any November 15th eastern 7 ngt cruisers out there?

[Jo-Anne]

I'm here! Just getting Katie ready to go to skating and trying to pack for Cinci tomorrow. I've already been out to grocery store...Loblaws has the Olay Regenerist on for $18.99 plus I have $5.00 off coupon...$13.99 for a regular retail item of $29.99!! Yeah! They also had pumpkins on for $2.00, so picked up two of those. Linda - how was your night "alone"! We still don't have our documents...those lazy courier guys! Anyone book with Dreams Unlimited and have their docs? DH is actually going out to get a couple pair of dressier shorts after he took a quick inventory of what he currently has, thought he'd better buy some shorts without holes! Lisa - I see there is a Coldwater Creek store in Cincinnati, is it worth a look? Good prices? Dana - we're leaving our beloved cat behind and my sister or neighbours will come in to feed and give him some loving. He'll miss us and will probably be ticked off at us when we return for leaving him, but he quickly gets over it! Well got to go...busy Saturyday and then leave for Cinci on Sun noon and will be out of touch until Wed night when I get back! Take Care everyone! Jo

 

[SINK]

Hiya everybody:

Got woken up by my nieces this morning (got baby sitting duties today). But, I will take a nap after making this post for another hour or so.

The morning walks on the Magic should take place on Deck 4 (wrap around jogging track, 4 times around is 1 mile), since you are not allowed to "jog" on Deck 9 or 10.

Four more weeks!!!!

 

[SINK]

We've booked through Dreams and we did not get our doc's yet.

 

[Jo-Anne]

ok, I lied, I haven't left yet!! Just wondering what people's laundry strategies are. We'll be gone 9 days and I'm thinking I"ll have to do a load of basics once during the cruise (Don't think I have 9 pairs of underwear ) I've heard the laundry rooms can be very crowded....anyone have laundry room experience!!? (DD wanted me to put these in the post!)

 

[nedleycan]

I woke everyone up! haha

Great price Jo! I will check it out. So, I am done both of the kids clothes. They are ready to pack! I am now trying on some of my clothes to see that everything fits okay (I have now lost 12 lbs.!)

Our night alone was great! We went out to dinner at Cafe Tu Tu Tango... anyone ever been there? It is a U.S. chain with locations in Orlando, etc. It was great. Then we watched TV and slept in! I slept in until 8:30! I never get to do this. Just about to take a relaxing bath and get ready for the 2:00 wedding. The reception is on a boat on Lake Ontario... it is going to be freezing at night! Oh well!

 

[kimszath]

Morning! Wow, you guys sure do start early! Or maybe I'm just starting late.... Anyway, my cool new luggage set arrived yesterday. I was thinking NO WAY are 8 pieces in this one box... How cool was THAT--all 8 pieces, nesting inside each other. I've heard you should pack an empty one inside with all your stuff for carrying back souvenirs... anybody else doing that? I've carried an additional collapsible carry-on before, and USED it, so will probably have to remember to do that this trip. Anyway, figured I'd get out Luke's stuff this weekend--left it hanging with a bag over top of it in his closet since I went cruise-clothes shopping for him about 3 months ago... can't remember exactly what's in there, but I'm sure he'll be better dressed than me and Mike! Poor Mike... back from his business trip, still coughing his head off... goes to see the doctor yesterday... WALKING PNEUMONIA. And a bent Explorer to boot. This was NOT a good trip for him. At least we found out the guy who caused the accident has insurance... that's been a nagging question for a week.

I need a nap. Got in from flightline duties at 3 a.m. And of course when hubby is sick, he's not good for much, including walking the puppy at 7 a.m. I need more sleep!!! Maybe I'll just plug in the Disney cruise video and watch it while I fold the last load of laundry. That should GIVE ME STRENGTH!!!!

Oh, and if anybody needs luggage, I got my new set from luggage-guy.com via eBay. I won the auction Sunday, got an e-mail from them Monday morning that it was already on its way via UPS Ground from New Jersey, and it got here to my one-horse town yesterday. His feedback rating was very high--I'm pleased.

LATER!!!!!

 

[kimszath]

And speaking of laundry... I heard that the laundry rooms aren't so bad... just don't plan on doing laundry on the last at-sea day. That's supposed to be the busiest day for the laundry room. I usually use liquid Tide, but I heard that the best thing to take is those little all-in-one tablets.. not sure the brand. That way you don't have to worry about liquids or powder spilling out in your suitcase. And don't forget dryer sheets! I don't trust them to have Tide and Bounce, so I'm definitely planning ahead for that. And whatever they DO have will probably cost $2 a box. I know that's nothing next to the price of the cruise, but the tablets pack small, and that'll save enough for another Pina Colada! Enough Pina Coladas, and I can do THIS:

 

[Tonydana]

wow, we are all really hopping now.. as far as laundry - i am bringing enough clothes for stephen to plan on two outfits a day and some dress clothes.. i don't want to have to do his laundry as i still have to use the dreft for him.. let's just say i tried using our laundry detergent once and ended up with a rash all over him, so i won't be doing that for a little while still...

but anyways, i do plan on doing a load of whites and a load of colored's for tony and i.. i am probably bringing 4-5 days worth of clothes for us and will do laundry half way through.. this is what i have done in the past for us and it works out well.. i will pack my bounce dryer sheets, but did buy a sample pack of whisk laundry tablets at walmart the other day.. they are sealed in plastic and i figure i don't have to worry about carrying my liquid laundry detergent and tony is paranoid about packing powder laundry detergent.. he thinks our bags will get ransacked because they will think we packed something illegal.. worry wart

still on a mission to find a tropical dress.. i'm a little worried about waiting til we hit an island.. omg, what if i don't find anything there and nothing fits, yikes.. i'll keep looking here..

kim - glad your luggage came and you are happy with it ... yipee - time to pack..

well, have a great day everyone.. more later..

dana

 

[nedleycan]

I am packing enough so that I don't have to do laundry at all! I have never done laundry on a vacation (except when we were on our month-long honeymoon in Africa). I find that it isn't that much luggage, and I would rather not bother, and carry more. Plus, most of our shirts don't go in the dryer (cotton) and there would be too many shirts to hang on the tub line.

Gotta go to the wedding! Bye!

 

[SINK]

Why do laundry on vacation? However, I did utilize the facility to iron my shirts and pants. The best time to use the laudry is early in the morning. By the way, their dryer don't work that well, it will take twice for it to be near dry (speaking with other ladies when I'm ironing). We typically have more than enough cloths to last us about a week and a half (I have the most luggage compared with the rest of the family, including DW).

We typically do laundry when we get to WDW, it's nice to have our own washer and dryer in our room. DVC would provide one pack of tide detergent during our stay. We have brought plenty of Tide tabs (individually wrapped, and placed in ziplock storage bags, along with Bounce dryer sheets).

 

[Jo-Anne]

So glad to hear that most people use Tide & Bounce ...keeps me in a job! I work for P&G! Sink - I'll make you a deal....I'll wash your clothes if you iron mine!! I just hate ironing So I need to decide if I should go buy more undies for everyone or do a load of laundry half way through cruise...decisions, decisions! So Kim, are you taking all 8 pieces of luggage!? Hope DH gets better soon...nothing worse than a sick man around the house!

 

[lbgraves]

My day started at 6:15 am and I am just now getting a chance to sit at the computer. William had soccer games at 10 & 12. We met Mike & Kaitlyn at McD's for lunch inbetween. He got stung by a bee near the end of the first game so that was a great distraction for him. He was fine by 12. Gosh Ebay has kept me busy this week! I made an extra trip to the PO Thursday because I didn't want to have a ton of packages Friday. DH is happy because I am clearing out the garage & I am happy because I am earning a little money to buy souveniers & scrapbook stuff on our trip.

Cold Water Creek is expensive if you pay full price...IMO but their outlet items are great, Jo.

We also only use Tide here...even though we don't always get a deal on it. Not worth the rash that DS & I get with the cheaper stuff. BTW, with the tablets you only need to use 1 per load even though it says 2. The clothes still get clean. I only use half of the recommended liquid & that works great. Guess that is how I make up for the price.

We will be gone 3 weeks, so of course I am going to have to do laundry. I'm just not sure when. I don't really want to carry around a bag of dirty clothes with us from Monday - Friday so I might do laundry after we get back to the AS from Sea World. ??? That way I could leave those clean clothes in the car while we are on the ship since they will be cooler weather clothes. I will have our summery stuff packed seperately. The way we rack up clothes I will probably do laundry the day we are at St Thomas since we don't plan on leaving the ship. It shouldn't be crowded in the LRs then. I will be handwashing our formal things and then ironing them since we will be wearing them to the wedding on 11/22. I am hoping that the kids & us too don't spill anything on those outfits!!! I will probably end up doing 2-3 loads total onboard and then a couple the week we are at my SIL's. I would NOT want to get home & do laundry nonstop for a week if we didn't wash anything...not to mention it would be plain nasty after that long.

I am really looking forward to finally meeting all of you!!! Getting together & ordering a couple cheese platters sounds great. Maybe not too many people will know about the secret deck on this cruise & we can take it out there & relax with the sea air.

 

[sherry]

Good afternoon,
I started cleaning at 8 and just completed what I wanted to do. Still doing laundry though, not planning on doing laundry on the ship, but may end up doing a load or two. Getting ready to spend the evening outside watching marching band competition. Have a good weekend.

Almost forgot, booked with dreams and have not received docs yet.

 

[lbgraves]

OK, Jo & Dana...and anyone else....AFL3112 gives you 50% off at checkout. Have fun & hope you find the final outfits you need for the cruise!

 

[SINK]

Jo-Ann, no deal. I hate ironing. In terms of P&G, love their products, Tide, Bounce and Crest, but hate what the stock have done for me (or at least my stock broker). I've brought 300 shares of P&G at $120, and my broker sold it at $60 (lost over $18,000), and now it's over $96 (with quarterly dividends). But, that's not as bad as my JDSU fiasco, lost over $80,000. I no longer have any stock portfolio except what's in my 401(k), IRA, and DW's IRA. I do have significant holdings in DVC timeshares, though.

 

[mcampbell_22]

Here I am. I'm just sitting down at the computer again. I checked first thing this morning (6 am) but no new posts. I start my day and lo and behold you've all be busy chatting away without me!

Had to get some of my Ebay stuff out today. I'm finishing off my last auctions this week, then no more before cruise. Hate to have loose ends. So hit post office first thing, then off to a local consignment shop that only opens on Saturday for 2 hours. Got a great vintage leather jacket, women's tuxedo blazer, 6 vintage western wear shirts, 5 vintage 70's retro blouses, and a boy scout shirt plus about 8 more items all for $2.00 (It's fill a bag for $2)!

After that came home to a house full of kids. Conor and Devon had about 5 friends over. We had scavenger hunts, played baseball (Devon took a ball to the cheek. She's ok but her entire cheek is red, hopefully won't bruise. You know the looks you get when your kids has visible bruises! Bad Mommy!). Lunch for 7 kids plus treats, drinks etc. Finally got rid of them all at 3 pm and now I have to mop the kitchen floor!

As you can see, I here and not mopping! LOL

Regarding laundry. No way am I doing any on vacation! I've packed more than enough to wear. At store closing sale last fall I bought undies for the kids in every size until they're in their teens! It was only 50¢ for package of 3 so I'm just packing 3 each unopened. I planned on 2 day outfits for the kids each day and then their dinner clothes. Packed each day into ziplocks and squeezed air out which makes them very flat. Take up much less room and easy for the kids to grab the day's bag. I did pack lots of swimsuits because there's nothing worse than putting on a damp suit. May end up using the laundry facilities on last night just to dry out any wet suits etc. before packing up suitcases.

OK, I've stalled enough the kitchen floor awaits....

 

[kimszath]

Actually, we're packing more than we need, too, but it seems like we always want to wear something that's in the dirty clothes basket before end of vacation... I bring enough undies for all of us, so there's no WAY we can run out. But if I do manage to work out at least 5 of the 7 days on the ship, that's a load all by itself, since I don't want to carry stinky, sweaty stuff home in my suitcase. In my NEW suitcase, that is. So even though I don't plan on doing laundry, I know that I will do at least ONE load. And Luke won't be able to keep the food off his nice new clothes... won't want to let it set in, I'd think.

And no, I hope I won't be bringing all 8 pieces! I packed all of Luke's nice new stuff this morning. We dropped by Belles & Beaux and got him a new leather belt at lunchtime. He'll be quite studly for a 4-year-old!

 

[mkauffman]

What have I missed this morning???? I feel like I've been away for weeks without posting!

Josh had a soccer game this morning and I've been super busy all day with that. My butt is pooped right now and all I want to do is nap.

I'm not planning to do laundry. The way Garrett gets food all over him all the time (and he's 9!!), who knows what might happen. I hate doing it at home let alone on vacation.

Kim, I'll be doing the same thing you'll be doing after a few pina coladas. That sounds more than good to me!! I get a little chatty after a few drinks (imagine that).

Love the Tide and Bounce. It's all I ever use.

Gotta get our aluminum cans together soon. The kids use that recycling money for their spending money on vacation.

Michelle

 

[lbgraves]

OK, now I wish I hadn't looked!!! I found another tropical dress but it is blue & black, which would go better with DS & DH's blue print shirts. I have a bright pink/olive/orange dress already & have a pink dress that DD might wear but I am hoping to find something for her when we get into St Marteen. HELP!!! LOL! Will bright pink & bright blue clash with our pictures that night???

 

[Tonydana]

well, i think i found an outfit at coldwater creek.. thanks for the code, did not work on discounted items, but that is ok, with shipping i paid $33 and change.. now hopefully the outfit will fit when it gets here..

we were a chatty bunch today i get so excited when i see more posts.. lame i know.. not like i have anything better to do - cleaning, laundry, etc..


talk to you all later..

dana