Bringing Home the Magic - Part 2 - 8/18/07 - 9/01/07- list of cruisers on page 1

[DenverVal]

I am curious to know how the kids' meet on the first sea day went. Was it well attended? Did the kids have fun? Was there actually ice cream? I hear that they replaced Scoops with something else?

 

[disneyauntieX11]

I am curious to know how the kids' meet on the first sea day went. Was it well attended? Did the kids have fun? Was there actually ice cream? I hear that they replaced Scoops with something else?

I think it went well. My niece met allot of new friends and we only saw her at dinner. A group of them would either go to Lumerres at Luch time and order Shirley Temples and have lunch there or Parrot Cay.

They even had had action pictures taken.

I went to the Lady's Brunch that day! I met some great people.

I manged to gain 10 lbs and I didn't think the food was that great! Get to go to my Weight Watchers Meeting tomorrow night. Took all the material with me but didn't track. I normally don't eat dessert but ate it 3 to four times a day and had ice cream.

I did enjoy the Mickey Bar on the last night!

gail

 

[bellelinus]

I hope you guys can help , I have a portfolio that I keep of as many pictures of me as Captain Jack as possible , It helps like whne the Cancer society and others that want to promote me with something they have coming up , anyway if you have any pictures of me dressed up on Pirate night could you please post those here or send them to my email ... Cbrniner@aol.com Thank you all in advance and I hope I was able to share a little of my obsession with CJS with you ..LOL

Todd, once I get my act together (if ever . . .) I will send you copies of the pictures with me and with my girls on Pirate night . . . they loved realizing they "knew" vicariously the real Captain Jack!

 

[got2travel]

Just a quick check in as I am not feeling well at all today. Is anyone else sick? All weekend I thought it was just jetlag but today I am really in pain and nasueas (sp). Not sure if I caught something on the ship or the airplane home.

Pirate night photo - I went out from dinner at 7:30 and looked around the atrium. I did not see anyone out there, except a few people waiting for Goofy to come back (at least I think it was him). I did not see any DIS people, at least not any that I recognized. Sorry about that. I really wanted to particpate in that picture.

Fish gifts, I started out following my list, but then I just started dropping things in every FE I found.

Gaining weight, I gained 6 lbs and have lost them already. One positive outcome from coming home sick I guess. I don't think I've eaten as much food in the 3 days I've been home as I did in one day on the cruise.

Brunch and Tea were great. Thanks Chris. And many thanks to PJ (Palo's manager) for working things out for us.

Gotta take some meds and get some rest. I'll be back later with some pics.

 

[bellelinus]

Just a quick check in as I am not feeling well at all today. Is anyone else sick? All weekend I thought it was just jetlag but today I am really in pain and nasueas (sp). Not sure if I caught something on the ship or the airplane home.

Pirate night photo - I went out from dinner at 7:30 and looked around the atrium. I did not see anyone out there, except a few people waiting for Goofy to come back (at least I think it was him). I did not see any DIS people, at least not any that I recognized. Sorry about that. I really wanted to particpate in that picture.

Fish gifts, I started out following my list, but then I just started dropping things in every FE I found.

Gaining weight, I gained 6 lbs and have lost them already. One positive outcome from coming home sick I guess. I don't think I've eaten as much food in the 3 days I've been home as I did in one day on the cruise.

Brunch and Tea were great. Thanks Chris. And many thanks to PJ (Palo's manager) for working things out for us.

Gotta take some meds and get some rest. I'll be back later with some pics.

Get well soon, Monica It was great finally meeting you on this repo before we head to next year's repo!

 

[PlutoAddict517]

I'd like to say hello and thank you to Lori and Steve for making our cruise extra special. They were kind enough to put a few of their magnetic door signs onto our stateroom door so we felt welcomed. Lori told us about this site and I was finally able to locate this part of your website. I can't believe how organised this group is. Lori if you read this, hello from Carol and Ed.

 

[rikimuk]

I, for one, had a marvelous time. We met a couple who have posted on the DIS, and I really look forward to cruising and dining with them again!

We also delivered Fish Extender gifts on the day of the Pirate Deck party. I hope I got everybody from the list, but as people changed rooms, it was too confusing for my little brain to keep track. In the end, I put a gift in every fish extender I could find and hope I didn't miss anybody. We gave out a glo- bracelet and a magnet.

I noticed one day that a gift was delivered to our Fish Extender, but I left it there for Buddy to find as he really enjoys patting down the extender each time we are at the door. When we opened the door later, it was gone. Don't know if it was stolen or not intended for us and taken back as it did say something about Ship of Fools on it.

I thought the number of FE gifts was fine. People were coming from Europe and suitcase space was limited.

I would like to thank the committee for our FISH EXTENDER Award for most adorable. Buddy really like Eeyore, so when I saw the craft panels on sale, I knew I could use one to fashion something he would like.

I can't say I experienced any down-right rudeness, but I did notice many children who were not properly supervised. They were congregating on stairways, running onto elevators before people could exit, opening doors that they should not have been, and running around during the shows to grab confetti, bubbles and such, not realizing that they were interefering with other people's enjoyment. While it did not spoil my vacation, I did notice it.

I can't believe we had such good weather and a smooth crossing! We had a wonderful server (Leo from India), great food, perfect companions at the dining table and plenty of time to relax as we wished. I look forward to our next cruise.

Thanks to my fellow DISSERs who posted on this thread to help with information and organize events. You made this trip easier for Buddy and I, and we would not have had as much fun without you.

Well, it's back to the laundry. One bottle of Spanish Sherry only made it as far as the Orlando airport before it broke. While the smell of my clothing brings back wonderful memories of my tour of the bodega, I'm afraid that others will think I have a drinkng problem!

I personnally found the number of kids running around the halls at all hours annoying if Im honest. At 1 or 2 in the morning surely young kids should be in bed? Thats my rant.

The pirate picture was disappointing (because of the number who turned up not the photo itself) but it still looks cute so Ill post it up here later. Thanks again Dianna (Sorry if I spelt it wrong) for arranging it and it was nice to meet you again.

We didnt socialise as much with the Dis people this time as on the previous cruise so I think that is why it was different and I did hear of some issues with the Other Board but I wasnt present at any of them.

Lindsay

 

[rikimuk]

Hey everybody - its me again- just have to say that although I have been curious as to find out how many lbs I gained some of my pants are lose still so until I officially get home - I am still on vacation and therefore not scale!

As for kids misbehaving - did anyone see the teenagers (old enough to know better) doing the surfing bit on deck 10 on POC DMC on the Ariel Vision? I was watching some 16-17 yo male teenager surf he managed to surf the deck about 3 times before he crashed into some waste basket that happened to jump into his way. While I was not happy to see him hurt some little peace of me wanted to know where the parents of these kids were. I was just about to call someone when apparently someone else did because they scattered like the wind.

Also, I noticed that they kids were constantly pushing the buttons. LOL someone managed to catch one of the kids pushing all the buttons and played with their minds a bit. They stopped.

I have a confession to make - I walked up at the last minute to the picture too late to get in it but did manage to snap a picture of it. So if anyone forgot to buy one - I can post it if you'd like. It actually looked really cute. It was small but not that small and everyone looked fantastic. All in all, a good size picture and you can see everyone rather well.

We are just about to leave for some activity but I can post it later if anyone is interested?????

Also, I would like to add my thanks to all those that handled activities for us, the room tours were fantastic and thank you all who opened their home away from home for us to enjoy. Chris, thank you for all your effort - will talk to you later. DizzyDAnn - thank you for the picture effort - you must have gone to heck to get that organized - thank you one and all! You are all definitely !

Yes please if you could post it that would be cool. I know DizzyDAnn didnt manage to get one.

Lindsay

 

[bellelinus]

Yes please if you could post it that would be cool. I know DizzyDAnn didnt manage to get one.

Lindsay

Lindsay or Laura (or both!), yes, please do post the pirate night picture if you get the chance . . . I totally forgot to check it out on the last day but we were in it.

Thanks in advance!

 

[eeyorelvr10]

OK as promised - here is the first one - more to come later but DH is clamoring for breakfast so I have only time for one.

Small but clear and cute! Congrats all that attended. You DIS are the best!!!

I apologize for the smallness but you can cut and crop at your own if you like. Or if you would like a copy - PM me and I can send it to you via an attachment. I usually shot at a higher end MP so you can enlarge w/o losing much clarity.

Hope you all like it!

 

[eeyorelvr10]

OK time for one more - Julie - you should have seen the expression on your DD's face. It lit up the room. glad I could be there to snap it!

and the other one!

 

[eeyorelvr10]

No words for this one! Always in character!!! Or should I say A character???

 

[bellelinus]

OK time for one more - Julie - you should have seen the expression on your DD's face. It lit up the room. glad I could be there to snap it!

and the other one!

Thank you so much, Laura!!!!!!

 

[Grandma x3]

Hi Gang,
I'm back in So. CA - having cruise wthdrawals!! 2+ weeks went by too fast for me!!
Loved meetng so many DIS'ers!!
Laura - pirate night was my one & only late night - we were definately having fun!!
If any of the pics I took came out - I'll post some.

Cheers!!

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Hi Gang,
I'm back in So. CA - having cruise wthdrawals!! 2+ weeks went by too fast for me!!
Loved meetng so many DIS'ers!!
Laura - pirate night was my one & only late night - we were definately having fun!!
If any of the pics I took came out - I'll post some.

Cheers!!

Hi Chris!

That was fun. Believe it or not that was my one night of party the other 2 times I went up was for POC COTBP & DMC. Missed AWE on Jumbo Tron. Right after Mickey came I left too. I started to yawn! It was fun though.

OK - I too am having withdrawals that I'm trying to see if I can corral a friend and his wife to do a trip in Jan for her bday.

Thanks once again for organizing the brunch - I had fun!

Talk to you later - just found out DD has a scrimmage in volleyball which I am totally unprepared for - later all!

 

[got2travel]

You didn't miss AWE on the Ariel View. It wasn't shown. Todd found out that they didn't have it in the right format to show, that's why they showed it in the Walt and several times in the Buena Vista.

 

[eeyorelvr10]

You didn't miss AWE on the Ariel View. It wasn't shown. Todd found out that they didn't have it in the right format to show, that's why they showed it in the Walt and several times in the Buena Vista.

Well that answers that question. I thought they didn't want to cause a riot! Hey TD - Megan (my oldest DD) was totally jealous when she saw your costume. Said she had lots to do if she wanted to be original. LOL - she is considering applying for seasonal work at the Halloween store here in Norwalk - its huge and her BFF said that they constantly need workers and they pay buckoo $$ for seasonal. I am "encouraging" her not to work full time and concentrate on her school. 2 semesters to go before she transfers back to a University. Oh well, such is life.

brb

 

[toxiktoast]

Welcome home everyone! I had a wonderful time on our journey. I wanted to thank everyone who left us some goodies in our bright orange fish. It was supposed to look like he was going to eat the fish, but I don't think the idea was properly executed. Our cabin host figured it out on the third day!

We gave out the flashing cruise ship magnets on the second day and some animal stickers toward the end. I didn't know if we were supposed to say who the goodies were from, so we didn't put anything on it. I did leave a little note on a few wipey boards though. There should have been one magnet for each person in the party who had a FE. A few rooms that said they wre going to have a FE didn't, so I stuck the magnets to the door. I hope I didn't miss anybody or send them to the wrong place.

I stupidly forgot to print out the navigator, and didn't notice until after we left. I only printed out a list of people with FE's. I thought the room tour was supposed to be on the first sea day and I went to the first room that was listed on the nice treasure map that was sent to the room, but nobody was there. I figured I had the time wrong and didn't have a navigator to check, so I left. I see that it was actually on the second sea day, so I want to apologize for not attending. I hope I didn't cause any trouble.

I didn't dress up for pirate night, so I didn't come for the picture. I did see "Captain Todd and Melissa Swan" and you guys looked fabulous! I was so jealous of everyone's pirate outfits that I went and bought the pirate mickey ears and hoop earring, but it just wasn't the same.

We spent three nights at the Caribbean Beach and got to check out Disney Quest (it was OK to spend a few hours there, but not sure if it's worth the price) and Pleasure Island (TOTALLY dead and a huge disappointment compared to what it used to be - no more midnight count-down and fireworks). We didn't get to Blizzard Beach because we were still burnt pretty badly from Castaway Cay. Maybe next time.

The entire time went by too quickly and I'm sad to be home, but we had a wonderful time and are looking forward to our next trip.

 

[BUDDY]

I'm sorry if I bug anybody by this and let me start off by saying that I am in awe of the efffort and results of the costumes, BUT, Todd to publish this many pics, could it be that you are a little toooooooooooooooo much into yourself?

 

[ejw]

Just a quick check in as I am not feeling well at all today. Is anyone else sick? All weekend I thought it was just jetlag but today I am really in pain and nasueas (sp). Not sure if I caught something on the ship or the airplane home.

Pirate night photo - I went out from dinner at 7:30 and looked around the atrium. I did not see anyone out there, except a few people waiting for Goofy to come back (at least I think it was him). I did not see any DIS people, at least not any that I recognized. Sorry about that. I really wanted to particpate in that picture.

Fish gifts, I started out following my list, but then I just started dropping things in every FE I found.

Gaining weight, I gained 6 lbs and have lost them already. One positive outcome from coming home sick I guess. I don't think I've eaten as much food in the 3 days I've been home as I did in one day on the cruise.

Brunch and Tea were great. Thanks Chris. And many thanks to PJ (Palo's manager) for working things out for us.

Gotta take some meds and get some rest. I'll be back later with some pics.

Hi Monica,

sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I hope you get better soon.

ellen