LAST CALL for the 10/18/03 Eastern Magic Cruise!

[tarzanman]

Dana,

What do you mean drag your 26 yo DH around. I am 26 as well. I married an older chick. Kamy is 30 something.

[skc2116]

I'm so glad I found this board, it's so much fun seeing everyone getting as excited as I am. I've picked out my cloths and made an appointment for nails, feet and hair for the 17th so I'll be like a new women for the cruise. I'm glad to hear someone else mananged to get their DS into a suit, he wouldn't believe me that other kids would be wearing them too. He insists I'm the only mother that makes kids have to do such "horrible" things as wear "dress up cloths".

[nicurnc]

skc2116-

LOL! Tell your DS that my KID is 22! He fancies himself a pirate: , and would gladly spend the entire cruise walking around in those long baggy shorts. But we found a suit yesterday and he will be wearing it for the two nights he needs to dress up on the ship.

Loretta

[kamgen]

Good morning everyone! Well, we leave for FL in ONE WEEK!!!!! YAHOO!!! Cruisin' here we come! :boat:

Yeah, I am older than my wonderful tarzanman......but I am a kid at heart...ask anyone who knows me and they will vouch for that! LOL!! :wave:

I love these new smilies! I have to use all of them! LOL!! Just kidding....:tongue:

So, I see some people don't like dressing up...that's okay....I really like it since we don't get dressed up to go out very often, so it is a nice change!
Loretta- Glad you found your pirate: a Nice suit! I am sure he will look great...so nice that he wants you to have your family all dressed up...make sure to get tons of pictures!!

I am so ready to see the ::MickeyMo and go :boat: !!

[Spud]

skc2116 - I've got an appointment next week to get my toes done too! Got to have nice feet for the cruise. As far as boys dressing up, don't feel bad if you can't convice your son to wear a suit. My 10 year old will probably where a shirt and tie, but no jacket.

Don't you all :lovestruc these new:) . They're a :laughing: !!

Can't wait to :boat: will all of you!!

[DMoss3377]

Tarzan - my DH is such a kid at heart and that only increases when we go on vacation, but truth is, we can't tell who is the bigger kid when we cruise. And technically, my DH married an older woman too....I'm older by 1 whole month. :laughing:

Well, princess: princesses, looks like we'er all getting gussied up for the cruise. Nail and Hair :crazy: appts here too. Although, I'll share a little hair drama with you...I've never had hair shorter than shoulder length my whole life....and I'm actually considering a fun, sassy short cut for the cruise.:boat: That's if I can go through with it. :scared: I just thought it would be fun and easy..less time primping means more time having fun! :sunny:

2 weeks till I see you all :grouphug:

WOOHOO :hyper:

[kamgen]

Dana- sounds awesome! I am the opposite...my hair was short last year when we cruised and I have let it grow out...it is shoulder length now! I love being able to put it up quick! But short and sassy sounds great! Good luck with whatever you decide! :cutie:

I am going to do some self pampering with nails and toes this weekend...saving all my spa savings for the cruise! I am big fan of the spa onboard! :goodvibes

I cannot wait until we leave...one more week...just one more week! :boat:

[tarzanman]

Did I mention that we are going on vacation?

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :tongue:

[kamgen]

Really?????? :eek:
When?????? :confused:


LOL!!! Yeah we are baby!!!! Vacation!! :sunny:
One Week from today....We are OUTTA HERE!!!! :wave2:

[BeanoC]

Can I go with you, Tim??

Kamy, can Timmy and I go out and play??:yo-yo:




'Beano':3dglasses

[kamgen]

Of course Beano! :sunny:

Just get me and Renee a pitcher of drinks and you two have fun! :goodvibes

[BeanoC]

Kamy, you have got a DEAL!! ::yes::

I will tell the bartender to keep the pitchers coming until we get back. Then Tim and I can run around acting like complete morons.


"We're going on vacation!" :boat:

"We're going on vacation!" :boat:






'Beano' :3dglasses

[kamgen]

Acting??:scratchin

LOL!!! :sunny:

[BeanoC]

Kamy, you have insulted me. There will now be no sailaway drinks for you!!:mad:


Yeah right. I won't have a beer at sailaway, either!:hyper:




'Beano':3dglasses

[Disneyana]

Two weeks! Two weeks! Two weeks!:Pinkbounc

I am so jealous of all of you that get out there the week before. You are all gonna have so much fun! :D

I can't believe that it's that cold where some of you are. Perhaps I am a little spoiled by the So Cal weather. I never thought it got below 70 anywhere. ;)

Dana -- If I see you guys at the airport, I'll be sure to introduce my 31-year-old child to your 26-year-old one. If only I could get him to play nicely with my three-year-old . . .:scratchin

I'm gonna try to make the Palo chocolate souffle tonight. The recipe was in the Disney Magazine and I have been waiting for the cruise to get closer before trying it. Hopefully I'll make it half-way edible. I'm pretty scary when it comes to cooking. :crazy2: I just can't wait to try the real one on board!

[kamgen]

Good luck with the Souffle! It is so yummy and I love the vanilla sauce!! :lovestruc

I am so glad we leave in a week...it is cold here, I miss my pals and I need a vacation! One week from now, I am outta here :moped:



Beano- me want sailaway drinks....please :hug:

[BeanoC]

Lindsay - I know what you mean! I get my winter coat out when it dips below 80 here! :teeth:


Ok Kamy, since you did say please... I'll get you one. Non-alcoholic. :cutie:




'Beano':3dglasses

[kamgen]

Beano- non alco what??? :confused:
Hmmm.....never heard of that!:hyper:

Is it time to cruise yet?? I am so anxious...:yo-yo:

[BeanoC]

Me too, Kamy!:bounce: :Pinkbounc

Just think, in a little over a week, we will be on the Big Red Boat, eating at "Palo's", on our way to Castaway "Kay"!! :laughing:




'Beano':3dglasses

[kamgen]

Now Beano.....no joking about that stuff! This Disney Cruise stuff is serious business! :earseek: LOL!! Just kidding!

If we go around saying false things, these people won't realize that we are experts! :crazy:

J/K!! :sunny:

[BeanoC]

Kamy, they know we're experts!! After all, how many of THEM have advance tickets to the shows?? And how many of them were smart enough to plan their dining budget ahead of time?? Those restaurants on board might be expensive!! And I'll bet none of them have their all day passes to the waterslide yet either! The only thing I haven't gotten yet are my reservations for Topsiders.


See?? Our expertise shows.:crazy:





'Beano':3dglasses

[kamgen]

Ladies and Gentlemen, please pay no mind to Beano...he got squished once and has never recovered! :crowded:

LOL!!!

We are really nice people...:hyper:

And we do not mean to cause any problems or misunderstandings with our JOKES and false info....

Now...for some good cruise advice....just show up, smile, and enjoy yourself! :boat:

[DMoss3377]

Lindsay...I'm sure my DH would love to meet you guys. We'll also have our friends with us...she'll be dragging her 27 year old kid along. They have a 1 1/2 year old, but they are leaving him behind. This is the honeymoon they never got. :lovestruc

Who are we kidding....we're all just big kids with bigger and more expensive toys.:yo-yo:

Beano, Tim, Kamy, Renee - I think just from what I've gotten to know from these boards...even if DCL wasn't such a great cruise line :boat: , we'd still be sailing with you guys. You all just seem like too much fun! :rotfl: My kind of crowd. :) Besides you've had such great info....like....all the excursions are included with the price of the trip, you never sit with the same people each night at dinner, CC is a dump and we shouldn't waste our time getting off the ship there, and countless other great tips.:laughing: J/K - you guys have been the best, I'll certainly miss you on the boards the week you guys will enjoying the ::MickeyMo while we're all waiting to :boat: .

[kamgen]

Awwww Dana!! princess:
You're the best!! (after tarzanman, Beano and Renee...)

Yeah, we are all kids at heart and we love sailing with friends...it really makes a difference! We met Beano and Renee last year on the cruise and they wouldn't leave us alone :crowded: j/k!!!!!
We love our pals and can't wait to cruise with them again...and all of you! :grouphug:

Can't wait to meet all of you Big Kids! :earsgirl:

[BeanoC]

Dana - Tim and I act like the biggest kids on the ship!

My wife is more like a single mother of 3!! :yo-yo:


I know most all of us have stressful jobs. For me, this is my yearly "outlet", and what better place than Disney to act like a kid?? ::MickeyMo



'Beano':3dglasses

[kamgen]

I second that Beano! Let's :boat: with ::MickeyMo !!

[nicurnc]

Hey!

The smilies are great! But I just tried to post using a few, six I think, And it wouldn't let me :eek: What's up with that?!

Anyway, looking forward to meeting everyone on board! maybe even some of you at MNSSHP on the 16th.

We finally decided on some excursions. We ar going onthe Golden Eagle in St. Martin and will go to find Blackbeard's castle and Magen's Bay in St. Thomas. Waited too long to book parasailing on CC, so we will settle for a massage ::yes::

Beano, don't worry about being a kid, that's what vacations are for!

"If we weren't all crazy we would go insane" J.B.

Loretta :wave2:

[dfkling]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
I am getting excited! We fly on a red-eye Wed 10/15 and spend a few days with my in-laws at Barefoot Bay and hour south of the cruise. We will do our last minute shopping for summer clothes there. We are in our 50's. Looking forward to meeting all of you. I am easy to spot. I use a scooter to get around. Please tell me who you are. My husband Dean is retired Navy. Can't wait :D
but I willl
Lindsay

[paulcrsb]

Only one more week at work - Yeah!

We fly down to WDW on the 14th for a little relaxation before the cruise. (I hope you guys didn't think the cruise would be relaxing!)

I see Beano, Tim and Kamy are getting into the partying mode. You guys aren't going to be all pooped out from your 4 day cruise are you?

Paul

[tarzanman]

Don't worry Paul, we will have a few nights at WDW to rest before going on the cruise with you.

[Disneyana]

Paul, I think everyone is getting into their partying moods. :jester:

Is it time to go yet? :hyper:

Well, there is a reason why I am not a chef. I totally spaced while making the souffle. I read the recipe God knows how many times and I ended up forgetting to put the yolks into the souffle batter. Didn't realize this until the were almost done baking. It still turned out yummy though, a little soupy, but definitely yummy. ::yes:: And I agree Kamy, the vanilla sauce is divine. Can't wait to taste the real thing on the ship.

I am so ready for this. Bring on the good company and the sailaway drinks! :boat:

[Perchinske]

Disneyana, is there anyway I could get that souffle recipe?

[tchrmom]

Yeah!

2 weeks from tonight, I'll be sleeping at the Radisssion!

Anyone else staying there the night before? We could EASILY drive over on Saturday....but hey, why not start your vacation early???????? Right?:sunny:

[3cheers4DIS]

Hiya all!
sorry for gatecrashing your thread, but I just want to wish all of you Bon Voyage.

we wish we were comming with you again this year, but we did manage to spend a massive 4 weeks in Florida this summer ( 2 at WDW to thrash the AP's we got last October! )

and the boat would list to one side if I got on it this month.....I'm currently 35 weeks pregnant!

so you guys will just have to have an extra drink of the day (or two) for me, I'm sure that wont be hard eh? Beano?

sorry Tim but you'll have to find a new dance(?) partner this year, or perhaps you could just prop up the bar again?!!!

Kamy, congrats on all the weight loss, just dont put it ALL back on on the cruise

anyway have fun one and all ( to all of you who didn't sail last October... this is a great crowd you're with) and once again Bon voyage :D
Carol, Iain, Kev & Bump

[BeanoC]

Congrats Carol !! That's awesome.

How did that happen anyway? Does Iain know about it?? ;)

We'll miss you guys this year, but we will definitely hoist a drink in your honor!


6 days from now, we're at the Radisson, kickin' back, waiting for Tim and Kamy!!:sunny:



'Beano':cool:

[Disneyana]

Hey Rena -- I PMd you the recipe. Some things I couldn't find at my local grocery store, so I improvised instead. I hope it turns out well for you. It really is delicious. Just remember to add all of your egg yolks!!! :p Anyhow, I'd like to know how it turns out if you make it.

[paulc]

Hope to be on the 18 October Eastern cruise - getting into "packing mode" as we "speak"

[paulcrsb]

Beano, Tim and Kamy!

I looked at the Port Canaveral web cam to see the Wonder in Port.

Are you guys excited yet?

Paul

[Perchinske]

Thanks again Lindsay for the recipe. I am no gourmet cook, but I hope it comes out half way decent. I will keep you posted when I give it a try....

tchrmom,

We are to land around 11 something on Friday the 17th, so we plan on doing some kind of sightseeing before check-in. Any suggestions anyone?

My daughter has probably invited over 50 people to come on the cruise with us. She will tell total strangers in a grocery store that she is going on a Disney cruise and then proceeds to invite them!

Has anyone seen kids dressed up as their favorite princess at the character breakfast? NOt sure if I should bring her dress-up stuff...

[nicurnc]

Perchinske, if you are going directly to the port, there are lots of things to see. The beach, RonJon's surf shop, kennedy Space Center. That is so cute about your daughter, surprised no one tried to take her up on her generous offer:teeth:
I would let her dress up for the character breakfast, lots of kids do.

Welcome to Paulc from the UK! Hope to see you on board!

Lindsay, I'd love a copy of that souffle recipe::yes::

Loretta

[tchrmom]

Perchinske----

Teachers have an inservice that day, so I can't leave until after 1:30. We are about 2 1/2 hours from the port. We are eating Jumbo rock shrimp at Dixie Crossroads, (thanks, Verandah Man) for dinner. Then, we will probably go to Ron Jons. Maybe we will see you at the Radission!

[skc2116]

We were away for the weekene, lots of new post to read when we got home. Less then two weeks now. :bounce: can't wait!
I've got my DH looking for a lime green shirt. He doesn't know why:confused: but I told him to so he is. Has anyone gone on the Barefoot cataraman in St. Thomas or the Shipwreck Cove Snorkel tour in St. Maarten? If so how was it? We have reservations for both.

[Snorgg]

So here I was, all excited about my 11 day countdown to DCL !
Then, as I read all the posts from Friday on, it dawns on me.....
BEANO has only SIX days !! Ok,ok,ok ! So I'm just slightly jealous!
LOL !!!
Greetings everyone ! Hope everyone had a great weekend !
Seems like we've been counting down the days forever, and here comes the last 11 days. I'm sure this will feel like eternity !
My DW went shopping for some "last minute things", and came home with a mini-van FULL!! However, she DID find a lime green baseball cap for me ! And it goes with my shirt !
Can someone tell me the web address for the cams at Port Canaveral ?
Thanks !! Be well ! Les, aka Snorgg

[BeanoC]

That's right Les, now only 5 days until we're outta here!! My family, as well as Tim and Kamy (tarzanman and Kamgen) will be heading out Friday the 10th, and stay at the Radisson before sailing on the Wonder on 10/12. This thread will just have to survive without us for the final week!! :rotfl:




'Beano':cool:

[nicurnc]

DH & I are outta here on the 11th for a week at the AKL:hyper:

Loretta

[kamgen]

Good morning!!! I am at work and I am so excited that I can see we leave THIS WEEK!!!!!!:hyper:

We have a few last minute things to do, but otherwise we are set! I cannot wait!!!!!!! :Pinkbounc

[Spud]

All of you leaving this week must be bouncing off the walls. :Pinkbounc :bounce: I'm so envious. I'm not sure that I can make it for 12 more days. And to top it off, today I am officially OLD.:eek:

[kamgen]

Do I sense a bday???? Happy Bday Spud!:wave:

I am bouncing off the walls...too excited to work! I am ready to go!!!!:sunny:

[BeanoC]

Happy Birthday Spud!! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

I changed the name of the thread again, since we have less than 2 weeks to go, and WE are leaving this Friday! :teeth:

I am pretty busy at work, so I have enough to keep me occupied until we leave. I have to stay in work mode for another 3 days before I can shift into cruise mode. Ain't easy though!!




'Beano':cool:

[Spud]

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Actually the big 4-0 really isn't that bad. Actually, I don't feel a day over 39 ;) .

Love the new thread title Beano! ::yes::

[BeanoC]

Well Spud, you're officially over-the-hill! :eek:


I can't imagine being that old. I mean, to be 40 and... wait...

I AM!! :scared:

Ok, not until next month, actually. I am still 39 and holding!






'Beano':cool:

[tchrmom]

Never thought it would be SO hard to find a lime green t-shirt!
Should have bought it LAST weekend, when I saw them!!!!

Happy B-day, Spud!::yes:: ::yes::

[paulcrsb]

Spud - I can't imagine being that old. How is it?

Happy Birthday!

Paul

[Disneyana]

Happy birthday, Spud! It's my mom's birthday today, too. She's 47. Birthday drinks all around! :jester:

Loretta, I PMd you the recipe. Hope you enjoy it!

Well, I'm ready to go! I'm starting the Conga line:

We are goin' cruisin'! We are goin' cruisin'! :p

[BeanoC]

Spud - Don't let Paul rattle you. When he turned 40, Eisenhower was President!! :rolleyes:


Ok, gotta go get in the conga line!

"We're going on vacation, wer're going on vacation"... :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:




'Beano':cool:

[nicurnc]

Thanks for the recipe!

Just got back from a committee meeting at work. They needed volunteers for several projects, all in the next few weeks. I had to say, let me see, uh, sorry, I hafta vacation!!

Loretta

[tchrmom]

:bounce:

Well, thanks to DH, I have ordered lime green shirts for the family. (after dragging the kids to EVERY store at the mall)

He found them on Cheaptees.com, I think. WHEW!

One less thing to think about.

[tarzanman]

Let's get some info straight. The "Last Call" change was my idea last week. Beano just respects my decision and it was a funny and good idea obviously.

[Rikersmom]

I think we'll be arriving relatively late on Saturday. I've gotten the impression that Beano will be first in line. We would love to attend the Sunday 2 p.m. get-together (I'll bring champagne), but how do I find Beano to get the invitation?

I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone.
Karen

[tarzanman]

Beano will not be first in line. Tarzanman will be first and Beano will be a close second.

[paulcrsb]

If I remember correctly, didn't Beano cut in line last year courtesy of his gold card?

Paul

[Spud]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!! I must be getting old because I couldn't find our thread (or maybe is was the 3 glasses of wine I had with my birthday dinner?).

Tarzanman-You can't be first in line 'cause we're going to be first. And I don't think Beano needs to wait in line at all because he's "special".

[tarzanman]

He will probably do that again this year.

[BeanoC]

Hey "tarzanman" - You're right, I WON'T be first in line, because I won't be in line at all !!

The only way you're getting on board in front of me is if they suddeny make you Captain!!

Spud - You're right, I'm "special"... just ask my teachers, or the school bus driver... you know, that little short bus?? ;)


And Tim , you're right, you are funny. And I make you funnier. Together, we are nuts.


Can't wait!! :crazy: :crazy:




'Beano':cool:

[kamgen]

Okay Boys, save it for the cruise! :crazy: LOL!!

We will try to be first in line this year.....but as long as I am in the first 10 or so, I will be happy!!! Then I will wave to all of you in the back! :wave2:
LOL!!!

I am so ready to see the ::MickeyMo!

[BeanoC]

Oh Kamy, Tim knows I am only playin'. He still loves me. :teeth:


3 more days, and I am outta here. Not that I'm excited or anything...:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:




'Beano':cool:

[DMoss3377]

:hyper: Hi Guys! :hyper:

:guilty: Would you guys dis-own us if we can't find lime green shirts to wear?:guilty:

I was trying to find a lime green tank top for myself so that at least one of us in my group would have something lime green on...but I just can't seem to find anything.

I guess I could just paint my face lime green. :tilt: LOL I thought about running by home depot and picking up some of those lime green Mickey paint chips and making tags out of them for our suitcases.

Well..the lime green search continues.:magnify:

[nicurnc]

Dana,
I think you could just wear a lime green ribbon somewhere. Pretty sure that's what used to be "the code" (Pssst...hey, you over there...you one of them?) ::yes::

Seriously, have you tried any of the online stores like Chadwick's or Penney's? Was able to find some last minute summer stuff for DD that way.

Loretta

[kamgen]

There will be A LOT of people at port WITHOUT Lime green....no worries!!!! Not everyone wears it so you won't be left out! ::yes::

I am so ready, these last few days at work are driving me nuts....:crazy:

I cannot wait to :wave2: goodbye to work and the cold and :wave: hello to the :sunny: , ::MickeyMo , :boat: and my pals!!

[nicurnc]

No exactly what you mean Kamy! I have two more shifts (Wed & Thurs nights) Can't wait to get them over with!

Loretta

[kamgen]

Loretta- Exactly!!!! Have fun at AKL! Never stayed there, but visited many times and it is awesome! ::yes::


Man do I need a :boat: ...oh yeah, I am going on a :boat: with ::MickeyMo and my friends....wait a minute, I am going on TWO :boat: with ::MickeyMo and my friends.....Holy smokes! :earseek:

I sure am lucky!::yes::

[skc2116]

::yes:: Kamgen, you sure are lucky to be leaving in 3 days, wish we were. I don't know what I'll do next week with out the majority of the posts to read.:( Oh well I guess I'll be busy packing:goodvibes

[BeanoC]

Kamgen sure is lucky to be leaving in 3 days. I sure wish we were.

Wait ! We are! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:


See you at the Radisson, Kamy!!




'Beano':cool:

[kamgen]

Okay Beano, we will see you at the Radisson!!! ::yes::

Tick Tock Tick Tock....the clock is not moving fast enough for me!:hyper: LOL!!

Actually, we shouldn't take time for granted....so I will attempt to patiently wait for Friday afternoon to arrive...still need to pack somethings, clean the van, run errands, cancel the newspapers, etc...so I guess I do need some time....

So excited to :boat:

See you all soon!:wave:

[Perchinske]

Borrowed two big suitcases yesterday from the family, so now I am psyched!!!! I am a list maker, so the lists of "to do's" are flying everywhere.

The sailaway party is where again? Just incase Beano, I can't get to you in line for the invite, I know where else to find all of you.

[Spud]

Hey Dana!
I'm passing on the lime green at the Port. Since I was wearing lime green in my last embarkation photo, I want to wear something different this time. Maybe, I'll use Loretta's idea and attach a lime green ribbon to my carry-on. Anyhow, I wouldn't spend too much time searching for lime green.

[kamgen]

Now Rena, pay attention.....we are all frazzled here :hyper: , but the most important thing is sailaway! :boat:
It really starts the trip off right!

Deck 10, above the Goofy Pool!!!! We will be on the port side so we can wave goodbye as we leave! :wave:

Meet there after the lifeboat drill!!

Can't wait to meet all of you!:wave2:

[tchrmom]

Hey DMoss'

I had trouble finding green shirts. Hubby found Cheapestees.com.
I found lime green under the Gildan Ultra Cotton shirts. Ordered them last night.

Good Luck!

[DMoss3377]

Thanks everyone...good to know I won't be shunned for not wearing lime green. I will check out cheapestees.com as tchrmom suggested, thx. :)

Depending on what I find, I think a trip to Home Depot for the lime green Mickey ears are in order. I think I could make some really cute tags out of them. LOL :)

Well, it certainly is going to be a very busy week or so ahead of us....:hyper:

After this weekend, the time will just fly by...right? :confused: ;)

[paulcrsb]

We'll be at WDW next week at this time!:hyper:

Only 3 more days of work. Fortunately I've been very busy which makes the time go by a lot faster.

DW went out and bought me a bunch of new clothes yesterday. It seems that all of my dress pants have shrunk while hanging up in the closet this past year!

Kamy - Tim doesn't actually have a drivers license does he? Now that would be scary!

Paul

[BeanoC]

Well, I am leaving California just in time...

Conan The Barbarian is now our governor.

Maybe I'll just stay in Florida!!! :crazy:

We leave in less than 3 days. 2 day, 6 hours to be exact. :teeth:

Now Paul, don't be too hard on Tim. I have travelled across the entire state of Michigan with him behind the wheel, and I lived to tell about it!



'Beano' :cool:

[tarzanman]

Yeah and I even let you watch Star Wars while I was doing it.

You will let me drive. (Jedi Mind Trick)

[kamgen]

"we're goin on vacation..."::yes::

"we're goin on vacation..."::yes::

"we're goin on vacation..."::yes::

"we're goin on vacation..."::yes::

[Perchinske]

Kamy, thanks for keeping me in line! :teeth:

My "to do lists" are mounting, but my husband's last day on the job is Friday (until he resumes his new one after the cruise), so I plan on putting him to work!!!!

[kamgen]

No problem Rena! :sunny:

Now all of you who will be around need to keep this thread going! After Friday, I am out of here!!! :moped:
LOL!

Can't wait to meet everyone!:wave:

[Spud]

Beano - You're new governor may be Conan the Barbarian, but your old governor looks like Mr. Rogers! Maybe you should move to Chicago where we have good, clean politicians. :rotfl:

Kamy - Are you getting a little bit excited? :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[kamgen]

Spud- just a little excited :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[BeanoC]

Spud, maybe you're right. Maybe we should move to Chicago! :)

Jesse Ventura. Ah-nold. What's next, Sylvester Stallone as governor of Pennsylvania? Yo, Adrian! :crazy:

Kamy - we are excited too, and looking forward to meeting you also.

Wait...

I already know you. Ok nevermind. ;)




'Beano':cool:

[kamgen]

Oh Beano, you so :crazy: !

Of course you know me.....or do you just think you do!:earseek:
LOL!!!!

Just kidding!:wave2:

[Disneyana]

Hey Beano -- I hear you about Conan. Ugh. We have taken to calling him the Governator. There has to be humor somewhere, right? :rolleyes:

Anyhow, for the rest of us that aren't going on a 4-day cruise ahead of time and/or going to WDW for the week, we've finally made it into single digits!!!!! :bounce:

Can't wait to meet all of you:wave:

[tarzanman]

All I can say at this point is that you guys better live up to all the hype. You had better be the fun people that you have pretended to be at least. I will embarrass you and do silly things around you if you do not dance at the clubs. No pressure. Can't wait to meet all of you.

[Snorgg]

I believe your right ! Single digit countdowns feel great !
Just when I thought I couldn't possibly get any more:tongue: , I got into the single digits, I got really:bounce: !
Mickey35(DW) has herself packed, and just about ready to go, while I, on the other hand, still remain the reigning champion of procrastionation! We're leaving Friday, so I think I'll pack on Thursday evening(16th) !
Hope everyone found the t-shirts they were all looking for !

:wave: everybody ! :earseek: you all real soon !

Les, aka Snorgg

P.S.- Beano, 2 days huh ? Bet your feeling the feeling!
Enjoy the Wonder! See ya on the Magic ! Les

[Perchinske]

I have a few questions....

1) Can dh get away with a nice dress shirt for an evening at Palo's or is a jacket a must?

2) If using the internet to check your own account, does it have to be through a certain provider? We have earthlink. Would hotmail or yahoo be better?

3) Can DH wear nice dress sandals with khakis to dinner, or must they be dress shoes?

Just trying to get most of my questions answered before most of the board leaves this week!!

Snorgg, can you fly your wife out here to help me pack? ;)

Funny story ..... I read on one of the tip threads that this lady said she premeasured out detergent and put into ziplock bags. I thought this was a great idea and went ahead and did that. DH saw it and said there is no way we are taking that because we will never make it to the cruise. He said the white detergent powder in a baggie may end up being mistaken for something else. DH hasn't been involved in too much of the planning stages, but he sure made a good point this time!

[kamgen]

1. Yes a shirt and tie is fine.....jacket is recommended but not neccessary

2. Not sure......

3. I think sandals would be fine......JMHO. I have seen people way underdressed

Of course, others may have different opinions! :tongue:

[Perchinske]

Kamy, what does JMHO mean?

[DMoss3377]

Rena...

JMHO means Just My Humble Opinion, although, Kamy and her crew may have "other" meanings. LOL

Les - I'll be packing for my DH and I this weekend....otherwise, if I left it up to him, we'd be packing an hour before we leave. LOL Talk about procrastination, if you want him anywhere on time, you have to tell him 1/2 earlier than what's true.

Tarzan - Won't be any problems getting me on the dance floor...but my wonderful DH may be hiding. LOL Last year a cast member actually got him to participate in the Battle of the Bands...wig and all as part of Bon Jovi...it was hilarious, especially knowing how shy he is. LOL And wouldn't you know it, the one time I didn't have my camera permantly attached. I scrapbooked it anyway...just used the medal he got when Bon Jovi won the contest.:smooth:

SINGLE DIGIT DANCE :bounce: :Pinkbounc will be meeting you all soon. :wave2:

[Perchinske]

Thanks Dana..... Kamy if it means something else let me know ;)

My hubby and I love to dance. We will have to see about a babysitter!!!

[BeanoC]

Rena, JMHO Means (J)ust (M)y (H)umble (O)pinion.

As for your question about checking your account, I assume you mean your personal email? If it is a web-based account, such as yahoo or hotmail, you would have no trouble. But if your email is on your ISP's server, then you can't get it from the ship's computers. So the question is, what type of Earthlink acct. do you have?? :)





'Beano':cool:

[Spud]

Les- My DH will be packing on Thursday too! Actually, he'll be doing laundry and packing on Thursday, after he gets back from China.

Rena -
When we went to Palo on the Wonder, my DH wore just a shirt and tie. I know that the Wonder is a little more casual but I would think he'd be fine. And as far as sandals, I think they would be fine too. After all who is going to be looking at his feet.

Beano is right about the email. Do you use Outlook Express or something like that to get your email, or do you go to a certain web page? If it's the second, your email is web-based. If it's the first, Earthlink may still allow you to get your email from a website, just email and ask them.

...joining the rest in the single digit dance:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[skc2116]

Glad to see there are others on here who aren't leaving until next week, would hate to be left all alone.:(

I didn't realize until I read the board today that we were now in single digits, I'm excited.:Pinkbounc

I have a question about the formal and semi formal nights. Do most women wear evening gowns?

Thanks, Sharon

[Snorgg]

2) If using the internet to check your own account, does it have to be through a certain provider? We have earthlink. Would hotmail or yahoo be better?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You CAN use your Earthlink account to check your mail.
1)Goto www.earthlink.net
2)Log in using the same user ID and password as at home
3)Click on"check Earthlink email"
Understand that any mail that you review while away from your home computer may not be retrievable once you arrive back at home. Therefore, any mail that you want to be certain to be able to retrieve at home, you should "forward" it back to your own email address at Earthlink, or to another web based browser. Does that help at all ?
Les

[Disneyana]

Les -- What are you waiting for? Get packing! It's only 9 days away . . .;)

Dana -- I hear you about packing for your DH. I packed for mine last weekend. I made him pick out his clothes (Insert whine: "But it's too far away!!!") and packed it all for him. He has more clothes than I do . . .

Tarzanman -- my mom and I will be out there dancing and kicking it up, but I think my dad and DH will be hiding with Dana's hubby . . .

:wave: See you all soon!

[tchrmom]

:hyper:

Yeah.........basically, I'll say today is over. So, basically we can say that we are leaving in 9 days!!!!!!:tongue:

I have TONS to do at work between now andd then, (lesson plans for the next 3 weeks and report cards) but it will be SO worth it!

OK, Now that I've ordered lime green shirts, please tell me we won't be the ONLY ones wearing them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!::yes::

To all those arriving in this sunny place this weekend..looks like GREAT weather!!!!!!!!! Good luck, and happy traveling to you all!

[Perchinske]

Thanks to all for the help to my questions!!! Have a good night!

[kamgen]

Good morning! We leave tomorrow! We leave tomorrow!!:tongue:

When I use JMHO, I mean Just my Honet Opinion....me humble??? never! LOL!!!:crazy:

Well, most of the packing is done....except for things we are still using! We will finish packing tonight...and after work tomorrow, on the road!::yes::

Can't wait to :boat:

[nicurnc]

Just got in from work, bleary-eyed but still:hyper:

Still have at least a bazillion things to take care of before we go, this week managed to sneak up on me! LOL!

packings done, but I'm afraid the bags still won't make weight at the airport :(

tchrmom, I'll at least keep you company in a lime green shirt! Don't think the rest of my group has any. I didn't realize I had as many lime green things! I think I could have planned my whole vacation wardrobe around it :earseek:

Loretta

Ready to :boat: with the::MickeyMo

[kamgen]

Loretta- get some rest! You are gonna need it! ::yes:: Fun times are about to begin! :hyper:

We leave tomorrow.......wish it was today!:yo-yo:

[nicurnc]

Thanks Kamy, I know, getting ready to hit the hay here in a minute! I use this time online to just kind of wind down and let work go.

I don't want to start my vacation tired!

Loretta

[Perchinske]

Bon Voyage and safe travels to those starting their vacations before the rest of us:wave2:

We will do our best to keep the boards going::yes::

Looking fwd to finally meeting all of you:Pinkbounc

[kamgen]

Thanks Rena!!! :tongue:

Now keep the thread going...you can do it!::yes::

Can't wait to meet everyone! :grouphug:

[kamgen]

Hey Slackers! This thread was almost to page 2!!:earseek:

LOL!!!

Am I the only one excited???:hyper:

[tarzanman]

Umm...

No you are not the only one that is excited about this trip.

We are going on vacation! :bounce:

[kamgen]

We're goin on vacation ::yes::

We're goin on vacation ::yes::

We're goin on vacation ::yes::

We're goin on vacation ::yes::

[paulcrsb]

Tim, Kamy, Beano & Family - You guys have a safe trip. We hope to see you at MNSSHP.

I'll be watching you guys sail by the Twin Palms cam on Sunday. Make sure you wave!!!!

Paul

[Disneyana]

I hope all of you that start your vacation early have a safe trip. I don't think I need to tell you guys to have fun. ;)


Can't wait to finally be on the Magic and meeting all of you . . .


Gonna go cruisin'! Gonna go cruisin'!:boat:

I don't think the Magic will ever be the same. LOL. ::MickeyMo

[BeanoC]

12 hours and counting... :Pinkbounc :bounce:


We leave at 4AM tomorrow. Tonight is nothing but packing, double-checking, and more packing!

We'll try to get some sleep tonight if possible, then we're off to the airport at 4 in the morning.

See you all in about a week!! :teeth:






'Beano':cool:

[tchrmom]

Wishing everyone who is traveling, a great trip! I'm a little jealous that your vacation is starting, and I have another week to go!

Can't wait to meet you all!!!!!!!!!!:wave:

[skc2116]

Have fun all of you that are leaving tomorrow.:bounce: :bounce:

Make sure the skies are :sunny: for us next week.

Can't wait to meet all of you. See you soon.

:wave2: :wave2: :wave2: :wave2: :wave2:

[Snorgg]

Y'all have a great time on the Wonder !
The rest of us stuck here in the thread will meet up with you NEXT Saturday !
Be well !

Les, aka Snorgg :firefight
Lou-Anne, aka Mickey35 :cutie:
Kevin :wave:
Keith :wave2:

[Spud]

All you lucky ducks- Have a wonderful time next week and a drink or two for us poor slobs left at home.

I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone and :boat: with the ::MickeyMo !

Have a great trip!!

[tarzanman]

We are finally all packed and ready to go. We should be departing in about 17 hours or so. Can't wait to get on the road!!! We are looking forward to meeting you all. Beano and I will toast to those on thread waiting for their vacation to begin.

[skc2116]

Just read on another board that the Magic sailed out of Norfolk today for Florida.

How exciting is that?:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[kamgen]

We leave TODAY!!! Yahoo!!!!:tongue:

Paul- we will hopefully see you at 9pm at Haunted Mansion on MNSSHP night! ::yes::

Thanks everyone! Keep the thread going!
Can't wait to meet all of you!:wave:

[nicurnc]

Tim & Kamy, Beano and fam...
Have a safe and great week! Maybe we'll bump into each other at WDW :chat:

We leave early tomorrow for FL:bounce: Yay!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the Magic next week :wave2:

Loretta

[DMoss3377]

Hey all you luck ducks. :jester: You better not forget about the rest of us while you're enjoying WDW and the Wonder. :boat:

At least I still have hair and nail appointments and packing to keep me busy between now and next Saturday. Oh and of course, work...but who can think of work at a time like this. :hyper: :yo-yo: :hyper:

We'll be seeing you in a week! :wave2:

[kamgen]

Everyone please have a safe journey!

Can't wait to finally meet!! :wave2:

[kamgen]

This is it....my LAST Post!!!:teeth:
I am outta here! :moped:

Can't wait to :boat: with ::MickeyMo and see my DIS friends!

Everyone have a safe trip and see you all soon! :wave:

[dfkling]

Well the time is slipping up on us. We are flying the red-eye on Wed night so we can adapt to Eastern daylight time. Can't wait to meet you all. I guess we need to start packing. We got our suitcases down from the overhead in the garage. My husband's parent live an hour south of the cape in Florida. It will be nice to see them ang shop for warm weather stuff. See you all on Saturday. I have not found a lime green t-shirt but I keep looking.
Til we meet - Lindsay:Pinkbounc ::MinnieMo ::yes:: :p :p :)

[Spud]

[Spud knocks on computer screen] Did everyone leave me? Anyone still here?

Just think guys, the next time the Magic comes back to Port Canaveral, it'll be our turn to get on. I can hardly wait!!:bounce: :bounce:

[Snorgg]

Spuuuuud !
Whew ! For a minute there I thought I was all alone out here in this mighty big world !
I like your thoughts about being next on the Magic !
We're leaving Connecticut next Friday morning, arriving there at 2PM. I'm so excited !!!
Whats everyone else's plans ?
Les

[paulcrsb]

Hey All!

I'm still around (at least for a few more days). I was hoping to see if the Magic was back in port or not but the camera has some weird shot of some other ship. I'll check again tomorrow.

Hang in there everyone. We are almost there!

Paul

[dfkling]

Just waiting to leave. We're still here:(
See you on Saturday;) :Pinkbounc ::MinnieMo
Lindsay

[nicurnc]

...but almost ready to go:Pinkbounc

Got my hair and nails done as well as my toes , courtesy of DD. Did some last minute errands, time to close up the suitcases and get some shut-eye :crazy:

Everyone have a safe week, see you on Saturday, altho Paul, may see you at MNSSHP :wave2:

Loretta

[paulcrsb]

Loretta - Have a safe trip!

Paul

[paulcrsb]

Ok all you 10/18/03 cruisers, it's time to rise and shine!We don't want to let Beano down and have this thread get buried.

Went to the Port Canaveral web cam and I see the Magic is back in Port and it appears that they have replaced the rear smokestack parts. It looks good!

Just remember next week is our turn!

Paul

[Spud]

Wow Paul, you sure are an earlier bird. It must be about 5:30 where you are!

I did the same thing you did and checked out the port cam. It sure is exciting to know that next week, we'll be the ones getting on. :teeth:

[Snorgg]

Paul,
PLEEEEEEASE tell us how to get to the web site with the Magic cam !! I have asked twice before, and nobody responded !
Thanks ! Les

P.S.- First day of getting slightly nervous! Just want to make sure everything is done here, and eveything that needs to be packed,is!

[tchrmom]

Just think a week from today, we get to board! Today, we are running around for those last minute things you need.........

Only 5 more days of work!:Pinkbounc

[Spud]

Les - I'm not Paul, but here's the link (I hope this works, I've never done it before):
Port Cam (http://images.ibsys.com/orlpn-structure/orlpn/images/weather/auto/popup_cocoabch.jpg)

[paulcrsb]

Sorry that I didn't get back to you Les. I see that Spud got you the link. I tried it and it seemed to work fine.

Spud I am an early riser. The last few weeks I've had to be at work at 4am. This works out fine for me because I am on Florida time!

tchrmom - We leave Tuesday so I won't be doing my last minute running around until Monday!

Paul:earseek:

[skc2116]

We're still here, we don't leave until Friday, well actually we don't fly to Florida until Saturday but we're spending the night at the airport hotel because are flight is at 6:50 in the morning out of Phila. Pa and we live about two hours from the airport.

Thanks for the picture.

[tchrmom]

well, we only live 2 and a 1/2 hours from the port, and we're spending the night at the Rad. just so we can start our vacation as soon as possible. However, before Thursday, I have to get 24 report cards done.

[Disneyana]

tchrmom -- good luck with all those report cards.:D

We don't leave until 10:30 Friday night. Got my DH all packed and ready. All that's left is our carry-on stuff. I'll pack that Thursday night.

As excited as I am about going, I'm starting to feel a little sad because it'll be over before we know it.

Oh well. Guess that means I'll just have to book again on board. ::yes::

[paulcrsb]

Well everyone. I just watched the Magic sail by the Twin Palms cam. She looked good but she will probably look a lot better next week with all of us aboard!:boat:

Paul

[Snorgg]

Thanks Spud ! Works fine ! Very neat to see it for the first time !! Too bad there's no vessel to see other than that tanker !
Anyway, I agree- last minute shopping should be left for, well............LAST MINUTE ! Say, Friday night, or possibly Saturday morning !!!LOL !!!!
Getting jittery now ! Can't wait !! Wayyyyyy too excited !

[dfkling]

Where in Tualatin are you? We are in Portland - just north of the Sunset at Bethany. This is our first Disney cruise. If you have any words to the wise our phone is 503 259-0297. Any info appreciated.
Lindsay

[paulcrsb]

Hi Lindsay!

We live on the West side of Tualatin on 110th Ave.

This will be our 5th DCL cruise and we are booked on the 10 day 12/18/2004 cruise.

If you have any specific questions you are certainly welcome to give me a call! (503-692-6520)

Paul

[tchrmom]

One day down and 6 to go. Can time move any slower?? Why does it not go this slow while we are on the Magic? Thread got moved to 2nd page, lets try to keep it on the first page. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[paulcrsb]

Good Morning everyone!

I'm up gettting ready to read the Sunday paper.

I'm surprised that none of you East coasters haven't checked in yet. I guess us West coasters are just more excited about cruising!


Lindsay - I got your message and I'll give you a call later this am.

Paul

[Snorgg]

Paul,
The hyperlink that you posted for the port cam, do you have the full address for the web site ? When i click on the hyperlink, all I get is a picture. It seem s that the camera is a workable camera. I'd like to see the whole site.
On another note, I seen your latest post, and darn near called you this morning. Then it dawns on me....NO, DON'T DO IT !
PAUL'S ON PACIFIC TIME ! IT'S ONLY 6:30 AM THERE !!!
Whew ! That was close ! I actually do have something I'd like to ask you about. I'll wait till later and try to give you a call!

Hey everyone! I wonder, when you get a free minute around the house, do you find yourself staring at your suit cases and wondering what you may have forgotten !!??!! I do ! About a hundred times a day !

Anyone going to be in Orlando on Frfiday afternoon ? At 5 PM, we're going to SkyVenture, to do some free fall flight time, in a simulator of course. Anyone else want to go? Currently, I have one time slot left for 5 PM, and there is 5 slots remaining for 6 PM!
Give me a call on my cell if your interested ! I'll help you arrange the reservations!
Happy Countdown !
Be well,
Les
860-309-7228

[Perchinske]

Still here! Did not make it on the thread yesterday. We were out enjoying the fall foliage, getting pumpkins, hayride and apple farm before we hit the palm trees and warm weather!

I have a really stupid question, but I bought a door shoe holder as suggested on the tips. It hangs with only a hanger. Is there place to hang it on the back of the bathroom door?

I have been doing some errands every day. I think I found the last pair of white sandals in Northeast Ohio:Pinkbounc

I think it will be very surreal to finally get to the boat after all this planning!

I was just curious. Since we are landing on Friday morning, is there any good outlet shopping malls by the airport, or on the way to the Radisson? How far is Disney from the airport? Any neat places to eat lunch around there?

[paulcrsb]

I'm going to have my DW answer your questions. So here she is........

Hello fellow shipmates,
We're going to consult our video on the shoe hanger. I don't believe there is a peg on the outside of the door. There is one on the closet door and one on the wall just outside the bathroom. That's where I hung my organizer.

The airport is about 30-45 minutes from the start of the Disney property depending how you go. Do you know about the express and toll ways? Be sure and have some change. The most direct way to the port costs about $5 to travel. You pay it out in amounts like $1.50, $1.25, etc. so take a roll of quarters then you can zip through and throw the money in a basket with very little slow down. We are always looking for the fastest way to just get there so we can, as my DH says, "Get up and smell the Disney."

So in answer to your question about shopping malls, LOL LOL LOL LOL. You might as well ask about a dentist to get some teeth pulled on your vacation. That's about the same chance as I would have of seeing a shopping mall. Again, DH, "I hate shopping! Have I told you how much I hate shopping? Why would I want to ruin MY vacation with shopping! What do you need anyway...........................(30 minutes later) No.
You can go to the Disney Marketplace. In fact definately plan to go there at least once. They have the most amazing Disney store you'll ever see and lots of Disney specialty shops. There is a Rainforest Cafe, Wolfgang Puck Express and even a McDonalds. Then save room for desert at the Ghirardelli Shop, all things chocolate!!!!!

If you want to head right to the coast there are lots of places to eat in Cocoa Beach, which is just past the Radisson. That's also where Ron Jon Surf Shop is. Another must see. Great place to do last minute shopping for beach/pool stuff. We have some great pictures of our kids with the statues out front.

The Pier, a place with restaurants and shops is suppose to be cool, but we've never been there, only heard about it. I guess it's the hot nightlife spot in Cocoa Beach! Maybe someone else can chime in on these questions and help you out more.

We leave reeeeeeealy early on Tuesday. I can't wait to go and meet you all. As you can see I'm much more wordy than Paul.

Bon Voyage!
Pam (pamelacor)

[paulcrsb]

Hey Les!

Try this address.

http://www.portcanaveral.org/

Paul

[paulcrsb]

Well I see that they have finally moved the Port Canaveral camera around to show the Wonder.

Beano and crew should be aboard now. Lucky dogs!

Paul

[Perchinske]

WOW! Thanks Pam. I had no clue about the tolls. That was a big help right there..... I appreciate you consulting your video... Well, dh probably would say the same thing as Paul, but I can always say." but it's for Calina" (dd) ;) She is daddy's little girl!

I will look up where that Disney store is located. That sounds great!

[tchrmom]

All shopping is done. Just need to pack. (Tchrmom surveys all that needs packing and wonders how it will all fit). Beano and gang are ready to sail as I type this. I will try to catch them on the twopalms cam at about 5:30. Hope the weather is ok, it has rained here on the west coast of Florida.

[paulcrsb]

I just watched Beano and the gang leave Port and sail by the Twin Palms cam. I hope they have smooth sailing!

Paul

[skc2116]

We also watched the port Cam as the Magic took off yesterday. Just think people will be watching us on there next week. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: That's so exciting. I typed up my clothing list and will start packing tomorrow.

Just remembered I didn't pick up a disposable underwater camera for snorkeling yet. What else might I have forgotten:confused:

[Spud]

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I missed the Wonder today. I was busy running the Chicago marathon. It was a great experience, but I am absolutely beat. But, see us old folks can still do something! "Spud, you've run a marathon, what are you going to do next? GO ON A DISNEY CRUISE!!!!"

Rena, I bought a closet organizer with hooks instead of a hanger. You can hang the hooks over the door. It worked great on our last cruise. I can't remember where I bought it (maybe Target).

Pam-You should post more often. You have all sorts of useful info.

Okay guys less than 5 days until we cruise! I can't wait to meet you all!:wave:

[skc2116]

I can't wait to get on my vacation and get out from in front of this computer.

[nadtwins1]

We are starting to pack and Have questions on what to bring. I know a saw a good list , but I cannot find it if any one knows where to look It would be a big help. Thank you!!

[alex1963]

Can someone fill me in on how many counselors there are to tip (give a phone card to...) I have one daughter almost 8. Do they have many different ones? I want to come prepared! Can't believe it's finally here! Thanks for any help, see you all in 5 days!:crazy:

[doberman2002]

Hi everybody:wave2: :wave2:

Rena, I saw your post about outlet shopping and thought I might add my thoughts. If shopping is really what you want to do on the start of your vacation, then Orlando is the place to go. You will see signs all over that will direct you to all the outlets. You may want to go online and look up in your search Orlando shopping outlets. There are a couple of good outlet malls, I think one of them has Old Navy, and Gap. And don't worry it is fairly easy to get around in Orlando, as I always say to my DH, all roads lead to Disney.

I don't know about you guys, but I cant wait until Thursday morning, when we are high above the clouds slowly making our way towards the palm trees with sun streaming into every window. I just love flying into Orlando. See you all soon.
::MickeyMo ::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo ::MinnieMo

[Perchinske]

Thanks for the suggestions!

I have convinced my DH to go to Disney Marketplace. Thanks Pam! Actually it did not take to much convincing. We land around 11:30 am on Friday, so after renting the car I think we will head there and then leave early to avoid rush hour and check in to the Radisson by late afternoon.

Talk to you all tomorrow, one day closer :hyper:

[paulcrsb]

nadtwins1 - I'm not a list type of person (I think it's a guy thing) but I did some poking around and found this site which has a bunch of great lists.

http://www.geocities.com/Calgon1/


alex1963 - Sorry. I can't help you with this one. My kids were all too old.

Paul

[skc2116]

One more day down (at least on the east coast) 5 more to go.until we are :boat:

[skc2116]

Good Morning, anyone else having a hard time sleeping. Getting to excited I guess to sleep at night:bounce:

[paulcrsb]

Good Morning all!

Spent last night starting to pack (this was DW's idea not mine. It's still way too early.)

We are now less than 24 hours away from leaving! I'll finish up the last minute stuff and get the lawn mowed today. We don't get back until the 29th so the yard will probably be a jungle when we get back.

We had a nice conversation on the phone with Lindsay yeasterday. I hope we helped with your questions.

All right fellow cruisers. Rise and shine!

Paul

[Perchinske]

Have a safe trip Paul and Pam!

:wave:


FYI I booked through Avis back in May. I called to confirm today and ended up getting a cheaper rate.... worth a try for those of you who are renting.

I have constant butterflies in my stomach with the excitement:tongue: !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Snorgg]

Perchinske ,
Good morning !
I too have had the butterflies ! For about 5 days now !
I was wondering, did you know that Avis has moved, and are no longer at the Radison ?
Just wondering...... Les

[Spud]

Hope everyone had a great weekend and is getting ready to :boat: . It's really getting exciting now.

alex1963 - I just looked at the kids navigators on dcltribute.com and saw that there are about 10 counselors in the 8-9 age group. Since they rotate, I think it's possible that your daughter will interact with most of them. But, you may only want to tip those that your daughter has "bonded" with. I know on our Wonder cruise, my kids really didn't get to know the counselors very well, but it might be different on the Magic where you're on the ship longer.

Rena - Can I ask what you're paying for the Avis rental? We have a rate of $37.79 plus tax and fees for a full size. That seems pretty good, so I'm wondering if it's worth calling and trying to get a better rate.

Paul & Pam - Have a great trip! Looking forward to meeting you on Saturday!!:teeth:

[DMoss3377]

Hey everybody...wow I missed a lot this weekend. I was so busy trying to get everything squared away at work,school, home, etc before the cruise...but I'm all packed except carryon stuff and toiletries. I also got my hair cut...about 8 inches chopped off, it's a huge difference, but it's going to be so much fun on the cruise to have short hair. :)

I hope this week flies by, as long as I stay busy, it will....which shouldn't be too much a problem considering everything I still have to do for work and school. LOL :)


:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

Check back later...

[Perchinske]

Thanks Les. Yes, I knew they moved. Just for the heck of it I called Budget to see their prices today. Almost $30 more than what I am paying now.

Spud, I am renting 1 day (17-18th) mid size, 33.11 (this price did not change) The price that changed was the return (renting and returning on the 25th) Economy size (39.92). I originally booked the subcompact (what was I thinking now that I am looking at the luggage, stroller....) and they were giving me almost $12 off ( sub-compact). It does not hurt to call. All they do is switch the price on your reservation you currently have. I also am bringing some upgrade coupons from my entertainement book for the mid-size. We also have to rent a car seat, so that tacks on an extra $8 per day.

Also, if you go to roomsavers.com, there is coupon for the Radisson. I know it is meant to be used if you don't have a reservation, but when I called the front desk, she said to bring it and she would adjust the price. I currently have a price of $89 and it will bring it to $79. Heh, that is extra money towards a sailaway drink
:teeth:

My daughter's girlfriend came by today to give her a going away gift of a princess t-shirt (to wear to the breakfast) and a minnie washcloth to take. I thought that was so sweet. They are veterans of a 3 day Disney cruise (last summer) and they are the ones who gave us the idea to go.

[skc2116]

Brought the suitcases in today. How I'm going to fit everything in them I don't know. :crowded:

Can't wait to meet everyone:chat:
Hope I sleep tonight or I'll be exhausted by the cruise.

[Disneyana]

I see you all had a very busy weekend. It's almost time now! The moon was absolutely gorgeous last night, huge and orange. All I could think about was how lucky the people on both ships were at the moment to have a moon like that.

Paul and Pam -- Hope you guys have a safe flight out. And Paul-- you should have been packed weeks ago. It's never too early to pack, you know. :p

I am almost tempted to sit in front of the computer for the next four days and watch my countdown timer tick those seconds away. Just a little excited, I guess. :hyper:

[Snorgg]

Hi gang !
It was a beautiful day here in Connecticut ! As nice a day as it was, it seems that the time is gragging by ever so slow ! All I have to do is get through the next three days, but it seems so far away! Y-I-K-E-S !!!
Note to self: stay busy! stop thinking about it!
Yeah ! Right !
Anyone else having a tough time sleeping at night? Toss-n-turn, toss-n-turn !! ALL NIGHT LONG !
On another note, I printed out the coupon for the Raddison, but on the bottom it says it's for "walk-ins only". I guess I'll try walking in with it !
Avis still has the double upgrade coupon available online too !
G'night all, meeting at the firehouse at 7 tonight, maybe that'll keep my mind busy for a while !!
Be well, Les

[skc2116]

Disneyana - I know what your mean " am almost tempted to sit in front of the computer for the next four days and watch my countdown timer tick those seconds away. Just a little excited, I guess. "
I can't seem to concentrate on anything, my mind keeps wondering back to :boat: :boat: :boat:

[paulcrsb]

Hey Les!

Where did you find the Avis upgrade at?

Paul

[Spud]

Les - I'd like to know too! I searched all over the place and couldn't find it.

Paul-You're still here. I thought that you left already!

[paulcrsb]

Hi Spud!

I'm still here for a little while longer. We leave the house at 4am!

Is everyone reading the 10/11/03 cruisers live posts? The new changes sound pretty cool!

Paul

[Snorgg]

AVIS UPGRADE:
DW says that the double upgrade is ONLY if you previously booked a mid-size, and is NOT guaranteed upon your arrival. Anyway, she said this was the discussion with the booking agent, at the toll free number 1-800-230-4898. As usual, being a DH I overheard a conversation with her and another friend, and yes, I did the improper thing ! I ASSUMED she was refering to the web site....Sorry for any troubles !!!
Give Avis a call, and see what you can work out !
See y'all soon !
Les

[Snorgg]

Paul and crew,
I tried looking all over and for some reason, I can't seem to find the right thread pertaining to the live updates you were talking about ! Any help would be appreciated !
Be well !
Les

[paulcrsb]

Les - This is the thread I was talking about.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=451208

Paul

[skc2116]

Les- it's called LIVE FROM THE 10/11 Cruise!! It's on the first page just a little down from this one

[paulcrsb]

skc2116 - The 10/11/03 cruisers seemed to be pretty positive with the changes. It makes the wait just that much more unbearable!:tongue:

Paul

[skc2116]

Paul - at least reading it is keeping my occupied, cause I'm going :yo-yo:

Did I read your family is leaving tomorrow?

[paulcrsb]

skc2116 - We leave for WDW tomorrow at 4am - Yikes!

At least I don't have to worry about trying to get to sleep because there's no time!

Paul:yo-yo:

[Snorgg]

Paul,
I lift my Pepsi, and toast to you and the Mrs. !
Safe journey to you all !
See you Saturday !
Be well, always,
Les
P.S.- Now go to bed ! Your leaving in just a few hours !

[alex1963]

Spud, thanks for the info. I knew I could count on someone here! This has been an invaluable place for information and lots of good laughs! See you in 4 DAYS!!!!!!! Alex :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl:

[paulcrsb]

Thanks Les!

This will be my last post. It's been a pleasure chatting with all of you and I wish you all a safe journey.

I'll see everyone Saturday!

Paul :wave2: :wave2:

[paulcrsb]

Hey there you fellow night owls, it's Pam. I didn't want to log Paul off cuz he'll want to check first thing in the am, and I do mean am, for new posts.

I'm almost at the point where I think I can sleep before we have to get up in 4 hours to head to the airport. Oh well, I'll catch up on sleep once I get on the ship. It must be the gentle rocking cuz everytime I've slept like a baby. And I am a problem sleeper. If you haven't experienced it, just wait. Of course there's no sleeping in on Paul's watch. He's an early riser. I endure.

It will be so great to meet all of you and your families. I know everyone is so excited and ready to have the time of their lives. All of you with kids, they are going to love it. I heard so many times how hard it was to get the kids out of the clubs. Then after a while the parents could really relax and have a great time too. Our kids were all teens when they went with us, but they have great memories. Ask me about the Teens Extreme song they made up. It makes me laugh just thinking about it. I wish all my kids were coming with us. shhhhhh, don't tell Paul I said that. He's looking forward to just the 2 of us going w/o kids.

OK I finally yawned! It's time to say so long and we'll see you on Saturday or at the MNSSH party.

Everyone have a safe and pleasant journey to the Magic!

:earsgirl: Pam

[Spud]

Well, Paul and Pam have left by now. Those lucky ducks!!

I know there still a few of us left, though. It sure is getting harder and harder to wait. We're leaving Friday afternoon. Anyone else leaving before then?

Four days until we:boat: !!

[skc2116]

Good Morning to everyone that is still here.:D I feel as though we are starting to dwindle down in number as everyone departs for their vacations. I'll be here till the bitter end though or at least until Friday afternoon. Not a very nice day here in New Jersey, gray and suppose to start raining. Makes me even more anxious for the tropical :sunny:

[DMoss3377]

Hi gang :grouphug:

I'll be here until the bitter end...our flight isn't until 7am Saturday morning. I know, I know, why did we book a flight the day we sail....hhmmm, price. It saved us somewhere around $150 per person and we're flying Song for the first time. So everyone cross your fingers we make it with little to no problems. :)::yes::

See you all soon. :wave2: :wave2:

[Perchinske]

Good Morning to all!

I too am looking at a cloudy morning. I have lots of little stuff to buy over the next few days. I pretty much have the clothes packed (except for DH!).

My DD( ok me too!) is getting excited, just a few more links left on her construction paper countdown..

For those of you who have cruised before, should I get traveler's checks, or should I be fine with a credit card?

[DMoss3377]

Hi Rena: I think CC would be just fine and a little cash. We took Travelers Checks last year and had to conciously try to use them somehow, and we decided that everything on the ship can be charged to the KTTW cards and that's attached to a CC, we'd just do that with some cash for tips, etc.

Question for everyone:

Kamy and I had discussed what nights were what as far as dining goes and we had come up with (based on *****************) the following:

Sat - rotation
Sun - rotation
Mon - rotation
Tues - tropical
Wed - around the world
Thur - captains gala
Fri - best of

So I had planned to do Palo Monday night since it's our anniversary and so we wouldn't miss formal or semi-formal night, but according to the live 10/11 cruise thread, this is how it is:

Sat - rotation
Sun - rotation
Mon - Captains Gala (formal)
Tue - rotation
Wed - Tropical
Thu - semi formal
Fri - rotation

Help? :confused:

[Perchinske]

Dana, I would probably post on the main board to confirm about the rotation. I am so confused myself. Thanks about the info about traveler's checks. One less errand for me :Pinkbounc

[Spud]

Dana - I think the rotation is different on the Western because Sunday isn't a sea day for them. So, I think Monday at Palo would be fine. But, I've never been on the 7 day, so I don't know for sure.

Rena - I second Dana's opinion that you don't need travelers checks. With the abundance of ATMs in the world now, we never get travelers checks anymore.

[Disneyana]

Good morning to those on the west coast, good afternoon to those on the east coast. :wave2:

I'll be here until Friday night. The whole of Friday is going to drag, I know it will. And Dana -- Saturday? I don't think I would make it until then, at least sanely, any way. ;) I understand about price, though. We booked our flights back in January and got an incredible deal. Gotta do what you gotta do.

For those of you with gray skies, I'll throw a little sunshine your way. :sunny: Plenty of it here.

Perchinske -- I've got three links left on my paper chain. That's been one of the best things that I could have done for this whole trip. Maybe next time my daughter will get into it as well. My DH has over the past few weeks. :D

Hope the rest of this week flies by!:boat: It's almost time!

[Snorgg]

Hi gang !
It seems as though we are a dwindling crew ! I say AMEN !
This is probably one of the only times that I am happy to see my friends leave ! I guess that by looking forward to meeting everyone makes it that much more enjoyable ! It'll be nice to put names with faces and families.
We're (the 18 of us) leaving connecticut Friday morning at 11, arriving in Orlando just before 2 PM. We'll be spending Friday night at Universal Studio's Haloween Bash, and at Disney Quest, for the younger kids. Anyone else going to Disney Quest on Friday ?
SOoooooooo, the more excited I get, the easier it is to ramble on ! Somebody else's turn ! I'll check back later tonight !
Untill then, be well everyone !
Les a.k.a. Snorgg :wave2:

[skc2116]

Dana - that dining rotation for the 10/11 through me off too. Theirs is different than ours because the Western stops at ports on different nights. According to my Passporter Book the Eastern Magic's dining rotation is:
Sat. - rotation
Sun. - The Best Of (Formal)
Mon.- Rotation
Tues. - Tropical
Wed. - Rotation
Thur. - Cap'n's Gala (Semi formal)
Fri. - Small World

But who knows if that's right.:crazy:

[Spud]

Well, I'm glad to see there are still some of us left. I just got back from my pedicure, so now my toes are ready to go! Now if I can just get myself to start packing, I'll be in great shape.

Anyone else excited? :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[skc2116]

Yes, I'm very excited,

Hope I can sleep tonight. Keep thinking of things I might have forgotten.
Went to the store today for last minute stuff got some sunscreen for my DS and some Parrot Bay Rum for DH and myself. Any suggestions for packing a bottle in your suitcase so it doesn't break and my DH and I don't smell like coconuts for the :boat:

[Rikersmom]

I suggest putting the bottle in a plastic bag, sealed. Then I'd put it in another plastic bag, sealed. Then I'd wrap it in some soft clothing and be sure it's totally surrounded with other soft clothing.

Good luck! Just remember that the baggage handlers are very strong, and they stack bags very high.

See you soon,
Karen

[skc2116]

Thanks Karen, I'll try it and if it doesn't work we will be easy to find, just follow your nose to the coconut smell.::yes::

[tchrmom]

It's been a very long week. After a very long illness, my father passed away on Sunday night. We have the memorial service on Friday. Being a cruiser herself, my mom has insisted that we continue with our trip. She has even asked us to book her on the next Disney cruise that we book. We will be at the Radission sometime Friday evening.
This is a good escape.
I will try and post again before we leave.

Can't wait to meet everyone.

[Perchinske]

Tchrmom, our deepest sympathies to you and your family. So sorry to hear about your dad....

We leave Friday morning at 9:15 am. Called today to have my mail and paper stopped. I also called the credit cards I will be using to let them know I will be using it in various locations. I read on the tip board that someone had their credit card shut off thinking it could have been stolen. The credit card company noticed that the card was being used in various locations in a short amount of time.

Disneyana, how old is your daughter?

My hubby surprised me today and told me to go treat myself to a pedicure:teeth: I wasn't planning on it with things being so crazy these last few days. I made it for Thurs. afternoon, so I can just relax!

[Snorgg]

Tchrmom,
Your all in our thoughts......
I am glad Mom feels that you should continue on your journey, because I feel certain that your Dad would want the same.....
Use the time spent on this journey not only as nourishing time with your family, but also to honor the most important man in your life...your Dad.
May the good Lord embrace you, in your time of sorrow.
With thoughts of condolencess,
Les

[Disneyana]

tchrmom -- Sorry to hear about your dad . . . Our thoughts and prayers our with you and your family . . .

Perchinske -- My daughter is three. Half the time she'll tell you she's six and the other half she won't answer to her name because she's pretending to be Ariel, Pongo, or Harry Potter. If some little curly towhead comes up to you and starts to bark and growl, she's mine. :D She just automatically thinks everyone knows who she's pretending to be. LOL. I'm glad that she hasn't invited anyone else (strangers included) to cruise with us, unlike yours . . . LOL. :p Your daughter is just so friendly!!!

Anyway, I'm tired. Gonna go to bed early. It'll just make tomorrow get here that much quicker . . .

:tongue:

Until tomorrow!

[Spud]

tchrmom- I am truly sorry for your loss. You have my deepest sympathy.

[doberman2002]

tchrmom,
Just want to say how sorry I am to hear about your dad. My sympathy goes out to you and your family.

Just one more day of work, Thursday can't get here soon enough.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[Perchinske]

Disneyana, today my DD invited her great-grandpa to come with us!! I am guessing she will either be a politician, or a Wal-Mart greeter when she grows up. I will be proud of her no matter what:D Your daughter has a wonderful imagination!

Good night and sweet Disney dreams to all :wave2:

[skc2116]

Tchrmom, so sorry to hear about your father.

Well one more day down, we're getting there.
:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

It seems like time is standing still. Good night all, see you soon.:wave:

Sharon

[imgoingtodisney]

tchrmom - sorry to hear about your Dad
Try to have a nice relaxing cruise.

Spend some time up on deck 10 at night talking with your Dad. I remember speaking with my Dad late one night Dec 01 on top deck of NCL. Makes a good time/location for quiet reflection.
(hopefully that came out sounding ok)

[Spud]

With Paul gone, I guess I'm the first one up!

Rena- That was sweet of your husband to treat you to a pedicure. They are so relaxing! And your daughter cracks me up. She sounds like a cutie!

Anyone else ready to :boat: ?

[DMoss3377]

Tchrmom, I'm so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Glad we'll still be seeing you on the cruise.

Thanks everyone for the responses to the dining rotation question. I'll just stick with the one that Kamy helped me with, it didn't even dawn on me that there would be differences with the Eastern and Western rotations. duh...:crazy:

I got mani and pedi last night...felt great, but made me even more anxious for Saturday to hurry up and get here. :hyper:

The next few days are going to be agony...all that waiting...:faint: Hopefully with everything I still have to do with work and school that the time will fly by. Work today, class tonight, work tomorrow, last minute shopping tomorrow night, work Friday, pack carryons and sleep! :hyper: :hyper:

[dfkling]

The day is here! We leave on the Red Eye tonight. We are spending 2+ days with Dean's parents 1 hour south of Cape Canaveral. Of course a filling fell out last night. But I got it fixed this AM. We look forward to meeting all of you guys Sat. morning. :jester: We found a lime green shirt for me but not hubby. We will look in Florida. See you soon.
Lindsay

[Perchinske]

Just got back from shopping at at least 7 stores!!! I actually had to go back to 3 of them twice!!!! Well, I am glad I got it over with. I am going to take a nap!!!!

[alex1963]

O.k., I have hemmed and hawed, I have gone back many, many pages looking for the start of the lime green shirt talk, and have to finally admit I must have missed a whole lot on this thread! Why is everyone buying green shirts?!:hyper: I can't wait till Friday night! We leave from Baltimore! My DD is off school now for this week (conferences) so her vacation has begun, while DH and myself have 2 more to go! Never having cruised, I must admit a bit nervous too. So much to do after boarding, but so worth it in the end, (I hear). Beano would be proud how this thread is keeping up! See you Sat.!

[Snorgg]

Beano was kind enough to let me know that lime green is the official un-official DisBoard Cruise color. It just help to identify others that you have been counting down with, here on the DisBoard. So, with that, were you able to find a shirt ?
I will be wearing my lime green shirt, and hat !
Also, I happen to have 6 more lime green hats, if anyone would like them, we can hooh up either at the Radisson, or at the terminal. If any of you want one, let me know so i know if I should pack them. I think I have 7 left.
All I have to do now, is get through Thursday ! Everything else is done ! Funny how the time seems to creep along at half speed! Then you get onboard, and BAM ! It'll be next Saturday !
Be well all ! Reply if you want those hats !
Les 5:23PM

[DMoss3377]

Hi Alex,
As far as I understand, the lime green thing started a long time ago with DISers. They'd wear a ribbon or some other lime green token so that when you were in port or wherever, you could go...'psst, hey are you one of those DIS people"...LOL. I guess it's just grown into larger expression of lime green...ribbons to hats to shirts to full ensembles. LOL ::yes:: ::yes:: Oh, and we're leaving from Dulles Saturday morning...we live in Manassas. :)

I actually couldn't find anything lime that I wanted to wear, so I'm going to home depot tonight and picking up some of the lime green Mickey paint chips from the Disney paint collection, cutting them, laminating them, and using them as tags on our carryons. Figure that would do. :)

But I've been told by some very reliable sources that we won't be shunned or ostracised for not wearing lime green.

2 more days...cause this ones over as far as I'm concerned...but before I go, I have to vent a bit....so indulge me please.

The DH of the other couple coming with us, procrastinated about getting his birth certificate, which we can all agree is a very important piece of documentation to have ready prior to cruising. Well, his DW and I got tired of waiting and ordered a copy for him, it was Fed Exed, but no one was home to sign for it, so he said he would go by and pick it up. Needless to say, he waited so long to go pick it up, they returned it to sender. AARrgghhh.... So now, 3 days before we leave, we have to cross our fingers and hope it gets here by regular mail, which Vital Records sent it in after receiving the returned Fed Ex package. They said it should arrive tomorrow...I told him that if it's not here tomorrow, he'd better drive the 2 - 3 hours to Richmond, VA to pick it up personally or we'll be waving to him from the ship while he stays and camps out at the port. :mad: :headache: And my poor friend is so upset because this is suppose to be the honeymoon they didn't get when they got married 2 years ago.

So when you meet us, we may be missing one of our party. :(

Thanks for letting me vent.

[Perchinske]

:eek: I' m sure he will get it in time. At least for his sake I hope it comes in time, or they may not be seeing their 3rd anniversary!!!!;)

Well, could not nap because I am way too excited:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: !!!!

I hope to finish 95% of the packing tonight. Every trip we go on I am packing until at least 1-2 am in the morning. I am vowing to not let that happen. I guess we shall see!!!

What is the earliest time we are allowed to get off the boat on Sat? Not that I am looking fwd to that, just can't remember and DH asked. I remember there being an emergency phone number for the boat and I can not find it anywhere. Does anyone have that?

I could not find anything lime green, so my daughter will represent us:teeth:

[skc2116]

Dana, having worked as a Municipal Clerk and issuing birth certificates for many years, I can understand your frustration. Some people always will wait for the last minute to get their certificates, while others will have numerous copies on hand from the time they were born. I of course am one of the latter.

But on a happier note, one more day down, and in my case two more to go, well really one and a half, because we will be leaving home at 2PM on Friday.

See you all soon, or at least all of you with proper ID.

[Snorgg]

Les thinks to self......." Whew! One day closer!(quivers with excitement)Now, if I can just make it through Thursday,that would be wonderful! Friday morning wont be here soon enough!"

Oh ! Hi everyone....I was caught up in the moment ! Sorry !
Haven't slept very well these last 3 nights, so I'm off to bed early tonight ! Just wanted to drop a quick hello, and see if anyone wanted one of the lime colored hats.....Guess not ! You still have time to reply ! I'll check back first thing tomorrow!
G'night all ! Try to sleep ! Les

[tchrmom]

Thanks to all who sent such kind words during our time of grief. I have never met any of you, but your kindness makes me feel like I already know you!

This will probably be my last post. Even as I type, DH is busy packing. (Tchrmom looks at hubby lovingly!) DH is off tomorrow. I will teach tomorrow, and then we will head to S. FL as soon as school is over. The service will be Friday AM, and then we will leave for the port Friday afternoon.

DD and I treated ourselves to a manicure/pedicure this evening, so we are all "neat and pretty".

Be careful to all who are driving!
Safe landings to those who are flying!:wave:

Look for use at the front of the line in lime green shirts!::yes::

Good Night!

[Spud]

Safe travels to Lindsay(dfkling) and Teachermom! Have a great trip and see you Saturday!!

Les-Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I had to work tonight (darn night classes!). Are these are baseball caps? If so, I'll take one. If you have room, you might what to bring a couple of extras. Who knows, you may start a fashion trend!

Good night all.

[Perchinske]

Thanks for the offer Les, but I think we will be ok....

Well, I feel ahead of the game with my packing. I reached my 95% packed goal :Pinkbounc

Well, off to bed. I am so tired, but I have not slept well either!

Good Night!!!

[Perchinske]

Good Morning:wave2:

I was the last post to say Good Night and the first to say Good Morning..... Where is everyone? Don't tell me you all lied to make me feel good and were all actually leaving before me ;)

I can't believe we actually leave tomorrow! I am off for my pedicure today and hope to get packing done by dinner, so I can relax....... Sent the dh to run some errands!

[DMoss3377]

Thanks Les for the offer, but I'll be using the tags I made. :)

Rena - nope, didn't lie, still here, and will be till Sat AM.

I'm just about all packed. Went through my media cards last night and cleared all the pics from them so they would be totally empty for the trip. I want all the room I can get for all the pics I'll be taking. LOL

Let's see...today...work, chiropractor appt, any last minute shopping, final walk through on house to make sure I've packed everything, and strangle my friend if his birth certificate hasn't arrived yet....think that covers it for today. LOL

[skc2116]

Still here, too. ;)

Just about to leave for nail, feet and hair appointments. That should keep me busy for today.::yes::

I packed my suitcase and DS suitcase last night sooooooooo
that means it's almost time to see the ::MickeyMo .

So excited :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[Spud]

I'm still here!

I still haven't put anything in the suitcases, but it's pretty much laid out. So, today, I need to pack!! I have a hair appointment too, so I'll be pretty busy as well.

We :boat: in two days!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[bearpele]

My husband and I will be taking our first Cruise. We are more than ready for our 2 magical weeks of Disney - Disney Crusie and then off to Disney for another week.

:earsgirl: :earsboy: - Are we there yet??

[Snorgg]

18 hours to go ! I think I can, I think I can !
Orlando for lunch, what a brillaint idea !
So excited now that I can't sleep, don't want to eat, and keep checking the board to see what everyone else is doing !
C'mon people ! Post away ! Gotta keep me busy !
Les

[Spud]

Les-Are you packed?? If you are, can you come over here and finish packing for me? I've got to go to work. That should keep you busy. :teeth:

[alex1963]

I have never had so much fun preparing for a trip! It's a lot of fun seeing what everyone else is doing gearing up for this.
Thank you Dana and Snorgg for getting back to me on the whole t-shirt thing. In my travels through the house last night managed to find what seems to be lime green (almost anything looks lime green past midnight lately!) I can't wait to fall asleep to the rocking of the ship. My DH and I met when we were both working for Ringling Bros. Circus (he was a clown.) We traveled by train and falling asleep to that rocking, is to die for! We'll see how our DD will do, (not much sawdust in her viens yet) but just in case, we've got bonine.
I finished our packing last night with the exception of all the hanging stuff and am sitting by the door waiting to go! No, I have to teach tomorrow, off for a nail appt. w/DD and down the road to the airport. We are staying at a hotel near the airport in Orl. and shuttling back to the airport in the a.m. for the bus, if we (and this is wishful thinking) get the 1st shuttle to the port are we going to be twiddling our thumbs for a while? Or is it fun to twiddle your thumbs there?! :tongue:
I got a suggestion from a travel agent friend of mine yesterday regarding customs in St. Thomas, she suggested that we bring our marriage cert. along if we're using a birth cert. because it has my maiden name on it and it doesn't match my drivers license (a friend just got back from travelling and had a little trouble with hers. Just want to pass that along. Sorry this is so long, just a bit excited I think, Safe travelling everyone! See you the day after tomorow (God that sounds good!)
Alex

[skc2116]

Just got back from getting nails, feet and hair done. So I'm ready now!:eek: Wish we were leaving today.

I had to stop a Kmart for a last minute item and happened to see a lime green t-shirt in my DS size on the clearance rack, so he and I will be wearing green, didn't find anything for my husband though. :smooth:

Pizza for dinner tonight, don't need to be making anything that leaves leftovers in the fridge.

One more day, just one more day:tongue:

[Perchinske]

Well, I think this is my final posting. I am not sure if I will get a chance to get back on later this evening. Thanks to all of you for making my time go faster!

I went and picked up lime green ribbon to tie to our luggage and got my pedicure where I just about fell asleep.

Looking fwd to seeing all of you on Sat! Safe travels to all of you.......

Les, I will keep an eye out for you in line. You will be the one falling asleep on the suitcases, famished, but with a smile on your face
:p

See ya!!!!!!

[Snorgg]

12 HOURS TO GO !!!!!
(Les ponders the thought)
Hmmmmmm, YIPPPPEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just slightly excited !
And everyone else ?

:bounce: Les :Pinkbounc

[Snorgg]

Hi everyone This is les's and louanne's son (12.75 yrs old)
I can't wait till the cruise (12 hours) oh yeah!!! ::yes::


See you all in Florida









Kevin

[Disneyana]

Well, since we are getting down to wire here, I would like to wish everyone safe and happy travels!

Just over 28 hours here before we board our plane. Seems so far away. Wish it were here already. :yo-yo:

Anyhow, I'll be around to post tomorrow, at least once, then that's it. We'll leave the rest of the posting to Dana. ;)

Can't wait to get on the :boat: and meet everyone!:grouphug:

[skc2116]

Hello i am Vincent, Sharon and Joes son and i am 13 and i am glad to find some1 else around the same age that is going.

[bearpele]

We leave in 3 hours to go to the airport and fly to the land of sunshine (hopefully). :boat: Can't wait until we are cruisin'

See ya real soon,

Keith and Heather::yes::

[Snorgg]

Good morning everyone !
Last post before cruise !!!
We're leaving here in 20 minutes(7am) for the airport.
To those of you left, I just wanted to say thanks for the fellowship these last couple of months. Looking forward to finally meeting you all. Safe journeys to you all !
Maybe we'll run into each other at the Radisson ! We'll be there late tonight. Spending the day in Orlando.
Be well everyone !
Les,Lou-Anne, Kevin & Keith

P.S.- To Vincent-
Vincent,
My brother and I are looking forward to meeting you !
We'll see if we can find you on board. Have fun! Kevin Archer

[skc2116]

Good Morning, am I the only one left here?
We leave home at 2PM, pick my son up at school and head for the Phila. Pa. airport Holiday Inn, where we spend the night and fly out early tomorrow morning.

I'll keep checking the board today for any messages from us stragglers.

It has been great meeting everyone on the board can't wait to meet everyone in person.
:wave:

[skc2116]

Keith and Heather, we are also from New Jersey. What aiarport do you fly out of?

[Spud]

I'm still here! We have a 6:00 flight this evening. Good thing, because I STILL need to finish packing.

Can't believe we :boat: tomorrow!!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[DMoss3377]

Looks like I'm one of the stragglers...but not for long. And my friend finally got his Birth Cert yesterday.

Well, lots to do today, and getting to bed early tonight...hopefully.

See you all very very soon...can't wait to put faces to all the names I've met on the boards.

:wave2:

[Disneyana]

Still here, checking out the weather forecasts for all of our ports of call. Not total and complete :sunny: everywhere, but it won't matter. We'll be having too much fun to notice a little rain!

Gotta take the dog to the kennel and pick-up a birthday present for my uncle. We're going out to dinner with him tonight to celebrate before we go. It should be nice.

Can't wait to be :boat:!!!

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[Spud]

Dana - I'm glad to hear your friend got his birth certificate. I bet everyone is breathing easier now.

Lindsay-I just got back from dropping my dog at the kennel. :( To me that's the worst part about going on vacation.

I'm finally packed and ready to go. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!:wave2:

[Spud]

This is my last post. We're leaving for the airport. See you tomorrow.

Bye everyone! :wave2: