28 DAYS TO GO . . .

     SATURDAY MARCH 26, 2011

     STOCK YOUR ROOM.  ODDS ARE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN YOUR ROOM A WHOLE LOT.  MORNINGS WHEN YOU GET UP AND NIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BED.  GETTING CLEANED UP AFTER SWIMMING IN THE POOLS OR GOING TO THE BEACH AND GETTING READY FOR DINNER.  REALLY OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL DAYS, IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME.  IT COULD BE, BUT IT GENERALLY ISN'T.  IT COULD BE MORE IF YOU HAVE KIDS THAT NEED NAPS OR SOMEONE IN YOUR PARTY IS JUST WORN OUT OR ISN'T FEELING WELL TOO.  SO YOU SEE WHAT TIMES HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL FOR BEING IN YOUR ROOM.
     YOU KNOW YOU  HAVE ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME, JUST IN A SMALLER SPACE.  SO WHY NOT TREAT IT AS SUCH?  WHILE YOUR OUT AND ABOUT CHECKING THINGS OUT, WHY NOT PICK UP SOME OF THE THINGS YOU KNOW YOU MAY HAVE NEED FOR IN YOUR ROOM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS?  PICK UP EXTRA NAPKINS, CUPS AND LIDS AT THE DRINK STATION.  DID YOU BRING YOUR OWN ZIP LOCK BAGS LIKE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO?  WHEN YOU GO TO THE BUFFET, PACK UP SOME COOKIES OR FRUIT FOR YOUR OWN COOKIE TRAY OR FRUIT BOWL.  SEE WHAT FOODS WILL KEEP, OR ARE GOOD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, OR EVEN BETTER SERVED COLD.  YOU HAVE A REFRIGERATOR IN YOUR ROOM.  SEE WHAT DRINKS ARE IN BOTTLES OR CARTONS THAT YOU CAN KEEP IN YOUR FRIDGE.  OPEN CARBONATED DRINKS WON'T KEEP LONG BUT LONG ENOUGH.  JUICES AND MILKS WILL DO FINE. 
     BE CREATIVE.  REMEMBER, IT'S LIABLE TO BE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY IN THAT ROOM.  SO IF YOU PLAN AHEAD, YOU COULD SAVE A FEW HEADACHES JUST BY HAVING SOMETHING AROUND IN A PINCH.  ROOM SERVICE MAY SERVE 24 HOURS A DAY, BUT IT COULD ALSO TAKE 30 - 45 MINUTES TO GET THERE. 
     KEEP EXTRA NAVIGATORS IN YOUR ROOM AS WELL.  YOU CAN ALWAYS GET EXTRAS FROM YOUR ROOM ATTENDANT, THE KIDS CLUBS, OR GUEST SERVICES.  THEY NOT ONLY GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO READ, BUT ALLOW YOU TO DO SOME ADVANCE PLANNING WHILE YOUR IN YOUR ROOM.  THAT WAY YOU WON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING LIKE SO MANY DO WHEN THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN AN ACTIVITY ON A CRUISE.
     IF YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN YOUR ROOM, CHECK OUT WHAT DISNEY'S ON-BOARD TELEVISION OPTIONS ARE.  SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THEY CAN'T GET ANYTHING ON THEIR TV's OTHER THAN DISNEY OWNED CHANNELS LIKE ABC & ESPN.  BUT, THERE ARE SPECIALTY CHANNELS YOU COULD NEVER FIND ANYWHERE ELSE LIKE EXPLANATIONS ON SHOPPING IN PORT, A SHORE EXCURSIONS CHANNEL, SHIP TIPS, A DEBARKATION CHANNEL, A BRIDGE REPORT CHANNEL, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, AS WELL AS CHANNELS THAT PLAY NON-STOP DISNEY ANIMATED CLASSICS, DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURES, WALT DISNEY THEATER PRODUCTIONS, DISNEY VACATION CLUB, PIXAR MOVIES, AS WELL AS FREE "ON DEMAND" MOVIE CHANNELS OF FIRST RUN FILMS AND THOSE IN THEATERS.  TONS OF OPTIONS.  FEW GO ON VACATION TO WATCH TV, BUT THERE ARE TIMES YOU'LL BE THANKFUL YOU HAVE ALL THESE OPTIONS, NO MATTER HOW FEW A TIME THAT IS.
     SO MAKE YOUR STATEROOM YOUR OWN, AND STOCK IT FOR YOU AND YOUR PARTY SO YOU'LL NEVER BE FORCED TO RUN OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AT THE LAST MINUTE. . . . WITH A COMPLAINING KID(S) OR SPOUSE!
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE BLACK CAULDRON".  DARK AND FUN AND DEFINITELY MORE OF A LITTLE BOY'S MOVIE.