May 10, 2008 New Ship Of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 4

[KrisannB]

Erm, you weren't the ones in the spa in the alltogether were you? .

Lets just say not sure if we were that one because there are others on the boards that have had the same problem. When we went the villas were still new and other cruisers on the board were the ones saying to do that but they apparently were not in a villa that could be seen or they just never looked up! The people on deck 10 was not so bad - it was the man in the villa next to ours who kept peeping around the dividers!

I have posted on the issue on the main boards to warn others

Only place clothes come off now is in the Rassual room where I know the lock is locked from the inside!

 

[granmaz]

Lets just say not sure if we were that one because there are others on the boards that have had the same problem. When we went the villas were still new and other cruisers on the board were the ones saying to do that but they apparently were not in a villa that could be seen or they just never looked up! The people on deck 10 was not so bad - it was the man in the villa next to ours who kept peeping around the dividers!

I have posted on the issue on the main boards to warn others

Only place clothes come off now is in the Rassual room where I know the lock is locked from the inside!

The report I read the couple were in a villa in port and took a while to realise they could be seen by folk on dry land!!!

 

[nanatink]

After last night I am certain that the rum is all gone!!

I don't drink, but after last night rum might have helped with all those stressful fish swimming by. Frazzled nerves are not good for a person my age.

 

[nanatink]

And think of the incentive to pay off the cruise, then the money is in their pocket - not ours......

That's exactly what I told my husband.

 

[Tigger1221]

I think you are right about that!


Sea Lions: for those that booked on your own, what times did you book. I think I'll go ahead and book this on my own and would like to know there are other DISers in the time slot.

Cabo: Harbor cruise & drive:

I'll be starting a list as I read through the posts, but I think I may have already missed some one. IF YOU GOT THE 8:30AM, would you PM me and I'll keep a master list.

back to catching up (only on page 7)

I booked the Sea Lions for 11am. We can share a cab if someone wants too.

 

[granmaz]

I don't drink, but after last night rum might have helped with all those stressful fish swimming by. Frazzled nerves are not good for a person my age.

Do you know? I have felt a little ill all day. I think the stress didn't help plus the lack of sleep.

 

[KrisannB]

The report I read the couple were in a villa in port and took a while to realise they could be seen by folk on dry land!!!

OH NO that was not us - we knew to do it on a Sea Day - that was told on the boards. SO for the PC crossing doing it then I am aware people can see and will act accordinly.

Also in case some of you first timers do not know - they clean the windows while we are at ports - beware if you stay on board and are not decent Learned that one the hard way too.

 

[granmaz]

OH NO that was not us - we knew to do it on a Sea Day - that was told on the boards. SO for the PC crossing doing it then I am aware people can see and will act accordinly.

Also in case some of you first timers do not know - they clean the windows while we are at ports - beware if you stay on board and are not decent Learned that one the hard way too.

Thanks for that warning!!!

 

[MrsMork]

OH NO that was not us - we knew to do it on a Sea Day - that was told on the boards. SO for the PC crossing doing it then I am aware people can see and will act accordinly.

Also in case some of you first timers do not know - they clean the windows while we are at ports - beware if you stay on board and are not decent Learned that one the hard way too.

And if you are in the secret porthole rooms, be aware there are workers outside your room even out in the middle of the ocean! DrHug was "um, Ang I think you should close those drapes!" Those poor young men were probably damaged for life by this granny in her undies struggling to get into something to hold it all in!

 

[granmaz]

And if you are in the secret porthole rooms, be aware there are workers outside your room even out in the middle of the ocean! DrHug was "um, Ang I think you should close those drapes!" Those poor young men were probably damaged for life by this granny in her undies struggling to get into something to hold it all in!

Noooooooo Angie.

 

[readyalready]

I booked the Sea Lions for 11am. We can share a cab if someone wants too.

gydell is also booked for 11am
we're booked for lions at 2pm and dolphins @ 11

 

[DisneyRN1]

After all of our frustrating night, e-mailing DCL, completing the online survey, and complaining to the CM(nicely) this am, my DH and I were able to get:
Aca- Aca Highlights, Shopping, and Divers
PV--Historic Towns and Tequila making
Cabo--Coastal Highlights Tour
Palo--Brunch and Dinner...no tea

All in all, not to bad, sure hope it will be worth the trouble!!!!

Vicki

PS Posted more last night than I have posted since we booked the cruise-could never keep up, but had LOTS of time last night!

 

[calmom]

I can't wait to catch up and see what everyone got. I hope it got better -

It has been a crazy day and I just had to post it. We we stayed at this Westin hotel with a few connecting rooms for my son's 10th birthday. It has an indoor pool. We had planned this for awhile. He invited 4 of his friends, and then my other sons - total of 8 boys. So this morning was as anyone would expect - crazy. 8 boys running around the rooms, playing Wii, fighting about computers, etc. Anyway, the hotel is next to the airport and my flight was at 10:48am (to go to my grandmother's service in MSP). Around 9:15, I started to gather my stuff and it was just insane trying to get out of the hotel rooms. But I got downstairs by 9:45 to get the 5 minute shuttle to the airport (it just so happened that the hotel we picked for the birthday party was a SFO hotel). I go downstairs, shuttle is late. Shuttle drives up, someone in front of them has car problems. ARGG. I get in the shuttle at 10am and arrive at 10:15 - 30 minutes to get to my gate. I get my ticket (have only carry-on luggage) and for the first time IN HISTORY misread my ticket. I see 34 - think it means gate 34. I go through 2 terminals (never really stopping to wonder why) and get to terminal 1 only be told 34 is my SEAT number and I need to go to terminal 3. I take the tram, cut through security, run to my gate - all in the matter of 20 minutes. Get to my gate exactly 10:38. And see my gate close. THEY WOULD NOT OPEN IT!! I thought I was going to lose it. I go to customer service, UNITED is all booked up for the rest of the day, have to get on a red-eye, I call my sister who is ms. travel guru and she has an American flight to go to MSP. She gets me on that flight for a beverevement fare, I'm sitting in her lounge, having a beer, and just about leave my gate. What a morning!


But I'm still so excited about our cruise. I got a Palo's dinner - later than I want, but still on the day I want. And a couple villa spa treatment. And signed up DH and the boys for the dolphin swim. I think we won't do much more. We will be doing this cruise with as little extra expenses as possible - (which means we will probably not do the spa thing, but still want to have it "just in case"). I don't care if we don't do a lot of $$ activities. I'm just still so happy to be going. So now, as I seat here sweating and red faced from running from one terminal to the other, waiting to go to a very, very sad service, I can actually smile. It will be tough. My grandmother was very well loved. I'm sure the whole town - I mean literally the whole town - will be there. It is nice to have this.

I'll try to touch base in the hotel tonight to find out what all is going on.

Lisa

 

[MrsMork]

Noooooooo Angie.

Yes!! I never wanted a secret porthole again because I just could not remember to close those drapes out in the middle of the ocean! Wonder how many CMs had to be sent home with break downs after that cruise!!!

 

[granmaz]

After all of our frustrating night, e-mailing DCL, completing the online survey, and complaining to the CM(nicely) this am, my DH and I were able to get:
Aca- Aca Highlights, Shopping, and Divers
PV--Historic Towns and Tequila making
Cabo--Coastal Highlights Tour
Palo--Brunch and Dinner...no tea

All in all, not to bad, sure hope it will be worth the trouble!!!!

Vicki

PS Posted more last night than I have posted since we booked the cruise-could never keep up, but had LOTS of time last night!

I am sure it will be worth it.

So glad I had this thread and lovely people on here to keep me company last night!

 

[granmaz]

Yes!! I never wanted a secret porthole again because I just could not remember to close those drapes out in the middle of the ocean! Wonder how many CMs had to be sent home with break downs after that cruise!!!

So why are secret porthole rooms so open?

 

[figment52]

05/10/2008 15-Night Westbound Panama Cruise Category 04 : Deluxe Family Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 9,594.58

 

[tigger137]

Also in case some of you first timers do not know - they clean the windows while we are at ports - beware if you stay on board and are not decent Learned that one the hard way too.

Luckily when we discovered that, we were just lazing around in the stateroom reading. Suddenly 2 chaps in yellow overalls appear on the other side of the verandah in the cradle-thingy they use, travelling along the side of the ship! They just smiled, waved and said hello!

We did think that they must see some interesting/scary sights.

By the way (and I stress I mean no disrespect with this, in fact it's more admiration) but because of the deck workers being all dressed the same and constantly around the ship working, we refer to them as the Oompahloompahs.

 

[LiserAnn]

didn't someone saythey never had a chance to book the sea lions either??? was anyone able to book them?

No I wasn't. I ended up booking the dolphin encounter instead. At least we'll have one DCL excursion!

 

[woody73]

We watched an excellent History Channel DVD on the Panama Canal, "Modern Marvels: Panama Canal."

It really brings the story alive, in a fascinating way with old film clips and modern interviews. PanamaCanalDVD

I highly, highly recommend this one.

Woody