Can't Hide ; Even On A Big Boat !!!---Anyone going on the 4/6 Cruise ????

[john59]

Been a while since I posted, but I am back.

DO THEY SELL PINS ON THE CRUISES ??????????

Shirl and I are doing the 7 day Eastern Cruise on the Magic, leaving April 6th.

I believe she has already lined up some Castmembers for Pin Trading, that will be on the same Cruise. Both of us will find time to snorkle on the Islands. I plan at least one scuba dive and hope to hook up with a sporty Barracuda (if caught; released).

When we get off the Cruise we sign into a Diz resort. Again, more Pin Trading for Shirl(meeting 6 CM's at AK) and Bass fishing for me.

I think ours kids love us. They are PICKING UP THE WHOLE TAB on this trip. We were conned. At first they said 1/2 of the cost.

WHY ????? Celebrating our 35th Anniversary. Me thinks that we did something right, raisin our youngins.

john59 + 2

 

[Mickey527]

John,
Good to hear from you again.
Have fun on the cruise, and don't even try to tell us your not going to be right there trading with Shirley. I saw you at past meets.
I hope you plan on wearing a less elaborate hat for fishing, I know how those fish love shiny objects. Peggie

 

[eye R.N.]

Start writing the FAQ on how to raise kids that will fund our anniversary trip.

Yes they pin trade. Take lots of "kiddie traders" I had a blast trading with little people. Crew does trade too. If you take the hat I'm sure they'll find you.

I did find a birthday pin on a cast lanyard last trip.

Any chance you'll still be in WDW April 24th?

 

[john59]

Kinda thought you Gals and Guys, woulda forgot about me.

Didn't take Peggy and Denise too long to check in.

Since I returned to the Board today-----A VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS.

I'm not going to put names out there. I don't want to forget anybody.


john59



PS: Denise ; sorry, we will be out before the 24th

 

[JudithM]

Hi John! Good to "see" you on the board. Happy 35th Anniversary to you & Shirley!! Hope you have a wonderful time on the cruise.

 

[NHMickey]

John... You and Shirley have a great trip.

 

[shirley 38]

Don't know if you guys know this but it will be 3 months since John has stopped smoking. So I think he needs even a bigger boat to hide on.

I hope the HAT stills fits.

 

[john59]

If any of you gals/guys are going on the 4/6 Cruise, send me an e-mail.

Shirl has her list of CM's (also Pin Bags) going on the Cruise.

Anbody from the Collectors Board going ??????

If we catch up to each other, Shirl & I will buy you a soda. Or even a Marganolia (?????). She had a few of them with the 3 FAIRIES last Halloween.

John & Shirley

 

[tap & dap]

We will be there and there is a Dis Meet scheduled for Sunday I think at 1:30. Check out the cruise board for details.

See you there.

Tap and Dap

 

[pinhopper]

I cruised a couple years ago, so my experience may not be yours...

Yes, there were racks and racks of pins in the "souvenir-type" store. I bought at least 15 different types of pins there alone. Then there were framed pin sets and pewter/bronze pins sold in the "upscale" store. So you will be able to empty your wallet buying pins onboard.

As for pin trading, there was a pin meet on the mezzanine above the ship's lobby area each night around 7:30pm. Each night, 1-2 cast members would set up a small table where they would display a batch of the unique-to-that-ship pewter pin (for the Wonder, it was an Ariel pin). You could not buy this pin -- you had to trade for it. The cast members would accept any Disney pin in a 1-for-1 swap. Each night's allotment usually went pretty fast. On my cruise, there were not very many cast members wearing lanyards (but this was 2 years ago, before Disney kicked the pin frenzy into high gear), nor were there many cruisers/pin collectors. I met a couple nice traders, and we just set up our own trading table by pulling several chairs together on the mezzanine. It was a nice way to spend an hour before dashing off to the next shipboard activity.