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Viking

04-22-2004, 03:22 PM

Renee',
congrats on winning post #2000 :wave:

I have a preposition to make:

What about an Activity List containing the following features (So far)?
-Pre-Cruz-Activities
-Grills (Bette & Kim)
-Radisson-Pool-Party
-RonJon-Pool-Party

-Sea-Day-activities
-Morning Walk or Jog
-Going to a show together
-Rocking the house in the Disco
-Bingo
-Karaoke

-Shore-Activities
-Antigua
-Eco-Tour (Jill)
-Resort-Day (Renee')

-St Thomas
-CokiBeach Dive & Snorkel Adventure (Eric)
-Private Bus Tour (Bette & Kim)

I put names behind some of the activities, these people would be in charge of setting up the respective activity, answering questions, etc.
I would create this List containing all the abovementioned activities and everything else the group will come up with, the names of the respective "leaders" and their e-mail-adresses.
Concentrating this on some key-people and doing the planning via email instead of the thread will facilitate everything, and will also make it easier to participate for those of us who do not have the possibilty or time to follow the thread as actively like us 'Hardcore-Posters' ;)

What do you think about it? Give me your feedback via the thread or our mail-account, and if it is an 'Aye', tell me the Activity you will be 'responsible' for and the e-mail-adress you will use for it.

Viking

04-22-2004, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by jeanneg
What can I contribute? With all this talk about people bringing lanyards, magnets, glo bracelets, foam balls,etc., I would also like to bring something for the group. Any suggestions on what is needed or would be useful? My only requirement is that it would be physically on the small side since we are flying in and have to deal with the luggage constraints.

Q: Any suggestions on what is needed or would be useful?
A: You & DH ;)

BTW, here's what we will bring: Miniature bottles of Schnapps, probably 40 to 50. I have to check the US Customs Regulations on how much booze we will be allowed to bring for the exact number. Last time we had 20 and Jeff & Gaby brought another 20.
I know what you mean, Jeanne: Getting all this stuff in via plane is a chore, but fortunately transatlantic flights allow 64 Kilogramms per person (~140lbs). The only problem is that we'll have to carry this stuff with us for three weeks before the cruise.

BTW, we have to cross the state borders of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina transporting booze. Could that be a problem? I know that you have a lot of (At least for us Europeans;)) very weird laws concerning alcohol, especially when it comes to crossing state borders. I don't want to get into trouble with Jill & Tim's colleagues :jester:

Speaking of car-trouble: Yesterday a nice old lady informed me that one of my headlights was 'blind'. So after work I went to a shop got a new bulb, and while waiting for Anja at the tram-station I replaced it. The engine-compartment of our convertible is kind of cramped as it is based on a small compact with a 1.1 litre-engine/55hp as a base-motor. In our car there is a 2.0 litre/136hp, and then all the stuff like power-steering-pump, ABS-hardware, A/C-compressor, an extra-large-battery due to the electrically driven retractable hardtop, etc. I needed 20 minutes, nearly twisted fingers, got some bruises, but in the end I had it fixed - and wished all French engineers to hell. But when I told this a friend at the gym, he just said I could call myself lucky: In his Volkswagen Golf you have to remove the complete headlight to change the bulbs and have it readjusted afterwards, which can only be done in the shop. €100 for replacing a €3-part :crazy:

bettemom

04-22-2004, 04:01 PM

We almost always send a box or two ahead to whatever hotel ahead of time.That way we avoid carring a lot of "STUFF" while traveling...If you call ahead and let them know how many packages you are sending the hotel folks are great about holding things....

piglet33

04-22-2004, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by Viking
Renee',
congrats on winning post #2000 :wave:

I have a preposition to make:

What about an Activity List containing the following features (So far)?
-Pre-Cruz-Activities
-Grills (Bette & Kim)
-Radisson-Pool-Party
-RonJon-Pool-Party

-Sea-Day-activities
-Morning Walk or Jog
-Going to a show together
-Rocking the house in the Disco
-Bingo
-Karaoke

-Shore-Activities
-Antigua
-Eco-Tour (Jill)
-Resort-Day (Renee')

-St Thomas
-CokiBeach Dive & Snorkel Adventure (Eric)
-Private Bus Tour (Bette & Kim)

I put names behind some of the activities, these people would be in charge of setting up the respective activity, answering questions, etc.
I would create this List containing all the abovementioned activities and everything else the group will come up with, the names of the respective "leaders" and their e-mail-adresses.
Concentrating this on some key-people and doing the planning via email instead of the thread will facilitate everything, and will also make it easier to participate for those of us who do not have the possibilty or time to follow the thread as actively like us 'Hardcore-Posters' ;)

What do you think about it? Give me your feedback via the thread or our mail-account, and if it is an 'Aye', tell me the Activity you will be 'responsible' for and the e-mail-adress you will use for it.

Wow 2000! I didn't even know it. We're really going strong posting.

Anyway, Eric I think this is a great idea, so 'Aye' for me.

Renee'

papa

04-22-2004, 05:45 PM

Eric to change the headlight bulb in the Volkswagen Beetle you have to take it back to the shop. Vue is still in shop as the part did not come in. I told my service consulate that she could just give me one of the new ION red line cars when the come in. 2 Liter-200 hp 5 speed supercharged inter-cooler.

Is it October yet??

Arlene down here we don't get a butterscotch just peppermint mints from the service department.

Coral world was nice. I still haven't ridden the cable cars to the top of the hill by the docks yet. Mike

Twinave

04-22-2004, 07:55 PM

Kim and Renee, Sorry for the mix up.:o Still torn between the day at the resort and the Eco-Tour. I guess it's time for a family meeting.
But we are definatly doing the Coki Beach snorkle/dive in St Thomas.
Eric, Love the activities list idea. As I have said before I am interested in planning a brunch or lunch on one of our days at sea. It would be at either Parrot Cay or Lumiers. ::yes::
I have driven my car from FL to SC with alcohol in the car. Never had a problem. As long as you are not trying to sell it, it should be OK. I don't think there would be much profit in flying over from Germany in order to sell 40 oz. of Schnapps.:jester:
Hope everyone is back behind the wheel now. Hate it when my car is broke.:mad:
I'm taking tomorrow off! Well, I will go in for an hour or so, but I will not have to be there early. Sleep-in.::MinnieMo
Later, Ave'

1971visitor

04-22-2004, 10:43 PM

I used to work for American Airlines. We flew free but were restricted on the amount of luggage we could carry with us (carry on only). We shipped excess luggage via FedEx or UPS to the hotel at our destination in advance. It was much more reliable and hassle free...It's an option...

papa

04-22-2004, 11:06 PM

Jamie did you ever get the email I sent you so that we could put all the Lebanon people on the list?? Mike

ciadriamom

04-22-2004, 11:11 PM

Thanks again for the warm greetings. I so much more excited now!!!!!

Twinave, pm me your/her e-mail address. My dauther's is iluvdarie@aol.com. Put DIS boards in the subject line so she can identify her.

Is anyone bring bubbles for the sail away party? If not, I'm offering to bring them, just let me know how many.

The list of activities sounds awesome. Eric, will there be details in your e-mail?

P.S. Don't feel bad, I'll probably be working some time this weekend as well.

Viking

04-23-2004, 03:49 AM

Originally posted by papa
Jamie did you ever get the email I sent you so that we could put all the Lebanon people on the list?? Mike

Mike,
he send sent me his info using the blank list, but stated that he has to talk to rest of his friends before he seds theirs.

Yes Sharon,
details will follow. I'll do the update tomorrow night, but as I'm 6 hours ahead of you, you should have it in the afternoon EST. I hope that I'll also find time for the Activity-List tomorrow.

Mary,
I'll put you on it as being in charge of the Brunch-thing.

bettemom

04-23-2004, 07:59 AM

Hi Eric, Kim here...

I hava a suggestion, since we are putting more info into groups how about dining table groups. This might help some of the newer cruisers to our group "break" the ice ...

1) Those that have established a group table for dinner can list who is at that table, if they have a table name and are they early or late dinner.

2) Diser's who have not joined a dinner table can start a list for early dinner, and for late diner and people can see who is looking for dinner companions and then they can form their own table (s).

Our dinner table guests ( early seating) are:

Bette & Kim ( bettemom)
Renee, Lenny & Haley ( Piglet33)
Fiona & Jim ( cdnmickeylover)
Chris & Denise ( FridayFun)
Jeanne & Sam ( JeannieC)

:thewave:

Bye, Kim

papa

04-23-2004, 09:09 AM

Hi everyone,

Yes the Saturn Vue is still in the shop. (sigh) We do miss him. We call him Big Red. We were talking about the Lemon Law here and when I called the complaint line at Saturn I told them that I did not have a problem with the dealership or their service department but the Saturn has been in the shop at least 8 times for the same reason. Then Mike gets on the phone and was very nice to them and they gave us another car to drive. I hope we aren't renting it. I haven't even been in it because I have been working at the hospital and driving the Beetle back and forth.

Poor Eric, I can understand what you went through with the 'blind' headlight. Unfortunately it takes quite a bit of money to get our 'fiddidles' (Teenage term :hyper: ) fixed on the Volkswagen. Mike worked for a while to fix one of our bad headlights and we found out that if he had kept on he might have really done some damage to something in the headlamp and it would have been a lot more money.

A big HELLO to all the newbies. Welcome. We look forward to meeting you.

Take care everyone. Kathy with a K, DW of Papa

jeanneg

04-23-2004, 09:18 AM

Our party has already been linked together through DCL and consists of the following:
Mary Jo, Sam and Sarah (Sarahsmom)
Arlene and Andy (ARL01)
Nancy and Norm (padisneyfan)
Jeanne and John (jeanneg)
Since I had some difficulty getting feedback from everyone to come up with a name, I am officially calling our group "HIFO".....It's an anagram of our last initials and sounds like an accounting term. If anyone asks, we can always say it stands for "Hungry In/Full Out" which should be very appropriate for the cruise.

cdnmickeylover

04-23-2004, 10:58 AM

Hi Everyone, Haven't posted in a couple of days. Was downtown Toronto at a seminar -- one word -- boring. The best speaker was the tax lawyer so this will give you an idea of just how unexciting it was. The binder of materials was huge so goes on my "if I have time I'll read" list.

Took DS to the doctor and then we went for xrays as the doctor feels there's a 50/50 chance he has a broken bone in his ankle. We should find out today. In the meantime he's just walking on it and not using crutches. If it is broken he'll get an air cast rather than a regular cast because of the time that's passed.

Not sure yet what excursions we are doing. Jim thinks it's way too early to decide but I'll talk to him about everything.

Must get to work as my desk is piled up since I was away for 2 days.

Fiona

Viking

04-23-2004, 02:10 PM

List #13 is in your mail-boxes - Check it out.

Fiona,
we keep our fingers crossed for your DS ::yes::

Kathy,
our next car will definitely have xenon-lights, those blueish, very bright high-voltage lights, which will last a car's lifetime. Only bad side-effect: They're usually a $1000+ option. Talking about money and cars: Gas is up to €1.15/litre now over here (95 octane, 100 octane is as high as €1.25, diesel is €.90) , which compares to roughly $5-6 per gallon.
This may be a solution: :space: , or perhaps this : :drinking1
Hint: Check out the new smileys:rockband:

cdnmickeylover

04-23-2004, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the new list Eric.

Just tried to call about DS but they don't have the report back yet. I'm to call after 5pm. Hopefully it's good news.

Cars -- I drive a Montana and have no clue as to how to change the lights. Can't even see the headlights inside to change them.

:(

Used to be able to change the lights myself on other cars but not this one.

Back to work. Had my desk cleared 2 days ago but it's swamped now.

Fiona

jeanniec

04-23-2004, 04:11 PM

Love that saucer, Eric, and also the cute little smileys! What is the guy on the right drinking? Looks like rum (Bacardi Limon, of course) and coke.

Twinave

04-23-2004, 06:01 PM

Sharon, I sent your daughter an e-mail with my DD e-mail address. I also sent my DD an e-mail with your DD address. :p
Now it's up to them.:jester:

Eric, It's ME Ave' that is wanting to do the brunch/lunch thing. 10 lashes with a wet foam ball. LOL

Later, Ave'

dsncruise lover

04-23-2004, 10:54 PM

Can someone please tell me what cruisetoberfest is? My thought is that it is a festival on the cruse in October. Please help!!!! :confused:

ciadriamom

04-23-2004, 11:02 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Twinave
[B]Sharon, I sent your daughter an e-mail with my DD e-mail address. I also sent my DD an e-mail with your DD address. :p
Now it's up to them.:jester:

Thanks so much, my dd got it and has sent her an e-mail. I'm so excited that such great people will be cruising with us. Not to mention all the new planning I get to do with all of you!! :cloud9:

Viking

04-24-2004, 03:45 AM

Originally posted by dsncruise lover
Can someone please tell me what cruisetoberfest is? My thought is that it is a festival on the cruse in October. Please help!!!! :confused:

On our thread for the cruise 09/22/01 I mentioned that the cruise departs at the same day Oktoberfest in Munich opens. With my wife and me being German and having a lot of Americans with German roots in the group, one of us came up with the name Cruisetoberfest. It was a big success and now we're doing the third one.
BTW, Oktoberfest in Munich always starts in September.

dsncruise lover

04-24-2004, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by Viking
On our thread for the cruise 09/22/01 I mentioned that the cruise departs at the same day Oktoberfest in Munich opens. With my wife and me being German and having a lot of Americans with German roots in the group, one of us came up with the name Cruisetoberfest. It was a big success and now we're doing the third one.
BTW, Oktoberfest in Munich always starts in September.

Thanks. I understand what it is nows. ::MinnieMo :Pinkbounc ::MickeyMo

RellingTwin

04-25-2004, 11:21 AM

Hi everyone! I MIGHT have my computer problem fixed:worried: for now.....we'll see.

Eric, I got the list and activity info. Thanks for putting it together:cool1:

DH is in Alabama for the NASCAR race. And DS went to Florida with his grandparents for the weekend. So it's just DD and I for 3 days.

Fiona...what's the verdict on DS ankel?

papa

04-25-2004, 12:25 PM

Got the Vue out of the shop on Friday and so far it is doing great.
Hope that the computer is fixed Mary.
We kept Katie last night and now we are taking turns watching her the other one gets a nap. Now we know why old people don't have children:bounce:

Grass needs cutting again. Any takers?? Mike

Viking

04-25-2004, 02:21 PM

Good to hear that your car is OK, Mike. Talking about your grass: Poor concrete over your lawn and paint it green :jester:

Mary,
a NASCAR-race sounds coooool. Didn't they change the name from Winston-Cup to NexTel? Ove here racing became kind of predictable: Ferrari and M. Schumacher are dominating the Formula One and win as often as they want. Just today Schumi won the 4th race in a row. Although I'm a fan of him, this makes the races boring.

dsncruise lover,
how comes that you're not yet on our List? C'mon and sent your info to the adress provided in my signature to become an official member ::yes:: :wave:

Twinave

04-25-2004, 05:40 PM

Well, we are going to do the Eco-tour. The family has spoken! :chat:

What a weekend! Is it Monday yet?:eek: Oh well, Disney World trip is just over 3 weeks away.

Will work on the Brunch/Lunch plans and post later today.

Ave'

dsncruise lover

04-25-2004, 07:23 PM

Viking-I did. I sent it yesterday I believe. ::MinnieMo :Pinkbounc ::MickeyMo

Viking

04-26-2004, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by dsncruise lover
Viking-I did. I sent it yesterday I believe. ::MinnieMo :Pinkbounc ::MickeyMo

OK, now I got it: You're Sharon's DD!! Sometimes I'm a bit slow. You must know that I passed that big Four-Oh last year ;)

piglet33

04-26-2004, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by Viking
Talking about your grass: Poor concrete over your lawn and paint it green :jester:

LOL, Eric - that's what Lenny wants to do to our grass so he doesn't have to cut it.

Renee'

piglet33

04-26-2004, 07:24 AM

Last night we went on the NY Waterway Ferry and watched the QEII and QMII leave port and go on their way. What a beautiful sight to see especially when the two ships were in front of the Statue of Liberty and fireworks were set off. I didn't realize the QMII is so much larger than the QEII. I would really love to see the Magic or Wonder next to the QMII. Now that would be an awesome sight to see.

All in all we were on the ferry for almost 3 hours and got home pretty late. I think I'll be having several more cups of coffee than usual.

Renee'

Viking

04-26-2004, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by piglet33
Last night we went on the NY Waterway Ferry and watched the QEII and QMII leave port and go on their way. What a beautiful sight to see especially when the two ships were in front of the Statue of Liberty and fireworks were set off. I didn't realize the QMII is so much larger than the QEII. I would really love to see the Magic or Wonder next to the QMII. Now that would be an awesome sight to see.
Renee'

I wouldn't want to see 'our' ships in front of them: They would lose some of their grandeur, because they're comparatively small. OK, it's only 50 meters and two decks, but you would see it.

jeanniec

04-26-2004, 09:08 AM

Well, the countdown to our trip to OKW with DS, DD & DGS is only five days away. I am so anxious to see Gavin's reaction to the World now that he is almost 5. Amazingly, he still has memories of the attractions that he went on two years ago when he was only 3. Inisists that he will never, ever go on POC again because it is "scary". But he does want to go to the Haunted Mansion?? Told him he could go on "Goofy's Barnstormer" and he said "I might throw up". This poor child has no idea how indoctrinated he will be to Disney by the time he grows up. We are training him well to carry on the family tradition!

bettemom

04-26-2004, 09:59 AM

Hi Guys, Kim here...

Wirh all the newbies that have joined our grioup of merry sailors perhaps some more people might like to join a group of us on a tour, we need to have 20 people minimum to have the tour be private... If you would like to join the tour let us know... We only need 7 more cruisers...

Bye, Kim

Hi Guys, A few weeks ago I posted about a group tour while in St. Thomas. If we have 20 people minimum and up to 25 maximum we can rent our own jeep safari open tour vehicle and driver for the day. The cost comes out to a reasonable $ 20.00 each person plus a tip for the driver. All other expenses are our responsibility, lunch, shopping & so on…

Right now here is the list of who is confirmed to go on the tour.

Join the group we only need 7 more souls to join us for a day of fun… E-mail me, or post here if interested and I will add you to the list. Once we have 20 people confirmed we can finalize the reservation in St. Thomas.

1) Bette
2) Kim
3) Renee’ & Haley
4) Lenny
5) Mary Jo
6) Sara
7) Sam
8) Arlene
9) Andy
10 Jen
11 Peter
12 Jeanne C
13 Sam C

The general consensus is that we would like to tour for the morning, go somewhere “quaint” where we can have lunch, a little swim and a little unique shopping, then end the day will high test shopping at the center of town in the marketplace. Anyone who wanted to opt out of shopping can be brought back to the ship and perhaps we can schedule 2 pickups in town for those shopping veterans and those who are shopping lightweights.

Hygiene99

04-26-2004, 11:40 AM

No shopping for me.....................................

Jen does not like to shop we can just walk back to the ship

it is far but not thAT FAR.. from the shopping area...

we did it before... was fun took our time was not Jens Power walk... as I do not subscribe to that .... maybe mile or 2

peter

Anybody else thinking of doing a repo cruise ????
for the magic.... in may 0f 2005.....????

We have free airfare from SW so that is not an issue as I would by a/f for the oct. cruise and save the free ones for a trip one way to florida and one way from Cal....

Smart like tractor Strong like Bull.. lol

bettemom

04-26-2004, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by Hygiene99
No shopping for me.....................................

Jen does not like to shop we can just walk back to the ship

it is far but not thAT FAR.. from the shopping area...

we did it before... was fun took our time was not Jens Power walk... as I do not subscribe to that .... maybe mile or 2

peter

Anybody else thinking of doing a repo cruise ????
for the magic.... in may 0f 2005.....????

We have free airfare from SW so that is not an issue as I would by a/f for the oct. cruise and save the free ones for a trip one way to florida and one way from Cal....

Smart like tractor Strong like Bull.. lol

Peter, Our Travel Agent already has us on the waiting list for the Florida to California repositioning cruise... Can't wait to hear back from her next Wednesday...

Bye, Kim

jeanneg

04-26-2004, 01:01 PM

Since I hardly ever have the time to surf other threads on this board, I'm totally in the dark about the repo cruise.....can somebody please post a link? Thanks!

bettemom

04-26-2004, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by jeanneg
Since I hardly ever have the time to surf other threads on this board, I'm totally in the dark about the repo cruise.....can somebody please post a link? Thanks!

Here you go Jeanne...

The Rumor Mill

Rumors have been circulating for months that the Disney Magic will be based out of California on a 'test' basis starting in May 2005 through late August 2005. The rumor is that 7 night sailings will begin on May 28th 2005 out of Long Beach, CA, and that the itinerary will include certain stops in Mexico. While not yet confirmed, we've heard Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas as among the ports of call. The rumors we’ve heard is that the 7 day cruises will begin on May 28th and run through August 20th (meaning there will only be 12 cruises). If history is any indication, any time Disney does a 'special' itinerary, they tend to sell out fairly quickly.

The rumor also speculates that there will be two 14 day "transition" cruises, where the ship first travels to Long Beach from Florida, then again when it comes home to Port Canaveral (transition cruises are necessary in order to move the ship from one coast to the next). The rumor is that those itineraries will include Castaway Cay (of course) as well as several Mexican destinations that will not appear on the 7 night cruises (including Acapulco and Curacao. What we've heard (which we've found hard to believe, but we'll see) is that the 14 day transition cruises will be very well priced. For example, a Cat 6 on a 14 day cruise will run about $2400 per person, and Cat 11's will run about $1200 per person. For a 14 day sailing, that's great. We’ve also heard that there will be a limited number of staterooms offered on the transition cruises (again, this is rumor, but more than one person told us that they do not intend to sell out the entire ship on the transition cruise. This makes absolutely no sense to me, but that’s not unusual either : ). Of course, since it's a 'transition' cruise it is only "one way" and you'll have to make arrangements to fly back from California rather than Orlando (or vice versa depending on which transition cruise you choose). However, with air fares on many carriers being so good right now, that should not be too much of an issue.

Of course all of this is speculative until Disney confirms this, which we anticipate will happen during the Disneyland Press Event on May 4th & 5th, we won't know for sure. However, our confidence is fairly high that this information is accurate. We’ve heard this information from more than one source and over a period of the last several weeks.

Rumors on pricing have been sketchy, but we understand that the prices will be higher than what is currently charged on the East Coast cruises. For example, we heard from one CM that Category 12 staterooms will run between $1200 and $1600 per person (adult). We've heard that Category 5 staterooms will run between $2000 and $2700 per person and Category 6 staterooms will run between $1800 and $2600.

We think that this 'test' will be part of an overall plan to add a ship out of California on regular basis, but if that happens, it will be a few YEARS before a ship is ready. If you think you might be interested in doing a California Cruise, we suggest you fill out a special request form on the Dreams Unlimited Travel site (CLICK HERE). This will not be a guarantee of a stateroom or price, but it will get your request in as soon as they are released. Remember, the more full the ship gets the higher the price will go. If you want the lowest tier pricing available, you have to be among the first to book. Be sure to include the date you would like to sail. Since we are not sure of the exact dates, our agents will price out the date closest to what you requested. As I said, we expect the 7 night sailings to start on May 28th, which would mean the following sail dates:

May 28, 2005
June 4, 2005
June 11, 2005
June 18, 2005
June 25, 2005
July 2, 2005
July 9, 2005
July 16, 2005
July 23, 2005
July 30, 2005
Aug 6, 2005
Aug 13, 2005
Transition sailings are rumored to happen on May 14th – May 28th (from Port Canaveral to Long Beach, CA) and Aug 20th – Sept 3rd (from Long Beach, CA to Port Canaveral, FL). Keep in mind that if you book a transition cruise, they are, in effect "one way", meaning you will have to fly in to Orlando and out of Los Angeles (or vice versa).

The pricing that we’ve heard is substantially higher than the Caribbean cruises, and we feel this is due (in part) to the fact that these are unique cruises and Disney has been very successful with specialty cruises (as I said, they book out quickly, and usually do well). If the cruises do not sell well (which I’m doubting), they will adjust the price accordingly. We just want to make sure that we release what we’ve heard, and remind everyone that this is still unconfirmed, but if it is something that interests you, you should look to make plans fairly soon. We will release more as we get the info.

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jeanneg

04-26-2004, 01:32 PM

for that very complete explanation. Tha repo cruise sounds like a fabulous opportunity and I would love to do it, but I'm afraid a 14-day cruise is not an option for us. My husband is in a solo practice and would never be able to take off for such a huge chunk of time.......although I'm sure his staff would love getting paid for the 2 1/2 weeks he's not around! And we won't have any graduations next May either......as opposed to the 3 we have this year! I'll just have to keep it in mind in the event we win the lottery and DH can retire!

Viking

04-26-2004, 01:40 PM

No Repo-cruise for us - Although our next USA-trip will be in the West. Probably starting in the Denver-Area and then a big circle through Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona. Another possibility may be a New England-tour.
We'll have to ponder it for a while as we don't know if we will do another USA-trip next year after having been to the US twice in '03 and then again '04. We're also considering a dive-vacation to the Seychelles or Maledives next year, or even Egypt, but an Islamic country like this isn't a top-choice IMHO right now. We'll have to wait and see.
Another possibility we're thinking about is a repo-cruise on a German ship, the Aida. This boat does a two-week Atlantic crossing twice a year, starting in the Mediterranean with two or three ports-of-call there, then across the Pond and another three ports there to eventually arrive in the Dominican Republic, where we would spend another week before returning.

If we don't do our usual four-week USA-trip next year, we'll probably do a week in NYC or Washington DC in spring for some shopping and sightseeing. But this also depends on the Dollar/Euro-conversion rate.

Viking

04-26-2004, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by jeanneg
for that very complete explanation. Tha repo cruise sounds like a fabulous opportunity and I would love to do it, but I'm afraid a 14-day cruise is not an option for us. My husband is in a solo practice and would never be able to take off for such a huge chunk of time.......although I'm sure his staff would love getting paid for the 2 1/2 weeks he's not around! And we won't have any graduations next May either......as opposed to the 3 we have this year! I'll just have to keep it in mind in the event we win the lottery and DH can retire!
Don't you have practice-sitters in the USA? Over here we have lots of docs, who like to be independent and substitute their colleagues while those are on vacation. Those guys kind of 'jump' from practice to practice.

jeanneg

04-26-2004, 02:10 PM

Eric:
He does have other physicians who "cover" for him but they do it in their own facility and they personally bill the patient. The patients are referred to the covering doctor via our staff or, during off-hours, his answering service. Essentially, if he's not around all his plant and equipment, including staff, are idle with the exception of any catch-up work that needs to be done. That's why it's difficult to be away too long. Evenually he would like to take on a junior partner, but the practice is very new (only 2 yrs. old) and still going through growing pains so that is not an option right now. We moved to NC because DH was tired of private practice and all its headaches (I did not work for him at the time and his office manager was a crook!) Anyhow, he landed a very nice position with a large group in Raleigh but after about 3 years they relocated to Charlotte and we did not want to pick up and move our family again. That is why at his age, he's still a relative newbie!

two-foxes

04-26-2004, 02:16 PM

Geez, waitlists for the cruise already???? We will do our darndest to book a spot, just to have it reserved, then re-evaluate our financial, kid trying, work situation stuff to see if it is a doable option. I was going to MAKE Tim go to DLR regardless for the 50th....I grew up going there (thanks to a CM cousin, we got in free all the time!), but Tim thinks it is "ghetto." I plainly love Disneyland however (just add that to our differences, along with politics!) So, we will (attempt) to book the repo, then see if we can swing it for sure later in the year.

Part of me says, vacations can be done at places other than Disney....but the other part screams DISNEY!!! I would love to go to Italy....that is my next "dream destination".

Viking - My inlaws went to Egypt last year, and they thought it was amazing. There was security EVERYWHERE for them, as they were travelling with an American group, but they such a good time and an amazing learning experience. They were supposed to go in Oct of 2001, but Sept 11 put a screeching hold on that.

Hygiene99

04-26-2004, 03:48 PM

We also have a note in with our travel agent

So we get a secret porthole room on the ship for the Florida to Cal
Repo cruise, So maybe we will see u there our friend to the north....

Bette how are the secret herbs working for u ????

lol peter

cdnmickeylover

04-26-2004, 03:49 PM

Jeanneg -- Can understand your DH's problem. Up til last year's cruise I only took one week off at a time because of leaving the office. I'm lucky though that there is another lawyer here who looks after my stuff for me while I'm gone. He only works part time as he also teaches full time but he does cover for me. Because of the work that I do it's just not possible to schedule stuff around my time.

Would love to do a repositioning cruise but it's during my busy time of the year and I'd never be able to take the time off. Since the other lawyer teaches I can go during the year but he takes a lot of the summer off.

Fall is a busy time too so might not be able to go away again in the fall of 2005. January/February are good times to go away but not great weather times in Florida. Ugh

I'll just have to win the lottery and retire. :p

Fiona

cdnmickeylover

04-26-2004, 03:50 PM

Oh -- read the thread about the cancelled cruise. Agreed with you Bette -- free cruise was a bit much to expect.

Fiona

Viking

04-26-2004, 04:39 PM

Folks,
if you happen to reply to mails sent from the antiguaorbust@yahoo.com, please do NOT use the 'REPLY'-button of your mailprogram!!! Reason: This may lead to sending back the attachments as well, and that will quickly exceed the mailbox's capacity.
Nevertheless I'll change the HIFO's table name from 'Hungy' to 'Hungry' - Although I can't image how someone can be hungry on that ship ;)

Goin' to bed now, reading some more of 'The Last Juror' by Grisham, and then getting some sleep - Tomorrow's Part II of root canal :( And Anja has to go there day after tomorrow for the replacement of a filling. Exchange of one of those ancient metal fillings against a state-of-the-art ceramic one. That guy gets his next vacation paid by us ;)

bettemom

04-26-2004, 04:49 PM

Hi Peter, Just sent you and Jen a PM.

Bye, Kim

Hygiene99

04-26-2004, 05:07 PM

Got it ...

Eric i hope u Bring the Blue Hat .... lol

LOOKS GOOD ON U ....:wizard: :sleep: :dog:

piglet33

04-26-2004, 06:15 PM

Count us out for the repositioning cruise. May and November are very busy times for me at work, and there would be no way that I could arrange that.:( Bummer.... I even filled out the form from Dreams for a quote for it before I realized when it was.

Renee'

padisneyfan

04-26-2004, 06:18 PM

Hi Everyone--- Norm and I just got back from our 4 day trip to Williamsburg. Weather was great and no crowds to deal with. The palace gardens were beautiful with all the tulips in bloom. It has been over 20 years since we last visited there. So it was like a new adventure since it has been so long. I bought the Freedom pass through AAA so we have a year to return with that pass. Maybe we will go again either in late Oct or early November or next spring.

The reposition cruise looks really interesting. Wonder how many DVC points that will take. I doubt that we can cruise next Oct because of my committment as Chairperson of the NE Regional Conference for WOCN (my professional group). The conference is in the 3rd weekend of Oct so will have to go after the conference.

We have not made any decisions regarding excursions for the Oct trip. I am still working on our May cruise excursions. Need to finalize a couple more things and then we will be ready to cruise in May.

Got alot of things to get caught up on talk to everyone later.

Jeanne-- Sorry I never responded to your requests for a name for our dinner group. The name you picked looks fine to me.

Later,
Nancy::MinnieMo

dsncruise lover

04-26-2004, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by Viking
OK, now I got it: You're Sharon's DD!! Sometimes I'm a bit slow. You must know that I passed that big Four-Oh last year ;)

Yes I am. I told her about the DIS boards and she has been addicted ever since. That's OK. We all are slow at times. LOL ::MinnieMo :Pinkbounc ::MickeyMo

RellingTwin

04-26-2004, 06:22 PM

No repositioning cruise for us:( ...Too much time off for all of us and not in the vacation budget:earseek:
We are planning to visit some crazy Germans in 2006!!!

Anja...I saw a bumber sticker today and it made me think of you. It said:

SQUIRREL
It's what's for dinner!

jeanneg...what is your DH field? Several of the docs I work with had been in private practice, but in OB/Gyn it is practiclly impossible to do anymore.

two-foxes...I totally agree with you about vacationing with Disney. Everytime we go someplace else, we wonder why we didn't go to WDW!! That is one of the reasons we bought into Disney Vacation Club.

jeanneg

04-26-2004, 07:17 PM

Mary: He's an ophthalmologist who specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous.

Twinave

04-26-2004, 07:21 PM

Brunch/Lunch

Where: Parrot Cay Dinning Room- Disney Magic.
When: Thursday Oct 7th 12:00-2:00pm
What: Seafood Buffet
How: Send your info to me. Twinave@aol.com. (Last name and how many will attend) I will go to the head server at Parrot Cay and give them a heads up as to how many people to expect. Put Dis Brunch in subject line.
How Much: Free or should I say the price is "included in the price of the cruise".
Why: OK, here's my thinking......

:scratchin
By Thursday everyone will have met at least once.
It's open seating.
Planning can take place for the final assault on Castaway Cay.
Lots of Photo-Ops.
Totally informal.
Children are welcome.
It is an "at sea day", so no one should have to rush off for an excursion.
Seafood buffet should offer everyone somethoing they like.
Drinks are on me. (Soft drinks, tea and coffee only)
:crazy:

What do you all think? Please let me know!

Later, Ave'

jeanneg

04-26-2004, 07:27 PM

Ave: Thanks for organizing this event. Please count us in. Oh, and that's so nice of you to pick up the drinks.....put me down for a Long Island Iced Tea and DH will have an Irish Coffee! (Gotcha)BTW, how do you know there will be a seafood buffet and Parrot Cay will be open for lunch that day. I'd like to arrange a similar event for the cruise I'm taking in August but I'm not sure you can rely on old navigators.

piglet33

04-26-2004, 09:34 PM

Ave'

Thank you so much for doing this. I just emailed you our info.

Thanks,

Renee'

Twinave

04-26-2004, 09:49 PM

Jeanneg, I am going by "old" navigators, but they are the newest "old ' navigators found on Barb's site. If things change, then we can go with the flow. But I would really like to get an idea of what size group we are dealing with. One way or another we WILL be invading a dinning room on 10/7 at 12 noon. :smooth:
Long Island Ice Tea and Irish Coffee for Jeanneg! Drink budget now broke, the rest of you are all on your own drink wise.
:drinking1

Later, Ave'

ciadriamom

04-27-2004, 01:15 AM

My dd is s right, I'm addicted to these boards. Thank goodness we don't have access to the internet at work, I'd be fired.

Picked up my cap and gown tonight for graduation on the 18th. WHOOO HOOO 38 years old and graduating from college. Better late than never I guess.

I've spend the last two nights reading all the prior posts, I feel like I know you guys.

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:35 AM

Originally posted by Hygiene99
Got it ...

Eric i hope u Bring the Blue Hat .... lol

LOOKS GOOD ON U ....:wizard: :sleep: :dog:

WILCO

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:36 AM

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:41 AM

Originally posted by RellingTwin
We are planning to visit some crazy Germans in 2006!!!

Anja...I saw a bumber sticker today and it made me think of you. It said:

SQUIRREL
It's what's for dinner!

Go on like this and there won't be anybody there to visit, Savage :teeth: (Says Anja)

What sides would you recommend with the squirrel? :jester: (Says Eric)

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by jeanneg
Mary: He's an ophthalmologist who specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous.

Retina I know, but vitreous :confused:

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:46 AM

I googled it, Jeanne. I assumed that it was, what we call 'Glaskörper' ('Glass Body' translated verbatim) in German, and I was right ::yes::
Ophtalmologists haven't made much business so far with Anja and me. We both still have perfect sight, I only have to be checked for heightened inner eye pressure from time to time as it runs in the family.

bettemom

04-27-2004, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by Viking
Go on like this and there won't be anybody there to visit, Savage :teeth: (Says Anja)

What sides would you recommend with the squirrel? :jester: (Says Eric)

Anja,

You can come to New Hampshire. Our squirrels are so spoiled that they will actually bang on the windows when they have no food outside... And if you are outside and they have no food you will likely be bombarded with flying missiles from the little creatures until you fill the food box...

Bye, Kim

ARLO1

04-27-2004, 07:58 AM

I dont know why but I was locked out of the post. So now I've reregistered and hopefully will be able to receive email notifications again.

arlene

papa

04-27-2004, 08:49 AM

The only repositioning that we will do is to move our buttocks from side to side in the recliner.

Mike

Viking

04-27-2004, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Anja,

You can come to New Hampshire. Our squirrels are so spoiled that they will actually bang on the windows when they have no food outside... And if you are outside and they have no food you will likely be bombarded with flying missiles from the little creatures until you fill the food box...

Bye, Kim

Anja will surely be glad that there also are some decent people cruising with us ;)

But I must remark that the kind of squirrel you are talking about would only give excuses to the Rednecks: "They shot first. I had to shoot 'em in self-defense!!' :jester:

jeanneg

04-27-2004, 09:16 AM

What sides would you recommend with the squirrel? :jester: (Says Eric) [/B][/QUOTE]

Acorn squash, of course! (Yuk,yuk)

jeanneg

04-27-2004, 09:29 AM

Eric: you are correct about "glass body" (I admit I had to get out his medical dictionary myself!). Most of his patients are older and suffer from macular degeneration. The younger ones are either diabetics or have suffered some form of occular trauma. For most people, being referred to my husband is not a "good" thing as he rarely handles general ophthalmology cases.

Arlene: glad to hear you're back with us girl!

Papa: ha-ha, I like your style.....can we join you for "repositioning"?

Viking

04-27-2004, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by jeanneg

Papa: ha-ha, I like your style.....can we join you for "repositioning"?

No way, Jeanne!!! Coming from a medical background you'll have to join us healthy people and go for a run around the ship. Wherelse can you run at 21 knots + your own speed :dog: and after 10 laps around the ship (Just 2.5 miles) you earned yourself a :mickeybar or :drinking1 or even this :cake:

@GoofyNut

04-27-2004, 02:14 PM

:earseek: Eat squirrel? OH NO, NOT ROCKY - BULLWINKLE WOULD BE HEART BROKEN!

@GoofyNut

04-27-2004, 02:16 PM

Curious :confused: Just who has enough money and pull to book an entire Disney Cruise?

two-foxes

04-27-2004, 02:59 PM

Hello, there! I hope everyone is having a good week so far...

I contacted Chantal, the rep from Adventure Antigua Eco Tour and she requests that anyone who would like to book to please contact her directly. All you need to do is specify that you are with the Cruisetoberfest (hope I spelled that right!) group for Oct 5.

Here is the link for online reservations...

http://www.adventureantigua.com/book.htm

Don't forget, you get a 10% discount for booking online, and the deposit due at the time of booking is $20. She didn't give a deadline for booking, however all tours are limited to 25 people, so the sooner the better! It sounds like an amazing time!

Feel free to either PM me or email me at jillfox@comcast.net if you have any questions or want clarification on anything!

Is it October yet???!?!?!:tongue:

Viking

04-27-2004, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by @GoofyNut
Curious :confused: Just who has enough money and pull to book an entire Disney Cruise?
Cathy,
perhaps they have the same rate as Anja and I, then it is very affordable :jester:

Jill,
I paid the deposit on Saturday and Chantal sent me a confirmation on Monday. We'd like to thank you for setting this up ::yes::

Twinave

04-27-2004, 05:12 PM

Thanks for all of you that responded to the Lunch @ Parrot Cay Idea. We are already at 20 people! But I do need to clarifiy something. On Erics Activities List he listed the lunch as Palo Brunch. This lunch will not be at Palo. If someone else wants to do a group lunch at Palo, go for it. Or book it on your own. It's very good. But we were NOT happy with the way we were treated last year. And I don't want to repeat the experience.:( I just assume keep my $10 (now that I have to buy someone a LI ice tea and Irish coffee) and eat with in a dinning room where I don't feel they are doing us a favor to seat us. Nuff said.:duck:
Later, Ave'

cdnmickeylover

04-27-2004, 05:27 PM

Jim and I are up for the brunch. We probably aren't going to do Palo at all this cruise. Dinner was so-so and the brunch was just too darn hot in the separate room so it really wasn't that pleasant.

Work is busy which is good and bad. Good because time flies, bad because I can't web surf!!

Back to work so I can leave sometime soon. At least the telephone has stopped ringing.

Fiona

usetheforceluke

04-27-2004, 06:25 PM

What sides would you recommend with the squirrel

Collards and cornbread. :)

Unless it is done properly, squirrel can be a bit greasy and stringy. Always reminded me of a cross between skunk and beaver... Now both of them are some mighty fine eating, especially beaver tail.

Now I'm hungry... have to go out and see if there is anything fresh on the street.

Jim.

Twinave

04-27-2004, 06:48 PM

YUMMMMMM! Road Kill!http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/constrector/possumhump3.gif

:crazy: :teeth: :scared1:

usetheforceluke

04-27-2004, 07:00 PM

Road Kill

Hmmm...

I prefer "Blacktop Waffles".

Jim.

bettemom

04-27-2004, 07:47 PM

Originally posted by ciadriamom
My dd is s right, I'm addicted to these boards. Thank goodness we don't have access to the internet at work, I'd be fired.

Picked up my cap and gown tonight for graduation on the 18th. WHOOO HOOO 38 years old and graduating from college. Better late than never I guess.

I've spend the last two nights reading all the prior posts, I feel like I know you guys.

Hi Sharon,

If you go to this web site www.godfreytoursvi.com
you can see the agency that we hope to book with ( if we get 20 people). We will customize the tour to see the parts of the island that the majority are interested in seeing. We will end the day with shopping , however we can add a couple earlier returns to the ship if someone wants to take a break. I think that your girls would have a nice time also. All the people who have already signed up are all great people. Mary Jo has a daughter 13 coming on the tour... If you have any other ??? just ask.

Bye, Kim

RellingTwin

04-27-2004, 09:44 PM

Sharon...BIG CONGRATS:thewave: on your upcoming graduation!
Glad your getting to know us!!!

AVE...WHAT THE HECK IS THAT!!??

Eric..there is a national commercial here put out by the American Beef Producers. The "catch phrase" is: BEEF...it's whats for dinner.
I think this is the insperation behind the Squirrel bumper sticker.:duck:

Ave, please sign my family up for lunch!Thanks for doing this!
I don't think we will do Palo either. The whole thing last year left me with a bad feeling about Palo.

Two-foxes....how did you make your deposit on the Eco tour? Credit card?

jeanneg....we have a pretty well known part of our hospital called the "Storm Eye Institute", with some of the best eye docs/surgeons around. Some really amazing stuff is being done in this field in the last 10 years!I hope a cure for MD comes soon!

It's so nice to have DH and DS back! DD and I enjoyed our time together, but since DH is my best friend and DS is her best friend...we were very glad when they came home:grouphug:

two-foxes

04-27-2004, 10:06 PM

Rellingtwin-
Yep, credit card for the deposit. The remainder is to be paid cash or travellers checks on the tour date.

Viking

04-28-2004, 03:40 AM

I love the roadkill jokes :hyper: Anja may have a different point of view ;)

I change the Palo Brunch into Parrot Cay - I just assumed that it takes place in Palo.
Talking about Palo: We won't go there. We did it once and weren't that excited

alikat99

04-28-2004, 06:11 AM

I just wanted to let all my Cruisetoberfest II friends know that I'm off to the hospital to have baby Madison in a few minutes. I woke up this morning, excited, but a little bit apprehensive. I haven't really had the time to think about the fact that we're going to be bringing another baby home soon. But, I'm sure that will all turn to complete joy when I see her face.

Take care, have a great weekend, and I'll post back on the boards when we have some details and pictures.

Amy

Viking

04-28-2004, 06:15 AM

Viel Glück - Good Luck::yes:: :wave:

RellingTwin

04-28-2004, 06:22 AM

We'll be thinking of you! How nice of you to be thinking of us at a time like this!:earseek:

bettemom

04-28-2004, 06:31 AM

HUGS !!!!!
Kim & Bette

cdnmickeylover

04-28-2004, 07:29 AM

Was actually thinking about you this week Amy (and Chris and Emily)! Glad that you posted. Good luck.

ARLO1

04-28-2004, 08:30 AM

I'm getting very frustrated....everyday I try to post or whatever and I have to register and get a new password. Anybody else having these problems?????

Amy and Chris - congratulations and lots of luck....

Andy and I would like to join the Parrot Cay lunch also.....

I desperately need to get to work. One of my coworkers is on vacation for almost 3 weeks and guess who gets to do her work along with my own...I walked out of work yesterday with a big stress knot in the back of my neck and I can almost guess that it wont leave until she gets back. The only saving grace is that she is a big mouth and talks constantly and loudly so its almost a relief not to hear her voice...I need a good strong handsome man to stand behind me and give me neck rubs and massages...wheres Ethan from Survivor when you need him. If he was here I'd have a constant smile on my face all day long...

Arlene

cdnmickeylover

04-28-2004, 11:06 AM

Sending you a :hug: Arlene. It's close to the end of the month so we are busy at work. My secretary gets very stressed so I have to stay calm -- luckily she hasn't yet realized that I'm away the end of September.

Back to work.

Fiona

cdnmickeylover

04-28-2004, 11:07 AM

Oh no troubles with signing in although Jim seems to have a lot of problems which is why he doesn't post much.

Fiona

@GoofyNut

04-28-2004, 01:50 PM

Amy & Chris (and Emily too) ..................... :Pinkbounc cause it's a girl and also cause she's sure to be a :cutie:, wish we were there for a :grouphug: on the baby's :bday: (How'd I do!)

Were your ears burning the other day ... was thinking about Emily and the "here fishy, fishy" when we swam with the stingrays.

Best of Luck.

Viking

04-28-2004, 01:52 PM

Got #2100 :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Viking

04-28-2004, 01:55 PM

For those having trouble to automatically log in: Check your computers, respectively your browser's security setting. You MUST enable cookies for that automatic log-in!!!

ARLO1

04-28-2004, 02:33 PM

I wasnt having any problems until yesterday. Dont know what happened or why I'm not getting email notifications of a new post. Very frustrating though.....

Arlene

piglet33

04-28-2004, 03:18 PM

Amy,

Glad you posted. Can't wait to see pictures of your new little princess: . Take care and keep in touch.

Renee'

Hygiene99

04-28-2004, 06:50 PM

Hi Amy Congrats....

hope all goes well ...

Peter

JanDave

04-28-2004, 07:15 PM

Hello:

I will not be sailing with you DISers on 10/2/04, however, we are sailing on the 9/18/04 cruise which stops at Antigua.

I contacted DCL this week about the Antigua excursions and info about the personal watercraft (jet ski) excursion on CC. This is DCL's response:

The shore excursions for Antigua have not been finalized yet. Please check periodically with our
Special Service Desk or website for updated information.

The Personal Watercraft Tour on Castaway Cay is for our guests 8 years and older. However, this
shore excursion cannot be reserved in advance. Arrangements for this specific excursion can only be
made once onboard the ship at our Shore Excursion Desk. Following is a description for you:
Get to know Castaway Cay like a native! A knowledgeable guide will take you on a fascinating eco
adventure via personal watercraft as you learn about the area's abundant marine life, unique ecology
and storied history. First, your guide will lead the way to a scenic stop amid the mangroves, where
you'll learn about Castaway Cay's intriguing ecosystem. Then, it's off to a second point of
interest, where your guide will describe the colorful history of The Bahamas and the unique island
marine life. You may ride either single or in pairs on this exciting journey-why not make it a
family affair? The entire adventure, including Personal Watercraft instructions will last
approximately 1 hour. It is recommended to wear water shoes or sandals, as well as eyeglass straps.
Riders will board the watercraft from the water.
Cost Per Person: $95 single riders $160 double riders
To ride, you must be at least 8 years old. To drive, you must be at least 18 years old. If you are
16 or 17 years old and wish to drive, you must obtain authorization from a parent or legal guardian.
Age Requirements: No one under 8 allowed on this shore excursion due to age limits and safety
concerns.

Jan

Twinave

04-28-2004, 07:20 PM

:cloud9: :thewave: :cloud9:

Congrats Amy, Chris and Emily! Some hospitals have websites with newborns pictures. Maybe yours has one. Hint, hint.
How you are all well, happy and healthy.

Arlo, No problems here with logging on. :badpc: But I feel your pain.:p

Is it Friday yet?

Later, Ave'

piglet33

04-28-2004, 09:41 PM

Hi Everyone,

I talked with Colleen (Scootersmom) tonight, and we decided to get together Fourth of July weekend. We'll be going to Penn's Cave and staying at the SpringHill Suites in State College, PA from July 2-5. We decided to post this on the boards to see if anyone else was interested in joining us. You know, the more the merrier. PM me or Colleen if you want more details.

Anyway, it seems most of the hotels are booked so we reserved our rooms tonight.

Renee'

Viking

04-29-2004, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by JanDave
Hello:

I will not be sailing with you DISers on 10/2/04, however, we are sailing on the 9/18/04 cruise which stops at Antigua.

I contacted DCL this week about the Antigua excursions and info about the personal watercraft (jet ski) excursion on CC. This is DCL's response:

The shore excursions for Antigua have not been finalized yet. Please check periodically with our
Special Service Desk or website for updated information.

The Personal Watercraft Tour on Castaway Cay is for our guests 8 years and older. However, this
shore excursion cannot be reserved in advance. Arrangements for this specific excursion can only be
made once onboard the ship at our Shore Excursion Desk. Following is a description for you:
Get to know Castaway Cay like a native! A knowledgeable guide will take you on a fascinating eco
adventure via personal watercraft as you learn about the area's abundant marine life, unique ecology
and storied history. First, your guide will lead the way to a scenic stop amid the mangroves, where
you'll learn about Castaway Cay's intriguing ecosystem. Then, it's off to a second point of
interest, where your guide will describe the colorful history of The Bahamas and the unique island
marine life. You may ride either single or in pairs on this exciting journey-why not make it a
family affair? The entire adventure, including Personal Watercraft instructions will last
approximately 1 hour. It is recommended to wear water shoes or sandals, as well as eyeglass straps.
Riders will board the watercraft from the water.
Cost Per Person: $95 single riders $160 double riders
To ride, you must be at least 8 years old. To drive, you must be at least 18 years old. If you are
16 or 17 years old and wish to drive, you must obtain authorization from a parent or legal guardian.
Age Requirements: No one under 8 allowed on this shore excursion due to age limits and safety
concerns.

Jan

Jan, Thanks a lot for posting this :wave:
Some of us already booked an eco-tour on Antigua. Here's the link: Eco-Tour (http://www.adventureantigua.com)

Zapp1213

04-29-2004, 03:57 AM

Hi Everyone. Wow! This is a busy thread!

I (40), dh (37), dd (almost 13), & ds (10) will all be onboard 10/2/04. We just cannot wait! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

We're celebrating our 16th anniversary (we're reserving Palo for dinner), & dd's 13th b-day on the ship.

This is our 2nd cruise, the first being Sept 7, '02.

This is my first "meet" on the DIS. Do we really find friends here & meet you on the ship? Do people get together prior to sailing? We were originally going with another family (kids the same ages), but he lost his job recently, and they can't justify the expense right now. (Hopefully, that can change very soon & they'll change their minds!) We're disappointed--we were really looking forward to sharing the trip with someone we know.

I'm really glad I found DISboards. I've gotten some really great ideas. I only wish I knew of it in '02! Thanks for the great advice!

JanDave

04-29-2004, 06:40 AM

Viking: We, too, booked the Eco Tour in late 2003 for our 9/18 Antigua cruise. I was just curious as to what DCL is offering. Will be posting our trip report before you set sail.

Jan

bettemom

04-29-2004, 08:08 AM

bettemom

04-29-2004, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by piglet33
Hi Everyone,

I talked with Colleen (Scootersmom) tonight, and we decided to get together Fourth of July weekend. We'll be going to Penn's Cave and staying at the SpringHill Suites in State College, PA from July 2-5. We decided to post this on the boards to see if anyone else was interested in joining us. You know, the more the merrier. PM me or Colleen if you want more details.

Anyway, it seems most of the hotels are booked so we reserved our rooms tonight.

Renee'

Hi Renee'

We would love to join you but it seems we are now going to move my lab into a new facility and everything has to happen in the next 3 months, so if we could come it would be last minute and then we would be sleeping on chaise lounges outside..Hmmmm does this sound a little like our last cruise ????

I am excited about the move, since I will be only 14 miles from work and not 45 miles as I am now.

Bye, Kim

Viking

04-29-2004, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Renee'

We would love to join you but it seems we are now going to move my lab into a new facility and everything has to happen in the next 3 months, so if we could come it would be last minute and then we would be sleeping on chaise lounges outside..Hmmmm does this sound a little like our last cruise ????

I am excited about the move, since I will be only 14 miles from work and not 45 miles as I am now.

Bye, Kim

14 miles from home, I suppose ;)

jeanniec

04-29-2004, 09:56 AM

Hi Zapp1213. Welcome! We have not cruised with this group before either, but everyone is very friendly and it sounds like the cruise will be a blast! What suburb do you live in? We used to live in Niles, but we moved to Naperville before our last move to Charlotte, NC, 18 years ago. I will post the info needed to get on our list later if someone else doesn't. Just wanted to say a quick hello to a fellow Chicago area cruiser.

bettemom

04-29-2004, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by Viking
14 miles from home, I suppose ;)

:tongue::tongue::tongue:

What can I say, it was early...

Kim

papa

04-29-2004, 11:09 AM

Congratulations Amy and family. Hope that all goes well with the delivery and everyone recovers just fine. Welcome to all of our new cruisers. Several of us have cruised together for the last 3 or so years. These are some of the nicest people in the world to be with. You can choose to do things together or not it is up to you. This is just a way of breaking the ice and it makes you feel like you are cruising with family not 2400 strangers. Mike

cdnmickeylover

04-29-2004, 12:05 PM

Hi Zapp1213 -- Welcome!!! We joined the group for last year's cruise and had a great time. It really made the cruise for us esp. as we got to eat dinner with people we "knew" rather than with total strangers. It's a great bunch of people. The best part is wandering around the ship and bumping into people that you know. It's make for a friendlier cruise. The CM's got to know us too which was neat.

There are activities planned and you can join or not as you wish. Nothing is mandatory.

You can join using the link that is in Viking's post at the bottom. You will receive a list of info about us all to help you leap into the thread.

Last summer we did go to Baltimore to meet some people beforehand which was great and I know that there were various other meets in different areas. Most people we didn't meet until the actual cruise though -- it was easy to spot people as we all had the same logoed t-shirt.

Welcome and hope you have fun.

Fiona

Viking

04-29-2004, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by Zapp1213
Hi Everyone. Wow! This is a busy thread!

I (40), dh (37), dd (almost 13), & ds (10) will all be onboard 10/2/04. We just cannot wait! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

We're celebrating our 16th anniversary (we're reserving Palo for dinner), & dd's 13th b-day on the ship.

This is our 2nd cruise, the first being Sept 7, '02.

This is my first "meet" on the DIS. Do we really find friends here & meet you on the ship? Do people get together prior to sailing? We were originally going with another family (kids the same ages), but he lost his job recently, and they can't justify the expense right now. (Hopefully, that can change very soon & they'll change their minds!) We're disappointed--we were really looking forward to sharing the trip with someone we know.

I'm really glad I found DISboards. I've gotten some really great ideas. I only wish I knew of it in '02! Thanks for the great advice!

Hi Zapp1213,
Welcome to our jolly bunch of cruisers. The answer to all your questions is very easy: YES!!!! ::yes:: Some of us will be cruising for the fourth time together, some more for the third time, even more for the second time, and the majority for the first time. But we all have something in common: We are friends - Some old, some new, but friends.
If you want to join us, please send your info using the link in my signature. Your mail should contain: First names, ages, profession of all adults, first name, ages of the kids, DIS-name, email for the newsletter/List, your stateroom, dinner-seating, hometown/state, the place you spent the night at before the cruise, special occasion to be celebrated on the cruise.
If you send it until tomorrow noon Central Time (I assume that this is your timezone) I should be able to do an update tomorrow evening (I'm in Central Time too, but Central European ;)) and send the first edition of the List containing your data.

Looking forward to your mail - And keeping my fingers crossed for your friend, that he may soon find a new job and be able to join us :wave2:

Twinave

04-29-2004, 05:01 PM

Welcome Zapp1213, Our first cruise was Sept 2002, then Sept 2003, now going Oct 2004. Since DH birthday is 9 /21, DS birthday is 9/22 and DD birthday is 9/30, this has always been a "birthday cruise " for us. DD will be 14 on this trip.
This is truely a great group of folks to cruise with. And we have almost as much fun planning the trip as we do enjoying the trip itself.
So sorry about your friends having to back out. I know it's a disappointment to you and your family. But maybe getting together with this crazy group will help.

Again, Welcome aBoard!:smooth:

Later, Ave'

Hygiene99

04-29-2004, 06:14 PM

Hi Zapp1213 -- Welcome!!!

Here is a link to the Home page were some of us have posted our photos we met this CRAzY BUNCH of Cruisers last year....

It is a Feeling that u just cant describe.. but I will...

U know how when u go into a large place and there are many people ,,,, sometimes breaking the ice is Diffacult...

Well the ice is already broken....

When u walk around the ship u can talk to anyone ....

lots of us have buttons or t shirts on so when u see one u know they are one of us...

It is just the best feeling..... To have so many Family with u onboard.... was So much fun .... Some folk just said hi at different times and then Went off with there family to do stuff...
others did stuff together... point Being u can do as little or as much as u like........... WE just Dont Care.... Lol

Here is that link ... So u can get a look at the bunch of us...

We wont Bite... http://hometown.aol.de/cruisetoberfest2/homepage/reisen.html

dsncruise lover

04-29-2004, 07:01 PM

ciadriamom

04-30-2004, 12:16 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Sharon,

If you go to this web site www.godfreytoursvi.com
you can see the agency that we hope to book with ( if we get 20 people). We will customize the tour to see the parts of the island that the majority are interested in seeing. We will end the day with shopping , however we can add a couple earlier returns to the ship if someone wants to take a break. I think that your girls would have a nice time also. All the people who have already signed up are all great people. Mary Jo has a daughter 13 coming on the tour... If you have any other ??? just ask.

Bye, Kim

Kim, sign us up. One last question: will there be time to take dd 6 back to ship before shopping, she may be a bit done by then.

ciadriamom

04-30-2004, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by Twinave
Welcome Zapp1213, Our first cruise was Sept 2002, then Sept 2003, now going Oct 2004. Since DH birthday is 9 /21, DS birthday is 9/22 and DD birthday is 9/30, this has always been a "birthday cruise " for us. DD will be 14 on this trip.
This is truely a great group of folks to cruise with. And we have almost as much fun planning the trip as we do enjoying the trip itself.
So sorry about your friends having to back out. I know it's a disappointment to you and your family. But maybe getting together with this crazy group will help.

Again, Welcome aBoard!:smooth:

Later, Ave'

My dd birthday is 9/22 as well. Too cool!!

ciadriamom

04-30-2004, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Sharon...BIG CONGRATS:thewave: on your upcoming graduation!
Glad your getting to know us!!!

Many thanks. You guys are awesome. This is going to be the best cruise!!

ciadriamom

04-30-2004, 12:29 AM

ZAPP1213 - WELCOME. I've only recently joined this board myself, and boy am I hooked. This is one terrific group of people. Only Disney itself could make you feel more welcomed.

Looking forward to meeting you and enjoying our cruise.

Viking

04-30-2004, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by ciadriamom
ZAPP1213 - WELCOME. I've only recently joined this board myself, and boy am I hooked. This is one terrific group of people. Only Disney itself could make you feel more welcomed.

Forget it, Sharon ;) They can't, we're better!!! - and don't even get paid for it :jester:

Hygiene99

04-30-2004, 06:25 AM

Hi all.. and PA DISNEY FAN, SARAHSMOM Any one

Can we drive from Philly to gettysburg ??? how long ...

Southwest is starting new flight from our airport to Philly and we would love to do Gettysburg...... just wondering what drive is ???

flight cost $29.00 each way ..... so for 60 buck each we could do a weekend in PA...

I have been but still was so long ao would love to go and Jen has not been... Peter

bettemom

04-30-2004, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by ciadriamom
Kim, sign us up. One last question: will there be time to take dd 6 back to ship before shopping, she may be a bit done by then.

Hi Sharon, We are hgoing to try and schedule 2 breaks back to the ship, one probably after lunch, the other mid afternoon.

Welcome to the tour... ( if we get 4 more people to come)

Bye, Kim

bettemom

04-30-2004, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by Hygiene99
Hi all.. and PA DISNEY FAN, SARAHSMOM Any one

Can we drive from Philly to gettysburg ??? how long ...

Southwest is starting new flight from our airport to Philly and we would love to do Gettysburg...... just wondering what drive is ???

flight cost $29.00 each way ..... so for 60 buck each we could do a weekend in PA...

I have been but still was so long ao would love to go and Jen has not been... Peter

Hi Peter, I saw that add, but the fine print said it does not start until July 6th... I had that same thought, that we could fly down at the last minute... You might want to check it out...

Bye, Kim

Sarah'sMomfrom PA

04-30-2004, 10:31 AM

Jenn and Peter...Philadelphia is approx. 2 hours and 15 minutes from Gettysburg...you could get the PA turnpike right at Philadelphia and then take that all the way towards Harrisburg..not a bad drive and the cost of the flight would be way cheaper than the price of gas these days...there is a civil war museum in Harrisburg, the Eisenhower farm in Gettysburg and of course, the battlefield and you are still close to Lancaster so you could swing over to see the Amish and have a great dinner in Lancaster...this is a beautiful spot in Pennsylvania. If you let us know ahead of time (and we're not on vacation..2 weeks in August) we could meet you down there since we love this area (especially Lancaster). Let us know.

We are extemely busy at work lately..we had a very large OB/GYN doctors group which strictly worked at a competing hospital..long story short, they decided that they liked our facility (we actually never had OB/GYN until a few years ago and we built a state of the art unit and NICU unit) and philosophy better so they are joing our healthcare organization and bringing all of their business here...great coup for our hospital but means busy for our department since we are in charge of all building projects and we will have about 5 building projects going on at the same time...Lots of fun for the next year!!

ciadriamom...CONGRATULATIONS on the gradution...you must be so proud!! I always admire people who go back to school while working and raising a family..I admire you!! My dd is 14 and we are going on the St. Thomas tour...I will pm your daughter and she can email Sarah...just tell her to put Disney cruise on the email so Sarah will open it!! Where is Lakewood near in NJ? Gotta run....have a great weekend! Mary Jo

ARLO1

04-30-2004, 11:14 AM

Andy and I are possibly going to be in the Lancaster area on july 4th weekend but unfortunetely there seriously wont be time to meet up with anybody since my brother from florida will be visiting and I would like to spend some quality time with him and his family. Just in case though let me know whats going on so that if I need to get away from them I will have a great out. I would truly love to hook up with you guys and spend time also.

ciadriamom:

One of my accounts is in nj - sylvan learning systems It seems that everyone who works there lives in lakewood. Do they own that town-another stepford village perhaps???

Arlene

Viking

04-30-2004, 12:54 PM

No mail from Zapp1213, so no update this weekend. I won't have time tomorrow as we will go to a birthday-party. Anja has to work tomorrow, which makes it the third weekend in a row. She was supposed to have a weekend off, but four other nurses called in sick. Tomorrow is our Labour Day, unfortunately on a Saturday :mad: And additionally it is a very special day for us Europeans:
10 more countries will join the European Union tomorrow, which brings the number of countries to 25 and the population to 450 million. No more borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the Russian border, plenty of business-opportunities, and most important: Lasting peace and freedom. And a big part of it is based on the help the USA gave us for more than five decades.
We'll have big fests (Celebrations) all over Europe during the weekend, especially in the new member-states, but also in the old ones.

Viking

04-30-2004, 04:04 PM

We just watched 'Kill Bill Vol 1' :scared1: I've never seen more blood shed in less than 2 hours :eek: , but nevertheless it is a fascinating movie. I don't think that I can wait til Sep 9 for the DVD of the Vol 2, I have to go to the next cinema - soon.

Talking about movies: I borrowed the first 5 seasons of 'Sex and the City' on DVD from a friend. As it is an international edition it carries age-ratings for the different markets.
The differences are astonishing:
In the USA you must be 18 to watch it,
in Germany 16,
in the UK 15,
and in Spain 12 :confused:

Hygiene99

04-30-2004, 04:30 PM

Thank u all ... KIM we saw that and thought .. JUly aug ust would be fine ....

Viking

05-01-2004, 01:04 AM

Still no mail from Zapp1213 :(

Viking

05-01-2004, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Peter, I saw that add, but the fine print said it does not start until July 6th... I had that same thought, that we could fly down at the last minute... You might want to check it out...

Bye, Kim

It is possible, that next year we may be able to join a meeting like this, too: Cologne-Airport is planning a joint venture with a some air-carriers to offer low-budget flights to the USA and Canada next year. They're talkin about €99 for a return-ticket Cologne-New York. As Cologne is only about 120 miles from Frankfurt this sounds very interesting. Especially if you take into account that there is direct highspeed train running from Frankfurt airport to Cologne airport, covering the distance in 90 minutes. My best time with the car to Cologne is in the 70-minute-range, but that was in perfect conditions, usually it's more like 90 to 120 minutes.

cdnmickeylover

05-01-2004, 06:53 AM

Eric -- My DS saw Kill Bill Vol 2 last week and liked it. He has the first one on DVD as well but I've never seen it. He tried to convince me to go with him to the movie but I'm not really interested which he can't understand. He tried to convince me that there wasn't that much blood shed. :p

Raining here today. :(

Fiona

cdnmickeylover

05-01-2004, 06:55 AM

Mary Jo -- Thanks for the package about Antigua. Just go it and am going to go through it this weekend.

Fiona

piglet33

05-01-2004, 07:28 AM

Everyone,

Tickets for MNSSHP go on sale TODAY. :bounce: Unfortunately, their system is down for an upgrade and won't be up until around 1PM so we have to wait if we want tickets.:( Guess I got up early for nothing!

Anyway, here's the info that I got:

Adults $31.95 plus 6.5% tax
Children $26.95 plus 6.5% tax ?? not a confirmed price

Official 2004 Dates:
Oct 1st...Friday
Oct 3rd...Sunday
Oct 8th...Friday
Oct 12th...Tuesday
Oct 14th...Thursday
Oct 17th...Sunday
Oct 20th...Wednesday
Oct 22nd...Friday
Oct 24th...Sunday
Oct 26th...Tuesday
Oct 28th..Thursday
Oct 29th...Friday
Oct 31st...Sunday

Just call 407/W-DISNEY and don't forget to ask for LTT ressies if you want to go there before the party so you can get in earlier.

Check out this link if you want more info: http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/halloween.htm

Renee'

jeanneg

05-01-2004, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by Viking
10 more countries will join the European Union tomorrow, which brings the number of countries to 25 and the population to 450 million. No more borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the Russian border, plenty of business-opportunities, and most important: Lasting peace and freedom. And a big part of it is based on the help the USA gave us for more than five decades.
We'll have big fests (Celebrations) all over Europe during the weekend, especially in the new member-states, but also in the old ones. [/B]

Re your remark about lasting peace and freedom....I can only wish and pray that such would be true.
It's so nice to hear words of appreciation from our European neighbors. Every once in awhile you hear about a couple of American "bad apples" (like this week with the mistreated Iraqi prisioners), but generally I like to think our heart is in the right place even though we always seem to be getting a bad rap from overseas. I have had the opportunity to travel quite a bit and am always horrified to see the "ugly American" in action. Some people just don't realize that when they travel abroad, they are a "guest" in another country and should behave accordingly. The only thing greater than their rudeness is their obvious ignorance.
Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox....... enjoy all the festivities in Eupope this weekend!

Viking

05-01-2004, 11:16 AM

Originally posted by cdnmickeylover
Eric -- My DS saw Kill Bill Vol 2 last week and liked it. He has the first one on DVD as well but I've never seen it. He tried to convince me to go with him to the movie but I'm not really interested which he can't understand. He tried to convince me that there wasn't that much blood shed. :p

Raining here today. :(

Fiona

As far as I know there's really not much blood shed in Vol 2, so DS was right. But Vol 1 is a different story ;)

Viking

05-01-2004, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by jeanneg
Re your remark about lasting peace and freedom....I can only wish and pray that such would be true.
It's so nice to hear words of appreciation from our European neighbors. Every once in awhile you hear about a couple of American "bad apples" (like this week with the mistreated Iraqi prisioners), but generally I like to think our heart is in the right place even though we always seem to be getting a bad rap from overseas. I have had the opportunity to travel quite a bit and am always horrified to see the "ugly American" in action. Some people just don't realize that when they travel abroad, they are a "guest" in another country and should behave accordingly. The only thing greater than their rudeness is their obvious ignorance.
Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox....... enjoy all the festivities in Eupope this weekend!

Thanks for your kind words, Jeanne ::yes:: Every country has its share of 'bad apples'. And additionally you have to take into account that the GIs in Iraq are in an extreme situation, which can lead to some extreme behaviour. This is no excuse for maltreatment of prisoners, but perhaps an explanation how such things happen.
And BTW: Although many of us Europeans right now have a different opinion than your country's present administration, we're still your friends. It is one of the core values of a strong friendship to be able to have different views in some issues, but still be friends.
And talking about countrymen abroad: I also had enough reasons to be ashamed of German tourist in foreign countries. 'Ladies' trying to enter mosques in very light clothing, German patrons in American restaurants tipping like they were in Germany, etc.

ciadriamom

05-01-2004, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by Viking
Forget it, Sharon ;) They can't, we're better!!! - and don't even get paid for it :jester:

TOO TRUE! TOO TRUE! lol

ciadriamom

05-01-2004, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by ARLO1

ciadriamom:

One of my accounts is in nj - sylvan learning systems It seems that everyone who works there lives in lakewood. Do they own that town-another stepford village perhaps???

Arlene [/B]

Last time I checked Sylvan didn't. LOL You would think that they would open a center here!!

Twinave

05-01-2004, 04:24 PM

:wave: Hi Everyone. Just checking in. Day off today, work tomorrow. Getting ready to watch the most exciting 2 min. in sports. Kentucky Derby! Tried calling twin sister, we usually stay on the phone with each other while the race is underway. But she's not home. :(
So glad to see so many new people joining our happy band.
Got to run for the roses!
Ave'

two-foxes

05-01-2004, 05:14 PM

Viking-
I like Quentin, however I couldn't get into Kill Bill. The opening scene really turned me off....although I loved alot of the other fight scenes. Who knows. I'll watch it again and give it another shot. Violent is an understatement when describing the film.....the man has an imagination unlike any other....a friend of mine from High School is one of his personal assistants. She has gotten a bit, shall we say, different since she has moved to LA.
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On another note, everyone send prayers to my aunt (and godmother) who was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday. She starts chemo asap...I just had a friend of mine go through chemo and radiation (hodgkins at the age of 30), and I know Aunt Jean is not in for an easy road ahead. I think it has us all on edge because my grandmother (her mom) died of breast cancer just under 2 years ago. So, the more prayers the better! I may fly out to Cleveland to see her this summer.

ciadriamom

05-01-2004, 06:56 PM

[ciadriamom...CONGRATULATIONS on the gradution...you must be so proud!! I always admire people who go back to school while working and raising a family..I admire you!! My dd is 14 and we are going on the St. Thomas tour...I will pm your daughter and she can email Sarah...just tell her to put Disney cruise on the email so Sarah will open it!! Where is Lakewood near in NJ? Gotta run....have a great weekend! Mary Jo [/B]

Thank you. I'm doing it not only for myself but for my dds as well. Lakewood is near the Shore. We are just east of Toms River.

Ciara has sent Sarah an e-mail.

Please tell me you're a shopaholic, so that I have a shopping partner. :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

ciadriamom

05-01-2004, 07:00 PM

Twinfoxes: My prayers and best wishes to your family. I just buried my cousin on monday from prostate cancer and my boss is in remission from lymphoma. Radiation is brutal, but can help turn the tide. Again, my sincerest prayers for your family.

jeanneg

05-01-2004, 07:42 PM

ciadriamom: congratulations on your upcoming graduation! I admire you for having the willpower to go back and complete your formal schooling.

two-foxes: sorry about your aunt....my thoughts and prayers are with you. I agree about Quentin...his films are much too violent for me, although my son LOVES the 2 Kill Bill flicks. In fact, the only creation of his I ever liked was one of the vignettes in "Four Rooms" that starred Antonio Banderas. I must have seen that over 10 years ago and I still tell my kids "Don't Meesbehave!" If you haven't seen it yet, you definitely should...... it's really a riot!

It's official: my son is going to be a Tarheel. We did everything in our power to convince him to go to NYU, USC(LA) or Wash U, but when push came to shove, he didn't want to be that far from home. I know we should be rejoicing (it's "only" 10 grand vs. approx. 43 for NYU's Tisch), but DH and I still feel he's giving up an opportunity to experience the world. Oh well, it's a done deal now - the letters have been mailed.

ciadriamom

05-01-2004, 11:31 PM

Jeanneg: Thank you for the congrats and Congrats to you and your son.

Viking

05-02-2004, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by two-foxes
Viking-
I like Quentin, however I couldn't get into Kill Bill. The opening scene really turned me off....although I loved alot of the other fight scenes. Who knows. I'll watch it again and give it another shot. Violent is an understatement when describing the film.....the man has an imagination unlike any other....a friend of mine from High School is one of his personal assistants. She has gotten a bit, shall we say, different since she has moved to LA.
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On another note, everyone send prayers to my aunt (and godmother) who was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday. She starts chemo asap...I just had a friend of mine go through chemo and radiation (hodgkins at the age of 30), and I know Aunt Jean is not in for an easy road ahead. I think it has us all on edge because my grandmother (her mom) died of breast cancer just under 2 years ago. So, the more prayers the better! I may fly out to Cleveland to see her this summer.

Pixie Dust to your aunt *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Last year we had two breast cancer survivors in our group, who rewarded themselves with the cruise for defeating that foe - One wilkl be with us again this year, the other is doing th 10/09/04-cruise (That is, if the ship is still in shape after we're finished with it :jester:)
My niece had hodgkins at age 5 and went through a couple of chemos - The Saturday after next she's celebrating her 18th birthday in perfect health at a German themepark.

Suecot2000

05-02-2004, 11:18 AM

A BIG THANK YOU...
to all the hard working fellow cruisers that keep me and others up to date about the Cruisetoberfest Activities.

I don't post alot, but I enjoy trying to keep informed with activities.

My sister and myself will be staying at WDW 9-27-04 til time to leave for Port Canaveral on 10-2-04. At present, I plan on going to MNSSHP on 10-1-04. I am hoping that there are some fellow cruisers planning on a stay at WDW pre-trip also.

So far, I know that I'll be doing the Champainge Brunch Sail in St Thomas (did that in January and it was wonderful). I'm waiting to see what DCL has to offer in Antigua before deciding excursions there.

I am assigned to second seating dinning and would like to hook up with some fellow cruisers for dinner assignments, if possible.

Thank You so much, and I can't wait to meet everyone.

Sue

RellingTwin

05-02-2004, 01:13 PM

Hi Sue, nice to see you posting!

We went to the IMAX theater yesterday to see the NASCAR 3D film. Without question the BEST 3D film I have ever seen!!!I highly recommend to any NASCAR fan who has an IMAX in their area.

jeanneg..congrats on your DS decision. When I took my DD to Manhatten a few years ago she informed me that it was the coolest place on earth and she was going to go to school, then live there whe she was old enough. I thought "oh GREAT"! The most expensive place in the world and my DD wants to live there!!:earseek:

Two-foxes...more pixie dust to your aunt. Working in the OB/Gyn field as I do, I see a lot of women who are dx with breast cancer. It is by NO means the horrible prognosis it use to be. Current treatments are very good and there are many breast cancer survivors because of this.
Reminder to all ladies on this thread...GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS!!!

Viking

05-02-2004, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by RellingTwin
Hi Sue, nice to see you posting!

We went to the IMAX theater yesterday to see the NASCAR 3D film. Without question the BEST 3D film I have ever seen!!!I highly recommend to any NASCAR fan who has an IMAX in their area.

Mary,
if that movie is still (Or again) running in September, I have to see it!!!
BTW, a nurse from Anja's ward was in Charleston a couple of years ago and liked it very much. She envies Anja & me, because we're going there.

padisneyfan

05-02-2004, 02:26 PM

Two-Foxes--- I am one of the breast cancer survivors that Viking was speaking about. This cruise will be my second anniversary of being cancer free. In fact this past week, just had a follow up mammogram which was fine. I'm going to see my surgeon on Tuesday for a followup visit. This group was very supportive of me last year when I was going through treatments. Being a nurse, I anticipated the worse when I was diagnosed. Since I am in acute care, you don't have contact with the oncology outpatients so I only saw the patients who did not do well. There is a large number of breast cancer survivors out there who are leading productive lives. My prayers go out to your aunt and hope that she does well. If you have any questions that I can answer for you please email me.

jeanneg--- Congratulations to your son. How far away is the university from your house?

Welcome to all the new cruisers.

Peter---- Another option to get from Philly to Gettysburg is to do the Turnpike to Lancaster Route 30 and then take that to Gettysburg. You will see alot more of the area then major highways. It is mostly 4 lanes except from York to Gettysburg. If you get this way, let me know and maybe we can hook up. Gettysburg is only 40 minutes from my house.

I have DS#1 belonging moved back. He isn't finished until Thursday, but have brought the big articles home. DS#2 is finished on Thursday also, so Norm needs to go to the other end of the state to pick up his junk. So we are the Fike Moving and Storage Company this week and the Storage part for the next 3 months.

Only 12 more days until we leave for vacation.

Nancy

jeanneg

05-02-2004, 03:54 PM

Nancy: Congratulations and best of luck towards your continuing survivor status. Chapel Hill is about 40-45 minutes from where we live so it not a bad distance at all. We will still let him board as I think he'll have a better overall college experience doing so. His car, which is now 15 years old and about to die, will be staying home at least until he's a sophomore!

Viking

05-02-2004, 05:00 PM

We just had our Disney fix: We watched 'The Parent Trap', the new one from the 90ies with D. Quaid, N. Richardson and Lindsey Lohan. It was on TV, but we decided to watch the DVD, which enabled us to watch in English and without commercial. I was a good way to end the weekend after we started it with 'Kill Bill' ;)
In 10 days we'll get 'Freaky Friday' on DVD, I preordered it on Amazon.de.
Last night we got home at 0400am :eek: First of May was horrible weatherwise - It didn't rain, it POURED. Unfortunately it also is the day of the most important bicycle race in Germany, which takes place in and around Frankfurt. Those poor racers had to pedal about 150 miles at 50°F and constant heavy rain.
When we went to the party at 7pm a guy in front of us smashed his Ford compact into the guard-rails leaving the Autobahn - Fortunately only a fender-bender. And when we left the party in the wee hours we saw a lot of flashing lights on the Autobahn: Four African-Americans were obviously too fast and 'unvoluntarily' left the track flipping their car over a couple of times landing it about 50 yards from the Autobahn in a field, but fortunately they weren't hurt either as only German police and US MP had to take care of them - no ambulances.

Twinave

05-02-2004, 05:01 PM

Jill, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your aunt. :flower3:
Later, Ave'

two-foxes

05-02-2004, 07:04 PM

My aunt will thank you for your good wishes! Health care in her small town has a lot to be desired, so she will travel the hour+ to get to the Cleveland Clinic....not too long to travel at all, but here in Fort Collins (all too close to the Wyoming border for my taste;) ) we have wonderful medical care, and we are considered a bit of a cow town. Over all, it is just frustrating to be far from loved ones when bad things happen.

Now back to vacationing topics.....
A friend from work (actually the one who recently finished her treatments for hodgkins) and I have been sharing our vacation excitement....she is headed to Hawaii...in four weeks!!!! She is so close to a week of paradise! (Can you tell we love our jobs..alwasy talking about our next opportunity to leave on vacation :rolleyes: ) She was literally counting down the weeks on a calendar, and all I could come up with was "Yeah, well on June 22 I can make my 90 day priority seatings for dinner at WDW!" Somehow, it just didn't carry the same weight as "I leave for Hawaii in 4 weeks!"

So again I ask...is it cruising time yet?

Twinave

05-02-2004, 07:11 PM

That's OK Jill. After your co-worker's trip is long gone like a faded tan, you can be showing her pics of your up coming trip. Show up at work after the trip with a great tan, and lots of great stoies to tell!
ave'

Hygiene99

05-02-2004, 09:51 PM

:( :( :( :(

Well After A long winters NAP..

It is Back to Work... Still had 5 weeks of the unemployment plus the extension of 13 weeks..... as many of u know I got laid off
just before xmas ... Now it is back to the Grind ...

got the call from the Union Hall and actually worked 3 days last week.... Bad part same Crappy company i had to work for last year.... :( Talk about a screwed up Company.....

do any of u work for a Screwed up Company??
So i will make the 85 mile drive in the morning
to just south of Newport Ri.. From just North of Boston 20 miles

Philly Thing sounds good and do able.. would love to take Jens Dad to GettysBurg Big Cival war Buff and He is 73 so ....

Thank god our We can get by on the unemployment and Jens pay...

papa

05-02-2004, 10:29 PM

Peter during the civil war, only one other state had more battles fought on it's soil than Tennessee and that was Virginia. Best that I can remember there were 457 battles fought in Tennessee. Tennessee was the last state to leave the union and the first to return after the war.

I used to work for a crappy company (CSX). They were so dumb that they did not put any money for snow removal for the chicago area to keep the rail yards operational. Their solution was to lay people off to balance the budget.

Looking forward to the cruise. Mike

Viking

05-03-2004, 01:45 PM

No Internet today at my workplace :( Some jer*s got their 'puters infested with 'Sasser', so our IT-guys had to put the whole company-net into quarantine to update 400+ PCs. I did it at home on Saturday and again today - Just to be sure.

Yesterday I ordered a 160GB-removable harddisk for my PC. Now it should be good for another year or so, but I'm slowly running out of USB-ports :p External DVD-writer, external CD-writer, Force-Feedback-Joystick, Force-Feedback-Wheel, Joypad, Printer, digicam, memorystick, webcam, SIM-card-writer: My desk looks like a bed in an ICU :jester:

jeanneg

05-03-2004, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by Viking
No Internet today at my workplace :( Some jer*s got their 'puters infested with 'Sasser', so our IT-guys had to put the whole company-net into quarantine to update 400+ PCs. I did it at home on Saturday and again today - Just to be sure.

Yesterday I ordered a 160GB-removable harddisk for my PC. Now it should be good for another year or so, but I'm slowly running out of USB-ports :p External DVD-writer, external CD-writer, Force-Feedback-Joystick, Force-Feedback-Wheel, Joypad, Printer, digicam, memorystick, webcam, SIM-card-writer: My desk looks like a bed in an ICU :jester:

Thanks, Eric, more making me feel even more technology illiterate than I did before.......I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about, but it sounds good!

cdnmickeylover

05-03-2004, 03:28 PM

You aren't the only one Jean -- Jim says that once he starts talking computers I get a glazed look in my eyes. It's true and I end up just nodding a lot!

Busy at work trying to get the "little stuff" off my desk. I'm not sure if it's working yet though!

A client opened up a new restaurant and we were invited last night for a dry run. It was really good actually and we were given food that I would not have ordinarily ordered -- we had to order a set menu as it was really a dry run for their staff rather than the guests. It was ok though because I tried stuff I would not have ordered on my own.

It's cold here today -- Only about 40F but at least it isn't raining like it did all weekend.

We went to Buffalo Saturday afternoon for a scouting meeting which was nice except for the rain. Stopped at Tops on the way home. Am always amazed at all the different brands of stuff in the US. Our grocery stores are fine but we don't have 6 different brands of frozen waffles etc. so it's always interesting to walk through the grocery store.

Back to work. Jays are back in town though!

Fiona

Viking

05-03-2004, 03:49 PM

Fiona,
we had 73°F/23°C today, but around 9pm it started to rain and the forecast predicts more rain for the rest of the week, but the temps are supposed to stay in the upper 60/lower 70-range. Next weekend will be our first off after four weeks, but the rest of the May-weekends will be full of work again: I'll teach two first classes and will surely be at the office one Saturday.

Jeanne,
Anja's also technologically challenged ;) At least at home, because she's got a servant handling everything with more than one button to push.
Although at the hospital she has to operate myriads of gizmos, she refuses to touch any electronic device at home.

cdnmickeylover

05-03-2004, 04:47 PM

Eric -- Last Thursday it was 24C here and it was so wonderful. The temps have now gone down again below the seasonal average. The rain is typical for this time of year but it's always depressing when it rains all weekend.

Off to the ballgame tonight.

Fiona

usetheforceluke

05-03-2004, 05:34 PM

I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about, but it sounds good!

They're all supposedly Adult male toys with lots of buttons and flashing lights.

They all do Something Significant but are not on the same testosterone level as Power Tools.

Now Power Tools are Real Adult Male Toys. They're one step down from a Male's Car.

:)

Jim.

dsncruise lover

05-03-2004, 06:00 PM

Almost down to 150 days everybody. Can't wait. ::MinnieMo :Pinkbounc ::MickeyMo

Hygiene99

05-03-2004, 06:13 PM

Im Going on a 14 day repositioning cruise from Fla. to Cal....

If it is not to bad in price that is..... may 2005....

:wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :sunny:

piglet33

05-03-2004, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by Hygiene99
Im Going on a 14 day repositioning cruise from Fla. to Cal....

If it is not to bad in price that is..... may 2005....

:wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :sunny:

Peter - I'm jealous. I want to go. Unfortunately, that is the busy time for me at work so I can't. Maybe I'll have to fly out and do a cruise out there depending on where it goes and how much it costs.

Renee'

ARLO1

05-04-2004, 07:12 AM

I too am computer challenged. When Andy talks computers,science fiction or numbers of any sort I actually just tune out and just look at him with a dumb f--k face on. I actually admitted to him the other day when we were having an exceptionally good day with each other that when he talks numbers to me in my mind I only hear blaa blaa blaa blaa. Fortunetely he laughed but who know if one day it will come and bite me in the back....

Arlene

RellingTwin

05-04-2004, 07:19 AM

there is a special place in hell for people who create and spread computer viruses!:mad: Eric...Hope your system is back up soon.

Eric you have 160 GB!!!:earseek: WOW!

bettemom

05-04-2004, 07:52 AM

Hi Guys,

Have not checked in for a while, all in all the boards have been quiet.

Mom & I hope to also do the Repo cruise from Fla to Ca. I should hear from my Travel agent tomorrow...

I have been busting my backside for the past 5 days installing all the new trim on the house, so that everything is ready for the siding party on May 15th. I can't wait to get it finished. I also have nightmares that we will not have enough help to get it done. One of our builder friends had to back out, his company is sending him to Saudi Arabia to install a portable ski slope.

Hopefully it will all work out. I will post a few links for pictures this weekend if anyone is interested in seeing what a 1760 house looked like back then....

Renee',
Was a specific night picked out to go to the MNSSHP ?. I have not done airfare yet, so I have a little flexibility..PLMK and we will also order our tickets. I read that the Wine & Food festival is around that time, anyone know about the dates for that event ?

How soon until we leave ????

Bye, Kim

piglet33

05-04-2004, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Renee',
Was a specific night picked out to go to the MNSSHP ?. I have not done airfare yet, so I have a little flexibility..PLMK and we will also order our tickets. I read that the Wine & Food festival is around that time, anyone know about the dates for that event ?

How soon until we leave ????

Bye, Kim

Kim - I bought tickets for MNSSHP for Oct. 12 (the day before we fly home). I didn't want to go on Oct. 1 since I want to spend time and play at Ron Jon. I also made a PS for LTT for 5pm since we had so much fun there last year.

The dates or the Food & Wine Festival are October 1 - November 14, 2004. Maybe we'll hit there too. I forgot it was then.

Renee'

bettemom

05-04-2004, 09:38 AM

Hi Renee',

Great we will order tickets for Oct 12. What is LTT ??? ( idiot asking)...

We will definately visit the wine and food festival... My mother and food ... " It's a good thing"...

Bye, Kim

piglet33

05-04-2004, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Renee',

Great we will order tickets for Oct 12. What is LTT ??? ( idiot asking)...

We will definately visit the wine and food festival... My mother and food ... " It's a good thing"...

Bye, Kim

LTT=Liberty Tree Tavern

When are you planning on going to the festival? Maybe we'll go too. Lenny and wine......(you probably know the rest). lol

Renee'

piglet33

05-04-2004, 09:42 AM

Kim - glad you guys are going to MNSSHP. It will be fun. Can't wait.

Where are you staying after the cruise? We're staying at the Marriott Grande Vista (got a great deal and only have to listen to a 90 min. speel about the resort).

Renee'

Viking

05-04-2004, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by RellingTwin
there is a special place in hell for people who create and spread computer viruses!:mad: Eric...Hope your system is back up soon.

Eric you have 160 GB!!!:earseek: WOW!

I must admit, that I even have 240 GB: 80 GB in the puter and an additional 160 GB in an external drive as soon as the new drive arrives - Probably Friday.

That Sasser-worm ist a mean bugger, but obviously it has a feeling of justice: I mainly hit the computers of the managers in my company, but left Joe Average's puter alone :p This morning my manager came in after a day off, booted his notebook after inserting it into the docking station and then it shut down and restarted for about 30 minutes - we nearly laughed our bu**s off :rotfl: He ran around in circles and cried for help from our IT-guys, but they were already working at other hotspots and arrived after about an hour. Fortunately after about half an hour the notebook stayed online long enough to automatically download the patch and repair itself.
My teamleader has the same problem with his PC at home, but only has an analog modem, which requires about 10 minutes to download the Microsoft patch. As I'm the proud owner of a brandnew upgrade to a DSL 2048-line (Meaning that I need about 4 seconds to download 1 MB) I downloaded it again for him, put it on my USB-flashdrive (32 MB key chain data carrier) and will pass it to him tomorrow.

bettemom

05-04-2004, 02:59 PM

Peter & Jenn...

Flights are open for Manchester to Orlando. I just purchased the tickets. I did get flight # 950 on Thursday . Let me know if you get the same flight.

Bye, Kim

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 12:11 AM

Hey guys quick question, since I'm a self-confessed shopaholic, is there anything in particular I should be looking to buy while in St. Thomas or Antigua. I have a particular affinity for crystal.

If anyone knows of any deals just too good to pass up, would appreciate the info. Would like to start looking at stateside prices now so will have a reasonable comparision.

Sorry if this has been asked and answered. previously.

Viking

05-05-2004, 06:18 AM

Zapp1213 has sent her info :thewave:
Tonight I'm with Gramps watching a western starring 'the Duke'. Both of us are big John Wayne-fans. Tomorrow I'll be out of the gym very late, so the update has to wait til Friday.

Please send all requests for updates/changes until Friday noon EST.

Reminder: For those who want to join the dive/snorkel-excursion in St Thomas, please contact me this weekend as I will send the list of participants on monday to the dive-shop.

Viking

05-05-2004, 06:22 AM

I'm sorry Sharon,
but I don't know anything about the shopping possibilities at St T, but there should also be a kind of briefing on the ship. Although DCL usually promotes mainly shops they have contracts with it should be helpful.
And perhaps you should post that question on the regular cruise boards as an extra thread - You'll probably get more info that way.

two-foxes

05-05-2004, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by ciadriamom
Hey guys quick question, since I'm a self-confessed shopaholic, is there anything in particular I should be looking to buy while in St. Thomas or Antigua. I have a particular affinity for crystal.

If anyone knows of any deals just too good to pass up, would appreciate the info. Would like to start looking at stateside prices now so will have a reasonable comparision.

Sorry if this has been asked and answered. previously.

I am with you on the shopping. I went to www.dcltribute.com and printed off the "Shopping In Paradise" guides Dave has posted there; those come with the navagator for each port. I tried to look up websites for some of the retailers listed, but most do not allow shopping online, they were just informational sites...so no luck on prices. Many many years ago, we went to St Thomas and my mom will still talk about the great jewelry deals they have. I will be convincing Tim that I need a diamond right hand ring, and I am sure he will be trying to convince me that he needs a Breitling watch....sometimes we like to forget we are "civil servants" for a living and spend money like rock stars!

But check out Dave's site, see if the port guide offers any help...btw, there isn't one for Antigua....

two-foxes

05-05-2004, 08:51 AM

Holy Smokes....just looked at my countdown timer....only 138 days to go!!! Woooohooooo! Actually, it is 137, because we decided to fly down a day early!!!

Ok, reality check....so it is still so far away...but it keeps getting closer!

Viking

05-05-2004, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by two-foxes
Holy Smokes....just looked at my countdown timer....only 138 days to go!!! Woooohooooo! Actually, it is 137, because we decided to fly down a day early!!!

Ok, reality check....so it is still so far away...but it keeps getting closer!

Jill,
have a look at our Countdown-Timer and weep :teeth: 129 days :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

bettemom

05-05-2004, 09:40 AM

:sunny:
Please check your PM.....:teeth:

Bette

piglet33

05-05-2004, 02:21 PM

I just booked the repo cruise for the return from the West Coast on August 20. Wish we could go for the May one, but this is the next best thing!

Anyone else?

Renee'

bettemom

05-05-2004, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by piglet33
I just booked the repo cruise for the return from the West Coast on August 20. Wish we could go for the May one, but this is the next best thing!

Anyone else?

Renee'

Awwww Renee', Come on the May repo. cruise, that is what Mom & I are doing. Can you imagine the reception the Magic will get when it gets to California ??? . I have driven my TA crazy for months, she e-mailed me this am and said they are working on the reservations and she would be back to me later today...

I wil let you know what I am quoted. What quote and cabin category did you guys get ??

Bye, Kim

piglet33

05-05-2004, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by bettemom
Awwww Renee', Come on the May repo. cruise, that is what Mom & I are doing. Can you imagine the reception the Magic will get when it gets to California ??? . I have driven my TA crazy for months, she e-mailed me this am and said they are working on the reservations and she would be back to me later today...

I wil let you know what I am quoted. What quote and cabin category did you guys get ??

Bye, Kim

I got a Cat. 6 for $5227.67. I really want to go in May, but I can't. :(

Zapp1213

05-05-2004, 04:54 PM

I almost can't keep up with you all! I didn't check the board for two days, and four pages of posts were added.

Heidi is really excited to get in touch with Ciara, so if there are any other early teens on board, PM me with your e-mail, and I'll give you Heidi's e-mail.

Someone asked where I'm from (sorry, it's on a previous page, and I don't want to leave this page). I'm in Crystal Lake, Illinois--far northwest suburb. Naperville is about an hour south of me.

Also, the person from Lakewood, NJ? I grew up in Middletown. Was there for 25 years till my hubby moved me out here.

I can't wait to get the list from Eric--looking forward to "getting to know" you all.

Marianne

Zapp1213

05-05-2004, 04:56 PM

That the only stupid question is the unasked question.

What is MNSSHP? :confused:

Viking

05-05-2004, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by Zapp1213
That the only stupid question is the unasked question.

What is MNSSHP? :confused:

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

Viking

05-05-2004, 05:03 PM

Marianne,
I just sent you the most recent edition of The List. The update with your data will follow Friday night (My time)/Friday Afternoon (Your time).

Have fun with it

PS: Don't be confused, I sent it from my AOL-account, not from the Yahoo - It was quicker that way.

Sarah'sMomfrom PA

05-05-2004, 05:08 PM

Zapp1213....I just sent you a pm.

Ciadriamom...check your emails...I sent you one earlier today.

Sarah'sMomfrom PA

05-05-2004, 05:16 PM

twofoxes....I owe you a reply to your email...it has been crazy around here lately but I promise that I will email you with our contact information for our August vacation in Colorado...we are flying into Denver and renting a car so meeting up would not be a problem..we are spending a week in Colorado and then driving to Salt Lake City and spending a week there. We have already been to New Mexico (drove there on our trip to Sedona, Arizona) so if we go anywhere it has to be to a new state (we try to do at least one new state each year and the hardest two are already out of the way (Alaska and Hawaii)....hmmm....you are close to Wyoming...never been there....another state crossed off...anyway, I will email you by Friday. Mary Jo

Hygiene99

05-05-2004, 05:17 PM

Well we have a cat 11 on the Florida to Cal repo cruise 3521.78
2 adults .. on hold with dcl... and still waiting to see what dreams does for us as we asked for cat 10 deck 5 secret porthole room..

KIM and u ????

Yes I can Imagine the reception the Magic will get ....
AT every port that it stops at as we went on the Western Inaugural and that in it self was awesome... never mind pulling into CAL.....

as for the airfare it appears that JET Blue out of Boston

Might Be the option for us ? As they are about 75.00 bucks less than SW.. and will get us into florida at 9:30 pm verses 11pm on sw.... will keep u posted....

Im going on a 14 day cruise.....lol

Peter

bettemom

05-05-2004, 07:01 PM

Hi Guys,

Just got off of the phone with my T.A. who was at Disneyland for the announcements. We are now reserved in a Cat 11 for the panama westbound cruise for # 3371.78. She let on a little about what the reception will be for the Magic, she said it will be UNBELIEVEABLE.

Of course it will not be the same without 100 or so of our cruising friends...

Peter, If you guys have a better price with Jet Blue then I would definately go with them. It is too much of a hassle to drive to Boston for us. I think I may call Southwest and see about getting on an earlier flight , you are right, arrival into Orlando @ 11pm is late, then to drive to the cape...

Well I am pooped, I am off to be somewhat lazy for the evening...

Bye everyone,
Kim

Twinave

05-05-2004, 07:13 PM

ciadriamom, love the new "logo".
Zapp1213, you waited 2 days!:crazy: :jester:
piglett, hygiene, and bettemom, Congrats on your next cruise. I'm sure it will be a blast.
Viking, isn't that list ready YET? That's the problem with you Germans, procrastinaters, and unorganized. (your loving sister, Ave')

:jester: :jester: :jester: :jester: :jester:

Later, Ave'

piglet33

05-05-2004, 07:17 PM

Wow, I just checked the rate for the 14 day eastbound cruise with the cat. 6 room like I already booked at 2pm today and it is now $6,247.67:eek: I can't believe it went up that much in price in only 5 hours. I'm glad that I booked when I did. Guess it's supply and demand.

Peter - I am also waiting for Dreams to get back to me so I can see what I can get from them. Once I hear, then I will either book through them or transfer this ressie to them.

Renee'

dan and scott

05-05-2004, 07:18 PM

OMG I am so mad at you guys!!

Scott and I booked the east bound panama repositioning cruise-I come here to see who else is doing it and you guys are doing the westbound! What's up with that?

Dan

piglet33

05-05-2004, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by dan and scott
OMG I am so mad at you guys!!

Scott and I booked the east bound panama repositioning cruise-I come here to see who else is doing it and you guys are doing the westbound! What's up with that?

Dan

Dan - I'm doing the eastbound cruise so we'll be with you.:teeth:

Renee'

papa

05-05-2004, 08:44 PM

Wish I was rich enough to cruise on the repo cruise. Mike

dsncruise lover

05-05-2004, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by papa
Wish I was rich enough to cruise on the repo cruise. Mike

Me too.

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Viking
I'm sorry Sharon,
but I don't know anything about the shopping possibilities at St T, but there should also be a kind of briefing on the ship. Although DCL usually promotes mainly shops they have contracts with it should be helpful.
And perhaps you should post that question on the regular cruise boards as an extra thread - You'll probably get more info that way.

Will do Viking, thanks for the tip

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 10:45 PM

[i]Ciadriamom...check your emails...I sent you one earlier today. [/B]

Just checked my aol account and don't see any e-mails. Try sending it again, btw, check your pm box I'll give you my work e-mail too.

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by two-foxes
I am with you on the shopping. I went to www.dcltribute.com and printed off the "Shopping In Paradise" guides Dave has posted there; those come with the navagator for each port. I tried to look up websites for some of the retailers listed, but most do not allow shopping online, they were just informational sites...so no luck on prices. Many many years ago, we went to St Thomas and my mom will still talk about the great jewelry deals they have. I will be convincing Tim that I need a diamond right hand ring, and I am sure he will be trying to convince me that he needs a Breitling watch....sometimes we like to forget we are "civil servants" for a living and spend money like rock stars!

But check out Dave's site, see if the port guide offers any help...btw, there isn't one for Antigua....

Thanks two-foxes -- will do, Will let you know of any good deals. I going to put the post on the regular forum as well per Viking's advice

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 10:55 PM

Originally posted by Twinave
ciadriamom, love the new "logo".

Later, Ave'

Ave, couldn't help myself, started playing around on board (to avoid getting final english paper done) and found Timon. He is definetly more me than Ariel. Love the sarcasam.

ciadriamom

05-05-2004, 10:57 PM

[i]Also, the person from Lakewood, NJ? I grew up in Middletown. Was there for 25 years till my hubby moved me out here.

I can't wait to get the list from Eric--looking forward to "getting to know" you all.

Marianne [/B]

[COLOR=purple]Marianne, I'm the person from Lakewood, Ciadriamom, Ciara's mom, and just plain old Sharon.[

Middletown has certainly had its fair share of media coverage lately. How did you wind out way out there???/COLOR]

two-foxes

05-05-2004, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by piglet33
I got a Cat. 6 for $5227.67. I really want to go in May, but I can't. :(

Well, unless Tim changes his mind by Monday, we'll be with you on the August repo. We are plainly getting ripped off, imho, but we really do want to go! Cat 7 GTY for $5800 and some change. I am hoping for a nice upgrade...the DCL rep said she'd bet on it! Since I was at work in meetings all morning (to pay for this:earseek: ) it looks like I missed the best prices....didn't get a quote until 4:15 mountain time. So unless DU pulls through or my AAA agent (who was out of the office ALL DAY:mad: ) pulls through with the "inventory fax" she sent out last week, we'll book it for sure, and plan for it. I am betting going on our back to backs this year will let us know if 14 days of cruising is for us or not!

Viking

05-06-2004, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by Twinave
ciadriamom, love the new "logo".
Zapp1213, you waited 2 days!:crazy: :jester:
piglett, hygiene, and bettemom, Congrats on your next cruise. I'm sure it will be a blast.
Viking, isn't that list ready YET? That's the problem with you Germans, procrastinaters, and unorganized. (your loving sister, Ave')

:jester: :jester: :jester: :jester: :jester:

Later, Ave'
I just don't know, which of my sisters I love more: The squirrel-eater or the impatient, nagging one :teeth:

Making jokes about other nationalities, huh? What about this one:

What's hell? Hell is a restaurant where the food is English, the beer American and the waiters German!! :jester:

piglet33

05-06-2004, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by two-foxes
Well, unless Tim changes his mind by Monday, we'll be with you on the August repo. We are plainly getting ripped off, imho, but we really do want to go! Cat 7 GTY for $5800 and some change. I am hoping for a nice upgrade...the DCL rep said she'd bet on it! Since I was at work in meetings all morning (to pay for this:earseek: ) it looks like I missed the best prices....didn't get a quote until 4:15 mountain time. So unless DU pulls through or my AAA agent (who was out of the office ALL DAY:mad: ) pulls through with the "inventory fax" she sent out last week, we'll book it for sure, and plan for it. I am betting going on our back to backs this year will let us know if 14 days of cruising is for us or not!

two-foxes - that sounds great that you might be joining us!:Pinkbounc I just got my quote from Dreams and it's $6247.67 for the same category except at the end of the ship. :eek: I'm glad that I made my own ressie and didn't wait for the quote from them since I got a way better deal.

Renee'

bettemom

05-06-2004, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by ciadriamom
[COLOR=purple]Marianne, I'm the person from Lakewood, Ciadriamom, Ciara's mom, and just plain old Sharon.[

Middletown has certainly had its fair share of media coverage lately. How did you wind out way out there???/COLOR]

Hi Sharon,

Can you post your childrens names & ages so I can add them to the group list for the St. Thomas Tour.

Thanks, Kim

ciadriamom

05-06-2004, 07:59 AM

Kim girls names and ages are: Ciara (13) and Adaria (6). Thanks

piglet33

05-06-2004, 08:09 AM

two-foxes - I just read another thread that said you can save 10% on the cruise if you use Costco travel. I'm checking to see if I can transfer the reservation from DCL to them and still get the 10% off or if it has to be made originally with them. If I can save the 10%, then I will transfer to them since $522 is more of a savings than the $200 rebate from Dreams.

If you're a member this will help cut your costs for the cruise. If not, it may pay to spend the $40 or so to join and save all that money. You might want to check it out.

Renee'

Viking

05-06-2004, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Sharon,

Can you post your childrens names & ages so I can add them to the group list for the St. Thomas Tour.

Thanks, Kim

Hey Kim,
what do you think my List is for? ;)

piglet33

05-06-2004, 10:37 AM

I just transferred my ressie for the 14 day from DCL to Costco and saved $422. That brings my total down to $4805.67.:cheer2:

Yippee, that makes me so happy.

Renee'

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 12:12 PM

Ok I'm jealous of the people that get to do the transitional cruises. It would be so neat. Thought about it yesterday but realized that there's no way I'd be able to get that much time off work. I'm pushing it to get 2 weeks in October. If I did the transitional I'd want at least 3 weeks to visit both DL and WDW and the cruise. Darn work -- how come I didn't win the lottery????

Anyway for everyone that's going have a great time. Renee you got a great deal!!

We will be going to MNSSHP on the 12th though and the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot as well.

Back to work to pay for everything.

Fiona

Viking

05-06-2004, 01:29 PM

Congratulations, Fiona :wave:
Your team reached the semi-finals of the Hockey World Championships. Ours got knocked out in the quarter-finals :(

No repo-cruise for us either. As you know we wouldn't have problems getting two, three or four weeks off, we prefer to explore the States or Canada within the next years on wheels.

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 02:36 PM

Thanks for letting us know about the hockey. Hadn't heard that yet.

I don't have a problem getting 3 weeks off it's just the consecutive thing that's a problem. :p

Oh well maybe for the 50th anniversary when I'm retired. Have to think positively!! :p

Fiona

Viking

05-06-2004, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by cdnmickeylover
Thanks for letting us know about the hockey. Hadn't heard that yet.

I don't have a problem getting 3 weeks off it's just the consecutive thing that's a problem. :p

Oh well maybe for the 50th anniversary when I'm retired. Have to think positively!! :p

Fiona
How much vacation do you have in Canada?

fridayfun

05-06-2004, 03:37 PM

Hello fellow cruisers! Left town for the still unbelievably cold MI north (Sault Ste Marie) for ten days and it took forever to catch up! Just wanted to make sure DH and I were still on the list for the ST scuba/snorkel fun, since I was almost certain the deadline was here! I envy everyone who gets to go on one of the repositioning cruises! We only get to take 1 two week vacation a year and would get shot down quickly if we asked for another! If I am reading correctly, still no word from Disney on Antigua excursions? Want to wish everyone and warm and WELCOME Spring :cheer2:
piglet33: We stayed at the Grande Vista in 2001 for 8 days. The rooms were beautiful and comfy and the resort quiet but with lots to do! We loved it and the price was the BEST!

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 04:19 PM

Eric -- the standard vacation time is 2 weeks here in Canada plus I think it's 9 statutory holidays. Most companies give you more vacation time depending on the number of years that you've worked there. I don't have any set number of vacation days (an unusual situation) but was told to take them when needed so that I don't get too stressed out. :p

Typically most lawyers get 4 weeks vacation starting out but the problem is that because of the nature of the job it's almost impossible to take 2 weeks together let alone all 4 weeks at once. Most only take 1 week at a time -- I took 2 last October and will take 2 weeks this October. This is unusual but I have a lawyer that backs me up when I'm away so it's not a huge problem. The real problem is always the almighty $$ -- if you're not here to do the work you don't get the billable $ to hit your target.

By contrast our staff typically will take 2 weeks off together depending on how much vacation time they get. My secretary takes 2 weeks in the summer, one in July and one in August since she only gets 2 weeks vacation. She then takes time off at Christmas using overtime that can be banked and used as vacation time (this varies depending on where you work).

We also have a one year maternity leave available in Canada. The mother typically takes the time but a father can take up to 15 weeks of the year's maternity leave. One of the secretary's here at work is set to leave in 2 weeks with the baby due June 15th.

Fiona

papa

05-06-2004, 04:25 PM

Well it is official Kathy is retiring effective the 30th of June. She is going to take the money and run. She has worked at the city owned hospital in the intensive care nursery for the last 20 years. She is going to work for nurses for newborns full time now and will have all of the weekends off. Mike

Sarah'sMomfrom PA

05-06-2004, 04:30 PM

Renee...working on trying to get our butts on the August repositioning cruise...Disney quoted me $8,894 for the 3 of us for a category 6...no way I can swing that since when you add in airfare, we would be over $10,000. I might have to forgo my verrandah to go on this trip!!! I am going to work on another angle and will work with Kim's travel agent to see if I can get on it--I so want to do the Panama Canal and I wouldn't have to pull Sarah out of school.

Unfortunately, we don't have a Costco here just Sam's club. Renee...email me...I don't know if you're home or at work. Thanks. Mary Jo

Zapp1213

05-06-2004, 04:37 PM

Okay, I have a couple of "how-to" questions, and I can't seem to find a tutorial.

First of all, I asked technical support how to change the wording under my username on the left (mine says welcomed guest). Their answer was to change the custom text under user profile. I don't have "custom text". Is it called something else?

Secondly, how do you all copy previous posts into your posts?

:p

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 04:41 PM

Hi, the term "welcomed guest" changes automatically after I think 60 (?) posts. Then you are a "dis veteran" unless the tag fairy gets you!

Can't quite remember how to quote something in a previous post though -- I've done it but am drawing a blank at the moment. :confused:

Fiona

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by cdnmickeylover
Hi, the term "welcomed guest" changes automatically after I think 60 (?) posts. Then you are a "dis veteran" unless the tag fairy gets you!

Can't quite remember how to quote something in a previous post though -- I've done it but am drawing a blank at the moment. :confused:

Fiona

ok figured it out. On the bottom of the page when you go to reply to a message there are two buttons just above the reply to thread button -- one says edit and one says quote. Hit the quote one. Hope this makes sense.

Fiona

Zapp1213

05-06-2004, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by cdnmickeylover
ok figured it out. On the bottom of the page when you go to reply to a message there are two buttons just above the reply to thread button -- one says edit and one says quote. Hit the quote one. Hope this makes sense.

Fiona

It worked! WOW!!!!!

Thanks for your help.

Marianne

cdnmickeylover

05-06-2004, 05:37 PM

Not a problem. Quote away now.

Fiona

Tulirose

05-06-2004, 05:39 PM

LURKER ALERT! LURKER ALERT!

Just had to pop in and offer congratulations to all going on repositioning cruises. Can you see me green with envy!??!

Also, Mike give Kathy our best wishes on her retirement. She deserves weekends off. Full time with the Nurses for Newborns... a job she loves, perhaps it won't seem like work!

Was hoping to get together with some of you either prior or after your cruise in October because Rich and I are returning to WDW. However, we decided to go in September instead.... value season ya know. Gotta keep counting those pennies. Disappointed can't meet up with ya but will be meeting up instead with a Canadian DIS bud from the Flower and Garden Board that I've *known* for at least three years but have never met. That should be nice.

Hey DAN!!!! I don't know... what IS up with that??!!

End of Lurker Alert. We return you now to your regularly scheduled Antigua thread.....

two-foxes

05-06-2004, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by piglet33
I just transferred my ressie for the 14 day from DCL to Costco and saved $422. That brings my total down to $4805.67.:cheer2:

Yippee, that makes me so happy.

Renee'

There is no costco near us, but I checked online to see if we could join/book and I think we can....

I keep wondering if we should go, though! We have until Sun for DU and Mon for DCL to put the deposit down....We try to do one "BIG" vacation every other year, and this was our year for that. I wanted just to go to DLR next summer for 5 days or so, and I doubt we'll be able to swing both if we do the repo. But jeez, did you see the prices for the 7 niters out of LA? It is only $1000 less than the repo for half the vacation! They are running to the bank with this!!

RellingTwin

05-06-2004, 06:03 PM

Today is "National Nurses Day", so I want to wish all my fellow nurses a wonderful day!

piglet33

05-06-2004, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by fridayfun
piglet33: We stayed at the Grande Vista in 2001 for 8 days. The rooms were beautiful and comfy and the resort quiet but with lots to do! We loved it and the price was the BEST!

Glad to hear that it's a nice place. Someone I work with has a timeshare there and recommended it to me. I also got a great price to stay there. The only catch was that it was for 5 days and 4 nights so I had to add an extra day onto our trip. :teeth: Not a bad sacrifice, huh?

Renee'

piglet33

05-06-2004, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by two-foxes
There is no costco near us, but I checked online to see if we could join/book and I think we can....

I keep wondering if we should go, though! We have until Sun for DU and Mon for DCL to put the deposit down....We try to do one "BIG" vacation every other year, and this was our year for that. I wanted just to go to DLR next summer for 5 days or so, and I doubt we'll be able to swing both if we do the repo. But jeez, did you see the prices for the 7 niters out of LA? It is only $1000 less than the repo for half the vacation! They are running to the bank with this!!

Why don't you put the deposit down on one of the reservations and then decide later? That was what I was going to do originally, until I got such a great deal. Don't forget the $500 is refundable and if you do it this way, and you decide you really want to go, you still have your price. Just a thought....

Renee'

piglet33

05-06-2004, 07:01 PM

Peter & Jenn (Hygiene99) I just sent you a PM.

Renee'

Zapp1213

05-06-2004, 07:11 PM

DS, David (9) is looking for a "cruise buddy". We found a couple on the list--we're e-mailing you tonight.

Anyone interested in e-mailing w/him?

Please PM me.

Thanks,

Mom Marianne

piglet33

05-06-2004, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by Sarah'sMomfrom PA
Renee...working on trying to get our butts on the August repositioning cruise...Disney quoted me $8,894 for the 3 of us for a category 6...no way I can swing that since when you add in airfare, we would be over $10,000. I might have to forgo my verrandah to go on this trip!!! I am going to work on another angle and will work with Kim's travel agent to see if I can get on it--I so want to do the Panama Canal and I wouldn't have to pull Sarah out of school.

Unfortunately, we don't have a Costco here just Sam's club. Renee...email me...I don't know if you're home or at work. Thanks. Mary Jo

Mary Jo - I just emailed you.

Renee'

Twinave

05-06-2004, 08:00 PM

Cathy, Congrats on your retirement. :bounce:
and Happy Nuses Day to you and the rest of the nurses out there. My doc bought me flowers and took me to lunch! :p
Later,
Ave'

cdnmickeylover

05-07-2004, 10:03 AM

Congrats on your retirement Kathy.

Also happy nurses day to all the nurses.

Our cherry tree is starting to bloom!! We are obviously a little behind our friends to the south but this is actually still early for them to be blooming. It is supposed to be warm here today but it keeps raining. It will be nice and sunny in the morning and then cloud over in the afternoon and pour. I have to look at this as a sign of spring though.

Thankfully it's Friday.

Fiona

Viking

05-07-2004, 12:18 PM

Hi Folks,

edition #14 of our evergrowing List is in your mailboxes - Check it out.

Over here the weather right now can only be described in four-letter-words not admissable on these Boards :mad: Temps in 40ies and constant heavy rain for the last 24 hours. The same is predicted for the whole weekend, but I guess next weekend will be better as we have to work again then ;)

Happy Nurses Day from Anja to all her co-nurses :wave: and congratulations on your retirement, Cathy. Now you can provide full-time care to Mike :jester:

Hello Rosemary & Richard :wave2:
we'll be in Florida and South Carolina from 09/11 on, but no themeparks for us this time. We'll only land in Orlando, pick up our car and start our roundtrip: Crystal River, Charleston, St Augustine, Panama City Beach. Then back to Orlando to return the car and head to the Port with Fiona & Jim. Back from the ship we'll return to Germany immediately like last time. But we're thinking about a week in The Big Apple next year, perhaps we could meet you then.