Ok less of an eventful day today!


Seems like this "pin" has been seen onboard ship...the 2002 S.S. Pin Trader!!
S.S. Pin Traders were the group of Pin Traders that sailed
with Micdan.com.
P.S. Thanks to Howard of Condor Pins and to the S.S. Pin Traders
Group for sharing these wonderful pins!!

Ship Arrived in Nassau an hour later than expected.

Lots of people went to inspect the island. Figgy, My Dad and I decided to find somewhere to go Scuba Diving since the Disney Tour was canceled due to the boats late arrival.

No..we did not go scuba diving in the pool!!!

The short version is that we went Diving and Figgy found a Hidden Mickey!! Actually several! There are 3 yellow circles on the tail end of the "Spotted Parrot Fish" But about those darn pins...

OK upon return to the ship it seems as though they have boards posted with all the RSP results. Everyone anxiously talking about ..what did you get?



Did you get the Ship In A Bottle ... The distribution was DEFINITELY random. There was an odd mix with no logic to their distribution. That's how it is SUPPOSED to be. There were groups of 3 that came up empty and groups of 2 that got EVERYTHING. Well that's why they call it pin TRADING folks! The biggest surprise? I have not heard ANYONE complain about the RSP selection. Seems there were even a few non-pin people that snuck into the mix and got selected to get pins too! We are talking real green newbies! New Members for the family!

Rumor has it that during the mad rush last nite there were a few of the "Shipmates" pins on the racks but they had disappeared in no time flat. Well after "Who wants to be a Mousketter? Game / Show".

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This was the first time I had an URGE to throw someone overboard here!
How about this.....the CRUISE director of the ship could not pronounce the name of this Character........who??
YZMA!
He then stated that he had "No Idea" who or what it was.
Um hello??? Someone needs to got back to Disney College!! : )

<We Now Resume Our Regular Scheduled Programing>

OK So after the big gameshow fiasco we checked out Mickey Mates Store to get our RSP pins. The lines were moving great. A Cast member had been assigned to take care of people who were working on their maps to stamp and give them the completer pin. Good Idea! Well everyone had to show the "photo ID" and then got go show off their goodies!

Tonight trading was in full swing. Unfortunately Pin people are becoming more of an "afterthought" for the cruise as time goes on. We just lined up in the hallways and common areas to trade. Seems on this big ship there was just so much going on that there was no place for a pin meet. Well I don't have to tell you the "any flat surface is game " rule. Things were a bit cluttered but again everyone seemed in great spirits. Even last nites Mosh Pit at Mickey Mates was surprising. Yes it was crazy, yes it was crowded but everyone has remained really civil.

With everyone out shopping Nassau....it was a "lite" pin day. Tomorrow we hit Castaway Cay ....that means MORE PINS!

Somewhere there is "supposed" to be a scavenger hunt. Everyone here wants to know what that is?? Another Map event??? Guess we will find out tomorrow!

Oh and guess what?? That LE 2,000 Chip and Dale pin?? The bins are STILL FULL!! Limits are still in force! They actually check off your name from the ships manifest. Hmmm..... could this be a lesson? Follow limit rules and there are MORE than enough pins for everyone?

And now for some pictures....