January 8, 2006- 4 night Wonder- Anybody else coming with?

[VickiHD]

Cruisin....I am right there with you with all the piles of mail. Hardly any bills, just catalogs, junk mail, charities wanting $$$, etc. I am still trying to organize it. I've finally started the unpacking and the laundry. I don't mind the washing and drying part it is the folding and sorting that I can't stand.

I also wish we were back in the bahamas. It cold and gloomy and rain is on its way.

 

[attagirlx2]

Its odd, the picture appears when I log in on my computer, but not when I use my DH's computer. Thanks Cruisin for the website. I will try it.

My 4 yr old was asking if we could go on a cruise again. I asked her why, what did she like about being on a cruise? Her reply..."chocolate and vanilla swirl icecream." Now, don't get me wrong, the icecream was good, but I don't think I'll pay $2000 so she can have icecream anytime she wants. I can actually do that for a lot less by staying home.

 

[jordan's cool]

hey ugafan, sorry i missed the dis meet i wish you would have stopped me i would have liked to meet you.this is my first day off work since we got home.that's why i hav'nt checked in.i hope everyone had a blast.how did you reconize me [the gamecock jersey?]

 

[UGAFan0829]

hey ugafan, sorry i missed the dis meet i wish you would have stopped me i would have liked to meet you.this is my first day off work since we got home.that's why i hav'nt checked in.i hope everyone had a blast.how did you reconize me [the gamecock jersey?]

Hey! Well, first I think that we were sitting pretty much back to back in the port while we were waiting to board the ship...you had on the gamecocks visor, and I noticed your wife and daughter with you and remembered that from your post. It was funny because it seemed like everywhere we went we were always running into you and your family. I wanted to say hi, but I wasn't positive that was you, and I wasn't sure if you and your family wanted to be bothered. I remember your daughter picking out all the things that she wanted to do when we were waiting to board the ship. I think I remember her talking about the movie SkY High...and I also belive that we were sitting right next to each other during the future cruise presentation! Funny how we kept running into each other! By the way, I figured it was you, because no one else would proudly wear a Gamecocks jersey...LOL...Just kidding, I had to throw that in there.

Attagirl...That is a great pic of you and the DD's...They really are too cute. I hope that they had a good time at the Sailaway party, I know they were dying to get there, and I couldn't blame them one bit!!!!

 

[Cruisin]

oo, nice picture of you and the girls. You are all so nicely coordinated.

 

[JoyCrazy]

That's a great picture Attagirl. You daughters look so cute!

 

[attagirlx2]

We were wearing dresses from my cousin's wedding last April. The girls and their 2 cousins all had the same dress on and my dress is actually from the rehearsal dinner. The wedding was at the National Cathedral so my dress for the wedding was floor length. Don't think I'll ever wear that one again - along with a gazillion bridesmaid dresses that just make me laugh when I look at them!

They loved the sailaway party! We stood on the deck 10 above the pool area so they could people watch and see everything. When the ship started pulling away from the dock, Kate asked, "what happened to our room? Where are we going to sleep tonight?" She didn't understand that our room was sailing with us!

 

[jordan's cool]

THAT WAS NEAT UGAFAN I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD HAVE STOPPED ME.I WAS ALWAYS TELLING MY WIFE I WONDER WHO SOME OF YOU WERE WHILE WE WERE PEOPLE WATCHING.WE DID MEET A COUPLE WITH A DAUGHTER THAT WAS BORN ONE DAY BEFORE JORDAN,SO THAT WAS REALLY NEAT.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO POST PICS?

 

[sapphire33]

Hi everyone! We just got back last night after the cruise and five days at WDW. It's like culture shock. What do you mean I have to cook for myself?! Where's room service? Where is Mickey Mouse?!

It was great meeting you all and seeing some of you on the ship and shore excursions. TXSleeping Beauty, I had fun snorkeling with you. I'm at the inlaws right now but when I get home I will post some of the pics from my underwater camera like I promised. Vicki, DH and I enjoyed talking with you and your DH at Palo... what a meal! I hope everyone had a great time, I know we did. So much so that it was it hard to leave that ship. DD11 cried, she was so sad. Only four days and it feels like home. Only so much better!!

We survived our days at the parks, although, not surprisingly, it did not go as planned. Our oldest got ill (literally) at Epcot on Friday. Now we joke that she threw up in three different countries but at the time it was no fun. The next day we got a late start at the Magic Kingdom because she was still sick. We finally decided to let her stay in the room til she felt better because we had castle lunch reservations. We all felt badly about that, but she joined us at about 3 p.m. Thankfully she felt better for EMH at Magic Kingdom on Sunday and could get on the rides she missed. We enjoyed all we did get to do, and what we missed we'll have to catch next time. DH and I have decided to join DVC as soon as we can afford it, because we see many more Disney trips in the future.

I hope to post a trip report one of these days, to give any tips I might have to others as I benefitted so much from reading them before our trip.

It's snowing today, so we too are missing the Bahamas. Actually it got down to under 50 Saturday night at Magic Kingdom, but by Monday (just in time for us to leave) it was nice again. We got rain at Epcot for about an hour on Friday. After that experience, I think we were very fortunate to have such great weather on the cruise, except for that one windy, cooler night. Now I am very antsy for spring to arrive, having had a taste of nice weather.

Can't wait to also deal with the laundry, piles of mail and gulp, work, when we too get home in a few hours. Yippeee!

 

[Cruisin]

jordan's cool, I dont' think that you are allowed to post pictures until you have a higher post count on the DIS boards. I don't know how high it has to be before you can post pictures though.

I think I've heard that before anyways.

 

[attagirlx2]

Jordan's cool - check out the Technical Support section under the DIS Discussion Forums page...its near the very bottom. There is all kinds of information on how to do things and I'm sure it will tell you when you can as well. Hope that helps.

 

[attagirlx2]

Okay UGAFan, this has been bugging me since we met at the DIS meet. You look so familiar to me and I can't figure out why. Where did you go to school?

 

[UGAFan0829]

Okay UGAFan, this has been bugging me since we met at the DIS meet. You look so familiar to me and I can't figure out why. Where did you go to school?

I went to school in Jackson County (Jefferson, GA)...didn't go to college...Was born and raised here in GA...Not sure why I look familiar...But I know what you mean about it bugging you.

 

[Cruisin]

Hello all.

The weather here is crazy

Yesterday it was raining so hard all day long I thought I was living underneath of Niagara Falls. At least the temperature was above freezing.

This morning I got up and I'm living in the Great White North It's been snowing like crazy all day long. At least the temperature is above freezing

So we have snow all on the ground and major puddles from the rains yesterday and therefore we have a great big mess

Just think, a week ago at this time, we were onboard the Disney Wonder enjoying our day at sea in the nice warm temperatures looking forward to our evening to come

 

[sapphire33]

Allright folks, I'll get this thread going again!! Just cause the trip is over doesn't mean we should keep it quiet here.

So, who wants to share their favorite moment/moments on the cruise ship?
I'll go first.

Most of all, I enjoyed quality time with each of my daughters. I especially enjoyed one night with DD6, who, as one of our middle children, really enjoys one-on-one attention.

Sunday night she was full of energy even though two of her sisters were asleep. So she and I went up to Deck 10 and she took a dip in the Goofy Pool. We both spent some time in the whirlpool before it closed then laughed as we got out because it was so windy and cold, we literally ran all the way to Quartermaster's to get warm. There we played air hockey and a few games then walked hand in hand down to our room, changed clothes then walked around the ship. We ran into Cinderella, of all people, DD6's favorite, and got a photo with her!

It was so nice to have that time with my daughter, and I hope she treasures that night as much as I do.

What do I miss?
I miss the late night room service of cookies and milk before bed. I miss the excitement of the shows and the joy on my daughters' faces when their favorite characters showed up. I miss knowing that our mission was to just have fun and enjoy time away from it all. I hope that the memories stay strong until the next time we can enjoy a Disney vacation.

....So, who's next?

 

[wdw1972]

I enjoyed our dinner at Palo, and laying in his arms hearing the ocean (we had the verandah door open). It was also fun seeing his reaction to the ship - his first cruise and all.

I could have done without all the TALKERS in the shows, lol!

What I miss most is simply being alone with him - away from work & the rest of the "real world"!

 

[branv]

One of my favorite part was the moment during sail away that they sounded the horn. Now I like Disney, but I don't loooooove Disney like everyone else, so I didn't expect for this to move me so much. But it really really did, I actually teared up! Surprised me!

I loved walking the deck every night. I loved the one day we went to the adult pool and just laid with our heads on our arms on the edge of the pool "step" and talked and relaxed. I haven't been in a swimsuit in a VERY long time, way too self concious, but I just didn't care and really remembered how much I love soaking in a pool

And I looooooooooooved that BBC. ooooh-baby.

What do I miss...well I already mentioned the BBC, so how about the fact that we spent the whole time enjoying each others companies, no minor irritations like in everyday "I can't believe he didn't rinse out his milk glass AGAIN" hum-drum/hectic life. I miss at any moment I feel hungry I can just get on an elevator and go grab something. I haaaaaaaate cooking and the cleaning involved. It was so awful when we came home and the first time we got hungry we had to figure out what to do about it

Ok, and call me crazy, I enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on constant loop

Mainly I loved the fact that we loved it. There's always a risk in planning any trip that it will be a bust, and after all the planning I do, and the fact that we only vacation every 1 or 2 years, it would have been really upsetting if we found out the hard way we don't like cruising.

 

[VickiHD]

Great idea Sapphine33
Favorite memories....Romantic time with my husband. Being able to really spend quality time together without any outside interruptions.
Castaway Cays...more islands need to have the Disney touch. That island is perfection. Falling asleep at the adult beach on CC's with warm sand between my toes. Warm weather and getting a tan in January. Having a vacation escape from the real world.
Seeing the ship for the first time. Walking on the ship for the first time. Seeing our cabin with the split bathroom! (So much better than Princess Cruise Line) The seafood at Palo's brunch. Having the cabin steward take care of our room. Towel animals. Running into the characters throughout the ship when you least expect it. Relaxing enough not to have a care in the world and the biggest decision I had to make what what to choose for dinner. On board shopping. Finding a Totuga Rum Cake store in Nassau and leaving with a lot of cakes. Having a interesting conversation with the Captain. Meeting and enjoying our table-mates and hanging out with them at Pirate night and throughout the cruise.

What I miss.....Time spent with my husband. (Work's been busy and stressful for him) Being relaxed and not having a care in the world. "The Disney touch." The rocking of the ship. The cabin steward. Room Service. Scoops ice cream and those little seafood wraps around 4:00 pm each day. Towel animals. I miss the ship itself. I miss the excitment of a new port the next day. I miss reading the Navigator to plan the next days events. I miss dressing up for dinner.

I did cry alittle when we had to leave the ship. Besides our Honeymoon this was our best vacation yet. (And we vacation a lot and go to some really great places. We are very please with DCL and this will be our cruise line of choice now. It's also fun for me to hear DH gushing about DCL to anyone who will listen.

 

[UGAFan0829]

Awwww....y'all, those are great!
I think the thing that I enjoyed the most was just being with the DH and spending time with him. I agree with branv about not having the normal stuff to worry about, like him not doing something around the house. It was totally care free. I also miss dinner with our tablemates. They were some of the nicest people that we have ever met, and we truly enjoyed their company each night. I also miss having room service...boy was that nice. But for some reason, once we got home, I couldn't find a room service button on our phone! And darn it, our bed wasn't made up when we got home each day. I miss Edwardo, he was a really great stateroom host. I also miss walking up to the drink machines on deck 9 when we were thirsty. And I miss highlighting all the things that I wanted to do the next day from the Navigator.
I was such a nice trip, and I am still amazed at how much just one day can make. When we did the 3 day cruise, time went by so fast. But this 4 night was wonderful. We were able to enjoy a lot more and relax a lot more. This was definitely a real vacation for us! I just hope that we are able to do it again soon!

 

[sapphire33]

Thanks for sharing!! You all are making me smile with the memories, it's made my day.

I feel the same way - how I loved leaving the responsibilities of real life behind for awhile. Being a working mom is not easy, and for awhile I was just Mom, enjoying her family and herself. It really does hit you when you return, doesn't it? At least we all had a wonderful taste of life at its best. I am thankful for that and feel very blessed.

BTW, Branv, I also loved Chocolate Factory on loop. Call ME crazy, but Johnny Depp as Willy makes me laugh no matter how many times I see it.