TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2011
WRITE A TRIP REPORT. AS I'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, THERE ARE MANY DISNEY THEMED AND MOTIVATED MESSAGE BOARDS ON-LINE THAT DISCUSS NOTHING BUT DISNEY. DISNEY EVERYTHING. YOU CAN FIND THESE SPOTS AND THEN CLICK ON YOUR PARTICULAR AREA OF INTEREST. IN THIS CASE, I'VE BEEN READING, STUDYING, AND ASKING QUESTIONS ON DISNEY CRUISE LINE BOARDS.
WELL ONE OF THE BEST SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON THESE BOARDS ARE "TRIP REPORTS". THESE ARE EXACTLY WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE. SOMEONE TAKES A DISNEY CRUISE AND THEN ON THEIR RETURN THEY WRITE A REPORT ON WHAT THEY SAW AND DID. A TRIP REPORT CAN BE AS DETAILED AS YOU WANT IT TO BE.
I STARTED WHAT'S CALLED A "PRE-TRIP REPORT". IT CHRONICLED MY PREPARATIONS FOR OUR CRUISE LEADING UP TO OUR DEPARTURE. WHEN WE RETURN I WILL WRITE A FULL REPORT OF ALL THE STEPS AND PROCESSES INVOLVED IN TAKING A DISNEY CRUISE ON THE NEW DISNEY DREAM FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE QUESTIONS (LIKE I DID) OR HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE.
SOME REPORTS ARE AS BRIEF AS YOU CAN IMAGINE FOR THOSE THAT JUST DON'T LIKE TO TYPE, OR HAVE A TERRIBLE MEMORY, OR ONLY FEEL LIKE THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE NECESSARY.
SOME ARE INCREDIBLY DETAILED. THIS IS WHAT I'M INTENDING. I LIKE TO WRITE, PLUS I'VE GOT SO MUCH INFORMATION FROM THESE BOARDS THAT I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I OWE THOSE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AT LEAST THAT MUCH.
GENERALLY A TRIP REPORT STARTS FROM THE BEGINNING OF YOUR TRIP AND PROGRESSES THROUGH TO THE END, PROVIDING AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU PERSONALLY CAN. IF YOU CAN INCLUDE PICTURES ALONG THE WAT TO COINCIDE, ALL THE BETTER. WE LIVE IN A VISUAL WORLD.
THINK OF THE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD HAVE AND TRY TO ANSWER THEM. THINK OF THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE READ AND LOOK FOR THEIR ANSWERS. THINK OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE SEEN GET ASKED OVER AND OVER AND TRY TO GET THE ANSWERS. AS YOU TELL ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES ON AND OFF OF THE SHIP DURING YOUR CRUISE, YOU WILL BE ANSWERING A GREAT MANY QUESTIONS THAT OTHERS ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING THE ANSWERS TO. YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT THERE ARE A GREAT MANY OUT THERE JUST LIKE YOU, SO ANY INFORMATION IS GOOD INFORMATION.
PLUS YOU'LL HAVE PUT YOUR TRIP NOT ONLY INTO PICTURES, BUT IN WRITING FOR YOURSELF TO LOOK BACK ON AS WELL. YOU CAN EVEN PRINT IT OUT FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT NORMALLY HAVE DONE AND IN YEARS TO COME THERE MAY BE THINGS IN THERE YOU WOULD HAVE FORGOTTEN OTHERWISE. THE POINT IS TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND TRY AND ENJOY THE REFLECTION ON YOUR DISNEY CRUISE FOR YOURSELF AND FOR OTHERS.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE WILD". NOT AS STRONG AS SOME OF THE RECENT MOVIES THAT SURROUND IT AS IT'S A LITTLE MORE ADULT IN THEME, BUT A STELLAR VOICE CAST AND GREAT ANIMATION MAKES THIS A SURPRISE WINNER.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
5 DAYS TO GO . . .
MONDAY APRIL 18, 2011
EVEN WHEN YOUR CRUISE IS OVER, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OVER. HAVE A CRUISE NIGHT AFTER. WE ALL KNOW LIKE ANY OTHER VACATION, THERE'S TONS TO DO WHEN YOU GET HOME. THERE'S ALL THAT LAUNDRY TO SHOVEL THROUGH, PLUS GETTING YOUR LUGGAGE PUT BACK AWAY, AND ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS BACK IN THEIR PLACE. IT FEELS LIKE AN INSURMOUNTABLE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB TO GET IT ALL DONE WHILE STILL LEADING YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES. IT'S ACTUALLY ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR MIND OFF OF BEING HOME AND THE REALITY THAT YOUR VACATION IS ACTUALLY OVER. WELL IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE.
NOW THAT ALL THE WORK INVOLVED WITH COMING HOME IS DONE, PLAN A IGHT AROUND YOUR CRUISE. DO IT WITH JUST THOSE YOU CRUISED WITH, OR INVITE OVER FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS. COOK A CRUISED THEMED MEAL, WHETHER IN THE WAY IT LOOKS OR SOMETHING YOU REALLY ENJOYED ON THE SHIP. DECORATE YOUR HOUSE WITH SHIP, CRUISE, OR JUST DISNEY PARAPHANALIA. GET ALL YOUR SOUVENIRS TOGETHER; LITTLE THINGS YOU COLLECTED OR BIGGER ONES YOU BOUGHT. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GET YOUR PHOTOS DEVELOPED. OR UPLOAD THEM ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. TURN YOUR PICTURES INTO A SLIDE SHOW, OR A MOVIE, OR USE YOUR PICTURES TO CREATE A MOVIE ON YOUR COMPUTER. CONNECT YOUR VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR TV AND SHOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE FILMED OR EDIT YOUR FILM INTO SOMETHING MORE. YOUR PHOTOS AND THE LIKE ARE YOUR FOREVER MEMORIES OF YOUR TRIP. NO ONE WILL HAVE THE SAME INTEREST LEVEL IN SEEING THEM THAT YOU WILL, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOME IN THERE THAT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
FOR EXAMPLE: AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, WE'RE SAILING ON EASTER SUNDAY. OUR HOUSE HAS BEEN DECORATED FOR EASTER SINCE AFTER ST. PATTY'S DAY. IT WAS A NICE WAY TO HELP KEEP US IN THE MOOD AND SERVE AS A REMINDER TO WHAT WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO. THE DAY WE RETURN (4 DAYS AFTER EASTER), IN THE EVENING, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL MY LAUNDRY DONE WHILE TAKING DOWN AND PUTTING AWAY ALL OUR EASTER DECORATIONS. IT WILL ALSO BE 2 DAYS AFTER MY SON'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, BUT STILL 9 DAYS BEFORE HIS JOINT FIRST COMMUNION AND FAMILY CELEBRATION PARTY, AND 18 DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY IN MAY. SO I'M GOING TO DECORATE THE WHOLE HOUSE IN MICKEY MOUSE THEMED BIRTHDAY STUFF. NOT ONLY DO WE GET THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, BUT THE CONTINUATION OF THOSE DISNEY SURROUNDINGS THAT STILL HAVE US GLOWING. IN THE MEAN TIME, I CAN START GETTING OUR OWN PICTURES AND VIDEOS TOGETHER FOR A POST-CRUISE CELEBRATION OF OUR OWN.
HOW YOU DO IT IS UP TO YOU. THE POINT IS TO TRY TO AVOID THOSE POST-CRUISE BLUES BY JUST DOING IT (SORRY NIKE). DO IT BIG. DO IT SMALL. DO IT YOUR OWN WAY. BUT ANYWAY YOU CELEBRATE THE FANTASTIC TIME YOU JUST RETURNED FROM, YOU, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY WILL ALL LOVE IT TOO!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "CARS". WITH YET ANOTHER SUCCESSIVE SUCCESS, PIXAR OUT DOES ITSELF WITH A MOVIE THAT KIDS LOVE EVEN MORE AND THE ADULTS ENJOY JUST AS MUCH. SO GOOD THAT THE MERCHANDISING FOR THIS FILM RIVALS MICKEY AND THE GANG THEMSELVES.
EVEN WHEN YOUR CRUISE IS OVER, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OVER. HAVE A CRUISE NIGHT AFTER. WE ALL KNOW LIKE ANY OTHER VACATION, THERE'S TONS TO DO WHEN YOU GET HOME. THERE'S ALL THAT LAUNDRY TO SHOVEL THROUGH, PLUS GETTING YOUR LUGGAGE PUT BACK AWAY, AND ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS BACK IN THEIR PLACE. IT FEELS LIKE AN INSURMOUNTABLE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB TO GET IT ALL DONE WHILE STILL LEADING YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES. IT'S ACTUALLY ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR MIND OFF OF BEING HOME AND THE REALITY THAT YOUR VACATION IS ACTUALLY OVER. WELL IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE.
NOW THAT ALL THE WORK INVOLVED WITH COMING HOME IS DONE, PLAN A IGHT AROUND YOUR CRUISE. DO IT WITH JUST THOSE YOU CRUISED WITH, OR INVITE OVER FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS. COOK A CRUISED THEMED MEAL, WHETHER IN THE WAY IT LOOKS OR SOMETHING YOU REALLY ENJOYED ON THE SHIP. DECORATE YOUR HOUSE WITH SHIP, CRUISE, OR JUST DISNEY PARAPHANALIA. GET ALL YOUR SOUVENIRS TOGETHER; LITTLE THINGS YOU COLLECTED OR BIGGER ONES YOU BOUGHT. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GET YOUR PHOTOS DEVELOPED. OR UPLOAD THEM ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. TURN YOUR PICTURES INTO A SLIDE SHOW, OR A MOVIE, OR USE YOUR PICTURES TO CREATE A MOVIE ON YOUR COMPUTER. CONNECT YOUR VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR TV AND SHOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE FILMED OR EDIT YOUR FILM INTO SOMETHING MORE. YOUR PHOTOS AND THE LIKE ARE YOUR FOREVER MEMORIES OF YOUR TRIP. NO ONE WILL HAVE THE SAME INTEREST LEVEL IN SEEING THEM THAT YOU WILL, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOME IN THERE THAT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
FOR EXAMPLE: AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, WE'RE SAILING ON EASTER SUNDAY. OUR HOUSE HAS BEEN DECORATED FOR EASTER SINCE AFTER ST. PATTY'S DAY. IT WAS A NICE WAY TO HELP KEEP US IN THE MOOD AND SERVE AS A REMINDER TO WHAT WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO. THE DAY WE RETURN (4 DAYS AFTER EASTER), IN THE EVENING, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL MY LAUNDRY DONE WHILE TAKING DOWN AND PUTTING AWAY ALL OUR EASTER DECORATIONS. IT WILL ALSO BE 2 DAYS AFTER MY SON'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, BUT STILL 9 DAYS BEFORE HIS JOINT FIRST COMMUNION AND FAMILY CELEBRATION PARTY, AND 18 DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY IN MAY. SO I'M GOING TO DECORATE THE WHOLE HOUSE IN MICKEY MOUSE THEMED BIRTHDAY STUFF. NOT ONLY DO WE GET THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, BUT THE CONTINUATION OF THOSE DISNEY SURROUNDINGS THAT STILL HAVE US GLOWING. IN THE MEAN TIME, I CAN START GETTING OUR OWN PICTURES AND VIDEOS TOGETHER FOR A POST-CRUISE CELEBRATION OF OUR OWN.
HOW YOU DO IT IS UP TO YOU. THE POINT IS TO TRY TO AVOID THOSE POST-CRUISE BLUES BY JUST DOING IT (SORRY NIKE). DO IT BIG. DO IT SMALL. DO IT YOUR OWN WAY. BUT ANYWAY YOU CELEBRATE THE FANTASTIC TIME YOU JUST RETURNED FROM, YOU, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY WILL ALL LOVE IT TOO!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "CARS". WITH YET ANOTHER SUCCESSIVE SUCCESS, PIXAR OUT DOES ITSELF WITH A MOVIE THAT KIDS LOVE EVEN MORE AND THE ADULTS ENJOY JUST AS MUCH. SO GOOD THAT THE MERCHANDISING FOR THIS FILM RIVALS MICKEY AND THE GANG THEMSELVES.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
6 DAYS TO GO . . .
SUNDAY APRIL 17, 2011
THE LAST BREAKFAST. BREAKFAST ON YOUR LAST MORNING HARDLY SEEMS LIKE MUCH YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR, SO LUCKILY FOR YOU, THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE PLANS IT ALL FOR YOU. WHY? THERE REALLY IS NO BETTER EXPLANATION THAN TO SAY THAT DISNEY WANTS TO GET YOU OFF THE BOAT!
THE DISNEY DREAM SAILS 7 DAYS A WEEK. IT DOES A 4 NIGHT CRUISE, RETURNS, THEN DOES A 3 NIGHT CRUISE. SO GETTING EVERYBODY OFF OF THE BOAT SO THE NEW PASSENGERS CAN GET ON, NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH MILITARY PRECISION.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EVERY NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE YOU HAVE A SCHEDULED RESTAURANT TO DINE IN FOR DINNER. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO GO AND HAVE ROOM SERVICE OR QUICK SERVICE FOOD ON-DECK, BUT YOU HAVE MAIN DINING RESTAURANT YOU CAN ATTEND. WELL IT'S THIS SCHEDULE THAT CONTROLS YOUR DEBARKATION (GETTING OFF OF THE SHIP ON YOUR LAST MORNING) BREAKFAST AS WELL. WHATEVER RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE DINNER IN ON THE LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE, IS THE RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO EAT BREAKFAST IN ON DEBARKATION MORNING. AND TO GO A STEP FURTHER, IF YOU HAVE EARLY, OR MAIN, DINNER SEATING, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST IN THAT RESTAURANT AT 6:30AM. IF YOU HAVE LATE DINNER SEATING THROUGHOUT YOUR CRUISE, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE 8AM BREAKFAST IN YOUR LAST SCHEDULED DINNER RESTAURANT. ALTHOUGH ANIMATOR'S PALATE DOES NOT SERVE BREAKFAST, THIS IS THE ONE DAY THAT THEY MAKE AN EXCEPTION, TO SPREAD OUT THE CROWDS AND GET EVERYONE FED AND OFF OF THE SHIP BY 9:30AM.
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE OPTION OF GETTING A FULL BREAKFAST AND STILL GET OFF OF THE SHIP IN TIME FOR DISNEY AND IN TIME FOR YOUR SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION WHETHER ON THE GROUND OR BY AIR. BECAUSE OF ALL THIS REGIMENTATION ON DEBARKATION MORNING, DISNEY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FASTEST AND SMOOTHEST IN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY AT FEEDING AND DEBARKING IT'S PASSENGERS ON THE LAST DAY.
ALTHOUGH SOME, NAY, MANY, ARE IN LINE TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP AS SOON AS THEY START ALLOWING YOU TO, USUALLY AROUND 7:30AM. THE LINES MOVE VERY QUICKLY AND GET YOU THROUGH SECURITY, CUSTOMS, AND BAGGAGE AND HAVE YOU ON YOUR WAY FAR FASTER THAN YOU MAY EVER IMAGINE. SOME EVEN REPORT EATING, GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THE ABOVE, GETTING TRANSPORTED THE HOUR TO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GETTING THROUGH THEIR SECURITY, CHECKING IN AND GETTING TO THEIR FLIGHT ALL BY 10:30AM. THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WITH SOME CRUISE LINES, RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT JUST WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH ALL THE SITTING AROUND AND WAITING TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP THAT TAKES PLACE. NOW UNFORESEEN DELAYS COULD OBVIOUSLY PREVENT THIS AT ANY TIME, BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE DISNEY'S EFFICIENCY WITH THIS PROCESS.
AND ALTHOUGH DISNEY DOES SCHEDULE YOUR BREAKFAST ON DEBARKATION MORNING, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND. THERE IS NO ROOM SERVICE ON DEBARKATION MORNING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM HIDING OUT IN THEIR ROOM, BUT YOU COULD SKIP BREAKFAST ALL TOGETHER. YOU COULD ALSO GO TO THE TOPSIDE BUFFET. ALTHOUGH DISNEY NEVER ADVERTISES IN ANY WAY IT'S BEING OPEN ON THE LAST MORNING, REPORTS FROM CRUISERS ON ALL DISNEY SHIPS HAVE SAID THAT IT ALWAYS IS. SO YOU COULD DINE AT THE TIME THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. ANOTHER OPTION, AND ONE I'LL BE LOOKING INTO, IS ASKING YOUR WAIT STAFF IF YOU CAN DINE IN YOUR SCHEDULED RESTAURANT AT ANOTHER TIME. WE HAVE MAIN (5:45PM NOW) DINNER DINING FOR OUR CRUISE. THAT MEANS WE WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM ON OUR LAST MORNING. THAT SIMPLY ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. BE UP, BE READY, HAVE OUR CARRY-ONS PACKED, BE OUT AND BE AT BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM? NOT US. I DON'T THINK SO. SO I'VE HEARD THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE TO 8AM BREAKFAST IF YOU PREFER. WE'LL SEE. WE DON'T FLY OUT OF ORLANDO TIL THE AFTERNOON, SO WE'RE IN NO RUSH, LIKE SO MANY ARE, TO GET OFF AND GET TO THE AIRPORT. IF I CAN'T SWING THAT, WE'LL BE AT THE BUFFET BY 8AM AND OFF THE SHIP AFTER 9. HECK, BY THAT POINT, OUR LUGGAGE SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIND, RIGHT? AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SAVORING EVERY LAST MINUTE ON-BOARD. EVEN THE DISNEY TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT . . . WHERE WE'LL HAVE 4 OR 5 HOURS TO KILL REMEMBERING WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME WE JUST HAD!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "THE INCREDIBLES", "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA", AND "CHICKEN LITTLE". PALM SUNDAY, SO I'M LETTING HIM ENJOY HIMSELF TODAY. LOVE THE INCREDIBLES! SO ADULT AND SO CHILD FRIENDLY AT THE SAME TIME. PIXAR DOES IT AGAIN. NEVER READ THE NARNIA BOOKS, BUT MY SISTER AND SON LOVE THEM. CHICKEN LITTLE WASN'T FOR ME, BUT MY SON LAUGHS LIKE CRAZY AT IT.
THE LAST BREAKFAST. BREAKFAST ON YOUR LAST MORNING HARDLY SEEMS LIKE MUCH YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR, SO LUCKILY FOR YOU, THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE PLANS IT ALL FOR YOU. WHY? THERE REALLY IS NO BETTER EXPLANATION THAN TO SAY THAT DISNEY WANTS TO GET YOU OFF THE BOAT!
THE DISNEY DREAM SAILS 7 DAYS A WEEK. IT DOES A 4 NIGHT CRUISE, RETURNS, THEN DOES A 3 NIGHT CRUISE. SO GETTING EVERYBODY OFF OF THE BOAT SO THE NEW PASSENGERS CAN GET ON, NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH MILITARY PRECISION.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EVERY NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE YOU HAVE A SCHEDULED RESTAURANT TO DINE IN FOR DINNER. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO GO AND HAVE ROOM SERVICE OR QUICK SERVICE FOOD ON-DECK, BUT YOU HAVE MAIN DINING RESTAURANT YOU CAN ATTEND. WELL IT'S THIS SCHEDULE THAT CONTROLS YOUR DEBARKATION (GETTING OFF OF THE SHIP ON YOUR LAST MORNING) BREAKFAST AS WELL. WHATEVER RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE DINNER IN ON THE LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE, IS THE RESTAURANT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO EAT BREAKFAST IN ON DEBARKATION MORNING. AND TO GO A STEP FURTHER, IF YOU HAVE EARLY, OR MAIN, DINNER SEATING, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST IN THAT RESTAURANT AT 6:30AM. IF YOU HAVE LATE DINNER SEATING THROUGHOUT YOUR CRUISE, YOU WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE 8AM BREAKFAST IN YOUR LAST SCHEDULED DINNER RESTAURANT. ALTHOUGH ANIMATOR'S PALATE DOES NOT SERVE BREAKFAST, THIS IS THE ONE DAY THAT THEY MAKE AN EXCEPTION, TO SPREAD OUT THE CROWDS AND GET EVERYONE FED AND OFF OF THE SHIP BY 9:30AM.
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE OPTION OF GETTING A FULL BREAKFAST AND STILL GET OFF OF THE SHIP IN TIME FOR DISNEY AND IN TIME FOR YOUR SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION WHETHER ON THE GROUND OR BY AIR. BECAUSE OF ALL THIS REGIMENTATION ON DEBARKATION MORNING, DISNEY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FASTEST AND SMOOTHEST IN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY AT FEEDING AND DEBARKING IT'S PASSENGERS ON THE LAST DAY.
ALTHOUGH SOME, NAY, MANY, ARE IN LINE TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP AS SOON AS THEY START ALLOWING YOU TO, USUALLY AROUND 7:30AM. THE LINES MOVE VERY QUICKLY AND GET YOU THROUGH SECURITY, CUSTOMS, AND BAGGAGE AND HAVE YOU ON YOUR WAY FAR FASTER THAN YOU MAY EVER IMAGINE. SOME EVEN REPORT EATING, GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THE ABOVE, GETTING TRANSPORTED THE HOUR TO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GETTING THROUGH THEIR SECURITY, CHECKING IN AND GETTING TO THEIR FLIGHT ALL BY 10:30AM. THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WITH SOME CRUISE LINES, RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT JUST WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH ALL THE SITTING AROUND AND WAITING TO GET OFF OF THE SHIP THAT TAKES PLACE. NOW UNFORESEEN DELAYS COULD OBVIOUSLY PREVENT THIS AT ANY TIME, BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T CHANGE DISNEY'S EFFICIENCY WITH THIS PROCESS.
AND ALTHOUGH DISNEY DOES SCHEDULE YOUR BREAKFAST ON DEBARKATION MORNING, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND. THERE IS NO ROOM SERVICE ON DEBARKATION MORNING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM HIDING OUT IN THEIR ROOM, BUT YOU COULD SKIP BREAKFAST ALL TOGETHER. YOU COULD ALSO GO TO THE TOPSIDE BUFFET. ALTHOUGH DISNEY NEVER ADVERTISES IN ANY WAY IT'S BEING OPEN ON THE LAST MORNING, REPORTS FROM CRUISERS ON ALL DISNEY SHIPS HAVE SAID THAT IT ALWAYS IS. SO YOU COULD DINE AT THE TIME THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. ANOTHER OPTION, AND ONE I'LL BE LOOKING INTO, IS ASKING YOUR WAIT STAFF IF YOU CAN DINE IN YOUR SCHEDULED RESTAURANT AT ANOTHER TIME. WE HAVE MAIN (5:45PM NOW) DINNER DINING FOR OUR CRUISE. THAT MEANS WE WILL BE SCHEDULED TO HAVE BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM ON OUR LAST MORNING. THAT SIMPLY ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. BE UP, BE READY, HAVE OUR CARRY-ONS PACKED, BE OUT AND BE AT BREAKFAST AT 6:30AM? NOT US. I DON'T THINK SO. SO I'VE HEARD THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE TO 8AM BREAKFAST IF YOU PREFER. WE'LL SEE. WE DON'T FLY OUT OF ORLANDO TIL THE AFTERNOON, SO WE'RE IN NO RUSH, LIKE SO MANY ARE, TO GET OFF AND GET TO THE AIRPORT. IF I CAN'T SWING THAT, WE'LL BE AT THE BUFFET BY 8AM AND OFF THE SHIP AFTER 9. HECK, BY THAT POINT, OUR LUGGAGE SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIND, RIGHT? AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SAVORING EVERY LAST MINUTE ON-BOARD. EVEN THE DISNEY TRANSFER BACK TO THE AIRPORT . . . WHERE WE'LL HAVE 4 OR 5 HOURS TO KILL REMEMBERING WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME WE JUST HAD!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "THE INCREDIBLES", "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA", AND "CHICKEN LITTLE". PALM SUNDAY, SO I'M LETTING HIM ENJOY HIMSELF TODAY. LOVE THE INCREDIBLES! SO ADULT AND SO CHILD FRIENDLY AT THE SAME TIME. PIXAR DOES IT AGAIN. NEVER READ THE NARNIA BOOKS, BUT MY SISTER AND SON LOVE THEM. CHICKEN LITTLE WASN'T FOR ME, BUT MY SON LAUGHS LIKE CRAZY AT IT.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
7 DAYS TO GO . . .
SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2011
PACK TO LEAVE EARLY. ON THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE, ALL LUGGAGE THAT YOU WON'T BE CARRYING YOURSELF, IS REQUIRED TO BE PACKED AND PUT OUT IN THE HALLWAY BY 10:30PM ON THE LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE. SOME STRUGGLE WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY BUSY FOR THE LENGTH OF YOUR CRUISE TRYING TO FIT EVERYTHING IN. MOST ARE ANYWAY. THEN THE LAST NIGHT YOU'RE SCRAMBLING TO GET EVERYTHING PACKED BACK UP FOR YOUR DEPARTURE THE NEXT MORNING.
THERE ARE SOME GREAT STORIES, AS YOU MAY IMAGINE, ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HAVE PACKED EVERYTHING UP, LEFT IT OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR, HAD IT PACKED UP, AND REALIZED FAR TOO LATE THAT THEY PACKED UP SOMETHING THEY CAN'T DO WITH OUT. I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE FORGETTING TO NOT PACK UP SOME UNDERWEAR TO WEAR, CLOTHES IN GENERAL TO WEAR OFF THE SHIP, GLASSES, ROOM KEYS, WALLET, I.D., PLANE TICKETS, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE.
JUST SOME OF THE REASONS TO NOT WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE TO PACK UP YOUR THINGS AND HAVE YOUR BAGS READY. IF YOU PACK THE THINGS UP YOU'VE ALREADY WORN OR WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDING ON A DAILY BASIS DURING YOUR CRUISE, OR AT LEAST HAVE THEM READY TO REPACK, YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TIME AND WORRY ON YOUR LAST NIGHT.
MOST PEOPLE PACK FOR THEIR TRIP BASED ON OUTFITS FOR INDIVIDUAL DAYS TO BEGIN WITH. SO IF YOU'VE WORN SOMETHING AND DON'T PLAN TO WEAR IT AGAIN, YOU'RE READY TO START PACKING IT, OR THOSE, BACK UP FOR YOUR TRIP HOME. EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS IN RE-PACKING AS IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME GETTING IT ALL READY ON YOUR LAST NIGHT.
INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED TO SPEND FAR TOO MUCH TIME PACKING ON YOUR LAST NIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE THE TIME TO ENJOY THE LAST EVENING HOURS YOU HAVE ON-BOARD. TOUR THE SHIP ONE LAST TIME. FIND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD. PLAY THE MIDSHIP DETECTIVE AGENCY GAME. SEE A SHOW OR CHECK OUT A CLUB, KIDS TOO. OR JUST FINISH OFF YOUR LAST NIGHT WITH SOME QUALITY TIME IN YOUR ROOM. ORDER A MOVIE ON DISNEY CRUISE LINE PAY-PER-VIEW ON YOUR STATEROOM T.V. ORDER SOME ROOM SERVICE AND REFLECT ON YOUR CRUISE TOGETHER AND SAVOR THE LAST MOMENTS. ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF YOUR ROOM FOR WHAT MAY BE PRACTICALLY THE FIRST TIME DURING YOUR WHOLE CRUISE. OR GO UP ON THE DECK AND ENJOY YOUR LAST HOURS OF ACTUAL CRUISING TOGETHER.
ALL OF THIS AND MORE IS AN OPTION IF YOU'VE BEEN SMART ENOUGH TO PLAN AHEAD AND KEEP PACKING FOR YOUR EVENTUAL DEPARTURE EACH DAY DURING YOUR CRUISE AND NOT ALL AT THE LAST MINUTE.........THOSE LAST PRECIOUS MINUTES.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "BROTHER BEAR" AND "FINDING NEMO". IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE "BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE" MOOSE IN BROTHER BEAR, I COULD PROBABLY DO WITHOUT THIS ONE, BUT FINDING NEMO IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. HAS A LOT OF SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME AS IT'S ABOUT A SINGLE DAD AND HIS ONLY SON. WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, I COULD BARELY STOMACH HIM LOSING HIS KID! lol
PACK TO LEAVE EARLY. ON THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE, ALL LUGGAGE THAT YOU WON'T BE CARRYING YOURSELF, IS REQUIRED TO BE PACKED AND PUT OUT IN THE HALLWAY BY 10:30PM ON THE LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE. SOME STRUGGLE WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY BUSY FOR THE LENGTH OF YOUR CRUISE TRYING TO FIT EVERYTHING IN. MOST ARE ANYWAY. THEN THE LAST NIGHT YOU'RE SCRAMBLING TO GET EVERYTHING PACKED BACK UP FOR YOUR DEPARTURE THE NEXT MORNING.
THERE ARE SOME GREAT STORIES, AS YOU MAY IMAGINE, ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HAVE PACKED EVERYTHING UP, LEFT IT OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR, HAD IT PACKED UP, AND REALIZED FAR TOO LATE THAT THEY PACKED UP SOMETHING THEY CAN'T DO WITH OUT. I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE FORGETTING TO NOT PACK UP SOME UNDERWEAR TO WEAR, CLOTHES IN GENERAL TO WEAR OFF THE SHIP, GLASSES, ROOM KEYS, WALLET, I.D., PLANE TICKETS, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE.
JUST SOME OF THE REASONS TO NOT WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE TO PACK UP YOUR THINGS AND HAVE YOUR BAGS READY. IF YOU PACK THE THINGS UP YOU'VE ALREADY WORN OR WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDING ON A DAILY BASIS DURING YOUR CRUISE, OR AT LEAST HAVE THEM READY TO REPACK, YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TIME AND WORRY ON YOUR LAST NIGHT.
MOST PEOPLE PACK FOR THEIR TRIP BASED ON OUTFITS FOR INDIVIDUAL DAYS TO BEGIN WITH. SO IF YOU'VE WORN SOMETHING AND DON'T PLAN TO WEAR IT AGAIN, YOU'RE READY TO START PACKING IT, OR THOSE, BACK UP FOR YOUR TRIP HOME. EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS IN RE-PACKING AS IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME GETTING IT ALL READY ON YOUR LAST NIGHT.
INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED TO SPEND FAR TOO MUCH TIME PACKING ON YOUR LAST NIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE THE TIME TO ENJOY THE LAST EVENING HOURS YOU HAVE ON-BOARD. TOUR THE SHIP ONE LAST TIME. FIND YOUR FAVORITE FOOD. PLAY THE MIDSHIP DETECTIVE AGENCY GAME. SEE A SHOW OR CHECK OUT A CLUB, KIDS TOO. OR JUST FINISH OFF YOUR LAST NIGHT WITH SOME QUALITY TIME IN YOUR ROOM. ORDER A MOVIE ON DISNEY CRUISE LINE PAY-PER-VIEW ON YOUR STATEROOM T.V. ORDER SOME ROOM SERVICE AND REFLECT ON YOUR CRUISE TOGETHER AND SAVOR THE LAST MOMENTS. ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF YOUR ROOM FOR WHAT MAY BE PRACTICALLY THE FIRST TIME DURING YOUR WHOLE CRUISE. OR GO UP ON THE DECK AND ENJOY YOUR LAST HOURS OF ACTUAL CRUISING TOGETHER.
ALL OF THIS AND MORE IS AN OPTION IF YOU'VE BEEN SMART ENOUGH TO PLAN AHEAD AND KEEP PACKING FOR YOUR EVENTUAL DEPARTURE EACH DAY DURING YOUR CRUISE AND NOT ALL AT THE LAST MINUTE.........THOSE LAST PRECIOUS MINUTES.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TODAY'S MOVIES ARE "BROTHER BEAR" AND "FINDING NEMO". IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE "BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE" MOOSE IN BROTHER BEAR, I COULD PROBABLY DO WITHOUT THIS ONE, BUT FINDING NEMO IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. HAS A LOT OF SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME AS IT'S ABOUT A SINGLE DAD AND HIS ONLY SON. WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, I COULD BARELY STOMACH HIM LOSING HIS KID! lol
Thursday, April 14, 2011
8 DAYS TO GO . . .
FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2011
THE COMMENT CARD. I GUESS THIS SOUNDS PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY, BUT I NEVER KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THIS REALLY IS. DISNEY LEAVES A COMMENT CARD FOR EVERY GUEST TO FILL OUT ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR CRUISE, THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS, ACTIVITIES, ETC. AND MOST OF ALL THE SERVICE.
MOST PEOPLE IT SEEMS NOWADAYS, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FROM RESEARCHING ANYWAY, DON'T FEEL THAT THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE'S COMMENT CARDS ARE BIG ENOUGH TO PUT ALL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ON THEM. HAVING WORKED IN THE HOTEL AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES MOST OF MY LIFE I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A LOT IS TO COMPLAIN. I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A BLAZING GENERALIZATION, BUT TRUST ME THE FACTS OVER YEARS OF RESEARCH HOLD THIS OUT TO BE TRUE.
IT'S EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO SPEAK THEIR MIND AND LET SOMEONE KNOW THEIR OPINION IF THEY SO CHOOSE, BUT BE MINDFUL AT THE SAME TIME. DISNEY, LIKE MOST CRUISE LINES, DOES ACTUALLY READ THESE COMMENT CARDS. I KNOW IT CAN SEEM LIKE THEY DON'T, AND YOUR COMMENTS ARE JUST FALLING ON DEAF EARS, BUT EVERYTHING TAKES TIME. SO BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SEE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN SOMETHING AFTER YOUR COMPLAINT, DOESN'T MEAN IT HASN'T BEEN HEARD. PLUS WITH CLOSE TO 4,000 PEOPLE ON EVERY CRUISE, IT TAKES A VAST MAJORITY OF REPETITION FOR SOMETHING TO BECOME MORE THAN A RARE COMPLAINT OR REQUEST.
WHAT FAR TOO FEW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHEN THEY VENT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ON THESE COMMENT CARDS IS HOW THEY AFFECT THE EMPLOYEES THAT THESE COMPLAINTS OFTEN REFERENCE. DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME CRUISE LINES WHEN THEY RECEIVE A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT ABOUT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL FIRE THEM IMMEDIATELY? OTHERS ARE DEMOTED OR SUSPENDED. SOME CRUISE LINES, INCLUDING DISNEY, BASE RAISES AND PROMOTIONS ON THESE COMMENT CARDS. NOT ONLY WILL BAD COMMENTS OR REVIEWS PREVENT THESE EMPLOYEES FROM GETTING RAISES, BUT AS A RULE OF THUMB IT TAKES SEVERAL GLOWING COMMENTS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED.
WE ALL HAVE BAD EXPERIENCES TO SOME DEGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH IN OUR PUBLIC LIVES. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS WORSE BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING SO MUCH MORE. SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE IN A BAD MOOD TO BEGIN WITH. SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE HOPING TO IMPRESS SOMEONE WITH US, AND MANY OTHER REASONS. AND NO MATTER HOW WE REACT, GOOD OR BAD, RESTRAINED OR OVER THE TOP, IT RARELY MEANS SOMEONE'S JOB. BUT THIS IS EXACTLY THE CASE IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY.
DISNEY WANTS YOUR COMMENTS. THIS HOW THINGS CHANGE, SERVICE IMPROVES, DESIGNS ARE BETTER IMPLEMENTED. BUT SHORT OF A "CAST MEMBER" GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ACTUALLY RUIN YOUR CRUISE, IS IT REALLY WORTH RUINING THEIR JOB BY SINGLING THEM OUT ON A COMMENT CARD? SO PUT A LITTLE THOUGHT INTO WHAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO PUT ON YOUR COMMENT CARD BEFORE FILLING IT OUT AT THE END OF YOUR CRUISE. YOU CAN LIGHTEN A TIP, ASK FOR A DIFFERENT SERVER, OR AVOID SOMEONE OR SOMEPLACE ALL TOGETHER. YOU CAN'T TAKE BACK SOMETHING IN WRITING ONCE YOU'VE ALREADY TURNED IT IN.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "LILO AND STITCH". ONE OF MY SISTER'S FAVORITES. HAS GREAT HEART AND TEACHES A GREAT LESSON ABOUT FAMILY. IT ALSO MADE MY SON AN ELVIS FAN!
THE COMMENT CARD. I GUESS THIS SOUNDS PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY, BUT I NEVER KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THIS REALLY IS. DISNEY LEAVES A COMMENT CARD FOR EVERY GUEST TO FILL OUT ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR CRUISE, THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS, ACTIVITIES, ETC. AND MOST OF ALL THE SERVICE.
MOST PEOPLE IT SEEMS NOWADAYS, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FROM RESEARCHING ANYWAY, DON'T FEEL THAT THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE'S COMMENT CARDS ARE BIG ENOUGH TO PUT ALL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ON THEM. HAVING WORKED IN THE HOTEL AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES MOST OF MY LIFE I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A LOT IS TO COMPLAIN. I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A BLAZING GENERALIZATION, BUT TRUST ME THE FACTS OVER YEARS OF RESEARCH HOLD THIS OUT TO BE TRUE.
IT'S EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO SPEAK THEIR MIND AND LET SOMEONE KNOW THEIR OPINION IF THEY SO CHOOSE, BUT BE MINDFUL AT THE SAME TIME. DISNEY, LIKE MOST CRUISE LINES, DOES ACTUALLY READ THESE COMMENT CARDS. I KNOW IT CAN SEEM LIKE THEY DON'T, AND YOUR COMMENTS ARE JUST FALLING ON DEAF EARS, BUT EVERYTHING TAKES TIME. SO BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SEE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN SOMETHING AFTER YOUR COMPLAINT, DOESN'T MEAN IT HASN'T BEEN HEARD. PLUS WITH CLOSE TO 4,000 PEOPLE ON EVERY CRUISE, IT TAKES A VAST MAJORITY OF REPETITION FOR SOMETHING TO BECOME MORE THAN A RARE COMPLAINT OR REQUEST.
WHAT FAR TOO FEW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHEN THEY VENT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ON THESE COMMENT CARDS IS HOW THEY AFFECT THE EMPLOYEES THAT THESE COMPLAINTS OFTEN REFERENCE. DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME CRUISE LINES WHEN THEY RECEIVE A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT ABOUT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL FIRE THEM IMMEDIATELY? OTHERS ARE DEMOTED OR SUSPENDED. SOME CRUISE LINES, INCLUDING DISNEY, BASE RAISES AND PROMOTIONS ON THESE COMMENT CARDS. NOT ONLY WILL BAD COMMENTS OR REVIEWS PREVENT THESE EMPLOYEES FROM GETTING RAISES, BUT AS A RULE OF THUMB IT TAKES SEVERAL GLOWING COMMENTS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THEM TO BE RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED.
WE ALL HAVE BAD EXPERIENCES TO SOME DEGREE WITH THE PEOPLE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH IN OUR PUBLIC LIVES. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS WORSE BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING SO MUCH MORE. SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE IN A BAD MOOD TO BEGIN WITH. SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE HOPING TO IMPRESS SOMEONE WITH US, AND MANY OTHER REASONS. AND NO MATTER HOW WE REACT, GOOD OR BAD, RESTRAINED OR OVER THE TOP, IT RARELY MEANS SOMEONE'S JOB. BUT THIS IS EXACTLY THE CASE IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY.
DISNEY WANTS YOUR COMMENTS. THIS HOW THINGS CHANGE, SERVICE IMPROVES, DESIGNS ARE BETTER IMPLEMENTED. BUT SHORT OF A "CAST MEMBER" GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ACTUALLY RUIN YOUR CRUISE, IS IT REALLY WORTH RUINING THEIR JOB BY SINGLING THEM OUT ON A COMMENT CARD? SO PUT A LITTLE THOUGHT INTO WHAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO PUT ON YOUR COMMENT CARD BEFORE FILLING IT OUT AT THE END OF YOUR CRUISE. YOU CAN LIGHTEN A TIP, ASK FOR A DIFFERENT SERVER, OR AVOID SOMEONE OR SOMEPLACE ALL TOGETHER. YOU CAN'T TAKE BACK SOMETHING IN WRITING ONCE YOU'VE ALREADY TURNED IT IN.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "LILO AND STITCH". ONE OF MY SISTER'S FAVORITES. HAS GREAT HEART AND TEACHES A GREAT LESSON ABOUT FAMILY. IT ALSO MADE MY SON AN ELVIS FAN!
9 DAYS TO GO . . .
THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2011
RE-BOOK ON-BOARD. WHILE I DON'T PARTICULARLY PLAN ON BOOKING ANOTHER CRUISE ANYTIME REAL SOON, LET ALONE WHILE I'M STILL ON-BOARD DOING MY FIRST, IF I WAS GOING TO, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OTHER CRUISE LINES OFFER THE SAME OR SIMILAR INCENTIVES TO BOOK ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THEM WHILE YOU'RE STILL ON-BOARD, BUT DISNEY SURE DOES IT RIGHT. FROM ALL OF THE READING I HAVE DONE, IT'S QUITE ASTONISHING HOW MANY PEOPLE BOOK ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE WHILE THEY'RE STILL ON-BOARD THEIR CURRENT CRUISE SHIP.
THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE OFFERS A LOWER REQUIRED DEPOSIT AMOUNT, A DISCOUNT ON YOUR CRUISE RATE, AND A LARGER ON-BOARD CREDIT FOR BOOKING ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THEM WHILE YOU'RE STILL ON-BOARD.
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE LIKE ME MAY NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY'D LIKE TO CRUISE AGAIN, MOST KNOW THAT THEY WOULD INDEED LIKE TO. SO LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS DISNEY, THE FREQUENT FANS HAVE FIGURED AWAY AROUND THIS. THEY CALL THEM "DUMMY BOOKINGS". YOU JUST PICK A DATE FAR OUT FROM YOUR CURRENT CRUISE WITH ACCOMMODATIONS YOU MAY LIKE OR LESSER ONES TO KEEP YOUR DEPOSIT EVEN SMALLER AND AS TIME PASSES AND YOU FIND A DATE THAT MAY WORK FOR YOU OR A NEW CRUISE OR ITINERARY COMES INTO BEING, YOU JUST SWITCH YOUR DATES AND/OR INFORMATION OVER TO YOUR ACTUAL PREFERENCE. IT'S PRETTY SMART ACTUALLY, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL INDEED WANT TO CRUISE AGAIN WITH THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
I'M JUST NOT SURE WHEN THAT WILL BE FOR US. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE SAVINGS AND INCENTIVES THAT YOU GET ON-BOARD. IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN INSTANT REWARD FOR SAILING WITH THEM. AFTER OF COURSE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF DISNEY'S CASTAWAY CLUB AND CONTINUE TO BE REWARDED IN DIFFERENT WAYS FOR HAVING SAILED WITH THEM PRIOR. BUT WITH CHANGES COMING FAST AND FURIOUS IN BOTH WALT DISNEY WORLD AND IN DISNEY LAND, THEY MAY BE OUR NEXT CHOICES, AND I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN TO AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT AND IF I TRAVEL WITHOUT MY SON, THAT MAY BE MY FIRST CHOICE. BUT FOR THOSE, WHO I'M SURE I WILL SOON BE A PART, BELIEVE THERE IS NO CRUISE LIKE A DISNEY CRUISE, BOOKING A FUTURE CRUISE WHILE STILL ON-BOARD ONLY MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "MONSTER'S INC." AND "RETURN TO NEVERLAND". I REALLY LIKED MONSTER'S INC. BUT I THINK I WAS AS IMPRESSED WITH THE ANIMATION AS I WAS THE MOVIE. RETURN TO NEVERLAND, ASIDE FROM THE TOY STORY MOVIES, MAY BE MY FAVORITE SEQUEL THAT DISNEY ANIMATION HAS DONE. IT REALLY KEEPS IN THEME AND MOOD WITH THE ORIGINAL.
RE-BOOK ON-BOARD. WHILE I DON'T PARTICULARLY PLAN ON BOOKING ANOTHER CRUISE ANYTIME REAL SOON, LET ALONE WHILE I'M STILL ON-BOARD DOING MY FIRST, IF I WAS GOING TO, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OTHER CRUISE LINES OFFER THE SAME OR SIMILAR INCENTIVES TO BOOK ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THEM WHILE YOU'RE STILL ON-BOARD, BUT DISNEY SURE DOES IT RIGHT. FROM ALL OF THE READING I HAVE DONE, IT'S QUITE ASTONISHING HOW MANY PEOPLE BOOK ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE WHILE THEY'RE STILL ON-BOARD THEIR CURRENT CRUISE SHIP.
THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE OFFERS A LOWER REQUIRED DEPOSIT AMOUNT, A DISCOUNT ON YOUR CRUISE RATE, AND A LARGER ON-BOARD CREDIT FOR BOOKING ANOTHER CRUISE WITH THEM WHILE YOU'RE STILL ON-BOARD.
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE LIKE ME MAY NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY'D LIKE TO CRUISE AGAIN, MOST KNOW THAT THEY WOULD INDEED LIKE TO. SO LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS DISNEY, THE FREQUENT FANS HAVE FIGURED AWAY AROUND THIS. THEY CALL THEM "DUMMY BOOKINGS". YOU JUST PICK A DATE FAR OUT FROM YOUR CURRENT CRUISE WITH ACCOMMODATIONS YOU MAY LIKE OR LESSER ONES TO KEEP YOUR DEPOSIT EVEN SMALLER AND AS TIME PASSES AND YOU FIND A DATE THAT MAY WORK FOR YOU OR A NEW CRUISE OR ITINERARY COMES INTO BEING, YOU JUST SWITCH YOUR DATES AND/OR INFORMATION OVER TO YOUR ACTUAL PREFERENCE. IT'S PRETTY SMART ACTUALLY, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL INDEED WANT TO CRUISE AGAIN WITH THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
I'M JUST NOT SURE WHEN THAT WILL BE FOR US. I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE SAVINGS AND INCENTIVES THAT YOU GET ON-BOARD. IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN INSTANT REWARD FOR SAILING WITH THEM. AFTER OF COURSE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF DISNEY'S CASTAWAY CLUB AND CONTINUE TO BE REWARDED IN DIFFERENT WAYS FOR HAVING SAILED WITH THEM PRIOR. BUT WITH CHANGES COMING FAST AND FURIOUS IN BOTH WALT DISNEY WORLD AND IN DISNEY LAND, THEY MAY BE OUR NEXT CHOICES, AND I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN TO AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT AND IF I TRAVEL WITHOUT MY SON, THAT MAY BE MY FIRST CHOICE. BUT FOR THOSE, WHO I'M SURE I WILL SOON BE A PART, BELIEVE THERE IS NO CRUISE LIKE A DISNEY CRUISE, BOOKING A FUTURE CRUISE WHILE STILL ON-BOARD ONLY MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "MONSTER'S INC." AND "RETURN TO NEVERLAND". I REALLY LIKED MONSTER'S INC. BUT I THINK I WAS AS IMPRESSED WITH THE ANIMATION AS I WAS THE MOVIE. RETURN TO NEVERLAND, ASIDE FROM THE TOY STORY MOVIES, MAY BE MY FAVORITE SEQUEL THAT DISNEY ANIMATION HAS DONE. IT REALLY KEEPS IN THEME AND MOOD WITH THE ORIGINAL.
10 DAYS TO GO . . .
WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2011
GO OVER YOUR BILL EARLY. YOU CAN CHECK YOUR CHARGES AND/OR GET A PRINT OUT OF YOUR BILL AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR CRUISE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A COPY IS SLIPPED UNDER YOUR DOOR LATE ON THE LAST NIGHT TO GO OVER IT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM KEY, AND THEREFORE YOUR ROOM. DRINKS THROUGH ROOM SERVICE, ANY DRINKS AT ANY OF THE BARS OR LOUNGES, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT MEALS, SHOPPING IN THE STORES, SPECIALTY DRINKS ON DECK, PLUS WHATEVER BALANCE YOU MAY HAVE OR PRODUCED OTHERWISE BEFORE OR DURING YOUR CRUISE.
YOU CAN PUT TIPS ON YOUR ROOM BILL AS WELL. YOU CAN PRE-PAY THEM OR HAVE THEM CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM INSTEAD OF PREFERRING TO PAY THEM IN CASH TO YOUR SERVERS ON THE LAST NIGHT. WHAT SOME DON'T KNOW IS THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON BOARD HAVE AN AUTOMATIC 15% GRATUITY ADDED ON. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE A SOURCE OF OCCASIONAL CONTENTION WHEN THERE ARE TOO MANY TIPS ADDED OR TIPS ON DRINKS YOU NEVER HAD APPLIED.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY DIFFERENT CHARGES THAT COULD GO AWRY WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ALL CHARGING TO THE SAME CARD, BUT DISNEY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE CHARGES FAIRLY STRAIGHT. ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON FOR CHECKING YOUR BILL BEFORE THE LAST SECOND IS THAT YOU'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR ON-BOARD CREDITS, YOUR DISNEY REWARDS, AND/OR GIFT CARDS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. BY CHECKING EARLY ENOUGH, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY MISTAKES CORRECTED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT TOO MUCH WAITING IN LINE EITHER.
MOST OF THIS CAN BE HANDLED AT AND THROUGH GUEST SERVICES ON-BOARD, BUT THE LINE THERE CAN GET UNBELIEVABLY LONG THE LATER IT GETS ON YOUR LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE DEBARKING. SO PLAN AHEAD AND YOU COULD NOT ONLY SAVE YOURSELF A HEADACHE, BUT FROM STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WORSE!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "LADY AND THE TRAMP II", WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE FIRST, AND "THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE", WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU'RE A SMART ASS LIKE ME AND ENJOY DAVID SPADE AND HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.
GO OVER YOUR BILL EARLY. YOU CAN CHECK YOUR CHARGES AND/OR GET A PRINT OUT OF YOUR BILL AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR CRUISE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A COPY IS SLIPPED UNDER YOUR DOOR LATE ON THE LAST NIGHT TO GO OVER IT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM KEY, AND THEREFORE YOUR ROOM. DRINKS THROUGH ROOM SERVICE, ANY DRINKS AT ANY OF THE BARS OR LOUNGES, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT MEALS, SHOPPING IN THE STORES, SPECIALTY DRINKS ON DECK, PLUS WHATEVER BALANCE YOU MAY HAVE OR PRODUCED OTHERWISE BEFORE OR DURING YOUR CRUISE.
YOU CAN PUT TIPS ON YOUR ROOM BILL AS WELL. YOU CAN PRE-PAY THEM OR HAVE THEM CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM INSTEAD OF PREFERRING TO PAY THEM IN CASH TO YOUR SERVERS ON THE LAST NIGHT. WHAT SOME DON'T KNOW IS THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON BOARD HAVE AN AUTOMATIC 15% GRATUITY ADDED ON. THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE A SOURCE OF OCCASIONAL CONTENTION WHEN THERE ARE TOO MANY TIPS ADDED OR TIPS ON DRINKS YOU NEVER HAD APPLIED.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY DIFFERENT CHARGES THAT COULD GO AWRY WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ALL CHARGING TO THE SAME CARD, BUT DISNEY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE CHARGES FAIRLY STRAIGHT. ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON FOR CHECKING YOUR BILL BEFORE THE LAST SECOND IS THAT YOU'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR ON-BOARD CREDITS, YOUR DISNEY REWARDS, AND/OR GIFT CARDS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. BY CHECKING EARLY ENOUGH, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY MISTAKES CORRECTED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT TOO MUCH WAITING IN LINE EITHER.
MOST OF THIS CAN BE HANDLED AT AND THROUGH GUEST SERVICES ON-BOARD, BUT THE LINE THERE CAN GET UNBELIEVABLY LONG THE LATER IT GETS ON YOUR LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE DEBARKING. SO PLAN AHEAD AND YOU COULD NOT ONLY SAVE YOURSELF A HEADACHE, BUT FROM STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WORSE!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "LADY AND THE TRAMP II", WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE FIRST, AND "THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE", WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU'RE A SMART ASS LIKE ME AND ENJOY DAVID SPADE AND HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.
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