September 3, 2005 --- Who is going?

[disneyfanforever]

Well, we're home and still unpacking. This cruise was one of our most memorable vacations ever. It was great getting to meet everyone. I hope everyone had a safe flight/drive home.

 

[JanDave]

Hello Everyone!

We are home. We are busy doing laundry. How exciting!

It was fun meeting all of you. Who has booked another cruise and when?

We are 99% sure we're booking the 9/2/06 Magic.

Jan

 

[lisa702]

Hello Everyone!

We are home. We are busy doing laundry. How exciting!

It was fun meeting all of you. Who has booked another cruise and when?

We are 99% sure we're booking the 9/2/06 Magic.

Jan

We booked the 9/23/06 Western but will transfer it to 2007 when the dates come out. We got such a hassle taking Skye out of school that we'll probably have to do it during vacation time and pay the bigger bucks. We probably will fly to Germany for our 2006 vacation.

 

[kendo911]

we booked on board the Western 9/9/2006. After three Eastern cruises wanted to try another area

 

[captaincrash]

Hello all!

We are home safe and recovering from the travels! The cruise was really great fun.... quite remarkable with lots of new and memorable experiences !!!! We trust everyone made it home without incident. On our trip home however Julianna spilled a little milk while on the plane.... and she was watching Peter Pan on my notebook computer when this happened. SO now my space bar is not functioning any more and I am getting by with INSERTING a copied space bar as needed (Using control "V"). So, am I annoyed.... well, slightly... being this notebook was only a few weeks old but it is under warrenty and Dell should fix it for me for free. I'll just have to do without it while it travels to their repair depot and back.

So, on another matter.... I just uploaded photos from the DIS meet, our Treasure Hunt & the DIS Mickey Ice Cream Challenge... plus a handful of misc pix. I have already emailed private links to a few DIS folks for whom I already had email addresses. As originally offerred... this is the "private review period" where you can examine the album and select any photos for EXCLUSION in case you want them out prior to posting a link here (or elsewhere). I am NOT using these for commercial purposes... LOL... like who would want to publish these commercially, eh? However, I might post a link to these on my NEXT sailing thread so a few folks who were not visiting this thread might view the photos.

At any rate, if you want to view/reveiw the album prior to a link posting here... then send me an email to magic4xtc@hotmail.com and I'll send you a private access link. In a week or so I'll post a general access link on this thread. Until then I'll await any private requests to view and/or edit the album. As previously suggested.... there may be a minor fee for modifications (NOT!). OK... I'll NOT engage in petty extortion over trafficking in mildly embarassing or entertaining image files.

NOTE.... I edited out a FEW DOZEN pix and sort of brutally moved a few dozen pix to the last page because the SLIDE SHOW only presents the first 200 images out of the original 305+ that were uploaded. SO... rearranging and deleating a few photos enabled the 3 major events to be presented in the slide show. CLICK on the "eye icon" labeled "watch show" to see the show. So.... the last page of photos are a jumbled mess.... forgive me for not trying to organize them into any logical sequence.

And... we rebooked on the 9-30-2006 Magic (Eastern). We didn't do much in St. Thomas (I didn't even get off the ship! But, my dear spouse went off happily to shop by herself for about 4 hours!!!) and Alicia missed shopping around St Martin so we're happy to repeat it. Plus, we have Julianna starting K-school right after labor day... so we're going to move our usual sailing out to the end of September. PLUS we have some friends and family who would consider a late September or early October sailing. We hope to get some of them to join us on the in 2006 on the Magic. I already started posting to a DIS thread for the September 30th sailing!

for the moment.... Adios!

 

[itdjbw]

Hi we are home, doing laundry, unpacking, had sunday school this morning, a party this afternoon and really depressed that someone has replaced me in MY cabin and there was no waiter asking what I wanted for dinner!!!!!

We are looking at may 27th 2006, double dip at castaway Cay. School is really a problem as GA has all these new laws so I may ust get locked up for the kids missing last week!!

 

[gdulaney]

New laws? Could you really get locked up for taking an educational sea voyage--- which would give your children the opportunity to experience different cultures, learn geography, and eat all the Mickey bars they can hold?

Ginny

 

[pogopossum]

howdy all,

we got back to the hacienda about 9 tonight. been unloading the suitcases and starting to sort the laundry. everybody's asleep but me now, got to run out for some necessities, like milk and bread. the dogs look no worse for the wear, they have again been well taken care of by a neighbor.

the drive home was very uneventful, it was so nice to pass many of the tree surgeon and power company trucks that we passed last weekend going the other way and realize that this means that their work was done and many of those katrina victims had gotten their lights back on.

we are very much considering booking that 10 day sept cruise on the wonder, very tempting and the fact that we have until next month to book on points to get the discount gives us time to do some due diligence before booking. got to check on policies at a potential new school for the little possums, find out the points charts and, yes andy we may be adding those 100 points after all, got to get on the phone with mike and see if he can secure the incentives now that we are home. so i guess i'll be busy on the phone for the next few days. i need a vacation from my vacation.

i got to say that this was just about the best cruise we've ever done, of course that's only 4 and all dcl at that, so i guess i am kind of limited in experience, but i think that a part of this has to be attributed to having the company of our band of merry cruisers from the etherworld. it was great to meet all of ya'll and know that we were all having a great time by seeing the smiles on all our faces. and it sad to leave, especially for one of our party, (i thought that they had added an eighth dwarf, named weepy, but i guess that would make me the boorish dad), but now that we have met face to face, it will be fun to converse here on the boards. hope we can meet up again sometime and once the decision is made on cruising next fall, i'll be in touch.

see ya real soon!

 

[pogopossum]

and on top of all the other reasons for cruising next fall, i forgot to get my konk kooler on cc, what with all the free snorkeling and bike riding going on, so i have to get back as soon as possible to down a kooler or two, for as boat drinks go that has to be about the best available.

 

[Drcell01]

Well after two additional days at WDW we got home just after midnight. Now back to normal life and back to work in the next hour.

I'll have some pics to post (DIS meet, St. Maartin, St. Thomas, Pirate Night, Castaway Cay, and some extras)

It was a great trip and one not soon to forget!

 

[xABearx]

Phil, you won't regret adding those 100 pts since they will do nothing but go up in price in the next year. We're glad we did it since we are planning on a 4 night wonder around Memorial Day next year before our 9/2 Eastern that Ginny is calling in to Member Services as I type this. It was a great cruise and looking forward to seeing everyone that we've met on a future DCL cruise again .... Andy

 

[tekmnky]

Hi all! I'm hoping everyone's travels back home have been smooth! AWESOME cruise and it was great meeting all of you onboard! I really look forward to cruising with you again!

While onboard I rebooked two cruises (to get the onboard price break on one and the onboard stateroom credit on both) that I had originally booked online. I also booked a ghost (2 Dec '06 Western) that I can use when the 2007 itenararies hit the streets.

Phil, it was good having your family as neighbors!

 

[captaincrash]

Well....

We just moved our rebooking from September 30th 2006 to OCtober 28th 2006. We are still flipping between dates it seems to try and coordinate with family and friends who might join us on a 2006 sailing.

PLUS... I figure the 28th cruise will be something slightly different with the trick or treating ocassion in full swing.

With that, TTFN! aw:

 

[tekmnky]

Hi we are home, doing laundry, unpacking, had sunday school this morning, a party this afternoon and really depressed that someone has replaced me in MY cabin and there was no waiter asking what I wanted for dinner!!!!!

We are looking at may 27th 2006, double dip at castaway Cay. School is really a problem as GA has all these new laws so I may ust get locked up for the kids missing last week!!

Yeah! Go for that May 27th double dip! I look forward to cruising with you all again!

 

[itdjbw]

Yeah! Go for that May 27th double dip! I look forward to cruising with you all again!

Need to call tomorrow and see what we are looking at for the May double dip but it will be great to have another fun cruise like this was.

Still trying to get back into being in this reality!!!

Julia

 

[gdulaney]

Julia - you're so right, it's hard to get back to reality! Yesterday was my first day back at work....I kept wanting to take a nap and eat a Mickey bar. There was not room service button on my phone and there wasn't no Mickey wake up call.

Ginny

 

[lisa702]

Our countdowns are so depressing now..............

 

[JanDave]

Hi! Let's try to be optimistic. We will, of course, cruise again -- right -- on DCL???

It's so difficult to get back to reality. This is the first day that I felt I was accomplishing anything at work -- and it was already day 3 for me. My co-worker is on the Magic this week and she is sending me daily updates. How I miss the Magic.

Dave and I are cruising again Labor Day week on the Magic -- 9-2-06. Anyone else going that week?

I really enjoyed meeting all of you. Great memories will keep me going throughout the cold Michigan winter months.

Jan

 

[DisneyNutMary]

Jan, I was so happy to finally meet you, you and Dave are such nice people, I wish I had gotten to spend more time with you both.

Sadly, travelling with a group, and keeping the kids happy took up all of my time.

Robyn, Laurie I was glad I got to meet you both at the DIS Meet, and my kids loved meeting their online friends. The memories, and the trip report I have yet to start writing will get me through the post trip blues until I can start planning another trip.

 

[gdulaney]

Dave and I are cruising again Labor Day week on the Magic -- 9-2-06. Anyone else going that week? Jan

We are!!!!

Ginny