8/15/09-Eastern-Tortola Treasure Seekers #3

[caitlinsdad]

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[jd99]

Welcome aboard Rose and family!
We have a DD9 (she'll be 10 on the cruise - will your daughter be 9 or 10 on this one?)

 

[spoohs]

Hi Rose,

We also have a DD who is 9 right now, will be 10 on the cruise.

 

[spoohs]

Welcome aboard Rose and family!
We have a DD9 (she'll be 10 on the cruise - will your daughter be 9 or 10 on this one?)

When we get closer to the cruise our dd's should email each other. Mine is also 9 and will also be 10 on the cruise.

 

[jd99]

When we get closer to the cruise our dd's should email each other. Mine is also 9 and will also be 10 on the cruise.

Definitely. My DD9 is so excited because she just started emailing/pm-ing with a girl who will be on our cruise this coming August.

 

[KayR]

Hi, everyone!
We are joining the group on the 7 Night Eastern to Tortola.
We just got off a 3 Night on the Wonder on Sunday morning and after (1) 4 Night back in December 2006 and this 3 Night, we decided to take the plunge and book a 7 Night!
Most of the 7 Night cruises that fit in our kids' school schedules were crazy priced, around $10K for (2) Category 10's (Summer, Christmas, Spring Break), but this one worked well for us at the end of the Summer for around $5800.
Florida has this rule about not starting school any earlier than 2 weeks prior to Labor Day, but that falls on September 7th in 2009, so school won't start until August 24th.
We'll get back just a few days before school and the kids (DS14 will be starting High School, DS11 will be starting Middle School, and DD9 will be going into 4th grade) will miss their school orientations, but no actual school days.
We had a great little group on our 3 Night with 8 families participating in an FE exchange. I'd love to do this again (maybe in small, broken up groups or just one gift per family?) and also have a few meets. I was brave enough to sing karaoke at one of our group meets and that was a lot of fun!
If you have kids near my kids' ages, as we get closer, maybe they can email each other. With the longer cruise, I'm sure they will spend more time in the clubs!
We are very excited to be going on the 7 Night, but I think afterwards, we won't want to go back to the shorter cruises ... We'll be spoiled!
Later,
Rose

Welcome Rose and family.

 

[KayR]

Just thought I would pop in and say Hi!

How is everyone doing?

I am looking forward to the Friday countdown. Makes it seem as though it isn't too far ahead til our trip.

Has anyone ever cruised in August before? Wondering what the seas are likely to be like. Our first trip was in Jan and the seas were moderate so the ship wasn't too rocky.

My job today is to try and stay cool. We are expecting temperatures to hit triple digits today. Hopefully that will be short lived and we will be back to normal temperatures at the weekend.

-Kay

 

[nikkistevej]

Just thought I would pop in and say Hi!

How is everyone doing?

I am looking forward to the Friday countdown. Makes it seem as though it isn't too far ahead til our trip.

Has anyone ever cruised in August before? Wondering what the seas are likely to be like. Our first trip was in Jan and the seas were moderate so the ship wasn't too rocky.

My job today is to try and stay cool. We are expecting temperatures to hit triple digits today. Hopefully that will be short lived and we will be back to normal temperatures at the weekend.

-Kay

Hey Kay, we cruised in mid- September, and had perfect but hot weather. No issues, but may have been a fluke as it was hurricane season. I hope it will be OK!! We are in the 70's today, unfortunately I'm at work and can't enjoy it!

 

[KayR]

Hurricane season is from June 1st to Nov 30th, so its quite a long season. Just need to make sure I have my trip insurance in place in plenty of time and plan any outings via Disney, just in case...

Having crossed the English Channel by ferry during a gale force 9 storm (gusting to force 11) a several years ago, I think the Magic will have better stabilizers

-Kay

 

[nikkistevej]

Hurricane season is from June 1st to Nov 30th, so its quite a long season. Just need to make sure I have my trip insurance in place in plenty of time and plan any outings via Disney, just in case...

Having crossed the English Channel by ferry during a gale force 9 storm (gusting to force 11) a several years ago, I think the Magic will have better stabilizers
-Kay

I hope so!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Good morning Harry! And anyone else out there!

Harry - tonight is do or die, eh? You going to the game? Pens look like a team on a mission with the way they are playing defense.

Hope everyone is having a great week. We are gearing up for the girls' recital this Sunday. Dress rehearsal on Friday. DD9 is doing her first solo this year. Dad's going to cry!

Happy Thursday!

jeff

Jeff, is she nervous?! A solo is a pretty big deal! Good luck to her. DD's recital is next Saturday, dress rehearsal is next Friday, and pictures are tomorrow. I already signed her up for tap next year. I can't believe she is not even 6 years old and she is finishing her 3rd year of dance.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Hi, everyone!
We are joining the group on the 7 Night Eastern to Tortola.
We just got off a 3 Night on the Wonder on Sunday morning and after (1) 4 Night back in December 2006 and this 3 Night, we decided to take the plunge and book a 7 Night!
Most of the 7 Night cruises that fit in our kids' school schedules were crazy priced, around $10K for (2) Category 10's (Summer, Christmas, Spring Break), but this one worked well for us at the end of the Summer for around $5800.
Florida has this rule about not starting school any earlier than 2 weeks prior to Labor Day, but that falls on September 7th in 2009, so school won't start until August 24th.
We'll get back just a few days before school and the kids (DS14 will be starting High School, DS11 will be starting Middle School, and DD9 will be going into 4th grade) will miss their school orientations, but no actual school days.
We had a great little group on our 3 Night with 8 families participating in an FE exchange. I'd love to do this again (maybe in small, broken up groups or just one gift per family?) and also have a few meets. I was brave enough to sing karaoke at one of our group meets and that was a lot of fun!
If you have kids near my kids' ages, as we get closer, maybe they can email each other. With the longer cruise, I'm sure they will spend more time in the clubs!
We are very excited to be going on the 7 Night, but I think afterwards, we won't want to go back to the shorter cruises ... We'll be spoiled!
Later,
Rose

Hi Rose! Welcome to the group! I have a DS who will be 9 at cruise time. We are definitely looking forward to doing group stuff on board! I think we've already recruited a group for the 80's night . Can we count on you too? You are going to LOVE being on the ship for 7 nights. Even 7 nights doesn't seem long enough.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Definitely. My DD9 is so excited because she just started emailing/pm-ing with a girl who will be on our cruise this coming August.

Wow, my DS will be surrounded by all these girls his age! (he'll be 10 a few weeks after we sail) Either he's going to love the girls or he's going to think they have cooties. Right now he loves playing with girls.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Just thought I would pop in and say Hi!

How is everyone doing?

I am looking forward to the Friday countdown. Makes it seem as though it isn't too far ahead til our trip.

Has anyone ever cruised in August before? Wondering what the seas are likely to be like. Our first trip was in Jan and the seas were moderate so the ship wasn't too rocky.

My job today is to try and stay cool. We are expecting temperatures to hit triple digits today. Hopefully that will be short lived and we will be back to normal temperatures at the weekend.

-Kay

Hi Kay-

My first cruise (not DCL) was in August and all I remember was it was HOT. I don't recall there being rough seas other than the last night of the cruise.

Triple digits already? Is that early for you? We had great weather for a little whil and now we are back to cool weather.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Hi Rose! Welcome to the group! I have a DS who will be 9 at cruise time. We are definitely looking forward to doing group stuff on board! I think we've already recruited a group for the 80's night . Can we count on you too? You are going to LOVE being on the ship for 7 nights. Even 7 nights doesn't seem long enough.

Forget the 80's night. I just read a thread that 80's night has been gone for a while and replaced with "One Hit Wonder" night.

 

[nikkistevej]

Hey Abby!!! I want to put Jordan in a good dance class, the YMCA was OK, but we really wanted to see how she would like it. I will probably do it in the fall.

 

[nikkistevej]

Forget the 80's night. I just read a thread that 80's night has been gone for a while and replaced with "One Hit Wonder" night.

I'm up for that!!

 

[PrincessMom2002]

Hey Abby!!! I want to put Jordan in a good dance class, the YMCA was OK, but we really wanted to see how she would like it. I will probably do it in the fall.

Hi Nikki! I bet she would love it. Gwynne has done 2 years of ballet and 1 year of jazz. Then next will be tap, the year after that will be drill/cheer, and the year after that will be hip-hop. (she has it ALL planned out. ) Do you have dance schools close by? If you do, chances are some girls she'll be in school with next year will also be at the dance school. Last year there were a bunch of other preschool girls in Gwynne's class. It was a good way for her to connect with other girls. This year has been a little odd though and I think she's kind of floudering with this group, so we are eager for it to be over.

 

[PrincessMom2002]

I'm up for that!!

Me too. Anything that involves adults only, drinking, and acting foolish is right up my alley!

 

[MephamKickliner09]

Aboard Rose and Family!!! my name is Samantha and i'll be 17 by the time we set sail.


How is everyone doing?? thx for the good lucks on my exams i really hope i do amazing on them LOL. i still need to go dress shopping for my BOCES prom but i gotta focus on the end of the year dance department show on May 30th. i only have a couple of more things for my costumes and i'll post up pictures from that as well LOL. i have to preform 3 times on the 30th. so i'll be at my other high school from 7:30am till about 10:30/11:00pm that day.