Disney Wonder Sept 3-7, 2006

[purplern]

GOOOD MORNING CRUISERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IS IT TIME YET???? :hourglass

This is the boat dock at POR to get to Downtown Disney!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/132_3253.jpg

[purplern]

This is for KERRY!!!!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/137_3791.jpg

[taeja71]

My SIL should be close if not at LAX by now. Her and my two nieces have been here for six days. Now that the weather has cooled off (I've got my windows open!) she's gone. It's been sooooo hot here- in the 90's w/ humidity. We went to a water park two days ago and that was a lot of fun. Ever hear of Holiday World? Here's a link that shows you a little bit of what Holiday World has to offer. I esp. loved the free drinks and free sunscreen b/c we needed it over and over. http://www.holidayworld.com/ss.html

So, for now, I'm in recovery mode and am enjoying the cooler weather. I've enjoyed all the WL pics btw.

Take care all! :wave2:

[purplern]

Enjoy this weather! It is really nice!

Glad you like the pictures!! :goodvibes

[purplern]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/132_3234_r1.jpg

[taeja71]

When were the locked sail dates supposed to be unlocked again?

Vicki- Off topic question, how do you clean your labs ears?

[purplern]

When were the locked sail dates supposed to be unlocked again?

Vicki- Off topic question, how do you clean your labs ears?

Not sure on the first question..
We use Chubs or doggie wipes, but I did buy some ear cleaner at Petsmart but the wipes work.

[taeja71]

We use Chubs.

Chubs baby wipes? I'm trying to avoid towing three kids to the pet store. I'll never make it out.

[purplern]

Chubs baby wipes? I'm trying to avoid towing three kids to the pet store. I'll never make it out.

Yep! :flower:

[taeja71]

Yep! :flower:

I use baby wipes for every thing. My DH used them to clean the inside doors of his car and he was just so impressed about what a baby wipe can do. I dind't want to get too excited about the baby wipe issue until I got your reply. So, :banana: :banana: :banana: ! I'll be working on the dog's ears today.

Sure wish our family could travel again. I'm thinking about how long it is until Christmas time. It feels like forever until we travel again. Sure wish I was sailing on the Wonder w/ my kids right now. :cloud9:

[purplern]

We use them alot too and our youngest is 7. They really come in handy!

I wish we were sailing too! The cruise is our next vacation!

[taeja71]

We use them alot too and our youngest is 7. They really come in handy! I'll even use wipies to spot clean my carpet. TKD

I wish we were sailing too! The cruise is our next vacation! :sad2:

Notice the new smilie? ---> :maleficen

[Ker-Bear]

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. The past two days at work have been crazy. I start my new job Tuesday and I have put a lot of overtime in to get things wrapped up. I am on my way to happyhour with a gang from work :drinking1 I should have several!!!

Vicki- thanks for the pictures. It is definitely looking like WL for us. My DS doesn't know any better so that works out good for me :banana:

Well, what do you think about a t-shirt with "It's Time!" on it? I think it's a great idea. Let me know. We have some screen printers in the area and I could check on it once I get settled into my new gig. Hope you have a great Friday night. I should be in my pj's by 8:30 and asleep on the couch by 8:45pm :faint:

[purplern]

I'll even use wipies to spot clean my carpet. TKD

:sad2:

Notice the new smilie? ---> :maleficen

Same here, wiping the dogs muddy feet!!

I did notice her! She's cute!!

[purplern]

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. The past two days at work have been crazy. I start my new job Tuesday and I have put a lot of overtime in to get things wrapped up. I am on my way to happyhour with a gang from work :drinking1 I should have several!!!

Vicki- thanks for the pictures. It is definitely looking like WL for us. My DS doesn't know any better so that works out good for me :banana:

Well, what do you think about a t-shirt with "It's Time!" on it? I think it's a great idea. Let me know. We have some screen printers in the area and I could check on it once I get settled into my new gig. Hope you have a great Friday night. I should be in my pj's by 8:30 and asleep on the couch by 8:45pm :faint:


Your welcome!!! You made a GREAT choice. Wish we could convince DD! POR is okay to and just for 2 nights.

I like the T-shirt idea! :idea:

I wokred 10 hours yesterday :crazy2: ! What a long night!!! Glad I am off till Wednesday! DD has an allergist appointment. They want to re test her! Poor kid is allergic to almost everything :cutie:

[taeja71]

Been thinking about the :goodvibes "It's Time" :goodvibes t-shirt idea. I'm thinking we should wait for more DISers to post and sign in so that they can be included. Kerry that doesn't mean we can't continue to look for places to have the t-shirt screens made and printed. I know Andy aka Verandah Man is sailing in 8/06 and I believe their group are having t-shirts made as well. I think if you find one of his posts you'll find a link to cruise wear or is it cruise merchandise. I don't know if there is any pricing, but maybe you could find out what co. he's going through and get some pricing.

Again, I'm not against having t-shirts made, but I think we should expand our input group more.

Have a great weekend all! I'm supposed to be doing something, but I haven't figured out what that something is.... :scratchin

[purplern]

Good Morning Cruisers.

Taeja you are probably right! Not want to excluded anyone! :sunny:
Although no one else seems to be posting!~!!!! Maybe we are it!!!!!

[taeja71]

Good Morning Cruisers.

Taeja you are probably right! Not want to excluded anyone! :sunny:
Although no one else seems to be posting!~!!!! Maybe we are it!!!!!

You are right, we may be it. I hope its not true. :cheer2:
If you are sailing with us on 9/3/06, P L E A S E sign in and let us know. :cheer2:

[purplern]

My brother is going but he wont sign in.

Hey check this out! with "IT"S TIME"

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235655547602274913

[purplern]

This is my favorite!

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235797771876070535

[purplern]

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235743722150350027

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235625114081236360

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235216603334843359

[taeja71]

Vicki- That Zazzle site is really neat. It even tells you how much the shirt would cost as you go. I didn't have too much time to play with the site, but I didn't see where you can put your own phrasing on the shirt. I love the graphis. Were there any other characters?

**Wow, I just poked around a little more and look at all the characters! C'mon 9/3/06'ers, please start posting so we can keep planning! Be sure to check out the www.Zazzle.com site. I'm thinking a shirt for our group and shirts just for fun! :teeth:

[purplern]

Vicki- That Zazzle site is really neat. It even tells you how much the shirt would cost as you go. I didn't have too much time to play with the site, but I didn't see where you can put your own phrasing on the shirt. I love the graphis. Were there any other characters?

**Wow, I just poked around a little more and look at all the characters! C'mon 9/3/06'ers, please start posting so we can keep planning! Be sure to check out the www.Zazzle.com site. I'm thinking a shirt for our group and shirts just for fun! :teeth:


Yea lots of different characters.

[purplern]

GOOOD Morning!!!!!!!!

[Ker-Bear]

I liked them all but my favorite was the very first link. We could do them in lime. I read the decription and it says you can put your slogan or really anything you want on the front or the back. Plus, if we used that site, everyone could order their own and no one would have to get involved with coordinating it.

Come on cruiser's- Sept 06 is a great time to sail!!!! :jumping1:

I guess we will wait until more people get on our thread. Although I think as the "originals" we should have a cut off date. Remember the person who posted with the number log name, I think it was 26555 or something like that. Her's is a surprise for her family. That would be a cool way to tell them. Wrap the shirts and give them as gifts! We could put "it's time" under the character we pick and then on the back, "Disney Wonder September 3-7, 2006"

Anyway, I guees we have some time before we do the t-shirt thing. I figure by May 06 we should pick it out. Nothing on the site seems too outrageous.

The weather is rainy and humid but at least it is not as hot. I will post later!

[purplern]

I think that is a good idea. The first one was Mickey jumping right?!

[purplern]

Did a little research-The only way we can get what we want written on the shirt is to upload our own picture and design, we can pick the color of the shirt and write It's time or get the lime green shirt with Mickey and no saying and them get iron on letters and put its time on it.

[purplern]

Good morning!!!!!!

[taeja71]

Click the link below to hear the muic and then read the little story below.
http://upchucky.com/requests-those-were-the-days.mid


My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs, and spread mayo
on the same cutting board with the same knife,
and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. :banana:


My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter
AND I used to eat it raw sometimes too, our school sandwiches
were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag.
not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e-coli? :rolleyes:


Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool
(talk about boring), no beach closures then.


The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell,
and a pager was the school PA system.


We all took gym, not PE... and risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's
(only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes
with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors.
I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because
they tell us how much safer we are now.


Flunking gym was not an option... even for stupid kids!
I guess PE must be much harder than gym. :rotfl2:


Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem
and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention.
We must have had horribly damaged psyches. :crazy:


What an archaic health system we had then.
Remember school nurses?
Ours wore a hat and everything. :flower:


I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something
before I was allowed to be proud of myself. :blush:


I just can't recall how bored we were without computers,
Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations. :confused3


Oh yeah.. and where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when
I got that bee sting? I could have been killed!


We played king of the hill on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites
and when we got hur t, Mom pulled out the 48 cent bottle of Mercurochrome
(kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did)
and then we got our behind spanked.


NOW it's a trip to the emergency room,
followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics and then
Mom calls the Attorney to sue the contractor for leaving
a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat.


We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either because if we did,
we got our behind spanked there (physical abuse)
and then we got our behind spanked again when we got home. :sad2:


I recall the kid from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop
just before he fell off. Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house.
Instead she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof.
It was a neighborhood run amuck. :jumping1:


To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told
that they were from a dysfunctional family.
How could we possibly have known that?
We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes? :crazy:


We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills,
that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac!
How did we ever survive? :confused3


LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA

CREDITS TO JEAN (who ever she may be)


I wish I could get the matching smilies, but at least I found the music!

[purplern]

So true!!!! :sunny:

[taeja71]

O.k., I couldn't stand just singing, the only phrase I know, Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. So, I looked up the song's lyrics. At the risk of breaking any copyrights, here's all the lyrics below so we can all sing along.


Music & Lyrics: Gene Raskin; performed by Mary Hopkins)
Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

[purplern]

Cool :music: :rockband:

[taeja71]

Hello all! Still looking for more 9/3/06 cruisers... c'mon I know your out there. :flower: U-n-c-l-e, U-n-c-l-e! I give up. You can come out from hiding now cruisers! :wave:

[purplern]

They must be shy! :blush:

[taeja71]

They must be shy! :blush:

O.k., I'll close my eyes, or wait! I'll go and do some housework, and maybe by the time I come back these other fellow cruisers will post while I'm away....

[purplern]

HELLO FELLOW CRUISERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DD has an appointment with the allergist today. He is going to re test her and is talking shots! She isnt too happy but hopefully it will help. She has eczema sooooo bad. It hurts to walk. Then I have to work YUCK :0(

[taeja71]

:cheer2:

[taeja71]

O.k., walking away from the computer didn't work, I still don't see any new 9/3/06 cruisers. I saw a thread yesterday inquiring about releasing the locked dates and the release still hasn't happened. What is Disney waiting for?! Aren't there things called deadlines! Oh, ya, there is one supposedly, but it keeps being extended. C'mon Disney, don't keep future DCL sailors away any longer. Let's get these September '06 cruises rolling! :cheer2:

[taeja71]

Its so quiet in here I can hear the crickets chirping. :ssst: Oh, that's just my computer humming.

[purplern]

Hello everyone!!! :flower: :flower: :sunny: :sunny:

[taeja71]

Vicki- how did DD's appt. go w/ the allergist? Hope they find out what's going on with her soon.

Ker-Bear- Are you feeling married to your job? Is work getting you down? Are you seeing hidden mickey heads where ever you look? Then, come back and join your 9/3/06 gang. We'll brighten your spirits! We'll help you forget about your job. We look forward to reading your posts as soon as you are able.

Take care cruisers! :wave2:

[purplern]

Vicki- how did DD's appt. go w/ the allergist? Hope they find out what's going on with her soon. :wave2:

Ok she has to start shots in 2 weeks. Poor kid is allergic to almost everything-Grass, trees, weeds, ragweed, corn, soy, wheat, dust, mold, dogs, catd, feathers. Hopefully the shots will help. He also put her on Prednisone again to help clear her up!
We need :umbrella:


IS IT TIME YET??!! :hourglass

[Ker-Bear]

Sorry, I started my new job this week and to say I have been busy is an understatement. I am taking my lunch break right now so I could balance my checkbook and check out the board.

Vicki-Sorry about DD but at least there may be some relief. Although I am not as bad as her, I seem to be allergic to everything outdoor and cats and dogs. My skin sometimes breaks out from the wrong kind of soap or detergent and I have what my grandmother called "Chicken Skin" on my upper arms. Nice isn't she :maleficen

In reviewing past threads I noticed the part about the t-shirts. I think I will look into screen printing. Have soem time so when it gets normal here I will check it out.

As for additional cruisers, my friend and her DD 6 (will be 7 when we sail) should be making a reservation today. Not sure if she can get "addicted" to the boards but I am going to show her once she gets her reservation squared away. So we may have an additional poster. I will keep you updated. Life is good, just wishing this Labor Day was our cruise. Sorry for being away so long. I will try to post more. I really can't wait to meet you guys. Our group is a lot of fun so I expect that we will be fine but would love to hang out in an "adults only" section one night if the children cooperate. That way we can have adult conversations that are not distracted by kids going crazy!

[purplern]

I understand being busy at work!
Hopefully the shots will work!
Another cruiser YEa!!!

I wish it was time to leave!!!! I figured out that weekend Sept 2 and 3 is my weekend to work! I am already telling casual people that I will need someone to work. They all think I am crazy!!! It's a year away! :flower: :fish: :boat:

[Ker-Bear]

just a little over a year away. When we booked it was 15 months I think. See how time flies! I will let you know if she gets a reservation and try to get her to post. Talk to you all later!

[26555]

This cruise should start filling up. For short cruises in Sept, this one and the 3 night Sept 28th are now the only choices.

[purplern]

I did see that on another thread. They have a 10 and 14 night cruise on the Wonder. :dog: :paw:

[taeja71]

Wow, a 10 and 14 dayer for the Wonder? That's pretty neat, but our cruise is even better. What would be better than cruising for four fantastic days and then topping off a vacation w/ time at WDW or other related parks?

Hello out there 9/3/06 cruisers! Let's get posting! :jumping1:

[taeja71]

This cruise should start filling up. For short cruises in Sept, this one and the 3 night Sept 28th are now the only choices.

glad to see you back on the 9/3/06 thread 26555. :)

[Ker-Bear]

hope you all have a great weekend! i will try to post but if the weather is good I will be on the lake on my friends new boat :Pinkbounc

[purplern]

Have fun on the boat!!!!!! :boat:

I am off tomorrow but work Sun, Mon!! Going to a candle party tomorrow, then celebrating-We paid off Consumer CRedit!!!!!!!!! NO MORE CREDIT CARD DEBTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1:

[taeja71]

:cheer2: HELLO CRUISERS! :cheer2: :cheer2:

[purplern]

GOOD Morning everyone!!!!!!! :dog2: :dog: :paw:

[taeja71]

Hello out there!?

[Ker-Bear]

Hope all had a great weekend!

Congratulations Vicki! I have a two year plan to be debt free (less the mortgage of course) Hopefully I will be celebrating with you as well one day soon!!!!

The weather was yucky on Saturday but beautiful Sunday so I had a great time on the lake. Just ran errands on Saturday. :moped:

Talk to you later

[purplern]

Hello everyone!!!!

Thanks Kerry!!! It is sooo nice not to have Credit card bills!!!!!!!!!

We just had :umbrella: with some thunder.

[Ker-Bear]

Just got the reason why the Wonder September sailings were blocked:

NEWS FLASH! Disney Cruise Line has just announced two special, "Southern Caribbean" itineraries for the Disney Wonder (that's Wonder, not Magic!) for September 2006. On September 7 the Wonder will depart Port Canaveral for 10 nights with stops at St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Barbados, Antigua, and Castaway Cay (that's 4 at-sea days - yum!). Then on September 17 the Wonder is off again, this time for 11 nights, visiting those same ports plus St. Kitts. These will be DCL's first visits to Barbados and St. Kitts. It also means there will be three fewer 3-night and three fewer 4-night Bahamian cruises on the Wonder in 2006. Guests who already booked a sailing on the Wonder during that time period can expect to hear from DCL or their travel agent about their options. One might quibble about calling these "Southern" Caribbean itineraries, as they don't venture near the truly southern islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Trinidad or Tobago. These are really slight variations on previous Special "Caribbean Itineraries," but such is the world of cruise marketing.


Very interesting! I would think this would make our 4 night a hot item for those who cannot travel that long in September. That is a really long time for people who have kids in school. One would think August would be better for this :confused3

[purplern]

I saw that too! maybe ours will be booked up! :boat:

[Ker-Bear]

Why is it that Monday's always make for such difficult days. This is the day I always try to figure out how much time is left

[LCTsMom]

...to quote a little U2. My name is Lisa and our party of 10 will be joining you on the 9/3/06 cruise. We were just bumped off the 9/17 because of the new 10 & 11 day cruises. We were very disappointed but luckily our travel agent came through with three cabins on YOUR cruise. (Can I say it's MY cruise, too now?)

My husband Chris and I will be traveling with my mom and three kids. DD Teia :cheer2: (pronounced TAYA... TaeJa how do you pronounce YOUR name?) will be 6 on the cruise, DS Logan pirate: will be 15 and DS Conor :teeth: will be 13. Friends of ours from MA will also be joining us. Their boys are Ethan :moped: (who will be 2 mos shy of his 4th birthday) and Dylan :bounce: who'll be 2.

We are MAJOR Disney fans who are looking forward to our very first cruise, and meeting fellow DIS folks. :hourglass

[purplern]

...to quote a little U2. My name is Lisa and our party of 10 will be joining you on the 9/3/06 cruise. We were just bumped off the 9/17 because of the new 10 & 11 day cruises. We were very disappointed but luckily our travel agent came through with three cabins on YOUR cruise. (Can I say it's MY cruise, too now?)

My husband Chris and I will be traveling with my mom and three kids. DD Teia :cheer2: (pronounced TAYA... TaeJa how do you pronounce YOUR name?) will be 6 on the cruise, DS Logan pirate: will be 15 and DS Conor :teeth: will be 13. Friends of ours from MA will also be joining us. Their boys are Ethan :moped: (who will be 2 mos shy of his 4th birthday) and Dylan :bounce: who'll be 2.

We are MAJOR Disney fans who are looking forward to our very first cruise, and meeting fellow DIS folks.


Welcome Aboard!!!!!! :boat: :boat:
I am Vicki, My husband Rich and DD Amanda will be 8 when we cruise. This is our first cruise ever!!!!!

[purplern]

Why is it that Monday's always make for such difficult days. This is the day I always try to figure out how much time is left


OHH MY GOD!!! This was the DAY FROM H*%$!
Mondays are always bad at work but today was especially bad and it wasnt the patients it was the floor RN's refusing to take patients. The wait was 3 1/2 hours in the waiting room. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo glad I am off tomorrow!!!!!!

[purplern]

Good Morning Cruisers!!!!!

:dog2: :dog2: :dog: :dog: pirate: :boat: :boat:

[Ker-Bear]

Hey Lisa: Glad you found your way over. My DS will be 7 and my friend (who should be making a reservation today) has a DD that will be 7 as well. Taeja will put all your info on our list. She usually updates it when we get someone new. OUR cruise is going to be a blast!!! It's great to have you. The three of us have been dying to get some more cruisers on the thread!

my friend is booking her cruise today (hopefully) She got a new job working in ER for a local hospital and had to go and complete paperwork and do her physical. So there will be another nurse on board. Hopefully she will get all her stuff done so that she can work on booking the cruise. As soon as she does I will get her on this board!

Mondays are tough. Glad you are off today. :smooth:
Hope you all have a great Tuesday.

Lisa, go back to some of the previous posts where we talked t-shirts. We are really hoping to do this for our cruise.

[purplern]

Lisa, go back to some of the previous posts where we talked t-shirts. We are really hoping to do this for our cruise.[/QUOTE]

Here's another place that does custom t shirts! I have ordered from them before and they do a nice job!
http://www.choiceshirts.com/showitem.aspx?productid=PX-000001&f=0&pk=&pf=1&c1=Photo+Shirts&c2=

[taeja71]

See the most current cruiser list dated 11-4-05

[taeja71]

:boat: Hello all and welcome aboard to LCT'sMom and family! :boat:

[LCTsMom]

Nice to meet everyone! This is our first cruise and we are very excited! Can't wait to meet everyone (in person) :Pinkbounc

[purplern]

Good Morning Cruisers!!!!!!!

Welcome Lisa!!!!! I think most of us are coming in the day before our cruise. What are you guys doing?
DD wants to stay at POR so we are actually coming in Friday after school spending Sat at POR and leaving Sun for our cruise!

I just read that the Sting-ray encounter will be up and running this Sept!!

[taeja71]

Here's a link to a large list of websites so you all can track the Magic back to FLA. A friend of mine Ladypoo will have a "LIVE" report thread over on the cruise meets forum once she boards the Magic 8/20. I was going to do a virtual cruise, but I didn't want to cause any confusion. So, here's a link to a thread I started over on the cruise forum board. I cannot wait to start reading the 8/20 live report! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=883862

[LCTsMom]

Good Morning Cruisers!!!!!!!

Welcome Lisa!!!!! I think most of us are coming in the day before our cruise. What are you guys doing?
DD wants to stay at POR so we are actually coming in Friday after school spending Sat at POR and leaving Sun for our cruise!

I just read that the Sting-ray encounter will be up and running this Sept!!

We are not really sure what we're doing at this point. Tammy and her gang are flying in and doing the "land" part of their trip before the cruise :boat: . I believe they are staying at AKL (unless that changed when our cruise dates changed.) I would LOVE to drive up that weekend and stay with her for a couple of Disney ::MickeyMo days but I am not sure if my mom will be up to it :rolleyes1 . If she isn't, I'd like to try to get to the port :boat: the night before. It's about 4 hours from here, I don't want to have to drive at the crack of dawn that day . :confused3 Time will tell I guess. We stay at POR frequently, it's one of the few places on property that has reasonably priced accomodations for our gang of 5.

We are hoping to do the Stingray Encounter. Stingrays are my fave! :lovestruc

[LCTsMom]

Great job on the list, Taeja71! Thanks!

[Ker-Bear]

Add another cruiser Taeja. I directed her to this thread so she should get here sometime soon. Her name is Wendy and her DD is 6 and will be 7 at cruise time. they booked the 12gty. the prices have gone way up. A cat. 10 was $300 more than when my parents and I booked. Supply and demand :earseek:

Told her to save her $$$ we wouldn't be in the room except to sleep and get dressed anyway. We are doing the dolphin swim!

Lisa, where in SW Florida are you coming from? I moved to SC from Fort Misery FL oops :rotfl2: I mean Ft Myers.

We all are coming in on Friday night. Now that the group has expanded (I hope to keep expanding it) we will probably decide a little closer as to what we will do on Saturday.

[taeja71]

Add another cruiser Taeja. I directed her to this thread so she should get here sometime soon. Her name is Wendy and her DD is 6 and will be 7 at cruise time.

:banana: :banana: :banana: Whoohoo! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[taeja71]

I just had to type in white... hee hee hee

[taeja71]

can you see my previous post?

[LCTsMom]

can you see my previous post?

I see your 'hidden' white typing. :) Cool idea for those "secretive" threads LOL

[Ker-Bear]

Hope all is well! Now that I have someone locally to obsess with, this may be bad. I think we are going to have to monitor each other's excitement to avoid over planning!

[purplern]

One can NEVER over plan ;)

My brother will be on our cruise too but when I ask him questions he doesnt answer so I am not waiting for him to decide what he wants to do!

[26555]

IT'S TIME CRUISERS'
9/3/06- 9/7/06

Lisa aka LCT'sMom
DH- Chris
Staterooms 5522, 5524


You were able to get (keep) the SPH rooms? I wonder if they bumped somebody up in Cat to put you there. They were booked earlier or I would have gotten one! I thought they'd bump you up to Cat 9 for having to reschedule.

[taeja71]

just for fun I got a quote from DCL for 1 adult for the Aug 20th repo and it was over $4,000 for a cat 11 room. Blech!

[purplern]

just for fun I got a quote from DCL for 1 adult for the Aug 20th repo and it was over $4,000 for a cat 11 room. Blech!


WOW! That's alot!

[Ker-Bear]

Lisa- Did you have these rooms on the other cruise? I hope so. Because when I booked back in May, all those rooms were alledgely booked. I will have a fit with my TA if I found out you got randomly assigned those rooms! Poster 26555 hopefully is correct that they just bumped those people up a category. Let us know if you originally booked the SPH rooms???? :earseek:

[LCTsMom]

Lisa- Did you have these rooms on the other cruise? I hope so. Because when I booked back in May, all those rooms were alledgely booked. I will have a fit with my TA if I found out you got randomly assigned those rooms! Poster 26555 hopefully is correct that they just bumped those people up a category. Let us know if you originally booked the SPH rooms???? :earseek:

Kerry,

Yes, we did originally book connecting SPH rooms for our 9/17 sailing. My TA told me that these rooms were already assigned but that DCL would "let us have them." That leads me to believe the folks that booked the SPH rooms got an upgrade! Too bad I didn't think to push for the upgrade for US since we were inconvenienced. I originally booked the SPH rooms in February of this year. When I booked, my TA didn't even sure what SPH rooms were.

[Ker-Bear]

That makes me feel so much better!!! I have grow to adore my TA Tom from All Seasons and I would be really disappointed if he had fibbed and not really checked into it.

Looking forward to tomorrow. Going to Hilton Head after work. I have the nicest friends who invite me to such cool places. :Pinkbounc

[26555]

Kerry,

Yes, we did originally book connecting SPH rooms for our 9/17 sailing. My TA told me that these rooms were already assigned but that DCL would "let us have them." That leads me to believe the folks that booked the SPH rooms got an upgrade! Too bad I didn't think to push for the upgrade for US since we were inconvenienced. I originally booked the SPH rooms in February of this year. When I booked, my TA didn't even sure what SPH rooms were.

I'm not sure why they'd involve bumping up others when they could have just said to choose from the open Cat 9's. By choosing, you could make sure not to get one that has been labeled "noisy". Seems like there is potential for the bumped parties to be upset if they do get a noisy room on deck 2 when they had, similarly, booked way in advance to get a SPH room. Who knows, maybe they bumped them up to a Cat 6 and everyone is happy!

[purplern]

GOOD MORNING CRUISERS!!!!!
Another terrible night at work! I need a vaction! I have to go again tonight! Let the fireworks begin!

[Ker-Bear]

26555: I would think since LTC'smom was having to change her trip they would have upgraded her at no charge to the cat 6 or at least pick the category 9 she wanted! How is it coming keeping this a secret? I am not sure I would have the ability to keep something like that for an extended period of time.

Vicki-sorry work has been rough. Hopefully all the drunks and crazies from Friday nights will come when your shift ends. Unless you are working the grave yard shift. yuck

[LCTsMom]

I'm not sure why they'd involve bumping up others when they could have just said to choose from the open Cat 9's. By choosing, you could make sure not to get one that has been labeled "noisy". Seems like there is potential for the bumped parties to be upset if they do get a noisy room on deck 2 when they had, similarly, booked way in advance to get a SPH room. Who knows, maybe they bumped them up to a Cat 6 and everyone is happy!

I don't know why I didn't get the upgrade offer. We had booked two connecting SPH rooms so maybe that had something to do with it? I don't know. Maybe if I would have been persistent and carried on I would have gotten the upgrades. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that until AFTER my TA called and offered me the SPH rooms on the 9/3 sailing. I doubt I will be offered any upgrades now for anything else, I probably missed the boat, :boat: so to speak. :rotfl:

[Ker-Bear]

have a great weekend! I am off to Hilton Head :moped:

[taeja71]

L :flower: :flower: king for new 9/3/06 cruisers, are ya' out there? If so, post here! :)

[purplern]

Good Morning!!

Kerry have fun!!!

[taeja71]

L:teleport::teleport:kin' for posts. :teeth:

[purplern]

That's cute!!!

[Ker-Bear]

It's Monday. Had a great weekend. Hoping the week flies by! Hope you all have a good one

[purplern]

It's Monday. Had a great weekend. Hoping the week flies by! Hope you all have a good one

Hope so too!!!! :dog:

[taeja71]

:wave2:

[purplern]

:wave:

:hourglass

[taeja71]

I'm supposed to be looking for my niece's b-day present, but of course, I had to stop, lurk, and post here on the DIS. I noticed our view count is higher (in the 1,000+). Imagine a thumbs up smilie.

[Ker-Bear]

we only have 2 more weeks until 1 year from our cruise. That's when my countdown will really start. When I first put it up at 15 months I though tI would die :rolleyes1

[purplern]

Time flys!!!!! Pretty soon it will be time to PACK WOOOOOOO!!! :cool1:

[taeja71]

Wouldn't that be wonderful if we don't need passports next year? One less expense and hassle= more spending money! I'm crossing my fingers that we don't need passports.

[purplern]

Wouldn't that be wonderful if we don't need passports next year? One less expense and hassle= more spending money! I'm crossing my fingers that we don't need passports.

YES!!!!!!! I am going to cross my toes too!!!! :wizard:

The heat's gone!!!!!! It's :umbrella: .
We had fun yesterday DD and I took pictures of the city and of a waterfall. DD did a great job! We bought her a Fujifilm finepix A 310. She takes some good pic.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/2005_0815Image0007.jpg

[purplern]

And here is the fountain at the point. The river to the left is the Allegheny the one to the right is the Monogehala and the one the form is the Ohio.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/2005_0815Image0030.jpg

[Ker-Bear]

great pictures! What do you mean "hope we will not need passports"? I thought the law had passed and effective 1/1/06 we had to have passports?

[purplern]

Thanks!!
No NOw it might not go into effect until the end of 2006 or 2007. So we have to keep our ears opened!

[taeja71]

Thanks!!
No NOw it might not go into effect until the end of 2006 or 2007. So we have to keep our ears opened!

Our mouse ears right??? :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[Ker-Bear]

Cool! I didn't know that. Please keep us posted. If I don't need it then that would be great! Of course when I go to Italy on my honeymoon I will need it ;) Wishful thinking :wizard: I guess someone would have to ask me first! :rolleyes1

[purplern]

Our mouse ears right??? :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:


OOOOP slip of the tongue!!! Yes our Mouse ears! :earsgirl: :earsboy: :earboy2:

[purplern]

Cool! I didn't know that. Please keep us posted. If I don't need it then that would be great! Of course when I go to Italy on my honeymoon I will need it ;) Wishful thinking :wizard: I guess someone would have to ask me first! :rolleyes1


We'll keep our fingers crossed for that too!!! :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

[Ker-Bear]

Thanks. However I have a feeling I have to wait a while. I hopeful that next year will be my year!

How is everyone's hump day going? :goodvibes

[purplern]

Thanks. However I have a feeling I have to wait a while. I hopeful that next year will be my year!

How is everyone's hump day going? :goodvibes

GREAT!!!! DD and I went to the zoo and had a blast. It was really crowded but you didnt notice!!! Took lots of pictures especially the bears!!!! They were having a blast in the water!!

[taeja71]

How's my hump day? :sunny:

[Ker-Bear]

The "I don't remember" happens in 1st grade too !

[LCTsMom]

On a good note, my eldest DD started Kindergarden today. She didn't cry or any thing. We have a valet service after the kids get out of school so I really wasn't able to ask how her day was. I asked DD what she did today and she said she couldn't remember. Its starting already, the , I dunno answer. Gotta go.


Awesome for your DD! :cheer2: My DD (my youngest) also started kindergarten - last Monday. She seems to be enjoying it. No tears here, either, thank goodness!!

[purplern]

I think girls do well an dlike school more than boys! My DS who is going to be 20 still says You told me you'd be back and left me there! DD loves school, She starts 2nd grade Sept 1. She was suppose to go to the allergist again to start shots but there is a huge water main break Downtown and the building is closed! She'll be happy she didnt want to go!!!

[purplern]

Here's a picture of the bear we watched. Isnt he cute?!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/IMG_5614.jpg

[Ker-Bear]

That bear is so cute. Your camera takes great pictures. I am getting a new digital camera for christmas. What kind is yours?

[purplern]

That bear is so cute. Your camera takes great pictures. I am getting a new digital camera for christmas. What kind is yours?

Thanks! Its a Canon Powershot A40. I really like it! We had it for 2 years and only now am I playing around with different settings!

Here's another one. I love this picture. Both of these guys atarted playing and I kept my finger on the button.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/IMG_5684.jpg

[Ker-Bear]

I love your pictures!!! A friend has a Sony that takes great pictures of me. Thanks for the info on the Canon. I like to shop and compare. I am so glad tomorrow is Friday! :bounce:

[taeja71]

DH is really sick and so I've got my nurse hat on and am taking care of the kids. The kids are doing very well watching Merlin on the Disney channel right now.

So, the I dunno answer will continue 'eh? :faint: I told Robyn I didn't want to hear "I don't know", so I told her to think of two things to tell me when I ask her that question when I pick her up at school. I don't understand it. At her preschool I'd get a daily sheet telling me what they did that day and what she really liked doing. I miss those sheets. Since I see the teacher as I drop her off at school its different. ((I remember I dunno-ing my parents to death- time for repayment I guess))

I hope to have a new digital camera around Christmas time. The one we have right now is chunky and there's a picture taking delay. It'd be great to have our cameras figured out before our cruise. :teeth:

[purplern]

So, the I dunno answer will continue 'eh? :faint: I told Robyn I didn't want to hear "I don't know", so I told her to think of two things to tell me when I ask her that question when I pick her up at school. I don't understand it. At her preschool I'd get a daily sheet telling me what they did that day and what she really liked doing. I miss those sheets. Since I see the teacher as I drop her off at school its different. ((I remember I dunno-ing my parents to death- time for repayment I guess))

My son is 20 and I still get I dunno! :rotfl: :cool2:

[taeja71]

I couldn't decide on which picture to post for Robyn's first day of school. I had no idea that other parents brought their camera into the classroom yesterday, so, I took my camera in today to get some shots of R' in her classroom. I hope you all have a membership to Imagestation dot com. Here's the link to my album, http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2122132631 Enjoy the photos.

[purplern]

Taeja very nice photos!!!! You kids are adorable. I love the one you titled Hi Mom!

[taeja71]

C'mon 9/3/06ers where's your first day of school photos? Post soon!

[purplern]

C'mon 9/3/06ers where's your first day of school photos? Post soon!

We dont start till Sept 1. I will post DD picture then.

[taeja71]

We dont start till Sept 1. I will post DD picture then.

Can't wait! ;)

[LCTsMom]

TaeJa I love your pictures! I only have one pic of each one of my kids from the first day of school this year. I took my camera with me into DD's kindergarten classroom but I was afraid that if I made a production, she'd get upset. I just walked her in and left. I volunteer frequently, I will have to try to get some pictures another time. Yours are really adorable!!! You have a beautiful family!

[purplern]

Good Morning Cruisers!!!!

Is it time yet? :hourglass :wave:

[purplern]

8/19/2005 -

U.S. State Department and Homeland Security Department officials have withdrawn a proposal that would have required passports by Dec. 31 for travel to the Caribbean. Similar rules requiring passports for travel into Canada and Mxico by Dec. 31, 2006, were also expected to be withdrawn. Travel experts predict that the new policy will require passports for Americans traveling abroad by air or sea at the end of 2006, with passports required for land border crossings by the end of 2007.

[Ker-Bear]

Yeah!!!! That's great news.

[taeja71]

8/19/2005 -

U.S. State Department and Homeland Security Department officials have withdrawn a proposal that would have required passports by Dec. 31 for travel to the Caribbean. Similar rules requiring passports for travel into Canada and Mxico by Dec. 31, 2006, were also expected to be withdrawn. Travel experts predict that the new policy will require passports for Americans traveling abroad by air or sea at the end of 2006, with passports required for land border crossings by the end of 2007.

:cheer2: :cheer2:

[purplern]

Good morning!!!!!!! It's going to b e a hot one :sunny:

[Ker-Bear]

Vicki- Where did you found theinfo about the passports

[taeja71]

Vicki- Where did you found theinfo about the passports

Passport news thread http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=890703&highlight=passport

Latest on passports for Caribbean thread http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=889881&highlight=passport

Here's two threads, I haven't read completely through them. I hope this is the info we're all looking for.

[purplern]

Vicki- Where did you found theinfo about the passports

From the disney cruise group on yahoo. The list master posted it. Also on the governments passport site.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

[purplern]

I belong to another forum chocolatelabs.com and they are making a calendar and Ginger is in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is in the top row, the 3rd and 4th picture. This is for the month of August!!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/August.gif

[taeja71]

I have to share this latest post by SueEllen one of the moderators for the DIS see post number 15 of the thread link provided http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=890703

While the updated time-line has not yet been released, at this time DCL is still advising that Passports are required for sailings January 1, 2006 and later.

This could change, but for now, they are still requiring them.

Sue Ellen


I assume 'they' implies DCL. Could be bad news for us!

[taeja71]

I belong to another forum chocolatelabs.com and they are making a calendar and Ginger is in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is in the top row, the 3rd and 4th picture. This is for the month of August!!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/August.gif


:love: Aaawwwww :love:

[purplern]

Thanks. She also made January and May!

[taeja71]

There's a free online DISNEY radio station. Here's a link to the one I like the best. THIS IS HOW RADIO DISNEY SHOULD BE! They play songs from movies , sound tracks from rides, and right now I am listening to the music from the Haunted Masion (the sounds you hear when you first walk in and the music from when you enter the ride). OMGosh,this is soooo cool. So,from now on,I'll be loggin in to the music site and then onto the DIS. Check it out guys! http://www.live365.com/stations/disneymagic901 There's other Disney stations as well, but I like the classics.

O.k.,I'm a little creeped out since I was just listening to the whistling song from Robin Hood and now the Haunted Masion. Ewww. O.k., the music changed to HERCULES ohhh the memories of my cruise in '04!

[taeja71]

Oh ya,and tops for me! :banana: :banana:

[purplern]

Good morning.
Taeja I will have to check out the link.

[purplern]

Here's January. She was 2 months old. Last column 3rd picture

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/January.gif

[purplern]

Here's May Last row 4th picture
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/May.gif

[taeja71]

G:flower::flower:d morning all!

[taeja71]

Where is everyone?! I expect to see (((double))) the amount of posts this week you slackers! :teacher:

[ReallyFunMom]

Add another cruiser Taeja. I directed her to this thread so she should get here sometime soon. Her name is Wendy and her DD is 6 and will be 7 at cruise time. they booked the 12gty. the prices have gone way up. A cat. 10 was $300 more than when my parents and I booked. Supply and demand :earseek:



She was lucky to get Cat 12 when she did, they have disappeared for this sailing. (At least for 4 people in a room, the one I looked up.) $400 more to go to Cat 11. Must mean this ship is filling up. I'm glad I booked early. You can add us to the list (I had a silly screen name before and wanted to change it before I "came out" to the boards!) Still hope to forget about this one day soon, for about 6 months or so to make the waiting less painful! Me and DH - upper 30's and two boys, DS-6, DS-7 (almost 8) at time of sailing.

[Ker-Bear]

Welcome to the best cruise thread ever Really Fun Mom! My DS will be 7 as will my friend's DD so our kids will all be about the same age. Actually, ever one we have going seems to have children between the ages of 4-8 on the sailing. I think LCT's Mom has a teenager. But all of us have 1 that is in that age group.

We are rounding the corner to having a year left. I think we do a good job about not obsessing. Although our motto is "IS IT TIME YET? :hourglass "

[purplern]

GOOD Morning everyone!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Really fun Mom. My DD will be 8 at the time of sailing!!!! :flower: :sunny:

[ReallyFunMom]

GOOD Morning everyone!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Really fun Mom. My DD will be 8 at the time of sailing!!!! :flower: :sunny:

Thanks! I was formerly known as 26555 but lets not speak of that silly silly screen name again..............

I don't remember the prices for other Cats, did they just go up or did they just lose the Cat 12 option? (Still means I save $400 by booking Cat 12 early since the cheapest option now is Cat 11 and with 4 people, we'll get that anyway!)

[Ker-Bear]

Does that mean you have told your family?

[ReallyFunMom]

Does that mean you have told your family?

Not yet, just DH knows.

[Ker-Bear]

I would wait until we get our cruise t-shirts designed and surprise them that way. Just a suggestion. If it's a christmas present you could always do beach towels and make up a basket with cruise related items.

That is so cool. I don't think I could have waited that long! :rotfl:

[lundve]

Add us to your list. My DH, DS (19 months when we sail), BIL, SIL, and I are booked on this cruise. (Cat. 7 - wanted to try open air, deck 6 rooms 6634, 6636). DH and I cruised DCL summer 2004 for our anniversary. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time. We had a unique experience if you check my signature. I will share more and I hope to read more soon, though I admit I don't post often. DS keeps me busy.

[Ker-Bear]

Welcome lundve! Taeja will update our list of DISer's once she gets back onto the thread. So glad to have you!!! We are helping one another pass the time. We have been dying to get some people added and in the last 24 hours it has been a bonzana! Looking forward to next Labor Day! :earboy2:

[purplern]

Welcome aboard lundve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dog: :grouphug: :hourglass :boat:

[Ker-Bear]

Hey Vicki! My friend started her new job as an ER nurse today. She seemed pretty excited. Can't get her on the threads. She has seen to much "cruise crimes" lately on the news. :confused3

I hope you guys are not plotting something against me! :maleficen

To be frank, I guess soemone could. We all know where the other is staying. Of course I am rooming with a 6'3" 225 lb guy so I feel a little safer :love:

Hope you all had a great weekend! Monday is officially over-for work anyway! :badpc:

[purplern]

Hey Vicki! My friend started her new job as an ER nurse today. She seemed pretty excited. Can't get her on the threads. She has seen to much "cruise crimes" lately on the news. :confused3

I hope you guys are not plotting something against me! :maleficen

To be frank, I guess soemone could. We all know where the other is staying. Of course I am rooming with a 6'3" 225 lb guy so I feel a little safer :love:

Hope you all had a great weekend! Monday is officially over-for work anyway! :badpc:

I like working in the ER! I would never go back to floor nursing! It is fast pasted though! I think thats why I like it! Never a dull moment :teeth:
We arent planning anything against you! ;)

[taeja71]

See the most current cruiser list dated 11-4-05

[taeja71]

Add us to your list. My DH, DS (19 months when we sail), BIL, SIL, and I are booked on this cruise. (Cat. 7 - wanted to try open air, deck 6 rooms 6634, 6636). DH and I cruised DCL summer 2004 for our anniversary. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time. We had a unique experience if you check my signature. I will share more and I hope to read more soon, though I admit I don't post often. DS keeps me busy.

Welcome! :flower: I've worked on our cruisers' list and if you would, please provide names, statemrooms, and seating times. If there's info you don't want us to know, that's o.k. too. We'll do our best to get you to post! pirate:

[taeja71]

You can add us to the list (I had a silly screen name before and wanted to change it before I "came out" to the boards!) Still hope to forget about this one day soon, for about 6 months or so to make the waiting less painful! Me and DH - upper 30's and two boys, DS-6, DS-7 (almost 8) at time of sailing.

Welcome aboard! I added your info the the cruisers' list. Please review it and Private Message (PM) me for corrections and/or future additions. We'll do our best to get you to post!

[taeja71]

I just had a thought all (all of my good thoughts come far between). Let's try and get our dinner tables together! What do you all think? I've got to try and get our dining time changed! Let me know your thoughts? Or, are we going to be shy and not want to see eachother eat?! :rotfl:

[purplern]

I just had a thought all (all of my good thoughts come far between). Let's try and get our dinner tables together! What do you all think? I've got to try and get our dining time changed! Let me know your thought? Or, are we going to be shy and not want to see eachother eat?! :rotfl:


OK with us!!!!! :dog: :sunny:

[taeja71]

OK with us!!!!! :dog: :sunny:


O.k., just for clarification, I'd like all of us to get our tables close together so we can all get stared at for being so loud. :rotfl: I think it would be a ton of fun to dine together!

BTW, I was over on the techie forum and came across this website for MORE SMILIES! Its awesome! I'm going to make my smilie family (me, DH, and 3 kids). It's a cute site, here's the link. http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/family/sssss2.html

[taeja71]

I just had to check on our thread. I e-mailed my TA and asked if we could get moved to first seating dining instead of second. Our two newest members have first seating and I don't understand why I got second when we booked months ago. Hmmm... I'm waiting for my TA's reply. Can you hear my fingers tapping the tabe? If I don't get it I'll be doing this --> :badpc:

[purplern]

I hope they can change your seating!!!!!! We will keep our fingers and toes crossed!!!!!!!! :dog:

[purplern]

Amanda has an allergy appointment tomorrow. She'll be getting her first shot. :scared: She is not looking forward to it!

[Ker-Bear]

When Wendy booked last week she got 1st seating no problem. I can't imagine you would have a problem now. My groups reservations are all linked together. Do you want me to PM you guys with our last names so you can request the link? How do you think we should do this? I can contact my TA and take care of it or we can each call our TA's and request the links. I think we would have to have the last names to make that work.

Taeja-let us know when you have confirmed the 1st seating.

Can you all imagine our group on Pirate night???? pirate: :drinking1 I am actually considering asking my TA when it gets closer to request to have the rotation that will put us in Parrot Cay on Pirate night (if they still do that of course!)

Let us all know what you think about being linked to sit together!!!! My group is a YES! :bounce:

[purplern]

Our group is a YES!!! It will be fun!!!!!! :Pinkbounc :grouphug:

[Ker-Bear]

Vicki, how did the shot go?

[purplern]

Vicki, how did the shot go?

Not bad! She had herself all worked up before she even got it. The first one she yelled but the second one went better. Now we have to give her them once a week. Yuck!

[Ker-Bear]

my child is the same way1 It's amazing how they can work themselves up into a frenzy! Hopefully it will get better :earsgirl:

[purplern]

my child is the same way1 It's amazing how they can work themselves up into a frenzy! Hopefully it will get better :earsgirl:

Thanks! I hope so too! Anything is better than itching!!

[Ker-Bear]

Today is of those days that the wallpaper on my computer is doing me no good. :sad: It is a picture of Castway Cay-an arial shot (did I spell that right?) The blue water and the boat docked are depressing me because I can't wait anymore. We watched the DCL planning DVD last night with the kids and I think it just depressed me.

I think I need to plan something. I was thinking about making a shopping list for items I want to bring. That way I can purchase things here and there and cross them off.

What do you guys think? :confused3

[taeja71]

Today is of those days that the wallpaper on my computer is doing me no good. :sad: It is a picture of Castway Cay-an arial shot (did I spell that right?) The blue water and the boat docked are depressing me because I can't wait anymore. We watched the DCL planning DVD last night with the kids and I think it just depressed me.

I think I need to plan something. I was thinking about making a shopping list for items I want to bring. That way I can purchase things here and there and cross them off.

What do you guys think? :confused3

http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/family/biggthumpup.gif
I know I'm going to start looking out for things now too. Time with fly and with Summer items clearancing how could you not prepare for next summer? Heck, Wal Mart had Halloween greeting cards out already, why not start planning for our cruise??? :cheer2:

[purplern]

I hear ya!!!!! I want to start packing NOW!!!!!!!!!!! I already figured out that the cruise falls on my weekend to work so I already told some people to keep those dates open and they look at me like I am crazy!!!!!!!!!

[purplern]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/family/biggthumpup.gif
I know I'm going to start looking out for things now too. Time with fly and with Summer items clearancing how could you not prepare for next summer? Heck, Wal Mart had Halloween greeting cards out already, why not start planning for our cruise??? :cheer2:


We got some stuff from www.orientaltrading.com. Pretty neat too.
We got necklaces, tatoos, skull pins, a parrot, treasure chest and coins!! Lots of neat stuff!!!!!
Dont buy any tattoos we had to buy 6 dozen so if anyone wants one we can give you some!!!! pirate:

[Ker-Bear]

I love the tattoos!! Thanks Vicki!

I will look there for Pirate stuff. I really think I am going to make a list. What stuff are you guys thinking about bringing? I saw a thread about "best tip". What things do you think you will bring from that?

[purplern]

No problem!!!

Not sure yet what I am bringing. I was just going to bring a small bag to carry motrin and my KTTW card but that has now turned into a bigger bag because DD wants to bring her digital camera which means I have to watch it!

[taeja71]

O.k., I asked a very reliable source about linking and getting our tables together. Read the following:

My Question:
Several of my DIS group want to link our dining rotations for our 9/3/06 sailing. Since you've sailed more than I, how would we request being linked and seated together? I look forward to your advice.

Answer #1
What you need to do is get everyone's name and reservation number, then call DCL and tell them you would like to link your dinner reservations together. It's as simple as that!!!

My Question #2:
Stupid question- will linking our reservations seat us together as well? I need a smilie w/ a mallot here.


Answer #2:
DCL will do their best to seat you as close together as they can. It all depends on the number of families that you are linking ressies with. On our cruise for August 2006, we have about 12 families link together for dinner ressies.
---end----

Gotta go, my youngest dd, thinks my food from the microwave is going to "born" b/c it keeps beeping.

O.k., I'm back and I'm gone.

[taeja71]

We got some stuff from www.orientaltrading.com. Pretty neat too.
We got necklaces, tatoos, skull pins, a parrot, treasure chest and coins!! Lots of neat stuff!!!!!
Dont buy any tattoos we had to buy 6 dozen so if anyone wants one we can give you some!!!! pirate:


a parrot? how cool!

[purplern]

a parrot? how cool!


Yea. He is a blow up one!

[taeja71]

Yea. He is a blow up one!

how fun!

[Ker-Bear]

Thanks for posting the info. I thought DCL will not talk to you if you booked your reservation through a TA? I will be upset if my group isn't at least at the same table as me. We have 7 in our party and I would imagine they have tables that big! I have no problem calling DCL and asking them to link me to you all. If you will (and want to be linked), PM me your last name and ressie #. If DCL won't let me then I will call my TA.

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[taeja71]

:grouphug: Thanks for posting the info. I thought DCL will not talk to you if you booked your reservation through a TA? I will be upset if my group isn't at least at the same table as me. We have 7 in our party and I would imagine they have tables that big! I have no problem calling DCL and asking them to link me to you all. If you will (and want to be linked), PM me your last name and ressie #. If DCL won't let me then I will call my TA.

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Ker-Bear, good question (I thought DCL will not talk to you if you booked your reservation through a TA), do you know something I don't know? You should be able to call DCL directly. Besides, the TA is playing with your reservations. Let me search the threads some more to see if that issue has come up before and I'll get back with you all. Thanks for volunteering. Kerry, you'll be heading up our linked tables and our DIS meet as well? Just checking.

I still assume if some one DOES NOT want to give out their cruise reservation number they can still link it to one of us and we should, in the end be linked together. IF you do not feel comfortable about giving out your reservation number just PM me.They'll still break us a part, but I'm sure we'll all be close enough together to make some (((((noise)))))! I am so excited about being with you guys! :grouphug: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

Cruisers, I'm l:wave2::wave2:king for cruisers!

[purplern]

I PM kerry with mine. My brother is being a party pooper so count him out!!!!!!

This is going to be fun!!!!!! :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

[taeja71]

L:confused3:confused3king for a t-shirt leader or do we already have one? :rolleyes:

[taeja71]

I PM kerry with mine. My brother is being a party pooper so count him out!!!!!!

This is going to be fun!!!!!! :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1: :jumping1:

Should we torture your brother and make him sit in the middle of all of us??? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Kerry- I'll have to look at that best tips again. There are items on the list that our family did not need last year. It was a waste to pack un needed items. I just wanted to throw them overboard! :earboy2:

[Ker-Bear]

Vicki- if your brother is linked to you and your are linked to us- wouldn't he have no choice but to sit with us???

Tom (my TA) has some strange hours. I think I will call DCL first and see what they say. If they say it has to be through TA then I will let you know. Everyone seems to have an opinion from the amount of thread links Taeja sent me. I haven't looked at them yet.

I will head up the linking and the meets (yes plural). My nomination for t-shirt leader is Vicki since she has already started searching the net. But I guess I would need a second from her! :p

If you want to be linked then PM me your name and ressie. I going to call today around 3pm EST. Of course, you can chose to do this at a later date as well

[taeja71]

I will head up the linking and the meets (yes plural). My nomination for t-shirt leader is Vicki since she has already started searching the net. But I guess I would need a second from her! :p

:cheer2: Vicki, Vicki be our gal! :cheer2:

[purplern]

[QUOTE=Ker-Bear]Vicki- if your brother is linked to you and your are linked to us- wouldn't he have no choice but to sit with us???

He isnt linked with us. He booked on his ownj.

OK I will be t shirt leader!

[taeja71]

[QUOTE=Ker-Bear]Vicki- if your brother is linked to you and your are linked to us- wouldn't he have no choice but to sit with us???

He isnt linked with us. He booked on his ownj.

OK I will be t shirt leader!

:goodvibes :banana: :cheer2: Vicki, Vicki, she's our gal! :cheer2: :banana: :goodvibes

[purplern]

http://www.zazzle.com/collections/disneyinkshop/product.asp?product_id=235655547602274913

This is what we said we liked so far right? On lime green.

[Ker-Bear]

That one was my favorite!! To be frank, as long as it has Mickey on it and reference to our cruise dates and the Wonder, I will be very happy

[Ker-Bear]

I spoke to DCL in between meetings. I am sure I look very funny walking and talking and writing in my notebook! Here is my best explanation:

We can all be linked together. I now have a contact and she has asked I do not make public how this works and I promised I wouldn't. So you have to have a little faith! This is what I need:

Your last name, reservation number, cabin#, and # of people in your cabin. In addition, if anyone is linked to your reservation and you want them at the same table as you, I would need their name, cabin #, and # of people in their cabin. Each group will have their own table and all our tables will be next to each other. If the other party is linked to you, I do not need the ressie number just the name, cabin # and number of ppl in the cabin.

For example, I have 7 people in my party with three reservations. We are all linked. If I link Vicki to my reservation, anyone on her ressie that is linked to her would now be linked to all of us. It is basically a domino effect. They recommend one point of contact, which I will do. In using this example, I would make sure my group is at one table and Vicki's group is at a different table together. Their table would be next to mine.

I don't want to explain too much so if you have further questions, e-mail me or PM me. I just don't want to get to into it here and break my promise.

Vicki, if your brother wants to sit with you than he wouldn't have to provide the ressie number since I have yours. You would only have to link each other or just give me his name, cabin # and # ppl in cabin.

I am going to create a spreadsheet to keep track. We can refer new DISer's that join to this posting later.

[purplern]

Kerry you are great! I PM"D you!!

[Ker-Bear]

Meetings over. I will start the spreadsheet tonight.

I hope to get more response for our other DISer's :Pinkbounc

[Ker-Bear]

Good Morning!!! Hope everyone is ready for a great day!!!!

[purplern]

Good morning!!!! I am off today so it is already a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[purplern]

I emailed Zazzle about that shirt we like and our saying "It's time". Here is what they said:


Thanks for emailing our Support Team. Unfortunately, shirts in our Disney
Collection may only be customized using the names & pre-set phrases which
are available on our website and are specific to each design. This is a
part of our licensing agreement with Disney, and we are unfortunately not
able to make any exceptions. Disney images are globally recognizable, and
as you might imagine, vulnerable to people who may wish to place them with
inappropriate phrases. Unfortunately our best way of screening out such
potential problems is to restrict the sayings to what has already been
reviewed and approved by Disney. I apologize for any inconvenience this may
cause.


What we can do is buy the shirts with NO saying and then get iron-on letters from JoAnn fabric or Michael or else where and put our saying on.
So what do you think?

[taeja71]

::MickeyMo
imagine mickey graphic
here

(front)
It's Time!



(Back)
DISers
Doin' the Wonder
September 3, 2006




That's as creative as I get today gang. If I come up with some thing better, I'll let you all know. My creativity went out the window years ago!

We could even get the printable iron on pages, type the phrase on our computer w/ which ever text, print, and then iron on the strip to the shirt. Just another thought to toss into the arena.

[purplern]

::MickeyMo
imagine mickey graphic
here

(front)
It's Time!



(Back)
DISers
Doin' the Wonder
September 3, 2006




That's as creative as I get today gang. If I come up with some thing better, I'll let you all know. My creativity went out the window years ago!

We could even get the printable iron on pages, type the phrase on our computer w/ which ever text, print, and then iron on the strip to the shirt. Just another thought to toss into the arena.



I have such a headache at first I was confused :confused: :headache:
I get it now!!!!
Instead of buying the letters use iron transfer paper and type what we want.
I like that idea I have the paper.
Altzheimer moment. :earboy2:

[purplern]

I have another idea in the works! :idea:
I have to see if my computer whiz son can do it. :smooth:
I'll let you know!! :goodvibes

[taeja71]

I have another idea in the works! :idea:
I have to see if my computer whiz son can do it. :smooth:
I'll let you know!! :goodvibes


oOHH, A secret, I love secrets! Let us know when your son is done. :rolleyes1

[purplern]

oOHH, A secret, I love secrets! Let us know when your son is done. :rolleyes1

OK. Basically it is a picture of the Wonder at CC, I asked him if he could put a clip art of Mickey laying on a chair on the beach and write it's time.

I also found this sight. The T shirts are dirt cheap and come in lime green and they are Hanes t shirts!! Take a look.

http://store.yahoo.com/cheapestees-store/hanheav50tsh.html

[Ker-Bear]

Looks good!! Let me forewarn all of you, I stink at this kind of stuff. I will need very explicit instructions to do anything like what Taeja was recommending. I want to do it, just have no idea how! :confused3 :guilty:

Happy Friday to all!

[Ker-Bear]

I just realized as I was fxing up my spreadsheet that I really do not need anyone's reservation numbers until we are 75 days away from our cruise. I figured that some of you DISer's may be concerned about giving that to me for fear I might make changes (which I would never do :sunny: )

So, on that note, if you want to be linked, just PM me and tell me you cabin number and number in your party. I would need all cabin numbers associated with your group. I can get the other stuff when everyone is paid in full and I really can't make any changes. I hope this will make everyone feel a little bit better. Taeja had sent me a link about this topic and some had posted the concern about giving the ressie number out.

When it gets closer, I will post again about this.

[purplern]

Looks good!! Let me forewarn all of you, I stink at this kind of stuff. I will need very explicit instructions to do anything like what Taeja was recommending. I want to do it, just have no idea how! :confused3 :guilty:

Happy Friday to all!

It wont be hard! I promise! ;) and if all else fails I could put it on the transfer paper and mail it to you and all you would have to do is iron it on! :flower:

[purplern]

OK Are we scraping the zazzle tshirt since they wont put our saying on it ?

Are we going to design our own so we can add our saying "It's time"!!!!!!!

If this is what we are doing I think I am going to order my shirts now from that site I found so they dont run out of the color/sizes we need.

[taeja71]

OK Are we scraping the zazzle tshirt since they wont put our saying on it ?

Are we going to design our own so we can add our saying "It's time"!!!!!!!

If this is what we are doing I think I am going to order my shirts now from that site I found so they dont run out of the color/sizes we need.

I agree I think the Zazzle idea is out and the cheeptee's is in.
Was your son able to get the ::MickeyMo clip art on the CC pic w/ the Wonder on the background?

I also agree, if we are interested in getting the lime green shirts we should order (or buy them) now or fairly soon. That's one last minute item I don't want to think about.

I better check out that website soon!

[purplern]

I agree I think the Zazzle idea is out and the cheeptee's is in.
Was your son able to get the ::MickeyMo clip art on the CC pic w/ the Wonder on the background?

I also agree, if we are interested in getting the lime green shirts we should order (or buy them) now or fairly soon. That's one last minute item I don't want to think about.

I better check out that website soon!

He tried quickly last night but was too tired so he said he will try again today!

[purplern]

Another idea. I have the clip art for the Mickey on Zazzle that we liked. If my son can figure out how to put the clipart on the picture. We could put him either on the picture of the Port entrance or the Mickey ear portal.

[taeja71]

Another idea. I have the clip art for the Mickey on Zazzle that we liked. If my son can figure out how to put the clipart on the picture. We could put him either on the picture of the Port entrance or the Mickey ear portal.

good luck! :wizard:

[Ker-Bear]

What has happened to all the other DISer's on our cruise? Do you think the 3 of us have run them off? We are almost at the 1 year countdown. I promised myself not to get too into "Cruise Craziness" until we had less than a year. Now that we are approaching that mark I can feel it coming on. I don't want to frighten anyone. :rotfl2:

I think we should buy the t-shirts and plan on doing the iron-on. We can always "vote" later when all the other cruisers get involved for what the iron-on should look like.

Vicki- Can your son do a couple different choices and you post them?

TO ALL THOSE SAILING WITH US: Please post!!!! :wave2:

[taeja71]

Dang it! I just found a bunch of pictures of Castaway Cay and the Magic/Wonder and my computer won't open them b/c of the format! I found one that was a trading pin and it was cute. I found another pic that was a map of CC (beige w/ all the points of interest on the island). I am sooo bummed! :badpc: I went to Yahoo and typed in "disney castaway cay" and went through the yahoo photo album. :(

I started a thread asking DISers to post their pics of CC as well. If we do use one of those photos I'd like to ask the poster for their permission to use it before we do any thing. Am I making sense?

In case you haven't seen it, here's the DIS meet ideas thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=895785 :grouphug:

[LCTsMom]

What has happened to all the other DISer's on our cruise? Do you think the 3 of us have run them off? We are almost at the 1 year countdown. I promised myself not to get too into "Cruise Craziness" until we had less than a year. Now that we are approaching that mark I can feel it coming on. I don't want to frighten anyone. :rotfl2:

TO ALL THOSE SAILING WITH US: Please post!!!! :wave2:


I am still here! I am on and off checking in here, sorry if I am quiet. I think the t shirt ideas are great! The cheap lime shirts are probably the best way to go. I haven't tried making anything with iron on transfers but I would be willing to. I also saw a post a while back where people were making tie dyed tee shirts with mickey heads on them. They were awesome! I would like to try to attemt those as well but they look a little challenging.

On a side note, I just wanted to say thanks to you guys for organizning everything! I can't believe we are almost at the one year point, it seems like I started planning our cruise 100 years ago!

[taeja71]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/r0siej0/disney-gifs-fond-mickey3.gif

Look what I found, now how do we freeze the image for our sign??? It's the same image from the zazzle t-shirt (two hand way up). Its really late, I'm letting the dog out and stumbled on this! :teeth:

[taeja71]

G:flower::flower: MORNING ALL!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/taeja71/smallmickey-015.jpg

[purplern]

Good Morning.
I hope we didnt scare them off.
My son is still trying!
Taeja I found the clip art too of Mickey with his hands up.
I think I am going to order my shirts today!
I will keep you posted with my son's progress!!

[purplern]

HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE IT IS:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/CCandMickey.jpg

[taeja71]

HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE IT IS:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/CCandMickey.jpg

It looks great! I love the photo, its so clear. I'm impressed, an empty shot of the beach too. What program did he use? How did he crop the Mickey image? Very cool! Great job to the man who's not sailing with us! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[purplern]

It looks great! I love the photo, its so clear. I'm impressed, an empty shot of the beach too. What program did he use? How did he crop the Mickey image? Very cool! Great job to the man who's not sailing with us! :banana: :banana: :banana:


I'm not sure. I will ask him when he gets home.

[purplern]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/119_1920.jpg

[purplern]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/linns4/119_1927.jpg

[purplern]

Taeja
He used paintshop pro and yes, he just cropped the image.

[Breakdncingfreak]

That's a horrid picture of me......

[Breakdncingfreak]

It looks great! I love the photo, its so clear. I'm impressed, an empty shot of the beach too. What program did he use? How did he crop the Mickey image? Very cool! Great job to the man who's not sailing with us! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Yeah I used Paintshop Pro 9. I cropped the image by copying it and putting it on a second layer, then just erasing the white on it. I cheated :rolleyes:

[purplern]

That's a horrid picture of me......


This is my DS TIM! :smooth:
Maybe you guys can convince him to come with us!!! :Pinkbounc :grouphug: :jumping1: :rockband: :boat: :thewave:

[LCTsMom]

This is my DS TIM! :smooth:
Maybe you guys can convince him to come with us!!! :Pinkbounc :grouphug: :jumping1: :rockband: :boat: :thewave:


How old is Tim? He did a great job on the picture, very cool. I love playing around with stuff like that!

[purplern]

How old is Tim? He did a great job on the picture, very cool. I love playing around with stuff like that!


He will be 20 in Oct. :sunny:

[purplern]

OK gang, I ordered our shirts from the link below not bad prices either.
I got 3 shirt S, L, 2XL (I like room) with shipping 18.88.
Now we need the transfer. I have Tim working on another picture too.


http://store.yahoo.com/cheapestees-store/hanheav50tsh.html

[taeja71]

That's a horrid picture of me......

Oh, look who decided to join us! Welcome aboard the DIS! There are other forums besides this one, be sure to check out the College age forum. I don't know what its like, but you might like it. Again, welcome to the DIS and the 9/3/06 thread! :disrocks:

[taeja71]

Yeah I used Paintshop Pro 9. I cropped the image by copying it and putting it on a second layer, then just erasing the white on it. I cheated :rolleyes:

Would you like to cheat some more? I really like this img, but I don't like the white around it. It's similar to the clip art you cleaned up. Could you clean it up for me? Feel free to Private Message (PM) me with it or post the revised image here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/taeja71/smallmickey-015.jpg

I'd really appreciate your help, Tim.

Hey, you may have one of the hardest jobs yet...working on the design of our t-shirts (consider yourself recruited)! All the more reason you need to join us on the ship! :boat:

[taeja71]

OK gang, I ordered our shirts from the link below not bad prices either.
I got 3 shirt S, L, 2XL (I like room) with shipping 18.88.
Now we need the transfer. I have Tim working on another picture too.


http://store.yahoo.com/cheapestees-store/hanheav50tsh.html

Not bad! :) :cheer2:

[Breakdncingfreak]

He will be 20 in Oct. :sunny:

Don't remind me :guilty:

Would you like to cheat some more? I really like this img, but I don't like the white around it. It's similar to the clip art you cleaned up. Could you clean it up for me? Feel free to Private Message (PM) me with it or post the revised image here.

I'd really appreciate your help, Tim.

Hey, you may have one of the hardest jobs yet...working on the design of our t-shirts (consider yourself recruited)! All the more reason you need to join us on the ship!

It's done, just need my Mom to post it, I can't :sad:.

[purplern]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/keyhedge/smallmickey-015.gif

[Breakdncingfreak]

It doesn't look like it because of the background, but if you go to post a reply and scroll down you'll see it's transparent. :goodvibes:


Edit: In retrospect, I did this one differently, however it would've been easier to do the first 2 pictures the same way I did this one :rolleyes:

[Ker-Bear]

While at dinner on Saturday night, I think Wendy and I convinced another set of friends to cruise with us. They are discussing it and hopefully it will work out. I love the t-shirt design. My group is being a bunch of party poopers about the t-shirts. So it looks like me and the kids in our group will wear the t-shirts. I am going to order mine today.

Tim, thank you for all your work and effort!!! Hopefully you will change your mind about sailing!

[purplern]

Hello, Well I spent last night in the ER and NOT working. I got 2 splinters lodge in the bottom of my foot! Hurt like H#&^. The doc who is one of the ones I really like, gave me a percocet and numbed it and cut it out! I was feeling NO pain until 3am!!!!!!!
I get the day off work though!

[Ker-Bear]

Enjoy your day off!!! Hope your foot feels better!

[purplern]

Enjoy your day off!!! Hope your foot feels better!


Thanks!!

[purplern]

Just to let you guys know I ordered the shirts Sat. and got an email today they are shipping them out today.

[Ker-Bear]

They have these t-shirts at Wal-Mart in the boys section in a bunch of different colors. I am going to check to see if lime is one of them today. That way I can pick those up for the kids and just order mine. To say I am bummed that the rest of the adults in my group are frowning about the t-shirts is an understatement. It took the wind out of my sail so to speak! :guilty: :sad1: :sad:

[purplern]

Dont let it get you down!!!!!
We bought matching sweatshirts when we went to WDW in Dec. DS didnt want to but we found one he liked. Maybe after they see what designs we come up with they will chamge their minds. If not their loss ;)

[Ker-Bear]

I agree that it's their loss. I hope that as we get closer, the excitement will increase. I have wanted to do this for over two years so I guess my enthusiasm stems from that :confused3 I really can't wait and know that I will have a good time. MY DS went last year with my parents on the 3 day and last night while cleaning out some of his stuff, I found the navigators my mom brought back. We looked at them and DS was so excited. It got me very revved up!!! :Pinkbounc We even have the invite to the Golden Mickeys! It's a plastic piece that sticks onto the door or mirror :love:

I am sure things will have changed when we go but it is neat to look at all the activities planned that you can participate in. Not having the sea day makes it a little less so I am glad we booked the 4 day instead. I plan on saving money to put a deposit down for a seven day while we are on board. I do not care if no one but DS and I goes. He is begging to do the seven day!

[purplern]

We are going to do the 7 day too. We are also considering joining DVC.

[Ker-Bear]

Let me know if you do jion DVC. Would be interested in your thoughts and what made you join.

[purplern]

We are really considering it. For our cruise we would only need 342 points. You can bank points you arent going to use and borrow from next year. Lots of other vacations to go on too! It is looking more like we will but we are still looking into it. I want my parents to go to WDW but my Mum is relucant. I told her if we join DVC we took a big chunk of her expense away. She wouldnt have to pay for a room. ::MickeyMo

[Ker-Bear]

Hilton Head has a Disney Resort that you use DVC points for. I love Hilton Head and for that reason alone would consider DVC. That way if WDW is not a possibilty one particular year than Hilton Head isn't that far away. Haven't heard much about the Hilton Head Resort though. I wouldn't mind seeing a presentation. If they do one on the ship and it doesn't conflict with anything, I will probably attend,.