Traveling the WB Repo 2008 with an ex - FINISHED with PICS

[amesmom]

Don’t know what everyone did this afternoon but I went to the Rockin’ Bar D as one of the choreographers was teaching part of a dance routine from the Golden Mickey’s show. I am always interested in learning new routines so I really enjoyed it. There were about 10 of us there and Brent came by and found us some water bottles. It was fun and upbeat. I think the song was from Tarzan where the gorillas get in the camp and make that music with the stuff.

I didn't see you at the dance session. DH and I were too busy tripping over ourselves and trying to breathe. I did pretty well getting the routine down, but good gravy I'm out of shape. I'm sure you fared much better than I did. It did give me a little satisfaction to see the former dancer who was up on stage with Nikki was dripping sweat by the end of the session as well. And he's at least 20 years younger than me. LOL.

Loved the trip report. I couldn't get the boys interested in participating in the dance skit you organized no matter how much I tried. Oh, well. Sounds like it went well.

 

[BabyFavorite]

I have a question about that early birthday cake for your X. How did they know? Did you request this?

We are cruising 8/21-8/24 and my DD's 10th bday is 8/27. It would be cool for her to get a cake but not sure how to arrange that & if it is OK since it is before her birthday.

Experienced cruisers, please advise me!

Solgent: What a coincidence! My DD'S 9th bday is 8/27! We are cruising on 8/3-8/10, though.

When we made our initial cruise reservations, the Disney agent asked if there were any birthdays or anniversaries being celebrated--to which I said yes (our 10th anniversary is 8/29). She said they'll have cakes ready for both occasions.

I am guessing you could tell a server or guest services as soon as you board and they will have a cake ready for your daughter.

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LOVED this trip report -- it was great!!! Always hate to have them end, though.

 

[nskjerven]

Jolene:

Just read your report, start to finish, it was great.

I'm so sorry that Molly and Wil never made it to practice or show. It seemed that when they were called we always had something else up at the same time. It was so thoughtful of you to arrange such a thing for the kiddos of the DIS.

Next time, no schedules just DODs

 

[LITTLEKID58]

Awesome TR...txs for sharing

 

[DizzneyDAnn]

I was booked for this and had to cancel when I realized (duh!) that my oldest was graduating from high school, and I would miss too much. I don't regret our decision, but I sure do miss the ship. We did both TransAtlantics, and look forward to another cruise someday. Thanks for letting me experience this vicariously.

 

[DizzneyDAnn]

Was Oscar on the ship? He's cruise staff...or was.

 

[NewportCat]

Loved your report! You have a really great way with words. Thanks for such an entertaining account!!

 

[Doingitagain]

Was Oscar on the ship? He's cruise staff...or was.

Yes. DD19 said he was her lifeboat drill leader and a fun crew member the whole cruise for her and her friend.

 

[ShannonRT]

Jolene,
Loved the report! It's like reliving the cruise all over again. I did see you at the Mickey pool some but didn't know who you were. And we were at Who Wants to Be A Mouseketeer during the session you won.

We also had the early dinner, so we were at the 8:30 shows with the sign language interpreters. THEY WERE AMAZING! We talked with them several times and they ended up being on our horseback riding excursion in PV (as tourists-not working). In case anybody is interested, their names are Brian and Jenny and they do not work for Disney or DCL. They are independent contractors based out of Orlando. They had done the Med last year with Deborah's (scottishwee) family and were back on board with them again. DD was so enthralled we ended up sitting like 2 rows behind Deborah and her family at the shows just so we could watch them. We ran into them at LAX waiting to fly back home.

On the last night, we got to the show pretty early, probably around 8:05 and took our regular seats. A couple minutes later Brian and Jenny walked in the theater and walked across the front to their spot. Everyone in the theater at that time started clapping for them! It was great!

A note about Acapulco for the EBer's...if you just do the cliff divers without an excursion, take a taxi there, but it is very possible to walk back to the ship, which we did. It's all downhill but through the poor section of town that Jolene mentioned with the bars on the windows. But really all the locals that hassle you are close to the port so it's difficult to avoid them no matter what.

Does anybody know why there are guys in camo with machine guns standing around in the ports of Mexico? That was a little unsettling, although I assume it's for my safety.

 

[woody73]

. . . Does anybody know why there are guys in camo with machine guns standing around in the ports of Mexico?

Es muy macho.

Woody

 

[ibouncetoo]

We went to the Golden Mickeys and DD 3 fell asleep before it ended. I have to admit, I am very distracted at the shows. There are 2 sign language interpreters down in the front and they are so animated and involved that I like to watch them sign. They make sign language look so beautiful and signed in time to the music. I think they are fantastic at their job.

I found myself watching them also. It was especially fun knowing they were signing for Debrah and her family!

....back to your report....I'm sure I'll have more comments!

.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Es muy macho.

Woody

oh, that Woody just cracks me up!


Jolene, loved your report. Even moved back my trip to the movies this afternoon so I could finish it. If you don't mind, I'll put a link to it on the Theives-Remember the Magic thread.

.

 

[littleaussie]

Thanks for the report Jolene. You have a great way with writing!!!

We did meet, but I wasn't sure which 'Aussie' you were, so sorry about that.

Marilyn, it was fun meeting you that last day. Don't worry about the identity mix-up, it happens. . .

I didn't see you at the dance session. DH and I were too busy tripping over ourselves and trying to breathe.

Loved the trip report. I couldn't get the boys interested in participating in the dance skit you organized no matter how much I tried. Oh, well. Sounds like it went well.

Were you in the front row of the group? There was a couple in the front row with me that were so much fun, making hilarious comments and laughing a lot! I was in the front on the end, right behind the former cast member.

Jolene:

Just read your report, start to finish, it was great.

I'm so sorry that Molly and Wil never made it to practice or show. It seemed that when they were called we always had something else up at the same time. It was so thoughtful of you to arrange such a thing for the kiddos of the DIS.

Next time, no schedules just DODs

Nan, there was so much going on wasn't there? I knew your kids probably were busy, no worries! Glad you had fun on your trip.

Jolene,
Loved the report! It's like reliving the cruise all over again. I did see you at the Mickey pool some but didn't know who you were. And we were at Who Wants to Be A Mouseketeer during the session you won.

We also had the early dinner, so we were at the 8:30 shows with the sign language interpreters. THEY WERE AMAZING! We talked with them several times and they ended up being on our horseback riding excursion in PV (as tourists-not working). In case anybody is interested, their names are Brian and Jenny and they do not work for Disney or DCL. They are independent contractors based out of Orlando. They had done the Med last year with Deborah's (scottishwee) family and were back on board with them again. DD was so enthralled we ended up sitting like 2 rows behind Deborah and her family at the shows just so we could watch them. We ran into them at LAX waiting to fly back home.

On the last night, we got to the show pretty early, probably around 8:05 and took our regular seats. A couple minutes later Brian and Jenny walked in the theater and walked across the front to their spot. Everyone in the theater at that time started clapping for them! It was great!

A note about Acapulco for the EBer's...if you just do the cliff divers without an excursion, take a taxi there, but it is very possible to walk back to the ship, which we did. It's all downhill but through the poor section of town that Jolene mentioned with the bars on the windows. But really all the locals that hassle you are close to the port so it's difficult to avoid them no matter what.

Does anybody know why there are guys in camo with machine guns standing around in the ports of Mexico? That was a little unsettling, although I assume it's for my safety.

I was at the 8:30 shows too. I stopped the interpreters one day and talked to them and told them they were amazing to watch. I thought that was so great the last night when everyone clapped for them, they deserved the recognition. Do you think they were a couple? We were wondering.

The camo guys are nothing to mess around with. I saw them stop a couple and search their belongings! My dad (who is a cop) thought they had the authority to do ANYTHING to anyone. . .

oh, that Woody just cracks me up!


Jolene, loved your report. Even moved back my trip to the movies this afternoon so I could finish it. If you don't mind, I'll put a link to it on the Theives-Remember the Magic thread.

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Jackie, thanks so much, glad you liked it. I'm already forgetting some things so I am glad I have a written memory of it.

 

[littleaussie]

You probably have no interest in this but. . . here's my views on the shows:

My favorite Disney production show was "When Mickey Dreams". Some people I talked to didn't like it, which is understandable. It had a subtle "dark" theme to it with the weird music going on that turned some people off, plus it was very loud. But I can assure you it has a happy, Disney-like ending. Coming from a person who organizes dance recitals, I appreciated the choreography, music and costumes, the way they all ran together. The acrobatics were stunning and I guess I really like that kind of stuff. There wasn't a lot of singing like most of Disney's shows, more like a Dream Weaver guy was reciting and chanting during the event. I think it is different from their usual productions but a fascinating change. The costumes were so fabulous with the acts and lighting.

My least favorite Disney production was The Art of the Story. Mostly because it was so loud. It still was very enjoyable and certainly wasn't a waste of my evening. It's hard to explain what it was like but they did sort of like mini-skits and movie clips from various Disney Movies.

My favorite entertainment that they brought in from outside was a toss up. Mike Super - the magician is very entertaining. And the way he add-libs to his show by responding to his volunteers is so funny! Kevin Johnson - ventriloquism was also great to see. I thought his late night show was a lot better than the family show though. Ricky - our hypnotist was great also. Again, I think I enjoyed his adult show better than the family show, partly because of the volunteers who went onstage.

My least favorite "other" entertainment was Scott Record - the impressionist. He was good to see, sang quite a few songs and did some tap dancing. I guess the other shows had more comedy to it that I enjoyed more. And Joey and Alfonso would be next. Don't get me wrong and please don't shoot me, but I agree with another comment that their show seemed to have a last-minute/throw things together feel to it. They were very "watchable" though and I never felt with any of the entertainment that it was poor quality or a waste of my evenings.

It's just some of the entertainment was better than others. I wish I would have seen more of the late night entertainment. John Charles was never one of the family shows but still, I really enjoyed his adult show. Jeff Civillico - the juggler/balancing act guy was really entertaining for his 15 minutes in the farewell show. I am sorry I didn't catch him at any of the late night shows.

It all came down to timing. By 10:30 at night, when most shows start (and I understand the reasoning behind why they start late - to give late seating guests a chance to finish dinner), I was exhausted. Some nights I wanted to see a late show and I was way too tired. Oh well, as someone wisely pointed out, you can't do everything.

Oh, another favorite/do-not-miss event is the crew talent show. If those maitenance guys do their hip hop routine again in August in their bright yellow jumpsuits, you guys are in for a treat! My dad told me that 1 of those guys wasn't actually maitenance, he was a kids counselor. It's just fun to see the cast members do things that are out of their element. Make sure you compliment them later on it, they really appreciate it (or blush).

 

[fourmcds]

Jolene:

Great TR! Thanks for sharing. Sorry we didn't get to see each other more on board and my DD's were so silly about being in the talent show, but it sounds like it went great!

 

[scottishwee35]

Hi Jolene

It was lovely to meet you and sorry that I didn't think who are you at fishlip? Then I just remember after you spoked out about Australia. Ah, I got it as I remember you wrote the story before the cruise.

However, It was pleasant to meet you and the girls.

I was reading your trip report tonight and I am sorry to heard that your girl was not well. I am glad that nothing serious.

Anyway, we got home this morning as our flight had been cancelled last Sat afternoon as we were dashing as we thought miss our flight but during out it was cancelled. They put us in a lovely hotel for one night at Maingate, hotel sheration which was very beautiful hotel. But we all shattered and want go home as 3 half weeks holiday. We had a lovely times at LA but wish stayed there for a week then flight home to Scotland.

We flew back to Orlando from LA!! because return flights!! We had a great times in LA but I don't think much of Disneyland because over memory day as it was overcrowded. I disliked it but Universal Studios turned out a great day for us. Another interpreter came with us at U. Studios. Much better than Disneyland.

Anyway, back to Orlando for three more nights as our friend went home next day.

Oh well, that is, as our holiday is over now. We booked bummer dates for 2009 as we want 2010 for a week. Wait and see what the plan for 2010.

I am hoping to go back to Australia in 2011 for my brother's international Bowling so my family lives in Taree and my husband's family lives in Sydney and we hope to return to Australia, I wish with Disney Cruise too, that would be nice!!.

Better start save up again


I was at the 8:30 shows too. I stopped the interpreters one day and talked to them and told them they were amazing to watch. I thought that was so great the last night when everyone clapped for them, they deserved the recognition. Do you think they were a couple? We were wondering.

Jolene

I did asked them if they are couple and they said NO!!!

Scottishwee35

 

[carole88]

I really enjoyed reading your trip reports. Thank you for taking the time. You have a great writing style!

 

[cinderella_mom]

Great report. Can you tell us more about the Princess dinner theme night? Were adults dressed up in princess costumes or just fancy dresses? Was this the 2nd formal night? Thanks.

 

[littleaussie]

Great report. Can you tell us more about the Princess dinner theme night? Were adults dressed up in princess costumes or just fancy dresses? Was this the 2nd formal night? Thanks.

I saw a few women dressed as princesses but mostly it was the kids. I didn't dress up in any way, just cruise casual. There was a mixed group, some cruise casual, some a little fancier. It's up to you. It was NOT the second formal night. We had 2 formal nights PLUS the prince/princess night.

Hope that helps your planning.

 

[littleaussie]

Jolene:

Great TR! Thanks for sharing. Sorry we didn't get to see each other more on board and my DD's were so silly about being in the talent show, but it sounds like it went great!

Hi!, things were so busy on board, I bet most people didn't get to spend time with other Disers like they wanted to. No worries at all about the talent skit, it was optional. . .