Calling Halloween Cruisers!

[ennazus]

I notice that there are several Halloween Cruisers here and was wondering what DCL has in store for Halloween? We will be on the 10/26 cruise.

Edit 9/2/02
*~*~*~*WELCOME ABOARD! *~*~*~*

What started with an innocent question about Halloween on the Magic has turned into quite the party!! Please join us if you will be cruising on 10/26/02 on the Magic!!
:) :p :)

I'm sure it would be difficult for anyone just joining our party to read 50 plus pages and although you are quite welcome to do so, I will offer you the Cliff Notes version with just the highlights.

Please note... that these activities are optional and you can pick and choose the ones you would like to join. It's NOT an all or nothing deal.


*Several of us plan on meeting the night before at the Radisson. We will have a little gathering, probably pool side to meet each other. Depending on what time people arrive, we might also go out for a dinner together! What a great way to start our trip (provide the travel to FL doesn't exhaust me! ;) )


*Meeting at the port prior to embarkment
You may bring a goodie to share from your area of the world. For instance, I may bring salt water taffy because that is popular in Maine.


*Sail Away Party-green leis and American Flags for the sail away on Deck 10 Starboard and we JUST MAY have our photo taken by Shirley of The Perfect Gift so that she can post it for our scrapbooks, etc


*Monday Oct 28, ressie times between 11-11:30 a.m for Brunch at Palos (adults only) Contact Ginger with your name & stateroom and she can link the reservations.


*TRICK-OR-TREATING ON THE DISNEY MAGIC
WHEN: Thursday, October 31, 2002

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

STARTING POINT: Children and parent(s) meet on Deck 3, Lobby by Guest Services. Once everyone has arrived we will then proceed to find our first victim. We will have maps available for the children to find the staterooms who will be handing out treats and door signs to help identify these rooms also.

Don't forget if you haven't signed on please do so quickly so the maps can be completed. Contact "Ginger" , Lynne "njfamily" or Debby "masonpips" we'll see that you get added.

Lunch to follow at Lumiere's or Parrot Cay. We'll have to vote on this matter. Lumiere's or Parrot Cay for the Seafood Buffet which is normally served on Thursdays.

This event will only take about an hour for those who have children participating and even less for those who do not. Please let Lynne or Debby know so that we all can get a head count.
The lunch does not require reservations.


*Post card exchange- bring a post card from your part of the country/world to exchange with others. What a neat way to learn about each other and other parts of the country and world!


Remember, no obligaton--each family participates as they wish.
If you are interested, please let one of the powers to be know. :)


After all these tempting tidbits... I bet you are just dying to read 50 plus pages, aren't you! ;) )

[aks22]

Hi there!
We are on the 10/26 Halloween cruise, too. Me (38), DH (42), DD (9), and DS (6). From what I've read, there is trick-or-treating on board and many people dress up.
However, if the dining themes stay as they are, formal night is on Halloween. I hope they switch the formal and semi-formal nights for our cruise, so we can enjoy the special "holiday". It would be bizarre to see half the people dressed up in formal wear and half dressed in costumes!!! I can see our photos now - DH and me in tux and gown, the kids dressed as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum or something... :eek: I have been thinking about our costumes since last summer and I'll be so bummed if we have to choose!

["Ginger"]

Hi Halloween Cruisers,
I received this letter last year from Disney Cruise Lines about the Halloween Cruise.


Dear Disney Magic Guest:

Thank you for choosing Disney Cruise Line. We look forward to sailing with you this fall during Halloween and have planned several "spooktacular" events that will be taking place onboard the Disney Magic.

During your voyage, we will host themed events for all ages and feature Trick-orTreating throughout the ship. Though not required, we encourage Guests of all ages to bring along their costumes for these special events. There will be a costume contest on one evening with prizes being awarded based on the following catergories:

Funniest
Scariest
Best Group
Most Original
Most Disney

More information on themed party dates, times and locations will be available onboard in the Personal Navigator that will be delivered to your stateroom. All Guests are invited to wear costumes, however, we ask that you choose costumes which are not obstructive or offensive.

Again, we look forward to saililng with you and hope you have a magical cruise.
Sincerely,

The Cast and Crew of Disney Cruise Line

[aks22]

I admit I'm obsessed about this Halloween thing, but FYI,

Disneystore.com has lots of Halloween items on clearance now, including costumes. They also have "Halloween-in-a-box" that has Mickey/Donald/Goofy (?) Halloween decorations in it for only $4.99! I ordered one to decorate our cabin door.
I also got some little surprises to give the kids each morning. I've ordered the Admiral Mickey and Sailor Goofy set ($6.99) and also got a set of four mini bean bags in Halloween costumes (in a Jack o'lantern for $5.99). Of course, I used the code fo the 15% discount, so I think I did pretty well!!:pinkbounc

["Ginger"]

I am sure we'll all be chatting about our upcoming cruise for the next 6 months so I'll start the intros.

I am Ginger, DH is Bill and DD Ashley who is 5. This will be our 5th Disney cruise, 3 on the Magic and 1 on the Wonder. This will be our 2nd Halloween Cruise. We're still undecided about costumes and decorations.
As things stand for now we will be driving to Fl., arriving the day before staying at the Radisson near the port.
I started getting excited and obsessed about this cruise the minute I booked it, Nov. 2000. Last year was a mercy cruise, my DH knew I couldn't wait till this one. He couldn't either.

Now if those folks that are going on the first Western cruise would just get going and come back with all the details we'd be set.
Looking forward to meeting everyone here on this board and aboard. Lots of fun ahead of us.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[njfamily]

Hi!

We will also be on the Halloween Western Cruise. My DH and I will be traveling with our DD who will be 5 and our DS who will be 3 at cruise time. Also traveling with us will be my husband’s parents and his sister. This will be our first Disney Cruise. We plan to spend a few days at the parks prior to the cruise but have not yet made any arrangements, still doing research on where to stay and how to get there. Our kids are so excited; my daughter asks to watch the DCL video almost daily.

NJ family
:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

[aks22]

We'll be flying in on morning of the 25th, renting from Avis, and staying at the Raddisson.
This is my DH (Mark) and my second cruise - we did a honeymoon to Bermuda on Celebrity eleven years ago. We never really considered ourselves "cruise"-type people, but I got completely sucked in by Disney marketing when I started planning our trip to WDW in May. I decided we HAD to do the cruise, but we both thought 4 days wasn't enough time, so we decided on two Disney trips this year. We're headed to WDW May 9- 15th, then back for the cruise in October. We print money in our garage....:eek:

Maggie (9) and Luke (6) also watch the video and/or the old CD-ROM pretty much daily. They are so excited about the cruise that I'm beginning to wonder if they would really care if we didn't go to the World next month.

I'm still trying to think of clever costumes that are simple, cheap, and don't take up much packing space.

I feel for those inagural cruisers - they'd better have very detailed cruise reports for everyone!

[DSNYEXP]

Are there going to be halloween activities on the three day cruise? It leaves on halloween this year. I really want to go but haven't really made any plans yet. What is the weather like at this time is it still huricane season? Thanks

[DSNYEXP]

Sorry one more question. On any of the halloween cruises are there any special teen activities? Thanks Again!

["Ginger"]

DSNYEXP I am sure the Wonder will have halloween activities just like the Magic does with costume contest and parties.

Things that went on, on the Magic from last years Navigator, Costume Contest, Family Spooky Spy Party, Family Halloween Dance, Halloween Glow Party with kids 8-12, Ghost Tales,Midnight Mischief which was an Adult Musical Comedy, Halloween Bash Adults only party. There were activities going on in the kids clubs but they are not announced in the Navigator.

I would not let the weather stop me from going. It was pretty good last year, but we didn't make it to Castaway Cay there was a storm coming in and the winds were blowing to hard. Hopefully we'll make it this year.

My DD Ashley is happy knowing that she will have DIS friends joining her in the Oceanears Club. She wants to be a Fairy Princess. Last year our family went as the Flintstones.

I hope everyone from here will be participating in our Halloween Hunt for the staterooms Trick-or-Treat. Do we have any talented people among us? I sure hope so. I know you will not mind me telling you some of the things that we did last years. A very talented group, one lady made buttons for everyone, she charged $1. for each to cover her expenses and shipping cost. We're fortunate to have "Pryd" sailing with us again this year. He made tee-shirts for those of us who wanted them, again the cost was to cover his expenses plus S&H. Another lady made us all a gift, landyards so we could keep track of our Key to the World Cards. One family organized our T-or-T making special antique looking maps with riddles leading us to the staterooms. I linked reservations for those who wanted to dine together everynight. One family staying in Cat. 3 with concierge service made reservations for the adult to have Brunch at Palo's, 22 people. Alot of work went into last years cruise. I think everyone will say it was well worth all the planning we did, right here on this board. My families best cruise yet.
I know that this year will be just as good with us working together. So O.K. you guys let's do our homework and make those plans.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :D

Don't think I'm pushy, please!

[ennazus]

Wow!! Not pushy at all, Ginger!! Sounds like fun!!

I love the Mickey Mouse Halloween Party in a box!! I ordered it!! That will be great for the room!! Thanks for sharing! That is soo perfect!

We have 4 going two adults, ds 7 y.o. turning 8 on the cruise and dd turning 20 on the day we disembark!! How exciting... 2 birthdays & Halloween!!

[Pryd]

Well now you have just a taste of Ginger's unending enthusiasm. I must say, that she had the same gusto the entire cruise. This years Halloween Cruise is forming up to be better than Last year. Maybe we might make CC this time too.

Just an introduction, I am Pryd and I did, will do, the Special Halloween Cruiser shirts this year. We need more talented people to spice up the Witches Brew on the Wonder. So lets Rally behind Ginger and get started on making some Spooky plans for this years cruise.

[aks22]

We think we are going to do a couple of non-Disney excursions, so I volunteer to coordinate those. There is a lot of info out there, and sure to be more when the Western itinerary gets going. I'll put together a list of things to do with contact names/numbers/websites, and will even arrange group rates, special times, etc., for anyone who'd like to do them as a group.
The people who put together Pirates Week in Gr. Cayman and Fantasy Festival in Key West have me on their mailing lists, so I'll include what's happening for those events when we're in port.

["Ginger"]

aks22 that sounds great. I've been looking into things to do while at Cozumel and frankly I am lost. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Last year some of us went to Anguilla from St. Martin it was a great day, one I'll never forget thanks to a big black hairy spider.

[aks22]

Disney brochure made no mention of no spiders bugs or insects at any port - not allowed on my cruise! :( Although I am leaning towards the jeep jungle excursion on Cozumel, but hadnt considered the bugs issue. Good point!
We are not lie-on-the-beach people and would rather do something unique to the destination. But I'll find what I can and everyone can choose what works for them.

Andrea

["Ginger"]

Andrea we're beach people, Ray & Tony will tell you that going to the beach with me is a unique experience. From Tarantulas to unexpected glass bottom boat ride with the most beautiful under water life you'll ever see. BTW I was sitting on Hairy's favorite beach lounge.
If you do the Jeep excursion don't forget to take some bug juice along, I've read that you will need it.



:)

["Ginger"]

BUMP!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[EllenJ]

This will be our second Disney cruise. We went on a 4 day Wonder cruise in November '99. We (me, DH & DD 9) are using DVC points for a cat 7 cabin. Our friends (2 families 4 adults & 2 children) will be in 2 of the secret porthole cabins.

We bought my daughters costume on clearance at the Disney Store right after Halloween last year. The only problem is that is is a full Eeyore costume. I am afraid that she may be too hot. But for $7.50 I could not pass it up and she really loves Eeyore. It even talks...

I dont want to wish the spring and summer away but I really cant wait to go!!!!

["Ginger"]

Hi Ellen, We are also in a secret porthole room, 5524. Do you think they will be posting on this board? I would like to get to know my neighbors too.



I am starting to make a list that will help us as our cruise gets closer. Things I'll need: 1. Who's staying the night before at the Radisson, Port Canaveral.
2. What is your stateroom number.
3. Who's traveling with you, names first and last if your the posting family, childrens first name or nick name, their ages. If your freinds are not posting but wish to participate in any of our activities, such as Brunch at Palo's or Trick-or-Treating we'll need the same info about them.

This list will help all of us plan our group activities. Don't worry we will not consume much of your time on the cruise. Our offical "DIS Meet", an Adult Brunch at Palo which I guess we'll have on Monday our first full day at sea. Trick-or-Treat and lunch with the kids which I guess we can have on Thursday, you can pick and choose or do all or none. Boy! Not having 2 days in a row at sea is going to make things hard. If anyone has a suggestion please let us know.
If you don't feel comfortable posting you can PM or email me.

[ennazus]

We are planning on staying the night before at the Radisson (got the FALL special! :) ) We don't have our air yet, so I don't know when we'll be arriving.

Suzanne 30-something ;)
Ron 30-something +2 ;)
Cheryl 19 (turning 20 on 11/2)
Joshua 7 (turning 8 on 10/29)

Room 7576


I received my Mickey/Halloween decorations yesterday from the Disney store!! So I've now officially started packing for Oct! LOL!! (ok, I really just put the box aside and marked it "Cruise")

["Ginger"]

Good Morning Suzanne, Thanks for repling quickly with your information.

Have you thought about a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" sign on your stateroom door?


We are trying to decide, should we go to the parks before or after the cruise. Last year we stayed at OKW before the cruise and did WDW, Mickey's Not So Scarey Halloween Party was fun. Thinking about Universal this year. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

[aks22]

I'm hoping my Disney Store stuff comes today. I've already started my "cruise" box of stuff (just a couple of little things), but I keep it hidden in the basement so DH doesn't discover my obsession with all things Disney.

Ellenj, I'm so excited to hear you have a DD (9) coming. Mine turns 9 in June, and can be a little shy when she doesn't know anyone, so as it gets closer we can "introduce" them. Also, my DS (6) insists he wants to be Sully from Monsters, Inc, which means one of the full-coverage costumes, too. I keep telling him he'll be too hot, but he is adamant. I'm trying to find one on eBay, or hopefully Target will carry them again this year...

Ginger, I should have said that *I* am not lie-on-the-beach people....the rest of my family would love it! I inherited my Scottish grandfather's skin, so lie-on-the-beach day could quickly become visit-the-local-hospital day for me. If I can find a shady spot to take a little siesta and read a book, I'm all for it. Otherwise, I prefer to be moving around so I don't feel like I'm just a human rotisserie. I am the Sunscreen Queen, but direct sun next to water is my natural enemy :mad:

I think I've posted all our info, but here it is condensed:
* The Schroeder Family: Mark 42, Andrea 38 , DD Maggie 9, DS Luke 6
* Cabin 6048
* Arr. MCO 10/25 in the am, renting from Avis to Cocoa Beach to spend the day doing....something. Maybe KSC, which I'd love.
* Staying at the Raddisson that night.
* Renting Avis back to MCO on the 2nd, dont have exact travel times yet. But we won't be giong to the parks, since we're doing them in May.

["Ginger"]

Oh Andrea no hosiptal visits, please. We did that excursion on cruise number 2, not a fun one. We'll just call you Shady Lady. KSC is great, you'll love it.

We are the Sparr family: Bill, Ginger, and Ashley 5.
Stateroom 5524
Driving down from Maryland.
We'll be at the Radisson maybe the 24th, for sure on the 25th.
We got the $99. Fall Special.
I think we'll be hittting the parks, Universal and The World before the cruise. I'm going to call DVC to see what's available at OKW.

[njfamily]

Wow, been doing a lot of over time at work and have not really been keeping up with the boards…. an occasional peek, but no time to post. You guys have really been rallying the troops.

Ginger – Thanks for posting the stuff from last year’s navigator. I was wondering if Disney would plan any special Halloween events. Those paired up with what this group put together should make this a very special cruise.

Pryd – The Halloween cruise shirt sounds like a winner. Looking forward to getting more details.

Aks22 – definitely keep us posted on the Pirates Week and Fantasy Festival. When we realized that a Halloween cruise would mean being able to visit Key West and Grand Cayman during these special events, it sealed the deal for us.

Can’t wait to meet everyone and am trying to think of some creative way I can contribute to the group.

Any more Halloween posters? Please add your info and keep this thread on the first page of the board!

NJ family
:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

[ennazus]

Originally posted by "Ginger"


Have you thought about a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" sign on your stateroom door?

Excellent idea!! I'll have to get one at the dollar store and put it in my 'box'! (LOL about the box that is in the cellar, Andrea!)

[JLSE50]

I have been enjoying reading the postings about the 10-26 cruise. I had not even clicked that it covered Halloween. It was just when we could get away.

My DH and I will be going and meeting other friends. All of us are in the grandparent age-range: they have two grandkids, we have none.

My DH will celebrate his birthday on the 29th just like Joshua except Tom is older. He is not the kind of person who likes public displays in a restaurant and I am not sure he would even like a sign on the door, but I may try the latter, thanks for the idea.

We had hidden porthole room 5020 last time and wanted it this year, but someone beat us to it so we asked for and got the same stateroom as our first Disney Magic cruise.


Jan 53 :earsgirl:
Tom 53 :earsboy:

["Ginger"]

Welcome JLSE50, thank you for posting.

If you would like to gain some grandparenting experience while on this cruise I am sure that my 5 yr old DD, Ashley would love to have you. Be warned though, you'll only get to see her when the Oceanears Club is closed.

I had to book my secret porthole stateroom 2 years in advance.

[ennazus]

Welcome, Jan! I look forward to swapping more fun ideas for our cruise...

(if you don't dare put a sign on the outside of your stateroom, maybe you could put on on the inside door at least. ;) )

[aks22]

I got all of my stuff from the Disney store and am so excited about how big the Admiral Mickey and Sailor Goofy are! I thought they were little beanies. I guess I should read the description next time...

For you birthday cruisers, eBay has DCL "it's my Birthday" pins for sale, about $6-10 I think.

Today I got another DCL brochure in the mail, placed an order from the catalog, picked out which gifts to send myself for the start of the cruise, and bought a cruise travel log on eBay. I absolutely need to join a 12-step Disney Recovery program. :tongue:

[JLSE50]

I thought that the "It's my Birthday" pins were complimentary if you had proof of birth date. Where do I find out about getting Tom a pin?

We have not gotten any cruise brochures. Andrea--you got "another"??? That implies that you have gotten some before. How did you get on that mailing list?

What great stuff did you buy for yourself? What is the cruise travel-log like that you bought on e-bay? I thought I was overboard on all this--I am in good company!

Ginger--I am a pediatric physical therapist and see kids all the time. I do not go on cruises because I need kid-time or grand-kid time, I go because I like kids and Disney does cruising best. I look forward to meeting all your kids, but I am not going to be any overbearing "grandmother" person.

Suzanne: The sign on the inside of the door is a good one!!
(Our first Disney Cruise was the Honeymoon we never had for our 30th Anniversary. Tom said the probationary period was up, so we could take a honeymoon. I had a photocopy of an ad for a poster of Mickey and Minnie dancing in formal attire that I posted in our room.)

:earsgirl: :earsboy:

[ennazus]

We have not gotten any cruise brochures. Andrea--you got "another"??? That implies that you have gotten some before. How did you get on that mailing list?

I haven't received any brochures either...
I'd also like to know how you got on the mailing list.

re: birthdays...
I'm going to start a birthday thread. Another idea I thought of to decorate the room for the birthday would be balloons!! They certainly wouldn't take up much space! :) (oh & tape to hang them up along with the BD sign)

I absolutely need to join a 12-step Disney Recovery program.
Don't bother!! because I'm sure the first thing they would tell you would be to stop hanging around with us! ;) ;) ;) :D

[cbartos]

Hi All,

This will be my first cruise. It's actually my honeymoon. We are getting married on the 25 and driving up Saturday morning. I will be 29 and my fiance' will be 26. We are hopeing to meet lots of other Disney fans, my family and friends think we are kind of strange because we love Disney so much. We go to Disney at least 4 times a year. I think it would be fun to get involved with people planning mucho fun. We would like to be included if it is not any trouble. I live in South Florida and if you need info or someone to make local calls for information I am willing. Please email me directly at my work email cbartos@sunsentinel.com. This is where I do all my planning. I have to check my reservation for cabin #.

Thanks alot,

Charlie

:jester:

[aks22]

Here's what happened:
About a month ago I decide I had to have a new DCL marketing CD-ROM (we have the video and CD-ROM from last year). I went to the DCL site, but kept getting an error message saying my request couldn't be processed every time I input my mailing info to receive new information. Then I called the 800# listed on the site, and went through the automated prompts to order it, but they only offered a video or brochure. So I called again and spoke to someone who told me he didn't think they make the CD-ROM anymore, but he took my mailing info and promised to send one if he could find one.
Fast forward to last week, when I received the video and brochure on the same day. Then I got another video. Then another brochure. Then ANOTHER brochure. I have quite a collection. The only thing I don't have is the CD-ROM, which is all I really wanted.
To start this cycle for yourself, go to the DCL site and click on information request, or call the number listed. You'd think I'd have it memorized, but I don't.

I am ordering goodies from Magical Memories (on Barb's www.***************** site) to be placed in the stateroom when we arrive. I will tell not my hsuband I paid for these, so let's keep it a secret, okay? I'm getting the duffle bag for each of my kids and a snack basket for us.


I did a separate post about the travel log. It is so cool! I'm surprised they don't sell them. It is a spiral-bound book with several different sections: favorite places on the ship, ports of call, favorite Oceaneers Club activites, photos, autographs, journal entry, etc. It has an attached ribbon to hold it closed and act as bookmark. It has a gold seafarer Mickey on the cover (which I immediately recognized as the cover of the current brochure with which I am so familiar). I emailed the seller and asked if he could find me another. Barb (antigeg) thinks she may have one, too. I'm in trouble if I end up with just the one.

The birthday pins probably are free when you're on the ship, but why get something free when you can pay for it?!?!?!?! I'm headed to the garage to make some twenties this afternoon...

:jester:

[Pryd]

Charlie:

The e-mail address you gave us did not work. It keeps sending the mail back.

Got another?

Or better yet e-mail me with it if you can

pryd1@lvcm.com

Thanks

[JLSE50]

Suzanne: I love the balloon idea. I have a package of water balloons that I could use for that project! I will see what else I can find and add it to the "cruise bag." Instead of a box in the basement I have a the red Mickey Disney store bag in my closet and I put my cruise stuff in there. Where is the Birthday Thread?

Charlie: welcome aboard. You will love this cruise. Enough time and space for couples and enough proximity to families and kids. It is a great blend of "normal life."

Andrea--where is the separate post about the travel-log? What are the dimensions?
Are the brochures you got the one with Mickey at the Helm on the cover and the matching video, or something else?

I am so glad I have met you all!
Have a super day,
Jan :earsgirl:

Jan and Tom
:earsgirl: :earsboy:

[ennazus]

Welcome, Charlie & Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!! My dh & I went to WDW for our honeymoon. :)

Jan, here is the birthday thread http://www.plauder-smilies.de/party/torte.gif :
Birthday Thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=190502)
Unfortunately it didn't get much of a response. :(

[JLSE50]

Give it time, Suzanne, Not everyone checks the boards frequently. It may pick up. You have advertised it to our thread, others may see it there and connect. Hang in there girl,
Jan :earsgirl:

[aks22]

The post on the travel log is here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=190357

It's just me asking if anyone has another I could buy. The seller had another, so I got one from him. I can't copy the picture, but it is item #1093594639 if you want to see it on eBay. If you want one, Barb may have one, but Iknow others have asked already. Good luck!

"This journal book measures 5 ½” by 7 ¼” and was produced as a promotional item for Disney Cruise Line during its Inaugural period. It’s spiral bound with an elastic ribbon that keeps it closed. Features six different sections separated by tabs to mark a child’s Disney cruise vacation: (1) Maps, (2) Ship Info, (3) Children (for favorite children’s programming activities, (4) journal (like a diary), (5) photographs, and (6) special (star charts and note pages). "

And yes, the brochures/videos are the Mickey in rain gear at the helm.

[pallamb]

Hello Fellow Halloween Cruisers! My DH Paul and I will be on the 7 night Halloween cruise. We will be celebrating our 6th anniversary on October 26. We are both 45. This will be our 2nd Disney cruise. I booked our Halloween cruise last June and have been enjoying reading these boards. We will be staying at the Swan two nights before our cruise thanks to the great deal I read about on these boards. I also purchased the Halloween decorating kit at our Disney Store after Halloween and it's inside my suitcase. (Great Disney minds think alike!) All the activities sound great. We would love to join everyone for the brunch on Monday. Our stateroom is 6578.
I think this will be our best vacation ever! Patty :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Hi Everyone, Hey do you want an idea for a birthday present or a cruising present. Take a look at what Ray "PRYD" has designed.
prideproductions.com/new_page_6.htm (www.prideproductions.com/new_page_6.htm)

I know the password, but don't tell anyone : Cruiser

Those polos would be perfect for Men or Women to wear in the dining rooms. You could even wear it to Palo's. I'm going to get an ex large black tank top to wear over my bathing suit.

[njfamily]

Just checked out PRYD's shirts. Thanks for the link! I expect we will be ordering a few. It's great that you offer the different styles of shirts and colors.

NJ family
:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

[Pryd]

Just adding a little Pixie dust to our cruisers.

Thanks

[mpaone]

I dont know how I missed this thread, but Hey we'll be there too!! We are me (40) DH (41) DS (14) DD (11) and DD(9). My youngest will be 9 in june also. Im glad she's going to have some playmates!!! This is our second cruise as we did the & day last Oct and had a blast. You guys sound like an organized bunch. We will be flying in from New Jersey the day before and staying at the Radisson. Sounds like they'll be a few of us there. Maybe we should try to get together if time allows. Looking forward to mtg all of you. Havent even thought about the Halloween part of it. I need simple costumes that will fit easily in our luggage. I tend to overpack! Cant wait till October!!!:)

[Pryd]

On behalf of Ginger, Me and the entire Halloween Cruisers Welcome to the board.

Planning and sharing ideas is what we are about. Lets make this years Halloween cruise better than last year

[jonglau]

Hi everone,

I read these boards alot but do not post much. However, all this Halloween talk made me want to join in. My husband George and 2 children (Jacob 5 and Hannah 8 years old) will be on the 7 day Halloween cruise.
We will be driving from Ottawa, Canada and spending a week at Boardwalk first and then the cruise. Halloween is my favourite holiday and I can hardly wait. Looking forward to meeting you all and having a great cruise (this is our 3rd).

Laurie

p.s. is there any problem getting those t-shirts shipped to Canada if we decide to order some??

[Mark H]

Hi,

We will be on the Halloween cruise too. Myself - Mark, Karen and Emma(14), Oliver(12), James(12). Our cabins are 6101 & 6103 If memory serves, which it doen't always.

We fly in from Gatwick in the England and staying for a week at the Boardwalk before the cruise and have one night after at Royal Pacific - Universal before going home.

This will be our second cruise having done a 4 day one a couple of years ago as a joint 40th birthday present to each other. We are all complete Disney nuts and DVC members and enjoy comming to WDW as often as possible (this will be our 6th time since 1997):smooth:

Mark

["Ginger"]

Welcome all you new Halloween Cruisers.
Laurie you're going to have a bit of a drive. Mark WOW!! all the way from England.
We'll be driving from Maryland arriving on Sunday Oct. 20 staying 5 nts at OKW then heading over to the Radisson Friday.
Anyone planning on Mickey's Not So Scarey Halloween Party???? I guess it's to early for WDW to post the dates for that event.

We're going to have a great time, I can't wait.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


Bbump, MissyBr, the fatman and the joy of magic where are you?????

Who's Castaway Club members here?

[aks22]

How exciting to have so many Halloween cruisers on the board already!

I got the travel logs today. I love, love, love, them! They have maps of Castaway Cay (and the Eastern Itinerary islands), ship facts, name/address section for new friends, little games, etc. It's a fab permanent keepsake. If you want one, I suggest saving a search for "Disney cruise travel log" on eBaby and they'll notify you whenever one comes up. I paid $15 for each of mine, but I've been told they go for as much as $40.

Alas, I also got my credit card statements today. I am on self-imposed Disney Purchase Probation. I'm not buying anything Disney until we get to WDW in 2 weeks, 6 days, and four hours. I guess that means I'll have to wait until the end of May to get the shirts from Pryd. :(

I have started compiling all the information for excursions. I hope to have a document available next week.

[ennazus]

I just got my credit card bill also, with the $1000.00 deposit for our cruise! ugh! LOL

[pallamb]

Hi Ginger: I am a Castaway Club member. I'm so excited to see all the people responding to this thread. Only 6 more months to go! Today I received my DCL video in the mail. I think I'll go watch it again. Bye, Patty :earsgirl:

[njfamily]

WOW! this thread has seen a lot of action since I last checked the board. Welcome everyone.

mpaone - we are from NJ too, the Bridgewater area. Are you anywhere near us?

Ginger - we are also planning on doing some parks before the cruise. Have not decided what parks or where we are staying. Heard PO just reopened and we might try that. What exactly is the Mickey's Not So Scarey Halloween Party? Is it at all the parks or just one?

Lynne

["Ginger"]

MNSSHP is held at the Magic Kingdom on selected nights. They close the park for 1 hour to clear everyone out and reopen to those who have purchased tickets to the event. It's fun with people walking around in costumes, they have Trick-or-Treating and 2 parades with the Headless Horseman at the lead. As I recall everything is open in the park, except ToonTown.

Thank You Patty.:bounce:

[Pryd]

Giving this a little Bump it was getting lost

[JLSE50]

We are Castaway Club Members.
We are not into Halloween, but booked the cruise for Tom's birthday.

Jan :earsgirl: & Tom :earsboy:

[mpaone]

Hi NJfamily!!

We are from Middletown. Not too far south of you. Hopefully we get to meet! Cant wait until Ocotber!!!!

["Ginger"]

I got my first item today to start my box for the cruise. A bright new purple tee-shirt from Ray with the new "Halloween Cruiser 2002" logo. Guess what....it has hidden Mickeys.

I love It.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[aks22]

Well, that lasted four days...

But DS got two Disney gift cards for his birthday and wanted to order a game from disneystore.com, so it only made sense to order pin lanyards since I was paying the shipping cost anyway, right? Right?!?!?

There is something very wrong with me. :(

I know I can do this, I just have to stop constantly thinking about Disney trips.

["Ginger"]

Lanyards, I'll have to look into that. Don't forget to get your cruising shirt while your on a shopping roll.

:D

[aks22]

Ginger-
You are a classic enabler. :)
My new excuse will be, "Ginger said I could".

The lanyards I bought are generic Mickey pin trading lanyards, but they sell DCL lanyards on eBay.

Somebody stop me.

[JLSE50]

When we cruised the Eastern Caribbean on the MAGIC in 2000 I bought the soda-pop holder that is a strip of ribbon with a noose for the top of the bottle and pinned my cruise pins on it so I had the cruise logos of the ribbon showing. I wore it like a lanyard with the adjustable end in the back of the neck. Now it is full of pins so you can hardly see any of the logos.
Jan :earsgirl:

[Pryd]

Lanyards sounds like a great idea.


We have several from the 3 years we have been attempting to collect Disney Pins. (Impossible task to collect everything)

They are also great for the Pin Swapping on board.

[JLSE50]

What is the protocol for pin trading?
If someone wears a lanyard of pins is it assumed that they are available for trading or can one wear them to show them off like a necklace and people not assume they are available for trades?
What experiences has anyone had with trading and wearing pins?
You are right Ray, we cannot collect them all. We have to pick the ones that are most special and hope that they do not weigh us down too much to have fun.

Jan :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

This isn't exactly an answer to your question & I don't know the answer, but this might lead you in the right direction:

DIS collectors board FAQ (http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/obiwanpinobi/CollectorsBoardFAQ.html)

[Rose_Greenthumb]

hi,
I'm gonna be there too as my dad Mark H has already said (I'm Emma) I just thought it would be funny to leave a message on here and see what he says! Well so far it seems I'm gonna be the only 14 year old on the entire cruise and I've only just found out what we're actually doing during our holiday by reading my dad's post! Maybe I should spend more time listening to what people say to me! Anyway Bad Girls has started so I'm gonna go and watch that, just thought I'd say hi.
XxEmmaxX

P.S. I'm a complete disney nut am I? I think the term you're looking for there is just plain nuts!

["Ginger"]

Hi Emma and Welcome!
Don't be discouraged, I am sure that you'll find others on the ship your age. Have you started thinking about a costume? Did you know that the spa on the Magic offers Teen Time, you can get a manicure, pedicure and a mini facial the price was $49.00, so save your money. There are special movie times and parties just for teens. So I am sure you won't be the only 14 year old aboard.
Can't wait to meet you.
Just 6 short months to go.

[JLSE50]

WELCOME EMMA--
So--you are not a Disney nut?
I saw a lot of teens on the Disney MAGIC the other two times I went. They did not look bored, they were walking and talking with friends, hanging out in Common Grounds or at the pool. I bet you will have a grand time.
You have been in our country more than I have been in yours. I was in England last June. We flew into Heathrow, spent four days at Kensington Gardens Hotel (using our Disney Vacation Club points) and touring London--mostly on foot. We also walked in all the parts of the Tower that we could and did Tower Bridge Experience. Then we drove north to Stone and went to the wedding of our niece in Hagley.
Looking forward to meeting you.
Jan (53) :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

Welcome, Emma!! I am sure there will be lots of other 14 year olds also!! :)

[JLSE50]

Suzanne,
Thanks for the address:
DIS collectors board FAQ
I checked it out and learned a lot.
Jan :earsgirl:

[pallamb]

Hi Emma! Welcome to the boards. Was your first cruise on one of the Disney ships? When I re-read the threads on this post I found out the poster mpaone has a son your age. So there will be atleast two 14 year olds on the ship.
Patty :earsgirl:
(another disney nut)

[Rose_Greenthumb]

hi,
Yeah it was a disney one. Oh well thats not quite so bad, at least there's one more person my age!!!!! hmm i think its 183 days till the cruise starts! yay that gives me a while to unpack from venice and then re pack 4 the cruise. Wahoo life is great except 4 the maths homework i have 2 do. Ah well :)

[Pryd]

Well I installed the countdown timer on my signature.

I know... I know... it says we are leaving a day early. Well we are, we live in Vegas and are staying at the Raddisson (Like Most of the Halloween Cruisers are) So our countdown is just a little earlier than yours. Still can't wait to meet all of you.

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Hey im leaving a week early! hehe

["Ginger"]

Yeah Ray, we're leaving a week early too. LOL
Should I pick you up at the airport????? Bill says to pack lite.

[Pryd]

Tell Bill that We both pack lite. Its just that light means under 200 pounds per suitcase. LOL

Do you charge more or less than Happy Limo?

Actually we are thinking about getting a rental to go to the Raddisson

What about the posters? Anyone else staying at the Raddisson before the Cruise?

[ennazus]

Originally posted by Pryd

What about the posters? Anyone else staying at the Raddisson before the Cruise?

We plan on going to the Raddison the night before. We don't have our airline tickets yet, so I don't know what time we will be flying in yet.

["Ginger"]

So far 5 families have posted that they will be at the Radisson the night before the cruise. Should we do cocktails around the pool before dinner? I have printed menus from a few places in the area for dinner that night. Rusty's and Grills Seafood looks good. They are both located on the water front by the ships terminal. Has anyone ever been to them????

Ginger's Limo service is cheap, cheap, cheap.

[aks22]

I am all about cocktails at the pool before dinner - say, noonish ? :D
Haven't ever been to that area of the coast, but definitely need a place where we can take the kids.
We are toying with the idea of driving instead of flying, but will arrive Fri am regardless. I'd like to get to KSC for a little while.

["Ginger"]

I am not sure what time we will be arriving at the Radisson. Anyone know what time their check-in is? We have to come up with some way to recognize each other.

[aks22]

Usual check in time is about 2-3 pm at most hotels. But if you arrive early and a room is available (meaning they are not waiting for a room to be cleaned), they will check you in whenever you arrive. It may help to be a Raddisson Gold Rewards member, but I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not. If your room isn't available, they'll at least check you in on a TBD basis and check your luggage at the bell stand.
Just like packing for the first day of the cruise, if you pack a small bag for Friday you can use the pool and other facilities while waiting for your room.
I travel a lot for work and have never had a problem with early arrivals or early check-in (just a couple of weeks ago I checked into a Hilton at 7 am!), but I'm always prepared to live out of my travel case that first day if needed.
Not that any of us will need it in October, but just fyi, if you request a late check out when a hotel is not fully booked, you can often check out as late as 1 or 2pm.

I'm sure you can sign up at www.radisson.com for the Gold Rewards frequent traveler program.

We could do the lime green ribbons to recognize each other.

[mpaone]

The Paone's will be at the Radisson the day before also. As I am very afraid to fly I will be needing that cocktail by the pool as soon as I arrive!!!! Not sure when our flight gets in, I think 11 ish.

Emma, my son's name is Bryan and he will be 14 in August. Do you have aol? I know he is always on there chatting with friends...I'll have to ask him what his screen name is and get back to you. I think its skatexv or something.

Cant wait till we all meet!

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Yep I have aol, my name is smilealot2k2 (I told you I was nuts!) I managed 2 break my glasses yesterday by walking into a door! And I wonder why people worry about me! I decided what I'm gonna wear for Halloween the other day. My mum has this amazing dress with really cool sleeves that I wore last year so I'm gonna wear it again this year. Hey its better than when I was a pumpkin! Now it's just a case of which shoes to wear with it, any excuse to go shopping!
XxEmmaxX
P.S I'll be 14 2 weeks on Friday, 4 days after all my SATs finnish.

[mpaone]

I'll pass it on to Bryan and have him drop you a "hello". If you see some wierd IM from skatexv something or other you'll know its from him!

[Rose_Greenthumb]

thanx! Dya know in 6 months we'll all have met (probably) I shouldnt say that *** knowing my luck something awful will happen. Oh no, I just cursed it! whoops. Im sure we'll all be fine, gulp.

[JLSE50]

EMMA--I am looking forward to seeing that AMAZING DRESS!! Does it warrent glass slippers?

Inquiry--what did you DSI Cruisers do about Halloween last year--about providing treats for the kids? Did each family bring something and have an arranged time when the kids went to the cabins of the other DIS board members? Even though we are not bringing kids, I do want to be prepared.
THANKS

Emma's right, in 6 months we will be on the ship and have met each other--seems so close and yet so far away.

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Hmm i dont know! It is amazing though. It may seem far away but you can bet it'll creep up on us really quickly. I mean Im going to venice with my choir in 69 days and it really doesnt seem all that long since it was 7 months to go and we were all falling out over rooms. Now everything is really strating to come together and we just found out we all have to be at the school for 3:30am, my mum is gonna love me!!!!! It really wont be all that long till we're all on a beautiful ship having a wonderful time and acting even more like idiots than usual!

[JLSE50]

EMMA: Are you taking a cruise ship to Venice? Where will the choir perform and how long will you be gone? Any museums on the itinerary? Do you live near London?
Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I live about 4 hours away from London, we're flying to venice from Stansted airport which is why we have to leave so early, not sure about museums, i know we're going to see carman. We going to be performing as part of the mass in St Marks cathedral and in a couple of other places too. None of us can wait, infact we've all started discussing what we're gonna pack. It's gonna be most of our first times away in another country without our family so its really exciting!

[JLSE50]

EMMA: Have a wonderful time. It sounds great!
Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Thanx! It will be great! 40 of us who r all good friends r goin and we get a week out of skewl in the sun! And singing in St Marks-WOW!!!!!! How many people can say they've done that.

[JLSE50]

Not many people can say they ever sang in St. Marks :D
Will you be bringing any photos of that trip on the Cruise? That would be good for conversations at Common Grounds and if we have time, I would like to see them.
Have a nice day,

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Cool Emma!!!

JLSE50 We had our T-or-T stateroom hunt well planned right on down to treasure hunting maps. The children made out very well, treat bags of candy, toys, Disney gift certificates, $5. game cards to be use at the ships arcade, glow necklaces and much more. Before we would let the children have any candy we took them all to Lumiere's for a good lunch. We all had a great time, even those who did not have children joined us.
So yes pack up some goodies and join us for the fun.

[JLSE50]

Ginger: Was there a specific limited time planned for the hunt? The maps showed where the DIS Board friends were staying? And someone stayed in each stateroom for the duration of the hunt? Or were people stationed at other places around the ship?
Jan :earsgirl:

[njfamily]

WOW! The room to room T or T sounds like alot of fun. Will we know the ages and number of kids before we leave? (Every inch of suitcase space is being carefully planned...even 6 months away.)

["Ginger"]

The children had 14 staterooms to hit last year, as I recall it took less than an hour. I think we started at 11:30am to be finished by 12:30pm so we could do lunch at Lum's before they closed. Some people waited in their staterooms for the children to come others went along with them and just ran ahead as they got closer to their staterooms. Ray greeted the children in the main lobby because he and Tony had upgraded and they were no longer in their orginal room which was already on the map. One couple T-or-T'ed our staterooms, they were on their pre-honeymoon cruise. LOL Oh Yeah, we did the T-or-T on Sunday, then on Monday all the adults had brunch at Palo, YUMMY!!!
I can't wait to hear from the 5/11 cruiser, wondering just how much will be changed. Going to an extra island this time will give us one less day at sea and for brunch at Palo. Maybe they will still have brunch on Sunday since we don't dock at Key West till 12:30.

Would anyone be interested in doing a DIS Brunch on Thursday, Oct. 31, Halloween Day.
Bill and I like to have dinner at Palo's on Saturday night, we go about 7:30. After we take Ashley to dinner first, we try not to eat anything. The Oceanears Club opens at 7:30 so we get her settled in there which takes about 1 second. They just open the gate and she runs in yelling "BYE, I'll page you when I want to come out". She never does, we have to go back and beg for her to leave or they throw her out.

["Ginger"]

njfamily I have already started collecting information from everyones post. I'll post a list of the childrens names and their ages, also staterooms of those who wish to participate in the event. It would be great if everyone could start helping me out a little early. You can email me the information or post it here.
Is anyone artistic or very creative? I could mail you a copy of the T-or-T map from last year, maybe it can be renovated for this year. If anyone has any other ideas please post them we're all ears.

I'll be hitting Wal-Mart before we head over to Port Canaveral for our goodies.

[ennazus]

Wow! The DIS Trick or Treat scavenger hunt sounds fun!! I'm already getting ideas as to what I'll give out!! :D (but I can't tell... it's a secret ;) )

I agree we can wear lime green ribbons to meet at the Radisson. As Oct. gets closer we can set a more definate time and a location could be picked out by the people who are familar with this hotel

re: lime green ribbons. I had trouble finding some this January when we went to WDW as lime green is a springy color, not a winter or fall color. I was able to find some gift wrapping ribbon that was lime green, but you might want to look now while spring colors are out.

["Ginger"]

We could always wear orange or black for halloween, I am sure that would be easier to get. To pool is in the middle of everything there I think that will be a good place. My DD will be in it.:bounce:



Happy May Day![PHP][list]

[aks22]

I've been spending so much time on doing cruise stuff that I almost forgot we're leaving next week for WDW. I just realized I havent got many things I need on my checklist and have tons to do in a very short time....I'm mixing up all my DIS info in my head!! I am so desperate for time that I'm considering asking Mark to do the packing for next week, but I'm afraid we'll end up in Florida without something I forgot to tell him to pack. It's not like he's stupid, but so much of it is in my head. Plus I now have to go out of town for work twice in the next six days... Aaargh, it'll be nice to get on a plane without a suit on.
I have some of the excursion info put together, but I wont be able to get it all done before the weekend. I'm working on it!

Once I get back from WDW and the conference immediately following it, I can concentrate on the cruise.

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I dare say il probably find space in my suitcase for some photos. Having said that, the amount I plan on taking may fill an entire suitcase!!!
Friends can be so embarrassing, have you ever noticed that? And then they still claim to be your friend. Hmm revenge can be sweet though, better get my thinking cap on!
Thank heavens internal exams finish tomorrow but then we have our SATs. We do get a long weekend though so I shouldnt complain. Does anyone know what language the word biscuit comes from? I need to know for one of the questions on my technology test-dont ask!
Whoever is going to wdw next week-have fun!

[pallamb]

Ginger- My DH and I are also planning on having dinner at Palos on Saturday night. October 26 is our anniversary and we would like to celebrate at Palos. We would also like to join other DIS for brunch at Palos. I didn't realize the brunch was only on sea days. I'm so afraid I won't get on the ship soon enough to secure my ressies. Our bus will not be leaving the Swan until 11:45. We would also like to participate in the stateroom T or T. I've already have ideas on what to bring for their T or T bags.

aks22 - If the excursions you are working on are for our cruise don't worrying about getting it done. You'll have plenty of time when you get back. Just concentrate on your vacation coming up. I'm so envious of you going to WDW in a week. I'll be looking forward to hearing how you liked the Dolphin since I'll be staying at the Swan before the cruise. If you can, check out the Swan for me while you're there.

Patty :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

EMMA: My dictionary (which is 36 years old) says that BISCUIT comes from the MIDDLE ENGLISH word"bisquite" which is from the MIDDLE FRENCH "bescuit" which meant "twice cooked bread."
I hope that is what you are looking for and that it does not disagree with what the teacher says or the test wants.
Looking forward to seeing the photos.
When someone is embarrassing, stupid or mean often the best tactic is to "kill them with kindness." It makes them wonder what makes you tick and that is better than revenge.

GINGER: Do we think a lot of other people would be wearing black or orange ribbons to be seasonal?
What does [PHP] and [list] mean on your recent post?

Jan :earsgirl:

[njfamily]

Is anyone artistic or very creative? I could mail you a copy of the T-or-T map from last year, maybe it can be renovated for this year. If anyone has any other ideas please post them we're all ears.
OK, I am not exactly the most creative person in the world...but my DMiL who will be traveling with us is very creative and fun. I will see if I can enlist her to help with the T-or-T map. I'll PM you my mailing info, to get a copy of the map from last year.

["Ginger"]

njfamily you are super great, thank you.

JLSE50 [PHP]
I hit some of the posting things by accident while sending the post.
I don't think there will be other people wearing ribbons at the Radisson or on the ship. Last year by the time our cruise came around we all knew enough about each other that we could pick one and another out of a crowd. We also shared pictures of our children by email and talked about ourselves enough that when we did meet it was like a reunion of old buddies. Hugs and kisses everywhere.

pallamb you're in for a great meal on your anniversary, maybe we can have a drink together after dinner. Don't worry about your ressies you'll get there in time. If not I will.

aks22 relax we have plenty of time. Get your work done and have a great time at WDW. We want a report when you get back.

You all have a great day. I'm off to play in the gym.

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Cheers! That is the answer, i asked my best friend who asked her dad who knew! I finished my test early and take great pleasure in being able to anounce that there are 536 tiles on the cieling in the skewl hall!!! We started a new song in chior and it's really scary! There's like this really low bit and a really high bit with a kinda eeire drone in the middle. i dont like it much!!!

[JLSE50]

GINGER: Thanks for the explanations.

EMMA: Glad you did so well. If any one asks the number of tiles in the ceiling you will have the trivia answer.
Perhaps that song will grow on you. I know some songs I did not like at first I got to like later. Even stuff by Benjamin Britain (?sp) what is it about?

Jan :earsgirl:

[Pryd]

I don't think Emma is going to find it hard to make friends on teh Magic. She has endeared the board already.

Counting down the days

[pallamb]

Emma- Three of my friends are going on a 3 week tour of Europe in July arriving in London on July 6. On their trip they'll be in Venice at St. Mark's on July 18. Will you be in Venice still? It would be great if they could hear you sing with your choir? Patty:earsgirl:

[RRB]

Hello everyone - I can't believe how much interest the 10/26 Holloween cruise is generating, I think it's great !!!!

My wife and I will be sailing and are really looking forward to it. This will be our 5th disney cruise having done the 4 day twice, the 7 day once and the 3 day once. They have all been super.

Our previous cruises have been with our two children that have somehow grown up over the years. This one will be different.... just the two of us.

We're looking forward to meeting new friends spending some quailty time together.

I am also a pin collector/trader so if there is anyone interested in Disney pins, give me a shout.

Randy and Cathie
rbieber@mindspring.com

[pallamb]

Welcome Randy & Cathie - I have several pins from my last trip to WDW and my first cruise on the Magic. I haven't gotten into the trading part of it. Each pin has a special memory for me so I haven't been able to part with any of them. I heard that last Halloween there was a limited edition Halloween cruise pin sold. I'm hoping they'll do the same this year. I'd love to get that one! Patty:earsgirl:

[RRB]

Hi Patty - I know what you mean about the pins with special memories. I have many of those in my collection as well.

Yes, there are special Holloween pins released every year (for the past 2 years anyway). I'm sure there will be one this year too.

The thought is to buy 2 pins instead of one. That way, you will have one to trade with someone who bought an extra as well.

It's alot of fun and you meet some very nice folks trading pins.

Thanks for writing, I hope we can get together and have a great time.

Randy

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Maybe It'll grow on me-like fungus! I have no clue what it's about, its in latin so it means absolutly nothing to me! Unfortunatly, no we will have left by the 18th. I think we are there from the 8th to the 14th. Hmm now all i have to do is find something to do today other than revise. I guess I could always be forced into some shopping! Just a case of who's around to go, hehe:insert evil laugh here!
Oh by the way, do any of you lot have the Lord of the Rings soundtrack?

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Ok I was just wondering, what would you class a jaffa cake as? A cake or a biscuit? I know, I know, I shouldnt be allowed to think!

[ennazus]

Randy and Cathie ~Welcome!! I'm thrilled to hear you are such seasoned veterans of the DCL!! This is our very first cruise. :) I look forward to gathering advice from you. :)

btw we also had our honeymoon at the Contemporary (in 1990).

Emma, I've never heard of a jaffa cake. What is it?

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Maybe they're british things! They're kinda hard 2 explain but I'l have a go! Ok Jaffa cakes are small round things with a spongey layer on the bottom, a small layer of orange jam thing and then chocolate over the top.

Pryd: what does endeared mean?

[RRB]

Hi ennazus

If you send me your email address, I will send copies of "tips" that I have writen to other first time cruisers. I have done this several times and now have a pretty good data base of information, especially for new cruisers. Plus, if you have specific questions, I will be more than happy to answere those too.


Rnady

rbieber@mindspring.com

[ennazus]

Emma, Those sound delicious!!

Randy, I sent you my request for your tips! :) Thanks!!

[Rose_Greenthumb]

They are. I should be revising really but oh well there is tomorrow and monday to do that! I just havbe to say, May the fourth be with you!!!!!

[JLSE50]

Emma: We do not have Jaffa cakes. Are they homemade or store bought? I am thinking you might want to sneak some in your luggage for us colonists to try and that will provide some space for souvineers you buy after people eat them.
I would call them a cookie. In the US we have some different meanings for words than you do. A biscuit is always a bready item. Not a sweet. One would have it with breakfast or dinner, not as a dessert or snack unless it was loaded with jelly and butter. Baking powder is the normal leavening. Cookies are sweets and ours are usually sweeter than yours. I have some recipes from my New Zealand pen pal that are traditional British biscuit recipes and to me they are short on sugar.

Endeared means "to make higher is cost, value or estimation. To make dear, beloved or esteemed." Ray said that because we love you already. You are dear to us because of your winning ways and conversational skills. We are all looking forward to meeting you.

What should you be revising?

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Now you see, thats what i was planning! Aw well Im sure most of the stuff that comes out of my mouth is complete rubbish and has nothing to do with disney most of the time! I should be revising Macbeth, maths (formulas and how you work things out) and science. It's really confusing because they're completely different things. I keep reading Macbeth and he seems to be saying "A circle's volume equals pie times radius squared" I'll have forgotten it all by the time it comes to my exam anyway! Ah well so long as I remember to read the question I'll be fine.

["Ginger"]

I just read on the Resorts thread that Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets went on sell.
The dates: Oct 20, 25, 27, 31, Nov 1.
Time: 7 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Magic Kingdom
Price: adults are $29.63 with taxes, children are $24.33 with taxes in US a $3.00 S&H fee, corrected on 5/6.

I'm calling in the morning to get our tickets for the 20th. 1-407-W-DISNEY Last year they sold out.:bounce:

[Mark H]

Ginger,

We're going to MNSSHP on the 20th as well :). We went a few years ago and are really looking forward to it. I booked the tickets on Friday but being in the UK had to pay $10 for shipping :( bit expensive but I guess thats the mouse for you.

Mark (Emma's Dad)

[Pryd]

Mark:

You should have waited a bit longer. We are going on our annual pilgrimage to WDW the first week in June. If they sell the tickets in advance at the park I could have got the tickets for you. I am sure that Global Priority mail is cheaper than $10.00.

That goes for you too Ginger...Let me know if you need some Tix for MNNSHP

["Ginger"]

Thanks Ray I purchased my tickets this morning. I guest you can purchase the tickets at Guest Services in the Magic Kingdom.
I purchased my Universal Studio tickets today also through AAA. They are offering a 2 day pass get the 3rd day free for $85 adults and $72. children(3-9) this offer expires on 5/31/02. These tickets do have an expiration date of 12/31/2002.

Mark we loved MNSSHP last year. Can't wait, see ya there.:bounce:

["Ginger"]

AKS22 have a great time in WDW and Happy Mother's Day a few days early.

[aks22]

Okay, I head home this morning. Then I'm out again tomorrow and home tomorrow night, then Thursday afternoon I fly out AGAIN, but I'll be on my way to WDW! Yeah!!

I've got everyone's clothes packed, the kids' carry-ons are packed, the dog and plants are taken care of, the mail's stopped, the police know we're gone.

I'm bummed that there is no early entry, that all e-nights were cancelled, and that Bob Jackson isn't playing at Port Orleans where we're staying. But that won't ruin the trip for us!! I've spent so much time planning this trip that now I am just taking it easy until we get back. I'm not worrying about what we may be missing or what we're not experiencing -- I'm all about relaxing and enjoying now!

I'll post when we get back - or possibly in mid-trip when the family leaves and I stay for a biz conference.

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms - I'll be at the Magic Kingdom!

Andrea

[Rose_Greenthumb]

hahahahahaha! Happy mothers day? Wasn't mothers day in March? Ooops! Wow my exam was just 2 easy for words hehehehehe well 1 was. And the only problem with paper 1 was that I forgot about metaphors and similes! hehehehe! then i managed to hit my friend in the face and then we started tlkin bout our year11 formal (2 years off) but we've all decided what we're wearing! hahahaha! then we had a conversation about how the world is made of jam! phew im just too hyperactive!

[JLSE50]

EMMA: Glad the exams went well and that you are having fun these days.
Maybe there is a different Mother's Day in England.

ANDREA: what are e-nights?

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

There is a 1 page article, page 34, with suggestions of things to do on or in the waters of Key West. Snorkling, Kayaking, Sportfishing, Parasailing and a few more. You can call Florida Keys & Key West Visitors Center for more info. 1-800-352-5397 or visitwww.fla-keys.com

[JLSE50]

THANKS!! GINGER. I will be checking that one out.
Have a super day.
Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

English may have been easy but maths was a different story! the first one was so hard that we all had to make sure it wasn't the extension paper we were doing by accident. In the mental maths one the teacher gave my pencil to sum1 else and never returned it so i was without for the afternoon paper. Well i borrowed one but it kept breaking. My pen exploded at the beginning of paper 2 and I couldnt fix it and then I didnt even get to the question on triganometry, the one I'd been trying to learn stuff for all day! I think I flunked the first one but I think I did ok on the other 2. I hope so anyway.

[pallamb]

There is a live cam at Mallory Square at Key West. The cruise ships dock there and I'm hoping the Magic will be docking there on Sunday too. The website is http://www.mallorysquare.net/Sunset%20Web%20Cam.htm . She is suppose to arrive at noon. I hope to see her there! Then I'll be dreaming of what it will be like when we are there. Patty :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Thanks Pallamb, I hope I remember to check it out.:D

So what has everyone been up to lately? We've been putting our garden in, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Pea, Carrots, Corn, Peppers, Eggplants, Herbs, Lettuce, Beets, Green Beans, Lima Beans, Pumkins and flowers. We planted a sunflower house for our DD and the kids I care for. They can watch it grow and play in it hopely, if the bees don't drive them out.

["Ginger"]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY :D

[ennazus]

I bought four rolls of film tonight at Target to put in my 'Cruise' box!! :)
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Happy Mother's Day!!!

[RRB]

Happy Mothers Day to all !!!!

I heard from someone who went on last year's Halloween cruise that there are costume constests with prizes to the winners ! Does anyone know about this and is everyone planning to bring a costume?

Randy

[pallamb]

THE MAGIC HAS ARRIVED IN KEY WEST. Go on the website I posted in the previous thread. Patty:bounce:

[njfamily]

So you are the one who posted the site. Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! She looks beautiful! I am so happy for the people on the 5/11 Western! Can't wait for our turn!!!
:bounce: :Pinkbounc

["Ginger"]

RRB my family and I were on the Magic last year for Halloween along with Ray and Tony who post on this board as Pryd. If you have time read all of the post to this thread. I have posted some of the happenings of last year. By the way this will be my 5th cruise with Disney, 1-3 day on the Wonder and this will be our 4th on the Magic.
To answer your question yes bring costumes there are contest and on board trick-or-treating. Don't forget those of us who are posting here are planning a special trick-or-treat for our children. So bring goodies along with those costumes.

Thanks pallamb I got on to check out the Magic.

Just think in 165 more days we'll be there.

[RRB]

Hi Ginger and thanks for the info, I'll go back and look at the posts and I will bring goodies for the kids!

Randy

[Rose_Greenthumb]

I read something about Karaoke on the ship. Does any1 know anything about it? I think it's teens but sounds like fun.

["Ginger"]

Hey MNSSHP goers we got our tickets yesterday. YAHOO!!! We've got all of our park tickets now we just need the one to get on that BIG BOAT. :bounce:

["Ginger"]

This thread has been very quite lately. Did everyone go away.

I ordered T-or-T stuff today, I'll have something to place in my box soon. Anyone started their costumes yet?

[pallamb]

I'm thinking of wearing the Piglet costume I made several years ago when I went to the MNSSHP. I should get it out soon because I'm thinking of trying to make some improvements on it. When we went to the MNSSHP a couple of years ago I was surprised to see not many adults wearing costumes. I felt alittle funny at first until I got compliments from kids and castmembers. Hopefully more adults will be wearing costumes this year. It's fun being dressed up.
I'm thinking of giving out something for the T or T bags that originated in my hometown of Buffalo, NY. Sponge candy. Did you think I was going to say Buffalo chicken wings? Oh by the way it's snowing here right now. I'm not kidding. I can't believe this weird weather. May 18 & snow falling??? I can't wait to cruise!!!! Patty :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Sponge candy, what is in it? I should tell everyone that my DD has an allergy to PEANUTS and PEANUT BUTTER. Anyone else have any allergies that we should keep in mind when selecting goodies for the T-or-T?

Snow, did you get much?

[Rose_Greenthumb]

well I'm vegetarian, if that's gonna be anything to do with sweets. I think we're joining in with the whole trick or treating thing, we had a conversation about it the other day.

[ennazus]

Originally posted by pallamb
Oh by the way it's snowing here right now. I'm not kidding. I can't believe this weird weather. May 18 & snow falling???

We had some snow in Maine also! Thank goodness it didn't stay! :) :)

in regards to the T or Ting... I've already got my goodies!! LOL but they are not edible! I wasn't going to tell you.... but just don't tell the kiddies ;)
I got some beach balls (Halloween-themed!) from Oriental Trading Company and some other little trinkets that I'll put together in a little goodie bag. I figured I'd stay away from food just because of allergies. :)

["Ginger"]

ennazus Oriental Trading Company is where I placed my order yesterday. I didn't get the beach balls. Just a ton of other stuff, I let Ashley help me pick it out. I'll pick up the candy when we arrive in Fla. That way I won't eat it on the drive there.

Emma, if your a veggie eater only does that mean you don't eat candy?


Looking for an old tux for DH, he and I are going as a dead bride and groom couple.

[Rose_Greenthumb]

no, I eat candy. I just thought I'd better mention that I'm vegie

[pallamb]

Our snow didn't stay very long. Eventually the snow turned to rain but the temps are still in the 30's here.
I did a search on the internet for sponge candy to find out the ingredients. I found a recipe from a candymaker in Ohio. It is made out of sugar, dark corn syrup, baking soda and vinegar. The vinegar was a surprise because you definately can't taste that. The combination of the vinegar, baking soda and heat causes it to bubble up to make the sponge. The candymakers here in Buffalo dip the sponge in either milk chocolate, dark chocolate or orange chocolate. I have a friend that works at a candy shop so I'll ask her if their candy is made the same way. I'll also make sure it is safe for people with allergies to nuts. Here is the recipe http://www.azlegacy.com/granny/recipes/sponge.html
Patty:earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Thank You Patty, I went to the site and read some of the other recipes, they all sound yummy.

["Ginger"]

Bump!!!!
I found us on page 3. we were about to get lost.

[njfamily]

Hi Ginger. Once again I have not had time to read the boards :( Just catching up tonight in between loads of laundry while my kids are watching a Barney video. My DMIL came up with some good ideas for the T or T. I knew she would! We are leaving for a mini vacation to my parent’s house in PA after work on Wednesday, so I'll E-mail you when we return on Monday.

Ginger and Ennazus: I’m so impressed you already order T or T stuff. How many kids did you buy for? I hadn’t thought about what to buy yet, but I did get my DD a Cinderella custom last weekend at the Disney Store. Had a coupon that was about to expire burning a hole in my pocket. Sure hope she doesn’t change her mind between now and the cruise.

pallamb: I've never had spong candy, but anything you dip in chocolate sounds good to me! I'm sure the kids will like.

[pallamb]

Adults love sponge candy too. (I think more than kids). I know when we buy it, it doesn't last very long in the house.
I'm going to try to bring enough for everyone in our group to try.
Patty:earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

I am not sure where I found this but thought that the rest of you might want to check out this site. At the bottom is a click-on-link for pictures and maps of some of the places we will go on our cruise. Cool !

http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/vrmaps

Jan :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

njfamily--I ordered 24 of the beach balls. I really have no idea whether that is enough or too many.... and as far as the other trinkets... LOL There are enough that I can add a few to each bag. :)

["Ginger"]

I also ordered 2 doz. of everything. Sorry it took me so long to get back, I've been chasing Max on MyPoints.com for point to buy a Raintree gift cert. and I've been helping some of the Oct 19. cruisers with a trip to Anguilla.
Ashley and I are heading to the library to get books on our trip. My DH's brother and his girlfriend and her 2 DD's are joining us for our WDW stay before the cruise. They, the adults, have not been to the world since sometime in the early 80's. We are going to educate them on what to do while at WDW. The girlfriend is so sweet she thinks she can get up in the morning and make pancakes and eggs with bacon for everyone before we go to the parks. I'm not in to cooking while on vacation personally. I serve squeeze yogurts, bagels, and bananas and I'm throwing that at my family as we are running out the doors to be early birds at the parks.

Jan thanks for the info.

["Ginger"]

I found a site on Key West with discounted tickets to some of their attractions.

Key West discounted tickets (www.conchtrain.com)

[Pryd]

When we get on board we have to give Ginger a Standing Ovation for all her dedication to keeping this thread and all the plans in order. She is the BEST Planner...5 inch Spiders and all.

[aks22]

Hi, all -
I got back from WDW a couple of days ago and have been trying to catch up on work, etc...
Brief trip report:
Lines were short (no longer than 20 minutes), weather was hot and humid, PO-R was a nice clean resort but didn't knock my socks off (I stay in lots of hotels, though, so I think I have a jaded opinion- a hotel has to be pretty impressive to get me to pay attention). For those of you heading to WDW prior to the cruise, don't miss Fantasmic or rock n Roller coaster, which was a hoot. We had a total blast!

So now we're home and I can concentrate on the cruise, right? Wrong. I just found out two days ago that I'm going to be a mama again. We're more than a little freaked out. Totally stunned. Along with a million other things, it means that I will be about six months along on cruise date, which means...no cruise for me. :(

I'm so sad.

I pulled my cruise box up from the basement full of the stuff I've been collecting and planning for nearly a year now and it is depressing me. Ironically, I put all that planning into the cruise and none into a baby. I realize a baby is a great gift and a joyous occassion, blah blah blah, and I'll be all excited when the shock wears off, but right now I WANT MY CRUISE!!!

We are not cancelling the cruise yet, I just can't plan on it anymore. That means I won't be putting together an excursions list. Sorry. I'll get the info I have together for you to use, it just wont be as organized as I like (hmmm, seems nothing is!).
I'd be devasted if anything happened with the pregnancy, but realistically I'm not far along and I'm a lot older than when my son was born. We're just kind of waiting to see how things go until the end of June. We have until August to cancel anyway.

So, not exactly the report I'd thought I'd post, but there it is. I'll be lurking on the board, keeping tabs on what you all are doing til the cruise. Maybe we'll meet you on the Halloween cruise 2006...

["Ginger"]

WOW!!!!
Andrea that's great news!!!! Congratuation!
I do hope that everything goes well. I am sorry though if you don't get to go on the cruise. How would DCL know if you were past your 24th week of pregnancy? If we promise to play nicely could you get your doctor to adjust your dates????

[ennazus]

Congratulations Andrea!

I hope you can afford to do something else in place of the cruise, so you could plan that instead.... of course there is all the planning for the new baby!

[JLSE50]

Dear Andrea,
Best wishes!

We will miss having you on the cruise but understand that you must do what is best for the little one.
I hope you can find another event to plan as well as planning for the baby so that your skills, talents and enjoyment are exercised.

Any thought of taking an earlier cruise?

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

My Halloween stuff came today. I can't believe how quickly it arrived.

[JLSE50]

PYRD--You are right. Ginger deserves a standing ovation and maybe even a toast at Palos Champagne Brunch! :D

Did anyone find out if we can do that Brunch on Sunday morning before docking at Key West?? Wouldn't that be fun to be in Palo watching the approach to Key West! How elegant!

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Thanks Ray and Jan, but really it's nothing. I love searching and sharing.

Yes, on the first Western cruise Palo did serve Brunch on Sunday form 10:30 to 12:00. It would be nice to be seated in Palo as we make our approach to Key West. But, I don't think it would be a good day for all of us to have our group brunch. As it happened last year our reservation times were staggered, they would only except 12 of us the first 1/2 hour then 10. We were all seated close together but not together, usually 6 per table. We brunched for well over 2 hours last year. It was very nice and relaxing not rushed to go anywhere. Also keeping in mind that we will be going into port and those families with children may need the morning time to get everyone organized for their fun filled a shore. Monday or Thursday may be better for everyone as a group. Then which ever morning we don't do Palo we could have our room to room Trick-or-Treat and a nice lunch in one of the dining rooms with the children.

We have early dinner seating. What does everyone else have????

Ray and Tony have a great time at the World, I wish I could be there too.
Down to 5 months.
Don't forget to order your tee-shirts from Ray.

.Tee Shirts (www.prideproductions.com/new_page_6.htm)

[ennazus]

We have early seating.

[JLSE50]

We have late seating dinner.

jan :earsgirl:

[pallamb]

We have late seating. Patty:earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

we have an early one, im pretty sure.

[pallamb]

5 MORE MONTHS! YIPPEE!!! Patty:bounce:

["Ginger"]

YAHOO!!!!!

Patty it will be a long 5 months. I can't wait......

[thefatman]

WOW how did I miss this thread ? :D

Were be there on the Magic Halloween cruise, flying in from London a few days earlier.

Dave (theFatman, 42)
DW Bev(40) (were celebrating our 20th wedding aniversary)
DD Nicola (7 going on 21),
DS James (5),
and our friends
Rick(40) and
Heather(40).

This will be the second Magic cruise for us adults and first for the kids.

I hope Disney can give us a clear answer before we leave as to their plans to move the second formal night or just change it to Halloween, it will make a huge difference in the ammount of baggage we have to drag across the Atlantic :p

Off to look at the T shirts...cool idea.

And hope to get to know you all a bit better before we sail.

Dave

["Ginger"]

We've been waiting for you.
Will you be staying at a Disney World resort during your few days stay?

My DD Ashley is 5, she be with your son James in the Oceanears Club.

Dave please read all the post on this thread. So far we have a few plans in the making. We hope your family and friends will be joining us.
Trick-or-Treat!!!!:bounce:

[JLSE50]

DAVE--Welcome aboard!! :D

I never did the DIS before recently and have been having a great time getting to know our fellow cruisers.

We were in London and then drove to the Hagley area for the wedding of our niece last spring. We enjoyed your city but it sure is PAVED. My feet hurt. We were told by a lot of friends that ladies do not wear athletic walking shoes in London so I should wear something more dressy so as to not stick out. However they warned me that as soon as I opened my mouth I would sound like a colonist anyway. I should have taken that as a warning and just taken my white walking shoes anyway.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

hello, wow we have another brit on board! I'm from a small place near liverpool and I support man united (an essential fact you needed to know). 4 days till the world cup!

[ennazus]

Welcome Dave!! Looking forward to getting to know you! :)

[thefatman]

Thanks for the welcome guys,
cruising on the Magic again felt good but knowing theres going to be a whole bunch of DISer's there will be even better :D
Looking forward to seeing some meet plans evolve.

My kids are so excited, they've seen all our pics and videos from the last cruise and seem to have a new question about the cruise each day.

We have a villa in Orlando so we'be staying there a few days before and after the cruise. We're back again at Christmas for our main visit to the parks, so before and after the cruise we're be doing some non Disney things like Boggy Creek airboats, and the Mount Dora train trip, and of course a little shopping and LOTS of eating (gotta get in training for the cruise) :D

Dave

[Rose_Greenthumb]

just a small question, what does a 14 year old girl wear to an opera? I wanna wear a dress but im not sure how dressy I should be, any help wud be great

[JLSE50]

I vote for a nice dress. Dressy but not too flashy.....but I have never been to an opera. What does anyone else think?

Emma--where is the opera and what are you seeing?

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

the opera is about 2 hours away from where we're staying and it's in a big ampitheatre lit by huge flame thingys. It's carmen

[pallamb]

I agree with you Jan. When I went to see Phantom Of The Opera in Toronto years ago I wore a nice dress, not too flashy. The majority of the people were dressed that way too.
Emma, when are you going to see Carmen? Patty :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

last night of Italy

[JLSE50]

Since the opera is in Italy after your singing tour, I would suggest you plan to wear something that packs well and maybe even something you are wearing other days but with some jewelry or even a fancy lace collar to dress it up.

A friend of mine and I went to a convention a couple weeks ago. She had a plain black dress that packs well had does not need to be ironed. She brought along a Battenberg lace collar and put it on after putting on the dress. It looked wonderful.

Today in one of my grocery stores I found something that might be like the Jaffee (?sp) cakes you were talking about. English biscuit with marshmallow and jam covered in chocolate. The box said that they were originally made by the Peek family in London but this box was imported from Canada. All I can find similar that is American is chocolate cookie covered in Marshmallow and then chocolate coating.

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

i think I'm gonna take a complete seperate dress anyway, I want it to be different since it's our last night, my friend's taking a travel iron anyway so i'll be ok.

[JLSE50]

sounds like a plan.

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Costumes??? Anyone else working on theirs yet? I'm still searching the thrift shops for DH'S old looking tux. Anyone going to decorate their stateroom door?

[JLSE50]

My friends wanted to decorate their door with some Disney beanies wearing masks. That made me a bit nervous so I e-mailed Barb (platinum castaway club) and asked what she thought. She said that she has seen people decorate doors with paper decorations but would be concerned that someone would "appropriate" the Beanies. Sad, but not everyone is honest, even on a Disney cruise I guess.

We don't do much with Halloween--the warnings about pins and razors in treats ruined it for me years ago when my kids were little so we only let them go to the homes of friends in the later years before they were tired of it. Finally we just let each buy a whole bag of fun sized candy of his choice and pig out. We do distribute treats to neighborhood kids now when we are home. We are planning to bring something for the DIS treasure-hunt-trick-or-treating but will not be dressing up ourselves.

The other thing that makes it difficult for us to participate in Halloween is all the stuff in the news about people who really take it as a special holiday and claim to be witches and devil worshippers. And they are serious about it. There is just too much negative stuff in the world and I do not understand why we want any excuse for more. I always give two treats to the kids in cute costumes and only one to the kids who are dressed as gory or hurtful people.

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Over here, that's the whole point of it. It's Ole Hallow's eve after all so most brits can't understand the need to dress up as superman and stuff.

[JLSE50]

Emma--does that mean that most people dress up gory? What are the "Ole Hallow's Eve" traditions and history?
Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

There is a Cruise Travel-log available on e-bay. It may be written for the Eastern cruise, anyone interested could ask the seller. AKS22 originally discussed this on page 3 of this thread. She got some for her kids and was thrilled.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2108180566

Jan :earsgirl:

[ehtpnt]

Hi everybody we're on the Halloween cruise too. We are going with Jan and her DH. There are just the two adults. Neither of us have ever been on a cruise and are really looking forward to the experience. We are long time Disney people and I am a pin collector and trader. We are the ones who wanted to do our door decoration using beanies in masks. And I may still do it we'll see. I will definately be doing a costume of some sort but the DH probably won't. We are looking forward to meeting all of you. Really won't be that long. After all summer vacation is already here. Estelle

[JLSE50]

WELCOME TO THE THREAD ESTELLE! :D

Your entry booted this thread from page two to page one. CONGRARTS.

I think we will be having a nice time adding all these Halloween Cruisers to our list of friends.

See you not soon enough!

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Welcome Aboard ehtpnt,

I can't wait to see your stateroom door with those masked beanies. How do plan on doing that, with a wreath. We didn't have any problems last year with things hanging on our door we also had little things hanging on the hand rails by our door. There is a fish thingy outside the doors to hold notes and letters, I saw people using those for hanging decoration too.

Time will fly by.

[ennazus]

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

http://www.abirdsworld.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/ffgm102.jpg

Estelle!!

I look forward to getting to know you. :)

[ehtpnt]

I thought about a wreath but I'm not really very crafty. I have a friend who is however and I'm planning on getting her to help me. I have another friend who sews and has agreed to make my costume. Have a few ideas running around in my head but nothing definate yet. No Jan it won't be gory. But maybe a wee bit scary. We'll see what develops.
Estelle

[pallamb]

Hi Estelle - You are going to love your first cruise on the Disney Magic. My hubby and I have cruised only once before and it was on the Magic and it was one of our best vacations. There was so much for adults to do plus it was so relaxing too. We were never bored. I agree with you, I think these last 5 months will go fast!
Patty:earsgirl:

[ehtpnt]

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I have a question about trick or treating. Does anyone have some idea of the number of persons who will be doing it? I also have the Oriental Trader Cataloque and will be ordering from that. But I would like to have an idea of numbers. I'm really not interested in lugging a whole bunch of toys bach to Pa. with me. And I think the DH would have problems with it too.

[JLSE50]

I have read that some of the Cruisers are planning for 24 children trick-or-treating.

I was also wondering if we could share what non-candy items we have in mind so we don't duplicate.

Or would that take the fun out of it? What do you think?

Jan :earsgirl:

[ehtpnt]

I think that's a great idea. Do you have the Oriental Trader Catalogue? If you don't we probably have a number around. I also figured I would wait to order until the Fall one arrives. Should have Halloween things in it. Twenty four seems like a nice reasonable number. By the way totally off the subject is anyone elses' grass growing very quickly? My DH has to mow twice a week and it isn't making him happy. It is making the rabbits happy however. Wonderful Thumper and Flower forage. Thanks again for the suggestion I think it is a great one. Estelle

["Ginger"]

Hi Estelle, Gheez, I did reply to your post but it did not show up that has been happening alot with my postings. I placed an order online with OT, 2 doz of everything. Some Halloween stuff was on sale. I am so glad you will be joining in costume and all. It's always more fun looking from the inside out than outside in.
Our grass drives my DH crazy grows faster than the rabbits. Even when we have such dry weather, under ground spring feed it.
Jan I don't think telling what you ordered would be much fun since some of our t-or-ters can read these post.
The only thing I ask is no peanut products, please.

[JLSE50]

Ginger:
You make a good point. With no kiddos in the house I forget that they can check the internet too.

I guess we will leave it that if there are duplications they have things they can take home for souvenirs for friends or start a collection.

Thanks for warning us about peanut products. As a peanut lover I would not have thought about that, but it is very good advice.

Looking forward to our trip together,
Jan :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

Originally posted by JLSE50
I have read that some of the Cruisers are planning for 24 children trick-or-treating.

I was also wondering if we could share what non-candy items we have in mind so we don't duplicate.

Or would that take the fun out of it? What do you think?

Jan :earsgirl:

I think we probably should share, especially if others are also going to order from Oriental Trading Co. I also placed my order online. They seem to have sooo much more online than they do in their catalogues.
We could PM each other about what we are buying for T or T.... just a thought. If anyone wants to know, drop me a PM or email. :)

[JLSE50]

If you want to e-mail me what you are going to get for the kids for Trick or Treat, I would be happy to keep a master list for future reference.

Jan :earsgirl:

[ehtpnt]

Thanks Jan for the offer. I will certainly email you what I plan to bring for T or T. I don't expect to do any ordering yet I want to wait until the late summer/early fall catalogue arrives. It should have Halloween things in it. Sounds like 24 is about the magic number (pun intended). And no I am NOT into puns. My DH says no just pins. Sorry. I'll try not to do that anymore. Estelle

[njfamily]

Can't believe that I found this thread half way down page three so I just had to add comments to give it a BUMP!

I picked up some small T or T items, 'small' being the key word. I am also concerned about the amount of stuff I'm packing. I'll also probably pick up some candy when we get to Fl.

I just heard thunder outside, so that is the end of my board cruisin for a while, we really need the rain but I just got started, this was the first thread I read!:mad:

[ehtpnt]

Hi NJfamily, We had the thunderstorms first so we just sent them east to you. They seem to be more or less over on this side of the Delaware. They weren't around long. Estelle

[Rose_Greenthumb]

sorry it's been a while but i've been on holiday for a week. Yeah we do dress up in witch, ghots and ghouls outfits, that's the whole point. I dont know much about the history of it though. 30 days till venice!

[JLSE50]

Keep us posted on Venice, Emma. Have a wonderful trip. How long will you be gone?

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

6 days

[thefatman]

Small world.

I was in Venice two weeks ago :D with my DW and our friends who are coming on the Halloween cruise.

Its such a beautiful place and so relaxing travelling around using the water busses, all the history and culture and the ice creams and pizzas were to die for !

[JLSE50]

Dave and Emma:
Sounds like you will have a lot to discuss on the cruise!
Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

yeah it does doesn't it! Singing in St Mark's Cathedral, wow! haha, today has been mad, the whole country stopped for the footie! So many people were late to skewl it was and when we were through, a massive cheer went up throughout the school!

[pallamb]

Emma - What is a footie?

Today I added two waterproof disposable cameras to my suitcase. I used them on my last cruise and they worked out great on our snorkling excursion and at Castaway Cay. I also purchased a sundress for Tropical Night and shorts with a tropical print. Over the weekend I also purchased a nice dinner dress and sandals. Time seems to be going by much more quickly now. Before we know it we'll be boarding the Magic.
Patty :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

I have purchased a tropical shirt for dh... but still haven't purchased anything tropical for me... :(

Now is the time to get these 'summery' things!! (trying to build myself up to go clothes shopping again! LOL)

Emma, I'll ditto Patty's question... what is a footie?

[dan and scott]

Hello cruisers!

Scott and I might be joining you for this wonderful cruise! We were actually booked for early December but after talking to Ray and Tony (the makers of your shirts) this cruise sounds really fun!

To all that cruised last year, please give us some tips and also tell us about the Trick or treat. Does everyone dress up for Halloween?

Actually we are 75% sure that we are going on this one.

Thanks in advance,
Dan

[Rose_Greenthumb]

footie is football which you'll know as soccer. Don't remind me about how fast time seems to be going! 24 days till Venice and I have so much to do!

["Ginger"]

Welcome Dan and Scott,
Now you know Ray and Tony tell no tales. LOL We had a great time last year, can't wait to do it again. Yes, bring your costumes and candy.

Here are a few of Disney Cruise Line "Spooktacular" events from last year.
DCL does encourage Guest of all ages to bring along their costumes for these special events. There will be a costume contest on one evening with prizes being awarded based on the following categories:
Funniest
Scariest
Best Group
Most Original
Most Disney
You should have seen all the lime green t-shirts at the DCL terminal last year. This year I'll be wearing a purple one with our new Halloween Cruise logo. I know you want to see what I'll have on. Click on the bottom of this note.
Most of us last year decorated our stateroom doors and stateroooms. D.I.S.'ers rooms were easy to find. We had our own T-or-T for the kids in our group. We all dressed up and went from one DIS'ers room to the other. The kids loved it and so did the adults. Afterwards we did a group lunch at Lumiere's. We did an adult brunch at Palo's. Some of us even adventured to Anguilla from St. Maarten's to play with big spiders. Ray still laughs about that.
Anyway Dan and Scott if your looking for a great time you'll find it on the Oct 26, 2002 Disney cruise. The real fun will be starting on Oct 25, at the Port Canaveral Radisson. Call for the "FALL" special. I sure hope you decide 100% on joining us.

BTW all I found a book at the library full of info. about Key West. The Insider's Guide To The Florida Keys and Key West. It has information on getting around, things to do, restaurants, etc,etc, etc.
my t-shirt (www.prideproductions.com/new_page_6.htm)

[ehtpnt]

Hi Ginger
I'm interested in the tee shirt and am wondering what it means when it says the purple polo is white or am I reading that wrong. I have one of those somewhat stuffy DHs who doesn't like tee shirts so the polo would be perfect for him.
Thanks Estelle

[dan and scott]

ehtpnt,

You will love these shirts! I have one (different design) but it is very nice and high quality! Ray does a very nice job with his work, and the mickey weave is so adorable.

Sorry I can't help you with the polo question.

As a side note it is a shame that the DIS has lost Ray (pryd) as posters on this site. Ray and Tony are both great people and they will be sadly missed.

Ginger, can you email me I have a question for you.

Thanks
Dan

[dan and scott]

Ginger,

Almost forgot, I was part of the "Cruistoberfest" last September. We had over 100 people from the boards, they were a great bunch of people and I hope that you guys can fill their shoes! LOL

Dan

[ennazus]

Originally posted by dan and scott


As a side note it is a shame that the DIS has lost Ray (pryd) as posters on this site. Ray and Tony are both great people and they will be sadly missed.


I have to ask... why is Ray no longer posting here? :(




Ginger, what an awesome summary!! You are too good!!

["Ginger"]

Well let me see if I can explain what happened with Ray without getting this post deleted or me blocked from posting. Ray posted outside of this thread displaying his t-shirt site and a moderator deleted his post. It seems that some folks on these boards can display their business websites, email addresses and more to drum up business and some can't. I have a part time job that I am not allowed talk about here. I have had post in the past deleted and I was not advertising at all I just mentioned that I am a..... and got deleted.
By no means did Ray want to take away any business from this site. Why he even sent money to be a sponsor. Ray and Tony are nicest, most easy going people you would ever want to meet.
Yes Dan, Ray's input to this board will be greatly missed. I know I have asked for him to please forgive and forget and come back to help us put our Halloween Cruise together. Last year was the best time we have ever had and it was because of all the planning in advance that we ALL put into it that made it so wonderful.

Estelle I emailed Ray today with some questions about the ordering process. I do beleive that it may be corrected now. If not email Ray (pryd1@lvcm.com) for help.

[dan and scott]

Good recap Ginger! Did you get my email?

Dan

["Ginger"]

I had to make a Key Lime Pie after reading about Key West today. YUMMY, I don't know about anyone else but it's time I started my cruising diet. I shed a few to gain a few. LOL

Estella I am getting a white polo for myself and Bill, I want an ex-large tank top to wear over my bathing suit, Ashley wants a purple tee-shirt. Ray sent Ashley a t-shirt with Tinkerbell embroider on it,he made it with the thread that changes colors in the sun. It's so cute, she loves it and I want one.

Patty it sounds like your ready to go. YOU GO GIRL!!!!

[ehtpnt]

Thanks for the help Ginger. I ordered two purple shirts and I hope the whole thing went thru correctly. I do like the logo and really wish Ray would consider forgiving and come back. I read his posts from early on and he seems like a really nice person. I am still working on plans for the costume and door decorations. Getting a little excited now. But first comes the trip with the adult children to New England in August. Seems everything is creeping up on me. I forgot that Sunday is Fathers Day and have done nothing about a gift oh well he does Christmas on the 24 so I guess I can do Dad on the 15th. Bye for now Estelle

[ennazus]

Thanks, Ginger for filling me in!!

I once left a discussion board (not this one) after a falling out with friends (not mods) I was gone for about 10 months before I went back. In those 10 months I had not found another place just like the one I left, so I just popped back in and was welcomed. :) (several had emailed me prior to coming back and told me that I'd be welcomed back anytime.) Anyways, my point being is that Ray could come back. It's the friends on the boards that are important.

[ennazus]

I was reading a trip report about how some DIS-ers had got together on a cruise and had also exchanged post cards from their home. What do you think? Would you like to exchange post cards?

[JLSE50]

What a lot happens when I cannot read the posts for a couple days because of having to go to work. :D

SUZANNE: For the Caribbean night I plan to wear a tank top and one of those swim suit wraps that can be tied as a skirt. We bought it in Nassau last year. Depending on what you do in the ports and when the Caribbean dinner is, you could get one during the cruise to wear. Tom bought a Caribbean shirt at the same stall that is a pretty close match. Tevas are my footwear of choice and are approved by my podiatrist and since my attempt to wear dressy sandles to church on Sunday was not really successful, I may not even bring them on the cruise.
Can you explain the postcard idea?

Did I understand that the adults will be trick or treating also? If we plan to give out toys would we give out the same to adults?

Are Tony and Ray not coming on the cruise or are they not posting on the boards? I hope they will decide to do both.

EMMA: What is the latest with the US in the Soccer matches? I remember that we beat Protugual but that was the last I heard.

Have a nice day all,
Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

OK, the US are playing Poland today and it will determin wether or not they continue to the last 16. They drew 1-1 with South Korea.

["Ginger"]

Some of us exchanged post card last year with our names and addresses on them. I loved the idea when Christmas came along I just pulled out those post cards for everyones mailing addresses. I'll bring Maryland post cards.

Tony and Ray will be with us at the Radisson and on the cruise.

For those arriving a day early and staying at the Radisson what time will you be arriving at MCO? What form of transportation will you be using to get to the hotel?

[JLSE50]

Please excuse me for being so dense, but I am still not getting this postcard thing. We have been on trips where people exchanged business cards or return address labels. It sounds like you are saying that people bring a stack of postcards from their home area and write their name and address on them. Then what--hand them out and people save them? Wouldn't business cards or return address labels be faster and easier to store? I personally liked the return address idea as all I had to do at home was stick them in the appropriate page of the address book.

Tom has started getting in the mood by reading this thread and a few others I subscribed to. Each morning he updates me on what all of you have shared. He noticed that I had not included our vacation at Vero Beach so now that is in our list.

Glad to hear that I will get to meet Tony and Ray.

Jan :earsgirl:

[ennazus]

I think part of the idea behind the 'post card' thing instead of mailing labels or business cards is that you get to SEE a bit of where the other person comes from. It's not a requirement that everyone do a post card thing... just a suggestion.

re: adults trick or treating. I'm a real party pooper! LOL I don't know if I will even be dressing up... we'll see if dh can convince me. But I didn't get the impression that the adults do T or T-ing also? Do they, Ginger?

Hi Tom!! I see you lurking! ;)

re: arriving at MCO (or maybe Sanford airport)
We don't have our air transportation yet. So I don't know exactly when we will be arriving. As far as transfers from MCO to Radisson... I won't be using DCL transfers... tooo expensive LOL I think we are leaning towards renting a town car or limo. We had thought about renting a car from Avis, but since we probably won't really need to go anywhere else, we'll probably let someone else do the driving. Then we don't have to bother checking in & getting the car, checking out and then the same thing to get back to the airport.

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Postcards sounds kinda kool. I just thought I should update you on the USA/Poland match. The US lost 3-1 but due to South Korea beating Portugal, the USA have gone through to the next round. They will play Mexico on Monday

[ehtpnt]

I had to actually sit down and figure out all the things I wanted to answer. I am working on the DH and the Radisson. I think he is leaning in that direction. We will be arriving a day or two early so DH can get to visit Cape Canaveral before the cruise. Been to Florida every year since 1987 and he has never had the chance because we were always at that place with the mouse. (or his parents). We will be driving the family mini van so that if there is some need for a vehicle we'll have one.
Thanks Emma for the update on the USA and our standings in the games. Unfortunately our press doesn't think any one is interested and I happen to like soccer.
The post cards are a great idea. It will be fun to see the other places that the people on the thread are from. And we have some really lovely ones from here.
I think I just figured it out correctly that there are only 133 days until we will be on that Magic boat.

Jan I am trying to get Phil to read this and so far he has managed to be his usual self. Maybe if I tell him that Tom has been reading them he will start. I'll try that.

Estelle

[JLSE50]

What TOM is lurking and how can you tell?

Thanks for the explanation of the postcard idea.

Thanks for the update on the Soccer Tournament, Emma.

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

We(the adults) didn't collect candy last year. We just dressed up with the kids, you know to get into the spirit of things.
Actually the post cards were part of the homework assignment for some of the children who missed school to go on the cruise. From each post card they learned a little bit about the states their fellow cruiser were from.

[JLSE50]

The postcard idea is making more and more sense. How many would we bring? I can short-cut it by putting return address stickers on them. (!!) THANKS.

Tom said to tell you that he thinks the "I see you lurking" is because I said that he is reading the board now. (I am so dense.)

Jan :earsgirl:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Well I'll keep you updated on Mondays game and the other games if there are any for the USA. It's soccer mad over here, Im supposed to be singing in a cathedral to get used to the acoustics on the day of the final but we're seeing if we can change it so we can watch it! We being the choir!

[ehtpnt]

I don't remember anything about lurking. Tom will now appear at the bottom of your posts along with the girl smiley mouse. The other thing you could do with the post cards is put information about your town or state that is different from other places. I figure I will wear costume and give candy. But I have no plans to receive candy. Once you all see me you will understand that I don't need any more candy. This from one who just consumed a Hershey Bar. We'll hope the USA shows well and Emma who are you rooting for? Is England fielding a team? Estelle

[ennazus]

I was just joking about 'seeing' Tom lurking.

so yes, << Tom said to tell you that he thinks the "I see you lurking" is because I said that he is reading the board now. >>

he is correct.

Today during my ds' baseball practice I read about all the excursions!! :) I printed of the Western Shore Excursions thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=162107). Have any of you made any decisions about what/if any excursions you are going to be taking?

[JLSE50]

OK--I first had both of us in the signature. Will do that again,

Jan :earsgirl: and Tom :earsboy:

[pallamb]

For Cozumel I'm thinking either Tulum Ruins or Xcaret. At first I thought definately Xcaret until I read that the excursion doesn't allow enough time to do everything. I heard you'll feel rushed because there is so much to see and do and so little time to do it in. Now I'm leaning towards Tulum but still not sure. I hope to read more posts from people that have done these excursion to make a decision. Any advice?
For Grand Cayman we've decided on the Shipwreck & Reef Snorkling excursion. If we had more time in Cozumel I would have liked to snorkle there. I hear it's one of the best places for snorkling.
I like the idea of the postcards. We are not to far from Niagara Falls so I'll get some postcards from there. I love all these ideas! Patty :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

How many postcards are you each bringing?
Jan :earsgirl: and Tom :earsboy:

[JLSE50]

I just got an e-mail from Ray saying he will be back on the boards soon.

Jan :earsgirl:

["Ginger"]

Yahoo! I am so glad he is coming back.

We took Ashley to Disney's Port Discovery yesterday it is located at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. It's a big kids museum with great learning activities. We had dinner at Phillip's Seafood Buffet, they have good food. While we were at the Inner Harbor I picked up a few post cards.

We are still up in the air as far as excursions go. Bill wants to ride the Banana Boat on Castaway Cay, he didn't get his ride last year. I sure hope he can this year. We couldn't dock at CC, a storm was coming in.
How's about spa treatments anyone have any thoughts on that. We like the Surial Bath.
Any Bingo players here? I love playing but it sure can run up your on board credits. On our first 2 cruises I won enough money to pay off our credits. They pay in cash.

Estelle Hershey has a contest going on giving away free candy bars, Ashley and I have won one everytime we have entered. She can't have them because they have peanut butter in them.
Ashley lost her first tooth yesterday:p , The Tooth Fairy brought her $5. Disney money to spend while in Disney World. Big bucks for the first tooth only, it will only be $1. for the next ones.
Hershey's contest (Hersheysgreatamericandream.com/daily_drawing.asp)

[ehtpnt]

Congratulations to Ashley! Boy $5 for a tooth. I am really old I think I got .25 and that might even be more than I remember. If I pull all my teeth do you think my DH might give me $5 per tooth? Nah better not... he wouldn't like the dentist bill for the dentures.
I will bring postcards from the Christmas City. Some of ours are really lovely. Like Jan I would like to have some idea of number on the post cards.
I hope to find a nice somewhat floral shirt for DH for the evening of tropical theme. Should be able to find something like that and give it to him for Dads' Day. I already have mine. A tropical Minnie shirt bought years ago at the CBR. I'll probably wear shorts with it but might try for a nice skirt. We'll see what I can find.
Thanks Ginger for the Hershey site.
Estelle

[JLSE50]

Ginger--thanks for the info about the Hershey contest. What are you doing with the candy you win?

We bought Tom's Caribbean shirt and my swimsuit wrap at our first port of call last year and wore them on the Caribbean party. That added to the authenticity for us. We will bring the same ones this year. The fabric and print is not identical, but pretty close. I will wear the wrap as a skirt with a white tank top for the tropical look.

No fair Estelle, you get to bring Christmas City postcards. Will you bring everyone the same picture? I vote for the star on South Mountain, but trust you will find a good one(s).

Ginger: Did you get all the same picture on the cards or a variety? If it is a variety, how do you give them out--each gets what she or he wants?

I'm with Estelle in thinking that the Tooth Fairy has sucumbed to inflation--she brought quarters when I was a kid (in the dark ages).

Jan :earsgirl: and Tom :earsboy:

[Rose_Greenthumb]

Too right England are fielding a team and an extremly good one at that! We're through to the final 8!!!! The quarter finals!!!! Wahooooooo! We beat Denmark 3-0! The USA play Mexico on Monday.

[Pryd]

Just a little note to say I am well and will be posting again, (by popular demand) very soon.

["Ginger"]

Hi Ray, Welcome Back! We missed you.
Jan I got a variety everyone can pick and choose. I think we have 12 families posting so far. I know not everyone will want to exchange, so if you want to post so.

I would like to exchange post cards.
A quarter... I only got a nickel or a dime.