Kangarucci
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Apart from pillowslips and photo frames, what else do people get autographed by the characters? 
Cheers

Cheers
Thank you. Can you put this info on Page one? I know we will pay very very soon, but it still will get lost quickly!!!![]()
I thought I saw where someone arranged for their transportation from the airport to the hotel and also prepaid. I'd love to get this out of the way so I'm hoping someone can pass on the information. - Thanks!
I am not going to worry too much about the weather, heck Ive been in the north sea in december, had to wedge myself in the bunk so I didnt roll out, It was fun.
Oh. Are banks in Europe just now transitioning to cards with chips? Is this new? That might be why my cards have always worked but now you all are talking about needing a "chip". I'll certainly check with my bank to be double sure before I leave.
On our February/March trip to WDW when we were there for 6 weeks(including 1 week's cruise) I wore all my my cooler 'just in case' clothes all the time!!!On the cruise week however, it was very cold in the inside corridors and restaurants. I don't know why, but it was quite uncomfortable at times.
Sounds like a great day.
The guy who skipped out on the lifeboat drill will be getting a letter from the officers to his stateroom. In December, my DMIL fell on her way to the DCL bus and got a terrible gash on her forehead. She and DFIL went by ambulance to the ER in Orlando for a head CT and stitches. They made it to the ship with 15 minutes to spare--after the lifeboat drill had taken place. They got "the letter". On the bright side, thanks to the very helpful DCL people at the airport where we were catching the bus, she did make the cruise. One of them arranged a private limo to take them from the hospital to the Magic. As it turned out, we ended up leaving the port late because a passenger who was already on board fell and was very confused and needed to be taken off the ship before we even left. So, even though my DMIL had a terrible
and a nasty cut and bruise on her forehead, at least she got to cruise with us!
Just sent Laura a message on facebook but she is idle so I dont know if she is near the computer or not.....Maybe she will see it soon
Where is Noel by the way? She has been very quiet - maybe I missed something.
Transportation post on page one has been updated with all the new details
I had to buy a fleece top on our cruise last year going from Perth, it was freezing cold (unseasonably so) so I'm hoping I've learnt from thatWe are going to DL following our stay in Florida so by mid-Oct, I'm assuming it will be cool in the evenings so we will be needing warmer clothing for there anyway. Also it will still be pretty darn cool leaving here in early spring so I plan on being very well dressed going out of here.
A question my Mum asked, are we likely to see any wildlife while crossing the Atlantic? Dolphin or whales particularly - she's wondering whether to take her binoculars.
Pardon me if this was already discussed. Will the pillowcase/t-shirt, etc. signing by the characters be available on this cruise? We have given them as gifts and would like to do it again.
Thanks,
Andrea
A question my Mum asked, are we likely to see any wildlife while crossing the Atlantic? Dolphin or whales particularly - she's wondering whether to take her binoculars.
Ok ......here we go.....
Just for all my DIS friends......
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Rye....on the way to Dover....
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Our first glimpse of the Magic from the beach....
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and closer from the Pier...
I'll post more tomorrow....toooo tired now!
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With there being dolphin watch cruises in both Gibraltar and Madeira, I think we have a good chance to see dolphins in the vicinity of both. I was also told that September is whale migration time so we might see some whales as well.
Corinna
WOW !!! Doesn't she look stunning![]()
So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501
So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!![]()
So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501
So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!![]()
Tom, I have mentioned I love your wife,lolHello all....the Magic really looks great.....and now a question from my DW....on this transatlantic cruise....will they have themed t-shirts and sweatshirts from the WB transatlantic? I already know that I am in trouble with those special pocketbooks that they are selling....gonna wipe out our onboard credit in one single transaction....and we have 2 weeks on the ship to spend money....or should I say my wife has 2 weeks to spend money....ah....its just money....I can always make some more...
Tom
Sounds about right.Actually, I believe there's a switch that turns off the A/C whenever the door is opened.
welcome back.Bonjour!! Long time no chat from me (not many of you though!).I missed you all!! I didn't have much of a chance go get on-line last week while I was at Grandmother's, which means >60 pages to catch up on. *sigh*
As a result of being off-line, I worked on a lot of cruise-related tasks in the past week!Some of my accomplishments included but was not limited to buying my tiara, finishing my primary FE gifts, making door magnets (although I think I'm going to make one more), and papercrafting my scrapbook embellishment exchange gifts.
My mom is graciously making me a "Hawaiian dress" from some fabric I found for $2.50/yard, so she fitted me for that last week, too. I also put together (another) spreadsheet that will come in handy when I'm ready to distribute FE gifts, postcards, etc. Hopefully this week I'll finalize some more things!
Lots on the plate for this week, but I'll try to stay more connected with you all this week.
PS: I'm LOVING the countdown ticker saying "1 month and ## days"!!!
Here's what their sleeping quarters looks like.
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Maybe Paula could put a link to Stephen's instructions in her post on Page 1 regarding the hotel(s) to port transportation post.
Stephen, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for taking the time to organize this for us!!! I'm off to make a payment now!
Woody has answered you."our resident cruise expert"Hubby has been saving his quarters for laundry. Does anyone know if they are still using quarters in the laundry machines on board or are they now on our key cards. After the EB REPO they were suppose to replace the machines. They were in bad shape on deck 2, but that was two years ago.
Thanks!
Theresa![]()
Yes, someone called Peter?Did anyone else see the thread on the main forum board about the change in CD? One person said she heard that on the 9/8, it was going to be Brent, but this leaves that up for questioning.
HAYLEY.....we might be calling on your DH for our fix afterall!![]()
I will definatly be taking binocs, whales? dolphins? I dont know but nearer the american side I certainly hope so.Transportation post on page one has been updated with all the new details
Roughest seas I've felt was in the Galapagos - I also did the bunk wedge to stop from falling off at night. Also as Mum and I were sea sick when standing up on the boat, we had to do everything in our cabin laying down - getting dressed, undressed, changing into swimwear, brushing teeth etc - it was very, very funny
Sounds like me trying to function with a hangover,lol
A question my Mum asked, are we likely to see any wildlife while crossing the Atlantic? Dolphin or whales particularly - she's wondering whether to take her binoculars.
Us too last time, I spend hours looking out at sea for dolphins.We saw loads of dolphins swimming with the ship on the PC cruise, but I would love to see whales now as well.
We saw a sunfish on the PC cruise too. I had never heard of them, and it looked like a giant fish swimming on it's side. We asked someone what it was.
Lots of flying fish and turtles too.
So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501
So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!![]()
UK ANGEL - Thanks so much for the pictures. Loved them! Cannot wait till people are taking a picture of me on Deck 9!![]()
Yes, thank you Mandy! It was so fun to look at them!
Kristi
Doesn't DCL ask you to keep your doors closed? (unless you've also turned your A/C off.) Curious to see all the open doors. How neat to see her!
I noticed the doors, too. I thought maybe the picture was taken during the time the stateroom hosts are doing the changeover cleaning of the rooms and they opened them to air them out.
Hmmmmm... I aways have my door open when we're in port.
And on many occations while sailing the doors open too.
PS... love the pics!
Annie
Tom, there will be several T-shirts, embroidered shirts, a Golf shirt, tote bag, post cards, shot glasses and sweatshirts more with specific WBTA motifs.
Pj
THAT'S IT!!!![]()
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I hear it has a good view...
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With there being dolphin watch cruises in both Gibraltar and Madeira, I think we have a good chance to see dolphins in the vicinity of both. I was also told that September is whale migration time so we might see some whales as well.
Corinna
I just realised ......
WE ARE IN THE 50s !!!!!!!!!!
59 DAYS UNTIL WE FLY TO BARCELONA !!!!
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So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501
So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!![]()
So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501
So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!![]()
Hi Late Diners
Thanks to all of you who have sent me your reservation numbers and lead names. I am attempting to make a spreadsheet
There are a few of you who requested to link dining who I have not yet heard from re. the reservation numbers / lead names.
UKAngel ( Mandy and Mark )
Sue L ( Sue and husband )
acourtwdw2 ( Annette and Amanda)
Renegade 7 (Johanna and Kimmy ), Cinderbear and Erik / Jason
KC's Princess
Grayfal ( Tom and Pat)
Could you please let me know if you still want to be linked with the main group or if you are making your own arrangements.
I am also looking for a late dining group with children, as so far we only have one group with children and it would be nice to have a family with children to link up with them.
The rotation which has been requested by some of the late dining group is ROTATION 2 ( APL ) which has us in Lumieres for the first formal night. If anyone would prefer a different rotation could you please let me know.
Thanks such a lot.
Sarah x
Oh Hayley ..... you poor thing, and your poor Mum having to deal with this nightmare. This is truly shockingHopefully your Mum will be able to get her money back from this evil scum but will the insurance payout be affected by the fact that he torched the house. I hope you can find some way for her to get her money back but getting her trust back will be a lot more difficult. Sending
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OMG Hayley, we just watched this on the news tonight - your poor mum to have to go through that. At least she has a wonderful family to help her through![]()
Please,please dont feel you have to justify that you are all good people,we know that, I dont think folks like him would seek out nutters would you?
Your poor Mum, being nice and trusting doesnt make you an idiot!!
I hope your Mum can get over it. I agree, its funny how you can "spill" to your dis friends,![]()
GREAT bunch of people her Mandy! Thanks xThat is so awful for you all and particularly your poor mum, Hayley! I hope she's ok, it must be such a terrible shock for her. Glad you could share with us as I think it helps to talk these things through some times...and its a good bunch of people here as you know.Lots of love to you all x
So sorry for you and your poor mum of course. What a nasty man.
No need for trying to explain how nice you are, that is obvious to us all.Also this guy is obviously excellent at what he does unfortunately, but this time it looks like he has been found out for what he is. I hope what is right prevails here.
I hope the ongoing problems aren't too difficult for you all. We are here for you to chat and offload - it does help.
We are going to use one bus. It going to be a 55 passenger bus. We have 38 people (maybe 40). It going to the Praktik Barcelona around 8:45 , then going to the Praktik Rambla. Should be there around 9:00 to 9:15. We should get to the port around 10. The price will be $14 usd per person. Payment can me made via paypal. The address to make thepiratebus@gmail.com. When you go to make a payment go to send money then click on person tab and send money as Payment owed. Also send the money out your bank account as an instant transfer or echeck. Under the message section right your Disname, personal name and how many people. If you have any question Pm me.
Stephen