Getting Ready To Leave

Way Before You Leave...

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY:
   - Refrigeratd medicines
   - Require Any Special Diets
   - Special requirements

Have All The "Legal" Stuff Ready...
   - Have You Filled Out All the Required Paperwork?
        Including but not limited too...
            - All Legal Disclaimers.
            - The "Fun Pass" Advanced Registration (You can do this online or we can do it for you - at no extra charge. (Either way it WILL speed up your wait through the "Home Secruity" line when trying to board the ship).
            - Have 2 VALID ID's for each member of you group.
            - If your traveling with a minor, MAKE SURE you have read the "ID Requirement" section.

Think about the folllowing:
             - Your Pets - (Who will take cate of their daily Food, Water, and "Going" problems?)

             - The Mail and Newspaper Delivery (Have it picked up everyday by a trusty neighbor to make it look like your home or have it put on "Hold"...Both the Post Office and your paper person will gladly do this and it is well worth the trouble.)

             - Telling Someone close that You'll be gone

             - Check all Locks on Your House (doors and windows)

             - Get Spare keys for Your House and Vehicle
(You might consider leaving a spare with your neighbor & putting an extra set in your Carry-On bag, just in case.)

               - Check Sensor Lights Outside or Have a Trusty neighbor come in each day to switch around  light or two on to make it look like someone has been there that day.

              - Make a list of all your daily meds - the dosage - and what they are for for every member in your group. Include the names of all Doctors and their phone numbers.

             - Make a "Remember" List - So you can add things to it as you think about them.

             - Get Stamps (just 'cause...)

The Week Before You Leave:

             - Make sure you are stocked up on all the meds you will need (both prescription and non-prescript) for the entire trip and a day or two once you get home...more if your coming back on a weekend.

             - Get rid of all leftovers/perishables from the frig

             - Change the message on your answering machine to make it appear as if your still home but just unable to come to the phone.

                     - MAKE SURE YOUR ID's ARE VALID!

The Day You Leave:

       Remember - You're going were it's warm, but it will still be COLD back here even when your lying in the sun...

             - Check Your Themostats - If no people or animals will be staying, turn down to just above freezing
(32 degrees) to save some electric.

                     - Turn Off Water if no one is going to be home and freezing temps are predicted.  (Check with someone on how to drain sinks, dishwashers, the clothes washer, toilets, and any other pipes which might freeze and brcome brittle and break.

             - Check and unplug all extra appliances - the stove, the curling iron, the microwave, the iron and especially anything else which might make you worry later that you might have left it on.

                     - Remember - If it's not being used for electricity right now, it is still drawing small amounts as long as it is plugged in.