Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.8

[birkner]

Oh does anyone know whether there's anyway to get a Disney World reservation back from Dreams Unlimited? I ask because my TA seems to be ignoring me! I've emailed about 3 times now asking for info on whether Magical Express is booked correctly and have had no information back. The only thing I got was an initial email that says that we are being picked up and sent to Pop Century on the 8th October which is the wrong way!

My understanding is that once you give a ressie to a TA that is that!! Why not send a PM message to WebmasterJohn on this board about your problems with DU? He seems to be quite helpful.

Just my thoughts...

 

[birkner]

I tried to post it but she said she couldn't see the post-it note I stuck on my computer. Bring back the age of the typewriter.

Jon

I sent both a link to the last post on part #7 and the first post on part #8 o webmaster Kathy at 6:04PM California time last night. Sadly, as of 9:10 AM this morning, the post has not been read....

 

[birkner]

I had the same problem but now I carry a note from my doctor that the low blood pressure is normal for me and they go ahead and let me donate.

What a great idea!! I have never heard of that being done but will ask my physician next time I have an appointment if she will give me such a note.

 

[birkner]

No, it is not sad. I've had my clothing spreadsheet completed for some time now. It helped me to be able to mix and match which then allows me to bring less clothes. I always want to bring things that can be worn more than once. The spreadsheet lets you see that right away. I've deleted about one third of the clothes I was thinking about bringing.

Rene

I am doing the same thing!! GMTA!! I even have which suitcase they are packed in on my spreadsheet!!

Worse, I also take pics of the clothes for insurance purposes so if the suitcase full of clothing is lost, I have a record. Suitcase replacement is expensive not to mention the cost of the clothes!!

 

[acourtwdw2]

I'm so excited i had trouble sleeping last night. I wonder how much sleep i will get over the next 6.5 weeks until we leave.

For anyone doing the Wine and Dine Race on the 2nd. I called them about my WDW tickets what a bargain. 4 Day park hopper is 199 w/tax. To buy them thru WDW was 277 w/o tax. Needless to say i have 2 on the way.

Annette is our list maker. I have one but her's is more detailed.
Mine is
Wait to the last minute to get things together and pack. I usually dont pack until the night before we leave- If i pull out suitcase our oldest dog Spencer refuses to eat. Good thing my mom spoils him while were gone by hand feeding him to make sure he eats.

 

[bob_and_dawn]

Hope everyone is well? Under 50 days now

Dawn

 

[MrsMork]

We are going to Caras Park here in Missoula this afternoon. Lovely place with a carrousel (horses hand carved by local people), a stage for entertainment and it is right on the Clark Fork River. Today they are having Celtic entertainment...bands, dancers, food and beer.

Here is what's going on:
Join us on the Clark Fork River in downtown Missoula, in Caras Park, July 31, 2010

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Irish Road Bowling (Stimpson Lumber site, Bonner) Register for your hour at the Missoula AOH website
3:00-5:00 p.m. Kids events (facepainting, art table, caber toss) guest appearence by Monte in a Kilt!!
3:00-4:00 p.m. Dillion Junior Fiddlers
4:00-4:15 p.m. Missoula Irish Dancers
4:15-5:00 p.m. The Celtic Dragon Pipe Band and The Missoula Highland Dancers
5:00-7:00 p.m. Malarkey
7:00-9:00 p.m. The Young Dubliners
Have questions? Want to volunteer? Contact us Shannon Lukes at 406-239-0105

Proceeds to benefit Watson’s Children Shelter and the Friends of Irish Studies.

 

[Terapin]

Can I have some advice?

I got a quote of 100euros all inclusive for a taxivan to pick up 7 of us from our hotel Praktik Ramblas, and all our luggage, to take us to the port. Is that expensive? I know the conversion to dollars, and it seems expensive, but is it expensive for Barcelona? What would a regular taxi cost (and I think we'd need 2-3 for all of us and our stuff).

Thanks!

 

[su_kraft]

LOL exactky! Trouble is we live on the third floor of our block of flats so have 4 fligths of stairs to go down then weirdly one flight to go up to get to the car! This could be interesting!

How many trips can you make? Where there is a will, there is a way!!!

 

[MrsMork]

Wait to the last minute to get things together and pack. I usually dont pack until the night before we leave-

You are like Dennis...luck for him I will have most of his stuff packed.

 

[Terapin]

Good luck with that, put some good music on and it will help

Good idea. I've gotten exactly one load of laundry done so far, and put the toddler to nap. Not so very much...

All this excitement has me panicking

I have to get through August first:

--Leaving Friday for 5 days in Tortola; renting a gorgeous house in the west end hills overlooking Smuggler's Cove and Long Bay. Can't wait! Hey, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TORTOLA, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER OR DO MY BEST TO FIND OUT WHEN WE"RE THERE NEXT WEEK (better to PM, I'm skimming FAST)...

--After Tortola, we have friends from the UK (Fareham) visiting us for a few days on their way to NYC from WDW. Gotta start cleaning as soon as the beach laundry is done...

--Then a quick four day trip to see my sister and her family in Denver for my great-nephew's 7th birthday.

--That leaves one week to pack my son's stuff back up before we leave Labor Day weekend to take him back to college in Massachusetts and pray for a cool day to unload all that stuff...

That puts us back back home in Virginia on September 8th and we leave for Barcelona on the 15th. HELP!!!!

Oh well, what's life without a little excitement! REALLY looking forward to those days at sea!

Thanks for letting me rant about the craziness here--now you know why I don't post much.

Andrea

Wow, Andrea. Eat your Wheaties! I'd like to go to Tortola with you.

 

[MrsMork]

Can I have some advice?

I got a quote of 100euros all inclusive for a taxivan to pick up 7 of us from our hotel Praktik Ramblas, and all our luggage, to take us to the port. Is that expensive? I know the conversion to dollars, and it seems expensive, but is it expensive for Barcelona? What would a regular taxi cost (and I think we'd need 2-3 for all of us and our stuff).

Thanks!

We are paying 55 Euros for just the two of us and luggage from the Airport to Praktik Barcelona.

 

[su_kraft]

Can I have some advice?

I got a quote of 100euros all inclusive for a taxivan to pick up 7 of us from our hotel Praktik Ramblas, and all our luggage, to take us to the port. Is that expensive? I know the conversion to dollars, and it seems expensive, but is it expensive for Barcelona? What would a regular taxi cost (and I think we'd need 2-3 for all of us and our stuff).

Thanks!

Not sure what is normal for Barcelona, however, it sounds reasonable to me based on what we are paying to go from airport to hotel (alsoPraktik Rambles). I made the arrangements with max allowable luggage (and hope to come up short...) - so 4 people, 8 cases, 2 backpacks. 50 Euro all inclusive, prvate transportation, and they meet us in the arrival hall with a sign with my name on it! (Just adds to the excitement )

Your other option is to get sith Stephen (Nacho 1337) and see if there is room on the bus that morning! I am not sure if he has made the arrangements or not as yet.

 

[birkner]

Im in the same boat... Run low BP and for some reason people are shocked by that...

Same here as people think you have to be Skinny Minnie to have low BP.



ABSOLUTELY no need to appologise!! We are all just so excited about everything!!!

Well said, Sue!!


Pj - are we twins? I get nausea as well - and once that hits there is the getting dizzy and spots. I was at football jamboree a couple years back and was running around like crazy and paired my low BP with lack of eating and fluids... Not a good day at all!

Triplets!! Add to that all of us in my family with low BP get EXTREMELY grumpy when we are hungry!!


Yes - we can get you all of this!!! I am guessing that you will want in excel so you can manipulate



STOP!!! I'd like to think that it was a misunderstanding, as not many people would build a database for their cruise website! What can I say, we both work for software companies, and Glenn is a bit geeky at times. He wanted to do a lot more - but never got direction. Now he has some... Watchout!!!

We are going to get on like a house afire. John built an interactive auction database for our DD's school with Access. He is a geek extraordinaire and I am not far behind. He is much more technical than I am, sigh.... John is one of the original Evangelists of the tech world here in Silicon Valley. My most memorable quote for him was when this young man said to him, " Meet you is like meeting Moses!!"

Shoot - your list looks like mine... And I find that I have days that I stare at it and get nothing done...

Being on the DIS boards, is my job!!

For the DU stuff - post on the main board - their owner watches it and will make sure that you are taken care of. Who are you dealing with there? I had been working with Tracey, who was fine, but didn't get back to me same day. Then when we did our upgrade it was Kelsie that I was working with. She is awesome - and I swear she must not sleep much if you look at the times she emails...

I think you make excellent points!!


OK, Sarah - Im going to side with you here... Not about EBay though... I have packing lists in excel for everyone. 4 tabs - one for each, and then a list of anything other than clothes that goes in a bag on tab 5. I put what I think we are bringing in it prior to packing, and then add subtract items as needed. Then I print the pages and use them to re pack at the end of the trip so I don't leave stuff behind. Learned the hard way last year - accidentally left stuff in the cabin or at the last breakfast and we never got it back, as it was never found...

Excel, the ONLY way to travel!!

As of now, I have Beccas stuff 95% packed and the list is updated. I have what I think I am bringing, and have packed about 50%. Glenn and Stephen are not started - but only because I left them to tell me what they are bringing for the most part... For the extra stuff, I have all my swap stuff packed completely so I can finish it up when we get to the ship. (Candy included!) And anything that I don't need in the next 44 days is in a bag!

Pre packing is the only way to get organized with all the activities on this cruise.

 

[birkner]

My packing strategy in two words: pack light.

I pack only what I can carry up a flight of stairs.

Woody

You are my husband's dream packer!! He wishes I could pack the same way!! John can go anywhere with one suitcase....

 

[PrincessShmoo]

{Original Survey Posted July 24}

Mickey Mouse Club Night​

The votes are in!!

Remember the date....September 28!​

Sarah will be including this on our group calendar in the DIS Navigator.

Got it down! One question: how do you know the menu for the night already?

 

[valbob89]

My understanding is that once you give a ressie to a TA that is that!! Why not send a PM message to WebmasterJohn on this board about your problems with DU? He seems to be quite helpful.

Just my thoughts...

I think you need to find a new TA. My sister is a travel agent, not on commission, and believe me she takes care of her people. Sh knows they have the option of booking on-line or direct with the provider and has to provide somthing you can't get otherwise. She checks every morning, including the weekends, that all her departures take off ok. If there are delays she contacts the customer and takes care of them and lets them know she is looking out for them. If necessary she reschedules flights or helps with hotels room. She completes all of our on-line check-in documents, prints them and sends them. Every other cruiseline have reps who work with the travel agents and she has contacts with them to call when she really needs something. Disney apparently has only a few people to work with TAs and are hard to get a hold of. She says Disney is difficult, TA's hate their websites and in a very pleasant manner, they give little help or info when she calls. She says it is like pulling hen's teeth to get anything out of them.

She and I were told they wouldn't be assigned our cabins to GTYs until 2 weeks before departure. I hope those of you in the know are right when you bet it will be sooner. This is driving me nuts. Only good thing is I've put my reservation number into their search so many times I've memorized it.

Val

 

[Terapin]

Thanks guys! I was initially interested in the group bus but the early departure time didn't work with our plans to get some more touring in before we headed to port.

Carolynn

 

[KrisannB]

I feel like a stalker! I am looking at evey post to see if I find someone who has not gotten wristband info into the spread sheet yet I have to come up with numbers today so I can get them ordered tomorrow!

Krisann

 

[valbob89]

Not sure what is normal for Barcelona, however, it sounds reasonable to me based on what we are paying to go from airport to hotel (alsoPraktik Rambles). I made the arrangements with max allowable luggage (and hope to come up short...) - so 4 people, 8 cases, 2 backpacks. 50 Euro all inclusive, prvate transportation, and they meet us in the arrival hall with a sign with my name on it! (Just adds to the excitement )

Your other option is to get sith Stephen (Nacho 1337) and see if there is room on the bus that morning! I am not sure if he has made the arrangements or not as yet.

Could you give me the name or web address of the company you have booked the taxi from the airport to Parktik Rambles with? Did you pre-pay by PayPal or do they accept credit cards? (I'm trying to limit the amount of Euros I have to bring)

Thanks so much.

Val