10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[Zapp1213]

Thanks to all for all the kind words, prayer, and pixie dust.

It's still a tough decision, but I'm certain that I will NOT cancel our ressies--whatever happens, I, Heidi & David are going to have the time of our lives!!!! With a little help from our friends.

So, my project for today is to find a place to stay in Florida & a ride to the ship. Also, I haven't received any excursion docs yet. I've just gone by what I see on disneycruise.com.

Thanks again, and keep you up to date.

Marianne

 

[RellingTwin]

Ave, please e-mail me your reservation # and I will contact Dreams and change our dinning to "Late" and make sure our dinning is linked.

 

[bettemom]

Hi Guys,

We are getting very close to having the tour mapped out for everyone. Hopefully I can post it early next week. We have tried to give everyone a little of what they requested... We will have sightseeing, a little beach time ( touring for non beach people) visit some shopping areas, have lunch scheduled at a really cute little restaurant on the coast and hopefully finish up with at the dock so those who want to can ride the tram...


Ave, Just sent you a PM..


Mom & I have been members of the PIF group since December, however that did not help with our reservations getting cancelled by DCL.. They say we have a cabin assigned now, but after last years fiasco, Hmmmm those chaise lounges on deck 4 are mighty comfortable.

My boss and I are doing a trade show tomorrow so off to get ready..

Bye, Kim

 

[jeanniec]

Kim -- Wow - the tour sounds fantastic! Can't wait!

 

[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.

The only thing that is different is that DCL added and excursion for Nelson's Dockyard National Park Tour. It's 4.5 hours and $59/adult and $49 ages 0-9.
Everything else is the same.

Reneé

 

[jeanneg]

Marianne:
So sorry to hear of your pain. I'm glad you decided to keep your reservation. No matter how ugly the real world becomes you know there will be an oasis just ahead where you and the kids can put aside all your troubles and have a wonderful, carefree time together. If anybody needs to get away right now, it would be you. Sending you prayers and pixie dust.

 

[piglet33]

Kim,

The package arrived today.

Thank You!

Reneé

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Marianne -- glad that you aren't going to cancel. You will be among friends.

If you need to vent please feel free to do so. Been there, done that. I've been through it myself and my parents divorced after 25 years so have that perspective as well.

Fiona

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Jays game last night with my Dad and his girlfriend (Jenn) (and Jim of course) was amazing. It was a really good game and the Jays beat the Yankees with a Vernon Wells homerun in the bottom of the 10th.

My Dad is really into baseball and has followed the Jays since the beginning but hasn't been to a live game of the Jays for probably 10 years. Jenn hadn't ever seen the Jays play although Dad took her to a play off game last year in Minnesota. Went out to eat afterwards so didn't get home til almost 1am. Am a little tired today.



Still waiting for excursion info from DCL but Jim has already decided what we are doing so this isn't a problem.

Fiona

 

[Sarah'sMomfrom PA]

For those of you following the political convention and would like to see what my old hometown (and where I currently work as does GoofyNut--Scranton, PA) looks like, tune into the nightly news on Friday because John Kerry, John Edwards and Ben Affleck are coming to town for a rally tomorrow. Big happenings for a small town...working at a hospital and having Security as part of my department, we understand that all of the hospitals in the area have been contacted by Secret Service and local police to provide services just in case something happens!! Thankfully, I am off tomorrow!!! Supposedly, both Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric are in town to do their shows live from here on Friday. What a mad house it is going to be!!

Fiona..I still have not received my excursions from DCL.

 

[piglet33]

I made a design for our shirts for the August Repo Cruise and submitted it to Zazzle on July 10.

I called them on Tuesday since I never received them. I was told that my order was inadvertently cancelled, but they would upgrade the shipping and I would have them by today. He asked me if he could charge the credit card that I originally used when I placed the order, and I told him yes. Well the time that UPS, Fed Ex and the USPS come to my house has come and gone so I just called them back. I spoke with the same person (Charles) and was told that they didn't do anything with my order since it was cancelled. He also denied everything that he told me on Tuesday about upgrading the shipping, charging my credit card and me having them by today. He told me that he can't change an order that's been cancelled, that I have to place the order again. After we argued about this, and I told him the internet is such a wonderful thing. He asked what I meant, so I told him about the message boards that I go to and that I was going to post what a horrible business they run and that they cancel orders without informing the customer and then promise things and deny ever saying them and to never buy from them. After that, he decided that he wouldn't charge me for the shirts and would overnight them to me so I would have them by tomorrow. I don't know how he can do this since he told me he can't order shirts from an order that was cancelled, but we'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for the shirts, and I'm never going to order from them again. I am also going to send them an email describing what happened, but I'm going to send it tomorrow just in case he's really sending the shirts.

I am so upset since I was going to wear that shirt to the DIS meet at KOP mall on Saturday and don't have time to go and buy shirts and make them myself.

I'm not expecting to receive the shirts. I can't believe he told me he never said all the things he told me on Tuesday. He even told me "I promise you that you will have the shirts on Thursday".

Sorry for the rant, but I can't believe all this.

Reneé

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by Sarah'sMomfrom PA
For those of you following the political convention and would like to see what my old hometown (and where I currently work as does GoofyNut--Scranton, PA) looks like, tune into the nightly news on Friday because John Kerry, John Edwards and Ben Affleck are coming to town for a rally tomorrow. Big happenings for a small town...working at a hospital and having Security as part of my department, we understand that all of the hospitals in the area have been contacted by Secret Service and local police to provide services just in case something happens!! Thankfully, I am off tomorrow!!! Supposedly, both Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric are in town to do their shows live from here on Friday. What a mad house it is going to be!!

Fiona..I still have not received my excursions from DCL.

MaryJo,
I find your American electoral system very fascinating and am looking forward to be in the USA during the 'hot phase'.
But I won't say who I'm favouring: A) The best way to keep friends is to never talk about politics or religion with them, and to never lend them money or borrow some from them B) I hope that during the cruise we will be able to kind of detach ourselves from the rest of the world.

 

[Auntmeme]

Thanks Renee for the magnets, we love them ds wants one just for himself, he doesn't understand the vacation thing but he surely understood about saving them for mickey's big boat

so sorry to hear about the bad service regarding the shirts maybe you'll get them, I'll keep my fingers crossed!

 

[ciadriamom]

Called Disney today, our sixty day mark to book our excursions is AUGUST 3 (that's Tuesday). Can you believe it's only another 60 or so days?????

 

[Zapp1213]

Originally posted by ciadriamom
Called Disney today, our sixty day mark to book our excursions is AUGUST 3 (that's Tuesday). Can you believe it's only another 60 or so days?????

HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!

 

[Viking]

weeks til departure
I need that vacation!!! My desk is near collapsing under the workload, will be at the office the fourth Saturday this month and August doesn't look any brighter But this will pay for some extra cocktails on the ship

No posts from us tonight: Anja has to work the nightshift and we'll spent the evening with my Gramps before I drive her to the hospital. Then in the morning I'll pick her up again, drive her home, buy breakfast for all my coworkers and then head to the office.

 

[jeanniec]

OK -- Can someone please tell me the details of making the T-shirts. I know Kathy made some great designs which were posted several pages back. Will the designs be posted again in a bigger format? Are we already supposed to be making our shirts? I don't know a thing about transfer paper -- never heard of it before this board and I am definitely not the arts & crafts type so could someone please give me a clue as to how we go about getting our shirts made. Arlene had a question about this not too many posts back, but I didn't see a reply. Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[@GoofyNut]

Guys, I know I've been MIA for a little while ... darn work!

? about the iron-ons ... You can get the paper at WalMart or in any stationary or office supply store. Basically you print out the design in a mirror mode (some copiers actually have a setting for iron-on) Let the print dray for about a day before trying to iron-on cause I find that it sets the ink better and you get a better look.
Also, try and cut off some of the paper around the iron-on before you do it ... lays flatter on the shirts. If you have never done anything like this before, practice by just printing on plain paper as you would with the actual iron-on papers. If you want, you can try by practicing on a pillow case and then later if your case came out good, you can ask the characters to sign it once you hit the ship. If you have a dry-cleaner that you are friendly with, tell them what you are doing and JUST MAYBE they will help you out and do it with their gigantic iron. If you have any questions, just feel free to either e-mail or PM me and I'll try and help out.

Sorry, I got a little wordy on that topic - oops!

Well, I've hit some of the sales in my area and gotten some nice stuff just for the cruise. My tropical outfits for Art & I came from the Disney Store and they are really nice ... what a deal and in our sizes to boot!

Gotta run and do some work!

Hope everyone is getting "in a cruise state of mind" ... not long now!

 

[Suecot2000]

GoofyNut

Thanks for the tips on the t-shrits. But I also have just one more question. What computer link can Jeanniec and myself go to download the design for the t-shirts. I do remember going to a link and seeing several small versions of the designes, but am very confused on how to download a larger version for the transfer.

All of your help is greatly appreciated!

 

[ARLO1]

Can someone email or post the link to print out the logos on the tshirts. I think thats what was done last year.

Thanks in advance....

Arlene