October 21st 2006 !!!!

[DisneyZell]

We have registered online as well, but my understanding is that we should still be getting our documents anyday now. MSR709, I would think you would be fine with your docs...I would think we would get them either this week or next. Good luck with the move.

[Smooch]

No documents yet - but we are anxiously awaiting :confused3 . We booked a cat. 12 gty. but since there are 4 of us we should get at least an 11. I hope the upgrade gods will smile on us!

I stopped at a dive shop the other day to look at scuba masks since we had problems with our cheap ones fogging and leaking last time. I ended up buying a mask cleaner and a bottle of defogger that the sales guy said will help significantly. Just thought I'd pass the tip along - we've had the same problems with rentals in the past. I guess if the masks aren't clean they just won't seal right.

[sami90tsi]

Smooch, I booked a 12 gty for another family that is coming on the cruise with us. They got their cabin assignment a few days ago. It stayed as a 12. They are also a group of 4 people.

[suz72]

:cool1: Docs arrived today. They were sitting on my front doorstep at about noon. :cool1:

[J&ADisneyMom]

Got mine today too. Gotta love the man in brown!

Shell

[nrsldy]

Got our doc's today!!!!!!!!!!!
Yo Ho Ho pirate: pirate: pirate:

[bschiffler]

Can someone tell me if you have you cabin number listed on disneycruiseline.com or if they just list the category. I am a TA so I am traveling on a TA discount. I have listed: Verandah Stateroom and that is all. I have not received my docs yet, but was told my stateroom number would be listed on them. I thought it would be online as well. Do your cabin numbers show up when you log into your reservation? Thanks!!

[sami90tsi]

bschiffler, I am doing the same thing you are, as well as a few others I know. We all have the same thing noted on the site. Ours say "verandah stateroom"
Guarantee, Cat 13 . Since we all know there is no such category, this must be an internal notation for DCL. We were told it is a cat 5. My faxed conf page says guarantee cat 5. None of us have gotten a cabin assignment. I am assuming you took advantage of the TA special they ran. In that, they state it is ROH (run of house) cat 5-11. I just want to see the cabin assigned so I can rest easy. As for 3 other families I booked on this cruise, they all have their cabins assigned, and they are all viewable on DCL.com

[DisneyZell]

For those of you who have received your docs, did you book directly through DCL or through a TA...just wondering b/c we haven't received ours yet...hopefully today though. I am gettting a box ready to ship ahead and I'm so excited about it. My kids are going to be so surprised! Only a few more weeks to go! : :dumbo: :stitch: :goofy: :mickeybar :mickeyjum :donald:

[Duane]

When we booked our cruise several months ago, we booked on the DCL site and did not go thru a TA. Anyway, we were allowed to choose which stateroom we wanted. It basically popped up several choices within the category we wanted, and we just chose where we wanted to be on the ship. I guess if you book far enough out, it probably will let you choose.....

As for the docs, as of last night, we have not received ours yet either...

Duane

[bschiffler]

Yes, I just want a cabin assinment too. I have my hopes up high that it will be oceanview or verandah...that would be great. I hope they let me upgrade at the port. Dud you get your docs yet?

[sami90tsi]

Brit, no docs yet. Lets see what happens today. On your conf. fax, does it say cat 5?

Duane, when u book, u have an option to chose an assigned cabin OR a guaranteed category. If you chose a guaranteed category without a cabin, you have a better than average chance of getting upgraded for free.

[bschiffler]

Sami,
Yes, it says cat 5. What does that mean? I am told they can change our cabin assignment up until check in! I just wish I knew one way or another so I could be mentally prepared for what I am getting. I don't want to go with the hope of a cat 5 and than be disappointed. I wonder if we will get our docs just 2 weeks before sailing!

Do you work full time as an agent in house or outside sales?

[sami90tsi]

Britt, I am Sami's DH :). I work as an independent agent from home.
As for the category, yes they can switch cabins, BUT since it says Guarantee cat 5 , they should only be able to switch us from one cat 5 to another OR upgrade. Just make sure you have that conf sheet if they try to stick us in an 11.

I have to take a quick trip down there tomm. I am going to head over to the port fri night to sat norning to see what I can find out. The Magic will be arriving sometime between then for sat's sailing to the E. carib.

[bschiffler]

I hope your right about them not being able to move us! So you are planning on a cat 5 forsure? That would be great! I am also and independent sales consultant. I have my own company name but I ticket through a larger agency so I don't have to deal with all the ARC stuff! Let me know if you receive your docs! Britt

[kecall]

Ok....I am now sooo excited!!

Our suitcases are now sitting opened in our rooms and are half filled with *stuff* for our trip! (I think if I had to, I could be ready to leave in 20 minutes!!) :cheer2: :Pinkbounc :woohoo: :woohoo: :dance3: :yay: :bounce: :hyper: :hyper: party: :jumping1:

Tonight my girls are working on our door signs and a "countdown chain".....

What is everyone doing right now to get ready???

karen :)

[bschiffler]

I'm trying to lose a few pounds! :) Keep telling myself I have plenty of time, but we don't do we!

We are busy shopping and packing and counting down the days!!

[WiseMan]

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Got our docs yesterday :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

[Duane]

Got ours today!

Duane

[kecall]

Anyone else still not have their docs??? After reading everyone else's posts, I'm getting worried...... :worried:

Maybe they went to our TA, and she will send them to us....That's why the delay???? :confused3

karen :)

[sami90tsi]

Saw the Magic pull into port this morning (sat). There are 3 ships there at the same time. The Magic, Carnival Glory, and the Carnival Fantasy. Dumbotron was in full effect. :)

[Cheryl N. WI]

Three weks from now we willl be sailing on the Magic :cool1: :banana: :cheer2: Yikes I still have alot to do before we go.

bschiffler I too am still trying to loose a few pounds and now that it is so close that is all it will be is a few lol.

Karen still no docs here in WI either and ours will be coming directly to us because I booked directly through Disney. I am hoping they will be here when I get home from work tomorrow! From what I understand if you booked through a travel agent they will go to them. Have you called your travel agent to see if they can give you more info?

Last week DD and I both found dressy shoes that will go with all of our dresses/skirts so we won't need to bring multiple pairs of dress shoes. I am really trying hard not to overpack this time!!! DD has a laundry basket full of clothes for the cruise I think today might be a good day to go through it with her and see what can be eliminated and I should go through the closet with DH to see what he wants to bring. It's getting close to packing time now :banana:

[myshells]

Hello Karen. We still have not received our docs yet either. We also booked through a TA. I hope they come today..... Michelle

[Jpoo]

NO DOCS YET!!! :confused3 We Booked through Dreams Unlimited.

I am pulling out the suitcases today, and starting our packing. I have been throwing little things in a tote bag for a while, but I have to get the clothes organized now. WOW! It is really getting close! 19 days! :goodvibes

[DisneyZell]

NO Docs here either. Also have our reservation through DU. Hopefully they come today. I am getting my box ready to ship ahead with treats for the kids. Is anybody else shipping things ahead? If so, when are you shipping it?

[myshells]

Hello..... We booked through Cruise Brokers. When I spoke to our TA she said that we should receive them the first week of October. I hope to get them soon! Michelle

[sami90tsi]

Docs are here.

Britt, Our cabin is 7054. Cat 5 as promised by Diz. Looks like everything is normal.

BTW - the online system STILL shows no cabin assigned.

[DisneyZell]

Should have waited until this afternoon to post...just got my docs today. Now I really am ready to go! :cheer2:

[bschiffler]

Thats great! I haven't received anything yet! I am glad you got category 5, I hope I do too. Maybe we will have cabins close by one another. I think are kids are around the same age! I have DS5 and DD 2.5.

I am crossing my fingers that they arrive soon. I will let you know!

[bschiffler]

Sami.. I just called DCL and they gave me my cabin numer on the phone. Cabin number 7030 Cat 5!! Yeah!!!

[sami90tsi]

There ya go!!! 12 doors down from us! :)

As for the kids, yes....DS 4.5, DD 2.75 lol

Our friends Ralph & Stacy with DS 2, DD 4 are in 2105

[kecall]

I spoke with my TA today, and said that she tracked my docs and I should have them by the end of the week. (They were sent to them and not me...sooo, they have to mail them to me!)

That's one less thing to worry about....Now, back to which shoes do I pack????? ;)

Is everyone getting as excited as me?????? :Pinkbounc :dance3: :bounce:

[sami90tsi]

Anybody else want to post some cabin #'s?

[kecall]

Anybody else want to post some cabin #'s?


6562......

[sami90tsi]

6562 is right under us on the other side. :)

[DisneyZell]

We're in 6512, neighbors are 6510.

[lrodptl]

Hello Karen. We still have not received our docs yet either. We also booked through a TA. I hope they come today..... Michelle
No Docs here yet either-booked through DU.

[Cheryl N. WI]

Our docs came today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1: :banana: :cheer2: I got home from work and they were sitting by the front door. Now I'm really getting excited!!! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

We are in cabin 5022 (secret porthole :thumbsup2 )

[hank56]

I'm with you, mine came today and the whole family is tickled. We are in
8034

[sami90tsi]

I'm with you, mine came today and the whole family is tickled. We are in
8034

Nice...right above us. :)

[kecall]

6562 is right under us on the other side. :)

You all better not be too noisy!!!! ;)

karen :)

[hank56]

Nice...right above us. :)

Promise we'll keep it to a dull roar, we rarely jump on the beds after midnight :bounce:

[Duane]

DisneyZell, we're just down the hall from you in 6586. :wave:

Duane

[kecall]

Duane:

You are a stone's throw from us!!!

karen :)

[lrodptl]

I'm with you, mine came today and the whole family is tickled. We are in
8034
Had that room 2 years ago,we're in 8532 this cruise,enjoy.

[Duane]

Hey I had a thought..... Don't have too many so bear with me :lmao:

Would anyone that will be traveling in small numbers be interested in trying to sit together at dinner? I'm not sure what that would involve, but since those of us in 2's, 3's, or 4's will most likely be thrown together with other folks, why not at least be grouped with folks that share the same Disney (dare I say: "passion")

Me, DW and DD 9 have the early seating and would be interested.....

Duane

[bschiffler]

That's a great thought! I know a lof of the Diser's link their dining to be near one another.

We have late dining DS5 and DD 2.75 we would be willing!

[lrodptl]

Received documents from UPS an hour ago.

[nrsldy]

It's great that our doc's are coming in. We booked our cruise so long ago it seemed that this time would never get here. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I am game about linking dining time. Not sure how to do that. We have early seating.

[tinkerfun]

Just got our docs this afternoon! :banana:
We are in room #7007, unlike all you other 7th floor cruisers, we are just in catagory 10 or 11, I can't really remember, but it's whatever we had last cruise 2 years ago and it was fine because we really only used the cabin to sleep and change. Not that I would turn down a category 5 that I didn't have to pay extra for!!! :)
Also, we only had 4 people in our party last cruise and we had our own table for dinner. Do you think they will combine us this year?
Does anyone have a link to a good packing list that they want to share?
Julie

[nrsldy]

I just called disney; to link dining a person needs to call in with the name and reservation number of the interested cruisers wanting to dine together.

[hank56]

Had that room 2 years ago,we're in 8532 this cruise,enjoy.

Thanks, I'm sure we will. Hope yours is great also. Our first DCL suite and am looking forward to it. :sail:

[Smooch]

WooHoo! :Pinkbounc Got our docs today. We got upgraded to a cat. 9. I called my DSIL to tell her and found out they got the room adjoining ours, which is also a cat. 9. I'm not sure how that happened, we asked to be linked for dinner but we didn't mention having rooms near each other. We couldn't be more thrilled :banana: !

We are in 2538 and they are in 2540.

[kecall]

Good for you!! :woohoo:

We haven't gotten our docs yet, but I'm hoping for an upgrade to a Catagory 1!!! ;)

karen :)

[lrodptl]

Good for you!! :woohoo:

We haven't gotten our docs yet, but I'm hoping for an upgrade to a Catagory 1!!! ;)

karen :)
...so you're hoping for 1 of 2 reservations to cancel? Pray!

[kecall]

Hmmm.....you think I've set my hopes too high???? :rotfl2:

[lrodptl]

Hmmm.....you think I've set my hopes too high???? :rotfl2:
Ya think? If you're presently in a Cat 2 or a large Cat 3 (I don't know your numbers) I'm positive you'll be thrilled, unless of course you need to play a piano.

[kecall]

Nawww! I'm just teasing!! We have a category 6 and am happy with that! :cloud9:

But a girl can dream, can't she??? :goodvibes ;)

karen :)

[sunshinegirl]

Anybody else want to post some cabin #'s?

We're in 6068. I'm contemplating whether to suprise my family and have some decorations delivered.

[kecall]

Ohh, that's a great idea....Anyone ever done that before?? I wonder what they are like...

karen :)

[lrodptl]

Nawww! I'm just teasing!! We have a category 6 and am happy with that! :cloud9:

But a girl can dream, can't she??? :goodvibes ;)

karen :)
Isn't that a Disney quote? I'm just a blue collar guy but we saved for a Cat 3 2 years ago and everything was so perfect we immediately began saving for this one. On the way off the ship last time we stopped at the large Cat 3 midship and looked around and were sold. We also looked around the Disney suite for giggles.

[lrodptl]

We're in 6068. I'm contemplating whether to suprise my family and have some decorations delivered.
We had a welcome aboard package waiting for the kids,pretty cool............once!

[abitjaded]

GREETINGS ALL,
As we cannot go, we have two tickets to Mickey's Not so Scarey Halloweeen Fri Oct 20; one 10 yrs and older and one 3-9 yrs old. $70. Please call 720 273 1241. Will send tickets by fed exp.Brad

[hank56]

Just wondering what everyone is doing the night prior to sailing. We are spending the night at Jetty Park on PC and plan on watching the Magic enter the channel in the morning.

[tinkerfun]

We will be staying at a hotel in Cocoa Beach the 2 nights before the cruise. We plan on visiting the space center and taking a kayak trip to see the area (and hopefully manatees).
Julie

[bschiffler]

We are going to MNSSHP and then driving to the Residence Inn in Port Canaveral. After the cruise we are heading to Hard Rock Universal for a few nights. I am thinking we may be regretting staying and be ready to go home after the cruise! The kids will probably be wiped.

[Cheryl N. WI]

We arive at MCO late morning Fri. After checking in at Villas at Wilderness Lodge we will probably spend the afternoon at Downtown Disney and then we are going to MNSSHP Fri. night and driving to Port Canaveral Sat. morning.

Yahoo we leave 2 weeks from tomorrow :banana: :banana:

[tinkerfun]

If we want to go see the magic come into port Sat morning, what time would that be?? :sail:
Thanks,
Julie

[hank56]

I was told to be prepared after 0530 hrs it is rarely that way it can't sneak by.
We will be on the fishing pier with coffee in hand waiting.

[Duane]

We're leaving NC at 0430 on Friday morning, driving over to All Star Music, taking in MNSSHP, then off to the ship early Saturday morning.....

See y'all there....

Duane

[DisneyZell]

We are flying down Fri afternoon, going to MNSSHP Fri. night and then heading over to the Radisson that night. We'll be exhausted, but it's worth it!

[sami90tsi]

I can tell you this first hand...I was at the pier at 530 last sat. and the Magic was already docked.

As for us...We will be driving the 35 min from Orlando International over to the Ressidence Inn. We are then heading over to the MNSSHP.

[nrsldy]

We are coming in on the 19th staying at Shades of Green. Going to MNSSHP on fri. We will be going to the port Sat AM. Trying to get all of the last min things finished.

[J&ADisneyMom]

We will be flying down on Thurs, 19th, and going to MNSSHP that night. On Friday, we are going to hit DTD, then drive out to the Port to just relax for the afternoon. We are planning on eating at Grills, meeting up with family and getting a good night sleep.

Shell

[sunshinegirl]

We'll be at MNSSHP Friday night and then spending the night at one of the Embassy Suites. I can't even remember which one. LOL! I got it using my Hilton Honors points. That's how I convinced DH to spring for MNSSHP that night. I also get a lot of Disney Gift Cards from my business, so we will probably use those to eat in one of the hotel restaurants before we head to MNSSHP Friday.

[hank56]

I can tell you this first hand...I was at the pier at 530 last sat. and the Magic was already docked.

As for us...We will be driving the 35 min from Orlando International over to the Ressidence Inn. We are then heading over to the MNSSHP.

Thanks for the info I'll be up earlier for sure

[kecall]

What??!!! Our thread is on PAGE 2!!!????

Are we all so busy packing that we haven't had time to "talk"????

Man, I don't know about the rest of you, but I am sooooo excited now!! This weekend I am finalizing all the little details of our trip...getting things packed...... :yay: :dance3: :Pinkbounc :cheer2:

We have a countdown chain in our kitchen, and it is getting soo short!!! :banana:

Just remember, folks, this time 2 weeks from now, we will be getting on our ship!!! :boat:

karen :)

[sunshinegirl]

Your message cracked me up, Karen! We have a countdown chain in our dining room and my husband was just telling my daughters at lunch that two weeks from now we will be getting on the ship.

I am COMPLETELY excited. I was online last night and this morning looking for trip reports. We just called to find out what movies they will be showing and were pleased to find out that we will be able to see Pirates. We haven't managed to hire a babysitter to see it yet. So now we will get to! I also want to see Invincible while we are on the ship.

We haven't booked any shore excursions yet and I am getting a bit nervous. We did book our spa stuff and Palo a long time ago. We basically want to snorkel and maybe do one of the submarine excursions. I can't get into the reservation system to even see what is left. Surely something good is still left? Are any of you doing the ones that last about 2 hours?

[DisneyZell]

Sunshinegirl, since you called about the movies, do you know remember what other ones will be playing in addition to POTC and Invincible (both of which I have been waiting to see!) Reading about the countdown chains makes me wish a little bit that our boys knew we were going on the cruise so we could do one too, but we've kept it from them this long, I just can't spoil it now. I just sent my box ahead to our cabin yesterday, so hopefully it makes it there! I just can't wait...it's getting cold up here in NH, and I like the warm weather so much better...can't wait to enjoy the sun!

[sunshinegirl]

Here are the movies that I can remember:

Stick It
Step Up
POTC
Chicken Little
Cars
Shaggy Dog
The Wild
The Guardian
Eight Below
Invincible

[surf'un]

We are all very excited here in Ventura, CA. With the fires and ash, it will be welcome to see another ocean with clear skies. We just hope the weather stays clear. The kids here are still in shorts and T-shirts, so we held back some new school clothes, and made them "cruise clothes." We also don't have cruise docs yet. We'll make some inquiries though. Our house is in the tail end of a huge remodel, so I'm happy to leave while the tiling and floooring is done. Maybe when we get home it will actually feel like extreme home makeover after being away from the mess. We are staying at the Hyatt Hotel at the airport, we leave LAX at 7:00 AM on Fri., and will take disney transport to the port the next morning. We decided our day will be full of travel, and so we'll have a quiet evening before a most incredible week. The kids have a fall break out here, so we don't miss any school. Good for us, the district always frowns on us when we pull 4 kids out of school for a trip, they lose funding. We made our door signs, and the reality of going is starting to hit. Can't wait to meet you and your kids.

Surf'un :cool1:

[DisneyZell]

Thanks for the list...there are certainly a few we would like to see.

[tinkerfun]

Surf'un--Our kids have their fall break for our trip also, although we are pulling them out 2 days early. We are taking the red eye our of San Francisco on Wednesday night because we had originally hoped to catch a rocket launch out of Cape Canaveral on Thursday, but the launch schedule changed. We hope to catch a few zzz's on the plane and then head to Kennedy Space Center.

Sunshine girl--Thanks for the movie list. DH & I already saw Invincible, but my ds9 was upset that we went to see it while he was at school! So he was really excited he hear it would be playing.

We also have a count down chain growing quite short. And I'm going to make some key lime pie today with the last of our key lime juice from our last cruise!

Getting very, very excited!!! :yay:

:tinker: Julie

[hank56]

My boys are on fall break too, they are homeschooled so I gave them a break that week. Up here they don't do the fall break in the local schools.

Surf'un hope your knee is getting stronger and not too painful. Makes me ashamed of myself for whining about my toe surgery :guilty:

Are any of you planing on going to the DIS meet?

[sami90tsi]

Is the meet still going to be at 3p?

[tinkerfun]

And where are we meeting?

[nrsldy]

We are planning on being at the meet> pirate:
I called and ordered a basket for my DS to be waiting for him. He has not been as excited as I would of expected. But my DH and I are!!!! :cheer2:
I just have to finish shopping for our last min items!

[sunshinegirl]

I'm in for the meet! Also, if anyone is going to snorkel in Cozumel and would like some company, please PM me. DH and I are still looking for an excursion. I have heard that snorkeling is fabulous in Cozumel.

[bschiffler]

Ladies: What kind of attire are you wearing for formal night? Have not cruised on DCL before, but the other cruises I have seen everything from long gowns to pants and blouse. What would you recommend? Is a long black dress to formal?

[sunshinegirl]

Ladies: What kind of attire are you wearing for formal night? Have not cruised on DCL before, but the other cruises I have seen everything from long gowns to pants and blouse. What would you recommend? Is a long black dress to formal?

I seem to recall a wide range. Everything from sundresses to formal dresses. Because I am going to rent DH a tux, I think I am going to go with a knee-length black dress and nice heels. The kind of thing that I would wear to my DH's company Christmas party. Probably one of my "sparkly" ones. My girls are going to wear two of their Princess costumes. So I would like to get a nice family picture. (wishful thinking??)

[J&ADisneyMom]

Well, we spent the week end packing clothes after watching the Travel Channel's DCL special (I had it tivo'd). The kids are really excited even though they are still young.

I'm taking my son out of school. When we planned this trip two years ago, it never occured to us that he would be in school-aren't we shortsighted? So, the school is aware and they'll send work with us if they choose. Not the ideal, but there are worse things than taking your kindergartener out for a family reunion/vacation, I suppose.

I plan to wear a black cocktail dress for formal night- nothing too fancy and very comfortable. On semi formal night, we'll dress "nicer". I have a gown for our vow renewal ceremony that afternoon. Not a wedding gown; just something simple and pretty.

I'm hoping to get to the dismeet, even if it's just me and my dd. It will depend on what time we get on the ship, eat, etc. I'm hoping to meet you hank (hey neighbor!) and sami. Oh, sami I owe you a PM. Sunshine, I'd love to snorkel with you in Coz, but it looks like we'll be just hanging on Paradise Beach. I love to snorkel and plan to bring my own gear, minus the fins, I think. Hope you find someplace great.

How many people have made door signs? I have mine mostly done. I just want to do a few dis green mickey heads and the Mickey ears.

Shell

[bschiffler]

Snorkeling in Cozmel is great! We went last year and it was the best place we have ever snorkeled. I would love to snorkel if I could get DS and DD to stay in the kids club for 2 hours while we ventured out.

We are planning on heading to Paradise Beach sometime for a few hours, I wonder how the snorkeling is there? I'm sure nothing like going out to a reef.

We went through a local company last year in Cozumel, this kid named Joshua took us out to a great place and we had such a great time. When we came in the boat from snorkeling, he had a pitcher of margaritas waiting for us-stiff ones!! My DH and I made sure he got a nice tip after that!! :)

[sunshinegirl]

We went through a local company last year in Cozumel, this kid named Joshua took us out to a great place and we had such a great time. When we came in the boat from snorkeling, he had a pitcher of margaritas waiting for us-stiff ones!! My DH and I made sure he got a nice tip after that!! :)

That sounds wonderful!!! How did you find a local place? So far I have only found shoretrips.com.

[surf'un]

Thanks for the ideas of what to wear for the formal and semi-formal nights. I was hoping the Christmas party attire would work. Hank56, I hope your toe feels better. I've got a new appreciation for small things. We would like to go to the dismeet if time allows with check-in and all, if someone could remind me when and where. To the family from Redwood City, our family lived in the Bay Area for years, and my DH's family is all still there. Thank you for the movie list.
Surf'un :yay:

[bschiffler]

We were just walking around Cozumel and came across a dive shop. I know where they are located but cannot for the life of me remember the name. It was really reasonable to. We were out about 2 1/2 hours, I think we snorkeled 3 different spots. It was the perfect amount of time. I will check with out friends to see if they remember the name.

[kecall]

How cool is this!!??

http://www.caymanport.com/schedule.htm

According to this the only cruise ships docked on our visit to Grand Cayman is us and one Carnival Cruise ship! (And we get there before them and leave later!!)

Sounds like it won't be packed!!! :cool1: :beach: :cool1:

karen :)

[msr709]

Is the meet still going to be at 3p?

Where is the meet going to be and what day, embarkation day? TIA :thumbsup2

[Jpoo]

The DIS meet is at 3pm on Saturday, (21st), in the Promenade Lounge on deck 3. ( Near Aft elevators ). :cool1: I suggested this time and place a while back and it seems to have become official. Hope to see you all there!
Remember, the safety drill is at 4pm.

How early are you all planning on being at the terminal? I'd like to get there early, as we are staying in Cocoa Beach the night before, but I dont want to be too early. I guess they open the doors around 10 am. I am thinking about 10:30 or 11am for us.

[tinkerfun]

We didn't have the kids dress up last cruise for formal night (2 years ago), they actually stayed in the kids club, but they were very excited about doing it this year and I'm hoping to get a great family photo!!! We ordered a tux off ebay for my ds9 and it came with the jacket, shirt, bowtie, vest and pants. We also found tux shoes for him on sale at payless shoes for $10 - which is a steal since he is in men's shoe sizes now! I even got the same pair for my husband! My dd11 is going to waer a black satin dress that she wore to my brothers wedding (originally bought on clearance at Mervyn's!) I am re-wearing a long, black, velvet dress from last cruise and my husband bought a tux for 75% off at Macy's. It's really great to see how excited the kids are, not just for the trip, but even dressing up for dinner! I think it is because they know what to expect and how much fun it was!

Our family would love to either snorkel in Cozumel or hang out at a beach. Would love to hook up with a family with similar age kids. I have a dd11 and a ds9, both are good swimmers (although dd got a little freaked out last time with snorkeling, wasn't all that sure about the fish swimming so close to her!)
DS (7 at the time) and I snorkelled for about an hour last time as Castawy Cay, we finally came in because we were so cold. So this time we decided to bring wetsuits!

Would love to go to the dis meet if someone could do a reminder of when and where it is going to be.

Thanks,
Julie princess:
Redwood City, California

[tinkerfun]

Oops! Just saw that the meet info was posted! Thanks!

Jpoo, we are staying in cocoa beach, also. We will probably have dh drop us off around 10am with the luggage, then have him go return the rental car and take the shuttle back. We will be too excited to wait any later!!!! Looks like we have boys the same age, so hopefully we will see each other in the terminal.

Julie

[kecall]

Yipppeee!! :banana: :banana: :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :banana:

We just got our docs today!! It feels sooo official now!!! :banana: :banana:

One question, though....I'm assuming since I did check in online, I don't need to fill out any of these forms, do I???

Also, what are the white forms: "Government of Bahamas -- Immigration Arrival Card"??? Do I need to go ahead and fill these out ahead of time??

Ohhh, I am soo glad I have you all to run to with all of my questions!! (How do people plan trips without the Dis???? -- Or should I ask, "Why would people plan a trip without the Dis???" :disrocks:

thanks again!!

karen :)

[DisneyZell]

the Bahamas form is I believe for Castaway Cay, since it is in the Bahamas. I'm still a little confused as to what we have to fill out in sect. 2, so if anybody else knows, please fill me in. I'm trying to help my friend fills hers in too, but we are a little baffled! We are planning on going to the dis meet too, so we are looking forward to meeting everyone. BYW, we'll be the two families in matching shirts...the main characters will be on our backs with "Disney Cruise, Oct. 21, 2006, Western Caribbean" on them. So if you see us in the terminal, please stop and say "hi". :wave:

[bschiffler]

I am so envious of all of you that are traveling with friends and family! We tried and tried to get some friends to come with and nobody would pull their kids from school or spend the money on the cruise! We love traveling with other families. We travel 3-4 times a year and this will actually be our first trip with just our family! It will be alot of fun to spend time as a family but we always enjoy the adult company especially in the evenings!

[sunshinegirl]

I am so envious of all of you that are traveling with friends and family! We tried and tried to get some friends to come with and nobody would pull their kids from school or spend the money on the cruise! We love traveling with other families. We travel 3-4 times a year and this will actually be our first trip with just our family! It will be alot of fun to spend time as a family but we always enjoy the adult company especially in the evenings!

We tried unsuccessfully as well to get our family and friends to go. For some it was the money. Others just aren't into the Disney thing. (weird, I know) So we will be looking for some others to hang out with for sure!

[suz72]

How cool is this!!??

http://www.caymanport.com/schedule.htm

According to this the only cruise ships docked on our visit to Grand Cayman is us and one Carnival Cruise ship! (And we get there before them and leave later!!)

Sounds like it won't be packed!!! :cool1: :beach: :cool1:

karen :)


Cool. Thanks for posting this! I think far more ships will be docked at Cozumel while we are there.

[Jpoo]

It's getting really close!!!! :cloud9: :sail:
We are possibly going to rent a Jeep on Cozumel. I hope that when we get there, there are some available. Otherwise we will just shop a little. The Jeep excursions that are available are too long (5-6 hours) and too $$$ for us. We are doing Capt Bryans stingray city charter on GC. :fish: Plan on renting a golf cart-thing on Key West. :sunny: (Margaritaville here I come) Just beaching it on CC. :beach:

As far as our "formal wear", I have a nice black dress, like you'd wear to a wedding or x-mas party. DH will wear a navy dinner jacket/tie and ds 5&9 will wear shirt/ties and khaki dress pants. My guys were not interested in Tux's. I tried. Maybe some day....like our next cruise (hopefully). :goodvibes

Julie- I am also having DH drop us off and return our rental to Budget. I have in my mind 1030ish, but if I can get these guys moving that morning, maybe a little earlier.
My ds9 started a kids thread. I will bump it, in case your ds wants to check it out. Oops - I see you already have!

[tinkerfun]

Thanks for the info on the kids thread Jpoo. My kids know about it, but my son doesn't have much interest in going on-line (except to play games) and my daughter has no time with homework and cheerleading. I'm sooo looking forward to the cruise and the kids school break, all cheerleading and football will be done when we get back and we will gain back 3 days a week of practice and most of the day Sunday for games!!! Yeah! :cool1:
Julie

[sorayaa]

:tinker: I WILL GO ,,, I´M BRAZILIAN ,,, RIO DE JANEIRO ...
BYE ...

[sorayaa]

THE MEET IS 3PM ... PROMENADE ? SATURDAY ?
:crazy:

[tinkerfun]

What is everybody doing while in Cozumel??? I think we are interested in hanging out at a beach with some fun stuff to do. Did anyone sign up ahead of time for something? Are you just taking a taxi? Which beach???

Thanks for you input...also, we would love to go with other families, we have a dd11 & ds 9, anyone interested??

:tinker: Julie

Welcome Soraya! :wave:

[hank56]

tinkerfun, we are going to paradise beach by taxi, all I have read is great there, and quite reasonable price I might add. Our boys are 13 & 12 but do great with younger ones. PM me if you like.

[sorayaa]

:dance3: IT´S MY 4th CRUISE , BUT THE FIRST DCL ...
I HAVE TWO SONS ( 5 AND 6 YEARS OLD) ...
I WAIT ENJOY A LOT ...
BYE ... SORAYA ... :wizard:

[Smooch]

We are planning on going to paradise beach too with DD8, DS2, and DN13. I can't wait - it started snowing in Wisconsin yesterday so we are really looking forward to some warm weather.

We are planning on having formal night in Palo and leaving the kids in Flounders & OC. I wanted DS2 to wear a tie for semi-formal night but the only tie I found was black and I can't find pants to match. I guess I'll be forced to hit the mall this weekend!

Does anyone know if you can book a spa appointment for just a hairdo? I didn't see it available, maybe it's something you can do after you are on the ship?

[tinkerfun]

Hank56 & Smooch,

That would be great if we could all go at the same time to Paradise Beach. We could share on Taxis and also look out for each other on the beach. That will allow the kids do the beach stuff together and not feel like we are spread out too thin. I looked at the Paradise Beach website, it looks like it's a lot of fun. It's $8 per person and has floaty things to play on and showers and changing rooms. They also offer additional items to do or rent for more $. www.paradisecozumel.com

Maybe we can meet up at the DIS meet and make sure we all get along!!! :grouphug:

Julie :thumbsup2

[hank56]

tinkerfun,

Sounds good we plan on being at the DIS meet look forward to meeting you.

[hank56]

Everybody must be packing, no posts for over 24hrs. Non the less hope to see you all on th 21st at the DIS meet. :hourglass :beach: :drive: party:

[kecall]

Do you all realize that this time next week we will be on the ship!!!!! I am soo excited I can't stand it!!!!!!!
:banana: :Pinkbounc :cool1: :boat: :cool1: :Pinkbounc :banana:

Happy packing!!!!!!!!

karen :)

[Smooch]

Maybe we can meet up at the DIS meet and make sure we all get along!!! :grouphug:

Julie :thumbsup2

Sounds great, we'd love to go to Paradise Beach in a group. We will see you at the Dis meet! :thumbsup2

[Jpoo]

I keep looking at the clock and thinking...next week at this time I will be sitting by the Mickey Pool with a frosty drink in my hand watching the kids play, or next week at this time we will be at the sail away party, or next week at this time we will be sitting at dinner meeting our servers, or next week at this time ................ I could go on and on. :cloud9:
We are also looking forward to watching the DETROIT TIGERS win the world series on board next week!!!!!!!!! :happytv: Now I have to research the sports bar for my DH. party:
Anyone check the weather and hurricane forecasts?
Back to packing!

[sorayaa]

Disney Magic 7 day Western Oct 21, 2006 CANT WAIT!!! (either)


What time the meet ?
And ... The weather will be good next week ?

:cheer2: 6 days ... :sail:




:dancer:

[sami90tsi]

http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx?seg=LocalWeather&loc=kxmr&product=Forecast&prodgrp=Forecasts&prodnav=none

http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx?seg=LocalWeather&loc=keyw&product=Forecast&prodgrp=Forecasts&prodnav=none

http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx?seg=LocalWeather&loc=mmcz&product=Forecast&prodgrp=Forecasts&prodnav=none

[sunshinegirl]

Does everyone who is going to MNSSHP on the 20th already have their tickets? I hope so because we just called to try to get some for my mom and they said that they are sold out already!!!

[bschiffler]

They are sold out for the 20th? Shoot, we just changed our flight to an earlier flight so we could make it to MNSSHP in time. I guess that changes our plans a little. I was going to get my tickets online tonite. Oh well.....we can head to Downtown Disney I guess!

[sami90tsi]

wow....how do they sell out a theme park?

I was just going to get them at the park

[sunshinegirl]

We keep hoping that it is just a technical glitch. We've tried to get them both online and by calling the ticket office. Both say they are sold out. There is even a travel agent on the DIS looking for us because she said that they never sell them out early like this. I keep hoping for a little pixie dust that there is just something in the system wrong today making it look like they are sold out. :confused3

[sami90tsi]

I am an agent. I just tried to go in through the agent portal. It is sold out there as well. Of course the 31st is also sold out.

[teamwilliams]

We are so looking forward to Saturday. The girls and I spent yesterday afternoon working on our door signs and making piles of stuff to somehow fit into our suitcases! :cool1: We are in room #7001 with my sister and family, parents, and FIL in three other rooms close by. Within the last few weeks, 2 of my sister's 3 children have been diagnosed with celiac disease. They need to be on a gluten-free diet, which is easier said than done! Not surprisingly, Disney has been great about these new dietary restrictions for them. It sounds like it will be easier to meet their needs on the ship than at home. Maybe their health insurance would pick up the cost of the cruise as a medical expense? :rotfl2: Between that and crazy work stuff for DH, we are all needing a little Disney magic. Saw the discussion thread about ordering water from Staples to be delivered to the warehouse. When you sign up for their rewards program you get free shipping for online orders. For $5.99 I ordered a case of 24 bottles of water to be delivered to the warehouse and then our stateroom. Sounds too easy and too cheap to actually work, but it's worth a try! ;) We are scheduled to land on Sat. at 10:45. If all goes smoothly we will look forward to meeting all of you at the DIS meet. Safe travels new friends - see you very soon! :cloud9:

[sunshinegirl]

I am an agent. I just tried to go in through the agent portal. It is sold out there as well. Of course the 31st is also sold out.

Thankfully, we just found tickets on Craigslist! They were actually selling them for below face value. My mom bought 2 and the lady has 2 left if anyone still needs them.

[bschiffler]

NEver been on Craigs list...someone was selling them on there? You are a lucky gal! I just cannot beleive the luck that the 20th is sold out. It is such a bummer, we were really looking forward to it. I should not have procrastinated! I will have to hope their is a glitch!!

[sorayaa]

:wave: What is everybody doing while in KEY WEST ?

[hank56]

Well folks we are starting the journey tomorrow morn, drive to the doctor state (MD) pick-up the RV and my lovely bride, drive to JAX and stay till fri AM, get to PC early fri afternoon settle into Jetty Park for the night, watch our ship com in early sat morn and....

Looking forward to seeing you all. Unless something unforseen pops-up we
will be at the DIS meet party:


:teleport: party: :jumping1:

[Belle17]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to see if there are other children of the parents on this message board who'll be in the teen group; my brothers (14 and 16) and myself (17) are very excited, to say the least! Also, would anyone happen to know if they're doing a family talent show on the ship? A random question, I know, but if they do, I think it would be fun to do something with my brothers. :dance3: lol We can't wait 'til Saturday!!
~Belle17

[DisneyZell]

our neighbors were going to meet us there, unfortunately they procrastinated. I can't believe it's sold out, I guess I figured it wouldn't be that full and we would be able to wander freely. now it will be as crowded as Halloween??? how is that possible. it is official though, I have seen two spots where it noted that it is sold out. wonder what's going on...there must be some sort of event.

But, hey, only 3 more days until we sail!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[tinkerfun]

OH MY GOSH!!! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

Are you guys getting excited, or what!!! We fly out tomorrow night on a red eye and I feel like I am running around trying to get everything ready! I can't believe how many suitcases we are taking. I was going to try to pack light, but I don't know what happened! We might need to rent a bigger car!

See you all on Saturday!!! :woohoo:

Julie

[DisneyZell]

we had purchased some magnet stuff from the $1 store. They said they were sticky on one side and we had intended on printing out our door signs and sticking them to it. So DW today goes to make the ears (a key element for any DISer) and while the white sheet peels off there is absolutely no sticky!

Now how can that be, an item from the $1 store not working as advertised!

What do you think the warranty is on that!!

so hopefully glue will do the trick...otherwise we are very sad.

but still, only 3 days to go!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[tinkerfun]

That last message made me think about the green Mickey Ears for the dis meet and the fact that I totally forgot to swing by Home Depot and pick some up and that it is now the last thing I would do since I am swamped. So if anyone has any extra and wants to bring them, great, otherwise we will be at the meet, sans green Mickey heads!
Julie

[CarolinaCruzes]

Hi,
I am the Mom but I saw your post and thought I would let you know my son (16) and friend (15) will be there. We are from NC.

[Duane]

CarolinaCruzes, where in NC are you from? We are from the Raleigh/Durham area, specifically Apex.

We're driving down Friday morning about 4am so we can make it to MNSSHP friday night.

Look forward to meeting you guys!

Duane

[CarolinaCruzes]

Hi Duane,

We are in Charlotte. This is our second Disney cruise. We are a family of 5, sons (15 and 6) and daughter (10). We are leaving on Friday night, driving to Jacksonville and heading the rest of the way on Saturday morning. I feel for you (5AM) that's rough.

Kelly

[Duane]

Hey Kelly, thanks for the sympathy.... That early drive will be a piece o' cake this time, normally, we are pulling a 40' RV with us to camp at Ft. Wilderness this time of year. We got our Ft. Wilderness "fix" back in May so we could do the cruise now.

Anyway, there is just 3 of us, me, DW and DD, and our she is also 10. Maybe they can meet up at some point. Are you guys planning on attending the DIS meet on Saturday?

You guys have a safe trip, and we'll see you guys on the boat!

Duane

[DisneyZell]

come on guys! only 3 more days to go!!!!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

not that I'm counting...and not that I'm reading/posting on this board at work... :rolleyes1

[nrsldy]

We are leaving in the AM. 2 nights at Shades of Green and then off to the MAgic. pirate: See ya all at the meet!!!!

[Cheryl N. WI]

Is the meet still at 3:00 in the Promenade lounge?? We are planning on being there so I hope that is teh right time and place!

We are getting very excited :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: The weather here has been unseasonably cold and wet and some warmth and sunshine :sunny: sounds fabulous! Still have lots to do to get ready. Nothing is in the suitcase yet but there are piles of clothes everywhere and hangers with clothes hanging over our doors so that tomorrow I can throw it all in the suitcases. We leave early Fri. morning and have tickets for MNSSHP that night and then we'll drive to the Magic in the morning.

See everyone Sat.!!!!!! :wave: :cheer2:

[DisneyZell]

I just checked my reservation on DCL website and noticed they changed us from late to early seating! :banana: We will be at the 6:00 seating and am so glad I don't have to go change it once we board. We are so excited and just can't believe we will be at MNSSHP 48 hours from now! See you all soon :mickeyjum

[kecall]

Welll, folks....we are headed out tomorrow morning!!

I can't believe it's FINALLY here!! Of course, I'm going to be up all night, finishing my packing!

Hope to meet you all onboard! Have a safe trip!! See ya' on the ship!! :wave:

:dance3: :yay: :dance3: :yay: :dance3:

[Smooch]

Is anyone else having problems sitting still today? We are all so excited! :Pinkbounc We have an early flight on Friday but I shouldn't complain because DB and his family have to leave Alaska at 1 am tommorow to arrive at 5:00 pm. We can't wait to meet everyone! :bounce:

[Cheryl N. WI]

I should be packing but here I am instead I am so excited :banana: :banana: :banana: Our flight leaves tomorrow at 7:20 AM and Istill have some laundry to do and I need to pack and I want to try and get the house cleaned but I coudn't help checking in here, it is part of the excitement.

Smooch what time is your flight? Maybe we will even be in the Milwaukee airport at the same time tomorrow morning and could have a early meet there.

Well I better go throw in a load of laundry, finalize DH's clothes and start throwing more things in the suitcases.

Can't wait to meet everyone Sat.! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Cheryl

[Smooch]

Smooch what time is your flight?

We have the 7:30 a.m. flight to Tampa so we'll be standing in the Midwest line together. My TA said both the Tampa and Orlando flights are full so be in line no later than 6:15 and expect it to be busy. Should we wear our Mickey heads and see if we can spot each other?? I'll probably be easily visible chasing a sleep-deprived 2 year old around.

We are stopping in Lakeland to visit my Grandpa, then spending the night at Best Western Lakeside in Kissimmee. We plan to go DTD for dinner then head to the port in the morning. OOOHhhh! I can't wait!! :hourglass

[Cheryl N. WI]

Smooch Hi Kate we'll keep our eyes out for you tomorrow morning. We actually fly out at 7:30 also, when I typed the above post I must have hit the wrong key when I typed 7:20 :confused3 . Thanks for the info about arriving to the airport early, we are planning on being dropped off by a little before 6:00. There are 3 of us, myself, DD12 who is about as tall as I am already and DH. We will have a red rolling back pack carry on with lime green ribbons tyed on it and DD has a tan duffle bag type of carry on. We'll watch for someone chasing around a little guy ;) If we don't bump into each other have a safe trip and we paln on being at the meet on Sat.

Cheryl

[sami90tsi]

Sitting in the Ressidence Inn at 10pm. Just counting down the hours!!! :cheer2:

[WiseMan]

We leave for the airport in a few hours. My DW was joking that maybe we got upgraded. GUESS WHAT? We were upgraded from a CAT 9 on Deck 2 to a CAT 6 on Deck 6. :banana: :woohoo: :bounce: We have a Verandah room now. :cool1: :cool1:

See You Tomorrow!

[Verandah Man]

Have a MAGICal week everyone!!!

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[sami90tsi]

Welcome from cabin 8086. We have just arrvied in Key West. It's been a little interesting this morning. 3 coast guard vessels including a missile cruiser took up positions around the Magic all the way into Keyt West. Approximately 44 miles out, 10 uniformed, armed coast guard members boarded the ship on the left side while moving. Not sure why.
Palo has also been closed all day. Some sort of power failure. Related issues?

[Verandah Man]

Welcome from cabin 8086. We have just arrvied in Key West. It's been a little interesting this morning. 3 coast guard vessels including a missile cruiser took up positions around the Magic all the way into Keyt West. Approximately 44 miles out, 10 uniformed, armed coast guard members boarded the ship on the left side while moving. Not sure why.
Palo has also been closed all day. Some sort of power failure. Related issues?



OK, you've peaked my interest, please keep us posted if you hear any more reports about what is going on!!!

[Smooch]

On debarkation day, there were armed officers in the hall on deck 2 at 6 a.m.. The rumor was that someone had an arrest warrant. I wonder if it was related to what happened in Key West.

We saw the coast guard boats in Key West but we assumed they were just giving us an escort. Wow, does anyone know what happened??

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the helpful hints and advice that I got from this board. You really helped make our vacation magical. I enjoyed meeting everyone at the DIS meet and I wish we had more time to get to know each other. The week went by too fast. We ended up going to Paradise Beach in Cozumel later in the day because we were all a bit green from the ride the night before :eek: Sorry we missed you! I hope your vacation was as enjoyable as ours.

[bschiffler]

We were actually eating at Palo at noon on Key West day. They were doing an expected ship inspection the staff at Palo told us. The armed officers walked around the front of the ship at least 20 times. They were staying on the ship until Cozumel to do a bunch of inspections I guess.

We had such a great trip!

[lrodptl]

Our server at Palo's said the CG had escorted US Public Health service officials. All food for the Palo brunch was thrown out as the food is never on chilling bins which is against USPHS regulations. Ciao Romano (our server) also said there was a lot of drama in Palo's after they were notified by the bridge as to who was onboard.

[sunshinegirl]

That explains a lot. We had Palo reservations for 10:30 and were told when we got there that there would be no buffet and that they would resume regular sit-down service in about an hour but that it would be very slow. They ended up rescheduling us for the next day.

We went back to the room and ordered room service for lunch and it proceeded to take 90 minutes to get it for some reason! We wondered if it was related in some way.

[bschiffler]

They did provide everything on that day complementary. No charge for brunch or any of the alcohol beverages we ordered. They also told us we could come back anytime for lunch or dinner. We made a reservation for dinner and ended up not going because we didn't want to dress up anymore. The service was okay and the food was good.

[teamwilliams]

Hi fellow cruisers!

Very interesting stuff about Palo's. My parents had 11:30 ressies that day for brunch and while they enjoyed it very much, my mom thought it was strange that it wasn't a buffet. Their server brought out plates of chilled items and they then ordered a meal from a menu. We had never been on a Disney cruise before, so had nothing to compare the experience to. Is their buffet usually displayed on ice? It's surprising that Disney would be unaware of that regulation.

Hope everyone had uneventful trips home!

[kecall]

This has all peaked my curiosity as well!

We were also on the same cruise...and must've all been at Palo brunch at the same time!

We were told it was an electrical problem....By the time we were seated (which was close to 11 a.m.) we were able to order anything we wanted...Many different options were brought to our table, and we were assured that everything available on the original buffet was available to us. The entire meal was free because of the wait (we did leave our server a good tip, though!)

Everything doesn't quite add up to me, though...It was a bit creepy seeing the Coast Guards circling us....and passing by Palo's window....There was a lot of them there....More than would seem necessary to escort a Health official....We were told it wasn't uncommon to be escorted into port.....did seem strange though...

The Health Inspector idea does make a lot of sense though....That would explain why we could have everything we wanted to eat...just not on the buffet....

And I can't say for sure, but I thought the buffet at Topsiders was also closed for lunch....Another health issure perhaps???

Anyone else with information??

karen :)

[lrodptl]

Hi fellow cruisers!

Very interesting stuff about Palo's. My parents had 11:30 ressies that day for brunch and while they enjoyed it very much, my mom thought it was strange that it wasn't a buffet. Their server brought out plates of chilled items and they then ordered a meal from a menu. We had never been on a Disney cruise before, so had nothing to compare the experience to. Is their buffet usually displayed on ice? It's surprising that Disney would be unaware of that regulation.

Hope everyone had uneventful trips home!
Disney is aware of the buffet regulations in the US according to our server but chooses to buffet the food without ice or heat. We were also told that the inspection was also of the engineering spaces (from the VP of engineering to my ear) and ship legal documents,certificates etc. The escorting CG sailors were waving to passengers throughout the ride. Probably just a routine "random" boarding.

[kecall]

Ok....so I'm having "trip withdrawal"! It hurt to see our thread so far back, that I had to post...just to bring it to the front again!!

I just don't want to let go of the great time we had!!! :D

karen :)

[hank56]

Sorry can't let our thread die, Tinkerfun, surf'un, Tracey, JADisneyMom, Sami glad to have meet and spent good time with you all hope all is well hope the adventures continue for all. 2 Dec we take our Panama Cruise and hope we are fortunate to find even a couple of wonderful people like you all are. God speed and bon voyage :thanks:

Hank, Connie and the Boys

[nrsldy]

I am with all of you about wanting to go on another cruise again. We had such a great time. I really enjoyed time spent visiting with other Disers. We are looking at Christmas time 2008.
Hank hope you and your family have a great time on your Panama Cruise.
Happy Sailing pirate:

[booksw]

While you guys are all fondly remembering your recent cruise, I was hoping you might be able to help my children out. We are going to be on the Magic in December and they are asking me what movies they will be showing. Do any of you remember the October movies? Thanks!

[hank56]

While you guys are all fondly remembering your recent cruise, I was hoping you might be able to help my children out. We are going to be on the Magic in December and they are asking me what movies they will be showing. Do any of you remember the October movies? Thanks!

So sorry can't help much, 7 days and we never took in a movie. I only now for a fact cars, POC I & II. Since the release in theaters, Santa Clause III will be there too.

[hank56]

I am with all of you about wanting to go on another cruise again. We had such a great time. I really enjoyed time spent visiting with other Disers. We are looking at Christmas time 2008.
Hank hope you and your family have a great time on your Panama Cruise.
Happy Sailing pirate:

Keep Tom's birth certificate where YOU know where it is... :stir:

[tinkerfun]

Hi everyone,
It was so good to meet and hang out with all of you! We tried to get a lot of family pictures taken by the ship's photographer and came out with a few really good ones. I already got one of them made into a Christmas card!

Hank & Connie...I'm so jealous that you are off on another cruise, and through the Panama canal no less!!! Have a great time.

Julie

PS- For the movies, call the Disney Cruise line a week before you go and they will tell you what will be playing.