MONDAY MARCH 7, 2011
CREATE YOUR OWN FIRST AID KIT. DISNEY SHIPS HAVE FIRST CLASS MEDICAL FACILITIES. THEY'RE BASICALLY MOBILE HOSPITALS, BUT THEY CAN BE JUST AS EXPENSIVE TOO. SAVE YOURSELF THE TIME AND WORRY BY JUST CREATING A CARRY ALONG MEDICAL SUPPLY KIT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. EVEN THE SEEMINGLY SMALL AND OBVIOUS THINGS MAY NOT BE CARRIED FOR PURCHASE IN GIFT SHOPS LEAVING YOU WANTING WHEN YOU NEED IT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE OBVIOUS ADHESIVE BANDAGES (BAND-AIDS), AND IT'S PROBABLY BEST IF YOU HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES. ALSO BE SURE TO INCLUDE: ANTIBACTERIAL CREAM OR NEOSPORIN, SMALL HAND SANITIZER, ASPIRIN, BUFFERIN, AND/OR TYLENOL (KIDS VERSIONS AS WELL IF NECESSARY), SOME KIND OF ANTI-NAUSEA MEDICATION OR SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SEA-SICKNESS, ANTI-DIARRHEA MEDICATION (HEY, YOU NEVER KNOW-BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY), ANTACID TABLETS OR TUMS, COLD OR ANTIHISTAMINE MEDICATION FOR ALLERGIES OR ALLERGIC REACTIONS, COUGH AND CONGESTION SYRUP, ZIP-LOCK BAGS FOR ICE IF NEEDED (OBTAINABLE AT THE DRINK STATIONS OR THROUGH YOUR STATEROOM HOST), DENTURE CREAM OR ANYTHING ELSE TEETH SPECIFIC NEEDED, EYE DROPS OR ANY AND EVERY KIND PREFERRED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ANY AND ALL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, FOR ANYONE IN YOUR PARTY. IMPORTANT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE USUALLY BEST KEPT IN YOUR CARRY-ON FOR EASY AND IMMEDIATE ACCESS.
THIS LIST MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE SMALL AND YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY ADJUST FOR THE SIZE OF YOUR PARTY AND THE LENGTH OF YOUR TRIP. IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PREPARING FOR THE UNLIKELY THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE PIECE OF MIND AND CAN SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME LATER SHOULD SOMETHING SMALL AND ANNOYING COME UP . . . ESPECIALLY TO KIDS, WHERE YOU MAY NEVER HEAR THE END OF IT! lol
"BAMBI" WAS OUR NEXT MOVIE UP, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ONE. I THOUGHT WE DID, SO I'M LOOKING TO BUY IT CHEAP ON EBAY. WE MOVED ON TO THE NEXT FILMS ON OUR LIST: "SALUDOS AMIGOS" & "THE THREE CABALLEROS".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
Monday, March 7, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
48 DAYS TO GO . . .
SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2011
NOW I START TO MOVE INTO WHAT I'LL CALL THE "LITTLE THINGS", IN SIZE, BUT MAYBE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOME OF THE BIG ONES. A BIG CONCERN FOR PEOPLE IN A CRUISE SHIP STATEROOM IS LIGHT AT NIGHT. I'VE HEARD SOME TRULY CREATIVE WAYS OF MAKING NIGHT LIGHTS FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR LITTLE ONES.
ALTHOUGH MOST CABINS ON A CRUISE SHIP ARE ON THE OUTSIDE AND HAVE EITHER PORTHOLES OR VERANDAHS, LIGHT IS STILL A CONCERN. OUT ON THE OPEN OCEAN, NIGHTTIME GENERALLY MEANS PITCH BLACK. AND MOST PEOPLE CLOTHES THE DRAPES TO THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO HIDE THAT EARLY MORNING SUN AS IT STARTS CREEPING OVER THE HORIZON.
SO FROM SUNDOWN TO SUN UP AND LATER, HOW DO YOU SEE TO MOVE AROUND IN YOUR ROOM. REMEMBER, IT'S NOT JUST YOU IN THERE, THERE'S AT LEAST ONE MORE. ON A DISNEY CRUISE, ODDS ARE YOU'RE TRAVELLING WITH YOUR FAMILY, WHICH CAN MEAN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE IN YOUR STATEROOM. YOU CAN'T JUST TURN ON ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO FIND YOUR WAY. WELL YOU COULD, BUT YOU MAY NEVER HEAR THE END OF IT.
SOME PEOPLE LEAVE THE BATHROOM LIGHT ON AND ADJUST THE DOOR ACCORDINGLY TO GET JUST THE LIGHT THEY NEED TO SEE AT NIGHT. OTHERS TRY CLOSET LIGHTS TO FIND THEIR WAY. SOME ACTUALLY BRING NIGHT LIGHTS TO PLUG IN IN ONE OR MORE PLACES. THE PROBLEM THERE IS THAT THERE AREN'T A LOT OF OUTLETS IN CRUISE SHIP STATEROOMS, SO NOW YOU HAVE LESS IF YOU'RE PLUGGING IN NIGHT LIGHTS. USUALLY PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR OUTLETS TO CHARGE THINGS, SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY CHARGING AT NIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BURN CANDLES OF ANY KIND ON A CRUISE SHIP FOR FIRE HAZARD REASONS (I JUST HEARD BIRTHDAY CANDLES ARE A NO NO TOO!), BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE USING "FLAMELESS" CANDLES NOW FOR BOTH SCENT AND LIGHT.
ONE OF DISNEY'S LATEST INNOVATIONS IS AN ACTUAL BUILT IN NIGHT LIGHT OF SORTS. ONE OF THE LIGHT SWITCHES OVER THE DESK CONTROLS A CEILING LIGHT THAT HAS TWO OPTIONS. FULL LIGHT FOR WHEN NEEDED AND A SECOND SETTING FOR A DIM BLUE LIGHT FOR NIGHT LIGHT PURPOSES. IT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NO ONE HAS COME UP WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR SOONER, BUT AT LEAST IT'S MADE IT ONTO THE NEWEST SHIPS. THE MAIN REASON WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MUCH FEWER INSIDE STATEROOMS HAVE LITERALLY NO NATURAL LIGHT. SO WITH THE LIGHTS OFF, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN BEING IN A CLOSET WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. BLACK AS NIGHT. SO IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT, OR AT LEAST EXPECT YOU MIGHT, PLAN ON SOME EXTRA LIGHT FOR NIGHT.
OUR 4TH MOVIE IN SUCCESSION IS "DUMBO".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
NOW I START TO MOVE INTO WHAT I'LL CALL THE "LITTLE THINGS", IN SIZE, BUT MAYBE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOME OF THE BIG ONES. A BIG CONCERN FOR PEOPLE IN A CRUISE SHIP STATEROOM IS LIGHT AT NIGHT. I'VE HEARD SOME TRULY CREATIVE WAYS OF MAKING NIGHT LIGHTS FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR LITTLE ONES.
ALTHOUGH MOST CABINS ON A CRUISE SHIP ARE ON THE OUTSIDE AND HAVE EITHER PORTHOLES OR VERANDAHS, LIGHT IS STILL A CONCERN. OUT ON THE OPEN OCEAN, NIGHTTIME GENERALLY MEANS PITCH BLACK. AND MOST PEOPLE CLOTHES THE DRAPES TO THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO HIDE THAT EARLY MORNING SUN AS IT STARTS CREEPING OVER THE HORIZON.
SO FROM SUNDOWN TO SUN UP AND LATER, HOW DO YOU SEE TO MOVE AROUND IN YOUR ROOM. REMEMBER, IT'S NOT JUST YOU IN THERE, THERE'S AT LEAST ONE MORE. ON A DISNEY CRUISE, ODDS ARE YOU'RE TRAVELLING WITH YOUR FAMILY, WHICH CAN MEAN 4 OR 5 PEOPLE IN YOUR STATEROOM. YOU CAN'T JUST TURN ON ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO FIND YOUR WAY. WELL YOU COULD, BUT YOU MAY NEVER HEAR THE END OF IT.
SOME PEOPLE LEAVE THE BATHROOM LIGHT ON AND ADJUST THE DOOR ACCORDINGLY TO GET JUST THE LIGHT THEY NEED TO SEE AT NIGHT. OTHERS TRY CLOSET LIGHTS TO FIND THEIR WAY. SOME ACTUALLY BRING NIGHT LIGHTS TO PLUG IN IN ONE OR MORE PLACES. THE PROBLEM THERE IS THAT THERE AREN'T A LOT OF OUTLETS IN CRUISE SHIP STATEROOMS, SO NOW YOU HAVE LESS IF YOU'RE PLUGGING IN NIGHT LIGHTS. USUALLY PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR OUTLETS TO CHARGE THINGS, SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY CHARGING AT NIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BURN CANDLES OF ANY KIND ON A CRUISE SHIP FOR FIRE HAZARD REASONS (I JUST HEARD BIRTHDAY CANDLES ARE A NO NO TOO!), BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE USING "FLAMELESS" CANDLES NOW FOR BOTH SCENT AND LIGHT.
ONE OF DISNEY'S LATEST INNOVATIONS IS AN ACTUAL BUILT IN NIGHT LIGHT OF SORTS. ONE OF THE LIGHT SWITCHES OVER THE DESK CONTROLS A CEILING LIGHT THAT HAS TWO OPTIONS. FULL LIGHT FOR WHEN NEEDED AND A SECOND SETTING FOR A DIM BLUE LIGHT FOR NIGHT LIGHT PURPOSES. IT SEEMS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NO ONE HAS COME UP WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR SOONER, BUT AT LEAST IT'S MADE IT ONTO THE NEWEST SHIPS. THE MAIN REASON WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MUCH FEWER INSIDE STATEROOMS HAVE LITERALLY NO NATURAL LIGHT. SO WITH THE LIGHTS OFF, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN BEING IN A CLOSET WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. BLACK AS NIGHT. SO IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT, OR AT LEAST EXPECT YOU MIGHT, PLAN ON SOME EXTRA LIGHT FOR NIGHT.
OUR 4TH MOVIE IN SUCCESSION IS "DUMBO".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
49 DAYS TO GO . . .
SATURDAY MARCH 5, 2011
SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR SUITCASE PACKED, OR AT LEAST YOU THINK YOU DO, BEFORE YOU CHECK IT THREE MORE TIMES. NOW COMES A REAL QUANDARY. DO YOU LOCK YOUR LUGGAGE? I NEVER KNEW WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS WAS UNTIL I STARTED READING ABOUT IT. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE FORESEEN SOME OF THE ONCOMING PROBLEMS INVOLVED AFTER ALL THE INCREASED AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKS. I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN'T USE THE LOCKS THAT MAY HAVE COME ON YOUR SUITCASES ORIGINALLY UNLESS THEY'RE APPROVED BY THE TSA, AND MOST LOCKS AREN'T. YOU'LL KNOW. THERE WILL BE ONE OF TWO SYMBOLS ON YOUR LOCK: A TORCH AND FLAME OR AN OPEN DIAMOND TYPE SYMBOL.
ALL LUGGAGE IS NOW SCREENED BY THE TSA BEFORE IT IS PLACED ON AN AIRPLANE, BUT SOME LUGGAGE NEEDS TO BE PHYSICALLY INSPECTED FOR MANY DIFFERENT SMALL REASONS. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE APPROVED LOCKS, THE TSA CAN USE A UNIVERSAL MASTER KEY TO OPEN THE LOCK, INSPECT YOUR LUGGAGE, AND RE-LOCK IT BEFORE SENDING IT ON IT'S WAY. IF YOUR LOCK IS NOT APPROVED AND YOUR LUGGAGE NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED, YOUR LOCK IS SIMPLY CUT OFF.
ANOTHER OPTION THAT IS GROWING IN POPULARITY IS LOCKING YOUR LUGGAGE WITH ZIP TIES. THEY'RE CHEAP AND COME IN PACKS OF BIG NUMBERS AND ARE EASILY REPLACEABLE. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS REPLACEABLE OPTION IS THAT IF THE TSA NEEDS TO PHYSICALLY INSPECT YOUR LUGGAGE, THEY WILL REPLACE THE ZIP TIES FOR YOU IF THEY'RE FORCED TO CUT THEM OPEN.
NOW THE "WHYS" OF LOCKING YOUR LUGGAGE. HOWEVER UNFORTUNATE, AND EVEN UNLIKELY, THE REASON PEOPLE LOCK THEIR LUGGAGE IS BECAUSE THINGS CAN FALL OUT. A ZIPPER GETS CAUGHT AND YOUR BAG OPENS A LITTLE. BUT THE TRUTH IS THINGS ARE STOLEN OUT OF THEM. WHETHER BY BAGGAGE HANDLERS OR TRANSFERS, OR AS I'M FINDING OUT MORE AND MORE, AT YOUR DESTINATION. WHETHER IT'S A HOTEL, RESORT, OR CRUISE SHIP, BAGS ARE OPENED AND THINGS ARE STOLEN. NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY, OR HOPE, UNLESS YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR LUGGAGE WITH YOU, YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP AN EYE ON IT ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING IN A GROUP, YOU'RE LUGGAGE IS USUALLY MOVED IN MASS AND STORED FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, AND YOUR LUGGAGE JUST WON'T BE VISIBLE BY SECURITY AND CAMERAS ALL THE TIME. IT'S THE STAFF HANDLING THESE BAGS THAT KNOWS THIS BEST, AND WHERE IT'S BEST TO OPEN THEM. SO TAKING THESE PRECAUTIONS, HOWEVER UNNECESSARY THEY MAY SEEM, MAY JUST PROTECT YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK IN THE END. I JUST READ ABOUT A WOMAN THAT HAD SOMETHING SHE PURCHASED ON HER CRUISE FOR HER DAUGHTER THAT MYSTERIOUSLY WASN'T IN HER SUITCASE WHEN SHE GOT HOME. WHAT CAN YOU DO? ALL THE COMPLAINING IN THE WORLD ISN'T GOING TO PROVE IT EVER WAS THERE, LET ALONE WAS STOLEN. I TALKED BEFORE ABOUT PUTTING EVERYTHING IN YOUR SUITCASES IN A BAG, OR BAGS, INSIDE THEM. WELL THE SMALL INVESTMENT OF TSA APPROVED LOCKS OR ZIP TIES AROUND YOUR BAG ZIPPERS MAY SAVE YOU THE SAME HEARTACHE. JUST PACK A PAIR OF NAIL CLIPPERS OR A REAL SMALL PAIR OF SCISSORS, THAT WON'T RAISE ANY SUSPICIONS, BUT CAN STILL SNIP YOUR ZIP TIES WHENEVER YOU NEED TO. PLAN AHEAD, BE SAFE, AND BE SECURE. YOUR FUN AND TRIP MEMORIES MAY JUST BE TIED TO IT.
NIGHT NUMBER 3 OF OUR DISNEY MOVIES IS THE ORIGINAL "FANTASIA".
SEA YOU REAL SOON! ºOº
SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR SUITCASE PACKED, OR AT LEAST YOU THINK YOU DO, BEFORE YOU CHECK IT THREE MORE TIMES. NOW COMES A REAL QUANDARY. DO YOU LOCK YOUR LUGGAGE? I NEVER KNEW WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS WAS UNTIL I STARTED READING ABOUT IT. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE FORESEEN SOME OF THE ONCOMING PROBLEMS INVOLVED AFTER ALL THE INCREASED AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKS. I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT YOU CAN'T USE THE LOCKS THAT MAY HAVE COME ON YOUR SUITCASES ORIGINALLY UNLESS THEY'RE APPROVED BY THE TSA, AND MOST LOCKS AREN'T. YOU'LL KNOW. THERE WILL BE ONE OF TWO SYMBOLS ON YOUR LOCK: A TORCH AND FLAME OR AN OPEN DIAMOND TYPE SYMBOL.
ALL LUGGAGE IS NOW SCREENED BY THE TSA BEFORE IT IS PLACED ON AN AIRPLANE, BUT SOME LUGGAGE NEEDS TO BE PHYSICALLY INSPECTED FOR MANY DIFFERENT SMALL REASONS. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE APPROVED LOCKS, THE TSA CAN USE A UNIVERSAL MASTER KEY TO OPEN THE LOCK, INSPECT YOUR LUGGAGE, AND RE-LOCK IT BEFORE SENDING IT ON IT'S WAY. IF YOUR LOCK IS NOT APPROVED AND YOUR LUGGAGE NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED, YOUR LOCK IS SIMPLY CUT OFF.
ANOTHER OPTION THAT IS GROWING IN POPULARITY IS LOCKING YOUR LUGGAGE WITH ZIP TIES. THEY'RE CHEAP AND COME IN PACKS OF BIG NUMBERS AND ARE EASILY REPLACEABLE. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS REPLACEABLE OPTION IS THAT IF THE TSA NEEDS TO PHYSICALLY INSPECT YOUR LUGGAGE, THEY WILL REPLACE THE ZIP TIES FOR YOU IF THEY'RE FORCED TO CUT THEM OPEN.
NOW THE "WHYS" OF LOCKING YOUR LUGGAGE. HOWEVER UNFORTUNATE, AND EVEN UNLIKELY, THE REASON PEOPLE LOCK THEIR LUGGAGE IS BECAUSE THINGS CAN FALL OUT. A ZIPPER GETS CAUGHT AND YOUR BAG OPENS A LITTLE. BUT THE TRUTH IS THINGS ARE STOLEN OUT OF THEM. WHETHER BY BAGGAGE HANDLERS OR TRANSFERS, OR AS I'M FINDING OUT MORE AND MORE, AT YOUR DESTINATION. WHETHER IT'S A HOTEL, RESORT, OR CRUISE SHIP, BAGS ARE OPENED AND THINGS ARE STOLEN. NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY, OR HOPE, UNLESS YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR LUGGAGE WITH YOU, YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP AN EYE ON IT ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING IN A GROUP, YOU'RE LUGGAGE IS USUALLY MOVED IN MASS AND STORED FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, AND YOUR LUGGAGE JUST WON'T BE VISIBLE BY SECURITY AND CAMERAS ALL THE TIME. IT'S THE STAFF HANDLING THESE BAGS THAT KNOWS THIS BEST, AND WHERE IT'S BEST TO OPEN THEM. SO TAKING THESE PRECAUTIONS, HOWEVER UNNECESSARY THEY MAY SEEM, MAY JUST PROTECT YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK IN THE END. I JUST READ ABOUT A WOMAN THAT HAD SOMETHING SHE PURCHASED ON HER CRUISE FOR HER DAUGHTER THAT MYSTERIOUSLY WASN'T IN HER SUITCASE WHEN SHE GOT HOME. WHAT CAN YOU DO? ALL THE COMPLAINING IN THE WORLD ISN'T GOING TO PROVE IT EVER WAS THERE, LET ALONE WAS STOLEN. I TALKED BEFORE ABOUT PUTTING EVERYTHING IN YOUR SUITCASES IN A BAG, OR BAGS, INSIDE THEM. WELL THE SMALL INVESTMENT OF TSA APPROVED LOCKS OR ZIP TIES AROUND YOUR BAG ZIPPERS MAY SAVE YOU THE SAME HEARTACHE. JUST PACK A PAIR OF NAIL CLIPPERS OR A REAL SMALL PAIR OF SCISSORS, THAT WON'T RAISE ANY SUSPICIONS, BUT CAN STILL SNIP YOUR ZIP TIES WHENEVER YOU NEED TO. PLAN AHEAD, BE SAFE, AND BE SECURE. YOUR FUN AND TRIP MEMORIES MAY JUST BE TIED TO IT.
NIGHT NUMBER 3 OF OUR DISNEY MOVIES IS THE ORIGINAL "FANTASIA".
SEA YOU REAL SOON! ºOº
50 DAYS TO GO . . .
FRIDAY MARCH 4, 2011
NOW THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON PACKING AND ALL THAT GOES INTO IT, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHO IN PARTICULAR IS GOING. IF YOU HAVE KIDS GOING, ANYWHERE FROM TODDLERS TO TEENS, YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW LONG YOUR TRIP IS AND HOW LONG YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED.
THE LITTLEST OF THE KIDS, AS YOU WELL KNOW, NEED LOTS OF OCCUPYING. WHILE THERE IS PLENTY FOR THEM TO SEE AND DO ON A DISNEY CRUISE, THAT MAKES UP ONLY A FRACTION OF THE TIME YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM SMILING. THEY CAN'T STAY AWAKE LIKE THE OLDER ONES, SO YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WILL SETTLE THEM BEST FOR NAPS AND BEDTIME. AND THERE'S BATHS AS WELL. YOU NEED TO BE SURE TO PACK THEIR FAVORITES OR AT LEAST WHAT WILL SUFFICE. THINGS FOR THE POOL OR THE BEACH, THE ROOM AND/OR FOR DINING ROOMS. THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS TO BE LEFT WANTING AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED ARE A LITTLE EASIER TO PLEASE WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS DISNEY MAGIC, BUT SOME CLOTHES THEY LOVE, OR AT LEAST WILL, WILL HELP IMMENSELY, AND SOMETHING TO SLEEP WITH, WHETHER BOUGHT OR BROUGHT COULD CERTAINLY SAVE YOU SOME HEADACHES. ONLY YOU KNOW WHETHER YOUR KIDS GET ALONG AND PLAY EASILY WITH OTHERS, OR ARE THE SHY SINGULAR TYPE. IF THEY'RE THE LADDER THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO PLAN ON THINGS THAT WILL OCCUPY THEM IN SOCIAL SPOTS RATHER THAN OTHER KIDS.
AND DON'T THINK THAT THE OLDER KIDS ARE EXEMPT FROM PLANNING EITHER. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT COULD BE SURROUNDED BY ENDLESS THINGS TO SEE AND DO AND WILL STILL TELL YOU THEY'RE BORED! lol SO IF THEY'RE WRITERS, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE OR GET A JOURNAL. CONSIDER BUYING THEM SOME INTERNET CARDS FOR TIME ON-BOARD. PACK DVD PLAYERS, IPODS, HEADPHONES, OR GIVE DISNEY GIFT CARDS OR GAME ROOM CREDIT CARDS.
YOU MAY CERTAINLY HAVE TO PLAN YOUR SHORE EXCURSIONS AROUND THE AGES OF WHO WILL BE GOING ON THEM, OR PICK OR EXCLUDE SOME JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR AGES. DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THESE AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T GET STUCK AT THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING TORTUROUS WITH HOURS LEFT TO GO.
LUCKILY NO CRUISE LINE ON THE SEAS ENTERTAINS CHILDREN BETTER THAN DISNEY, SO PUMP THEM UP WITH THEIR AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES YOU KNOW WILL BE ON-BOARD AHEAD OF TIME TO HELP LESSEN YOUR LOAD, BUT BE PREPARED EITHER WAY SO YOU'RE NOT WORKING THE WHOLE TIME EITHER. REMEMBER IT'S YOUR VACATION TOO! ;-)
NIGHT NUMBER 2 OF DISNEY FILMS FEATURED "PINOCCHIO".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
NOW THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON PACKING AND ALL THAT GOES INTO IT, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHO IN PARTICULAR IS GOING. IF YOU HAVE KIDS GOING, ANYWHERE FROM TODDLERS TO TEENS, YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW LONG YOUR TRIP IS AND HOW LONG YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED.
THE LITTLEST OF THE KIDS, AS YOU WELL KNOW, NEED LOTS OF OCCUPYING. WHILE THERE IS PLENTY FOR THEM TO SEE AND DO ON A DISNEY CRUISE, THAT MAKES UP ONLY A FRACTION OF THE TIME YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM SMILING. THEY CAN'T STAY AWAKE LIKE THE OLDER ONES, SO YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WILL SETTLE THEM BEST FOR NAPS AND BEDTIME. AND THERE'S BATHS AS WELL. YOU NEED TO BE SURE TO PACK THEIR FAVORITES OR AT LEAST WHAT WILL SUFFICE. THINGS FOR THE POOL OR THE BEACH, THE ROOM AND/OR FOR DINING ROOMS. THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS TO BE LEFT WANTING AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED ARE A LITTLE EASIER TO PLEASE WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS DISNEY MAGIC, BUT SOME CLOTHES THEY LOVE, OR AT LEAST WILL, WILL HELP IMMENSELY, AND SOMETHING TO SLEEP WITH, WHETHER BOUGHT OR BROUGHT COULD CERTAINLY SAVE YOU SOME HEADACHES. ONLY YOU KNOW WHETHER YOUR KIDS GET ALONG AND PLAY EASILY WITH OTHERS, OR ARE THE SHY SINGULAR TYPE. IF THEY'RE THE LADDER THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO PLAN ON THINGS THAT WILL OCCUPY THEM IN SOCIAL SPOTS RATHER THAN OTHER KIDS.
AND DON'T THINK THAT THE OLDER KIDS ARE EXEMPT FROM PLANNING EITHER. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT COULD BE SURROUNDED BY ENDLESS THINGS TO SEE AND DO AND WILL STILL TELL YOU THEY'RE BORED! lol SO IF THEY'RE WRITERS, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE OR GET A JOURNAL. CONSIDER BUYING THEM SOME INTERNET CARDS FOR TIME ON-BOARD. PACK DVD PLAYERS, IPODS, HEADPHONES, OR GIVE DISNEY GIFT CARDS OR GAME ROOM CREDIT CARDS.
YOU MAY CERTAINLY HAVE TO PLAN YOUR SHORE EXCURSIONS AROUND THE AGES OF WHO WILL BE GOING ON THEM, OR PICK OR EXCLUDE SOME JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR AGES. DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THESE AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T GET STUCK AT THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING TORTUROUS WITH HOURS LEFT TO GO.
LUCKILY NO CRUISE LINE ON THE SEAS ENTERTAINS CHILDREN BETTER THAN DISNEY, SO PUMP THEM UP WITH THEIR AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES YOU KNOW WILL BE ON-BOARD AHEAD OF TIME TO HELP LESSEN YOUR LOAD, BUT BE PREPARED EITHER WAY SO YOU'RE NOT WORKING THE WHOLE TIME EITHER. REMEMBER IT'S YOUR VACATION TOO! ;-)
NIGHT NUMBER 2 OF DISNEY FILMS FEATURED "PINOCCHIO".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
Thursday, March 3, 2011
51 DAYS TO GO . . .
THURSDAY MARCH 3, 2011
SO, YOU'VE GOT ALL YOUR OUTFITS LAID OUT FOR DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF YOUR CRUISE . . . AND THERE'S JUST NO WAY. YOU'LL NEED TO PACK AN EXTRA SUITCASE OR HIRE VALETS JUST TO LUG THE THING AROUND. WELL HERE'S THE ADVANTAGE IN THAT PROBLEM. THERE ARE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD, AND QUITE HONESTLY, IF YOU'RE TAKING ANYTHING LONGER THAN A 4-NIGHT CRUISE, I SUGGEST YOU PLAN ON USING THEM.
A FOUR-NIGHT CRUISE IS PRETTY DOABLE PACKING WISE FOR MOST PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY RIDICULOUS ABOUT IT THAT IS. BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO 5-NIGHT TRIPS AND MORE, YOU MAY JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TO BRING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WEAR SHORTS OR T-SHIRTS TO DINNER. THEY CALL IT "CRUISE CASUAL", BUT IN ESSENCE THEY'RE SAYING, "DON'T BE A SLOB. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DRESS UP FOR DINNERS ON VACATION, AND YOU'RE RUINING IT FOR THEM!" I GUESS YOU HAVE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES. lol GRANTED, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH PROBABLY 2 PAIRS OF PANTS, LIGHT AND DARK, AND JUST ROTATE THEM. BUT OVER 5 OR MORE NIGHTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET SOMETHING ON THEM, YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DO SOME LAUNDRY. COME ON, LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU'RE PRACTICALLY DOING LAUNDRY ALL THE TIME ANYWAY RIGHT? WELL WHY PACK ENDLESS OUTFITS FOR AN EXTENDED TRIP WHEN YOU CAN JUST DO LAUNDRY PROBABLY ONE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR TRIP.
THE DISNEY DREAM HAS LAUNDRY ROOMS ON DECKS 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10. WASHERS AND DRYERS ARE BOTH $2 PER LOAD AND NO LONGER NEED COINS. YOU CAN SWIPE YOUR "KEY TO THE WORLD CARD" (KTWC) AND IT WILL CHARGE YOUR ROOM FOR THE COST. NICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CARRY MONEY AROUND, WHICH YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO WHEN MONEY REALLY ISN'T ACCEPTED ANYWHERE ON THE DCL. EACH MACHINE TAKES ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR THE FULL CYCLE AND EARLY REPORTS HAVE BOTH THE WASHER AND THE DRYER DOING A FINE JOB WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CYCLES NEEDED.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WRINKLES PRODUCED IN YOUR EVENING ATTIRE AFTER WASHING AND DRYING, THERE ARE IRONS AND IRONING BOARDS IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM AS WELL. SO IF YOU'RE IRONING ALSO, YO MAY BE LOOKING AT 3 HOURS TOPS WITH WASHING, DRYING, IRONING, AND PUTTING EVERYTHING AWAY WHEN YOU'RE DONE. NOT TOO BAD CONSIDERING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 45 MINUTES COUNTED DOWN ON EACH MACHINE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL TIED TO THEM, AND CAN GO DO SOMETHING. BUT LIKE ANY LAUNDROMAT, IF YOU'RE NOT BACK SOON AFTER THEY STOP, YOU'RE STUFF MAY BE TAKEN OUT SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN USE THEM.
THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT IF YOU NEED TO SAVE A LITTLE SPACE IN PACKING. A FEW HOURS TOTAL TO HAVE, WHAT COULD BE, TWICE AS MANY AVAILABLE CLOTHES FOR YOUR TRIP WITHOUT HAVING TO PACK THEM.
DETERGENTS, DRYER SHEETS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MACHINES IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO PACK SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE IN ADVANCE IF YOU KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY BE DOING LAUNDRY AND WANT TO SAVE ON THE INCREDIBLE MARK UP THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MACHINE PRICES.
DRY-CLEANING IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-BOARD. PRICES ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO YOUR LOCAL DRY CLEANERS PRICES, RANGING FROM ABOUT $4 PER ITEM UP TO ABOUT $8. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ITEMS LAUNDERED FOR YOU FOR ABOUT $1 - $4 EACH DEPENDING ON THE ITEM. THERE ARE BAGS IN YOUR STATEROOM AND YOU JUST FILL THEM AND SET THEM OUT TO BE PICKED UP. CONVENIENT FOR FORMAL WEAR ESPECIALLY AFTER TRAVELLING. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THINGS SIMPLY "PRESSED" TO AVOID WRINKLES PRIOR TO WEARING. SEE? ANOTHER ADVANTAGE TO BEING ON VACATION. HAVING EVERYTHING DONE FOR YOU. ;-)
WE ALSO STARTED OUR VIEWING OF ALL OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES TODAY, COUNTING BACK FROM THE FIRST ONE RELEASED UP TO THE PRESENT. FIRST ONE WAS "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
SO, YOU'VE GOT ALL YOUR OUTFITS LAID OUT FOR DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE WHOLE LENGTH OF YOUR CRUISE . . . AND THERE'S JUST NO WAY. YOU'LL NEED TO PACK AN EXTRA SUITCASE OR HIRE VALETS JUST TO LUG THE THING AROUND. WELL HERE'S THE ADVANTAGE IN THAT PROBLEM. THERE ARE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD, AND QUITE HONESTLY, IF YOU'RE TAKING ANYTHING LONGER THAN A 4-NIGHT CRUISE, I SUGGEST YOU PLAN ON USING THEM.
A FOUR-NIGHT CRUISE IS PRETTY DOABLE PACKING WISE FOR MOST PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY RIDICULOUS ABOUT IT THAT IS. BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO 5-NIGHT TRIPS AND MORE, YOU MAY JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TO BRING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WEAR SHORTS OR T-SHIRTS TO DINNER. THEY CALL IT "CRUISE CASUAL", BUT IN ESSENCE THEY'RE SAYING, "DON'T BE A SLOB. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DRESS UP FOR DINNERS ON VACATION, AND YOU'RE RUINING IT FOR THEM!" I GUESS YOU HAVE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES. lol GRANTED, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH PROBABLY 2 PAIRS OF PANTS, LIGHT AND DARK, AND JUST ROTATE THEM. BUT OVER 5 OR MORE NIGHTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET SOMETHING ON THEM, YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DO SOME LAUNDRY. COME ON, LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU'RE PRACTICALLY DOING LAUNDRY ALL THE TIME ANYWAY RIGHT? WELL WHY PACK ENDLESS OUTFITS FOR AN EXTENDED TRIP WHEN YOU CAN JUST DO LAUNDRY PROBABLY ONE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR TRIP.
THE DISNEY DREAM HAS LAUNDRY ROOMS ON DECKS 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10. WASHERS AND DRYERS ARE BOTH $2 PER LOAD AND NO LONGER NEED COINS. YOU CAN SWIPE YOUR "KEY TO THE WORLD CARD" (KTWC) AND IT WILL CHARGE YOUR ROOM FOR THE COST. NICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CARRY MONEY AROUND, WHICH YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO WHEN MONEY REALLY ISN'T ACCEPTED ANYWHERE ON THE DCL. EACH MACHINE TAKES ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR THE FULL CYCLE AND EARLY REPORTS HAVE BOTH THE WASHER AND THE DRYER DOING A FINE JOB WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CYCLES NEEDED.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WRINKLES PRODUCED IN YOUR EVENING ATTIRE AFTER WASHING AND DRYING, THERE ARE IRONS AND IRONING BOARDS IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM AS WELL. SO IF YOU'RE IRONING ALSO, YO MAY BE LOOKING AT 3 HOURS TOPS WITH WASHING, DRYING, IRONING, AND PUTTING EVERYTHING AWAY WHEN YOU'RE DONE. NOT TOO BAD CONSIDERING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 45 MINUTES COUNTED DOWN ON EACH MACHINE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL TIED TO THEM, AND CAN GO DO SOMETHING. BUT LIKE ANY LAUNDROMAT, IF YOU'RE NOT BACK SOON AFTER THEY STOP, YOU'RE STUFF MAY BE TAKEN OUT SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN USE THEM.
THIS IS A GOOD INVESTMENT IF YOU NEED TO SAVE A LITTLE SPACE IN PACKING. A FEW HOURS TOTAL TO HAVE, WHAT COULD BE, TWICE AS MANY AVAILABLE CLOTHES FOR YOUR TRIP WITHOUT HAVING TO PACK THEM.
DETERGENTS, DRYER SHEETS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH MACHINES IN EACH LAUNDRY ROOM, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO PACK SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE IN ADVANCE IF YOU KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY BE DOING LAUNDRY AND WANT TO SAVE ON THE INCREDIBLE MARK UP THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MACHINE PRICES.
DRY-CLEANING IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-BOARD. PRICES ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO YOUR LOCAL DRY CLEANERS PRICES, RANGING FROM ABOUT $4 PER ITEM UP TO ABOUT $8. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE LAUNDRY ROOMS ON-BOARD YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ITEMS LAUNDERED FOR YOU FOR ABOUT $1 - $4 EACH DEPENDING ON THE ITEM. THERE ARE BAGS IN YOUR STATEROOM AND YOU JUST FILL THEM AND SET THEM OUT TO BE PICKED UP. CONVENIENT FOR FORMAL WEAR ESPECIALLY AFTER TRAVELLING. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THINGS SIMPLY "PRESSED" TO AVOID WRINKLES PRIOR TO WEARING. SEE? ANOTHER ADVANTAGE TO BEING ON VACATION. HAVING EVERYTHING DONE FOR YOU. ;-)
WE ALSO STARTED OUR VIEWING OF ALL OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES TODAY, COUNTING BACK FROM THE FIRST ONE RELEASED UP TO THE PRESENT. FIRST ONE WAS "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS".
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
52 DAYS TO GO . . .
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2011
KEEPING YOUR STUFF DRY. WHAT STUFF, RIGHT? WELL THE ANSWER IS ACTUALLY ALL OF YOUR STUFF. ALTHOUGH I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT MYSELF, AFTER DOING A LOT OF READING, YOU'D BE AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THEIR DESTINATION AND THEIR SUITCASE AND STUFF IN IT, WAS WET!
YOU SEE, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY BE DRY, WHEN IT'S RAINING, ODDS ARE YOUR SUITCASE IS GOING TO BE OUT IN IT AT SOME POINT. WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S REALLY NOT EVEN THAT SURPRISING, BUT NO ONE EVER THINKS ABOUT IT. YOUR LUGGAGE HAS TO GO FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE PLANE, RIGHT? AND THE PLANE ISN'T PARKED INSIDE. . . AHHHH. NOW SOME LUGGAGE CARRIERS ARE COVERED, BUT REALLY, IT'S NOT A LUGGAGE HANDLERS JOB TO KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE DRY. THEIR JOB IS TO MOVE IT FROM POINT A TO PLANE B WITH AS MUCH THROWING AROUND OF THE BAGS AS POSSIBLE. O.K. I'M KIDDING ABOUT THAT, SORT OF. BUT WHY SHOULD THEY CARE IF YOUR BAG GETS WET? IF IT'S RAINING THEY'RE WORKING IN IT. YOUR BAG IS THE LEAST OF THEIR WORRIES.
THEN YOUR BAG ARRIVES AT IT'S DESTINATION AIRPORT AND YOU HAVE THAT CITY'S WEATHER TO THINK ABOUT AS WELL. NOT TO MENTION PUDDLES, OR SPRINKLERS, OR WHATEVER OTHER H2O THEY MAY COME ACROSS ALONG THE WAY. NOW YOUR BAG HAS TO GO FROM AIRPORT TO SHIP PORT AND BE TRANSFERRED ABOARD THERE AS WELL. YES, SOME BAGS HAVE TO BE ON TOP, SOME ON THE BOTTOM. BUT AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT, NOW YOU REALIZE THAT YOU COULD HAVE RAIN AT BOTH ENDS OF YOUR FLIGHT AND AT YOUR PORT, THUS INCREASING THE ODDS OF YOUR BAG GETTING WET. AND IF YOUR BAG IS FACING THE WEATHER IN ONE, TWO, OR ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN NOW SEE HOW IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. LET'S FACE IT, NOT MANY PIECES OF LUGGAGE ARE DESIGNED TO BE WATERPROOF.
THE EASIEST PROTECTION FOR THIS IS A LARGE TRASH BAG. 39 GALLON SIZE OR MORE. THAT WAY EVERYTHING YOU PACK CAN GO INSIDE OF THIS BAG JUST LIKE YOU WOULD YOUR SUITCASE. IT ACTS AS A WATERPROOF LINER. YOU CAN TIE IT OR TAPE IT OR JUST FOLD IT OVER INSIDE YOUR SUITCASE. THAT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY TO DO IT.
JUST UP THE EXPENSE LADDER IS ZIP LOCK BAGS. THEY MAKE HUGE ONES NOW, SO YOU COULD STILL PUT EVERYTHING INSIDE ONE BAG AND BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH IT AS WELL. OR YOU CAN ZIP LOCK THINGS INDIVIDUALLY. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR TECHNIQUE WITH FAMILIES WITH KIDS TRAVELLING TOGETHER. THIS WAY YOU CAN PUT EVERYONE'S INDIVIDUAL OUTFITS FOR EACH DAY IN GALLON SIZED ZIP LOCK BAGS IN YOUR SUITCASE. PRESSING THE AIR OUT OF EACH BAG AS YOU CLOSE IT FUNCTIONS LIKE THOSE SPACE SAVER BAGS YOU SEE ON TV, AND TAKES UP LESS SPACE IN YOUR SUITCASE THAN IF YOU PACKED WITHOUT THE BAGS TOO. LITTLE THINGS GET SMALLER ZIPLOCKS, ETC. SO WHEN YOU'RE DONE PACKING IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE HOUSES WITH THE PLASTIC ALL OVER THE FURNITURE! BUT, EVERYTHING STAYS DRY, TAKES UP LESS SPACE AND IT ALSO PREVENTS WRINKLES, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LET THE AIR INTO THE BAGS AS YOU OPEN THEM THE WRINKLES YOU SEE IN THE BAGS, RELEASE.
THE LAST POSSIBILITY IS TO JUST BY LUGGAGE THAT GUARANTEES THAT IT'S WATERPROOF. I IMAGINE THAT MAY HAVE TO BEGIN WITH ONE OF THOSE HARD-SHELLED SUITCASES, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE. I GUESS IT ALL REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS WHAT THE BAG IS MADE OUT OF, AND HOW THE SEAMS AND ZIPPERS ARE SEALED. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE PRICIER THAN MOST LUGGAGE, BUT IF THIS IS A CONCERN, YOU TRAVEL FREQUENTLY, AND YOU HAVE THE MEANS, THIS MAY BE THE WAY FOR YOU TO GO.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
IN PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW'S FIRST FILM IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES, TONIGHT WE'RE WATCHING THE CLASSIC DISNEY CARTOON COMPILATIONS CALLED "IT'S A SMALL WORLD OF FUN VOLUMES 1 & 2".
KEEPING YOUR STUFF DRY. WHAT STUFF, RIGHT? WELL THE ANSWER IS ACTUALLY ALL OF YOUR STUFF. ALTHOUGH I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT MYSELF, AFTER DOING A LOT OF READING, YOU'D BE AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THEIR DESTINATION AND THEIR SUITCASE AND STUFF IN IT, WAS WET!
YOU SEE, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY BE DRY, WHEN IT'S RAINING, ODDS ARE YOUR SUITCASE IS GOING TO BE OUT IN IT AT SOME POINT. WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S REALLY NOT EVEN THAT SURPRISING, BUT NO ONE EVER THINKS ABOUT IT. YOUR LUGGAGE HAS TO GO FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE PLANE, RIGHT? AND THE PLANE ISN'T PARKED INSIDE. . . AHHHH. NOW SOME LUGGAGE CARRIERS ARE COVERED, BUT REALLY, IT'S NOT A LUGGAGE HANDLERS JOB TO KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE DRY. THEIR JOB IS TO MOVE IT FROM POINT A TO PLANE B WITH AS MUCH THROWING AROUND OF THE BAGS AS POSSIBLE. O.K. I'M KIDDING ABOUT THAT, SORT OF. BUT WHY SHOULD THEY CARE IF YOUR BAG GETS WET? IF IT'S RAINING THEY'RE WORKING IN IT. YOUR BAG IS THE LEAST OF THEIR WORRIES.
THEN YOUR BAG ARRIVES AT IT'S DESTINATION AIRPORT AND YOU HAVE THAT CITY'S WEATHER TO THINK ABOUT AS WELL. NOT TO MENTION PUDDLES, OR SPRINKLERS, OR WHATEVER OTHER H2O THEY MAY COME ACROSS ALONG THE WAY. NOW YOUR BAG HAS TO GO FROM AIRPORT TO SHIP PORT AND BE TRANSFERRED ABOARD THERE AS WELL. YES, SOME BAGS HAVE TO BE ON TOP, SOME ON THE BOTTOM. BUT AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT, NOW YOU REALIZE THAT YOU COULD HAVE RAIN AT BOTH ENDS OF YOUR FLIGHT AND AT YOUR PORT, THUS INCREASING THE ODDS OF YOUR BAG GETTING WET. AND IF YOUR BAG IS FACING THE WEATHER IN ONE, TWO, OR ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN NOW SEE HOW IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. LET'S FACE IT, NOT MANY PIECES OF LUGGAGE ARE DESIGNED TO BE WATERPROOF.
THE EASIEST PROTECTION FOR THIS IS A LARGE TRASH BAG. 39 GALLON SIZE OR MORE. THAT WAY EVERYTHING YOU PACK CAN GO INSIDE OF THIS BAG JUST LIKE YOU WOULD YOUR SUITCASE. IT ACTS AS A WATERPROOF LINER. YOU CAN TIE IT OR TAPE IT OR JUST FOLD IT OVER INSIDE YOUR SUITCASE. THAT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY TO DO IT.
JUST UP THE EXPENSE LADDER IS ZIP LOCK BAGS. THEY MAKE HUGE ONES NOW, SO YOU COULD STILL PUT EVERYTHING INSIDE ONE BAG AND BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH IT AS WELL. OR YOU CAN ZIP LOCK THINGS INDIVIDUALLY. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR TECHNIQUE WITH FAMILIES WITH KIDS TRAVELLING TOGETHER. THIS WAY YOU CAN PUT EVERYONE'S INDIVIDUAL OUTFITS FOR EACH DAY IN GALLON SIZED ZIP LOCK BAGS IN YOUR SUITCASE. PRESSING THE AIR OUT OF EACH BAG AS YOU CLOSE IT FUNCTIONS LIKE THOSE SPACE SAVER BAGS YOU SEE ON TV, AND TAKES UP LESS SPACE IN YOUR SUITCASE THAN IF YOU PACKED WITHOUT THE BAGS TOO. LITTLE THINGS GET SMALLER ZIPLOCKS, ETC. SO WHEN YOU'RE DONE PACKING IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE HOUSES WITH THE PLASTIC ALL OVER THE FURNITURE! BUT, EVERYTHING STAYS DRY, TAKES UP LESS SPACE AND IT ALSO PREVENTS WRINKLES, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LET THE AIR INTO THE BAGS AS YOU OPEN THEM THE WRINKLES YOU SEE IN THE BAGS, RELEASE.
THE LAST POSSIBILITY IS TO JUST BY LUGGAGE THAT GUARANTEES THAT IT'S WATERPROOF. I IMAGINE THAT MAY HAVE TO BEGIN WITH ONE OF THOSE HARD-SHELLED SUITCASES, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE. I GUESS IT ALL REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS WHAT THE BAG IS MADE OUT OF, AND HOW THE SEAMS AND ZIPPERS ARE SEALED. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE PRICIER THAN MOST LUGGAGE, BUT IF THIS IS A CONCERN, YOU TRAVEL FREQUENTLY, AND YOU HAVE THE MEANS, THIS MAY BE THE WAY FOR YOU TO GO.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
IN PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW'S FIRST FILM IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES, TONIGHT WE'RE WATCHING THE CLASSIC DISNEY CARTOON COMPILATIONS CALLED "IT'S A SMALL WORLD OF FUN VOLUMES 1 & 2".
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
53 DAYS TO GO . . .
TUESDAY MARCH 1, 2011
SINCE YESTERDAY WAS ABOUT PACKING THE ESSENTIALS, TODAY I THOUGHT I'D GET INTO SOME OF THOSE PACKING TIPS THAT THE EXPERIENCED DISNEY CRUISERS HAVE SHARED OVER TIME.
-AN EXTENSION CORD OR POWER STRIP. IT KIND OF DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF BEING ON VACATION AWAY FROM IT ALL, BUT SOME PEOPLE NEED THEIR PIECES OF HOME: PHONES, IPODS, LAPTOPS, MUSIC, MOVIES, READERS, ETC., AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THEM ALL. THERE AREN'T MANY OUTLETS IN STATEROOMS, SO IF YOU HAVE MANY THINGS TO BE CHARGED, A STRIP MAY BE NECESSARY.
-A WATCH. WHILE THERE'S A DIGITAL ALARM CLOCK WITH IPOD STATION IN YOUR DREAM STATEROOM, CLOCKS ARE HARD TO COME BY. I RELATE IT TO CASINOS. TRY FINDING A CLOCK IN ONE. CASINOS NEVER WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS; SIMILAR TO CRUISE SHIPS. THEY JUST WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF AND NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE TIME.
-A SMALL FIRST AID AND SEWING KIT WITH SAFETY PINS. THEY'RE SMALL AND TAKE UP NO ROOM, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY'LL COME IN HANDY.
-HI-LITERS. EVERY CRUISE HAS A SORT OF NEWSPAPER THAT TELLS YOU ABOUT EACH DAYS ACTIVITIES, BAR AND RESTAURANT HOURS, SHOWS, MOVIES, ETC. HI-LITERS OF DIFFERENT COLORS ALLOW YOU TO MARK WHAT YOU AND EACH MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY WANT TO SEE AND DO FOR THE DAY IN A QUICK GLANCE.
-ZIP-LOCK BAGS. YOU CAN BRING THEM FULL WITH SMALL THINGS YOU MAY NEED ON YOUR CRUISE, OR JUST FOR THINGS YOU WANT TO STORE IN YOUR FRIDGE FROM THE BUFFETS OR ROOM-SERVICE.
-WATER BOTTLES. REFILLABLE OR STORE BOUGHT, THIS WILL PROVE A REAL MONEY SAVER COMPARED TO THE PRICE OF WATER ON-BOARD. PLUS SOME, ALTHOUGH FEW, JUST DON'T LIKE THE WATER ON TAP.
-IDENTIFY YOUR LUGGAGE. ADD RIBBONS, STICKERS, BANDANNAS, ANYTHING TO MAKE YOUR LUGGAGE QUICKLY IDENTIFIABLE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
-$1 BILLS FOR TIPPING. MOST TIPS ARE INCLUDED, BUT YOU ROOM SERVICE TIPS ARE NOT. PLUS IF YOU HAVEN'T TIPPED YOUR MEAL SERVERS IN ADVANCE, YOU MAY NEED THEM FOR THAT TOO, OR FOR TAXIS, TOURS, ETC.
-OVER THE DOOR SHOE HANGAR OR ORGANIZER. IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE, THIS CAN BE A REAL BIG SPACE SAVER. TAKES UP NO SHELVES OR DRAWERS AND CAN HOLD A LOT OF STUFF. PUT IT IN THE BATHROOM AND ALL THOSE WOMEN'S MAKE-UPS, TOILETRIES, ETC. ARE OUT OF THE WAY.
-BATTERIES, MEMORY CARDS, FILM, CAMERAS, SMALL BINOCULARS. ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED FOR VIEWING NOW AND LATER. CAPTURE THE MEMORIES AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. IT'S OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!
SEE YA REAL SOON! ºOº
SINCE YESTERDAY WAS ABOUT PACKING THE ESSENTIALS, TODAY I THOUGHT I'D GET INTO SOME OF THOSE PACKING TIPS THAT THE EXPERIENCED DISNEY CRUISERS HAVE SHARED OVER TIME.
-AN EXTENSION CORD OR POWER STRIP. IT KIND OF DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF BEING ON VACATION AWAY FROM IT ALL, BUT SOME PEOPLE NEED THEIR PIECES OF HOME: PHONES, IPODS, LAPTOPS, MUSIC, MOVIES, READERS, ETC., AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THEM ALL. THERE AREN'T MANY OUTLETS IN STATEROOMS, SO IF YOU HAVE MANY THINGS TO BE CHARGED, A STRIP MAY BE NECESSARY.
-A WATCH. WHILE THERE'S A DIGITAL ALARM CLOCK WITH IPOD STATION IN YOUR DREAM STATEROOM, CLOCKS ARE HARD TO COME BY. I RELATE IT TO CASINOS. TRY FINDING A CLOCK IN ONE. CASINOS NEVER WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS; SIMILAR TO CRUISE SHIPS. THEY JUST WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF AND NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE TIME.
-A SMALL FIRST AID AND SEWING KIT WITH SAFETY PINS. THEY'RE SMALL AND TAKE UP NO ROOM, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY'LL COME IN HANDY.
-HI-LITERS. EVERY CRUISE HAS A SORT OF NEWSPAPER THAT TELLS YOU ABOUT EACH DAYS ACTIVITIES, BAR AND RESTAURANT HOURS, SHOWS, MOVIES, ETC. HI-LITERS OF DIFFERENT COLORS ALLOW YOU TO MARK WHAT YOU AND EACH MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY WANT TO SEE AND DO FOR THE DAY IN A QUICK GLANCE.
-ZIP-LOCK BAGS. YOU CAN BRING THEM FULL WITH SMALL THINGS YOU MAY NEED ON YOUR CRUISE, OR JUST FOR THINGS YOU WANT TO STORE IN YOUR FRIDGE FROM THE BUFFETS OR ROOM-SERVICE.
-WATER BOTTLES. REFILLABLE OR STORE BOUGHT, THIS WILL PROVE A REAL MONEY SAVER COMPARED TO THE PRICE OF WATER ON-BOARD. PLUS SOME, ALTHOUGH FEW, JUST DON'T LIKE THE WATER ON TAP.
-IDENTIFY YOUR LUGGAGE. ADD RIBBONS, STICKERS, BANDANNAS, ANYTHING TO MAKE YOUR LUGGAGE QUICKLY IDENTIFIABLE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
-$1 BILLS FOR TIPPING. MOST TIPS ARE INCLUDED, BUT YOU ROOM SERVICE TIPS ARE NOT. PLUS IF YOU HAVEN'T TIPPED YOUR MEAL SERVERS IN ADVANCE, YOU MAY NEED THEM FOR THAT TOO, OR FOR TAXIS, TOURS, ETC.
-OVER THE DOOR SHOE HANGAR OR ORGANIZER. IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE, THIS CAN BE A REAL BIG SPACE SAVER. TAKES UP NO SHELVES OR DRAWERS AND CAN HOLD A LOT OF STUFF. PUT IT IN THE BATHROOM AND ALL THOSE WOMEN'S MAKE-UPS, TOILETRIES, ETC. ARE OUT OF THE WAY.
-BATTERIES, MEMORY CARDS, FILM, CAMERAS, SMALL BINOCULARS. ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED FOR VIEWING NOW AND LATER. CAPTURE THE MEMORIES AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. IT'S OVER BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!
SEE YA REAL SOON! ºOº
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