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Pinkocto · 01-10-2013, 01:41 PM

All this beautiful jewelry I love it! Congrats on winning. You can always give it as a gift if you don't think you'll wear it.

How sad it is the last evening. I'm glad you had another one booked to soften the leaving process.

franandaj · 01-10-2013, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

Alison!! Congratulations on Lucky 13th!

And anytime you want to ship that necklace over to me, do so. I'm more than happy to wear it!

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Originally Posted by dgbg100106

Congrats on winning.... That is awesome.

Also congrats on booking the next cruise, that is going to be a great cruise.

The food again looks very good, plus it is lunch time here.

I hope it's a great cruise, I'm already looking into various angles.

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Originally Posted by Pinkocto

All this beautiful jewelry I love it! Congrats on winning. You can always give it as a gift if you don't think you'll wear it.

How sad it is the last evening. I'm glad you had another one booked to soften the leaving process.

I'm already looking very forward to it!

ACDSNY · 01-10-2013, 10:58 PM

I'm finally caught up! Congrats on your winning the necklace, you came home with quite a few nice pieces from the cruise.

franandaj · 01-10-2013, 11:05 PM

We had to set our clocks back that night, which was kind of nice that we got an extra hour of sleep. The water was so choppy that I had a hard time sleeping. We are used to keeping the TV on while we sleep so it was nice to have some familiar features to sleep to. I remember in the middle of the night hearing the end of the Little Mermaid and then listening to the Lion King. It had been a long time since I had seen it or the musical so I forgot how sad the beginning was. I slept through a lot of the middle but was awake at the end. Something else came on that channel so I clicked around and found Fantasia on another channel. The end of the movie was playing as we crept into the Harbor at San Pedro. I didn’t remember that the Rite of Spring went directly into Schubert’s Ave Maria and that’s how they “made up” for Stravinsky. I love the early 20th century composers so I would have loved an entire film of Bartok, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and others as long as Schoenberg wasn’t included (no 12 tone for this gal), but my music geekdom shows through. But I digress….I’m just dragging this out so I don’t have to write about disembarkation!

We got up and dressed, packed up our final things into our carry on bags and headed out of the room. We were supposed to be clear by 8:30, but we were at least ½ an hour if not more before that. Our Concierge had tried to give us luggage tags that would have got us off the ship sooner, but in all honesty, I knew that we were fine with the tags that we had. Your final breakfast is in the location where you had dinner the previous night so we were back at Animator’s Palate.

Unfortunately our server Ridwan was scheduled to go home on vacation that day and couldn’t stick around since we were in the second seating for breakfast. The departure menu was pretty nice. I stayed away from the eggs thinking that they would be mass prepared, but evidently they were cooking things like poached eggs and eggs over easy practically to order. I’ll have to remember that next time.

I got waffles with bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee.

She got pancakes with bacon, sausage, orange juice and Diet Coke.

Rather than linger, once we were full and heard our red Mickey tags called, we decided to head for the exit. The line to get off the ship was HUGE and stretched almost back to the Promenade Lounge, but this was nothing in comparison to the lines into the Customs office. Fran waited patiently for the line to move.

Sadly this was the only time I ever saw this.

As we waited in the line for Customs we rehearsed our story. I had carefully packed the jewelry boxes in the suitcases (empty) and then incorporated the individual necklaces into my carry ons so as not to look like they were newly purchased. US Citizens are only allowed to bring back $800 worth of merchandise duty free, and I always get panicky about this kind of stuff. Turns out the only thing that the customs agent was concerned if we bought was Cuban Cigars!

As soon as we came down the elevator to the baggage floor there was a porter waiting with a big cart. They must know that people who have to take the elevator need a lot of assistance! Fran led him to the room where our luggage was stored and I found all of our bags pretty quickly.

I had parked the car and she waited with the guy curbside while I went to fetch the car. The bags were in the car and we were back on the Vincent Thomas bridge before 10:30AM. I almost guessed that we would be home by 11AM but I was a little more cautious by stating 11:30. It was probably 11:15 when we came through the door to find all the towers of packages, our pissed off kitties and real life coming back to haunt us!

As I unpacked (all in the day we got back thanks to my cleaning lady and #1 assistant Darcy), I found our bag and bling from DVC. I remembered that I never showed any pictures. I didn’t get one of the hat, but I’ll leave you with this picture of my cutie Velcro showing off the DVC bag.

It was a fabulous time! Thanks for coming along with me on this journey! We loved every meal at Palo (and everywhere else for that matter, even in our room!). We did a lot of shopping, but let’s face it we do a lot of shopping wherever we go!

There will be another TR and I’ll be back to let you know where and when that comes to be. For now it’s time for me to wrap up my Destination D TR (link is in my signature if you like Disney animation Trivia and secrets) and get started on packing for my upcoming WDW trip!

Thanks again everyone!

ACDSNY · 01-10-2013, 11:13 PM

I'm beyond happy that the two of you enjoyed your cruise. I was so worried you might have to cancel and I would have been heart broken for the two of you. I hope you enjoy your next one too.

Linda67 · 01-10-2013, 11:27 PM

Yay for winning the necklace - I think it's really pretty

I can't believe that your TR is coming to an end, it's been great to read along

rndmr2 · 01-10-2013, 11:48 PM

Great TR, so sorry to see it come to an end. That's great that you won the Amber necklace prize, it is really pretty! One thing I love about close to home ports- you are home so quickly and that last travel day is so much less of a headache. I used to live in Philadelphia and did 2 Bermuda cruises that left from there (in 1996 and 1998) and it was so neat to just get in the car and drive home. Looking forward to your next TR!

QuiltTeddy · 01-11-2013, 07:24 AM

Great TR. Thanks for sharing everything. Congrats on the win!

dgbg100106 · 01-11-2013, 07:46 AM

Alison, thanks for a great TR and so happy you get to go all over again.

I look forward to your updates on the Destination D so see you over there...

Thanks again for all the fun.

dolphingirl47 · 01-11-2013, 08:38 AM

I really enjoyed your trip report. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on winning the Amber necklace. I really love it. It looks both delicate and unusual.

Corinna

Leshaface · 01-11-2013, 11:10 AM

How did you feel after the tequila tasting? I remember feeling pretty good afterwards

All the jewelry you bought is gorgeous! Even the necklace you won is so pretty!

Your right! Your server does look super happy to be bringing in the scooter!

Aw, I can't believe your TR is already done. But I'm so glad you enjoyed the cruise!

HermanTriplets+1 · 01-11-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by franandaj

. I didn’t get one of the hat, but I’ll leave you with this picture of my cutie Velcro showing off the DVC bag.

That is a cutie! Were your furbabies

still talking to you when you guys returned? I find it really stressful to leave our 2 when we travel! I mean, they're cats, how can they understand that we will come home? That's the only reason I find to be happy that we don't have a ticker right now

!

PrincessInOz · 01-11-2013, 03:01 PM

Thanks for sharing. I've really enjoyed living vicariously on this Cruise. It's the closest way of me actually getting on a cruise....without a heap of dramamine!

The food and the ship looked amazing. Glad you had a Wonder holiday.

Here's to the next!

Pinkocto · 01-12-2013, 07:25 AM

Thanks for sharing your adventure, that was wonderful!

java · 01-12-2013, 02:02 PM

Loved reading your trip report. You kept me company during my nights up with bronchitis. Looking forward to the next one!

01-10-2013, 01:41 PM	#421
Pinkocto In love with all things Disney. Happily joined DVC 01/11. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MD Posts: 4,203	All this beautiful jewelry I love it! Congrats on winning. You can always give it as a gift if you don't think you'll wear it. How sad it is the last evening. I'm glad you had another one booked to soften the leaving process. __________________ -Pam First Trip - BC '89, CSR '98, Pop '07, Music '08, AKL CL 1/11, SSR 12/11, 5N Dream Cruise & AKV 3/12, AKV CL 9/12 , OKW 12/12, 4N Wonder Cruise 1/13, 7N Fantasy Cruise & AKV CL 3/13

01-10-2013, 10:58 PM	#423
ACDSNY ACDSNY Boo Boo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 8,062	I'm finally caught up! Congrats on your winning the necklace, you came home with quite a few nice pieces from the cruise. __________________ Disneyland - Too many to count! Last DL trip: May 2013 WDW - Nov 2011, Nov 2009, May 2007, Oct 2006, July 2006, Oct 2005, Oct 2003, Oct 2000 DCL - Mar 2012 Wonder MR, Nov 2011 Dream B2B, Jan 2011 Wonder Panama Canal, Nov 2009 Wonder Princess - Pacific Coast May 2006, Alaska Sep 2004, Mar 1999 Australia/New Zealand Big Island - May 2013 Kauai - Jan & Dec 2012, Feb 2010, Oct 2008 Maui - Jan & Nov 2012 Oahu Aulani - Jan & Dec 2012

01-10-2013, 11:05 PM	#424
franandaj Saxy Boo Boo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA, VWL, BCV, SSR & VGC Posts: 18,054	Final Update We had to set our clocks back that night, which was kind of nice that we got an extra hour of sleep. The water was so choppy that I had a hard time sleeping. We are used to keeping the TV on while we sleep so it was nice to have some familiar features to sleep to. I remember in the middle of the night hearing the end of the Little Mermaid and then listening to the Lion King. It had been a long time since I had seen it or the musical so I forgot how sad the beginning was. I slept through a lot of the middle but was awake at the end. Something else came on that channel so I clicked around and found Fantasia on another channel. The end of the movie was playing as we crept into the Harbor at San Pedro. I didn’t remember that the Rite of Spring went directly into Schubert’s Ave Maria and that’s how they “made up” for Stravinsky. I love the early 20th century composers so I would have loved an entire film of Bartok, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and others as long as Schoenberg wasn’t included (no 12 tone for this gal), but my music geekdom shows through. But I digress….I’m just dragging this out so I don’t have to write about disembarkation! We got up and dressed, packed up our final things into our carry on bags and headed out of the room. We were supposed to be clear by 8:30, but we were at least ½ an hour if not more before that. Our Concierge had tried to give us luggage tags that would have got us off the ship sooner, but in all honesty, I knew that we were fine with the tags that we had. Your final breakfast is in the location where you had dinner the previous night so we were back at Animator’s Palate. Unfortunately our server Ridwan was scheduled to go home on vacation that day and couldn’t stick around since we were in the second seating for breakfast. The departure menu was pretty nice. I stayed away from the eggs thinking that they would be mass prepared, but evidently they were cooking things like poached eggs and eggs over easy practically to order. I’ll have to remember that next time. I got waffles with bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee. She got pancakes with bacon, sausage, orange juice and Diet Coke. Rather than linger, once we were full and heard our red Mickey tags called, we decided to head for the exit. The line to get off the ship was HUGE and stretched almost back to the Promenade Lounge, but this was nothing in comparison to the lines into the Customs office. Fran waited patiently for the line to move. Sadly this was the only time I ever saw this. As we waited in the line for Customs we rehearsed our story. I had carefully packed the jewelry boxes in the suitcases (empty) and then incorporated the individual necklaces into my carry ons so as not to look like they were newly purchased. US Citizens are only allowed to bring back $800 worth of merchandise duty free, and I always get panicky about this kind of stuff. Turns out the only thing that the customs agent was concerned if we bought was Cuban Cigars! As soon as we came down the elevator to the baggage floor there was a porter waiting with a big cart. They must know that people who have to take the elevator need a lot of assistance! Fran led him to the room where our luggage was stored and I found all of our bags pretty quickly. I had parked the car and she waited with the guy curbside while I went to fetch the car. The bags were in the car and we were back on the Vincent Thomas bridge before 10:30AM. I almost guessed that we would be home by 11AM but I was a little more cautious by stating 11:30. It was probably 11:15 when we came through the door to find all the towers of packages, our pissed off kitties and real life coming back to haunt us! As I unpacked (all in the day we got back thanks to my cleaning lady and #1 assistant Darcy), I found our bag and bling from DVC. I remembered that I never showed any pictures. I didn’t get one of the hat, but I’ll leave you with this picture of my cutie Velcro showing off the DVC bag. It was a fabulous time! Thanks for coming along with me on this journey! We loved every meal at Palo (and everywhere else for that matter, even in our room!). We did a lot of shopping, but let’s face it we do a lot of shopping wherever we go! There will be another TR and I’ll be back to let you know where and when that comes to be. For now it’s time for me to wrap up my Destination D TR (link is in my signature if you like Disney animation Trivia and secrets) and get started on packing for my upcoming WDW trip! Thanks again everyone! __________________ Alison ~~~~ We need a little Magic... \| TR - Pinch me... \| Destination D-75 TR \|It'll be a WONDER ... \| Cheating on Mickey w/ Harry, PTR \| D23 D40 WDW in Detail \| DCA F&W Review \| Jan 2010 DR Visits 2013: VWL, BCV, DCL, AKL, BLT, VGC, 2012: VGC, DCL, 2011: VGC, BLT, OKW 2010: THV, AKV, VGC, 2009: BWV 2008: SSR, 2007: AKL & GF, 2001: AKL, BC & DCL 1997: DXL & WL 1993: GF, DL Too many to count since 1973!

01-10-2013, 11:13 PM	#425
ACDSNY ACDSNY Boo Boo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 8,062	I'm beyond happy that the two of you enjoyed your cruise. I was so worried you might have to cancel and I would have been heart broken for the two of you. I hope you enjoy your next one too. __________________ Disneyland - Too many to count! Last DL trip: May 2013 WDW - Nov 2011, Nov 2009, May 2007, Oct 2006, July 2006, Oct 2005, Oct 2003, Oct 2000 DCL - Mar 2012 Wonder MR, Nov 2011 Dream B2B, Jan 2011 Wonder Panama Canal, Nov 2009 Wonder Princess - Pacific Coast May 2006, Alaska Sep 2004, Mar 1999 Australia/New Zealand Big Island - May 2013 Kauai - Jan & Dec 2012, Feb 2010, Oct 2008 Maui - Jan & Nov 2012 Oahu Aulani - Jan & Dec 2012

01-10-2013, 11:27 PM	#426
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01-10-2013, 11:48 PM	#427
rndmr2 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western NY Posts: 1,340	Great TR, so sorry to see it come to an end. That's great that you won the Amber necklace prize, it is really pretty! One thing I love about close to home ports- you are home so quickly and that last travel day is so much less of a headache. I used to live in Philadelphia and did 2 Bermuda cruises that left from there (in 1996 and 1998) and it was so neat to just get in the car and drive home. Looking forward to your next TR! __________________ Me (39) DH (36) May 2010 TR May 2011 PTR May 2011 TR 8/1985--Days Inn Sand Lake Rd, 8/1987-- Wilson World, 12/1987-- Contemporary, 8/1989-- Caribbean Beach, 12/1989-- Port Orleans (now POFQ), 7/1990-- Caribbean Beach, 6/1991-- Carribbean Beach (Senior Week!), 8/1992-- Port Orleans (Now POFQ), 9/1995--All Star Music, August 1998-- Dixie Landings -Alligator Bayou (now PO Riverside), 7/1999-- All Star Movies, 11/2004-- Pop Century, 5/2010 POR Magnolia Bend, 5/2011 Saratoga Springs Resort

01-11-2013, 07:24 AM	#428
QuiltTeddy DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Too Far From Disney Posts: 1,592	Great TR. Thanks for sharing everything. Congrats on the win! __________________ WDW Honeymoon - 1981 WDW - 1999 & Joined DVC BWV - December, 2000 & December, 2005 WDW/Magic - Eastern - 2002 WDW/Magic - Western - 2003 25th Anniv. Cruise to Alaska on HAL- 2006 30th Anniv. Cruise to MR- Wonder - 04-03-11 Dream Cruise 03-22-12 Magic Southern Carribean 09-20-14

01-11-2013, 07:46 AM	#429
dgbg100106 Brandi Boo Boo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 38,315	Alison, thanks for a great TR and so happy you get to go all over again. I look forward to your updates on the Destination D so see you over there... Thanks again for all the fun. __________________ Brandi & David Thanks Lulu's Mom 73 Cont, 74 Poly, 91 Swan, 02 CBR, 05 BWV, 09 Jambo House AKL (F&WF), 10 Jambo House AKL (F&WF), 11 BWV, 11 BCV (F&WF) 2013 Cruising adventures 3rd times a Charm, F&WF2011 Celebrating Graduations at the world2010 F&WF, AKV with Sunrise Safari and 7 nights on Cruise

01-11-2013, 08:38 AM	#430
dolphingirl47 I will post my goodies once I am back I have always been too worried to use the pillowcase Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 24,417	I really enjoyed your trip report. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on winning the Amber necklace. I really love it. It looks both delicate and unusual. Corinna __________________ Two Trips to Paradise Staying at Mouse House Central Cheating on the Mouse Boats Of Mice, Dolphins and Other Wildlife Sun, Sea, Sand and Camels Magical Mystery Tour Transatlantic Adventures East Meets West Pirates, Princesses and Pumpkins Taking Stitch to Hawaii and NOT Leaving Him There Christmas Has Come Early

01-11-2013, 11:10 AM	#431
Leshaface DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central, CA Posts: 3,697	How did you feel after the tequila tasting? I remember feeling pretty good afterwards All the jewelry you bought is gorgeous! Even the necklace you won is so pretty! Your right! Your server does look super happy to be bringing in the scooter! Aw, I can't believe your TR is already done. But I'm so glad you enjoyed the cruise! __________________ DLR: Yearly trips from 1991-2006, AP holder Jan 06 (monthly trips thru May 2008), Nov 08 DLH-Dreams, Jan 09 GCH, June 09 DLH-Magic, June 09 Desert Inn, Oct 09 Tropicana, Mar 10 GCH, May 10 Castle Inn, Nov 10 GCH, Mar 11 DLH, Nov 11 GCH, Mar 12 PPH, Apr 12 PPH, July 12 PPH, Nov 12 DLH WDW : June 2-8, 2008 - Pop Century, January 20-28, 2010 - CSR, Dec 8-15 AKV/BWV DCL: Dream June 2011, Wonder Dec 2011 Our First WDW Trip as Parents - December 2012 Mexican Riviera Cruise with WONDERful Souvenir in the Works!Dream CAME True! June 21-26, 2011 TR w/LOTS of pics! Food, Fun, and Frivolity: 8 Funtabulous days with pics! Ugh, what were we thinking?! 9 days Deluxe Dining with pics! The Crow's fly to Disneyworld! Jan 20-28, 2010 Pre-TR with Pics! DLR - The Proposal, Bouncers, and a Celebrity!~PICS! June 3-6

01-11-2013, 03:01 PM	#433
PrincessInOz New Year PiO Boo Boo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 64,534	Thanks for sharing. I've really enjoyed living vicariously on this Cruise. It's the closest way of me actually getting on a cruise....without a heap of dramamine! The food and the ship looked amazing. Glad you had a Wonder holiday. Here's to the next! __________________ Disneyland - Dec 1986, May 1990, Dec 1997, Aug 2003, Jun 2005, Jul 2007 TR, Nov 2008, Jan 2011 and Nov 2012 Another Mad Dash TR Walt Disney World - Jun 2005, May 2010 (POR, BCV) PTR \|\| TR, Oct 2010 (CSR) PTR \|\| TR, Oct 2013 Anyone Game? PTR In Progress Hong Kong Disneyland - Mar/Apr 2012 TR

01-12-2013, 07:25 AM	#434
Pinkocto In love with all things Disney. Happily joined DVC 01/11. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MD Posts: 4,203	Thanks for sharing your adventure, that was wonderful! __________________ -Pam First Trip - BC '89, CSR '98, Pop '07, Music '08, AKL CL 1/11, SSR 12/11, 5N Dream Cruise & AKV 3/12, AKV CL 9/12 , OKW 12/12, 4N Wonder Cruise 1/13, 7N Fantasy Cruise & AKV CL 3/13

01-12-2013, 02:02 PM	#435
java I am embracing the Turkey Butt We have the mentally insane lab and the incredibly flatulent Bulldog I'm the mean wife Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 19,368	Loved reading your trip report. You kept me company during my nights up with bronchitis. Looking forward to the next one!

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