August 20, 2005 - L.A. to Port Canaveral - Eastbound Repo Cruise - The SHIP OF FOOLS Part 2

[eye R.N.]

What will be worse, having the new book in the house and not reading it, or listening to the rest of family talk about it and not be in on the conversation? The good news, they all have to be finished before the cruise because IT'S COMING WITH ME

 

[disneydudette1]

Yep, I think she even posted saying that she got them so you're all set!

I can't wait to see it! Thank you...I guess I just skim past Jeanne's posts, don't tell her.

I am up for a scavanger hunt whether we have to gather things or film them. Have a digitial that takes movies so I guess I can use that.

We're going to have to ship stuff to the port with all the activities going on...I can just see reams of paper being loaded for us!

It's an orange flavored liquor.

MMMM...Cosmo's!!! Will have to pack vodka and cranberry juice!!! COOL!

My teenage experience with this was drinking what were called Blue Lagoons - which was based on the blue curacao liquor - this was manufactured by a company called Bols - now try the blue and the company name - and promise not to get offended - especially those of you in the frozen North!

I got it!!

OOOHHH!! Almost chat time! Despite headache will stop in and say hi

 

[Mom2Belle&PeterPan]

~*~ THANK YOU RENEE'!!!~*~​

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I came home this evening from work to find the most beautiful and cool name tags for the cruise! Many thanks to you for all your hard work and creative talents! This made it all the more real. Can't wait to thank you in person too!

Hugs & thanks,

Barbara​

 

[ceejay13]

I'll second the thanks Renee. What a wonderful surprise today when I opened ours up. It was a stressful day at work and I saw that envelope and wasn't even thinking cruise but it put a smile on my face just thinking of all the fun to be had. Thanks again!

 

[invaderzim]

"CRUISE SOUVENIR DVD
*************************************************
Here's the list I have so far of people who would either be interested in purchasing (at cost) a DVD souvenir of the cruise and/or would be willing to send me their photos and video footage for its creation. When the cruise is over, I'll post a message on this list with the details for sending me materials and placing orders and make sure to email or PM all these individuals specifically as well"


Found this on the May Repo Cruise site. Anyone willing to take this task on for our cruise? I would, but I AM NOT a film maker, editor nor reliable picture taker. But it sounds like a fabulous souvenir idea.

 

[rsschneck]

Looks like I may be heading to Seattle and Victoria BC in April for three or four days - anybody close at hand?

Allan

A couple of us who are cruising live about 3 hours south of Seattle in Portland, OR.

Do you have dates set? Seattle is great! Lots of things to do!

 

[tigger24]

Got the magnets and the name tags in the mail. They are so great. I will get you the check!

Thanks so much for all your hard work!

Bernadette

I'm so excited we leave 6 months from tomorrow!!!!

 

[EileenAmI]

For all you "zinfanatics" out there...

http://wine.msn.com/?article.aspx?aid=77

 

[Bmwdsny]

well then call us "Zinfantatics FOOLS"!!!

 

[Bmwdsny]

Cat. 5, 8 and 11 are now available on our cruise, according to DCL website!!

 

[invaderzim]

Cat. 5, 8 and 11 are now available on our cruise, according to DCL website!!

Yes, and did you see the prices? I can't believe that the Category 11 inside stateroom is more than we paid for our Category 5 verandah room! And on the May Repo site, four categories are open and all of their prices are higher than the ones stated for our cruise. It's a shame that DCL doesn't do what other cruise lines do -- if they are not sold out a week or two before they sail, they offer cut rate prices for the leftover staterooms. I'm sure they would still make out like bandits.

Sure glad I got my stateroom the first day.

 

[invaderzim]

Okay -- now THIS is an itinerary!!

I got an email from Holland America announcing early booking prices for their 2006 Grand World Voyage -- for four months!. The prices are: Outside cabin: $24,599; Deluxe Verandah Outside: $39,799; Superior Verandah Suite: $47,999. And those are person person, folks. Oh, but they do give you "free" amenities like first class airfare, free wine every day and a bottle of champagne. And look at the itinerary:

THU Jan. 5 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 5:00 PM
FRI Jan. 6 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
SAT Jan. 7 At Sea
SUN Jan. 8 At Sea
MON Jan. 9 Bridgetown, Barbados 7:00 AM 3:00 PM
TUE Jan. 10 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
WED Jan. 11 Devil's Island, French Guiana 7:00 AM 2:00 PM
THU Jan. 12 Cruising the Delta of the Amazon River
FRI Jan. 13 Santarem, Brazil 2:00 PM 8:00 PM
SAT Jan. 14 Scenic cruising Amazon River
SUN Jan. 15 Crossing the Equator
MON Jan. 16 At Sea
TUE Jan. 17 Natal, Brazil 11:00 AM 10:00 PM
WED Jan. 18 Recife, Brazil 9:00 AM MIDNIGHT
THU Jan. 19 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
FRI Jan. 20 At Sea
SAT Jan. 21 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil extended stay
SUN Jan. 22 RIO DE JANEIRO
MON Jan. 23 Rio de Janeiro 2:00 AM
TUE Jan. 24 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
WED Jan. 25 At Sea
THU Jan. 26 Montevideo, Uruguay 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
FRI Jan. 27 Buenos Aires, Argentina extended
stay 7:00 AM
SAT Jan. 28 Buenos Aires 8:00 PM
SUN Jan. 29 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
MON Jan. 30 At Sea
TUE Jan. 31 Puerto Madryn, Argentina 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
WED Feb. 1 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
THU Feb. 2 Scenic Cruising Beagle Channel
FRI Feb. 3 Ushuaia, Argentina 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
SAT Feb. 4 Scenic cruising Cape Horn 7:00 AM 8:00 AM
SUN Feb. 5 Anvers Island (Palmer Station),
Paradise Bay, Errera Channel * NOON 6:00 PM
MON Feb. 6 Neumayer Channel, Lemaire Channel, Peterman Island, Deception Island * 8:00 AM 9:00 PM
TUE Feb. 7 Hope Bay (Esperanza Station),
Paulet Island, Elephant Island * 8:00 AM 10:00 PM
WED Feb. 8 South Orkney Islands * NOON 6:00 PM
THU Feb. 9 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
FRI Feb. 10 Cumberland Bay, South Georgia 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
SAT Feb. 11 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
SUN Feb. 12 At Sea
MON Feb. 13 At Sea
TUE Feb. 14 Edinburgh, Tristan da Cunha 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
WED Feb. 15 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
THU Feb. 16 At Sea
FRI Feb. 17 At Sea
SAT Feb. 18 Cape Town, South Africa extended stay 8:00 AM
SUN Feb. 19 CAPE TOWN
MON Feb. 20 Cape Town 6:00 PM
TUE Feb. 21 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
WED Feb. 22 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
THU Feb. 23 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
FRI Feb. 24 Richards Bay, South Africa 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
SAT Feb. 25 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
SUN Feb. 26 At Sea (Mozambique Channel)
MON Feb. 27 At Sea
TUE Feb. 28 Nosy Be, Madagascar 6:00 AM 2:00 PM
WED Mar. 1 Moroni, Comoros 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
THU Mar. 2 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
FRI Mar. 3 Zanzibar, Tanzania 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
SAT Mar. 4 Mombasa, Kenya extended stay 8:00 AM
SUN Mar. 5 MOMBASA
MON Mar. 6 Mombasa 5:00 PM
TUE Mar. 7 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
WED Mar. 8 At Sea
THU Mar. 9 Victoria, Seychelles 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
FRI Mar. 10 At Sea (Indian Ocean)
SAT Mar. 11 At Sea
SUN Mar. 12 At Sea
MON Mar. 13 Cochin, India 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
TUE Mar. 14 At Sea (Laccadive Sea)
WED Mar. 15 Mumbai, India extended stay 7:00 AM
THU Mar. 16 MUMBAI
FRI Mar. 17 Mumbai 5:00 PM
SAT Mar. 18 At Sea (Arabian Sea)
SUN Mar. 19 At Sea
MON Mar. 20 At Sea (Gulf of Aden)
TUE Mar. 21 At Sea (Red Sea)
WED Mar. 22 At Sea
THU Mar. 23 At Sea
FRI Mar. 24 Sharm el Sheik, Egypt 6:00 AM 2:00 PM
SAT Mar. 25 Suez, Egypt Daylight transit Suez Canal 1:00 AM 8:00 PM
SUN Mar. 26 Alexandria, Egypt 6:00 AM 10:00 PM
MON Mar. 27 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
TUE Mar. 28 Antalya, Turkey 8:00 AM 8:00 PM
WED Mar. 29 At Sea Total Solar Eclipse
THU Mar. 30 Iraklio, Crete, Greece 7:00 AM 8:00 PM
FRI Mar. 31 At Sea
SAT Apr. 1 Benghazi, Libya 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
SUN Apr. 2 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
MON Apr. 3 Tripoli, Libya 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
TUE Apr. 4 Catania, Sicily, Italy NOON 6:00 PM
WED Apr. 5 Naples, Italy 8:00 AM 7:00 PM
THU Apr. 6 CIVITAVECCHIA, ITALY 6:00 AM 8:00 PM
FRI Apr. 7 Ajaccio, Corsica, France 7:00 AM 3:00 PM
SAT Apr. 8 Barcelona, Spain 10:00 AM 10:00 PM
SUN Apr. 9 At Sea (Strait of Gibraltar)
MON Apr. 10 Cadiz, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
TUE Apr. 11 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
WED Apr. 12 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
THU Apr. 13 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
FRI Apr. 14 At Sea
SAT Apr. 15 At Sea
SUN Apr. 16 At Sea
MON Apr. 17 At Sea
TUE Apr. 18 At Sea
WED Apr. 19 At Sea
THU Apr. 20 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
FRI Apr. 21 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
SAT Apr. 22 At Sea
SUN Apr. 23 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 8:00 AM

 

[mississaugamom]

Okay -- now THIS is an itinerary!!

I got an email from Holland America announcing early booking prices for their 2006 Grand World Voyage -- for four months!. The prices are: Outside cabin: $24,599; Deluxe Verandah Outside: $39,799; Superior Verandah Suite: $47,999. And those are person person, folks. Oh, but they do give you "free" amenities like first class airfare, free wine every day and a bottle of champagne.

That would be quite a trip!!!!!

Did you notice the 50+ days "At Sea" though?????

Arlene

 

[mickeyfan1]

OK, Fools, who is IN?

 

[kmiles]

It's a shame that DCL doesn't do what other cruise lines do -- if they are not sold out a week or two before they sail, they offer cut rate prices for the leftover staterooms. I'm sure they would still make out like bandits.

I have little doubt that both sailings will be at or very near 100% occupancy by the time they sail. People will probably be booking up until two weeks before the cruise. Even with those prices!

 

[kmiles]

That would be quite a trip!!!!!

Did you notice the 50+ days "At Sea" though?????

Arlene

I could probably do it. It would be awesome to see the world and it probably works out to be pretty cheap considering every place you visit and get to see.

Of course, I don't think I could swing the $24,000 fare!

 

[kmiles]

Ohhh...

On second thought, I'm not so sure I would like the cruise. The ship is small compared to the Magic! People think the pool on the Magic is small, check this one out:

I wish the Magic would do a World Voyage. I'd be sold!

 

[mmouse37]

Ok...I am at work and in a silly mood....if this has been discussed already I apologize....but I was just thinking how funny it would be if we all boarded the ship or at a designated time/place onboard wore these "fool" hats!!!!

http://www.buycostumes.com/searchresultsgridview.aspx?Keywords=jester+hats


Just a thought!!! We really would be a "ship of fools" LOL!!!

MJ

 

[winotracy]

OK, Fools, who is IN?

Huh?

 

[winotracy]

Ok...I am at work and in a silly mood....if this has been discussed already I apologize....but I was just thinking how funny it would be if we all boarded the ship or at a designated time/place onboard wore these "fool" hats!!!!

http://www.buycostumes.com/searchresultsgridview.aspx?Keywords=jester+hats


Just a thought!!! We really would be a "ship of fools" LOL!!!

MJ

Is this Mark?