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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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05-09-2006, 12:22 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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Booked our first cruise!
We have just booked our Royal Caribbean western caribbean cruise for August 2007!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] We are all excited, even my teenage daughter. We are in a D1 balcony cabin on Deck 7 on the newest ship Freedom of the Seas.
Any input on shore excursions or on board must dos? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]
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05-09-2006, 12:39 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
Congrats [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Have fun planning [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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05-09-2006, 12:41 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
What ports are you stopping at?
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05-09-2006, 01:16 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Oregon
Posts: 484
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
Please fill us in on how it goes! We have a cruise booked for the Freedom of the Seas for Dec. 2007 and I would love to hear from someone who has sailed on it. The one we are taking is the Eastern Caribbean with stops at San Juan PR, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thanx.gif[/img]
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05-09-2006, 03:28 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
Not sure which ports that one stops at but my best guess would be Labadee, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, and Cozumel.
Labadee is their own private beach so you really don't need to book anything there - its a nice day to lay around the beach.
Grand Cayman the best is swimming with the stingrays or go check out the Turtle farm - they are doing amazing additions to it and plan to have a swim with the turtles and a shark reef by then. Make sure to pick up some Tortuga Rum cakes here [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]
Ocho Rios - not one of my favorite stops but Dunns Rivers Falls is kind of neat. You climb right up the face of the falls. As you exit to go back to your tour bus, be aware of very, very pushy vendors.
Cozumel - my favorite shore excursion of all time is visiting the beach at Passion Island (its the beach on the Cornoa beer commercial). It got some dammage during the last hurrican but will surely be opened by the time you go. It is a nice day at the beach with a mexican lunch. Cozumel is the place to shop if you want to bring home Mexican rugs or leathers also a good item to buy is vanilla for baking - huge bottles - way cheap - tastes so much better than what is at the local grocery store.
As far as things to do on board - my advice would be to make sure to eat dinner in your assigned dining room as many nights as possible. It is a great experience.
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05-09-2006, 05:29 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Arlington, TX
Posts: 642
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
One of my favorite suggestions is to let you know that at dinner, you can order more than one of anything. If they are having shrimp, and you love shrimp, ask for 2 servings. If you want more than one dessert, order one of each! Your server will tell you if they won't allow it on some entrees (lobster), so that they have enough for the entire ship. Have a great time!
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05-09-2006, 06:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
Congrats!!! Sounds like a fun, but relaxing time!!!
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05-11-2006, 12:35 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 59
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
[ QUOTE ]
Not sure which ports that one stops at but my best guess would be Labadee, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, and Cozumel.
Labadee is their own private beach so you really don't need to book anything there - its a nice day to lay around the beach.
Grand Cayman the best is swimming with the stingrays or go check out the Turtle farm - they are doing amazing additions to it and plan to have a swim with the turtles and a shark reef by then. Make sure to pick up some Tortuga Rum cakes here [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/facelick.gif[/img]
Ocho Rios - not one of my favorite stops but Dunns Rivers Falls is kind of neat. You climb right up the face of the falls. As you exit to go back to your tour bus, be aware of very, very pushy vendors.
Cozumel - my favorite shore excursion of all time is visiting the beach at Passion Island (its the beach on the Cornoa beer commercial). It got some dammage during the last hurrican but will surely be opened by the time you go. It is a nice day at the beach with a mexican lunch. Cozumel is the place to shop if you want to bring home Mexican rugs or leathers also a good item to buy is vanilla for baking - huge bottles - way cheap - tastes so much better than what is at the local grocery store.
As far as things to do on board - my advice would be to make sure to eat dinner in your assigned dining room as many nights as possible. It is a great experience.
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Yup those are the ports! Thanks!
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05-14-2006, 01:43 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Booked our first cruise!
How exciting! Have a ton of fun planning!
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