August 28, 2004 "LOST AT SEA" Cruise

[winnyis]

MaryAnne - I will be the first to admit. I do not travel light... I will have at least 5-6 suitcases and the rolling cooler, of course... We will be away for 17 days and although I plan on doing several loads of laundry... I know I will overpack.. I always do... but Id rather have too much than too little.

Im one of those anal people who also travels with a full pharmacy of any possible medication my kids could need.... again better safe than sorry.

Ginny

 

[MoranClan]

Hello Maryanne...

We are a family of 5...We are probably Bringing 5 suitcases, 1 Suit Bag, and 2 carryons..

I hope...Any more would be too much...

Bobby

 

[winnyis]

Bobby - dont bring too much or there wont be any room on the roof for you and all the other DH's

LOL

 

[MoranClan]

Originally posted by winnyis
Bobby - dont bring too much or there wont be any room on the roof for you and all the other DH's

LOL

Worse comes to worse...I can drive the Bus...I have the License..Woo HOO..

Bobby

 

[Mary Anne]

Does anyone realize that there are about 125 of of signed to sail this cruise on this thread and 30 of us are at the Raddison the night before.

We should have booked a group rate

 

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by MoranClan
Lets all wear something green!

Cindy

Well...I'll have enough GREEN leis (hopefully) for all who have replied on Jason's website, so you can get them at the DIS meet the night before. Still have to pick up another box of 50.

 

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by Mary Anne
We'll use the Titanic rule; Women and children first; men can ride on the top with luggage FOFL

ROTFL

By the way...we won't be on the Radisson shuttle. We will be on the Avis shuttle. Save a spot for me on line at the port.

 

[Karel]

Well, that first one is big enough! I remember the red one in the back. Maybe when Avis left they needed bigger vans??

 

[MoranClan]

OK... Bobby is out of his mind....you'd think that after being married for over 10 years he would know that all of us have at least one suitcase, a garment bag, the big bag of everything that goes in the front of the van, the pharmacy bag ( for every imaginable thing that could possibly go wrong, from Boo Boos to bee stings), the shoe bag, the souvineer bag and two coolers (one for food and one for drinks) ...
You would think he would know, especially because he is the only one that loads and unloads the car. Oh yeah I forgot the bag for the camera and camcorder,film, and chargers for everything.

Can't wait!!!! Cindy

 

[winnyis]

so how many are we up to on the 10AM.. we were at 21 with my family... Karel are you on it also.

Joanna - I was wondering whether you would be on with us or not....

 

[Mary Anne]

Cindy are you driving down or getting on a plane with all of that

 

[winnyis]

Cindy... LOL my DH Bob is exactly the same.... doesnt have a clue.. thinks I pack way too much.. but is always glad when he asks did I remember this or that and I can say Yes...

He lovingly refers to himself as a pack mule when we go on vacation. Hopefully the kids can at least pull one suitcase each since all our new luggage is on wheels.

 

[Mjasp]

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=604146

Above is a thread I started for the kids of us cruisers so they can get to know each other.

Hope some kids will reply.

Joanna

 

[winnyis]

Joanna - there is no buttons to reply to the poll when I click on the link???

 

[Karel]

I think I'll stick with the 10:30.

Luggage wise, we'll have a lot. We drive down so I always overpack. I do want to try to cut down this time though because don't use a lot of the stuff and/or forget that it's there.

 

[SeaSpray]

I'm going to *try* and not over-pack. LOL Our usual luggage is: 2 large suitcases, 2 medium suitcases, 2 small suitcases which can be used as carry-ons, and 2 garment bags. DSs will each have a backpack, I'll have my purse as well as some kind of soft-sided carry-all bag, and DH will have to carry the camera bags and the laptop case. If we were driving I know I'd bring more luggage, but it's a pain with flying and all of the transportation legs of our trip.

I know we'll be buying shirts as souvenirs so I'm going to try and cut down on how many shirts I pack for each of us and then we can use our new shirts while we're away.

On our cruise last year, I packed too many shorts and capri sets, and not enough dresses. I don't mean fancy dresses (I'm bring 3 "nice" dresses this year for formal, semi-formal, and Palo nights), just nice casual sundresses. I recently bought a couple of long sundresses, and I'm planning on wearing these to dinner on the casual nights. Last cruise, my SILs wore sundresses to dinner on the casual nights and they looked great, and were very comfortable, and I had wished I had done the same thing. Live and learn

 

[missinshadow]

My disney son starts school August 9th I thinks that worse Starting school then leaving and having to go back But he's 8 so he'll deal.

 

[Mjasp]

Originally posted by winnyis
Cindy... LOL my DH Bob is exactly the same.... doesnt have a clue.. thinks I pack way too much.. but is always glad when he asks did I remember this or that and I can say Yes...

On our first cruise when I brought the over the door shoe holder for toiletries, jewelry and such, everything but shoes LOL. DH said I was carrying it a little too far, until we cruised and he just couldn't stop saying wow this shoe holder is such a great idea, along with the Downy wrinkle releaser, we now started using it at home.

That is weird with not having the reply button, it is there but on top, now it is back to normal. strange.

 

[winnyis]

Joanna - thats so funny about the shoe holder... my DH did the same thing.. thought it was so silly til he saw how great it worked.... we were at my nieces birthday party today I heard him telling BIL make sure you guys get a shoe holder.. I wanted to laugh... As far as Downy wrinkle releaser... it is a staple in my house too..


I went back into the poll and the buttons are now there so I was able to reply

Ginny

 

[Mary Anne]

I have the shoe hanger already, never thought about the Downey.

I'm going to start making a shopping list.