From WDW to DL With Love - January 06, 2011 part 3

[Pixie Dust II]

I guess I got the closed thread to check in on. We just booked this cruise last week and are very happy to be part of your group. This will be my 11th Disney Cruise and the first for my grandson. We are both excited about going.

We are spending two days at WDW before cruise and three at Disneyland afterwards.

I want to participate with FE so please catch me up to date on everything I have missed.

I am from northern West Virginia, about 35 miles south west of Pittsburgh and my grandson lives in Summerville, SC. That is where I am now and will be until August 22.

 

[LindaBabe]

I guess I got the closed thread to check in on. We just booked this cruise last week and are very happy to be part of your group. This will be my 11th Disney Cruise and the first for my grandson. We are both excited about going.

We are spending two days at WDW before cruise and three at Disneyland afterwards.

I want to participate with FE so please catch me up to date on everything I have missed.

I am from northern West Virginia, about 35 miles south west of Pittsburgh and my grandson lives in Summerville, SC. That is where I am now and will be until August 22.

Welcome aboard!

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[WDW Princess 71]

Ok everyone, for those who are familiar with the mod resorts, I want your advice. We always stay at the YC with the fam, but me being a young grad student and spending so much on the cruise, I'm looking for a mod for this trip. last year I did the Pop and hated it (to each his own), so while I'm looking to save some money, its not important that I save oodles of money as I'd never stay there again. Anyways, I've narrowed it down to Port Orleans Riverside or Caribbean Beach. I would love to hear from those of you who've stayed at one or both. Right now I'm slightly leaning more towards CBR because it has the "tropical" feel that makes me feel like I'm on vacation and away from the ickiness of NJ, especially in the wintertime. But I'm still open to both, and will be making my decision by the weekend, so if some of you could chime in, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!

 

[granmaz]

I guess I got the closed thread to check in on. We just booked this cruise last week and are very happy to be part of your group. This will be my 11th Disney Cruise and the first for my grandson. We are both excited about going.

We are spending two days at WDW before cruise and three at Disneyland afterwards.

I want to participate with FE so please catch me up to date on everything I have missed.

I am from northern West Virginia, about 35 miles south west of Pittsburgh and my grandson lives in Summerville, SC. That is where I am now and will be until August 22.

Welcome on the new thread!!

 

[aan1701]

Ok everyone, for those who are familiar with the mod resorts, I want your advice. We always stay at the YC with the fam, but me being a young grad student and spending so much on the cruise, I'm looking for a mod for this trip. last year I did the Pop and hated it (to each his own), so while I'm looking to save some money, its not important that I save oodles of money as I'd never stay there again. Anyways, I've narrowed it down to Port Orleans Riverside or Caribbean Beach. I would love to hear from those of you who've stayed at one or both. Right now I'm slightly leaning more towards CBR because it has the "tropical" feel that makes me feel like I'm on vacation and away from the ickiness of NJ, especially in the wintertime. But I'm still open to both, and will be making my decision by the weekend, so if some of you could chime in, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!

I have stayed at all the Mods. I like Riverside the best as so does DW. CB is third on our list. We did not like the layout of the resort very much. At Riverside we always requested a Magnolia Bend room, those are the ones like Mansions. We always felt like the real world was really far away. Never got that feeling with CB.

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Rest? What's that?
I have two more semesters after this. A total of 3 classes, one of which is my practicum. When I graduate I will have a master's degree in nursing informatics. In other words a nurse geek.
We are a go - go -go family. Jeff and I are always wanting to do something else. I'll finish school, we'll hopefully have another kid and then Jeff will go to law school. Not sure why we do any of this except we want to. we're certifiable!
We want to get started on our FE gifts, we're going to do the door magnets. We hopefully will design them in August so all we have to do is the names after the PIF date.

I had to reread that, I love it how you throw in " we will have another kid" lol, you guys are adorable.!!

I guess I got the closed thread to check in on. We just booked this cruise last week and are very happy to be part of your group. This will be my 11th Disney Cruise and the first for my grandson. We are both excited about going.

We are spending two days at WDW before cruise and three at Disneyland afterwards.

I want to participate with FE so please catch me up to date on everything I have missed.

I am from northern West Virginia, about 35 miles south west of Pittsburgh and my grandson lives in Summerville, SC. That is where I am now and will be until August 22.

Welcome, we are from Scotland and yes, its still raining

 

[aan1701]

I guess I got the closed thread to check in on. We just booked this cruise last week and are very happy to be part of your group. This will be my 11th Disney Cruise and the first for my grandson. We are both excited about going.

We are spending two days at WDW before cruise and three at Disneyland afterwards.

I want to participate with FE so please catch me up to date on everything I have missed.

I am from northern West Virginia, about 35 miles south west of Pittsburgh and my grandson lives in Summerville, SC. That is where I am now and will be until August 22.

Hello and welcome. Also congarulations on earning your Platium CC.

 

[JenKatt]

PM TigfanJeff with your info (that's my DH) he'll put you on the website.
My brother is going on the cruise with us, he lives in Morgantown right now working on his doctorate in Geology (we're a bunch of nerds I tell ya!). I love it up there, but don't think I could ever live in West Virginia. It's too rural!

 

[CruznLexi]

We are still back in the stone age here. We still do paper charting. It is so time consuming and last night could not find extra nurses notes. Finally found them after 30 min. Still at the bedisde after 14 years.

 

[LindaBabe]

PM TigfanJeff with your info (that's my DH) he'll put you on the website.
My brother is going on the cruise with us, he lives in Morgantown right now working on his doctorate in Geology (we're a bunch of nerds I tell ya!). I love it up there, but don't think I could ever live in West Virginia. It's too rural!

Ohhhhhh! I can't WAIT to meet your brother! I LOVe rocks,

Ok everyone, for those who are familiar with the mod resorts, I want your advice. We always stay at the YC with the fam, but me being a young grad student and spending so much on the cruise, I'm looking for a mod for this trip. last year I did the Pop and hated it (to each his own), so while I'm looking to save some money, its not important that I save oodles of money as I'd never stay there again. Anyways, I've narrowed it down to Port Orleans Riverside or Caribbean Beach. I would love to hear from those of you who've stayed at one or both. Right now I'm slightly leaning more towards CBR because it has the "tropical" feel that makes me feel like I'm on vacation and away from the ickiness of NJ, especially in the wintertime. But I'm still open to both, and will be making my decision by the weekend, so if some of you could chime in, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!

Caribbean Beach is gorgeous, tropical in appearance and did I mention gorgeous? But, it's BIG - very big - MUCH bigger than Riverside - SO big, in fact, they have their own internal bus system. It has 5 or 6 bus stops. If size matters to you, you may wish to chose Riverside.

Riverside is big too, but not that big. It is also very beautiful, with an interesting storyline and fun entertainment in the lounge. I love it. But then, I like all the mods, even the one I will never stay at again - Coronado Springs!

 

[JenKatt]

We are still back in the stone age here. We still do paper charting. It is so time consuming and last night could not find extra nurses notes. Finally found them after 30 min. Still at the bedisde after 14 years.

Oh just wait, you'll be computer charting soon, everyone will be now that the government is starting to mandate it. Once the learning curve is done, it is a much better system IF it's the right system for your unit/ hospital.

Ohhhhhh! I can't WAIT to meet your brother! I LOVe rocks,

My brother (John) just finished his masters and decided in the economy to stick with the schooling. He's actually a hydrologist, he studies rocks and water. But at heart he is a caver and can often be found underground. In Aruba we will be going out to the caves on the other side of the island. If I have to, we'll book it on our own.

 

[LindaBabe]

Oh just wait, you'll be computer charting soon, everyone will be now that the government is starting to mandate it. Once the learning curve is done, it is a much better system IF it's the right system for your unit/ hospital.



My brother (John) just finished his masters and decided in the economy to stick with the schooling. He's actually a hydrologist, he studies rocks and water. But at heart he is a caver and can often be found underground. In Aruba we will be going out to the caves on the other side of the island. If I have to, we'll book it on our own.

I still want to meet him, if he has time for an old lady. It's all earth science!

 

[JenKatt]

I still want to meet him, if he has time for an old lady. It's all earth science!

I'm sure he will. He can usually be found in Diversions having a Strongbow and playing some game down there.

 

[WaitingToMeetDumbo]

Wow!!! What an active group...I hope I get to catch up on all the postings here...I feel like such a latecomer! LOL

My Hubby and I just booked this cruise, I'm so excited as the Panama Canal has always been my dream cruise, and now I'm finally doing it...and with Disney.
After I post this, I'm heading to the website to check things out (and will PM TigFanJeff) and will find a countdown signature to add to my posts.

We're staying at OKW on the 5th (unless our waitlist room at BLT comes through)...flying Southwest down in the morning. After the cruise we hope to stay at one of the Disneyland Hotels for 2 nights and fly home on Sunday...just have to wait until around Aug 17th for Southwest to extend their schedule.

BTW...My vote for a Moderate would be Port Orleans-Riverside. That used to be my favorite until we joined DVC. We prefer the Alligator Bayou rooms....seems more like a riverside resort than a hotel.

Be talking to you!

Judy (and Russ)

 

[aan1701]

Hello Judy and Russ. I have done the Panama Canal twice with Disney. You will love it. We to called Riverside our favorite until we finally joined DVC. The only place we differ is, we are not big fans of the Aligator Bayou side, but to each their own. Also as someone who works for SWA thanks for flying us.

 

[angelgurl]

Ok everyone, for those who are familiar with the mod resorts, I want your advice. We always stay at the YC with the fam, but me being a young grad student and spending so much on the cruise, I'm looking for a mod for this trip. last year I did the Pop and hated it (to each his own), so while I'm looking to save some money, its not important that I save oodles of money as I'd never stay there again. Anyways, I've narrowed it down to Port Orleans Riverside or Caribbean Beach. I would love to hear from those of you who've stayed at one or both. Right now I'm slightly leaning more towards CBR because it has the "tropical" feel that makes me feel like I'm on vacation and away from the ickiness of NJ, especially in the wintertime. But I'm still open to both, and will be making my decision by the weekend, so if some of you could chime in, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!

DH and I have stayed at both POR and CBR and I definitely enjoyed POR more. That is where we intend to stay before the Cruise. As others have stated CBR is a beautiful resort but it was way to big for my liking. I thought that walking around the POR Resort was very peaceful and enjoyable. Also the Boat rides to Downtown Disney are great too. I agree with Alan, the Mansions are my favorite part of the resort too but that is just personal preference

 

[carmie3377]

In Aruba we will be going out to the caves on the other side of the island. If I have to, we'll book it on our own.

DH has a coworker who spent a week in Aruba and said the caves were really awesome. We're going to be renting a car and plan to visit them too.

 

[WaitingToMeetDumbo]

Also as someone who works for SWA thanks for flying us.

We LUV SWA!!!!!

 

[DVCinderella]

I have stayed at all the Mods. I like Riverside the best as so does DW. CB is third on our list. We did not like the layout of the resort very much. At Riverside we always requested a Magnolia Bend room, those are the ones like Mansions. We always felt like the real world was really far away. Never got that feeling with CB.

I was about to respond to WDW Princess 71's post, when I read Alan's, and he said exactly what I was thinking. POR is the best mod imho. I love the theming, and we also always requested a room in Magnolia Bend. The lanscaping rivals that of the deluxe resorts. We also stayed at CBR, and thought it was too big, and way too far to walk to the food court.

POR was always my favorite mod before joining DVC, and I miss it. We used to always go back to POR for breakfast at Boatwrights every trip...that is until they cancelled breakfast (which imho was a far better meal than the dinner served there).

 

[CruznLexi]

We are staying 4 nights at BCV my Mom is staying with us and then she is flying home and we are heading to the Wonder. We have 2 nights at GCV. All flights on SW