Sept 20,2011 Wonder Repositioning Cruise

[tanyaewa]

Getting very excited!!
Just spent the weekend camping with other family joining us on cruise.... Hard to talk about anything else!!

 

[FergusBC]

The kids and I were down at the waterfront yesterday watching one of the ferries come in. My 6 year old asked me very wistfully "Mommy, if we save and save all our money can we go on the Disney ship some day?"

Sniff...I almost gave up the secret right then right there!

 

[CrystalS]

The kids and I were down at the waterfront yesterday watching one of the ferries come in. My 6 year old asked me very wistfully "Mommy, if we save and save all our money can we go on the Disney ship some day?"

Sniff...I almost gave up the secret right then right there!

Aww, how cute!
How surprised they will be in just over a month!

 

[CADZNYCHC]

The kids and I were down at the waterfront yesterday watching one of the ferries come in. My 6 year old asked me very wistfully "Mommy, if we save and save all our money can we go on the Disney ship some day?"

Sniff...I almost gave up the secret right then right there!

OMG - how sweet...I'm not sure of your plans as to when & where you'll be at when you tell (or they realize) that you're taking this cruise...but you just have someone nearby with a camera to capture their surprise & squeals of joy!!!!

 

[FergusBC]

OMG - how sweet...I'm not sure of your plans as to when & where you'll be at when you tell (or they realize) that you're taking this cruise...but you just have someone nearby with a camera to capture their surprise & squeals of joy!!!!

Our plans are in constant flux so we don't know either! We were going to wait till the weekend before we leave but DH is really wanting to tell them now . I say it's still too early. We also have some imminent bad news to break to them so I'd rather keep the good news in reserve for now.

I have a printed invitation already made up from Captain Mickey that we're going to seal with red wax & drop into the mailbox for them to find...I was going to try and make up t-shirts for them with the PIP design & dates but as time is slipping away I'm not sure if that'll ever come to pass...

And oh yes, we will videotape! Hehehe...

 

[rosiep]

Our plans are in constant flux so we don't know either! We were going to wait till the weekend before we leave but DH is really wanting to tell them now . I say it's still too early. We also have some imminent bad news to break to them so I'd rather keep the good news in reserve for now.

I have a printed invitation already made up from Captain Mickey that we're going to seal with red wax & drop into the mailbox for them to find...I was going to try and make up t-shirts for them with the PIP design & dates but as time is slipping away I'm not sure if that'll ever come to pass...

And oh yes, we will videotape! Hehehe...

Bless you!! I have such a hard time keeping secrets like that! In fact I didn't want to tell my daughter I'd booked us a cruise until her birthday...but then I sweated that she might want so imput as to when and where we went (she's 25 and has college to consider). I broke down 3 weeks later.

 

[CrystalS]

I have a printed invitation already made up from Captain Mickey that we're going to seal with red wax & drop into the mailbox for them to find...I was going to try and make up t-shirts for them with the PIP design & dates but as time is slipping away I'm not sure if that'll ever come to pass...

And oh yes, we will videotape! Hehehe...

What a great idea to have an invitation from Mickey for them! I say wait until after they here the bad news, that way there will be some good news for them later

Our DS(4) knows that we are going, but he doesn't know the day since he doesn't know how to read calendars yet, lol. We were thinking we will get our bags ready the night before and then in the morning (my mom will be picking us up in her van, so she will come over at about 5am) we will pack up the bags into the van BEFORE waking him and dd(1) up. Then we will get them up and just tell him that we are going to go to the zoo or something along those lines and that we need to leave early to get there when it opens. We have a gift for him for the ride down (Leapster Explorer and some Disney games) that we will surprise him with. And then if we can keep it a secret until we get to the parking lot at the airport we will surprise him with where we are really going that day by opening up the back with all our luggage in it! That's that plan anyhow, he's pretty smart though and might catch on sooner if he spies the luggage or anything, lol.

 

[Makayna]

The kids and I were down at the waterfront yesterday watching one of the ferries come in. My 6 year old asked me very wistfully "Mommy, if we save and save all our money can we go on the Disney ship some day?"

Sniff...I almost gave up the secret right then right there!

Kudos to you for keeping the secret!!!

And I LOVE the "invitation from Mickey" idea!

I'm sure in the light of the bad news, this will be a very, very, very sweet and wonderful surprise!

What a great idea to have an invitation from Mickey for them! I say wait until after they here the bad news, that way there will be some good news for them later

Our DS(4) knows that we are going, but he doesn't know the day since he doesn't know how to read calendars yet, lol. We were thinking we will get our bags ready the night before and then in the morning (my mom will be picking us up in her van, so she will come over at about 5am) we will pack up the bags into the van BEFORE waking him and dd(1) up. Then we will get them up and just tell him that we are going to go to the zoo or something along those lines and that we need to leave early to get there when it opens. We have a gift for him for the ride down (Leapster Explorer and some Disney games) that we will surprise him with. And then if we can keep it a secret until we get to the parking lot at the airport we will surprise him with where we are really going that day by opening up the back with all our luggage in it! That's that plan anyhow, he's pretty smart though and might catch on sooner if he spies the luggage or anything, lol.

That's SOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!

 

[FergusBC]

It's a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver and look, she's there waiting for us:

Vancouver Webcam

Only 34 more sleeps

 

[missj1975]

It's a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver and look, she's there waiting for us:

Vancouver Webcam

Only 34 more sleeps

OMG Now I am never going to get anything done at work today.

 

[rosiep]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!!

Woke up so excited today thinking of how close were getting.

I had really wanted to stay at the Pan Pacific but I just couldn't swallow the price. I ended up using Hotwire and got the Sheraton Wall Center. Wrote them yesterday to ask about an airport shuttle, and while they don't have one, their response was immediate and thorough. I was really impressed! They listed several options and prices. When I wrote back to thank them for the quick reply, they wrote me again and thanked me!

It's funny cause I also visited the Vancouver Airport website and was extremely impressed with it's layout and user friendliness. I wrote their customer service department to compliment them and they wrote me back too!

I'm REALLY liking Canadians!!!

 

[rosiep]

It's a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver and look, she's there waiting for us:

Vancouver Webcam

Only 34 more sleeps

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

 

[ludari]

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!!

Woke up so excited today thinking of how close were getting.

I had really wanted to stay at the Pan Pacific but I just couldn't swallow the price. I ended up using Hotwire and got the Sheraton Wall Center. Wrote them yesterday to ask about an airport shuttle, and while they don't have one, their response was immediate and thorough. I was really impressed! They listed several options and prices. When I wrote back to thank them for the quick reply, they wrote me again and thanked me!

It's funny cause I also visited the Vancouver Airport website and was extremely impressed with it's layout and user friendliness. I wrote their customer service department to compliment them and they wrote me back too!

I'm REALLY liking Canadians!!!

Happy to hear things are working out for you.

My experience at the Vancouver Airport was smooth and going through customs was fast and painless. I waited longer to get on the ship shuttle (not Disney BTW) than I did at customs. The shuttle ride from the airport to the ship terminal was long but I did enjoy the sites. I too am excited about our upcoming trip but I have a Disneyland Half Marathon in less than three weeks.

I can't wait for this trip to relax a little before I run the WDW Wine & Dine Half Marathon in October.

 

[rosiep]

Happy to hear things are working out for you.

My experience at the Vancouver Airport was smooth and going through customs was fast and painless. I waited longer to get on the ship shuttle (not Disney BTW) than I did at customs. The shuttle ride from the airport to the ship terminal was long but I did enjoy the sites. I too am excited about our upcoming trip but I have a Disneyland Half Marathon in less than three weeks.

I can't wait for this trip to relax a little before I run the WDW Wine & Dine Half Marathon in October.

Thanks for the support! I see you are very well (Disney) travelled and am looking forward to discussing the parks with you.

Even though I am on the West Coast, I prefer WDW to DL...but they each have their magic don't they?

 

[CADZNYCHC]

It's a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver and look, she's there waiting for us:

Vancouver Webcam

Only 34 more sleeps

OHHHHHH i wish we were there now too!!!! SOOOONNN - at least i have Disneyland, D23 Expo AND Club 33 coming up this Friday!!! they will help me get thru the next 5 wks!!

Good Morning Fellow Cruisers!!!

Woke up so excited today thinking of how close were getting.

I had really wanted to stay at the Pan Pacific but I just couldn't swallow the price. I ended up using Hotwire and got the Sheraton Wall Center. Wrote them yesterday to ask about an airport shuttle, and while they don't have one, their response was immediate and thorough. I was really impressed! They listed several options and prices. When I wrote back to thank them for the quick reply, they wrote me again and thanked me!

It's funny cause I also visited the Vancouver Airport website and was extremely impressed with it's layout and user friendliness. I wrote their customer service department to compliment them and they wrote me back too!

I'm REALLY liking Canadians!!!

NICE!!!! We should have put Tara in a sleeping bag & shared the room at the Pan Pacific!!!
that may have worked out even better when it was just Dianne & I....but I don't even know if Teresa will be coming in sunday monday or tuesday yet....I don't think shes booked her flight!!!!

Happy to hear things are working out for you.

My experience at the Vancouver Airport was smooth and going through customs was fast and painless. I waited longer to get on the ship shuttle (not Disney BTW) than I did at customs. The shuttle ride from the airport to the ship terminal was long but I did enjoy the sites. I too am excited about our upcoming trip but I have a Disneyland Half Marathon in less than three weeks.

I can't wait for this trip to relax a little before I run the WDW Wine & Dine Half Marathon in October.

YES we have always gone thru the VC airport painlessly as well....we will both running some 1/2's in October...mine is in San Francisco though...the Nike Women's 1/2 - but i think those hills may kill me!! the Tink in Jan will be sooooo much better!!!!

 

[Makayna]

It's a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver and look, she's there waiting for us:

Vancouver Webcam

Only 34 more sleeps

OOOOH! Thanks for sharing that link with us!

 

[CrystalS]

I just wanted to share our tentative plans for embarkation day and see what everyone thought...

We live about 3hrs from Vancouver, so will be driving (the 6 of us) in my moms van. The vinci-whatever it is parking at the port seems really expensive, plus we will be flying back from LA and our flight will get into Vancouver around 10pm so we'd like the van near by so we don't have to mess with luggage too much while trying to get to wherever we park the van.

So we are thinking of using the airport parking lot.
We will have to tote our luggage/stroller/carseats on the skytrain to the port and walk the block or two to the port to board. But on the plus side, once we fly home, we will be able to easily get to the van at the airport parking lot.

Does this sound like a decent plan? Does anyone know any better options?

We thought of driving down and then getting a relative that lives down there to use our van to drop us off at the port and then come pick us up at the airport when we return, but the only relative that would be able to do that can't because of work schedule That would have been a perfect option!

We can get $50 off gift cards from our Save-On-More points for the airport parking though. I know we have enough for 1, not sure if we can get enough points for another one before we leave though...

 

[CADZNYCHC]

I just wanted to share our tentative plans for embarkation day and see what everyone thought...

We live about 3hrs from Vancouver, so will be driving (the 6 of us) in my moms van. The vinci-whatever it is parking at the port seems really expensive, plus we will be flying back from LA and our flight will get into Vancouver around 10pm so we'd like the van near by so we don't have to mess with luggage too much while trying to get to wherever we park the van.

So we are thinking of using the airport parking lot.
We will have to tote our luggage/stroller/carseats on the skytrain to the port and walk the block or two to the port to board. But on the plus side, once we fly home, we will be able to easily get to the van at the airport parking lot.

Does this sound like a decent plan? Does anyone know any better options?

We thought of driving down and then getting a relative that lives down there to use our van to drop us off at the port and then come pick us up at the airport when we return, but the only relative that would be able to do that can't because of work schedule That would have been a perfect option!

We can get $50 off gift cards from our Save-On-More points for the airport parking though. I know we have enough for 1, not sure if we can get enough points for another one before we leave though...

hummm - what about dropping 5 of you off at the Port with all the luggage - the 5 of you can get the luggage squared away while the driver goes back to the airport & parks, and then takes skytrain over to port to meet up with you??? If you have enough time to do it that way, seems like a lot less trouble than hauling all that luggage thru sky train????

 

[KatiezMom]

I just wanted to share our tentative plans for embarkation day and see what everyone thought...

We live about 3hrs from Vancouver, so will be driving (the 6 of us) in my moms van. The vinci-whatever it is parking at the port seems really expensive, plus we will be flying back from LA and our flight will get into Vancouver around 10pm so we'd like the van near by so we don't have to mess with luggage too much while trying to get to wherever we park the van.

So we are thinking of using the airport parking lot.
We will have to tote our luggage/stroller/carseats on the skytrain to the port and walk the block or two to the port to board. But on the plus side, once we fly home, we will be able to easily get to the van at the airport parking lot.

Does this sound like a decent plan? Does anyone know any better options?

We thought of driving down and then getting a relative that lives down there to use our van to drop us off at the port and then come pick us up at the airport when we return, but the only relative that would be able to do that can't because of work schedule That would have been a perfect option!

We can get $50 off gift cards from our Save-On-More points for the airport parking though. I know we have enough for 1, not sure if we can get enough points for another one before we leave though...

I think that sounds like a great idea, especially since parking at the port sounds like a totally pain. The skytrain is so easy from the airport right to the port, the only thing is the amount of luggage you have to schlep threw Waterfront Station up the escalators. Of course the upside, you have your vehicle when you land after coming home. I have been thinking about this as well since we live close to a skytrain station. My older brother is flying down to stay with my dad while my mom cruises with us and was going to drive us downtown to drop us off but it almost makes more sou e to jump on at King George station, costs us less that $10 to get downtown and no fighting with traffic. You probably can't tell but I am getting more and more excited as I type this I have just had an Oprah-esque AHA moment Another thing to cross off my "to figure out" list!

 

[CrystalS]

hummm - what about dropping 5 of you off at the Port with all the luggage - the 5 of you can get the luggage squared away while the driver goes back to the airport & parks, and then takes skytrain over to port to meet up with you??? If you have enough time to do it that way, seems like a lot less trouble than hauling all that luggage thru sky train????

That's a great idea!
I'll see if DH and my brother are up for it. I don't think anyone would want to do it alone since we are not familiar with the sky train or the area at all, but in a pair they probably wouldn't mind

Would the rest of us be able to wait inside the port (once it opens) or will we all need to go in together (not sure if they would need cruise documents to get in the port?)