May 14, 2011 - Eastbound TransAtlantic

[TxMermaid1]

Wow... what an awesome trip! I loved meeting everyone! Ya'll are wonderful. I hope we will meet again on another cruise....

Here is the Secret Mickey reveal list. I know several of you missed the reveal and have asked about it.

Thank you to my secret mickey for all the wonderful gifts... I loved them all!

Also thanks to everyone for all the FE gifts. They were so nice and I loved coming to the cabin and finding the FE fairy had come to visit.

Now for the list


Dis Name Secret Mickey For Dis Name Cabin#



Bwcb4 Barb Jill TxMermaid1 7596
Dick- Ashley KrissAnnb 6040

Heatherb819 Heather- Anik Winstanik 7125
Hannah Elizabeth(3) Vicky29 GTY

KrissAnnb KrissAnn- Cindy Platinumcruzer GTY
Ashley Kenneth TxMermaid1 7596
Ashlyn Cara(19) Platunumcruzer GTY
Aaron Mic Seamour 5504

Platinumcruzer Cindy Barb Bwcb4 2629
Cara(19) Heather Heatherb819 2015

Runswithscissors Sarah Winston Winstanik 7125
Hunter(8) Aaron(14) KrissAnnb 6040

Seamour Mic Danny TxMermaid1 7596

TxMermaid1 Jill Hannah(8) Heatherb819 2015
Danny Elizabeth 7586
Kelsi Ashlyn(16) KrissAnnb 6040
Kenneth David 7586

Winstanik Winston Dick Bwcb4 2629
Anik KrissAnn KrissAnnb 6040

Vicky29 Elizabeth(3) Sarah Runswithscissors 8532

Brownen Elizabeth Kelsi TxMermaid1 7596
David Hunter Runswithscissors

 

[Zoom]

Welcome back EBTA cruisers!!! We are on the 2nd MED sailing (june 8th) and just want to ask, How much was the exchange rate onboard? I know it can change daily but i just want to have an idea. Thanks.

Also, maybe some of you guys can answer few questions on this thread....

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2729438

 

[stsomewhere]

I exchanged fro euros $200 was 135 euros ( 1.47 exchange rate)

 

[sehandiph]

Just deciding which of the fantastic recipes that I got onboard (from the recipe exchange and from the restaurants) that I should attempt this weekend.

I want to try them all.

Sharon

 

[bwcb4]

Wow... what an awesome trip! I loved meeting everyone! Ya'll are wonderful. I hope we will meet again on another cruise....

Here is the Secret Mickey reveal list. I know several of you missed the reveal and have asked about it.

Thank you to my secret mickey for all the wonderful gifts... I loved them all!

Also thanks to everyone for all the FE gifts. They were so nice and I loved coming to the cabin and finding the FE fairy had come to visit.

Now for the list


Dis Name Secret Mickey For Dis Name Cabin#



Bwcb4 Barb Jill TxMermaid1 7596
Dick- Ashley KrissAnnb 6040

Heatherb819 Heather- Anik Winstanik 7125
Hannah Elizabeth(3) Vicky29 GTY

KrissAnnb KrissAnn- Cindy Platinumcruzer GTY
Ashley Kenneth TxMermaid1 7596
Ashlyn Cara(19) Platunumcruzer GTY
Aaron Mic Seamour 5504

Platinumcruzer Cindy Barb Bwcb4 2629
Cara(19) Heather Heatherb819 2015

Runswithscissors Sarah Winston Winstanik 7125
Hunter(8) Aaron(14) KrissAnnb 6040

Seamour Mic Danny TxMermaid1 7596

TxMermaid1 Jill Hannah(8) Heatherb819 2015
Danny Elizabeth 7586
Kelsi Ashlyn(16) KrissAnnb 6040
Kenneth David 7586

Winstanik Winston Dick Bwcb4 2629
Anik KrissAnn KrissAnnb 6040

Vicky29 Elizabeth(3) Sarah Runswithscissors 8532

Brownen Elizabeth Kelsi TxMermaid1 7596
David Hunter Runswithscissors

Dear Platinumcruizer Cindy,
Thanks for being a great Secret Mickey! The Mickey box you made was amazing.

What a MAGICal Cruise we all had.
We hope to travel with you again.
Thanks for all the great recipes.....I'll think of you while I'm cooking.

Bye

Barb bwcb4

 

[ga9497]

does anyone have photos of the menus that they can post?
Those of us on the early med cruises, we are on the June 18th one, are really looking forward to any information anyone can provide

There is a thread on the main board about questions for early cruisers, the link is a couple of post above this one

Thank you

 

[seamour]

Wow... what an awesome trip! I loved meeting everyone! Ya'll are wonderful. I hope we will meet again on another cruise....

Here is the Secret Mickey reveal list. I know several of you missed the reveal and have asked about it.

Thank you to my secret mickey for all the wonderful gifts... I loved them all!

thanks for putting this all together Jill!

 

[seamour]

Recipe index from EBTA May 2011

Main dishes including breakfast
Sheperd’s Pie/Cottage Pie/hot pot
Chicken pot pie
Spinach Pie with homemade dough
Chicken Poppy Seed
Crockpot Oatmeal
Shrimp Limoncello
Chicken Devan

Soups/Chili’s
Vegan Bean Soup Entrée
Turkey chili
Taco Soup
Vegan Bean Soup Entrée
Turkey chili
Tamale soup
Turkey/Chicken & Rice Soup

Sides (salads, breads etc)
Sour grape Salad
Corn Salad
Rock Buns
Broccoli cornbread
Marinated Slaw
Slow baked Tomatoes
3 baked bean casserole

Grilling stuff
Pizza crust for the grill
Grill marinade

Appetizers/snacks/ drinks
Cheese Bread Spread
Texas Guacamole
Jalapeno Bean Dip

Desserts & sweets
Frosted Peanut Butter Bars
Fresh apple cake
Spiced Pecans
Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble
Cantaloupe Ice Cream
Noel fruit cake cookies
Chocolate Souffle
Palo’s Chocolate Souffle
Vanilla sauce
Chocolate soufflé cupcakes
Dundee Cake
Scottish Shortbread
Kentish Tart
Banana Pudding Best Ever
Cherry Oatmeal coconut cookies
Anzac Cookie
Chocolate Pie
Strawberry Pie

 

[bwcb4]

Recipe index from EBTA May 2011



Thanks for organizing our recipes! That was a great idea. What variety and great choices we have. I'm going to enjoy all of these in a binder for my EBTA cooking memories.

I love recipes from different parts of the country and now the world. I'm so glad my "selfish" idea of a way to get some, seemed to be enjoyed by others too! I believe I will be the official recipe card coordinator on all of our future cruises too!

THANKS everyone for making this idea a fun success!!!

ENJOY COOKING!

Barb

 

[seamour]

Recipe index from EBTA May 2011



Thanks for organizing our recipes! That was a great idea. What variety and great choices we have. I'm going to enjoy all of these in a binder for my EBTA cooking memories.

I love recipes from different parts of the country and now the world. I'm so glad my "selfish" idea of a way to get some, seemed to be enjoyed by others too! I believe I will be the official recipe card coordinator on all of our future cruises too!

THANKS everyone for making this idea a fun success!!!

ENJOY COOKING!

Barb

I absolutely LOVED this idea and love that I have a little piece of so many new friends now to enjoy!

 

[dylan'smom]

Hey everybody!! Not sure if anyone checks this poor, lonely thread anymore...lol, but was wondering if anyone did try Air Berlin for the cruise??

I know there were a couple people who were thinking about it last time & they do have some great rates.... just hoping for some feedback on that as I try to rationalize & figure out a way to do the wbta!!


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[ThePicketts]

Be VERY careful. I took a discounted air to get from Barcelona to England and luggage cost me nearly $2000. Check their baggage fees first!

 

[birkner]

Hey everybody!! Not sure if anyone checks this poor, lonely thread anymore...lol, but was wondering if anyone did try Air Berlin for the cruise??

I know there were a couple people who were thinking about it last time & they do have some great rates.... just hoping for some feedback on that as I try to rationalize & figure out a way to do the wbta!!


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Be VERY careful. I took a discounted air to get from Barcelona to England and luggage cost me nearly $2000. Check their baggage fees first!

I second the watch out for baggage fees though I do think she means $200 instead of $200. For us it was okay as we were flying on miles to Frankfort so baggage fees were still less than we would have paid for a full fare ticket.

We flew Air Berlin last year from Frankfort to Barcelona. Baggage restrictions are very strict. You have an advantage if you are flying from the USA and not Europe but still expensive if you have more than one bag. Their carry on bag restrictions forced us to buy a special bag. I prepaid for an additional bag for each of us as it is cheaper. We actually used Luggage Express to ship two additional bags as United allows us three bags each.

Cabin baggage
For reasons of safety as well as convenience, each passenger is only allowed to take one item of cabin baggage into the cabin. Cabin baggage must not weigh more than 6 kg (8 kg incl. laptop) and the dimensions must not exceed 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. Passengers in airberlin’s business class may take a second item of cabin baggage weighing up to 6 kg on board.
6 kg - 13 lbs 3 oz 8 = 17 lbs 10 oz
55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. = 21.7in x 15.7in x 7.9 in

Free baggage allowance
The piece concept applies to flights to and from the USA and also to and from Canada. Essentially it means that one item of baggage weighing up to 23 kg is allowed per person travelling in Economy Class. Holders of a topbonus Service Card can check in one item of baggage weighing up to 32 kg free of charge.

23 kg = 50.7063 pounds.

Extra Bag Cost:
Economy Class
more than 23 kg and up to 32 kg: EUR 25 (USD 25) one way.

Second item of baggage
up to 23 kg: EUR 40 (USD 40) one way
More than 23 kg and up to 32 kg: EUR 65 (USD 65) one way.

Third and each additional item of baggage, each
weighing up to 32 kg: EUR 150 (USD 150) one way
More than 32 kg: EUR 450 (USD 450) per item of baggage one way.

Business Class
Third and each additional item of baggage, each
weighing up to 32 kg: EUR 150 (USD 150) one way
More than 32 kg: EUR 450 (USD 450) per item of baggage one way.

 

[ThePicketts]

No, I paid $2000 (TWO THOUSAND). EasyJet charged per kilo oafter the first 20kg and we had 2 heavy pieces each for all 5 of us. And I'm a he, not she. :-D

 

[birkner]

No, I paid $2000 (TWO THOUSAND). EasyJet charged per kilo oafter the first 20kg and we had 2 heavy pieces each for all 5 of us. And I'm a he, not she. :-D

I am so sorry for calling you a she. Mea culpa!

I thought my 300 Euros was bad!! We did not have our bags weighed but prepaid that and that was all were charged!!

 

[strawberryblonde]

Hey everybody!! Not sure if anyone checks this poor, lonely thread anymore...lol, but was wondering if anyone did try Air Berlin for the cruise??

I know there were a couple people who were thinking about it last time & they do have some great rates.... just hoping for some feedback on that as I try to rationalize & figure out a way to do the wbta!!


.

This is the flight we took, Bev! Greyhound Bus of the skies, I call it . Because you will be taking an international flight, you are allowed one check on (under 51 pounds) and one carry-on (around 13 pounds) for free. We did not care for the food (Delta's was better last Oct.) but managed. Entertainment is lame as well, take a few good books! It is worth it to make the WBTA affordable. We did not pay in advance for our seat assignments. We checked in the night before, and were able to get window or aisle for all 4 of us (two sets of A + B, two in front of the other two). Good luck

 

[strawberryblonde]

No, I paid $2000 (TWO THOUSAND). EasyJet charged per kilo oafter the first 20kg and we had 2 heavy pieces each for all 5 of us. And I'm a he, not she. :-D

Oh my word!! I'm so sorry!

Did you not hear my whining about my luggage weight allowance woes? I wish I would have known to warn you. It is very hard to get your one check on each to weigh under 43 pounds, but doable. I threw out MIL's full sized Suave shampoos and conditioners and told her I would buy her new ones for use at my house....only cost me .99 cents each to replace once we got here. She was my hardest one to pack up for our exit from the cruise. My son was my easiest, one of his heavy pair of shoes got tight on the cruise so we left them behind

 

[owensamo]

No, I paid $2000 (TWO THOUSAND). EasyJet charged per kilo oafter the first 20kg and we had 2 heavy pieces each for all 5 of us. And I'm a he, not she. :-D

We considered EasyJet to London, but this is exactly why we ended up on British Air! We wanted to make sure we wouldn't have any extra luggage fees, and EasyJet's a la cart pricing was just weird!

Amanda

 

[SonjaLeigh]

we ended up having to check our carry on, but as we travel light we were lucky and not charged. i hated to check my carry ons.

 

[seamour]

be very careful. I took a discounted air to get from barcelona to england and luggage cost me nearly $2000. Check their baggage fees first!

yikes