Early Roll Call for 10-31-04 Happy Halloween Cruise aboard the Wonder !!

[Betty Breed]

Me and mine are going to MNSSHP on Friday, too. Saturday is my birthday and I'm not sure what's going on that day. Maybe my DH and family will surprise me with something fun.

I'm really looking forward to meeting with all of ya'll. I even have a countdown at work.

 

[marley]

We definitely would like to do the tour at KSC. I'm the only one that has ever been and it has been entirely too many years to even remember it. And yes, as Bauerbandt said, I have 4 in my family. I can check with my extended family and see if any would be interested in KSC and let you all know.

Trod: Ralph is actually the one in charge of creating the newsletter and sending it out so I'm sure if you emailed him at acrucifer@aol.com he would send you any missed copies.

Shana: Thanks for all of the information on the Sheraton and I feel really embarassed to say this, but we are not staying there after all!! I am such a ditz! We actually agreed to do this timeshare presentation at Christmas, then moved it to Easter, then finally moved it to after the cruise so it was a loooonnnng time ago that the reservation was made. We are actually doing the timeshare with the Sheraton Vistana but for some reason they are putting us up at the Caribe Royale for our free weekend (my husband reminding me of that today). Guess we won't see you guys at the pool after all

Before you know it, we will be getting our excursion information. Very exciting times ahead

Marley

 

[lholman]

We are planning on visiting KSC also, but unfortunatley it will be the day before we sail. We will be arriving in Florida on Saturday morning and will drive to Cape Canaveral then. I went there once but it was a LONG time ago! I remember that it was very interesting for a 9 year old kid, so I'm really looking forward to it as an adult!
Every day that brings us closer to the cruise gets us more and more excited to go!

 

[disneyfreakk]

wow! LOL. yes you are a talkative bunch today!!

we would do the KSC but we are taking a towncar back to disney after the cruise.

hey shana, if you will give me your airport code, dates, prefered flight times and how many adults/kids you have, i will be more than happy to help you look! i do this all the time for my family. also, i cant believe you havent told your little secret either!! you go girl!!

 

[bgomes]

We plan on doing the KSC thing on Saturday before the cruise as well. Still don't have our plane tickets yet either. Hoping the fares go a little lower.

Bauerbandt: anything for dessert is fine, especially Creme Brulee or of course anything chocolate.

 

[disneyfreakk]

if you guys are Sams Club members then check out their website for flights.

 

[acrucifer]

it s a very beautiful thing to see all of you getting together on this board and planning activities, sharing information, interacting with each other etc. This was what I was hoping for when I started this thread. to see it taking off is very gratifying. august newsletter will be out this weekend, it is half finished. take care all. TTFN, Ralph

 

[acrucifer]

Thanks Marley for making it happen, you have been great!!!

 

[Bauerbandt]

Shana,

We are arriving in Orlando late Wednesday night. We're going to stay near the airport that night and pick up the rental car on Thursday morning. I got a good rate thru Thrifty.

Ralph (& Marley), thank you for all of your efforts. I hope this continues growing until our trip (and even afterwards).

(Watching the opening ceremonies in Greece while typing this. They did a great job!)

 

[marley]

thank you Ralph and Bauerbandt as well. I think this will be a great trip!

Hope no ones family was affected by the hurricane and that everyone is safe.

It seems to be heading our way and today is Hayley's birthday party so let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for power tonight!! Last night, we had a tornado touch down about 2 miles from here. That added some excitement to the evening!!

Marley

 

[Pammy jo]

We're going to spend 2 days at WL after the cruise. (That is, if I get good rates) Anyone else planning on staying there?
Pammyjo

Just paid off the rest of the cruise last week! Yippee!!!

 

[disneyfreakk]

pammy jo, what do you mean by there?? at WDW, or at WL?

also, is there anyone going to the HHN @ universal?? we decided to go to that halloween activity instead of MNNSHP.

 

[bgomes]

Disneyfreak,
You mentioned using Sam's Club to buy tickets. We were wondering if it would be feasible to pay for a membership to the club. Would the discount price offset the price for membership.


Can you choose your airline........... times..........etc., just like a regular retailer? Is there a set discount for tickets?





p.s. just put in a countdown clock, let's see how we did.

 

[disneyfreakk]

bgomes ,

you can choose your times and dates. they give you a whole list of diff options. if you would like i will extend the same offer i gave to shana.

EDITED:

i looked at airfare from detroit to mco and sams was about $50 more than southwest airlines. ( roundtrip for 2 adults ) it all depends on what airport you are flying out of and the days. more info would help!! LOL 2 adults flying out of somewhere in michigan sometime before and after our cruise iisnt very helpfull!!

 

[bgomes]

Disneyfreak (Kellie):

We're trying to fly out of DTW on Oct 30 preferably in the morning (7:00 - 9:00), leaving MCO on Nov 6 -anytime. I'd like to fly Spirit Airlines, if I can. But any airline will work if the price is right. If you see a flight cheap enough, I'll apply for a Sam's membership. My husband has been wanting one anyway.
We can also fly out of FNT or LAN. Thanks for your help.
Barb

 

[disneyfreakk]

BARB,

i checked 3 places and here is what i found

sams - $386.92 ( sorry )

spirit airlines - $393.42 ( leaving DTW @ 7:25am arriving MCO @ 9:55 / leaving MCO 2:50 arriving DTW @ 5:25 )

SWA - $285.80 ( leaving DTW @ 7:30am arriving MCO @ 11:45am / leaving MCO @ 10:05am arriving DTW @ 1:55pm --- one stop each leg but no plane change ---


i think swa is having a unadvertised special because i checked on our flights and it was $60 less than what i paid! so i called SWA and they gave me $60 credit for later use.

 

[bgomes]

Thanks for the info. I think I will wait until Tuesday morning to see if Spirit has new prices. Their current ones expire then, if I don't like what I see, I'll go with SWA.

 

[Shana Rayce]

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a good weekend! Well...this is the week...my final payment is due on Friday!! I don't think I have every been so excited about having to pay $1200.00 for something!!

disneyfreakk - Sorry it took me so long to respond to your offer about airfare...I read it when you posted...then forgot to reply! Woops! I really appreciate your offer...looks like there's not too many good deals out there right now! I fly out of FNT, and we're leaving on 10/28 in the a.m. I am waiting for the rates/dates that are out there right now to extend into Nov. Right now they are only good for travel through 10/31.
I know they will extend into Nov....but it's waiting that's the hard part! I just need to be patient...it will happen! Right now, the rates through Oct. 31 are $113.00 round trip!! I can only hope they stay around there!! I used to be a travel agent...and I know how the rates change...they can change by the hour! You just have to stay on top of it and check daily!

BGOMES - keep checking Travelocity...I check it a couple of times a day...Lately, flights out of FNT are cheaper than DTW!! It never used to be like that!! We used to travel to DTW for the cheaper flights...not anymore!!

 

[acrucifer]

The august newsletter has hit the newsstands. this months edition is about Nassau. I hope you all enjoy. Ralph

 

[bgomes]

Thanks Shana. I've been checking Travelocity and have a fare watcher going there. I've also been checking with Spirit (my preference for this trip) a couple times a day. The fares were a "little" lower yesterday morning (last say of current sale) so I bit the dust and took the chance and bought the tickets. Had to check prices this morning and they were higher, so I'm happy. I do agree with you, FNT is a great airport to fly out of. It is a little closer for us and parking is a lot less expensive than DTW. LAN works also, but it is usually not as cheap.I' m usually flexible but for this one I wanted to fly Spirit from DTW. My sister and her family are flying out of there and with 3 kids there will be a fight as to who gets to sit by the window, so if I go on the same flight that might help if one sits with me. Loooking forward to meeting everyone and thanks to all for your help.
Nice newsletter Ralph.
Barb