We invite you, if you dare Summer plans 08/04 Day 25

[eandesmom]

I know ........ since I hate wearing something, I usually borrow one of Tom's baseball hats and then I have to make them pretty tight as I again, hate it if it "wobbles". The tight hat gives me a headache then. I do have one of the Disney straw hats, but it has a wide rim and doesn't really cover the space between the glasses and my eyes.
But thanks for all the recommendations! The only thing I was offered here was the medication I use, but we will stop at a drug store before driving to the port to pick up some of the single serve medication you recommended. Tom has saved all the information. Thank you SOOOOOOO much for all your help!

Baseball hats can be horrible for that. You'd think a sun hat would be easy but surprisingly, they are not!

You may also want to pick up a pre-made boric acid eye wash. This is WONDERFUL for calming eyes down when they are really bad. I used to make batches from scratch and keep it in the fridge and use cotton pads. Felt SOOOO good! I also find that using either this, or a more official eyelid cleaner helps as well after a particularly bad day. In fact, writing this makes me want to use some tonight as my eyes have been absolutely awful lately (space heaters kill me!).

 

[pas130]

Aug 23 - 29 would work fine for us. And YC would be an awesome choice, we would just be "next door" at the BC.

DCL travel booklet and luggage tags just arrived!!!!!!!!!!

Makes it feel so real and so close! I can't believe we will be on CC this day in three weeks!​

That's my three week dance Karin

 

[Linda67]

DCL travel booklet and luggage tags just arrived!!!!!!!!!!

Makes it feel so real and so close! I can't believe we will be on CC this day in three weeks!

Such a great feeling when the cruise booklet arrives
Glad to hear that Tom is on the mend and as we all know ..... Sea air is very good for you!
Looking forward to seeing some photos of the studio at BLT and thanks for letting me know about the makeover to the rooms
I would love to have a drink up in the Top Of The World Lounge so that's yet another good reason to stay there

 

[jenseib]

DCL travel booklet and luggage tags just arrived!!!!!!!!!!

Makes it feel so real and so close! I can't believe we will be on CC this day in three weeks!​

 

[Minnie&Nana]

DCL travel booklet and luggage tags just arrived!!!!!!!!!!

Makes it feel so real and so close! I can't believe we will be on CC this day in three weeks!​

 

[englishrose47]

Yeah for 19 days !!!!!! The Brunch at Palo looks awesome !!!!

 

[YukiPhnx]

YAY! It must be so exciting to receive those docs!!!

 

[caroleRWO]

Hi Karin,

Just caught up with all your 2013 plans.
We just booked our flights this week and will also spend our first week at BCV followed by a week on the Fantasy and rounding it all off with a week in a one-bedroom at OKW.
Shame that we will miss one another this year as we are travelling later - we want to do to the Villains pin event on 13th September. And of course we will be able to attend the Food & Wine Festival
This will be our first Fantasy cruise - have only been on the Magic till now so will be looking for some tips!

Carole, Mike and Jenny

 

[michelle9343]

DCL travel booklet and luggage tags just arrived!!!!!!!!!!

Makes it feel so real and so close! I can't believe we will be on CC this day in three weeks!​

I am so sorry that Tom had hurt his back but happy to hear he is on the mend!!!!
We can not wait to see you guys!!!!!!!

 

[dizneeat]

Baseball hats can be horrible for that. You'd think a sun hat would be easy but surprisingly, they are not!

You may also want to pick up a pre-made boric acid eye wash. This is WONDERFUL for calming eyes down when they are really bad. I used to make batches from scratch and keep it in the fridge and use cotton pads. Felt SOOOO good! I also find that using either this, or a more official eyelid cleaner helps as well after a particularly bad day. In fact, writing this makes me want to use some tonight as my eyes have been absolutely awful lately (space heaters kill me!).

Thank you so much for all your help, Cynthia. Tom and I spent quite some time at the computer finding out about stuff you mentioned and we have now found some things that are pretty similar here.
Plus, we will pay a visit to one of the drugstores in the US and try to pick things up.
DISfriends are the best!!!!!

That's my three week dance Karin

Thank you, Jeanette!
Only two more weeks as of tomorrow!

Such a great feeling when the cruise booklet arrives
Glad to hear that Tom is on the mend and as we all know ..... Sea air is very good for you!
Looking forward to seeing some photos of the studio at BLT and thanks for letting me know about the makeover to the rooms
I would love to have a drink up in the Top Of The World Lounge so that's yet another good reason to stay there

I was actually wondering if the booklet would ever show up. They are a bit different to the ones we used to get AND they say GOLD Castaway Club Member on the front! Guess I need to hold on to them .... it will be our last Gold one.
Tom is going back to work on Monday. But it will only be for two weeks and then we'll head to the US.
I promise to take lots of pics at BLT! It is such a nice feeling to stay there. Funnily enough BLT doesn't have that "hotel" feel to it. More like an upbeat block of flats (if that makes sense ). And the lounge on the top floor is just the icing on the cake. Such an awesome view and the interior is great too!

Thank you, Jen!

 

[dizneeat]

Thanks, Christine! I knew you would join into our celebration!

Yeah for 19 days !!!!!! The Brunch at Palo looks awesome !!!!

Only 15 more days as of today, Rosie! And there is only one hour left in today.
We just love Palo Brunch - lots of choice and everything is super yummy!

YAY! It must be so exciting to receive those docs!!!

It definitely is exciting, Yuki! Makes it feel so real all of a sudden.

Hi Karin,

Just caught up with all your 2013 plans.
We just booked our flights this week and will also spend our first week at BCV followed by a week on the Fantasy and rounding it all off with a week in a one-bedroom at OKW.
Shame that we will miss one another this year as we are travelling later - we want to do to the Villains pin event on 13th September. And of course we will be able to attend the Food & Wine Festival
This will be our first Fantasy cruise - have only been on the Magic till now so will be looking for some tips!

Carole, Mike and Jenny

Hi Carole, Mike and Jenny
Hope all is well for you! What a shame we are going to miss you this year. But your vacation sounds awesome! What itinerary do you have on the Fantasy? Eastern or Western?
And returning to OKW?
So jealous about you being able to go to F&W! No chance we can travel at that time of the year.
We are so looking forward to the going on the Fantasy this summer. We LOVED the WONDERful Disney WONDER, but the new ships have their charm as well, AND they are MUCH bigger.
Try to get a Remy brunch! Much more relaxed than dinner and the food is really good too!

 

[dizneeat]

I am so sorry that Tom had hurt his back but happy to hear he is on the mend!!!!
We can not wait to see you guys!!!!!!!

Tom had a lot of treatments last week and he feels a lot better. But still we are both SOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this vacation.
Less than three weeks until we will meet again!

 

[englishrose47]

It is getting soooo lose now !!! I am soo anxious to hear news of our May Cruise , bur nothing yet!! The trips later in the year, guve us longer lead time to check everyone out , it is just I am sooo excited for this cruise !!!!

 

[dizneeat]

It is getting soooo lose now !!! I am soo anxious to hear news of our May Cruise , bur nothing yet!! The trips later in the year, guve us longer lead time to check everyone out , it is just I am sooo excited for this cruise !!!!

15 days until we sail, Rosie and we leave in exactly two weeks time. At this time in 2 weeks we will already be in Frankfurt, having breakfast.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you to hear back from your organization and your cruise. I am SURE you are going to enjoy it very much!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 6, February 21

Debarkation Day

Today everyone will be up early. They “throw” you off the ship in the early morning, so they can get the ship ready for the next load of passengers.
We will make sure all our things are in our hand luggage and after having checked everything twice we will head down to our assigned breakfast restaurant, where we will have a quick breakfast

before saying goodbye to our servers and get on our way. And after going through immigration again we will head out to the parking garage, load our stuff into the trunk and get on our way.

The drive to WDW takes about an hour and we will drive right to our home for the next two nights, Bay Lake Tower.

We will check in and since I don’t think that our room will be ready by then. Once we have stowed our belongings with bell services we will then drive over to Downtown Disney for lunch at Wolfgang Puck’s Express,

some serious shopping at World of Disney and maybe a snack at Ghirardelli. Around 4pm our room should be ready and after another stop at Publix we will head right to the resort.
Once we have checked out the room

and have rested a little bit, we will head up to the lounge for a drink, some appetizers

and a wonderful view all over Walt Disney World.

Around 6.30 we will then head back to the room, freshen up and shortly before 7pm we will head down to the Contemporary Resort Marina. There we will meet our friends Michelle

and Ann

and their families and we all will get onto a 25 ft. Pontoon Boat

and out onto Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon for a Wishes Fireworks Cruise!

It will be awesome to spend time with friends and experience the fireworks from the water at the same time. I guess after the cruise we will still sit together somewhere and chat a bit before it will be time to say goodbye to friends and we will walk back to our Bay Lake Tower.
If it is still early enough we will head up to the lounge again for a night cup or since I guess we will be too excited to go to sleep right away, we will sit out on the balcony for a while with a drink before going to bed.

 

[Teri1]

Your Feb. plans sound and look great! Glad to hear Tom is feeling better. We got our new itinerary in the mail for our Sept. cruise. Looking forward to the summer is helping me get through these cold snowy days. The Dream is going to be featured this morning on the CMT cable tv channel. I can watch that. Hope I get a good look at Castaway Cay!

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[pas130]

Thank you, Jeanette!
Only two more weeks as of tomorrow!

Fantastic!!! I love Bay Lake, sorry I was drooling over the balcony view

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Finally, just two more weeks!!

Karin, that view from BLT is fantastic! Which category do you book?

Today I was thinking since the cruise is not in the cards for me, maybe I will plan a couple of days at WDW next Feb so we can finally meet! Hopefully, Rosie will be on the cruise with you and I can see her too

Love the update...and always the fabulous photos!!

How is Tom feeling today? How about you - exams finished, I hope? Gentle hugs to you both.

 

[dizneeat]

Your Feb. plans sound and look great! Glad to hear Tom is feeling better. We got our new itinerary in the mail for our Sept. cruise. Looking forward to the summer is helping me get through these cold snowy days. The Dream is going to be featured this morning on the CMT cable tv channel. I can watch that. Hope I get a good look at Castaway Cay!

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Thank you, Teresa. How's your DD doing? I hope everything is alright with her.
glad you got your new itinerary - are you sailing an Eastern or Western?
So, did you enjoy the programme about the DREAM?

Fantastic!!! I love Bay Lake, sorry I was drooling over the balcony view

We had such and awesome view from that balcony, we could even see the Epcot fireworks and ToT and Everest! We spent a lot of time out there.
I cannot wait to return to BLT! I just love the modern feel and you cannot beat the walk to the MK.
I can't believe that in 2 weeks from today we will nearly be in Orlando.

Finally, just two more weeks!!

Karin, that view from BLT is fantastic! Which category do you book?

Today I was thinking since the cruise is not in the cards for me, maybe I will plan a couple of days at WDW next Feb so we can finally meet! Hopefully, Rosie will be on the cruise with you and I can see her too

Love the update...and always the fabulous photos!!

How is Tom feeling today? How about you - exams finished, I hope? Gentle hugs to you both.

That's a lake view studio. We were sooooooo lucky with it. It had an awesome view.
Tom is feeling much better, still a bit tired, but he has a vacation to look forward too.
I still have quite a bit of work to do, then the following week is a loooooooooong teachers meeting, but by Thursday (in 12 days) the worst should be over and it will be time to think about packing.

 

[dizneeat]

We are all set for summer 2013!

Our booking window for the resort for the last 5 nights at WDW opened today and I am proud to say ............




WE ARE ALL SET!!!!!!!!!!!




Since we added that one night at BLT in February I was a bit short on points, but with the addition of a few "one time use DVC points" we were able to secure 5 nights at

Old Key West in a one bedroom villa.

Next week our ADR window will open up and I still don't have much of an idea of what to book. Guess I will come up with SOMETHING.