Calling All 8/19/06 Special Western Cruisers! AKA "The Cruisin' Castaways" Part 2

[Verandah Man]

Congrats Bev, you have post #6000 on this thread!!!

Have a great Friday everyone!!! BTW, it's Sue's birthday today and she took the day off from work to enjoy it, Happy Birthday (again) Sue!!!

Now, it's time I get out the door and get to work.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Andy, Congrats

You started post thread 401.!!!

 

[Reenieny18]

Hello Everyone..
Its been a long time since I have been on... FAMILY< HEALTH AND my JEWELRY have sure kept me so busy... It was great hearing form LYN and JOANNA .. LYNN you shouold plan to meet KAREN in WDW ,, she has a seasons pass as well.. JOANNA.. sounds like your vacations was great..

WELCOME to all the new friends..Sorry to see some leave.
Andy. glad your able to sail after all.. although not with us.

OK TINA> thanks for all the bad and even BETTER weather we have had..
(also the great prayers and stories you have sent me,, you can only imagine what had happened)

I think I am almost caught up... DARLENE I am glad to see STAN is doing well still.. BEV.. you have our room right? TERRY.. we are still looking for airfare too..
LINDA we are looking at ROCHESTER too.. SYRACUSE is to $$$$.. MARTY and I are going to CHICAGO in JUNE for a conference for my business.. I am doing so well..

BEV>> can we get a room for the JEWELRY PARTY or do we do it on the DECK 9 with smoothies and have a JEWELRY PARTY?? I take cash, check visa, MC and DISCOVER..Or of course payment on another cruise..lol
It amazes me how well the stuff sells... and I can sell it too,..lol

Ok I have to get some sleep.. I wont be a stranger..

DOREEN

 

[Dizzyworld]

Castoff: MY DH and DS are planning on doing the fishing on CC. My DS Is so excited that he would like to sigh up twice. He will be only 3 weeks shy of his 13th b-day, but he loves fish. (We think he has gills.) I know he won't be in the way of the adults. I hope they can get a spot.

We are planning on doing the tour with Ivan and David too in CM. We will probbaly only do the 4 hour tour without lunch since my DD eats pretty much nothing. Does anyone know how large of a group they can handle at a time?

Also I am interested in the cruise exchange too. If there is a Palo party list, keep us informed of that one too.

Andy the party for your Mom sounded delightful. It sounds like a fun group that you will be sailing with soon. Enjoy all the planning and waiting.

TTFN,
Shirley

 

[Verandah Man]

This is a Public Service Announcement for those parts of the country that are effected by this:

Remember, Daylight Savings Time begins at 2am on Sunday, don't forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed tonight!!!

 

[SamRoc]

Just wanted to ask if everyone here was going to get dressed up for Pirate night on the cruise. I am sure alot of people will, but just want to make sure. thanks!

 

[castoff]

Castoff: MY DH and DS are planning on doing the fishing on CC. My DS Is so excited that he would like to sigh up twice. He will be only 3 weeks shy of his 13th b-day, but he loves fish. (We think he has gills.) I know he won't be in the way of the adults. I hope they can get a spot

TTFN,
Shirley

That's great Just make sure your DS doesn't tell my DH he wants to go fishing twice because my DH will be right there with him. We plan on going in the morning on the first stop of Castaway. The boat holds 8. So that leaves room for 4 anyone else??

Bev: How exciting about extreme home makeover. I will be sure to watch out for that family.

Doreen: Your glad I was finally getting some credit for the nice weather for a change. Glad to see your doing so well in your business.

Terry: Just wanted to say for keeping up on the lists as I know it's a chore and the weekly countdown. I do enjoy seeing it each week.

Andy: Thanks for the reminder on the clocks. I do hate losing that hour of sleep.

SamRoc: We are planning on dressing up for party. DH may not know it yet. I am kidding of course, he knows some people here are and some aren't. I do know they hand out bandanas at dinner so even if you just wear a t-shirt you will look good.

 

[castoff]

Sign ups for Cruise Package Exchange deadline will be Friday April 14th.

So far we have...............

Castoff
SeaSpray
RobinMarie
Msdisney53
Mickeymom923
Dizzyworld
Zack&alexmom
Reenieny18


Please PM me with your name & address where package is going. Since this is a family package please include in PM who else is sailing with you so some things in package might be geared for that person. ( example: child , age 7 )

 

[Reenieny18]

Ok for those of us who are blonde.. and think we are blonde... WHAT IS A CRUISE PACKAGE>>>> ??

With all the stress goin on around here I want to make sure i have the right thing going to the right place,,lol

Jaclyn will be 17 on APRIL 14th.. and it has aged me 20 yrs already... Daniel is going to be a teenager on the 29th.. AWWWW . Where did my babies go??

I have had some major health issues so I have been low keyed.. when in fact I really need my DIS FRIENDS>>> so here I am.. I wont talk about it here.. but I would if you PM or IM or called or what ever you do now a days..

As for TINA>>>> It was so cold here today I was going to over to your house and ask for DANTE to keep me warm with his hair ribbon.. lol

REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS>> just what I need.. to loose more sleep.....
HAPPY DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME>>...


DOREEN

 

[castoff]

Doreen: Don't feel bad,I thought I was starting to get blonde highlights when in fact my kids informed me I was color blind because I am getting gray hair. The family cruise exchange package is..........where you PM me your name & address who's sailing in your party. After the deadline you will receive a families name and info. It will be kept secret till the familly gets there package. We have a price limit of 20.00 and suggestions for the exchange are things that you think the family would like for there cruise. Be creative and have fun shopping.
Dante is ready to come over. All I say is want to go bye bye and he jumps in his bag. I took this picture this afternoon. The ribbons didn't last long.

 

[Mjasp]

OMG Dante is the cutest dog!!! I LOVE HIM!!!

 

[zack&alexmom]

Tina - add me on for the package exchange. I will pm you with all info. Roger said that he wants to go fishing with you guys. I like to fish but not enough to spend that much for it.

Has anyone every done the Stingray Adventure? I am trying to decide if we will do this or not?

Doreen - Sorry to hear about all of the issues but I am glad that the business is doing so well.

I can't believe that the countdown is going to be in the teens

Both of my children have a friend sleeping over tonight - 9,8,7 & 6. Let's hope I make it through the night.

Linda

 

[Dizzyworld]

DH and DS will be trying for the AM fishing thing too.

Question about the cruise exchange.....think about the time frame to send the packages. Month before the cruise? A month after the April 14th deadline?

 

[Reenieny18]

OMG TINA he is so cute.. he and my LEXIE would be great together... Let me tell you LEXIE has many secrets and tears shed on her... Please dont think for a minute that she isnt my security blanket.. i have to load some pic on here to share of her..

Tina.. thanks for the laugh tonight.. oh and add us to the list too... i wil pm you..

DOREEN

 

[castoff]

Joanna: Dante knows he is cute and that is problem number 1. Problem number 2 is he is so spoiled see back to problem number 1.

Doreen: Can't wait to get Lexie and Dante together. Dante is fixed so no problems here.

Dizzyworld: How about May 19th as a ship out deadline for packages? I was going to check with everyone after the deadline. I know Terry is going to WDW in May but I don't remember the dates. So this may change but we will see what everyone else thinks.

Linda: I have some time to convince you to do the fishing trip. The stingray's at Castaway are new. I have done the stingray's at Blue Lagoon before with the kids. Jonathan loved it, Brooke screamed and ran out of the water. She was 9 at the time.

 

[RobinMarie]

What a cute doggie! Let's trade, one whiney bassett hound for your cute dog!

The last time I participated in a cruise exchange some of the things we received were:

air freshener
sunscreen
little highlighter pens
over the door shoe holder
travel hamper (loved that one)
Mickey slipper socks
Shout Wipes
Underwater Camera
Disney treats: fruit snacks, candy etc
Stickers

 

[mickeymom923]

Will we hit 500 pages by our cruise? Sooner? Anyone want to guess the date?

Have a great day everyone.

Bev

 

[castoff]

Will we hit 500 pages by our cruise? Sooner? Anyone want to guess the date?

Have a great day everyone.

Bev

By cruise time I don't have a date to guess though. How about a month especially when we can get chatty.


RobinMarie: Those are some good ideas for exchanges.

 

[bridgemanva]

We'll be on board booked on the PC Repo and plan to be on the Med Repo next August. This cruise DH, DS(16) and myself will be accompanied by my Mom -- her first Disney Cruise.

I was looking for some info on privately arranging an excursion -- I saw a few links however they look like it's to join a group. I was trying to see if it was possible to find someone reputable that can be flexible to our needs. I'm trying to contingency plan -- Mom's only cruise experience was the Princess British Isles which I helped her arrange-- thinking it was a great way to see England. What they were met with was unbelievable culture shock when it came to accessibility and attitudes of fellow tourists that seemed quite rude if they didn't move fast enough. I'm hoping to comfortably drive her to the ruins and around a bit at Costa Maya if she's not up to walking much; and if it's to much she can call it a day; not feeling as she's putting anyone out.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate them. Thanks.

 

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone

SamRoc: I think DH and I will at least be wearing "Pirates of the Caribbean" shirts on pirate night, maybe with a few added accessories. I don't think he'd go for a full costume, but I know he'll wear his "Dead Men Tell No Tales" t-shirt from the PoC gift shop that I bought him on our last trip, and maybe a pirate bandana and an eye patch. ARG!

That excursion on Costa Maya sounds good, and if we do an excursion that'll be the one we'll do, but as of now DH and DSs don't want to do anything on that day. We did the Tulum Ruins on our last cruise so they feel they've seen enough. lol But we'll see...

I LOVE to go fishing, but I don't get enough beach time at home, so I plan on enjoying the beach on both of our Castaway Cay days. I will probably do the Stingray Adventure, though. Linda, have you seen the thread with all the pictures from the Stingray Adventure? It looks like fun for "kids" of all ages.

Regarding the cruise exchange: Our trip to Disney World is May 11 - 16th. So I can either mail out a package before then, or after we get back. May is going to be extremely busy for me, with the Disney World trip, and DSs high school graduation. He has a full schedule of different things going on during the month of May, then graduation is May 31st, and we'll be having out of state relatives up here for that. What was I thinking planning a trip in the middle of May?!?!?

Anyway, I'm off now for Part 2 of my stress test. Yesterday when I got there, the cardiologist decided I should have a nuclear stress test, instead of the plain stress test. Oh fun, they get to stick a huge needle in my hand again.

Have a great day all!