August 16, 2011 – 7 Night Alaska Sailing

[missmulan]

i agree, mrs. gumdrop's graphic is beautiful!!!!


i was just thinking that the only thing i want out of this whole cruise is a nice family picture that shows we're on an alaskan cruise with disney! i want to use this as our holiday photo.

 

[DumboFan]

SOOOO ready for Saturday morning to fly to Vancouver!!

In between preparing for the cruise, my office has moved. Not only was I the only one packing 5 years worth of crap, I'm the only one unpacking the crap in the new office I just keep thinking, x days until I'm on that plane!

Can't wait to see everyone at Diversions!!

 

[kgsmith]

i was just thinking that the only thing i want out of this whole cruise is a nice family picture that shows we're on an alaskan cruise with disney! i want to use this as our holiday photo.

Me too! I'm bringing casual dresses for dinner each night, as I see this cruise as an opportunity to get a lot of family photos. Since I am usually the one who takes the photos, most of our vacation photos are of just DH and DS. So it will be nice to actually BE in the photos taken by the ship's photographers

The FE gifts are packed. Some of my gifts include snack items. Does anyone know if it is better to pack food in checked luggage or in a carryon?

All of my clothes and my son's clothes are packed. I highly recommend packing cubes and packing envelopes! Now I'm just waiting for my husband to decide what to pack. Sigh.

We leave BWI in the wee hours on Sunday morning for Vancouver.

We are looking forward to meeting everyone at Diversions on Tuesday afternoon!

 

[dkmjgal]

SOOOO ready for Saturday morning to fly to Vancouver!!

In between preparing for the cruise, my office has moved. Not only was I the only one packing 5 years worth of crap, I'm the only one unpacking the crap in the new office I just keep thinking, x days until I'm on that plane!

Can't wait to see everyone at Diversions!!

Where are you guys flying out of? We are leaving Saturday morning also from Newark. Where are you staying in Seattle? Looking forward to seeing you again!

 

[DumboFan]

Where are you guys flying out of? We are leaving Saturday morning also from Newark. Where are you staying in Seattle? Looking forward to seeing you again!

Kelly,
We're on the 7am aircanada flight out of newark. We're stayingg in vancouver. Kate's convinced she'll see some of the guys from the canucks!

 

[dkmjgal]

Duh....you did say Vancouver, not Seattle. We are flying into Seattle on Saturday and then taking Amtrak to Vancouver on Sunday morning. Maybe we'll run into each other in Vancouver! My son would love to run into a Canuck while in Vancouver! See you guys soon!

 

[Mrs. Gumdrop]

Thanks for the compliment! I requested one of the great DIS-igners on the disboard to create this first graphic for me. The others are modifications I made to some of her backgrounds. Feel free to use any or all of them for yourself.

 

[disneymath]

Well ... the bags are "mostly packed" ... it's been a bit of a challenge that's for sure! (We're gone a total of 14 nights/15 days as we are spending a few days in Vancouver before we cruise and a few days in the Toronto area post cruise (plus the two driving days to/from Toronto).

In addition to our three checked bags, we have ...

*A duffle packed for the "post cruise Toronto" portion - that will stay in our vehicle out of sight while we're gone.

*A carryon packed with our jackets and ABD backpacks ... if needed (souvenirs, souvenirs), this will become an extra checked bag on the way home.

*A carryon packed with our dressy clothes (we've opted for dresses on formal and semi-formal night and dress capris / dressier jeans with nice tops for cruise casual nights). Dad is going with dress pants, dress shirt, and blazer (tie optional) on formal and semi-formal night with khakis / nice jeans and polo/golf/nice t-shirts for cruise casual nights.

*A carryon with our Vancouver pre-cruise clothes - but might forgo this if they fit in our regular suitcases - but then again, it might be worthwhile to have the third carryon if we get lots of souvenirs - three little boys and my sister and bro-in-law to spoil with surprises ya know!

So now, I just need to decide what "purse" I'm going to take that will hold my camera and iPad in addition to the regular purse stuff like cell phone, sunglasses and a wallet!

I was up to 2AM this morning and figure it's going to be another late night tonight! That's okay though ... apparently "I'm too excited to sleep" applies to all things Disney, not just Disney World!

We plan on leaving for Toronto early tomorrow morning (I can start online check-in for our flight on Saturday at 7AM on Friday ... so once that's done, we're out the door!

Can't wait to meet all of you onboard!

Hope everyone has safe travels to Vancouver!

(Mellers, I'm glad your scooter situation is all sorted out. Imben, sorry that you've been having a stressful week. Sending and best wishes for your friend's speedy recovery.)

 

[dkmjgal]

THANKS MRS GUMDROP!!! These are awesome!!!

 

[msnoble]

Just wanted to check in and wish everyone safe travels to the Vancouver over the next several days . I have been lurking here the last week--can't seem to sit at the computer long enough to write anything . Managed to get most of my errands run this afternoon--some last minute things to finish up tomorrow, and hoping to have enough time left over for me and DD to get last minute mani/pedis

We leave Saturday mid-morning for the Detroit airport, but due to a long layover in Minneapolis we won't arrive in Vancouver until after dinner local time. DH is already on the west coast for business, so it will just be me and the kids traveling all day--wish me luck!

Looking forward to meeting everyone at Diversions!!
Maureen

 

[Inkmahm]

Finally, we're packed and ready to go! We leave in just over 6 hours to start our trip to Seattle. Looking forward to meeting DIS people in Vancouver on Tuesday.

Let the fun begin!

 

[pops711]

It sounds like everything is coming together for everyone. The girls and I spend the better part of the day running all over town trying to pick up all those last minute things. The only thing (that i can thing of) that is missing is my dress pants. this morning I wanted to make sure they still fit and the zipper exploited (no not because they were to small). So now they are at the shop getting a new zipper put in. I am 99% sure we have everything, if we for get something for me or the DW we can live with it, I just hope we didn't forget any thing for the girls!!!!

Can someone remind me what I am forgetting (for us or the girls)????

 

[wisegal]

Just wanted to pop in to wish everyone safe travels. I am a little jealous of everyone who gets to start there vacation, but also thankful I have a few more days to get things ready. The only things that are in a suitcase are teh fish extender gifts. FE not even done. Hopefully that will be done tonight. As I have told my kids packing will be on Friday, Saturay, sunday or Monday night definatly by Tuesday morning

Happy Friday
Nicole

 

[Mrs. Gumdrop]

It sounds like everything is coming together for everyone. The girls and I spend the better part of the day running all over town trying to pick up all those last minute things. The only thing (that i can thing of) that is missing is my dress pants. this morning I wanted to make sure they still fit and the zipper exploited (no not because they were to small). So now they are at the shop getting a new zipper put in. I am 99% sure we have everything, if we for get something for me or the DW we can live with it, I just hope we didn't forget any thing for the girls!!!!

Can someone remind me what I am forgetting (for us or the girls)????

Socks? I often forget socks.

A few years ago I packed for a beach vacation and didn't take any pants or shorts! Boy was I suprised! I have become a much more careful packer since then.

 

[Mrs. Gumdrop]

The FE gifts are packed. Some of my gifts include snack items. Does anyone know if it is better to pack food in checked luggage or in a carryon?
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We leave BWI in the wee hours on Sunday morning for Vancouver.

We are looking forward to meeting everyone at Diversions on Tuesday afternoon!

In recent years I have carried on largish quantities of M&ms without a problem. Unless your snack had a liquid componant, it shouldn't be an issue.

We are flying out of BWI tomorrow, so we will make sure to let them know you are coming. I know, bad joke, but seriously, may we both have short security lines and no delays!

 

[kgsmith]

In recent years I have carried on largish quantities of M&ms without a problem. Unless your snack had a liquid componant, it shouldn't be an issue.

We are flying out of BWI tomorrow, so we will make sure to let them know you are coming. I know, bad joke, but seriously, may we both have short security lines and no delays!

Thanks, Mrs. Gumdrop. I'm leaning toward putting them in a carryon, just to minimize the chances of it all getting crushed.

And, yes to the short security lines and no delays.

Wishing everyone safe and smooth travels this weekend!

 

[dkmjgal]

Good morning everyone!

We are just about ready to leave I have a mani/pedi this afternoon, need to drop off the dog and 1 more load of laundry. I can't believe we are leaving tomorrow morning already...heading to Seattle for a day then on to Vancouver!

Safe travels everybody

 

[mellers]

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[Aby]

Safe travels to everyone who is leaving in the next few days for Vancouver. We don't leave until Monday so I'm a little jealous!

My parents just left so now I've finally started my packing journey. Got a load of laundry in now and I'm getting my instructions ready for my pet sitter.

See you all soon!

Aby

 

[godalejunior]

I am stressing about packing....this is usual for me. I just decided I am going to go for it and hope I packed appropriate clothing for excursions. See you all soon!!!