been busy busy , so im just checkin in real quick ....welcome aboard to the new shipmates ...hello to the old ones ...
Miss everyone , just been so busy with sooooo much stuff ...and trying to get the other halves visas in line for the cruise ..... Im usally around just reading but if you need my attention please pm ....
take what you can !!!!!!
I love that magnet. I may print that up for our door....and it inspires me a bit, too, for how we might make the lanyard name badges look. I haven't officially finished designing them, but I am leaning in the direction of designing something that incorporates something Disney and the flags of all the ports we will visit on the WBTA....so something along the lines of that magnet is a strong contendor! (It's also nice because it's very colorful, which I like and which would coordinate with basically any color lanyard!)
Another option is rather than thinking of fish extender gifts as being for each of the individuals in each room (which is almost like a secret mickey exchange to some degree) to think of doing something for the full cabin. Jason and I generally make a little grab bag of things that a full cabin can share AND that are not necessarily personalized to the people in the cabin so that we can give the same thing to every cabin1(which makes it easier for mass producing AND for delivering them!!)
Been busy busy , so im just checkin in real quick ....Welcome Aboard to the new shipmates ...Hello to the old ones ...
Miss everyone , just been so busy with sooooo much stuff ...and trying to get the other halves Visas in line for the cruise ..... Im usally around just reading but if you need my attention please PM ....
TAKE WHAT YOU CAN !!!!!!
Joined Paid Club today.
Walt
Forgot to mention that as of about noon today, we are also PAID IN FULL for both our cruises (last Med w/ ABD and the WBTA). Hooray!!
I love that you guys consider the colour of the lanyard. I can tell we are going to get along just fine! I am quite funny about things matching and being balanced, apparently I'm a bit obsessive.....if you ask my friends
I am doing something similar for the FE. I am doing a stateroom gift that can be shared with a few things, but also doing something extra for the kids.
I am surprised you guys can fit FE gifts in your luggage with all those lanyards!
I like that. How would we get it bigger for a door magnet?
And how do I copy it with this Mac? I could copy with my pc, but haven't managed yet with this.
Did they just not respond?The folks I'm waiting on hearing from are:
KrisannB
Does anyone know their stories?? Is anyone travelling with any of those folks and maybe you confirmed under your DIS name but forgot to mention that their DIS names were correct, too? Is anybody active on any other threads where any of those folks post and can gently nudge them to get in touch with me? (I hesitate to continue sending out PM's for fear of getting the moniker: "WBTA Lanyard Stalker"
and have only been home a few days - count me in - I will get into my PM box later tonight and reply - I have read them on my email - and it all sounds great! Will I need a converter?
Stoped by to say hello. I have been busy getting my FE gifts done. I woke up this morning and thought about the power situation in barcelona. eeks. I use a breathing machine. We use 110v, what do they use there?
When I lived in germany we used 220v
To be perfectly honest, I'm a little afraid of how we can fit lanyards AND fish extender gifts, as well....so the truth is that our fish extender gifts will probably be simple and small=====>since in essence the lanyards and all the work and organizing that goes into them is kind of an informal gift to everyone (who gets them) no matter WHAT fish extender fruit group we end up in!!
Fair enough too!
sounds like your had a hectic few weeks! I hope everything calms down soon!
Tell us all about your EBTA trip when you have time.
Any packing tips would be greatly appreciated!
I have not even started on my trip report which is on my list to do.It might be easier to ask me questions
Here are some packing tips I posted already:
Having just gotten back from the EBTA trip yesterday (and 4 days at DW before and 4 days at Disneyland Paris after) and flying several different airlines and through different airports here is some lessons I learned:
most important item I took was an electronic scale that had both KG and LBS on it - got it from amazon for $20 = was able to help other Diser's out also - good investment!
If you booked your ticket through one airline - but are flying on a "partner" you must go by that partner's luggage rules most of the time - check on it!
in Europe carry-on sizes are different - meaning smaller! and some of the airlines do not allow a personal item - only one item - and we had jackets with us and did not have them on and they made us put them on at the checkpoint (then we had to take them off at the scanners) and also some airlines are very strict on the weight of the items - many say you can only have a carry on that weighs a certain amount and they weigh them when you check in and tag the item so the gate people know it is approved.
For our next trip we are going to have the largest size bag we are allowed on the smallest requirement of the airlines we are flying and have a "personal" bag that we slip in it of things we will want to have at our seat for the flight (games, book, etc.) that we will take out before we put our bag in the overhead.
And also if you are a elite member in an airline but are flying on a partner they will not always recognize the same benifits you have on your airline even if you booked the ticket through them. We are Delta elite members and booked our tickets through delta but had flights on KLM and Airfrance and Delta - and different rules apply.
Now to start packing differenlty for the WBTA! We had too much and over the next 4 months we will be doing test runs this time and walking up and down our driveway with our bags to see if we can manage it all ourselves.
We use packing cubes - love them - and not because I cannot pack but because it keeps us organized - especially since we cross pack - and it helps me with the unpacking. I also took some smaller ones to put little items and papers into that I brought back - it was great!
One more thing - make a detailed list of every last thing you have in your bags - we had 2 bags get lost during this trip on different flights and did not remember everything in them. One was found - still waiting on word on the other one - glad we had insurance as the airline only would pay $250 but the insurance pays $1000.
Krisann
