10-21-12 Dream!!!

[triciari]

why not just use skype?
you can download skype to your iphone...
you can skype for free to another skype account, and if you open a paid skype account you can skype for free to regular land lines...

skype can also be used over wifi

Evidently Skype is blocked by the ship because it uses too much bandwidth.

 

[disneyholic family]

Evidently Skype is blocked by the ship because it uses too much bandwidth.

i'm not sure they can block a specific app on your phone, but perhaps skype doesn't work on the ship because of the very slow connection..

 

[disneyholic family]

question to those who have done online reservations before:

if june 23rd is when your booking window opens, does that mean between june 22 and june 23?
in other words, just as june 23 becomes june 23 at midnight?

in other words, this coming friday night/ early saturday morning?

 

[Angelic Jennifer]

Yes, Beth, it would be midnight, as it becomes the 23rd. Make sure you also apply whatever time difference applies to your time zone.

Actually, I'm pretty sure we could book our excursions and all at midnight, but had to wait until 3am to set our port arrival time.

 

[disneyholic family]

Yes, Beth, it would be midnight, as it becomes the 23rd. Make sure you also apply whatever time difference applies to your time zone.

Actually, I'm pretty sure we could book our excursions and all at midnight, but had to wait until 3am to set our port arrival time.

thanks! i'll set every alarm i have on my iphone to make sure i'm up and at my computer in time!!!!!!!!!!

 

[D73]

thanks! i'll set every alarm i have on my iphone to make sure i'm up and at my computer in time!!!!!!!!!!

Yup me too....that means being up on a Saturday by 6 AM for me...UGH

 

[disneyholic family]

another question - what night is our pirate night?
is it on castaway cay day? in other words, the 3rd night of the cruise?

 

[D73]

another question - what night is our pirate night?
is it on castaway cay day? in other words, the 3rd night of the cruise?

According to the itinerary and planning calendar on the website, yes, Pirate night is Tuesday.....Castaway Cay, Day 3

Mad rush for specialty dining that night I imagine.

 

[disneyholic family]

According to the itinerary and planning calendar on the website, yes, Pirate night is Tuesday.....Castaway Cay, Day 3

Mad rush for specialty dining that night I imagine.

yup - i'm trying to decide between remy and palo...

i was thinking of doing remy that night and then a palo brunch the next day.

but the next challenge for me is what times should i try for.....hmmm...

 

[D73]

yup - i'm trying to decide between remy and palo...

i was thinking of doing remy that night and then a palo brunch the next day.

That is my exact hope as well. Remy is fabulous and the Palo brunch exceptional!

 

[disneyholic family]

That is my exact hope as well. Remy is fabulous and the Palo brunch exceptional!

well since we're booking at 120 days, we should be able to get both of those...maybe not the exact times we want, but at least some time..

 

[D73]

well since we're booking at 120 days, we should be able to get both of those...maybe not the exact times we want, but at least some time..

My last cruises at Easter I was able to get my desired times for both when I booked as a Gold Castaway, so I am optimistic. Also still considering a cabana on Serenity Bay but not sure of the cost for just 3 of us....would like to find others to share but has not seemed to be much interest.

 

[ClaraBug]

Dear DIS famiy;

We unfortunately have too cancel our cruise, DH has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 35. It does not look operable, so they team of doctors are going to do aggressive radiation/chemo. Please pray or send good thoughts our way and I will be sending good weather and calm seas your alls way!

~Amanda~

 

[Angelic Jennifer]

I'm so sorry, Amanda. Best wishes to you and your husband, and I wish you all the luck for the chemo/radiation.

 

[D73]

Dear DIS famiy;

We unfortunately have too cancel our cruise, DH has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 35. It does not look operable, so they team of doctors are going to do aggressive radiation/chemo. Please pray or send good thoughts our way and I will be sending good weather and calm seas your alls way!

~Amanda~

Amanda, my thoughts AND prayers are with you and your husband. I am sure this is a shock to you both. I am sorry we will not have you along. Please do let us know how treatments get along.

Christopher

 

[disneyholic family]

Dear DIS famiy;

We unfortunately have too cancel our cruise, DH has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 35. It does not look operable, so they team of doctors are going to do aggressive radiation/chemo. Please pray or send good thoughts our way and I will be sending good weather and calm seas your alls way!

~Amanda~

I'm so sorry Amanda, but do NOT give up hope!!!
Which kind of lung cancer does your husband have? Small cell? Non-small cell?

My sister was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 9 years ago. It was very advanced when she was diagnosed and was not operable. She had very very very agressive chemo and radiation (simultaneously) . It was very difficult treatment but as you can see, my sister will be on the cruise with me 9 years later. So do not give up hope and do NOT look at statistics. Statistics are just numbers. Your husband is your husband and every case is different.

Also, my mom had non-small cell lung cancer two years ago and was treated and she will also be on the crusie with me.

So do not give up hope and do not look at the statistics.

It will be a very hard fight, but it IS winnable! Don't give up hope!

and when your husband is better, you'll go on a cruise in celebration (like my mom, sister and i are)

You are in my thoughts and prayers!

 

[ClaraBug]

Beth~ Thank you for your post, it was the shot in the arm I needed today.

We see the oncologist tomorrow, it was the pulmonologist who found it, so I will know more tomorrow.

Thank you for the love and prayers!
~Amanda~

 

[disneyholic family]

Beth~ Thank you for your post, it was the shot in the arm I needed today.

We see the oncologist tomorrow, it was the pulmonologist who found it, so I will know more tomorrow.

Thank you for the love and prayers!
~Amanda~

good luck Amanda and let us know how things are going.

Also, if you can, try to keep your husband away from reading about his illness on the internet.
It can be terribly distressing to read.
My sister never reads anything without having me read it first.
I'm her filter. If there aren't depressing statistics in it, i'll give her the go ahead to read it. If there's something i think she shouldn't read, i'll tell her to skip it. Or i'll summarize it for her without the superfluous negative info.

It helped her to not know too much, especially since it's not all true, and a lot of it is unnecessarily negative. So if it's possible for your husband to avoid that type of info, it might be helpful to him.

by the way, if you go onto the sloan kettering site (or at least back then when i went to read it), the very first line was, "you're not a statistic, so don't pay attention to them".

and one more thing, remember that there are new treatments being discovered all the time. So don't give up hope!!

 

[triciari]

Beth~ Thank you for your post, it was the shot in the arm I needed today.

We see the oncologist tomorrow, it was the pulmonologist who found it, so I will know more tomorrow.

Thank you for the love and prayers!
~Amanda~

Amanda, I'm so sorry you and your family are going through this experience. I love Beth's response and wish you all success in keeping the faith! All my positive thoughts are with you! You can do it.

Tricia

 

[ClaraBug]

Just an update-my dh has adenocarcinoma, stage 2-possible 3, we will know more info after more tests...please pray that the cancer has not spread!