Weekly Recap
Thursday July 7 - 13
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REMEMBER
goofieslonglostsis TODAY (Thursday) as she undergoes surgery.
"He likes to put on his Roy Rogers DVDs and his cowboy hat and do the ironing." "...I nearly spat out my Mountain Dew reading this!"
On July 10
"Just had to say...
2 months today!!!
That deserves a dance lol, trying to remember what we are called - The FABulous Dis Oceandancers ?
"
New Cruisers
2BNDisney -
Blake "Okay, after seeing the price for this IGT Category on the cruise I caved and you can add me as a new guest on board. Will be traveling solo. Looks like I have a LOT of reading to do to catch up. Not sure what my cabin is yet but I am early dining. " -
from Tennessee
Jana - cousin of
TxMermaid1
seamour - "I am
Mic, and travelling with my youngest
Sarah (13) and hoping my oldest Talena (24) will get to join us. We live in MN and I was lucky enough to do the EBTA and when my new friend Monique said she was going on the WBTA, I talked DH into letting us go."
Thinking of You
colkath - Bit of a difficult day today, last night a 54kg weight fell on my foot and i ha a xray today and I have a hairline fracture. Didnt help that when I told my boss this morning I couldn't get into work as my foot was injured and even my trainer wouldnt go on his reaction was "not on, wear flipflops I cant get cover on such short notice"!!!! Surely not good management
Pixie Dust for Me! - DH had surgery and is recovering well -
Keri (Karen)
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."
For people with food alergies to artificial sweetner
"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. My DH gets migraines from the stuff and on the first cruise he told the server who helped him out but we didn't think about it at the dessert buffet. We avoided the table labeled sugar free but didn't know that just because the rest of the items were not labeled as such, some of them used at least partial artificial sweetner and he woke up with a severe migraine the next day. Luckily we have medicine to help that and was better within an hour or two but I don't want anyone else to have the same situation.
On our EBTA last year we told our server who was the best. DH would order a dessert that was not in the sugar free section and our server would come out with something else. Now the first couple of times it happened we were confused but he explained that the dessert my DH ordered used some of the sweetner so he brought what he thought he would like and could have. And he was almost always right. By the end my DH just told him to bring out whatever he wanted. We avoided the Dessert Buffet for his sake (at least this year I will have people to go with to help sample some of it)"
TRAVEL CASH
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.
ST MAARTEN/SINT MARTIN EXCURSION
I've contacted Bernard's Tours to do a personalized tour on St Maarten:
Pick-up at ship at 7:45 am (we arrive at 7:15)
Drive to Marigot, Sint Martin (French side)
Breakfast and/or shopping (think croissants, pain chocolate) x 1 hour
Drive to Cul de Sac to catch ferry (10 minute boat ride)
Beach time/lunch on Pinel Island x ~4 hours
Drive to Maho Beach to view airplanes land
Return to cruise ship
I asked for an estimate for 6-12 people. This would be the cost of transport (only, I assume)
For 1-6 people, total = $350 split amongst them
For 7-12 people, price per person is $45
You would need to pay for
- Ferry $7 RT pp
- Lounge chair/umbrella (optional) at $15-20 per 2 chairs/1 umbrella
- Breakfast in Marigot or shopping $
- Lunch, beverages
- Beverages at Maho
He has air conditioned, non-smoking vans.
The main beach on Pinel island is NOT clothing-optional. (Sorry, Claire, you would need more than a top and sandals.)
I'll put up more info about Pinel Island when I've got photos in photobucket.
Looking for interested parties. -
auntlynne
SHARK DIVING
"I have a few spots available if you want to do a shark dive in St. Maarten's. It will be a 2 tank dive with one of them being a shark dive. This is an awesome opportunity to see some sharks up close and personal.
If you have an interest or questions please PM me." -
TxMermaid1
PALO CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
GROUP 3, ANYONE?
We have one cruiser so far - anybody else want to join in?
Traveling Mickey Gnome Magnets
i'm considering doing something similar to this for our cruise:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41701263&postcount=2362
maybe more of a travelling mickey than a roaming gnome though. what do you guys think? just a bit of a laugh, but would people join in and keep it going? i just like the idea of seeing how far he can go in two weeks.
Gnome Mickey
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Are we agreed that we can have lots of roaming magnets, then? Everyone can have their own?
"what do you all think of people doing them having different characters on them? that way we can see how many different characters we can see and sign? i'm working on either a normal mickey or captain mickey one."
It might be especially fun for those with kids, kind of a "Flat Stanley" for the ship, maybe we could write where we are from so the kids could see all the different nationalities.
I'm not sure if Disney still does it, but on our 10 night cruise the kids were given a
DCL passport and they could ask Cast Members to sign it along with where they come from. We saw some kids with them and we went to the kids club and asked if we could participate ... they thought it was a great idea, and told us if we filled the book there would be a prize. We bumped into "Ducky" around the ship and asked him to sign it, which he did, and then proceeded to to draw Donald. It was our best souvenir of the trip and we paid nothing for it ... who says Disney doesn't do free
Gibraltar Taxi Tour
I had a lot of people respond to the Gibraltar tour with Paul and I hope I got back to everyone. I have even more respect for people who organize these events now as it was very difficult for me to keep the people who PM'd me and emailed me privately straight. Right now I have our group of 4, a group of 2 and a single of 1. Is there another single out there who would like to join us to make 8 in the van? Please PM if so.
GatorMomInNC
Duty Free Shop on Disney Magic
"You mentioned that the duty free shop sells liquor onboard. Are you allowed to take this to your room, or do you have to wait to receive it till you disembark?"
"If you buy liquor in the duty free shop it will not be delivered to your room until the last night of the cruise. So you must bring on what you want to drink on the ship. Or buy it at the bars."
Room Photo Request
So I have a strange request. Does anyone have a picture of a verandah room as taken from standing in the hallway looking into the room. My DH is trying to be creative for our door magnet and needs to have something to work from. If you do and don't mind letting us use it as reference can you PM me? -
Donaldcp98
Free Strollers
"I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or if you already know, but you can get free stroller rentals on DCL. You do have to pay a deposit, but you get it back, or maybe it is a hold where if you don't bring it back then they charge your card or something like that. Anyway, you don't actually pay! They were really nice strollers and we used them on the ship to walk around the walking track and you can take them off at ports. They were a huge life saver for us! They were nice jogging strollers the last time we were on the Magic. I also keep meaning to tell everyone with kids going to Flounders that you can max out what you think you will use in your reservations and then when you board and throughout the cruise you can add as much more time as they have available. We did not know that on our first cruise and were so sad when we found out after it was all over! They are very flexible and I'm sure that with less kids on this cruise they will have even more availability. Hope that helps someone!"
September 11
Someone reminded us of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 bombings.
Mickey Mouse Flag Heads
http://www.4shared.com/folder/43i8428T/Flag_Mickey_Heads.html
EBTA 2011 Nightly Show/Attire/Menu/Adult Cabaret
- Night 1. Show was Let the Magic Begin/Welcome Aboard, dress was Cruise Casual (CC) and Menu was Let the Magic Begin
- Night 2. Show was Comedy and Hypnosis of Ricky Kalmon, dress was CC, and menu was Taste of the Caribbean
- Night 3. Show was Twice Charmed, dress was Formal, and menu was Pirate and Princess. Adult Cabaret at 10:30 was Mark Eddie Ducky Williams did a show at 2pm
- Night 4. Show was "The High Energy Comedy of Alfred and Seymour" (totally hilarious, if you get a chance to see them go, they are on the Dream right now), dress CC, menu was rotational (AP-show, PC Island Dinner and Lumiere's French Dinner Adult Caberet 10:30 was Bronkar Lee
- Night 5 Once upon a Song, dress CC menu rotational Adult Cabarat Ricky Kalmon
- Night 6 Show Villians Tonight, dress CC, menu Villians Adult Cabaret Alfred and Seymour Q&A with Alton White was at 11:30am (Mufasa)
- Night 7 Show was POTC 4 premiere, Dress CC although many were in Pirate wear, menu was rotational Q&A with Alton White was at 11:30am (Mufasa)
- Night 8 Show was Mark Eddie, menu was Transatlantic and dress was semi Formal,
- Night 9 Show The Art of the Story, dress Pirates or CC, menu Pirates, deck party and fireworks
- Night 10 Show Charo, dress CC and Menu Savour the World Adult Cabaret 10:30pm Jimmy Tamley (ventriloquist)
- Night 11 Show was Los Mulero (Flamenco Dancers), dress CC, menu Master Chef Adult Cabaret was Andy Ford
- Night 12 Show Crew Talent Show and Dancing with the Officers, Dress CC and menu Flavors of the Med, Adult Cabaret Andy Ford
- Night 13 Show Disney Dreams, Dress Formal and menu Captains Gala
- Night 14 (sniff) Show Remember the Magic; a final Farewell, dress CC and Menu Til We Meet Again Adult Cabaret Dan Dunn
Luggage Tags
"Steve, Andrew and I travel quite a bit. I used to put a brightly colored strap around my bag so that I could find them easier. But, then the strap broke and I noticed that others were doing that so....
Well, about 2 years ago I made a luggage tag from the Mickey ears paint chips that you can find at Home Depot. I cut out a piece of paper that becomes the "information" piece of the tag and stick it to the back side of one of the Mickey's, laminate it, but an eyelet in it and then attach it with a ribbon to my luggage. It's bright, colorful, fun and, the best part, is not too many people have a Mickey Ear luggage tag!"
Character Signatures Onboard
"That reminds me... for those new cruisers... you may want to bring something like a mat picture frame or a pillowcase to take to guest services as well".
Here are some of the items I had signed on our first cruise, I can't find the Dream one's at the moment as i'm on Lee's laptop:
Inside cover - DCL Scrapbook album:
Inside cover - DCL Photo Album:
One tip I picked up was to give a mixture of coloured Sharpies rather than just black, it looks nicer.
Make sure you use fabric markers or laundry sharpies so it doesn't wash out (regular sharpies eventually will)
Palo Dessert
For those new to Palo Brunch....here are a few pics of the dessert table.
Scrapbooking
Ok so far for the Scrapbook Cove Cafe meet I have:
Claire (Pinky166)
Mary (Tod&copper)
Pat (Pflamingo)
Lauren (Namsupak)
Linda & 2 roomies (Lindababe)
Hazel (hazelandannie)
Karen (poohluv2u)
Did I miss anyone? Any one else care to join us on a sea day (to be decided) for a coffee & chat about all things scrapbooking? Let me know & i'll add you to the list. -
Claire Pinky166
We will definitely have a little get together in Cove Cafe, there were some people on the scrapbook exchange that wanted to get together so once all the tastings etc are booked with dcl we can arrange a time.
- check out the DIS scrapbook board too, down in the creative community forum. There are literally DOZENS of Disney pages, swaps, books, etc for you to choose from.
I go here a lot to find inspiration for scrapbooking
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/gallery/projects/disney-theme/sortby-most-liked/ the link will take you specifically to Disney scrapbooking, but check around for more themes or just general scrapbooking if you like.
Cell Phones - International Calling
"What do you all from the States do about cell phones when you are international? I have a verizon iphone so using it internationally is not an option (unless I use it at a wifi hot spot....like an itouch)."
"I have a AT&T Iphone4. Last year when I was on a EBTA I was able to use it when in port. You should check with Verizon to see about International Roaming. AT&T has that for $5.99 a month, then it's 99 cents a minute, I then cancelled my International Roaming when I got home. Check it out."
Reminder: US Cruisers: Order Your Pub Crawl T-Shirt!
If you are interested in participating in the DIS Pub Crawl and would like to order a t-shirt commemorating this (burp) momentous occasion, please visit the following site by
Friday, July 22:
Pub Crawl T-Shirt Order Form
The final design of the shirt can be seen on that site.
Simply enter the size(s) and quantity you would like. I will gather all individual orders into one large order and coordinate from there.
PLEASE include your DISBoards user name in the comments section so I can follow up with you directly on shipping and payment!
When the order closes, I will follow up with you individually to secure payment via PayPal and get your shipping address.
The estimated cost is approximately $15 each plus shipping.
Please PM me with questions. Thanks!
BOTANICAL GARDENS - MADEIRA
Anyone looking to visit botanical gardens in Madeira? I have a private taxi booked with three extra places for 3 - 4 hours. - LindaBabe
Laundry
"There are several laundry rooms. It is $2 per load for the washer and $2 for the dryer. I usually end up washing at least one load if not two. I take the clorox 3in1 sheets but only use 1/2 a sheet. They don't take any room in your luggage."
"I am a big fan of Downy Wrinkle Release and always take it on vacation - great for things like Tshirts and polo shirts. Just sparay lightly, tug on the fabric a little and the wrinkles (mostly) disappear. Beats ironing!"
FEs
Pat has nearly finished her FE gifts:
How are you coming along with yours?
KINDLE BOOK SUGGESTIONS
"To my disboard kindle owners. Looking for suggestions on what book you enjoyed that was a free download. thanks Cindy"
"You can join Pixel of Ink for free and they will send you an email everyday with a list of new free books for your kindle. You can also browse their webside too. http://www.pixelofink.com/category/free-kindle-books/"
"Cool thanks, adding it to my bookmarks. Here is the other sites I check on occasion:"
http://www.ereaderiq.com/free/
http://blog.booksontheknob.org/
http://www.kindleboards.com/
Irish Dancing & GUEST TALENT SHOW
"DD Sarah (13) who is coming with does Irish dancing. In fact this week is what I call dance heck (okay i use the other word) as she has dance camp every morning 10-noon, and then 3 nights has her regular class for 3 nights. For the camp her teachers family is over from Ireland teaching, so an awesome opportunity for all the dancers. As we live 45 minutes away though the driving back and forth is wearing on me for sure." -
seamour
She needs to bring her dancing shoes: there will probably be a Guest Talent Show onboard near the end of the cruise.
FINALLY, AN ANSWER
"but what does smootenloopers mean? Its such an unusual word/name, I'm curious."
"Sorry, must have missed the question the first time around. My last name is Smittenaar (pronounced just as it is spelled ). Years ago I worked as a bank teller and our head teller used to amuse himself during slow times coming up with comical variations of the name. Smootenloopers was one of his creations and it kind of stuck while I was there. I frequently use it on services like this where you have to select a login and have never found it to be used by someone else already!"
LAUNDRY SPECIAL
(EBTA): "Also there were 2 days that there was a special laundry price. All you could stuff into your laundry bag for $30."
"I think the first time was about mid way thru the cruise and the second was near the end."
BANNED ITEMS - FIRE HAZARDS
Do not bring Irons, Clothes Steamers, Water Kettles, Candles... (flammable stuff) on the ship.
Come & join us for a Farewell DIS Lunch
Come & join us for a farewell DIS lunch on the last sea day. Thursday 22nd Sept at 12:15 pm, we are not sure which of the three rotational restaurants will be open on that day, should there be more than one open I have put them in order of preference - 1st Lumiere's, 2nd Parrot Cay or 3rd Animator's Palate.
Please make sure you check your Navigator that morning to see which restaurant is open for lunch as I won't be able to tell you in advance.
Please PM me if you'd like to join, I need your first names/total number for your party, I will add you to the list and then once we are onboard i'll notify the restaurant so they can seat us together at some large tables.
We now have 104!! It is going to be a great end to the cruise -
Claire Pinky166
ATTENTION EVERYONE
MORE INFO ABOUT LANYARDS
Now that I have your full attention, I just wanted to give out more information about our DIS lanyards. I have been emailing and PM'ing people who have not given me all the requested information before posting the long awaited lanyard list. What I will post is the main DIS persons name who requested the lanyards and the number of lanyards requested, not names. Please, please let me know before August 15, 2011 if you want a DIS lanyard.
I am getting ready to post a lanyard list so I thought I would repost the lanyard request instructions. Cutoff date for requesting a lanyard will be August 15, 2011
Allright-----WHO WANTS A LANYARD????
OK folks----
Let the sign-ups for lanyards Continue!!!
If you would like a FREE custom lanyard and name badge for this cruise (a great way to meet new people, identify other DIS friends, and put faces and names with screen-names), then I need you to EMAIL ME YOUR INFORMATION!!
Here is the information that I need:
DISBoards screenname: I need the DISBoard name(s) spelled and capitalized the way you want it on your name badge. For many/most groups, there will probably be only one DIS name for a group of people---that is totally fine. If there ARE multiple different DIS names/users in a group, let me know all of them but ALSO be sure to link the correct DIS name with the correct person.
First Name: Please give us the first name of EVERYONE in your party who would like a lanyard the way you want it to appear on the name badge. (Please remember that spelling counts!! The name you give here is what your name badge will say....so make sure it's correct!) Also---and this is important---make sure that the FIRST name you send is the primary DIS user under the screenname you send!
Stateroom #: Why do I need your room #? To get your lanyard to you! I will try to give out all the lanyards in the port or at a meet onboard during embarkation...but if I miss you, I need your room # so that I can deliver them to you later. If you are GTY, that's fine, just say so. There will be plenty of time later to fill in room #'s or to make changes if people switch rooms.
So please put all the above information into an email and send it to this address: dcl.wbta.2011@gmail.com
(Please note, I will not necessarily be replying individually to every person confirming receipt of their request for lanyards....HOWEVER, once I get requests rolling in I will be putting them into a spreadsheet on our website that I will link through google docs and people can view (but NOT edit) so you can look for yourself there to make sure you are listed and that all your information is correct...and then email me with any changes obviously). birkner Noel
To the newbies
On Villains' Night, many of us are wearing purple and/or black.
One night, we DISers will have Mickey Mouse Club night; we are wearing Mickey ear hats and t-shirts which can be ordered from Zazzle? (check Noel's - birkner - Welcome Wagon Post)
We Also Discussed
Info on The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI
Cruise-Only Clothing
Re-Usable Clothing While Onboard
Ironing
Pet Anxiety While People are Away
Or we could all be walking round with singed clothes
That is why i'm keeping track of numbers so I can give them a heads up a few days before, plus they can group some large tables together.
That's been a tradition for us since the first movie - I made us "wizard robes" to wear. We even took them to Disney with us b/c we were going to be there when one of the movies opened. But this year we both have to go to work in the morning (I have to go to both of my jobs, in fact), then we have the show at the community theatre that night. Dennis has to work on Saturday, and we have shows Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Busy weekend!
