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

[MrsJobba1]

88 days

 

[eeyorelvr10]

ok I guess I'm not the only one checking at the 75 day mark. BTW, does anyone know when that is? I have Andrew's headached now and can't seem to think right - have been trying all kinds of meds and no dice.

 

[MrsJobba1]

ok I guess I'm not the only one checking at the 75 day mark. BTW, does anyone know when that is? I have Andrew's headached now and can't seem to think right - have been trying all kinds of meds and no dice.

Laura, so bad you've got a headache - hope it clears soon. ixiedust:

By my calculations (which will need checking) day 75 is Monday 14th May.

Did you see my post earlier about language websites?

xx

 

[salliep]

On my son's laptop right now and cannot navigate/type on this keyboard.

Will not even attempt to book spa right now.

Someone mentioned started a tween/teen thread. Would it be just a whole new thread like this one? and just titled July 28th tween/teens or something?

Okay screen is going up and down. Will just read disboard for a few minutes and try to not respond to anything

Hi Anna!
I wanted to start a tween/teen thread. My daughter actually saw one for the earlier cruise and asked me about it. I just don’t know how to start a new thread and what to call it. So, if you can give a couple of pointers, I will try to get it done, then the kids can get to know each other better. I feel somewhat safe knowing that she will be communicating with the children of members of this thread and that I can check and read it each day. After all the horrible things we see on the news about Internet predators, this is something she can particpate in without me hovering!
*******
I just saw on the news that My Etna in Sicily is erupting!! They said everyone is safe, wow- I would love to see that!!!
Well I'm off to work !!Have a great day everyone!
Sallie

 

[disneylover5]

I just saw on the news that My Etna in Sicily is erupting!! They said everyone is safe, wow- I would love to see that!!!
Well I'm off to work !!Have a great day everyone!
Sallie

I just saw Mount Etna as well.....I looked for a map to see where it is in Sicily...but no luck yet. I found this picture!!

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (Sicily)
Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe spewed out molten lava on Sunday. The eruption caused a crater to open on the south-eastern side.

The white-hot lava jets were thrown over 600 feet above Etna while a spout on the southeast flank of the volcano released two streams of lava in the direction of an uninhabited area.

So far, there have been no reports of evacuations in the area. This is the third active eruption since March 29. The last one occurred on April 11.

Last December the nearby airport of Catania had to be closed at night for two weeks because of ash blown into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Etna's last major eruption was in summer 2001.

 

[MrsJobba1]

I just saw Mount Etna as well.....I looked for a map to see where it is in Sicily...but no luck yet. I found this picture!!

Heres one

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hi Everyone!
It's been a busy week for me... I am so happy to hear that everyone is pretty well settled!! I booked Parlemo For Kids without a problem yesterday....poor Andrew.. he's stuck with us again !!
I wanted to try to book a Palo Brunch after readng all your positive comments, but none came up- all booked out. Im hoping they did save some for the first timers and I will be able to slide in.
I also booked 2 spa visits
Well, I just wanted to say hi
Almost time for 24 ( we love that show!!!)
Sallie

Nice for you to join us again, I went for that 1/ its for kids 2/ its shorter as we have a busy couple of days following.

Try for brunch as well at 75 days its worth it, or get to the ship early and go striaght to the area where they are taking Paloes ressies, it will be on the embarkation information, as they do hold back some.

I hope we get our group Dis brunch.

I thought I would try for brunch again on the 75 day limit....maybe they will open some up then??

Was is the rule about booking more than 1 Palo? Now that I have all three of my reservations with a dinner.....it looks like I can not book anymore Palo...

Anyone else have this??
Lisa

You can book one of each 1xbrunch 1xHigh tea 1x Dinner if available.

Lisa I have a palo brunch and dinner booked.

I believe you are allowed 1 of each, dinner, brunch & tea (if you can ever get them )

Saw your post re high tea, all teas/coffees drinks available I liked the cakes see if Doc allows it!

88 days

Yep

ok I guess I'm not the only one checking at the 75 day mark. BTW, does anyone know when that is? I have Andrew's headached now and can't seem to think right - have been trying all kinds of meds and no dice.

Sorry you have it as well, mine isnt going down to the high BP.

Hi Anna!
I wanted to start a tween/teen thread. My daughter actually saw one for the earlier cruise and asked me about it. I just don’t know how to start a new thread and what to call it. So, if you can give a couple of pointers, I will try to get it done, then the kids can get to know each other better. I feel somewhat safe knowing that she will be communicating with the children of members of this thread and that I can check and read it each day. After all the horrible things we see on the news about Internet predators, this is something she can particpate in without me hovering!
*******
I just saw on the news that My Etna in Sicily is erupting!! They said everyone is safe, wow- I would love to see that!!!
Well I'm off to work !!Have a great day everyone!
Sallie

Kids thread good idea my kids have a joint dis name used it in 2005 on a kids thread, they are AL N' STEVE, Let us know and we can let them know and put a link at the front.

Do put a warning on to only respond to Disnames that are known. Care on pictures.

I just saw Mount Etna as well.....I looked for a map to see where it is in Sicily...but no luck yet. I found this picture!!

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 (Sicily)
Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe spewed out molten lava on Sunday. The eruption caused a crater to open on the south-eastern side.

The white-hot lava jets were thrown over 600 feet above Etna while a spout on the southeast flank of the volcano released two streams of lava in the direction of an uninhabited area.

So far, there have been no reports of evacuations in the area. This is the third active eruption since March 29. The last one occurred on April 11.

Last December the nearby airport of Catania had to be closed at night for two weeks because of ash blown into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Etna's last major eruption was in summer 2001.

Interesting better than Disney fireworks.

Heres one

Thanks

 

[AnnaS]

Kids thread good idea my kids have a joint dis name used it in 2005 on a kids thread, they are AL N' STEVE, Let us know and we can let them know and put a link at the front.

Do put a warning on to only respond to Disnames that are known. Care on pictures.


On the kids thread - do we just start a new thread on this same cruise meet thread - just the kids?

Do you Andrew or Sallie have a link - either to the one of the med. cruise that was started or the one like yours Andrew in 2005? My dd would have to register here and have a disname - correct?

Sallie - do you want to start one and let the kids jump in on it?

I am running out again soon (and just came in) - will be back on later.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Andrew DEREK UK; said:-Kids thread good idea my kids have a joint dis name used it in 2005 on a kids thread, they are AL N' STEVE, Let us know and we can let them know and put a link at the front.

Do put a warning on to only respond to Disnames that are known. Care on pictures.
On the kids thread - do we just start a new thread on this same cruise meet thread - just the kids?
Do you Andrew or Sallie have a link - either to the one of the med. cruise that was started or the one like yours Andrew in 2005? My dd would have to register here and have a disname - correct?
Sallie - do you want to start one and let the kids jump in on it?
I am running out again soon (and just came in) - will be back on later.

Link for 08/20/2005 Kids repo thread:-

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=672057&referrerid=&highlight=08/20/2005+KIDS

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Good morning/afternoon/evening all - OK first off - I WILL NOT BE telling DS -21 about Mt Etna - he hears that and he'll boycott the cruise. He is a worry wort and no amt of reassurance will get him to step foot off the ship if he hears about a volcano eruption. I think this is the one that hasn't caused any major or life damage in the times its erupted - can anyone confirm that?

Oh Yeah - this is the guy who called mom at work one time when there was a hostage standoff on the 101 fwy in LA, CA - of course he hears downtown and calls mom to come home and not take the fwy in case I get a bullet whizz through my window. This was about 8 years ago - but he's still paranoid. Oh yeah - he's the one that refused to take Accutane for his acne whom the doc prescribed because it heightens the chance of bipolar in you. Or the kid that keeps threatening to get a tatto and then chickens out when he gets to the parlor???? Of course I wonder how much of the threat I've been telling him of getting a major blood disease especially in his condition has affected his judgement! ) Hey whatever works and doesn't kill you right?

Anyway, just checking in and saying hi - BTW - a ? for anyone out there - if we've touched on this sorry - but is anyone trying to lose weight for this cruise or just toning up? If so - I need an online support buddy - willing to be one for anyone else - just give a hollor out - There is a support group on the EB Repo cruise which I think I'm on my way over to sign up. The more the merrier right.

Mrs. Jobba - haven't had a chance to look at the language link yet but your right on Barcelona - they speak Catalon which is a mixture I believe of some Spanish and some Arabic words????? However, my mom's friend has a house in Madrid and he says that Spanish is also spoken there. Since most of us understand at least rudimentary Spanish - I don't forsee a major problem there - however, none of us speak French so your one up on us - that is so totally foreign to us! I think everyone is relying on me to learn some conversational French - so far I've learned Bon Jour - Par Le Vous Engalz? (Spelling?) or Merci.

As for Italian - I understand some words and am pretty good at picking out the main words and making sense of a conversation as long as they don't speak rapid fire Italian which you know they will -but have learned 1 major lesson - only SIMPLE, EASY words - no sarcastic humor - they won't get it - as I won't get theirs when they make fun of me! (However, I chose to go in with a Disneyana spirit and paste a smile on my face - after all this is another TOAL (Trip of a Lifetime) - I WILL make the best of it.

 

[Pixie Dust II]

1/ Love the dogs.
2/ Been to the library to get all the travel books out!

The dogs are just beautiful and it must be great fun to watch them compete! Good Luck! I will have to send you a picture of our "Princess Jasmine"! On our last trip to Walt Disney World she got a bandana which says "Bad To The Bone" and I am afraid it suits her!

If everyone thinks the shore excursions were fast going, how about Palo for dinner and brunch! I could not get the web page to open at the time they told me and I was about ready to scream! It has not been fun!

Time will be flying now for sure!!

Happy days to everyone!!!!!!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

The dogs are just beautiful and it must be great fun to watch them compete! Good Luck! I will have to send you a picture of our "Princess Jasmine"! On our last trip to Walt Disney World she got a bandana which says "Bad To The Bone" and I am afraid it suits her!

If everyone thinks the shore excursions were fast going, how about Palo for dinner and brunch! I could not get the web page to open at the time they told me and I was about ready to scream! It has not been fun!

Time will be flying now for sure!!

Happy days to everyone!!!!!!

Yes you have to be fast

 

[Pixie Dust II]

What day are you doing brunch?

 

[salliep]

Hi Everyone !!
I posted the new teen/tween thread... please let me know if I should add or delete something- I hope its Ok. I copied a lot of Andrew's previous kid's thread.
So let the kids know !!!!! I'm at work now, so I will have Carley post as soon as I get home !! I think this is great- I hope the kids do.
here is the link:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18444669#post18444669

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

What day are you doing brunch?

I am trying to get a group brunch together for Sunday 29th, for the Dissers mentioned on post 10 page 1.

I have a Brunch on the Friday 3rd,

 

[LynnTarrant]

Laura I'm trying to lose weight both hubby and I started diets in jan he needed to just lose a bit me..... a lot. So here we are in may mines gone up and down like a yoyo and altogether i've only lost around 10 pounds which is a drop in the ocean to what I need to do, his has gone steadily down and he's dropped a waist size and is nearly at a comfortable weight again. Life can be so unfair

I can speak school girl french no spanish and I'm learning Italian from a CD at the moment...They speak quick enough on the CD all the words seem to run together I hate to think what it would be like in reality
BTW I think from my school days it's Parlez Vous Anglais but I like your phonetic version better i think all languages should be written phonetically following the same rules and then at least I'd have a fighting chance!!
I lived in Kenya, Africa for 2 years in my twenties and the official language for East Africa is Kiswahili, as it was never written until white settlers arrived, and they just wrote what they heard, it's completely phonetic jambo habari to you all

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hi Everyone !!
I posted the new teen/tween thread... please let me know if I should add or delete something- I hope its Ok. I copied a lot of Andrew's previous kid's thread.
So let the kids know !!!!! I'm at work now, so I will have Carley post as soon as I get home !! I think this is great- I hope the kids do.
here is the link:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18444669#post18444669

Thank you, I will get my kids to post soon, bed time now.

 

[salliep]

Anyway, just checking in and saying hi - BTW - a ? for anyone out there - if we've touched on this sorry - but is anyone trying to lose weight for this cruise or just toning up? If so - I need an online support buddy - willing to be one for anyone else - just give a hollor out - There is a support group on the EB Repo cruise which I think I'm on my way over to sign up. The more the merrier right.

Hi Laura!!
I am on my 4th week of the South Beach Diet. I only need to loose about 20 pounds, which somehow attached themselves to my hips, thighs and you know where else in the past two years- I tell you, things were going great until I hit 46, and its been all downhill since!!! I really love this diet- the inches fall off so quickly if you can give up the sugar and carbs. for two straight weeks. Then you gradually add some back. Although I never weigh myself, my spring pants that I could not get into with out personating a sausage, now fit. I also had to loose the weight to fit into my summer clothes since my DH says there is no money left for new clothes for the trip
So, I'm here for you if you need a pat on the back.
Sallie

 

[MrsJobba1]

Anyway, just checking in and saying hi - BTW - a ? for anyone out there - if we've touched on this sorry - but is anyone trying to lose weight for this cruise or just toning up? If so - I need an online support buddy - willing to be one for anyone else - just give a hollor out - There is a support group on the EB Repo cruise which I think I'm on my way over to sign up. The more the merrier right.

I think I mentioned earlier in the thread I am really trying to lose weight - a support buddy would be great. I have so many nice clothes in my wardrobe that I cant fit into. I have been sitting today with the calander counting the weeks. There are 12 left to we fly to Barcelona - if I can manage to lose 1lb aweek thats nearly a stone.

Let me know anyway
Helen x

 

[eeyorelvr10]

Hi Laura!!
I am on my 4th week of the South Beach Diet. I only need to loose about 20 pounds, which somehow attached themselves to my hips, thighs and you know where else in the past two years- I tell you, things were going great until I hit 46, and its been all downhill since!!! I really love this diet- the inches fall off so quickly if you can give up the sugar and carbs. for two straight weeks. Then you gradually add some back. Although I never weigh myself, my spring pants that I could not get into with out personating a sausage, now fit. I also had to loose the weight to fit into my summer clothes since my DH says there is no money left for new clothes for the trip
So, I'm here for you if you need a pat on the back.
Sallie

Laura I'm trying to lose weight both hubby and I started diets in jan he needed to just lose a bit me..... a lot. So here we are in may mines gone up and down like a yoyo and altogether i've only lost around 10 pounds which is a drop in the ocean to what I need to do, his has gone steadily down and he's dropped a waist size and is nearly at a comfortable weight again. Life can be so unfair

I can speak school girl french no spanish and I'm learning Italian from a CD at the moment...They speak quick enough on the CD all the words seem to run together I hate to think what it would be like in reality
BTW I think from my school days it's Parlez Vous Anglais but I like your phonetic version better i think all languages should be written phonetically following the same rules and then at least I'd have a fighting chance!!
I lived in Kenya, Africa for 2 years in my twenties and the official language for East Africa is Kiswahili, as it was never written until white settlers arrived, and they just wrote what they heard, it's completely phonetic jambo habari to you all

Hi Ladies - 1st time multi quoting so lets see if this works - I NEED to lose about 50 # to be down to my correct weight but I'd be willing to lose only 10-15 #'s however, my bottom goal is to tone up. I am the type of person that will now give up eating - I am a real live person, mom of 3 and hispanic so I love my bread. I won't give up but am slowly modifying and trying the correct foods. However, if I have online buddies and can hash over strategies - I can do great.

DD14 - was a little overweight and this year we had a major problem with the girls in her school being mean to her - she is the sweetest thing and very nice and beautiful girl but since she's not rail thin - they were excluding her. She goes to a parochial school so the girls were being mean. Anyway, I gave her a gym membership and training sessions - she's had about 16 sessions and is doing fantastic - so fantastic that she spurred my older DD-20 and I into getting 10 sessions. DD14 has gone from 171 # to 159 3's - has sprouted 1 inch and is thinning out - better yet here self esteem has gone through the roof - so she's made us feel bad - she's turned into the food nazi in our house - threw away the cookies, junk food and made me get rice cakes plus she quit sodas, ocassionaly drinks tea but mainly water. Now if I could only stick to her way. But Im older and know my limits. Well - I can go on forever and so for now - I'll end there - I had a workout appt this morning and am going this afternoon to do cardio while April - DD14 works out with trainer. I'll be on later with more details if anyone wants to outline a plan.