May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 8

[nskjerven]

Never mind that picture under my name

true confessions, I have Ariel because she is Molly's twin. I love the way she looks, but my favorite princess is Cindrella.

My actual alter ego is the Evil Queen. Anyone got that avatar handy?

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I live like 15 minutes from their wine shop and I have no problem shipping a case to my hotel and then loading it into my limo the day we head to port. I do know that the boxes I was shipping will amount to one maybe two extra roller bags for me. I was hoping to ship fish items and some presents I had for people and then beach toys and some odds and ends. I will have to rethink some things but really as long as they do not question my bags at port I do not care if I have to pay extra to fly additional bags out as I am not going to be lugging them myself. I saw if we all come with tons of bags they can't say anything to us!

But if you check your bags in and they find it, they can confiscate it. Do you want to go through all of that and take that risk?

I can get the tiaras and my fish gifts into a second luggage bag that will have to be checked in. But I cannot bring the champagne aboard. I just can't lug it around the ship with me.

The only other thing I can think of is if everyone brings just one bottle in their carryon bags. If everyone brought one bottle of their favorite champagne, then we could taste everyone else's at the party. That's all I could come up with. What do you all think about this?

 

[scottishwee35]

I FOUND IT

Ok quick post while I still remember what I wanted to say from the last thread....

Deb - don't cancel the Champagne Girls meet! We can always do just a few bottles and meet more for the companionship.

I don't think we need to worry about much.

That what I thought, maybe we bring own bottle of champagne??

Don't cancel the Champagne Girls okay and let us think?

Scottishwee35

 

[scottishwee35]

But if you check your bags in and they find it, they can confiscate it. Do you want to go through all of that and take that risk?

I can get the tiaras and my fish gifts into a second luggage bag that will have to be checked in. But I cannot bring the champagne aboard. I just can't lug it around the ship with me.

The only other thing I can think of is if everyone brings just one bottle in their carryon bags. If everyone brought one bottle of their favorite champagne, then we could taste everyone else's at the party. That's all I could come up with. What do you all think about this?

Hi Deb

I understand what you mean and I am happy to bring my own champagne as will buy it from Airport.

Scottishwee35

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Ok quick post while I still remember what I wanted to say from the last thread....


Mary - Like you could EVER forget ME!!! (you may want to, but I think I'm now engraved in your brain).

Deb - don't cancel the Champagne Girls meet! We can always do just a few bottles and meet more for the companionship.

I don't think we need to worry about much.

OK Monica, I get what you're saying about having the party even if we don't do the tasting. We can be the champagne girls without the champagne! Just kidding. We can always order a bottle or two and do a cheers, but let's not lug cases around with us to carry on embarkment day. It just wouldn't be any fun and after all, this is our vacation. So let's have a champagne girls party and not a tasting. Drink whatever you want! I'll let Karen know.

 

[edna mode]

Attention Everyone:

Our lanyards are about to be printed...

So, this is your reminder and last chance to order.

If you have not returned/sent me your order form or did not receive one from me please PM me with your email and I will send you the form. ​

 

[gydell]

Deb what ever you decide is fine. I don't drink so I was just coming for the company!

 

[Making_Memories]

But if you check your bags in and they find it, they can confiscate it. Do you want to go through all of that and take that risk?
I can get the tiaras and my fish gifts into a second luggage bag that will have to be checked in. But I cannot bring the champagne aboard. I just can't lug it around the ship with me.

The only other thing I can think of is if everyone brings just one bottle in their carryon bags. If everyone brought one bottle of their favorite champagne, then we could taste everyone else's at the party. That's all I could come up with. What do you all think about this?

No I won't check it in. There are four in my party. We only really need one carry on for our "real" stuff and the other three can be booze.

 

[pjpoohbear]

just bowled a 199. Back to bowling.

Pj

 

[Making_Memories]

OK Monica, I get what you're saying about having the party even if we don't do the tasting. We can be the champagne girls without the champagne! Just kidding. We can always order a bottle or two and do a cheers, but let's not lug cases around with us to carry on embarkment day. It just wouldn't be any fun and after all, this is our vacation. So let's have a champagne girls party and not a tasting. Drink whatever you want! I'll let Karen know.

Nahh just let me bring the booze. I have no problem with it and I can be pretty persuasive if I try I will get our booze on the ship. How many cases were there to be?

 

[pahrumpgirl]

I thought we couldn't check in boxes, just carry them on. That would be difficult.....even if we could get in the room at 1:30 to drop them off, I can't carry a case or two of champagne around.....John and I are just not able to do that kind of thing anymore. Besides, I need to have my carry on stuff in a bag to carry on. Where would I put those things.

Deb,

If you could ship things to your hotel and get them to the port some how several of us could take a bottle or two, or some of the tiaras and stuff them into our carry ons. I have always taken a carry on size suitcase and then I use a backpack with wheels for my purse and have never had a problem with the airlines or DCL. I know I am not part of the Champagne Girls but I would be willing to stuff a couple of bottles in my carry ons (ask my DH, I am very good at stuffing 10 lbs of stuff into a 5 lb bag ) until we can go to our rooms.

We were going to ship our FE gifts ahead because they are rather heavy but now we will just distribute them between our suitcases for the plane. All this means is that I will be able to buy less on trip and that won't make my DH unhappy.

Marilyn,

You will not go to Top Siders for formal night. We want you at the table with us. Friends we met on the 11 night and have traveled with since don't like to dress for formal night and were going to do the same thing. I told them the same thing I am telling you, wear what you would wear to dinner any other night and come. The CM's don't care and as long as you don't mind that we dress, we don't mind that you don't. I had this discussion with my mom when I got married. She wanted to wear slacks because she didn't like dresses and I was having a formal wedding. I told her that it was my wedding and if I didn't care what she wore, no one else should. We found her a very pretty pant suit.

Carol

 

[cmash95]

if everyone going to the tasting brough a bottle, there would be plenty of champagne. or if worst comes to worst, you pay for a glass onboard. I remember when I was a kid, that my aunt always bought a sparkling wine that had a rose tinge to it. I was too small at the time to remember the brand but she always called it her Pink champaigne. anyway that way noone would have to worry about trying to get cases of the bubbly onboard the boat.

 

[Making_Memories]

just bowled a 199. Back to bowling.

Pj

My best high score EVER was a 165 . My daughter last year for the second grade fieldtrip got a turkey one game! She can so kick my butt in bowling.

 

[lillygator]

says the bean counter....okay I'm accounted for too, then. V are you?

yep, present and accounted for!

just bowled a 199. Back to bowling.

Pj

Yeah PJ!

 

[lillygator]

Ok, gotta tuck the girls in. hopefully they will stay in bed and sleep!

 

[woody73]

. . . on embarkation day DCL is going to put all the GTY's in a room and let us fight for our room numbers

Is that before or after lunch?

Woody

 

[gaylean93]

Is it really all that important to everyone??? Since it's going to be so difficult, why don't we just cancel? If we could ship it to the boat, I would have no problem with it, if we have to carry everything and I mean the fish gifts too.....I have boxes of stuff all over my house. How am I going to be able to get all of this carried and packed? It just doesn't seem worth it to me. I'm lucky to get my fish gifts packed and for that I have to bring an extra suitcase that I didn't plan on lugging around. Why don't we wait and see what Karen has to say when we inform her. I'll send her an email.

Why can't everyone that is going to actually taste the champagne bring one bottle? You could have a list of champagne that you want and people could sign up for it. Since you only wanted 24 bottles, two people could share the cost of the more expensive bottles. I know I was looking forward to it.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb what ever you decide is fine. I don't drink so I was just coming for the company!

Well it looks like we will definitely be having a party. I'm not sure what everyone will be drinking, but we will be having a party. Everyone still wear pink and I'll bring the pink tiaras.....we'll look good in our picture.

 

[gydell]

Oh no - Big Brother,AI, One Tree Hill, and Dancing with the Stars are all on at the same time!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

No I won't check it in. There are four in my party. We only really need one carry on for our "real" stuff and the other three can be booze.

Marr, you're crazy if you want to do this. I will let you if you insist, but I think we can work it out another way.