October 13th, 2007~"Cruise-A-Palooza"

[CrazyZeus1]

I do have to admit though...all those status upgrades with American Airlines & Marriott have been VERY helpful through the years! And I wouldn't want to be in his shoes for anything in the world. Until about a year ago, he traveled every single week, out of state, for work. I could have NEVER done that! So even though I mock his status, I know how much time away from the family it took to get them

But I still stick by my bla bla bla

 

[DisneyFamilyTX]

New dirt! Or old hash - take your pick. Just spoke with DCL - had to get a fix!

So I was checking on a few things and found out the following:
Dining Rotation
5:30 seating - Animators, Parrot Cay, Lumiere's, A, P, L, A
5:45 seating - Parrot Cay, Lumiere's, Animators, P, L, A, P
6:00 seating - Lumiere's, Animators, Parrot Cay, L, A, P, L

I asked if they could tell me what seating I was. The response was there's no way to know - based on when you reserved, astrological sign, etc..

Also checked for the absolute time when the last of us can book:
For us first timers - ressies open up at 3 a.m. EST July 30th.

 

[CrazyZeus1]

OK...another newbie question...I was reading the PassPorter book yesterday for the 100th time And it mentioned something about luggage tags coming with your "cruise documentation". I have received the "brown envelope", and also have a reservation confirmation page that was mailed from DCL,but I don't have any luggage tags.

Do those come out later as the cruise gets closer, or do I need to call someone? Anyone know? Or anyone get their luggage tags and I tossed ours by accident?

 

[nosaj72]

Do those come out later as the cruise gets closer, or do I need to call someone? Anyone know? Or anyone get their luggage tags and I tossed ours by accident?

Cruise docs usually show up about a month before sailing. There used to be a lot of paperwork to fill out, but these days you can do most of that online. There will be a "Ticket Book" like thing that will have your transfer coupons, and your luggage tags to affix to your luggage. I can't imagine anyone from this cruise has theirs yet. There would be no need to worry about it until at least a week or two from sail date.

Jason

 

[CrazyZeus1]

Thanks Jason! That's what I was thinking...the documents come in that clear envelope with everything (like when you visit Disney World). And those always come closer to trip date...but I just wanted to check!!

 

[seagee]

For anyone who wanted some details on the launch.
Event: Shuttle Discovery• ISS 10A
Date: 10/20/2007

Time: 12:50:00 PM EST
Details: STS-120 will be the 23rd U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver the Node 2 connecting module to the station that will serve as the portal to the international partners' laboratories.
Contact: Reservations
Phone: 321-449-4444
Location: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida


http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/index.asp

 

[seagee]

Hey Bevtoy you are a hero with your magnet thread! Thanks Cathy

 

[CrazyZeus1]

New dirt! Or old hash - take your pick. Just spoke with DCL - had to get a fix!

So I was checking on a few things and found out the following:
Dining Rotation
5:30 seating - Animators, Parrot Cay, Lumiere's, A, P, L, A
5:45 seating - Parrot Cay, Lumiere's, Animators, P, L, A, P
6:00 seating - Lumiere's, Animators, Parrot Cay, L, A, P, L

I asked if they could tell me what seating I was. The response was there's no way to know - based on when you reserved, astrological sign, etc..

Also checked for the absolute time when the last of us can book:
For us first timers - ressies open up at 3 a.m. EST July 30th.

Another newbie question....if we have the Main Dining time, are there three seating times for the Main Dining? Thanks!

 

[d'Isigny]

Another newbie question....if we have the Main Dining time, are there three seating times for the Main Dining? Thanks!

Yes...from past cruises...everybody would 'cluster' to deck 3 when main/late seatings were the same time. From what I've read...the staggered dining times help avoid the congestion. Getting an elevator around dining time was a real pain. Hopefully...this will make things go smoother.

 

[bevtoy]

Hey Bevtoy you are a hero with your magnet thread! Thanks Cathy

Thanks, I love graphics.

 

[DisneyFamilyTX]

Does anyone know if you can sign up ahead of time for the wine tastings and activites of the like ahead of time? Or can those only be done once on board?

 

[dobelover]

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Question...are many sticking around to watch the shuttle launch? I always wanted to see one and we may not get another opportunity to. During our 1995 WDW trip, one was scheduled - but canceled. Have heard the area all around the beach area is 'just a zoo' and traffic is backed up 2 hours post launch (and I thought Phoenix traffic was bad). I am just starting to worry about making a 5pm flight out of MCO. Do any of you have any plans...suggestions....share same concerns...let’s tawk.

Morning All -

Kevin - We are discussing hanging around for the launch. I will have my car and need to be at the Sanford Auto Train station by 1pm. Not sure if we have enough time to get there.

 

[dobelover]

Oops

Welcome nosaj72 and family

 

[d'Isigny]

Does anyone know if you can sign up ahead of time for the wine tastings and activites of the like ahead of time? Or can those only be done once on board?

Hey DisneyFamilyTX – first….Phoenix is still waiting for more rain from H-Town. Please send more our way.

Will try to answer your post – I reviewed some older Navigators. If things stay the same (note: the use of ‘legal weasel words’)…there are at least 4 events you need to get tickets for at Guest Services. The ones listed are as follows;
- Tea With Wendy…free…held twice. From trip reports I’ve read – this is a cute event for those with young daughters. DD’s commonly dress ‘way up’…princess costumes
- Beer Tasting…$12.00 pp…held twice. The Navigator discussed tasting numerous beers from around the world while being entertained with pub trivia from the bar staff.
- Margarita and Tequila tasting…$15.00 pp…held once. Learn about distilling styles, production and ageing
- Stem to Stern – Wine Tasting…$12.00 pp…held once. Learn about different wines from various regions. We’ve done this each and every sailing….LOVE IT!! You are offered 6 wines with cheese and bread while the Wine Steward from Palo shares education on different wines and wineries.

If I’ve missed any…or others have something to add…plz – dive right in.

Well…just can’t make it through a post with out offering you another photo of 'Stem to Stern - Wine Tasting'.....CHEERS!!!

 

[Samlaw97]

Jason and TNRobin

We (Mike and JoAnn) are also from Williamson County....We live in Spring Hill...Our two boys, 8 and 6, are cruising with us....we have cruised several times on RCCL but this is our first Disney Cruise...We are very excited

 

[jenmack]

If I’ve missed any…or others have something to add…plz – dive right in.

I remember there was martini tasting, I believe $15pp on the October 2005 cruise. We (Mark & I) didn't do it but our table mates from the "Molar Express" Brenda (oybolshoi) & Jason did. I remember Brenda saying there was an appletini, cosmopolitian, and more (I can't remember). They enjoyed it and I might be interested in trying it this time around. The wine tasting sounds nice too.


Timon- I loved looking at all your pictures/scrapbook & your video. It made me homesick...

 

[d'Isigny]

Hope this finds all well.

lookee here - lookee here....we have some now members....WELCOME!!!

Since we have some new friends and it's been a while since this subject has been brought up...here is some information on our 'off Dis web site'...if you've not joined...please look for the link at the end of this post.

On our past cruise, we grew to ~30 families participating on a DIS cruise thread. I’ve got some great memories as we had a blast!!! This group really needed a place to share data that The-DIS does not offer. We used Yahoo Groups and it worked wonderfully.
For our 07 cruise, I set one up through Yahoo Groups as a ‘closed site’ – i.e., a Moderator needs to ‘invite’ someone to participate. It would be my personal preference in keeping this a ‘closed site’. However, if ‘our group’ prefers, I can change this to an ‘open site’ allowing any/all with an internet connection to view the information we have added. I don’t want to dwell on the ‘horrors in the world’...just want to keep ‘our information’ as secure as we can – rant off.

This is an ‘off-DIS’ web site for us to share information (files – photos – polls – database – links...etc). It’s an amazing organizing tool that offers us free data storage (can’t get much better than that). Of course...they will offer links and banners (I call them Internet commercials) to ‘suggest’ you purchase goods/services from one of their vendors. However, you are under no obligation to review or purchase ANYTHING.

Should you want an invite to this site....click on the bleow link and include the e-mail address you want the invite to

kevin.smith@appl.ge.com;d_Isigny@msn.com

You can always send me a PM, but this may take longer for me to get your request.

Finally....this site is not intended to replace The-DIS Cruise Thread...at all. It’s my hopes we can share information with each other...making our cruise and vacation planning easier.

 

[TnRobin]

Woo Hoo - three middle tennessee families on board at one time. Is anyone else going down on Friday since the kids are out of school? We have APs and want a little park time on Friday.

Robin

 

[TnRobin]

80 more days until we fly outta here. Woo Hoo Another 10 days down.

 

[nosaj72]

Woo Hoo - three middle tennessee families on board at one time. Is anyone else going down on Friday since the kids are out of school? We have APs and want a little park time on Friday.

Robin

We considered it, but since we don't have APs, it was going to be a fair chunk of change for just one day at the park. We decided instead to take a Friday afternoon flight, giving use Friday morning to pack at a leisurely pace.

Anyone else sign up for the Disney bus transfers? I have been thinking of trying to get to port on my own this year, but we've always used them in the past, and its just so very convenient. However, with the potential shuttle launch, I am thinking of not using them this year so we can hang around the port to see that.

Jason.