11-29-08 Nana Heads 3: Tiara Bob & The Dreamboats reunion Cruise CONTINUED THREAD #6!

[pgfour]

Hey -- when does Jeff get back?? Anyone know?? Dawn? Wendy?

Oh wait -- Greg, what's Jeff & Mina's 20 and their ETA????

 

[MoranClan]

Cindy and I are going to take a ride out to the Long island vineyards today.

Its always a great ridde on the Bike, and free taste testing is always a Plus...

 

[cruisemutt]

oops

 

[Dixielady908]

AAhhhhh......the joys of house cleaning??!!!

Disclaimer: This is not a picture of me!!

Ahhhhh Greg...I see your getting in shape for the cruise!!!!! Are ya goin be wearing that "outfit" on the cruise? along with the "other outfit"??????

 

[jd99]

Hey -- when does Jeff get back?? Anyone know?? Dawn? Wendy?

Oh wait -- Greg, what's Jeff & Mina's 20 and their ETA????

Hi Cheri
We're back. Back to reality. We all slept until after 11 today (our flight got in after midnight...back home at 1:30 a.m....finally in bed around 3:15). It was like we went to Hawaii. Downloading pics right now.

Happy Saturday.

jeff

 

[dsparks]

Can't wait Jeff to see the pictures!

 

[woogal]

Disclaimer: This is not a picture of me!!

I'll bet that's one of your many Secret Service/CIA/FBI/Forest Ranger disguises

 

[lisarae]

Hi to the Bananaheads,

Even though we still don't know what that means (someone is going to have to fill us in.)

We are cruising to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We got married in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, so we try to alternate with a trip to the mountains, and a cruise every other year. We went on the NCL Jewel last year, so this was supposed to be mountains year, but I just really feel like another cruise.

This is our fourth Disney cruise and Disney is definitely our favorite cruise line. We enjoy NCL very much too. RCCL was okay, but we only went with them once and it was a brand new ship, first Western cruise, and I don't think they had all their ducks in a row yet. So, we'll probably give them another chance one day.

We are very fortunate to live right at Port Canaveral. Too bad a couple more lines don't go out of here though (such as NCL or Princess.) We were contemplating taking a Princess cruise for the first time, but it was out of Fort Lauderdale, and even though the daily rate was fantastic, it was a 10-day cruise, plus paying for parking at the port, so we really would have spent quite a bit to do it. Then we looked at Carnival Glory out of Port Canaveral, and we've been on it before, so we know what it's like. It's okay, but not the greatest service in the world. Plus their itinerary is not as good as Disney's in my opinion, although I haven't been to Roatan, so can't say anything about that port.

We are Lisa, 42 (43 in October) and Steve, 45. We are engineers out at Kennedy Space Center. We have no human children, but we have the greatest dog in the world, Samson. He is a 12 year old mix of Rottweiler, Lab, Chow, something (this is all a guess since he was found by some friends.) We have two nieces and a nephew that we love to spend time with. I wish we could afford to bring them on a cruise with us (not necessarily our anniversary cruise.) They have been a couple of times with their grandparents. They are grown now, 19, 19, and 22, but we still get together often, and try to help with college expenses, and any guidance or wisdom that we might be able to share.

We don't hate kids or anything like that, but we do like the fact that Disney has great actitivities for everyone on board, so that no one feels like they missed out on their part of their vacation.

What are some of the excursions you guys are doing in the ports? We have done parasailing with Sebago in Key West, and they are awesome. We have gone snorkeling with Eagle Ray Divers in Cozumel, and they are also a great company. We have done the Sting Ray City in Grand Cayman, and it is definitely something to do. In my opinion, I would always use independent local companies for excursions. You get a much better deal, and a much smaller group with more guides per person.

You all seem to know each other, but if you feel like telling us a little about yourselves, that would be really cool.

Thanks for the wonderful welcome to the group.
Lisa and Steve

 

[GreatDaneMom]

Welcome Lisa and Steve! It's nice to know there will be some other engineers in the group. I won't have to take all of the jokes all by myself. I'm Cheryl and I'm cruising with my DH Charles and DD (14) Mary.

Sorry I've been gone so long from the boards everyone. We just returned from our Bermuda cruise and we spent the week before we left tied up with funeral stuff. I can't believe you all have moved onto another thread! WOW!! But somehow I'll get caught up here. I just have to lock myself in a room with the computer for a few hours and ignore all of the post cruise mess that surrounds me. Anyway, it's great to be back among the bananas!!!

Cheryl

 

[Dixielady908]

HI LisaRae:

I hopefully will try and explain the bananaheads (or nanaheads)....If I can remember back that far....ummmm the story goes something like this.....when back in 2006 and we all met on this board....Bill (curisemutt) started using the dancing bananas and then found more dancing bananas and it just became our theme....then we were trying to give us a name as we were traveling right after thanksgiving...Turkeys were sorta involved in that search...it came out to be something like Wild Turkeys and Bananas......before the cruise I think that the turkey got dropped and we just stuck with banana's.....hence the nanaheads....

Now if I left anything out, please jump in an add it.....Oh yeah, the second part of our name Tiara Bob and the dreamboats.....now that is another story all together....Bob (aka Tiggerking) plus a few other of the husbans were going to sing at karaoke nite on the ship....so we were trying to come up with a "name" for their "group"....now add this into the mix..us ladies were bring tiara's with to wear to our meet (because we are all princess') when I believe that Bob made some comment about our tiara's....so we told Bob that he had to wear a tiara at the meet....hence Tiara bob and the dreamboats emerged....so they will be singing again this year at karaoke nite....its a show that you dont want to miss.....!!!!

I hope that I didnt confuse you....this is just the totally condensed version..

But this is a great group of people to cruise with and its so much fun running into everyone on the ship.

Denise

 

[Dixielady908]

Hi Cheryl...welcome back

 

[firemans wife]

Welsome Lisa and Steve!! I am Lorna traveling with Dh John and 2 DD Jordyn (12) and Madison (9) This will be our 3rd Disney Cruise. The 2nd with the Nanas We can't wait. We also have friends coming with us this year. We love cruising. The only other cruise line we have taken is Carnival.

I am a dental hygienest and am currently a stay at home mom, but I am looking to go back to work soon. John is a friefighter paramedic. Looking forward to meeting you guys!

 

[firemans wife]

Afternoon Nanas-It has been busy here so far today. I am trying to make a birthday cake for Madison. We are going to a cook out at my parents and we are celebrating her birthday a week early. I just need cut it out to look like ballet shoes. I have a pattern, hopefully it will turn out.


Shell-I still have not made any zuchinni bread. You are sure making me hungry for some. I think I will make some this week.

Jeff-Welcome back. Can't wait to hear all bout your trip.

Terri-How is your dad today?
I hope you are all relaxed today after your bath last night.

Greg-Nice picture of you in your cleaning get up

Well of to cut and frost the cake. TTYL

 

[lvstitch]

Welcome Lisa and Steve

I am Christine and will be traveling with my DH Joey. We also have no human kids but are parents to two fluffy puppies. We also like DCL for the adults only areas. People always look at us like we are crazy for saying that but I don't find the other cruise lines enforce the adult areas like DCL does.


Marie - sorry you are not enjoying the books as much as some of us have. Maybe picture Edward as Brad Pitt and you as Bella .


Jeff - can't wait to see your pictures

 

[pgfour]

Hi Cheri
We're back. Back to reality. We all slept until after 11 today (our flight got in after midnight...back home at 1:30 a.m....finally in bed around 3:15). It was like we went to Hawaii. Downloading pics right now.

Happy Saturday.

jeff

Jeff & Mina are back!

Now go get some rest and we'll talk to you later!

 

[woogal]

Mutt just looked up where we're going for this wedding (deep in Amish country). He said, "I always thought East BFE was a mythical place, but it's real!"

P.S. If you don't know what BFE is, it's not typable on the DIS.

 

[jollyg]

Hi Greg!

Glad to hear you have a busy day planned!

Hey -- when does Jeff get back?? Anyone know?? Dawn? Wendy?

Oh wait -- Greg, what's Jeff & Mina's 20 and their ETA????

What do I look like?.....a redneck air traffic controller??

<Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck. You got a copy on me.
Pigpen? C'mon.>
<Ah, yeah, ten-four, Pigpen, for sure, for sure. By golly, it's clean clear to
Flagtown. C'mon.>
<Yeah, that's a big ten-four there, Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the front door,
good buddy. Mercy's sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy>

 

[Dixielady908]

Mutt just looked up where we're going for this wedding (deep in Amish country). He said, "I always thought East BFE was a mythical place, but it's real!"

P.S. If you don't know what BFE is, it's not typable on the DIS.

sorry to hear your going to BFE I always wondered where it was ....thanks for letting me know....

have fun

denise

 

[jollyg]

Ahhhhh Greg...I see your getting in shape for the cruise!!!!! Are ya goin be wearing that "outfit" on the cruise? along with the "other outfit"??????

Well of course I'm gunna to be wearing it silly......its my bathing suite!!

 

[lvstitch]

Mutt just looked up where we're going for this wedding (deep in Amish country). He said, "I always thought East BFE was a mythical place, but it's real!"

P.S. If you don't know what BFE is, it's not typable on the DIS.

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