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

[mom_of_2_princesses]

Hi All...another busy day for all of you! I am pleased to say that my brother has decided to join us on this cruise! It took him some time, but he wants to spend taylors birthday with her! What a good uncle! So...for all you single gals..he's cute (i'm predjudice) and just turned 30! Now, if he reads this I'm in big trouble. I gave him the link for this thread..he was very confused! Didn't understand the initials etc., but you guys sold him! He said it looked like a fun group! Thanks for being so chatty!
Cya
Steph

Can you post a picture of him!!! Just Kidding Not Single. That is great he decided to join.

 

[taysmom]

Kim, Virgina and I are trying to organize several private Palo Brunchs and Dinners.

I have sent my list in already for the first 14 for Brunch on the first sea day. As for the next 14, I am still missing information from liserann and ginamarie. If you guys are still interested, please pm me.

You can sign up for one Brunch and one Dinner each. We have already contacted DCL to reserve the room for each sea day and will fill them with just names at this point. Other than the first sea day brunch, we can work out the logistics of what day everyone wants closer to the sail date.

The way it works is we must send a fax to DCL with the first and last names of the guests and their stateroom numbers. DCL wants to be sure we are reserving for guests that are "booked". Each family will receive they own bill and can tip accordingly.

Anyone else who has not pm'd me before, or wants to add a dinner, please send me a pm with your details.

Noel

Did you get my info?
Steph

 

[kimerinc]

Finally, a way to make laundry fun!

You must be a very positive happy person. I envy you. If I have to do laundry on vacation, then I am on vacation in **** you know where.... Next to ironing, and I would rather lick floors than iron, I cannot think of anything harder to make fun.

Although, maybe you all could make it tolerable...

 

[LiserAnn]

Kim, Virgina and I are trying to organize several private Palo Brunchs and Dinners.

I have sent my list in already for the first 14 for Brunch on the first sea day. As for the next 14, I am still missing information from liserann and ginamarie. If you guys are still interested, please pm me.

Noel-I just PM'd ya!

 

[amesmom]

You must be a very positive happy person. I envy you. If I have to do laundry on vacation, then I am on vacation in **** you know where.... Next to ironing, and I would rather lick floors than iron, I cannot think of anything harder to make fun.

Although, maybe you all could make it tolerable...

Actually, now that I've read some more posts and tips about the laundry onboard, I think I'll go with sending it out to be done. I avoid doing laundry on vacations at all cost. (Heck, I avoid doing laundry at home). You should have seen me in Austria asking the owner of our bed-and-breakfast where I could take my laundry. Between the language barrier (yes, I am one of those terrible Americans who travels around Europe not knowing any of the language) and my apparent dread of figuring out a laundrymat in a foreign country, she took complete pity on me. She told me to leave it in the room and the maid would do it. It was cheap, too.

 

[kimerinc]

anyone into American Idol....besides me?

ooooh ooooh me me!!!!

 

[clynne]

I was up that early, and I have to say, it was a really neat experience. So, I dug out my travel diary, and here are my observations from that morning. (It goes on for several pages, but this will give you an idea about that morning).

Thank you, Tony, for this excerpt! Ok, now, I want to get up early, too. Are you bringing your HAM radios on this trip? My DS8 earned his technician's license last year (at 7!!). I doubt he has the right kind of radio (some hand held thing) or license (??) to listen in on the canal...we'll have to check.

Carolyn

 

[MrsMork]

anyone into American Idol....besides me?

V- we start watching it a little later in the season. We don't like how mean they are to some of the obviously "challenged" people during the first tryouts, but really enjoy when they get it down to the final 12 who are usually quite talented.

 

[MrsMork]

and when can we start packing already?

We have one suitcase of permanently packed cruise stuff.

 

[clynne]

Anyone up to a 4:30 am meet at the front of deck 10 on Crossing day?

Sounds like it's a must!! I think we're in...have to plan for a nap later!

Carolyn

 

[clynne]

I'm very familiar with Fallbrook! Just spent all last weekend at Fallbrook HS at a swim meet. It was so nice and warm! Sure beat last month's swim meet in Escondido. For that meet it was 27 degrees! The kids were skating on the ice on the pool deck!

Get out!!! Both my kids are on F.A.S.T.!! We opted out of that meet. Good thing, too, because DS was sick all weekend (still sounds icky, but at least the fever's gone!). (And, we were really glad not to go to the Escondido meet...sounded painfully cold!)

Welcome!!

Carolyn

 

[LisaG520]

We're going to Dland in a less than 2 weeks

DS is turning 7 on 2/24 and we always go for the kids bdays....(well not always, okay always for the last 4 years at least)

We are staying at the Grand for 3 nights 2/18, 19 & 20, home on the afternoon of the 21st to have all the parties begin at home....(school, playgroup, family too many)

Any of you So Calers wanna come over and play with us for a day/afternoon or whatever?

We're going up this Friday for DH's birthday. We usually go for either of our birthdays - but don't stay over night. Only 90 miles each way - of course than can take 3 hours on a bad day!

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

You must be a very positive happy person. I envy you. If I have to do laundry on vacation, then I am on vacation in **** you know where.... Next to ironing, and I would rather lick floors than iron, I cannot think of anything harder to make fun.

Although, maybe you all could make it tolerable...

Well, laundry definetly means vacation to me, otherwise I never do laundry

What I will definetly do is use the pressing service, since definetly I do not iron period.

 

[HollyTyler]

Wow! I am glad that at least the plumbers got to you before the pipes burst.

My thoughts exactly! I can't even begin to imagine what that would have cost. Well, my insurance deductible is $1000, so that's probably what I would have had to pay. I consider myself lucky!

 

[pjpoohbear]

We used the cruise tip calculator and then ended up adding $5 - $40 more per person to the tip based on the service we got. Stateroom hostess was outstanding and she got all the cash we brought, and some extra on the KTWC. We hope she is working this cruise!!! Love ya Anastasia!!! (she earned every dime and then some with our two sloppy tweens!!!) I also had a budget for drinks (added 20% too since some folks work harder than others) and spa budget which I added 20% too to cover tips. OH and do not forget $2 bills or lots of $1 bills for room service tips!!

I had Anastasia my last cruise, she was very good. I left her a nice bottle of Chardonney, along with extra $ in the envelope ,she said it was her favourite wine.

PJ

 

[MrsMork]

I had Anastasia my last cruise, she was very good. I left her a nice bottle of Chardonney, along with extra $ in the envelope ,she said it was her favourite wine.

PJ

Air took care of us. She was wonderful too. She got half a bottle of our homemade wine, which she said really liked and it got her a bit drunk (it's a bit stronger). She also got extra $$. Such nice crew members we have met on the ship.

 

[mom_of_2_princesses]

We were talking about laundry and someone posted a thread to prices. Here we go:http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...85&postcount=4 Bad link don't use this one.

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

We were talking about laundry and someone posted a thread to prices. Here we go:http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...85&postcount=4

Lori I can´t follow the link, could you please try it again?

 

[Surlythe8thDwarf]

My DH (Mike) would like to put together a Poker group. Is anyone interested?

He would post this himself but he is to very busy trying to earn money for the cruise. While, I sit here all day trying to keep up with the boards. It is a tuff job, but some one has to do it!

Sure, I'll take his hard earned money. Sign me up.

Brent (clynne's DH)

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

Sure, I'll take his hard earned money. Sign me up.

Brent (clynne's DH)