Hello to all cruisers on the 30th August Western Cruise.
We are getting ready for our first
Disney cruise so I thought we would introduce ourselves.
Where are we ?
We live in Munich, Germany (home to the Octoberfest, just an hour from the Alps). However, we are a family of nomad Expatriates. Carole and myself (Mike) were born in NW England in a small seaside town called Lytham St Annes. After college we moved to northern Germany where our eldest Jenny was born. After a few years we moved over to Boston, MA. Our youngest, Ben, was born just after our return to Germany (and he has never forgiven us for not waiting a few months). We have now been in Munich for 10 years.
Who are we ?
Carole, the organisational brains behind our vacations, has planned this trip for at least 5 years. She works for a Cambridge MA based internet/consulting company, where she counts beans all day. It is her fault that we also joined DVC and have annual passes for both WDW and
Disneyland Resort Paris. Carole helps with pin trading, as in how much did you just spend.....?.
Mike is pin trading assistant #1 but didnt think he had a pin problem until he visited all 10 Disney parks last year. Works in cancer research (mouse genetics would you believe), a crazed Red Sox fan known to stay up all night listening to games.
Jenny is even more Disney crazy than her mum. Jenny actually spent her 18th birthday in Disneyland Paris, making us drive a round trip of 1000 miles in 24h. Jenny has amazing red hair, so she has an affinity for princesses, especially Ariel. Jenny finishes school next year, and is hoping to finally escape the nest if she gets a place in sheltered accommodation.
Ben, pin trader in chief, knows all disney pins and can spot a great trade at 100 feet. He will turn 16 in September. Focusses all his energy on soccer but romance is cutting down his training to just 3 nights a week. Now, if we can only get him in a dinner jacket..... When asked who were the cool kids in his class answered "me of course".
Mike will be leaning over the railings feeding the fishes. Actually a ploy to cover the fact that he is looking for pelagic birds for his US-life list. Ben and Jenny will be pin trading day and night, when not racing around the ship trying every activity available. Carole will be planning our daily routine, I think we have at least 26h a day planned already.
We are
MikeyRWO@hotmail.com, Carole
RWO@hotmail.com, CaroleRWO on DIS, and MikeyRWO on Dizpins and Pinpics.
We have late sittings for dinner, will be at the Hilton Cocoa Beach the eve of the cruise and at Beach Club Villas the week before.