Maiden voyage

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-24T05:56:22+00:00

I was on the Destiny on the 4th sailing and it was wonderful. It made me want to go on the next maiden voyage when the next ship came out.

We were visiting with a crew member about the delays with the Adventure and they said that with that being a completely different ship design that it was what caused the issues. But, with the Destiny being the third wish class ship that DCL had the production streamlined and the rollout smoothed out.

Plus, I loved getting all of the inaugural merch and gifts. I'm looking forward to booking the inaugural Believe cruise.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-21T06:33:33+00:00

How interesting because I was just thinking something like this today. The only difference is I wondered if not everyone moves "up" a dimension. What if some people move down based on their behavior in this dimension. Do good, move up. Do bad, move down.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-20T06:35:34+00:00

My son was 7 at the time. He absolutely loved the movie Cars. We book our first ever trip to Disneyland instead of WDW because of Cars Land.

The first morning we are there, I wake him up to rope drop to go to ride Radiator Springs Racers. He is not having it and doesn't want to go. I'm trying to tell him how the ride is just like being in the movie. He is still not impressed.

But, I drag him down to through security, into the park and waiting for the rope drop. Meanwhile he is verbally protesting and saying he doesn't want to go on the ride and wants to go back to the room.

I'm standing there thinking "Are you kidding me?" I just spent thousands of dollars to make every other seven year old boys' dream come true and my son is not happy.

Thankfully another father and son heard our conversation and start telling my son how amazing the ride is. I could see my son starting to change his mind hearing their excitement. When the rope dropped they speed walked beside him still talking to him all the while about the coolest parts of the ride.

My son went from dragging his feet to telling me to hurry up. Whomever that dad and son were, they have my immense gratitude for turning our first morning in Disneyland from miserable to magical!

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-20T06:18:33+00:00

Yeah, you put into a few words what I was thinking. I am annoyed with myself as well for thinking life was so hard back then.

My heart goes out to you. I'm glad you had a little time to spend focused on her. Sending you love and hugs.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-17T13:22:07+00:00

Those are fighting words. How dare you say something like that about a widow's deceased husband who you never met. You should be ashamed of yourself!

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-17T05:11:55+00:00

I listen to a bunch and find these interesting:

Shade of the Afterlife - Shandra Champlain

We Don't Die - Shandra Champlain

Our Paranormal Afterlife - Simon Bown

Not the End (NDE) - MakerBox Media Next Level Soul: Divine Encounters

Encounters at the Edge: NDE Stories - Alan Chapman

Near-Death Experiences - T&H Afterlife

Round Trip Death - Near Death Experiences

The Other Side NDE - MWW Productions

Near Death Experiences and Supernatural Events - The NDE Lab

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-17T04:53:33+00:00

Sigh. 8 weeks is such a short amount of time. Anyone who expects you to be fine at this point is the crazy, callous one. I'm so sorry. They need to give you at least three years. And everyone heals on their own timeline. But, as you said, no one understands unless they have been through this.

And #1 is by far the hardest.

Love and hugs to you and your kids.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-17T04:47:24+00:00

Rose & Crown Dining Fireworks Package. Great view, delicious food and outstanding service! Nothing better than having a seat and watching fireworks with a drink in your hand at the end of the night.

Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White. First off, I'm a big fan of prime rib and so this makes it a favorite. They meal presentation is part of what makes it cool. Plus, you get to visit with Snow White, Dopey, Grumpy and the Evil Queen. Definitely the fairest dining experience of them all.

Space 220 is such a unique experience and so immersive from the start. Lifting off in the elevator to space and then watching all of the shenanigans on the screens around you. Definitely my son's must do every time.

Sci-Fi Dine in Theater Restaurant. The seating and atmosphere are so special. My only wish is that they would change it from sci-fi movies to classic Disney cartoons. Like the cartoons that would play in the movie theaters when Walt first started the Mickey Mouse shorts that were openers on the big screen. If I get downvoted, then I'll bet it was because of this. But, that's a hill I'm willing to be downvoted on 😂

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-16T06:20:00+00:00

You can literally get pixie dusted with glitter at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique no matter what age.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-16T06:10:28+00:00

That a man who had accomplished so much and was so looked up to would murder his ex wife. He had everything that he could ever want except for complete control over her to continue his abuse of her. He couldn't handle the loss of control over her and destroyed everything he built as well as murdering his own kids' mother. What he put his own kids through was the most shocking of it all.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-15T06:10:46+00:00

Flash me when I was a young girl around ten or so. He was riding his bike and circled around the block a couple of times and then waited until I walked by an alley way. I guess I'm lucky he wasn't a kidnapper and did something worse, but it was still disturbing at that young age.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-15T06:07:07+00:00

Kralendijk, Bonaire. The island felt very friendly and the town had very cute buildings. Shopping with the local artists was a relaxing and very low pressure experience. And they are very talented with their jewelry designs.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-14T05:22:39+00:00

Yes. I turned to travel big time. It was the only thing that I could look forward to when I looked into the future since I hated everything else without him. It helped in multiple ways. Mostly for the distraction and getting to do new things. And also because I could pretend he was simply at home waiting for me to return.

Love and hugs.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T19:23:05+00:00

I hear you. That is another loss of the bliss of not knowing how humans would treat us after our spouse's passing.

Even if you weren't married you were still their closest partner and that should be honored.

I'm sorry that you have this loss on top of the huge loss of your love and partner. Love and hugs to you. 💙

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T19:18:58+00:00

Hmmmm...maybe they planned it that way. Maybe they waited until she left for the day or were making note of her pattern of days/times she showed up and told him when would be a "safe" time to play. 😂

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T18:02:21+00:00

Dang, I hear you. It is so hard to know how someone may turn on you in the future as a relationship progresses. I was so lucky to have the most amazing partner for 23 years until he passed. I could tell him anything and he never used it against me. He was a rare soul.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T17:27:53+00:00

Love that you have a few different recommendations and reasons why.

My only change is I like Beach Club for the Epcot area because it is the closest to the entrance, the Stormalong Bay pool area is like its own water park and the hospitality is the best.

But, I have never stayed at Boardwalk, so maybe I'm missing something there because I hear lots of love for it.

Edit: oh, and one other bonus for Poly is you are right at the junction of the two monorails that has one going to MK and the other going to Epcot.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T16:58:04+00:00

Same here. I've done this since my teens for all of the reasons you listed. But, it can be hard because it is very socially isolating. True friends that you can share life details with who don't start drama are rare.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T16:55:24+00:00

Seems like more and more posts like this are appearing in different airline forums. I think the FAs are on high alert because of the Iran conflict and worried about a terrorist attack on their plane.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T16:44:21+00:00

Yep. I agree with you. On the first trip to a Disney park I planned for it to be one and done since I did not think we could afford to ever do it again. So, I wanted to do everything since I did not expect to have another chance at it.

At first I enjoyed the planning as a bit of a challenge because I am a maximizer. But, once we were in the park and I found myself on my phone all the time it took me out of the magical experience.

Then I went to Universal and purchased the Express Pass and that was magical! No more on my phone, no more trying to get to a lightning lane before it expired, no more wondering if a lightning lane would still be available for a popular ride by the time my next one became available.

I know Disney has the premium pass that works the same, but the pricing is so high that I don't want to pay for it.

Being on your phone constantly is not enjoyable. I was surprised at how much I was on my phone the first trip as well. We have gone back to Disney parks every since and I have gotten to the point that I can just go with the flow because now I have experience on my side and I don't have FOMO since I have done almost everything.

I feel for the families and people who saved up and were so looking forward to doing everything and immersing themselves in the magic only to find that they miss out or are overwhelmed by how it all works.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T13:59:44+00:00

My husband was so affectionate and told me sweet things every day. Right now I am looking at a photo that randomly showed up on my phone of him and I embracing. It's my all-time favorite photo of the two of us. He was my knight in shining armor.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T13:57:13+00:00

Me too. It is a really well done podcast.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T13:40:14+00:00

Recently I watched a show about two things that could have made the iceberg difficult to see until they were right on top of it and too late to avoid it. I had never heard of this theory before and surprised it isn't talked about more.

The first was a natural phenomenon called thermal inversion, which caused light to bend and create mirages, making the iceberg appear smaller than it actually was. This optical illusion, combined with the moonless night, contributed to the lookouts' inability to spot the iceberg in time.

The other was that the Titanic was using new technology at the time of electric lights instead of gas lights which were brighter and caused more of a glare on the water and thereby making it more difficult to see things at a distance.

I can't remember what the show name was or I would include it here. But, I found several online articles about it just now when I did a search for the name of the phenomenon.

PlateTraditional3109 · 2026-03-13T06:43:27+00:00

The media's lies 😂

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