09/08/07 Early Check in September 8, 2007 Western

[S.S.Oceanlover]

here's another door sign that can be personalized.

http://www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com/doorsigntest.jpg

Bill

 

[McDuck]

Oh Bill, I'd love that personalized so I can send it to my DFi!!!! PMing you with the details...

 

[ladyemmaann]

Just had to celebrate because the honeymoon cruise is officially PAID IN FULL as of this morning!!!

Nod Celebrating at Palo's is cool also. When Palo's knows that it is a special night like that they give special treats....

Dressing like Pirates is good..

 

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Nod Celebrating at Palo's is cool also. When Palo's knows that it is a special night like that they give special treats....

Dressing like Pirates is good..

Looked at Palos menu and didn't see much my wife would like and the fact that she eats like a bird doesn't help.

I'm a stuffed shirt and you'll never see me dressed as a pirate!

I just found a picture of our get together before sailaway on our August Wonder cruise. I'm all the way in the back standing on a chair.
http://www.cruisingthecaribbeanprincess.com/ty.jpg

Bill

 

[Bareacuda]

Everyone has good news today

Pay off's and ressies just around the corner and trips to DL, and the opening night of Priates! Bill... the pic is great!
And we pick up our ADD Erika tomorrow! Havent seen her since the EBRepo in 2005! I just wish I were going back with her. She reports back to the Magic on the 28th. Then off to the Med!

 

[MCourtney]

Speaking of Palo reservations - does anyone know the basic night schedule for the cruise? This will be our first 7 day, and I know there is formal night, semi-formal night, pirate night, etc... but I don't know which nights they usually are. Anyone know? It will help us decide which night is best for DH and me to book our Palo night. Thanks!

 

[Grandma4ever]

Speaking of Palo reservations - does anyone know the basic night schedule for the cruise? This will be our first 7 day, and I know there is formal night, semi-formal night, pirate night, etc... but I don't know which nights they usually are. Anyone know? It will help us decide which night is best for DH and me to book our Palo night. Thanks!

That's a great question but since I have not done the western before I really don't have the answer. I looked at some of the past navagators from the western posted on DU web site. I think we are going to try for Thursday evening. Seemed like that would be the best for us. What do those of you who have been on the western before think about the best time to visit Palos and not miss anything else. Lois

 

[stina]

I'm glad this topic was raised. I did the western two years ago in Sept. '05 and Pirate Night fell on Wednesday night which is the day we port in Cozumel. Now if you go to http://www.castawayclub.com/ you'll see it lists Pirate Night as Wednesday on the most recent Navigator. But on other navigators it lists it as Tuesday. So maybe DCL moves it around? Personally, I like it on Wednesday, it's smack dab in the middle of the cruise, AND it's on Mexico night which is nice. So bottom line is, don't plan your Palo dinner on Pirate Night because you kind of have to dress up for Palo and that doesn't mean Pirate formal wear!

I like to take it one step further and make sure that my Pirate Night dinner falls on the night I am at Parrot Cay. It's even more tropical that way and there's plenty of room for Pirate limbo. So I am hoping for the dining schedule APLAPLA (Animators, Parrot, Lumieres... in that order) that way I can have Parrot Cay on Pirate night and use one of my extra Animators Nights for Palo. Because as many of us know, they don't do the Animator's full show after your first night dining there. And frankly, I'm not all that fond of the food at Animators.

So is the concensus that June 8 is in fact the 90 day out Palo ressie booking time for our cruise? Just wanna make sure. I am DETERMINED to get my Palo ressies! I didn't get to do the tea last time and was bummed.

By the way S.S. Oceanlover... loved your meet photo! I also loved that you guys all had leis on. Gives me an idea... we should do that except see if we can buy lime green leis somewhere since that is the official DIS color. I like the idea of being able to wear something as a group.

Also I read somewhere on some thread about these cool tshirts someone had made. They had their group name on the front and on the back said:

"I'm here for the:_________________"

The blank is to fill in with some sort of permanent fabric marker your favorite part of the cruise. So mine would say "I'm here for the sailaway party" What a clever idea! Wondering if we could all do something like that.
Do we have a group name anyhow? I think it should be "Pirate Posse" or something funny like that.

stina

 

[stina]

I also want to make a confession today. I called the WDW dine line to make a ressie for Boma. (We are travelling to FL at the end of May so I want to stop by AKL one day for dinner, can't resist Boma). And well, the confession is that I enjoyed the Disney muzac on dine line so much, I called back again! Clearly I am in need of a Magical Fixx. Something about that muzac gets me every time, makes me feel instantly relaxed! And it's not like I couldn't just turn those songs on at home! I can't explain it!

stina

 

[MCourtney]

can't resist Boma
stina

Boma is fabulous!!!! Enjoyed a fantastic birthday dinner there a while back!!

 

[McDuck]

I agree!! Another enthusiastic for Boma. I got stuck by myself in Orlando because of Katrina (relocated to WDW when it was obvious I wasn't going to be heading back home anytime soon) and I chose to dine solo at Boma my first night there!

 

[stina]

Yes, I've dined at Boma many times and it never disappoints. I just LOVE those soups!!!

stina

 

[stina]

Q: Anyone done the Pirate Soul excursion? What did you think of it? I hear it is cheaper to do it direct (not through Disney)

I was hoping to do that with my family before the pub crawl. I won't have much of an attention span post-pub crawl!

Anyone have any thoughts on a timeline for the pub crawl? I know we don't get to Key West until about noon.

stina

 

[Grandma4ever]

Here is the info I have gotten so far. I keep trying to post the info like a chart but when it post it justifies to the left. Hope you all can make uot what is there. If I have anything incorrect please PM me or let me know somehow. In August I will e-mail the file to those who have given me there e-mail address. Hope everyone has a good week. Lois



Screen Name Birth name Relationship Dining rotation Deck/room# Celebration
Bareacuda Ann early 5130 Triple Play

Donna2105 DW
DH
DS (11)
DS (7)
DD (4)

drclaws DW
DH

Got3grlz DW
DH
DD (8)
DD (4)
DD (2)

Got Disney"

Grandma4ever Lois DP Early 2060 20th anniversary
Janet DP Early 2060

JLSE50 Jan

Joan of Arc Kathleen DP 5630 2nd Anniverary
Catherin DP 5630

ladyemmaann Ann DP Early 5132 2nd Anniversary
Mary DP Early 5132 5 years together
Screen Name Birth name Relationship Dining rotation Deck/room# Celebration
MCourtney DW 10th anniversary
1st time on Magic DH
DD (4)

McDuck Jennie DW Late Birthday & wedding 9/1
Bill DH Late

Michellepooh DW
DH
DS (3) Birthday

MommaluvsDis

Nacho 1337 Steven DBro of Becky Late 7067 B2B

PrettyInTink Cyndi DW
Kevin DH
Amber DD (20)
Billy Jo DD's Boyfriend
Alex DS (17)
Patsy DMIL
Jack DGrand parents
Mary DGrand parents

ReAnSt Becky Dsis of Stephen Late 7067
25th Birthday B2B

Shoes99 Michele DW late 7122
30th anniversary Joining Sgtslovak
Milton DH late 7122 Birthday 5th cruise



Sgtslovack Chris DH
Janet DW
Lynn Friend
Jack St Louis
Mary Jo St Louis

Spocky Cor DH Early 6586
Helen DW Early 6586

Screen Name Birth name Relationship Dining rotation Deck/room# Celebration

S.S. Oceanlover Bill DH Early Guarantee 12
Maryanne DW Early Birthday 50th

Stina (30) DP Just life
hannacanna (31) DP

Swimteacher DW Travel w/ Stina &
DH hanacanna

Tamin Tami DW (43) Early 2534 20th anniversary
Jim DH (48) Early 2534
Cole DS (13) Early 2534
Clara DD (11) Early 2534

Tinkerbelltris Tristin DW Early 6560 10th anniversary
John DH Early 6560 7/26
Johnny DS (8) Early 6560

Twinprincesses Debbie Mom Early 2058
Cheree DD (9) Early 2058
Desiree DD (9) Early 2058

XABearX DH
gdulaney Ginny DW

 

[stina]

lois - thanks for the update! we are a formidable bunch of sailors!

everyone:
check out these leis!

http://www.orientaltrading.com/appl...ial&N=377378&sd=MULTICOLOR+DOUBLE+FLOWER+LEIS


they're so much fun and only $9.95 a dozen. this would be super fun for our first day dismeet and sailaway party. also it'd make it easy for us to identify other DISers on sight. i know we're in the caribbean and not hawaii but they are tropical and festive. what do you guys think?

i'm trying to think of some creative & identifying thing we could all wear.

stina

 

[Grandma4ever]

lois - thanks for the update! we are a formidable bunch of sailors!

everyone:
check out these leis!

http://www.orientaltrading.com/appl...ial&N=377378&sd=MULTICOLOR+DOUBLE+FLOWER+LEIS


they're so much fun and only $9.95 a dozen. this would be super fun for our first day dismeet and sailaway party. also it'd make it easy for us to identify other DISers on sight. i know we're in the caribbean and not hawaii but they are tropical and festive. what do you guys think?

i'm trying to think of some creative & identifying thing we could all wear.

stina

Why not! Maybe some can go to the Hyatt and some to the Meet at WDW then the rest of the group could get hooked up at the port. There is also the possiblity of getting some wrist bands. I think Ann is doing something like that for the 9/15 cruise. I know they need to be ordered in large numbers and not sure we could make the needed order but that may be an idea as well. Or we could all try to find lime green t-shrits to wear that first day to help ID each other. Anybody else got any other ideas? Lois

 

[Michellepooh]

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been MIA for so long. I'm trying hard not to focus too much on the cruise because it is too far away!!!!! I like the idea of having a meet of some sort on embarkation day. Another idea I've seen on other threads is doing kind of a secret "Santa" kind of thing where each day someone different leaves a small surprise for everyone. People have been making "fish extenders" to do this. I just thought it was a neat idea.

 

[Grandma4ever]

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been MIA for so long. I'm trying hard not to focus too much on the cruise because it is too far away!!!!! I like the idea of having a meet of some sort on embarkation day. Another idea I've seen on other threads is doing kind of a secret "Santa" kind of thing where each day someone different leaves a small surprise for everyone. People have been making "fish extenders" to do this. I just thought it was a neat idea.

Do we have a takers for setting this up? Need to take names and come up with the questions so the Secret Mickey will have some idea of what to get. Also set a limit on the cost. Could do adult and kids or even break it down by Gender. It does seem to be something that many DIS groups do. Anyone in this group want to have a Secret Mickey?

 

[ladyemmaann]

lois - thanks for the update! we are a formidable bunch of sailors!

everyone:
check out these leis!

http://www.orientaltrading.com/appl...ial&N=377378&sd=MULTICOLOR+DOUBLE+FLOWER+LEIS


they're so much fun and only $9.95 a dozen. this would be super fun for our first day dismeet and sailaway party. also it'd make it easy for us to identify other DISers on sight. i know we're in the caribbean and not hawaii but they are tropical and festive. what do you guys think?

i'm trying to think of some creative & identifying thing we could all wear.

stina

I like the Idea of some way to identify each other. I am thinking of Ty dy shirts with Mickeys on them. We could blend ideas??

Pm me and we will come up with some ideas. along with Lois's list we can figure out how many..
off to un wind.. and sleep.. OK>. try to sleep while thinking of sailing..

 

[stina]

Ann, I PM'd you! Let's put our heads together on this one!

stina