3/28/09 Spring Break Magic in St. Croix

[disneyfreak1]

Thanks you, you just made me feel better.

Good, I'm glad. I look forward to meeting you in two days!

 

[mumom95]

Well, I'm off to bed. We are leaving at 4:00 am in the morning, so this will probably be the last time I'm on the boards before the cruise.

Hope everyone has a safe trip to Florida, and I can't wait to meet everyone at 3:00. I've got dark, curly hair and I think I'll be wearing a brown shirt (if I got my packing right ).

 

[dancer52]

Oh, there are 3 of us and we all have a large suitcase each. Then we have a toiletry bag, a shoe bag and a garment bag. Then, I have 3 carry -ons that are nothing but FE stuff. So, you are NOT the only ones with that much luggage.

One can never take too many shoes. It's like being surrounded by those you love!

 

[Dizzy-Disney]

Are you all planning on meeting up at some point? I am very new to this board - I just found it a week ago.

I am in panic-pack mode now. It is overwhelming for me. We have to wake up at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. Nothing like have 4 very tired and cranky kids!!

Can we have a last minute touch base call? Mentioning the ages of our children, where we live, and I don't know - anything else we think is important to share about ourselves?

 

[alikat99]

Are you all planning on meeting up at some point? I am very new to this board - I just found it a week ago.

I am in panic-pack mode now. It is overwhelming for me. We have to wake up at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. Nothing like have 4 very tired and cranky kids!!

Can we have a last minute touch base call? Mentioning the ages of our children, where we live, and I don't know - anything else we think is important to share about ourselves?

Don't stress, you're going on vacation!! Here's MY DCL packing list, that I've used for all of our cruises. Some of the items I don't always bring, some are specific to my family, some I always bring.

Over-the-door shoe holder
Ziploc bags
Dryer sheets
Soft-sided cooler
Extension cord
Beach bag
Spray-on sunscreen
Cork screw
Air freshener
Light-up travel clock
Cold medicine
Cameras (still & video)
Laundry soap
Shout stain-remover packets
12x12 scrapbook holder
Underwater camera
Insect repellent
Aloe
Antibacterial hand wipes
Antibacterial hand gel
Roll of quarters
Gifts for kids clubs counselors
$1 bills for room service
Beach toys
Address list for postcards
Thank you cards for the staff
Pop-up hamper
Crayons/coloring books
Highlighters
Post-it notes
Binoculars
Return address labels
Movie/show candy
Downy wrinkle releaser
Suction hooks
Door magnets
Fish extender
Passports
Cruise documents
Credit cards & numbers (in case of theft)
Wireless phone
Sunglasses
Children’s Motrin
Excedrin migraine
Tums
Email addresses
First aid kit
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Shampoo
Conditioner
Body wash
Brush/comb
Baby powder
Extra carry-on bag
Umbrella/ponchos
Makeup bag
Small sewing kit
Razor
Any medications
Batteries
Pirate outfits
Dry Erase board
Pillowcases for signatures
Zip ties

We're all going to try to meet up on deck 3 between mid ship and aft at the Promenade Lounge around 3pm.

I'll introduce myself quickly. I'm Amy (39), DH is Chris (41) and we have 2 little girls, Emily (7) and Madison (almost 5).

 

[golfcane]

See you all tomorrow!

 

[PetLover]

See you all in six hours

 

[alikat99]

Hey everyone! Looks like I'm the first one home!! Helps to only be 2.5 hrs from the port. Anyway, we had a GREAT cruise, and I hope that everyone else did too.

And, to everyone in the FE exchange, thanks for ALL of the goodies. My girls just LOVED going back to our room to see if anything had been delivered.

Happy Laundry to everyone!!!

 

[disneyfreak1]

We are home now as well. I hope you all enjoyed the FE exchange as much as we did. THANK YOU all for the wonderful gifts. We love each and every one. I'm sorry our "meet" was cut short, but oh well, maybe our paths will cross again someday.

Pam

 

[golfcane]

Hey there! It was great meeting some of you and I'm sorry we didn't get to meet everyone. We had a great time and hope you all did too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another Florida Resident rate next spring break! Thank you for the over the door hanger suggestion. That was fantastic. We've decided that we'll take that on all of our trips going forward and put labels in the pockets to notate all of the places it (and we) have gone.

The kids really enjoyed the fish extenders. They were excited to see what was delivered each night. Thank you to everyone for being so creative! My camera decided not to work the first day of the trip so I was unable to take pictures of the FE gifts we gave out. Our gifts included:

coozies, photo albums, Hanana Montana pencil cases, HS Musical journals, tatoos, cell phone stickers, pencils, wooden 3rd puzzles, glow sticks, cars magnets, princess bracelet, cars magnetic stickers. I think that's it.

Thanks again and hope to see you on another cruise!

 

[RalphM]

It was great meeting most of you...we had a blast with the FE gifts...we left the bag with all the fe at the port and will not rec until Thursday! By the way, there were 13 other Floridians that left there bag too! I guess we were just in a hurry to get home...Thanks again...MrsMo aka the Martinez family

 

[ps17]

Just back. Great trip and weather. Will post a report later to the reports board. Bulleted thoughts:
- Great weather.
- Not a lot going on in St. Croix but the snorkelling on west side of Buck is fantastic......
- Is it our imagination that the ship is a lot more stable (after drydock)? First night seas were pretty rough and we did not feel it that much. Also, aft lower levels much quieter?
- Some run ins with rude fellow-cruisers (at Castaway cay and at the buffet line - more later).
- Requested and received Alex our favorite server and he was great as usual.
- Palo dinner good as usual, but brunch was phenomenal.
- Ran into lots of repeat cruisers
- Booked again for Xmas this time.

Thats all for now. Look for an abbreviated report on the other board.

 

[disneyfreak1]

This is what we gave for the FE exchange plus a glow stick for each person and beach ball for each kid!

 

[missyoh8]

Where the new menus in place on the Magic last week? If so were the plain steak and chicken an option at dinner?

thanks in advance! sounds like it was a good week last week!

 

[disneyfreak1]

Where the new menus in place on the Magic last week? If so were the plain steak and chicken an option at dinner?

thanks in advance! sounds like it was a good week last week!

The new menus were not on the Magic and the steak and chicken were still an option at dinner.

 

[Dyanne]

Our gifts included:

coozies, photo albums, Hanana Montana pencil cases, HS Musical journals, tatoos, cell phone stickers, pencils, wooden 3rd puzzles, glow sticks, cars magnets, princess bracelet, cars magnetic stickers. I think that's it.

...and a delightful set of 6 nautically-inspired knot instruction cards that included a length of rope to practice some really cool knots on...

 

[disneyfreak1]

...and a delightful set of 6 nautically-inspired knot instruction cards that included a length of rope to practice some really cool knots on...

Yep and they were cool! Thanks a bunch!

 

[starview]

This is what we gave for the FE exchange plus a glow stick for each person and beach ball for each kid!

We loved each & everything given but this picture frame was beautiful & I'm just trying to decide on which picture goes in.

 

[disneyfreak1]

We loved each & everything given but this picture frame was beautiful & I'm just trying to decide on which picture goes in.

I'm so glad you liked it!

 

[starview]

I had already packed everything when Pam suggested taking pictures but I included a card in one of the gift bags. We gave postcards, fridge magnets, travel kit, snacks, bracelets, coloring pages, tattoos, tiaras, etc.

We had such fun & were amazed at the creativity of some of you. The personalized gifts were especially appreciated & will be treasured keepsakes. Everything was great & we thank you all.

We got home early Sunday morning & this is my first time on the computer. I'm actually on hold with Disney to book my bounce-back (estimated wait 71 minutes). We booked a 4 day onboard for a b2b.