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

[jeanneg]

Aw gee, Shelley, staying at OKW won't be all bad......you'll have us for company! As we haven't done the parks since Thanksgiving last year, we thought we'd stay at OKW for a few days and catch up with all the new attractions. I love the spaciousness of OKW and John really loves the tranquility of it. In fact, he prefers hanging out there and playing golf to going to the parks. We're planning to arrive around noon on Wed, spend 2 nights there and then head over to the Radisson Friday evening. On the way down, we'll make a short detour to Dixie Crossings and get our rock shrimp! If anyone is interested in joining us, maybe we can coordinate a time to meet.
Wow, Denise, you have been busy......what course are you taking? Chelsea, it seems like a whole bunch of the kids will be aging up. Jason will also be 19 when we sail again. I hope he enjoys it more this time around. I don't think he felt like he belonged in either group last time and Jen felt somewhat obligated to hang with him.

 

[eye R.N.]

Chelsea agian!

Mommy would i ever tell your age to anyone? no.... you can't even remember how old you are!

Wendy I cant wait to see me in my neckless... and we have to think of something to do to mommy! hehe... i got a few ideas... i shall PM them to you one day! tell Nan I said hi

And just to let everyone know i am only going to be 18 on this cruise. But i dont know what my mom has in mind... maybe she will take me on a cuise when i am 19.... but the next one i know after this is thier 25 annaveristy. cant wait for that!

 

[DVCLady]

Delete

 

[wendym]

Chelsea
Your spelling is worse than mine!!
Nan says hi back to you - I look forward to your ideas!
Jeanne - yet to work out our plans but I am sure we will be able to meet before hand!
Oh and finally manged to find our stateroom number, it is 7567.
Wendy

 

[eye R.N.]

Right now we have a cat 8 and a cat 10 booked on the cruise with the ressie transferred to dreams. What do you think will happen to the $400 stateroom credit if we decide to change to two cat 9's?

I am starting to think that there may be "bathroom issues" in the kids cabin.

Wendy, Chelsea can no longer blame her typing skills for her bad spelling, she is taking typing this semister.

As for me I am taking Alternate Dispute Resolution. Should come in handy around my house.

Chelsea, sorry I messed up on your age, you've just been acting lots older lately. But do the math, you will be 19 on the silver anniversary cruise. Thanks for not outing my age, I love you princess.

 

[wendym]

Hi Denise
I would think they would transfer the $400 across - you are still having the same number of rooms and they transfer the credit across if people change dates. I can understand the "bathroom issues". Try 4 kids and my parents in a 2 bedroom house with 1 bathroom - and that was before christmas when you could add in at least 3 extra adults. But the best was the year when my sister, husband and baby came back from South Africa and stayed with us for a year till they could get a house!
I think I need tips from you on the Alternate Dispute Resolution - our department are crazy this term with the two bosses not speaking to each other and leaving all the work to the rest of us.
Must get back to my essay - working on my strengths and weaknesses at the moment!
Wendy

 

[jeanneg]

Denise, here's what DCL told me just the other day: As long as you keep the same reservation #, the credit is protected. You can make any changes you want......date of sailing, cabin size, add or drop a person..... and it's all good. Now, if you add another cabin to your itinerary (rather than just change it), that cabin gets a new reservation # and the credit wouldn't apply. Also, your credit is safe, but the rate schedule you received when you booked on the ship is not. In other words, if you book today, you'll get today's best rate which should still be pretty good, but may not be as good as the ones we were originally offered. Hope that helps......My advice would be that if you feel you'd be more comfortable in 2 category 9's, you should make the change as soon as possible.
Hmmmm, Alternate Dispute Resolution......we could definitely use that around this house!

 

[eye R.N.]

Just follow isabels current track. If it goes as predicted in will be just about in my front yard on friday monring.

Guess I should rethink that trip to the ocean I was planning for friday.

 

[wendym]

Denise
We will be praying that it changes track.
Wendy

 

[gometros]

Denise - I know you're near the coast, but what I heard this morning was that it was going to hit North Carolina the hardest (assuming it stays on its current track).. Jeanee, how close are you to the coast and are you affected?

Side note: In the report I saw on the NBC weeked show this morning, they talked about how two of the cruise ships left Port Canaveral this morning (I assume it was taped from last night, meaning the Magic) and showed the Wonder in the background.

 

[sbennett]

Let's hope it doesn't track too far north .....Long Island doesn't need a hurricane either!! Jay's folks live near the water and if it gets too bad, it'll be in their front yard. My brother & sister-in-law live in NC in Edenton and they are right on the water...Albemarle Bay...hope their bulkhead is strong!!
The trustees at church were just talking about possibly having to board up the Tiffany stained glass window we just had cleaned and re-leaded for $175,000. ugh!!! We lost the top of our steeple in the hurricane of 1938.


How is Nate Page?....did they have a smooth sailing weather wise?

 

[wendym]

Hoping the hurricane avoids everybody!
I think Nate Page and his family had a truely magical cruise - this link should give you more details. They got a private bridge tour with a very special visitor!
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=4165530#post4165530
Wendy

 

[jeanneg]

Thanks everyone for your concerns.....I think we'll be OK. Raleigh is about 2 hours from the coast, so it will probably be more of an inconvenience in this area than it will be a threat. If the storm hits, I'm predicting we'll lose power (a common occurence in Raleigh) so I'm all ready with flashlights, batteries, etc. After our last major power outage, I purchased a B/W battery-powered TV at Target for $19.95. It will be interesting to see how well it works! In any event, if you don't hear from me towards the end of this week, it probably means the lights are off here. From the sound of things, it appears like Denise and Shelley have more to worry about in that they're both closer to the shoreline.

 

[sbennett]

Well when you live on eastern LI one can't help but be near water. If you look at a picture of LI, it's shaped like a fish, we're on the tail...the bottom tail...almost at the end!!! about 16 miles from the end of the tail. So far NOAA looks like it's going to hit NC right near my brother & sister in law....Saying our prayers.
may be a short week for school!!

 

[gometros]

All I can say is I'm so glad I left the south shore of LI for the inner sanctum of upstate NY. Here's hoping that you guys on the coast weather the storm.

 

[jeanneg]

to everyone on this thread seeking refuge further inland: Come join us! I did a massive food shop this morning and in addition to all the essential storm items, I purchased another 5-liter "box" of wine (white, like Denise prefers!) and a 12-pack of Michelob Ultra (my new best diet drink!). With that and my new battery-operated TV, who cares if the lights are out!

 

[eye R.N.]

Right now it's 50-50 wheter my parents will be abandoning Ocean City and coming to us. Or, if the storm comes straight up the Chesapeake, we may be joining them.

Got that cute crank powered radio we got for 1/1/00 out last night. I expect we will lose power too, so if you guys don't hear from me that's probably the reason.

Either way I think I'll take a box a wine

 

[EPCOTgrl1]

mom your suppost to be working.... silly goose! I think that everything will be ok!

 

[wendym]

I'm coming to join you all!!! A hurricane is sounding better than school at the moment
Will be thinking of you all.
Wendy

 

[luv2boys]

How about you all come to my house in Memphis. I'm way inland!


Amy