11/13/04 Eastern Cruise only We Did It

[xsydid]

Just thought all of you should know that today so far this part of Maine is very safe. I am getting ready to take a B.O.B (boots off break) Its very important that I am well rested incase I need to spring in to action. I wove you Trish.

 

[GrayFal]

Disney Cruise Line® –
Important Information
Friday, September 03, 2004 2:01:11 PM

Due to the impact of Hurricane Frances, we have made the following modifications to our itineraries for upcoming sailings:

Disney Magic
The August 28, 7-night Western Caribbean sailing will be extended by two nights, arriving in Port Canaveral on Monday, September 6 at 11 am.

The 7-night Eastern Caribbean sailing, scheduled for September 4, will be shortened two nights, departing on Monday, September 6 at 6 pm from Port Canaveral and arriving back as scheduled on Saturday, September 11. To avoid the effects of Hurricane Frances, we will be sailing a modified Western Caribbean itinerary.

Disney Wonder
The September 2, 3-night Bahamas sailing will be extended one night, returning to Port Canaveral on Monday, September 6 at 6 am. Since it is unlikely that our scheduled calls to Castaway Cay and Nassau will be possible, they will be replaced with a Saturday, September 4 call to Cozumel, Mexico.

The 4-night Bahamas sailing scheduled for September 5 will be delayed and shortened one night, departing on Monday, September 6 at 6 pm from Port Canaveral, arriving back as scheduled on Thursday, September 9. Since it is unlikely that our scheduled calls to Castaway Cay and Nassau will be possible, guests will enjoy two days at sea, a safe distance from the effects of Hurricane Frances.

Guests sailing on these modified itineraries have been contacted or are in the process of being contacted by our reservations staff. Fares for the shortened cruises will be discounted, and guests will be offered special incentives for sailing.

We appreciate all of our guests’ patience as we respond to the unavoidable circumstances created by Hurricane Frances.


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[xsydid]

Don't Parasail in a Hurricane

 

[TaraBelle1069]

I was at WDW this time last year. We had rain but that's about it.

For those of you planning a visit to the parks before or after the cruise, Disney has finally posted the hours for November (despite having a drop down menu that has included November for over a month now). I'm very happy as one of the things that is new since I went last year is Wishes and it is on the schedule for the day we're visiting.

Here's hoping hurricane season ends early this year! I don't imagine the residents of Florida could handle another one. It's been terrible for them already.

 

[mrsmg]

Adisneymama, you and your family are in my prayers.

Xsydid, my DH has decided to wear a suit as well. I have to figure out what to do for our five boys still!

I am sooo glad we didn't book in Sept.!! Unfortunately, my son did. He and his Dfamily are going on the Magic on Sept.18. He's crossing his fingers.

 

[xsydid]

Hey adisneymamma, I am very happy to hear that your husband is wearing a suit. I can't imagine him going nude, LOL As for the children, I suggest dressing them up in the craziest disney atire you can find, bright colors, Make up, Mickey ears, goofy hats, ya know the things you can show at thier weddings, and graduations to embarass them. If you need some more help please contact me.

 

[xsydid]

My shift is almost over, I just drank a large Dunkin donuts Turbo Ice. I think I will start packing for our cruise, then mow the lawn, cook dinner for the family, fold laundry, clean windows, check the Disboards, re-fold the laundry, and check to see if I packed everything. hmmmmm, oh yeah Kiss the DW and DC before going for a walk.

 

[Hannosmom]

STEP AWAY FROM THE COFFEE!!!!

 

[adisneymama]

Hey, I think you have me confused. I think my dh may wear his tux. I think you meant mrsmg. Anyway, Aubrey is going to be Cinderella for Halloween so she will be in costume on the ship sometime for sure!

Hope you all have a good evening.

 

[TinaRN]

mrsmg, this is a belated welcome from Tina! WOW! What an awesome size family you have!!! I am a little confused, though, as to exactly how many childrenyouhave! I saw that you have six boys coming on the cruise and a daughter. And then I read you have another son going on a cruise this month. Does that mean you actually have 8 children? I'm not meaning to be nosey (sp) just curious! My DH(Rhett), DS10(Caleb), DD7(Christa), and myself will be cruising also. I can't wait to meet your wonderful family!

A great big belated welcome to you, too, adisneymama!!!

And xsydid, an extremely belated "hello!" to you, too!!! I'm a little slow getting to the boards, but at least I get hear!!

 

[TinaRN]

Originally posted by PoohJen

Has everyone settled on their excursions? I still can't make up my mind - I'd love to hear what y'all have planned.

I know exactly what you mean! We can't decide either! Part of the problem is that every excursion we want to do has an age limit of 8yrs old, and DD will be 7yrs 8mos on the cruise. But she is a great swimmer, so I wish they would make an exception! We want to do Captain Nautica's and Shipwreck Cove. If not we will probably do one of the catamaran ones, because I really want to do that!

Everybody, I feel so behind in getting all the things done that I need/want to get done for/before the cruise!! I want to make a sign; I want to get my DD's Cinderella costume lined with some type of soft material (so she'll wear it!! ); My DH AND DS need something to wear for formal and semi-formal nite. We will probably rent the tux for DH, but DS grows SO MUCH all the time that I can't buy him a suit or anything nice until right before the cruise! I also want to make a sign for our cabin door. And don't forget the most important thing which is PACKING!!!

And have I told ya'll how much I hate dieting?!!! But I need to lose about 10lbs before the cruise, because I'm going to gain about 20 ON the cruise!!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Tina, if you don't have time to make a door sign, let John know.

I'm sure he would be happy to create one for your family if you just let him know what you want done to it.

We can even print it out on magnetic paper(we have a ton of it)

And give it to you at the terminal or after we board.

Just PM him or something, if you decide you would like some help.

 

[adisneymama]

Do you think he would make me a sign as well? I had no idea about that since this is our first cruise. I have no idea what to even put on a sign or shat size ect.

Hope you are all having a good weekend thus far. Prayers still with those in FL. They just said on the weather channel that PC is already experiencing 67 mph winds.

I am so glad to have found this thread....I can't wait to meet all of you on the ship. Is there a set time and place to meet?

Ok, got to run for now! Take care everyone!

 

[mrsmg]

Hi Tina, thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do have 8 children. Two of them have families of their own. My DS and his family are sailing this month and my DD and her family are going with us on 11/13.
I am looking forward to meeting you too! The costume for your DD sounds great. I think it cute if I could find costumes for all the kids to wear on the ship too.
Now my DH is considering renting a tux instead. I guess he'll bring his suits for semi formal.

 

[TinkHappy]

Speaking of pictures......we need more pictures of cruisers!!! Send them! Today! Don't make me come over there!!! [/B]

Just an FYI, I did send a picture, but it was from DH email address. Did you get it? Maybe I did it wrong...

(Prayers for all our friends in Florida and for all those in harms way. Please keep safe! ) [/B]

I hope all is well in Florida, they are having a really rough season this year

welcome adisneymama and mrsmg

OH...BTW, I just got my computer back!!!!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Ok fello cruisers we have to decide on something.

Our group is getting very large so we need to decide where our DisMeet is going to be, and exactly when it is going to be.

I've heard that something was planned for 3:00pm on embarktion day, before the safety drill.

Is this agreeable with most....you can't please everybody.

And what about location. I call on fellow former DCL cruisers to answer this question.

John mentioned the Promaninade Lounge, Deck3 across the atrium from Guest Services, just past Lumiere's on the way to Parrot Cay.

If anyone else has another suggestion, put it out there and lets make a final decision.

 

[feenie]

I think pre-boat drill is a great plan.
The promenade lounge should not have anything else going on, plus its easy to get to....

 

[disneydreamer1970]

We can be flexible with a DIS meet!! We just can't wait to meet everyone!!

Yesterday, we took Payton (DD) to the Disney Store and let her pick out her costume!!! Well, she picked out Tinkerbelle and she is the cutest Tinkerbelle out there. We took some pictures of her and are entering her in the contest that the Disney Store is having. In fact, we need to get her pictures there by the end of the day today. One winner from each region (3 regions) will be chosen to have their picture taken in their costume and used in the windows of all the stores and will receive $100 gift card! Hey it was fun just to get creative with her in her costume. (Too bad we could not figure out how to get her to look like she was flying)

I will forward one of the pics of her to Sarah so she can have her dad post it on the website. It will not be until Tuesday, though. Oh, we also had some family pics taken yesterday and will forward one of those as well!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[adisneymama]

3:00 should be fine for us as well. Just let me know the finalized plans and we'll be there!

Ok, got to run for now. Hope you are all doing well today!

 

[PoohJen]

We can be there at 3 too! Our only plan for that day is to hang out by the pool until the drill.

Wow, scheduling our DISmeet - makes it all too real, huh?!

I heard our school district is off the Thurs and Friday before the cruise - so we may not be as rushed as originally planned! It will be nice to get into Fla at 4pm the day before, instead of 4 a.m. the morning of!!!

hope y'all are having a great weekend!