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

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Orginally I looked at the Aug 12th cruise for our first cruise.
I would have celerbrated my Bday on the cruise, but once I saw the great rates for this cruise I quickly changed plans. That plus this year our school system is starting after labor day.


So Now I will have my Bday at WDW and then a cruise,
I guess I get the best of both worlds.

Our family vactaion is starting to shape up.

Autotrain to FL.
Then a stay at Old Key West Aug 14-17th
Including

Dinner at Liberty Tree
Breakfast at Ohana,
Dinner at 1900 park fare

Wishes fireworks Bday Cruise.

Dinner Mama Melrose and Fantasmic Fireworks

Dinner Crystal palace

Lunch Brown Derby

Friday night at the Radisson
Sat Douple Dip cruise


After the cruise Drive back to Ct via Gaitlinbrug Tn - 2 night cabin rental,
Drive on Blue Ridge parkway,
and a few more items in the works.

Over 3 weeks on the road.
And when we get home we will have a NEW Bathroom

An Aug to remember!

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

I love Key West, but I haven't been there in years. I'm kind of disappointed to miss it, but I think I can choke down two stops at CC.

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I would have loved a stop at Key West, but I guess if we like this cruise, we will just need to book another one just will need to wait for the 2008 dates.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Yet another rainy Thursday.

I booked this cruise fairly soon after the dates were announced. We were knee-deep in Repo cruise planning at the time. The prices were not as good as I wanted but it was the most inexpensive, school-friendly summer schedule we could find. We have many friends from the Ship of Fools on this cruise. !

Robin,

I look forward to meeting you and your dd, and the friends from the ship of fools crew too. I suspect my dd and you and the others will become fast friends on board.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Okay, does anyone want to guess when we'll reach 7000 posts? I'm guessing 6/30/06. What do you think?

Bev

Ok Bev,
I'm doing my part to get to 7000 posts

 

[beachpal]

Hello everyone! I have been lurking around this thread and thought it was time I introduced myself. We are so excited to be going to CC two times! The last cruise we took from DCL, it was raining so we missed out on a lot! Not this time I hope! Anyway, I will be cruising with my dh, (5by5 who posted a few pages ago), and our 2 sons. One is 8 and the other will be turning 6 on the ship! The only excursion we have planned at this point is the stingray at CC on Friday but we may pass on that. The kids will be too interested in the kids club activities that are scheduled for that time. I think I am rambling now so I better sign off. It's only 73 days away!!!

 

[Colestat]

RobinMarie- SOrry you missed the SPH room. 55520 was available yesterday morning and then when I checked in around noon that was gone but 5022 was available, crazy. I was hoping someone fron the DIS would snag it. Oh well.
SeaSPray- My family was also on the first 10 day hurricane cruise! I knew about the DIS but not all you crazy people meeting up .
Caren

Hi Caren - Thanks for the heads up - I got a SPR for only $100 more than my Cat11 cruise fare.

I checked the disney site and the cat 9's are now the same price as the cat 11's. I may call back and go for a cat9 porthole, but I don't really know if I want to be on deck 2 - I really love the deck 5 location - we were there on the Wonder and loved it. On the Magic, we were in a cat10 on deck 2 under the rocking D bar and didn't care for that location at all.

Does anyone have experience with a cat 9 - did you like your location?

 

[Dizzyworld]

Hi Beachpal....from another Marylander.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Hi BeachPal


Welcome Aboard

 

[disneycrazzzy]

Hello all,

Just a quick note about the Extreme Getaway Package at CC. This package is $54 and includes the Stingray excursion, snorkeling gear, bike (for 1 hour), and a float. Priced individually, this excursion would be $73 for adults. Anyway, if you are still looking for a specific time on one of the Stingray excursions, you can still get it if you book this package. We realized after we booked just our kids for the Stingray excursion that they needed to be accompanied by an adult. Unfortunately, the excursion wasn't available at the same time (10am Sunday) anymore. When I looked at the Extreme Getaway Package, they still had availability for 10am on Sunday. We figured between the 9 of us on this cruise, we'd be able to use the floats, snorkel gear and bikes.

TTFN

disneycrazzzy

 

[RobinMarie]

Robin,

I look forward to meeting you and your dd, and the friends from the ship of fools crew too. I suspect my dd and you and the others will become fast friends on board.

I'm looking forward to meeting you and your family too Ed! I can't wait to meet everyone! Victoria is an easy going child. We should definitely get them connected; especially if your daughter has any apprehensions. I'm sure they will have a blast!

Ed, even if the 2008 dates are not out when you sail, do think about booking while on board for the incentives. I don't believe they have changed anything but those incentives are transferrable if you should change your dates of sailing. When we sailed last summer I did not book another cruise because I couldn't beat the price of this upcoming cruise. I should have booked because I could have transferred the incentives to the cruise I have booked in 2007.

Welcome BeachPal!

 

[O'BWV]

Hi Everybody!

Having a killer week at work but wanted to stop in and say HI!

Terry - Definitely count as in for BRUNCH!! WOOHOO PETERPANK HERE WE COME!



Later,
Mary Rose

 

[DonaldsGrl103]

Ive been trying for days- its no use I wont be able to get a reservation for Palo Brunch and I NEED TO


and besides that I was only able to get Palo on the first night which I really did not want since I want to get aquainted the first night with my dining partners and staff

 

[Steve's Wife]

Is anybody else completely bananas over the upcoming "million wishes" and the chance to spend the night in Cinderella's castle? Obviously I have never won the lottery because I've been saving up my luck for this. In the meantime, we're trying to decide what to do the 18th. Maybe Boma's (Steve's favorite) or the Brown Derby and Fantasmic (my favorite) or Wishes at the Magic Kingdom (when we come back for my birthday in October we'll see the Halloween version at MNSSHP and there's talk that it's going to be changed) or someplace we've never been before (like Citrico's). So many choices -- and they're all good ones.

 

[SeaSpray]

We're starting to get VERRRRRY close! Only 10 weeks to go!!!

 

[SeaSpray]

NEW JERSEY "CRUISING CASTAWAYS" MEET ANNOUNCEMENT:

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 at the Peter Pank Diner in Sayreville, NJ (same location as the Cruise Meet in 2004!)

Let's get together for Brunch and get (re-) acquainted before the cruise in August!!

Guest List:

SeaSpray - Terry, DH John, DS18 Craig, DS15 Robby, Craig's friend Andrew??

mickeymom923 - Bev, DD18 Lindsay

Reenieny18 - Doreen, DH Marty, DS13 Daniel, DD17 Jaclyn

O'BWV - Mary Rose, DH John, DD16 Taryn, DS13 John


If you're interested in attending, just let me know. We had a lot of fun the last time and we're sure to have even more fun this time! Here's a link to some pictures from our NJ DIS Meet at the diner in October 2004: http://www.brownfamilyvacations.com/html/BrkfstMeet.htm


P.S. All "Lost at Sea" cruisers welcome, too, as well as any other DIS members who'd like to join us, even if you won't be on our cruise in August!!!

 

[Reenieny18]

Well, Terry when you put it that way.. 10 weeks to go WAHOO!!!! wtg Can you believe its that close now??

From 2 yrs plus to 10 weeks.. yes that cruise was a great one .. it can only be topped by this one. Perhaps another 10 dayer?? And ED... 2008 for a re-book?

After my little surgery deal I was so tired.. I slept the past two days durng the day and was awake at night.. go figure.. Last night how ever I did sleep all night until 545am. AWWWW

WELCOME to the new families.. feel free to make your self at home...

DOREEN

 

[SeaSpray]

Hello everyone! I have been lurking around this thread and thought it was time I introduced myself. We are so excited to be going to CC two times! The last cruise we took from DCL, it was raining so we missed out on a lot! Not this time I hope! Anyway, I will be cruising with my dh, (5by5 who posted a few pages ago), and our 2 sons. One is 8 and the other will be turning 6 on the ship! The only excursion we have planned at this point is the stingray at CC on Friday but we may pass on that. The kids will be too interested in the kids club activities that are scheduled for that time. I think I am rambling now so I better sign off. It's only 73 days away!!!

Welcome beachpal, I love your user name!!!

Feel free to ramble any time you want. Looking forward to meeting you and your family on the ship!

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

Is anybody else completely bananas over the upcoming "million wishes" and the chance to spend the night in Cinderella's castle? Obviously I have never won the lottery because I've been saving up my luck for this. In the meantime, we're trying to decide what to do the 18th. Maybe Boma's (Steve's favorite) or the Brown Derby and Fantasmic (my favorite) or Wishes at the Magic Kingdom (when we come back for my birthday in October we'll see the Halloween version at MNSSHP and there's talk that it's going to be changed) or someplace we've never been before (like Citrico's). So many choices -- and they're all good ones.

Yep I am finaizing up our plans for the pre cruise.
I think we may do Brown Derby on the 18th before we head over to the Radisson.

 

[Ct_TiggerFan]

We're starting to get VERRRRRY close! Only 10 weeks to go!!!

And Only 9weeks untill I start my VACATION!!!

 

[beachpal]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Is anyone going to dress in "costume" for pirate night? I apologize if you all already covered this but I have lost track over the last 6,800+ posts!