7/22/06 or The Oh-Seven Double-Deuce Double Dip Desperados,now updated trip report

[PrincessJasmine53]

Ok have a question for everyone before I post on the main cruise thread. Right before we cruised I purched a new set of luggage from DisneyDirect. Yep, cute with Mickey on it ...never used it till the trip.

Well Saturday when we got our luggage off the ship, the large suitcase was destroyed. The wheel and thing it sets in was totally snapped off from the base..

So...do I contact DCL with a picture and a copy of the invoice in the hope of getting it repared? Or suck up the loss?

Beth - I would definitely contact not only DCL, but DisneyDirect. That shouldn't happen. And you didn't even take a plane! I have the Pooh carryon, and the tote that matches (a gift from my SIL) - I used that a few times on the plane, and so far so good. 2 years ago my other SIL gave me the Christmas MK train station - when I opened it, it was totally smashed - well Disney Catalog -said no problem - and they credited her - she didn't even have to send it back! I've been doing alot more complaining about things - with the e-mail it's so easy - and instead of just accepting poor quality - the company's seem to be happy to make amends. So go for it! And if you tell Disney Direct - it happened on the DCL - You never know!

Great photos of our DIS Meet - (Now I definitely have to lose 50 lbs!) - I took some video - and I have to check out the pictures - then will post.

 

[DBinMV]

A few more,

Looking back, I feel like I started with my stalking og PJ53,DBinMV and roysbrew at the terminal and sailaway....lol

Ha! That's how I felt with you guys - like I was continually following you around (even if it was unintentional).

Great trip report! I hope to get mine (even a short one) done this weekend. I just got my water camera shots back - I missed the funnel cloud!! (Grrr...)

Also, thanks for the great shots from the Dis meet. As you can see in the pics, my hands were full.

DBinMV

 

[Bethipooh4]

Beth, I emailed disneydirect, and DCL is the next on the list...thanks for the help...

Dave, how is everyone feeling? I felt like a true stalker, every time you turned around I was there..lol

OK, back to downloading and adding pictures....

 

[Bethipooh4]

Here are the pics of the rainbow taken from our verandah on the first CC day...it seemed to start on the ship and end on the island...

 

[Bethipooh4]

sorry computer went nuts and posted them twice

 

[Peggy Jean]

Great pictures, thank you very much.

 

[DBinMV]

Dave, how is everyone feeling? I felt like a true stalker, every time you turned around I was there..lol

The boys and are are all bettber, but DW caught the brunt of it Wed night....head cold and a viral infection in one eye that moved to her throat. Thankfully, all of this happened _after_ the cruise. She now says that she'd prefer NOT to go on vacation again for awhile.

I just think with the late night packing on Friday, the massive amount of transportation and time change last Saturday, it just wore us all out.

Yesterday was officially our 15th anniversary....I spent most of it with the boys in the car waiting for DW to come out of different doctors' offices. (sigh)

I'm trying to keep all of this in mind while we plan for our trip to WDW next year.

DBinMV

 

[BethA]

When we got our luggage off the ship two of our colored straps to identify and keep luggage cosed were missing--they would not replace those. One suitcase had th handle ripped right off--there was desk there with CM who took a photo of luggage and made a claim. I had to hav it repaired and pay myself and then send them the bill and they reimbursed me. They are not too eas on the luggage!!

 

[roysbrew]

Thanks for posting the pictures. I'm very slowing getting my trip report done. It's ended up being very long.

DD has a runny nose, but otherwise we are all well. This may be the 1st trip I've ever taken with the twins that they both didn't get sick after.

I definitely felt like a stalker on board. Bethipooh, DbinMv, professorandmom, (they were neighbors) and lisataylor. But at least you guys are Dis. The couple we met at the hotel weren't and we saw them everywhere. Plus if you caught the 6:15 magic show with the engaged couple. I saw them after the show and congratulated them. Then I saw them over and over. Talk about stalking. I went into the rainforest steamroom and there there are. No lies. Turned out their cabin was down the hall from us.

Dave, congrats on your anniversary, hope you can celebrate when DW is better.

 

[Bethipooh4]

To all my fellow stalkers.....LOL
Sorry couldn't help myself....

Ahh the end of the trip is here.....so sad.....I can't believe the week seemed to fly by. we were up and at the buffet by 7:45..Thankfully one last chocolate danish for me,and coffee(boy do I miss the coffee)

Through customs and on to the Radisson. There by 9. Had to wait on Roodoll, they bought into the DVC and had to sign their paperwork. An hour later we were on the road, back to Savannah....Our 5 hour trip turned into a 7 1/2 hour trip due to 2 major accidents on I95. I hope everyone involved is ok.

So we get to the hotel ,and it was not the same one we stayed at a mere 9 days before....it was TRASHED....apparently a huge party of some sort took place and the rooms were destroyed. I have never been so disappointed in a HIExpress in my life. Anyway, in rolls the storm and there goes Paula Dean. So I laid down for a quick nap....YEAH RIGHT...2 hours later I wake up to sirens...oh yeah, lightning....seems it hit the hotel behind us not once but twice...blew out windows and a small fire....everyone was ok though. Wow....too much excitement for one day...

I slept in till 9 the next morning,no Paula Dean again, and we hit the road for home. Thankfully it was a uneventful trip home from there....

We were home safe and sound....DD's poor puppy had a cast on its leg from where she jumped the fence and landed wrong....3 cats were MAD at me, and all fish were alive...wow....best part, DD had cleaned the house, and her and her DB had painted the fence and porch for us!!!!!

All in all it was a awesome vacation, and probably the last cruise for us for at least 2 years cause of crash and burn and school.
Aside from one problem with a CM, DS loved his cruise, and thanked me for taking him...he actually said he had a awesome time, and wanted to go again SOON!!!
I think the best part was for me, when Dh and I were going off to sleep, he thanked me for all the planning and work I put into the best vacation ever!!!

It was truly great getting to meet all of you and stalk some of you!!! I will miss you guys!!!

So now that its over what do I do with my time? Oh yeah, finish downloading my pictures and post them!!! PJ53, still waiting on the shot of you I took from the stingrays to come in....

Anyone going to WDW in December???

 

[Lqqieee]

Hi everyone! Sorry we didnt get to any meets! We were the newlywed couple on board with the bride and groom ears! We were the newlywed couple from Match Your Mate, we had so much fun on this cruise, we booked the 11 night med cruise 6/17/07!!!!!!

 

[Bethipooh4]

Small world, part of our group of 12 were couple number 3(our best friends)in Match Your Mate...lol

 

[DisNeed]

You are so awesome to have given us the ins and outs of your special cruise.
The Double CC Costa Maya Cruise on 12/9 will be out very first cruise as a family... so with all of your tips and experiences... We are so grateful!

Now we can't wait to have some fun!!

Thanks agaiN!

 

[Bethipooh4]

Disneed, thank you so much for the nice comment!!!!

If you have any questions ask away.....we had such a good time, a few of us are talking about booking another as a group again...

Only sad part to today, I had to say goodbye to Roodoll....Back to Guam she goes... I love ya Catina and am going to miss you soooooo much.

 

[Bethipooh4]

OK, I sent the first email to Disneyshopping....they are out of stock on the luggage and can't issue a replacement.
So I sent the same email, and disneyshopping's email to the contact us at the bottom of the DCL page. 3 days now and no response.

Does anyone have another email for DCL that may get me a response to the letter?

 

[Bethipooh4]

Well the pictures are slowly getting loaded, so since I refuse to let the cruise end(as well as this thread) I thought I would post a few of the ones I have...

The DIS Doorears...

Crash at pirate night....all 12 of us had matching shirts....

 

[HYM8TNNCE]

Bethipoo!!! OMG we were at the same Stingray Swim (12:00) with you guys at CC!!! Wonder if you were in our group???? Sorry we missed you guys!!!

 

[Bethipooh4]

WOW.....that was the most incredible thing we have done...I enjoyed it so much....Did you guys like it?

Lets see, if you were in the water facing the beach, we were the far left group....I had on a blue CC hat, and it was me, Dh, 2 DS and our friends...I did find this pic(I apologize, its not the best...)

Oh and on a happy note, as far as we can tell, the camera we lost and was returned to us, was ours....

 

[Bethipooh4]

Maybe this one???

PJ53....I have the one I took of you on the beach.... and one of iceman..

 

[iggbees]

PJ53....I have the one I took of you on the beach.... and one of iceman..

ohhh! post it post it!