August 16, 2011 – 7 Night Alaska Sailing

[nickcapp]

DJMKGAL:

I actually will be passing right by 7A today on my way down to Philly for business.

Looking foward to representing Jersey out west! We are huge Devils fans and hockey fans in generel. You can bet I will be sporting my Devils jersey on those cool breezy days at sea and around Vancouver.

I am pulling for the Canucks this year because I would love join in on any excitement that may still be going in Vancouver should they win the Cup! (Plus I think a Stanley Cup champ t-shirt from Vancouver would be a great souvenir)

 

[kgsmith]

Keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed too! (Please post what you hear from DCL/ABD tomorrow ... as much as I would like to, I know I won't get a chance to call.)

It looks like the ABD is on! Whew!


The DCL rep that I just spoke with said that there was still room for people to sign up. Although she couldn't tell me how full it was, she said it wasn't cancelled.

My level of anxiety has dropped significantly!

 

[dkmjgal]

DJMKGAL:

I actually will be passing right by 7A today on my way down to Philly for business.

Looking foward to representing Jersey out west! We are huge Devils fans and hockey fans in generel. You can bet I will be sporting my Devils jersey on those cool breezy days at sea and around Vancouver.

I am pulling for the Canucks this year because I would love join in on any excitement that may still be going in Vancouver should they win the Cup! (Plus I think a Stanley Cup champ t-shirt from Vancouver would be a great souvenir)

We are crazy hockey people too! Our son (12) plays travel hockey...we are hockey all the time in this house. I've said the same thing about Vancouver winning the cup. It would be very cool to pick up some shirts and stuff. I never thought to pack my Jersey for cool days...great idea

 

[dkmjgal]

It looks like the ABD is on! Whew!


The DCL rep that I just spoke with said that there was still room for people to sign up. Although she couldn't tell me how full it was, she said it wasn't cancelled.

My level of anxiety has dropped significantly!

Excited for you guys!!!

 

[kgsmith]

Excited for you guys!!!

Thank you!

 

[disneymath]

It looks like the ABD is on! Whew!


The DCL rep that I just spoke with said that there was still room for people to sign up. Although she couldn't tell me how full it was, she said it wasn't cancelled.

My level of anxiety has dropped significantly!

WHOO HOOO!!! This is GREAT news!

Thanks for checking and reporting back! (My anxiety level is now considerably less too ... really the only decisions I have left are "to spa or not to spa" and whether or not to try for a Palo Brunch.

If I am reading the navigators and ABD info correctly, our Palo dinner is on formal night, right?

Speaking of Palo on formal night ... can anyone confirm whether this means we need to get super extra dressed up for Palo, a-la long formal gowns, or are we still okay in nice dresses and/or dress pants and dressy tops?

 

[kgsmith]

WHOO HOOO!!! This is GREAT news!

Thanks for checking and reporting back! (My anxiety level is now considerably less too ... really the only decisions I have left are "to spa or not to spa" and whether or not to try for a Palo Brunch.

If I am reading the navigators and ABD info correctly, our Palo dinner is on formal night, right?

Speaking of Palo on formal night ... can anyone confirm whether this means we need to get super extra dressed up for Palo, a-la long formal gowns, or are we still okay in nice dresses and/or dress pants and dressy tops?

We are hoping for a brunch and a couple of spa appointments, too!

Yes, our Palo dinner is on formal night. I'm wondering if our Palo dinner will be late, given that he ABD group has late seating for dinner. If so, we'll have to find other dinner arrangements for our 9-year old son before we head to Palo. If we have an early Palo dinner, then DH and I could sit with him while he eats at the rotational dining room.

 

[mellers]

Hi and Welcome! Here's the new list:

Fish Extender List

Mickey Group

Mellers, stateroom 7631, Mellers (41), DH (44), DD (15)
Mrs. Gumdrop (Happy Birthday and Anniversary!) & (DH) V.I.N.CENT, 6102, Lauren (32) & (DH) Rich (34)
DumboFan, Stateroom 6098, Debbie, Kenny, Kate (13)
BishopFamily, Stateroom 5524, Nancy, Richard, DS(13), DD(8)
msnoble, Stateroom 6034, Maureen, Brian, Erica (age 12 (2 weeks from 13 ) and Russell (age 10)
MonicaW, Stateroom 2629, Mike and Monica (adults), Kimberly (14)
CubCatsK&D (Happy Birthday!), Stateroom 7134, Kim and Deb (adults), Cameron (12)
Aby, Stateroom 7126, Kim and Chuck (30-somethings)
Elfinjojo, Stateroom 2134, Jojo (38), Rob (39), Holly (9) Evan (7)
Juldara, Stateroom 2090, Julie, Maya (9)
Pops711 (Happy Anniversary), Stateroom 6613, Jerry, Melanie, Faith (10.5 months), Bella (10.5 months)
Imben (Happy Silver Anniversary and Happy Birthday Chrissy), Stateroom 6630, Lisa, David, Chrissy (13)
G'sMaman (Happy Anniversary), Stateroom 7620, G'sMaman, DH, DD (3)
Siburdue (Happy Anniversary), Stateroom 2588, Siburdue, DH

Pluto Group

Godalejr (Happy Birthday!), Stateroom 2574, Jenn (40), Jeff (39), DS (9)
Wisegal (Happy Birthday to the little guys!), Stateroom 6111, Nicole (34), DH - Dave (40), DD - Brooklyn (5), DS - Michael (4)
Kgsmith (Happy Anniversary!), Stateroom 7092, Karen (40), Stuart (39), Bennett (9)
Mrs. Gumdrop's DSIL, 6100, Melissa (30-something)
AppleGuy, Stateroom 5138, Gary and Donna (adults)
AppleGuy's Friends, Stateroom 5136, Lee and Sharon (adults)
Dancing Mickey's (Happy Birthday!), Stateroom ????, Dancing Mickey's, DH, DD (4) DS (10)
Pops711 (Happy Anniversary), Stateroom 6613, Jerry, Melanie, Faith (10.5 months), Bella (10.5 months)
MercoBear, Stateroom 5462, Gretchen, Dustin (30-Something)
Nickcapp, Stateroom ????, Nick (30), Kristin (27), Joey (1)
Juldara, Stateroom 2090, Julie, Maya (9)
Imben's Parents (Happy Golden Anniversary), Stateroom 6632, Ted, Julie
Imben's Parents' Kids, Stateroom 6145, Erin (20), Eric (18)
G'sMaman (Happy Anniversary), Stateroom 7620, G'sMaman, DH, DD (3)

No sticky, chewy candy for Erica, Kate, Julie or Maya, and no food, please, for Mellers or G's Maman's family

And here's the Day-Before Meet List:

Mellers (5 people)
Scothen (1 person)
ALawley (11 people)
Mrs. Gumdrop (2 people, maybe)

Here's the First Seating List:

Mellers
Mrs. Gumdrop
Mrs. Gumdrop's DSIL
Wisegal
CubCatsK&D
Godalejr
Inkmahm
Imben
Imben's Parents
Imben's Parents' Kids
Siburdue

Here's the Second Seating List

MercoBear
Appleguy
Appleguy's Friends
Dkmjgal
Kgsmith
Disneymath
Pops711
Aby
Dumbofan
Juldara

Here's the night-before lodging list:

FourPoints Sheraton Vancouver Airport

Mellers

Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Scothen

Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown

Mrs. Gumdrop
dkmjgal

Fairmont Waterfront

Kgsmith
Aby

Pan Pacific

Godalejr
Inkmahm

 

[mellers]

For general information on FEs, please see:
FE 101 Basics: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33184281&postcount=2
FE Info: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607
Directions to Make a No-Sew FE: http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30302583&postcount=609

1. You can make (or purchase) any kind of gift you want, any way you want for the other cabins. It can be one gift for everyone, a package gift, one gift for kids and one gift for adults, or individual gifts for each person, or some other combination I didn't list.

2. If you are on the "Mickey Group" List, you are only responsible for giving gifts to the cabins on the "Mickey Group" List. If you are on the "Pluto Group" List, you are only responsible for giving gifts to cabins on the "Pluto Group" list. Each listed cabin should give a gift.

3. Nobody should feel like they need to "break the bank"--not on the gifts, shipping, or luggage fees. This should be fun, not a burden on anyone.

4. You can deliver your gifts any day or time you want, as long as they are delivered before noon on 8/22.

5. When the Mickey Group reaches a total of 15 cabins, no new participants will be added to the Mickey Group. When the Pluto Group reaches a total of 15 cabins, no new participants will be added to the Pluto Group. If both groups reach a total of 15 participants before 6/18, a new group, the Pirate Group , will be started, and all those adding between the lock date for Mickey and Pluto and 6/18 will be added to the Pirate Group. On 6/18, all groups will close.

6. Existing Participants: If I have made a mistake on your celebrations, the list(s) that you want, or your information, please let me know ASAP. New Participants: Because of the limited spaces available in Mickey and Pluto, I will place you in one list or the other, depending upon available space.

7. Whether or not you are participating in the FE, you are welcome at the cruise get-together. We are planning to have it in Diversions at 3 p.m. August 16th (Children are allowed in Diversions at that hour). If somebody has reserved Diversions (I have not), and it is not available, we'll all meet in the Promenade Lounge at 3 p.m. Kids and teens are welcome.

8. Whether or not you are participating in the FE, you are welcome at the pre-cruise get-together. While you do not have to let me know you are coming, if you know you are coming, it's helpful for me to know so I can get a bigger table. However, if it looks like you can come last-minute, come anyway--it'll be fine . It will be at 5 p.m. August 15th at the White Spot in Richmond, BC (near the airport). If you need something before the cruise, we'll be near a large shopping mall (Lansdowne Center), so that might be of help.

The White Spot is at 5880 No. 3 Road (No. 3 Road and Ackroyd), Richmond, BC V6X 2E1. There are two White Spots on No. 3 Road, so you'll want to make sure you're at the closest to the Lansdowne Shopping Centre, at the Ackroyd cross street. If you are staying at Canada Place, and don't have a car or don't want to drive, take the Canada Line from the waterfront to the Lansdowne Station. It's just a short distance down No. 3 Road past the shopping centre. You'll probably see the big sign when you get down from the station (the station exits onto No. 3 Road). Kids and teens are welcome.

If there are any questions, or a rule becomes a problem for somebody, let me know.

Thanks,

Mellers

 

[mellers]

Congratulations to the Silvers who got what they wanted, and to those taking the ABD that there are enough participants!

 

[mellers]

http://www.groupon.com/seattle/deal...8a7a6b5f8a21b36bfe63db46fd5a1479107581c456087

Today's Groupon for Seattle is for Horseback Riding in Bothell (just outside Seattle)

 

[mellers]

http://click.e.groupon.com/?qs=464b...07419b4dcad0aac9398584b6e3463c6375133a027ac6d

This is a really great deal. I bought one.

 

[nickcapp]

Great deal...whish I could grab it for 4 nights.

 

[disneymath]

Congratulations to the Silver's who got what they wanted, and to those taking the ABD that there are enough participants!

Thanks Mellers!

 

[disneymath]

We are hoping for a brunch and a couple of spa appointments, too!

Yes, our Palo dinner is on formal night. I'm wondering if our Palo dinner will be late, given that he ABD group has late seating for dinner. If so, we'll have to find other dinner arrangements for our 9-year old son before we head to Palo. If we have an early Palo dinner, then DH and I could sit with him while he eats at the rotational dining room.

Hmmm .... good question about the Palo timing. If I remember correctly there is a stage show that night, so I would imagine our Palo dinner would be timed so that we could attend our scheduled show ... but really, this is just a guess on my part! If it does work out this way, I think you have these options for your son .... room service, eat at the kids' club, or fast food on deck 9.

 

[Inkmahm]

Speaking of Palo on formal night ... can anyone confirm whether this means we need to get super extra dressed up for Palo, a-la long formal gowns, or are we still okay in nice dresses and/or dress pants and dressy tops?

Alaska will be our 6th DCL cruise. We always do Palo on formal night. You'll be fine in a nice dress. I wouldn't bother bringing a long formal gown along. My husband is likely to bring just a shirt and tie and not the suit jacket, too. It just takes up too much space when packing and he's fine in Palo without the jacket.

 

[G'sMaman]

Just realized--I probably should give you some more info:

You are all set for the FE--I have all the information I need.

If you want to see who may be staying in the same place you are the night before (if you aren't flying in day of), you are welcome (but not required) to give your hotel and I'll add it to the night-before lodging list.

If you want (details are in the FE rules), I can also add you to the day-before meet list. There is a mall very near the day-before cruise meet with a Zellers (think of a big Target), a state liquor store, a Toys R Us, and a UPS Store if you want to ship some things back before you cruise. There is also what BC residents refer to as a "Farm Market"--it's bigger than a 7-11, but smaller than a supermarket. Think of a small grocery store. It's different than a Farmer's Market.

Other Vancouver things to remember (and I'm recapping an earlier post from memory, so if I miss something, I'm sorry): Crispy side bacon, or crispy bacon, is what Americans think of as bacon, back bacon is Canadian bacon, but if the menu says "bacon", you may want to ask which type. Rye bread is sometimes seedless, sometimes seeded--if you have a preference, you may want to ask. Iced tea is almost always sweetened. A "loonie" is a Canadian $1 coin (gold in color, with a picture of a bird, about the size of a quarter), and a "toonie" is a Canadian $2 coin (dime-size gold center with a silver ring around it; it's larger than a loonie). Dollar stores are sometimes called "Loonie-Toonie stores".

White Spot (a family restaurant, kind of like Claim Jumper or Applebee's) is a Vancouver institution, and Tim Horton's is a fast food place, particularly known for coffee and donuts, which is a Canadian institution.

Thanks so much for the helpful tips! Really enjoyed reading them.

 

[disneymath]

Alaska will be our 6th DCL cruise. We always do Palo on formal night. You'll be fine in a nice dress. I wouldn't bother bringing a long formal gown along. My husband is likely to bring just a shirt and tie and not the suit jacket, too. It just takes up too much space when packing and he's fine in Palo without the jacket.

Thanks for the reply ... both about the long gowns and the suit jacket ... you've just made our packing easier (and my dad happier).

 

[mellers]

For what it's worth, formal gowns and wheelchairs do not mix (Trust me, I tried it--once . Wheel tracks do not come out of satin.), so I will be wearing a nice, dressy pantsuit for both formal and semi-formal night, as will my mom, in solidarity. My daughter will wear a nice dress for both nights, and my dad and husband are renting a tux for onboard, which they'll wear both nights, because they don't want to pack anything else.

So we'll be gauche, but lovable

 

[hal001]

Wanted to officially introduce ourselves! I'm Heather (DW 37) and will be cruising with my DH (Kevin 38), our DS 10 Cameron and DD 7 Jenna and my mother Sharon (DGM 62). We are also traveling with another family of 4: DH 41, DW 4?, DD16 and DD14.

It looks like I have a lot of catch-up reading to do!

This will be our 4th Disney cruise and our first time exploring alaska! DS and DD just love making contact with other kids prior to the cruises and have made some really good friends. So if you have a DD or DS similar age that they can contact please PM so we can exchange email addys.

We also enjoy doing the FE so if there's still room on the list please add us.

I will do some reading before I ask more questions, but I wanted to at least say HI