A Little Trans-Atlantic Magic - The (somewhat) LIVE TR! -updated 07/03/13 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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.
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OMG!!!! I can't take it, how am I going to get through this next year, I want on that ship, NOW!!!
OK, note to self, run to sign up for the Alice Tea Party........got it. I will be taking notes of this TR.
I love seeing Meri with just one missing tooth now
So great of Tammy to pick you guys up, and nice for you gals to have a nice little get together!!
The one thing I can tell you is the second you check in, sit there in the terminal and read every bit of that first Navigator, and have a highlighter on you to highlight anything needed. That's the best tip that PPers gave me, and we utilized it to the hilt!
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Originally Posted by chezp
Yay - you've started! I can see why Meri loved the kids' club so much and spent so much time there - it looks great!
*I* wanted to play in there half the time! The club and lab were SO cool!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
You're on the ship already! It was SO nice of Tammy to pick you up and drive you to the port--and her shower was that day? Grayson is so cute! Hilarious but predictable that Meri disappeared with friends in the first few minutes on board. That's a great story about the pizza, too. The CMs on board are outstanding! The kids clubs look amazing and I love that Belle reads stories in there. Meri's missing tooth is adorable and I look forward to seeing her in all her new outfits.
Tammy was wonderful! It was funny because we had planned for her to pick us up and transport us, and then her coworkers set up this shower for her and she was trying to make both happen. I DID try to talk her into letting us take the Disney shuttle to the port but she was having none of it. And I was glad because I wanted any excuse to see her! Love my Tammy!
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Originally Posted by Thomhazel
I can't believe how much there was for Meri to do on that ship. I'll have to see if she managed to sell the idea to rory so he can work on his dad.
I hope she did! It's so awesome!
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Originally Posted by cubfancolleen
Oh, I miss that ship!!
Originally, the club was for the younger school-aged kids, and the lab was for slightly older. They may have done away with that when they added the tween club. No other cruise line compares, though.
I love that Meri had lunch with another family!! She is not shy, is she?
Makes sense about the club being for younger school-aged kids. Meri definitely tracks a little younger on a lot of things so I wasn't surprised she preferred the club to the lab. However with that said, she did do plenty in the lab.
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Originally Posted by num1DVCfan
No wonder Meri loved the clubs so much! When we sailed last year, DS was too small for them so we didn't bother exploring. Now I can't wait for our next cruise.
Did you put your DS in the nursery at all? One thing I noticed, since we passed the nursery (Flounder's Reef) a lot was that the princesses were in and out of there a LOT. They had storybooks in their hands, and I think they went in to read to the little ones, which I found positively charming!
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Originally Posted by kingfamily1129
Oh wow! I love the pics you've taken so far The kids club/lab area looks awesome, no wonder Meri didn't want to leave haha You're making me wish our cruise was coming up faster!! Ahhh!! Can't wait to read more!!
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