August 16 2009 4 night Wonder, Cruise-O-Maniac

[magchavez]

It's finally here!!! We leave tomorrow morning!! We land at 1:30 and will be at CBR for the next 3 nights. We're sooo excited!

I agree about the packing now that there's the 50lb limit! I have it all in 3 suitcases, I'm just not sure how much they weigh! Guess we'll find out at DIA tomorrow morning!

See you all on Sunday!

 

[Coach Rick]

Well I guess everyone is back or about to be back to the "real world". That sure was a perfect cruise. The weather was great, the seas were calm. It was just perfect.

It was very nice meeting some of you in the Promnade Lounge and bumping into you here and there. René and I closed a couple of the on board bars. I had a great time Laura, and no he was absolutely not keeping me from my family, since every night I arrived back in my suite they were all sleeping, except for my DS who I usually met getting in the same time as me.

I booked another cruise while on the ship. I booked August 13, but actually plan on doing something in 2011. I just wanted the 10% off on the ship.

Our pre stay at Tree House was fantastic. What a cool resort! Equally cool was our stay at Kidani Village after the cruise.

Well, it's only 310 days to our July trip at BLT! Can't wait...

 

[magchavez]

We're home too, back to reality! We had a fantastic trip. We loved CBR before the cruise and the cruise itself was awesome!!! We will definitely be doing that again. Sorry, we didn't make it to the promenade lounge - we got to the ship at 2:00. By the time we checked in and got something to eat, we missed everyone.

Thanks for the all of the cool fish extender gifts! The kids loved checking it every night! They especially loved the hats from Canada!!!

We brought home another souvenir - swine flu. We got off the ship Thurs morning and flew home that afternoon. Friday afternoon my son had a fever of 104.5. We took him to the doctor and sure enough, he tested positive for swine flu. And naturally my daughter had the same thing on Sat. The doctor said the incubation period is 2 - 6 days so we picked it up either at WDW or on the ship. Big bummer. But, at least they waited til we got home to get sick! They're much better today and will probably go to school tomorrow!

Hope everyone had safe travels home!

PS - the kids don't have much appetite tonight so we're having LL Bean pancakes!!!

 

[SSR Lover]

We made it home after midnight last night from our post cruise WDW stay. It was almost 3:00 by the time we made it on the ship, and we were all hungry, so we went to get lunch before the buffet closed. We were sorry to miss the meet! We did get to meet Karen and her husband at the DVC member "party" - and I won a $100 OBC!! We all had a blast on the cruise and can't wait to plan another one. Thanks to all for the FE gifts - the kids were very excited to find their surprises, and we can't wait to sample the goodies left for us. Sorry if there was any confusion over our stateroom number - when we checked in at the airport they gave me a different room than what I had originally been given.

Maggie - sorry to hear about the flu. I hope everyone gets better soon!Jason told me Saturday that thought he was getting strep throat, but luckily it turned out to be just a cold.

Now we are in back to school mode - the boys go back on Thursday.

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Thank you everyone for the wonderful FE gifts. The kids loved finding suprises (as did the adults ). They are still playing with everything!!

It was great to meet all of you! Magchavez, sorry we missed you...hope you enjoyed those pancakes and that everyone feels better really soon!!!

To copy Coach Rick...that cruise was awesome!! We are already thinking about our next cruise...sometime in 2011. I couldn't get over all the events available and we LOVED Castaway Cay!!!

MandyMouse-missed you at the lounge, but you looked like you were so comfortable in your chair! We saw you at Palo with your DH and saw Kerry and Becky around the ship, too. Hope you had a great vacation!

I will be writing a pre-trip report at some point, I think, just to help with the post Cruise/Trip blues.

Thanks again!!!

 

[3smithboys]

We also wanted to thanks everyone for the wonderful fe gifts! The boys loved coming back to the cabin to see all of the fun surprises that were left for them.

Since we have been back, I have been frantically busy getting my classroom ready for back to school night, which I just had tonight! I think that it went well. Phew, I'm glad that it's over, though.... I'm exhausted!

I still have to o back to school the rest of this week for meetings. The kids start on Monday - not sure I'm quite ready for that yet!

What I am ready for is another Disney cruise.... sure wish I could put another ticker on my siggie!!!

 

[Coach Rick]

I just posted on the main cruise board about the pricing for the next cruise. Can you imagine, the same exact room (Cat 3) one year from now would cost $2200 more than it was this year! How can they justify that? I have sent clients on 7 day cruises that didn't cost $2200 for two people.

 

[mvlimmex]

Hi everyone!

Sorry that I haven't posted since we have been back. I have been a little under the weather, since I found out that I am pregnant. I have had morning sickness and have been really tired. I am only 8 1/2 weeks, so I am not that far along, but have had an ultrasound and got to see the baby's heartbeat and everything looked alright.

Anyways, I want to thank everyone too for the FE gifts. The kids really enjoyed finding goodies in their FE and we all really enjoyed our gifts. It was also nice meeting many of you. The cruise went way too fast. We sure had a good time. We have a cruise planned for next Oct. for a 7 night cruise on over Halloween in 2010. We have never been on a 7night cruise before so it should be fun!

I hope all of you had fun on the cruise, as well as WDW if you went there.

Maggie, I am so sorry that your kids got the swine flu while they were on vacation. I hope that they are feeling better now. The swine flu thing scares me especially since the kids are going to be going back to school tomorrow. Plus, being pregnant it makes me a little nervous too. Hopefully we won't have to worry about it!But if one of us gets it, hopefully it will be a mild case.

Take Care!

Vicki

 

[DisneyWhirled]

Hi everyone!

Sorry that I haven't posted since we have been back. I have been a little under the weather, since I found out that I am pregnant. I have had morning sickness and have been really tired. I am only 8 1/2 weeks, so I am not that far along, but have had an ultrasound and got to see the baby's heartbeat and everything looked alright.

Anyways, I want to thank everyone too for the FE gifts. The kids really enjoyed finding goodies in their FE and we all really enjoyed our gifts. It was also nice meeting many of you. The cruise went way too fast. We sure had a good time. We have a cruise planned for next Oct. for a 7 night cruise on over Halloween in 2010. We have never been on a 7night cruise before so it should be fun!

I hope all of you had fun on the cruise, as well as WDW if you went there.

Maggie, I am so sorry that your kids got the swine flu while they were on vacation. I hope that they are feeling better now. The swine flu thing scares me especially since the kids are going to be going back to school tomorrow. Plus, being pregnant it makes me a little nervous too. Hopefully we won't have to worry about it!But if one of us gets it, hopefully it will be a mild case.

Take Care!

Vicki

Congrats, Vicki!!!! How wonderful!! We can't wait to sail again, either!!

 

[Keever]

Glad everyone got home safely, if not a little worse for wear from Swine Flu!!! I hope your family is well, Maggie.

And Vicki! Your news is so exciting. Congratulations! Imagine your wee one is already a cruiser! When you go on the 7 day cruise you'll be using Flounders nursery for sure.

We arrived back in Ottawa on August 27th. The cruise was the start of our vacation and we followed The Wonder with some days at Disneys Vero Beach. The boys loved the beach, especially the rip tide! Some fun was had fishing and digging sea turtle nests (with folks from Animal Kingdom). We then stayed at WDW and enjoyed shopping, visits to Orlando landmarks (Ripleys, Titanic) and a day at the Magic Kingdom.

Twelve days without a nap for mummy. Phew!

We didn't have a moment to unpack or get groceries in the house after flying home. Both boys were three days late to start high school, and René and I were back to work!

I have started the scrapbook. How about you, Karen?

Thanks to all for making our first cruise so wonderful. Rick, you are René's new best friend. You win for best pirate costumes; we loved meeting a family with such Disney spirit! Karen, John, Kaylee and Colby, thanks for sharing 50 points in the Mickey Mania trivia. Danick thought it was fun to was fun to connect with Colby before the cruise, too. And for all our fellow Cruise-O-Maniacs, thanks for the Fish Extender items. The boys were thrilled to find the goodies - the key chains are dangling from backpacks, the candies and chocolate have been gobbled, and the pirate items well used on Pirate night. Rene and I appreciated the grown up gifts from emergency kits (safety pins to reinforce my fish extender, bandaids for René's blisters) to the special treats - spices, jams and pancake mix that will spark our memories when we enjoy them at home. Thanks so much!!!

I'm dreaming about another cruise, and checking out the Castaway Cay Club on the cruise line site. The Disney folks say new info comes out this week. We're hoping to swing a 7 or 8 day cruise from Dover to Barcelona in 2011. Maybe you'll join us?



Keever (Laura)