FEB 14 2004 Western Cruiser's

[Mojomanny]

Since I am not sure what makes official vs unofficial, I am just making this the list. I was waiting until we got closer to the date to start a thread but since 2/21 and 2/28 already have active threads, I figure its our turn to join in

We will be on the cruise. Myself (a few years older than 29), My wife (not as old as me, only by 18 months) and our son (7).

This is our second 7 day DCL cruise. The first was 2 years ago and was the Eastern. We had a great time, in fact it was the best vacation I ever had. We booked the exact same cabin which is a Cat 7.

We will be flying in on Friday and staying at the Radisson. We stayed there last time and enjoyed it. The pool is great with the waterfalls. We also meet some of the of DIS cruisers there and had dinner with them. Perhaps some of us will be able to do that as well.

We booked through Costco which was about $600 less than DU even after factoring their rebate.

Hope this gets the thread going. All you Valentine's Cruiser's come out and show yourself!

 

[moocow35]

Hi Mojomanny,

We will be there!!!!!! This will be #5 for us, and we are in the same cabin the last 3 years in catagory 7 also! It will me, DD17 and DD friend 17. We are using Disney air etc... and flying in a day early. We have our tickets already for Cirque du Soleil (front row!) that Friday, and staying at the Hyatt.

We did the Western last year, and had a really good time with the Dolphins and Stingrays. Can't wait to do something else this time.

Would love to arrange some kind of DIS meet this time. It fell through for us this year, but definately could work this time.

What deck catagory 7 are you on? We are on deck 7.

Robin ºOº

 

[Mojomanny]

We will be in 7624.

I hope to work on a DIS meet and am hoping we will remember to wear our lime green ribbons.

I have seen many of the Cirque performances and they are not for me. I feel after you have seen one, you have seen the all (for the most part). "O" in Vegas was a little better, primarily because of the added dimension of the water. I am sure you will enjoy the show, its just not for me.

 

[DMOMof3]

Saw this post last night but didn't have time to reply, this should bump it back up.

We're going too!!!

Myself, DD17, DS14 and DD12. It's our first cruise!

I booked through disney also and am flying in the day before, don't want to miss the trip because of weather delays. I don't know yet where they will be putting us for the night though.

Would also like to do a DIS meet.

Lynn

 

[Mojomanny]

To bump this a bit....

We have purchased the insurance thus far only for the airline. Figured there was not sense insuring the cruise until the 60 day window. I plan on getting the insurance for the cruise when the time comes.

I have had an experience where we did have to cancel a trip to Vegas and was very happy we had the insurance, since 1 person was ill and had to cancel. We all decided to reschedule. All 5 people would have been out a lot of money otherwise. (Or we would have gone and been out even more, courtesy of the casino's)

 

[moocow35]

We will be in 7122, on the other side of the ship. I really love this location, it is so easy to walk up 2 flights to the deck 9 coffee station in the morning. Of course we are also near the aft deck.

Lynn, ages ago I sent you a PM, did you ever get it? Where in Connecticut are you from? We are in Norwalk, and will be flying out of LGA. Are you doing Disney Air, hotel etc...? We did this last year, and they put us up at the Hyatt. Going in the dead of winter, I'm always afraid if I book anything on my own, and something happens, it would be up to me to make it right. For peace of mind, I have Disney do it all for me. This year we just missed the BIG snow storm. Alot of people got to the ship really late, and some had to travel to the next port! My travel agent already said that this year we will staying at the Hyatt. It is so nice to get a good nights rest, and walk out of the hotel to meet the bus. Your daughter is the same age as mine and her friend. This friend is someone she met on the cruise 3 years ago, and she lives in New Jersey. If you are also at the Hyatt, maybe your daughter would consider meeting Aimee and Ali so she could know some "old hands" at the common grounds.

Definately closer to the time we will have to work out a DIS meet. Has anyone thought about what excursions they are going to take yet? Since I have been on the western just 6 or so months ago, let me know if you have any questions.

Robin ºOº

 

[Dreamer04]

Thank you for starting a thread for us!!
Myself, DH (both forty-something), DS14, DD6 and DM are all going on this cruise. It's DCL cruise #2 for me, DD and DM and 1st DCL cruise for DH and DS.

We are all looking forward to it and I would absolutley LOVE a DIS meet. I haven't decided where to stay. We will be flying in around 8pm on Friday, so it will probably be the Hyatt. Then Happy Limo to the port, nice and early in the morning. We have tentative plans for Key West (trolley tour), Cozumel (Sally's Mini Golf) Grand Cayman Dolphn Discovery...

Lynn, what do you think of getting our DS's together via e-mail or somthing?

I love the idea of the ribbons or how about the mickey stickers from Home Depot?

I am soooo excited!!


Ursula

 

[Mojomanny]

Welcome Aboard our thread Dreamer. Perhaps your DD and our DS will be in the clubs together, that would be nice.

How close are you to the World Famous Rockaway Bakery? I have cousins in Montvale and a trip to the bakery is almost a required stop. It is so neat there and the bread/rolls are wonderful.

For your night before, have you followed some of Barb's posts about priceline and the Hyatt (I think its the Hyatt). She seems to get some very good deals.

When is everyone's return flights? Ours is 1:00 via Delta Airlines.

 

[moocow35]

I have already collected several of the lime green Mickey's from Home Depot. They aren't stickers though, they are cards.

I am at Disney's mercy as to our flight times, I am paying extra for a deviation request to make sure we are in Florida early on Friday so we can go to Downtown Disney for the early evening. I find that using Disney is alot cheaper than getting air myself this holiday week. I'm still pricing air on my own, but everything is way above Disney's quoted pricing. I won't know my flight details until about 60 days



I have been counting this down since we got back in February, and time is now going very fast!

Robin ºOº

 

[JeffreyY]

Hi

We are also going on the 2/14/04 cruise (and are also on deck 7!)

We have a daughter who will be almost 8 and a son who will be 12. We were on the President's week 2002 Eastern Magic.

Three other non DIS families are joining us. We are all from New York (Queens & Long Island).

We have a button machine and can make buttons for a DIS meet. We used buttons on our last cruise as thank you "notes" with the phone cards or tip envelopes and can modify the mickey design (lime green?).

We are all looking forward to our favorite non theme park vacation.

Jeffrey

 

[Dreamer04]

Here in Rockaway Park, there is only one famous bakery, and that's the Harbor Bake Shop on Beach 116 st. Yes, their rolls are awesome! I have sisters in North Carolina and Virgina and a trip to the bakery is a requirement. They miss it so!!

I have to check Barb and Tony's site again regarding the Hyatt at MCO. Since the kids have school on the 13th, flying down Friday evening is the only option for us.

Ursula

 

[Mojomanny]

The bakery I was thinking of is Rockland Bakery. Oops....but yours sounds wonderful.

Sounds like our cruise DIS-Meet is coming along nicely. Jeff seems ready to make some buttons for us. I will buy some lime green ribbons.

Verandah Andy arranged for a brunch DIS-meet on his cruise. What do you all think about a Palo brunch meet on a Sea day?

My son had a blast in the club, having some people he may "know" might make it even more special. He will be 7 1/2 on the cruise.

Would it be helpful if I put together a Yahoo group for us where we can post pictures? If Jeff can make the buttons, perhaps I can ship them out to people along with the ribbons ahead of time.

Am I trying to be too organized about this???

 

[Dreamer04]

Mojomanny, I love your ideas!! The Yahoo site sounds great and so does the Palos brunch DIS meet!!

I am glad your organized, because Andy had a great time meeting DIS'ers and I would love to do that, too!! Also, I am eager to get the planning underway and have no idea how to proceed. So, just tell me what, where and when and I'm there!!

If there is anything I can do, just ask! I have a scanner and some time on my hands, so I'll be happy to help!!

BTW

Our names: Myself-Ursula Kelley, 43
DH Brian, 41
DS14 Danny
DD6 Theresa
DM Dorothy Kelleher 77

 

[moocow35]

The brunch is definately not to be missed! This year my DM was on the cruise with us, but last year it was just the girls and I. I went by myself to the brunch. The cm making the ressie looked suprised at the time, but I got great service at my table for one.

The yahoo group sounds like a good idea. I'm glad your so creative to be able to do that. This gives me an excuse to go out and buy that printer/scanner I have been wanting. The old one died ages ago.

Please, let me know how I can be of use. Or I could dream up something on my own?

Robin ºOº

Robin Snyder 47
Aimee 17
Ali Marcus 17

 

[JeffreyY]

Hi

I made a mock up of a button. Its basically the DCL wave logo with a lime green Mickey instead of a red one. There is a place on the top for a name and the bottom has Disney Magic 2004.

How do I show it? I have a MAC and when I paste it, it does not show.

Jeffrey

 

[DMOMof3]

Hello fellow cruisers,

Glad to see we finally got a thread going. Had a busy weekend and just checked back now. Had an appendix scare with my DD12 and found out my puppy needs knee surgery, vacation can't come soon enough.

Robin I did get your PM about a few weeks after you sent it, didn't see it, was still new to the boards. We are from Southington, my DS17 spent 2 weeks at Univ of New England this summer with a girl from Norwalk.

I did book everything through Disney because of the time of year, insurance too. Last Feb we went to Aruba for Feb vacation and were one of the last flights out before everything started shutting down. At least we can say we were in Aruba during the blizzard of 2003!

We will be doing Dolphin & probably Stingray excursions, have to start my research and questions soon.

We will be on deck 8 aft, Cat 3. I would be glad to make a ressie for a Palo brunch for a Dis meet. What day is good for this, an at sea day?



Ths should bump us back up again

Lynn (41)
Suzanne (17)
Joseph (soon to be 14)
Rachel (12)

 

[Dreamer04]

Hi ..an at sea day sounds great to me! We're also on deck 8, cat 3 and cat 4.

Now this is getting very exciting!!

Ursula

 

[moocow35]

Lynn,

I am so sorry to hear about the appendix scare. I hope every thing is okay now. I'm glad you got my PM. What airport are you flying out of? I agree with you booking completely with Disney this time of year. You never know what this years weather will bring. The other part of my family did not request flying out a day early, and they went from New York to Pennsylvania in a little tiny prop plane, and were stuck there for hours due to the storms. They barely made the ship before it left.

Also, may I recommend doing the Dolphin swim rather than the one Disney offers. You actually get to go in the water with them, and it is limited to a small group of 6 or 8. It is an amazing experience, I'm glad we got to do.

Jeffrey, I am completely computer handicapped. I have no idea how you would post a picture with a MAC. You might put this question through on the technical board?

Please you guys let me know what I can do?

Robin ºOº

 

[Mojomanny]

We have our own Yahoo Group.

You can access it by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/021404Magic/

To protect against spam and objectionable posters, I have set it tha tyou must request permission to join the group. I hope no one is offended by that, just trying to avoid any problems.

Once you are a member you can post messages and we will all be able to get them via email or checking the group.

I posted some photos from our Eastern Cruise. Please post family pictures, previous cruise photos or what have you.

Regarding the Mac artwork, what format is it in? Can it be saved as a jpg or bmp?

I have already entered reminders for when our final payments are due, both on the day and one week before.

Lets have some fun!

 

[jpbsm]

How Exciting!!! We will be there too! Our first Disney cruise and we are ready. Myself, DS13, DS9 and DD7. We are also traveling with 3 other families and this will be everyones first Disney cruise. Sounds like the boat is filling up!
Patty