Aug 3 Western Disney Magic Roll Call

[mmouse37]

nancy....yes, I also bring a Rubbermaid Chuggables water bottle (it has a wider opening at the top to more easily fit ice) and fill it with ice and water and bring it to the pool (my little part for the environment!!!). Tell your DH Margaritas are my favorite as well ha ha!! Are you bringing a blender or just having them over ice?

Out of the 17 of us sailing in our group I am the only one who frequents this board. I always tell everyone about it but they just don't get the DIS thing. Oh well, I would be up for a meet with anyone who wants to get together.

On our last cruise the DIS'ers met in the Promenade lounge for a few minutes after the drill and before the sailaway party. We all introduced ourselves and then ran into each other at various times during the week.

Things are crazy here this week, we are still cleaning up after our DD graduation party (150 people!!!) and she's trying to pack for her trip to Cancun this Sun for a week with friends (how come I never had a childhood like this!!). I told her to hop on over to Cozumel and say hello to the Magic while it is in port that week (she just gave me the look).

Execumom......you seem all set!!!! I really want to get things organized because I do not want to run around the day before like a crazy woman.

MJ

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

Wow- don't know how I missed THIS thread!

Hello, everyone! If you don't know already, I'll be on the August 3rd cruise also. I'll also be bringing my wife with me. We're treating this like our 1 year wedding anniversary, even though we were married on August 25th, but oh well.
Also, we are bringing my best friend since 7th grade, who shares our love for fun & all things Disney. Hopefully, we can find him a nice gal between 21-25. We're making him do the singles thing the first night.

Anyways, excursions:
-Key West: Trolley & train tour
-Caymans: Half day Stingray snorkel w/ Capt. Marvin's
-Cozumel: Jeep Safari Tour
-Castaway Cay: Nothing! Just relaxing on the beach.

Haven't received my documents yet, but my TA said to wait until July 20 before I worry.

As for dinner, I think the earlier time is GREAT!! I didn't even hear about that until I read this thread just now! Gives us adults on the late dinnertime more time to have some fun at the clubs, shows, etc. before bedtime! We're hoping for the APLAPLA dinner rotation, otherwise we'll just have it switched when we get there.

I think that pretty much covers it!!

 

[mmouse37]

mtdewbuzz.....I was wondering why you never checked in on this thread!!!!

What time are you heading over to the port. We are also staying at the Radisson and I wanted to get the gang moving out at about 10:00 - 10:15. I want to be at the Port when they open. Last time we were first on line and it was great!!! I think we will take one of our vans and drop all the luggage off with a porter and then come back and turn in the van. It will be easier to just load 17 people than 17 people and luggage on the shuttle.

You should also tell DCL that you and your wife and celebrating your one year anniv. (even though it is early). I am sure they will do a cake thing at the table or something.

Once when hubby and I sailed alone on the Wonder for our 20th anniv. DCL upgraded us to a veranda cabin and had champagne and chocolates waiting for us in the room!!! A very nice surprise.

I am leaning towards the jeep safari also, sounds like a blast!!!

MJ

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

Well, we'll be checking in late on Friday at the Radisson, then we'll probably go get some soda from a local store for the cruise, and maybe grab a bite to eat. Then it's off to bed, with an early wake-up time. I'm hoping to go there around the same time when they open & do the same thing with my luggage (thanks for the tip!) before returning our rental.
There will only be 3 of us, so it should be a fairly simple process (I hope).

 

[nancyz]

Wow, it is great to see how everyone is so excited!

ExecuMom, that is great you are flying 1st class RT. Lucky you!!

I'll be getting my docs tomorrow from my SIL, tinkerbell4two.

We are staying at the Embassy Suites at the Orlando Airport the night before, and taking 2 Happy Limos to the port. We hope to get there around 11am. We don't want to be too far back in line for boarding since we really want to get those Palo's ressies.

MJ, my DH likes his margaritas over ice, so we won't have to bring a blender. But I've heard rumors that my other SIL is bringing one.

A couple of you mentioned the Jeep tour on Cozumel, are you doing DCL's or your own excursion. My DH and I are planning our own since it is cheaper at starts earlier, at 10:30am.

I'm open for meeting briefly after the drill. Anyone else up for that time?

nancy

 

[tinkerbell4two]

Wow, I go to a July 4th celebration and missed you all this morning. Well it looks like we will all see each other at port, but I agree that we should meet later. I've heard a rumor that meeting on the 10th deck for castoff is a great spot, but I'm open to meeting after the boat drill. SIL- DS is planning to bring a blender and I was thinking about bringing my ice shaver, just don't know if I will have room. I love pouring mud slide mix over shaved ice..my new favorite thing since I got the machine. Also, the kids love shaved ice with flavors, but I'm sure DCL will have many enjoyable things that they will like just as well. What to do!?! What to do!?! (my favorite line from "Larry Boy and the Rumor Weed" for any of you who know Veggietales)

Nicole

 

[BarbaraB]

Meeting on board sounds good to me!!

We will be driving in from WDW and dropping off a car at Avis the morning of the cruise. Hopefully we will be at the port between 10:30 and 11:00. Definitely want to do Palo.

Nicole and Nancy--I grew up in La Honda and my DH and I lived in Redwood City when were first married. I get some good natured ribbing about being a Californian living here in Texas. (Especially after a certain court ruling)

Look forward to meeting you.

 

[nancyz]

BarbaraB -

I grew up in Redwood City, and now live in San Carlos. My paternal grandparents lived in Redwood City, and we now live in the house my maternal grandparents lived in.

Looking forward to meeting you either after the drill or on Deck 10 during castoff!



Nancy

 

[mmouse37]

All you cruisers from the West Coast, do you have direct flights or connections? If you have connections, do you worry about delays and such.

We are flying down on a direct flight from NY. Even though we have never really been delayed, we always try to fly the day before. We just got a call from Continental to tell us our return flight time was changed. I got really nervous at first because we wanted to spend the day we got off the ship sightseeing, but luckily they only changed our flight to be 20 minutes earlier so we still have the whole day.

It's getting closer....

MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

Most all the flights out of SFO and San Jose are connecting flights. Our connection is in Denver. Being that we are flying the day before and the airline we are flying with has 90% on-time flights, I'm really not that concerned. I'm much more concerned about what to bring and will they fit in our bags.

Nicole

 

[mmouse37]

Hey 8/3 Western Cruisers.....check out the Magic in Key West today. That will be us in a few weeks!!!! Today temp, 84 and party sunny....I'll take it!!!


http://www.kroooz-cams.com/ports/key_west.htm

MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

Thanks, MJ. That was very fun to watch and I even saw the light reflections on the ship from the sunset. Too bad they don't have a sunset cam. Did you see the weather in Port Canaveral yesterday. It looked very drizzly. I hope they don't have anymore rain. Just think, only one more stop for the Magic to Key West without us. Then it's our turn and someone else will be looking at the webcam and wishing they were us.

I have almost everything I need. Just looking for a perfect sundress. I imagine that I can start packing!!!

Nicole

 

[mmouse37]

Can't 8/3 get here any faster. I am at home doing laundry and various other mundane household chores, while my DD18 just left for Cancun for a week with friends. Something does not add up here!!!

Anyone start any serious packing yet. I am most ambitious in the morning, but I can't start lugging suitcases around in our bedroom because my hubby works nights and sleeps days. I have to wait until he wakes up then I usually lose my motivation!!!

Oh well.....there is always late night packing I guess!

MJ

 

[philncat]

Hello to all 8/3 cruisers,
I just found out about this thread. I am in a group of eleven. My family includesH- 48m, DD 20, DS 17, Mom and Dad (very young 70's), Brother's family which includes son 10 and twins (boy and girl) 4-1/2. I saw that there is another set of 4-1/2 twins on board. That will be fun. We are flying out of Orange County, CA but have not yet received any documents...I hope they will arrive today.
cat

 

[BarbaraB]

Welcome aboard. Hopefully we will be able to hook up the two sets of twins sometime!! Maybe in Kids Club.

I haven't started packing, but I have an ongoing list of things to pack that just seems to be getting longer. I am just hoping everything will fit in our suitcases!!

Barbara

 

[mmouse37]

Welcome Philncat. Are you flying in the day before or taking a red-eye in that morning? A few of us are staying at the Radisson the night before.

I am sure your DD20 and DS17 will run into my DD18 and DS17 at somepoint during the cruise!!! If they would like to check out some pictures of them they can go to www.webshots.com and look for Member Photos on the right. Then click on User Pages, then type in Daisy651, then click on Daisy651.


MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

So, my brother-in-law (BIL) gave me a choice of 5 different suitcases to borrow for the trip. I took three of them of course and started packing as soon as I got them home last night.

How does everybody pack their door organizer? filled or empty?

Welcome aboard, Philncat. Just love those take-offs from John Wayne (I went to CSULB and flew out of that airport a lot). We have one 5 1/2 y/o, one 4 1/2 y/o, three 3 1/2 y/o and one 1 1/2 y/o in our group. Your bother's kids will have lots of company. Tell them that Sophia (my DD) is looking forward to meeting them.

Nicole

 

[nancyz]

Hey, tinkerbell4 two!!

I just started packing the non-clothes items, and realized that snorkel equipment takes up a HUGE amount of space in our 30" piece of luggage. Luckily, through these posts, I figured out we don't need our wheeled collapsible cooler. That saved us lots of room. I"m packing the organizer empty, I like taking time when I first arrive to organize and scout out the space.

Sometimes I'm afraid we won't have enough room in our other pieces of luggage which are much smaller. Well, I guess it's time to choose between clothes that I really need and want to wear.






Nancy

 

[Jamie]

Just missed the FEDEX man by 10 minutes today. Left a note he would try again tomorrow. An hour later he went flying by without even stopping. I made sure I left the garage door up so he'd know we're home. He didn't even look. I just want my cruise docs. Oh well, it's only 3:30 on the west coast so there's still hope.

Philncat, I also have a DS10. My DD is 13. Maybe we'll meet up before hand. DS is a lot more comfortable if he know's someone ahead of time. DD has no fears of new places or people (kind of scary when she was little).

Getting ready to start packing this week (we actually head to WDW on the 28th). I love you people. Everyone says I'm the most over planner (is that a word??) they know but they've never met you guys. later

 

[tinkerbell4two]

I was still thinking about bringing our cooler. Especially since we get that grocery stop and I'm planning on bringing at least 12 bottles of water. I've read many mixed reviews about the coolers. Some people say that they just role them on and DCL doesn't make a fuss about them at all. our TA says they really discourage them, but don't prohibit. I guess I really need to figure out if it is really necessary - for us.
MJ- I know you are packing yours. How much have you used it on DCL? BarbaraB - are you bring one?

Nicole