Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom That was the ship I was on! I remember the crew telling me it was the original Love Boat.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Well I have sailed on the Wonder..and I will give you this much... they are TALL ships but seemed like they were not extremely oversized in lenght. They are big though... But not QE2 or even QM2 big...< Not true -- at least re: QE 2 -- I have the info and web sites ( taking QM2 from New York to England in 2007 ) - - QM2 is in a class by itself but the Disney ships are slighter larger than QE2 Wonder : 964 Ft Long -- 106 Ft Wide -- gross tonnage 83K QE2 : 963 Ft long -- 105 ft wide -- gross tonnage 70K QM2 : 1132 Ft long -- 135 ft wide -- 151K gross tonnage
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <a href="http://www.cunard.com/OnBoard/default.asp?OB=QE2&sub=sp" target="_blank">http://www.cunard.com/OnBoard/ default.asp?OB=QE2&sub=sp</a> sorry - forgot link
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Interesting... I have never ridden on QE2 but seen it from a distance and looked much bigger than the Disney boats. Thanks for providing fatcs on this. >>Not true<< I was not lying on purpose, just stating an opinion based on observations.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I was not lying on purpose, just stating an opinion based on observations.< Never thought otherwise -- and the only reason I knew was all the research we did when contacting them re: travel in 2007 -- going to England / Ireland for 4 weeks ( 30th anniversary) - and going to take our time - so decided on QM2 for travel.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Really splurging on this one-- but after looking thru it -- well you only live once. Not something I could afford to do on a regular basis for sure.... And offset somewhat financially by the fact that probably 50% of the time in England and Ireland we will be staying with my wifes' relatives -- as most of her family is there. thanks for the well wishes -- we will be taking our first Disney cruise next year - so I will have something to compare it against. The Disney cruise is my daughters college graduation present...
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I don't think I would ever care to sail on the QE2, I just have no intention of bringing all the dressy clothes with me while on vacation. I know when I did my Disney cruise on the Big Red Boat I had to brings LOTS of dressy clothes, they wouldn't let men eat in the dining room in shorts ( with the exception of breakfast ) you had to wear pants, and dinner was always shirt and tie. I had to pack all this d#$% luggage just for the cruise. I'm sure Disney is much more liberal in their dress policy on their current cruises.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN That^^ is so typical of the american pshyque. Why can americans dress up a bit more often and a bit better than most times?? This is not Southwest Air for heaven's sake!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<That^^ is so typical of the american pshyque. Why can americans dress up a bit more often and a bit better than most times?? This is not Southwest Air for heaven's sake!>> Excuse me!!! I was on vacation on a cruise ship in the outer Abaco Islands. Who was I suppose to be dressing to impress? The dolphins? And since I HAVE been to Hong Kong I have personal experience that SHORTS can be formal attire. If your tring to suggest I don't dress up; I have many suits, two of which were custom make in Hong Kong. I once attended a Country Gamboree at the Dessert Springs Marriott and wore one of my Stetsons on the flight out so that it wouldn't get crushed in the overhead. When I'm on vaction I just want to get away. Not be loaded down with luggage or dressed up like a Versace queen.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Last time I remember suit-n-tie on an airline was the '70s when I was 7,8,9 years old. The family vacation was a trip to Freeport, Bahamas. Dinner time was fancy-schmancy too. I also remember eight big suitcases(no wheels) plus carry-ons for the four of us.
Originally Posted By trailsend vbdad ~ that's some more kind of anniversary celebration!!! Have a wonderful time!!!! I've just spent a few minutes looking over the website. Awesome.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Excuse me!!! I was on vacation on a cruise ship in the outer Abaco Islands. Who was I suppose to be dressing to impress? The dolphins?<< No, you are not excused. I am sure the dolphins would have appreciated your efforts. BTW... if you ever do go on the DCL...and eat at Palo's.. make sure you bring your "Hong Kong specials" since casual attire is not permitted there.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Thanks TDLFAN, next time I find myself at DCL I'll try to remember that. Meanwhile I will continue to go on "casual dress" vacations. Like the one I just had in Richmond VA, Washington DC, Fredricksburg, VA and Walton, Kentucky.
Originally Posted By nats30 June 1984, the rainiest WDW trip we ever took. When we landed in Orlando we had to wait 1 hour before they could empty the baggage compartment. We then went to the shuttle area to be taken to our hotel. It was pouring and the driver said "Welcome to sunny Florida". It rained all the time we were there. That was the only time we used a poncho. One morning it rained and about noon it stopped but it was cloudy. We went to the Magic Kingdom. We were on the ferry when the sun came out and formed a rainbow from one end of the kingdom to the other. Everyone on the boat jumped up and yelled "Disney magic". We had a wonderful time but just as we were going out of the park it started pouring. The perfect end to a perfect day.
Originally Posted By kennect Nats that is so funny...Wasn't "welcome to the sunshine state" or something like the official slogan for Fl at one time? Or was it just a phrase that was used that made it sound that way?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I was at MGM back then it first opened and they had a record rainfall that day. The rain water in the parking lot was several inches deep. I remember water being right up to the tops of the curb on the sidewalks leading into MGM... I still have a good time that day since just about everything at the park is under a roof.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Being that it was the MGM Studios opening, I'll bet there were hundreds of Gene Kelly imitators just "Singing in the Rain!!!" could not resist. you may now continue with regular programming.
