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Glad to hear your camera is fixed and on its way back to you.
We don't have a bank, we use a credit union and they do not handle foreign currency at all. Every bank we've checked with states we have to have an account, why I'm not really sure about but whatever. And none of the currency exchanges handle Icelandic. We've ordered our Danish and Norwegian currency.
Yea!! for the camera! Hope it arrives quickly and works beautifully with no more problems. Be the cautious person I am, I would probably pack a back up on the cruise.
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I started laying out some things for the cruise today since I was home alone and wasn't in the mood to go out and do anything.
I grabbed the thickest, warmest long underwear I have and a pair of thick wool socks for our snorkeling excursion. I read a website for one of the vendors that do the snorkeling trips (I have no idea which one Disney is using) but they recommended bringing long underwear and wool socks since the water temperatures are between 35-38 F.... Tomorrow I will start actually making outfits for the evenings - I think that at sea days will be the easiest.... but not sure about the other days yet. I know we will do laundry at least once onboard (already have our purex laundry sheets and collapsable laundry basket).
I also need to figure out my two formal night outfits. I know one of them, a former co-worker friend of mine is a jewelry artist and she made me a new bracelet to go w my black formal dress... so one down... one to go.
I am also only taking 4 pairs of shoes - white sandals, black sandals, running shoes and flip flops. I will travel to and from the cruise in the running shoes. I also am planning on packing two swim suits and 3 sets of workout clothes. I want to try to get to some of the morning workout classes like yoga and Pilates while onboard. For Pirate night - I think we will do t-shirts and not too much more, since packing weight/space is limited. I wonder if they will call it Pirates in the Caribbean since we will be in the North Atlantic. And I wonder how cold it will be on deck when they do the fireworks.
I just changed our one way rental car from a large sedan to a SUV, since our next door neighbor, Kerry, will be cruising as well and instead of her renting a car, driving to MCO and taking the Disney shuttle - we can do the one way car rental to Cocoa Beach and split the cost. Less expensive for both of us, and right now, anything I can do to save a few $$ on this trip is a good idea.
I go to my hair stylist next Saturday for highlights. Originally, Miss Roxanne was supposed to give me a perm about a month ago, and highlights next week - but the day of my perm, she fell and broke her wrist. So I ended up having my hair permed and cut by someone else.... who cut it too short (and I hate it) - so I will be getting my highlights etc two weeks before we leave - which will let the colors settle a bit before we take photos. I just wish my hair wasn't so short. Learned my lesson not to let anyone but Roxy touch it.
I've been stocking up on e-books to read on my iPad during the cruise. I bought about 8 new books and I am not reading them until we board the ship. Instead, I've been checking books out from our library and using a completely different app to read those, while catching up on a couple of authors I haven't read in the last couple of years. I just hope 8 new books are enough. I may get a few more. If I am able to read uninterrupted, I've been known to read a book a day.....
OK - enough rambling for now. Tomorrow I will lay out some outfits, and take some photos of them to ensure I can get mix and match. I don't want to take anything I don't actually end up wearing.
Wow,you are organized, Terri! I completely understand about your hair. I have had that happen more than once. The good news is, it's hair and it will grow. You must be beyond excited!!. Everything is falling into place nicely and your trip will be here before you know it!!
Sounds like you made sure me serious progress! I've become quite the fan of taking photos of my outfits as I pack so I can remember what I have without digging through!
I know I'm taking 5 pair of shoes….sandals, flip flops, flats, running shoes and walking shoes. I have sturdy waterproof walking shoes for the tours, but I want my regular tennies for walking deck 4. Sandals and flats for dinners. Flip flops for pool and hot tub…and because I'm on a cruise and I don't want to wear shoes all the time! I'll probably travel in the running shoes because they are really comfortable for flying.
Good idea about the pictures…I will have to try that!
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A few changes....
First - Stephanie - thank you for reminding me about waterproof shoes. I forgot to add my Vibram's to the suitcase to wear while kayaking. I refuse to be in wet running shoes (the worst).
Ok - secondly - our next door neighbor, Kerry, and I were talking about the cruise about 4 or 5 months ago. She travels for work, and Chris and I keep an eye on her doorstep for packages, etc - and then deliver them when she gets home. One night I went over to deliver some packages and was talking about the cruise. She said it sounded nice, and that she had done a Disney cruise before with her grandkids.
Jump forward to this week. Chris was talking to her and she mentioned she would be on the Magic with us (and joked that she wasn't stalking us...). Chris came home and mentioned it to me, and I remembered her saying it sounded nice. Kerry is a world traveler. She has been to 77 countries, and Antarctica (color me JEALOUS). She told Chris she hadn't been to Newfoundland yet, and the cruise will let her check that off the list. She is also a cancer survivor (twice, I think).
Chris and I got to talking, and thought we should invite her to join our table of 6 - since she is traveling solo. Its always nice to know someone at your table. So - after getting her confirmation number, we asked TAE to add her to our reservation with NanaTink & Hubs, my parents and Chris and I. As NanaTink said - "the more the merrier!!"
Also - last night I got to wondering how she was getting to the ship, since you can't leave your car parked at Port Canaveral for one way cruises. We called her and she said she was going to rent a car, drive to Orlando and then take the DCL shuttle. WOW - talk about pricey (rental car + Disney shuttle). So - first I told her to do a one way rental to Cocoa Beach, since many rental car companies have shuttles from their offices to the port. Then I said that she should ride with us - and she said ok, only if we let her pay for 1/2 the rental.
So - last night, I logged into Hertz, and modified the reservation from a full sized car - $130, to a SUV for $150. Split 2 ways is $75.00 - which is $50 less than my $130. Ok - that works for me!!! I hope she likes Cracker Barrel - since I was reminded we need to have our traditional pre-vacation breakfast stop on Friday morning.
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I completely understand about your hair. I have had that happen more than once. The good news is, it's hair and it will grow. You must be beyond excited!!
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