August 6, 2005 Mexican Riviera..Who's In?

[jilljill]

Cathy that's what I meant by copying the list. I am also hoping some of the new additions to the thread will post their information, if they don't mind, so we can have a more updated list.

 

[Itinkso]

Hi Barb - Had this saved so here is Eve's list.....

 

[Kidoctr]

Thanks Jenny - I'll cut/paste as well with a few corrections. I have a bit more personal info that I have written down that has been pm'd to me but I'm not going to post it in case cruisers prefer to keep that private:

Justmestace (Stacey), DH (Jay), 15DD (Jordan), 12DS (Jared)
22DD (Megan) - not cruising
lives in AZ, wrought iron business, link to pictures in post #398
Not cruising with us after all.....

Catnip0113 (Cathy), DH (Steve), 13DD (Jessica)
2nd Disney cruise; staying at DL hotel before cruise
lives in CT, has 3 cats, collects fridge magnets, fan of the show Big Brother
Red Sox fan; late seating
Deck 7 aft; DD just inducted into the Jr Honor Society

Jilljill (Barb), DH (Jay), 11DD (Alexa)
cabin 2078, late seating
Going to DL before the cruise; Live in Delaware
Building new house with Disney theme; used to be a CM @ Disney store
5th Disney cruise

Encmerk (Courtney), DH (Eddie), GM, 2DD, 6DS (Ryan)
Cabins 2094 and 2096
live in CA, early seating

Schultzfamily (Vickie), DH (Wick), 16DS (Kenney), 11DD (Sara)
lives in CA, is a nurse, late seating
link to pictures in post #403
2nd Disney Cruise

Itinkso (Jenny), 16DD (Brynee)
DD (Traci) and DH (Jack) not cruising
live in CA, cabin 5022, japanese ancestry, Brynee is a dancer, late seating

Newfamilyman (Carl), DW, 4SD, 1DS
Live in LA, early seating

Maddie'smommy, DH, 2DD, and family, class
live in CA

hzj77hv (Kazu), DW, 16DD, 14DD, 10DS
live in Japan, cruised 2 yrs ago
deck 6; staying @ Grand Californian on the 5th of Aug

Calliegirl (Lauren), DH, 9DD (Kaitlin)
Live in Santa Rosa, CA; first seating; serious shoppers

Jasak (Jinny), DH, 10DD, 5DD
first time cruisers; 2nd seating
live in San Bruno, CA
travelling with 2 other families

Emememem (name?), family details?

Kidoctr (Eve), DH (Seth), 8DD (Amina), 5DS (Rhys - will be 6 in 3 weeks)
live in Oklahoma, we're both full-time docs (he's FP and I'm pedi)
veteran cruisers but first time on Disney
pics of my beautiful kids in post #1052, DH and I in #1054
Staying @ Grand Californian for 3 days before cruise;
late seating; cabin #1049 (still hoping for an upgrade )

HTH ~

 

[jilljill]

Thanks Jenny. I copied and saved the list this time.

Eve thanks for the corrections and updates.

 

[Jasak]

Thanks, I saved the list also.
Anyone know if they give snacks to the kids while they're in the clubs?
We're planning to leave our younger DD in the club during the excursion.
That's great that they'll bring the kids for meals. My DD will not survive without her snacks and boy will she be Jinny

 

[wongmao]

Thanks Jenny - I'll cut/paste as well with a few corrections. I have a bit more personal info that I have written down that has been pm'd to me but I'm not going to post it in case cruisers prefer to keep that private:

Justmestace (Stacey), DH (Jay), 15DD (Jordan), 12DS (Jared)
22DD (Megan) - not cruising
lives in AZ, wrought iron business, link to pictures in post #398
Not cruising with us after all.....

Catnip0113 (Cathy), DH (Steve), 13DD (Jessica)
2nd Disney cruise; staying at DL hotel before cruise
lives in CT, has 3 cats, collects fridge magnets, fan of the show Big Brother
Red Sox fan; late seating
Deck 7 aft; DD just inducted into the Jr Honor Society

Jilljill (Barb), DH (Jay), 11DD (Alexa)
cabin 2078, late seating
Going to DL before the cruise; Live in Delaware
Building new house with Disney theme; used to be a CM @ Disney store
5th Disney cruise

Encmerk (Courtney), DH (Eddie), GM, 2DD, 6DS (Ryan)
Cabins 2094 and 2096
live in CA, early seating

Schultzfamily (Vickie), DH (Wick), 16DS (Kenney), 11DD (Sara)
lives in CA, is a nurse, late seating
link to pictures in post #403
2nd Disney Cruise

Itinkso (Jenny), 16DD (Brynee)
DD (Traci) and DH (Jack) not cruising
live in CA, cabin 5022, japanese ancestry, Brynee is a dancer, late seating

Newfamilyman (Carl), DW, 4SD, 1DS
Live in LA, early seating

Maddie'smommy, DH, 2DD, and family, class
live in CA

hzj77hv (Kazu), DW, 16DD, 14DD, 10DS
live in Japan, cruised 2 yrs ago
deck 6; staying @ Grand Californian on the 5th of Aug

Calliegirl (Lauren), DH, 9DD (Kaitlin)
Live in Santa Rosa, CA; first seating; serious shoppers

Jasak (Jinny), DH, 10DD, 5DD
first time cruisers; 2nd seating
live in San Bruno, CA
travelling with 2 other families

Emememem (name?), family details?

Kidoctr (Eve), DH (Seth), 8DD (Amina), 5DS (Rhys - will be 6 in 3 weeks)
live in Oklahoma, we're both full-time docs (he's FP and I'm pedi)
veteran cruisers but first time on Disney
pics of my beautiful kids in post #1052, DH and I in #1054
Staying @ Grand Californian for 3 days before cruise;
late seating; cabin #1049 (still hoping for an upgrade )

HTH ~

Hey, don't forget us....

Here's our info:

Wongmao (Lisa), DH (Tony), 9DD (Abby), 2DS (Tommy)
live in Daly City, CA, friend of Jasak (Jinny)
first time Disney cruiser, 2nd seating for dinner, Cabin #2644
Staying in San Pedro near the World Cruise Center

Look forward to meeting all of you!

Lisa

 

[justmestace]

But I WILL be at Disneyland waiting for you AFTER your cruise!!

The tiny packs of TP are a great idea! Had to use a potty in a shop in Cabo....no paper in there.
Just remember that in all the ports, they ask you to NOT put paper in the toilets. Put it in the trash cans. Yes...the yukky TP. And also do this on any boat you may take for an excursion.

Will be able to post more and answer questions on Wednesday. The folks are still here until Tues afternoon and I'll be spending their last days visiting with them.

 

[jilljill]

The tiny packs of TP are a great idea! Had to use a potty in a shop in Cabo....no paper in there.
Just remember that in all the ports, they ask you to NOT put paper in the toilets. Put it in the trash cans. Yes...the yukky TP. And also do this on any boat you may take for an excursion.

Thanks for the TP tip, I seem to remember that from our last trip to PV many moons ago.

 

[jilljill]

The folks are still here until Tues afternoon and I'll be spending their last days visiting with them.

Me thinks you should have worded this a tad bit differently...their last days...makes them sound like they are on their death bed.

 

[SchultzFamily]

Eve - Next time you update your list you can add we're in cabins 5126/5127. And we'll be at DL after the cruise!
Vickie

 

[jilljill]

Eve I just noticed that you have us going to D'land before the cruise, we are going after the cruise and will be there until Tuesday morning. We have to see Stacey since she will be there that weekend

 

[Kidoctr]

Thanks, I saved the list also.
Anyone know if they give snacks to the kids while they're in the clubs?
We're planning to leave our younger DD in the club during the excursion.
That's great that they'll bring the kids for meals. My DD will not survive without her snacks and boy will she be Jinny

I read in the Passporter, I believe, that aside from going to Topsiders for meals at meal times, there are NO snacks provided. Must be the way they keep that Lab/Club so squeaky clean!

 

[Kidoctr]

Me thinks you should have worded this a tad bit differently...their last days...makes them sound like they are on their death bed.

Barb - I was thinking the same thing, lol.....

Eve - Next time you update your list you can add we're in cabins 5126/5127. And we'll be at DL after the cruise!

Vickie - ok, got it. Next time, I'm going to have to just cut/paste directly from my palm pilot instead of trying to catch the changes.

Eve I just noticed that you have us going to D'land before the cruise, we are going after the cruise and will be there until Tuesday morning.

Oops! Forgot to change that ~I really must quit .

Wongmao (Lisa), DH (Tony), 9DD (Abby), 2DS (Tommy)
live in Daly City, CA, friend of Jasak (Jinny)
first time Disney cruiser, 2nd seating for dinner, Cabin #2644
Staying in San Pedro near the World Cruise Center

A thousand apologies Lisa! I'm glad you put all that info there - it's been added to the rest on my palm pilot!

 

[jilljill]

Jinny, Eve is correct no snacks are provided in the clubs unless notated on their Navigator. They are usually so much fun they forget about not having snacks. Just be sure that your DD wants to eat with the other kids if you plan on leaving her there at meal times. DD doesn't like to eat with the kids because they give them very limited choices at meal time, I think for the younger ones it's chicken fingers, fries and veggies.
Not sure what time your excursions are planned, so this is something for you to think about.
Also, the pagers that DCL provides do not work when you are off the ship. You will have to let the counselors know how long you will be off the ship and let them know when you return.

 

[Kidoctr]

I think for the younger ones it's chicken fingers, fries and veggies.

Now, my kids would be all over that. BLECH ~

 

[jilljill]

Eve the problem with the limited menu is that they serve that every single day for lunch and possibly dinner as well. DD doesn't like the idea of not being given a choice at lunch. But now that she's with the 10-12 yo group she thinks that pizza everyday will be just fine.

We are going to look over the menus to plan our meals for the week, or at least try to. I told her she has to try a couple of different things this time. But the one thing she won't try is the escargot...yummy.
I hope they still have the sea bass in Lumiere's, that's one of my favorite dishes of all time. I usually get that and filet.
Is anyone up for sharing desserts so we can try many more than one each night?!? My dessert buddy won't be cruising with me.

 

[justmestace]

One of your dessert buddies gained ten pounds on the cruise. No kidding. I went to take pictures of the dessert buffet. Ended up in a corner, at a table all by myself, "sampling" at least 5 different desserts!

And the "sampling" of 2 or 3 at dinner didn't help, either. I couldn't decide on just one!

 

[Kidoctr]

Eve the problem with the limited menu is that they serve that every single day for lunch and possibly dinner as well. DD doesn't like the idea of not being given a choice at lunch. But now that she's with the 10-12 yo group she thinks that pizza everyday will be just fine.

I'll have to keep that menu in mind when we're there. The thought of my kids eating junk like that every day is just too much. I'll go and pick them up for meals just to avoid that.

We are going to look over the menus to plan our meals for the week, or at least try to. I told her she has to try a couple of different things this time. But the one thing she won't try is the escargot...yummy.
I hope they still have the sea bass in Lumiere's, that's one of my favorite dishes of all time. I usually get that and filet.
Is anyone up for sharing desserts so we can try many more than one each night?!? My dessert buddy won't be cruising with me.

Oh, oh, me, me, me!! Sounds like we have some similar tastes - I love escargot too and would probably love the sea bass as well. Sharing desserts sounds just up my alley!

 

[jilljill]

Stacey you are my hero. Now I have a goal of trying more desserts than you . I think with Eve helping that may not be a problem. Any others want to join in on the dessert fest?!? Maybe we should just tell the servers to bring 2 or 3 of each dessert every night and that might get us started.
I can see lots of stair exercising in my future that week. Deck 2 to deck 9 drink station...lots of steps.

 

[Jasak]

I'll have to keep that menu in mind when we're there. The thought of my kids eating junk like that every day is just too much. I'll go and pick them up for meals just to avoid that.



Oh, oh, me, me, me!! Sounds like we have some similar tastes - I love escargot too and would probably love the sea bass as well. Sharing desserts sounds just up my alley!

Barb and Eve,
That's too bad that the younger kids have a very limited menu choice. Guess it's easier for the staff. My younger DD would live on fries. We'll definitely pick up our kids for dinner at least. I'm still waiting for my Passporter to get here....