12/5/09 -- DUMMY -- The Cruise Your Heart Desires Most ; )

[4boons]

Bill, so sorry to hear of your loss. Your family, and especially Kelly's daughters, will be in our prayers. They are lucky to have their grandparents and your family to help them through this.

Katie must be excited about her trip. I'd love to take the family to the Galapagos islands someday.

Thanks for the prayers.

Katie is very excited. However, I think Laura and I are more excited to get to go to WDW and Vero with just the two of us.

Bill

 

[Stepht5]

Congrats on the future grandson.
Yes, I can hear Claire saying she is going to be the coolest Aunt ever and she will be.
What do the others think about being an Aunt and Uncle?

Bill

Excited doesn't even begin to cover it!

Thanks for the prayers.

Katie is very excited. However, I think Laura and I are more excited to get to go to WDW and Vero with just the two of us.

Bill

LOL!!! Jon thinks he and I should go to wdw or DCL without the kids....we would have to lie about where we would be....

 

[4boons]

Excited doesn't even begin to cover it!



LOL!!! Jon thinks he and I should go to wdw or DCL without the kids....we would have to lie about where we would be....

We should have, Katie is not happy that we are going to WDW and Vero without her.

Oh well, she can deal with it.

 

[smeecanada]

We should have, Katie is not happy that we are going to WDW and Vero without her.

Oh well, she can deal with it.

I hope so. We have plans on doing DCL without the rugrats next fall for our 20th Anniversary. Have a great time. Wish I was going with Katie though - sounds like an awesome trip.

 

[Stepht5]

We should have, Katie is not happy that we are going to WDW and Vero without her.

Oh well, she can deal with it.

I hope so. We have plans on doing DCL without the rugrats next fall for our 20th Anniversary. Have a great time. Wish I was going with Katie though - sounds like an awesome trip.

FUN!!!!!

Jon is twisting off that we don't have a cruise planned -- even though he was the one that didn't want me to book one.... -- so now he is thinking that we should either do one as a family over Christmas (I told him that was way too expensive for me! ) or one as a couple over New Years (our 30th anniversary will be Dec 27th)... We'll see.....
We already had to cancel any trips that we wanted to do in May & June since I had to be here for my brother & my father.
They do not know that we cancelled our plans. But, really who else was going to be here for/with them?

We are going to try to fit in a trip the 2nd week of July (my daad leaves on the 5th). The kids start rehearsals on the 13th....... I let them audition since I thought our summer trips would be either in May or June! UGH!!!

 

[arlenesp]

Stephanie,

I am so glad to hear that your brother is doing well. The uncertainty of cancer can be very stressful and my heart goes out to you and your family.

We’ve had our own recent bout with cancer. Not long after returning from the EBPC Repo we found out that my 1st daughter (stepdaughter) had a reoccurrence of melanoma. One of the local hospitals that her Grandfather had worked for arranged a trip to DL for her and her immediate family, including her two little girls.

On January 4, 2009, after a short battle with her reoccurrence of melanoma, we lost a lovely 31 year old young lady.

Kelly’s two young daughters, 4 and 7, are living with their grandfather and step grandmother who are doing a wonderful job raising them. Laura, Katie and I are having a great time inviting the girls over for baking and craft time.

On a more fun note, from June 13 - 21 Katie is going on a science trip to Ecuador / Galapagos. While Katie is gone Laura and I will be traveling to BWV arriving on June 14th transferring to VBR on the 17th and flying home on the 20th in time to pick up Katie at the airport on June 21st.

Laura, Katie and I are on Facebook so we will have to look for you.

Bill

Looks like January was an tragic month for us. Yes cancer is awful and it breaks my heart to see young children losing a parent.My daughters friend was brought up by the grandparents. But glad to see Katie is traveling. Looks like they are well cared for and loved. That is the important thing.

 

[smeecanada]

Hi Everyone

For all of you on the Baltic cruise. A travel writer from Canada is doing a live blog - he just posted about St. Petersburg. Thought you might be interested in reading it.

http://blogs.portsandbows.com/portsandbows/blogs/portsandbows/archive/2009/06/08/st-petersburg-magnificent.aspx

Let me know if the link doesn't work.

 

[smeecanada]

Some more of Phil Reimer's blog links:

Helsinki:

http://blogs.portsandbows.com/portsandbows/blogs/portsandbows/archive/2009/06/07/helsinki-cold-weather-warm-people.aspx

Stockholm:

http://blogs.portsandbows.com/portsandbows/blogs/portsandbows/archive/2009/06/06/windy-stockholm.aspx

 

[smeecanada]

Great write up about what to see and do in Copenhagen. Written by Phil Reimer a canadian travel writer with input from a Canadian living in Copenhagen.

http://blogs.portsandbows.com/portsandbows/blogs/portsandbows/archive/2009/06/12/copenhagen-some-great-help.aspx

 

[dahuffy]

Rescheduled for 12-04-10. In anticipation of changing to 2011 date.

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Hi Everyone

For all of you on the Baltic cruise. A travel writer from Canada is doing a live blog - he just posted about St. Petersburg. Thought you might be interested in reading it.

http://blogs.portsandbows.com/portsandbows/blogs/portsandbows/archive/2009/06/08/st-petersburg-magnificent.aspx

Let me know if the link doesn't work.

Wendy, thanks for the blog links! interesting!

 

[Esteri]

Ahoy Crew!

You know it just occurred to me that I've got this dummy reservation for a cruise out there that I've never done anything with. When do I need to change it? Can it wait until the 2011 dates come out - or do I have to change it now? I'd rather wait since, nothing in 2010 is both affordable and interesting.

I don't know about you guys, but this last year just flew by. How can it be summer again?

Of course, moving into the new place and getting 3-4 years of deferred maintenance on the land done has kept us pretty busy. It's hard to believe we've been here 5 months already. And there are still boxes everywhere. I'm living my very own Treasure Hunt. Everyday's a Pirate day.

Hey - we've got Llamas now - they do a decent job eating down the front two pastures. Talk about easy to keep.

Anyway, can someone clue me in?

.

 

[smeecanada]

Ahoy Crew!

You know it just occurred to me that I've got this dummy reservation for a cruise out there that I've never done anything with. When do I need to change it? Can it wait until the 2011 dates come out - or do I have to change it now? I'd rather wait since, nothing in 2010 is both affordable and interesting.

Anyway, can someone clue me in?

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You need to move it, before you have to pay up at the 75 days out mark. Not sure when that is as I move our cruise ages ago.

 

[tom31b]

Ahoy Crew!

You know it just occurred to me that I've got this dummy reservation for a cruise out there that I've never done anything with. When do I need to change it? Can it wait until the 2011 dates come out - or do I have to change it now? I'd rather wait since, nothing in 2010 is both affordable and interesting.

I don't know about you guys, but this last year just flew by. How can it be summer again?

Of course, moving into the new place and getting 3-4 years of deferred maintenance on the land done has kept us pretty busy. It's hard to believe we've been here 5 months already. And there are still boxes everywhere. I'm living my very own Treasure Hunt. Everyday's a Pirate day.

Hey - we've got Llamas now - they do a decent job eating down the front two pastures. Talk about easy to keep.

Anyway, can someone clue me in?

.

You may need to check with DCL or someone in the know, but when we rebooked on board, the deposit was 1/2 of what it should have been. I know they extended this promotion, but if you move it and the promotion is over, do you have to pay the other 1/2 or does it hold?

I would move it sooner rather than later as full payment/no refund deadlines will be approaching in the next few months.

 

[dahuffy]

Ahoy Crew!

You know it just occurred to me that I've got this dummy reservation for a cruise out there that I've never done anything with. When do I need to change it? Can it wait until the 2011 dates come out - or do I have to change it now? I'd rather wait since, nothing in 2010 is both affordable and interesting.

I don't know about you guys, but this last year just flew by. How can it be summer again?

Of course, moving into the new place and getting 3-4 years of deferred maintenance on the land done has kept us pretty busy. It's hard to believe we've been here 5 months already. And there are still boxes everywhere. I'm living my very own Treasure Hunt. Everyday's a Pirate day.

Hey - we've got Llamas now - they do a decent job eating down the front two pastures. Talk about easy to keep.

Anyway, can someone clue me in?

.

I just had Tracy move ours out to 12-04-10 and then we will move it to a 2011 date. As I'm in management at school now, it'll have to be during vacation time and not while school is in session.

 

[smeecanada]

I just had Tracy move ours out to 12-04-10 and then we will move it to a 2011 date. As I'm in management at school now, it'll have to be during vacation time and not while school is in session.

This not being on Facebook - I miss all the news. Congrats on the promotion Debi. I take it things have been resolved with your coworker.

 

[Esteri]

You may need to check with DCL or someone in the know, but when we rebooked on board, the deposit was 1/2 of what it should have been. I know they extended this promotion, but if you move it and the promotion is over, do you have to pay the other 1/2 or does it hold?

I would move it sooner rather than later as full payment/no refund deadlines will be approaching in the next few months.

Ooo. Ooo. I know this one. You have to pay the full deposit. That's why we haven't move it - money is SUPER tight right now.


What's all this about Facebook? Everyone's moving there? I've been avoiding it like the plauge. Just one more thing to do...

.

 

[smeecanada]

Ooo. Ooo. I know this one. You have to pay the full deposit. That's why we haven't move it - money is SUPER tight right now.


What's all this about Facebook? Everyone's moving there? I've been avoiding it like the plauge. Just one more thing to do...

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When I moved ours to March 2010, we didn't have to pay any additional deposit. Maybe it's changed? Doesn't hurt to call and ask.

Alot of pirates have moved to a Facebook group. I haven't taken the plunge there either - not enough time in my day to added that too. Dis still takes up some of my time. Would be nice to know how everyone was doing though.

 

[dahuffy]

When I moved ours to March 2010, we didn't have to pay any additional deposit. Maybe it's changed? Doesn't hurt to call and ask.

Alot of pirates have moved to a Facebook group. I haven't taken the plunge there either - not enough time in my day to added that too. Dis still takes up some of my time. Would be nice to know how everyone was doing though.

Didn't have to add anymore to our deposit when I moved it a week or so ago,
I'm over on FB now too. Debi Thielen Huffman

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

You may need to check with DCL or someone in the know, but when we rebooked on board, the deposit was 1/2 of what it should have been. I know they extended this promotion, but if you move it and the promotion is over, do you have to pay the other 1/2 or does it hold?

I would move it sooner rather than later as full payment/no refund deadlines will be approaching in the next few months.

Ooo. Ooo. I know this one. You have to pay the full deposit. That's why we haven't move it - money is SUPER tight right now.


What's all this about Facebook? Everyone's moving there? I've been avoiding it like the plauge. Just one more thing to do...

.

I moved ours about a week ago to Dec 2010 as we hope to bring the Wonder to the West Coast in 2011...we did not have to pay anything additional... I was told my deadline to move it was September 2009...so I went ahead and moved it.