Sept 4-8 2005 Wonder S.S. Member Cruise! Part 2

[MarkRG]

Docs have arrived here in the Netherlands!!!

The Netherlands?? Wow, I'm impressed.

 

[fireplug]

Not a problem.

Add another $200 for rum!

Now THATS what I'm talking about!

Squid

 

[TnRobin]

Okay, Mike has said he wants me to buy transfers. We have never done the bus in all 6 of our past cruises. He wants to try it. So I will be calling MS this morning to add transfers.

Is anyone taking the DCL Bus to the port? Just send me a PM and maybe we can coordinate. We are leaving out of SSR.

 

[#1Mouse]

Gal , we do the application at our county clerks office. Which is exactly where we can get new copies of birth certificates. So we will be fine.
Sounds like the rest of you guys are budgeting WAY too much on bags. You need to budget more on RUM!

Squid

Just checking - didn't want to see you at the port without a birth certificate. When I was at the post office the other day there was a lady in there applying for her passport and wasn't aware that they would take her birth certificate. She was very concerned because she wouldn't have a birth certificate for maybe up to 6 weeks and she would have to spend that time at the Detroit casinos and not be able to go to the Windsor Casinos. I guess you have to have prioritys!

 

[alikat99]

Amy - has Chris had a chance to get back in contact with the electric car people in Key West? I know they wanted to wait until we get closer to sailing.

To tell you the truth, he's been so busy this week that I don't think that he has. But, I will make him sit down when he gets home from work tonight and call them. They assured us that they would have the cars, but I'll make sure that Chris gets on it today.

 

[alikat99]

Today's fluffy question of the day.......

What is your favorite on ship activity (show, spa, pool, etc.)?


Thanks again to Noreen (Nezy) for the idea.

I think that mine would be just wandering around. We've only been on one other cruise, but it was fun to just wander around the ship to see what was happening.

 

[iluvdisney]

Planning to block that truck today if he doesn't stop here!

Or maybe I should just wave him down - I want my documents!!!

 

[Bompy213]

I work part time at The Disney Store and when we were owned by Disney Co. (we are now owned by The Children’s Place) we were able to get up to 50% off on rooms at WDW. This was fantastic and I took advantage of the savings many times. However in spring 2003 it was announced that the stores were being sold. Rumors started to swell about the fate of our perks once we were no longer owned by Disney. This didn’t matter so much to me since I traveled to Disney many, many times before I worked at TDS and my family always tried to get the best deal somehow (i.e. annual passholder rate, company rates through my dad’s employment at MetLife, etc.). What I did know was that I wanted to be a DVC member from Day 1 (even though I was only 10 at the time I tried VERY hard to convince my parents). Even though we vacationed at Disney at least twice a year buying DVC just was not an option for them financially then. So in July 2003 my mom and I went to Disney for a few days. My sister came down w/ a friend a few days later and while we were waiting in the Coronado Springs lobby for them to arrive we just so happened to be sitting by the DVC Info desk. I said “Ma…can we set-up a tour?” She said yes, but I had to agree we’d just listen and I was not to buy on the spot. We set-up the session for the next morning and I was bursting. I had recently graduated college and was hired for a teaching job that coming September. God bless my parents for affording me 4 years of college, plus a car to commute with and no debt after graduation. Soooooooo I had the money I generously received at my graduation party burning a hole in my pocket plus the impending doom of possibly loosing many perks for being a “Cast Member” (all rumored at the time but actually turned out to be true) such as the Cast Member disc. On DVC points. The advisor we sat down with made DVC sound like a great opportunity for me since I had the down payment, promise of employment and my age (24) would provide many years to enjoy DVC w/ my possible future family. I swear I was ready to say YES, but I’ve never doubted my parent’s advice My mom said to take the paperwork home and we’d sit w/ dad that weekend and go over it all. We did and they know how much I love Disney so they agreed it was an okay decision for me. At the time they were running a really good Cast Member special on BCV (the one thing I wanted to do most was buy DVC at a disc. before the sale of the stores) and I wanted to buy like 500 points, but my parents said to start w/ 150 to see how I could handle the monthly payments etc. and I could always add-on at another time. Well, that 150 gave me the opportunity to take my parents, DBF, sister & her boyfriend, and my best friend to OKW for a week last summer. It felt great to take my parents after they had taken me for so MANY years. My dad had a twinkle in his eye I must say! Member Homecoming was the first member event I was able to participate in and I had a ball. Brought my aunt w/ me and see came home from that trip an owner too! Since she is single w/ no children she put my sister and I on her SSR deed – very exciting! Things changed and my parents and my aunt bought condos in Celebration, FL (which I also begged my parents to buy into from way back after reading both books on it and becoming very knowledgeable about the town. My parents knew a lot about both DVC and Celebration too so it wasn’t all “my” convincing). Now my dad says, “use the condo…” I will, but I will continue to stay at DVC too. My aunt said that she’ll hold on to her DVC and use it to travel other places, so we still view DVC as a good choice and very long awaited. I love being a MEMBER!

 

[nezy]

Docs have arrived here in the Netherlands!!!

THE NETHERLANDS!!!! AS IN EUROPE!!

Ok I am on the same coast as FLA 20 min out of a MAJOR MAJOR city-NYC and no docs yet!

Today I hope-

 

[alikat99]

THE NETHERLANDS!!!! AS IN EUROPE!!

Ok I am on the same coast as FLA 20 min out of a MAJOR MAJOR city-NYC and no docs yet!

Today I hope-

I'm SURE that yours will be there today!!! Then, you can do the doc dance too!!!

 

[nezy]

Today's fluffy question of the day.......

What is your favorite on ship activity (show, spa, pool, etc.)?


Thanks again to Noreen (Nezy) for the idea.

I am looking forward to the Rainforest Showers.
I love the shows.
All of the dining experiences.

I like Mary's idea -of watching the water go by!

 

[Mikem861]

OK, I have a question for all of you that have added on points. What way do you do it? Do you use a re-seller or do you buy direct from Disney? I know there is most likely going to be some good deals on the cruise, but it sure would be nice to to hear from people with experience !! I cant believe that 2 weeks from now we will almost be to WDW!!

Mike

 

[HookdonWDW]

OK, I have a question for all of you that have added on points. What way do you do it? Do you use a re-seller or do you buy direct from Disney? I know there is most likely going to be some good deals on the cruise, but it sure would be nice to to hear from people with experience !! I cant belive that 2 weeks from now we will almost be to WDW!!

Mike

We've added on through DVC both times. By the time I figured out the cost of the add-on points after paying closing costs, and factored in the wait time and search time, we decided that it was worth it to get exactly what we wanted, where we wanted it, and not have to worry about stripped contracts or ROFR.

 

[cgcw]

We've added on through DVC both times. By the time I figured out the cost of the add-on points after paying closing costs, and factored in the wait time and search time, we decided that it was worth it to get exactly what we wanted, where we wanted it, and not have to worry about stripped contracts or ROFR.

Us too!

 

[sanddune]

All 8 addons are with Disney. Time and worring about sellers was not for us.

 

[sanddune]

It looks like we all should be doing the DOC dance by the end of the week!

 

[seaulater]

Good morning everyone!! It looks like you guys had a fun chat last night.

I can't believe that a children's museum doesn't allow strollers, absurd!!

I don't have a budget, so keep an eye on me, otherwise I might go crazy spending money. (And, we don't have a ton of it either)

I can't believe that in just 2 weeks some of us will be on our way to WDW, or will be finishing our packing. We've been planning for so long and it's finally just around the corner.

I have a budget also......................

It's called my American Express card and my Disney VISA card. They haven't told me I had to quit spending............yet!!

 

[sanddune]

Our favorite thing to do on the ship;
MY husband and I like to sit on the verandah reading a book and sipping our konk coolers!
The younger kids say the kids club
Our teen says the Stack and eating 24/7 pizza!

 

[seaulater]

SCRAPBOOK EXCHANGE.....

On the PC cruise, we did an informal scrapbook exchange after the scrapbook class. The question was asked of me, so I am posting to see if there is interest. There is no obligation to participate. Here is how it worked on the PC cruise.

Each person that wanted to participate purchased no more than $20 worth of scrapbook "stuff" from their part of the country. It didn't have to be Disney stuff, but there was Disney stuff exchanged. Then you put your "stuff" in a bag and brought it to the class and then at the end of the class your name went in a hat and then as your name was drawn you went and picked out another bag of "stuff" that someone else had bought.

About 30 of us participated and we all had a bunch of great new stuff to bring home.

So......................anyone want to participate in this at the end of the class?

Linda

 

[tiggerhappy]

DH just called me at work to say the docs are now at home here in Northern VA! WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!