CatDenver
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2013
Welcome to my pre-trip report on my October DCL cruise or as I like to call it the Yours, Mine, and Ours HalloWonder Mystery Tour. Its my first cruise! There are still 200 days to go, but whos counting
.ME! Having read every post on this board, or at least it feels like it, I figured I could kill time writing my pre-trip report.
Side note: A sure sign I have spent waaaay too much time on the DIS DCL board is that I can now answer questions about DCL cruises without having actually been on one!
First an introduction to my own cast members starting with me. Im Catherine, the chief vacation planner for our family. My husband, BJ tried to share the title with me by planning our trip to Lima, Ohio to visit family but when he booked us in a Comfort Inn which made the Bates Motel look like a 5 star resort and was located next to a truck stop and a railroad track, I fired him as a planner. He admits that the research I do has resulted in some great vacations so hes never again asked to help. Trip planning is one of my many joys and I love when theres one to be planned. With each trip, I try to outdo the previous one! My regular day job is with a technology company thats headquartered in the Bay area but a good number of the employees, including me, work from home. Love it!
My husband BJ (Bernard Joseph) is retired from manufacturing and works part-time as the school librarian at our kids school. Hes a sports fanatic, primarily NFL and NBA. When we cruise in October, Im betting hell have to pop into one of the bars on Sunday to check scores and see how his Fantasy Football team is doing. He lived in Chicago before we got together and were both now in the Denver area. Weve been married 13 years, the second time for both of us.
The Yours of this trip is BJs son Patrick. Patrick is 32 and moved to Denver from Chicago just before BJ and I married. Hes a great guy, handsome, funny, and kind-hearted. Im hoping he meets the girl of his dreams on the cruise. Not sure how many single, unattached women can be found on Disney cruises!
The Mine is my daughter Nicole, also 32. Shes a package deal as she is coming with her husband Kalen. The two of them live in Pismo Beach, California, as a result of Kalens job transfer. She landed a position at one of the local wineries so well be well stocked with wine on the cruise! I love the whole BYOB that Disney allows! They are the only experienced cruisers of our group as they honeymooned on a Carnival cruise a year and a half ago. The two of them are real hoot and tend to be the life of any party.
Finally, we have the Ours ..Michael, 11, and Catie, 9. We took a lot of ribbing from our friends about having children at our age (I was 39 when I had Michael and BJ was 47 .do the math!) but I am convinced they help keep us young! The two of them have had to listen to my updates about the cruise and Disney cruising in general. While Catie is in the spirit of it and as excited as I am, Michael is more pragmatic, like BJ, and says its too far off to get excited. The acorn didnt fall far from that tree!
Next up: Making the Decision to Take a Disney Cruise AKA Vacation Analysis Paralysis
Side note: A sure sign I have spent waaaay too much time on the DIS DCL board is that I can now answer questions about DCL cruises without having actually been on one!
First an introduction to my own cast members starting with me. Im Catherine, the chief vacation planner for our family. My husband, BJ tried to share the title with me by planning our trip to Lima, Ohio to visit family but when he booked us in a Comfort Inn which made the Bates Motel look like a 5 star resort and was located next to a truck stop and a railroad track, I fired him as a planner. He admits that the research I do has resulted in some great vacations so hes never again asked to help. Trip planning is one of my many joys and I love when theres one to be planned. With each trip, I try to outdo the previous one! My regular day job is with a technology company thats headquartered in the Bay area but a good number of the employees, including me, work from home. Love it!
My husband BJ (Bernard Joseph) is retired from manufacturing and works part-time as the school librarian at our kids school. Hes a sports fanatic, primarily NFL and NBA. When we cruise in October, Im betting hell have to pop into one of the bars on Sunday to check scores and see how his Fantasy Football team is doing. He lived in Chicago before we got together and were both now in the Denver area. Weve been married 13 years, the second time for both of us.
The Yours of this trip is BJs son Patrick. Patrick is 32 and moved to Denver from Chicago just before BJ and I married. Hes a great guy, handsome, funny, and kind-hearted. Im hoping he meets the girl of his dreams on the cruise. Not sure how many single, unattached women can be found on Disney cruises!
The Mine is my daughter Nicole, also 32. Shes a package deal as she is coming with her husband Kalen. The two of them live in Pismo Beach, California, as a result of Kalens job transfer. She landed a position at one of the local wineries so well be well stocked with wine on the cruise! I love the whole BYOB that Disney allows! They are the only experienced cruisers of our group as they honeymooned on a Carnival cruise a year and a half ago. The two of them are real hoot and tend to be the life of any party.
Finally, we have the Ours ..Michael, 11, and Catie, 9. We took a lot of ribbing from our friends about having children at our age (I was 39 when I had Michael and BJ was 47 .do the math!) but I am convinced they help keep us young! The two of them have had to listen to my updates about the cruise and Disney cruising in general. While Catie is in the spirit of it and as excited as I am, Michael is more pragmatic, like BJ, and says its too far off to get excited. The acorn didnt fall far from that tree!
Next up: Making the Decision to Take a Disney Cruise AKA Vacation Analysis Paralysis