4/5/2003 - anyone going? [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

goofydadeo

08-05-2002, 10:54 PM

Hersh - both of our kids loved the clubs, during our first cruise our DD3 and DS7 had a great time - they were both in the Oceaneers Club. They felt right at home from the start as all the counselors are fantastic and they met several friends the first day or so. There were so many activities they loved, the visit from Snow White (DD3 idolizes her), the Goofy PJ Party (DS7 loves him hence my login name), trips to the movies and seeing Disney Dreams, etc. Take a minute to check out the Navigators on Dave_From_Marietta's site dcltribute.com, they are loaded with activities. We used the clubs extensively on our second cruise too. My DS was 8 by then and went to the Oceaneers Lab - video games, science experiments (they made flubber!), lot of computers, sports deck games, etc. The kids clubs are the #1 reason we go back because our kids love it and we (me and DW) get lots of quality time alone!!! Plus on our most recent cruise we had some of the same counselors, and our kids remember them from the first cruise and they remembered the kids. They're great!!!

Hersh

08-06-2002, 03:15 PM

Thanks for the quick reply. My DH and I are hoping for some quality time too. I hope our DS (5) makes a connection with someone, he tends to be shy in new situations. Maybe starting Kindergarten will help. Hersh

wenpop

08-06-2002, 03:35 PM

Well my ds who will be 6 when we go is very friendly, maybe they will hit if off and play together to give you some time with your dh... He has lots of friend in the neighborhood and gets along with everyone, and he is not very shy.

goofydadeo

09-06-2002, 03:53 PM

bump

wenpop

09-06-2002, 09:04 PM

goofydadeo, What part of Atlanta are you from. I'm from Marietta, GA myself..... I'm ready for the cruise, I need some time away from all my kids sports... Baseball, football, cheerleading and soccer.. I'm booked till mid-Nov... :)
Oh, ANyone else going in April!!! Back to the subject!!!

goofydadeo

09-07-2002, 01:26 PM

wenpop - I am sending you a PM. We have two other families from Marietta that are joining us on the cruise too (all because this is the week of cobb spring break).

kendall

09-07-2002, 07:04 PM

This will be our second cruise - DS 12 (almost 13), DD 10. We had a great cruise in 2001, and are looking forward to returning to the Magic!

Hey Wenpop = would your older kids want to email my kids a couple months leading up to the cruise? My daughter was able to make a connection through the DIS Boards before our first cruise - and that was a great thing for the kids club - my kids "knew" someone already!

Supposed to be a hot 92 degrees here in MI tomorrow, now if I only had a little ocean to go with that heat and sun.... although Lake Michigan will do!

CastawayChar

09-11-2002, 09:03 AM

We will also be on the April 5 Magic Eastern. This will be our second Disney Cruise. We will be celebrating our anniversary. Our first cruise was in December of 1998. I'm sure there have been a lot of changes since then and we're really looking forward to the 7 days. We have had nothing but good to say about our first cruise so I know this one will be GREAT!
What will the weather be like in April?

goofydadeo

09-12-2002, 07:11 PM

CastawayChar - welcome aboard, glad to hear your cruising with us! I do not know about the weather in April - I assume it will be very good though! Does anyone else have a link where we can find that info? Look forward to talking about all of as the date draws nearer!

CastawayChar

09-14-2002, 09:15 PM

Thanks for the welcome. I have really enjoyed reading the threads. The ideas and suggestions everyone has are so helpful. I did find a site from wovenwonder from their trip in April 2002. April 2002 (http://www.wovenwonder.com)
Sounds like they had a great time. It just seemed like the perfect time to cruise!:earsgirl:

kendall

09-16-2002, 11:14 AM

going up!

nuthut

09-18-2002, 05:34 PM

We will be there too. 2 adults and our 17 year old, you can find him on the BB court. You can find us on our veranda!!

wenpop

09-27-2002, 10:27 AM

Kendall, My daughter emailed your daughter but hasn't heard from her, Could you let her know that Crystal will be emailing her again.. THanks!!!!
I am so looking forward to this trip!!! I can't wait to be free for a week, no bills, no practices for the kids No cooking!!!! Man, 6 and a half more months......
Anyone else out there that may be going April 5, 2003??

kendall

10-05-2002, 08:10 PM

Wenpop, DD will check her email tomorrow and reply! She is looking forward to writing!

Bumping back up! Glad you are joining us, nuthut!

wenpop

10-05-2002, 08:39 PM

Anyone else book through Dreams? One more family to book we get a free gift in our stateroom!! That would be really neat! Looking forward to the cruise and a free gift!! Anyone else going Apirl 5, 2003?? Jump right in!!
Kendall, Thanks!! My daughter will love it...
180 more days to go!!!!!

kendall

10-06-2002, 09:53 AM

wenpop - my DD wrote a quick email to your DD this morning.

nuthut - I see you are in Hastings, MI - we are in Williamston (only about 1 hour from you)!

one more family through DU - that may be possible!

CastawayChar

10-06-2002, 10:53 AM

wenpop....only 180 days!!!! I hadn't started counting yet. Now I'm getting really excited. This time of the year usually goes pretty fast with Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I've been putting away my summer clothes etc. and keeping out the things I want to take on the cruise in a separate drawer. Is anyone else doing that or am I just pushing things. I guess I really am getting excited!

I will need to get the countdown clock under my signature so I can keep track! Is there any way of putting the countdown clock on the computer screen when not on disboards?

CastawayChar

11-07-2002, 02:58 PM

I just called DCL (Castaway Club#) to give them the new expiration date on my Disney Club card for onboard credit ($50.00) and while I had them on the phone I asked what the remaining availability was. The CM told me that throughout the ship it looked like they only had 30 - 40 rooms available. He said it would probably be a sold out cruise. I think I counted 5 familys so far... is there anyone else?

goofydadeo

11-07-2002, 06:33 PM

Hi April 5th cruisers - we are on board the Magic this week! We found a great last minute deal and really needed a family break so we decided to go for it. Anyway we're having a great time and are still looking forward to a great spring break on 4/5/03...

wenpop

11-07-2002, 07:21 PM

You are so lucky!! I hope you have a great time!!! We are going to Disney in a few weeks!!! Let us know how it goes!!!!

CastawayChar

11-09-2002, 07:48 PM

Goofydadeo - You were so lucky to get to go now and then in the spring! That would be a dream come true. Anything new on the ship to report?

goofydadeo

01-03-2003, 01:03 AM

Bump - Any new April 5th cruisers out there??? Just over 90 days and counting...

zbuddy

01-03-2003, 09:31 AM

We're doing the April 6th Wonder...to bad I'll miss being with you other Georgians! This will be our second Wonder cruise and DH, DS(16) and I are more excited than the first time!

zbuddy in Augusta

Hersh

01-03-2003, 03:26 PM

:Pinkbounc Hi April 5th cruisiers ! We are getting very excited ! We have had a mild winter so far in VA, but we are sure looking forward to some warmer weather. Any recommendations on Eastern Excursions with a five and eight year old?
Wenpop, My DS5 can't stop talking about your DS and how he can't wait to meet him because he likes Pokeman and Rescue Heroes! How did your Christmas trip go?
90 days and counting. Yeah!!!

goofydadeo

01-03-2003, 06:41 PM

zbuddy sorry we'll miss you - it being Spring Break in Atlanta I think that's why several of us Georgians are on this sailing. Let us know how you like the Wonder - we've always done the Magic but constantly keep thinking about a 3-4 day escape on the Wonder!

Good to hear from you again Hersh! On our first trip to St. Thomas we did the Island Tour and Coral World. Our kids were a bit younger than yours, DS7 and DD3. They loved Coral World (it's like a marine zoo). On our most recent visit we went to Trunk Bay (on our own) and snorkeled. There is an underwater trail and National Park lifeguard which made it reasonable with small kids (Castaway Cay is even better for kids snorkeling although the marine life is more colorful at Trunk Bay). In St. Maarten we have gone to Orient Bay two times and loved it (Kakao Beach Club is excellent). Both times we did it on our own as well (with a rental jeep). We can't wait to go again - it's sooo relaxing... the first two days at sea are wonderful... and the kids love the clubs (so do we! HaHa!).

kendall

01-03-2003, 06:58 PM

Now for the prices to drop to get us to Orlando. Usually from MI we can get air for about $150 - so far no luck. I'm hoping the next round of price wars opens up some possibilities here.... We plan on flying down the day before. Anyone else?

And hey, I notice there are 8 DU families sailing, so we qualify as a "group"!

Goofydadeo - we are thinking about St. Johns this time around - we did Coral World/Coki beach on our own also on our last cruise. Tell us more about Kakao Beach Club on St. M too. How does jeep rental compare to taxi? We did the Golden Eagle catamaran - kids loved that one. We may do it again, not sure. DS wants to kayak - we'll see.

Happy New Year all!

kendall

01-05-2003, 01:35 PM

to page 1!

kendall

01-19-2003, 01:15 PM

Hey, how about an update everyone? How are the plans coming along?

We just booked our airfare this week - Detroit-Orlando for $161.50/person!

Now we are looking at the rental car/town car options...

I noticed at the DU site that there are only 6 DU families traveling now....

Hersh

01-19-2003, 04:12 PM

Kendall,
Please tell us about your experience on the Golden Eagle Catamaran and Coki Beach and Coral World. Our kids are 8 and 5, will they be afraid on the catamaran ? We are also considering the 5 star St. John adventure. We may just end up doing things on our own too !
We have our reservations at the Radisson the night before as we are driving down from VA. We are leaving our car at the hotel.

Hersh

Hersh

01-19-2003, 04:13 PM

kendall

01-19-2003, 08:10 PM

Hi Hersh!

Golden Eagle: Our sea was quite calm that day. On our first cruise the kids were 8 and 10, and both loved the catamaran ride. It is a large catamaran, with room to sit on the front netting and get wet from the splashing waves - this was a big hit. Kids enjoyed watching the crew handle the boat, too. Snorkel equipment was in excellent condition, and we snorkled right off the catamaran. Kids also swam from the catamaran to the beach at the island we sailed to (there is a small boat available to take you to the beach as well). I understand that if the seas are rough, the catamaran ride may be wetter and wilder than what we experienced. Nice crew, great excursion. Both my kids would love to do this excursion again, but we are going to go to Anguilla instead. Will your kids be afraid of the catamaran? My 10 year old wasn't, my 8 year old quickly became enthralled with riding up front. There are also ample places to ride off the netting, both up front and inside the catamaran. I imagine as long as the seas are relatively smooth, your kids will be fine unless they are simply afraid of boats.

Coral World/Coki Beach: we did this on our own, no problem, and definitely less expensive than Disney, and less rushed. Plenty of taxis available when you get off the beach to take you. We packed our lunch from the previous evening's buffet and took our cooler and day bags with swim suits and towels. We went to Coral World first because there are lockers available there. Coral World's website is http://www.coralworldvi.com/ (http://www.coralworldvi.com/) there was a discount coupon on their website - it is still there in the "events" area. I see it expired in 2002, but just email their marketing office and I'm sure there will be a new coupon for 2003. We stored our gear in lockers at Coral World, and then enjoyed the exhibits - your kids will probably like this if they like fish. At Coral World there is also the opportunity to SNUBA - check their website - we didn't snuba, but other DISers who have enjoyed the experience. I also see Coral World has added many activities/excursions - they may be worthwhile checking out. After lunch we went to the locker rooms in Coral World and changed into our swimsuits for the afternoon - Coki Beach is literally steps away from the front gate of Coral World. We spent the afternoon at the beach (crowded, small beach), and then returned to Coral World to shower, change and head back to the ship. Taxis were in abundance at Coral World and Coki - the taxi that takes you there will want to pick you up too - but don't fret if you decide to stay later as there were many taxis available. Many people rave about Coki - unfortunately the day we were there the water was murky from a storm, and the snorkeling was not good. The beach was crowded during the afternoon, but we found room, no problem. The locker rooms and showers at Coral World were very convenient for the day! This trip we are considering going to St. Johns.

Happy planning!

Hersh

01-20-2003, 01:33 PM

Kendall,
Thanks for the fast reply! We still have a little time to think it over. All of your suggetions were really great. Its nice to get an opinion from someone who has actually been there!

Hersh

JLSM97

01-24-2003, 10:37 AM

Count us in for April 5! We're taking a family vacation to celebrate my in-laws' 40th anniversary. There will be 12 of us, and none have been on a cruise before.

Can't wait! These boards are fabulous for getting an idea of what we can expect!

--Jennifer

kendall

01-24-2003, 11:21 AM

Hi Jennifer - welcome to the thread! Glad you will be joining us - sounds like a neat way to celebrate the big family event.

goofydadeo

01-27-2003, 08:47 PM

bump - going up!

Hersh

01-28-2003, 01:07 PM

Hi everyone,
Does anyone have their lodging plans yet? We will be driving down from VA and will be looking for a place to stay---any suggestions. It would be great if some of us and our children could meet before the cruise !! My DS (5) is very shy and it would make it easier to see a familier face in the clubs! Anyone with kids in the 5-7 group? We also have a DD(8) for the 8-9 group.

I can't believe we are getting closer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hersh

kendall

01-28-2003, 01:18 PM

for 4/4, but I probably will within the next month using priceline. We are arriving at 11:30 pm Friday night so unfortunately we won't be in a position to meet! If you are driving down, I would check out Dave's site www.dcltribute.com (http://www.dcltribute.com) and stay over in the Cocoa Beach area if you have time. Then again, stay in Orlando and take in Downtown Disney Friday afternoon/evening if you have time!

JLSM97

01-28-2003, 02:07 PM

Hersh--

In our group there will be an 8yo girl, 6yo boy, 3yo girl, and 1yo boy. We're staying at the airport Hyatt Friday night. I'm not sure what time the older ones are flying in (the younger kids are mine, and we arrive Fri a.m.).

--Jennifer

skeegan

01-28-2003, 09:42 PM

Hersh, I have a DD (7) and a DS (14). This is our second Disney cruise. Can't wait.

kendall

01-31-2003, 06:04 AM

to page 1 - almost to the 60 day mark!!!!

Hersh

02-01-2003, 03:00 PM

Hi everyone,
Does anyone know how full the ship really is ? I was on the cruise website and there are still cat 8-12 available. Is that normal for almost 60 days out ???
Is anyone else nervous after reading all of those bad tablemates stories? We are a family of four, I wonder where we will end up ?

The Hersh Family

kendall

02-01-2003, 04:47 PM

when I checked the DCL site and didn't enter kids, there were most categories 4-12 available.

We had great tablemates our first cruise - don't worry about it just yet - it's not worth it! Plan those excursions instead!

goofydadeo

02-02-2003, 01:38 PM

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted lately. We are busy trying to figure out our excursions since the 60 day mark is this Tuesday, 2/4 (if my calculations are correct). We are planning on driving down on Friday morning, 4/4 and staying near Downtown Disney so we can enjoy it on Friday evening -- we are even toying with the idea of coming down Thursday and spending the day at MK. We are traveling with another family (their first Disney cruise) and this will be our 5th (can't believe it -- it's so much fun every single time). Our kids are DD5, DS9 and our friends have a DD7. As for dining, we have been very fortunate on all of our cruises to have had a table for 4, although we have quickly made friends with those dining at tables adjacent to us. I wouldn't worry about this at all!

kendall

02-10-2003, 10:44 AM

it has been awhile so I'm bumping back up!

Since we are past the 60 day mark, excursions are available to book! Anyone book? We are going to try the Anguilla Dolphin/Stingray - I'll be interested to see the feedback posted on the board over the next few weeks since this is a new excursion.

Hersh

02-10-2003, 01:29 PM

We have decided to go it alone. We will just explore at will. We did however book some banana boats times on castaway cay !!!

We are getting excited !!!

How are everyone elses plans going?

Hersh

Sue88UK

02-10-2003, 04:40 PM

Hi

Count us in! This will be our second Disney Cruise but first time on the Magic. Our DDs 12 (almost 13) and DD 10 are getting more and more excited and we are constantly talking about our impending trip. Just can't wait!! :Pinkbounc :teeth: :bounce:

skeegan

02-10-2003, 07:18 PM

We booked the Golden Eagle Catamaran on St. Maarten. Can't decide what to do in St. Thomas, we did St. John on our own last time.

RachelTori

02-12-2003, 12:50 PM

New at this - not sure what I'm doing yet! We're also on the 4/5 Magic; also from Marietta, GA! DH & I are travelling w/DD age 9. Our 1st Disney Cruise - can't wait! Driving; will spend Fri night at Radisson. Are you all planning a time & place to meet on the ship?

JLSM97

02-12-2003, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by RachelTori
Are you all planning a time & place to meet on the ship?

This is a good idea... for those who've done this before, when and where should we meet?

dvrcraig

02-16-2003, 03:48 PM

Hi all!!
We will be on the eastern 4/5 sailing. Travelling with our seven year old daughter and nine year old niece. We shall be flying down on friday morning, renting a car from Avis, and spending the night at the Radisson.

Hersh

02-16-2003, 07:05 PM

Hi everyone,
I'm glad to here there is another family from VA. Are you snowed in? We have been having freezing rain all day-in fact, I still hear it out my window.

Anyone elso staying at the Raddison the night before?

dvrcraig

02-16-2003, 07:56 PM

I have cleared the driveway three times today, and will have to attack it again tomorrow. That cruise is looking pretty good right about now.

skeegan

02-16-2003, 11:22 PM

We will be staying the night before at the Radisson. It will probably be fairly late. We are working Friday. Last time we didn't get there until after 10 p.m.

ladypam

02-24-2003, 04:11 AM

:bounce: :Pinkbounc I am new to the boards, but we will be on the 4/5/03 Magic 7 day Eastern Cruise. I will be travelling with my daughter(she will have her 27th birthday on the trip), my sister, and my sister's grandchildren - an adorable boy 9 and a darling girl 7. We are all looking forward to the trip, but I think I am the most excited of any of us. This will be our first Disney Cruise. I have enjoyed reading the information on this board :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc and wish I had known about it before I booked the trip:mad: . We have already changed our cabins from Cat. 7 to a Cat. 6 and are thinking about changing again so we can have a plexiglass verandah. Our Cat. 6 has a metal verandah. Thank you to all of you who post here. You have given so much wonderful information. We would never have known the differences if I hadn't read these boards.
I hope to see you on board! :) I'll be the one with the Minnie ears and the shirt covered with pins. Can't wait!!!:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: Pam in Atlanta

kendall

02-24-2003, 09:52 AM

Welcome to our group! Glad you will be joining our cruise! Minnie ears and pins - that should be easy to spot! Sounds like a wonderful family trip.

Hersh

02-24-2003, 12:46 PM

Hi cruisers,
We just got our cruise documents ! Anyone else?

goofydadeo

02-24-2003, 07:31 PM

Hi Hersh - they were at the front door when I walked in this evening. Our friends got theirs late last week too!

goofydadeo

02-24-2003, 07:57 PM

Here's the list of who is going so far:

Goofydadeo - Atlanta(Marietta), GA
Hersh - Williamsburg, VA
wenpop - Marietta, GA
kendall - Williamston, MI
CastawayChar - Delmarva, MD
nuthut - Hastings, MI
JLSM97 - Portland, OR
skeegan - GA
Sue88UK - Wirral United Kingdom
RachelTori - Marietta, GA
dvrcraig - Northern VA
ladypam - Atlanta, GA

If I made a mistake or left something out please forgive me. Let me know and I will correct it! It's almost time to start packing!
:earsboy:

Hersh

02-25-2003, 10:59 AM

Goffydaddeo
Tell us how your last cruise went? We will have to have your DD meet our DS. He's still not to sure about the clubs and needs someone to show him the ropes. I know if he would just relax, he would have fun. He tends to overthink things and stress' himself out. This is our first cruise and he just doesn't know what to expect. Do the counselors make the shy ones feel comfortable?
Hersh

kendall

02-25-2003, 01:43 PM

Very handy! Another suggestion - if you all have electronic photos of you and your loved ones, I would be glad to put together a photo directory of our group so we may recognize one another - I'll put in in Word and send out to everyone.

If you would like to participate, you can email me your photo and information to me at ckendall@msu.edu - include:

Names
Ages (of kids, adults optional ;) )
Mailing Address
email
room on Magic

This is entirely optional - if you prefer to maintain your privacy, that is fine too!!!

skeegan

02-25-2003, 07:23 PM

ladypam,

My daughter is also 7. Hopefully we will see each other. I will be looking for the shirt with pins and Mickey ears. I have no idea what I'll be wearing.

goofydadeo

02-25-2003, 08:59 PM

Hersh - We did the Eastern at the last minute back in Nov. 2002 and it was great! That was when we went to St. John and snorkeled at Trunk Bay for the first time (on our own - not an excursion). It was great (in a National Park, with a lifeguard, calm waters, underwater trail, kids loved it, etc.)! We plan on going back again this time via the ferry from Charlotte Amalie(sp?) instead of via Red Hook. This time we might try Cinnamon Bay too! As for St. Maarten we'll go back to Kakao Beach Club on Orient Bay for the 3rd time - great food, nice beach, etc.

As for the kids clubs, both of our kids simply love them! I'm sure our DD would love to meet your DS and help him feel at home. The kids activities are super and so are the counselors. They go out of their way to make the kids feel at home, especially those who might be a little unsure at first. Sometime after you board on Saturday take your DS down to visit the club and meet the counselors (and some of the kids too). That will give you a chance to walk around and look at things together. I think they open for the first evening around 7pm. Take a look at the 5-7 YO Navigators on dcltribute.com to get an idea of the activities you can get him to look forward too.

Kendall - I'll have to dig up a picture and scan it and send it to you. Thanks for your offer!

One other thing we have done with our fellow dis'ers is to try and meet each other in the terminal while we are waiting to board on Saturday am. We usually get there early and are near the front of the line. On our first trip all of us who posted wore lime green ribbons pinned on our our shirts. It worked! We met 4-5 of our fellow dis'er families. Perhaps we should consider something like this. Anyone else have an idea?

skeegan

02-25-2003, 10:45 PM

goofydadeo,

Now that you mention it I remember 2 years ago when we cruised, we wore lime green ribbons and kept running into each other in the terminal. Bought the ribbon at Walmart.

That sound like a good idea to me, it worked before. How about everyone else?

RachelTori

02-26-2003, 09:38 AM

Hi, all! Wearing ribbons sounds like a good idea to me!

Goofydadeo, What time would you suggest arriving at the Terminal Sat a.m. to get there "early"?

Also, still haven't received our docs. Should I call our TA?

goofydadeo

02-26-2003, 02:30 PM

Ribbons it is!!! Lime green is hard to find.

RachelTori - We usually try to arrive/unload/park around 10am. BTW my DW's name is Torey too! I think they start letting folks through the initial security screening around 10:30am, however I may be wrong. Most times the boarding line starts forming as soon as people are checked in (after security screening). Actual boarding usually happens between 12:15-12:45pm. Most times it's around 12:30pm. Of course as soon as you board you'll want to make those Palo and Spa ressies! I'm not sure what to do about your docs since I have always booked directly with DCL. Anyone else know?

Also, for those of you in cat. 11 it appears that DCL has dropped the price to $799/pp to fill the ship (for more info check out mousesavers.com). Same for the 4/12 Western. Wouldn't it be great to do a Eastern/Western back to back? Imagine a 14 day vacation!

dvrcraig

02-26-2003, 02:58 PM

Just sent our family information to Kendall, and in case any one is wondering......It is snowing again in Northern Virginia. If the weather is good in April, we won't need ribbons, we will be the family with the goofy grins!!!

RachelTori

02-26-2003, 03:16 PM

Thank you for the info, Goofydadeo!

Are we going to use lime green ribbon or should we try another color that's easier to find, but still distinctive?

We are staying at Radisson and had planned to leave our car there, take the shuttle to port. Do you feel it would be wiser for us to park at the port? :confused: :confused: BTW - I think your DW has a GREAT name! Tori's Mom, Laura.

goofydadeo

02-26-2003, 04:12 PM

RachelTori - We have stayed at the Radisson once and we chose to park at the port ($10/day currently) instead for security and peace of mind -- and to make it easier to get to/from the terminal (you have to make a shuttle reservation at the Radisson when you check-in - first come/first served). Parking at the Raddison is in a general unsecured hotel parking lot in front on the hotel (near the check-in area). It is on a main street in Port Canaveral which is well lit. Parking at the port is in a fenced-in attended lot. It's up to you as to what you feel comfortable with. The good news is that you can make this decision when you check-in based on how you feel about what you see, and what shuttle times are available for your party. Good luck!

skeegan

02-26-2003, 08:03 PM

RachelTori, We haven't received our documents yet either.

dvrcraig

02-27-2003, 08:15 AM

Hi All!!
Just a quick poll of the group, if you don't mind. How many of the group with children, will be on the early sitting for dinner? Of that group, will all the DH'S be wearing Tux's or Suits for the formal nights? I haven't made up my mind yet, and would welcome any suggestions. Thanks in advance
Craig

RachelTori

02-27-2003, 08:48 AM

Our family of 3 (DD is 9) will be at the early dinner. DH will wear a suit on formal nights. Laura

kendall

02-27-2003, 09:45 AM

our family has early seating (DS 12, DD 10).

DH will be bringing a suit.

goofydadeo

02-27-2003, 10:43 AM

We'll be dining at the late seating (dd5, ds9) and hoping for the APL rotation. I have always worn a suit instead of a tux!

Hersh

02-27-2003, 12:25 PM

Hi everyone,
We are a party of four DH, DW, DD(8), and DS(5).
We have early seating and my husband will be wearing a suit on formal night.

JLSM97

02-27-2003, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by goofydadeo
We'll be dining at the late seating (dd5, ds9) and hoping for the APL rotation.

Are some rotations preferable over others? Just when I thought I had it all figgered out! ;)

We have early seating. Our party is eight adults, girls 8 and 3, and boys 6 and 1.

Not all of us are doing the formal night; we can't bear the thought of hauling formal attire all the way across the country. For us, trying to pack for two little ones and ourselves as efficiently as possible is trouble enough! Besides, DH almost freaked out when I said he couldn't wear jeans to dinner. :rolleyes: You'd think a guy who wears his jammies to work every day (OK, they're scrubs) would want to get dressed up once in a while!

I'm sorry to miss out on dress-up, but he and I have both said if we ever do a cruise by ourselves, or when the kids are a few years older, that we'd DEFINITELY participate.

nuthut

02-27-2003, 03:24 PM

Just recieved our documents from AAA today. Party of 3 with 2 adults and a 17 y/o and party of 4 with 2 adults and a 17/yo with his 10/yo sister, early dining.

kendall

02-27-2003, 05:30 PM

On our first cruise we had LAP - it was great! Each rotation has unique advantages (when to see the Animator's show, when to dress up or not dress up due to the theme, etc). In fact, we liked that rotation with the way the themed nights worked out. In my best Carribean accent, "don't worry, mon".:) When you check in at the Port, you will see your dining rotation on your Key to the World card - so you will know immediately where you will be eating that night! Also, check the Navigator prior to boarding for the ressie times - very useful!

goofydadeo

03-02-2003, 04:54 PM

Well, we're almost down to 1 month! Today DW and I discussed getting out the suitcases to start the preliminary packing.

Also this weekend we met two other families at my DS9's roller hockey game that are on the cruise! What a coincidence!

I recently read about the Magic tendering in St. Thomas instead of docking at the Havensight pier. We tendered in Grand Cayman and although it was relatively painless, it does take a bit longer to disembark! Since we are going to St. John on our own and want to get off early I am watching www.ships.vi for the schedule. I hoping we don't have to tender as it makes it so much easier to get off the ship when you have not booked a disney excursion!

Off to get the suitcases out of the attic!

dvrcraig

03-03-2003, 05:06 PM

I would like to thank those that responded to my question of suits, or tux's. I think I shall skip the rental and bring a suit. Oh, and by the way,............WE GOT OUR TRAVEL DOCS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!

ladypam

03-03-2003, 10:42 PM

Skeegan,
I hope we can meet also. Our cabin numbers are 5644 (mine and my daughter's 26) and 5642( I think is my sister's cabin) The children are my sister's grandchildren and my great niece and great nephew in every way. Both children are very friendly(after their initial shyness). We are hoping they will want to participate in the kid's program. They like making friends and enjoy school and camp so I don't think it will be a problem. I know she would love to meet your daughter.
I think my daughter would like to meet someone,but I guess a Disney Cruise is not the way to go(LOL). She would be so angry with me if she knew I said that. Its a good thing she doesn't know about this board;)
We haven't gotten our cruise documents either, but we booked through Travelocity and were told not to expect them until two weeks before the cruise.
Kendall,
Thanks for the welcome to the boards. This is just the nicest group of people!:)
I can't wait for April 5th I want to go today:jester:
Only 31 more days !!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
Hope to see y'all soon.
Pam

RachelTori

03-04-2003, 09:18 AM

Ladypam,

You and I should get together and talk on the cruise! I have a 26 year old son who lives in Atlanta; a Georgia Tech grad. He won't be on the cruise but he is unattached!! ;) Laura.

goofydadeo

03-05-2003, 04:11 PM

Looks like were down to a month now! Anyone else getting excited like me?

JLSM97

03-05-2003, 11:43 PM

My mother-in-law e-mailed today to say we got our documents. Hooray! :bounce:

Problem: we requested early seating, TA told us we were confirmed but now says we're on the wait list
Question: what are our chances of getting changed to early seating after boarding?

:confused:

Hersh

03-07-2003, 07:11 PM

Four weeks from tomorrow! We can't stop counting the days. I guess that means its almost time to start packing!

So what's the decision? Is it lime green ribbons or something else?:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

goofydadeo

03-08-2003, 09:21 AM

we'll all be here:

http://www.local6.com/cameras/portcanaveralcam/campopup.html

hersh - I think we're sticking with green ribbon since it's easy!

Goofydadeo (aka John)

kdldbd

03-08-2003, 09:39 AM

4 Weeks and I am so excited. I just had my hubby pull the suitcases down from the attic. We live in Fayette County GA and I see there are lots of GA folks on the cruise. We are marking the days on the calendar!!!:smooth:

goofydadeo

03-08-2003, 11:39 AM

Welcome aboard kdldbd. We're glad to have you join us. We have quite a few families from the Atlanta area on this trip. Do you have any kids traveling with you? We have a DS9 and DD5.

Goofydadeo (aka John)

kdldbd

03-08-2003, 01:02 PM

We have a DD 6 and she is very excited. This is her 4th cruise but her first Disney cruise. I look forward to seeing all the Georgia folks.

Lynn

Hersh

03-08-2003, 01:30 PM

Hi Lynn,
Welcome, I'm glad to see there are more kids in the 5-7 group, I have a DS(5) and a DD(8)
Megan
:earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsboy:

kdldbd

03-08-2003, 01:44 PM

That is great. I am sure the kids will have a great time. We used the children program on RCCL and my daughter had a great time. I am sure this will be much better. We just hope we can find a few shore excursons that she can enjoy.:smooth:

DreamsDoComeTrue

03-10-2003, 10:33 AM

Hi guys. Wish I were going to be with you, but I wanted to let you know about a DISer CM that will be on your cruise! Remember DisneylandDarren and his posts from a back to back cruise a while ago? He liked the Magic so much, he got a job onboard! He's a riot. His first working cruise is that of this week so you all will be his 5th. He's starting out as a server, so if you see a tall, brown haired English chap with a big wide grin, that would be Darren. Tell him that Lori and his DIS family say HI!

kendall

03-10-2003, 11:40 AM

oh, it is getting closer! Just a reminder to send me your family's info (go back a page or two to find the post) and I will put together a directory. This is optional - no participation required! It's just nice to be able to put names, faces and contact info together.

Time to go through the kid's clothing and break out the shorts! (even though it is below 0 wind chill here right now - brrrr)

skeegan

03-10-2003, 05:46 PM

Has anyone else "not" received their documents? I keep looking every day. We already booked an excursion and received that paperwork. We are going through DVC so I thought that might take longer. Just checking.

Thanks.

goofydadeo

03-11-2003, 08:40 PM

skeegan - our first cruise was on points and our docs came about 30 days before sailing as best I can recall. If you don't get them this week I'd call DVC.

As my DW pointed out this afternoon... just think one month from today (4/11) we will all have just spent the day at Castaway Cay!!! I can't wait for that Cabana massage!

skeegan

03-11-2003, 09:28 PM

I gave in and called DVC today. They said not to expect the documents until 2 weeks before the cruise.

The good news is that an upgrade was now available. We went from Cat. 8 to Cat 5. Now our room is only two doors down from the room we had two years ago. My DH is the most happy as he spends alot of time on the verandah.

Hersh

03-13-2003, 06:25 PM

The time is growing closer. How is everyones plans going? Has anyone picked any exciting excursions?

It's our first cruise, so we are just going to go with the flow!

Anyone else?

Hersh:earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl:

skeegan

03-13-2003, 08:44 PM

We prebooked the Golden Eagle Catamarron on St. Maarten. We did the butterfly tour on the last cruise and St. John on our own.

dvrcraig

03-17-2003, 12:27 PM

We have booked the package deal at castaway cay, but will be winging it for the other ports.

RachelTori

03-17-2003, 02:51 PM

It sounds like there will be a number of us "winging it"!! Have y'all gotten your packing lists ready? Bought the green ribbons? Less than 3 weeks to go!!!!:)

JLSM97

03-17-2003, 04:04 PM

I've been working on my packing list most the morning. It's times like these that I miss my single days when I packed for ONE instead of FOUR! ;)

I think I've mentioned before that my mother-in-law has handled all of our reservations, and as I've found useful info here I call her and she passes questions on to the travel agent. This TA has been very UNhelpful from day one (don't get me started!), but this last thing was just too much...

The more I read about transportation options to and from the port, the more I realized that there were lots of methods cheaper than the 12 Disney transfers we'd purchased. Last week I suggested my MIL ask the TA about cancelling/returning our transfers so we could handle transportation on our own. The TA told her it was too late, we had already paid for them so we were committed. I said I thought that sounded odd, and encouraged my MIL to call DCL directly. Of course, someone there told her that NO, we could easily cancel the transfers and find our own transportation. We're saving more than $400 doing this.

Guess what TA isn't getting a big fat thank-you from 12 irritated clients???

Having our own transportation makes the whole packing thing a little easier since we don't have to feel guilty for hogging all the cargo space ourselves. Of course, now we'll just fight amongst ourselves and stew over it the whole week long... ;) :)

Going through the Calgon packing list I discovered that I still have lots of shopping to do! Off I go...

:bounce: :bounce:

GoofDad1

03-17-2003, 10:15 PM

Hi there!

We're new to the DIS Forum

We just received our packet. Our immediate family is DW, DD (17), and DS (13). Also along is my DSister-in-L and her son (6).

We have cruised before, but never w/ Disney.

It sounds like there will be a bunch of us from Atlanta. Does anyone have a cast of GA characters? <G>

I found out we have to book excursions thru DVC and will look into that tomrw.

Starting to get excited........

GoofDad1

DisneyGalKaitlyn

03-18-2003, 09:42 AM

Hey there!

I'm also new to the Forum - GoofDad1 (his post is above) is my dad! I'm his DD(17).

I was just wondering if any older teens will be on the ship during the 4/5/03 cruise. I'm kinda stuck in the middle -- not 18 til August, but a senior in HS. So I can't get into the "adult" stuff, yet I'm at the upper end of the 13-17 group. Just hoping to meet some people my age! E-mail me or post a reply!!

Anyway - so excited for the cruise!!! I've been reading the PassPorter guide and posts and web info for the past few weeks now, and I cannot wait!

Also, we're from Marietta, GA too, going during our spring break.

Hope to chat with some people before we leave!

RachelTori

03-18-2003, 12:34 PM

Kaitlyn, where do you go to school? My daughter, Rachel, is a senior at Lassiter. Unfortunately, she will not be joining us on the cruise - just her 9 yr old sister (sorry!). If you don't meet any older teens on this board, don't despair! From what I've heard, we have a pretty full ship and I know there will be other teens your age; you'll have a GREAT time!! Is your family driving down? Will you be @ a hotel the night before? There will be a group of us at the Radisson. :D Rachel & Tori's Mom, Laura.

DisneyGalKaitlyn

03-18-2003, 03:29 PM

Hey Laura,

I'm a senior at Walker. Too bad your daughter isn't going - does she not want to go or does she have other plans? I would NOT want to miss out on any Disney cruise (even if it's with my family ;) ). But again, that's just me, hehe (my friends don't always seem to get my Disney obsession -- "You're going to Disney World AGAIN?!?")

I'm trying to convince my parental units to let us (me and my 13y/o bro) skip the whole day that Friday before the cruise so we can have a leisurely drive down (can you say senioritis?). So yeah, maybe we'll stay at the Radisson if we don't stay with family down there.

RachelTori

03-18-2003, 03:56 PM

Hey Kaitlyn! Rachel loves Disney and Cruising, but felt she got a better offer with 6 or 7 of her friends! Guess I can understand!! If your family does make it down to the Radisson, you'll probably find many of us by the pool! Otherwise, look for the families wearing lime green ribbons at the Terminal on Saturday (don't forget to get ribbon for yourselves!). If I remember correctly "ladypam" from Atlanta, will be wearing a shirt covered in Disney pins (I can't wait to see that!) :) I look forward to meeting you and your family; it's going to be a GREAT week!! See ya soon! Laura

nuthut

03-18-2003, 04:15 PM

My son Casey will be on this cruise, he is 17 going on 18 next January. Watch for a six foot- two kid, skinny as a board on the basketball court.

skeegan

03-18-2003, 08:25 PM

Cruise documents arrived today! Now we just need to start getting ready.

ladypam

03-18-2003, 08:35 PM

RachelTori,

You are right that will be me with the Minnie Ears and the pins all over my shirt. I will also make room for the green ribbon. I am just hoping I will be able to walk by the time of the cruise. I had a serious surgery to reconstruct my foot(my arch collasped) in May. I had to have another surgery last week to take all of the metal and hardware out of my foot. I don't know why I thought this was going to be a breeze:confused: It isn't quite as painful as the operation in May, but a breeze - NO:( I may have crutches or a cane to go with my Minnie ears, shirt full of pins and green ribbon. I should be very easy to pick out in a crowd! :wave: :tongue: I AM GOING! :sunny: Even if I have to crawl onto the ship! I am so glad that I have had my passporter and this board to keep me excited. I love reading all the information and everyone's posts.

To everyone who wants to meet my DGNE:earsboy: (9) and my DGNI:earsgirl: (7) and I hope my sister (29), my daughter (27) and me (29) (my daughter will soon be older than me:p ) we have changed cabins. We are now in Cabins 6120 and 6122. This will be the last change unless we are upgraded to category 1,2 or 3. That should only happen to me:rolleyes:

We are excited and wish we could go today:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc Can't we? We are looking forward to meeting everyone. :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Pam

RachelTori, I have a daughter Rachel, too. Unfortunately, she will not be on the cruise. She had her Spring Break from college last week and she feels that she can't take the time off.:(

RachelTori

03-19-2003, 10:11 AM

Pam, I'm sorry to hear about your surgeries. I'm sure we'll all be willing to give you a hand if you need it; but I have a feeling you'll do fine no matter what!! I may need the name of your doctor soon; but I'm not going to even think about my foot until AFTER the cruise!!!:)

Where does your Rachel go to college? Mine will be going to UGA next year.

Looking forward to meeting everybody!

Laura

skeegan

03-19-2003, 02:32 PM

Pam,

I hope you are feeling better soon and look forward to meeting you on the cruise. I know recovering from surgery can be difficult, I will keep you in my prayers.

goofydadeo

03-19-2003, 06:37 PM

GoofDad1 & DisneyGalKaitlyn - Welcome aboard! You're going to have a great time!!! We have quite a group from the Atlanta area on this cruise. Don't forget to wear your lime green ribbons and we'll look forward to meeting soon!

I happen to agree with you about skipping school on Friday. That's what we're doing! Trust me, attempting to leave town on the Friday afternoon before Spring Break is a nightmare. Last year during rush hour it took us almost three hours to crawl out of town -- so you may want to seriously consider leaving earlier on Friday! Maybe we should leave on Thursday night!!!

ladypam

03-19-2003, 09:32 PM

RachelTori and Skeegan,

Thank you so much for your prayers, good wishes and offer of help. My sister may ask you to carry my purse. She is really tired of carrying it for me !!;) My daughter, Rachel, attends Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. Neither one of our daughters would go to school in Georgia no matter how much we begged and pleaded. The older one who will be on the cruise with me went to U. of Michigan and now teaches Art in DeKalb County. They both went North. The older had to come back to get out of the cold and snow. We'll see what happens with the younger one.

I am concerned about goofydadeo's post about the traffic. We don't have any choice about leaving Atlanta Friday afternoon. We were going to try to drive straight through. I guess we will have to rethink that:eek:

Can anyone tell me where I can get one of those neat counters that most of you have and how to install it in the posts?

Looking forward to meeting everyone soon.

PamLife is uncertain so eat dessert first.
:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :bounce::Pinkbounc

RachelTori

03-20-2003, 12:23 PM

Pam, tell your sister we'll be happy to help carry your purse or whatever else we can help with! Hope you're feeling OK.

I happen to work for the University of Michigan! I work for the Institute for Social Research; interviewing Atlanta area Study participants! (our current study is NSHS - National Survey of Health & Stress funded by NIH. We're in the final stages of the adult interviews; also doing an Adolescent Study, which is fascinating!) Ann Arbor is a really neat college town, but winters are endless!!

We plan to leave Atlanta Friday morning. Since we're up on the north end (near Woodstock), it can take forever to get thru the city. If I remember correctly, if you're not south of Atlanta before 3 p.m., you'll be sitting in traffic for quite awhile. Any chance you can re-work your plans? If you can head out shortly after the Friday morning rush hour, you should be to Port Canaveral by dinner time. If it still has to be Friday afternoon, the earlier the better!

I don't know how to do the "countdown" -- but has anyone else noticed the clock on this site is hours off?!!! :confused:

Laura

ladypam

03-20-2003, 04:33 PM

RachelTori,

Wow, what a small world. I know my daughter will love to hear about your job. She loved Ann Arbor!! I was born and raised in Michigan and my oldest(she will be on the cruise) was born there too while my husband(he won't be on the cruise:( ) was in law school at U of Mich.

I don't think we can do anything about changing the time we leave. My daughter is a teacher in Dekalb County schools. Even though the kids only have a half day of school that Friday she has to stay the whole day - teacher meetings and staff development. She doesn't think she will finished until 3:30 which puts us right in the middle of the mad exodus out of town. Unless by some miracle she can leave early. We will probably drive part of the way Friday and then get up super early on Sat. to make it to the ship at a reasonable hour.

My sister says thank you for offering to carry my purse. She needs a vacation :teeth:

Only a little over two weeks until Magic!

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known Walt Disney

See you all soon.:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
Pam

ladypam

03-20-2003, 04:33 PM

RachelTori

03-20-2003, 04:51 PM

Pam, it sure is a small world :) ! My brother still lives in MI - Royal Oak! My parents lived in Farmington Hills some years ago (I was already grown and gone by then.)

Looking forward to meeting you all. Maybe you'll get lucky and by the time you can get on the road Friday, most of the crowds will be gone. Stay optimistic!!

Laura

skeegan

03-20-2003, 06:56 PM

I just bought my green ribbon at Walmart today. It is not as lime as I would like, more pale green. Getting closer.

RachelTori

03-20-2003, 07:23 PM

Target had a large selection of ribbons. I found lots of different shades of green. Think the one I bought is "lime" - it's bright if nothing else!! :bounce:

Hersh

03-20-2003, 07:41 PM

We found our green ribbons at a craft store called Michaels. I'm not sure they are quite "lime", but I'm sure they will do.
LadyPam, Don't worry, there are alot of us Dis'ers that will be happy to help in any way.:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

Hersh

ladypam

03-21-2003, 03:26 AM

Hersh, Thanks so much! Dis'ers are the best!!!

Pam

goofydadeo

03-25-2003, 02:49 PM

Take a look at this post by DisneyGalKaitlyn:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=347397

This is a great idea!

RachelTori

03-25-2003, 05:49 PM

Yes, great idea! I already picked some up.

Goofydadeo, I was at the Woodstock Home Depot and couldn't find the display. I went down the road (Hwy 92) to the Roswell Home Depot (near Blessed Trinity High School) and found a large display and they are STICKERS!! We got "Alien" and there were still some left.

Kaitlyn, thanks for sharing the great idea!! It won't be much longer and we'll all be wearing those stickers (or ribbons!). Is everybody getting EXCITED?!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

DisneyGalKaitlyn

03-25-2003, 07:11 PM

Thanks y'all!!

I was so excited to tell everyone once my mom told me -- she actually deserves all the credit, I'm just the messenger!

Guess you'll have to thank her in person in about 10 days (my countdown says less cause my vacation starts Thursday when we leave!)!!!

dvrcraig

03-26-2003, 04:24 PM

Hi everyone, well we can actuallly say NEXT WEEK!! I went by Home Depot today, they did not have the lime green, all ours had was "Gamma Sector Green". I think I'm going to have a friend laminate them and glue a pin on them so we can wear it. We are looking forward to meeting everyone from our little group here. I will do my packing this weekend. My DD and my DN are so excited it's not funny, I guess you can say the grown ups are too!
:Pinkbounc

RachelTori

03-26-2003, 05:38 PM

YES!! Hard to believe it is only about a week away! We'll have our green Mickey Ears stuck on us w/double-sided tape! Since I have lime green ribbon, we plan to bring that along too - just in case!

Any of you who will be at the Radisson Friday evening, we should try to meet (maybe by the pool?) - 7:30 or 8 p.m.? Just a thought! :cool:

goofydadeo

03-26-2003, 06:29 PM

Well I found them at the Town Center (Marietta) HD. They aren't stickers but we'll make 'em work! I liked the Alien Green ones the best! We won't be at the Raddison on Friday evening but we'll be looking for everyone Saturday morning at the terminal!

skeegan

03-26-2003, 06:32 PM

We will be at the Radisson Friday night but probably won't get there until around 10 - 11 p.m. That is when we made it last time. So maybe we will see you on the shuttle or terminal Saturday.

I still need to get to Home Depot to get the Alien Green Mickeys.

dvrcraig

03-26-2003, 07:36 PM

We will be arriving in the Orlando area around 1030 on that friday morning. We may be around downtown disney for awhile and then head over to the hotel. Must start working on the tan!:D We will try and be around the pool about 730 to try and catch up with who we can..cya next week

:earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

JLSM97

03-26-2003, 11:47 PM

DisneyGalKaitlyn, thanks for the great idea! I went to Home Depot tonight and picked up several bright green Mickeys. I think I'll laminate them and punch holes to wear with our KTTW cards.

If anyone out there can't get the green Mickeys, let me know and I can mail you one or two (laminated if you want)... there's still time!

Can you believe it? We're in the single digits of the countdown!

:bounce: :Pinkbounc

kdldbd

03-27-2003, 07:23 PM

I am so glad that Home Depot could be of assistance for this cruise. I work at the corporate office and I think it is great that we have these Mickey's available. Now when I see you all I will be able to think about work! :eek: We are counting the days!!

zippy2

03-27-2003, 08:38 PM

Hi, I'm going with my DH, DD 6, and DS 10. This is my first Disney cruise though I have gone on a couple of cheapie cruises before. I can't wait!

Liz http://disboards.com/images/smilies/wavey.gif

goofydadeo

03-27-2003, 09:57 PM

We're glad you found us! If we can help answer any questions, etc. let us know.

ladypam

03-28-2003, 01:04 AM

Hi All,
We found our Alien Green Mickeys (what a great idea!!) at the Home Depot on Lawrenceville Highway and North Druid Hills. They had lots of them in case anyone is looking for them. Can't wait! Only one more week! Everyone have a safe trip to Florida and the Magic!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Pam

skeegan

03-28-2003, 07:23 PM

I found my Alien Green Mickeys at Home Depot today. I felt guilty stopping just to get the stickers so bought other items that I may have time to use after the cruise. Thank you kdldbd.

kdldbd

03-29-2003, 08:15 PM

Skeegan, thanks for shopping at Home Depot! ;) I picked up a few myself today. That was really a great idea and I can't wait to see how many people are on board with their green Mickey's.

kendall

03-31-2003, 10:27 AM

I made a Word-format roster of the DIS folks on this cruise. If you emailed me your information, I emailed the roster to you this morning. If you would like a copy of the roster, PM me with your email address and I will send you one. The file size is 767K with the embedded photos, FYI.

PM - "private message" button is at the bottom of this message - that will send me a message through the boards and you won't have to post your email address on the boards.

So everyone has their lime green aliens or ribbons for the terminal, right? We plan on arriving at the terminal by 11 am - we fly in late Fri night and are going to the port with ******** in the morning. For those able to meet at the Radisson Fri night - enjoy!

Safe journey everyone to Port Canaveral!

JLSM97

03-31-2003, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by kendall
I made a Word-format roster of the DIS folks on this cruise. If you emailed me your information, I emailed the roster to you this morning. If you would like a copy of the roster, PM me with your email address and I will send you one. The file size is 767K with the embedded photos, FYI.

Cindy, thanks for doing this--it'll be nice to have some reference of who we'll be meeting. I think I'll print it out to take along and maybe fill in details as we get to know our new friends!

:D

Hersh

03-31-2003, 01:31 PM

Kendall,
The chart looks great ! Thank You so much for putting it all together.
Hersh

goofydadeo

03-31-2003, 07:02 PM

Hi everyone! Some of you may have see these, but for everyone's quick and easy reference here are links to two threads of interest:

Current Movies on the Magic (as of last week):
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=349840 (http://)

Most recent Eastern Navigators (from the 3/8 sailing):
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=350214 (http://)

We're getting down to the wire!!!

:earsboy:

goofydadeo

03-31-2003, 07:10 PM

Sorry those links did not work!

Let's try that again!

Movies (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=349840)

Navigators (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=350214)

See Ya Real Soon!

dvrcraig

03-31-2003, 07:26 PM

Kendall,

Thank you for doing the roster:D
I can't believe we have 4 days till we leave for the trip. Yesterday, we had snow here in Northern Virginia. So much for spring time:(
We have a question. We are presently filling out the paperwork that comes in the booklet. Our TA told us that on the page for the Bahamas we need to put the ship as our address. Is that what everyone else was told? If someone could pass on info, that would be great. We are looking forward to meeting everyone with "green mickeys". Have a safe trip down, and cya on friday:cool: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

goofydadeo

03-31-2003, 07:31 PM

A few weeks ago I posted about tendering:
I recently read about the Magic tendering in St. Thomas instead of docking at the Havensight pier. We tendered in Grand Cayman and although it was relatively painless, it does take a bit longer to disembark! Since we are going to St. John on our own and want to get off early I am watching www.ships.vi for the schedule. I hoping we don't have to tender as it makes it so much easier to get off the ship when you have not booked a disney excursion!

I just checked http://www.ships.vi and found out we will be docking at WICO instead of tendering. Yes! This will make it a lot easier to get off the ship early (for those of us who are not a Disney excursion)!

:teeth:

kendall

03-31-2003, 10:16 PM

good news indeed - thanks for checking! We to are thinking of heading to St. Johns on our own that day.

And speaking of snow - we woke up to 1.5" of it this morning. It is pretty much gone at this point. It was a beautiful scene out the window - a last farewell to winter. OK, bring on the heat of the Carribean - we're ready!

Went to Home Depot today and found Kaitlyn's Alien Green Mickey Ears as well as the paint cards. What a nifty idea!

My pleasure to do the roster - hope you all find it useful and we all find each other on the Magic!

I can hear that horn now....!

goofydadeo

04-01-2003, 09:24 PM

kendall - how do you plan on getting to St. John?

On our last Eastern we took at taxi to Red Hook, then the ferry to St. John follow by another taxi to Trunk Bay. This whole process took about 2 hours. This time we were planning to take the St. John ferry from Charlotte Amalie. Do you have any insight to share on this?

Thanks!

Goofydadeo

PS - Sorry I never got you a photo (my scanner is not working)

JLSM97

04-02-2003, 10:09 AM

There are Bahamas Immigration cards in our cruise documents. We don't need to fill them out, do we? I don't see any of our ports-of-call listed.

With 12 in our party, we'd prefer not to fill out any more forms than necessary!

Thanks.

goofydadeo

04-02-2003, 10:53 AM

JLSM97 - you do need to fill out those cards because Castaway Cay (aka Gorda Cay) is in the Bahamas!

There is an interesting link to an article on dcltribute.com about the history of the island. If you are interested read try this link:

http://web.outsideonline.com/magazine/0199/9901blackbeard.html

See ya'll real soon!

goofydadeo

RachelTori

04-02-2003, 10:56 AM

Jennifer, I'm pretty sure the immigration cards need to be filled in (sorry:( ) I believe you check the box "other island". We were instructed to fill out/sign every form EXCEPT the form for minors travelling without a legal parent/guardian since that doesn't apply in our case. Good luck! See you Saturday!! :bounce: :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc Laura

JLSM97

04-02-2003, 11:03 AM

Thanks for your quick responses!

I did think it was odd that they would include a form in our documents that didn't apply to our cruise... and that's exactly why I just wasn't sure what to do! I appreciate the clarification.

See you soon! :)

kendall

04-02-2003, 01:41 PM

You asked about St. Johns - I've been watching your other thread asking that question. If we go, we plan on taking the Charlotte Am. ferry rather than fight the traffic on the way back to the ship in the afternoon.
I say "If", because we are having a family discussion about if we want to spend the day at the beach on St. Johns or do a deep sea charter instead. We have also toyed with the idea of renting a private boat w/captain to do some fishing, snorkeling and beach combined.

We obviously have to decide soon...!

dvrcraig

04-02-2003, 03:48 PM

question....
i know it has been mentioned before but where do we get the thing to hang our card on? thanks.

cya day after tomorrow:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Hersh

04-03-2003, 08:24 AM

Hi,
DVRCraig, I plan on getting a cruise line lanyard, but you can buy them at walmart in the jewelry section. I bought the ones for the kids there.
Well Dis members, the time is almost here. We are packed and ready and will start driving down Thur. PM. We will be at the Radisson on Fri. Hope to meet some of you then !
Everyone have a safe trip!
The Hersh Family:earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl:

goofydadeo

04-03-2003, 09:34 AM

dvrcraig - instead of lanyards we purchased the thin (credit card size) waterproof DCL boxes which can hold your KTTW card, picture id, credit cards, etc. They come in several colors (red, blue, etc.) and have the DCL logo on them and a cord to go around your neck. My son purchased his on Castaway Cay (and it has the CC logo on it!) We wear them everywhere; at the beach, pool, snorkeling, etc. and since they are watertight you don't have to worry about the contents getting damaged, nor do you need to carry around a wallet or purse. Ironically my DW purchased one (non DCL) at a local dive shop before our first cruise and it was more expensive the DCL logo ones sold on the ship!

Everyone please have a safe trip down - we look forward to meeting everyone Saturday morning at the DCL terminal.

Goofydadeo (John), DW (Torey), DD5 (Sarah) and DS9 (Tal)
:earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsgirl: :earsboy: