Hi there!
Just wanted to thank everyone so much for all the GREAT FE gifts - we loved each and every one of them... some of them we are still opening and reliving our cruise!
I'm not sure how many of you know, but we were "forced" to take a 2nd cruise.. our daughter Lizzy, got very sick, she started out with an ear infection that just got worse and worse and the dr said she should not fly home should not change altitude or her eardrum would burst and she would have very bad pain. on sunday of teh second cruise she started throwing up repeatedly, and was very lethargic.. just a sick sick kiddoe. The dr ended up putting an IV in her hand to give her medicatioin that way, as well as fluids, and about 2 days later she was back to herself... so she was basically sick from the first tuesday night until wednesday of the second week - and VERY sick from sat-tues of the second week. i was thankful we chose to stay on the ship, as some days we visited the dr 3-4 times so he could moniter her ears, and keep an eye on her as she got so sick - who knew ear infections could be so bad...
when they took th IV out on tuesday within MINUTES she was ready to go back to her "secret club" as she calls it - i was amazed at what two days of fluids and medicatioin could do for her.
I have i think 6 books left that did NOT get distributed for the FE, if you didnt get one, please email me your address, and i'll pop it in the mail for you.. things got a little stressful so a few cabins missed out - i'm sorry
We did have a GREAT time.. i cant stress enough to everyone ALWAYS get trip insurance - ALWAYS. With the records the dr kept and as sick as she ended up, the trip insurance will cover our 2nd cruise as well as all the medical she needed (and wow it adds up - 400 bux just to poke her with the IV an the meds the first time, and then 200+ for the second day - medical care is not cheap, but the dr was VERY excelent, he treated her very well - and the peace of mind for mommy - wow)
Disney is so fabulous - we had some issues arise that we were not sure to handle (okie.. you cant go home, but tomorrow we are going to dock and you have to get off... what are ya gonna do? - Disney let Joe use the phone for about 4 hours to figure out what to do.. we were going to go to the parks, but food and wine festival and the weekend and there were "no rooms" available... so we were going to do a 4 day, but the insurance says it needs to be an "extention of your trip" so... since we were on the magic - the magic we stayed) Chef Stefan found Lizzy one day when she wasnt feeling well, and hadnt been eating much and told that whatever she wanted, even if it wasnt on the menu, to let someone know and he would come talk to her and make it for her - no matter what it was - i was soo impressed - however she was happy with a hotdog BUN and ketchup.. hahaha
no matter how many times she threw up, noone seems to be upset, it was no problem - we'll take care of that - can i get her some water.. shall i call the ships dr, how can we help you? even when it was a HUGE mess (how can you make that big of a mess when you have NO food in your tummy - sheesh) and poor lizzy was mortified.. she hates to throw up, and always tries to find a bathroom, but it would just sneak up on her - poor kid
I know it sounds like our cruise was all medical - but it wasnt - we really had a great time!!
The first cruise we had Gretchen and her lovely family as table mates - Lizzy loved those girls... I didnt think i would like sitting with strangers, but it was actually very nice - when you have a lovely family you are paired with, its a great time!
the eastern the first 2 days are sea days, so we didnt miss any ports of call, we were able to get off the ship each time, and at least walk around some - it was fun!
We have already book a mexican cruise in Jan 2011 - my b-day is the 25th so we will be cruising that week! woohoo!! it goes from LA, so we wont have the long airplane trip.
We have trip reports we are working on - one fun, and one documenting all the medical, for the insurance - amazing the hassles of an ear infection - but i think we truly ended up with a trip of a lifetime..
It was AMAZING to be one of 6 people on that ship - the advised us to take Lizzy into Cove Cafe while waiting for everyone to board for the next cruise, it was cool and quiet (its AMAZING how loud those workers are when the ship is empty - all that cleaning and loading and unloading of stuff) as noone was on the ship, her being in the cove didnt bother anyone, and about 12.30 she woke up and we headed to parot cay to nibble - she thought it was cool she was allowed in the "big people area" lol
While there hubby was able to call his boss and a few people to let them know we woudl NOT be comming home that day as expected.. lol
now we have so much to catch up on! hahah but as i said.. a trip in a lifetime!
it's a very long email from me today! hahaha
Andrea in vegas
Lizzy'sMom
Now just over a year to wait!! I know we missed a few cabins with our gifts - maybe room moves - if you did not get a little square nite lite just give me your address and I will drop it in the mail. Thanks again to all our new friends!
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We were in both exchanges, and really enjoyed it! Thanks to all!
