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Monday, 28 March 2011
Friday, 11 March 2011
Fun Disney Facts!
It's Not a Small World, After All . . . Covering 40 square miles, Walt Disney World Resort is about the size of San Francisco or two Manhattan islands. Of the more than 25,000 acres, less than 35 percent has been developed with a quarter designated as a wilderness preserve.
A Cast of Thousands . . . around 62,000 to be more precise. That’s how many people it takes to create the magic at the Vacation Kingdom. Not surprisingly, Walt Disney World Resort is the largest single-site employer in the United States
What the Well-Dressed Mouse Will Be Wearing . . . depends entirely on the occasion. Mickey Mouse himself has more than 290 different sets of duds, ranging from a scuba suit to a tuxedo. Minnie Mouse’s wardrobe contains more than 200 outfits, including everything from a cheerleader ensemble to evening gowns.
Suds ‘R Us . . . If you were to wash and dry one load of laundry every day for 52 years, you’d clean as much as the folks at Walt Disney World Laundry do in a single day. The cast members there launder an average of 285,000 pounds each day. In addition, between 30,000 and 32,000 garments are dry-cleaned daily.
Smile! . . . With millions of visitors annually, it’s no wonder the Disney parks are among the most photographed places in the United States. On any given day, Disney’s PhotoPass photographers take between 100,000 and 200,000 photos of guests at Walt Disney World Resort. The PhotoPass service allows guests to view, share and order their Disney photos online and create Disney products such as PhotoBooks and mugs.
I’m Dreaming of a "Green" Christmas . . . The 1,500 Christmas trees at Walt Disney World Resort won’t be the only "green" holiday delights this season as each Walt Disney World resort hotel will glow with new "conservation" lighting – more than 700,000 LED lights in all. String the bulbs end to end and the strand would stretch for 96 miles or light the path from Jacksonville to Orlando, all while using 1/10th of the power of traditional incandescent bulbs
Who’s Still Thirsty? . . . . More than 75 million Cokes are consumed each year at Walt Disney World Resort along with 13 million bottles of water. Guests also gobble 10 million hamburgers, 6 million hot dogs, 9 million pounds of French fries and more than 300,000 pounds of popcorn.
Ears to You . . . When laid end to end, there are enough of the famous "Mouse Ear" hats sold each year to stretch 175 miles or cover the head of every man, woman and child in Orange County, Fla. There are also enough Disney character T-shirts sold to put Mickey Mouse’s smiling face on the chest of every resident of Montana.
Sign Here . . . If you stacked the number of standard autograph books sold annually, it would match the height of 200 Cinderella Castles. Add the Princess-style autograph books and, end to end, the books would reach 88 miles into space.
Gone But Not Forgotten . . . Walt Disney World Lost and Found is one busy place. Every day an average of 210 pairs of sunglasses are turned in and, since 1971, an estimated 1.65 million pairs of glasses have found their way into the "lost" bin. On an annual basis, Lost and Found cast members collect more than 6,000 cell phones, 3,500 digital cameras, 18,000 hats and 7,500 autograph books.
Curious Claims . . . According to long-time Lost and Found staffers, the most unusual items turned in have been a glass eye, a prosthetic leg and a potty trainer. Each, incidentally, was claimed (but not by the same person).
Curious Claims . . . According to long-time Lost and Found staffers, the most unusual items turned in have been a glass eye, a prosthetic leg and a potty trainer. Each, incidentally, was claimed (but not by the same person).
Busman’s Holiday . . . More than 270 Walt Disney World buses transport guests around the Vacation Kingdom, making the Walt Disney World fleet the third largest in Florida behind Miami and Jacksonville.
Fly Me to the Moon . . . Since 1971, the total miles logged by Walt Disney World monorail trains would be equal to more than 30 round trips to the moon. One dozen new cars were put into service along the 14-mile beamway in 1990 as the original fleet received a well-deserved retirement.
Here’s Looking (Down) At You . . . From the air, Walt Disney World Resort boasts a number of "heady" sights. For instance, the unique "Mouse Trap" on the 6th hole at the Magnolia golf course that looks like a famous corporate symbol. Over at Disney’s Osprey Ridge Golf Club, Mickey’s profile greets golfers on the large practice green. The famous mouse is the model for the courtyard and area in front of the Chinese Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Room With a View . . . Disney’s Wedding Pavilion was designed to provide the bride and groom a view of Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle while standing at the altar.
There's more! Check back often for updates on this fun and interesting list of Disney's Trivia!
Monday, 7 March 2011
Cruising Trivia!
Fun little trivia questions that - although they may not keep you up at night - are interesting little facts that will entertain you on your next cruise!
Question:What is the derivation of the term "Lido Deck"? It seems that whatever the rest of the decks are named, that upper deck with pool and buffet almost always takes that name.
Answer:This term has come down to us from the early days of transatlantic steamship travel. The word, "Lido," is a 19th-century term meaning a fashionable beach resort, with most authorities attributing its origins to the Island Resort located on an island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Venice, Italy. European steamship lines, in the era of multi-class ocean travel, coined the phrase Lido Deck to refer to the pool and sun deck area exclusively for use by first-class passengers.
Question:Help us settle a difference of opinion about the meaning of the term "sea legs." My husband says it refers to being immune to seasickness; I think it's that feeling you get when you walk off a ship onto dry land and it still feels like you're rocking. Which one of us is correct?
Answer:The last thing we want to do is take sides in a domestic dispute, but, in this case we have to side with your husband -- though strictly speaking, he's not totally correct either. "Sea legs" originally meant the ability to maintain one's balance on a pitching deck solely by shifting one's weight from one foot to the other, without having to hold onto something solid to maintain balance. By extension this has come to include the ability to tolerate a rocking ship without getting seasick. The feeling you are talking about is commonly called "dock rock," and has the scientific name "Mal de Debarquement Syndrome" (MDD or MdDS).
Question:What's a poop deck and where does that name come from?
Answer:No, it's not where young officers walk the captain's wife's poodle. The term, referring to a raised deck at the very aft end of a ship, goes all the way back to ancient Rome. Those early Mediterranean sailors carried sacred idols on raised platforms on the sterns of their vessels, presumably so the idolized god could look down upon the ship and crew and grant protection. The Roman term for such statues was puppis, and the platform was called a puppim, which eventually became poupe, and, finally, poop deck.
Question:Where did the term "as the crow flies" come from?
Answer:In the good old days before talking GPS machines, mariners often carried cages full of crows or ravens for use as aids in coastal navigation. If the sailors were uncertain of their position and bearing to a nearby land mass, they would release one of the birds who would usually fly in the shortest, most direct route toward the nearest land. In colloquial parlance, "as the crow flies" has come to mean the same thing, which usually is a straight line.
Question:What does the big "X" on the funnels of Celebrity ships stand for?
Answer:It stands for "Chandris." Originally, Celebrity was the upscale division of Chandris Cruises, a Greek company. If that doesn't seem to answer the question remember that the "ch" sound in Greek is represented by the letter, chi, whose alphabetical symbol is "X."
Question:Please help settle a family feud! My husband is constantly calling our cruise vessel a "boat" and I keep telling him, no, it is a "ship." When does a boat become a ship?
Answer:Far be it from us to contribute to any marital discord, so our answer -- and it's the truth -- is that there is no difference.
However -- and this is paraphrased from "Chapman Piloting: Seamanship & Boat Handling" (63rd Edition), the mariner's bible for all things maritime -- though there is no official difference, the line is generally drawn at 20 meters (or about 60 feet), at which point a "boat" becomes a "ship," though neither designation is incorrect for any length.
But, in a similar vein, which of the following three vessels is not considered a yacht: a) a 12-foot outboard inflatable dinghy; b) a six-foot kayak; or c) a 32-foot motorized charter catamaran?
Answer: c) the charter catamaran. The yacht, by the "official" definition, is a pleasure craft not for commercial use. Now, before everyone who's taken yacht charters fires off angry e-mails, remember I said "official definition." Nowadays, the term is used far more loosely, but if you are rowing a rowboat, you are still considered to be piloting a yacht!
Taken from Cruise Critic...www.cruisecritic.com
Question:What is the derivation of the term "Lido Deck"? It seems that whatever the rest of the decks are named, that upper deck with pool and buffet almost always takes that name.
Answer:This term has come down to us from the early days of transatlantic steamship travel. The word, "Lido," is a 19th-century term meaning a fashionable beach resort, with most authorities attributing its origins to the Island Resort located on an island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Venice, Italy. European steamship lines, in the era of multi-class ocean travel, coined the phrase Lido Deck to refer to the pool and sun deck area exclusively for use by first-class passengers.
Question:Help us settle a difference of opinion about the meaning of the term "sea legs." My husband says it refers to being immune to seasickness; I think it's that feeling you get when you walk off a ship onto dry land and it still feels like you're rocking. Which one of us is correct?
Answer:The last thing we want to do is take sides in a domestic dispute, but, in this case we have to side with your husband -- though strictly speaking, he's not totally correct either. "Sea legs" originally meant the ability to maintain one's balance on a pitching deck solely by shifting one's weight from one foot to the other, without having to hold onto something solid to maintain balance. By extension this has come to include the ability to tolerate a rocking ship without getting seasick. The feeling you are talking about is commonly called "dock rock," and has the scientific name "Mal de Debarquement Syndrome" (MDD or MdDS).
Question:What's a poop deck and where does that name come from?
Answer:No, it's not where young officers walk the captain's wife's poodle. The term, referring to a raised deck at the very aft end of a ship, goes all the way back to ancient Rome. Those early Mediterranean sailors carried sacred idols on raised platforms on the sterns of their vessels, presumably so the idolized god could look down upon the ship and crew and grant protection. The Roman term for such statues was puppis, and the platform was called a puppim, which eventually became poupe, and, finally, poop deck.
Question:Where did the term "as the crow flies" come from?
Answer:In the good old days before talking GPS machines, mariners often carried cages full of crows or ravens for use as aids in coastal navigation. If the sailors were uncertain of their position and bearing to a nearby land mass, they would release one of the birds who would usually fly in the shortest, most direct route toward the nearest land. In colloquial parlance, "as the crow flies" has come to mean the same thing, which usually is a straight line.
Question:What does the big "X" on the funnels of Celebrity ships stand for?
Answer:It stands for "Chandris." Originally, Celebrity was the upscale division of Chandris Cruises, a Greek company. If that doesn't seem to answer the question remember that the "ch" sound in Greek is represented by the letter, chi, whose alphabetical symbol is "X."
Question:Please help settle a family feud! My husband is constantly calling our cruise vessel a "boat" and I keep telling him, no, it is a "ship." When does a boat become a ship?
Answer:Far be it from us to contribute to any marital discord, so our answer -- and it's the truth -- is that there is no difference.
However -- and this is paraphrased from "Chapman Piloting: Seamanship & Boat Handling" (63rd Edition), the mariner's bible for all things maritime -- though there is no official difference, the line is generally drawn at 20 meters (or about 60 feet), at which point a "boat" becomes a "ship," though neither designation is incorrect for any length.
But, in a similar vein, which of the following three vessels is not considered a yacht: a) a 12-foot outboard inflatable dinghy; b) a six-foot kayak; or c) a 32-foot motorized charter catamaran?
Answer: c) the charter catamaran. The yacht, by the "official" definition, is a pleasure craft not for commercial use. Now, before everyone who's taken yacht charters fires off angry e-mails, remember I said "official definition." Nowadays, the term is used far more loosely, but if you are rowing a rowboat, you are still considered to be piloting a yacht!
Taken from Cruise Critic...www.cruisecritic.com
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Nighty-Night! Sleep Tight! Don't Let the BED BUGS Bite!
FACT SHEET
1. Try to avoid booking a hotel without first inquiring if it has a bed bug problem. If nothing else, check out tripadvisor.ca to review other guests' reports on bed bugs.
4. Check the bedside table. Look for signs of bed bugs in the drawers and along the wall
STEPS TO ENSURE A BED BUG FREE STAY AT YOUR HOTEL:
All travellers to areas within and outside of Ontario are potentially exposed to bed bugs. Carrying bed bugs back home with you after travelling
could lead to a bed bug infestation in even the cleanest home. Make sure you take the proper steps to avoid bed bug hitchhikers while travelling.
1. Try to avoid booking a hotel without first inquiring if it has a bed bug problem. If nothing else, check out tripadvisor.ca to review other guests' reports on bed bugs.2. Pack clothes into oversized sealable plastic bags and leave them inside luggage during
the trip, or hanging in the closet – never on the bed or floor.
3. Leave luggage outside or in the bathroom and perform a mini-inspection around the bed:
peel back the bed sheets and check the mattress, running your fingers along the upper and
lower seams. Make sure to check the mattress tag, as bed bugs often hide there. Check for
blood stains and bed bug droppings as well, since they’re often the easiest to spot.
4. Check the bedside table. Look for signs of bed bugs in the drawers and along the wallon the side of the bed that is less likely to be disturbed by cleaning staff and guests.
5. If bed bugs are detected, request another room. Be sure to inform hotel management.
Just moving to a different room may not be the total answer. You should repeat the
inspection of any new or different room you are offered.
6. When you pack to leave, inspect your luggage carefully first, and inspect every item as you
pack to help detect any bugs or their signs.
7. If you find bed bugs, have bites, or know that you’ve spent time in a room harbouring the
bugs, vacuum your suitcases, backpack, or camera bag. Wash everything washable in the
hottest water possible and dry on the highest setting possible for 30 minutes.
8. After your trip, unpack luggage outdoors, re-inspect clothing and then put everything
into the dryer on the highest setting possible for at least 30 minutes or the freezer for two
weeks (for delicates). Vacuum luggage thoroughly. And buy the hard, smooth kind without
inviting pockets, since bedbugs struggle over smooth surfaces and polished metal.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT bedbugs
info.ca
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY Captain Stubing!
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