July 28, 2007 - "Rome-ancing the Mouse Cruisers" -11 days! Part 2

[bellelinus]

that's EXACTLY what I'm drinking right now except mine cost £2.55 which in your money is $5.10 !!!!!!!

Ow! My exact charge currently is $4.26 . . . almost a dollar less with your devilish current exchange rate.

 

[bellelinus]

ok Im panicing now - We still cant find the charger for our digital camera you know the wdw promo dvd from last year when DAve gets people to take his picture then Email it too him - thats us now.

Seriously though IM worried

Hope he finds it, Helen!

 

[bellelinus]

"If an a**["donkey"] goes traveling, he'll not come home a horse."
--Thomas Fuller

(No implication intended to anyone in THIS group . . . I just thought it was funny.)

 

[disneylover5]

I drink black coffee so I think the calorie part isn't an issue!

I am enjoying my Starbucks right now!!

 

[disneylover5]

Ow! My exact charge currently is $4.26 . . . almost a dollar less with your devilish current exchange rate.

The tax in NY must be high. VA is 5%. My venti sugar free is $4.04 including tax. When I am at the DE home (no sales tax at all) it is $3.85.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Hi everyone,

Jeanne has created the DIS Cruise guidebook for all of us to use on the cruise. (THANK YOU JEANNE! (KYLA) ).

Here is a link to it. It is in Publisher. I could not convert it to Adobe Acrobat, so if someone could do it please (Dan?) Just download it & send to me at maryjomw@yahoo.com, or upload & give us the link.

http://www.maryjomellado.com/DIS.pub

I also put it on the first page so when this post gets lost anyone can find it. Jeanne would like everyone's feedback, please, and let her know any corrections/changes you would like made.[/color]

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

I'm sure it's fantastic but I don't have publisher so I can't open it

 

[Iowazipcode]

MaryJo, I'm almost done with the booklet. I'm trying to find some graphics and check the name of one of my excursions.

Laura, Brian, Tif and Barb, you are all signed up for Create your own perfume. Have you found any reviews on this? I saw one on the first cruise and it didn't sound like the person was very happy about it. I'm still undecisive about this excursion.

We have decided to cancel this excursion due to the reviews. Instead we are going on the Monaco, Monte Carlo and EZE excursion. We also dropped the Evening Casino.

Barb

 

[funluvin]

Hi everyone,

Jeanne has created the DIS Cruise guidebook for all of us to use on the cruise. (THANK YOU JEANNE! (KYLA) ).

Here is a link to it. It is in Publisher. I could not convert it to Adobe Acrobat, so if someone could do it please (Dan?) Just download it & send to me at maryjomw@yahoo.com, or upload & give us the link.

http://www.maryjomellado.com/DIS.pub

I also put it on the first page so when this post gets lost anyone can find it. Jeanne would like everyone's feedback, please, and let her know any corrections/changes you would like made.[/color]

Mary Jo,

If you are using MS Publisher 2007 there is a free add-in available which will allow you to save as pdf. I am not sure about earlier versions.

Ceil

 

[MrsG]

Congrats Harole Ann!

that's EXACTLY what I'm drinking right now except mine cost £2.55 which in your money is $5.10 !!!!!!!

Ouch!

I drink black coffee so I think the calorie part isn't an issue!

Us, too. Black no sugar.

"If an a**["donkey"] goes traveling, he'll not come home a horse."
--Thomas Fuller


(No implication intended to anyone in THIS group . . . I just thought it was funny.)

Cute!

Julie,

I was just reading an article this AM in the NYT in the Business Section about the lousy exchange rate. One tourist in Paris paid 9.5 euros for a can of coke in a cafe and a glass of coke at the hotel bar for 4 euros!!!! All of a sudden, NYC prices don't look so bad!

Maryann

 

[MrsG]

Probably missed it, but are the TSA locks good for overseas?

Maryann

 

[funluvin]

Probably missed it, but are the TSA locks good for overseas?

Maryann

I know there was a response about the plastic zip ties no longer being an acceptable method of securing your luggage. However, I do not remember if there was a definitive response regarding the use of the TSA locks oversees.

Sorry...

 

[MrsG]

Found this on the main Cruise board:

(JSMOM2) Photot packages are a great deal! You purchase a package that includes a set number of 8x10, 5x7 or combination of both. They give you a card with your name and a number for each photo. Everytime you find a photo you like, you bring it up to the desk and they mark another number off your card. The awesome thing is that they are completely refundable!! Also, if you have a package they will allow you to swap out photos if you find one you like better later. You can't do this if you don't buy the package.

(DAHUFFY)We bought 9 8x10's and 2 5x7's for $149. The "Lifestyle Portraits" are my favorite.

(MOONCREEK9)The great thing about the photo packages is... if you don't use the whole thing they will give you a refund.

I purchased a package and ended up adding to it.

While we were on the Med cruise photographers from the ship were on the excursions with us and took fabulous pictures. The fun thing is they have neat borders, the city name and the date the picture was taken. So we purchased at least one from every port to put in our scrapbook.

Also, we love the photo ops with characters onboard, and we loved the Pirate themed night photos the best.

They also take pictures in the restaurants - we bought a bunch of photos and decided to make a scrap book for each of our daughters to keep commemorating our trip.


(MICKEYBEAST) (Prices?) click Dis home. Then on that page go down and click on the link for Navigators. If you cruise through them they have the information on packages from Shutters

Maryann

 

[Sandaneli]

Isn't it nice to know, that despite the diversity and differences that exist in the world, we are all bound together by the knowledge that just around the corner is a Starbucks, where you can buy an overpriced cup of high calorie indulgence?

Just for all of you Starbucks/NYC lovers. THere are 171 Starbucks in Manhattan. I don't know how many blocks there are but it seems like you couldn't get very far without running into one. THere is a review of them in one of the NY papers today. Someone actually went to all 171 in 24 hours and rated them.

Sandra

Just some of the useless information that enters my brain on a daily basis and never leaves. Crowding out the cells that actually used to have useful information in them

 

[Sandaneli]

ok Im panicing now - We still cant find the charger for our digital camera you know the wdw promo dvd from last year when DAve gets people to take his picture then Email it too him - thats us now.

Seriously though IM worried

Someone suggested that we remember to download the software for our camera so we can download pictures. I have finally got DH to stop packing. He can't find the software disc with the download info on it. so that is his job. It's good we have loads of memory cards that hold thousands of pictures because we probably won't be able to download them until we get home. Of course that was one of the main reasons for buying the laptop in the first place.

Anyway, we can't wait to be away together.

Sandra

 

[alexcturner]

This is for you Jo Ann.....
1 . Barcelona --Consejo de Ciento
Consejo de Ciento 343

2 . Barcelona --Diagonal 593 Hilton
Diagonal 593

3 . Barcelona --Diagonal 640
Avda. Diagonal 640, Cajamdrid Building

4 . Barcelona --Diagonal Mar
Avda. Diagonal n? 3

5 . Barcelona --Ferran
Ferran 25, Barrio Gotico

6 . Barcelona --Francesc Macia
Francesc Macia n? 7

7 . Barcelona --Las Glories Shopping Center
Placa Glories Catalanes

8 . Barcelona --Maremagnum
Moll d'Espanya s/n Ciutat Vella

9 . Barcelona --Muntaner
Muntaner 239

10 . Barcelona --Paseo de Gracia 97
Paseo de Gracia 97

11 . Barcelona --Pelayo
Pelai 13-39 local T

12 . Barcelona --Placa Universitat
Placa Universitat n? 1

13 . Barcelona --Rambla 109
Las Ramblas 109

14 . Barcelona --Rambla Cataluna
Rambla Catalunya n? 10

15 . Barcelona --Ronda Sant Pere 17
Ronda Sant Pere 17

16 . Barcelona --Sagrada Familia
Placa Sagrada Familia n? 19

17 . Barcelona --Via Laietana
Via Laietana 32

18 . Barcelona --Via Laietana 41
Via Laietana 41


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I could not find any Starbucks at our other ports. However, I am looking forward to the local coffee shops etc!!!

 

[Sandaneli]

Not a dumb question -- I won't carry more than I think I will need for the day, plus a bit extra, and do have the travel wallet for under my clothes. I'm not really worried about it, though, most crime reported there is pickpocketing or bag snatching, not actual hold-up style robbery.

I bought one of those under shirt wallet things also. Problem, I also bought some cute little halter tops and tank tops and given my size I couldn't hide a dime under any of them so I don't think this plan is going to work for me.

Sandra

 

[TeddyBear]

Isn't it nice to know, that despite the diversity and differences that exist in the world, we are all bound together by the knowledge that just around the corner is a Starbucks, where you can buy an overpriced cup of high calorie indulgence?

LOL!

I have this Starbucks additiction as well (Venti Americano with room). Everytime I go with My oldest DD we look at the ceramics cups they sell that look just like the paper cups you get and we think.... Hmmm we should get those to put our coffee on in the ship, and then, when we walk around the ship with them people from all around will come running up to us, short of breath, flushed with excitement, with face splitting smiles and say: "Where did you get that?!!! I didn't know they had Starbucks on the ship!!!

Depending on the weight of my suitecase - could still happen....

Roan

 

[Sandaneli]

OK so I finally figured out that if I put the list in Word then I don't have to retype it everytime and make dumb mistakes. Also coping from the dis doesn't include the edits.

So here is the list. If anything is wrong please PM me and I will change it in Word and then repost from there.

I'm sorry for the confusion.

Fish Extender Participant List
As of Thursday 7/19 total rooms 26


MaryJo 6134 any day
Sandaneli 2017
Bellelinus 5020 not Civit. Or LaSpezia
PixieDustII 6550 Pirate Day
IsalndMom3 5634
LoveBeast 7501
Salliep 7546
Alexturner 2541
Disneynutinlondon 8564 Marseille
Eeyorelvr10 2083 2085 no preference
DisneySpirit 5648 sea day
4kittymagic 6594 day 1 or 2
Kyla 6504 Day 1 or 2
FormerCPer 2345
Aurora1959 6030
Bridegirl 8532, 8534, 8080,8078 Marseille
Iowazipcode 2550, 7554 first day
LynnTarant 7629 anyday
Njdisneyfans 6037
Donioc 6537
JusJus 8036 no preference

 

[Sandaneli]

LOL!

I have this Starbucks additiction as well (Venti Americano with room). Everytime I go with My oldest DD we look at the ceramics cups they sell that look just like the paper cups you get and we think.... Hmmm we should get those to put our coffee on in the ship, and then, when we walk around the ship with them people from all around will come running up to us, short of breath, flushed with excitement, with face splitting smiles and say: "Where did you get that?!!! I didn't know they had Starbucks on the ship!!!

Depending on the weight of my suitecase - could still happen....

Roan

Did someone say you were related to danfromca? You have the same sense of humor I Like it.

Sandra