10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[Viking]

I couldn't help it - I had to snatch #3500

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by Viking
I couldn't help it - I had to snatch #3500

Congrats Eric!

 

[Twinave]

Hi Gang! I am also glad the boards are back up.

We are having a wonderful time in PCB. 1st stop on Sat night was "Billy's" for yummy oysters and fantastic Crabs! Then on Sunday we went boating and saw the wild dolphins. DN wanted to show off water skiing so we took the boat into the lagoon and she did her thing. Then...the most amazing thing happened! My DD asked if she could try (my DD is NOT know for her adventerous spirit) DN got in the water with her and after just 4 tries she was UP!! It was not pretty, and it was not for very long, but SHE DID IT! I was SO proud of her!!

We were to go canoeing today, but the weather was rainy. We head back to Charleston tomorrow

Congrats on the post Eric

 

[cdnmickeylover]

The boards are back!! Really missed them these last 24 hours.

Saw the Jays play the Yankees last night -- we lost but not til the 10th inning so it was actually quite a good game. Lots of Yankee fans in for the games that's for sure. Unfortunately some are quite rude and quite pushy but oh well the Yankees make a lot on merchandising that's for sure. One fan got tossed from the game for interfering with a ball in play. It was funny though as he didn't get to keep the ball as Carlos Delgado dug the ball out of the guy's glove! Don't have a problem with fans catching balls but when they reach into the playing field and interfere with it that's a problem.

Raining here today.

Counting down the days til the cruise!!!

Fiona

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by Twinave
Hi Gang! I am also glad the boards are back up.

We are having a wonderful time in PCB. 1st stop on Sat night was "Billy's" for yummy oysters and fantastic Crabs! Then on Sunday we went boating and saw the wild dolphins. DN wanted to show off water skiing so we took the boat into the lagoon and she did her thing. Then...the most amazing thing happened! My DD asked if she could try (my DD is NOT know for her adventerous spirit) DN got in the water with her and after just 4 tries she was UP!! It was not pretty, and it was not for very long, but SHE DID IT! I was SO proud of her!!

We were to go canoeing today, but the weather was rainy. We head back to Charleston tomorrow

Congrats on the post Eric

Aleady testing the program for the Krauts, Huh?
We're so looking forward to it, but now I guess I have to be up no later than on the third

 

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Eric...actually a hospital bill of $575,000 is not all that uncommon..the cost of healthcare is so expensive that if you don't have insurance, you could go broke real quick. Granted, not all hospital bills are that high but if you have someone with a really serious illness or transplant, or lengthly illness, bills could go even higher than that.

 

[Moony500]

I'm Back. Yes, that was wierd how the boards were down.

 

[bettemom]

Hi Guys Kim here...

Just a quick FYI, I have spoken with the tour guide 2x this week and have forwarded the suggestions from everyone, they are now working on customizing the St. Thomas tour for us. Also we will not need to pay until that morning. I will post the itinerary as soon as I get it from the guys in St. Thomas.

Bye, Kim

 

[ciadriamom]

Originally posted by Moony500
My name is Heidi and I'm Marianne's (Zapp1213) DD.
I can't wait for the cruise! Im soooo excited! I'll be turning 13 on Oct 10, the day we get home, so we are celebrating my B-day while we're on the ship. for my present, i get to go swimming w/ a dolphin while we're in Antigua. Is anyone else doing the Dolphin/Stingray extra?

Heidi, my dd Ciara will be turing 13 on 9/22. She is also in charge of the kids list and I know she would love to hear from you. If you like, you can e-mail her at iluvdarie@aol.com

 

[ciadriamom]

Originally posted by piglet33
Yippee, got our Shore Excursion stuff in the mail from DCL yesterday. I didn't realize that it's almost time to book them already.

Lenny is doing the Parasailing at CC again. We're going to try to get the 10:30 am one. Anyone else doing this?

I also noticed that the Paradise Point Tramway is the same price if booking with DCL or buying the tickets there. Since this is something that we definitely want to do, I'm thinking of just getting the tickets from DCL so I know we have them. I figured this would be a great add-on to our "private" tour that Kim is putting together.

Reneé

Renee: did you book directly with DCL or with a travel agent and did the shore excursion info come straight from DCL or through your travel agent? I copied your earlier post about the Antigua excursions, are they the same? That Tram sounds pretty awesome, will we have time to do both, do you think?

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by bettemom
Hi Guys Kim here...

Just a quick FYI, I have spoken with the tour guide 2x this week and have forwarded the suggestions from everyone, they are now working on customizing the St. Thomas tour for us. Also we will not need to pay until that morning. I will post the itinerary as soon as I get it from the guys in St. Thomas.

Bye, Kim

Great. Thanks for coordinating this Kim.

 

[papa]

Renee got the same message from zazzle that you did so it is back to iron ons. Mike

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by ciadriamom
Renee: did you book directly with DCL or with a travel agent and did the shore excursion info come straight from DCL or through your travel agent? I copied your earlier post about the Antigua excursions, are they the same? That Tram sounds pretty awesome, will we have time to do both, do you think?

I booked with DCL while on-board during the last Cruisetoberfest trip and then transferred to Dreams. The shore excursion info came directly from DCL.

I didn't check the Antigua excursions, and the search function on the boards has been disabled so I can't find my post about it.

The Tram is in St. Thomas, and I think we'll have enough time to do it along with the tour that Kim is scheduling for us.

Has anyone else received the shore excursion info from DCL?

Reneé

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by papa
Renee got the same message from zazzle that you did so it is back to iron ons. Mike

Bummer. They told me the picture looked too much like Mickey Mouse. That's why we can't use it. Guess that's a compliment to our resident artist(s)!

 

[ciadriamom]

Thanks Renee: I have the Antigua excursions in a Word document if you'd like me to e-mail them to you.

 

[piglet33]

Originally posted by ciadriamom
Thanks Renee: I have the Antigua excursions in a Word document if you'd like me to e-mail them to you.

Sure, if you don't mind, then I'll cross-check with the stuff from DCL. Do you need my email address?

 

[ciadriamom]

Yes, if you'll send it to me, I'll send it right over.

 

[dsncruise lover]

Mom, Heidi and I have already computer met. We just have to face to face met each other. Your a day late and a dollar short.

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by dsncruise lover
Mom, Heidi and I have already computer met. We just have to face to face met each other. Your a day late and a dollar short.

Be careful, Ciara - Sharon might take that Dollar from your pocket money

 

[jeanneg]

First my computer was gone for repairs then the board was down........I'm not sure if I missed anything important, but when are we going to exchange names for the gift thingy? Is that still on? Please let me know.......I'm doing the single-digit (aka "stressed out") dance for our family sailing next weekend and need to get the gift purchased and mailed before we leave on Thursday early, early a.m.
Good news: my son from LA will be joining us....I just booked him last week and it cost a small fortune, but we'll all be together as a family again (priceless). Since none of his clothes are seaworthy we'll have to haul him over to the Orlando outlets and get him something to wear as soon as his plane gets in Friday morning. We are driving down and should be there late Thursday afternoon. The return trip home will be all 6 of us in the SUV....just like an old-fashioned roadtrip....except we're all a whole lot bigger.
If anybody has any questions they'd like me to check out on the Magic, let me know now.