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

[3MinnieMom]

Hi, Momof2GreatGirls! Looks like we'll be neighbors on the cruise - myself, aka Janine, my DH, and my 3 great girls, DD 10, DD 9, and DD 5 yrs old - will be across the hall from you in 5022 and 5024! My DH and I are both Purdue graduates (Go Boilers!) - where are you from in Indiana? It's great to know there are more girls in our group (although my 3 girls have no problems hanging out with the boys, too!)

Our family will be in the First (Main) Dining.

Has anyone booked excursions through Disney yet? I called today to book my DH and 2 older DD's on the Banana Boat on Castaway Cay. The first available time I could book was 11:30 AM (the 10:30 and 10:50 times were already booked). We are booking most of our other excursions (i.e Captain Bryan's Stringray trip) on our own.

Hey, Dave...we are still waiting for the September newsletter. I sent you an e-mail about 10 days ago that we didn't get it. Let me know if you are having problems sending it to our e-mail address.

Take care, everyone - it won't be long now!!

 

[momof2greatgirls]

My girls are excited that they have other girls the same age just accross the hall!!
I live in Yorktown (just outside of Muncie). My sister, brother-in-law, and father who are cruising with us are also Purdue grads. I went to Purdue for two years, changed my major 8 times, then transfered and graduated from Ball State. I couldn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up.....funny thing is I still haven't decided.

No excursions have been booked yet but thinking about the scavenger hunt in Key West.

Lisa

 

[LisaG520]

Hi all,
We are in cabin 6634. Also our plans for the week before have finalized - we are staying at AKL for 7 nights then the Radisson at Port the night before. I figured if we are going all the way from Barstow, CA need to put in some quality Disney time.

The only excusion we have booked so far is Xcaret Eco Park in Cozumel. DH is an archaeologist so we thought we should at least see one of the ruins. Do you think we can justify this as a business expense then? LOL

LisaG

 

[LisaG520]

OOPS I forgot to include we are in the late seating for dinner - by choice.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Lisa - did you just join us? I dont seem to remember the name

Radisson DISmeet looks like 4, maybe 5, families so far - yahoo

 

[wdw1972]

I tend to read in spurts too, which may be why there aren't many posts from me.

I'll be cruising with my friend Sheila - she's come on many dvc vacations and this will be our 3rd Magic cruise together. We don't drive each other crazy spending a week together, and are independent enough to not be joined at the hip when we travel together. I'll have just turned 45 before the cruise, while she won't get there until next April. No kids - both of our sons are in high school, and that's where they'll be!

We're in cabin 2098, late dinner seating. We're not planning any excursions, but do plan to mini-golf in Cozumel and hope to attend the wine tasting DIS gathering. It'll be Sheila's 1st time at most of our ports, and my 3rd. I was just on the Wonder a week ago - and I'm ready to get back on the Magic for a longer cruise!

 

[dianthus]

Lisa~

Good choice for the Disney hotel- AKL. Make sure you get a Savannah Room - right of Arusha Rock. You'll see lots of Giraffes, zebras, and more... The pool there is fabulous- 11.000 sq. ft. zero depth entry - like a lake and the food is some of the best anywhere- "Jikos" will blow Palo's out of the water... and Palo's is very good. I think it is the only other 5 star restaurant Disney has besides Victoria & Albert. We stayed there opening week & received the coveted first guest pin lanyard w/ 6 pins. Walk around the hotel, they have one of the best African art collections ever assembled! Zwadi Marketplace is cool too! The entire place makes you really feel like you're in Africa. The bus service from AKL to the parks/venues is superb as well! Any questions, let me know...

I don't know which will be better, your stay at AKL or the cruise. I am truly jealous!

We'll be at the Radisson Friday night too.

~ Linda

 

[LisaG520]

Barb,

I mostly tend to lurk so only 1 post before - and I have been getting the newsletter since June I think. A little info on us - just me and DH traveling - have no kids. Currently live in Barstow, CA.
Darrell is an archaeologist and I'm currently in air quality compliance. We are both in our 30's - not much longer though. Big Disney fans! After this trip we will be AP holders on both coasts. This is our 2nd DCL cruise. Last time was Oct. 2001 on the 4-night cruise.

We are planning to stay at the Radisson also - I need to remember to call when I get a break later.


Dianthus - thanks for the info on AKL. WE have been wanting to stay there since it opened but this is the first time finances will allow it. Not sure which I'm looking forward to the most cruise or AKL....

 

[MouseGoofy]

In my best impersonation DOH!!!

Thanks, imgoingtodisney for answering my question and starting the new thread about ressies at the Radisson at the Port.

I must have been having a Homer Simpson moment. With all the planning I have been doing for some reason I never even thought about making reservations and being able to cancel if we are running late.

So now you can add us to the list of people who plan to be at the Radisson on Friday night as I just made our ressies. hopefully our travels will go well and we will be there.

John

 

[alisbarc]

Hello All,

Been a busy thread these past 10 days. Looks like we picked up about 15 more folks. Welcome.

Barb, we are in rooms 6016 & 6018 and have early seating.

I know this sounds like a broken record but man have I been busy.

House is in the final phases. Floors being finished today and tomorrow, concrete being poured tomorrow and Friday, appliances went in last Friday and light fixtures yesterday. If all goes according to plan we will be closing on the loan next Thursday.

Work is great but lots to do. Leave every night at 6 pm after 10 or 11 hours and it seems like my pile gets bigger each day. Can see light at the end of the tunnel though. Made the last needed personnel changes this past week and have a couple of new folks in this week. Working our way through the normal learning curve.

Gotta learn to say no. Not as young as I once was. Let myself get talked into coaching soccer at church again this fall and also agreed to be the chairperson of the annual "Wurst" cooking contest at our annual Oktobefest festival coming up October 3 & 4.

Needless to say I can hardly wait till cruise time. Really looking forward to the wine tasting and mini golf. Gonna sleep late on the days at sea and eat 2 entrees every night. May even splurge for a message one day.

ttfn
david

 

[sarcone]

Thank you so much for catching us up on the newsletters. They were enjoyable to read.

Again, we are the Sarcone family from Iowa. Just a little about us. We are going on our first cruise ever. Our family consists of Christine, age 13 (turning 14 on Nov. 11), Anna, age 11, Lucia, age 8, Stephen Jr., age 5 and Jessica, age 3. My mother, age 80, is also accompanying us. She is looking forward to the trip. She went on an Alaskan cruise a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.

We live in Des Moines, IA. My husband spent 20 years with the Dr Pepper/7UP company before buying a DQ here in Des Moines. Got him off the road. I am a tax attorney with Wells Fargo, working in the Private Client Services area more specifically in the Minneapolis Wealth Planning Center. I telecommute and handle the planning needs of our wealthiest clients in the Midwest.

Looking forward to meeting other DIS fans. Looks like a lot of kids that mine will match up age-wise well. I know they will have a fabulous time. My children are sports nuts and are looking forward to the sports deck. We are spending one day at All-Star Sports Resort and heading to Magic Kingdom. The two older girls were there when 5 and 3; we need to get the younger ones there. Heading then to Port on Sat. morning.

Has anyone done the Western Schooner Sail? I booked for Key West mainly due to the fact all ages can participate. Other than that, DH, DD8 and DS5 will be doing the dolphin encounter. I am booking direct the dolphin swim for DD13 and DD11 in Cozumel. That's it for excursions. We plan on enjoying all that the ship has to offer!

Looking forward to meeting fellow DIS ers.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

For those leaving Thurs 11/6 - we are at the 50 day countdown!

 

[3MinnieMom]

To celebrate our 50-Day Countdown (we leave Wed 11/05), my family all watched the Disney Cruise Video together yesterday evening before the kids went to bed (we haven't watched it since... I don't know when!) With the kids' school and all our other activities (and, of course, Halloween preparation) in Sept and Oct, the time should go by quickly!

Dave - thanks for e-mailing us the Sept newsletter (it's great!)

Lisa (Momof2GreatGirls) - Looking forward to meeting all of your gang (hey, 2 years at Purdue still qualifies you as a Boilermaker; besides, David Letterman would be proud that you're a Ball State graduate!)

Did anyone else book Captain Bryan's in Grand Caymen for The Stingray Swim? I remember reading that several of you have booked with Captain Marvin's (we let our girls vote - they want to try the catamaran boat with Captain Bryan's).

Take care, everyone!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Hey David,


Quote from alisbarc:

May even splurge for a message one day.


If you want a message one day, I'll call you and leave one on your voice mail. .

Couldn't resist.


Good luck with the new house.

 

[acrucifer]

we are getting there, arent we?

 

[disney6]

Barb, we are in room 6643 (no upgrades for us I'm sure!). My parents are in 6624 (I think!)

We have late seating for dinner. Never eat dinner that late so I'm not sure how I'll like it but we're giving it a try!

Just talked to my Dad's wife and we've decided to not do any shore excursions. Not sure how my Dad is going to feel physically (he just finished 6 months of chemo) so we are just relaxing and playing it by ear/going with the flow.

Not too long now!

 

[alisbarc]

Hey Bev,
Thats why I am an accountant. Can't spell worth a darne.

I meant, "might even splurge for a massage". But, if funds are low, I nice message is always appreciated.

ttfn
david

 

[Tesabat]

Hey Barb - I just got my excursion confirmations - and it looks like we really are mid-ship - room 6078.

Things are shaping up!

 

[goofy4wdw59]

Hello All! I haven't posted much here, but, now I'm checking the cruise board more frequently......that cruise is getting closer!

Our family consists of: Me-Margaret, DH-Joel, DD-Cayleigh (age 6), DS-Connor (age 4), DD-Ceara (age 1 yr). We booked early and have connecting Cat. 10 rooms 5522 & 5524 ("Secret Portholes"). We have late seating for dinner. We are not sure yet what excursions we will do?, if any. We may need to confirm babysitting at flounders first for youngest DD.
We are just finishing up some major construction work on our home that began last fall. That and getting kids ready for school, etc. the cruise is sounding better all the time!

 

[dianthus]

goofy4wdw59~

You may want to call your TA to see if you can get waitlisted for Main dining. If you don't get it beforehand, request it once you get on the ship. You'll see the dining change request location listed in your navigators. With children that young, they really need to be in the Main dining. They will really try to accommodate you. I'm surprised you didn't get it booking early & with the little ones!

~ Linda