11/13/04 Eastern Cruise only We Did It

[disneydreamer1970]

DS (13) would love to hear from others his age on the cruise. Please PM me and I will give out his e-mail address.

Thank you!!!!

[mrsmg]

Thanks for the welcome, Jen.
My name is yvonne and my DH is Mike. We bought the Passporter's Guide and read it a little every day to learn as much as we can about what the cruise has to offer and we have decided on two excursions so far. Parasailing at Castaway Cay (we've never done it before). And the French Riviera Beach Rendevous at St. Maartin. We haven't figured out anything for St. Thomas yet. If my children enjoy the kids' programs on the ship as much as I think they will, my DH and I will have a lot of free time to enjoy lots of activities. I don't want the kids to miss out on Castaway Cay, though.
Anyone else decided?

[xsydid]

Obviously my DW is forgetting the long hours I spend protecting lives and property. I made a little spelling oppsssie. I am an angel. I love the fact that our group is growing. My only one thing that people may not like is that I am so darn good looking. :hyper:

[PoohJen]

Originally posted by adisneymama
I'm not sure if I am going to book an excursion for Aubrey and myself or not. Do you think I would be safe just the two of us walking around on our own?


Well, I've never been there, but I haven't read anything on the disboards to suggest you would feel unsafe. As for booking an excursion for you and Aubrey, that would entirely depend on whether there's any that a 2 1/2 year old would love. You might consider taking her off the ship for a while to walk around St. T, and then enjoy the day with her in the Mickey Pool - I'm sure she'd have just as much fun doing that! I hear the pools are far less crowded on port days!::yes::

Debbie, Parasailing is a blast! I'm thinking of sending DH and DS12 up there, as they haven't done it before. I have no doubt all 3 of my boys are going to love the club/lab - I've already set up a rule that they have to have dinner and show w/ us every night (and probably breakfast), but that they are free to live at the club/lab otherwise if they so choose.:crazy:

[cantsitstill]

Welcome mrsmg! What a group you have going! How fun!


I think we pretty much have our choices for excursions figured out:
Kev and Austin - kayaking on St. Martin
Me and Mitchell - biking on St. Martin
Hanging out at Great Bay and renting watercraft, water trampoline, etc. the rest of the afternoon


St. Thomas - a few of us are doing the Eco hike on St. John and then shopping the rest of the day!

Castaway Cay - banana boat (everyone but me!), biking, snorkeling, floating.......lol

[mrsmg]

Thanks again for the welcomes everyone! It's so great to find people who actually love Disney as much as me! I think I'm more excited than my children!
I agree with you, Jen, I would like to have breakfast and dinner with my children and now that you mention it, a show every evening sounds good. I am new at this so I appreciate the tips.
Has anyone considered purchasing the Birnbaums Disney cruise book that is coming out this month? Actually I could probably get more info from all of you. You guys are great!

[PoohJen]

I probably won't get Birnbaum's, only b/c I just got the Passporter. But I LOVE Birnbaum's for WDW, get it almost every year "just in case":crazy: You can (and will!) learn everything you need to know (and then some) from these boards, but people like having the book handy for quick reference. ::yes:: :earsgirl: :earsboy:

[adisneymama]

Hi I just got the passporter's book as well. I am on the waiting list for the Birnbaums book though. I really like their guides for WDW and feel like I will get more "kid" info from Birnbaums.
When I put it on order though, they said they were showing sometime in October now. It was originally Sept. Not sure of the reason for the delay, but hope I get suprised and it does come in Sept though!:D

Hi everyone! This is so exciting!:wave2:

[mrsmg]

Thanks for the tip, adisneymama, you just saved me an hour drive. I am on the waiting list also. I wasn't aware they pushed back the date. I've bought Birnbaums every year since 2000 and love it.:wave:

[adisneymama]

Oh, no problem! I'm glad I saved you an hour drive! I can't wait for Birnbaums. I love those guys! LOL

Ok, can I just say that my 2 year old is addicted to Disney! She watches the cruise video over and over! Know she wants to watch the cruise video clip on the internet over and over! I think she is excited! LOL She sees the pics of the boat and screams "boap". It is so funny! The understanding they have at such a young age. Know if I could just bottle her energy!

Hope you are all having a good Thursday!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

welcome adisneymama and mrsmg.
i hope you enjoy our funny times on this thread. we are normal people(i think we are, right linda?) well my mind is worried with the hurricane due to my family living in Stuart Fl. wishes and prayers for them.

[adisneymama]

My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We are originally from Mobile, Al and are all too familiar with hurricanes. I have to say though we are in one of the projected paths here so will be keeping an eye on it, especially if it does go out to the gulf as they predict.

[Hannosmom]

Normal, John? Who said we're normal? I resemble that remark!:p

I've been away for a few days, visiting my family in PA. My sons think I come to visit them, but I really come to visit with my grands! (Shhh, don't tell the boys.) I should have some new pictures of those beautiful babies up on the website pretty soon.

Speaking of pictures......we need more pictures of cruisers!!! Send them! Today! Don't make me come over there!!!;) :p

The weight loss challenge charts are up and Jeanna is kicking our bootys with a 4.1 pound loss last week. I lost nothing......too much birthday cake in PA! So get those numbers in to the webmaster or to me by pm and we can make your charts look all purty!

Welcome to adisneymama and mrsmg and families! You are going to have so much fun on this cruise!

Toodles

(Prayers for all our friends in Florida and for all those in harms way. Please keep safe!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: )

[mrsmg]

Thank you to KYCruisecrazy and Hannosmom! I can't wait to meet you all, we are going to have a wonderful time.
:earsgirl:
GrayFal, if you're out there I sent you a PM today!:Pinkbounc
My prayers go out to anyone in the way of Francis

[KyCruisinSusan]

Welcome aboard mrsmg.

KyCruiseCrazy is not normal, trust me, I live with him. His screenname describes him well.:crazy:

Linda, I didn't lose anything last week, but I didn't really start til Sunday. I'll let you know if a few days what this weeks total is.

I may not win this challange but I'll be danged if I'm buying you all expensive drinks. hahahahah I'll make sure I'm in the top finishers.

Our beautiful CC is going to be plumetted terribly:sad1: :sad: :sad2:

I hope they rebuild as quickly as they did when Floyd destroyed it.

Only time will tell, thoughts, prayers, and worries for everyone in Frances path.

[xsydid]

It's Offical, I am becoming addicted to this Disboard thing. My DW didn't think I was xsydid about the cruise. Boy, was she wrong. Our thoughts are with the people in Fla. I need to start a "Thought of the Day".
So the Thought of the day is..... "My Disney Coffe Cup is always half full".
Good morning Disneydreamer1970

[adisneymama]

Hi everyone! Hope you have a good day. My thoughts are with those in FL right now. The storm is also now suppose to be a direct hit for me once it enters the gulf, so need to go monitor it again.

I'll check back when I can, but could you all put us in your prayers as well? Thanks

[disneydreamer1970]

Everyone in the path of Francis is in my thoughts and prayers. Please stay safe!!

Xsydid....are you having a boring morning at the Fire Station? I guess it is a good thing to have time on your hands there!!!

Talk to ya'll soon!!!

Trish

[disneydreamer1970]

As I am sitting here in my office...a thought comes to mind.....

Xsydid used to think that I was nuts for visiting these boards so often....It is amazing that he actually beat me to the boards this morning. See honey...this is such a great place to be!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

[xsydid]

Ok so I admit, this is fun. Just goes to show that the people on here are cool,,,, I mean look at me. :smooth: do I need to get a Tux? or am I wearing a tie and coat? I think we decided to do the tie and suit coat thing.

[xsydid]

Just thought all of you should know that today so far this part of Maine is very safe. I am getting ready to take a B.O.B (boots off break) Its very important that I am well rested incase I need to spring in to action. I wove you Trish.:firefight :love2: :worship: :cheer2: :jester:

[GrayFal]

Disney Cruise Line® –
Important Information
Friday, September 03, 2004 2:01:11 PM

Due to the impact of Hurricane Frances, we have made the following modifications to our itineraries for upcoming sailings:

Disney Magic
The August 28, 7-night Western Caribbean sailing will be extended by two nights, arriving in Port Canaveral on Monday, September 6 at 11 am.

The 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailing, scheduled for September 4, will be shortened two nights, departing on Monday, September 6 at 6 pm from Port Canaveral and arriving back as scheduled on Saturday, September 11. To avoid the effects of Hurricane Frances, we will be sailing a modified Western Caribbean itinerary.

Disney Wonder
The September 2, 3-night Bahamas sailing will be extended one night, returning to Port Canaveral on Monday, September 6 at 6 am. Since it is unlikely that our scheduled calls to Castaway Cay and Nassau will be possible, they will be replaced with a Saturday, September 4 call to Cozumel, Mexico.

The 4-night Bahamas sailing scheduled for September 5 will be delayed and shortened one night, departing on Monday, September 6 at 6 pm from Port Canaveral, arriving back as scheduled on Thursday, September 9. Since it is unlikely that our scheduled calls to Castaway Cay and Nassau will be possible, guests will enjoy two days at sea, a safe distance from the effects of Hurricane Frances.

Guests sailing on these modified itineraries have been contacted or are in the process of being contacted by our reservations staff. Fares for the shortened cruises will be discounted, and guests will be offered special incentives for sailing.

We appreciate all of our guests’ patience as we respond to the unavoidable circumstances created by Hurricane Frances.


Go back to disneycruise.com

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[xsydid]

Don't Parasail in a Hurricane :scared1:

[TaraBelle1069]

I was at WDW this time last year. We had rain but that's about it.

For those of you planning a visit to the parks before or after the cruise, Disney has finally posted the hours for November (despite having a drop down menu that has included November for over a month now). I'm very happy as one of the things that is new since I went last year is Wishes and it is on the schedule for the day we're visiting. :)

Here's hoping hurricane season ends early this year! I don't imagine the residents of Florida could handle another one. It's been terrible for them already.

[mrsmg]

Adisneymama, you and your family are in my prayers.

Xsydid, my DH has decided to wear a suit as well. I have to figure out what to do for our five boys still!
:earseek:
I am sooo glad we didn't book in Sept.!! Unfortunately, my son did. He and his Dfamily are going on the Magic on Sept.18. He's crossing his fingers. :earsboy:

[xsydid]

Hey adisneymamma, I am very happy to hear that your husband is wearing a suit. I can't imagine him going nude, LOL:jester: As for the children, I suggest dressing them up in the craziest disney atire you can find, bright colors, Make up, Mickey ears, goofy hats, ya know the things you can show at thier weddings, and graduations to embarass them. If you need some more help please contact me. :crazy:

[xsydid]

My shift is almost over, I just drank a large Dunkin donuts Turbo Ice. :earseek: I think I will start packing for our cruise, then mow the lawn, cook dinner for the family, fold laundry, clean windows, check the Disboards, re-fold the laundry, and check to see if I packed everything. hmmmmm, oh yeah Kiss the DW and DC before going for a walk. :hyper:

[Hannosmom]

STEP AWAY FROM THE COFFEE!!!!:p :Pinkbounc :p :crazy: :p

[adisneymama]

Hey, I think you have me confused. I think my dh may wear his tux. I think you meant mrsmg. Anyway, Aubrey is going to be Cinderella for Halloween so she will be in costume on the ship sometime for sure!

Hope you all have a good evening.

[TinaRN]

mrsmg, this is a belated welcome from Tina! :wave: WOW! What an awesome size family you have!!! I am a little confused, though, as to exactly how many childrenyouhave!:earseek::eek: :hyper: I saw that you have six boys coming on the cruise and a daughter. And then I read you have another son going on a cruise this month. Does that mean you actually have 8 children? I'm not meaning to be nosey (sp) just curious! My DH(Rhett), DS10(Caleb), DD7(Christa), and myself will be cruising also. I can't wait to meet your wonderful family!

A great big belated welcome to you, too, adisneymama!!!:wave:

And xsydid, an extremely belated "hello!" to you, too!!! :wave: I'm a little slow getting to the boards, but at least I get hear!! :teeth: :hyper:

[TinaRN]

Originally posted by PoohJen

Has everyone settled on their excursions? I still can't make up my mind - I'd love to hear what y'all have planned.::yes:: :wave2:

I know exactly what you mean! We can't decide either! Part of the problem is that every excursion we want to do has an age limit of 8yrs old, and DD will be 7yrs 8mos on the cruise. But she is a great swimmer, so I wish they would make an exception! We want to do Captain Nautica's and Shipwreck Cove. If not we will probably do one of the catamaran ones, because I really want to do that!

Everybody, I feel so behind in getting all the things done that I need/want to get done for/before the cruise!!:crazy2: I want to make a sign; I want to get my DD's Cinderella costume lined with some type of soft material (so she'll wear it!! :mad: ); My DH AND DS need something to wear for formal and semi-formal nite. We will probably rent the tux for DH, but DS grows SO MUCH all the time that I can't buy him a suit or anything nice until right before the cruise! I also want to make a sign for our cabin door. And don't forget the most important thing which is PACKING!!!

And have I told ya'll how much I hate dieting?!!! But I need to lose about 10lbs before the cruise, because I'm going to gain about 20 ON the cruise!!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Tina, if you don't have time to make a door sign, let John know.

I'm sure he would be happy to create one for your family if you just let him know what you want done to it.

We can even print it out on magnetic paper(we have a ton of it)

And give it to you at the terminal or after we board.

Just PM him or something, if you decide you would like some help.

[adisneymama]

Do you think he would make me a sign as well? I had no idea about that since this is our first cruise. I have no idea what to even put on a sign or shat size ect.

Hope you are all having a good weekend thus far. Prayers still with those in FL. They just said on the weather channel that PC is already experiencing 67 mph winds.

I am so glad to have found this thread....I can't wait to meet all of you on the ship. Is there a set time and place to meet?

Ok, got to run for now! Take care everyone!

:wave2:

[mrsmg]

Hi Tina, thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do have 8 children. Two of them have families of their own. My DS and his family are sailing this month and my DD and her family are going with us on 11/13.:earsgirl: :Pinkbounc
I am looking forward to meeting you too! The costume for your DD sounds great. I think it cute if I could find costumes for all the kids to wear on the ship too.
Now my DH is considering renting a tux instead. I guess he'll bring his suits for semi formal.

[TinkHappy]

[i]Speaking of pictures......we need more pictures of cruisers!!! Send them! Today! Don't make me come over there!!!;) :p [/B]

Just an FYI, I did send a picture, but it was from DH email address. Did you get it? Maybe I did it wrong...:confused: :p


[i](Prayers for all our friends in Florida and for all those in harms way. Please keep safe!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: ) [/B]


I hope all is well in Florida, they are having a really rough season this year :(

welcome adisneymama and mrsmg :wave2: :wave2: :wave2:

OH...BTW, I just got my computer back!!!!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[KyCruisinSusan]

Ok fello cruisers we have to decide on something.

Our group is getting very large so we need to decide where our DisMeet is going to be, and exactly when it is going to be.

I've heard that something was planned for 3:00pm on embarktion day, before the safety drill.

Is this agreeable with most....you can't please everybody.

And what about location. I call on fellow former DCL cruisers to answer this question.

John mentioned the Promaninade Lounge, Deck3 across the atrium from Guest Services, just past Lumiere's on the way to Parrot Cay.

If anyone else has another suggestion, put it out there and lets make a final decision.:hyper: ::yes:: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[feenie]

I think pre-boat drill is a great plan.
The promenade lounge should not have anything else going on, plus its easy to get to....
:sunny:

[disneydreamer1970]

We can be flexible with a DIS meet!! We just can't wait to meet everyone!!

Yesterday, we took Payton (DD) to the Disney Store and let her pick out her costume!!! Well, she picked out Tinkerbelle and she is the cutest Tinkerbelle out there. We took some pictures of her and are entering her in the contest that the Disney Store is having. In fact, we need to get her pictures there by the end of the day today. One winner from each region (3 regions) will be chosen to have their picture taken in their costume and used in the windows of all the stores and will receive $100 gift card! Hey it was fun just to get creative with her in her costume. (Too bad we could not figure out how to get her to look like she was flying)

I will forward one of the pics of her to Sarah so she can have her dad post it on the website. It will not be until Tuesday, though. Oh, we also had some family pics taken yesterday and will forward one of those as well!

Have a great day everyone!!

[adisneymama]

3:00 should be fine for us as well. Just let me know the finalized plans and we'll be there!

Ok, got to run for now. Hope you are all doing well today!

[PoohJen]

We can be there at 3 too! Our only plan for that day is to hang out by the pool until the drill. :fish:

Wow, scheduling our DISmeet - makes it all too real, huh?!:Pinkbounc :boat:

I heard our school district is off the Thurs and Friday before the cruise - so we may not be as rushed as originally planned! It will be nice to get into Fla at 4pm the day before, instead of 4 a.m. the morning of!!!:crazy:

hope y'all are having a great weekend!:wave2:

[mrsmg]

You can count us in, Susan! 3pm sounds great! The only plan I had was to get to the spa to make my appt., I heard they fill up fast.:Pinkbounc
Can't wait to meet everyone:wave:

[house_of_princesses]

Susan, what time is the life boat drill? How much time do we have between embarkation and drill?

You make the plan, we'll be there!

Vicki


A warm welcome to all our new comers. I have a head ache, so I can't remember any of the names. Sorry. But I'm still glad you're here!! :wave2: :sunny:

[chichihoney]

vicki the life boat drill is at 4pm

[KYCruiseCrazy]

put more pressure on susan vicki LOL i like the idea of susan getting some job of her own. im busy making door signs for others. ill be emailing the people thier door magnets before i print them to see if they like it or not. all of our prayers go out to everyone in florida. i hope my incle's home in stuart is ok. he is ok in orlando. chat with ya later.

[adisneymama]

Hi everyone! We are just starting to see the affects of the storm. It is suppose to be a hurricane again before the eye actually passes over us. I'll let you know how it goes.

Hope you all have a good Labor day (in case I lose power and can't get back on).

Talk to you all later!

[xsydid]

I would love to show you all my little tinkerbell. she is the cutiest little girl with wings I have ever seen. I cant wait to wear my tinkerbell outfit for you all. c'mon trish you know you love it.

[Hannosmom]

Pixie dust to you, adisneymama!:hug: :wizard: :hug: :wizard: :hug: :wizard:

Stay safe!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Ok since I have been voted DisMeet chairperson, and there was a unanimous vote during the impromptu chat we had last night.


DisMeet in the Pomanade Lounge at 2:30-3:00pm on embarktion day prior to safety drill at 4pm

Be there or be square. It won't be a long meet, but we can always hook back up on deck 9/10 for the sail away bash.:wave:

Come one, come all, introduce yourself to the nuts you have been talking to for almost a year:crazy:

[adisneymama]

Ok, we'll be there! I'll go write it down so I don't forget.
So far, the skies are gloomy, a few sprinkles and the wind is picking up. Won't be long now.

I'll talk to you all when I can.

[house_of_princesses]

Susan, you're such a take charge kinda gal!! :teeth:

Being a newbie I don't know this.... are children allowed in the Promenade Lounge? And if they are, are they invited? Or is it just the whacky adults?

It might be nice for all our children to hook up early on. :earsgirl: :earsboy: Just a thought Oh Great DisMeet Chairwoman!! princess:

Regards from,

Keeper of the Dinghy (And I'm not afraid to use it!)

[KYCruiseCrazy]

vicki from the wonder cruise we took last year it looked like kids were ok to be in the lounge. come one come all.

i need email addresses from those who want me to make door signs so i can email it to you and let you print it on paper and you can let me know if you want any changes. making these door signs are lots of fun for me.

i hope that CC will be open when we cruise. if it is it will be looking rough.

we also need to get a DIS meet on a sea day. thursday is a good day but ill ask the DIS meet worker LOL to set it up LOL. hope to see everyone soon. still send your prayers for sophie and for all in the path of frances and ivan

[chichihoney]

vicki children are allowed in the promeade lounge for the dis meet

[xsydid]

Hey there I just want to say good morning to everyone. My DW and I are enjoying breakfest on our wanna be veranda on the front porch of the house. Can't wait for the real thing

[TinkHappy]

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
vicki from the wonder cruise we took last year it looked like kids were ok to be in the lounge. come one come all.

Count us in!! We will all be there!!

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
i need email addresses from those who want me to make door signs so i can email it to you and let you print it on paper and you can let me know if you want any changes. making these door signs are lots of fun for me.

John ~ If you don't mind...that would be WONDERFUL!!!

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
i hope that CC will be open when we cruise. if it is it will be looking rough..

I agree. If we are able to make it to CC, I just wonder what kind of condition it will be in. That doesn't just go for CC, it is true for all the Islands. We'll see.

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
we also need to get a DIS meet on a sea day. thursday is a good day but ill ask the DIS meet worker LOL to set it up LOL.

Just let us know...we'll be there!!

[mrsmg]

2:30-3:00 sounds great to us but can anyone tell me what time we need to register our children for the Oceaneer Club/Lab?:bounce:
Best wishes go out to adisneymama and her family!:wave:

[KyCruisinSusan]

You can register them anytime. If you have early seating for dinner I would probably do it right before we meet.

It seems to get kinda crowded around meal times.

[adisneymama]

John, Did you get my email address? In case you didn't its aubudeb@comcast.net. Thanks again!

Ok, Still not sure how much we are going to get from this storm. We have had rain and winds gusting about 30+ mph so far. The storm went in a little farther east than expected, so waiting to see. They are still calling for flooding and high winds and power outages. So far we haven't lost power. I'll try to check back in later.

Just let us know the DIS meet on the at sea day and we'll be there!

[Hannosmom]

Dismeet Mistress, your suggested time sounds great. We will be there!

Pat, where are you? We miss you!!!!

[TinaRN]

OK Linda and Sarah, have "DAD" put the DisMeet on the "Schedule of Events" on his website as a reminder for me! I can't remember anything these days!!! (Early Alzheimer's, I think!!)

[KyCruisinSusan]

Originally posted by TinaRN
OK Linda and Sarah, have "DAD" put the DisMeet on the "Schedule of Events" on his website as a reminder for me! I can't remember anything these days!!! (Early Alzheimer's, I think!!)



That's Sometimers, Tina. We all get it from time to time.:crazy:

[PoohJen]

Hey John - quick! Turn to the main page, someone has asked about music on the cruise....this looks like a job for KYCruiseCrazy!!!!:tongue: :crazy: :laughing: :rockband: :cheer2: :hyper: :jester:

[TinaRN]

OK "Weight Challengers", why aren't ya'll posting your weight loss for the week/s?! Most of the charts on hannomax.com are empty! Get to posting!:teeth: And I'm still waiting for more pictures of you all! I want to know who I'm looking for on the boat!::yes::

[KYCruiseCrazy]

ok everyone, you can send those family pictures to gunner40047@yahoo.com so i can get them to hannomom's website. also lets keeps our prayers for florida and CC. the wonder is going to stop and check out the island. i like all on this thread hope we can goto CC on our cruise. lets just hope for the best.

is it November yet?

[TaraBelle1069]

Originally posted by TinaRN
OK "Weight Challengers", why aren't ya'll posting your weight loss for the week/s?! Most of the charts on hannomax.com are empty! Get to posting!:teeth: And I'm still waiting for more pictures of you all! I want to know who I'm looking for on the boat!::yes::

I have lost two pounds since we started. Not sure why all of a sudden, since starting this challenge, my weight loss has slowed to one pound a week!! This is motivating me to add more exercise.

Pictures...don't have any recent ones of Mom and I and old ones wouldn't help you as we've both lost weight recently. She leaves for South Africa next week so I'll try to get one taken this weekend.

[adisneymama]

Hi everyone! What is the weight loss challenge? I will have to see if I can find some recent pics of us and send them in. The last family portrait was taken last year, wouldn't do any good! LOL

Hope you all have a good day. Chat with you soon.

[disneydreamer1970]

I sent some pics to Sarah and John to post on the website!! The family picture is not the best one of me, but it will work. I also sent one of Tyler and Payton together. Payton is in her new Tinkerbelle costume, however, the picture was not posed and is now one of my new favorites!!

Let me know what ya'll think once they are posted!!

Talk to ya'll soon!!

Trish

[chichihoney]

i like ur pictures u are pretty trish

[Hannosmom]

What a cute family, Trish!!! DH will get them posted tonight!

[xsydid]

My DW posted some pictures of the family. How cute is Payton and Tyler (ofcourse im byass) I hope everyone is doing well in Fla.
Where is the link to the web page that the photos are posted on.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by adisneymama
Hi everyone! What is the weight loss challenge? I will have to see if I can find some recent pics of us and send them in. The last family portrait was taken last year, wouldn't do any good! LOL

Hope you all have a good day. Chat with you soon.


weight loss challange is to lose 17 pounds by cruise time. the last one to make it buys a round of drinks on the cruise.

any picture of your family will do. the pictures i sent are from last year too. this will just give others ideas of who to look for. lol

keep sending in the family pictures everyone. it will help everyone on the cruise to see who to look for.

the website is www.hannomax.com

[adisneymama]

The challenge sounds like fun, I don't think I could afford drinks for everyone though! I'll be cheering you all on though!

I'll try to send some pics in later tonight. We have a digital so I'll try to get DH to cooperate. Who do I send them to?

:wave: Well got to run!

[PoohJen]

adisneymama,

you can join in the challenge for fun, like me - my goal isn't the full seventeen, I'm looking at 13 (10 plus the 3 I gained on business trip two weeks ago; fortunately I lost that 3 last week!) by the way, y'all, did I tell you about that chocolate/hazlenut souffle' w/ dried cherries I had in Florida??? I just couldn't wait for Palo's, went for a "preview"! :hyper: :crazy:

[adisneymama]

poohjen, that sounds good i just want to lose all I can before the cruise!

[chichihoney]

adisneymama

u can send them to me sarah.hartmann@cox.net hannos mom lhartmann@cox.net or dad at hartmann46@cox.net or to the dissers on this thread they will send them to us

[xsydid]

Poohjen, You are so unfair. I would ove some chocolate/Hazelnut souffle'. I would think that because we are such good Disney Friends that you may want to send me some???hmmm?? There is no diets on this cruise,,,,,Right??? DW is thinking about just eating at the desert buffett, Me toooooo:tongue:

[PoohJen]

Peering up from my laptop I see my poster of the cross-section of the ship (obtained from the DU website) and I am thinking that, if I were on the ship right this minute, I think I'd go grab some munchies at Pluto's. Maybe some of those chicken fingers Sarah raves about. Maybe nachos - do they have nachos?! Whatever I choose, it will be happily full of carbs and high in fat and yuuummmy!!!:hyper: :Pinkbounc ::yes::

[xsydid]

yuhooooooouuuu, Hey November! :thewave: Where are you? c'mon, there is a whole bunch of really cool people that want to go to pluto's and eat.
Disneydreamer1970~~~~~> Ya gotta luve the count down!
:crazy: :firefight

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by chichihoney
u can send them to me sarah.hartmann@cox.net hannos mom lhartmann@cox.net or dad at hartmann46@cox.net or to the dissers on this thread they will send them to us


ok people lets keep on sending the pictures in. would be great to see who we are traveling with.

[Hannosmom]

I have just a few minutes to post before handing over this computer to DH so he can post all the new stuff to the website.:D

Jen, you crack me up!:rotfl: Your dh looks so sweet!:p And, my, what a big house you have!!!;)

Check out the website later this evening.

www.hannomax.com

adisneymama, just let me know how much you want to lose and dh will put up a chart for you. You don't have to buy drinks for everyone, lol. That's just a sidebet a few of us have made to drive each other crazy.......er......I mean to give us a bigger incentive.

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by Hannosmom

Pat, where are you? We miss you!!!!
Here I am! :jester: Back from my vacation - a loooong weekend at my beach place :boat: ....hope all our Florida Friends are safe.....

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
weight loss challange is to lose 17 pounds by cruise time. the last one to make it buys a round of drinks on the cruise.

Originally posted by adisneymama
The challenge sounds like fun, I don't think I could afford drinks for everyone though! I'll be cheering you all on though!
:wave:

Why don't we change this to a "virtual drink" :drinking: so everyone can participate.......buying drinks for this thirsty group would be quite an expense!

Originally posted by house_of_princesses
You make the plan, we'll be there! Vicki

A warm welcome to all our new comers. I'm glad you're here!! :wave2: :sunny: :jester:

HELLO Vicki ....how are those princesses??? Back to school? Long time no chat.......and speaking of chat :duck::chat: :crowded::chat: :duck:

TONIGHT at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time...see ya there!:wave: :wave2: ::yes:: :hyper::love2:

[GrayFal]

Hey Linda...are u stalking me???? we posted at the exact same time!!!!!

[PoohJen]

No chat for me tonight :worried: DH needs to hog the computer...he's giving me the evil eye right now...:sad: :sad2: :sad1: :rolleyes1 :earboy2:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by PoohJen
No chat for me tonight :worried: DH needs to hog the computer...he's giving me the evil eye right now...:sad: :sad2: :sad1: :rolleyes1 :earboy2: BUMMER:earseek: :earseek:

[cjsmom97]

:sad::sad:I guess this was my punishment for working late today. I missed chat! :badpc::badpc:

We are having Florida issues. We have 4 offices in Florida and were only able to get 2 of them back online today. One of the offices that is still down is a hub for our office in Dominican Republic. That means, that if the main one is down, so is the secondary. Surprising enough, the office that was hit the worst was up and running today. That was in Melbourne. Go figure!!! :worship: We were VERY grateful for that. Well, I guess I will have to wait til next week for the next chat. :sad1: I think I will manage... :sad2:

[PoohJen]

Hey Y'all,

I loved seeing everyone's pictures on Linda and Sarah's family website! :cool1:Thanks so much for doing that, Linda and Sarah!!!

Also, does anyone think our scheduled ports (including CC) might be diverted due to the storm activity this season? Just wondering if this would/should impact my attempts to plan excursions by next week!:confused3

[disneydreamer1970]

PoohJen -

I couldn't agree with you more...The pics look great and it is so neat to see pics of everyone before we go!!!

Keep them coming everyone!!!!

Can ya'll believe that Sarah has her clothes packed already??!!

Have a great day!!

[Hannosmom]

Originally posted by disneydreamer1970


Can ya'll believe that Sarah has her clothes packed already??!!



She does??? Where did you hide them, Lizzie?:teeth:

[KyCruisinSusan]

Hey guys, I had to pick up Rachel from school early. She is running a fever, stomach bug I think.

Anyway, I talked to John earlier while I was at work, and he had just talked to Disney, and the word is that CC was NOT destroyed completely.

They should be able to make whatever repairs necessary in a couple of weeks.

Of course the vegetation probably won't be a pretty as all of us former cruisers remember it, but the island is still there.

John said that they told him (he talked to a supervisor) that the majority of the damage was to the sand. It will have to be dredged out. That is also a big problem at Port Canaveral.

Go ahead and book those CC excursions Jeanna. Parasailing and Banana Boating here we come!!!!!!!:Pinkbounc :bounce:

[mrsmg]

So great to see everyones' pictures!:Pinkbounc Now we'll know who's who. I'll be sending ours soon, gotta charge the camera.::yes::
You're not alone, Sarah, we're almost completly packed too!
Good to have you back, Pat!
:wave:
So glad we will be going to CC, I've heard it's a wonderful place!
Has anyone booked a cruise on the cruise? And if so, what kind of discounts were offered? (we're already planning the next one:earsboy: )
John made us a beautiful door sign!!

[cjsmom97]

mrsmg - Are you kidding?? You must not know who you are dealing with!?!?! We are OC!!! Not only have we thought about it, but a few of us are deposited on the 12/3/05 Western Cruise already!!! Come on and join us!! We are quite the crew!! ::yes::

[mrsmg]

cjsmom97- Wow, you guys are really great!! I guess I shouldn't have doubted you!:earseek: Now I'm afraid to ask the next question but here goes nothin'... How many of you are DVC members? We joined in 2001. With 8 in the family we thought it would be the most economical for us.:earsgirl:
We will definitly check out the 12/3/05 western when we are on the ship. I hope to get a good discount. Thanks!

[cantsitstill]

Hey! Does anyone know?..........we already booked the 12/15/05 land/sea. Can we cancel and rebook it on board and get all the discount/stateroom credit perks? We got one of the secret porthole rooms and don't want to give it up!

[adisneymama]

Good morning everyone. I'm going to try to send the pics when Aubrey goes down for her nap this afternoon. Didn't get a chance yesterday, we were gone most of the day.

Hey, I thought I was the only one packing stuff already! LOL

Ok, on the weight loss, I'll try for 12 pounds. (Need to lose more than that, but I think that is reasonable in the time left.)

John, You have created a monster with DH! He loves the sign you made and has burnt a cd with all kinds of jpg on it for me to send to you. Hope he isn't driving you crazy, he thinks he is helping! LOL

Ok, got to run for now. Have a great day everyone!

[TinkHappy]

DVC here!! VWL. We love it there. We decided to join because right now, we spend most (OK...ALL) of our vacations at Disney (or the cruise) so it just made sense to us. I did do a financial analysis and basically you are pre-paying for your vacation with DVC...but, the reason we decided to go-for-it...the rooms you get with DVC are WONDERFUL. Full kitchen, washer&dryer, ect...

We love DVC!!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Hey Jen,

I didn't want to post this on the main thread that you started, to many "outsiders" reading those posts. hehehe

If you pack your laptop in your checked luggage, you will probably regret it.

There are just to many dishonest people floating around in our world today,(you should already know that ms corporate) and you certainly don't want anyone to get ahold of your precious pictures, along with whatever else you have in there.

:eek: :earseek:

Just get your strong strapping husband to carry it for you until you can get into your stateroom. (isn't that why we have DH's, to carry the heavy stuff for us)

[PoohJen]

yep, you're right Susan! Actually, as I was posting it, I realized the "potential" of someone tracking me down on my cruise to steal my laptop.:earboy2: But I knew I probably wouldn't check it. I may not even bring it; just get my pics transferred on St Martin's or, spend the $ and get it done at Shutters. hmmm, only 65 days left to decide....:crazy:

[PoohJen]

P.S. - I saw the sign John did on the H's website - awesome! I am completely ashamed now of my amateurish door signs...:rolleyes1 :worship:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by PoohJen
just get my pics transferred on St Martin's or, spend the $ and get it done at Shutters. hmmm, only 65 days left to decide....:crazy:

Where would you get your pictures transfered in ST Martin? and how???? what is the cost at Shutters - I am assuming my pix would be put on a CD?

Tell me please :crazy: - quick!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Pat there is a post somewhere on the board that says you can get your photos downloaded to a cd in St Maarten for about $12.

Shutters is very very expensive, compared to this.

I believe that the place that does it is somewhere fairly close to the port.

[KyCruisinSusan]

Hey Jen, since you are bowing to his sign design creativity, you could always ask him to do one for your family too.

[xsydid]

Trish and I are starting to pack for the cruise. We are so excited, and the pictures of everyone are awsome. Can't wait to see you all, and have a drink with my DW on our veranda.

[TinaRN]

Are we not a GREAT looking :smooth: group?!!!!!! I feel like I already know all of you so well that you all even LOOK like people I know!! ::yes::
I can't wait to meet all of you in person! :grouphug: And I can't wait to eat a:mickeybar!!!!
I don't believe several of you have started packing! Now I feel even further behind!:eek:
I hope to chat with ya'll again soon!:flower1: :flower1: :flower1:

[adisneymama]

I don't have that much packed. We bought some new stuff when it went on clearance and decided to save it for the cruise, so I packed it after washing it so that it won't be available. LOL Like I said, I don't have much in there, but its a start!

Good Morning!:wave:

[PoohJen]

Pat, I don't have the answers to your questions, and I couldn't find that old post with the info, so I've posted the q on the main board.

Meanwhile.....for some reason, looking at my counter with only 64 DAYS LEFT....I almost started to hyperventilate!!!:scared1: :earboy2: I don't know if it's from uncontrolled excitement, or sheer panic at all I have left to pack and plan!!!!:crazy: :yo-yo: :faint: :laughing: :hyper:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by PoohJen
Pat, I don't have the answers to your questions, and I couldn't find that old post with the info, so I've posted the q on the main board.

Meanwhile.....for some reason, looking at my counter with only 64 DAYS LEFT....I almost started to hyperventilate!!!:scared1: :earboy2: I don't know if it's from uncontrolled excitement, or sheer panic at all I have left to pack and plan!!!!:crazy: :yo-yo: :faint: :laughing: :hyper:

Thanks Jen - I do have a new 'card' for my camera that holds 199 pix at 2 stars and 96 at 3 stars.......I hope to get another deal before I go on the trip....and I have some 'smaller' cards around here someplace....got to find them. I also purchased a 'rapid' battery charger that charges 4 AA batteries in less then 1 hour so my plan is to shoot away and then review and delete the pictures from the cards each morning. But since I am going on a 2 week trip, I don't want to get caught short....maybe on the way to the port, I can stop somewhere??? and have my Aruba pix put on a CD disk???? I really don't know about this stuff!!!! HELP :wave2: ....I feel technically challenged :wave2:

So I can have my pix put on a CD disk and then download them to my computer at home???? and then on to shutterfly website to view and have prints made??????

HELP :crazy: !!!

[GrayFal]

I have started to lay things out on the guest room bed!!!!!!

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[adisneymama]

If you are going to be anywhere near a walmart prior to the cruise, you can take your digital cards to them and they can either put the pics on cd or print the pics and put them on cd for you. I'm not sure the exact cost, but wouldn't be very much.

Once you have them on cd, you can upload them to any website host, such as photobucket or shutterfly. You can email them from the cd or print pics from home on your computer or even take the cd back to walmart for prints to be made.

I hope that helps.

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by adisneymama
If you are going to be anywhere near a walmart prior to the cruise, you can take your digital cards to them and they can either put the pics on cd or print the pics and put them on cd for you. I'm not sure the exact cost, but wouldn't be very much.

Once you have them on cd, you can upload them to any website host, such as photobucket or shutterfly. You can email them from the cd or print pics from home on your computer or even take the cd back to walmart for prints to be made.

I hope that helps. Thanks Mama.....I guess my problem will be time,; we do not arrive in Orlando from Aruba until 9:30 p.m. Friday night - by the time we get our car and luggage and get out of the airport....it will be 11 ish. And the next morning I want to get to the port by 10:30-11 soooooo.......I guess I will be buying more cards!

[TinkHappy]

Linda ~ Did you get my PM...I need your email address to send a picture. For some reason, I am not able to contact the webmaster. I might be able to email it to you...UGH>>>this computer, just when I got it fixed and devirused.

Pat ~ we are bringing DH laptop...maybe we can download your pictures to his laptop and burn a CD? Just a thought.

[TinkHappy]

BTW...VERY excited!!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc Lost 4 lbs.

It sure doesn't just melt off...bummer:crazy:

I have been going to the gym lately (the kids are back at school, so it is much easier) so I think that might really be helping.

Getting there is so hard, but once I am there I really am glad I went.

[adisneymama]

Our church has a gym that dh goes to every morning (weekdays) before work. I never seem to be able to go though. No one to watch Aubrey and by the time dh gets home from work, I have dinner to make and such by the time I am done with everything they are closed. :rolleyes:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by TinkHappy
Pat ~ we are bringing DH laptop...maybe we can download your pictures to his laptop and burn a CD? Just a thought.

Thanks !!!!

Will pm you Ed's email addy - or get it from the site
http://www.hannomax.com/hannomax/index.php :jester:

[GrayFal]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7046&sku=d188-1024

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=493759&Tab=5

I was able to purchase these 2 cards - 256MB - for $92 including shipping and tax.....and I will get $40 back from rebates.
The offer includes several different cards, not just SD/MMC. :jester:

[adisneymama]

Ok, just sent picks for the web page. The family pic was taken this time last year. I sent an updated pic of Aubrey from a few months ago.

Hope you are all having a good day.

[Hannosmom]

I've received all the pictures, including yours, Athene! They all will be posted this evening as soon as I can get dh fed and happy. (Because he's the one doing the posting:p )

[adisneymama]

Glad you got the pics. I understand getting dh fed and happy! LOL

[TinkHappy]

Feed that man, He's got work to do!!! hahahahha:teeth:

Linda, please tell Ed thank you very much! He is really doing a terrific job!!!:thewave: :jumping1: :thewave:

[cjsmom97]

I miss a day or two and you guys are post crazy again. We are getting to be a chatty bunch before the cruise. About that place in St. Maarten, I think Tina put a post in our thread about it. I just did a search and it is definately here but I just don't know which page! Anyone have some free time??

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by cjsmom97
I miss a day or two and you guys are post crazy again. We are getting to be a chatty bunch before the cruise. About that place in St. Maarten, I think Tina put a post in our thread about it. I just did a search and it is definately here but I just don't know which page! Anyone have some free time??
Hey smarty pants! My final payment hit my credit card yesterday..........
so I guess I'm REALLY going :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

Here are ALL PoohJen's post on this thread....I don't see the St Martin info.
Boy, can that girl post :tongue: !

http://www.disboards.com/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1015581&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending&pagenumber=1

[cjsmom97]

OK, now who is smarty pants... I said Tina NOT Jen!!! :hyper: The reason most of us don't have any spare time is we are trying to catch up to Sarah and get packing! As for me, I am too busy moving my family around, AGAIN!!! :crazy:

[xsydid]

Hey, Trish is out to happy hour with friends, anyone chatting tonight?

[TaraBelle1069]

I knew something was wrong! I haven't received a single notice about a post to this thread in DAYS! Sure enough, I have missed PAGES of posts.

Mom and I are going for pedicures (treating her to her first manicure too) tomorrow. My feet are so bad that I'm going to need two or three before the cruise!! I'm in denial about fall and am only shopping for cruise clothes!! I really should stop because any day now it's going to get cool and I won't have any fall clothes that fit. I think they might look at me funny if I wear my Tropicali (pirate night, whatever) shirt to work in October.

Glad to hear about John's conversation with DCL about CC. I was really starting to worry. We have no plans for the other ports and have decided it's good that way because we won't get our hopes up. Seems weird that this week's Eastern became a modified Western and next week's Western is going to be a modified Eastern.

[KyCruisinSusan]

Jeanna, that's why you shouldn't let one single day go by without checking out this board.

You get lost and have to read 20 posts to catch up.

If you check them at least once a day (if not 2-3 times) then you never get behind or feel left out.:crazy: ::yes::

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by cjsmom97
OK, now who is smarty pants... I said Tina NOT Jen!!! :hyper: The reason most of us don't have any spare time is we are trying to catch up to Sarah and get packing! As for me, I am too busy moving my family around, AGAIN!!! :crazy:

Well, Tina ONLY had 26 posts compared to Jen's 60+ but NOOOOOOOOOO reference in her posts, either.

http://www.disboards.com/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1015909&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

BTW, go to search - put in the user name, pick ONLY "cruise meets" and "Show results as posts".
You will get all your posts only on this board.
I am not brave enough to look for Tina on the 'regular' cruise board
:earseek: :earseek: :earseek: !!!

[Hannosmom]

This is a post to let all the other posters know that the pictures have been posted.

Say that 3 times fast!:p :crazy: :jester:

[GrayFal]

Thanks Linda....we sure are a GOOD LOOKING GROUP!

:chat: :jester: :earsboy: :jumping1::crazy: :earsgirl: pirate: ::MinnieMo princess: ::MickeyMo :hug::love1:

edited to ask - Hey ED, could you put a picture of the Hartmann's in with the 11/13 cruisers, pretty please :wave2: .
You need to 'join' the group :jester: .

[PoohJen]

I thinkit was Tagrel that wrote about the camera shop in the port (and I think it was ST Thms);

I did a search of Tagrel's posts but couldn't find the mention.:crazy:

[feenie]

Yah for the internet!! Can you imagine how much less anticipation we would all have if we could not chat with other people who are as excited as we are???
Linda - thanks for scanning in that pic for us!! (or thank your DH!!!)

wooo hooo
60 days until we LEAVE for Florida!!!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Great chat last night ladies!! :chat: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: :wave:

[adisneymama]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

Hope you all have a good day.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

good afternoon all. i hope your chat was fun last night. LOL i have to work and ya'll get to play. LOL hope to see ya online soon. tata

[cjsmom97]

Ok, here is Tina's response. It was NOT in our thread like I thought but I knew it was her. Enjoy!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=5761027#post5761027

[TinaRN]

Good detective work, Jeanna!:teeth: Sorry I couldn't tell ya'll myself. The last time I checked this place, we were on page 73. Now we're on 76!! We ARE a :chat: -ty group!

[disbigkid]

Hi! Looks like I'm a little late in the game on this one. Sorry I missed the 'chat' too! We're taking our first ever Disney cruise (any cruise for that matter!) on the Nov 13 7nt Eastern...me DH, DD (3) and DS (1).

According to my countdown clock I only have 61 days of anticipation left, which means only 61 more days of my husband calling me a 'freak'. :hyper: LOL Although he loves Disney just as much.

Well, I'll go back in the thread and see what I've missed.

Heather :cool1:

[KyCruisinSusan]

Welcome aboard Heather.

If you have read back through all the posts you will see that we are a bunch of lunatics:crazy: Disney lunatics that is.

It's great to have another join us.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by disbigkid
Hi! Looks like I'm a little late in the game on this one. Sorry I missed the 'chat' too! We're taking our first ever Disney cruise (any cruise for that matter!) on the Nov 13 7nt Eastern...me DH, DD (3) and DS (1).

According to my countdown clock I only have 61 days of anticipation left, which means only 61 more days of my husband calling me a 'freak'. :hyper: LOL Although he loves Disney just as much.

Well, I'll go back in the thread and see what I've missed.

Heather :cool1:


you have yet to see anything heather. this is the best bunch of people i have seen and i deal with lots of people everyday with my job. i hope you enjoy this bucnh. also goto www.hannomax.com to see who is going with ya. if you want you can email me gunner40047@yahoo.com with pictures of your family to be added to that website. if you also want to we can add you to all the other things we have listed. just add it to a email. thanks

[feenie]

Welcome Heather!
It's never too late to join us!!
The 11/13 cruise is going to be a BLAST!
We will all be much like old friends by the time we go!!
(and thanks to Linda and her family we will know what most of us look like by then too!!!)

[adisneymama]

Hi Heather. I just joined this group a few weeks ago. They are great. This is also our first cruise ever. We are so excited. I will be traveling with my dh and DD (2.5 at cruise time) I can't wait to book our excursions Tuesday.

Hope you have a blast!
P.S. John makes really good door signs for the cruise, if you PM him I'm sure he'll make one for you too! (If you want one)

I'm sure John loves me advertising for him! LOL;)

Have a great day everyone!

[chichihoney]

welcome disbigkid we are a nice and silly group

[adisneymama]

Hi everyone, just ordered my dress for formal night. Now lets hope it fits! LOL
Here's the link if you want to see it....

http://www.searswomansview.com/searswomansview/product/product.asp?pf_id=35557&dept_id=825&parent_id=&rootdept=600&

Hope you all have a good day! We get to book excursions Tuesday!!!!

[house_of_princesses]

DisBigKid...it would have bee too late had you posted 11/14....seeing as you haven't, you're right on time!!

Welcome! And enjoy! :wave2: :sunny:

[PoohJen]

Hi Heather! Welcome!!!! It's my family's first ever cruise too (DH, DSs 12, 7,7), but we feel like experts thanks to these boards and our weekly chats with our new friends!

The more the merrier!!!::yes:: :Pinkbounc

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by adisneymama
Hi everyone, just ordered my dress for formal night. Now lets hope it fits! LOL

nice dress. i hope all the ladies will fit in there dresses on formal. cause i dont think with all the food on the magic that any new clothes will fit by day 4 LOL

[adisneymama]

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
nice dress. i hope all the ladies will fit in there dresses on formal. cause i dont think with all the food on the magic that any new clothes will fit by day 4 LOL

That's exactly why we are packing some clothes with a little "stretch" to them! LOL;)

[TinkHappy]

Hello Heather...just wanted to say Welcome!!!:wave2: :wave2:

Missed chat on Friday, sounds like you guys really had fun!!

[Hannosmom]

Hello Heather!:wave: Welcome to our bunch of "cruise crazies"!

That is a beautiful dress, adisneymama! We will have to set up a little dismeet for formal night, so we can get pictures of us in our "finest"!

And thank goodness formal night is on Sunday---after that its the stretchy waist stuff for me! But....a word of caution......pace yourself or you will be too full by Thursday to enjoy lobster night and the midnight dessert buffet. Whew! I get full just thinking about it! (how I wish that were true :p )

[KyCruisinSusan]

Very pretty dress adisneymama. We are all just going to look smashing.

We DEFINETLY must have a DisMeet formal picture. Does anybody have a panoramic camera. There are so many of us, we won't all fit in a small picture frame. LOLprincess:

[TinaRN]

Welcome Heather! :wave2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:


Jeanna, please put me down for our anniversary celebration for Sunday nite (B-day Saturday nite). I forgot that formal nite was Sunday! I was thinking it was Thursday. I confuse easily...as you ALL know!! ;)

I enjoyed chatting Friday nite!

[disbigkid]

Thanks for all of the welcomes. You know I've been on DISboards for a couple of months now but just found this thread.

John, thanks for the site link...GREAT info there...I had to steal a copy of the cruise matrix...why didn't I think of that?!!? :)

And, yes, how do you make those great door signs? I saw the one on your site. I've been trying to think of what to do for my parent's 31st anniversary...they're joining us and their anniversary is during the cruise. I'd love any advice!

Disneymama, your dress looks great. I can't wait to get back to the states to buy mine.

...off to work on my packing list!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Hey Linda, are these your friends?

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=643478&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

She is a beautiful bride. I love her shoes, what a neat idea.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by KyCruisinSusan
Very pretty dress adisneymama. We are all just going to look smashing.

We DEFINETLY must have a DisMeet formal picture. Does anybody have a panoramic camera. There are so many of us, we won't all fit in a small picture frame. LOLprincess:


i think susan had a brain fart. we have the panoramic camera for this group picture. LOL:crazy:

[adisneymama]

We will also have a camera with a 28-200 zoom lens that can be used. DH bought the lens just for the cruise so that we could get that "wide angle" shot.

I hope you are all having a good morning thus far. Talk to you all later!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
i think susan had a brain fart. we have the panoramic camera for this group picture. LOL:crazy:


Noooooo, I didn't have a brain fart:crazy: I'm just not sure if that camera is working properly. Rachel had trouble with using it at a girl scout outing, and I haven't checked it out yet to see if there really is or isn't a problem.:hyper: ::yes::

[chichihoney]

no susan they not our friends. our friends is on 9\11\04 cruise

[PoohJen]

Aaacckk! Okay, panic time - I still haven't decided on my excursions!!!:crazy: :charac2: :confused3

I thought DH and twins would like the sub in St. Thomas. And I want to snorkel. (will definitely snorkel at CC, but I know the fishies population is limited there). So I thought Golden Eagle at St. M. But I heard St. John is a don't miss! (hence, sub conflict) So what is an indecisive fretter to do??? Help!

Signed,
Too Many Good Choices, Not Enuf Time (you can call me that at dinner every night too!)

p.s. you can wear white cotton pants at dinner on a caribbean cruise in November without being out of season, right???? That question is from my other personality, Miss No-Fashion-Sense.:rolleyes1

I don't know how I'm going to make it through the next 60 days...

[disneydreamer1970]

Welcome Disbigkid!!! This is a great group of cruisers!! It is our first time cruise as well.

Adisneymama - Your dress is beautiful. What color did you choose? I can't wait to see everyone on the cruise!!

Have a great Monday everyone!!!

[adisneymama]

Thanks, I got it in the sea green. I've lost a little weight and was really unsure of what size, they don't have it in the next size so that is why I said I hope it fits, if not, I'll have to order it in black.

[GrayFal]

Saw friends of ours this weekend who regularly go to St Martin.
Their beach suggestion (rather then orient beach) was Friar's Bay Beach.
No charge for chairs and umbrellas, just buy some food from the restaurant. Not too crowded, water not too rough,,,,,,,
So if you are not going on an excursion or after the excursion you might want to consider this beach...

Here is a review I found online.

Date of Entry: 8/30/2003
Category: Activity: Beaches


Name: Friars Bay Beach
Address: Friars Bay
City: St. Martin

What it's like:
This is a small quiet beach where the locals try and keep it to themselves. The water is extremely calm and is great for swimming, especially if you have children. The cost for the chairs and umbrellas was free as long as I ate in the cafe on the beach, which of course I did. The food was good and the atmosphere is great. I was at this beach twice during my seven night stay. I tried to go to different beaches everyday so I could find my perfect beach. There is not a lot to do here, but if you come to unwind, this is for you. They do have servers on the beach, but they are a bit slow unless you tell them to check back with you every 20-30 minutes for more drinks, if that is what you like.
Getting here is more difficult them alot of the other beaches, since it is hidden. Take the main road and look for signs to Friars Bay Beach. Continue of the road and then it turns to gravel, stay on that gravel road, it is not far from there, the road is two-way, so drive slow. Then you see the beach and you say, this is great, park and walk to your chair and umbrella and enjoy your day.

Enjoy the beach!

another review.....
FRIAR'S BAY
The Cranberry Cafe is gone, so now there are only two beach restaurants at Friars Bay:
Kali's Beach Bar and Friar's Bay Beach Cafe. I still recommend - strongly - that you head
for the area in front of Friars Bay Beach Cafe (FBBC).
The beach is excellent and there is good snorkeling at both ends of the beach. This is one of the few beaches that I saw yachts come and drop anchor offshore. The lounge chairs and umbrellas in front of the FBBC are free if you eat at the FBBC...and I assure you that the food there is excellent. They have an extensive menu with very reasonable prices. And the music...you have to hear this music - talk about eclectic! Frank Sinatra...French crooners a la Tony Bennett...Jazz with American Indian interludes...you name it...and it's all playing on Bose Speakers.
The lounge chairs and umbrellas in front of the FBBC are free if you eat at the FBBC...and the
food is excellent. They have a great menu, reasonable prices, and the beach itself is picture-
perfect.

You're going to love the ambiance of Friar's Bay - added to the regular mix of French,
Italians, Latin Americans, and North Americans this year was a group of Russians.

another......
My favorite beach of all on St. Martin is Friars Bay. This beach is just intoxicating. The water is clear, and usually peaceful, although one day it did knock us around a bit. The sun sets over a huge rock formation at the far left hand edge of the beach. As it does, the water becomes almost purple if the light is right. Giant birds dive bomb into the sea to catch their dinners. There is a feeling of peace in the air. Everyone has a blissful grin.

You've been there since lunch time, enjoying the sun and the sand. Lunch (two hours or so!) was at The Friars Bay Beach Cafe, which is all of five steps behind your chair. The motto of this particular cafe, translated from the French, is "Open every day, even when it snows." Lunch may have been foie gras, or else a delicate freshly caught fish called sea bream, washed down (slowly, languorously) by an excellent French Chardonnay. Not a glass. A bottle.

:jester:

[PoohJen]

Thanks Pat! Still 18 hours for me to ruminate, second guess, etc. etc. :teeth: :yo-yo:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by PoohJen
Thanks Pat! Still 18 hours for me to ruminate, second guess, etc. etc. :teeth: :yo-yo:
Jen, you have MORE then 18 hours to decide - I know booking early is recommended, but you will have choices after the first day...so relax, think about it, have a first and second choice and then book.
The worse thing that would happen is a relaxing day on the beach :smooth: !

[PoohJen]

:blush: I know, I know - my DIS cup is half FULL!!!:sunny:

[adisneymama]

Ok, since we are discussing excursions....which ones is everyone planning on booking?

We are booking the Island & Butterfly tour in St Martin and then DH will be booking the golf excursion on St Thomas and I am booking the tramway tour for myself and Aubrey.

Can you believe it is only 60 days away?

[disbigkid]

Ok, so I think I'm in the minority on this one but...we don't plan on booking any excursions. Yes, it's ok, you can thank me...one less person you'll be competing with! LOL :p

With the kiddies being little and this being our first cruise we just want to kick back and take it all in.

Now comes my self-doubting side...OH NO, am I missing something?! :earseek:

And, thanks for the beach info...that sounds great. Nice of you to let the secret out...we'll save you a chair. LOL!! You also reminded me to get in touch with my friend who lived in St. Martin. I'll let you know if she sends me any recommendations.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by adisneymama
Ok, since we are discussing excursions....which ones is everyone planning on booking?

We are booking the Island & Butterfly tour in St Martin and then DH will be booking the golf excursion on St Thomas and I am booking the tramway tour for myself and Aubrey.

Can you believe it is only 60 days away?

we were ready with excursions about 6 months ago. maybe longer then that. we love to plan ahead. learned that from first cruise

[Hannosmom]

Originally posted by KyCruisinSusan
Hey Linda, are these your friends?

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=643478&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

She is a beautiful bride. I love her shoes, what a neat idea.


Nope, not our friends, but I loved her shoes too! Our bride plans to go barefoot, perfect for a beach wedding. Hopefully she will send me some pictures so I can share with ya'll.

[PoohJen]

Originally posted by disbigkid
Ok, so I think I'm in the minority on this one but...we don't plan on booking any excursions. Yes, it's ok, you can thank me...one less person you'll be competing with! LOL :p

With the kiddies being little and this being our first cruise we just want to kick back and take it all in.

I've been waffling all along; for a while I thought I'd just do a beach day with the family. I don't want to try to "do everything" on this cruise - more looking forward to relaxing. Hmmm, still don't know.

Your children are quite little, Heather, so I think you are making the right choice. (I know I can't make a "wrong" choice Pat!!!:teeth: ]

Any recent word on Castaway Cay?

[xsydid]

I see my DW beat me to the boards today, She is just that much more quick then I. Just to let everyone know, Trish and I have started to pack. I invited my mom, dad, Frank, and Sandra to our cabin for a drink on the veranda. Do you all know how cool that sounds??????:hyper: If there is room, maybe you all can stop by for an open cabin cocktail. Can someone tell me if there is room for our disboards group?

[KyCruisinSusan]

Xsydid---heck no there isn't room in a stateroom for our disboard family.

Unless of course you are House of Princesses. She has the granddaddy of suites. Several of us will fit in there.

I'm affraid your stateroom will only hold a few dis ers but it should be fun anyway.

Make sure you plan on attending our formal Dismeet on embarktion day prior to the safety drill.

[Hannosmom]

Have a request from the webmaster at hannomax.com. Could all weight challengers email him with their loss to date. He is getting confused :crazy: :p .

webmaster@hannomax.com

Thanks

[TinaRN]

Hey Susan! Where is the packing list on mouse4less? I couldn't find it! It would be nice to have a different packing list to assess!

No weight loss for me this week. :( Oh well. Maybe next week!

BTW Jeanna, you have the sweetest voice I have ever heard on the phone! Can't wait to meet the person behind the "sweet voice" in person...along with all of our Dis family members!

[Hannosmom]

LoL, Tina, we posted at the exact same time! You don't have to email Ed, I will let him know. And don't fret, there is a large group of us that didn't lose anything last week.:D


I totally agree about Jeanna's voice; just as cute as a button!

[Hannosmom]

Tina, the packing list is located here:

http://www.themouseforless.com/UltimatePackingList.shtml

it's a downloadable file.

[TinaRN]

Thanks Mom! But I thought it would be more specific to the cruise. Oh well, for future reference!

[cjsmom97]

:blush::blush::blush: Gawrsh :blush::blush::blush:

You guys are making me blush.

You guys have been a chatty group today, haven't you? Tina, don't worry, I am in the no weight loss last week too! I was doing really good until the minor cheating I did. I didn't think it was quite so bad until I stepped on the scale and :scared1::scared1::scared1: WHOA!! Where did THEY come from?!?!?!?

Guys, I have to get running to bed. I have an early morning ahead of me. Have to make sure our excursions are all booked first thing in the morning. I have already sent them off to the coordinator but there is nothing wrong with double checking!! :3dglasses:3dglasses:3dglasses

:cloud9::cloud9: Talk to some of you tomorrow!! :cloud9::cloud9:

[xsydid]

Hey susan, I am sure that Trish will make sure we make it to the meet. I am looking forward to it also. I think that if we start a conga line we can just all conga through our cabin for a quick drink and keep on conga'ing, :thewave:

[disbigkid]

I'm sure you get these but in case not...

I thought you might enjoy this week's Walt Quote...it's cute...

::MickeyMo From the Great One himself.....

In response to the gardener's plans to poison the squirrels on the property because they were eating all the fruit..

"Plant some more. Plant enough for everybody. Look, you can go to the market for fruit. They can't."



--Walt Disney

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by xsydid
Verandah Drink!!! Do you all know how cool that sounds??????:hyper: If there is room, maybe you all can stop by for an open cabin cocktail. Can someone tell me if there is room for our disboards group? Thanks for the invite but it might be a bit crowded putting more then 4 people on that balcony :confused: - looking forward to meeting you at the DIS meet. I am enjoying your :Pinkbounc :bounce: enthusiastic attitiude :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[cjsmom97]

For Kim's group....

Just got the word from the coordinator..

''All the shore excursions have been booked. I have faxed the
confirmation to Kim.''

Now I can go back to bed!!!


:o :o :o :o

[PoohJen]

Doh! WHY didn't i get my stuff into Jeanna when I had the chance??!!!:crazy: I'm gonna be on hold for the next six hours....:rolleyes1 :badpc: :earboy2:


...4 minutes later: okay. I'm done. That was painless. (especially compared to having to make a DECISION - now THAT was painful!)

Went with (for now:crazy: )Golden Eagle Catamaran for the five of us and Atlantis Sub for DH and twins. Leaves time for shopping and beaching. I've still got St. John possibilities swimming around in my head, so who knows... pirate:

But...Isn't this exciting!!!! gosh, it's getting so much closer!:hyper:

[adisneymama]

Shore excursions are booked! YIPPEE!!!!

Have a great day everyone! And yes it was very painless, didn't have to wait on hold at all! Much better than trying to reserve Chef Mickey's or Cinderellas Table!

[cantsitstill]

60 60 60

The next milestone has been met!!! Whoo hoooo!! Kevin called at 4:49 our time and everything is booked! Mitchell and I are biking on St. Martin - Kevin and Austin are kayaking. On St. Thomas we're all hiking on St. John ...........and Castaway Cay? Well, just about everything!!!

In the words of Sponge Bob Square Pants: "I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready!!"

[xsydid]

Everyone knows disneydreamer1970, she is my DW. We are doing the beach thing. I told her I want to sit on the beach with her and let our fingers meet in playful hand holding while we sip cold drinks, and watch the blue water. ofcourse we will have to rest up from the late nights of fun on the ship with all you dis'partyers.
some one should ask trish about dancing on the Chruch Tables
lol I am such an angel:firefight
:lovestruc :lovestruc ::MickeyMo ::MinnieMo :crazy: :jester:

[PoohJen]

sigh. forgot to book my parasailing this morning (for DH and Josh). So twenty more minutes of being put on hold, listening to Disney show tunes. (could be worse....)

Couldn't get them a reservation 'til 2:30! Only 2:30 and 3:30 were left, so if you're wanting to parasail, get them ressies in!!!::yes:: :bounce: :wave2: why didn't I listen to jeanna, my TA?!!!:crazy: :yo-yo:

[GrayFal]

FYI
Originally posted by mostyn17
I don't know if this has been posted so I thought I would let everyone know.

I was making a payment on our cruise for this November and the lady told me that they had a new policy. Payments are now due 75 days out and you can also book excursions too. She said they started this about a week ago. She did day, that all bookings before last week would still have up to the 60 day mark to pay.

Sorry if this has already been posted. :D

Travis

Jeanna - you seeing this!

Glad everyone got their excursions planned/booked......I hope some of you will join the lazy Gray/Fallon's (Me and DH) for some quality lounging time at the Beach in St Martin after your planned trips....are most of your trips/excursions in the morning?
I figure we will need the down time after all the social/eating/drinking events you guys are planning for our days at sea :Pinkbounc .

BTW, beside the much promoted wine tasting....they also have a "beer sampling" on Tuesday at Diversions Deck 3 @ 2 p.m. - taste 4 British Beers....I am sure DH wouldn't mind some company!!! :jester:

[PoohJen]

I posted about forgetting to book Castaway Cay....had to settle for parasailing in the afternoon for Josh and John (they only had time slots at 2:30 and 3:30 left when I called!).

Point was to tell you to get those CC activities booked now if you're wanting them!

Wonder where in ether my silly post went? Doh! I bet I started a new string:blush: :earboy2: :rolleyes1 :drinking1

...Doh! now there it is up there! someone's messing with me!

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by PoohJen
I posted about forgetting to book Castaway Cay....had to settle for parasailing in the afternoon for Josh and John (they only had time slots at 2:30 and 3:30 left when I called!).

Point was to tell you to get those CC activities booked now if you're wanting them!

Wonder where in ether my silly post went? Doh! I bet I started a new string:blush: :earboy2: :rolleyes1 :drinking1

...Doh! now there it is up there! someone's messing with me! you added it to your previous post....just look UP

[coriedorie]

DD (cantsitstill) just called to let us know that DSIL booked the family excursions this morning!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc He called so early that he was the very first call taken for the lady he spoke with. And this is with the CA time difference!! Almost the middle of the night!! LOL (well, my night). Thank you, Thank you,:worship: Kevin for doing all the bookings. And DH (Grampa) is even booked for the banana boat ride! Can't wait to see that!!:teeth: I am soooo excited :jumping1: This is our first cruise, but not our last!

I want to do it ALL and then have seconds!!!::yes:: ::yes::

[adisneymama]

Originally posted by coriedorie

I want to do it ALL and then have seconds!!!::yes:: ::yes:: [/B]

ME TOO!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :hyper:

[GrayFal]

PLease check your PM's (in 15 minutes) for updated info request.
Thanks :jester: !!

[coriedorie]

I would like to say I applaud all the dieters on this cruise..:rose:

But my train of thought, thanks to the info from our DD and DSIL, has been to do the opposit and to stretchhhh my stomach so that I can take advantage of the bounty I am going to be blessed with!! LOL....:cake: :cloud9: :mickeybar :drinking1 :teeth:

[feenie]

I had taken the countdown on our Dreams Unlimited reservation when it said 60 days YESTERDAY and e-mailed my request. I don't think they did anything with it until today, but I got DH a parasailing excursion on CC for 10:30!! (I "talked" him into it, since I want the pictures from the air for my scrapbook!)
;-)
Time is just flying by!!
:boat:

[disneydreamer1970]

What a day it has been!!! I paid off our cruise and booked our shore excursions!! We are going to Orient Beach on St Martin and Magen's Bay Beach on St. John!! We chose beach excursions because we didn't think that our 3 year old would want to be strapped in her stroller while we are walking around the islands...besides we just want to relax and play!!!

Yee-Haa!!!!!

We are really going on a cruise!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!!

:thewave: :rockband: :drinking1 :cool1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

[TinkHappy]

Originally posted by PoohJen

Went with (for now:crazy: )Golden Eagle Catamaran for the five of us and Atlantis Sub for DH and twins. Leaves time for shopping and beaching. I've still got St. John possibilities swimming around in my head, so who knows... pirate:

But...Isn't this exciting!!!! gosh, it's getting so much closer!:hyper:

We are also doing the Golden Eagle...are you in the morning or afternoon?
We haven't decided on St. Thomas

[coriedorie]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by feenie
I got DH a parasailing excursion on CC for 10:30!! (I "talked" him into it, since I want the pictures from the air for my scrapbook!)

What a great idea....Our youngest DD is going to do the parasailing and I will have her do the same for our scrapbook! Thanks, feenie :wave2:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by coriedorie
[QUOTE]Originally posted by feenie
I got DH a parasailing excursion on CC for 10:30!! (I "talked" him into it, since I want the pictures from the air for my scrapbook!)

What a great idea....Our youngest DD is going to do the parasailing and I will have her do the same for our scrapbook! Thanks, feenie :wave2:
Don't forget to pack a waterproof throw-away camera - they are very expensive to buy on the trip.

NOT that I am suggesting anyone would get wet during this adventure :earseek: .

[feenie]

Originally posted by GrayFal
Don't forget to pack a waterproof throw-away camera - they are very expensive to buy on the trip.

NOT that I am suggesting anyone would get wet during this adventure :earseek: .

I had figured on buying him a disposable... I would be forced to harm him if he dropped our regular camera in the ocean!!
Thanks for the remider to look for a Waterproof one!!

[adisneymama]

Originally posted by feenie
I had figured on buying him a disposable... I would be forced to harm him if he dropped our regular camera in the ocean!!
Thanks for the remider to look for a Waterproof one!!

I can picture this in my head! LOL I'm sure he will appreciate the disposable!;)

[TinaRN]

Trish and Jen, what time are ya'll doing the Golden Eagle? We ended up choosing the 1pm, so everyone could be well rested! I sure hope at least one of you two chose the afternoon one!

And Pat, I'm sure my DH would LOVE to go to the Beer Sampling! I think he will be available for it! They both will probably be glad to have some company! I don't like beer (or wine for that matter!), so I won't be joining him!

[coriedorie]

Originally posted by GrayFal
Don't forget to pack a waterproof throw-away camera - they are very expensive to buy on the trip.

NOT that I am suggesting anyone would get wet during this adventure :earseek: .

Thanks, Grayfal, for the reminder. DD Katie did bring one home last night she wants to use for snorkling :fish: but I hadn't thought of the great arial shots she could get.

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by TinaRN
And Pat, I'm sure my DH would LOVE to go to the Beer Sampling! I think he will be available for it! They both will probably be glad to have some company! I don't like beer (or wine for that matter!), so I won't be joining him!

That's great Tina, I am trying to set up a few "play dates" for DH :drinking: - I don't want to be the only one having fun :jester: !

I just told Tom he had a buddy for the beer event :drinking1 - a guy name Rhett from Louisianna :cool1: - he gave me an awfully odd :rolleyes1 look....now if I can just get him out from under the umbrella :umbrella: and off of that lounge chair......

and definitely buy your disposable underwater cameras at home....they KILL :sad: you on the islands :earseek: .

:wave: :wave: :wave: See ya all at Chat tonight!

[cjsmom97]

Pat - If they made that change, it definately didn't apply to our cruise. I called the excursion desk myself to get the info straight from them on Saturday or Sunday. I wanted to make sure I had all the info I needed from everyone and wanted to confirm the day we could book. She pulled up our cruise date and said that today was the day everyone could call. Lucky for me, the coordinator must have access to the excursion reservations system because she was able to get them done before the excursion desk opened. Everyone got the time they wanted. See, Jen!! You should have let me know!! That's ok, there is always next December!! :hyper: Hope to see you all in chat tonight.. I may miss a bit as I have to exercise... I have some extra weight to lose to kick everyone's dieting butt!!! :teeth:

[PoohJen]

Hey! Someone posted "live from the Magic" that they ARE going to CC this week!!! Hooray!!!

Now let's hope she weathers the rest of hurricane season w/o further damage!:thewave: :rockband: :thewave: :rockband: :cloud9: :cheer2:


oh, p.s., we're going on the morning Golden Cat...but I saw your post (Tina?) about the water temp...hmmmm...second guessing myself now...pirate:

[coriedorie]

I'm coriedorie's DD Katie and just had a silly question if anyone knows - there was mention of the coffee on the ship, do they offer sugar substitute like equal or sweet-n-low? I like my coffee with lots of cream and sugar, just not regular sugar. :hyper:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by coriedorie
I'm coriedorie's DD Katie and just had a silly question if anyone knows - there was mention of the coffee on the ship, do they offer sugar substitute like equal or sweet-n-low? I like my coffee with lots of cream and sugar, just not regular sugar. :hyper: Welcome Katie - and YES - plenty of artificial sweetener available :tongue:

[TinaRN]

Did I read somewhere on the boards that DCL doesn't routinely carry Splenda? If not, I will have to bring my own, because I like it in my coffee and unsweetened tea (it dissolves better than sugar). Not that I'm planning on dieting, since I will have been suffering for weeks on one!:tongue:

[Hannosmom]

Last time I was on the Magic, they had Equal and that icky pink stuff (which my sister just loves---:rolleyes: go figure?....she loves licorice too....yuck.....my mom must have dropped her on her head when she was born :p ), so if you like Splenda, you might have to bring some with you.

Keep safe, Tina and adisneymama! Prayers and pixie dust for all those in harms way.:hug: :hug: :hug:

[xsydid]

Hannosmom, I am a splenda person. That is a great post. I told Trish that you were a "wicked smart" person.
She thinks so to.
:wave2: :wave2: :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :earseek: :crazy:

[Hannosmom]

Originally posted by xsydid
Hannosmom, I am a splenda person. That is a great post. I told Trish that you were a "wicked smart" person.
She thinks so to.
:wave2: :wave2: :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :earseek: :crazy:

Thanks Trish and xsydid! Think I will pass that on to my sister.;) :teeth:

[TinkHappy]

Originally posted by TinaRN
Trish and Jen, what time are ya'll doing the Golden Eagle? We ended up choosing the 1pm, so everyone could be well rested! I sure hope at least one of you two chose the afternoon one!


Hi Tina ~ We are also doing the 1:00pm Goden Eagle!!!!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[PoohJen]

And now, in honor of my 300th post....a little 300th post/59 days left celebration: :rockband: :jumping1: :thewave: :thewave: :cheer2: :drinking1 :flower1: :jumping2: :earboy2: :hyper2: :love1: :cool1:

[GrayFal]

.....to the 10 DISsers :crazy: who sent their cabin numbers in to be included on our list.....anyone else who wants to be included please pm me.

I also found a few more cruisers on the whose cruising list...
rjolaugh and rocketralph

I sent them a pm to join the thread.......:jester:

Can't believe we are less then 2 months!!!!
I better lay down :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[rocadonismom]

Hi everyone. My name is Carolyn and I'm new to this thread. I just booked the cruise three days ago - since I was scheduled to be on the Halloween cruise but couldn't get off of work. I'm interested in getting to know a few people before the cruise so I at least have someone to say "Hello" to. :) Let's see, I'm category 12 gty but don't know a room number yet. Age 28, single and traveling alone. That's about it. Hope to be able to jump in on the thread. Thanks, Carolyn.

[adisneymama]

Thanks everyone. We are starting to get bad weather now. Our family house on Dauphin Island will probably be destroyed. We will have to go to Mobile to help clean up and save what we can.
My mom and grandparents are here evacuating from Mobile.

I'll post when I can. Thanks for the prayers.

[GrayFal]

Mama...please be safe, we are watchimg pictures of Mobile on TV....incredibly windy already@

And Carolyn, Glad you found us! Please join in - we are a group whose ages range from mid 20's to mid 50's so I am sure you will find a fit here :jester:

We will not punish you and make you read ALL our pages of threads but going back 10-12 or so will get you up to speed.

We are planning a DIS meet on Saturday at 2:30 someplace?????(someone else jump in here) and you are of course, very welcome to come. :chat: :chat: :chat: :chat:

So WELCOME

[TaraBelle1069]

Originally posted by disbigkid
Ok, so I think I'm in the minority on this one but...we don't plan on booking any excursions. Yes, it's ok, you can thank me...one less person you'll be competing with! LOL :p


We aren't either. We are just planning on winging it. We do want to do St. John so we'll probably just take the ferry across and go from there.

[Hannosmom]

Originally posted by adisneymama
Thanks everyone. We are starting to get bad weather now. Our family house on Dauphin Island will probably be destroyed. We will have to go to Mobile to help clean up and save what we can.
My mom and grandparents are here evacuating from Mobile.

I'll post when I can. Thanks for the prayers.

Big hugs, adisneymama.:grouphug: Let us know when you get the all clear. Hoping for the best.:D

[TaraBelle1069]

Originally posted by rocadonismom
Hi everyone. My name is Carolyn and I'm new to this thread. I just booked the cruise three days ago - since I was scheduled to be on the Halloween cruise but couldn't get off of work. I'm interested in getting to know a few people before the cruise so I at least have someone to say "Hello" to. :) Let's see, I'm category 12 gty but don't know a room number yet. Age 28, single and traveling alone. That's about it. Hope to be able to jump in on the thread. Thanks, Carolyn.

Welcome Carolyn! I've cruised alone once but couldn't afford DCL by myself! I'm 35 and travelling with mom. We have a GTY category 12 too.

[Hannosmom]

And a big welcome from me, too, Carolyn!!:wave: Welcome to our group of "krooz krazies". :crazy: :upsidedow :tilt:

You can find most of us at: www.hannomax.com :flower3:

[PoohJen]

adisneymama - stay safe, we'll be here waiting for you and praying for you & your family!::yes::

Carolyn - Welcome!!! Still time to get to know us (hope we don't scare you away!)!!:wave: :sunny: pirate:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by rocadonismom
Hi everyone. My name is Carolyn and I'm new to this thread. I just booked the cruise three days ago - since I was scheduled to be on the Halloween cruise but couldn't get off of work. I'm interested in getting to know a few people before the cruise so I at least have someone to say "Hello" to. :) Let's see, I'm category 12 gty but don't know a room number yet. Age 28, single and traveling alone. That's about it. Hope to be able to jump in on the thread. Thanks, Carolyn.
Carolyn, let us know if you would like to be added to our "The Nov 13th Cruisers" on the <a href=http://www.hannomax.com/hannomax/index.php>Hartmann’s Home Away From HomePage</a>

Hey Ed, ya taught me good :jester: !!!

[rocadonismom]

Thanks, I would love to get to meet everyone. I just went to the linked board and printed out the list so I can start to put names with DisNames.

Good wishes to anyone in the path of the latest storm. I'm going to go back and read a few pages as suggested and try to get up to speed.

[feenie]

:D
welcome Carolyn! I'm so glad you found us!
We are all soooooo excited about this trip. (as the 1000+ posts on this thread might suggest!!)
:Pinkbounc

[KyCruisinSusan]

Welcome aboard Carolyn!!!!:Pinkbounc :bounce:

We are definetly krooz krazies, and I second Jen's thought that I hope we don't scare you away.

The DisMeet is scheduled for 2:30 in the Promanade Lounge prior to the safety drill. Try to remember that Pat. LOL

Hope to chat this weekend.

[rocadonismom]

Wow, you guys really have been chatting like crazy. I just read the last 15 pages and that's still not from the beginning of September! Definately a lot to remember. I'd love to join in on the DisMeet. Unfortunately, I don't have a computer at home, so chatting might not work as well but, if someone mentions what time it is... I don't live far from my dad's office (that's where I am now) and can come hang out here for a while.

Guess I should look into excursions, since everyone has theirs picked already. It was hard to get excited about the cruise before because I didn't know when I would be going but, now that it's paid for I can't wait. The Golden Eagle Catamaran sounds like fun.. and I'd definately love to kayak.

John, is it fair to ask you to make one more sign? I've read lots of times how wonderful they are and I'm severly computer illiterate. My level would be ripping a page out of a coloring book. If you don't mind please just let me know what kind of information you need.

GrayFal, thanks for offering to add me to the list. I don't have much information yet, but it would be a start.

okay, night all. I need to go home and get some sleep for tomorrow; another long day.:rolleyes:

[cantsitstill]

Hi Carolyn! Cooper family here - my sister Katie is going to be there - same exact age as you!
Hey Linda, how do I send a pic for your website? I'll have to do it when Kevin is home since I know practically nothing about all this cyperspace stuff. I LOVE all the pics - everyone looks GREAT, BEAUTIFUL, FANTASTIC, AWESOME, AND GORGEOUS!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Ok all you door sign people. I need to know which ones of you want me to print them out on the magnetic paper.

I know Jeanna is going to print her own, thank goodness. LOL
(and she better not shortcut the magnetic paper)

Just let me know who wants them printed and who wants them just emailed and you can print them yourselves.

The magnetic paper can be picked up at walmart

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3064699

but it's kinda pricey. You can also use this site(its where we got ours, fast shipping)

http://www.decalpaper.com/magnetic-decalpaper.html

Just let me know please. I have about 15 pieces of magnetic paper available now, but I can always order more if needed.

If you want me to print yours please send me a private message. I will distribute them at our dismeet onboard so you will have them when you go to your stateroom to prepare for the safety drill.

[PoohJen]

Hey John,
I've also seen "magnetic tape" in the craft aisle of WalMart; a cheaper alternative to magnetic paper - just adhere it to the back of your regular paper. Although I imagine the magnetic paper is a good, thick quality...???

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Originally posted by PoohJen
Hey John,
I've also seen "magnetic tape" in the craft aisle of WalMart; a cheaper alternative to magnetic paper - just adhere it to the back of your regular paper. Although I imagine the magnetic paper is a good, thick quality...???

yeah, and it looks alot better, we've already printed our demos and i can't imagine what they would look like with just the magnetic strips...probably like do it yourself window tint.

[cjsmom97]

:earseek:

[chichihoney]

cantsitstill u can send them to me mom or dad this is mine email address sarah.hartmann@cox.net this is moms email address lhartmann@cox.net and dad email address hartmann46@cox.net

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Hi Carolyn!, i am the crazy one of the bunch LOL i only get to post thursday- monday. i work away from home a few days a week. i can't wait til the cruise. all i do is dream disney. i hope all in the path of ivan is ok. god bless

[Hannosmom]

Well, the cruise dreams have begun!!! That means our incredible cruise is getting very close.

Last nights dream: We all, (all of us krooz krazies) were staying in one huge suite, (must have been the captains cabin, lol):earseek: The first morning on board, I took Vicki (HOP) to the medical unit cause she had hurt her hand (just a little boo boo). We ended up being late for breakfast and OMG!!!!They were out of bacon!!!! What a nightmare!

Stay tuned for the next dream!:jester: :crazy: :teeth:


PS--Vicki, we need a picture of you! The foot needs a body! (BTW, you looked very nice in my dreams and your girls were very well behaved!):wave2:

[PoohJen]

:laughing: :rotfl: :rotfl: :earboy2:

[KyCruisinSusan]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :teleport: :laughing: :laughing:

This group just keeps getting krazier and krazier::yes::

[cantsitstill]

Thanks Sarah! I'll e-mail some pics to you this evening!

;)

[Sue Sullivan]

Hey everyone,

Just found this thread (thanks to PoohJen). We are on the Nov 13 cruise too. We are on the Deck 6 and travelling with my DH and my daughter Katherine age 6 and son Daniel age 4. Also, my Mom my brother and his wife and two boys will be cruising. It's our first cruise ever, hope to meet up with you all.

[disneydreamer1970]

Welcome Carolyn!! and Welcome Sue!!!

I think that this is going to be the best cruise ever!!! There is a great bunch of people here and it is getting bigger and better all the time!!! Woo-Hoo!!!!!

I think by the time that Xsydid and KYCruizeCrazy hook up, it is going to be all over!!! They both are crazy!!!

Have a great Friday everyone!!!

KYCruisinSusan - How did you do in fantasy football last week? I placed 3rd in points for the week...not bad for my first time!! I can't wait for this week!!!!

[Sue Sullivan]

My husband says he feels sorry for me because of what my life will be like after the cruise when I don't have it to obsess about anymore. I hope he loves it as much as I think I will. He's a bit anxious about "stuck on a ship" for that long, but I have a feeling he will have a blast.

[KyCruisinSusan]

Welcome Sue and family.:Pinkbounc :bounce:

Trish, our DH's together will be scary, but it should be loads of fun.

By the end of our cruise all our faces will be cramping from all the smiling and laughing we will be doing. Not to mention all the chewing. LOL

I just placed an order for 25 more sheets of magnetic paper, just to be on the safe side. I will get a new color ink cartridge today at the store.

Sue, if you or your family would like a magnetic door sign for your stateroom door just send a private message to myself or KyCruiseCrazy with your last name, everybodies fav. disney character, and he will create one for you.

If you would like to see a sample of his work check out the door sign link at www.hannomax.com

We also still need to hear from whoever wants us to print their signs for them. Only charge is friendship and a thank you.

Trish, we both won our games last weekend. I am ranked 2nd in my division and 3rd in power.

[xsydid]

Can we help it, if we just happen to be excited about the cruise? By the sounds of it we have been labeled to quick. I have the feeling that the cruise line may ask us all back for tips on cruise fun after this trip.
Hey Trish wanna meet me on the MOON Bounce :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :hyper: :firefight
I also need a count on how many shirts I need to order before the cruise so if any one wants to trade Fire Dept. T's let me know or Disneydreamer1970 know.

[adisneymama]

Hi everyone!
This will be very short, we still don't have power and I am using the generator to post this.

My house didn't have any damage, we had limbs down and debris but that is all except for the loss of power. It is very hot, in the 90's before adding the heat index.

My moms trailer had some roof damage, not really that safe to stay there, but she can't get a hotel room. They are all booked. She lives just north of where the storm went in.

My grandparents had no damage, just limbs and debris,

My inlaws home in Mobile had minor damage and limbs. The house on Dauphin Island has 3 ft of water in it. It will have to be gutted. It will be a long process to rebuild.

None of them have power....

Ok, as I was posting....MY POWER IS ON!!!!!!

I'll check in later!

[KyCruisinSusan]

Debbie,

Glad to hear that you and your family are all fine.

Ivan was truely terrible, but remember, things can always be replaced, people can't.

Hope none of this interferes with your vacation in 1 month, 3 weeks, and 5 days.:crazy:

[adisneymama]

NO WAY JOSE!

We will be on that cruise! AH, the wonders of power!

Hope you all have a good Friday! I'll check back soon.

[disbigkid]

adisneymama, so glad to read that you and your family are well! I've been thru a broken water pipe on the first floor so I can only imagine what you're facing. We wish you the best in the process ahead.

Only 55 days to cruisin' though! :sunny:

[disbigkid]

Originally posted by KYCruiseCrazy
Ok all you door sign people. I need to know which ones of you want me to print them out on the magnetic paper.

John,

Thanks so much for the offer. I personally was just over excited and cranked 'em out while the kiddies napped the other day before I read your post. That's so nice of you!!

[Hannosmom]

:hug: :grouphug: :love:

So glad you all are safe adisneymama!

[coriedorie]

I just watched the 11:00 news and saw all the damage caused by Ivan and am so glad you and your family are all okey, adisneymama. :wave2: Corie

[disneydreamer1970]

adisneymama I am so glad that you and your family are safe!
:grouphug:

[GrayFal]

Thanks to everyone who sent their pictures to Ed, Linda and Sarah!
I am REALLY enjoying putting faces to the names I have know for all these months (and you new guys, too!) :jester:

<a href=http://www.hannomax.com/hannomax/index.php>Hartmann’s Home Away From HomePage</a>

ENJOY your weekend :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave:::yes:: :wave:

[adisneymama]

Good Morning!

Hope you all have a great day! I'll check back in later.

Thanks for all the well wishes.