July 28, 2007 - "Rome-ancing the Mouse Cruisers" -11 days! Part 3

[jlawall]

Hi everyone,

Hopefully the attached lists & such are updated, if not, please post or send me a pm with your info, and I will add it.

Cruise Packing List (MS Word)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/Cruise_Packing_List.doc

List of DISers going on Med Cruise -we're up to over 270 people (MS Excel)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedMagicCruisingList.xls

Deck Plans with staterooms marked that have DISers in them (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedCabins.ppt

Calendar with Ports, etc. (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/calendar_vacation_spain2007.ppt

Map of Mediterranean & cruise route - animated (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedCruise2007_DIS.pps

Gotta go -- see you when I get home.

Thx so much for keeping us all on track!!

 

[jlawall]

This week....
Procrastinate...
Stress about tight airline connections...
Miss a few more pirates by just one....
Procrastinate some more...

Yeah, that sounds about right.




I can see it now...

You stroll into work, through a beautifully decorated lobby decorated with plush sofas, well kept plants, and scattered piles of money lying around. After quickly glancing around and noticing mostly dollars, pounds, and a surprisingly large amount of Albanian Lek, you turn to the receptionist and ask "you wouldn't have any Euro lying around".

Without interupting her phone conversation she gestures to a dusty corner with colorful fluttering paper that you had originally mistaken for a butterfly cage. Sure enough, it's Euros in any denomination you can imagine. You grab 600 or so, not wanting to be greedy, then head to your second floor office where you work as a ....

Seriously - I want your job

P.S. Welcome!!!

Very funny!

 

[Sandaneli]

I think the front page of the DCL med website shows times.

The website shows the Ashore and Onboard times but not the actual time it arrives in port.
Sandra

 

[jlawall]

We are also staying at the Hesperia Presidente and going to Paris afterwards. We get into Barcelona on Tues the 24th


Great synopsis!!Thx!


That'll work. Actually I am gone this weekend for softball and then I have company all of next week and then gone next weekend for softball - so I'll have 2 weeks to get it all together Yikes!


That is awesome. I did the Indianpolis Mini Marathon two times - it was great fun! Fun? I did it once and I'm glad I finished.......fun? I couldn't walk for about 3 days after.................


Welcome!!

How did you know you had it??Good question, I thought I missed it so I wrote that and then I realized I got it so I edited my post!


That list works for me too - and another great read by Dan!!

Agreed!!

 

[jlawall]

C U Later

I love it when Andy posts with his American accent!!!

 

[jlawall]

Ok, fine, I'll admit, I'm going to forget stuff, forget to make copies, not get the right amount of money, pack too much, stay up all night on the way over and be exhausted on the first day, I might as well accept it now so I CAN ENJOY THIS TRIP!!

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

leaving work to go home now...catch up with you all later

 

[MrsJobba1]

Has anyone read anything that says when the Castaway Club reception is held on the 11 nite cruise? I"m trying to get our calendar set and that so far is an unknown.

We just read that the 3 wine tastings are each for a different country, Italy,
Spain and FRance. That changes our schedule a bit but we'll work it in.

FOR those of you who haven't been to Palo yet, you are in for an incredible experience. THe food is nothing short of amazing and the service is wonderful. WE haven't been to the private dining room yet but have been to Palo several times. This will be the first time we've gone with a group. IT's usually just the two of us. So this will be different. We're looking forward to it. It looks like our group will have a great time.

Sandra

3 wine tastings - I think we are going to book the one on the first Sunday - then take it from there.
I am not a big drinker - and when it comes to wine 1 glass and I'm giggly. Not sure how I'll fair @ the wine tasting. Glad I made my door decorations - think I'll be needing them to locate my room !

I really love Palo - last year we had Corina serving us for both Dinner and Brunch - She remembered us as Dave dosn't like cheese - but she did bring an extra cheesecake. She was really good.

mmm I can just taste the scallops wrapped in Bacon from the brunch.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

OK Gang,

Here goes... wish we'd found this site and forum about 12 months ago but we didn't.

Our 3rd Disney Cruise and we are very excited about this one. We've gone through the first few pages of this thread but it's simply overwhelming at this point. We'd like to meet some of you folks on the cruise, wondering if anyone is going to Paris after the cruise for a few days. Would like to "fit" in with color schemes of DIS members etc...

Barcelona Pre-Cruise - Hesperia Presidente

DIS Name: 4kittymagic
DH - Jeff
DW - Diane
DD - Kylie (10)

What's next??

Leaving the girls to themselves and taking the honeymoon we never had!

For now stateroom 2094....

Eric and Cassie
"DisneyAddicts"

Welcome to the DIS & Welcome to our Cruse!!! We're glad you joined our cruise board! A lot of us have been chatting and chatting (some longer than others), but there is still time to get caught up, join in the fun, learn some things, and share a little about yourselves...

You probably have figured that we've selected a theme for our cruise:
ROME-ancing the Mouse[/color=blue]

Here is a summary of things we've discussed (most assuredly incomplete, but here goes)

Lime green: Official color of the DIS. People use ribbons, Mickey paint chips (Home Depot), t-shirts, etc., in lime green to recognize each other (this is done at parks and cruises

Recommendations:
* Lime green ribbons: Put lime green ribbons or have something lime green during Cruise and at meets prior to cruise (AnnaS - Anna)
* Glow necklaces: Preferred color lime green, however, any color would work - to wear when we meet Friday night and when we go to the Sailaway Party on Saturday night . (salliep - Sallie)
* Local gift bag worth $15-$20 with something from your area - to be exchanged at DIS meet (one per DISer/Family)... If you just want to come to the meet and not exchange a grab bag - that is fine! The idea is for us to get together and meet each other, and develop that friendship that makes going on a cruise even more special
* Decorate doors with artwork, images, etc., that will make your stateroom unique. No tape, however, doors are metal, so magnetic sheets are fine. Eeyorelvr10 had idea to have a plastic sleeve protector & attach magnets to it, then just put your decorated sheet of paper in it. MrsJobba1 is going to laminate hers. Some have shared their creations on this thread.
* Fish extenders outside staterooms
* Small, nominal gifts for fish extenders (optional & gifts can be anything - just for fun)

Here are a couple of samples what a fish extender looks like. Some people have been able to find these at the local dollar store, some people are making them. I got a couple of 6" canvas bags that I'm going to attach one on top of the other & we'll decorate & hang from the fish outside the stateroom door. (Different, but I couldn't find anything like the pics below & I'm not very creative)

DIS Meet: Sunday, Promenade Lounge (Deck 3) at 09:30
Group Picture: TBD (Suggestions: At DIS Meet, Pirate Night, or Last night of cruise)

Photos of fellow DISers cruising: Page 529, Post 7933 (disneylover5 - Lisa)
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=19165821&postcount=7933
Photos are also on Page 1, Post 12

Thank you Lisa, for compiling them, and Andrew for putting them on first page, as well as reorganizing first page

Lanyards: To be handed out prior to the cruise & during the DIS meet (Kyla - Jeanne)
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=19168700&postcount=7950

Nametags for the lanyards (disneylover5 - Lisa)
Lisa updates this list as she gets new information

Meet before the cruise
* Meet at the Magic Fountain for the 22:30 show.
.... http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/magic-fountains-montjuic/
* Drink (or two) at the Grand Marina hotel near the ship before the Magic Fountain meet. Suggestion to meet in Grand Marina Lobby at 19:30
.... http://www.grandmarinahotel.com/eng/index.html
.... http://www.venere.com/hotel/?htid=131756&action=location&lg=en&tripref=34989
* Click to see info on 4Cats dinner and magic fountain meet. Reservations aren't going to be made - meet at the restaurant at 19:45. It opens at 20:00 (or 8pm) This a restaurant that Picasso used to frequent & he designed the first menu.
.... http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...postcount=7160

List of Pirates (Andrew the Pirate Keeper)
There are several posts with the list, but you can find a good list at post #11469
(btw: WMRegina gave me that weebles wobble tag - she would laugh at knowing that is my pirate name)
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1064311&page=765http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1064311&page=765http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1064311&page=765

Important components of the Packing List (Sandaneli - Sandra... made after weeks of ideas pouring out)
List of things to do:
*Make fish extender, buy fabric, figure out pattern actually sew
*Make door decoration, buy magnet, download pictures or "scrapbook" image somehow put image on magnet, test magnet with image attached
*Buy green glow necklaces
*Buy lime green ribbons to tie on clothes
*Buy extra TP to start rolling. Let's see 2 people times 6 shore visits = at least 12 rolls, then there is the supply for those not bringing or rolling
*Purchase/make or otherwise acquire hundreds of things for fish extender disboard gifts.
*Purchase extra luggage for said fish extender gifts
*Get part time job to pay for hundreds of fish extender gifts and overweight luggage charges.
*Purchase 2-4 white tshirts and iron on transfer sheets for printer to make 2 tshirts to wear on cruise to be identified by other dissers. (extra shirts are for mistakes)
*Make tshirts and then make them again when the first ones don't come out because I will have forgotten to reverse the printing. (I know me).
*Locate and purchase items of local interest for grab/swap at DisMeet.
*Print out family photos, coordinate with names and make booklet with names matched to faces so I don't totally blow it and call people by the wrong names.

Here are some documents that you might be useful:

Hopefully the attached lists & such are updated, if not, please post or send me a pm with your info, and I will add it.

Cruise Packing List (MS Word)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/Cruise_Packing_List.doc

List of DISers going on Med Cruise -we're up to over 270 people (MS Excel)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedMagicCruisingList.xls

Deck Plans with staterooms marked that have DISers in them (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedCabins.ppt

Calendar with Ports, etc. (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/calendar_vacation_spain2007.ppt

Map of Mediterranean & cruise route - animated (MS Powerpoint)
http://www.maryjomellado.com/MedCruise2007_DIS.pps



Other Notes:
JoAnn, I mean, Captain Provider, will be providing TP rolls to those who sign up. I imagine her stateroom will look something like this when she unpacks:

And we'll be well prepared for any church, right?

(This actually reminds me of the time that I got the bright idea to dress my ds as a mummy for Halloween when he was in 3rd grade (I think). I wrapped him up in toilet paper, and when I ran out, I used paper towels. I'll never forget the image of him sitting in the car on the way to school with his arms sticking out (think of the little brother in his snow suit in the movie "A Christmas Story"), and then shaking his head and saying, "I'm not very happy," with tears in his eyes. OMGosh, I felt like such a terrible mommy!! I called work & told them we had a domestic issue I had to take care of, and then went to the store & bought a ton of gauze. I dressed him up, and of course, as the day wore on, the gauze was falling off -- he got the award at school for the best homemade costume. He ended up a happy little boy that day... but the image of him sitting in my car w/paper ripping everytime he moved... it's really funny ....... now)

SPACE RESERVED FOR TP ROLLERS & TP BRINGERS

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I see that they've heard we'll be in Italy and are preparing the artwork just for us.

 

[Sandaneli]

These are some door signs I'm working on.

 

[MrsJobba1]

These are some door signs I'm working on.

great !

 

[alexcturner]

3 wine tastings - I think we are going to book the one on the first Sunday - then take it from there.
I am not a big drinker - and when it comes to wine 1 glass and I'm giggly. Not sure how I'll fair @ the wine tasting. Glad I made my door decorations - think I'll be needing them to locate my room !

I really love Palo - last year we had Corina serving us for both Dinner and Brunch - She remembered us as Dave dosn't like cheese - but she did bring an extra cheesecake. She was really good.

mmm I can just taste the scallops wrapped in Bacon from the brunch.

Great picture. We had Corina as our server several times last year...She is the best!

 

[formerCPer]

3 wine tastings - I think we are going to book the one on the first Sunday - then take it from there.
I am not a big drinker - and when it comes to wine 1 glass and I'm giggly. Not sure how I'll fair @ the wine tasting. Glad I made my door decorations - think I'll be needing them to locate my room !

I really love Palo - last year we had Corina serving us for both Dinner and Brunch - She remembered us as Dave dosn't like cheese - but she did bring an extra cheesecake. She was really good.

mmm I can just taste the scallops wrapped in Bacon from the brunch.

Morning,
If you guessed it was still raining here, you'd be right. Personally, I think we're really part of the pre-media blitz for Evan Almighty and the Hollywood suits have seeded the clouds repeatedly.

WINE TASTINGS. We haven't done that before. But it looks fun. Do we need to sign up for it at a specific time or anything?

GOOD NEWS ... DW informs me that our online status for passports has finally updated from processing to being mailed. Should get them next week. Yahoo!

WELCOME to our new Disers. If all the info here seems intimidating, don't worry. There are so many posts it's difficult for any of us to keep up. Just ingest whatever you can. And have fun! This is a great group with tons of experience, insight and daily humor (MJ, that pic of Sistine Chapel is hilarious).

BROKEN RECORD -- If anyone (including new friends) is thinking about switching to Privates in Civatevechhia or La Szezia please PM me.

TALENT. I'm fortunate to work at a school w/outstanding performing arts programs. Here is a link to a story about one of our students with a Dis tie-in that we'll all experience in just a few weeks:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=070627_7_A12_hHisa50257

WEEKEND. We take DDs to Dallas Sat to fly to grandparents. First flight w/out mom and dad . I'll also be looking online this weekend to purchase a new daypack and/or CamelbaK for trip. Or a rubber raft if it doesn't stop raining!

Okay, back to work.

Brian

 

[formerCPer]

great !

Oops. Forgot to tell you how great these are. Nice!

 

[formerCPer]

Quoted wrong post.
Nice job Sandra!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Great quote, Julie, and how true. Thanks .

Andrew, Helen, Izzy, and our other Brit friends,

Everything OK over there with the London bomb they found and diffused before it could blow. Is this near where you work, Andrew? They say it was near a popular nightclub called Tiger,Tiger. Wow, what a reality check. I hear we're on alert over here too. Better safe than sorry. Luckily DS & DD left London and are now in Scotland. Still gives you the creeps, though.

Stay safe.

Maryann

Thank you not near my normal work, I saw it on the news firstly 6am they said trains not stopping due to an alert then BBC said a bomb with gas cylinders.

Might be another at Hyde park now.

 

[Sandaneli]

Morning,
If you guessed it was still raining here, you'd be right. Personally, I think we're really part of the pre-media blitz for Evan Almighty and the Hollywood suits have seeded the clouds repeatedly.

Sorry about the lousy weather. It can get a person down, but you sound like you have a good sense of humor about it.

WINE TASTINGS. We haven't done that before. But it looks fun. Do we need to sign up for it at a specific time or anything?

Yes, we have gone to one on both cruises so far. If I remember correctly, you have to get tickets on the morning you want to go. But it could be different for this cruise where there are 3 of them. They are GREAT.

GOOD NEWS ... DW informs me that our online status for passports has finally updated from processing to being mailed. Should get them next week. Yahoo!

GREAT NEWS

WELCOME to our new Disers. If all the info here seems intimidating, don't worry. There are so many posts it's difficult for any of us to keep up. Just ingest whatever you can. And have fun! This is a great group with tons of experience, insight and daily humor (MJ, that pic of Sistine Chapel is hilarious).

BROKEN RECORD -- If anyone (including new friends) is thinking about switching to Privates in Civatevechhia or La Szezia please PM me.

TALENT. I'm fortunate to work at a school w/outstanding performing arts programs. Here is a link to a story about one of our students with a Dis tie-in that we'll all experience in just a few weeks:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=070627_7_A12_hHisa50257

WEEKEND. We take DDs to Dallas Sat to fly to grandparents. First flight w/out mom and dad . I'll also be looking online this weekend to purchase a new daypack and/or CamelbaK for trip. Or a rubber raft if it doesn't stop raining!

You must be nervous!

Okay, back to work.

Brian

HAVE FUN! We are going shopping and to order our Euros.

Sandra

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

The great news about both of these stories (and so many stories recently) is that these disasters were averted . . . the British intelligence and police in particular have been terrific recently about cracking potential attacks before they can occur.

They are good but a passer by found this one,

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

I love it when Andrew posts with his American accent!!!

AWESOME!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We havent done this for a while

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