4/24/2010 Med cruise: Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your Ears

[auntlynne]

I'm looking over the Roll Call - and again I had to laugh - carpenta is Mary & Joseph - they say they are from Vermont - are we sure the carpenter isn't from Nazareth? I wonder how many times they've been kidded about that one?

 

[carpenta]

I'm looking over the Roll Call - and again I had to laugh - carpenta is Mary & Joseph - they say they are from Vermont - are we sure the carpenter isn't from Nazareth? I wonder how many times they've been kidded about that one?

Yes, we do get a good chuckle from everyone around Christmas. Our daughter kids us saying good thing she was a girl, otherwise...you know...the second coming and I have to answer for my sins.. And we do really love Christmas time. Auntlynne ,thanks again for all your great work on the web sight work. I'm sure it adds to the excitement of the upcoming cruise.
WELCOME all the newer shipmates!

 

[salboz]

Oh my, Auntylynne. You sure are the glue for this group. My name is Sally and my friend's name is Charlotte. I met her on a cruise a few years ago together with her husband and nephew. Her husband passed away a couple of years ago, so she has a bit of a problem finding travel companions. So, when I saw this and got such a great rate, I immediately thought of her ( after finding that my husband couldn't go). More later. Got to get all those posts in.

 

[salboz]

Have just learned that we will be in cabin 6508. Much more forward than I would like, but as my companion said, I could hang a hammock between lifeboats if need be.

Sally

 

[salboz]

Would love to be involved in any of the gifting activities if there are openings, i.e. fish extender and/or secret Mickey.

If Auntlynne hasn't covered it, you don't need to know. thanks so much for all your work.

 

[Brooklyn]

Ok so train tickets to pisa and rome have been booked along with our tickets to the vatican and the colesseum.

We leave home in 29 days!!!!!

 

[grlzmom]

Ok so train tickets to pisa and rome have been booked along with our tickets to the vatican and the colesseum.

We leave home in 29 days!!!!!

Makes it more exciting once you have your tickets!

On my facebook page I posted a walking map from Pisa train station if you need one.

That MED logo you have is absolutely adorable. Did you make it? I love it and want it for myself lol. So creative with the graphics.

 

[Brooklyn]

 

[NC_Tink]

Thanks Stephanie!! I love the logo too!! I'm gonna have way too many magnets on my door Well - that is if I can ever get off of DIS and Facebook to get around to printing, making more FE gifts, etc., etc.

 

[goofprincess]

WOWIE ZOWIE

 

[auntlynne]

Would love to be involved in any of the gifting activities if there are openings, i.e. fish extender and/or secret Mickey.

If Auntlynne hasn't covered it, you don't need to know. thanks so much for all your work.

We're not doing SM on this cruise - we have so many ports to see

We do have ONE more spot for FEs in Group 2. Shall I put you two down for that?

When you answer this, you will have 10 posts and can start PMing.

- Lynne

 

[Michelle2]

Yay! I LOVE it!

 

[mrosen]

Wonderful graphic!!!!

 

[salboz]

We're not doing SM on this cruise - we have so many ports to see

We do have ONE more spot for FEs in Group 2. Shall I put you two down for that?

When you answer this, you will have 10 posts and can start PMing.

- Lynne

Yes, please do. But then you have to explain it to me. I also don't quite understand the PM thing. Is that only when both parties are on this site, or can they be anywhere online?

 

[auntlynne]

WARNING: The following post may have graphic images
that can be disturbing to some viewers:

 

[auntlynne]

Yes, please do. But then you have to explain it to me. I also don't quite understand the PM thing. Is that only when both parties are on this site, or can they be anywhere online?

There is a metal fish outside your cabin for DCL to leave you information - we are extending the space, so we call it a fish extender (FE).

You will hang a bag or other collection receptacle from the fish to receive gifts from other DIS cruisers.

For this cruise, 12 cabins will be "gifting" each other: I will buy/make 11 gifts so that I can give each of the other cabins in my Group one gift sometime during the cruise (there is no designated day for this - we are hoping that "luck" will work out and everyone won't distribute on the same day). The gift will be small and reasonably priced (we have port excursions to pay for) so that suitcases can go on the airplane without incurring overweight fees.

This gift (one per cabin, 11 in all) can be representative of your hometown/ state/ country or a port we are visiting, Disney, DCL, something you find amusing, entertaining, endearing, tasty ....

Is this making sense? Anyone got something different to add? or change?

...About Private Messages (PM) - this is a way to communicate with other people here without having to give out personal emails (especially helpful if you or the other person is new and you can't be sure if they are legitimately on the up and up). You can receive "real" emails from them, but they won't know your email address unless you reply to one they send you (through your aol.com or yahoo.com or gmail.com account). If you click on someone's screen name, you will see the option to send a private message or email. The PM option is an internal mail system within the DISboards. When you sign in, you will see if you have PMs waiting for you.

The PM feature is good for sending information that others may not need to read - items of a personal nature, just between 2 people, or facts you might not want everyone who has access to the internet to see (birthdates, reservation numbers, full names). What we post here is captured by web search engines.

So yes, both parties would have to have PM privileges here.

- Lynne

 

[auntlynne]

Having some fun:

 

[shushh]

Congrats to all on their room assignments and welcome to everyone new!

And so much creative talent out there. Love the graphics! I think I'm in group 2 for FEs...Got to think hard about winter sports (close to non-existence here) I LOVE watching figure skating though!

 

[auntlynne]

 

[mrsgeorgemichael]

Just some info about us Im Sandra 45 and from uk mum of 5 this is our first disney cruise and also our first ever cruise but we have travelled quite a bit have visited various places in italy including Rome, Pisa Milan and last year spent a week in sorrento so got to see pompei and herculaneum, we love Italy so this cruise really appealed to us