11/13/04 Eastern Cruise only We Did It

[Sue Sullivan]

Hey Everyone,

Just got back last night from a 4 day camping trip to St. Joe State Park in N. FL. Beautiful place. Sitting in the sun on the beach was a nice preview for next month!! But still no docs!! I think I'll call my TA today to see if she has sent them yet.

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Originally posted by house_of_princesses
With 5 female travellers, I have alot of packing goin' on over here!! My mom suggested I use the space saver bags, the ones you pack up then suck the air out of them. I guess all the snow birds in her group have been using them with great success. Wonder how that will work with all these zip locks I have!!

Vicki, the ziplock bags will work the same way as the space saver bags. Just roll them up after you fill them to get all the air out of them.

That's what John and I did for the kids clothes for the theme parks.

I bought spacesaver bags but the ziplocks work just as well.

 

[mrsmg]

I really like the idea of the space saver or ziplock bags! Where can I purchase either of them?

 

[adisneymama]

mrs - I think the ziplocks are just the regular ziplocks, you can get at walmart. You can also buy the space saver bags at walmart. They are in the section with the laundry baskets and such. HTH

Good Morning everyone! We are getting so close!

 

[TinkHappy]

Good Morning all!!! I just wanted to stop in, catch up and say hi...because I can!!! My computer is back. I am so excited. I know I said this before but man, I really felt lost without my computer...

OK, back to work!!

 

[Sue Sullivan]

I just got an e-mail from my TA. She said she has not received my documents yet, but will send them to me when she receives them. Is this right? I thought all the docs went out at the same time.

 

[feenie]

I am home today. DH got sick at work... (REAL sick) and I had to bring him home. No point in going back.... (plus he needs someone to keep him tucked in...
Poor baby! I told him it was better now than on the cruise.

 

[disneydreamer1970]

Hi Ya'll!!

My TA has our docs!!! Guess I'm gonna go pick them up this afternoon!!! Woo-Hoo!!!!

Fennie - I hope that your DH is feeling better soon!!!

3 weeks from tomorrow, we will be at Epcot!!! I can't believe it is getting this close!!

Have a great afternoon everyone!!!

 

[house_of_princesses]

Suse, I know the ziplocks work like the ziplocks. That was the idea behind the and faces after the post!! I was mocking the double duty...

Mrs...the ziplocks are the regular freezer storage bags. I buy the store brand for this application. Not like my clothes are going to get freezer burn! The space saver bags are heavy duty plastic bags with valves. They come in different sizes and can hold something as large as a comforter. Once you place the contents inside, you suck the air out, everything inside crunches down (yet I don't remember seeing any wrinkles when I opened the bag later), and it's very easy to store or carry along. Walgreen's used to carry them, I know you can get them on line (what CAn't you get on line?!), and as someone else posted, WalMart, probably Target or KMart as well. Holler if you need more info!

 

[house_of_princesses]

Athene, Hope DH is better soon. It's scary when a loved one gets really ill really quickly.

TinkHappy, glad you're back on board!!

 

[TaraBelle1069]

I called DCL today about our docs and the Cast Member sounded almost indignent when he said "it's very early yet". He said you normally get them two weeks before. I wanted to say "but all these people on the boards have theirs!!" I told him I was concerned because things take a long time to get to Canada. He said "we use UPS" and I asked "even to Canada?" and he said (with a tone I can't describe) "even to Canada". I don't envy this guy. I wonder if this is the line they give people as punishment or when they are new! He probably hears the same thing call after call, all day long.

So much for waiting patiently. I couldn't resist....it's a 1-800 number and I've checked my reservation online far too many times!

Also gained two pounds last week. Between Thanksgiving and an Italian wedding, I was doomed! Here's hoping I get back on track this week. (I haven't attempted to fit into my cruise wear for a few weeks) Hope everyone else is doing well.

Tara

 

[mrsmg]

Adisneymama and House_of_Princesses- Thanks for the info on the spacesaver bags I have so many to pack for that any help to save space is appreciated.
I can't believe how close we're getting! I've packed almost everything, except for the last minute items and between all of the dress-up clothes as well as casual for all eight of us there's a ton of luggage.
Athene- hope you dh feels better

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Originally posted by house_of_princesses
Suse, I know the ziplocks work like the ziplocks. That was the idea behind the and faces after the post!! I was mocking the double duty...

Gee Vic, I'm sorry. I can't tell when you are being a smart aleck and when you're being blonde.

3 weeks from today we will be colapsing in our resort room after having driven to florida and spending the day at typhoon lagoon.

 

[rocadonismom]

TinkHappy - Welcome Back!

Athene - Hope your DH is feeling better really soon.

I can't believe how many of you have started packing. I have lists but, that's about as far as I've gotten. Love the ziplocs though, I try to pack everything into them. My bag seems to get searched every time I fly (something to do with being large enough to hold a dead body I guess) and I like packing everything in those so that people I don't know aren't touching my unmentionables.

Jen - YEAH!!! to the Bills on their win (see, I got things straight this week LOL).

TaraBelle - Hope you hear something about your documents soon. I'm still waiting too but, at least I have a little more infomation. Maybe they're trying to wait for the last possible minute so they can give you an upgrade.

Any more thoughts on a DisMeet somewhere at WDW on Friday night?

 

[TaraBelle1069]

Originally posted by rocadonismom
Love the ziplocs though, I try to pack everything into them. My bag seems to get searched every time I fly (something to do with being large enough to hold a dead body I guess)
Jen - YEAH!!! to the Bills on their win (see, I got things straight this week LOL).

TaraBelle - Hope you hear something about your documents soon. I'm still waiting too but, at least I have a little more infomation. Maybe they're trying to wait for the last possible minute so they can give you an upgrade.

That's so funny. I got picked out after my Mexican cruise because they saw my platter (ceramic? terra cotta?) in the x-ray. I guess people use pottery to smuggle drugs. This huge guy gave me quite the look when he had to struggle too lift my technically overweight luggage onto the inspection table. Lesson I learned that trip, leave home with expandable luggage already expanded!

I don't know if I'm actually worried about my docs or just anxious, as in excited, about them. It seems weird that when we booked it was months and now it's weeks. I felt more ready to go back then than I do now!

 

[cynsaun]

Originally posted by rocadonismom
cynsaun - I don't think I've ever seen the LIFE magazine in the newspaper. Hmmm, guess I'll have to go look this Friday and see what I can find. Very exciting.

LIFE has just started publication again. It is making it appearance in major newspapers on Fridays. We are very excited. Our only fear is that the issue with them will come out when we are on the cruise!

Ok, I am not sure if I posted our cabin or not. We are in 6606. Anyone near us?

 

[chichihoney]

cynsaun

check out www.hannomax.com
theirs alot of dissers on deck 6

 

[TinaRN]

Question about the Space Saver bags! I wanted to pack our own pillows in them so we could bring them but not take up a lot of space. (I know, they have plenty of pillows, but I NEED my pillow! ) But what do you do when you get ready to pack them back up to come home? Where do you get a vacuum cleaner? Do the hair "dryers" in the rooms have a reverse function? I know you can get the space saver bags you can roll up to get the air out, but I think rolling our pillows up would be VERY DIFFICULT!!!

Athene, pixie dust for your hubby ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hope he feels better soon!!

 

[disbigkid]

Originally posted by TinaRN
Question about the Space Saver bags! But what do you do when you get ready to pack them back up to come home? Where do you get a vacuum cleaner? Do the hair "dryers" in the rooms have a reverse function? I know you can get the space saver bags you can roll up to get the air out, but I think rolling our pillows up would be VERY DIFFICULT!!!

My friend just visited me in Ireland and used the roll-up spacesavers from WalMart. I was amazed at what she fit in the case. She rolled up her son's blanket (a big down quilt type one from his crib) and when she opened the bag it fluffed right up. I'm sure you could do the same with a pillow.

The roll up bags have one-way valves so that when you force out the air it cannot get back in....she was having no problem doing it for her return trip home.

I'm going to try the ziplock thing today!! I'm looking at our 8 suitcases we can fly home with from Ireland and it's looking like it won't fit! eek: I'm trying to pack for the cruise and pack for upstate NY...the rest of our stuff will be air shipped and stay in storage til we move into the new house.

Oh my gosh, how will I get all of this done in 8 days?!?!!

 

[adisneymama]

Good Morning everyone!

Feenie - Hope your DH gets to feeling better soon!

Tina - I have not tried the travel space savers yet, so I can't answer your ?. I have some because they came in the pack with the others I bought for storing all of Aubrey's outgrown clothes. I will probably try them for her things for the cruise though. Let me know how it works.

Have a great day everyone!