2006 DVC Member Cruise - SSMC06 - October 22, 2006 Part 3

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Bonus question inspired by Steve:

11. Backdraft or Ladder 49?

Ladder 49

THANKS MARY

Squid

 

[alikat99]

On last year's Member Cruise, we checked with the DCL CM at our resort. They gave us the pick up number to call. We got the pick up times at other resorts from them. I no longer have that number.

On another note... I don't know who cancelled, I just know from DVC that cancellations have come in. That's why I'm hoping we will be able to go!

Cool, thanks Georgie!! I figured that I would at least give it a try.

 

[cgcw]

On another note... I don't know who cancelled, I just know from DVC that cancellations have come in. That's why I'm hoping we will be able to go!

I hope it will work out for you. We know there have been calls on the waitlist as Karen (ohiominnie) was called not long ago and passed up on the cruise. So, people are calling.

And.....aren't we to the 75 day window?

 

[WDWLVR]

Cindy's right - Karen did get called but had to turn it down. When did you put yourself on the waitlist Georgie? Hopefully it will come through but since we are at the 75 day window I don't know if many others will cancel.

 

[MaryJ]

1. What color is the car you drive? Silver

2. Do you wear Crocs?yes...four pairs...thinking about trying the flip flops.

3. What is your favorite Disney restaurant? Artist Pointe

4. What do you collect? Music boxes and Disney pins

5. What kind of shampoo do you use? Redken All Soft

6. Any pets? 3 cats....had four until last June.

7. How many of the United States have you visted? FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, NY, RI, ME, TN, KY, OH, AL, IN, IL, WI, MO, TX, IA, MN, OK, SD, CO, UT, ID, AZ, NV, CA, HI

8. Do you use bar soap or liquid body wash? Body Wash

9. Grease or Sound of Music?Sound of Music, for sentimental reasons.

10. Have you ever taken a Disney cruise?Yes, SSMC05 and once on The Big Red Boat (if that counts)
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[disney_imagineer]

hello fellow cruisers! today was my big day, the day to book for the cruise. and i guess being a castaway club member has its priviledges cuz there wasn't much pickings left. and what was left occurred at bad times. plus being on PST at 3 hours behind doesn't help either.

this will be our first DCL experience. can anyone provide tips on:

1. getting a Palos reservation? when i tried to book, nothing was available for brunch or dinner. am i out of luck?

2. couldn't find Cabana Massage in either the Castaway Cay Excursion list or spa listing. does that mean it's all booked up and i'm out of luck?

3. spa treatments were available for booking. but i thought the spa would be closed due to its expansion. so is the spa up and running for our cruise?

4. since i saw spa treatments available, i booked the Well Being Massage for Couples (at first thinking it was the Cabana Massage but learned it wasn't). but the only time i could get was 4:30-5:45pm. and i have early dinner seating. 15 minutes is too short of time to prepare for dinner. can i go into dinner late? or cancel the massage treatment to play it safe? if i knew my dining rotation assignment, then i can help gage it out since dressy dinner (ie-triton's) will take more than 15 minutes to prep for dinner. unfortunately, we won't know our dining assignment until oct. 22. and last day to cancel anything without penalty is oct. 20. so lose-lose situation....

appreciate any help from the experts and veteran cruisers out there! thanks!

 

[alikat99]

hello fellow cruisers! today was my big day, the day to book for the cruise. and i guess being a castaway club member has its priviledges cuz there wasn't much pickings left. and what was left occurred at bad times. plus being on PST at 3 hours behind doesn't help either.

this will be our first DCL experience. can anyone provide tips on:

1. getting a Palos reservation? when i tried to book, nothing was available for brunch or dinner. am i out of luck?

2. couldn't find Cabana Massage in either the Castaway Cay Excursion list or spa listing. does that mean it's all booked up and i'm out of luck?

3. spa treatments were available for booking. but i thought the spa would be closed due to its expansion. so is the spa up and running for our cruise?

4. since i saw spa treatments available, i booked the Well Being Massage for Couples (at first thinking it was the Cabana Massage but learned it wasn't). but the only time i could get was 4:30-5:45pm. and i have early dinner seating. 15 minutes is too short of time to prepare for dinner. can i go into dinner late? or cancel the massage treatment to play it safe? if i knew my dining rotation assignment, then i can help gage it out since dressy dinner (ie-triton's) will take more than 15 minutes to prep for dinner. unfortunately, we won't know our dining assignment until oct. 22. and last day to cancel anything without penalty is oct. 20. so lose-lose situation....

appreciate any help from the experts and veteran cruisers out there! thanks!

Ok, I'll try to help a little.

With Palo, no you're not completely out of luck. If you can, get to the port as early as possible. Then, as soon as you get on the ship, go to where they are doing Palo reservations, you will get a sheet when you check in. Rumor has it that they keep back 50% (could be more or less) of the reservations for those to book onboard. That way, someone without a computer isn't completely out of luck.

I can't help you with the spa stuff, because the spa just isn't my thing.

 

[Stitch#1]

Good morning everyone!!!

***Oooppps*** Nevermind, I just saw that the FL sale is only through October 1st.

Attn: Southwest Airlines flyers - I just got an email announcing a Florida Sale for one-way fares to/from Orlando. Good luck finding something cheaper. I know that Stacy and Diana have been looking for their return flights, so I just wanted to make you guys aware.

Trust me I'm aware.
I'm on their site several times a day. Plus my Dad checks it out for me during the day when we are at work.

 

[Stitch#1]

1. What color is the car you drive? Dark Red Chevy HHR

2. Do you wear Crocs? No, but maybe the Disney ones will sway me

3. What is your favorite Disney restaurant? That's tough but it's a toss up between Cape May Cafe and Boma's (all subject to change depending on the menu )

4. What do you collect? Disney Pins & WDCC figures

5. What kind of shampoo do you use? Whatever makes my hair feel and look good!

6. Any pets? 2 Cats - one black one named Lucifer and one gray and white one named Cappy

7. How many of the United States have you visted? NY, CT, VT, DE, VA, NC, FL, MA, PA, I think that's it

8. Do you use bar soap or liquid body wash? Body Wash - I love the Warm Vanilla Sugar from Bath & Body Works

9. Grease or Sound of Music? Grease is the word, is the word, is the word!

10. Have you ever taken a Disney cruise? Yes SSMC05 and the upcoming one!

11. Backdraft or Ladder 49? I've only seen Backdraft so I can't choice one over the other

 

[socks68]

Time for another edition of KTNYKFC. I admit I stole this one off the CB this morning.

Okay- I'm de-lurking again. I am trying so hard to join in more and failing miserably.

1. What color is the car you drive? Blueberry(never buy a car in the dark)

2. Do you wear Crocs? Own a pair but haven't been able to wear them out of the house yet

3. What is your favorite Disney restaurant? Teppanyaki(sp)

4. What do you collect? Disney pins and dvd movies

5. What kind of shampoo do you use? Pantene

6. Any pets? No

7. How many of the United States have you visted? Hmm, PA, NJ, DE, NY, FL, CA, CO, ME, MA, CT, RI, NH, OH, MD, VA, IL. 16 I think.

8. Do you use bar soap or liquid body wash? Bar-dial unscented

9. Grease or Sound of Music?Sound of Mucsic(my fave-and the movie my parents saw on their first date)

10. Have you ever taken a Disney cruise? This will be our 6th

 

[crzy4dals]

1. What color is the car you drive? BLUE - Mercury Milan

2. Do you wear Crocs? YEp I do

3. What is your favorite Disney restaurant? Spoodles and Le Cellier

4. What do you collect? pounds... hee hee hee... Disney pins

5. What kind of shampoo do you use? Aussie Moist

6. Any pets? 11 yo cat Giz and 11 yo damnation Kelsey (who has not lived with me in over a year, she loves her grandpa)

7. How many of the United States have you visted? alot

8. Do you use bar soap or liquid body wash? body wash

9. Grease or Sound of Music? sound of music

10. Have you ever taken a Disney cruise? first one

bonus : Ladder 49

 

[Diana Lyn]

Trust me I'm aware.
I'm on their site several times a day. Plus my Dad checks it out for me during the day when we are at work.

And you have me! But at this point, I'm enjoying the thought of being "trapped" in FL!

 

[Diana Lyn]

I can't help you with the spa stuff, because the spa just isn't my thing.

And all this time I thought we were long lost sisters!

As for the spa questions, they did say after the initial "closed reports" that the spa would be open, just the fitness center will be closed.

I don't see why you couldn't go into dinner a little late, as long as you aren't walking in when they are serving the main courses. There is a rotation list around here somewhere that tells you where you'll be eating which day if you have each rotation, so you may be able to get some sort of idea if it's Triton's what time you'll be scheduled and how much time you'll have to get ready. The search function isn't working for me but maybe someone knows it. Worst case is you have the 6 pm seating, if you think it's going to take you a half hour to get ready, you'll be at dinner by 6:15 which really isn't that late, you'll miss appetizers. If you do go late, you should just tell your tablemates and servers the night before so they can expect you but not wait for you.

 

[alikat99]

And all this time I thought we were long lost sisters!

As for the spa questions, they did say after the initial "closed reports" that the spa would be open, just the fitness center will be closed.

Oh, I like the spa, just not on the ship. I can't seem to pull myself away from other stuff to do the spa onboard.

 

[WDWLVR]

Oh, I like the spa, just not on the ship. I can't seem to pull myself away from other stuff to do the spa onboard.

Especially on the Member Cruise. I'm wondering what we are going to have to miss to do brunch.

 

[alikat99]

Especially on the Member Cruise. I'm wondering what we are going to have to miss to do brunch.

See, that's where my dilemma comes in. I didn't book brunch because at first, they were showing it on our CC day, so I knew it was wrong. I guess I should have done it, figuring that they would move it. Anyway, I just don't want to miss anything, so I'm debating going to the Palo ressies onboard to get a brunch ressie.

Currently, we have dinner at Palo for our last night, but I'm not even sure I want to keep that. I know that nothing special really happens in the dining room, it's just that I hate to miss dinner with my DIS friends. But, Chris just adores Palo.

Ohhh, decisions, decisions!!

 

[Stitch#1]

And you have me! But at this point, I'm enjoying the thought of being "trapped" in FL!

I have to make sure you have my work phone number , and keep my SW # handy. I have credits with them and I'm hoping the price goes down so my credits can take care of my return flight!

 

[Stitch#1]

See, that's where my dilemma comes in. I didn't book brunch because at first, they were showing it on our CC day, so I knew it was wrong. I guess I should have done it, figuring that they would move it. Anyway, I just don't want to miss anything, so I'm debating going to the Palo ressies onboard to get a brunch ressie.

Currently, we have dinner at Palo for our last night, but I'm not even sure I want to keep that. I know that nothing special really happens in the dining room, it's just that I hate to miss dinner with my DIS friends. But, Chris just adores Palo.

Ohhh, decisions, decisions!!

We are not doing Palo, we didn't do it on the last cruise either. I would rather eat with my whole family and my wonderful table mates. I can eat out with DH anytime!

 

[Diana Lyn]

Oh, I like the spa, just not on the ship. I can't seem to pull myself away from other stuff to do the spa onboard.

OK, phew! That's better! I'm skipping the spa this cruise. I was really hoping they were going to offer the Spa Villas like on the Magic for our cruise, and would have booked one in a heartbeat. On SSMC05 I booked the algae detox treatment and that was devine! I did it on Key West day though, at 8am so I didn't miss anything. This cruise I didn't want to miss being on CC early and I didn't want to miss out on any of the fun during the Day at Sea.

I may try to squeeze in a visit to the Spa at SSR when I'm down in two weeks. That Maple Brown Sugar Scrub is to die for!

 

[WDWLVR]

I may try to squeeze in a visit to the Spa at SSR when I'm down in two weeks. That Maple Brown Sugar Scrub is to die for!

That sounds yummy! Bet it smells great too.