11/8/03 Western Cruise roll call.... "looking for info from DISers"

[imgoingtodisney]

mac_tlc -- where/when are you flying back to FL for the cruise?

We're flying out of TF Green 7am 11/7, changing in Newark, spending Fri night at the Radisson

they wouldnt dare cancel the 11/8 w/2 of us survivors on there, would they? What would they then do? have our next cruise at 1/4 pts?

 

[alisbarc]

Hello Everyone,

Beverly (disneyeveryyear) has graciously volunteer to head up the initial DIS meet and the wine/beer tasting. Watch the thread for exiting news from Beverly about these 2 events.
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David

 

[dianthus]

HH member found...

We own at Hilton Head and Boardwalk, but I thought I posted that after the last Newsletter...? We are golfing fanatics... luv HH!

It looks like Taylor may be bringing a buddy with her on this trip, so we may have one more in our group. Will know shortly...

David, thanks again for taking the time to do the newsletter- great job!

Beverly~ Thanks for heading up the 2 events- brave woman! I'd be happy to bring some great CT wine for the wine tasting. How many bottles? mac_tlc- ever hear of "Ballet of Angels"? Great wine- winery is up by you guys, in the Eastern corner somewhere...

We celebrated Doug's big 50 B day this weekend!Went into the City. Stayed at the W in Times Square & had a cosmo in the "living room". Didn't see the Sex & the City girls, to Doug's dismay... LOL! We saw Hairspray & had front & center seats for a new show- Little Shop of Horrors- both were terrific! It was a really memorable B day for him. We are now looking forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary on the cruise!

Can't wait!

~ Linda

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Hi Linda - where/when are you flying down?

Bev - thanks for heading up these 2 events

(I dont even know yet our own family plans -is DH coming w/us? Do I count on him for mini-golf? What about snorkeling? Can I commit him to Palos brunch? or just have him committed?! "This is not my idea of vacation!" "Im not wearing pants to dinner"
DS, on the other hand, IS looking forward to the cruise)

Did you see that 10/11 got their docs?

 

[mac_tlc]

Hi Barb,

We are flying from Hartford to West Palm Beach on Friday 11/7, mid-afternoon. Return is mid-afternoon 11/15, with a change in Charlotte.

Not sure where we are staying on 11/7. We get in late, so I'll probably get someplace near PBI and drive up to the ship early Saturday.

I think if they cancel again, we just get to pick any date, any category for $0 or 0 points... (as they say "Nothing is more powerful than the imagination ")


mac_tlc

 

[imgoingtodisney]

I like your way of thinking! It was my way of thinking that got me in trouble last Nov! A few days ahead I kept thinking it would be cancelled! 0pts/$0 sounds great!

I noticed on the 11/1 thread they are planning on a DISmeet 5-6pm right after the sailaway, deck 7. What do you guys think? We'll be rushing to get dressed (maybe) for 6pm dinner but will have time to at least drop in and meet some people.

 

[disney6]

We are flying in Friday afternoon to West Palm Beach also! My DH's Dad and wife live there and we are spending the night with them and driving to the port Sat. morning. The BIG problem -- our return flight leaves PBI at 12:30 Saturday! Guess we'll be off the ship really quick! We would never had done this with the kids though! The last time they drove up and met us at Port Canaveral for dinner, it's only about 2 1/2 hours away. Greg's (DH) sister is flying up from West Palm on Wed. night before the cruise to watch our kids and flying back Sunday after (11/16). Seems kinda funny we're just switching places!

Better get the kids up and TO SCHOOL!!! This is great! Actually, Ian (11) came home yesterday mid day (yes, it was the 1st day of school) with an ear infection and is in extreme pain right now, so he won't be going. Bummer to miss the first couple of days! The littlest one (4) starts in 1 1/2 weeks and goes 2 or 3 days (all day) a week (depending on the week). So I'm not totally there yet, but close!

good day all!

 

[acrucifer]

bump

 

[dianthus]

Hi Barb~

We'll be flying down 11/7 after Taylor gets out of school. They have 1 day off & 4-1/2 days for conferences the week we're cruising so it's great she won't miss too much school- Middle School Teachers get cranky about that sort of thing... We are going to stay 11/15 at an Epcot resort, not sure which one yet & fly home Sunday. We want to try to get on Mission Space before we go home & do the day at the Food & Wine festival at Epcot.

We're not sure where we're flying out of - Hardford, or JFK. The fares are running cheaper @ JFK than Hartford. It's the same distance for us, but JFK is such a hassle. Waiting to hear if Taylor's friend is coming before I book flights...

We are staying at the Radisson Friday night before the cruise.

BTW- Did ya spring for the Pradas, or did you decide on nice, sensible shoes! LOL!

~ Linda

 

[imgoingtodisney]

DISmeet at the Radisson 11/7! at the pool after dinner?

DS (6th grd) will be missing 4school days - Fri 11/7, 11/12-11/15 - 11/10 is a teacher day and the 11th is Veterans Day. First 1/4 report cards come out while we're away and I'll need to schedule a seperate teacher meeting cos they are on the 10th. Oh well, at least DS so far likes his 2 teachers. Hopefully they'll think travelling is a great idea.

We ended up paying $270 ea for our rt airfare! Last year it was $180 if I remember right. Would be cheaper if we took a noon return flight. But it's gonna be hard enough to get me off the ship - never mind onto the plane. Give me some time to check out my other "home" VWL.

Looked for black sandals, shoes this past wknd - didnt find any. May go with black pant shoes I already own - I'm wearing a long black skirt so hopefully noone will notice. At least I wont fall off them!

Can you believe it's 9wks (63 days) from today that we leave?!

 

[alisbarc]

Count us in for the DIS meet at the Radisson. We will be the short ones with 4 obnoxous childern and one old lady (my MIL). Actually we will probably be doing pizza or something like that pool side for dinner.

9 weeks to loose 12 pounds. No more snacks for me.
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david

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Pizza poolside for the boys, salad for me sounds great. We'll be doing lots of dining rooms onboard ship - I hope. DH gave ok today to buy him pants online - yoohoo

Did I ask about having a poker night/afternoon/etc? DH is looking for gambling. Told him I would ask about a poker game.

9wks from tonight and we head to the airport! Gotta keep off the 30lbs I lost (4 more to go). David look for a skinnier/narrower version from the pic I sent you.

 

[Tesabat]

Alas - No Radisson Dis Meet for me. We don't arrive until 11:00 PM Friday. We are going to drive to Cocoa Beach though, coz we figure we will be too keyed up to just stay in Orlando. Trying to locate the least expensive room - and still be comfortable - as we are basically just going to crash there for a few hours.

Thus, hoping that we'll have the wine/beer mixer, as the Cozumel mini-golf isn't working out either. We'll be visiting Tulum - as my 12yo son has been wanting to see those particular ruins since he was about five!

Pants?? Poker game? Is it just coincidence those two statements are in the same post?

 

[alisbarc]

Count me in on a poker game. Will be saving my change or dollars for the big game. I'll play anything, stud, texas hold em, baseball, follow the Queen, sh#$ on your neighbor, draw, or any other game. Sounds like a great activity for one of the days at sea. Poker, beer, and a plate of chocolate chip cookies. It doesn't get any better than that.
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david

 

[dianthus]

tesabat~

If you're arriving that late, think about staying at the MCO Hyatt. If you're a AAA member, you can get a good rate. You can get up the next morning, grab a rental car downstairs & drive to the Port- about 40 to 45 minutes. You may end up feeling fresher that way. We stayed there the night before our first cruise & it was fun watching the planes on the runway. It's soundproofed too!

Barb~ Your son is in 6th grade & only has 2 teachers? Is your school small? My daughter is in 7th & has a cluster of them! 5 academic + 3 unified arts, a different teacher each period. It was that way in 6th too. I'm missing our conference too- that's why they have 1/2 days all that week, but we'll schedule one with the cluster upon our return.

David~ you sound like a card shark! Watch out Mr. No Pants! You're gonna lose your shirt too! LOL!
If you like chocolate chip cookies, you have to do the Behind the Scenes kitchen tour of Lumiere's- usually on the last sea day. They give you freshly baked choc. chip cookies & the recipe for them- of course the recipe is for 5,000 cookies at a time! ( Plenty for poker!) They have a VERY large kitchenaid machine. The whisks in there look like they were made for giants... It's really very interesting...

~ Linda

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Bob and I are sitting here watching the World Series of Poker on ESPN and I just told him about the Poker Game.

He raised his hands high in the air and said "Count me in." He was also a little bummed that there was no casino. He is always up for a game of poker. He is also very flexible and willling to play any game.

I just lost my entire post and have to try to recreate it. Of course it was a true masterpiece and this will probably not be nearly as good.

For those of you who may be new, you need to know that David (aka Alisbarc) is a CPA and may well be counting cards. He is sure to be a whiz at the laws of probability, so you may want to ply him with your local beer and wine before you play poker with him.

I guess in addition to the two bottles of wine (one red and one blush) that we are packing for the wine/beer & cheesefest, I will also pack a new deck of cards.

Here are a couple of thoughts for our DIS Meet and Wine/beer & cheesefest:

DIS Meet: If I remember correctly, safety drill should be over by 4:30 p.m. and sail away party doesn't start until 5:00 p.m. How about 4:30 on Saturday afternoon? If that sounds good to you guys, then we can work on a place.

Wine/beer & cheesefest: I think Monday (our first full day at sea) would be a great time to have our little get together. I need to check Dave's site for recent Navigators but how does 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. sound to you all? That would give everyone time to go back and change if they have early dining.

Let me know your thoughts. You can post here or PM me.

Have a great night!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

oh my God! That was too funny "Mr No Pants" Its just after 6am and I had the biggest chuckle
DS says he has "something like 12 teachers" but there are 2 main team teachers. At conferences we only meet with them.

Would the DISmeet at 430 be too early? Whos gonna bring the life jackets back to the rooms? Would 445 deck 7 aft be any easier? Just a suggestion
And Mon 330/4pm sounds great! That would give us sunbathers time to enjoy the sun and us early diners time to get ready for dinner.
What about mini-golf and snorkeling? Are we walking there as a group? or meeting there?
What do mini-golfers think of a sm donation for Cozumel school kids? Sally has a drop-off for the needy. A pkg of pens or pencils wouldnt take up that much luggage space nor cost that much either.

 

[disney6]

Something to think about....... Monday is formal night and formal pictures start around 5 or 5:30 I think, need to recheck Barb's website. We have late seating so your times are ok with us but those with early seating it may be too late. If we met a little earlier (say 2:30ish) on the "secret" deck 7 deck Barb could come in her bathing suit (make that her tankini!!! ) and still soak up some rays while tasting/visiting! (I'm all for dressing that way also!)

I love the "Mr. No Pants!" Would he be offended if he knew he was called that, or is he a pretty good sport about it?????

 

[imgoingtodisney]

It all depends on his mood at the moment so before anyone calls him "Mr No Pants" please check on his mood. It may end up being an inside joke.

Earlier sounds good to me to meet Mon afternoon. Im not much of a swimmer - more of a sun lover!

 

[dianthus]

Barb~

Sorry, didn't mean to cause trouble.... was only kidding!
It just came out, blame it on these typing fingers!
How about...

Mr. No LONG Pants... or

Mr. Shorts Only

sounds like he's still gonna lose 'em to David...

His only hope may be to feed him with chocolate chip cookies until David is rendered into a sugar induced stupor... ( beer will help too), then place your bets... how's that for a plan! LOL!