New Year's Eve 2008 12/27/08 SEE POST#1 FOR LIST

[BeLLaNoTTe]

Hi all This is Louise (Chad's girlfriend), I'm just stopping by to say i've heard a lot about all of you and i CANNOT WAIT until the cruise. From what i saw and heard you are all a ton of fun to be around!

And as for Molly, i can't wait to meet her! I was reading the thread and i saw that u were afraid of Cate and I being overwhelmed...well i can tell you it won't be a problem for me...i teach 19 first graders so i think i can handle her...Bring it on! haha

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I happen to know in Ohio, winter (weatherwise) is on average a month earlier and lasts a month longer than on the coast where we are...

I see where my $200 per cabin onboard credit comes from, DU charged us that much more on our total to cover it

No worries tho, it's as good as cash and that will come in handy when we sail...

I posted your valentines card Aisling...I put it n my TR thread for all to see~

Wow $850! That's alotta groceries!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Hi all This is Louise (Chad's girlfriend), I'm just stopping by to say i've heard a lot about all of you and i CANNOT WAIT until the cruise. From what i saw and heard you are all a ton of fun to be around!

And as for Molly, i can't wait to meet her! I was reading the thread and i saw that u were afraid of Cate and I being overwhelmed...well i can tell you it won't be a problem for me...i teach 19 first graders so i think i can handle her...Bring it on! haha

Hi Louise!!!!

22 Posts already huh? Welcome to our world

I Love your user name, I recently bought some Disney music cd's and Bella Notte is officially m favorite Disney Movie theme song~

Cate is also wonderful with kids, I'm not sure but I think education is her major at college...I've seen her with all kinds of kids and she is great with people in general...Molly and Wilson are great kids too, so it'sll good~

 

[tiggerwannabe]

For those who want to go the the Magicmeet in PA...

The payment window is supposed to opened REAL SOON! Probably this week....I'll post the details here when Fred makes them available to the public...

 

[Aisling]

Well, I finally finalized the final decision on our rooms.

6536 and 6538, which are connecting rooms, for the 5 of us. Deposits have been transferred from DCL to Costco, got/will be getting the credits, and so now it's done.

 

[ohioworkingmom]

Bumping us up, were did we all gi

 

[Aisling]

Bumping us up, were did we all gi

Recovering from the 3-day weekend!

I was at the bookstore looking at DCL guidebooks, and honestly I couldn't see spending the money when I can get more info right here. So I'm making my own Microsoft Works file with all the important info I need/want. I really love the planning part. I thought I'd want to see the Tulum ruins, but after reading about how long the bus ride is to get there, how very hot it is there, that people are no longer allowed to climb the steps of the pyramid, etc, I think I'll be looking into some other excursion while in Mexico.

I want to go to Hell! My DH told me to "grow up"!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I should still have my Passporter Cruise Guide book...

I can send it to you when I find it~

It's an older one but most of the information will be worth reading.

The Passporter people will be at the Magicmeet and sell their books at a discount if you want to put some cash aside for that, it's the best price you'll get for their guidebooks.

Another option, I'll see how much of a discount my Barnes & Noble membership card would get for one of those. I prefer Birnbaums for the overview and passporter for the details and reviews of the details. The Passporter was invaluable when reading comments from people who have gone on the excursions.

...and regarding Mel telling you to grow up...

I would tell him he's grown up enough for both of you

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Barnes and Noble offers

Birnbaums 2007 Cruise Guide for $11.29 and The Passporter Cruise Guide for $15.34...Is that much better than what you found it for?

I also have gone to our county library and checked out these same books. It's not quite the same as owning but at least you get to read them~

 

[trinibjill]

Hi everybody

We did the Xcaret ecological tour rather than the Tulim ruins.

When we went to Costa Maya (added because of the hurricane). We saw some ruins. On that tour we were allowed to go on them & the bus ride was interesting. When we came back the shopping was fun.

Jill

http://community.webshots.com/user/trinibjill

 

[trinibjill]

COME OUT -COME OUT - WHEREVER YOU ARE

I am agreeing with Ohio working Mom - "Bumping us up, were did we all go
02-18-2007 10:52 PM "

 

[Aisling]

Hi Jill

I was reading trip reports and looking at photos, and I notice that there was a mariachi band in the atrium during embarkation. Is this what they do for western cruises? I remember the calypso-style bands on the eastern.

 

[trinibjill]

Hi Aisling

I don't recall a mariachi band in the Atrium on embarkation.

It was pretty much like our trip. Except, on the Western we flew in so late by the time we got to check in darn near everybody was already on board.

For the sail away party we had the Charles Marshall Band.

Maybe Ohio Working Mom can tell us what was on her NYE cruise. I don't know if she had Eastern Or Western.

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Jill

 

[ohioworkingmom]

Our first NYE was an Eastern. I don't remember any band in the Atrium, but as that was our first ever Disney Cruise, it was all a bit overwhelming at that time

 

[Aisling]

Bumping us up while I search for the photo of the mariachi band.

 

[trinibjill]

Wednesday - Cozumel - Got off the ship in the morning and were undecided between Chankanab and La Cieba Hotel, so DH asked opinion of Taxi driver who suggested Mr. Sanchos Beach........so we took his advice and LOVED IT. Great atmosphere, good food, nice beach with sand (no rocks), live music, pool, watersports and it was free admission. Got back to ship about 4:30 and got ready for dinner. Arrived in lobby early to hear the mariachi band - they were great!! After dinner we played Bingo and then stayed for the game "So you think you know your TV songs". After that we headed to Deck 9 for the Deck party. That was fun. They also had the dessert buffet outside and also a taco bar with all the trimmings. Could not eat though, I was always stuffed after dinner!!!

Aisling
Is this the one you were looking for? It was May 2002

 

[trinibjill]

Cast: Myself (Bruce-43), DW(Sandy-39), DD(Amanda-11), and DD(Jennifer-8).

That night was “Mexicalifragilisticexpialidocious” night, and we love to see the Mariachi Band. Even though the attire for this night is Causal – Tropical, I always were the most expensive shirt I own, an off-white with a palm tree print Tommy Bahama shirt. I love this shirt, but even living in Florida I have rare occasion to wear a $120 casual shirt that’s dry clean only. During the festivities at dinner (conga line, limbo) one of the servers walked the entire length of the restaurant on his hands, he had on a cap which made him look bald except for long white hair out the sides, and the old eyeglasses and large nose mask. After he walked on his hands he came over to our table and it was our “Straight-laced” efficient server Plamen. It was great to see him smile and having a good time, he had been working so hard to make everything right all week. We later learned from one of our former servers (Wes) that Plamen had been his assistant until recently when he was promoted to server. I thought Plamen was doing a good job, and as I said he was very efficient and polite, he just didn’t seem quite comfortable in his new role well enough to have that out going friendliness servers usually have. Or maybe he was just trying to be as formal as possible. Either way, he took good care of us, and our assistant server (Gabor) was very open, friendly, and full of cheer. They made an “Excellent” team.
Bruce

This is from 2004. This is what they had before Pirates night.

 

[trinibjill]

I was thinking on pirates night there was a short period of time when a mariachi band played. In 2005 this was posted -

This is my first trip report here on the boards. It was my first ever cruise, and I had a GREAT time!

Wednesday, April 13th 2005

Back on the ship we showered and ordered room service lunch, then instead of having a live show that night, they just turned it into a movie theater and we saw “The Pacifier.” It was ok, but most of the funny parts were in the coming attractions. I hate that. Back at the room we got ready for dinner and when we got to our table, Gerry put Pirate bandanas on us and there was a Mariachi band and our menus were rolled up like treasure maps. After dinner everyone went up on the top deck for the “Pirates IN The Caribbean Party.” Captain Hook was there of course, and there were fireworks and everything. (Apparently DCL is the only cruise line that has fireworks on board.) Then there was a midnight dessert buffet, and we sailed away from Cozumel. We were in bed by 12:30, and had a towel snake in the room and chocolate coins on the bed.
THE END!

 

[Aisling]

This is from 2004. This is what they had before Pirates night.

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Jill, you're a lot smarter than I am!
Duh, it didn't click in my head that this was before Pirate Night came about.

I was going NUTS trying to find the photo I saw. But now I don't have to, because the Mariachi Mystery is solved.

 

[trinibjill]

Cruise News:
Disney Will Add Two New Ships in 2011 and 2012!

The Walt Disney Company today announced the long-awaited expansion of the Disney Cruise Line. In a press release, company President and CEO Bob Iger announced that the company has signed a letter of intent with Meyer Werft Shipyards of Germany to build two, 122,000-ton ships, each with room for 4,000 guests (Disney's current ships are each 83,000-ton/2,400 guests). The first of the two, as yet unnamed ships will be delivered in 2011, and the second will arrive in 2012.

Few additional details are available at this time. The ships will each have 1,250 staterooms (up from 877 -- a 40% increase), they'll be two decks taller, and Disney intends to follow the same design traditions as before -- gold scrollwork at the bow, the existing DCL color scheme, and "classic" ship style. Artist's renderings of the new ships look remarkably similar to the existing ships, with the addition of two more stateroom decks in the area between the lifeboat deck (deck 4) and the main recreation deck (deck 11) -- lots more rooms with verandahs! There is no word yet on proposed itineraries.