7/18/2010 Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!!

[RJAYL]

Good morning Ladies & Gents, I am off to hockey (whispering)

 

[jilljill]

Good morning Ladies & Gents, I am off to hockey (whispering)

Did you not want to wake anyone up this morning?!?


'Morning everyone or 'afternoon if on the other side of the pond.

 

[Caropooh]

GOOD MORNINGS FRIENDS!!

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

ARSENAL ~WON~~ !!! ​

They beat Manchester United 2 - 1. That means they go 3rd in the premiership and swop places with Manu U who go 4th

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Hey how about this for luggage tags. I contacted a company who will do them. The top (square) one is probably the best one as this is rigid like a credit card and the design is printed directly onto it and the back is pre-printed with room to write your name, adrdres etc.

They will probably cost about $6 each including shipping and tax

 

[cruisin'Mike]

I made up a new first post for our next thread, which is coming up soon. I combined Izzi's links and the pirate list into it too. I did cut the pirates down to only the 1000's, since this is how we'll be doing it going forward. If you want the others back in, not a problem. I also added a link back to this thread for easy navigation.

I'll post it by itself in my next post. Please give me feedback for anything you'd like changed.

Also, whoever posts it as the first post will be responsible for editting and upkeep. If somebody wants to take this on, that's fine with me. After all, Danielle, Izzi, and Mrs G all did a great job with the Ballyhoo'ers list, the links, and the pirates list!! If nobody else wants to do it, I'll do it, but it may take me a few days to make any changes. Let me know.

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Welcome to Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!!
the happiest cruise that ever sailed the baltic sea

Meet your fellow Ballyhoo'ers

1. Disname:Caropooh-Carolyn
Disname:Alanapapa-Andrew
DD14(16 on cruise)-Alana
DD9(11 on cruise)-Kathryn
This will be DH and my 5th cruise, DD's 4th
Cat 9 stateroom 2606 Aft starboard
We live just south of Seattle, WA
I work for Boeing
Andrew works for REI(Recreational Equipment Incorporated)

2. Disname: cruisin'Mike
Real name: Mike
Pharmacy school student, graduating in May 2009!!
DW: Linda (on the DIS as cruisin'Linda, but but usually just posts under my ID or makes me post for her.) Nurse who is putting her husband (me!) through pharmacy school, and for doing so, deserves whatever vacation she wants!
DS11: Zack (will be 12 on the cruise) - Likes Star Wars, soccer, swimming
DS9: Nick (will be 10 on the cruise) - Likes Pokemon, swimming, soccer
DD9: Hailey (will be 10 on the cruise) - Likes Hannah Montana, High School musical, dancing, basketball
We're in a Cat 4 GTY.
This will be our 7th DCL cruise.

3. We're in too! This will be our 5th Disney Cruise, and we were on the August 8 Med Cruise last year.
We are:
Disname:ladyvet-Beth
DH: Dan
DS: Caleb (14 at cruise time)
DD: Ivey (12 at cruise time)
We are veterinarians who hail from Lenoir, NC
We're Cat 5 room 7052

4. DisName: Flora Fan
First Name: Cindy - Crochet, photography
Family: DH/Joe - surfing the net, politics
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
Cat #: 7570

5.Disname: Friend_of_piglet
First name ( of main poster) Sooz (Susie really)Hobbies Disney,Travel, Tv addicted. I'm a Disney Castmemeber. I have been for nearly 8 years.I don't work in the parks though. I'm really shy( hence the piglet name)
Family with you
DPARENTS-Carl (retired), Alicia (retired)
Location.We live in Los Angeles.
We wanted the same cabin we in on the eastern repo. which we got. Cat 6 6620

6.Disname: jilljill
First name ( of main poster) Barb
Hobbies Disney Travel, & former CM of 8½ yrs
Family with you
DH Jay
DD Alexa, will be 16 when we cruise
My brother, sis in law, and nephew (who will turn 15 on the cruise)
Location.Where you live Newark, DE
Cat number if assigned. 7620, cat. 7 aft after calling TA back to have original assigned cabin changed
We have done 6 DCL cruises with one more booked for 6/09. This will be my brother and family's first DCL cruise.

7. Disname:jlawall-- JoAnn - teacher (mostly me)
Ken - self-employed real estate
DD25 Tara Ad school graduate living in NYC
DD23 Tracy Grad school student
DD20 Jessica Junior in college
We are booked Cat. 6 6598 & Cat. 11 6599 (Also currently booked on July 30th REPO Cat. 6 6080.......we'll see ) We'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary on this trip

8. DIS name: Disney Fool
first name: Vera
booked: Cat 9, #2568
family: myself, and Arielle, my friend's 19-year-old daughter (will be 21 when we cruise) who is very excited to go
We're from New England, (Massachusetts--home of the bean and the cod)
interests: world travel, crocheting, piano, books AND FOOD!!!
I've been to Oslo, and Copenhagen before. Never been to St. Petersburg --and I'm dying to see the Hermitage Museum. Hello, All

9. Disname: hawaiian mickey (Henry)
hawaiian Minnie (Brenda)
We both love to travel and eat good food.
late seating
Cat 9 -2076
8th cruise

10. Disname: flower91882
First name ( of main poster): Danielle. Hobbies: dance, video games, crafts
DH: James. Hobbies: video games, martial arts, cooking
Location: Outside Washington, DC
Cat number if assigned: Cat 11. #7121

11. Disname: “Hanover"
First name of main poster: Danielle: Human Resources Director/ Hobbies: scrapbooking, photography
DH Derek:full time police officer in Maryland/part time wedding disc jockey
Keegan (DSthen 13--now 11): sports fanatic--especially football and baseball, loves to draw, listen to music, skateboard, video games
Brennan (DS then 9--now 7): loves to draw, loves all sports-- especially wrestling and baseball, video games, Star Wars and Pokemon)
MIL Joyce: MD financial investor
We are from Hanover, (surprise!) Pennsylvania--famous for Utz and Snyder's snack foods, Hanover Shoe Farms (race horse breeders) and located about 15 minutes from Gettysburg. This will be our 11th DCL cruise
Cat 6 and Cat 11

12. Disname: ANDREW DEREK UK
First name ( of main poster) ANDREW Hobbies Travel, Trains Sci Fi
Family with you
DW/ Susan Hobbies Movies Music
DD/ Alice 12 now Hobbies Art, Keyboard, music, homework!!!
DS, Stephen 10 Hobbies X Box 360 Trains Guitar
Location.Where you live London UK, to the East of the City in Essex
Cat number if assigned. Midship Cat 3. 8532
Kids also post as AL'N'STEVE

13. Disname: DISNEYNUTINLONDON
First name ( of main poster) Isabel (Izzi to my friends)Hobbies Disney, Travelling, my family & friends
Family with you
DH/ Paul Hobbies Football, food
DS/ Joshua will be 14 Hobbies PS3, speaking to his friends on his mobile !!!
DS/ Ethan will be 11 Hobbies PS3, football
Location.Where you live North London UK.
Cat number if assigned. Midship Cat 4. 8028 at the moment

14. Disname:MrsG
Main Poster: Maryann - biology teacher
DH: Tom - banker
We live in Malverne (Long Island), NY
Cabin Cat 6 #6580 - same one we had on the Med.
We are empty nesters who enjoy cruising just the two of us. Will be celebrating our 33 wedding anniversary in 2010. Both of us have always wanted to see the Baltics and can't wait!!!!

15. DIS name:Celestine
Names: Celestine, DH Paul, DD Lauren (10 when we cruise), DD Hermione (5 when we cruise)
Hobbies: arts/crafts, Disney!!
Lives: Reading, England
Cabin: 7535, cat11

16. Disname MEG'N'WALT
First name ( of main poster) Dagmar Hobbies Travel,movies, pirates, bellydance
Family with you
DH/ Jos Hobbies Movies, reserve officer
DS/ Walt age 7 on the cruise. Hobbies old cars (herbie), wall.e..
Location :Lede, Belgium (between Ghent and Brussels)
Cat number: Midship Cat 9. 2570
Med cruise : 08/08/07 - 18/08/07
Baltic cruise will be our 5th on the Magic

17. Disname: BishopFamily
First name (main poster): Richard
Family with you :
DW- Nancy
DS- Jordan 12 (time of cruise)
DD- Abby 7
Location: Near Portland, Oregon
Stateroom: 5522 (SPH)
We also have the 8-night Dover-To-Barcelona cruise (b2b)


18. Disname: salliep
First name ( of main poster): Sallie. Hobbies:scrap booking, home-keeping,crafts, reading tons of magazines, cooking, spending time with DH and DD
DH: Jimmy. Hobbies: spending time with family, reading, traveling
Location: Long Island, NY
DD: Carley will be almost 16 when we cruise
Cat number if assigned: Cat 5. #7072

19. Bellelinus (Julie)
traveling with daughters Elizabeth, Katherine, and Meredith
New York City
5520


20. Disname : BluegrassBelles
Donna - Computer Programmer
Joan - Pharmacist
Sandy - Interior Designer
Sarah - Law Student
This will be our eighth and ninth Disney Cruise (b2b 8 night to Barcelona)
Cat 4 Stateroom 8556
We are from Lexington, KY and did the Mexican Riviera the first time, 11 night June Med Cruise and WB PC May 08

21. Disname: Downrivermama- Tina
Hobbies: Reading, crafts, travel
DD- Kaitlin (will be 12)
Hobbies: Collects postcards, likes HSM, Hannah Montana, iCarly, choir and dance.
We are in Wyandotte, MI about 8 miles south of Detroit.
Celebrations:
My 50th birthday 7/20 and Kaitlin will be starting middle school

22. DIS Name: eeyorelvr10
REAL Name: Laura (main poster) turning my favorite number on the cruise - 44)
DH: Steve 44
DS: Andrew 25
DD: Megan (Turning 24 on the cruise)
DD: April - 18 possibly a graduation gift for her too.
DMIL: Janet - can't say her age - she'll kill me.
Celebrations:
Laura's Birthday: 7/23
Laura & Steve's anniversary: 7/21
Megan's Birthday: 7/20
Janet's anniversary: 7/21
Andrew's Birthday: 7/7
We are in connecting Cat 10's not sure what the other one is but one is 2607

23. DIS name: Kouris Family
traveling with Hawaiian Mickey and Tiny Bubbles
So we have 4, Kay, Mark, Christian 9 and Hannah 6
we will be celebrating our 15th Anniversary on this cruise.
Very much looking forward to this cruise.
This will be our 3rd Disney cruise. Med 7-7-07, Mexico 6-29-08
We are on floor 7 Cat. 11

24. The Drexel Family
Disname: Bullseye Baby~ Janie (47 at cruise time)
DH- Dave 47 at cruise time
DS- Riley 17 at cruise time
DD- Sierra 13 at cruise time

25. DisBoard Name: Pixie Dust II
Harole Ann & Garry Harper
Live in northern West Virginia about 35 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, PA
dh - Garry - retired high school band director
me - retired excutive secretary county Board of Education
Hobbies - Travel and enjoying our family
Most recent Disney Cruises - Mediterranean, 2007
Eastern Caribbean -Family Cruise - 2008

26. DIS name: Marla Hellwig
this will be our 2nd dcl cruise and just me (Marla) and my daughter (Kara) who is currently a senior in high school and has no clue what she wants to do when she graduates next June
She is wrapping up her marching band high school career and her swim season (swims for 2 teams) has started I will try to check in when I can and more than likely won't be able to keep up

27. Tiny Bubbles
Traveling with Hawaiian Mickey and Kouris Family

28. Dis Name: 4KittyMagic
Real Name: DH: Jeff DW: Diane DD: Kylie
This is our 5th Disney Cruise
Cat 6: 6078
From Sunny Las Vegas, Nevada
Looking forward to seeing our Rome-ancing the Mouse
Friends Again!

29.Silver 7
Mark & Teresa
David DS 19 (21 on cruise) College Student, video games, computers
Stephen 16 (17 on cruise) (Foreign Exchange student in 2008/2009 in Kiel, Germany) Sports, music
We live in Houston and this is our 5th Disney Cruise. We were on the June 16th Med and the Transatlantic.
Cat 4 Stateroom ??? (its a MYSTERY )

30.Disname: MrsScooby
First name ( of main poster): Laurie
Hobbies:Reading (scifi/fantasy/mystery novels), Dis Board, Disney Pin Collecting, Biotech patent examiner
Family with you:
DH Darren
DS Andrew, will be 16 when we cruise
DD Kelly, will be 13 when we cruise
Location(Where you live): Fairfax VA
Cat number if assigned: 5014 (cat 8)
Celebrations: our 18th wedding anniversary 7/19/2010

31.Disname RJAYL
Me- Robert, On the Dole anyone got a quarter for a cruise
DW-Denise Full time Home Agitator
DS-Allen will be 17 (Hockey Computer X-Box PS-3)
DD-Arielle will be 15 (Figure Skating Reading Annoying siblings & Parents Speaks French Fluently!)
DD-Karisa will be 9 (Figure Skating, Talking, Learning to Speak French Fluently?)
DD-Shaina age at time will be 6 (Hockey Bouncing general mischief & mayhem!)
We are just outside of Boston
We are doing Captains/early/main Dining
We are located some where on Deck 8 on the opposite side away from Andrew!
My first Trip to WDW was 1971 we stayed at the Poly



Links to Useful Information

General
http://cpbaltic08.blog.co.uk/
http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-europe.htm
http://www.oanda.com/ (foreign currency exchange rates)
http://www.xe.com/ (foreign currency exchange rates)
http://www2.absolut.com/customTempla...lut.com/icebar (See individual links for Absolut icebars in London and Stockhlom)
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...7,0.07081&z=14(Google map with links)
http://www.shoretrips.com/common/search2.asp?rcode=BAL

Dover and London, England
http://www.doverport.co.uk/
http://www.londontoolkit.com/travel/heathrow_dover.htm
http://www.visitlondon.com/
http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/Greate...the world&ps&gclid=CPzxzriErJYCFQO11AodWkRyzg
http://www.belowzerolondon.com/icebar/index.html(Absolut icebar)
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/default.aspx(London transport info)
http://www.touristguides.org.uk/index
http://www.enjoyengland.com/Attracti...me-Tunnels.htm(Dover Castle and Secret Wartime Tunnels)
http://www.enjoyengland.com/destinat...Dover&MED=St
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/

Oslo, Norway
http://www.visitoslo.com/en/advantages.52087.en.html
http://www.ohv.oslo.no/cgi-bin/ohv/i...1&sprakid=3295(cruise ship port)
http://www.visitoslo.com/en/

Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.europeportreviews.com/Copenhagen.htm
http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/

Warnemunde, Germany
http://www.virtualtourist.com/trave...Warnemuende-9595/TravelGuide-Warnemuende.html

St. Petersburg, Russia
http://www.anastasiaworld.com/enghtml/index.html
http://www.europeportreviews.com/St.Petersburg.htm
http://folkshow.ru/en.htm

Tallinn, Estonia
http://www.europeportreviews.com/Tallin.htm
http://www.brentjes.com/tallinnwalk.html

Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.visit-stockholm.com/index.htm
http://www.sl.se/Templates/SubStart.aspx?id=1906
http://www.nordicseahotel.se/en/The-...bar-Stockholm/(Absolut icebar)



Official Pirate List
The first number is the thread number, the second is the pirate post number.

1-1000 - Bellelinus - "Pirate Czarina"
1-2000 - Disneynutinlondon - "Queen Chattylicious"
1-3000 - Bellelinus- "Pirate Czarina"



Links to previous threads

7/18/2010 Mickey's Baltic Ballyhoo!! Part 1

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Hey how about this for luggage tags. I contacted a company who will do them. The top (square) one is probably the best one as this is rigid like a credit card and the design is printed directly onto it and the back is pre-printed with room to write your name, adrdres etc.

They will probably cost about $6 each including shipping and tax

Those are really cool Izzi!

We'd definitely be interested in some of those.

 

[bellelinus]

Hey how about this for luggage tags. I contacted a company who will do them. The top (square) one is probably the best one as this is rigid like a credit card and the design is printed directly onto it and the back is pre-printed with room to write your name, adrdres etc.

They will probably cost about $6 each including shipping and tax

Those are beyond awesome, Izzi -- wow, we will definitely be getting these!

 

[bellelinus]

I made up a new first post for our next thread, which is coming up soon. I combined Izzi's links and the pirate list into it too. I did cut the pirates down to only the 1000's, since this is how we'll be doing it going forward. If you want the others back in, not a problem. I also added a link back to this thread for easy navigation.

I'll post it by itself in my next post. Please give me feedback for anything you'd like changed.

Also, whoever posts it as the first post will be responsible for editting and upkeep. If somebody wants to take this on, that's fine with me. After all, Danielle, Izzi, and Mrs G all did a great job with the Ballyhoo'ers list, the links, and the pirates list!! If nobody else wants to do it, I'll do it, but it may take me a few days to make any changes. Let me know.

Mike, I'm happy to do it, especially since you made it so easy with all the info . . . if you want me to, I will start the new thread with this post when we hit 250, and update as needed . . .

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Mike, I'm happy to do it, especially since you made it so easy with all the info . . . if you want me to, I will start the new thread with this post when we hit 250, and update as needed . . .

That's really good of you Julie, how about as we've got so long to go we take turns in doing the 1st post for each new thread. If you do this one coming up I'll happily take the next handover

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Mike, I'm happy to do it, especially since you made it so easy with all the info . . . if you want me to, I will start the new thread with this post when we hit 250, and update as needed . . .

That's really good of you Julie, how about as we've got so long to go we take turns in doing the 1st post for each new thread. If you do this one coming up I'll happily take the next handover

Awesome teamwork too! I love being a Ballyhoo'er!!

Julie, when you're ready, just quote the post with the "first post info" and then you can copy and paste everything. You'll probably want to start it when we're a page or 2 from hitting 250 so it's started before they lock this one. That way you can also post a link in this thread to the next one. The other thing you may want to do is add a line to PM yourself to be added to the roster. Thanks for doing this, and thanks in advance to Izzi for the next one!

 

[cruisin'Mike]

This is for Laura, and anyone else whose signature is vertically challenged. I reworked the logo a little bit, so that the font could be bigger when you shrink it down really teeny tiny.

If you want to use it, here you go. This is it shrunken down to the same size as what's in your signature. I like the original better, but you can read this one a little bit better when it's so small. (If you don't want to use it, don't worry about hurting my feelings. I'll just cry in the corner here. )

 

[alanapapa]

Hey how about this for luggage tags. I contacted a company who will do them. The top (square) one is probably the best one as this is rigid like a credit card and the design is printed directly onto it and the back is pre-printed with room to write your name, adrdres etc.

They will probably cost about $6 each including shipping and tax

Izzi, they look great. We will get some too.



(provided Caro agrees)

 

[alanapapa]

This is for Laura, and anyone else whose signature is vertically challenged. I reworked the logo a little bit, so that the font could be bigger when you shrink it down really teeny tiny.

If you want to use it, here you go. This is it shrunken down to the same size as what's in your signature. I like the original better, but you can read this one a little bit better when it's so small. (If you don't want to use it, don't worry about hurting my feelings. I'll just cry in the corner here. )

I like the original better too.

 

[bellelinus]

That's really good of you Julie, how about as we've got so long to go we take turns in doing the 1st post for each new thread. If you do this one coming up I'll happily take the next handover

Awesome teamwork too! I love being a Ballyhoo'er!!

Julie, when you're ready, just quote the post with the "first post info" and then you can copy and paste everything. You'll probably want to start it when we're a page or 2 from hitting 250 so it's started before they lock this one. That way you can also post a link in this thread to the next one. The other thing you may want to do is add a line to PM yourself to be added to the roster. Thanks for doing this, and thanks in advance to Izzi for the next one!

I'll do it, Mike, no problem . . . and Izzi, I had thought that we probably could all take a turn or two in the almost 2 years before we sail -- it will be funny to imagine how many iterations of this thread we end up with!

 

[jilljill]

Izzi, they look great. We will get some too.



(provided Caro agrees)

I see you really have learned your lesson (at least for now).

 

[jilljill]

Hey how about this for luggage tags. I contacted a company who will do them. The top (square) one is probably the best one as this is rigid like a credit card and the design is printed directly onto it and the back is pre-printed with room to write your name, adrdres etc.

They will probably cost about $6 each including shipping and tax

Those are really great.
What are the rectangular styles like campared to the square one?
Is this company in the UK or the states? Just curious.

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Those are really great.
What are the rectangular styles like campared to the square one?
Is this company in the UK or the states? Just curious.

The rectangular ones are made of soft vinyl with a pouch at the back where you can slip in a piece of paper with your address details etc.

The company is actually in the US as at the moment I can't find a company here in the UK that will produce less than 500 and they also want to charge £35 setup fee. I'm still working on it though as I've got lots of time before I need to order anything

 

[salliep]

The rectangular ones are made of soft vinyl with a pouch at the back where you can slip in a piece of paper with your address details etc.

The company is actually in the US as at the moment I can't find a company here in the UK that will produce less than 500 and they also want to charge £35 setup fee. I'm still working on it though as I've got lots of time before I need to order anything

Hi everyone finally getting a chance to check in. Was out shopping for kitchen curtains today. No luck.The weather is dreadful- rainy but not so cold just damp!
Izzi- I love the tags!!!! I have a food question. I was watching one of my favorite cooking shows- Jamie Oliver ( I hope you can introduce me to him when I come there, by the way !!!) the recipe calls for a "crumb pit" ?? It looks like a muffin of some sort- maybe our version of what we call an English muffin, but the one on his show is not as flat as our english muffin- this was thicker and seemed softer than our muffin- any ideas!!!