May 30, 2009 - Western Cruise Magic

[BamaBornNemoNut]

We will be on the May 30th cruise. I'm getting very excited and nervous. I'd rather not be on a boat for 7 nights! I feel kind of "trapped". Everyone in my family has gone on a disney cruise except myself, and my dd (6) keeps saying, "in one week all your dreams will come true- no cooking and cleaning!".

My ds (2) will probably be wearing "nice" shorts to dinner. I bought two pairs of plaid shorts for the cruise (one red/blue and the other green/blue). With a polo short he looks very good. He is such a boy, and I can't see him in dress pants. I told my husband I'm not going to stress about Liam and his clothes!

You could feel 'trapped', but probably not once you are on the beautiful ship and see how huge it is. There are lots of areas to explore and it always takes me several days to get to know my way around. I have been on two 3-night Cruises on the Wonder and it was just too short. This is my first 7-night on the Magic and I am still wondering if that's enough time to get to do everything that I want to do!!!:lovestruc

Now if my kids come to me every hour or so and want me to entertain them, then it is going to be a long week. :hug:

Bring a couple of good books if you like to read and in the evenings, get lost on the deck just looking out into the beauty that God created. I could never get tired of doing that.

I hope that you love it so much that after just one day you will wonder why you were nervous. :cloud9::goodvibes

[cruisefanz]

Many of us will be sitting onboard having lunch, enjoying the pool, meeting new friends or getting ready to board....YAHOO:cool1::cool1::cool1: We've almost made it! Enjoy your week and we'll see you next Saturday! pirate:

[4Fore's]

Has anyone heard who will be our CD?

Also, I just checked and CAT's 4,5, & 6 are showing.
I didn't check to see if they were GTY's or not.

[stlkeeler]

Has anyone heard who will be our CD?

Also, I just checked and CAT's 4,5, & 6 are showing.
I didn't check to see if they were GTY's or not.

When I looked this morning Cat 5 & 6 were GTY. Cat 4 had 7 rooms.

[erinlees_mommie]

Is there anyway to find out who the afternoon tea will be with ? I thought I read somewhere that it could be either Wendy or Alice?

[kcashner]

CD is Brent (this info from Christiaan on our March cruise...we specifically asked). Tea is currently with Alice.

I'm tired...maybe it's a good thing tomorrow is a holiday. My teen were discussing the varieties of potatoes on the ship!?!? I don't get it...but I'm just the mom figure.

[CarolinaBlue]

Is there anyway to find out who the afternoon tea will be with ? I thought I read somewhere that it could be either Wendy or Alice?

Is this something that you sign-up for online or on the ship?

[poohmomof5]

Is this something that you sign-up for online or on the ship?

You will sign up on the ship at Guest Services. :)

You can also sign up for wine tasting, tequila tasting etc. at guest services.

[kcashner]

Is this something that you sign-up for online or on the ship?

Tea with Alice will be offered on the sea days. There is limited seating, so a free ticket is required for each member of your party. You can get the tickets at Guest Services after boarding.

OK, they will post an announcement in the Navigator that tickets are available...and they will go really fast after that. SO...go to Guest Services on the first day or so. If the CM won't give you one, swing by another time and ask another person....they may say that they aren't giving them out until whenever...but the right person will hand them to you before the official announcement. You can get one ticket for each member of your party. There are 2 teas--you can attend only one of them.

Also....if you pick up more tickets than you end up using (like dad backs out at the last minute), please turn in the ticket. If 2 people turn in un-used tickets, that's another mom and kid who can attend.

[homespun]

CD is Brent (this info from Christiaan on our March cruise...we specifically asked). Tea is currently with Alice.

I'm tired...maybe it's a good thing tomorrow is a holiday. My teen were discussing the varieties of potatoes on the ship!?!? I don't get it...but I'm just the mom figure.

There must be something funny about potatoes and being a teen cause mine mentions them randomly (I think just to be funny). Not sure where this started and it's rather odd, but I'm sure my parents thought the same thing of me when I was teen--LOL. I think it's just to get a laugh or an odd stare from adults- LOL.


Bruce...you sound exactly like the kind of person I would want to spend a 7-day vacation with. Laid back and relaxed. Good thing since we will be stuck on a boat together.:rotfl:

DH wanted to wear shorts too and I told him no since the fashion police seem to be lurking around here...not necessarily on this meet thread though. But then again, I will probably never see any of these people again anyway so what do I really care.:love:

One week to go!!!!!

:cool1:You're all my kind of people. Vacation is time to relax. I left my fashion police g/f at home, so hoping we're all safe :) If any fashion police board without registering their nonofficial fashion police ids with Disney, hopefully they'll get over it, and if they don't, well doesn't sound like my problem. Afterall-- they didn't registered their id upon boarding.:rotfl2:



Also YEAH on the UP! movie -- I've been waiting to see this since I saw previews months ago. popcorn:: popcorn:: popcorn:: Yes we'll probably all need our own popcorn since we are all popcorn hogs.

[homespun]

You can pick up a case of water at CVS in Key West too.



Thanks for the wonderful helpful tidbit--definitely going to check it out.



If dining at Topsiders, is it just walk-in or certain times.


For the galley tours and such, when and where do I find out about them and how do I sign up?


Can teens use the workout area?


I'm getting so excited. I packed what I could and still have a few things to get in because DS graduate from Jr Hi Wed. night and he needs to take his dress clothes. So I guess I'll be washing before our flight Thurs since our flight is at 5:30 Thurs. I'm sure I have other questions I haven't even thought of - :rotfl:

Karen

[kcashner]

Thanks for the wonderful helpful tidbit--definitely going to check it out.



If dining at Topsiders, is it just walk-in or certain times.
There are certain times, but they are quite broad and flexible

For the galley tours and such, when and where do I find out about them and how do I sign up?
You find out in the Navigator and you get free tickets at guest services

Can teens use the workout area? The fitness center is part of the spa--adults only most of the time. There are 2 or 3 one hour sessions on a 7 day cruise when the Stack group goes to the fitness center. This is the only time teens can use it. However, they can use the running track and sports deck at any time.


I'm getting so excited. I packed what I could and still have a few things to get in because DS graduate from Jr Hi Wed. night and he needs to take his dress clothes. So I guess I'll be washing before our flight Thurs since our flight is at 5:30 Thurs. I'm sure I have other questions I haven't even thought of - :rotfl:

Karen



Have fun! Well, I did it wrong because my answers appeared as part of your quote...but you get the idea!

[CarolinaBlue]

You will sign up on the ship at Guest Services. :)

You can also sign up for wine tasting, tequila tasting etc. at guest services.

Tea with Alice will be offered on the sea days. There is limited seating, so a free ticket is required for each member of your party. You can get the tickets at Guest Services after boarding.

OK, they will post an announcement in the Navigator that tickets are available...and they will go really fast after that. SO...go to Guest Services on the first day or so. If the CM won't give you one, swing by another time and ask another person....they may say that they aren't giving them out until whenever...but the right person will hand them to you before the official announcement. You can get one ticket for each member of your party. There are 2 teas--you can attend only one of them.

Also....if you pick up more tickets than you end up using (like dad backs out at the last minute), please turn in the ticket. If 2 people turn in un-used tickets, that's another mom and kid who can attend.

Okay. I understand that you have to go to Guest Services to book the Galley Tour, also. Looks like that will be my first stop after boarding. Thanks!

[homespun]

Have fun! Well, I did it wrong because my answers appeared as part of your quote...but you get the idea!

Thanks so much!!! Love that you all know so much, Dis veterans are the best! Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge with me.

Karen

[sebamt]

I followed the lead from loveysbydesign and made t-shirts for my family so that you guys can recognize us on Saturday at the terminal. Here are a couple of pictures.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVAMFcUI/AAAAAAAAACw/02TY3IrQypU/s800/IMG_9981.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVOhXnHI/AAAAAAAAACs/iJ3GCdoSplE/s800/IMG_9979.jpg

We're so excited! Only 6 days to go!

[erinlees_mommie]

CD is Brent (this info from Christiaan on our March cruise...we specifically asked). Tea is currently with Alice.

I'm tired...maybe it's a good thing tomorrow is a holiday. My teen were discussing the varieties of potatoes on the ship!?!? I don't get it...but I'm just the mom figure.


Thanks :)
We will be sure to get tickets ... This will be fun ~

[Bill1125]

Hey,

If anyone has a chance, please get an email address for Rodolfo from Chile from the Sessions bar. He is the greatest bartender in the room. Tell hime the "double martini" couple was asking about him from May 16th thru 23rd, he will know who you are talking about.

Thanks

[grlzmom]

I followed the lead from loveysbydesign and made t-shirts for my family so that you guys can recognize us on Saturday at the terminal. Here are a couple of pictures.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVAMFcUI/AAAAAAAAACw/02TY3IrQypU/s800/IMG_9981.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVOhXnHI/AAAAAAAAACs/iJ3GCdoSplE/s800/IMG_9979.jpg

We're so excited! Only 6 days to go!

Wow, more great Dis Tshirts!

What kind of transfers did you use, I love how the names look on the front?

Hope everyone is planning something exciting for memorial day. I am hoping to rest and pack.

Graduations and exams and all the kid stuff has me exhausted!

Happy thoughts, not long now.

[homespun]

Wow, more great Dis Tshirts!

What kind of transfers did you use, I love how the names look on the front?

Hope everyone is planning something exciting for memorial day. I am hoping to rest and pack.

Graduations and exams and all the kid stuff has me exhausted!

Happy thoughts, not long now.

Those are awesome shirts--love the design on the front and back.

I have to figure something out with Green now--I almost forgot. We're wearing Navy and White and DS is wearing his swimsuit green/navy (not bright green) with a navy t-shirt. Only 3 days until we fly out - Yeah!!!

:thumbsup2

Karen

[voyages]

Has anyone talked about getting a poker game going yet? Is there enough interest here? :thumbsup2

[sebamt]

Wow, more great Dis Tshirts!

What kind of transfers did you use, I love how the names look on the front?



Thanks!

I used the Avery T-Shirt Transfers (at Walmart, 6 pages for about $7)

The graphics for the names were borrowed from the magnet thread and I used Photoshop to write our names.

Wow... only 5 days!!

[4Fore's]

I just checked the Disney Cruise website and there are CAT's 4-6 & 12 available.

All are GTY except for CAT 4 which shows 6 rooms available to choose from.

[kcashner]

Which means that the ship isn't full...and they're still trying to get a few more dollars on board. But the 12s are selling for a lot more than we paid for ours!

[erinlees_mommie]

If anyone wants this personalized...with your last name or Dis name and the itinerary let me know what you would like it to say...
PLEASE PM ME :)

If you don't need it personalized...please feel free to save and print it as needed :woohoo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/Erinlees_Mommie/GangStationaryMagicBlank.jpg

[liliagm]

I followed the lead from loveysbydesign and made t-shirts for my family so that you guys can recognize us on Saturday at the terminal. Here are a couple of pictures.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVAMFcUI/AAAAAAAAACw/02TY3IrQypU/s800/IMG_9981.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IzT7cBG07IE/ShnQVOhXnHI/AAAAAAAAACs/iJ3GCdoSplE/s800/IMG_9979.jpg

We're so excited! Only 6 days to go!

The T-shirts look great! I'm finishing ours, will try to post a picture tomorrow! Ours are white with the design on front.....

By the way, our DD's name is Ana Lucia! (she is 2 years old) How old is your DD? we are looking foward to meeting you guys!
Lilia

Only 4 more days and still need to pack and finish stuff here.....

[loveysbydesign]

The T-shirts look great! I'm finishing ours, will try to post a picture tomorrow! Ours are white with the design on front.....

By the way, our DD's name is Ana Lucia! (she is 2 years old) How old is your DD? we are looking foward to meeting you guys!
Lilia

Only 4 more days and still need to pack and finish stuff here.....
Our ds is just 3 weeks shy of being 2! :goodvibes

[sebamt]

The T-shirts look great! I'm finishing ours, will try to post a picture tomorrow! Ours are white with the design on front.....

By the way, our DD's name is Ana Lucia! (she is 2 years old) How old is your DD? we are looking foward to meeting you guys!
Lilia

Only 4 more days and still need to pack and finish stuff here.....

Our DD is 7. She was thrilled to find that another Lucia will be cruising with us and she's looking forward to meeting her. :cheer2:

[luvdmouse57]

Been offline for several days. We're in Florida. We were able to get a water pump before they closed for the weekend so except for having to pull the pump & 100 ft of plastic pipe in the rain to install a new pipe we were able to stick with our original plan. Otherwise, we'd still be at home in Kansas with no water, waiting for the store to open to get a new pump.

Spent today with DH & his family. Tomorrow is WDW.

Karla

[liliagm]

For those of us staying at the Radisson they have an offer now to earn miles with American Airlines or United for 500 miles per night up to 4 nights, just show your frequent flyer card... here's the link

http://www.radisson.com/aaearnnightly

[grlzmom]

Been offline for several days. We're in Florida. We were able to get a water pump before they closed for the weekend so except for having to pull the pump & 100 ft of plastic pipe in the rain to install a new pipe we were able to stick with our original plan. Otherwise, we'd still be at home in Kansas with no water, waiting for the store to open to get a new pump.

Spent today with DH & his family. Tomorrow is WDW.

Karla


Happy day in WDW. Glad you were able to get the pump taken care of and made it to Florida as planned.

We are going to have on and off rain all week and boy I am tired of that!

[loveysbydesign]

Our DD is 7. She was thrilled to find that another Lucia will be cruising with us and she's looking forward to meeting her. :cheer2:
My dd is almost 7 too!
We leave tomorrow to fly down and man i can't believe how expensive the rental car will be this time. I'm paying the same amount to rent a car for 3 days and 3 hours through Budget as I've paid the last time to rent for 10 days from Alamo!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

The T-shirts look great. I only have 2 more work days before vacation. I am so excited!

[poohmomof5]

I agree with everyone else, the shirts are GREAT!

I can't believe that I have only 2 days of work left too!!!! They will be crazy as I am hosting a huge event with hundreds of people Wed morning and then I have a meeting with a co worker and boss on Wed. afternoon about some serious restructuring and adding about 10 employees. Fun stuff! Then I guess I will just walk out the door for 1 1/2 weeks, WEIRD! :) :banana::banana:

[chccatfish]

The T-shirts look great. I only have 2 more work days before vacation. I am so excited!


Waiting for Bruce to be off on Thursday so we can get everything packed in my vehicle. Got most everything packed in suitcases. I am so exciited!:cool1: So much going on in the Chase house. Just glad school is OUT! :banana: The girls are soooo ready for this cruise too. :woohoo: It's time to get away. Can't wait see everyone.

I'll let you know for sure today what we will be wearing when we board. Definitely won't be wearing the Mickey ears as previously planned. As for me, I am sooo excited and can't wait to leave here Friday morning! Bruce will be ready for a week of no work and relaxation after working overtime for way too many days. He will probably be late tonight and tomorrow too. Just be glad to have a week of him without the stress of work. :lovestruc

Will be meeting everyone in the terminal as planned. So ready for a week of fun and relaxation! :woohoo: We should be arriving at the Radisson on Friday before 2, I hope. If anyone wants to call us, I will have my cell on. PM us and we will give you the #. Got to go get some errands run and maybe go to the pool if the sun comes out and no rain. :banana:

[loveysbydesign]

Just printed our boarding passes for Southwest...we fly out at 9:55 tomorrow!

[CarolinaBlue]

Leaving tomorrow for WDW!:banana: Epcot on Thursday and MK on Friday, then off to the port Saturday!:cool1:

[loveysbydesign]

We'll be at AK Thurs and MK Friday!!!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

I am so jealous of all of you that are leaving early!!! I cannot wait to leave on Friday! Have fun before the cruise.

[brucechase]

For all of us who are left here, I just checked the Disney website and as of right now, they have opened all categories! With today being the last day to book the cruise (since they must have your name on a list 3 days prior to sailing), it looks like they are trying to get the ship full.

Most of the categories that I checked are GTY though.


OK just checked my reservation and saw this really wierd thing pop up. I'm not sure what it means, but it scares me a little. I will give it a few minutes and try again.

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr87/bgchase1/dclreservati9on.jpg

[CarolinaBlue]

For all of us who are left here, I just checked the Disney website and as of right now, they have opened all categories! With today being the last day to book the cruise (since they must have your name on a list 3 days prior to sailing), it looks like they are trying to get the ship full.

Most of the categories that I checked are GTY though.


OK just checked my reservation and saw this really wierd thing pop up. I'm not sure what it means, but it scares me a little. I will give it a few minutes and try again.

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr87/bgchase1/dclreservati9on.jpg

Maybe you're getting upgraded....:confused3

[brucechase]

Maybe you're getting upgraded....:confused3

I just hope they haven't kicked my off the ship:eek:.

[kcashner]

I was going to post that cat 4-10 were available as of this moment...and that a cat 10 today is the price of a 12 yesterday. Interesting. I've never seen anything quite like this before.

Right now, I'm seeing 7 cat 4 cabins available (that's the most I can see at any one time), one cat 6, and gty for everything else.

[brucechase]

Maybe you're getting upgraded....:confused3

Nope, no upgrade. Everything is back to normal. Not sure if it was on our end or on the website, but I'm glad I can print off everything

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Nope, no upgrade. Everything is back to normal. Not sure if it was on our end or on the website, but I'm glad I can print off everything
Glad you can print off everything, bummer that you didn't get an upgrade!

[erinlees_mommie]

No passport yet..Oh well ... Hubby will be traveling on his birth cert.

So When is the meet at the terminal? And where?
I can't find it anywhere because me and the search here doen't understand each other.Must be my southern accent ;)

[MRS_RMM]

If you guys haven't done so already, don't forget to fill out your online check-in paperwork. It has be done by Thursday!!

It's been constant rain here these last few days, we can't wait to be onboard the ship and finally see some sunshine!!! DD4 wakes up everyday asking if today is the day we get to cruise, she's at the age where she can remember our last cruise and is too excited to start this one!! Which brings my excitement level up!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: I don't know how DH deals with us. :goodvibes

[grlzmom]

If you guys haven't done so already, don't forget to fill out your online check-in paperwork. It has be done by Thursday!!

It's been constant rain here these last few days, we can't wait to be onboard the ship and finally see some sunshine!!! DD4 wakes up everyday asking if today is the day we get to cruise, she's at the age where she can remember our last cruise and is too excited to start this one!! Which brings my excitement level up!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: I don't know how DH deals with us. :goodvibes

Gosh I am glad for reminders about the online check in because we haven't done it yet.

Sick of the rain here too. Been stormy again today and I think we will get more this week. Enough already.

[PegIra]

Hi all,

We are really excited about this cruise too. We have been here in Orlando since the 18th but have had tons of rain. No matter still having a great time. We would love to see some of you on the cruise. My husband is handicapped and will be driving a little red scooter. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary the first day of the cruise, so we will be wearing our 50th anniversary shirts a lot during the cruise so you can tell who we are.

Hope everyone has a great trip and tons of fun.

Peg

[mmmagic7754]

Been here at the park since last Thursday.......RAIN RAIN RAIN:scared1:Just get me on the ship!!!!!!

[erinlees_mommie]

If you guys haven't done so already, don't forget to fill out your online check-in paperwork. It has be done by Thursday!!

It's been constant rain here these last few days, we can't wait to be onboard the ship and finally see some sunshine!!! DD4 wakes up everyday asking if today is the day we get to cruise, she's at the age where she can remember our last cruise and is too excited to start this one!! Which brings my excitement level up!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: I don't know how DH deals with us. :goodvibes

Just north of you by a few mins and the rain is KILLING ME !! LOL I lived in WA for a year and knew it wasn't for me..LOL
Our 4 yr old DD still has no clue :) Can't wait to see the look on her face.She thinks that her Daddy is going back to PCAN to leave out on the submarine ;)

[erinlees_mommie]

Crazy check in questions :)

I got everybody filled in online...SO I should have 2 things to print right?One cruise contract signatures and Payment Authorization Summary *there is only my name on it needing a signature because I authorized charging?*
Is that all I need from online besides the Oceaneers Club form saying I registered DD online?

THEN...Next question-This your travel booklet that I got from DCL..What do I need from it?We are driving ourselves..so there is no transfer/transportation things needed...What in here do I need to fill out and bring or do I just bring the whole thing with me?

OH I AM SO EXCITED! I won't sleep for days now :)

[slowly]

Hi all,

We are really excited about this cruise too. We have been here in Orlando since the 18th but have had tons of rain. No matter still having a great time. We would love to see some of you on the cruise. My husband is handicapped and will be driving a little red scooter. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary the first day of the cruise, so we will be wearing our 50th anniversary shirts a lot during the cruise so you can tell who we are.

Hope everyone has a great trip and tons of fun.

Peg

Congratulations to you both! I hope the rain stops for your sake! We have nothing to ask for compared to you. We always say we are celebrating our anniversary because it seems like we are always on vacation around that time. We are small potatoes compared to you but we had our 13th on Sunday.:love:

[slowly]

Well, the count down has really begun as we leave Thur. night from HI. I wish we had the same weather as here but as they say; a day of rain on vacation is better than a sunny day at work!

I was checking the forecast and it looks like it will be clearing off on Sunday and not a bad start since we will be at Key West. As far as the week it looks like it gets better next Friday in Orlando anyway. Grand Cayman didn't look so hot and Cozumel will have light showers. Have no idea about Castaway Cay but looking at the Bahamas it's not good. Weather forecasts have been wrong so no biggie. I do know this, everyone will have a great time and please say your prayers for nice weather! See you at the PARTY!!!

Aloha!

[grlzmom]

Hi all,

We are really excited about this cruise too. We have been here in Orlando since the 18th but have had tons of rain. No matter still having a great time. We would love to see some of you on the cruise. My husband is handicapped and will be driving a little red scooter. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary the first day of the cruise, so we will be wearing our 50th anniversary shirts a lot during the cruise so you can tell who we are.

Hope everyone has a great trip and tons of fun.

Peg

So glad you are having a great time even with all our rain! Hope we see you on the cruise (we will look for the tshirts), celebrating your 50th is incredible, and congratulations to your both!

[Suzepoo]

:rotfl2: gotta love mornings!!!

Just checked and Cats 4 through 10 are still listed as being able to book.... amazing that this sailing isn't full yet, huh??

WOO HOO we leave tomorrow night.....soooooooooooo ready!!! See you all VERY VERY soon!! :banana:

[CarolinaBlue]

Hi all,

We are really excited about this cruise too. We have been here in Orlando since the 18th but have had tons of rain. No matter still having a great time. We would love to see some of you on the cruise. My husband is handicapped and will be driving a little red scooter. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary the first day of the cruise, so we will be wearing our 50th anniversary shirts a lot during the cruise so you can tell who we are.

Hope everyone has a great trip and tons of fun.

Peg

Congratulations to you both! I hope the rain stops for your sake! We have nothing to ask for compared to you. We always say we are celebrating our anniversary because it seems like we are always on vacation around that time. We are small potatoes compared to you but we had our 13th on Sunday.:love:

Congratulations! We're celebrating our 25th anniversary.

I am all packed (I think) and we are headed out the door right now! Hope we are leaving the rain behind.

[sixtiesmum]

Hi all,

We are really excited about this cruise too. We have been here in Orlando since the 18th but have had tons of rain. No matter still having a great time. We would love to see some of you on the cruise. My husband is handicapped and will be driving a little red scooter. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary the first day of the cruise, so we will be wearing our 50th anniversary shirts a lot during the cruise so you can tell who we are.

Hope everyone has a great trip and tons of fun.

Peg

YAY! Congratulations! So happy for the both of you....we too will be celebrating...our 18th is June 1st while we are sailing!!!! So for those of us who are "rookies"...what's the secret to longevity??? More cruises????

[sixtiesmum]

Peg[/QUOTE]

Congratulations! We're celebrating our 25th anniversary.


I am all packed (I think) and we are headed out the door right now! Hope we are leaving the rain behind.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH AS WELL ! ! ! All of us 'anniversary' folk will have to celebrate with a toast....name the place and time!!!!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Congratulations to all of the anniversary couples celebrating on the ship. We are also celebrating our anniversary but we are newly weds! We are celebrating our first year anniversary on the ship on June 6th!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Crazy check in questions :)

I got everybody filled in online...SO I should have 2 things to print right?One cruise contract signatures and Payment Authorization Summary *there is only my name on it needing a signature because I authorized charging?*
Is that all I need from online besides the Oceaneers Club form saying I registered DD online?

THEN...Next question-This your travel booklet that I got from DCL..What do I need from it?We are driving ourselves..so there is no transfer/transportation things needed...What in here do I need to fill out and bring or do I just bring the whole thing with me?

OH I AM SO EXCITED! I won't sleep for days now :)
Those 2 things are the only things you need that you printed online. The travel booklet you will not need a thing from there since you are driving yourself.

[erinlees_mommie]

Those 2 things are the only things you need that you printed online. The travel booklet you will not need a thing from there since you are driving yourself.

COOL !! Thanks :)
I didn't think there was anything in it I needed but wanted to make sure that I didn't leave it behind and find out I needed something from it.

The packing begins tomorrow!! YAY!!
How do I manage to do this without DD knowing where we are going and what we are doing? PACK WHILE SHE IS SLEEPING ;) That's how..LOL

[voyages]

Thought I would check for funnies if there were any alerts on Disney cruise site about not going to Cozumel like there have been in previous weeks. Thank goodness there were NONE!!!!!!:cool1:

We get to go to Cozumel!!!!!!!:dance3::worship:

Can hardly wait to get on the plane Friday morning and the ship on Saturday!!!!

By the way, nobody go overboard OK???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

[sixtiesmum]

:confused:Okay, Am I the only one not packed yet??????????

I am stressing and after trying the pants for the dining rooms on my DS (who has autism), all the pant lengths are about 2" too short.

I guess he grew a lot over the past few months.:laughing:

I went to Kohl's (clearance section) and picked up new stuff.

Now gotta get it all together and pack!!! :eek:


See you all in less than 72 hours............YIKES!!!!!!!!!!! :scared:

[luvdmouse57]

erinleesmommy,
What type of sub is your husband on? Our youngest son just got out of the Navy 2 years ago. He was a nuke on the USS Georgia. He was stationed at Bangor Sub Base in Silverdale, WA for 2 years.

Karla

[luvdmouse57]

Just got back to DB's. My feet are killing me!!! We spent yesterday at WDW. Did all 4 parks in one day. Today we did IOA & part of Universal. We figured that it would take us all day to do IOA but there were no people any where but Suess's Landing. We were finished by 1:30 & headed for Universal. Could have done more at Universal but we decided that we're getting too old for too many rollercoasters. We used to love them. That's why we did all 14 rollercoasters at Cedat Point just a few years ago.

Karla

[PegIra]

So great to have so many celebrations onboard. Of course, anytime we are on the Magic is a celebration.

It would be nice to have a celebration drink if we could work something out. It not, congrats to everyone of us !!!!!!!!!!! And, a magical trip for all !!!!!

Peg

[erinlees_mommie]

erinleesmommy,
What type of sub is your husband on? Our youngest son just got out of the Navy 2 years ago. He was a nuke on the USS Georgia. He was stationed at Bangor Sub Base in Silverdale, WA for 2 years.

Karla

We have been on 2 BN's and now we are on a GN *The Fighting Florida* :) WWHOOHOOO What better place to be..My home state submarine :)
We are in Kbay Ga.We were in WA for a year back in 2000-2001 at TTF.And that rain was too much for me ;) I am a Florida sunshine lovin girl!

Too funny that they are here now...Small world of the Sub community!

[erinlees_mommie]

Not packed at all here! Still working on FE gifts and clothes for DD!!! Hope to have it all finished up tomorrow .. but the way things have been going on in my house I am not holding my breath.

I don't know that I'll sleep for the next 2 nights ! This is better than waiting on Santa ! :lmao::lmao:

[erinlees_mommie]

where and what time is the meet at the terminal ?

[grlzmom]

:confused:Okay, Am I the only one not packed yet??????????

I am stressing and after trying the pants for the dining rooms on my DS (who has autism), all the pant lengths are about 2" too short.

I guess he grew a lot over the past few months.:laughing:

I went to Kohl's (clearance section) and picked up new stuff.

Now gotta get it all together and pack!!! :eek:


See you all in less than 72 hours............YIKES!!!!!!!!!!! :scared:

Um nope, you are not the only one who isn't packed.

We are way behind and counting on getting it all done last minute!

Headed to the airport to pick up my dd19 coming in from St. Louis and they are delayed due to storms, ugh.

[stlkeeler]

Um nope, you are not the only one who isn't packed.

We are way behind and counting on getting it all done last minute!

Headed to the airport to pick up my dd19 coming in from St. Louis and they are delayed due to storms, ugh.

I'm not packed yet, either. I'm still at work right now. So, I'm really going to be busy tomorrow. I'm in St Louis and we've had storms for DAYS! I hope it stops tomorrow so I can do all my running around.

See everyone soon!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

I made it through my last day of work today. Still not packed but I guess I will do that tomorrow!

[chccatfish]

Green T-shirts it is! We will be wearing green shirts. LOL :cool1:

It's hard to find the color I wanted. I'll get them earlier next time. See you all in a few days.

Carolyn:banana:

[grlzmom]

I'm not packed yet, either. I'm still at work right now. So, I'm really going to be busy tomorrow. I'm in St Louis and we've had storms for DAYS! I hope it stops tomorrow so I can do all my running around.

See everyone soon!

Yep, they were coming from storms in STL and landed to storms in MCO. We have had it both places for days! Ended up two hours delayed with is unusual crazy for Southwest Airlines.

I hope you get the packing done! I am getting closer to finished.

[sixtiesmum]

Yup, still trying to pack... :sad2:

Goal today...pack me and DS
Goal tomorrow...pack DH and DS
Goal day after tomorrow...RELAX! :cool2:

Here's my question, I want to pick up some candy to put in the bag for the CM's who will be signing the matte from my picture frame. Any thoughts as to what to give...chocolate...no chocolate...variety of "kid" candy...????

Any input, greatly appreciated.

[Claw]

Yup, still trying to pack... :sad2:

Goal today...pack me and DS
Goal tomorrow...pack DH and DS
Goal day after tomorrow...RELAX! :cool2:

Here's my question, I want to pick up some candy to put in the bag for the CM's who will be signing the matte from my picture frame. Any thoughts as to what to give...chocolate...no chocolate...variety of "kid" candy...????

Any input, greatly appreciated.

The packing is kinda stessfull. I feel like I'm taking too much but yet I am taking things that are supposed to be helpful as well so...I hope I dont look like a pack horse loaded down.

As for the candy put in a bag of Hershey Kisses that say thank you on word strip, I have heard of others putting in m&ms . I don't think there is anything that would be wrong to put in. I'm driving down in the morning. I can't believe it. My ds6 still doesn't know where we're going. I am still not exactly sure how I'll tell him.

[homespun]

where and what time is the meet at the terminal ?

Bumping Up -- We're leaving today in a couple hours and I can't find that info either. I tought one of the meets was on the Magic in the Promenade lounge at 3 PM. Is that right?

Also are we meeting at the port? Dulcie emailed me and asked me and I couldn't recall and now I can't find it. So if anyone knows and can post soon, you'd be a great help to both of us :)

Karen

[kcashner]

Yes, we talked about meeting in the terminal about 11:?? (15 I think) and in the Promenade Lounge about 3.

MY BOARDING PASSES ARE PRINTED!

My lawn is mowed...things are getting there!!!

[erinlees_mommie]

Where is the Promenade Lounge and are kids able to come too?

What are we looking for IN the terminal ? LOL I don't know yet what we are wearing .. so I can't say what we will be dressed in but I will be the one stressing out :)

I have so much to do and I don't know that it will all get done.FE gifts are almost done.I guess if I don't pack we will be the ones wearing the same clothes all week ;)

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Almost finished packing, about 95% done. Printed out our boarding passes and we are so ready to go!

I believe we will meet in the terminal around 11:15 or 11:30 by the sitting area near the bathrooms. I will be wearing a lime green DCL Panama Canal cruise with lime green silicone bracelet. The other's in the family will not be wearing lime green, but I have twin DD's that look alike so you will know that is us!

[devilsrule2004]

enjoy your trip http://saveyoubigmoney.com/money/img/3062/i09u0220ihba/sbiggrin.gif

[erinlees_mommie]

Almost finished packing, about 95% done. Printed out our boarding passes and we are so ready to go!

I believe we will meet in the terminal around 11:15 or 11:30 by the sitting area near the bathrooms. I will be wearing a lime green DCL Panama Canal cruise with lime green silicone bracelet. The other's in the family will not be wearing lime green, but I have twin DD's that look alike so you will know that is us!


What do you mean by boarding passes ? Is that the contracts and such we have to bring signed?


We will keep an eye out :)

[homespun]

Yes, we talked about meeting in the terminal about 11:?? (15 I think) and in the Promenade Lounge about 3.

MY BOARDING PASSES ARE PRINTED!

My lawn is mowed...things are getting there!!!

I still feel like I'm forgetting something. Hope not....


enjoy your trip http://saveyoubigmoney.com/money/img/3062/i09u0220ihba/sbiggrin.gif


Thanks. We'll be wearing lime green Mickey diecuts (like a name badge). I couldn't find wrist bands and we weren't up for t-shirts, more of cruisewear--yeah! How often do we get to do that.

See you soon.

[Suzepoo]

We will be leaving out about 6:00 p.m. tonight to meet DSIS and her family, then driving half way down tonight, and the rest of the way tomorrow morning.

The meeting places and times have been posted above and are correct to the best of my memory. We will all be wearing white t-shirts with Mickey and Friends on the fronts, names on the back... see you all at the Radisson.... Florida's Seafood.... in the terminal at 11:15 and/or in the Promonade Lounge at 3:00 p.m. WOOOO HOOOOOOOO PARTY TIME!!!!

BE SAFE EVERYONE AND SEE YOU SOON!!!:dance3::dance3::dance3::dance3:

[kcashner]

Cruise meetings--11:15 - 11:30 in seating area near the hallway that leads to the bathrooms in the terminal.

Boarding passes for airplane--Southwest lets you print passes 24 hours in advance.
Promenade Lounge 3 pm is on deck 3 of ship port side between midship and aft. Walk past Lumiere's heading for Parrot Cay and you'll pass it. There is a bar, a dance area, and the internet cafe is next to it. Yes, kids are more than welcome. This is a family area at all hours.

My Thursday "to do" list is DONE!

[liliagm]

we are 97% packed and planning on leaving tomorrow at dawn... will see y'all at the port, actually at the Radisson and at the shuttle and at the terminal.... will be wearing white t-shirts w/mickey and the gang in pirate clothes....

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Have a safe trip down everyone. See you on Saturday!

[erinlees_mommie]

Thanks !! We hope to make it to the terminal for sure..LOL And hope to run into some of y'all at the Lounge.

LOOK OUT MAGIC HERE WE COME!!!

Hope that everybody has a safe trip down!!

SEE Y'ALL SOON!

[brucechase]

Wow, it's before 5:30 am and we are now leaving. Barring problems we should see everyone at the hotel by 2:00.

I wonder if anyone is left to read this:confused3.

[sixtiesmum]

Wow, it's before 5:30 am and we are now leaving. Barring problems we should see everyone at the hotel by 2:00.

I wonder if anyone is left to read this:confused3.

Bruce...."at 5:19 a.m."??? :angel:

We are still left :sad1: but since we live so close to the port, that's okay...still not packed but have everything out to put in suitcases. DSIL will arrive today and then off we go tomorrow morning.

For those traveling today/tomorrow....stay safe...if the rains are heavy in Florida, watch out for slick roads!

See you all at the port or onboard...IT' HERE :banana::banana::banana:

[erinlees_mommie]

I was still snoozing at 5:19 too..LOL
Today is packing day and running around like a chicken with it's head cut off day for me!
Hubby is at work and here I am thinking about packing BUT the things are in the attic and I can't reach them with the short ladder that we have.And we have a pool party to attend tonight! OMG I am stressing..LOL
We will be heading out about 7am tomorrow and getting Chick Fil A and heading that way! YAY

Can't wait :)
:laundy:<---- that is me but only using a dryer...!! LOL

[medic9016]

Hi all. Just dropping in for BibbidyBobbidyBoo got an email from her this morning. She is having internet problems while at WDW. She has not forgot about y'all.

[4Fore's]

we left Texas at 3:30AM!!! we are in Florida just outside Marianna??? will be at the Radisson this evening.
this is our first cruise and we are SOOOOO EXCITED! :banana: the kids got out of bed this morning without any trouble.
see ya"ll there!:woohoo:

[homespun]

:cool1:
We're at the Raddison and I already met Suzanne at the pool :)

We're off to dinner at 7 PM. I'm going to post the meets on the first thread incase anyone missed then, now that I know whats going one too :cool1:

Rain rain go away...

Karen

[brucechase]

:cool1:
We're at the Raddison and I already met Suzanne at the pool :)

We're off to dinner at 7 PM. I'm going to post the meets on the first thread incase anyone missed then, now that I know whats going one too :cool1:

Rain rain go away...

Karen

I'm at the pool now! Don't see you. Not sure if I would recognize you if I did.

[CarolinaBlue]

Hello from All Star Sports! We are getting things together, having breakfast, etc. We plan to leave around 9 or so. It's been hot, humid, raining some, and more crowded than in years past. Can't wait to get on the ship! See y'all at the port!

[sixtiesmum]

:sad1:

A brief but heartfelt thanks to everyone we met onboard and a special thanks to Suzanne :cheer2: for the great snorkeling excursion with my DH and DD. (DH can't remember :confused3 the names of the reefs...what were they?? Got a shirt with a Cozumel map and want to locate the reefs!)

Hoping to write a trip report soon and I kept a blog each day onboard. :surfweb:

What a wonderful week, great weather despite a few showers at Castaway Cay....fabulous meals and servers....stateroom attendant could not have been more pleasant....I still cry at the end of Disney Dreams...loved the parasailing and jet skis at Castaway Cay....ports were a nice change of pace from the ship...but overall...

IT WAS MAGICAL ! ! !
:boat:

[CarolinaBlue]

We're home after our almost ten-hour drive back to North Carolina. So sad...:sad1:. Thanks to everyone for all the great FE gifts! Even my teens were excited to see what had been left each day.

[2BoysMom]

I'm home, too, .... with a wicked cold! How is it possible that I would catch a cold when you know we have the CLEANEST HANDS IN AMERICA!!!

C'est impossible! Other than the sniffles, it was such a wonderful, magical trip and we consider it being the best vacation we ever had. This was our first 7 day, after having done a 4 day in 2005. It was truly wonderful (I know, I already said that).

I'm hoping to do a trip report soon, too. I met Suzanne and the Chase family and others I don't think I could place by name, but it was great meeting so many DIS folks! We rock! :cool1: Having the DIS gang on board, certainly added to our enjoyment.

[sixtiesmum]

We're home after our almost ten-hour drive back to North Carolina. So sad...:sad1:. Thanks to everyone for all the great FE gifts! Even my teens were excited to see what had been left each day.

Almost forgot, a very HUGE thank you to everyone for the fabulous FE gifts! :thumbsup2

The kids and I (and even DH, though he'd never admit it) LOVED everything. You all are so creative and thoughtful...it was so exciting to uncover our treasures!

Again thanks! party:

[erinlees_mommie]

I wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone for the FE gifts as well !! It was like Christmas every time we came back to the room or opened the door.
I don't know if we met any of you.If you went to the early show you saw us for sure...Check out the siggy :)

We haven't stopped talking about it and we are planning for our next cruise already.It won't be until next year but we will be going back.

Erinlee was breaking our hearts this morning when we had to leave.She woke up crying about not wanting to come home.And now all she can talk about is when we go back.
Not saying this will replace our park visits but we probably won't make as many trips to the parks if we plan on being repeat Castaways!

We will be going to Disney August 22nd to celebrate Erinlee's 5th birthday :) Can't wait for that trip!

Thanks to everyone who made our first cruise MAGICAL!

[casacoco]

Thank you for all of the FE gifts; teens were thrilled with their treasure. enjoyed meeting you and hope to sail with you again.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Hi all. Just dropping in for BibbidyBobbidyBoo got an email from her this morning. She is having internet problems while at WDW. She has not forgot about y'all.
Thanks for posting that for me!!!
What happened is I forgot to pack my paper with all my passwords on it- and couldn't even remember my charter email password (had changed it recently) and online charter wouldn't give me the password or change it with no amount of other proof of who I was BESIDES some numbers off a bill.... as if I'd bring my bill with me on vacation? (stooopid) So i wasn't even able to ask for passwords, like for this board, to be emailed to me since I couldn't get in my email either! The only thing I could get on and remember the password was gmail (the way I reached Shannon) and that's probably because gmail makes you log in occasionally so I have the password memorized instead of just logging me in automatically like on my pc here. LOL

So...... I had 2wks of no internet at all except trying to get password from charter (and being denied) and emailing Shannon about it. LOL

We made it home safely today - ofcourse DH and myself rather exhausted while the kids have lots of energy having slept practically the entire way home yesterday and today. LOL Par for the course. We're having DCL withdrawals ofcourse...... :sad2: :sad1:

I don't think I really saw a lot of you during the cruise- it happens that way sometimes... maybe even passing one another without realizing it? We appreciated all the FE gifts though- so thoughtful, creative, fun, etc. :) :)

I need to have a few days to get over my withdrawal (and unpack, prepare for youngest's birthday party this saturday, etc.) before I can really talk more about the cruise- so I won't get more bummed out that it's over. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
anyone else having DCL withdrawals? we always do. :(

[erinlees_mommie]

Thanks for posting that for me!!!
What happened is I forgot to pack my paper with all my passwords on it- and couldn't even remember my charter email password (had changed it recently) and online charter wouldn't give me the password or change it with no amount of other proof of who I was BESIDES some numbers off a bill.... as if I'd bring my bill with me on vacation? (stooopid) So i wasn't even able to ask for passwords, like for this board, to be emailed to me since I couldn't get in my email either! The only thing I could get on and remember the password was gmail (the way I reached Shannon) and that's probably because gmail makes you log in occasionally so I have the password memorized instead of just logging me in automatically like on my pc here. LOL

So...... I had 2wks of no internet at all except trying to get password from charter (and being denied) and emailing Shannon about it. LOL

We made it home safely today - ofcourse DH and myself rather exhausted while the kids have lots of energy having slept practically the entire way home yesterday and today. LOL Par for the course. We're having DCL withdrawals ofcourse...... :sad2: :sad1:

I don't think I really saw a lot of you during the cruise- it happens that way sometimes... maybe even passing one another without realizing it? We appreciated all the FE gifts though- so thoughtful, creative, fun, etc. :) :)

I need to have a few days to get over my withdrawal (and unpack, prepare for youngest's birthday party this saturday, etc.) before I can really talk more about the cruise- so I won't get more bummed out that it's over. wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
anyone else having DCL withdrawals? we always do. :(

Lots of withdrawals here :( from all 3 of us.
I think that the people on the ship were MUCH more friendly on the ship than in the parks.So we might cruise more than going to the parks now.
I am blogging about the cruise *I was going to do a TR about it but it is much easier to blog because I have a lot of NON DISNEY friends..LOL who can't read the DIS*

I still have my sea legs and find my self laying in bed and swaying..LOL Which is fine by me because I slept so much better on the boat than at the resort :) Maybe they should put water beds in the resorts!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

If you went to the early show you saw us for sure...Check out the siggy.
:rotfl2::rotfl: My Hubby was Hannah Montano on the second show. :rotfl::lmao: Carolyn and I couldn't stop laughing! We were both surprised to see both Bruce and my hubby Chris up there on stage.

Had a great memorable cruise. Definitely one of the best and friendliest groups. Thanks to all for the great FE gifts and the wonderful memories.

We are still on vacation in Florida. Today we took an airboat ride through the Everglades.

Bruce/Carolyn - my girls will be emailing Erica soon. I packed away her email so now I have to find it somewhere!

[brucechase]

To all on here:

Thank you for everything. The FE gifts were great! There was so many crafty gifts and every gift was appreciated by all.

Everyone we met was wonderful. We (especially the kids) made some great friends - hopefully some long term friends where we can keep in touch.

The cruise was the best ever!



Heidi - Erica will be waiting. Also, I found an earring that Erica says is one of the girls. Let me know if you are missing 1 - didn't find the other one.

[CarolinaBlue]

Okay, so who rebooked while onboard?:laughing:

We did! We're only doing a 3-day this time because I'm going back to school and I don't have any really long breaks (not even in the summer). We booked the 3-day on 5/20/10. Our servers kept trying to talk us into booking one of the Magic cruises for next summer. Boy, wouldn't I LOVE to be able to do that!

[erinlees_mommie]

Okay, so who rebooked while onboard?:laughing:

We did! We're only doing a 3-day this time because I'm going back to school and I don't have any really long breaks (not even in the summer). We booked the 3-day on 5/20/10. Our servers kept trying to talk us into booking one of the Magic cruises for next summer. Boy, wouldn't I LOVE to be able to do that!

Unfortunately being a Navy family we couldn't but would have LOVED to rebook.Hubby's schedule doesn't let us look that far into the future.This time I booked and paid April 2nd for the May 30th.And that was still pushing it because we weren't sure if he could get the time off.Lucky for us he did :)
BUT we are talking about saving up and re booking for next year !! I guess if it is last minute we can do that as long as we are on the boat.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Unfortunately being a Navy family we couldn't but would have LOVED to rebook.Hubby's schedule doesn't let us look that far into the future.This time I booked and paid April 2nd for the May 30th.And that was still pushing it because we weren't sure if he could get the time off.Lucky for us he did :)
BUT we are talking about saving up and re booking for next year !! I guess if it is last minute we can do that as long as we are on the boat.
Couldn't you still rebook onboard with a "dummy" date like we do? And then just transfer it to the date you want to do later on when you find out when you can go? That's what we do. Granted we do it with more notice, because we can (don't have your situation) and do so to try to get the lowest price- but I don't see why you couldn't do the same -the ony difference is you'd have to book it short notice when you know you can go but you'd still get the 10% off and the onboard credit since you rebooked it onboard... and you can move your dummy dates further and further (to avoid ever losing any money on penalties within the penalty phase) until you can use it- or later on if need be you could cancel it and get all you deposit money back.

We rebooked onboard another room- to go with the one "dummy booking" date we still had (since we always cruise with 2 rooms for our family of 5). We used "dummy dates" transferred to May 30th for this cruise and 2 other dummy dates were transferred to the 2010 transatlantic we're taking- that left one room left booked on dummy date, not yet transferred to any specific date to actually cruise. So we rebooked onboard another date then told our TA to move both rooms to be waitlisted for the Wonder repo to Ca. :)

Our trip home was uneventful- it was atleast better than the drive there (the drive there was rain the entire way thru 4 states... the drive home only had one downpour for about an hour before we got out of Florida) -I may have already said that? But we did lose one cover/casing on the outside of the trailer (hopefully we can replace it. It covers where you can get in the wiring/etc. behind the fridge area! LOL) and then a few hours after we got home (a few hours after my previous post on this thread) the a/c went kaput. so um.... it got hot and I didn't want to unpack in the heat. We slept in the trailer in our backyard since it had a/c and I can't sleep in 90 degree weather sweating to death all night. LOL Had to get an a/c guy out here and pay to get that fixed. I can't go without a/c here in Texas in the summer! No way! So I had to pay to get it fixed even though we're feeling kinda poor righ now after our vacation just about emptied our wallets. LOL
Finally working on unpacking today once it cooled off a bit in here though. Normally I'd let the luggage sit for awhile and get over my blues (from leaving the ship) for a bit but this time -no time for that! First off this time with camping some of the "stuff" we need in the house (cooking stuff/etc.) and Rita is having her birthday (pool) party here this Saturday so I have to get the house **** and span- and the pool was yucky green so I'm working on that too! (and DH went to clean the pump/filter and it has cracks so diametrous- sp?- soil was leaking into the pool plus the rain while we were gone turned it green. He's trying to seal the cracks or else we'll have another big cost to get that replaced!)
Anyway her party was supposed to be Sat the 20th but everyone had plans that weekend it seemed- so it was either have her party THIS saturday or have her party with no one showing up for it! So now I have a bit of a rush to get that done- along with dr appts (physicals for camp) and dentist appts (ones I couldn't get squeezed in before our vacation),etc.- I have a busy week ahead of me!
I would have preferred to just let those bags sit and stew awhile though.... :rotfl: Ohwell... we have our next cruise to look forward to (TA in 2010) -that is if we can afford it by then and I hope we can! :)

ps. we really super mega enjoyed our cat 3 on this cruise... and now what once felt like a once in a lifetime thing- assuming it would always cost too much and this time we just lucked out with the discounted upgrade at the port- is something we're hoping we can do again in the future! It worked out great for us- the extra space, bathrooms, etc. (we kept the one cat 9 for the older two kids too) and bigger verandah, eating in room at our leisure, etc., etc. etc..... it was awesome!!!!! I hope we can cruise cat 3 again in the future!!!!!

[kittyscrap1]

I'm vouyering into your Cruise Meets Thread but is anyone doing a TR? We are due to leave 27 JUN Western and would love to hear any info you can share. Thank you so much and I feel your withdrawls.:sad1:

[luvdmouse57]

Just checking in. We got home last night about 8 pm. It was a VERY long drive!

I really enjoyed meeting some of you on the cruise! Suziepoo was across the hall from us so we ran into her quite often. Missed the onboard meet so we didn't get to meet everyone.

It was a wonderful cruise & I'm ready to go back again! DH wants to do Alaska next, so since Disney doesn't do Alaska we'll have to go with someone else. :sad1: Not sure who yet.

Karla

[kcashner]

Thank you everyone! THe cruise was great...the FEs were AMAZING, my teens behaved, etc.

We had a long trip home. DD and I were bumped from our direct flight and spent the night in Tampa...arrived home on Sunday afternoon. The Tampa airport is nice--free internet, several decent places to eat. There is a Mariott similar to the situation with the Hyatt in Orlando.

It was great meeting many of you! And yes, we did a rebooking on board for a dummy date.

[liliagm]

Well we are also back, long drive home, DD2 did great but DH was really tired so he said next time we are flying!

Thank you to everybody for the FE gifts! they where amazing, my DD keeps wanting more! she asks me for a "surprise" like at the boat!

and I (DH doesn't know) reeboked us for a dummy date as well, waiting for the new ships....:rolleyes1 I figure I still have plenty of time to convince him for another round!

[homespun]

We got back last night and are trying to return to reality.

So glad we got to meet so many of you and put faces with names and I hope that someday we'll be able to cruise again together sometime. We didn't rebook, but we did join the Disney Vacation Club so there will be lots of Disney vacations in our future.

Thanks to everyone for all the great FE gifts that made this cruise so exceptionally wonderful.

Karen, Mario & Brian
Homespun

[loveysbydesign]

Hi everyone...we've been back since Sat. but it's been absolutely crazy here as my kids still have school left...they're not done til the 17th! We are going through withdrawal...that's for sure!

We loved our 1st Disney cruise and can hardly believe that we go to be the family of the day and be the 1st ones to board. It all went so fast...thank goodness my dh got like a 30 second shot of the terminal as I don't even remember what it looked like since we were only in it for about 20 minutes-lol!
We did re-book while onboard and we've already watched the videos we took as my almost 2 y.o. keeps asking to go on the "Mickey boat". I am soooo happy that we took as much video as we did as he was pasted to the tv screen watching it...and he normally doesn't watch tv. We're not planning to go again until he turns 3 so he can enjoy the kids clubs...he wasn't a big fan of the nursery and only ended up spending 2 hours in it- he wanted to be in the club with his older sister-lol.

Thank you everyone for the FE gifts and thanks to....yikes I can't remember her name...for the Mickey crocs for my oldest son...he's worn them everyday since you left them at our door on the Magic! Even though we only saw a few of you it was so great seeing some friendly faces while onboard.

[BamaBornNemoNut]

Shout out to everyone!! Our trip was certainly memorable and meeting a lot of yall made it even more special.

DS lost his wallet in KeyWest and someone (I'll never know who, but sure wish I could find her) turned it in to the Gangway folks and we were so thankful.

I won $100 OBC by default as I was the only one to attend the DVC presentation on Tuesday. :rotfl::thumbsup2

I'm still catching up on my missed sleep, but it was worth it. I think my body is totally confused with how many calories I'm supposed to eat. I've now lost weight since the start of the cruise. :confused3

I especially loved participating in the FE. What a great group!!

Here's hoping we all cruise together again soon.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Hi everyone...we've been back since Sat. but it's been absolutely crazy here as my kids still have school left...they're not done til the 17th! We are going through withdrawal...that's for sure!

We loved our 1st Disney cruise and can hardly believe that we go to be the family of the day and be the 1st ones to board. It all went so fast...thank goodness my dh got like a 30 second shot of the terminal as I don't even remember what it looked like since we were only in it for about 20 minutes-lol!
We did re-book while onboard and we've already watched the videos we took as my almost 2 y.o. keeps asking to go on the "Mickey boat". I am soooo happy that we took as much video as we did as he was pasted to the tv screen watching it...and he normally doesn't watch tv. We're not planning to go again until he turns 3 so he can enjoy the kids clubs...he wasn't a big fan of the nursery and only ended up spending 2 hours in it- he wanted to be in the club with his older sister-lol.

Thank you everyone for the FE gifts and thanks to....yikes I can't remember her name...for the Mickey crocs for my oldest son...he's worn them everyday since you left them at our door on the Magic! Even though we only saw a few of you it was so great seeing some friendly faces while onboard.
It was me! Sorry I had to cram the crocs in your FE like that, but we kept going to your room and not finding you there.. and I wanted to give them to you ASAP so he could use them DURING the cruise and not wait till further in the cruise to give them to you. I had no idea when we'd see you again and shoot- we never did see you again! :( I'm so glad he liked them and that they fit!
I took 2 photos of you as you were about to go in first as the family of the day- unfortunately my camera decided to be a patooty head (long story- lots of pictures gone for some reason, the rest with 2005 dates on them when I didn't even have it set to put dates on the photos, etc.) and only one of the photos is still on there. I'll send it to you! :) I was so tickled for you guys that you were chosen family of the day! Did you get any other special treats/treatment other than allowed on first?
we've been in the port before (once- our last cruise was out of Ca) but it was way back in 2006...... and I didn't get to see much of it this time since I was basically just checking in, then in the line for upgrade and then once we upgraded we pretty much only had a few moments before walking on! I only had a few moments to run back over to our "meet area" and try to meet some (and get updates on room # changes). I didn't even set my butt down on the cushioned seats in the port once! LOL

I'm so glad you all enjoyed it and will be cruising again. :) Maybe we'll cruise again together someday! :)

Shout out to everyone!! Our trip was certainly memorable and meeting a lot of yall made it even more special.

DS lost his wallet in KeyWest and someone (I'll never know who, but sure wish I could find her) turned it in to the Gangway folks and we were so thankful.

I won $100 OBC by default as I was the only one to attend the DVC presentation on Tuesday. :rotfl::thumbsup2

I'm still catching up on my missed sleep, but it was worth it. I think my body is totally confused with how many calories I'm supposed to eat. I've now lost weight since the start of the cruise. :confused3

I especially loved participating in the FE. What a great group!!

Here's hoping we all cruise together again soon.
That is so cool about the wallet!
And LOL about the $100 OBC by default! I'm glad you got it- I shoulda gone and then my chances would have been 50/50 to get it! LOL (j/k ofcourse- glad you got it!)

I actually got more sleep on this cruise than any other I've ever taken! I'm not sure why- maybe the bed was more comfortable- I know for sure the pillow was more comfortable! I slept on the memory foam one and at the end of the cruise I asked about buying one (and did)- I have pillow issues even at home and I can fall asleep when my head hits that pillow! LOL Unfortunately I was NOT as lucky as you to lose weight while on the cruise- I never do! I gained weight on the cruise like I always do... I just canNOT lowcarb while on the cruise! so I have to "re-lose" some weight to get back where I was and then continue to try to lose more. LOL

My only regret from this cruise (because it was awesome!!!) was that I didn't see more of you all throughout the cruise! I saw some of you at the port terminal, most of you at the meet at promenade lounge and then saw Kcashner a couple times I think- and that's it! I didn't see any of you the rest of the cruise! I hate when that happens. :( Rita said she never saw Erica except once in the hallway but I was like um Rita- you have to BE in the lab to see her in the lab! (Rita pulled the same stuff as always- wanting to stay with us practically 24/7 and not really wanting to go in the lab much at all LOL)

[homespun]

Just checking in. We got home last night about 8 pm. It was a VERY long drive!

I really enjoyed meeting some of you on the cruise! Suziepoo was across the hall from us so we ran into her quite often. Missed the onboard meet so we didn't get to meet everyone.

It was a wonderful cruise & I'm ready to go back again! DH wants to do Alaska next, so since Disney doesn't do Alaska we'll have to go with someone else. :sad1: Not sure who yet.

Karla

Alaska was actually mentioned at the Castaway Club Party by Captain Tom as a place people would like to cruise. I also heard from other CM that there are rumors of them possibly going to Alaska during in season once the new ships arrive. I'm keeping my fingers crossed as we'd love to go there too.

[Pooh_Friend#1]

My only regret from this cruise (because it was awesome!!!) was that I didn't see more of you all throughout the cruise! I saw some of you at the port terminal, most of you at the meet at promenade lounge and then saw Kcashner a couple times I think- and that's it! I didn't see any of you the rest of the cruise! I hate when that happens. :( Rita said she never saw Erica except once in the hallway but I was like um Rita- you have to BE in the lab to see her in the lab! (Rita pulled the same stuff as always- wanting to stay with us practically 24/7 and not really wanting to go in the lab much at all LOL)
My girls lasted in the the club about 5 minutes on the first day and never went back. They enjoyed sticking with us and hanging out in the room with Erica! We did get to meet up with Kim and Natasha in Cozumel and my girls really enjoyed hanging out with Natasha at Mr. Sanchos. We are currently going through withdrawals, I wonder how long that will last as we probably won't cruise until the new ships come out (unless Bruce and Carolyn can convince me otherwise ;) )

[loveysbydesign]

My girls lasted in the the club about 5 minutes on the first day and never went back. They enjoyed sticking with us and hanging out in the room with Erica! We did get to meet up with Kim and Natasha in Cozumel and my girls really enjoyed hanging out with Natasha at Mr. Sanchos. We are currently going through withdrawals, I wonder how long that will last as we probably won't cruise until the new ships come out (unless Bruce and Carolyn can convince me otherwise ;) )
My kids spent alot of time with us as well!
My little guy only spent 2 hours at Flounders and my kids were only in their clubs for maybe 5 hours each for the entire cruise! There are so many things to do and so many things clash in the schedules that it was hard for them to decide on what to do...and then the pool areas were big draws for them too!
We loved spending time together as a family although my dd was especially challenging towards the end of the cruise...her and my dh were butting heads:confused3

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

ohhh, shoulda invited Rita so she wasn't up our hineys the entire then- I guess. LOL She rarely went to the lab- as usual. I can't figure out why. Usually if we like talk her into going- she ends up having a blast doing whatever activity they are doing but then wants to leave when the next activity is about to start. If we were to talk her into staying- she'd enjoy that activity too! Can't really figure out what the deal is- she's outgoing, personable, usually makes friends within seconds of meeting others, not shy at all, etc. She says she "just wants to be with us". Which is fine but you know sometimes I'd like to do something adult or just have a moment without kiddos. I homeschool- she's with me 24/7 at home too! LOL Ah well... we want her to be happy with her vacation too so we don't do much "prodding" to try to get her to go to the lab- and this cruise we did eventually just let her sign herself out. We got tired of taking her and having her page us before we even got back to the room or wherever we were going. So we let her leave and go to the room if she wanted. LOL I really have to make more of an effort for her to "get to know" kids on our cruise- before the cruise- so maybe she'll spend some time around KIDS during the cruise- instead of just with ole mom and dad. :lmao:

Yes, we're having withdrawals too.... and we're not crusing until Sept of next year- barring anything happening where we end up not able to go or can't afford it by then or something, ofcourse. So basically that's tentatively Sept 2010. We usually have to wait up to 2yrs between our cruises- this May 30th cruise right after the Sept repo was a fluke- only because it was such a discount and sooooooooo much cheaper than the Baltic (2010) that we'd originally moved our dates to. Now we're spoiled and wanna cruise every 6mo or something I guess. haha

[brucechase]

I'm working late on a Friday night and just wishing I was back on the cruise with the family and all the new friends.

[grlzmom]

We had a great time too.

I am having serious withdrawal here, as are the kids and so just sitting here on the DIS boards wishing for a miracle to occur so I could get back on the ship for even just a few days :)

My kiddos made some great friends and are so lucky that some of them live so close they can hang out frequently!

Thanks to everyone for everything, from the great FE gifts to the Crocs for my Bella, to the nice conversations in the hallways and poolside. Was a great time for all and hope to cruise with some of you again in the future!

My plan is to be super sweet to dh and see if he will book me something soon :) He has been working in Illinois and I haven't seen him since we got back from the cruise!

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I'm working late on a Friday night and just wishing I was back on the cruise with the family and all the new friends.
You and me both!
Well I'm not working late- I'm actually killing time playing chuzzle. I played that with the kids in the Lab and Oceanquest and now I'm playing it at home. I think I'm addicted to it. Is there a 12-step program for chuzzle addiction? I may need it! LOL

But I do wish I was back on the cruise! Time warp back a few weeks? Who's with me? hehe

We had a great time too.

I am having serious withdrawal here, as are the kids and so just sitting here on the DIS boards wishing for a miracle to occur so I could get back on the ship for even just a few days :)

My kiddos made some great friends and are so lucky that some of them live so close they can hang out frequently!

Thanks to everyone for everything, from the great FE gifts to the Crocs for my Bella, to the nice conversations in the hallways and poolside. Was a great time for all and hope to cruise with some of you again in the future!

My plan is to be super sweet to dh and see if he will book me something soon :) He has been working in Illinois and I haven't seen him since we got back from the cruise!
Aw, you're welcome! I wish I'd got to meet Bella on the cruise- and you and all your kids! I totally didn't see everyone! LOL I didn't make enough effort I guess.. we were in our own world, vacation world. It's a nice world to be though huh? hehe
aw bummer about your husband being gone all this time. Hope you're able to sweet talk him into booking another cruise soon. :)

[erinlees_mommie]

I would love to be back..And it is so sad because I have a hard time coming to the Cruise boards. BLAH
I am pea green I tell ya with the people that are there now and leaving soon..I keep telling myself that we will go again soon.

Wish I could win the lottery ;)

[grlzmom]

How is everyone?

So hot here in Florida. More than normal hot, lol.

Was wondering if anyone from our May 30th group is going to do the transatlantic crossing in April? I am thinking to book this one for part of my gang (obviously the big kids can't miss school) and wondering if any of our great DIS buddies are planning to be onboard.

Having such bad withdrawal from DCL that we are going on back to back Wonder cruises July 5-12.

Happy thoughts to everyone.

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Jeanne - Have fun on your back to back cruises. We were trying to go on that cruise, but airfare is way too expensive for us from CO. :(

[grlzmom]

Jeanne - Have fun on your back to back cruises. We were trying to go on that cruise, but airfare is way too expensive for us from CO. :(

Ugh, airfare. You can always hope for pixie dust and really cheap airfare! You never know. I am thinking to book it and if we can't do it, we will just switch it to another sailing.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

How is everyone?

So hot here in Florida. More than normal hot, lol.

Was wondering if anyone from our May 30th group is going to do the transatlantic crossing in April? I am thinking to book this one for part of my gang (obviously the big kids can't miss school) and wondering if any of our great DIS buddies are planning to be onboard.

Having such bad withdrawal from DCL that we are going on back to back Wonder cruises July 5-12.

Happy thoughts to everyone.

Oh darn.. we're booked on the TA in Sept. :( too bad we aren't on the same cruise again!!!

Oooh I'm so jealous of you going again so soon! Seriously jealous!!!!!!!!

[loveysbydesign]

Hiya everyone...just wondering how everyone is doing and if any of you have any upcoming cruises???
We had rebooked onboard on the Wonder for Nov. 2010 with my in-laws but bumped out to May 22 on the Dream in 2011 as it was cheaper! Plus then we can see POTC 4 while onboard! I actually chose to book GTY11C's in the hopes of getting upgraded again!

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Hello! We booked the Dream Maiden Voyage and the one following to do a B2B. We are so excited, although I won't be able to cruise in 2010 so I am going to go through withdrawal!

[IrishCowboy]

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