Sept 25, 2004 - someone's gotta be coming!

[MickeyzGirl]

MJ-Don't worry, mine won't be doing tea either. But DD would love to. Too bad for her. Just for the grown ups. We are planning on doing the wine tasting as well. Was told to do early in the cruise--They serve & discuss wines that are available at dinner. That way you can look like a big shot smarty pants when you order. I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to be able to do ALLLLLL the things I'm planning. I think I need a 25 days @ sea. Has anyone done the dolphin experience? Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait to see & you all. Just to let you all know, I'm computer stupid & just learned how to use these cute little smileys. I hope no one minds. Here's to us all & praying for great weather.

 

[dinnysuw]

We will be wearing our official Disney store printed tshirts-"crusin on the Magic September 25-october 2,2004" family thinks i am nuts-looking forward to hight tea-although i don't drink tea- it is a good excuse to get away for some ME time! have we all been doing our chant?
ivan ivan go away come back....NEVER!
darcy

 

[two-foxes]

You guys should be able to pick me out...I'll be the one with the Mickey ears and Mickey Hands! Okay, so I won't pull those out until sailaway, and until I've had a drink, to, well, loosen up a bit!

If someone want to do the high tea ressies, that would be great! Tim will probably make the brunch ressies while I run to the spa to make sure I get signed up for some of those $10 fitness classes. (I must, however, do it or two weeks of cruising food will kill me!)

 

[dinnysuw]

I run to the spa to make sure I get signed up for some of those $10 fitness classes.

jill-i thought the fitness classes were free? i plan on a early morning jog and a trip to the gym (of course if a buffet gets in my way i'll have to postpone the run!)
darcy

 

[kcashner]

The use of the fitness center is free, the classes cost.

OK, if no one else is volunteering to do the tea reservations, I'll do it. The tea is at 3 pm on sea days--I'll do it for Thursday. The only kicker is that we are leaving on 9/17 (doing a week at WDW first), so I'll need names and stateroom numbers for anyone who wants me to make ressie for high tea at Palo on 9/30 by WEDNESDAY please. That way, all you late people will be sure to have it in by Thursday (hee hee). I can't promise to be on line on Friday, so really need to have it early.

If this is not acceptable (the early notice) and someone else wants to volunteer to do the ressie, you will not hurt my feelings at all.

And, for anyone who cares, 9/30 is my 50th birthday, so I'm officially designating the tea party as part of my celebration....see, you didn't know what you were getting in to.

Yes, I got my docs, and so far, no upgrade (bummer, but that's ok). We're listed in 6303...which still could change, but I'm not counting on it. DD cares more than I do--we don't spend any time in the cabin.

 

[two-foxes]

Darcy-

Yeah, they have made the cardio kickbox, yoga and pilates classes $10....I believe the step classes are still free, although I am not sure. I haven't checked the most recent navs.....It was nice when we did cruise DCL on our HM that the classes were free, although there was a wait list on them. I will still lift and run (arrrghhh! my LEAST favorite activity!) but I will not survive if I can't have someone barking at me telling me what to do when I work out!

Tim and I will most likely pass on tea. We have ressies set up on the 10/02 already through the REAS, he wasn't all that thrilled about doing it once, so twice would be just too much to ask!

Katherine-
We are headed to WDW on Saturday as well. I am looking foward to it....going to do DiveQuest at Epcot on the 20th...stop by and gawk at the divers!

 

[two-foxes]

One last thing....and I hope I did the right thing! We ended up deciding to rent a car from MCO to WDW (drop off at the Double Tree), then pick up a car again on the 24th at the Double Tree and head out to port. All through Budget. We had been booked through Happy Limo, but after reading some not so positive reviews and realizing we'd save over $100 (more wine!!!!) it was kinda a no brainer. We will still probably keep Happy Limo for the ride to MCO though.

A penny saved is a penny earned, right?

 

[dinnysuw]

Jill, I know what you mean about running-I just started up again after a 20 year hiatus. I am doing a 5K on Sunday-"race for the cure" for breast cancer.
Kathryn, thanks for taking the reins for high tea-I'll PM you with my info.
Looks like Ivan the terrible may leave the Keys alone! Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather for our cruise and for everyone's visits to th park before!
Darcy

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

I know it's early to wonder about this, but did anyone hear anything about the ports at Grand Cayman post Ivan?

Marcy

P.S. I had a good laugh at all of our timers -- they're all a bit different by a few hours.

 

[missyoh8]

We read on these boards last night ...........live from the magic........they are going to CC this week!!!!!!! Life is good....

missyoh8

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

Oh yay! We were just talking about CC last night. For me, Cozumel and CC are the only ports that we really care about visiting. (I obviously know that others want to stop elsewhere, so I mean no offense.)

Marcy

 

[mmorizio]

Originally posted by MarcyIn Florida
did anyone hear anything about the ports at Grand Cayman post Ivan?

Nothing from DCL as yet. All the Caymans took a pretty large hit, but I guess that how it affects our cruise will depend on where and how severe the damage is. It is one of the wealthier of the western Caribbean islands, so the structures would probably fare better than most.

Grand Cayman is probably my least favorite port, but of course I don't want to see anyone lose their homes or businesses.

 

[MickeyzGirl]

By th looks of things-No one is doing anything at work except thinking about our upcoming trip. We're home today-sick. Dumb allergies. Have fun. Almost there.

 

[MickeyzGirl]

Has anyone heard from "Four Foxes in PA"? We live in southern PA & wanted to contact them to see if we're in the same area. I didn't notice them on our list. Just curious. Thanks
Soon I get to see my boyfriend

 

[allears]

One thing to keep in mind with these ports of call is how dependent they are on tourism. They may suffer a lot of damage, but if they can accomodate cruise ships they will open the ports up as quickly as possible, even if their homes are laying in ruble.

It will be interesting to see how our two ports of call fair and when we will know exactly where we're going.

I know we'll all be watching the Atlantic this week, hoping nothing else forms. If not we may be in the clear, at least for departure, since it takes so long for the storms to come accross. I think I will on start to relax this weekend and only completely relax when I'm sipping my drink of the day at the sail away celebration.

 

[MarcyIn Florida]

Originally posted by MickeyzGirl
By th looks of things-No one is doing anything at work except thinking about our upcoming trip.

I only get to take one vacation a year, so I get excited very early . . . and often.

 

[allears]

Holy cyclon boatmen! TD #11

I can't believe another one just popped up. It needs to not ever become oranized and blow away! The computer model has it passing over the Bahamas or darn close. Hopefully it won't have enough time to gain too much stregnth before it gets there.

 

[fourfoxesinpa]

Hi Tawnya -

We're in Lancaster County...Not too far from you!

We're very excited and have already started to pack!

11 days until we leave for Orlando!!!

Jamie

 

[kcashner]

I called DCL today to ask about CC (it makes a difference in how I pack). The CM was very sweet, but said that they really don't know when the first guests will visit the island. She said that there is a repair crew there now, and that they are certainly hoping to be up and functional by our cruise, but she can't give any assurances at this point.

Also, I have 3 ladies for the high tea on Thursday--I'll post a list on Wed. Anyone else want to join us?

 

[MickeyzGirl]

Jaime- I had to post because you don't have your PM activated. That is really neat you are so close to us. My DD (10) was curious how old your DD was? You can use my PM to respond if you'd like. See you soon. Are you flying out of Harrisburg or Baltimore?