November 26, 2005/ 7 day Eastern Magic

[ljt064]

Jon,

I agree. I can't believe how bad the weather is for them. GC is so nice and to miss it must be a bummer. Lets hope for calm seas and sunny skies.

When are you guys traveling?

 

[DiaLady]

I figure this week's cruise is getting all the bad weather out of its system The Eastern Carribean looks much clearer. Hopefully the lows that are causing the nasty weather here sweep through the eastern carribean and pull any clouds with it!

I didn't have any issues on our last cruise, but I"m bringing ginger tablets just in case . . .

Back painting cabinet doors . . .

Have a terrific day!

 

[TJGorman]

I agree calm seas and sunny. Checked the weather forecast for the day we are in St. Thomas, the forecast is partly cloudy 10% chance of precip and 86 degrees! Yeah!

 

[jjbescher]

We are not leaving till Saturday Morning. We need to go see my family at the beach for Thanksgiving.

jon

 

[jonesing]

Hey! We passed 1000 posts...now how come those rowdy 11/19 sailing folks have over 5000 in their thread?

I'm so hacked off right now! I got DS a new set of Dockers luggage on sale and with an extra $20 coupon on Saturday and when DW started to pack his stuff, don't you know one of the straps is broken! grrrrrrr Luckily we have his original Travelpro bag and DW says she only needs one checked bag for all her stuff!? hmmmm more room/luggage allotment for me! But at least now ONE of us is packed!

oy! so much to do! I thought I was ready to start packing then I noticed that all those new clothes I got (75% off all the summerwear during the October Sale ) still had tags on them! So now I have more laundry to do.

Jonesing - Who do you work for? I'm a General Dynamics guy and love those Gulfstreams...well almost all of them.

I used to work for GD, before it imploded and the peices sopped up by everyone and their brother. Now, you would say I'm part of the Evil Empire

 

[DiaLady]

Kudos to your DW jonesing, for only needing one bag!! I know my dh is going to make me cut everything down when he sees how much I'm bringing.

Off to do more shopping . .. my formal dress is much tighter than I thought it would be

 

[jjbescher]

Kudos to your DW jonesing, for only needing one bag!! I know my dh is going to make me cut everything down when he sees how much I'm bringing.

Off to do more shopping . .. my formal dress is much tighter than I thought it would be

DW and I normally only need one bag each. However with all the Snorkel and Scuba equipment and drink stuff, we need an extra bag. Also with me actually packing some formal/semi-formal clothing the bags are bigger. Overall, we have 3 check in bags, one rolling soft-cooler and a duffel bag.

jon

 

[jonesing]

Sorry, no kudos for me

DW packed the baby's stuff in one bag. She also says she is only going to need one (cheked) bag! ha! Keep in mind that she used space bags and vacuum sealed much of the baby's clothes.

I on the other hand, will probably need 2 or 3 checked...formal clothes, a bag for shoes (6 pair at last count, 5 if I don't go to the gym--there is a gym on board?)

BTW We aren't counting the carry-on since we have to have those for boarding.

 

[jonesing]

Say, there are 2 bright/lime green paint ships at Home Depot! Which one should we use? Alien Green or Sonic Boom?

 

[Boo Mc]

I got Sonic Boom. Still not fully packed. It's very chilly here. Is anyone bringing rain ponchos since the islands say scattered showers? Also, we're going on a snorkel excursion. Can anyone ease my fears about using snorkeling equipment that's been used by zillions of others? Please tell me they clean them well (or at least clean them).

 

[momoftwodisneykids]

I got Sonic Boom. Still not fully packed. It's very chilly here. Is anyone bringing rain ponchos since the islands say scattered showers? Also, we're going on a snorkel excursion. Can anyone ease my fears about using snorkeling equipment that's been used by zillions of others? Please tell me they clean them well (or at least clean them).

The one time we rented snorkel equipment in Cozumel, you rented the mask and fins and you got a brand new snorkel to keep. Not sure it that is how it will be on other excursions.

Joanne

 

[DiaLady]

Boo Mc - When we snorkled at Castaway Cay last time, they put the used snorkling equipment into bleach. Problem is that bleach eats plastic after awhile. That would explain the hole in my mouthpiece. Double check your gear before you swim all the way to the sunken Mickey sucking up salt water.

For those of you flying into Orlando on Friday, looks like the weather is picking up! The new high is 77 degrees and sunny! And I was beginning to wonder if we'd have to bring an extra pair of jeans and warm coats . . .

Got the boys their white shirts today. My 8 yo ds picked a reindeer tie to go with his suit for formal night. He's such a character.

See ya'll soon!

 

[ljt064]

I feel like I'm always forgeting something. Anyway, just about packed. I am getting so excited. Bought my last magnets today. Kids are finally asleep and I can relax. My DW is off now for 2 weeks, she did the vacation dance.


I can't wait to do my own vacation dance

Can't wait to see you all real soon.

 

[qofhearts]

Well I got a manicure and pedicure today and picked up a new dress on sale at Dillards for formal night.

My Turkey day tradition is to pack until midnight. I haven't even thought about it yet. It's going to take a couple hours to get DD to narrow down the disney princess costumes to 2. She always wants to bring the entire collection.

Regarding snorkeling, we bought our own gear (mask, fins, snorkel) at Costco and bring it with. I hate the quality of the snorkel gear from the rental places and we snorkel so much on the islands - beaches etc. that it was cheaper. Note that we cruise a lot and snorkel enough to justify. IF you are worried about germs just bring some antibacterial to rub on everything.

Working on our room sign tonight... I hope the printer has enough color to make it!

 

[Dis Mama]

I got the manicure and pedicure (with Mickey on my toes, of course) today also. I am packing tomorrow. We're flying out early Thursday morning from Los Angeles and I'm hoping that it will not be too crowded.

I'm excited, but a little nervous about remembering to bring everything. I guess I can always buy it there if I forget it!!!

Lisa

 

[momoftwodisneykids]

Got my pedicure done last Saturday. Bought my son his dress shirt for formal night yesterday. I had hoped to get it to the dry cleaners for pressing today, but it didn't happen. Guess I will have to send it out right away when we get onboard, as I do not iron. I still have not packed, although, I have most everything set out on our guestroom bed. Went to Kinkos today to have our door sign laminated. I am planning to take off from work early tomorrow and try to get a massage done (DH bought me a gift certificate for my birthday). Hopefully I will get everything done tomorrow night, as we are leaving Thursday to spend Thanksgiving at MGM and then off the PC on Friday. Our dinner reservation at Hollywood and Vine is not until 3:50, so I guess I will have Thursday AM to finish up packing, but I am sure the kids will be chomping at the bit to get our vacation started. Can't believe we will be sailing in less than 4 days. Looking forward to meeting everyone on Saturday!

Joanne

 

[Michelle2]

Kudos to your DW jonesing, for only needing one bag!! I know my dh is going to make me cut everything down when he sees how much I'm bringing.

Off to do more shopping . .. my formal dress is much tighter than I thought it would be

Don't ya just hate that....I am not to where I wanted to be by now either, but oh well. I spent all day finishing up my shopping today too. Good news is I finished my door signs, found magnets for our swap, and got everything that we needed...Tomorrow is just putting it in the bags. We leave early early on Thursday, so tomorrow is our last packing day!

Can't wait to meet everyone on Saturday either!

 

[jonesing]

Well I got a manicure and pedicure today and picked up a new dress on sale at Dillards for formal night.

My Turkey day tradition is to pack until midnight. I haven't even thought about it yet. It's going to take a couple hours to get DD to narrow down the disney princess costumes to 2. She always wants to bring the entire collection.

Regarding snorkeling, we bought our own gear (mask, fins, snorkel) at Costco and bring it with. I hate the quality of the snorkel gear from the rental places and we snorkel so much on the islands - beaches etc. that it was cheaper. Note that we cruise a lot and snorkel enough to justify. IF you are worried about germs just bring some antibacterial to rub on everything.

Working on our room sign tonight... I hope the printer has enough color to make it!

DW and friend also bring their own gear. Got it cheap at Sam's Club 2 years ago. This time they aren't bringing the fins because they didn't help, took up too much space and they swim like otters anyway! Me? I swim like a big stone so baby and I will find something else to do!

arrrrgghhh!!! I got some new linen pants and they shrank about 1" in the dryer! They are machine dryable and I had it on the lowest setting... they still fit but a tad shorter than I'd prefer.

Have *just* barely started to pack...I usually stay up all night before a trip to finalize...not this time!

Hey, all this talk about manicures and pedicures, maybe I should get one! Tampa weather for Thursday shows Sunny 76°/62° 0% precip! yay!

 

[grlzmom]

We woke up to snow this morning, maybe an inch or so. And we are going to supposedly get a heavy band tonight, tomorrow a.m. with three or four inches to add to that so I will be extremely happy to see temps in the seventies and sunshine.

Now we have a school delay so probably wont get to sneak off for a manicure and pedicure before the cruise. Did manage to get the leaves raked, Christmas trees up, lights up and all the presents purchased, wrapped and hidden We are celebrating so many birthdays in the next couple of weeks (including dds sweet 16) that I am all planned out.

I think a little reindeer tie would be adorable with this being so close to Christmas . My kids are all doing a combination of red/black/white for formal night because we hope to get Christmas cards done and I would love to see them in holiday colors vs. us usually doing the kids in pastels.

We are driving four hours tomorrow to fly out from Baltimore where my parents are and will arrive in Orlando EARLY Friday a.m..

Lots of last minute details to take care of.

Happy journey to all of those that are leaving early.

 

[ljt064]

Its getting so close we can taste it. One day of work, Thanksgiving and then we are headed south to Florida. I just need to pick up some small items today, put my clothes into the garment bag and I'll be done.

By 3:00 pm, I hope to be doing the vacation dance.

We are traveling on Friday and weather looks like clear skies. Based on the news reports, I wish good luck to anyone traveling today. Thanks to Delta for now actions before our trip. Though I did get a call from them asking us to change our flight times because they are overbooked. I declined and hope will not effect me on Friday.

I hope everyone has a great and safe thanksgiving.

See you all in a few days!!