8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #2

[got2travel]

Good question - anyone have an answer? Especially for Cartagena

In Mexico they will usually take both US and Pesos, although you'll be able to bargain better with Pesos. Not sure about Cartagena though.

 

[sk8ingmom]

Did anyone listen to this week's podcast?

First - they reiterated that the old long threads were coming back, just divided up into min-threads.

Second - (I may not have all the details correct, I was attempting to work at the time). New threads are going to be locked at 250 pages. So that is what? 3750 posts. I can't remember exactly how many posts we had on thread #1, but we'd have somewhere in the ballpark of 23-24 threads at this point!

 

[got2travel]

Hmm....seems as if I missed the morning rush and now I'm here talking to myself.

No worries.

I'm supposed to be working. I just can't get into it. Ever since they switched me to a new positon last April, I've felt like I'm just floundering. I still haven't gotten the hang of it. Surprisingly on my annual review I was rated as meeting expectations. I fully expected to be working under par.

I suppose I should be thankful to have a job. If this position hadn't been found for me, I would have been laid off. But I hate it and there's no other open position that appeals to me.

Guess I'll just keep plugging along until something else comes up. My boss did mention to me yesterday that my old group has hinted at wanting me back and this is something we can look at possibly mid year. So there is hope.



Sorry, just a small moment of feeling sorry for myself.


Now back to our regularly scheduled chit chat.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Evening.

Good question - anyone have an answer? Especially for Cartagena

See my answer above about the Mexican Riviera -- I would guess Cartegena would be more likely to want the peso since it sees fewer American tourists. Here's a link to a discussion:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=687593

From what I have read, the US$ is accepted in most places in Mexico, but you will get change in Pesos, etc. They also say that the exchange rate is better if you go to a bank prior to trip than rely on merchants to exchange.

"My feeling is that, even though a lot of places take US dollars, you can get a better deal if you pay in pesos."

"In the tourist areas, dollars are accepted in restaurants and shops, but you won't get the best exchange rate for sure.

You will always lose a little (or a lot) on the exchange rate if you use dollars to make purchases. Plus there is more opportunity to really be shorted as you will get change in pesos, and it can be confusing."

Don't know if someone else answered, because I'm catching up...but they WILL take US dollars everywhere and credit cards in the stores. There's a good chance that you'll be given change in pesos, though.

The approved shopping areas take dollars no problem, but smaller shops may give change in local currency, So keep smaller bills with you for small purchases, only use credit cards in approved large retailers to ensure they are not cloned.

 

[mousehouseman]

Hope both your parents have a speedy recovery!

Arlene, I'm sure Cheryl and her unlimited long distance would read the thread to you!

Tom don't encourage her.
John

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Did anyone listen to this week's podcast?

First - they reiterated that the old long threads were coming back, just divided up into min-threads.

Second - (I may not have all the details correct, I was attempting to work at the time). New threads are going to be locked at 250 pages. So that is what? 3750 posts. I can't remember exactly how many posts we had on thread #1, but we'd have somewhere in the ballpark of 23-24 threads at this point!

Previous page had 14 posts on it so 250 x 14.= 3500, Your estimate of 3750 is good as the post per page average is just under 15.

So are we going to have a rota to start of the thread, parts 3.4.5.6.7.8.9?

 

[mousehouseman]

Where abouts in Michigan are you all going to be?

They just bought a house in Portage, he works for Pfizer drug, he is a research microbiologist.

John

 

[mousehouseman]

Hi Tina I see you are as excited about the snow as we are.
Hope Cheryl and John don't run into trouble traveling here.

We are going by train so hopefully it's not to bad.

John

 

[micmse2003]

We are going by train so hopefully it's not to bad.

John

I thought you did not take your lunch yet????? I can't find my cell phone...........again.

 

[tom31b]

Did anyone listen to this week's podcast?

First - they reiterated that the old long threads were coming back, just divided up into min-threads.

Second - (I may not have all the details correct, I was attempting to work at the time). New threads are going to be locked at 250 pages. So that is what? 3750 posts. I can't remember exactly how many posts we had on thread #1, but we'd have somewhere in the ballpark of 23-24 threads at this point!

Also that DCL is opening an office in England.....

 

[sk8ingmom]

I thought you did not take your lunch yet????? I can't find my cell phone...........again.

How can someone who talks on the phone so much possibly lose her cell phone???

 

[Diznyfan68]

Hmm....seems as if I missed the morning rush and now I'm here talking to myself.

No worries.

I'm supposed to be working. I just can't get into it. Ever since they switched me to a new positon last April, I've felt like I'm just floundering. I still haven't gotten the hang of it. Surprisingly on my annual review I was rated as meeting expectations. I fully expected to be working under par.

I suppose I should be thankful to have a job. If this position hadn't been found for me, I would have been laid off. But I hate it and there's no other open position that appeals to me.

Guess I'll just keep plugging along until something else comes up. My boss did mention to me yesterday that my old group has hinted at wanting me back and this is something we can look at possibly mid year. So there is hope.



Sorry, just a small moment of feeling sorry for myself.


Now back to our regularly scheduled chit chat.

 

[micmse2003]

How can someone who talks on the phone so much possibly lose her cell phone???

Is easy for me!!!

John thinks I never clean...read my list of chores for the week!!! I do wish there was a more flattering picture of me!!!

 

[justmestace]

There is no fastpass for Pirates. Took it out more than a year ago.

Guess that just shows it's been more than a year since I've been there!

I NEED MY DISNEY FIX!!!

 

[tom31b]

Previous page had 14 posts on it so 250 x 14.= 3500, Your estimate of 3750 is good as the post per page average is just under 15.

So are we going to have a rota to start of the thread, parts 3.4.5.6.7.8.9?

So then this thread is 1/2 done.

 

[cruisin'Mike]

You should have seen me do the rope swing in ...oh heck, where were we? I want to say Antigua......I didn't "swing"....I took one feeble step out, and just slid off the rope.
Mark another thing off my list that I never have to do again.

I saw that somebody beat me to asking you about the Jolly Pirate cruise in Aruba! Are you going?

Either sounds pretty good to me!

And tomorrow is the 1st "birthday" of this cruise . . . not of the thread, of course, but of the day we booked the cruise . . . I'm pretty sure that is the first day I posted, as well, once I had heard back that I had a reservation. I think I had lurked a bit but didn't want to post until I was confirmed. That could be wrong, but I have no way to go back and check, so I'll stick to that story!

I was in class on the 31st last year. I ran to the computer lab between every class looking for an e-mail from Dreams to see if I got onboard. I first saw it show up on the DCL site that our ressies were transferred to the TOAL! I waited to see what the cost was to make sure we were going before I posted the following day. If I remeber correctly, the thread was already over 500 pages by then!!!!

 

[tom31b]

Did anyone listen to this week's podcast?

First - they reiterated that the old long threads were coming back, just divided up into min-threads.

Second - (I may not have all the details correct, I was attempting to work at the time). New threads are going to be locked at 250 pages. So that is what? 3750 posts. I can't remember exactly how many posts we had on thread #1, but we'd have somewhere in the ballpark of 23-24 threads at this point!

For those who want to listen, its about 70 minutes into the podcast

 

[sk8ingmom]

GrandmaChris & other non-DCL-Cartegena-folks:
I totally forgot that one of our friends was stationed in Cartegena a few years ago. DH just sent him this e-mail:

Speaking of Cartagena....
We're taking a cruise this coming summer and have a port call there.
We'd like to do a walking tour of the old city and perhaps a bit of shopping. Do you have a recommendation of who to go with? Safety first and all that stuff.
Thanks,
*sk8ingdad*

I'll keep you posted.

So then this thread is 1/2 done.

...or 1/2 begun. All depnds on if you are a pessimist or an optimist.

Is easy for me!!!

John thinks I never clean...read my list of chores for the week!!! I do wish there was a more flattering picture of me!!!

Oh, my DH is going to love this!

 

[Michelle2]

15 years? Whereabouts do you live?

I live in Boise, Idaho. You would think that we would have more snow here than we do, and we get it, but it has never really been enough to close school. Usually when it does snow, it snows and then melts, snows and melts. I do not think we have had this much snow for many years.
The ski resorts and skiers sure have been happy!

 

[micmse2003]

For those who want to listen, its about 70 minutes into the podcast

I just listened to the podcast!! How sad that we are almost halfway to the end of this thread!!!!!