July 18 2009 Tortola - Part 2!

[noahsmom]

Here's a new thread for us to use. I will copy the FE list and anything else I can find tonight!

FE list with room #'s & States (updated 7/5):
Cabin # State Adults- Kids screen name
1. 2103 MI Jill, Paul Kayla (12) Cinderella97
2. 2120 MD Shirley Allison (14), Alex (15) Dizzyworld
3. 2128 TN Charleen, Tim Teri (22), Shelby (15) cforsythe
4. 2130 TN Jim, Teressa with Pyrdum
5. 2132 TN Tricia, Stan Jacob (9), Abigail (6) Pyrdum
6. 2548 MI Jerry, Joan Cinderella97's parents
7. 2577 TN Amy, Jesse Nicholas (13), Jared (10) luv2boys
8. 2609 NC Lissa, Nancy (DM), Matthew (DB) tinkerbell_29
9. 2635 CA Bill, Edna Bianca (17), Juliana (5) Billsgirlz
10. 2637 CA Diana, Jenny (DM) Emily (9) Belle is my Fav
11. 5513 PA Lucy, Bob lwilliam
12. 6006 PA Darnelle, Mike Patrick (9), Rachel(15) Disnutz
13. 6054 TN Lori, Steve Samantha (16), Jack (10) sassytink
14. 6072 & 6074 Burkina Faso Aaron, Joann #2 Caitlin (7), Alexandra (5), Grace (2) BigAWL & 3Princessmommy
15. 6076 NJ Nancy, Mike Matt (16 - going on 17) Starwood (Nancy) Darthvader92 (Matt)
16. 6082 NY Tara & Jeremy, Jack tarataratara
17. 6083 PA JoAnn #1, Ken Jessica jlawall
18. 6088 TX Gale, Bobbie (Figgie) Ali (16) Macavity
19. 6086 WI Kelli, Bill Noah (11) noahsmom
20. 6094 NJ Bill, Alice Joann #1 albil
21. 6118 NJ Karen, Lou Brendan (11), Karly (4) Eeyore18
22. 6134 IL Tip, Marilyn Mickeymo's parents
23. 6135 TX Monica, John Mike (14), Maggie (12) Mickeymo
24. 6136 NJ Irene with Eeyore18
25. 6137 IL Brian, Mariela Matt (7) Mickeymo's DB, DSIL, DN
26. 6139 IL Angela friend of Mickeymo
27. 6564 FL Michaele, Julio Jaegar (9), Trinity (9) Strawberry Rubia
28. 6584 NY Maryann, Tom MrsG
29. 6600 TN Donna, Jose Tony (14) Tia
30. 6632 MD Chrissy, Brett IM_A_PRINCESS
31. 7007 MD Susan, John Emily (19) gonecrusin
32. 7120 SC Mona, Tom Catherine (15) SC minnie
33. 7543 WV/TX Kristin, Nick WVSpacemonkey
34. 7629 IN Jenny, Mark John (15) aka fatphil32, Marshall (12), Mallory (10) jfis1020
35. 8070 CA Eileen, Chris Laurel (16), Jimmy (13), Billy (11), Tommy (9) AdventureBlondeBoy
36. 8516 WV Virgil, Frances Lauren (14), Ashley (14) WVMD
37. 8546 OH Chip, Nancy Matt (16), Kellie (13) ramule
38. 8548 GA Jamie, Bill Carrie (11), Claire (9) Georgia Jamie
39. 8576 FL Marcy, Greg Cassidy (9), Abigail (6) MarcyIn_Florida



Link to Teen board:http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1718362

Scheduled meets (WDW & DCL):
Thursday, July 16, 4:30 pm
Saratoga Springs Resort - Turf Club Bar & Grill
---followed by---
Downtown Disney Marketplace - Earl of Sandwich
For all who are interested in meeting other cruisers, a group will be gathering at the SSR Turf Club for drinks and chatting. Then while some head off to dinner reservations or other plans, the rest are invited to boat across the lake to DTD and enjoy the great (I hear) food at the Earl of Sandwich (look here for the menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_eofs.htm).

Friday, July 17 - Grand Gatherings Illumnations Dinner at Epcot link for more info: Grand Gatherings: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...5&postcount=32

Friday, July 17 - Meet at the Radisson pool area around 7:30 pm
SC Minnie
Luv2boys
Mickeymo
LoriLuvsDisney
noahsmom
disneymagic316
Saturday, July 18 - Deck 10 during Sailaway party. Wear your t-shirts if you made them.
Sunday, June 19 - Studio Sea at 12:15pm ALL are welcome to the meet. If you are interested in participating in a grab bag swap, bring a bag with items unique to where you are from and swap!

[noahsmom]

Updated Pirate list:
Originally Posted by jlawall
100 Mrs. G "Captain Fluffy"
200 Mrs. G "Captain Fluffy X2"
300 AdventureBlondeBoy "Blonde Pirate"
400 Kanga "Captain Jingles"
500 Mickeymo "Captain Cubbies"
600 jlawall "Captain Lucky"
700 jlawall "Captain Jet-lagged Lucky!"
800 lwilliams "Captain Dizzy"
900 3princessmommy "Captain Ouaga"
1000 ramule "Captain Beast"
1100 ramule "Captain Booey"
1200 3princessmommy "Captain Helllllllllllooooooooooo"
1300 teriyaki "Captain Singing Scallywag"
1400 jlawall Captain "Oops".....did I get another pirate???
1500 mickeymo "Captain Perezosa"
1600 jfis1020 "Captain Hoosier"
1700 jfis1020 "Captain Hilljack!"
1800 ramule "Captain Blondie!"
1900 jlawall "Pirate Procrastinator!"
2000 3princessmommy "Captain Steamy"
2100 jlawall "Captain Frozen!"
2200 jfis1020 "Captain 46th"
2300 jfis1020 "Captain Fluffy #2"
2400 jlawall "Captain Lucky lives on"
2500 jlawall "Captain Sorry!"
2600 mickeymo "Captain Quickey?"
2700 noahsmom "Captain Kelli" (Dirty Bess Flint)
2800 lwilliams "Captain Goes to Bed Way Too Early"
2900 tinkerbell_29 "Captain Lissa?"
3000 ramule "Captain Ramule" gets a major!
3100 jfis1020 "Captain Oops!"........
3200 bigAWL "Captain PP I mean.....Captain Pirate Parade"
3300 gonecrusin "Captain Tide"
3400 noahsmom "Captain Gabby"
3500 mickeymo
3600 3princessmommy "Captain Hoppy"
3700 noahsmom "Captain Grumpy"

Quote:
Originally Posted by jlawall
Originally Posted by jlawall
Let's do a count.....
teriyaki; kanga; AdventureBlondeBoy; tinkerbell_29; bigAWL..........1
Mrs. G; lwilliams..........2
noahsmom............3
ramule; mickeymo; 3princessmommy.........4
jfis1020.......5
jlawall...........7

Game on!

[noahsmom]

FE List with states:

1. JoAnn #1 & Ken, Tara 24, Jessica 19 (jlawall) #I'll update soon..........PA
2. Amy & Jesse, Nicholas 13, Jared 10 (luvtwoboys) #2577TN
3. Monica (Mickeymo/Mickeymo'sbo/dd14/dd12) #6135 TX
4. (Mickeymo's db/dsil/dn7 ) #6137TX
5. (Mickeymo's dparents) #6134 TX
6. Susan (gonecrusin/dh/dd) #7007MD
7. Lissa (tinkerbell_29) #2609 subject to changeNC
8. Aaron & Joann (#2) (BigAWL and 3Princessmommy)#2594 & #2596Burkina Faso
9. Maryann & Tom (MrsG)NY #6584
10. Mona & Tom, Catherine, 15 (SC minnie) #7120SC
11. Eeyore18 #6118 & DM #6136NJ
12. "The Rents" Bill & Alice (albil) #NJ
13. Lucy & Bob (lwilliam) #5513PA
14. Jenny & Mark?IN
15. Shirley (Dizzyworld), Allison, 14, and Alex, 15 # 2120MD
16. Kelli (noahsmom), Bill, and Noah 11 #2070WI
17. Chip & Nancy, Matt 16, Kellie 13(ramule) #8546 OH
18. Lori & Steve, Sam, 16, Jack, 10 (♥sassy♥tink♥) #6008 TN
19. Virgil & Frances, Lauren, 14, Ashley, 14(WVMD) # 8046 WV
20. Kristen & Nick (WVSpacemonkey) # 7543 WV (now living in Texas)
21. Chrissy & Brett (IM_A_PRINCESS) #6632
22. Tia

[noahsmom]

This is the last FE list but it does not include states.

1. JoAnn #1 (jlawall) #6083 & #6084
2. Amy (luvtwoboys) #2577
3. Monica (Mickeymo/Mickeymo'sbo/dd14/dd12) #6135
4. (Mickeymo's db/dsil/dn7 ) #6137
5. (Mickeymo's dparents) #6134
6. Susan (gonecrusin/dh/dd) #7007
7. Lissa (tinkerbell_29) #2609 subject to change
8. Aaron & Joann (#2) (BigAWL and 3Princessmommy)#2594 & #2596
9. Maryann & Tom (MrsG) #6584
10. SC Minnie and scduckman #
11. Eeyore18 #6118 & DM #6136
12. "The Rents" Bill & Alice (albil) #
13. Lucy & Bob (lwilliam) #5513
14. Jenny & Mark?
15. Shirley (Dizzyworld), Allison, and Alex # 2120
16. Kelli (noahsmom), Bill, Noah 11 #2070
17. ramule #8546
18. Lori (♥sassy♥tink♥) #6008
19. Virgil(WVMD) # 8046
20. WVSpacemonkey # 7543
21. Chrissy (IM_A_PRINCESS) & Brett rm. #6632
22. Tia

[noahsmom]

I'm going to stop now before I get another pirate:

We just found an unauthorized transaction on our credit card. We called Chase and they closed our account. The charge was to an online movie rental place in London - they don't even do business with the U.S.!
:confused3

[noahsmom]

I have to subscribe to this new thread - now I'm done.

[Tia]

FE List with states:

1. JoAnn #1 & Ken, Tara 24, Jessica 19 (jlawall) #I'll update soon..........PA
2. Amy & Jesse, Nicholas 13, Jared 10 (luvtwoboys) #2577TN
3. Monica (Mickeymo/Mickeymo'sbo/dd14/dd12) #6135 TX
4. (Mickeymo's db/dsil/dn7 ) #6137TX
5. (Mickeymo's dparents) #6134 TX
6. Susan (gonecrusin/dh/dd) #7007MD
7. Lissa (tinkerbell_29) #2609 subject to changeNC
8. Aaron & Joann (#2) (BigAWL and 3Princessmommy)#2594 & #2596Burkina Faso
9. Maryann & Tom (MrsG)NY #6584
10. Mona & Tom, Catherine, 15 (SC minnie) #7120SC
11. Eeyore18 #6118 & DM #6136NJ
12. "The Rents" Bill & Alice (albil) #NJ
13. Lucy & Bob (lwilliam) #5513PA
14. Jenny & Mark?IN
15. Shirley (Dizzyworld), Allison, 14, and Alex, 15 # 2120MD
16. Kelli (noahsmom), Bill, and Noah 11 #2070WI
17. Chip & Nancy, Matt 16, Kellie 13(ramule) #8546 OH
18. Lori & Steve, Sam, 16, Jack, 10 (♥sassy♥tink♥) #6008 TN
19. Virgil & Frances, Lauren, 14, Ashley, 14(WVMD) # 8046 WV
20. Kristen & Nick (WVSpacemonkey) # 7543 WV (now living in Texas)
21. Chrissy & Brett (IM_A_PRINCESS) #6632
22. Tia

We do not have cabin number but our family consists of me-Donna
DH Jose, and DS Tony-14, we are in TN

[MrsG]

Thanks for doing this Kelli. And thanks for noticing our count JoAnn #1!

[Dizzyworld]

I'm going to stop now before I get another pirate:

We just found an unauthorized transaction on our credit card. We called Chase and they closed our account. The charge was to an online movie rental place in London - they don't even do business with the U.S.!
:confused3

We had this happen to us too when I was trying to but airline tickets to WDW. My empty charge card wouldn't let me charge the tickets. I called the company and found out that someone had charged $21,000+ and $300+ to a travel agency and not taking me on this trip. The best question was when the credit card company asked if I wanted to close the account? :scared1: Gosh no, it seems to be working out so well for the other people. :confused3

[bigAWL]

First CruiseMeet
Thursday, July 16, 4:30 pm
Saratoga Springs Resort - Turf Club Bar & Grill
---followed by---
Downtown Disney Marketplace - Earl of Sandwich
For all who are interested in meeting other cruisers, a group will be gathering at the SSR Turf Club for drinks and chatting. Then while some head off to dinner reservations or other plans, the rest are invited to boat across the lake to DTD and enjoy the great (I hear) food at the Earl of Sandwich (look here for the menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_eofs.htm).

[I fixed the date, which I originally listed as the 14th. Sorry about that.]

[3princessMommy]

I guess I have to subscribe to this thread. I can't believe that we've run out of our original thread - I didn't know they did that!!! :scared1:

So no work today - I have a goal of organizing our upstairs rooms to get ready for our move this summer. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

:sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2::sad2:

[Ramule]

I am trying to keep up.:confused3:surfweb::confused:

[Tia]

Good morning everyone! Glad that I finally caught up reading the old thread, just in time to move to this one. I never knew it would be locked after 250 pages.

[lwilliam]

Thank you everyone for organizing our thread......I would be so sad to lose touch with everyone.....and I'm not computer-smart (right, Jenny:surfweb::lmao::lmao::lmao:) to do any 'moving'......:disrocks::disrocks::disrocks::disro cks::disrocks:

[noahsmom]

We had this happen to us too when I was trying to but airline tickets to WDW. My empty charge card wouldn't let me charge the tickets. I called the company and found out that someone had charged $21,000+ and $300+ to a travel agency and not taking me on this trip. The best question was when the credit card company asked if I wanted to close the account? :scared1: Gosh no, it seems to be working out so well for the other people. :confused3

OMG! the nerve of not even including you in on the trip! Our charge was less then $50 but the Chase said they will often do a small charge and "test the waters" if it doesn't get caught they will go for bigger amounts. It just such a pain, we had things being paid automatically so we have to make a list.

[mickeymo]

Good Morning All! I found y'all too!

[mickeymo]

Hey Kelli,

Since you now are the keeper of the 1st post on the new thread, could you put the meets into the first post, too? Maybe even link the thread for the teen board? Little did you know you'd have to take on a bunch of responsibilities!!!

[WVMD]

I'm here!


Virgil
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[3princessMommy]

When you say, "CLOSE" will folks still be able to read the old posts?

Just thinking - I wonder if we should contact everyone on the meets list via PM to let them know that the thread has moved - maybe with a link? :confused3

[WVMD]

When you say, "CLOSE" will folks still be able to read the old posts?

Just thinking - I wonder if we should contact everyone on the meets list via PM to let them know that the thread has moved - maybe with a link? :confused3
They can still read the old thread. We should ask a Mod to go ahead and lock it - so no more posts are made there...

Virgil
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[♥sassy♥tink♥]

Thanks for starting the new thread, updating the FE list and keeping our group together! I am really looking forward to meeting this fantastic group of people! :cool1:

[jlawall]

Thanks for starting the new thread, updating the FE list and keeping our group together! I am really looking forward to meeting this fantastic group of people! :cool1:

Agreed! Wow, 12 hours all these posts to read........Thanks again for restarting us.....apparently the boards move faster when they limit the length of the threads......:surfweb:Full steam ahead!!!:dance3:

[Tia]

ok, I have a FE question. Did you find the basic canvas 3 pocket hanger and decorate it or did u make it? Confession: I have not one crafty gene, so as u can imagine I'm hoping for the easy way out!
-Donna

[3princessMommy]

ok, I have a FE question. Did you find the basic canvas 3 pocket hanger and decorate it or did u make it? Confession: I have not one crafty gene, so as u can imagine I'm hoping for the easy way out!
-Donna

We got ours on eBay. If you go there and type in Fish Extender, there are several sellers that will do them and they will customize them for you as well. I'll try and post a picture of ours.

[3princessMommy]

This is ours:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/DSC02367.jpg

And here is one she made for our friends who cruised with us last year:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/DSC02365.jpg

[Tia]

that is prob what I will do too. I wish I were crafty! Thank you for posting your pics.

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

that is prob what I will do too. I wish I were crafty! Thank you for posting your pics.

We just made ours! Donna... that can be our reason to meet somewhere in Knoxville! :thumbsup2

[noahsmom]

Hey Kelli,

Since you now are the keeper of the 1st post on the new thread, could you put the meets into the first post, too? Maybe even link the thread for the teen board? Little did you know you'd have to take on a bunch of responsibilities!!!

Sure, I can add those to the 1st post. Does anyone happen to know what page they might be on in the old thread? There's a lot of pages to search through.

[Tia]

We just made ours! Donna... that can be our reason to meet somewhere in Knoxville! :thumbsup2

that sounds like a good reason to me! We might be in Knoxville on Sunday.

[tinkerbell_29]

Thanks for starting the new thread!

For our FE i went and bought fabric and then this glue stuff called liquid stitch. I followed directions i found here and instead of sewing I glued. To decorate we bought patches meant for the ear hats at MK, wrote our names with a gold glitter fabric pen and used red and black polkaed dotted ribbon to hide the seams. It was really easy and only took a couple of hours because of having to wait for the glue to dry.

Lissa

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

that sounds like a good reason to me! We might be in Knoxville on Sunday.

You can send me a PM if you want to try and get together... there is a great JoAnn Fabrics in West Knoxville! I like Hobby Lobby too, but they are not open on Sundays. I will bring our FE. I did mine without sewing either, but used the iron on hem tape. It looks pretty good from the front! :rotfl:

[bigAWL]

Sure, I can add those to the 1st post. Does anyone happen to know what page they might be on in the old thread? There's a lot of pages to search through.

Here's some info from the thread on the Grand Gathering at Friday night's Illuminations. I think it starts at 7:30, is that right? Down lower is the Grand Gatherings number and information on signing up from Lissa. But I don't know if there's any room left in the case that someone else wanted to join in at this point.

International Dinner and IllumiNations Dessert Reception
Taste food from all around the world in a buffet style dinner. In the past there have been American, Italian, German and Chinese selections. Your fun-loving hostess, Auntie Roz, will keep the eveningly lively and someone from your party might even be part of the show! Make sure your outgoing children are ready to perform -- and have your camera ready!

Classic Characters such as Minnie Mouse and Goofy have been known to show up right before the dance party begins! After dinner, there is also time for photos with the characters before heading out to your VIP viewing area for "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth."

The highlight of this viewing spot is a beautiful and elegant dessert buffet. Wine and coffee are served around the chocolate fountain and other sweets. Sounds like a dessert lover's dream come true!

You're leaving so soon? After the fireworks, you do not have to hurry out. Relax! Fill up another plate! Do anything to avoid the mass exodus around you. Think about how peaceful your walk out of Epcot will be once the crowds are gone.

Prices are $59.99 (Adult ages 10+) and $29.99 (Children 3-9). Remember that theme park admission is required and is NOT included in the price of the Grand Gathering.


Illumnations dinner- grand gathering event
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Just got off the phone with WDW. Can't book this yet as it is not 180 days so i will call next Saturday and book it. I can not book it until those that want to be involved add the grand gathering number to their hotel reservation. If your a DVC member you can do this by calling member services others can call CRO. So you don't have to look for the number it is 824529.

Lissa


After over an hour on the phone I finally get through to someone at member services that can help. They have made changes to their system and i was only able to book for my family because you now have to pay for this when you book it. If you are a DVC member call member services tell them you want to book the Illuminations dinner and desert reception. They will connect you to the right person. If you are not a DVc member you call this number 1-407-939-7526. Tell them the same thing. You will need our grand gatherings number. The date we are booking is 7/17. In case you need it my confirmation number for this is M9723692. Our grand gathering number is 824529. Oh why did Disney have to change things they couldn't have just left it alone and this would have been so much easier. Sorry i couldn't book this for everyone.

Lissa

[noahsmom]

The grand gathering illuminations cruise sounds wonderful! Too bad we will already be in Port Canaveral. We'll warm the ship up for you though!:rotfl2:

[jlawall]

International Dinner and IllumiNations Dessert Reception
Taste food from all around the world in a buffet style dinner. In the past there have been American, Italian, German and Chinese selections. Your fun-loving hostess, Auntie Roz, will keep the eveningly lively and someone from your party might even be part of the show! Make sure your outgoing children are ready to perform -- and have your camera ready!

Classic Characters such as Minnie Mouse and Goofy have been known to show up right before the dance party begins! After dinner, there is also time for photos with the characters before heading out to your VIP viewing area for "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth."

The highlight of this viewing spot is a beautiful and elegant dessert buffet. Wine and coffee are served around the chocolate fountain and other sweets. Sounds like a dessert lover's dream come true!

You're leaving so soon? After the fireworks, you do not have to hurry out. Relax! Fill up another plate! Do anything to avoid the mass exodus around you. Think about how peaceful your walk out of Epcot will be once the crowds are gone.

Prices are $59.99 (Adult ages 10+) and $29.99 (Children 3-9). Remember that theme park admission is required and is NOT included in the price of the Grand Gathering.

Quote:
Illumnations dinner- grand gathering event
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Just got off the phone with WDW. Can't book this yet as it is not 180 days so i will call next Saturday and book it. I can not book it until those that want to be involved add the grand gathering number to their hotel reservation. If your a DVC member you can do this by calling member services others can call CRO. So you don't have to look for the number it is 824529.

Lissa

Quote:
After over an hour on the phone I finally get through to someone at member services that can help. They have made changes to their system and i was only able to book for my family because you now have to pay for this when you book it. If you are a DVC member call member services tell them you want to book the Illuminations dinner and desert reception. They will connect you to the right person. If you are not a DVc member you call this number 1-407-939-7526. Tell them the same thing. You will need our grand gatherings number. The date we are booking is 7/17. In case you need it my confirmation number for this is M9723692. Our grand gathering number is 824529. Oh why did Disney have to change things they couldn't have just left it alone and this would have been so much easier. Sorry i couldn't book this for everyone.

Lissa
Thx for reposting this.......I'm having BF and DD issues.......one can't come and I'm still waiting for confirmation on some of the others.......I should know by a week from now......I may change my ressie at WDW based on who's coming..........GG sounds great, I really want to be there.......:cool1:

[WVMD]

The Mods locked the previous thread - so nobody can accidently post there....

I hope that everybody has a great weekend. I head to Washington DC on Sunday for a few days - meetings and such....

Virgil
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[3princessMommy]

Thx for reposting this.......I'm having BF and DD issues.......one can't come and I'm still waiting for confirmation on some of the others.......I should know by a week from now......I may change my ressie at WDW based on who's coming..........GG sounds great, I really want to be there.......:cool1:

JoAnn, we hope you can join us with your whole gang!!!! Keeping our fingers crossed that BF and DD can come too! :thumbsup2

[bigAWL]

The Mods locked the previous thread - so nobody can accidently post there....

I hope that everybody has a great weekend. I head to Washington DC on Sunday for a few days - meetings and such....

Virgil
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I'm heading to Washington for a conference in a couple weeks. I also get to visit my parents while there. It'll be my first trip out of Africa since last July. Unfortunately, I won't be able to bring the family. Of course, Joann#2 already had her trip to Germany, so don't worry about her.

[3princessMommy]

I'm heading to Washington for a conference in a couple weeks. I also get to visit my parents while there. It'll be my first trip out of Africa since last July. Unfortunately, I won't be able to bring the family. Of course, Joann#2 already had her trip to Germany, so don't worry about her.

Yeah - Don't worry about me, I just have to single-handedly get ready for our moving sale - which is May 8-9. DH will conveniently miss that. :rolleyes1 Of course, I'm working full-time and have three kids at home - but I'm superwoman so it's all good. :cool2:

[noahsmom]

The birds are chirpping, the grass is greening, and my daffodils are blooming! Could spring finally be here? I sure hope so! This morning we are going to meet BIL, SIL, & FIL for breakfast. They live about an hour north of us and FIL wants to meet at 7:30 :eek: so much for sleeping in. On any weekday DS is up by 5:30, he likes to read in bed before he gets up. He's not up yet this morning. Guess I better go wake him so we can get going. He has a lacrosse game at 11:30 and our foster son has lacrosse practice at 3:00. His game is tomorrow afternoon when it's supposed to be rainy with a high in the 50's. :scared1:

[3princessMommy]

The birds are chirpping, the grass is greening, and my daffodils are blooming! Could spring finally be here? I sure hope so! This morning we are going to meet BIL, SIL, & FIL for breakfast. They live about an hour north of us and FIL wants to meet at 7:30 :eek: so much for sleeping in. On any weekday DS is up by 5:30, he likes to read in bed before he gets up. He's not up yet this morning. Guess I better go wake him so we can get going. He has a lacrosse game at 11:30 and our foster son has lacrosse practice at 3:00. His game is tomorrow afternoon when it's supposed to be rainy with a high in the 50's. :scared1:

Sounds like a busy day!!!

I woke up this morning and said, "Wow!" I don't have anything planned for today! How can that be possible????? :confused3 Of course, now it's half over and I haven't accomplished one single thing (except scheduling a playdate for the kids later this afternoon!) :confused3

[lwilliam]

Yeah - Don't worry about me, I just have to single-handedly get ready for our moving sale - which is May 8-9. DH will conveniently miss that. :rolleyes1 Of course, I'm working full-time and have three kids at home - but I'm superwoman so it's all good. :cool2:

Definition of this statement:

Mom:grouphug:

[3princessMommy]

Definition of this statement:

Mom:grouphug:

:thumbsup2

To be fair - DH is a tremendous help at home and rarely travels, so I will suck it up - just don't tell him that! ;)

[mickeymo]

Good Morning All! Nothing much planned for today. It's storming and should be all weekend. I guess that means cleaning and laundry which I didn't do all week. Then again, a couch and a good book might be a good idea. The Cubs are playing today, so I call the couch and the TV for gametime!!!

Our travel agent has our shore excursions and palo reservations. We decided to take her up on her offer of getting up in the middle of the night. With10 people, 4 staterooms, and the families all intermixed in the staterooms, she can work her magic. Plus, I won't get blamed if something doesn't happen quite right...:lmao:

[lwilliam]

:thumbsup2

To be fair - DH is a tremendous help at home and rarely travels, so I will suck it up - just don't tell him that! ;)

Mine too....but it feels good to make 'em feel a LITTLE guilty!:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:: lmao::lmao::lmao:

[lwilliam]

Did anyone notice it is the 18th day of the month?:cool1::cool1::cool1:

In exactly three months (today) we will all be meeting each other:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::bana na:

[Tia]

anyone ever done the Sunny Liston tour in St. Thomas? We had it booked once on an eastern itinerary that "Magically" changed into a western due to weather. They made this announcement as we were pulling out of Port Canaveral. There were lots of angry passengers! I really didn't mind, as long as I was onboard and it was moving, it was great. But needless to say we didn't make the tour but I have heard good things about it.

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

Did anyone notice it is the 18th day of the month?:cool1::cool1::cool1:

In exactly three months (today) we will all be meeting each other:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::bana na:

YIPPEE!!! What a great post! The weather is beautiful in TN today! :rolleyes1:flower3::yay:

[mickeymo]

This is our first Eastern; all new ports for us!!! :cool1: Sorry, Donna I forgot to quote your post asking about the tour...

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

This is our first Eastern; all new ports for us!!! :cool1:

Same here... Can't wait to see Tortola. I think we may do the Baths excursion. It looks absolutely beautiful! Anybody else??

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

I just booked a long weekend in June for STAR WARS weekend!! This will be our 4th consecutive year. It is so much fun! :darth: :yoda: :chewy:

[mickeymo]

We selected the Captain Nautica's Snorkeling adventure on St. Thomas and my parents are biking Water Island. For Tortola, we're doing the Snorkeling Norman Island and my parents would like to do Tortola by land and sea. The rest of our group has decided to play it by ear.

I know part of our group thinks we're absolutely crazy for making plans this early, especially making middle of the night reservations. If they'd only frequent the DIS boards, they'd realize, I am far from crazy. We included them in our Palo reservations figuring it would be easier to subtract off the Palo reservation than to add at the last minute.

Since my family is spread out in other staterooms, I will be pushy and demand everyone be at port early. I want to be on the ship 1st thing. Once we've checked in - everyone is on their own. Our family doesn't try to stay together an entire vacation, we'd probably kill each other long before the 7 days are up. Especially because we're staying with my brother's family at the Ron Jon for 3 days pre-cruise.

[WVMD]

We going to do Captain Nautica's too - we're most likely doing the catamaran snorkeling on Tortola.

Virgil
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[mickeymo]

I just booked a long weekend in June for STAR WARS weekend!! This will be our 4th consecutive year. It is so much fun! :darth: :yoda: :chewy:

That will be fun! My kids are Disney park deprived :sad2: They've been to WDW once - Mike was 5 and Maggie was 3. They went to DL for the first time last year for my birthday, it was a great trip and we had a lot of fun! We debated about a pre-cruise trip, but decided just to relax.

Every time a Disney birthday commercial airs, they beg to celebrate my birthday at WDW. Technically DH's too - his is the next day. The kids have school year birthdays, so they are out of luck. I keep telling them to make a choice, DCL or WDW, or something else entirely for their next vacation. As Maggie says - DCL is still Disney...

[mickeymo]

We going to do Captain Nautica's too - we're most likely doing the catamaran snorkeling on Tortola.

Virgil
pirate:


Cool!!! :cool1:

[3princessMommy]

For Tortola we are going to book the dolphin encounter - the girls really want to pet the dolphins. But we may end up canceling if we can't get Flounders ressies for the baby. She'd love to go and see, but DCL won't let her go as an observer without an adult and won't let DH and I switch off with the older girls. :confused3

We had decided to book it on our own, but evidently DCL has signed a contract with the company that they cannot book DCL passengers separately. So we are stuck. It certainly makes business sense for Disney to do it that way - but it stinks for us.

The tour is only 2.5 hours, so we are debating what else we might try and do. Don't know if there are other tour options - would love to see the island and maybe a beach for a short swim - but not sure if we can do two tours or not.

In St. Thomas, I am anxiously awaiting JoAnn's full report to decide if we can manage to do something on our own or if we should just take the DCL tour to Magen's Bay. We really wanted to go to St. John's Trunk Bay - but DCL won't take kids under 5 - can't understand why. :confused3

DH and I were mapping out our schedule to make sure that we request all the ressies we need tomorrow.

I hope I'm not a bad mom - we're already up to 16 hours of Flounders!!! :scared1::scared1: (Which I know we will probably not be able to reserve all of them before we board, so I'll be racing to the Lounge to get more time.)

We had planned an afternoon at Serenity Bay - but Flounders is closed in the afternoon - so we are having to switch to the morning.

And of course, we have to figure in the DIS Meet, the Castaway Club meet, Palo group brunch, and all the shows!!!! I'm trying not to overplan - but there's so much we want to do!!!!!:thumbsup2

I think DH will sleep with his laptop tonight and set the alarm for 3:45 so that he can be online at 4am to make all these ressies!

Did I tell you all - we got the girls' ressies for BBB??? They were thrilled when I told them. I just hope the plane is on time - otherwise we'll have trouble making the appointment. :scared:

Oh and I tried on my formal gown and IT FITS :banana::banana::banana::banana:. I had it made before DD7 was born - floor-length navy chiffon. It's my favorite dress. But I haven't worn it for almost 6 years!!!!!

Okay - definitely rambling now...Just tell me to be quiet - I can do it if I set my mind to it! :rotfl2::lmao:

[mickeymo]

For Tortola we are going to book the dolphin encounter - the girls really want to pet the dolphins. But we may end up canceling if we can't get Flounders ressies for the baby. She'd love to go and see, but DCL won't let her go as an observer without an adult and won't let DH and I switch off with the older girls. :confused3



Maggie would love to do the dolphin encounter!!! We keep putting her off saying we'll go to Seaworld's Discovery Cove to swim with the Dolphins. Discovery Cove sounds so neat! But, cruising keeps pushing back our someday plans...

When we visited Hawaii, the public beach across from our rental house was a favorite for turtles, she was in heaven snorkeling while the turtles were coming ashore around her. Me, :scared1: I prefer four walls and a bottom for my swimming...

Thankfully, my formal still fits, - I wore it for our January cruise. I've gotten a lot of use out of it since I bought it four years ago for my HS reunion. It's very forgiving and camouflages the extra weight I've added in the past 4 years. It's a perfect cruise formal to hide Palo brunch and dinner, plus it travels well.

[3princessMommy]

Maggie would love to do the dolphin encounter!!! We keep putting her off saying we'll go to Seaworld's Discovery Cove to swim with the Dolphins. Discovery Cove sounds so neat! But, cruising keeps pushing back our someday plans...



Well - if anyone in your group is interested in doing the observer portion and wouldn't mind hanging onto our 2.5 year old. We'd be happy to include Maggie in our group for the encounter.

Otherwise - we'd still be happy to help Maggie if she wants to go - but we might have to cancel if Flounders doesn't work out. (I'm really hoping it works though because I want to see the dolphins too!!!!)

[3princessMommy]

Same here... Can't wait to see Tortola. I think we may do the Baths excursion. It looks absolutely beautiful! Anybody else??

I've read some really good non-DCL reviews of this site - but we didn't really consider it because of the minimum age requirement - 5.

[MrsG]

First CruiseMeet
Thursday, July 14, 4:30 pm
Saratoga Springs Resort - Turf Club Bar & Grill
---followed by---
Downtown Disney Marketplace - Earl of Sandwich
For all who are interested in meeting other cruisers, a group will be gathering at the SSR Turf Club for drinks and chatting. Then while some head off to dinner reservations or other plans, the rest are invited to boat across the lake to DTD and enjoy the great (I hear) food at the Earl of Sandwich (look here for the menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_eofs.htm).

We'll be there. Thanks.

Same here... Can't wait to see Tortola. I think we may do the Baths excursion. It looks absolutely beautiful! Anybody else??



We plan on doing the Bath's excursion without lunch. This way we can see a little of St. Thomas in the afternoon.


Congrats on fitting into your dress, JoAnn #2!!!!!!

[mickeymo]

Well - if anyone in your group is interested in doing the observer portion and wouldn't mind hanging onto our 2.5 year old. We'd be happy to include Maggie in our group for the encounter.

Otherwise - we'd still be happy to help Maggie if she wants to go - but we might have to cancel if Flounders doesn't work out. (I'm really hoping it works though because I want to see the dolphins too!!!!)

Thanks for the offer, she's pretty excited about snorkeling right now. I hope Flounders will work out for you!

Another idea, if you have to pare down your Flounder's times, prioritize your excursions, then Palo dinner and brunch. Then if you can't grab extra time after you are onboard, I'd be happy to help. On sea days, I'll probably be hanging out at the pool anyway. It's been while since I've entertained a 2 1/2 year old - although I'm sure my 12 year old acts the same at times....:lmao:

[DarthVader92]

hey guys! thanks for starting the new thread.

does anyone know why we can't access the planning for the cruise yet? It's 90 days out so??????

Supposedly, they were trying to tell me 90 days out from when the ship leaves, meaning 5pm.:sad2:

[mickeymo]

hey guys! thanks for starting the new thread.

does anyone know why we can't access the planning for the cruise yet? It's 90 days out so??????

Supposedly, they were trying to tell me 90 days out from when the ship leaves, meaning 5pm.:sad2:

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, I think for Castaway members it's 3:00am Sunday the 19th is technically the opening of registration. The links are all there, they just aren't active. I'll have to find my target dates from my travel agent.



Sorry, access to My Cruise Plans is not currently open for this reservation. Access opens 75 days prior to embarkation, 90 days prior for Castaway Club members, and 105 days prior for Concierge Guests. Also, note that access to My Cruise Plans closes 3 days before your cruise departure date.

[Tia]

I want to stay up till 3am but it is doubtful! I mostly can't wait to get my cabin number!

[mickeymo]

I just checked my reservation, it lists April 19 as my date to access the on-line forms. :woohoo:

[mickeymo]

I want to stay up till 3am but it is doubtful! I mostly can't wait to get my cabin number!

You can always set your alarm...

[3princessMommy]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, I think for Castaway members it's 3:00am Sunday the 19th is technically the opening of registration. The links are all there, they just aren't active. I'll have to find my target dates from my travel agent.




I think it's actually midnight Eastern Time - thus our wake-up call at 4am!!!! :scared1:

[3princessMommy]

So, we have decided to try and do Trunk Bay on our own while at St. Thomas.

So if anyone wants to join us - you'd be welcome! I'm going to pick JoAnn #1's brain for all the advice she can muster and we'll plan the trip with a couple hour buffer to make sure we get back to the ship before the "all aboard".

[3princessMommy]

Hey guys! We're 90 days out!!!!! :thumbsup2

Time for PICTURE TAG!!!!!!!!!!

How do you play???

One person posts a picture. The next person has to post his/her own picture with something that is the same from the first picture.

Ex: The first person posts a picture of the Magic. The second person posts a picture of a lifeboat with a life jacket. The third person posts a picture of the muster drill. Etc. etc. etc.

It's fun to see everyone's previous DCL picks. If you haven't been on a DCL cruise before - feel free to post something Disney or non-DCL - but that still depicts something from the previous picture.

So here goes:

Here's a picture of our DDs discovering their gift basket from Shirley on our first Disney Cruise!!!!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/2008DCL-Jun01EmbarkationDay008.jpg

[mickeymo]

ooo - this will be fun - I'd much rather do this than cleaning the kitchen/family room. I guess it's a perk of having the computer in the kitchen...

I have to remember my photobucket account....

[mickeymo]

Being rather liberal with the theme...going with "first cruise" and "kids"

Here's a picture of the first dinner on our first cruise, embarrassing the kids by ordering dessert off of the kid's menu "But, mom it's a kid's menu" and then whining the kids got sprinkles on theirs and I didn't. Then discovering the waiters have a sense of humor when they removed mine and returned with a whole bowl dumped on mine.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3453544138_98d1d31910_o.jpg

[bigAWL]

During our first cruise our girls we discovered that our girls are equal opportunists. They didn't understand why they could get a Mickey bar but not a Minnie bar. So Joann#2 asked the server if there was anything they could do to a Mickey bar to make it look like Minnie. This is what she came back with. Gotta love the servers!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/2008DCL-Jun4CastawayCay050.jpg

[starwood]

I took this on the 2005 California cruise

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b217/starwood2000/100_0279.jpg

[Dizzyworld]

We plan on doing the Bath's excursion without lunch. This way we can see a little of St. Thomas in the afternoon.


We are hoping to do that excursion too, except afterwards we might see a little of Tortola in the afternoon. :goodvibes (Sorry couldn't resist.)

[mickeymo]

I interrupt our photo tag to share this photo from a few minutes ago - You can't see our sidewalk, it's up past the trees, sidewalk, and the neighbor's side foundation across the street and it's still coming down hard. A car passed with the water up to its wheel wells. We watched a neighbor's garbage bag sail down the street. This is a spring rain - it's not even tropical storm/hurricane season. I don't think we're behind on this season's rain anymore :lmao:

(Although, bonus points to anyone who can link this photo...)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3453719044_a9200d5d48_o.jpg

[MrsG]

We are hoping to do that excursion too, except afterwards we might see a little of Tortola in the afternoon. :goodvibes (Sorry couldn't resist.)


:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: silly me!:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[MrsG]

I'm a little dense. Does this mean that we can book our excursions after midnight tonight if we are CC members???? For some reason I thought it was tomorrow night????? I guess that would be the 20th, not the 19th. I guess I really need this vacation!!!!:lmao::lmao:

[bigAWL]

I interrupt our photo tag to share this photo from a few minutes ago - You can't see our sidewalk, it's up past the trees, sidewalk, and the neighbor's side foundation across the street and it's still coming down hard. A car passed with the water up to its wheel wells. We watched a neighbor's garbage bag sail down the street. This is a spring rain - it's not even tropical storm/hurricane season. I don't think we're behind on this season's rain anymore :lmao:

(Although, bonus points to anyone who can link this photo...)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3453719044_a9200d5d48_o.jpg

Well I see some water there... so how about this...
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/2008DCL-Jun2CastawayCay027.jpg

[mickeymo]

It says April 19th in "My Cruise" link on the DCL website. So, I'm guessing that means after midnight tonight.


Oh, and they've upgraded our storm warning to a flood warning... Ya think!!! :lmao:

[3princessMommy]

It says April 19th in "My Cruise" link on the DCL website. So, I'm guessing that means after midnight tonight.


Oh, and they've upgraded our storm warning to a flood warning... Ya think!!! :lmao:

Technically - for you (I think) it's 11pm. :thumbsup2 (Central time right?)

[mickeymo]

Technically - for you (I think) it's 11pm. :thumbsup2 (Central time right?)

Yeah that's probably right although, then it's not the 19th it's the 18th - to be even more confusing -I seem to remember dh getting up in the middle of the night to book for our last cruise - Then again just about anything past 9:30pm I consider the middle of the night.

I plan to be long asleep even before 11pm tonight. Well maybe not. DS has his first official high school band function tonight that goes until 10:00pm.

[Dizzyworld]

It used to be that you had to make the reservations at 3 AM EST, but they changed that last year. Now it is midnight EST. Last year when I made our reservations it was one of the rare times when both ships were departing on the same day. The Wonder from PC and the Magic starting the return trip from the west coast. There were a lot of returning passengers fighting the web site to make reservations. It was crazy!

[Dizzyworld]

I interrupt our photo tag to share this photo from a few minutes ago - You can't see our sidewalk, it's up past the trees, sidewalk, and the neighbor's side foundation across the street and it's still coming down hard. A car passed with the water up to its wheel wells. We watched a neighbor's garbage bag sail down the street. This is a spring rain - it's not even tropical storm/hurricane season. I don't think we're behind on this season's rain anymore :lmao:

(Although, bonus points to anyone who can link this photo...)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3453719044_a9200d5d48_o.jpg

Love the community pool! Reminds me of the lazy river pools. WOW!

[mickeymo]

It used to be that you had to make the reservations at 3 AM EST, but they changed that last year. Now it is midnight EST. Last year when I made our reservations it was one of the rare times when both ships were departing on the same day. The Wonder from PC and the Magic starting the return trip from the west coast. There were a lot of returning passengers fighting the web site to make reservations. It was crazy!

OK so, then I'm not crazy for remembering 3am! Thanks!

[noahsmom]

OMG! I forgot tonight was the night!! How could I forget?! Got our new Passporter in the mail today too- great timing!!

Noah's team lost by 2 but it was their 1st game and they played against a team that has been around for awhile. Noah had a great 3rd period with no goals, just saves:cheer2: He's the goalie.

We are going to The Baths in Tortola, in St. Thomas DH is going golfing and Noah and I are going to do Sea Trek.

[noahsmom]

First CruiseMeet
Thursday, July 14, 4:30 pm
Saratoga Springs Resort - Turf Club Bar & Grill
---followed by---
Downtown Disney Marketplace - Earl of Sandwich
For all who are interested in meeting other cruisers, a group will be gathering at the SSR Turf Club for drinks and chatting. Then while some head off to dinner reservations or other plans, the rest are invited to boat across the lake to DTD and enjoy the great (I hear) food at the Earl of Sandwich (look here for the menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_eofs.htm).

I think there's a problem with this meet - The 14th is Tuesday. Thursday is the 16th. OR it's one LOOONNNNGGGG meet. :laughing:

[mickeymo]

Going with the water in the water slide photo. This is a picture of Grills Restaurant at Sail Away (notice the mickey hands...) I'm really not getting much done in the kitchen - plus, the Cubs game is on....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3453838834_e9e4b2bde2_b.jpg

[Dizzyworld]

Noah's team lost by 2 but it was their 1st game and they played against a team that has been around for awhile. Noah had a great 3rd period with no goals, just saves:cheer2: He's the goalie.

What's the sport? Hockey or soccer?

[Dizzyworld]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z251/Sjanowiak1/3shipsPC260777.jpg
Can't resist...going with the boat theme.

I'm not getting anything done.

[mickeymo]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z251/Sjanowiak1/3shipsPC260777.jpg
Can't resist...going with the boat theme.

I'm not getting anything done.

Nice, both ships in at the same time, too?

[mickeymo]

Where does the other dock let people off at?

[bigAWL]

:surfweb:I think there's a problem with this meet - The 14th is Tuesday. Thursday is the 16th. OR it's one LOOONNNNGGGG meet. :laughing:

Hmmmm... So it is. I'll go fix the original post. Thanks for the tip.

[3princessMommy]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z251/Sjanowiak1/3shipsPC260777.jpg
Can't resist...going with the boat theme.

I'm not getting anything done.

I didn't know they could both be at CC on the same day. The beach must have been CROWDED! :scared1:

[mickeymo]

I borrowed this photo from a fellow cruiser on our 2006 cruise. It's the closest, I'll ever come to parasailing. Virgil, is it yours or Stacey's? I have it as my screen saver.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3453065189_e696a43c56_o.jpg

[mickeymo]

hmm, who else is going to post today?

[3princessMommy]

I think there's a problem with this meet - The 14th is Tuesday. Thursday is the 16th. OR it's one LOOONNNNGGGG meet. :laughing:

What? You don't want to hang out with us for 48 hours straight??? :confused3

[mickeymo]

The rain is finally slowing down...

[mickeymo]

Who's coming out of the woodwork...

[mickeymo]

Game on!!!

[3princessMommy]

The rain is finally slowing down...

You can send some our way. We got a short shower last week - but probably won't get any more for another month or two.

[mickeymo]

There really needs to be a submit button at the top of the screen!!!

[bigAWL]

Man this is slow.

[3princessMommy]

Think you got it this time.:headache:

[mickeymo]

Or are we continuing to the 1000s - I figure celebrate first and ask questions later....:lmao:

[mickeymo]

Did anyone notice the wait time is up to 40 seconds...

[3princessMommy]

There really needs to be a submit button at the top of the screen!!!

Congrats on the first pirate: of the new thread!

So is it Captain Rainy this time????

[3princessMommy]

BTW - Where's JoAnn#1 lately???? :confused3

She hasn't been posting much since she got back and I'm dying to read her trip reports on the VI ports. :worship:

[mickeymo]

Congrats on the first pirate: of the new thread!

So is it Captain Rainy this time????


Nah, too obvious...

How about Captain Daguerre ;)

[Dizzyworld]

I didn't know they could both be at CC on the same day. The beach must have been CROWDED! :scared1:

The one ship was just passing by.

And the site is running extremely slow or I've become even more impatient in my life.:lmao:

[bigAWL]

plus, the Cubs game is on....

I just realized that game is on here, too. I'm a long-time Cards fan - so is Joann#2. Ouch, the Cubs went ahead just as I was typing this.

[jlawall]

I'm heading to Washington for a conference in a couple weeks. I also get to visit my parents while there. It'll be my first trip out of Africa since last July. Unfortunately, I won't be able to bring the family. Of course, Joann#2 already had her trip to Germany, so don't worry about her.

Yeah - Don't worry about me, I just have to single-handedly get ready for our moving sale - which is May 8-9. DH will conveniently miss that. :rolleyes1 Of course, I'm working full-time and have three kids at home - but I'm superwoman so it's all good. :cool2:

Well, it sounds like you have a lot going on.......GL with all that!:hug:

[bigAWL]

Did anyone notice the wait time is up to 40 seconds...

Does that mean you have to wait 40 seconds before posting again? We never have to worry about that. It takes about 2 minutes just to load a page sometimes.

[jlawall]

For Tortola we are going to book the dolphin encounter - the girls really want to pet the dolphins. But we may end up canceling if we can't get Flounders ressies for the baby. She'd love to go and see, but DCL won't let her go as an observer without an adult and won't let DH and I switch off with the older girls. :confused3

We had decided to book it on our own, but evidently DCL has signed a contract with the company that they cannot book DCL passengers separately. So we are stuck. It certainly makes business sense for Disney to do it that way - but it stinks for us.

The tour is only 2.5 hours, so we are debating what else we might try and do. Don't know if there are other tour options - would love to see the island and maybe a beach for a short swim - but not sure if we can do two tours or not.

In St. Thomas, I am anxiously awaiting JoAnn's full report to decide if we can manage to do something on our own or if we should just take the DCL tour to Magen's Bay. We really wanted to go to St. John's Trunk Bay - but DCL won't take kids under 5 - can't understand why. :confused3

DH and I were mapping out our schedule to make sure that we request all the ressies we need tomorrow.

I hope I'm not a bad mom - we're already up to 16 hours of Flounders!!! :scared1::scared1: (Which I know we will probably not be able to reserve all of them before we board, so I'll be racing to the Lounge to get more time.)

We had planned an afternoon at Serenity Bay - but Flounders is closed in the afternoon - so we are having to switch to the morning.

And of course, we have to figure in the DIS Meet, the Castaway Club meet, Palo group brunch, and all the shows!!!! I'm trying not to overplan - but there's so much we want to do!!!!!:thumbsup2

I think DH will sleep with his laptop tonight and set the alarm for 3:45 so that he can be online at 4am to make all these ressies!

Did I tell you all - we got the girls' ressies for BBB??? They were thrilled when I told them. I just hope the plane is on time - otherwise we'll have trouble making the appointment. :scared:

Oh and I tried on my formal gown and IT FITS :banana::banana::banana::banana:. I had it made before DD7 was born - floor-length navy chiffon. It's my favorite dress. But I haven't worn it for almost 6 years!!!!!

Okay - definitely rambling now...Just tell me to be quiet - I can do it if I set my mind to it! :rotfl2::lmao:

I'm so glad you asked! I'll be going out for a little while but either tonight or tomorrow, I'll tell you what we did and what I want to try to do on this trip!:banana:

[3princessMommy]

Well, it sounds like you have a lot going on.......GL with all that!:hug:

Welcome Back!

I knew as soon as I asked where you were, you'd pop out of the woodwork! :thumbsup2

[jlawall]

Welcome Back!

I knew as soon as I asked where you were, you'd pop out of the woodwork! :thumbsup2

I have to go but I'll be back with detailed info........maybe we could team up for some of it.........:goodvibes

[mickeymo]

Does that mean you have to wait 40 seconds before posting again? We never have to worry about that. It takes about 2 minutes just to load a page sometimes.

Yea, that was the message I was getting every time I hit submit, it used to be 30 minutes.

[3princessMommy]

Yea, that was the message I was getting every time I hit submit, it used to be 30 minutes.

:scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1::scar ed1:

Now THAT would be a SLOOOOOOOOOOOOW pirate: race!

:lmao::lmao::lmao::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: :lmao::lmao::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[3princessMommy]

I have to go but I'll be back with detailed info........maybe we could team up for some of it.........:goodvibes

Cool! :thumbsup2

[mickeymo]

:scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1::scar ed1:

Now THAT would be a SLOOOOOOOOOOOOW pirate: race!

:lmao::lmao::lmao::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2: :lmao::lmao::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:lmao::lmao: Ha! Make that 30 seconds. That's what I get for trying to watch the Cubs game a the same time...

Oh and Aaron:


GO CUBS GO!!!!

[3princessMommy]

:lmao::lmao: Ha! Make that 30 seconds. That's what I get for trying to watch the Cubs game a the same time...

Oh and Aaron:


GO CUBS GO!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Cards just tied it!!!!!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[mickeymo]

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Cards just tied it!!!!!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:


The past two games have been wild and exciting!!!

Whew, got out of that inning unscathed!!! With the exception of the tying run, it could have been much much worse!!!

[WVMD]

I borrowed this photo from a fellow cruiser on our 2006 cruise. It's the closest, I'll ever come to parasailing. Virgil, is it yours or Stacey's? I have it as my screen saver.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3453065189_e696a43c56_o.jpg
I think that this one was mine...

Virgil
pirate:

[mickeymo]

I think that this one was mine...

Virgil
pirate:


It's a great photo!

[WVMD]

http://cdn-3-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4222841_1940880_25730315_Web_3/0_0_0fe2aa662a43f46ead26351131c6196f_1

This is a picture I took at night as we were sailing away from Barcelona.

Virgil
pirate:

[noahsmom]

What's the sport? Hockey or soccer?

lacrosse:thumbsup2

[Dizzyworld]

lacrosse:thumbsup2

See how much I know about lacrosse?
I think it is our state sport too.

[Dizzyworld]

http://cdn-3-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4222841_1940880_25730315_Web_3/0_0_0fe2aa662a43f46ead26351131c6196f_1

This is a picture I took at night as we were sailing away from Barcelona.

Virgil
pirate:

Love the picture. Some good friends of mine are leaving for Barcelona in
2 hours for a 12 days NCL cruise. We are planning a Spanish dinner night when they get back to hear stories and see pictures. I really like looking at other people's travel pictures.

[WVMD]

Love the picture. Some good friends of mine are leaving for Barcelona in
2 hours for a 12 days NCL cruise. We are planning a Spanish dinner night when they get back to hear stories and see pictures. I really like looking at other people's travel pictures.
My picture link is in my sig.... My blog is dead at the moment...

Virgil
pirate:

[Dizzyworld]

My picture link is in my sig.... My blog is dead at the moment...

Virgil
pirate:

Thanks. I enjoyed your pictures. The engagement one was very sweet. Looked like a lot of fun. I can't believe how much vacation experiences you were able to put into one summer! (They were all in 2008. Yes?) Quite the variety.

[noahsmom]

Only a little more than an hour and half before I can make our Palo ressies! I think I may go to the site and practice navigating around so I don't waste valuable time. I'm so pathetic about this!

[Dizzyworld]

I'm here too. Good luck to all.

[bigAWL]

4am here, and I'm patiently waiting for the reservation links to open.

[jlawall]

Ok, I'm back......tonight my DH won over $3000 at the Atlantic City casinos!! Crazy!

Our arrival day in St. Thomas was uneventful........nonstop flight, free coconut rum shot as we entered the terminal (definitely the highlight!).......taxi ride thru town, and check in, lunch, pool time, and dinner....

Our second day we decided to go to St John to visit beaches by taking the taxi to Red Hook, we learned it was a 20 minute taxi ride; a 20 minute ferry ride and a 15 minute taxi ride once we arrived in Cruz Bay, St. John. We decided to visit Cinnamon Bay instead of Trunk Bay b/c CB is free, I think TB is $4 per person to visit. This was the only day it was breezy but both of us did swim and snorkel. When we arrived back in Cruz Bay we did a little shopping and ate at Margarita Phils which was fun but very quiet. At this point we decided to book an excursion to BVI. We obtained a motorboat ressie for a few days from then and we took the ferry and taxi back to our hotel. On our way back we were able to book a catarmaran sail trip to St. John and Jost Van D*** for the following day.

The next day we repeated our taxi/ferry run and were onboard the Calypso by 8:30am. First, we sailed and snorkeled off the coast of St. John, then we hit immigration in Great Bay, JVD, before anchoring and having lunch at White Bay Beach the home of the Soggy Dollar Bar and the Painkiller Drink. The nice thing about this beach was that we could use the chairs and relax wilth little hassle. We also swam and shopped in a very little shop. There was a great bar and small restaurant but the food was pretty good. Finally, we sailed back to St. John.....it was an amazing relaxing day for sure!!

The next day we went into St. Thomas to go shopping. We noticed that there is a decent sized fancy shopping area where the cruise ships disembark. We went to the center of town to a different shopping area and walked up and down looking in souvenir, jewelry, art galleries and clothing shops. Then we ate lunch in one of the open air restaurants. There were a few guys walking around the shopping area, trying to get us to do a tour of St. Thomas or go to Magens Bay. It didn't seem hard at all to do it this way.

Finally, we set off on our next boat ride on the Bad Kitty to various ports in BVi.....we went to Spanishtown for immigration; the Baths of Virgin Gorda, where we swam in; hiked the Baths and swam back out; next, we ate lunch at Cooper Island (which was nice) and then snorkeled at the Indians which was pretty cool. Lastly, we headed back to Cruz Bay.........:goodvibes:love:

[noahsmom]

I'm booked for Palo brunch and dinner.DH is booked for golf and we're all booked for the Baths. I don't understand why Sea Trek at Coral World is not available to book. Is it already full? Guess we can do it on our own....

[bigAWL]

Uh, oh. I can't get into the reservation system yet. I wonder what's wrong. Is there a way to tell the system that you are Casaway Club members?

[bigAWL]

Nevermind. It's working now.

[MrsG]

Welcome Back! Congrats to Ken, JoAnn!!!!!

We're all booked! Good luck to all.

[Tia]

It is not working for me, it says it will be available April 19th. ughhhh

[TimeforMe]

We're all set, too!:thumbsup2

[bigAWL]

It is not working for me, it says it will be available April 19th. ughhhh

If you were already logged into your reservation before the hour, you might try re-logging in.

[Dizzyworld]

We're all set.

Tia...if it is not working reload the page. Good luck. (I can't remember how many DCL cruises you have been on, but remember that you have to be paid in full to log on too. Just in case.)

[Tia]

I signed out and back in but no luck!

[Dizzyworld]

Ok, I'm back......tonight my DH won over $3000 at the Atlantic City casinos!! Crazy!


Finally, we set off on our next boat ride on the Bad Kitty to various ports in BVi.....we went to Spanishtown for immigration; the Baths of Virgin Gorda, where we swam in; hiked the Baths and swam back out; next, we ate lunch at Cooper Island (which was nice) and then snorkeled at the Inidans which was pretty cool. Lastly, we headed back to Cruz Bay.........:goodvibes:love:

Congrats on the win!!:woohoo:

When you have a moment, can you give some details on The Baths. (Or tell me what page you wrote about it on the old thread.
Thanks.
Shirley

[bigAWL]

Ok, I think I'm done. I got Palo brunch and dinner (if the group brunch works out, will our personal reservation be automatically cancelled, or will it not allow us to be added since we already have the reservation?). We also got corresponding Flounders nursery times.

As feared, there may be a problem with the Dolphin Encounter we want to do, since the earliest excursion doesn't get over until 1:15, and flounders closes at 1:00. I went ahead and reserved the excursion and nursery, but I'm not sure if they'll let us do that.

Tia, at one moment there was a time when it told me there was a problem with the reservation system, and I could call a number. Unfortunately, I didn't write down the number. I just reloaded the page and it started working again. No I can't see the number anywhere. Hope you get it worked out. As Dizzyworld said, the cruise has to be paid in full to make any reservations.

It's after 5am now. I'm going back to bed.

[Dizzyworld]

Ok, I think I'm done. I got Palo brunch and dinner (if the group brunch works out, will our personal reservation be automatically cancelled, or will it not allow us to be added since we already have the reservation?). We also got corresponding Flounders nursery times.


It's after 5am now. I'm going back to bed.

From what I understand, if we are successful at getting the second group brunch, then they will cancel our personal brunch reservations.

At this point, we still need 3 more people to try to get the reservation. (12 people are the minimum and 14 is the max).

Nite to all or is it good morning?

[Dizzyworld]

Tia....I saw that you just logged back in to the boards. Any luck with your reservations?

[Tia]

I got it! I reserved the Baths, Palo dinner. Decided to go St. Thomas on our own since we have been there a few times and will prob shop most of the day and make a short beach stop. I was starting to think I was not going to be able to get in!

Donna

[Dizzyworld]

Congrats and good night. :goodvibes

[3princessMommy]

So how worried should we be that the ship itinerary listing shows the Magic in St. Croix for our cruise and not Tortola? :scared1::scared1::scared1:

http://www.cruisett.com/ships.php?ShipID=88&date=11

[mickeymo]

Rats Joanne #2 and Aaron, our excursion overlaps your Dolphin excursion, I can't help.

Oh and how about that game last night???!!! ;)

[mickeymo]

We're all set too!

[WVMD]

So how worried should we be that the ship itinerary listing shows the Magic in St. Croix for our cruise and not Tortola? :scared1::scared1::scared1:

http://www.cruisett.com/ships.php?ShipID=88&date=11
Interesting.... LOL...

No worries here - I added the kids on to our early morning Captain Nautica for St. Thomas and then decided on the Catamaran excursion in Tortola. Lauren isn't a big snorkeler - but the rest of us are... As this is Ashley's first cruise - we'll teach her right... LOL

The only issue I have is I wonder why Disney scheduled Tortola before St. Thomas. That means that we have to be up early for immigration in St. Thomas....

I so can't wait for this cruise...

Virgil
pirate:

[bigAWL]

Oh and how about that game last night???!!! ;)

Yeah. Walk-off home run. Congrats. Actually, I didn't feel toooo bad, since Aramis Ramirez is on my fantasy team.

[3princessMommy]

Rats Joanne #2 and Aaron, our excursion overlaps your Dolphin excursion, I can't help.

Oh and how about that game last night???!!! ;)

hehe - I didn't stay up for the extra innings - Don't know how it ended. :confused3:confused3


Well - if DCL won't cooperate, we will break the rules and try and book directly with the vendor despite Disney's new exclusivity contract. I guess most people would tell me to do that anyway - but I really like the security of a DCL excursion and I get really uncomfortable when I know I'm breaking the rules. Yes - that's the goody two shoes coming out in me. :rolleyes1

[jlawall]

Congrats on the win!!:woohoo:

When you have a moment, can you give some details on The Baths. (Or tell me what page you wrote about it on the old thread.
Thanks.
Shirley

I will post the pics I took and give a more detailed description.....it was truly the highlight of our recent trip......even though there were many highlights....be back later!!!:goodvibes

[3princessMommy]

Interesting.... LOL...

The only issue I have is I wonder why Disney scheduled Tortola before St. Thomas. That means that we have to be up early for immigration in St. Thomas....



I read somewhere that they don't do that anymore...:confused3

[Dizzyworld]

So how worried should we be that the ship itinerary listing shows the Magic in St. Croix for our cruise and not Tortola? :scared1::scared1::scared1:

http://www.cruisett.com/ships.php?ShipID=88&date=11

Interesting that for all the Tortola cruises it lists St. Croix. :confused3

[Dizzyworld]

The only issue I have is I wonder why Disney scheduled Tortola before St. Thomas. That means that we have to be up early for immigration in St. Thomas....

I also remember reading that US citizens no longer have to get up for immigration in St. Thomas. I would be excited but I booked an excursion that meets at 8:30 AM so I guess it wouldn't have matter to us anyway.

[mickeymo]

Yeah. Walk-off home run. Congrats. Actually, I didn't feel toooo bad, since Aramis Ramirez is on my fantasy team.
Of course it helps that my team won, but these games have been a wild and exciting ride! The cubs cardinal match ups always make for some great baseball. Did you see the stats listing that it's been either the Cubs or the Cardinals as division champs? One year shared with the Astros, technically.

[gonecrusin]

hehe - I didn't stay up for the extra innings - Don't know how it ended. :confused3:confused3


Well - if DCL won't cooperate, we will break the rules and try and book directly with the vendor despite Disney's new exclusivity contract. I guess most people would tell me to do that anyway - but I really like the security of a DCL excursion and I get really uncomfortable when I know I'm breaking the rules. Yes - that's the goody two shoes coming out in me. :rolleyes1

Let me see what we are doing that day and if I can work it myself and DD could entertain your DD until you return.

[noahsmom]

I'm going to attempt to book the Sea Trek on our own. I sent an email this morning to Coral World. Guess we'll see what happens.

[jlawall]

Interesting.... LOL...

No worries here - I added the kids on to our early morning Captain Nautica for St. Thomas and then decided on the Catamaran excursion in Tortola. Lauren isn't a big snorkeler - but the rest of us are... As this is Ashley's first cruise - we'll teach her right... LOL

The only issue I have is I wonder why Disney scheduled Tortola before St. Thomas. That means that we have to be up early for immigration in St. Thomas....

I so can't wait for this cruise...

Virgil
pirate:
I agree with your ideas, personally, anything on water at these two ports is recommended.......We loved the catarmaran sail that we did. With everyone booking this week, I have to get some definite answers from the BFs so I can pay in full and get mine done!:cool2:

[3princessMommy]

I agree with your ideas, personally, anything on water at these two ports is recommended.......We loved the catarmaran sail that we did. With everyone booking this week, I have to get some definite answers from the BFs so I can pay in full and get mine done!:cool2:

Poor JoAnn!!!! You can't book yet...:sad1:

[3princessMommy]

Tag you're IT!!!!!

The Deck at Sunrise!!!!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/2008DCL-Jun2CastawayCay020.jpg

[mickeymo]

Deck Party!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3453835852_7d99a91de3.jpg

[noahsmom]

The deck at night
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/kheintz/DCLday4GrandCayman.jpg

[noahsmom]

Castaway Cay from the deck

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/kheintz/CastawayCay.jpg

[Princess123]

A long long time ago.... in a far off time, we met someone on line, and became good Disney friends with them. They have a son, and I have a daughter and they became good friends. We live halfway across the United States from each other, so the last time we saw them was when we cruised together , but we have remained in touch ever since. Well, these friends were going on this cruise to celebrate their son's 17th birthday (okay, that might not be the only reason LOL). The cruise turned out to be this one.

So, I worked summer school last year, and we were finally able to afford to book an inside room on that same cruise to surprise him… That was well over a year ago. We have kept this surprise for over a year – it was harder on his parents than on us, because we did not have to live with him daily.

Well, last night, was the 90 day mark for returning cruisers. I stayed up until 11pm (Texas time), to make Palo reservations -- our reservations are linked, so I could make the reservations for all of us….

Fast forward to this morning… said son gets up to look at cruise excursions since they are at the 90 day mark… Lo and behold, he sees the Palo reservation with our name on it since the reservations were linked together…

The cat is now out of the bag….. I’m not sure which teenager has had to best expressions of finding out today….. DarthVader or my daughter Princess123…..

So… now I can write more on this board…. and I can even use my real name (Gale) LOL!

For those that live in Houston – I am also Houston (well, actually Katy) person…..

[mickeymo]

Hi Gale!!!

I can officially say "hi" and "welcome" in public since you PM'd me when you joined ;) If you need to jog your memory - I'm in Clear Lake

[3princessMommy]

Welcome back to the board!

Congrats on the surprise!!!:cheer2:

[starwood]

Now I can update the list with the correct names LOL

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH and DS (11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH, DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (25), DD (22) and
DD (19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW, DD (23), DDF WVspacemonkey (23) and DD (14)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL
and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH, DS (22) DS (17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule - with DW, DS (16) and DD (13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS
23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?,
DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL
(Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Gale) - with DD 16
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH and DD 15
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12),
DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys - with Dh, DS (13) and DS (10)
tinkerbell 29 (Melissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (14) and DS (16)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD Emily(19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and
friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
sassyxtink - with DH, DD (16) and DS (10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the
cruise).

As for immigration in St. Thomas this is from the 2009 Passporter

"Note: In the past, all guests had to meet with U.S. Immigration officials onboard the ship, regardless of whether you plan to go ashore. Recent cruisers are reporting that this is no longer a requirement, but be sure to watch for any notices placed in your room regarding immigration procedures, just in case."

[mickeymo]

Costa Maya from the Deck

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3457010268_81af8ea755.jpg

[3princessMommy]

Costa Maya from the Deck

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3457010268_81af8ea755.jpg

Look at that BLUE water! Wow!

[3princessMommy]

More White sand!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/2008DCL-Jun2CastawayCay108.jpg

[lwilliam]

More White sand!

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/lockardj/2008DCL-Jun2CastawayCay108.jpg

Lucy wants this one!:worship::worship::worship::worship::woohoo:

[3princessMommy]

Lucy wants this one!:worship::worship::worship::worship::woohoo:

She's even cuter now that she's a year older and REALLY has a personality!!!

BTW - DCL told DH that Flounders should be able to accomodate our Dolphin excursion and recommended that we discuss directly with the nursery staff when we board. Should we trust them???? :confused3

[noahsmom]

Here's sand and a boy.

http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/kheintz/DCLday8CastawayCay.jpg

[gonecrusin]

She's even cuter now that she's a year older and REALLY has a personality!!!

BTW - DCL told DH that Flounders should be able to accomodate our Dolphin excursion and recommended that we discuss directly with the nursery staff when we board. Should we trust them???? :confused3


I think you can trust them. We had friends with the same situation and they were very accommodating. I think there was an additional charge though. I just booked our excursions and we return 12:45 if we can be of any help. I have references, LOL, they are 18 going on 19 and 24 going on 25. They didn't turn out half bad :laughing:

[jlawall]

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/medium/Baths.JPGThe Baths:cloud9:

[jlawall]

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/medium/Ken_swimin.JPG
If you think this water is the clearest, most beautiful and clean water you have ever seen, you are right!!!:cloud9:

[jlawall]

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/The_Indians.JPG
The Indians - a snorkle spot in BVI.......great underwater tropical fish and the reef is starting to come back......:cloud9:

[jlawall]

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/medium/White_Bay.JPG
When you arrive at White Bay, you will see small vessels moored everywhere......
the only way in is to swim in with your belongings stacked on your head........
first stop is the Soggy Dollar Bar.......:goodvibes

[Tia]

these pics makes me want to go now! I just love the blue water...

[gonecrusin]

these pics makes me want to go now! I just love the blue water...


I agree! Now the the rain started and the wind is blowing I want it more than ever.:lmao:

[jlawall]

The blue, turquoise, green water is so amazing......that's why we should all stay on water as much as possible (of course, we ARE on a cruise!):goodvibes:thumbsup2

[Dizzyworld]

Joann....love the pictures. Love blue water. Any more to share?

Susan......I'm looking outside in my part of Maryland and the wind has stopped blowing and still no rain. Funny how that works out.

[Dizzyworld]

A long long time ago.... in a far off time, we met someone on line, and became good Disney friends with them. They have a son, and I have a daughter and they became good friends. We live halfway across the United States from each other, so the last time we saw them was when we cruised together , but we have remained in touch ever since. Well, these friends were going on this cruise to celebrate their son's 17th birthday (okay, that might not be the only reason LOL). The cruise turned out to be this one.

So, I worked summer school last year, and we were finally able to afford to book an inside room on that same cruise to surprise him… That was well over a year ago. We have kept this surprise for over a year – it was harder on his parents than on us, because we did not have to live with him daily.

Well, last night, was the 90 day mark for returning cruisers. I stayed up until 11pm (Texas time), to make Palo reservations -- our reservations are linked, so I could make the reservations for all of us….

Fast forward to this morning… said son gets up to look at cruise excursions since they are at the 90 day mark… Lo and behold, he sees the Palo reservation with our name on it since the reservations were linked together…

The cat is now out of the bag….. I’m not sure which teenager has had to best expressions of finding out today….. DarthVader or my daughter Princess123…..

So… now I can write more on this board…. and I can even use my real name (Gale) LOL!

For those that live in Houston – I am also Houston (well, actually Katy) person…..

I liked your story. :welcome::welcome: Gale.

[Dizzyworld]

As for immigration in St. Thomas this is from the 2009 Passporter

"Note: In the past, all guests had to meet with U.S. Immigration officials onboard the ship, regardless of whether you plan to go ashore. Recent cruisers are reporting that this is no longer a requirement, but be sure to watch for any notices placed in your room regarding immigration procedures, just in case."

What is the copyright date of the book? This is what is posted on the "DIS DCL FQA":
*** NO MORE EARLY IMMIGRATION CHECK AT ST. THOMAS AS OF 1/17/09 CRUISE *** :confused3

I guess it could change at any moment.

[starwood]

What is the copyright date of the book? This is what is posted on the "DIS DCL FQA":
*** NO MORE EARLY IMMIGRATION CHECK AT ST. THOMAS AS OF 1/17/09 CRUISE *** :confused3

I guess it could change at any moment.

It's the newest one that hasn't shipped yet. When I ordered it they sent me a pdf file of the book - until the hard copy arrives.

[cforsythe]

Hey everyone. I just found this yesterday. Please add us to the list of Disers. Charleen, Tim, Teri (DD22) and Shelby (DD15). My mom and dad as well as my sister Tricia, DBIL Stan, Jacob (DN9) and Abigail (DN6) will be on this cruise. We are so excited to meet everyone...:banana:

[lwilliam]

Welcome Charleen:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1: :cool1::cool1:

So much I want to tell you, can't believe we have another Tennesseeian!:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: Looks like this state is starting to jump ahead of our other Disers!

So much we want to tell you about......too bad our other thread has been closed. I am Lucy, I am the talker of talkers!:lmao::lmao::lmao:

We are going to have an FE exchange, we are meeting ahead in Disneyworld before cruise...I believe some of the group will meet in Port Canaveral the night before, I also believe there is room on the second brunch scheduled in PALO....there is also a meet scheduled on the ship and there is also a teen thread started (for Shelby)....we also have a "20 something" group coming along.

Keep in touch with us, ok?:cheer2:

[Tia]

Welcome Charlene! TN is catching up!! The teen thread is http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1718362

-Donna

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

Hey everyone. I just found this yesterday. Please add us to the list of Disers. Charleen, Tim, Teri (DD22) and Shelby (DD15). My mom and dad as well as my sister Tricia, DBIL Stan, Jacob (DN9) and Abigail (DN6) will be on this cruise. We are so excited to meet everyone...:banana:

Welcome Charleen! We are from Knoxville! Yes... the TN group is growing! We have a DD about to turn 16 (Samantha) She is on the teen thread. We are part of the group in Port Canaveral on Friday night - at the Radisson. ::MickeyMo

[SC Minnie]

Just got back from a week at Vero Beach. Love DVC!:cool1: Anyway, now we can really focus on the cruise.


Welcome Charleen!

Our DD is also on the teen thread-- SCTinkerbell.

We are staying at the Radisson the night before as well.


Anyone have an idea on what island excursions they are going to book?

[Tia]

Just got back from a week at Vero Beach. Love DVC!:cool1: Anyway, now we can really focus on the cruise.


Welcome Charleen!

Our DD is also on the teen thread-- SCTinkerbell.

We are staying at the Radisson the night before as well.


Anyone have an idea on what island excursions they are going to book?

I booked "Day at the Baths" for Tortolla, we are gonna do St. Thomas on our own. I wanna shop mostly :goodvibes

-Donna

[Ramule]

WELCOME Charleen!!!:thumbsup2

[Ramule]

Its about pirate: time!!!

[SC Minnie]

I just caught up on the thread and saw a lot of people booking excursions over the weekend. I wonder we can start a post with everyone's excursions? So we can see who is going on the same ones???

Thoughts?

[Ramule]

Come on now!:thumbsup2

[Tia]

oh no, am I too late??

[Ramule]

yea you got it

[Tia]

darn too early

[Ramule]

I thought you beat me.:confused3:confused3

[Ramule]

Captain Cincinnati Redlegs !!!!!pirate::cheer2::banana:

[Tia]

Congrats Capt. Cinncinnati Redlegs!
Donna

[gonecrusin]

Captain Cincinnati Redlegs !!!!!pirate::cheer2::banana:

Congratulations! Must be your lucky day!

[starwood]

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH and DS (11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH, DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (25), DD (22) and DD (19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW, DD (23), DDF WVspacemonkey (23) and DD (14)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH, DS (22) DS (17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule - with DW, DS (16) and DD (13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS 23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?, DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL (Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Amy) - with DH and DD 15
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH and DD 15
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12), DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys - with Dh, DS (13) and DS (10)
tinkerbell 29 (Melissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (14) and DS (16)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD Emily(19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
♥sassy♥tink♥ (Lori) - with DH, DD (16) and DS (10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
cforsyth (Charleen) - with DH (Tim), DD (Terri 22), DD (Shelby 15), DM, DF, DS (Tricia), DBIL
(Stan), DN (Jacob 9), and DN (Abigail 6)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the cruise).

We booked the island tour with beach and lunch for Tortola and will probably just go ashore and shop in St. Thomas. We've been there before so it's a good chance to relax on the ship.

[bigAWL]

It's a little too quiet this afternoon/evening. Here's another photo to continue with the blue water themed photos. This is from the Dig at the Atlantis resort in Nassau.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/2008DCL-Jun3Nassau043.jpg

[3princessMommy]

Hey everyone. I just found this yesterday. Please add us to the list of Disers. Charleen, Tim, Teri (DD22) and Shelby (DD15). My mom and dad as well as my sister Tricia, DBIL Stan, Jacob (DN9) and Abigail (DN6) will be on this cruise. We are so excited to meet everyone...:banana:

:welcome: Welcome to our cruisemeet Charlene!!!! :welcome:

We are a fun group!

My daughters are 5, 7, & 2. The two older ones are anxious to meet anyone their age. Hopefully Abigail will like the clubs - they'd be happy to send e-mails if she wanted to get to know them before the cruise.

There aren't a lot of young kids in the meet - I'm hoping we get some more as we get closer to July.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Joann#2 (We have two Joann's on the meet - so we go by #1 & #2) ;)

[MrsG]

Captain Cincinnati Redlegs !!!!!pirate::cheer2::banana:

Congrats!!!pirate:

And Welcome Charleen & Family!!!! :cheer2:

How many are we up to for the FE??

We booked the St. John Mini Boats and the Virgin Gorda at Tortola.

[Macavity]

Here is what we are doing:

Day 3 - At Sea -Monday, July 20, 2009
Palo Brunch
11:00AM - 1:00PM (wanted 10:30 but it was full)

Day 4 - Tortola - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Island Tour, Beach and Lunch
9:15AM - 2:45PM

Day 5 - St. Thomas - Wednesday, July 22, 2009
We are going to do the Sky Ride and then just shop a little
and then back on the boat.


Day 6 - At Sea - Thursday, July 23, 2009
Palo High Tea
3:00PM - 4:00PM

Day 8 - Port Canaveral - Saturday, July 25, 2009
Leave boat reluctantly - and go to WDW for 4 days happily....


Thats all I have reserved so far.

[MrsG]

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH and DS (11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH, DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (25), DD (22) and DD (19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW, DD (23), DDF WVspacemonkey (23) and DD (14)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH, DS (22) DS (17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule - with DW, DS (16) and DD (13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS 23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?, DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL (Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Amy) - with DH and DD 15
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH and DD 15
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12), DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys - with Dh, DS (13) and DS (10)
tinkerbell 29 (Melissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (14) and DS (16)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD Emily(19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
♥sassy♥tink♥ (Lori) - with DH, DD (16) and DS (10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
cforsyth (Charleen) - with DH (Tim), DD (Terri 22), DD (Shelby 15), DM, DF, DS (Tricia), DBIL
(Stan), DN (Jacob 9), and DN (Abigail 6)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the cruise).

We booked the island tour with beach and lunch for Tortola and will probably just go ashore and shop in St. Thomas. We've been there before so it's a good chance to relax on the ship.


Thanks for keeping the list updated Nancy!!!!

Can I make a suggestion? It is really helpful to know first names of everyone. Do you think we can post our DH, and children's names on the list too. It makes it much easier to make the connection. What we also did on the Med was to post a pic of ourselves. This way we could recognize eachother and put names and faces to Dis names. Just a suggestion. We put it on the first page for easy access.

I'll start:
MrsG: Maryann and DH Tom
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa304/m1graziano/100_0003.jpg

[mickeymo]

Hanging out with new friends after swimming at the DIS sail-away meet

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3460162053_bac8c74e10.jpg

[starwood]

Day 8 - Port Canaveral - Saturday, July 25, 2009
Leave boat reluctantly - and go to WDW for 4 days happily....

More like leave boat screaming and kicking. But we are going to WDW after.

[starwood]

Thanks for keeping the list updated Nancy!!!!

Can I make a suggestion? It is really helpful to know first names of everyone. Do you think we can post our DH, and children's names on the list too. It makes it much easier to make the connection. What we also did on the Med was to post a pic of ourselves. This way we could recognize eachother and put names and faces to Dis names. Just a suggestion. We put it on the first page for easy access.


I'll start adding other names as they come up and post when I have a few added.

[lwilliam]

Can't thank you enough for the updates, Nancy...more work for you but I really, really like MaryAnn's idea.....no pictures here, though

me, Lucy
DH, Bob
DS (22) Bryan
DS (17) Tyler

[noahsmom]

I'll start adding other names as they come up and post when I have a few added.

A lot of the names are listed in the 1st post with the FE list.

[jlawall]

I'm falling down on the pirate updates.......our school play is the next two days so I'm too tired to do anything intelligent until it is over.....if anyone wants to take over for awhile you are welcome (sorry!) but congrats to our two pirates already!!pirate:pirate:

[Ramule]

Ramule: Chip, Nancy,(dw)Matt ,(DS 16)and Kellie (DD 13):thumbsup2

[Dizzyworld]

At this point we/me are doing:
Monday (at sea): Brunch 11 AM
Tuesday: Tour to Virgin Gorda (without lunch) 12:30 -4:30 PM
Wed: St. John Trunk Bay Beach & Snorkel Tour
Thurs (at sea): Tea @ Palo 3 PM
Fri.: Parasailing 2:30 - 3:30 PM

???? Are we doing for FE per cabin or per person in the cabin? I forgot, but have been planning on per person.

And YES, there are a few spots for the second group BRUNCH. Just let me know if you are interested.

[jlawall]

At this point we/me are doing:
Monday (at sea): Brunch 11 AM
Tuesday: Tour to Virgin Gorda (without lunch) 12:30 -4:30 PM
Wed: St. John Trunk Bay Beach & Snorkel Tour
Thurs (at sea): Tea @ Palo 3 PM
Fri.: Parasailing 2:30 - 3:30 PM

???? Are we doing for FE per cabin or per person in the cabin? I forgot, but have been planning on per person.

And YES, there are a few spots for the second group BRUNCH. Just let me know if you are interested.

I was planning on per cabin not per person..........

[starwood]

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH (Bill) and DS (Noah - 11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH (Ken), DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (Tara - 24), and DD (Jessica - 19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW (Frances) , DD (Lauren – 14) and DDF (Ashley – 14)
WVSpacemonkey (Nick) – with DDFiancee (Kristen)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH (Tom)
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH (Bob) , DS (Brian - 22) DS (Tyler - 17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule (Chip)- with DW (Nancy), DS (Matt - 16) and DD (Kelli - 13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS 23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?, DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL (Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Gale) - DD (Ali) 16
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH (Tom)and DD (Catherine – 15)
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12), DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys (Amy)- with DH (Jesse), DS (Nicholas - 13) and DS (Jared - 10)
tinkerbell 29 (Lissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (Allison - 14) and DS (Alex - 15)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD (Emily - 19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
♥sassy♥tink♥ (Lori) - with DH (Steve) , DD (Sam - 16) and DS (Jack - 10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH (Jose) and DS (Tony - 14)
cforsyth (Charleen) - with DH (Tim), DD (Terri 22), DD (Shelby 15), DM, DF, DS (Tricia), DBIL (Stan), DN (Jacob 9), and DN (Abigail 6)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the cruise ).


How am I doing so far????:surfweb:

[noahsmom]

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH (Bill) and DS (Noah - 11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH (Ken), DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (Tara - 24), and DD (Jessica - 19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW (Frances) , DD (Lauren – 14) and DDF (Ashley – 14)
WVSpacemonkey (Nick) – with DDFiancee (Kristen)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH (Tom)
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH (Bob) , DS (Brian - 22) DS (Tyler - 17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule (Chip)- with DW (Nancy), DS (Matt - 16) and DD (Kelli - 13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS 23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?, DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL (Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Gale) - DD (Ali) 16
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH (Tom)and DD (Catherine – 15)
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12), DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys (Amy)- with DH (Jesse), DS (Nicholas - 13) and DS (Jared - 10)
tinkerbell 29 (Lissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (Allison - 14) and DS (Alex - 15)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD (Emily - 19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
♥sassy♥tink♥ (Lori) - with DH (Steve) , DD (Sam - 16) and DS (Jack - 10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH (Jose) and DS (Tony - 14)
cforsyth (Charleen) - with DH (Tim), DD (Terri 22), DD (Shelby 15), DM, DF, DS (Tricia), DBIL (Stan), DN (Jacob 9), and DN (Abigail 6)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the cruise ).


How am I doing so far????:surfweb:

:worship::worship::worship: WOW - you're doing fantastic!!

[noahsmom]

It's snowing, not a lot, but still....:sad1:

[gonecrusin]

It's snowing, not a lot, but still....:sad1:

:scared1: There should be a rule about snow after March: :)

Excursion question. We have been to St Thomas several times and have decided to do St John this time. If you had to decide between Trunk Bay and Honeymoon which would you choose. Is snorkeling better at one than the other. I don't like water very much but like the beach so I figured I could enjoy the beach while DH and DD snorkel.

[mickeymo]

Personally snow after Christmas should be outlawed and especially not during baseball season :lmao: I like a White Christmas after that - it's done! Although, who came up with snow at Christmas, I'm pretty sure it wasn't snowing in Bethleham :lmao:

[3princessMommy]

:scared1: There should be a rule about snow after March: :)

Excursion question. We have been to St Thomas several times and have decided to do St John this time. If you had to decide between Trunk Bay and Honeymoon which would you choose. Is snorkeling better at one than the other. I don't like water very much but like the beach so I figured I could enjoy the beach while DH and DD snorkel.

I've been to Trunk Bay twice. I've never been to Honeymoon or Cinnamon Bay.

We were going to try and head over to Trunk Bay on our own because Grace is too young for DCL's tour. Wanna share a cab/ferry?

[WV Space Monkey]

Holy Cow... I cant keep up with you people. I thought I finaly caught up on the forum and then I saw the link to the new thread.... and 16 pages later, I made it.

For those that live in Houston – I am also Houston (well, actually Katy) person…..

I'm another Houstonian, live just down the street from Monica, even though I never see her around here, usually bump into her at DL or somewhere far away.

I dont know how people with kids can keep track of their lives, I respect all of you. I was doing well for the longest time, juggling everything that was going on, even through the hurricane and recovery efforts... Now I'm losing ground, our house is getting all cluttered up, there are partially finished jobs sitting around all over the place, we still have facia damage on the house from Ike... I swear theres not enough time in a day... or too much time at work. I think I need a vacation

[mickeymo]

I'm another Houstonian, live just down the street from Monica, even though I never see her around here, usually bump into her at DL or somewhere far away.

I dont know how people with kids can keep track of their lives, I respect all of you. I was doing well for the longest time, juggling everything that was going on, even through the hurricane and recovery efforts... Now I'm losing ground, our house is getting all cluttered up, there are partially finished jobs sitting around all over the place, we still have facia damage on the house from Ike... I swear theres not enough time in a day... or too much time at work. I think I need a vacation


Jeez - it's not like you're sitting around at work twiddling your thumbs - you're taking care of our astronauts!!! Notice how I've never told you exactly where I live - you're risking your life if you stop by unannounced. Chasing after the kids is a great excuse for the condition of the house and the yard :lmao: I hate cleaning and yard work - so, those will always get a low priority!

I know a 14 year old boy who is perfect for outdoor slave labor like lawn mowing around the yard ;)

[Dizzyworld]

:scared1: There should be a rule about snow after March: :)

Excursion question. We have been to St Thomas several times and have decided to do St John this time. If you had to decide between Trunk Bay and Honeymoon which would you choose. Is snorkeling better at one than the other. I don't like water very much but like the beach so I figured I could enjoy the beach while DH and DD snorkel.


Hi Susan......Same thing here, we've been to St. Thomas a few times and I thought the kids would really enjoy Trunk Bay. I'm doing the excursion through DCL because traveling without DH I just don't want to deal with possible problems. If you decide on Trunk Bay and we are there at the same time, I'll hang out with you while my two snorkel. it will be fun.

Shirley

[Macavity]

More like leave boat screaming and kicking. But we are going to WDW after.

Hey, at least he does not have to be the first one off LOL! Has he thought of that yet????

[Macavity]

It's snowing, not a lot, but still....:sad1:

80 degrees here in Katy Texas......

[gonecrusin]

I've been to Trunk Bay twice. I've never been to Honeymoon or Cinnamon Bay.

We were going to try and head over to Trunk Bay on our own because Grace is too young for DCL's tour. Wanna share a cab/ferry?

That is crazy that they don't allow children under 5. I guess the boat operators are the ones that determine that. We booked the excursion through DCL maybe we'll see you there.

Hi Susan......Same thing here, we've been to St. Thomas a few times and I thought the kids would really enjoy Trunk Bay. I'm doing the excursion through DCL because traveling without DH I just don't want to deal with possible problems. If you decide on Trunk Bay and we are there at the same time, I'll hang out with you while my two snorkel. it will be fun.

Shirley

We are on the 8:15 departure for Trunk Bay. Is yours the same? Would love the company.

[gonecrusin]

80 degrees here in Katy Texas......

I'm so jealous :rolleyes2: We should be there (80) by Saturday I hope.:sunny:

[3princessMommy]

It's snowing, not a lot, but still....:sad1:

It was a cool day here today - only 97....

Yesterday it was 112! :scared1:

[gonecrusin]

It was a cool day here today - only 97....

Yesterday it was 112! :scared1:

I think I'd take the snow over that. I'm guessing you get used to it.

[bigAWL]

I think I'd take the snow over that. I'm guessing you get used to it.

Sort of. In Dec and Jan, the nights drop down into the high 60s. In the morning when it's only up to the high 70s the girls won't go outside without a sweater. The locals are wearing parkas, scarves and knit caps. Seriously.

[MrsG]

Holy Cow... I cant keep up with you people. I thought I finaly caught up on the forum and then I saw the link to the new thread.... and 16 pages later, I made it.



I'm another Houstonian, live just down the street from Monica, even though I never see her around here, usually bump into her at DL or somewhere far away.

I dont know how people with kids can keep track of their lives, I respect all of you. I was doing well for the longest time, juggling everything that was going on, even through the hurricane and recovery efforts... Now I'm losing ground, our house is getting all cluttered up, there are partially finished jobs sitting around all over the place, we still have facia damage on the house from Ike... I swear theres not enough time in a day... or too much time at work. I think I need a vacation


What a coincidence! Isn't it a good thing we'll be sailing in LESS THAN 3 MONTHS!!!!!!

Thank you Nancy for updating the names.

Snow or 97 degrees??? What a choice! :scared1:

Forgot to mention that we reserved High Tea for the first Sea Day and Palo for the last Sea Day. We also made a Brunch ressie for the last Sea Day, but they will probably cancel it when our Group Brunch goes through. Just wish we knew what day it would be.

[3princessMommy]

Here's what we have reserved so far:

Saturday -
- Board early
- Get additional Flounders time
- lunch at Parrot Cay
- tour spa (maybe win a prize!!!)
- kids swim
- get settled

Sunday, Monday - no reservations
- we want to do some of the tastings but will need Flounders for those and we ran out of hours.
- we also thought that maybe one of these days would be our Palo group brunch
- And we want to make sure the kids are acclimated to the clubs and we get to know the ship, etc.
- Castaway Club meet & greet
- Isn't our cruise meet one of these days at 10am?

Tuesday -
- Dolphin encounter - we are still debating whether to try and do this on our own or with DCL. We made the ressies with DCL and got e-mail confirmation that DD2 can stay in Flounders. But the vendor said we could take her with us - so we're still debating.

Wednesday -
- We are going to head to Trunk Bay on our own unless something better opens up - but DCLs age restrictions are a problem for DD2.
- Palo dinner

Thursday -
- Palo Brunch (although this will probably be cancelled when our group brunch goes through. I too wish I knew when this would be.)
- Galley tour

Friday -
- Serenity Bay morning

Saturday -
- Sadly leave the best vacation ever!

[noahsmom]

Our plans are:
Monday - Palo Dinner
Tuesday - A Day at the Baths
Wednesday - DH Golf at Mahogany Run, DS & I are still trying to get Sea Trek
Thursday - Palo Brunch
Friday - FUN, FUN, FUN at Castaway Cay
Saturday - hiding somewhere on the ship

[noahsmom]

Dang! I just remembered we could now book our flight seat assignments. We had no issues however our niece and her 2 kids are going to WDW with us. They are going to have problems. The flight from Milwaukee to Memphis is no problem but Memphis to Orlando is. We took the last 3 seats together and they are the very last row on the plane. We would split up so she can be with her kids if we need to but what a pain. I'm not a fan of Northwest but our preferred airline, Midwest, quit flying to Orlando last year when fuel prices went up. Now, of course, they are going there again but we got tickets on NW instead. :headache:

[Tia]

I received my information package today (excursions etc). I already knew what it was yet it was still exciting. The real excitement is when the docs arrive! Still no cabin number!

[Dizzyworld]

That is crazy that they don't allow children under 5. I guess the boat operators are the ones that determine that. We booked the excursion through DCL maybe we'll see you there.



We are on the 8:15 departure for Trunk Bay. Is yours the same? Would love the company.

Hi Susan....we are 8:15 departure too. That will be nice.

[lwilliam]

You guys really scare me....you are so organized, knowing what you are doing:scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1::scared1: :scared1:

At this point, I know I'm going to be on that ship on July 18, hopefully one of the first ones at the terminal, but after reading all your posts, I don't think I'm gonna win this challenge:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

AND, I'm meeting up with the group (thanks bigAWL) on Thursday at SSR and EoSandwich. :woohoo::woohoo:

I'm the kind of person, just tell me where I should be, when, and I'll be there:yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay:

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

I was planning on per cabin not per person..........

I am planning on "per cabin" as well... ours is very FAMILY oriented! :banana:

[cforsythe]

Hey everyone this is Charleen. I really want to thank everyone for the warm welcome!!!

Joann#2 - I talked with my Dsis and she is still a disboard lerker. I have encouraged them to join so they can post. She is going to talk with Abigail about the e-mailing. She thought that would be really fun for the girls to have a friend before they get to the ship.

I have a question...We are CC members but the rest of the travel group is not. The way I read the reservation message, I would be able to book excursions for everyone. It will NOT let me. Now I think everything will be booked and we will not be able to do anything as a group. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Nancy, thanks for updating the list!!!:flower3:

[3princessMommy]

I am planning on "per cabin" as well... ours is very FAMILY oriented! :banana:

Ours is also one per cabin. We will customize each one to be appropriate for the family in that cabin (or at least I'll try! :thumbsup2)

[3princessMommy]

Joann#2 - I talked with my Dsis and she is still a disboard lerker. I have encouraged them to join so they can post. She is going to talk with Abigail about the e-mailing. She thought that would be really fun for the girls to have a friend before they get to the ship.



Sent you a PM.

[MrsG]

We planned on one FE gift per cabin as well.

Isn't it odd that we never got an excursion booklet???? Especially that as CC club members we booked our excursions already???

Also, been reading about dinner times. It seems that they were staggerd based upon your rotation. Now it seems that the more recent cruises are having dinner at either at 5:45 or 8:15. Anyone else hear about this??

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

We planned on one FE gift per cabin as well.

Isn't it odd that we never got an excursion booklet???? Especially that as CC club members we booked our excursions already???

Also, been reading about dinner times. It seems that they were staggerd based upon your rotation. Now it seems that the more recent cruises are having dinner at either at 5:45 or 8:15. Anyone else hear about this??

I read the same thing somewhere about dinner times... it really only affects you by 15 - 30 minutes. There was a HUGE thread on the cruise boards about the food! Everybody has an opinion! We are just excited to be going on the cruise!! :banana:

[♥sassy♥tink♥]

I received my information package today (excursions etc). I already knew what it was yet it was still exciting. The real excitement is when the docs arrive! Still no cabin number!

We received ours too... It makes the mail exciting!! I find myself looking for DCL envelopes :lovestruc