Wild Turkeys and Dancing Banana Heads Cruise 11/25/06

[JanDave]

Good Evening All!

I am one tired DISer/Grandma today. After getting about 2 hours of sleep after booking ressies, we attended our GD's baptism - about 1.5 hours away. It was well worth it, but I am so tired.

Renee -- DH and Bob (our cruising friend) will be on the Bubba fishing trip in St. Maarten. I saw that excursion waiting for 3am to arrive and it's almost $30 less than fishing at CC.

Good Night All!!!
:banana: :banana: :banana:

Jan

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Welcome jd99 I belive I read your trip report and all your tips and expectations and such. It was great and I did pick up some tips..So thanks
and it would be great if you will cruise with us.

Well I did a really wonderful thing today...I broke my toe!!! Ouchhh....
So now its all bruised and hurts really bad to walk. So whats the first thing I did after I broke it? Went shopping at Target which really did me in....plus I had to park a block away from the entrence :sad2:

Well everyone have a good evening...did you see that Pirates is on ABC tonight? pirate:

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Dixielady908]

:thumbsup2 Oh yea...I forgot.....we are now well into our 2000th post...
:cheer2: Not that were a chatty bunch :lmao:

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[fourfoxesinpa]

:wave: Welcome jd99 I belive I read your trip report and all your tips and expectations and such. It was great and I did pick up some tips..So thanks
and it would be great if you will cruise with us.

Well I did a really wonderful thing today...I broke my toe!!! Ouchhh....
So now its all bruised and hurts really bad to walk. So whats the first thing I did after I broke it? Went shopping at Target which really did me in....plus I had to park a block away from the entrence :sad2:

Well everyone have a good evening...did you see that Pirates is on ABC tonight? pirate:

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


Ouch on the toe!

Thanks for the Johnny Alert pirate: - sure is much better on the eye than Conan and the Emmys!

[pgfour]

Good evenin'! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Just adding to our post count!

Hope you all have a restful night! Me -- I'm ready & rearin' to go since I didn't get up to make ressies! (I'm in denial! :rotfl: :rotfl: )

Woo - I think I'll give your recipe a try as well! I'll let you know how it turns out. :thumbsup2

Denise -- now you can really give those patients heck tomorrow! Hope your toe gets well soon.

Better get DD in bed -- tomorrow is her first day of kindergarten! :teacher: What will I do with all my "free" time??? :rotfl2:

Welcome JD -- hope you & your family join our merry band of :banana: :banana: :banana: !

Sleep tight everyone!

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

JD,
Welcome to our quiet reserved little group. :rotfl2:
We were on the Magic on 8/5, is that the same cruise as you??? :confused3

We are going again too, so it's not too soon!!
It's never too soon, we did a 3 day in May too.

Looking forward to seeing some more posts from you soon!!

Denise, OUCH!!!!
I fractured 3 of my toes last year by walking into the wall while I was vacumming. No I wasnt :drinking1 Still dont know how I did it, but I did have a lot of pain for a couple of weeks.
Here is some pixiedust: to speed up your recovery. :woohoo:

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

good night all you nana heads and wild turkeys :wave:

Kathy :yay:

[LindaBabe]

Hi gang!

Denise - got a digital camera? I hope you're going to ask for your money back on that iron - Bet you'll get it!

I wouldn't have been upset if I hadn't awakened, but quarter of 3 came, the lights were on and I was bright eyed and busy tailed. It's amazing how much faster the boards are in the middle of the night!

Really looking forward to going to lunch in Parrot Cay and being able to relax and not have to think about making ressies.

Woogal, it must have been the day for cooking - Zuccini bread sounds great - rainy here too and I made the next four days meals. (We leave for Ohio on Thursday).

Sleep well!

[jd99]

No we were on the Aug. 12 Western. I think we're thinking it's too soon only because we will have to take DD8 out of school for four days...but we are slowly getting over that since we have taken her out the past two years - a whole week when she was in K and 2 1/2 days last year ..both for WDW trips..and she is none the worse for it. We try to take a trip of some kind every 3-4 months..but rarely repeated anything like this in one year let alone a few months...that's how much we liked it.

[disneediva]

[QUOTE=cruisemutt]And you talk about me Wendy!!!! Typing in the driveway....ships horn on start-up...(ok, so I sat for 45 minutes waiting for the Wonder to pass the two palms cam....you cant prove a thing!

Well AH do declare Mutt I have no idea what you are talking about, :rolleyes1 my southern upbringing would never allow me to speak an ill word about someone especially mans best friend :rotfl2: Ok OK I had to stop I was making myself sick.

Welcome :banana: JD I hope you can convince your wife we are a great bunch of nanas :banana: :banana: .
Well guys I am off to bed I is a tired nana tonight,

Wendy

[feenie]

I didn't get up at 3 am but I was still able to get everything I wanted except for High Tea at 8:30 Sunday morning.
We have brunch on Monday, Palo Dinner on Thursday (our anniversary) and we are doing the rasul on Tuesday. ;) We did it before when it was still called the Suriel bath.
We had a busy weekend. We took our two godson's to see Cars at the Drive in Friday night, Saturday we went out to dinner with some friends and Sunday after church we had a baptism (our oldest Godson was baptised) and a church picnic. (inside since it was raining :beach: )

at least we have a three day weekend coming up :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Good morning,
Athene, you still have a drive in movie theater??? I loved drive in movies when I was younger, lots of memories there :rolleyes1
Wish we still had them.

well I am sitting here hearing the dreaded word of the week, ERNESTO!!!
That is all that anyone is talking about today. I do feel badly for the Wonders thursday cruisers. depending on what it does on wednesday they could have delayed flights or have the ship have to dock at a different port, then they have to race to try and get there on time. If you have booked DCL transportation it wouldnt be a problem but lots just rent a car.
There has to be alot of stressed out people out there today!!!

I too sit there waiting for the ship to pass the two palms web cam every saturday and sunday that we are home. So you are NOT alone!!! I know I need to get a life on the weekends :rotfl2: Dinner does not get fixed until the ship has passed!!!

well time to run out and fill up my gas tank, just in case. We have a generator and some gas cans that are already filled, I have lots of bottled water and food and the propane in the BBQ is pretty filled for cooking too, so we are ready. I even have a new flashlight.

Denise, How is the toe today??
Kathy

[TiggerKing]

Jeff: I want to extend our welcome and hopes that you and your family will be joining us. This is an interesting group, but they seem pretty harmless overall!

To All you Nana Heads: I hope you had a great weekend and I hope this week is great to you! I am looking forward to the extended weekend. Hopefully, I will be able to finish up at my client's a little early this week, and maybe get a four day weekend!

[sptweedle]

Kathy,
There is a drive in theatre close to you. As you know, we live pretty close to each other and if you take 441 north, half way between Belleview and Ocala there is a drive in on the left, should only be about a 30 minute drive for you guys. They do play new releases so you won't have to go see Attack from Planet Mars.

Jeff-read your trip report, look forward to meeting you guys, if you join in.

See you guys later

:banana: :banana: :banana:
Steve

[woogal]

Good morning Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

:welcome: JEFF AND FAMILY!!! By posting on this thread, you are now official Banana Heads as well! It's never too soon for another DCL! I'll PM some info to you about our Cruisemate List shortly. Oh BTW ... GO BROWNS! :lmao:

Here's some easy shopping, especially for those of us with a broken toe (OUCH!). Disney Store website has a really cute Mickey Photo Tote marked down to $9.99. I would bet that I'll see at least one of you carrying this on the ship!! http://disneyshopping.go.com/DSSectionPage.process?Merchant_Id=2&Section_Id=13840&Product_Id=190595

Denise, even though you broke your toe, I totally understand the need to go to Target. It's a woman's duty, regardless of the pain!!! :rotfl: (Hey, check your PM).

Kelly, you got a :rotfl2: from me! I don't usually have that much energy ... but it comes in spurts when it does! I usually can't figure out what to make for dinner either!

Lynn and Cheri, enjoy the recipe. I hope you love it as much as I do! (See Bill? SOME people like my zucchini bread!) :p

Jamie, I have a confession to make. I'm not really a Johnny fan, but a Capt. Jack fan (if that makes any sense to you). So if Johnny's on the cruise and not in Capt. Jack attire pirate: (complete with accent), then you can have him!

Linda: Drive safe this week :drive:. Hope it's a short, smooth ride!

Bob: Just saw your post. Don't you ALWAYS get an extended weekend?? I think I remember you saying something about you never work on Friday afternoons ... and of course you don't get to work until like noon on Mondays!!! :teeth:

Gotta run for now ...

[TiggerKing]

Bob: Just saw your post. Don't you ALWAYS get an extended weekend?? I think I remember you saying something about you never work on Friday afternoons ... and of course you don't get to work until like noon on Mondays!!! :teeth:

Hmmm...let's see. WHO was it that couldn't bear to drag their self out of bed in order to get the ressies they wanted? Let's see, I was on the computer at 3:00 a.m.....

And, I probably left the house for work before you even woke up this morning! :moped:

[DutchsMommy]

Welcome JD - hope you come aboard! The decorations will definately be up - complete with 'snow' at CC - Lampy has a great family pic on CC that he used for christmas cards. It's in this thread somewhere!

Denise - sorry about the toe - that's a major :furious: . Try and stay off it as much as possible - obviously you are making a good start by traipsing around Target :rolleyes: . Mind you, if we had Target in Canada I would likely be there too! You guys keep talking about such cool stores - Target, Kohl's etc. and I am sad 'cause we have a pretty lame selection up here. Oh well, I have no money anyway so maybe it's a good thing!

Glad to hear everyone got most if not all the ressies they wanted.
We are:
Palo Dinner Friday 8pm
Palo High Tea Thursday 3pm (may cancel this one)
Spa Villa Monday 2:30pm (thank God for our re-booking credit as this one hurts the old pocketbook!!!!!!!)

The owner of the barn where I ride unfortunately had a fall on the x-country course at the World Equestrian Games so is eliminated. Too bad, as x-country is generally his strength. It's gotta be depressing to travel all the way to Germany and get eliminated half way through. But, he is OK and his horse is OK so all is well.

Fingers crossed for everyone in FL and along the coast that Ernesto passes you on by.

BTW - you all are a chatty bunch for sure - I didn't log on during the weekend and had like 5 pages to read through! :teeth:

Talk to you all soon!!!!!!! :banana: :banana:

[favoriteslave]

Good Morning All:

You have been a chatty bunch. I got on to make ressie yesterday morning and I had to spend 20-30 minutes catching up. We got some of the ressie's we wanted. We got the Golden Catamaran in St Marteen and the Captain Natica in St Thomas (zoom zoom on speed boats). I didn't get the brunch on Thursday at Palo's I wanted so I will most likely wait until the first timers get a chance and try along with them to get a ressie for Thursday (its my Husband's birthday).

I hope everyone stays safe with all the storms and hurricane in the forecast. We have rain today, but then back to normal tempatures of 80's and 60's at night. (Fall is almost here).

Welcome to JD99, we hope that you are able to join us. Most of us are quite normal, other than our obsession with DCL.

Happy Monday to everyone.

[TiggerKing]

Good Morning All:

You have been a chatty bunch. I got on to make ressie yesterday morning and I had to spend 20-30 minutes catching up. We got some of the ressie's we wanted. We got the Golden Catamaran in St Marteen and the Captain Natica in St Thomas (zoom zoom on speed boats). I didn't get the brunch on Thursday at Palo's I wanted so I will most likely wait until the first timers get a chance and try along with them to get a ressie for Thursday (its my Husband's birthday).
Tonya, which of the Golden Eagle excursions did you choose; morning or afternoon? I am sure you will be able to get Thursday brunch once we get onboard the ship, so I wouldn't fret about it.

I hope that everyone is having a great Monday....

[disneediva]

Morning,
I have the day off and was just catching up on my reading have agreat day

Wendy :banana:

[favoriteslave]

Bob I choose the AM Golden Eagle. I want to have time to look around the island after we get done. It looks like Im not the only one from the boards that chose that ressie. I feel sorry for the tour operator. Bunch of nana heads on board.

[favoriteslave]

Mutt I found this for you:


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/favoriteslave/superbanana.jpg

[TiggerKing]

We chose the AM as well so that we can go over the French side of the island for shopping and looking around as well. I wonder how many other from this group chose the AM booking. Can you imagine a catamaran full of Nana Heads? Oh man, that is scary!

[woogal]

Tonya: THAT IS HYSTERICAL!! I am sitting here at my desk laughing like crazy! Bill has a huge project at work today, so he probably won't see it until tonight. BTW, we're on the AM Golden Eagle as well.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Steve,
I didnt know about the drive in, THANKS!!!
We only moved here a few months ago and I havnt got a chance to check out the outer areas.
Kathy

[TIGGER41681]

Good Evening All you :banana: :banana: :banana: heads,
Today was soooooooo rainy and we are suppose to get more tomorrow :sad2: :sad2: !!! last night Ds decided not to sleep again :sad2: !! It is really taking a toll on my and DH. We think we are going to start it on cereal this weekend and everybody told me that may help with the sleeping. I hope so :thumbsup2 !!1

Denise: Get Well Soon!! I hope your toe feels better :thumbsup2 .

Jeff: :welcome: Aboard!! You asked about decorations for the holidays. The boat has a huge Christmas tree in the lobby to take holiday pictures. I am going to do that with my DS!! They also make the Christmas cards on the ship and have them printed up by time our cruise is our. I looked on the boards and it's seems pirce is $30.00 to $40.00. I hope this was a help to you!!

Kathy: How is the Weather by you?? I hope everything is okay!!

[dkmjgal]

Jeff and Family :welcome: I'm pretty new to this thread and I have to say so far things seem pretty normal :rotfl:
But seriously...everyone has been great!
I loved reading your cruise report and I'm so glad that things turned around for you. Your tips were great also.

Tonya - OMG- that banana is hysterical :rotfl:

OK, as a newcomer I have to ask...I totally get the Wild Turkey thing...but what's with the banana. I tried going back and reading a lot of the thread but I don't think I can get thru all of the pages!!!

Lynn - hang in there! DD-our first-was not a great sleeper either. She seemed to have this every other night pattern for waking up. Me and DH took turns - him one night me the next. Actually on a few occasions DD fell asleep on top of DH's belly - hey, whatever works! I was NOT a pleasant person during that time - I'll admit it. I think it was teething - both of our kids got their first tooth at 5 mos. and had ALL of their teeth before they were 2 years old. Have you tried whisky? Not for DS - for you and DH!!!!!!

Now I'm really excited about the cruise. Booking all the ressies has made me catch cruise fever I think - we can't wait!!!

Have a great night everyone!

Kelly

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Lynn,
our weather was beautiful today but by tomarow night that will change. We just dont know if it will just be lots of rain and wind gusts or worse!! Steve and his mom Pat live near me so whatever we get they will get too. If you dont hear from me on Wednesday morning it will be due to the storm. we often loose electricity even without hurricane strength winds, just tropical will make us loose it, so we will see what happens. I am well prepared either way.

Dh just finished pulling weeds in the yard. when he got by the center of the back fence Minnie went running up to him and was very upset. soon he uncovered 2 moldy chew sticks and 3 dead baby snakes she had killed and burried!!! She was very upset he found her stash of burried treasure!!!

kathy

[jd99]

Greetings to all. You have all been so welcoming, we couldn't help but book this cruise! Now all we have to do is get over the guilt of taking DD7 out of school for 4 days. She's always been fine with it but this year is second grade and they have already ramped up the homework.

So I guess I'm officially a wild turkey or a dancing banana. How will i know?

We did the booking but not without the usual drama that surrounds anything we do. Usually in November we have a short school break around Veterans Day when they have inservice days and we usually use our DVC points to go to the Beach Club. With our other cruise, we forgot to even try to get the booking. So today as we were saying "BCV or Cruise..." and leaning heavily toward cruise, I said, let me call just to check on availability as I'm sure they are sold out by now. Of course they were for both the early and late November dates. So I asked about banking my points.

I've never done this before and as a relatively new member of DVC I had NO idea of all the rules Shame on me for not paying attention, but the nice lady at DVC told me that I basically would lose 1/2 of my points since I missed our banking deadline. Huh, there's a banking deadline? Yes, I didn't have a clue.

So DW called back to see about using our points for the cruise (we don't have many but figured we could pay for a part of it). It worked out great that we were able to use points for the two DDs and pay cash for DW and I. "PHEW" didn't lose those points, thank goodness and got a nice break on cash outlay. Even kept our onboard credit and at least part of the 10 percent discount we got from booking on board, even though we had booked a 4-day and had to change it to 7.

Trying this one without a verandah (per my trip report that I thought it was unnececessary) but now that push has come to shove, I'm questioning myself. We're on Deck 2 in a Cat 9. Maybe Santa will send an early present and we'll get upgraded.

Now I have to go back and read 136 pages of posts (yikes you people have been busy). And I'll be getting our info to Shell as well.

I really can't believe we're doing this again so soon. But WOW it's fun to plan it this fast. Now I have to hope we can get some things reserved when the never-cruisers have their chance. We were lucky on this last cruise to get Palo (twice) just by booking on board and I got 2 massages the same way.

Woo hoo and I guess we are now: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Dixielady908]

:wave2: Good evening fellow turkeys and nana heads.....boy have you guys been busy today.

Got home late from work, then with dinner and that clean up. I cant belive its almots 8pm already. Well we were brave today and let both dogs out together all day. We have been locking my DD dog in his cage when we leave for work. She always had him locked up while she was out and no problems. Well we would come home, he had chewed up everything in there and had this mess we had to clean up. So since they seem to be getting along OK we figured we can trust them. :smooth: Well thankfully DH got home first...one of the dogs had diarrhea on my kitchen rug. And either the same or other dog vomitted on my carpeting in my hallway. So we had thoes messes to clean up... :sad2: crazy dogs.... :crazy:

My toe is ok today. It looks worse...three toes are black and blue but it dosnt hurt that much.

Well you guys have a good evening....

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[woogal]

Good evening Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

Well, tonight was finals night for Bill and I in our cake decorating class! For my "Graduation Cake", I dedicated it to all of you banana heads. Hope you like it:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0185.jpg

(In case you're wondering ... yeah, it's banana flavored cake, too!!)

[cruisemutt]

Tonya....thanks for that...I love it (any insanity is so welcome---I love to have company).

Kelly....who knows how these things start. Dancing bananas??? Whoever brought that lunacy to these nice people--well, they better not let me catch them!!! Grrrrrrr (official mutt growl).

Denise...please be careful...geez, ...how can we be dancing bananas with broken toes?

Have a good evening, kids....

[disneediva]

Shell, GREAT :cheer2: cake I swear I snorted coke out of my nose when I saw it, but where is Mutt's cake :rolleyes1 ?

Denise, glad the toe is better, in my medical opinion it would be helpful to walk around Target more as exercise is good for the injured toe :rotfl2:

JD welcome to our family :grouphug: and heres a few nanas to get you started :banana: :banana: :banana:

Lynn, my DS had some issues with sleeping to, it got so bad my dad came over and took him outside and told him this is the moon this is when you sleep. he didn't listen then and he has trouble listening now :confused3

Wendy

[fourfoxesinpa]

LOVE the cake!

Shell - I totally understand the Johnny/Capt. Jack thing. I do not care for Viggo Mortensen but, oh, that Aragorn! :goodvibes

[cruisemutt]

Jamie...I think Arwen may have something to say about that....

Ok, Wendy...I was embarrassed to post my cake... but for you, I'll show it.
I'm taking it in to work tommorow to give to everyone. I drew directions on the cake so they'd understand what to do with it.
Be merciful, its my first attempt.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0186.jpg

[Dixielady908]

:thumbsup2 Shell: I love the cake....great job. Looks yummy to.


My neighbor owns his own cake shop. He makes the best cakes I have ever had..and he is sooo talented when it comes to decorating. There are times I even hate to cut them. So I figure, hey why do all the work. I just call his shop and he delivers to my door. :goodvibes

I have no artistic talent so I leave this kind of stuff to people who do!! :rolleyes1

Talk with you all tomorrow.

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Dixielady908]

:teeth: ummm Bill....great job on your cake: Actually it looks yummy too.

I'm posting pictures of "the dogs" Jack the doberman is mine and Louie the pit bull is my daughters...I took these tonight. We just got a matching bed for Louie...are they cute or what??? :)

Denise :banana:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/jsudeikis/Jack_Louie.jpg

[disneediva]

Bill, I love the cake , but what kind of co-workers do you have that need THOSE directions hmmmmm :confused3 and great roses by the way as a martha stewart wanna be I give props to anyone with artistic talent since all mine sucks

Denise that is a great pic they look like two harmless little angels

Kathy stay safe and good luck with Ernesto :thumbsup2

Shell, for me its Brad Pitt in Interview with a Vampire ummm ummm good something about the long hair and bad boy style. You know what I mean right ladies :teeth:

Off to work
Wendy :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[LindaBabe]

Welcome, Jd99! I enjoyed your trip report and will be thrilled to meet you and your family in person.

Those cakes are FAB, Shell & Mutt! The roses are awfully good for a beginner - but around here, you sure wouldn't need instructions. Researchers go through cake like locusts in a wheat field.

Raining again today, but that's ok - it's supposed to be nice for our trip later this week.

Happy Day, Ya'll!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Hi everyone,

Bill and Shell,
both cakes were great!!! :goodvibes With 2 cakes and two of you that is one each, RIGHT?? Sounds like a good deal to me!!! :thumbsup2

Wendy,
It looks like we will just have a gusty rainly day here now, so that is good. We really need the rain and 40 to 50 MPH gusts are no sweat to me. Been through that lots of times. ;)

Shell,
you can take Kycha off the cruise list. She just posted on our next years November cruise and said they had to cancel this one and rebook on that one. so they arent coming this time. :sad2:

jd99, so glad you made it official!!! :woohoo:


well I am off :moped: to the Vet for Minnies check up,
I will check back later to see what is happening around here. If I miss a day it take 3 days to catch up. We are a very talkative group here!!! :grouphug:


Kathy :wave:

[TiggerKing]

Good morning everyone! It has started off as a bad day. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the small town police officers on the drive in to work this morning. Apparently, my interpretation of one law about passing another car, and his interpretation were quite different. :moped: Then, he added insult to injury by saying that he would normally give a warning for this infraction, but they were being required to hand out tickets today! :furious: I was not a happy camper!

Jeff: Glad that you and your family are officially joining us on this cruise! I can't promise that you won't be sorry, but I can promise that you will have a good time!

Mutt & Shell: My birthday is 11/3, I will be expecting a cake delivered to my door. Great work!

Kathy & Steve: Stay safe down there. Hopefully this thing will peter out and just be a good rain for you guys!

Have a great Tuesday all! Mine can't do anything but get better!

[cruisemutt]

Hey Bob....Birthday and anniversary in the same month?? Cool, just like me and Woo... Our anniversary is Sept. 14th and my birthday is the 15th (that way I NEVER EVER forget it). I'll talk over cake plans with Woo....shes the mastermind!

Wow....our lil group sure has grown over the past few weeks and months...this is gonna be so fun. I have my board at work with the countdown and it gets a look, a nod and a bit of jealous disgust from everyone besides me.

Anyways...have a great day everyone....less than 90 days to go....woohoo!
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[dkmjgal]

Bill and Shell - I'm impressed! Does this mean we'll all have our own special cakes on the cruise :hyper:

Tiggerking - that stinks! I hope your day gets better.

If you are in Ernesto's path you are in our thoughts. Let's hope it just drops some rain and leaves.

Nothing exciting going on here today. We are gearing up for school to start next Wednesday :banana: :cheer2: :cool1: :Pinkbounc Can you tell my feelings on that :)
Just scheduled the back to school haircuts for tomorrow and DS is really hoping he gets the name of his teacher in the mail today.

Have a great day everyone!

Kelly

[LindaBabe]

Poor Tiggerking! That is a lousy way to start a day.

Some friends just went on the 3 day to celebrate their anniversary. Ladies, you are going to WISH you were in this photo. http://www.tagrel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14871 That's the link i don't know how to post it to make it glow.

Back to the salt mines.

[woogal]

Thanks everyone on your compliments on the cakes! We had fun! :banana: :banana: :banana:

OMG LINDA! Wow! :cool1: OK, now I have to change plans for CC and squeeze in some "personal" time with Capt. Jack! :love: Step aside, Mutt! (but I still love ya!).

Denise, those dogs are too cute :goodvibes !! They have to be so fun! You can tell from the photo that they are spoiled babies!

Wendy, I'm right there with you on the Brad Pitt/Interview/bad boy/long hair thing!! :thumbsup2 Although, I will admit that my true guilty pleasure is actually Naveen Andrews. I have his pics plastered in my office, his pic is the wallpaper on my cell phone ... *sigh* ... the most beautiful man on earth. Bill and I have a rock-solid deal when it comes to our guilty pleasures ... if Naveen Andrews comes to our door and wants to whisk me away, Bill is OK with it. Likewise, if Ann Curry does the same for Bill, I'll wave good-bye and miss Bill terribly (but hopefully she'll have Naveen with her)! :rotfl2:

Kathy: My cake came to work with me (it's about 3/4 gone now) and Bill's went to work with him. Believe it or not, you actually get to a point where you just don't even want to eat anymore!!! Plus Mutt and I are having a weight loss contest before the cruise and those cakes would've ruined it for one of us (or both of us)! BTW, I took Kycha off the list. I was thinking ... since you've been here so long and know the other folks on the list that are not regulars, maybe you could PM them and ask if they are still with us? :confused3 That way we know the list is good.

Jeff, can't wait to get your info and add you to the bunch!! :banana: And you are actually a Banana Head AND a Wild Turkey!!

Kelly: The banana thing. Well, there was a certain person (not to mention any names Mutt) here that had an uncontrollable fascination with the banana guy. Soon enough, everyone else just seemed to pick it up. :teeth:

Bob? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Did Roscoe P. Coltrane gitcha this morning??? Koo koo koo

[favoriteslave]

Shell, I have PMed most everyone on the list to see about t-shirts. Only Kycha has PMed back and said she won't be there. The others are just MIA. Maybe closer to time they will get back on the board.

[lisalisa143]

Here from Louisiana we will be sailing 11/25/06 Magic--that is 88 days and counting. Any suggestions on shore excursions-(all adults)

Hope to meet up

LisaLisa143

[TiggerKing]

Kelly: The banana thing. Well, there was a certain person (not to mention any names Mutt) here that had an uncontrollable fascination with the banana guy. Soon enough, everyone else just seemed to pick it up.

No, not ALL of us have picked up the banana fetish. Some of us are holding on to our sanity! :crazy:

Bob? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Did Roscoe P. Coltrane gitcha this morning??? Koo koo koo
That was good. :thumbsup2 I will give you that one!

[TiggerKing]

Here from Louisiana we will be sailing 11/25/06 Magic--that is 88 days and counting. Any suggestions on shore excursions-(all adults)

Hope to meet up

LisaLisa143
Welcome aboard Lisa! :welcome:
I know that several of us are doing the Golden Eagle Catamaran on St. Martin (morning sailing).

Also, if you are having late dinner seating, call your travel agent or Disney (whoever you actually booked with) and request PLA dining rotation. This is the rotation that most of us with late seating are trying to obtain. One of our members (Lampskies) is even going to try and work some magic and get us all linked together so that we are sitting in close proximity to each other, if not at the same table. Of course, you may want to review some of the pictures he has posted on here before you agree to that!

Woogal is keeping a list of all those who are on the ship from here. If you would like to be included in her list, just send her a PM by clicking on her name and she can tell you what kind of information she is gathering. We promise that she won't ask you for your credit card or checking account...at least not at first (she has a shopping habit). :rotfl2:

[cruisemutt]

Hi Lisa....welcome aboard our lil group... I see you finally made it over here from the "evil" message board (those darn critics).
You'll like it here better....honest! :banana:

[disneediva]

Hi Lisa and welcome aboard :grouphug:

Where in Louisiana are you from? Thats my home state also and Bob and I can use a little southern backup( there a lot of yankees on this thread shhhh) :rotfl2:

Shell, I am glad someone else has that "little" agreement also for me its Brad and my DH its Angelina Jolie something about those lips, I personally don't get it. but it does make for a convient arrangement since they are a couple also, well a girl can dream right :rotfl:

Off to get DS from school
Wendy

[pgfour]

Good afternoon, nanas & turkeys! :banana: :banana: :banana:

My, we sure are a chatty bunch! :chat: :hyper2: Think we can hit 5000 posts by 11/24???? :scratchin

Official welcome to JD! :cheer2: And hello to LisaLisa and crew! :wave: :wave:

I'm home early waiting for DD's bus to drop her off from her first full day of school (all-day kindergarten). Yesterday went quite well. Hopefully the excitement doesn't wear off for at least a few more days. :rotfl:

Shell & Mutt -- Loved the :cake: :cake:! :thumbsup2

Denise - Glad to hear the toe is getting better! Target therapy would definitely help you recover more quickly! Cute dogs, too!

Kathy, Steve, and anyone else in the coastal areas -- sending wishes for calm weather. pixiedust:

TiggerKing - Sorry to hear about your brush with Roscoe. ::cop: The week can only get better.

We finally have some :sunny: today -- it's been raining off & on for the past few days. Hopefully the nice weather will stay around for a few days.

Better get back to "work"!

Have a great night.

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

[disneediva]

Tiggerking, sorry about your run in with the law :moped:
wendy

[JanDave]

Good Evening Fellow Nana Heads and Turkeys!

Lisa - Welcome!. We are a fun bunch (of banana heads). Glad you're cruising with us. It's just me and DH Dave and friends of ours, Bob and Gitta.

Our excursion plans so far are: Sunny Liston tour on St. Thomas. Dave and Bob are going on the AM fishing trip at St. Maarten.

Shell - Love your cake decorating. I'm very, very impressed. I'm creatively challenged and appreciate fine art!

Mutt - Your cake -- well, guess I could say that I'm glad I was sober when I saw the photo of it. Who knows what I'd say after a few BBCs..... Just kidding, love your cake decorating. You have nice handwriting......

Kelly - maybe we can order a custom cake of the day on board.

JD99 -- glad you and DW made the decision to cruise again. Forget the guilt! Just enjoy. We used DVC points for this cruise. We've been members since 2001. Itching to buy more points, but Dave wants to wait a while. We'll see. Maybe if I buy him a Mickey Watch in Treasure Ketch, I can woooo him to add on more points.

All Adults -- don't forget to attend the crew talent show the Friday night of our cruise. It's a must see.

Everyone -- I am so darn excited -- almost at the 80 day mark. Can't believe that September is almost here. It's about time; we planned our cruise so long ago. All I know is that I plan to have plenty of fun, lots of laughs and 24/7 pampering on board.

Jan

[mom x4,grandma x4]

:welcome: Lisa,
glad to have you with us.
Tonya, (favoriteslave) is ordering matching T-shirts for all of us who are interested. we will be able to find each other easier that way.
I dont think she has sent in the order yet, so you might PM her if you are interested in the info on this.

Shell,
I do know what you mean when you say you dont want to eat cake after decorating a few. Years ago I took cake decorating classes too. After the first week of licking my fingers with frosting :stir: I never wanted decorators icing again!! But the kids loved it.

I will try to PM a few people from the first of this thread and see if they are still around. I will let you know if I hear back from them. ;)



Well if the weather man is correct we will just have lots of rain and a few gusts around 40 to 50 MPH tomarrow afternoon. That would be great!!!
I will let you know what happens,


Denise glad to hear your toe is better. It's amazing what a little shopping can do for a person. :rolleyes1

Kathy :wave:

[disneediva]

Hi all
Just saying hey, we just got back from a mass for the anniversary of hurricane KAtrina hard to believe its been a year already. DS and I are gonna go rent a movie they had no homework so that we could all attend the services and every channel has something to do with the storm on it. I prefer to not remember. So video rental it is.. :thumbsup2

Wendy

[runa00]

oh lord! you guys sure are a chatty bunch. its taken me awhile to catch up! all of these broken nannas! i totaled my car on sunday in the rain argggg im ok just some minor back and neck muscle pulls and one bruise thank goodness. 3 of the corners of my car are torn off but the middle was just fine so i walked out. denise has broken toes and i have a broken car! us nanas need to stick together because i feel like after a few rounds at signals we are not going to be a pretty sight! someone will try to be jack and rose from titanic and that just can't be good with all of us clutzes!

good job on the cakes guys!

welcome to all the newbie nanas!

[disneediva]

Runa ,
glad you are ok :love:
Wendy

[Dixielady908]

[QUOTE=JanDave]Good Evening Fellow Nana Heads and Turkeys!


You have nice handwriting...... :rotfl2: :rotfl: :lmao: That is way too funny.....

Evening dancin nana's...

Welcome Lisa and family.....great to have you with us.

Boy, we have been a busy and chatty bunch :banana: lately. I guess were just on a sailing high!!!!

Bill Love thoes bananas...the bungie jump... :) . That is too funny..

Well nothing exciting going on here this evening.
So whats everyone's plans for the weekend? I dont have to work saturday which is great....3 day weekend. Then I have off Friday the 8th......it's my birthday. Trying to convience Wally to take off and then I will let him take me where I want to go. (not sure where that is yet) :Pinkbounc :banana: :cheer2: Ok, maybe I should'nt get that excited about it. I am another year older...!! :sad2:

Well have a good evening everyone.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[feenie]

Happy almost Birthday Denise! :cool1:

On my birthday this year we hit the single digit countdown to when DH and I leave for Orlando!! (Guess which I am looking forward to more!! :banana: )

:hourglass

[LindaBabe]

Good Morning, All!

Another busy day here in the northeast. Hopefully the rain has stopped now, I have a dozen errands to do after work.

We're off to Ohio tomorrow for the long weekend, with no computer access, so let me wish y'all a happy weekend now!

[JanDave]

News Flash Turkey Nanaheads:

New soap, shampoo, mattresses, pillows and sheets on our cruise.

Quote:
Water, Water - Everywhere! Disney Cruise Line Now Offers
H2O Plus Spa Products in All Staterooms
Additional Stateroom Amenities Enhance the Disney Cruise Line Experience

CELEBRATION, Fla. -- Disney Cruise Line guests soon will be able to absorb the enriching benefits of the ocean while sailing on the high seas. Beginning in October, the cruise line is introducing H2O Plus Spa bath and shower products to all 877 guest accommodations on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. These high-end products, derived from marine botanicals, bring a piece of the ocean into every stateroom.

The high-quality, water-based H2O Plus products being stocked on the Disney Cruise Line ships include Sea Marine Revitalizing Shampoo, Marine Collagen Conditioner and Hydrating Body Butter from the H2O Plus premium Spa line -- all in uniquely designed, co-branded bottles. Guests staying in concierge-level suites will find additional H20 Plus offerings such as Sea Salt Body Wash and Solar Relief Gel.

The upgrade of every family-friendly stateroom onboard both the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder also features new Sealy Posturepedic Premium Plush Euro-top mattresses, new pillows and Frette 300 thread-count, 100 percent Egyptian cotton linens. In addition, larger, more luxurious bath towels and bath sheets have been added to all stateroom bathrooms.

In all concierge-level suites, there are comfortable duvets and a new "Pillow Talk" program which allows concierge guests to choose from a selection of hypo-allergenic, feather and therapeutic memory foam pillow options.

Sea-derived skincare innovator H2O Plus, L.P. has been making a splash in the specialty global retail market with an array of skincare, spa, bath and shower and color cosmetics products for the last 16 years. The company's entrepreneurial founder and creative director, Cindy Melk, has grown H2O Plus from a concept of water-based, sea-derived formulations to an internationally recognized branded company.

Jan

[cruisemutt]

Thats all well and good, Jan...BUT...will they still have :banana: Banana bread-bread pudding at Topsiders? Let's keep our focus on the important things, shall we?

Enjoy the day, gang!

[TiggerKing]

Oh Jan, that sounds so awesome about the bedding change!

Of course, us guys don't care about the H2O stuff. Heck, we may go the whole week without showering. I mean, the pool has chlorine to keep us clean, and we will wash the saltwater off when we get out of the ocean! ;)

Denise: Happy Early Birthday! party:

Linda: Have a great weekend!

Kathy & Steve: Hope you guys are all right down there. Post when you can and let us know you are safe! pixiedust:

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! It is starting out beautiful here in Georgia, but it is supposed to start raining this afternoon!

[sptweedle]

Hey guys so far so good down this way. Starting to get a little rain but no big deal. These things can sometimes sneak up on you though. Thanks for all the concern.
If we do get blown away I'll let you know! :lmao:

About the dining rotation that everyone is trying to get together on, I know that's it's PLA but is that early or late? I'm assuming it's late but wanted to check.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Good morning everyone,

well I have lots of clouds and a drizzly rain this morning, by this afternoon we should have hard rain and some small wind gusts of 40 MPH. We need the rain, so this will be a good thing for us.
Some areas may get 6 inches of rain, they may have a bad problem, so I will keep my fingers crossed for those people. My oldest son is in one of those areas, so hope things go well for him too.

Things are pretty quiet here today, I still need to find out what excursions we are going to do, we are so slow this cruise about making decisions. Guess we have gone so many times we just are more laid back about it.

well have a great day everyone and if we dont loose power this evening I will check back and see what everyone is doing today.

Kathy :wave:

[cruisemutt]

Good Luck Kathy, Steve and everyone else in the path of the storm...hopefully everything will be fine and you won't catch the brunt of it.
We're all with ya!!

Happy darn near your birthday Denise... so, you're gonna be 25? Well, enjoy it...
Enjoy...

[TiggerKing]

About the dining rotation that everyone is trying to get together on, I know that's it's PLA but is that early or late? I'm assuming it's late but wanted to check.
Steve, it is late dining.

[jd99]

Just curious. Am I the only bad parent taking my kid out of school for this cruise or are there others like me :rotfl: Any 8 year old girls by chance????

[TIGGER41681]

Hello All You Nana heads :banana: :banana: ,
Wow I had alot of readin to do since yesterday!! Well it is another VERY nasty day here in NY. I am VERY sick of the rain :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: !! Ds is back to sleeping the night!! I am very happy ;) ;) about that!! We also started him on rice cereal and he loved it!! Today I am cleaning up and relaxing because I woke with a nasty headache :headache: :headache: :headache: :headache:. I am off to Dunking Donuts for some coffee!!
Talk to you all tomorrow!!

Shell: Love the Cakes :thumbsup2 !! Mmmmm They look good too!!

Runa00: Glad to hear that you are Okay :thumbsup2 !!

Kathy: Good Luck with the weather headed your way!!

TiggerKing: You need to get a PBA card from when you have a run in with the police!! I have to say with my dad being a retired NYC Police Officer thoses cards do come in handly when you get pulled over.

Lisa: :welcome: Aboard!!

Denise: :bday: Happy Birthday!! Have a great day!!

88 days till I realx on the pool deck with a drink :drinking1 :sail: :sail: :sail: !!

[TIGGER41681]

Just curious. Am I the only bad parent taking my kid out of school for this cruise or are there others like me :rotfl: Any 8 year old girls by chance????

Jeff,
My parents took me out of school for vacation all the time. I worked at a school and parents do it all the time to go away so you are not being a bad parent!!!

[TIGGER41681]

Here is DS having alot of fun during Mommy and Me Class!!


[IMG]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j148/LA41681/IMG_0744.jpg ]

[favoriteslave]

JD99, I take my son out. For the last three years he has missed school on or around his birthday (November 25). He was at Disneyworld the first year and last year he was on the cruise (lucky dog). He will be 10 this year on the first day of the cruise. (even more a lucky dog, he gets to go the oceaners club)

Don't feel bad, think about what you are allowing them to see and experience. Nothing that they see or do could they experience in a class room.

[dkmjgal]

Lynn - he really is adorable! Can't wait to meet him in person - my DD too - she just looked at his picture and thinks he's "soooo cute" (her words)
Of course they make babies cute so we can't help but love them even though they keep us up all night long ;)

Jeff - we took DD(10) and DS(7) to Disneyworld for a week this past May/June. They missed 4 days of school. They will be missing a week for the cruise. DH used to feel differently about it than he does now. He used to be very against it but we've realized that we NEED quality family time together and it's just easier and more economical during the school year-when not everyone is taking vacation at the same time. My DH works Loooong hours during the week so these family vacations are the glue that holds us together. We wrote a note to their teachers in May and we will do the same thing again. We requested work for them to do and the teachers were great about it. We will do the same this time. DS will be in 2nd and DD will be in 6th. Once they reach high school it will be a bit harder - but we'll deal with that when the time comes. SOOOOO in answer to your question - no, I don't think you're bad parents (because then I would be one too :)

It's cloudy and drizzling here today...just like yesterday...just like Monday...this is starting to get old. I think it's going to be this way the rest of the week. I hope everyone in Ernesto's path stays safe.
Kathy - I hope everything goes ok for your son.

Runa- glad you're ok. Sorry about the car :sad1:

Have a great day everyone!

Kelly

[U2Pixies]

Just curious. Am I the only bad parent taking my kid out of school for this cruise or are there others like me :rotfl: Any 8 year old girls by chance????
Hi Jeff: Just to let you know, our granddaughter is 9 and we are taking her out of school. She goes to a private school and her parents told the teacher at orientation. We are traveling as one big happy family :grouphug: at least that's how we'll start out.
Pat

[disneediva]

Jeff, we are taking my DS 12 out of school we do each year but since he starts high school next year this is our last year doing so.
don't feel guilty there will be lots of bad parents on board :rotfl2:
Wendy

[jd99]

I was being a little facetious about the "bad parent" thing since I have taken DD out every year of school she has had so far. In K, we took her out a full week because we forgot - yep just forgot that we should probably take school into account when planning a vacation. As she was our first, we honestly didn't think about it until after she started school. But it was no biggie. Last year during first grade, she was out 2 1/2 days in the fall and 2 in the spring for two different vacations.

I agree completely that these trips are the glue for families. I own my own business and my wife works part time. DD8 is constantly on the go and DD2 1/2 will be soon. We travel 3-4 times a year. Some people collect antiques, some people gamble, some people save every penny for a retirement that may or may not ever come. We try to strike a good balance between planning for our future and having our fun now. I think we do a pretty good job of it. :sunny:

Now back to my original question - any 8 or 9 year old girls going? My DD8 is very social but sometimes shy in these kinds of "club" settings but will make fast friends with someone at the water slide line. Love to know that she may get a chance to make friends with someone who she will then see in the Oceaneer's Lab later in the week.

[woogal]

Jeff, if I was your kid, I'd love you even more just because you took me out of school for vacations! :rotfl2: That was totally taboo in my house when growing up!

Stay dry Pat, Kathy & Steve!

Kathy ... what's our banana count up to? :banana:

Ya know, between Renee, Denise and Athene (not to mention Wendy's computer!!), we starting to become a group of Bruised bananas!! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/0493.gif

I'm updating the list and will e-mail out shortly. Check your e-mail!

[DutchsMommy]

We also totally forgot DS would be in school when we booked this cruise. But...it is only JK, and in general I don't have a problem with taking kids out of school. He will actually be missing a full week and 2 days so we are really making a dent. Oh well....you only live once. It is WAY more economical too - and I really have no desire to travel to WDW in the summer with everyone else and their brother in the 120 degree weather :crazy:

Jan - thanks ALOT for that info.....that's the kind of stuff I get excited about. Oh how lame my life is :rotfl:

Runa - glad to hear you are OK....aren't accidents a pain the butt with Insurance, rental car etc etc. But at least no damage to you!!!

Glad to hear FL seems to be avoiding the brunt of Ernesto :thumbsup2

Hope everyone else is doing well - gotta get back to work, I've spent my whole lunch hour reading TRs LOL :rolleyes:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Lyn,
Loved the pictures!! keep'em coming!!

Shell, as of this post we are up tp 2244 nanas on our thread!!I think we should hit 3000 by the cruise??


kathy

[Dandy8]

We're jumping on the "bad parent" bandwagon too....our DD7 will be taken out of 2nd grade for 1 week and 1 day.

Happy Hump Day Everyone! We just came back from the New York State fair in Syracuse, NY. We ate ourselves silly...can't deny ourselves that great fair food. Now back to saving calories for the cruise......

[sptweedle]

Now back to my original question - any 8 or 9 year old girls going? My DD8 is very social but sometimes shy in these kinds of "club" settings but will make fast friends with someone at the water slide line. Love to know that she may get a chance to make friends with someone who she will then see in the Oceaneer's Lab later in the week.


My nine year old daughter will be going, so we'll pair the two up. She has already informed us that we will not see her the entire time we are on board and that she is going to be staying up all night ordering room service with her grandma (U2Pixies).

By the way, I need some help. My digital camera arrived today that my wife didn't know I ordered! Mutt, TiggerKing, any GUYS out there got some helpful advice?

Women need not apply, this is strictly damage control.

If this gives you any indication of how my wife is, they call her the Angry Cuban at work.


Steve

[TiggerKing]

By the way, I need some help. My digital camera arrived today that my wife didn't know I ordered! Mutt, TiggerKing, any GUYS out there got some helpful advice?

Women need not apply, this is strictly damage control.

If this gives you any indication of how my wife is, they call her the Angry Cuban at work.


Steve
Ooooh....tough situation, Steve. Money is always a dangerous issue. You have been married long enough to have a DS9, so you should have learned by now! :sad2: Is there a birthday (either her or you) or anniversary that you can claim the camera as a gift for you or her? The other alternative is to claim it is a cruise expense because you want to be able to capture all of the wonderful moments the family will be having. It isn't a gift for you, it is a gift for the whole family. (no comments from the ladies)

Other than that, you are pretty much going to have to use the quid pro quo approach and offer to let her buy something of a similar cost. Worst case scenario, you learn to use a different shipping address and keep it hidden until a "light" moment! :teeth:

[woogal]

I don't know which is worse ... the "No Girls Allowed" sign on Steve's post, or the fact that he just asked an artist and an accountant (I'm sorry ... "Financial Advisor":rolleyes2 ) for help with women. :rotfl2:

[TiggerKing]

I don't know which is worse ... the "No Girls Allowed" sign on Steve's post, or the fact that he just asked an artist and an accountant (I'm sorry ... "Financial Advisor":rolleyes2 ) for help with women. :rotfl2:
How many times do we have to discuss this....I am an AUDITOR/CONSULTANT! I am not an accountant, nor am I a Financial Advisor (my advice would be to give ME all your money).

[woogal]

Oh silly me! :lmao:

[disneediva]

Shell,
I totally agree with you silly silly men, steve should have asked the girls how to get out of this situation but he hasn't relized we probably wouldn'y share all our secrets, though nice work Bob on the different address, my DH does that and I let him think I don't know but we all know that wives know EVERYTHING.
I sent you an email Shell giving you our cabin number change

Jeff, lucky guy you are we are neighbors we are in 2114 (no comments Mutt you either Bob :rotfl2: )

I need to go do laundry now we are going to Baton Rouge for the weekend its the first game for my Tigers (Geaux Tigers)

Wendy

[pgfour]

Good afternoon DB's & WT's! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: Adding a few :banana: for the cause!

We are taking DD5 out of kindertgarten for a week (I hadn't even thought about school when we booked.). DSS15 is booked for the cruise (he doesn't know it yet.) -- he just thinks his little sister is :crazy: when she talks about a Disney cruise!

We're actually waiting to see if he makes the freshman basketball team. Not that our priorities revolve around sports, but we'd hate to have him spend the season on the bench for missing a few days of practice. :sad2: (We'd also hate to see him "blow off" tryouts because of the cruise!) :ssst: ! Add us to the "really bad parent" list -- we're more worried about sports than academics! :lmao:

Runa -- glad to hear you're o.k. Hope the claim situation goes pretty smoothly.

Lynn -- keep those cute pictures coming! Can't wait to see him in person. :thumbsup2

Denise -- Happy Birthday, early! :bday: I turn 21 again on the 5th, so we can both pretend the long weekend is a party: :drinking1 for us!

Steve, I know you said -- "No Girls Allowed" -- but. . .in this situation, my DH would tell me I could go order/buy something that I really needed, too. (You better get ready to cough up some cash! :rotfl2: ) Good Luck!

Glad to hear Ernesto isn't doing too much in FL. Hopefully he doesn't regain strength.

Have a great night! :grouphug:

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

[TiggerKing]

Jeff, lucky guy you are we are neighbors we are in 2114 (no comments Mutt you either Bob :rotfl2: )
Wendy
All I am going to say is that I am glad I am on Deck 6! :lmao:

[sptweedle]

I think I'm going to take the "blame it on someone else approach"...I'll just tell her that we needed the camera because Woogal has a list of what we all look like and I couldn't help you guys know what we looked like if I didn't have the camera...then I'll just smile real big.

Alright wish me luck. I'm about to enter Hurricane Esther!

Steve

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Steve,
here is a quote from my DH when he heard your delima:
I would tell my wife exactly what I did and if she didnt like it, she could lump it!!! Then when I regained consciousness with a lump on my head I would appologise and promise NEVER to do it again, at least until the next time??? :confused3

This is from a man who has been married 33 years and managed to survive several similar situations over the years, but just barely. :rotfl2:

Kathy

[jd99]

Shell,
IJeff, lucky guy you are we are neighbors we are in 2114 (no comments Mutt you either Bob :rotfl2: )

Wendy


Wendy - I'm not sure who the lucky one will be - don't forget I have a 2 1/2 year old traveling with me and she is VERY tempremental. So consider this a permanent "sorry" for any early morning yelling you hear coming from her dainty little voice. :rockband:

[jd99]

I think I'm going to take the "blame it on someone else approach"...I'll just tell her that we needed the camera because Woogal has a list of what we all look like and I couldn't help you guys know what we looked like if I didn't have the camera...then I'll just smile real big.

Alright wish me luck. I'm about to enter Hurricane Esther!

Steve

Let me chime in here. Tell her the story of what just happened to me. My digital camera was downloading my pix to my computer (from my recently completed Western cruise) when it burped and all the pix disappeared. Honest. I was sick. I have sent the memory card out to a data retrieval firm and if they find em I have to cough up as much money as the camera cost. If they don't I pay zero but I lose some GREAT pix and GREAT memories that I am not willing to part with. So...your new purchase is just to head off anything terrible like this ever happening.
jeff

[DutchsMommy]

By the way, I need some help. My digital camera arrived today that my wife didn't know I ordered! Mutt, TiggerKing, any GUYS out there got some helpful advice?

Women need not apply, this is strictly damage control.

If this gives you any indication of how my wife is, they call her the Angry Cuban at work.


Steve

OK, first off....'The Angry Cuban' made me snort :rotfl: :rotfl: I need to meet this woman :teeth:

Secondly - you post on a co-ed board specifically asking women NOT to comment - no wonder you are in this dillemma. Steve, Steve, Steve you need some serious learnin' my friend. As soon as you tell a woman she can't do something what exactly do you think is going to happen. It just so happends Woo beat me to the punch! :stir: In all likelyhood your oh-so-innocent DW is at work reading the DIS and thinking ways to toast your frijoles when she gets home for even posting such a request! :badpc: Now, remind her who wears the pants in your family (hint:HER ) and beg for forgiveness. I will be eagerly popcorn:: awaiting the outcome of this little discussion :rolleyes1 .

:teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

[cruisemutt]

I am SOOOO glad I decided to log on......

To my dear, dear wife....a :banana: with ARTIFICAL flavoring for you dear...

Steve....my advice is,.... buy her a cruise...oh, wait...you ALREADY DID. Lesse, a camera costs what? and the ultimate vacation cost what?
Tell her to smile and say cheeze. Take a stand, my ninja warrior...http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/yhongkongphooey.jpg

Last, but truly not least....WENDY. Laundry sounds like an excellent idea for ya, Southern Belle.....(just remember I still luv ya....big smile, Big Smile.......................BIG SMILE...............BIG SMILE!!!.................... http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/gangstabanana.gif

Why do I have the feeling I'm in trouble? http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/islandsharkbanana.gif

[U2Pixies]

Sorry guys, due to technical difficulties, Steve is unable to respond at this time. :lmao:
Pat :banana: :banana: :rotfl2:

[woogal]

BAD MUTT! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/hittinghorse.gif
(yeah, I know technically it's a "dead horse", but we all get the gist).

[Dixielady908]

:dance3: Holy cow!!!!!! We have turned into one chatty bunch...almost three pages of reading.

Runa: Glad your ok.

About the camera......well you know the old saying....diamonds are a girls best friend.. :) :rolleyes1

Well I got home late. Had a hair appt. after work. Went to a new person. I have been going to the guy for 16 years. I felt the need for a change. Now I feel like I cheated on him?? What is up with that?? :confused3
But I like this new girl. I got a new cut..So I will see how this goes. I want something simple for the cruise. I dont want to spend half my morning working on my darn hair. :blush: Anyway...have a good evening all...

Later Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[disneediva]

BAD MUTT! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/hittinghorse.gif
(yeah, I know technically it's a "dead horse", but we all get the gist).


Nuff said.. :rotfl2:

I will not reply to that comment Mutt cause down here in the South my momma always said if you don't have anything nice to say(type) go sit by Wendy..... :banana:

[disneediva]

Denise, I know how you feel about the hairdresser I have been going to the same girl for about 20 years now and I left her once and got my hair cut real short by someone else then ran into her at the mall :confused3 oy vay taht took some expalining I felt like a cheating spouse :rotfl2: But we are together again so all is well.

Pat, great reply hope Steve makes out ok when Hurricane Esther makes landfall

Wendy

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Good Morning everyone,

Well I am sure Steve and Pat will agree ,we got very little from Ernesto.
We had some rain, but no wind or lightning. It was kind of disappointing, I was hoping for a little more rain, Oh well, it is early in the season for storms.
Of course at Steves house there may of been some fall out from hurricane Esther?? He hasnt reported in yet!!
Pretty quiet around here today.

I will check back later to see if anybody has some exciting news to share!!

Runa, glad your ok.
Denise I hope the toe is all better now.

Kathy :wave:

[Dixielady908]

:sunny: Good Thrusday morning....fellow cruisers....

Kathy the toe it's ok still pretty bruised and sore..but I'm hobbling along. :)
Thanks about Heather.
Actually I was glad to here the Ernesto passed you guys with not much but I hear it may be re-grouping. Now John is on the way. Keep our fingers crossed that you dont get much from John either.

Well trying to keep these :crazy: dogs seperated. They start off playing really nice, then it seems they get a little aggressive. So I have to keep an eye on them. This is only when they play together. Otherwise, they just lay next to each other like old buddies.

Everyone have a nice day. Will be back after work. I hopping with this new chatty bunch I wont have pages and pages to read to catch up on. :rotfl:

I'm thinking we should hit 3000 posts by November. :thumbsup2

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[cruisemutt]

Denise...we'll try and keep the chit chat to a minimum....NOT! hehe....getting way too close and everyones getting excited. I can't even imagine what these boards are gonna be like come November.
Enjoy the day everyone...long weekend ahead!http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/bungejumpnaner.gif

[TiggerKing]

Take a stand, my ninja warrior...http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/yhongkongphooey.jpg
Hong Kong Phooey! I haven't seen a picture of him in years....

(sing along everyone) :happytv:
Who is this super hero?
Sarge?
No!
Rosemary, the telephone operator?
No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor?
Could Be!
Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy.
Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye.
He's got style, a groovy style, and a car that just won't stop.
When the going gets rough, he's super tough, with a Hong Kong Phooey chop

Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy
Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye
Hong Kong Phooey - fannn-riffic!

[TiggerKing]

Now John is on the way. Keep our fingers crossed that you dont get much from John either.
John is in the Pacific pounding Mexico. No worries for our Florida friends!

[woogal]

Good morning Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

Wendy and Sarah ... we girls gotta stick together! Nice job in helping out with the male bashing! :rotfl: (Sarah, your use of the popcorn smiley got a huge lol out of me!)

Sorry guys, due to technical difficulties, Steve is unable to respond at this time. :lmao:
Pat :banana: :banana: :rotfl2:
OK ... um ... am I the only one that's getting a little worried about the fact that we still haven't heard back from Steve on this? :confused3 :rotfl: (Although, at this point, I'm more concerned for my own safety if Angry Cuban Hurricane Esther actually believes Steve's story that the camera purchase was all MY fault :duck: )

[TiggerKing]

OK ... um ... am I the only one that's getting a little worried about the fact that we still haven't heard back from Steve on this? :confused3 :rotfl: (Although, at this point, I'm more concerned for my own safety if Angry Cuban Hurricane Esther actually believes Steve's story that the camera purchase was all MY fault :duck: )
I had the funniest picture come to mind. We are all at the first DIS meet of the cruise, Steve comes up and introduces himself and his family, 30+ people look at Esther and say "Ahhh, the Angry Cuban Hurrican Esther." Steve will not enjoy the rest of his cruise! :lmao: :rotfl2:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

At last!!! DS helped me and I got some photos downloaded from our last cruise.
I'm afraid the pics should be smaller but here goes, it's the best I can do.If all goes well you will see me and Captain Jack Sparrow on Pirare night.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise028.jpg

Kathy

[mom x4,grandma x4]

well it was rather large, but at least it worked.
Here is Greg and myself with Captain jack on CC with the Flying Dutchman in the background.
Kathy

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise021.jpg

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Here are my daughter and grandkids with captain Jack

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise031.jpg

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Here is my grandson Andy giving his best pirate snarl at dinner!!!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise007.jpg

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Greg and I at dinner on Pirates night

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise029.jpg

[mom x4,grandma x4]

last picture, I promise!!

My grandaughter with Peter Pan on Pirates night. he is her favorite and very hard to find for pictures.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/067daycruise030.jpg

[3Turners]

Hello everyone,
I'm new to this thread.....my DH, DS, and I will be cruising this week as well. Sounds like a great lively bunch!
I've been in touch with Woogal with my contact info.
We are REALLY getting anxious for this!!!

[favoriteslave]

Welcome 3turners. (insert banana here, my browser is acting up). We are glad you are with us.

Kathy the pictures are great. I can't wait. Too bad it isn't the real "Johnny" else we would have to get a leash for woo and sarah, who are we joking, I would need one also. Thanks for posting them.

[disneediva]

Welcome 3 turners :banana:

Kathy great pics :thumbsup2

Well my lunch is over so I best be getting back to the grind

Wendy

[mom x4,grandma x4]

:welcome: 3 Turners,
glad to have you with us :thumbsup2

I am looking forward to getting to know you over the next few weeks,
so keep posting!!!! :surfweb:

Kathy :wave:

[U2Pixies]

Hello everyone! You can all breathe a sigh of relief. I saw Steve at the gym this a.m. and it looked like his bottom half was still attached.
I just called him at work to tell him to check in with you all and he was out of the office.
I'm sure Esther will get over this. She wants a pool!

Hey Kathy: Great pictures. We didn't get much rain either. It sounds like it is going to storm outside now, but you know Florida...

Now that Steve has that real nice camera :rolleyes:, maybe we can send our pictures and info to you :wave:
And then when we all meet, why I think a group pix is in order...what do you say? :confused3
Pat :banana: :banana:

[woogal]

:welcome: 3Turners to our reserved, quiet little bunch of Banana Heads! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Kathy, THANK YOU for the pics! Yep, he's pretty hot, that's for sure. Again, it's the long-hair-bad-boy thing, right girls?? :love:

Pat: :lmao: You are too funny. And I certainly think a group shot would be a valiant effort!!!

[DutchsMommy]

Hi 3 Turners!!!!!!!! Welcome to our little group :wave: :banana: :banana:

Great pics Kathy! So, silly question - in the pic with your daughter and grandkids - are those her kids then?? She hardly looks old enough to have kiddos - the granddaughter and her could be sisters. Your Cpt. Jack looks a little emaciated....perhaps not enough Grog to go around? pirate:

Glad to hear everyone is well.

Dandy8 - if you have a pic pls post or send to woo - I would love Dutch to be able to see Jared before we meet either on the ship or at the Residence.

BTW - Dandy8 and fam and the Smiths (that's us :teeth: ) are staying at the Residence the night before the cruise (we'll actually be there the Thurs and Fri night but you'all will likely be enjoying your turkey and stuffing and whatever other weirdo things you Southern folk throw in there at Thanksgiving. Think of us as we try and find a Chinese restaurant or something LOL. Anyway.....is anyone else staying over the night before at the Residence or in Cocoa Beach? Maybe we could get together for a drink or bite to eat on the Friday night? I think I remember one other person considering the Residence and I think a few a the Radisson??

Time is really :hourglass which is great, but I still feel I have to figure out clothes, costumes etc etc. With DS starting school I am feeling a little frazzled....this is the first time I have ever had to pack a lunch for gosh sakes!! And with no peanut butter sandwiches these days I am at a bit of a loss. My lunch for approx. 8 years consisted of PB, 2 cookies and an apple. I'm been trying to pry out of DS what he likes to eat, but he changes his mind every 2 seconds. Oh well, I suppose if he is hungry enough he will eat what is given LOL.

Talk to everyone soon!

[TiggerKing]

Welcome 3Turners! DW and I are just to the south of you in McDonough! Hope you are enjoying the rain today (boy, did we need it!).

Pat: I am glad to hear that Steve is able to move around. I am sure we can talk someone into taking a group picture of us!

Everyone Else: Have a wonderful Thursday!

[sptweedle]

I'm still ALIVE!!! :cool1:

:banana: :banana: :banana:


Seems like the hurricane has passed, it was certainly a category 4 but damage was minor.

Shell - if it makes you feel any better I took Mutt's advice and carried the torch for us men!!! That's a good guy you have there!

Alright, busy day at work, see ya


I had the funniest picture come to mind. We are all at the first DIS meet of the cruise, Steve comes up and introduces himself and his family, 30+ people look at Esther and say "Ahhh, the Angry Cuban Hurrican Esther." Steve will not enjoy the rest of his cruise! :lmao: :rotfl2:

Uhhh, yeah, I'm not sure this is a good idea, let's keep this between us...ok??? :thumbsup2

Steve

[cruisemutt]

Holy moly Steve...I never thought you'd take me seriously!!!!! Crossing the missus??? Thats like trying to cross Sammys (my lab-ra-dor) path with a piece of pizza....UNHEARD OF....thats an act of bravery that will give you the respect of about every man on this board---saaaaa-lute. pirate:

3Turners....welcome, welcome! Wow...this board is getting really busy! I love it! We're really gonna turn the Magic on its ear when we finally get there.

Glad everyones oke-doke from the storm,....I hope it passes quickly and quietly.
Enjoy the evenin folks...

[dkmjgal]

:welcome: 3 Turners and Family! We look forward to meeting you. My DS will be turning 8 in December...he's starting 2nd grade next week. Maybe he and Jackson can meet up at the kids club.

Glad you survived Steve :thumbsup2

Seems Ernesto wasn't too horrible to you guys - thank goodness. We are getting the remnants or should I say possible the re-built version of Ernesto starting tomorrow and Saturday. It's looking like a Labor Day weekend washout here on the East Coast.

Have to go and get dinner on the table. See you all later!

Kelly

[TIGGER41681]

Good Evening :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Today it finally stopped raining so me and DS were getting out of the house. Got my Formal Outfit for the cruise and other bathing suit!! Kohls love that store. this weekend is suppose to be pretty bad with rain and wind from the Tropical Storm Ernesto. For our cruise DH and I are flying down on Friday night to Orlando and staying in the Hyatt in the airport overnight. We just thought it would be easier with DS.

Woogal: Great Job on the list :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 !! I have to remember to pack it so I know who everybody is!!


3 Turners: :welcome: Aboard!! Glad you are joining us!!

Kathy: Loved the pictures and only if that was the real Johnny Depp :love: !!!

Talk to you tomorrow!!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Hi everyone,
Yes Sarah ,those are her kids. Ana is 15 and Andy is 12.
She and Ana are often asked if they are sisters. Marie loves that when it happens, but Ana hates it!!!

Pat. I agree a group shot would be nice. :banana: :banana:

Steve, glad to hear your survived Hurricane Esther! :rolleyes1
We ladies will have to school her in the art of getting even with husbands when we meet. Together we probably have well over 100 years of experience to share with her. ;)

Kathy :wave:

[Dixielady908]

:cool1: Evening fellow nana's.....well I was surpised that the posts seemed to have calmed down. Bill I agree, by November we will all be jumping off the walls.

Kathy great pictures.....these make me soooo excited to go. Your GD is so pretty...its true her mom and her look like sisters.

Well I have had a boaring day at work. I am caught up on my work and had nothing to do from 2-5pm. It's very hard trying to look busy when your not. :rotfl:

Any plans for the weekend? Not much here just going to my sisters on saturday for a bbq. and cruise talk :banana: :cheer2: :Pinkbounc I'm sure the rest of her company will not be happy :) who cares.....what else is there to talk about??!! :confused3 :teeth:

Well have to go and keep on eye on these crazy dogs :crazy: . I just dont understand animals. You give them each a chew...the same kind and they still act like the other one has the best and tries to take it. :confused3 what is up with that..

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[3Turners]

Welcome 3Turners! DW and I are just to the south of you in McDonough! Hope you are enjoying the rain today (boy, did we need it!).

Pat: I am glad to hear that Steve is able to move around. I am sure we can talk someone into taking a group picture of us!

Everyone Else: Have a wonderful Thursday!

Yes, I noticed there was a fellow Georigian on board! We've actually gotten rain just about every night this week so far - and I have been enjoying it, after this past month of 90-100 degree days.

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!

[3Turners]

:welcome: 3 Turners and Family! We look forward to meeting you. My DS will be turning 8 in December...he's starting 2nd grade next week. Maybe he and Jackson can meet up at the kids club.

Glad you survived Steve :thumbsup2

Seems Ernesto wasn't too horrible to you guys - thank goodness. We are getting the remnants or should I say possible the re-built version of Ernesto starting tomorrow and Saturday. It's looking like a Labor Day weekend washout here on the East Coast.

Have to go and get dinner on the table. See you all later!

Kelly

Kelly,
Jackson just started 2nd grade a couple weeks ago.. will be 8 in March. He's looking forward to the kids club -- he loved it last cruise.

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Welcome 3 Turners.....as you can tell we are a quite and reserved group. :lmao: :rotfl2: NOT!!!!

Good night everyone.....

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Good morning all, well another friday has arrived!!!
I guess most people will have 3 days off this weekend. :banana: :banana:

No plans here, too many tourists in the area to go and do anything. Maybe treat the lawn for fire ants. If you have ever lived in florida you know how horriable they can be!!! :furious:
We are going to take Minnie in and give her a flea bath which is always fun to do tomarrow!!! I need my Mickey poncho on for that job!!!
Denise,
your dogs sound like my youngest 2 kids!!! if so, it is hopeless!!! :sad2:
so just sit back and relax. :cloud9:


Have a great day all,
I am off to the bank, walmart, pharmacy, post office and then back home for housework.

Kathy :wave:

[dkmjgal]

Good Morning all you banana heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

Well lots of clouds and then rain today and tomorrow in NJ courtesy of Ernesto. Unfortunately I have a number of outdoor activities that are up in the air right now.

3Turners - I told my son about Jackson. He's looking forward to meeting him.

I've got a question for you guys about snorkeling. We've signed up for our first ever snorkeling trip. We'll be going to Trunk Bay at St. John. I googled the internet and I have to say the place looks AMAZING! I can't wait to see it. Anyway..since we've never snorkeled we don't have any gear. I know they provide it as part of the excursion, but should we consider bringing anything of our own? Has anyone had any experience with rented snorkel equipment?

I'm off to make some breakfast and get the kiddos ready. DS is going to Grandma's for the day and I'm taking DD to see her new school - Middle School!!! Somebody help me :scared1:

Catch you later-
Kelly

[cruisemutt]

Mornin gang.... hope everyones weathering the weather well....
Kelly, Woo and I snorkeled for the first time at Castaway Cay last year. We found the rented stuff adequite. How it is on St. Johns, I dunno...I'm sure we have some other experienced folks here that can give you more insight but we really enjoyed it. Looking forward to do it again---this time I bought watershoes for the ocean....just got a lil paranoid about what I might be stepping on beneath the waves.

Hope ya'll (there, Wendy...see? I can talk southern too!--hope you're not still mad at me) have a wonderful day....LONG WEEKEND!!! :banana: http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/nanawhoppkris.gifhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/dreadlocksnaner.gifhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/2747.gifhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/nanarobotkris.gifhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/2712.gifhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/0490.gif

[TiggerKing]

I've got a question for you guys about snorkeling. We've signed up for our first ever snorkeling trip. We'll be going to Trunk Bay at St. John. I googled the internet and I have to say the place looks AMAZING! I can't wait to see it. Anyway..since we've never snorkeled we don't have any gear. I know they provide it as part of the excursion, but should we consider bringing anything of our own? Has anyone had any experience with rented snorkel equipment?
Kelly, there are two pieces of advice I can give you about snorkeling equipment on these excursions.

1) The only real complaint I have ever had is that one I used in Puerto Rico, the fins were very small, so I had to work a LOT harder than I do when I use my own equipment. This just means you may tire out a little bit quicker because you will have to work a little harder to move through the water.
2) Several people on the DIS don't like the idea of using a snorkel that has been in someone else's mouth. I trust that the companies used by DCL adequately clean their equipment before the next use. The company I used in Puerto Rico actually gave you a new (inexpensive) snorkel and allowed you to keep it when the trip was over.

If you have the resources to be able to purchase your own sets of equipment, that would be great (most places are closing them out right now), as long as you don't buy the $9 set at Wal-Mart. This is one area where you get what you pay for (this is the opinion of someone who has been a certified diver for over 25 years). But, you should be perfectly fine with the tour operator's equipment as well. DW and I will be brining our own equipment (once we buy her stuff), but since we don't have to fly, we don't quite deal with the same weight and space issues as most of youse guys (See Mutt, I can talk northern) :rotfl2: .

I just wanted to be sure you saw both sides (no offense intended, Mutt).

[disneediva]

Mutt,
I could never be mad at you,and strong work on the southern drawl :cool1:
well I will be off the boards for a few days heading out this evening to see LSU play and spend a few days with the DS in baton rouge.

wendy

[fourfoxesinpa]

Just curious. Am I the only bad parent taking my kid out of school for this cruise or are there others like me :rotfl: Any 8 year old girls by chance????

Taking a child to explore new places, experience different cultures on the islands, meet people from all over the world? Miss 4 days of spelling words and math facts? Count me in as a bad parent too!

Our daughter, Meredith, turns 8 on October 29th. She'd love a friend to see in the clubs and around the ship!

[fourfoxesinpa]

Hi 3 Turners!!!!!!!! Welcome to our little group :wave: :banana: :banana:

BTW - Dandy8 and fam and the Smiths (that's us :teeth: ) are staying at the Residence the night before the cruise (we'll actually be there the Thurs and Fri night but you'all will likely be enjoying your turkey and stuffing and whatever other weirdo things you Southern folk throw in there at Thanksgiving. Think of us as we try and find a Chinese restaurant or something LOL. Anyway.....is anyone else staying over the night before at the Residence or in Cocoa Beach? Maybe we could get together for a drink or bite to eat on the Friday night? I think I remember one other person considering the Residence and I think a few a the Radisson??



Us Four Foxes are also at the Residence Inn the night before. Drinks and/or food always sound good to us! But, not sure what time we'll roll in....

[favoriteslave]

I'll chime in about the snorkel equipment. We went on excursion in Mexico and they provided the snorkel, fins and goggles. The equipment they provided was clean and neat, just a little old. I myself went and got all the equipment from a local scuba store. They made sure it fit correctly, that I knew how to use it and also let me come to their indoor pool and practice. So if you want to feel totally at ease in the water (which is really important), bring you own stuff. They sale backpacks that carry one set of fins, goggles and snorkel so that you can carry all of 'your' equipment with you. Remember this is just my humble opinion.

PLUS, an added bonus, when you have your own stuff you are more easily recognizable under water. I had yellow fins and when we would all go out, I was the only one with yellow fins and my Husband and child always knew where I was.

Have a great Friday everyone, we are headed to TenKiller this weekend where they have a snorkeling/scuba dive site. Should be interesting.

[fourfoxesinpa]

OK, so what's everyone doing on St. Thomas?

I've been to St. John in the past and want to take the family over there as it is so beautiful. We are always "do it on our own-ers" but I am not comfortable with the ferry schedule so we want to schedule an excursion. Anyone have any experience with the Disney excursions? They all seem to be in the same price range.

I haven't thought about St. Maarten yet but, due to the kiddies, have ruled out Orient Beach. DH was there back in his single days and said there is a part of the beach that family can go to but it's not guaranteed that you won't see a topless sunbather. We'd rather not have "that talk" with DS while on the boat! Anyone thinking of a Duck Tour?

[fourfoxesinpa]

The only downside on bringing your own snorkeling equipment is the weight. Some of the airlines only allow 50 pounds and those fins are heavy. Remember, all of your liquids have to be checked, not carried on, so planning your weight will be important.

[sptweedle]

Mornin' every one.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. My wife's oldest daughter is getting married tomorrow (I'm my wife's second marriage, and of course, the ex's whole family is going to be there) so I'm at like DEFCON 4. The camera thing was a minor lapse in judgement, but I have learned to mind my own business and keep my mouth shut. But hey, at least I can take pictures for Esther, right? :rolleyes:

Kathy- know what you mean about the ants, my neighbor and I keep running them back and forth between our yards, you just can't get rid of those things.

In regards to the snorkle gear. Wife and I went to Grand Cayman for our honeymoon and snorkled at a shipwreck. We did not bring our own stuff, and when we got on the boat to go out they reached into a bucket and started handing the gear out. I don't know if there was cleaning solution in the bucket or not and that was enough for me...I'm bringing my own!

Steve

:banana: :banana: :banana:

[TiggerKing]

Hey Steve, you DESERVE the camera as a reward for what you have to go through this weekend! :thumbsup2

I have to tell you a story about fire ants. I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia in 1997. One of the people I ended up riding with was an educator from Kansas. So, two other guys and myself set out to teach him about all things Georgia. We explained to him about the gnat line. Of course, he didn't believe that until we crossed it. But, we got a kick out of the fact that when we introduced him to fire ants, this 40+ year old man sat there with a stick playing in the mound like a 4 year old! We cracked up! :rotfl2:

Well, I am actually going to be able to leave the office early today. I have the Mustang with me, and the top is down for the drive home!

[Dandy8]

Dandy8 - if you have a pic pls post or send to woo - I would love Dutch to be able to see Jared before we meet either on the ship or at the Residence.


DutchsMommy, I will send to Woogal soon.....I'm still going through photos to find one of the 4 of us. It's me & the kids, Andy & the Kids, the kids by themselves......I didn't realize that we tend to neglect the family photo. Turns out we're probably going to get to the residence around 8:00pm the night before the cruise (we land in orlando at 6:30). Unfortunately I was using award tickets on southwest and they didn't give me much of a choice on flights for that day so we got stuck with a 3:30pm flight. Hopefully we can meet and say hello that evening.

What time is the best time to get to the ship the morning of the cruise?

[cruisemutt]

hey everyone....I just got this in...the schedule for docking at St. Thomas....apparently we'll tender in to port there. Here's the link:
http://www.vinow.com/general_usvi/cruiseship/cruise_2006/STT-Nov.php

[woogal]

Good afternoon Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

Ok, Ok ... I'll be the one that asks ... what the heck is a gnat line and what's the deal with playing with fire ants with a stick? :confused3

Well my sleep was interrupted last night, and I guarantee that none of you will ever have this experience! As you know, we live in Akron, Ohio. At about midnight last night, I was sound asleep, but was actually awaken by a very loud humming ... it only took me a few minutes to ID the sound without getting out of bed. The Goodyear blimp was coming back from the Browns game and it sounded like it was about 4 feet above my *&#$& house!! :sad2:

Steve, you have no excuse now to not get me those photos for the list. Get to it!

Jamie, we're doing an non-Disney island tour on St. Thomas that includes shopping and beach time.

Have a good Friday night!

[pgfour]

For our cruise DH and I are flying down on Friday night to Orlando and staying in the Hyatt in the airport overnight. We just thought it would be easier with DS.



Lynn, we are also staying at the Hyatt Friday night. :thumbsup2 Our flight gets in mid-afternoon. Maybe we can meet up for a bit if your cute little DS is up to it after a day of travel. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

[pgfour]

:welcome: 3Turners! Our :banana: :banana: :banana: bunch keeps growing!

We've actually had decent weather the past two days :sunny: . Hopefully it will carry over into the weekend.

Kathy -- loved the pictures!
Steve -- glad to hear you survived BOTH hurricanes unscathed! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Hope everyone has a great Friday night!

Cheri :banana:

[jd99]

Taking a child to explore new places, experience different cultures on the islands, meet people from all over the world? Miss 4 days of spelling words and math facts? Count me in as a bad parent too!

Our daughter, Meredith, turns 8 on October 29th. She'd love a friend to see in the clubs and around the ship!


Hiya. I truly was just being facetious...I know these times are not just learning experiences but such special family times too. I just get the catholic guilt going sometimes. :confused3

Elizabeth turns 8 on Sept. 24 so we will definitely look forward to having the girls meet early on. Lizzie has a knack of meeting a good friend on the last day of every vacation we take. :rotfl:

[jd99]

Lynn, we are also staying at the Hyatt Friday night. :thumbsup2 Our flight gets in mid-afternoon. Maybe we can meet up for a bit if your cute little DS is up to it after a day of travel. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

Count us in at the Hyatt as well. I think our flight gets in at 4 p.m. or so, so we'd be up for a meeting with other banana heads too. :-)

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Danielle,
we try to arrive at 10 when the port opens. ;) We like to get an early boarding pass so we can get on the ship right away!!! we want every minute we paid for !!! I am a greedy person.

After you check in they do have lots of seats and small TV screens with cartoons playing for the kids to watch :happytv: and the big kids like me. :rotfl2:
There is a small obervation deck you can stand out on and look at the ship. It is a nice picture spot. there is a cut away model of the ship to view too.

many come later around noon, but we like to get on and have lunch, explore the ship some, and check out our room at 1:30, which is when they let you go to your room. We want every minute we can get on the ship. :Pinkbounc



Tiggerking,
I cant believe you found someone DUMB enough to play at a fire ant mound!!!
Did he get bit?? :confused3 If he did, i bet he'll never do it again!!!


Kathy :wave:

[DutchsMommy]

Anybody see this yet about the Ikea catalogue?? I took a look at the pic in question and it sure looks strange!!
***Warning - this is about a part of the male genitalia so don't click if you are easily offended!!! It is not my intent to tick off my fellow cruise mates - honest!!!****

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060825.wxrikea25/BNStory/Business/home

If you Google this you can get a lot more info - check your catalogue and judge for yourself! :rolleyes:

[DutchsMommy]

Sorry Jamie - I KNEW there was someone else at the Residence, just couldn't remember who!!

Dandy8 - don't worry about a group shot - check out my family shot - it's actually 2 pics - we are the same way about family shots LOL!

[Dixielady908]

:wave2: Good Friday evening everyone and Happy 3 day weekend :cheer2:

I am sooo happy today is Friday. This was a very long week. Anyway, I am going to be making a batch of potato salad for tomorrow. After that I am going to stay up late....ok guys late for me is like 11-11:30. I know it's tough getting old. Then Sleep in tomorrow :cloud9: :cheer2: .

Now here is the exciting part. Tomorrow I am going to do some house cleaning before I go to my sisters. :banana:

You guys have a good evening and lets keep the chatting going. We have a goal of at least 3,000 posts.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[dkmjgal]

Hey everyone-

Thanks for the feedback on snorkeling. DH thinks that the stuff provided for the trip will be fine but I'm a little leary :scared1: . I'm going to see if I can pick up some mouthpieces and at least bring those...the rest of the stuff I think I can manage.

Going to spend some time with the family now. See you tomorrow!

Kelly

[DutchsMommy]

So, do any of our fellow cruisers own DVC? We (OK, me :rolleyes: ) are looking into it and would love some first hand info. I've been patrolling the DVC boards but it is kinda confusing. I feel like I felt when I was planning our first WDW trip! LOL. Anyway, we are just in the dreaming :cloud9: stages right now but.....maybe there is hope. :banana:

[cruisemutt]

G'mornin everyone... wow, what a cold, dank, rainy day it is here in Ohio... (wow, I should write travel brochures for Akron!). It seems as if summer has just abandoned us completelyhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/tolitsinkernanakris.gif. TODAY would be the perfect day to head for Port Canaveral--I wonder if I can move the date up just a lil? Anyways....
after blowing all that sunshine up everyones skirts... Have a great Labor Day weekend! We have a birthday party sunday and that about it. Maybe if the weather co-operates, we'll go to the air show Monday. We had a preview of that with the Goodyear blimp fly-over the other night waking Woo up from a dead sleep.
heres my bananas for the fund...
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enjoy...

[TIGGER41681]

Count us in at the Hyatt as well. I think our flight gets in at 4 p.m. or so, so we'd be up for a meeting with other banana heads too. :-)

Hey Everyone :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Wow I had alot of reading to catch up on :surfweb: :surfweb: !! Well today feels like a nice fall day despite the rain ;) !! It is not as bad a they predicted. Must of the heavy downpours were last night. Wow that is great that you guys are staying at the Hyatt. You are getting in about 4 too. Our flight is at 2pm from Newark NJ. We have to meet up :thumbsup2 !! I look forward to it ;) ;) !!! Well today we are going food shopping and run errands :car: :car: :car: :car: . Tomorrow we are off to my mom's for a BBQ if the weather holds out :sunny: :sunny: !! Have a great long weekend and safe one :thumbsup2 !!

[Dixielady908]

:sunny: Morning fellow cruisers:

Well it is a beautiful sunny day here in the Chicagoland area.....although today is supposed to be the best day out of the weekend, so I better take advantage of it today.

Question on passports. Our local post office is holding a passport fair. I know I have read where it is taking 3-5 months to get passports back. However, for an extra fee of 60.00 they will expedite them. My question, do they take and send the original birth certificate along or do you keep the birth certificate? :confused3 I don't want to give it up then have nothing when we cruise. We are in the "thinking" stages of this. I tend to lean toward, we dont need it now, so wait until we get back then go and apply.

Well have a great day everyone, I have to get some work done now.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[cruisemutt]

Hey Denise....I'm not sure if my experience was typical or not. I got my passport in April of this year and they told me they needed my actual birth certificate. As far as the timeframe, I opted out of the extra expediacy charge... my passport came in a little over 3 weeks... I was amazed that they did it so quickly. The only thing I did to make the ordeal go a little quicker was getting my photos before hand at Wal-greens. That speeded things along and it was cheaper than having the gov't folks do it. I do know that the requests for passports have gone up significantly since it will be manditory to have them to travel in the near future so maybe you'd want to consider trying to speed up the process. I guess that would be your call. Hope I helped ya out.
Bill

[dkmjgal]

Good Morning from soggy/wet and windy New Jersey :sunny: Ernesto is packing a ton of rain and wind and we are in the midst of it right now. DD and I are supposed to be heading out to an all day outdoor Christian youth event right now - NOT! I'm hoping the weather improves as the day goes on but right now it's not looking promising. I'm trying to look at the positive side and I'm thinking we can get a ton of stuff done around the house today (now I just have to convince DH of that :rotfl: )

How's everyone else doing?

Dutchsmommy - we are DVC members at the Beach Club Resort and also at Saratoga Springs and we love it. We've only been members since 2003 - with our first stay using our DVC in 2004. We like the flexibility of the points system - for instance..we stayed for 8 days at the Beach Club back in May/June and we are going to use a night before and after the cruise at Saratoga Springs in Nov.
If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me and I will be happy to share whatever info I can. Not that I'm biased or anything, but I would recommend it!

Kelly

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Denise,
They will take your B. certificate to send in.
i just read last week that it normally takes 30 days, however with the deadline`approaching it has been as long as 3 months to get your passport.
i dont know how much the extra speed way will help???
we are going to get ours after the cruise. We dont want to take any chances of something going wrong at the last minute.

lots of beautiful sunshine :sunny: here today, high around 90.

enjoy you weekend everyone, :dance3:

kathy :wave:

[Dixielady908]

:thumbsup2 Thanks for the input on passports. I thought they sent the Birth Cert with...so I just wanted to double check. I will wait until we get back.


Have a great day

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[PunkRockFruitLoop]

DH and I will be on the 11/25/06 Magic!
Since today is officially two years to go;) I thought it was time to start a thread!!!
Is anyone with us??

We are booked in SPH room 5020! We are going to be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary on board!
off topic but, do you know a molly feenie by any chance?

[grlzmom]

Well Gang, count us out of this cruise. We have decided to reschedule for the October 14th double dip instead. Cant resist those two stops at Castaway.

We wish you all a wonderful cruise. The ship really is decorated beautifully in November.

[U2Pixies]

So, do any of our fellow cruisers own DVC? We (OK, me :rolleyes: ) are looking into it and would love some first hand info. I've been patrolling the DVC boards but it is kinda confusing. I feel like I felt when I was planning our first WDW trip! LOL. Anyway, we are just in the dreaming :cloud9: stages right now but.....maybe there is hope. :banana:

We were also considering the DVC plan. We were hoping to get first hand info also.
Pat

[dkmjgal]

Basically in a nutshell the DVC works on a points basic. You buy "points" at a resort and you use those pts to purchase your stay. The amount of pts you need per stay depends on the time of year you are traveling...busy season costs more pts...less busy, less pts... and also the type of accomodations you are looking for - studio, 1 Bdrm, 2 Bdrm. The newer resorts costs more to stay at than the older resorts. If you purchase thru Disney you will be buying points at Saratoga Springs Resort - the newest resort. Disney is not a lifetime membership - again the different resorts are for a different length of years. I think when we purchased the Beach Club is was for 39 years, but Saratoga Springs is ours for I think 50 years.
Please feel free to PM me if you have specific questions you would like answered.

Kelly

[TIGGER41681]

:sunny: Morning fellow cruisers:

Well it is a beautiful sunny day here in the Chicagoland area.....although today is supposed to be the best day out of the weekend, so I better take advantage of it today.

Question on passports. Our local post office is holding a passport fair. I know I have read where it is taking 3-5 months to get passports back. However, for an extra fee of 60.00 they will expedite them. My question, do they take and send the original birth certificate along or do you keep the birth certificate? :confused3 I don't want to give it up then have nothing when we cruise. We are in the "thinking" stages of this. I tend to lean toward, we dont need it now, so wait until we get back then go and apply.

Well have a great day everyone, I have to get some work done now.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Denise,
I checked with DCL and you don't need Passports for our cruise. As of 2006 you needed it for Mexico and Canada. As of 2007 you need it for to go anywhere. To help you feel better my sister when you Mexico for Spring break and got a Passport and got her BC back. It took 4 months to come after giving it on at the Post Office. All you need for our cruise is your BC and Photo ID. Hope this helps!! I looked into back in April.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Jeanne,
sorry to hear you are leaving us, but i'm sure you'll have a great cruise too.A double dip is a great cruise!!!
give us a report on how it goes for you,
kathy

[jd99]

We were also considering the DVC plan. We were hoping to get first hand info also.
Pat

We are also DVC at the Beach Club. We even used some of our points (that we were about to lose because I messed up on "banking" them for next year) for part of this cruise and it brought the cost down a good deal. We generally do a week at BCV in the Fall but this year we are going on the cruise instead, thus the banking. We bought a resale from one of the Timeshare resellers (but not the one that is promoted on the boards) Had a very good experience . It was quite easy.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Good morning everyone,
just checking in to keep us bumped up!!!
Another beautiful sunny day here, made apple cinnamon crepes with whipped topping for breakfast today.

Hope everyone has a good day today!!

Kathy

[dkmjgal]

Good Morning Everyone!

Well the sun has finally come out in full force here in NJ :cool1: We have a local minor league baseball game/picnic to attend tonight and it looks the weather is going to coopeerate

Kathy - Mmmm - I can just smell those crepes now!

I hope everyone has a terrific day!

Kelly

[cruisemutt]

Mornin everyone....just got back from my trot and needed to see whats goin on here...(the crepes sound awesome Kathy, but I'm gonna have to pass this time...I need to save room for the chocolate souffle' (sp?) at Palo's). I always sucked at spelling.

Anyways...have a safe and wonderful Sunday and Labor day....
Enjoy~

[Dixielady908]

:wave2: :sunny: Happy sunny Sunday morning everyone.....

Well I am really getting excited about this trip..guess what I did this morning?? I went and pulled all my clothes and matched to make sure I have all my outfits for the ship and islands..... :Pinkbounc :dance3: I then went and got all my shoes together. :bounce: Then I made DH come up and went through his stuff. :cheer2: I love this part of the planning. Well just a few more things to buy for DH and you know all the new undergarmets for both and we are good to go.... :thumbsup2 So I am making up my list of the little things we need. :banana:

Kathy the creps sound wonderful...mmmm

Well going to go and finish my list and then do some grocery shopping.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[lisalisa143]

Hello

Sure is hot :cool1: here in Southwest Louisiana. Counting down the days till 11/25/06 :banana: Sure hope to meet some of ya'll on the cruise-put faces :blush: with names :joker: :Pinkbounc

[DutchsMommy]

Thanks for the info re: DVC jd and kelly. When I have a few minutes in the next couple of days I will PM you. We also really like the look of BCV and I've been looking throught eh DVC board and the re-sellers info (mostly Timeshare Store). Anyway, gotta run right now - will post more later!

:banana:

[Dixielady908]

:goodvibes just a quick hello to bump us up.....


Have a good evening everyone


Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[runa00]

i can not hardly keep up with these posts! this week has been insane. the car crash on sunday, new internship on monday, school started wednesday, new car thursday, double shift on saturday and work the other days.

insane in the membrane!

i was thinking we could do a "secret banana"/ "secret turkey" (secret santa?) for the cruise what do you guys think? i could organize it for those interested.... pm or email me so i know who is interested!

off to bed at 830 pm b/c i just cant take it anymore! hope everyone has a un-labor filled labor day!

[J&C's Mom]

Hi everyone,
My family and I will be joining all you 'Wild Turkeys and Dancing Banana Heads' in November. It will be our second DCL trip. We went this exact time in '05. We loved it!! Re-booked in January-count down is getting close!!
Anyone with teens?? Mine are 16 & 14 :crazy: can't wait!

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Welcome J&C mom & family......I dont know how much you have read but we are a wild "bunch" :banana: I hope we dont scare you away!!

We are a party of 9 and my great nice is 14. So maybe they can hook up at the dis-meet. Great to have you along.

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

:welcome: J&C 'sand mom

Hey did you just post on another board under Okie Dokie????

i hope so because I just worte you back and hoped you would join us here, but on that board if you post the name of another board they will delete your post. I am so happy you found us here. I have been trting to figure out a way to tell you about us here without getting my post deleted.

If that was not you, then I will still try to get the other family to join us too.

Basically we are a pretty :crazy: :confused: :upsidedow group here,
glad to have you with us!!!

kathy :banana: :banana: :banana:

P.S. Beware of the dancing bananas on this board, they can get a little wild!!

[cruisemutt]

Hi J & C....welcome aboard...glad you found us over here... :rolleyes1
I left some breadcrumbs from that "other" place to here even thought I knew you had already posted... I'm a bad mutt....
Anyways...good to have ya here....we really are a fun bunch of folks...watch out for woogal...she's a scallywag (getting ready for POTC night---how'd I do?)http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/2765.gif

[TIGGER41681]

Happy Labor Day To all you :banana: :banana: :banana:,
Happy Labor Day!! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. We went to a BBQ yesterday and today we are getting stuff together for the cruise. We went to Babies R US to get DS formula and diapers and ofcourse I saw very cute outfits that I had to get. In Babies R Us they had travel size shampoo and lotion so we bought it for DS for the cruise!! Well I am off to do DS wash :laundy: :laundy: :laundy: and then Walmart to get afew things. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!!

J&C Mom and family: :welcome: Aboard :welcome:

Runa00: Great Idea with the Secert Santa :santa: :santa: :santa: !! And you need to take break :thumbsup2 !!

Everyone: When are we meeting on the boat :confused3 ??

Kathy: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Kathy, I missed I lived closer that sounds like a great breakfast!! Apple crepes and whipped cream Yummy ;)


Denise: How is your toe??

[woogal]

:welcome: J&C's Mom to our merry family of Banana Head misfits! :banana: :banana: :banana: Don't listen to anything my DH (Mutt) says ... I never do!! :rolleyes1

Well it has been a lousy weather weekend here! Cold, overcast and drizzly. :sad2: Very unusual for us this time of year. I feel bad for LindaBabe and Bruce who are here in Ohio this weekend. Certainly isn't the kind of 1st impression I'd like to give of where we live!! Kathy, please send some :sunny: up here, if you would!

Renee: Sounds interesting ... can you post some more details on your ideas for secret nana/turkey?

I sent a PM to Lisalisa and J&C's Mom about the cruisemate list ... and I finally got Danielle & Andy's pic :cheer2: !!! We still need STEVE's pics, which should be easy to get now that he has a new camera! Will update the list tomorrow at work and e-mail it out.

My pirate costume is about 95% complete, and Friday night I got my cocktail dress for semi-formal night (god bless JC Penney's and their ultra-last-chance-clearance-rack!!!) :teeth: Denise, I'm right there with you about the fun part is all the planning and checking your outfits. I'm confirming my jewelry picks for each outfit, too! :thumbsup2

Talk to you all later ... have a great day!

[TiggerKing]

:welcome: J&C's Mom. Glad to have you aboard with us!

Denise: The official DIS meet is going to be at 3:00, but no location has been decided. The "unofficial" DIS meet I believe has been arranged at Signals at 1:01. :drinking1

Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day! DW and I worked our tails off on Sat., so we did a whole bunch of nothing yesterday. Heck, we barely got up enough energy to go out and buy food for the animals! :dog2: :cat: :fish: Today we are going to go out and do a little bit of shopping for stuff and food. I am making New Orleans BBQ shrimp for dinner tonight, :stir: and then we will sit around and watch some college football! :cheer2:

Have a great day everyone!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Ya, I was wondering the same thing, where and when are we going to have a meet for all of us, including the kids!! I get dibs on hugging Our newest little cruiser :cloud9: first, ( with Lynn's permission). :goodvibes


Lets hear a few ideas from everyone about meeting. :confused3
I'm sure we are all open to ideas on the subject. ;)

I will put my two cents worth in from my past cruises.
what worked best for our cruises was meeting the first day at 3 p.m. in the Promenade lounge.
Here is why we decided on it there.
1. First day: People are not involved in activities yet, accept checking into the clubs and nursery.
2. 3:00 P.M. : People should be on board by now and had time to check out their rooms, kids clubs, had lunch and we had a hour before the safety drill to chat. Later everyone is busy with activities on board. :Pinkbounc
3. Promenade Lounge: It was air conditioned, no activities in there yet, so we had the entire lounge to ourselves, lots of table and chairs to get comfy, plenty of room for the kids to move around and get aquainted without being in the way of other guests trying to get around the decks, bar available for those who want a drink, easy location for even first time cruisers to find, no loud outside noise to make it hard to have a conversation with each other.

That is my 2 cents worth of experiences. :rolleyes1
Ok, now you guys speak up with your experiences so we can make some definate plans to meet. I know some of you adults are having a meet at one of the bars too, but this is a family meet that we are suggesting for now,
so speak up, lets hear from you guys!!! This meet is for all of us. :grouphug:

Leta get some ideas floating around and make a decision soon, :thumbsup2
Kathy :wave:

[woogal]

Hey Kathy ... since you are the most experienced DCLer by far, do you think if you contacted DCL/Castaway Club they would help us organize something and perhaps give us a specific area of the ship to meet?

[runa00]

i got a few takers on the secret turkey....i was thinking that we leave small gifts or notes for one another at their staterooms for the week and then at the end at our last cruise meet perhaps we reveal ourselves. we could all decide on a price limit for sure. or also we could just get one gift and give that the first time we meet although i dont htink that would be quite as fun! if anyone has any other ideas let me know! thanks!

[Dixielady908]

:) Good Monday morning. Well its raining. So this is supposed to be all day rain and into tomorrow. Yuk....

Lynn the toe is getting better. Still hurts but I can walk much better.

Now I know this is my first time cruising. We will be wearing our T-shirsts on saturday correct? So if you really think about it, wont our first meet up be at the terminal? :confused3 But I actually agree with Kathy, I think 3pm at the Promenade should work very well. We can sit and chat in a relaxed area. :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Runa: It does sound interesting but a little more info would be helpful.

I have to also admit I am not making nor bringing any pirate outfits pirate: . I have no talent on making anything and I am one not to really getting dressed in costume. sorry.....I know party pooper!!!! :sad2:

One more questions and I know that this has been answered about a week or so ago....at what time do I make my reservations? I am central time...so what time do I need to be on the boards?

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[pgfour]

Happy Monday everyone! Hopefully you are enjoying the long weekend! :cool1:

:welcome: to J&C's mom! Here's a starter set of :banana: :banana: :banana: ! Looking forward to getting to know you. My DSS 15 may be traveling with us -- depends on school & sports schedule. :confused3

It's a rainy day here in Northern IL. We had pretty decent weather Saturday & Sunday, so I guess 2 out of 3 ain't bad. :rolleyes:

I ran a 5k (3.1 mi.) race in Rockford on Saturday. They gave money to the top 3 male and female finishers. I was fourth. :furious: Could've used some $$$$ for the cruise. Now we're spending the rest of weekend catching up on household projects.

Kathy -- I like your idea about a 3:00 meeting in the Promenade Lounge. :thumbsup2 Count us in! :banana: :banana:

All "Hyatt-Stayers" - (or anyone else in the "neighborhood") - it would be nice to get together for a bit Friday night. :wave2:

I better get over to Kohl's :drive: for some cruise wear before all the summer clearance items are gone!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

[J&C's Mom]

Happy Labor Day Everyone! :)

Kathy: Yep that is me at the other board-okiedokie....wanted to use it on this board as well but someone else already has it...the nerve! :rotfl:

We will also be traveling with another couple and their 13 and 15 year olds...what am I thinking....traveling with 16, 15, 14, and 13 year olds!?! :crazy:

Woogal-got your PM but can not reply because I haven't enough posts..
will e-mail you...

Has anyone ever been on the Rhino Rider and Snorkel excursion?? Wondered if there is anything we should know..signed up...hope I'm in good enough shape!

Diet starts today :yay: gained 9 pounds last cruise...have been waiting all year for the chocolate lava cake!!! Have seen it many places since home but I am saving myself for the one on the cruise..MMMMMMMMM

[Dixielady908]

:thumbsup2 ok I just went back and found the thread about what time to make ressies.....I'm all set for my 75 days.....can you belive that is next Monday the 11th...wow we are really on the count down now.... :Pinkbounc :cheer2: :woohoo: :woohoo: :dance3: :bounce: :banana:

Denise :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo: :banana:

[dkmjgal]

:welcome: J&C'sMom - glad to have you with us! Don't worry...we're really pretty normal :rotfl2:

I think meeting at 3:00 at the Promenade Lounge sounds great also. DH was reading posts with me and he thought that made a lot of sense too. However, we plan to be a part of the ADULT meet if the kids are at the club :drinking1

Runa - secret Turkey/Santa thing sounds fun. My only question is how safe is it to leave things outside of staterooms without having them taken? Maybe you could search the boards and see how others have done it.

We have another beautiful sunny day here in NJ. DH and I are going for a bike ride shortly and then a bar-b-cue today at the in-laws.

Have a great Labor Day everyone.

Kelly

[cruisemutt]

DENISE!!!! Love the arrangement on your signature!!...and, c'mon....you sound like Jerry Seinfeld "I DON'T WANNA BE A PIRATE!!!!". A simple bandana, an earring and a cumberbun...thats all ya need. Thats about the extent of mine but according to the wife I have a natural pirate look....(hey...thats not really a compliment is it....grrrr...gonna have to turn into mutt and bite that woman). Anyways....have a great day everyone...I think its gonna be a BIG post day for everyone.

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[TIGGER41681]

Happy Monday everyone! Hopefully you are enjoying the long weekend! :cool1:

:welcome: to J&C's mom! Here's a starter set of :banana: :banana: :banana: ! Looking forward to getting to know you. My DSS 15 may be traveling with us -- depends on school & sports schedule. :confused3

It's a rainy day here in Northern IL. We had pretty decent weather Saturday & Sunday, so I guess 2 out of 3 ain't bad. :rolleyes:

I ran a 5k (3.1 mi.) race in Rockford on Saturday. They gave money to the top 3 male and female finishers. I was fourth. :furious: Could've used some $$$$ for the cruise. Now we're spending the rest of weekend catching up on household projects.

Kathy -- I like your idea about a 3:00 meeting in the Promenade Lounge. :thumbsup2 Count us in! :banana: :banana:

All "Hyatt-Stayers" - (or anyone else in the "neighborhood") - it would be nice to get together for a bit Friday night. :wave2:

I better get over to Kohl's :drive: for some cruise wear before all the summer clearance items are gone!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Cheri :yay: :banana: :yay:

Cheri,
The dinner on Friday night sounds great!! Count us in!! How about breakfast in the morning and then board the bus for the cruise too??

[fourfoxesinpa]

Welcome J&C's mom - another PA cruiser! I love it! We're from Lanc. Co.

Count us Foxes in for the 3:00 DISmeet at Promenade.

I think the threat of having things taken is a problem (Secret Banana). On our last cruise, we had someone take all of our Disney clingies that we have stuck on our door. I'd be afraid to leave anything outside. :confused3

I HAVE OFFICIALLY STARTED TO PACK!!! I know it's a little early but we have a very old house (1894) without a lot of closet space. So, we do the up and down to the attic with each seasonal clothes change. Today, I was taking many of the kids' shorts/tee shirts to the attic and just threw all of their Disney stuff on THE pile. :thumbsup2 :goodvibes :Pinkbounc :banana:

We've decided to visit a park once we get off the boat but can't decide between MK and Epcot. MK is open until 11 and Epcot until 9:30. I know MK is always busier on Saturdays but do you think it will be that crazy that time of the year? What's everyone else doing (the ones that aren't flying home on Saturday?)

Thanks (think it was Tigger) for posting the docking info. for St. Thomas. It looks like "Anchorage" means we dock in Charlotte Amalie rather than Haverwhatever. That should put us closer to the ferry for St. John so we might just do it on our own. I was worried that we wouldn't be able to catch the 9 o'clock ferry and thought the next one at 11 would just be too late to bother. I guess I'll have to play around at cruisecritic.com and read up on Anchorage at Charlotte Amalie.

Hope everyone has a nice holiday. We're "putzing" around the house, gearing up for a crazy week. DH has to travel to NY, I have to fill in at work for another employee who is on vacation to Scotland and we have a wedding rehearsal on Thursday/wedding on Friday. DH is the officiant so it's just a little hectic.

Can't wait for Saturday to watch the ND/Penn State game. Go IRISH! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[woogal]

Hey, I'm in for whatever the group decides on the meet-up on Saturday.

OK, I have a question for those of you in my "age range", i.e. those of us that were teenagers in the 80s. Def Leppard ... yes THE Def Leppard ... is coming on the 12th to perform a concert at our local concert pavilion :cool2: . Now, I say, we HAVE to go and see them. Mutt says ... uh, no, I'm sure I can find something better to do that night! C'mon gang, don't you agree that this is a mandatory night out?! Wendy? Bob? ... Bueller? Anyone? Anyone? :confused3 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME! :rockband:

TV ALERT FOR TODAY ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL : 2:00 eastern: Walt Disney World. 3:00 eastern: Disney Cruise Line (unless you're like us and have seen both a minimum of a dozen times!).

[joelidol]

Hey guys and gals, just so you know, I'm J&C's Mom's DS! :cool1:

I can't wait for the cruise in two months. Even though last year was my first cruise ever, I must admit, the DCL is the best cruise I've ever heard of.

See ya on the ship! :banana: :banana:

[sptweedle]

OK, I have a question for those of you in my "age range", i.e. those of us that were teenagers in the 80s. Def Leppard ... yes THE Def Leppard ... is coming on the 12th to perform a concert at our local concert pavilion :cool2: . Now, I say, we HAVE to go and see them. Mutt says ... uh, no, I'm sure I can find something better to do that night! C'mon gang, don't you agree that this is a mandatory night out?! Wendy? Bob? ... Bueller? Anyone? Anyone? :confused3 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME! :rockband:



I'd have to side with you Shell. Try this one on Mutt, "I don't think they've been on VH1's Behind The Music yet, that means they're still cool." Or if that fails, "One armed drummer, need I say more?"

Good Luck!

Steve

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Jamie, your right MK is the busiest on saturdays, however the time after thanksgiving and before Christmas is not very busy at the parks. It is actually one of the slower times of the year. Mostly locals will be there. If you use the fast pass system you should be ok at MK.

Shell,
Yes, Go to the concert!!! :rockband: We go to every "OLDIE" concert we can!!!
As old as some of the musicians are, they may not be around if you wait another year!!! :rotfl2: Just kidding, but their voices could go in another year. Just trying to give you some reasons to go NOW!!!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


Joelidol,
It's nice you took the time to post. :surfweb: I hope you will give us some your thoughts on stuff too!! We need all the ideas we can get. :rotfl:


Well it seems most are interested in 3 p.m. the first day in the promenade lounge for our family meet. If nobody has any better idea, :confused3 maybe we should just count on that place and time. Please dont be afraid to speak up if you have a better idea, I dont want to over step my bounds here or be pushy. I just gave my thoughts on the subject, based on my experiences. :)


will check back later to see what ya'll think about it. ;)

Kathy :wave:

[disneediva]

Hi Ya'll.

Well we just got back to town and what am I doing :confused3 not the laundry or the yard but checking out all I missed in the last three days.

We had a great time in Baton Rouge our team LSU slaughtered the other team 45-3 it was sooooo much fun.

I think 3 sounds great also but I will be lurking around signals at 1 to see who else is tehre.

Shell, I'm with you girl, I mean really Mutt its one night out give in a little, plus my DH offered to go Shell if you need a backup dog and Mutt is in the doghouse. :lmao:

Welcome J&C's Mom :woohoo:

Fourfoxes, we are hitting a park on Saturday too but its going to be IOA the boys want to do some "real" rides. :yay:

We are staying off I Drive if anyone else is in the neighborhood and wants o get together. :thumbsup2

Wendy :banana: :)

[TIGGER41681]

Hello All You Nana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana: ,

Today we actually took out the suitcases for the cruise :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: !! I was very ecxited ;) ;) !! Kathy, 3 o'clock sounds really good to us too. I wanted to get DS feed and down for a nap when we board so 3 works for me!! It will just be a rush to make it to Singals at 1:01 pm.

Kathy: Ofcourse you have my permission to hold DS :cloud9: :cloud9: .

Denise: Glad the toe is better!! I don't have a pirate outfit either so don't feel so bad :thumbsup2 !!

Runa00: Great Idea with the Secret Santa :santa: :santa: !! I think leaving outside the stateroom is a great idea and I don't think someone would take it. This is want we did at my job for Secret santa. The first 5 days were little gifts like lottery scatch-off and candy etc. The big gift was a limit of 15.00. It's an idea for you!! I hope it works..
Talk to you all later!!
Off to eat my Baby Back ribs!! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[TiggerKing]

Shell: Tell Mutt this is one area I won't side with him on. One of the first 2 cd's I put int he convertible was Pyromania! :rockband: I would be there in a heartbeat, given the opportunity!

Runa: The secret Santa/Nana sounds like a great idea. I have seen several threads where cruisers used the 2 or 3 pocket holders (they called them fish something because they hung on the fish outside the cabin) and they would leave cards and little gifts for fellow cruisers. Since we are cruising during school, I honestly don't believe we will have as much of an issue with kids running wild on the ship. Maybe Ron and others who have cruised during this time can comment.

Those Packing Already: You crack me up! :lmao: I will probably pack on Thursday night after we finish dinner with DW's family. It will take about 20 minutes. Of course, I don't like buying clothes, so I don't have a lot. If I packed now, I would be in dire straits for stuff to wear to work!

[cruisemutt]

Steve....they WERE on VH1 Inside the music....has-beens. And I had a friend with three fingers....couldn't even give me a ^5--one armed drummer??? Gimme a break.

Wendy....you're one of the few that has a lil influence over me (southern drawl and all...)---but NOT THIS TIME. Tell dh to pack and get to ohio for the show.

Kathy...the old coots have survived since the late 70's,....I dont think they're going ANYWHERE! They're like styrofoam cups....they just don't go away!

Bob...oh, Bob...why hast thou forsaken me....dear friend. I'd sooner go see a panther thats not hearing-impared. If someone could just give me one REAL reason to go....I mean, I wouldn't mind going if just to scope out some of the groupie chicks but most of them have walkers or can't sit close to the electronics because their hearing aids and pacemakers would get fouled up.
I hate shar-pei spandex!!

Wendy...the doghouse thing may be in full effect by morning...e-mail me and I'll give you directions for your hubby.

Doghouse again? Sleeping with Guido again? I always wake up with straw in my butt....phooey...its gonna be a long dark evening.
Talk to ya tommorow, gang....

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Evening fellow turkey's. Just finished dinner and the clean up. DH is in bed and I'm alone with the dogs. :)

My DD called early this morning...she is in flight now on her way to Iraq. :sad2: I was still hoping for the 11th hour guess what, we dont have to go......but that didnt happen. Then she told me this morning, she was in NY at JFK that she was calling her cell phone company and shuting off her cell phone. :sad2: That really made it real. Well I know she will be fine. She was in very good spirts and that's what will get her through her next 12 months.

Have a good evening everyone. We have some thunder here now, so I am going to shut this computer down shortly.

Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :banana:

[disneediva]

OK Mutt here you go one REAL reason to go...
Cause Shell wants you to.....
That ought to get you out of the doghouse

Denise lots of :grouphug: I'll say a prayer that you and your daughter get through this year quickly and safetly.

Bob you and my DH pack the same way and it drives me :crazy:

Wendy

[DutchsMommy]

Sad day - Steve 'The Crocodile Hunter' Irwin died. It's too bad - I actually liked the guy and what he stood for.

[disneediva]

Sad day - Steve 'The Crocodile Hunter' Irwin died. It's too bad - I actually liked the guy and what he stood for.

DS just told me I thought he was quite entertaining DS really enjoyed his show

[jd99]

Well it seems most are interested in 3 p.m. the first day in the promenade lounge for our family meet. If nobody has any better idea, :confused3 maybe we should just count on that place and time. Please dont be afraid to speak up if you have a better idea, I dont want to over step my bounds here or be pushy. I just gave my thoughts on the subject, based on my experiences. :)


will check back later to see what ya'll think about it. ;)

Kathy :wave:


we're in for the 3 p.m. meet. That was the exact time and place on our August cruise...though we missed it (we were early then had to cut out and never made it back). Now that we have a clue about that first day craziness on the ship, we can set our priorities accordingly and DEFINITELY make the meet. I think I joined the thread too late to hear about the adult meet. Not sure when it is...but you can probably count me in - if DD2 is not in Flounders, you get me or DW (or we can take turns) but not both at once.

Really looking forward to this one. You folks seem like a great bunch (pun intended). :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[disneediva]

SOS
Shell, I need saving DH is now walking around the house singing Def Leppard songs at the top of his very off kilter voice..
Wendy :lmao:

[fourfoxesinpa]

:rockband: All I got is a Photograph....I wanna touch you. :rockband:

Sorry! I couldn't help myself.

Just booked a room at the Amerisuites Lake Buena Vista for Sat. when we get off boat for $35 through Priceline. Just needed a clean place to sleep and didn't expect free continental breakfast so we're happy here in PA. :goodvibes

[woogal]

SOS
Shell, I need saving DH is now walking around the house singing Def Leppard songs at the top of his very off kilter voice..
Wendy :lmao:
OK, that cracked me up :lmao:! Mike? You're my kinda guy. See ya next Tuesday at the concert :rotfl2:. And Jamie ... the one thing I remember about "Photograph" was making out with a guy in high school and him singing to me: "You're all I want, a fantasy". Now that there's ROMANCE, ladies :rotfl2:

Well at least now we all have a plan for karaoke night on the ship!!!

Oh hey, Bob? Speaking of karaoke and the 80's, I mentioned to Bill at dinner tonight that on karaoke night you 2 could do "You've lost that Loving Feeling" and you can be Maverick and he can be Goose. He immediately looked at me with distain in his eyes and said, "Why does HE get to be Maverick?" :rotfl:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Howdy everyone,
just dropping in to say hello. :goodvibes

no news from here today. :rolleyes1

Hope some of you have some news to post, :surfweb:
it is boring around here right now.


Kathy :wave:

[TIGGER41681]

Good Morning to you All :banana: :banana:,

It's going to be a high of 60 degrees today. It is alittle chilly!! Well today I am off to Mommy and Me and then the Mall to get a Birthday present for my father-in-law. Tomorrow DS comes for his 4 month check-up and gets more shots :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: !! I will let you know how he does. Packing yesterday made me sooooooooooooo excited for the cruise :sail: :sail: :sail: !!! Well have a great day and take to you all tomorrow..

[TiggerKing]

Oh hey, Bob? Speaking of karaoke and the 80's, I mentioned to Bill at dinner tonight that on karaoke night you 2 could do "You've lost that Loving Feeling" and you can be Maverick and he can be Goose. He immediately looked at me with distain in his eyes and said, "Why does HE get to be Maverick?" :rotfl:
Tell him it is because I am so dreamy! :rotfl2:

[J&C's Mom]

Good day to all :wave2:

Raining cats and dogs here in PA this morning.

Fourfoxesinpa: we are from Chester County-about 8-10 miles from the Lancaster county boarder-near Gap, PA Is that close to you??

Gonna try and stay warm-and stay on my diet!

Okie :)

[jd99]

Greetings everyone.
Another cold gray day here in Pittsburgh. Ready for some Magic. Busy week of work ahead - I am an independent PR consultant/writer and have a bunch of clients on fire right now! Also am making a final decision on a new car - as early as today - as my lease is up and it's time to make a change. I always go into this process thinking it's fun and wind up being happy it's over. A couple of choices to sort through today and then it's new car time..and it's over.

A cruise question for those who have done Eastern b4 - How painful is the early morning St. Thomas stop, especially for those of us who have little kids. How does it work? Does everyone gather in one place? Do they go stateroom to stateroom? Are you divided up as in the tender process and go to one of several spots on the ship? Also, I've read conflicting things about the time of it - everything from 5:30 a.m.(Eeek) to 7 a.m. (not so bad). When does it really occur? TIA and Happy Tuesday that feels like Monday!

jeff

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Morning everyone.

Kathy...I hear ya..no news here either. I'm working the dreaded late shift today 12 to 8pm I really hate this shift. I'm hoping we get these new girls trained fast as they have to work on evening a week.

Now I am starting to get a little nervous about this trip. I really need to know when karaoke night is. If you guys are gonna be singing love songs, I soooo what to be there......!!!! :lmao: :rotfl2:

Well have a good day and I will check in after I get home....lets keep these pages turning...remember 3000 by our cruise.

Kathy I'm trying my hardest to make 1000 by November. :goodvibes

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[disneediva]

Hi everyone,
Just a quick good morning since I am at work today and the group who bought our hospital is here to look things over I should probably play like I have a lot of work to do.
Wendy

[Dandy8]

Hey everyone!!

3:00 meet sounds good to us.

Deff Leppard - Awesome!!!!

Hope everyone had a great holiday....Saturday was a wash out but Sunday & Monday were nice. Had the kids outside washing the car with me. Have great week!

[Dandy8]

Greetings everyone.
A cruise question for those who have done Eastern b4 - How painful is the early morning St. Thomas stop, especially for those of us who have little kids. How does it work? Does everyone gather in one place? Do they go stateroom to stateroom? Are you divided up as in the tender process and go to one of several spots on the ship? Also, I've read conflicting things about the time of it - everything from 5:30 a.m.(Eeek) to 7 a.m. (not so bad). When does it really occur? TIA and Happy Tuesday that feels like Monday!

jeff

I am interested in this too.......I thought I read somewhere that it is the morning after pirate night (late night).

[TiggerKing]

A cruise question for those who have done Eastern b4 - How painful is the early morning St. Thomas stop, especially for those of us who have little kids. How does it work? Does everyone gather in one place? Do they go stateroom to stateroom? Are you divided up as in the tender process and go to one of several spots on the ship? Also, I've read conflicting things about the time of it - everything from 5:30 a.m.(Eeek) to 7 a.m. (not so bad). When does it really occur? TIA and Happy Tuesday that feels like Monday!

jeff
Jeff, I can answer part of your question. Based on what I have read on trip reports, everyone gathers at the theater. The Customs Officials will essentially go row by row and look at everyone's information, and then you are free to leave. It does occur REALLY early, as soon as the ship docks. No one is allowed to go ashore until the entire ship has been cleared. For those with early excursions, they will be cleared first. You can go in your pajamas (and many do).

And Dandy, it IS the morning after Pirate Night!

[feenie]

:banana: :banana: :banana:
Happy Tuesday morning!!
We had a great long weekend! It was nice having an extra day, we took total advantage and did NOTHING!! It was awesome!!
Sunday morning I got up early and made my palo ressies for cruise week 2.
I was able to get high tea, so DH is happy :thumbsup2

I think a 3pm Dis-Meet in the promenade lounge is a great plan.
We met there on our last cruise and it worked really well. everyone should be on board, have eaten lunch and had a little time to unpack and unwind...

DH and I watched the DCL special on the travel channel.... (for like the 10th time!) I wish they would update it, but its still fun to watch!

[sptweedle]

Jeff, I can answer part of your question. Based on what I have read on trip reports, everyone gathers at the theater. The Customs Officials will essentially go row by row and look at everyone's information, and then you are free to leave. It does occur REALLY early, as soon as the ship docks. No one is allowed to go ashore until the entire ship has been cleared. For those with early excursions, they will be cleared first. You can go in your pajamas (and many do).

And Dandy, it IS the morning after Pirate Night!


Is this a one shot deal, another words, if you ain't there, you ain't goin, or is it something that occurs throughout the day. I probably have the same dilema as Jeff, a 9 year old, a 25 month old and a 10 month old.

Also, what paperwork do they look at, the same stuff you need to get on the boat, birth certificates, DL's?

This process does not sound fun.

Steve

[TiggerKing]

Is this a one shot deal, another words, if you ain't there, you ain't goin, or is it something that occurs throughout the day. I probably have the same dilema as Jeff, a 9 year old, a 25 month old and a 10 month old.

Also, what paperwork do they look at, the same stuff you need to get on the boat, birth certificates, DL's?

This process does not sound fun.

Steve
Steve: It is a one shot deal, but not in the way you are thinking. NO ONE is allowed to leave the ship until EVERYONE has cleared customs. From what I understand, other than the getting up early part, it is a pretty painless process. You just show passports or birth certificates.

Hopefully, Kathy will chime in with a little more information soon.

[woogal]

Now I am starting to get a little nervous about this trip. I really need to know when karaoke night is. If you guys are gonna be singing love songs, I soooo what to be there......!!!! :lmao: :rotfl2:

Hey Denise ... Wally has to sing a love song, too, y'know. Might want to relay that to him!!! :lmao:

I think we need to put out an APB on Lampy ::cop: ... RON!! WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU??? :confused3

[sptweedle]

Steve: It is a one shot deal, but not in the way you are thinking. NO ONE is allowed to leave the ship until EVERYONE has cleared customs. From what I understand, other than the getting up early part, it is a pretty painless process. You just show passports or birth certificates.

Hopefully, Kathy will chime in with a little more information soon.



OK, I thought that was true about no one leaving the ship until everyone was cleared, but what threw me was why they let excursion people go first, if everyone has to be cleared what difference does it make the order that they are cleared? That's more of a rhetorical question, I was just confused as to how it's done.

Thanks,

Steve

[TiggerKing]

I think we need to put out an APB on Lampy ::cop: ... RON!! WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU??? :confused3
Ron may have gotten kidnapped at Bristol the weekend before Labor Day. You know how those Tennessee people can be about "foreigners" from up north coming into their territory! Either that, or he had a REAL good sales weekend at the dealership!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Sorry to tell you sleepy heads that when we went last month it all started at 6:30 a.m. On a previous cruise it was 6:00 a.m.

If you have a morning excursion, you will be the ones to report to the WD theater first. Your entire cabin must be present, with photo ID and birth certificates or passports, people from outside the US go to one of the clubs, dont remember which one.They have a CM that will be at the end of the rows and will tell you when to get up and walk down by the stage and show your stuff to the custom agents. Sometimes they will ask you a question about where you were born or your birthdate. Then you are off!!
it really is very quick once they get started, unless someone doesnt bring their documents with them, that brings everything to a dead stand still.

They will have coffee, juice and a few pastries near the entrance to the theater for you if you want , which is nice and you will be checked in as you enter the theater. Nobody will be allowed off the hsip until ALL rooms have been accounted for. They will stamp your hand too and if you dont have a hand stamp, you wont be let off the ship, so you cant sneak off if you dont go through customs, you wont get off the ship!!!

YES, it is after Pirate night, bad move on DCL's part in my opinion.


If your still confused just PM me and I will try to make it a little more clear for you.

Kathy

[woogal]

Thanks Kathy. So, we go down there at 6:30, get "checked in", they dismiss us all once everyone is accounted for ... and then we can do whatever we want until we choose to leave the ship, correct?

Also, when we get on the ship, will there be a problem with sending formal wear to get pressed in time to get back the next evening for dinner? I asked Mom if she wouldn't just mind too much ironing all of our stuff before they take us to port. Apparently, she WOULD mind ... :duck:

[JanDave]

Hi Banana Head/Wild Turkeys! You have all been busy these past few days posting. I was in the Detroit area spending time with my 17 month old GD and Alyssa, my goddaughter who has Down syndrome. (By the way, she has cruised on the Wonder twice!)

First of all, WELCOME 3Turners and J&C's Mom. We're looking forward to meeting you. It's me, DH Dave, friends Bob and Gitta.

Kathy: Love the pics of you and your family.

Anyone staying at SSR the night before the cruise? Or somewhere close by? Perhaps we can plan a meet Friday afternoon/evening or Saturday morning before we leave for port. Let me know.

Ok, what's the "other board"? Cruise critic? Just curious!!!

I purchased Pirate shirts through disneystore.com for the 4 of us. That's about all of our costume, in addition to the bandanas given to us at dinner.

Shell -- I can't remember -- Are you and Mutt taking a tour with Godfrey or Sunny Liston? We're touring with Sunny with a 9am pick up at the ship. We toured with him last year and had a lot of fun.

Besides all the good stuff other possters have mentioned at the port, there are characters at port. I've seen Chip and Dale, Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse. I've got a great pic of Alyssa and Minnie Mouse taken at the port.

Dutchsmommy and U2Pixies - we are DVC owners. We first bought 180 points at Hilton Head in 2001, then an additional 100 points at SSR in 2004. We plan to buy more in a couple of years. One reason we bought DVC is that we can deed the points to our kids. Potentially, our great-grandkids can vacation with the points we bought. My kids think that's a great inheritance. On board, DVC reps will be hosting an informational meeting and meet one-on-one. Plus, they will offer incentives. It's worth the time to attend. My DH can tell you in about 10 minutes why DVC is so great. We've referred lots of cruisers to DVC. No incentive for us, but it's a great vacation tool.

I'm all for meeting at the Promenade Lounge at 3pm for the same reasons Kathy posted. I've met there for 3 cruises now and it works out real well for all.

RunaOO -- Your Secret Santa idea sounds interesting. DIS friends of ours will be on the 11 day Wonder and they are doing a secret cruiser.

Jeff -- Everyone has to go through customs at St. Thomas or none of us get off the ship. Arrival times at the theater are staggered. You will receive notice of your time. I've done this twice and last year's customs inspection went smoothly and quickly. Many kids and adults are in their pjs.

Denise -- I will keep your daughter in my thoughts as she is serving our country in Iraq.

Well, I have to get back to work.

Have a great day, everyone!

Jan

[TiggerKing]

DW and I will likely be staying somewhere on Property for Friday night before the cruise, and probably on Saturday after we get off the boat. I have not made reservations as yet, but last time we stayed at Pop Century, and I may shoot for there again.

[dkmjgal]

Jan- we are staying at Saratoga Springs the night before and the night after. We made reservations for the Candlelight Processional in Epcot the night before the Cruise. We are eating at Teppanyaki in Japan at 5:45 and then we are off to the 8:15 Processional. I would think that there would be some way we can meet up before heading to Port. Maybe breakfast or something?

Uugghh - I was worried about having to be at the Promenade lounge at 7:15am for our excursion in St. John...now I find out that we will be meeting somewhere else even earlier :sad2: Yikes. Oh well...we're not going on this cruise to get any sleep anyway!

Can anyone please tell me why I can't get the song Photograph out of my head!!!

See you later-
Kelly

[TiggerKing]

Jan- we are staying at Saratoga Springs the night before and the night after. We made reservations for the Candlelight Processional in Epcot the night before the Cruise. We are eating at Teppanyaki in Japan at 5:45 and then we are off to the 8:15 Processional. I would think that there would be some way we can meet up before heading to Port. Maybe breakfast or something?
Kelly, I was trying to think of something to surprise DW with on that Friday night, and I never thought about the Processional. I wish I had thought of it in time to get reservations, as I am quite sure they are gone by now! :badpc:

Hey Mutt, I need a banana that is kicking itself or hitting itself in the head!

[LAMPSKIES]

Ron may have gotten kidnapped at Bristol the weekend before Labor Day. You know how those Tennessee people can be about "foreigners" from up north coming into their territory! Either that, or he had a REAL good sales weekend at the dealership!

O.K., O.K., I'm here......yes, Bristol was AWSOME!! Put 1786 miles on the vette that weekend! 32mpg at 85 mph.......

Here is the navigator with the immagration procedures......

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/lampskies/sttins.gif

[feenie]

For some reason on our last cruise I totally missed the customs/immigration thing on St Thomas day when we were planning for it. I was totally suprised. The line at 7:15 when we went streched out to the atrium area. It was crazy. Then when we got into the theater we had to sit in the seats for another 10-15 minutes. Not a big deal, I was just suprised that I missed knowing about it after combing the disboards daily for the year before the trip.
:banana:

[dkmjgal]

Kelly, I was trying to think of something to surprise DW with on that Friday night, and I never thought about the Processional. I wish I had thought of it in time to get reservations, as I am quite sure they are gone by now! :badpc:

Hey Mutt, I need a banana that is kicking itself or hitting itself in the head!

Tiggerking - it wasn't easy and I called on the first day. I still think you should try though. Are you staying at Disneyworld before and after the cruise? It's worth a shot. If you're not too particular about where you want to eat and at what time just call and find out what's still available. Good luck!

Kelly

[TiggerKing]

Tiggerking - it wasn't easy and I called on the first day. I still think you should try though. Are you staying at Disneyworld before and after the cruise? It's worth a shot. If you're not too particular about where you want to eat and at what time just call and find out what's still available. Good luck!

Kelly
Yes, we are going to be staying at Pop Century on Friday, and I am not sure where on the Sat. we return. I may still give it a shot.

O.K., O.K., I'm here......yes, Bristol was AWSOME!! Put 1786 miles on the vette that weekend! 32mpg at 85 mph.......
You know, they barely do that speed AT the track! I know you had a good time. I need to get tickets to that race sometime in my lifetime!

[favoriteslave]

Lampy Glad to see you survived. Please check in more often. We need you to use your special powers to get the dinning rotation that we want. Plus aren't you buying the first round?

[pgfour]

Good evening Nanas & Wild Turkeys! :banana: :banana:

Once again -- we've been very busy on the boards! :cool1:

I will help add to our post count. . .

Wendy -- glad to hear you enjoyed the LSU game! We are Nebraska Cornhusker fans -- my dad has season tickets. I really love college football. :thumbsup2

Shell -- How's the fantasy football starting out so far? I'm actually a Raiders fan (which explains why I like college football more these days!!! :rotfl2: ). Someday they may be good again. For now, my Sundays are more productive. :lmao:

That's it for now!

Cheri

[pgfour]

HI again! :wave2:

Must add some more. . .

Mutt, what's not to love about Def Leppard???? You gotta go see them! :cool1: :cool1: Maybe I need to take a road trip to Ohio! Granted, I do listen to 80's Hair bands on the satellite radio, so I could be biased! :confused3 (I also love KISS -- so what does that say about my taste in music??? :rotfl: :rotfl: )

Speaking of "lost youth," I got to have the day off from work for my birthday today! (One of the perks of working for yourself!) I went to lunch with my parents & sister and did some shopping at Kohl's. :thumbsup2 DH also took me out for dinner last night and brought dinner home tonight. :love:

Cheri :yay:

[pgfour]

Cheri,
The dinner on Friday night sounds great!! Count us in!! How about breakfast in the morning and then board the bus for the cruise too??

Sounds great! Hopefully we'll get to be on the first bus out. :thumbsup2

[Dixielady908]

[QUOTE=woogal]Hey Denise ... Wally has to sing a love song, too, y'know. Might want to relay that to him!!! :lmao:

I will relay this to him...however, your not in for a treat as he can not sing. :rotfl2: After he hears this he just may cancel the cruise.... :rotfl:

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Dixielady908]

:cheer2: Happy Birthday Cheri!!!!! :cheer2: Hope you had a great day.


Nothing else new here. Just trying to keep us bumped up.


Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[disneediva]

Happy Birthday Cheri party: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday:

Wendy

[dkmjgal]

:bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHERI!!!!!


party: party: party: party:


Kelly

[JanDave]

Good Morning!!

Happy Birthday Cheri!

Heading off to work. Gotta pay for my habits -- grandkids and DCL.

Jan

[mom x4,grandma x4]

:bday: :bday: Cheri,
sounds like you had a good one!!


Denise,
I've been watching your post counter :thumbsup2 it's looking good!!!
You'll be to 1000 in no time at all !!!

talk with you all later,

Kathy

[TiggerKing]

:bday: party: :bday: Cheri!

Yesterday was a not so good day. I didn't feel well all day. I think it may be the client where I am at now. They put me under a lot of stress! But, today and two more and then it is the weekend again.

We sold our tickets on E-bay for the Ga. Tech vs. Notre Dame game. Let's just say that one sale almost paid for my entire season ticket package! But, this weekend we will be in the stands. Three more home games in the next 3 weeks! I LOVE college football! (Hey Mutt, we need a football banana)

Have a great hump-day everyone!

[jd99]

I love college football (but even more so basketball) too. I have season tickets for U of Pittsburgh football and hoops. I was at the Pitt-UVA game last week (which the good guys won) and everyone in the stands was scoreboard watching the GT-ND game. ND is among the most hated teams by Pitt fans (PSU #1 of course) so the cheers were loud througout while GT was hanging on. I got home in time to watch the end. Too bad the jackets couldn't pull it out. Not sure who GT is playing the day we leave Port Canaveral but Pitt ends the season that day with Louisville in a potential big game if both teams perform as expected this year. Hoping I can see a piece of the game onboard somewhere.

I forgot to mention that we got one of our Palo reservations even though we didn't even book this cruise until after the 90 day deadline, so I was pretty happy about that. We did the brunch on last cruise, so we are looking forward to dinner this time (Sunday night). Hope to be able to book brunch once onboard as we were able to last cruise.

Have a great day everybody. I am faced with a day filled with conference calls and meetings - a rarity these days so I'm not even dreading it! :goodvibes

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[TiggerKing]

I love college football (but even more so basketball) too. I have season tickets for U of Pittsburgh football and hoops. I was at the Pitt-UVA game last week (which the good guys won) and everyone in the stands was scoreboard watching the GT-ND game. ND is among the most hated teams by Pitt fans (PSU #1 of course) so the cheers were loud througout while GT was hanging on. I got home in time to watch the end. Too bad the jackets couldn't pull it out. Not sure who GT is playing the day we leave Port Canaveral but Pitt ends the season that day with Louisville in a potential big game if both teams perform as expected this year. Hoping I can see a piece of the game onboard somewhere.
We will be playing our biggest rivalry of the year the day we embark....University of Georgia. I doubt if I will see the game. Since it is being played at UGA, it will probably be an afternoon game. ABC normally picks the game up, but we will just have to wait and see.

So, who will you be pulling for in the ND vs. PSU game this weekend?

[woogal]

Good morning Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

:bday: (Belated) CHERI!!!

Jan: We are going with Sunny on St. Thomas (Bob and Lisa will be there, too), 10 a.m. pick-up as the boys didn't want that much shopping time!

Can anyone please tell me why I can't get the song Photograph out of my head!!!
Kelly, just think ... Bananarama. There, that should fix it good ("It's a cruel, cruel summer ..." :rolleyes1 ) For Christmas last year, I put together a special custom 80's mix CD for my 19yo nephew (who hates 80s music) and put only the worst we could find to fully represent the 80s ... Bananarama, Cinderella, Journey (c'mon, it was "Open Arms"!), Missing Persons, Twisted Sister, Adam & the Ants ... there were some that even I couldn't listen to :sad2: !! The funny part was that it got passed around his dorm and all the kids were listening to it!

Ron: Thank you, thank you, thank you for St. Thomas customs info! That was perfect! When do you have to link the ressies for dinner for us? And hey, I didn't realize you were buying the first round!!! Thanks, Buddy! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/2444.gif

Cheri: The official Fantasy Football season started yesterday (wish I could say that I'm into college ball, but it just hasn't grabbed me). I'm really happy with my picks for the season ... got the #1 ranked Chicago Bears defense, QB Tom Brady (Bill's cousin is the head coach of the Patriots so we have a special affection for them!), RB Randy Moss (there's a Raiders guy for you!), K John Kasay (he did well for me last year), TE Tony Gonzales ... well, I'm not going to bore you with my entire line up :rotfl: But it is so much fun, and keeps me off the streets and out of trouble for a few months :teeth: !!

I will relay this to him...however, your not in for a treat as he can not sing. :rotfl2: After he hears this he just may cancel the cruise.... :rotfl:
AW! C'MON WALLY!!! We want to hear that velvet voice of yours ... so what if it's crushed velvet!! :lmao:

Jeff: Given your preference for college football, guess I won't be able to egg you on with the whole "PITTSBURGH SUCKS" that is every Browns fan's anthem, huh? :rotfl: