6/13/2009 Western on Magic- Our Cruise Chat Continues!

[Disney Fans]

Oh and by the way, the Staples magnet paper works so wonderful! Next I am going to try the Staples transfer to make (T-shirts)!!

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Oh, yes, thank you Stephanie!! Already looking forward to an ADULT brunch.. bring on the food!!!

Thanks so much for arranging this brunch, it will be fantastic!!

 

[Andrea_loves_Disney]

Hello everyone!!
We're getting more and more excited like everyone else!!!

We are not a part of the group Palo brunch but I have been checking back to try and get any reservations at Palo on that day - June 18th- it's our anniversary!!

So today I was able to make a reservation for brunch at 11:00 that day!!! Is it maybe because they moved all your ressies for couples into the private room?? Anyway, we won't be in there with you, but we can stop by and say hello!!!

OH I've been meaning to ask everyone... is anyone sending a box with FE gifts ahead to the ship? I was planning to send a box either to the ship or to our MCO hotel (we are staying at the Residence Inn at LBV Thurs and Friday nites..anyone else there?) but some of our FE gifts (kids) are candy and when I read over the instructions for sending a box ahead it said NO FOOD of any kind... has anyone done this before or have any advice??

That's all for now...I am going to try and post more as it gets closer but I still can't post from work which is soooo frustrating!!!

We will be on our flt to MCO 3 WEEKS FROM TODAY!!!!!

 

[BethA]

We're using our points and staying at AKL Villas ... savannah view ... can't wait!

I thought we were the only ones at AKL

Glad we have company!

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

Nikki

Isn't tomorrow your last day at the old bank. Best wishes to you. I am sure it will be a tough day.

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

I have been going crazy making some of these.LOL I fugured if I can't sleep the past few weeks worried about Daniel I should do something fun.LOL
They are bigger and may seem smaller on here? Here are 2 of many that I have been making.LOL

Looks good. How did his play go?

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

Eww I got one, don't forget to order your Disney Reward Card if you have the Disney Visa, I'm going out to the site to get mine now we have $600

Good reminder. I am waiting on mine to cycle to get my last few dollars.

 

[DisneyPoly]

A bunch of us are doing the Pirate excursion through DCL in Grand Cayman(the early one), it looks like alot of fun. If we go to Cozumel- we are doing the Dolphin excursion- booked on our own through Dolphin Discovery. In Key West - we are doing the trolley tour- on our own- not through DCL.

Since you guys are much more verse than I in excursions, we had planned for the six of us to do the trolley tour via DCL ... it is much cheaper on your own? We did this tour in D.C. and LOVED it!

Thanks

 

[triplefigs]

Do you get the $25 Disney Visa OBC for booking a Cat 12? It was being offered when we booked with our TA (All Seas Travel), but she wasn't sure if the Cat 12 qualified. We should also get a $25 per cabin that AST was offering.

 

[nikkistevej]

Nikki

Isn't tomorrow your last day at the old bank. Best wishes to you. I am sure it will be a tough day.

Yep- it is. I felt kind of sad all week. I will miss alot of people, of course there are others(like my manager) that I will not miss at all. I have worked there for 4 years with the same people- so it will be hard. Thanks for thinking of me Fran.

 

[triplefigs]

Yep- it is. I felt kind of sad all week. I will miss alot of people, of course there are others(like my manager) that I will not miss at all. I have worked there for 4 years with the same people- so it will be hard. Thanks for thinking of me Fran.

Have a good day tomorrow.

 

[nikkistevej]

Since you guys are much more verse than I in excursions, we had planned for the six of us to do the trolley tour via DCL ... it is much cheaper on your own? We did this tour in D.C. and LOVED it!

Thanks

Someone posted a buy 1 adult get 1 free child ticket a while back. So it is cheaper, but also on DCL you can'tget off and on as you please, with there ticket through the trolley place you can. We definately wanted to be able to get off on a stop and go into stores or whatever, and then get back on without a seperate charge.

 

[Texas Disney Fan]

Do you get the $25 Disney Visa OBC for booking a Cat 12? It was being offered when we booked with our TA (All Seas Travel), but she wasn't sure if the Cat 12 qualified. We should also get a $25 per cabin that AST was offering.

I believe so. I think the $25 Visa OBC is something completely different and it is regardless of cat booked.

 

[nikkistevej]

Have a good day tomorrow.

Thanks!!

 

[triplefigs]

I believe so. I think the $25 Visa OBC is something completely different and it is regardless of cat booked.

How do we check on that? I really need to know ahead of time how much $$ I'll have in the OBC to use towards tips. Also, did anyone else book with All Seas? I thought that it was $25 per cabin for a Cat 12, but now their website shows $50 per cabin.

 

[nikkistevej]

How do we check on that? I really need to know ahead of time how much $$ I'll have in the OBC to use towards tips. Also, did anyone else book with All Seas? I thought that it was $25 per cabin for a Cat 12, but now their website shows $50 per cabin.

You can call the TA- and they would have the OBC amount.

 

[Disney Fans]

Looks good. How did his play go?

His play went really well. We were worried about him with the health issues but he did just fine.
Thanks for asking

Just think just a few more weeks and Disney here we all come!!!!

 

[triplefigs]

We are confirmed!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the email I just recevied!

Stephanie,

Your party of 13 Adults are confirmed for the Palo Private Dining Room as follows:

***All individual Palo reservations have been cancelled.

Please reconfirm your Private Room reservation with the PALO Team at the Palo Dining Session (Rockin' Bar D's -deck 3 forward) on embarkation day from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.

Policy:
• Age
o Guests must be 18 years or older to dine at Palo.
• Dress Code
Jeans are not allowed for dinner or brunch:
o Men - A dress shirt or jacket is required.
o Women - A dress or pantsuit is recommended.
• Cancellation
o 100% of the Palo Dining Option of $15 per Guest is applied to the Guests' folio, when the Guests do not show or have not cancelled by 2:00 PM the night the reservation is confirmed.
Smoking-is not permitted

Have a MAGICAL cruise and Bon Voyage!!

Thanks, Stephanie! I am sorry Maddie got some additional bad news. We are praying for you all!

hi everyone -- here's a to do for everyone that is IMPERATIVE (and I keep forgetting to tell you all)

Sometime in the next couple of days, before things get too hectic, determine which credit card you are going to use for the trip for your on-board any shore excursions and/or purchases (even if you don't plan on buying anything, you never know.. plus you might find yourself in an emergency situation..)

Ok, now call the toll free # on the back of it and tell them that you will be on a Cruise, going to Key West, Grand Cayman & Cozumel and give them the week (they don't need the exact dates). They will mark your account so that if they see a charge on it they won't freak out and freeze your card.

I learned this the very hard way on a trip to Nassau. By the time I went to check out from the Atlantis my credit card was frozen/blocked since the security dept saw this weird "pre authorization" for big bucks (it was the Atlantis so they put well over $1000 as a pre-auth) and then many purchases in a short period at different stores (my luggage didn't arrive for 4 days so I had to give in after day 2 and actually buy some clothes!!!). The credit card company left message on my HOME TELEPHONE machine asking me to call them and verify the charges.. Hello? I was in Nassau!! Long story short, they cancelled my credit card and I had to go through this huge thing to get it reinstated.

Way better safe than sorry and it takes a minute or two to do. (but I've been waiting to tell you because they don't like the information too soon!)

Great tip! I got your PM, and anything else like packing lists, must do's, etc, please pass on!

I have been going crazy making some of these.LOL I fugured if I can't sleep the past few weeks worried about Daniel I should do something fun.LOL
They are bigger and may seem smaller on here? Here are 2 of many that I have been making.LOL

Very cute!

Oh and by the way, the Staples magnet paper works so wonderful! Next I am going to try the Staples transfer to make (T-shirts)!!

I need to go get some magnet paper and ink for my printer!

My 5 day weekend started yesterday.. lots to do! Weekend's weather is mixed ~ high of 70's but storms on Sat.

A friend of mine pulled out all the trees & shrubs from my front yard so I have to decide what to do with it. I definitely need 'no" maintenance.

Jayde has finally decided she wants to practice parking so she can re-take her road test to get her driver's license ~ WOO HOO!!

We are going summer/cruise clothes shopping on Sat. Not looking forward to it though.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Still no docs! But did the on-line check in & signed my forms.

Enjoy your weekend!

So now DH is thinking of cruising with us so I emailed my TA to see if I can add him- she quoted me a price of $2536.70 for a cat 12 - not sure if this is total including what we already paid ($2100 for 3 of us) so waiting to hear back. Cat 1 and 2's are unavailable (thought our whole party of 6 could share one). As long as he can get a veranda, he'll be happy. But he can't be away from his practice for 2 weeks so the other option is meeting us in WDW and then going on to Baltimore with us. Plus with our military tickets, he can also make use of his this trip and use the remainder on our Sept WDW trip. I'm liking him joining us for the land portion better so we can hang out while kids do rides, etc. This is the 4th time I've changed his flights. Thank goodness we fly Southwest!!

I hope he can go!!!

Ok, WOW you all have been talking up a storm!
Daniel is still wearing heart monitor till Friday and then we take him in for the treadmill test.
I noticed this morning that 2 of the monitors were slipped down on him about 2 inches, I replaced them and hope this doesn't mean he will have to try this all over again.
Daniel is in his 1st play tonight!! So we shall see also how that goes with him wearing the heart monitor.
WOW- only about 3 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see alot of you all are staying at the Radisson the night before and some are staying near WDW. OUr friends are staying at WDW the night before.
We are staying at the Shearton near the port. I think maybe one or two of you all are staying there but can't recall who and there are too many pages to go back to search? LOL

Hope everyone is doing well or better this week!
And hopefully all that rain in Fl will be gone we we get down there. Well at least some of it.

I am glad they are testing Daniel, but I hope there is nothing to find.

This cruise can't be that sold out....CAT 12's are back!

Amazing they are still listing Cat 12's.

 

[triplefigs]

His play went really well. We were worried about him with the health issues but he did just fine.
Thanks for asking

Just think just a few more weeks and Disney here we all come!!!!

Rees had his play tonight too! Think the boys should enetertain us on the cruise!

 

[Disney Fans]

Yep- it is. I felt kind of sad all week. I will miss alot of people, of course there are others(like my manager) that I will not miss at all. I have worked there for 4 years with the same people- so it will be hard. Thanks for thinking of me Fran.

Oh, that is sad to hear. Hugs!