10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Reneé...maybe if you guys did the half day, we could hire a taxi/van (my boss said that they are all over the place) to go to see Nelson's Dockyard and then go and do the half day and have lunch there and hang out with a book. According to my boss, Shirley Heights and Nelson's Dockyard are really spectacular (according to him) and not to be missed.

Thanks Marianne (zapp1213)...I really like the accent hint!! Do you have any other hints??

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by Sarah'sMomfrom PA
Reneé...maybe if you guys did the half day, we could hire a taxi/van (my boss said that they are all over the place) to go to see Nelson's Dockyard and then go and do the half day and have lunch there and hang out with a book. According to my boss, Shirley Heights and Nelson's Dockyard are really spectacular (according to him) and not to be missed.

Thanks Marianne (zapp1213)...I really like the accent hint!! Do you have any other hints??

Mary Jo,

That sounds like a great idea. What do you think Bette, Kim & Jeannie? I can vote for Haley & Lenny since they'll go along with anything I say.

Reneé

 

[jeanniec]

Renee' -- Half day at Pineapple Beach sounds good to me. I didn't think that we would spend the whole day there anyway, especially if it is hot. Not sure about the October weather. A trip to Nelson's Dockport and Shirley Heights sounds great. It would be nice to see more of the island and if Mary Jo's boss has been there and recommends these two places, I'm sure they will be really interesting to see. I'm assuming that, no matter what, we will have to taxi to the resort. So count us in.

Mary Jo -- Do you have any idea how long the trips to the Dockyard and the Heights would take? Seems as tho we would have to do that first before the beach since the half day starts at 11. Also, we probably don't have to be at the resort exactly at 11 anyway which would give us a little leeway in our times. It sounds like this would be a really fun and varied day.

 

[bettemom]

Originally posted by piglet33
Mary Jo,

That sounds like a great idea. What do you think Bette, Kim & Jeannie? I can vote for Haley & Lenny since they'll go along with anything I say.

Reneé

Hi Guys,

Sign us up also, we vote for 1/2 day.

Bye, Kim

 

[piglet33]

ok, half a day it is! Mary Jo are you guys in on this or do you want to check with Sarah first?

 

[ARLO1]

Andy and I are possibly interested in the half day also....

How is everybody? Welcome to all the new people. Cant wait to meet you all.

Kim/Bette: Glad to see your house is coming along....

Nothing new here. Same old same old which is sometimes a good thing. My niece is graduating from college this weekend so we will be traveling up to New Paltz NY. She was on the 5 + plan since she kept taking time off to travel..Good for her..do it while you're young and have no cares in the world(unfortunetely no finances either). I am proud of her and she happens to be my favorite off all the nieces/nephews(even though I love them all but differantly)


Arlene

 

[piglet33]

OK, great. How about I email them either Friday of this week or next week with names in case we get additions?

I can't wait, this is going to be great.

Kim - did you get anymore people to join our "private tour" in St. Thomas? That sounds really great to do to.

Why isn't October here yet?

Reneé

 

[twhipple]

The 1/2 day at the beach club sounds good, but I will have to talk to DH. This is all happening so fast

We haven't really decided what we are going to do so I'll go over everything with him tonight and see what sounds good.

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Jim and I (or rather Jim) hasn't decided what we are doing in terms of excursions. I will talk to him (yet again) about it. He's still in the October is so far away we can't plan anything yet mode.

Still no air in our building so I'm slowly sweating to death. If I didn't have clients coming in I'd leave.

Looking way forward to October and hoping that it will be here before I know it.

Odd thought -- does anyone know if we can get radio reception on board?

Fiona

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by twhipple
The 1/2 day at the beach club sounds good, but I will have to talk to DH. This is all happening so fast

We haven't really decided what we are going to do so I'll go over everything with him tonight and see what sounds good.

Welcome aboard, Tracy & Hubby Please send your info to the adress provided in my signature - If possible until Wednesday noon EST as I'm planning to do an update tomorrow due to another new couple joining us.

Renee,
please send me the info about your half-day-tour for the Activity List.

 

[Twinave]

Welcome twhipple! Glad to have you with us! Don't worry about catching up. There will be recaps along the way. And lots of time to settle in, and think about excursions. Some of us like the planning part of the cruise almost as much as the cruise itself. ( I have a free half hour on 10/4 from 2:30 to 3PM)
This is trulely a great group and we are looking forward to meeting you and your family, as well as seeing other new faces.
And a few "old" faces"

Later,
Avé

 

[piglet33]

Eric,

I emailed you the info for the Antigua Beach Day including the link to the site.

Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,

Reneé

 

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[bettemom]

Originally posted by piglet33
OK, great. How about I email them either Friday of this week or next week with names in case we get additions?

I can't wait, this is going to be great.

Kim - did you get anymore people to join our "private tour" in St. Thomas? That sounds really great to do to.

Why isn't October here yet?

Reneé

Hi Guys, Kim here....

A few weeks ago I posted about a group tour while in St. Thomas. If we have 20 people minimum and up to 25 maximum we can rent our own jeep safari open tour vehicle and driver for the day. The cost comes out to a reasonable $ 20.00 each person plus a tip for the driver. All other expenses are our responsibility, lunch, shopping & so on…

Right now here is the list of who is confirmed to go on the tour.

Join the group we only need 4 more souls to join us for a day of fun… E-mail me, or post here if interested and I will add you to the list. Once we have 20 people confirmed we can finalize the reservation in St. Thomas.

1)Bette
2)Kim
3)Renee’ & Haley
4)Lenny
5)Mary Jo
6)Sara
7)Sam
8)Arlene
9)Andy
10 Jen
11 Peter
12 Jeanne C
13 Sam C
14 Sharon
15 Ciara
16 Adaria


The general consensus is that we would like to tour for the morning, go somewhere “quaint” where we can have lunch, a little swim and a little unique shopping, then end the day will high test shopping at the center of town in the marketplace. Anyone who wanted to opt out of shopping can be brought back to the ship and perhaps we can schedule 2 pickups in town for those shopping veterans and those who are shopping lightweights.


Bye, Kim

 

[Twinave]

For all the Newbies:
Here is the info on Lunch.

Where: Parrot Cay (Seafood Buffet)
When: 10/7 12 noon (day at sea)
Who: Eveyone in the Cruisetoberfest Group (Kids included) And friends we've met along the way.
What: It's just an informal gathering of Disers. No additional cost, no "real" reservations required. My plan is to give the dinning room manager a heads-up with a approx number the day before.
Why: We had a GREAT Brunch at Palo in 2002. We tried to repeat it in 2003 and everything went wrong. We were not happy campers. So we came up with the idea of just invading one of the dinning rooms for lunch.
How: Just e-mail me, Twinave@aol.com, PM me, or reply on this thread, and I will add you to the list. So far we have 38 people.

One more note. This will be one of the last times for the group to
get together. We can plan our day at Castaway Cay, take pictures, and exchange e-mails addresses. So bring your camera!
Later,
Avé

 

[Viking]

Hi Folks,
The List's 15th edition has just been sent - Check it out. I'll check the Boards later again - We're gonna watch 'Man's Favourite Sport' now, a wonderful 60ies-comedy starring Rock Hudson. I just received the DVD from Amazon.com, who managed once again to deliver a DVD from the States to Germany in just 5 days. With the Dollar as low as it is now, it has become very affordable to order things from across the Great Pond.

CU l8er

 

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Reneé...I think that we are going to pass on the Allegro Pineapple resort since I really want to go to Nelson's Dockyard and Shirley Heights since my boss said it was one of the prettiest spots on the island and we will probably hire a taxi and have lunch there. He also said that it will take about one hour each way to get to the Allegro Pineapple Resort so figure that into your schedule. He didn't think it would be possible to go to Nelson's Dockyard/Shirley Heights and the Allegro resort in one day....he feels that you would be shortchanged if you try to do both (also not sure what time Nelson's Dockyard opens although I have emailed them but I don't think you would have to time to do that and then get to the Allego by 11:00 a.m.) Mary Jo

 

[Zapp1213]

Okay, help me out here...

I've booked our flights (finally!) for the cruise. We're arriving in Orlando at 7 pm on Friday, the 1st.

Where do we stay? Should we stay in Orlando & drive in the morning, or drive in the evening & stay in Cocoa Beach or somewhere?

And how do we get from the airport to the Port? I can't find car rental agencies who recognize Port Canaveral, or Cape Canaveral as drop-off locations.



Thanks in advance for all of the help.

Marianne

 

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Marianne...both Avis and Budget have locations at Port Canaveral. We are staying at the Ron Jon's resort for Friday night and some are staying at the Radisson. It is an hour drive from the airport to the port.

 

[jeanneg]

Hi Marianne,

We're in exactly the same boat. Our flight arrives at 8 pm so by the time we get our luggage and rent a car we will have missed all the activities at the Radisson or RJ. We're just resigned to meeting everyone for the first time at the terminal or sailaway party. We actually have a ressie for the Hyatt MCO but it's way more than I want to spend and will probably switch it if there's another airport hotel that some others are staying at. If it's just the 2 of us, I'm going to purchase the Disney transfers and try to get on the first bus out. If we team up with other people it might make more sense to hire a limo or town car and pool the expense. If other people are staying near the airport, please tell me where. We can always meet that evening in the lounge and have a mini-meet of our own.
Arlene: I know you were undecided as to where you were staying until you got your flights arranged. Any updates on that situation?
Kim/Bette: you're still listed at staying at the MCO, but I think that's no longer true. Please confirm....