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

[Andrew DEREK UK]

DISNAME mrsjobba1
PARTY me & dh Dave

HOME Sunderland in the North East of England , UK

CAT Cat 11
DINNER late sitting.
PRE CRUISE Barcelona 4 days
POST CRUISE 1 more day @ barcelona

FLIGHTS British Airways Newcastle >London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise 2006 (JULY 28TH) 7 day Magic Western.
Next Cruise We are considering booking 3 night Wonder 14th Aug 2008 when on board

Good night and sleep tight

This is great, I have become slightly confused as this thread is far slower moving than the 2008 Repo thread and I felt I knew everyone better on that cruise than here.

It would be nice if we could cut and pase all of these for a complete list.

HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY ALL

ONE WEEK TO GO​

 

[MrsJobba1]

This is great, I have become slightly confused as this thread is far slower moving than the 2008 Repo thread and I felt I knew everyone better on that cruise than here.

It would be nice if we could cut and paste all of these for a complete list.

HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY ALL

ONE WEEK TO GO​

Good morning Andrew,
Yes I week to go

I know what you mean, it would be great to get an updated list and a sort of whose who. I find it difficult remembering where everyone is from and the name of the person rather then screen name. ( Yours, Salliep and Annas are easy to decipher )

Have a good Sunday
H

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Good morning Andrew,
Yes I week to go

I know what you mean, it would be great to get an updated list and a sort of whose who. I find it difficult remembering where everyone is from and the name of the person rather then screen name. ( Yours, Salliep and Annas are easy to decipher )

Have a good Sunday
H

Yes some Dissnames are hard to work out.You cant call them but that if you see them on the cruise.

 

[AnnaS]

I have a real hard time keeping up with everyone here - except for the few mentioned here also

I am a bit surprised not to see so many post here especially since excursion reservations are coming up and final payment due, etc. I wonder how many are left here that are still cruising.

Updated.

Disnae - AnnaS
Party - me and DH Gaspare, DS 21, DS 19 and DD 14
Cat. 8 for me, DH and DD, Cat. 11 across for DSs
Home - Staten Island, NY
Dinner - Early seating - My family is starving by 4:30 pm (we know we will miss at least 3 nights in the restaurants)
Fight - Continental (non-stop), Newark to BCN 7/27 (we are arriving at 9:15 am on 7/28 - wish us luck)
Last Cruise - July 3, 2005 - West Coast DCL
Next Cruise - Who knows maybe when the new ships come out? -

 

[AnnaS]

Okay - on another note -

For you worldly travelers out there and since I need a Wall Street brain -

I know the exchange rate fluctuates/changes daily. We would get some euros here before flying at our local bank or at the airport (we got them for my son at our local bank). BUT, since my parents are going to Italy in June for 4 weeks - does it make more sense or would it be a better deal if my parents purchased Euros while in Italy for us - regardless of what the exchange might be? Would this help some - doing it there rather than here? I hope I am making sense.

Thanks.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Okay - on another note -

For you worldly travelers out there and since I need a Wall Street brain -

I know the exchange rate fluctuates/changes daily. We would get some euros here before flying at our local bank or at the airport (we got them for my son at our local bank). BUT, since my parents are going to Italy in June for 4 weeks - does it make more sense or would it be a better deal if my parents purchased Euros while in Italy for us - regardless of what the exchange might be? Would this help some - doing it there rather than here? I hope I am making sense.

Thanks.

This is a very hard one, the dollar dare I say is loosing value a lot at the current time we went over the £1= $2 mark this week and the pound is predicted to get stronger as we will increase interest rates on May 10th.

I have found that as the local countries have an abundance of local currency it is often better locally it its own country than abroad, hence dollars better i USA etc.

But shop around, the tourist places shops, airports etc give bad rates, far better in banks.

Credit cards our exchange rate on credit cards is far better than in cash/money.

I am not an expert on Italy, but in the UK purchase from main retailers online seem to be the best.

DCL will have an exchange facility at the port, it says so in the doc's.

But apart from local purchase the issue is how much more the dollar will fall in the coming weeks.

 

[jlawall]

Where have I been? A million posts to read...I didn't start the list, it was Lynn (lynntarrant) and I believe someone helped her. So I can't fix it. We definitely need a new list, b/c some of us have gone and we do have new recruits!

We are:

Ken & JoAnn, Newtown, PA
Tara, 23,(currently based in Miami, FL)Tracy, 20, (currently studying at Temple U),Jessica, 17 (HS, junior).
Bill & Alice (The "REnts"....my parents) Brigantine, NJ
Late seating linked to Mrs. Jobba & lynntarrant
Flying USAirways red eye on Fri and returning immediately after cruise.
Our last DCL was West Coast Mexico in 2005 and we are not sure what our next cruise will be but we will probably book a Caribbean itinerary for 2008 onboard!

Our oldest girls are planning to study in London next year, so we may be visiting them next summer......

Debi, is the scrapbook connection and definitely PM her about the scrapbook store, she is not going with us anymore but will be sailing on the Repo next summer. If you really can't reach her, PM me and I'll give you her email address!

Sorry again to Lisa (DL5?). The more I read about the families, the sadder I get.

Yes, the ressies time is almost here.....it's time to make our final decisions!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Where have I been? A million posts to read...I didn't start the list, it was Lynn (lynntarrant) and I believe someone helped her. So I can't fix it. We definitely need a new list, b/c some of us have gone and we do have new recruits!

We are:

Ken & JoAnn, Newtown, PA
Tara, 23,(currently based in Miami, FL)Tracy, 20, (currently studying at Temple U),Jessica, 17 (HS, junior).
Bill & Alice (The "REnts"....my parents) Brigantine, NJ
Late seating linked to Mrs. Jobba & lynntarrant
Flying USAirways red eye on Fri and returning immediately after cruise.
Our last DCL was West Coast Mexico in 2005 and we are not sure what our next cruise will be but we will probably book a Caribbean itinerary for 2008 onboard!

Our oldest girls are planning to study in London next year, so we may be visiting them next summer......

Debi, is the scrapbook connection and definitely PM her about the scrapbook store, she is not going with us anymore but will be sailing on the Repo next summer. If you really can't reach her, PM me and I'll give you her email address!

Sorry again to Lisa (DL5?). The more I read about the families, the sadder I get.

Yes, the ressies time is almost here.....it's time to make our final decisions!

Thanks for info

Could we ask Lynn to update.

Or Ken could you cut and paste responses into the first post?

This is so helpful.

I have posted all the info on post 10 on first page for people to view and if anyone joins.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

DISNAME ANDREW DEREK UK
PARTY DAD me DW Susan DD Alice will be 11 (going on 12, December)
DS Stephen 8, 9 September
HOME North East London UK

CAT Cat 4 Family stateroom.
DINNER Early sitting.
PRE CRUISE Barcelona seven days
POST CRUISE Fly back same day.

FLIGHTS British Airways London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise 2006 7 day Magic double dip special Western.
Next Cruise 2008 Eastbound Panama August 17th.

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DISNAME salliep
PARTY :Mom me, DH Jimmy ,DD Carley will be 13 (Aug. 29th)

HOME Garden City, NY (on Long Island approx 20 min from NYC w/o traffic which is never!)

CAT Guaranteed Cat 5 ( no room assignment yet- final payment in 7 days).
DINNER: late sitting ( I think I may change if I can but not sure yet- this was my hardest decision)
PRE CRUISE: one night Paris, one night Spain
POST CRUISE:extra night in Spain

FLIGHTS: Delta NYC>Paris, Paris>Barcelona, Barcelona> NYC

Last Cruise :1999 7 day Magic
Next Cruise: my husband says when #@$% freezes over! But Im thinking about the Mexican Riv. Disney Cruise

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DISNAME mrsjobba1
PARTY me & dh Dave

HOME Sunderland in the North East of England , UK

CAT Cat 11
DINNER late sitting.
PRE CRUISE Barcelona 4 days
POST CRUISE 1 more day @ barcelona

FLIGHTS British Airways Newcastle >London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise 2006 (JULY 28TH) 7 day Magic Western.
Next Cruise We are considering booking 3 night Wonder 14th Aug 2008 when on board
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Disname - AnnaS
Party - me and DH Gaspare, DS 21, DS 19 and DD 14
Cat. 8 for me, DH and DD, Cat. 11 across for DSs
Home - Staten Island, NY
Dinner - Early seating - My family is starving by 4:30 pm (we know we will miss at least 3 nights in the restaurants)
Fight - Continental (non-stop), Newark to BCN 7/27 (we are arriving at 9:15 am on 7/28 - wish us luck)
Last Cruise - July 3, 2005 - West Coast DCL
Next Cruise - Who knows maybe when the new ships come out? -
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DISNAME jlawall
Ken & JoAnn, Newtown, PA
Tara, 23,(currently based in Miami, FL)Tracy, 20, (currently studying at Temple U),Jessica, 17 (HS, junior).
Bill & Alice (The "REnts"....my parents) Brigantine, NJ
Late seating linked to Mrs. Jobba & lynntarrant
Flying USAirways red eye on Fri and returning immediately after cruise.
Our last DCL was West Coast Mexico in 2005 and we are not sure what our next cruise will be but we will probably book a Caribbean itinerary for 2008 onboard!

Our oldest girls are planning to study in London next year, so we may be visiting them next summer......

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DISNAME disneylover5
PARTY DH - Don
Me - Lisa
DS17 - Daniel (going to VA Tech in the fall)
DD13 - Annie
DD11 - Gretchen

HOME Centreville VA - right outside Washington DC

CAT Cat 9
DINNER early sitting.
PRE CRUISE: Please pray for us....we arrive Sat at 3pm
POST CRUISE: 2 days in Barcelona

FLIGHTS: Drive to JFK - JFK to Madrid - Madrid to Barcelona

Last Cruise: Whole family went Nov 06 - Annie and I went Feb 07
Next Cruise: Westbound Panama Repo 08 - Eastbound Panama Repo 08 - Thanksgiving 08

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DISNAME kyla
PARTY
DH - Jim
Me - Jeanne
Traveling with my sisters and their family:
DS, DH, DS
DS, DH, DD, DS
HOME Oregon City, Oregon End of the Oregon Trail
CAT Cat 11
DINNER early sitting
PRE CRUISE: London 4 days; Barcelona 2 nites, 1 day early
POST CRUISE: 1 day in Barcelona
FLIGHTS: Alaska Air to Vancouver BC, then British Air the rest of the way
Last Cruise: May 2005 Westbound Panama Canal
Next Cruise: Nothing planned

Excursions I want(I have a sloooow computer - modem; pray that I can even get one excursion booked!)
Palermo - Erice & Segesta
Naples - Pompeii via private vehicle (Disney)
Pisa - Pisa
Marseille – Soap and Marseille City(me); Chateau Neauf & Avignon (DH)
Villefranche - Create your own perfume (me); Juan something beach (DH)
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DISNAME: eeyorelvr10

PARTY: DH-Steve, Me - Laura, DS-21 - Andrew, DD-20 - Megan, DD-BFF-20 - Yesenia (1st time flyer, 1st time traveler out side of CA and TJ, Mexico ) and DD-14 - April

HOME: Norwalk, CA (just 15 minutes from Original DL - 8 minutes by carpool lane!)

CAT 10: Rms 2083 & 2085
DINNER: late - for now - 8:30 but hopefully will link up at 8 with other DISsers.

PRE-CRUISE: Barcelona - arrive July 26th - evening, exploring on our own and sleeping in
POST-CRUISE: Barcelona to Paris -Orly Airport arrive evening - Inner City Paris - 4 days and then moving on Sunday, 8/12/07 to Sequoia Lodge on-site

FLIGHTS: Going: BA - LAX to UK to Barcelona
After cruise: Barcelona to Paris/Orly via Iberia
Return: Paris/CDG to UK/London/Heathrow??? to LAX, CA

LAST CRUISE: Sept 17thm 2006 - Wonder 11 Nights in Paradise - Southern Carribean -
NEXT CRUISE: Westbound Repo Cruise to SoCAL May 2008, , July 20th Family Cruise and FINALLY!!!!! EASTBOUND REPO CRUISE to FL Aug 2008 -

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DISNAME: MrsG
PARTY
DH - Tom
Me - Maryann
HOME- Malverne, NY about 40 mins. from NYC. We're on Long Island.
CAT- 6
DINNER- late sitting
PRE CRUISE: Barcelona 2 nites
POST CRUISE: leaving that day
FLIGHTS: JFK to Barcelona and then Barcelona to Madrid to JFK -all on Iberia
Last Cruise: July 2003 - 4 night Wonder to the Bahamas
Next Cruise: Nothing planned- yet.......



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DISNAME Bridegirl
PARTY Me, DH, DS 8, DS 5, DD, DF, DM, DFIL, DA, DU, DN 8, DN 5
HOME Sunny Southern California

CAT Two connecting category 3's and two additional category 3's
DINNER Early sitting.
PRE CRUISE Hotel Arts Barcelona 5 days (aquarium, chocolate factory, science museum, gaudi tour)
POST CRUISE Fly home first thing that morning

FLIGHTS Delta both ways

Last Cruise 2005 Magic Mexican Riviera
Next Cruise 2008 EB Repo Panama Canal

We have already booked our Palo's, excursions and spa. (Not in order, sorry)
Rome - private
Palermo - Palermo for kids
Florence - some VIP Pisa, some Florence private, some Lerici's Castle
Naples - private boat
Villefranche - convertible car/Casino night
Marseilles - little train
Olbidia - beach
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DISNAME Aurora1959
PARTY My wonderful husband Jon, my two sons Tristan (12) and Garet Jax (9), and of course myself, Carrie (Aurora just cause she's my favorite princess.)
HOME Dead smack in the middle of CA. no joke.

CAT Cat 6 stateroom.
DINNER Main sitting. (whatever that is)
PRE CRUISE Barcelona one night. Husa Illa.
POST CRUISE Same as Pre-Cruise

FLIGHTS British Airways SFO > London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise Never been on the ocean before.
Next Cruise Not sure yet.

Thanks Carrie

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PALOS BRUNCH FIRST SUNDAY 11.30AM (Hopfully)

Party of 2 Andrew and Susan
Party of 2 Ken & JoAnn
Party of 2 Keith and Lynn
Party of 2 Debi and Dominick
Party of 2 A.J. & Lindell
Party of 2 Helen & David
Party of 2 Jeanne & Jim Rice
Party of two Brian( formerCPer) and wife

 

[disneylover5]

DISNAME disneylover5
PARTY DH - Don
Me - Lisa
DS17 - Daniel (going to VA Tech in the fall)
DD13 - Annie
DD11 - Gretchen

HOME Centreville VA - right outside Washington DC

CAT Cat 9
DINNER early sitting.
PRE CRUISE: Please pray for us....we arrive Sat at 3pm
POST CRUISE: 2 days in Barcelona

FLIGHTS: Drive to JFK - JFK to Madrid - Madrid to Barcelona

Last Cruise: Whole family went Nov 06 - Annie and I went Feb 07
Next Cruise: Westbound Panama Repo 08 - Eastbound Panama Repo 08 - Thanksgiving 08

Excursions I want
Palermo - Mondello Beach
Naples - Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri
Sardina - Coda Cavallo Beach
Rome – Jumping Back into Eternal Rome
Pisa - VIP Pisa
Marseille – None (I think)
Villefranche - Highlights of Monoco and Monte Carlo

 

[disneylover5]

Oh yes and here is a picture of my family....

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

DISNAME disneylover5
PARTY DH - Don
Me - Lisa
DS17 - Daniel (going to VA Tech in the fall)
DD13 - Annie
DD11 - Gretchen

HOME Centreville VA - right outside Washington DC

CAT Cat 9
DINNER early sitting.
PRE CRUISE: Please pray for us....we arrive Sat at 3pm
POST CRUISE: 2 days in Barcelona

FLIGHTS: Drive to JFK - JFK to Madrid - Madrid to Barcelona

Last Cruise: Whole family went Nov 06 - Annie and I went Feb 07
Next Cruise: Westbound Panama Repo 08 - Eastbound Panama Repo 08 - Thanksgiving 08

Excursions I want
Palermo - Mondello Beach
Naples - Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri
Sardina - Coda Cavallo Beach
Rome – Jumping Back into Eternal Rome
Pisa - VIP Pisa
Marseille – None (I think)
Villefranche - Highlights of Monoco and Monte Carlo

Oh yes and here is a picture of my family....

Thank you updates on posts page 93 and on first page post 10.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

DISNAME disneylover5
Excursions I want
Palermo - Mondello Beach
Naples - Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri
Sardina - Coda Cavallo Beach
Rome – Jumping Back into Eternal Rome
Pisa - VIP Pisa
Marseille – None (I think)
Villefranche - Highlights of Monoco and Monte Carlo

Just my personal view, I do not know if you have been there before, I love Sorrento stayed there a few years back for two weeks, loved Pompeii, and I loved the Amalfi drive, it is so beautiful the views are fantastic, cliff edges going down, town's on clifts and buildings clinging to the side of the mountains looking like they would fall off at any moment.

Again, in my opinion only I didnt like Capri and just saying this in advance of booking trips next Sunday. Small boat ride accross, but didnt like that, and the Island was small.

Views ok, but I didnt rate it, and we went to see Gracie Fields home, I do not know if she is known with you.Famous singer.

I had a day trip to Capri from Sorrento and didnt like it, Recommend Amalfi.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

AMALFI DRIVE​

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

CAPRI

Note Amalfi is more traditional, natural and colourful, Capri just more modern buildings.

 

[MrsJobba1]

DISNAME ANDREW DEREK UK
PARTY DAD me DW Susan DD Alice will be 11 (going on 12, December)
DS Stephen 8, 9 September
HOME North East London UK

CAT Cat 4 Family stateroom.
DINNER Early sitting.
PRE CRUISE Barcelona seven days
POST CRUISE Fly back same day.

FLIGHTS British Airways London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise 2006 7 day Magic double dip special Western.
Next Cruise 2008 Eastbound Panama August 17th.

***********************************************************************************
DISNAME salliep
PARTY :Mom me, DH Jimmy ,DD Carley will be 13 (Aug. 29th)

HOME Garden City, NY (on Long Island approx 20 min from NYC w/o traffic which is never!)

CAT Guaranteed Cat 5 ( no room assignment yet- final payment in 7 days).
DINNER: late sitting ( I think I may change if I can but not sure yet- this was my hardest decision)
PRE CRUISE: one night Paris, one night Spain
POST CRUISE:extra night in Spain

FLIGHTS: Delta NYC>Paris, Paris>Barcelona, Barcelona> NYC

Last Cruise :1999 7 day Magic
Next Cruise: my husband says when #@$% freezes over! But Im thinking about the Mexican Riv. Disney Cruise

*************************************************************************************
DISNAME mrsjobba1
PARTY me & dh Dave

HOME Sunderland in the North East of England , UK

CAT Cat 11
DINNER late sitting.
PRE CRUISE Barcelona 4 days
POST CRUISE 1 more day @ barcelona

FLIGHTS British Airways Newcastle >London > Barcelona & Back

Last Cruise 2006 (JULY 28TH) 7 day Magic Western.
Next Cruise We are considering booking 3 night Wonder 14th Aug 2008 when on board
*******************************************************************************************
Disname - AnnaS
Party - me and DH Gaspare, DS 21, DS 19 and DD 14
Cat. 8 for me, DH and DD, Cat. 11 across for DSs
Home - Staten Island, NY
Dinner - Early seating - My family is starving by 4:30 pm (we know we will miss at least 3 nights in the restaurants)
Fight - Continental (non-stop), Newark to BCN 7/27 (we are arriving at 9:15 am on 7/28 - wish us luck)
Last Cruise - July 3, 2005 - West Coast DCL
Next Cruise - Who knows maybe when the new ships come out? -
**************************************************************************************
DISNAME jlawall
Ken & JoAnn, Newtown, PA
Tara, 23,(currently based in Miami, FL)Tracy, 20, (currently studying at Temple U),Jessica, 17 (HS, junior).
Bill & Alice (The "REnts"....my parents) Brigantine, NJ
Late seating linked to Mrs. Jobba & lynntarrant
Flying USAirways red eye on Fri and returning immediately after cruise.
Our last DCL was West Coast Mexico in 2005 and we are not sure what our next cruise will be but we will probably book a Caribbean itinerary for 2008 onboard!

Our oldest girls are planning to study in London next year, so we may be visiting them next summer......

***********************************************************************************************

DISNAME disneylover5
PARTY DH - Don
Me - Lisa
DS17 - Daniel (going to VA Tech in the fall)
DD13 - Annie
DD11 - Gretchen

HOME Centreville VA - right outside Washington DC

CAT Cat 9
DINNER early sitting.
PRE CRUISE: Please pray for us....we arrive Sat at 3pm
POST CRUISE: 2 days in Barcelona

FLIGHTS: Drive to JFK - JFK to Madrid - Madrid to Barcelona

Last Cruise: Whole family went Nov 06 - Annie and I went Feb 07
Next Cruise: Westbound Panama Repo 08 - Eastbound Panama Repo 08 - Thanksgiving 08

Thank you Andrew for getting an upto date list.

 

[disneylover5]

Just my personal view, I do not know if you have been there before, I love Sorrento stayed there a few years back for two weeks, loved Pompeii, and I loved the Amalfi drive, it is so beautiful the views are fantastic, cliff edges going down, town's on clifts and buildings clinging to the side of the mountains looking like they would fall off at any moment.

Again, in my opinion only I didnt like Capri and just saying this in advance of booking trips next Sunday. Small boat ride accross, but didnt like that, and the Island was small.

Views ok, but I didnt rate it, and we went to see Gracie Fields home, I do not know if she is known with you.Famous singer.

I had a day trip to Capri from Sorrento and didnt like it, Recommend Amalfi.

Thanks for the advice, I am goingf to re-visit this....you are the third person that has said Capri is not worth the time or money.....

Loved all the pictures, Thanks!!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Thanks for the advice, I am goingf to re-visit this....you are the third person that has said Capri is not worth the time or money.....

Loved all the pictures, Thanks!!

On most places, each to their own, I am sure some people will like it, I personally would go there again, particularly when Amalfi is so close and so stunning.

Check it out before next weekend.

 

[MrsJobba1]

AMALFI DRIVE​

The pictures are great Andrew

Im getting really excited

 

[MrsJobba1]

Check it out before next weekend.

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Is something happening next weekend???