just 365
days.

9. Perhaps inevitably, Opening Day -- July 17, 1955 -- was a disaster.
Asphalt poured just hours before guests arrived hadn't fully dried, and
women's spiked heels sunk into Main Street. VIP passes were widely
counterfeited, and double the expected number of people showed up. Rides
broke down. Because of a plumber's strike, Walt Disney had to choose
between drinking fountains and bathrooms. He opted for the latter,
telling a reporter, "People can buy Pepsi-Cola, but they can't pee in
the street."

10. Fittingly, one of the original Tomorrowland attractions was Crane's
Bathroom of Tomorrow.

11. Frank Sinatra showed up on Opening Day and took a spin around
Autopia.

12. Disneyland cost $17 million to build in 1955, about $116 million in
today's dollars. The Space Mountain ride, which opened in 1977, cost
more than half that amount (in constant dollars.)

13. ABC was one of the original financial backers, and for years owned a
share of the park. Now, of course, the Walt Disney Co. owns ABC.

14. On Opening Day, Walt Disney had his gardeners cover up bare patches
of dirt by replanting weeds from the parking lot and labeling them with
long, horticultural-sounding names.

15. Disneyland is home to feral cats -- nobody knows how many -- that
come out at night, after visitors leave. Years ago, more than 100 were
discovered living inside Sleeping Beauty's castle.

16. If the voice of the droid-pilot in Star Tours sounds a little like
Pee-wee Herman, it's because both are voiced by comedian Paul Reubens.

17. At least three babies have been born at Disneyland.

18. Walt Disney kept a 600-square-foot studio apartment above the
firehouse on Main Street. It's maintained as a shrine to the park's
founder and kept just as he left it, with Victorian antiques, red velvet
carpeting and a device for making grilled cheese sandwiches. Outsiders
are rarely allowed inside. A light shines from the window at all times
as a symbol of Disney's eternal presence.

19. Untold thousands of the old A, B, C, D and E tickets are still in
circulation, moldering away in people's drawers. From time to time
guests still show up at the park with them, and they're given the face
value of the ticket. (At their most expensive, individual E tickets went
for 95 cents.) A better bet is to sell them on eBay, where they fetch
many times that amount.

20. On Splash Mountain, high-spirited women sometimes lift their blouses
for the cameras that snap souvenir pictures. These girls-gone-wild
photos are usually destroyed by park employees, but more than a dozen
were smuggled out and posted on an Internet site called "Flash
Mountain."

21. As a teenager, Steve Martin worked in Merlin's Magic Shop in
Fantasyland.

22. Walt Disney wanted to populate the Jungle Cruise with live animals,
but zoologists convinced him they'd be asleep during most park hours. In
the early days, though, live alligators were kept in a pen near the
turnstiles; they occasionally escaped into the lagoon.

23. In New Orleans Square, near the Pirates of the Caribbean exit, a
door marked "33" leads to an ultra-secret, ultra-exclusive private club.
Club 33 is the only place in the park that serves alcohol (including a
Chardonnay specially bottled for the club by Fess "Davy Crockett"
Parker.) Its 480 members pay an initiation fee of from $8,000 to
$27,000, and yearly dues of $4, 000 to $15,000. The current waiting list
for membership is said to be seven years long.

24. An early Tomorrowland attraction was Monsanto's House of the Future,
made entirely of plastic. It had the requisite picture phone and other
Jetsonsonian appliances, but the most talked-about feature, according to
"Mouse Tales," was the microwave oven. "Nobody believed you could bake a
potato in 3 minutes," said attendant Dick Mahoney. Years later, when
Disneyland tried to tear down the plastic house, the wrecking ball just
bounced off it.

25. On Star Tours, the short, squat robots you pass while waiting in
line are the audio-animatronic ducks from the old "America Sings"
attraction, with their feathers and skin yanked off. One still has its
webbed feet.

26. To create the illusion of size on Main Street, designers made the
ground-floor buildings nine-tenths scale, the second floors
seven-eighths and the third floors five-eighths.

27. Sleeping Beauty's Castle is based largely on "Mad King" Ludwig's
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, but with one big difference: The top
is on backward. Disney didn't want it to look too much like the real
thing.

28. Originally, Mr. Toad did not appear in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, nor did
Peter Pan or Snow White feature in their own rides. Disney's idea was
that riders would view these attractions from the lead character's point
of view. Hardly anyone understood this concept, and now each character
makes a brief appearance.

29. If you buy a Mickey balloon and it pops or flies away while you're
in the park, they'll give you a new one -- as long as you've got a
receipt.

30. Late at night, on rides such as Pirates of the Caribbean and It's a
Small World, amorous couples regularly try to make the Happiest Place on
Earth even a little happier. They're apparently unaware that virtually
every inch of every ride is observed by security cameras or hidden
employees. Sometimes they're startled by a warning from a loudspeaker;
occasionally they're greeted at the exit by applauding employees.

31. In the early days, Walt Disney had an agreement with the city of
Anaheim that no outside buildings could be tall enough to be visible
from within the park.

32. At the end of the Star Tours ride, just as your Starspeeder is about
to crash into a fuel truck, a man in the control booth ducks down, then
stands up and picks up the phone. The man is George Lucas.

33. Ron Dominguez, the top executive from 1971 to 1994, grew up on one
of the Anaheim orange groves purchased by Disney for the park. "My house
was right about where the grist mill on Tom Sawyer's Island is now," he
said. Dominguez spent his entire career at the park, starting as a
ticket-taker on Opening Day and working his way up to the top spot.

34. The names painted in gold leaf on second-story windows along Main
Street are Disneyland's Hall of Fame. They honor important people in the
park's history, usually with an inside joke. Dominguez's window, for
example, reads, "Orange Grove Property Mgt. -- We Care For Your Property
As If It Were Our Own."

35. Attractions that never made it off the drawing board: Lilliputian
Land, a Monstro the Whale water slide and, according to Mouse Tales, a
"child- sized medieval torture chamber."

36. There were no A, B, C, etc., coupons when Disneyland opened.
Instead, visitors bought carnival-style tickets from booths in front of
each attraction. When the lettered coupons were introduced in late 1955,
C was the highest level. D tickets didn't come until the following year,
and E tickets until 1959.

37. Conspicuously missing on Opening Day: the Matterhorn. In its place
was a two-story-high pile of dirt from the excavation of the castle
moat. It was billed as "Lookout Mountain." The Matterhorn didn't open
until 1959.

38. Tomorrowland was originally meant to represent the futuristic year
of 1986, when Halley's comet was due to make its next appearance.

39. The soundtrack on Space Mountain, "Aquarium" from Saint-Saens'
"Carnival Des Animaux," is played by 1960s surf guitar legend Dick Dale.


40. Nikita Krushchev was never turned away at the front gate by Walt
Disney, as is popularly believed. Disney was eager to show the Soviet
premier his submarine fleet, at the time the world's sixth largest. It
was the U.S. State Department that nixed the visit, saying security
wasn't adequate.

41. It's a Small World was originally built for the 1964 New York
World's Fair. It was later boxed up and shipped to Anaheim, where it
reopened in 1967. People who rode it in New York, including this writer,
have had that song stuck in their heads three years longer than everyone
else. (Other New York World's Fair attractions that migrated west:
"Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln," the G.E. Carousel of Progress and the
robotic dinosaurs you pass on the Disneyland Railroad.)

42. The telegraph in the New Orleans Square railroad station continually
taps out part of Walt Disney's Opening Day speech in a variant of Morse
Code once used by railroads. For years it had it slightly wrong, until
an amateur ham radio operator deciphered it and discovered the mistake.
In the park's early days, according to "101 Things," the telegraph
tapped out a "ribald message." It was quickly changed after Disney
casually mentioned that his wife knew Morse Code.

43. Main Street is based in large part on the town of Marceline, Mo.,
where Walt Disney spent part of his childhood -- a whistle stop on the
old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail line between Chicago and Kansas
City. The town named a swimming pool and elementary school after its
most famous son. The latter is the only place outside Disneyland
authorized to fly the official Disneyland flag.

44. When it opened in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean used real human
skeletons as props. In an upcoming book, Imagineer Jason Surrell writes,
"Because the original Imagineering team felt that the faux skeletons of
the period were just too unconvincing, the grotto sequence originally
featured real human remains obtained from the UCLA Medical Center. The
skeletons were later returned to their countries of origin and given a
proper burial."

45. It's widely believed that the horse-drawn hearse parked outside the
Haunted Mansion was the one used to carry Mormon leader Brigham Young to
his burial place. But this is one of many urban legends associated with
Disneyland. No hearse was used at Young's funeral.

46. Designers frequently leave their signatures on attractions. On Star
Tours, the lettering on the industrial pipes near the entrance are the
initials and telephone extensions of the creators; on It's a Small
World, one of the dolls wears the signature poncho of designer Mary
Blair.

47. The Disneyland-Alweg Monorail was the first daily operating monorail
in the Western Hemisphere.

48. The unforgettable -- no matter how hard you try -- theme song for
It's a Small World was written by the same team, Richard and Robert
Sherman, who wrote the Annette Funicello novelty hit "Pineapple
Princess." (They also penned many Oscar-nominated songs for Disney
movies.)

49. When you enter the Star Tours ride, a voice over the loudspeaker
asks for an "Egroeg Sacul" to come to the booth. That's "George Lucas"
spelled backward.

50. Once and for all, Walt Disney is not frozen cryogenically at
Disneyland or anywhere else. He did have an interest in the technology,
but he is in fact spending eternity at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.


Robin

[bonzie1]

KAY!!!

I'm glad your DH is okay! How awful! You're right... that is no way to start a vacation.

Jen... It's kinda lonely with EVERYONE LEAVING!!! I still have to work tomorrow!!! There is still only one suitcase packed :guilty:

Did anyone get to see the Fab 4 in the tank at EPCOT???

Today's Thursday... BUT Saturday's coming!!! :Pinkbounc

[moocow35]

KAY!!!

I'm glad your DH is okay! How awful! You're right... that is no way to start a vacation.

Jen... It's kinda lonely with EVERYONE LEAVING!!! I still have to work tomorrow!!! There is still only one suitcase packed :guilty:

Did anyone get to see the Fab 4 in the tank at EPCOT???

Today's Thursday... BUT Saturday's coming!!! :Pinkbounc


Hi Georgie! Hang in there! Sorry you will be working tomorrow. I'm almost packed, and hope to go to sleep early tonight.

Hi Kay! I'm sorry to hear about your DH accident. I'm glad to hear that he is okay though.

See you all soon!
Robin

[webray]

Hey wait a minute I still have to work tonite!

You aren't alone..Bob came home, grabbed supper and back to work. Hopefully he will be done before tomorrow morning..lol.

[bonzie1]

Wow Robin! You're still here too! Thanks for the list about Disneyland! :goodvibes

Renae... rest up and take care of yourself! I just packed some more Airborne!

[DisneyPinDiva]

Kay,

I'm sorry you got it too! I went to 4 places after work and they were all out of airborne, so I'm just dealing with symptoms until tomorrow morning... Walgreeens told me they will have some then and will put it in back with my name on it. Chicken soup and sleep for me tonight!

Renae

Renae Wal-Mart SuperCenter in Ocoee has tons of it. Orange only though. I thought you would have it by now or I would have picked some up for you!!!

Back from Epcot... got to see Scott & Lynn in the tank... Ken and Shari too.. didn't realize those two were there also... I know.. it was probably on here but hey... just call me Dory!! Also saw Turtle Talk with Crush... totally awesome dude!!

[TDC Nala]

RE United: No news is good news. I think they're still in court.

I really need my club fix Friday night before I leave the country.

[DisneyPinDiva]

Georgie: Your poem was fabulous...brought tears to my eyes... laughing about the airborne (Joe and I both took it today too... I think we all have stress induced lowered immunity!!) and misty eyed about the other stuff.:wizard:

Okay you people who have 10 (or more) pairs of shoes packed... I thought I was out of control with 5!!! :rotfl2:

Robin: Thanks for the 50 facts.. really great! Study them pin people.....;)

[bonzie1]

Leslie... wish My Joe + I were there too! So Glad you're haveing a great time!

[auntrenae]

Oh Kay, I'm so sorry to hear about your DH! One more thing you guys didn't need... If (when) the aches and pains come, tell him to get in the hot tub with ice packs on, and he'll forget all about it... at least we hope so.

Renae

[Regina]

Yikes Kay! That's terrible. I hope that he doesn't start hurting. If he does, park him in a hot tub and we'll take turns bringing him drinks. ;)

That was a fun list Robin. :flower:

I'm still here until tomorrow. After all of this time, it's hard to believe that it's finally here. :banana: :banana: :banana:

[cotomom]

Ok girls... At least I think it's only us girls left here...

I'm going to peace out at this time. Got my suitcases packed, trying to pull the toiletry/misc. CRAP bag together. Got to get up at oh dark thirty to get to United and HOPE they are still working! Wish us luck!

See you gals SSSSSOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

Kendra

[myfairygodmother]

I just couldn't wait until in the morning so I went and picked up the rental car tonight :moped: ... It's now all packed and ready--just have to pick up Mechelle around 8am. It's hard to believe that we are this close after spending a whole year planning! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Liz

[DisneyPinDiva]

Kay.. so sorry to hear about your DH's accident. Hope he remains pain free. Tell him to take some pro-active ibuprophen!!

Georgie: Wish you were HERE too! ;) Not much longer though.. so hang in there!

We are SOOOOOOO ready for this trip. Not packed ready though..now that I've ripped everything open to rearrange and add stuff..... Joe just rolls his eyes....:rotfl:

You should have seen Scott in the Living Seas tank.. wish I would have had a camera... (ANOTHER looooong story) but he was blowing bubble rings..:rotfl2: Scott.. How'd you DO that??

[SandraLee]

I'm still here! I nearly have *everything* packed. Just have the electronics and 'junk' bag left. I'll do that in the morning. Oh, and the overnight at MCO bag, too.

I think we'll head over to Downtown Disney or the Boardwalk around dinner tomorrow. I've never been to the Boardwalk and want to check it out. Then, Hyatt for the night and over to port!

Good luck everyone!

[2canadianfans]

OK - THIS IS NO WAY TO START A VACATION

DH WENT BOWLING TONIGHT AT 5 PM AND I TOLD HIM TO TAKE MY CAR SINCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY and packed and I backed his car into the driveway - and away he went in my car.

He calls 15 minutes later - he was rear ended by two cars. Now I have to deal with my car when I get back and put in shop.

Not a way to start my vacation.

He says he is okay, but you know how the aches and pains come later. Now I have to make sure he stays well while we are away.

I am so upset. At least he didn't have to go to the ER - I have to be thankful for that.

Just my tale of woe for the night................ :crazy: :crazy:
So glad your hubby is okay..what a scare..not exactly what you both need tonight ! We are still kicking around here...just waiting to go..I think its going to be another sleepless night..reading the boards makes time go abit faster..at least I know we are not the only ones still at home..will say good-bye alittle later...sharon

[Janis]

Yay! My first TOP!!!


Seems there are still a few of us left. Georgie, are you and I the only ones leaving on Saturday? Wish I could leave now!

Kay, sorry to hear about hubby's accident. Hope he's okay.

I don't know how I'm going to make it through work tomorrow! At least I'm only working a half day. Packing is almost finished, just need Ron to get home from his business trip so I can finish up.

Can't wait to finally meet you all!!!


Jan

[bettemom]

Hi Guys,

New Hampshire checking in, just got home, 2 manicures, 2 pedicures, 2 haircuts and 1 hair color. Now I have to finish packing.

We will sign off when we leave tomorrow...

Bye, Kim


P.S. Kay, do you need some bubble wrap for hubby ??? You guys take care.

[AuntyBrat]

I am doing the 100 day dance....99 until my vacation starts and 100 until my cruise....I better get off of here and get packing!!! I don't have much time left!!! :rotfl:

Laura