1/6/2007 Early Roll Call...Anyone Else Going???

[tinkerbellmom1]

What did she tell you that she was rude and made you cry? I don't get it?




Sorry Ana,

I had called DCL to let them know that Austin may not be walking on his own then and that we were told swimming may be out completely-I called them because all of our excursions are swim based! Swimming with the Dolphins in St. Maarten, a snorkeling adventure in St. Thomas, swimming with the manta rays in CC. I almost cancelled our trip in October when he first has his accident, but they assured me that we could trade excursions or make changes as needed to make sure he'll still have a great trip. When I called on Tuesday the lady said we could cancel but they wouldn't help with anything, TWICE! :confused3 So when I asked her to note that on our reservation number in case we decided to back out, her tune changed. Not OK with me! We are lucky to be in a suite, and Austin will have plenty of room to get around, but what about other children who have accidents and aren't staying in suites? Do their parents just cancel these trips they've been planning for 14 months? We won't know if Austin can swim on our trip until 2 days before we leave. Cutting in close huh? I'll quit nagging. If he can't swim, it means we go to the front of the line on every ride at WDW! We'll make do with other excursions and still enjoy it, but he really wants to be able to swim with sea turtles and dolphins. Think happy thoughts! pixiedust:

Hey, In 28 days I'll be at the port waiting to be checked in! Woo Hoo! :woohoo: Cosmos and martini flights are waiting for me there! pirate:

Ana-All done with finals for your semester? :teacher: I hope so!

[Sunflowergirl66]

Hi jellojatdisney,
I will be on the cruise with my husband and DD 4 1/2 (she'll be 5 in April so a bit more than 4 1/2)

We are all going to have sooooo much fun and it's coming up very fast...

[soleilmagie]

Hi, just joining in b/c made our reservations 2 days ago. This is our first cruise ever and I am soo excited. Unfortunately, my husband and DS 6 can't join us. So it will be me and DD 4 1/2 and DD 2 1/2. My girls are good so it will be a great trip. Anyone else with kids the same age? I really want to try and get a reservation on board to Palo's. Any single (or not) travelers interested in joining me?

Welcome jellojatdisney!
party: :welcome: party:

My kids are the same age as yours. In fact, if you go to page 1, you will see plenty of us with kids that age! I'm sorry your DH and DS can't join you... :guilty:

[NYAna]

Hi, just joining in b/c made our reservations 2 days ago. This is our first cruise ever and I am soo excited. Unfortunately, my husband and DS 6 can't join us. So it will be me and DD 4 1/2 and DD 2 1/2. My girls are good so it will be a great trip. Anyone else with kids the same age? I really want to try and get a reservation on board to Palo's. Any single (or not) travelers interested in joining me?Welcome to our group jellojatdisney!!! :wave2:

[NYAna]

Sorry Ana,

I had called DCL to let them know that Austin may not be walking on his own then and that we were told swimming may be out completely-I called them because all of our excursions are swim based! Swimming with the Dolphins in St. Maarten, a snorkeling adventure in St. Thomas, swimming with the manta rays in CC. I almost cancelled our trip in October when he first has his accident, but they assured me that we could trade excursions or make changes as needed to make sure he'll still have a great trip. When I called on Tuesday the lady said we could cancel but they wouldn't help with anything, TWICE! :confused3 So when I asked her to note that on our reservation number in case we decided to back out, her tune changed. Not OK with me! We are lucky to be in a suite, and Austin will have plenty of room to get around, but what about other children who have accidents and aren't staying in suites? Do their parents just cancel these trips they've been planning for 14 months? We won't know if Austin can swim on our trip until 2 days before we leave. Cutting in close huh? I'll quit nagging. If he can't swim, it means we go to the front of the line on every ride at WDW! We'll make do with other excursions and still enjoy it, but he really wants to be able to swim with sea turtles and dolphins. Think happy thoughts! pixiedust:

Hey, In 28 days I'll be at the port waiting to be checked in! Woo Hoo! :woohoo: Cosmos and martini flights are waiting for me there! pirate:

Wow, I can't believe she was like that with you. That was not right. :sad2:

Ana-All done with finals for your semester? :teacher: I hope so!Sheri, only 12 days to go. Today was my last clinical (which means that I go to the hospital to see patients). My final is on the 21st and I can't wait to finish up and really start preparing for the cruise. So, just a bit longer and I will be all done with this draining semester. I never ever thought nursing school was going to consume so much of my life.

[NYAna]

Hi All,

Now that we are getting much closer to our cruise date I was wondering if we want to put our heads together and think about a few things we can do for the children in our group to make the cruise even extra special than it already will be. I've read on the boards that some groups (like us) get together and buy/make goodie bags and such for the kids. Anyone interested? I personally don't have children of my own (that will happen when I FINISH nursing school :goodvibes) but I have an 11 year old girl and a 22 month old boy traveling with me and I would love to do something for them and even YOUR children. So, anyone anyone? Anyone interested?

We can do something when we meet for the first time and/or during pirate night. My friend (which is like a sister to me) has purchased pirate banner to decorate the area right outside our cabins (which are side to side) and also pirate flags. I am going to order pirate goodie bags to put treats like candy and small toys.

Sooooo, what are your ideas?

[tinkerbellmom1]

Sheri, only 12 days to go. Today was my last clinical (which means that I go to the hospital to see patients). My final is on the 21st and I can't wait to finish up and really start preparing for the cruise. So, just a bit longer and I will be all done with this draining semester. I never ever thought nursing school was going to consume so much of my life.

Keep your chin up! You're near the end of the semester! :cheer2:

And, Yes! I would love to make some goodie bags for the kiddos! Mine are young teens, but they would love some goodies to sit on deck and watch Pirates with! Keep me posted how you want to do this!

[Bullseyebaby]

Welcome Jellojatdisney! You'll have a great time with your little ones. That's too bad the rest of the family couldn't join you, but you'll go back again! Once you've gone DCL, it's hard to cruise with any other line! It's the best!

[soleilmagie]

Hi All,

Now that we are getting much closer to our cruise date I was wondering if we want to put our heads together and think about a few things we can do for the children in our group to make the cruise even extra special than it already will be. I've read on the boards that some groups (like us) get together and buy/make goodie bags and such for the kids. Anyone interested? I personally don't have children of my own (that will happen when I FINISH nursing school :goodvibes) but I have an 11 year old girl and a 22 month old boy traveling with me and I would love to do something for them and even YOUR children. So, anyone anyone? Anyone interested?

We can do something when we meet for the first time and/or during pirate night. My friend (which is like a sister to me) has purchased pirate banner to decorate the area right outside our cabins (which are side to side) and also pirate flags. I am going to order pirate goodie bags to put treats like candy and small toys.

Sooooo, what are your ideas?


I think it could be a good idea, but do you know that there are more than 30 kids under 15 on our list? That makes a lot of goody bags... :crazy:

[NYAna]

I think it could be a good idea, but do you know that there are more than 30 kids under 15 on our list? That makes a lot of goody bags... :crazy:It's just an idea. I think if we all do a little we can make it special. Hey, if not I'll just take care of two kids traveling with me. It's just that I will be buying goodie bags from Oriental Trading and some other stuff and you know how everything you buy from them is bulk so I figured we can all get together and do something for the kids.

This doesn't have to be done. I've just read on other boards how they've done things for the kids in their groups which were bigger than ours.

Again, this is JUST an idea.

Oh, and what ever happened to the idea of the green bracelets to identify each other? I think that is a good idea too!

[soleilmagie]

It's just an idea. I think if we all do a little we can make it special. Hey, if not I'll just take care of two kids traveling with me. It's just that I will be buying goodie bags from Oriental Trading and some other stuff and you know how everything you buy from them is bulk so I figured we can all get together and do something for the kids.

This doesn't have to be done. I've just read on other boards how they've done things for the kids in their groups which were bigger than ours.

Again, this is JUST an idea.

Oh, and what ever happened to the idea of the green bracelets to identify each other? I think that is a good idea too!

Hi Ana!

I'm sorry if I seemed harsh, I didn't mean to. :guilty: We don't have Oriental Trading out here. I just looked at their website and they sure seem to have some nice goodies at fair prices! The only place I could think about was my local dollar store and it isn't nowhere near Oriental Trading! Do they have bracelets as well? I've looked out a few web sites, but you had to order at least 250 bracelets!

If we can't do bracelets there's always the alien green Mickey paint chips from Home Depot, but I like the bracelets because you can wear them the hole cruise and it's not too obvious.

[jellojatdisney]

How "formal" are formal nights? Are we talking black cocktail dress - short - long - or the full length bridesmaids dress that I recently wore (it is actually very nice - not one of those awful one's)?

[NYAna]

Hi Ana!

I'm sorry if I seemed harsh, I didn't mean to. :guilty: We don't have Oriental Trading out here. I just looked at their website and they sure seem to have some nice goodies at fair prices! The only place I could think about was my local dollar store and it isn't nowhere near Oriental Trading! Do they have bracelets as well? I've looked out a few web sites, but you had to order at least 250 bracelets!

If we can't do bracelets there's always the alien green Mickey paint chips from Home Depot, but I like the bracelets because you can wear them the hole cruise and it's not too obvious.No, no, no. You were not harsh at all. Please don't take it the wrong way. I was just explaining my idea. And it's all just an idea, nothing more than that.

I haven't actually looked around for the bracelets. I was going to search on the boards to see if any other groups had done that and where they got there bracelets. I'll do a bit of searching tomorrow and get back to you.

Can't wait till our trip!!! :banana:

[NYAna]

How "formal" are formal nights? Are we talking black cocktail dress - short - long - or the full length bridesmaids dress that I recently wore (it is actually very nice - not one of those awful one's)?Hi jellojatdisney,

Sorry, I can't answer your question as I've only been on the wonder for the 3 day cruise and there wasn't any formal night.

[jellojatdisney]

Sorry if I have seemed a bit slow to catch on here. I just spent the time (probably more than I had but I was determined) to read the thread from the beginning. So now I feel like I know each of you a little bit.

Couple of questions:
Is the meeting still on for 1/6 at 2:30 in the Promenade Lounge? I would love to meet all of you and my DDs (4 1/2 and 2 1/2) would love to meet the other kids both big and small.

Is anyone managing the virtual cruise album since Captain Jack left? If I can figure out how to with my new digital camera I will send a picture of the girls and me.

Ana I love your door sign. Now I feel motivated. My girls will get a kick out of it. I'll have to find something princess.

[soleilmagie]

How "formal" are formal nights? Are we talking black cocktail dress - short - long - or the full length bridesmaids dress that I recently wore (it is actually very nice - not one of those awful one's)?

You can see pictures of what people wear on formal night on this thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1227578&referrerid=&highlight=formal+picture) princess:

[NYAna]

Sorry if I have seemed a bit slow to catch on here. I just spent the time (probably more than I had but I was determined) to read the thread from the beginning. So now I feel like I know each of you a little bit.

Couple of questions:
Is the meeting still on for 1/6 at 2:30 in the Promenade Lounge? I would love to meet all of you and my DDs (4 1/2 and 2 1/2) would love to meet the other kids both big and small.

Is anyone managing the virtual cruise album since Captain Jack left? If I can figure out how to with my new digital camera I will send a picture of the girls and me.

Ana I love your door sign. Now I feel motivated. My girls will get a kick out of it. I'll have to find something princess.Hi jellojatdisney,

I'm glad you took the time to read the thread and get to know us. Now we have to get to know you. :goodvibes

In regards to the virtual cruise site, last thing I heard was that Soleilmagie was going to take it over (am I right Soleilmagie?). It would be great to add more pictures to the site since lots more people have joined us.

Thanks for the reminder of the door sign. I made that back in January when I booked the cruise but have never gotten around to printing it on magnetic paper. I hope to get the paper in the next few weeks.

[NYAna]

You can see pictures of what people wear on formal night on this thread (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1227578&referrerid=&highlight=formal+picture) princess:Soleilmagie,

Thanks for that link. I had no clue how everyone dressed up that night. Everyone looks very very nice. I haven't told DH that we have to dress up for formal night. No worries though. He doesn't own a tux but has a ton of suits. I on the other hand have a dilema. I've gained so much weight and haven't purchased any pretty dresses since I've gained the weight. :guilty: Oh well, I being buying a dress soon.

[NYAna]

:simba: :stitch: :figment: :goofy: :sulley: :maleficen :hmghost: :tigger: :ccat: :mickeyjum :donald:

[soleilmagie]

Hi jellojatdisney,

I'm glad you took the time to read the thread and get to know us. Now we have to get to know you. :goodvibes

In regards to the virtual cruise site, last thing I heard was that Soleilmagie was going to take it over (am I right Soleilmagie?). It would be great to add more pictures to the site since lots more people have joined us.

Thanks for the reminder of the door sign. I made that back in January when I booked the cruise but have never gotten around to printing it on magnetic paper. I hope to get the paper in the next few weeks.

And I tought CaptainJack offered to take care of it even if he wasn't coming anymore... Looks like we'll have to go and look a few pages behind! :confused3

[soleilmagie]

I found CaptainJack's post! pirate:

This should be the link to the album. Even though I am not going on the cruise, I will upload any photos to the album that anyone sends me to keep it current if you want me to do so.

Cruise Album (http://public.fotki.com/captainjack4376/january_2_2007_virt/)

[NYAna]

I found CaptainJack's post! pirate:Okay then. This means we have to tell everyone that is new to our thread that they can send CaptainJack their photo. Do you think you can add this info to the first page along with everyones name? What do you think?

[akamaleficent]

the last all nighter, project and final has been completed and i'm ready for some fun. i still have a crazy weekend at the restaurant ahead of me, but that i'm used to. we still have pirate costumes to make, our sewing machine broke so we borrowed one from rose costumes, but we got the marriage license and flu shots today, mom insisted on the shots so we don't get sick before the wedding and cruise. the dress is being altered, by mom, and really when you think about, that and making sure DF shows up is all that is really important. of course, it would be hard for him to skip out on things, i know where he lives.......

bullseyebaby - palo is worth dressing up if you like good food! and i think we are also on deck 7

glad to know you are all doing well, i hope everyone is well and swimming soon, not much longer!!!!!!! :yay: :yay: :yay:

[akamaleficent]

NYANA - i've been adding pics to the wedding website it's slow going, but happening!

[soleilmagie]

akamakeficent, congrats for your end of semester! :thumbsup2 I really admire all of you that went back to school!

NYAna (and everyone else), I just added the link for the Cruise album and CaptainJack on page 1. pirate:

[NYAna]

NYANA - i've been adding pics to the wedding website it's slow going, but happening!Great! I've been looking every so often. I'm really happy for you. I love weddings! Thanks!

[NYAna]

NYAna (and everyone else), I just added the link for the Cruise album and CaptainJack on page 1. pirate:Great! Thanks Soleilmagie! :thumbsup2

[Bullseyebaby]

Sorry I'm so slow to catch on to this, but I clicked on the cruise album link and couldn't find out where to send a photo. I emailed CaptainJack, but there was no source to upload a photo. Any suggestions?

Well, guess I'm out of luck with Palo. I tried to make a res, but they're all booked up! Last cruise, I cancelled our reservations to be with the kids... probably a bingo night. We did end up winning 1/2 the big $$$ Yeah! I'd like to see a repeat performance.... but I'm not counting on it. Please don't tell me I can't get a Martini Flight other than there! I have my DMIL & DFIL on board, I'll need one! Does anyone know when Pirate night is? I've tried to locate an updated Navigator. Anyone know of a link?

[NYAna]

Sorry I'm so slow to catch on to this, but I clicked on the cruise album link and couldn't find out where to send a photo. I emailed CaptainJack, but there was no source to upload a photo. Any suggestions?

Well, guess I'm out of luck with Palo. I tried to make a res, but they're all booked up! Last cruise, I cancelled our reservations to be with the kids... probably a bingo night. We did end up winning 1/2 the big $$$ Yeah! I'd like to see a repeat performance.... but I'm not counting on it. Please don't tell me I can't get a Martini Flight other than there! I have my DMIL & DFIL on board, I'll need one! Does anyone know when Pirate night is? I've tried to locate an updated Navigator. Anyone know of a link?Hi Bullseyebaby,

This is the latest one I've found. Navigator (http://www.*******************/m060902/eastday0.htm)

[soleilmagie]

Sorry I'm so slow to catch on to this, but I clicked on the cruise album link and couldn't find out where to send a photo. I emailed CaptainJack, but there was no source to upload a photo. Any suggestions?

Well, guess I'm out of luck with Palo. I tried to make a res, but they're all booked up! Last cruise, I cancelled our reservations to be with the kids... probably a bingo night. We did end up winning 1/2 the big $$$ Yeah! I'd like to see a repeat performance.... but I'm not counting on it. Please don't tell me I can't get a Martini Flight other than there! I have my DMIL & DFIL on board, I'll need one! Does anyone know when Pirate night is? I've tried to locate an updated Navigator. Anyone know of a link?

Formal night is Sunday :groom:
Pirate night is Tuesday pirate:
Semi-formal night is Thursday princess:

[NYAna]

Sorry I'm so slow to catch on to this, but I clicked on the cruise album link and couldn't find out where to send a photo. I emailed CaptainJack, but there was no source to upload a photo. Any suggestions?Bullseyebabay, It's not about uploading your photo. It's about e-mailing it to CaptainJack for him to upload it to the website.

[tinkerbellmom1]

Formal night is Sunday :groom:
Pirate night is Tuesday pirate:
Semi-formal night is Thursday princess:

Hi Everyone!

I looked at the cruise album for the first time and now I know who I've been talking to for months! :wave:

Formal night is Sunday? I just ordered a dress last night. Yikes! I think I have Palo booked for that day, too.

NYAna-Congratulations :cheer2: on finishing your semester! It's such an accomplishment and we are all proud of you! :love:

3 weeks and counting! :woohoo: I'm not even done holiday shopping, but I'm working on the cruise shopping!

Thanks for the well wishes for my pumpkin to get better. He's been going to rehab and today he's been walking without his brace (is that a good thing?) so keep your fingers crossed and that pixie dust coming! :cheer2:

I don't know about all of you, but I (we :blush: ) have been looking forward to this for sooooo looonnnggg that I cannot believe we'll be on the ship in 3 weeks! Yiipppee! :woohoo: You'll know me: I'll be the teeny tiny dork getting all teary at the port, weapy as we board, and leaking tears when the horn goes off! I'm such a sap! One guy on the Dis board called himself an OCDisney guy! I totally relate!

Have a great weekend everyone! :tink: :ccat: :tigger: :stitch: :goofy: :mickeyjum

[soleilmagie]

Hi Everyone!

I looked at the cruise album for the first time and now I know who I've been talking to for months! :wave:

Formal night is Sunday? I just ordered a dress last night. Yikes! I think I have Palo booked for that day, too.

Yes it is, and the Golden Mickeys are on the same night, so we can go down the red carpet in gala attire!

Thanks for the well wishes for my pumpkin to get better. He's been going to rehab and today he's been walking without his brace (is that a good thing?) so keep your fingers crossed and that pixie dust coming! :cheer2:

:tinker: :tinker: :tinker:

[akamaleficent]

bullseye - they set aside some reservations for palo, spa treatments, etc to be made upon arrival on the ship. they will have these places and times posted somewhere when you board or ask the front desk. they usually have a certain time set aside for these that day, but my sister and i discovered that they "open" a little earlier than the time stated so there's still a chance.

we also have palo reservations on sunday/formal night. i have been working on a packing list and trying to remember what it is that we'll need. i do have the spreadsheet downloaded from the boards of what people suggest you bring and i'll have to go over that again soon.

all my holiday shopping is done i think, thank goodness for amazon.com and delivery right to your door........
i didn't have much this year, my mom and sister and i already got each tickets to the dallas summer musicals, so that took a good chunk of shopping out of my hands.

wedding rsvps are starting to arrive in the mail and like all of you, i can't believe it's 3 weeks away. i just survived our busiest weekend of the year at the restaurant and even made time to attend a good friend's graduation dinner. just 4 girls with wine and crab legs, it was great!

happy holidays!

[soleilmagie]

Yesterday, I had DD try on the dresses I bought for semi-formal and formal nights almost a year ago... and they fit! I was so relieved! DS also tried the pants, shirt and tie I got him two weeks ago. They had so much fun and they looked so cute! Can't wait to have their picture taken! They said they were sweethearts! :earsboy: :earsgirl:

[NYAna]

Yesterday, I had DD try on the dresses I bought for semi-formal and formal nights almost a year ago... and they fit! I was so relieved! DS also tried the pants, shirt and tie I got him two weeks ago. They had so much fun and they looked so cute! Can't wait to have their picture taken! They said they were sweethearts! :earsboy: :earsgirl:Soleilmagie,

I remember when you bought the dresses. I am glad the clothes still fit. You're lucky she didn't grow any faster.

Next weekend will be for shopping. I've held off on buying anything except the costumes until now. This semester will be over this Thursday the 21st!!!

[soleilmagie]

Soleilmagie,

I remember when you bought the dresses. I am glad the clothes still fit. You're lucky she didn't grow any faster.

Next weekend will be for shopping. I've held off on buying anything exept the costumes until now. This semester will be over this Thursday the 21st!!!

I had bought them a size or two larger then what she was wearing then, I was mostly afraid they would be too big!

:tinker: Pixie dust for your end of semester and shopping. There will be huge crowds!

[soleilmagie]

I got my cruise docs! I got my cruise docs! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Anyone else got theirs?

[NYAna]

I got my cruise docs! I got my cruise docs! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Anyone else got theirs?Oh, I envy you right now!!!

[jellojatdisney]

My docs came 3:30 UPS. :bounce: Disney told my travel agent that they sent them out Friday. You should all get yours any minute!!!

Told my DD4 last night about the trip. She is very excited - I don't think she truly understands though.

[Sunflowergirl66]

Just got a call from my AAA agent and she is sending all of my docs to me for Friday delivery....Yeah!!!!!!!

[akamaleficent]

we got our docs today!

i just got back from austin from a quick visit i made pirate: to my best friend and her husband, they had their first baby yesterday at 12:45pm!
she is absolutly adorable with her babiness and red hair!

well, i'ts off to work on pirate costumes! pirate:

[SurfnTurf]

Hello All! So sorry to have missed meeting new folks on the cruise meet, and keeping up with everyone's good news (congrats NYAna and akamaleficent!) We very nearly had to postpone our vacation due to dh's work schedule, but now it seems we can go ahead as planned (YAY!) so now I can finally get really excited :cheer2:

I just emailed CaptainJack about sending him our family photo to upload, so it should be posted to the album soon. We are still planning to be at the cruise meet at 2:30pm on Saturday, so I hope to meet you all there. My kids are also very excited to make some new friends and cruise buddies.

For those who might be looking for cute pirate shirts, I found some great ones online at Cafepress (a bit out of the ordinary, but several have quotes from the PofC movie)--the name of the store is Pirate's Closet.

Now I need to get some formal wear ;) :thumbsup2

[luv2cruzsus]

They arrived!! It is getting so close I can hardly stand it. The best thing is that while DH and I have done this before, our niece, who is 24, has never been on a cruise in her life. It is so cool to see how excited she is - yippee!!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Bullseyebaby]

Got our cruise docs too! We're sooo excited! I finally figured out how to email Captain Jack... I tried through the DISboards, but to no avail. Then I realized that he put his personal email somewhere about 1/2 way through the thread (thanks Capt!). Hey, when you're new at this stuff you hope you come across people who can tolerate a rookie! ;) Hopefully he'll get our picture & post it too.

akamaleficent~ thanks for the details on Palo. We'll see if we can get a reservation.

[NYAna]

we got our docs today!

i just got back from austin from a quick visit i made pirate: to my best friend and her husband, they had their first baby yesterday at 12:45pm!
she is absolutly adorable with her babiness and red hair!

well, i'ts off to work on pirate costumes! pirate:All the best for the baby and your friends. That's great.

[NYAna]

Hello All! So sorry to have missed meeting new folks on the cruise meet, and keeping up with everyone's good news (congrats NYAna and akamaleficent!) We very nearly had to postpone our vacation due to dh's work schedule, but now it seems we can go ahead as planned (YAY!) so now I can finally get really excited :cheer2:Thanks so much! I am all done with this stressfull semester! Yippee! Now I can really focus on the cruise! :rotfl:

[Bullseyebaby]

Is anyone else flying in and taking the Magical Express bus or have they taken it in the past? Is it worth the $59 per person? It seems to be the most reasonable way to get to port canaveral. If anyone has other suggestions, please let me know.

[akamaleficent]

hi everyone, i'm at my sister's, and almost logged in as her, akasleepingbeauty.

having a wonderful christmas eve with the family and can't wait until the morning to watch the kids with their gifts from santa. let me tell you, the littlest pet shop has more ties and bands than you can imagine.

have a great holiday everyone!!!

[jellojatdisney]

Bullseyebaby - We are taking the Disney Transfer as well. We fly in on Friday night and needed to stay at the airport b/c of the little ones. I actually got a much better rate through Disney for the Hyatt (~$180). Since we are only 3 (and I don't have to pay for DD2) the Disney Transfer made sense. I was told that we can take the first shuttle at 9:30 to the Port. I went for the easiest least stressful route since my DH won't be joining us.

[jellojatdisney]

Bullseyebaby - We are taking the Disney Transfer as well. We fly in on Friday night and needed to stay at the airport b/c of the little ones. I actually got a much better rate through Disney for the Hyatt (~$180). Since we are only 3 (and I don't have to pay for DD2) the Disney Transfer made sense. I was told that we can take the first shuttle at 9:30 to the Port. I went for the easiest least stressful route since my DH won't be joining us.

[Bullseyebaby]

Bullseyebaby - We are taking the Disney Transfer as well. We fly in on Friday night and needed to stay at the airport b/c of the little ones. I actually got a much better rate through Disney for the Hyatt (~$180). Since we are only 3 (and I don't have to pay for DD2) the Disney Transfer made sense. I was told that we can take the first shuttle at 9:30 to the Port. I went for the easiest least stressful route since my DH won't be joining us.

~jellojatdisney~Is that the Hyatt at the airport? We stayed there for a few hours when we had a late flight. Nice hotel, should be easier for you to travel with two little ones (oh, I remember those days!). We're on the red-eye from CA, so we'll probably be leaving on the bus around the same time. We might stop for breakfast in the airport first... then go. I can't believe it's only12 days away! We're so excited!

[jellojatdisney]

bullseyebaby - yes it is the Hyatt at the airport. We have walked underneath it so many times. It should be smooth sailing (I hope!). We'll look for you on the early morning shuttle. I am sure that you will spot me with the two girls (2 and 4).

BTW I have been to Temecula once and had such a nice time. It was probably 14 years ago - did some wine tasting.

[soleilmagie]

Merry Christmas everyone! :santa:

I'll be back on the board tomorrow, when DBF and the kids leave for Montreal and I stay back home because I'll be working the 27th and 28th (my choice).

[supercalidisgirl]

They arrived!! It is getting so close I can hardly stand it. The best thing is that while DH and I have done this before, our niece, who is 24, has never been on a cruise in her life. It is so cool to see how excited she is - yippee!!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Hey luv2cruzsus
Can you stand it??? It's SOOOOO close! My brother and I are 20-somethings...and this is my first cruise, too. Hopefully I'll meet your niece! We're kind of a rowdy bunch, to warn you in advance. Just kidding. Sort of.

[supercalidisgirl]

Hey guys, long time no talk. Freaking OUT :scared1: (in a good way) because we are so close to FUN FUN FUN!! :cool1: Also freaking out because none of my summer clothes fit me...gotta love the holidays. Anyway, we are set with Palo for dinner, Palo for brunch, AND my cool DD (Disney dad)...aka Santa...surprised me with a spa treatment in my stocking. :woohoo: I'm so excited I'm going to cry. Is there anyone here who is not doing a Disney-sponsored excursion? I read on another thread that people have rented jeeps on the islands to cruise around to secluded beaches and such. Sounds awesome, but I don't know if it's safe. Any suggestions?

[tinkerbellmom1]

:woohoo: I'm so excited I'm going to cry. Is there anyone here who is not doing a Disney-sponsored excursion? I read on another thread that people have rented jeeps on the islands to cruise around to secluded beaches and such. Sounds awesome, but I don't know if it's safe. Any suggestions?


Hi Supercalidisgirl!

The spa is really fun! What a nice Santa you have!

When we did the 4 day cruise and stopped in Nassau, we did our own excursion to the Atlantis resort. It was really easy and loads of fun! But, we are sticking with Disney for this eastern cruise. We don't know the areas and there wasn't a whole lot of info online about which excursions were best or what was different and fun to do. We're scheduled for the Dolphin swim in St. Maarten, the Captain Nautica's snorkeling tour at turtle island in St. Thomas, and then the CC special package with snorkeling, bike, and stingray swim.

11 days away! I am so excited!:woohoo:

See you soon!

[akamaleficent]

hi everyone, where's that rowdy, sort of, bunch? we're right there with you!

we had a great christmas, my mom and sister were overly generous this year!

i was looking at navigators and found out the following information:
of course it is subject to change i'm sure

palo reservations can be made on sat from 12-3 in rockin bar d and
5-6 at palo

wine tasting - 2 on sunday
stem to stern - a different wine tasting - 2 on monday and 2 on thurs
martini tasting - 4 on sun. and 2:30 on thurs
margarita and tequila - 4 on monday
beer - 4 on thurs
sounds like thursday will be a big day!
these are listed to happen at either promenade lounge or sessions

hope everyone had a great christmas

[Tinkfan84]

My husband to be and I will be on this cruise! Only 3 days until the big day and then a whole week of waiting for the fun to begin!! See you all soon!!

[cruisin'Mike]

Hey Everybody,

Well, we made it through the holidays ( and a really tough semester of school,too). I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and wish you all a Happy New Year. Now we're able to really think about the cruise. DW and I both have off from work today, so we're going to start packing. At least we'll start pulling together the things we think we're going to pack, and see what we are missing.

I can't believe the countdown is finally winding down. We're in the single digits now!!


Mike

[supercalidisgirl]

:woohoo: My husband to be and I will be on this cruise! Only 3 days until the big day and then a whole week of waiting for the fun to begin!! See you all soon!!

[supercalidisgirl]

hi everyone, where's that rowdy, sort of, bunch? we're right there with you!

we had a great christmas, my mom and sister were overly generous this year!

i was looking at navigators and found out the following information:
of course it is subject to change i'm sure

palo reservations can be made on sat from 12-3 in rockin bar d and
5-6 at palo

wine tasting - 2 on sunday
stem to stern - a different wine tasting - 2 on monday and 2 on thurs
martini tasting - 4 on sun. and 2:30 on thurs
margarita and tequila - 4 on monday
beer - 4 on thurs
sounds like thursday will be a big day!
these are listed to happen at either promenade lounge or sessions

hope everyone had a great christmas

Man, you're not kidding! On Thursday we'll all be crawling around the ship full of toxins, trying to find our respective cabins. Disney rules.

Hey, anyone catching the game on Monday 1/8? GO BUCKS!!

[NYAna]

Hey! Great to see more people on the thread! I bet everyone is as excited as I am! Has everyone received cruise documents yet? I haven't. :sad2: But my travel agent said she mailed them out on Friday. Any day now.

[NYAna]

I got them! Yippee!

[soleilmagie]

My husband to be and I will be on this cruise! Only 3 days until the big day and then a whole week of waiting for the fun to begin!! See you all soon!!

Welcome to you and DF, Tinkfan84!

party: :welcome: party:

It's nice to see people adding up until the last minute!

[The_Marchands]

Hi Everyone

Welcome to all the new cruisers

Hope everyone had a great Christmas

We just have to get the new year celebrations out of the way and its cruise time. Our documents came in a week ago or so. I still haven't filled out our cruise documents online, that will be next.

We'll talk soon

[akamaleficent]

i filled out our cruise docs a couple of days ago and it was quick and painless.

did i tell you my mom and sister got us matching DCL honeymoon cruise
t-shirts? good thing DF is a good sport 'cuz that's what we're wearing on embarktion day. think i can find a pair of lime green pants to cover that end of things? (no pun intended)

[tinkerbellmom1]

Akamaleficent,

Just in case I don't catch up with you before your wedding, I want to wish you all the best! Enjoy your very special day, and here's wishing you and your DH to be, a lifetime of love, health, and happiness!

See you in 9 short days!:hug:

[CaptainJack]

I have updated the album with a photo of the Drexels. If you have emailed me a photo and it is not in the album, it may have gotten caught in my spamblocker. Please send me another photo so I may updated the album before all of you leave on the cruise.

For the newcomers the photo album can be found here:

[http://public.fotki.com/captainjack4376/january_2_2007_virt/

[soleilmagie]

Thank you CaptainJack!
:thanks: pirate: :thanks:

[Bullseyebaby]

Thank you Captain Jack! :flower3: Wish you were joining us!

I can't believe we leave next week! Time to get the suitcases down from the storage loft. This time we'll bring an extra empty one so we can bring home the souvenirs!

[SurfnTurf]

Ack! Can't believe we are almost there! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and/or a Happy Hanukkah! Unfortunately, Santa must have thought I was naughty and brought me a killer stomach virus on the 26th and I have been laid low since. All is well now, and the kids/dh haven't gotten sick yet, so we should be fine to leave for WDW on Wed.

I finally figured out that I needed to email my family photo to CaptainJack's personally addy, so that should be up soon---thanks again, CaptainJack!

Congrats to akamalificent and her soon-to-be dh! Not sure if the wedding is this weekend or just before the cruise, but wanted to wish you the best--CHEERS!:cheer2:

[CaptainJack]

Album updated. SurfnTurf and family has been added. If anyone needs me to update the album and add a picture or needs the link to the album, let me know.

Hope everyone is almost ready. As it turns out, postponing the cruise was the best thing for us. I have had a nasty cough for 10 days, Bekah just got over the flu, and Raquel was not feeling well for a couple of days. I would have hated to show up with someone in the family having a cough and cold and been turned away from boarding the ship.

[akamaleficent]

thank you for all of your wedding wishes. we are making it somehow, it seems that there is always something that needs to be purchased, made, or gathered and not enough time or money to do it. i thought this was a small informal wedding, and though it still is, there seems to be more stuff to do that i had anticipated.

we've been taking vitamin C and zaicam to stay safe from all the people around us with killer colds. i'm sorry the captian jack family hasn't been well, but it was good to hear from you.

have a happy new year!

[soleilmagie]

Hi everyone! :wave2:

We are in the final preparations as we are leaving for Montreal tomorrow afternoon and taking the plane on New Year's day.

Of course, I had to add one more suitcase. Those formal, semi-formal and pirate wear (and matching shoes) take lots of space. If we were going to WDW only, I would only have two, and now we have four suitcases and a garment bag! :scared1:

I better get going if I don't want to go to bed to late!

[LWQuestie]

Hi folks,
I'm getting very excited!!!

Does anyone know what time the first DCL bus leaves from the Orlando Airport on Saturday morning?

Also, when is the Dis Meet? I'm sure I saw it someplace, but can't remember.

Gotta do some more shopping and start packing soon!!

[tinkerbellmom1]

Hi everyone! :wave2:

We are in the final preparations as we are leaving for Montreal tomorrow afternoon and taking the plane on New Year's day.

Of course, I had to add one more suitcase. Those formal, semi-formal and pirate wear (and matching shoes) take lots of space. If we were going to WDW only, I would only have two, and now we have four suitcases and a garment bag! :scared1:

I better get going if I don't want to go to bed to late!

Soleilmagie, We're right behind you! Got my suitcases packed and we are in the same boat! Formal outfits are taking up the entire garmet bag! Luckily my boys are traveling fairly lightly so I have 1 big bag that has a smaller suitcase in it with my blowdryer and curling iron! Woo Hoo! I've got a whole bag for souveniers!

Bad thing is taking the puppies to the kennel. Leaving them for 14 days is really hard!:sad1: Good thing we are going Disney or I might have to think twice!:tink:

Akamaleficent-Enjoy your special day! Keep taking that vitamin C so you can enjoy the celebration with us!

Soleilmagie-Have a wonderful time at the world with your kiddos! :smickey:

Happy New Year everyone! See you all in 1 week!:woohoo: :stitch: :simba: :ccat: :donald: :sulley: :dumbo: :goofy: :tigger: :mickeyjum

[cruisin'Mike]

I can't believe that one week from right now we'll be on the Magic.

To all who are going to WDW before the cruise, have a safe trip and a great time. Say Hi to Mickey and tell him to get that ship ready for all of us!

[NYAna]

Soleilmagie,

Just wanted to catch you before you leave. Hope you have a good flight and enjoy your time at the World.

Can you believe it? We've been chatting on here for the past year and finally the time has come!!!

See you soon! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[tinkerbellmom1]

I can't believe that one week from right now we'll be on the Magic.

To all who are going to WDW before the cruise, have a safe trip and a great time. Say Hi to Mickey and tell him to get that ship ready for all of us!

Thanks Mike! Will do!

See you Saturday!:banana:

[Sunflowergirl66]

We are leaving early, early Thursday morning (4:00AM from our house) for WDW. Last year we did the same thing and my DD was up in 2 seconds and ready to go so I know I don't have to worry about her getting up, I'm just worried that I won't hear my alarm.

We are getting so excited... :woohoo:

We have Disney transportation from Caribbean Beach Resort to Port so not sure what time we will be on the boat...hopefully not too late. I've read the buses make late stops at the hotels... Has anyone taken one of the Disney cruise Line buses from WDW to Port?

We are really looking forward to this vacation... :)

[katie111]

I know I'm very late getting on here but we'll be on this cruise as well, myself, my DH, DD4 and DS3. Its our 4th cruise, 1st Disney cruise & 1st one with the kids. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Barely slept at all last night, I think I spent the whole night mentally packing. I've been learning so much from these boards and I can't wait to get on the ship & start having fun!!

[DSharpe]

Hey everyone - have a wonderful cruise!! Wish I was still there (cruised the Dec Double Dip). I did regret not buying a shirt that I saw - if anyone thinks they'll be shopping and could do a quick look for me, please pm me. Otherwise - have an AWESOME trip!! Diana

[RayRay54]

We are very late getting aboard this discussion, but WE CAN'T WAIT! Only a few days.... We are first time Cruisers 34 and 29 and our kids are 9(D) and 5(S). Looking forward to fun in the sun, and my son can't wait for Pirates Night! The only concern my wife and I have right now is the game on Monday night. Hopefully we will be able to catch it so we can see the Buckeyes win another National Championship! See you all in a few days and GO BUCKS!

[The_Marchands]

Bump, back to the top

Happy New Year everyone!!

[NYAna]

Just a reminder that we have a meet :grouphug: scheduled for Saturday, Jan 6 at 2:30pm in the Promenade Lounge. See you all there real soon! Can't wait!:rotfl:

[cruisin'Mike]

Thanks for the reminder. I was just going to scroll through pages of posts to see when it was. Hope to be there!

Mike

[Sunflowergirl66]

I just found out that the DCL bus won't be at our hotel until 12:30. Does anybody know how long it takes to check-in at about 1:30ish? Will we be on the boat for the 2:30 meet? I hope we will be.

Also, DH wants to make a massage appt...I hope he gets it.

[LWQuestie]

Saw some really cute pirate stuff in the $1 spot at Target today!

pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate: pirate:

[akamaleficent]

we are 2 days from the wedding and 3 days to cruising.

my mom is here helping and my girlfriends have been great with that, too. the final touches are being put on the pirate costumes, after some true horror sewing stories. we are trying to make things fits into suitcases and making frangelico biscotti to munch on during hair and make up friday morning. passporters still need to be filled out and oh, did i tell you, my ring isn't set yet. we'll see how that goes, i guess that's what you get for ordering in OCTOBER!

can't wait to meet you all!!!

[NYAna]

we are 2 days from the wedding and 3 days to cruising.

my mom is here helping and my girlfriends have been great with that, too. the final touches are being put on the pirate costumes, after some true horror sewing stories. we are trying to make things fits into suitcases and making frangelico biscotti to munch on during hair and make up friday morning. passporters still need to be filled out and oh, did i tell you, my ring isn't set yet. we'll see how that goes, i guess that's what you get for ordering in OCTOBER!

can't wait to meet you all!!!Wishing you a joyous and beautiful day! All the best to you and your DF. Can't wait to meet you too!

[Verandah Man]

Have a MAGICal cruise!!!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/VerandahMan/Magic1-6-07.jpg

[LWQuestie]

I had such a wonderful time on the cruise!!

I must have missed the meet. I was in Promenade Lounge at 2:30, but didn't see anyone else.

Yay, Table 62!!

[Sunflowergirl66]

Just got home ....it's 10:45 PM..... We had sooooo much fun. We are already planning for the Western next year...

Hope everyone else had a great time too.

Sad this trip is over :sad: , but glad to plan the next one....:yay:

[Bullseyebaby]

Oh, we're soooo sad our vacation has come to an end:sad:

I didn't see the post before we left about meeting in the promenade lounge... I thought it was in the terminal, so i kept looking for a group of people.

We had an amazing dining staff this time (yeah, table 61 late~ Steve & Jonathan). The food was far superior than I remember in previous DCL cruises, although it's alwasy been great! My favorite was Palo. We've never done that before, and it's the best! Still didn't find a "Martini flight" but we did the martini tasting. Yummy! I think the host was getting a bit tipsy from drinking them. Their cosmopolitans were the best I've ever tasted. The chocolate martini was divine. :thumbsup2 Help, I'm having withdrawls :crazy2:

Did anyone else's kids get a little sea sick from the rough seas? Do you think it's standard to be that rough? We're debating on going on the Western one again, since the last western one we went on was re-directed & we didn't get to go to Cozumel. Anyone been on both and can give us their opinion of which is better? We could have done without going into St. Marteen.... the one stop we made in the French part of the island we had to pay $1 to use the restroom! :eek:

On the way back from Port to WDW, we had this crazy cruise line bus driver.... new on the job apparently. Anyone else on that bus?

High Ho, High Ho....it's back to work I go... Laundry x 4 :laundy:

[LWQuestie]

Did anyone else's kids get a little sea sick from the rough seas? Do you think it's standard to be that rough? We're debating on going on the Western one again, since the last western one we went on was re-directed & we didn't get to go to Cozumel. Anyone been on both and can give us their opinion of which is better? We could have done without going into St. Marteen.... the one stop we made in the French part of the island we had to pay $1 to use the restroom! :eek:

According to the 2nd officer of engineering that came out to the Making of the Magic Q&A, the seas were at a 5 out of 10. One of our tablemates was so seasick that we only saw her Saturday night and then Friday night! I felt so bad for her.

Regarding the ports, I far preferred St Maarten to St Thomas. We took a public bus over to the French side of St Martin, and wandered around a lot. It was great seeing the kids getting out from school and getting a feel for the island and local culture. We took the bus back, dropped stuff off on the ship, then went back out and strolled around on the Dutch side. I found that St Maarten/St Martin felt much more like a real place where people actually go about their daily life, as opposed to the flea market feel of St Thomas. The one cool little place we found in St Thomas was an old mall down a small alley with a coffee shop/internet cafe and some art galleries.

Were you on one of the excursions? If so, which one?

The cruise was a great introduction to cruising for me, and I can't wait to go on the next one. I wish I could swing the transatlantic cruise this summer, but unfortunately, I'm all out of DVC points at this time.

I did add 50 more though!! :cheer2:

[soleilmagie]

According to the 2nd officer of engineering that came out to the Making of the Magic Q&A, the seas were at a 5 out of 10. One of our tablemates was so seasick that we only saw her Saturday night and then Friday night! I felt so bad for her.

LWQuestie, I was at that Q&A session too!

I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the meet. :sad2: It was long before we could take a shuttle at Budget so at the time of the meet, we were eating in Topsiders.

I did talk to akamaleficent at Till We Meet Again. NYAna, I saw you and your DH a couple of time but never got to talk to you, I'm sorry about that.

As for the others, I don't know if I saw you or not, probably did.

In the next few days, I will tell you more about our trip and post pictures as well. Maybe you will see yourself in them, who knows?

For the time being, I'll try to get a little sleep before going back to work tomorrow morning! :scared:

[tinkerbellmom1]

Hi everyone!

I feel the same way! I miss the ship! I miss our tablemates (from Canada), I miss having my dinner made and served for me, and I miss having my bed made and my towel picked up for me!

I met only of us from the board, Akamaleficent! I was so thrilled to meet you and your hubby! Congrats again! And thanks for letting me join you during martinis. We went to the 2nd martini tasting and didn't get the cosmo or the green apple or the chocolate. We got the harsh tasting traditional alcohol ones (lemontini, passiontini, cucoa, and one with burbon-icky to me, but everyone else seemed to enjoy them).

We preferred St. Thomas to St. Maarten, I think only because of the excursions. We loved our St. Thomas excursion (Doubloon and Snorkel tour) that we did with akamaleficent and hubby and the Marchands (met them, too-sorry!). I would do that again and again! So much fun and such good punch!

Tried to book another cruise, but all the suites were gone until April of 08 so I waitlisted for Nov. 08 on either the Western or the Eastern. Although I would love to cruise again sooner, it isn't worth it to use your points for a suite, plus we spent too much $$$$$ on all that art we bought! My house will look great though!

All the best everyone and thanks for a Magical cruise! :wave2: I enjoyed the company online while we were all waiting!:grouphug:

[akamaleficent]

we also had a wonderful time and i plan on writing out a trip report and some tips we gathered onboard within the next few days. we extended our honeymoon to our last day at home before having to go to work/school and opened our gifts while drinking champagne a good friend left in our fridge as a welcome home gift.

we also enjoyed the doubloon sail, partly due to the great crew and the great company, tinkerbellmom and the marchands, partly due to the punch too i guess!! we also did the beach bash and that was only okay, but not an expensive excursion so okay was alright with us. i did feel the rough seas quite a but on monday and was in and out of the cabin resting a lot until DH went to the health center and got me their motion meds. much better the the sea bands, dramamine, and bonine i had taken and was feeling pretty good by dinner time. the seas were almost as rough on thurs and since i took their stuff at the beginning of the day, i was great all day.

we loved the shows, the food, palo brunch being my favorite, and our dinner mates were fun too. our servers were okay, they did a good job but we didn't fall in love them. i think it might have had to do with the general age of our table. everone else was inbetween the ages of 16-21 and i think maybe they focused on the tables with their parents at them.

serenity beach at castway key was totally worth it, we had a great time lounging there and caught the 2 for 1 bahama mama special on the way off the island.

we spent tons of money on pictures, but it was worth it b/c they were great.

i am currently typing this out on my new macbook pro that came in the mail while we were gone. this is very exciting for me and as soon as i get things squared away with it and learn what i need to know i will post some pictures. we got great ones with our award-winning pirate costumes and lots of pirate characters.

glad to meet the people did, and hope everyone had the magical time that we did.

[Bullseyebaby]

According to the 2nd officer of engineering that came out to the Making of the Magic Q&A, the seas were at a 5 out of 10. One of our tablemates was so seasick that we only saw her Saturday night and then Friday night! I felt so bad for her.

Regarding the ports, I far preferred St Maarten to St Thomas. We took a public bus over to the French side of St Martin, and wandered around a lot. It was great seeing the kids getting out from school and getting a feel for the island and local culture. We took the bus back, dropped stuff off on the ship, then went back out and strolled around on the Dutch side. I found that St Maarten/St Martin felt much more like a real place where people actually go about their daily life, as opposed to the flea market feel of St Thomas. The one cool little place we found in St Thomas was an old mall down a small alley with a coffee shop/internet cafe and some art galleries.

Were you on one of the excursions? If so, which one?

The cruise was a great introduction to cruising for me, and I can't wait to go on the next one. I wish I could swing the transatlantic cruise this summer, but unfortunately, I'm all out of DVC points at this time.

I did add 50 more though!! :cheer2:
Wow, you're St. Marteen adventure sounded better than ours! I know the people & staff that are on the tour make such a difference. We took a bus around the island & the little submarine. (See & Sea tour, I think it's called). Anyhow, the fish were just a few different kinds, nothing spectacular. The little mall we stopped at 1/2 way in between was nothing special, although I did find some cologne for my DH. We probably should have done something a little more adventurous. On St. Thomas...we went over to St. Johns and did the Trunk Bay snorkel. That was one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. The time there was short, but enough to enjoy what it had to offer.

Anyone been on both the West & the East? is it too hard to compare/choose?

[NYAna]

Hi everyone!

Wow, it's over. How sad. :sad1: Well, at least we can start planning the next one.

I had a great time. Thank God I didn't get sick with all the movement, but my friend Yhey was sick like a dog for about two days until a CM offered her one of those sea sickness pills. That helped her so much. She kept taking it every morning until will got off the ship and it worked great.

So I saw akamaleficent about a billion times on board. I hoped that she and her DH were not thinking that I was following them around. ha ha (I wasn't. I promise.) I think I saw you soleilmagie but I wasn't too sure and I was embarrassed to ask.

I too went to the Promenade Lounge at 2:40pm (a tad bit late because we too had gotten to the port later than planned and at that time we were at Topsiders having lunch). I actually split up from my group to go to the meet and waited for a few minutes and then I left. I figured everyone had already met (and I had missed the meet) or that everyone was running late too. Oh well. At least it sounds like everyone had a great time on this cruise.

I am actually still on vacation. I am in Miami visiting my dear mother for a week. So I am not returning to the real world for a few more days. Yippee! :yay:

I will be posting pics soon. I would love to see everyone's pictures too.

[soleilmagie]

I'm taking a break from laundry! I've done three loads since I came back from work and have at least three more to do! :laundy:

I might say I finished unpacking: all the suitcases are empty, but there is stuff all over the place! And I'm not talking about the Christmas decorations I still have to take down!

We missed having people sitting at our table... We first had Don and Wanderson as servers (the first night), then were switched by head server Jeevan (same as our last cruise!) because a party was split up. So we had Svet and Leslie as servers, but we were still at a table for four.

We weren't really sick because of the rocking, but we were not well either. We didn't ask for medication though. Maybe we should have. It was worst when we stayed in our cabin too long. Perhaps because we had an inside cabin. I found it hard not to see outside. You wake up and you can't tell if it's midnight, 3am or 9:30am.

I think I will start writing a trip report before I post everything here. I was hoping to post some pictures tonight, but couldn't go to the mall at lunchtime because there was no power for about two hours today, then a snowstorm. Talk about getting back to reality! :cold:

[soleilmagie]

SurfnTurf, were you on the Butterfly farm and/or Coral World excursions? I just looked at our virtual cruise album and I think I saw your DD... :confused3

[supercalidisgirl]

Hey guys, are you posting reports here or on the official Cruise Reports thread?

[SurfnTurf]

Hello Everyone! I am remiss in posting since our cruise, but wanted to check in. NYAna, I think my dd and I saw you and your dh at the Butterfly Farm but wasn't sure. I felt odd just barging up to you and asking. Maybe if I had had some rum in my punch I would have thrown embarrassment to the wind.:banana: At any rate, except for the sea sickness your friend experienced, it sounds like you too had a great cruise.

Soleilmagie, my dd and I did the early (crack of dawn!) Butterfly Farm and the morning Coral World excursions, so you may have seen us. I have tons of pics that I just today finally downloaded to my computer, so I will try to post them and maybe you and your family are in a few. Glad to hear that you also enjoyed the "mickey boat," as my kids now call it.

Akamaleficent, glad that I ran into you you and your dh a couple of times. Thank god you were dressed in Mickey bride and groom ears (and that you have unmistakeable red hair!) that first day, or I would have missed you. My dh took some pics of you and your hub with the characters at the sail away party---email me at dibock@starpower.net and I will send them to you. They are very cute ;)

We were late at lunch an missed the 2:30 meeting time at the Promenade lounge, so I am sorry I missed meeting everyone. We had a fabulous time and put a deposit down to book for Jan next year, although we may change the dates now. We really want to do a Western cruise next. We will definitely be sailing with DCL again in the future, though (gotta save up some money first ;).

We heard from several other folks that the seas were pretty rough compared to what they had experienced with previous Disney cruises, so hopefully that isn't typical. We were very lucky, though, and didn't really get sick. My dh got queasy on one of the rough days, but took Bonine and it worked like a charm. Miracle of miracles, the kids and I were fine the whole time. We were on deck 2, forward, and didn't feel the ship too badly in our room (not that we were in our room much ;) I will try to put together a real trip report and post it on that section of the board.

Is anyone else planning to go againb :woohoo:

[soleilmagie]

Soleilmagie, my dd and I did the early (crack of dawn!) Butterfly Farm and the morning Coral World excursions, so you may have seen us. I have tons of pics that I just today finally downloaded to my computer, so I will try to post them and maybe you and your family are in a few. Glad to hear that you also enjoyed the "mickey boat," as my kids now call it.

We were on both, morning excursions also. I checked my pictures from the excursions, but we can't see anyone on them but my family or the animals. Can't wait to see your pictures!

On another topic, I forgot to mention we got an upgrade at the All Star Music on the 13th : we got one of the new family suites! :cool1:
It was great! It is two rooms transformed into one, but you still have the two bathrooms. On one side is a living room with a sofabed, an armchair-bed and an ottoman-bed. On the other side is a bedroom with a queen bed and a kitchenette with microwave, a sink and a small refrigerator. There is a tv on each side. There are new furniture, bedspreads, curtains, shower curtain, tiles, carpet, etc. And no outdated wallpaper. All the rooms should be renovated in a similar way.

[tinkerbellmom1]

Is anyone else planning to go againb :woohoo:

We put our names on a waiting list for Fall of '08. We will definitely do a DCL trip again! All of us loved it! But I have to pay for all that art that we bought onboard the ship :scared1: !

[supercalidisgirl]

Hi gang...I posted a report called "Late but Worth the Wait" on Trip Reports on the forum. Only Day #1 is posted so far...check it out!