Buckeye Gal
Beach Girl Deep in the Land
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Our growing Double Dip Delight Book is made of many life-long memories!
Well, Post #1 of this Chapter and those yet to come wont be the same as they had been, but I thought it still deserved some honor for the memories we made together!
Fish Extender & Secret Mickey Fun
Was it ever fun! The gifts people gave were so generous! Do you remember emptying your Fish Extender and 15 minutes later, it was literally full again? How about those crazy jumping Mexican Beans going click-click in its box? I had to put it in our safe so it didn't drive me crazy when sleeping!
There were also many creative Secret Mickey deliveries and gifts. Thank you again everyone for the thrills this activity gave us!
Heres a glimpse at some of the FE gifts that were passed out.
DIS Group Brunch at Palo
A big thanks to Julie (skoi) for organizing our wonderful brunch in the private room at Palo!
Interesting Stats of Our DIS Family at the Time of Sailing
158 Cabins accounted for (DISers, family, extended family, and friends)
473 Total People
174 Kids under age 18 (broken out of the total)
4 Sets of Twins (DD4, DD10, DD12, and DD14)
57 Cabins without children/101 Cabins with children
25 Adults with parents and/or grandparents traveling with them
5 Countries represented (Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA)
31 States in the US represented
3 Back-to-back cruising families (9/24-27)
2 Back-to-back cruising families (10/4-11)
1 Honeymoon
20 Anniversary Celebrations
24 Birthday Celebrations
2 Very Merry Unbirthdays
1 Master's Degree
1 Iraq Tour Completion
1 R&R from Iraq Tour
19 Cabins participating in Secret Mickey Gift Exchange
50 Cabins participating in Fish Extender Fun
To see a count of kids by age and gender, go to "this" post to view the current numbers.
Lanyards
Big thanks go out again to our lanyard leaders, Erik (tig82174) and Hadley (NHDisneylover), for getting nearly 300 of us adorned with our logo-inspired lanyards. I think I can speak for everyone who received one that they love and cherish the keepsake! Of course this couldnt have happened without the financial support of the Lanyard Team Sponsors either, who are all listed on the back of your name tag and in Post #1 of previous Chapters!
Navigators
Thank you, Jen (nenner1), for taking time out to scan and post our Navigators in this thread.
DIS Meets
On Embarkation Day, we had a wonderful opportunity to get together before the Muster Drill in the Promenade Lounge. Thanks again, Michele (TVEPFOX), for sharing the fruits and cheese found in your suite with us!
Here are some other captured fun moments with some of us on the cruise!
Question of the Week
It was a lot of fun getting to know our fellow DDD cast members before we cruised. Reading the "Question of the Week" and their answers were enlightening and sometimes entertaining!!
You may want to use these questions for your next cruise group, or you never know if you may cruise with some of our DDD friends again and want to be reminded of their responses. So, enjoy re-reading these. The links take you to the first page where the question was posted so you can follow the replies page-by-page. Enjoy!
We Had to Come Back
Wow! The 7 nights and 8 days went by so fast! If you want to read up on posts immediately following our return to be reminded of our thoughts coming right off the ship as well as to see posted pictures that some of you were willing to share, click here. By all means post more if you have them!!
Trip Reports
Check out pre-trip and post-trip reports from our fellow cruisers! You never know what you can learn about someone!!
If anyone has more to add to the list, please let me know so I can keep the list updated! (Some day I'll get around to writing mine.)
Well, Post #1 of this Chapter and those yet to come wont be the same as they had been, but I thought it still deserved some honor for the memories we made together!
Fish Extender & Secret Mickey FunWas it ever fun! The gifts people gave were so generous! Do you remember emptying your Fish Extender and 15 minutes later, it was literally full again? How about those crazy jumping Mexican Beans going click-click in its box? I had to put it in our safe so it didn't drive me crazy when sleeping!
There were also many creative Secret Mickey deliveries and gifts. Thank you again everyone for the thrills this activity gave us! Heres a glimpse at some of the FE gifts that were passed out.
DIS Group Brunch at PaloA big thanks to Julie (skoi) for organizing our wonderful brunch in the private room at Palo!
Interesting Stats of Our DIS Family at the Time of Sailing158 Cabins accounted for (DISers, family, extended family, and friends)
473 Total People
174 Kids under age 18 (broken out of the total)
4 Sets of Twins (DD4, DD10, DD12, and DD14)
57 Cabins without children/101 Cabins with children
25 Adults with parents and/or grandparents traveling with them
5 Countries represented (Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA)
31 States in the US represented
3 Back-to-back cruising families (9/24-27)
2 Back-to-back cruising families (10/4-11)
1 Honeymoon
20 Anniversary Celebrations
24 Birthday Celebrations
2 Very Merry Unbirthdays
1 Master's Degree
1 Iraq Tour Completion
1 R&R from Iraq Tour
19 Cabins participating in Secret Mickey Gift Exchange
50 Cabins participating in Fish Extender Fun
To see a count of kids by age and gender, go to "this" post to view the current numbers.
Lanyards
Big thanks go out again to our lanyard leaders, Erik (tig82174) and Hadley (NHDisneylover), for getting nearly 300 of us adorned with our logo-inspired lanyards. I think I can speak for everyone who received one that they love and cherish the keepsake! Of course this couldnt have happened without the financial support of the Lanyard Team Sponsors either, who are all listed on the back of your name tag and in Post #1 of previous Chapters!
NavigatorsThank you, Jen (nenner1), for taking time out to scan and post our Navigators in this thread.
On Embarkation Day, we had a wonderful opportunity to get together before the Muster Drill in the Promenade Lounge. Thanks again, Michele (TVEPFOX), for sharing the fruits and cheese found in your suite with us!
Here are some other captured fun moments with some of us on the cruise!
It was a lot of fun getting to know our fellow DDD cast members before we cruised. Reading the "Question of the Week" and their answers were enlightening and sometimes entertaining!!
You may want to use these questions for your next cruise group, or you never know if you may cruise with some of our DDD friends again and want to be reminded of their responses. So, enjoy re-reading these. The links take you to the first page where the question was posted so you can follow the replies page-by-page. Enjoy!
- Who is your favorite Disney character?
- Where is your favorite spot on the Magic?
- What is the last music (CD, download, etc.) you got for yourself, and what do you hope to get next?
- What is your favorite Disney animated film? (Pixar counts, too)
- Other than Disney/DISboards, what is a hobby or passion that you have?
- Which of the 3 main dining rooms on the Magic do you like best?
- If you could hang out (coffee, dinner, or whatever) for a couple of hours with any one person (living or dead) who would you pick?
- What is your favorite WDW ride, show, or attraction?
- If you collect things, what are they?
- What is your favorite Disney memory?
- What is your favorite COLD thing to drink on a hot day?
- What is your favorite place to grab a quick between-meals snack on the Magic?
- In the Crayola box, what color is/was your favorite?
- What is your favorite Disney song?
- What is your favorite TV show (past or present)?
- What is the special edible treat you look forward to having only at Walt Disney World?
- What Disney character's personality is most like your own and why?
- What is your ideal (localish) evening?
- What is your favorite live-action Disney flick?
- What is your best packing tip? Answers have been consolidated here, thanks to Drea!
- Other than DISNEY where do you most like to go on vacation?
- What does your screen name mean?
- What are you doing today and/or this weekend that relates to the cruise?
We Had to Come Back Wow! The 7 nights and 8 days went by so fast! If you want to read up on posts immediately following our return to be reminded of our thoughts coming right off the ship as well as to see posted pictures that some of you were willing to share, click here. By all means post more if you have them!!
Check out pre-trip and post-trip reports from our fellow cruisers! You never know what you can learn about someone!!
If anyone has more to add to the list, please let me know so I can keep the list updated! (Some day I'll get around to writing mine.)
scared: ) and I can't believe I spent enough $$ on Jimmy Buffett tix today that we could have all taken a cruise! Ay! (carnival...but still!)
Where does the time go? 
You have a wedding aisle to walk down!!!
It's never easy loosing someone we love.
