April 26 - May 3, 2008 Caribbean Crazy Cruisers

[stevenmtl]

Hello there fellow cruisers!!! Just checking in to see what's going on!
Looks like we'll be travelling with a bunch of wild and crazy people!!!
We're just back from a Birthday Dinner with the whole family to celebrate Steven's 40th! We were discussing the fact that at this time next week, we'd be in Florida probably visiting downtown Disney for dinner!!!
That's all for now! Gotta get some sleep! Busy Passover weekend ahead!
Then once the Passover Seders (dinners) are done, we can start to concentrate on PACKING FOR THE CRUISE!!!! WHOO HOO!!!
Good Night ALL!
Beth

 

[dreamcometrue]

Hey Everybody!!

I know this is repetative but could you plese post the meet again??

This is a great time for the kids to meet too!!!
My kids really want to meet Kays kids since we are right across the hall.
They have been pin pal s with Cari's kids too! They are so excited to meet them before we board!!

It's almost here!!!

the meet is posted in post 1, page 1. 3pm Promenade Lounge

We are very excited to meet you guys too. It's awesome so many of us are on the same deck so close to each other. It will be fun bumping into each other!

 

[WDWLVR]

DIS meet scheduled for 3 pm on Saturday April 26th to be held in the Promenade Lounge.

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Look for this DIS meet sign:

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We will have blank name badges for everyone and pens to fill them out:

You can put your real name on the badge, your screen name or both. They are the size of a business card and will fit in your KTTW card holder if you have one.


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[WDWLVR]

Good morning Cruisers





We sail in 1 week!

Well it is already Saturday here in IL and since I couldn't sleep I figured I might as well get it posted! I normally would do a daily countdown at this point but since Randy has been doing such a good job with that I'll turn it over to him.
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[WDWLVR]

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Tip Of The Day

For you morning persons don't forget that you can head up to deck 9 and the drink station for your early morning coffee.

For those who aren't morning people or for morning people who just want to relax - have room service deliver you a fresh pot. Just hang the menu outside your door before you go to bed.

Also to get your day started in a Disney way. Ask for a wake-up call - Mickey will call to start your day for you!


Good morning!

 

[dreamcometrue]

Good morning Cruisers





We sail in 1 week!

Well it is already Saturday here in IL and since I couldn't sleep I figured I might as well get it posted! I normally would do a daily countdown at this point but since Randy has been doing such a good job with that I'll turn it over to him.
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I have been waiting to see this for soooooooooooooooooooooooo long!!!!!

 

[zerog]

TEN
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SEVEN DAYS TO SAIL
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TWO
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[Warren Family]

WoW! I see I am not the only Crazy Caribbean Cruiser that can't sleep because they are so excited. I am up early "fluffing" summer clothes and packing, packing, packing! I am looking forward to meeting the Cajun Cruisers. I lived in Metairie for a while when I was growing up. Those family oriented parades were the BEST! (Back in the 70s!) All you had to do to get beads was to say "Throw Me Somethin' Mista!" <<<that's the REAL tradition!

 

[zerog]

I normally would do a daily countdown at this point but since Randy has been doing such a good job with that I'll turn it over to him.

I don't know why, but I love posting on the forum. I guess that's stating the obvious. Perhaps I'm part of the reason we are on page 245 - some of the other cruise meets don't even come close. WE ROCK!

 

[zerog]

7-Day Forecast Summaries

Today

82°F | 64°F
Partly Sunny
Partly sunny this morning. Partly sunny in the afternoon. Partly cloudy this evening. Partly cloudy overnight.

Sunday

82°F | 59°F
Partly Sunny with Thunderstorms
Partly sunny in the morning. Partly sunny with a shower or t-storm in the afternoon. Clear to partly cloudy in the evening. Clear to partly cloudy overnight.

Monday

82°F | 60°F
Intermittent Clouds
A blend of sun and clouds for the morning. A blend of sun and clouds in the afternoon. Mainly clear in the evening. Mainly clear overnight.

Tuesday

83°F | 64°F
Mostly Sunny
Mostly sunny in the morning. Mostly sunny in the afternoon. Mainly clear during the evening. Mainly clear overnight.

Wednesday

82°F | 64°F
Mostly Sunny
Mostly sunny and pleasant in the morning. Mostly sunny and pleasant in the afternoon. Mainly clear and breezy in the evening. Mainly clear and breezy overnight.

Thursday

82°F | 63°F
Mostly Sunny
Mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant in the morning. Mostly sunny, breezy and pleasant in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the evening. Partly cloudy overnight.

Friday

82°F | 61°F
Partly Sunny
Partly sunny in the morning. Partly sunny in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the evening. Partly cloudy overnight.

 

[WDWLVR]

I don't know why, but I love posting on the forum. I guess that's stating the obvious. Perhaps I'm part of the reason we are on page 245 - some of the other cruise meets don't even come close. WE ROCK!

Speaking of which. When we hit 3750 we're going to have to close this thread and start a new one. So we just might be on a part 2 thread before we cruise.

 

[Warren Family]

Joe (DH) found another place to eat in St. Maarten. www dot zeebestrestaurant dot com

The menu looks super! They have crepes, homemade croissants and french toast made of croissants. I better go eat breakfast, as writing about this is making me REALLY hungry!
(Packing and ironing still in progress this morning. Also looking up on the net fun things for a 3 year old to do in the car for 8 hours!)

Thanks for the weather reports! Have a great day everyone!

 

[vriecke]

WoW! I see I am not the only Crazy Caribbean Cruiser that can't sleep because they are so excited. I am up early "fluffing" summer clothes and packing, packing, packing! I am looking forward to meeting the Cajun Cruisers. I lived in Metairie for a while when I was growing up. Those family oriented parades were the BEST! (Back in the 70s!) All you had to do to get beads was to say "Throw Me Somethin' Mista!" <<<that's the REAL tradition!

Where Y'At, Warren Family! Can't wait to meet you, and everybody else. I'm so glad my DDIL Dawn discovered this forum before we left! It's so much more fun to cruise with friends, even those newly-met.

As for the Mardi Gras beads, when I went next door to DS Chris' house to raid their stash, I was informed that the stash no longer existed. So I guess I'll have to scrounge around for some. That shouldn't be too difficult, as everyone in southeastern La. has an attic full!

To get you in the mood, here's a little bit of Cajun humor, featuring Boudreaux (pronounced Bood - row):

One day Boudreaux, his wife Clotile, and Boudreaux's friend, Pierre went to the city.
While Clotile went shopping, Boudreaux & Pierre decided to go check out one of them tall buildings.

Inside the building, Boudreaux & Pierre came to these big golden doors.

Boudreaux says,"Wonda wot dees doors lead to?".

So Boudreaux & Pierre stare at the doors for a few minutes until an old woman comes up to the doors. She pushes a button near the door, the doors open, she goes inside, & the doors close.

Boudreaux & Pierre watch as numbers above the door start to change from "1" to "2" to "3", then the numbers stop a while then change again from "3" to "2" to "1". Then the doors open and a beautiful young woman walks out!

Boudreaux tells Pierre, "Mais you saw dat!? Hurry up--lets go find Clotile so we can put her in dere!"

Enjoy!

Ginny

 

[speakupjc]

No Karen you didn't scare me off in fact I have high hopes of meeting up with you and your family on the ship and having lunch etc.

I am missing the meet simply because of the time. We intend to go to one of the parks at DW and then turn in the car around 2:30 PM. Bearing that in mind we should be being processed when you guys are meeting. If I see any of you wearing a green Mickey head I plan to say hi and talk to you for a short while. Who knows if we hit it off we might even mutually choose to hang out together.

I just wish I had contected with some of you and was going to be sitting with you at the same table in the dining room. If anyone still wants to do this please let me know. We are a family of 3 with a five year old daughter.

As for the Mardi Gras Beads are concererned I have a whole ice chest full of them plus additional ones and I have never showed my stuff for them nor will I! Although most people think New Orleans is the home of Mardi Gras because their celebration is bigger it actully started in our country in Mobile, AL, my birth place. I lived there throughout my childhood and go down there for Mardi Gras every year (in fact I am even in a Mardi Gras organization). Some New Orleanians will tell you it began in Mobile and some won't. I discovered this when I went to the BCS national championship this year. I do love New Orleans though!

 

[Myers Family5]

I have read that the water "is safe to drink right from the tap" in fact I might have read that on the board here. . .my question is. ..and I apologize if it has been posed before, but do any of you frequent cruisers bring along a santizier like a brita pitcher thingy? I picked a "slim line" pitcher up at our local Boscov's for $10. It does 40 oz at a time and is good for something like 2 months or 40 gallons.

In everyones professional opinion, is this something I should be packing along with the kitchen sink??

Collecting everyones 2 cents. . . starting now. . . .

 

[MarkRG]

I have read that the water "is safe to drink right from the tap" in fact I might have read that on the board here. . .my question is. ..and I apologize if it has been posed before, but do any of you frequent cruisers bring along a santizier like a brita pitcher thingy? I picked a "slim line" pitcher up at our local Boscov's for $10. It does 40 oz at a time and is good for something like 2 months or 40 gallons.

In everyones professional opinion, is this something I should be packing along with the kitchen sink??

Collecting everyones 2 cents. . . starting now. . . .

oh. no.. you asked for the professional opinion, now you're in trouble.

Guess what part of my job is? Maintaining water quality for the boilers we have at work. Shipboard is actually superior to the water I provide to the boilers. We have an undersink filtration system here at home for drinking water(which is also municipally treated, not from a well so it's not very mineral-heavy to begin with) and shipboard is equal or better. No experience with Brita specifically, so can't give you a better answer. You can bring it however, if you want to feel more secure.

All water onboard is produced from ocean water thru a process called reverse osmosis(check out Wikipedia's definition) that is better than what most municipal tap water processes apply. There is also a water selection among the fountain choices up on the deck 9 drink station that I've been told has added filtering of some kind.

We personally usually only bring a wide mouth sport bottle that we pack with ice and top up with onboard water for excursions, making sure we wash it out very well between uses.

 

[Myers Family5]

oh. no.. you asked for the professional opinion, now you're in trouble.


We personally usually only bring a wide mouth sport bottle that we pack with ice and top up with onboard water for excursions, making sure we wash it out very well between uses.

Thanks Mark, you have calmed my fears about the water . . . my DH (also Mark) also told me that I probably didn't need it, but told me to go ahead and get it if it made me feel better!

And it does not surprise me to be in trouble, . . . I am always in or causing trouble. . . in some good natured way. . . mind you.

I will be sure to pack some wide mouth bottles. . . .

 

[WDWLVR]

http://www.ronjonresort.com/WebCam.htm

She sails between 5 and 5:30pm EST.

Randy have you been able to get it to connect. It wouldn't connect for me last week and looks to be the same for me this week.

 

[MarkRG]

Randy have you been able to get it to connect. It wouldn't connect for me last week and looks to be the same for me this week.

Looks like it's broke. If you go to their main website there's no link anymore. http://www.ronjonresort.com/

Alternates,

Port Cam: http://www.local6.com/blank/2349894/detail.html

Radisson, the Magic is behind the other ship: http://www.opusad.com/radissonwebcam/


And once they get going, usually around :20 after the hour she'll pass this one: http://www.twopalms.com/

Enjoy!

 

[dreamcometrue]

anyone else here waiting for the Magic to pull out of port? The Ron JOn's cam isn't working for me either, but I have the TwoPalms one and the Port Canaveral one up! Next week this will be US!!!!