Offical Check-In List 10/30/04 "Magic"

["Ginger"]

Hi All I've been working, working, working.

Lynne how's about an invite to join us again aboard the Disney Magic for a little Halloween fun. I'll send it along with a few bottles for them to fill with beach sand. If you like this idea send me your snail mail info. by email or PM.

BTW,No customs problems with our little sand bottles.

Julie I hope you get to join us on the cruise, sending Pixie Dust your way.

 

[taswira]

Originally posted by "Ginger"
BTW,No customs problems with our little sand bottles.

That's cool. In most places it is not permitted since sand is considered soil and it's the Dept. of Agriculture that deals with that. The same goes for shells. In fact, DCL room stewards have <I>occasionally</I> been known to remove shells from Guests' staterooms if they see them, unless they were "packaged and purchased" shells. In many countries it's a major offense to remove <I>anything</I> from the beaches or wilderness areas. It wasn't years ago, but now they are more environmentally conscious.

But hey - if Customs actually <I>sees</I> that you bring back sand and allows it, then that's great news. Thanks for the info.

 

[vikingfans]

I've seen CM's make people leave star fish and shells when we go to Castaway Cay, and I know they want you to wash the sand off your feet when you board (for obvious reasons), but I've not seen them make anyone leave sand.

I don't know about the other islands, can't remember seeing anything like shells going on the ship there.

The way work is going...I'm REALLY going to need this vacation in October! Can't wait!

 

[Tluvs2talk]

Hi Everyone,
I can't wait until the cruise. I have already started shopping summer bargains and putting stuff up for the cruise. I am ready for some peace and relaxation.



Teri

 

[Jaypd]

Ok...I am now paid in full.....If only I could speed up time

 

[njfamily]

Thanks for the great suggests on how to tell our kids about the cruise. Haven’t had a chance to think about them yet. Work was stressful last week and now I am doing the last minute laundry and packing before we go to the Pocono’s for the week.

Have a great week everyone!

Lynne

PS - Jaypd - Paid off - WOW! I'll be checking the mail when we get home for the final payment reminder from our TA.

 

[alwatlers]

Good Morning everyone! Sorry I have been gone for so long, but with the boys home this summer and my work schedule a little hectic I haven't been on the computer as much as I would like. I have been getting your emails for the trick or treating and filing them in my database. I will be going overthem again tomorrow and then I will post what information I may have missed. Also I am going to read over the posts from this forum and see if anyone else plans on going. I will post this info tomorrow afternoon so keep an eye out for it. Thanks for being so patient. I can't wait for this cruise. We need a vacation badly, even though TJ still doesn't want to go for his birthday. He is afraid he is not going to have his party with his friends. I told him that we would have it the weekend before we leave(his is on Halloween). We got lucky that there is no West Virginia University Home game that weekend, because when they are home, no body does anything else but go to the game. We tried to have a party when he was 2 on a home game day, we invited 20 some kids and only 2 showed. Thank goodness he was only 2 so he wasn't upset at all. Of course with my luck this year he will invite the kids in his class(about 22) and all of them will show up.


Talk to you guys tomorrow.

 

[dis4me]

Ginger You have us listed twice on the T or T list. Dis4me ad Toni are the same person. My children are DD 9 Kyra dd 8 yla and DS 2 James. Sorry fpr any confusion.
We have a gar cat 4 so we don't have a room number yet.

 

["Ginger"]

T-or-T list :

alWatlers 7574 TJ 8 Alan 13 (YES)

Bobness 1950 Reagan 10 (Yes)

cheysdad 7067 Cheyenne 8 (YES)

cheysdad's neighbors 7619 Gabby 9 Julie 6 Christina 5 (YES)

dis4me somewhere on deck 8 Kyra 9 Kayla 8 James 2 (YES)

Disneediva 6087 Austin 10 Gabby 11 (Yes)

Disney_Newf 2004 Ryan 4 (YES)

Donnainnj Cat 11 Sarah 11 Erin 7 (Yes)

Dms_cruisers04 7503 Samantha 4 (Yes)

Drm 6609 Danielle 13 Keith 12 (YES)

Ginger 2052 Ashley 7 (YES)

Jamashp 8528 Ashley 12 Jamie 10 Bryce 6 (YES)

Jaypd 8046 Zach 4 Also joining Zach will be his new baby sister who arrived on: 5/30/2004 Miranda (YES)

Jewelray 6015 Dd 10 (YES)

Jimbo 6098 & 6099 Kayla 10 Andrea 7 (YES)

Keh and Rose_greenthumb 7627 & 7629 (YES)

Letsgodisney need stateroom numnber Ryan 3 (YES)

Lynda Silk 7060 Robert 12 Elizabeth 10 (YES)

Mdvasquez 2071 Ashley 13 (YES)

mhb 6108 Kyle 13 Rachel 11 (YES)

Njfamily 8030 Emily 7 Adam 5 (Yes)

ShirleyR- 5520 Hunter 6 (YES)

Skoi 6018 Sadie 10 Sig 6 (Yes)

Taswira 7628 (Yes)

Tluvs2talk 5001 (YES)

Vikingfans 6090 (YES)

rocadonismom 7567 (YES)


37 trick-or-treaters

Trick-or-Treat

 

[mhb]

Good Morning everyone!! As the days go by I get more and more excited. I can't believe we have 37 T or T'ers. I've been looking into Orential Trading for some things that we would like to give out. Do you guys make up small treat bags?

Michelle

Can anyone tell me how to put up a counter? I don't want to ask a silly question, but I'm not sure how to do it.

Thanks

 

["Ginger"]

Hi all
Michelle I wish I could tell you how to get a count down clock, but I can't, sorry. Maybe the folks on the Tech board can. I'm sure it's an easy thing to do.
Yes small t-or-t bag are best, the kids get so much stuff.
Last year we had 42 t-or-t'er. I expect we will have more this year. There's always late signers. We'll have to a cut off date to get final count.

Welcome back Karen and Emma, how was your holiday?

Still looking for family staying at the Radisson before the cruise, so far Lynda Silk and myself, maybe Dena???

 

[Jaypd]

mnb check your PM's

 

[disneediva]

Wow I really can't believe how close this trip is. We had a slight scare today, my DH called me while at work, I am an ER nurse and said he was having chest pain. Now mind you he hates hospitals so I knew he was really feeling bad. He came in and wound up having to have a angiogram tonight, luckily all is well and it came back clear. Now I really really need a vacation. I better wait a little while before I tell him I need some new clothes for the cruise I wouldn't want to get his pressure up just yet

 

[KEH]

Hi everyone. Just checking in now we are back from holiday. We had a wonderful relaxing time - lots of good food, wine and walking. Now to shed the weight I put on (and what I already needed to lose) before we cruise. It seems really close now but as Emma has her China trip before then, we have lots to think about.

Hope everyone is well.

Karen

 

["Ginger"]

Wendy I'm glad your DH is doing well and it wasn't anything serious.

Karen, I'm battling to get the extra pounds off too. I should learn to just except them. And I would if my formal wear was the same size as I am. I hate to shop for clothes, sounds crazy doesn't it.

 

[vikingfans]

I don't think you're crazy Ginger...I hate shopping too (well maybe if I'm in the right mood) So I'm with you, I'm trying to lose a couple of inches before the cruise so my dress fits right.

Hell with the weight...I want the inches off!!

 

[Jamashp]

Has anyone found out when formal night will be? I think I had read somewhere that Disney may be moving it from its traditional Sunday (Halloween for our cruise) to a different night. Any updates?

Scott

 

[SweetSpot]

I just called to make final payment and asked the CM if she knew when the formal night would be. She said it is strictly a ship decision and that we will not know until we are onboard. She read the description of that night from her calendar and they mention costumes, etc. It really didn't sound as if that would be formal night. Now my over planning self is in unable to over plan. I usually ask for PLA so that we can be at tropical night and formal night in the restaurants most appropriate. I also have my daughters b-day celebrated on formal night because we would be in Lumier and Cinderella is at the top of the stairs for autographs at that time and my DD loves Cinderella. Anyone have any idea how they would switch the days around?

 

[taswira]

That CM is correct. Those you speak with regarding your cruise booking have nothing to do with the onboard ship schedule, which often is not decided until the day a particular <I>Personal Navigator</I> is printed! And anything said about how it may have been done under these circumstances in the past may also not be the case this time.

The best you can do regarding planning is to be knowledgeable of all the ship offers (which I'm sure you are). Then just enjoy the spontaneity of things. I'm sure your daughter will have a wonderful time on her birthday and throughout the cruise. If the schedule doesn't turn out the way you hoped, <I>enjoy</I> whatever you end up doing wherever you are, and your daughter is sure to share the happiness.

 

[KEH]

Just bumping us up as we were on page 2!

Hope everyone is okay. It is very hot and humid here but we mustn't complain - summer will be gone soon enough.