7/18/2010 Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!! Part 4

[jlawall]

We have seen it twice with two different Billys -- their "Angry Dance" is personilized for each one's dancing strengths . . .we really like David Alverez (the one standing to the left as they accepted).

That was fantastic!!

[bellelinus]

I'm probably too late:rolleyes:

Congrats, Laurie!!!!!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:

[MrsScooby]

Maybe not:lmao:

[jlawall]

I'm probably too late:rolleyes:

You got us!! Congrats.......now I'm off to email Tara (I can't believe I did that!) I usually make my plans late at night so I'm surprised I don't do it more often!:confused3:confused:

[bellelinus]

yes, thank you
can I get that at a vet or in the stores ?

I think I have seen it at PetSmart, although I always just order it online as I posted before . . .

That should be perfect!! I'll have to email Tara and see if she's available. Yes, we are all coming back from the Tortola cruise that Saturday, then I'm driving up Sunday morning and staying overnight at the Marquis Sunday night. Are we still doing Tavern on the Green?

Yes, I think that is what Helen decided, Tavern for dinner after Wicked . . . when I get back I will confirm numbers and make a reservation (and try for the Crystal Room).

[MrsScooby]

Congrats, Laurie!!!!!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsu p2

You got us!! Congrats.......now I'm off to email Tara (I can't believe I did that!) I usually make my plans late at night so I'm surprised I don't do it more often!:confused3:confused:

Thanks:goodvibes

The board got so slow I was sure I missed it.
Now back to see what I missed.

[MrsScooby]

So, this time next week I will be fighting jet lag in Dublin, with Venice, London, etc., still to look forward to . . .
Sounds like a wonderful trip despite the jetlag:thumbsup2
My DS is going to Italy this summer (2 weeks in July) with his friend and his friend's Mom who is from Naples. I'm a bit nervous about him traveling without us:guilty:
Any advice:confused3


Hey, JoAnn, did you get those huge storms we had last night (woke me up between 2 and 3 overnight) and then again this morning? I thought I was in Florida!:lmao:
It was storming in VA this morning too:sad2:
But it is hot and sunny now:confused3
Hey, that last post was my 6,500th one! And so few of them have had any relevance in the least:lmao:
Congrats:thumbsup2:cheer2::cheer2:

We will! I have a tradition of taking the girls to something on Broadway at the beginning and end of each school year (and of course other times, too!) and the two oldest girls have their last day tomorrow (the younger one is already out as of Friday).

Oh, wish we could do that.
The advantage of living in NYC:thumbsup2

[jilljill]

Ok, he's all yours.:surfweb:

Nah, we'll let his DW keep him. But he does seem to be following you all over FL next month. :rotfl2::lmao:

[jlawall]

Nah, we'll let his DW keep him. But he does seem to be following you all over FL next month. :rotfl2::lmao:

Weird.

[jilljill]

I'm probably too late:rolleyes:

pirate: Congrats Laurie. I'll add your name to the pirate: list.

[bellelinus]

Sounds like a wonderful trip despite the jetlag:thumbsup2
My DS is going to Italy this summer (2 weeks in July) with his friend and his friend's Mom who is from Naples. I'm a bit nervous about him traveling without us:guilty:
Any advice:confused3


How old is your son, Laurie? I let my oldest go on a several week foreign study program to Spain when she had just turned 15 a week or so before she left, and my 14 year old flew to St Martin with a friend and that friend's family and sailed to St Bart's on a yacht over President's weekend this year . . . it does seem strange when they are that far away, but before you know it they won't even be living at home, so I guess we have to start getting used to it!

[Madisonznana]

playing ketchup here...


Just like my DH
He hates the drama...his family has had quite a few family feuds over the years and he avoids it all as much as possible.


Don't let the resentment build up too much -I speak from experience:headache:
Pick your battles-appear to compromise and go along with things that don't matter to you and then stick to your guns on the important stuff.
Yeah I know easier said than done:hug:
I would try to insist that you really like the planning part of your vacations and try to coordinate your plans with your Inlaws as much as possible without sacrificing your mustdos:confused3




My DH isn't suppose to drink anymore either due to a medical condition. Funny how he didn't drink much before but as soon as someone tells you you can't-he misses it:confused3






I get along ok with one of my sil and the other one is so out of touch with reality she's scary:scared:
Same with my sisters- one I'm good with the other drives me nuts:rolleyes:

Actually the nice thing about a cruise is that a family can each go their own way and then meet up for dinner:confused3
We haven't been able to get family to go with us on a cruise yet-that may not be a bad thing:rolleyes1

I am going to try to compromise where I feel like compromising for Bob.:) But I don't feel like we need todo everything together and I want to see what I want to see, excursions I won't compromise on.

That's true. I have a drink out to dinner once in a blue moon, or at a party. It felt fun having a drink at the pool on a cruise. But I really don't drink. Now I feel sad.:sad2:

[Madisonznana]

I am so jealous of you guys that live in and near NY. I LOVE going to the theatre. We have the Pantages in Hollywood which is about an hour and a half from us barring traffic. A lot of times the shows say straight from Broadway. We saw Wicked a few months back that was fabulous. And a girfriend and I went to see Grease last month with Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel. He looked scared stiff, did not really interact with the other cast members and stared straight off into the balcony. :confused3

[jilljill]

JoAnn, is your DD that is going to school in Miami going on the cruise with you next month? If so they are offering FL resident rates and I think she qualifies since she's a student.

[jlawall]

JoAnn, is your DD that is going to school in Miami going on the cruise with you next month? If so they are offering FL resident rates and I think she qualifies since she's a student.

:sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2:No, she can't. She can't miss school then and she still needs to establish residency. When she dropped out, we added the BFs for the other two girls. I'm really bummed b/c the two youngest can't come next summer for this cruise due to school commitments too. Hopefully, down the road we'll all sail together again......

[jilljill]

:sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2:No, she can't. She can't miss school then and she still needs to establish residency. When she dropped out, we added the BFs for the other two girls. I'm really bummed b/c the two youngest can't come next summer for this cruise due to school commitments too. Hopefully, down the road we'll all sail together again......

Sorry, I was trying to save you money. I know for WDW all she needs to show if her FL school ID for the resident discounts there.

[MrsScooby]

pirate: Congrats Laurie. I'll add your name to the pirate: list.
Thanks:goodvibes
How old is your son, Laurie? I let my oldest go on a several week foreign study program to Spain when she had just turned 15 a week or so before she left, and my 14 year old flew to St Martin with a friend and that friend's family and sailed to St Bart's on a yacht over President's weekend this year . . . it does seem strange when they are that far away, but before you know it they won't even be living at home, so I guess we have to start getting used to it!
Andrew is 15 and 1/2. Sometimes comes across as very mature and other times not:headache:
I know the Mom very well and she has assured me she will keep a close eye on the boys. She wants her son to go with her to visit family and is taking Andrew to make her son happy. Really wonderful opportunity for him as she has promised to take them around Italy to sightsee.

I am going to try to compromise where I feel like compromising for Bob.:) But I don't feel like we need todo everything together and I want to see what I want to see, excursions I won't compromise on.
You've got the right idea:thumbsup2 Make sure you get credit for compromising;)

That's true. I have a drink out to dinner once in a blue moon, or at a party. It felt fun having a drink at the pool on a cruise. But I really don't drink. Now I feel sad.:sad2:

I'm pretty sure a lot of those drinks can be made without alcohol:confused3
I know I get the sailaway drink (minus alcohol) for the kids.
I'm suppose to keep alcohol to a minimum too (post lumpectomy). Only at special occassions do I indulge and then only a glass or 2 at most.

[MrsScooby]

I wasn't trying to lecture anyone before when I mentioned the nasty comments on the main board. I was just joking about the contrast. A minor "squabble" here was nothing in comparison to the remarks on the main board.

It is such a shame. I used to really enjoy the main board and brag to my husband how nice the DIS people were.
I guess some people just enjoy arguing :confused3

[jlawall]

I wasn't trying to lecture anyone before when I mentioned the nasty comments on the main board. I was just joking about the contrast. A minor "squabble" here was nothing in comparison to the remarks on the main board.

It is such a shame. I used to really enjoy the main board and brag to my husband how nice the DIS people were.
I guess some people just enjoy arguing :confused3

Most of the time it's fine, just everyone once in awhile it gets bad. The moderators do a good job of warning people when they feel they need to.:grouphug:

[RJAYL]

Most of the time it's fine, just everyone once in awhile it gets bad. The moderators do a good job of warning people when they feel they need to.:grouphug:

Really & how many times have they talked to you?:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::laughing:;):banana: :rolleyes1

[jilljill]

I wasn't trying to lecture anyone before when I mentioned the nasty comments on the main board. I was just joking about the contrast. A minor "squabble" here was nothing in comparison to the remarks on the main board.

It is such a shame. I used to really enjoy the main board and brag to my husband how nice the DIS people were.
I guess some people just enjoy arguing :confused3

I had started reading the thread you are talking about and then I saw it getting nasty and won't open it again. Some people feel that some things posted are made up and just can't believe bad things can happen. Others just feel the need to argue and think they are always right. But you should go over to cruise critic if you want nasty people :scared1: . Wow, I've never read things like what goes on over there. :confused3 :sad2:


But some things truely are made up on these boards to make situations look bad. That happened on the WDW boards and the OP got called out on it and had to come clean with the facts and they weren't pretty. To make it worse, it dealt with the loss of their own family member. :confused3

[jilljill]

Really & how many times have they talked to you?:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::laughing:;):banana: :rolleyes1

You weren't asking me, but I've gotten it once. :scared:

[MrsScooby]

Most of the time it's fine, just everyone once in awhile it gets bad. The moderators do a good job of warning people when they feel they need to.:grouphug:
Most people on the DIS cruise board are fine:thumbsup2
I guess I'm somewhat naive as I still get surprised when these unpleasant threads pop up:confused3


I had started reading the thread you are talking about and then I saw it getting nasty and won't open it again. Some people feel that some things posted are made up and just can't believe bad things can happen. Others just feel the need to argue and think they are always right. But you should go over to cruise critic if you want nasty people :scared1: . Wow, I've never read things like what goes on over there. :confused3 :sad2:


But some things truely are made up on these boards to make situations look bad. That happened on the WDW boards and the OP got called out on it and had to come clean with the facts and they weren't pretty. To make it worse, it dealt with the loss of their own family member. :confused3

My DH has been on several Star Wars forums and lately a watch forum and he would tell me about the things people would post. Yes, some people feel no need to filter their thoughts:rolleyes1

If someone started asking for money I would be suspicious- but relaying a cautionary tale to warn others-not something that would make me doubt enough to call that person a liar:sad2:


You weren't asking me, but I've gotten it once. :scared:
I've never had anyone flame me...yet...or at least not so I noticed:laughing:

I wind up getting upset when I see someone else get attacked:confused3
I've put people on my ignore list as a reminder to myself that this is a person that has gotten very nasty in the past:rolleyes:

I don't like arguing-waste of time and energy.

[MrsScooby]

More thunder and lightening here:scared:

I'm so tired of the rain:headache:
Someone post some sun, please:)

[RJAYL]

You weren't asking me, but I've gotten it once. :scared: You know I am only kidding even JoJo, she is always trying to get the drop on me!:lmao:

Today when Julie logged on she thought she was going to go on a Feminist Fueled Robby Bashing Binge (kinda rhyms):lmao: I just disappeared for a while!;):rotfl:

Oh well, When we are all on the Ballyhoo she will calm down:scared: we hope!:dance3::rolleyes1

[MrsScooby]

You know I am only kidding even JoJo, she is always trying to get the drop on me!:lmao:

Today when Julie logged on she thought she was going to go on a Feminist Fueled Robby Bashing Binge (kinda rhyms):lmao: I just disappeared for a while!;):rotfl:

Oh well, When we are all on the Ballyhoo she will calm down:scared: we hope!:dance3::rolleyes1

this was post 2,222
is that lucky:confused3

Congrats:flower3:

[jlawall]

Really & how many times have they talked to you?:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::laughing:;):banana: :rolleyes1

You weren't asking me, but I've gotten it once. :scared:

NEVER, yet.

I try to be nice, but I HAVE been flamed and I ran and hid. Actually the reason I know about the warnings, is that people who have been warned have shared it with me as a PM. Then they usually disappear off the boards. Everyone is safe here.:cloud9:

[jlawall]

You know I am only kidding even JoJo, she is always trying to get the drop on me!:lmao:

Today when Julie logged on she thought she was going to go on a Feminist Fueled Robby Bashing Binge (kinda rhyms):lmao: I just disappeared for a while!;):rotfl:

Oh well, When we are all on the Ballyhoo she will calm down:scared: we hope!:dance3::rolleyes1

Girl power.:hippie:

[jilljill]

More thunder and lightening here:scared:

I'm so tired of the rain:headache:
Someone post some sun, please:)

Here you go..... :beach: :sunny: :daisy: :flower1: :flower: :beach:

[Madisonznana]

My youngest daughter Amanda got married in October. We've been waiting for the video, the videographer is quite serious about his work. But he sent us this snippet and I thought I would share. Madison is the flower girl, she will be our little travel companion.
http://www.vimeo.com/5070464

[bellelinus]

You know I am only kidding even JoJo, she is always trying to get the drop on me!:lmao:

Today when Julie logged on she thought she was going to go on a Feminist Fueled Robby Bashing Binge (kinda rhyms):lmao: I just disappeared for a while!;):rotfl:

Oh well, When we are all on the Ballyhoo she will calm down:scared: we hope!:dance3::rolleyes1

Wow, Robert, I thought I had held back pretty well with you;) You probably couldn't take it if I didn't hold back:lmao::lmao::lmao:

[jlawall]

Wow, Robert, I thought I had held back pretty well with you;) You probably couldn't take it if I didn't hold back:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Yes, you did great!:thumbsup2:rotfl2::worship:

[jlawall]

My youngest daughter Amanda got married in October. We've been waiting for the video, the videographer is quite serious about his work. But he sent us this snippet and I thought I would share. Madison is the flower girl, she will be our little travel companion.
http://www.vimeo.com/5070464

Ok that was FANTASTIC! As you may have heard, my oldest DD is "on the verge"............your wedding looked wonderful. Was that your first child marrying or have you done it before?:goodvibes I really liked the video, thx so much for sharing!!:love:

[Madisonznana]

Ok that was FANTASTIC! As you may have heard, my oldest DD is "on the verge"............your wedding looked wonderful. Was that your first child marrying or have you done it before?:goodvibes I really liked the video, thx so much for sharing!!:love:

We had a wedding for my older daughter, the maid of honor, but that didn't last. Extremely wrong choice. But in both cases we looked for all inclusives. You can add as much or as little as you want. They contract florists & bakeries. It was very easy. We were happy with everything.

[jilljill]

My youngest daughter Amanda got married in October. We've been waiting for the video, the videographer is quite serious about his work. But he sent us this snippet and I thought I would share. Madison is the flower girl, she will be our little travel companion.
http://www.vimeo.com/5070464
Wow, that was beautiful. I loved her black/white/red color scheme. It looked like a bautiful day for everyone.

We had a wedding for my older daughter, the maid of honor, but that didn't last. Extremely wrong choice. But in both cases we looked for all inclusives. You can add as much or as little as you want. They contract florists & bakeries. It was very easy. We were happy with everything.
We did the all-inclusive as well and it made everything so much easier and cheaper. We did it more for convenience for our guests since we got married on Friday night at 8pm. Also, because we didn't want to lose a day of our honeymoon since we went to London - it was all about me for traveling. :upsidedow

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes
Congrats on thepirate: Julie I did not even realize we were close untill after the fact! Thats how busy & spaced out I have been lately!
Ow & my 4 year old graduates from Nursery School today, Kindergarten next year!:woohoo:

[jilljill]

once again...

Good Morning all.

[jilljill]

Ow & my 4 year old graduates from Nursery School today, Kindergarten next year!:woohoo:

Awww...we want pics please. :flower3: :upsidedow




Sorry, the flowers are for her not you.

[bellelinus]

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes
Congrats on thepirate: Julie I did not even realize we were close untill after the fact! Thats how busy & spaced out I have been lately!
Ow & my 4 year old graduates from Nursery School today, Kindergarten next year!:woohoo:

Congrats to your youngest graduate! As you know from your older children, time flies by, so enjoy the moment . . .

[MrsG]

Wow, what a pirate: run!!!

Congrats on the pirate: Laurie!!!!!

Still gray and rainy here. Hopefully we'll have sun this weekend.

[MrsScooby]

Here you go..... :beach: :sunny: :daisy: :flower1: :flower: :beach:
ahh, thank you:thumbsup2
it is hot and sunny today, but we are expecting more rain:rolleyes:

My youngest daughter Amanda got married in October. We've been waiting for the video, the videographer is quite serious about his work. But he sent us this snippet and I thought I would share. Madison is the flower girl, she will be our little travel companion.
http://www.vimeo.com/5070464
Beautiful wedding and video:thumbsup2


:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes
Congrats on thepirate: Julie I did not even realize we were close untill after the fact! Thats how busy & spaced out I have been lately!
Ow & my 4 year old graduates from Nursery School today, Kindergarten next year!:woohoo:
I didn't notice the pirate either until Julie posted asking for help.

I miss the nursery school days-the homework was so much easier:laughing:
Try to video and pics-they change so fast.

Wow, what a pirate: run!!!

Congrats on the pirate: Laurie!!!!!

Still gray and rainy here. Hopefully we'll have sun this weekend.

Thanks!
I've heard rain until Saturday:confused3

[jlawall]

We had a wedding for my older daughter, the maid of honor, but that didn't last. Extremely wrong choice. But in both cases we looked for all inclusives. You can add as much or as little as you want. They contract florists & bakeries. It was very easy. We were happy with everything.

Wow, that was beautiful. I loved her black/white/red color scheme. It looked like a bautiful day for everyone.


We did the all-inclusive as well and it made everything so much easier and cheaper. We did it more for convenience for our guests since we got married on Friday night at 8pm. Also, because we didn't want to lose a day of our honeymoon since we went to London - it was all about me for traveling. :upsidedow

Could you clarify what you mean by all-inclusives? Is it the hotel you picked or something to do with the wedding? Are there wedding all-inclusives? (Just doing some research!);)

[jilljill]

Could you clarify what you mean by all-inclusives? Is it the hotel you picked or something to do with the wedding? Are there wedding all-inclusives? (Just doing some research!);)

We got married at the Three Little Bakers Country Club that used to be in Wilmington. We had the ceremony and reception in the same room, they set up the chairs for the ceremony on the dance floor. They offered everything for a set price; food, drinks, cake, table decorations, and even the band. All we had to do was choose the menu, color scheme to use for linens and table decorations, and songs for the band to play.
We did use our florist for my flowers and to rent an arbor and plants for the stage and for an arrangement to set on the piano for my pianist take home as a thank you.

It was one stop 'shopping' at the country club; no running around looking for a caterer, music, cake, table decorations, bar tender. If you can find a place that is definately the way to go, so much less stress.

We booked it just about a year out, since they had just opened the banquet room and we wanted to see it set up, I ordered my dress and it was in within 3 weeks, so we had 10 months to sit back and wait for May 20 to arrive. I already knew what I wanted for flowers so going to the florist was easy, told him what I wanted for my flowers, got the arbor rented and told him to make a pretty arrangement for the piano and get nice plants for the stage. Easy peasy...

Hope this helps you out a bit.


p.s. We loved our table decorations, 2 on each table. They used 2 tier cake stands tied a ribbon with a couple of fresh flowers on the top and on each tier were little pastries. Everyone loved it.
They really spoiled us since we were their first wedding held in the baquet room, even tho they had been doing receptions and banquets for a year. We had 2 huge desserts carts full of pastries and cakes for dessert, along with wedding cake. We brought home 14 bakery boxes of leftover pastries and they made my English friend, who came over for the wedding, a birthday cake that she carried home on the plane the next day.

[RJAYL]

Where have all the Ballyhooers gone?:lmao:;)

[Samanthasmom1]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

[jilljill]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

Welcome Monica. :yay:

Feel free to jump in here and join in our gabfests and some cruise info sharing. Every so often we will talk cruise talk, but for the most part we chat and entertain each and support each other. Feel free to read over post #1 of this thread to find links to lots of useful info. There's also the links for the first 3 threads if you feel like scanning thru them. In the 3rd thread there are pics from my Baltics cruise that we took last summer, the link is in post #1.

[jilljill]

Where have all the Ballyhooers gone?:lmao:;)

Been trying to find internet/phone/cable for FL, not many options available to us. Still not sure if I want to order it all since we won't be there a lot, but I don't want to disconnected from the world and all of you. :upsidedow :grouphug:

So, where are the pics from today's big day?!? :confused3 popcorn:: :rolleyes1

[jilljill]

Monica, will you be going to London ahead of time and doing some sightseeing?
Barb

[Samanthasmom1]

Monica, will you be going to London ahead of time and doing some sightseeing?
Barb

So far that is the plan. We have never been to London at all either. We had talked about spending a couple of days in London pre-cruise and then maybe a couple of days in Paris (maybe DLP?) post-cruise but we will need to see how the finances are along with the available time off from work.

I was really interested in going on a Disney cruise before but have held off until our DD got a little older. I had visions of her falling overboard that I just could not get out of my head.:scared1:
Since Disney announced last fall that they will be doing this Northern European itinerary I just had to get over my fear! I have always wanted to go to the Baltic region and what a perfect opportunity! I just love the friendly, family atmosphere and then finding you all just helped "seal the deal" for me.

I have been lurking around for a while and have read many of the posts on this thread but not all, yet! There are so many!

[Madisonznana]

Could you clarify what you mean by all-inclusives? Is it the hotel you picked or something to do with the wedding? Are there wedding all-inclusives? (Just doing some research!);)

There are tons of places in California, I bet there are places by you. Yo would be surprised. The one we had was at a gollf course. They had two different places outside for the wedding and if there was a problem with the weather they could move the wedding inside up to an hour and a half before. They have a pile of books to order invitations. They had two florists to choose from, you have an allowance for the florist and thing over you pay. The grooms dad threw in for that!:love: They went to the bakery and chose their cake, the best cake I ever had!! You could have plain chairs or cover them for a surcharge. The dj was included. The planner met with us 2 times and was a great help
Here is the site http://www.wedgewoodbanquet.com/greenriver/wp.html we had the Emerald Package. There are so many places here that do this. You can pay way high prices for old homes and the wineries.
I did make the table favors myself, plus Amanda and Justin bought chapstick with their name and date!

[RJAYL]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.
Welcome

Do not worry we did our first DCL when my youngest was 1 & used flounders!
We did the DCL MED my little one was just turning 3 the 2nd day of the cruise was allowed into the clubs & she was fine.

My youngest DD will be 6 on this cruise as well no problems & she will be happier in the club then touring with me!

[RJAYL]

Been trying to find internet/phone/cable for FL, not many options available to us. Still not sure if I want to order it all since we won't be there a lot, but I don't want to disconnected from the world and all of you. :upsidedow :grouphug:

So, where are the pics from today's big day?!? :confused3 popcorn:: :rolleyes1Graduation was great (short)! Pictures did not come out to well I will post this week!;):goodvibes

[Madisonznana]

So far that is the plan. We have never been to London at all either. We had talked about spending a couple of days in London pre-cruise and then maybe a couple of days in Paris (maybe DLP?) post-cruise but we will need to see how the finances are along with the available time off from work.

I was really interested in going on a Disney cruise before but have held off until our DD got a little older. I had visions of her falling overboard that I just could not get out of my head.:scared1:
Since Disney announced last fall that they will be doing this Northern European itinerary I just had to get over my fear! I have always wanted to go to the Baltic region and what a perfect opportunity! I just love the friendly, family atmosphere and then finding you all just helped "seal the deal" for me.

I have been lurking around for a while and have read many of the posts on this thread but not all, yet! There are so many!

Welcome Monica! Your daughter would have to try real hard to fall overboard! It is quite safe. Our first Disney cruise we took our 5 yo dgd and she had way too much to see and do to go near the railings. That was just too boring to look out to sea!:rotfl2::lmao: Plus the ship is loaded with families that just tend to watch out for children. Out of four cruises even my husband will admit that Disney was the best cruise we took.:love::lovestruc:love::lovestruc

[Madisonznana]

Graduation was great (short)! Pictures did not come out to well I will post this week!;):goodvibes

How could they not turn out great? Was she not the star? Was there not a little halo over her head to add just the perfect lighting for her pictures? :confused3
And besides, what's Photoshop for?:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2:

[Madisonznana]

Scary day at work for the Chief. Big, big meeting. And the county is cutting the salary of Captains and above 5%.:eek::scared1::eek::scared1::eek: For now the Chief is just a lowly Lieutenant so he safe this month. :sad1:

[alanapapa]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.
:welcome: to the family

As you have lurked a bit, you know how crazy we can be.

[MrsScooby]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.
Hi :yay:
Welcome aboard:cheer2::cheer2:
Believe it or not, the thread is kinda slow at the moment:rotfl:


Graduation was great (short)! Pictures did not come out to well I will post this week!;):goodvibes
I'm not a very good photographer and my pics from graduations didn't come out great either:confused3 My timing is horrible:headache:
Looking back we liked the photos we took after the ceremony with the kid's friends the most. Of course it helps when they are standing still:rolleyes1

Scary day at work for the Chief. Big, big meeting. And the county is cutting the salary of Captains and above 5%.:eek::scared1::eek::scared1::eek: For now the Chief is just a lowly Lieutenant so he safe this month. :sad1:

:headache: ouch, hope he stays safe:hug:
My DH is not getting his bonus this year which has always been our vacation money. Feel lucky to have jobs though:confused3

[jilljill]

:welcome: to the family

As you have lurked a bit, you know how crazy we can be.

Wait....who is this stranger posting on this thread?!? :lmao: :confused3 :rotfl2: Haven't seen you on here in a long while. Nice to see you post.

[jilljill]

Graduation was great (short)! Pictures did not come out to well I will post this week!;):goodvibes

Crying too much and couldn't hold the camera still?!? :sad1: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2:

[jilljill]

Karen is there a Hard Rock Cafe near you? I just got this email from them:

It's our birthday and we're gonna party like it's our birthday! On Sunday, June 14th, Hard Rock pays tribute to 38 years of Legendary Burgers and rock 'n' roll memories with a Founders' Day celebration honoring the men and women behind the badge. As part of our Burger Badge Bash, civil servants, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians, are invited to visit participating Hard Rock Cafes in the continental U.S., Canada and Europe to enjoy a burger from Hard Rock's "Legendary Experience" selection for just 71 cents* – commemorating 1971, the birth year of Hard Rock!

** To receive a 71 cent Legendary Burger on June 14th, civil servants must present proper identification and badge stating their eligible status. The offer is valid only for dining-in at select Hard Rock Cafes, limited to one item per person and restrictions apply.

[Madisonznana]

Karen is there a Hard Rock Cafe near you? I just got this email from them:

It's our birthday and we're gonna party like it's our birthday! On Sunday, June 14th, Hard Rock pays tribute to 38 years of Legendary Burgers and rock 'n' roll memories with a Founders' Day celebration honoring the men and women behind the badge. As part of our Burger Badge Bash, civil servants, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians, are invited to visit participating Hard Rock Cafes in the continental U.S., Canada and Europe to enjoy a burger from Hard Rock's "Legendary Experience" selection for just 71 cents* – commemorating 1971, the birth year of Hard Rock!

** To receive a 71 cent Legendary Burger on June 14th, civil servants must present proper identification and badge stating their eligible status. The offer is valid only for dining-in at select Hard Rock Cafes, limited to one item per person and restrictions apply.

Wow, cool! I wil have to share this with a co-worker of Bob's that goes to every Hard Rock they can find! I know there is one is San Diego which is about an hour or so south of us. Thanks for the info.:banana:

[alanapapa]

Wait....who is this stranger posting on this thread?!? :lmao: :confused3 :rotfl2: Haven't seen you on here in a long while. Nice to see you post.

Let me introduce myself. I am Caropooh's DH Andrew. I am a longtime lurker and sometime poster.:rotfl:

[Caropooh]

So far that is the plan. We have never been to London at all either. We had talked about spending a couple of days in London pre-cruise and then maybe a couple of days in Paris (maybe DLP?) post-cruise but we will need to see how the finances are along with the available time off from work.

I was really interested in going on a Disney cruise before but have held off until our DD got a little older. I had visions of her falling overboard that I just could not get out of my head.:scared1:
Since Disney announced last fall that they will be doing this Northern European itinerary I just had to get over my fear! I have always wanted to go to the Baltic region and what a perfect opportunity! I just love the friendly, family atmosphere and then finding you all just helped "seal the deal" for me.

I have been lurking around for a while and have read many of the posts on this thread but not all, yet! There are so many!
Welcome aboard! Just jump in and post when ever you feel like it! As you can see, it doesn't have to be Disney or cruise related!

[Caropooh]

Let me introduce myself. I am Caropooh's DH Andrew. I am a longtime lurker and sometime poster.:rotfl:
Hey, don't I know you from somewhere? :lmao:

[Celestine]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

Welcome aboard!:cheer2:

I've added you to the Ballyhoo bus roll call

Celestine

[RJAYL]

How could they not turn out great? Was she not the star? Was there not a little halo over her head to add just the perfect lighting for her pictures? :confused3
And besides, what's Photoshop for?:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl2:

Horns yes Halo no!:lmao:;):rotfl:

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes

[bellelinus]

Where have all the Ballyhooers gone?:lmao:;)

I was out with friends last night -- dinner at Heartland Brewery (anyone who likes beer -- they have a "variety of beer" sampler with little glasses of their 6 most popular microbrews, sort of like doing a beer tasting on DCL, plus lots of yummy comfort food) followed by a concert (the Decemberists) at Radio City.

[bellelinus]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa104/curmisagios/WelcomeAboard.jpg

[jilljill]

Let me introduce myself. I am Caropooh's DH Andrew. I am a longtime lurker and sometime poster.:rotfl:

:lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2: That is so true on this thread. Come by more often.
Ever since you took my place on your anniversary cruise you've been staying away from me. :confused3 :sad1:

[alanapapa]

Hey, don't I know you from somewhere? :lmao:

Yes, I believe I met you in 1979. I was a CM at Disneyland at the time.

[alanapapa]

:lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2: That is so true on this thread. Come by more often.
Ever since you took my place on your anniversary cruise you've been staying away from me. :confused3 :sad1:

I have not been avoiding you, at least I did not think I was. I will endeavor to post with greater frequency.

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

Welcome,

And evening all......

[Marla Hellwig]

So far behind, I may never catch up on this thread

Might be interested in the bus from London to Dover - 2 adults here

Right now I have a pre night stay through DCL booked, that might change, but at least I have one night coverred for now

have a great weekend all

[Andrew DEREK UK]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/208GBP_USDbbc-big_thick-lineone_mon.png

£ CONTINUES to rise and also against the EURO highest exchange rate for a year.

[jilljill]

I have not been avoiding you, at least I did not think I was. I will endeavor to post with greater frequency.

It's not just me, you've been staying away from the thread. The post count says it all, but I'll let your dear sweet Caro post that and not me. :flower3: :upsidedow

[jilljill]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/208GBP_USDbbc-big_thick-lineone_mon.png

£ CONTINUES to rise and also against the EURO highest exchange rate for a year.

This is good for you, but bad for us.

[Caropooh]

:lmao: :rotfl: :rotfl2: That is so true on this thread. Come by more often.
Ever since you took my place on your anniversary cruise you've been staying away from me. :confused3 :sad1:
:rotfl::rotfl:
Yes, I believe I met you in 1979. I was a CM at Disneyland at the time.
Oh that's right! You're the strange guy that poured ketchup on each individual fry to try and inpress me! :rolleyes:

I have not been avoiding you, at least I did not think I was. I will endeavor to post with greater frequency.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!! Can't you just say you'll try and post more often?

[Caropooh]

It's not just me, you've been staying away from the thread. The post count says it all, but I'll let your dear sweet Caro post that and not me. :flower3: :upsidedow

Jilljill 400
RJAYL 358
Andrew DEREK UK 302
jlawall 278
bellelinus 200
Caropooh 136
MrsG 87
Madisonznana 64
Disneynutinlondon 42
MrsScooby 39
danfromca 26
BluegrassBelles 25
alanapapa 25
Marla Hellwig 24
cruisin'Mike 19
Celestine 19
eeyorelvr10 9
slg 8
ladyvet 3
ga9497 3
disneyjunkie 2
Samanthasmom1 2
tfitz 1
Sandaneli 1
hawaiian mickey 1
Mary Jo 1
crystald 1
disneycruising 1
salliep 1

[Celestine]

So far behind, I may never catch up on this thread

Might be interested in the bus from London to Dover - 2 adults here

Right now I have a pre night stay through DCL booked, that might change, but at least I have one night coverred for now

have a great weekend all

I'll add you to the Ballyhoo bus list. It is so far out at the moment we're just trying to guage numbers. Early next year I will be going back out to everyone for confirmation of their intention so we can finalise the booking. At the moment is looking like 2 vehicles there & 1 back

Celestine

[Madisonznana]

Jilljill 400
RJAYL 358
Andrew DEREK UK 302
jlawall 278
bellelinus 200
Caropooh 136
MrsG 87
Madisonznana 64
Disneynutinlondon 42
MrsScooby 39
danfromca 26
BluegrassBelles 25
alanapapa 25
Marla Hellwig 24
cruisin'Mike 19
Celestine 19
eeyorelvr10 9
slg 8
ladyvet 3
ga9497 3
disneyjunkie 2
Samanthasmom1 2
tfitz 1
Sandaneli 1
hawaiian mickey 1
Mary Jo 1
crystald 1
disneycruising 1
salliep 1


Wow, I am really down on my count. Is this for part four?

[Andrew DEREK UK]

This is good for you, but bad for us.

For a while it was just the US $ weakening, but now we are gaining on the Euro and the $, so looking good until someone goes and puts there foot in it, like last week with bad election results for the government.

[Madisonznana]

Madison and I are watching Alladin on Disney channel. I am going to have to think on more things to do for summer vacation. How long til September?:confused3

[danfromca]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/208GBP_USDbbc-big_thick-lineone_mon.png


£ CONTINUES to rise and also against the EURO highest exchange rate for a year.

For a while it was just the US $ weakening, but now we are gaining on the Euro and the $, so looking good until someone goes and puts there foot in it, like last week with bad election results for the government.

I think the only reason the dollar was so strong was people panicking and looking for safety. As people begin to realize that the world economy isn't going to go into total collapse, I'd expect the dollar to weaken considerably. The question is - how soon?

[MrsG]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.


Welcome, welcome, welcome!!! :cheer2::cheer2:

And hello Andrew & Caro. We missed you both. :hug:

[jlawall]

ONE WEEK UNTIL SUMMER..........:goodvibes

[Marla Hellwig]

I'll add you to the Ballyhoo bus list. It is so far out at the moment we're just trying to guage numbers. Early next year I will be going back out to everyone for confirmation of their intention so we can finalise the booking. At the moment is looking like 2 vehicles there & 1 back

Celestine

thanks

We are hoping to do Disneyland Paris and Paris before going home, haven't gotten that far into planning right now

So far the only thing my daughter is 'demanding' is to see the Tower of London


welcome Samanthasmom1

[jilljill]

So far the only thing my daughter is 'demanding' is to see the Tower of London


You are getting off easy, mine is demanding Harrod's this trip. But she's always up for the TofL, she's been there twice and would stay there if she could.

[jilljill]

:rotfl::rotfl:

Oh that's right! You're the strange guy that poured ketchup on each individual fry to try and inpress me! :rolleyes:


BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!! Can't you just say you'll try and post more often?

:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :confused3 The fries and ketchup thing would have made me think twice about him. :scared1:


Maybe he thought that posting big words would add to his post count. :confused3 :rolleyes: :upsidedow :grouphug:

[Madisonznana]

thanks

We are hoping to do Disneyland Paris and Paris before going home, haven't gotten that far into planning right now

So far the only thing my daughter is 'demanding' is to see the Tower of London


welcome Samanthasmom1

I love the Tower of London. :banana:

[Madisonznana]

You are getting off easy, mine is demanding Harrod's this trip. But she's always up for the TofL, she's been there twice and would stay there if she could.

Oh, I love Harrod's too!:lovestruc

[Madisonznana]

I only need 34, well 33 after this one, posts til I hit 1000. I was wondering if I should go for it tonight. But maybe 34 messages would be a tad to many for you morning people. :confused3

[Madisonznana]

Besides what would I talk about by myself?:confused3

[Madisonznana]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

[Madisonznana]

Oh look, only thirty more to go.

[alanapapa]

:rotfl::rotfl:

Oh that's right! You're the strange guy that poured ketchup on each individual fry to try and inpress me! :rolleyes:


BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!! Can't you just say you'll try and post more often?

No, you should be cognizant of the fact I rarely use a monosyllabic word when one or more poly-syllabic words suffice.:rotfl::cool1:

[alanapapa]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

yes we did laundry on the EBPC repo. If you plan it right you wont have a problem. the last two days the laundry rooms were full (one was right down the companionway (that is nautical jargon for hallway) from our cabin.

[alanapapa]

:lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :confused3 The fries and ketchup thing would have made me think twice about him. :scared1:


Maybe he thought that posting big words would add to his post count. :confused3 :rolleyes: :upsidedow :grouphug:

Actually, I was just being a little strange. It was obvious that Caro was more interested in my buddy (which was a very common occurrence) and that he was a bit obtuse about the situation (which was also a very common occurrence).

Since I am an avid reader, I have a prodigious vocabulary, from which I pontificate occasionally.

[RJAYL]

Happy TGIF all you Disheads!:lmao:

[jlawall]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

No, never.:eek:

[RJAYL]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

We try to pack light (thus the tux rentals instead of packing formal wear)

On the 15 day repo we did laundry the first day after our stay at DL, and about half way through the cruise. The Laundry rooms are always busy!:confused3

[jilljill]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

We did laundry several times on our Baltics cruise. We took 2 suitcases for the 3 of us for our trip, packed an empty one inside for our souvies to bring home. Actually WE didn't do laundry, DH did the laundry - we alway joked about it since it was mostly men doing laundry. We were nice and would bring him food or something to drink when he was there a while. The best day we found to do laundry was the morning we docked in Warnemunde since there were over 1000 people that go off the ship early to Also, DH did not pack a suit, just a couple of nice dress shirts and a pair of dress pants and I took things that could mix and match. Also did the 'wear the shirt to dinner and then again the next day' trick on most nights. Our tablemates were the total opposite - DW and DD wore a different dress to dinner each night, the DH wore a couple of different suits and brought his own tux, they way overpacked.

[MrsScooby]

We also managed to get a few loads of laundry done on the EB repo. It was not easy though. If you waited until you had no clean clothes left-well you would forced to sit and wait for an open washer and dryer-which could be a long wait:scared:

I managed to find an open washer early one morning and sometimes in the afternoon. DH was also able to do 1 or 2 loads one afternoon.

We played it by ear and did our laundry before we were desperate.

The tux rentals were helpful (plus with my DS still growing and DH's weight changing-buying tuxes was not practical for us anyway).
We also bought some t-shirts on the trip too.

You have get over the self-consciousness of wearing an outfit more than once:upsidedow

[jilljill]

Oh, I love Harrod's too!:lovestruc

Harrod's ships so you don't have to worry about not being able to fit things in your suitcase. Not that I would know anything about that. :confused3 :rotfl: :scared:

[jilljill]

No, you should be cognizant of the fact I rarely use a monosyllabic word when one or more poly-syllabic words suffice.:rotfl::cool1:

Actually, I was just being a little strange. It was obvious that Caro was more interested in my buddy (which was a very common occurrence) and that he was a bit obtuse about the situation (which was also a very common occurrence).

Since I am an avid reader, I have a prodigious vocabulary, from which I pontificate occasionally.

:confused3 Translation please? :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl:
You must drive your girls crazy and I'm sure you just love doing it. :dance3: :upsidedow

[Caropooh]

:confused3 Translation please? :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl:
You must drive your girls crazy and I'm sure you just love doing it. :dance3: :upsidedow
I'm often telling him to just tell me something in nice little words! :lmao:

[jilljill]

I'm often telling him to just tell me something in nice little words! :lmao:

So big words are normal for him, now we understand. :confused3 :dance3:

[Caropooh]

So big words are normal for him, now we understand. :confused3 :dance3:
He also believes the more words used, the better!
I will agree though that it has increased both girls vocabulary. I'm just not sure how often a 10yo or a 15yo will use the word loquacious (sp)! I, on the other hand, help them out with their every day words like "thingy", which happens to be one of my favorite words! It's a very useful one that can be used on MANY occasions! :lmao:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundry: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

Yes DCL frowns on laundry on the verandas and you get a letter or a call if you do it.

For USA we do laundry a few times in 2008 we did it last night at Disneyland so we we up straight as we went on ship, then on two separate sea days,

In 2007 in the Med we got back from Rome early and dinner was late so we did it then ant it was empty.

For 2010 we will not bother no need!!!:banana: just the 12 nights away, no travel can take what we want!! do it again :banana:

2009 we will do it at our villa just after our cruise, the laundry often is very busy 24/7 on longer cruises, so have to be careful, with only a few sea days I bet it will focus on those



Date Port of Call Action Time Note
7/18/2010 DOVER, GB EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/19/2010 AT SEA
7/20/2010 OSLO, NO DISEMBARK 8:30 AM
7/20/2010 EMBARK 4:30 PM
7/21/2010 COPENHAGEN, DK DISEMBARK 9:30 AM
7/21/2010 EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/22/2010 WARNEMUENDE, DE DISEMBARK 8:00 AM
7/22/2010 EMBARK 8:30 PM
7/23/2010 Laundry day!!!!!
7/24/2010 ST. PETERSBURG, RU DISEMBARK 11:30 AM
7/25/2010 ST. PETERSBURG, RU EMBARK 10:30 PM
7/26/2010 TALLINN, EE DISEMBARK 10:00 AM
7/26/2010 EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/27/2010 STOCKHOLM, SE DISEMBARK 7:30 AM
7/27/2010 EMBARK 4:30 PM
7/28/2010 Laundry day!!!
7/29/2010 Last panic day
7/30/2010 DOVER, GB DISEMBARK 9:30 AM

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Talking laundry seen this......

No need for $ cash.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32247943&postcount=1


Next week they attach thoose card readers to the Room service guys and girls.

[jlawall]

Yes DCL frowns on laundry on the verandas and you get a letter or a call if you do it.

For USA we do laundry a few times in 2008 we did it last night at Disneyland so we we up straight as we went on ship, then on two separate sea days,

In 2007 in the Med we got back from Rome early and dinner was late so we did it then ant it was empty.

For 2010 we will not bother no need!!!:banana: just the 12 nights away, no travel can take what we want!! do it again :banana:

2009 we will do it at our villa just after our cruise, the laundry often is very busy 24/7 on longer cruises, so have to be careful, with only a few sea days I bet it will focus on those



Date Port of Call Action Time Note
7/18/2010 DOVER, GB EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/19/2010 AT SEA
7/20/2010 OSLO, NO DISEMBARK 8:30 AM
7/20/2010 EMBARK 4:30 PM
7/21/2010 COPENHAGEN, DK DISEMBARK 9:30 AM
7/21/2010 EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/22/2010 WARNEMUENDE, DE DISEMBARK 8:00 AM
7/22/2010 EMBARK 8:30 PM
7/23/2010 Laundry day!!!!!
7/24/2010 ST. PETERSBURG, RU DISEMBARK 11:30 AM
7/25/2010 ST. PETERSBURG, RU EMBARK 10:30 PM
7/26/2010 TALLINN, EE DISEMBARK 10:00 AM
7/26/2010 EMBARK 5:00 PM
7/27/2010 STOCKHOLM, SE DISEMBARK 7:30 AM
7/27/2010 EMBARK 4:30 PM
7/28/2010 Laundry day!!!
7/29/2010 Last panic day
7/30/2010 DOVER, GB DISEMBARK 9:30 AM

I've never do laundry on the ship. I do wash out our bathing suits everyday and hang them in the bathroom. I also dry them out on port days on the chairs and I've never had a problem. I usually overpack as well.;)

[cruisin'Mike]

Hello everyone!

We would like to be included too!
We will be on the 7-18 Baltic cruise with the rest of you and we can hardly wait.:dance3:
We have never cruised with DCL before and I am hoping to gain a lot of information from all of you veterans so that we can make the most of it all.

I have been lurking on this site for a while now but have never posted. Please be patient with me.

We are:
Disname: Samanthasmom1- Monica
DH: Scott
DD: (will be 6 when we cruise)- Samantha
Cat. 9 room # 2632 (I think) right now
We live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We will be celebrating our DD's 7th birthday. She turns 7 on the last day (7/30).
We have been to Disney World many times in the past couple of years but have never been on a DCL cruise.

We would like to be included in bus transfer from London to Dover if there is still room for the 3 of us.

Welcome aboard! What a great first cruise!




Celestine- thanks for the info on hotels for families of 5. We'll be doing some serious searching soon.

Is there a section of London that would be better to stay in than the others? Where is everybody else planning on staying?

[Celestine]

Wait, I have a cruise question. Every cruise Bob has a cow over how much I pack. Has anyone here done laundry on board? With so many families with kids can you get near a washer?:laundy: Frankly I think the Mouse and friends frown on hanging laundry on the balconies.:rotfl2::lmao::rotfl:

I managed laundry on the pC repo last year. The first laundry I went to was full, but got a washer no probs at the second. It was fairly early on a sea day mid cruise when I guess more people were sleeping in. Driers were naff though - still had to try & finish some things off in the room as they were warm & damp after 3 cycles!

Celestine

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Welcome aboard! What a great first cruise!




Celestine- thanks for the info on hotels for families of 5. We'll be doing some serious searching soon.

Is there a section of London that would be better to stay in than the others? Where is everybody else planning on staying?

If you are flying in to Gatwick and using train to London and then to port, i would suggest London bridge and Victoria areas for best connections.

Basically there isnt any no go areas, its just how you 'connect up; and whats your preferences.


For Heathrow, Paddington area most likly will be best for example, but Earls court, Piccadilly area would be fine.


For people who do not want to pay sky high prices in the central part of London, places such as Croydon, might be good, not far from Gatwick, on major train routes to Victoria and London bridge, non stop every 10 mins, takes 17 mins in, and on the Oyster travelcard zones so no extra cost.

Shopping try Regent street Marble arch Oxford street area, posh end Mayfair and Strand,

[Celestine]

Welcome aboard! What a great first cruise!




Celestine- thanks for the info on hotels for families of 5. We'll be doing some serious searching soon.

Is there a section of London that would be better to stay in than the others? Where is everybody else planning on staying?

The Victoria area is good - good public transport connections & walkable to a very large number of major attractions. Numerous (often family run) B&Bs & gueset houses. If you are up for theatre, Wicked is showing at Victoria. I'm fairly sure there are a few others staying in that area & it's easy to pick up from!!! More central around thE London Eye, but you'll pay more because of the location

Celestine

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesGood Morning:goodvibes
Hey Celestine have any ideas for a family of 6 since Andrew will not let me stay at his house & his garden shed is too expensive!;):lmao:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

:goodvibesGood Morning:goodvibes
Hey Celestine have any ideas for a family of 6 since Andrew will not let me stay at his house & his garden shed is too expensive!;):lmao:

For your family size and in your price bracket, I have just the recommendation for you, a lady I know has a large accommodation in central London off Green park and St James, @ No 1 The Mall.

Large gardens, plenty of rooms, and she is often in one of her other homes in Windsor or Balmoral, Scotland in the summer.

Concierge service is included, and no traffic outside on Sundays.

If you are interested I will give Liz a call.

Slightly higher cost than my Garden shed, cheaper than a stateroom on DCL, -PER DAY, Platinum credit card required.

Optional extra, -conact a MP -and you can get a knighthood as well, for a reasonable donation.

[RJAYL]

For your family size and in your price bracket, I have just the recommendation for you, a lady I know has a large accommodation in central London off Green park and St James, @ No 1 The Mall.

Large gardens, plenty of rooms, and she is often in one of her other homes in Windsor or Balmoral, Scotland in the summer.

Concierge service is included, and no traffic outside on Sundays.

If you are interested I will give Liz a call.

Slightly higher cost than my Garden shed, cheaper than a stateroom on DCL, -PER DAY, Platinum credit card required.

You almost had me!:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::rotfl2:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

You almost had me!:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::rotfl2:

:lmao:

I didn't mention the aircraft noise, however our home and garden shed had the same thing today, low flying aircraft.

They line up, just before us for a fly-past we get them a minute or two before central London, today is the official birthday of the Queen, so at 1pm they have a fly-past gets a bit noisy, we saw it all, and then watched it again on BBC News, however they missed the start by going to the weather!

Having said that the flypast means we had normal airspace cleared and the planes for Heathrow stacked over South London rather than North east London, we do not get too much aircraft noise, but they can circle around and if its our turn for 6am on a quite day, I will notice it as I am a light sleeper.

They tend to have 'north' stacks one day to 3pm, then 'south' stacks, and then swap the next day over, more for people living closer to the airport to prevent noise.

[RJAYL]

:lmao:

I didn't mention the aircraft noise, however our home and garden shed had the same thing today, low flying aircraft.

They line up, just before us for a fly-past we get them a minute or two before central London, today is the official birthday of the Queen, so at 1pm they have a fly-past gets a bit noisy, we saw it all, and then watched it again on BBC News, however they missed the start by going to the weather!

Having said that the flypast means we had normal airspace cleared and the planes for Heathrow stacked over South London rather than North east London, we do not get too much aircraft noise, but they can circle around and if its our turn for 6am on a quite day, I will notice it as I am a light sleeper.

They tend to have 'north' stacks one day to 3pm, then 'south' stacks, and then swap the next day over, more for people living closer to the airport to prevent noise.

Being close to Boston we get the same thing wether in Milton or Hull!:dance3:

[jlawall]

Happy Saturday! I can't book this trip until my cruise is over.......we stayed right where the Eye is located at a Marriott and I wasn't in love with our location. I rather be on the "Tower" side of the Thames........it seemed like all we did was head over there everyday. We were one of the bridges but when it was raining, that wasn't too easy to deal with........where exactly is Victoria?

[RJAYL]

Happy Saturday! I can't book this trip until my cruise is over.......we stayed right where the Eye is located at a Marriott and I wasn't in love with our location. I rather be on the "Tower" side of the Thames........it seemed like all we did was head over there everyday. We were one of the bridges but when it was raining, that wasn't too easy to deal with........where exactly is Victoria?

Try this map

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/central_bus_map.pdf

[RJAYL]

Happy Saturday! I can't book this trip until my cruise is over.......we stayed right where the Eye is located at a Marriott and I wasn't in love with our location. I rather be on the "Tower" side of the Thames........it seemed like all we did was head over there everyday. We were one of the bridges but when it was raining, that wasn't too easy to deal with........where exactly is Victoria? This one has an interactive element:thumbsup2 kinda neat

http://www.somewheretogo.co.uk/central_london_attractions.html

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Being close to Boston we get the same thing wether in Milton or Hull!:dance3:
:thumbsup2
Try this map

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/central_bus_map.pdf

Yes VICTORIA is just a little stones throw down from Buckingham house, is just north of the thames has a major rail and coash station, and a few thearters there, two stops on the Victoria line to Oxford st, one stop Buckingham palace if you dont want to walk.

Victoria has a 'gatwick express' service, but also you can get to Gatwick on normal services quite fast for a lower fare on SOUTHERN services from Victoria.

The other place I mention is London bridge as also it has a major terminus, it has a fast link to Gatwick often overlooked, either on Southern againn or Thameslink, which also is one of the few, above ground network rail trains that goes from North London to South London without the use of the tube. Handy for luggage.

Another TFL access link

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx

[Caropooh]

We can stay at the Royal Garden Hotel using DVC points, so that's what we are thinking of doing. How is the location. The hotel it self looks wonderful!
http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/

[Celestine]

:goodvibesGood Morning:goodvibes
Hey Celestine have any ideas for a family of 6 since Andrew will not let me stay at his house & his garden shed is too expensive!;):lmao:

One of the links I posted earlier www.roomfor5.co.uk does 6, 7 & even 8, but I think by then you are in the realms of a dormitory type place or an apartment. I'd suggest trying a family run place as they have a vested interest in trying to accomodate your party. As you are looking at 12 months away, you should find it a bit easier as I'm sure these places a limited to one room meeting those requirements. The other alternative is two rooms with a connecting door. I'll ask DH to chat to the liaison bods in his office who book accomodation for visitors if they know of anything., but won't get much response before middle of next week. Happy hunting!

Celestine

[Celestine]

We can stay at the Royal Garden Hotel using DVC points, so that's what we are thinking of doing. How is the location. The hotel it self looks wonderful!
http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/

I walked past it yesterday! Right on Kensington High street (2 min walk to tube). I walked through the park back to Paddington, but I'm guessing there to Oxford street would be about 20mins or so, and if you're Ok with walking you could walk from here to the likes of Buckingham Palace & bus or cab back. It is also on the open top bus tour Hoho (Big bus company)

Celestine

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We can stay at the Royal Garden Hotel using DVC points, so that's what we are thinking of doing. How is the location. The hotel it self looks wonderful!
http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/

The location is reasonable near high street kensington tube District and Circle lines, near hyde park, safe area, about 15 mins to the west end area. Not central but close.

[jlawall]

Try this map

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/central_bus_map.pdf

Ok, I liked this one........I can see where Victoria is, it's one area, we didn't check out.........:goodvibes

[jilljill]

Ok, I liked this one........I can see where Victoria is, it's one area, we didn't check out.........:goodvibes

More cruise chat I see.

We stayed in Victoria last year, right down the street from the Apollo Victoria theater which is where Wicked is playing. Loved the area. Took about 15-20 minutes to walk to B'ham Palace, an easy walk.

[jilljill]

Not off to a good start. Last night I came to check the boards and they were down. :confused3 Finally got confirmation yesterday at 4:45 my Mini was done, too late to head up there to pick it up with Friday summer traffic. DD & I head up there this morning to get it, all is well. We make a couple of stops, grab a bite to eat, go to Bed, Bath & Beyond go to back out of the parking space and notice something is not right, go to put it in first gear after I get out of the space and the gear shift is very strange feeling and it stalls out on me, tried again and somehow managed to limp over to the fire lane when I notice the I can move the gear shift freely without pushing in the clutch - major problem there. Call the dealer and he says to call roadside assistance, call them after 45 minutes with them they tell me it's going to be another 1hr 40min - 2½ hours before they can get a tow truck out there, it's already 1:20 at this point. I call AAA and they can send someone out within the hour - good AAA coming, call back roadside asst. and cancel them. Now in the meantime the battery has gone dead and I haven't been running the stupid car and it starts to rain - at least there's enough power to put the windows up. Call DH wake him up to come up and get us and tell him what's going on. In the meantime I notice the battery on my phone is just about dead - oh great, what else can happen?!? :confused3 Security finally comes over to me after he sees us sitting there for over 1 hour, I tell him and he's fine with that and can't believe how my day is going. Call the dealer back and tell them AAA is towing me in since their roadside assist will take way too long, he's mad over that, and then tells me their computer system is down and when the car gets back there they can't do anything about it today but he will make it a priority for Monday morning and will have the loaner I just dropped off ready for me.
Ok, tow driver gets there and hooks up the charger to battery, it now works. It gets on the rollback and off we all go to the dealer which is just a few minutes down the road. Get up there and the loaner is ready so DH can take it back up there to pick up mine when it's done. I'm told it will be made a priority for first thing Monday morning with needed parts overnighted in if any need to be ordered - I tell him that's all fine and dandy but I'm leaving tomorrow.
So now I have to take my Rover to FL, good thing we have the extra car, and DH gets to worry about the Mini being done by the time he leaves early Sat. morning or possibly Friday night.

So all this ordeal has set me back about 6 hours of doing things that need to be done before I leave in the morning. I'm only on here because I needed to take a few minutes to get this out of my system (sorry all) before I broke down and :sad: :sad: :sad:

Thanks for letting me get this out of my system.

[cruisin'Mike]

If you are flying in to Gatwick and using train to London and then to port, i would suggest London bridge and Victoria areas for best connections.

Basically there isnt any no go areas, its just how you 'connect up; and whats your preferences.


For Heathrow, Paddington area most likly will be best for example, but Earls court, Piccadilly area would be fine.


For people who do not want to pay sky high prices in the central part of London, places such as Croydon, might be good, not far from Gatwick, on major train routes to Victoria and London bridge, non stop every 10 mins, takes 17 mins in, and on the Oyster travelcard zones so no extra cost.

Shopping try Regent street Marble arch Oxford street area, posh end Mayfair and Strand,

The Victoria area is good - good public transport connections & walkable to a very large number of major attractions. Numerous (often family run) B&Bs & gueset houses. If you are up for theatre, Wicked is showing at Victoria. I'm fairly sure there are a few others staying in that area & it's easy to pick up from!!! More central around thE London Eye, but you'll pay more because of the location

Celestine

Celestine and Andrew, Thanks for letting us pick your brains and sharing your expertise with us. It's a big help!

This one has an interactive element:thumbsup2 kinda neat

http://www.somewheretogo.co.uk/central_london_attractions.html

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[Madisonznana]

Harrod's ships so you don't have to worry about not being able to fit things in your suitcase. Not that I would know anything about that. :confused3 :rotfl: :scared:

I wish I would have shipped When US Air lost our luggage some of the things that were missing were things we bought at Harrods.:sad2:

[Madisonznana]

Thanks for all the input on laundry. I decided I am just going to overpack again!:rotfl2::lmao::lmao::rotfl2:

[Madisonznana]

Not off to a good start. Last night I came to check the boards and they were down. :confused3 Finally got confirmation yesterday at 4:45 my Mini was done, too late to head up there to pick it up with Friday summer traffic. DD & I head up there this morning to get it, all is well. We make a couple of stops, grab a bite to eat, go to Bed, Bath & Beyond go to back out of the parking space and notice something is not right, go to put it in first gear after I get out of the space and the gear shift is very strange feeling and it stalls out on me, tried again and somehow managed to limp over to the fire lane when I notice the I can move the gear shift freely without pushing in the clutch - major problem there. Call the dealer and he says to call roadside assistance, call them after 45 minutes with them they tell me it's going to be another 1hr 40min - 2½ hours before they can get a tow truck out there, it's already 1:20 at this point. I call AAA and they can send someone out within the hour - good AAA coming, call back roadside asst. and cancel them. Now in the meantime the battery has gone dead and I haven't been running the stupid car and it starts to rain - at least there's enough power to put the windows up. Call DH wake him up to come up and get us and tell him what's going on. In the meantime I notice the battery on my phone is just about dead - oh great, what else can happen?!? :confused3 Security finally comes over to me after he sees us sitting there for over 1 hour, I tell him and he's fine with that and can't believe how my day is going. Call the dealer back and tell them AAA is towing me in since their roadside assist will take way too long, he's mad over that, and then tells me their computer system is down and when the car gets back there they can't do anything about it today but he will make it a priority for Monday morning and will have the loaner I just dropped off ready for me.
Ok, tow driver gets there and hooks up the charger to battery, it now works. It gets on the rollback and off we all go to the dealer which is just a few minutes down the road. Get up there and the loaner is ready so DH can take it back up there to pick up mine when it's done. I'm told it will be made a priority for first thing Monday morning with needed parts overnighted in if any need to be ordered - I tell him that's all fine and dandy but I'm leaving tomorrow.
So now I have to take my Rover to FL, good thing we have the extra car, and DH gets to worry about the Mini being done by the time he leaves early Sat. morning or possibly Friday night.

So all this ordeal has set me back about 6 hours of doing things that need to be done before I leave in the morning. I'm only on here because I needed to take a few minutes to get this out of my system (sorry all) before I broke down and :sad: :sad: :sad:

Thanks for letting me get this out of my system.

Calm down, we here for you to vent and drive carefully!!

[jilljill]

Calm down, we here for you to vent and drive carefully!!

Thanks. We will drive carefully, at least we only have to drive to VA tomorrow and will finish the rest of the drive on Monday. But now my gas bill will be double or a little more, that's what upsets me the most. :scared1:

[jlawall]

Thanks for all the input on laundry. I decided I am just going to overpack again!:rotfl2::lmao::lmao::rotfl2:

Me 2:thumbsup2:rotfl2:

[jlawall]

Thanks. We will drive carefully, at least we only have to drive to VA tomorrow and will finish the rest of the drive on Monday. But now my gas bill will be double or a little more, that's what upsets me the most. :scared1:

Safe travels!!

[jilljill]

Thanks JoAnn. Also I've been meaning to tell you, most of the flowers are still living - I can't believe it.

[jlawall]

Thanks JoAnn. Also I've been meaning to tell you, most of the flowers are still living - I can't believe it.

Well, maybe that's a blessing and good luck!

I'm a little sad tonight. I just found out that our school secretary has passed away. She left behind 4 daughters and lost her second battle with cancer today..........please keep her husband and children in your prayers today........:hug:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Not off to a good start. Last night I came to check the boards and they were down. :confused3 Finally got confirmation yesterday at 4:45 my Mini was done, too late to head up there to pick it up with Friday summer traffic. DD & I head up there this morning to get it, all is well. We make a couple of stops, grab a bite to eat, go to Bed, Bath & Beyond go to back out of the parking space and notice something is not right, go to put it in first gear after I get out of the space and the gear shift is very strange feeling and it stalls out on me, tried again and somehow managed to limp over to the fire lane when I notice the I can move the gear shift freely without pushing in the clutch - major problem there. Call the dealer and he says to call roadside assistance, call them after 45 minutes with them they tell me it's going to be another 1hr 40min - 2½ hours before they can get a tow truck out there, it's already 1:20 at this point. I call AAA and they can send someone out within the hour - good AAA coming, call back roadside asst. and cancel them. Now in the meantime the battery has gone dead and I haven't been running the stupid car and it starts to rain - at least there's enough power to put the windows up. Call DH wake him up to come up and get us and tell him what's going on. In the meantime I notice the battery on my phone is just about dead - oh great, what else can happen?!? :confused3 Security finally comes over to me after he sees us sitting there for over 1 hour, I tell him and he's fine with that and can't believe how my day is going. Call the dealer back and tell them AAA is towing me in since their roadside assist will take way too long, he's mad over that, and then tells me their computer system is down and when the car gets back there they can't do anything about it today but he will make it a priority for Monday morning and will have the loaner I just dropped off ready for me.
Ok, tow driver gets there and hooks up the charger to battery, it now works. It gets on the rollback and off we all go to the dealer which is just a few minutes down the road. Get up there and the loaner is ready so DH can take it back up there to pick up mine when it's done. I'm told it will be made a priority for first thing Monday morning with needed parts overnighted in if any need to be ordered - I tell him that's all fine and dandy but I'm leaving tomorrow.
So now I have to take my Rover to FL, good thing we have the extra car, and DH gets to worry about the Mini being done by the time he leaves early Sat. morning or possibly Friday night.

So all this ordeal has set me back about 6 hours of doing things that need to be done before I leave in the morning. I'm only on here because I needed to take a few minutes to get this out of my system (sorry all) before I broke down and :sad: :sad: :sad:

Thanks for letting me get this out of my system.

Sorry you had a bad day! Hope the rest of the weekend gets better....

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Celestine and Andrew, Thanks for letting us pick your brains and sharing your expertise with us. It's a big help!



Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

I am proud of our great capital, and for 2010 the tables are turned with the ships coming to us, so no problem.

We will have to get a local West coast USA and Hawaiian expect in soon for 2011 on-wards!!

[jilljill]

Well, maybe that's a blessing and good luck!

I'm a little sad tonight. I just found out that our school secretary has passed away. She left behind 4 daughters and lost her second battle with cancer today..........please keep her husband and children in your prayers today........:hug:
Our thoughts and prayers to her family, friends and co-workers.



Sorry you had a bad day! Hope the rest of the weekend gets better....
Thanks Andrew. Things are looking a bit better, Rover is all packed up with room to spare. Now to get my shower, pack up the cooler bag and head out the door.

[jilljill]

I received a StP Powerpoint from a friend of mine and it gives a great overview of the city with good explination of the pics. If anyone would like to see it (when I get internet) please PM me your email address and I will forward it to you as soon as I can.


We will be off in about an hour or so. No clue when I'll have internet yet, so I'll catch up with everyone at some point. Have a good week and be good all. :grouphug: :dance3: :banana:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Our thoughts and prayers to her family, friends and co-workers. Thanks Andrew. Things are looking a bit better, Rover is all packed up with room to spare. Now to get my shower, pack up the cooler bag and head out the door.
Thats good.
I received a StP Powerpoint from a friend of mine and it gives a great overview of the city with good explination of the pics. If anyone would like to see it (when I get internet) please PM me your email address and I will forward it to you as soon as I can.
We will be off in about an hour or so. No clue when I'll have internet yet, so I'll catch up with everyone at some point. Have a good week and be good all. :grouphug: :dance3: :banana:

I am interested and will PM.

[jlawall]

Happy Sunday to all..........last day of school is Friday!!:cool1:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Happy Sunday to all..........last day of school is Friday!!:cool1:


http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/DCL1.jpg

[jlawall]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/DCL1.jpg

Wow, thanks!!!:goodvibes

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Wow, thanks!!!:goodvibes

:worship:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Where has everyone gone!

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/ANDREWPORTER/IMG_1204.gif

[MrsScooby]

Celestine- thanks for the info on hotels for families of 5. We'll be doing some serious searching soon.

Is there a section of London that would be better to stay in than the others? Where is everybody else planning on staying?

More cruise chat I see.

We stayed in Victoria last year, right down the street from the Apollo Victoria theater which is where Wicked is playing. Loved the area. Took about 15-20 minutes to walk to B'ham Palace, an easy walk.

Is this where you are staying Barb?

http://www.parkplaza.com/londonuk_victoria
I showed it to Darren and he thought is was nicer than we needed for just 2 nights:rolleyes: It does look very nice plus I like the location and Darren did agree that how much we spend on the hotel will be partly determined by the airfare that we get. So I will probably try to book 2 hotels at the 1 year mark when they become available and then make the choice depending on what we get when we buy our plane tickets.

Celestine, Is Victoria close enough for the bus to the port pickup ???

[MrsScooby]

Try this map

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/central_bus_map.pdf

Thanks:thumbsup2
My type of map:goodvibes

[MrsScooby]

Another TFL access link

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx

My DH loves maps and will have a field day with all of these:thumbsup2

[Celestine]

I

Celestine, Is Victoria close enough for the bus to the port pickup ???
Most definitely!!!!!!!

Celestine

[slg]

Well I've changed hotels. We've booked 10 days post-cruise at the Parkwood Hotel, a small family run hotel across the street from Hyde park,5 minutes from speakers corner and the marble arch tube. Its had favorable reviews but is much, much more modest than some of the hotels the rest of you are staying at. However, we have a family room that will accommodate 5 of us (2 interconnecting rooms one double, one triple--plus 2 tvs), its got a great location, it includes a full english breakfast every day, free internet and skype and its in a 200 plus year old georgian mansion a stone's throw from Tony Blair! All this for 99 pounds a night! :banana::banana:

Since we're not going on your cruise, anyone who is looking for a modest hotel that has great reviews, you should check out this place!

I have done a ton of research on hotels for 5 people, so there are some out there. And they won't cost me my kid's college education either!

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesHappy Blue Monday All:goodvibes

[RJAYL]

Here is a cool interactive map for walking tours!



http://www.walkinginlondon.com/

[MrsScooby]

Well I've changed hotels. We've booked 10 days post-cruise at the Parkwood Hotel, a small family run hotel across the street from Hyde park,5 minutes from speakers corner and the marble arch tube. Its had favorable reviews but is much, much more modest than some of the hotels the rest of you are staying at. However, we have a family room that will accommodate 5 of us (2 interconnecting rooms one double, one triple--plus 2 tvs), its got a great location, it includes a full english breakfast every day, free internet and skype and its in a 200 plus year old georgian mansion a stone's throw from Tony Blair! All this for 99 pounds a night! :banana::banana:

Since we're not going on your cruise, anyone who is looking for a modest hotel that has great reviews, you should check out this place!

I have done a ton of research on hotels for 5 people, so there are some out there. And they won't cost me my kid's college education either!
Thanks so much:thumbsup2
Yes, modest is what my DH would prefer, plus with the tv and the internet-I'd have trouble pulling the DH and DS away;)
I'll have to check into this:thumbsup2

:goodvibesHappy Blue Monday All:goodvibes
Ugg, my DD12 is sick-keep your fingers crossed that it isn't flu:guilty:

Here is a cool interactive map for walking tours!



http://www.walkinginlondon.com/
:thumbsup2thanks

[bellelinus]

Farewell, everyone -- I'm heading out tonight out of JFK and won't be on this thread for 3 or so weeks . . . off to Dublin then Venice, then London, Oxford and various other places all over . . .:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

[Marla Hellwig]

safe travels and have fun

[Andrew DEREK UK]

My DH loves maps and will have a field day with all of these:thumbsup2
Ask me if you have any questions on the tube or trains.
Farewell, everyone -- I'm heading out tonight out of JFK and won't be on this thread for 3 or so weeks . . . off to Dublin then Venice, then London, Oxford and various other places all over . . .:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

Have a good one, I herd Venice is very wet,;) London is 'wet' but thats just thunderstorms, Oxford, is ok.:hippie:

[MrsScooby]

Farewell, everyone -- I'm heading out tonight out of JFK and won't be on this thread for 3 or so weeks . . . off to Dublin then Venice, then London, Oxford and various other places all over . . .:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes
Sounds wonderful:thumbsup2
Can't wait to see your pics:woohoo:
We'll miss you though:flower3:

Ask me if you have any questions on the tube or trains.
Thanks Andrew:thumbsup2 Dh is getting excited now that we are looking at hotels.


Have a good one, I herd Venice is very wet,;) London is 'wet' but thats just thunderstorms, Oxford, is ok.:hippie:
The Parkwood hotel does not have airconditioning which concerned me as July is very hot here (90+). But DH assured me that you folks don't usually see such high temps in the summer. The hotel does have fans available which should be enough to make it tolerable for sleeping if it does get hot.

Sooo...how hot does it get in London in July:confused3
The reviews on the Parkwood hotel are very good-no one else seems to miss the ac.

[Celestine]

Sooo...how hot does it get in London in July:confused3
The reviews on the Parkwood hotel are very good-no one else seems to miss the ac.

Well, average temps are around 22/70, but it can reach upto 30/90. Central London tends to be warmer because it is so built up, extra pollution etc. We don't have a/c (not sure that many domestic houses do) & fans are sufficient for the odd few days it is that warm, so I'd not worry too much. If your room faces the afternoon sun, close your curtains (drapes) before yyou leave in the morning to help keep the room cool

Celestine

[GOS]

Apologies for posting on your thread. My DH and I have just returned from a 12 day RCCL cruise to Scandinavia and Russia. He had a fantastic time and learnt lots.

Here's a link to my trippee and if you have any questions...please ask away.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32284253#post32284253

[MrsScooby]

Apologies for posting on your thread. My DH and I have just returned from a 12 day RCCL cruise to Scandinavia and Russia. He had a fantastic time and learnt lots.

Here's a link to my trippee and if you have any questions...please ask away.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32284253#post32284253

No apologies necessary-all our welcome here:goodvibes
Love your trip report:thumbsup2

So it looks like we'll need plenty of warm clothes for our trip next July, no?
What do you recommend packing?

How did Rose have her purse stolen ? Any advice on how to avoid that?
What were your favorite souveniers ?

[Celestine]

OK, so DH asked at work about those of you not a traditional 2+2. Recommendations include the Novotel Waterloo who do rooms with an interconnecting door, and if anyone is staying for a week prior to the cruise renting an apartment. As & when he gets any other suggestions I'll post them on

Doing a bit of precruise reading- both the Norwegian & Estonian tourist boards sent me brochures & maps snail mail

Celestine

[jlawall]

Have fun and share when you return, Julie!!!:goodvibes

[RJAYL]

OK, so DH asked at work about those of you not a traditional 2+2. Recommendations include the Novotel Waterloo who do rooms with an interconnecting door, and if anyone is staying for a week prior to the cruise renting an apartment. As & when he gets any other suggestions I'll post them on

Doing a bit of precruise reading- both the Norwegian & Estonian tourist boards sent me brochures & maps snail mail

Celestine

I checked Novotel is not inexpensive.

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes

[MrsG]

Thanks so much to all for the great links. Is there any way we can add them to the first page. My head is spinning with all the fabulous info!!!!!!

Does anyone know what hotels DCL is booking precruise stays at?

[Celestine]

I checked Novotel is not inexpensive.

If you are a government worker ask if they have a government rate. When we stay over we have cap limits we have to be below for B&B & we can get Novotel reasonable prices on a rate. Most the time they do not ask for anything on arrival either. I guess as soon as you look at 2 rooms in effect you are doubling the price

Celestine

[slg]

This is OT, but I'm heading over to Ireland for an Adventures by Disney tour in July and wonder if anyone knows much about Ireland in July.

I will be in Portugal prior, so I'm using Ryan air and want to pack as little as possible. I know it can be rainy, but I was hoping only to take one pair of jeans and one long sleeved t-shirt, plus a few pairs of shorts and t-shirts and wonder if that's unrealistic.

Ugh. I hate packing. Well, I hate deciding what to pack. The packing is easy...

[Madisonznana]

If you are a government worker ask if they have a government rate. When we stay over we have cap limits we have to be below for B&B & we can get Novotel reasonable prices on a rate. Most the time they do not ask for anything on arrival either. I guess as soon as you look at 2 rooms in effect you are doubling the price

Celestine

Celestine, does this count if you are a goverment worker outside of the UK?

[Madisonznana]

This is OT, but I'm heading over to Ireland for an Adventures by Disney tour in July and wonder if anyone knows much about Ireland in July.

I will be in Portugal prior, so I'm using Ryan air and want to pack as little as possible. I know it can be rainy, but I was hoping only to take one pair of jeans and one long sleeved t-shirt, plus a few pairs of shorts and t-shirts and wonder if that's unrealistic.

Ugh. I hate packing. Well, I hate deciding what to pack. The packing is easy...

I was in Dublin and Belfast in August and I wore pants and a lite jacket the whole time. I am ALWAYS warm and there is definitely a chill in the air.

[slg]

Do you recommend more pants? And what about t-shirts? Did you need sweaters or were t-shirts with jackets enough?

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Evening all,

Do you recommend more pants? And what about t-shirts? Did you need sweaters or were t-shirts with jackets enough?

Whilst I havent been to the Baltic before, living in the UK and traveling around Europe, I would say prepare for anything, you cannot predict our weather bar Winter should be cooler, and summer should be overall hotter.

We had considerable downpours last night from active thunderstorms that knocked out a lot of tube stations with flooding, between the last 2/3 weekends the temperature has been different by over 10c.

Wimbledon is next week, so watch your TV and see, I do not know if its doing to be dry, wet hot cold as yet, will they use that new roof??

The UK is protected by the sea so we do not tend to get extremes, the sea keeps us warm in winter and cooler in summer more so than Europe, but I think prepare that the north sea will be cold, and be pleased if its sunny.

Prepare for rain, and have the gear available if needed. We are not like places like Florida where things are predictable, no two summers in a row are the same.

The word is ''changeable''

[Madisonznana]

I only wore pants and short sleeve shirts with a jacket. Only once did I go without a jacket. We also brought those lightweight ponchos for rain that when rolled up both fit in my bag.:thumbsup2

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes

[Celestine]

Celestine, does this count if you are a goverment worker outside of the UK?

Probably - I've never been asked for ID at check in as usually you book with central reservations & they adjust the rate accordingly. Alternatively when booking you could just ask what, if anything you need to show at check-in

Celestine

[Celestine]

This is OT, but I'm heading over to Ireland for an Adventures by Disney tour in July and wonder if anyone knows much about Ireland in July.

I will be in Portugal prior, so I'm using Ryan air and want to pack as little as possible. I know it can be rainy, but I was hoping only to take one pair of jeans and one long sleeved t-shirt, plus a few pairs of shorts and t-shirts and wonder if that's unrealistic.

Ugh. I hate packing. Well, I hate deciding what to pack. The packing is easy...

Definitely pack for the rain - why do you think it is called the Emerald Isle? Your packing sounds fine as it is similar temps to England & unless you have a good weather predictor you'll need to cover most eventualities. As long as you have somewhere to dry stuff & wash if necessary, you'll be fine & have a great time I'm sure

Celestine

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Quick in /out been at hospitial various things so late


Anyone done the new online ADR's for WDW????? started now.

[MrsG]

Hope all is OK Andrew. :sick:

This is the first I've heard of ADR's on line. That would be fabulous. I'll check out the dining board to see if there's any word.

[RJAYL]

Quick in /out been at hospitial various things so late
Anyone done the new online ADR's for WDW????? started now.
Hope all is well Andrew & yes!

:goodvibesGood Morning All:goodvibes

[MrsG]

I cannot seem to find HOW to access online ressies for ADR's. I guess it's too early in the morning. :upsidedow

Anyone know?

And GOOD MORNING to you too, Robert.

[RJAYL]

I cannot seem to find HOW to access online ressies for ADR's. I guess it's too early in the morning. :upsidedow

Anyone know?

And GOOD MORNING to you too, Robert.

It is on disney.com first go to the site choose parks choose WDW look down at the bottom for dining & click then click on more on the top left & choose a restaurant (oh I think you have to sign in or set up a profile as well):dance3::headache:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

No broadband or phone till Monday so might not post, some kids knocked the exchange poll down!

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hosp was some tests on my eyes, the place where I got my glasses said pressure was high but hosp said no its all ok....

[jlawall]

Best wishes on that, Andrew.......what are ADRs Maryann?.....last day of school tomorrow, sorry I've finishing up this week.......my babies are gone for good (students)......it was a nice bunch so I'll miss them.........
:lovestruc...hope you guys didn't miss me too much.....(I know Rob's been alittle sad):cutie:I:cutie: guess Julie's having a blast in Europe (is Barb in FL right now??).......the West Coasters have been MIA as well........:confused3........thx to all the newcomers who have been helping us with ressie info in London......I've been working on the last minute touches to our July 18th cruise to Tortola..........ONE MONTH TODAY!!!:love::banana:

[MrsScooby]

Hi all!!

Andrew, glad your eyes are ok:thumbsup2 Be careful, Cheryl was just posting on facebook how she had something go wrong with her eyes (a detached retina:confused3) she was seeing bright flashes of light. Luckily they caught it in time and she is fine now.

Well, I finally did something I've been meaning to do for years. I'm taking piano lessons:woohoo:
So far I can play Ode to Joy and Jingle Bells:goodvibes
We had an old keyboard that we bought years ago for my DS. Now he plays clarinet in marching band. My DD is taking guitar lessons. I keep trying to convince my DS and DH to pick instruments like drum or bass so we can start our own band :dance3:
Like the partridge family:idea:

[MrsScooby]

Best wishes on that, Andrew.......what are ADRs Maryann?.....last day of school tomorrow, sorry I've finishing up this week.......my babies are gone for good (students)......it was a nice bunch so I'll miss them.........
:lovestruc...hope you guys didn't miss me too much.....(I know Rob's been alittle sad):cutie:I:cutie: guess Julie's having a blast in Europe (is Barb in FL right now??).......the West Coasters have been MIA as well........:confused3........thx to all the newcomers who have been helping us with ressie info in London......I've been working on the last minute touches to our July 18th cruise to Tortola..........ONE MONTH TODAY!!!:love::banana:

Joann, we are also cruising in July. A 4 day leaving July 11th. Leaving the kids behind this time as we are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary.

[jlawall]

Joann, we are also cruising in July. A 4 day leaving July 11th. Leaving the kids behind this time as we are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary.

I did a 4 day and I LOVED IT!! My anniversary is July 11th.......29 years! What's yours? Have a blast and tell us everything!!:dance3:

[MrsScooby]

I did a 4 day and I LOVED IT!! My anniversary is July 11th.......29 years! What's yours? Have a blast and tell us everything!!:dance3:

We were married July 19, 1992. Our first DCL cruise was our 10 year anniversary in 2002.

We 're actually thinking of not having dinner in the dining rooms this time (letting them know when we board so they don't save us a seat).
Not sure.
I've heard good things about dinner on deck 9 (Topsiders/Beachblanket).
Anyone else done that?

[danfromca]

We were married July 19, 1992. Our first DCL cruise was our 10 year anniversary in 2002.

We 're actually thinking of not having dinner in the dining rooms this time (letting them know when we board so they don't save us a seat).
Not sure.
I've heard good things about dinner on deck 9 (Topsiders/Beachblanket).
Anyone else done that?

On the Eastbound Canal cruise we ate at Topsiders on crossing day. We had a great window seat, dining during the final part of the crossing as the sun went down. It was not crowded at all.

The service was great - I think they use it as a training tool for future wait staff. The food was as good as the dining rooms I thought.

Be aware: you're more likely to see groups of kids or teens dining alone.

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Quick hi no phones no internet here by the back door nothnig to Monday

[Celestine]

So, I'm surfing for cruise port info. & stumbled across this
http://www.eturbonews.com/9610/ship-fools-shore-excursions-can-sink-your-cruise

Makes for an interesting read! Back to ketchup shortly

Celestine

[MrsScooby]

On the Eastbound Canal cruise we ate at Topsiders on crossing day. We had a great window seat, dining during the final part of the crossing as the sun went down. It was not crowded at all.

The service was great - I think they use it as a training tool for future wait staff. The food was as good as the dining rooms I thought.

Be aware: you're more likely to see groups of kids or teens dining alone.
Thanks:thumbsup2
We are not used to crusing without our kids and eating dinner with another family with kids would make me really miss my own. I don't have a problem with seeing kids on the cruise, it's just I'll miss the dinner time conversation we would have with them:confused3
Plus the advantage of eating when we are ready and not having to worry about dress code are steering us toward avoiding the dining room this cruise.

Quick hi no phones no internet here by the back door nothnig to Monday
Hey Andrew:banana:

So, I'm surfing for cruise port info. & stumbled across this
http://www.eturbonews.com/9610/ship-fools-shore-excursions-can-sink-your-cruise

Makes for an interesting read! Back to ketchup shortly

Celestine

Very cool article, Thanks:thumbsup2

I'm trying to get my DH to participate more in the cruise planning this time. He left almost all the plans to me last cruise (EB PC repo) and I think he realized during the trip that he would have enjoyed himself more if he had more to do with the planning stage:rolleyes:
Unfortunately he is a "leave it to the last minute fly by the seat of your pants" type planner and has a hard time making decisions about something so far in the future:headache:

He keeps threatening to post on the this thread. He says I'll know its him when he does it:scared:
He can be very sarcastic..so let me apologize now for any obnoxious comment he is likely to make:flower3:

[MrsScooby]

oops double post

[MrsG]

JoAnn, ADR's - advance dining ressies, just checking it out for when we go in Feb. and when DS goes in Aug. It seems instead of calling, you can make them on line. Got good reviews from those that did it.

We've eaten at Topsiders, mostly for breakfast. Great if you are in a rush or just want a quick bite. It is much more casual than the restaurants. We tend to go there on the mornings before our excursions for a quick breakfast. It is buffet style and you grab a tray and go.

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Quick hi! :thumbsup2

[MrsScooby]

We've eaten at Topsiders, mostly for breakfast. Great if you are in a rush or just want a quick bite. It is much more casual than the restaurants. We tend to go there on the mornings before our excursions for a quick breakfast. It is buffet style and you grab a tray and go.
We've eaten at Topsiders/BBB for breakfast and lunch, just never dinner. Love meeting up with folks in the dining room normally, but I'm thinking of trying something different for a short anniversary cruise:goodvibes

Quick hi! :thumbsup2
Hey Andrew:yay:

[MrsScooby]

EAST COAST DIS MEET

Anyone up for an East Coast Summer DIS Meet in Baltimore ???

DH and I were going over our summer schedule and at the moment know that we are free for the following dates:
July 25-26 and August 1-2

Anyone want to meet up at the Baltimore Aquarium :confused3

http://www.aqua.org/

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We've eaten at Topsiders/BBB for breakfast and lunch, just never dinner. Love meeting up with folks in the dining room normally, but I'm thinking of trying something different for a short anniversary cruise:goodvibes


Hey Andrew:yay:

:)

[jlawall]

Thanks:thumbsup2
We are not used to crusing without our kids and eating dinner with another family with kids would make me really miss my own. I don't have a problem with seeing kids on the cruise, it's just I'll miss the dinner time conversation we would have with them:confused3
Plus the advantage of eating when we are ready and not having to worry about dress code are steering us toward avoiding the dining room this cruise.

I'm trying to get my DH to participate more in the cruise planning this time. He left almost all the plans to me last cruise (EB PC repo) and I think he realized during the trip that he would have enjoyed himself more if he had more to do with the planning stage:rolleyes:
Unfortunately he is a "leave it to the last minute fly by the seat of your pants" type planner and has a hard time making decisions about something so far in the future:headache:

He keeps threatening to post on the this thread. He says I'll know its him when he does it:scared:
He can be very sarcastic..so let me apologize now for any obnoxious comment he is likely to make:flower3:

Hey Laurie, just an idea......why don't you request being seated with adults only, maybe two other couples? It might be cool! Also, don't forget to book Palo, the waitstaff on the Wonder are really fabulous........I thoroughly enjoyed our trip last summer, very enthusiastic crew on this ship!!:thumbsup2

[jlawall]

JoAnn, ADR's - advance dining ressies, just checking it out for when we go in Feb. and when DS goes in Aug. It seems instead of calling, you can make them on line. Got good reviews from those that did it.

We've eaten at Topsiders, mostly for breakfast. Great if you are in a rush or just want a quick bite. It is much more casual than the restaurants. We tend to go there on the mornings before our excursions for a quick breakfast. It is buffet style and you grab a tray and go.

Thx for the tutorial!! Has summer started for you yet........so glad I finally made it!!:banana:

[jlawall]

EAST COAST DIS MEET

Anyone up for an East Coast Summer DIS Meet in Baltimore ???

DH and I were going over our summer schedule and at the moment know that we are free for the following dates:
July 25-26 and August 1-2

Anyone want to meet up at the Baltimore Aquarium :confused3

http://www.aqua.org/

Ok, Laurie.......this sounds interesting, I'm already booked for 7/25-26, but I could do 8/1-2........I LOVE THE BALTIMORE AQUARIUM, so I'm definitely interested..........if that date works for everyone else, we're in!! I have Elton John/Billy Joel tix on July 31st so we could head down from Philly........:yay:

[alanapapa]

EAST COAST DIS MEET

Anyone up for an East Coast Summer DIS Meet in Baltimore ???

DH and I were going over our summer schedule and at the moment know that we are free for the following dates:
July 25-26 and August 1-2

Anyone want to meet up at the Baltimore Aquarium :confused3

http://www.aqua.org/

Ok, Laurie.......this sounds interesting, I'm already booked for 7/25-26, but I could do 8/1-2........I LOVE THE BALTIMORE AQUARIUM, so I'm definitely interested..........if that date works for everyone else, we're in!! I have Elton John/Billy Joel tix on July 31st so we could head down from Philly........:yay:
West Coast MEET

For those of us who will be in the Anaheim area on the weekend of the fourth, Caro, the DDs and I will be celebrating the birth of our country at the GRAND CALIFORNIAN.We have not told the girls yet, but our plans are fairly open. Anybody interested.

[alanapapa]

Barb, are you going to be down in Fl around Halloween? We will be at either the Treehouses or AKL Villas Wednesday the 28th thru Sunday the 1st. Anyone else going to be down then?

[Andrew DEREK UK]

OK So this is what I know, the issue is at the local phone exchange, I understand someone organised to steal all off the copper in the exchange and that has knocked out telephones in our area, and the entire internet.

The work will take two weeks!!!

So I am not going to be around a lot, unless I live in McDonalds and post from there.

[MrsG]

OK So this is what I know, the issue is at the local phone exchange, I understand someone organised to steal all off the copper in the exchange and that has knocked out telephones in our area, and the entire internet.

The work will take two weeks!!!

So I am not going to be around a lot, unless I live in McDonalds and post from there.

Oh how horrible! Strange things happen in tough times.

Andrew & Celestine, I see that one of the RCI exchange hotels is the Allen House in Kensington. It is right near the High Street tube station. Would this be convenient for the Dis bus pickup to port, Celestine? It seems like it is in a nice area, although on the outskirts of London.

[Caropooh]

Oh how horrible! Strange things happen in tough times.

Andrew & Celestine, I see that one of the RCI exchange hotels is the Allen House in Kensington. It is right near the High Street tube station. Would this be convenient for the Dis bus pickup to port, Celestine? It seems like it is in a nice area, although on the outskirts of London.
Hey, that's where we're thinking of staying also!

[jlawall]

OK So this is what I know, the issue is at the local phone exchange, I understand someone organised to steal all off the copper in the exchange and that has knocked out telephones in our area, and the entire internet.

The work will take two weeks!!!

So I am not going to be around a lot, unless I live in McDonalds and post from there.

Crazy, we've had breakins in our homes for the copper pipes, so I understand.........:confused3

[MrsG]

Hey, that's where we're thinking of staying also!

It seems it is the only DVC hotel that will allow less than one week stays. The location looks good as it is close to a tube stop and from there I guess we can travel the city. Maybe we'll be hotel mates!

[MrsScooby]

Hey Laurie, just an idea......why don't you request being seated with adults only, maybe two other couples? It might be cool! Also, don't forget to book Palo, the waitstaff on the Wonder are really fabulous........I thoroughly enjoyed our trip last summer, very enthusiastic crew on this ship!!:thumbsup2
I was thinking of requesting a table for adults- but not sure how doable that is for DCL. We tried to request a change in our dining time once and the CM looked so stressed that we wound up leaving it alone:confused3 I may play it by ear and if an adult only table is available we 'll take it.

Oh and I made sure we had Palo reservations:thumbsup2 MY favorite place to dine:cloud9: I may try to get an extra dinner there if they have any openings:woohoo:


Ok, Laurie.......this sounds interesting, I'm already booked for 7/25-26, but I could do 8/1-2........I LOVE THE BALTIMORE AQUARIUM, so I'm definitely interested..........if that date works for everyone else, we're in!! I have Elton John/Billy Joel tix on July 31st so we could head down from Philly........:yay:

Oh, yeah:thumbsup2
I love that aquarium too:cloud9:
We may have other dates where we can make it also-these where the ones that we were sure of for now. I figured better get something posted before folks get their summers booked up.

Lucky you on the Billy Joel tix:thumbsup2 I'm from Long Island and a big fan of his for many years.

[MrsScooby]

West Coast MEET

For those of us who will be in the Anaheim area on the weekend of the fourth, Caro, the DDs and I will be celebrating the birth of our country at the GRAND CALIFORNIAN.We have not told the girls yet, but our plans are fairly open. Anybody interested.

Good Idea Andrew:thumbsup2
Sounds like a great surprise for your girls:goodvibes

[MrsScooby]

OK So this is what I know, the issue is at the local phone exchange, I understand someone organised to steal all off the copper in the exchange and that has knocked out telephones in our area, and the entire internet.

The work will take two weeks!!!

So I am not going to be around a lot, unless I live in McDonalds and post from there.

That is crazy:sad2:

What about living in Starbucks:confused3;)

[Celestine]

Oh how horrible! Strange things happen in tough times.

Andrew & Celestine, I see that one of the RCI exchange hotels is the Allen House in Kensington. It is right near the High Street tube station. Would this be convenient for the Dis bus pickup to port, Celestine? It seems like it is in a nice area, although on the outskirts of London.

No problems for pick up, especially if there is more than one DIS family there. Easy access to main tourist sites either using public transport or shanksy's pony!

Celestine

[RJAYL]

Oh how horrible! Strange things happen in tough times.

Andrew & Celestine, I see that one of the RCI exchange hotels is the Allen House in Kensington. It is right near the High Street tube station. Would this be convenient for the Dis bus pickup to port, Celestine? It seems like it is in a nice area, although on the outskirts of London.

Hey, that's where we're thinking of staying also!

I have been wait listed for the Allen house since January or February better make back up plans I do not have a warm fuzzy feeling that anything will shake loose!:confused3

[MrsG]

I have been wait listed for the Allen house since January or February better make back up plans I do not have a warm fuzzy feeling that anything will shake loose!:confused3


Thanks for the heads up, Robert. Chances are probably very slim as that is the only hotel available through DVC/RCI. Any other hotels that you all are looking into? Any suggestions of areas we should be checking into? It would be great if a few of us were in the same general area for bus pick up.

[RJAYL]

Thanks for the heads up, Robert. Chances are probably very slim as that is the only hotel available through DVC/RCI. Any other hotels that you all are looking into? Any suggestions of areas we should be checking into? It would be great if a few of us were in the same general area for bus pick up.

Truthfully I have not done enough research yet to make a determination nor have I decided on wether I want to go frugal or all out.

Unfortunately I will need at least 2 rooms! The hotel Barb is staying at near Victoria station is in a great location & looks nice.

The last time I was in london I stayed at a little hotel on Baker Street it was just okay but it was only me & the DW:hug: now I am traveling with my 4 children!

With 6 everything becomes an issue, when going inside the city the last time I would prefer to take a cab I did not mind the price, now I need 2 cabs :dance3: it was alot easier when it was just me & the missus!:cloud9:

I put in for a week in a 3 or 2 bedroom at the Allen house because the price was right if it came through (Only DVC Points) but if I am paying for a hotel I might reduce from 7 days to 5!:confused:

I should have a better idea by september when I start looking for airfare, I hope!:confused:

[Caropooh]

OK, I take back what I said about Allen House. That looks like it is te only place through DVC/RCI if you are staying a week or longer. We found in the Concierge Collection, the Royal Garden Hotel. http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/ You can do a per night on points there. We would need it for less than a week and only need 1 room.
So Celestine or Andrew Derek, how close is this to things? Would this work for our DIS bus?

[Madisonznana]

EAST COAST DIS MEET

Anyone up for an East Coast Summer DIS Meet in Baltimore ???

DH and I were going over our summer schedule and at the moment know that we are free for the following dates:
July 25-26 and August 1-2

Anyone want to meet up at the Baltimore Aquarium :confused3

http://www.aqua.org/

OOOHhhh, we've been there!!! How fun for everyone out there!:yay:

[Madisonznana]

West Coast MEET

For those of us who will be in the Anaheim area on the weekend of the fourth, Caro, the DDs and I will be celebrating the birth of our country at the GRAND CALIFORNIAN.We have not told the girls yet, but our plans are fairly open. Anybody interested.

Oh man, I am busy on the fourth, how long will you be there?

[Madisonznana]

Okay, so I having been getting kind of antsy lately and decided I don't want to wait til next year for a vacation. So I almost have Bob talked into going to Alaska. First off, has anybody cruised with Celebrity and how was it? We are toying with the idea of making it a two week trip and driving up to Seattle to take the ship and then driving back home.
Carolyn, do you drive to DL? I know it will be a 1200 miles............:sad2::rolleyes::rolleyes1

[alanapapa]

Okay, so I having been getting kind of antsy lately and decided I don't want to wait til next year for a vacation. So I almost have Bob talked into going to Alaska. First off, has anybody cruised with Celebrity and how was it? We are toying with the idea of making it a two week trip and driving up to Seattle to take the ship and then driving back home.
Carolyn, do you drive to DL? I know it will be a 1200 miles............:sad2::rolleyes::rolleyes1

It is 20 hours of DRIVE time from LA/Orange County to Seattle. It is doable, but long. I hope you plan on seeing us while you are here. I personally think you should fly. Some fares from Long Beach are pretty good, Ontario has some good prices too.

[alanapapa]

Oh man, I am busy on the fourth, how long will you be there?

We have a redeye on the Thursday the second and fly home Sunday the 5th.

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Interesting when I woke up this morning I didn't have any Internet or phones, just recently my Internet has started to work, no phone so someone has plugged something in!!!

Not sure if it will stay as the website for the fault still says 29th June!

Happy fathers day!

[RJAYL]

Interesting when I woke up this morning I didn't have any Internet or phones, just recently my Internet has started to work, no phone so someone has plugged something in!!!

Not sure if it will stay as the website for the fault still says 29th June!

Happy fathers day! Same to you Andrew!:thumbsup2

Happy Fathers Day to All Us Dads!

we deserve a day for putting up with the Mom's all year, maybe 2 or 3!
:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::laughing:

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Same to you Andrew!:thumbsup2

Happy Fathers Day to All Us Dads!

we deserve a day for putting up with the Mom's all year, maybe 2 or 3!
:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl::laughing:

:thumbsup2

[jlawall]

Interesting when I woke up this morning I didn't have any Internet or phones, just recently my Internet has started to work, no phone so someone has plugged something in!!!

Not sure if it will stay as the website for the fault still says 29th June!

Happy fathers day!

I was going to ask if you were at McDonald's right now?:rotfl2:

[jlawall]

Happy First Day of Summer!!Oh yea, and Happy Father's Day, too!:surfweb:

[jlawall]

Today is the day on Father's Day, that we will meet my father's long lost sister that noone knew about until a year ago..........we're having a famiily barbecue.......and a getting acquainted day...........

What's everyone else have planned??

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I was going to ask if you were at McDonald's right now?:rotfl2:

Well I do not know if I am coming..... going..... or what, :confused3

We get very little information.

First we have 'Internet' that came back this morning and has stated,

Phones came back an hour ago,

Originally we were told to be fixed Monday 22nd, then the website and other people in our area said Monday 29th.

But I have seen them working on this locally and so far its up, but our phone dialing tones etc all sound wrong, so maybe a temporary fix not sure.

[RJAYL]

Well I got my father's day cards & gifts 3 tour books on London.

1. Rick Steves London
2, London with Kids
3. Unnoficial Guide

Now I have to read & high light!:cool2:

[Celestine]

OK, I take back what I said about Allen House. That looks like it is te only place through DVC/RCI if you are staying a week or longer. We found in the Concierge Collection, the Royal Garden Hotel. http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/ You can do a per night on points there. We would need it for less than a week and only need 1 room.
So Celestine or Andrew Derek, how close is this to things? Would this work for our DIS bus?

The Royal Garden Hotel is about four hundred meters along the road from the Allen. It is a very nice hotel that adjoins Kensington Palace Gardens (home of the Israeli embassy and various other very large ambassadors homes) & also Kensington palace. It is walking distance (Brit Style or just imagine walking around the World showcase) to Harrods, Pont st (designer row lady Di type shops) natural history museum, science museum, royal albert hall, Hyde park, victoria & albert museum generally this is a very upmarket area Notting Hill is to the north.

Bus pick ups will be decided next year once we know where everyone is staying, but it seems as though most people are either opting for Victoria, County Hall area or Kensington. Book your flights and accommodation and leave my DH to worry about how we get you to the ship next year......don't panic we have two coaches reserved and DH does this sort of thing for a living.

[MrsScooby]

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dads

http://i.pbase.com/u29/beaniebaby/upload/17992277.bina141.jpg

[MrsScooby]

Today is the day on Father's Day, that we will meet my father's long lost sister that noone knew about until a year ago..........we're having a famiily barbecue.......and a getting acquainted day...........

What's everyone else have planned??
WOW, that sounds great:goodvibes Hope it goes well:grouphug:

We've just been laying around waiting to go the Outback Steakhouse for dinner as that is what DH wanted:confused3
Very lazy day:upsidedow

Well I do not know if I am coming..... going..... or what, :confused3

We get very little information.

First we have 'Internet' that came back this morning and has stated,

Phones came back an hour ago,

Originally we were told to be fixed Monday 22nd, then the website and other people in our area said Monday 29th.

But I have seen them working on this locally and so far its up, but our phone dialing tones etc all sound wrong, so maybe a temporary fix not sure.
Hope it gets fixed soon Andrew. :grouphug:

Well I got my father's day cards & gifts 3 tour books on London.

1. Rick Steves London
2, London with Kids
3. Unnoficial Guide

Now I have to read & high light!:cool2:
LOL
Maybe we should add you to the our list of London experts soon;)


Bus pick ups will be decided next year once we know where everyone is staying, but it seems as though most people are either opting for Victoria, County Hall area or Kensington. Book your flights and accommodation and leave my DH to worry about how we get you to the ship next year......don't panic we have two coaches reserved and DH does this sort of thing for a living.
So grateful for this Celestine:hug:
thanks so much

[MrsG]

OK, I take back what I said about Allen House. That looks like it is te only place through DVC/RCI if you are staying a week or longer. We found in the Concierge Collection, the Royal Garden Hotel. http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/ You can do a per night on points there. We would need it for less than a week and only need 1 room.
So Celestine or Andrew Derek, how close is this to things? Would this work for our DIS bus?

Caro, are you sure about it only being for a week or more stay. I thought I checked last eve and you could do it for less than one week. Maybe I am dreaming, though, it was late. I thought we could reserve it at the 10 mos window. The Royal Garden we can do at 11 mos out. The points are much, much less for Allen House, though. We may do the Royal Garden just to make sure we get somewhere on points.

The Royal Garden Hotel is about four hundred meters along the road from the Allen. It is a very nice hotel that adjoins Kensington Palace Gardens (home of the Israeli embassy and various other very large ambassadors homes) & also Kensington palace. It is walking distance (Brit Style or just imagine walking around the World showcase) to Harrods, Pont st (designer row lady Di type shops) natural history museum, science museum, royal albert hall, Hyde park, victoria & albert museum generally this is a very upmarket area Notting Hill is to the north.

Bus pick ups will be decided next year once we know where everyone is staying, but it seems as though most people are either opting for Victoria, County Hall area or Kensington. Book your flights and accommodation and leave my DH to worry about how we get you to the ship next year......don't panic we have two coaches reserved and DH does this sort of thing for a living.

Celestine, you have no idea how fabulous this is. This takes a lot off our mind. You are such a sweetie!!!!! And thank your DH, too! :lovestruc


Happy Father's Day to all!!!!

[cruisin'Mike]

EAST COAST DIS MEET

Anyone up for an East Coast Summer DIS Meet in Baltimore ???

DH and I were going over our summer schedule and at the moment know that we are free for the following dates:
July 25-26 and August 1-2

Anyone want to meet up at the Baltimore Aquarium :confused3

http://www.aqua.org/

Right now, I have no idea what my schedule will be like for those weeks. If Linda and I end up being off for whichever weekend you decide, we'll definitely drive down to meet you guys. If we can't make it this summer, maybe we can try meeting up again in the fall.

Today is the day on Father's Day, that we will meet my father's long lost sister that noone knew about until a year ago..........we're having a famiily barbecue.......and a getting acquainted day...........

What's everyone else have planned??

We had a nice day today. The kids took me to Putt Putt. You'd think that they'd have the decency to throw the game on Father's Day! Then we went to dinner at Applebee's, and back home to watch the kids in the pool for a bit. Topped it all off with cake. (I like cake! ;))

Hope all the other Dads out there had a great Father's Day too!

[Madisonznana]

Today is the day on Father's Day, that we will meet my father's long lost sister that noone knew about until a year ago..........we're having a famiily barbecue.......and a getting acquainted day...........

What's everyone else have planned??

I hope you had a great visit today!!:flower3:

[Madisonznana]

We went to my younger daughter and her husband's house for a Mexican bbq today. This is the first time my daughter has had a party. Her husband's mother and stepfather and his father and stepmother were all there too. We had a good time together. Altogether there were 16 people. I was quite proud of her. :lovestruc:love::lovestruc

[alanapapa]

Caro, are you sure about it only being for a week or more stay. I thought I checked last eve and you could do it for less than one week. Maybe I am dreaming, though, it was late. I thought we could reserve it at the 10 mos window. The Royal Garden we can do at 11 mos out. The points are much, much less for Allen House, though. We may do the Royal Garden just to make sure we get somewhere on points.
I just checked the DVC site and the way I read the info the Royal Garden is 65 or 75 points per night and the Allen House is only by the week, but the point chart is based on days of the week like the DVC charts for WDW and DL resorts.


Celestine, you have no idea how fabulous this is. This takes a lot off our mind. You are such a sweetie!!!!! And thank your DH, too! :lovestrucI agree, thanks to your DH Paul (this is his name isn't it)


Happy Father's Day to all!!!!
Thank you, Caro & I had a nice day, after she got the girls packed for camp. They are safely at Girl Scout camp until Friday.

[MrsScooby]

Right now, I have no idea what my schedule will be like for those weeks. If Linda and I end up being off for whichever weekend you decide, we'll definitely drive down to meet you guys. If we can't make it this summer, maybe we can try meeting up again in the fall.

Sorry Mike, I had just assumed that summer would be easier to plan so I threw out some dates to get things started. Gotta wait for Julie and Barb to get back from their trips to see if they want to join in too. Depending on interest we can plan 2 small meets or one big one in the fall:confused3

We had a nice day today. The kids took me to Putt Putt. You'd think that they'd have the decency to throw the game on Father's Day! Then we went to dinner at Applebee's, and back home to watch the kids in the pool for a bit. Topped it all off with cake. (I like cake! ;))
Ok, was it the red velvet cake:confused3 We need details:cool2:



We went to my younger daughter and her husband's house for a Mexican bbq today. This is the first time my daughter has had a party. Her husband's mother and stepfather and his father and stepmother were all there too. We had a good time together. Altogether there were 16 people. I was quite proud of her. :lovestruc:love::lovestruc
Oh gosh I remember the first time I hosted a group that large was Thanksgiving for mine and DH's family. Stressful, but fun. Good for your daughter for taking that big a group on:thumbsup2 I stick to smaller groups now:laughing:


Thank you, Caro & I had a nice day, after she got the girls packed for camp. They are safely at Girl Scout camp until Friday.
So how much are you enjoying the quiet:rolleyes1

[RJAYL]

Caro, are you sure about it only being for a week or more stay. I thought I checked last eve and you could do it for less than one week. Maybe I am dreaming, though, it was late. I thought we could reserve it at the 10 mos window. The Royal Garden we can do at 11 mos out. The points are much, much less for Allen House, though. We may do the Royal Garden just to make sure we get somewhere on points.

I just checked the DVC site and the way I read the info the Royal Garden is 65 or 75 points per night and the Allen House is only by the week, but the point chart is based on days of the week like the DVC charts for WDW and DL resorts.


Okay guys I called member services to check on my wait list for the Allen House, here is the skinny!

1. It is only by the week!

2. You must check in on a Saturday & check out on a Saturday!

3. This means you are on your own for the Saturday night before the cruise which departs on Sunday!

You could leave for Dover on Saturday? After going to Portabelo road for the antique market!:)

While I will keep my waitlist as it would be the most economical I will look into other options for my weekly stay.

The 65 point level for royal gardens would equal 130 points a night for my family a minimum 5 night stay woul be 650 points 7 nights would be 910 points!

My take 5 nights at the Royal Garden maybe 7 nights too many points. I would rather look for cash alternatives & spend the dough!:teacher::dance3:

[RJAYL]

:goodvibesSSIM All:goodvibes
So Sad Its Monday

[jlawall]

I hope you had a great visit today!!:flower3:

We went to my younger daughter and her husband's house for a Mexican bbq today. This is the first time my daughter has had a party. Her husband's mother and stepfather and his father and stepmother were all there too. We had a good time together. Altogether there were 16 people. I was quite proud of her. :lovestruc:love::lovestruc

Oh gosh I remember the first time I hosted a group that large was Thanksgiving for mine and DH's family. Stressful, but fun. Good for your daughter for taking that big a group on:thumbsup2 I stick to smaller groups now:laughing:


Our family visit went very well..........we met our new relative and had a great father's day.........

Happy to hear that your DD could handle that affair, sounds tricky! It's amazing when your kids grow up and do things like that....WTG!!:goodvibes

[jlawall]

:goodvibesSSIM All:goodvibes
So Sad Its Monday

SGISSo Glad It's Summer!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[jlawall]

Well I do not know if I am coming..... going..... or what, :confused3

We get very little information.

First we have 'Internet' that came back this morning and has stated,

Phones came back an hour ago,

Originally we were told to be fixed Monday 22nd, then the website and other people in our area said Monday 29th.

But I have seen them working on this locally and so far its up, but our phone dialing tones etc all sound wrong, so maybe a temporary fix not sure.
Sorry, it does sound pretty frustrating!:scared1:

[Caropooh]

Okay guys I called member services to check on my wait list for the Allen House, here is the skinny!

1. It is only by the week!

2. You must check in on a Saturday & check out on a Saturday!

3. This means you are on your own for the Saturday night before the cruise which departs on Sunday!

You could leave for Dover on Saturday? After going to Portabelo road for the antique market!:)

While I will keep my waitlist as it would be the most economical I will look into other options for my weekly stay.

The 65 point level for royal gardens would equal 130 points a night for my family a minimum 5 night stay woul be 650 points 7 nights would be 910 points!

My take 5 nights at the Royal Garden maybe 7 nights too many points. I would rather look for cash alternatives & spend the dough!:teacher::dance3:
Thanks for checking on that Robert! Since we will only be there 2 night probably, the Royal Garden should work for us!

[MrsG]

Caro & Robert,

Thanks so much for checking on Allen House. I'm thinking that the Royal Garden would be OK for us too, Caro, as it will only be for 3 nights. Robert, I agree, I think you would be able to do much better with cash for that period of time.

[Celestine]

Robert

I can offer no insight to accommodation around Dover. DH & I did B&B there once years ago as we had an early ferry to France & it was like staying at Fawlty Towers! Fine for a night & certainly an experience. Not sure I'd like to have to pack to partly unpack to repack if you get my drift. I guess a party of 6 is just too large for H&S regs or whatever in a room these days?

Celestine