FEBRUARY 14, 2009 (very early roll-call!)

[Jodi]

Ok guys, here's another silly question (can't believe I'm obsessing this early ).I drink A LOT of water & have heard people bring their own on board in coolers.* So does this mean you go to a local grocery store, buy a cooler on wheels, then fill it w/ water?* Same for beer, my DH loves Guiness & it'd be a lot cheaper to bring a 6 pack or 2 than buy it on board (he's got this thing about it being in cans, blech ).* You'd have to take a town car or the like from the airport to a port hotel & make the stop along the way, right?Just trying to figure out if this is how people actually do this...obviously you don't bring a cooler on the plane.* And do they really let you bring this stuff on??

 

[disnutt]

Jodi-Welcome to the group! Yes, I did Goofy. I'm just a lurker on the WISH board but love to keep up w/ other folks and their training. I'm doing it again next year! We used to live in Suffield, CT where are you at up there?

Moosemom-Glad to have another one onboard!

Almost 1 yr away! Yippee! I think we'll rent a car from the airport and stay near the port. Still haven't decided where yet...

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Hi Jodi,

Most of the Limo Companies will let you stop at the store.

You might want to bring a soft sided collapsable cooler with you, & then once near the port stop & filler up.

I am also a big water drinker. I had 4 empty water bottles that I refilled every night on the ship. I was all for buying the water bottle plan, & ended up, filling up each eve on deck 9.

I also, bought my own Fridays Pina Coloda & a bottle of wine. It saved lot's on our bar bill.

Here are some helpful links:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=10343142#post10343142&highlight=BEER++COOLER

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=12149961#post12149961&highlight=+liquor++on+boat

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1039223

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=9885105#post9885105&highlight=+liquor++on+boat

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Jodi, have you read the Passporter as of yet? I actually got the 2008 at the Libary

http://www.passporter.com/

great thread below everyone, lot's of tips

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=834700&page=23

 

[Jodi]

WOW, Patricia, you are a plethora of info, woman!! . I think my questions about water & liquor have been answered sufficiently!! I'm so excited...only a year & a bit to go . Thanks so much for keeping me up to speed.

Disnutt - You signed up for GOOFY AGAIN? , good for you! I'm in Middletown, CT, not too far from Suffield! Did you notice the price increase to park @ the port? Is it still cheaper to rent a car rather than get a "limo"?

What airlines are ya'll flying on? I think Southwest is going to me our best bet out of Bradley.

Ok, I gotta stop talking about this Have a great weekend, all!

Looks like we lost GMark...

 

[PURTYPAT1]

WOW, Patricia, you are a plethora of info, woman!! . I think my questions about water & liquor have been answered sufficiently!! I'm so excited...only a year & a bit to go . Thanks so much for keeping me up to speed....

Ah Jodi, it's going to be a long.......fun year!!!

What airlines are ya'll flying on? I think Southwest is going to me our best bet out of Bradley. ...

Start looking next month, you might be able to find a ticket for about $250.00per person. Remember it's President's Week. One of the busiest week of year to fly.

Ok, I gotta stop talking about this...

Please talk away LOL

 

[Jodi]

OK, I'll ramble on a bit

Is it gonna be warm when we cruise?

Any thoughts as to whether or not they'll do anything special for Valentine's Day? If so, what?....

How do you guys recommend going about celebrating my step-son's 14th birthday while on board?

 

[Jodi]

Hi Paricia, Moosemom & Disnutt!

Trying to ressurrect the thread for the weekend ...you know, something to look forward to, as it is bleak & gray here today .

Anyone else out there going on this cruise????

 

[disnutt]

Hi! We've spent the day trying to convince my in-laws to join us! It was nice talking about the cruise and planning. I think they're going to come. The more the merrier.

We must be the only ones on the ship! I thought someone else would be posting by now.

 

[Jodi]

ONE MORE YEAR AND COUNTING!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO EVERYONE

 

[disnutt]

Happy Valentine's Day. This time next year we'll be at the Port!

 

[rdrobin9]

Hi All,

My name is Bill and I will going on the cruise with my 5 year Jeanna. I am friends with Purtypat1, who got me to go this year!!

I am very much looking forward to it!!

Bill

 

[disnutt]

Bill- Welcome on board! Is Jeanna 5 now or will she be 5 on the cruise?

Just think! We'll be on the ship this time next year!

 

[Jodi]

WELCOME BILL!

I'm so excited that you & Jeanna will be joining us...is this your first Disney cruise?? Tell Patty we said HI! Yes, this time next year we'll be out on our first day @ sea!

Jodi

 

[rdrobin9]

Hi All,

Yes this is our first cruise, I have never been on one before. Jenna will be 6 when we go on the cruise, she turns 6 in July.

It will be fun to see how fast this year goes!!

Bill

 

[vavalynn2]

Hey all!

DH and I will be booking this weekend. I hope I don't jinx it by posting already.

I just have to call in with our CC and put the deposit down. Our room is currently on courtesy hold.

We went on our first cruise Feb 2005, which was the Disney Western cruise and loved it! No other vacation has really compared, and this is the soonest we have been able to get back.

I am sure as it gets closer, more people will be posting. I was able to read through most- some of you have been booked for a very long time!

So, happy one year until our cruise!!

 

[vavalynn2]

ok, we are all set now. deposit made.

 

[PURTYPAT1]

ok, we are all set now. deposit made.

Hi There~

Welcome to our thread. I have a couple of questions for you? First where in NY state are you from? How many will be going on the cruise?

When you sailed in 2/05 how was the weather, was it smooth sailing? Please tell We are all ears, right Jodi LOL

Actually this will be our first 7 day on the Magic. I only sailed on the Magic once before last June in Europe. I have sailed on the Wonder 3 times.

Do you plan to come out the night before? As you can see I am a planner.

Welcome aboard

 

[vavalynn2]

Hi There~

Welcome to our thread. I have a couple of questions for you? First where in NY state are you from?

Central NY- Syracuse to be exact. And you?[/COLOR]
How many will be going on the cruise?

It will be my husband (will be 31) and myself (will be 31 as well).
When you sailed in 2/05 how was the weather, was it smooth sailing? Please tell We are all ears, right Jodi LOL

We did the western the 3rd week of Feb. My coworker did the eastern in the second that year (It was weird, we got on the boat she was just getting off)... Anyways, our weather was great. I will admit, the first night was rough. Something about going through that area between Florida and Miami which is usually bad. But the good news is that I do not think that is the course for the Eastern. My coworker said they had good weather every day, but the first two days were a little chilly (60s).

My stomach did okay on the trip. I took a lot of ginger pills, but also know that I am prone to motion sickness.
Actually this will be our first 7 day on the Magic. I only sailed on the Magic once before last June in Europe. I have sailed on the Wonder 3 times.

So you definately will know your way around the ship. The European cruise must have been wonderful!

Do you plan to come out the night before?

I definately think we will come the night before. I would guess we will stay overnight near/at the airport. I expect we will not get in until late.

Last time we did the Budget rental car thing, and it was a bit of a hassle. This time I think we will look into either taking the Disney shuttle or a towncar from someone like fltours.com. I like the idea of the grocery shop just in case...

You?


As you can see I am a planner.

I am a planner too. I enjoy it really. I already bombarded my husband with a handful of questions, and he asked, do I really have to go through a whole year of this?
I said, no, I should have everything settled well before next Feb!
Welcome aboard

Thank you.


All of my responses are above in purple... I tried seperating them out, but it did not seem to work.

 

[Jodi]

Welocme to our eager little family, VavaLynn!

I'm SOOOO excited to hear that the weather wasn't too cold in Feb. I'm hoping for the same when we go...praying to the weather god, Earl ... .

Syracuse, eh? It's pretty cold up there right now, huh? I'm in Middletown CT, not far from Hartford.

If you have ANY questions, plese ask Patty, she'll definitely know the answer. Which reminds me...no one has gotten back to us on that early wake up call question I had...

Patty, I think the deal is this, they wake you up @ like 5:30 am @ the first port of call on the Eastern cruises...something about customs? That's ok, maybe we'll just stay up from the night b4, right?

VaVa, tell your husband he's in good company, as I drive my husband INSANE w/ daily talk of the cruise that is a year away. He says Disney's Year of a Million Dreams is his Year of a Million Nightmares w/ his DisneyFreak wife. Oh well...