Sure I can post here, but will anyone else??

I can, but I'm on the other cruise.

If I could have taken my kid out of school that long, I would have been on both cruises :D

Yea to us for being fast on the trigger for signing up!

Does anybody want to adopt a texas disc golfer to go on this cruise???? Will work for cruise :D
Better yet, I will wear a speedo during the rounds!

Oh No not the camel toe look :(

It took a lot of duct tape to make that camel toe happen!
Took alot of hair with it too ;)

sounds like you'd be a shoe-in to win the onboard "Mr. Sexy Legs" contest :cool:

Update:

FYI: The 2007 Fabulous Florida Tour (http://www.fabflatour.org) will kickoff in North Ft. Myers on December 2-3 and be followed the next weekend in St. Petersburg for anyone looking to extend their vacation and play a tourney before or after one of the cruises

Cruiseworld will be sending out a welcome packet early next week to everyone on both cruises. Included in the info will be the following:

"Preliminary Schedule

Monday

1pm-3pm Check-In Upon boarding the Sovereign of the Seas you will be greeted by one of our host couples and directed to our hospitality desk. We request that you please check-in before proceeding to your cabin. You will receive your welcome package at check-in, declare your desired tournament division, and have the option of entering the ace pool for $5. (All players not currently PDGA members will be required to pay the $5 PDGA fee.)

10pm Player’s Meeting – Voltage Disco This meeting is mandatory for all tournament participants. We will be explaining some procedures that will be critical to a smooth flowing tournament and ask that you please arrive promptly. We also invite non-players, as we will be asking for volunteers to spot during the tournament.

Tuesday

7:30am-8:00am Staging to board tender boat to CocoCay

9:45am Round One Tee-Off

Break BBQ Lunch Buffet

1:00pm Round Two Tee-Off

Following Round Two Return to Sovereign of the Seas

10:00pm “The Yeti Road Report” – Voltage Disco

Please join our hosts Jay and Des Reading for an entertaining presentation on the daily life of touring disc golf professionals.

Wednesday

Morning, Time TBA Morning Stretch – Navigator Conference Room

Please join our hosts Juliana Korver and Shawn Sinclair as they lead their warm-up routine.

All Day Nassau!

There is a large park within walking distance of the ship. We will bring a couple baskets to the park for anyone that wants to throw. There will NOT be any officially organized activities there.

Thursday

Morning, Time TBA Morning Stretch – Navigator Conference Room

10:00am-Noon Womens Putting Clinic – Voltage Disco

2:00pm-4:00pm Mens Putting Clinic – Voltage Disco

10:30pm – Midnight Awards Ceremony – Voltage Disco

Friday - Back in Port Canaverale"

C-U on the Sovereign of the Seas if I don't at
The Players Cup!!!

Sounds awesome! Will there be any vegetarian options at the BBQ Lunch Buffet? I know of at least 2 or 3 veggies playing in the tourney!

Thanks!

oh man, I am starting to get excited. :D

Thanks for reminding me Terry, I need to finish my pre boarding junk on line and book our excurtions.

Hey Denny, you have been on this cruise, is there a Black Jack tournament??? I did pretty well on my last cruise and want to play again.

Wohooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so what's the best deal out there for getting to the ship from Orlando............

looking into veggie options on cococay.

they've got blackjack in the casino as well as some goofy poker where you play only against the dealer and not the other people at the table.

more will be revealed.

FYI:

The DGA Mach Lites (best lightweight, easily portable baskets on the market!) that we will be using for both cruises will be available for purchase by cruisers following cruise 2.

Cruisers the second week will be able to take one home with them for the low price of $129.99! All cruisers may purchase one for $139.99, inlcuding shipping. In either case, just find Mike Barnett onboard to order.

Quantities limited to 18!

http://discsunlimited.net/images/DGA%20MACH_LITE.jpg

ALSO, if you'd like to have your digital photos included in the DGW photo-essay from the cruise, please plan on bringing your camera and e-mail the photos to me at:
mritner@yahoo.com
I'll remind y'all during the players meeting!

Less than a month before we set sail!!! :cool:

Hey, Denny, I like your sig ;-0

Sheila and I have decided to use our day in Nassau to take a high-speed boat to Saddleback (Watch the jokes, guys.) Cay to do the snorkeling-stingray-hugging-shark-feeding-iguana-baiting thing.

Is anyone else taking this excursion? It's 10 percent cheaper if you schedule on line ahead of time: http://www.islandworldadventures.com.

Got the stuff from Cruise world today in the mail.

One question you might be able to answer.

My wife asked if everyone in the cabin had to go to the check in on the ship. (where we get our wecome package) She wants to go to the room to change to workout before everyone gets on the ship. As for me, I will be at the buffet :D

As of right now we are planning on spending December 3rd at Disney World. Then on Friday the 8th at Cape Canaveral. Then we may start the long drive home Friday night or just start the drive on Saturday. (we are planning on driving overnight on Friday the 1st to get in Orlando by Saturday night)

My wife asked if everyone in the cabin had to go to the check in on the ship. (where we get our wecome package) She wants to go to the room to change to workout before everyone gets on the ship. As for me, I will be at the buffet



One person from each cabin can do the check-in's for all in that cabin. They will need to know tournament divisions, pay for ace fund and $5 pdga fee (if applicable). We definitely will need at least one person from each cabin to come to the hospitality table asap after boarding the ship. This will be the only opportunity to pick up the welcome packages.

Thats exactly what I wanted to know.

Thanks, look forward to meeting you next month.

A birth certificate is cool for Nassau right? Or do we need a passport?

Hey, Denny, what *are* the tournament divisions? I figured that it was one division.

birth certificates are good till end of yer...next year passports

This is an email I got from a travel agent on Monday.


A few weeks ago, I reported on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which will require people traveling between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda to have a passport to enter or re-enter the United States. I explained that the timeline for implementation of these new passport requirements had been amended, again. The new deadline to have a passport for land border crossings and sea travel is June 1, 2009, though Congress left itself lots of wiggle room and could actually move the deadline up under some circumstances, to early 2008. The deadline for air travel remained the same--January 8, 2007.

At the current time, cruise lines that sail roundtrip from U.S. ports to any of these destinations say they will continue to accept a certified birth certificate and government issued I.D. (such as a driver's license) for 2007 departures, in lieu of a passport. However, many cruise lines--including Carnival, Princess, Royal Caribbean and Holland America--strongly suggest that guests obtain a passport anyway, and here's why.

Guests who cruise after January 8, 2007, and need to fly to or from the United States unexpectedly will likely experience significant delays and complications related to booking airline tickets and entering the United States if they do not have a valid U.S. passport with them. For example, a passenger missing a cruise departure due to a late inbound flight to Miami would need a passport to fly to meet the ship at the next port. Similarly, guests needing to fly to the U.S. or Canada (via the U.S.) before their cruise ends, because of medical, family, personal or business emergencies, missing a ship's departure from a port of call, or a mechanical problem of some sort with the ship, would need a passport.

Of course, situations like these are extremely rare, but they can happen, which is why I also recommend passports for cruises starting in 2007. Always check with your Vacations To Go cruise counselor at the time of booking to verify documentation that will be required for your vacation.





So no, you do not need a passport for this cruise. (If you did need one, yoiu would have a hard time getting it in time)

Knappy, have fun, take pics, and keep your clothes on!

we'll make divisions of 3 or more for whatever is requested. when you check in you can give your preference(s)

WZUP Folks, hope everyone has finshed their shopping and are ready to pack! Can you give us a hint of what the weather is like at night? Kinda cool and windy I suppose. Happy Thanksgiving, be safe out there. Can't wait to meet new people and laugh as much as we can.

interesting reading (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/19/ship.sick.ap/index.html)

sounds like the same virus I got just before the 2004 ACL show-I vomited the entire day and I mean constantly-woke up the next morning and it felt like I hadnt been sick at all-next day my girlfriend got the same thing with same symptoms.

When you are on the ship, you will notice people cleaning the handrails all day long. On my cruise this summer, every time we got on the ship or went to eat, there was someone there to make sure we used the hand sanatizer each time. This is a common problem when you get so many people is such a small place. The Carnival cruise in the story was at sea for 14 days straight with no stops.

Can someone tell me exaactly what night is "Formal Night" and exactly what the dress requirements are?

Statements like "formal isn't as formal as it used to be" don't really help me pack. :) There is not any info on this topic in the packets that were mailed out, only references to it without any specifics.

Your help is appreciated. :)

Can someone tell me exaactly what night is "Formal Night" and exactly what the dress requirements are?

Statements like "formal isn't as formal as it used to be" don't really help me pack. :) There is not any info on this topic in the packets that were mailed out, only references to it without any specifics.

Your help is appreciated. :)



LAst year on my cruise.."Formal Night" was Suit & Tie minimum...."Black Tie" Optional. :D

yes, You will want to wear a suit at least. (I still have not decided if I am going that night) You can also bring or rent a Tux.

A suit, eh? Blazer and slacks won't work?

From the Royal Caribbean website (http://www.royalcaribbean.com/home.do;jsessionid=0000o7WgmgO3YcPxdW_B6bdhtWO:10k tmeu5p?cS=MHDR)

Dress Suggestion

During the day, casual clothes are fine for the main dining room. In the evening, there are three distinct types of dress onboard: casual, smart casual and formal.

3 to 4-night cruises include one formal night and two or three casual nights.

Suggested guidelines for these nights are:
Casual: Sport shirts and slacks for men, sundresses or pants for women
Smart Casual: Jackets and ties for men, dresses or pantsuits for women
Formal: Suits and ties or tuxedos for men, cocktail dresses for women

Bare feet or bathing suits are not allowed at any time in the dining room and shorts are not permitted at dinner. Each ship also offers a variety of casual dining options, for example, the Windjammer Caf�.

A suit, eh? Blazer and slacks won't work?



Like totally, I agree forsure. Like totally. :D

My on-line reservation # wont work. I anyone else having problems?

What's up my fellow Disc Golf Cruisers! I'm totally looking forward to this event. Thanksgiving weather was bad here in VA. Hope yours was better. I'm coming into MCO (Orlando) on Monday, 12/4/06 @ 9:42AM and have a "Mini" rental car to share for a ride to the Cape. Returning Friday after cruise, I have a 1:00PM flight out. Anyone willing to share the cost of car and parking @ Cape ($10 a day)?
Give me a call or e-mail me to work out the details. I ask that you be on time and be sure you are OK with the setup. Serious inquiries only.
Thanks!
John Roy # 15925
757-220-0959 H
757-254-1185 C
757-564-9486 W
rottown@cox.net

I cant wait to loose my money in the casino royale!

I leave Friday night and should arrive in Orlando on Saturday night. Then we are going to supprise my son by taking him to Disneyland on Sunday. (he things we are going to play disc golf all day)

I got lucky today. Got pulled over by a Texas State Trooper and got off with a warning. :D:D:D 74 in a 65

WHOOO HOOOO!! The time is here!!!! :cool:

Chad Smith is now going on the cruise with me instead of my sister...something came up. So...He will be playing now in the tournament.

Question: Where are people staying Sunday night??

(and yes...I'm an Office fan! :D)

What time are you arriving to Port Canaveral on Sunday?

We should be there hopefully by 3:00 p.m. or so....

Staying at Best Western, (I think :confused:) which they told me is only like blocks from the ship.. Also, suppose to be close to some pier with restaurants and bars... :D

Hope they have a sports bar want to watch Dallas lose to NY Giants on Sunday!!! :D:D

What time are you arriving to Port Canaveral on Sunday?

We should be there hopefully by 3:00 p.m. or so....

Staying at Best Western, (I think :confused:) which they told me is only like blocks from the ship.. Also, suppose to be close to some pier with restaurants and bars... :D

Hope they have a sports bar want to watch Dallas lose to NY Giants on Sunday!!! :D:D



Dont worry, the GIANTS WILL BLOW IT IN THE 4TH!!!!!!!!
Romo is going to pick them apart!

Hey Laura!

Unfortunately I have a 12 hour drive... :( ... but we hope to leave Huntsville by 6:00AM.

Do you know Chad? I see you are from Live Oak. He's originally from Arlington. He misses his Texas crew!! It'll be great to have a reunion for him. I know Emily OWEN ;) and Dagon will be there.

See you all soon!

Addie

Hope they have a sports bar want to watch Dallas lose to NY Giants on Sunday!!!




I am going to miss the game dang it :(

I will be at Disneyland all day Sunday

Maybe there will be a place to see some of the game :cool:

Hey Laura!

Unfortunately I have a 12 hour drive... :( ... but we hope to leave Huntsville by 6:00AM.

<font color="red"> WOW! long drive..... Maybe we can have beer later that evening if you are not too tired, if not we will for sure have some cocktails on the ship the next day!!! whoo hooo!! can't wait!!! :D:D </font>

Do you know Chad?

<font color="red"> No I don't think so, maybe if I see him I will recognize him. </font>

I know Emily OWEN ;) and Dagon will be there.

<font color="red"> I know them, it will be good to see them too, We also have a few more Texans on the ship. Two of the hosts Jay & Des, Can't wait to see you guys again!! :cool: </font>




<font color="blue"> Safe Travels Addie :cool: </font>

Hope they have a sports bar want to watch Dallas lose to NY Giants on Sunday!!!




I am going to miss the game dang it :(

I will be at Disneyland all day Sunday
<font color="blue"> gonna be a long flight back to california...you'll probably miss your cruise...
it would be much easier if you went to disney WORLD since it's right there in orlando :eek: :D
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Maybe there will be a place to see some of the game :cool:

WOW! The time is almost here! (I just gotta knock out four final exams in the next three days and then I'm good to go!)

I've posted the disc golf group schedule of events for cruise1
here. (http://www.etherbinge.com/c1sched.htm)

Cruise2 will be nearly identical, but may have different rooms and/or times for certain events. That may not get posted until after we get back from the first trip.

For all cruisers, as soon as you board the ship you will be greeted by one of our host couples. They will hand each cruiser a paper with the schedule on one side and the course map on the other side. Please bring this with you to the players' meeting Monday night. Please bring this with you to CocoCay on Tuesday. Please do not lose your map.

Your hosts will direct you to our hospitality desk. (For cruise1 this will be in the Navigator Conference Room.) At least one person from each cabin will need to go do check-in. You will need to bring $5 per person that wishes to be in the Ace Fund and $5 for each player that isn't current with the PDGA.

The players' meeting on Monday night is mandatory for tournament participants. We'll have a lot of info to cover in one hour, so it's very important that everyone arrive early and ready to listen and ask questions. The fun we'll have on Tuesday will be well worth the hour spent on Monday night. Non-players are also encouraged to attend this meeting as we will be soliciting for a few spotters for the tourney.

Just a reminder: Rick Rothstein will be saving a few pages in DGW for a sweet photo-essay on the cruises. For those of you that take digital shots and would like to see your pictures in the mag, please e-mail them to
mritner@yahoo.com
after the cruise.

Looking forward to a sweeeet time! :)

Getting excited :D

I am sick as a dog today. Suck at work. Dreaming of throwing discs on a tropical island :D

We have been practicing our beach bumming here in sunny Florida :D
The weather has been awesome. We are so stoked for everyone to get down here and to start funnin' and sunnin'.
White Sand between the toes
Sun on the back
Cocktail in the hand
Bikinis in vision

And tropical disc golf as well :D

Travel Safe, Yeah Baby!

have a blast, I wish I was there.Freezing here in Austin at the moment.

AND BIRTHDAY'S wohooo can't wait :D

Well .......................we have cruise ships in San Diego !!!! :D

We're taking the red-eye out tonight and will be hitting a lot of courses from Friday through Monday. We'll see the rest of you cruisers on Monday, if not on a course this weekend. :)

Toss a few back 4 me!

yeti, you sun and sand sounds like the weather here, if you keep the sun and replace sand with 4 inches of snow and sub freezing temperatures...
Enjoy the cruise all!

AND BIRTHDAY'S wohooo can't wait :D



Yeah Birthday Girl :p December babies rock!!!!!

We have a few weddings to celebrate as well.

Mittenz, I'll be wearing my Crocs so you'll be here in a soft molded plastic anti-microbial sort of way

[QUOTE]
AND BIRTHDAY'S wohooo can't wait :D

2 Dec B-DAYs comin from Texas



Yeah Birthday Girl :p December babies rock!!!!!

:cool:

A few hours later than i wanted, but we are packing up tot leave by 10pm Friday night. next stop Orlando :D

We are staying at a Best Western off International Drive near Disney World Sat and Sunday. (got a good rate of $109 for two nights, thanks Orbits.com)

I've posted the disc golf group schedule of events for cruise1
here. (http://www.etherbinge.com/c1sched.htm)


That link isn't working for me. Is there another link for me to look at, so I know what time the players meeting is. Thanks. I am so looking forward to this trip. I just picked up the rental car, and we are leaving in the morning!

we had a couple room/time switcheroos on the schedule. here's (http://www.etherbinge.com/cruise1sched.htm) the updated version.

c-y'all on the sovereign!!!

Thank you! Its gonna be hard to concentrate at the players meeting. The Panthers are playin on MNF.

Lock and Load Fellas, we're outta here!! :DSee Y'all Monday. Safe travels to everyone. You can forget a shirt or something but DON'T FORGET YOUR PAPERWORK!! ;)

pulled into our motel today at about 11pm orlando Time. I have yet to sleep sense my last post. (I drove most of the 1160 miles we drove in the last 24 hours)

We enjoyed a morning round of golf in Mobile and toured the Battleship and Submarine today. We also went through the Ripleys Believe it or Not in Orlando.

We time for bed (i got to sleep sometime)

We are going to Disney WORLD tomorrow all day (high 85 :D)

BTW, the forcast for Monday is sprinkles in the Morning and a high of 67. But that is Orlando, we will be cruising south east of hear back to good weather (I hope :D)

Hey Scott, take plenty of pics that you can share at the one moe. Think I might go next year.

and if all goes as planned the cruisers should get a fireworks show courtesy of NASA with the shuttle launch scheduled on the 7th 9:35pm EST

We just got to our hotel in Cocoa Beach. Probably gonna end up at the pier. Rocky, I am not gonna make it to One Moe, so I'll email you the pictures. See yall cruisers in the afternoon. See yall non-cruisers when I see ya! Peace out!

Great, have fun, you deserve it

last second preparations are almost complete!!!

thank you ladies for the sweet techno-help:
http://www.shawnsinclair.com/ladies.jpg

. . . meanwhile, boyz will be boyz :eek:
http://www.shawnsinclair.com/gents.jpg

Getting up in a few hours to play a round at one of the Orlando courses, then we will head over to the Ship and jump on board :D

Results :D

WOW!!!!!! Thanks to Sun King, Denny, Shawn, Juliana, Jay, Des, and everyone else who made this possible. That was such a blast, I will definitely be there next year. Weather was amazing, course was great, party was nonstop. Disc golf 2 cruisers, be ready for an amazing week at sea!

I dont even know where to begin. By far, the most fun I have ever had playing the sport of disc golf. It was an amazing experience to say the least. Mad props to Mike, Denny, Des, Jay, Juliana, and Shawn. And anyone else who helped put this thing together. Iguanas, and peacocks on the disc golf course! Throwing from crystal clear waist deep water! Unreal! I will do everything in my power to make it back for another one next year.

What a blast.

We are still in FL. After getting off the ship today, we drove over and spent the day at NASA then went and ate dinner at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney.

Thanks for the cruise guys, it was a BLAST!!!!!!!!

I was originally disappointed that we only were able to get one round in, however, I had fun playing most of the course a second time and sitting at the bar with a few disc golfers on the beach.

Recomedations for next time.

T-shirt in players package that we can wear on the cruise to identify each other. (how about red hats :Dand no, i don't know about them, I have just seen them on every cruise I have been on so far)

If you need a host for the next Cruise, call me :D I think I can handle it.

Absolutely amazing!

It officially started like this...

There was a lifeboat drill which began with 7 short blasts followed by one long blast. From a few feet away someone yelled "TWO MINUTES!!" :DI knew the best was yet to come.

I can't thank Denny, Mike and the rest of the crew enough for all the preparation that went into this event. This will be everyone's favorite event by far.

I enjoyed meeting everyone. Everyone ELSE in my group cashed so you're welcome for my coaching tips. ;) Kidding of course. Congratulations to Rachel for the win! You are such a super sweet person and I enjoyed playing with you. Matt and Mitchell/Malcom/Robert (hahaha) congratulations to y'all as well. You all played awesome.

I'm already planning for next year!

I'll add more later..gotta rest some. TOO MUCH FUN! :cool:

Truly an awesome time. No results yet, but I remember some numbers:

- Jay Reading and Craig Gangloff took Open with -8.

- Advanced Am had a first place tie at -5 with yours truly only one stroke behind the leaders at -4. That's all I can remember as Mike didn't read a lot of the scores out at the awards ceremony.

Some of those short holes are not easy, with tight fairways and toe-stubbing fairways - the schule was jungly and rocky at the same time. It was beautiful, though.

A tremendously nice group of disc golfers from all over, although Florida and Georgia were disproportionately represented - by very nice people! Made a few new friends and now have even more respect for some people I knew or knew of a bit before, and now know better.

Home for the weekend with only low-speed connectivity, so the best of my 400+ photographs will not be on line until next week.

P.S. For Disc Golf Cruise II folks: They insist on long pants at dinner every night, so be sure to have at least one pair of non-shorts with you. (They say no t-shirts, too, but except for "formal night," people seemed to get away with decent tees.)

HOLY COW!! :cool::cool::D :DWhat a week. Props to the entire staff, Denny you Da Man! Come to Texas! Fantastic orginization, another smooth event. Thanks for the laughs, made numerous new friends, hope y'all enjoyed our company as well. :DPlanning for next year, who new Yeti could dance :confused: Good times. WZUP Nick/Jamie,(CA), Roy(IL), Vick & Ed (GA) y'all are out of control. Hope your safe. Talk to ya soon. :D:D

By the way, are Y'all still swayin? :confused: Did ja feel that? I think my house is moving. :D

I've only been on one cruise...and 2 shots of (real) Ouzo solved mine...! :D:o

We drove the rest of the way today. just pulled in at 3:15am this morning. What a trip. Can't wait till next year :D

I will post a few pics before I go to bed. I still have 50 emails to go through.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! That was totally and completely amazing! From the moment we stepped on the ship and were greeted by Julianna and Shawn we knew it would be fun. We met so many wonderful people (Denny, Can You Dig It Scotty, Laura, Jimmy, Mike and Cindy SunKing, Brian, Todd, Deb, Scott, Darren, Wanda, Jimmy, and many more) and enjoyed being with our Team Georgia buds playing Disc Golf on an ISLAND! Thanks so much to our hosts Des, Jay, Julianna, and Shawn. The next Island Hoppin, Cocktail Sippin, Disc Golfin Cruise can't come soon enough for us. :cool::cool:Here's the link to our photos: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/travelmom8/album?.dir=6182re2&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/travelmom8/my_photos

From an event organizer's perspective: I usually gauge an event where I receive a dozen minor complaints and one nice pat on the back as a success. I've got to say that Mike and I have just been blown away by the enthusiastic feedback on the ship and on this board.

I've got to correct one thing I've heard over and over from y'all:
I've heard that the ship was fantastic, the food was awesome, the entire service staff of the sovereign was top notch, coco cay was a blast, the course was fun, the weather on thursday was unbelieveable, it was awesome to have world champs as hosts and teachers, etc. While those things may be true, by far the most important factor that contributed to the group having a memorable week was y'all.

To the 100+ of you that plunked down your hard-earned cash, took a week of your lives, and brought an exuberant attitude of fun to play a role in an adventure that had never been done before: THANK YOU!!!

It is my hope that disc golf organizers around the country and world will take this event as proof that we don't have to continue to taylor our events to the lowest common denominator. I believe that the folks that were a part of this event truly are the face of the future of disc golf. Y'all have families, careers, passion, vision, and can welcome and teach newbies about the real heart of our sport.

Please take the great feelings that we all shared and bring them back to your home courses. Welcome new players to your parks with even 1/10th the excitement of this trip and they'll be hooked for life!

THANK YOU!!!
Denny

p.s. Please send all your photos (unedited) to:
mritner@yahoo.com

our ship in Nassau

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yes, there was gold at the end of the rainbow

Coco Cay from the tendor, our first look at the island :D

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Shot from the fairway of #1

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Peacocks on the fairway

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boy, those were some tight fairways

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Hole #12 from the tee pad.

http://members.aol.com/bjames1033/f7.jpg

The new PDGA uniform :o:D

http://members.aol.com/bjames1033/f4.jpg

the day before lift off

http://members.aol.com/bjames1033/f8.jpg

Our tickets were good for 2 days. We almost stayed, but TWC said Saturday morning that liftoff was scrapped. We found out in Missisippi that the Shuttle had blasted off.

It would be hard to describe all the cool things that went down on this trip. :cool:Thanks in no particular order to Denny, Mike, Shawn, Juliana, Jay, Des, the bag captains, Sun King, RCCL, the crew of Soverign of the Seas, etc. :DWOW! I could go on and on, it was just a dream. The place was a jungle, wild animals, lost discs, spectators wandering into your line...
and that was just the Windjammer Buffet !!! :D :D

Outstanding event Disc Golf in Paradise.

Great meeting and sharing the whole thing with all you guys.
Great playing with you Jeff, Scott and Karen, (send pics please, please) and Bob. Shoot me an IM sometime.

I'd do it all again and now we are all veterans. Please let me help!

Where we going next?

Wow, someone is going to shoot 39 or 38 on that course.


It's a bit harder than it looks. The open holes are very windy and the short holes are very tight.

I bet the hot round for both cruises will be 42.



3 people shot 46's the first week. We'll see what The Champ comes in with this week.

Wow! Where do I begin?! What an amazing run between the two cruises! It truly was one of the most unique experiences I've ever had. From the concept, to the initial planning and design, the first players meeting and through the final putt, a most memorable disc golf extravaganza.

Big high five to Denny Ritner who basically ran with this project while I was tied up with other tourneys, including The Players Cup (http://www.theplayerscup.org) and of course my day to day business of Sun King Discs (http://www.sunkingdiscs.com). Denny's excellent project management and attention to detail helped out tremendously in the overall success of these events.

Big high five to Disc Golf Association for donating the new First Flight Pro Line Rogue (http://www.sunkingdiscs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=S&amp;Product_Code =3153-PLROG) for the players package and giving us (18) Mach Lite portable targets (http://www.sunkingdiscs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=S&amp;Product_Code =6000-DGAML&amp;Category_Code=6000) for exclusive use on the Disc Golf Cruises.

Big high five to Cruise World (http://www.cruiseworld.com) for coordinating the event and also sharing our vision and helping to make the first ever Disc Golf Cruise (http://www.discgolfcruise.com) get from dry dock and in to the open water.

Big high five to Discraft for coming through with an amazing SuperCOLOR Ultra Star (http://www.sunkingdiscs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=S&amp;Product_Code =7200-DGCUS&amp;Category_Code=3126) and one of the highlights of the trips.

Big high five to Jay &amp; Des and Shawn &amp; Juliana for not only being superb hosts and leading the putting clinics, but also assisting with the overall smooth experience by helping with the logistical side of things as well. Extra high five for Jay &amp; Des sharing the truly entertaining Yeti Road Report. Extra high five for Shawn and Juliana sharing their knowledge during their morning stretch routines. Extra high five to Juliana for hand making the change purse for ALL of the womens players packages on board both cruises. Extra high five to Jay for his truly hilarious imitaion of Dave Feldberg!

Big high five to Burning Ambitions (http://www.burningambitions.net) who supplied the Lars Tetens cigars for ALL of the mens players packages.

Without the above, none of this would've happened, but a super big high five to ALL of the players and participants who spent their hard earned money for a chance to be part of Disc Golf history and experience an unforgettable time!

I will be meeting with Cruise World around the first of the year and will be releasing additional info about the 2007 Disc Golf Cruise(s) very shortly afterwards. As promised, those attending the inaugural boat trips will have dibs and first chance at getting on the 2007 cruises.

I will be submitting the results to the PDGA very shortly and want to congratulate all of our division winners.

Lastly, we are still wanting to get photos from both cruises for our articles in both Disc Golf World and Disc Golf Mag. Please send them in original format to mritner@yahoo.com.

Can you dig it?

Mike Barnett

Big high five to Millipart and Scot and Yvonne Jamison for the ultra-cool aluminum mini disc earrings for the ladies on cruise #1. :)

Thanks to everybody that made this sweet cruise possible. Truly an event to behold.

Next time lets organize more meetings at some of the clubs.

The first sets of cruise photos are
posted here! (http://www.etherbinge.com/cruise_photos.htm)

I know there are still a lot of photos out there. Terry Calhoun, did I hear you say you took over 400?!!!

Please send along your choice shots to:
mritner@yahoo.com
so Shawn and I can sift through them and assemble the photo essays for DGW and Disc Golf Mag. Please send the images at max res.

Y'all da bomb!

Denny, I just sent you a bunch. I did take 400+ but on the way to the airport from the parking garage in Detroit, my camera's viewfinder was smashed so they are mostly really bad, because I had no viewfinder.

I also have a couple of short videos. Do you want those, too. I have a nice, loud, circular one of everyone waiting on the ship for the tender - the second time.

Thanks Terry, U DA MAN!

I'll get those posted to my site here in a bit and put some in the send to DGW batch.

You can hold off on the video, thanks though.

Lots more pictures have been posted here! (http://www.etherbinge.com/cruise_photos.htm)

Thanks to those that have submitted so far :)

For those of you that'd still like to have your photos posted on the site and have them considered for the DG publications, please send them (in full resolution) by the end of '06 to:
mritner@yahoo.com

Thanks again!

Big thanks to all that e-mailed photos! Shawn has finished the DGW photo-essay and it's on the way to Rick, so no additional photos need be submitted.

You can view all that have been posted here! (http://www.etherbinge.com/cruise_photos.htm)

Everyone, make it a great '07!

what about results for the tournies?

what about results for the tournies?



Dude, it wasn't very competitive, I believe the majority of us playing were proly so dumbfounded by the beauty of this place that the game was just that, a game. Fun in the sun, unbelieveable! I don't think folks were worried about "winning" (oh I'm sure there was a few as always) But due to time restraints we just wanted to play as many as we could. Try to go to the next one and you'll understand. Can I get an Amen on that from the choir?

AMEN Brother (and I don't want to see my score either)

However it was the most fun tournament/disc golf outing I have ever been too.

I am willing to bet, the next one will fill up just from those that went this year. We will be given first option to purchase tickets before the cruise is opened up to everyone. I for one will probably sign up that first week. (please make the next one not between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it was hard on my to be there, that is my busiest time of year)

what about results for the tournies?



Yeah I just want to see the scores and plus it will tell us who all was there...looked like a fun time.

The tournament portion should be unsanctioned. It was great fun and I had a blast, but it should definitely be an unsanctioned affair.

Then we could have been legaly drinking those bahama mamas :o:D

What do you mean " could have been"? Wasn't that the mando? :confused:

Just got the email from Crusie World about this years cruise. It's going to be on my birthday again. How fun :D:D mailing the deposit in next week......woooohoooooo

It's nice to see the results for Cruise#1 up, but I could've sworn my buddy Scot Jamison won Advanced GM. He's listed as taking 3rd in Advanced Masters.

Congrats to my wife Laurie for winning FW2, too. :)

Just got the email from Crusie World about this years cruise. It's going to be on my birthday again. How fun :D:D mailing the deposit in next week......woooohoooooo



Does that mean it is the same time as this last year :(

I don't think I can swing that again. It was very hard on my store with me taking 3 weekends off in a row.

I guess I will need to fly out this time.

Is there a site with info (dates, ship, costs, etc) on the next cruise? If it's at all possible we'll sure be there!!!

that will probly show up once the criuse is open to everyone, right now only people that were on last years cruise can book. Feb 12 i think is the date that it becomes open to everyone.

I was on the first cruise and haven't heard a word. :( My email and numbers haven't changed either.

Denny and/or Mike are you "in charge" this year?

I definitely want to get in on the next one! It was too much fun. :cool:

Same here, have not heard anything. Not sure I am going again this year if it is the same ship/cruise but I would at least like to think about it. (want to take a summer vacation to Maine this year and still plan on making the Autrainian Open in Jan 2009)

Here's the info! We booked our cabin yesterday :) Hope to see you there!




December 3 - 7, 2007

Join your hosts aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line�s Sovereign of the Seas for the second annual Disc Golf cruise! This year, the tournament will be bigger and better as you sail roundtrip from Port Canaveral, Florida and visit CocoCay and Nassau, Bahamas. There will be more tournament slots available for the one-day, 36-hole PDGA C-tier event on Royal Caribbean�s private island, CocoCay. Past cruisers have exclusive booking and
a special gift if you reserve your cabin before February 11.

This will be open to the public on February 12, so call today!!

*Disc golf tournament entry is $50.00 per person*
Category M Interior $395.00 per person

Category I Oceanview $415.00 per person

Category F1 Oceanview $455.00 per person

Jay and Des Reading Juliana Korver and Shawn Sinclair
A non-refundable $100.00 per person deposit is due on or before February 11, 2007
The second deposit of $100.00 per person is due on or before May 1, 2007
Final payment is due on or before September 1, 2007
For more information on this sailing, please call a Cruise World specialist


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Rates are per person, based on double occupancy. Government fees, taxes and port charges are included and subject to change. Cancellations made after the initial deposit has been posted will be charged a $25.00 per person administration fee. Optional travel insurance is available and highly recommended. Passports are required. Ship�s registry: Bahamas and Panama. Florida Seller of Travel ST 26096

I wish they would have made it a little different. Don't get me wrong, It was ALOT of fun! But, I think it would have been cooler to maybe go to a different port, or maybe a different ship. I dunno, call me crazy.

I can't believe it's been a year already since we announced the first cruise!

With school exam week falling during the cruise I'll be bummin' taking differential equations, dynamics, electrical engineering, etc. finals while y'all are having a blast. :(

A note on the posted cruise info: I'm pretty sure that Mike's decided to bill the event as only 18 holes and I'm not sure about sanctioning. Look for official word from MIke soon.

spoke too soon. i got a postcard about the cruise in the mail sometime. I just didn't notice it till today.

I will have to think about this one. To tell the truth, if it had been a different cruise, I would have jumped on it.

If you do go, when in Nassau, do one of the tours. The city of Nassau is kinda boring. Spend the money and do something like snorkling or go see the stingrays. Even going to Atlantis and spending the day there would be cool. (kinda pricey though)

Anyone who did not go last month, NEEDS to book this cruise on Feb 12th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will not regret it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully Mr. SunKing posts the details and date cut-offs on here very soon.

I do know that 2006 Discin' Cruisers have first priority for signing up for the 2007 edition for just a little while longer. We have several sign-ups already. The Cruise will be open to everyone very shortly so start making plans no as it will sell-out and I am pretty sure we are just doing one cruise for 2007.

A problem Mike is having sending out payouts for the tournaments and notification of the priority sign-ups is that some people signed up in groups and he doesn't have everyones e-mail or address. So, if you went last year, drop Mike a line.

info@sunkingdiscs.com

Woohoo just booked the cruise for 2007. Craiger and I are PSYCHED...also heard that there are talks for doing 2008 in Belize...OMG how cool....... :D:D:D:D

Alaska was also mentioned as a possible location. Already have baskets in place. Of course then it would not really be a island hopping cruise :D

I voted for Grand Cayman, there is a town on the island called Hell. Think about it. Disc Golf in Hell.

There is a resort in Belize that already has 9 baskets. I assume that is the thought. That is also one of the cruises I have been scoping out to go on in the near future. (Belize that is)

Check this out, I just found out (a few days ago), there is a "PMQ's first annnual Pizza Cruise leaving from Port Canaveral this month. (Carnnival cruise ship the Glory)

it stops at Nassau, St. Maarten and St. Thomas and it says there will be pizza excursions looking for the best pizza in the Caribbean :D

Now how about that as a tax write off. (better than my tax write off to Las Vegas in March)

I hope Disc Golf Cruise #1 cruisers get some priority on a new destination cruise even if they don't repeat the exact same cruise this year.

I wish they would have made it a little different. Don't get me wrong, It was ALOT of fun! But, I think it would have been cooler to maybe go to a different port, or maybe a different ship. I dunno, call me crazy.



yea knapp i took a aviar with me to the private island in haiti and u could do a great course there. I tried to tell J.Poole that i should be the haitian rep to the USDGC that year but he did not buy it. :D:D

Any updates?

ok, today (the 12th) begins open booking for the 2007 Disc Golf Cruise.

If you have not signed up, do it this week. It would be cool if they filled it up that fast. (and i will not have to keep thinking about it)

Call CruiseWorld
800-228-1153

You will not regret it.

Where is the best place to go to get information about this trip? Any help would be appreciated.

This has not been updated yet, but it is the same ship and I am sure they will use the same course layout.

web page (http://www.discgolfcruise.com/index.html)

You can also
Call CruiseWorld
800-228-1153

The word is that it will prolly not be PDGA and just be a one round tournament. (then you can play more or go hang out on the beach)

But don't quote me on that.

I guarantee you will have a good time. The only reason I am prolly not going again this year is a cash shortage. (I am still paying for the last cruise or actually all the stuff we did before and after the cruise)

Now if the trip is in need of a host, I think I could swing it :D

Does anyone know how my wife is supposed to collect her winnings for finishing 1st in the FW2 division of Disc Golf Cruise #1? Has anybody else collected any winnings or trophies or anything?

i had a dream last night there was a Disc Golf cruise in 2008 leaving from Texas. :D

Sorry, I don't rember for sure Rhett.

how many registered so far?

Have the prize vouchers been sent out to the ams yet?

Hey everybody!

Good news! All of the Am vouchers have been e-mailed out. We are still missing some contact info for some folks, so if anybody knows how to get a hold of them, please let us know via private message or e-mail. We will also be contacting the PDGA to see if they can help as well.

Checks for the pros will start going out next week and we'll post again if we are missing any info from those folks as well.

This years cruise already has (60) people signed up, putting us at about 1/3 capacity. Because we can only get one round in, we expanded the tournament field to (90) this year. www.discgolfcruise.com (http://www.discgolfcruise.com) will be updated shortly with all of the pertinent info.

We will definitely be doing a different itinerary for 2008, we've started working on that already. Because all of the leg work was done for this first cruise and we only had about (200) people total for both cruises, we decided that there were thousands of folks who didn't go, so let's give it another go and start working on something different for 2008.

We apologize about the delay for the payout, some of it was out of our hands and we learned (the hard way!) how to solve the problem for future cruises.

See you on the boat!

Mike Barnett
www.sunkingdiscs.com (http://www.sunkingdiscs.com)
352.397.3257

Missing Contact Info:

Nicholas Kloeppel
Jason Dowling
Rick Munilla
Robert Martinez

Another reason that weighed in our decision not to attend this year. We thought that would be a chance for someone else to take that spot and experience this wonderful event. The Knapps are going on a cruise in May to celebrate our 10th anniversary! But we will see you all next year on the Disc Golf Cruise 2008.

love the write up in DGW.

One thing though, how did you get into the Atlantis aquarium for free??? When we went over there, they wanted $30 per person. When we asked if it was free after 5 like all the cab drivers said, we were told it was only open to motel guests after 5.

Needless to say, we didn't get in. We walked over to the public beach and hung out.

If we are ever to go to Nassau again, we are either going to spend the money for the day pass at Atlantis or take one of the all day excursions snorkling or seeing the stingrays.

We took a water taxi over to the island. Walked in the front door which takes you into the casino. Once you walk through the casino you are in the main lobby and the free aquarium is just down the stairs. The part you have to pay for is the underground area with the tunnel you can walk-through. But the part in the lobby which is gigantic, and has the stingrays, and manta ray is completely free. Also if you enter the beach to the south of Atlantis (free beach) you can walk north to the Atlantis beach and then right into the resort. We walked around the whole place and never had a problem. When you come in from the beach they assume that you are a hotel guest.

We walked in from the main lobby and even tried to walk to the beach, we were asked by a security guard to show our key. Never saw the casino darn it.

how many registered?