11/13/04 Eastern Cruise only We Did It

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I KNOW ITS EARLY BUT WE GOING AGAIN :Pinkbounc THIS TIME ON A 7 DAY EASTERN TRIP ON THE MAGIC!!!!! CALLING ALL DISers GOING ON THIS CRUISE. LETS MET UP AND CHAT FACE TO FACE. HOPE TO SEE YA THERE Also i'm hoping to get everyone on AOL instance messanger so we all can chat. my Screen name is KyCruiseCrazy400 incase you already have
THANKS
JOHN:bounce: & SUSAN:Pinkbounc: :grouphug:

So here is the group so far.......

KYCruiseCrazy & KyCruisinSusan - John & Susan DD 8 and DD 4

disneydreamer1970 - along with DH, DS13 and DD (week before 4th birthday) my parents and my aunt and uncle!!!!!

disneydreamer1970's aunt and uncle!

Cruisingmama and DH - I am Disneydreamer1970's Dmom!!

feenie and DH - 30th B-day cruise

feenie’s co-worker & sister

Hannosmom - and DH, DD 21, and my sister - 32nd wedding anniversary

GrayFal - and DH - in celebration of my 50th year!

wdwdclfan - and DDad, DMom, DD's 4 & 6

Favorite Auntie - and DD3

house_of_princesses - and DD's 3,6,10 & 12 – celebrating 11th Birthday

The cjsmom97 Gang - 30 people!
cjsmom97 – and DH, DS’s 7 & 4
Brother & SIL - plus DD5 & DS4
SIL & BIL with DD8
My dad and step mom
Brothers friend w/DW and DDs 4 & 5
My mother in law and father in law
My other sister in law's mom and dad
My aunt
Step-Brother and DD’s 6 & 8
Step-Sister and DS 10
Step-Sister and DS 12


Cantsitstill – and DH, DS’s 12 & 10 – 20th Wedding Anniversary

Cantsitstill’s Mom and Dad – 40th Wedding Anniversary

Cantsitstill's DS

TinkHappy Tracy, DH Rett and DD's Samantha 10, Abigail 8 - 2nd Cruise

Sue Sullivan and DH 2 DK age 4,6

my brother and his family and my Mom

ksouma and DS 12

TinaRN My DH, DS(10), DD(7)

Mikoland My DH,DD16,DS8

My sister her DH,DS10,DD4

PoohJen and DH,DS11,DS7,DS7

cynsaun and DH and 2 DD's

TaraBelle1069 and DM just kids at heart (me especially!)

TylerandDylansMom with DH,DS 7, DS 4 and mom and dad

rocadonismom (going solo)

disbigkid DH with DD 3 and DS1

adisneymama DH and DD2

rocadonismom

hyandui and DW parents of Rocadonismom

mrsmg DH, DS15, DD14, DS10,DS7, DS5 and DS3 and have DD21, her DH and their DS6mos

rocketralph and DW

Lovinlife, DH, DD10 & DD5

The list keeps growing!!:wave2:::yes:::worship:

ok here is the list of DIS meets that are planned:
11/12/04 the radisson 6:30-8:00 pm? pool area?

11/13/04 Disney Magic 2:30 to ? Promenade Lounge

and anytime we happen to see each other

[KYCruiseCrazy]

:D i guess im abit early but ill be in 7628 with DW and DD8 hope to see you there

[KYCruiseCrazy]

wow less the 450 days now til this cruise hope to see you there

[disneydreamer1970]

DH, DS (will be 13) and DD (week before 4th birthday) and myself will be there along with my parents and my aunt and uncle!!!!! We are spending some time at the world before the cruise!!! This will be the first time for us to cruise and we can not wait!!!!!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

:wave: this is great. i hope to met you on the "MAGIC" just look at my pictures i have http://community.webshots.com/user/kycruisecrazy and you will see pictures of all of us. have fun til then thanks
john

[disneydreamer1970]

John,

Thank you for sharing your pictures. They are great and I am even more excited for our upcoming cruise! Hope to see you there!!!

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[KYCruiseCrazy]

just got to have fun with it all and let all your dreams come true. and just remember its a cruise and you will never see the 2400 others onboard so go and be the kid you keep locked up inside:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[KYCruiseCrazy]

now i know there has to be more then just 2 familys going on this cruise

[KYCruiseCrazy]

just seeing if you going. hope to see ya:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[KYCruiseCrazy]

woohoo only 425 more days till i cruise. can someone rush it faster

[disneydreamer1970]

John,

Maybe we will have the whole ship to ourselves!!!!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

or we are just booking to early for others lol

[KYCruiseCrazy]

i wish i can get as many post as the other ROLLCALLS as the other nov post;) :bounce:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

lets keep up the names on this cruise please. i would like to make it a DISers cruise if at all possible. thanks
john:bounce: :confused:

[Cruisingmama]

I will be on this cruise as well. I am Disneydreamer1970's Dmom!!

This is my 2nd cruise and the first for the rest of the family. I cannot wait to show them how great a Disney Crise can be!!!!! I also cannot wait to see all of their faces the first time that they lay eyes on the ship!!!:teeth:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

cool cant wait to see everyone. lets make this a grand cruise

[KYCruiseCrazy]

ill keep trying and keep hoping more people are going on this eastern cruise but i think im just asking abit early :bounce: :Pinkbounc :jester: :smooth:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

another week and im going to keep on trying. i know you are out there. hope to here from ya:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

got to keep trying to see if all is out there or not

[KYCruiseCrazy]

i guess im trying to hard i guess ill just wait and enjoy the cruise

[KYCruiseCrazy]

another week and still no one else going. i hope some others are going::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo :wave: :earseek: :boat: :genie: :grouphug:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

well i guess im trying to hard or too early. but ill keep trying:wave2: :earseek: :Pinkbounc :tongue: ::yes::

[KYCruiseCrazy]

i have to keep trying to see if there is anyone else out there. i must be booking the wrong cruise dates. hmmmmmmmmmmm:wave: :wave2: :tongue: ::yes::

[feenie]

Sorry, We were on our cruise when the tread started, and I guess I have missed it ever since!!
We can't wait!!! :earsboy: :earsgirl:

Oh yeah! It will be DH and myself! We are in cabin 7128!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

just as i thought there are more people on this ship. i hope to meet all of you. as of now our room is still 7628 unless the magic of pixie dust moves us to a better room:wave2: ::yes::

[KYCruiseCrazy]

still hoping to see more people going on this cruise. hope to hear from ya

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hannosmom]

Hi!! We'll be on this cruise. Myself, DH, DD 21, and my sister. Its our 3rd Disney cruise, certainly worth the wait, but I really want to go NOW!:) :) :) :)

[feenie]

One year to go!!!!!

How will we ever survive?!?!?!:earsgirl: :earsboy:

[Hannosmom]

Happy Birthday, Feenie! I guess it must be sometime this week. We will be celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary on the ship next year. Our 31st is next week.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!

[feenie]

Thanks,
Its acutally today!
:D

[KYCruiseCrazy]

cool more people woohoo:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc and happy birthday feenie hope to see everyone onboard the MAGIC

[KYCruiseCrazy]

bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[feenie]

:wave2:
I think the cold weather is getting to my brain! I can't wait until next year when we can lounge around in tropical weather!!
:cool1:

[GrayFal]

Hello all,,,,DH and I will be on the cruise with you for a belated 50th B-day for me. We went last year with 16 family members for my parents 50th wedding anniversary and decided we liked it enough to go by ourselves. We are in "secret porthole" room #5520 - chosen because of its proximity to the forward lifts....although I wouldn't mind an upgrade;) .

We are also veterans of the "Big Red Boat" and have been on about 10 cruises including the QEII in 1980. We REALLY enjoyed the Disney Wonder and can't wait to get on the Magic in 2004.

I will be checking back every few weeks to see what's going on with "our" group.

Let the party begin:jester: !!!!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

cool this list does get longer i like it woohoo. hope to me everyone onboard:hyper: :yo-yo: :wave2: :wave:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hannosmom]

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP!!!!!!

[CarnotaurDad]

Alright!!!!

We have been on DISBoards for awhile and just this morning saw the link to Cruise Meets.

This is great.

Our family (me, DW and DD(4)) will be on the 11/13/04 Magic Eastern and can't wait.

We just came back from a week at WDW and really enjoy what Disney is able to provide.

This will be the first cruise for my DW and DD and the third for me. Previously, I have been twice on the Big Red Boat (back then, I think it was even called Premier Cruise LInes).

We will be celebrating a belated 10th wedding anniversary (it's actually in September) and are looking forward to a wonderful cruise.

We'll keep checking back on these boards and can't wait to go!!!!

(edited for spelling)

[GrayFal]

"Dad" - Glad you found us...I was also on the Big Red Boat twice!
Looking forward to our cruise and meeting some other DISers onboard.:jester: We cruised with our kids and extended family last New Years - looking forward to a little alone time with DH on this one.

[CarnotaurDad]

Thanks, Gray,

We're glad to have found everyone as well. It will be a very long 11 months, but well worth it........

[KYCruiseCrazy]

cool more people on this cruise. i only meet online 3 on my 7/31/03 cruise. this is going to be a much better cruise

[GrayFal]

KYCruiseCrazy - John & Susan and DD 8

disneydreamer1970 - along with DH, DS13 and DD (week before 4th birthday) my parents and my aunt and uncle!!!!!

disneydreamer1970's aunt and uncle!

Cruisingmama and DH - I am Disneydreamer1970's Dmom!!

feenie and DH - 30th B-day cruise

Hannosmom - and DH, DD 21, and my sister - 32nd wedding anniversary

GrayFal - and DH - in celebration of my 50th year!

CarnotaurDad - and DW and DD(4)) - 10th wedding anniversary

The list keeps growing!:jester:!

edited to add - KY guy....would you consider copying and pasting this list into your first post at the start of this thread...this way, you could update it as we go along but it will always be "on top"?

[KYCruiseCrazy]

keep up the great work GrayFal ::yes:: i hope this helps getting other who are going on this special cruise

[wdwdclfan]

:bounce: I'm going too!!!!
W/ DD and DM
DS (Favorite-Auntie)
DN 3
DD 4
DD 6
(ages at time of cruise)
:grouphug:

[CarnotaurDad]

Wow, more people! This is great.

Did anyone watch the DCL special on the Travel Channel this week? It was a rerun but it's still exciting to watch.

[Favorite Auntie]

I see my sister (WDWDCLFAN) has already found this thread! I was just on the Magic 11/29/03 Eastern and had a blast. We rebooked on board! Should be interesting with three little Disney Princesses in tow, I will love every minute of it! This past cruise I met some great DISers and I am sure this cruise will be the same. Next November seems so FAR away.....:(

[CarnotaurDad]

Favorite Auntie,

Where are you from in MA?

Both myself and DW have relatives in MA.

[GrayFal]

Will have KY add the sisters to our list.....I emailed Penny to consider adding a 'directory' or list to her first post so people can find thier trips...she says she received another email with a similar suggestion and will add a feature to make 'finding' our shipmates easier.

[wdwdclfan]

CarnotaurDad

I grew up in Melrose, where WDWDCLFAN now lives, but now I live in Dracut, right next to Lowell and NH. Looks like quite a lively bunch we have going on 11/13/04!!:D


SORRY, THIS IS FAVORITE AUNTIE ON WDWDCLFAN'S COMPUTER!!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

LETS KEEP UP THE GREAT list of people on this cruise. as the cruise gets closer we need to figure a place to meet. we always arive at the port at 9:45 am and wait on the street til they let us in then i drop off the family and park the car. we can try to meet as many as we can at this time. and we can set up some meeting times if anyone wants to. we need our ressies for palos. hope to see ya'll there.:wave: ::yes::

[CarnotaurDad]

We definitely have a lively bunch!!!!!

My DW's family is from Hamilton/Wenham (love that Clam Box in Ipswich) and my family lives near Sturbridge......

KY,

How long do you usually wait when you show up around 9:45 AM?

Counting down the days..........

[KYCruiseCrazy]

we only have to wait til 10:00 maybe 10:10 til i can drop off the family and park the car. then we begain our fun. i hope to meet a few of the DISers before we get on the MAGIC. ill buy and wear the "lime green" DISboard Tshirt. Merry Christmas To All

[feenie]

Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope everyone had a great holiday!!
Just think.... Only a few more days and we won't have to wait untill "next" year to our cruise!!:smooth:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

feenie you are right.only a few more days til then and we can look towrds the less then 300 days woohoo. Merry Christmas Everyone and God Bless

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by GrayFal
LOL Tag Fairy:jester:....thanks so much! I REALLY am glad that KY got his as well....this is so unexpected but thanks!

I had to laugh at my tags.....couldn't remember the second one..... but when I checked back, I remembered!

Room Service Menu - Beware, I am studying you.

Happy Holidays :wave2: to all....

Congrats KY John....and thanks for taking me along for the ride!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

i guess your welcome grayfal. all i did was wish. and the pixie dust was a flowing. cant wait to meet everyone. i hope that there are more going on this cruise.

[house_of_princesses]

Greetings, All!

We are booked for our first cruise, 11/13/04! We were to celebrate our wedding anniversary, but sadly, my DH passed away this July.

My four dd's (3, 6, 10 12 at time of cruise) decided they wanted to keep our plans as Daddy would have wanted. So.... we'll be sailing our first cruise in the Roy Disney Suite!!

Thanks to GrayFal for pm'ing me and alerting me to this thread. We were on Marco Island, FL for Thanksgiving, then went to Disney for the week after. Then it was rushing to ready for the holiday, which were little more than bearable this year.

I wish you all a peaceful new year and look forward to getting to know you and finally meeting you in less than a year!! OH.. we will be spending time at WDW before we set sail. The specific plan isn't made yet, but we will be there! (Have to get our $$ out of the passes, 'ya know! ;) )

[KYCruiseCrazy]

welcome to our great cruise house_of_princesses i hope you and your DD's have a great cruise.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP got to keep on wishing for more people:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[house_of_princesses]

KYCruiseCrazy, perhaps you could start 'interviewing' each of us one at a time...just some basics....what brought us to DCL, the 11/13 cruise, how many dd's or ds's, how did you get your screen name or tag, you get the pic.

Keeps the thread alive and lets us get to know one another!

Just a thought.

[GrayFal]

So glad you found us:wave: !

I was just chatting with KY and Hannosmom on AOL IM. Even though we are a small group so far, we are friendly.....LOL .
..
So sorry to hear of your loss...but glad that you and all those DD's are going to come on the cruise. I suspect you have many wonderful memories but having new happy ones are good, too.

As we go along, hopefully we will learn more about each other....KY is updating his first post as people sign on so we will have an onging tally of our 'crew'. The one thing I notice is that this seems to be a "Princess" dominated group so far......which fits in well with your family!:jester:

Thanks again for answering your pm.......

[Hannosmom]

Hi Vicki!

I'm so glad you all have decided to go on the cruise. We are all looking forward to meeting you and your princesses! If there is anything that you need, anything, please do not hesitate to pm me.

[house_of_princesses]

Thanks for the welcomes, everyone! I know we'll all enjoy the cruise. I have invited some friends and family, asking them to join us. Don't think I'll have too many takers. There seems to be a mystique about cruises in my group. And to top it off everyone seems to think they're expensive. I have 11 months to work on them!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

BUMP

[disneydreamer1970]

Happy New Year everyone!!!! We are going on our cruise THIS YEAR!!!!!

I can't wait!!!

I would love to get to know more about everyone as we go through the next 11 months in preparation for our cruise!!!

[Favorite Auntie]

We are flying out of Boston on Delta's Song, but the earliest that we could get to MCO on Saturday morning was 11:44. My sister called DCL and they said that as long as we were scheduled to arrive before noon we should be all set. Here's to hoping that they are right! Mom and Dad can get to the port early and make our ressies, so we should be OK. It seems real now....
::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:

[GrayFal]

I have my airfare, too:wave2:!

We are using FF miles as we are going to be in Aruba the week before...look for us, we will be the suntanned, relaxed looking ones! Because we are comming from out of the country, we will arrive the night before....I was going to priceline a room at the airport, but I saw a post that people are getting MCO Hyatt for $25+fees=$34 thru Hotwire...when I checked with HW for our dates it was $62.(edited to add apparently this was a 'fluke' and the rate was only available for about 12 hours....so I might go the priceline route or book directly)

I think I will keep my eye on that rate to come down. Since we arrive at MCO around 8, it would be sooooo convenient to just drop off our bags, grab a rental car, go to Downtown Disney for a late supper and become "Disney-fied":jester:!!!

I want to be able to stop at the market on the way to the port - return the rental car and be at the dock by 11ish......
....and thanks to these boards, I have booked a day room at the Hyatt for after the cruise - $60 - with a 10 a.m. check-in, 6 p.m. check-out for our 6:50 flight back to NY...DISers are the GREATEST!!!!

auntie, several of us have been chatting via AOL IM - pm me if you want to be added to our "DIS Cruiser" IM group.......

[feenie]

oh! I am so Jealous!!! I want my airfare now!!!!
We fly out of Manchester NH, and the only one with a direct flight is Southwest. I probably won't be able to get my tickets until the summer! :(
Oh well, It's something else to look forward to I guess.
We are going to be going down on the Thursday before our cruise. We don't really know where we are staying or what we are doing since we can't seem to make up our minds. We WANT to do Seaworld (in theory) since we love it and it's been a while, but on the other hand, can we really be in Florida and not visit Disney?? We have almost decided to stay at the Pop Century and decide later what park we will go to....
(Its not like we won't have time to decide later!:D

[disneydreamer1970]

Feenie,

We are planning on flying Southwest out of Manchester, NH as well. If all goes well, we are going to fly out on Wednesday morning and stay at AKL for a couple of nights so that our DD can get her Disney Fix!

Guess I will be waiting for that airfare with you!!!!

[GrayFal]

It is so exciting to see everyones' plans coming together...but it makes it 'real' when you get those plane tickets! I believe Hannosmom is also waiting for Southwest.

Does everyone know that the lowest fares on the Southwest website are Tuesday thru Thursday? And that they go up on Friday and then down again on Tuesday>>>>> And that if you don't see the lowest fare available, wait and try agian later the same day...many times they open up more lower fare seats later in the day ...or night.

:jester: I love this little guy!:jester:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

grayfal
i know that hanno is having to wait for a few cause southwest dont have those dates yet. well its all about getting excited and waiting now. we are down to almost 300 days til the cruise. cant wait. i get to stay at the radisson close to the port.woohoo ill be dropping off the family at DCL at 10 am and i should be back at port by 11. hope to see everyone there

[Favorite Auntie]

Hey,
I don't have AOL IM, I guess I am not that computer advanced yet!

In November we also flew out of Manchester, NH, but I flew Delta with a connection. It wasn't bad, and I got a rate of $170 pp. Couldn't pass that up. I don't fly Southwestern because I hate the "cattle call" to board, and I can't wait until 4 months out. I guess I am anal like that. I like to have all my chickens in a row...that is why I booked as soon as I could (331 days out)...Plus, traveling with three little ones, I wanted to make sure we got seated together.

::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by Favorite Auntie
Hey,
I don't have AOL IM, I guess I am not that computer advanced yet!
::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:
I sent you an email.......AOL IM is REALLY easy, you will see.
I am TUGmom2 because in my other life I hang out on the Timeshare Board:jester:

[Favorite Auntie]

Thanks,
I will go check it out!

::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:

[CarnotaurDad]

I think we'll have to get on AOLIM as well.....as soon as I'm registered, we'll let everyone know......

[GrayFal]

Sent you a PM about AOL IM....Boy, that is a lot of initials!!!LOL!!!

[CarnotaurDad]

....that was great chatting the other night.....I'll try to stay on as much as possible.....

10 months to go..........

[KYCruiseCrazy]

lets keep it up everyone. we only have 308 days til the cruise sets sail. i cant wait .....................................:crazy: :earseek: :wave: ::MickeyMo

[GrayFal]

Even if I have a terrible time on the cruise, I will be a MUCH faster typist....my problem is I can't type and READ what you all are saying at the same time!

I am practicing now..........

For those who have joined our AOL IM group...I will send the new members user name to you........Thanks for chatting!

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Magical Changes Aboard the Disney Magic Ship
by Dave Marx

Ah, if only we could dash off for another week on the Disney Magic! The ship returned from dry dock late last fall sporting a net-full of refurbished and re-purposed guest areas. The folks at Disney Cruise Line were good enough to show us around the ship one Saturday in November while it was docked in Port Canaveral, and we were very impressed with what we saw. The overall effect of these changes is a ship that is much friendlier for adults and teens, with no negative impact on its family- and child-friendliness.

The headline changes can be found right at the top, on decks 9 and 11. Disney has pulled the old switcheroo – the space that had been the ESPN Skybox, at the top of the forward "smokestack," has been converted into the new teen club, The Stack. In return, adults get two newly-refurbished spaces – the teens’ old Common Grounds lounge on deck 9 is now the Cove Café, and Off Beat, the dueling pianos bar on deck 3 has had a complete makeover into Diversions, a sports pub. The cruise line has also made some subtler changes to the Promenade Lounge on deck 3, and has added two sales offices for the Disney Vacation Club. Now, here are the details:

The Stack
Disney and its passengers learned that the original teen-only lounge, Common Grounds, wasn’t nearly large enough to provide a good home to the ship’s teen population. The lounge itself was very attractive and comfy, with a coffee bar, Internet terminals, projection TV, a great jukebox, and lots of cushy seating for reading, board games, or just hanging out. Dance? No floor space. Party? Much too small. Further, with no windows or glass doors, the room felt like a cave during the daylight hours. All too often, this meant the teen population just skipped Common Grounds altogether, and hung-out wherever they could.

The Stack changes all that. The former ESPN Skybox has been restyled, and offers much more space for the kind of activities teens want. The makeover is mostly cosmetic. The bar is still there, but naturally only serves non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. The big screen TVs are also all present, but they’re more likely to be showing music videos than sporting events. The main room is filled with small, round tables that can easily be moved aside for dancing and other group activities, and the ceiling drips with the lighting equipment required by a good dance club. The décor now sports bold splashes of color, gleaming stainless steel, and a mirrored wall draped with gauze curtains. The adjoining room, formerly filled with bleacher seats for watching the big game, now sports an open floor plan, with Internet terminals lining the walls. Plenty of sunlight pours in during the daytime. While we’re not teens, it’s clear to us that this should be a big improvement for everyone.

Cove Café
We smiled broadly when we entered the new Cove Café. Located on deck 9 right next to the adults-only Quiet Cove pool, Cove Café has helped turn the entire adults-only area into a whole new world. First, DCL took out the blow torches, and started cutting holes in the steel walls of the former Common Grounds teen lounge. A new, glass automatic double door opens right into the pool area, adjacent to the Signals bar. A new, second door lets in even more light on the lounge’s port side wall. To top it off, they added two large round windows. The overall effect is wonderful, creating a space that’s a daytime delight. You can now walk right in from poolside into the air conditioned space and take a seat at the comfortable bar, curl up with a book or magazine, or log onto the Internet. Amazingly, much of the décor hasn’t changed from when the teens owned this turf. The warm woods, Italianate plaster crown moldings, black stone bar-top and earth-tone upholstery exude the relaxed, cosmopolitan feel of the ship’s reservation-only restaurant, Palo and are much better suited to adults than teens. Cove Café is open from 10:00 am to Midnight. You can enjoy gourmet coffees and teas, cocktails, sandwiches, and desserts while you socialize, read, or watch TV. What’s more, they even have robes and slippers, for the ultimate in luxurious lounging. Out on deck, as a special added touch, they’ve erected a deck-to-ceiling, frosted glass privacy screen that clearly marks the beginning of "grown-up country." You’re really entering another world when you leave the Goofy Pool behind.

Diversions
Disney Cruise Line also brought their blow torches and decorating staff down to deck 3 forward. Off Beat, part of the Beat Street adult entertainment district, began as a comedy club, and switched over to a dueling pianos bar. While both entertainment options had their followings, the room was never really a hit. Well, the old décor is gone, the stage has been ripped out to reveal large, round windows, and DCL has brought in more of its characteristic Italian-style wood paneling, lots of stylishly comfortable seating, luxurious board game tables, and big, flat-screen TVs. Disney calls Diversions a "pub," but there’s nothing English about it. Those big windows now make this a very appealing daytime space. Operating hours vary (check your onboard Navigator), and it’s open to all ages until 9:00 pm, after which it’s adults only. This room takes over the ESPN Skybox’s turf for the big sporting events, but they’ve installed special air filtering equipment to keep the air fresh for the non-smokers in the family (smoking is allowed at the bar only; no cigars or pipes allowed). There’s still a full bar in the back of the room, and a Pub Master is on hand to host sporting events, trivia contests, piano sing-alongs, and talent contests. The checkers/chess/backgammon tables are especially appealing to us – we can’t wait to try them out.

Promenade Lounge
Unheralded in Disney’s press releases are a couple of smaller changes. The Promenade Lounge on deck 3 midship (between Parrot Cay and Lumiere’s), has been changed to greatly improve guest traffic flow in and out of the space. Previously, this long, narrow lounge could only be entered on the two extreme ends. Low, decorative railings separated the lounge from the adjoining main hallway, creating major bottle-necks when large numbers of guests arrived for entertainment events and the occasional bingo game. A relatively small change has wrought a major improvement here. A small stage (usually occupied by a two-piece band) that had been located halfway along the hallway railing has been moved to the opposite (inside) wall. Then, rather than keep things fenced-in, the railing in the old stage area was removed, affording much easier access to the heart of the lounge, and making the entire area feel much more airy. Meantime, the seats were reupholstered, making a subtle change to the room’s appearance.

Sounds like really nice changes.......

[disneydreamer1970]

Hi Y'all!!

Please let me know when you plan to "chat" again so that I can join in!!

Thank you!!!

[GrayFal]

........that would be good for all of us to have an "official" chat?

Ky, Hanno and I were online for the 'cruise' chat Friday evening ....wow, was that quick.....but by 'enlarging' the chat window, I was able to keep up, sort of:yo-yo: - it is really fast!

Some of you have younger children so the whole bedtime thing could be a tough time ........ I will just throw out Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. eastern but am open to suggestions.:jester:

Sooooo...what do ya think:chat: ?

[house_of_princesses]

Which makes it 8:30 central......I'll be there!! Barring the usual distractions that come with having 4 dd's.

Must go write that on the calendar......:sunny:

[CarnotaurDad]

9:30 PM EST on Tuesdays should work for us.....hopefully either my DW or I can be on most of the weeks.....

Sounds like fun!

[Hannosmom]

Works for me! Just have to remember. Grandma brain, ya know;)

[disneydreamer1970]

Tuesday at 9:30 sounds great to me!!!

:chat:

[WMILLER86]

OK, I will be a week later than you guys. I am trying to start a thread for 11/20/2004, but so far I have not had good luck. You guys take good care of the Magic till we get on her the next week!

Willie

Magic 11/20/2004

[CarnotaurDad]

You're more than welcome to join our cruise, Willie.....

On another note, as an FYI, neither my DW or I will probably be on the chat tonight......hopefully we can join next week......

[GrayFal]

Let's plan on meeting again next Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. eastern......H_O_P....where were you?

[feenie]

I think I have 2 more for us!!!
I have just about convinced one of the girls I work with that she and her sister want to cruise with us! We actually share a birthday, so it we will be celebrating together!
(I think she is making the deposit today!):D

[house_of_princesses]

I can't believe I forgot!! Got home from karate last night, and my dd wanted to get on line...so I let her have the better computer, started cleaning the kitchen....and before you know it, it was time for bed!!

Ohhh, I wish I had remembered!!

Next week...

[Hannosmom]

We had a really fun chat, even with our "technical difficulties".:p And we really missed you HOP! We figured KY was working so he couldn't be there, either. Hopefully we'll see ya'll in chat next time.:D

[Favorite Auntie]

Quite a lively group we have here...should be a GREAT CRUISE!

We just got in the mail dresses for our three princesses to wear to dinner formal night. We got them on clearance at the disney store website, they are gorgeous! Can't wait to see them in them!

How many more days????

::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by feenie
I think I have 2 more for us!!!
I have just about convinced one of the girls I work with that she and her sister want to cruise with us! We actually share a birthday, so it we will be celebrating together!
(I think she is making the deposit today!):D

Good job, feenie! I was thinking this would be one empty ship....LOL.
I can't wait to see all of the princesses in their gowns - I think that is a very cute idea for formal night.

We are getting near the 300 day mark for our embarkment....just around the corner:yo-yo:

I picked up some bargains at the disneystore.com sale, so DH and I will be appropriately attired.:jester:

[Hannosmom]

Gosh, I tried to post this twice, but it got thrown out both times. Hopefully this one will go through.

Feenie, great job! Looks like we are going to have a large group. (Could get rowdy! ;) )

Favorite Auntie, I can't wait to see those princesses all dressed up!

[house_of_princesses]

Favorite Auntie, After I read your post about discount dresses, I went straight to the web site. Not one dress to be found!! They have a few knit skater dresses, but that's it!! And nothing in stock for me. :( At least on sale stuff.

So, here's my question: We're sailing in November, but we're goin' to be where the water's warm, so.... what 'season' shall I dress my dd's in? White shoes, summer (formal) dress or black shoes and really formal? If it helps, their ages at time of cruise will be 3, 6, 11, 12. (The 11 yo will turn 11 on the cruise!) The eldest says she'd rather skip dinner than put a dress on. I believe her. But, what mama says, goes. :smooth:

Any thoughts?

[cjsmom97]

WOW!!! I have been reading the boards for a while but just registered and found this thread. Much to my surprise... there were people out there that was just as excited about the trip as we are! :Pinkbounc I didn't think it was possible.:hyper:

So, to update the guest list...

My family (Me, Husband, 2 boys)
My brothers family (w/2 Kids)
My dad and stepmom
My mother in law and father in law
My sister in law, her husband and daughter
My other sister in law's mom and dad
My aunt
My brother's friend (w/2 kids)

By the way, here are the prices we got. How do they compare with some of the other prices that you've found?

Cat 11 797.35
Cat 8 997.35
Cat 6 1247.35
--These are per adult--

Just wondering! We did qualify for group rates by booking so many rooms. Every bit helps!!::yes::

Nice to meet all of you and I look forward to hearing from all of you!!:wave2:

[GrayFal]

Glad you found us:wave2: !!!


That is quite a crew you are sailing with - are you leaving anyone you know at home:jester: ?

I will be hapy to ask KY to add you to our first post but first,,,,I am going to grill you....LOL.

So tell me, you, DH and what are the ages of your sons at the time of the cruise .....and are you celebrating anything special.

Then, your brother - does he have a DW? age of kids at cruise time and special occasion celebration......
Then, your Ddad and Dstep-mom....ages (kidding!) special occasion.....
I think you are getting the picture:Pinkbounce: :bounce: :yo-yo:

As for prices...since everyone has booked at differnt times and different categories...it is hard to compare....

Some of us have been chatting via AOL IM:chat: ....so let us know if you want the IM's names of those participating or if you would like an invite........

and again, welcome to the gang:jumping1:

[cjsmom97]

Ok....starting from the top

Me and DH w/2 boys (then ages 7 & 4)
Brother & SIL w/DD (age 5) and DS (age 4)
SIL & BIL w/DD (age 8)
Brothers friend w/DW and 2 girls (ages 4 & 5)
as for the others and there ages.... All I need to say is that they do not qualify for the senior discount, yet! :teeth:

I used to have an AIM name but I will have to sign up again. I will let you know when I do that.

My travel agent called DCL today and they are extending the other rooms we have for another month!! :bounce: That means that we can have even more people go!! Yes, there are some people that we know that ISN'T going! :rotfl: We have checked the Disney Cruise site for the most current prices and it seems that they have gone up a bit from what we have on hold now. I love finding a good deal.

Anyone find a great rental car rate from the Port to the airport on the return?:crazy:

The other thing that I was looking for is some info on was Insurance. We found the trip assist through Access America was the best buy so far. Kids are free under that plan. Anyone else have info?:jester:

[cjsmom97]

Hey house_of_princesses!

We are practically neighbors!! :wave2:

[house_of_princesses]

A Big Welcome, Cjsmom97! :sunny: In relation to the DIS, I guess you can say we're next door neighbors!

Glad you found us here, and happy to hear about your great deals! Makes the vacation that much more magical. You've got quite a crew coming along. Most of them from around our neck of the woods? The COLD neck? :p

Is this your first cruise? Are you going to spend time at WDW before or after our cruise? Driving or flying south?

You asked about car rentals. With the size group you have, I'd look into a livery service that perhaps has vans or large limos. Compare that to the car rental.

Hope you have fun here on the DIS! Lots of friendly people, more information than you could process!

[CarnotaurDad]

A huge welcome to the board!!!

As for the rental cars, at last glance, Budget was about $39 + taxes for one way from port to airport......doesn't seem too bad....

[disneydreamer1970]

Welcome aboard cjsmom97!!!! That is quite a crew you have!! I am glad to hear that you have sons....for a while I have been the only one with a boy!! My DS will be 13 at the time of the cruise, and my DD will be 1 week shy of her 4th birtdhay!! Guess you can't guess where we are celebrating!!!

Is there still a chat planned for Tuesday?? DS was pretty sick this past Tuesday and I wasn't able to join in...

[cjsmom97]

Thanks everyone!! pirate:

Yes, we are all from these **brrrr** parts. All but my SIL's parents are still living in the area. They have retired to North Carolina.

For the most part, it will be the first cruise for everyone (except my dad and step-mom and my aunt)

We plan on doing WDW for the week following the cruise. My aunt has a timeshare and has invited us to stay. :bounce:

We are flying down the day before the cruise to get a little more rest before the day of the cruise. We have rented a condo on the beach for the night (another great deal).:earseek:

We only need 3 rental cars for the ride back to Orlando and one of them is a minivan. The best rates I can find for the minivan is 69.46 (with the taxes and fees) through Budget. The best I could find for National was 70.41. We have already booked the other 2 cars (full size) through National for 36.06 (with fees). Both have unlimited mileage. I have played with all kind of codes, so much that I have started going crosseyed!!:crazy:

If someone sees something better (especially for the minivan), please let me know!! We have seen specials for 34.99 but the dates don't apply or there is a 3 day minimum.

We are trying to keep all of our costs to a minimum on things like rentals. We are hoping to start construction of our new home next spring so if we can cut a few corners on the trip, it sure would help. :teeth:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

what a week. we now have more people going woohoo. i have seen all types of winter weather this week. freezing rain snow and yes sub zero temps. im home now and it feels like a heat wave at 38 degress lol. alomst there

[feenie]

Ok!! The girl I work with and her sister are going!!! they made their deposit! So we will have 2 more with us for sure! Both are first time cruisers. I have to try really hard not to talk her ear off while we are supposed to be "working"!!
I can't take much more of this cold! I am SOOOO glad that it is finally above freezing here today.
We have been watching our friends three kids this past week while the bums were in Florida so at least our car had the benifit of a garage for what will hopefully ;) be the coldest week of the winter...

[KYCruiseCrazy]

WTG Feenie. the more the marrier. its only 299 more days til the cruise

[KYCruiseCrazy]

looks like there is going to be more DD then DS. oh well. where are the men when we need them LOL. im hoping to get 1 family to go. i hope but money is tight with some. cya next week on here everyone

[GrayFal]

If you are around tonight, lets chat on AOL IM.....anyone who needs an invite or wants to add their IM name to our "list" please pm me on this board....just include your DIS board name so I know who you are.

Lets think of questions related to "Days at Sea" - what to do....what is worth your time to do and what isn't - best places to hang out - spa stuff - kids day at sea programs.

So tonight after Frazier :wave2: let's chat:chat: at 9:30 eastern, 8 :30 central....after H_O_P karate!

feenie, i asked KY to add your friends to our list.....:jester:

[disneydreamer1970]

Thank you all who chatted last night!! Y'all have wonderful idease for a rookie cruiser like myself!! I can't wait until next week!!!

Have a great week everyone!!!!!!

Trish

[KYCruiseCrazy]

its a pitty i cant join everyone on the tuesday nite chats. i have to drive all week long. week in and week out. but a job is a job. i hope to get a chance to chat with everyone soon. i also can wait til the cruise. cya around the boards.

[Favorite Auntie]

I am sitting here in a tropical heat wave....12 degrees! And my parents are going on the Wonder on 2/1/04. It's just not fair! I have to wait sooooo long for my cruise.:(

[cantsitstill]

We just booked this cruise last weekend! It's me, DH, DS12 and DS10......and will be our second, but 1st 7-day. My parents are coming, too - it'll be their first cruise. It's kind of a late celebration of our 20th anniversary and their 40th. It's so exciting to find others that are in the same boat!:hyper: Keep in touch all - it's a while off, but we'll make it!!!!

[CarnotaurDad]

Welcome, cantsitstill (love the name!),

We are a lively bunch who can't sit still either......

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Welcome, cantsitstill :tongue:
the more the marrier. if you send me a private massage ill add your screen name and DS's and your parents to the main page list. i hope this becomes a great cruise for all of us.:wave: :wave2: ::MickeyMo pirate:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

if you havent please add you names to these lists please

http://www.casshew.com/cruisebydate.htm

http://www.majesticnetworks.net/whoisgoing.html

thanks

[cjsmom97]

I just added ours to the list...

By the way, we added on two more rooms yesterday!! And. we just checked the DCL site and our room is $560 more. That is just since November. Is this typical? Just curious... If anyone knows someone that is interested in going, we still have a couple more rooms on hold at the lower rate. I just love finding a bargain!:bounce:

By the way, here is the ones to add to our list...

Step-Brother and 2 DD (6 & 8)
Step-Sister and DS (10) **
Step-Sister and DS (12) **

**They are rooming together

Hopefully, there are more to come. Hope to chat later...
:wave2:

[cantsitstill]

Yeah cj! 2 more boys - and the same age as ours! I noticed 2 girls going, too - same age (from the house of princesses) ;) ;)

[CarnotaurDad]

Sorry I missed the chat last night......hope it was a lot of fun. Talk to everyone soon!

[house_of_princesses]

Hey CD!! You were missed last night! We thought all these women chatters scared you away! KY thought you were very courageous to hang with us last week!

Something was said last night about changing the chat night to a night when KY can join us....what would be best, John?

[CarnotaurDad]

Nah......I don't scare that easily......had work stuff to take care of.....

I'm more than willing to change the chat night.......whatever works best for John should be ok with me.....

[cjsmom97]

grrr - I can't seem to figure out this whole countdown signature...

[Hannosmom]

Yes, we did miss you CD, but we only talked good about you! You missed some pretty funny stories!

Jeanna, did you try the tech board? I think there is a sticky that tells you how to post a countdown clock.

[GrayFal]

I really like Tuesdays......works well for me....but how about doing an occasional Friday as well?
John (KY) has told me he is mainly on the road Sunday night thru Friday early evening so lets let him respond to see if Friday, Feb 6 would work for him.

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by cjsmom97
grrr - I can't seem to figure out this whole countdown signature...

http://psiklops.brinkster.net/CDTimers/CDTimerGen.htm

[Hannosmom]

Friday the 6th is fine for me, Pat.

[disneydreamer1970]

Hi Y'all!!!

It was great chatting with everyone this week!! CD, we DID miss you!!

Friday, February 6th, works for me at this point!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

[cjsmom97]

Thanks for the link, Pat!! :hyper:

:wave:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

wow the group keeps growing. maybe we will take over the magic hehehe. cant wait til the cruise cya

[Favorite Auntie]

I missed it when we went under the 300 day mark:earseek: Very cool. I am already thinking about things I need to pack and more importantly...things I DON'T need to pack...Last time I over packed by a bit.

I don't get on line much...but this thread is crazy!:crazy:

My parents are on the Wonder right now, and I am very jealous. They called from their verandah last night. Now that is just not nice!!!:mad:

[Hannosmom]

My first cruise, I packed way, way too much. The second cruise I packed way too much. Hopefully on this cruise, I will only pack too much. :rolleyes: :p

Wish I was on the Wonder right now, too!

[GrayFal]

I KNEW someone had a relative going this week....BAD parents, leaving us all home! If you are around, please join us on our Tuesday Night Chat at 9:30 p.m. eastern or a "Special Edition" this Friday 2/6/04 at 9:30 p.m. eastern featuring special guest KY John:Pinkbounc :yo-yo: :bounce: fresh from a week on the road!!!

We were informally talking about "Excursions" the other night - I think I will do a little reading and maybe we can toss around the pros and cons of various trips offered by Disney and non-Disney vendors.

...and Dad...we missed you:crazy: ...try to make time for the gang this week :chat: at chat

[CarnotaurDad]

It's nice to know I was so missed.....Friday should work out fine....my DD has a friend with a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese that night and I will be stuffed with pizza......

Talk to everyone later.....

[house_of_princesses]

How is it pizza keeps coming up with this group? Homemade, NYC style, the best Chicago style..... Is this a sign of things to come???

[cantsitstill]

PIZZA!!!!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMM!!!

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by house_of_princesses
How is it pizza keeps coming up with this group? Homemade, NYC style, the best Chicago style..... Is this a sign of things to come??? It all depends on whether they serve it on the Magic:jester: !!!

Oops:crazy: ! Forgot the great Dessert Pizza at Palo's!!!

[Favorite Auntie]

We love Pinnochio's Pizzeria! In December I skipped dinner the last night and let my nephew (5 yrs old) play in the pool and we got pizza for dinner...it was a great wind down for a fabulous cruise!

Joanne
:earsgirl: :earsgirl: princess: princess: princess:

[cantsitstill]

Did you say Dessert Pizza GrayFal? Details! Details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cjsmom97]

My thoughts exactly!!!:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[GrayFal]

Palo’s Dinner Menu - from www.*****************

Dolci (dessert)

Palo’s homemade Tiramisu

Panna Cotta – sweet White Cream Custard with Fresh berries

Chocolate Soufflé with vanilla Bean and Chocolate sauce

Pistachio Torte baked with Red Berry Compote and Almonds
with Seasonal Berries

Sweet Pizza with Vanilla Oil

Cappuccino Cheesecake with Ricotta Cheese

Assorted Gelato

Plus, Palo is the home of the yummy Lemoncello Martini - another reason I was happy to learn you can have a drink at the bar even if you are not going for dinner that night.

[Favorite Auntie]

I have to admit...although I am a tru pizza lover...at the PALO Brunch I went with the cinnamon rolls...yes I did say rolls, as I had more than one! They were the best cinnamon rolls that I have ever had! The dessert pizza did look good too... as did EVERYTHING else!

Dinner at PALO is all about the chocolate souffle though..

Should we start to "sign" our posts so that our cruise mates can get to know our names? We did this on the post for my last cruise and it was great to know everyone name!

=Joanne
::MinnieMo ::MinnieMo princess: princess: princess:

[feenie]

OK, all this talk of Pizza (and Palo!) is making me hungry! ;)

[Favorite Auntie]

282 days...I don't think I can make it!

Feenie, where are you in NH, I live in Dracut, right on the MA/NH border...

[TinkHappy]

HI ALL ~ I just wanted to introduce myself and my DF, we will be joining all of you!!!:wave:

DH...Rett
Myself...Tracy
DD...Samantha 9
DD...Abigail 8

This is our 2nd DCL cruise and we are very excited. November seems so far away.

Just wanted to drop in and say HI

:wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

[GrayFal]

Hi Tink, WELCOME to our group!!!!!

We usually update our "Front Page" on the weekend, so we will add you to the Gang. We will be chatting on AOL IM..so PM me if you want to be added to the group!

As you can see, we are VERY Chatty.....so continue to check back and give your 2 cents:jester: . I am a second timer, too, but I can't believe how much I missed the first time around......so I am practicing my cruise in my mind every day...LOL.

[cantsitstill]

Hey There! Another one added to this fun group! I hope you're a food lover like me!!! You'll notice that's what I like to talk about most - lol!

[CarnotaurDad]

Welcome, Tink.....

We look forward to chatting with you!

[feenie]

Originally posted by Favorite Auntie
282 days...I don't think I can make it!

Feenie, where are you in NH, I live in Dracut, right on the MA/NH border...

I don't know if we can make it either!!!!!! We live on the NH/VT boarder about 1/2 way up the state in Haverhill. We used to live down in southern NH, but we wanted to get away from all the congestion down there, (and I wanted to get a little farther away from my MIL;) ).

Welcome Tink! :D

[disneydreamer1970]

Hi Tink!!

Welcome to the group!!! This group is going to have a great time on the cruise, and it is so fun counting down with everyone!!!

Talk to you soon!

Trish

oh yeah, what time are we chatting on Friday???

Thanks!

:chat:

[Hannosmom]

Welcome Tink and family!

I think our next chat is at 9:30, Friday.

See ya'll then!

[Favorite Auntie]

9:30 Friday...we should be in the middle of a snow/ice storm up here! Not looking forward to it, and I am supposed to be on a 7:30 AM flight out of Logan Saturday morning....it's not looking good!:(

[TinkHappy]

I would love to be added in the "Chat" forum, but I am working this Friday night.
We are going to get slammed with a mix of snow, ice and sleet her in CT. My drive home at 4:00am should be interesting.
Keep me in mind for other chats though.
I am going to go back to the beginning of this thread and catch up.

[TinkHappy]

OPPS!!! I just wanted to correct my mistake Samantha will be 10 at time of cruise.
She was very upset over this and wanted to make sure I got my facts straight.:teeth:

[Favorite Auntie]

I will be cruising with a Samantha too!:teeth:

[valeriekc]

sorry

[house_of_princesses]

Welcome Tink! Hope you enjoy your time here with us!

Just a note, the 9:30 Friday night chat is 9:30 Eastern time, 8:30 Central. Don't have a clue as to Pacific time. :crazy: Do we even have anyone from the Pacific time zone? Dawn....where are you????


HOP = Vicki

[house_of_princesses]

Hey!!! I just posted my 1000th post!!!! WooHoo!!

[GrayFal]

Already at 1002!
Tink has PM'd me and once I am sure of her IM name, I will forward it to the group.

....and correct her grave error regarding DD's age

Originally posted by house_of_princesses
Hey!!! I just posted my 1000th post!!!! WooHoo!! :crazy:

[cantsitstill]

I'll be here Friday at 6:30 my time!

[CarnotaurDad]

I should be here, as long as my DD friend's pizza party doesn't last long.......

[Hannosmom]

Did somebody say PIZZA!?!!

[CarnotaurDad]

Maybe tonight's topic should be Pizza?

Speaking of which, does anyone know where the best Pizza is it WDW? Just curious.......

[disneydreamer1970]

mmmmmmmm.....pizza!!!!

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Talk to y'all tonight!!!

[TinkHappy]

Will "chat" for pizza :teeth: :teeth:

[TinkHappy]

Anyone here on the 12 step program for over planning anonymous? My family is making me promise not to "over plan" this trip.:(

Going to anyway...hehehehe::yes::

[GrayFal]

Got your IM name and sent to all on thread.....everyone, check your PM for updated chat list....and Tink - you made our first page ROSTER.......:jester: ..Thanks, KY.

Now you are "OFFICIAL"!:Pinkbounc :yo-yo: :bounce: :wave2:

[feenie]

Originally posted by TinkHappy
Anyone here on the 12 step program for over planning anonymous? My family is making me promise not to "over plan" this trip.:(

Going to anyway...hehehehe::yes::

Oh yeah!!! I love to plan. DH is actually getting into it this trip! I used to drive him CRAZY :crazy: with all the things I would try to make him look at! I guess he figures if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!! Hey, part of the fun of going on vacation is planning it!!! (if you are compulsive like me:D ).

:smooth:

[cantsitstill]

I might be a tad late joining the chat tonight as I have just been roped into substituting a class tonight - will get home right around 6:30-6:35 my time (PST). Chat with ya tonight!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

feenie,
you can be that bad. i live on the computer planning and dreaming about our cruise. been doing it since sept 03 when we booked it. can you say OCD:crazy: :earseek: :wave:

[TinkHappy]

Hi Everyone ~ Just wondering how the Fri. night chat went? I wasn't going into work because of the weather (freezing rain, sleet), but they called me in and ended up needing me...So, I was just wondering what everyone was chatting about and if I missed good information?

[house_of_princesses]

Tink, sorry to have missed you Friday! We always have a nice time while chatting.

I don't know that you missed any good information. We're getting to know each other a bit....nice to have friends before you board. Food always comes up, as well as excursion info. We also discussed who will be where before the trip. Maybe a mini pre-board breakfast or something.

Hope to see you next chat!!


(Note to self: for the last time, call DCL and find out perks.....I will, I will.)

[cjsmom97]

Howdy, all!

Long time, no hear!

Sorry I missed chatting Friday. I had some more family over discussing options for our trip. By the way, we have added two more people on today!:crazy:

My TA has asked if I wanted a job! :rotfl:

Also, 3 of our rooms has added on the Romantic Escape package (as surprises). Boy, was that worth it!!! We have also reserved the private room in Palo, The Wine Room, for us to enjoy a private dinner. :cool1:

Booking the spa in advance was great, too! Having this group reservation seems to have opened up quite a few doors for us as well, but they have asked that I not give away ALL the secrets. :grouphug:

I told the family that was over Friday, that they need to all get together and get me a gift for all that I have done to get them where they are. :boat:

But those Disney dollars sure are racking up! :earsboy: I have been putting the deposit on my Disney Visa so they could give me the money the next time I seen them and good thing. Does anyone know what the policy is for using your rewards card onboard? Since it is treated like cash, can I put it towards my room charges?

Best get back to work, chat with you all soon. :wave:

[GrayFal]

http://m1e.net/c?23283307-w1dSmte12...3-4hqqoU4vjwocg

Link from this thread http://***************/showthread.php?s=&threadid=507003 to get 30% discount off passporter......I am ordering one for me and one for my SIL...so a nice savings!

Jeanna, all I can say is WOW!!!! There definetly are benefits with booking with a group
...and knowing YOU!!!:jester:

Edited to add HOP,Hanno, TUG and Cant sit still will be chatting :chat: :chat: :chat: tonight around 9:30 eastern....join us if u r around :wave2:and to change Dawn's name to Jeanna

:chat: :chat: :chat:

[CarnotaurDad]

.....that's what I get for not monitoring this thread closer.....

Sorry I missed the chat on Tuesday......when will the next chat be?

Thanks!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

we have a new person on our cruise but she has yet to sign our post. she has sent me a PM so im trying to get her to sign our list. thanks all. this is her screen name zyezye

where is the PIZZA?

[KYCruiseCrazy]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3465&papass=&sort=1&thecat=545

click on this link to see if you like the DCL jacket i made for this up and comming cruise. if you would like i can contact the maker and see if i can get a group discount. the cost for me was $88.90. i think they said shipping was $7.50 via UPS. so PM me if interested in getting one for your self. and if you want to call my cell phone after 7PM eastern time (502-417-2932) i get free calls after 7pm and its free on weekends. thanks

[KYCruiseCrazy]

woohoo.................my cruise is now 100% paied for. time to go cruising. is it time yet?

[KYCruiseCrazy]

if anyone is interested on this saturday 2/21 i would like to get together and see if anyone wants to know more about the jacket i got and how to order one. i have taked to the shop that makes them and they do bulk discounts. if any one is interested i will have a chat on 2/21 at 9 pm eastern. hope to see you there. if interested please PM me thanks

[GrayFal]

Down here with 50 friends...having a great time! Some people have gone to MGM, MK + Epcot....many are at Islands of Adventure today........it is COLD - 50's - but was sunny and 70's yesterday and will be nice tomorrow....better then the snow storm we will get in NY area tonight!

Miss you DISsers...will say HI to the mouse if I see him....TTFN!and why are the counters telling me it is many thousands of days until my cruise?:crazy:

[TinkHappy]

Hi Pat***I hope you are having a wonderful time and you are having great weather!! The weather here up North is VERY cold!

[house_of_princesses]

And the 50th birthday celebration is off and running!! Let the parties begin!!

Have fun, Pat! Waiting to hear all about it when you get back.

Vicki

[house_of_princesses]

KYCruiser asked me to remind everyone....

Saturday night chat 9 eastern time, 8 central. PM either him or me to let us know if you can join us!!

Hope to see you all there!! :sunny: :wave:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

sorry i didnt make it to the chat everyone. im busy running my butt off. i just got home at 6 am. and leave back out around 11 pm. i hope to chat with ya later

[GrayFal]

Had a great time in Orlando - weather fairly nice and a vacation with friends (48!) and family is always nice!

Found another cruiser on the updated 'who's going' list and KY forwarded another person to me - have sent them pm's so I hope they join us, too!

Anyone up for resuming the Tuesdays at 9:30 chat:chat: :chat: ?
Should we change it to 10 eastern for the left coasters?

Please post here if interested.

GLAD to see the counter inching down:jester: .

[Sue Sullivan]

Add my family to the Nov 13 list as well. I will be sailing on my first ever cruise with hubby and two little ones, ages 4 and 6, and my brother and his family and my Mom. We can't wait!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Sue Sullivan
welcome to our fun cruise. i hope we can all enjoy the cruise

[feenie]

Welcome Sue!!!
You can join in the countdown!!!
Hubby and I went on our first ever cruise last September and loved it so much we booked again on board!
:D

[cantsitstill]

Welcome back Pat and WELCOME Sue!!
This is our second and we can't wait - November is soooo far off - but we can all keep each other busy dreaming of what's to come!!

[Hannosmom]

Welcome Sue and family. We are going to have a really nice cruise meet! Might need to book the Walt theater, lol.

Pat, you know I will be in chat, lol! 9:30 or 10 is fine with me, just don't want to miss DCL on "According to Jim" at 9pm.

[TinkHappy]

Welcome back Pat!! Welcome Sue and Family!!!:wave2: Hannosmom ~ Thanks for the reminder! I can't wait to watch it.

[GrayFal]

....and thanks for the JIM reminder...i will be sure to watch it and chat later......see ya!

[cantsitstill]

Ok - with me being on the west coast here - I just can't chat when a couple of you will have already seen Jim!! I have to wait all the way 'til 9:00 here (11:00 and midnight to you guys!) to see it! Ha! DS has basketball practice 'til 7:00 anyway, but hope I can catch you all later!

[TinkHappy]

OK...My two DDs, Samantha 10 and Abbie 8 (at time of cruise), were wondering if anyone here, their age, on this board, would like to chat so they could get to know eachother before the cruise. I thought I would ask first for them. I thought this would be a good idea, so when they see eachother in the clubs or around the ship they would feel they already know someone.

[cantsitstill]

Hey Tink! DS will be 10 on the cruise, so I'll ask him when he gets home from school today. He loves to chat and he can NOT wait for the cruise. This will be our second, so I'm sure he'd love to chat away with all his DCL "knowledge" - lol!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

tink my DD8 at cruise time likes to have friends. i think she will enjoy some kids her age. her name is rachel

[house_of_princesses]

Welcome Sue!!

KY, glad to see you back safe and sound....

TinkHappy, one of my dd's will turn 11 on the cruise. She enjoys chatting (when I allow it), so we can try and hook them up! She's sleeping now, but I will ask her for her screen name and get it to you.

Almost March!! One month closer to November! (What happens AftEr the cruise? Do we have alumni meets?) :crazy:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

im already planning our 05 cruise!!!! the week before or the week afet thanksgiving. just cant make up my mind. and thank you HOP. im always trying to stay alive for the cruise. LOL we are going to see the temps hit in the 60's this weekend. BREAK OUT THE SUNTAN LOTION LOL

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by GrayFal
Link from this thread http://***************/showthread.php?s=&threadid=507003 to get 30% discount off passporter.....
And here are the direct links to the pages for PRE-Order of NEW Passporters - They still have the OLD ones in stock as re-fills and deluxe....it took a little clicking around to find these links.

PassPorter's Field Guide to Disney Cruise Line - Second Edition - Deluxe Starter Kit http://www.passporterstore.com/store/158771017X.aspx

PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line - Second Edition – Paperback
http://www.passporterstore.com/store/1587710161.aspx

PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line - Second Edition - Deluxe Refill Kit
http://www.passporterstore.com/store/1587710171.aspx

Book Description
PRE-ORDER STATUS: This book is expected to be released in mid-April 2004. You may pre-order it now -- your credit card will be charged now and your book (and any other items you order) will ship together in mid-April 2004.

:jester:

[TinkHappy]

Thanks everyone!!! That is so GREAT. I will let Sam and Abbie know. They will be so excited to know some kids before the cruise. I will PM their email to you.

[TinkHappy]

Are we chatting tonight?:chat:

[GrayFal]

yes, 9:30!

[TinkHappy]

Had a GREAT time last night Chatting!! Thanks for including me. Hopefully we can get together next week.

[disneydreamer1970]

I am sooo sorry that I have not been around much and that I have not been able to chat for quite a while. I received a huge promotion at work last month (Plant Safety Manager) for two facilities, and I am trying to get settled here in my new position...two days after the offer was made to me OSHA was here for a surprise wall to wall inspection!! Talk about STRESS!!! I am going to need this cruise more than ever!!

I hope that all is well with everyone!!! I will try to get back into the chatting scene soon, however, next week I will be on a business trip to Arkansas.

I miss you all!!!!!

Trish

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[feenie]

Hi everyone! DH had his wisdom teeth out today so I am home for the next couple of days playing nursemaid. I have a feeling it will get old pretty quick. The doctor said he was probably going to get pretty uncomfortable since it was not an easy extraction. Fortunalty I have two little helpers in orange bottles to help keep him pacified!!! Well, at least they won't hurt him on the cruise.
It is sad that every medical decision we are making these days revolves around November! They hurt him ONE weekend, and then he decides they need to come out NOW! He didn't want to deal with pain on the cruise.;)
Stupid me forgot to tape "According to Jim". We went to a board meeting and I totally spaced that I had not set up my vcr. It's not a show we regularly watch, but if they are going to show OUR ship....!
(in case you couldn't tell, I am lonely! DH is not much on conversation at the moment!!):D

[Hannosmom]

Hey Tracy, I bet you were laughing as much as I was!

Trish, come back, we miss you too!!! Where in AR are you going?

[Hannosmom]

Hi Feenie, sending good wishes your way for your dh to get better real soon.

Don't worry about missing "Jim", I'm sure it will be on in reruns this summer. Plus you can see a lot better pictures here on this board. If you want to hear the sound of the Magic's horn, KarenNY, who hosts the cruisechat on Friday nights here, usually can be persuaded to play it for the chatters.:p

Come chat with us "11/13/04" cruisers sometime, we really like to talk.:teeth:

[feenie]

Originally posted by Hannosmom
Hi Feenie, sending good wishes your way for your dh to get better real soon.

Come chat with us "11/13/04" cruisers sometime, we really like to talk.:teeth:

Thanks for the good wishes!!!
How does the chat work??

[Hannosmom]

Feenie, we usually set a time to meet in IM chat and then Tugmom send out an invite. You just have to click in and start chatting. Tugmom can explain it better, she is our resident techie.:p

Cruisechat here on the Dis is usually on Friday nights. The mods usually post a thread and you can click on the link in the thread to get into the chat. The mods can help you if you have any trouble. They help me, and I'm a total doofus on the computer.:crazy:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by Hannosmom
Feenie, we usually set a time to meet in IM chat and then Tugmom send out an invite. You just have to click in and start chatting. Tugmom can explain it better, she is our resident techie.:p

Cruisechat here on the Dis is usually on Friday nights. The mods usually post a thread and you can click on the link in the thread to get into the chat. The mods can help you if you have any trouble. They help me, and I'm a total doofus on the computer.:crazy:
I can't tell you how funny it is to be called a techie!!!! I became a nurse so I wouldn't have to learn how to type!

Feenie, are you signed up with AOL Instant messenger?
If not, I will forward an invitation to you - you sign up and then you can chat....you will give me your name to add to our list and i will forward all our names to you.
Good spelling is optional (don't let HOP hear me say that:tongue: ) and Hanno is right - I usually open a window that will send you an invite to chat...you say yes and you are in!

We usually chat on Tuesday at 9:30 eastern, so let me know if you want to join in.......:jester:

[house_of_princesses]

Good spelling is optional....

Typos are verboten!! pirate:

[feenie]

Originally posted by GrayFal
I

Feenie, are you signed up with AOL Instant messenger?
If not, I will forward an invitation to you - you sign up and then you can chat....you will give me your name to add to our list and i will forward all our names to you.
:

I am not! Do you have to use AOL as your internet provider to do so??
I would love to chat! Thanks a bunch!

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by feenie
I am not! Do you have to use AOL as your internet provider to do so??
I would love to chat! Thanks a bunch!
Feenie, You've Got Mail - Sent you an email to the addy listed her on DIS - but I can't 'see' it so please answer me back.

Aol does not have to be your provider. We usually chat on Tuesdays at 9:30 eastern. [SIZE=3]

[KYCruiseCrazy]

pat you are not the only person in that club look at mine

[Hannosmom]

me! me! in the club!:crazy:

[cantsitstill]

Plap lapper over here!!:bounce: (wish, wish, wish.....)

[house_of_princesses]

I'm not overstepping my bounds by calling myself a 'Charter Member', am I? :tongue:

[GrayFal]

To all my fellow Plap Lap-ers:wave2: ::yes:: :wave:
:chat: :chat: :chat: :chat: :chat: :chat: :chat:

See what happens when you CHAT!!!!
I'm feeling a little bad that Carnotaur Dad has missed this - where are you :smooth:, undercover!

See ya Tuesday:jester:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

an other good weekend and another long week. i hope you chat with some of ya again next saturday. that was good and funny. 8 people on sat nite. hmmmmmmm i hope we get more people to get on our DIS group. see ya next week. take care and good bless

[TinkHappy]

It's Tuesday...are we chating tonight? :chat:

[GrayFal]

Originally posted by TinkHappy
It's Tuesday...are we chating tonight? :chat:

I will open a chat window around 9:30 eastern
:chat: :chat: :chat: :chat: :chat:

Less then 250 DAYS to GO:bounce: :Pinkbounc :wave2: :wave: :Pinkbounc :hyper:::yes:: :crowded: :boat: :grouphug:

[cantsitstill]

Hey guys - how'd your chat go last night? I got home around 8:00 my time so I knew you'd all be nighty-night by then, but it was the last Tuesday night practice, so whoo hoo! Maybe I can catch up with you next week!

[TinkHappy]

I can't believe it...I missed the chat. I was on-line until 9:00pm, tucked my kids in bed and forgot to sign back on...Man!!!:crazy:

[Hannosmom]

Well, that solves that mystery, lol. We knew one of us was from CT, but couldn't remember which one. And the Winner is... Tracy!!

I guessed wrong:rolleyes:

We missed you all! Hope you all can make it next time! Hey CD, did you have to go on a business trip to Timbuktu? Come on home!!!:wave2:

[CarnotaurDad]

Hi everyone,

It is with sad news that I regret to say that we will be unable to cruise in November.

My mother has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and they are not able to operate (they tried, but it was too big and could not remove it). As such, all of our vacation plans have been put on hold and we will, unfortunately, be cancelling our cruise soon and planning a different family vacation.

It has been a pleasure chatting with all and getting excited for the cruise. Perhaps in the future we will cross paths again.......

[GrayFal]

Matt, so sorry to hear your news. My thoughts are with you and your family at this diffucult time. You will be missed here in the group - my regards to your family.

[TinkHappy]

OH Matt, I am so sorry to hear of your mothers diagnosis. Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Hannosmom]

Saying prayers for you and your family, CD. You will be sorely missed. Please give your mom a big hug for me.

[cantsitstill]

Soooo sorry to hear the news CD - prayers for all of you...

[house_of_princesses]

CD, God's blessings to you and yours.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

CD, i pray for the best and hope you get to go on DCL.

[GrayFal]

Hi all,staying at the Manhattan Club on 56th and 7th for a long weekend. (Part of the year long 50th Celebration!!!) Hope you guys didn't chat without me! Going to have a cosmo with my DD who will be staying all week. Talk to you later!:wave2:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

please add to your aol this screen name plz KyCruisinSusan. this is my DW thanks

[CarnotaurDad]

Thanks for the kind wishes everyone.

Have a wondeful cruise and we'll be thinking fondly of you in November!

[TinkHappy]

Hi Pat ~ Hope you and your DD are having a WONDERFUL time in NYC!!! You are having great weather, cold, but sunny. Have a Cosmo and think of all your Dis friends here on the boards!!

CHEERS!!

[feenie]

Happy St. Patricks Day!!!! :bounce:
I hope everyone is having a good week!
It is snowing here again :( at least it has not amounted to too much up our way.
:sunny:

[KYCruiseCrazy]

snow ive been in 2 snow storms in PA this week. 6 inches on the first and 8 inches on the second. lol now its warm at home

[GrayFal]

You picked a bad week to go north! Hope you have a better travel plan for this week....there is still snow on the ground here in NY. Wouldn't a nice warm cruise be great right now.........:crazy:

[cantsitstill]

Really hate to rub it in..........but it's been in the mid to upper 80's all week! Open windows, fresh air in the house - washing the cars, morning doves calling out......ahhhhhhhhhhh (sigh....):goodvibes

[house_of_princesses]

Thanks for sharing, Dawn! My windows were open, too, but it went right back down to the 20's/30's last night. Brrrr!!! :sunny:

[GrayFal]

Hi coriedorie :wave2: , Glad you found us!

Found the name on the "Check out the NEW and IMPROVED CHANGEABLE CRUISE DATABASE!" http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=504245 thread.

Have sent an email so hope coriedorie joins us soon.:wave2:

[cantsitstill]

Hey all!
Coriedorie is my Mom! Whoo hoo - come on Mom - join the partayyyyy - :jumping1:

[house_of_princesses]

Welcome, CorieDorie!! (Dawn, are you sure you want your mom to know what you've been up to over here?! ;) )

Come out come out wherever you are, CorieDorie!

[GrayFal]

LOL Dawn, sorry I am bothering your mom. I didn't see her on the Disney data base so I just sent her an email. Hope she joins in and says HELLO - she can tell us funny stories about when you were a kid.

Anyone up for a CHAT :chat: :chat: :chat: this week or next?
We could do this Tuesday or next at 10:00 p.m. eastern....Let me know by posting here :wave2:

:jumping2: See ya there :jumping2:

BTW, I added the REAS package to my resie - seems less painful to add it to the total I am paying off each month......I can just see those rose petals :love2: on the bed......

[cantsitstill]

I'm up for a chat tomorrow night! Maybe I can get Mom in this time ( NO stories though - lol). I've been sooooo tempted to add the REAS package - just for the ressies!!

[disneydreamer1970]

I would love to chat with y'all tonight!!!:chat: It has been quite some time since I have been available to chat. Work has been crazy with the new promotion and all, and I have just been diagnosed with melanoma cancer. I am scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks and we are going to get this removed and taken care of. We will have alot to celebrate on the cruise in November!!!

Talk to you all tonight!!!!

Trish

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[house_of_princesses]

Hey, Trish....prayers and pixie dust heading your way. More to celebrate in November!!

I'll try and remember......chat tonight!!!

What is the REAS package?

[GrayFal]

Trish, DH was dx in December - had surgury but following up with specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in May .
For more info to help you make an informed decision......

Sloan-Kettering http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm National Cancer Institute Melanoma Home Page http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/melanoma/

We will recognize the 2 of you hiding under your big hats!

Vicki - REAS - Romantic Escape at Sea - allowing me to do what you "C" girls can do already - pre-book spa and Palo resies and have a 'real' stateroom full breakfast one morning!

[KYCruiseCrazy]

chat did someone say chat? since im out of service due to back injury. i think ill be online with all of ya 2nite. cya then