Hi Everybody,
Sorry, I have not posted in so long. I just got back from vacation last week and life seems to have descended into chaos since. However, the vacation was still nice. It was an Eastern Med Cruise (my first) and the ports were fabulous. I was able to visit Istanbul (including the Asian side), Ephesus, the Parthenon, and many other fascinating places I had never been to before (and a few that I had visited, however, still appreciated). Still, though the ports were phenomenal, the cruise line, RCI (another first), was very mediocre. The majority of the staff were rude, the food was the worst I have ever had on of 5 cruise lines, the menus often repeated, the activities were infrequent and badly run, the teen club activities consisted of unlocking the door to the room (there weren't even crew members there a lot of the time). Still, the ports were amazing so the vacation still was nice even if it was not the amazing trip that we had hoped for and as many cruises are. Plus, we get an awesome
Disney cruise to look forward to in just a few months
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DisneyBrits-I am glad that my answers were helpful, however, I seriously doubt that Disney would hire a 14 year old. Still, thank you for the compliment and I hope that you decide to join in with some of the fun of FEs etc. If you are really interested in finding out more about what Disney Cruises are like then the links might interest you
http://erikandjason2010.blogspot.com/ and
http://adventureserikjason.blogspot.com/2011/04/here-we-go-again.html. They are blogs written by my mother's best friend and a great friend of the family who is like an uncle to me various Disney trips that he takes with his husband. He posts a new post each day, is an amusing and talented writer, and I feel gives you a fairly good idea about what to expect on a Disney trip. The first link is from a trip that they took last year involving a few days at Disney World, a Disney Med Cruise (almost the same itinerary as our cruise), and a Disney TA (all on our ship, the Magic). The other one is from a trip that he is on now involving a few days at
Disneyland, the Alaskan Repo, and the Alaskan Cruise (on the Wonder (the Magic's sister ship). If you want to really get a feel for it ahead of time that is the best thing that I can suggest.
It i really neat that you are a Girl Guide leader. Were you a Guide as a child too? I have been a Scout since Brownies when I was 5. Our levels are as follows:
Daisies (Kindergarten and 1st grade)
Brownies (2nd and 3rd grade)
Juniors (4th and 5th grade)
Cadettes (6th, 7th, and 8th grade)
Seniors (9th and 10th grade)
Ambassadors (11th and 12th grade)
However, this is a new system and a little bit different than what I did when I was little. For example back then Daisies was only one year and Brownies was three years so they switched it about some. I am also a Cadette even though I am in 9th grade because I am still the same age as most Cadettes and I preferred to be with my own age group. I am also completely jealous that Guides get to continue through college (the same is true of Slovenian and many other scouting/guiding organizations). It would be so much fun if you could show me some badges I will also bring my vests to show you. I love learning about other scout/guide organizations. How long have you been a leader? I cannot to meet you and talk in person.
It is too bad that Matthew is feeling shy. Tell him that we would love to see some post and don't bite. Still I am sure that we can at least meet up on the ship. I was hoping to arrange a meet up for once we are onboard sometime closer to the cruise. Possibly ice cream on Deck 9 after muster drill maybe the prospect of ice cream (and meeting some other kids) will lure him out.
Josh-Rio just got Kingdom Keepers 2 and 3 recently too. I am sure that he will be thrilled to have someone to talk about them with once he finally starts posting again. How far in are you?
Song Lyric Game-Funky
Town-Lipps Inc
Bye, everybody. Hopefully, I will be able to post more regularly now.
