10/24/2009 - Bash on the Boat (I'm with BOB) - Thread #3

[JLDSMD]

Alas you know me so well...

Mike holding the tri-pod?.....

Ummmm.....more like holding the mono-pod.

 

[Verandah Man]

That sounds nice. We will miss you all by a couple of weeks. We come home on the 11th.

Oh drats......

 

[JLDSMD]

Alrighty. Looks like Playa del Carmen is out. Apple Vacations has their flights out for that week.

For us to go to the cheapest hotel offered, for 4 nights, it would be $4,700 all-inclusive.

Crap, might as well look at a 4-night Wonder sailing.

 

[Verandah Man]

Alrighty. Looks like Playa del Carmen is out. Apple Vacations has their flights out for that week.

For us to go to the cheapest hotel offered, for 4 nights, it would be $4,700 all-inclusive.

Crap, might as well look at a 4-night Wonder sailing.

Yea Jeff--I think I would take a 4 day cruise over that as well............

 

[JLDSMD]

Yea Jeff--I think I would take a 4 day cruise over that as well............

Hold on, let me price that. Be right back.

 

[JLDSMD]

O.K. 4-nights, Cruise only 12/31-1/4:

Cat 9: $3,529
Cat 10: $3,329
Cat 11: $3,269​

3-nights, Cruise only 12/28-12/31:

Cat 8: $3,149
Cat 9: $3,049
Cat 10: $2,849
Cat 11: $2,749​

Don't think I'd do that either. The Oct '09 cruise in the SPH is only costing me around $2,700. Why would I waste it on only 3 nights?

I'm dreading seeing this airfare from AirTran when it comes out, but they usually have 6 levels of discounted fares. If I get it on day one, I should be around $200 or less. If not, you won't be seeing me in December.

Sorry, we're starting to get to the point that I could do a longer vacation some other time of the year.

 

[Verandah Man]

O.K. 4-nights, Cruise only 12/31-1/4:

Cat 9: $3,529
Cat 10: $3,329
Cat 11: $3,269​

3-nights, Cruise only 12/28-12/31:

Cat 8: $3,149
Cat 9: $3,049
Cat 10: $2,849
Cat 11: $2,749​

Don't think I'd do that either. The Oct '09 cruise in the SPH is only costing me around $2,700. Why would I waste it on only 3 nights?

I'm dreading seeing this airfare from AirTran when it comes out, but they usually have 6 levels of discounted fares. If I get it on day one, I should be around $200 or less. If not, you won't be seeing me in December.

Sorry, we're starting to get to the point that I could do a longer vacation some other time of the year.

I know, I see your point. Hazel and I are doing the BOB cruise for a little over $1900, and we have something like $350 in onboard credits!!!

 

[JLDSMD]

I know, I see your point. Hazel and I are doing the BOB cruise for a little over $1900, and we have something like $350 in onboard credits!!!

Where did you get all the credits from? Did you get the $200 for me booking you onboard? That is too cool.

I know the $50 came from the Castaway Club bookings in December and the $100 from Dreams.

If you're at $1,900, we must be lower than $2,700. I can't see DS costing $800. I thought they were only about $300-$400 plus some taxes. Man that kid is costing me a fortune.

 

[JLDSMD]

Is it just you and me this afternoon Andy?

Where is everyone? Do they all have lives?

It's my late night at work - only because DS has wrestling until 7:30. I'll leave here at 7:00. Maybe by 5:00 I'll start working for the day.

 

[Verandah Man]

Where did you get all the credits from? Did you get the $200 for me booking you onboard? That is too cool.

I know the $50 came from the Castaway Club bookings in December and the $100 from Dreams.

If you're at $1,900, we must be lower than $2,700. I can't see DS costing $800. I thought they were only about $300-$400 plus some taxes. Man that kid is costing me a fortune.

Yes, I got the $200 onboard booking credit, as well as the 10% discount!!!

The cruise total was $1941.16 for the SPH for Hazel and I.

 

[Verandah Man]

We have a free evening as Angelina doesn't have musical practice tonight. I just renewed our membership at our community center this afternoon. I was going to see if Angelina wanted to go and work out and maybe take a swim, but after I got done eating dinner, I didn't feel like it anymore...........

I read two meter books today, so I think that was enough exercising for me today...........

 

[JLDSMD]

Yes, I got the $200 onboard booking credit, as well as the 10% discount!!!

The cruise total was $1941.16 for the SPH for Hazel and I.

I'll have to check my final price again for that cruise then. We've got to be lower.

Just check DCL for booking it as a normal Joe, and right now a cat 10 for us is coming up at $2,764 without the 10% discount.

It is saying that the child is $654 with the taxes. Stateroom is coming up at $2,597 and taxes at only $167, but that seems low.

But if you take 10% off of almost $2,600, you get $260. So the bottom line would be around $2,504. That sounds more like what we'd spend.

So even more reason not to book a 3 or 4 nighter over Xmas or go to Mexico. Heck, I could almost do 2 cruises for the price of those 4 nights in Mexico.

 

[JLDSMD]

We have a free evening as Angelina doesn't have musical practice tonight. I just renewed our membership at our community center this afternoon. I was going to see if Angelina wanted to go and work out and maybe take a swim, but after I got done eating dinner, I didn't feel like it anymore...........

I read two meter books today, so I think that was enough exercising for me today...........

I could never get myself to excerise in the evening if I was just starting out. I could only do the morning, right when I wake up.

But, after I was working out for a month or two, my body craved it and I was working out morning and evening. I didn't even want to eat dinner. I'd eat and then go right down to the treadmill for an hour and run.

This was back in 2004 after my back surgery. I lost 47 pounds in about 3-4 months. It has all come back now because I didn't maintain. I got thrown off my schedule when my audit was here at work and after 2-3 weeks of not doing it, it is hard to get back into to a routine.

I'm hoping, after taxes, I will be a little more religous with it and hopefully drop another 20-25 pounds before the repo. I'm down about 7.5 from my high and almost down to my pre-KK cruise weight.

 

[Verandah Man]

I'll have to check my final price again for that cruise then. We've got to be lower.

Just check DCL for booking it as a normal Joe, and right now a cat 10 for us is coming up at $2,764 without the 10% discount.

It is saying that the child is $654 with the taxes. Stateroom is coming up at $2,597 and taxes at only $167, but that seems low.

But if you take 10% off of almost $2,600, you get $260. So the bottom line would be around $2,504. That sounds more like what we'd spend.

So even more reason not to book a 3 or 4 nighter over Xmas or go to Mexico. Heck, I could almost do 2 cruises for the price of those 4 nights in Mexico.

That's one reason I like to try and cruise during the off season, seems like I get more BANG for my BUCK!!!

 

[Dyerneeds]

There is nothing better than screams/giggles between friends I was talking to Lurking Lynn on the phone Sun. night and Al asked me to leave the room because he couldn't hear the TV

Speaking of Lurking Lynn she and her DH Chris will be at WDW for Christmas too

you were talking to lurking lynn??
how are they? are they doing kk2? does she still lurk around and read here?
if so..hi lurking lynn !!
hope to see them at wdw dis meet.
tell her to make sure she paints her toenails pink again so we can recognize her.(she'll know what that means)

 

[Verandah Man]

......it is hard to get back into to a routine.

I heard that...............

 

[Verandah Man]

Hi There Mike.............

 

[Verandah Man]

Wifey-poo is calling, she is still feeling under the weather, let me go and see what she needs............be back later.............

 

[JLDSMD]

Wifey-poo is calling, she is still feeling under the weather, let me go and see what she needs............be back later.............

Sorry, Andy, I had to do some actual work related things. I'm back for a little bit.

Hope Hazel fully recovers soon.

 

[minnieandmickey]

Where did you get all the credits from? Did you get the $200 for me booking you onboard? That is too cool.

I know the $50 came from the Castaway Club bookings in December and the $100 from Dreams.

If you're at $1,900, we must be lower than $2,700. I can't see DS costing $800. I thought they were only about $300-$400 plus some taxes. Man that kid is costing me a fortune.

I know, I see your point. Hazel and I are doing the BOB cruise for a little over $1900, and we have something like $350 in onboard credits!!!

OK did you 2 have the onboard booking prices? Sean and I are paying 2109 for the 2 of us.

Which brings me to another question that maybe you 2 can help me with.
If the prices stay the same by the time August comes around, could I do an onboard reservation, get the discount, then have dreams switch cabins with that reservation?