July 18 2009 Tortola

[jlawall]

After over an hour on the phone I finally get through to someone at member services that can help. They have made changes to their system and i was only able to book for my family because you now have to pay for this when you book it. If you are a DVC member call member services tell them you want to book the Illuminations dinner and desert reception. They will connect you to the right person. If you are not a DVc member you call this number 1-407-939-7526. Tell them the same thing. You will need our grand gatherings number. The date we are booking is 7/17. In case you need it my confirmation number for this is M9723692. Our grand gathering number is 824529. Oh why did Disney have to change things they couldn't have just left it alone and this would have been so much easier. Sorry i couldn't book this for everyone.

Lissa

Ok, so if we call during the day, we will get added......I'll try to do this tomorrow. Thx for everything you did do, this should be a really cool experience!

 

[jlawall]

I'll fluff for a

Thanks Monica for pointing that one out!!!

I think we need a pirate name?

 

[jlawall]

Mrs. G
200 Mrs. G "Captain Fluffy X2"
300 AdventureBlondeBoy "Blonde Pirate"
400 Kanga "Captain Jingles"
500 Mickeymo "Captain Cubbies"
600 jlawall "Captain Lucky"
700 jlawall "Captain Jet-lagged Lucky!"
800 lwilliams "Captain Dizzy"
900 3princessmommy "Captain Ouaga"
1000 ramule "Captain Beast"

1100 ramule "Captain Booey"
1200 3princessmommy "Captain Helllllllllllooooooooooo"
1300 teriyaki "Captain Singing Scallywag"
1400 jlawall Captain "Oops".....did I get another pirate???
1500 mickeymo "Captain Perezosa"
1600 jfis1020 "Captain Hoosier"
1700 jfis1020 "Captain Hilljack!"
1800 ramule "Captain Blondie!"
1900 jlawall "Pirate Procrastinator!"
2000 3princessmommy "Captain Steamy"

2100 jlawall "Captain Frozen!"
2200 jfis1020 "Captain 46th"
2300 jfis1020 "Captain Fluffy #2"

5m2w2d to go......on this pirate............

I think we have a new Captain Fluffy! We're starting to speed up!

 

[jfis1020]

I think we have a new Captain Fluffy! We're starting to speed up!

Monica just had to point that out........couldn't resist!
How was your trip JoAnn #1?
Alright East Coasters, it appears you will be getting what we got last week?? I am watching the weather and we are getting up to 50 degrees by the end of the week here!!! I hope Puxatawny Phil comes through for us today!

 

[3princessMommy]

Monica just had to point that out........couldn't resist!
How was your trip JoAnn #1?
Alright East Coasters, it appears you will be getting what we got last week?? I am watching the weather and we are getting up to 50 degrees by the end of the week here!!! I hope Puxatawny Phil comes through for us today!

Sorry! Looks like 6 more weeks of COOOOOOOOLD

Of course, it was 102 here yesterday...

 

[MrsG]

Hey, don't fear. Our very own local groundhog, Malverne Mel (and his wife Melissa) predicted an EARLY SPRING!! I like his better than Phil's prediction.

Thanks Lissa. I'll call DVC again and ask about our Grand Gathering. I haven't heard from them yet.

 

[3princessMommy]

We're in for the Illuminations dinner! Yeahhhhhh!!!

Thanks Lissa so much for the info. It seemed pretty simple, once the operator figured out that we just wanted reservations for the dinner event and not a bank of hotel rooms for a large group!

Can't wait to meet you all!

 

[MrsG]

We're in for the Illuminations dinner! Yeahhhhhh!!!

Thanks Lissa so much for the info. It seemed pretty simple, once the operator figured out that we just wanted reservations for the dinner event and not a bank of hotel rooms for a large group!

Can't wait to meet you all!

All straight. It is added and it will be taken out of our DDP for 2 TS credits each so we don't have to pay ahead of time.

 

[tinkerbell_29]

Yeah! I'm glad y'all were able to get it booked. I now know Sunday is not the day to call member services. First there is hardly anyone there and no one that really knows how to do anything beyond a basic reservation. I was transferred to 15 different people before ending back up at member services. I can't wait for this the lady I talked to said it is the best experience. Can't wait to meet y'all.

It's snowing again

Lissa

 

[jlawall]

Yeah! I'm glad y'all were able to get it booked. I now know Sunday is not the day to call member services. First there is hardly anyone there and no one that really knows how to do anything beyond a basic reservation. I was transferred to 15 different people before ending back up at member services. I can't wait for this the lady I talked to said it is the best experience. Can't wait to meet y'all.

It's snowing again

Lissa

I think you've had more snow than us this year! I still haven't called, not a second all day today!

 

[jlawall]

Monica just had to point that out........couldn't resist!
How was your trip JoAnn #1?
Alright East Coasters, it appears you will be getting what we got last week?? I am watching the weather and we are getting up to 50 degrees by the end of the week here!!! I hope Puxatawny Phil comes through for us today!

It was a great mini-trip, the sun was out, we sat by the pool both days, Miami is so beautiful, of course, I'm so beat today. Too short, but better than nothing!

 

[MrsG]

Just a quick hello on this snowy morning! Here we go again. Enough snow to be annoying but too little to close school. I feel like a broken record saying that again.

 

[MrsG]

Yeah! I'm glad y'all were able to get it booked. I now know Sunday is not the day to call member services. First there is hardly anyone there and no one that really knows how to do anything beyond a basic reservation. I was transferred to 15 different people before ending back up at member services. I can't wait for this the lady I talked to said it is the best experience. Can't wait to meet y'all.

It's snowing again

Lissa

It's snowing again here too.

The rep I spoke to said the same thing. It is fabulous. They reps tried it out when they first started the dinner to help Disney work out the kinks. She said it was just wonderful and that we'll love it!

Can't wait to meet everyone, too!

 

[MrsG]

Yeah! I'm glad y'all were able to get it booked. I now know Sunday is not the day to call member services. First there is hardly anyone there and no one that really knows how to do anything beyond a basic reservation. I was transferred to 15 different people before ending back up at member services. I can't wait for this the lady I talked to said it is the best experience. Can't wait to meet y'all.

It's snowing again

Lissa

It's snowing again here too.

The rep I spoke to said the same thing. It is fabulous. They reps tried it out when they first started the dinner to help Disney work out the kinks. She said it was just wonderful and that we'll love it!

Can't wait to meet everyone, too!

 

[tinkerbell_29]

It's been snowing here since October. Never enough to really matter just enough to be really annoying. We only get a few snows that amount to anything and by the way this one has been going it is going to leave a lot behind. I'm ready for warm weather and sunshine.

Lissa

 

[MrsG]

Lissa,

I see you're doing the Baltic cruise right before the one we're doing. JoAnn #1 and I are on the July 18, 2010. Have you starting doing any research for that cruise?

Maryann

 

[jlawall]

It's snowing again here too.

The rep I spoke to said the same thing. It is fabulous. They reps tried it out when they first started the dinner to help Disney work out the kinks. She said it was just wonderful and that we'll love it!

Can't wait to meet everyone, too!

Yeah! I'm glad y'all were able to get it booked. I now know Sunday is not the day to call member services. First there is hardly anyone there and no one that really knows how to do anything beyond a basic reservation. I was transferred to 15 different people before ending back up at member services. I can't wait for this the lady I talked to said it is the best experience. Can't wait to meet y'all.

It's snowing again

Lissa

Sorry, no time to call today, I hope I can do it tomorrow........

 

[jlawall]

Just a quick hello on this snowy morning! Here we go again. Enough snow to be annoying but too little to close school. I feel like a broken record saying that again.

It's been snowing here since October. Never enough to really matter just enough to be really annoying. We only get a few snows that amount to anything and by the way this one has been going it is going to leave a lot behind. I'm ready for warm weather and sunshine.

Lissa

Ok, it's been snowing steadily tonight.............

 

[tinkerbell_29]

Lissa,

I see you're doing the Baltic cruise right before the one we're doing. JoAnn #1 and I are on the July 18, 2010. Have you starting doing any research for that cruise?

Maryann

I've done a little but not much. The biggest thing I've found is that except for Germany and Russia the ports are very doable on your own. They all have hop on hop off buses that are easy to use. We did the first set of med cruises and explored Barcelona using those buses and they are really simple and have audio in English. Also in London to use the tube or subway you can get an Oyster card. It's basically a prepaid transportation ticket that makes it a little cheaper. I'm really excited about this cruise.

Lissa

 

[tinkerbell_29]

Here is the web site for the Oyster card if your interested you can buy it online. https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do

Lissa