March 1-5, 2009 Wonder Cruise

[Tinkerchele]

You take the stuff from online with you but the packet has your transfer tickets and luggage tags in it. If you don't have the transfers then I cant remember what is in the packet that you'd need! Im sure they can recreate any of it at the port!

I already complete my docs online (just have to print them), I don't have the transfers and I already have luggage tags on my suitcase (from DisneyWorld), so I guess there really isn't anything I NEED! I've just been so excited going to my mailbox everyday thinking something from DCL is in there and would make it more of a reality!

 

[ShawnaH]

I was just saying the stuff online is the same stuff in the documents package so you really only need the documents stuff because it has all of the online stuff plus some extras right?

Yes! you are correct! I think that I read that backwards the first time! Sorry!

 

[ShawnaH]

Woohoo I'm doing the Birth Certificate dance . Last week I posted about not having a certified copy of my dd8 bc. I used Vitalchek and today I received her birth certificate. That was the best 50.00 I've spent in a long time. I was really worried that I screwed up big time. Now we are all good to go!!

Thank Goodness! Your dd would have been SO bummed if you had to leave her behind, lol! just kidding, but thats a relief at least!

 

[starmom]

Thank Goodness! Your dd would have been SO bummed if you had to leave her behind, lol! just kidding, but thats a relief at least!

So, Shawna I have our meet n' greet tags all set! I can't believe it's this close we are all going to be nuts next week!

 

[sas_mk]

Thank Goodness! Your dd would have been SO bummed if you had to leave her behind, lol! just kidding, but thats a relief at least!

Shawna, you totally made me LOL! Only because I was thinking the exact same thing!!

 

[sas_mk]

Exactly one week from right now I should be making my "final descent" into Orlando!!! I can't wait.

I am sick of the cold weather here. I have been checking out the forecast at www.weather.com and the weather in Orlando is so appealing right now!

I feel like the only thing I ever think about anymore is this vacation. I really should focus on so many other important tasks before me, but my vacation thoughts take over!

I love keeping up with this thread. You all sound like a very fun bunch.

 

[ShawnaH]

So, Shawna I have our meet n' greet tags all set! I can't believe it's this close we are all going to be nuts next week!

Thanks so much for doing that for me, I really am pretty challenged when it comes to crafts! Im still real proud of myself for learning how to do the magnets!

 

[PoppyGirl]

Exactly one week from right now I should be making my "final descent" into Orlando!!! I can't wait.

I am sick of the cold weather here. I have been checking out the forecast at www.weather.com and the weather in Orlando is so appealing right now!

I feel like the only thing I ever think about anymore is this vacation. I really should focus on so many other important tasks before me, but my vacation thoughts take over!

I love keeping up with this thread. You all sound like a very fun bunch.

sas_mk...I was thinking all of those exact same things! I check the weather obsessively several times a day and vacation thoughts have completely taken over my life. I took my kids out to eat tonight and the weather channel was on at the restaurant. I got irritated when someone changed the channel to Oprah! I don't know what I will live for when I get back! (have to plan another trip most likely!)

And just today I was thinking that everyone on our thread seems so fun.

So....what did everyone do today? I'm almost running out of things that need to be done... That is a scary thought. I find myself making up excuses just to go to Walmart for one more thing.

 

[ShawnaH]

So I was thinking we only have 9 more wakeups before we leave! How about the rest of you?

 

[PoppyGirl]

So I was thinking we only have 9 more wakeups before we leave! How about the rest of you?

6 more wake-ups for us! And then it will be a call from Mickey Mouse waking us up every morning!

 

[ShawnaH]

sas_mk...I was thinking all of those exact same things! I check the weather obsessively several times a day and vacation thoughts have completely taken over my life. I took my kids out to eat tonight and the weather channel was on at the restaurant. I got irritated when someone changed the channel to Oprah! I don't know what I will live for when I get back! (have to plan another trip most likely!)

And just today I was thinking that everyone on our thread seems so fun.

So....what did everyone do today? I'm almost running out of things that need to be done... That is a scary thought. I find myself making up excuses just to go to Walmart for one more thing.

So I had a horrible dream last night, no I take that back it was a nightmare! I dreamed that I couldnt find all of my thread friends during the sail away party and when I got back I checked the thread and everyone was like "that was the best meet and greet EVER!! I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I missed it! Everyone was talking about how great it was and I was just sad HAHAHA.
I dont know what im gonna dream about when this is over this vacation is taking over my whole life. Laundry,whats that? my kids who? you want me to get of the boards and make dinner, really well I want to be on that ship right now but we cant have everything we want now can we? Im NOT right!

 

[tikilyn]

9 days until we leave!! I still haven't finished packing. Ok I've only packed dd8 and I still have to do everyone else. Thank god dh has to go back to work tomorrow. I can never get anything done when he's home. lol I'm still trying to decide if I want the kids to just be absent from school or to withdrawl them from school. Our school takes being absent way to seriously. If the kids miss three days in a row in a six week period they will send the Isd police out to our house. The school sucks. But its such a hassle to withdrawl them for a week but better than having to go to court for taking them on vacation . Sorry to rant...

So what is everyone doing in Nassua and Castaway Cay? I've booked us The Dolphin Encounter with Blue Lagoon Island on Nassua and the Stingaray advanture on Castaway. The kids are going to die when they find out!!

sabrina

 

[runskyhy]

sas_mk... I find myself making up excuses just to go to Walmart for one more thing.

Ditto. I feel like I'm on a first name basis now with the employees there.

 

[starmom]

9 days until we leave!! I still haven't finished packing. Ok I've only packed dd8 and I still have to do everyone else. Thank god dh has to go back to work tomorrow. I can never get anything done when he's home. lol I'm still trying to decide if I want the kids to just be absent from school or to withdrawl them from school. Our school takes being absent way to seriously. If the kids miss three days in a row in a six week period they will send the Isd police out to our house. The school sucks. But its such a hassle to withdrawl them for a week but better than having to go to court for taking them on vacation . Sorry to rant...

So what is everyone doing in Nassua and Castaway Cay? I've booked us The Dolphin Encounter with Blue Lagoon Island on Nassua and the Stingaray advanture on Castaway. The kids are going to die when they find out!!

sabrina

We have decided to figure out excursions at Nassau when we get there (hoping to get a deal) Then at Castaway Cay we are doing Parasailing in DH and I, Jetskiing DH and I, and the Sting Ray adventure all of us! What time are you doing the Sting rays? We have 3-4! I feel like we are doing too much this day but we are only there once! I will be off the boat right when we dock and not getting on till we leave. What time do we have to be on the boat?

 

[starmom]

As far as everything else, you guys do seem like a fun bunch! I can't wait to all meet we are going to have fun!
I really want to do some adult night stuff! Any takers on this?
I am going to pack everyone today, stuck home during another snow storm here in Maine. It's a good thing though my bank account can't take much more, hehe!

 

[PoppyGirl]

I'm still trying to decide if I want the kids to just be absent from school or to withdrawl them from school. Our school takes being absent way to seriously. If the kids miss three days in a row in a six week period they will send the Isd police out to our house. The school sucks. But its such a hassle to withdrawl them for a week but better than having to go to court for taking them on vacation . Sorry to rant...



sabrina

Tikilyn--Wow. I cannot believe that about your school! That's awful! Ours has been great. The teachers are sending home all their work this Friday so that we can work ahead before we leave. My kids will actually be missing 8 days...and they were both just sick and out for 3 days each! I guess I'd be in jail if I lived in Texas.

But that experience like you are having is one of the reasons I homeschooled for 2 years--I didn't want the school to run my life. Actually, I don't like anyone to run my life! Just ask DH!

I hope it works out for you with minimal hassle.

 

[PoppyGirl]

We decided to stay onboard in Nassau and to hang out at the beach on CC. We'll be at WDW for 5 days prior...thought we might just need some relaxing time!

 

[ShawnaH]

9 days until we leave!! I still haven't finished packing. Ok I've only packed dd8 and I still have to do everyone else. Thank god dh has to go back to work tomorrow. I can never get anything done when he's home. lol I'm still trying to decide if I want the kids to just be absent from school or to withdrawl them from school. Our school takes being absent way to seriously. If the kids miss three days in a row in a six week period they will send the Isd police out to our house. The school sucks. But its such a hassle to withdrawl them for a week but better than having to go to court for taking them on vacation . Sorry to rant...

So what is everyone doing in Nassua and Castaway Cay? I've booked us The Dolphin Encounter with Blue Lagoon Island on Nassua and the Stingaray advanture on Castaway. The kids are going to die when they find out!!

sabrina

I was really worried about the absence thing also. The school handbook is so sternly worded that i was almost afraid to "ask permission" to take MY OWN child on vacation. I went in to fill out the request for extended leave and was told on the phone before hand that they would have to present the principal with the paper and wait for him to "approve" it. So i go in fill it out and stand there talking to one of the secretarys who has been on a DC before so she and I were talking about how much fun we would have. I saw another secretary take the form to the principal who signed it WITHOUT even LOOKING at IT!!! I couldn't believe it. it was this huge deal and here he just signs it. They are terrible though it said on the form that all work has to be done before he can go back to class.
We don't have anything planned yet for Nassau other than exploring. At CC im getting a cabbana massage, and we are parasailing (with starmom) even my ds wants too!

 

[tikilyn]

We have decided to figure out excursions at Nassau when we get there (hoping to get a deal) Then at Castaway Cay we are doing Parasailing in DH and I, Jetskiing DH and I, and the Sting Ray adventure all of us! What time are you doing the Sting rays? We have 3-4! I feel like we are doing too much this day but we are only there once! I will be off the boat right when we dock and not getting on till we leave. What time do we have to be on the boat?

We're doing the stingarays at 2-3pm! Sounds like you have a great plan. It will be hard enough to pull my kids out of the sand and water for us to do anything else. lol Your plans sounds really exciting.

 

[tikilyn]

Thanks everyone for the support with the school thing. If I knew I had the patience to homeschool I would do it in a heartbeat. I'm going to type up some letters today to the teachers to let them know.

We're also going to tell the kids this weekend. DD 8 knows we are going to disney world again but she still hasn't figured out that we are taking the cruise too. I've drop so many hints and talked with my friend about it and still he hasn't cought on .