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

[mjy]

You have a great time at your party!!

The Mass and Dinner sound like such a nice thing! Have fun!!

Yep.

The suspense is killing me. My staff have absolutely forbidden me to set foot on the other side of this building, the school gym. Their decorations are being kept "top secret" for tonight.

However, they did let me get into the church to see the floral arrangement that they had made for this evening:

To give some idea of the size of the thing, it sits in front of the main altar thusly:

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If this is their idea of small, I hate to see the gym tonight! ​

 

[mjy]

And since they are going to monopolize my time tonight, I see that I will not have the opportunity to get a for post #3,000 on this thread.

One of these days . . .

 

[AndyR]

I don't think they changed those letters from their regular Caribbean sailings to what is needed for the EB. If you call them they will tell you that you need a passport. You cannot go into South America without one.

On Disneycruise.com it also states the following
"Please visit the U.S. Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov or call the U.S. National Passport Information Center at 877-4USA-PPT for the most current requirements. "
http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/dcl/en_US/myCruise/landing?name=PassportDetailPage

I would take this to mean that each person should check with that site to make sure you have proper documentation depending on the stops your cruise is making

From the State.gov website only 17 locations in the Caribbean plus Canada, Mexico and Bermuda are listed for places that a passport is not needed when on a cruise. All other ports require a passport

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_3256.html

Well I called DCL (Castaway Club) they confirmed the info in the letter. I then asked about calling in Cartegena - she went off to double check and came back with the same answer

Clearly a Passport is the optimal solution.

Andy

 

[allshookup]

* i still remember..how much support & solace..you gave , reaching out
to the family ...having to suffered a terrible..loss. sometimes "courage"
..is hard to define....for the living..when we are fill with tears. that
makes those rallying around..our needs..all that special...as we struggle
to put our lives..back on track. i kon..your caring & comforting...took
alot..of fortitude...but will always..be important to those left behind.

God bless....

..i share..a lil'story...that always been a part of my life. we grew up
with alot families..similar to ours...with lots of kids. so that meant
alot.."tag-alongs...covering alot of ages...well one was an army paratrooper,
..dued to shipped out the next day. but i was way to young to comphrend...
vietnam...and the draft. we were on a bank....taking in the evening...
...stars gazing...when noticed.."how in the world..the grass is wet?

..when

it hadn't rain? . instead of blowing off..this..lil'kid...he took
the time..to explained..all about the dew. it impressed me~here's this lil'kid..&
he took the time...to . not only did they make me feel like
a "big"..kid..but important that an adult [ well..there was a time...long, long
ago..when..i can recall.."18"..was an over the hill.."kid-adult". ] this event
etched his memory..in my mind & forever. just sharing something
simple..."star glazing".

..by the next..weekend....everyone heard....the terrible news..he was
killed..paratrooping...during "action"..in vietnam..., i can remember
my mother....staying with his mother... , but..i had no concept
of death..."when is ****y comin back home?" & the

..his gifts..that evening,..has stayed..with me all these years...& they
are in~deeds.... ..i can see him..sititng..and how "serious"..his
expressions..taking the time..to not only but... the
world. & i because..of his gifts..i can always..recall..what the world meant
to me...when i was just begining..to figure it out. [ while its hard to put
into words...his understanding..wisdom beyond...anything..i could imagine..
gave me...so many insights..i still used to this very day.]

* his name...is ..on the wall, ~

Wow that brought tears to my eyes. So very sad!

"Mom" just told me that I need to post here more often that people are wondering if I'm still going so here I am!

I've had a very busy Spring with work, then a quick trip to WDW, a couple deaths to deal with, but getting through and getting ready for this cruise!

Did I miss anything?

So sorry you've had a tough time of it.

Just stopped in to say hello!

DD has had the stomach flu all day...trying to get her to get some of her school work done since she has been feeling better this afternoon and she only has about 14 days of school left (which includes 3 field trips). So I am a little stressed trying to get everything done in time...first year home schooling and I did not plan out her work quite well enough

Tonight is a thank you dinner for my Girl Scout Service team - the leaders who helped me do all the work for the troops in our area this year. We are going out for Italian food

Hope everyone is having a great day! We finally have some sunshine here today!

Oy so sorry DD has a stomach bug! Hope she feels better soon!

My DS has been sick with the flu for the second time in a month. Fever, chills, aches, etc. Now it has morphed into a severe case of bronchitis. We took him to the doctors yesterday & he is now on antibiotics & 2 inhalers. He missed 2 days last week during the all important state tests in school (MCAS) & this week was make-up so I got a "friendly" call from the school yesterday stating that if missed the make-ups, he was going to need a doctors note explaining why he couldn't take the tests. Not once did they ask how he was feeling! Wouldn't mind, but we are not parents that allow our children to miss school for the heck of it & he is never late so you'd think they'd realize that if his missing the tests, then he must be really sick! I did call them back after the doctors & I explained to the nurse how sick he was & she said, "Well maybe he could come in long enough to take his tests & then go home." I said as long as he's not gagging & chocking like he has been. So she said to "play it by ear". Anyway he was coughing a bit this morning, but it was a little better, so he did go in today long enough to do his make-up tests & then I got a call from the nurse to come pick him up because he's coughing a lot. Ya think?

I was told that our local store was NOT closing

The one at the Burlington Mall closed....again. We went to RFC a couple of weeks ago & it was gone. I checked the Disney Store website for locations & Burlington wasn't listed.

Thank you all for your very kind wishes, thoughts and prayers for my Aunt over the last few days.

We had word a short while ago that my Aunt had finally passed away. A blessing for all. She'd been fairly unresponsive for around 4 days and in the last 24 hours had ceased all communications and gone into a seemingly deep sleep.

My Mum said she is looking forward to laying down in a real bed as she's been sitting and sleeping a plastic chair for the last 4 days without a break so she didn't have to leave my Aunt alone. She'd promised my Aunt to not leave and to be there stay until the very end.

Mum's hoping to return home at the weekend as she'll need a couple of nights good sleep before tackling a 24+ hour flight home.

Again thank you all!

I'm so very sorry!

 

[rillsung]

I only have Dinner options for Palo's on the First night of sailing and at CC night. All Brunches and Teas are gone. Maybe DCL will put more inventory for the 75 day out people.

But that doesn't even guarantee that we'll have a chance if Castaway club members also have that chance and go online to check

I htink the way to find out is by going on the website to book something....It would then show you what is available.

HTH!

SHe is not a castaway member!!!!

Yep so I can't even look to see what's booked till I try to go book it. Which stinks! They should have a way for me to at least see what's already booked up so that I can make other plans before I try to book it...

We have Passports so, I haven't given this a thought. I thought it was out Columbia stop that required Passports....

I wanted to find out what was still open for you, but I get this when trying to log on:

"We're having a problem with our reservation system that will prevent you from booking your vacation package or retrieving your reservation right now. We're sorry for any inconvenience. Please call your travel agent or call (800) 951-3532 weekdays 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. ET or weekends 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET and our agents will gladly assist you. (301)"

Thanks for tryin!

The Disney letter sez all guests claiming US citizenship must have one of:

Passport
Birth Certificate
Certificate of Naturalization
Certificate of Citizenship
Consular Report of Birth

Requirements for non US citizens may (prolly are) different:

Andy

Who knows, the Feds keep changing the deadline for needing passports. We have ours so we're good. I thought we needed them for Columbia too.

Yeah I think the feds have changed their mind so many times that Disney gave up trying to keep up with them! When we signed up for the cruise a few weeks ago their system wouldn't let us book without a passport number for everyone. We didn't have DDs yet so we put my info in there to get it to work LOL. I called and they said passports are not necessary (right now) but if you get stuck somewhere, it's a good idea to have a passport.

 

[allshookup]

Happy Birthday Esteri!!!

 

[allshookup]

Happy Birthday Katie Boon!!!
(DD 4boons)

 

[ga9497]

Well I called DCL (Castaway Club) they confirmed the info in the letter. I then asked about calling in Cartegena - she went off to double check and came back with the same answer

Clearly a Passport is the optimal solution.

Andy

Sorry you are getting that information from Disney
Personally I would go off the official travel information from the state.gov website and the requirements listed there

 

[bellelinus]

Many thanks, me hearties! I absolutely can NOT believe that twenty-five years have already gone by.

I appreciate the greetings.

Tonight, we are having a big parish Mass at 6:00 p.m. and a dinner to follow in our gymnasium for my family, friends, and parishioners. Needless to say, I'm excited about it.

And doubly excited because today means that I am that much closer to my anniversary gift to myself: our cruise!

Happy 25th Anniversary MIKE!

OK, random image, sort of, but I thought you'd like it!​

 

[allshookup]

Happy 15th Birthday Devon!!!

 

[AndyR]

Sorry you are getting that information from Disney
Personally I would go off the official travel information from the state.gov website and the requirements listed there

Agreed.

Andy

 

[dahuffy]

Thank you all for your very kind wishes, thoughts and prayers for my Aunt over the last few days.

We had word a short while ago that my Aunt had finally passed away. A blessing for all. She'd been fairly unresponsive for around 4 days and in the last 24 hours had ceased all communications and gone into a seemingly deep sleep.

My Mum said she is looking forward to laying down in a real bed as she's been sitting and sleeping a plastic chair for the last 4 days without a break so she didn't have to leave my Aunt alone. She'd promised my Aunt to not leave and to be there stay until the very end.

Mum's hoping to return home at the weekend as she'll need a couple of nights good sleep before tackling a 24+ hour flight home.

Again thank you all!

God Bless you Paula and all of your family as well.

 

[allshookup]

Happy Anniversary Mike!!!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Don "Ducky" Williams is a Disney artist who draws and paints virtually every Disney image you see at the parks and on the cruise line (key to the world cards, menus, ads, etc., etc.). He is on many special cruises and was on our August med repo last year. He gives a great presentation about how he got to work for Disney (persistence doesn't begin to describe it! very inspiring) while drawing characters, and then there is a raffle for the drawings he has done. Each cabin also gets a limited edition lithograph keyed to the specific cruise. He's wonderful and will be a tremendous asset to this cruise.



Sorry to hear this, Paula . . . love to you and all your family, especially your mum.

Each
cabin
also
gets
a
limited
edition
lithograph?
Says who? we never got one...... unfair!

I DID IT!!!!!

I ketched up from post 500ish. It only took me from Monday afternoon to today on and off (yes, I did have to work and take care of kids/meals/laundry etc). But I did it!!!

Okay, I going to bed now...



















Just kidding BIP, I am actually going to work now for about 15 minutes, then to the YMCA and then meetings all afternoon with my staff.

Have a great day guys! Don't post too much!

I always knew I lived in a safe area but I guess we really tested it last night.
We left the garage wide open w/ the light on If that does not say here I am and here is all I own- Come get me!!! I do not know what does.
Also we left the door from the garage into the house unlocked. That says- If your van is not full from all the stuff from my garage, come in and help yourself to my house contents as well.

Our house cleaner is an hour late- if I have to clean my own house it will not be pretty.

OMG the kids have done that a few times recently. they ride their bikes and when they come in I'm asking them- even the oldest one!- if they brought all their bikes in and shut the garage- and they say yes!- only to wake up in the morning to realize it's been open with the light on all night and our door to go inside the house from the garage is never locked!

We have the same TA as well. I hope we get the post card too!

I was told that Chuck would be hosting some events in his cabin.

postcard? what postcard?

Woo hoo......just ordered two custom Fish Extenders and 250 gifts to put into the FE exchange - so ye land lubbers, get ye be signing up for the FE, or I'll have to foist the spare goodies on unspecting DIS'ers during the two week voyage

Andy

Hey andy.. where did you order the custom fish extenders? Just curious...

Happy Birthday Esteri!!!

 

[ga9497]

Sorry you are getting that information from Disney
Personally I would go off the official travel information from the state.gov website and the requirements listed there

Agreed.

Andy

I spoke with a supervisor at Disney and they did admit that the letter that went out was the same for the WB and EB sailings, when actually they should have been different

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Each
cabin
also
gets
a
limited
edition
lithograph?
Says who? we never got one...... unfair!

Everyone on the WB Repo got one so we are assuming that we get one too.

 

[bellelinus]

Each
cabin
also
gets
a
limited
edition
lithograph?
Says who? we never got one...... unfair!

BIP, it's only on "special" cruises . . . but this one is definitely special and we will get one -- even you! It will just show up in your cabin at turn down one night, I am guessing around PC crossing.

 

[m&m's mom]

I spoke with a supervisor at Disney and they did admit that the letter that went out was the same for the WB and EB sailings, when actually they should have been different

I wonder if anyone shows up w/ just a BC.

 

[AndyR]

Hey andy.. where did you order the custom fish extenders? Just curious...

From Tiffany on Ebay.

Andy

 

[Sarangel]

Thank you all for your very kind wishes, thoughts and prayers for my Aunt over the last few days.

We had word a short while ago that my Aunt had finally passed away. A blessing for all. She'd been fairly unresponsive for around 4 days and in the last 24 hours had ceased all communications and gone into a seemingly deep sleep.

My Mum said she is looking forward to laying down in a real bed as she's been sitting and sleeping a plastic chair for the last 4 days without a break so she didn't have to leave my Aunt alone. She'd promised my Aunt to not leave and to be there stay until the very end.

Mum's hoping to return home at the weekend as she'll need a couple of nights good sleep before tackling a 24+ hour flight home.

Again thank you all!

Condolences for you and your family.