8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #4

[eeyorelvr10]

By popular demand! Its been in the depot, for a service,

Reminds me of the time that DS was working at DL and we came home and told us a story. Alright folks - remember this is a 20 yr old (at the time) everything is funny to them - but one day when DL was overrun with OEA - they climbed into the monorail and it broke down. They had to back-up the monorail and he said it was bleeping the whole time it backed up. He said the whole crew was cracking up - one big cattle call.

He said - someone put out this rallying call - "Can you say MOOOOOVVEEE it?"

OK I admit it - it isn't funny but its one of those things you have to laugh at.

As for the monorail - it wasn't hurt - they just backed it up -got the people off and then backed it up all the way to the depot for service. Out of commission for a couple of days I think he said. Came back almost quite as new.

 

[GatheringNoMoss]

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Reminds me of the time that DS was working at DL and we came home and told us a story. Alright folks - remember this is a 20 yr old (at the time) everything is funny to them - but one day when DL was overrun with OEA - they climbed into the monorail and it broke down. They had to back-up the monorail and he said it was bleeping the whole time it backed up. He said the whole crew was cracking up - one big cattle call.

He said - someone put out this rallying call - "Can you say MOOOOOVVEEE it?"

OK I admit it - it isn't funny but its one of those things you have to laugh at.

As for the monorail - it wasn't hurt - they just backed it up -got the people off and then backed it up all the way to the depot for service. Out of commission for a couple of days I think he said. Came back almost quite as new.

Funny

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

Hi
I personally would only ever go with my kids, they have so many days at sea to enjoy themselves this time, so I like family time.

But the kids clubs are safe, if you wish to have some quality adult time.

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

Marian -

I had to once sort of - we were on one of the Mexican Ports - Cozumel I think when it coincided with my college class sign ups - the computers were too slow onboard so we had to find an internet cafe to sign up on. We left our then 9 yr old - only for a couple of hours. We came back after 1 1/2 hrs and checked on her - the internet cafe was only about 10 minutes walking and that included the checkout points - it was literally in front of the ship outside the terminal so the ship was in view the whole time.

Anyway, DD being alone. She went to dinner and the waiters had a ball with her. She was princess for the moment. In fact, she had everyone around her asking her to join them and she graciously refused - why? She the attention. She had the photographers come over, the head waiter sat with her and she was done and out in a matter of 1/2 hr - enough time to go back and do what she wanted in the kids club. In fact, she asked us the next night if we could go away again. Go figure - she asked us to leave! And no - we didn't - but we did go back out after she assured us she'd be fine (Carlos & Charlies or was it Senor Frog? ) I still have a picture of her that night at the dinner table by herself - it was Mexican dress-up night and she dressed up in her "finest".

So whatever decision you make - DCL makes the best out of it. Up to this point, I was terribly worried that dd - who can be kinda shy - would be scarred for life - but she amazed me and I haven't worried about her since. She's usually pretty good and has a smart sense on who she can talk to and not. Being on the DCL ship - she knows that they will never let anything happen to her especially if she is alone.

 

[paulasillars]

Hi all, I just skipped 70 pages so I may have missed something important. It's been crazy busy since I checked in, I picked up a bunch of overtime this past week at work and this week looks like its going to be nuts too.

I have just packed my suitcase for our cruise around Hawaii, we leave next Saturday so anticipating a crazy work week, I thought I'd get it packed now. It has upset the furkids though, they hate the suitcase!

We are seeing the bank tomorrow about financing for buying a section of land about 40 minutes drive away - its 4.85 hectares so pretty nice lifestyle block. It doesn't have a house on it so we'll look at building potentially once we've paid the mortgage on it.

Right, better go and do some chores... or sit in the sun and read a book... tough choice

 

[KSDisneyDad]

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

For us, the shore excursions will be the entire family -- due to the young one we won't be doing any zip lines

However, if it's just a trip into port for shopping, we'll leave the kids on the boat.

 

[radioclash2]

I alluded to this in chat last night...feel free to skip this post...

RANT WARNING

Well, so far DH and I (maybe) are going on TOAL. The kids, notsomuch. I now know why Passports are being processed so fast. NO ONE IS PAYING ANY FREEKING ATTENTION.

Here is our story:
Some of you may remember that I was all excited last spring when it looked like we would need Passports to leave Alaska (we had to drive through Canada), and the CG was going to have to get them for us. Well, the kids and I got our no-cost-to-us passports – mine came in hours before we left – BUT there was an endorsement on page 27 that made them only valid when traveling with a military member on orders. OK, so much for free passports, now we have to do the whole process again.

So here we go again. I went to the web site, answered the questions and the web site spit out a no-fee-passport renewal form. Sweet. Although I wasn’t holding my breath on the free part. We went to an office that was open on Saturday and the guy looked at me like I had 9 heads. He said I must have checked the wrong box somewhere. I checked everything about 9 times, but OK. Of course no one in the government is answering the phone on Saturday, so we would have to come back during the week. “Anytime between 12 & 4.” Oh so convenient for working families. We insisted on signing all the forms (literally every version of the passport application!) in front of him while we were all there, so DH could take a day of leave and go back to the post office by himself. The post office guy was actually quite nice and wanted to help us.

So, DH goes back, they get someone on the phone who tell him that we used the wrong application. Uhhh, it’s the application that your web site filled in for us based on the information we supplied…but OK. We started all over again, filled out more forms, wrote a check, and sent everything in.

DH had an expired regular tourist passport, so his was no problem and showed up in a week. 2 weeks later (yesterday) here is what arrives in the mail:
A new passport for me – only the Endorsement section says: See Page 27. On my old passport, page 27 said something like “only valid when traveling with active duty military member on orders.” Well, page 27 of my new passport is blank. So I can’t wait for the hassle that is going to cause!

For the kids, we got their old passports back with a letter stating that they are too far away from the expiration date (2012) to renew them. Ummm, we aren’t renewing these passports, that’s why we had to fill out (and pay for) an application for a new passport. The best part…no birth certificates! They not only cashed our check, but kept the kids birth certificates! DH called “customer no service” as Clark Howard would say and got the run around. We have to apply again…using the same forms we just used…and we have to pay again…and apply for a refund that we may or may not get from the first time…and of course the $25/per fee we paid at the post office is not refundable since they did their part…AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!

So basically we have to do the exact same thing we just did and hope for a different result...and pay for it!

We are going to get back on the phone before we do any of this, but regardless, this whole thing is ridiculous.

OK rant over, thanks for listening, carry on.

what a bunch of chuckle-heads

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

We were going to leave DS at the kids club while we got off for a quick walk at Nassau (to get some rum cakes!). Then he decided he wanted to come with us anyway, so it didn't matter. I don't think we would have left him if we were going on a long excursion though.

 

[radioclash2]

No offense taken as long as you slow down and wait for me on excursions if I'm having a flareup.

whew, I'm so glad you posted this...sometimes my humor is not appreciated. If we were in person, I could just make goofy faces until you laughed.

Of course, we'll wait up for you. If you get really bad we can take the wheels off some luggage & take the belts off the robes in the spa. We'll just pull you along.

 

[Joel110]

Awww......I can't figure out if they like the snow or not

I LUV your puppies!!! They seem kinda confused in the snow. Did they like it?
Just keep thinking... it will melt, it will melt.
-Penny

Morgan (on right) loves being outside. We adopted him and he was shut in an apartment most of the time by the previous owner, so he'll bug the crap out of us to let him out regardless of the weather.

Bailey actually got bothered by all of the snow. There's a State Park with a good sledding hill about 1/4 mile from us and I took DD9 over this afternoon and the dogs walked with us. There's no vehicles out and Bailey is trustworthy, so I let her "walk herself"...she actually decided to turn back and head home, which she's never done.

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University

Ohio's First and Finest

 

[PBader]

I am sure her feet were cold and that's why decided to go back home. Hope you and your dd had a run time sledding.

 

[Joel110]

I am sure her feet were cold and that's why decided to go back home. Hope you and your dd had a run time sledding.

DD did have a good time...although dad had to shovel a path on the sledding hill because it was too deep. Columbus airport is reporting 16" so far...I bet we're above that where I'm located and they said we'll likely get another 3"...we may be just shy of two feet when it's over. The previous record 24 hour snowfall in Columbus was 12.3".

BTW....a friendly reminder...per an earlier post regarding bacteria in snow...do boil your s**w before eating it. Safety first.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

whew, I'm so glad you posted this...sometimes my humor is not appreciated. If we were in person, I could just make goofy faces until you laughed.

Of course, we'll wait up for you. If you get really bad we can take the wheels off some luggage & take the belts off the robes in the spa. We'll just pull you along.

My co-workers also give me a hard time about being an old man so I'm used to it. Let's hope I don't have to take you up on your offer although the doctor did tell me a cruise was the worst vacation possible for someone with gout!

 

[Nutty4Disney]

Where are you in Ohio? That could be my dad's neighborhood in suburban Cleveland.

Believe it or not, I miss all that snow.

We are in SW Ohio - between Dayton and Cincinnati. And you can have all our snow. The pine trees look pretty though.

Since we now have about 14" of snow and DH is shoveling the driveway for the 4th time in 2 days I decided to work on my dress for TOAL. And of course the sewing machine is acting up. I think it is time for a new machine, mine is probably 20 years old. I haven't used it much in the last 5 years or so.

I guess I will DIS instead.

 

[msaseifert]

Good afternoon everyone!

It is raining cats & dogs here (at least it is not snow) so DH & I are dreaming of the warmth to come in August. We were thinking about excursions and wondering; would any of you go on one and leave your child on the ship? When we went in 06 we agreed it was all of us or one of us. DD was 4 that time, this time she will be 6.

Thanks

Well......on our last cruise I did leave my DD who was 6 at the time on the ship - we were just going across the street to shop though. She refused to leave the clubs so we left her. I don't think I would leave and go on a excursion but then again, maybe DCL has ways to get in touch with parents if something happens.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

I took some pics too. Although 14"+ of s**w is probably nothing to our Northern neighbors, it's a record here in Central Ohio.

The pictures from Ohio make me realize how much I miss having trees. I look out my back window and can see for about 15 miles -- almost treeless. At least there's no snow! However, we do have the Rocky Mountains behind the flatness so it makes up for the lack of trees. We can see Mt. Evans and Longs Peak from our windows! I guess I can't have both

 

[PBader]

No snow eating here. Our snow has been stopped now for awhile. I haven't ventured outside to measure.

 

[got2travel]

It is definitely pesos. Just whack off one of the zeros and you will be close.
A great price!

Now that makes it even more tempting

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Bailey actually got bothered by all of the snow. There's a State Park with a good sledding hill about 1/4 mile from us and I took DD9 over this afternoon and the dogs walked with us. There's no vehicles out and Bailey is trustworthy, so I let her "walk herself"...she actually decided to turn back and head home, which she's never done.

Ohio's First and Finest

So Dish - did you follow her home or let her go on her own? Inquiring minds want to know.

I am sure her feet were cold and that's why decided to go back home. Hope you and your dd had a run time sledding.

Aha! Good answer - don't know why I didn't think of that.

My co-workers also give me a hard time about being an old man so I'm used to it. Let's hope I don't have to take you up on your offer although the doctor did tell me a cruise was the worst vacation possible for someone with gout!

What does he know - he hasn't been on a DCL cruise.

Since we now have about 14" of snow and DH is shoveling the driveway for the 4th time in 2 days I decided to work on my dress for TOAL. And of course the sewing machine is acting up. I think it is time for a new machine, mine is probably 20 years old. I haven't used it much in the last 5 years or so.

I guess I will DIS instead.

she's been bitten but good! I have housework to do - but decided to "check" in here first. Maybe I can pass a couple of hours before I'm called on it.

 

[got2travel]

Ok, just thought of a new task force.

For those of us traveling solo or single parents or anyone who has a spouse that doesn't want to do Palo.

Let's link up for dinner one night. I don't know how to make it happen, but if anyone knows, can you tell me please? I'll also ask around. We might have to wait until we get on the ship. I don't think we can get the private dining room for dinner, but depending on interested maybe we can get 2 or 3 tables of 4??

Anyone interested please PM me and I'll keep a list.

Bringing this back in case anyone else is interested