July 18 2009 Tortola - Part 2!

[noahsmom]

Castaway Cay from the deck

[Princess123]

A long long time ago.... in a far off time, we met someone on line, and became good Disney friends with them. They have a son, and I have a daughter and they became good friends. We live halfway across the United States from each other, so the last time we saw them was when we cruised together , but we have remained in touch ever since. Well, these friends were going on this cruise to celebrate their son's 17th birthday (okay, that might not be the only reason LOL). The cruise turned out to be this one.

So, I worked summer school last year, and we were finally able to afford to book an inside room on that same cruise to surprise him… That was well over a year ago. We have kept this surprise for over a year – it was harder on his parents than on us, because we did not have to live with him daily.

Well, last night, was the 90 day mark for returning cruisers. I stayed up until 11pm (Texas time), to make Palo reservations -- our reservations are linked, so I could make the reservations for all of us….

Fast forward to this morning… said son gets up to look at cruise excursions since they are at the 90 day mark… Lo and behold, he sees the Palo reservation with our name on it since the reservations were linked together…

The cat is now out of the bag….. I’m not sure which teenager has had to best expressions of finding out today….. DarthVader or my daughter Princess123…..

So… now I can write more on this board…. and I can even use my real name (Gale) LOL!

For those that live in Houston – I am also Houston (well, actually Katy) person…..

[mickeymo]

Hi Gale!!!

I can officially say "hi" and "welcome" in public since you PM'd me when you joined If you need to jog your memory - I'm in Clear Lake

[3princessMommy]

Welcome back to the board!

Congrats on the surprise!!!

[starwood]

Now I can update the list with the correct names LOL

noahsmom (Kelli) - with DH and DS (11)
jlawall (Joann) - with DH, DM (Alice), DF (Bill), DD (25), DD (22) and
DD (19)
wvmd (Virgil) - with DW, DD (23), DDF WVspacemonkey (23) and DD (14)
mickeymo (Monica) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (14), parents, DBRO, DSIL
and Dnephew (7)
RAC - with DH, DD (12) and parents
MrsG (Maryann) - with DH
lwilliam (Lucy) - with DH, DS (22) DS (17)
Mason7AK (Angela) - with DH, DD (16), DD (8), DS (7) and DD (3)
Kadorto - with DW, DS now 5, and DS now 8
Ky Cruisin (Pam) - with DH, DD (17), DD (9), DS (8), and DS??? (19)
Ramule - with DW, DS (16) and DD (13)
AdventureBlondeBoy (Eileen) - with DH, DD16, DS13, DS11, DS9 and DM
Teriyaki (Laurie) - with DH, DD 14 and DD 14
Disneymagic316 (Wendy) - with DH (Russ), DD 17 (Amy), DM (Marilyn), DS
23 (Matthew), DDIL 23 (Leah), DS 21 (Andrew) and girlfriend (Katie)?,
DSGF, Dsister (Cindy), DBIL, DNephew 13 (Sean), DBIL (Rusty), DMIL
(Lyndia), DMIL's husband (Scott), DBIL (Dean), DSIL (MaryJo)(whew)
mollygirl13 (Jacqueline) - with DH
Quagmire - ?
Macavity (Gale) - with DD 16
I'm a princess (Chrissy) - with DH (Brett)
BigAWL - with DW (3PrincessMommy aka Joann), DD 7, DD 5, DD 2
SC Minnie (Mona) - with DH and DD 15
WDWgoose (Garry) - with DW (Cruisin'Goose Vicki)
toniteach (Toni) - with DH, DD 6 and DD 4
Loriluvsdisney (Lori) - with DH, DD (13) and DS (12)
Eeyore18 - with DH, DS (11), DD (4) and DM
jfis1020 (Jenny) - DH aka Mr. Redlegs, DS (15) aka Fatphil32, DS (12),
DD (10), DM, and DMIL
pipsqueak (Fran) - with DH, DD (12) and DS (6)
luv2boys - with Dh, DS (13) and DS (10)
tinkerbell 29 (Melissa) - with DM and DB
Dizzyworld (Shirley) - with DD (14) and DS (16)
Timeforme - with DH
gonecrusin' (Susan) - with DH (John) and DD Emily(19)
OlKiara (Betsy) - with DH,DD (28) DS (15) DD (10) DN(11) DN (23) and
friends DH, DW DS (14) DS (15)
sassyxtink - with DH, DD (16) and DS (10)
Tia (Donna) - with DH and DS (14)
Starwood (Nancy) - with DH and DS Darthvader92(16 - turning 17 on the
cruise).

As for immigration in St. Thomas this is from the 2009 Passporter

"Note: In the past, all guests had to meet with U.S. Immigration officials onboard the ship, regardless of whether you plan to go ashore. Recent cruisers are reporting that this is no longer a requirement, but be sure to watch for any notices placed in your room regarding immigration procedures, just in case."

[mickeymo]

Costa Maya from the Deck

[3princessMommy]

Originally Posted by mickeymo

Costa Maya from the Deck

Look at that BLUE water! Wow!

[3princessMommy]

More White sand!

[lwilliam]

Originally Posted by 3princessMommy

More White sand!

Lucy wants this one!

[3princessMommy]

Originally Posted by lwilliam

Lucy wants this one!

She's even cuter now that she's a year older and REALLY has a personality!!!

BTW - DCL told DH that Flounders should be able to accomodate our Dolphin excursion and recommended that we discuss directly with the nursery staff when we board. Should we trust them????

[noahsmom]

Here's sand and a boy.

[gonecrusin]

Originally Posted by 3princessMommy

She's even cuter now that she's a year older and REALLY has a personality!!!

BTW - DCL told DH that Flounders should be able to accomodate our Dolphin excursion and recommended that we discuss directly with the nursery staff when we board. Should we trust them????

I think you can trust them. We had friends with the same situation and they were very accommodating. I think there was an additional charge though. I just booked our excursions and we return 12:45 if we can be of any help. I have references, LOL, they are 18 going on 19 and 24 going on 25. They didn't turn out half bad

[jlawall]

The Baths

[jlawall]

If you think this water is the clearest, most beautiful and clean water you have ever seen, you are right!!!

[jlawall]

The Indians - a snorkle spot in BVI.......great underwater tropical fish and the reef is starting to come back......