SeaSpray
Disney World fan since 1976
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2001
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Hi everyone:
It's really nice to see so many people posting again, especially those who were Missing In Action!!! *nudge-nudge* Mary Rose
I am looking forward to linking reservations with the late-seating cruisers! Lyn and I have plans to link our reservations together for 1 table, but then all the rest of us can link so that we are all right next to each other. I have to say, I am really excited about this
I also have a confession to make.....
I sometimes go into the Cruise Cafe chatroom on AOL. It's mostly a much older (late 50's, 60's, 70's, even a few in their early 80s) group of people who know each other in "real life" and have cruised together, and have been cruising for decades. Anyway, I have been visiting that chatroom since 2003 when John and I were planning our first cruise, which was on a Royal Caribbean ship. I still go in there, I tell them how awesome our Disney cruise was, but they've been trying to talk me out of going on the Magic again in 2006, saying that since my sons will be older, they'd probably have more fun on the Voyager. John and I are cruising on the Voyager in a few months, so I figured I'd be able to check it out for myself anyway.
So this evening I decided to ask Craig and Robby if they thought they might prefer the Voyager instead of the Magic, for our family cruise in 2006. When I asked them which ship they'd want to cruise on, they both said immediately without hesitation "DISNEY!!!!!". Wow, I have to say I was a little surprised! I thought maybe they'd be at least a little curious about the Voyager. But no....they want to sail on the Magic again, so now I can go back to that Cruise Cafe chatroom and tell everyone there to get off my back because my TEEN SONS, BOTH want to sail on the Disney cruise, and not on the Royal Caribbean cruise! I was so hoping that they'd choose Disney, because there's no way I'd miss sailing with all of you! But I felt it only right to ask their opinion (not that they'd have a final say in the decision).
Ok, so now I feel better after having confessed to even *thinking* about taking the kids on Royal Caribbean next year
Mary Rose: I'm sorry to hear about losing your job
I hope you find another one, a better one, soon! P.S. We'll have to see each other again soon; I'll be in NJ probably during spring break in April. Maybe we can get together another breakfast or lunch meet.
Andy: I can't imagine the thrill of pushing the button to sound the Disney horn!! What a wonderful memory of that cruise for you and Hazel.
Karen: We'll be thinking of you during your surgery.
Here's to speedy recovery.
Everyone: thanks for the good wishes. I'm still feeling lousy, but trying to keep my mind on good things, such as our cruise
My father is supposed to be getting out of the hospital tomorrow, so that's good news.
Darlene: He's in the VA hospital in the Bronx, of all places! But he said he's gotten excellent care there, so that's all that matters. I'm just glad that he's able to go home tomorrow.
We're supposed to get more snow this weekend. With being sick, I don't plan on going out anywhere. I hope you all have a great weekend
It's really nice to see so many people posting again, especially those who were Missing In Action!!! *nudge-nudge* Mary Rose
I am looking forward to linking reservations with the late-seating cruisers! Lyn and I have plans to link our reservations together for 1 table, but then all the rest of us can link so that we are all right next to each other. I have to say, I am really excited about this
I also have a confession to make.....
I sometimes go into the Cruise Cafe chatroom on AOL. It's mostly a much older (late 50's, 60's, 70's, even a few in their early 80s) group of people who know each other in "real life" and have cruised together, and have been cruising for decades. Anyway, I have been visiting that chatroom since 2003 when John and I were planning our first cruise, which was on a Royal Caribbean ship. I still go in there, I tell them how awesome our Disney cruise was, but they've been trying to talk me out of going on the Magic again in 2006, saying that since my sons will be older, they'd probably have more fun on the Voyager. John and I are cruising on the Voyager in a few months, so I figured I'd be able to check it out for myself anyway.
So this evening I decided to ask Craig and Robby if they thought they might prefer the Voyager instead of the Magic, for our family cruise in 2006. When I asked them which ship they'd want to cruise on, they both said immediately without hesitation "DISNEY!!!!!". Wow, I have to say I was a little surprised! I thought maybe they'd be at least a little curious about the Voyager. But no....they want to sail on the Magic again, so now I can go back to that Cruise Cafe chatroom and tell everyone there to get off my back because my TEEN SONS, BOTH want to sail on the Disney cruise, and not on the Royal Caribbean cruise!
I was so hoping that they'd choose Disney, because there's no way I'd miss sailing with all of you! But I felt it only right to ask their opinion (not that they'd have a final say in the decision). Ok, so now I feel better after having confessed to even *thinking* about taking the kids on Royal Caribbean next year
Mary Rose: I'm sorry to hear about losing your job
I hope you find another one, a better one, soon! P.S. We'll have to see each other again soon; I'll be in NJ probably during spring break in April. Maybe we can get together another breakfast or lunch meet. Andy: I can't imagine the thrill of pushing the button to sound the Disney horn!! What a wonderful memory of that cruise for you and Hazel.
Karen: We'll be thinking of you during your surgery.
Here's to speedy recovery. Everyone: thanks for the good wishes. I'm still feeling lousy, but trying to keep my mind on good things, such as our cruise
My father is supposed to be getting out of the hospital tomorrow, so that's good news.
Darlene: He's in the VA hospital in the Bronx, of all places! But he said he's gotten excellent care there, so that's all that matters. I'm just glad that he's able to go home tomorrow.
We're supposed to get more snow this weekend. With being sick, I don't plan on going out anywhere. I hope you all have a great weekend
Before I got my current job in corporate America, I spent about 15 years as a government contractor and had to find a new job every 3 years or so. I always ended up with a job that was better than the one I lost and always found one before my unemployment benefits ran out. So here's some more... 
I am planning a trip myself to Las Vegas for a week in April. Chuck will be there on Buisness and I am going to meet him there. 
Jonathan got a guitar last year. He wanted an electrical but we said NOT till you learn an acoustic guitar first. He plays once in awhile. lol I know I am bad.
Glad your still cruisin with us. Hello to everyone else I missed. Tina 
. Then I had a haircut that I badly needed. Today we went to the Walnut Street Theater to see CATS. Awesome!!! There is nothing like live theater. The performance was outstanding. Even Stan teared up near the end. Sandra loves live performance and this was her 2nd time for CATS.
So, I've been checking out the new attractions and ticketing that Disney World has changed recently. Since 2 weeks before our anniversary we'll be on the Voyager of the Seas for a 9-night cruise, John won't have much vacation time left, so we're planning on flying down on Thursday, July 7th, and flying home Sunday night, July 10th. This will let us spend the entire day of our anniversay (Friday, July 8th) at Disney World, plus another full day, the first evening we arrive, plus most of the day on Sunday before we fly home. John isn't into thrill rides or the Animal Kingdom park, so we will have plenty of time to do the things that we really want to do such as the classic rides at Magic Kingdom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Small World, Hall of Presidents), plus some newer ones such as Buzz Lightyear and that new 3D show Mickey's Philharmagic. We also want to go to MGM to have dinner at 50's Primetime Cafe and see the Fantasmic show that night. We want to hit Epcot for a couple of things such as the 3D show "Honey, I shrunk the audience", and the new ride called "Soarin' Over California" which is supposed to open in the spring. 
