I totally felt like that scene in Jurassic Park when Ellie meets the triceratops for the first time!
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Mouth watering at those churros and poutine. So yummy!
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Hey, you found the handprints. I actually saw them for the first this year.
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Yeah, I saw them the first time in August!
This was my first time walking up stairs to get to my banshee!
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Morning all!
OMG the drama. I got back to the resort around 6ish. No letter from DCL about my pick-up. Walked to the front desk (because we all know the button goes to an off-site center). The CM had the gir next to her help try to pull it up, but it was not populating. She made a note to have it sent to my room. Waited and waited. Nothing. Around 10:30 I went back to the front desk because no letter (I had texted my TA and she verified I DID have transfers from Music). That CM could not pull it up but manager was able to.
Pick up at noon, be there by 11:45, luggage around 8.
Fast forward to 6:15 this morning when luggage assistance called to verify my 6:30 luggage pick-up for check out! Uh, NO. He is all confused as there is a note about that in my file. (This is the second time I have had a weird note in my file resulting in an early morning call about checking out after visiting the desk about something. Definitely emailing the manager at the email on the letter they put on the bed on check-in day.) I explained I was going on a cruise and taking the bus from here and he wanted to know what time that pick up for luggage was. I said “Don’t worry about it. It is carry-on size. I will just take it myself.”
Called the number on the DCL bus pick-up in a panic and on the verge of tears. Spoke with a super nice and calming CM named Brittany who clearly saw it on my reservation and then pulled the list for Music to make sure I was showing on there. I am, and she verified all the info - noon pick-up (I knew the 10am the girl last night said was “usual” was way too early), and info about luggage pick-up. Calmed me way down.
Juan from luggage assistance called back to check about when I wanted my luggage pick-up and apologize for the other call. He was CLUELESS about the cruise bus luggage timing, so I reiterated that I will just take it myself.
I will likely head over to the main building around 9:30 and just read in the lobby. Just to make sure. This was such a smooth and easy process at AoA in February! Not sure how it is so screwed up at Music! Makes me wish I had done the fake flight at MCO and taken the bus from there.
Hopefully I’ll be on that beautiful ship today!!
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What a mess! Hopefully it will all go smoothly for you - I’m sure it will.
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Fingers crossed!!
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Love reading your trip report. Hope all the glitches are fixed and you have a wonderful cruise
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Thanks!
On the plus side, with the bus pick-up time I should be able to go right to my cabin when I get there rather than dragging it all around the ship - since I did not trust them to handle it, after all the mix-ups. I love my VAH tank, but really do not want to live in it and shorts for 5 days because who knows where the luggage is!
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Things are looking up. I went to the desk to check out (might as well…I can chill and read) and the CM was super helpful. He could see the cruise thing and that I am on the bus. He also said that something apparently had happened with the letters yesterday as he had to print one for another guest this morning!!
Decided to get a fountain soda so I have liquid until the bus comes. I was getting out my TIW card and the girl said “Don’t worry about it! My birthday present to you!” So that is a happy thing!
Just get me on my beautiful ship now!!
(As I was typing, a woman with a DCL Castaway Club sling bag and lanyard is at the counter and talking with a manager. Gotta wonder if she is on the Dream today and has the same thing with no letter!)
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Sorry for all the confusion. Hope it all works out.
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Thanks! I definitely feel better knowing it was not just me!
I will feel 100% better when I see the DCL bus people! (Probably another 60-90 minutes for that with a noon pick-up.)
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Have fun on the cruise!
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Thank you!
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The bus person is here!!
She had me on the list!!
And I was clearly NOT the only one who had issues. Her words “I have just been sorting out the luggage mess”. She took my bag to the truck!!!
I feel MUCH better seeing her and knowing it is NOT just me! (You start to get paranoid after a few things, you know?)
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Love the photo! Glad the kinks got worked out. Looks like you survived the stressful morning!!
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Thanks! Me too!!!
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Have an amazing cruise! I can’t wait to read about it when you’re back on the internet.
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