March 8, 2008 Western

[retiredkid]

See Ya There!!!!!!!

 

[Out to Sea Lee]

I'll be there!!! We just cannot wait!!

Lisa - I ran into the mall last night and as I was walking by The Limited, Too I saw a display of Webkins and outfits. I just thought about you!!

 

[mkmommy]

We will be there. I decided not to order gift baskets so we could make it for 3:00. If the girls saw the baskets in the room they would never leave the room. I found some Green Mickey heads at Home Depot so I will attach them to my bag.

I ordered some Webkinz clothes from Amazon to be delivered to the hotel instead, anyone staying at the Pop prior to the cruise? I had them delivered to the Pop as we are staying there after the cruise and the estimated delivery time was 12 days from when I ordered them but of course they were delivered there in record time of 3 days. I may try and call the Pop and see if they can send the package over to the Poly.

It is actually warming up today, we may get above 0, so hopefully my husband can get the girls outside on the weekend and I can pack in peace, the girls are the greatest packers, I put one thing in they take out 2 and sneak in a few stuffed animals.


Lisa

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I'll be there!

 

[garytam]

I will be there, not sure about DW and kids. Hard to pull them out of the pool.

 

[mkmommy]

Well I survived the packing, and was not able to have just 2 bags, I thought I was doing really well, as the second bag was not full and then I realized that I had not packed the girls clothes yet.

Glad we are leaving on Thursday they are forecasting a big snow storm for Friday, so hopefully we can get out before it hits. Nothing worse than doing the shuffle to Buffalo in a snowstorm, that was last winter and it was no fun.

Happy packing to everyone.

Lisa

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Wow! I can't believe your packed already. I don't plan on actually packing my suitcases until Tuesday or Wednesday.

Looks like we're going to have beautiful weather!

 

[DMoss3377]

GOOD MORNING!!!!! 7 days 8 hours and 50 minutes till our flight leaves!!!!

Next Friday we will be counting hours and minutes!!!
I have procrastinated(?) long enough and time to pack!!!

I went back over the posts and created this list.
Am I missing anyone?
Is everyone planning on coming to the meet?


name how many
dmoss3377 4
dragonflydreaming
disney sweetie 5
hockeychic
pop5
mkmommy 3
tmli 3
garytam 4
disneyfaninaz 3
retiredkid 2
out to sea lee 4
ottawacruiser 4
pats magic 5
mommywa 10
charpie127 3


Can't wait to see ya'll

Helen

Hi Helen,

I'm going to try to get the gang there, everyone else traveling with me are newbies and are so excited to explore the ship and check everything out. Hopefully we'll be able to make the meet and "meet" you all.

I can hardly believe we're less than a week away! I'm starting to pack tonight, at least figure out what to pack. It's been a while since my last cruise.

Hope you meet you all soon.

 

[pats_magic]

Green lanyards sound like a great idea!
We get on a plane in 4 days!
Quick newbie Q: I am reading on other boards that you can get on the boat before 1pm, just can't get into the room until later than that. I was trying to clarify the transport issue (we're going to be coming on Disney transport from the airport) with Disney this am. They said there is "no reason" to get to the terminal before 1pm, as they do not allow boarding. Is this new or the party line? Does the line move pretty quickly? We're hoping to have some time at the terminal to clarify groups for the kids (ie, can my 12 yr old go with the teen group).
Can one person check in the group (ie if DH stops to get wine for the cruise). Well, maybe that's a bad idea. I can just see us waving to him on the dock with his bag of wine as we cast off!

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Pat,

You might get more answers to this if you ask it on the main board, but I'll give it a stab.

There's no reason to get to the terminal early, but you can get into the terminal as early as 10:00 ish. You are given a boarding number when you check in. Yes, one person can check in as long as they have everybody's ID or passports, etc. You can check your kids into the various clubs at the terminal. Boarding begins around 11:45 ish, or so I've read. Boarding is in order of the number you received so camping out in line is not needed.

As far as your DH, he can go for a wine run and meet you in the terminal IF he has ID on him. If you are using drivers licenses and birth certificates, you will not be able to check him in until he meets up with you.

Hope that helps. See you on Saturday!

 

[garytam]

Hi Pat

If you are using Disney transportation, it may be difficult to get to the wine store. But, you can get the wine at Key West on Sunday.

See you all Saturday.

 

[pats_magic]

Thanks for the info. Key West is a great idea for supplies. We'll be walking around anyway. Think I'll keep this whole crew together until we're safely on board!
Bought extra sunglasses today, so I guess we're really getting close!

 

[mkmommy]

2 more days to go and we are still in one piece, had a close call yesterday. Lots of black ice on the front steps, and I just flew out the door. Lucky for me being the pack mule that I am , I had my laptop, gym bag, lunch, purse and kids library books, and all that stuff shortened the fall, I am sure if I had not had all the stuff I would have broke my ankle, the way I fell sideways.

Everyone keep healthy would hate for something to happen, and someone not able to make the cruise.

My boss from Daytona Beach is here and he said the weather has been great.

Lisa

Lisa

 

[dragonflydreaming]

In case any of you were panicking that you weren't ready to go I thought I'd put your mind at ease.

Our flight leaves in 10 hours and we haven't started to plan yet. AT ALL! No shopping, no planning, no packing, no laundry, nothing! Our life has been upside down on the last few months and we haven't done anything yet. I just logged on to get the DIS list for packing and then I'm going to see what I can pull together. Luckily we're staying at Port Canaveral from Wed.-Sat. So we can shop for anything we don't have. I wonder how customs is going to feel about us flying down with empty suitcases LOL!

Well, off to pack and have a glass of vino to de-stress! This vacation is going to relaxing right?????

Anything you can think of that I MUST bring???? I'll check in a little later.

Thanks All!

Tracey

 

[mkmommy]

Tracey

You can always check with me, there was no way I could get everything in 2 bags, so I decided to bring everything I could possible need and still fit in 2 large and 2 small. I have all the sick possibilties covered. I debated on the duck tape, but I did leave it out, but I must say it had come in hand on some of our camping trips, nothing fixes a leak in a canoe better than duct tape.

All you really need are bathing suits and sunscreen.

Hope you make it out with this crazy weather tonight, more freezing rain and snow.

Lisa

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I am just about to go on and get my boarding passes. We are expecting great weather all the way. No worries with snow or ice here!

Lisa and Tracey, I hope the weather Gods are smiling on you and you can get out. Look forward to seeing you on the ship.

Happy travels to all!

 

[mkmommy]

We got a foot of snow last night, if Tracey was leaving at 6:30 that would mean her plane was in last night, so if she got to the airport she should be there by now.

I just checked in for our flight, hard to believe that 24 hours from now we will be on our way.

Have a great trip.

Lisa

 

[disneyfaninaz]

We are packing our last minute items and we are OUTTA HERE!

See you on the ship!

 

[dinghydeb]

Curious to find out if the engine/weather situation is resolved.

 

[wanderlust72]

Curious to find out if the engine/weather situation is resolved.

I was on the 3/1/08 sailing and wonder if things worked out as well. Hopefully it's been smooth sailing!