Podcast Cruise 2.0 Discussion Thread 1 of ????

[tlcoke]

Good Morning Everyone!! I am in Indy at the Indy Meet. Follow along with us on Aaron's Live report on the main podcast page.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Just booked our cruise today!!! Now I have to catch up.

 

[chirurgeon]

Just booked our cruise today!!! Now I have to catch up.

YAY!!!!! Welcome Liz. I saw you post on the DAP thread. Don't worry about the motion. If you are really worried just take Bonine a couple of days before the cruise and at night before you go to bed. You'll be fine. You will be so busy with the rest of us you won't even notice the motion. You will be meeting 700+ new friends. Who knows how many of us there will be by then.

Kim

 

[sshaw10060]

Good evening all. Been so busy the last few days getting ready to head to Chicago for a meeting I haven't been on the boards. I leave almost 2 months from the minute for our St Croix cruise. That should help me get in a better mood. It's been a busy and stressful month.

Have a happy Labor Day!

 

[tinkbutt]

Just booked our cruise today!!! Now I have to catch up.

YAY!! Liz is coming!!!!

hey Liz we FINALLY get to meet in twenty days!!!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

YAY!! Liz is coming!!!!

hey Liz we FINALLY get to meet in twenty days!!!

I know we lived about an hour and half away for years and now I move to FL and we meet up how funny. We are excited about the cruise just gotta find a dog sitter. That might not be so easy.

 

[mainegal]

I am SO thrilled to notice that the ship in my signature has finally left the port of the left margin of the picture!

 

[Becx N Gav]

Good Morning Everyone!! I am in Indy at the Indy Meet. Follow along with us on Aaron's Live report on the main podcast page.

I read Shannans account of Jaime's trip brilliant

Sounds like you guys had a wonderful time and it looked so organised and well done - I wish we could have been there

Just booked our cruise today!!! Now I have to catch up.

That's great news - welcome!

I am SO thrilled to notice that the ship in my signature has finally left the port of the left margin of the picture!

It will be half way before you know it it does seem like a very long time but Christmas is just around the corner and then it will be less than a year

 

[Becx N Gav]

Happy Labour Day everyone

Hope you all enjoy a day off work

We had a nice productive weekend -
got through a ton of laundry (about 2 loads left to get all the bits we need for our vacation washed!)
did about 3 weeks worth of ironing shirts for DH (as well as my holiday clothes)
organised my organiser! with all the paper work, just got online check in for flights and hotel left to do
went through the plan thoroughly with DH (found out he doesn't want a full day at TL so now I know we may have some time for shopping at DTD )
went into town and got the rest of our currency, some travel size toiletries, a birthday pressie for DSIL, and finally traded for some Disney Store CM pins - we got 3 out of 4 from one set and 1 out of 4 from the other and all the other times we've been there they haven't had any UK CM pins

 

[winotracy]

We are back from the Indy meet. Yes, I dropped in on Saturday to surprise everyone. Someone didn't want us to be there though, as it was quite the challenge getting there.

We got our airfare back in June. The price was $3 more to go from the airport closest to our house and have a connection than to drive 1 1/2 hours and have a direct flight. Since it would all be carryons no problem, right?

We left about 8 minutes late for the airport, but got there before I thought we would. No problems. I had checked in online so we had our boarding passes. Since this was our first flight with Bill post-pacemaker, we went right up to security without checking our gate number (only one security check point). It took a little longer and was an experience for Bill

After we got through security, we checked for our gate. Gate 3. But now it says Delayed until 1:14!! Not good. Our connection in Milwaukee is at 1:20. So we went to the gate and of course no one is there. I leave Bill and the carryons at gate 3 and go back to ticketing. The line wasn't that long but the agents were so slow. I was 5th back in line and waited more than 30 minutes for an agent to wait on me. He started by saying the next flight out would only have one spot on it but the one after that would get us in to Indy after midnight. No thanks! So he said that American had a flight at 12:25, but Bill would have to come back to the ticketing to be rechecked. I said no. The finally figured out that they could just issue the tickets and told me to get to gate 12 (the other end of the airport). I had to go through security again, though this time there was a long line. They couldn't let me cut in so I had to ask everyone if I could. I got to the first person in line and she was on the same flight I was going to so she said no.

The TSA agent told me I'd have to wait at one end of the machine or the other and I said my husband was at gate 3 and we needed to be at gate 12 for a flight that had it's final boarding call already so she put my stuff ahead I got out with my shoes off and started to run. Got Bill and our luggage and we headed to gate 12. We got there out of breath and they yelled for the ground crew to leave the door open there were two more getting on, but then after checking found only one ticket for me and none for Bill. Our options were to split up or go back to ticketing and miss the flight. We headed back to ticketing, nearly in tears.

We got half way back to security when there was a page for us to return to gate 12. They got the other ticket!!! We ran back to gate and got on the plane, heading all the way to the back (but at least we got seats right?). I called to let friends know we would be late and was asked what my new flight number was. I looked at the boarding passes, found the flight number, and found that we were going to KANSAS CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily, we noticed it and when we got to Chicago, they changed the flights and the new flight was much earlier and at the gate right next to the one we came in on. By this time I really needed to go to the restroom but we were just about to board the plane so I said I'd wait and go on the flight. Luckily, they announced that the lavatory on the plane was out of order.

Once onboard, we got situated and then found out that the ground crew in Chicago changed shifts at 2:00 and it was now 2:00 so we had to sit for 30 minutes in the plane. We finally did get to Indy though.

It was great seeing everyone there. We had a blast. Tonya, I finally got your message around 10 am on Sunday. The messaging system in the hotel wasn't working so I just watched the blinking message light all night instead

 

[AnneR]

Sorry your trip to the meet was so stressful but at least you got to go.

 

[Alice2020]

Hi guys!

Sorry to hear about the crazy airport issues! I am sooooo jealous of everyone that got to go to the Indy meet. I could not change my work schedule, so I could not go even though I only live about one hour away. I hope that everyone had a great time!

We are enjoying a small holiday- slept in this morning and cooking out with the neighbors tonight.

 

[sshaw10060]

Tracy sounds like a miserable experience. I think that everyone who travels more than occasionally has a similar story. I have come to despise connecting flights. There are just that many more things that can throw a kink in the plan. I use to book the cheapest flight possible even if it took 12 hours and 2 connections instead of the direct flight. A night spent in Atlanta rather than WDW taught me that lesson.

The vast majority of connections are obviously fine, but when they're not it can be a miserable experience. The Indy meet sounds like a ton of fun. I am looking forward to the New England meet in a few weeks.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Sooo, Tracy, you ARE coming to the Boston meet, riiiiiight?

 

[winotracy]

Sooo, Tracy, you ARE coming to the Boston meet, riiiiiight?

Not likely. Don't know when it is.

 

[Becx N Gav]

Oh, Tracy - poor you and Bill At least you got there in the end but that sounded so stessful

 

[shellyminnie]

We are back from the Indy meet. Yes, I dropped in on Saturday to surprise everyone.

Having Tracy there was a wonderful surprise!! And Bill looks really good after all he's been through. It was great seeing you two again. Can't wait for October!!

 

[A.Mickey]

Having Tracy there was a wonderful surprise!! And Bill looks really good after all he's been through. It was great seeing you two again. Can't wait for October!!

I agree it was great seeing Tracy and Bill does look great!

If anyone is interested I did a mini-trip report on the Indy weekend....in case anyone missed it.

Here is the link:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2276213

 

[tlcoke]

Good Morning Everyone!! It was a great weekend in Indy. It was really great getting to meet everyone.

Tonya and I moved the meet south to Louisville yesterday to include Kim (MommyCeratops) who was unable to attend the Indy meet at the last minute.

Check out the photos and reports on Aaron's Live Update Thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2275615

Most of my pictures are on page 4.

 

[Becx N Gav]

Morning all - afternoon if you're on this side of the pond.

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