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

[skoi]

Dena: I'm going to show dh your post about shoes. He won't be able to complain about what I take then.

Julie

 

[mdvasquez]

Julie,

My DH and I each take our own suitcase and then we share a garment bag for the dress clothes. Our motto is "If it fits in your suitcase, take it".
Dena

 

[taswira]

Although I have WAY too many shoes in my closet at home, I do force myself to limit my "cruise shoes" to what will fit with my clothes into my one checked bag and my carry-on tote bag. That usually means 4 pair total - - 1 pr. dress sandals for evening, 1 pr. casual or walking sandals for day, 1 pr. thongs to serve as "shower shoes" and for in the stateroom/on the verandah, and 1 pr. sneakers or other "closed" shoes. Since I usually wear the latter when boarding, that only leaves 3 lightweight pair to pack. No problem. I am happiest when I pack lightly.

I remember last year on <I>Cruisetoberfest</I> - They had already delivered my one checked bag quite early. When I got ready to leave my stateroom, I could not get out my door because 5 HUGE bags were in front of it - and we're talking <I>steamer trunk</I> size! I saw my stateroom host in the corridor and called him over to ask about it. He said, "<I>These are the rest of your bags</I>." I informed him I only had ONE. He looked shocked. Then he looked at the luggage tags and discovered that, yes, he had made a mistake. They belonged to a couple a few rooms down. Whew!

Packing light gives me a whole lot less to worry about, and a whole lot more room in my stateroom! But yes, Dena - If I still have space left in my bag, I usually find something to fill it.

 

[Donnainnj]

I keep thinking we will be bringing more shoes then normal because of the costumes. I was so hoping to keep the packing to a minimum, even thinking about sending some of our stuff out to be cleaned/washed so we didn't bring so much. Oh well, guess not.

I finally got our car rentals taken care of. Budget from the airport returned to Cape Canaveral, $28.95 including tax for the day for an intermediate. When we get back to Cape Canaveral we are using National, they don't offer a shuttle, but cab fare is sopose to be $11, and I got a rate of $88.21 for a fullsize, 3 day rental.
Worked for me. When I started looking Budget scared me concerning the return, they came up with a quote of $299 for a compact, not even sure it included tax. Kept looking and think I did well in the end.

Still have to decide if we will stay in Philly the night before our flight. There are some hotels that offer free parking with your stay. Would end up near free when you consider they offer a free breakfast and the cost of airport parking. Just have to find out if our trip exceeds their max stay.

Welcome Trish.

Wendy, glad to hear things are ok there.

Donna

 

["Ginger"]

We had a taste of Ivan last night, high wind and hard rain. I haven't been outside yet to see if we have any damage. I can't see any from the windows.
Well off to work, not sure if they have electric.

Everyone have a great day.

 

[mdvasquez]

Hey, where is everyone today? We are at the bottom of the page, so I am giving us a bump.

Dena

 

[alwatlers]

Ivan came through friday night knocking out the cable but at least we had power. So we thought!!! Yesterday morning around 9:00 am I was on the computer when all of a sudden. Pop. pop, pop, there went the transformer. We lost power until today at 3:00 pm. A large tree feel on the lines and damaged a pole. I guess from all the rain, because the tree was uprooted. This has been the 3rd time in 5 weeks that we lost power for more than 24 hours. It's really getting the neighbors upset, especially since alot of them are doctors. They better trim the trees or this winter we might be without power for awhile. We tried to find a generator but they are all sold out up to 60 miles away. I guess they shipped them all down south or to Pittsburgh because of the power outages and flooding up there.

The cruise is looking better every day! Started to pack some of the little stuff that I don't need right now. I am taking 5 pairs of shoes, black sandels, gold shoes, my formal shoes, white pair and a pair of casual shoes. Of course the others will only be taking 6 pairs between the 3 of them. Boy it must be nice to be a guy.

I finished the magnets and the cd's are ready to burn once we get together. I need to go over my list again to see if I need to get anything else. I have to work the next 4 days, so I guess I will get to it next week. Have to get my skirt hemmed and my boys pants need to be hemmed as well, but the neighbor said she would do it for me. I droped the formal gown off as well as ds sport jacket to get adjusted. This will be ready for pickup on Oct 19.

Hope everyone has a great week!!!

 

[dis4me]

Wow I feel like a slacker. I haven't even made my list of what to bring never mind start packing.
Is it worth returning the rental car before the cruise and rerenting. We have a 1 week 5 day rental minivan for an astronomical amount Then we have to park at the port for the week.
Is it extremely inconvient to drop the car off and take the shuttle over. Will the shuttle pick you back up? I usually have my own car so I usually don't stress about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Tluvs2talk]

Hi Everyone,
FINALLY!!! WE had a beautiful sunny weekend here in Charleston. The past month has been rainy weekends. I have also been preparing for the cruise.I have my Trick or Treat bags all filled and ready to go. I have about 70 made. I also made decals for the t-shirts Rick and I will wear the first day of the cruise. I have my door sign made and ready to print. I have my cruise agenda ready to type. I have my cruise packing list typed up. Now I just have to pack!!! I think the anticipation is almost as good as the cruise itself. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!!


Teri

 

[mdvasquez]

good morning everyone. It is raining here in Florida this morning. That is very unusual to wake up to.

Emily finally has started sleeping 9-10 hours at night!!! For the past 3 nights I have put her to bed from 7-8pm and she sleeps until 4-6. then she gets a bottle and goes back to sleep for 3 more hours. Finally some rest for Mommy!

TERI: I cant believe you have your TorT bags ready to go. I have all of the stuff, but not the bags yet.

My sister is finallly getting out of the hospital today. She is finally able to eat some food and put a few pounds back on. The Drs say the baby is still doing fine.

Have a great day everyone.

Dena

 

[Lynda Silk]

Hi everyone!

Judi: too bad about your power outage! Wow, 3 times in the last 5 weeks, that's a lot! Hope everything is okay now.

Trish: welcome to the thread! Only 6 weeks to go before we cruise!

Emma: hope you have a wonderful trip to China! Take lots of photos and hopefully you will be able to bring them to the cruise (if you have room in your luggage and they're not too heavy!)! Have fun!!!!

Dena: great news about Emily's sleeping and your sister! Maybe Emily's turned the corner and will begin giving you restful nights! And I'm glad to hear your sister is putting on weight and the baby's doing fine!

Ginger: hope your damage from Ivan wasn't too bad. The only effect we had up here was a cloud cover that looked like a blanket on Friday night. When the sun went down, the orange rays combined with the cloud cover looked so weird. It was really neat to see. We thought we might get rain from Ivan as well, but we were lucky and it was just the clouds that we got.

Wendy: soooo glad you are okay after Ivan! I kept hearing about how vulnerable New Orleans was on the radio and kept thinking about you!

Michelle: made it to Curves 3x last week! I took 2 weeks off the last week of August and the first week of school, so i really had to force myself to go back! At one point, I was on one of the machines and I knew I wasn't working very hard, so I kept saying "cruise, cruise, cruise" to myself to motivate me into pushing a little more! I'm trying to lose a little weight before we go because I know I'll put on a few pounds with all that great food on the Magic! Plus I don't want the worry of putting on a few pounds either!

Debbie: too bad about the NHL lockout, eh? It looks like we might be without hockey for quite a while because the players and owners are so far apart. Maybe after a month or two, they'll be more agreeable to talking and settling, but it seems very bitter. Fans up here seem to be more in favour of the owners but of course, we still love our hockey players!

dis4me: I've never done the rental/shuttle, but I've heard that it's best to return the rental car and take the shuttle and save the parking fee while you're cruising. Maybe post a thread on the main cruise board and see what advice you get.

I filled up the Halloween trick or treat bags on the weekend;I didn't want to leave this to the last minute and then be scrambling to get them done the night before! Plus it gives me a good idea of how much space they take (they filled a jumbo and a large ziplock bag). I think I've got my shoes down to 4 pairs: 1 pair of pink slipons for dressier wear, 1 pair of running shoes, 1 pair of sandals and 1 pair of beach shoes. I might throw in another pair of sandals (and as I'm typing, maybe another pair of dress shoes...this is how I always end up in trouble!) but I'm really trying to keep the shoe count down! I was on a cruise in April and took a lot of shoes and pulling my suitcase around the airports almost killed me!

Have a great day, everyone!

 

["Ginger"]

Boy!!!! you all sure are getting organized. I do have the T-or-T maps finished just have to print them and put them together. Also have to wait to see if there will be any more staterooms to add. I have our door magnets finished and the paper signs for everyone. I've got the candy and bags but I'm not going to put them together until Saturday night on the ship. I've tried pulling them together and packing them in the past but found they took up to much packing space.

Dis4me, I would get a price for doing both. What rental company are you using? Are they near the port? It is $70. to park at the port for a week. I think the rental companies near the port all have shuttle to and from.
We drive our own and stay at the Radisson, they offer free parking for the week and a shuttle service to and from the port.

Dena, glad to hear that your sister and baby are doing better. Also happy for you, Emily's sleeping habits have improved, good.

I'm just packing a 6 pairs of flip-flops, 1 pair of Tennies.

Judi if you don't mind me asking, what kind of work do you do? I thought you were a stay at home mom.

I found out that we had a tornado go through our area Friday night. You've never heard the air drill sirens go off in the middle of the night before but they did Friday, scared me. We live very close to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, never know whats going to happen there. They are always setting something off.
We suffered no damage to our property but a few houses in the area were destroyed.


Trish, I sent you and email about the T-or-T. Waiting to hear from you.

Anyone else want to sign up for the T-or-T?????

Off to clean my dirty house today, see you all later.

 

[Tluvs2talk]

Hi Everyone,

Dena- I am glad to hear that Emily is sleeping through the night, I am also glad your Sister is home from the Hospital.

Linda- It is amazing how many pair of shoes I think I need before the cruise, I usually don't wear 1/2 of them. I am taking 1 pair black dess shoes, 1 pair tennis shoes, 1 pair water shoes, 1 pair sandals. See I am already at 4 pair with just bare neccesites!!

Ginger- sounds like you have been busy getting the TorT organized and ready. Why do you need 6 pair of flip flops??



Teri

 

["Ginger"]

For all my different dining outfits. I even have high heel flip flops for my formal wear.

 

[drm]

Hello All,
Wow everyone is really organized. As much as I try I am a last minute person. I did move some things I want to pack to a different part of my closet. I have thought about going through my ds's things to make sure they have enough nice dinner clothes.

I have a theory on shoes. I love them and I think it is because they are the only thing in my closet that will always fit. At this point I am at about 4 to 5 pairs.

I have to get ready for work.

Debbie

 

[LetsgoDisney!]

Hi Everyone-
Just wanted to introduce myself- My name's Donna and we'll (DS Ryan (3) and DH Brian) be joining you on the cruise- It's been in the planning stages for so long and now it seems like the time is speeding along- I agree with Teri- the anticipation is awesome. This will be our 1st cruise and I've been getting so much info on these boards (Thanks-)
I've been pulling some T ot T stuff together- I'll wait a little bit for the chocolate though-
So I just wanted to say, Hi- and that I can't wait to meet you in person.

Donna

 

["Ginger"]

Debbie I love your theory on shoes, never thought of that.

I have a problem on cruises, my feet and legs swell so bad that my shoes don't fit, so it flip flops for me. I did go to the doctors last week and she give me a script for fluid pills, hopefully they'll work and I can wear my nice dress shoes.
Also had my cholesterol checked bad news there (273)LDL was 202. Seems I'm a walking heart attack just waiting to happen. Good thing I've been dieting and working out, Lord knows what it would have been if I hadn't lost 20 lbs. The doctor is giving me till December to get it down, then if the numbers aren't down it's meds for me.
I'll have to watch what I eat and drink on this cruise.
So no for me.

Still looking for T-or-T'ers.

 

["Ginger"]

Hi Neighbor!

 

[disneediva]

Lynda- I know what you mean about the gym. I went back today and was talking to myself the whole time. Each time I wanted to quit, I kept saying cruise clothes cruise clothes it psyched me up enough to make it through. Thanks for the warm thoughts during Ivan, with the way New Orleans is a direct hit from a hurricane that big would have our entire city under water.

Dena- I am glad your sister is well and that Emily is sleeping for you.

I started to get my clothes organized this weekend I made a list of what to wear and what to bring with as far as shoes etc.

We started the T & T bags , it is coming so close now..

Wendy

 

[alwatlers]

Good morning everyone!

Ginger- I work at CJ Banks, a women's clothing store for sizes 14-24. Our sister store is Christopher & Banks, which is located nationwide. CJ's is slowly moving to the east coast and south. We just opened 3 stores in WV this year and 2 in Southwestern PA the past month. I only work usually 2-3 days a week usually evenings. But this week I have to work 4 day shifts because our manager had to go to Pa and help open one of the new stores. I am the only part-timer available during the day since the boys are in school. I don't mind doing this occasionally especially since I am going to take off for 11 days for our vacation.

Can't believe we only have 5 weeks left!!!! Can't wait to get on the boat and meet everyone. The boys are actually getting excited finally.

Got to go get ready for work 9-5 today. Have a great day.