20041218-cruise-friends-memories Part 2

[WVMD]

OK - you all convinced me. I just added a reservation for the Grand Floridian for 12/17. It will make it a lot easier to get back to the room after MVMCP.

Back to work.... I had to double back... So I'll be around....

Virgil


WOW - a TOP..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DVC4US]

ohiominnie - that's great you will be joining us at MVMCP. Like Paul said it sounds like we will have a great group.

Like I said before we will be doing dinner before going to MVMCP. We will probably do either: 1900 Park Fare, Chef Mickeys, or 'Ohana. If anyone wants to get together at dinner that would be great. I know 'Ohana does big tables for groups so that might be an option if anyone is interested.

Lynda & Cash - it's great to have you back.

LeiLani

 

[ohiominnie]

Originally posted by WVMD
OK - you all convinced me. I just added a reservation for the Grand Floridian for 12/17. It will make it a lot easier to get back to the room after MVMCP.

That's what we were thinking. Easier to start fresh the next day. Dd has been bugging us to stay at the Poly. We were supposed to stay there once, but then bought DVC and changed our reservations just two weeks out. Now it doesn't make sense to use our points there. But for one night, we'll pay cash and let dd stay where she wants (she'll be in the room from what--about midnight to 9 am??)

 

[Cruisin'goose]

Ohiominnie - If I had realized you were soooo close I would have waved as we drove by. We were actually West Carrollton area. It was so beautiful and peaceful at the farm it was hard to believe we were just a few miles from Dayton.

Wish we could join everyone at the MVMCP we have done it several times but I think we have our ressie at the Radisson the night before we cruise. Hope everyone enjoys it I will be kicked back with my adult beverage at the pool. Can't wait!!!

Have a great week & try not to work too hard.

Vicki

 

[WDWLVR]

Greetings all - checking in from Old Key West!

We have been blessed with beautiful weather for our trip down. Unfortunately can't say the same back home. DH tried to call to check messages Friday night and the machine wouldn't pick up. With the bad storms Chicago has been having we were worried. FIL went over and found out we had lost power. Luckily it was only for a couple of hours and all is well.

Member Homecoming hasn't started yet, but from what little we've seen it looks like it is going to be great!

Had a busy day today starting with Church, then Sea World (where we had some Disney style magic happen), then off to Epcot tonight to see the Flower Power concert with Paul Revere and the Raiders. The show was fantastic.

Well off to bed - we are doing the Segway tour in the morning!

 

[thesoldtrain]

HELLO THERE! My family and I (DH-29, DD-5, DD-1) just booked this cruise today! Actually, we were booked for the 8/20 repo cruise but a work snaffu caused that to not work out (too bad, too, as we booked in the first 30 min and had a great category 4 rate!), but had wanted this cruise, too, so GLAD TO MEET YOU! We booked a Cat. 9 (was told by CM it was the last one, guarantee status). This will be our 2nd Disney Cruise, first was waaaaaaaay too long ago in Oct. 2000. Have become full-fledged cruise and Disney addicts since then, so this trip fits the bill perfectly!

Just a quick question to start out with....being teachers, our vacation begins the 17th when we are flying in....we are contemplating a few days at WDW AFTER the cruise. Anyone else doing this? Thoughts?

Thanks for inviting me over and cannot wait to chat for the next few months!

Jeanette

 

[paulcrsb]

Welcome Jeanette!

I'm glad you found us!

Paul

 

[WVMD]

Welcome Jeannette,

Glad you signed up for this cruise. It looks like we're going to have a great time - with a great bunch of DISers. You'll be getting some PMs about various meets, excursion, and the newsletter.

I know that a few are staying after the cruise at WDW.....

Please don't be overwhelmed by the 390+ pages of reading you'll have to do. We'll make the test open book.....

Seriously - I've had the pleasure to meet a few of our fellow cruisers - and can honestly say that this is going to be an incredible "Magical" cruise.

Once again - Welcome!!!!

Virgil

 

[tkd lisa]

Happy Monday all! Crazy scout weekend here, but it's over successfully. DD finished all her work for the bronze award (Girl Scouts), all that's left is editing the videotape (a Mom job!).

Stacey, in answer to your question, I want to be the bird lady in the Lion King show at Animal Kingdom. Not that I have ANY talent in that direction, but since you didn't say we had to be QUALIFIED for it, just what we'd like to do, that's my job! If I can't have that one, I want to be one of the singers in the show. I'd just need a tiny bit of help with my voice, but I know I've got the emotion and the gestures all down pat!

Gail, Don't let them pressure you into something that's too much with those brownies. It surely seems like the people who tell you that you can do it are the ones who've never DONE IT themselves, so they don't have a clue how much work it is. 15 2nd graders is enough all by themselves! Our troops have all been multiple ages, so I know that can work. It just takes a lot of help and support from the parents. They have to understand that you're going to structure the program somewhere in the middle of the girls' abilities, so some things may be too hard for their baby, or too easy for their older prodigy. If mixing the ages will get you help from a good adult, I'd say go for it, but limit the number of girls to something reasonable. I personally think 15 is as much as you should try to handle. Most of our troops locally are 10 or less. The one I was in as a girl had about 25 girls though, and we did have a blast. I can't imagine how the leader did it!

Minnie, if you still need an answer on prices, pm me. I can tell you how much we paid for the in-laws cat 10, and you can guess it downward from there.

Jeanette, welcome to the party! Can't wait to get more details! GaRry is keeping a cruise list, and I think Gail is taking names for a group Palo brunch. GaRry is also putting together a shirt order. Mark and Mary do a very nice monthly newsletter and photo gallery on their web page.

Well, enough babbling for this morning, but can't sign off without saying WELCOME BACK Lynda and Cash! Loved the wading pool story!

 

[Dancind]

Morning all! And welcome, Jeannette! Last Category 9 guarantee, eh? Wonder how it will look after final payment is due in October.

Last day of school here, only a half day. Then I'm going to have to try and work with a bored teen on my hands. Oh well, as long as her Dad gives her computer back, we'll be OK. She's supposed to clean up her room first, that may take a while. Dance workshops don't start for three weeks.

My fantasy job at WDW would be selling DVC. Once you get a little seniority, you get to go on cruises too!

 

[seaulater]

Morning all! Welcome back FLUFF QUEEN!!! I am already laughing and you haven't even given us all your stories. You need to post a picture of the swimming pool and grass with Cash for us all to see.

Welcome Jeanette! You are going to love this group. They are so much fun. We are also going on the May 14 PC repositioning cruise. We love Disney. There are 13 of us on the Christmas Cruise, you will have to pop over to Monorailgreen to look at everyone's picture and stuff.

Gail-15 Brownies is enough to put me over the deep end. I would think that one or two other mother's out of 15 could spend the time to be a co-leader with their own daughter's troop. I know we have some moms who work and they alternate on a co-leader basis for the leader and there are actually three of them doing the troop. We don't want to have to get a shrink on the ship for you, you need to be relaxed before you get there!

It's been cold here. Hopefully going to warm up this week. We are headed to the lake on Thursday night (Lake Powell, heard of it?) and will be back Monday evening.

Okay, have a great day everyone!

Linda

 

[wdwgoose]

WELCOME NEW CRUISERS

6000 POST think D W claimed it if the other cruiser was not going to take it??????????

jilljill entered it today. thank youy.

C M A T T ARE YOU HERE YET ? ? ? ? ? ?
THERES A CABIN FOR YOU. deck 7 you can share with my kids


well a day at work. then wed. fri. then L O N G weekend.

no plans hoping for NO RAIN



gaRry

 

[WDWLVR]

Hi fellow cruisers - checking in from WDW again.

We did the Segway tour this morning and it is out of this world! I highly recommend it! Even got a special Segway pin when it was over!

Also got our first little gift for Member Homecoming. Special lanyards to hold our ticket to the Magic. They are bolo style much like the Member Cruise ones but have a large oval with the castle and the Member Homecoming. I'm sure Mark will have a picture up on the website when we get home.

It is hot down there. Back home looks like it is still rainy. Saw clips from Gurnee where my boss lives and it all looks under water!

Prayers going out to all these effected by all these storms.

Well off to read the boards and e-mails and trying to get caught up. Have a great day everyone!

 

[paulcrsb]

Hi Mary!

Glad to hear that you are having a good time! Wish I was there too!

Paul

 

[ohioMickey]

Hello everyone.

I can't believe how many pages this thread has!! I would have introduced myself sooner, but it took me a month to read all the posts.

Count me in on the fun and excitement this December. I'm traveling with a certain someone else on these boards (I'll let you figure out who).

Sounds like we are in for a Magical cruise with a great crowd of Disers!

 

[paulcrsb]

Welcome Mike!

Where'e the queen of "fluff" tonight? It sure is quiet here!

Paul

 

[videogal1]

Originally posted by ohiominnie

Originally posted by DVC4US
Paul, Virgil, & Gail - that's great that you will all be at MVMCP on the 17th, now maybe we can get Stacey to join us also. It would definitely be great to meet up in the park. Anyone else?

You know, catching a port shuttle at a Disney resort sounds like a whole lot better idea than beetling from condo to airport to catch an early shuttle so I can get to the ship early to make reservations that I'll already have because of the Wild Romantic Escapade at Sea package....looks like a mid-course correction to me......

 

[videogal1]

Originally posted by paulcrsb
Welcome Mike!

Where'e the queen of "fluff" tonight? It sure is quiet here!

Paul

Fluffo is here.....You spoke too soon...I've been trying to catch up on a few other boards......Whew, a month is just too long to catch up on.....

 

[videogal1]

Originally posted by thesoldtrain

Just a quick question to start out with....being teachers, our vacation begins the 17th when we are flying in....we are contemplating a few days at WDW AFTER the cruise. Anyone else doing this? Thoughts?

Jeanette

Hi Jeanette
I was thinking about knitting together a land/sea/land vacation in December similar to the one I just came back from.... I managed to avoid the no-cruise-blues this month by reserving a resort room for three days after the 4-day cruise ended and, by golly, I think it worked. Let me see now. If I spend a week at Orange Lake, then a night at the Poly, then ten days cruising, will I still need three days at a resort to mellow out?...That would be a New Years Eve and day at WDW...hmmm

 

[videogal1]

I wonder if Fantasia Golf would be open....Maybe I could introduce Cash to the pleasures of chasing little white dimpled balls around instead of shopping for WDW squirrels and bunnies...
The sight of my fully-dressed black lab leaping around in the POR rose garden last week will be forever burned into the memories of CMs and POR visitors alike. Sigh..., his perfect behavior was just too much of a strain for him. Luckily his one giant WOOF at a part of the La Nouba performance he was concentrating on was covered by the music....
What special happenings are going on at that time of the Christmas/New Year? Goofy's Magical New Year's Party?