12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2

[pjpoohbear]

Hey all, since DCL likes to do special CC gifts on special cruises, ie repo and unique itineraries, do you think that we might get something other than the standard towel?

Althought some people thought the cool blanket for the repo cruise is the new CC gift, last week's cruisers still got the towel as did those on the Wonder.

I guess we can keep and eye on the special cruises this fall and the double dips beforeus to see if they get something other than the towel, than we should be looking forward to something interesting too!

Penny

 

[F1Julie]

DD5 and I just booked this cruise on Friday. I am so excited. We booked while onboard our first DCL cruise on the Wonder. We had such a fantastic time that I knew we had to go again. I got a great rate since I got 10% off and a $200 onboard credit. 2 stops at Castaway Cay will be great!

 

[mum of two pirates]

Hey hows it going?
I am starting to work on wyatts party stuff for june. We are doing a water theme. The only thing I have gotten so far is the beach napkins. We are getting sand bucket invataions, Then at the $ store they have little bucket sets with a bucket and pail and then a sand mold getting one for each of the kids. We will use the small pail for the snow cones and the sand mold for the cake and ice cream. I think we might get crazy straws and beach balls and or fun noodles. We will have it at the city pool unless I have our pool up. I am thinking probly no pool for us this year as we will be spending a lot of time camping at the, and last year when I went on vacation the dh didn't put the cem. in and it was brown when we got back- as we will be spending so much time at the lake this year I don't want to mess with it.. We are buying a sea.doo, and deeann (my sister) is getting one also. So we will have toys again to play with. (WE both have Jet skis but need to update) We are in the prosses of getting the retainer wall fixed at the lake so we can get the backhoe work done and get the bottem leveled off. Hope we can get it done soon. I am so booked this week and for the next three weekends don (DH) is booked with extra work, He is going golfing for the first time ever this weekend and it is a tournament. He has to go finish the stuff at Dan and Nancys house also (my brothers new house). We went to the girls Dance friday, (there daughters 9&15) they do the harren irish dance. It was great. My son Spencer is doing awsome in baseball this year also. Remember he is 7. Last week he hit two balls way past secound base before they hit the ground, He plays by the pitching machane, and he got the first two balls in the 2nd inning and ran the kids down on thier way to first base and got them out. Then in the third inning he caught a ball and threw it two first base and got both thoes kids out. It was the first doubble play of the year. He is loving it, and I thought he couldn't run. lol. Well I better go as I have so much to do today, I think I had way less work to do when I worked full time. See ya Brenda

 

[MrsMork]

Welcome F1Julie! Glad to have you and your DD aboard!

PJPOOHBEAR, we were on the Dec 2004 10 day Christmas cruise which was a VERY special itinerary. First time in St. Lucia, stop in Antigua and the first 10 day. The CC gift was the regular towels. We were a bit disappointed as prev. special cruises (i.e. first to Antigua) got the blankets. BUT, it is a gift and we are enjoying adding to our "set" of towels. We have so far, 2 of the duffel bags and 4 towels. If Disney is listening though, we would LOVE to add a special blanket to our collection.

 

[pjpoohbear]

LOL, Mrs Mork.

The way you had my name all in CAPS I thought you were going to yell at me, made me look around for my mom. lol. Maybe they just didn't have the idea for a special gift then, (hope hope hope.) You guys were getting to be in the most magical, relaxing of places for Christmas.

Penny
564 days till I hit WLV or SSR for the pre-cruise trip to WDW!!!!

 

[pjpoohbear]

Hey F1Julie: It was a May '02 cruise that got us enchanted with DCL, May seems to be a great time to go. Be careful it was the frist 7 day cruise that hooked us into DVC, lol. Sea air , green gills and a DVC contract go well together.

Penny

 

[MrsMork]

So sorry, Penny. Don't know why my caps were on. Sheesh1 I don't yell at people. About the blankets...they had given them on some cruises prior to the 10 day, which is what had us hoping that they would also be on the special 10 day. And yes, St Thomas was a wonderful place to spend Christmas day and Christmas dinner on the Magic was....well, it was Magic.

 

[pjpoohbear]

 

[MrsMork]

F1Julie, we are thinking we need to take our DGS on this cruise with us. He is 5 now, will have just turned 7 at cruise time. Would be about the same age as your DD, right? We need to talk with his parents first of course.

 

[MrsMork]

Mum, good to hear from you again. Sounds like you certainly are staying busy. We hope to head up your way Memorial Day Weekend. Still not sure on that, but we want to.

 

[F1Julie]

My DD just turned 5 on Sunday, so she'll be 6 1/2 by the time of the cruise. She didn't go to any of the kids clubs on our 3 day, but I'm sure she will on the 7 day.

 

[mum of two pirates]

Let me know if you head up this way. I will be in spokane on the 29th. As my step-daughters 4-h group is going to a dog show and then to the humains soc. afterwards. We are so booked up right now, My DH wants to stay at my brother in laws new house in sandpiont (He just moved over here from seattle area) that weekend, but I don't see it happening right now. If he can swing it, we might go to spokane from thier. If he can get a break and even get the day off maybe we will. He needs a few days off. We would just have to pack some stuff to do on thier private lake, like rafts and such as it is still to cold to swim here. Nice chatten again but gotta go. Mum

 

[MrsMork]

Seem to recall reading about something going on at Sandpoint that weekend. Can't remember what though?? Some kind of festival

 

[MrsMork]

My DD just turned 5 on Sunday, so she'll be 6 1/2 by the time of the cruise. She didn't go to any of the kids clubs on our 3 day, but I'm sure she will on the 7 day.

We took our DGS on a 4 day just a month after he turned 3. He threw up within 20 min of my leaving him. He was crying very hard and made himself sick. Well, just a couple of nights ago we were talking on the phone (his rotten parents moved him to Phoenix...dirty trick!) and he asked me if I remembered when he got sick on the cruise. I told him I do remember and asked him why he got sick. He said, "I missed you and was scared, but I'm big now and if I was there I would run and play on that Peter Pan ship and go down that slide!" So, guess we need to go try it again. It will help alot to have friends there that he has met on the boards also.

 

[MrsMork]

Bumping us up. I have been having so much fun this week reading the repro cruise thread. Expedia had some cat 11's available on the August eastbound repro yesterday. Took all my willpower to keep the credit card in my wallet! No, we can't go. No, we can't...

 

[slindamood]

DH and I will be onboard to celebrate our birthdays!! Thanks to PJPoohbear, who saw my post when we decided to book in December 06, for the PM inviting us to join all of you on the cruise!!

I have been so busy watching the Magic for the past week - it was the sailaway party on the cruise board that convinced us to book again.

Double dip at CC - can't beat that.

 

[DrHug]

MrsMork-

Woo Hoo!! Did not know that. Are you guys doing any shore things? I saw lots on line.

Does any else have any great ideas?? Since this is our FIRST cruise and I'm not rich. My son (will be 12) wants to swim with dolphins. Thoughts?
Thanks- Mary

Why would he want to swim with the Dolphins when he can swim with The Great White Whale, Uncle D?????

 

[DrHug]

Hi Everyone,
Nice to be online with the Boards again. I don't get on very often. I am MrsMork's DH. I have been reviewing the posts, from the beginning, and am so glad to meet everyone. Hope I am not late to the Magic on the "Magic Day".

 

[DrHug]

Welcome Slindamood,

My DW, MrsMork, has been spending A LOT OF TIME, ahem, watching the Magic also. I am jealous because I could not be home to see it. She showed me some of the pictures from the site. Awesome, aren't they. We should have gone. (Heavy Sigh).

Our DD will be celebrating her Birthday too, on Demeber 8. She'll be, ahhh, er, hmmmmm....., 38. YIKES !!!! It can't be. She was on the Dec. 2003, 4 day, Wonder Cruise on her Birthday. She got a special Birthday pin, which they don't give out anymore. I managed to get one the 2002 Member Cruise. It was my mumblemumble Birthday.

Can't wait to meet everyone.


Dennis

 

[mum of two pirates]

glad you found us. pooh was nice enough to invite me onboard here also. It will be my bithday on 12/11 I will be 35. I think. I will be so old I can't remember anymore. lol. My kids keep me rumming all the time. We went up to my parents lake property today and the the boys were up top playing football with some friends kids that came up to meet us. Well Wyatt (5) was running with a stake knife he found up thier thier and fell and jammed it in the little crease next to his nose. He had so much blood in his mouth and such I had no idea where he hurt himself. It ended up o.k. but couldn't tell and was very scarey for a min. One inch up and it would have been his eye. Leave it to wyatt. I'll report on the accident of the week, next weekend.lol Mum of two pirates