February 5, 2011 Western Carribean **Cruise Meet **

[Thnlk]

Has anybody heard what movies will be playing on the cruise?

 

[com_op_2000]

The Hwy 528 (Beach Line) bridge over the Courtney Parkway between I-95 and PC is down. Tanker fire yesterday under the bridge damaged it so badly that it will take a month to repair. Yes, there are detours set-up but I imagine they will be heavy with traffic on a Saturday morning going to the port with busses. I will post a way around the mess later, on my way out right now.

 

[Luvstocruise]

Okay,
Will be checking this thread more as we are literally 2 weeks to the day we sail. .

To CanadianDisneyDad:
Yes, you do that with the shorts, nothing wrong to show we can "grin and bear" it. For the GTA area, we are having a bit of a cold snap (-19 deg C overnight) I know, that's warm for you guys out west!!! Anyway - it has got to be warmer where we are all going!!! We are driving down from the Toronto Area on Feb 3rd-stopping in Knoxville TN and then onto Cape Caniveral to stay at the Country Inn & Suites. So we won't see you on a plane. But we will run into each other at the short gathering at Promenade if that is still in the cards.

To Paceyswife:
Yes, Buffalo is cold like where we are. And you guys normally get more snow. One of the reasons we are driving, I did not want to book a flight through Buffalo and get snowed in from a lake effect storm! This way if we have can get "Out of Dodge" so to speak, we can leave Wed evening and drive through the night to get out storms. Hopefully our planned departure time of 3:00AM Feb 3rd will be doable!

To sdjen,ready2cruz, itzol, Garrica, kompers, and others, hi again, and everybody make sure you start packing soon. At least with driving, we can fill the car but even that has its limitations. I didn't realize with all the extra stuff like pirate attire, and the little things like chargers, powerbars, etc. take up room. I may have to do a fitting of the suitcases in the trunk.

I got to get back to the family we are travelling with to make sure they have their car checked out. Got my GPS and backup maps and CAA TripTik ready to go. Been quizzing my son on the differences between screws and bow thrusters and the nautical directions like aft and starboard! If you want to give your kids something to chuck about, tell them that if they announce they need to go to the bathroom, to just say "I'm going to the Head" (toilet on a boat).

On the movies onboard, I Tron should definitely be playing in 3D
Tangled will definitely be on and that new one Gnomio and Juliet. TOo bad POTC 4 won't be out yet. The trailer for Tangled looks passable for adults, not sure of the Gnomio and Juliet. I was hoping to see the Scorcerer's Apprentice but I think it has been out too long.

Looking forward to that sailaway drink at the Sailaway party.

Till later,
Luvstocruise

 

[com_op_2000]

Has anybody heard what movies will be playing on the cruise?

Just got off phone with DCL on hold for over 30 minutes:
Alice in Wonderland - 3D
Tron - 3D
Tangled
up
Princess and the Frog
Last Song
Toy Story 3 - 3D
Scorcerer's Apprentice
You Again
Step Up

 

[com_op_2000]

The Hwy 528 (Beach Line) bridge over the Courtney Parkway between I-95 and PC is down. Tanker fire yesterday under the bridge damaged it so badly that it will take a month to repair. Yes, there are detours set-up but I imagine they will be heavy with traffic on a Saturday morning going to the port with busses. I will post a way around the mess later, on my way out right now.

Here is the way I am driving to the port:
I-95 to 520
East on 520 to A1A *Ron Jons will be on the right
Turn north on A1A, follow the signs to the port.
This will take about 30 -45 minutes longer (It depends on the number of lights you hit) than normal.

 

[ltzol]

Here is the way I am driving to the port:
I-95 to 520
East on 520 to A1A *Ron Jons will be on the right
Turn north on A1A, follow the signs to the port.
This will take about 30 -45 minutes longer (It depends on the number of lights you hit) than normal.

Thank you so much for posting this!

 

[Thnlk]

Just got off phone with DCL on hold for over 30 minutes:
Alice in Wonderland - 3D
Tron - 3D
Tangled
up
Princess and the Frog
Last Song
Toy Story 3 - 3D
Scorcerer's Apprentice
You Again
Step Up

Thank you for the info. Up is one of our favorite movies but we never saw it on a big screen

 

[sdjen]

Just had to drop by to say I am so excited to see the Packers in the Superbowl on our cruise! I am a Chiefs fan first but the Packers are my second favorite team. (I lived close to Green Bay until I was 6)

I spent most of today getting my FE stuff ready and doing laundry to get our stuff for the cruise somewhat ready. I have to travel for work this week and next and didnt want to leave it all until the last minute. I am hoping to get everything into 2 checked bags and 2 carryons but will have to see if I can make that or not. I think space wise I can do it -just not sure about the weight limit.

I am getting even more excited. Just think - two weeks from right now we will be on the ship and watching the Superbowl!!!!

How is everyone else coming with packing and getting ready? Thanks to everyone who posted movie info, directions, weather etc...

Cant wait to meet you all!!

 

[Luvstocruise]

Yes, great info com_op_2000
Nice to see a variety of movies too. Sorcerer's Apprentice and Tron are on my list anyway to see. Also good heads up on the detour route to get to the port + hotels.

Thanks,
Luvstocruse

 

[purplepeg]

I got the kids to try on their summer clothes yesterday and am doing laundry
today.
I think I have almost all of the Fish Extender items done. The magnets done. I am cruising the Dis-igner threads and kicking myself for not getting on top of dis-igns a while ago Oh if only I had unlimited time

The suitcases are out, items are piled, I'm sitting on the Dis and I wonder why things don't get done

I am so excited, I'm hoping for warm weather but as long as there is no snow or a - in front of the temperature we should be good

Can't wait!

I have a question too, has anyone done the martini tasting/wine tasting, etc.? Do you need to book those the day we board and is this done at guest services? We never had a chance to do this last time so I am hoping to try it this time.

We aren't doing any excursions, just exploring on our own.

Looking forward to our Dis Meet.

 

[Thnlk]

Looks like it should be a good Superbowl. Being from Seattle the Seahawks are my team. I've always liked the Packers. Jerry Kramer graduated from my high school so the number 64 was in every locker room. My cousin was a defensive tackle fo the Steelers for 4 years. Since I have split loyalties I guess I will declare the Steelers to be my team.

 

[com_op_2000]

Itzol, Thnlk, SDJen, Luvstocruise
You are welcome for the information, glad I could help.

I want to see some Packer Fans with CheeseHeads!

I am picking the Steelers to win in the Super Bowl.
Go Gators!

 

[paceyswife]

Ditto on the Steelers as they are only a 3 hour drive away! -16 here this morning so am looking most forward to anything above freezing!!

As for packing, I, too, have everything washed, piled and ready to go but spend too much time reading the disboards as well so no, not packed yet. DH has to take kids suitcase with him as he is travelling a week ahead of us. There is no way I can take two kids (2 and 5), two suitcases, carry-ons plus a stroller and their backpacks. He still is figuring out why I can't do it! !!

 

[com_op_2000]

Check out this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2641446

Someone just got off the Magic from an Eastern Carib and posted this report. He talks alot about the ship and the conditions he found. I know there have been some posts about problems with the ship, but this poster gave her a very good review.

 

[kompers]

It will be great to have other Packer's fans on board. We are from Wisconsin and will be wearing our green and gold, no cheese head though

 

[Centralontfamily]

-36 with wind chill can't wait till Feb 5th

 

[Thnlk]

-36 with wind chill can't wait till Feb 5th

Have you seen that video on YouTube on turning boiling water to snow? I would love to do it but it doesn't get cold enough here.

 

[CanadianDisneyDad]

Have you seen that video on YouTube on turning boiling water to snow? I would love to do it but it doesn't get cold enough here.

I just saw that video yesterday. It has finally started to warm up here so I'll have to wait for another cold snap to try it. I'm hoping the next cold snap hits the day after we leave though.

 

[ready2cruz]

Packer jerseys and cheeseheads are acceptable attire in the dining rooms on Sunday, right? Who am I kiddding? We probably won't make it to dinner that night!

Still having trouble finding some summer wear in the stores here. I was in Target the other day and see they have all of the winter clothing on clearance- hope they make the transition to summer clothes over the next week or so! We did get our suitcases out and start packing them up last night. Very exciting to be so close!

Funny you guys mentioned the turning boiling water into snow thing- my husband did that just the other day!

We are travelling as part of a group of 13- all adults (at least claim to be) except for my daughter who is 9. She is the Packers' lucky charm so hopefully there won't be too many distractions on the ship during the game. She's got a job to do!

 

[paceyswife]

They demonstrated on the local news the boiling water to snow yesterday along with taking a wet tshirt outside and seeing how quickly it'll freeze. Brrrrrr!!!

Thinking that DH and I are switching to Green Bay as a local boy #44 is on the team. They profiled him on sports yesterday and it was a great story. Go Packers!