April 29, 2012 ~ Aloha! ~ Wonder to Hawaii- who is with me?

[jiminyC_fan]

Jordak, AKA Marty, who has designed many of the cruise logo's and magnets, has offerred to develop something for our cruise. When I hear back from him I'll post it and see what you all think.

Val

Great idea. Can't wait to see it.

On our Hawaii cruise in 07 it was quite rocky and even closed one of the pools and barf bags were on the stairs. Coming back to LA was even worse. But we love it like that.

I thought we were the only ones that love it like that. On the 2005 EB PC cruise, Hurricane Hilary took a turn and we had it pretty bad. We had a deck two forward cabin and our window would get COVERED in waves. It was soooo cool. Would love to experience that again!!

We had rough seas in and out of Port Canaveral last September on our Bahama's cruise. I have to say that it was enough for me too!..I was the only one it seemed to affect.. I hate having a sick belly. I tried dramamine, but it was not the most effective. I have heard that the patches are better, so I think I will try them this time!... My Uncle who has cruised a few times before recommends them... Here's hoping for calm seas, or good motion sickness meds!

We HIGHLY recommend meclizine. As I said above we hit some big swells and pretty much those of us taking meclizine was able to enjoy the day. You might want to try it out before you leave. It doesn't make you sleepy. It is on the shelves as Bonine but you can buy it from Target from behind the counter and it's called Travel Sickness Pills. MUCH, MUCH cheaper.

For those that normally don't take anything daily you might want to reconsider on this cruise because of the potential of rough seas. Once you hit rough seas it's almost too late. It takes a long time to "play catch up" once you are riding the waves.

 

[CarolAnnC]

No worries. When the seas are rough they're pretty use to people getting sick. We had a really rough night coming back from CC one night and there were a number of "protein spills"

We had a rough night once, heading back to Port Canaveral. But, we were already in bed by the time it hit. I kept rolling out of the bed, though! LOL!

I will have to dig out the sea bands that I have never had to use thus far, lol. Hope the waves are not too rough, though. yikes...

 

[aan1701]

I wish I had read this post before sending my comments. I did not mention the differing paid-in-full dates.

I did say that guests and CMs on the WONDER and the MAGIC (once the FANTASY comes on line) should not be treated like an after-thought. I also suggested they have an ordering system for special pins and souvenirs.

I told them that we do a lot of free advertising for DCL and want to be proud of OUR cruiseline.

I agree that individual missives are better than a form letter or petition.
Thanks for the encouragement.

Jan

Jen sounds like you wrote a great letter. Thanks.

 

[jessrose18]

I have used dramamine-i got sleepy...bonine-worked just fine took before i went to bed every night in case of drowsiness....patch-havent tried gonna get a prescription just in case....sea bands- wore them just in case ($12 at cvs) dont know if they really worked, but i never got sick...

on our first cruise in the bahamas i got really sea sick, and didn't think I was going to so I didnt use any of these things, have since wised up and no problems.

 

[gdaneowner]

I have used dramamine-i got sleepy...bonine-worked just fine took before i went to bed every night in case of drowsiness....patch-havent tried gonna get a prescription just in case....sea bands- wore them just in case ($12 at cvs) dont know if they really worked, but i never got sick...

on our first cruise in the bahamas i got really sea sick, and didn't think I was going to so I didnt use any of these things, have since wised up and no problems.

I am great with a calm boat ride at sea, but once the boat starts rocking, I am done for!.. I will have to stock up on my motion sickness meds, that is for sure!.. I missed dinner 2 nights of a 4 night cruise, and missed one of the restaurants entirely!.. I am going to get to them ALL this time!.. I would hope in 15 nights I could make my way to ALL the restaruants this time!.. Can you overdoes on motion sickness remedies.. , because I might just have to use them all!

 

[valbob89]

I kinda like the one we are all using on our signatures now?

I agree, it is great. I think you will see that what Jordak will designs is not to replace this signature logo but something completely different and for different uses.

 

[LindaBabe]

Is it at the pointy end?

um. no.

Thread Activities

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Maybe one thing we could have on the first page is a list of DISboard activities we would like to share on this cruise and note if an organizer has volunteered yet, and a backup. I apologize if I missed anything or have any of them wrong or incomplete, but here is an update of the activities we are planning.

Group Lanyards tig82174 eeyorelvr10

Roll call BibbidyBobbidyBoo Brooklyn

Champagne Girls EllaEnchanted UKANGEL

Facebook link Brooklyn KrissannB

Scavenger Hunt dolphingirl47

Secret Mickey MJGirl dolphingirl47

Graphics Brooklyn

FE threebritts

vow renewal valbob89 goofprincess threebritts Happy Goofy

book exchange valbob89

Private Tours birkner

Pre-cruise stay mickeymom923

Group Palo Brunch newbydisney dee47

Link Late Night Res dee47

Private Shuttle to Port
from DL dee47 tig82174 eeyorelvr10

DISboard Navigator dee47


Update White Board KrissannB

bracelet KrissannB

Jewelry Making
Workshop Dolphingirl47

Geezer Meet Mrs. Mork
On other cruises there have been the following activities. If anyone would like to organize any of them, please let us know. Also, if you have other events you would like see added to the list.

Cruise Website

T-Shirts
group logo
mickey mouse club

Lanyard Pins

Pre-Cruise Meeting

Private Tastings

Candy Swap

PJ Breakfast

Postcard Exchange

Room Tour

Group Photo Share Account

Ladies Afternoon Tea

Scrapbook Exchange

Recipe Exchange

Welcome Aboard Meet & Greet

I'll volunteer to lead the Scrapbook exchange, if no one else cares to do so.

I worked on my email to DCL yesterday. I have not sent it yet. What do you guys think?



Corinna

WONDERFUL letter, Corinna!

 

[MousseauMob]

We HIGHLY recommend meclizine. As I said above we hit some big swells and pretty much those of us taking meclizine was able to enjoy the day. You might want to try it out before you leave. It doesn't make you sleepy. It is on the shelves as Bonine but you can buy it from Target from behind the counter and it's called Travel Sickness Pills. MUCH, MUCH cheaper.

For those that normally don't take anything daily you might want to reconsider on this cruise because of the potential of rough seas. Once you hit rough seas it's almost too late. It takes a long time to "play catch up" once you are riding the waves.

I very strongly agree with this recommendation! I believe the reason I was able to enjoy our last day while so many were laid up was because I took my Bonine pill every single day at the same time without fail. I even started them 2 days before we sailed and the last day that was so rough, I think I slipped an extra one in (about 12 hours apart). I don't want to make anyone nervous - because the cruise was AMAZING and I know the cruise after us had calm seas throughout, but when I say we hit rough seas, I mean really rough! Being the last day, I was packing and everytime I bent over to place something in the suitcase I was thrown across the room. After a few times, I was laughing so hard at myself that I was probably making myself lose my balance as much as the seas. After I got smart enough to put the luggage on the bed, so I wasn't bending over, the packing went much better! In the dining room on the 5th deck, we had a lovely window seat, and the kids, I and the crew were ooohh'ing, aaahhh'ing and whoa'ing the waves and swells coming so near the window. So please, hope for the best, but be prepared rather than sorry.

I'll volunteer to lead the Scrapbook exchange, if no one else cares to do so.

What is a scrapbook exchange? Is this for traditional or digital scrapbooking?

 

[jiminyC_fan]

I very strongly agree with this recommendation! I believe the reason I was able to enjoy our last day while so many were laid up was because I took my Bonine pill every single day at the same time without fail. I even started them 2 days before we sailed and the last day that was so rough, I think I slipped an extra one in (about 12 hours apart). I don't want to make anyone nervous - because the cruise was AMAZING and I know the cruise after us had calm seas throughout, but when I say we hit rough seas, I mean really rough! Being the last day, I was packing and everytime I bent over to place something in the suitcase I was thrown across the room. After a few times, I was laughing so hard at myself that I was probably making myself lose my balance as much as the seas. After I got smart enough to put the luggage on the bed, so I wasn't bending over, the packing went much better! In the dining room on the 5th deck, we had a lovely window seat, and the kids, I and the crew were ooohh'ing, aaahhh'ing and whoa'ing the waves and swells coming so near the window. So please, hope for the best, but be prepared rather than sorry.

What is a scrapbook exchange? Is this for traditional or digital scrapbooking?

Your story made me laugh!! It also made me think of the ooohh'ing and aaahhh'ing that we were doing on the PC. We had stateroom 2000 the most forward stateroom on deck 2. We invited our DISfriends to watch the waves covering our porthole during Hurricane Hilary. You look back at our video and we were all ooohhh'ing and aaahhh'ing everytime the waves would splash up against the porthole.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Wish we were all sitting in Cove cafe right now......


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Some of us WILL BE in about seven days!

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[sshaw10060]

We had a rough night once, heading back to Port Canaveral. But, we were already in bed by the time it hit. I kept rolling out of the bed, though! LOL!

I will have to dig out the sea bands that I have never had to use thus far, lol. Hope the waves are not too rough, though. yikes...

My wife swears that the combination of the scopolamine patch, meclizine, and sea bands would keep anyone from heaving.

 

[jessrose18]

is it safe to take patch and bonine together???

 

[MrsMork]

I am great with a calm boat ride at sea, but once the boat starts rocking, I am done for!.. I will have to stock up on my motion sickness meds, that is for sure!.. I missed dinner 2 nights of a 4 night cruise, and missed one of the restaurants entirely!.. I am going to get to them ALL this time!.. I would hope in 15 nights I could make my way to ALL the restaruants this time!.. Can you overdoes on motion sickness remedies.. , because I might just have to use them all!:worship:

Yes, you can!

Some of us WILL BE in about seven days!

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OH! Go ahead and brag, Jackie!! At the end of July you will be back at work and WE will be at the Cove!

My wife swears that the combination of the scopolamine patch, meclizine, and sea bands would keep anyone from heaving.

I'd surely ask my pharmacist or physician before I used both scopolamine and meclizine.

 

[goofprincess]

Wish we were all sitting in Cove cafe right now......





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Me too

 

[MousseauMob]

Your story made me laugh!! It also made me think of the ooohh'ing and aaahhh'ing that we were doing on the PC. We had stateroom 2000 the most forward stateroom on deck 2. We invited our DISfriends to watch the waves covering our porthole during Hurricane Hilary. You look back at our video and we were all ooohhh'ing and aaahhh'ing everytime the waves would splash up against the porthole.

I'll bet your video is awesome! I can't recall going to a lower floor, but I can imagine it must have seemed partially underwater!

Some of us WILL BE in about seven days! .

ooohhhh that was cold!! I'm so jealous, can I stow away in your luggage!

My wife swears that the combination of the scopolamine patch, meclizine, and sea bands would keep anyone from heaving.

is it safe to take patch and bonine together???

Now let's not go overboard (no pun intended).

 

[valbob89]

I'll volunteer to lead the Scrapbook exchange, if no one else cares to do so.


Great - thanks. I've updated the last posting and will re-post at the end of the week. Val

 

[BethE]

Aloooha.

Have wanted to go to Hawaii since I was a kid and saw the Brady Bunch Goes to Hawaii episode.

Who is going to bring aboard the ancient cursed taboo tiki idol?

Might also have been one of the few passengers on the Wonder PC cruise who didn't really care if we got a sendoff or a welcome or whatever. The pin thing was a mess but I don't do pins so I wasn't in the line. Nor do I have the slightest idea who Ali and AJ are, someone want to enlighten?

Catherine! Woohoo! Hawaii is great -- you'll love it.

So you went on another PC cruise after the first one? I seem to recall you were a bit leery about that one in the beginning -- or am I thinking of someone else?

Anyway, it will be great to see you again.

Beth (and Harry)

 

[Tinkerbel129]

Thread Activities
THIS IS AN UPDATE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe one thing we could have on the first page is a list of DISboard activities we would like to share on this cruise and note if an organizer has volunteered yet, and a backup. I apologize if I missed anything or have any of them wrong or incomplete, but here is an update of the activities we are planning.

Group Lanyards tig82174 eeyorelvr10

Roll call BibbidyBobbidyBoo Brooklyn

Champagne Girls EllaEnchanted UKANGEL

Facebook link Brooklyn KrissannB

Scavenger Hunt dolphingirl47

Secret Mickey MJGirl dolphingirl47

Graphics Brooklyn

FE threebritts

vow renewal valbob89 goofprincess threebritts Happy Goofy

book exchange valbob89

Private Tours birkner

Pre-cruise stay mickeymom923

Group Palo Brunch newbydisney dee47

Link Late Night Res dee47

Private Shuttle to Port
from DL dee47 tig82174 eeyorelvr10

DISboard Navigator dee47


Update White Board KrissannB

bracelet KrissannB

Jewelry Making
Workshop Dolphingirl47

Geezer Meet Mrs. Mork

Scrapbook Exchange LindaBabe

On other cruises there have been the following activities. If anyone would like to organize any of them, please let us know. Also, if you have other events you would like see added to the list.

Cruise Website

T-Shirts
group logo
mickey mouse club

Lanyard Pins

Pre-Cruise Meeting

Private Tastings

Candy Swap

PJ Breakfast

Postcard Exchange

Room Tour

Group Photo Share Account

Ladies Afternoon Tea

Recipe Exchange

Welcome Aboard Meet & Greet

Val, GREAT JOB keeping this all organized!

 

[BethE]

We will be heading that way end of July for Alaska. We will be staying in Bellingham on July 25.

Hmm...Bellingham is about 2 hours north of Seattle and Bellevue. Which way are you heading that day, north or south? Maybe we could meet closer to Seattle/Bellevue before or after....

Beth (and Harry)

 

[BethE]

Hi I am Judy aka pixiegran and I live in Redmond, next to or blended with Bellevue. I think a get together would be awesome.

Hi Judy, it's definitely looking like we could organize something. I'm cogitating on it, trying to come up with a Disney tie-in, or a cruise tie-in, or a HI tie-in. Anyone else have an idea for this? Of course we have over a year to plan! But we could do something this summer and include Mrs. Mork et al. And the weather is always better in the summer.

Anyone interested in a meet in the Seattle area could PM me and I will at least start a list.

Beth (and Harry)