11/28/09 - 12/5/2009 The Nana's Ride the Seas Again #5

[DisneyMommaSteph]

It worked! It's so nice to "see" you and your family! Too cute. I love your DD's dress!

[momof2minnies]

Everyone have a wonderful time on the cruise

Linda

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Everyone have a wonderful time on the cruise

LindaAre you not going now? :confused3

[DisneyCrunch]

A bump and a question:

The one shore excursion I want to book for the family is FULL (figures!) It's the "Cozumel Highlights and Mayan Ruins" What are the chances of any spots opening up? It sounds like people are less likely to book and cancel with the excursions than with, say, spa or dinner ressies, is this true? Are they harder to cancel--did I read that you can only cancel up until a few days BEFORE sailing?

So since it's full should I book a different one? I'm thinking the ""Cozumel Ruins and Beach Tour" though it doesn't sound quite as perfect for our particular crew...If I book this one though can I then cancel it if spaces in the other open up?


And last has anyone done any of these? My goal is to bring the kids (5, 7, 10) to see the Mayan Ruins. They're studying the Mayan culture a bit in school. I prefer to stay with a DCL excursion in Cozumel...

[yukongirl123]

Jen-This is the excursion that we finally decided on, but after procrastinating for so long, there were no spots available Don't have a 'Plan B' yet.

Steph-Trevor is VERY excited to be going on another cruise...this will be the second one. He is a mega Disney fan. The picture was from the Princess Fantasy Faire at Disneyland.

Nessa-That was quite the storm, we saw reports of it on the news. Glad to hear that you're recovering.

Debbie-Love that picture of your family, all of our family photos have at least one child with a silly look on their face!

The GTKY questions were such a good idea. It was fun reading them

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Janice

[Duck Addict]

A bump and a question:

The one shore excursion I want to book for the family is FULL (figures!) It's the "Cozumel Highlights and Mayan Ruins" What are the chances of any spots opening up? It sounds like people are less likely to book and cancel with the excursions than with, say, spa or dinner ressies, is this true? Are they harder to cancel--did I read that you can only cancel up until a few days BEFORE sailing?

So since it's full should I book a different one? I'm thinking the ""Cozumel Ruins and Beach Tour" though it doesn't sound quite as perfect for our particular crew...If I book this one though can I then cancel it if spaces in the other open up?


And last has anyone done any of these? My goal is to bring the kids (5, 7, 10) to see the Mayan Ruins. They're studying the Mayan culture a bit in school. I prefer to stay with a DCL excursion in Cozumel...

I am doing the Tulum Ruins and Beach tour ($99 adult/$75 ages 5-9) It is an all day tour of the ruins + time at nearby beach. No changing rooms (wear bathing suits under clothes). It is a DCL tour so you know they will hold the ship for your return (as you boat to the mainland then bus to ruins) Lunch is included.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

I seriously need a vacation. It is pouring here and I just can't get motivated to do anything. The clothes are piling up, there is enough dog hair to make another dog. Love my border collie but he is losing the summer coat while the winter one grows in. I vacuum and sweep every day and it looks like I haven't done it in 3 weeks. :scared1:

I also typed out the drama of my commute home last night but decided to remove it as it involved a death and not sure anyone really wants to hear it. So let's just say, I REALLY need a vacation. And for the record, I take a train so I didn't kill anyone.

Now I'll go see if I can post a family picture.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Pirate Pictures!! pirate:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q104/allisoncyr/CruiseJan09334.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q104/allisoncyr/CruiseJan09335.jpg

[shellfish_mickfish]

Was shocked this a.m. to find a cabin # on my reservation! It is Cat 9 - YAY!?! It is on Deck 1 though by the Tender Lobby. Has anyone stayed there?

Allison,
Hope it wasn't anyone you knew. We had rain on all last week. There is a strange yellow orb in the sky and everyone is freaking out! I am so ready for a vacation but I'm going to by super busy at work before and after we go so it will be bitter sweet.


I'll sign up for Shutterfly or Photobucket this weekend and get some photos posted.

Shelley

[Duck Addict]

Was shocked this a.m. to find a cabin # on my reservation! It is Cat 9 - YAY!?! It is on Deck 1 though by the Tender Lobby. Has anyone stayed there?

Allison,
Hope it wasn't anyone you knew. We had rain on all last week. There is a strange yellow orb in the sky and everyone is freaking out! I am so ready for a vacation but I'm going to by super busy at work before and after we go so it will be bitter sweet.


I'll sign up for Shutterfly or Photobucket this weekend and get some photos posted.

Shelley
Thanks :thanks: for letting me know you room # was out there.
so JD99 and NESSA.... so I peeked and mine is too :cheer2:.
My room is 6646 :donald:

[Disneyholic]

I seriously need a vacation. It is pouring here and I just can't get motivated to do anything. The clothes are piling up, there is enough dog hair to make another dog. Love my border collie but he is losing the summer coat while the winter one grows in. I vacuum and sweep every day and it looks like I haven't done it in 3 weeks. :scared1:.

I know the feeling. The dog in my picture is a miniature Border Collie/Black Lab mix. She looks like she's falling apart right now. No matter how much I brush her with the shredder comb she looks bad again the next day. Her coat is black, but with all the shedding she looks grey. We got rid of all the carpet downstairs and now all the fur goes to the edges of the rooms where we just have to pick it up.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Allison,
Hope it wasn't anyone you knew.
Thanks, but no one I knew. Someone just used NJ Transit to end things. Truly stinks for the man driving the train. And for those of us on the train. Of course the poor man driving the train can actually get sued personally by the family. Its always amazed me that there isn't a law against that. :sad2:

[DisneyCrunch]

Great pics Allison! And that is just HORRIBLE about your commute:sad1: Ugh.

I think I've finally settled on Tulum for our excursion...(we'll see ya there duck addict! :) ) I was thinking San Gervasio but it looks like the Tulum ruins are worth the extra time and money--I figure we likely won't make it back to mexico while the kids are young so we might as well make the most of it...

[erin2470]

We just got this room assigned to us, which is great an upgrade to 10. However everything I've read about this room says its horrible. Very noisy. Anybody have any idea, or stayed in this room. I also want to call tomorrow about getting another room, do you think this is possible? In no way want to complain, just want to head off any problems if I can.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

We just got this room assigned to us, which is great an upgrade to 10. However everything I've read about this room says its horrible. Very noisy. Anybody have any idea, or stayed in this room. I also want to call tomorrow about getting another room, do you think this is possible? In no way want to complain, just want to head off any problems if I can.

I wouldn't worry about the room Erin. If its located in the back of the ship, any room back there will hear the engines noise as its going into port. Just remember that if you call to complain you could be put into another stateroom that may not be a Cat. 10. And if I think I remember correctly, there are only 3 of you traveling. You could be put back into a Cat. 12 which does not have a split bath. The only review I saw was from 5 years ago. I wouldn't worry about it.
And yes, it will be noisy entering port. We had a Cat. 6 in the back of the boat and it was noisy. That was the only complaint so I wasn't complaining. Relax and don't get worried.

[shellfish_mickfish]

We just got this room assigned to us, which is great an upgrade to 10. However everything I've read about this room says its horrible. Very noisy. Anybody have any idea, or stayed in this room. I also want to call tomorrow about getting another room, do you think this is possible? In no way want to complain, just want to head off any problems if I can.


There was only 1 stateroom report for my room and it was from 2007. I did a thread search from the main page for room xxxx and got a ton more information from families that had stayed in multiple rooms and so they didn't post individual stateroom reports. Give that a try.

Shelley

[erin2470]

I did call, they didn't have any other rooms in that category so I'm going to happily stay where we are. I'm just going to be grateful for the upgrade, which is what I went into it hoping for.:thumbsup2

[Duck Addict]

I mis read my reservation because they list them funny:scared1:

It says category 8 room 6646:rolleyes1

Every book/site I check says I have been upgraded to a cat 6 (solid veranda wall):confused3

I think they list it as a cat 8 because I paid for a gty 8...:idea:

But the room appears to be an upgrade to a cat 6 pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:

[Eeyore'sthebest]

I mis read my reservation because they list them funny:scared1:

It says category 8 room 6646:rolleyes1

Every book/site I check says I have been upgraded to a cat 6 (solid veranda wall):confused3

I think they list it as a cat 8 because I paid for a gty 8...:idea:

But the room appears to be an upgrade to a cat 6 pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:Good for you!!! We have the solid wall verandah and I really don't mind. I just like being outside. Looks like you got some awesome pixie dust!! :banana:

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Good morning all! Just giving a morning bump to get us back to the top. My ticker isn't working today for some reason. :sad1: I may just need to go and count the days manually. :goodvibes

Happy Monday all!

[Disneyholic]

Or you can look at mine till you get yours fixed.:goodvibes

Oops. Looks like one of mine isn't working either. Well, no time now to fix it, have to get ready for work.

[*Nessa*]

Hi everyone

Hope you are all well and getting very excited about the trip :woohoo::yay:

I mis read my reservation because they list them funny:scared1:
It says category 8 room 6646:rolleyes1
Every book/site I check says I have been upgraded to a cat 6 (solid veranda wall):confused3
I think they list it as a cat 8 because I paid for a gty 8...:idea:
But the room appears to be an upgrade to a cat 6 pixiedust:pixiedust:pixiedust:
What an amazing surprise :cool1:

Everything for our big trip & wedding is pretty on track (super pleased with myself today as I finished off my FIL’s & parents FE gifts for them, now we just have to finish ours :lmao:) I am a completely list obsessed person and I love being able to cross everything off.

The last big thing for the trip we need to decide is... day trips, and which ports we want to see, does anyone have any suggestions of a must see?

Oh and I have another question, I saw on the planning DVD that we have fireworks when we are at sea, does anyone know if this only happens once and by chance if it’s possible to find out when it will happen?

Almost finished my GTKY questions and just a couple of quick FE updates before I forget…..

1) Unless anyone has any objections I was thinking cut off could be a month before we sail, i.e October 28th? Would that be ok or should we give it another week or so?
2) Latest counts are:
17 Families
22 to 24 staterooms
Kids total at this stage = 18
Girls - 3, 5, 5, 6 , 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 11, 12 = 15 total
Boys - 3, 11, 13, 17 = 4 total

3) What would be great is if everyone could send me an email (my email address is vhodgson79@hotmail.com) as the subject could you have your username and then FE List.
(so if I emailed myself the subject would be : Nessa FE List) then I will reply to your email with the excel spreadsheet. I will sent it through a few days after cut off.

4) I have a few updates to add into the sheet now and then once we decide on a cut off, I will send out to you all a few days after that date.

[Duck Addict]

Good morning all! Just giving a morning bump to get us back to the top. My ticker isn't working today for some reason. :sad1: I may just need to go and count the days manually. :goodvibes

Happy Monday all!

Mickeypath is working on the problem per note on their website 10/19:sad2:

[boundfordisney]

Congrats on the upgrade Duck Addict! Nessa I think the cut off time a month out would be okay, I will email you a little later. Glad to hear everything is all set for your wedding, you will be the magics princess that day!:lovestruc

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Nessa,
I think a month before hand would be excellent. :thumbsup2 DH is in such a planning stage right now that I think his head is going to explode. :rotfl2: DD was like "Daddddddd, why are you getting so excited?" :rolleyes: Dang kid needs a job and real pressure to understand the need for vacation. Of course she's only 9 so I think we'll cut her some slack for a few more years. :rotfl2:

Fireworks at Sea - They are held on Pirate Night only unless it's raining. The fireworks come at the very tail end of the pirate party. Then after the fireworks they open up the buffets. :thumbsup2 As you can tell from the previous pictures I posted, we do dress up. Not many adults dress up but we have fun and got a really great picture! And as Halloween is at the end of the month, everything goes half price on November 1st!! :thumbsup2
Pirate party is cute and the deck gets really crowded but the kids have a blast. :goodvibes

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Mickeypath is working on the problem per note on their website 10/19:sad2:Oh good, it's not me. :goodvibes The way my day has been going I was beginning to take it personally. :lmao:

[Duck Addict]

1. Nessa e-mail on its way :surfweb:

2. In case some of you are brave enough to want to know about me
General GTKY…
1. Where do you live?
Northern California

2. Are you married? How long?
Never Been

3. Do you have any children? Ages?
None that I know of :rotfl2:

Do you have any pets?
One wonderful cat, Phantom, 12+ (not sure of age when I adopted him at pound)

5. What do you do for a living? Work? Stay at home?
Retired
Trained/licensed as an attorney, but worked in property taxes for 27 years

6. What is your favorite movie?
Any of the old musicals (Oklahoma, South Pacific etc)

7. What is your favorite book?
Westerns based in the Mountain man era

8. What is/are your favorite TV show(s)?
Almost anything of food network or travel channel

9. What is your favorite food?
Key lime pie. (Come on Key West :banana::banana:)

10. What type of music do you listen to?
50's and 60's rock (yes I am that old :scared1:)

11. Where did you do your schooling from?
California State University-BA in Biology
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific JD in Jurisprudence

12. Do you like sports? What's your favorite football team?
Favorite Sport is Hockey
Favorite football team- Go Niners :cheer2:

13. How many siblings do you have?
One older brother

14. Did you always want to be a XXX? (your profession)
Was going to practice law, but it did not really suit me when I went into practice, so I got a job doing real estate appraising and stuck with it

15. What do you like to do in your spare time?
Go to the gym. Do Charity work. Do Disney

16. Any interesting places that you've traveled to lately?
Not lately (Nassau is not that interesting :sad2: )
Going to Alaska next year.(Cruise)

17. Any particular cuisines or dishes that you like the most?
Good food of any cuisine. That is why I love WDW.

18. What is your attitude when it comes to money? Are you a spender or a saver?
I tend to spend, so I force my self to save. Since my income is now locked as a retiree.... I don't even book until I have the money to pay for it :no:

19. What does your name mean?
Not sure - not really into that.

20. When is your birthday?
April 10

21. What is your zodiac sign?
Aries

22. What are your preferences when it comes to clothes and fashion?
Totally casual year. Polo shirt and jeans or shorts depending on the season.


23. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert. I love to be with other people and love that. But I don't always reveal myself easilly.

24. Are you an outdoors person?
Somewhat.

25. Are you an adventurous person by nature or do you prefer playing it safe?
Adventurous for sure

26. How was your childhood like?
Normal

27. Post a recent picture of yourself
Well, I don't have anything out on the internet so don't know how to insert a picture.

[*Nessa*]

GTKY…

1. Where do you live?
Sydney Australia

2. Are you married? How long?

Engaged, getting married on the ship :yay:

3. Do you have any children? Ages?

Nope

4. Do you have any pets?

We have a miniature poodle, his name is scratie

5. What do you do for a living? Work? Stay at home?

I work for a Funds Management Company in HR and FH is a Projectionist

6. What is your favorite movie?

At the moment twilight, can't wait for the second one ...

7. What is your favorite book?

Love my Martha Craft Books

8. What is/are your favorite TV show(s)?

Entourage, Will & Grace and absolutely everything on the How To & Lifestyle channel

9. What is your favorite food?

Pizza and I love cheeses too

10. What type of music do you listen to?

Pretty much everything

11. Where did you do your schooling from?

Australia

12. Do you like sports? What's your favorite football team?

I LOVE AFL (Australian Rules Football – awesome game) and Cricket is a another big one is OZ

Favorite football team – Geelong Cats

13. How many siblings do you have?

3 younger brothers (two are coming on the cruise)

14. Did you always want to be a XXX? (your profession)

Hmm not really I started in Events Management and still have my own little company that does small functions now & then.

15. What do you like to do in your spare time?

Anything Crafty, love scrapbooking, painting, cooking.

16. Any interesting places that you've traveled to lately?

Not lately we have been madly saving for our big US trip

17. Any particular cuisines or dishes that you like the most?

I’m a vegie and love Italian & Asian food

18. What is your attitude when it comes to money? Are you a spender or a saver?

I’m a saver and FH is a spender

19. What does your name mean?

Butterfly

20. When is your birthday?

Both FH and I have the same birthday Feb 19 (fours years apart)

21. What is your zodiac sign?

Aquarius

22. What are your preferences when it comes to clothes and fashion?

When I’m not working, as casual as possible

23. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Introvert

24. Are you an outdoors person?

Not really, perfer indoor things

25. Are you an adventurous person by nature or do you prefer playing it safe?

Not adventurous at all

26. How was your childhood like?

Normal

27. Post a recent picture of yourself

I can’t get photobucket to behave, but we have pics of our engagement party on our web page, the link is in my sig

[boundfordisney]

Hi Jeff glad to see you are back ,was wondering where you were! Will email you on the meet.:thumbsup2

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Nice to see you back Jeff. I sent you a PM with a description of my own indiscretion. :rolleyes1 Or at least the Dis board version of it. :rotfl2::rotfl2:

Let me know the url of your new website. I'll join you!! :thumbsup2

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Okay folks, where are you all??? We're on page 2.

So good morning to everyone. Nothing exciting happening here but it is cold and I'm ready for warm weather. In fact I've had frost on my windshield the past 2 mornings that have needed scraping. And because I'm convinced it's still summer :rolleyes: I haven't put my ice scraper in the car. I've been using my DD's shovel from the beach toys. You'd be surprised that it works pretty well. :lmao::lmao:

[shellfish_mickfish]

Nice to see you back Jeff. I sent you a PM with a description of my own indiscretion. :rolleyes1 Or at least the Dis board version of it. :rotfl2::rotfl2:

Let me know the url of your new website. I'll join you!! :thumbsup2

Oooooh.....can't wait to hear the gorey (sp?) details! Sounds interesting! I also checked out the cruise meet thread for this cruise on another site and posted that there are a number of us "over here" that have been chatting and getting to know each other and that if they are interested in joining us to COME ON DOWN!!:dancer: This icon doesn't really fit but it makes me laugh everytime!

Printed out my packing list am getting ready to dig the suitcases out to start packing! YAY!! :banana: I'm SO excited! :banana::banana: I think I'm more excited than the girls! I agree, Alison...they don't know real work to understand why getting away is exciting! I've already told everyone I will have NO access to phone or email so DON'T BOTHER!! Which is actually good for me too. I would imagine I will probably still bring my laptop so I can download pictures and probably check every once and awhile. I'm going to be really busy before and after we go BUT it's work and I am NOT complaining.

Have a good day everyone!

Shelley

[boundfordisney]

Hey Shelley wanna come pack for me? lol! I just cant seem to get into the packing thing yet, I have my suitcases out but all I do is look at them lol! They seem to have become decor for my bedroom! Started on the fe gifts but they are a long way off from being finished, got most of the gifts for the girls done , not so many boys on this so that shouldnt be to hard, the adults could be another story though!:banana:

[DisneyCrunch]

Hey, great to see some of the new GTKY's! I've loved reading each and every one.

And it's great to "see" you back Jeff! I'm glad you're not in total exile anymore. I'll email ya.

I think I'm going to start packing soon too. I NEVER pack this early--I'm just really a procrastinator at heart...but it's either put the summer clothes away and have to dig through them to pack in just a month...or pack what we need now and put the rest away...(okay okay or REALLY procrastinate and just leave the summer clothes out until after our trip altogether :lmao:) so I guess I'll be packing uncharacteristically early...

Great idea inviting more folks Shelley! And that icon is totally hilarious :laughing:

[Disneyholic]

My sewing room is the packing room so I can't start packing till all the sewing is done. Almost finished with a vest for DH for semi-formal night and working on a gown for me for formal night & if there is enough time a dress for semi-formal night. (I'd like to do something for pirate night too but have to see how time pans out) Don't get to do many formal things so I am going all out for the cruise. I don't have real strict packing restrictions since we are driving down. The stuff just has to fit in the car.

What dinner seating are all of you in? We are Late seating.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Wow! Log off to do some work and the board picks up. Maybe its me. :goodvibes

We're in the late seating. I'd like to get a different dress for me and DD needs a pretty blouse to go with her new skirt. So while I'm not trying to buy anything else, I have a feeling that there may be more shopping in my future. :rolleyes1

And Jeff, I sent you an email. Apparently I just typed that I sent you a PM. Long day yesterday. :rolleyes: I need a head slapping smilie for myself. :goodvibes

[jd99]

we are also in late seating! After many times doing early seating and trying late seating once...we have finally made the move for good. Found that the kids didn't do better or worse at late vs. early and the late gives us a better flow of the day and more time in ports or to relax after getting back from ports.

We are just holding our breath hoping everyone stays healthy between now and the cruise. There are so many bugs flying around school, it makes me nervous. And once we get onboard the ship, the kids BETTER be bathing in purell for the whole trip so they don't bring anything funky home.

[boundfordisney]

We are also on the late seating, seemed to be the most popular way to go from what I read on the boards. Will try and get a brunch booked once onboard! Dh is travelling up north to Sudbury next week for his work and the weather station is saying up to 15 centimetres of snow for that area! Wow hope it doesnt make its way down here, looking forward to caribbean weather big time!:cool1:

[yukongirl123]

My family used to live in Sudbury when I was a kid. We used to watch the slag for the mines being dumped somewhere and I imagined that's what an active volcano would look like.

Nice to see you posting again Jeff....wondered where you went


Janice

[Griffith6]

We are late seating - which I think will work fine since my younger kids are not big fans of a 1-2 hour meal which means they can eat and then got to the kids club while DH and I relax with wine and quiet table!! Just hope they can stay awake at the club? Or is there an area they can curl up and fall asleep?

Packing - I know the daytime weather will be warm and I was planning on mostly summery stuff but then thinking the kids will want more comfy warmer clothes for the club, right? I picked up some cute new skirts, dresses, etc, at end of summer for the girls (thinking coordinated picture outfits) but now wondering if they will want/need to wear long sleeve shirts/pants at night - both outside walking the ship and at the club? I know the days are shorter now as compared to summer so sun should be setting like 6pm by then (maybe earlier?). I am famous for overpacking and really trying not to but don't want to spend too much time doing laundry. Plus we are surprising the kids so trickier to pack on the sly - hiding in my closet now but likely use my neighbors house to really lay things out before going in the suitcase. With family of 6 we will have lots of suitcases (plus room for FE stuff and souvenoirs!). Any suggestions/feedback appreciated.

[Eeyore'sthebest]

For the kids, pack the outfits in individual gallon sized ziplocs. This way its easy to grab a bag and the kids can get dressed with little fuss.

As to warm weather clothes, I wouldn't really bother. We went in January on our last cruise and brought a couple of pairs of leggings for DD. I think she put them on for the trip home. Otherwise, it was t-shirts and skorts or shorts for the entire trip. We all brought hoodies and wore them while in port in FL. Otherwise we were good to go. Only place it gets cold is the theater and the dining rooms. DD never complained of being cold in the club. Hope that helped.

[suzannecat]

Does anyone know if they ever do an upgrade (either automatic or a paid-for one via a phone call) if you're not GTY? We signed up in Cat 11 for a specific stateroom, but I've been considering an paying for an upgrade at port if available. But then I read that sometimes you get upgraded ahead of time anyhow (pixie dust, right?). We booked about 17 months ago, but did choose a room...just curious...

[jd99]

We are late seating - which I think will work fine since my younger kids are not big fans of a 1-2 hour meal which means they can eat and then got to the kids club while DH and I relax with wine and quiet table!! Just hope they can stay awake at the club? Or is there an area they can curl up and fall asleep?

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There is definitely an area where they can curl up in the clubs. Either on a mat, or in a beanbag. My youngest has done it (the older one just goes to teh computer and plays games all night!)

[shellfish_mickfish]

Yay! Top of the page for me! :dancer: Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

[Disneyholic]

It finally stopped raining & got warm enough to go out on my motorcycle. I turned a 2 mile trip into a 5 mile ride. Wish I had more time to get out more. Here's hoping it's nice enought to ride to work tonight.:goodvibes

[Griffith6]

[QUOTE=Eeyore'sthebest;34029247]

Happy Wednesday all! DH finally finished the magnets for the door. :thumbsup2 He's very excited.

Allison -
I have some graphic to print for magnets but not sure best way to do it. Did your DH print on magnetic paper or regular,then laminate and attach magnets? I need to get this done soon and looking for suggestions on best way to do them.

Thanks-
Debbie

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Allison -
I have some graphic to print for magnets but not sure best way to do it. Did your DH print on magnetic paper or regular,then laminate and attach magnets? I need to get this done soon and looking for suggestions on best way to do them.

Thanks-
Debbie

Debbie - He printed on photo paper and then glued them to poster board for more support. We then cut them out and put strips of magnets on them. I wouldn't do the magnet paper because I would think it would be too costly. :confused3 I was going to go with regular paper and laminate but DH is a MacGyver type and over thinks everything. :rolleyes: :lmao:

[DisneyMommaSteph]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiya fellow cruizers!

I've been very bad at posting lately *slaps wrist*...I swear my littliest doesn't want me responding...lol....Everytime I'd go to write a post...she's start climbing on me. Allison...have your pets been telling her the tricks....;) hehe

SO happy to see some more GTKY's. I've enjoyed learning a little about everyone....I feel like I know you a "little" better...:)

JEFF...You're back!!! We've missed you. Without getting myself put into timeout....I'll just say that I think it's all a little "over the top"...and I'll just leave it at that. I'm assuming it was over a post you made....and I just can't seem to figure out what was so bad about it...ANYWHO...I'm glad you came back...and hopefully you can be without the dunce cap at least until we sail....;)

As for us...
Like I've said a zillion times....We're e.x.c.i.t.e.d. I am also not an early packer...but with the season switch I too am contimpating packing away the summer stuff into the suitcase. It'll even be a welcomed change to the last minute frantic packing I'm sure....

38 days!!!! That is what my ressie said today when I logged in....WOOT! Oh, and I was curious so I called to see how much an upgrade would cost (to a cat. 3) and they said 5,000+....Whoa. No thanks. teehee

I also asked about which movies would be playing...here is what the CM told me...
Christmas Carol 3D (ummm 3D??? lol)
Toy Story 3D
Surrogate
G-Force 3D
The Proposal
Up
Hannah Montana Movie

[Eeyore'sthebest]

I also asked about which movies would be playing...here is what the CM told me...
Christmas Carol 3D (ummm 3D??? lol)
Toy Story 3D
Surrogate
G-Force 3D
The Proposal
Up
Hannah Montana MovieI'm hoping its a little early for the movie list because I was hoping for the new movie with John Travolta that comes out mid-November and the new princess movies. I know it opens in NYC and LA on 11/25 and then nationwide a couple of weeks later. I was really hoping to see it on the ship. Keep your fingers crossed for it. ;)

And yes, A Christmas Carol is in 3D. How weird is that??? :goodvibes

[shellfish_mickfish]

I'm hoping its a little early for the movie list because I was hoping for the new movie with John Travolta that comes out mid-November and the new princess movies. I know it opens in NYC and LA on 11/25 and then nationwide a couple of weeks later. I was really hoping to see it on the ship. Keep your fingers crossed for it. ;)

And yes, A Christmas Carol is in 3D. How weird is that??? :goodvibes

On the Disney Movie website, it show's that John Travolta one released right before we go so I would expect that one to be played. Hope that helps!

I have to admit that I did start to pack only because I too didn't want to pack them up and then get them back out again so I picked out what they would be taking and packed the rest.

I really need to get working on my door magnets. I bought magnets with plastic envelopes at the Dollar Store so I just need to pick out or make the graphics - sounds so time consuming.:rolleyes:

Steph...$5000+ Yikes! I am guessing that the cruise is getting full! This thread should be hoppin':jumping1:

Have a good night everyone! Sweet dreams!:cloud9:

[DisneyCrunch]

Disneyholic, that's soooooo cool that you're MAKING all those clothes!!! Are you gonna post pics or do we have to wait and see em on the cruise?

I'm taking note of the movies and making sure we don't see the ones that will be playing (that we haven't already seen)--a bunch of them are on the list "to see" so I'm glad to know which ones to avoid for now... I missed Up in theatres--my kids and dh went without me--so I'm psyched that I'll get a second chance!!!

Hey, what do the kids wear to dinner on regular nights? More specifically the little BOYS. I'm wondering what I'm gonna pack for my 7 year old dude...He has plenty of polo's... but he has to wear PANTS not shorts? That's gonna be tough since most of his pants currently are ratty jeans...I think he has ONE pair of presentable khakis... The girls are easy cause they have dresses galore...Dress codes might just be the bane of my existence :upsidedow (in which case I'm not doin' too bad :rotfl2:)

[DisneyCDE]

We are trying second dinner for the first time. I cant believe how close it is getting

[DisneyMommaSteph]

We have the main seating for dinner. I've always had the late seating because it just made more sense (so you don't have to rush to get back on port days...etc.) when it was just Matt and I sailing. We have the early one this time because I feared it would be meltdown crazy with the 1, 3 and 6 year olds who are used to eating by 6:00. Even though I will probably have them do "fast dinners" like some people have mentioned, and then see if they want to go to the club so we can enjoy our meal.

Assuming they aren't full....Does anyone know how Flounders works with "hey, how about we drop off the baby now"...Can I do that without a "reservation"?

I really want to book in advance but every time I try and even consider it, I have no idea when I should do it without knowing the schedule etc. yanno??

[jd99]

We have the main seating for dinner. I've always had the late seating because it just made more sense (so you don't have to rush to get back on port days...etc.) when it was just Matt and I sailing. We have the early one this time because I feared it would be meltdown crazy with the 1, 3 and 6 year olds who are used to eating by 6:00. Even though I will probably have them do "fast dinners" like some people have mentioned, and then see if they want to go to the club so we can enjoy our meal.

Assuming they aren't full....Does anyone know how Flounders works with "hey, how about we drop off the baby now"...Can I do that without a "reservation"?

I really want to book in advance but every time I try and even consider it, I have no idea when I should do it without knowing the schedule etc. yanno??

The flounders people are relatively flexible (especially if you have a kid who does well there). We booked time in advance but then changed it several times and added times when we could. I'd recommend just booking one or two blocks of time in advance so that you are "in the system."

[Disneyholic]

Disneyholic, that's soooooo cool that you're MAKING all those clothes!!! Are you gonna post pics or do we have to wait and see em on the cruise?

Hey, what do the kids wear to dinner on regular nights? More specifically the little BOYS. I'm wondering what I'm gonna pack for my 7 year old dude...He has plenty of polo's... but he has to wear PANTS not shorts? That's gonna be tough since most of his pants currently are ratty jeans...I think he has ONE pair of presentable khakis... The girls are easy cause they have dresses galore...Dress codes might just be the bane of my existence :upsidedow (in which case I'm not doin' too bad :rotfl2:)

You'll probably have to wait till the cruise cause it will probably take all month to get everything done.

As far as what your boy should wear for dinner, take the khakis and have him get in them before dinner and change right after. He could probably wear them every night and if they get slopped on you could probably wash them out in the sink if you take a liquid type soap with you (shampoo would even do in a pinch as long as it doesn't have conditioner in it) At his age you could probably get away with some dressier shorts, too.

[shellfish_mickfish]

We signed up for the early dinner for the reason stated earlier...my kids are used to eating at 6 p.m. and couldn't possibly wait much longer to eat. They are little though and will still probably do the rush thru dinner. So Steph, you and I can go to the same bars/shows or whatever while the rest eat dinner!

37 Days! :dancer: Just had to....sorry!

[jen-n-greg]

Wow! Time is FLYING by! Haven't been able to post or read this thread in awhile-- been busy with ebay (trying to make $ for the cruise!), sister just had a baby, and have an old boyfriend/neighbor hitting on me lately (long story). I feel not at all prepared for this cruise-- totally forgot about magnets, haven't rented a car yet.. need to get on the ball. Hopefully I'm still signed up for the FE, cuz I did pick up something for that yesterday. Am I missing anything? I need to really get going-- it's coming up :banana: Oh, and I am trying to lose weight before the cruise by going low-carb.... and I am CRAVING grilled cheese sandwiches and had a dream last night about a chocolate shake:lmao: My husband asked if I was pregnant, lol!

[erin2470]

Just thought I would bump us back up :goodvibes

Its getting so close, I have to make the FE still, have all the stuff just need to put it together now.

[shellfish_mickfish]

Giving us a bump for today! The sun is actually shining today which we haven't see for a week! I see the counters are working again..YAY! :cool1: I ended up writing the count down dates on the calendar so the kids can see it daily.

The goal is to get the FE done this weekend. Keeping my goal low. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Shelley

[MagicalPins]

Greetings everyone! :wave2:

Not sure if I've checked in here yet but I am on this cruise and have been too busy to read the boards recently. Can't wait for the cruise. Time really is flying by.

I just checked and got my room number! I was upgraded from Cat 9 up to a Cat 6 with Veranda right at the Deck 6 Midship elevators! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Im so happy! Can't wait!

[Duck Addict]

Greetings everyone! :wave2:

Not sure if I've checked in here yet but I am on this cruise and have been too busy to read the boards recently. Can't wait for the cruise. Time really is flying by.

I just checked and got my room number! I was upgraded from Cat 9 up to a Cat 6 with Veranda right at the Deck 6 Midship elevators! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Im so happy! Can't wait!

Congratulations on the upgrade :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Greetings everyone! :wave2:

Not sure if I've checked in here yet but I am on this cruise and have been too busy to read the boards recently. Can't wait for the cruise. Time really is flying by.

I just checked and got my room number! I was upgraded from Cat 9 up to a Cat 6 with Veranda right at the Deck 6 Midship elevators! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Im so happy! Can't wait!:wave2: Hi and welcome! Congrats on the upgrade.

It's Monday. We leave for WDW in a month's time! Yeah!!! :banana:
We got our "boarding" shirts yesterday. I don't try to make us wear matching shirts but do try to make us wear something similar so we look good in the picture. This year we went with red "pirate" type shirts. They have little skulls on them. Last cruise we were definitely classier. This cruise we are definitely more on the fun side! One thing down, 8 million more to go. :goodvibes

[jd99]

Wow my counter says 30 days. How did that happen? And how will I get everything I'm working on right now done...:scared1:

[DisneyCrunch]

Today I don't feel like I can even wait another 30 days! Some days I feel more patient than others... :yay:

Some questions for the day: What does GTY mean?

Does anyone play Mah Jong?

[Eeyore'sthebest]

GTY - means guarantee. Means if you booked a Cat. 9 stateroom GTY it means you are guaranteed at least a Cat. 9 stateroom.

And I thought you could only play Mah Jong on the computer. :goodvibes

[Duck Addict]

Today I don't feel like I can even wait another 30 days! Some days I feel more patient than others... :yay:

Some questions for the day: What does GTY mean?

Does anyone play Mah Jong?

Don't play mah jong

GTY means Guaranteed Category.
You do NOT get pick your room, but are guaranteed a room in the category you paid for. Often GTY bookings get an upgrade at no extra charge (I know I am getting on on this cruise :banana: ) Be warned, you may not get one.
(When your room shows on line it will show what you PAID for, but then investigate the room number. Mine says cat 8 but is a cat 6 room)

[DisneyCrunch]

I was guessing GTY was guarantee...I just couldn't figure out what was guaranteed ;) We were assigned a room number when we booked...must have been cause we booked so late?

Now I have another question BUT I still want to hear from any Mah Jong players! There must SOMEBODY else on the boat who plays? No?

Oh and Allison real-life Mah Jong is 100% a different game than the one online. So odd. :upsidedow

So my new question: coffee. I fancy myself a coffee snob (not really actually--I'm a fan of dark roast coffee :thumbsup2 ) Am I SOOL? Maybe bring a french press and my own beans and acquire hot water to brew it? :confused3 There's no snobby coffee on board and no other coffee maker options right?

[Disneyholic]

I was guessing GTY was guarantee...I just couldn't figure out what was guaranteed ;) We were assigned a room number when we booked...must have been cause we booked so late?

Now I have another question BUT I still want to hear from any Mah Jong players! There must SOMEBODY else on the boat who plays? No?

Oh and Allison real-life Mah Jong is 100% a different game than the one online. So odd. :upsidedow

So my new question: coffee. I fancy myself a coffee snob (not really actually--I'm a fan of dark roast coffee :thumbsup2 ) Am I SOOL? Maybe bring a french press and my own beans and acquire hot water to brew it? :confused3 There's no snobby coffee on board and no other coffee maker options right?

Have played computer version of MahJong.

As far as coffee press and hot water, bring coffee press and order hot water for tea at breakfast or dinner or get hot water at beverage station. (they have hot water there for tea and cocoa)

[Griffith6]

Just bought some on ebay to get my kids started. Anyone else do this on the cruise? I figured they would get a kick out of meeting people by trading pins.

[Griffith6]

I am new at this meet threads, but wondering if it makes sense (and is possible) to rename our thread (ie. take out the "Nanas Ride the Seas Again" ) from the thread? I know I was reluctant to read all the exchanges the first time I checked it out because sounded like it was a family reunion and everyone knew each other. I believe the "Nanas" are not even going on this cruise week if I remember (except Jeff).

Wondering if anyone agrees? Just kind of surprised that there are not more new people popping up - I assume the ship will be sold out?

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Morning all. I'll try to answer some questions.

1) Yes, DD pin trades. On the boat you trade, as in the parks, more with CMs. They wear their lanyards frequently. There are also pin trading events and DD has traded with other children there. I watch her like a hawk because she will trade anything with anybody and will get stuck with bad pins (non-Disney and untradeable) if I don't watch her. She hates to disappoint other people so she'll trade even if she doesn't want their pin. :confused3 Anyway, she usually trades and hands me her pins she traded for and then anything on the lanyard is tradeable. This way I know she isn't giving away something that she really wanted.

2) Yes, there is a coffee bar at the Cove Cafe. I believe you have to pay extra for the specialty coffee. I wouldn't go to the hassle of bringing a french press but that's just me.

3) GTY status - Jen you didn't get a GTY status because you picked your stateroom # directly. GTY is used when a category sells out, I believe, and that's the only category you want to book. For example, there are only 12 category 12 staterooms (or some really small number) so they will sell them on a GTY status. We never do GTY as we need a HCA stateroom.

4) Name changing - If everyone wants to change the name of the thread then I have no problem reaching out to the original OP to have it done. Just let me know and provide a new title. I am soooo not creative enough to think of one.

It's raining here in NYC. Blech! I was supposed to go to a conference this morning (free) but I think I'll pass because I don't want the hassle of dealing with trying to get a cab on a rainy morning and its too far to walk in the rain (nice weather I would walk - not this downpour crap).

Have a good day everyone!! :)

[DisneyMommaSteph]

I think changing the name is a great idea....

We can try and come up with a snappy name if ya'll wanted to....but for now maybe just have it be 11/28/2009-12/05/2009 Magic Western...or something basic so that people can identify it....

I would like a name that was inviting....I'd love more ppl who are cruising to pop in and join us without being intimidated, yanno?? Or even something cutesy....Like "Stuffed and Hitting the Seas"...cause it's after Thanksgiving...;) (although...I guess we have some people who might not celebrate turkey day....!)...

Let's brainstorm!

We're getting down to the last month. So close, yet so far away....;)

[Disneyholic]

The other problem with this thread is you have to go thru all the other threads to get to this one if it changes to a new thread and the subscription doesn't catch up. If you are first coming to this thread you have to go thru the other 4 or 5 threads to get to this one, with us on it, which could be frustrating to someone trying to find us.

I know we had fun with the Bananas :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: and trying to reach top of page last year and that filled up the threads very quickly necessitating new threads. This can be very confusing to someone who isn't up on the boards. Can the old threads be mothballed and this thread be the main thread for this cruise on the cruise meet board under our date? Not that the older threads weren't fun, but it's an awful lot to go thru to find us if you don't know what you're looking for.

Jus checked on the Cruise Meet links for our cruise. The first link for our date is the 2007 starting thread. The second is our 2009 one. If the order could be reversed and the name changed it would probably make it easier.

[jd99]

I was guessing GTY was guarantee...I just couldn't figure out what was guaranteed ;) We were assigned a room number when we booked...must have been cause we booked so late?

Now I have another question BUT I still want to hear from any Mah Jong players! There must SOMEBODY else on the boat who plays? No?

Oh and Allison real-life Mah Jong is 100% a different game than the one online. So odd. :upsidedow

So my new question: coffee. I fancy myself a coffee snob (not really actually--I'm a fan of dark roast coffee :thumbsup2 ) Am I SOOL? Maybe bring a french press and my own beans and acquire hot water to brew it? :confused3 There's no snobby coffee on board and no other coffee maker options right?

I am new at this meet threads, but wondering if it makes sense (and is possible) to rename our thread (ie. take out the "Nanas Ride the Seas Again" ) from the thread? I know I was reluctant to read all the exchanges the first time I checked it out because sounded like it was a family reunion and everyone knew each other. I believe the "Nanas" are not even going on this cruise week if I remember (except Jeff).

Wondering if anyone agrees? Just kind of surprised that there are not more new people popping up - I assume the ship will be sold out?


Re coffee - you ARE SOL. I am a bit of a coffee snob too and the regular coffee in the dining room, etc is that horrible nescafe they serve in the parks and at resorts. The Cove Cafe has Latte's and mochas and the coffee there is a tad better and worth the extra cost but still not starbucks or seattle's best.

Re changing the name of the thread - I am DEFINITELY in favor of this. I had been begging for months for the craziness to stop on this thread so new people would come on since the folks who were posting here were not even going on the cruise. I nearly started a new thread. So if anyone can figure out how to do this I say please go for it! I of course can't do anything since I can't PM.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Just so everyone knows i have tired to edit and change the name for everyone after all but one bananahead dropped out this time. I just tried again.

I am so sorry but it wont let me edit the title. I have tried even to delete everything to start over but nothing seems to work, so if you want to rename please start a new thread.

Sorry this happened but I cant fix it, I have tired for the last 3 months and again today.

Kathy

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Thanks for trying Kathy. Maybe I'll just start a new thread and ask the mods to link up to it somehow. Title recommendations anyone??

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Okay, here is the new thread link. Come on over and hopefully we will get some new posters.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=34099375#post34099375

I'll send a note to the moderators and ask them to change the link to the new thread on the roll call list.

See everyone over there!!!

[Griffith6]

Okay, here is the new thread link. Come on over and hopefully we will get some new posters.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=34099375#post34099375

I'll send a note to the moderators and ask them to change the link to the new thread on the roll call list.

See everyone over there!!!

Allison - thanks for working on this - I hope I did not hurt feelings just trying to make it easier and more attractive for people to post!

Debbie