10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[two-foxes]

Eric-
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you (and whoever else has an active hand in it!) do an amazing job with the cruise list. It is a full time job just keeping up. THANK YOU!

Fridayfun-
Check your PM!

 

[Hygiene99]

WOW what a list.... really geting up there.....


SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT A GROUP BRUNCH ???

SHOULD I GET ON THE PHONE WITH DCL...??? TO SEE IF WE can come up with a solution ? AVE ???? Mary ?????

was alot of fun last year .......

still picking songs to be sung on the bus trip.....

but in case u missed it... here is one of theones we will be singing.....




YOU CAN PRINT OUT THE WORDS SO U CAN LEARN IT....






Old New Hampshire
Written by Dr. John F. Holmes
Composed by Maurice Hoffmann

With a skill that knows no measure,
From the golden store of Fate
God, in His great love and wisdom,
Made the rugged Granite State;
Made the lakes, the fields, the forests;
Made the Rivers and the rills;
Made the bubbling, crystal fountains
Of New Hampshire's Granite Hills.

Old New Hampshire, Old New Hampshire
Old New Hampshire Grand and Great
We will sing of Old New Hampshire,
Of the dear old Granite State

Builded He New Hampshire glorious
From the borders to the sea;
And with matchless charm and splendor
Blessed her for eternity.
Here, the majesty of mountain;
Here, the grandeur of the lake;
Here, the truth as from the hillside
Whence her crystal waters break.

Old New Hampshire, Old New Hampshire
Old New Hampshire Grand and Great
We will sing of Old New Hampshire,
Of the dear old Granite State


Source: New Hampshire State Library

AND OF COURSE THE MUSIC http://www.50states.com/midi/0nh.mid
.......


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[Twinave]

Peter, Believe me, you DO NOT want to hear me sing, if you can call it that.

As far as the Brunch goes...I'm still all for taking over one of the regular dinning rooms on a day at sea. We could give the dinning room head person a heads up the day before.

What do you think?

Later, Ave'

 

[dsncruise lover]

Add me to the list of people going on the Oct. 2nd cruise. It is good to know so many of you will be going. We just cant wait.

 

[fridayfun]

It's official - I am a DIS forum addict! I have been reading all day and still am only on 27 of 67 pages just on the cruise line alone! Thanks to all of you for all the help and info - but I can not leave with out one last question. How do you know if you are wait listed or not? My paperwork show main as our request, but I see nothing about wait list. Where or how would I find out about this? I can't start stressing now - I'll never make it until 10/02/04!

 

[jeanniec]

Welcome, dsncruise lover! Glad to have you aboard!

 

[piglet33]

Hi Everyone,

We just got back from DC. @Goofynut was right--DC was so crowded. We wound up getting in the Air & Space Museum at 12:00 after waiting in line to go through the security check for about 1 hour. We were so close! Anyway, we had a great time. We spent the day there and then spent Sunday at the other Air & Space Museum at Dulles Airport. We then went to see the cherry blossoms and monuments at night. Very pretty to see. Today (Monday) we went to the Zoo and saw the pandas.

We're planning on going back since there's so much to see that we didn't get to.

Renee'

 

[piglet33]

Eric - I just sent you a PM.

Bette - Hope you're feeling better.

Renee'

 

[RellingTwin]

FridayFun....If you have main dinning, and want to change to late... NO PROBLEM! If you have late and want Main...you should get on the wait list. Every cruise I book Main, thinking we want to dine early, then switch to Late
Just call DCL or your TA to switch or get wait listed.

Glad the DC meet was fun. Wish we could have been there

Welcome, dsncruise lover! Glad to have you join us!

I wonder if we will make 200 DIS'ers before we sail!!!????


fridayfun...OH NO! Look out...your "HOOKED" now!LOL!

Ave, I think your idea is GREAT! The Palo Brunch was OK, but the problems the Palo folks gave us was NOT worth it. If we all hit one of the buffet dinning rooms for lunch one day while "at sea" I think it would work out MUCH better!I still may do the Palo Brunch but trying to book 40+ people was too much.For those of you who were not with us last year, we had a major problem with Palo. We booked everyone (about 6 tables) for the same time....THEN...they told us we could not do it and split the group into 2 different days.Ave (who took on the task of organizing the Brunch) was REALLY put on the spot...trying to change all the plans AFTER everyone thought the date/time was set. It made for a very upsetting 1st day on board. I think Thursday is the Seafood Buffet in Parrot Cay
HINT,HINT!!!

Peter...I agree with Ave...you do not want to hear her sing...she is the tone deaf twin

List looks GREAT ERIC! Thanks!

 

[Viking]

DSN CRUISELOVER,
please send your info to the adress provided in my signature to get on The List. Looking forward to your mail.

Renee',
thanks a lot - PMed you.

Jill,
thanks for the praise, I appreciate it.

Mary,
I just read an interesting article in a German weekly about the 'Hanley', that fascinating submarine from the Civil War, which was found in the mud of Charleston harbour.

 

[RellingTwin]

Eric, when I took the kids to the beach near my in-laws house we could see the ships just off shore, working on the Hunley. When it was finally raised, and towed to it's present sight, all the church bells in Charleston rang! Thousands of people lined the Battery to watch as well as went out in boats. It was quite a day in Charleston.We could go see it when you are in Charleston if you'd like.

 

[@GoofyNut]

Eric .... Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for the work on the "list". I know it's time consuming BUT we love it. Art (the initially skeptic one) even looks for it now ... have a print out by my chair at home and one at work.

Mary ... I agree with you about the Palo Brunch. We'd be glad to do a Seafood Brunch at Parrot Cay. Hey, they have to feed us somewhere and we can pick where, so why not all pick Parrot Cay! Warning them isn't a bad idea either.

OMG the Sun is up and soooooooooooooo nice to see. I really can't take those dreary winder days.

Rene ... you got to see the Pandas in DC - I am so jealous. Just another thing to add to the to-see list for next year. I'm really sorry we missed you guys and I must say by only a few minutes it seems. We got there just as they opened but the line got long fast. Poor Kathy had to get hand scanned ... what a riot.

Well got to get back to work. I'll be in the book of the month club tonite when I pick up my new Hyundai Santa Fe.

 

[piglet33]

The pandas were adorable. We saw them sleeping, playing and eating since we stopped back at different times during the day. Haley was so funny since this was her first time to a zoo. When she saw the tiger, she said "kitty". She like the elephants and giraffe too.

You're right the security line was long. People just weren't listening to what they had to do, which made things worse.

Where did you guys stay? We stayed at Candlewood Suites in Fairfax, VA. I got a great deal through hotels.com. We had a 1 bedroom studio with a full kitchen. Next time I will bring breakfast foods and just make something before we leave. We had a hard time finding a place for breakfast. The only place we found was Denny's. Haley liked the room since it was large enough for her to run around and play with her toys.

Renee'

Renee'

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Glad everyone had a nice time in DC even if you didn't meet up. Would love to go and see all the sites. Was there as a child but don't remember a lot since my mother had a gall bladder attack that day. I do remember that b/c she got to lie across the back seat of the car and my brother and I had to squish into the front seat with my Dad. DB was way too close -- I don't think it was too pleasant for either of my parents.

Jays lost yesterday. We are going to the game tonight -- 17 rows up almost right behind home plate. Hopefully they will win.

Like the idea of a brunch in Parrot Cay -- as Mike said pages back -- we can wear shorts!! I doubt we are going to go to Palo at all this trip. Didn't like the way they handled the brunch and our server at dinner was nothing to rave about.

Bette -- Hope you are feeling better soon -- you have to go parasailing again on CC.

Back to work I guess. At least it's a short week.

Welcome to all newcomers.

Fiona

 

[piglet33]

The brunch idea of someplace other than Palo sounds good to me. It doesn't matter where we go as long as we have a good time, which I know we will.

Renee'

 

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

Fiona...I just emailed you...not sure if the email is your home email or not so have Jim check it (if he is not napping!!) and you can either email me or pm me!!

Jeannie...hope you're feeling better after surgery.

Bette....pixie dust...it was good talking to you and get better. Kim..enjoy the hot dogs!!

My house is finally getting back to normal...that is with only a slight skunk smell!! Precious was certainly not Precious to us this past week!! The worst part is that Sarah was sent home from school because the nurse told her that she stunk!! I had everyone all over the hospital smelling a skunk whenever I walked by!! Rode up in an elevator with some patients who were sniffing the air when I got on--worse part was that I didn't think that we smelled!!!

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Mary Jo -- our last dog got sprayed twice in 10 days. She wasn't that bright when it came to skunks. Lily, our present dog has gotten sprayed once. Skunks seem to like our backyard which has a pool in it. Everything smelled for days even though we washed her with special shampoo.

My brother got sprayed years ago as he was getting a baby skunk out of the pool. It was about 6am in the morning on a Saturday and when he walked into the house everyone was instantly awake because of the smell.

Hugs to Bette (and Kim).

Jeannie - hope you are feeling better. My DSIL had the surgery last year and felt much better afterwards.

Must get back to work so I can leave and go to the baseball game.

Fiona

 

[Twinave]

Welcome to dsncruise lover! Glad to have you aBoard!!!!

 

[Twinave]

I would love to organize a group brunch! I'm going to the Dis info site to see what I can come up with. Check in later.
Ave'

 

[Hygiene99]

U Go Girl .... ok have to go watch my girl Jennifer on American Idol... Tonight is Elton john songs....
ok we will just go to Palo....

Mary Are we on for the package we got Last year ???

OR would u like to make it a Threesome.....???

ERIC your package is in the Hands of the US post Office
should have in 3 days from now ?????

And welcome to the new folks.... What is the count so far???

Peter