WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 16

[granmaz]

I chose to repeat the first week in May, because the crowd levels were so nice last year, as was the weather.

I still need to figure out where we'll be staying. I'll probably call DVC member services and see what the DCV and AP cash prices are like.

Yes, the crowd levels were very good that week. We booked Feb to escape the winter!!!!!!!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Of the 20 days I have requested so far, 3 of them are for Thanksgiving week.

Uh, I should hope as there will be plenty of playmates around!

I think I took a Tue-Wed week, or maybe just Tue-Tue.

I'm 'sleeping in' this morning as I major head cold blew in about 5PM yesterday. Had about one hour of feeling 'off' (instead of one day), then the stuffy nose came and by the time I was driving home I was dragging. Was up about 3-6ish, so I slept in and am having fluids and medication now. Will go into work for just a couple of hours to handle emergencies then it's back to bed for me. I want this GONE as fast as it came on!

Off to have a nice steamy shower.

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[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Even with the days I've said I want off, I still have 15 day PTO unplanned. I'll carry over all I can into 2011, which is only 5 days. That means I stll need to figure out what to do with 10 days barring any illness.

Trip to AZ in Feb.??????

To tell you the truth, as Kaz says....once you go concierge you never go back.....for us.....we'll never go back to concierge again. Glad we tried it once, but we are not concierge people. It was way way too much fussing for us. I felt like I couldn't even wipe my butt without them doing it for me. They are relentless. They never leave you alone. It was to the point of being uncomfortable and almost annoying. Like I said it's not for us. We like to come and go at our leisure, we like doing things for ourselves, we like our independence and freedom. I felt like all that was taken away from us. They are very good at their job....it's just not for us.

The suite was beautiful but way too big. I could not find where I put anything. I'm more comfortable in 5122 where I know where everything goes. Every time I went to look for something I had to look in 15 drawers. Everything was in excess. It was too much for us.

I'm looking forward to sailing in MY room again. That's home to me.

Hi Deb, Loved seeing the pics of your room! I get what you're saying about the fussing, etc. and the big room. As I looked at the photos I was thinking that the room would be nice if you were on the ship for 2 weeks, but for 4 days it's not really necessary. However, since you were sick and sort of stuck in your cabin, at least it was a nice place to be stuck in!

Hi Ian....YES it's the new camera on full auto. John took all the pics. I never took the old camera out. So everything I post was taken with the new camera. John loves it. I think they look good.

The photos are great!!

I should rent Sukie out, he's great at getting rid of unwanted people.

Oh by the way, some sort of Chicago Tribune associated digital publication has contacted Sukie to see if he would be interested in doing a blog in their publication. I think he's going to give it a shot. I'm not entirely sure there's remuneration, but it would be good exposure. He just has to do what he does best, be himself.

Cool!!!

 

[Tink rules]

I chose to repeat the first week in May, because the crowd levels were so nice last year, as was the weather.

I still need to figure out where we'll be staying. I'll probably call DVC member services and see what the DCV and AP cash prices are like.

Ian... there's a good room only discount going on right now...

This is what the Dis has listed.... you might want to reserve a room only to be safe to get good rates... you can cancel up to 5 days out with no penalty...




January - June 2010


Valid for stays most nights 1/1 -1/3, 1/10 - 1/11, 1/ 18 – 2/ 9, 2/ 15 – 3/ 27 and 4/11 – 6/3.

Save up to 45% when staying for 5 or more consecutive nights at select Walt Disney World Resorts.

Sample Pricing: The following pricing is for select dates 4/11/10 – 6/3/10, Sunday – Thursday in a Standard Room. Sample pricing does not include tax. Rates will vary depending the resort, room type, and dates of travel. Click Here to see a list of the Disney seasons to see the non-discounted Rates.

For a 5-Night or longer stay:

Select Disney Value Resorts: from $74 per night
Select Disney Moderate Resorts: from $111 per night

Select Disney Deluxe Resorts: from $180 per night
Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resort: from $182 per night
For a 1 - 4 Night stay:

Select Disney Value Resorts: from $79 per night
Select Disney Moderate Resorts: from $119 per night

Select Disney Deluxe Resorts: from $195 per night
Select Disney Deluxe Villa Resort: from $198 per night
Discount Codes: The following codes can be used to for obtaining these discounts by calling Disney directly, or by contacting Dreams Unlimited Travel.



Room only Code for 5-Night or longer stay - QOU
Room only Code for 1 - 4 Night stay - QNX

These room only rates can also be used for a Disney World Package. The Disney Dining plan can be added with this discount.

This discount must be booked by 3/27/10. All discounts are subject to availability, certain restrictions apply.

 

[iankh]

I've booked the POP with an AP discount and the special that they're offering. I believe the week-nights are only going to be about $69 a night which is not bad.

It will be a change for us, considering that we normally stay in a DVC resort and typically a 1-bedroom to boot! So this is a budget trip, but we have APs so why not use them.

Today I also banked the necessary points from my August use year into next year. I'll need them for the 14-night family trip. For October, I'm trying to decide between a 2-bedroom at OKW or trying to see if we can get the 3-bedroom Treehouse Villa at SSR.

 

[katypop]

Wednesday was a day out to sea. We had Palo brunch and John had a hot stone massage. We saw the Princess and the Frog. We ate upstairs outside on nine.....finger food. I wanted to keep it light. I didn't eat much at brunch either. I was too scared.

We packed up and got ready to leave this morning. Then we went to NASA today and did Sandi and Joe and Kris dinner tonight.

It's been a very strange vacation....between the weather and getting sick and being in the suite.....but it's been fun all the same. It's just been way too short.

I'm glad you managed to have some fun despite feeling sick for a whole day

I'll take the fussing...I wanna cruise....

Hi all

working stiff I am. Looking forward to my weekend

Paul is out tonight with my boss - at a Sharks game nice for him huh

Molly had a great day - received her straight A award today and also won the Maverick Award (school spirit, I think they gave ~ 8 in the whole 7th grade) it's a nice honor We of course are so proud

Keeping all of those with hardships in my prayers and thoughts.

Also, please send some prayers for my nephew Taylor. He is in his Navy SEAL training and more and more guys are dropping around him. He is nervous and working hard. Thanks

Hi Nan! Tell Molly we're all proud of her too

Uh, I should hope as there will be plenty of playmates around!

I think I took a Tue-Wed week, or maybe just Tue-Tue.

I'm 'sleeping in' this morning as I major head cold blew in about 5PM yesterday. Had about one hour of feeling 'off' (instead of one day), then the stuffy nose came and by the time I was driving home I was dragging. Was up about 3-6ish, so I slept in and am having fluids and medication now. Will go into work for just a couple of hours to handle emergencies then it's back to bed for me. I want this GONE as fast as it came on!

Off to have a nice steamy shower.

.

Sorry you are feeling yucky Get it over with now though, so you'll be healthy for the cruise!

 

[LuvBaloo]

back Deb & John!
Sorry you ended up sick, and thanks for sharing the photos. Kaleigh thinks we should go on the ship again soon. I told her she was to wait for 2 more birthdays


Jackie - hope your cold clears up fast!


Nan - greatjob Moll! good luck to Taylor!


Hi everybody else .

Ken and Shaelyn are just finishing cooking sloppy joe's for supper. She's liking cooking, so we're trying to keep her helping out.

 

[nskjerven]

Of the 20 days I have requested so far, 3 of them are for Thanksgiving week.

only 3 days You need a week to prepare for the invasion

Thanks for the well wishes for Molly and Taylor.

Paul and I are going to try to hit a movie tonight woo hoo a date

 

[granmaz]

I've booked the POP with an AP discount and the special that they're offering. I believe the week-nights are only going to be about $69 a night which is not bad.

It will be a change for us, considering that we normally stay in a DVC resort and typically a 1-bedroom to boot! So this is a budget trip, but we have APs so why not use them.

Today I also banked the necessary points from my August use year into next year. I'll need them for the 14-night family trip. For October, I'm trying to decide between a 2-bedroom at OKW or trying to see if we can get the 3-bedroom Treehouse Villa at SSR.

We stayed at the POP a few years ago and really liked it, which surprised us. Rooms are smaller, but the place is fun and has a good foodcourt. We found the bus service very good.

I believe the Treehouse villas are really nice and I would love a short stay there, but the bus transportation isn't good. You have to catch an internal bus to SSR and then catch the park buses from there. If you plan to use the car then that isn't a problem at all, but it would stress me out if I had to do that extra bus ride!!!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Good Morning Friends....we're back home in PA. It's so good to be back home after travelling. Ella and Angel are so happy....Ella hasn't stopped purring and Angel has not left John's side. Ahhhhh the comforts of being home.

I'm back on my laptop and it feels gigantic as compared to the netbook. The keyboard, the screen.....huge. It's funny what you can get used to in just one week.

Since we had to buy it in FL....I used my electric blanket at home last night to sleep. I loved it. So did Ella. He he.

Monica, you are correct about the murphy bed in the suite. It's behind the chair in the bedroom. The one bedroom suite sleeps 6.....the bed and murphy bed in the bedroom and the couch in the living room. You could bring mom and dad and sis and her older one and little one....no names mentioned! The short cruise was reasonably priced....especially in January with an onboard 10% discount. Maybe it would be better if there are more people in the suite for concierge to take care of....spread the attention around. There's plenty of room for everyone's things....that's for sure. With six people it comes out to approximately $500/pp. That's not bad considering where you are. Food for thought.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

We'll be back in FL in May too....but we'll be in Cocoa Beach and we won't be taking a cruise. We're going down for Kris' high school graduation. In June he goes into the Army and starts boot camp. We told him that we'll come to his high school graduation and his boot camp graduation. After that, who knows when we'll see him.

We also offered Kris the opportunity to come up here in February during Presidents Day week and go snow boarding. He loves it. He can go right down the road to Blue Mountain. He used to go there all the time when he lived here.

We'll try to see him a couple of times before he heads out into the world.

In the meantime, maybe we can do some days at WDW before or after his graduation. We can take a few days and stay in Orlando. We still have 5 days left on our park tickets.

Ian, Kris graduates on May 17th. Have you booked the first week in May already? Want to go the second week instead? We could meet up.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

John and I have decided that we like to meet up with and travel with friends....the more the merrier. When DCL sat us at our own table with just the two of us, it was nice to have the privacy....but it was way way more fun at the tortolian table where there were so many of us and we had such a great time laughing every night together. We missed you guys.

 

[scottishwee35]

John and I have decided that we like to meet up with and travel with friends....the more the merrier. When DCL sat us at our own table with just the two of us, it was nice to have the privacy....but it was way way more fun at the tortolian table where there were so many of us and we had such a great time laughing every night together. We missed you guys.

That is sweet that you spend times together...

Was the cruise full or half empty? as I see the photos that no people round...

Question if you booked Cat 3 mean you don't have to go to restaurant like Parrot cay and you can order foods then serve it in your room? is that right?

Scottishwee35

 

[scottishwee35]

We stayed at the POP a few years ago and really liked it, which surprised us. Rooms are smaller, but the place is fun and has a good foodcourt. We found the bus service very good.

I believe the Treehouse villas are really nice and I would love a short stay there, but the bus transportation isn't good. You have to catch an internal bus to SSR and then catch the park buses from there. If you plan to use the car then that isn't a problem at all, but it would stress me out if I had to do that extra bus ride!!!

Wow, you are going back soon.. and look like you had been everywhere in Florida

We still hold our two cruise for next year April and we just wait and see...

Monica

thank you for your response

I am going out soon as I had my hair done today and I am going to have free make up at Bobbi Brown then meet friend for drink then go to my work dinner and dance tonight....

Scottishwee35

 

[granmaz]

Wow, you are going back soon.. and look like you had been everywhere in Florida

We still hold our two cruise for next year April and we just wait and see...

Monica

thank you for your response

I am going out soon as I had my hair done today and I am going to have free make up at Bobbi Brown then meet friend for drink then go to my work dinner and dance tonight....

Scottishwee35

Have a great night Deborah!!

 

[granmaz]

Deb, how are your leg and ear? Did they affect your enjoyment at all?

 

[ibouncetoo]

Have any of you kids done a Cocoa Beach/PC restaurant other than Fishlips? We're trying to decide where to have dinner next Friday night. I thought we should give Monica a break from Fishlips.

Think I'll go look on Shirley's helpful hints thread.

One week from right now we'll be getting on the ship!

.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

That is sweet that you spend times together...

Was the cruise full or half empty? as I see the photos that no people round...

Question if you booked Cat 3 mean you don't have to go to restaurant like Parrot cay and you can order foods then serve it in your room? is that right?

Scottishwee35

The boat filled up....it was almost to capacity. I think they said the capacity was like 2750 and we had somewhere around 26XX something. It was close to full. You can't tell in the pics because we were the second family onboard. When the other families went to eat, we went to take pictures. We had the whole boat to ourselves. I just wish it was warmer. I would have liked to have the whole pool to myself....hahaha.

Deb, Cat 3 can order in the room from any restaurant except Palo. Cats 1 and 2 can order from any restaurant including Palo. Your consierge manager will bring you a menu from all the restaurants. Then you just call room service. It's very nice to not have to get dressed up sometimes. You can just wear lounging clothes to dinner. Also, they set the table for you....with a tablecloth and everything. Very nice.

I think everyone should try consierge just once. Some parts are so very nice and others not so much. For example, me and John always go to guest services to get a print out of our bill half way through every cruise to make sure we're within budget range. We were not permitted to do so in consierge. We had to call our consierge manager and leave a message. Then when he got the message he called us back to confirm. Then he had to go get it printed for us. Then they had to deliver it to us. Then they called to make sure that you got it. Then they also knew my business. When we wanted it, we could have walked down, picked it up, done. No fuss, anonymous, finished.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Wow, you are going back soon.. and look like you had been everywhere in Florida

We still hold our two cruise for next year April and we just wait and see...

Monica

thank you for your response

I am going out soon as I had my hair done today and I am going to have free make up at Bobbi Brown then meet friend for drink then go to my work dinner and dance tonight....

Scottishwee35

Oh, it sounds like so much fun tonight Deb. Enjoy!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, how are your leg and ear? Did they affect your enjoyment at all?

Hi Marilyn, it sounds like you're mending well....John mentioned on FB that you two were out walking today just like normal. How wonderful!!!

I'm very good too. The leg is the same. No difference. Not better not worse. Still infected and leaking. I have not been paying much attention to it except for dressing changes. The ear is 99% better. It's just a little sensitive to touch around the back. Otherwise, it's fine. Neither one slowed me down on vacation. It was a good thing. Since I already had the nasty viral bug. That was enough.

Thanks for asking Marilyn.

Monica, I didn't know that was the same bug that you had during the Baltic. I really feel for you....knowing first hand how terribly awful it is.