8/21/08 Wonder 3 night

[MPAULIN123]

Good morning all,

if someone will tell me how to post a picture.. i will do so. I thought i could just copy and paste, but didnt work..

 

[Zip-a-dee-dude-da]

Hello my name is Shawn......Ill be on the cruise with my parents...I won the cruise on an ON Line Trivia Contest.....im very excited to bring my parents they are in thier sixtys and have never done anything like this.

Can any of you veterans out there answer a question for me. If you get your own transpo to the Atlantis cmpound can you go in the dig aquarium or must you pay for it? Also are there scooters to rent on the island my father loves to ride his scooter.

 

[Gonecruisin]

Welcome aboard Zip !! You won a trip?!!! Wow! Congratulations!

I have read on the Disboards that Nassau is considered very dangerous for tourists to tour by scooter. The roads are apparently poor and the local drivers are said to be careless. The main thread can probably answer your questions better. Try posting them there.


My cruise docs arrived, too!!! I am going to start packing now. I am so excited. Bought some glow necklaces. Not sure if I'll be able to get my kids to wear them, though. I have been told that I am "impossibly lame" when it comes to these things!


Congrats on the upgrade, MPaulin! You got a porthole, right? How magical!

 

[postalcop]

hello,

Leyla- my ds will be 6 in sept. and will be entering 1st grade. out cut off is mid october. i called the kids pediatrition and she said they can take either dramamine or benadryl. i am leaning toward the dramamine since i need to take it. i get very seasick! i have read here on the DIS boards people have taken bonine (i have never heard of it before, i have read that it is less drowsey.) but i will ask the pharmasist.

Shawn- welcome aboard! congrats on winning a cruise, thats just awsome! boy i wish i could win something, but a cruise, i would have just freaked out!!
anyway.. i work with someone who recentley went on a cruise. he took a water taxi over to Atlantis. he was able to see the aquerium. but that was it. everything else he would have had to pay. he said there are 2 walk ways (one for those who have acces and the other one for people who dont).

gonecruisin- yes i could pack most of our stuff for the cruise, but i will wait.

mpaulin- lets see if i can help you with posting pics. i use photobucket.com, so that is the only websit that I could help you with. if any one else uses something else please step in..
ok 1st go to photo bucket, than click on img code, than go back to disboards and click on the envelope (just above, under the bule arrow pointing right), than a window will pop up. just click and past the img code in the box.
hopefully i explained it correctly!

so i will post some pics of us.

here is ds (nick)& dd (christine), last year at ds favorite ride- we'll see if dd will go this year since she is 40 in. yeah!! more rides!!


and here is me (sue) & dh (nick)


and here is the 4 of us

 

[MPAULIN123]

Okay i think i have this down:

picture of the boys

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and then picture of me:

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[MPAULIN123]

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attempting picture again.. didnt work this is Me on family vacation last year in Myrtle beach

 

[MPAULIN123]

Picture of the boys DS8 AND DS4

 

[MPAULIN123]

Postalcop,

thanks for the advice on getting my pictures posted. as you can see took me a couple of times, but I am a pro now. lol

anyway i am so excited and can't wait. Regarding my room, it is an upgrade to what we booked. i didnt think i was going to have a window and kinda excited now that I will be having one. Hope the view is nice,

 

[postalcop]

mpaulin- your welcome! i'm glad you can post your pics. it is fun!! how did you get you pics resized so small?? mine are so big ??

i forgot to give my kids ages ds- 5 will be 6 in sept. and dd-4. i hope that they will all have a balst on the boat.

 

[minniemandy]

Hi People, Hope ur all well. Welcome Zip!

Sue, I managed to get my head around paint on the pc, so yeah, I managed to do a couple of good door signs. Have had to totally lie to my girls and tell them that they're for the Hardrock, and number 6110 is our room number there! How bad is that? It's really hard keeping this massive secret, I'm so worried about giving it away now. It's the whole "don't press that button" thing I've got going on!

Lovin all the new photos poppin up on here guys, they're brilliant! I will try to post some of us before we travel so you get an idea of what we look like. I promise not to give you nightmares! (ok, well just little ones!)

Will check in again in next few days and hopefully stick our mugshots on then!

Take care, Mandy.

 

[postalcop]

well here are 3 of our door magnets, we have other signs but i didn't take a pic. of them, (yet??)

 

[MPAULIN123]

postalcop, regarding the pictures.. the ones of the boys where taken at sears and i just copied and paste... they where small original. now this picture i took at christmas time on my own camera
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[Ski-and-Sea]

Hi all,

My washer/dryer has been running continuously since Saturday night when we got back home from a week at the Jersey shore.

Had an amazing week. The ocean water was freeeezing.....temps in the 50s!!!!. Not joking about that. We had a few days when the temps crept above 60 degrees.

And lots and lots of fog drifting in off the cold ocean.

One afternoon a young girl had to be taken off the beach by the EMTs due to hypothermia.

We were able to swim because we all wore wet suits. In fact, I was wearing three wet suits - reminded me of when I ski and I'm all layered in clothing.

So we are really, really looking forward to warm ocean water at Castaway Cay.

I finally got my cruise docs yesterday. Yes, the first page is torn off. Don't know why DCL does that - it always panics people that something is missing.

Its true that most people on the shorter cruises don't do the fish extenders. You have to really plan that well in advance.

I bought some magnetic paper at Staples and will be working on my door signs this week.

Here's a picture of us on the Wonder last August.

 

[postalcop]

goodmorning everyone!,

wow so i have 7 days to get ready now, (well really i only have 2 more days off, today and sunday) so i have to wash at least 3 loads of laundry ( i feel your pain -ski-) i still have to get over to walgreens to get mine and the kids dramamine, have to finish our magnets, and download our video camera from Myrtle Beach. yikes!!! i will pack all of our clothes for the cruise on sunday when dh and i have off together and he can give me what he is going to where. can't pack our shorts, etc.. until thusday night thats when i will do my last load of laundry, and get our uniforms cleaned. since i have to be at work the next day, hope Amtrak has no delays.

so everyone, nice pictures!! hopefully we'll get some more posted!!
ski- i forgot where you said our meet should be, or where they are normally held. i think i remeber you said 3 pm. hopefully we (or most of us will meet up)!

oh well i have a ton of things to do today, so i will check in later...

bye for now,
~Sue

 

[pierresgirl]

Hi guys! I just got our doc's yesterday and some pirate stuff for the kids to wear. I just thought of something this morning- do the kids clubs have the little graduation ceremony on the 3 nighters? Hopefully they will- I know ds will love it.

Great door signs, Sue!

 

[postalcop]

Hi guys! I just got our doc's yesterday and some pirate stuff for the kids to wear. I just thought of something this morning- do the kids clubs have the little graduation ceremony on the 3 nighters? Hopefully they will- I know ds will love it.

Great door signs, Sue!

yikes!! i should be cleaning or something, i know but with 1 week left to go i am obsessed with the Dis boards right now!!

Leyla- yes- i did call the DCL a few times last week, that was 1 of my questions. it starts at 4:30 pm. she didnt know how long the ceremony was, so who know how that will effect us who have 1st seating???

ahh well the washer just stopped, time to put in 2nd load!!

 

[Ski-and-Sea]

Hi everyone,

We'll hold our DIS meet at the Promenade Lounge. Its on deck 3 on the way to the restaurant. Nice and comfy there and plenty of room.

Yes, you can make the kids' graduation and still make early dinner. The ceremony doesn't last too long. All the kids get a t-shirt and mortar board with Micky ears on them.

Oh, here's one piece of advice about printing out your door magnets. Double check the printer setting if you are printing out the design in landscape mode.

I forgot about that yesterday and wasted a sheet of magnet paper because the printer setting was set for portrait.

Ah laundry....the gift that keeps on giving... ...I'm happy that we don't have to wash sheets/beach towels/bath towels when we get home.

Oh, speaking of towels......DCL provides beach towels at Castaway Cay and on their own excursions. The size is bigger than bath towels but not that much. So basically grab two towels for each person. You do go through a lot of towels on Castaway Cay since we're all constantly going in and out of the water.

And if you're snorkeling at Castaway Cay, pack several disposable underwater cameras. Lots and lots to look at in the snorkeling lagoon and you don't want to waste the $$$$ buying disposable cameras on the ship.

The only caution with the disposable underwater cameras is that they don't take great underwater pictures if its cloudy out. Not enough light. If the weather is sunny then you'll have great underwater pictures.

 

[Gonecruisin]

I can hardly believe we are boarding the ship in just two short weeks!! The wait has been painful. I am having a hard time focusing on anything else except the cruise. Pray for good weather!

Looking forward to the Promenade Lounge meet. I can't wait to see the little ones' excited faces!

Believe it or not, I can't think of a single question to ask anymore. The Dis has covered everything from excursions to tips to food porn!! Soooo glad I found the Dis!

Hope everyone enjoys their pre-cruise vacations!

 

[MPAULIN123]

Hello people,

I have been running around like some mad women trying to make sure I have everything that I need or should bring. Neospin, photo mats, fishing license holders, WII game system (okay that is for me, mom has been wanting one for awhile, now i just need the WII fit board, and i am good to go.)

The holders are to be used either to hold fast passes when we get back from cruise for the parks . Since we will be parking hopping for 6 days. Not sure what to expect when we arrive at the port and get signed in. what will they give us? I did get some Laynards, to throw around the neck too, but really dont have a clue. I hope I dont forget all the stuff I have purchased in the last 6 months just for the trip. I was thinking about doing the bottle water thing, and then I said I already have two bags and one HUGE suitcase, I dont want to bother with 24 case of water, that nobody will drink that much of. and then i have to carry it back off the ship.

my ds boys keep asking me are we leaving this weekend and i tell them, one more week to go and we start our road trip thru hilton head, SC and then to florida. The time is coming up quick.

I will make a note to meet at the promenade lounge to meet and greet.. hope i dont forget. but if not catch me by the pool with kids, because i think that's where i will be with feet in the water.. okay actually whole body in water.. soaking up disney life.

Gonecruisin, you are right.. i have spent more time reading everything on the many boards.. and looking at great pictures.. i really am speechless. Okay have to get back to work..because somebody has to pay the company bills. haha

Melissa..

 

[pierresgirl]

I don't think I caught everyone's first name yet so can we recap or does someone have a list going? My screen name is Pierresgirl (duh ) but my real name is Leyla, dh- Pierre, dd Bella (8), ds Cooper (5)

yikes!! i should be cleaning or something, i know but with 1 week left to go i am obsessed with the Dis boards right now!!

Leyla- yes- i did call the DCL a few times last week, that was 1 of my questions. it starts at 4:30 pm. she didnt know how long the ceremony was, so who know how that will effect us who have 1st seating???

Good, I'm glad you asked! I haven't been able to get on as much as I used to b/c I've been doing alot of hair at home for some xtra $$$ but as soon as they go to school I'll be working on my trip report.

Hi everyone,

We'll hold our DIS meet at the Promenade Lounge. Its on deck 3 on the way to the restaurant. Nice and comfy there and plenty of room.

Yes, you can make the kids' graduation and still make early dinner. The ceremony doesn't last too long. All the kids get a t-shirt and mortar board with Micky ears on them.


Oh, speaking of towels......DCL provides beach towels at Castaway Cay and on their own excursions. The size is bigger than bath towels but not that much. So basically grab two towels for each person. You do go through a lot of towels on Castaway Cay since we're all constantly going in and out of the water.

And if you're snorkeling at Castaway Cay, pack several disposable underwater cameras. Lots and lots to look at in the snorkeling lagoon and you don't want to waste the $$$$ buying disposable cameras on the ship.

The only caution with the disposable underwater cameras is that they don't take great underwater pictures if its cloudy out. Not enough light. If the weather is sunny then you'll have great underwater pictures.

I only picked up 1 underwater camera but should get more, at least 1 per kid so the fights aren't as bad , I'm all for the $7 Fuji walmart special . Thanks for the heads up on the kids grad. ceremony, it's going to be so cute and I didn't realize they got a t-shirt and mortar board! Is the Dismeet on arrival day? I'm up for it if we are onboard by then! 2 weeks from exactly right now we'll be doing the lifeboat drill