Alaska on July 19th, 2011 "Where a good tan is hard to find"

[disney4bb]

Well that's frustrating. I can't "quote" anyone's posts until I have 10 posts myself. So I'll just have to get moving here.

Got to JoAnn's Fabrics store and loaded up on fabric paint. That stuff doesn't always work how it's supposed to. Please forgive my amateur attempts at creativity on the adult FE gifts!! I'm having fun making them though.

That's what I'm doing this weekend. Oh, and packing for a little trip to Canada and Alaska.

Have a great weekend!


Cabin 2100 - Disney4BB

 

["Got Disney"]

Well that's frustrating. I can't "quote" anyone's posts until I have 10 posts myself. So I'll just have to get moving here.

Got to JoAnn's Fabrics store and loaded up on fabric paint. That stuff doesn't always work how it's supposed to. Please forgive my amateur attempts at creativity on the adult FE gifts!! I'm having fun making them though.

That's what I'm doing this weekend. Oh, and packing for a little trip to Canada and Alaska.

Have a great weekend


Cabin 2100 - Disney4BB

Are you also in the FE didn't see you on the list and if so how many in your party :banana....also excuse me if I sound like a bone head.....and no comments from the peanut factory out there but have you been here before or are you new to this thread

 

["Got Disney"]

Sharon I will be thinking about you the next few days and will keep you and your family in my prayers for some extra strength for your so longs with your son. How is his twin brother taking it...do they have that twin bond? And how is your DH and the rest of the family.....

Ya know we always know that this time will come as they grow up but once the time comes we realize that we are not as prepared as we thought we were....

Please tell your son from my family ....thanks for serving and if we were there we would all shake his hand.....

We don't live far from where he will be so if he needs anything I have no problem giving him my number...if he wants it I will PM it to you. We have had over the years service men that could not get home for the holidays spend diner with us...it is a program out here.....

Just let me know...

 

["Got Disney"]

Question for those staying in Vancouver or parts of Canada longer than a couple nights...are you using US money oe exchanging it for Canadian...of just using travelers checks?

We werevjust going to use cash and travelers checks. We will however when breaking a travelers check ask for Canadian money...

I have a good link but am on my iPad and can't post it...have not figured that out yet...

 

[eeyorelvr10]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";41610900]Question for those staying in Vancouver or parts of Canada longer than a couple nights...are you using US money oe exchanging it for Canadian...of just using travelers checks?

We werevjust going to use cash and travelers checks. We will however when breaking a travelers check ask for Canadian money...

I have a good link but am on my iPad and can't post it...have not figured that out yet...[/QUOTE]

Hi Robin,

Its Laura AKA eeyorelvr10 Looks like I will miss you again this year. I ended up cancelling this one because my friend and son got together and we ended up doing the inaugural cruise.

I can answer that question in regards to money if you want. We stayed overnight in a Holiday Express just down from the port and while most shops took American money, they gave change back in Canadian dollar and coin.

Most restaurants take everything as you know but one of the smaller shops would not take American We found a subway that would take paper money but not American coin. And of course they gave back Canadian coin. All in all, it wasn't a bad experience at all except for when we went to Red Robin and ordered cheese curls on our fries. Um, a bit different than what we expected but a "good" experience.

I'm sorry I'll be missing you again but someday we will sail together. LOL If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask, I ended up dropping off that other site for this cruise and posted there but forgot to post here that I wasn't on here anymore. At the time we went, many stores were in the process of opening and some of the excursions like the flora and fauna ones weren't all that because we were told the best times to see them was late June and July so you'll all have the best of the best.

I did Alaska on another line way back in 2000 and that was late July but it was the most amazing experience. For those that don't have a balcony, you won't need one. We had one and spent most of our time at deck 10 in the Outlook Cafe. You can spend lots of wonderful hours up there.

OH! I will tote the AMAZING, AMAZING ziplining experience we did in Skagway. By far, the best and longest zip in Alaska. They had 11 zip lines and the 3rd or 4th was the longest at 750 ft - free zipping for about 40 sec. If anyone is planning on doing this, please Tell Billy, Ken (from Atlanta) and his friends said hi! Tell him that Ken was the tall man that "bumped" his way down on the "1st" true zip line. And were the threesome that inaugurated the zip line when it opened. LOL we were behind Karl Holz and were the last ones off the lines. But we had such an amazing experience we are going as a group in Hawaii we hope.

If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to drop me a line as I don't usually post here anymore but did because I saw Robin's name on the wall. You guys are going to have fun! Enjoy it. And yes, you can see the whales from deck 10. We were lucky to see quite a few grey whales and just a couple of orcas but they shall be in full bloom for you guys.

Have fun!

 

["Got Disney"]

Hi Robin,

Its Laura AKA eeyorelvr10 Looks like I will miss you again this year. I ended up cancelling this one because my friend and son got together and we ended up doing the inaugural cruise.

I can answer that question in regards to money if you want. We stayed overnight in a Holiday Express just down from the port and while most shops took American money, they gave change back in Canadian dollar and coin.

Most restaurants take everything as you know but one of the smaller shops would not take American We found a subway that would take paper money but not American coin. And of course they gave back Canadian coin. All in all, it wasn't a bad experience at all except for when we went to Red Robin and ordered cheese curls on our fries. Um, a bit different than what we expected
but a "good" experience.

I'm sorry I'll be missing you again but someday we will sail together. LOL If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to ask, I ended up dropping off that other site for this cruise and posted there but forgot to post here that I wasn't
on here anymore. At the time we went, many stores were in the process

opening and some of the excursions like the flora and fauna ones weren't all that because we were told the best times to see them was late June and July so you'll all have the best of the best.

I did Alaska on another line way back in 2000 and that was late July but it was the most amazing experience. For those that don't have a balcony, you won't need one. We had one and spent most of our time at deck 10 in the Outlook Cafe. You can spend lots of wonderful hours up there.

OH! I will tote the AMAZING, AMAZING ziplining experience we did in
Skagway. By far, the best and longest zip in Alaska. They had 11 zip lines
and the 3rd or 4th was the longest at 750 ft - free zipping for about 40 sec.
If anyone is planning on doing this, please Tell Billy, Ken (from Atlanta) and
his friends said hi! Tell him that Ken was the tall man that "bumped" his way
down on the "1st" true zip line. And were the threesome that inaugurated the
zip line when it opened. LOL we were behind Karl Holz and were the last ones
off the lines. But we had such an amazing experience we are going as a
group in Hawaii we hope.

If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to drop me a line as I don't usually post here anymore but did because I saw Robin's name on the wall. You
guys are going to have fun! Enjoy it. And yes, you can see the whales from
deck 10. We were lucky to see quite a few grey whales and just a couple of
orcas but they shall be in full bloom for you guys

Have fun!

Hi Laura....seems we can't make up our minds the first time can we I am glad that you at least found a good time to go and that you didn't have to pass it up all together. We will just have to touch base on another cruise....so are you booked yet for your next one?

Thanks for coming in and letting us know and giving us the scoop.....have a great summer and here's to hoping we can cruise together another time

 

[eeyorelvr10]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";41612843]Hi Laura....seems we can't make up our minds the first time can we I am glad that you at least found a good time to go and that you didn't have to pass it up all together. We will just have to touch base on another cruise....so are you booked yet for your next one?

Thanks for coming in and letting us know and giving us the scoop.....have a great summer and here's to hoping we can cruise together another time [/QUOTE]

Robin, I'm booked for the Hawaii cruise. There seems to be a possibility that I may sail soon but we shall see. For now, I have Hawaii. Really enjoy yourselves and have fun. DCL opened Skagway but we were in port with someone in Ketchikan and boy was it crowded. Hopefully, it won't be so bad for you all.

 

[Meskamooska]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";41610351]Are you also in the FE didn't see you on the list and if so how many in your party :banana....also excuse me if I sound like a bone head.....and no comments from the peanut factory out there but have you been here before or are you new to this thread[/QUOTE]

Hi Robin,

She is included in the FE as part of my group "Meeskamooska". Tom has them all on the spreadsheet and you had them on the front page on the list there.

There 12 folks total in my group and the last I checked all were accounted for on the spreadsheet even though the bulk of them have never made an appearance here on the boards. So, don't worry, if you are working off of the list, as I am, you should be fine on your counts.

I do need to scan back a few pages to get the names, ages and genders of everyone in Larissa's group. I should have enough of everything to be able to add them to my list without throwing my numbers off.

Since I started making things over a year ago when I first learned about FE's and well before we had a firm idea of how many were participating (and since I was having a blast crafting myself silly) I could gift almost the entire ship and still be fine .

As for Disney for BB, Barrett has been more of a lurker and vicarious participant since I have been doing most of the talking and she has been getting the scoop from me. Thus, she was able to stay somewhat abreast from afar.

I hope that clears things up...

Take care, help lots of people and have a "Wonder"ful day!

Tisza

 

[Meskamooska]

The creativity with everyones FE pursuits sounds fascinating. We're not participating this cruise, but I'm very interested to see what everyone has done! I'm not very craft creative or computer saavy, but I would love to know how you do those magnets.

Today is our last day with Jeremy. Tomorrow the Marines take him away. We could drive up to Denver (about an hour away) tomorrow and take him out to dinner if we want. Monday he flies out to California.

Alright back to , packing, & errands for now.

Hi Sharon,

First and foremost, enjoy your dinner in Denver . We will take good care of your baby here in sunny Southern California.

As for the magnets, I am making some for my group and would be happy to include you and Allen in my efforts. If you have a favorite character please let me know otherwise, I will just stick to the less specific items that feature our destination. Please let me know.

Take care, help lots of people and have a "Wonder"ful day!

Tisza

 

[MickeyBoo]

Wow how time flies ... The weekend is almost over and we are still working on packing and our Fes.

There is so much to read and do before we leave.

Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for transportation from the airport to the port area. We will be arriving a couple days before we go on the cruise.

Have a great rest of the weekend.

 

[mouseclick1]

Wow how time flies ... The weekend is almost over and we are still working on packing and our Fes.

There is so much to read and do before we leave.

Just wondering if anyone has suggestions for transportation from the airport to the port area. We will be arriving a couple days before we go on the cruise.

Have a great rest of the weekend.

I am pretty sure we are going to take the Skytrain fom the aiport to downtown. I haven't figured out all the details quite yet, but I know there is a stop just two blocks from our hotel. Here is a link if you want to look into it:
http://tripplanning.translink.ca/hiwire?.a=iScheduleLookupSearch&LineName=999&LineAbbr=999

Another thing I would suggest is to look up your hotel on tripadvisor if you haven't done so yet. When people review the hotel, they often mention the transportation situation and can give you a good idea of what would work best for you. Most people that reviewed my hotel have said how convenient the skytrain is, which has me leaning toward that route.

 

[wdhinn89]

Thinking of you and your family today Sharon Please tell Jeremy "Thank You!!!"

 

["Got Disney"]

Hi Robin,

She is included in the FE as part of my group "Meeskamooska". Tom has them all on the spreadsheet and you had them on the front page on the list there.

There 12 folks total in my group and the last I checked all were accounted for on the spreadsheet even though the bulk of them have never made an appearance here on the boards. So, don't worry, if you are working off of the list, as I am, you should be fine on your counts.

I do need to scan back a few pages to get the names, ages and genders of everyone in Larissa's group. I should have enough of everything to be able to add them to my list without throwing my numbers off

Since I started making things over a year ago when I first learned about FE's and well before we had a firm idea of how many were participating (and since I was having a blast crafting myself silly) I
could gift almost the entire ship and still be fine :lmao

As for Disney for BB, Barrett has been more of a lurker and vicarious participant since I have been doing most of the talking and she has been getting the scoop from me. Thus, she was able to stay somewhat abreast from afar.


I hope that clears things up...


Take care, help lots of people and have a "Wonder"ful day!

Tisza

I am counting 8 in your group...under your name....is there someone in your group not under your name?

I see Total of 31adults ,18 kids on the spread sheet...am I looking at the correct spread sheet?

 

["Got Disney"]

Thinking of you and your family today Sharon Please tell Jeremy "Thank You!!!"

 

[wdhinn89]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";41619989]I am counting 8 in your group...under your name....is there someone in your group not under your name?

I see Total of 31adults ,18 kids on the spread sheet...am I looking at the correct spread sheet?[/QUOTE]

They are #8 on the spread sheet (right below Tiza and above her other 2 cabin friends)

 

[Meskamooska]

They are #8 on the spread sheet (right below Tiza and above her other 2 cabin friends)

Hi!

I just did a sanity check on the spreadsheet and saw that they are indeed all present and accounted for. Thanks Wdhinn for helping clear this up.

I just spent an unconsionable amount of time rereading all 67 pages in the Questions for early Alaska cruisers thread. Along with reminding myself of tidbits that I have covered up in my head (because there is no way I have forgotten them, right?) I also gleaned a few new ones and managed to successfully avoid cleaning my kitchen! Yeah me!

I hope everyone is having a "Wonder"ful summer day...

TTFN,

Tisza

 

[twinmom108]

Hi Sharon,

First and foremost, enjoy your dinner in Denver . We will take good care of your baby here in sunny Southern California.

As for the magnets, I am making some for my group and would be happy to include you and Allen in my efforts. If you have a favorite character please let me know otherwise, I will just stick to the less specific items that feature our destination. Please let me know.

Take care, help lots of people and have a "Wonder"ful day!

Tisza

We'll be leavin' in just a few minutes to drive up to Denver for dinner. We'll pick up Jeremy @ the Hotel, & have to get him back by 8:30 pm all our goodbyes said & done by then. It's hard but I'll cherish the time w/ him. Thanks for thinking of Tisza!!!

Thinking of you and your family today Sharon Please tell Jeremy "Thank You!!!"

Wow I'm really feeling the love from you all today. Amazing! Thank you Diane, & I did tell Jeremy Thank You!! He's surprised that strangers cared enough to say so but I could tell he really appreciated it.

Thanks all for your kind words. Now we're off to Denver to spend a couple hours with our little boy. When we see him again in September he will be man - a Marine.

 

[poohj80]

Thanks all for your kind words. Now we're off to Denver to spend a couple hours with our little boy. When we see him again in September he will be man - a Marine.

Drive careful!

 

[poohj80]

Thanks all for your kind words. Now we're off to Denver to spend a couple hours with our little boy. When we see him again in September he will be man - a Marine.

And thank him for all of us!

 

[poohj80]

Thanks all for your kind words. Now we're off to Denver to spend a couple hours with our little boy. When we see him again in September he will be man - a Marine.

BTW, I miss Denver and know the drive well. Glad you are making it in the summer time!