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HeatherInFlorida

November 2nd, 2004, 06:13 PM

LAFFNVEGAS

November 2nd, 2004, 06:17 PM

The only thing better than doing the Doc Dance is Tagging the Luggage! There's something about getting out my black sharpie, filling out those tags and attaching them to the luggage that just lifts my spirits to heights unknown since our last cruise. It's positively exhilarating!!! I love it so much I use every tag even if one ends up on my wrist;) .

Had such fun with it I just had to share with all of you:D ! Does anyone else get this nutty over this project?
Heather, I had never thought about this but you are right it is a very fun last minute thing to do. You are just that week a ahead of me so that you already know what for sure to pack so all you have left is the luggage tags:) I am still sorting in my mind what for sure I will start packing this weekend.:eek:

cruisingangel

November 2nd, 2004, 07:09 PM

Heather,

I love filling in the luggage tags, I also can't wait to get out my sharpie and start filling them in. I have to wait till next May:( , but I got a kick out of you doing this also. Reminds me of the fun to come:)

Michele

Sage

November 2nd, 2004, 07:19 PM

Heather,

I too love tagging the luggage. I always leave the old cruise tags on until they can replaced with new tags. There is something about a piece of luggage without a cruise tag that is heartbreaking. I'm so excited for you, as you await your well deserved holiday. Have a great time. :D :D

sail7seas

November 2nd, 2004, 07:50 PM

I'm excited for you. You've been looking so forward to this cruise that I truly hope it is all you want it to be.

Your countdown is getting VERY Short!!!!

Have fun with those tags!!! :)

HeatherInFlorida

November 2nd, 2004, 07:53 PM

LAFFNVEGAS

November 2nd, 2004, 07:54 PM

Heather or anyone else, Do you save your luggage tags? I have started to save mine and put one in our very large Holland America Photo Album it is kind of like a scrap book of sorts.

HeatherInFlorida

November 2nd, 2004, 08:10 PM

Yes, I save at least one tag and put it in my trip album which is always a combo of pictures and other memorabilia from the cruise. Anything that I can press flat:D

I still can picture the tag from my first cruise with DH in Cabin #4017. Amazing how that sticks in my head. I really have a thing about tags. Last year on Celebrity we got EDocs and I was half crazed when told I would have no tags!!!!:eek: I called Celebrity and begged and they finally sent them, but they weren't like the HAL tags. They were more like airline baggage strips. So disappointing because soon all these lines will go the way of EDocs where you get your so called "tags" at the terminal:( .

RuthC

November 2nd, 2004, 08:26 PM

I love the mental image!
Do you suppose if I put a tag on my wrist and stood on the dock that I might be on-loaded with the rest of the luggage? :confused:
Do you suppose I should list cabin 001? :D

sail7seas

November 2nd, 2004, 08:30 PM

Too bad we don't live in those days when you got decals to stick on your luggage so as you went from ship to ship you'd have them all over your bags. Ah, for those good ole days......;)

I agree I'd really like to have decals all over our bags but even more than that I'd REALLY LOVE to be able to travel with those steamer trunks. How great it would be to simply load all the 'stuff' into a trunk and ship it!!!

LAFFNVEGAS

November 2nd, 2004, 08:30 PM

Do you suppose I should list cabin 001? :D
Ruth, That thought has crossed my mind a few times. Each day I keep checking to see if the Pent House is still available. It still is:D

LAFFNVEGAS

November 2nd, 2004, 08:37 PM

Lisa, no way!! I've nothing in the suitcases. I have nothing planned but formal stuff. I washed and ironed almost everything I have and I'll decide Friday and Saturday. But I open the suitcases up and start throwing in odds and ends. I love looking at mine even empty. But those tags go on as soon as they're out of the attic:D

Too bad we don't live in those days when you got decals to stick on your luggage so as you went from ship to ship you'd have them all over your bags. Ah, for those good ole days......;)
Heather in packing I have to write out what I plan to wear during the day and what I will wear at night day by day. Then as I pack check it off that it is in the suite case. That is why I sometimes like to know what day will be Formal/Informal/ Casual. That way I do not over pack or heaven forbid Under pack. The last couple of nights before I fall asleep I have been doing a mental list of what I plan to pack. Formal wear is the only easy part. Since I have never done Mexico/ Sea of Cortez Cabo area I have no idea how cold or how warm it will be. I am guess it will be a bit cooler than the Caribbean.

Cruising Jake

November 2nd, 2004, 08:41 PM

Aw, go ahead and overpack like me. Then I can stand in front of the closet on the ship and decide, instead of standing in front of the closet at home and deciding. It seems to be more fun to feel like a queen on the ship and have a large wardrobe.

Actually I have learned to pack less, but I still have a few extra things I take just in case I change my mind while cruising a woman's perogative.

Ziggy7

November 2nd, 2004, 08:49 PM

Wooohooooo, I'm not crazy hehehe I love filling in the luggage tags too, I also can't wait to get out my sharpie and start filling them in. I have to wait till next May but wish you the very best cruise ever, you deserve it ! Glad your puter is up and running and your back again too, we missed you :)

Peggy Sue

November 2nd, 2004, 09:01 PM

Agree, there is a certain glee in filling out those luggage tags!

Right now I should be upstairs packing our suitcases.... but, it will eventually get done. Once I get started, it all comes together, but I always come up with a million excuses to delay the actual start of our packing.....

Heather...Enjoy your happy dance with your tags...and your packing...but more importantly..enjoy your cruise!!!!!!!

Peggy Sue

HeatherInFlorida

November 2nd, 2004, 09:18 PM

Peggy Sue! You're even closer than me!:D You have a great time, too! Bon Voyage and happy seas......

I was just thinking what a great ad this is for Sharpies!!!:D

Sail, if all the wonderful good wishes I've gotten from you on various threads brings good luck, then this cruise will stand above all the rest!!! Thank you again.

Ah, yes, steamer trunks. Wouldn't that be great? With all those decals all over it? Yum.....

Lisa, you're really into this suite thing. Did you see you said "suite case" instead of suitcase???? LOL:D And I do basically the same thing you do: I fill out a grid with all the days and then fill in what I need to wear on each day. So we're on the same page;)

Yup, there's nothing like those fresh new tags shining brightly on your luggage. Homeward bound they sure do lose their lustre.

bepsf

November 2nd, 2004, 09:20 PM

I love filling out the luggage tags - but I save it for last...

- last time I did it in the Taxi on the way to the Airport (gives me something to do instead of playing "backseat driver"):cool:

Speaking of packing - did anyone read the column on this site about packing for the QE2 World Cruise?

http://www.cruisecritic.com/tips/tipsarticle.cfm?ID=30 (http://www.cruisecritic.com/tips/tipsarticle.cfm?ID=30)

56 Formal Nights! 9 Pieces of Luggage! Oh, my!!!:eek:

serendipity1499

November 2nd, 2004, 10:38 PM

One week from today, we'll be on a flight headed for Barcelona..HAL tags are made out, but go on our luggage after we arrive in our Barcelona Hotel..My excitement started when I placed my first pair of shoes into the bottom of our our bags..LOL

Using "LOL" because I don't know how you all get those funny little Icons into the body of your messages..Keep trying & my little smiley only comes up in the beginning of my messages..Please tell me how you do it..I'm LOL..

Happy cruising all!..Betty

cruznon

November 2nd, 2004, 10:50 PM

So I'm not the only one who loves the whole luggage tag ritual! We leave in two weeks on our next cruise. When I picked up docs last week, there were NO LUGGAGE TAGS!!!
I told my TA that the luggage tags were an important part of the "anticipation period" before each cruise. She smiled, nodded and called the cruise line. So my tags should arrive this week!! Then I can get out MY sharpie!!!:) :) :)

Pudgesmom

November 2nd, 2004, 10:53 PM

Betty-

When you hit "post reply," the little smiles appear to the right of the box in which you're typing. If you roll your cursor over the smiles, it will give you an idea of what to use them for, ie :o embarrassment,:confused: confused, etc. Click on one and it will transfer to your message

Also the smiles (icons) at the bottom of your screen will appear at the beginning of your message if you click on the circle next to them.

Hope this helps.

Beth

serendipity1499

November 2nd, 2004, 11:17 PM

Thanks Beth...but I don't have "Smiles" to the right of the posting box...Once when I posted on our Roll Call thread, one of my "O's" came up as a funny little Icon, but don't know how it did it... I looked at the Misc. options & don't have the smiles disabled, so don't know what the problem is..Appreciate your reply & In the meantime will just have to be content with LOL..Betty

Pudgesmom

November 2nd, 2004, 11:23 PM

I guess your question will then have to be answered by someone more computer literate than me.:D

LOL works, too.:D

Beth

serendipity1499

November 2nd, 2004, 11:40 PM

Thanks again...Just turned VB code on, hoping that would do it..Still no funny Icons..Perhaps if I leave CC & come back in tomorrow it will work..In the meantime Happy Cruising..

Sierrachik

November 3rd, 2004, 05:39 AM

Thanks again...Just turned VB code on, hoping that would do it..Still no funny Icons..Perhaps if I leave CC & come back in tomorrow it will work..In the meantime Happy Cruising..
If you're hitting the quick reply button in the individual posting you won't get the icons, if you hit post reply at the bottom of the thread, you'll see the smile icons as well as a host of other options at the top of the reply box :)

Brandis

November 3rd, 2004, 07:35 AM

I actually have cabin no. 001 on my luggage tags for our upcoming cruise on Prinsendam, but that's "only" a deluxe verandah suite. There is only one PH suite and it's number is 009 for some reason...

Marc

Sage

November 3rd, 2004, 09:15 AM

I'm still pinching myself, as when our documents arrrive and I'm able to write the number on our luggage tags, I get to put 001. :D

HeatherInFlorida

November 3rd, 2004, 09:30 AM

I'm still pinching myself, as when our documents arrrive and I'm able to write the number on our luggage tags, I get to put 001. :D
Good for you Sage!!! How 'bout just a great big ONE!!!

DJP

November 3rd, 2004, 10:11 AM

I agree that next to receiving the docs, filling out the luggage tags raises the excitement level for me! 2.5 weeks and we'll be driving to FL to sail on the Zaandam....can't wait! I also make a list way ahead of time and start pulling things together about a month before the real packing starts. We bought a new garment bag last weekend for our dressy clothes. Shoes are always such a bother because of bulkiness and lately on cruises I've been putting them in a carry on. However, I still like to mix my clothes and DH's clothes so not all of his are in one suitcase and all of mine in another....just in case. We have been driving to cruises for the last few years instead of flying because we live in the South instead of Minnesota, but there 's still the chance of a case getting lost between the dock and the cabin :-)

HeatherInFlorida

November 3rd, 2004, 10:35 AM

DJP, that's a good idea. I don't do it because I pack differently than DH. But I always have a few things to add to his suitcase when we're almost done.....I wonder why;) .

Let's face it: A cruise is only a week or 2 out of our lives ~ not a long period of time. So that's why, I think, the anticipation and all the little things like docs and tags and lists and packing become so important. We make a week's trip into a month or more of anticipation and excitement.

And that's why coming to these boards on a regular basis adds so much more fun to the whole experience:) .

LAFFNVEGAS

November 3rd, 2004, 11:55 AM

Lisa, you're really into this suite thing. Did you see you said "suite case" instead of suitcase???? LOL:D And I do basically the same thing you do: I fill out a grid with all the days and then fill in what I need to wear on each day. So we're on the same page;)

Yup, there's nothing like those fresh new tags shining brightly on your luggage. Homeward bound they sure do lose their lustre.OMG, It does look like I have Suite on the brain. it was just a slip of an extra "e"
I have to admit I am as excited as you. Both DH and I are really ready for this cruise.:p Have you gotten any farther along in your packing? Tonight I may start my list of what I need to pack.

Brandis

November 3rd, 2004, 01:30 PM

HeatherInFlorida

November 3rd, 2004, 03:38 PM

To me, the packing is one of the more unpleasant thing about traveling. I only start packing the evening before departure. Probably has to do with that I'm no good at folding so I'm just happy if I can close my suitcase...

Marc
Marc, I think that part of it is a "woman" thing:D . My DH packs the night before, too.

Lisa, no I haven't. I had a huge luncheon to go to today and was heavily focused on the tv the rest of the time.

So now I'm ready to really get into the nitty gritty tomorrow. Get the list done and start folding the stuff that can be done early. Yup, we're really getting there now and all's right in my little corner of the world.:)

serendipity1499

November 3rd, 2004, 08:29 PM

Thanks Sierrachik...Not hitting quick reply, only hit Post reply but still no smilies..Having big proplems with my PC & the tech is picking it up tomorrow..Tonight's my last night to post till we return to FLL on the Westerdam Nov. 29..Will now spend the next five days concentrating on packing & last minute details in the house..Leave Tues. morning..Hip Hip Hooray!

Happy cruising everyone & hope you all have a wonderful cruise..

jazzsea

November 3rd, 2004, 10:11 PM

FYI. The only cabin left on Rotterdam, January 5, 2005 is one of the penthouses. It's a great for four people sharing. I think it is either 7003 or 7004. 7001 is already taken.

sail7seas

November 3rd, 2004, 10:20 PM

sologrip

November 4th, 2004, 12:24 AM

I love the mental image!
Do you suppose if I put a tag on my wrist and stood on the dock that I might be on-loaded with the rest of the luggage? :confused:
Do you suppose I should list cabin 001? :D

Could be painful...but they just might load you right on into the infirmary....

Candy

November 4th, 2004, 08:23 AM

I remember quite a few years ago when HAL would look for ship tags and pull your luggage at the airport and send it to your ship for you. After 9/11 they said you had to claim your luggage personally and take it to the bus with you. On one recent RCI trip, even though we did not have the RCI transfers, the luggage was pulled anyway, and we panicked when we couldn't find it. We didn't know if any of the bags were lost, and if one were, we wouldn't have the opportunity to have the airline trace it or put in a claim for a lost item. If you don't notice a bag is missing until you get to your cabin (in some cases, after sailing) it's almost hopeless to get it back.

Since then, we don't put the tags on the bags until we pick it up at the cruise airport.

Oh... and I don't fill them out until the last minute (in case the Upgrade Fairy is working overtime). We leave in 2 days, and I have only two small piles of crap on the "staging table" and another small pile on the ironing board. :eek:

Lisa, no way!! I've nothing in the suitcases. I have nothing planned but formal stuff. I washed and ironed almost everything I have and I'll decide Friday and Saturday. But I open the suitcases up and start throwing in odds and ends. I love looking at mine even empty. But those tags go on as soon as they're out of the attic:D

HeatherInFlorida

November 4th, 2004, 09:28 AM

Candy, have a fantastic time!!! We'll be gone the same week. You have a good point about the tags and the airlines, but since we drive to the pier we don't have that problem.

Yes! I remember the "good 'ole days" when you put your bags on the plane and the next thing you knew, there they were in your stateroom:) . Nothing is forever.

HeatherInFlorida

November 4th, 2004, 09:29 AM

We were in 7002 on Rotterdam and it was WONDERFUL!!!

We never did figure out all the light switches. There were so many configurations and combinations that were possible that I left it all to DH to deal with. :)

I loved having the extra half bathroom.
Sail, no matter what cabin I'm in I never figure out all the light switches until the last few days. Even in the most standard of cabins they seem to be everywhere. Drives me nuts!:D

bepsf

November 4th, 2004, 12:41 PM

Oh, the light switches!!!

Nothing worse than tip-toe-ing in at 2am, trying to keep quiet and instead of hitting the bathroom light, illuminating the entire suite!
:eek:

"OOps - Sorry, Hon..."
:o

LAFFNVEGAS

November 4th, 2004, 02:56 PM

Oh, the light switches!!!

Nothing worse than tip-toe-ing in at 2am, trying to keep quiet and instead of hitting the bathroom light, illuminating the entire suite!
:eek:

"OOps - Sorry, Hon..."
:o
Been there, Done That Brian:D

But I do like the light switch on each side of the bed.

bepsf

November 4th, 2004, 06:23 PM

Been there, Done That Brian:D

But I do like the light switch on each side of the bed.
Glad I'm not the only one, Lisa!!!:D

But what's up with those reading lamps?
They do an excellent job of illuminating the back of your neck when you're propped up on pillows reading in bed...
:rolleyes: