5/22/2008 Wonder Cruise!

[Disney Sweetie]

I'll be right here with ya, but a busy day for me. DH is flying in/out of Atlanta, DD6 to school, dog to vet for day long appt, errands, packing, housecleaners arriving and then all those in-laws arriving!

Do they have cocktails in the terminal?

I'm sure Rachel and I will be posting a few times tomorrow night - after American Idol!

OMG Donna...I hope you get everything done today and that your DH and Rachel and her family all have safe travels. Oh by the way.....can one of you text me tonight to let me know who wins American Idol??? I am going to miss it. If you can, let me know today and I will send you my number. I would really appreciate it.

So let me get this straight....
It hasn't rained in Florida for a month. The grass is brown and there are wild fires. It's been raining in Philly all month.

AND WHEN I CHECKED THE WEATHER FORECAST IT'S CALLING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN EVERY DAY IN FLORIDA WHILE WE'RE THERE AND IT'S SUNNY AND 75-82 IN PHILADELPHIA!

Last year I cruised over Memorial Day weekend and it rained every day except the day I was leaving to coming home.
Funny, VERY FUNNY. DOWN RIGHT HYSTERICAL.

Off to do more shirts, magnets, clean, etc.
And I have to work tomorrow. OMG !!!!!!!!!!! I need another day.

Rachel I got all my magnets and tshirts done. I should have had it all done a long time ago but once I got home last night my DD helped and we were finished with everything including the packing by 9:30. I ate dinner really late, but the other DD cooked it, so I was rather happy with how it all turned out. Now to get thru today. Still got some last minute ends to tie up, but I think it will be ok.

just finished packing - plane leaves in the morning - we think we are spending the day at Sea World and then going to Concourse Steakhouse, being that it will be for the last time before it closes.

See you all on Thursday - have safe travels

Tom

Tom, you may already be gone by now, but I hope you have a safe flight and we will see you in just over 24 hours!!!!!

Dear Donna, I've just realised that Suzy left already, could you do me a favour and bring me a copy of the excel Fishextender sheet so that you all get that chocolate to all of you we have been treasuring our entire trip.

Think, we even checked-in on arrival day before going to Seaworld so that that chocolate won't melt, I had to be really convincing towards my dear husband, because he did not want to make that detour of 1 hour.....

Donna, thanks again very much.

See you soon

Oh, please dont let the chocolate melt!! Cant wait to finally meet you tomorrow. I will be looking for your DD in her red shirt. We will also be ther around 10am.

This is soooooooo exciting!!! I dont know if I can concentrate on my work today or not!!!!!

 

[Coffeeguy48]

So let me get this straight....
It hasn't rained in Florida for a month. The grass is brown and there are wild fires. It's been raining in Philly all month.

Last year I cruised over Memorial Day weekend and it rained every day except the day I was leaving to coming home.
Funny, VERY FUNNY. DOWN RIGHT HYSTERICAL.

Off to do more shirts, magnets, clean, etc.
And I have to work tomorrow. OMG !!!!!!!!!!! I need another day.

This is Florida. It typically rains EVERY day for June - August. It will literally downpour for oh, 10 minutes. Then done. It very rarely rains all day here. Don't worry. It will be fine!

 

[TiggerzFan]

Dear Donna, I've just realised that Suzy left already, could you do me a favour and bring me a copy of the excel Fishextender sheet so that you all get that chocolate to all of you we have been treasuring our entire trip.
Donna, thanks again very much.

See you soon

DONE! And everyone's stateroom is the same number - MINE! (So all the chocolate will go to my room.... LOL!)

Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning!

 

[Disney Sweetie]

DONE! And everyone's stateroom is the same number - MINE! (So all the chocolate will go to my room.... LOL!)

Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning!

Hey Donna...didnt you get moved to MY cabin???? We can share all that Swiss Chocolate!!!!! Heck I cant fit in my shorts anyway....so why not enjoy it!!!

 

[Disney Sweetie]

I think I am all alone here.....Donna is probably at the airport picking up Rachel and family....I dont know about the rest of ya!!

I have 1 more hour, then I am going to pick up the SUV and head to the house to pick up the rest of the family. As soon as we can throw the luggage in the back we will be on our way!

I am really excited about this trip.. ....maybe because it has been a while since I have been any where. Also cause I am getting to meet you guys and will have new Disney friends.....

Ok...going back to work to try and to clean off my desk.

DD is calling to verify final packing list....let me go...will check in before I leave.

Pam

 

[Disney Sweetie]

Bye guys......see ya in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Donna....let me know about American Idol


Pam

I'm outta here

 

[TiggerzFan]

WOOPS, IT'S ME, RACHEL, SOMEHOW LOGGED IN AS DONNA ON HER COMPUTER

Before I go to bed tonight I will pray for everybody's safe arrival, and most importantly, I PRAY THAT THE CHOCOLATE DOESN'T MELT. But if it does, I'm not opposed to drinking it.
Happy travels, can't wait to meet you all.

We arrived safe and sound in Florida tonight and had a bumpy plane ride. It was delayed and a very long day. Now Donna and I are going to try and get these 6 kids to unwind. The cousins haven't been together in months. We have tee shirts to make and more magnets to put together.
DH thinks we're nuts.
He's probably right.

We're almost there gang !!!!

 

[Coffeeguy48]

Good Nite ALL! We will see you all tomorrow. Sail Away party @ 4:30! Ill have the buttons for you all then! Can't wait to get there already!

 

[Coffeeguy48]

We are out of here kids and wife in tow. see you all on board.

 

[kaykels]

Okay, Coffee guy/girl wins for the last post, but looks like I got the first post-cruise!
It was great meeting everybody. Josh and Melissa, never got to meet but I got your note on my dry erase board. Good luck to you two. I guess you spend some time in the cabin.......... hee hee

We are horribly sunburned. I think we had a defective bottle of sunblock 50 at Castaway. Half the family is sleeping and trying to recoop.
NOW WE NEED A 7 NIGHT!

who rebooked????

 

[plc001]

What a great experience!!!! Will definitely be back, as a matter of fact DD and DW started a 'Next Cruise Fund'. Sorry I did not get to meet many of you but we did not have time. Did meet Epcot_VA and family, our neighbors, but that was it. btw, nice meeting you and your family;-) It looks like you guys had fun!!!!

The kids loved the FE gift, thanks to all and sorry for the family in 5122, went there twice and were not able to drop off our goodies.

Lets see some pics? I'll post in a while.

 

[Coffeeguy48]

Yes it was fun! We too are all burned. We used sunblock 30 and applied 3 times! The sun is just that strong down there! We booked the 7 night tortola on the Magic for next year memorial day weekend. The three days is just too short! Thank you all for the wonderful and fun gifts! It was really fun and too short!

 

[Coffeeguy48]

cgirl here.....wow, I just went onto the 5/23/2009 board..wholly COW! there is already 60+ pages and activities galore arranged! It is amazing!

 

[EPCOT_VA]

What a great experience!!!! Will definitely be back, as a matter of fact DD and DW started a 'Next Cruise Fund'. Sorry I did not get to meet many of you but we did not have time. Did meet Epcot_VA and family, our neighbors, but that was it. btw, nice meeting you and your family;-) It looks like you guys had fun!!!!

The kids loved the FE gift, thanks to all and sorry for the family in 5122, went there twice and were not able to drop off our goodies.

Lets see some pics? I'll post in a while.

We are back in Virginia! Very smooth trip back, plenty of time at the airport. We were among the last to leave the ship. Megan wanted to wait and BE LAST. We had the 8:15 am Breakfast seating. The bags were real easy to find because most of them were already gone.

We missed everyone at the sail away party. We arrived when it was already underway and I couldn't pick out any DisBoarders in the crowd. I probably walked right past some of you too. We did get to meet plc001 and Abca though.

We loved the Fish Extenders! DD Megan and DD Sarah had such a great time handing out the stickers on the first night. We did our best to match the sticker assortment to the family members in each cabin. We basically bought out a store of all their Disney stickers back here in VA. The door magnets were priceless. Every time we came back and saw our door all decorated was great! My DW and I especially liked the Donald Duck "I Don't Want to Go Home" and the "DCL Addict".

plc001 - I tend to take a lot of pictures. Since we were on the same shore excursion in Nassau, let me know if you would like me to send you any pictures. I think I got some great shots of the manta rays at Atlantis. I also have plenty of pictures of the ship. I got brave and took my video camera up on our parasailing adventure. I hope to post it on YouTube sometime next week. If I get it done, I'll post a link for anybody who would like to see it. I flew with DD Sarah (8) and DW Beth flew with DD Megan (10).

ABCA - Did you guys finish the Scavenger Hunt on Castaway Cay?

Lots more to say. But I need to unpack and look at my photos.

We rebooked while onboard for a 7-Night Eastern on 10/24/2009. The girls will celebrate their 10th and 12th birthdays on that cruise! They were born on the same day two years apart.

EPCOT_VA

 

[EPCOT_VA]

Yes it was fun! We too are all burned. We used sunblock 30 and applied 3 times! The sun is just that strong down there! We booked the 7 night tortola on the Magic for next year memorial day weekend. The three days is just too short! Thank you all for the wonderful and fun gifts! It was really fun and too short!

We are all burned as well. I came out the best because I wore a t-shirt all day. It saved my shoulders and back at least. My DW, DD 10 and DD 8 all got the worst of it. We put on SPF50 in the morning, but forgot to reapply throughout the day. Lesson learned for the next cruise.

What did everybody do on Castaway Cay? We did the parasailing. We would like to try the Banana Boat Ride next time.

What did everyone enjoy the most on the cruise? Let's hear the stories.

EPCOT_VA

 

[Coffeeguy48]

We are all burned as well. I came out the best because I wore a t-shirt all day. It saved my shoulders and back at least. My DW, DD 10 and DD 8 all got the worst of it. We put on SPF50 in the morning, but forgot to reapply throughout the day. Lesson learned for the next cruise.

What did everybody do on Castaway Cay? We did the parasailing. We would like to try the Banana Boat Ride next time.

What did everyone enjoy the most on the cruise? Let's hear the stories.

EPCOT_VA

cgirl here - We actually made it to the adult beach.... never made it there before! Had cabana massages....nice.

 

[TRUN]

Home as well -- enjoyed doing the FE with everyone

We got burnt as well - thought we had enough sun block on - but I guess not


For those who dont think catching an early flight is possible - we were off the ship at 7:25 - picked up by FL Tours at 7:30 - airport about 8:10 and were at the gate before boarding for a 9am flight that we went stand-by on - originally we were scheduled for 11am - dont recommend the 9am flight - but we were shocked we were able to do it

tom

 

[EPCOT_VA]

I had a really great photo that I wanted to post, but I don't have attachment posting rights yet. Does anyone know how many posts you must have before you get to post attachments?

EPCOT_VA

 

[plc001]

I had a really great photo that I wanted to post, but I don't have attachment posting rights yet. Does anyone know how many posts you must have before you get to post attachments?

EPCOT_VA

If you send it to me, I'll be glad to host it for you.

 

[plc001]

Here are our pics:

http://www.thecarrillos.com/cruise/cruise.html

Lets see yours.