Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.5

[tig82174]

We always changed for dinner anyway, even when we went to Topsiders. Just seems more special.

And makes for better photos between show and dinner

 

[UKANGEL]

Hey did anyone see someone posted a special gift they got on the cruise. I hope we get one of these for our cruise:

Hope it fits in the luggage though!

thanks it has all been really bad timing for him ... GCSE year etc. Had a really bad time of it in Feb and still having the odd day with fatigue etc. How long was your DD affected? Is she better now?

I had it in my GCSE year too Dd was studying for her 1st year Uni exams....it always seems to be associated with stressful times it seems She was living away at Uni at the time and it wasn't til she came hoem for the summer and I realised how poorly she was that they managed to diagnose it....so not sure how long she had it....several weeks at least though. It does seem to have left her a little weak though even now she gets tired very easily.

I've been watching all the conversation about dinner attire and formal nights vs. semi vs. cruise casual, etc....but I haven't ever thrown in my two cents...but I'm procrastinating getting work done so now seems as good a time as any!

I know I'm in the minority here...but I'm hoping for 2 formal nights---that will give me and Jason a chance to wear our various Disney-themed tie/vest and tie/cummerbund (sp?) sets!

People who have cruised with us before know we have this "thing" about dinner attire. I should preface this by saying that at home we never dress up----EVER. Jason works in a very casual job where he can basically wear what he wants to it's jeans and Tshirts or polo shirts most days. I have a "business casual" job where I have to wear khaki pants and most days I wear a polo shirt or MAYBE a collared shirt....but NEVER a tie. And we NEVER wear suits except to funerals and weddings!

On our cruises, however, we wear ties to dinner every single night----we wear DISNEY ties!! This all started on our last TA cruise, the EBTA in 2007. On that cruise we decided we were going to bring a different disney-themed tie for every night of the cruise----and the tradition has stuck! Sometimes we wear the same matching tie....sometimes we wear coordinating ties (like they are different ties but have the same character and/or film theme)...sometimes we just wear whatever ties that don't go together at all....but we wear Disney ties every night. Many of the ties I have scrounged up on ebay over the past couple years, but I have also taken to actually buying fabric and MAKING us ties when I can find fun Disney fabric. I've done the same thing with our formal wear. We have one set of mickey mouse vest/bowties that we bought...but I have since made us several different matching sets of ties and vests or cummerbunds----Mickey Mouse, Disney Princesses, Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations (that's the photo of us in my signature), Finding Nemo, Tinker Bell----we even have a set of "Golden Mickeys" vests and ties I made after our last cruise for us to wear on Golden Mickey's night----only to find that they got rid of that show!!! (We will probably keep the magic alive by wearing that set on this cruise anyway, though).

So anyhow...we're at the point now where we own just under 50 Disney neckties and at least 6 formal Disney bowtie/vest/cummerbund sets----and we will be bringing and wearing them all....so on the B2B cruise we intend to keep the tradition alive by wearing a Disney tie or formal set to dinner every night----and never wearing the same one twice!!! (As guys we're fortunate we can launder and recycle the dress shirts & slacks and then just wear different ties----so it seems like a whole new outfit LOL).

So if you end up seated near us in the dining room(s), make sure you take note of what the tie for the day is!!

Can't wait to see all those amazing ties! We don't dress up normally either but do like to make an effort for cruise nights, it's part of our cruise experience and makes it all the more special

 

[minimousefan]

wow ... thats brilliant ... want one !!!!

I wonder what is in the case?

 

[birkner]

I've been watching all the conversation about dinner attire and formal nights vs. semi vs. cruise casual, etc....but I haven't ever thrown in my two cents...but I'm procrastinating getting work done so now seems as good a time as any!

I know I'm in the minority here...but I'm hoping for 2 formal nights---that will give me and Jason a chance to wear our various Disney-themed tie/vest and tie/cummerbund (sp?) sets!

People who have cruised with us before know we have this "thing" about dinner attire. I should preface this by saying that at home we never dress up----EVER. Jason works in a very casual job where he can basically wear what he wants to it's jeans and Tshirts or polo shirts most days. I have a "business casual" job where I have to wear khaki pants and most days I wear a polo shirt or MAYBE a collared shirt....but NEVER a tie. And we NEVER wear suits except to funerals and weddings!

On our cruises, however, we wear ties to dinner every single night----we wear DISNEY ties!! This all started on our last TA cruise, the EBTA in 2007. On that cruise we decided we were going to bring a different disney-themed tie for every night of the cruise----and the tradition has stuck! Sometimes we wear the same matching tie....sometimes we wear coordinating ties (like they are different ties but have the same character and/or film theme)...sometimes we just wear whatever ties that don't go together at all....but we wear Disney ties every night. Many of the ties I have scrounged up on ebay over the past couple years, but I have also taken to actually buying fabric and MAKING us ties when I can find fun Disney fabric. I've done the same thing with our formal wear. We have one set of mickey mouse vest/bowties that we bought...but I have since made us several different matching sets of ties and vests or cummerbunds----Mickey Mouse, Disney Princesses, Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations (that's the photo of us in my signature), Finding Nemo, Tinker Bell----we even have a set of "Golden Mickeys" vests and ties I made after our last cruise for us to wear on Golden Mickey's night----only to find that they got rid of that show!!! (We will probably keep the magic alive by wearing that set on this cruise anyway, though).

So anyhow...we're at the point now where we own just under 50 Disney neckties and at least 6 formal Disney bowtie/vest/cummerbund sets----and we will be bringing and wearing them all....so on the B2B cruise we intend to keep the tradition alive by wearing a Disney tie or formal set to dinner every night----and never wearing the same one twice!!! (As guys we're fortunate we can launder and recycle the dress shirts & slacks and then just wear different ties----so it seems like a whole new outfit LOL).

So if you end up seated near us in the dining room(s), make sure you take note of what the tie for the day is!!

What a fun thing to do!! I will try to get DH to take lots of pics of you guys!!

 

[minimousefan]

Hope it fits in the luggage though!






I had it in my GCSE year too Dd was studying for her 1st year Uni exams....it always seems to be associated with stressful times it seems She was living away at Uni at the time and it wasn't til she came hoem for the summer and I realised how poorly she was that they managed to diagnose it....so not sure how long she had it....several weeks at least though. It does seem to have left her a little weak though even now she gets tired very easily.






Can't wait to see all those amazing ties! We don't dress up normally either but do like to make an effort for cruise nights, it's part of our cruise experience and makes it all the more special

yeah dressing up for evening meal is cool DJ all the way. I work in a fairly formal environment so have to dress up but being in formal attire will make those characters photos look really special. I am reading characters are out during evening meal sometimes which will make for some cool photos.

 

[GOS]

Hope it fits in the luggage though!

Otherwise you will have to pay for a further piece of luggage

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Otherwise you will have to pay for a further piece of luggage

wonder how big it is ?

 

[granmaz]

wonder how big it is ?

Hopefully not too big!! Though it might work as a packing cube!!!

 

[MagicMe]

I was lucky to have the same dining rotation as Erik and Jason on our Double Dip cruise in 2008 and it was a lot of fun to see the ties, etc every night. Believe me, you could never guess what they purchased and what was made! Looking forward to seeing them this time 'round!!

 

[Bareacuda]

First... my multi post thingy is gone

I love the products that DCL uses. We carry only the 3oz size for emergencies. Plus... I take lots home. Im a shampoo hoarder
So Erik if I show up to your door... hand over the goodies!

The pics of the Hyatt Hotel at Orlando gives me nightmares!!!
On our B2B2B in 2007, just past midnight an young man jumped off the 6th floor and landed in the dry water fountain. Our room had a balcony, we saw everything The next morning the hotel and DCL said nothing about it. Im so glad they said nothing.Not a great way
to start a cruise!

The new box is better then the one we got on the maiden of Magic!! We had a ton of things in ours. 2 books about how Magic was a concept to built.
2 watches(his and hers) 2 hats, 2 leather portfolios and 2 pens. And the other gift was 2 framed print2 of "Mickey at the Helm". As we left the port, they gave us 2 more. We told the CM we already have 2, she said they have left overs.

Ann

 

[Bareacuda]

Hopefully not too big!! Though it might work as a packing cube!!!

That's what I did with ours!

 

[granmaz]

The pics of the Hyatt Hotel at Orlando gives me nightmares!!!
On our B2B2B in 2007, just past midnight an young man jumped off the 6th floor and landed in the dry water fountain. Our room had a balcony, we saw everything The next morning the hotel and DCL said nothing about it. Im so glad they said nothing.Not a great way
to start a cruise!

Ann

That is just awful. I bet it took ages to get that image out of your head. John often wonders about things like that when he is in such places. He mentioned it inside the Contemporary last time, and at Bay Lake Towers.

That's what I did with ours!

Great minds.

 

[steamboat will]

I read this thread at least twice a day and I`m sorry for being such an infrequent poster - but as I`ve nothing useful to add......
Anyway excellent news for us this evening - we have got our flights booked

I`ll slink back to lurkdom for awhile

Oh i was a lurker for a long time too...

it's my first DC so didn't think i'd have much to bring to the forum, but it's been super fun being able to get excited with like minded people. I try not to mention it too much at work think my work friends think i'm a bit odd taking about Fish extenders, candy swaps and decorating my door

SW

 

[steamboat will]

Everytime you post you are from Reading, I am like you live nearby. As I live in Reading, Berks County, PA.

I too am from Reading UK i wonder how it compares to Reading PA maybe we could bring a postcard of our home towns so we can both see what we're missing.

Well I had my hospital appointment to get my MRI results today. Good news is nothing nasty which is what I anticipated, but they want to take the gallbladder out as there is some inflammation and tiny gallstones. It is the tiny gallstones that are the problem passing down the bile duct and going into the pancreatic one causing the nasty acute pancreatitis. They don't want me to have another attack, and I sure don't. Apart from being one of the most painful things, it can be fatal.

So, that should be done in the next 2-3 weeks, by keyhole surgery hopefully, so no big deal, and I should(barring complications) be absolutely fine for this vacation. I have to continue with my low fat diet till then.

Just need to make sure of the cancellation policy and dates just in case as I can't get insurance till it is all over, and these dates are fast approaching!

I can start looking forward again and planning!!!

THAT GREAT NEWS

Hope the rest of your treatment goes quick and painlessly.


SW

 

[steamboat will]

FYI - AllEars posted the MNSSHP dates/prices:

I'm going to get tickets for 10/3! I went to MNSSHP in 2008 and I had a blast! Can't wait!

Think i may book for the 3rd as well, think thats close to WDW marathon day and i believe they have been advertising the MNSSHP to the partisapants so not sure how that will affect the crowds???

Aw thanks....although if my picture in my signature is what you're judging then that's from a while ago...my hair hangs about chin length right now

Oh now i'm confussed i always thought you (erik) were on the left in your picture and jason was on the right, have i got that wrong???

I love the products that DCL uses. We carry only the 3oz size for emergencies. Plus... I take lots home. Im a shampoo hoarder

Ann

When i was in HKDL earlier this year we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel and all the toileties came in little boxes each with a different dwarf on the front. Had to take a set for a Disney friend and myself so had to hide a set, get a whole new set then on the last day left all of the "insides" in the bathroom...

The Maid must have thought i was mad??? why has someone taken all the empty boxes LOL

SW

 

[steamboat will]

WOWSERS you've all been super duper chatty today !!!!!

Even by your own chatty standards, are we trying for a new record???

I started to think there might be a major surprise on thise later pages to spark fierce debate!!!

Thought maybe DCL had halfed the price of our trip.

Guess i can always dream

SW

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

I was hoping to get my income tax refund in the mail today so I could be PIF too, but no such luck...

This afternoon, I went to my twin's sister's school where she teaches. She does an after school reading program and today was the last day so she decided to have an ice cream party. I brought over all of the ice cream, bowls, spoons, toppings (gummy bears, chocolate chips, sprinkles, chocolate syrup, cherries, M&M's and whipped cream) and surprised her kids with it. Beth (my twin) sent the one little girl out in the hallway to 'check to see if another teacher was in the hallway' and she stopped dead and looked right at me with a very confused look. She looked back at Beth and then at me again. Poor kids were confused but very excited! I was able to stay for the ice cream party and spend some time with her kids. It was fun! Here's a picture of Beth and I from my bridal shower...I don't think we look alike but apparently the kids did!

 

[KermitRocks]

Think i may book for the 3rd as well, think thats close to WDW marathon day and i believe they have been advertising the MNSSHP to the partisapants so not sure how that will affect the crowds???
SW

You're right!!! I didn't think about that!!! I bet it will be jam packed. I leave on 10/5 so 10/3 is my only option. I've already made a dining reservation in the MK for that night, too. Oh well, I'll still be at WDW, right? And more people in the park will mean more costumes to see. I really enjoyed seeing all of the costumes the last time I was there.

 

[Terapin]

Well I had my hospital appointment to get my MRI results today. Good news is nothing nasty which is what I anticipated, but they want to take the gallbladder out as there is some inflammation and tiny gallstones. It is the tiny gallstones that are the problem passing down the bile duct and going into the pancreatic one causing the nasty acute pancreatitis. They don't want me to have another attack, and I sure don't. Apart from being one of the most painful things, it can be fatal.

So, that should be done in the next 2-3 weeks, by keyhole surgery hopefully, so no big deal, and I should(barring complications) be absolutely fine for this vacation. I have to continue with my low fat diet till then.

Just need to make sure of the cancellation policy and dates just in case as I can't get insurance till it is all over, and these dates are fast approaching!

I can start looking forward again and planning!!!

I'm really pleased for you! Yay!
I hope your operation goes smoothly and you are feeling well very soon!

 

[Terapin]

Congrats, another member

That's terrific! We are close to PIF and feeling like it will be a huge weight off of us when we are. I think we will drag it out to near the end though as I remain ever hopeful (although very naive, likely) that the price may change.

I also have a thing about giving any business my money before I *have* to. The exchange rate isn't too bad these days so maybe I should just make the payment....