Sept 4-8 2005 Wonder S.S. Member Cruise! Part 3

[cgcw]

Here's a thought with grease stains - put liquid dish detergent on the stains. You know, the regular stuff near your kitchen sink, like Dawn, etc. I've used this for years for grease & food stains, and it almost always works. I put it on the stains, let it sit for a day or two, and then wash it like normal. It's worth a try!!

It is worth a try. I will try it. Thanks.

 

[cgcw]

We paid 2 of us cash and 2 of us points for this years cruise.

All had to be paid on the day of booking. No payment allowed.

 

[MarkRG]

Here's a thought with grease stains - put liquid dish detergent on the stains. You know, the regular stuff near your kitchen sink, like Dawn, etc. I've used this for years for grease & food stains, and it almost always works. I put it on the stains, let it sit for a day or two, and then wash it like normal. It's worth a try!!

Cindy, try that first, for certain.

If it doesn't work, remember my job is laundry / drycleaning. You can bring it when you get your box back, if you need to.

 

[cgcw]

Cindy, try that first, for certain.

If it doesn't work, remember my job is laundry / drycleaning. You can bring it when you get your box back, if you need to.

Thanks, Mark.

The good news is that I have not dried it in the dryer yet. So, if there is a chance to get it out, I think it at least hasn't been set in.

 

[WDWLVR]

Cindy - since the shirt is white there is also the Clorox bleach pen. We have one if you need it.

 

[alikat99]

Cindy - since the shirt is white there is also the Clorox bleach pen. We have one if you need it.

Ooohhh, I LOVE the Clorox bleach pen. They are awesome!!!

 

[cgcw]

Ooohhh, I LOVE the Clorox bleach pen. They are awesome!!!

I feel like I'm starting a new shopping list like we did before this cruise.

I can easily pick one up.

The shirt right now is sitting drizzled with Palmolive. I hope it turns out as soft as my hands are suppose to be after washing dishes.

 

[Sneaky3]

Good Morning everyone

Question should we continue posting here or go over to the new thread?

I told my husband about next year and he gave me a look. He is not a fanactic like me but oh well..

I think I might get a Cat 6 this time and a Cat 11 for my mom. I am really hoping that the points aren't to extreme.

I start working midnites tonight and I am not looking forward to it. Those are the cons of my job.

Cindy and Alikat are you guys going on the next cruise?

Michele

 

[alikat99]

Cindy and Alikat are you guys going on the next cruise?

Michele

We'll definitely planning on the next member cruise!!!

 

[alikat99]

Oh, and here's another thing. Several of us had talked before the cruise about swapping pictures. Well, Chris and I were talking to Mark about how we might go about this. We decided that the easiest way would probably be to have everyone copy all their pictures on a CD and mail them to one person. Then, that person can compile all of the pictures into either CDs or a DVD (for those that have DVDs on their computers). Then, we can mail them out.

Chris has offered to do this for our group, if you guys want. Let me know, and then we'll put a list together and pick a deadline date.

 

[cgcw]

Question should we continue posting here or go over to the new thread?

I don't know exactly but I'm thinking anything directly related to the cruise should go here. I asked Mary yesterday about posting some pictures from the cruise and Mary thought they would be okay on the LIVE thread.

I think I might get a Cat 6 this time and a Cat 11 for my mom. I am really hoping that the points aren't to extreme.

We were uncertain whether we enjoyed the verandah enough to justify the additional cost. What sealed the deal for us was when we were docking at CC. The sight of the island was worth it to us.

Cindy and Alikat are you guys going on the next cruise?

I'm exercising my dialing finger!!

 

[cgcw]

Oh, and here's another thing. Several of us had talked before the cruise about swapping pictures. Well, Chris and I were talking to Mark about how we might go about this. We decided that the easiest way would probably be to have everyone copy all their pictures on a CD and mail them to one person. Then, that person can compile all of the pictures into either CDs or a DVD (for those that have DVDs on their computers). Then, we can mail them out.

Chris has offered to do this for our group, if you guys want. Let me know, and then we'll put a list together and pick a deadline date.

Amy, this is an amazing offer. We would love to participate.

Don't forget we should include something to cover the cost of the supplies.

 

[cherylp3]

Excellent idea! I have some great pics of Amy's family dancing at the party.

I'm in for the CD/DVD pictures!

Cheryl

 

[chipscinderelly]

Oh, and here's another thing. Several of us had talked before the cruise about swapping pictures. Well, Chris and I were talking to Mark about how we might go about this. We decided that the easiest way would probably be to have everyone copy all their pictures on a CD and mail them to one person. Then, that person can compile all of the pictures into either CDs or a DVD (for those that have DVDs on their computers). Then, we can mail them out.

Chris has offered to do this for our group, if you guys want. Let me know, and then we'll put a list together and pick a deadline date.

I'm in too although we didn't take as many pictures as we should have. Let us know how much to contribute for supplies. Also, I guess this means we need to download the photos ... oh if I could only find that pile!

 

[alikat99]

Ok, then we're going to do the CD/DVDs. What do you think the deadline should be? Oct 1st?? Oct 15th?? Oct 31st?? Chris said that it will take him a couple of weeks to put them all together.

Either post here or send me a PM if you're interested, and I'll send you our address. Don't send any money yet. Chris says to wait until we know how many pictures & CDs (or DVDs) it will take. Then, we can figure out the supplies & shipping costs.

 

[WDWLVR]

Amy - count us in!

What if you set a deadline of October 1st for interest and then have all CD's sent by October 15th.

A great big thank you to Chris for taking on this project!

 

[HookdonWDW]

Hi All!

We got back on Sunday night, and were sad that the vacation was over, but glad to be home. I spent Sunday night washing clothes and repacking dh, who had to leave on a business trip first thing on Monday - talk about jumping right back into reality. We had a great time on the cruise, and really enjoyed meeting everyone we came into contact with. Sam and I enjoyed the cruise more than dh, who realized that he doesn't particularly like to be cut off on a ship. He did say that if he was going to go on a cruise again, this would be the one for him!

We haven't decided for sure about the 2006 Cruise, but I think that, realistically, we may pass on it. Sam traditionally has the week of Columbus Day off for fall break, so this would mean that we'd have to take him out of school right after they come back from break. Since he'll be in the 7th grade next year, I'm hesitant to do that to him - especially considering how much work he had to take with him this year in sixth grade. He's an honors student, but he gets stressed if he falls behind in his work, and it wasn't a lot of fun telling him he had to do homework instead of hanging out in the Lab! So, it looks like this cruise won't work for us for a lot of the same reasons that the 10 and 11 day cruises are no good.

Some thoughts about the cruise:

* For me, the best part of the cruise was the chance to meet up with some of the people from this board. My biggest regret is that there wasn't more time for us to all hang out together. I loved all of the door magnets. Thanks to all of you who helped make our door more "colorful" during the trip. Oh, and it was too funny - since there were so many DISers on our floor, by the end of the cruise, our steward knew who people were - I walked out of my door one day, and thought I saw Amy by Cindy's door, and said to myself, "Is that Amy?" Our steward answered and said, "Yes! That's her!"

* For anyone thinking about getting pen pals for their children for future cruises, do it. Even though Sam's life got busy, and he didn't keep up with it as well as he should have, he really enjoyed having people on board who he already "knew". I think that some of the kids will keep in touch for a long time to come.

* I was overwhelmed by the generous spirits of so many of you. Mark and Mary, Cindy and Gary, Kay, John and Gail, Stacy, Amy, Diana

* If we have a say in the itinerary for the next DVC Cruise, I'd prefer that it NOT go to Key West. It just didn't do it for me as a one day excursion place. I'd rather go somewhere with better snorkelling/activities or just spend the extra day on Castaway Cay. I know that there are those of you that really liked Key West, but it was probably the most underwhelming point of the entire cruise (oh, and I was NOT impressed with the Trolley Tour - we had a great narrator on our original trolley, then got on a second one where the driver had the personality of a corpse... at least everyone got in an expensive nap. )

* Kermit's Key Lime pie was great. Their Citrus Salsa is even better. Thanks Food Network.

* I was glad that we got a chance to hear Jim Lewis speak. He's a great public speaker, and it was enjoyable. We also had a chance to talk with him the first day on Deck 9 - we happened to sit a table away from his family, and his boys are around the same age as ds. Great icebreaker! His family was very nice and gracious, and his kids remind me of any other tween boys out there.

* Ducky Williams was another highlight of the trip. I love the lithographs we received the last night. Now I need to see if there was a framing coupon in Sunday's paper from Michael's. I'm going to double mat the print along with a set of the pins from the cruise, and hang it in my office. It will work out great!

* The scrapbooking class was excellent - truly a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours, and I would do it again in a hearbeat. Thanks for all of your hard work on this!

* Thanks to all of those of you who wrote to me about the pillowcases. I'm truly touched that you liked them (yes, I was worried that you wouldn't!) and I hope that your children enjoy them in the future. I also want to take a minute to thank all of you who helped to defray the expense of the pillowcases. I couldn't have done it without you. In the beginning, I thought that I would be making a couple of dozen pillowcases. In the end, it ended up being slightly over five dozen!

* I wasn't really that excited when I heard about the 220 point giveaways for America's Funniest Home Videos... I wish I was going to the Annual Report meetings, because I have some serious questions about this. My biggest question is who will be footing the bill for 480 points plus dues for 47-48 years? If it comes out of marketing, that means that we're footing the bill for it. Since DVC is selling nicely on its own, I don't really see where DVC needs the marketing push. ABC, which is Disney owned, will be the ones who benefit the most from this IMHO, so I'm hoping that they will be buying the points and footing the bill for maintainance, and not those of us who own DVC. This also sets a presidence for point giveaways for other Disney/ABC ventures. I'm not sure if I'm happy about seeing things go in that direction...

* I don't know if it's always like that or not, but Shutters was a madhouse!!! I wish that they would go to a photopass card type of thing, or come up with a way to sort the photos by stateroom/table #. It would make things so much easier. We had some pictures taken that we never found (and others that we quickly threw into the "bin of disgust" ). On the bright side, that was money in our pockets and not in theirs!

* I can't believe it, but I never got to try a Konk Kooler. But I did try out many other tasty concoctions. Oh, and if you mention that you don't like the banana in the Member drink (forget what it was called) - they'll mask the flavor with extra 151 rum. By the second drink, I forgot there was any banana in there to begin with.

* We bought the wine package. I wouldn't do it in the future. Although the wine was good, we found ourselves preferring other adult beverages, and ended up taking two bottles home. Next time we'll just order by the glass.


Lisa

 

[goofy4dvc]

And, bad news about my DVC/Member tshirt we purchased. Somehow I ruined it while we were bike riding at Castaway Caye. I thought it was just mud, but it must be grease and set in by now. Soaking it all day in Oxy Clean didn't even make a dent in the stains.

Something I use often to remove stains is the gel auto dishwasher detergent. Just rub it in with scrub brush or between your knuckles, let it set for several hours, then soak it overnight in a sink. Then wash.

 

[cgcw]

Lisa, I loved reading you recap. Your writing style is just as witty as your personality in real life.

* I can't believe it, but I never got to try a Konk Kooler. But I did try out many other tasty concoctions. Oh, and if you mention that you don't like the banana in the Member drink (forget what it was called) - they'll mask the flavor with extra 151 rum. By the second drink, I forgot there was any banana in there to begin with.

I actually had two. They were awesome. I could have easily drank about 100 more. Very smooth and went down with no problem. I would say the Konk Koolers were my most favorite drink -- and I tried a few.

 

[#1Mouse]

Lisa, I loved reading you recap. Your writing style is just as witty as your personality in real life.




I actually had two. They were awesome. I could have easily drank about 100 more. Very smooth and went down with no problem. I would say the Konk Koolers were my most favorite drink -- and I tried a few.

Oh by the way, I was sitting near Cindy when she got her konk koolers and if I remember correctly she had drank both of them within 30 - 40 minutes. I thought she was going to have that bartender running up and down the beach all morning! That's ok after the little rain storm we made our way to Heads Up Bar at the end of the beach and took advantage of their 2 for 1 drinks. Not sure what I had - but it was good!

Lisa - loved your report of the trip. It was fun running into you and your family during the cruise and I'm happy to report that I didn't hear any odd noises coming from your room