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

[Caropooh]

There is a Hundred Acre Wood 'attraction' that my friends have been to. It's north of London up towards the midlands if I recall correctly. My friends lived in the midlands area and it was about an hour or 2 drive for them.

Izzi....Andrew.....am I telling him correctly or has my mind gone totally bonkers?!?

Honey, can we PLEEAASE go there? I'll let you steal pirates and not get pouty over it!

YOu did read this on DCL's site. I don't think they said which port it was, but it was in the little info teaser or on the webcast for the official announcement.
My thought is that it could be at Schwerin Castle near Warnemunde.
There's also a medievil castle in Tallinn that they could use as a venue, although it is more primitive than Schwerin Castle.

I was thinking it was a castle in Tallinn, but am not positive.

I hope the 'biscuit of the day' is something different. I like it when you post the pics, although it does make me hungry.

 

[alanapapa]

Honey, can we PLEEAASE go there? I'll let you steal pirates and not get pouty over it!


I was thinking it was a castle in Tallinn, but am not positive.

Of course we can go visit Pooh in his native England. Did we not go searching for Pooh (the original with friends) when we were in New York?

 

[jlawall]

Hi Maryann- I will help you wih the FE!!! I loved making mine out of the kids foam stuff and glue.. We will make that our summer project along with finding ways to rob some banks to pay for this COLD, apparently WET cruise!



HI Ken- Welcome- In case you didnt see this in the earlier post- this a picture of me after my wife found this place and I almost starved!!!!! I know what you're going through!!!!

I sent your message to Ken on his email b/c I'm not sure if he'll ever get back.........ok, maybe I should help him!!

 

[jlawall]

Sorry to burst your bubble boys but out of the 13 au pairs we've had NONE of them have looked like that and the last 3 have all been male

And who Picks the Au Pair?

Huh I wonder?

Okay, you guys are completely cracking me up with this line of thinking.......where can I get one??

 

[jlawall]

There will be no more talk that this cruise will be Cold and Wet. It won't be. The power of positive thinking!!!!!

Agreed!

 

[jlawall]

I got a magazine a few weeks back that I just found while cleaning. Its the The AMEX Membership Rewards
Magazine VOYAGES by Regent Cruses Vol.3 Issue # Sept. 2008. It has a big section devoted to Baltic Cruises. I will try to read up and post any information I find useful- It looks really informative

Great idea!

 

[Caropooh]

Of course we can go visit Pooh in his native England. Did we not go searching for Pooh (the original with friends) when we were in New York?

Yes, we certainly did! It actually brought tears to my eyes seeing the original Pooh and his friends.
We shall even go the The Poohsticks Bridge and play Poohsticks!

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

For our friends on the Eastern Side of the Atlantic, where is the area that A.A. Milne wrote about in his Winnie-the-Pooh books? As you might have already gathered, my darling wife is a fan of the main character and has wanted to see if she can find some of the places (Gallion's Leap??).

There is a Hundred Acre Wood 'attraction' that my friends have been to. It's north of London up towards the midlands if I recall correctly. My friends lived in the midlands area and it was about an hour or 2 drive for them.

Izzi....Andrew.....am I telling him correctly or has my mind gone totally bonkers?!?

Actually Ashdown is in Kent which is "The Garden of England" and is in the southeast of the country. Ashdown would be very near Andrew so I'm sure he wouldn't mind you arriving on his doorstep with your suitcases

Here are a couple of links for you to research

Ashdown forest where A.A. Milne lived
http://www.just-pooh.com/ashdown.html
(Great Pooh website !!)

100 Acre Wood - Pooh sticks bridge
http://www.worldreviewer.com/experiences/literary/poohs-hundred-acre-wood/15319/

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

BTW One of the daughters of one of the cruisers on the 1st Baltic cruise folks have come up with an absolutely AWSOME logo....we must get working on ours...where have all our creative and clever people gone

 

[salliep]

BTW One of the daughters of one of the cruisers on the 1st Baltic cruise folks have come up with an absolutely AWSOME logo....we must get working on ours...where have all our creative and clever people gone

Wow! I just saw it- its really beautiful! here os the link.... who ever did it is very talented- I wish I had some of that creativity !! Bravo!!
Im thinking about a ship with everyone BALLYHOOING!!!!!who is our artist????
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1975736&page=103

 

[salliep]

I sent your message to Ken on his email b/c I'm not sure if he'll ever get back.........ok, maybe I should help him!!

thanks jo!! im sure jimmy will appreciate all the symphay he can get

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Wow! I just saw it- its really beautiful! here os the link.... who ever did it is very talented- I wish I had some of that creativity !! Bravo!!
Im thinking about a ship with everyone BALLYHOOING!!!!!who is our artist????
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1975736&page=103

Sallie what does a Ballyhooing person look like

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Gosh I am sooooooooooooooo tired this morning, Josh didn't get home till 11:30pm last night and then I was up for work at 5am .....I NEED MORE SLEEP

 

[RJAYL]

Good Morning All

Okay after reviewing last nights drivel some actually cruise related

I have one question, how do you get a Russian Blanket Visa?

Can it be done online?

I know Ill ask my Mum she did the Orient Express a couple of summers back 2 or 3 weeks from Moscow to Vladivostock! Thats a long train ride!

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

Good Morning All

Okay after reviewing last nights drivel some actually cruise related

I have one question, how do you get a Russian Blanket Visa?

Can it be done online?

I know Ill ask my Mum she did the Orient Express a couple of summers back 2 or 3 weeks from Moscow to Vladivostock! Thats a long train ride!

Morning Robert I assume what they mean is if you book with a private tour guide, the tour guide will include in the price of the tour the cost of a visa that covers your entire party(if they're any good). I know that the tour guide I've approached to put a 2 day tour around St. P main sites, flea market and Jewish quarter is including the visa as part of the deal.

 

[RJAYL]

Morning Robert I assume what they mean is if you book with a private tour guide, the tour guide will include in the price of the tour the cost of a visa that covers your entire party(if they're any good). I know that the tour guide I've approached to put a 2 day tour around St. P main sites, flea market and Jewish quarter is including the visa as part of the deal.

Are you setting up a group or family tour?

Boy the Deposits for my back to back cruises just hit my credit card statement

 

[jilljill]

Good Morning All

Okay after reviewing last nights drivel some actually cruise related

I have one question, how do you get a Russian Blanket Visa?

Can it be done online?

I know Ill ask my Mum she did the Orient Express a couple of summers back 2 or 3 weeks from Moscow to Vladivostock! Thats a long train ride!

The blanket visa is one that is 'issued' when you book a tour thru the cruiseline or thru a gov't approved tour company. The only thing you need to do is to provide your passport info and you are all set. There is nothing else for you to do online or otherwise.
We provided Anastasia with our passport info and she registered them and we were sent our tour tickets which we then showed to the immigration officials and they stamped our passports and we were let into the country. We also had to give the officials a photocopy of our passport.

Also, the blanket visa is one that is 'issued' to cruiseline passengers that will be in the country for less than 72 hours. Which is another reason why your tour operator, either private or thru the cruiseline, can grant this to you.

 

[jilljill]

Actually Ashdown is in Kent which is "The Garden of England" and is in the southeast of the country. Ashdown would be very near Andrew so I'm sure he wouldn't mind you arriving on his doorstep with your suitcases

Here are a couple of links for you to research

Ashdown forest where A.A. Milne lived
http://www.just-pooh.com/ashdown.html
(Great Pooh website !!)

100 Acre Wood - Pooh sticks bridge
http://www.worldreviewer.com/experiences/literary/poohs-hundred-acre-wood/15319/

I knew you would be able to give better directions than I could.

How far is this from Dover?

 

[RJAYL]

The blanket visa is one that is 'issued' when you book a tour thru the cruiseline or thru a gov't approved tour company. The only thing you need to do is to provide your passport info and you are all set. There is nothing else for you to do online or otherwise.
We provided Anastasia with our passport info and she registered them and we were sent our tour tickets which we then showed to the immigration officials and they stamped our passports and we were let into the country. We also had to give the officials a photocopy of our passport.

Also, the blanket visa is one that is 'issued' to cruiseline passengers that will be in the country for less than 72 hours. Which is another reason why your tour operator, either private or thru the cruiseline, can grant this to you.

Wow $131 per person for USA citizens! Ouch

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

I knew you would be able to give better directions than I could.

How far is this from Dover?

It's about 70 miles from Dover to Hartfield village which is where you need to head to. Driving that would probably take about 1 1/2 hours