10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[two-foxes]

Don't miss Mission:Space????? I am terrified to ride this thing! Tim is all about it, but I picture myself being one the the pitied who doesn't make it out to the trash cans or a bathroom to let it fly. We will be doing two evenings in Epcot....perhaps I can give it a spin (no pun intended) last thing one night. It oughta work well with whatever dinner we have prior!


Also, thanks to all for your thoughts in this very sad time for us here. The funeral was hard, as it was our first "killed in the line of duty" experience. The driver (and surviver of the crash) is hopefully on his way to emotional recovery. He went to the funeral in his honor guard uniform, which he said he didn't want to do initially. But, we think it is the first step. The help that all of our neighbors are offering to them is amazing, and it can only help!

 

[twhipple]

Jill, I am very prone to motion sickness on rides like Mission: Space and was leary about trying it. Yes I did feel a bit off, but not too bad. Again as we were approaching Mars, I thought the same thing Peter did "I hope we don't have to fly back to Earth!", but we didn't. I went on it on an empty stomach. Was able to eat right afterward, just a little disoriented.

 

[twhipple]

Peter, great idea for the gift exchange. Where'd you get it? LOL! Only gives us 30 days to come up with something. Count us in though. I'll send you a PM with our info.

 

[Viking]

When we were at WDW last year Mission:Space was virtually a walk-on-ride, so we did it three times in a row, each time sitting in different positions.
We also did Tower of Terror three times in a row, and in 2001 we rode the Kraken at SeaWorld for half an hour continuously.
BUT you would never get us on Dr. Doom's Freefalltower at IoA!! We hate freefalltowers in the open!!!

 

[RellingTwin]

I have not been to WDW since Mission to Mars has opened but will go on it next time we are at EPCOT. I LOVE the "thrill"rides! I have to ride them alone as I am the only one in my family who enjoys them. I also love the new one in Magic Kigdom where you feel like the alien is breathing down your neck! I can't remember the name of it
One year we went and Star Wars was a walk on, so I rode it about 6 times in a row. What a BLAST!

Laura...we would love for you to join us at Coki Beach. However, if you want to go to Trunk Bay, it is not difficult. We went the first time with a DCL excustion and I felt we were NOT there long enough. So the next time we went, we took a cab to Red Hook, a ferry to St John and a cab to Trunk Bay. It was VERY easy to do. We go to TB about 10:30 and stayed until about 2:00pm. It was a wonderful day!
Peter, I may be interested in the gift exchange. Do we have to mail the gift at the 60 day mark? Or give the gift once on board?

 

[Viking]

Mary,
I don't wanna disappoint you, but 'The alien thing breathing down your neck' aka 'ExtraTerrorestrial Encounters' has been closed down last October and will be substituted by a less scary Lilo&Stitch-based thing

 

[Viking]

We would like to participate in the gift-exchange-thing, but in our case exchanging the gift on board would be mandatory: Shipping from Europe to the US is about $20-30 and I somehow consider shipping a $20-gift for such a sum harebrained
Nevertheless I love the idea, as we used to do this for our last four xmas-party at the office and it always was fun.

 

[Viking]

I just discovered that we have less than 10 weeks to go

 

[Hygiene99]

Got this idea from other threads on the Dis ...


Anyone wishing to take part .. Should either PM or Email
us ...



Here we go It is a Gift Swap..

Value of the gift should not exceed $20.00 Dollars AMERICAN
as Soon as I get enough people intrested I will take care of the rest..
Also I was wondering If ERIC Could do a mass mailing for me on this topic as I know u have all the email addresses
or send them me wait i have them from Cruise list..


the gift should be CRUISE related items

and would like to get this together at the 60 day mark that is the date I have choosen for all gift to be sent out on....


Anyone intrested????


Also this Is brief over view;;;

U send your info to me I then in return Add your name to the HAT. and then select a name for u to purchase a gift for...
I will then email u the required info...

and as i said earlier the gift will be mailed out on the 60 day mark ?????

Peter

 

[padisneyfan]

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July. I'll even have a happy 5th of July since I will be off work that day.

Eric-- I believe the Revenge of the Mummy has just opened at Universal Studio in Florida also. Just got my AAA magazine and it had a big article about the ride in Florida. So maybe you could go to Universal Studio Orlando while visiting the USA.

Peter-- Might be interested in gift exchange once I have more information. The previous ones that I have done on cruise we did on the ship and everyone brought something from their State to exchange. We did it on one of the sea days. Just a thought.

Nancy

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by Hygiene99
Got this idea from other threads on the Dis ...


Anyone wishing to take part .. Should either PM or Email
us ...



Here we go It is a Gift Swap..

Value of the gift should not exceed $20.00 Dollars AMERICAN
as Soon as I get enough people intrested I will take care of the rest..
Also I was wondering If ERIC Could do a mass mailing for me on this topic as I know u have all the email addresses
or send them me wait i have them from Cruise list..


the gift should be CRUISE related items

and would like to get this together at the 60 day mark that is the date I have choosen for all gift to be sent out on....


Anyone intrested????


Also this Is brief over view;;;

U send your info to me I then in return Add your name to the HAT. and then select a name for u to purchase a gift for...
I will then email u the required info...

and as i said earlier the gift will be mailed out on the 60 day mark ?????

Peter

No problem with the mass mailing, Peter. Just send me your mail and I forward it to everyone.

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by padisneyfan
Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July. I'll even have a happy 5th of July since I will be off work that day.

Eric-- I believe the Revenge of the Mummy has just opened at Universal Studio in Florida also. Just got my AAA magazine and it had a big article about the ride in Florida. So maybe you could go to Universal Studio Orlando while visiting the USA.

Peter-- Might be interested in gift exchange once I have more information. The previous ones that I have done on cruise we did on the ship and everyone brought something from their State to exchange. We did it on one of the sea days. Just a thought.

Nancy

Nancy,
I just saw it on another thread too. That ride is already available at IoA in Orlando. Unfortunately this year we will only be in the Orlando-area as long as it takes to pick up our car on 9/11, and for returning it on 10/01. No themeparks this year. I won't say that WDW, IoA, USF, SW, etc have become boring, but it has become kind of a routine for us. So this time we'll explore the 'real' America instead of the virtual one Strolling through real cities, meeting our American friends in their 'natural habitat'
Additionally it saves a lot of bucks: Last year we paid €1000 alone for entrance fees to the parks
BTT talking about saving some bucks: I just had a look at our voucher for the free cruise and discovered that even the gratuities for our servers and stateroomhost/hostess are included. I guess we'll get voucher in the values of the recommended amounts to put into the little sleeves. As we ussually tip well above the recommended amounts we will beef it up with some cash, of course. But nevertheless it's worth another $150, which can be used for souvenirs or cocktails.

 

[Hygiene99]

thank u Nancy for the in put , as i dont know all the details im open for suggestions at this time ...

Peter

 

[bettemom]

Originally posted by Hygiene99
thank u Nancy for the in put , as i dont know all the details im open for suggestions at this time ...

Peter

Hi Peter, count mom and I in also, we can be counted as one or two, whatever works best for you.

Is Jenn still talking about seeing the Moose ???? My GOD she was so excited, I thought she would drive the car off the road.

Fiona & Jim are on the way home, Renee & Family are stopping by this Am to visit for a while before they head home... Everyone had such a great time this weekend, it was sooooo much fun.

Back to work tomorrow, I have 3 days to pack up the lab and we move on Friday... my morning commute goes from 45 mins to 15 mins, great savings on gas!!!


Bye, Kim


P.S. Jenn, remember you are going to send me the Saturdays you are off for July/August.....

 

[cdnmickeylover]

We are home!! Had a wonderful time with Bette, Kim, Peter, Jenn, Renee, Lenny and Haley. I don't think we need to eat for a week at least!

Must say that the state troopers were out in force yesterday as we passed a couple of accidents and lots of people pulled over. Border crossing wasn't backed up at all so that was great.

Big highlight of course was the MOOSE!! Totally amazing to finally see an American Moose (have seen Canadian Moose) but this moose was much closer!!

Really looking forward to the cruise now that's for sure (and cookie night too).

Fiona

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Forgot -- Peter sign us up for the gift exchange. Should be fun.

Fiona

 

[Hygiene99]

Here is one of the Better photos that i got... Of the Moose...

Thanks Kim...

 

[ciadriamom]

Peter, sign me up for the gift exchange also. Is is limited to adults only or are we including the kids/teens?

 

[Hygiene99]

Of course we could include the kids when u pm me just let me know that it is a CHILD...
still waiting for more feed back as it stands now ,
it looks like .. the gifts would be mailed at the 60 day mark and final payment must have been made...

and we could take it from there ..

one exception to the rules is Viking / Eric

We have a special thing planned for him ..
Since he is in GERMANY .. and shipping to Germany can Cost more than the $20.00 gift....

Peter

Please PM the info to me if u wish to take part...


Originally posted by Hygiene99
Got this idea from other threads on the Dis ...


Anyone wishing to take part .. Should either PM or Email
us ...



Here we go It is a Gift Swap..

Value of the gift should not exceed $20.00 Dollars AMERICAN
as Soon as I get enough people intrested I will take care of the rest..
Also I was wondering If ERIC Could do a mass mailing for me on this topic as I know u have all the email addresses
or send them me wait i have them from Cruise list..


the gift should be CRUISE related items

and would like to get this together at the 60 day mark that is the date I have choosen for all gift to be sent out on....


Anyone intrested????

 

[ciadriamom]

Peter, what info should we send you?