03/01/2008 Eastern!!

[atinkerbellmom]

Okay Everyone, I got a letter from DCL today. It was a lot of BLAH BLAH BLAH..... At least it was personal and not a form letter as they talked about each point I brought up each point that I had in my letter. I basically got the oh well, things happen we hope you are cruising with us again response. If you are at all curious of what it said, too much to post, you can call me and I will read it to you.
Tink.....

 

[Micday]

Okay Everyone, I got a letter from DCL today. It was a lot of BLAH BLAH BLAH..... At least it was personal and not a form letter as they talked about each point I brought up each point that I had in my letter. I basically got the oh well, things happen we hope you are cruising with us again response. If you are at all curious of what it said, too much to post, you can call me and I will read it to you.
Tink.....

Tink,

I'm so glad you got a response !!

I'm sad that it was not what you where hoping for !

I had to work today so as soon as I got home I decided to sleep the rest of the day away !! As soon as I get up the family wants to know what's for dinner ?

So I grab my trusty phonebook and look up all the delivery places and call !

I hope everyone is doing ok, I miss you guys and I wish we where all planning on meeting for our cruise but we've been there done that, right !

My goal this weekend is to finish our taxes, can I drag anymore on this ? Well considering April 15th's deadline I guess NOT !!

Hubby is still searching, so please keep us in your prayers.

I guess I'll go and chck on the family. Miss you and talk to you soon !!

Mic

 

[atinkerbellmom]

Tink,

I'm so glad you got a response !!

I'm sad that it was not what you where hoping for !

I had to work today so as soon as I got home I decided to sleep the rest of the day away !! As soon as I get up the family wants to know what's for dinner ?

So I grab my trusty phonebook and look up all the delivery places and call !

I hope everyone is doing ok, I miss you guys and I wish we where all planning on meeting for our cruise but we've been there done that, right !

My goal this weekend is to finish our taxes, can I drag anymore on this ? Well considering April 15th's deadline I guess NOT !!

Hubby is still searching, so please keep us in your prayers.

I guess I'll go and chck on the family. Miss you and talk to you soon !!

Mic

Youhave to do your taxes.... We did them and spent all of the money on the cruise. We claim 0 and 1 so that they give us the money back at the end of the year. I know some say it is nuts, but that is the only way we can cruise. Other than that, we would never save on our own...

 

[ranidayz]

Hey EVeryone -- our thread is waning....

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I got my Castaway Club pack yesterday with a dvd and all of our cards.....

Hope everyone is doing well.

Rani

 

[Merriwind]

I'm still here! Freezing my behind off in Florida. It was in the 50s until afternoon today and I think we topped out around 63--windy and cloudy to boot. It was warmer in NY! Pat went off to play golf in pants, turtleneck and jacket today. He would have cancelled, but was playing with someone from MI, so didn't want to look too wimpy. (Wonder if the friend wore shorts?!) Tonight will be in the low 40s! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Chicken and dumplings in the crockpot for dinner.

Hope everyone is having a GREAT week.

 

[feiste]

No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I'm just trying to get over cruise withdrawl!!

We are planning to cruise again sometime in late Feb/early March of 2010. The random date that I put in my countdown clock puts me at 676 days until we sail again. I guess that's better than having no date!

For those of you who may not have looked at our homepage recently here is a link to the video from our 2008 cruise:

http://gallery.mac.com/czachorski#100099

It may take a while to download (depending on your connection speed and chosen size), but in my own opinion it is highly worth it, and you should choose the large option. Enjoy!

Feiste

 

[ranidayz]

No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I'm just trying to get over cruise withdrawl!!

We are planning to cruise again sometime in late Feb/early March of 2010. The random date that I put in my countdown clock puts me at 676 days until we sail again. I guess that's better than having no date!

For those of you who may not have looked at our homepage recently here is a link to the video from our 2008 cruise:

http://gallery.mac.com/czachorski#100099

It may take a while to download (depending on your connection speed and chosen size), but in my own opinion it is highly worth it, and you should choose the large option. Enjoy!

Feiste

Good to have you back, Feiste! Everyone knows I was worried!

We are planning on moving our current booking to a Western in Feb. Mar 2010.....maybe we'll see you?

How's everyone?

Big Thanks to Merriwind for my Pirates Ringtone!
Rani

 

[feiste]

The big day for 2010 is tomorrow. We are trying for the SPH on the 2/27/10 Eastern. Anyone else?

 

[ranidayz]

The big day for 2010 is tomorrow. We are trying for the SPH on the 2/27/10 Eastern. Anyone else?

We're trying for 3-6-10 or 3-13-10....

 

[ejkjmom]

Hey There...How exciting to see our old thread brought up from VERY bottom of the Dis Boards Vault LOL!!!!!

So did you girls get your cruise booked???? We have no plans to sail in 2010 as of yet...although I would LOVE to go to Europe, but know, that between Ron's summer work schedule and the girls in school, it would be too hard to make the dates work.

We do however plan to go this Feb.
Tinker and Johnna (and families) as well will be on the same cruise, so that makes the cruise all the more exciting!!!!!

It would be fun to have a Cruise Reunion !!!!

Rani...how did your Son's Bar Mitzva go???
I know that you did a lot of work getting ready for it...and am sure it turned out Great!!

Hope all is well with everyone...
Brenda

 

[feiste]

I am still waiting to hear from DU. I'm a little worried about the prices that I pulled up on the Disney Cruise site. They seemed VERY high. I'll keep you posted.

 

[atinkerbellmom]

OMGoodness- I come to check in to the DIS and what do I see on page 1 Hey ladies. I just posted to Rani on our Facebook page, that I was looking too. The prices do see a little over the top. It would be awesome to all book one together again. I will be honest though, we will not book until back on the ship, to save the 10%. We have two booked now and DH is having a fit.... The airline $$ is driving him insane.... He is counting on me to work some Pixie Dust. . We are booked for the same cruise as last year for 2009 and for the DD Nov. 2009. DH says if we look at 2010, then the Nov. 2009 has to be cancelled. So decisions decisions. The only thing is, to cancel the Nov. 2009 one may be good as DS will be in 6th grade and that is the week before Thanksgiving Break, so not the best time to pull him out of school. Little Tinker DD will only be 2nd grade, so not as big of a deal.

Ours this coming February/March is approaching fast and I do not have airline tickets yet. We just can not imagine 2 1/2 gran or more in airline fares. SO I will have to keep looking for 2010. Do be sure to come back here and let us know what you are each doing. Miss you Jen.....

 

[feiste]

It's so nice to hear from all of you again!!!! I miss you all!

We are booked!!!! Feb 27th, 2010 (Eastern) and we were able to get SPH rooms 5522 and 5020. The price is about $550 higher than the dummy December date that we had booked for a cat 9 room, so it seems that their prices have gone up a bit, but not as much as I had feared.

Don't worry Tink with fuel prices coming down I'm sure the airline prices will soon follow. And I'm jealous of your two booked cruises. If you switch to 10 you should join me on the 27th.

Rani - Did you book today, or are you still in discussion mode?

Brenda - I will miss sailing with you this Feb, but I will wave at you while we are at Disney and you are out at sea!


I'm going to go look for a 2010 thread...

 

[MAD on Disney]

It was a nice reminder of our March cruise to get an e-mail letting us know that the thread was active again. I'm surprised these threads are not closed by the Boards after some amount of time of inactivity (especially the ones specific to past cruise dates).

It is said that time heals all wounds, and so it is that half a year later our family looks back on the cruise as having been a great time, and the missed day at Castaway Cay was simply a minor inconvenience (as opposed to the major disappointment that it seemed at the time). We look forward to another cruise some day, though DD and DS have concluded that WDW is a higher priority, and DW says neither will happen until she gets a new kitchen.

I hope the next set of cruises go well for those going again, and best wishes to all.

- Mike

P.S. Tink, I think my daughter still owes Michaela some photos from their dinners together.

P.S. Ejkjmom, Go Big Red !!! (give it some time, we will get better)

P.S. Feiste (or anyone else), I know I've been away for awhile, and I'm afraid to admit a hole in my knowledge of DIS lingo, but what is "SPH"?

 

[feiste]

P.S. Tink, I think my daughter still owes Michaela some photos from their dinners together.

P.S. Ejkjmom, Go Big Red !!! (give it some time, we will get better)

P.S. Feiste (or anyone else), I know I've been away for awhile, and I'm afraid to admit a hole in my knowledge of DIS lingo, but what is "SPH"?

OOPS I meant SPR - I think. Secret Port Hole Room. It is a cat 9 room for a cat 10 price. It is located on deck 5 (close to the clubs). Basically because of a slightly blocked view you get a window without paying for one.

Good to hear from you Mike! I hope all is well with your family, and it's nice to hear that some of the disappointments have faded. We have chosen to do another Eastern, but so far it looks as if I am alone.

Perhaps you can cruise on one of the new ships in 11 or 12? I'm trying to figure out how to talk my husband into one or both of those as well. I guess I will need to be on good behavior for a while

 

[atinkerbellmom]

It was a nice reminder of our March cruise to get an e-mail letting us know that the thread was active again. I'm surprised these threads are not closed by the Boards after some amount of time of inactivity (especially the ones specific to past cruise dates).

It is said that time heals all wounds, and so it is that half a year later our family looks back on the cruise as having been a great time, and the missed day at Castaway Cay was simply a minor inconvenience (as opposed to the major disappointment that it seemed at the time). We look forward to another cruise some day, though DD and DS have concluded that WDW is a higher priority, and DW says neither will happen until she gets a new kitchen.

I hope the next set of cruises go well for those going again, and best wishes to all.

- Mike

OMGoodness..... I was just talking about you today to Stephanie. She asked me about you and I told her, I was soooo sad that we had so many bumps in our cruise and it was your first. I told her, I think not only did the engine get burned this past cruise, but your family did too and I do not think there was ANYWAY or EMAIL that I could get you to come back.... DH also told me with the prices of the next year ones, we may have to contact you to have you map us out a WDW trip......

Everyone- I really do want to stay in touch with everyone. This was the closest group ever IMO. I actually got to know you guys as friends and you know a little more about us than even some locals. Someone at work the other day, said that I was soooo nice, she did not think I had a bad side to me. I told her that I have been known to be a "Stinky Tinky" . I have joined our current thread and still besides Johnna Story and BJ, I have yet to really connect with anyone there. This thread was more like family than just cruisemates. Thanks for making that cruise especially with the bumps sooo MAGICAL and my b-day soooo special....

Jen, do not give up the fact of no one going with you in '10..... Just because we did not BOOK on OPENING day, does not mean we are not intrested. BJ and I (the Story's too) probably will not book until on the ship in March. So start the other thread and keep us posted here.... Happy to hear from everyone. Thanks for e-mailing eveyone and thanks for pulling the thread up Feiste. Tell the Feiste mom & dad hi as well as your DH and the girls....

 

[feiste]

This group holds a special place in my heart as well. I left a little note on the thread for those of you going in 09.

Mom and Dad Feiste are going on their first ever, stay on property 7 day WDW trip with us this Feb. Until now, they have each only done two individual days at the MK, and those were about 12-15 years apart.

What a bright spot this morning to find this thread still going!

 

[ranidayz]

Bar Mitz - not until 2009
new cruise - 3-13-2010 - we'll miss you by two weeks!

how the heck is everyone!

 

[feiste]

Bar Mitz - not until 2009
new cruise - 3-13-2010 - we'll miss you by two weeks!

how the heck is everyone!

Rani, I'm sad that you won't be with us. Have you started packing yet?

 

[atinkerbellmom]

Rani, I'm sad that you won't be with us. Have you started packing yet?

I keep up with Rani and gang through Facebook.... SHe found me, so I can give her a little crap...... You mean has she started "rolling her clothes yet." See Rani I remembered you are suppose to "roll" the clothes and between plastic right.....????? It would be cool if we all could get back on the ship together. My kids still talk about your kids.... We have never had that happen on any of our cruises.... I wish Kim and those guys would pop back in just to say hi. They are going to a resort in the VI if I remember correctly right?