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

[got2travel]

::cop:.........couldn't find the pirate smilie



but here's a pirate for you

 

[cbjfan61]

Does anyone have some ideas on FE gifts? something all love but is easy to transport?

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

oh drat!

 

[msaseifert]

 

[AndyR]

Congrats Monica, drat...off by one. Back later

Andy

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

::cop:.........couldn't find the pirate smilie

Congrats Monica!!

 

[bellelinus]

Ya know....as much as I think my kids would enjoy the Fish Extender thing, I think we will pass on it. One, I would be too stressed about getting "gifts for everyone else. I am worried thought that my kids would fight over who was gonna get to look and see what was in there or running down the hall to get to the door first (then waking up all our neighbors when the fighting began)

As far as it goes with the kids, it has always been the understanding in my family that everything in the FE is mine unless I choose to give it out! That really cuts down on the fighting (and I distribute things very fairly).

However, do whatever makes the cruise the most magical for you.

 

[smeecanada]

I can't believe that there is so much kerfuffle about the passports. One would think that DCL would get this issue cleared up. Seems that the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing there some days. The info packet we got awhile ago states that both the WB and EB Repo passengers require passports.

After waiting all this time, I won't like to find out the hard way that I required it once I got to the Port. It's a fact of life post 9/11 that you need a Passport. If you don't require it yet, you will in the very near future.

 

[bellelinus]

::cop:.........couldn't find the pirate smilie



but here's a pirate for you

Good one, Monica!

 

[bellelinus]

Does anyone have some ideas on FE gifts? something all love but is easy to transport?

Everyone loves candy, which you could wait and buy at a port . . . stickers and temporary tattoos are lightweight . . . bookmarks and small magnets personalized for the cruise are, too.

 

[got2travel]

Does anyone have some ideas on FE gifts? something all love but is easy to transport?

In the past I've gotten candy (always a hit), magnets (just like you'd make your door magnets, only smaller), Disney tattoos, bubbles, bookmarks, pens, pencils, postcards (from your home town or pick up in one of the ports).

I know what I want to do, but I can't figure out a way to make it cost effective. I'm still working on it though.

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

For the FEs..I bought some stuff from Oriental Trading as well some stuff at Company D (a CM clearence center) ..some of it is lightweight..some isn't..unfortunately, I am looking at 4 boxes of stuff for the FE and trying to figure out how to get it on to the ship! I have a habit of overbuying! My DH just laughs...and I still have 2 SMs to do! And of course..the lanyards....hmm..wonder where I will put my clothes!

 

[got2travel]

For the FEs..I bought some stuff from Oriental Trading as well some stuff at Company D (a CM clearence center) ..some of it is lightweight..some isn't..unfortunately, I am looking at 4 boxes of stuff for the FE and trying to figure out how to get it on to the ship! I have a habit of overbuying! My DH just laughs...and I still have 2 SMs to do! And of course..the lanyards....hmm..wonder where I will put my clothes!

Since you're local, at least you don't have to worry about flying it there. I think if you have a secure enough box, you could just check it in with your luggage at the port.

 

[disneyjunkie]

We have a cruise banner, but do we have cruise colors?

If you had to come up with two colors, what would they be? NO DIS GREEN PLEASE

My students graduate next Friday. While working on last minute details, I decided to add something cute to the recessional march. As I was placing the order, it dawned on me that these items would make great FE gifts.

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

Since you're local, at least you don't have to worry about flying it there. I think if you have a secure enough box, you could just check it in with your luggage at the port.

I thought about that..unfortunately..my "big" (ok..it's not really big but the nicer of the FE gifts) gift is in plastic cases and I don't trust that they won't crack...I am going to try to put them in a rolling suitcase as a carryon...the rest I will probably check in.

 

[Caropooh]

Does anyone have some ideas on FE gifts? something all love but is easy to transport?

I just got a 2 different things (aprox 100 of each) from Oriental Trading Company last night.

 

[bellelinus]

We have a cruise banner, but do we have cruise colors?

If you had to come up with two colors, what would they be? NO DIS GREEN PLEASE

My students graduate next Friday. While working on last minute details, I decided to add something cute to the recessional march. As I was placing the order, it dawned on me that these items would make great FE gifts.

I'd go with black and red -- very pirate-y . . .

 

[Caropooh]

how many different kinds of items are people bringing for the FE swap?

 

[maine_jennifer]

I thought about that..unfortunately..my "big" (ok..it's not really big but the nicer of the FE gifts) gift is in plastic cases and I don't trust that they won't crack...I am going to try to put them in a rolling suitcase as a carryon...the rest I will probably check in.

I'm thinking about shipping my FE gifts straight to the ship. Have to think about packaging, etc., but that's what we're looking into right now.

 

[arlenesp]

I agree Arlene - We all have ours but a friend that is also on the EB is dragging her feet on getting them. I keep telling them they are mandatory, because I thought they were because of South America. I don't want to hear it if they really aren't.

I can't believe that there is so much kerfuffle about the passports. One would think that DCL would get this issue cleared up. Seems that the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing there some days. The info packet we got awhile ago states that both the WB and EB Repo passengers require passports.

After waiting all this time, I won't like to find out the hard way that I required it once I got to the Port. It's a fact of life post 9/11 that you need a Passport. If you don't require it yet, you will in the very near future.

There is an expression. "Penny wise , pound foolish". We spent so much on this cruise and it would be silly to save some $ by not getting the passports.