Back to the Med Greece/Turkey in 2013! Complete!

[mindelmouse]

Many thanks for the quick reply. Although I have a newer Fitbit as well, my phone is an iPhone 4 so sinking with my Fitbit seems to be hit and miss with it. Further, we are not planning on using my iPhone as a phone on this trip and I can't seem to find a Fitbit app for my iPad. Hmmm, maybe I shall have to convince DH that we need to upgrade to a new iPhone sooner than later

We will also keep on the look out for that restaurant. Thanks

Ok..Restaurant name was Da Francesco 976. Looked it up on the internet, primarly known as a pizzeria.

 

[mindelmouse]

Ok Guys - I'm here. Miss me? I don't know if I can compete with all Kim has posted thus far. I'm not really that close to putting my Trip report together, but I'll take the liberty and steal from Kim I'm just going to reply to her posts so my stuff may be out of order...didn't have foresight to save pages after hers... I may be slow in putting stuff up, but I have been busy...will answer pressing questions quickly but I have a lot to catch up on..

 

[mindelmouse]

Your report is amazing and so helpful for us going on the next Greece cruise in 2 weeks! I've only read some of your report so far but it has so many details of things I'd have been curious about!

Couple questions- you mentioned your magnets curling and not sticking on the doors after a few days. This has never happened to me before on any of my cruises on any of the ships, but I'd be so upset if it did. I use the Staples magnet paper and print directly on them. I know some have had trouble just putting little magnetic pieces behind regular paper and those not sticking as well. Which type did you use?

Were there port-specific pins for sale in the stores or available for order? On the Panama cruise I did in 2011, there was a limited edition pin for each port that came out on that day. It was a nightmare. People would camp for hours outside the stores waiting to get them and many times still get there and they'd run out. In the end we managed to get them all but it was so stressful and so much wasted time. Was it like this on this cruise, or did they not have these coveted pins or similar gifts, or if they did was it handled better (like via a room order form?)

I had the same issue with the magnets on the Magic when I took the NY to Bahamas cruise. Mine started curling up both times on the first day and this time I brought the magnetic strips and it didn't seem to help much. Last cruise I was midship so the humidity from opening the rear balcony wouldn't explain it. I'm not sure what the issue was, but it happened on both my doors (the inside and outside cabin) This time I used the Avery paper from Walmart and the paper from Staples. Don't know what the issue was. I've solved it though...Kim's just gonna make all my magnets next time..

 

[mindelmouse]

Kim - just realized you were posting throughout trip. Did you have ipad with you? I didn't have access to the DIS for some reason from my phone, so I didn't read any of the posts until after the cruise. I have not notebook of written notes - now to the memory...oh shoot - I'm in trouble..I can never remember anything

 

[mindelmouse]

Alas filled with good intentions, I started looking at our pictures ( I still haven't seen all of the them we took about 3,000 no kidding) and I got distracted. Need to go bake for a bbq today...will be home next few days will try to catch up

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

Alas filled with good intentions, I started looking at our pictures ( I still haven't seen all of the them we took about 3,000 no kidding) and I got distracted. Need to go bake for a bbq today...will be home next few days will try to catch up

I understand you have navigators as well. Many of us on the July 13th twin cruise would be eternally gratefully if you could post those. Well grateful for a couple of weeks anyways.

 

[mindelmouse]

I understand you have navigators as well. Many of us on the July 13th twin cruise would be eternally gratefully if you could post those. Well grateful for a couple of weeks anyways.

I will scan the schedule page of each and post by end of weekend. To post the full navigator that 96 pages all in, I just won't have time.

 

[MinnieDiva]

Just a note my friends are on the 7/27cruise and we have been in contact with them. Apparently they ran out of the Med pins. Don't have any info if they will get more.

Go figure.

Wow! The assistant manager of Mickey's Mates was on our excursion in Kusadasi and she said they get supplies in Barcelona. She told us that they always get asked, in the middle of the cruise, if they're getting more inventory .... but they don't ... until they get back to Barcelona. She said the funniest time she was asked was during the transatlantic crossing.

I hope they get more Med pins. But this is exactly why I bought my pins and my t-shirt the first day of the cruise. I've been cursed by them not having the size shirt I've wanted at the end of cruises. Not going to happen to me again. LOL

Might mention here that Mindy was not happy with the sizing on the shirts. They run small.

Kim - just realized you were posting throughout trip. Did you have ipad with you? I didn't have access to the DIS for some reason from my phone, so I didn't read any of the posts until after the cruise. I have not notebook of written notes - now to the memory...oh shoot - I'm in trouble..I can never remember anything

I think I posted once....

I understand you have navigators as well. Many of us on the July 13th twin cruise would be eternally gratefully if you could post those. Well grateful for a couple of weeks anyways.

LOL!

I will scan the schedule page of each and post by end of weekend. To post the full navigator that 96 pages all in, I just won't have time.

I'm having issues with my scanner. Hoping to beat it into submission later today. If you email me the jpegs of what you scan I'll put them on the appropriate day.

 

[MinnieDiva]

Rome is finished with pictures.

 

[mindelmouse]

Go figure.

Might mention here that Mindy was not happy with the sizing on the shirts. They run small.

I think I posted once....

LOL!

I'm having issues with my scanner. Hoping to beat it into submission later today. If you email me the jpegs of what you scan I'll put them on the appropriate day.

Will do later. Going to BBQ now.

 

[mindelmouse]

Will do later. Going to BBQ now.

Should I email you my adds to your posts for you to add in sequence.

 

[MinnieDiva]

Will do later. Going to BBQ now.

I got the scanner to work.

Should I email you my adds to your posts for you to add in sequence.

Still pondering this.

 

[MinnieDiva]

Navigators posted for Barcelona on page 1.

 

[mindelmouse]

I got the scanner to work.

Still pondering this.

Don't use up too much brain energy on it. LMAO

 

[MinnieDiva]

Navigators added to Villefranche

 

[MinnieDiva]

Navigators added to La Spezia

 

[MinnieDiva]

Rome navigators up.

 

[drlaurafsu]

Anyone else having trouble reading the navigators? When I size then up to read or print they are so blurry I can't read them.

 

[MinnieDiva]

Anyone else having trouble reading the navigators? When I size then up to read or print they are so blurry I can't read them.

I can post the link to the photobucket account, but if I go any bigger I'm not sure how it will go on here.

 

[MinnieDiva]

http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/skamerrill/library/Navigators/Barcelona?sort=3&page=1