2/28/04 Magic Western...anyone onboard?

[MamaGriz]

I guess a trip to Home Depot is on the agenda for us tomorrow too. Alien Green, eh?

I'm having trouble believing that the cruise is a week away!

[ksjayhawks]

Will head over to Home Depot tomorrow to look for the green sample.

We are staying at a hotel by Universal, but using disney transfers. When do the buses start going to the port, does anyone know?

[macker]

:wave: :wave: snwwhite: when you see a lady in a wheelchair waiting to board the shuttle -- that is me!! Don't know what I'll be wearing other than a smile from ear to ear but will be with totallytigger and 3 grandchildren. Hope to meet you there. Home Depot is in VT and pretty close to airport. If we get an early enough start - perhaps we can make a side trip for some alien green!! That would be fun and what a great way to connect with other dis board members!! Pesty snow last night and all weekend. Seems like it is mixed with sleet/rain. Not a lot but just plain messy and slippery. It is okay because my thoughts are now on the end of the week which is approaching rather quickly!! See everyone soon.:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc:happy1:

[3 things]

Hi all...

Rather than putting our actual names on the green tags, I think it would be neat to put on our DIS board names instead (for instance... "3 Things") We know each other by those names anyway and it might be a fun way of meeting each other in person...what do you all think???
:sunny:
This time next week we'll be at the terminal waiting to board :hyper:

[macker]

:Pinkbounc
3 things - brilliant minds run the same - that is exactly what I was thinking and planning to do. Great idea!! See you next week.:wave2:

[3 things]

We will all be experiencing Magic! (note, the excited guys below)


:hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[smchan]

As soon as we disembark, I'll be headed over toe WDW for a conference at The Dolphin, giving me an additional 4-5 days at WDW.

Thing is, The Dolphin was sold out so my company booked me a room at The Yacht Club. I'm so broken hearted that I couldn't stay in the conference hotel. :p

7 days on the Magic, 5 days in the Yacht Club. My wife is going to be spoiled.

Sam

[ksjayhawks]

I got our alien green mickeys today.

Are we still on to meet on Sunday at 10??

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave2:

[macker]

:Pinkbounc :wave: :Pinkbounc :wave: 10 on Sunday seems okay with me. This time next week we will be well on our way. What a nice thought. Having trouble sleeping tonight, so got up and getting ready to iron and pack.::yes:: :wave2:

[MamaGriz]

I picked up alien green mickeys today too. Not normally my color, my daughter thought it was hilarious.

The rest of the family is asleep, but here I am, reading the boards. I'm ready.:hyper:

[MamaGriz]

Oh yeah, I'll be there Sunday at 10 am as well. Promonade Lounge, right?

[3 things]

If I stay online the entire time between now and when I fly to Orlando... Will the time go quicker because I'm on DIS all the time or would it go quicker to take a break to actually sleep a little?

(Just heard an add for "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"... PLEASE, PLEASE, don't let that be one of the movies on board!!!

:moped: :moped: :moped: :moped: :moped:

[yamahaboy]

haha i would deff take a break from the boards! i should know theres nothing to do around here this time of the year and all i do is hang out on the computer lol.

[plutospup]

Sleep? Who needs sleep? (My ER certainly doesn't think so!)Fortunately, I can check out the boards at work. Being so busy has made this past week go by very quickly.

Mama Griz...Alien Green...not my color either, but none the less I now have Alien Green Mickeys on all suitcases/carry ons! (Pluto's Pup didn't fit on the Mickey, and abbreviating it to 'PP'...well, I didn't like the sounds of that either!)

We're looking forward to meeting everyone NEXT Sunday @ 10! DD6 hopes to meet new friends!

[totallytigger]

PlutosPup--If I am as busy at my hosp. this week as I was Thurs & Fri night--I'll only have to blink and Fri am will be here!!:crazy:

We'll be there Sun. am 10:00 sharp!!:hyper: Would be great to even run into fellow Diser's in the terminal!!::yes::

[mailman028]

I've been looking at this site for a few days now.It gives 15 day forcasts.The weather looks great.Check it out
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/ 5 more days.:hyper: I hope everyone is doing good.Mike

[mississaugamom]

Thanks for the weather link! Checked out all our stops - looking sunny and warm!:sunny:

Can't wait - packing is now underway:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[mailman028]

Just got done packing the important stuff(my dive gear).I'll pack the other things thursday night.Ya'll know how men are.I'll just throw it in the suitcase and sort it out later.LOL.My wife just gave me that look:rolleyes: oh well.Take care ya'll.Mike:crazy:

[yamahaboy]

haha this year for my 15th birthday i wanna get dive certified. lol i dont know how to spell...maby next year ill be able to dive! :bounce: :bounce:

[BobandLee]

Getting anxious! Anybody doing the Captain Marvins 11:15 at Grand Cayman? Has anyone done it before?

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[3 things]

Ok, so I haven't slept since I last wrote on here... Should I go to bed? It's so bad now that I think I've read EVERY thread on the Debate Board... (WHAT is that board doing on here? It's so un-Walt!!!)

I think I know what I'll be doing on the Magic... SLEEPING!


:o :o :o

:grouphug:

[yamahaboy]

lol i hear you but where is the debate board?

[3 things]

SAVE YOURSELF! Debate boards bring out the worst in DISers - myself included...

But if you must go... click on "The DIS Discussion Forums" above...

Then click on "Debate Board" under the top 10...

Will this link work in here...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?threadid=514322

Anyway, I don't think Walt wanted his Disney visitors to debate abortion, muslim eating patterns, Bush, Clinton, and global warming... but there it is...

SAVE YOURSELF! (12:30 and I'm still not thinking of sleep...)

:tongue:

[mississaugamom]

Although I was beginning to panic about flying from Toronto on Saturday instead of coming down a day early, the 5-day forecast here looks great - no storms looming:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

We arrive at MCO at 10:03 am, so I'm hoping I still have lots of time to book all my onboard ressies!:wave2:

[divindisney]

mailman...After much debate and canceling our DCL dive excursion, it looks like we may join you at edenrock. Looks really neat and we like the flexiblity. After getting over a cold we don't want to be committed to diving if our ears aren't up to it. What equipment are you bringing? We will bring all but our BC. I can't remember if you are staying at the Radisson Friday. Maybe we will see you there.

Re: childcare...Our DS will be 6 weeks from turning 3 and potty trained. We were told he would be able to participate in kids programs. I spoke to DCL today and they said he must be a month from 3! They said it depends on how full it is and what they decide on the ship. Anyone know how strict they are about this? I'm very concerned about this one!!

We're almost there!
Thanks

[mailman028]

That's great Divindisney.It does give you flexibility.We are also gonna rent a car and drive around.We have been to G.C. a few times before,so we are comfortable with it.I can't wait to drive on the wrong side of the road.LOL.I'm gonna bring all my gear,weights,bc,comp etc...If you think you still might have some congestion bring some Sudafed.I think that's how you spell it.It works great.
Also another thing,if you plan on getting off the boat early when we get to G.C. you will need a tender ticket.People on excursions don't need one.Just if you go off on your own and early.If I read the Navigator correctly they said to pick one up at the Disney theater.It did not say when though.I'm gonna inquire about it Day 1.Just some F.Y.I stuff.We are also gonna be at the radisson on Friday we have to drive all the way from the west coast(of Florida)LOL.We don't want anything to hinder us.Boy that's paranoid ain't it.See ya either Friday or Saturday.If you have any other questions just ask.Mike :crazy:

[jbix00]

:cool: Not much posting going on here...everyone busy packing?

We leave for Florida in about 56 hours...DW & both DD's are packed...I haven't even started yet. Clothes are out, just not in the suitcase yet. Guess I'm waiting for them to jump in by themselves!::yes::

Don't forget to pack the sunblock lotion!!!:smooth:

[plutospup]

...but I don't care!!!!! I'm too busy with t-shirts, shorts, sunscreen, etc. Thinking warm thoughts for a few more days, until I can actually feel the warmth!

Jbix00...Have a safe drive to FL. I hear the weather may be bad. At least you shouldn't have to drive in snow, though!

[jbix00]

Thanks Pluto's Pup!

The local Fox News channel threw a scare at us during the weekend...talked about the possibility of a MAJOR winter storm brewing up for Wednesday into Thursday. Turned out to be all fluff and no substance - that's the weather you and I are getting today. Thursday (day of departure for us) is supposed to be bright & sunny!

But......come to think of it, I haven't checked the weather yet for south of us for the road trip...:eek:

[jbix00]

:mad: Dang....looks like we will be dragging the cool weather down to Florida with us! High of 82 in Cocoa Beach today, but only a high of 65 on Friday when we arrive and a chance of showers on Saturday!

Looks like I'll have to make a sacrifice to the sun god....:sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[mississaugamom]

65!!!! Sounds like a heat wave to me! (LOL) All our main suitcases are packed with our clothes/shoes. Everything else will go into a cargo bag on wheels which we can check through.

Now I'm trying to remember all the little things, like making my lime-green carryon tags. You were saying that "Plutospup" wouldn't fit - what am I going to do with a name like "MississaugaMom":rolleyes: I thought of shortening it to "MissMom" but I don't think that will fly with my DH of 10 years! Any suggestions???

I am getting more excited by the minute! PLEASE don't let there be any server problems on Friday!!!

[snwwhite]

Everybody is packed except for my husband!! Isn't that the way it always is. All he has to do is get his clothes together and I will put them in the suitcase. He has promised to do this by wednesday.

I also wanted to see my countdown clock!!:sunny:

[ksjayhawks]

It is cool, rainy and wet here. Though I shouldn't complain as family in Minnesota got a snowstorm on Sunday! We are ready for the sun. Suitcases are ready to be shut down and put in the car as we fly out tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. which means out the door by 3:30 or so to get to the airport. NOt sure if it is even worth going to bed tonite.

To get to Orlando, we have the privilege of going through the Miami airport with a 3+ hour layover. BUT it is worth it! Will give DS son time to work on schoolwork he is missing next week.

Have a safe trip jbix00.

[ksjayhawks]

That sounded kind of rude, didn't it, to only wish one person a safe trip?

Have a safe drive jbix00 and safe trips to everyone else, no matter how you are arriving.

See everyone on Sunday, if not before!!!

[mississaugamom]

Wow - the first departure for one of our little "DIS-Family". I hope you have a safe and easy trip down (even with the Miami layover).

I'll "Talk" to everyone else later!

[totallytigger]

Hi everyone!! Worked last night but can't sleep today!!:faint:
It is bright ,sunny, & cold here--I can't stop thinking about heading south!!:sunny:

jbix00--65 degrees sounds like heaven!! That's more than twice our high temps right now.:smooth: I might have to have a tall "drink" to cool off!! oh darn:p

Suitcases are just about packed except for the last minute stuff--except that is for DS20!!:( He's spending every available moment with girlfriend--OH NO--A WEEK APART!! GASP:p

I'm sure he'll present to me a mile high pile of ironing at the last minute and give a smile and a wink and I'll do it as usual!! AHHH KIDS:crazy: What would we do without them!!!;)

[MamaGriz]

We have bright, sunny and cold today as well. The calm before the storm they tell me. We should have snow here as we drive to Spokane on Thursday. Hopefully we'll miss it. We got up to 40 degrees here Monday, and kids were in shorts here on campus:earseek:

I am saving my shorts for this weekend, not being quite that crazy myself. We are mostly packed, and so excited that sleep is becoming elusive:tongue:

Gotta keep those kids rested as much as possible, while I can.

Safe travels all!:wave:

[mississaugamom]

The excitement and the anticipation are starting to get to me ... last night I dreamt that I missed the DIS Meet on Sunday morning and had to wear my lime-green mickey tags around the ship looking for everyone!

Just for the record ... I'll be wearing a lime-green mickey t-shirt in the check-in line. Maybe someone can find me!

Can't wait :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :wave2:

[snwwhite]

Mississaugamom - I will be wearing a lime green mickey shirt on embarkation day too. Does yours have 3 sparkley mickey heads on it? We may be wearing the same shirt!!

[mississaugamom]

Yep, Snwwhite ... sound like the same one! Don't change until after the sailaway party - it gives us a second chance to find one another!

How cool is that ... :teeth:

[plutospup]

Safe travels ksjayhawks, and to all 2/28 cruisers!

...sparkely green Mickey shirts? Do I spot a trend here?

[smchan]

Oh my goodness... would Saturday come already!

Sam

[3 things]

1. Seeing the Magic on According to Jim was VERY cool!
2. We're almost packed and ready to get on the plane tomorrow!
3. Two days of just hanging out in Orlando is going to be soooo cool!

PS - Does anyone else in here "share" an account? 1/2 the time when "3 things" posts it's Gail and the other 1/2 it's Ray... (anything odd would be Ray's posts)

Sincerely, Ray

PS2 - All this talk about lime green. After 3 years, I finally have a place to wear my screaming lime dockers t-shirt!

[yamahaboy]

i watched according to jim too! it looked more like cameras folowing them around! i thought i was really cool lol

[mississaugamom]

Enjoy your time in Orlando before the cruise, Ray and Gail!

We'll be looking for your lime-green dockers shirt in the checkin line:teeth:

See you Saturday/Sunday!

[macker]

:Pinkbounc hey - jbix00 - if i don't touch base w/you tonight - have a safe drive tomorrow and Friday. CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO LEAVE?? I am still not packed but all is folded and ready to pop into suitcase. Too bad if I wanted to use my sofa for anything other than a clothes storage place this week! Talk with you Fri night/Sat a.m. Safe travel. Macker

:jumping1:

[plutospup]

"According to
...Pluto's Pup"...DW & DD6 have growing concerns about Goofy Dad!

...Jbix00"...adventures on high seas & land as they drive to FL!
...3things"...relaxes in Orlando in preparation to relax at sea!
...Macker"...wild birthday party at sea!
...Mamagriz,Totallytigger, Mississaugamom"...come out of hibernation and once again experience temperatures above 30 degrees!
Smchan"...who wonders what all the fuss over sunshine & warmth is all about!
Yamahaboy"...who teaches adults over the age of 30 the fun of being a teenager!
Divindisney, Mailman028"...who explore the undersea world like Jacque Cousteau!

Please feel free to add your TV show, too!

[mississaugamom]

:rotfl: :jumping1:

Great "Shows" Plutospup! I enjoyed my start to the day! Here's another one ...

"According to Snwwhite" lime-green mickey t's are a required fashion statement!

Have a "Magical" Day everyone!

[yamahaboy]

AHAHAHAHA VERY NICE!!! LOL:jumping1: :jumping1::jumping2:

[jbix00]

I SO want one of those T-shirts that Jim was wearing on the show last night (wonder if they come in lime green?) - but DW would beat me about the head if I wore it!

Leaving work for vacation in 24 hours....

Jeez - the 2nd part of the show is next Tuesday - we'll be in Grand Cayman. DD asked if the ship had "cable" :rotfl: I told her they tow a thousand-mile cable all the way from Port Canaveral to follow the ship around. Maybe satellite? We'll see.

Everyone have safe travel and see you all onboard!

[MamaGriz]

I told the kids we would tape the According to Jim episode and watch it after we get home. The sailaway party looked like fun!We'll live it for a week so we won't be missing anything.

I can't join you in the lime green shirt area, the alien green mickeys on my luggage will be as close as I can get, and a huge step for someone who OD'd on green as a child (green house inside and out).

I'm a little shy, but my son and husband aren't so they'll be tracking you all down in line.

Macker-When is your birthday? Mine is Sunday!
:hyper:

[3 things]

Hey Macker, MamaGriz...

My birthday was last Saturday. There are a whole bunch of us February "fish" celebrating our birthdays on the water.... of course!

The Gail part of "3 things":sunny:

[3 things]

Your birthday? Really? Did you get anything for your birthday? Oh yeah, the cruise...

:tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:

the Ray part of "3 things"

[macker]

:Pinkbounc mamagriz - we will be sure to celebrate for my birthday is Friday the 27th!!:wave:

[BobandLee]

Originally posted by jbix00
Jeez - the 2nd part of the show is next Tuesday - we'll be in Grand Cayman. DD asked if the ship had "cable" :rotfl: I told her they tow a thousand-mile cable all the way from Port Canaveral to follow the ship around. Maybe satellite? We'll see.


Don't worry, since Disney owns ABC(for now), they have that channel on the boat. So we should be able to see how it all ends.


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[yamahaboy]

i know im not going to be in my room on tuesday at 8:00!! im going to be out partying!:jumping2: :jumping2:

[jbix00]

:( Just freakin wonderful! We hit the road this afternoon and head for Florida....and we now get to drive smack dab into the middle of a winter storm in So. VA/NC/SC.:earseek:

I'm not worried about my driving abilities in the cold stuff...just fear the other drivers who drive SUV's in the snow & ice and think they can still drive 70 MPH......BECAUSE they have 4-wheel drive. Morons! Yes, you can get it up to that speed quicker than everyone else...but you lose ALL advantage when it comes to slowing down, stopping & steering. I snicker everytime I see a 4-wheel drive SUV in the ditch and think about the expensive lesson the SUV owner just got in handling their 4-wheel drive!

Got that feelin that it will be a VERY slow drive today once we hit NC......:rolleyes:

[smchan]

Originally posted by jbix00
I'm not worried about my driving abilities in the cold stuff...just fear the other drivers who drive SUV's in the snow & ice and think they can still drive 70 MPH......BECAUSE they have 4-wheel drive. Morons!

Hey, I live in central North Carolina and am headed south soon. So if you see me in my big, black 4WD Suburban - the one with the Captain Mickey antenna topper - be sure to wave. :teeth:

I'm with you on the snowstorm - what terrible timing.

Don't know which way you're going, but it doesn't look too bad down around I-95. The biggest problems appear to be I-85 and I-77 further west of here.

Otherwise, I'll see y'all on the Magic this Saturday.

Sam

[mississaugamom]

Have a safe drive, SMChan and JBix00! I too have seen a lot of SUV's rolled in ditches around here during storms.

I'm shocked that we're actually having a "heatwave" here in the Toronto area - no snow in the forecast for the next five days!

See you onboard!

[snwwhite]

Safe driving everybody. I just spoke to my boss who is in Charlotte, NC and she said it is snowing pretty good there. The good news is that it is not sticking to the roads, yet!!

[MamaGriz]

Funny, my birthday present was a cruise too! Pisces rule!

We get to drive in a little bit of a storm over the pass to Spokane, but hopefully pretty minor. We take off in a few hours.

Save travels everyone, we'll see you soon :Pinkbounc

[jbix00]

Safe travels everyone!

Headed out in an hour...1 DD stayed home this morning and we're pulling the other out early to get on the road sooner to fight the winter storm on the way down!

See everyone on board!!!!:bounce: :Pinkbounc :hyper: :wave2: pirate: ::yes:: :wave: :smooth:

[3 things]

Well the flight was a little bumpy in places last night and the rental agency was out of our size cars so we have like a 15 passenger minivan for the two of us... But we slept with the windows open and could hear a fountain in the little lake by our room. And this morning it's sunny and just great!!!

At the store where we bought our juice and bagels Gail saw a screaming lime green t-shirt with a big Mickey on the front for $5.99. She hasn't decided if she'll go back and get it. Think she should?

Ok, it's time to take the book and head to the pool. Day after tomorrow! Day after tomorrow!

Safe trips to everyone!



:wave2: :wave2: :wave2:

[mississaugamom]

Hi Ray-half of 3Things!

Thanks for the weather update - sounds amazing!!!

Is Gail looking at getting the Lime-Green Mickey only for herself or for you, too?

(Or maybe only for you ... )

The price is all right, though. As one of the people wearing the lime-green T already, I'd say "the more the merrier".

See you Saturday!

Arlene

[3 things]

It would be for here, because I already own a lime green t-shirt... So far, all she has is a black t-shirt with Tinkerbell on it... So I thought the lime t-shirt might do the trick.

and about that weather... tomorrow is only supposed to be mid-60's, but then warmer on THE important day!

have reservations at Wilderness Lodge tonight for dinner to get a little shot of Disney - we're staying a Marriott vacation club place so we need some Disney!

:wizard:

[mississaugamom]

Enjoy dinner at Wilderness Lodge! There's nothing like a little shot of Disney ahead of time.

Go ahead and buy the lime-green mickey T; just something else to get in the spirit on Saturday morning!
:teeth: :wave2:

[plutospup]

Have a great time at the Wilderness Lodge!

DMIL has arrived, and the final packing is underway. Time for DD6 to place her last sticker on our countdown calendar!!!

[CB4U]

Plutospup,

Have a wonderful trip. I am relatively certain we shared an "Avis" van back to the Radisson last year with you and your family on the April cruise last year. I'll know I have the right family if you can confirm what a "pleasant" time we had getting back to the Radisson after the cruise. We were the family of five from NH. We remembered how nice your family was and we were sorry not to have met you sooner. I was just lurking on the boards back then. If I have the wrong family, have a great trip anyway. We are cruising once again this April.
:wave2: :wave2: :wave2: :wave2: :wave2:

[mailman028]

Everyone have a safe journey to Florida.3 things enjoy your dinner.We are leaving in the morning say about 10ish.So this is our last post till the CRUISE.It's only been since Feb.11 of last year we made the reservations.Like I said have a Great but safe trip and we shall see ya'll either in line or on the boat.Mike:crazy:

[plutospup]

Hi CB4U! Yes, it was us! I thought there were going to be fist fights waiting for the Avis van. Despite the trouble we're going back to Avis again.

It's so nice of you to remember our family! We remember the "gang from New Hampshire"! Hopefully, your April cruise will be great.

[CB4U]

Plutospup,

I knew it was your family. I remembered reading a post way back when from you regarding the system of getting back to the Radisson.

Anyway, have a wonderful time and let us know how everything is on the Magic. By the way, we're renting from Budget this year!!

Smooth sailing.......:sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[plutospup]

Thanks CB4U! It's great hearing from you!

Well, the bags are packed, and some have even made it to the van. DD6 is sound asleep dreaming of Mickey Ice Cream bars. Time to relax. Tomorrow we leave for Mickey's Boat!!!

BTW...we booked our own air so we could leisurely travel the day before the cruise. My cousin's family booked their air through Disney. Their flight from Harrisburg leaves at 6 am, Saturday! They'll be falling asleep at dinner (early seating)!

[PEPKAP]

HI! This is Yamahaboy's mom. He's been bugging me to post so here I am. I've been reading all the posts but I guess it's time to quit lurking and post. ;) Tomorrow is our last day at home and I'm sure we'll be busy all day--cleaning house, finishing up laundry, last minute packing. We've all had haircuts, been shopping for weeks for new clothes, shoes, etc. We need to get on the ship already so we can stop spending so much MONEY!! :earseek:
We can't wait to be there!! :tongue: I'm sure everyone is as excited as we are!! Looking forward to meeting everyone on Sunday.:hyper:

[3 things]

And see you soon! Safe trip...

And you have a great mature "kid" who's a great part of this trip! (but you know that...) ::yes::

[plutospup]

We've been waiting for this day for a long time! We'll see you onboard. Safe travels everyone.

[3 things]

Hey, isn't the weather great tody? :bounce: :bounce:

It's supposed to warm up some tomorrow for the departure!

:sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[mississaugamom]

We just zipped the last suitcase and will be departing at 4:00 am to fly to Orlando!

Just a few more hours!!!!!

See you there!

Arlene

[BobandLee]

Seems as though everyone has atleast started their trip towards the boat. we are spending the night at the embassy suites. unfortuately, it costs to use the internet here, so I m going to stay up and get my money's worth! Can't wait to get to the boat towmorrow.

Bob

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[BobandLee]

In case anyone is wondering, this is what the weather channel is forcasting-
KEY WEST(sun) hi 76 lo 68 partyly cloudy and windy
GRAND CAYMAN(tue) hi 86 lo 74 partly cloudy
COZUMEL(wed) hi 87 lo 72 partly cloudy
CASAWAY CAY(fri aat nassau) hi 82 lo 69

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[mississaugamom]

Thanks for the weather report, BobandLee! I guess I can safely leave my parka at home!:sunny:

See you tomorrow!

[Verandah Man]

Have a MAGICal cruise all you February 28, 2004 cruisers!!!


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The Disney Magic at Port Canaveral on Saturday 2-28-04

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The Disney Magic sailing past the Two Palms cam on 2-28-04

[3 things]

Ok, I have other things to do, but couldn't help but posting at least one time from the cruise... It's awesome here!!!! Glad to meet all the fellow DISers as well...

When can I sign up again? :tongue:

[smchan]

VM, Thanks for the photos!

So... now I'm on the 2nd leg of my trip - The Yacht Club at WDW.

Seas were very rough the first night but settled down afterwards. Couldn't have asked for better weather overall.

And I booked on board to go again - 4/30/2005 Eastern. :D

Sam

[mailman028]

its mailmans wife, it was so nice to meet on board. We had a wonderful time, a lot of memories to treasure. And 11 rolls of film to develop,
mamagriz, hope you all made it back a.o.k to montana...hope the kids had lots of fun..(are you sure you weren't following us??lol)
plutos pup.....did you rebook? hope you made it back to PA...AOK.. by the way it did take us 3 hours to get home(we stopped for lunch at cracker barrel)
three things.... thanks for all your advise re: disney
mississ....keep warm up there!
everyone else it was very nice to meet you and share the experience...God bless, jane:wave:

[macker]

:wave2: just wanted to say to all how sorry I am I missed the dis. meeting on Sunday in Promenade lounge. I was chilling out after a shop talk meeting when along came my 20 y/o grandson asking to go to bingo with him. So off I went. It would have been so great to meet all. jbix00 did make it, however, and said how great it was to meet everyone we had been talking with all year. In spite of the high winds and rough seas, we all had a great cruise. flights home were good also. Left my eyeglasses behind so hopefully my cabin steward found them and turned them in. I have e-mailed the cruiseline. Oh Well. Hope everyone had a great cruise and a safe trip home.:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[jbix00]

Hi everyone!!! We had a great time on the cruise (our first) and had a blast meeting everyone!

We were on the road by 8:30 AM & proceded to drive straight thru to home - 868 miles!::yes:: Man - what a drive.

Hope everyone made it home OK.

I'll be posting a trip report for the board sometime this week.

:wave2:

[yamahaboy]

jbix00

What is ur daughters name? i meet alot of ppl in the stack and wasnt shure if she was one of them lol.

[MamaGriz]

We made it!

Hi everybody, yes we made it back to Montana. It was a long trip, but the cruise made it worth every second. We had to wait at the ticket counter for half an hour while they checked us out. Apparently our names matched someone on a "suspicious" list and they had to check us out. Right. They stop everyone coming through the airport with the surname of "Clark". No wonder the line moved so slowly. The flight from Orlando sat on the runway for 50 minutes while they were waiting for the "log book". We ended up missing our connection to Spokane and having to take a later flight. We landed in Spokane at midnight, and crashed at the motel at 1:00 am. We woke at 8ish and drove home arriving at 1:00 pm today. The house is still rocking, and my ears have finally quit popping from the planes, but I'm feeling great.

Tuesday will be different, I have to go back to work.

It was really fun meeting everyone.

Verandah man-thanks for the pictures.:wave:

Mailman and family, I think you guys were following us ;). It was kind of fun to "know" people on the cruise. Your Alex is such a cutie.

Mississaguamom, Sammy is still talking about you guys princess: . She's planning to tell her class about her friend Lara from Canada.

We are beginning to plan another cruise, it was so much fun, but we didn't book on board. It will have to be 2006 for us.

Hope everyone made it home OK.

Janean

[3 things]

Our first cruise - over... :(

Our second cruise - April 30, 2005!!!! (we couldn't resist)

GREAT to meet everyone!

:wave:

[smchan]

Originally posted by 3 things
Our second cruise - April 30, 2005!!!! (we couldn't resist)


LOL! My wife and I booked the same cruise while we were onboard.

Sam

[ksjayhawks]

We are back in the land of OZ!

What a cruise! It is so hard to get back to reality again--no one to turn the bed down, serve me, remember all my likes and dislikes for meals!!! Disney sure knows how to do it right!!!!

It was great to meet everyone and see friendly faces around the ship and at the ports. We are ready to go again, but not sure when. Trying to get some of our friends to go on a spring break curise in two or three years, so everyone has time to save up for it and their younger kids will be a little older and able to go on some of the excursions without being as scared as some of the little ones we saw.

Thanks Verandah Man for the pics, they will be great to add to the scrapbook. If anyone has a group pic that we took in the lounge, will they email it to me?

Can't wait to read everyone's trip reports!

:earsgirl: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

[macker]

:confused: did everyone come home healthy? I ended up with sinusitis, my gd has strep throat and my dd has some sort of an eye infection!!:mad: I did hear from cruise line and they had found my eyeglasses so that was the good news!! looking forward to hearing some more trip reports. Thanks.

[ksjayhawks]

DH ended up with sinusitus, too. DS and I are healthy.

[MamaGriz]

We all made it home healthy. With the way some people were hacking away on the plane, I consider it a miracle (5-1/2 hours breathing their air). My skin is drying up again, though, we have very low humidity.

[MamaGriz]

ksjayhawks-pm me your e-mail address and I will send you the photo from our Dismeet.

[BobandLee]

So far so good. Usually we pick up something from the ship or plane. This time we escaped the bugs.
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[Madaboutthemouse2004]

Hi!

Great cruise; first time DCL experience -- only one problem. I am a terrible asthmatic and our verandah room was right next to a chain smoker. They couldn't move us and we couldn't use our verandah :( The guest services manager was sympathetic to my problem and sent up a Hepa filter/air cleaner. The least I had hoped for was that I get a refund in the difference between a Verandah room and a porthole room, since we could only look out the glass.

I had asked that my reservations be noted with my medical condition; I wish DCL had some way of tagging reservations to try and place non-smokers and asthmatics in a particular section.

Does anyone know of an address to write to DCL concerning this problem? I made certain to write it in on the review forms.

Otherwise -- Key West was great, we snorkled in Grand Cayman (shipwreck -- the stingrays were booked), did the Dolphin Experience in Cozumel (my 4 year old liked the Mexican cab ride!) and chilled on the beach at Castaway Cay.

The ship was beautiful! The food great! We were early seating and Silvio and Pieter were our waiters -- what sweethearts! :sunny:

We didn't rebook :( as I am trying to find out what can be done to try and prevent the asthma vs. smoker verandah problem.

Kathy

[Verandah Man]

Kathy,

I just sent you a PM with an address for you to use.

[BobandLee]

In cace anyone would want to see them. I have pictures posted at Lee and Bob's 2004 Disney Cruise (http://members.aol.com/robertj85)
Just of few pictures of the ship, crew, excursions, ect.

[macker]

:wave2: thanks for posting the picutres, they are great!:earsboy:

[MamaGriz]

Awesome pictures, thanks for posting!

[BobandLee]

This is an addition to the above post---
WRITTEN REPORT of LEE and BOB's 2004 DISNEY MAGIC WESTERN CARRIBEAN CRUISE (http://members.aol.com/robertj85/trip.html)
I hate to write, but this is different. This allowed me to re-live the cruise two weeks after. To those waiting for you cruise, make sure you enjoy every minute. Try to take in as much as you can until the last day. Castaway Cay is the relaxation day. We've been on five cruises and this was definity the best.

Contructive criticisms, compliments or corrections accepted. I already know I am not Hemmingway, so I don't need to be told that.
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[mississaugamom]

Hi All!

This is my first trip back to the boards since the cruise. After disembarking at Port Canaveral, we headed to Pop Century resort at DisneyWorld for a second week of vacation. Lots of fun, but everyone arrived back in Canada with "bugs" in various stages. Martin actually missed his first two days back at work. I dragged in to try catching up (and crashing right after work) and then Lara got a stomach flu last Thursday which kept us really busy.

This cruise was the most incredible vacation! I just loved every moment of it (well, maybe not the seasick ones in the first couple of hours:rolleyes: ) but everything else was so memorable!

I started working on my trip report. Day One is ready for posting now. Can't wait to read about everyone else's adventures.

Arlene