9/24/09 3 Day Wonder - Cruise Meets, and FEs, and Goombays oh my!

[portsofcall]

I read that the owner can cancel up until the last minute even after you've already paid for everything. She finally responded that everything was taken care of. I pay for the dining when we check in. The only issue is that I have dinner reservations tied to the hotel reservation when I created my login and registered, etc. I tried to change to the new DVC reservation number and can't find the link. I remember when I registered, it stated that I could "untie" the dinner reservation to this hotel reservation. I believed them. The DVC owner tried calling for me too and she was told that I can cancel my hotel reservations without losing the dinner reservations. When I call Disney, I get different answers depending who answers the @#$%^&***(( phone. Well, I'm home today cuz my son is sick, but he wants to go to school and I have to go back to work to put out fires. I've been working out of my class. My workload and responsibilities are beyond the people even one class above me. I'm just overwhelmed and thinking I'm lucky to have a job in this economy.

 

[m_kasch]

Donna, I hope Lilo is okay! I know whenever Minnie isn't feeling well, I am very worried about her. Keep us posted!

 

[Lilo's Mom]

It is my understanding that your dining reservations are actually tied to your phone number, not your reservation number. I made all my ADRs with my phone number, not my reservation number because at the time the system would not recognize any DVC confirmation numbers. Eventually I changed DVC properties and when I asked about my ADRs they were still all there with my phone number. It might help to call Disney Dining and ask for a supervisor and see if they can help out so you don't lose anything.

 

[karentan]

cristina, hope your adrs are all ok, and that everything works out ok for you. I'm sure that if your son is ill that this is the last thing you want to be worrying about.

Well we're at the airport hotel at mo, the room overlooks the south runway so i've been watching the planes taking off which is cool. We're up at 4.30am tomorrow to get the bus and we check in at 6. can't wait to get there now!

 

[jenny105]

Wow! You guys will be up early! I can't believe you're going to be there tomorrow. Has it hit you yet??

 

[karentan]

yeah not looking forward to having to be up at that time the flight is at 9 so we've gotta be there at 6.
It hasnt really sunk in yet......

 

[jenny105]

How long is the flight? When will you be there? I'm so excited for you...and looking forward to meeting you soon!

 

[karentan]

the flight to atlanta is 9 and a half hours, got a 5 hour stopover, then an hour and a half flight to orlando. I land at orlando at 7.30pm. Can't wait!
looking forward to meeting you all!

 

[karentan]

i've been having trouble sleeping the last few nights, and had the same last night so woke up at 2am this morning. so i've had about 3 and a half hours sleep if that. i'm shattered at mo!!
we decided to just get the earlier bus to the airport instead of waiting in the hotel, so we're now sat in the airport, tired and bored! cant check in til 6am

still, disney awaits later!!!

 

[portsofcall]

I just found a special through Hertz. We pick up at the airport on the 24th and leave at the port and then take back to a Hertz location near WDW on the 27th by 6pm. Total is $83 after a $40 off coupon. This ends up being better than our $50 one way and $100 Magical Express to WDW, because we wanted to stop and pick up some snacks and water bottles for a few days. Are there any places within walking distance from the AKL or Port for groceries?

https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/spec...etPage=aaa40off.jsp&Category=Y&TabLink=tlink2

 

[karentan]

not sure about close to akl but if you're at port orleans, take the bus or boat to downtown disney and then there's a hess garage across the road thats apparently good prices, or there's the goodings supermarket about 10 mins walk from dtd, at the crossroads, but apparently its a bit on the pricey side

 

[jenny105]

Hi everybody! I'm currently at work til 3. When I get home I have to do laundry and pack and then bright and early tomorrow morning, I'm off to....UNIVERSAL ORLANDO! I can't believe I'm going to be in Florida tomorrow! And in Disney in a week!

 

[karentan]

hi from orlando everyone!!
i'm doing live updates over on the UK board, so if anyone wants to know what we're up to, here's the link:
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=33580512&posted=1#post33580512

see you all in a week or so!

 

[karentan]

lainey, if i dont catch you on here before the weekend, have a great wedding day, hope its everything you and greg ever wished for!!

 

[Lilo's Mom]

After 5 long days in the Animal Hospital, we finally have Lilo home! At the moment her Doctor is torn between two diagnosis...polycythemia….a condition where the body over produces red blood cells, and that robs the body of oxygen. Polycythemia is treatable with medication, but that medication will also effect her immune system, so no meds for that yet. The other possibility was that she got into something that made her throw up and have diarrhea for two days, and that weakened her and made her body over produce red blood cells. Lilo currently has a shunt in her leg so she can have blood drawn every few days and her cell count can be monitored. We are not out of the woods yet, but she is home, and almost acting like the Lilo we all know and love. I have my brother set up to watch her while we are on vacation...so my fingers are crossed that she is going to be just fine!

Karen....Hi! I am going to pop over and check out your live report!

Lainey....Are you excited, nervous and happy all at the same time?! My advice to you is to take a deep breath and enjoy every second of your wedding. There will be tons of special moments that you will remember always....when your Dad walks you down the aisle, when Greg first sees you...that first kiss as husband and wife...your first dance. You will be a beautiful bride!

 

[safetymom]

Just found this thread. We will be on this cruise! I can't wait.

 

[Lilo's Mom]

Just found this thread. We will be on this cruise! I can't wait.

Welcome to our little group! I have read your FAQ on CBR! My DH and I stayed there on our trip last December. I had stayed there once before when my daughter was small (she was 4 then...she is 23 now..where does the time go?) and I absolutely loved it there, so I was excited to be going back there. To my surprise my DH really didn't care for it, he thought it needed more trees,

We are usually a very chatty group, however one of our group is already onsite, (Karen) another is getting married on Saturday (Lainey) another is at Universal now (Jenny), so things are unusually quiet at the moment. Anyway I am Donna, and I am traveling with my DH Bob, my DD Kelly and her DF Voni. We are cruising first then headed to OKW for a week of fun in the parks. I am sure Karen will pop on her sometime today and give you the rundown on the Group Meetings we have planned!

Once Again Welcome!

 

[m_kasch]

Just found this thread. We will be on this cruise! I can't wait.

Hi, Safetymom! My name is Mary, and my DH Tim & I will be enjoying our first cruise to celebrate our 5th Anniversary!! We are having a couple of meets, if you are interested, the information is in the very first post. I can't keep them all straight!

We usually ARE much more chatty!! Lainey is probably crazy busy for her wedding! I'm leaving Friday morning, and I have SO much left to do...i'm working from home tomorrow in an attempt to get some laundry done and packed, LOL!

Donna, i'm SO glad to hear that Lilo is doing better. It stinks when your doggies are sick. Give her a hug from Minnie!

 

[safetymom]

Hi Donna and Mary. This cruise will be our 5th. My adult daughter will be sailing with me. We are going with my sister and her family. They have never done DCL.

 

[karentan]

hi safetymom!!
i'm karen, and as mary and donna have said, i'm in saratoga springs right now!! just got back from MNSSHP and had a great night!! we totally filled our little trick or treat bags they give you up to the top, we've got a ton of candy!!
anyway back to the point, there's a few of us going to jellyrolls on wednesday 23rd at 8pm, then epcot afterwards for EMH, and then we've got a cruise meet organised for embarkation day on deck 10 by the outlook bar at 2.30pm. i think we decided on the promenade lounge if its raining though! full info is on the first page.

having a great time here, cant wait to meet everyone next week!