April 26 - May 3, 2008 Caribbean Crazy Cruisers

[ldcruisers]

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April 29th is the day of the Grand Parade on St. Maarten, and there will be 5 ships in port that day, including one of the largest cruise ships in the world (Liberty of the Seas). That equals nearly 13,000 cruise passengers mobbing the island. That's not to mention the traffic problems you will have coming back from the other side of the island during the parade.

Randy,
Your planning on renting a car in St Maarten. So are we! A little car
Are you starting to have second thoughts
With 5 Ships at port at that time in Phillipsburg and the parade is in Phillipsburg starting at 10AM. The route the Grand Parade usually travels along the Bush Road towards Front Street and then to the Walter Nisbeth Road, through the streets of our capital, Philipsburg and culminates at the Carnival Village.
Will we be able to even get out of town never the less get back in time.

I guess I will have to think about this again. Maybe mopeds

Anyone have any experience St Maarten during the Parade.

I don't want to be on the dock waving to the ship

 

[cdriecke]

I was beginning to think we were NEVER going to get our docs, but. . . low and behold, I got our MAGIC call from Make-a-wish tonight. . . they are coming bright and early Saturday morning with documents and who knows what else in hand (actually I know they are bringing Dunkin Donuts!), and they will be surprising Austin (the wish child), be has no idea when they are coming. . .. so I will just have to make sure he is up and dressed to receive them at the door, and welcome them in. I am getting SO SO SO excited now. . . it is like it makes the dream really come true. . .. we REALLY are going on a cruise. . .we also got some GREAT news that makes the cruise that much more special and I hope you guys don't mind me gushing about it. . .. we received the news that, Austin has NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE!!

He has no detectable evidence of the cancer!

YAHOOOO. . . . and I got a new gown for formal night. . . but that does not compare to the other news!

My daughter was granted a wish by Make-A-Wish in 2000....we went to Disney World and they made it so very special!!! My daughter, Gabrielle (now 13) was 5 when she was diagnosed with Leukemia. She had 2 years of chemo and 9 days of radiation to her brain.

If you will be sailing April 26 - May 3rd, I would love to meet you and Austin (also my son's name). I would like you to see how well Gabrielle is doing and that you have some wonderful years ahead of you.

Make-A-Wish is a wonderful organization. They made us feel so special for that week we were at Disney....I can only imagine how well you will enjoy this cruise. This is our 2nd disney cruise....we went to the Western Carribean in 2005, and had a blast!

I do hope we get to meet you and your family. I believe our cabin # is 6054 (deck 6). Please stop by anytime!!!!

See you soon,

Dawn Riecke
Montz, LA

 

[WDWLVR]

Dawn - welcome to the DIS and the DCL forums. Happy to hear you'll be sailing with all of us. There is a DIS meet scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 pm in the Promonade lounge. We'd love to have you and your family stop by and meet everyone then.

 

[Myers Family5]

I do hope we get to meet you and your family. I believe our cabin # is 6054 (deck 6). Please stop by anytime!!!!

See you soon,

Dawn Riecke
Montz, LA

Welcome Dawn and family;

We are so glad you will be joining us, please make sure you go to the first page and read up on who is who under the link of website.

The excitement is building hour by hour, it is almost single digit time. . .

 

[cdriecke]

Hi Patty,

I keep trying to respond to the message you sent me, but keep getting an error...something about "phrase not found...." I'm new to this site, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Any idea what could be happening?

 

[ldcruisers]

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Originally Posted by cdriecke

I do hope we get to meet you and your family. I believe our cabin # is 6054 (deck 6). Please stop by anytime!!!!

Dawn

Welcome Aboard cdriecke, Dawn, So happy you and the family are joining the group of the
Caribbean Crazy Cruisers. as we are known.

Hello Neighbor, we are in cabin 6058, one doors away.
There will be a DIS meet on Saturday 3 pm on Deck 3 Promenade Lounge, come join in on the meet and fun.

Again welcome

 

[cdriecke]

Dawn - welcome to the DIS and the DCL forums. Happy to hear you'll be sailing with all of us. There is a DIS meet scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 pm in the Promonade lounge. We'd love to have you and your family stop by and meet everyone then.

Thank you for the warm welcome! I can't wait to meet all of you. This is our 2nd Disney Cruise....1st was in June 2005 - Western Carribean. Had a blast! I am expecting to have even more fun this time....especially with my new friends!

See you soon,
Dawn

 

[MarkRG]

I keep trying to respond to the message you sent me, but keep getting an error...something about "phrase not found...." I'm new to this site, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Any idea what could be happening?

Same reason sammy_and_mikeys_dad up there couldn't post a link - you need to have more than 10 posts for full use of the Dis, it's to protect everyone from the spammers. You'll also be able to then add the little picture and phrases below your name, make signatures, all the fun stuff you see others doing.

 

[zerog]

OUR -- CRAZY -- CRUISERS

There are about 103 people and counting.

WDWLVR: (Illinois) Mary 51, Mark 41
OhioMinnie: (Ohio) Karen 40, Mike 40, KT 13, Nick 11
Dreamcometrue: (California) Kay 34, Alan 36, Josh 12, Kaylee 8
Floridahippy: Fi 50, Pete 55
wdwluvrs: (New York) Mike 55, Eileen 54
camom3*: (Calif) Jennifer 40, Paul 43, DD15, DD12, DD8
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Foremanmk1: (?) Kelly [Amy & Michael's sis] 32 Janie 7 Seth 5 Owen 3
BumbleBee3: (?) DH, DW, DD5, DD3, and DS1
VooDoo: (Utah) Francine, Dave, and Augusta 5
debi0728: (New Hampshire) Debi 54 & Jae 11
qohweddings: (Philadelphia) Mark and Chuck
Warren Family: (Zebulon, NC) Joe, Rhonda, & Baby Red Bird DD=McKenna
sammy_and_mikeys_dad: (?) dh, dw, dd2 and ds0 + 107 strong family reunion.
crazypom: (Vernon, BC) Cari (41) DH(41), DD(almost 13), DS(11), DD (7), DS (5 1/2), & DMIL
cdriecke: (Montz, LA) Dawn, DH-Chris, DS-Austin, Gabrielle13
vriecke: ( ? ) cdriecke’s in-laws Ginny and Bill

HONORABLE MENTION: daisy112878 - Who had to cancel the cruise when she got pregnant.

 

[zerog]

Randy,You're planning on renting a car in St Maarten. So are we!
Are you starting to have second thoughts?
Will we be able to even get out of town never the less get back in time.

I don't want to be on the dock waving to the ship

i AM having 2nd thoughts. I hadn't thought too much about St. Maarten, as I planned to take a leisurely drive to explore the island. Now, I feel like we are back at square one. What to do? What to do?

How awful would it be to be stuck on the dock watching the ship pull away!? That would be the worst! I think a root canal with no novacaine would be easier.

 

[zerog]

My niece is on her way to the hospital.....

she'll probably have her second baby (suspected to be a girl) SOON!!!!!

Congrats Karen on the new addition to your family!

 

[cdriecke]

Don't forget to add DH Chris.......Thanks! Wouldn't want him to feel left out!

 

[zerog]

Don't forget to add DH Chris.......Thanks! Wouldn't want him to feel left out!

Got it!

 

[cdriecke]

Has anyone been on the "Ultimate Yacht Excursion" in St. Maarten? I noticed it on the Disney Excursions and we booked it. Sounds wonderful....we will be on our own private yacht for 8 hours....they supposedly take you sight seeing, snorkeling in 3 different places. They also take you to Marigot so that you can go to some of the shops and spend some time there. I can't wait...I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about this particular excursion.

Thanks,
Dawn

 

[wdwluvrs]

Welcome to the Caribbean Crazy Cruisers Dawn looks like our crazy group is growing

 

[cdriecke]

Welcome to the Caribbean Crazy Cruisers Dawn looks like our crazy group is growing

Thanks for the welcome! I was just telling my husband how excited I am to have stumbled across this site. This cruise is going to be so fun, especially meeting all of my new friends!

 

[WDWLVR]

Hopefully all our new posters will stick around and get to know us over the next two weeks. Just a reminder that we'll be having a DIS meet at 3pm on sailing day in the promonade lounge. I'll be bringing blank name tags for everyone identifying you as a DIS member. I'll also bring pens so that you can decorate them and add your name (real, screen or a combo). Any questions just ask. That's what we are here for!

 

[zerog]

Has anyone been on the "Ultimate Yacht Excursion" in St. Maarten? I noticed it on the Disney Excursions and we booked it. Sounds wonderful....we will be on our own private yacht for 8 hours....they supposedly take you sight seeing, snorkeling in 3 different places. They also take you to Marigot so that you can go to some of the shops and spend some time there. I can't wait...I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about this particular excursion.

This is our first 7 nite cruise. Sorry, I can't offer any help. It does sound like a lot of fun.

Nonetheless, I bet that if you pose that question on the main board, you'll have 2 or more pages of replies in 24 hours.

 

[cdriecke]

This is our first 7 nite cruise. Sorry, I can't offer any help. It does sound like a lot of fun.

Nonetheless, I bet that if you pose that question on the main board, you'll have 2 or more pages of replies in 24 hours.

Thanks for the advice....I'll give that a try.

 

[dreamcometrue]

welcome to all the newcomers It's great how our group has been growing over the past few weeks!!

Kaylee is feeling better today and went to school. She says she still feels a little sick Hopefully over the weekend, she will fully recover.

I finally received my deluxe edition of the passporter today! I am so thrilled and have been reading it, getting even more excited about the cruise, if that is even possible!