May 12, 2007 -- Taking the Magic to the Mediterranean -- 14 day Repo Cruise! Part 2

[padalyn]

wow - we did it again....I was away for 8 hours and had 10 pages!! My eyestrain is going to kill me later on!!

Loved the pics of the banner party - great job!!!

Brooklyn - I have a packing list if you want it - just PM me and I will send it to your regular email address since it is in Excel. I cover just about everything one could want (clothes, electronics, meds yadda yadda yadda!)
And like many others - please thank your husband for his service, and your family for the sacrifices. I am glad he is home safe and sound.

Laura - I was rolling - I do want to see the flapping, mic slapping gang posing video!!

Erik - I think you are right about the DVC resorts and the busses! We usually have a car, but I was alone that trip and just wandering around trading pins off lanyards that is why I wasn't too upset about the wait, I had a book with me of course!

 

[Scott H]

I think Bob posted a cafe press code a while back, that was valid for a couple of weeks and then some.

Yep don't tape stuff to your door....

Jimmy Concert is over, it was pretty darn good, He will be playing June 8th in paris, annonced tonight in the pre show.

Zip ties for sure....

we got a whole bunch of cruise stuff together today, Lynn is a little more relieved.

Will play a little tomorrow and then help put the roof on the pole barn...

Remember where ever you go you take the weather with you...

 

[Scott H]

DVC busses, seems like we usually have good karma when it comes to them.

Think I might have to bring my Mickey MP3 player, maybe we will see. They were just on sale big time at Disneyshopping.com I think like $29.

 

[Kissimmee]

2.) Banner....well what can I say....it looks amazing. The banner is gorgeous. The party looked amazing. I literally started to tear up a bit I was so excited seeing it!! (...and for the record I'm taking at least PARTIAL credit for that party even though I couldn't go because if you read back when we were all trying to figure out who would make the banner I think I actually threw the idea out there, "Why don't some of the folks native to Central Florida all do a pre-cruise meet and make the banner together!"...so I'm going claim that the excellent time you all had was at least partially my doing -----or course had the party been awful I'd be like, "who's crappy idea was THAT anyway?!?!" ). Anyhow....I'm so glad you guys had fun and were able to make such a HUGE and BEAUTIFUL banner!!

3.) Kissimmee----do I see a bird or parrot of some kind in a cage in the background of one of those pictures? What kind of bird do you have? Jason and I are bird fanatics....we have a Noble Macaw and I map my tours of Animal Kingdom from large parrot to large parrot!


Erik

The party was originally misseulalie and us when we were still on the Jun 6th cruise. But the idea of making it a banner party was in a post I read. So it might have been you for sure.

My wife and kids can't see a pet and not duct tape me to a chair until I give in and get it. We past a house on the way home from church a couple weeks ago with a pair of cockatiels for sale.

There was no living with them until I said fine...

Since we moved to this house we have had baby ducks, chicks, five goats, four puppies, assorted Koi, a flying squirrel, a hamster, nine or ten bunnies, two cockatiels and a cat.

 

[Scott H]

The party was originally misseulalie and us when we were still on the Jun 6th cruise. But the idea of making it a banner party was in a post I read. So it might have been you for sure.

My wife and kids can't see a pet and not duct tape me to a chair until I give in and get it. We past a house on the way home from church a couple weeks ago with a pair of cockatiels for sale.

There was no living with them until I said fine...

Since we moved to this house we have had baby ducks, chicks, five goats, four puppies, assorted Koi, a flying squirrel, a hamster, nine or ten bunnies, two cockatiels and a cat.

Yet another use for Duct Tape, sounds like a great collection. I, for your sake, hope they don't fall for one of the apes on Gibralter try explaining that to US Customs...

 

[padalyn]

Yet another use for Duct Tape, sounds like a great collection. I, for your sake, hope they don't fall for one of the apes on Gibralter try explaining that to US Customs...

Stacey (tiggr33) had a broken bag on one DCL trip - they tried to repair it, but once we got to WDW - it was DUCT TAPE to the rescue!! (we had to buy it of course!!)

 

[Hoagie Pie]

Do any of you well connected people who know ever so much about what will be happening on board happen to know who will be the captain on the crossing? Every single DCL trip we have ever been on (even on the WOnder way back when) we have had Captain Tom. We really like him. But it looks like Captain Thord has been onthe Msgic as of late. Anyone know for sure who gets to take the Magic home?

Hi Hadley, funny story, but Captain Tom made us book the Transatlantic cruise this year (he didn't have to break our arms), but anyway, he told us then that he plans on getting on the Magic just a week or two before he takes the Magic to the Med. As far as he knew last Mother's Day. All the talk of seafood is making me go crazy - living in Arizona, we don't get much. We have great steak though.

 

[kpros]

Do any of you well connected people who know ever so much about what will be happening on board happen to know who will be the captain on the crossing? Every single DCL trip we have ever been on (even on the WOnder way back when) we have had Captain Tom. We really like him. But it looks like Captain Thord has been onthe Msgic as of late. Anyone know for sure who gets to take the Magic home?

My source says Captain Tom will be taking the Magic to the Med.

Ken

 

[milestogo]

Goodnight all, had to sign on to see if there were banner postings and it just looks great!!! 8 pages later, time for bed. I've been printing trip junk all day.

Linda, since you are the visitor to Californina, which park do you want to meet in on Sunday? Come one, come all. Once we decide where to go. Sunday morning, short visit this time, since we all have a lot to do.

 

[Kissimmee]

Yet another use for Duct Tape, sounds like a great collection. I, for your sake, hope they don't fall for one of the apes on Gibralter try explaining that to US Customs...

And of course it can salvage a Palo's reservation when your suit does not get back from the cleaners in time.

Or allow you to sleep five is catagory 10 cabin...

 

[hksilverfox]

Great looking banner! Looks like you all had a great time!

Welcome to the newcomers! Great that you can join us!

Have really enjoyed reading the "Midsummers Nightmare" as both DW and I have been in our concert dress rehearsal all day! It lasted 6 hours for a 2 hour show and I had to laugh as the director took to flapping her arms all over the place!

Having crossed most of the Pacific and the Tasman sea twice in severe cyclones I highly recommend taking some Dramamine (Gravol for instance) with you! Prreventing sea sickness is much better than trying to get rid of it!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Regards,
Greg

 

[elderfam]

It is just outstanding the amount of great information and the helpful welcoming spirit of the group. I was thinking last night how the quanity of trip reports this group will generate could break a record. Is there one?

I am sitting in bed with all the lights out and everyone sound asleep, glued to the laptop. DH was teasing me because this is his laptop and I have sort of taken it over! I am finding it difficult to catch up when people (and animals) keep interupting my reading!

I need to go back and re-read a few things, but I do have a question. What have any of you ever needed the Duct tape for? This is one thing, besides my kitchen sink, I have not packed.

Remember the packlite.com site I talked about. Live a month on 7 items of clothing....right out the window!

LOVED the play recap, please tell me you have video and will hold a screening! How "Kewl" would that be!


If its a pack of dogs, pride of lions,down of hares, gaggle of geese, school of fish, flock of birds, swarm of bees, clowder of cats, drove of cattle, then what would you call a group of "Cynthia's"?

 

[elderfam]

When I saw the banner I got goosebumps! You guys did such a good job. I sure wish I could have been down there with you!

 

[Scott H]

OK OK OK I just got another idea for a party on board, there is the ½ way point, then we should also celebrate crossing the Prime Meridian.

 

[Scott H]

And of course it can salvage a Palo's reservation when your suit does not get back from the cleaners in time.

Or allow you to sleep five is catagory 10 cabin...

good very good, second pic reminds me of a story,

I want to say there is a school that has a duct tape prom all outfits made of the wonder tape.

I have packed ours for the trip and installed a government approved Label that says “ This tape is not approved by DCL for use to affix items to one’s stateroom door”

I really think it is a wise move on DCL part to let folks know about the effects the tape has, hey I am a shareholder, cut those maintenance costs.

 

[Scott H]

When I saw the banner I got goosebumps! You guys did such a good job. I sure wish I could have been down there with you!

Here Here Exactly

 

[Scott H]

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I need to go back and re-read a few things, but I do have a question. What have any of you ever needed the Duct tape for? This is one thing, besides my kitchen sink, I have not packed.


If its a pack of dogs, pride of lions,down of hares, gaggle of geese, school of fish, flock of birds, swarm of bees, clowder of cats, drove of cattle, then what would you call a group of "Cynthia's"?

I would call a group of Cynthia’s a Covey, my sister is one.

Now for the uses of Duct Tape. I have used it in several First Aid Applications, Mended a Tent pole at 18,235 ft on Mt McKinley (Denali) during a storm, Patched Wetsuits, fixed several items of camping and dive gear, mended a dog leash, and yes even hemmed a pair of tux pants, fixed a pair of binoculars on the Serengeti, that’s just to name a few.

Never leave home without a duct tape and a few zip ties, sadly travel with my swiss army knife is difficult, as it is not allowed on the ship, otherwise we could do wonders.

 

[misseulalie]

Why don't we have our own Kindergarten graduation for our 2 little girls. Any other Kindergarten graduates out there?

I have one.... (or are you counting my daughter???)

 

[gismo1554]

Do any of you well connected people who know ever so much about what will be happening on board happen to know who will be the captain on the crossing? Every single DCL trip we have ever been on (even on the WOnder way back when) we have had Captain Tom. We really like him. But it looks like Captain Thord has been onthe Msgic as of late. Anyone know for sure who gets to take the Magic home?

In March it was Thord. Mum was told that Tom was in the Med getting things ready so not sure if he has come back or not.

 

[Scott H]

Looks like the Louis Vuitton Semi Finals will be wrapping up as we sail by Valencia, that would be way KEWL!!!!