May 23, 2009 (5/23/09) E. Caribbean w/Tortola

[justmestace]

WHAT A GREAT CRUISE!!!!!

Thank you everyone, for the great FE gifts. Lots of stuff for my scrapbooking! I'm so awed by all the work you guys put into those! Thank you so much!

Sorry I didn't get to see a whole lot of you. We were on our balcony, napping and sunning a lot. After Sharon working several 72 hour work weeks, she really needed that down time and I was more than happy to rest right along with her.

What an amazing picture!!

Does anyone else wonder if there's a hole in the back of the ship from us hitting the dock yesterday morning at Port Canaveral???

Hey Bill.....your "Entourage" is going to miss you!!!

 

[justmestace]

Oh yeah....NO BABY YET!! Looks like I will make it there before he does!

Baby hasn't dropped, and there are "no physical changes" (will keep that simple so as to not gross out the men) so at least I can now really relax...and look back on a fun cruise.

 

[tripodjw]

Hi guys

We're back home in the UK now (got in about 3 hrs ago after leaving the magic at 9am). So far we've showered, eaten and watched the Lost finale which aired here while i was away.

Was great to meet some of you, sorry i didn't get chance to see you all. Thanks for all the FE gifts, they are fab and those that weren't eaten/drunk have come home with us (kindof come home - see below)

We had a superb time on the cruise and all our flights home were on time. EXCEPT all our checked luggage has gone awol (all three bags).

Of course we had tried to reduce hand luggage so virtually everything, souvenirs, FE gifts, clothes, cables and chargers for electricals is in checked baggage - even my cell phone. Most annoyingly so are our shutters pictures (which i'd put in there so they didn't get creased in hand luggage).

Am using Faith trust and pixie dust hoping they'll turn up in the next couple of days. Thi is my first ever lost luggage and it's quite upsetting as there are so many cool DCL things in there.

Anyhoo - we rebooked on board for an 11 night med (Tracy you'll get the details through from DCL soon enough as we asked to keep it with you and DU) and we can't wait already.

 

[jlawall]

Just subscribing to see how this trip went, we're going in July!

 

[WiscBill]

WHAT A GREAT CRUISE!!!!!


Hey Bill.....your "Entourage" is going to miss you!!!

Our trip home was uneventful. I grabbed a tray from Topsiders and Mo and I ate on the verandah one last time.We left the ship around 830 and had no lines. Budget was flawless again. We actually had enough time to go over by the Kennedy Space Center and snap some pictures of the shuttle Endeavor being moved from on launch pad to another. We got to the airport about 1130, said goodbye to my entourage and arrived home around 4 PM. This was our third cruise and the best yet, even if Mo didn't let me upgrade us to a Cat 3.

Melissa , we have many pics from the ceremony, including a long movie clip of a very romantic dance. We are busy photoshopping the groom's jacket (it's a little damp), so this might take awhile.

I'm still readjusting to reality. I had to make my own coffee this morning and tonight I'm cooking dinner. We will try and post some more pictures later, but here are a few from Castaway Cay before Tropical Storm Brent hit.

 

[msmith07101]

Does anyone else wonder if there's a hole in the back of the ship from us hitting the dock yesterday morning at Port Canaveral???

Oh...so that's what that was! We wondered what that VERY loud noise was!

 

[msmith07101]

I'm still readjusting to reality. I had to make my own coffee this morning and tonight I'm cooking dinner. We will try and post some more pictures later, but here are a few from Castaway Cay before Tropical Storm Brent hit.

I have to say...I am jealous!! We were snorkeling when that darn storm hit! Didn't get to see Minnie or Mickey or much else....a few fish. And boy was it hard to swim back to shore! A huge waste of money for the short time we were out. All the more reason to cruise again, right?

 

[tripodjw]

Oh...so that's what that was! We wondered what that VERY loud noise was!

It woke me up and in my half sleep i sat up and said "Iceberg!"

Guess i've seen Titanic a few too many times.

 

[justmestace]

It woke me up and in my half sleep i sat up and said "Iceberg!"

Guess i've seen Titanic a few too many times.

Sharon and I had already been up and out on the verandah. We'd just decided to go in and lay back down for a while...thank heavens, or I'd have been on my fanny on the floor. It was quite a jolt.

I called out from my spot on the sofa bed "That doesn't sound good" and Sharon said something about someone not paying attention. lol

 

[justmestace]

I'm sure Tom and Andrea have much better pictures than this, but this was our dolphin friend while sailing out of Tortola.

THANK YOU TOM AND ANDREA SO MUCH!!!!!

 

[justmestace]

Did anyone ever run into Ron....LegalBriefs?? I never saw him the whole time, not at any of the concierge parties or anything.

 

[winotracy]

Did anyone ever run into Ron....LegalBriefs?? I never saw him the whole time, not at any of the concierge parties or anything.

He switched dates and didn't sail on May 23.

 

[itdjbw]

We were having too much fun to post during the cruise LOL!! We were first at the port in the rain and ran into Melody and Jon there, and kept running into them all cruise long Glad to meet as many of you as we did, but I feel like we didn't meet very many.

Now if we could just get home.... Flight is delayed out of MCO and we will miss all possible connections with our carrier.....

It was good meeting you and also didn't get to meet as many as we thought we would

 

[itdjbw]

Anyone else home yet? We're home now after an 8 hour drive. Dropped the girls off at my sister's in Orlando area so we are now kidless for at least a week! We won't know what to do with ourselves!!!

Stacey, any word from Megan yet?

Got to meet a few folks onboard but not as many as I would have liked. Kept running in to WiscBill quite a few times. Ran in to Tracy a few but that was about it. Also was "busted" dropping off FE gifts.

Hope everyone had a great cruise. We did! Sad to be home now. I'm still swaying in my chair. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have my land legs back!
Ang

What am I... chopped liver??
Did my DD catch you?

 

[itdjbw]

So I guess you all figured we are home - we left the ship around 9.30am. Stopped at Coach and D&B and spent way too much money - I need to remember NOT to do this when DD is with me

We got home and then went out for dinner cause there was no way i was going in the kitchen so soon.
Sunday I did some laundry, Aubrey picked up the dogs and tortoise and unpacked.

Thanks to all for the FE gifts, it was fun and the kids loved coming to the cabin and seeing gifts.

Back to reality and work.

 

[justmestace]

He switched dates and didn't sail on May 23.

Darn! And no one told me I could have upgraded!!

 

[Mel0215]

HI! Reality is not as fun as the Magic! We are officially converts, and have booked again!!!! Jon and I were happy the rain stopped and everyone could come out for the farewell Port Canaveral party as we left. We were happy to meet everyone. Although, we kept running into Tracy and Bill! Good times. Thank you to all who participated in the FE; well worth it! Hope everyone had a safe journey home!

 

[JOANNEL]

I'm sure Tom and Andrea have much better pictures than this, but this was our dolphin friend while sailing out of Tortola.

THANK YOU TOM AND ANDREA SO MUCH!!!!!

Yes, double thanks from me also. I wasn't as quick with the camera.

We arrived home Saturday night after a shopping trip to DTD. It sure was hot.

It was great to meet every one,

I still feel the ship move and I came home with a cold!!!!

Last week went way too fast.

have a great day all.

 

[Disneyfalcon]

We're back too. Reality is tough. I was hoping I could order some Mickey bars before bed last night.

Sorry we didn't get to meet many of you. We had a great time - all 5 cabins of us. The three cabins that did the FE exchange all loved it. Thanks for the wonderful gifts. Some people put so much time into them!! They were all fun though.

 

[Disneyelf10]

We're back too. Reality is tough. I was hoping I could order some Mickey bars before bed last night.

Sorry we didn't get to meet many of you. We had a great time - all 5 cabins of us. The three cabins that did the FE exchange all loved it. Thanks for the wonderful gifts. Some people put so much time into them!! They were all fun though.

I don't have to go back to work til tomorrow (Tuesday) but I don't want to go!!! I miss the ship- in fact my DH just asked me if I wanted to up to deck 9 for some ice cream! I want to be back on the ship! I too miss the Mickey pops! They are a favorite of ours.

Also, I was still unpacking today and was looking at all the FE gifts again, they are all great, thanks again to everyone!!