May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 2

[mexican-mouseketeers]

Start saying to Cindy

 

[pahrumpgirl]

Just wanted to say good morning to everyone! I wish I was in FL, it was 1.9 out this morning when I got up. I think it's time to move south!

Has anyone else started shopping yet?

1.9, it was -4.7 when I let the dogs out this morning and three new inches of snow. It took awhile for winter to set in here but when it did...wow! It hasn't been this cold in years. Come on hubby, time for you to retire too so that we can move south for the winter.

Carol

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

and Holly I pictured those DISignated walkers using walkers (little old lady walkers) to herd us to our rooms.... do you follow me (or lead) which one of us had more?

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

I admire your patience! It is great though to see where everyone is from in our group! You do realise now you are going to have to keep the list up to date!

 

[calmom]

So I called DCL just to check on the status of rooms (we are hoping to move our current connecting to a better location). Anyway, the CM told me that once cat. are at gty they don't change. Is that unique to the repo as I know they changed on one trip we went on? Or do you think she just didn't know?? I hope it isn't true! Lisa

 

[disneylover5]

I am was greatful to get up and only find a few pages to catch up on.

My DH (Mike) and I have officially lost our minds!! We have decided we can't wait until May 2008 for our next cruise. So we have booked a quick get away on the Wonder (4 days)this weekend!!!!! I am so excited!! We told the kids this morning, there was lots of cheering! One in tears, because she will be alone in group! Her wonderful big sister (13) tried to make it all better by offering to do tons of things with her; movies, swimming, ice cream! Then we sent them off school to share their excitement.

DH wants to try and book the May 2007 Med repo cruise while on board. I hope they have a great rebooking deal going on!

I did this a couple of weeks ago. We went on a quick 3 day. It was WONDERful because there was no planning, just FUN!!

I understand the Med Repo have some awesome deals on board. I think $99 for 3rd and 4th person and pre-paid tips. Joycelyn is the re-booking agent right now. When I was on 2 weeks ago, she booked 8 cruises for me...(mostly for my friends). She is awesome. Tell her Lisa, the church lady, says hi!!

Have fun! I wish I was going with you!!

 

[txSleepingBeauty]

anybody else sick? I just got sent home for work and I feel like death warmed over.....why would anyone warm death anyway? and who says warmed over about anything?

anyone have any surefire remedies? at this point I'll take anything, as long as it involvs a nap!

 

[UKANGEL]

Sorry you're feeling poorly Kari Wrap up warm and hope you feel better soon........just try and think of that lovely cruise!



Noelle, I'm sending you a pm about Palo - hope you get it ok!

Another American Idol fan here, we must get it at the same time as you over here in the UK! We also thought Paula must have been 'on' something the other day!

I think the laundry idea sounds wonderful as we won't be able to bring very much on the plane over from London...and even better is the DOD at the laundry idea!

I must start reading up on Panama Canal as I know nothing about it at all.....

 

[txaggie94gigem]

does anyone else watch House? that is one of the best shows right now! hugh laurie is a hottie and i cannot see anyone else in that role...

 

[txaggie94gigem]

disneylover5...

i cannot remember exactly who is going on both either but she has something about eeyore in her dis name i think......

 

[aphoenix]

Good morning everyone! I'm very interested in the sleepover before the Panama Canal. Just how many people actually did it? If you got up at 5pm, would you get a good spot? If I spent the night with one son, could I "save a spot" for my family if they got up say at 6am? Or is that a big "no-no"? The thought of all six of us (with the little one!) sleeping out for a night scares me!! (and probably should scare you if you are sleeping next to us!).

Does anyone know how many formal days/semi-formal? I want to start to plan my boys outfits!
Lisa

2 formal nights, two semi-formal nights.

I got up on deck at 5am. and had no problem getting a spot. Adrienne joined me at 6am, and I had no problem saving room for her.

 

[UKANGEL]

2 formal nights, two semi-formal nights.

yay! lots of shopping to do then!

 

[txaggie94gigem]

i guess i am the "6 in Oklahoma"...i wish more people from where i live would go on disney cruises....if anyone i the next states over would like to meet sometime for a minimeet I would be willing to go.....

i cannot keep up with all these threads....i am so busy here i have not even caught up on my med repo thread and that's in may!

i really need my federal tax return to post to my account by friday so i can get everything paid off...please send prayers my way!!!!

 

[calmom]

2 formal nights, two semi-formal nights.

I got up on deck at 5am. and had no problem getting a spot. Adrienne joined me at 6am, and I had no problem saving room for her.

Excellent! I think I will go up around 5am with maybe one or two of the kids, and then have the rest of the family meet us. Perfect!

 

[txaggie94gigem]

Aunty Brat....

i love the pics and all but when can we remove the poll?

 

[aphoenix]

It seems as if there are two mornings, or rather, evenings, where people sleep out. I understand the canal thing, since me and DH will be in an inside stateroom and won't be able to see anything, but what was the picture with everybody sleeping outside the store? Don't they give enough pins for everyone? Please enlighten me to both things.

Thanks!

I have now become obsessed with this board and I have a feeling it will be like this even after the cruise when we all share stories!!

Hmm. The great pin debacle. Where to start?

1. Take 2000 rabid Disney fans who all book the very first Panama Canal cruise.
2. Make minimal product, to include only 500 of each pin style.
3. Put no controls on sales or distribution of said pins (or other merchandise)
4. Watch as chaos ensues.

After the first couple of circuses, they decide to release all of the remaining pins at once (they did one pin for every port we were visiting), at 9am one morning.

And so the line started at 10pm the prior night. It started up near Diversions, and ran all the way back to Parrot Cay.

 

[txaggie94gigem]

Brisully...

great pics! it really makes me miss the ship...Palo brunch is to die for! they better bring enough food on board for all of us!

the snake pics made me laugh....think deb will do that again? i had that same expression the first time my husband let a baby rat crawl on me at the pet store while trying to convince me to buy one!!


so...every adult gets to make one ressie for brunch and dinner each right?

 

[txaggie94gigem]

so where were all of you in the pin line? how many pins did you get and did you get the ones you wanted?

 

[UKANGEL]

that's madness! I can't imagine waiting around that long for pins, however good they are!

 

[aphoenix]

so where were all of you in the pin line? how many pins did you get and did you get the ones you wanted?

We were in the main atrium - right next to the grand staircase at the entrance to Lumiere's. About 200 people back.

We only wanted one of each to go into the framed set we were doing for the cruise (the lithos, pins, etc).

I've seen Disney screw things up before - it happens. But, this mess was the worst I have encountered, and it was deliberate. Some contacts we have at WDW merchandise told us that they had begged DCL to do a form based order system and warned them that they had under ordered everything. WDW even offered to run the ordering for DCL. But, they didn't want to hear it. And the store manager, rather than recognizing that mistakes had been made and changing her decisions, decided to dig her heels in and refused to budge.