May 11th 2008 ~ Any Double Dippers Out There?

[CustardTart]

Oooh!!! We finally made it to 1000 posts!!!

On the subject of signs - DH has said he will laminate my works of art after all!!!

 

[branv]

Oooh!!! We finally made it to 1000 posts!!!

On the subject of signs - DH has said he will laminate my works of art after all!!!

We knew he couldn't resist your feminine wiles!

I'm guessing the last 700 of those posts occurred in the last 2 months Talk about picking up steam!

 

[soapydonutzs]

Hi everyone just wanted to let you know that I reserved a room at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport this morning 4/17/08 for $73.00 per room. The info is as follows:

Four Star Hotel

4.5 out of a 5.0 rating

80 Reviews as of March 2008

Airport Shuttle
Pool
Restaurants
High Speed Internet
Business Center

Good luck everyone get it while you can

 

[Tarabra]

Sounds intriguing, Tara! Off to Google that...

Is this it?
60oz. distilled water
1 tablespoon sugar free cranberry juice
1 dandelion root tea bag
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Mix together - and make sure you drink it ALL every day - do this every day for 7 days to see the results...

Oh...so that's the actual recipe!! I was watching a clip of Jillian and I couldn't tell if she said, "60 or 16." I played it over and over and thought she was saying 60 but didn't think that was possible w/ the small amounts of everything else. I thought she said 2 tbsp. of cran juice. I kinda just threw stuff together. I finally found the dandelion tea and it is pretty nasty by itself. O.k. I'm going to try the official recipe. Darn, I meant to buy more lemon juice.

On a bright note...I pulled out my maternity shorts and a stretch maternity shirt and THEY FIT!!! I really love these shorts and as long as I wear a longer shirt no one will ever know...Except you guys! They are the low rise, so hardly maternity. The butt part was sooooo tight by the end of the summer, I think I stopped wearing them around 7 months. They were sort of baggy today. We had a great day at the zoo. Only one temper tantrum from the 3 yr. old. She wanted ANOTHER stuffed animal. Oh, and I found $11 in the parking lot at our farmer's market!!! Woohoo! She goes, "next time we go to the zoo, you can buy me that parrot with the money you just found." Nope, it's going right into the cruise fund.

Just wanted to remind everyone if you are cashing in Disney Visa points, now's probably a good time. The guy on the phone actually gave me $3 more! That is cool! We also have another rewards card from our debit card. Yea!!!

 

[CustardTart]

Hi everyone just wanted to let you know that I reserved a room at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport this morning 4/17/08 for $73.00 per room. The info is as follows:

Four Star Hotel

4.5 out of a 5.0 rating

80 Reviews as of March 2008

Airport Shuttle
Pool
Restaurants
High Speed Internet
Business Center

Good luck everyone get it while you can

Great deal!

 

[CustardTart]

We knew he couldn't resist your feminine wiles!

Mmmm...you mean the sulking and foot stamping???

...I'm guessing the last 700 of those posts occurred in the last 2 months Talk about picking up steam!

 

[CustardTart]

Oh...so that's the actual recipe!! I was watching a clip of Jillian and I couldn't tell if she said, "60 or 16." I played it over and over and thought she was saying 60 but didn't think that was possible w/ the small amounts of everything else. I thought she said 2 tbsp. of cran juice. I kinda just through stuff together. I finally found the dandelion tea and it is pretty nasty by itself. O.k. I'm going to try the official recipe. Darn, I meant to buy more lemon juice....

60oz is a lot!!! About 1.75 litres in 'eurospeak' so I guess it's an alternative to drinking the daily recommended 2 litres of water - well, if I try the recipe, it'll have to be as that's just so much fluid!!!

 

[CustardTart]

...Announcement from Passporter -

"The Disney Cruise Line has joined several other major lines by announcing updated smoking regulations for its ships. Starting Saturday, April 19 on the Wonder, and Sunday, April 20 on the Magic, the new policy extends the no-smoking policy to every indoor area, including the clubs in the adult entertainment districts on Deck 3 forward (Diversions, Cadillac Lounge, Beat Street, etc.). Smoking is still allowed on guests' private verandahs. The outdoor smoking areas have been moved from port to starboard. Those are the deck 4 promenade, and outdoor areas on decks 9 and 10. The comfy smoking area immediately outside the entrance to the Cove Cafe on Deck 9 forward has been moved to the opposite side of the deck, as it was on the port side. As always, smoking is not allowed anywhere near the Mickey Pool."

We'll get to try this out on our Double Dip...

 

[disneyfool_1202]

...Announcement from Passporter -

"The Disney Cruise Line has joined several other major lines by announcing updated smoking regulations for its ships. Starting Saturday, April 19 on the Wonder, and Sunday, April 20 on the Magic, the new policy extends the no-smoking policy to every indoor area, including the clubs in the adult entertainment districts on Deck 3 forward (Diversions, Cadillac Lounge, Beat Street, etc.). Smoking is still allowed on guests' private verandahs. The outdoor smoking areas have been moved from port to starboard. Those are the deck 4 promenade, and outdoor areas on decks 9 and 10. The comfy smoking area immediately outside the entrance to the Cove Cafe on Deck 9 forward has been moved to the opposite side of the deck, as it was on the port side. As always, smoking is not allowed anywhere near the Mickey Pool."

OK - it's been a long time since I've been on a cruise ship.. which one is port vs. starboard vs. aft... vs - what's the other one??
Good thing I quit smoking in 1996! I'd be WAY confused by this!!!

 

[DAD AT DISNEY]

OK - it's been a long time since I've been on a cruise ship.. which one is port vs. starboard vs. aft... vs - what's the other one??
Good thing I quit smoking in 1996! I'd be WAY confused by this!!!

If you are standing at the back of the boat facing forward, starboard will be on your right.

 

[momof4ngls]

OK - it's been a long time since I've been on a cruise ship.. which one is port vs. starboard vs. aft... vs - what's the other one??
Good thing I quit smoking in 1996! I'd be WAY confused by this!!!

Port is on the left (both have four letters, so easier to remember), Starboard is right, Forward is... well... front, Aft is the rear of the ship.

 

[CustardTart]

Mornin' all!

In two weeks time, I'll be officially panicking about everything I've left undone, as DD and I will be leaving on a jetplane for MCO in the morning!!!

I had a leetle look at vacation-wear in a local store yesterday and duly noted a plethora of elasticated waist skirts. Sooo I'm thinking this could be the year of the comfort-fit skirt for me... Some of them are quite stylish - no, really!!!

Having posted all excitedly about the revised smoking regulations last night, it now transpires there's nothing official on the DCL website as yet so caution as to the veracity of the claims is advised. Yawn - at times like this, I really wish there was a yawning smilie...

Have a great day, peeps...

 

[Tarabra]

I hear ya on the elastic waist skirts. Last night I went to Target and found the cutest little denim cargo type skirt. I tried 3, yes 3 different sizes on and found the middle size to be the best fit, although it had a HUGE tie on the drawstring. All the shirts I tried on over it looked ridiculous w/ the big bulge on my stomach. How dumb! So I passed. The mirrors in the fitting room are just horrendous. I know most are positioned so you can see your back if you turn a certain way. Well, this one...your butt and all the excess is just staring you right in the face. No looking away!!! On a more positive note, the lighting was GREAT!! A nice soft yellowish light that actually made me look like I had a little tan and didn't cast any shadows downward making those pockets of cellulite look like craters!! I did buy the kids some floaties. I got Jonah a floatie w/ a place for his legs to slip through and a little cover that's sun protected. Someone had one of these the last time we were at Saratoga Springs and she let Ava use it for awhile. It was a nice break from holding her. I bought Ava 2 fish floats for $2 that we can just toss after CC. I finally got paid from my one closing, so I had a little bit of extra spending money.

Karen are you cruising for NYE too? I saw you on the NYE board. Lucky dog. I was just reading in the paper how it is such a great time for the European Traveller to come to the U.S. That would be great. I think it was actually an article about Disney and how tourism was down and they were hoping to lure the Europeans to come visit. I wish we could take advantage of the sinking U.S. dollar too!!!!

 

[CustardTart]

...Karen are you cruising for NYE too? I saw you on the NYE board. Lucky dog. I was just reading in the paper how it is such a great time for the European Traveller to come to the U.S. That would be great. I think it was actually an article about Disney and how tourism was down and they were hoping to lure the Europeans to come visit. I wish we could take advantage of the sinking U.S. dollar too!!!!

Tara, we had to cancel the NYE trip as even tho' the cruise was great value with the exchange rate, the flights were absolutely crazeee prices!!!

It was a shame and we were all disappointed for a while but there's always another trip to plan...

 

[Tarabra]

NYE on the ship would be a blast. Maybe one of these years. Although we've cruised w/ RCCL in Jan. and it was pretty chilly. The sail away party was out of New Orleans, and there were about 5 people dancing. (maybe that's because it was a little boring too!!!lol!) We couldn't really hang out on the decks because it was too windy, etc. RCCL did have a solarium type pool w/ a glass roof. That was nice, but I like to get a little of the real sun. We couldn't get into one of the ports because it was too rough, etc. I don't think I will ever cruise in Jan. again. Couldn't beat the $575 for a 7 day price tag though!!

 

[branv]

Mornin' all!

In two weeks time, I'll be officially panicking about everything I've left undone, as DD and I will be leaving on a jetplane for MCO in the morning!!!

Having posted all excitedly about the revised smoking regulations last night, it now transpires there's nothing official on the DCL website as yet so caution as to the veracity of the claims is advised. Yawn - at times like this, I really wish there was a yawning smilie...

Have a great day, peeps...

You are such a lucky duck to be beating us all to the vacation punch! Be thinking of us when you're soaking in the pixie dust Keep a light on for us at the WL

Thanks for the smoking scoop Karen! I just read the bit on the mainboard that someone saw a semi-confirmation on disney's website for TA's, so yay! Cadillac bar, here I come! I wonder if they can get some of that stale icky smell out of there before our cruise

 

[Tarabra]

Woohoo!! I got my butt up and went to a cardio kick boxing class at the gym!!! Listen to this deal I got... Years ago, I used to go to Bally's, but then we moved so it was about 1/2 hr. away. I joined the Y which was much closer. Well, the Y went up to about $700 for the family. DH's work would reimburse for up to $300, but I still had to pay the $700 up front. So we dropped our membership. I had been getting promos from Bally's for $99/ yr. for 3 times a week or $65 A YEAR for 2 times/ week. I missed a few weeks and wasn't sure if it was basically for 104 times a year or specifically for the week. I asked the manager and he said he wasn't quite sure so he scanned my card. He stared at the screen, then hesitantly said, "nothing came up...Have fun!!!" Yippee! I can go as many times as I want!!! Unfortunately, I won't really be able to take advantage of that but it's nice to know that if I want to do a blitz before the cruise that I can.

 

[garys12]

Have you guys been reading the Trip Reports board. There was a 4 nite Wonder Cruise that could not get to CC about 2 weeks ago.

Here is my question, since ours is the first of the Double Dippers of the summer, do you think that Disney has a "backup plan" in the event that the ship is unable to dock there, or do you think we are going to have unscheduled sea days.

Please don't take this the wrong way as me being negative or anything. I am just a realist, and would hope that Disney has a plan in case of "emergency"..
On one recent cruise that I read about there was almost a mutiny on board, and each room ended up getting $100 ship board credit.

I am confident that this is not going to happen to us.

See you soon.

GS

 

[momof4ngls]

Have you guys been reading the Trip Reports board. There was a 4 nite Wonder Cruise that could not get to CC about 2 weeks ago.

Here is my question, since ours is the first of the Double Dippers of the summer, do you think that Disney has a "backup plan" in the event that the ship is unable to dock there, or do you think we are going to have unscheduled sea days.

Please don't take this the wrong way as me being negative or anything. I am just a realist, and would hope that Disney has a plan in case of "emergency"..
On one recent cruise that I read about there was almost a mutiny on board, and each room ended up getting $100 ship board credit.

I am confident that this is not going to happen to us.

See you soon.

GS

Apparently it is a tight fit for them to go into CC, so if it's too windy, they have to pass. I'd rather they be careful than to risk our safety pulling in when it isn't safe. If that happens, I have no doubt they'll substitute with great things available to us out to sea. Don't get me wrong, if they offered us $100 credit per stateroom, I'm not crazy, I'd take it! But I signed that contract with the full knowledge that the itinerary might change. If it's something beyond their control, I see no reason why they should have to give me a credit, because I know they'll provide us with lots of fun out to sea.

 

[disneyfool_1202]

Apparently it is a tight fit for them to go into CC, so if it's too windy, they have to pass. I'd rather they be careful than to risk our safety pulling in when it isn't safe. If that happens, I have no doubt they'll substitute with great things available to us out to sea. Don't get me wrong, if they offered us $100 credit per stateroom, I'm not crazy, I'd take it! But I signed that contract with the full knowledge that the itinerary might change. If it's something beyond their control, I see no reason why they should have to give me a credit, because I know they'll provide us with lots of fun out to sea.

ITA - I did the 4 night with a day at sea and 1 day at CC and I totally loved having a sea day because there were so many shipboard activities to enjoy. As much as I love CC I'm hoping there are still a wide range of on board things to do. 2 full beach days are a lot for little ones to be out in the sun all day - we're from MA so to go from the winter we just had to 2 full days in the sun at 80 plus degrees is a lot for our skin to handle!! We are just starting to get into the high 40's & 50's on a regular basis with a 60-70 degree day only 2 times in the past 2 weeks. Hell.... it was in the 30's just last week!