*Sept 10th 2011 WB Transatlantic* From Spain to Space Mountain - Part 4

[Disneynut64]

I just checked my spreadsheet and I've got 58. MiddleofAmerica has 2 cabins, but it's one family - parents and young children - across the 2, so I put them on my list as one. Oh, and don't forget - don't count yourself, unless you're giving yourself a FE gift.

Did you double-count someone who is on multiple lists? Check the FE doc on the google site for highlighted names. Those are the multiple list people.

ooops counted our room hehehe. thanks for the clarification.

 

[Pinky166]

That's great news Jacqueline, well done to your daddy.

I will be sending you lots of good luck for Wednesday and hoping for a very speedy recovery.

 

[PFlamingo]

ooops counted our room hehehe. thanks for the clarification.

You should still have 58, even if you counted your own room.

 

[Pinky166]

ooops counted our room hehehe. thanks for the clarification.

I did that the first time I counted my cabins.

 

[PFlamingo]

Let's see if you counted someone twice.

Karentan is in groups 1-4 & 6
JessicasMom is in groups 1-5 & 7
PinkPug is in groups 1-5
LindaBabe is in groups 1, 2, & 5
Namsupak is in groups 3, 4, & 5
smootenloopers is in groups 2 & 4
Pinky166 is in groups 1 & 3
steamboat will in is groups 6 & 7
WilliamK99 is in groups 2 & 6

I think these are the people most likely to be counted twice. With the exception of colkath2005, the people who are in all the groups are at the beginning of each list.

 

[granmaz]

Jacqueline, all the best next week.

 

[squitty]

Will be thinking of you on Wednesday Jacqueline. Hope all goes well and you have a speedy recovery.

 

[birkner]

Hi Noel,

How do you use it? I see it is just like a credit card? Would I buy Euros, dollars? What did you buy? I'm a little confused. Nothing new there, ha ha ha

What you do with the TravelEx Cash Passport card is essentially buying Euros with dollars so you can use it to get cash or as a credit card. You don't use it for hotels or car rentals as they take holds. I look it much like a debit card with a Mastercharge logo.

You can buy them online but I go to the Travelex office at Stanford shopping center which is near my house. I also added money at the San Francisco airport before I left.

At the bottom of the TravelEx Cash Passport online screen is a link which says Store Locator (which I have highighted for you here). You can go into the store or order the Euros or British pounds online and pick them up in the store. If you don't use them all, they will buy them back as long as you save your receipt. You would then have two cards, one for Euros, one for GBP.

For example, if I spend $1,006.71, I would get 655 Euros today. If I spent $1,008.31, I would 585 GPB.

Hope this helps. Any more questions, please let me know.

 

[birkner]

First up; welcome to the newbees!


For those participating in the candy swap; we're now up to 18 staterooms and 46 participants! If there is any desire for a cut off at 20 staterooms or 50 participants per group, this is the time to speak up and I'll soon start a second group if signing ups keep pooring in.

FE; also got 58 staterooms in my paperwork.


It took it's fine time and where I got nowhere, my dad just simply managed to arrange my operation date. Same employee, same story, I got nowhere and constantly got the run around. He calls once, does the same appeal of it being labeled emergency and the cruise coming dangerously close by now and lo and behold; within an hour he has it all arranged! Apparently even grown women sometimes need their daddies to make small miracles happen. Anyway, coming wednesday I need to sign in, on thursday I'll get the tube placed and should be released on friday if all goes well. With only 8 weeks to recover it'll be tight, but a lot better than what I started to fear by now. Carefully starts to look like there is no need to drag me down to the port.

App. they've got free internet hook ups, so I'll be spending lots of time on the DIS wednesday. A lot better than hanging around doing nothing. It'll be an interesting week, for sure. Dad will have an operation on the 13th so poor mom is a bit left out (family full of crutches, she's awaiting her own operation ). At least thank god for proper taxi services. I'll have to lug along my own mattrass to the hospital and obviously this time dad can't help me unlock it, roll it up and pack it, let alone drag all of that stuff along. "No problem, don't worry, we'll have your driver show up a little early and he'll help you where needed" according to the taxi company. Ah, good old proper service.

Lots and lots of for a smooth and successful operation for both you and your Dad!

 

[LindaBabe]

Good Morning, Happy Cruisers!

My fingers will be crossed for you, GLLS! Thank goodness for your daddy.

Let's see if you counted someone twice.

Karentan is in groups 1-4 & 6
JessicasMom is in groups 1-5 & 7
PinkPug is in groups 1-5
LindaBabe is in groups 1, 2, & 5
Namsupak is in groups 3, 4, & 5
smootenloopers is in groups 2 & 4
Pinky166 is in groups 1 & 3
steamboat will in is groups 6 & 7
WilliamK99 is in groups 2 & 6

I think these are the people most likely to be counted twice. With the exception of colkath2005, the people who are in all the groups are at the beginning of each list.

In our case, we could probably be counted multiple times because each of the three roommates is taking one of the lists!

 

[poohluv2u]

It's not impossible that you won't, but if you're happy where you are and don't want to be moved, you can call them and ask them to put "do not move" on your reservation

Thanks Karen, I think I will call Disney. I wouldn't mind being upgraded to a balcony so long as it is still on deck 7 or 6 but I'm sure they won't let us choose our upgrade

Apparently even grown women sometimes need their daddies to make small miracles happen. Anyway, coming wednesday I need to sign in, on thursday I'll get the tube placed and should be released on friday if all goes well. With only 8 weeks to recover it'll be tight, but a lot better than what I started to fear by now. Carefully starts to look like there is no need to drag me down to the port.

You're Dad sounds wonderful makes me miss my own Daddy
Good luck and speedy recovery on the surgery

On a completely unrelated topic......

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that has a food allergy to artificial sweetner, please make sure to let your server know and be VERY careful of the dessert buffet.

Wow I never knew that! I can't imagine why they would need to mix natural and artificial sugars ... do they think people eating non sugar-free desserts are watching their weight on a cruise Did they tell you what kind of artificial sweetner they are using?

 

[PFlamingo]

In my case, we should be counted multiple times because each of the three roommates is taking one of the lists!

Okay, now I'm confused. I thought the three of you counted as one cabin. Do you mean I should put each of you on a separate list?

 

[Donaldcp98]

Wow I never knew that! I can't imagine why they would need to mix natural and artificial sugars ... do they think people eating non sugar-free desserts are watching their weight on a cruise Did they tell you what kind of artificial sweetner they are using?

Sometimes what it is, is that the artificial sweetner changes the taste of the dessert and so that is why they would mix (I think) They never said what kind it is but he is basically allergic to anything except Sorbetol, Truvia and the ones like that. He can't have Splenda, Aspartame, Sweet & Low, NutraSweet, etc.

 

[auntlynne]

I'm in the same situation. I need to do some quick one liners to get to 10 so I can send PMs

Great, I love a good joke.

 

[middleofamerica]

You get all your photos from the entire trip of people in YOUR stateroom along with a copywrite release so you can have as many prints made as you like. Additionally, our experience has been - any photos you buy after that (on the same trip) from DCL were half price. There are NO freebies of stock photos like you can sometimes get on photopass.

Thank you!!

 

[middleofamerica]

It is strictly the CD, no prints, but purchasing it does allow you to buy any pic packages at a discount....25%, I think (?), maybe more.

Those I know who've enjoyed getting it made sure they had their pic taken at every turn, so that they did end up with a lot!!


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Thank you too! That is what we did with the photo pass at WDW, made sure we got every picture taken that we possibly could!

 

[middleofamerica]

I just checked my spreadsheet and I've got 58. MiddleofAmerica has 2 cabins, but it's one family - parents and young children - across the 2, so I put them on my list as one. Oh, and don't forget - don't count yourself, unless you're giving yourself a FE gift.

We were planning on only having one fish extender, the kids won't really be using the other door, we usually just go in one door and the other isn't used much. Does that sound right? We have never done fish extenders before!

 

[magic123]

we're now up to 18 staterooms and 46 participants[/B]! If there is any desire for a cut off at 20 staterooms or 50 participants per group, this is the time to speak up and I'll soon start a second group if signing ups keep pooring in.

Yes I think 20 staterooms/50 participants is good for us, but will go with the flow

Everyone needs their daddy.... and it's amazing he was able to sort your op out
I hope that the operations go well for you both and you both recover well
Good luck to you both and your poor mum !

margaret

 

[karentan]

We were planning on only having one fish extender, the kids won't really be using the other door, we usually just go in one door and the other isn't used much. Does that sound right? We have never done fish extenders before!

Sounds about right, that's what I assumed you'd be doing when I saw you had connecting rooms

 

[karentan]

Mary, just wanted to let you know i got your cheque today, thanks. Hope you enjoy your WDW tea now