March 22, 2012 Dream SSMC Reunion AKA "It's all Gary's Fault" Cruise

[WDWLVR]

Welcome everyone! This is for the March 22nd sailing of the Disney Dream. A reunion of friends from the 2008 and 2009 Member Cruises but we love meeting new people and are hoping many others join us as well.

Mark and I will be happy to do the web page and buttons as we have on our past cruises.

Website Click here (http://monorailgreen.info/2012_Reunion/index.htm) If you want to be included please send your info and picture to marygums 'at' covad.net

Facebook Group

Thanks to Dave for setting up our own Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_137131636336581

Buttons Cut-off is February 29th

As in past years we will make gifts of buttons to all the DISers and their families. We do this as a way to identify the DISers to each other. We ask only 3 things: 1) you must be a poster on the DIS. In the past we've had people who just found our site via web searches. 2) we ask for your cabin number for the buttons so we can deliver them if you miss the meet. If you want your cabin posted on the site and in the mini navigator so others can find you great - if you want it kept secret we will do that as well. 3) only ask for a button if you are going to wear it. They do cost money and we would hate to waste the money if you aren't going to wear it.

DIS Meet(s)

We'll have an onboard DIS meet the day we sail. In the past we've done this at 3pm in the Promenade Lounge (on the Wonder). We'll work out something similar on the Dream. This is a great time to meet and mingle with your fellow cruisers, pick up your buttons and we'll even have some prizes for our pirate and swam winners.


Pirates/Swans

A a little game we play on the thread based on each 99th post and each 100th post. Gary (OKWMEMBER) who gave us the game on the 2008 thread has volunteered to be the pirate master this year as well. From Gary:

A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary


The Sunrise Club with your hosts Dave & Sue

Once onboard come meet up in the early morning near the drink station with your fellow DISers and your drink of choice (coffee, tea, Pepsi are all welcome). A great way to review the previous day and have some fun. Last time we even learned how to make towel animals.

Linked Dining Linked dining is now closed.

Thanks to Dianne for her hard work coordinating the linked dining for the group.

Ok Linked dining has been set, we have

Main Dining a table for 8 and 6...close together

Mark and Mary
Kathy
Michael and Dianne
Tom and Ellen
Gary and Gail
Christine and Stewart
Stephanie and Kendra (I sent you a message)

Late Dining a table of 12

Chris and Bobby
Monika and Michael
Dave and Tanya
Julie and Joe
Lisa and Jill
Sue and Gail

Pre-Cruise DIS Meet

In the tradition of past cruises Mark and I will be hosting a pre-cruise DIS meet. This time it will be at our Treehouse at SSR for a BBQ on the March 21st. We'll be supplying the basics (hot dogs, burgers, chips, etc.). Drinks are BYOB. Details as we get closer including finding a way to get the Treehouse number out to everyone. We're looking at starting around 5 pm.


Fish Extender Gifts Cut-off is February 26th

Monika has volunteered to coordinate the Fish Extender list. Sign up to share little gifts with your fellow cruisers and to get gifts in return in your Fish Extender.

Send a private message to Monika on the Disboards or on Facebook.

Include your names & dis name, cabin #, names and ages of children.

Update...Fish Extender List of Participants:

Dianne (djstweety)
Michael (msgrumpy)

Mary (WDWLVR)
Mark (MarkRG)

Kathy (QuiltTeddy)
Fred-DH

Sue (Susieq55)
Gail-DBFF

Ray (rbcheek)
Barbara-DW
Viky-DSIL

Tacey (Snowwhitebelle)
Crystal-DD

Charlie (MNBROOKE)**
Joni-DW
Brooke-DD age 8
Tiffany
Jeremy
Chloe-age 7
Abbie-age 11

**2 Families...Charlie, Joni & Brooke / Tiffany, Jeremy, Chloe & Abbie

Monika (Time4DisneyNow)
Michael-DH (Time2Go2Disney)

Jan (WinnipegTraveller)
Eric
Saul- age 5

Gary (OKWMEMBER)
Gail DW

Lisa (FaithTrustnPixieDust)
Jill-DBFF

Donna (Disneyelf10)
Sean

Susan (cardidog)
Terri DF

Stephenie (bitvoy)
Kendra-DD age 18

Karen (kbrush)
Alexandra (Allie)-DD age 8
Carly (Alexandra's DBFF) age 8


What you can do!

First and foremost become a regular poster. Many of us know each other but if you are new or have sailed with some and not others here's your chance to get to know everyone. The thing we have found is that while cruising DCL is great - it is the friends we've made that have made it special!

[manascarfan]

We are in!!! I can't wait to see everyone again!

[OKWMEMBER]

The Pirate Master is reporting for duty!!!

AAAAARRGH!!!! pirate:

[Time4disneynow]

How exciting!!!! We're in too!!!!!

Gary and Dave...Michael and I did the 2008, 2009 members cruises but we never met...I am looking forward to meeting you and your DW's (Gail & Tanya) and seeing everyone else again!!!!

Mary and Mark...thank you for starting the thread.


Looking forward to chatting with you all....

[susieq55]

YIPPEE !!!! We Did It!!

I'm soooooo happy about this cruise! I can't believe we did it - we found a date for all of us so that we can all cruise together again!! I look at our pictures all the time, especially our anniversary photo with Chris & Bob and Dave & Tanya that I have in the ssmc09 picture frame, and I really and truly miss all of you!

I Can't Wait!!

Mary, I think you usually book your cruises through a TA. Do you think your TA could do the bookings for all of us, like a group thing and can he/she get any perks by doing that? Just thought I'd ask!

[WDWLVR]

We are booked! Just got off the phone. We'll be on deck 8.

Sue - yes we book through a TA. I'll send you some info on facebook. Not sure if there are any perks or discounts but they do a great job.

[bsusanmb]

WOO HOO...going to see all of you from the member cruise and from facebook. Very excited, something to look forward to and plan my FE gifts early...get the brain in gear. I might be able to talk my adult children into joining now that it is this far out...they can save their sheckles!

This is going to be fun and Suzi, I expect to see you sneaking in to win the pirates and swans!

Susan

[MarkRG]

:thumbsup2:yay::banana::cheer2::wave2::jumping1:

[wltdsnyfan]

Congrats to everyone that booked!

Now I just have to do some crunching with points and see if we can swing it.

:surfweb:

[dvc4life]

This is so EXCITING. We are going to try and get out room booked tomorrow. Bobby has one all picked out. :thumbsup2

The only thing though, he said that if there is any splashing in the pool he's not going! :lmao::lmao: Just Kidding Sue. He said he is going to practice in the pool at the BW in November! :rotfl:

[manascarfan]

Yay!!:banana:Tanya has no conflicts, we will be calling MS tomorrow to make the reservation! Just the two of us :cool1: VERY EXCITING!!

[djstweety]

Hi everyone we are in, and booked and on deck 6. I cannot believe we are really doing this, very exciting.

Sunshine club here we come:banana::banana::banana:

[Time4disneynow]

:yay::woohoo: We are booked....we are on deck 10 :yay::woohoo:

[dvc4life]

:woohoo::woohoo:

We are booked! Deck 8.

Disney Dream - March 22, 2012 look out here we come!!!!!!

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Oh Wow! I just asked the question on the other thread if anyone had booked yet and here you all are.

HAVE I MENTIONED HOW EXCITED I AM? :confused3

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

This is so EXCITING. We are going to try and get out room booked tomorrow. Bobby has one all picked out. :thumbsup2

The only thing though, he said that if there is any splashing in the pool he's not going! :lmao::lmao: Just Kidding Sue. He said he is going to practice in the pool at the BW in November! :rotfl:

:woohoo::woohoo:

We are booked! Deck 8.

Disney Dream - March 22, 2012 look out here we come!!!!!!


Tomorrow???? You couldn't even wait 5 hours by the look of the time stamps.
:lmao:

[dvc4life]

:lmao:

Lisa - no we couldn't wait. After getting home from the last home football game and Sr. Parent Night at school we booked. :yay: Just couldn't wait. We are so excited to cruise with everyone again.

Are you going to try and join? Hope so. :flower3:

[djstweety]

Good Morning Sunrise Club. Hope every one is well. Its kind of funny how this all worked out.

On the SSMC09 cruise we deposited for a future cruise, well we never took it. and they had placed us on a dec 5th cruise date,

Well they had also attached a travel agent, that we did not have and they could not reach them, to contact us about paying for the Dec 5th cruise, which we never intended to take. So I had to pick another cruise yesterday, and since it was sounding pretty sure about the March 22, 2012 sailing, I booked it while at work. Only to find out, that is the cruise that was decided upon for sure, when I got home from work. It really made me feel good.:thumbsup2

Have a great day!

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone!

I'm so excited to see this coming together and seeing that so many of you have already booked. This is going to be fun!

Dianne - that is great that it worked out like that. See everything happens for a reason. Now you have to change your signature because pirate: and :bride: are back!

[dvc4life]

Good Morning Sunrise Club. Hope every one is well. Its kind of funny how this all worked out.

On the SSMC09 cruise we deposited for a future cruise, well we never took it. and they had placed us on a dec 5th cruise date,

Well they had also attached a travel agent, that we did not have and they could not reach them, to contact us about paying for the Dec 5th cruise, which we never intended to take. So I had to pick another cruise yesterday, and since it was sounding pretty sure about the March 22, 2012 sailing, I booked it while at work. Only to find out, that is the cruise that was decided upon for sure, when I got home from work. It really made me feel good.:thumbsup2

Have a great day!

Dianne - that is so cool. :yay: for your luck! Guess that means it was supposed to happen.

[dvc4life]

Mary - count us in for the pins. We will be in room 8030.

And, this will be our first cruise on the Dream so we are even more excited than ever. So, we will really be lost and wandering around. Just like a first time cruiser! :rotfl2:

I can't wait. :flower3:

[dvc4life]

Not to wish my life away, but two weeks from today I will be waking up at WDW in my BWV!!!!!!!!!

We are taking a friend down with us who has never been to WDW and we want to show him so much. I realize we only have the weekend but we hope he has a good time. And we can squeeze as much as possible into it. :cool1:

[WDWLVR]

Chris - we haven't been to Boardwalk since the last Member Cruise. Have a great time!

[WDWLVR]

BTW for those who want something for their signature I made a quick little one. If anyone has a different idea feel free, just wanted to have something there. :)

[djstweety]

Good morning everyone!

I'm so excited to see this coming together and seeing that so many of you have already booked. This is going to be fun!

Dianne - that is great that it worked out like that. See everything happens for a reason. Now you have to change your signature because pirate: and :bride: are back!

Thanks Mary I took care of that little mater!:surfweb:

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning Everyone...:)



Good Morning Sunrise Club. Hope every one is well. Its kind of funny how this all worked out.

On the SSMC09 cruise we deposited for a future cruise, well we never took it. and they had placed us on a dec 5th cruise date,

Well they had also attached a travel agent, that we did not have and they could not reach them, to contact us about paying for the Dec 5th cruise, which we never intended to take. So I had to pick another cruise yesterday, and since it was sounding pretty sure about the March 22, 2012 sailing, I booked it while at work. Only to find out, that is the cruise that was decided upon for sure, when I got home from work. It really made me feel good.:thumbsup2

Have a great day!

Dianne....it was meant to be!!!!!

Not to wish my life away, but two weeks from today I will be waking up at WDW in my BWV!!!!!!!!!

We are taking a friend down with us who has never been to WDW and we want to show him so much. I realize we only have the weekend but we hope he has a good time. And we can squeeze as much as possible into it. :cool1:

Chris....hope you have a great time at WDW. Boardwalk is our favorite....we stayed there before and after SSMC10.

BTW for those who want something for their signature I made a quick little one. If anyone has a different idea feel free, just wanted to have something there. :)

Thank you, Mary



Have a great day and take care. :)

[djstweety]

BTW for those who want something for their signature I made a quick little one. If anyone has a different idea feel free, just wanted to have something there. :)

I love it....this is sooooooooo exciting.

Got to go and take car in for service. That darn service system light is on:rotfl2:

talk to you all later

[manascarfan]

Thanks Mary for the signature design!! I love it!

[manascarfan]

BOOKED!!!!!

Deck 8
Late Dining
7pm show!:banana::cool1::dance3:

:teleport::charac4:
Flash

[dvc4life]

BOOKED!!!!!

Deck 8
Late Dining
7pm show!:banana::cool1::dance3:

:teleport::charac4:
Flash

:woohoo::yay::banana::woohoo::yay::banana:

[wltdsnyfan]

BTW for those who want something for their signature I made a quick little one. If anyone has a different idea feel free, just wanted to have something there. :)

Mary - Great job on it!
Not to wish my life away, but two weeks from today I will be waking up at WDW in my BWV!!!!!!!!!

We are taking a friend down with us who has never been to WDW and we want to show him so much. I realize we only have the weekend but we hope he has a good time. And we can squeeze as much as possible into it. :cool1:

Chris - That sounds great! A weekend is better then not at all right?;)
Have a great weekend everyone.

:surfweb:

[dvc4life]

Thanks Monika & Flo. We sure hope to. :thumbsup2

[dvc4life]

HELP, please. . . .

How do I get Mary's cruise picture into my signature? I have been trying and nothing is working for me.

HELP, please. . . . . .

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Help! Someone please HELP!

I have only ever booked SSMC cruises. Do you all use a TA or do you call DCL or do you book online. Or are you using points?

Quick tell me what is the best way to book the non-DVC cruise?

I have got to get off my Droid while trying to do this and get on my laptop. It is just taking me too long to navigate the web here. :lmao:


I have got to research this cruise and see what I am doing. This is great!

Did I mention how excited I am? Ok, so at this point only those that saw my post at 1:30am on the other thread will understand. :)

[manascarfan]

I have created a Facebook Group page, not really sure how it works but I put one up. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_137131636336581

[manascarfan]

HELP, please. . . .

How do I get Mary's cruise picture into my signature? I have been trying and nothing is working for me.

HELP, please. . . . . .

Chris- What I did is 1)Right click on her picture 2)Click on properties 3)highlight and copy address 4)Click on user cp in red line at top of page 5)On left side under settings and options click on edit signature 6)Click at the end of your signature and right click and choose paste 7) add [ i m g] to the front of the address and [ / I M G] at the (take out spaces between img letters though)8) click preview signature, hopefully that works.

[manascarfan]

Help! Someone please HELP!

I have only ever booked SSMC cruises. Do you all use a TA or do you call DCL or do you book online. Or are you using points?

Quick tell me what is the best way to book the non-DVC cruise?

I have got to get off my Droid while trying to do this and get on my laptop. It is just taking me too long to navigate the web here. :lmao:


I have got to research this cruise and see what I am doing. This is great!

Did I mention how excited I am? Ok, so at this point only those that saw my post at 1:30am on the other thread will understand. :)

Lisa-I did see your post and share in your excitement. We called Member Services and used points, Mary on the other hand used a TA, I believe she posted her info on here. I also believe you can book direct, so it is whatever way you want on this one.

[wltdsnyfan]

Hi Again Everyone!

Hope there are some cabins left after December 2010. My points are on hold for a December trip to WDW. I have to wait and see if my up grade comes through.

It would be great to see everyone again.

:surfweb:

So hope you don't mind me chatting with you guys.;)

[MarkRG]

HELP, please. . . .

How do I get Mary's cruise picture into my signature? I have been trying and nothing is working for me.

HELP, please. . . . . .

I think it's not working because there is a hard limit of how much you can put in a signature vertically, your second countdown ticker is already being cut off.

Without removing something already there, not really sure how to get the graphic in there, maybe try putting it in between the two tickers? If you try this, make sure you're not putting a <enter> between them, they need to be on the same line.

[msgrumpy]

Hello, everyone....just linking Michael into the thread, he wants to keep up. Since he is working a different shift than me, Its a little hard to keep up.:scared1:

Dianne

[dvc4life]

Chris- What I did is 1)Right click on her picture 2)Click on properties 3)highlight and copy address 4)Click on user cp in red line at top of page 5)On left side under settings and options click on edit signature 6)Click at the end of your signature and right click and choose paste 7) add [ i m g] to the front of the address and [ / I M G] at the (take out spaces between img letters though)8) click preview signature, hopefully that works.

Thanks Dave. It sorta works. Hopefully after F&W and I take that ticker away it will work better. But I got it!

[WDWLVR]

Hello, everyone....just linking Michael into the thread, he wants to keep up. Since he is working a different shift than me, Its a little hard to keep up.:scared1:

Dianne


Welcome to Michael. Now that I know it is Michael it makes sense but when I first read it I was thinking " who is Ms. Grumpy" :lmao: Kind of like when I first thought Dave's name was Man A Scar Fan. :)

[dvc4life]

Lisa-I did see your post and share in your excitement. We called Member Services and used points, Mary on the other hand used a TA, I believe she posted her info on here. I also believe you can book direct, so it is whatever way you want on this one.


Lisa - we booked online. Just went in and did it all ourselves. Don't know if that is good, bad, or indifferent, but that is how we have booked.

[dvc4life]

Hi Again Everyone!

Hope there are some cabins left after December 2010. My points are on hold for a December trip to WDW. I have to wait and see if my up grade comes through.

It would be great to see everyone again.

:surfweb:

So hope you don't mind me chatting with you guys.;)

Heavens no we don't mind Flo. Love to have you chatting with us. Hopefully you will be able to join us on the cruise. :flower3:

[msgrumpy]

Flo, I would hope there would be space for you!

Glad we got to see you this summer.

[wltdsnyfan]

Heavens no we don't mind Flo. Love to have you chatting with us. Hopefully you will be able to join us on the cruise. :flower3:

Thanks Chris! Me to.

[/COLOR]Flo, I would hope there would be space for you!

Glad we got to see you this summer.

I guess there should be with a bigger ship and all.;)

:surfweb:

[bsusanmb]

Hi Again Everyone!

Hope there are some cabins left after December 2010. My points are on hold for a December trip to WDW. I have to wait and see if my up grade comes through.

It would be great to see everyone again.

:surfweb:

So hope you don't mind me chatting with you guys.;)

It wouldn't be the same without you!!! I am not going to book yet...have to wait until December myself! I think I am going to make it a two week trip. Plenty of time for planning...I AM SO EXCITED!! Want to join that coffe group in the am this time!

Susan

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone! A blessed Sunday to you all. I'm blessed to call you friends and I'm super excited to have this cruise booked.

Found out that the website software I've used before is out of date (we hadn't put it back on when Mark upgraded my computer) so I got a brand new software to learn. I'm working on the website and hope to have it up (at least in some version) by tomorrow night. I had taken a break from doing it for our last two cruises (though we did buttons for our July '10 cruise) but I'm looking forward to doing it again. Plus there is so much to share with the new ship.

[susieq55]

Good Morning to the Sunrise Coffee Club and all of my Cruisin' Buddies!

Wow does it sound good to say THAT again!

Had an event from Friday night and all day yesterday - I came back and looked in on the thread at 1 am when we finally got in, and you guys have gone crazy! I can't believe how many are booked already! Oh and now you can count us in that number - WE'RE BOOKED! Deck 10. :yay:

Now what seating dinner are people doing and which show? On the Dream, you have to pick a show time too!

Yes it is a blessed Sunday! We are all going to be together again!

Flo, I really hope you can book in December! You, too, Susan!!

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!
Sue you are right, it does feel good to say that again! Have a great day everyone.

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning Everyone

It is a beautiful morning here...sun is shining and it's 63 degrees right now. Our daughter was home from college for a couple of days and sadly....we have to take her back later on this morning.



Good Morning to the Sunrise Coffee Club and all of my Cruisin' Buddies!

Wow does it sound good to say THAT again!

Had an event from Friday night and all day yesterday - I came back and looked in on the thread at 1 am when we finally got in, and you guys have gone crazy! I can't believe how many are booked already! Oh and now you can count us in that number - WE'RE BOOKED! Deck 10. :yay:

Now what seating dinner are people doing and which show? On the Dream, you have to pick a show time too!




Sue....we are on deck 10 too. Late dinner seating and our show is at 7pm. Can't wait!!!!!



Have a great day and take care.

[rbcheek]

Well, here I am - the wandering lost one. I think Barb & I will be joining this cruise group. It's been great keeping up with you all on facebook and we can't wait to see everyone again (it just seems so far away).
I don't spend alot of time on the discussion boards, but I"ll be lurking and chiming in when I get a chance.

[OKWMEMBER]

We're booked! Cabin 8012, main dining. Here we go!

[djstweety]

Good Morning fellow cruisers, it does sound good.

Happy Sunday to you,

I will be glad to take care of dining as long as someone tells me how to do this.

I will need lots of advise I am sure. I really want to do my share to make this a good cruise for all of us.:banana::banana:

[WDWLVR]

We are early dining with the 9 pm show.

Dianne - thanks for offering to do the linked dining. I'll update the first post. Flo handled it for the Member Cruise so I'm sure she can let you know what needs to be done.

So glad to see even more have booked and here's hoping that everyone that wants to can. This will be a great cruise!

[Time4disneynow]

We have over 500 days of planning ahead of us....:hourglass...between chatting here and Facebook, that will help time pass a little faster. I am so excited about this cruise...I can't wait!!!!!:goodvibes


I would like to volunteer to do the fish extender gift exchange for all of us. :)

[dvc4life]

Good Morning to the Sunrise Coffee Club and all of my Cruisin' Buddies!

Wow does it sound good to say THAT again!

Had an event from Friday night and all day yesterday - I came back and looked in on the thread at 1 am when we finally got in, and you guys have gone crazy! I can't believe how many are booked already! Oh and now you can count us in that number - WE'RE BOOKED! Deck 10. :yay:

Now what seating dinner are people doing and which show? On the Dream, you have to pick a show time too!

Yes it is a blessed Sunday! We are all going to be together again!

Flo, I really hope you can book in December! You, too, Susan!!

:banana::banana::banana: Sue - yay you are booked!!!!!! I was wondering about ya. This is gonna be one of the best cruises ever. :thumbsup2

I believe we have late dining with 7 pm show. Will have to check with Bob when he gets home cuz he did all the booking. I just throw my two cents in when he asks questions :rolleyes1.

And yes, I hope Flo will be able to book too! Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!
Sue you are right, it does feel good to say that again! Have a great day everyone.

Love to hear that from you and Sue . . . . "Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!"Good Morning Everyone

It is a beautiful morning here...sun is shining and it's 63 degrees right now. Our daughter was home from college for a couple of days and sadly....we have to take her back later on this morning.






Sue....we are on deck 10 too. Late dinner seating and our show is at 7pm. Can't wait!!!!!



Have a great day and take care.


Oh, Monika. Yay for a visit from your daughter and boo, she is going back to school this afternoon. But they do grow up don't they???

Friday night was the first of the last for our oldest. It was Senior Parent night at the football game for the kids that were in football, marching band and cross country. Gonna be a rough year.


Well, here I am - the wandering lost one. I think Barb & I will be joining this cruise group. It's been great keeping up with you all on facebook and we can't wait to see everyone again (it just seems so far away).
I don't spend alot of time on the discussion boards, but I"ll be lurking and chiming in when I get a chance.

Hi Ray! Glad you will be joining in. I don't think we actually met on the '09 member cruise, so I am hoping to meet in person this time. We're booked! Cabin 8012, main dining. Here we go!

:woohoo:

Good Morning fellow cruisers, it does sound good.

Happy Sunday to you,

I will be glad to take care of dining as long as someone tells me how to do this.

I will need lots of advise I am sure. I really want to do my share to make this a good cruise for all of us.:banana::banana:

Thanks Dianne for doing this. We would love to link dining. With everyone! :rotfl2: Do you think we could just take over one whole dining room??? :lmao:

[dvc4life]

And Mary, I would like to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for lining everything up so far. You are da bomb! :thumbsup2

[WDWLVR]

We have over 500 days of planning ahead of us....:hourglass...between chatting here and Facebook, that will help time pass a little faster. I am so excited about this cruise...I can't wait!!!!!:goodvibes


I would like to volunteer to do the fish extender gift exchange for all of us. :)

Great - thanks Monika. That covers all the big things but I'm sure we'll come up with some other fun things as well. As you said we have over 500 days to plan!

And Mary, I would like to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for lining everything up so far. You are da bomb! :thumbsup2

Ahhh...thanks. :blush: I really haven't done that much. As you can see everyone is chipping in. That's what is going to make it even better.


Who all is sailing on the Dream before our cruise? I know Monika and Michael. Anyone else? We're counting on you to come back and give us all the hints on the ship. It's a tough job but someone has to do it. :)

[manascarfan]

Who all is sailing on the Dream before our cruise? I know Monika and Michael. Anyone else? We're counting on you to come back and give us all the hints on the ship. It's a tough job but someone has to do it. :)

Mary- Tanya and I will be sailing on the Dream in February as well, we(I) will scope out the perfect Sunrise Club Reunion spot!

[rbcheek]

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

[Time4disneynow]

Just want to share some info with you. We have been shipping a box with our FE gifts, small room fan and other small items to the port....what a life saver. Less worries...more space in suitcases. I have the address to the port warehouse. Let me know...maybe it can be added to the first page.

The other thing we did and will definitely do again...ship our FE gifts home. Boardwalk, Contemporary, Coronado Springs, Grand Floridian and Yacht Club all have business centers that are operated by IKON Office Solutions. What we did was get a box from the business center, took it back to our room, packed the box and then returned to the business center. It was shipped that afternoon. It was delivered via UPS (we shipped Friday...got home from Florida on Monday, the package arrived on Wednesday). The only things we brought with us was the packing tape. If anyone wants to know prices...I still have the paper with that info. I also have phone #'s.

[WDWLVR]

Mary- Tanya and I will be sailing on the Dream in February as well, we(I) will scope out the perfect Sunrise Club Reunion spot!

Excellent! I didn't realize you guys were sailing on her. Enjoy!

[WDWLVR]

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

Very cool! We'll have to look for her when we are out there this December.

[manascarfan]

Just want to share some info with you. We have been shipping a box with our FE gifts, small room fan and other small items to the port....what a life saver. Less worries...more space in suitcases. I have the address to the port warehouse. Let me know...maybe it can be added to the first page.

The other thing we did and will definitely do again...ship our FE gifts home. Boardwalk, Contemporary, Coronado Springs, Grand Floridian and Yacht Club all have business centers that are operated by IKON Office Solutions. What we did was get a box from the business center, took it back to our room, packed the box and then returned to the business center. It was shipped that afternoon. It was delivered via UPS (we shipped Friday...got home from Florida on Monday, the package arrived on Wednesday). The only things we brought with us was the packing tape. If anyone wants to know prices...I still have the paper with that info. I also have phone #'s.

Monika-That is a great idea, I was wondering how to get it all to Port with the new "baggage charges".

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

Ray-That is awesome, how great to be able to work there!

[wltdsnyfan]

Good Morning fellow cruisers, it does sound good.

Happy Sunday to you,

I will be glad to take care of dining as long as someone tells me how to do this.

I will need lots of advise I am sure. I really want to do my share to make this a good cruise for all of us.:banana::banana:

Dianne - I will send you an e mail.

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

How proud and happy you and Barb must be. Best of luck Vanessa.:thumbsup2

[djstweety]

Just want to share some info with you. We have been shipping a box with our FE gifts, small room fan and other small items to the port....what a life saver. Less worries...more space in suitcases. I have the address to the port warehouse. Let me know...maybe it can be added to the first page.

The other thing we did and will definitely do again...ship our FE gifts home. Boardwalk, Contemporary, Coronado Springs, Grand Floridian and Yacht Club all have business centers that are operated by IKON Office Solutions. What we did was get a box from the business center, took it back to our room, packed the box and then returned to the business center. It was shipped that afternoon. It was delivered via UPS (we shipped Friday...got home from Florida on Monday, the package arrived on Wednesday). The only things we brought with us was the packing tape. If anyone wants to know prices...I still have the paper with that info. I also have phone #'s.

How awesome, I have asked many times where this was from cast members and no one could tell, me. this is very valuable information. Thanks:worship:

Very cool! We'll have to look for her when we are out there this December.

Congrats to Vanessa, Great job!:cool1:

[OKWMEMBER]

A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary

[WDWLVR]

A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary


Bolding and color is mine. I agree 100%. I'd rather see lots of people get them than one or two people because they come in with 10 or more posts to go and just do smilies etc. It is much more fun your way.

Thanks!:thumbsup2

[dvc4life]

Just want to share some info with you. We have been shipping a box with our FE gifts, small room fan and other small items to the port....what a life saver. Less worries...more space in suitcases. I have the address to the port warehouse. Let me know...maybe it can be added to the first page.

The other thing we did and will definitely do again...ship our FE gifts home. Boardwalk, Contemporary, Coronado Springs, Grand Floridian and Yacht Club all have business centers that are operated by IKON Office Solutions. What we did was get a box from the business center, took it back to our room, packed the box and then returned to the business center. It was shipped that afternoon. It was delivered via UPS (we shipped Friday...got home from Florida on Monday, the package arrived on Wednesday). The only things we brought with us was the packing tape. If anyone wants to know prices...I still have the paper with that info. I also have phone #'s.

I so agree Monika. We did that after the last two cruises. Shipped all the gifts we got home and it was like Christmas then when the box showed up. And we found that when we stayed at the Poly we just went up to the desk and asked about shipping and they told us to go to the store and ask for a box, pack it up and bring it back to them and they would take care of the rest. Last year since we were at BLT we went to the business center, bought a box from them, packed it up, took it back and they did the rest. It cost us $32.25 last year to ship the box home. It was so very easy. And we will do it again in a heart beat.

[WDWLVR]

Monika and Chris - thanks for the info on shipping. We've never needed it as we've driven to the Member Cruises but we are talking about flying down for this one so just may use it. :thumbsup2

[dvc4life]

A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary

I really like these rules Gary. :thumbsup2 Much more fun this way.

[dvc4life]

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

My dream nametagged job!!!!!!

Congrats to your daughter.

[djstweety]

So I have a question has anyone ever used Disney Transport for the Airport to the ship? If so do they have you sit around the airport until they have a group to transport. Just wondering since we have not used it before.

Or is better, just to rent a car?

[djstweety]

well I will be hanging out here tonight, Facebook keeps kicking me out. I sent them a message hope they get corrected soon.

I got hold of Joanne and let her know we are planning this cruise, she said they were taking a cruise in Febuary, I think and would most likley book then.

I also told her that Mary started a thread, hopefully she will drop in.

[wltdsnyfan]

So I have a question has anyone ever used Disney Transport for the Airport to the ship? If so do they have you sit around the airport until they have a group to transport. Just wondering since we have not used it before.

Or is better, just to rent a car?

Dianne,

We have used it. When the bus was full it took off for the DCL terminal. We were not there to long. Maybe 15 20 minutes.

Hope this helps.

:surfweb:

[manascarfan]

So I have a question has anyone ever used Disney Transport for the Airport to the ship? If so do they have you sit around the airport until they have a group to transport. Just wondering since we have not used it before.

Or is better, just to rent a car?
Dianne-We have never taken the Bus, we have either taken limo transportation or rented a car. With 4 of us, it is usually cheaper to take the towncar. I am sure someone on here has done the busses before.

well I will be hanging out here tonight, Facebook keeps kicking me out. I sent them a message hope they get corrected soon.

I got hold of Joanne and let her know we are planning this cruise, she said they were taking a cruise in Febuary, I think and would most likley book then.

I also told her that Mary started a thread, hopefully she will drop in.

Is that Joanne that did the WBTA this year? I was wondering if she knew. I wonder what cruise she is doing in Feb, as I will be doing a trip on the Dream. Hopefully she joins us!

[Time4disneynow]

Hope everyone had a good day. We just got back a little while ago from taking our daughter back to school. We had a great visit with her...wish it could have been longer.



A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary


Gary....No offense taken. I agree with these rules...will be a lot more fun!!!!!

Just thought I would share this. My daughter just sent me a picture of her ID badge for her new job she starts today. She will be in merchandising on Main Street. She got the job I always wanted...


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/rbcheek/phone/Vanessa.jpg

Ray ...Congratulations and good luck to your daughter with her new job.

[rbcheek]

Thank you all for the kind words for my daughter, I'm still waiting to see a picture of her in her costume.
I do have a question. Earlier today, someone mentioned having to choose a show time as well as dining time. Dont they coincide with each other?

[WDWLVR]

Thank you all for the kind words for my daughter, I'm still waiting to see a picture of her in her costume.
I do have a question. Earlier today, someone mentioned having to choose a show time as well as dining time. Dont they coincide with each other?

Ray,

They do on the Magic and Wonder. Early dinner/late show and late dinner/early show. However the Dream is so much bigger that there are two dining times and three show times. So you have to pick with of the two show times you want to go to. Hope that makes sense.

[dvc4life]

Dianne asked about transportation from the airport to the port and using the Disney Transportation or limo service. Well, my question is what is the best limo service to use?

We used one once and the ride out to the port was great. Driver nice and friendly, plenty of room in the car for all of us and our stuff. But, using the same service back from the port to WDW we all thought we were going to DIE! The driver was crazy. Not enough room in the trunk for our luggage and he was very rude when we got to our destination. So we have been very hesitant of using a town car service again.

So who would you recommend if you have used a good one? Or can you say who to use here? :confused3

[manascarfan]

Dianne asked about transportation from the airport to the port and using the Disney Transportation or limo service. Well, my question is what is the best limo service to use?

We used one once and the ride out to the port was great. Driver nice and friendly, plenty of room in the car for all of us and our stuff. But, using the same service back from the port to WDW we all thought we were going to DIE! The driver was crazy. Not enough room in the trunk for our luggage and he was very rude when we got to our destination. So we have been very hesitant of using a town car service again.

So who would you recommend if you have used a good one? Or can you say who to use here? :confused3

Don't know if I can say but we used FLTours and the last time was Aladdin Limo Service. We have had exceptionally good luck. I have heard of others using the first one and getting stranded.

[WDWLVR]

We've only used a limo service once from the port. It was Southern Elegance and they were fantastic. We took a limo from the port to the Beach Club, then a town car from the Beach Club to the airport the next day. This was back in 2004 after our 10 day cruise. Well we left a tube in the limo that had a Ducky Williams sketch we had won. They called later that afternoon to tell us and passed it on to the driver of the town car to return to us.

[Time4disneynow]

Michael and I prefer to use a car service. The one we use is Ace Luxury Transportation. Very clean cars, good drivers and a very comfortable ride. We highly recommend them.

[bsusanmb]

So I have a question has anyone ever used Disney Transport for the Airport to the ship? If so do they have you sit around the airport until they have a group to transport. Just wondering since we have not used it before.

Or is better, just to rent a car?

With two of us, we take the bus...love it. They take your luggage and you don't have to worry about a thing...the bus picks you up at 11:45 and off to the terminal. We have left from the airport, from the hotel at the airport, from SSR and from VWL. It is relaxing to us...$140 for two roud trip.

Susan

[djstweety]

Dianne-We have never taken the Bus, we have either taken limo transportation or rented a car. With 4 of us, it is usually cheaper to take the towncar. I am sure someone on here has done the busses before.



Is that Joanne that did the WBTA this year? I was wondering if she knew. I wonder what cruise she is doing in Feb, as I will be doing a trip on the Dream. Hopefully she joins us!


I think it is , boosgrahm I think is her sign on. We kept running into each other on the ship and off the ship, it was kind of funny, It was like we were following each other.

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday!

Today is my last day of my 4 day weekend (using up a few vacation days).

Hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week ahead!

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!
Back to work today, getting ready for the winter season. Have a great day everyone!

[susieq55]

Good Morning my Cruisin' Buddies!

Happy Monday! Supposed to be a nice day here in Jersey!

Sorry I haven't been on during all of this excitement of starting our cruise! Our friends from England are here for a visit and will be here til Thursday. I'm sure I'll be on more then - of course!

I'm trying to catch up on everyone's post. :)

[susieq55]

Mary- Tanya and I will be sailing on the Dream in February as well, we(I) will scope out the perfect Sunrise Club Reunion spot!

Fantastic! Make sure it has at least a table or two because it seems like our little morning gathering has gained in popularity!! :thumbsup2

[susieq55]

A reminder on how the Swan/Pirate game works:

To get a swan,
Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

t get a pirate.
Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

OK, In the interest of fair play and WWWD (What would Walt do), I would like to propose some simple rules for the Swan and Pirate game.
If there is only one swan/pirate at stake and you don't have one yet, please wait until 95 posts are in for that run, then GO NUTS WITH THE POSTS!!!
Also, when there's more than one Swan/Pirate on the line, please don't do the multiple post thing. That's more in the spirit on the game,
to get more people involved in the thread. OK, I'm off my soapbox now. These are the rules we had on the other thread I had the game on.
I hope no one is offended and we have a great time with the game.

Your Humble Pirate Master,
Gary

Great Idea, Gary! Although I'm probably one of the more competitive ones (:confused3) sorry it's in my blood - I think this is great and will be lots more fun! Thanks for taking charge of our little game!

[dvc4life]

Thanks guys for the names of some limo services. We will be checking on them. :)

[susieq55]

Thanks guys for the names of some limo services. We will be checking on them. :)

Good Morning Chris!

We used one the last time we went and it was fantastic - but of course there were 6 of us. But it ended up being faster and cheaper. And we had great drivers. I'll ask Gail what the name of the service was cause she made all of the arrangements for that! :)

[djstweety]

Morning all, we have been taking about the car situation and it seems to us it might be cheaper for the two of us to just rent a car and drive our self. Also thinking of coming in a a day early. I like a safety net.

[dvc4life]

Good Morning Sue!

Sounds like you are having a great time with your friends. It is nice that they are able to come over and visit you.

So will Gail be joining us on this cruise too?

And thanks for checking on the limo service you used.

[susieq55]

Help! I can't get the cruise logo on my signature!

I tried following Dave's directions and that didn't work either! What do I do - or what am I doing wrong??

[dvc4life]

Morning all, we have been taking about the car situation and it seems to us it might be cheaper for the two of us to just rent a car and drive our self. Also thinking of coming in a a day early. I like a safety net.

We like that cushion too Dianne. Only we are thinking a couple of days before the cruise. :rolleyes1 Gotta get our park time in. :thumbsup2

[susieq55]

Good Morning Sue!

Sounds like you are having a great time with your friends. It is nice that they are able to come over and visit you.

So will Gail be joining us on this cruise too?

And thanks for checking on the limo service you used.

I think so but she will probably let me know later. She's going on the ssmc11 with us and we're excited about that! I know she will want to but it will depend on work I'm sure!

[dvc4life]

Help! I can't get the cruise logo on my signature!

I tried following Dave's directions and that didn't work either! What do I do - or what am I doing wrong??

It took me a couple of tries before it finally worked. But I followed Dave's directions and it worked. So keep trying :confused3

[susieq55]

:bride: ?

[dvc4life]

I think so but she will probably let me know later. She's going on the ssmc11 with us and we're excited about that! I know she will want to but it will depend on work I'm sure!

Cool. Tell her the more the merrier! And we are just a merry bunch. :lmao:

[susieq55]

It took me a couple of tries before it finally worked. But I followed Dave's directions and it worked. So keep trying :confused3

Okay - if I'm not back in five minutes, come and get me!!!

[djstweety]

It took me a couple of tries before it finally worked. But I followed Dave's directions and it worked. So keep trying :confused3

took me a few tries also, now it seems so easy

[dvc4life]

:woohoo: Congrats Sue! We got the first :bride: and pirate:. I didn't even realize. That is what makes this game so fun.

Good luck trying to get the name tag thing in your signature. I have to go get kids up and finish getting ready for work.

Have a great day! :flower3:

[susieq55]

took me a few tries also, now it seems so easy

:woohoo: Congrats Sue! We got the first :bride: and pirate:. I didn't even realize. That is what makes this game so fun.

Good luck trying to get the name tag thing in your signature. I have to go get kids up and finish getting ready for work.

Have a great day! :flower3:

YAY!!! I finally got it to work!!

Congrats Chris on the :bride:! And you are right!

[susieq55]

Good Morning Dianne!

[manascarfan]

WOW I leave for a few minutes and WHAM someone swoops in and takes the Swan and Pirate!!! Congrats Chris and Sue!! I think I need to retake the "Flash" course!!

[WDWLVR]

Congrats to Chris on the first :bride:

Congrats to sue on the first pirate:

[WDWLVR]

I know the cruise is far away and plans can change, but for those coming in early are you thinking WDW or the port?

We are thinking of flying in this time and the last couple of times we did that we've stayed out by the port (not Member Cruises). Not sure what we'll do yet for this one. :confused3

[manascarfan]

I know the cruise is far away and plans can change, but for those coming in early are you thinking WDW or the port?

We are thinking of flying in this time and the last couple of times we did that we've stayed out by the port (not Member Cruises). Not sure what we'll do yet for this one. :confused3

Mary- We will probably fly down Wed afternoon, stay at the Radisson at the Port and have dinner at Millikens Reef.

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

The excitement is building around here. I did my cruise research the other night and narrowed down the rooms. I sent a text to my BFF (college roommate) the other day to see if she was interested in joining and her initial response was yes. I emailed her all the details late last night so as soon as I hear back from her I will book. :banana::banana:

And, if she decides she is not able to join me then I will still book the room. And work it all out later when I determine who will be joining me.

Have a great day!!!

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning Everyone. Hope you have a great day. Going to be a nice day here...sunshine and mid 70's....just perfect.


It took me a couple of tries before it finally worked. But I followed Dave's directions and it worked. So keep trying :confused3
:bride: ?

CONGRATS--- Chris and Sue on the first :bride: and pirate:!!!!
:cheer2::dance3::cheer2:



Before our cruise...we arrive a day early and stay at WDW resort---not sure where yet. After the cruise...we go to WDW and spend a couple of days there.

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Question on the user signature.

For some reason one of my counters stopped working. You see the url text but not the picture and I had not done anything to change it. I went in to look at it and when I hit preview it says I used a censored word.

In my signature????

Has anyone seen this before?

[WDWLVR]

Question on the user signature.

For some reason one of my counters stopped working. You see the url text but not the picture and I had not done anything to change it. I went in to look at it and when I hit preview it says I used a censored word.

In my signature????

Has anyone seen this before?

Lisa,

I've seen that on a number of people's tickers (not just on this thread but over the DIS). I remember seeing something on the tech board a while ago about one website with tickers being blocked due to a virus problem at that site. Note sure if that is yours or not.

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Lisa,

I've seen that on a number of people's tickers (not just on this thread but over the DIS). I remember seeing something on the tech board a while ago about one website with tickers being blocked due to a virus problem at that site. Note sure if that is yours or not.

Thanks Mary! I just removed it.

[Time4disneynow]

Lisa...Mary is correct...there was a virus. I had 2 tickers and both were removed.

[susieq55]

Question on the user signature.

For some reason one of my counters stopped working. You see the url text but not the picture and I had not done anything to change it. I went in to look at it and when I hit preview it says I used a censored word.

In my signature????

Has anyone seen this before?

Yep, my ticker was blocked too! So I just took it off and replaced it with our brandy new cruise logo!!!

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

You know I am not sure how I am going to stay focused on work today.

This is like some kind of bad addiction. :lmao:

I think once I am booked I will be okay...hopefully. :confused3

Okay gotta get logged on the network for work. Will probably check in from my Droid in between meetings. :lmao: Maybe I will have a really boring call that I do not have to actively participate so I can check in.

[WDWLVR]

Mary- We will probably fly down Wed afternoon, stay at the Radisson at the Port and have dinner at Millikens Reef.

Dave, I've never heard of Milikens Reef. Just checked their website and it sounds nice. Is it new? Have you dined there before?

We usually do Grills and in July a group of us met up for Breakfast there before heading over to the port.

[WDWLVR]

If everyone is up for it I'll be happy to do my weekly countdown starting this Thursday! :)

[manascarfan]

Dave, I've never heard of Milikens Reef. Just checked their website and it sounds nice. Is it new? Have you dined there before?

We usually do Grills and in July a group of us met up for Breakfast there before heading over to the port.

I know you had told us about Grilles, and we have eaten there several times. When we were down for our last cruise, we weren't up for the wait and someone told us about Millikens Reef, It was VERY good. What a view of the actual harbor area. Just something different.

If everyone is up for it I'll be happy to do my weekly countdown starting this Thursday! :)

I would love your countdown Mary!! Now there is something to look forward too!

[Time4disneynow]

If everyone is up for it I'll be happy to do my weekly countdown starting this Thursday! :)


Yes, please Mary...looking forward to it.:yay:

[WDWLVR]

Slightly off topic (but with this group what is really off topic) - has anyone here ever stayed at Port Orleans Riverside?

We had some reservation points that needed to be used so we're booked for 4 nights in March to see Flower and Garden. Since Port Orleans is one of the few WDW resorts we've never stayed at we thought we'd give it a try.

[OKWMEMBER]

ES (Elizabeth Swan)Update!!! Parley!!!:bride:

dvc4life got the 99th post and therefore earns an ES!!!:thumbsup2

Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESes
Every 999th post = 3 ESes

The current score is:

dvc4life-------------- 1 ES 99th

The next milestone is at the 199th post and is worth 1 (One,Uno) ES!!!:sail:

[OKWMEMBER]

Pirate Update!!! Aaaarggghhh!!!pirate:

susieq55 got the 100th post and therefore earns a Pirate!!!:thumbsup2

Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

The current score is:

susieq55--------- 1 Pirate 100th

The next milestone is at the 200th post and is worth 1 (One,Uno) Pirate!!!:sail:

[Time4disneynow]

Mary....when are you going to be there next March? We are going on an Eastern cruise Feb 26-March 5. We will be at WDW March 5-6, 2011

We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside when it was known as Dixie Landings. We stayed there a few times and really loved it.

Before and after our cruise we will be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge. That will be our first time staying there. Looking forward to that.

[WDWLVR]

Mary....when are you going to be there next March? We are going on an Eastern cruise Feb 26-March 5. We will be at WDW March 5-6, 2011

We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside when it was known as Dixie Landings. We stayed there a few times and really loved it.

Before and after our cruise we will be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge. That will be our first time staying there. Looking forward to that.

Monika - we'll miss you by a few weeks. We'll be down at the end of the month for our birthdays.

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list :thumbsup2

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Hello Fellow Cruisers!!!!

Count me in!!!


:cool1::banana::woohoo: Deck 8:woohoo::banana::cool1:

[manascarfan]

Hello Fellow Cruisers!!!!

Count me in!!!


:cool1::banana::woohoo: Deck 8:woohoo::banana::cool1:

Lisa- Thats is great news!!! Congrats!

[Time4disneynow]

Hello Fellow Cruisers!!!!

Count me in!!!


:cool1::banana::woohoo: Deck 8:woohoo::banana::cool1:


:yay::woohoo::cheer2:Congrats Lisa!!!!!!!

[manascarfan]

It looks like Deck 8 is the popular option!!

[WDWLVR]

Hello Fellow Cruisers!!!!

Count me in!!!


:cool1::banana::woohoo: Deck 8:woohoo::banana::cool1:


Woo Hoo! Congrats Lisa!

It looks like Deck 8 is the popular option!!

I was thinking the same thing Dave!

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Sounds like a Deck 8 Block Party is in the works!!!

[manascarfan]

Sounds like a Deck 8 Block Party is in the works!!!

LOVING THAT IDEA!!:cool1::banana::yay::woohoo:

[WDWLVR]

BTW has anyone booked one of the inside rooms with the virtual portholes? I'd really love to see one.








PDFG and all our friends who need it.

[manascarfan]

BTW has anyone booked one of the inside rooms with the virtual portholes? I'd really love to see one.

PDFG and all our friends who need it.

Mary-We did book one, they look pretty cool. Feel free to check it out while we are there.

[WDWLVR]

Mary-We did book one, they look pretty cool. Feel free to check it out while we are there.

Sounds like a plan, but I promise not to do it while Tanya is still sleeping. :)

[wltdsnyfan]

Hello Everyone!

Dianne - We are driving down in december. Was cheaper then air fair. Also, not so bad to have a car if we want to go some place.

Mary - If would not be the same if you did not do your countdown.:thumbsup2

:surfweb:

[dvc4life]

Congrats to Chris on the first :bride:

Congrats to sue on the first pirate:

Thank you! I know the cruise is far away and plans can change, but for those coming in early are you thinking WDW or the port?

We are thinking of flying in this time and the last couple of times we did that we've stayed out by the port (not Member Cruises). Not sure what we'll do yet for this one. :confused3

We will probably fly in a few days before so we can get our park time in and go from our resort to the terminal. But we will definitely do our own transportation some how. Don't like how late the Disney transportation runs. Makes me feel like I've missed half of embarkation day.Good Morning Everyone!!!

The excitement is building around here. I did my cruise research the other night and narrowed down the rooms. I sent a text to my BFF (college roommate) the other day to see if she was interested in joining and her initial response was yes. I emailed her all the details late last night so as soon as I hear back from her I will book. :banana::banana:

And, if she decides she is not able to join me then I will still book the room. And work it all out later when I determine who will be joining me.

Have a great day!!!

:woohoo: Lisa! So excited you are going to be joining. CONGRATS--- Chris and Sue on the first :bride: and pirate:!!!!
:cheer2::dance3::cheer2:



Thanks Monika!

If everyone is up for it I'll be happy to do my weekly countdown starting this Thursday! :)

Yes, Yes, Yes. That would be great Mary!

[dvc4life]

Slightly off topic (but with this group what is really off topic) - has anyone here ever stayed at Port Orleans Riverside?

We had some reservation points that needed to be used so we're booked for 4 nights in March to see Flower and Garden. Since Port Orleans is one of the few WDW resorts we've never stayed at we thought we'd give it a try.

Mary - we have stayed at French Quarter before but not Riverside. From the pictures I've seen it looks very peaceful and relaxing. Let us know how your stay goes.Hello Fellow Cruisers!!!!

Count me in!!!


:cool1::banana::woohoo: Deck 8:woohoo::banana::cool1:

Party Deck for sure!!!!!Sounds like a Deck 8 Block Party is in the works!!!

LOVING THAT IDEA!!:cool1::banana::yay::woohoo:

:banana::banana:

Mary-We did book one, they look pretty cool. Feel free to check it out while we are there.

Dave - how sweet to have an open house while we are on board. :rolleyes1 Will drinks and snacks be served? :rotfl2: Sorry, couldn't resist. :lmao:

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Thanks everyone!! Looking forward to all the planning over the next 17 months!

Room 8008
Late Dining
7pm show

[djstweety]

Mary- We will probably fly down Wed afternoon, stay at the Radisson at the Port and have dinner at Millikens Reef.

Sounds like a good plan, I was toying with arriving the day before and staying near port or or verno beach before the cruise. It would take too long to drive from St. Louis, Just don't want to drive that long. and Michael will most likley have limited vacation time.

Mary, I would love to see updates from you...please!

I am so happy everyone is coming together for this cruise, it will be so much fun!

I go to work, visit with Mom for dinner and come home, and find I need to read four pages ...WOW.


Looks like I am the only one on Deck 6 room 6070, right next to the elevators midship,,,Love it.

Main dining
9 pm show.

[djstweety]

Thanks everyone!! Looking forward to all the planning over the next 17 months!

Room 8008
Late Dining
7pm show

Lisa, glad to see you booked :cool1::cool1::thumbsup2

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Well my nice long weekend is over. Back to work I go. We are also supposed to be slammed by a big storm this morning. Hope it isn't as bad as they are predicting. Chris did you guys get it too? Hope all is ok.

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!



Dave - how sweet to have an open house while we are on board. :rolleyes1 Will drinks and snacks be served? :rotfl2: Sorry, couldn't resist. :lmao:

Chris- No problem, I was thinking a Sunrise Club meet up before beverages and see who can run faster as Tanya throws anything not bolted down!!:rotfl2::rotfl: And being the nice guy that I am, I volunteer your room for the football games and pizza on Sunday!!:dance3::cheer2:

[djstweety]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!



Chris- No problem, I was thinking a Sunrise Club meet up before beverages and see who can run faster as Tanya throws anything not bolted down!!:rotfl2::rotfl: And being the nice guy that I am, I volunteer your room for the football games and pizza on Sunday!!:dance3::cheer2:

Woo Woo now that sounds like a lot of fun...as long as its not my room:rotfl2:

[Eeyores#1Fan]

I wanna go! I wanna go! Let's see...1st gotta check kiddies school calendar and 2nd see if we can afford it...lol...and 3rd (and hardest task) get Mace onboard with going. :goodvibes

Congrats to all those already planning to go!

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Good morning everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Well my nice long weekend is over. Back to work I go. We are also supposed to be slammed by a big storm this morning. Hope it isn't as bad as they are predicting. Chris did you guys get it too? Hope all is ok.

Have a great day at work! Hope the weather is not too bad.

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!


Chris- No problem, I was thinking a Sunrise Club meet up before beverages and see who can run faster as Tanya throws anything not bolted down!!:rotfl2::rotfl: And being the nice guy that I am, I volunteer your room for the football games and pizza on Sunday!!:dance3::cheer2:

Okay, so we are talking the March cruise right? Chris I am not sure what football games Dave is going to be watching in March so I think you might be safe. :confused3

Woo Woo now that sounds like a lot of fun...as long as its not my room:rotfl2:

Ditto this one!!!

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning :)

It is 64 degrees right now...going to be a beautiful day. The high 74 degrees. Take care and have a great day.

[manascarfan]

Okay, so we are talking the March cruise right? Chris I am not sure what football games Dave is going to be watching in March so I think you might be safe. :confused3



Lisa-VERY GOOD POINT:thumbsup2 How about a Nascar Race? Dog Sled Races? Snowball making Contest? How about just a good excuse to have Pizza and Beer? Wait we won't need an excuse....Just Go For It!!! Party in Chris and Bob's room!!

[bsusanmb]

Slightly off topic (but with this group what is really off topic) - has anyone here ever stayed at Port Orleans Riverside?

We had some reservation points that needed to be used so we're booked for 4 nights in March to see Flower and Garden. Since Port Orleans is one of the few WDW resorts we've never stayed at we thought we'd give it a try.

Riverside is our most favorite resort even over the deluxe hotels. The grounds are beautiful. They have won many awards for the grounds of Riverside. I love to take the boat and go by the treehouses...it is very tranquil. I do not like the bayou...no elevators, but love the mansions. Bayou is great for kids, as they have a trundle bed. I like the food court too.
It is just a pretty resort. Hope you like it.

Susan

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Lisa-VERY GOOD POINT:thumbsup2 How about a Nascar Race? Dog Sled Races? Snowball making Contest? How about just a good excuse to have Pizza and Beer? Wait we won't need an excuse....Just Go For It!!! Party in Chris and Bob's room!!

Sounds good to me! I'm not sure where Mary and Mark's room is located on Deck 8 but it looks like several of us are forward -port side. I think I got that right.

[WDWLVR]

Sounds good to me! I'm not sure where Mary and Mark's room is located on Deck 8 but it looks like several of us are forward -port side. I think I got that right.

We're more mid to aft and I think on the starboard side. One of my goals is to do deck plans like we did before showing where everyone's rooms are.

This new web software has got me a bit confused but I want to do something new to the website (using frames) so please be patient.:) I know you all will be.

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

We're more mid to aft and I think on the starboard side. One of my goals is to do deck plans like we did before showing where everyone's rooms are.

This new web software has got me a bit confused but I want to do something new to the website (using frames) so please be patient.:) I know you all will be.

Oh, no worries Mary! I know it will be great. :thumbsup2

[OKWMEMBER]

Oh, no worries Mary! I know it will be great. :thumbsup2

I second that! More than half way to the second swan/pirate already!:thumbsup2

[danandnan]

We are booked! Just got off the phone. We'll be on deck 8.

Sue - yes we book through a TA. I'll send you some info on facebook. Not sure if there are any perks or discounts but they do a great job.

HI Mary,Gary and Gang

Well we just arrived home yesterday from our 7 day Western on the Magic with Joanne and Roger Leisha and Tom and Kathy and Frank. We all had a great time.
As of now Nancy and I and Joanne and Roger and Leisha and Tom are booked on the August 2011 Cruise to Alaska. We will have to see what happens. I would love it . As you know we are geeting use to those seven day cruises HA HA. I hope you have let the rest of the old gang know.
I think it would be fun.

[twinmom108]

We're booked. Haven't been on amy member cruises yet but I see a couple of folks that DH & I'll be traveling with to Alaska in 2011. :thumbsup2

We are:

Sharon & Allen & our youngest son, Jameson (who will be newly 18 Yrs.) will be on deck 6, starboard aft.

I had booked a B2B for October 2011 but canceled that because Jameson wanted to wait till he was 18 to sail. He's looking forward to Palo Brunch & Serenity Bay as am I. :cool1:

Disney Dreamin'
Sharon

[manascarfan]

:welcome:
Welcome Aboard Sharon, I am sure Gary and I will be getting to know you on the Alaskan Cruise! This is a really great bunch of people, feel free to check the first post and join in all the fun!!

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

We're booked. Haven't been on amy member cruises yet but I see a couple of folks that DH & I'll be traveling with to Alaska in 2011. :thumbsup2

We are:

Sharon & Allen & our youngest son, Jameson (who will be newly 18 Yrs.) will be on deck 6, starboard aft.

I had booked a B2B for October 2011 but canceled that because Jameson wanted to wait till he was 18 to sail. He's looking forward to Palo Brunch & Serenity Bay as am I. :cool1:

Disney Dreamin'
Sharon

Welcome Aboard Sharon! Looking forward to getting to know you. Great bunch of people on here.

[WDWLVR]

We're booked. Haven't been on amy member cruises yet but I see a couple of folks that DH & I'll be traveling with to Alaska in 2011. :thumbsup2

We are:

Sharon & Allen & our youngest son, Jameson (who will be newly 18 Yrs.) will be on deck 6, starboard aft.

I had booked a B2B for October 2011 but canceled that because Jameson wanted to wait till he was 18 to sail. He's looking forward to Palo Brunch & Serenity Bay as am I. :cool1:

Disney Dreamin'
Sharon

Welcome aboard! This is a great group and the more the merrier. I'll have a roster on the group web page that is still in development. See the first post for what is planned so far.

Many of us have met on the Member Cruises but one thing is sure we are Disney fans and we love to cruise. :)

[wltdsnyfan]

We're booked. Haven't been on amy member cruises yet but I see a couple of folks that DH & I'll be traveling with to Alaska in 2011. :thumbsup2

We are:

Sharon & Allen & our youngest son, Jameson (who will be newly 18 Yrs.) will be on deck 6, starboard aft.

I had booked a B2B for October 2011 but canceled that because Jameson wanted to wait till he was 18 to sail. He's looking forward to Palo Brunch & Serenity Bay as am I. :cool1:

Disney Dreamin'
Sharon

Welcome aboard!

YOu could not be sailing with a better bunch of people. They are great.:thumbsup2

[Time4disneynow]

:welcome: Sharon and family....looking forward to chatting with you.

[twinmom108]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!! :cutie:

[dvc4life]

Good morning everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Well my nice long weekend is over. Back to work I go. We are also supposed to be slammed by a big storm this morning. Hope it isn't as bad as they are predicting. Chris did you guys get it too? Hope all is ok.

We had a little rain overnight and into the morning. But man did the winds ever get ferocious. I think they said that we had a 58mph gust here. Nasty. Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!



Chris- No problem, I was thinking a Sunrise Club meet up before beverages and see who can run faster as Tanya throws anything not bolted down!!:rotfl2::rotfl: And being the nice guy that I am, I volunteer your room for the football games and pizza on Sunday!!:dance3::cheer2:

Hey - we love to party! But, for all of us our room may be too small so we may have to overflow into your room. :lmao:

[COLOR="magenta"][SIZE="5"]Okay, so we are talking the March cruise right? Chris I am not sure what football games Dave is going to be watching in March so I think you might be safe. :confused3
Phewwwww. But won't basketball be in full swing with tournaments?????


Lisa-VERY GOOD POINT:thumbsup2 How about a Nascar Race? Dog Sled Races? Snowball making Contest? How about just a good excuse to have Pizza and Beer? Wait we won't need an excuse....Just Go For It!!! Party in Chris and Bob's room!!

Love Beer & Pizza. I better make sure I have the room picked up. ;)

:welcome:
Welcome Aboard Sharon, I am sure Gary and I will be getting to know you on the Alaskan Cruise! This is a really great bunch of people, feel free to check the first post and join in all the fun!!

Hi Sharon! Welcome to our group of fun loving cruisers. This is a really great bunch of people. Can't wait to get to know you better.

[djstweety]

Welcome Sharon Looking forward to meeting you...I am sure we will have plenty to share.

[manascarfan]

Chris-Speaking of pizza and beer, Gary was telling me that you no longer have to carry your mug around for beer, they provide you with one at each place you go. Did you have that on the SSMC? That is a much better idea than carry that anchor around the ship and through the airports.

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!
We are in for a rainy one here today, although it is already 71 degrees at 6:30am???:confused3 They say back to normal by Friday.

[susieq55]

Good Morning my cruisin' buddies!

Okay, this is like a roll call!! Please, please - all of our friends from the midwest or anyone who has had this bad weather lately - Please check in and let us know that you are okay! The weather that I have seen on the news has been terrible and I just want to know that you are all safe and sound!!

Yes, as Dave said, we are slated for the same system to come through today, but they say it will now be as severe as it was out there. So it's gonna be a wet one here!

And of course, this is the day that we planned to take our British friends to Lancaster, PA to shop at all the outlets and see Amish country! Looks like we should take our umbrellas!! :sad2:

Everyone have a great day and let us know that you are alright!

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone!

Crazy day in Chicagoland yesterday. It was in the 70's in the morning with high winds and heavy rain. Then the temperature dropped some 20 degrees. Brrrrr! Today is just supposed to be windy.

Have a great day everyone!

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning Everyone...hope you have a great day.

Crazy day here too....72 degrees, cloudy and windy. It rained early and more rain to come.

Take care and stay safe.

[djstweety]

well were fine, the weather is 56 degrees will be sunny, was very windy yesterday. deflated our Halloween decoration.

So good morning all, have a great day

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Good Morning All!

I'm right between Monika and Sue so I'm in the same weather pattern. Warm and rainy.

Hope everyone has a great day and stays dry.

Sue good luck with your trip to Lancaster. Hope its not too bad for you.

[Time4disneynow]

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/mjludden/Magnet%20Pics/thLady__the_Tramp_rings.jpgHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARY & MARK

Congratulations and here's to many more years together!!!!!!

[manascarfan]

:cheer2:Happy 20th Anniversary Mark and Mary:cheer2::love:

[FaithTrustnPixieDust]

Happy Anniversary Mary and Mark!!!

[wltdsnyfan]

Happy Anniversary Mark and Mary!

[bsusanmb]

happy anniversay mark and mary

[bsusanmb]

I started the Biggest Loser Meal Plan today. Breakfast was barf, lunch less barf, dinner tolerable, but the triple chocolate brownie cookies made it great. I don't know if I can do this...one day at a time. I did a test to see what my biological age was like they do on Dr. Oz, only this was through work...chronologically I am 60, biological age 71 and I am aging 2 years for every one due to my weight and inactivity...SO, I need to reverse this...maybe I should turn to sleeping pills so I don't think of FOOD..I am a grazer...love to graze all night in front of the tv, or while reading a book. Send me some pixie dust and prayers!!!

:flower3:Susan

[WDWLVR]

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/mjludden/Magnet%20Pics/thLady__the_Tramp_rings.jpgHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARY & MARK

Congratulations and here's to many more years together!!!!!!

:cheer2:Happy 20th Anniversary Mark and Mary:cheer2::love:

Happy Anniversary Mary and Mark!!!

Happy Anniversary Mark and Mary!


happy anniversay mark and mary


Thanks everyone! Monika I love the golden rings!

[Time4disneynow]

I started the Biggest Loser Meal Plan today. Breakfast was barf, lunch less barf, dinner tolerable, but the triple chocolate brownie cookies made it great. I don't know if I can do this...one day at a time. I did a test to see what my biological age was like they do on Dr. Oz, only this was through work...chronologically I am 60, biological age 71 and I am aging 2 years for every one due to my weight and inactivity...SO, I need to reverse this...maybe I should turn to sleeping pills so I don't think of FOOD..I am a grazer...love to graze all night in front of the tv, or while reading a book. Send me some pixie dust and prayers!!!

:flower3:Susan


Susan you hang in there. Don't give up. You made a giant step by starting this diet. Good for you!!!!!

I am not familiar to with the Biggest Loser Meal Plan. Michael and I have been with Weight Watchers since March of this year. To date....Michael lost 60 lbs and I have lost 24 lbs and believe me when I tell you...it is NOT easy but you have our support and we are sending you lots of pixie dust and you will be in our prayers. Take care and stay strong...you can do it!!!!:hug:

[wltdsnyfan]

I started the Biggest Loser Meal Plan today. Breakfast was barf, lunch less barf, dinner tolerable, but the triple chocolate brownie cookies made it great. I don't know if I can do this...one day at a time. I did a test to see what my biological age was like they do on Dr. Oz, only this was through work...chronologically I am 60, biological age 71 and I am aging 2 years for every one due to my weight and inactivity...SO, I need to reverse this...maybe I should turn to sleeping pills so I don't think of FOOD..I am a grazer...love to graze all night in front of the tv, or while reading a book. Send me some pixie dust and prayers!!!

:flower3:Susan

:wizard::wizard::wizard::wizard::wizard:

[dvc4life]

Chris-Speaking of pizza and beer, Gary was telling me that you no longer have to carry your mug around for beer, they provide you with one at each place you go. Did you have that on the SSMC? That is a much better idea than carry that anchor around the ship and through the airports.

Well, I left my beer mug in our owner's locker but I had it with on the members cruise, but they stopped using the ones with the DCL or ESPN logo and just had plain glasses so mine stayed in our owners locker. I didn't even use it on the members cruise cuz I didn't wanna lose it. So, I don't really know. But from what I saw, you still had to carry the mug around. :confused3 So I guess I'm not sure. Besides, I took some of my own beer on board and didn't buy alot. I was drinking other things this time.
Good Morning my cruisin' buddies!

Okay, this is like a roll call!! Please, please - all of our friends from the midwest or anyone who has had this bad weather lately - Please check in and let us know that you are okay! The weather that I have seen on the news has been terrible and I just want to know that you are all safe and sound!!

Yes, as Dave said, we are slated for the same system to come through today, but they say it will now be as severe as it was out there. So it's gonna be a wet one here!

And of course, this is the day that we planned to take our British friends to Lancaster, PA to shop at all the outlets and see Amish country! Looks like we should take our umbrellas!! :sad2:

Everyone have a great day and let us know that you are alright!

Oh, Sue. We have had such winds. OMG they have been horrible. In fact around 11:00 am or so this morning we had two light polls tip over right outside of the courthouse on to a major street in town. We are just thankful no cars or people were driving by/walking when they fell. We had people in the backroom of our office hear them crash on to the street.

In fact we even saw a little of that horrible four letter word today --- SNOW! :scared1:http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/mjludden/Magnet%20Pics/thLady__the_Tramp_rings.jpgHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARY & MARK

Congratulations and here's to many more years together!!!!!!

Here's too many more years together Mary & Mark! :thumbsup2

I started the Biggest Loser Meal Plan today. Breakfast was barf, lunch less barf, dinner tolerable, but the triple chocolate brownie cookies made it great. I don't know if I can do this...one day at a time. I did a test to see what my biological age was like they do on Dr. Oz, only this was through work...chronologically I am 60, biological age 71 and I am aging 2 years for every one due to my weight and inactivity...SO, I need to reverse this...maybe I should turn to sleeping pills so I don't think of FOOD..I am a grazer...love to graze all night in front of the tv, or while reading a book. Send me some pixie dust and prayers!!!

:flower3:Susan

Good Luck Susan! You can do it. :wizard:

[dvc4life]

Susan you hang in there. Don't give up. You made a giant step by starting this diet. Good for you!!!!!

I am not familiar to with the Biggest Loser Meal Plan. Michael and I have been with Weight Watchers since March of this year. To date....Michael lost 60 lbs and I have lost 24 lbs and believe me when I tell you...it is NOT easy but you have our support and we are sending you lots of pixie dust and you will be in our prayers. Take care and stay strong...you can do it!!!!:hug:

Congrats Monika & Michael. That is a great job. :

[djstweety]

I started the Biggest Loser Meal Plan today. Breakfast was barf, lunch less barf, dinner tolerable, but the triple chocolate brownie cookies made it great. I don't know if I can do this...one day at a time. I did a test to see what my biological age was like they do on Dr. Oz, only this was through work...chronologically I am 60, biological age 71 and I am aging 2 years for every one due to my weight and inactivity...SO, I need to reverse this...maybe I should turn to sleeping pills so I don't think of FOOD..I am a grazer...love to graze all night in front of the tv, or while reading a book. Send me some pixie dust and prayers!!!

:flower3:Susan

Well at least I am not alone...been doing the ADA diet.... 45 carbs per meal and a 20 carb snack I have lost around 20lbs and Michael has lost too, His pants have gone down 2 sizes, I am not sure how much weight he has lost. I also go to my local Holiday Inn to excersie in there pool, they have a swim club.


Happy Anniversary Mark and Mary

Hope it was a good one

[susieq55]

Happy Anniversary Mary and Mark!!

[djstweety]

I just found this on cruise critic about the Dream and wanted to share

The ship's horn featured prominently in "Sail Away," the line's popular bon-voyage deck party, is getting a makeover. It'll toot not just the first line of "When You Wish Upon a Star," but it'll be able to answer with the song's second line: "Makes no difference who you are." The result? Disney Dream will be able to answer a passing DCL ship's call.
:thumbsup2:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[wltdsnyfan]

Well at least I am not alone...been doing the ADA diet.... 45 carbs per meal and a 20 carb snack I have lost around 20lbs and Michael has lost too, His pants have gone down 2 sizes, I am not sure how much weight he has lost. I also go to my local Holiday Inn to excersie in there pool, they have a swim club.

ConratsDianne and Michael

I just found this on cruise critic about the Dream and wanted to share

The ship's horn featured prominently in "Sail Away," the line's popular bon-voyage deck party, is getting a makeover. It'll toot not just the first line of "When You Wish Upon a Star," but it'll be able to answer with the song's second line: "Makes no difference who you are." The result? Disney Dream will be able to answer a passing DCL ship's call.
:thumbsup2:rotfl2::rotfl2:


Thanks for the info! That sounds cool.

[WDWLVR]

Good morning fellow cruisers

We sail in 73 weeks!

[WDWLVR]

Congrats to everyone waging and winning the war on weight gain. I need to recommit myself to exercise as I've been gaining. :sad1:

Dianne - thanks for the info on the horn. That sounds great!

[manascarfan]

Good morning fellow cruisers

We sail in 73 weeks!


:banana::cool1::yay::woohoo:

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!

[manascarfan]

I just found this on cruise critic about the Dream and wanted to share

The ship's horn featured prominently in "Sail Away," the line's popular bon-voyage deck party, is getting a makeover. It'll toot not just the first line of "When You Wish Upon a Star," but it'll be able to answer with the song's second line: "Makes no difference who you are." The result? Disney Dream will be able to answer a passing DCL ship's call.
:thumbsup2:rotfl2::rotfl2:

That sounds very cool Dianne, thanks for the info!

[susieq55]

Good morning fellow cruisers

We sail in 73 weeks!


Oh wow I love this marker!!!! :yay: :woohoo:

[susieq55]

Good Morning my Cruisin' Buddies!

Well, my British friends leave today around 6 pm for an evening flight home! I will miss them very much and probably won't see them for at least another year, if they plan another visit here. So it will be emails and facebook - but not quite the same. They are really nice people and we have a great time when we are together!

And speaking of great people who have a fantastic time when we're together - look at us - our cruise is growing!! I have to go back and say welcome to a new name I didn't recognize! Wow, this cruise is going to be soooo much fun! :thumbsup2

[susieq55]

I just found this on cruise critic about the Dream and wanted to share

The ship's horn featured prominently in "Sail Away," the line's popular bon-voyage deck party, is getting a makeover. It'll toot not just the first line of "When You Wish Upon a Star," but it'll be able to answer with the song's second line: "Makes no difference who you are." The result? Disney Dream will be able to answer a passing DCL ship's call.
:thumbsup2:rotfl2::rotfl2:

Can't wait to hear this!! :banana: Can you imagine that happening close to some port where other ships could listen . . . wow!

[manascarfan]

Good Morning my Cruisin' Buddies!

Well, my British friends leave today around 6 pm for an evening flight home! I will miss them very much and probably won't see them for at least another year, if they plan another visit here. So it will be emails and facebook - but not quite the same. They are really nice people and we have a great time when we are together!

And speaking of great people who have a fantastic time when we're together - look at us - our cruise is growing!! I have to go back and say welcome to a new name I didn't recognize! Wow, this cruise is going to be soooo much fun! :thumbsup2

Good Morning Sue
Glad you had a great time with your friends, and it is always sad to see them leave. And YES the cruise is growing!!

[susieq55]

Good Morning Sue
Glad you had a great time with your friends, and it is always sad to see them leave. And YES the cruise is growing!!

Good Morning Dave! Hey guess what - we're coming your way in February!

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Dave! Hey guess what - we're coming your way in February!

Do tell!! You will have to stop in for a visit!!

[susieq55]

Do tell!! You will have to stop in for a visit!!

Absolutely!!

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Dave! Hey guess what - we're coming your way in February!

Ruh Roh, when in February, we will be on the cruise

[susieq55]

Dustin is in the Honors Jazz Band that travels and plays in festival competitions. Apparently there is one up in Berkley (sp?) I think that's near Boston (?) that they play in every year so John and I are going to come up with them to hear it. Sooooooo I figured a short side trip to see you guys or have lunch or dinner would be great!!!

[manascarfan]

Dustin is in the Honors Jazz Band that travels and plays in festival competitions. Apparently there is one up in Berkley (sp?) I think that's near Boston (?) that they play in every year so John and I are going to come up with them to hear it. Sooooooo I figured a short side trip to see you guys or have lunch or dinner would be great!!!

That is about 45 minutes from us, not to far to come meet up or have you come over for a visit.

Congrats on the :bride:

[djstweety]

Good morning one and all, boy you have started chating early this morning, I will have to start getting up eariler,:confused3

[susieq55]

Ruh Roh, when in February, we will be on the cruise

Well, I just went to the music boosters website and it's actually March 4-6. When is your cruise?

[susieq55]

Good Morning Dianne!!

And Flash is back - congrats on the pirate: !

[manascarfan]

Well, I just went to the music boosters website and it's actually March 4-6. When is your cruise?

Sue we will definitely be home by then, sounds like a plan!

Good Morning Dianne!!

And Flash is back - congrats on the pirate: !:rotfl2::thumbsup2

Flash is actually still in training, some people on here, who shall remain nameless, have perfected this game!! Flash will have to start paying closer attention and work out those fingers!!

[manascarfan]

Good morning one and all, boy you have started chating early this morning, I will have to start getting up eariler,:confused3

Good Morning Dianne!

looks like you are in my boat (pun intended) We need to sharpen our skills to compete with the "professionals"!!;) :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

[danandnan]

Happy Anniversary Mary and Mark!! :cheer2::cheer2:party:party:party:

[susieq55]

Sue we will definitely be home by then, sounds like a plan!

:rotfl2::thumbsup2

Flash is actually still in training, some people on here, who shall remain nameless, have perfected this game!! Flash will have to start paying closer attention and work out those fingers!!

Wait a minute - I think I'm being picked on . . . :lmao:

[danandnan]

Anybody here look familer:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:


http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s320/danandnan/WiththeLadies.jpg

[manascarfan]

Wait a minute - I think I'm being picked on . . . :lmao:

What?? Me pick on someone??? No, I would never....OK maybe a little! Sue your previous "Title"(s) give it away!!

[dvc4life]

Good Morning Everyone! :goodvibes

Boy, you guys are on the ball today. Congrats Sue and Dave on the :bride: and pirate:.

Dianne - thanks for telling about the horn on the ship. That would be so cool. I hope we are able to hear it played. ;)

Thanks for the countdown Mary. How fun it will be each week to see this. And I hope you guys had a great anniversary. Seems like I know a lot of people celebrating their 20th this year. Including us! 1990 was a great year!

Have a great day. :flower3:

[susieq55]

Good Morning Everyone! :goodvibes

Boy, you guys are on the ball today. Congrats Sue and Dave on the :bride: and pirate:.

Dianne - thanks for telling about the horn on the ship. That would be so cool. I hope we are able to hear it played. ;)

Thanks for the countdown Mary. How fun it will be each week to see this. And I hope you guys had a great anniversary. Seems like I know a lot of people celebrating their 20th this year. Including us! 1990 was a great year!

Have a great day. :flower3:

Good Morning Chris! Catch up with everything that blew away?

[susieq55]

What?? Me pick on someone??? No, I would never....OK maybe a little! Sue your previous "Title"(s) give it away!!

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

[djstweety]

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

Good Morning Dianne!

looks like you are in my boat (pun intended) We need to sharpen our skills to compete with the "professionals"!!;) :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

I think you are correct...well no one has to worry about me during work hours, I can;t play then,,,people are watching:scared1::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[manascarfan]

I think you are correct...well no one has to worry about me during work hours, I can;t play then,,,people are watching:scared1::rotfl2::rotfl2:

OH NO DIANNE!!! Typical "rookie" mistake, giving away your weak spot....hopefully Sue didn't notice!:lmao::laughing:

[susieq55]

OH NO DIANNE!!! Typical "rookie" mistake, giving away your weak spot....hopefully Sue didn't notice!:lmao::laughing:

I get no respect around here!!! :lmao:

[susieq55]

Mary, I have a question. Since we have all seem to start posting on this thread on a regular basis now, does this mean that the thread from the ssmc09 is done - or will that stay open - should we start a fifth thread there since it is close to being closed anyway? :confused3

[manascarfan]

I get no respect around here!!! :lmao:

Sue, I have tons of respect for you! Just so no one figures out "Tanya" won the Swan award before as well!! shhhh:rolleyes1:ssst:

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning Cruizers!!!!!

Hope all is well with you. Going to be a very nice day today...73 degrees and sunny.


Dianne....thank you for the info on the horn....I can't wait to hear it.


Congrats Sue and Dave for :bride: and pirate: :cheer2::thumbsup2


Well at least I am not alone...been doing the ADA diet.... 45 carbs per meal and a 20 carb snack I have lost around 20lbs and Michael has lost too, His pants have gone down 2 sizes, I am not sure how much weight he has lost. I also go to my local Holiday Inn to excersie in there pool, they have a swim club.






Congrats Dianne and Michael on your weight loss....good for you:thumbsup2


Good morning fellow cruisers

We sail in 73 weeks!



:cheer2::dance3::yay::woohoo::cool1:

Thank you Mary!!!!!

[susieq55]

Sue, I have tons of respect for you! Just so no one figures out "Tanya" won the Swan award before as well!! shhhh:rolleyes1:ssst:

Ohhhh, that's right. Now I remember! Yes, it was "Tanya" who won the Swan the year before I did!! Thanks for the reminder, Flash! :rotfl2:

[WDWLVR]

Congrats to Sue on the :bride:

Congrats to Dave on the pirate:




Happy Anniversary Mary and Mark!! :cheer2::cheer2:party:party:party:

Anybody here look familer:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:


http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s320/danandnan/WiththeLadies.jpg

Thanks for the anniversary wishes Dan. Now can we get all those nice people in your picture to book this cruise with us. I know it isn't 7 days but this group is a lot of fun. :)

Good Morning Everyone! :goodvibes

Boy, you guys are on the ball today. Congrats Sue and Dave on the :bride: and pirate:.

Dianne - thanks for telling about the horn on the ship. That would be so cool. I hope we are able to hear it played. ;)

Thanks for the countdown Mary. How fun it will be each week to see this. And I hope you guys had a great anniversary. Seems like I know a lot of people celebrating their 20th this year. Including us! 1990 was a great year!

Have a great day. :flower3:

1990 was a great year!

Mary, I have a question. Since we have all seem to start posting on this thread on a regular basis now, does this mean that the thread from the ssmc09 is done - or will that stay open - should we start a fifth thread there since it is close to being closed anyway? :confused3

Sue - that really depends on the posters. I would say since just about everyone who was still posting here is now posting here it best to let it die. If it keeps going and then hits 3750 posts then we can certainly start a new thread. I haven't looked at the post count to see how close it is to that.

Mary

[susieq55]

Good Morning Cruizers!!!!!

Hope all is well with you. Going to be a very nice day today...73 degrees and sunny.


Dianne....thank you for the info on the horn....I can't wait to hear it.


Congrats Sue and Dave for :bride: and pirate: :cheer2::thumbsup2

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Good Morning Monika! Yes, it is supposed to be a nice day in our area today!
Then tomorrow the bottom falls out and it's back to the 50's. :sad1:

Thanks for the congrats! Doing anything special today?

[susieq55]

Congrats to Sue on the :bride:

Congrats to Dave on the pirate:


Sue - that really depends on the posters. I would say since just about everyone who was still posting here is now posting here it best to let it die. If it keeps going and then hits 3750 posts then we can certainly start a new thread. I haven't looked at the post count to see how close it is to that.

Mary

It's not really close to that yet - about 500 posts away. So I guess we can let it go for now and see what happens. I was just curious and didn't know whether to keep posting there or not. Thanks.

[manascarfan]

Ohhhh, that's right. Now I remember! Yes, it was "Tanya" who won the Swan the year before I did!! Thanks for the reminder, Flash! :rotfl2:

We are soooo lucky she is not participating right now :sad2::confused::confused3

[susieq55]

We are soooo lucky she is not participating right now :sad2::confused::confused3

oops! Love you, Tanya! I still want to visit in March . . .

[manascarfan]

oops! Love you, Tanya! I still want to visit in March . . .

You are more than welcome!!

[WDWLVR]

In the tradition of watching sail away on the web cam....the Disney Dream does its official "float out" on the 30th. Details can be found in this thread on the main board.


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2567038

[bsusanmb]

Thanks everyone for the pixie dust and prayers!

Well, I made it through the first day without cheating. I am not really hungry, I just feel sick from not eating sugar and junk. This morning's breakfast was ok...I keep reminding myself that no food is going to taste as good as my comfort food laiden with fat and sugar. This food is meant to nourish me, and keep me alive. SO, I am still hopeful.

Susan

[manascarfan]

Thanks everyone for the pixie dust and prayers!

Well, I made it through the first day without cheating. I am not really hungry, I just feel sick from not eating sugar and junk. This morning's breakfast was ok...I keep reminding myself that no food is going to taste as good as my comfort food laiden with fat and sugar. This food is meant to nourish me, and keep me alive. SO, I am still hopeful.

Susan

WTG Susan!!:banana: Just keep it up, it will all seem normal after awhile!

[wltdsnyfan]

In the tradition of watching sail away on the web cam....the Disney Dream does its official "float out" on the 30th. Details can be found in this thread on the main board.


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2567038

Mary,
THanks for the link.

I copied the web cam address into my favorites so I can watch sat at 11:00AM EST.


Hello Everyone! Hope you are having a good day.


:surfweb:

[Time4disneynow]

In the tradition of watching sail away on the web cam....the Disney Dream does its official "float out" on the 30th. Details can be found in this thread on the main board.


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2567038

Thank you, Mary for the link....looking forward to watching.

Mary,
THanks for the link.

I copied the web cam address into my favorites so I can watch sat at 11:00AM EST.


Hello Everyone! Hope you are having a good day.


:surfweb:

Hi Flo....had a great day...how about you?

[dvc4life]

That darn Tanya. Ya gotta watch her. She is a sneaky little devil. :lmao:;)

[djstweety]

OH NO DIANNE!!! Typical "rookie" mistake, giving away your weak spot....hopefully Sue didn't notice!:lmao::laughing:

I get no respect around here!!! :lmao:

awe it dosen't matter,,, I will sneak in from time to time, and still have lots of vaction to take before the end of the year:surfweb:

[djstweety]

In the tradition of watching sail away on the web cam....the Disney Dream does its official "float out" on the 30th. Details can be found in this thread on the main board.


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2567038

Thanks Mary

[djstweety]

Well, I have felt a little lonley tonight, no one but me :confused3

Have some magical dreams, see you in the morning. ;)

[wltdsnyfan]

Thank you, Mary for the link....looking forward to watching.



Hi Flo....had a great day...how about you?

Hi Monica!

Glad you had a great day.

Mine was fine.

:surfweb:

[wltdsnyfan]

T. G. I. F.

Have a great weekend everyone.


:surfweb:

[manascarfan]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers

Have a great weekend everyone!

[djstweety]

:rotfl:Good Morniong all, Happy Friday, is anyone dressing up today at work? I am, I am going to be Nurse, got my Tinkerbell scrubs and stethescope, did I spell that right, oh well :rotfl::rotfl2::rotfl:

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone - happy Friday!

Dianne - my extent of dressing up is I'm wearing my Halloween socks that say trick or treat. Does that count? :lmao:







PDFG and all our friends who need it.

[djstweety]

Good morning everyone - happy Friday!

Dianne - my extent of dressing up is I'm wearing my Halloween socks that say trick or treat. Does that count? :lmao:






PDFG and all our friends who need it.

Awesome, anything different from normal counts, this weekend:)

[dvc4life]

Good Morning.

It's Finally Friday!!!!!

No dressing up here. Guess no body thought about it at work. Oh, well. Have fun for those that are.

One week from today we will be on a plane right now heading to Minneapolis to go to Orlando. :banana: Can't wait. It has turned cold here already and I am not liking it one little bit. Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

Gotta run to work! Have a great day everyone! :flower3:

[djstweety]

Good Morning.

It's Finally Friday!!!!!

No dressing up here. Guess no body thought about it at work. Oh, well. Have fun for those that are.

One week from today we will be on a plane right now heading to Minneapolis to go to Orlando. :banana: Can't wait. It has turned cold here already and I am not liking it one little bit. Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

Gotta run to work! Have a great day everyone! :flower3:

My brother is also heading to FL next week has a place in Jacksonville, Always attends for food and wine fest His DW needs her fix every year.:love:

Have a great trip:banana:

[Time4disneynow]

Good Morning and Happy Friday!!!!!!

No plans for the weekend....relaxing. It is 46 degrees here, sunny and windy. Not too bad...could be worse. Enjoyed the 70 degree temps last week but sadly I think those warm days may be done for this year.

CHRIS....hope your week goes quickly. Just the thought of being in WDW...I'm jealous. :)I have to wait until December. I can't wait.

Have a great day and take care.

[WDWLVR]

Monika - love the addition to your signature. Buh-bye now! LOL!

[manascarfan]

Monika - love the addition to your signature. Buh-bye now! LOL!

That is awesome Monika!! Now we need Lisa and Sue to add it, as they will also be Tour Guides after Sept. sailing on the Dream!

[Time4disneynow]

Thanks Mary & Dave...I couldn't resist it...LOL

[WDWLVR]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2586126&page=2

Check out this thread for some great new pictures of the Dream!

[dvc4life]

My brother is also heading to FL next week has a place in Jacksonville, Always attends for food and wine fest His DW needs her fix every year.:love:

Have a great trip:banana:

Thanks Dianne. My DH needs his fix too. We have been going every year since 2005. We love it!Good Morning and Happy Friday!!!!!!

No plans for the weekend....relaxing. It is 46 degrees here, sunny and windy. Not too bad...could be worse. Enjoyed the 70 degree temps last week but sadly I think those warm days may be done for this year.

CHRIS....hope your week goes quickly. Just the thought of being in WDW...I'm jealous. :)I have to wait until December. I can't wait.

Have a great day and take care.

Monika - hope your good luck with the weather continues. We were down to 28 degrees this morning on our drive in to work. That is just getting to dang cold.

And yes we hope this next week goes by quickly. But then the weekend needs to go sloooooooowwwwww. Seeing how we will be there for such a short time. But it is enough to get us through until March.

And your signature is great! Buh Bye Now! hahahahaha :lmao: