Disney Wonder Sept 3-7, 2006 Part 5

[suzannef]

Wow looking at those pictures it is truly a miracle she is still alive. I really hope she pulls through.

 

[Piecey]

Has anyone cruised a line other than Disney?




..in other news.. I start my new job tomorrow! At another bank. Woohoo.

eta..
....5:11... no sleep...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LCTsMom]

Good luck at your new job, Patsy! Sorry to read you were up all night!

I sailed some other cruise line when I was a kid, but for the life of me, I can't remember much about it. I guess I was "born again" when I sailed DCL!

 

[PirateCutie05]

Has anyone cruised a line other than Disney?

We sailed the Norwegian Cruise Line two weeks ago. We were not impressed. Of course...the ship we were on (the Majesty) was supposed to be retired and was built in 1990. One of the oldest ships in the ocean. But they didn't offer anything to drink besides water and iced tea for lunch and dinner. At least when DCL first started out they offered soda for lunch and dinner...you just had to pay for the soda on the pool decks during the rest of the day. Nope...not on NCL. The crew wasn't very friendly...and NCL had "freestyle dining" which means you go eat dinner whenever you want, but most of the time you had to wait FOREVER for a table! I just like the way Disney does everything so much better. I am thoroughly convinced that I never wanna leave Disney. Ever.

 

[purplern]

Has anyone cruised a line other than Disney?
..in other news.. I start my new job tomorrow! At another bank. Woohoo.

eta..
....5:11... no sleep...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with your new job!!!

Disney is the only cruise line we've been on. My In-Laws are planning a cruise on holland (I think) and want everyone to come in Jan 09. I told Rich nope! We would have just done the Disney cruise and in 09 we are going to kayak with Killer whales and they are much friendlier than my in laws.

 

[Piecey]

Oh, you guys are too funny!! (Although I should have known better than to go to a Disney board and ask about anything other than DCL! hehe)

Tom's given me some money to plan a vacation for the two of us. Originally it was for a trip to Vegas but I mentioned a few weeks ago that I might prefer to wait on Vegas so now it's a "pick anything you want and lets go!" trip from him. He keeps mentioning how neat his dad thinks cruises are, which I think is a hint.

Kicker is, he wants to go in May, which means it would be slim pickings on affordable cruises and I'd be hard-pressed to arrange everything and for him to get a passport. Budget minded travel agent Patsy wants to say "Lets go to the beach for a weekend and save up for a cruise next summer.." BUT!

Crazy boy is thinking about reenlisting, after he gets his associates degree this summer, which would mean everything could change crazy fast (I'd probably end up going with him wherever he went *gulp* marriage ) and we might not ever get the chance to do the cruise sad1: he's the one who keeps telling me these things when he talks about reenlisting), so I don't want to tell him "No, it's not practical." because it really is his money.

I'm kinda confused. Life has definitely taken some interesting turns and the next few months definitely have the chance to be life-altering.

 

[zweihund]

Has anyone cruised a line other than Disney?




..in other news.. I start my new job tomorrow! At another bank. Woohoo.

eta..
....5:11... no sleep...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Patsy, how was the first day?
One of my good friends and her fella opted to try Celebrity in March, just to see what life is like outside Disney. He was interested because of the cheaper price tag, and she was not interested because she was scared that they would not like it as much, but they compromised because they got a verandah room WITH DAILY CHAMPAGNE for the same price. And? They go to Haiti. She promises to give me an unbiased report.

Hope everyone else is well.

 

[PirateCutie05]

An update on Rachel...she is awake!!! According to my sources...she is "significantly better" but she still has a ways to go to fully heal. I'm just glad to hear she is doing okay! Thank you all for caring!!

 

[LCTsMom]

An update on Rachel...she is awake!!! According to my sources...she is "significantly better" but she still has a ways to go to fully heal. I'm just glad to hear she is doing okay! Thank you all for caring!!

So glad to hear she's improving! Please keep us updated on her progress.

 

[zweihund]

An update on Rachel...she is awake!!! According to my sources...she is "significantly better" but she still has a ways to go to fully heal. I'm just glad to hear she is doing okay! Thank you all for caring!!

That's great!

 

[purplern]

An update on Rachel...she is awake!!! According to my sources...she is "significantly better" but she still has a ways to go to fully heal. I'm just glad to hear she is doing okay! Thank you all for caring!!

That's great news!!!

 

[suzannef]

Great News Heidi

 

[LittleBlue22]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1682701 . I just posted this (sorta).

 

[JLSE50]

An update on Rachel...she is awake!!! According to my sources...she is "significantly better" but she still has a ways to go to fully heal. I'm just glad to hear she is doing okay! Thank you all for caring!!

WONDERFUL!!

Jan

 

[JLSE50]

Oh, you guys are too funny!! (Although I should have known better than to go to a Disney board and ask about anything other than DCL! hehe)

Tom's given me some money to plan a vacation for the two of us. Originally it was for a trip to Vegas but I mentioned a few weeks ago that I might prefer to wait on Vegas so now it's a "pick anything you want and lets go!" trip from him. He keeps mentioning how neat his dad thinks cruises are, which I think is a hint.

Kicker is, he wants to go in May, which means it would be slim pickings on affordable cruises and I'd be hard-pressed to arrange everything and for him to get a passport. Budget minded travel agent Patsy wants to say "Lets go to the beach for a weekend and save up for a cruise next summer.." BUT!

Crazy boy is thinking about reenlisting, after he gets his associates degree this summer, which would mean everything could change crazy fast (I'd probably end up going with him wherever he went *gulp* marriage ) and we might not ever get the chance to do the cruise sad1: he's the one who keeps telling me these things when he talks about reenlisting), so I don't want to tell him "No, it's not practical." because it really is his money.

I'm kinda confused. Life has definitely taken some interesting turns and the next few months definitely have the chance to be life-altering.

We did a 4 day on Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) in 2001. It is one of their older and smaller ships and badly needed to go to dry dock (carpet rips held together with DUCT TAPE in PUBLIC PLACES!!).

Stage shows compared to the High School Show Choir performances my nieces and nephews have done. They were not Broadway caliber shows like DCL.

Smoking was rampant and no one asked the smokers to stay on their side of the ship.

We took a peek at the kids' program spaces to compare with Disney's. They were smaller and had walls lined with shelves of stuff and tables in the middle instead of interesting equipment to play on. Looked like a kindergarden room in an under the stairway space. BAD. And, it must not have been much fun as we saw kids wandering a LOT, riding elevators so they were not available for adults and cutting in line at the snack bars.

Kids monopolized the only two hot tubs. The two pools were right next to each other,and were filled with sea water so looked GREEN and COLD. No separate pools for adults, families and little kids like Disney.

I did not want any potato or pasta with my meal but had to have it on the plate anyway. Disney does not bring me food I do not want. I can ignore the potato, but what a WASTE!! It could have gone to someone who wanted it, but NO, it was thrown out.

The cabin was small. We had to ask that the two beds be put together and we felt the lump in the middle every night. On DCL we have never felt the place where the beds meet.

The room steward only smiled when it was tip day.

The bathroom was tiled with a drain and so one end of it became the shower.

There was a casino that was hard to avoid when getting from the theater to the rest of the ship as the decks near the theater would be packed with smokers. The casino also was packed with smokers. We don't gamble so would rather that space had been used for children's programming.

One RCCL cruise was enough. We are confirmed DCL cruisers.
I would rather have a category 11 or 12 on Disney than try anything on a different cruiseline.

Jan

 

[Piecey]

Oy. Thats kinda scary, Jan.

I wish I could do the Repo with you!!

 

[PirateCutie05]

We did a 4 day on Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) in 2001. It is one of their older and smaller ships and badly needed to go to dry dock (carpet rips held together with DUCT TAPE in PUBLIC PLACES!!).

Stage shows compared to the High School Show Choir performances my nieces and nephews have done. They were not Broadway caliber shows like DCL.

Smoking was rampant and no one asked the smokers to stay on their side of the ship.

We took a peek at the kids' program spaces to compare with Disney's. They were smaller and had walls lined with shelves of stuff and tables in the middle instead of interesting equipment to play on. Looked like a kindergarden room in an under the stairway space. BAD. And, it must not have been much fun as we saw kids wandering a LOT, riding elevators so they were not available for adults and cutting in line at the snack bars.

Kids monopolized the only two hot tubs. The two pools were right next to each other,and were filled with sea water so looked GREEN and COLD. No separate pools for adults, families and little kids like Disney.

I did not want any potato or pasta with my meal but had to have it on the plate anyway. Disney does not bring me food I do not want. I can ignore the potato, but what a WASTE!! It could have gone to someone who wanted it, but NO, it was thrown out.

The cabin was small. We had to ask that the two beds be put together and we felt the lump in the middle every night. On DCL we have never felt the place where the beds meet.

The room steward only smiled when it was tip day.

The bathroom was tiled with a drain and so one end of it became the shower.

There was a casino that was hard to avoid when getting from the theater to the rest of the ship as the decks near the theater would be packed with smokers. The casino also was packed with smokers. We don't gamble so would rather that space had been used for children's programming.

One RCCL cruise was enough. We are confirmed DCL cruisers.
I would rather have a category 11 or 12 on Disney than try anything on a different cruiseline.

Jan

This pretty much sums up the Norwegian Majesty as well. Although I did highly enjoy the casino...I won 60 bucks at the Black Jack table!

 

[LittleBlue22]

O.k. honies, consider yourselves buzzzed

 

[purplern]

Good Morning!!!!!

We are going to see Menopause the Musical tonight!!! I cant wait!!! It is suppose to be hilarious!!!!!!!!!

Amanda and I are signing up for a french class!!! We are thinking about going to Paris in 2010 when I have points from DVC! We used them all for thecruise and the 3 night stay at the Grand Floridian! I know not a good way to use them but Amanda wanted to stay there soo.....

 

[LCTsMom]

Hiya Vicki!

Sounds like a funny show! I'm sure you're gonna have a blast! Let us know how it was!

When you learn French you can teach me. Then when I visit Johnny (Depp) in France I can throw down my French Mack Daddy vibe (female version of course!)