Disney Wonder Jan 23, 2011

[mellyp]

I have a DD6 who LOVES the kids club - so maybe they can be friends

Andrea in Vegas

My kids will be loves the kids club, except my youngest one

 

[mellyp]

mellyp - Our DD is turning 5 and would love to meet other kids her age. She is very shy at first and didn't want to stay at the club last time so hopefully by meeting other kids first, she will want to go with them.

-steve

My DD5 is shy too, but I think she will be want go to the club, follow her sister. I sure if she have a friend, she wanna going there.

My youngest daughter is 8 and is really hoping to make a friend or two on board.

may be they can be friend


Melly in so.cal

 

[denversees4me]

Hi Cheryl
I guess I am like your golden LOL I am headstrong in the independent part just tell me if Im going to crash major LOL .... I hate the cane its so stupid ! I just dont want to risk taking Denver off though - Amber thinks it is fine and is taking Hamlet off but I think shes crazy for doing so !
Do you have a FB or E mail ? Would be good to have and stay in touch - Also what room r you in ? I think I can find it on the boards somewhere but if you would post will be easier for me - You too sailing sue!

I cant believe its only a week away - Kinda warm here today Great day to bathe the dogs but I really wanted to wait and give Denver his bath JUST before we leave .... But everyone else is getting a bath !
Hope everyone is having a good weekend
I dont know HOW I forgot but I never finished making my FEs themselves guess I better get to sewing or Amber and I will have grocery bags hanging from our doors LOL

 

[cherylgrrl]

To Cari,

So looking forward to meeting you! We can stretch out on those chaise lounges together. You can reach me direct at my email:

cheryl at cherylhale dot net

I'm using the cryptic form here because I've seen that the board will eliminate email addresses.

We are in room 5637. We're on the FE list so you can always look us up. Before we leave port you can reach us on my cell phone at 775-267-5537. After we leave port, the cell phone will be off because I can't afford the international charges!

Maybe we can meet up at the group meet'n'greet between 2:30 an 3:30 -- we'll be there!

Cheers,
Cheryl

 

[bklawyer]

Hey guys! I got a luggage-quality garment bag at Sears for $24.95 and it is better quality than the $150 one I previously had. So if anyone needs a garment bag, check out Sears.

Does anyone know of a cheap (ok, I'll just say it, free, free like the wind!) way of checking email on the ship? I have Verizon on my Droid, but I'm afraid to call them for aqua-rates. The DW loooooooves to post updates on FB and I fear she'll have a nervous breakdance if I don't hook her up somehow. I just want to check email to ensure I'm still getting spam. I get so lonely when my "med i Cat ion$" bulletins are delayed.

The DW asked what movies are playing on board and I told her Titanic and The Poseidon Adventure. She doesn't find me funny.

Too excited to sleep. Well, that and the pep pills I bought on ebay. Can't blink. I wonder if that's a cause for concern?

Dave

 

[ryanmcin]

For anyone on facebook I set up a group for our disboards group. I figure it will be a good way to keep track of each other after the cruise.

I also have set up some "events" in the group so we can keep track of who is doing what (horse ride, cabo wabo, lunch, etc). I figure that this is much easier than trying to figure out who is going to attend each one by digging back though all of the posts and putting a list together.

I made it an open group for now, but I can make it private once everyone who wants to join does.

Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_147121202007981

If you want to add any events or anything else feel free.

 

[cherylgrrl]

Don't worry Dave... there will be more room at the pool and at the shows for us while you're catching up on your sleep!

Cheap, er. free email doesn't exist on cruise ships. On previous cruises on Carnival I saw many people stampede off the ship to partake of cheap Internet cafe services right off of the ship in the port.

No doubt Disney will offer onboard Internet, but be prepared that it won't be cheap!

I also have a Droid/Verizon (luvit, luvit, luvit!) but I'm cheap enough to forgo it's sultry siren's song for a week...

Cheers,
Cheryl

 

[ryanmcin]

Does anyone know of a cheap (ok, I'll just say it, free, free like the wind!) way of checking email on the ship? I have Verizon on my Droid, but I'm afraid to call them for aqua-rates. The DW loooooooves to post updates on FB and I fear she'll have a nervous breakdance if I don't hook her up somehow. I just want to check email to ensure I'm still getting spam. I get so lonely when my "med i Cat ion$" bulletins are delayed.

I don't know what Verizon charges, but I looked at the Sprint rate structure and just about threw up. $.02 per kb is like $1.50 per e-mail. No thanks. I can't imagine what facebook would cost with all of the nonsense and avatars and so forth that load up on your "wall".

Voice was $2.99/min. Text was $.50 outgoing, $.05 incoming.

There are always internet cafes:
Puerto Vallarta - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=56#sec11t (don't know the price)
Mazatlan - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=58#sec9t ($4 for an hour)
Cabo - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=57#sec10t (Free???)

 

[so_oregon]

Hey guys! I got a luggage-quality garment bag at Sears for $24.95 and it is better quality than the $150 one I previously had. So if anyone needs a garment bag, check out Sears.

Does anyone know of a cheap (ok, I'll just say it, free, free like the wind!) way of checking email on the ship? I have Verizon on my Droid, but I'm afraid to call them for aqua-rates. The DW loooooooves to post updates on FB and I fear she'll have a nervous breakdance if I don't hook her up somehow. I just want to check email to ensure I'm still getting spam. I get so lonely when my "med i Cat ion$" bulletins are delayed.

The DW asked what movies are playing on board and I told her Titanic and The Poseidon Adventure. She doesn't find me funny.

Too excited to sleep. Well, that and the pep pills I bought on ebay. Can't blink. I wonder if that's a cause for concern?

Dave

internet package. Kindle maybe (I was able to check email on Kindle on the caribean cruise in November, without paying the ships internet fee for it...but very very very slow).

 

[jkrislc]

Kris - I don't play an instrument either. Maybe we can call our band Studly Dave & the Talentless Two. Karen would make an awesome manager. We can all get matching tattoos with our logo in Mazatlan. Aah, who am I kidding Kris, with our man cards gone, we are much more likely to knit logo sweaters or start a quilt onboard. (You'll just die when you see my new pattern!)

LOL! Although I must admit that I don't care for the fact that you're giving Dave top billing just because he has talent and was named "Studliest Man of the Year" by his namesake magazine.

I haven't quilted before, but why not; the man card's already shot to hell anyways.

You may win with the foot bath; that's definitely unique to say the least. Reminds me of the footlocker we took on our honeymoon to carry all of our borrowed snorkel gear and then we ended up on a tour that provided the gear for us.

Kris - I have no idea how your name got into that post . . . friggin' weird! Maybe you should be paranoid

I actually know how it got there, but I'm not telling. You might want to consider changing your password.

A 1 bedroom concierge suite just opened up on our cruise. Interesting.....

There were actually five that opened up on Friday. If you go in to dummy book the cruise and then opt to select your own cabin, you can see which ones are available. I called, but they are still trying to get full price for the cabin which seems odd a week out. My guess is they'll be available at the port for anyone willing to pay the price. I'm tempted for the right price, but I also don't know if it be worth it in the end (plus I'd have to move cabins between the two cruises.

I will say that we stayed in a suite a couple of times with butler service, concierge, etc., and it was very, very nice. It was Brady's first cruise, which made it that much easier. Who needs the kid's club dine and dash service when you can have the meal delivered by the butler to your veranda?

P.S. You can never go wrong with Star Trek references in my book. Ever been to a convention?

Who else is going on this adventure? i would REALLY like to travel as a group to meet them...i guess i am being overly paranoid, but i would feel better knowing its not just my little family.. haha

There are a ton of us going, so I'm sure you'll feel safe. Are you going to the meet? That may be the best place to discuss forming a group.

The weirdest thing I ever packed was not for a cruise, but a gift for my nephew's 8th birthday. We wanted a sword and when his parents said no of course he asked me. I told him he already had a wood sword and he told me no Aunt Cathy I want a real one,,,,so what's a Aunt to do. I got him one at the renn fest and took it on a plane with me to MI. I did tell the airline that I had it in my bag and you should of seen the look on their faces. I did have to open my bag and show them I had it wrapped up so it would not poke out the side.

I'm not sure I'd count that as weird, but definitely the most unusual. Was this pre-9/11? Carry-on or checked luggage? I wonder what DCL would say if you tried to bring a sword on? I know they'll warn us that we can't bring switchblades onboard after stopping in Mexico, but I've never heard them address the sword issue.

Thanks for the information. I was not aware that we where going to have to be escorted off and processed again, but that's just a minor inconvenience.
I was not lucky enough to book the same cabin for both sailings. I added the first cruise much later and could only find an inside stateroom, however I have a window view for the MR cruise.

We'll receive a packet on Saturday night with all of the details. In your case, you'll leave your luggage in the cabin packed, and someone from guest services will have it transported to the new room; it should be waiting for you when you return. You will have the option of waiting in the public areas or your cabin, but they'll ask us not to move back and forth as they don't want new passengers thinking that they can go to their cabins prematurely.

I've heard the process can take up to 45 minutes. Once we clear customs, they will get us back onboard before they open the terminal to the new passengers. I suspect we'll get off by 9:30 and will be back onboard by 10:30. I might spend the time taking pictures of the ship and then letting my DS swim in the empty pools.

Dude.

"Dave Magazine"? That rag is still in print?

Julie, you’re going to fit in just fine.

Thanks Dave. I still haven't heard back. I guess I better look into something else. Does anybody know if there is another good company for horseback riding?

Kris, thanks so much for that post! My kids loved it.

I’d try emailing again as Randi is very good at replying.

I’m glad your kids loved seeing the Wonder travel through the canal.

I cant believe its only a week away - Kinda warm here today

I’m just south of you and I’m truly enjoying the warm weather; I just hope it holds out while we’re heading south. The first two days can be a bit cold and it looks like the temperatures are going to drop starting next weekend.

Does anyone know of a cheap (ok, I'll just say it, free, free like the wind!) way of checking email on the ship?

The only way I’ve heard you can check email for the cheap is using a Kindle and its built-in web browser. I hear it isn’t pretty, but supposedly it works. You can find cheap internet cafes in the ports, and I know there’s one on the pier in PV, so that is an extremely cheap alternative; if memory serves, it’s something like $5 an hour versus 75 cents a minute onboard using a very slow connection.

Can't blink. I wonder if that's a cause for concern?

That’s what Visine was made for

So do I have the record for the longest posts or what?

You might, but I’m working very hard to beat it.

One week . . . yippee!

Kris

 

[bklawyer]

Awesome Facebook idea! I sent in my request to join and am now anxiously awaiting my red "REJECTED" email. I'm leaving the Droid Pro at home. No, I can't.....my precious! I can do this. Where'd I leave those special meds the doc gave me? I think he was a doctor. Might have been the plumber.

My wife and daughter are sharing a suitcase. I have three. I'll never hear the end of this. My son is 11 and has shorts, shoes and socks. Dude travels light.

A special thanks to those of you who've had your daughter email Alex, she's thrilled to have new friends. She doesn't have her own email address so she's using one of my old ones, donhomer, which I named when Homer Simpson was in the mafia or something, I don't recall now.

Maybe just one more suitcase....

 

[ryanmcin]

P.S. You can never go wrong with Star Trek references in my book. Ever been to a convention?

My interest in Star Trek begins and ends with ST:TNG. I never cared for the original series or voyager. I never saw the most recent series (Enterprise?). I had a friend/roommate who liked DS9 so I saw quite a few episodes, but I wasn't paying much attention. So no conventions for me. I have seen a car full of Klingons in Mira Mesa, but that was about 10 years ago and rather strange.

While I'm not a big Star Trek fan, I love the movie Trekkies. It is a documentary about some pretty hard core Star Trek fans and the conventions and so forth. So very amusing and worth watching even for those who are not Star Trek fans.

 

[bklawyer]

LOVE ST:TNG. I have every episode on DVD. I liked Voyager and saw some DS9, but otherwise I'm totally with you on this. And if the strangest thing you see in Mira Mesa is Klingons, you're pretty lucky. Although I can't bag on 'em too much 'cause they have a Bucca di Beppo.

 

[so_oregon]

I have been trying to kick Joanna (DD) into gear to post here for Jasmine to write other 10/11 year olds but she is intimidated by disboards (go figure). she is one of my facebook friends and can be reached through that or just email me at koakes at yahoo dot com and I will forward on to her, if your 10/11 year olds want to meet Jasmine pre-cruise.

nearly packed!! have to figure out how to fit 12 cubic feet of stuff into 3 cubic feet and I will be done.

 

[so_oregon]

I don't know what Verizon charges, but I looked at the Sprint rate structure and just about threw up. $.02 per kb is like $1.50 per e-mail. No thanks. I can't imagine what facebook would cost with all of the nonsense and avatars and so forth that load up on your "wall".

Voice was $2.99/min. Text was $.50 outgoing, $.05 incoming.

There are always internet cafes:
Puerto Vallarta - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=56#sec11t (don't know the price)
Mazatlan - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=58#sec9t ($4 for an hour)
Cabo - http://www.cruisecritic.com/ports/newport.cfm?ID=57#sec10t (Free???)

verizon's ship rates are about the same. Definitely turn off the phone (unless you are me, who has to call into court for telephone hearing on Tuesday a.m.....ARRRRGGGHHHH - how does the judge's assistant KNOW that I am on a trip, this is the second time this has happened).

 

[SueTGGR]

I'm leaving the Droid Pro at home.

I just got my Droid 2 in December and with all the apps I have now, I love it. I went into Verizon yesterday & begged them to let me know what to do. I am not getting international but they told me that if I leave it on airplane mode it will all be good. My problem is I am a news junkie and I will be so tempted to get the latest news. I have a few books on Amazon that I want to read so there is no way I will leave my Droid home. Plus who can leave Angry Birds behind!

Hey can all of you share how you organized your FE's to pack? This is the first time I have done this and any help would be appreciated. Looking at it spread out all over my floor is a daunting task.

Also, if you want a copy of my FE map, PM me. I have a separate page for each deck so it will be a few pages to print. It works for me and my aging eyes. I will convert it to a pdf file but if you want to add to it, I can send it to you as a Word doc as that is how I created it. Let me know! We are leaving Friday afternoon so get me that PM right away & I guess I need your e-mail as well!


Later,
Sue

 

[so_oregon]

I have a seperate carryon bag. Last time, I was all fancy, with individualized bags...this time, not so much. will be carrying the bag around for deliveries.

 

[F&A]

Hey guys! I got a luggage-quality garment bag Too excited to sleep. Well, that and the pep pills I bought on ebay. Can't blink. I wonder if that's a cause for concern?

Dave

let me know if you find anything out. My wife has school work to do. Currently I'm planning on buying the 200 minute wi fi package so she can get it done.

 

[Sailing Sue]

My interest in Star Trek begins and ends with ST:TNG. I never cared for the original series or voyager. I never saw the most recent series (Enterprise?). I had a friend/roommate who liked DS9 so I saw quite a few episodes, but I wasn't paying much attention. So no conventions for me. I have seen a car full of Klingons in Mira Mesa, but that was about 10 years ago and rather strange.

While I'm not a big Star Trek fan, I love the movie Trekkies. It is a documentary about some pretty hard core Star Trek fans and the conventions and so forth. So very amusing and worth watching even for those who are not Star Trek fans.

Off Topic --> Me too. I love Captain Pickard DS9 was tolerable, but the rest are just boring to me. Although I must admit that I am interested in attending a convention someday, just to solidify my chances for the geekiest Mom of the decade award.

Speaking of documentaries, have you seen "King of Kong?" If you liked "Trekkies" you'll this documentary.

 

[gggpack]

Does anyone know what time we can check our bags in at the port? I also would like to know when we can board. I am trying to watch a football game at noon and this trip is getting in my way. I appreciate any help, 3G.