08/15/2009 -Eastern- Tortola Treasure Seekers

[nikkistevej]

Kristen- I hope you all feel better soon!! Here's some for you and Hope. Take care of yourselves. BTW- I had to call Carol last night for something- she is so nice, I can't believe she was working on Sunday night. I expected her to call me back today. I hope a couple of mofr families join so we can get some goodies!

 

[nikkistevej]

It's good to know you guys have gone to other places with your DVC, I am interested and a little nervous to try places. We definately wanted to go to Williamsburg in a couple years, and we want to do some other places around the country(my Dh's and my goal- to see all 50 states), so that will help us reach our goal.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hello good evening hope everyone is ok.

 

[kritter]

Kristen- I hope you all feel better soon!! Here's some for you and Hope. Take care of yourselves. BTW- I had to call Carol last night for something- she is so nice, I can't believe she was working on Sunday night. I expected her to call me back today. I hope a couple of mofr families join so we can get some goodies!

I know she is GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!

I hope we can get the few more we need so we get the group ammenties.........

 

[nikkistevej]

I know she is GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!

I hope we can get the few more we need so we get the group ammenties.........

Go Carol Go!

 

[hmansure]

Ok we are now "official" I put down the deposit over the weekend.

Here's our

Kevin - 49
Jennifer - 44
Haley - 11
Payton - 9 (almost 10)

My friend and co-worker is also going with her 2 girls

Nancy - 40ish
Kayla - 9
Sarah - 4

That is it so far. We are trying to talk a couple more people into going with us.

Jennifer

Congrats and welcome!

 

[hmansure]

Meant to say earlier - hope you guys with snow are all OK... Nothing so exciting here - just grey skies and a little rain...

It was a bust here - nothing, nada, zippo, just rain!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Ok we are now "official" I put down the deposit over the weekend.

Here's our

Kevin - 49
Jennifer - 44
Haley - 11
Payton - 9 (almost 10)

My friend and co-worker is also going with her 2 girls

Nancy - 40ish
Kayla - 9
Sarah - 4

That is it so far. We are trying to talk a couple more people into going with us.

Jennifer

Welcome, if you wish to put your details on the first post, please could you make a post in the format on the first post, and I will add them in.

 

[hmansure]

Oh my gosh that must have been "weird." I know a ton of people reserved on the cruise. But DH was good and as I got the kids ready he went to the pool and plunked himself down so I would have a chair. SO he kind of was reserving it for me but he was sitting in it till I got there...

I was also usually dispatched to go hang by the pool, too. We're a family a five, but really only need/use two chairs anyway. We usually get by with just one, too!

 

[hmansure]

Kristin,

I forgot to mention, the trades were extremely easy and in Williamsburg we traded for a week at the Marriot Manor Club (i think that was the name) it was a 1 bedroom very nice - kids activities etc.

Denise

We have traded for the Marriott Manor Club, 2 BDRM, for this summer. Good to hear about the kids' activities. Anything else about the resort - good or bad?

 

[hmansure]

Denise,

Sounds like a nice place....I want to try out HH sometimes... I totally am doing Hawaii................

Did you get your new DVC planner yet? Ours finally arrived today.

 

[hmansure]

I have waitlisted for a few nights a BCV in the past when I added on days under 7 mos. - I have always recd what I waitlisted for. I usually don't go during high demand times so I think that helps.

When we requested Williamsburg it was for during the summer which is busier, I called about 12 mos out and gave them 6 weeks in the summer to pick from - example - Last 3 weeks of June - First 3 weeks July - I requested a specific resort. They called me back about 3 mos. later and said they had the 2 week of June available and I took that.

I think Hawaii will be busy, but it will depend on how fast the units sell.

In July Air Tran was having a great deal - $110 RT, and I had my annual pass until Sept 1 - so DD and I decided to take a quick weekend trip to WDW - I called about 8 days ahead and was able to get BWV Studio no problem.

Denise

Luckily Williamsburg was available right on the phone when I called last month. I had a whole list of dates ready, too!

 

[nikkistevej]

Luckily Williamsburg was available right on the phone when I called last month. I had a whole list of dates ready, too!

Is that how you do that, just have a bunch of dates for them to check availability? How far in advance did you call?

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Whaddaguy!!!!

My DH does the main food shopping too - all the big stuff I hate getting. Actually he cooked last night too - spicy meatloaf and salad...

Mine too. He's been cooking more lately too!

 

[kritter]

Did you get your new DVC planner yet? Ours finally arrived today.

Nothing, here today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I'd give it him early so you can have the real thing for your anniversary... Are you having anything engraved inside?

I bought DH and myself new matching wedding rings for our anniversary (to my surprise he'd already had a beautiful new engagement ring made for me ) but he managed to lose his shortly after we returned from our cruise!!! I was more than a little mad but realised that the style hadn't quite worked on his finger. So, when I re-ordered, I changed the fit (as well as having a message engraved inside)... It still matches mine but isn't as chunky. I didn't tell him what I'd done and gave it him for Christmas - he was very happy...

THat is so sweet!!! No, I"m not getting anything engraved. His original ring was. This is his third ring and he rarely ever wears one anyway. I got it more for him having one to wear when he does want to wear one, rather than wearing the one he has that cuts off the blood flow to his finger.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Ok we are now "official" I put down the deposit over the weekend.

Here's our

Kevin - 49
Jennifer - 44
Haley - 11
Payton - 9 (almost 10)

My friend and co-worker is also going with her 2 girls

Nancy - 40ish
Kayla - 9
Sarah - 4

That is it so far. We are trying to talk a couple more people into going with us.

Jennifer

officially Jennifer!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I have the opposite problem, I have the time, but I don't have the cash , Life just is not fair sometimes, but then again when did it ever say it was fair

Ed-

This will make you feel better.........I don't have the time OR the cash! That's why we only go on a big vacation every other year. The rest of the time might be a weekend driving trip here and there. But we are happy to be able to do that because we know so many people who can't even afford that. We got alot of envious responses when people found out we were going on DCL. But what they didn't realize was that was 2 years of saving, and we skipped vacation the prior year. It will be exactly the same for our 2009 cruise. We are just darn happy to even be able to go!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

NO SCHOOL, here we have about 15 inches of snow........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats, Denise on booking with Carol. She emailed me this morning and said we could take four more cabins into our group. THe rate may even go down more if we get them then we will get the group ammenities. If anyone is intrested Ed, Abby, myself, and Denise are all booked with a GREAT TA who is offering us a group rate and group ammenities while onboard. We got AWESOME OBC and we are getting either a Palo's Brunch, or a welcome cocktail reception, and stateroom gifts.............

15 INCHES??!! In my recent memory the most snow we got was 18 inches in 2004, and that broke our previous record of 15 inches in 1978!! I feel sorry for you!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I was afraid of it getting broken etc so I ended up buying the Best Buy Warranty, I normally don't but this one will cover sand etc - just about anything for 4yrs. The last big camera I had my DD knocked it off the table at a wedding reception and broke it.

I bought the Best Buy warranty too, which I never do either! But I spent too much money on that thing for it to get broken or quit working within a few years after buying it!