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

[imgoingtodisney]

wow that was wierd - went to look for this thread and couldnt find it
do me a favor please and bring casica over here?
she just made a new post asking for 11/8 cruisers
thank you

 

[Rob1559]

36 until we leave!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Rob - have you posted on this thread before?
If not, welcome

 

[Shooter]

Got ours today.

Cabin number 6641.

I didn't mind being in 2021 last year but this will be a change not being down there.

We pretty much know what we are looking forward to doing on the ship but unlike last year we have no idea what we are doing on land with the exception of CC.

Does anyone know what time the mini golf outing is and how we are to get in?

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Im hoping Dave has the mini-golf and snorkeling info in his newsletter this Mon
And Bev - whats up with the DISmeets?

 

[acrucifer]

shooter, you may find this unbelievable, but my wife and I had cabin number 2021, last year when we sailed the magic to the eastern carribean. that is quite a coincidence.

 

[Shooter]

acrucifier, when were you there on the Eastern Cruise? We were there 10/5 - 10/12.

Did you have Sadikki (Diki) Mohomad as your cabin attendant?

 

[imgoingtodisney]

good morning
Did you see the pics Andy posted with the Magic in drydock?

 

[casica]

Thanks - I found the thread! 4 more New Englanders!

I know I sound naive, but when we sailed last year, we had an extremely trying week dealing with the cruise being cancelled....we were already in FL and had to really scramble. On top of having suistcases full of clothes for a cruise and not for 45 degree Orlando rain. But, trying to put that behind us -

We're on Deck 8 - can't remember the #. Is there anything special given to repeat cruisers? Last year we celeabrated twins bday onboard - and they were given the cake. This year it's our 19th anniv. - any other things they can give you other than the sickningly sweet cake!
Heard a rumor that room service has items that are not on the menu - anyone out there no what they are? Special ice cream, treats etc...
Does anyone know if food on Castaway is different for 7 day than 4 day.
Can you really wear dress shorts to the DR on tropical night?
Anyone gone on the Catamaran snorkel/beach in GC? Or the Atlantis Explorerr in Cozumel? How are they for 7 yr. olds?
Do you eat at the beach after the Catamaran sail? Or should we bring food for kids?
MOST IMPORTANT - where do you wait in line for Paolo resv? Should I get in line immediately after boarding and send hubby with kids to pool!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Hi glad you found your way over here. I looked to see if I could either PM or email you but couldnt.
Im also a part of that 11/30 cancelled cruise mess. There are at least 5 families on the 11/8 cruise that were part of this. It was definately much colder in Orlando than we anticipated with the Caribbean cruise. There was a day at EpCot we were in winter coats and pants. With any luck it wont happen again. Having a flu shot Oct 27.
A bunch of us are planning on Sally's mini-golf in Cozumel and snorkeling w/Cpt Marvin's on Grand Cayman.
Can I ask which room youre in on deck 8? Also are you down for main or late dining? Creating a list to be included in the next newsletter.
Please email dave at dwbarc@aol.com. He has been sending out newsletters to our group. Next one due out early next week.
Yes I have heard dress shorts are allowed in the dining rooms on mexicalinight.
Are you planning on dinner at Palos? Im hoping to get there for our 22nd anniversary dinner and my 46th b'day brunch. Im planning on running directly to sign-up for Palos once we board the ship. DH can save me a spot for lunch while DS11 enjoys the pool.
Our DISers are celebrating quite a bit on this cruise! Lots of birthdays and anniversaries.
Where and when are you flying out of? We're flying from TF Green early Fri morn; staying Fri night at the Radisson at the port. There's a few families staying there that night so we're planning on a small DISmeet.
Also a wine tasting DIS meet on Mon morn.
Will "talk" with you soon. Less than 35days till we leave!

 

[acrucifer]

yes shooter, I believe that was the name of our room attendant. my wife loved the animals made of towels each night. very nice touch. we cruised the first week of november 11-2-11-9, something like that. but the first week of november anyway. we have visited disney world 4 times before embarking on the cruise I wanted nothing to do with. I thought I would be bored. It was, unequivocally, the finest vacation I ever had. breathtaking and left me exhuberant. not suprisingly, we bought dvc memberships before the week was over. anyway, I am writing a novel here so will stop for now. but very excited about our 2nd magical cruise and much needed vacation.

 

[balbrec]

Ok gang,
I've come up with what I think is the best that the Fingerlakes
of NY have to offer in wine. My question is, will one bottle be enough for the tasting ? Thoughts and comments please.Just a
little hint ( Johannesburg Dry Reisling) .The climate in New York
is identical to that of Germany. This is why the German style wines are so good from this area. See you on board.


balbrec

 

[Johnathan's Mom]

Hi all,

We all 3 had our flu shots today! We want to make sure we are good and immune before we cruise. Wasn't it not too much later than this last year when the flu hit a number of the cruise ships? We don't want to spend too much time in the bed. Who wants to go home rested anyway!

We will be there in 34 days. We plan to spend 1 day at the park's before our annual pass is up for this year.

Carla

 

[dianthus]

Had my DD in for her annual check up yesterday. Asked the Ped. if the flu shot would help ward off Norwalk Virus symptoms. She said most likely no, Norwalk is bacterial & is highly contagious once it gets going. Not much you can do about it except wash your hands frequently to protect yourself...She did recommend a Hep. A immunization for travel in Caribbean & Mexico against Hepatitis A a food bourne virus that you can get very sick from~ especially in Mexico. It needs to be done 30 days before travel. She recommended DH & I get one too. Most kids have gotten their 2nd Hep B vaccination before entering Middle school.

She recommends it more from the stand point of if you are exposed you don't want to be ill while you are away.

Never had it for travel in Caribbean before. Mexico I can understand...

Has anyone else's Dr. or Ped. recommend this vaccination? Just curious...

 

[imgoingtodisney]

DS & I are heading to the Mystic Aquarium this morning. They have a new stingray exhibit where we can now touch the stingrays. (Yes we have done this at Sea World but 1st time in Mystic)
Have a great day everyone


Pulled out our NCL folder from 12/01 and found maps of both Key West & Cozumel - shows where the stores, attractions, bars are located with detailed descriptions of the stores. They are the port & cruise guides. Also have the Key West Chamber of Commerce official map. The Cozumel port & cruise guide is where I took notes when I went to the port talk on NCL - tells where the "best" stores are located. (Won 1 of those tshirts where it changes color in the light.)

 

[Tesabat]

Hey - I knew we were having a full Moon - but it was just posted that we'll also be enjoying a full lunar eclipse!!

Lunar Eclipse thread

How cool is that??

 

[Tesabat]

I know what I'll be reading tonight!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

the lunar eclipse is sooo cool we just got a response of out DH! lol
told him our 1st night on the ship is a lunar eclipse and he said "cool, really cool"

Jonathan & I thoroughly enjoyed touching the rays at the aquarium today. Could only touch the top, not near the head and couldnt feed them but we did find out how velvety they are. They came right up to us. They have the cutest little faces. They were playing and splashing and 1 time Jon & I got soaked! Cant wait to hold the big ones! and feed em

 

[Kaelynsmom]

Life has been busy but we're still here and can't wait to get on that cruise ship.

We're flying out of TF Green on Thursday night and we'll be staying at the Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa ($63.00 with Priceline) on Thurs and Friday night. We have tentative plans to visit the Magic Kingdom on Friday. This will be a surprise for Kaelyn and Serena.

We've rented a car to get us from place to place. When we return from the cruise we'll spend Sat night at the Hilton in WDW ($60 with Priceline). We'll probably just spend this day in Downtown Disney and at the pool. We have a very early flight on Sunday morning.

We got our cruise documents last week. I haven't filled them out yet but will probably do that this week.

We haven't booked any excursions and I'm not sure what we will do about that. Having a 4 year old makes things a little more difficult.

Well, I just wanted to let you know that I'm still here and I read this thread as often as I can.
See you soon!
-Amie

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Amie - we'll also be at TF Green Thurs night. Staying overnight at the airport before we get an 8am Delta flight Fri morn. What airline are you flying? Maybe we'll see your flight take off! What time should we look? Have a safe trip down.
We're leaving about 7pmish on the Sat we get off the ship to fly back to TF Green.