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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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07-01-2003, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Concierge Level: 6
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Special 2004 Itineraries
As noted earlier, DCL is adding a few special itineraries and ports of call in 2004. There will be two variations on the 7-Night Eastern Caribbean itinerary (substituting either San Juan, Puerto Rico or Antigua for Sint Maarten), and, for the first time, a 10-Night Itinerary during Christmas season! Here's the official low-down from Disney:
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7-Night Eastern Caribbean featuring St. Thomas/St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sails August 7, August 21 and September 4, 2004
Saturday - depart Port Canaveral
Sunday - at sea
Monday - at sea
Tuesday - St. Thomas/St. John
Wednesday - San Juan
Thursday - at sea
Friday - Castaway Cay
Saturday - return to Port Canaveral
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7-Night Eastern Caribbean featuring Antigua in the British Leeward Islands and St. Thomas/St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Sails September 18 & October 2, 2004
Saturday - depart Port Canaveral
Sunday - at sea
Monday - at sea
Tuesday - Antigua
Wednesday - St. Thomas/St. John
Thursday - at sea
Friday - Castaway Cay
Saturday - return to Port Canaveral
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10-Night Eastern Caribbean Holiday Cruise featuring Key West, Sint Maarten, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Thomas/St. John, and Castaway Cay
Sails December 18, 2004
Saturday - depart Port Canaveral
Sunday - Key West
Monday - at sea
Tuesday - at sea
Wednesday - Sint Maarten
Thursday - St. Lucia
Friday - Antigua
Saturday - St. Thomas/St. John (Christmas Day)
Sunday - at sea
Monday - Castaway Cay
Tuesday - return to Port Canaveral
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09-12-2003, 09:45 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: baytown, texas usa
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
we have booked the 10 night christmas cruise. woohoo!! [img]graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img]
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09-18-2003, 11:34 PM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: CT
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We booked the Aug. 7th cruise. (San Juan)
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09-25-2003, 05:21 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
My partner and I have booked the 10 day Christmas cruise. [img]graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img]
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10-03-2003, 09:24 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sasquatch Territory, Pacific Northwest
Concierge Level: 8
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We booked the Sept 18 cruise, with a stop at Antigua!
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10-19-2003, 08:46 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chicagoland for work; Disney for fun!
Posts: 193
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We're on the 10 day Holiday cruise as well. Really looking forward to it. Should be a great cruise!
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01-14-2004, 09:01 AM
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Community Rank: Day-Tripper
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We are booked on the Aug 21st  . Where can I find shore excrusions for San Juan and St. Thomas for this cruise? Thanks |
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02-01-2004, 01:57 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Staten Island, N.Y.
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We are also on the Sept. 18 Cruise, our second cruise!!! It is me, my dh and my ds 12 and dd 10. Can't wait!!!!!!  |
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02-11-2004, 11:25 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Concierge Level: 4
Posts: 93
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
<font color="purple">Just booked the 10/2 cruise. It's number 2. Did the four day last year and just had to come back for more. </font>
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02-13-2004, 09:38 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Southern Illinois
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
Hi! I'm new here at passporters, but love what I've seen so far.
I just want to add something here that might constitute a "special itinerary".
We are booked for the 7 night Western Caribbean cruise the week of Thanksgiving 2004 that departs on November 20 and there has been a change to our itinerary. We will not be going to Key West FL.  In it's place we will be going to Castaway Cay, which means Castaway Cay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Castaway Cay a second time as ports of call. I was told by DCL the change from Key West was due to "The American Powerboat Association World Championship taking place in Key West on that date."
I am a bit disappointed as Key West sounded awfully nice, but I can live with the change. After all it will be our first Disney Cruise or any cruise for that matter.
Laura šoš
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04-02-2004, 01:17 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We are also taking the Aug 21st cruise. We were told by DisneyCruise that the shore excrusions will be on the web site in June.
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08-10-2004, 12:35 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 68
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Re: Special 2004 Itineraries
We're on the Sept. 4th San Juan cruise. We plan on doing the Condado Beach Excursion in San Juan.
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