Hi everyone! Catching up on the DISBoard news today - sorry to read about butler3 not being able to join us - hope you guys heal up quick and travel insurance helps you adjust to another adventure!
To all the teachers onboard, congratulations on making it another year. I am the DD of a public school teacher of 30 yrs+ and now mom to two boys in public schools - who finished up yesterday with A's and B's on their report cards and happy to have a few days to chill at home before "chilling" in "chilly" Alaska - although the 100-degree days we've been getting in north Florida this week make us long for the chilly days of Vancouver and Alaska!
Working on finishing up our FE gifts today. Someone asked about labeling them as to who they are from - we usually do, but it's not necessary. We usually print out on blank address labels something like Happy Sailin' from NZDisneyMom.
I had some peel and stick "Hello My Name is..." name tags I was going to bring but it sounds like someone else is taking care of name tags for the Meet, so I'm taking them out of my packing box.
I finally got the last of the clothes needed for the trip (I hope!) - a couple more pairs of pants for the boys. If you see boys wearing pants that are "high waters", they "might" belong to me if I miscalculated in how much to pack.
I haven't read what the CC gift is, but the one we got on the Baltic last year was an across the shoulder day bag that was AWESOME - very roomy and easy to carry. I used it the entire trip plus now whenever we go to WDW, I take it. We are bringing ponchos with us - actually they are ones that
DCL gave us on the Baltic when we went to Oslo and it was rainy that day - they were left in our stateroom. I had wondered whether DCL would do that for Alaska or not but somehow I think they probably won't - should check trip reports for previous sailings to find out.
We are bringing some shorts and some long pants / jeans and a couple of long sleeved shirts and short-sleeves. Jackets, too, although the boys don't have anything water-proof/resistant so I will likely buy something for them in Vancouver - I figure better selection there than what I could try to find here, plus then we don't have to "pack" it until time to come home.
We are getting our Vancouver days figured out. So far our plans are on Saturday to rest and then go to the Cupcakes shop, then over to Gastown to eat dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory, then back to crash at the hotel. Sunday we will do either the Trolley or the Big Bus (probably the Trolley) for sight seeing and then the Meet at the Fairmont Pacific Rim lobby at 7:30. On Monday we'll be sight seeing with our friends Sandy and David (who I think will come to the Tuesday DIS meet - I wish she'd gotten onboard the DIS - she kept saying she'd try to do it), and then late Monday afternoon, we're going to meet some friends who live in North Vancouver by taking the SeaBus over to Lonsdale Quay and hanging out with them for a bit before heading back to the hotel for the Monday night 7:30 pm Meet at the Fairmont Pacific Rim lobby. Thanks to all who have let me know they'll be there. I'll keep an eye out for ya.
Today we're getting haircuts for the guys and gathering up all the non-clothes items that can be put into the packing box, finalizing the packing list, and doing things like stopping the mail. I called the bank and credit card companies yesterday to put travel alerts on our accounts.
Can't believe that this time next week, we'll be on our way! We are so looking forward to meeting all of you and enjoying this Alaskan adventure.
Oh - a coworker came back this week from an Alaskan cruise on Princess. He said he saw the Wonder in Juneau!
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} to have a cruise to look forward to.
. The down side is they start back early August
