8/15/09-Eastern-Tortola Treasure Seekers #4

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1. When you first get on board, where are you planning on eating lunch?
Probably Parrot Cay, but maybe we might skip the embarkation lunch and head up to the pool to enjoy that with something from Goofys Galley - depends what seems like the main priority when we board!

2. What do you do to pass time until the deck party and sail away time?
We are going to spend some time at the pool \ splash zone before it gets impossibly crowded. Then just check out the room before lifeboat drill. I think after the drill we will send one parent back to cabin with life jackets and the other to try and grab a table on deck 10 at the rail to watch the sail away party.

3. If you have cruised before, what is one activity that you really recommend?
Well not really an activity but we really loved Palo last time. I am going to try to make an effort to try more of the activities.

4. Have you "studied" the navigator and already made plans for what you want to do on board?
Guilty as charged. I also have a spread sheet with activities highlighted for each of us and what Flounders time we have booked. Obviously I know the navigator may chnge so nothing is set in stone but I like to have a plan!

5. At WDW, we try to do "Random Acts of Kindness" and give away fast passes to other families on our way out of the park. Are there random acts of kindness things that you can think of on the cruise?
We have given away fast passes or made space for little ones to see at the parade. Not sure what we could do on the cruise but will definitely be on the look out to spread the Magic!

Mel
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So as to avoid multi-quoting which I still haven't mastered...
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND PRAYERS, MY WIFE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT !!
WE WILL CERTAINLY KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE AS THINGS PROGRESS .
LINA , TONY , ALBERTO , GABRIEL ,SIMON ( PATIENT )

Tony -

The first package is in the mail today (lanyards and a little Disney magic treat)!!! Be on the look out for a big envelope with Mickey heads!!!!

Tell Simon to get well soon!

Jen
 
Here are some pictures from my cousins's wedding the girls were in this weekend:


Hopie with Bruce
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Me, Hopie and my Cousin Taylor the Bride
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The girls::
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My brother and Hanna
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The girls::
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The girls::
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The bride::My Cousin Taylor::
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All of us::
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The girls dancing to Hannah Montana The Howdown Throwdown!!
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Here are some pictures from my cousins's wedding the girls were in this weekend:



Me, Hopie and my Cousin Taylor the Bride
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The girls::
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All of us::
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The girls dancing to Hannah Montana The Howdown Throwdown!!
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AWWW !! Kristen , thankyou for posting !! :hug: "the girls" (including YOU ) look really gorgeous !!! So pretty and so smiling !!!!
I bet that both Hopie and Hanna must have had a ball !!!
WOW !!! Really lovely ... ALL OF YOU !!!!!!!

laura :goodvibes
 

AWWW !! Kristen , thankyou for posting !! :hug: "the girls" (including YOU ) look really gorgeous !!! So pretty and so smiling !!!!
I bet that both Hopie and Hanna must have had a ball !!!
WOW !!! Really lovely ... ALL OF YOU !!!!!!!

laura :goodvibes

Laura,

Thanks,, the girls had such a great time as we did...... I told Hope that you called her Hopie and she had a BIG SMILE.....She loves it when people call her Hopie.....LOL!!! :) :)

It was such a Beautiful Wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, for saying I looked gorgeous too not sure about that but I know the girls did look gorgeous........!!
 
Laura,

Thanks,, the girls had such a great time as we did...... I told Hope that you called her Hopie and she had a BIG SMILE.....She loves it when people call her Hopie.....LOL!!! :) :)

It was such a Beautiful Wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, for saying I looked gorgeous too not sure about that but I know the girls did look gorgeous........!!

Kristin -

Your girls were gorgeous and the family pictures shows what a good looking family you have!!!! :goodvibes

Are the girls wearing those dresses on the cruise? They are so cute in them!!!!

Thanks for sharing the photos with us!

Jen

PS - I am going to leave the house to tutor soon! I will be back by 2:00 and be home the rest of the day!!! Chat soon!
 
Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!:wave2:

It is raining in Minnesota today - and that is GREAT! First, it means that I do not have to jog today!!!!! :cool1: Second, we needed rain horribly and the grass is finally getting the soaking it needs!

Here are some questions to help us think happy Disney thoughts for the day:




1. When you first get on board, where are you planning on eating lunch?


Now always up to this cruise it has been Topsiders bar the very first cruise which was Parrot Cay and very crowded. But......... I think we are going to a concierge meeting in Palo on embarkation and that has food, and a character, I am not too sure never done it before but read the reports. If there isn't enough food, we will ab-sail down to Topsiders.

2. What do you do to pass time until the deck party and sail away time?


It goes so so quickly, lunch, then stateroom at 1.30pm, then unpack view room, verandah, kids open their gift baskets, then its life boat drill and sail away I find it just passes so quickly

3. If you have cruised before, what is one activity that you really recommend?

Rule 1 kick back and relax and enjoy, always do dinner in your rotational restaurant with the whole family do not go early. Always do the main show unless you have seen them all (twice).Walk the whole ship, view the Gym, view deck 4, walk a mile around it (3 times), sign up for backstage tours and galley tour, view photos early each night, go shopping, always go to deck buffet and the 11.15pm Desert buffet. Dont sleep its not worth it:laughing:

4. Have you "studied" the navigator and already made plans for what you want to do on board?


Yes I looked at a few of the Tortola cruise trip report threads and they have navigators and lots of photos. But I do not have a 'plan' plan as such, don't it seen it, read the book, wrote the book, had the happy meal. So Rule 1, kick back and relax.

5. At WDW, we try to do "Random Acts of Kindness" and give away fast passes to other families on our way out of the park. Are there random acts of kindness things that you can think of on the cruise?

Open doors to anyone, they are heavy on deck 9, hold back on elevator use, leave it to those in need, less able than you. If you go to topsiders and linger and someone comes in needing a table, make way...Let others use your hammock at CC, Cant think of anything more, for Panama they had a stateroom exchange to view on verandahs which was nice.

Hope everyone has a great day!
Jen

:yay:
 
kristin -

your girls were gorgeous and the family pictures shows what a good looking family you have!!!! :goodvibes

are the girls wearing those dresses on the cruise? They are so cute in them!!!!

Thanks for sharing the photos with us!


jen

ps - i am going to leave the house to tutor soon! I will be back by 2:00 and be home the rest of the day!!! Chat soon!

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... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
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WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
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It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

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We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:
 
... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
14.gif
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WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
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It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

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We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:

Laura -

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am excited to see that you have your stateroom # and that you have an upgrade!!!!:banana:

I will try not to be too loud when I am above you in the dance club!!! :rotfl2:

I will update your records on the website tonight when I work on it!!!!

Jen
 
Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!:wave2:

It is raining in Minnesota today - and that is GREAT! First, it means that I do not have to jog today!!!!! :cool1: Second, we needed rain horribly and the grass is finally getting the soaking it needs!

Here are some questions to help us think happy Disney thoughts for the day:

1. When you first get on board, where are you planning on eating lunch?
Parrot Cay
2. What do you do to pass time until the deck party and sail away time?
Walk around, show the rest of our group the ship since this is their first cruise.
3. If you have cruised before, what is one activity that you really recommend?RELAXING

4. Have you "studied" the navigator and already made plans for what you want to do on board?On my to do list...

5. At WDW, we try to do "Random Acts of Kindness" and give away fast passes to other families on our way out of the park. Are there random acts of kindness things that you can think of on the cruise?Give out pins to kids just starting pin trading.

Hope everyone has a great day!
Jen

Have a great afternoon everyone....:cheer2:
Denise
 
... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
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WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
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It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

16.gif
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We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:

Congrats, now listen to ''uncle Andrew' who said he felt an upgrade coming on as your stateroom assignment was a little delayed. Nice mid ship location starboard side.
 
... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
14.gif
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WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
16.gif
16.gif
16.gif


It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

16.gif
16.gif
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We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:

That is great about your stateroom. You are close to us, we are in 2566.
 
... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
14.gif
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WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
16.gif
16.gif
16.gif


It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

16.gif
16.gif
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We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:
:tinker::tinker::tinker::tinker::tinker::tinker::tinker::tinker:
tinks dust has worked its magic again.
great news, same corridor almost neighbours !!!!!!!

its great when a plan starts coming together

bev:flower3:
 
Kristen-You have a beautiful family. Loved the girls dresses-hope they're wearing them onboard; would love to see them in person.

Laura and Marco-Congrats on the assignment and upgrade.:yay:
 
Tony
I have not posted for a few days. Yours was the first post I read. Your family, and Simon especially, is in all our thoughts and prayers. If we could send hugs up north to Canada, we would. Thinking of you, Jude and Sean
 
Happy Tuesday Everyone!!!:wave2:

It is raining in Minnesota today - and that is GREAT! First, it means that I do not have to jog today!!!!! :cool1: Second, we needed rain horribly and the grass is finally getting the soaking it needs!

Here are some questions to help us think happy Disney thoughts for the day:

1. When you first get on board, where are you planning on eating lunch?We plan to eat at Parrot Cay, then off to the pools!

2. What do you do to pass time until the deck party and sail away time? this will be my SIL and family's first cruise ever - we're gonna explore...

3. If you have cruised before, what is one activity that you really recommend?this is from our DS - "Room service!"

4. Have you "studied" the navigator and already made plans for what you want to do on board?Are you kidding?! I printed out the old ones and highlighted them already...! That doesn't mean that times/schedules won't change but we have a pretty good idea of what we will look to do. Now, for those of you who have also "studied" them, has anyone discovered what night will have the chocolate dessert buffet???

5. At WDW, we try to do "Random Acts of Kindness" and give away fast passes to other families on our way out of the park. Are there random acts of kindness things that you can think of on the cruise?to me, those acts are what makes the trip so full of disney magic - total strangers going out of their way to make someone else's trip better. We try to 'pay it forward" at WDW but I don't know what opportunities will present themselves to do this on the cruise. We'll definitely try though....

Here is my question: how many celebrations do we have in our thread to celebrate on the cruise or in WDW?? We have several in our family:

11th: Sean's 43rd birthday
16: BIL's 40-something birthday
18: DN's 7th birthday
We're also going to try and celebrate Tess' upcoming 10th birthday on September 3!

...I have to keep reading the new posts!....:hippie:
 
... and now : "my" GREAT news !!!!
14.gif
14.gif
14.gif


WE have our stateroom # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:dance3: 2546 !!!

What a great upgrade we got !!!
16.gif
16.gif
16.gif


It's a cat. 9 , with a large porthole !! Fwd/Mid.
I personally would have been HAPPY with an inside cabin , sideways layout - which we tried two years ago , a bit roomier ...
BUT now the sun light of the large porthole is a real UNEXPECTED bonus !!!

We might get :rotfl: some :laughing: loud entertainment :rotfl2: from the dance club above us ( I guess !) ... but we always are so sleepy after a looong day on the ship or ashore ...

Can't wait to be onboard ... in MY cabin !!

:worship: THANK YOU Disney "magic" !!!!!!!! :wizard:

laura :yay:

WOOHOOO!! Congratulations Laura and Marco!! I am so glad to see someone get an upgrade!!!!! :cool1: Good things come to those who wait!
 
Here is my question: how many celebrations do we have in our thread to celebrate on the cruise or in WDW??

Our friends will be celebrating the DW's B-day Aug 10 and their DD 4th birthday Wednesday Aug 19th-St Thomas Day

No celebrations onboard for the Folchicks except that we're celebrating being on the MAGIC!!! :lovestruc:lovestruc:love::love:
 
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