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

[Pammy jo]

Marley, I sent you a PM.
Thanks,
pammyjo

 

[acrucifer]

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[acrucifer]

good afternoon everyone,

I would like to start work on our next and final? newsletter that will come out on October 1st. I would like to do music playing when a reader opens up the newsletter and looks at the different family pictures. (I was thinking or George thorogoods "bad to the Bone" but I know that would nt be appropriate for everyone, lol) anyway, since this is going to take some time to put together and edit, I will need to start it right after labor day. I am asking those of you who havent sent your pics, to send them now, complete with your names, your occupation and favorite hobby to acrucifer@aol.com I want people to feel free to participate, but not pressured to do so. to that end, I may post one more reminder here on the group, but I will refrain from sending any emails about this. I will delete or return all pics after they are put into the newsletter and the newsletter is sent out. please feel free to e mail me with any questions any of you have about this. thanks. Sincerely, Ralph

 

[disneyfreakk]

MARLEY,

would there be any way that you could cut and paste the TOT list so far and update it?? please, please with a cherry on top??

also, did everyone get their plane/hotel situation cleared up?? i hope everyone is still going!! my friends arent going with us now, but they werent real thrilled with the whole TOT thing anyway so .

wow, the days are just melting away!! although oct 1st will take forever to get here! ( just because i look foward to Ralphs newsletter )


well TTFN, and i hope everyone is doing just great!

Kellie

 

[Shana Rayce]

Hi all...

Kellie...glad you mentioned the TOT. I was hoping for a "kind of final" count too! I am trying to figure out what I am going to do for goodie bags. Has anyone decided already what they are doing? Not sure how far out to go on these...
What didn't your friends like about the TOT? Sorry they won't be joining your....but you'll still have a blast!

Ralph...I'll get my pics to you in the next few days...haven't forgotten....just busy!

Finally the discount codes came out and we are now booked at the Poly for the 3 nights before the cruise...and talk about one extreme to another...the last 3 nights after the cruise we're at Pop Century! Never stayed at a value resort or a deluxe...only moderate....can hardly wait for the Poly and the Cruise!

 

[Betty Breed]

Shana, You'll love the Poly. DH and I stayed there for our 25th anniversary 2 years ago. It was great In fact that's where we're staying this time. Maybe we'll see ya there.

 

[marley]

Kellie and Shana:

The list has not changed since page 8 of this thread. No one new since Shana has emailed me to add them to the list so our list is still the same.

A reminder to those who are not included on page 8, if you want to join or TOT, you MUST email me your info (every member's name in your group who plans to participate in the TOT including adults, stateroom if you have it, and ages of the children who you named to participate in the TOT).

Betty: I only ever got part of your info so have not included your group yet.

My email is marley@nc.rr.com

Also, when planning your TOT treats, don't forget you'll have to carry these onboard in your carry on bag so that you will have them in time for our TOT at 2:15. You don't want them in your checked luggage (or kid's costumes for that matter)!!!

Ralph: I'm working on getting a family picture. Will definitely have one to you before Friday! We are going to San Diego for the weekend without kids First time away from them for 4 days! Very exciting, and very scary

Happy Labor Day to everyone, Marley

 

[Bauerbandt]

Ralph, I know I was the one to suggest the idea and haven't yet sent a picture, but I will. I haven't been able to find one with all four of us!

Kellie et al, our travel plans have shaped up quit a bit the past week after the discount lodging codes came out. (I swear, one could get lost for a week, at least, reading all of the diffferent discussion boards. (I have been visiting the budget board, the resorts board, and the cruise boards way too much recently.)) We are staying at the CSR from Tursday until Sunday (10/31). We will be going to the MNSSHP on Thursday night. (I hear they hand out TOT bags, thus we may not need one.) My DW is now having doubts about KSC following the cruise...may be too much for our little ones to handle.

BTW, I read on this board some where that you can now chose your room when making a reservation on the DCL web site. Out of curiosity (to see how crowded the cruise might be), I went out to see what was available: 8 rooms each under cat 9, 10, 11....I bet they limit the web site display to only 8 at a time. No cabins listed above cat 9. Kellie, did your friends return their cabin reservation back into inventory?

Any one planning on using The Perfect Gift? I have tried emailing and calling but haven't had any responses. Thanks,
-Bill

 

[disneyfreakk]

bill,

yes they turned in thier stateroom but they had a cat 4, so maybe there was a waiting list??

Shirley's website is www.theperfectgift.CC Give her a call at 1-800-950-4559.

i also wanted to mention that i read on the DCL website and it said

"Can coolers and/or food items be brought onboard?

Coolers are not permitted except for those needed for medications, baby food, or items related to dietary constraints. Items must be pre-packaged, un-opened, and do NOT require any food prep from the kitchen. Coolers filled with personal items (e.g. soda, chips, candy, etc.) may NOT be brought onboard. Homemade items or pre-cooked items purchased on the way to the ship will not be allowed to be brought aboard. Also, open bags or containers of snack items should not be brought aboard ship. All items will need to be stored in the stateroom. The ship's storage and/or refrigeration is not available to use."

so are they going to let us bring candy for the tot??

 

[Betty Breed]

Hi, marley. I e-mailed my info to you. Only took 2 e-mails to give you all the info I hope. Sorry it took me so long Typing is not my forteLet me know if you need anything elseI hope to be able to get the pics to Ralph soon. I'm not very good with computers. But I'll give it the old college try

 

[Pammy jo]

I think the candy should be fine as long as it's not opened. Just curious, is everyone just bringing a few pieces for each child or doing up baggies. I don't think we need to overdo it. I may even do some kind of trinkets instead of candy. Gotta work on that one . . .I'm not even decided on costumes yet!
Pammyjo

 

[marley]

I'm sure they'll let us bring candy onboard. Especially in a carry on.

I know my parents are thinking of pretzel bags so the kids won't be "sugared up" and I'm thinking of fruit twisters. From what I understand, DCL's candy is mainly chocolate so I was trying to find something different. Non-candy items are also good. Oriental Trading is a good place to find those in bulk for not too much.

I'm sure anything will be appreciated by the kids though!

Marley

P.S. Betty, I haven't gotten your emails yet but I'll keep watching

 

[Betty Breed]

Marley, I just sent a pm to you. Let me know if you get it

 

[marley]

Betty: Got your information!

Here is our updated list:

WE HAVE 21 KIDS SO FAR FOR TOT


Bob and Barbara (aka bgomes)

Ralph and Stephanie (aka acrucifer)

Pammy Jo and John (aka Pammy jo) Spencer 7, Parker 5, 3 Bradley

John and Lise (aka Iholman) William (9), Kierstynn (7), Trevor (5)

Nick and Tressa (aka nrod7) Brandon (11), Jacob (10)

Marley and Andy (aka Marley) Hayley (8), Jason (4)

Kelli and Tony (aka fussellfamily) Haden (8), Madison (3), Wakeman (2)

Bill and Tracy (aka bauerbandt) Anna (7), Ben (4)

Melvin and Traci (aka Ihave2kids) Fowler (5), Austin (3)

Kellie and Jay (aka Disneyfreak)

Joanne and Eric (aka Jo-Jo21) Eric age 7

Shana and Brent (aka Shan Rayce) Logan turning 9 on cruise

Bill, Betty, Nicole aka Betty Breed) and Taylor age 3

If anyone else wants to be added, send me an email.

Marley

 

[disneyfreakk]

thank you marley!

i cant believe thats it! lol . did some people just say hi and that was it?

pammy jo, we arent doing candy.. but we think the kids will like what we give them

are you guys all going to dress your kids up?? i sure hope so! i just love halloween! i was going to dress up but i cant for the life of me convince jay to dress up with me ( he said he wears his halloween costume everyday ) i wanted us to go as shrek and fiona even though its disney. oh well, i am not really going to have alot of extra space in my suitcase anyway.

 

[disneyfreakk]

bauerbandt,

i had some time on my hands today so i thought i would have a look see for the AKL for your dates! and guess what?? i found AKL for oct 28 - 31 for $151.00 a night! i found this at www.southwest.com , you can book hotel only. just put walt disney world as your point of interest. and dont select any hotel at the bottom of the first page.

i sure hope this helps you out!

kellie

 

[Bauerbandt]

I don't know if anyone has been following Hurricane Frances, but DCL is supposed to come out with an announcement today at 1PM EST on how they are going to handle the Magic (9/4) and the Wonder (9/5). I'm interested in seeing how they handle it with both Miami and FL closing their ports, as well.

Also, both Nassau and Castaway Cay are currently in the path. The latest advisory has the largest storm surge on the northern side of Grand Bahama and Eleuthera Islands. I'm hoping Abaco Island will "protect" Castaway Cay as best as possible from the storm surge.

 

[marley]

we have friends leaving on the Magic on Saturday. I feel so bad for them. They can't even figure out when to leave NC and head down to Fl. We learned with hurricane Fran, you can never be certain until the last minute where a hurricane is ACTUALLY going to hit.

Let's hope Castaway Cay is spared so that we can all enjoy it soon

Marley

 

[acrucifer]

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