July 15-22 2006 Western Anyone?

[sillykidsmom]

I have updated the web page (and put a link in my signature below). I think I have included all the information that was sent to me. Feel free to send other information or corrections or other ideas to put on the page.

We may be swapping hotels. Radisson only had smoking rooms available, and DW is concerned her allergies will get aggravated. When that happens, it takes a couple of days for it to clear out. Not a good way to start the cruise. The Residence Inn did not have any availability. Best Western had availability and they are right on the beach. I'll look some more at the options later tonight.

Thanks for doing the web page. It looks wonderful! I may be out of contact for awhile since I will be having family in town. I will sneak on the computer when I can. I'm sure they will get sick of hearing about our trip and beg me to talk to ya'll. I hope everybody has a wonderful weekend!

 

[ansky922]

TO TheGales



Wow cool website I feel very important now

 

[BTSEN5]

BTSEN5 - You trying to add your son reminded me of something that happened on our last cruise. DW and I were enjoying the brunch, and I saw the manager go over to the table behind DW. It was a table with a couple and a teenage boy. Very quietly, the manager informed them that the boy was not old enough to be in Palo. He had looked up their room number and saw that the boy was only 15, although he did look older. The family smiled and told the manager that this was their older son, who was booked in his own room across the hall from them. The boy showed the manager his KTTW card to confirm this. The manager smiled, they all shook hands and that was that. It was all done very quietly and non confrontational. I only picked up on it because it was right next to us. DW had no idea any of it transpired.

Oh my. My son would be embarrassed. Maybe I should just let them know up front that he is our 18 yr. old. He is also in a separate room, so this could happen to us. I think my son looks old enough though, but you never know.

I am getting ready to check my Palo ressie. I reserved for 1-2, but I see I only have my name on it. I am not sure if I should have put my hubbies name on there too, and why I did not. I surely do not want to eat by myself. I am going to see if I can edit that part at least.

I should never reserve anything online. I always mess it up.

 

[BTSEN5]

Thanks for doing the web page. It looks wonderful! I may be out of contact for awhile since I will be having family in town. I will sneak on the computer when I can. I'm sure they will get sick of hearing about our trip and beg me to talk to ya'll. I hope everybody has a wonderful weekend!

Have a great weekend. Be sure to take some time for you.

 

[thegales]

Our Palo reservation also has just my name, so I think that is just the way the reservations show it.

Another thought - be careful trying to edit on line. Make sure you don't cancel your reservation, then not be able to make a new one. I would suggest calling DCL directly to verify the reservation, and to see if they can add a person.

 

[suziq14]

Hi Everyone!
Great web page for us! I wish I was a little more computer-literate.
I've been trying to post a picture for 2 days now and I'm not able to do it.
I tried the thing sillykidsmom suggested but wasn't "permitted" to do it.
I've been here though reading what everyone writes and looking at all the great pictures of everyone.
I'm going to keep trying with the picture thing.
Have a great day!

 

[BTSEN5]

Our Palo reservation also has just my name, so I think that is just the way the reservations show it.

Another thought - be careful trying to edit on line. Make sure you don't cancel your reservation, then not be able to make a new one. I would suggest calling DCL directly to verify the reservation, and to see if they can add a person.

I had called them, but they tell me that everything has to be handled through my TA. They did say that I could try to add my son once onboard.

I was looking also at the reservation online and it looks as though it is just UNDER my name for 1-2 people. I went to my husbands cruise reservation to see if there were any available brunch reservations but it only showed dinner as being available for Saturday (would rather go explore ship) and Friday at 6 (CC day). I did not want either of those.

At any rate, I too believe I am better off leaving it alone. I would be devastate if I would cancel the whole thing.

 

[BTSEN5]

Hi Everyone!
Great web page for us! I wish I was a little more computer-literate.
I've been trying to post a picture for 2 days now and I'm not able to do it.
I tried the thing sillykidsmom suggested but wasn't "permitted" to do it.
I've been here though reading what everyone writes and looking at all the great pictures of everyone.
I'm going to keep trying with the picture thing.
Have a great day!

Keep Trying. It took me a while to get it to work. I have a difficult time understanding how to do many things on this machine, but the directions that sillykidsmom gave were very easy to follow.....even then I had to give it a couple tries. or is it me

 

[sillykidsmom]

Hi Everyone!
Great web page for us! I wish I was a little more computer-literate.
I've been trying to post a picture for 2 days now and I'm not able to do it.
I tried the thing sillykidsmom suggested but wasn't "permitted" to do it.
I've been here though reading what everyone writes and looking at all the great pictures of everyone.
I'm going to keep trying with the picture thing.
Have a great day!

Goodmorning all. I had problems doing it too when I first tried. I don't know, but you may have to have so many posts before you can attach pictures. Look all the way at the bottom of this page in the left hand corner, does it show IMG - ON. If so then you should be able to attach pictures. Don't give up. I love seeing everyone's pictures.

 

[SKMinnie48]

Hi! Did anyone else recieve their docs? DD 15yr and myself recived them yesterday! She was so excited, called me at work. DD has put many of the sailaway songs on my ipod.

 

[sillykidsmom]

Have a great weekend. Be sure to take some time for you.

Thanks. You too. I just finished up cleaning the house. YUCK!!! I have two tornadoes for kids!!! I'm off to drop off Zach's pants to be hemmed for formal night. A little too long. Then it's off to the airport. YEAH!!!

I think it's best to just wait till you get on board to see about changing Palo reservations. I'm sure it will all work out in the end. I wish we could experience Palo, but with Savannah leary about going to the kids club I didn't want to chance it. I'm stressing because we have 2nd seating for dinner and we are on a waitlist for 1st. (that's what you get for booking 6 weeks out) Last year when we went Savannah could never make it. We would get there, sit down and she would start acting up because she was so tired. If we can't change I'm hoping she will go to the kids club. Wishful thinking.

Again, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Did I mention yet today that I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!!!

 

[sillykidsmom]

Hi! Did anyone else recieve their docs? DD 15yr and myself recived them yesterday! She was so excited, called me at work. DD has put many of the sailaway songs on my ipod.

Nope, haven't rec'd ours yet. Called our TA yesterday and she said we would get them two weeks out from our trip. I can't wait to get them!!!

 

[suziq14]

Goodmorning all. I had problems doing it too when I first tried. I don't know, but you may have to have so many posts before you can attach pictures. Look all the way at the bottom of this page in the left hand corner, does it show IMG - ON. If so then you should be able to attach pictures. Don't give up. I love seeing everyone's pictures.

My IMG thingy is ON but when I tried yesterday to post a pic, it came back saying I needed so many posts. You may get sick of hearing from me...I may start posting every detail of my day just to reach that magical quota of posts.

My TA e-mailed yesterday and said we should have the documents by the end of next week. Seems like that's kind of down to the wire to me, but then again, I can't wait to get them!

Thanks for the help on the picture thing. I won't give up!

 

[BTSEN5]

Hi! Did anyone else recieve their docs? DD 15yr and myself recived them yesterday! She was so excited, called me at work. DD has put many of the sailaway songs on my ipod.

I saw that they were mailed on the 21st, so I am keeping a sharp eye out for them. It is encouraging to hear taht you received yours.

It won't be long and we will all be sailin the ocean blue on a magical trip to paradise.

 

[BTSEN5]

Thanks. You too. I just finished up cleaning the house. YUCK!!! I have two tornadoes for kids!!! I'm off to drop off Zach's pants to be hemmed for formal night. A little too long. Then it's off to the airport. YEAH!!!

I think it's best to just wait till you get on board to see about changing Palo reservations. I'm sure it will all work out in the end. I wish we could experience Palo, but with Savannah leary about going to the kids club I didn't want to chance it. I'm stressing because we have 2nd seating for dinner and we are on a waitlist for 1st. (that's what you get for booking 6 weeks out) Last year when we went Savannah could never make it. We would get there, sit down and she would start acting up because she was so tired. If we can't change I'm hoping she will go to the kids club. Wishful thinking.

Again, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Did I mention yet today that I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!!!

I hope you can get the early seating. We took the early seating, because when we went on a cruise to nowhere we took the late seating; I felt sick the rest of the night from eating that late. I usually have supper on the table by 5:30, so I guess my internal clock said that having dinner at 8:30 was not right. I also know that if I wait for the 8:30 seating, I probably will have already eaten something to "hold me over." I will have eaten double. No wonder I was sick before.

Good luck in getting that seating. I hope it all works out for you.

I cannot wait for the mail to come today. I feel like my children before Christmas. It is a good feeling, isn't it? I think a cruise is in order every so often just to continue to bring out that inner child in all of us.

 

[noahsmom]

I'm with you BTSEN, we also eat by 5:30. A few years ago DH had problems with reflux and if he ate after 6 he had problems most of the night. He doesn't have issues anymore but now we are in the habit of eating early.

We haven't received our doc's yet either. Although since you can fill so much out online it seems anti-climatic to receive the docs.

I will be going to Topeka on Sunday for work but I'm taking my laptop with me. Hopefully the hotel will have wireless If not, I probably won't be on until I return Wednesday.

 

[BTSEN5]

I'm with you BTSEN, we also eat by 5:30. A few years ago DH had problems with reflux and if he ate after 6 he had problems most of the night. He doesn't have issues anymore but now we are in the habit of eating early.

We haven't received our doc's yet either. Although since you can fill so much out online it seems anti-climatic to receive the docs.

I will be going to Topeka on Sunday for work but I'm taking my laptop with me. Hopefully the hotel will have wireless If not, I probably won't be on until I return Wednesday.

Oh nooooo!!! Everyone is leaving and I am here with all the time in the world. Well, more than usual anyway. With the boys gone, I feel like I have too much time on my hands. I did not realize how busy they actually keep me.

Have a great weekend, and hope to see some more posts soon.

 

[ansky922]

I'm with you BTSEN, we also eat by 5:30. A few years ago DH had problems with reflux and if he ate after 6 he had problems most of the night. He doesn't have issues anymore but now we are in the habit of eating early.

We haven't received our doc's yet either. Although since you can fill so much out online it seems anti-climatic to receive the docs.

I will be going to Topeka on Sunday for work but I'm taking my laptop with me. Hopefully the hotel will have wireless If not, I probably won't be on until I return Wednesday.

I am with you guys my husband gets home early from work and we also usually eat at about 5:00. If my DS had his way he would eat as soon as he got home from school he is always hungry. We orginally took late sitting but I wanted to make sure DS would be awake for dinner so I called to change it awhile back and it was available. The CM I spoke to sounded surprised that it was open.
I am not going anywere this weekend woke up with a cold and it's raining prtty hard here so whoever is in the house I will try to keep you company.
Have a great weekend everyone

 

[suziq14]

I'm with you BTSEN, we also eat by 5:30. A few years ago DH had problems with reflux and if he ate after 6 he had problems most of the night. He doesn't have issues anymore but now we are in the habit of eating early.

We haven't received our doc's yet either. Although since you can fill so much out online it seems anti-climatic to receive the docs.

I will be going to Topeka on Sunday for work but I'm taking my laptop with me. Hopefully the hotel will have wireless If not, I probably won't be on until I return Wednesday.

Hi Ladies,
I am here also. (trying to increase my # of posts )
We eat dinner at 6pm but if I had it my way, it would be 5 or 5:30. My husband has an hour commute so 6pm it must be!
Ugly, rainy weather here in Northern NJ also. Just me and my 8yr old DS. DH and 11yr DS out for the day. Going to drag the little guy out shopping and he's not happy about it.
Have a great day!

 

[BTSEN5]

I am with you guys my husband gets home early from work and we also usually eat at about 5:00. If my DS had his way he would eat as soon as he got home from school he is always hungry. We orginally took late sitting but I wanted to make sure DS would be awake for dinner so I called to change it awhile back and it was available. The CM I spoke to sounded surprised that it was open.
I am not going anywere this weekend woke up with a cold and it's raining prtty hard here so whoever is in the house I will try to keep you company.
Have a great weekend everyone

My son's are like yours. I guess it is a boy thing. They want to eat all the time. Mine could live on cereal. They are looking so forward to the cruise so they can eat constantly. The late night pizza will be my weakness.

Well, I am spending the afternoon trying to clean this messy house, since it is empty. My goal is to have it all finished by tomorrow evening,so I can sit back and enjoy without anyone messing it up.

Oh, Orlando Bloom was on many shows yesterday. This means that POTC is just around the corner. I do not think I will be able to wait for the cruise to see it. I am so bad.

I hope you feel better. I see the weather up there is nasty.My family is in Ohio, I think it has been very rainy there too.

3 weeks from this moment, I will be flying over the Carolinas on my way to Orlando!!!