August 28, 2004 "LOST AT SEA" Cruise

[MoranClan]

We will be driving down, it's not a bad trip for ME because Bobby does all of the driving. But I do have to admit I prepack a few things in the van, ie.. CDs , toys crayons, wipes etc before he packs up the van! Whats up with the Downy? I usually iron before I place clothes into the suitcases. Can I just fold and pack?

Today is Jessie's 9th birthday, gotta go get the balloons and start decorating before her guests arrive! Hope the rain wats until after the kids are finished in the pool :bday:

Can't wait to cruise,

Cindy::MinnieMo

[Karel]

Cindy - I'm in South Jersey and it's been raining all morning so far. Hope you get the party in.


Wrinkle releaser is great stuff. Spray, then smooth the fabric out and let it dry for a bit. I hate to iron.

[ThreeCircles]

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[Reenieny18]

So many great bdays inJULY.. Mine is next weekend, but we don't mention that. the BIG 40.
Wow, I am not on here for a few days and there is a novel of messages to read.
Ginny, Please include me in the :bday: Drink specials:drinking1. I am having a hard time with turning 40 for some reason,,, maybe I just need a VACATION.
We are driving in that morning from Disney and going to AVIS with a rental car. We will be there the week before the cruise.
As far as luggage goes... My daughter plans on a suitcase for just HER SHOES she is so funny,,,lol Other wise.. I think a big suitcase for each of us, a carry-on for each and another suitcase with drinks...
Joanna.. the board is a great idea.. It said I was not authorized to use it though:(... I will look again later.

I better read this board more often. I feel like an outsider in my OWN FAMILY OF DISers..lol

:Pinkbounc Doreen:bounce:

[Mjasp]

I just got home from work and picked up another box of 50 GREEN leis, doing the count on Jason's site that should be plenty.

Cindy...I have to disagree with you there, its a bad trip unless I'm driving. When we drive to Florida, we fight to drive, it makes the trip go faster when you are the driver. Hope you got in the Birthday party. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Samantha can't wait to see you on Friday:)

My DD's both thought it wold be fun to meet other kids like we are doing in a group setting before the cruise. I already told them (as I'm sure you have) that it is the internet and no last names, towns, school names etc.

[winnyis]

Reenieny - of course you are included in the 40 year old birthday celebrations... after all misery loves company - LOL.....

When I was younger I always dreaded 40... but honestly Im ok with it... (the fact that Im getting diamond earings could be helping), Im at a good place in my life, great husband, two great kids, good job, beautiful house.. im grateful that Im alive to see 40... especially since my brother will never see it..

Ginny

[O'BWV]

Hi Everyone!

We'll be on the 10am shuttle also.


-Mary Rose

[nuts4sn00py]

Hi Doreen! I have to say I thought I was going to have a hard time turning 40, but it seems to be okay!::yes:: I haven't met a number yet I haven't liked! Maybe the cruise is helping to ease the transition to 40! Anyway, I know you, Ginny, myself & my girlfriend are all celebrating our 40th, but have I missed anyone else? Or any other big birthdays being celebrated among the group? I wouldn't want to leave anyone out of the party.:cake: I am sooo looking foward to meeting everyone. It will be nice to put a face with the screenname. Kathy :wave2:

[Mjasp]

DH will be celebrating his 50th, but not until 12/7/54

Is it really called the 10 A.M.? OR the DIS shuttle? LOL

I feel left out. But Doreen and I along with Darwin91 will be at Avis, Doreen I'll have my green lei on, so you will be able to recognize me.

Joanna

[missinshadow]

Happy Birthday Jessie!!! :bday: :cake:

[Mary Anne]

You're all kids :lol I myself am past 50 and proud of it. I'm not older, I'm closer to my 401k then the rest of you :lol

You know what I realized today; when I called yesterday to fix my shuttle time, I didn't have to look up the phone #; I have it on the speed dial of my cell phone
:teeth:

[Reenieny18]

Ginny,, I know what you mean about being in a good place. But, as far as the earrings go,, I lost one of my diamonds :( my husband bought me for our wedding. Its not even 2 yrs old. I am so upset, My daughter noticed it onthe way to Cheer camp this morning. I didn't have the heart to tell hubbie,, but I did.... he told me he would get it replaced,, and call the insurance co....:hug: I told him not to forget about the Tanzinite from MEXICO,,lol

Joanna, what time are you getting to AVIS??? I will look for the GREEN....
Kathy name the place for the celebrating,,lol:drinking1 Maybe we can include the rest of the family,, just because,,,,We dont want them to feel left out.. Bobby and Cindy may take their cooler somewhere else..
lol

Reenie

[winnyis]

Reenieny - I am a tanzanite and opal junkie myself... my DH got me the most gorgeous tanzantie and opal and diamond ring in cozumel in November.. told me it was my gift for every occasion up until my birthday... I just love that stuff... but I will go easy on him this trip since I know my earings will be big bucks... but then again if he offers.. who am I to hurt his feelings by turning him down.. LOL

I better start kissing up now!!!

Ginny

[nuts4sn00py]

Oh Reenie, I'm sorry about the diamond earring. I understand how you feel, a couple of months ago I also lost a diamond earring & I don't think I'll be replacing anytime soon. I would be more upset if my DH bought it for me, but I bought them myself. I really hate losing a gift, after all there is so much sentiment attached to it. Hopefully, you lost it at home & it will turn up! I'll keep my fingers crossed.::yes:: Joanna I think we should just celebrate all our birthdays for the year, after all it gives us an excuse to :drinking1 every nite! Not that I need an excuse. LOL! Ginny Now I know why I feel so at home, we all seem to like the same things. Must be the year we were born:rolleyes1 I just gave my girlfriend her 40th Birthday gift this past Saturday. It was a tanzanite & diamond ring! I was going to save it until the Cruise, but she has been having a tough time & I knew she could use some :cheer2:ing up! She had admired mine, so I knew it would be the perfect gift. I'm going to have to fill her in on this little group so she doesn't feel out of the loop when we cruise! Anyway, I hope you all have a great day tomorrow, and look fowarding to your posts! Kathy :wave2:

[ThreeCircles]

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[MoranClan]

Reenieny- Don't give up hope of finding your earring. I once lost my engagement ring for over two months. Bobby found it in his golf bag when we were in Fla!

Thanks for the Downy tip, I'm going to have to give it a try.

Cindy::MinnieMo

[winnyis]

Just kidding of course about the boarding... but unfortunately not about the toe.. I hit my toe on the corner of the baseboard molding on saturday and wasnt going to do anything about it til DH said "you probably want to get that looked at since your foot is swolen and turning blue" so I took his advice just to make sure I didnt break any bones in my foot. Good news is no bones in foot... bad news broke the toe next to the little one right through... of course all they do is tape it to the next toe and gave me a bright blue bootie shoe to help me walk easier.... its such a fashion statement.

Anyway Im hoping it will be healed enough in 5 weeks for our vacation and a week of walking through the parks before the cruise.

I hope everyone is having a good day!!

Ginny

[admepo]

Hi Everyone....

Ginny - So sorry about the toe!!!

Jason...thanks for the daily countdowns...am so missing my countdown on posts!

Sounds like there will be lots of Bday Cake on board!!! Mine will be an anniversary cake which looking at the Three Circles site, there will be a few of those too!

Just wanted to say a quick BYE :wave2: to my DIS friends before I go. We leave tomorrow for WDW and will return Monday. I hope to be able to make it through the weekend without the boards :), but I will have Mickey LOL....

Have to finish PACKING for me and the kids. DS age 6 can't wait for tomorrow and is driving me nuts :crazy: ! So I must go.

Everyone enjoy! Will talk to you all when we return!

Melanie

[Reenieny18]

So sorry to hear about that Ginny!!:faint: . Yes, all they do now is buddy tape it to the next toe (Sshh I am a ER RN).
Melanie, have a great time. i am JEALOUS :sad:
Cindy,, in his golf BAG, WOWOW you were lucky!

:thewave: Reenie:thewave:

[MoranClan]

Hello Everyone..

What times are poeple going parasailing..

I am going to cancel my 2:30 for 4 people because DW and DD's dont want to go now..

If I can get an idea when everyone else is going I may try to book 1 slot for myself..

Ginny..Sorry about your Toe..Seems alot of us have had injuries before the Cruise..Better now than on the Ship..

I see alot of you post about not being able to see your countdowns...Mine works and so does everyone else..check you settings, make sure you have it checked..

Bobby

[winnyis]

Bobby my DH and DBIL are going parasailing at 11:30 -

If anyone wants to book banana boat.. ME, DD, DSister and DNephew are going at 10:30

Ginny

[Mjasp]

Bobby...Did Cindy scare the kids out of parasailing.

Ginny...Sorry about the toe, you will be fine by the cruise

Melanie...Have a great WDW trip, someday I will be doing the same, if you look at the location where I am from you will see where I plan to go to eventually.

Jason...Thanks for the daily count, I think he is doing it because we are close to C-R-U-I-S-I-N-G.

I'm not a jewelry person, but all of you are wanting me to get a ring in Mexico. Is it that much cheaper there?

Joanna

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by Mjasp
Jason...Thanks for the daily count, I think he is doing it because we are close to C-R-U-I-S-I-N-G.

You're right Joanna! I can hardly contain my excitement any more! :hyper:


Melanie--

Have a fantastic time at Disney! Travis and I are probably going to head up there at some point during this weekend so, who knows, we may run into you guys! Of course, you'll have to be the first to say hi because we don't know what you guys look like. But, we could always randomly yell "Is Adempo here?!?!" and maybe get lucky. ;)


Ginny--

I feel your pain girl! I broke my little toe about two years ago and I never thought I could be in so much pain! It hurt just to walk and forget about working. At the time I was working in a position that required all-day standing and lot's of walking. Not fun!

[Mary Anne]

RED ALERT!!! RED ALERT!!!!

I just read in the 8/21 cruise thread someone received their documents today! That is the post I've been waiting for...
Our should start going out within a week or 10 days!!!!

I just can't wait to get them in my hands!

[ThreeCircles]

Thanks for the heads-up Mary Anne!

Some of the 8/28 Cruisers should be next! Anyone wanna place bets on who's going to be first? :teeth:

[Karel]

Originally posted by ************
Some of the 8/28 Cruisers should be next! Anyone wanna place bets on who's going to be first? :teeth:



Hmmm. People who live in Florida who booked directly with DCL?

I had my oldest trying on some pants today and he had outgrown everything ! Augh!

So now I need to take him pants shopping, which is such a joy with a teenage boy.

I have pulled all my daughter's dinner outfits. Good thing she's a peanut, because she'll have a fresh outfit every night and her stuff packs very small. It's so easy to buy for her.

[nuts4sn00py]

Oooh Ginny, I can't imagine how much your toe hurts. I know I've said a few naughty words :o when I've just stubbed my toe! I hope it heals fast! Hi Melanie! Just wanted to wish you a fun trip! Say hi to Mickey & Minnie for us! Just a side note: I went to the Dr. today because my ear was bothering me & found out I have swimmers ear, I've only had one other ear infection & that was an internal one, last September. I've also been having alot of trouble with my knees & found out today I have arthritic knees..I told the Dr. I didn't plan on getting so old this fast! Gee, you would think I could start falling apart after 40 .LOL! Good thing I don't plan on doing any strenuous excursions! Will just have to sit back & watch all of you! ::yes:: Jason: Evertime I see your countdown post it sends me into a panic! LOL! Only 45 more days to do packing, planning, buying....OMG...there is not enough time! I'm still ordering clothes for my kids...the stores by me already have sch*** clothes out!:eek: (don't want to say the 's' word)! Anyway, hope everyone stays well & has a good nite! Kathy :wave2:

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by Karel
Hmmm. People who live in Florida who booked directly with DCL?

Karel--

I would think so too as our tickets have always come from the DCL office in Celebration. However, on past cruisers, we've never been the first of the DIS crowd to get their documents. Oh well, gives us something to look forward to! :)


Kathy--

I generally don't panic until the night before. Procrastination is one of my better skills! :teeth:

[Reenieny18]

Its 5am and I can't sleep.. so who do I talk to ,, my fellow DISers... > Actually, my son lost a tooth last evenig so I had to make sure the tooth fairy found it ok.
Ginny and Bobby: We are booked on the 1130 PARASAILING as well. We have 5 of us so I am not sure how many can go out at once on the boat. That will be great to be together..I need encouragement.Kathy: I had to get my son new pants as well.. We have MARSHALLS here.. great prices this time of yr too.Maryanne... let it be me ,, pick me!!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc I want my papers... I am in so much need of a vacation.:thewave:Joanna: Mexico has great prices on jewlery. They haggle at some stores too. My last cruise they jsut about begged us to come inside the stores and of course thats all it takes for most people. They make special settings too,, delivered that day!!!

Have a great day everyone...:wave2:

Reenie:jumping1:

[winnyis]

Joanna - not only do they beg you to come into their stores.. they serve you drinks while your shopping... too funny.. its like 10Am in the morning last year and they are trying to give DH shots of tequila and beer... we settled for diet coke.

The prices are better there.and they will haggle...the ring I got last year had a price tag on it of $2300... of course there was no way I could pay that... we paid $1180... Im sure it helped that we bought other jewelry there too and we had there business card from shopping there the year before. Only thing I did notice is that alot of stores seem to have alot of the same stuff... The ring DH eventually bought me was somethign that I hadnt seen in any other store the entire day so I was happy that it was sort of unique.


Reenie - my neighbor did parasailing on CC and he said 7-8 people went up on each boat. that would be cool if you guys could all go together...

Ginny

[DisneyMagicTravis]

Hello all! I just thought I would pop in and say a quick "hello." It's hard to believe we only have a month and a half! I'm getting excited, I need a vacation! Talk to you all soon. :wave:

[admepo]

Ok everyone, I didn't think I would have time to post this morning but I magically found time to read the boards quick even though I am running a bit behind! :) Oh well! - THANKS for all the well wishes for our trip. Will definitely say hi to Mickey for all and give him the heads up that we will all see him soon!!! :)

Jason - that would be great to see you and Travis there!!! You may want to randomly yell through Toontown in MK and at the Playhouse Disney show in MGM for us because I have a feeling that is where we will be spending the most time! :)

Everyone enjoy the rest of the week and the weekend and will "talk" to you when we return... sadly, probably in moments after walking in the door! lol

I better run - Have OT and speech therapy for DS then off to Coronado Springs!!! Can't Wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Melanie

[ThreeCircles]

<center>:bounce: Only 44 days!!! :bounce:</center>

[missinshadow]

I am seeing on some room categorys' SPH or GTY What do these stand for? I was reading a board from somebody asking about upgrades and I didn't know what these letters meant. ANy one know?


Reenieny: Don't loose hope about your earring. I lost a diamond out of my wedding ring while carrying a tray in the dining room at my old job. Didn't see it til i got to the back. By the time it was over every body including customers were on their hands and knees helping to look for it. A customer found it and gave it back. How relieved i was. i bought their dinner. They could have taken it and i would have never known. But there are honest people out there.:)


Winnyis: So sorry to hear about your toe. i have never broken a bone but have stubbed my toe to the point i thought it was broke:scared: ouch!! good luck and i'm sure it will be fine by cruise time

45 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThreeCircles]

SPH stands for Secret Porthole Room. There are several of these rooms on each ship (Magic and Wonder) that have portholes that are partially obstructed by equipment. They book the rooms at a lower category and price than other, regular porthole rooms because of the obstructed view.

GTY stands for guaranteed. Basically, that means that an individual has booked a specific category room but has not yet been assigned a specific room. That individual is guaranteed to get at least that category upon check-in.

[missinshadow]

Thanks! Didn't know if i was missing something or not:)

[ThreeCircles]

I can't remember if anyone is going to Mr. Sancho's but here is a link to the site:

http://www.mrsanchos.com/mr_sanchos/home.htm#

On the left of the page you'll see a flashing icon. It's for a coupon for a free margarita or ice cream with any food purchase.

[winnyis]

Thanks Jason.. we are probably going to head over to Mr Sanchos!!

Ginny

[rcomputers]

:wave2:

Hi Travis!
I just had to greet you. Can't wait to get on that boat and have a birthday party.
See you soon.

Gail R
:fish:

[DisneyMagicTravis]

Originally posted by rcomputers
:wave2:

Hi Travis!
I just had to greet you. Can't wait to get on that boat and have a birthday party.
See you soon.

Gail R
:fish:

Yes, it should be a blast! What a perfect way to celebrate a birthday, huh? ::yes:: :tongue: We will all have so much fun. Can't wait!

Travis

[Reenieny18]

What is the difference between Mr Sancho's and the Cozumel Beach Break that Disney offers... We wanted a lazy day at the beach....
Any help is appreciated

Doreen:wave2:

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone :wave2:

Greetings from the New Jersey Shore! :sunny:

I drove down in the pouring rain on Monday, it drizzled on Tuesday, but we had several hours of sunshine while on the beach yesterday. Last night it thundered and rained, but this morning it's absolutely beautiful! :)

I miss all of you! I just quickly read through the last couple pages of posts. GREAT work on the daily countdown, Jason! Keep up the good work! I don't know if I'll be online tomorrow or not. I'll try and log on in the morning to do the weekly countdown.

Last weekend the rates for the Royal Caribbean cruise that we're going on next summer finally came out. We're all set to book that cruise.

Did I read that the documents might be mailed out soon?? Woo hoo! That'll be exciting to actually recieve those! :hyper:

I hope you're all doing well. Bye for now!

[ThreeCircles]

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[winnyis]

Heads Up to anyone who is flying Spiritair... fares have dropped.. I went online today to print out boarding passes and decided to check the fares and they went down considerably... I got $296 in flight credits due to the fare reduction...

Ginny

[Mjasp]

It IS Mr. Sanchos for me, I always say I have to go back to Cozumel to go to Mr. Sanchos (and shop), went to Chankanaab last time and our friends went to Mr. Sanchos and had a blast, I couldn't say the name.

When do you usually get the docs? What is the usual time frame.

Doreen...I haven't done the DCL excursion, but our friends liked Sanchos and it is a cab ride away and not $200 for a family of 4.

We are still in the 40's, can't wait until its 30 something days.

Beautiful day in NY today, Terry enjoy your vacation, the weather is going to be great from now on.

Joanna

[ThreeCircles]

Hello everyone!

We've added new cruisers to the <a href="http://**********************">Disney Magic August 28th Cruise Site</a>!

[Mjasp]

Welcome aboard Charleen and family. Please join us and post. If you would like me to add your family to page one (for a quick who's going glance) let me know. Are you staying at the Radisson pre night?

Joanna

[MoranClan]

Just sending a reminder for magnets..

http://www167.pair.com/rjmweb/disney/cruise/dis.jpg


Moranclan
The Kurtz Family
The Marshall Family
************
The Brown Family
Tina & Bill
Adam & Melanie
The Redles Family
Stan, Darlene, Sandra
MJASP
Doreen, Marty, Daniel
Karen & Jaclyn
"Maryanne" ( Last Name With held For Privacy") Do you want Room Number?
Terry & John
Robby
Craig
The DeLuca's
The Benton's
The Driscoll Family


Any one Else want Magnents?..

Bobby

[ThreeCircles]

I'm curious if anyone is planning on purchasing the Internet Package onboard?

[O'BWV]

Hi Bobby,

I sent you a PM about a magnet.

Thanks,
Mary Rose

[missinshadow]

To all those staying at the Radisson I found this coupon from another board. i don't know if it will help any of you but just thought i'd pass it along

http://www.roomsaver.com/expandedcoupon.php?establishment_id=592&coupon_id=4405&state_id=10&city_id=18885

:Pinkbounc :bounce: 43 days :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[missinshadow]

never mind!!!!:mad: Coupon is for walkin only. thought I found something good for you guys

Contact the hotel and see if they'll take it. It says at the bottom of coupon to contact hotel.

[Mary Anne]

I'm curious if anyone is planning on purchasing the Internet Package onboard?

Some days I think yes, somedays no.

Do they still give the raffle for the free internet when you board?

[ThreeCircles]

I sent you a PM Mary Anne!

[Karel]

Originally posted by missinshadow
never mind!!!!:mad: Coupon is for walkin only. thought I found something good for you guys

Contact the hotel and see if they'll take it. It says at the bottom of coupon to contact hotel.


I'm taking the coupon anyway. I don't think I'll be able to use it because I have a non refundable internet rate but it doesn't hurt to ask.

[Reenieny18]

I think I will post it on another site.
What is the cost of it on your own? And what does it cover?
The Disney one gets you there, meals, drinks and H20 toys...

Thanks for any insight...

Doreen:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl:

[ThreeCircles]

Doreen--

I think Joanna had some friends that have visited Mr. Sanchos and had a great time. Perhaps she'll have some info on the costs and stuff. Never been myself so I can't really help you out! :)

However, for comparison, we have been to Chankanab Park and paid $10 to get in. This gave you access to the beach, botanical gardens, and such but food, drink, water sports, etc. were additional.

I would guess that Mr. Sanchos would probably be similar in cost.

[Karel]

Jason - since you have been to Chankanab, would you recommend this for a family? I was all set to go there but I have been disturbed by recent posts about a 'smell' from the ocean. Is there a beach to sit and swim or just a small wading place for young kids? Now I'm thinking Paradise Beach.

I hate this excursion stuff. I feel like I have one chance to get it right and there's too much to pick from.

Karel

[Reenieny18]

I will keep this in mind. JOANNA..... any input? I really just want a day to relax and enjoy the Carribean. My other cruises I felt like I never saw the sights....KAREL I agree with you . If you pick a bad one,, well.... All the excursions we picked got a 8-10 rating in the PASSPORTERS BOOK.

So what will my family do do me if its a bad excursions??? LEAVE ME THERE:rolleyes:

Have a good day:wave:

Doreen

[Karel]

It's hard to find that balance between shopping and exploring on your own vs. doing a long excursion that will wear you out and leave you little time to do anything else.

[SeaSpray]

6 weeks to go :boat: :sunny:

What do all of you think about me not doing the weekly countdowns anymore, since Jason's been doing a great job of giving us a daily countdown? I don't mind doing it, but now that we're getting so close, I think the daily countdown is more exciting than the weekly one.

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by Karel
Jason - since you have been to Chankanab, would you recommend this for a family? I was all set to go there but I have been disturbed by recent posts about a 'smell' from the ocean. Is there a beach to sit and swim or just a small wading place for young kids? Now I'm thinking Paradise Beach.

I hate this excursion stuff. I feel like I have one chance to get it right and there's too much to pick from.

Karel

We went to Chankanab on our cruise last August and liked the park a lot. It seems to have a lot of activities: beach, walk-through gardens, various water activities for rent, bars, restaurants, mini-golf, etc. (Keep in mind that you pay for entry to the park and then most of the other activities come at an additional charge.) We actually didn't arrive until a couple of hours before closing so we pretty much just hung out in the water on the beach.

The only disappointment that I had was the fact that we couldn't find the "sandy" beach. The area where we got in the water was pretty much just a rocky ledge. I'm not sure if this is all Chankanab has or if we just missed the sandy beach part. If, in fact, Chankanab does not have any sandy beach access I probably wouldn't recommend it, especially for those with children.

Joanna has also been to the park and she has another take on it that perhaps she will share with us.

[Mjasp]

6 weeks:Pinkbounc
Sorry Terry, If you don't mind doing the weekly one, I like the weekly format, puts it more in perspective for me. But that is up to you.

Mr. Sanchos...Carol, where are you, you lurking? I don't know the cab fare amount BUT Mr. Sanchos is FREE to go to. They have a small pool, a water trampoline (not free) and a bar/snack bar/restaurant. I wasn't there, but Darwin91 was there on our 2002 cruise, PM her for specific details I can't give you.

What will happen if you pick a bad excursion, well since we picked Chankanaab last time and we weren't thrilled with our choice, you will just have to go back on the Western for unfinished business.


Have a great weekend
Joanna

[winnyis]

Can you do me a favor.... look up the Grand Cayman Island Tour in your passporters book and tell me what the rating was. I would be curious to see what others thought of it. If its a dud I dont want to waste $100 on it

Im still hoping DD gives in and agrees to go to Captain Marvins snorkeling again.. but so far shes not -LOL

5 More weeks for me... YIPPEE...

Ginny

[Karel]

Originally posted by Mjasp
What will happen if you pick a bad excursion, well since we picked Chankanaab last time and we weren't thrilled with our choice, you will just have to go back on the Western for unfinished business.
Joanna


Joanna - can you tell me what you weren't happy about with Chankanaab??


Thanks, Karel

[winnyis]

Has anyone ever done the Fury Catamaran Excursion in Cozumel... I have heard that it got a rating of "10" in the Passporter so I went ahead and booked it for my family...
Since DD is so uptight about the stingrays I figured this would still allow us to snorkle this trip and not have her freak out.


I figured I can always cancel it if I change my mind... but I know it books up fast and I wouldnt be able to get it if I waited til I got onboard.

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by Karel
Joanna - can you tell me what you weren't happy about with Chankanaab??


Thanks, Karel

We thought it was going to be a beach, but it was a little bay type area, all rocky, the kids liked it but we didn't, our friends snorkeled there and thought the snorkeling was beautiful but the beach area was a disappointment.

Doreen...Can you also check out what website they give for the GC Island Tour (on your own). We are doing that excursion, but if its only a $20 difference to do it on your own, I think I'll just do it through Disney.

Joanna

[winnyis]

Are you going on the Island Tour through Disney.... if so which one... my family is booked on the 10AM tour....

[Mjasp]

I didn't book it yet, but it will be the 10 AM excursion. That is one thing I have to do this week, is book my excursions. I'm having a cruise meet tonight for the 16 of us that are going, but everyone doesn't know each other so after tonight they will. Then tomorrow I'm going upstate to our friend's cabin on the lake. So next week is a must for booking our excursions. Anyone going on the glass bottom catamaran in Key West?

Chankanaab was more of a personal disappointment than a disappointment due to the park itself. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't what I envisioned.

Joanna

[Reenieny18]

Ginny: Grand Caymen Island tour got a 7 rating. Some of the commets in the book were: Very Touisty,The Author of the book didnt like it since she felt it was more of a souvenir tour. Most cruisers reviews were positive. Air conditioned bus. Turtle farm was the best for the kids. Ask if you can hold a turtle. The Fury Catamaran did get a rating of 10 we were going to do that,, but instead we will snorkle in GC. This has a 35min sail on a large, smooth catamaran:boat: with a great crew. Snorkel for 45 min,:fish: and then a short sail to a gorgeous beach the food is about $8/person then back for a 30-45 sail back with music and dancing. 4 hrs/$42/$24(6-9).

I hope this helps

Doreen

[Reenieny18]

I am not sure what website you need. There is nothing listed with the GC ISLAND TOUR area. But, the end of the GC chapter has GC on your own. some of the web sites are:http://grandcaymencruiseexcursions.com,

www.nativewaywatersports.com (http://www.nativewaywatersports.com) ,

www.cayman.org/captainbryan

www.captainmarvins.com Let me know if this is what you needed.. Remember I am BLONDE and soon to be 40 :crazy:
Doreen

[winnyis]

thanks for looking those excursions up for me... I think a 7 out of 10 is ok for me.... DD has been wanting to see the turtles for the last 3 years we have been there so Im willing to do that for her.

Im glad to hear the fury catamaran is good...Every other time in Cozumel we have spent the whole day shopping and then are too pooped from the heat to do anything else... I figure i have a few hours before the excursion and a few after to shop so that will be plenty.

Thanks again for looking them up

Ginny

P.S. Im also blonde soon to be 40..... dont put us together.. or we will be in real trouble - LOL

[Mjasp]

Please don't take offense to this, but I just have to say it. I am a brunette I will stand between you and be the interpreter.

All kidding aside, Thanks for the GC site, I'll check it out later.

[winnyis]

Joanna - ROFLMAO - aside from being the interpreter... you can stand between us and hold us up after we do too much birthday partying.. LOL


(and dont worry no offense taken!!!)

Ginny

[MoranClan]

Hey Cruisers..

We may rent a jeep and drive around Grand Cayman for a few hours...We figure we can see more that way..

Anyone want to rent a Van...hehe

Bobby

[rcomputers]

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :sunny: :bounce: :Pinkbounc


We got our Docs today!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing but true!
Looks like they were sent out yesterday (from Celebration) by UPS. Maybe they send them to Canada first because it takes so long to get here?
Woo Hoo!
Let the games begin! ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

Gail R


:fish: :fish: :fish:

:fish: :fish: :fish:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Mjasp]

WOO HOO Docs for you

That is early

Now lets see who is second. Did you book through a TA or directly through Disney?

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by rcomputers
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :sunny: :bounce: :Pinkbounc


We got our Docs today!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing but true!
Looks like they were sent out yesterday (from Celebration) by UPS. Maybe they send them to Canada first because it takes so long to get here?
Woo Hoo!
Let the games begin! ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

Gail R


:fish: :fish: :fish:

:fish: :fish: :fish:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Very Nice..

Ok Who won the Pool...hahahahaha

Now who is Next..Muahahahahaha pirate:

Bobby

[rcomputers]

:sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

Booked through Disney on our DCL criuse last August.
This really is a surprise! We were concerned about missing the Docs because we are leaving for Florida quite early in August, but this is just great! I can't wait 'til husband gets home so I can surprise him!
Yahoo!
Now why do I have this sudden craving for a fruity martini or something?


pirate: Gail R pirate:

:fish: :fish: :fish:

[Karel]

Wow ! That's super. Now I'll be jumping every time the UPS man comes around...

[Mary Anne]

That's the greatest news I've read on line all day, tht you've received Doc's!

I love the daily post but I need the weekly ones too! I think in terms of how many week-ends I have to get ready!

[Reenieny18]

No offense taken at all.. By the sounds of this cruise,, I may need an interpreter... My Family took me to a pre bday dinner. :rockband: . Marty had 5,, yes 5 Alabama Slammers,,!!! :drinking1 Now , he is not really a drinker..Needless to say.. he is sleeping!! I stuck to my typical DIET SODA!!..
Ginny: at least we have someone to lean on....>> thanks for the offer:Joanna

Doreen:teeth:

[Reenieny18]

I am so JEALOUS... We booked through DCL as well.. but nothing here:(

But we have less than 40 days since we are leaving the week before. WHAOOO
:flower1: :flower: Doreen :flower1: :flower:

[winnyis]

I got so drunk on those when I was like 16.. puked my guts up.. my family still reminds me of that... I to this day have never had another one.. I cant even drink Hawaiian Punch cause it reminds me of that night - LOL

Now.. I stick to Cosmo's or Grey Goose and Tonic.... and an occasional foo foo drink here and there.

Ginny

[Reenieny18]

We have to be careful of those. Jason may sneak them away from us....Yes 5.. He is so funny...
I was looking in my hutch,, and found some Mexican Whiskey from 2 yrs ago.. hmm smelled real good too. But I drank my h2o instead...

Bobby,, how is the weight coming off ?? :bounce:

Doreen

[missinshadow]

congrats on getting your docs!!!:cool1:

Now i know it's getting close.

Been shopping here and there for stuff but waiting til last weekend before cruise to get clothes. Trying to lose more weight.

[nuts4sn00py]

Boy! Not able to get online for a few days & I miss a whole lot of stuff! Have to say I loved the blonde jokes...sorry Doreen & Ginny ! To be honest, I don't know what color my hair is anymore, I want to say dirty blonde, but that may be wishful thinking on my part! WOW Gail, Docs. already! Now I'm really excited! I'm trying so hard not to wish the summer away, but I sooo need this Cruise!LOL! Bobby , I know I'm going to want magnets, but I don't have our room assignments yet, if I don't get them soon, I'll PM you with what info. we would like on the magnets other than the room! Just let me know when the deadline is to get my request in! And, thank you again! We are going to be busy tomorrow as my kids are competing in a Feis for Irish step dancing & next Saturday we are having our block party!(I plan on practicing for the cruise :drinking1)! Can never start too early!(Hiccup)! Hope to hear about more doc. arrivals in the coming days! Stay well everyone & have a great week-end. Kathy :wave2:

[ThreeCircles]

<marquee behavior=alternate>:Pinkbounc Only 41 days!!!:Pinkbounc </marquee>

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by nuts4sn00py
Bobby , I know I'm going to want magnets, but I don't have our room assignments yet, if I don't get them soon, I'll PM you with what info. we would like on the magnets other than the room! Just let me know when the deadline is to get my request in! And, thank you again!

hey Kathy..

Would like to get them all done at least a week before the Cruise...You have plenty of time...

Hope you are enjoying your block party..
I miss those....

Bobby

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by Reenieny18
Bobby,, how is the weight coming off ?? :bounce:



Hey Doreen..

Stilll stuck at 13..Oh well..I knew that..hehe

Cheated friday night with some wine and stuff..But didnt go overboard.."no pun intended"..hehe..

Thanks for asking

Bobby

[nuts4sn00py]

Hi Doreen, I bet you thought you would get away without a HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY! I hope all your dreams come true & that you have had a very nice birthday! Kathy:bday:

[MoranClan]

:bday: Doreen

Hope you enjoyed the Weekend..

Bobby

[winnyis]

Happy 40th Doreen..:cake:

I hope you had a great day!!!

:cake: :bday: :flower3:

[Reenieny18]

WEll today is my BIRTHDAY ! And I Have a great family. My husband gave me an envelope from my sister that is going on the cruise with us ( she lives in Virginia). I thought it was going to be a mushy thing about not being in my 30's anymore. Well he gave this to me Saturday to open. I love to snoop but never found it. Well inside was the written version of the HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG and signed by all my immediate family including my husband, kids parents, BIL, nephew and dogs. Inside was a gift card to RITZ CAMERA's I was floored. I started crying. The gift card was well over the amount for a CANNON 5 PIXELs digital/video camera.
I am sorry to brag about this,, but I am the one pulling pranks and doing special gifts to my family and friends. I was so shocked.. They got me ,, and they got me good....::yes::
This mornign my daugter JACLYN decorated the outside with 40 's and my son made a great cake for me and we had a small party.:smooth: I have a great family.. :grouphug:
Doreen

Thaks for listening:listen:

[winnyis]

Thats wonderful what your family did for you.....Im sure they worked hard to keep it a secret and give you a great surprise... Im glad you didnt find it "snooping" because it made it that much more special.

Glad to hear you had such a good 40th birthday..

Ginny

[Reenieny18]

When did you guess send these wishes??? I didnt see them before my last post!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! See you guys are like family... Want some cake :cake: and ice cream?? :goodvibes

Kathy, I ws thinking everyone left for the weekend. Ginny,, yours is coming soon as well. Bobby, thank you as well. This doens't get you off from having a drink with us 40 yr old blondes and brunettes though. I am sure CINDY needs to join us too.

Thank you all
Doreen

[Mjasp]

Got back today from upstate and I see It's your birthday so

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY DOREEN:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

We are in the 30 something days for those arriving Friday Night, Jason didn't do a countdown today, he and Travis must be in WDW with Melanie and family.

Joanna

[MoranClan]

Ahoy Matey's

Have a question about Cozumel..

Which beach to go to...

Mr. Sanchos or Paradise Beach?

Im torn...From what I have read on the boards Mr. Sanchos is clean with great food...

paradise beach is also clean, good food, but more free stuff for the Kids to do..

Any help..Please:confused3

Bobby

[Reenieny18]

What beach is from the DCL?? for the Beach Break at Cozumel? Thats what I booked...
I asked this question a few pages back and never got an answer.. so to be safe I will stick to DCL...
ThanksJoanna,, SHHH keep the 40 part quite,,lol

Doreen:flower1: :flower: :flower1: :flower:

:fish: :fish:
:fish: :fish:

[Karel]

Happy Birthday, Doreen!

Don't worry, 40 isn't really that bad!

Karel

[DisneyMagicTravis]

Originally posted by Mjasp
Got back today from upstate and I see It's your birthday so

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY DOREEN:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

We are in the 30 something days for those arriving Friday Night, Jason didn't do a countdown today, he and Travis must be in WDW with Melanie and family.

Joanna

Unfortunately we didn't make it up to Disney this weekend. I wish we could have. But, I'm sure we will be there next weekend. ::yes:: Sad isn't it? I'm already wishing the workweek was over and it was next weekend... Oh well, DisneyWorld is MUCH more fun than work. We always have a blast there. Then in a few weeks we will all be having fun!

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by Reenieny18
What beach is from the DCL?? for the Beach Break at Cozumel? Thats what I booked...
I asked this question a few pages back and never got an answer.. so to be safe I will stick to DCL...
ThanksJoanna,, SHHH keep the 40 part quite,,lol

Doreen:flower1: :flower: :flower1: :flower:

:fish: :fish:
:fish: :fish:

Playa Del Sol is the beach with the DCL excursion. It is quite pricey going through Disney, maybe you would want to ask on the main cruise board who has taken a cab and the cost and if chairs were readily available.

[Reenieny18]

I will ask them again.... I just want a day of fun at the beach

[missinshadow]

happy 40th birthday Doreen!!!:bday: :cake:

I checked earlier today and nobody posted i come back and the pages filled!!!!

[Mary Anne]

happy birthday Doreen!

[Reenieny18]

I will be gone for a few days. I am going to Indiana to move my mom back to NEW YORK. She was transfered with BRISTOL LABS 18 yrs ago.

See you all when I get back... And again,, thanks you so much for the birthday wishes...

:teeth: :wave: Doreen

[nuts4sn00py]

Have a safe trip Doreen! I'm sure there will be plenty of catching up to do when you return. Bobby: I am having a hard time choosing what to do on Cozumel myself. I originally planned on doing Play del Sol on our own, but my DD would love to swim with the Dolphins, so we might do that on our own @Chankanab & maybe than go to Playa del Sol. First I have to see if my girlfriend is doing the Dolphin swim & than see if I can book it. (Not thru Disney though). So, I guess I wasn't really any help to you Bobby, was I? Sorry about that, I have never been this indecisive in my life! LOL! Hope you all have a good nite! Kathy :wave2:

[ThreeCircles]

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[Karel]

Originally posted by MoranClan
Ahoy Matey's
Have a question about Cozumel..Which beach to go to...Mr. Sanchos or Paradise Beach?Im torn...From what I have read on the boards Mr. Sanchos is clean with great food...
paradise beach is also clean, good food, but more free stuff for the Kids to do..Any help..Please:confused3
Bobby


Paradise Beach is a definate possible for us. I was all set to go to Chankanaub but this sounds great too. Plus it's free, which is better than Chank's admission price.

I do want to take the kids to see the ruins that are on the island too, so I need to look at a map.

And there's the mini golf.

[missinshadow]

where is the mini golf? i would love to take my son to that.

With this being our first cruise I am afraid to take other excursions other than Disney so I am not real familiar with any of the ports.
Don't want to miss the boat!!!!!!

Thanks

Carolyn

[sandygirl]

I just got back from our week at the beach in Cape May:( . Had a great time:sunny: .

My friend was on the 7/3/04 Western and as promised he brought me back all the Navigators. Anyone have any questions? I'd be glad to look for you.

I haven't gone back and read the posts from while I was away. That would be so daunting... Anything good that I missed?

Darlene:wave:

[admepo]

HI EVERYONE!!!!!!!! :wave:

We are back from WDW and had an awesome time! Lots of Florida sun (although it rained today) and lots of fun! Made me very anxious for the cruise!!! At Animal Kingdom we saw signs for Disney Cruise Check In and Departure and DH wanted to run for that bus instead of our hotel bus ..... But soon enough!!!!!

I see lots has been going on on here since we have been gone....

Happy Birthday Doreen!!! :bday:

Welcome back Darlene... how was Morrow's Nut House???? I can smell the fudge from Florida!!! :blush:

Travis and Jason... sorry we missed you in WDW this weekend! I may just send in the group pic of all of us for the Three Circles site if I can't come up with anything better....I am always the one manning the camera so hardly in the pics (which is the way I like it ;) )

Well, I have TONS of laundry and unpacking to do! Just wanted to say hi to the DIS family I missed!!! :wave2:

Melanie

[Mjasp]

Darlene and Melanie...Welcome back, glad you all had fun.

Terry, Are you back yet, or posting from the hotel?

Carolyn...Coz Mini GolfSally is a screen name on the DIS boards for a woman named Sally who owns the mini golf in Cozumel, do a search, she has alot of information on her thread (Any Cozumel question) about the area, taxi fares etc.

Hope that helps

Joanna

[missinshadow]

thank you very much. it was a great help.

Thanks

Carolyn

[sandygirl]

Melanie: Morrow's Nut House was heavenly! Just the smell alone is fattening. I bought an assortment of fudge and DD and I sampled a small (?) piece every evening. Yummmm! Also came home with salt water taffy and gummy fish and dolphins. Traditions die hard.

I could of sworn I heard seagulls this morning in my office, LOL.

Glad to hear you had a great trip. Certainly can relate to the desire to run for the DCL bus. Soon, soon, soon.

:wave: :wave: :wave:
Hope everyone else is having a great summer!

Darlene

[gdulaney]

If anybody wants to check out Carlos'N Charlies or Senor Frog's for lunch or dinner, you can pick up some coupons for freebies at their website.

http://www.carlosn-charlies.com

Carlos'N Charlies: Free BBQ Ribs or Cheese Nachos w/lunch or dinner (one per table)

Senor Frog's: Free Margarita or One Beer w/lunch or dinner (one per table)

Ginny D.
:)

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by Mjasp

Terry, Are you back yet, or posting from the hotel?


Joanna


I'm still in NJ, just arrived at my niece's house in Toms River today! All last week I was stuck using dial-up to access the internet, but now I'm using my niece's cable internet via wireless on my laptop, so its not taking forever for 1 page to load. LOL I still have another week here in NJ. I'll probably be driving home next Monday. I'm trying to keep up with the cruise threads, I hope I'm not missing anything while I'm gone. :magnify: LOL

[ThreeCircles]

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[admepo]

:thewave:

I just got my documents!!!!!!!!!!! I almost hugged the poor UPS guy at the door! :)

I called Adam at work and told him then RAN to the computer to share with all of you!!!!

Melanie

[winnyis]

Wow Melanie.... I guess thats just another perk of living in sunny florida... early docs..... Congrats on being the first in our little group....

Ginny

[gdulaney]

Congrats Melanie!

Ginny D.

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by admepo
I just got my documents!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey! I live in Florida too! :mad: ;)

I wonder if they go by last name too. W is a lllloooonnnngggg way down the alphabet! :p

[Mjasp]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by admepo
[B]:thewave:

I just got my documents!!!!!!!!!!! I almost hugged the poor UPS guy at the door! :)

Doing the doc dance with you Melanie, we received ours today also.:Pinkbounc

Joanna

[admepo]

Congrats Joanna!!!! :bounce:

I guess there really is no method to the order these are sent in... I live in FL, Last name begins with "P", First time cruiser, room on deck 2.....nothing seems to add up!!!! :) Oh well - I am not complaining!!! :)

Thank god our UPS guy knows my brother-in-law and stops here often enough that he didn't look at me too crazy when I was doing a little "I got my docs" dance and almost reached out to hug him! (grabbed my nearest child instead! lol) I was just too excited to contain myself!!!!!!!!

I was reading posts on the forum and saw that jet ski tour on CC is possibly able to be pre-booked now. Has anyone tried this recently??? I may try to call later or tomorrow morning and will let anyone know what I find out.

Melanie

[Mjasp]

Congrats Joanna!!!!

I guess there really is no method to the order these are sent in... I live in FL, Last name begins with "P", First time cruiser, room on deck 2.....nothing seems to add up!!!! Oh well - I am not complaining!!!

I live in NY, BUT wish I lived in Florida, My last name also starts with "P", Second time cruiser and am on deck 5, so I guess we have half reason for getting docs first (well actually second, since Gail from the UK received her docs last week)

Joanna

[DisneyMagicTravis]

Congrats to all of you who received your docs. I'm sure we'll be getting ours soon! :bounce:

[rcomputers]

Our docs only had to come to Canada, not UK. Perhaps the plane schedules were just right for Toronto last Thursday when they were sent out. Could it be connected to when we booked? (Aug 2003 for us.)

Gail R
happy docs recipient


:fish: :fish:

[sandygirl]

No docs here. Congrats to all who have gotten them already! My UPS and Fed EX guys both know where I work...it pays to work in town...so in the past they have brought them to me at my desk. Talk about service;) . Now I am anxious after hearing that docs are being received. Hooray!

[missinshadow]

I was wondering if anyone knew if any of the bikes on castaway cay have training wheels? My son is still learning and i'm not sure if he will be ready for cruise time.

Very excited to hear that some are getting their documents.

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by missinshadow
I was wondering if anyone knew if any of the bikes on castaway cay have training wheels? My son is still learning and i'm not sure if he will be ready for cruise time.

Very excited to hear that some are getting their documents.

They do! They actually have a very wide selection of bikes for both adults and children alike.

[admepo]

Good Morning Everyone!

I just called DCL's Shore Excursions line to inquire about prebooking the jet ski tour on Castaway Cay and was told they could book ahead for me now. The excursion # is C12. I wanted a double and the only time he had available for me was 9:45am so if you are interested in this I would call right away!

Melanie

[winnyis]

do you have any info on this jet ski tour... I didnt see anything listed on the disney website...

sounds cool

Ginny

[admepo]

Hi Ginny!

From what I understand the Jet Ski tour on CC (Personal Watercraft Tour/Jet Ski Eco Tour - who knows the actual name???) is still fairly new. When I called to book excursions on June 29th (our 60 day mark) you were still unable to prebook them over the phone. But thanks to a post I read on the forum yesterday, apparently you are able to now!

The tour is a guided - you do not let loose on your own - waverunner eco tour around castaway cay from what I have read from other posters on the forum who have gone on. There are singles at $95 (I think) and doubles at $160. This tour runs about an hour. There are age restrictions... I think 8 and up. My DH and I are speed demons so this is supposedly a good speed rush but not extremely fast by any means and there is guided safety instruction before the tour begins. I think you need to be at least 17 to drive one??? but I am unsure about that. I hope I helped you! You can always call DCL and find out the exact specifics.

Melanie

[ThreeCircles]

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[paulinewdw]

Trying to catch up...but cannot read all the messages.

Add me in to the July Birthdays(this Saturday...celebrating at a concert ) oh and past 40!!!!

DH and my middle ds have birthdays in August.


What do I see about Green Leis?????


No Documents here yet....


Cannot wait to go!

[ThreeCircles]

Hi all--

Still no docs today. I must have ran to the front door or to a window 50 times today because I thought I heard what sounded like the UPS truck! :hyper:

[winnyis]

Jason.. I live with the UPS man (DH is Mgmt at UPS) and I still dont have my doc's.... of course in my case its probably because of my not so sharp and on the ball TA...

30 more days for us... WOOO HOOO

Ginny

[Mary Anne]

No documents here either. However we booked with DVC points so I don't expect them for another 2 weeks at least. I sure wish they'd get here.

[Mjasp]

I Have to say, it is so much more exciting getting them the first time, now I just checked the names and my DH's is missing a letter, it is Mitchel instead of Mitchell, do you think I should even inform DCL, I mean, I am assuming our last docs must have been the same way since we booked on board.
Then I put them in the drawer and will fill them out probably a week before we go.

Joanna

[ThreeCircles]

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[ThreeCircles]

I am happy to report, that at 2:44 PM this afternoon...

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[admepo]

Congrats Jason and Travis!!!! :)

Melanie

[gdulaney]

Congrats Jason! Did you get the docs for both trips?

Ginny D.

[ThreeCircles]

Ginny--

Only got the docs for the August 28th sailing. I was wondering if they might send them together but I guess each sailing is probably handled at a specific time prior to the sailing date. Ah, I'm happy to have them! :)

[MoranClan]

Congrats to everyone who received Docs..

Anyone who booked with All Seasons travel get them?..

Bobby

[SeaSpray]

Congrats to all who've received their documents!! :sunny:

Bobby, we booked through All Seasons and as far as I know, we haven't received them yet. We have relatives collecting our mail and so far, no packages or envelopes from All Seasons. Hopefully soon!

[Mjasp]

Congrats Jason and Travis.

Ginny D. I was also going to ask if they received both sets of docs.

[Karel]

We, also, booked with All Seasons. Who's going to be the first to breakdown and call them?? ;)

[sandygirl]

Doing the document dance :Pinkbounc ! They came yesterday but I was in too much pain to do much but open them and check for accuracy. Everything looks good to go. For those of you still waiting...Pixie Dust...your docs are on the way!

[pattiteach]

I am also waiting for docs. Funny story- I am sure we all are aware of the sound the UPS truck make driving through our streets, so the other day I heard him. I tried not to get my hopes up, and no door bell rang, but then my 7 year old, came running up saying ," you got a package!' now here I am tearing down the steps only to find, some of John's boring paperwork was delivered. Talk about bummer!!!! Still waiting. About how many rolls of film does everyone bring?

[Mjasp]

Off Topic I know, BUT help if you can please.

Does anyone know of kid friendly (ages 12 and 8) hotels in South Beach that are also clean (no roaches)?

If anyone has went to South Beach can you recommend something.

TIA

Joanna

[ThreeCircles]

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[admepo]

Congrats Darlene on the docs!

Patti... lol that is funny! Hope they show up soon!

Joanna...sorry can't help you with Southbeach hotels but you can always try the old faithful Holiday Inns, Marriot, etc.... Good luck.

Everyone have a great day! Weekend is almost here!!!!! :)

Melanie

[nuts4sn00py]

I on the other hand, am still waiting for our docs! I would really like to get them as I would love to know what rooms we are all in. The suspense is driving me crazy!:crazy: Also, if you guys can keep good thoughts that the weather gods are wrong & that tomorrow turns out to be a half way decent day here. We are suppose to be having our block party, & if it rains all day it will be cancelled! :sad2: The kids have so been looking foward to this! We can deal with overcast & cloudy & even light rain, but if it is thunderstorms like they are predicting, than the party is over. :worried: So, I am really hoping we won't need these :umbrella:, unless it's for the sun! Thanks guys & gals, & hope to be doing the doc dance with the rest of you soon! Kathy :wave2:

[Karel]

My neighbor works out of her house so the UPS van comes almost everyday. It came by this morning and my nose was pressed to the window, watching him.

Sigh.

Will All Seasons send in snail mail or UPS?

rolls of film - well, we have digital and I'm buying water disposables for the kids. I'm not sure if we're going to take a regular camera.

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone..... Only 5 weeks to go!! I cannot believe it!! :sunny:

I'll be heading home to MA tomorrow (saturday) instead of waiting till Monday, because of some minor health problems. so I should be back to posting regularly this weekend :)

[Mary Anne]

Karel you made me LOL, just the thought of you

My neighbor works out of her house so the UPS van comes almost everyday. It came by this morning and my nose was pressed to the window, watching him.

I could just see it LOL LOL LOL

I'll only be doing digital film. what I will do is pay the $35 or so and have them download my pictures on a disk.

Still no doc for me :mad:

[winnyis]

Well still no docs for me... but at least I know they are in NJ... TA called today and said she will be airborning them out to me on Monday....

Ginny

[Karel]

...you know how curiousity killed the cat? Anticipation is going to do me in....

Well, at least I haven't gotten the CC bill yet either. I wonder if they'll both come the same day?

I'm trying to get my Disney reward points so I can use them on vacation. What a pain that is! :rolleyes:

[missinshadow]

Hi all!!!

We got our docs today! Well my aunt in NY got them for all of us and she is sending them out on monday to us. I will have them on Thursday. Hope everyone is doing well.

Had a tooth removed on Wed. It's been bothering me and I knew it would flare up on the cruise so i had it taken care before hand. That's nothing compared to the broken toe and such that i have been reading about on this board! hope everyone is all better by CRUISE TIME!! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[sandygirl]

Terry: Sorry to hear you are cutting your vacation a little short. Hope everything is well again soon.

Ginny: Glad to know that your docs are in Jersey. They made it that far! I'll be looking for your post that they arrived safely into your hands. It IS so much fun and tickles me SO much just to see the little box they come in.

Karel: I'm looking to credit my card with rewards points, too. If you already have the rewards card it isn't really that hard. The only thing I'm not sure about is how to keep track of whether they are crediting me properly. Oh well.

Kathy: Here is some :wizard: for lots of :sunny: for your block party.

I got my DCL planning CD in the mail. Can't wait to watch it. My DH said "Don't we already have one of those?" This is a NEW one! He just shakes his head.:rolleyes:

Here is a "2nd" to the wish that everyone is healthy by cruise time. I know I am working on it.

:chat: Talk with you all later.
Darlene

[Mjasp]

5 weeks :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

I can't believe how summer is flying by.

We are going to South Beach tomorrow night and will be back on Tuesday. DD is feeling a little under the weather but she is on antibiotics and should be OK by tomorrow nights flight. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

Terry...Hope you are all well by cruise time.

Just have to share since I just got in the door. We saw Rod Stewart in concert tonight and the show was INCREDIBLE!!!
He came on at 8:20 and played until 10:50 with a 15 minute break. UNBELIEVABLE.

My friend also received her docs so you all should be getting yours this coming week.

SUNSHINE coming your way for your block party :sunny:

Talk to you all Tuesday

Joanna

[MoranClan]

Hello Everyone..

If you want to read more about Castaway Cay go here..Gorda Cay (http://outside.away.com/magazine/0199/9901blackbeard.html) pirate:

Have fun

Just some History about castaway Cay I found Interesting..I think Jason Posted this a while back, but here it is again



Bobby

[Reenieny18]

Its been a long week. Went to Indiana to move my mom back to NEW YORK.. EveryonePURGE YOOUR CLOSETS AND BASEMENTS NOW!!! . What a bunch of stuff she had for 2 people.
Oh well... Guess What...
My DOCUMENTS ARE IN... I am on my way to AAA now.. Talk more after I get them..
WAHOOOO:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

:chat: Doreen LATER...

[sandygirl]

Originally posted by Reenieny18
Its been a long week. Went to Indiana to move my mom back to NEW YORK.. EveryonePURGE YOOUR CLOSETS AND BASEMENTS NOW!!! . What a bunch of stuff she had for 2 people.
Oh well... Guess What...
My DOCUMENTS ARE IN... I am on my way to AAA now.. Talk more after I get them..
WAHOOOO:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

:chat: Doreen LATER...
PURGE CLOSETS AND BASEMENTS...that is my goal...but the DIS board keeps calling me away!

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by Reenieny18
My DOCUMENTS ARE IN... I am on my way to AAA now.. Talk more after I get them..
WAHOOOO:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

:chat: Doreen LATER...

Congrats Doreen!!! :hyper:

[Mary Anne]

So in an effort to start getting organized :smooth: I started to think about the post cards I'm going to send back. I'm thinking to do it from Castaway Cay. I'm assuming you can't use US stamps there right? How much does it cost to send a post card from there? and is there a place to find them

Now if I only could get my house in order top to bottom before we leave, I'll really be organized :p

[ThreeCircles]

Hi Mary Anne--

Disney has a little post office that sells Bahamian postage right on the dock. It's probably only 50 feet from the gangway of the ship. You can purchase postage and drop your mail off there.

I'm not sure what it costs to mail a postcard but they only take cash at the post office.

[ThreeCircles]

Oh, and...

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[MoranClan]

Hello Everyone...

Days are flying by now..

Have a question..

Tropical Night..Do I really need to wear Pants to dinner?..Seems kind of crazy..

Is anyone else going to wear shorts to dinner..

Let me know

Bobby

[lynr]

Hi Everyone:

I am back from the Jersey Shore (Wildwood). We had a great week with our friends, and plenty of sunshine.

I booked with All Seasons and no Documents here yet.:confused:

I hope they arrive soon! Congrats to all that have received them.

Lyn:sunny:

[admepo]

Hello everyone!

Some group thoughts:

Hope everyone who is a little under the weather :umbrella: is feeling better now!

Congrats to those who recently received documents! :bounce: For those of you still waiting - hang in there and Pixie Dust coming your way :wizard: !

Welcome back to those who returned from vacations (Reenie too even though moving isn't much of a vacation!!) ! :sunny:

Joanna... Enjoy South Beach.

Kathy... Enjoy the blockparty! Lots of FL Sun :sunny: for you!

Bobby... my DH will probably wear some cargo khaki shorts with his new Disney tropical shirt he bought in WDW last week on tropical night. From the navigators I have seen I believe that is the only night where it is not printed "No Shorts". Will have to doublecheck that!

I am happy to report that I have made my first few cruise purchases this weekend - waterproof disposable cameras (we use our digital camera for everything else), travel detergents, and document travel case!!!! Makes the cruise seem closer. Found a little corner of the bedroom to throw a small rubbermaid tote in to put cruise items in! On the lookout for some new clothes now! :) And also made emergency lists for my sister and sister-in-law who will both be watching the boys while we are gone so that is done and now I can re-check it to death to make sure I didn't forget anything!

Everyone enjoy the weekend! :wave2:

Melanie

[winnyis]

Bobby - I would say wear shorts... I know My DH and Son and BIL and Nephew will all be in shorts and I think you will see quite a few pairs of shorts in the dining room that night.

Actually all 8 of us have matching Disney outfits for the cruise.. me and sis have the skirts, 2 daughters have the dresses and the men and boys have the shirts... it should make for a nice picture.

Doreen - I agree with the purging thing.. Dh and I have been doing that lately incase something comes up with a job in Florida and we have to move quickly.... want to be as ready as possible.

Darlene - how long does it take to get the disney reward card.. I am waiting for my month end statement since I also have points that I want to use toward a meal or two at Disney.


Ginny

[winnyis]

If any of you need nice dockers type pants for the cruise (or work) Sears has all the lands end mens dockers that are regularly $32.50 each for $13.99. My store had tons of them.. I was able to get DH 3 pairs for work.

Ginny

[ThreeCircles]

Ginny--

We ordered ours prior to our cruise in May and received it within ten days. As long as you have at least ten points, you can order the card and then add additional points before you leave for Disney. You can add additional points over the web or over the phone and the only restriction is that you have to have a minimum of ten points to add to your card.

[rcomputers]

Hello everyone

I'm so glad more people are getting their docs now. I was beginning to almost feel guilty for having ours when no one else did. ;) I guess their random delivery method is sort of like upgrades - no particular rhyme or reason - it just happens.

Jason. Love your daily countdown! :wave:

Joanna
That sounds like a great concert. I especially like Rod Stewart's new stuff, which is really old stuff of course. I just don't like to see him try to dance. He just can't move! I could have won tickets to see Smokey Robinson at Niagara Falls the other day if I had bothered to refill my cell phone. I knew the answer to the question on the radio and nobody else seemed to. Oh well, it would have cost money to drive there and have dinner and all. More money for cruisin' ! :D

Gail R

:fish: :fish:

[MoranClan]

LADIES HELP!!!! Do we need 7 dresses for dinner for seven nights? DS and DD's are all taken care of, but I'm flipping because I can't tell if I have enough to wear.... Even I can't say I don't have anything to wear! Our last cruise I only needed four nice dinner outfits, and I was six mos. along w/DS! Also, It's been a while since I've read the boards so...
I'm also a blond, and I would love to go to a 40th bash, even though I'm only 35, and Bobby and I would never move our cooler!
Can't wait to cruise!!!

Cindy::MinnieMo

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by MoranClan
LADIES HELP!!!! Do we need 7 dresses for dinner for seven nights?
Cindy::MinnieMo

Hi Cindy :wave2:

I cruised last year with my 2 brothers and their wives, and I decided back then that the next time I cruised, I'd wear a sundress or casual dress, even on casual nights. I'm a round-figured person, and even though I had on "nice" capris and tops, I felt underdressed wearing them. My SILs wore sun dresses on the casual nights, and I really had wished I had done the same thing. So.....this year, I am packing 3 formal type dresses (formal night, semi-formal night, and Palo night), plus 4 long sundresses for the casual nights. I'll pack shorts for the daytime, but I won't be wearing capris or pants at all to dinner.

If I had a nice figure, I'd probably go for the capris or dressy pants on casual nights, but either way, I feel you can't go wrong wearing a dress, even on casual nights :)

[Karel]

Ginny - did you find those pants at Cherry Hill Mall? I need to go to Sears tomorrow (at Deptford) to exchange my son's new pants and that's a great price.

DV Rewards - I've been waiting forever for my account to be credited with reward points and I have now successfully ordered my reward card. I'm hoping to get it within two weeks. Now I have to decide what to do with the points. Since we upgraded to a deluxe at WDW, I think I'll put the points towards our room.

Dinner clothes - I have a dress for formal night, a nice pants suit for semi formal and pants with various blouses for dinner. Oh, I also have a denim skirt and white sweater too. I just packed most of it today!

I wouldn't get too worried about the clothes. Do what you feel comfortable in . As long as it's not shorts and jeans, you'll be fine.

[Mary Anne]

For those spending a few days at Disney before the cruise, the Wide World of Sports has the AA Atlanta braves team playing that week. Monday the play the AA Yankes, Wednesday the AA Phillies and Friday the AA Tigers.

We'll be doing the Monday and probably take in the Friday game before we head out to the Radisson.

Gotta fill my guys up with sports before they have a week of withdrawal :lol:

If you have premium annual passes, it's free to see the games and it really is an enjoyable couple of hours.

[sandygirl]

Hi everyone!

I blew all my previous plans for the cruise today! We were originally staying at the MCO Hyatt on Friday night and taking DCL transportation to the port in the morning...now we are renting a car and driving to the Radisson for Friday night and leaving the car there for the week. We will shuttle to the port and back and then have the car for our weekend visit to WDW. It actually ended up being about the same amount of money.

We were originally thinking of not getting all decked out for formal night. Then I saw this dress on-line and couldn't resist it! LOL Had DH check his suits for fit since he lost almost 40 lbs. Nothing fit well. So I talked him into renting a TUX on the cruise! Can't believe he went for it. Now I have to figure out what DD is wearing.

I have had my reward card for some time now and just add new points to it as I need them. I used it at Christmas time in WDW towards our room charges and then again in Apr at Vero. Works really well. I go to the CC website and just download them from there.

So, I guess I will see some of you at the Radisson! And just look for the good-looking guy in the Tux on formal night, I'll be with him!

Darlene

[Karel]

Originally posted by Mary Anne
For those spending a few days at Disney before the cruise, the Wide World of Sports has the AA Atlanta braves team playing that week. Monday the play the AA Yankes, Wednesday the AA Phillies and Friday the AA Tigers.If you have premium annual passes, it's free to see the games and it really is an enjoyable couple of hours.


Mary Anne - thanks for this info. What time is the game on Wed? My husband might like to go see the Phillies play. Can we use a plus from the PH to see this?

I'll run this by him tomorrow.

[Mary Anne]

Originally posted by Karel
Mary Anne - thanks for this info. What time is the game on Wed? My husband might like to go see the Phillies play. Can we use a plus from the PH to see this?

I'll run this by him tomorrow.

The game is at 12 noon. If you don't have a car or don't want to drive be at the bus stop by MGM entrance @ 11 am or 11:20 (the bus runs every 20 minutes) to the entrace at WW of sports (do you realize how sick it is that I know that bus schedule :confused: LOL ) This is the only bus service that runs to WWSports. If you don't use it you'll have to drive.

I'm don't think the plus will get you in but the tickets are really cheap only a couple of dollars and well worth it. You literally sit right on the field if you get box seats. If you go for lodge (even cheaper) you'd be in what would be box seats in a Major League Park.

[Karel]

Darn, I don't think we'll make a noon start time, since we will be driving in that morning. Even if we stop on the GA/Fla border we'll have to push in the morning....and I'll be on vacation, so I'm not rushing...

[Mary Anne]

Well keep it in the back of your mind, just in case.

We're thinking of going there for the Monday game and the Friday game after we check out of the OKWest and before we check into the Radisson.

I have plans that Wednesday to meet up with some Internet Friends from Liverpool so I won't be at the Wed game, but I'm assuming the men in my group will.

[Karel]

Since we're only going to be there two nights, this trip to the World is dedicated to 'doing things we haven't done before' so visiting WWS would be perfect. In my fourteen visits, I've never been to a waterpark either and we have spare Plusses for that.

We could go Friday but I'm not sure if any us want to see a Tiger farm team. :eek:

LOL. Plus we need lots of SAB time.

[winnyis]

I was able to get the dockersin Burlington Center Mall's Sears for my DH and then today I went to the Moorestown Mall Sears with my mom and got some for my dad.... Both stores had tons of them left.

Ginny

[paulinewdw]

I was originally planning on purchasing suits for my three sons for dinners on the cruise, do you think dress pants with a shirt and tie would be appropriate? (ages 13, 10 and 7) I would hate to spend all that money for one week of wear. (LOL) I never did lose a single pound...instead I gained weight(discovered a thyroid problem) so I need new clothes for the cruise in a slightly larger size. I am trying to find a suit that FITS DH.

No Documents yet......


I am really looking forward to meeting everyone.

For tropical night...I purchased disney tropical shirts for the Guys and a disney tropical dress for me.

Trying to figure out how to pack for the week before and the cruise, normally not a problem, but e are not driving we are flying.

Sorry so long....

[Mary Anne]

We could go Friday but I'm not sure if any us want to see a Tiger farm team.

Don't forget you are looking at AA ball. It may be very possible that some of these kids might eventually be traded to your team down the road. They are years away from the Majors.

Then again it's more then possible 99% of them will never see a major league uniform :lol

[ThreeCircles]

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[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by ************
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Love those dancing cows! :teeth:

[lynr]

paulinewdw:

I purchased a Disney Tropical Dress also. Did you get the blue one with the Minnie's doing the hula? I also got the matching Tee shirt. I couldn't pass them up for $35 with shipping.


Lyn:earsgirl:

[Karel]

Originally posted by lynr
Did you get the blue one with the Minnie's doing the hula? I also got the matching Tee shirt. I couldn't pass them up for $35 with shipping.
Lyn:


I haven't decided whether I should bring my blue Hawaiian shirt because everyone will have it or if I should leave it home because everyone will have it. :rolleyes:

[nuts4sn00py]

Hi Everyone!:wave2: Thanks for all the PD & well wishes for our Block Party. While it rained early in the day, we were still able to have it! Everyone had a great time & more importantly the kids really had the best time. I am worn out, so here I sit with my feet up chatting with my DIS friends. :hyper2:. I really need to start getting it together, after reading all the posts about who is wearing what, I realized I may not have enough dressy outfits. Oh well, a good reason to go shopping! LOL! Since I'm not sure the kids will be eating with us every nite, I just bought my son a couple of pair of nice dress pants & some nice short sleeved shirts & sweaters. My DD has 2 pairs of pants & 2 skirt sets she can wear, + 2 dresses. Funny, I have no idea what my DH is bringing for dinnerwear. Guess I'll have to look into that this week. Still can't make up my mind about Palo, all the dinner rotations sound so good that I don't know if I want to give up one of those nights for Palo. Oh well, no matter what I'm sure it will all work out! Still no docs. for us yet either! Went thru DU, I wonder if they'll send me an e-mail before they send my docs. Anyway, hope all of you stay healthy & be prepared for many questions as the Cruise gets closer! Kathy :wave2:

[winnyis]

Lynr & Karel - I have a feeling quite a few of us are gonna look alike on Tropical Night... like one big happy DIS family... My group of 8 will all be in the light blue minnie & mickey tropical outfits from disney.com too.

Heads up to anyone who needs clothes.. Kohls is having great sales.. I got 2 pairs of capri's, 2 shirt and a skirt for $58... cant beat that.

I also got all my kids school supplies, backpacks, etc... all bought so I dont have to worry last minute

Ginny

[Mary Anne]

There goes someone mentioning that s word again LOL

This afternoon while I was cooking my dinner, I was hungry so my son and I read all the menu's for the week we're on the cruise!

Started my pre-vacation cleaning today and actually made a dent in it. :teeth:

I've made up my mind I'm not going to kill myself ironing stuff before we leave. I'm going to do it all at the OKWest that Thursday night or if I run out of time just send it out to be pressed once we get onboard. I figure no way will it all stay pressed being in a suitcase for a whole week before we get on board so no reason for me to kill myself before we leave.

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by Mary Anne

I've made up my mind I'm not going to kill myself ironing stuff before we leave. I'm going to do it all at the OKWest that Thursday night or if I run out of time just send it out to be pressed once we get onboard. I figure no way will it all stay pressed being in a suitcase for a whole week before we get on board so no reason for me to kill myself before we leave.

Thats exactly how I feel. We'll be flying down the day before, staying at the Radisson the night before, so no way will our clothes stay wrinkle-free. I'm going to send everything out to be pressed as soon as we get into our cabin.

I still can't believe the cruise is less than 5 weeks away!!!! :hyper:

[Reenieny18]

I had about 8 pages to catch up on.:chat: its great to see everyone is getting back to good health.
We leave a month from today,, WAHOOO:bounce: :Pinkbounc .
Ginny: I went to KOHLS as well, today and spent some B'day money. Great sales!! School shopping OH no... Thank good ness my kids wear uniforms...Kathy: come on,, do we really need an excuse to go SHOPPING,,lol:teeth: ?Lynn: I think that is the same dress and skirt my sister bought.. It will be so funny to see al the DISer's in that print!
We are going to WDW on Wednesday, we are so packed with activites. Marty has never been there before.
:goodvibes AAA Has all the documents in order. We have a paper to fill out for Bahamamian immigrations. Is that because of CASTAWAY CAY?? Did anyone else go though AAA? and get documents yet?
We can't wait to set sail.:boat:

One month from today for us.
Doreen:wave2:

[MoranClan]

Good morning everyone..

As I type this, my counter just passed

29:23:58:34

Woo Hoo...The Under 30 Days Dance

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :yo-yo: :hyper: :earseek: :jumping1: :jumping2: :jumping4: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :thewave: :rockband: :drinking1 :drinking1 :drinking1

Have a great day

Bobby

[winnyis]

We went through AAA and we should have them within the next day or so.. The TA has them and said she would be sending them out to me early this week..

and I agree with you... I never need a reason to SHOP!!!

[paulinewdw]

Tropical night ought to be pretty funny with everyone wearing light blue tropical print mickey's. KEWL!!! I am getting pretty excited...I too, was at KOHL's shopping yesterday. Bought a few sundresses and a dress shoes for oldest DS. Love their sales!
I also picked up a couple of bathing suits for the cruise!
I need to get DH a suit and myself something for formal night!
I am thinking I will need to send stuff out for pressing also!!!

[Reenieny18]

I was trying to get on all day,,, :(. Finally, I found a back door to get in. I had withdrawal symptoms.:smooth:
Went shopping again today Ginny... Disposeable cameras, bathing suits and other clothes...
Bobby,, we have less than 30 now I think. Who else will be at WDW that week before?

Doreen :cool1: :cool1: :jumping1: :cool1: :cool1:

[winnyis]

Dorren - thanks for reminding me that I need to get a dispoable water camera too.

We will be at WDW/US/Sea World the week before.. We arrive in Orlando on the 21st and go home on Sept 6th....Unless of course DH can find a job while were down there and in that case we will never come back to NJ... ok well maybe we will come back to sell the house - LOL.

Ginny

[admepo]

Reenie I had the same problems and just finally checked again and was able to get on! I was about to hurt my computer! :badpc: These boards are an addiction!!!! Was very irritable when I wasn't able to get my fix!!! LOL :)

Congrats those of you who are now under the 30 day mark!

Living in FL we don't hit 30 days until this Thursday (MIL bday! ) so looking forward to watching the countdown clock change!

Hope everyone enjoyed their day! :wave:

Melanie

[Mary Anne]

We leave on the 22nd, spending the Sun to Fri am at the OKWest.

My countdown clock is set to the cruise so I'm really 6 days closer then the # below.

[gdulaney]

Doreen,

You are absolutely correct...Castaway Cay is in the Bahamas. :)

Ginny D.

[Reenieny18]

All your little smilies are so funny and appropriate.
Oh no.. 2 GINNYS.... Gotta have drinks with both of them,,lol.:wave:
Doreen:wave: :wave2: :wave: :wave2:

[paulinewdw]

Our Documents have arrived......
Sending DH to get official Birth Certificates tomorrow.

We are also arriving the week before the cruise.

Looking forward to meeting all of you soon!!

Pauline

[SeaSpray]

Still no documents here :( I need them to show up to take my mind off the pain. I thought I had a pulled muscle in my chest and back but I went to the doctor (again) today, finally saw my own doctor, and after a chest x-ray and exam, he determined that I have an infection of the lining of my right lung, otherwise known as pleurisy. It's very painful, feels like a knife in my back and chest every time I take a breath. I told the doctor that I HAVE to be all better in 4 weeks for the cruise!! ::yes::

Anyone who booked with All Seasons have their documents yet??


Edited to add: I called All Seasons to ask about the medical form for DHs insulin, so I asked about the documents. I was told they haven't received them from Disney yet, for our sailing date, but that they should have them within the next week or so. So.....I guess we still have a week or so before we can expect them. :worried:

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by paulinewdw
Our Documents have arrived......

Congrats Pauline!


Terry--

So sorry to hear about the infection! :( Hopefully everything will be cleared up before the cruise and you'll be feeling 110% again.

[pattiteach]

Terry- I too have booked through All Season's Travel. What do you mean by Medical Document? I have a son with epilespy and he takes medication twice a day. Do I need a form?

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by pattiteach
Terry- I too have booked through All Season's Travel. What do you mean by Medical Document? I have a son with epilespy and he takes medication twice a day. Do I need a form?

Patti, that's a good question. The reason why I inquired about the medical information form is because my husband takes insulin injections so we'll be traveling with needles and will need a sharps container in our cabin. I take medication for high blood pressure, I wonder if I'll need a form filled out or not....

Ok, I just called All Seasons back and they said you don't need a "Guest Medical Information" form just for oral medications, just for "special needs" items like the sharps container and also so they know and have on record why we're traveling with needles. I hope this info helps :)

P.S. DH's insulin needs to be refridgerated, I think that the little fridge already in the cabin will be OK. Does anyone have experience with this?

[winnyis]

Yes thats right folks... the Documents have arrived in NJ.

Do you think I would be too anal if I filled them out tonight? LOL


Ginny

[ThreeCircles]

:jumping3: Congrats on the docs Ginny! :jumping3:

[Mary Anne]

No Doc here yet :( Terry, you tell the Dr. that you need to be better now, can't be ill on the cruise.

[Reenieny18]

Sorry to hear that Terry!We are sending you some pixie dust to feel better soon!
Ginny,I filled ours out over the weekend.:Pinkbounc My sister has to wait till she comes back to NY to get hers. I told her I was not sending them in the mail.. just in case. Congrats Pauline . We got passports for us and my sons arrived while we were gone last week. He was just as happy with that as I was with the documents.:earseek:

:wave: :wave2: Doreen:wave: :wave2:

[mikesmom88]

Terry,
I hope you are feeling better soon! Take care.


My Mom & Sis got their documents a few days ago and we didn't get ours yet (and we live at the same address in a 2 family house). Hopefully they are on their way.

[lynr]

Terry:

We are with All Seasons also, and no documents here.

My husband is also a diabetic and they left us a Bio container in the cabin last year and the fridge worked out fine for the insulin.

Lyn:sunny:

[pattiteach]

Terry- Thank You for the update about the medical form, that's one less i'll have to do!

[SeaSpray]

Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone. I'm tired of not feeling well. The doctor that I saw 2 weeks ago misdiagnosed my symptoms, he thought it was a pulled muscle, so I'm hoping to finally start feeling well now with the right medication.

I am SO jealous of everyone that has their documents already!! :p But CONGRATS to all of you! :sunny:

Lyn: Thanks for the info on the fridge. I'm glad we won't need to have a different fridge brought in, I don't want to give up any cabin space.

[Mjasp]

Hi All...I go away for 4 days and there are 4 pages to catch up on. You all have been VERY busy.

South Beach was GREAT!!! I really enjoyed it, we have never been there before and didn't know what to expect, but it was great.

Terry...Glad you are feeling better, my mother has had pleuracy in the past and you should be fine in 4 and a half weeks.

Congrats to all who received there docs, it seems like a sold out cruise. Not even the Inaugural Western was sold out.

Under 30 days :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc


Joanna

[Reenieny18]

Were you able to find a nice hotel without uninvited guests?????

Doreen:earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earsgirl:

[Mjasp]

Yes very clean hotel although the room was small (We thought we were in our cabin, without the split bathroom) Doubletree Surfcomber, right on the beach. clean rooms and beautiful grounds.

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone :wave2:

The realization that the cruise REALLY IS only 4 weeks away is hitting me hard! LOL I feel so unprepared. lol I've been checking out packing lists online. This might have been already posted, but I came across this "cruise timeline" web site and thought I'd post it here: http://www.cruisediva.com/things_to_do.htm

It's raining here today and since I'm stuck at home trying to recover from this lung infection, I thought it's the perfect time to sit at my desk and make lists. :p I think I have done just about everything I could possibly do in advance, except the actual packing. Any other last minute things you all are doing??

Joanna: Welcome back, glad you had such a nice trip! :)

[Karel]

Well, suddenly I find myself in a last minute scramble for dog care. Our Westie was suppose to go to our friends house for 13 days. Sunday morning, my friend showed up on our doorstep, asking if we could care for their Westie this week so they could go to the shore. Now the dogs are not getting on at all, fighting and growling all the time. My dog has known their dog since he was a few months old and they always run and play together sp it's not like they are strangers.

Now we're having doubts about them being together for so long. We're gotten to the point that we're using gates to separate them.

One other option is that our dog goes to my parents, which works for me. But they don't have a fenced in yard and they have cats and my husband is worried.

The other option is that we hire someone to stay the night but I don't want him alone everyday for that length of time. Of course, my friend could come and play with him during the day and maybe he could go over there for short length of time.

You think everything is set and then ....bam!

[admepo]

Karel... Hopefully everything will work out for you with your little Westie with arrangements! Good Luck :)

Welcome Back Joanna!!!! :)

Terry...:grouphug: Feel better soon! I know what you mean about feeling behind on preparations. School starts here on Monday the 9th (less than 2 weeks!) and I have my 6 year old to go to one school and my 3 year old starts his pre-K autism class at another. So between getting them ready and prepping for the cruise I am losing days!!!! :worried:

CONGRATS everyone who got documents recently! :jumping1: I have been debating on filling mine out now or waiting..... probably will have them done by this weekend knowing me! :rolleyes: Oh well...never can be too prepared, right????

Tomorrow will be 30 days for me!!!!!!!!! Can't wait!

Have a good day everyone!

:wave2:

Melanie

[turtlekrawl]

Well they're here! It all seems so much more real now that we have our documents...

:hyper: We got confirmation of our Tulum excursion and we booked Stingray City and Island tour directly through Native Way Sports.....



Can't wait til the 27th.....

Jim

[Mjasp]

Has anyone on the 8/28/04 cruise receive a "FREE" upgrade?

I doubt it since the cruise is sold out, but you never know.

[pattiteach]

I am so excited that we have only a few weeks, and I am too debating what to do with our beagle puppy. That's right he is only 11 weeks old. ( his name is Luke) we have been spoiling him since I am home for some of the summer ( phila school teacher teaching summer school) What has everyone done in the past? I need help!!!

[winnyis]

Joanna - I dont think our cruise is sold out.. I went into the disney site today and was able to get information for 2 adults... just not with kids.

So probably the rooms that hold 4 are sold out or the kids clubs are at capacity.

I didnt get an upgrade... Im still in my SPR and Im happy
Ginny

[Mjasp]

I'm fine also in the SPR, did you ever give the other SPR up?

I may see how much a verandah upgrade is at the port, but if its too much I'll stick with what I have.

Pattiteach...Sorry I can't help you, DH won't get another dog (although we do beg him) because we like to travel. But when I did have a dog "grandma" use to dog sit.

[winnyis]

Joanna - it wasnt me who was giving up a SPR.... Me and my sister are your neighbors.. we are in 5522 & 5524.

We were also able to get a doggie sitter since Dh was worried about the dog being in the kennel for 18 days.. so one of his workers who wants to get an English Bulldog is going to watch ours and see what they are like before he takes the plunge.....

Ginny

[Mjasp]

Ginny...We are real neighbors, how old are your kids again? Don't feel like going to page one to see LOL

[winnyis]

Joanna - my DD is 9, DNephew is 8, DS is 6 and DNiece is 4

My daughter is very friendly... we should introduce our kids at the Radisson.. this way they know someone before getting on the ship

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by winnyis
Joanna - my DD is 9, DNephew is 8, DS is 6 and DNiece is 4



Thats Great..

My DD's are 10 and 9 DS is 5...

We will be at the radisson thursday night..

Bobby

[winnyis]

Bobby - we will be at the Radisson probably around noon on friday (after we leave the Royal Pacific and stop for booze)... just look for the two wild blonde kids and that will be them.... Im glad my son will have a friend... he was bummed when he found out my DD and DNephew would be in a different group than him.

Ginny

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by winnyis
just look for the two wild blonde kids and that will be them....

Ginny

I have 3 wild blonde Kids..hehe

Cant Miss Us..

Im a big guy with tatoos..Crew Cut...

Bobby

[Mjasp]

Ginny...We will have to introduce the girls the night before and then they will see each other in the hallway by our rooms and in the kids club. DD will be 19 in November (I mean 9)

Joanna

[SeaSpray]

Another rainy day here and I've been looking around on the DisneyStore.com web site... They have the light blue tropical Mickey dress AND shirt for DH on sale.... Should I buy them? How many of you, and your DHs will be wearing them? And which night?? LOL I am tempted to hit the "order" button! :D DSs won't wear the matching shirts, but I could probably get DH to wear it. LOL

P.S. I'm wondering if the XXL dress will fit me! Do you know if they run big, small, average...?? :confused: I usually wear a size 18 women's dress. I know that sometimes the t-shirts from the Disney Store tend to run small... :rolleyes:

[winnyis]

Terry - there will be 8 people in my family wearing those outfits on tropical night... I know there are several others who are also wearing the same outfits.

I think you will see quite a bit of people in those outfits since disney has had them on sale for quite a while.

Our first cruise in 2001 we had bought disney outfits and only saw 2 other families with the same outfits... in 2002 there were many more. and I expect even more this time.

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by SeaSpray
Another rainy day here and I've been looking around on the DisneyStore.com web site... They have the light blue tropical Mickey dress AND shirt for DH on sale.... Should I buy them? How many of you, and your DHs will be wearing them? And which night?? LOL I am tempted to hit the "order" button! :D DSs won't wear the matching shirts, but I could probably get DH to wear it. LOL

P.S. I'm wondering if the XXL dress will fit me! Do you know if they run big, small, average...?? :confused: I usually wear a size 18 women's dress. I know that sometimes the t-shirts from the Disney Store tend to run small... :rolleyes:

Look at the Disney catalog under sizing, The dresses really are true to size, whatever size they tell you to order according to their standards, seem to work for me. We have the light blue tropical Mickey dresses and DH has the shirt to match, we have early seating and rotation may be different.

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by Mjasp
we have early seating and rotation may be different.


Good point!

[winnyis]

I agree with Joanna about the rotations and seatings being different but honestly I think you will see alot of families in the light blue disney outfits since they are so cute, not too feminine for men to wear and have been on sale for a while....

I almost wish my kids shirt/dress from 3 years ago still fit and we would all wear those...DH and Mine still do... but I want us all to match.

Ginny

[Mary Anne]

Can you hear me screaming, can you see me dancing

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

My docs arrived today!

No upgrade, didn't expect it, just glad to actually have them in hand!

[winnyis]

Congrats Maryanne... it seems so much realer when the doc's are in hand..

Ginny

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by winnyis

I almost wish my kids shirt/dress from 3 years ago still fit and we would all wear those...DH and Mine still do... but I want us all to match.

Ginny

I can understand that, Ginny! If my sons were younger, we'd all be wearing the matching outfits too :teeth:


Mary Anne: CONGRATS!!!!!! :cheer2:

[Mjasp]

Terry...I see your countdown timer for your Voyager cruise, did you book it already? and when are you planning on going?

[SeaSpray]

Originally posted by Mjasp
Terry...I see your countdown timer for your Voyager cruise, did you book it already? and when are you planning on going?

Yes, we booked the Voyager cruise while on vacation in NJ. We're in a category E1 cabin. My brothers and SILs have cabins right across the hall from us, in atrium cabins. We were going to get an atrium view cabin too, but at the last minute DH decided he wanted a balcony.

The sail date is June 17th, 2005. I'm trying not to think about that cruise right now, I still want to concentrate on our Disney cruise! ::MickeyMo

[winnyis]

Terry - you will love Voyager... I was on the sister ship Navigator last November and LOVED the ship...

If you love steak you MUST book a ressie at Chops Steak House - probably the best steak I have ever had and the tomato and blue cheese salad was to die for.

Ginny

[admepo]

Good Morning everyone! :wave2:

CONGRATS to those of you who have received docs in the last day or two!!!! :Pinkbounc

Just curious to know - how many people on this thread are going to be wearing those blue Disney dresses - I am, Ginny is and Terry may be...so that is a possible 3 - who else????

I tried to get DH to order the shirt but he said NO and got a different (cuter) shirt in WDW for tropical night.

For those Wildwood, NJ fans - need your input - I got a price quote for next summer for a 3 bedroom/2 bath condo in North Wildwood for $1100 for 8 days... is this about the running price for June???? Most of the condos we checked out online seem to range from $900-$3200 for the week. We are VERY excited to finally head back to the Jersey shore next year! :sunny:

And a cruise question too.... Seasafe??? How many of you buy this? I heard sea lice and was almost ready to purchase it instantly but then figured I would check with the DIS family and find out from those of you with experience.

Less than 30 days now.....

Enjoy your day!

Melanie