TUESDAY MARCH 29, 2011
WITH ALL THESE UNBELIEVABLE OPTIONS OF THINGS TO DO ON-BOARD YOUR CRUISE, YOU'LL BE COVERING SOME SERIOUS GROUND, AND DECKS. DON'T WORRY. A SHIP ALMOST 4 FOOTBALL FIELDS LONG AND 14 DECKS HIGH HAS IT'S OWN ELEVATORS; IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS I BELIEVE. ONE SET IS TOWARD THE BACK OF THE SHIP, ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIP, AND ONE IS TOWARD THE FRONT.
THE MID-SHIP ELEVATORS ON THE NEW DISNEY DREAM ARE TRULY SOMETHING TO BEHOLD. THEY'RE LOCATED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIPS ATRIUM LOBBY THAT ALONE IS THREE DECKS HIGH. THEY'RE BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED GLASS ELEVATORS WITH A SPECTRUM VIEW OF THE ENTIRE SHIPS CENTRAL HUB OF AN ATRIUM. THE CENTER PIECE OF WHICH IS A GIANT ART DECO COLORED GLASS CHANDELIER HANGING FROM THE CENTER OF THE LOBBY'S CEILING. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. THE ELEVATORS SHAFT WALLS ARE ALSO ADORNED WITH FANCIFUL DISNEY ANIMATION PAINTINGS TO VIEW AS YOU RISE AND FALL ON YOUR RIDE. NO ONE DOES THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE DISNEY.
AHH, BUT THERE IS A DRAWBACK. THESE SAME CENTRALIZED ELEVATORS ARE THE MOST USED BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION NEAR THE LOBBY, SHUTTERS PHOTOS, RESTAURANTS, ETC. SO CATCHING ONE OF THESE AT TIMES WITHOUT A LONG WAIT CAN SEEM ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE UNFORTUNATELY. THE FORWARD AND AFT ELEVATORS RARELY HAVE NEARLY THE SAME CROWDS OR WAIT TIMES, SO IF YOU CAN PLAN FOR IT, IT MAY BE WORTH THE WALK ACROSS THE SHIP TO ONE OF THOSE.
THE OTHER OPTION, AND ONE MOST SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER, IS TAKING THE STAIRS. THAT'S RIGHT. I SAID IT. NOW GRANTED, MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE HOOFING UP STAIRS FROM THEIR ROOM ON DECK 2 TO THE POOL ON DECK 11 AND BACK EVERYDAY, BUT THEY MAY BE THE EXCEPTION. CASE IN POINT: OUR STATEROOM IS ON DECK 5 AND PRETTY CLOSE TO THE FORWARD ELEVATORS. BUT SHORT OF NO LINE OR ANYBODY IN THEM WHEN THEY STOP, WE'LL TAKE THE STAIRS. WHY? IT'S A LITTLE EXERCISE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE CONFINED TO NOT DOING TOO MUCH WALKING. ALREADY KNOWING THE CROWDS AND THE WAITS, EVEN GOING FROM DECK 5 TO DECK 11, WE CAN PROBABLY MAKE IT FASTER.
MOST PEOPLE ARE TAKING ELEVATORS AT THE SAME TIMES. BREAKFAST. LUNCH. DINNER. AFTER. THE SHOWS. THE POOLS. PRETTY CONSISTENT CONSIDERING MOST THINGS ON A CRUISE ARE SCHEDULED, SO YOU CAN EITHER PLAN AROUND THE CROWDS OR PLAN AROUND THE ELEVATORS.
STAIRS DON'T STOP. STAIRS ARE NEVER TOO CROWDED FOR TWO MORE. IF YOU KNOW WHAT FLOOR YOU'RE HEADING TO, THAT BIG NUMBER ON THE STAIRWAY DOORS SHOULD MAKE IT PRETTY EASY FOR ANYBODY. GRANTED SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY ABLE TO TAKE THE STAIRS, BUT COME ON, MOST OF US CAN. I'M GONNA USE EM TO TIRE MY KID OUT! MAKES FOR AN EARLIER BED TIME AND SOME FREE TIME FOR ME. ;-) SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE ON THE SHIP, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STAIRS ARE ALWAYS AN OPTION WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO COMPLAIN LIKE CRAZY THAT YOU HAD TO WAIT SO LONG FOR AN ELEVATOR!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
BREAK IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL CHAIN TONIGHT. "TANGLED" CAME OUT ON DVD TODAY, SO WE RENTED IT. NEITHER OF US HAD SEEN IT AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T, DO SO. IT WAS GOOD. REALLY FUNNY. NICE MIX OF A GIRLS PRINCESS STORY AND BOYS SLAPSTICK HUMOR. AS GOOD AS ALL THE REVIEWS.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
26 DAYS TO GO . . .
MONDAY MARCH 28, 2011
TALKS AND LECTURES ON-BOARD. THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES ON-BOARD THAT WHEN YOU FIRST SEE YOUR PERSONAL NAVIGATOR, YOU'RE LIABLE TO BE OVERWHELMED WITH THEM ALL. I'M SURE YOU, LIKE MOST CRUISERS, WILL WANT TO DO ALMOST ALL OF THEM AND WILL CONSTANTLY BE AFRAID OF MISSING SOMETHING. IT'S FUNNY ISN'T IT? WE'RE CONSTANTLY GETTIN ON KIDS FOR BEING NOSEY AND TELLING THEM, "YOU'RE JUST AFRAID OF MISSING SOMETHING." NOW THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER FOOT HUH? GRANTED, A LOT OF THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SEARCHING OUR ARE FOR THE KIDS, BUT THERE'S PLENTY IN THE LINE-UP FOR US TOO.
SO DISNEY HAS SPEECHES, TUTORIALS, OR, BASICALLY, INFOMERCIALS, ON-BOARD FOR MOST OF THESE MAJOR EVENTS. LIKE THE ONE THEY HAVE IN THE THEATER ABOUT SHOPPING AND EXCURSIONS IN NASSAU. IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GETTING OFF OF THE BOAT IN NASSAU, YOU ALMOST FEEL OBLIGATED TO GO AND FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. GET SOME INSIDE INFORMATION OR SOME SPECIAL YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT OTHERWISE. IRONIC THAT BY ATTENDING THIS YOU COULD BE MISSING SOMETHING FUN INSTEAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT THE SAME SPEECH IS PLAYED ON YOUR T.V. ON ONE OF THE CHANNELS IN YOUR ROOM.
THERE ARE EMBARKATION, AND DEBARKATION TALKS AND LONGER EVENTS TO GET YOU TO TRY AND BUY INTO THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB. AT LEAST AT THIS ONE YOU HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING SOME PRIZES OR ON-BOARD CREDITS. BUT DON'T SACRIFICE ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOU OR YOUR PARTY FOR ONE OF THESE LECTURES. YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW MOST OF THE INFORMATION ALREADY OR CAN JUST CATCH IT ON YOUR TV IN YOUR ROOM IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR IT.
ONE OF THE NEW ONES ON THE DISNEY DREAM IS "THE MAKING OF THE DREAM". I WAS TEMPTED MYSELF AFTER JUST HEARING THE NAME, AND I'VE READ ALL I CAN ON THIS SHIP. BUT AFTER FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, IT'S NOT FOR ME. IT'S NOT THIS BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY FILM LIKE IT SOUNDS. IT'S REALLY JUST A POWER POINT PRESENTATION. SOME MAY ENJOY IT, BUT MOST WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IN THE END AND LEAVE THINKING, "THAT WAS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE." AND YOU CAN'T GET THAT TIME BACK ONCE IT'S ALREADY GONE. AND ONCE AGAIN YOU, AND EVEN WORSE, YOU AND OTHERS, MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING REALLY ENTERTAINING ELSEWHERE.
NOW IT'S ALWAYS A MATTER OF PERSONAL TASTE, BUT PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO IT BEFORE YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND ANYTHING INFORMATIONAL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON'T BE AFRAID TO LEAVE BEFORE IT'S OVER IF IT'S NOT FOR YOU. I'VE READ REVIEWS FROM MANY WHO SAID THEY "DIDN'T WANT TO WALK OUT BEFORE IT WAS OVER." NOT ME! I HATE WASTED TIME. IF IT'S NOT FOR ME, I'M OUT. DON'T BE AFRAID TO DO THE SAME. ENJOY THE TIME YOU HAVE.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE", A CUTE ANIMATED PLAY ON SHERLOCK HOLMES.
TALKS AND LECTURES ON-BOARD. THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES ON-BOARD THAT WHEN YOU FIRST SEE YOUR PERSONAL NAVIGATOR, YOU'RE LIABLE TO BE OVERWHELMED WITH THEM ALL. I'M SURE YOU, LIKE MOST CRUISERS, WILL WANT TO DO ALMOST ALL OF THEM AND WILL CONSTANTLY BE AFRAID OF MISSING SOMETHING. IT'S FUNNY ISN'T IT? WE'RE CONSTANTLY GETTIN ON KIDS FOR BEING NOSEY AND TELLING THEM, "YOU'RE JUST AFRAID OF MISSING SOMETHING." NOW THE SHOE'S ON THE OTHER FOOT HUH? GRANTED, A LOT OF THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SEARCHING OUR ARE FOR THE KIDS, BUT THERE'S PLENTY IN THE LINE-UP FOR US TOO.
SO DISNEY HAS SPEECHES, TUTORIALS, OR, BASICALLY, INFOMERCIALS, ON-BOARD FOR MOST OF THESE MAJOR EVENTS. LIKE THE ONE THEY HAVE IN THE THEATER ABOUT SHOPPING AND EXCURSIONS IN NASSAU. IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GETTING OFF OF THE BOAT IN NASSAU, YOU ALMOST FEEL OBLIGATED TO GO AND FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. GET SOME INSIDE INFORMATION OR SOME SPECIAL YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT OTHERWISE. IRONIC THAT BY ATTENDING THIS YOU COULD BE MISSING SOMETHING FUN INSTEAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT THE SAME SPEECH IS PLAYED ON YOUR T.V. ON ONE OF THE CHANNELS IN YOUR ROOM.
THERE ARE EMBARKATION, AND DEBARKATION TALKS AND LONGER EVENTS TO GET YOU TO TRY AND BUY INTO THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB. AT LEAST AT THIS ONE YOU HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING SOME PRIZES OR ON-BOARD CREDITS. BUT DON'T SACRIFICE ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOU OR YOUR PARTY FOR ONE OF THESE LECTURES. YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW MOST OF THE INFORMATION ALREADY OR CAN JUST CATCH IT ON YOUR TV IN YOUR ROOM IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR IT.
ONE OF THE NEW ONES ON THE DISNEY DREAM IS "THE MAKING OF THE DREAM". I WAS TEMPTED MYSELF AFTER JUST HEARING THE NAME, AND I'VE READ ALL I CAN ON THIS SHIP. BUT AFTER FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, IT'S NOT FOR ME. IT'S NOT THIS BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY FILM LIKE IT SOUNDS. IT'S REALLY JUST A POWER POINT PRESENTATION. SOME MAY ENJOY IT, BUT MOST WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IN THE END AND LEAVE THINKING, "THAT WAS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE." AND YOU CAN'T GET THAT TIME BACK ONCE IT'S ALREADY GONE. AND ONCE AGAIN YOU, AND EVEN WORSE, YOU AND OTHERS, MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING REALLY ENTERTAINING ELSEWHERE.
NOW IT'S ALWAYS A MATTER OF PERSONAL TASTE, BUT PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO IT BEFORE YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND ANYTHING INFORMATIONAL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON'T BE AFRAID TO LEAVE BEFORE IT'S OVER IF IT'S NOT FOR YOU. I'VE READ REVIEWS FROM MANY WHO SAID THEY "DIDN'T WANT TO WALK OUT BEFORE IT WAS OVER." NOT ME! I HATE WASTED TIME. IF IT'S NOT FOR ME, I'M OUT. DON'T BE AFRAID TO DO THE SAME. ENJOY THE TIME YOU HAVE.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE", A CUTE ANIMATED PLAY ON SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
27 DAYS TO GO . . .
SUNDAY MARCH 27, 2011
FINDING YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS ON-BOARD. SINCE THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE IS SO DOMINATED BY FAMILIES THAT ARE ALREADY FANS OF DISNEY, YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS AROUND THE SHIP, JUST LIKE AT THE PARKS.
WELL AT THE PARKS YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE CHARACTERS SPREAD OUT INTO THE DIFFERENT "LANDS" AT DIFFERENT TIMES. YOU CAN FIND CHARACTER SPOTS ON MAPS OR ASK AS TO WHERE TO GO AND WHEN. THE PROBLEM AT THE PARKS CAN BE THAT ONE DAY MAY ONLY HAVE 10,000 VISITORS, WHILE ANOTHER DAY OF THE YEAR CAN HAVE 100,000 PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO SEE THE SAME THINGS.
THIS IS WHERE THE REAL ADVANTAGE OF TAKING A DISNEY CRUISE CAN COME INTO EFFECT. NO MATTER WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK, OR WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR YOU'RE CRUISING, THE SHIP IS NEVER GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE ON IT. IT'S A FINITE NUMBER. MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY. TRUE THAT IT CAN FEEL MORE CROWDED ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS, BUT NOTHING LIKE THE DIFFERENCE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
TO MAKE THINGS EVEN EASIER ON YOU, THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE PRINTS IN YOUR PERSONAL NAVIGATOR WHAT CHARACTERS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND WHEN AND WHERE. NOW THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH SPACE ON A 4 PAGE DAILY ITINERARY PAPER SO YOU CAN FIND EVEN MORE DETAIL ELSEWHERE TOO. THERE IS A DIGITAL BOARD IN THE LOBBY OF ALL DISNEY SHIPS THAT HAS THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR ALL CHARACTERS FOR THAT DAY SHOWING CONSTANTLY. BUT YOU CAN GET EVEN MORE DETAIL EASIER THAN THAT TOO. YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR STATEROOM (OR ANY HOUSE) PHONE AND DIAL 7-PALS AND FIND OUT THE EXACT TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF EACH AND EVERY CHARACTER APPEARANCE FOR THAT DAY RIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE IN ADVANCE AND EVEN PLAN OUT YOUR PHOTO OPS WITH THEM.
THE DISNEY CHARACTERS ARE KNOWN TO APPEAR FROM THE BEGINNING OF YOUR CRUISE ALL THE WAY TO THE END. YOU CAN SEE CERTAIN ONES APPEARING IN THE TERMINAL BEFORE YOU EMBARK, AROUND THE POOL DECK, AT DECK PARTIES, IN THE ATRIUM, THE LOUNGES, THE KIDS CLUBS, THE SPA, AND EVEN JUST RUNNING INTO THEM IN THE HALLWAY OR ELEVATOR. AND AGAIN, IT COULD BE JUST YOU, OR A FEW OTHERS WITH YOU AND THAT'S IT, COMPARED TO POSSIBLY HUNDREDS WAITING FOR THE SAME AT THE PARKS.
MANY SCHEDULED CHARACTER APPEARANCES WILL HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS STATIONED NEARBY WITH THEM, JUST LIKE THE PARKS. ALTHOUGH ON THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE THERE IS NO "PHOTOPASS" LIKE THE PARKS. PHOTOGRAPHY IS RUN BY "SHUTTERS", A PRIVATE COMPANY. BUT YOU CAN PURCHASE PICTURES THEY TAKE JUST LIKE AT THE PARKS. THEY WILL TAKE PICTURES OF YOU WITH YOUR OWN CAMERA AS WELL, OR LET YOU TAKE SOME OF YOUR KIDS OR FAMILY WITH THE CHARACTERS TOO. A REAL ADVANTAGE TO THESE SITUATIONS IS IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN LINE WITHOUT YOUR CAMERA. AT LEAST SOMEONE WILL BE THERE TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT FOR YOU.
IF IT'S A PRINTED AND SCHEDULED APPEARANCE, ODDS ARE THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A FEW OTHERS THAT ARE THINKING THE SAME AS YOU, SO YOU SHOULD TRY TO PLAN ON BEING THERE A FEW MINUTES EARLY. LIKE AT THE DISNEY PARKS, EACH INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER IS USUALLY ONLY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING REPLACED BY ANOTHER. A CAST MEMBER WILL USUALLY TELL A CERTAIN PERSON IN THE LINE THAT THEY ARE AT THE CUT-OFF POINT FOR THAT PARTICULAR CHARACTER. IF YOU KNOW WHO'S NEXT AND WHERE THE CUT-OFF POINT IS, YOU CAN ALSO PLAN TO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE FOR THE NEXT CHARACTER. BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR APPEARANCES HAS GROWN TO BE THE PRINCESSES. THEY USUALLY APPEAR IN A GROUP AND THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE HAS ONE LINE FOR YOU TO SEE ALL OF THEM SO THE TURN OUT OF LITTLE GIRLS IN GOWNS IS HUGE, SO MAKE SURE YOU PLAN ON IT . . . AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE RESCUERS". GREAT VOICE TALENT IN THIS FILM.
FINDING YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS ON-BOARD. SINCE THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE IS SO DOMINATED BY FAMILIES THAT ARE ALREADY FANS OF DISNEY, YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS AROUND THE SHIP, JUST LIKE AT THE PARKS.
WELL AT THE PARKS YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE CHARACTERS SPREAD OUT INTO THE DIFFERENT "LANDS" AT DIFFERENT TIMES. YOU CAN FIND CHARACTER SPOTS ON MAPS OR ASK AS TO WHERE TO GO AND WHEN. THE PROBLEM AT THE PARKS CAN BE THAT ONE DAY MAY ONLY HAVE 10,000 VISITORS, WHILE ANOTHER DAY OF THE YEAR CAN HAVE 100,000 PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO SEE THE SAME THINGS.
THIS IS WHERE THE REAL ADVANTAGE OF TAKING A DISNEY CRUISE CAN COME INTO EFFECT. NO MATTER WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK, OR WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR YOU'RE CRUISING, THE SHIP IS NEVER GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE ON IT. IT'S A FINITE NUMBER. MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY. TRUE THAT IT CAN FEEL MORE CROWDED ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS, BUT NOTHING LIKE THE DIFFERENCE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
TO MAKE THINGS EVEN EASIER ON YOU, THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE PRINTS IN YOUR PERSONAL NAVIGATOR WHAT CHARACTERS YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND WHEN AND WHERE. NOW THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH SPACE ON A 4 PAGE DAILY ITINERARY PAPER SO YOU CAN FIND EVEN MORE DETAIL ELSEWHERE TOO. THERE IS A DIGITAL BOARD IN THE LOBBY OF ALL DISNEY SHIPS THAT HAS THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR ALL CHARACTERS FOR THAT DAY SHOWING CONSTANTLY. BUT YOU CAN GET EVEN MORE DETAIL EASIER THAN THAT TOO. YOU CAN PICK UP YOUR STATEROOM (OR ANY HOUSE) PHONE AND DIAL 7-PALS AND FIND OUT THE EXACT TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF EACH AND EVERY CHARACTER APPEARANCE FOR THAT DAY RIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE IN ADVANCE AND EVEN PLAN OUT YOUR PHOTO OPS WITH THEM.
THE DISNEY CHARACTERS ARE KNOWN TO APPEAR FROM THE BEGINNING OF YOUR CRUISE ALL THE WAY TO THE END. YOU CAN SEE CERTAIN ONES APPEARING IN THE TERMINAL BEFORE YOU EMBARK, AROUND THE POOL DECK, AT DECK PARTIES, IN THE ATRIUM, THE LOUNGES, THE KIDS CLUBS, THE SPA, AND EVEN JUST RUNNING INTO THEM IN THE HALLWAY OR ELEVATOR. AND AGAIN, IT COULD BE JUST YOU, OR A FEW OTHERS WITH YOU AND THAT'S IT, COMPARED TO POSSIBLY HUNDREDS WAITING FOR THE SAME AT THE PARKS.
MANY SCHEDULED CHARACTER APPEARANCES WILL HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS STATIONED NEARBY WITH THEM, JUST LIKE THE PARKS. ALTHOUGH ON THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE THERE IS NO "PHOTOPASS" LIKE THE PARKS. PHOTOGRAPHY IS RUN BY "SHUTTERS", A PRIVATE COMPANY. BUT YOU CAN PURCHASE PICTURES THEY TAKE JUST LIKE AT THE PARKS. THEY WILL TAKE PICTURES OF YOU WITH YOUR OWN CAMERA AS WELL, OR LET YOU TAKE SOME OF YOUR KIDS OR FAMILY WITH THE CHARACTERS TOO. A REAL ADVANTAGE TO THESE SITUATIONS IS IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN LINE WITHOUT YOUR CAMERA. AT LEAST SOMEONE WILL BE THERE TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT FOR YOU.
IF IT'S A PRINTED AND SCHEDULED APPEARANCE, ODDS ARE THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A FEW OTHERS THAT ARE THINKING THE SAME AS YOU, SO YOU SHOULD TRY TO PLAN ON BEING THERE A FEW MINUTES EARLY. LIKE AT THE DISNEY PARKS, EACH INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER IS USUALLY ONLY SCHEDULED TO APPEAR FOR 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING REPLACED BY ANOTHER. A CAST MEMBER WILL USUALLY TELL A CERTAIN PERSON IN THE LINE THAT THEY ARE AT THE CUT-OFF POINT FOR THAT PARTICULAR CHARACTER. IF YOU KNOW WHO'S NEXT AND WHERE THE CUT-OFF POINT IS, YOU CAN ALSO PLAN TO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE FOR THE NEXT CHARACTER. BY FAR THE MOST POPULAR APPEARANCES HAS GROWN TO BE THE PRINCESSES. THEY USUALLY APPEAR IN A GROUP AND THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE HAS ONE LINE FOR YOU TO SEE ALL OF THEM SO THE TURN OUT OF LITTLE GIRLS IN GOWNS IS HUGE, SO MAKE SURE YOU PLAN ON IT . . . AND TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE RESCUERS". GREAT VOICE TALENT IN THIS FILM.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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.
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.
Friday, March 25, 2011
29 DAYS TO GO . . .
FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2011
YOUR STATEROOM FRIDGE. THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE HAS HAD REFRIGERATORS IN ALL THEIR ROOMS SINCE FIRST SAILING. THE PROBLEM WAS THEY REALLY WEREN'T REFRIGERATORS. THEY WERE "COOLING BOXES". HUH? YOU KNOW YOU'RE THINKIN, "UH OH. WHAT'S THE CATCH?" COME ON, LIKE ANSWERING "DO YOU HAVE AIR CONDITIONING?" WITH "NO BUT THE CEILING FANS KEEP THE ROOM COOL ENOUGH." REALLY? HOW COOL IS COOL? MY COOL MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOUR COOL IS. AND IS IT COOL ENOUGH? YOU SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH IT PERSONALLY, WHAT IF YOU HAD MEDICINE THAT NEEDED TO BE KEPT COOL AT OR BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE? EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A "FRIDGE" IN YOUR ROOM, YOU COULDN'T STORE YOUR OWN MEDICINE IN IT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE SAFE.
WELL WITH THE NEW DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS COMING ON LINE, THEY'VE TRIED TO RECTIFY THIS. I SAY TRY BECAUSE THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION RELEASED PRIOR TO THE DISNEY DREAM'S FIRST SAILING THAT SAID THERE WOULD BE AN HONEST TO GOODNESS SMALL REFRIGERATOR IN EVERY ROOM. COME THE FIRST SAILING . . . A NEW COOLING BOX. UNBELIEVABLE. I'D REALLY LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR RATIONALE WAS FOR THIS. I KNOW IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE GUESTS IMMEDIATELY TURN THE FRIDGES TO AS COLD AS THEY CAN GET. THE LITTLE FREEZERS FREEZE OVER, OR AT LEAST OVER THE COOLING COILS AND INEVITABLY AT SOME POINT THEY HAVE TO BE DEFROSTED. THE ICE BUILDS UP, DECREASES THE USABLE SPACE INSIDE AND IT'S ACTUALLY BAD FOR THE COILS AND THE FRIDGE AS WELL. WELL WITH A CRUISE SHIP THAT'S SAILING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. WHEN DO YOU DEFROST IT? THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 5 HOURS MAX BETWEEN GUESTS LEAVING AND NEW ONES COMING ON. AND DO YOU JUST UNPLUG IT AND LEAVE TOWELS IN THE BOTTOM? YOU CAN'T HAVE WATER HITTING THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THAT CAUSES MOLD AND SMELLS. IT'S A REAL QUANDARY IN A ROOM THAT IS OCCUPIED ALL THE TIME. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S WHAT DISNEY'S MOTIVATION WAS.
EITHER WAY, THE NEW "BOXES" ARE DESIGNED TO GET COLDER AND BE SAFE TO AT LEAST PUT MEDICINES IN AND KEEP DRINKS "COOL". THERE ARE NO ICE MACHINES ON DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS, MOST SHIPS ACTUALLY. DISNEY DISPENSES ICE AT THE DRINK STATIONS ON THE UPPER DECK FOR DRINKS. ICE BUCKETS HAVE TO BE FILLED BY YOUR STATEROOM HOST, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE COLD DRINKS IN YOUR ROOM, THIS MAY BE A NECESSITY. ANOTHER POPULAR USE FOR A FULL ICE BUCKET IN YOUR ROOM IS TO PUT IT IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS WELL HELP MAKE YOUR FRIDGE COLDER AND SLOW THE MELTING OF THE ICE DOWN. IT'S SIMPLE PHYSICS. HEY, THE ORIGINAL AIR CONDITIONERS WERE FANS BLOWING ACROSS ICE BLOCKS. SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? PLUS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR STATEROOM HOST BRING YOU A FULL ICE BUCKET TWICE A DAY. DAY AND NIGHT. MAYBE ONCE FOR THAT BOX COOLING AND ONCE FOR THOSE ICE COLD SCREWDRIVERS IN YOUR ROOM. MMMM. SCREWDRIVER. OH WAIT, THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC.
BUT, AT LEAST YOU KNOW THERE IS A REFRIGERATOR IN YOUR ROOM, NO MATTER HOW COLD IT MAY GET. LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU STAY IN A HOTEL, YOU USUALLY WANT ONE EVEN IF NOT SURE YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT. NOW YOU HAVE IT. AND WITH MOST PEOPLE TRAVELING WITH FAMILIES, IT'S A REAL BONUS TO KNOW IT'S THERE TO PLAN ON OR JUST IN CASE. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T IN THEIR ROOMS MUCH, BUT YOU WILL BE AT SOME POINTS, AND THE BIGGER THE ROOM, THE MORE PEOPLE ARE USUALLY IN THEM. SO START MIXING THOSE DRINKS . . . I'M ON MY WAY!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE FOX AND THE HOUND". ONE I'VE ONLY SEEN PART OF, NOT REALLY SURE WHY. IT NEVER REALLY GOT A WHOLE LOT OF DISNEY PUBLICITY. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS DON'T TRANSLATE WELL ENOUGH TO THE PARKS. HAD TO RUN TO THE THRIFT STORE TO BUY THE VHS FOR A BUCK.
YOUR STATEROOM FRIDGE. THE DISNEY CRUISE LINE HAS HAD REFRIGERATORS IN ALL THEIR ROOMS SINCE FIRST SAILING. THE PROBLEM WAS THEY REALLY WEREN'T REFRIGERATORS. THEY WERE "COOLING BOXES". HUH? YOU KNOW YOU'RE THINKIN, "UH OH. WHAT'S THE CATCH?" COME ON, LIKE ANSWERING "DO YOU HAVE AIR CONDITIONING?" WITH "NO BUT THE CEILING FANS KEEP THE ROOM COOL ENOUGH." REALLY? HOW COOL IS COOL? MY COOL MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOUR COOL IS. AND IS IT COOL ENOUGH? YOU SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH IT PERSONALLY, WHAT IF YOU HAD MEDICINE THAT NEEDED TO BE KEPT COOL AT OR BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE? EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A "FRIDGE" IN YOUR ROOM, YOU COULDN'T STORE YOUR OWN MEDICINE IN IT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE SAFE.
WELL WITH THE NEW DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS COMING ON LINE, THEY'VE TRIED TO RECTIFY THIS. I SAY TRY BECAUSE THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION RELEASED PRIOR TO THE DISNEY DREAM'S FIRST SAILING THAT SAID THERE WOULD BE AN HONEST TO GOODNESS SMALL REFRIGERATOR IN EVERY ROOM. COME THE FIRST SAILING . . . A NEW COOLING BOX. UNBELIEVABLE. I'D REALLY LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR RATIONALE WAS FOR THIS. I KNOW IN THE HOTEL BUSINESS IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE GUESTS IMMEDIATELY TURN THE FRIDGES TO AS COLD AS THEY CAN GET. THE LITTLE FREEZERS FREEZE OVER, OR AT LEAST OVER THE COOLING COILS AND INEVITABLY AT SOME POINT THEY HAVE TO BE DEFROSTED. THE ICE BUILDS UP, DECREASES THE USABLE SPACE INSIDE AND IT'S ACTUALLY BAD FOR THE COILS AND THE FRIDGE AS WELL. WELL WITH A CRUISE SHIP THAT'S SAILING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. WHEN DO YOU DEFROST IT? THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 5 HOURS MAX BETWEEN GUESTS LEAVING AND NEW ONES COMING ON. AND DO YOU JUST UNPLUG IT AND LEAVE TOWELS IN THE BOTTOM? YOU CAN'T HAVE WATER HITTING THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THAT CAUSES MOLD AND SMELLS. IT'S A REAL QUANDARY IN A ROOM THAT IS OCCUPIED ALL THE TIME. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S WHAT DISNEY'S MOTIVATION WAS.
EITHER WAY, THE NEW "BOXES" ARE DESIGNED TO GET COLDER AND BE SAFE TO AT LEAST PUT MEDICINES IN AND KEEP DRINKS "COOL". THERE ARE NO ICE MACHINES ON DISNEY CRUISE SHIPS, MOST SHIPS ACTUALLY. DISNEY DISPENSES ICE AT THE DRINK STATIONS ON THE UPPER DECK FOR DRINKS. ICE BUCKETS HAVE TO BE FILLED BY YOUR STATEROOM HOST, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE COLD DRINKS IN YOUR ROOM, THIS MAY BE A NECESSITY. ANOTHER POPULAR USE FOR A FULL ICE BUCKET IN YOUR ROOM IS TO PUT IT IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS WELL HELP MAKE YOUR FRIDGE COLDER AND SLOW THE MELTING OF THE ICE DOWN. IT'S SIMPLE PHYSICS. HEY, THE ORIGINAL AIR CONDITIONERS WERE FANS BLOWING ACROSS ICE BLOCKS. SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? PLUS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR STATEROOM HOST BRING YOU A FULL ICE BUCKET TWICE A DAY. DAY AND NIGHT. MAYBE ONCE FOR THAT BOX COOLING AND ONCE FOR THOSE ICE COLD SCREWDRIVERS IN YOUR ROOM. MMMM. SCREWDRIVER. OH WAIT, THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC.
BUT, AT LEAST YOU KNOW THERE IS A REFRIGERATOR IN YOUR ROOM, NO MATTER HOW COLD IT MAY GET. LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU STAY IN A HOTEL, YOU USUALLY WANT ONE EVEN IF NOT SURE YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT. NOW YOU HAVE IT. AND WITH MOST PEOPLE TRAVELING WITH FAMILIES, IT'S A REAL BONUS TO KNOW IT'S THERE TO PLAN ON OR JUST IN CASE. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T IN THEIR ROOMS MUCH, BUT YOU WILL BE AT SOME POINTS, AND THE BIGGER THE ROOM, THE MORE PEOPLE ARE USUALLY IN THEM. SO START MIXING THOSE DRINKS . . . I'M ON MY WAY!
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE FOX AND THE HOUND". ONE I'VE ONLY SEEN PART OF, NOT REALLY SURE WHY. IT NEVER REALLY GOT A WHOLE LOT OF DISNEY PUBLICITY. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS DON'T TRANSLATE WELL ENOUGH TO THE PARKS. HAD TO RUN TO THE THRIFT STORE TO BUY THE VHS FOR A BUCK.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
30 DAYS TO GO . . .
THURSDAY 3/24/11
SMELLS IN YOUR ROOM. MY SON JUST STUNK UP THE HOUSE (SORRY), SO THERE COULDN'T BE A BETTER TIME FOR THIS. I KNOW CRUISE SHIPS AND ALL THEIR TECHNOLOGY HAVE COME A LONG WAY, BUT LET'S KEEP IN MIND YOU'RE STAYING IN AN AWFULLY SMALL SPACE. HOTEL ROOMS CAN BE A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE AND THEY'RE BIGGER THAN CRUISE SHIP STATEROOMS. SOME OF YOU HAVE 3, 4, OR 5 PEOPLE STAYING IN THEIR STATEROOM. IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN A SMALL SPACE EITHER. TOILETS, SHOWERS, SINKS, ETC. ON CRUISE SHIPS DON'T JUST LEAD OUT INTO THE OCEAN. EVERYTHING IS KEPT AND TREATED ON-BOARD. SO SOME WATERS, OR DRAINS, MAY SMELL DIFFERENT TO SOME PEOPLE. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SMELL BAD, JUST DIFFERENT. THIS USED TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM ON SHIPS THAT PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT ENDLESSLY. LUCKILY, LIKE MOST PROBLEMS, WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE WORKING ON THEM, THEY'RE BOUND TO IMPROVE.
LIGHTING CANDLES IS NOT PERMITTED ON CRUISE SHIPS, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO IF THAT'S THE SCENT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO ABOUT IT ANOTHER WAY. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE INCREASING CRUISE SHIP MARKET THAT INSPIRED "FLAMELESS" CANDLES. ABLE TO PRODUCE A PLEASING ODOR WITHOUT HAVING TO BE LIT AND GIVING OFF THAT FLICKERING LIGHT EFFECT AS WELL.
SOME PEOPLE PREFER CARPET DEODORIZER. BUT UNLESS YOU'RE INSISTING YOUR ROOM HOST VACUUM YOUR RUG EVERY DAY, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN, YOU COULD BE STUCK WITH A LOT OF POWDER UNDER FOOT.
SOME PEOPLE HANG DEODORIZERS ON THEIR TOILET BOWLS, BUT THAT STILL LEAVES OPEN DRAINS. SOME BRING WATER DEODORIZERS, BUT THIS ISN'T STANDING WATER THAT COMES FROM YOUR HOT WATER HEATER. THIS IS WATER FROM A PLANT FOR SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A SKYSCRAPER.
SOME PREFER SPRAYS. I GUESS THIS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PACK. DO YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A BIG CAN OF SPRAY? IS IT SAFE TO TRANSPORT WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE HEAT OR COLD OR IT CRACKING OR PUNCTURING? THAT KIND OF THING. THERE ARE GELS AND BEADS AND POTPOURRIS AND STICK-UPS AND TWIST TOPS. SOOOO MANY CHOICES NOW. I LITERALLY JUST CHOSE OUT OF SIZE. I FOUND A DEODORIZER THAT WAS THE SIZE OF A VISINE BOTTLE. AND IT IS ACTUALLY DROPS. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CONCENTRATED AND SMALL. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT'LL BE EVEN NECESSARY. WE WON'T BE IN OUR ROOM MUCH EXCEPT TO SLEEP AND IT MAY BE ABSOLUTELY FINE TO BEGIN WITH. BUT IF IT'S NOT? I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PLEASANT. I'D RATHER BE THINKING IT SMELLS LIKE A PINE FORREST IN HERE OR A GIANT MINT THAN BE SAYING, MAN DOES IT STINK IN HERE. KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. THAT'S MY THOUGHT ANYWAY.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH". LOOOOVE POOH. I'M ACTUALLY A BIG TIGGER FAN. GO (CLEMSON) TIGERS! BUT I LOVE ALL THE POOH MOVIES. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW ONE TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN JULY 15, 2011!
SMELLS IN YOUR ROOM. MY SON JUST STUNK UP THE HOUSE (SORRY), SO THERE COULDN'T BE A BETTER TIME FOR THIS. I KNOW CRUISE SHIPS AND ALL THEIR TECHNOLOGY HAVE COME A LONG WAY, BUT LET'S KEEP IN MIND YOU'RE STAYING IN AN AWFULLY SMALL SPACE. HOTEL ROOMS CAN BE A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE AND THEY'RE BIGGER THAN CRUISE SHIP STATEROOMS. SOME OF YOU HAVE 3, 4, OR 5 PEOPLE STAYING IN THEIR STATEROOM. IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN A SMALL SPACE EITHER. TOILETS, SHOWERS, SINKS, ETC. ON CRUISE SHIPS DON'T JUST LEAD OUT INTO THE OCEAN. EVERYTHING IS KEPT AND TREATED ON-BOARD. SO SOME WATERS, OR DRAINS, MAY SMELL DIFFERENT TO SOME PEOPLE. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SMELL BAD, JUST DIFFERENT. THIS USED TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM ON SHIPS THAT PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT ENDLESSLY. LUCKILY, LIKE MOST PROBLEMS, WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE WORKING ON THEM, THEY'RE BOUND TO IMPROVE.
LIGHTING CANDLES IS NOT PERMITTED ON CRUISE SHIPS, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO IF THAT'S THE SCENT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO ABOUT IT ANOTHER WAY. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE INCREASING CRUISE SHIP MARKET THAT INSPIRED "FLAMELESS" CANDLES. ABLE TO PRODUCE A PLEASING ODOR WITHOUT HAVING TO BE LIT AND GIVING OFF THAT FLICKERING LIGHT EFFECT AS WELL.
SOME PEOPLE PREFER CARPET DEODORIZER. BUT UNLESS YOU'RE INSISTING YOUR ROOM HOST VACUUM YOUR RUG EVERY DAY, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN, YOU COULD BE STUCK WITH A LOT OF POWDER UNDER FOOT.
SOME PEOPLE HANG DEODORIZERS ON THEIR TOILET BOWLS, BUT THAT STILL LEAVES OPEN DRAINS. SOME BRING WATER DEODORIZERS, BUT THIS ISN'T STANDING WATER THAT COMES FROM YOUR HOT WATER HEATER. THIS IS WATER FROM A PLANT FOR SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A SKYSCRAPER.
SOME PREFER SPRAYS. I GUESS THIS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PACK. DO YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A BIG CAN OF SPRAY? IS IT SAFE TO TRANSPORT WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE HEAT OR COLD OR IT CRACKING OR PUNCTURING? THAT KIND OF THING. THERE ARE GELS AND BEADS AND POTPOURRIS AND STICK-UPS AND TWIST TOPS. SOOOO MANY CHOICES NOW. I LITERALLY JUST CHOSE OUT OF SIZE. I FOUND A DEODORIZER THAT WAS THE SIZE OF A VISINE BOTTLE. AND IT IS ACTUALLY DROPS. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CONCENTRATED AND SMALL. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT'LL BE EVEN NECESSARY. WE WON'T BE IN OUR ROOM MUCH EXCEPT TO SLEEP AND IT MAY BE ABSOLUTELY FINE TO BEGIN WITH. BUT IF IT'S NOT? I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PLEASANT. I'D RATHER BE THINKING IT SMELLS LIKE A PINE FORREST IN HERE OR A GIANT MINT THAN BE SAYING, MAN DOES IT STINK IN HERE. KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. THAT'S MY THOUGHT ANYWAY.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH". LOOOOVE POOH. I'M ACTUALLY A BIG TIGGER FAN. GO (CLEMSON) TIGERS! BUT I LOVE ALL THE POOH MOVIES. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW ONE TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN JULY 15, 2011!
31 DAYS TO GO . . .
WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2011
YOU'RE IN FLORIDA AND HEADING FURTHER SOUTH. IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT SOUTHERN SUN. AAAAH, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? WELL, I'M GOING TO TELL A LITTLE STORY THAT BEST EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE.
FIRST LET ME PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT THE EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN IN JANUARY. THAT'S RIGHT. NOT THE SUMMER TIME, BUT WINTER HEADING INTO SPRING, AND CLOSER STILL TOWARDS THE EQUATOR. ONE YEAR MY FAMILY, IRONICALLY ENOUGH, HOPPED IN OUR MOTOR HOME FOR EASTER VACATION AND HEADED FOR DISNEY WORLD, FORT WILDERNESS TO BE EXACT. A WHOLE WEEK OFF AND THE CHANCE TO NOT ONLY ENJOY "THE WORLD", BUT GET SOME SUN AND GO HOME WITH A SAVAGE TAN TO MAKE THE OTHER KIDS JEALOUS.
WELL THE FIRST FULL DAY, MY BROTHER AND I RACED DOWN TO THE LAKE AND LAID OUT IN THE SUN FOR ALMOST 6 STRAIGHT HOURS. FELT GOOD. HARDLY FELT BURNT. YET. AS THE HOURS PASSED, OUR SKIN BEGAN TO GLOW, AND SWELL AND BUBBLE UNTIL WE LOOKED LIKE THE ELEPHANT MAN . . . OR MEN. OUR EYES SWELLED ALMOST CLOSED AND OUR BODIES OOZED OILS AND FLUIDS. ANYTHING TO TRY AND FIGHT THE TORTURE WE PUT OURSELVES THROUGH. WE KNEW BETTER. WE LIVE ON THE BEACH IN JERSEY. HOW DIFFERENT COULD IT BE? WE MISSED MOST OF THE TRIP, OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMPER ANYWAY, AND WENT HOME WHITE AS GHOSTS WHEN OUR ENTIRE BODIES PEELED BEFORE WE EVER GOT HOME.
YES, WE WERE YOUNG AND STUPID, BUT COME ON, YOU'VE SEEN THOSE PEOPLE. WALKING BY THEM YOU NOTICE HOW RED THEY ARE. TRYING TO GET IT ALL IN ON THE FIRST DAY. THEY KNOW BEST. THEY KNOW THEIR SKIN. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY CAN TAKE. TRUST ME. A SUNBURN IS A SUNBURN AND IT CAN RUIN YOUR TRIP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS. YOU'RE BETTER WITH THE IDEA OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE NO SUN GETS THROUGH TO THEM WHATSOEVER THAN YOU ARE HAVING TO PUT UP WITH THE COMPLAINING THAT COMES WITH A CHILD'S SUNBURN.
I'VE WORKED AS A LIFEGUARD AND GREW UP ON THE BEACH. WHEN I WAS A KID, MY DAD'S IDEA OF SUN PROTECTION WAS PUTTING A T-SHIRT ON US WHEN OUR SHOULDERS STARTED TO BLISTER. HE'S HAD SKIN CANCER BY THE WAY. IT'S REAL. SO, THE LESSON. NEVER USE A SUN TAN LOTION THAT HAS LESS THAN 30 SPF. WHAT'S THAT? IT'S ON EVERY BOTTLE OF SUN TAN LOTION. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. ANYTHING LESS THAN 30 AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE USING BABY OIL, OR THAT SPRAY BOTTLE FULL OF WATER YOU SEE SOME PEOPLE USING. NOT ONLY DO NEITHER OF THOSE HAVE ANY PROTECTION FOR YOUR SKIN, BUT THEY WILL DAMAGE IT. DID YOU EVER SEE THOSE DARK SKINNED OLD LADIES ON THE BEACH OR BY POOLS WITH THAT WRINKLY SKIN THAT LOOKS LIKE A SHAR PEI DOG? THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FROM. MMMM ATTRACTIVE. AND THAT'S WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING THE SKIN CANCER FACTORS. HEY, I'M A SUN WORSHIPPER, AND I KNOW IT'S BAD FOR ME. I'VE HAD SUN POISONING, SUN SPOTS, SUN SICKNESS. I'M NOT AVOIDING BEACH DAYS OR DAYS AROUND THE POOL (ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY SHOULD), BUT I AM USING LOTION NOW AND I ALWAYS PUT IT ON MY SON.
A STRONG SUN TAN LOTION IS A SMALL INVESTMENT TO KEEP YOU OR YOUR FAMILY FROM BEING IN PAIN FOR YOUR WHOLE VACATION. CHOOSE AN SPF 30, OR 45, OR HIGHER FOR THE LITTLEST KIDS. TRUST ME. YOU'LL STILL GET A TAN. THERE'S LESS IN OUR OZONE TO PROTECT YOU ANYMORE AND YOU'RE HEADING TO WHERE THE SUN IS STRONGEST. YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY AVOID GETTING SUN. DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN GET JUST AS GOOD OF A TAN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE SHADE? IT'S TRUE. IT JUST TAKES LONGER. SAME AS RUNNING 5 MILES TAKES YOU LESS TIME THAN WALKING IT BUT YOU'RE STILL DOING 5 MILES WALKING IT. SO BE CAREFUL NOT TO TRY AND SPRINT TO THAT FINISH LINE AND HURT YOURSELF.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "PETE'S DRAGON". NOT REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES. DON'T REALLY HAVE A REASON EITHER, BUT MY SON THE DINOSAUR FAN LOVES IT!
YOU'RE IN FLORIDA AND HEADING FURTHER SOUTH. IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT SOUTHERN SUN. AAAAH, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? WELL, I'M GOING TO TELL A LITTLE STORY THAT BEST EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE.
FIRST LET ME PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT THE EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN IN JANUARY. THAT'S RIGHT. NOT THE SUMMER TIME, BUT WINTER HEADING INTO SPRING, AND CLOSER STILL TOWARDS THE EQUATOR. ONE YEAR MY FAMILY, IRONICALLY ENOUGH, HOPPED IN OUR MOTOR HOME FOR EASTER VACATION AND HEADED FOR DISNEY WORLD, FORT WILDERNESS TO BE EXACT. A WHOLE WEEK OFF AND THE CHANCE TO NOT ONLY ENJOY "THE WORLD", BUT GET SOME SUN AND GO HOME WITH A SAVAGE TAN TO MAKE THE OTHER KIDS JEALOUS.
WELL THE FIRST FULL DAY, MY BROTHER AND I RACED DOWN TO THE LAKE AND LAID OUT IN THE SUN FOR ALMOST 6 STRAIGHT HOURS. FELT GOOD. HARDLY FELT BURNT. YET. AS THE HOURS PASSED, OUR SKIN BEGAN TO GLOW, AND SWELL AND BUBBLE UNTIL WE LOOKED LIKE THE ELEPHANT MAN . . . OR MEN. OUR EYES SWELLED ALMOST CLOSED AND OUR BODIES OOZED OILS AND FLUIDS. ANYTHING TO TRY AND FIGHT THE TORTURE WE PUT OURSELVES THROUGH. WE KNEW BETTER. WE LIVE ON THE BEACH IN JERSEY. HOW DIFFERENT COULD IT BE? WE MISSED MOST OF THE TRIP, OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMPER ANYWAY, AND WENT HOME WHITE AS GHOSTS WHEN OUR ENTIRE BODIES PEELED BEFORE WE EVER GOT HOME.
YES, WE WERE YOUNG AND STUPID, BUT COME ON, YOU'VE SEEN THOSE PEOPLE. WALKING BY THEM YOU NOTICE HOW RED THEY ARE. TRYING TO GET IT ALL IN ON THE FIRST DAY. THEY KNOW BEST. THEY KNOW THEIR SKIN. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY CAN TAKE. TRUST ME. A SUNBURN IS A SUNBURN AND IT CAN RUIN YOUR TRIP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS. YOU'RE BETTER WITH THE IDEA OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE NO SUN GETS THROUGH TO THEM WHATSOEVER THAN YOU ARE HAVING TO PUT UP WITH THE COMPLAINING THAT COMES WITH A CHILD'S SUNBURN.
I'VE WORKED AS A LIFEGUARD AND GREW UP ON THE BEACH. WHEN I WAS A KID, MY DAD'S IDEA OF SUN PROTECTION WAS PUTTING A T-SHIRT ON US WHEN OUR SHOULDERS STARTED TO BLISTER. HE'S HAD SKIN CANCER BY THE WAY. IT'S REAL. SO, THE LESSON. NEVER USE A SUN TAN LOTION THAT HAS LESS THAN 30 SPF. WHAT'S THAT? IT'S ON EVERY BOTTLE OF SUN TAN LOTION. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. ANYTHING LESS THAN 30 AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE USING BABY OIL, OR THAT SPRAY BOTTLE FULL OF WATER YOU SEE SOME PEOPLE USING. NOT ONLY DO NEITHER OF THOSE HAVE ANY PROTECTION FOR YOUR SKIN, BUT THEY WILL DAMAGE IT. DID YOU EVER SEE THOSE DARK SKINNED OLD LADIES ON THE BEACH OR BY POOLS WITH THAT WRINKLY SKIN THAT LOOKS LIKE A SHAR PEI DOG? THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FROM. MMMM ATTRACTIVE. AND THAT'S WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING THE SKIN CANCER FACTORS. HEY, I'M A SUN WORSHIPPER, AND I KNOW IT'S BAD FOR ME. I'VE HAD SUN POISONING, SUN SPOTS, SUN SICKNESS. I'M NOT AVOIDING BEACH DAYS OR DAYS AROUND THE POOL (ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY SHOULD), BUT I AM USING LOTION NOW AND I ALWAYS PUT IT ON MY SON.
A STRONG SUN TAN LOTION IS A SMALL INVESTMENT TO KEEP YOU OR YOUR FAMILY FROM BEING IN PAIN FOR YOUR WHOLE VACATION. CHOOSE AN SPF 30, OR 45, OR HIGHER FOR THE LITTLEST KIDS. TRUST ME. YOU'LL STILL GET A TAN. THERE'S LESS IN OUR OZONE TO PROTECT YOU ANYMORE AND YOU'RE HEADING TO WHERE THE SUN IS STRONGEST. YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY AVOID GETTING SUN. DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN GET JUST AS GOOD OF A TAN SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE SHADE? IT'S TRUE. IT JUST TAKES LONGER. SAME AS RUNNING 5 MILES TAKES YOU LESS TIME THAN WALKING IT BUT YOU'RE STILL DOING 5 MILES WALKING IT. SO BE CAREFUL NOT TO TRY AND SPRINT TO THAT FINISH LINE AND HURT YOURSELF.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "PETE'S DRAGON". NOT REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES. DON'T REALLY HAVE A REASON EITHER, BUT MY SON THE DINOSAUR FAN LOVES IT!
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