Any Magic Halloween Cruisers 2003 out there?

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by rae519
A friend has offered to make us magnets for our doors for the T & T.

These cost him so if you want one, it will be $2.00 and prepaid only and I will give them to those who paid at the Mustering.

If you are interested in this, let me know and I can make arrangements.

This is by no means a profitable operation for him - he's just a wonderful person with a great talent who wants to be generous and share some of that talent with us.

So let me know. I've seen the design and will try to show you as soon as someone helps me put it on my computer.
(I never said I was a computer wiz!)

Rae

Here you go Rae, in case you didn't see this above.

I thought maybe these door magnets could help identify those staterooms that will be doing Trick or Treating for the kids.

Andy

 

[rae519]

Thanks Andy!!!!

Rae

 

[quackattack]

Welcome Zitofamily!
Happy Birthday & Happy Anniversary Tiff!

Today started out cool and sunny-59 degrees.
Now it is overcast and 81 degrees. Depending on which weather report you believe, it will either rain for the next 2 days or next 6 days.

I have today off. DS and I have been having some computer fun at Playhouse Disney. DH also bought new preschool computer programs for DS yesterday and he had to try all of them today.

Ginger: I think I have given you all of our T or Ting info. We have one change. DS will be participating. His name is Andrew and he is 3 years old. We will also pass out goodies. Our stateroom # is 2084.

dzne Glad to hear you will not be laid off. As for what we do. DH works in the lab of a plastic factory. I am a dietitian. I primarily do Diabetes and Cardiac education.

Zitofamily: DH and I celebrate anniversary #12 in August. We were late bloomers and were significantly past 18 when we married.

Andy: The magnets look great.

Have to go. DS stops using the computer only long enough to eat.

Rochelle

 

["Ginger"]

Super idea Rae. I would love to have 2. They'll make a nice souvenir and the price is great too. If everyone who is partaking in the T-or-T got one we could use them to I.D. the stateroom giving out goodies. If you send me your snail mailing address I'll send you the money.

Andy I sure wish your you and family were joining us. You've helped us all so much. Thank You

Rochelle I missed your DD name and age could you post it or PM it to me. Thanks
Dena I got your info. Thanks
Carole88 I've got your also. Thanks

 

[paulmc80]

Oh what neat looking magnets! Sounds great to me!

Now got me thinking t-shirt designs here. Since I don't dress up for Halloween might be a good idea for me.

 

[kayefire]

Hey Everyone! DH just sent me info about the Halloween magnet.

The Halloween Magnet design is too cute. I really like that. Would actually make a nice t-shirt too. What a great idea.

Paul and I are trying to figure out how to put a Hawaiian spin on it. Maybe something about "chicken skin" or trick o treat in Hawaiian...just a thought.

Aloha and Hey Ya'll,

Kaye

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by paulmc80
Oh what neat looking magnets! Sounds great to me!

Now got me thinking t-shirt designs here. Since I don't dress up for Halloween might be a good idea for me.

If anyone would be interested, I did make a t-shirt logo to match the magnet logo. Just thought I'd let you know. The t-shirt logo covers a 8 1/2 X 11" iron-on transfer. If anyone is interested, send an e-mail message to apwalters55@comcast.net and write Halloween t-shirt in the subject line, and I will send you a photo of the design.

Andy

 

[rae519]

You can pm verandahman for shirt transfer/magnet details!
Andy - you know my order already!!!!


Paul and Kaye - I thought my suggestion for Paul to come as a Hawaiian pineapple and Kaye to come as a Georgia Peach were pretty decent - now Paul says he doesn't dress up for Halloween - isn't that unAmerican, unHawaiian?!

We've run into a worse streak of asthma with poor Michael -had an ER run after an EMT visit last night and tonight was almost as bad. Poor child! All the woods around us are triggering his allergies - think it's time we move!! (to the ship!)

DCL won't give us a owners rate on our stateroom - now is that
fair?! SHEESH!

Rae

 

[Poohbush]

What a gorgeous day today was! And of course, tomorrow's supposed to just pour! We just can't get more than 2 sunny days in a row.

Rae, I love the magnets. I'll take 2. They'll make great souveniers. Just let me know where to send the payment.

Ginger, what day/time is the T&T-ing? I'll probably be interested in passing out candy, just depends on what the rest of my family wants to do. I'll let you know for sure in the future.

This Sunday we're having my little girl's 1st Birthday party! Let's hope it's a sunny, sunny day!

Emma, good for you for auditioning! You should feel very proud of yourself! Good luck when you try it again!

Gonna run for now! Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by Poohbush


Rae, I love the magnets. I'll take 2. They'll make great souveniers. Just let me know where to send the payment.

Dear Halloween Cruisers,

If you send an e-mail to me at apwalters55@comcast.net I will send you the information regarding the Halloween Door Magnets (and or) t-shirts. I will have them ready next week and can ship them out to you directly. I have more blank magnets being delivered Tuesday and I will be printing them off.

I think Rae has enough on her hands right now with her son's asthma attacks, and I can take care of getting your orders and getting the magnets out in the mail to you directly.

Thanks, wishing you all a MAGICal Halloween Cruise!!!

Andy

 

["Ginger"]

Thank You Andy.

Rae I sure hope Michael feels better soon. It awful with your child is sick and there is nothing you can do to help ease the pain.

Poohbush we haven't set a day or time yet. I was thinking that Thursday Oct. 30, would be good since it's one if our at sea days, getting started around 11a.m. Everyone could gather on Deck 3 midship Atrium Lobby area at 10:50 a.m. so we can get our parade of Trick or Treater started by 11 a.m..

If this sounds good to everyone let me know.

Kayefire you and your DH could go as Lilo and Stitch it had a Hawaiian setting. I loved her little dresses.

 

["Ginger"]

From the Family Fun site, thought I would pass it along.



Halloween Treats at the Parks
We're going to be in Orlando touring all the different parks over Halloween. My kids really want to bring their costumes and trick or treat. Is there a place they can do that?
Sure. The theme parks themselves have very exciting and elaborate Halloween parties.

Let's start with Disney, which aims its celebration toward the 12-and-under crowd. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (the name says it all) is held at the Magic Kingdom on October 11, 17, 20, 25, 27, 31 & November 1st from 7 pm to 12 am. Advance ticket prices are $30.00 for adults, $20.00 for kids 3-9. Prices at the gate on the day of the party are $36.00 for adults, and $26.00 for kids 3-9. All prices are not inclusive of tax. Advance ticket purchases are a good idea, especially if you're planning to visit on the actual evening of the 31st. Call (407) W-DISNEY.

Guests are invited to wear costumes as long as they're not obstructive or offensive. Kids can trick or treat for candy and goodies throughout the park and there is a special Halloween version of the fireworks as well as a special Halloween parade. The kids can join the characters (who are also in costume) during the parades. All around the park there will be storytellers, fortune tellers, face painting and a complimentary family photo is included in the price.

The Disney version, with its emphasis on fun, is the best choice for families with young kids. But if you have preteens and teens who want to be scared silly, look to the Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios which advertises "blood curling, bone-chilling, maniacal madness." The celebration runs for nineteen nights, on weekends from October 4 through November 2 and begins at 7 pm.. This is a huge deal, which sells out way in advance and draws people from all over the country. Tickets are $56.95 for any age (they obviously don't expect a lot of kids under 9 to show up at this party) and can be purchased in advance by calling 1-800-644-4679 (GORY), at universalstudios.com or through Ticketmaster.

The Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights features hundreds of "undead" creatures lurking in alleyways, a "Midway of the Bizarre" with sinister sideshow games, a "Festival of the Dead" parade, and five themed haunted houses. The haunted houses are rumored to be genuinely terrifying--designed to disorient and startle even fearless thrill-seekers. There are also special Halloween shows that parody famous people.

The differences between the Disney and Universal celebrations, which are clearly aimed at different age groups, could not be more clear-cut. While Disney uses words like "not too scary," "silly," and "fun." Universal Studios stresses that its offerings are "extreme," "intense" and "frightening." So make your choice--either one should produce a very memorable evening!

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Updated March 2003

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[carole88]

Andy - The magnet looks great. My family would love to have one. I will email you to ge further information.

Rae - I hope that your son is feeling better. I know that asthma can be hard to manage.

Dizneprincess - Tessa is very happy to have a pen pal. Later today I will have her send her first email to Taylor.

Ginger - Tessa is also happy to email Ashley. I think that it is a great idea for the girls to get to know each other a little bit beofre they meet in the club. Please let me know the email address to use.

Did everybody get to the disney store? I went to the Manhatten store on Friday and they had tons of stuff on sale for 75% off. I picked up some great items for the cruise as well as birthday and Christmas presents. Also received 6 tickets to see Finding Nemo. I love it when I get a good bargain!

Hope everybody's weekend is great. We had more rain yesterday but are supposed to get sun today.

 

[rae519]

We've had two ER runs in the past three days. I don't know who is more worn out, Michael with his compromised breathing and coughing constantly or us with our anxiety and lack of sleep due to worry!

I thank you all for your concern and prayers. The ER doctors have been wonderful but I will take him to our MD (a respiratory specialist) on Monday.

We know that because we live in a heavily wooded area there are a great many molds and pollen and of course, the idiots who are burning wet leaves and the smoke from that -------so we are definitely considering selling off the house and moving (it has to be in the area due to DH's job) but a place where there are fewer trees but no cornfields or pig farms (again the chemicals).

Like I said before, if DCL would just let us buy our stateroom, we'd just sail and DS could breathe easy!!

Lots of love to you all -
Rae

 

["Ginger"]

Did you know that you can pre-pay your onboard credits a little bit every month????
We come home from our cruises not owing a dime. It's a great feeling since Christmas is just around the corner.

You can call Gifts Ahoy the same company that you might use to purchase the Bon Voyage gifts from. They offer onboard credits in denominations starting at $25.. You can call them at 1-800-601-8455. You just need to give them your last name and stateroom number.
If you over pay, LOL, they will credit the remaining amount back to your credit card.

We usually start out with a $500. credit. Last year we only had to pay $1.73 when we check-out. Keep in mind that we do bring our own cocktails.

 

[Verandah Man]

Originally posted by "Ginger"
Did you know that you can pre-pay your onboard credits a little bit every month????
We come home from our cruises not owing a dime. It's a great feeling since Christmas is just around the corner.

You can call Gifts Ahoy the same company that you might use to purchase the Bon Voyage gifts from. They offer onboard credits in denominations starting at $25.. You can call them at 1-800-601-8455. You just need to give them your last name and stateroom number.
If you over pay, LOL, they will credit the remaining amount back to your credit card.

We usually start out with a $500. credit. Last year we only had to pay $1.73 when we check-out. Keep in mind that we do bring our own cocktails.

Thanks for this tip Ginger!!! Paying in advance, a good way to go!!!

Andy

 

[rae519]

Those onboard charges can add up. We met a couple who admitted that they could have cruised again for what they spent just in "drinks".

Either you bring your own or "go on the wagon"!!!!

Rae

 

["Ginger"]

I was waiting my turn at Guest Services once when a CM hand a guest his account statement. I thought the man was going to have a heart attact it was over $1800.. Seems they let the son have charging privileges and he had a great time at the Arcade.

Andy at the magnets the size of the logo you have posted. Trying to figure out what size envelop to send you.

 

[rae519]

Although I don't believe in allowances, I do believe in chores for children from the time they can walk/talk/comprehend ----that child would have chores for a very long time!

But then again, as my DH would advise - The Parents allowed it!

See why I married that man - he is my "compliment" and voice of reason!!!!

Still, $1800!!!!!!! WHEW!

Rae

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

Rae-

Hope your son is doing better. My 5 year DS has had severe asthma since he was 3 months old and been through heck with it. His is acting up this month but not as badly as your sons. The pine pollen here in NC and molds from all of the rain in getting him. Since he was 3 he has been on a cocktail of chewable Singulair, Zyrtec, 6 puffs of Flovent and 3 puffs of abuteral daily and that combination has really worked for us. I pray he gets through this quickly. Are they giving him predisone shots or oral medication? That stuff will have him bouncing off the walls, we crush it and mix it with Ginger Ale for Chance to drink because the liquid version is awful.

Hi to everyone else! I am a year older but not wiser

Tiff