Thanksgiving 2007!!!

[WMILLER86]

I am booked on the RCCL Adventure of the Seas for July 1-8 of 2007, and Doogie is THIS close!

The ports look awesome.

Could use some more Turkeys.

I started a "meet and greet" thread on Cruise Critic boards.


Willie

 

[Disneyfan37]

What??!! They are not going to do the Castaway twice during Thanksgiving 07? Maria, did they mentioned that Key West will not have their boat race anymore or just that time? John and I would really like to go Eastern, only because we have not been there so we have a lot of thinking to do and save money.

Mickeyhugger: I haven't talked to you in awhile...what's up?! Are you planning on going to any Disney Adventures...cruises, WDW, etc? I have not been reading the beginning of this thread...so I haven't been able to know what's happening to everyone. How is everyone in your family?

Gotta go....need to go outside to do more yard work. John has a great excuse for not joining with me....he is HIGHLY allergic to poison ivy...ssoooo, I get my work out doing yard work.

See ya all later.

Julia

Julia-I questioned the CM twice,and both times they insisted on it being Key West instead of CC.I find it hard to belief,so I was wondering if you all had heard anything else about that.Charlie and I loved the Eastern itinerary on the Disney Magic.It was great.We haven't gotten to do the Western per say as you know the only port we hit was Costa Maya,but form the looks of it I would say the Eastern is my favorite.I am allergic to poison ivy too as well as many other plants.Charlie gets to do the outdoors as I can't as far as that goes.That is definitely a workout.

Willie-That is great!I can't wait to hear what you have to say about RCCL.That may convince Charlie to try it.What ports does it go to?I need a cruise right about now!I need to get away form all of this!

Maria

 

[Mickeyhugger]

Julia, Hi! I was thinking of you just the other day, (wishing you lived closer) as I'm tired of the boring, 'off-white' walls in some of our rooms of our house. I remembered your beautiful faux-finishes! Unfortunately, we don't have any Disney trips scheduled anytime soon. We used to take Rachel out of school to visit WDW off-season (rates at GF and Polynesian were same as 'moderate' resorts at peak season!) but she'll be in sixth-grade this year, and I know it'll be tough to make-up what she missed in class.

Willie, I'm going to visit the Cruise Critic 'meets' thread. Is your USER ID the same? BTW, we're 'Disneycruisers.' Does booking this cruise mean you won't be going Thanksgiving 2007? I'm curious, because the school calendar is drastically changing August 2007, and I don't think we'll have the entire Thanksgiving week anymore. I think it's all of Texas, but I'm not positive. I will admit, I'm more eager to sail with all of you Turkies again than I am about the Western itinerary, LOL! Rachel felt 'cheated' that she didn't have 'cornbread dressing and sweet potatoes' Thanksgiving Day (I promised her a 'traditonial' Thanksgiving dinner before we sail this time!) Rob could've cared less, he LOVED the lobster!

Calling all turkies..let's go check out the cruise critic thread!

 

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Pricilla

Where is the board on cruise critic? I looked under rhapsody of the seas and I couldn't find it. We will talk about going. That would be on my birthday (rather than DH or DS's) So that would be a nice for me.

 

[Mickeyhugger]

Hi Tonya!

I've tried to provide a link to no avail.

First, go to www.rccl.com

Then (under 'quick vacation search') select dates (July 2007,) departure port (San Juan,) itinerary (Caribbean) and ship (Adventure of the Seas.) Be sure you select 01 July as there are two completely different itinerarires for Southern Caribbean. This one has only one day at sea.

This would be great if we can get the whole bunch of us to sail! We'll show RCCL how a group of cruisers REALLY have fun! (What will we call ourselves now? Firecrackers? )

 

[Mickeyhugger]

Am I taking a risk by providing this link?
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=6778166&posted=1#post6778166

 

[WMILLER86]

Pris,

Technically, I am booked for two cabins on the Thanksgiving sailing 2007. When I cancelled my 10 day, I just changed the date to that sailing, so I could keep my onboard cabin credit, and get 10% off my next 7 day DCL cruise. But I don't know if I will actually be sailing Turkey Day or not, since I am booked on the AOS July 1, 2007.
I may end up picking anothe DCL cruise for 2008. It would most likely be Thanksgiving that year. Or, maybe a summer cruise.
But I get to keep my discounts I got for rebooking onboard.


Willie

 

[LAMPSKIES]

O.K., O.K. I am still alive!!!!!! Got a call from Willie and he filled me in on the RCCL thing......we ARE still booked on the Eastern after Thanksgiving this year and the in-laws still want to sail in the spring of 07 for their anniversary....Hope all is good!

 

[Disneyfan37]

O.K., O.K. I am still alive!!!!!! Got a call from Willie and he filled me in on the RCCL thing......we ARE still booked on the Eastern after Thanksgiving this year and the in-laws still want to sail in the spring of 07 for their anniversary....Hope all is good!

We were wondering what had happen to Lampy?Good to see you.That RCCL cruise sounds mighty good.DCL Eastern cruise sounds great right about now.

Maria

 

[the5J's]

SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]HELLO MY NEIGHBOR, TAYLOR!!!![/FONT][/SIZE]

How have you been?!! I so miss everyone and how much we had fun...(consider we had to deal with our son). How's your family? I am finally getting on this discussion forum to keep in touch and boy do I need to stay in touch...everybody is going to places such as Turkey week, RCCL trip, etc. Let me know what you guys are planning(you are doing a week after Turkey, right?)...hopefully we can be there

John is now in Florida to DWD with our DD's and will be meeting with Iceman and Doogie! I'm here at home with my seventeen year old and so far it's good...

Hey, WILLIE...John wanted me to tell you that he misses you and your family...and it's a shame you will not be able to see him at WDW.

DisneyFan...you and I both need to get away from what ever it's stressing us out...hopefully we can in the near future see everyone on a trip...any trip would be fine with me as long as I can leave my DS at home.

Mickeyhugger....Say, let me know if you need help how to do faux painting...or I can come down. I know what you mean about how hard is to plan a trip when there's kids invovled and school and activities. I hope someday we can see everyone again. I so wish I could win a lottery and everybody can go on a cruise together...wouldn't that be great!!!!

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Hi everyone!! We just returned from our long weekend at WDW!! This afternoon, we met John, Jenna and Jessica for lunch and spoke to Julia on the telephone (4 of the 5 Js) It was great to see John and the girls!! We missed seeing you, Julia!!


Later this week John and the girls will be spending a day w/ Doogie and his family and then Doogie will be seeing Willie, from what we heard

The Turkeys live on!!


Chuck and Lisa

 

[the5J's]

Hi everyone!! We just returned from our long weekend at WDW!! This afternoon, we met John, Jenna and Jessica for lunch and spoke to Julia on the telephone (4 of the 5 Js) It was great to see John and the girls!! We missed seeing you, Julia!!


Later this week John and the girls will be spending a day w/ Doogie and his family and then Doogie will be seeing Willie, from what we heard

The Turkeys live on!!


Chuck and Lisa

It felt weird that Jeff and I were not there with John and my DD's, but John wanted to spend time with the girls... John just can't make up his mind...hmmm? Anyway, it was great hearing from you, Lisa and I hope we meet for a longer visit. Oh BTW, I didn't think you would find John...25 pounds lighter...I just hope he doesn't eat a lot of those Mickey bars.

Well, I'm off to start my day again with mulching the yard, ugh...it takes forever...don't ever buy house on corner lot.

Later,

Julia

 

[Mickeyhugger]

Update here..

We now have three Turkey Day families confirmed on the (ahem, cough) RCCL AOS sailing (July 1, 2007.) For those of you who haven't checked it out, it departs San Juan, and sails to Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. There is only one day at sea, and the ship docks at ALL ports, no tendering!

Like Willie, we're keeping our Thanksgiving 2007 booking to not lose the 10% discount (so we may rebook a later DCL date.) I know Thanksgiving might be a problem for some, (don't think we'll have the whole week anymore) but figured most would have more flexibility in the summer.

Hey Lampy, how receptive would your in-laws be to celebrating their anniversary just a couple of months later on another cruise line? Not that we're trying to influence your decision .

 

[WMILLER86]

SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]HELLO MY NEIGHBOR, TAYLOR!!!![/FONT][/SIZE]


Hey, WILLIE...John wanted me to tell you that he misses you and your family...and it's a shame you will not be able to see him at WDW.

Yes, we talk about our DIS buddies often here!

W

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Julia-

Chuck and I both commented that John's weight loss was great!!


Priscilla and Willie-

We checked out the RCL web site, but for us it gets too costly to fly to San Juan when there are so many RCL ships that set sail from Florida. Also, for us Thanksgiving is actually a better time to get away than in the summer--it's the only time of the year that our office is closed 2 days in a row. Sorry--we won't be able to join you next summer.


Lisa and Chuck

 

[Mickeyhugger]

Lisa and Chuck, if we lived in sunny Florida (I'd be very happy .)

No, seriously, I couldn't fathom paying airfare if I had all of the major cruise lines in my own backyard.

And we'll all still sail DCL again. There's no way I'm canceling our Thanksgiving 2007 until the last possible moment. (I canceled our Thanksgiving 2005 booking in late February, said good-bye to everyone on the thread, and, in April, ended up rebooking to the tune of 1200.00 more at the new rate!)

Who else out there is going to join us on RCCL?

 

[WMILLER86]

Julia-

Chuck and I both commented that John's weight loss was great!!


Priscilla and Willie-

We checked out the RCL web site, but for us it gets too costly to fly to San Juan when there are so many RCL ships that set sail from Florida. Also, for us Thanksgiving is actually a better time to get away than in the summer--it's the only time of the year that our office is closed 2 days in a row. Sorry--we won't be able to join you next summer.


Lisa and Chuck

Don't worry Lisa! One day the Turkeys will reunite at Thanksgiving and rock the ship again! that is why we all keep our bookings, so we can sail DCL again. It is the best! I just don't know if ours will be 2007, or 2008.
Kelli is set on seeing the Eastern Ports.
Me, I don't care about where I go, as long as it is hot, sandy, and has clear water! Oh yes, and the company I sail with is very important. But ports? Who cares? They are all good to me. I feel blessed beyond belief just to be able to sail now and again! As a boy, I never dreamed I would have the chance to see the beautiful places I have seen.

On a recent thread on the main board they were asking what was your favorite thing about your Disney Cruise(s). My reply was the DIS friends that I have met on my two sailings.
Willie

 

[the5J's]

Hi All!

I'm going to wait until John gets back from WDW and we can go online to look at RCCL. We will see. I don't want to stay home if I knew my DIS friends are going...no way.

Willie, did you say 7-day the first week of July??? John is sadden to miss you at WDW. BTW, he did mentioned that the new ride "Everest" is great!!! Hope you will have the chance to ride on that.

Gotta go, more office work to do at home.

Talk to ya soon,

Julia

 

[WMILLER86]

Hi All!

I'm going to wait until John gets back from WDW and we can go online to look at RCCL. We will see. I don't want to stay home if I knew my DIS friends are going...no way.

Willie, did you say 7-day the first week of July???

Julia

Julia,
It is The RCCL Adventure of the Seas sailing July 1-8 (Sunday-Sunday) 2007, out of San Juan PR. The air there is a little more than flying to MCO, but the savings on the cruise more than make up for it. The big seller for Kelli was the 7 different ports, and the ship looks terrific. On C.C. boards the reviews are pretty good from C.C. members that have sailed her.
We were able to get two verandah cabins for about half what two insides were gonna cost me on the 10 Day Holiday. It is not the Magic, but hey the Magic is fooling around on me, by leaving next summer for the Med. If she were on her usual route, we would most likely be sailing her.
I hope many Turkeys can join us.
W

 

[Mickeyhugger]

J
It is not the Magic, but hey the Magic is fooling around on me, by leaving next summer for the Med. If she were on her usual route, we would most likely be sailing her.
I hope many Turkeys can join us.
W

Same here. I'm very sad at the thought of not sailing the Magic for what will (probably) be two years. :sad2 There WERE diasppointing moments on RCCL for us. (Saying this only to give time to mentally prepare yourselves.) Their horn is just a horn. (annoying, actually.) Don't anticipate any excitement or surprises at their sailaway party. And their 'caribbean night?' (I think that's what it's called, I've already forgotten) Just pretend it never happened. It's their answer to DCL's Pirate night. It's one time I actually came close to crying. (No, seeing the DCL ship dock the morning we were in Costa Maya was! And hearing DCL's horn.)

However, the great times we had on RCCL outnumbered the 'DCL moments,' and we couldn't wait to rebook! And, for the many of you who have teenagers, this most likely will be their favorite cruise. Our tablemates had a 16 year-old son whom we didn't meet until 2nd formal night (at their insistance, he came to the dining room that night.) We were awestruck when we first set foot on the ship and saw the promenade level. (Okay, enough
'rambling' here. I'm just getting excited again, even though it's more than a year away, LOL!)