any November 15th eastern 7 ngt cruisers out there?

[Kabuli1]

Alex, the site is great! Now we need to get everybody on it!

We stayed until Sunday night after the cruise and spent two days in the parks. Really liked it to ease our return to reality. We didn't have small children (14 & 16) so we weren't dealing with little ones.

We are planning 2 days before the cruise to go to the Food and Wine festival at Epcot, it ends on the 15th or 16th, last year we caught it after the cruise. It gets better and better every year. It's not really something for kids - they get bored - even my DD Tink (16) was fed up with us cause we wanted to try everything! I think we'll stay again until Sunday night this time as well, but we haven't booked anything yet.

I'm so excited about visiting the West Coast Mickey next week! YEAH

Karyn

GO CATS!!!

 

[mkauffman]

Alex, you've done a fantastic job! I just logged in to see who has registered so far and I must say KUDOS to you! You just got me even more excited about this cruise (didn't know that was possible)!

For those who haven't registered with Alex, get your information in! I feel so special having a website dedicated just to us!

Michelle

 

[alexturner74]

Thank you...thank you...for all of your kind words.

Lisa...no we weren't too tired after the cruise. In fact, it was the most relaxing vacation we've ever taken and were very well rested. However, we did not have two little children to look after, so I can't really say that you'll be as relaxed and rested as we were.

Yes, for all of you lurkers out there on the 11-15-03 cruise, send me your information (see page 4 for details) to be included on the cruisers list. Meet everyone before you ever get on the ship!

Alex

 

[lbgraves]

OK, I just checked the All Star Movie Resort for the Sunday & Monday night after we return...not available. Before checking elsewhere, I tried for just Sunday night...and got it!!! Made the reservations & will tell DH in the am. I agree that it makes more sense to go after the cruise, especially since we were going to be staying in FL most of the following week anyway with family. We had considered that Resort when we were debating about doing a land/sea trip. Now I am getting the best of both worlds!!!

 

[Cathy-Jesse]

Hey everyone!

Alex, great site!!! I just emailed you my info. I forgot our stateroom number so here it is:7568.

All these plans for going to WDW before or after the cruise! I'm feeling so jealous. We decieded that because we were already going for a week we wouldn't tag on a couple of days at WDW like we did before. My husbands vacation time is limited. The first cruise we tacked on 3 nights at CB and did the 4 night. The second cruise we did 4 nights at the BW and then the 3 night cruise.Each time we had the cruise planed first. How these cruises happened is an interesting story but I won't bore you here.

Karyn, I love the food and wine fest at Epcot. I plan my trips to WDW around it. Epcot is our favorite park, so having the fest is an added bonus. Hubby, sister in law, brother and I started drinking in Germany and were VERY happy by the time we got to dinner at the Rose and Crown. Thank god for the bus service.

Cathy

 

[lbgraves]

Don't be too jealous, Cathy. This is our first trip to anything Disney EVER. I am hoping that DH will get hooked like I already feel and we will be able to say "on our next cruise" next year.

 

[Cathy-Jesse]

Karyn, you sound like you've been there before! And don't worry, the DH will be planning your next trip to WDW/cruise while your on this one. My DH was the same way. Before our first trip he was whinning "why are we going to WDW ,it's for kids, this is stupid". Two days into it he was already asking when we were coming back. Now he's on trip # 7. He's hooked, and there is no cure.

Cathy

 

[Kabuli1]

Hi howz everybody????

We had a wonderful time in CA at DL and DCA! And this time next week we'll be at Epcot! I'm so excited - really helps with the misery of having 3" of snow outside right now.

After visiting 4 colleges in 3 days, Tink is no closer to knowing what she wants . . . sigh!

Well, anyway, I just wanted to check in and say hi and all that.

Karyn

 

[mkauffman]

Welcome back, Karyn! It's nice to have this thread active again. Glad you had a great time in CA. After this weather, I wanted to go there myself! Let's hope the sun shines soon!

Michelle

 

[lbgraves]

I called up our TA after a week of checking to see if there was an opening at the AS Movie for a second night and she was able to find one!!!!!!!!!! Now we are going to be able to spend an entire day at the MK the day after we get back to FL!!!!!! We are looking into going to the space center that Saturday afternoon...which I think will be amazing and DS was really interested in the pictures of the space craft. Sea World may be our last morning before packing up & heading up to a week with family in JAX.

This is turning into such an incredible vacation & this board keeps giving me so much information. My Passporter shipped out today too! Can't wait to start reading that one.

 

[Kabuli1]

Lisa,

That is so cool! You are going to have such a blast! Maybe we'll bump into you at the MK after the cruise. Last time we spent the Statuday after with the family that we shared a table with - the really exciting thing about our trip to WDW next week (wow, in 3 days!) is that were meeting up with that family for DH's birthday. We love them so much.

We loved spending a couple days at the park afterward - it helped soften our return to reality. It's just so great that you got those reservations.

Karyn

 

[lbgraves]

Karyn, The thing is this vacation is taking so much time to plan everything just right that I can see it turning into a repeat. I really hope it all goes smoothly so that I can convince DH that we need to go again...and again...and again.

Lisa

 

[Kabuli1]

You are absolutely right, Lisa! Once you've got it all figured out, there's no need to do something new! Worked for us, we're going back. You get all the kinks worked out now, and it's a wonderful time - DH will think it's the best vacation he's ever had. There is a method to all this.

Hey, I just bought big ziplock bags for packing, some for this weekend most for the cruise! I think it's the first thing I've bought specifically with the cruise in mind. Getting started early, actually I never unpacked some of the stuff - I keep a bag with the snorkle equipment and other cruise specific stuff ready to go.



I'm soooo excited about WDW next week and all the surprises for my DH's 50th! I'm all packed and ready to go and we're not leaving till Sunday!

Yes, Tink, you get to go with us this time!

Karyn

 

[Cathy-Jesse]

Have a good time everyone on all your vacations!
Come back and give us all the news, especialy on how Mission Space is.

For all those with cable..just a reminder that tuesday night the 15th is the show on the DCL. It's at 8pm eastern time, repeated at 11pm eastern. I'm going to tape it so if anyone doesn't have cable and wants to see it I can mail them the tape.
That should get us in the mood, if we weren't there , already.

Cathy

 

[Cathy-Jesse]

I forgot to say what channel the special on the DCL is.
It's on the Travel channel, cable # 40.

Time to take my medication.....

cathy

 

[alexturner74]

bump...

less than 7 months to go! I taped the Travel Channel show, but have yet to watch it.

If any other November 15th cruisers are out there and want to be put on "the list", send me an email. See previous posts for list of information to include.

Must go wash the car now. Beautiful weather here in Atlanta.

 

[mkauffman]

Alex........it was a great special on the Travel Channel. You have to watch it soon!

Are you rubbing in the great weather in Atlanta?? We had perfect 80 degree days the last two days here in PA, but today is about 45, rainy and cold. Yuck is the best word to describe it.

Thanks for bumping this up!

Michelle

 

[Kabuli1]

Hi Everybody!

We're back from a short but fantastic trip to WDW! We stayed in a 1br villa at the Boardwalk - really nice, but our villa was a really really long walk from the front desk about 2/10 mile!!!

Celebrated DH's 50 there. I arranged for balloons and stuff to appear in the room while we went out one morning - that was really nice and the Boardwalk added some surprises as well - it was very thoughtful and surprised me as well!

Tink is convinced that she wants to go to college in FL after this trip. I guess it's closer than CA.

We spent most of our time w/a family we met right here on the DCL DIS board who were our table companions on board last Nov. I'm hoping some of us late diners can get together as table mates - we can link our names/reservations to sit together.

Now that this second trip is done - no more Disney till Nov - that makes me very sad.

We ate too much, drank too much and walked too much - all in all a great time!


Karyn

 

[Cathy-Jesse]

Welcome back , Karyn!

Isn't the Boardwalk great? I loved that hotel. But we didn't have the walk like you did at the villas. When we were there in November they were rehabing the section overlooking the clown pool. Ahh..the memories.

If anyone wants the tape of the DCL from the travel channel let me know. It's labled and ready to go. And I agree, It was a good show. I loved seeing Captain Anderson from the Wonder. We spent some time talking to him on our last cruise. Nice guy.

Cathy

 

[lbgraves]

Alex ~ I just checked the website and I can't get to it. Have you changed the link? TIA!

Lisa