9/26/2010 Breezin' to the Bahamas!

[quentina]

Just found my answer............what can I do to help with the meet? Do we have a list of room numbers? Is there a meet place set? I have heard of people doing a map of the ship and highlighting room numbers.


Kim

 

[JenGC]

Jen- I am with you! We will be there by 10:30am if I have my way! My trip starts at the port, so I am always ready to go. I dont like boarding the ship late.Drives me crazy!! LOL!
We always try to get to port in the first wave of people. Once we were actually FIRST!
So we will see you at the port bright and early!

YAY!!!

I want to get a high number too. First on board baby!! I have no idea what I am going to go on the boat but I am sure I will find something!

 

[JenGC]

Just found my answer............what can I do to help with the meet? Do we have a list of room numbers? Is there a meet place set? I have heard of people doing a map of the ship and highlighting room numbers.


Kim

I'm sorry Kim. I must have missed the question! Was it about the wine tasting and thing? I didnt answer there because I have absolutely no experience in that area! LOL

Ummm from what I know, we are going to officially meet at the Promenade Lounge at 3:00. Kammy and I am going to get at the port early and meet up there. Do you want to make other times to meet?

Good idea on the map. I will try to print up a package of the ship for everyone and then at 3:00 pass them out with highlighters and play a sort of BINGO with the updated room numbers LOL

I am up for suggestions for anything!

 

[laurio]

Welcome back Don & Kathy!!! So glad that your health concerns have resolved so quickly for you

Can't wait, can't wait.....at 12:01 I'll be helping crash the Disney site to make my Palo ressies & get the kids set for the club.

We are staying at the Hilton the night before the cruise (I got an amazing deal in October...) and we will be driving to the port and plan to be there...EARLY lol We were the 5th family in the terminal last year, and it is amazing when the terminal is empty.

We had a Cat 3 last year (a gift from my bachelor baby brother lol) so we didn't have to pick a number ....we were offered a 9.
Jen, if you have the opportunity to upgrade..it is SOOOOOOO worth it!!!! We really didn't use the Concierge for much, but having the jacuzzi tub..!!

We will be staying on-board @ Nassau...we aren't much for shopping, and I'd like to actually get into a pool this year..lol.

We had hoped to have both Sarah & Gabe in OC, but Gabe is resisting potty training with a vengance.....so we may have to resort to Flounders for him again this year. I've got my fingers crossed that this will resolve itself before we leave...but I'm not going to count on it.

Can't wait to meet everyone!!!!! So under the TV's @ the port, 3pm @ the Promenade Lounge on Embarkation day.

Jen, I have a running list in an excel spreadsheet if you want it to add to your notepad...or for anyone else who may want it.....

Time to hit the books....
Lauri

 

[JenGC]

Welcome back Don & Kathy!!! So glad that your health concerns have resolved so quickly for you

Can't wait, can't wait.....at 12:01 I'll be helping crash the Disney site to make my Palo ressies & get the kids set for the club.

We are staying at the Hilton the night before the cruise (I got an amazing deal in October...) and we will be driving to the port and plan to be there...EARLY lol We were the 5th family in the terminal last year, and it is amazing when the terminal is empty.

We had a Cat 3 last year (a gift from my bachelor baby brother lol) so we didn't have to pick a number ....we were offered a 9.
Jen, if you have the opportunity to upgrade..it is SOOOOOOO worth it!!!! We really didn't use the Concierge for much, but having the jacuzzi tub..!!

We will be staying on-board @ Nassau...we aren't much for shopping, and I'd like to actually get into a pool this year..lol.

We had hoped to have both Sarah & Gabe in OC, but Gabe is resisting potty training with a vengance.....so we may have to resort to Flounders for him again this year. I've got my fingers crossed that this will resolve itself before we leave...but I'm not going to count on it.

Can't wait to meet everyone!!!!! So under the TV's @ the port, 3pm @ the Promenade Lounge on Embarkation day.

Jen, I have a running list in an excel spreadsheet if you want it to add to your notepad...or for anyone else who may want it.....

Time to hit the books....
Lauri

I'm with ya on the 12:01 thing (but I think it will be around 7:30 LOL)! I paid the rest of my money Friday so I will be ready on Monday.

To get Victoria potty trained, I told her that she couldnt start school until she did. The next day, she was potty trained LOL She was 4. I have heard too many stories that said if you force them, or pressure them, to potty train, they will have bed problems later so I tried not to force it but gave incentive. She is a VERY VERY social child, as you will find out. She will probably great you with a hug and a kiss about 30 minutes after she meets you. With a child, she will probably attack them She has loved other kids since she knew what they were which is really odd for an only child. Usually they tend to prefer adults. So the incentive for her to play with kids all day long 5 days a week was enough apparently. LOL I never knew I would have her in school at 4 (pre-school really but she was being taught Spanish...so to me that goes WAY beyond pre-school). Any hoo! probably more information that you cared to know

I have no idea how the port is laid out but from what I understand, there is only one TV terminal right? I really want to have some sort of shirt that says "Breezin' to the Bahamas!" so people will know I am with the group but I guess at 3 everyone will know! lol

Lauri-the spreadsheet sounds wonderful! I like any kind of planning tool!

I just want to say that I never meant to take any kind of leadership roll form anyone so I do not mind one bit if they want to pick it back up. I didn't want to take control but that is my nature if you hadn't noticed!

Jen

 

[JenGC]

Oh and by the way, I am thinking it will be at least $600 to upgrade. Since deciding to go to 2 cruises and fly, I am going to be tapped out! Plus, I think all the concier staterooms have already been booked so I dont see a way to upgrade. I would LOVE to have a cat 3, but I dont see "pixie dust" working for me! LOL Has anyone been "magically" upgraded from a cat 4 to a cat 3? (I am a cat 5 now)

 

[laurio]

Hi Jen

Sounds like your Victoria and my Sarah will be buds, irrespective of the 6 yr age difference. Sarah is also very social, and just amuses the living daylights out of herself (and she thinks everyone else too..lol)

I think it is too funny that we have two "peanuts" cruising.....DH & I call her bean, but to Grandma she has always been peanut...and she is sooooooooooooo territorial about it..lol. I told her that there is another peanut on the boat....she told me nuh-huh...so I explained her mommy and daddy call her a monkeypeanut...so she declared that *she* is the peanut and the other little girl is the monkeypeanut...so there are NOT 2 peanuts...

Gabe and Sarah have been in daycare forever, so the school incentive wouldn't work for him. *sigh* The good thing is that this weekend he will want to get changed the minute he pees even a little bit, so I'm cautiously optimistic.....just have to get his babysitter onboard...yanno.

Don't apologize..no stepped-on toes here Last year I tried to do the notepad thing and ended up the night before the cruise having to make up a spreadsheet because I had the same cabin but with different passengers in multiple places....so in my lurking & with your updates I've been keeping my spreadsheet pretty up to date.

For all the time we spent in the terminal last year...I can't really say that I remember the TV's. Probably because we all started with the sniffles the night before, and Gabe had a low-grade fever the morning we boarded, so I answered YES on the little health questionnaire...so we spent over an hour in a little side room waiting for the ships doctor to clear Gabe for travel..... Never again unless I feel that someone in my travel party is actually ill.

I've seen it posted for other cruises where people either make up Tshirts or other things with the cruise name on it for embarkation day...or for the meetup. I figure that everyone will know its us because Sarah will be happily introducing herself to every and anyone...lol.

I tend to stay up late anyways...so right after midnight I'm logging in .... last year we were Cat 3 so we booked at 105 days out, and I'm hoping to get a specific time/date for Palo. We did the dinner and the brunch last year....both were fabulous....but I enjoyed the dinner so much more.

Here's some pixie dust to add to your hopes of an upgrade...(trust me, I wouldnt turn one down either..lol)

Only 4 more hours...yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[JenGC]

Hi Jen

Sounds like your Victoria and my Sarah will be buds, irrespective of the 6 yr age difference. Sarah is also very social, and just amuses the living daylights out of herself (and she thinks everyone else too..lol)

I think it is too funny that we have two "peanuts" cruising.....DH & I call her bean, but to Grandma she has always been peanut...and she is sooooooooooooo territorial about it..lol. I told her that there is another peanut on the boat....she told me nuh-huh...so I explained her mommy and daddy call her a monkeypeanut...so she declared that *she* is the peanut and the other little girl is the monkeypeanut...so there are NOT 2 peanuts...

Gabe and Sarah have been in daycare forever, so the school incentive wouldn't work for him. *sigh* The good thing is that this weekend he will want to get changed the minute he pees even a little bit, so I'm cautiously optimistic.....just have to get his babysitter onboard...yanno.

Don't apologize..no stepped-on toes here Last year I tried to do the notepad thing and ended up the night before the cruise having to make up a spreadsheet because I had the same cabin but with different passengers in multiple places....so in my lurking & with your updates I've been keeping my spreadsheet pretty up to date.

For all the time we spent in the terminal last year...I can't really say that I remember the TV's. Probably because we all started with the sniffles the night before, and Gabe had a low-grade fever the morning we boarded, so I answered YES on the little health questionnaire...so we spent over an hour in a little side room waiting for the ships doctor to clear Gabe for travel..... Never again unless I feel that someone in my travel party is actually ill.

I've seen it posted for other cruises where people either make up Tshirts or other things with the cruise name on it for embarkation day...or for the meetup. I figure that everyone will know its us because Sarah will be happily introducing herself to every and anyone...lol.

I tend to stay up late anyways...so right after midnight I'm logging in .... last year we were Cat 3 so we booked at 105 days out, and I'm hoping to get a specific time/date for Palo. We did the dinner and the brunch last year....both were fabulous....but I enjoyed the dinner so much more.

Here's some pixie dust to add to your hopes of an upgrade...(trust me, I wouldnt turn one down either..lol)

Only 4 more hours...yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

You are crazy!! I used to be a night owl...until I had a child. Now I get whatever sleep I can!

We are debating heavily on which Palo to get ressies for. I think we might try both. Brunch on one and dinner on the other. I guess brunch is only served on sea days right? I guess I will do brunch on this trip if that is true. I just hope that our reservation is not at a time that Victoria is bored with the Lab and wants to be with me. In that case, I will have to drop the ressie from 3 to 2. I hope they dont get mad about that.

What cat do you have this time? I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be able to afford cat 3. WOW! That room is just fabulous by the pictures. *sigh* oh well. I am happy with my verandah.

I have read something about that the lab and the club is basically in the same room. If that is true, then your Sarah will have a friend for life. She cracks me up how she LOVES kids younger than her. Most kids I have seen wont spend a minute with those that are younger, but adores the older ones, which doesnt spend a minute with them! LOL Victoria loves the older and the younger. If you are less than 5 ft, she is THERE! lol

I was thinking that Gabe's incentive would be to go on the big boat and play with the older kids. Oh well, I will be praying for ya! I am sure he would have a MUCH better time in the club than Flounders.

Well I will give you my ressie number and you can book mine if you want! LOL kidding!! hehe I may do the shirt if I get a chance.

Man I am exhausted. I dont know if it is the barometric pressure or what but I have had a sinus headache all day and felt...well...blah!

Oh well, it is Sunday night. Time to get ready for work tomorrow. 88 days (well, close enough!) is going to be such a long time. But I worry that week is going to totally fly by!!

Jen

 

[Husurdady]

Hey Don...

Well, it's just me and my DH, Bill...celebrating our 20th Anniversary. Third cruise for us but first time on DCL. So excited!

We're in Fishers...just NE of Indy. Are you guys flying out of Indy by chance. Funny if we were on the same flight, huh? We're leaving on the 25th on Air Tran. How about you guys?

Glad you were able to rejoin this cruise. We're soooooo looking forward to it. Have two teenaged girls who will keep us VERY busy between now and September!

And I truly hope you bring that great weather with you again on our "Breezin" cruise!

Exicted to meet everyone!

TJ

WELL! , congrats on #20. You will love the Wonder, will be #6 on the Wonder 4-us,We ,w/ dd had 2 Western cruises on the Magic in o6 & 09. We are flying out of Chicago on the 23rd. Going to stay 3 nights at WDW till Sun. morn. renting a car & driving to the port. Just bought some more resale points at OKW.......hope we get them in time to book for our Sept.stay. As for the town of Fisher........They have the "nices-well-rounded intersections" that I have every driven through.

 

[Husurdady]

LAURI and DAN , thanks for the welcome back........let's go " BREEZIN' TO THE BAHAMA's"

 

[laurio]

Whoohooo.. Palo dinner 2nd night @ 8:30. I really hope Oliver is still there, he did tell us that he might be back on the regular dining rotation this year.

Jen, this year we booked a Cat 4....the deposit onboard was next to nothing, and I was able to pay for it with my DVC points. And yes..the Cat 3 was simply....amazing.... I think it may have actually spoiled me lol, especially since we are taking an extra person along with us this time....but I'd rather be squished in any room on the Wonder than spread out stuck at home.

I've decided to be sneaky and enlist Sarah to nudge Gabe a bit with the potty training.....for every time she gets him onto the potty BEFORE he pee's his pants, she gets a quarter. For my little money-grubbing peanut it is THE perfect incentive....lol...she's alreaday made $1...which goes into her Mickey Boat bank.....I did register him for Flounders for Palo *just in case* but I think that with the money incentive he no longer stands a chance of being 3 and NOT potty trained..lol.

Sarah is soooooooooooooo excited to meet your Victoria. I showed her the pics on Etsy, and she's already decided that they are going to be best friends. She loves the dolly dresses and wants to know why I cant sew like that....but she was much happier when I told her that you may be making a new FE just for this cruise.

I'll work harder at checking in with our informal wish group. Got a tad bit overhappy about it being pre-ressie night and tried on my bathing suits from last year....and umm...I must say I was surprised at how much fabric shrinks when left in a suitcase for 9 months

It's way too hot for walking outdoors, so time to dust off the trusty Wii and whip my chunky back down to thick...lol.

Time to see if I can ratchet down the omgomgomg I'm officially BOOKED and get to bed so I don't fall asleep at work tomorrow..lol.

Lauri

 

[JenGC]

Whoohooo.. Palo dinner 2nd night @ 8:30. I really hope Oliver is still there, he did tell us that he might be back on the regular dining rotation this year.

Jen, this year we booked a Cat 4....the deposit onboard was next to nothing, and I was able to pay for it with my DVC points. And yes..the Cat 3 was simply....amazing.... I think it may have actually spoiled me lol, especially since we are taking an extra person along with us this time....but I'd rather be squished in any room on the Wonder than spread out stuck at home.

I've decided to be sneaky and enlist Sarah to nudge Gabe a bit with the potty training.....for every time she gets him onto the potty BEFORE he pee's his pants, she gets a quarter. For my little money-grubbing peanut it is THE perfect incentive....lol...she's alreaday made $1...which goes into her Mickey Boat bank.....I did register him for Flounders for Palo *just in case* but I think that with the money incentive he no longer stands a chance of being 3 and NOT potty trained..lol.

Sarah is soooooooooooooo excited to meet your Victoria. I showed her the pics on Etsy, and she's already decided that they are going to be best friends. She loves the dolly dresses and wants to know why I cant sew like that....but she was much happier when I told her that you may be making a new FE just for this cruise.

I'll work harder at checking in with our informal wish group. Got a tad bit overhappy about it being pre-ressie night and tried on my bathing suits from last year....and umm...I must say I was surprised at how much fabric shrinks when left in a suitcase for 9 months

It's way too hot for walking outdoors, so time to dust off the trusty Wii and whip my chunky back down to thick...lol.

Time to see if I can ratchet down the omgomgomg I'm officially BOOKED and get to bed so I don't fall asleep at work tomorrow..lol.

Lauri

AWww now you've started it! Victoria said "awwww I can't wait to see her too!" I can see them two being best friends. Pen Pals! that would help with her writing! lol

Love the incentive! Victoria would do that for a day, then stop. I have tried and tried to get her to do things to earn money and she wont do it. Oh well.

I have a Wii too but I dont use it mostly because I dont like doing it in front of people. I did go swimming for 1 1/2 hr Friday night and then 45 min Saturday. I didnt do anything Sunday. I just wasnt feeling well. Stupid sinus! LOL

You reminded me to make ressies but for brunch the only thing I could book was 1-2 people! What's up with that? I went ahead and made them for Mom and her friend at 10:30 so I might need a volunteer to babysit me! LOL

I can see where you would get spoiled! I figured if God wanted us to have it, He will give it to us no matter who has already booked LOL So we will see. I am truly happy with ours but having one double the size would be totally awesome.

 

[laurio]

Hope you are feeling better today. Sinus issues really suck! I'm the same way about having an audience, solved that by declaring spectator not only must participate.... They must open the curtains & the front door so that they can have an audience. That keeps the older ones out of the room. Lol

Did a 30 min workout this am. ....now it will just be a matter of doing it consistently.

The penpal idea sounds great! Or video chat. Bean is a little techno nerd.

Have a great Monday

 

[JenGC]

Hope you are feeling better today. Sinus issues really suck! I'm the same way about having an audience, solved that by declaring spectator not only must participate.... They must open the curtains & the front door so that they can have an audience. That keeps the older ones out of the room. Lol

Did a 30 min workout this am. ....now it will just be a matter of doing it consistently.

The penpal idea sounds great! Or video chat. Bean is a little techno nerd.

Have a great Monday

YAY!!! Good work! I think the sinus drainage went to my stomach. headache is gone but feeling icky. I love being able to work from home! You would think I would be able to do it 5 days a week! but noooooo oh well. hehe

Victoria LOVES playing games on the computer. Other than that, nah. And ironically, I dont have a video camera LOL I will try to get Victoria to email her. She has her own email address but never sends or receives any email (I havent checked the account in MONTHS!)

Good job on the exercise! I wont get any in today unless we go swimming. Not sure about that but you never know.

Did you get my private message?

Jen

 

[Webmiester]

LOL! Houston, we have a problem!

Tell Grandma if she shouts peanut too loudly, ours will be turning around as well. I started calling DD "Peanut" when she was about 12 mos. Started off with "Stink-o-potamus" as I was the designated #2 diaper changer but it quickly changed to peanut and then when the curious george phase hit it was PeanutMonkey.
I typically call her "P" now as it is shorter, but sometimes I'll let out a "Peanut" and ocassionally a full fledged "PeanutMonkey".

We'll just have to share

 

[JenGC]

LOL! Houston, we have a problem!

Tell Grandma if she shouts peanut too loudly, ours will be turning around as well. I started calling DD "Peanut" when she was about 12 mos. Started off with "Stink-o-potamus" as I was the designated #2 diaper changer but it quickly changed to peanut and then when the curious george phase hit it was PeanutMonkey.
I typically call her "P" now as it is shorter, but sometimes I'll let out a "Peanut" and ocassionally a full fledged "PeanutMonkey".

We'll just have to share

I called mine Pooh Bear and Pooh for short. Then it got to Pooh Pooh and Mom said "uh...no. That sounds disgusting" hehe but she is still my Pooh Bear but she gets all three names given at birth when she is REALLY in trouble.

 

[laurio]

LOL! Houston, we have a problem!

Tell Grandma if she shouts peanut too loudly, ours will be turning around as well. I started calling DD "Peanut" when she was about 12 mos. Started off with "Stink-o-potamus" as I was the designated #2 diaper changer but it quickly changed to peanut and then when the curious george phase hit it was PeanutMonkey.
I typically call her "P" now as it is shorter, but sometimes I'll let out a "Peanut" and ocassionally a full fledged "PeanutMonkey".

We'll just have to share

Well, having both the kids instantly turn around may NOT be such a bad thing..lol...especially if my lil bean gets your lil peanut to hang out in the club

Seriously though, Shirley would love it! She only had boys, and Sarah is sooooooooooooooo not the "get our hair done" type...loves the dresses and high heels, but could go months without a brush touching her head if we would allow it.

* I can see it now....the girls running between cabins doing their version of the Bippity-Boppity-Boo-tique" lol....I volunteer to do the nailpolish and makeup...*

 

[JenGC]

I dont wanna go to bed

 

[JenGC]

OK so I went to bed. But I did get up in time for work so that is great

We have 88 more days!! YES!

 

[JenGC]

WOOHOOO!!!! I GOT PAPERWORK!! it is my insurance but WHO CARES! I AM OFFICIAL!!! hehe