Sorry guys but the internet connection is not very strong and as we get closer to the panama it is to get worse.

This will be our last post until back into the carribean!

Sorry

Dan

Hello and Goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mood:  not sure

HELLO CABO!!!!!
GOOD BYE CABO!!!!

This update was prepared at 10:30am but the ship had no wireless connection!

Well at 5:45am we passed Cabo, Hurricane Hillary did not want us to visit the island and for the safety and security of the ship, crew members and guests we are heading away from the island. Yep that’s correct we have missed our first port. Tomorrow we will be going to Manzanillo instead. The mood on the ship is no longer exciting as many people are upset that our visit to Cabo is now cancelled. Also I know that some guests boarded the ship without their luggage and the luggage was being shipped to Cabo-I feel bad for those people!

I attempted to attach pictures-lets hope it worked!

Yamilla-there is no one in the merchandise shops that I know-except Paul. I am trying to recruit crew members so I can corrupt them-LOL

Penny-How are you doing? I hope you are excited about the wedding! I wish I could be there for you!

Pam and Kay-Hopefully Kay arrived home safely and she is at the doctors today. Please update us on her status!

Ed and Bryan-It was so great seeing you guys at Disneyland-hopefully we can vacation together sometime. You guys are awesome! Remember if you ever want to stay at the Boardwalk let me know, we can trade points.

Well guys hopefully we make it to our port tomorrow-if not we will continue our cruise to florida with no ports! LOL

Remember Dreams can come true!
Peace, Love and Mickey Mouse!

Mood:  energetic
Well guys it is now Sunday night onboard the Disney Magic! Wow what an exciting event it has been since we boarded!
The Port of Los Angeles was lets just say was nothing like Port Canaveral! Very interesting to say the least. However we were onboard the ship by 11:40am. Also another positive item was that there are no lines to board, rather you receive a boarding pass with a number and when your number is called you then board.
Upon boarding the ship all guest received free drinks, you could feel the excitement from the crew members to the guests! We went directly to Topsider and had lunch, well Scott had lunch and I had 5 pieces of hard salami and then some tomatoes, onions and cucumbers with Italian dressing (take note of this dish-I eat it all the time on the ship!) After lunch we walked around the ship to find old friends and meet new ones! While walking around on deck 5, Chuck and Dean boarded the ship, YEA our group is now complete! They then went to lunch and the rest of us waited for our room to get ready. Melinda and I sat in the hall and talked until about 1:15pm when our room was ready.
FINALLY we get to ditch all of our carry on bags and lap top-whew what a relief. Upon entering the room we were greeted with a beautiful bouquet of flowers from our friends Pam and Kay-THANK YOU! We unpack the one bag that had been delivered and then laid down for a nap.
5:00pm-Sailaway Party is in full swing, all guest received a plastic Mickey hand to wave that said
“Bon Voyage Disney Magic Heads Back East 8/20/05-09/03/05" As we pulled away from the dock, the cast from the terminal was out saying good bye to the ship for one last time. We even saw a couple blowing kissing and waving! The Magic will be missed here but it is time for her to go home were she belongs! Once we enter the channel we receive a Fire Boat water gun escort, which produces rainbows for the Magic to sail through. Everyone was now on the front of the ship to see this, it is surprising that we did not tip the ship on end! No time to watch the ship. Shutters had some great pictures of the Magic leaving the port, both from the ground and the air! After dinner we went to the gift shops to see the new merchandise, what a waste as it was wall to wall people, we left with nothing!

Sunday morning we woke for breakfast at 7:00am! After breakfast we went to the DVC celebration. Again tons of people and we left with out usual red hats and luggage tags. At 12:00 noon we had our DIS meet at Rocking Bar D-it was great meeting everyone. Also at noon the captain gives us an update on Hurricane Hillary which is trying to cause problems for us at Cabo. The captain informed us that Hillary will be to the north of us tomorrow and we should be docking at Cabo around 6:30am!
Also this afternoon Willie Friar gave a Panama Canal presentation, we chose not to go but this presentation is shown on the room TV-it is a great show that explains our journey through the canals and how it works. I went to see Ice Princess in the Buena Vista Theater, it wasn’t until the show ended that I realized I was one of only a few guys, mostly tween girls-LOL! Scott took a nap while I was at the movies and then we changed spots! Oh crap I missed lunch! This time I had 3 cherry tomatoes with ranch dressing and then my tomato, cucumber and onion salad-good thing I love that dish! Scott had a feast once again!
Tonight at dinner was the Mickey Mouse Club dinner, our table of 11 all wore our MM Club shirts and Mickey ears. After dinner we watched a new show called “Art Imitating Art”, it was a good show and very interesting. We then retired to the room to find a book about the Panama Canal that has the date of our canal crossing printed on the front cover-it is a beautiful book that will look great at home on the coffee table. I was ready for bed, however Scott then insisted that I do this entry. Sorry the updates are slow, however I am on vacation, so get over it! LOL

Oh I almost forgot, I meet Don and Scott from California-I think it is mine and Scott’s alter egos. They seem like great guys and I hope I get to chat with them some more. Actually all the guys that we have talked to are great (Bill, Bill and Bob) Also not sure of the official count of kids onboard but there are not all that many I would say between 600 and 800.

Mood:  celebratory
Sorry it took so long for an update but we hae had a busy schedule!

Flight from Columbus to Cincy went off without a hitch, however the 4 hour flight from Cincy to LAX was HELL-NO AC on the flight! Got ino LAX 10 minutes early and managed to get to the Disneyland Resort area by noon.

Watched the Block Party Bash-I enjoyed it, however I was in the minority. Mom, Jean and Scott watched Electric Light Parade while I went and watced Remember Dreams do Come True (with Bill and Bill), the new nighttime fireworks at the Magic Kingdom. The fireworks were awesome and will be tough to beat. Tinkerbell knows flies all over the park.

Overall our first day was great! We woke up at 2:30am (Eastern time)finally made it to bed at 12:30am (West Coast time)

Friday after breakfast we headed to the Magic Kingdom. This place gets packed so early and was unbearable. Not really much to report!

Saturday, well the day is finally here! We woke up at 6am (West Coast time) and plan to leave the room for breakfast and to the port by 7:15am or so!

Well hopefully if the connect works look for an update tomorrow during our day at Sea.

Thanks for reading and have a great 2 weeks!

Mood:  celebratory
Well today is the day we go to Columbus Airport and spend the night! Leave at 5:40am!

California here we come!

Dan

Mood:  on fire
Well the time is almost here!

We are getting ready to finish packing and get everything ready. Scott is not finished "bedazling" his pirate costume yet but should finish it tonight!

Mom and Jean will be here Wednesday morning. We will get the van loaded and ready to leave so when Scott gets home we can leave.

Fantasia knows that something is going down. The more she sees the luggage the more she knows that the Puppy Spa is coming.

I think our fellow employees are sick of hearingus talk about our trip and are ready for us to leave! Little do they know we want to leave! LOL

Mood:  rushed
Things yet to do before leaving!
Clean the house
Wash the van
Finish packing
Mow the yard and weed
Finalize our Pirate costumes
Pack Fantasia's bag for the Puppy Spa

Watch the Magic come home to Florida!
Mood:  special
OK everyone I updated the links to the left of this page. You can now follow the Magic home to Florida by clicking on the web cam links and seeing the Magic at each port!

Also if you have any questions or comments you can also post these after each post and I will check them daily with my updates!

Not much longer until we bring the Magic home!

5 days until Disneyland!
Mood:  celebratory
Well guys it is the Friday before we leave for Disneyland! We arrive in California on August 18th, spend 2 days at the park and then onto the beautiful Disney Magic for 14 days! We are so excited.

We packed 2 suitcases Wednesday night, we now realize that we need to pack at least 2 more and I am shipping a box to the Grand Californian full of stuff that I do not plan on bringing off the ship with me.

Lots to do in a short amount of time!

Until next time! PEACE!!!!

Mood:  a-ok
Well in just 30 days we will be at Disneyland for 2 days and then off to the Disney Magic for the next 14days!

We are already getting things together to be packed-we have quite a bit ready!

Looking forward to meeting all of the other Ship Of Fools!

Dan