June 4 2005 West Coast Cruisers

[diznefan76]

We haven't really looked at dates for rebooking....but I'm sure that we will figure them out before the cruise...

Our Palo brunch is at 10:30am also!!!! YEA!!

Mickeyfan66's parents always stay at the Hotel Playa Mazatlan and say that the food in their restaurant is really good! We might check that out. Although our excursion includes lunch....so we'll see...we might just have to go to the Playa for chips and salsa!

 

[tarheel_girl]

Wow! Teach all day and this board comes alive. Amazing what a few hours will do. I THINK I can meet at the Mickey pool at 1pm. The first thing I plan to do when I get on board is which my dining time. We got waitlisted for early seating. We are currently on 2nd seating dining. I've had that one time and did not like it at all. Besides living in NC, if I have late seating dining that's like eating at 11:30pm here. NO thanks. I just hope I can get it switched. Probably stupid question, but which side is the right side of the stage. Is that the right as you are looking at the stage from the back of the pool? Just making sure I was on the right, right side.

My stateroom is 7000. There will only be 2 of us in our room. Two teachers that are celebrating the end of school!
We are doing the city tour in PV. We are taking in the beach escape in Mazatlan. We had to do that since we don't have a Castaway Cay day. We don't have anything scheduled in Cabo yet. That might be the main shopping day! We also booked brunch but ours is on Sunday. I know that is formal night...hoping that is our only other meal for the day.

windermerejudy I will send you that pic probably tomorrow.

 

[tarheel_girl]

A couple of more questions: Do we know how many staterooms we actually have yet? Just wondering how many NC things to pick up. I'd love to smuggle one of our soft drinks, Cheerwine on board for y'all. But I don't think I'm going to risk putting them in my suitcase to fly across country just to have them explode and ruin my clothes.

This is more of a comment than a question, but if anyone IS staying in a one, two bedroom I would love to take a look! I've only seen those on the virtual tour. I would like to take a 'real' tour if possible.

 

[diznefan76]

A couple of more questions: Do we know how many staterooms we actually have yet? Just wondering how many NC things to pick up.

I'm not sure but I think that we have anywhere from 8-10 staterooms...I could be wrong though....Windermerejudy are you keeping track of that???

 

[windermerejudy]

Sorry guys I'm fallingdown on my job. I was at preschool graduation tonight 2 hours of sitting in church with an 8 y.o. and a 2 1/2year old listening to them sing songs. I have such a headache!!!! We just ate dinner at 10pm and now I'm home so chat away if youre out there.

We probably have 9 cabins. I am still trying to get ahold of a couple of people to see if they are still traveling with us.

 

[MousseauMob]

Wow, it's nice to see so much activity on our thread! I'm finally done working today - we have a deployment tomorrow so today was CRAZY!

It's SO nice to be back talking about our cruise.

windermerejudy The whiteboards sound great, thanks so much! And I'm so glad you got your Palo ressie. I'll PM you a picture tomorrow - you're the best!

We also have Friday brunch at 10:30, it sounds like a few of us will be there, so that should be fun!

We're doing:
Paradise Beach Adventure in PV
Mazatlan Beach Escape in MZ
DH is doing the Cabo Sportfishing Excursion
I'm taking the kids to the Cabo Resort Pool Getaway in Cabo.

Plus of course, some shopping. My DS wanted only beach, beach, beach. We tried to do the Cabo Beach also, but it wasn't available.

I'm sorry, I'm totally dead today, I'm going to go pack it in and I'll be back to chat tomorrow!

 

[windermerejudy]

There is a thread about Mexico excursions talking specifically on El Cid Castilla allowing you to come use facilities as long as you consume their food. Nice pool and beach but being that you are ALL going on the beach break we may just have to do it too.

LOL tarheel girl just what a couple of teachers want is kids around when they get out of school. I know you'll be by Quite Cove not Mickey Pool.

Mousseau what do you do (deployment) military?
As for myself, I ran an Emergency Room until I had kids, now I stay at home with them and volunteer in my son's school atleast one day a week. DH is ENT physician.

 

[windermerejudy]

MickeyFan66 and Diznefan76 thankyou for the photo it was awesome. I was going to use one of our photos form xmas. BTW Mousseau are you the only 1st timer? Well I will tell you one piece of advice about the ship photographers. Buy the photo package. I always end up leaving the ship with atleast 10 of their pics. They are awesome. Much better in my mind that any professional sitting. All of our best pics in our house have come from DCL.

Any golfers? Mousseau what about your DH? We do not. We wanted to do the deep sea fishing too but kids not old enough. We may do the harbor cruise though. I love sea lions. It is so hard to know which excursions to go on since we are the 2nd batch of guinea pigs.

Okay so tonight over Chipotle grill tacos we decided to rebook western for April 8th (kids are out) . My kids really loved stingray city and want to go back. I guess that is if hurricane season is kind to GC. Other than that swapping for Costa Maya they are the same.

 

[diznefan76]

Windermerejudy- Your welcome! & thanks again.

Wow it sounds like most of us are going on the Mazatlan Beach excursion! According Mazatlan Frank the hotel where the beach escape is at is right in the in the Golden Zone and there's lots to do there.

 

[windermerejudy]

Good morning. I have found this www.disshop.com Check it out.:Lime green DIS shirts $9.99, lanyards.....

 

[Mickeyfan66]

It sounds as if Palo 10: 30 Brunch on Friday and The Beach Escape in Maz are going to be filled by DISer's.

Just a little over 2 weeks until we can board. Two weeks from now I will be on a plane heading for Disneyland!

 

[MousseauMob]

Mousseau what do you do (deployment) military?
As for myself, I ran an Emergency Room until I had kids, now I stay at home with them and volunteer in my son's school atleast one day a week. DH is ENT physician.

No not military, although my DH was in the air force when we met. He now stays home with the kiddies. My deployment was of software. I'm a software engineer. Any self-respecting military would throw me out because I would be analyzing and questioning every order. I analyze EVERYTHING, I can't stop, it's a sickness it's a curse! Now that I've exposed my character flaws, I hope you will all still talk to me.

 

[MousseauMob]

MickeyFan66 and Diznefan76 thankyou for the photo it was awesome. I was going to use one of our photos form xmas. BTW Mousseau are you the only 1st timer? Well I will tell you one piece of advice about the ship photographers. Buy the photo package. I always end up leaving the ship with atleast 10 of their pics. They are awesome. Much better in my mind that any professional sitting. All of our best pics in our house have come from DCL.

Any golfers? Mousseau what about your DH? We do not. We wanted to do the deep sea fishing too but kids not old enough. We may do the harbor cruise though. I love sea lions. It is so hard to know which excursions to go on since we are the 2nd batch of guinea pigs.

Thanks for the tip on the photo package, we will definitely look into them, even if I do hate my self in photos.

That's why we're splitting up in Cabo. DH really wanted to go deep sea fishing, but our kids are too young also. We're trading, I'll have the kids in Cabo so he can go fishing, and he's responsible for them on Monday when I'm at the spa. I also, really wanted to go to Los Arcos (lovers beach, I think), but I didn't think my little one would do well on the boat ride over.

We don't golf either, although for some reason my DS 9 has decided he loves it and is always bugging me to take him. He's had one lesson and we've only played twice, but he always wants to go.

 

[Mickeyfan66]

We have never been to Palo Brunch, so I was hoping someone could answer a question for me. From what I have read you tip at Palo not at the end of the cruise, but it is all charged to your room. Am I correct?

 

[diznefan76]

It sounds as if Palo 10: 30 Brunch on Friday and The Beach Escape in Maz are going to be filled by DISer's.

Just a little over 2 weeks until we can board. Two weeks from now I will be on a plane heading for Disneyland!

:thewave:

YEA!!!! I can't wait!!!!

 

[windermerejudy]

Yes you get charged the $10pp Palo fee and then whatever you drink and tip. You get a bill at the end for charging to your room.

I was just remembering that last time the left side of the stage at Sail away had noone on it. Go to the least crowded side and look for the green Mickey tags. I don't dare where we go just so we have room to do "Stomp", "Hey Baby" "Upside down dancin on the ceiling" ...

MousseauMob is your DD2 closer to 2 or 3.My little Cinderella will be 3 in July.

Thanks you guys for getting me so fired up about the cruise. I can hardly stand that we have to finish school, have end of the year parties, get teachers presents, pack, drop the dog off, and then finally leave.

 

[MousseauMob]

My little princess will be 3 in July also! She LOVES dressing up and wearing dresses, so I'm going to go see if I can find her a princess character dress in her size. Last time I looked I couldn't find one, the smallest was a 3. She's on the small side and is only in a 2T so send me some pixie dust in the hopes that I find one.

 

[windermerejudy]

Let me know if you cannot find one. Thew huge World of Disney store down here has their own really nice ones. Blake has Cinderella, Tink, Snow White, and Minnie all in 2-4. She can dress up like whoever is having a photo op and they look so cute together.

They should be great playmates then. I was so heartbroken the other night. MyDS5 and she were playing in the closet and she came out with a clump right in the front cut out of her long hair.

 

[diznefan76]

I was so heartbroken the other night. MyDS5 and she were playing in the closet and she came out with a clump right in the front cut out of her long hair.

Poor thing!!! Betcha that hurt!

 

[MousseauMob]

Let me know if you cannot find one. Thew huge World of Disney store down here has their own really nice ones. Blake has Cinderella, Tink, Snow White, and Minnie all in 2-4. She can dress up like whoever is having a photo op and they look so cute together.

They should be great playmates then. I was so heartbroken the other night. MyDS5 and she were playing in the closet and she came out with a clump right in the front cut out of her long hair.

Thanks so much for the offer! I'll let you know. Having the character dress for the photo ops is an adorable idea. Is Blake her name? How cute!

That's so sad about her hair. Did they cut it? Are you going to have to cut it now so it's all even? Sydney's hair is short, she refuses to have anything in it, so it's just easier to have it short and out of her eyes.