Jan 27, 2008 - 4 night Wonder...shall I start?

[Cruising canuck]

To all CC members, just heard that DCL have stopped giving away the lanyards at embarkation. They were very popular so I'm sure that, at some point, DCL will replace them with something as good or better. For those of us that liked having them you will have to take your old ones with you.

The CC stateroom gifts are, right now, the same as we got in Jan 07. The canvas tote with flags, cups and mesh bags, I don't know when they have a change over to something new.

Sorry to hear that some of you didn't get brunch ressies but get up there on the first day and get your name on a waiting list, I'm sure there will be some cancellations, and you could get lucky. We haven't been to a brunch but we have had dinner there and you will not be disappointed it was great as well. Thanks for the brunch pics, I've been considering getting a T-shirt made saying, 'I Cruise for the FOOD'

Gord

 

[melissaknits]

I'll be the short woman dragging a sighing man behind her tackling everyone in my way....I saw the pictures. As a result it's become important enough that even if we were to have a horrible time, we'll be coming back as CC members and getting that brunch BOOKED!!

 

[WDdaughter]

The good news for those who didn't get brunch is that ALL of the food on board is wonderful. Our first cruise, we didn't even give a thought to going to Palo. We did do the brunch the second cruise and it was good. This time we're trying the dinner. If you don't get to do brunch, it just gives you a reason to book again!

 

[Cruisin]

The good news for those who didn't get brunch is that ALL of the food on board is wonderful. Our first cruise, we didn't even give a thought to going to Palo. We did do the brunch the second cruise and it was good. This time we're trying the dinner. If you don't get to do brunch, it just gives you a reason to book again!

Oh I agree with you.

We never ate at Palo until our 8th Disney Cruise.

We never felt the need

On our 8th Cruise friends of ours booked the brunch for us, so we went.

We did enjoy and are going back but if we had not gotten a reservation we would have been fine with it.

There is no lack of good food to be had, even without eating at Palo.

 

[GEB@okw]

We have cruised on DCL 3 times and have not tried Palo yet. This cruise is for our 30th anniversary (Jan. 28, 1978, two days after the worst snow storm ever) so we have booked both dinner and bruch and I hope it's not snowing in the Bahamas!!!!

 

[Cruisin]

We have cruised on DCL 3 times and have not tried Palo yet. This cruise is for our 30th anniversary (Jan. 28, 1978, two days after the worst snow storm ever) so we have booked both dinner and bruch and I hope it's not snowing in the Bahamas!!!!

Congratulations on your 30th Anniversary.

We were married in 1979.

So we are not very far behind you

Hmmm, maybe I will have to see if I can talk my husband in to a nice trip to celebrate...... maybe Hawaii

 

[GEB@okw]

Warning to all you Jan 27 DCL cruisers. It snows for every big event in our marriage. It will be snowing in Nassua on January 28, 2008. Don't come looking for me though, it's not my fault....

 

[Cruisin]

Warning to all you Jan 27 DCL cruisers. It snows for every big event in our marriage. It will be snowing in Nassua on January 28, 2008. Don't come looking for me though, it's not my fault....

Hey, how about you post us a picture of yourself

That way we will know WHO to come looking for when it is snowing while we are in Nassau

 

[melissaknits]

Yeah!

Honestly, it would be very funny if it snowed, only because I run away to Florida to escape the white menace (sorry, snow lovers!!)

 

[Cruising canuck]

everybody must be busy these days, no-one has written since the 15th, hope all you guys south of the 49th had a great Thanksgiving! Only 64 sleeps until........

Gord

 

[Cruisin]

Still very much counting down the days and looking forward to our cruise

 

[GEB@okw]

Still very much counting down the days and looking forward to our cruise

Just waiting herre too. It's snowing here in michigan so our cruise must be getting closer.

 

[Cruisin]

Just waiting herre too. It's snowing here in michigan so our cruise must be getting closer.

Hey

Did you send that garbage weather over here to me

It's really nasty outside right now here too.

It's snowy/sleety awful stuff.

 

[Cruisin]

2 MONTHS

 

[melissaknits]

I was thinking this just today when my DCL counter cam up in my widgets on my mac. Just 60 short days!!!

 

[Cruisin]

Melissa.

I saw your posting on that "other" cruise site

Anybody getting excited yet??

 

[melissaknits]

Hi! My sister in law who is a big cruise fan insisted we look at the other board, so i figured I'd check it out. I actually was a DIS member under another user name a looooong time ago, like when it was a totally different board and there were way less users. I tried to log in with my old name and couldn't, and it wouldn't let me create a new account with the old name (so I am in there somewhere, but darned if I remember even what email I was using then - it's been that long!) so I used melissaknits. Actually makes my life easier since I am on kniting boards with that name - easier to just be me everywhere I go.

I am very excited about the cruise.

BUT I also have a little personal excitement right now - my second grandbaby is due any minute (really, any minute - water broken and all!!) and my book is published, printed, and launches in two weeks. It's just a really really exciting year for me. Like, over the top, unbelievable, totally awesome year. It's hard to figure out what I am the most excited about at times!!!

 

[Cruisin]

Melissa, has the baby arrived yet??

Cool book. Congratulations

I don't knit. I have done some crochet in the very distant past.

My daughter knits a little bit and my mother in law likes to knit scarves to give away every winter.

I used to love to cross stitch but with these crazy bifocals I have a hard time seeing the patterns anymore so I pretty much gave it up.

 

[melissaknits]

No baby yet Mom is confused about what "real" labor is. She'll find out soon - all about labor, and all about sleep deprivation and diapers and all sorts of mommy goodness!!

I actually crocheted (from the time I was about eight) before I knitted; I've only been knitting since 2000. See...originally the book was to launch in October, so DH and I were planning our regular December WDW visit with value-added cruise (for anniversary), because publicity people say they want you to be "available" for eight or so weeks after the release of a book. Then they changed the release to "early November", so we changed the vacation dates to the end of January. Then they changed the release date to December 12, and we said "We're not changing the vacation again." Now the release date is Dec 19th, but we've got a launch party set for the 16th. Kinda frustrating. But I am STILL getting on that ship on Jan 27, and I am STILL having my six days at Disney, although now the publicity people are trying to get me to do signing at local (Florida) stores DURING MY VACATION! The good news is that no one can reach us while we're on the ship. We're guaranteed some free space, even if it's only for a few days.

I want to dress up for Pirates night...DH does not. I think it'd be FUN!! I cannot wait to see Palo. And I can't wait to get to Nassau, I've decided I want to do the "free" walking tour after seeing some posts on the Other Site. We're not beach-sitting folk, although it looks heavenly - I think I'll reserve my beach sitting for Castaway Cay, and walk and shop my way through Nassau.

 

[Cruisin]

Be careful Melissa or they will be planning some book signing parties for onboard the ship

We are thinking of doing the walking tour also.

I haven't really read much about it though.

Maybe I will check it out.

I love to sit and walk on beaches but my husband is not a beach person.

Castaway Cay is perfect for us.

I get off the ship and go to the beach. He stays on board and sleeps or watches a movie.

He comes off the ship and meets me for lunch and then I'm back to the beach and he is back to the ship