August 7, 2004 Magic...who's going?

[eye R.N.]

We are up for a group dinner, hopefully we can do another night to take Chelsea.

You know, some of our kids are old enough to do a "young adult Palo event."

As for harrassing the comedian, I am still editing the video of Andy's efforts. I nominate Sandy this time.

Kimickey, you might want to try cruisecritic.com to see what others have done in the way of booking their own excursions. I love reading other peoples reports.

Hope and I will be doing the banana boat again on Castaway, and I will be parasailing. As soon as I get a new calander I'll circle the sixty day mark and be on the phone early. How many do they take at a time and what time do we want?

On the home front this week Jay will be happy to hear that Chelsea is busy picking out the music for "Severna Park Sings" it will be a Christmas fund raiser for our local food pantry. The high school ,middle school, and elementary choirs all sing seperately than they do a final big group number. The choir director has left it to her to choose what the high school will sing. Between that and Band, do expect to see much of her on this board till after the holidays.

Wendy, Andy is joining you in the teacher ranks yet again. This time he will be teaching two nights a week a the local Community College. I am so happy that the cruise fund has another contributer.

My sympathies to all those in cast's. I remember when Chelsea broke her wrist falling off a horse. I was about a week before a Disney trip. If I remember correctly I was taking stitches out of her and Andy while we were on vacation (long story)

Sandy, I have not forgotten you, I just found were DH hid the extra pirates posters

Charles and Kim welcome to our little world, we really do have a lot of fun here.

 

[gometros]

Originally posted by eye R.N.

Sandy, I have not forgotten you, I just found were DH hid the extra pirates posters

Funny you should mention that. A package in a poster shaped container came for me yesterday and at first I thought it wa from you, until I noticed the return address - Animal Kingdom Lodge. You guys would appreciate the story behind it, which I had posted to the Resorts board:

Another testament to Disney's commitment to service quality. We visited WDW in July, staying two days in Coronado Springs and two days at AKL prior to taking a 7-day Western Cruise aboard the Disney Magic. This past Saturday afternoon, my 15-year old daughter woke me up from my afternoon nap with phone in hand, telling me that it was Animal Kingdom Lodge calling. Now I'm thinking "what would Animal Kingdom Lodge be calling me about". I took the phone and spoke to Jim Croft of Lost and Found, who asked me if I had left a camera tripod (actually a monopod) behind when we stayed there. Now to be honest, I didn't even know I hadn't come home with it, since I hadn't used it since we came home. I was totally blown away by the fact that someone from Disney took the time to track down the owner of a lost item to return it to them. They must handle loads of lost items every day. If you lost anything anywhere else, it would just get swept up in a big black hole, never to be seen again.

Jim verified our addressa and will be sending it back to me and actually APOLOGIZED that because of the Labor day holiday, it wouldn't be sent until Tuesday. Needless to say, if I wasn't already a die in the wool Disney fan, this would have solidified it for me.

 

[wendym]

Sandy
Cannot believe they would phone you - that is truely amazing service!
I am sure I have read about other people getting 1 couple to make reservations at Palos for 1 night and the other couple another night so they could go twice. Jeanne, Jason certainly deserves his dinner at Palos - well you actually deserve it more!
Denise, tell Andy that I have a job lined up for him here any time. They have just advertised for our new school rector (the equivalent of principal) - the advert is hilarious and we decided that they were looking for somebody the exact opposite of who we have now. Please wish Chelsea luck with her choice of song.
Definitely Sandy's turn to harrass the comedian!
Charles - the Governor's race has certainly livened up politics - we even see it over here!
Wendy

 

[jeanneg]

Sandy, Sandy, you've got some revising to do! You all know our 8/7 booking has been up in the air for awhile now. We had several concerns, but one of the main ones was that we were due for a "family" vacation in 2004 to celebrate Jason's HS graduation and I personally didn't see how timewise and moneywise we'd be able to do both. Some developments have come up that will make coordinating everyone's schedules extremely difficult, if not impossible, and so we basically just decided to postpone the big family trip until 2005. Jen will still probably have to report to Lehigh on 8/14, but we'll deal with that somehow. We'll just have to high-tail it off the ship and get our butts back to NC so she can drive to PA the following day!
Anyhow, here's the good news: Nikki, our older daughter will actually be able to accompany us on this trip! This will be her first cruise and she is very, very excited about finally getting the opportunity to come with us. I just got off the phone with DCL and modified our ressie. It must have been meant to be because the cat11 cabin directly opposite ours was still available, so we moved all the kids into that one and John and I will get the cat 6 all to ourselves! (I feel like Verandah Man, I'm so thrilled!!!!!) Finally, we'll have a cabin that won't look like it's been hit by a tornado! So, Sandy, please add Nikki to your cruise list. She'll be 22 when we sail and the kids will now be in cabin 6109.
And Wendy, I checked, and we're still tied for dinner......you'll love Nikki, she's alot nicer than Jen (ha-ha)!!! (While I was typing this, Jen just called....she got my message and is thrilled to be having her sister come along.)

 

[jeanneg]

to congratulate Sandy on getting his tripod back. Now if they would only call and say they found his contacts!

 

[wendym]

Jeanne
That is wonderful news! Suppose I should really get round to checking with our TA that the booking is ok - we haven't heard back from them but the same happened last year and everything was ok so I refuse to worry about this.
Wendy

 

[wendym]

Not sure how many of you have been following the inspirational threads on Nate Page. His family boarded the Magic today and a very special member of this thread helped to make their trip extra special. Each time I read of this remarkable family I count my blessings.
Wendy

 

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[gometros]

Jeanne - when I started reading your post, I got scared and thought youwere going to tell us you weren't joining us this trip.

Unfortunately, I think my contacts are at the bottom of the ocean along with Andy's glasses. There are some fish with better eyesight swimming around.

wendy - does anyone know who the benefactor is?

 

[wendym]

DVC Lady
That is wonderful news - looking forward to meeting you all.
Sandy - Verandha man will know I am sure but is keeping it secret. I love the way how so many people, like Denise, have got involved thinking of things to do. It really makes me grateful for what I have and how lucky I am to be a part of such a special "family"
Wendy

 

[sbennett]

Wendy: Thanks for your post...we didn't know anything about Nate until I read your post then I began searching the story out.
Our prayers are definately with this wonderful family...it is amazing what we take forgranted in this world. I pray they have smooth sailing...the tropical storms down that way make me a little nervous this time of year!!

Welcome DVCLady to the friendliest cruise!

Sandy & Andy.....I know the Lion's Club in NY collects eyeglasses to give to needy people...didn't realize the fish needed them!! Those poor fishermen...now the fish will be able to see the hooks and bait!!

 

[wendym]

Finally got round to checking with my TA about our booking. I knew fine there would be a problem which is why I was putting it off! Our TA is super and always gets me a good deal but the poor guy always has problems dealing with DCL. Anyway this time DCL are saying the shipboard credit is only $200 not $400. I have the flyer I picked up which says about the $400 credit but has anybody got any other proof? I know a few of you have switched the booking over to Dreams - did you have any problem getting the $400 credit?
Wendy

 

[gometros]

I may still have the documentation, I'll check. I had checked with DU when I transfered the reservation and the agent assured me that the $400 credit was still there.

 

[jeanneg]

Wendy, I just checked all my papers and I don't even have the flyer that you have. The ones that list the $400 credit do not include 8/7 as one of the applicable dates, but I do know that Candace said it was $400 because I asked her. None of my confirmation documents list the credit either. When I called last week to change from one cabin to two I asked about the stateroom credit and was told we still had it on the original room but not the new one which is perfectly understandable. Unfortunately, I don't recall specifically confirming the amount of the credit. I thought very seriously about switching to DU, but because so many things were up in the air, I felt alot more secure leaving it with Disney. We also booked the 10/2 sailing in case we were unable to do the August one and I know that credit is $400 because it's on the sheet. And I almost didn't get that one because I booked it on the 15th, 3 days after we disembarked. After a little back and forth, they checked with Candace who confirmed that she told me that. I'll be happy to call DCL and find out what the credit is, but first I'd be interested in knowing if anyone else has "hard" proof. Wendy, please check your flyer and see if the 8/7 date is listed...it's not on mine.

 

[wendym]

Hi Sandy and Jeanne
Thank you for your help. The way I read the flyer and I know it is the way Candace sold it was that the $400 was for any of the new cruises but the rates on the flyer were only valid for the 9/4 sailing. Confusing isn't it! I haven't heard back from my TA - I am not home during normal working hours and I do this through my home email which I cannot access at work, any way I am sure it will all work out. I am glad to hear that I am not the only one that doesn't have all the right pieces of paper!
Thanks again
Wendy

 

[martinez03]

When we booked for the 08/07/2004 cruise we were on the ship, 08/08/2003 and we were told that we would get the $400 CREDIT PER STATEROOM for the trip even though it was not on the flyer. It is for the new itineraries when you book on board.
Cay

 

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[wendym]

Mechelle (I am going to try my best to remember!)
That's exactly what I remember - if I get any hassle I am going to email DCL the link for this!!!
Thank you
Wendy

 

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[wendym]

Mechelle
It's quite applicable as I never plan on growing up!!
Wendy