OK so here is the latest version in pdf and hopefully Penny wont mind that I had a play with it too to create this as I know she's busy.
Can people let me know if they want it in another format at all?
Im sure Penny will have her versions done shortly.
Navigator Final Version
Oh so that's why I didn't end up on the navigator? LOL
I was wondering...
That's what I deserve for not keeping up with the thread!
Still want to thank you all for all the work on the navigators and Sue also for having a copy printed for me already- it came in very handy in numerous ways throughout the trip.
And thanks to elderfam and cruzdirectorKaren for our only fish extender gifts- very sweet and unexpected since we weren't signed up on any FE lists. Very useful items- the lip balm and coasters- thanks so much! And to Sue for the FE gifts for the kids.... I'm not sure if anyone else delivered gifts to their FE's but towards the end of the cruise they started getting some things.
(they were sure upset with me for not joining an FE group
)
We were already booked on the 8/16/11 double-dip 5nt Dream cruise, but I did book 2 dummy reservations while onboard, one for 2012, and another in case my 8/16 dream cruise ever comes available at a price that makes it worthwhile to rebook and get onboard credit. I actually have 2 other dummy cruises booked previously, but they are with DU and I've decided to switch to a different TA for my future cruises so I had to book them again to get them to the new agency.
We're booked on that dream cruise as well! I rebooked dummy dates onboard also. for 2 cruises/2 rooms for each. I think I have learned my lesson. never again will I only book 2 rooms for one cruise onboard.... we have 4 cruises booked next year and only ONE of them has transferred onbaord booking on the reservation. *pout* All the discounts and onboard credits we aren't getting but could have- if I'd planned ahead better. haha
I rebooked onboard and then got a call today to get them done because apparently they hadn't while onboard- and I even called to make sure after getting the card back in the room! And our TA wasn't listed on them either- had to get that put on! Apparently the lady doing this was a bit overwhelmed at the amount of bookings done on this cruise- that's what the lady that called today said. haha (that and some credit card issues where some deposits didn't go thru)
so my point-- check to make sure yours went thru. I had no idea mine hadn't until she called to clear it all up!
We got home very late Saturday night and none of us are happy about being home. Jeff is more bummed this time than ever before... me thinks he's starting to really love the Disney cruises. hehe
He said they need to hire us to continuallly cruise and let them know where they need to improve- just so we can live on the ship. haha We wish! *daydreams about that for a moment*
It was a wonderful cruise in so very many ways... unfortunately I did not get to meet a lot of you and part of that is just bad luck and part of it is my poor planning ahead of time and lack of participation in the thread. That really coulodn't be helped this time.. sigh
But we kept seeing the same few people over and over! haha
Our kids made great friends on the cruise- all three of them this time- they all miss their new best friends from the cruise. Rita wants molly to move here and Robert said he wished Stephen lived close. haha
It really was great.
I think we liked all the sea days with some port days sprinkled in here and there... port extensive cruises seem to go by faster and are far less relaxing... I have come to realize. LOL
I am really tired of washing clothes and unpacking and everyday life... I want a maid and a cook and the ability to just walk up one deck to get eggplant and portebello mushroom paninis and/or call room service when we get the munchies and walk down to see a movie... or walk up to sit in a hot tub. Why can't we have all that in every day life? OH yeah, cause we're not rich. I forgot
Well at least this time we don't have the expectation of having to wait a year and a half or two years or more for our next cruise... just till end of April. And if things go well (financially) where we can make all the cruises we have booked (not counting dummy dates that will be transferred to dates in 2012 or 2013 or something) then we'll be cruising 3 times next year... sorta. (April 27 and May 3rd b2b, aug 16, and Dec 29) That's a whole lot for us! A whole lot.... I hope we can make all those cruises- that would be awesome!
sigh... home isn't fun. *pout*
oh I almost forgot.. somehow this time the cruise somehow miraculously "fixed" my sleeping issues. I started going to bed earlier and earlier, getting up earlier and earlier.. completely different than how I am at home (insomniac bigtime) and even completely different than previous cruises where I stayed up late into the night sometimes all night long. Towards the end of the cruise I was even going to sleep (or sometimes falling asleep on the couch watching movies with Jeff or once even sitting on the verandah- something that would probably happen WAY more often if we had a lounger out there LOL) before Jeff and getting up before him! Which is completely unheard of.. ever LOL
I don't know if it's temporary or permanent... we'll see. I honestly have no idea why this happened on this cruise... why this time was different and why my sleep pattern changed so drastically. But so far even at home I'm going to bed at a pretty decent hour and getting up early. We got home late on Sat night after midnight and I went straight to bed. And I mean STRAIGHT to bed- Jeff even had to get the kids in bed. LOL And I got up at 5:30am which is crazy early- like sometimes I used to go to bed to take a nap at that hour! Last night I went to bed at 11 shortly after the kids were asleep..... and I was up at 7. I'm feeling kinda tired now.... and kids are in bed... so I think I'll head to bed and see if I can keep this "sleeping like normal people" thing going as long as possible. haha Maybe this cruise cured my sleep problems when nothing else could? we'll see *fingers crossed*
wish I had just went on the stupid things now!
. We left Port Orleans French Quarter yesterday morning and after 3 flights, two trains and one car trip we made it home at about 4pm today ... totally drained and exhausted!
but hopefully we will have trip reports, photos and chats to look forward to over the next few weeks.
) - where's my Disney? (Going to Club 33 on Friday, so I have that to look forward to!) Off to California tomorrow night but back home on Saturday 
. And the unexpected visitor apparently didn't reduce my appetite.
This is not a pretty thing!
I think our plan today is Downtown Disney.
