From WDW to DL With Love - January 06, 2011 part 5

[TxMermaid1]

For those trying to recover their pics from deleted or damaged cards. Here is what DH found and was able to retrieve most of our pics after he had deleted them off the card.
Good Luck.

The cost of this program is $40. but was well worth it to save our pics!

Active@undelete

www.active-undelete.com

We bought the Active@undelete standard package 7.3

It even recovered deleted, overwritten files.

 

[WeLuvDCL]

we were blessed with great table-mates (and i think our son is going through his first broken heart crush for little miss emily)

You are so sweet. We had so much fun with all of you. Sorry we had to miss dinner a few nights. DH would say, "Sorry we are missing dinner again" and I'd reply, "I don't care about missing the food, I'll just miss talking with Juanita, Bob and Joaquin."

Glad you made it home. We were glad to get to spend time with you and later in the week Jonathan asked where Emily was. It was cute. We also had issue with the tea party. Glad they sent Emily something.

We wanted to do the Alaska cruise too but aren't sure if we'll go with DCL or another line.

Yes, Emily met 2 boyfriends this cruise. What a little flirt. She's only 3 and I'm already afraid of the teen years.

Let us know when you are ready to do Alaska!

One of the highlights of our cruise was definitely the great friends we made. I hope we stay in touch. I'll be posting pics of all the kids on facebook by next weekend. If I had a $1 for everytime Emily said "I wanna go on the Mickey ship" or "I wanna see Jonathon/Caty/Joaquin", I think we could pay for another cruise already.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Looks like I am getting the dreaded bug the second time round. I got sick towards the end of the cruise, felt pretty much back to normal by the time I went back to work. Since yesterday my chest has felt really tight and I have been coughing a lot.

I think to some extent, the Wonder was always the runt of the litter. It used to be all about the Magic and now it is all about the Dream.

Corinna

 

[granmaz]

That is just what we called her on the cruise - the runt of the litter. Felt a little sad.

I hope you are soon feeling better Corinna.

 

[TxMermaid1]

That is just what we called her on the cruise - the runt of the litter. Felt a little sad.

I hope you are soon feeling better Corinna.

I've always been a little partial to the runts of litters. Maybe that is why I am partial to the Dream! I love that ship!

 

[granmaz]

I've always been a little partial to the runts of litters. Maybe that is why I am partial to the Dream! I love that ship!

Do you mean the Dream or the Wonder? Corinna and I think that the Wonder is the runt.

 

[granmaz]

I've always been a little partial to the runts of litters. Maybe that is why I am partial to the Dream! I love that ship!

Do you mean the Dream or the Wonder? Corinna and I think that the Wonder is the runt.

 

[TxMermaid1]

Do you mean the Dream or the Wonder? Corinna and I think that the Wonder is the runt.

I agree and I love the Wonder! I didn't mean the Dream....

 

[Shoshie]

I think because it was stuck doing the 3s and 4s .... now it's the shining star on the way to Alaska. Take that Magic!

 

[clungstrum]

We watching our video the other night and my family said "That was it?" It was so quiet as you sailed away (not counting the deck party) It looked even sadder on video then I remembered

The send off may have been better had it not been an hour late. The deck party ended and we all just waited for the ship to leave, and then waited some more. It just took a lot longer to load the ship. They should have delayed the deck party to better sync with our send off. It may have been a little more exciting that way.

 

[WaitingToMeetDumbo]

I've finally got caught up reading all the posts.
Russ and I would like to thank everyone who organized activities/dinner seating. We had a great time meeting those of you that we did meet, and wish we could have met everybody. Special thanks to those who left us FE gifts even though we hadn't signed up for it...and the white board group...Mickey Mouse even signed our board.

 

[Happy Goofy]

I am in the process of writing DCL and mentioned the fact that I thought the Wonder was the "forgotten ship". I thought there should have been a better send off then 5 people at the terminal waving the Mickey gloves.

We did go see the Dream leave today. She is some sight, but my heart is with the Magic and Wonder- we have great memories there. Maybe someday we will make some with the Dream or the Fantasy.

 

[valbob89]

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I am very sick of hearing about the Dream - I'm sorry but our send off was pathetic! I said to my DH as we sailed away that it was a shame - the ship is leaving - possibly for good and all we get is 8 people on the terminal waving at us? And then again - although she was beautiful...the Dream was showcasing her.

...

So is that how the older kids feel when a new sister is born? I really feel sorry for all those Wonder crew who have worked twice as hard doing turnarounds, but -- yup, now Wonder will be the bright star in the west.

And about Wonder looking tired and worn on the edges (who wrote about that? Sorta true): We realized on a previous cruise that it's just hard for the hotel officers to spot all those things. They really rely on notes in the critiques at cruise's end. On Magic last year, we had a badly overworked bed. I told our room attendant that "It should be replaced at the end of the cruise when you go into the shipyard; a bed like this doesn't belong on a Disney ship." That afternoon we had a new matress.

On Wonder, our air conditioner was useless. Engineers were back three times before getting it right, but they kept working on it. Our attendant's supervisor came by one evening to ask how the room was (I thought he wanted the details, but he was actually checking on Steward Troy, who is excellence in motion -- work always done perfectly and before we ever got back). Before I found out, I'd told him about the closet door rolling open in the seaway, sprung drawers, and worn-out cushions and torn upholstery on the setee. Next day: seat reupholstered and cushions repillowed! Artificers straightening the cabinetry and fixing door catches!. They just need to know. Those wonderful room attendants serve so many guests each cruise they don't have time to "sit-test" mashed matresses or seats.

I've finally got caught up reading all the posts.
Russ and I would like to thank everyone who organized activities/dinner seating. We had a great time meeting those of you that we did meet, and wish we could have met everybody. Special thanks to those who left us FE gifts even though we hadn't signed up for it...and the white board group...Mickey Mouse even signed our board.

Valerie really appreciates your thank-yous. You have no idea how hard she worked to fix the Mixology scheduling after the DCL office changed it twice in the three days before departure, or not backing down until guest services slashed charges for dozens of people ($18 instead of the twice-confirmed $5) on an event. Then again, if she hadn't organized an excursion to the national park in Costa Rica, I wouldn't have seen all those different monkeys, birds, sloth species and heliconia blooms plus have lunch in a country cantina! We had a great time, and she enjoyed making things work.

So I'm saying a big Thank you to Valerie, who made my cruise so wonderful!

 

[goofprincess]

Hi all!

We're glad those of you who played MouseAdventure on the High Seas enjoyed it... if any of you have questions (and couldn't make the Q&As), please PM me.

Just a reminder that we have two upcoming events in the parks:

Spring 2011 – Disneyland Resort
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Fall 2011 – Walt Disney World
Saturday, November 12, 2011

I will let you know when registration opens (should be soon for the Disneyland game).

Sounds like fun!

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

The send off may have been better had it not been an hour late. The deck party ended and we all just waited for the ship to leave, and then waited some more. It just took a lot longer to load the ship. They should have delayed the deck party to better sync with our send off. It may have been a little more exciting that way.

I know we were late but I know Disney didn't have any big plans for the send off - as a CM had told me... they felt that Disney had already done the PC - being that the Wonder had not nor the fact that it wasn't returning in 3 months didn't seem to matter - but I agree - they should have delayed the party a bit.

So is that how the older kids feel when a new sister is born? I really feel sorry for all those Wonder crew who have worked twice as hard doing turnarounds, but -- yup, now Wonder will be the bright star in the west.

And about Wonder looking tired and worn on the edges (who wrote about that? Sorta true): We realized on a previous cruise that it's just hard for the hotel officers to spot all those things. They really rely on notes in the critiques at cruise's end. On Magic last year, we had a badly overworked bed. I told our room attendant that "It should be replaced at the end of the cruise when you go into the shipyard; a bed like this doesn't belong on a Disney ship." That afternoon we had a new matress.

On Wonder, our air conditioner was useless. Engineers were back three times before getting it right, but they kept working on it. Our attendant's supervisor came by one evening to ask how the room was (I thought he wanted the details, but he was actually checking on Steward Troy, who is excellence in motion -- work always done perfectly and before we ever got back). Before I found out, I'd told him about the closet door rolling open in the seaway, sprung drawers, and worn-out cushions and torn upholstery on the setee. Next day: seat reupholstered and cushions repillowed! Artificers straightening the cabinetry and fixing door catches!. They just need to know. Those wonderful room attendants serve so many guests each cruise they don't have time to "sit-test" mashed matresses or seats.



Valerie really appreciates your thank-yous. You have no idea how hard she worked to fix the Mixology scheduling after the DCL office changed it twice in the three days before departure, or not backing down until guest services slashed charges for dozens of people ($18 instead of the twice-confirmed $5) on an event. Then again, if she hadn't organized an excursion to the national park in Costa Rica, I wouldn't have seen all those different monkeys, birds, sloth species and heliconia blooms plus have lunch in a country cantina! We had a great time, and she enjoyed making things work.

So I'm saying a big Thank you to Valerie, who made my cruise so wonderful!

Our steward was wonderful - anything we needed. I had no complaints about the actual ship - just the fact that DCL seemed to treat it as though it was just another cruise that would return in 3 or 4 days seemed to bother me.

And a definte THANK YOU to Val! I know dealing with things can be extremely frustrating and I appreciate everything she did. I really appreciate everyone who worked so hard to make this cruise wonderful. I enjoyed everything and had an awesome vacation. I certainly hope to see my fellow Disers on an upcoming cruise or at Disneyland!

 

[sak0526]

I'm thinking that so many in the big party had other duties after it that the logistics were too much to change. Some of them were in the show a little later and stuff, so moving the party later would have made show and greeting schedules a mess. BUT that is just my GUESS.

No has said how the cruise to nowhere was???

 

[granmaz]

I do agree with mentioning problems that they can actually do something about, but the things we were noticing really need a long dry dock. New furniture and room painting. We did actually have a new bath which was nice as our baths on the Magic were pretty old and dingy for sure. That is one up to the Wonder(or at least our room on the Wonder) Oh and whilst our net curtains/voiles or whatever you call them, were very shrunken and didn't close without the clothes pegs some cruiser wonderfully gave us in our FE gifts, they and the normal curtains/drapes were lovely and clean and looked newer than those we had on our last Magic cruise. They were worn, grubby at the bottom and snagged where they had been caught in the verandah door. Oh and our coffee table moved up and down. Our last 2 Magic ones were fixed, one in far too high a position. See, I did see good things on the Wonder!

The other great thing on the Wonder, and something I am going to miss is the Outlook Cafe. We sat in there such a lot. I bet you won't be able to get a seat in there on the Alaskan cruises for love nor money though!!!

 

[tinkryansmom]

We missed being sick too. Well not missed it exactly sorry to those who are still suffering and wishes for a speedy recovery.

Oh, and am I the only person a little fed up of hearing about the Dream now? Even at the Castaway Club reception onboard it was almost all about the Dream. I couldn't help thinking that the Wonder should have got a big send off(not just the Dream farewell as that again showcased her, wonderful as it was) and a special welcome to LA, but I guess all the attention and money has been on the Dream recently.

I am sure we will sail on her one day and enjoy it, but DCL does have 2 other fabulous ships as well.

OK, back to enjoying my vacation!!

Here here!!

Hi all!

We're glad those of you who played MouseAdventure on the High Seas enjoyed it... if any of you have questions (and couldn't make the Q&As), please PM me.

Just a reminder that we have two upcoming events in the parks:

Spring 2011 – Disneyland Resort
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Fall 2011 – Walt Disney World
Saturday, November 12, 2011

I will let you know when registration opens (should be soon for the Disneyland game).

Had so much fun doing the scavenger hunt!! Thanks for the ball cap!! We are looking at our April schedule and maybe eek out the Disneyland event!
We may meet our Service team when their contracts run out in March and April and show them CA and Disneyland.

I did it online asap.......

WOOT! goodbye jinx!

 

[carmie3377]

Anyone else interested in our SmugMug Share????
Haven't really kept up the last few days because I was out of town but it was brought to my attention that there may be a few people interested in our Smug Mug Share. Because of a discount I received and some people paying $2 (a couple even more ) I currently have enough funds to keep the account open for 1 year, 2 months (first year paid in full, other months will be added one month at a time after first year). If anyone else would like to join in, the cost is $1.67 per participant and all they money will go towards keeping the account open longer. Please send me a PM if you would like to join in

 

[Tracyvp]

Sorry everyone for the delay, but we jumped right into Hell Week for a show and didn't have any time to be on the DISboards! Here's the result for the MouseAdventure. Mouse Planet very kindly donated some actual prizes for the first few places.

1st Place with a PERFECT score (277) was rotary2808
2nd Place with a score of 272 was DCL_FAN_TAC
3rd Place with a score of 268 was Tinkryansmom
And there was essentially a tie for 4th place with a score of 267 between: Cindy Girl, Sumeto and Cardidog (they were technically ranked 4th, 5th and 6th according to what time they turned in their score sheet)

As to the rest, only about half of the participants actually turned in their score sheets, and they were ranked as follows (scores in parentheses):

7th: Tracyvp (265)
8th: tlungstrum (265)
9th: KayR (264)
10th: poohs4me (264)
11th: WaitingToMeetDumbo/Happy Goofy (264)
12th: aubs42 (262)
13th whoever was in 7005 (I didn't have that stateroom on my list) (262)
14th: Scubadiver (247)
15th: Phil & Deborah (235)
16th: 3mmm (235)
17th: Smartiewdw (232)
18th: trekygirl26 (220)
19th: OH 6 (219)
20th: gotomu21 (218)
21st: RRBB (188)
22nd: Disneyana'sMom (181)
23rd: DisneyCruiser83 (92)
24th: bwcb4 (64)
25th: DisneyPata (30)

Thanks, everyone, for participating! Hope you all had as much fun as we did!

I thought the scores were going to be posted outside the main DISboard announcement stateroom. Sorry for dropping the ball!!