06/24/2006 - Special Western Cruise - Who Else!?

Girls, are you packing long pants? (not for dinner, but I mean like jeans if the evening gets cool?) I just have a hard time believing we will need long pants or sweatshirts. I don't want to pack anything bulky if I don't need to!
 
No long pants or sweatshirts here! I am always warm, so if I am cold then everyone else will be frozen :teeth:
Minnie7701- I heard the servers love it when the guests dress up Pirate for dinner. I want to get pictures taken, so even if we are the only ones, we will have fun!
Sojo- sorry, no help here. I am worn out from packing! Glad ya'll enjoyed the magic show. We to are used to the Diney on Ice shows, but DD wanted to see magic!
Are we there yet!!!! :Pinkbounc
 
Dang I'm 3-4 pages behind. Tonight is the last night of swim lessons and I will finally get to catch up!
 
I usually take capris for in the evening--i am always freezing, so I hope I remember the sweater.

Did I miss something about not taking magnets on the plane?

For those in WDW right now I'm jealous!

Any WV families out there?
My son will be a freshman at WVU in the fall and was just assigned a roommate from Barboursville--where is that?

Has anyone checked the DCL website to see if our cruise is sold out?

Well, i guess I'll go think about packing for a while.

beth
 

Princess Vija -- Thanks so much for posting that movie list!!! I was about to go look for that number to call when I saw your post.

All -- I happened upon some POC-2 T-shirts in the boys department at Target last weekend. They had an XL, and my DS-13 declared that that would be an acceptable "costume" for him for Pirates Night. Check it out! Can't remember the price, but I think it was pretty inexpensive.

I'm not as far along as all of you in packing, but I've at least done a little thinking on what everyone would wear. When I first booked this cruise, I thought it would be really fun to get everyone all decked out for formal night, but DH and my DS' have pretty much veto'd that. Then last weekend, DS-13 started leaning towards the tux thing afterall. He decided DS-6, who wore a tux for a wedding a few weeks ago, looked kind of cool. I wasn't too impressed with what cruiselineformal offered in the way of choices, so we stopped by a local Tux rental place last weekend.....given the length of time we'd need the rentals for, they wanted $200 per guy. I promptly headed to Kohl's and bought a shirt and tie for DS-6. We will be "not so formal" afterall!

All of this packing, clothes planning, etc. led me to a rude awakening last weekend that I've spent so much time planning everyone elses' clothes that I forgot about my own.....Saturday will have to be a marathon shopping day for me. I'm not looking forward to it.....2 years ago when we booked this cruise I was determined to be at goal weight by now, but instead, I went the opposite direction. Oh well, I'll just have to keep remembering Music Girl's suggestion......once I get a Margarita, it just won't matter!!!

I can hardly believe it.....at this time next week, we'll be checked into BCV, and if I have my way, we'll have enjoyed an afternoon of hanging out at Storm-along-Bay, had a nice dinner, and we'll now be at DTD, checking out the new POTC area in the Disney Store, and enjoying the evening entertainment outside.

On Friday, according to the kids, we'll be headed to EPCOT.....DH works for HP who sponsors Mission Space, so there's an HP lounge (free soft drinks and clean bathrooms) that looks over the queue.....they even take us down to the front of the line (well, DS-6 and I just hang around in the lounge and send Video postcards but the rest go.) It's a cool perk, but, at least for me, it gets old after 2-3 hours. :confused3 Guess we might as well enjoy it while it's there though. Seems like many of the other Corporate Sponsors eventually back out of those attractions, so who knows.

Happy Shopping everyone!
 
princess vija - Your story is pretty interesting and similar to our situation. We currently own our house but would like something a little bigger and with more land. Last September we had put a bid on a house but the sellers refused to come down to our price so I was depressed and what better way to cheer up than call the TA and get hooked up with the coolest cruisers around!!!!!!!! :grouphug: I am happy to report that we will be closing on our new house (with a much nicer yard than the first) in the next week or so, don't know if it will be before we leave for the cruise or shortly after. But it's all good! :thumbsup2

I am very sad to say that I had ordered clothes from disney.com for DH and they were too small! :blush: After almost 9 years of marriage, you would think that I would know what his size is. I must have been having a big air head moment. But I immediately ordered the same items express so we should have them before the cruise! That was a close one! :rotfl:

Well I better go and reconfirm all of my reservations and hopefully call Shirley tomorrow and get those flowers and cruise basket ordered. Nothing like the last minute for me.

Shirley
 
No long pants for me!!! And I'm always the one who is cold!! Dh and ds always have to add the remark that it could be 90 and I would be under a blanket. Well, it is true, I'm sitting under a blanket at this moment!! :rolleyes:

I have 2 dressy sweaters to wear in the evening and I bring my beloved DCL gray sweatsuit jacket for casual places like the airport etc.

Vija, loved the house story!!!

Linda, Thursday afternoon is probably when we will be hitting DTD. Too bad we don't have a secret "high sign" so we could wander around casually looking for each other!!! :rotfl: :wave:

Next Friday we are going to AK in the morning to do Everest, the Safari and for DH to fill up all our digital cards of pictures of animals. :rotfl2:
Actually, it will probably be true!

After that, off to Epcot as this is a must. Then to Beaches and Cream for some ice cream :mickeybar with a bunch of people I don't know!!! :teeth:

After that we may head back to Epcot since it is close. But after dinner, off to MK until late, late, late!!! :woohoo:

Shirley, I think the Disney clothes run small. I've ordered things like jammies, and when I can wear a small or medium, it seemed that the medium didn't fit well. I don't know, I'm short so maybe that has something to do with it!

Now I looked on the site yesterday, and DCL showed no rooms available. Maybe there were rooms from the TA that were given back unsold??? :confused3
 
One week and counting 'til the trip to the Radisson -- and then let the DOUBLE DIP begin! :banana:

We are a party of three from Indianapolis and have waited for two years for to be part of the double scoop troop at Castaway Cay! Yeah!

Where are other DIS'ers meeting up? At the Radisson on Friday? Where at for the deck party?

Thanks to all who recommended David & Ivan's "Native Choice" tour at ruins near Costa Maya. We have dropped our previous excursion plans for both CM and CZML and got word today that David and Ivan have room for us! Planning Beach Break at CZML :dance3:
 
No long pants here either! I bring capris for evenings. I hope to get the rest of our clothes organized tomorrow. Still waiting for some pirate stuff to come in the mail. Can't believe that we are leaving a week from today! Wish we were also going to Disney but it wasn't to be this time around!

HoosierMouseFan - We will be at the Radisson's pool on Friday around 2 pm. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
 
When you hear about it, can you post it ASAP? We are planning to be at KSC and hoping that they will send the spaceshuttle up on the 1st like their original plan. I have been talking to KSC and they have so many activities planned for the 1st and security is very tight. Anyone entering is getting a background check as we speak! I ordered our tickets and they send you your vehicle placcard. You HAVE to have it as you can not go there that day and hope to get in because of the background checks! They then mail them, and they are mailing them out on Monday. Since we are starting our vacation on Wednesday I was so worried that we wouldn't get the mailing in time, so they have been working with me and are going to overnight it! Can't wait

Princess Vija,
They just showed a story that they had a dress rehersal for the launch, but now saying they will not announce the official launch date until Saturday. :confused3

Any WV families out there?

BethA,
We are from WV. However, we are not Mountaineer fans, but Marshall University fans and alumni. In fact, they are completing filming of a movie about Marshall and Mathew McConahay and Mathew Fox were intown filming. As for Barboursville, it is a small community outside of Huntington, WV. In fact my DW teaches at the HS that covers this community, and it is about a mile from our house. Chances are that my DW or her sister who also teaches at the same school had your son's roomate.

Flying out of Orlando in the morning. :sad1: However, I will be back a week from today and staying at the WL. :woohoo: I went to DTD this evening. Cannot visit Orlando without stopping by some part of Disney.
 
musicgirl - I just love how you keep evrything so comical!! :lmao: Looking forward to our meet at Beaches and Cream. :mickeybar

We leave tomorrow at 8:00 am and will be at our time share until Friday when we check into the Beach Club and then it's off to the Magic! :tinker: Here are our plans for the cruise.

6/16-6/23 Vistana Resort (time share) and all the fun WDW has to offer!
Sat. 6/24 We'll be among the first in line to GET ON THE BOAT!!!!!
**Happy Birthday to ME!!! :bday:
Sun. 6/25 Couples Massoge on CC and numerous Konk Koolers! :drinking1
Mon. 6/26 Palo Brunch 10:30 Rasual Couples Treatment 3:30
Tues. 6/27 Explore Maj. Beach and Village :sunny:
Wed. 6/28 Fury Catamaran :boat:
Thurs 6/29 Couples Choice Spa Villas and Dinner at Palo 8:30
Fri. 6/30 Serenity Bay and more Konk Koolers!
Sat 7/1 Become stowaways for the next cruise pirate:

Hope everyone has a safe trip, :wave: we'll check in tomorrow before we leave. KEEP POSTING! :surfweb:
 
IT'S FRIDAY! :banana: :banana:
One week from today and we'lll be on our way to the Radison :Pinkbounc
I have soooomuch to do this weekend! First I need to dig out the luggage!

Off to work, have a great day everyone! Only 4 more days of school :banana:
Wendy

Oh, I do print light slacks for some dinner's and always need my sweater, the ac in those rooms can be freezing!
Wendy
 
Ok, the first one is flying the coop!! Tinky is on the way!!!! :thumbsup2 Have a safe trip and have fun! :wave:

Welcome HoosierMouseFan!!! Deck party is at 4:30 after the safety drill on the port side on Deck 10.

Wendy, Keep the school countdown going!! You must be going crazy!!! :crazy: Look at it this way, at least it keeps you busy and hopefully the time is flying for you.

I know we haven't done the cruise yet, but is anybody else experiencing "pre-post-cruise blues"??? :sad2: I know I've been saying in 1 week I'll be doing ......but then I think in 2 weeks (plus 1 day) I'll be trying to hang onto the railing when they cruelly try to make us leave the ship. I wonder if we can see the fingernail markings on the rails from previous disers???

Anyone who bet on the DS touching the DO NOT TOUCH clothes for the cruise, you were right!!! Of course his response was, "but we don't leave for another week!"" DH must have told him to just do what the crazy woman asks, don't ask questions, just do it!!!! :crazy:
 
THANK YOU 40Mom :worship: :thanks:

You Double Dippers have a great :beach: vacation and make sure to update us future Double Dippers on all the goings ons pirate:

We'll be watching your trip! Anyone doing a "live" thread? After all, there's not enough to do on the cruise :rolleyes1 and the Dis Board is SOOOO much fun :disrocks:
 
We're walking out the door right now! Everyone take care and have fun! :wave2:

SEE YA REAL SOON! :mickeyjum
 
BethA said:
where is the movie list posted?
Hi Beth, It was on p. 114, but I copied the list again and here you go...

Cars
Chicken Little
8 below
Herbie fully loaded
Narnia
Sky High
Casanova
Glory road
Shaggy Dog
STay Alive
The Wild
 
jtjcwise said:
Princess Vija,
They just showed a story that they had a dress rehersal for the launch, but now saying they will not announce the official launch date until Saturday. :confused3

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll stay glued to the KSC/NASA website on Saturday!
 
Welcome HoosierMouseFan :cheer2: We've got a great group here and I know our trip will be phenomenal! (sp?) :banana:

Musicgirl, what time was the Beaches and Cream get together? We are commandoing (is that a word? LOL) MK that day so I am not sure that we will make it. But just in case, what time is everyone going to get there? What would be the best way to get there? Is it the Yacht and beach club? I can't remember the resort names right there. UGHHHH I feel so unprepared for our land part of the visit. I am searching high and low for all of the details to make the most out of our trip to the parks!

Which reminds me as everyone is looking forward to next week.... we will be on Buzz lightyear space ranger spin RIGHT NOW!
 

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