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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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03-11-2003, 09:41 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Staterooms
Hey VM - you may want to go over to the Family Room to formally intro yourself - you'll get a warm welcome over there! [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img] We love it when new folks jump in and chat! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Thanks for posting your thoughts on to verandah or not to verandah! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
[ 03-11-2003, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: Dad2jbj ]
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03-11-2003, 09:47 AM
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#32
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Staterooms
There is so much to do on a cruise, I would skip the verandah on a three day trip.
Since it is your first cruise, you will want to see and do everything on board.
By the time you get back to your stateroom, all you'll want to do is sleep.
I say save the points for a longer cruise when you will appreciate the verandah more and have the down time to enjoy it.
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03-17-2003, 07:20 PM
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#33
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Media, Pa
Posts: 379
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Re: Staterooms
We are going to stay in a cat. 9. How many people are there? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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03-24-2003, 09:19 AM
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#34
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: LONG ISLAND
Posts: 2
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Re: Staterooms
I sailed on the Magic. Had a category 4 with veranda. I could NOT imagine not being able to step outside and sit.
We had coffee outside every morning, and drank wine outside every evening, late after the kids were sleeping.
This vereand adds so much to the journey. After spending all day with the crowds on the ship - it was nice to just sit quietly watching the stars.
It was also AWESome to be outside watching us leave or sail into a port.
You'll really be missing a great part of cruising without one.
Just another opinion.
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04-01-2003, 09:53 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: AL
Posts: 5
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Re: Staterooms
We are booked for a balcony because we have young kids. I want to always feel as though I am on vacation. If I had to sit in a dark/inside room while they napped/slept in/ went to bed early, I would feel as though I were missing out. I thought that with a balcony, I could crack a book open and "be on vacation" no matter what. When they are older, we may try without, to stretch the vacation dollar. But perhaps I'll be too spoiled by the balcony and never want to go back? [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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04-03-2003, 09:46 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9
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Re: Staterooms
We just returned from our 4th cruise, we had a catagory 11 inside stateroom. This room was very tight for 4 people and luggage but we didn't mind the inside room at all. We previously had a port hole, and another time a veranda. Actually the inside room was nice for the fact that our room was dark in the morning and the kids slept in. We actually didn't mind it so much that we booked a western 7 day for Feb in a cat. 10 deluxe inside stateroom this room is the same size as an eight just no porthole and cheaper. On that 3 day cruise you will spend so little time in your room I wouldn't even consider spending the extra points on the veranda.
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