Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.2

[DisneyVegas1]

We leave tomorrow on a 10-night Holland America cruise to the Mexican Riviera/Sea of Cortez. I'll check in when we return.

Woody

Have a great and safe cruise

 

[MagicMe]

REALLY?!?!? That's the most exciting news I've heard in a while!! I've been waiting for photopass (or at least SOME digital version of Shutters) to get on the ships forever......are they also on the Wonder? Are the operational there yet? We're on the Wonder in May with my parents and niece and I would love to be able to do a digital photo system rather than the old shutters format. Jason and I are HUGE picture package people....and we can be seen getting our photo taken at every single sitting opportunity offered in our Disney ties!!!

Hadley referenced our ties once before----but for those who haven't heard....a DCL tradition of mine & Jason's is Disney ties at dinner. It's ironic because neither of us dresses up at home EVER----we never wear ties here at home unless we are going to a funeral or a wedding! However, on the cruise we dress for dinner every evening....and we wear disney ties every evening (and very, very few of them are Mickey Mouse ties....they're ties from other animated films)----and our ties NEVER repeat! We have developed quite a collection of unique Disney ties----many of which I bought, but some of which I actually made---and I made our disney tie and cummerbund set for one of the formal nights even (i changed our picture in my siggy to show that----they're 101 dalmations)! Doing the B2B this time...we're going to need more ties than we've ever needed on a cruise so I've been on the hunt recently actually to get a few extras....and (Hadley will love this news) I have already found 3 great new ties that none of our cruise friends have even seen yet!

Loved checking out the ties every night! And your formal wear was awesome!! Can't wait to see the new ones!

 

[gismo1554]

We leave tomorrow on a 10-night Holland America cruise to the Mexican Riviera/Sea of Cortez. I'll check in when we return.

Woody

Have a fantastic and safe trip!

 

[gismo1554]

Yes, he did....Jason won mouseketeer that night...and he was wearing one of a matching set of tinkerbell ties that I made for us for that cruise....those will probably come out one night during one of these two cruises again as they didn't go on the Double Dip with us!

Also for formal night on the last TA we wore mickey mouse tuxedo vests...we still have those but now we have our dalmation tie and cummerbund and we have another mickey mouse tie and cummerbund set, too....and i'm in the process of trying to find just one more matching set of disney formalwear...although I might have to make it. Because if you're doing the B2B...how many formal and how many semiformal nights will there be??

Cool! Youll have so many youll be fed up of it by the TA!

 

[tig82174]

Cool! Youll have so many youll be fed up of it by the TA!

Nah, before the Double Dip we actually BOUGHT our tuxedoes.....so we bring them along....and the only place we have to wear them is on the ship (at least until our flippin' state gets with it and give us the right to get married...then we can wear them to our wedding ....soon hopefully ).....so the more formal nights, the more we get our money's worth out of them!

 

[gismo1554]

Nah, before the Double Dip we actually BOUGHT our tuxedoes.....so we bring them along....and the only place we have to wear them is on the ship (at least until our flippin' state gets with it and give us the right to get married...then we can wear them to our wedding ....soon hopefully ).....so the more formal nights, the more we get our money's worth out of them!

lol that's a good point!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Have a great time Woody
I will be excited to hear all about it when you get back.

Kathy

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Nah, before the Double Dip we actually BOUGHT our tuxedoes.....so we bring them along....and the only place we have to wear them is on the ship (at least until our flippin' state gets with it and give us the right to get married...then we can wear them to our wedding ....soon hopefully ).....so the more formal nights, the more we get our money's worth out of them!

I hope that is very soon, Eric. It's not fair that the government can decide who you can love and who you can't.

 

[The FairyGodmother]

We are the gifts on "Christmas morning family" but we always got to open 1 each on Christmas Eve. It was always pajamas. My mom did that so we would look good and having on matching pjs in the pictures on Christmas morning.

Smart Mom!!!

We put our stuff on the ship the first day in Barcelona and left, missing the muster drill. We LOOOOOOVE Barcelona!

We also left Daniel, our 2 year old on the dock, when we came back, and everyone thinking someone else had him, was totally surprised when security was following him to our room. Luckily he knew the ship well, since he'd already been on 3 cruises at that point, including another TA.

They were going to leave him Barcelona, not knowing to whom he belonged, or whether his parents were on or off the ship.

I still shudder.

SO when you leave the ship, make sure everyone comes back with you!

That is so scary. We lost our DD in Epcot one time and it was the same thing everyone thought someone else was with her. CM's response time was awesome and after 45 minutes of sheer terror for Mark and I, we picked her up from the Health Center, where she had ended up after she was smart enough to find a CM and tell them she lost her parents.



Favorite Christmas tradition. HMMM. Well for the last few years we have been in WDW every other year and it has been wonderful. Nothing beats Disney for decorations. I love the Candelight Processional at Epcot.
When we are at home, I would have to say that Decorating one of our trees with all the decorations from Mark's Granny's. She had made many of her decorations and they just add so much love to our holidays. She is no longer with us but it allows us to feel her presence even more.

 

[DisneyCruisin]

I think yes and no. You know how when you come come from vacation, you really don't want to leave....but at the same time it's good to be home? I think it will feel like that.

That's exactly how I felt at the end of the longer cruises!!!!

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Good evening everybody! I hope everybody is having a great night.

I took a picture of our Christmas tree so I thought I'd post it.

It's the Disney Tree and the tree topper is Mickey jumping out of a present. I'm sitting here looking at it and all of the wonderful memories the different ornaments hold.

 

[woody73]

Have a great and safe cruise

Have a fantastic and safe trip!

Have a great time Woody. I will be excited to hear all about it when you get back.

Thanks!

This cruise is much easier to pack for. Not only are we taking less (no door signs, fish extender, pirate gear, or pins to trade), but we don't have to fly or deal with TSA either (we don't have to weigh the suitcases, are not limited to 3 oz. toiletries, etc.).

I'll check in when we return.

Woody

 

[gismo1554]

Thanks!

This cruise is much easier to pack for. Not only are we taking less (no door signs, fish extender, pirate gear, or pins to trade), but we don't have to fly or deal with TSA either (we don't have to weigh the suitcases, are not limited to 3 oz. toiletries, etc.).

I'll check in when we return.

Woody

All good bonus'

 

[gismo1554]

OK everyone's being far too quiet lol

Well I'm back in work! Still ill but only been sick once today from this bloody coughing! All good! Dans managed to catch it now too, though to be fair its his own fault as I did tell him he had to stay away from me. We're meant to be going out with work tomorrow for my Xmas meal so might have to give it a pass.

At least I feel a lot better. Seems the whole of the UK is slowly being taken down by this bug.

Anyway leaving work soon as want to pop to Woolworths for their closing down sale (such a sad situation when such a huge name over here is closing down! I still remember going to Woolies with my Grandad every weekend when I was young for some sweets). Hopefully can get a few bargins for Dan for Xmas, although I've promised I wont buy him any more so will have to say they are for me!

 

[manascarfan]

Good evening everybody! I hope everybody is having a great night.

I took a picture of our Christmas tree so I thought I'd post it.

It's the Disney Tree and the tree topper is Mickey jumping out of a present. I'm sitting here looking at it and all of the wonderful memories the different ornaments hold.

Your tree looks great! Love the tree topper!
We will be decorating ours tomorrow.

 

[DisneyCruisin]

Good evening everybody! I hope everybody is having a great night.

I took a picture of our Christmas tree so I thought I'd post it.

It's the Disney Tree and the tree topper is Mickey jumping out of a present. I'm sitting here looking at it and all of the wonderful memories the different ornaments hold.

Very Nice!

 

[Disney Sweetie]

Hey everyone.....just wanted to share a couple pics of what I woke up to this morning. Remember that I am in South Mississippi....60 miles from the coast....so this is highly unusual for us. Although I was born in Illinois and lived there for 15 years, I still think the snow is so pretty!! These were taken at 7am soon after it started snowing and there was enough light to see. It is still coming down really heavy. They are predicting 3 - 5"....we shall see.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Your tree looks great! Love the tree topper!
We will be decorating ours tomorrow.

Very Nice!

Thank you!!!!!

Hey everyone.....just wanted to share a couple pics of what I woke up to this morning. Remember that I am in South Mississippi....60 miles from the coast....so this is highly unusual for us. Although I was born in Illinois and lived there for 15 years, I still think the snow is so pretty!! These were taken at 7am soon after it started snowing and there was enough light to see. It is still coming down really heavy. They are predicting 3 - 5"....we shall see.

3-5"! I'm so jealous! All we're getting is lousy rain and it's 34 degrees outside! I want some snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DisneyVegas1]

Good morning ... and here are some of our Christmas decorations ...

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Howdy everyone,
love the picture of the tree and the snow.'I love snow if I dont have to drive in it.
After living the last 8 years in Florida I have only seen Disneys magical snow at Christmas time.
Now it seems we are also going to get snow this weekend in Oregon. I love to watch it snow but we are suppose to get down in the high teens to low 20's and highs around freezing That I dont like.

I was suppose to finish my Christmas shopping this weekend, that may not happen now.

I should get my trip report with photos posted today. When I do I will post the link in case anyone wants to read it.

Holiday traditions:
well when the kids were growing up it was baking and decorating cookies with them. They always made special cookies for mom & dad which was fun. Then on the 24th we always sat around telling stories of funny events that have happened during past Christmases, then we always watched A Christmas Carol on Christmas eve while munching on the kids cookies and hot cocoa.
Of course watching the kids decorate the tree accept for the topper which Greg always put on at the end. The kids would string popcorn and hang cookies on it.
Then getting 4 kids to sleep while Greg always had last minute assemblies to do even though he said this year I will get it done ahead of time

We always loved to lay awake early waiting to hear the first kid get up and squeal when they saw santa had come and then waking up the other kids who all come running in to wake us up.

Now its just us and the 2 furry kids so things have changed a bit. We always talk of past Christmas times with the family and we always call the kids and grand kids if we cant see them to ask what they got for Christmas.

We now enjoy watching our pups open their presents Chrsitmas morning. I buy them more things than I do my DH They are easier to buy for. Anything edible is a hit

Kathy