Double Dip with 2 Ships - 11/22-11/29

[lexandme]

My friend Tinko and me in Cozumel.

 

[love2travel]

Judy, I love the picture. Keep going with your report. GO STEELERS!!!!

 

[love2travel]

Tomorrow is the big game, GO STEELERS!!!

 

[lexandme]

Tomorrow is the big game, GO STEELERS!!!

Tonight's the night! It's 30º here today and dipping back down into the teens tonight. We had about 3 new inches of snow over night. I don't think it's expected to snow during the game though. My friend Mike had 2 tickets and he offered them to me but I can't tolerate the cold so I said no! I'm beginning to regret my decision. I wish they had built a dome for Heinz Field!
I'm going to try to post more trip report today also.
GO STILLERS!!!
Judy

 

[TheFatMansWife]

love mickey bars

 

[lavawalker]

love mickey bars

me too!!

 

[love2travel]

Tonight's the night! It's 30º here today and dipping back down into the teens tonight. We had about 3 new inches of snow over night. I don't think it's expected to snow during the game though. My friend Mike had 2 tickets and he offered them to me but I can't tolerate the cold so I said no! I'm beginning to regret my decision. I wish they had built a dome for Heinz Field!
I'm going to try to post more trip report today also.
GO STILLERS!!!
Judy

WHAT!!! How could you pass up the tickets? I just told Ken and he said "why didn't she call us, I would have drove all night for tickets".
I understand about the cold, i hate wintertime, bring on the summer .
Enjoy the game and we'll talk later after the Steelers beat on the Ravens.

 

[lexandme]

I know - I can't believe I passed them up either. It's really cold here though and I don't know how much of the game I would have enjoyed. I probably would have spent a lot of time in the bathroom thawing out!

It's half time and they can't afford to get sloppy!
Run Willie Run!!!

 

[lexandme]

Was there any doubt the Stillers would take the Ravens?
Spread the word Arizona is a no brainer.
Tampa, here we come!!!

There are fireworks going off all over, my dog is going nuts and barking at them like a mad man! People are out in the streets screaming and banging pots and pans.
Pittsburgh is crazy!!

 

[love2travel]

The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl!!!

 

[jenseib]

Fun report. I was wondering about the two ships part too. LOL! So where were they docked together at?

 

[love2travel]

Fun report. I was wondering about the two ships part too. LOL! So where were they docked together at?

I am sorry I left that part out, I don't know how I did that .

We were at CC relaxing on the beach and all of a sudden out in the distance you could see the Wonder. The Wonder came as close as it's allowed to (some kind of ruling from what I heard) to the Magic and everybody got some really great pictures of the 2 ships together. It doesn't happen that often so everybody even the crew members were excited to see it. It was cool, the ships had a horn blowing contest back and forth. So, no they were not docked together, just sailed by.

 

[Happy4Disney]

Hi, lurking and reading your TR, thanks for reminding me of what a great time we had! I'm embarassed to say that I just unpacked the last suitcase this weekend which had our souvenirs in it.

Judy, wow what a great picture!

 

[Suzy Mouse]

The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl!!!

Have to admit that I'm quite torn about the superbowl!! I always root for the underdog (here the Cardinals have never made it to the bowl)...but Teresa...how can I root against you????

ps...check out my new siggie!!!! Am I crazy or what???? My sister gave me my birthday present early...she registered me for the marathon!!! AHHHH!!!!

 

[love2travel]

Have to admit that I'm quite torn about the superbowl!! I always root for the underdog (here the Cardinals have never made it to the bowl)...but Teresa...how can I root against you????

ps...check out my new siggie!!!! Am I crazy or what???? My sister gave me my birthday present early...she registered me for the marathon!!! AHHHH!!!!

You are absolutely right, you can't root against the Steelers and your dear friends.

WOW, that is terrific about the marathon, I think I told you, one of the teachers at school just completed the Disney Marathon two weeks ago and absolutely LOVED IT. If you want I can put you in touch with her, she would love to talk about it.

 

[lexandme]

Hi everyone!
Cindy - did you purchase the photos or video from Dolphinaris? I thought they did a very nice job.
Suzy - You have to root for the Stillers! And what a wonderful gift - the Disney Marathon! I am jealous;I'd be able to run about 10 yards before collapsing. Please let us know all about it!
Is everyone staying warm? It's going to be warmer here today; predicting 25º.
I just close my eyes and dream about CC.

 

[lexandme]

Back to my journal.......

Wednesday - Grand Cayman
Had a late arrival due to weather. We tendered in around 12:30pm. We were very impressed by Georgetown. Everything was very clean, neat and orderly and full of banks and jewelry stores. We had no excursions planned so we wandered around town and shopped. Bought the basic t-shirts and had lunch in Margaritaville. Tendered back to the ship around 4. Spent the early eve relaxing. Ate dinner at Animator's Palate - Pirate Night!! Watched the party and fireworks from deck 10 then went to karaoke in Rockin' Bar D.

Thursday Thanksgiving day.
Spent the day at sea. Ate breakfast at Topsiders with Linda. Tim and Ian still in bed; they would rather sleep than eat. Linda and I went to a talk about the future of the Disney parks. It was given by Bruce Vaughn, Imagineers Chief Creative Executive.
After the talk I was walking on Deck 3 when I ran into Pluto and Mickey! Pluto threw his ball at me and we played a quick game of catch. I asked their "handler" why Mickey is allowed to bring his dog on board and I am not. She told me it's because Pluto has a dog house on board. Now, I thought that was a lame answer and I pressed the issue. I stated my dog is very well behaved and a little smaller than Pluto and that he would just stay in the cabin with me. She never answered me but grabbed both Pluto and Mickey's arm and quickly escorted them away from me!
We all gatheed together and had the seafood buffet lunch at Parrot Cay. Very good food.
Spent the afternoon by the pool and walking around the ship trying to stay out of trouble.
Went to the 6:15 showing of Disney Dreams with Tim. At Thanksgiving dinner at Parrot Cay with Mark, Linda, Tim, and even Ian joined us - I insisted since it was a holiday! I ordered the basic Turkey dinner with a side of Lobster tail. Ian had bacon wrapped cod and a lobster tail. He loved the cod and said the lobster was good. He had never tasted lobster before out of fear! He said it tasted like "sweet chicken". okay........
Spent some time on deck staring out into the darkness and watching the wake on the side of the ship. Went to bed early.

 

[lexandme]

Friday 11/28

Up early, showered and sat on deck 10, listening to my Ipod and heading into CC. Went to the character breakfast with Linda at Parrot Cay. Esther, our asst server made us Minnie bows for our heads out of our napkins. We wore them throughout the meal.
Spent the day at Serenity Bay. Ian elected to stay on board with his new friends. We had lunch at SB and enjoyed all the good food. Tim proclaimed the steak to be beyond good! We layed on lounge chairs, went in the water where Tim said "vicious coral" cut his feet. I wore my crocs in to avoid nasty sea life! A stingray swam up to us, saw various forms of aquatic life including starfish, crabs and fish. I did look for sharks too. Spent time talking to Susan and Brian and enjoying the day. Tim decided it was prbably a good idea to rebook while we were onboard. I told Mark and Linda I had received the go-ahead and they decided to rebook as well. I ran back on board before Tim had a chance to change his mind and sat in a wet bathing suit waiting my turn in line. We booked the 5 day, July 20, 2010 knowing we can change it if we decide to go longer. My thinking was we would add a few days at WDW prior to sailing.
Spent the evening relaxing and wandering around the ship. Dinner was very sad. Tim came very close to crying when he had to say goodbye to Esther. He fell in love with her and she gave him the crumb scraper she had been using all week as a momento. (When we arrived home he put it in an honored spot in our curio cabinet!). Back to the cabin and packed, put our suitcases out and wandered the ship a little more before going to bed.

Saturday, 11/29

Off the ship at 9am. Got the DCL bus to Orlando MCO. Our flight didn't leave until 3:45pm so we wandered around the airport, shopped, ate lunch and sat on benches and people watched! The flight home was smooth but we were in row 10, behind business class. There was a curtain directly in front of us, the XM radio did not work the entire flight and the armrests were broken and could not be lifted up. Very claustrophobic. I was glad when we landed.
It was bitter cold in Pgh and of course we didn't have coats. We "misplaced" our car and had to call the airport parking authority to come rescue us and drive us around until we found it! Here was our conversation "I thought you remembered where we parked." I thought you wrote it down." Why would I write it down? You have a purse with a pen." "I thought you were a genius and could remember." I'm sure the driver was glad when we found it and he could dump us out of his truck!
We went to dinner on our way home and Tim left his camera in the restaurant. We retrieved it 2 days later. Total losses on trip: 1 diamond stud earring, one gold Claddagh ring. DCL found and returned a lot of cash Tim left in a drawer. The mats I left at guest services to be signed by the characters were never returned to our cabin and after 2 phone calls were never located.
We must cruise the Magic again so I can look for my earring and ring!

 

[lexandme]

Just read on Disney Link that this Sunday, Jan 25 on ABC - Extreme Home Makeover,the featured couple will be renewing their wedding vows on Castaway Cay!

 

[lexandme]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Cjmnbi_OM

Here's the link to the video of the 2 ships at Castaway Cay.