Turkey Day Gang 5 a/k/a The Travelling Turkeys Nov 22-29 2008

[meegster]

Saying hi here too - thanks again to all the FE participants - sooooo fun! I didn't meet anyone from the DIS for sure but seemed to see lots of familiar faces around. If anyone went to the illusionist show (after main dinner seating) on Pirate night when the pirate fireman was on stage to assist - that was my hubby!

Sad to be home but what an excellent trip - perfect weather and the 2 ships in CC - WOW!

 

[lavawalker]

Apparently the weather caused them to slow the speed of the boat down and take a different route so it took longer to get there....at least that was what we were told.

What "weather"?! It was perfect!!

 

[Sophie_2003]

Anyone want to share ideas for FE gifts,from the looks of it you got good stuff!!!? I am craft-challenged and racking my brain to find fun stuff!

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Anyone want to share ideas for FE gifts,from the looks of it you got good stuff!!!? I am craft-challenged and racking my brain to find fun stuff!

Try Oriental Trading Company. They have lots of great FE gifts!!

 

[ChaosControl]

What "weather"?! It was perfect!!

The weather in question was just high winds. The route to GC had us headed into the wind which slowed us down. In addition, they slowed the boat down from the normal cruising speed to minimize the amount of ship movement. They didn't want people getting motion sickness.

 

[lavawalker]

The weather in question was just high winds. The route to GC had us headed into the wind which slowed us down. In addition, they slowed the boat down from the normal cruising speed to minimize the amount of ship movement. They didn't want people getting motion sickness.

Thanks for the reply. Now that you mention it, I do remember the wind because we decided to eat inside Topsiders to avoid it that morning. also, since dh had already experienced motion sickness the first night, he will be glad to hear that was the reason.

 

[lexandme]

Anyone want to share ideas for FE gifts,from the looks of it you got good stuff!!!? I am craft-challenged and racking my brain to find fun stuff!

Some of the things in our FE:
magnets, postcards, candy (yum), a CD of fun music(I listen to it a lot and it brings back wonderful memories), PEZ dispensers, pins, light up pins, light up glasses (for Pirate night), glow bracelets and necklaces, hacky sack balls, nylon totes,pens, pencils, notebooks, tablets, homemade scrapbooks that we could put our pics in when we got home. I'm sure I'm forgetting some things but it really was a lot of fun!!! Some folks put so much work into their gifts and that was really special and appreciated. They don't have to be a lot, it's just fun to come back to your room and find that someone has been there and thought of you. Our Turkey cruise had a lot of special people on it and it is a memory I will never forget!

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Overall, it was a good cruise between the people, the weather and the smooth seas...as to FE's, it can be daily trips w/small items or one trip w/more in the baggie or whatever...there is no rule, but the kids, and some of the adults, love to see what the FE will have in it.

Chuck

 

[rlcook]

Good morning everyone,

I can't seem to find it now, but somewhere there is a post of the shutters pic of the Magic, Flying Dutchman, and Wonder. I copied it and then printed it off on photo paper. It turned out great. If I can find it, I'll post the thread and post number.

We truly enjoyed the FE exchange. I took pics of everyones FE for a page in my scrapbook EXCEPT I forgot to take pics of ours and our doors. I thought that I had, but I didn't. Kept thinking about it and guess my mind thought that I had because I thought of it so many times. Didn't get any photos of our door either.

I should have taken a photo on the last day because someone took one of the Ariel photos off of the door.

Lora

 

[rlcook]

Found it---
It is on the thread Wonder and Magic at CC yesterday post 27

Lora

 

[lexandme]

Lora -
Thanks for the e-mail today and the photo!
My photo of my FE did not turn out for some reason. If you have a pic of mine, could you post it? I threw the FE away on Friday because I didn't want the hassle of airport security going through the bag again due to the wires and battery pack!
Hope you, Bob and the girls are doing well and I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday.
Judy

 

[Mean Queen]

Lora -
Thanks for the e-mail today and the photo!
My photo of my FE did not turn out for some reason. If you have a pic of mine, could you post it? I threw the FE away on Friday because I didn't want the hassle of airport security going through the bag again due to the wires and battery pack!
Hope you, Bob and the girls are doing well and I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday.
Judy

I'd love to see a picture of Judy's mermaid! I forgot to take a picture of our door too. Though I kept my FE and all my magnets, most of which can be used on the next cruise.

 

[rlcook]

I am so computer illiterate.

If I can send the pic to someone via email who knows how to post it, I can do that. I have an account with one of the photo groups (can't remember which one) and never was able to get a photo to load. OH it's photobucket.

I don't remember if I told anyone any follow-up about our private tour of Cozumel. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Susan met us at Margarettaville (spelling) sorry Buffet fans. She took us past the governors home and by the Mexican Air Force base, to the complete other end of the island, went shell searching on the beach (it was only us and we got some gorgeous shells), took us to the ruins, thru ElCedral, ate lunch at Wet Wendy's great food, and then visited a pinata factory that was closed for siesta. It was a truly wonderful experience and Susan was the greatest. Going to mention them to our TA.

Have a good weekend everyone, I'm "birthin' babies" this weekend "Miss Scarlett".

Lora

 

[disneypoor]

Lora--

YOu can send the picture to me and I'll post it for you if you want me to.

Susan

 

[MaryKatesMom]

disneypoor

Were you on Deck 6? We were also and knew to look for your magnetic sign after we got off the elevator and we were starboard.

We were by the mid ship elevators and didn't do any signs or FE's because I was worried about theft. Did you have any problems?

Beth

 

[ICEMANPAD]

All I can say is that I delivered to 46 kids every day and I don't recall hearing about theft...however, I, like many people, used a zip-tie to prevent any FE's from disappearing.

Chuck

 

[disneypoor]

disneypoor

Were you on Deck 6? We were also and knew to look for your magnetic sign after we got off the elevator and we were starboard.

We were by the mid ship elevators and didn't do any signs or FE's because I was worried about theft. Did you have any problems?

Beth

Beth,

We were on deck 6, and my door was decorated way too much. However, it was a great landmark and I think it helped many people find their rooms. We didn't have any trouble at all with theft. We zip tied our FE to our fish, but no one even touched our magnets on our door as far as we could tell. It was a lot of fun!

Susan

 

[lavawalker]

Beth,

We were on deck 6, and my door was decorated way too much. However, it was a great landmark and I think it helped many people find their rooms!

Susan

We were on deck 6 too, and I'm pretty sure it was your door that we were using as a landmark!!

 

[cruisecrzy]

Marykatesmom,

I am with Chuck. Each time I went to deliver I did not see any FE's missing. They were all there and some door signs were changing, but it did not appear that any walked away on any of the decks I walked

There were people outside of our door joking about stealing the FE, but not actually doing it. And we were at a place where lots of people passed including a lot of kids activities so we were pleasantly surprised to not have a thing diappear and only have nice messages on our doors.

 

[lexandme]

My FE wasn't even tied to the fish and it remained safe the entire trip. In fact I was kind of hoping someone would take it and it give it another life. It was hard for me to throw it away!