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I so hear you about the medical issues. I work for a group of surgeons and see it every day. Like you, I will leave it at that as no one wants to hear ranting all the time.
Can't wait to see your lists! The anniversary trip for my parents is still over a year away, but I have already started and revised mine several times. I can't wait until next week when the prices come out and the real planning and booking can begin.
Still working on the lists! But I will have some of it up soon.
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Originally Posted by lauriep
It really worked out perfectly with the transfer to AKL. Good planning! Chuck just can't say "no" to a theater production! Great plays, though. I'm a huge fan of "Kiss Me, Kate". Doesn't get much better than Cole Porter. "Brush Up Your Shakespeare!"
Chuck actually loves his theater work! (he may grump and complain during tech week but . . . ) He really wanted to be a gangster for Kiss Me, Kate and do it next to his son! That would have been too cool! But alas, it wasn't meant to be.
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Originally Posted by mcc0313
I so agree with you on the TIW card. We used the Dining Plan for a few years as we used to go during free dining. Once we moved our trips up the TIW worked out so much better for us. We would share when we wanted, sometimes we would share an app or a dessert, we could eat how we wanted and not what was "part of the meal". It really is a great fit for us and I love that it is good for 13 months as it always gives us two long summer trips on the same card.
Love your ADRs and plans and your dedicated eat around the World days. We were there last year for a few days for a conference. We ended up at Epcot on a Saturday and it was impossible to even enjoy ourselves with the crowds, we went back on a Monday, it was like a totally different park. We just wandered, there were low waits on the lines. Just perfect.
Glad Chuck has a break from the theater for a few weeks, definitely needed. We actually just came back from my dad's show this evening. He had two small parts in Gypsy but even when he has small parts he is there painting and building. He will now have a few weeks off as he is skipping their next production of Godspell as he will be on vacation but he has a big part in Damn Yankees so once Fall comes my mom will lose him once again to the theater
Damn Yankees was actually what started it all! That was the first play that our DS saw in HS and said he wished he had auditioned for it. That was all she wrote - he did almost all the rest of the plays in school and then started in the Community Theater thus bringing in his dad!
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Agree the TIW card is the way to go. Your ADRs look good, and leaving open days makes sense for F&W.
(We match with our phones - Lou has the Samsung Note and I have the 5s.)
Haha! Love the phone choices! We didn't leave open days for F&WF last time we were there for it AND we were on the Deluxe DP - so definitely no room! We aren't rookies anymore - going to do this right!
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
So glad you are using TIW! We love it and find it pays for itself quickly!
Can't wait to see your lists......you know I love lists!
I love lists too! I buy special notebooks for my "list makers". Our TIW easily paid for itself last trip - we had Cali Grill, Narcoosee's AND V&A all on it! This trip is just gravy!
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Originally Posted by HollyH
You've had a busy year! Sorry about your fur baby and I hope your back is feeling better.
Couple of comments:
-Kidani Village -we love it there and prefer it to Jambo. We have always requested "near the lobby" and had our request honored. If you haven't yet taken the FREE culinary tour(s) at Sanaa or Boma/Jiko, I would recommend you check it out. At Boma we got a sample of soup and a zebra dome plus got to sample the bread service/dips at Jiko. Did I mention this was free? They are daily at 4 pm I believe. Just show up at the Boma podium or the Sanaa podium, no reservations required.
-The Cheesecake Factory -YUM! One of my favorites but I don't have one too near me, one 45 minutes away, another 1 hour away. I have to pay to park in a garage for each, so I don't go too often but I'm going this week for half-price cheesecake day .
-I just upgraded to the iphone 5s too. I love this phone! Where has it been all my life? Why haven't I gotten one before this?
-Also just got a new car, although I've moved from a mini-van to a sedan. As you and Chuck like road trips, I'm sure you'll find the van to be a good fit.
Wow, we have a lot in common, don't we?
As for the shirts for pirate night, I made some Mickey pirate t-shirts for us from a site I found via Pinterest. If you're interested in the link, PM me.
We sure do have a lot in common! I'm going to have to check out the tour at Jiko or Sanaa - that sounds cool!
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Oh, and I want to add that Kidani Village has a cool collection of African art displayed around the resort (mostly by all the elevators on each floor) and there are African proverbs painted on the walls around the resort (again, mostly near elevators). I found this really cool -worth knowing about if you like this sort of thing.
We love the theming of AKL resorts! We didn't have too much time to check out Kidani last time as we were only at Sanaa for dinner.
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Originally Posted by xwewhisper
You've had a busy first half of the year, but this trip is going to sneak right up on you before you know it!
We booked the tour directly through the chocolate factory and walked ourselves over. 10-15 mins from Port and mostly easy to find (we found the hotel, not the chocolate factory at first, but they are all right there) Graycliff Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas - Graycliff Coffee and Chocolate What's funny is we did end up touring with a Disney group, so it's weird that it's not coming up as an option for you, because it was a full class with them!
I'll look into that chocolate tour! I'm sure it's there. We still may just stay on the ship that day.
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Originally Posted by Cam22
I the month by month summary. When I read you all ate at Cheesecake Factory I remembered our first visit there in Chicago. June and I ordered half salads because we wanted room for cheesecake. The salads came out in what I would describe as the large serving salad bowl. June asked if these were the half sizes and was told, Yes! She and I both commented that we should have shared. When it came time to order dessert, our waiter let us know the cheesecake was also large if we wanted to share. We both said no way.
It was just a short synopsis of how our trip and planning was going.
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the month by month summary. When I read you all ate at Cheesecake Factory I remembered our first visit there in Chicago. June and I ordered half salads because we wanted room for cheesecake. The salads came out in what I would describe as the large serving salad bowl. June asked if these were the half sizes and was told, Yes! She and I both commented that we should have shared. When it came time to order dessert, our waiter let us know the cheesecake was also large if we wanted to share. We both said no way. 
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