11/22/08 Thanksgiving 2008 cruise thread. Double Dipping Travelling Turkeys!

[samkj]

What is secret deck 7?

Nevermind I answered my own question! We'll be right by this spot, so look for us there!

 

[disneylover5]

What is secret deck 7?

You may have answered your own question, but I thought you would like this picture. I did not take it, but I love it!!

 

[disneypoor]

Okay, Suzynuprin! What is the deal with this cruise director Brent guy? Did I miss something on my first cruise? I've sure been reading an awful lot about him lately.

 

[zakatak]

Thanks for answering the questions!!!

We need to keep this thread going for 600 more days??? We can do this!

We are not telling the kids about this until we pick them up from school early on Friday afternoon. I wonder if I will be able to keep this a secret for this long?

Question of today: Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

What did you have for breakfast this morning and what are your plans for lunch?

Me - Oatmeal with Berries; Lunch will be Hummus on Pita with Tomatoes, Cuke and Lettuce.

 

[disneypoor]

I'm going to try real hard to not tell my kids about this cruise either, but I have a BIG mouth and I'm not sure I can do it.

What did I have for breakfast? 2 mini Babe Ruth Candy Bars--I know--I've got problems!!!

What are my plans for lunch? Frozen mini-pizzas. Sounds like I have terrible eating habits, huh?

 

[samkj]

We've mentioned the cruise in front of the kids, but I don't think they realize we are talking about OUR rip and not someone elses. I'm a travel agent and work from home so they hear about vacations all the time. We are going to Disneyland in 10 days and have yet to tell them about that trip! Its been planned for 8 months, so its been a secret for a long time!

Breakfast: haven't eaten yet, but have a non-fat mocha being made rightnow and will probably have a bowl of honey nut cherrios later. Lunch: no clue!

Disneylover5 thanks for the picture! We'll be in one of the cat 11 accessible rooms(and a regular cat 11 next door) right inside from there, so I'm sure we'll be out there daily!

 

[suzynuprin]

Okay, Suzynuprin! What is the deal with this cruise director Brent guy? Did I miss something on my first cruise? I've sure been reading an awful lot about him lately.

You know, he's got that whole prematurely gray hair thing going on, the Officer and Gentleman suit and that accent...sometimes one can daydream of life on the boat? If you want a good laugh, read my TR and how Brent started out the NY helping my family. Poor guy.

For breakfast - it was a toss-up of drive throughs, it's like -100 in Chicago right now and my car seats were made of granite. So, I hit the Dunkin Donuts drivethrough for a Hot Tea and Low Fat Blueberry muffin. I have a conference call during lunch, so my lunch will likely consist of me eating my notebook. Dinner - no clue, but after looking at 10,000 recipes today, I'll probably have that figured out by 4:00.

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
This will be our 4th. The first was a land/sea in Dec of 05, we were supposed to do the 12/9/06 Double Dip but somehow I became pregnant and baby wouldn't have been old enough.

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
We are cruising on the 3/17 Eastern (to make up for the DD we missed) and the 12/15 Western

3) Main or Late Dining?
Late--we'll be lucky to make it to dinner by 8:00, we're always rushing

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
We only went to Disney Dreams on our last one and then regretted not going to any of the others.

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo--My DH and I figured out that we can go twice because we have two staterooms!

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
I love everything about it. I liked the Sailaway party, the Pirate party, sitting on my verandah, hanging out with my kids, watching movies in our PJs......ok that's enough. Obviously my family thought it was ok too. They don't even care if we go to WDW or not before the cruise they just wanted to take a longer cruise.

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
We came on the resort bus last time and arrived right before the restaurants closed. We got food at Topsiders then there was no place to sit. When we found I place to sit out on deck I promptly spilled my drink all over my plate of food. Not a good experience. Next time will be better I'm sure (can't be much worse). Parrot Cay is my DDs favorite place to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

Su--I have to say that your NYE trip report was one of the funniest things I've ever read. There definately will not be a dull moment on this cruise if your family is on board!!! If I see plates of food falling over or sickness spreading or any other weird phenomenon I say "I'm sure Su's family was nowhere around!"

By the way, we aren't officialy onboard yet but DD12 is working on her dad hard, especially since she knows DisneyPoor's family is going to be onboard. I can't remember DH telling her no more than a couple times so I'm pretty sure when we come back from spring break we'll be official.

 

[disneypoor]

You know, he's got that whole prematurely gray hair thing going on, the Officer and Gentleman suit and that accent...sometimes one can daydream of life on the boat? If you want a good laugh, read my TR and how Brent started out the NY helping my family. Poor guy.

For breakfast - it was a toss-up of drive throughs, it's like -100 in Chicago right now and my car seats were made of granite. So, I hit the Dunkin Donuts drivethrough for a Hot Tea and Low Fat Blueberry muffin. I have a conference call during lunch, so my lunch will likely consist of me eating my notebook. Dinner - no clue, but after looking at 10,000 recipes today, I'll probably have that figured out by 4:00.

Wait a minute! Was your TR the one where he helped you carry the stroller on the stairs? (I'm at work, shhhh, and am not supposed to be on here right now. )

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

Susan--Your'e naughty!!! Don't get caught.

How are you going to keep this cruise a secret if my daughter knows? She can't keep a secret without exploding. It almost killed her when we told her that I was pregnant and we made her keep quiet for 4 days. She didn't talk to her best friend that week because she thought it would slip out. Finally the poor girl called our house to see why DD was mad at her and she told her.

 

[suzynuprin]

Wait a minute! Was your TR the one where he helped you carry the stroller on the stairs? (I'm at work, shhhh, and am not supposed to be on here right now. )

I'm a work too..so I'll whisper the answer...YES! That's the infamous TR - Brent carried Jack up the stairs for me. Nice butt...

 

[zakatak]

Yes, you can request a specific seating at dinner this far out.

How do you get to secret deck 7?

 

[disneylover5]

How do you get to secret deck 7?

You go to the very back of Deck 7. There is a door that is solid and kinda looks like you should not go though it. Open the door and there you are. Best place in the whole wide world.

 

[disneypoor]

I'm a work too..so I'll whisper the answer...YES! That's the infamous TR - Brent carried Jack up the stairs for me. Nice butt...

Oh my gosh! I about wet my pants reading your trip report! You're a great writer!

 

[disneypoor]

Susan--Your'e naughty!!! Don't get caught.

How are you going to keep this cruise a secret if my daughter knows? She can't keep a secret without exploding. It almost killed her when we told her that I was pregnant and we made her keep quiet for 4 days. She didn't talk to her best friend that week because she thought it would slip out. Finally the poor girl called our house to see why DD was mad at her and she told her.

Did you already tell your daughter? So far, mine doesn't know. But, who am I kidding anyway? I can't keep a secret for nothing! I keep telling my husband we should do a Christmas cruise and surprise the kids with it and he just rolls his eyes.

 

[dutch_girl_scout]

Susan--Yes I told DD about it already. I'll tell her to keep a lid on it if she talks to your DD. My kids still don't know about the Dec '07 cruise for sure. We keep talking about another Dec cruise but they don't know we have one booked. The kicker is we have a Cat 3 suite. I don't think I'll be able to keep the cruise a secret but I'm determined to keep the suite a secret until I hand my kids their gold KTTW card.

 

[cjckclan]

Suzynuprin - Your trip report was hillarious I spent 2 hours today reading that thread....didn't eat lunch until after 1:30. Well worth the hunger pains. Sure hope your vacation curse doesn't follow you on this cruise.

 

[disneypoor]

Susan--Yes I told DD about it already. I'll tell her to keep a lid on it if she talks to your DD. My kids still don't know about the Dec '07 cruise for sure. We keep talking about another Dec cruise but they don't know we have one booked. The kicker is we have a Cat 3 suite. I don't think I'll be able to keep the cruise a secret but I'm determined to keep the suite a secret until I hand my kids their gold KTTW card.

Honestly, I doubt that I'll keep it a secret for that long. I do want to wait to see what the offer on the ship is though. The pricing for that cruise is weird! We booked a cat. 9 although we'd love the verandah. The cat. 6's are close to $2800 more! Do you think that is because lots of people are booking the sixes? Our cat. 9 has stayed the exact same price since we booked it on the 31st. I hope it's still the same when we get on the Magic in March!

 

[hmansure]

We're always a couple of days behind!!

1) What # cruise will this one be for you?
3rd

2) Are you cruising anytime between now and then (on any cruiseline)?
No. Upcoming Disney trips though - Disneyland 7/2007 & Hilton Head DVC - 12/2007.

3) Main or Late Dining?
Main

4) Favorite show on any Disney Ship?
Dreams

5) Favorite Restaurant on and Disney Ship?
Palo Brunch

6) Favorite Activity on any Disney Ship?
Our favorites are actually off the ship on CC!

7) Usual place you eat lunch at on boarding day?
Both previous times we ate on Deck 9 - though on our last cruise we aimed for Parrot Cay, but were told it was "full" and then were directed to Deck 9.