First Ever DISUnplugged Podcast Cruise Ten, Seriously Ten?!? You People Talk Too Much

[kab407]

I must admit....I have started packing !!! and I am loving it !!

I'll pack the weekend before. I did order a new bathing suit from Lands End! I needs a new pair of flip-flops.

 

[Dodie]

If anyone wants to take him home after the cruise, let me know...

 

[Launchpad11B]

Hi! I'm watching AI and working on FE gifts.

Adam is going to win. It's not even close.

 

[MerriePoppins]

Howdy peeps!

Hi Paul !!

So did I hear that you were mailing gifts to the ship in advance?

Oh, sorry that was Dpuck, huh?

 

[kab407]

Adam is going to win. It's not even close.

Have to agree with you Paul. I haven't seen such a sure thing since Carrie's season.

 

[Launchpad11B]

Hi Paul !!

So did I hear that you were mailing gifts to the ship in advance?

Oh, sorry that was Dpuck, huh?

Hi Susan. Please don't encourage Alicia! She's busting my chops as it is!!

 

[MerriePoppins]

Hi Susan. Please don't encourage Alicia! She's busting my chops as it is!!

I bet she is....

Can't wait to meet the two of you.

 

[Launchpad11B]

I bet she is....

Can't wait to meet the two of you.

Ditto. It feels like we know you guys already. See you in May!

 

[3guysandagal]

Just got through checking out the rest of the board.
I hear RideMax calling....

 

[MerriePoppins]

I'll pack the weekend before. I did order a new bathing suit from Lands End! I needs a new pair of flip-flops.

Weekend Before !!!!!

 

[DVCsince02]

Hi all! Where is everybody tonight?

I'm here. Been a busy night with the kids. Things are slowly winding down now. Once 2 of them are down, I need to work on the FE and wine tasting lists. Both of which are a PITA.

Taking the kids tomorrow after school to apply for their passports. I have both boys birth certificates, but can't find Em's. I always put it back, but it's not where it should be. Luckily it's really easy to get a copy, and on my way to the post office.

Reminder - Tomorrow is the last day to send in your Mother's Day pictures to podcast@wdwinfo.com.

 

[lttlmc3]

I just got my cruise packet too!!

 

[DVCsince02]

I just got my cruise packet too!!

 

[kab407]

Weekend Before !!!!!

 

[dpuck1998]

Now this is my kind of stuff. Somebody get my hat with the propellar on top. I need to spin it!

Grab my pocket protector while your at it!

So, where did you find the internet speeds on the ship?

Hi Paul !!

So did I hear that you were mailing gifts to the ship in advance?

Oh, sorry that was Dpuck, huh?

I'm mailing a gift to Shirley at gifts of a lifetime and she is including it in a package to be delivered to my stateroom.

Have to agree with you Paul. I haven't seen such a sure thing since Carrie's season.

Really? I thought Bo was the favorite that season??

 

[maiziezoe]

Hi all! Where is everybody tonight?

Hi, Dodie!

Hi Dodie. Pretty slow tonight.

Hi Paul!

Hi Susan!

Hi John!

Aww. So there are folks here, but they're in lurking mode tonight.

I'm going to log off soon. It's been a long day and I need to remember that I'll be online all evening tomorrow for chat!



I'm not ready to pack, but I did break down and set up a big shopping bag in the bedroom floor and I've been dropping stuff into it that I want to take along on the trip.

I have a laundry basket on my dresser that I have been tossing stuff into for the trip... and the kids have a shelf on Piper's dresser dedicated to the trip.

 

[DVCsince02]

Who want to have a picnic in the park? It sounds awesome!!!!!

 

[DVCsince02]

Wooooooooooooooo!!!

New season of Deadliest Catch starts tonight!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dpuck1998]

Who want to have a picnic in the park? It sounds awesome!!!!!

I am totally doing this! Not in May but in December for sure!!

Wooooooooooooooo!!!

New season of Deadliest Catch starts tonight!!!!!!!!!!!

Watching now.... for the first 5 mins.

 

[firsttimemom]

Thought ya'll would like to know that the Internet Service onboard is provided by a 128kb (bi-directional) VSAT connection. What does that mean to you? It means that everyone on board is sharing roughly the equivilant of 2 dial-up lines to the internet. Add a 2 second round trip latency ( the satellites are 22000 miles away, there is no escaping the speed of light) and that means you are in for trip back 10 years for internet service. So before you sign-up for the all you can eat Internet, know that you are not eating very much. Do not feel too bad. Most offshore oil rigs only get 56kb across a very old microwave system (used to be Shell's) for their internet

The cellular (and internet) are backhauled across the MTN VSAT network. They are the cruise industry standard for customer connectivity. They also provide the Satellite TV feed as well.


So to all the geeky folks, like myself, here you go. I would not count on uploading many 15 megapixel, RAW pictures back to the shore.

The only thing I understood here was the last sentence. Guess I'm leaving the laptop at home bcs I'm not spending my cruise time postprocessing RAW files.