June 22 Magic (Western)

[KeenHo]

With 81 days to go before departure, I thought it might be nice to get the June 22 Magic (Western) cruisers to sign in, say hello, mention what excursions they are considering, etc. Please leave any helpful tips, information on a DIS meeting on board, etc. Anything you want! Lets hear from you and possibly a few new cruisers we haven't heard from yet. Lets count down to the Magic together.

Howard
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[JOANNEL]

81 days, I am so excited. Even the kids are getting there. We want to do some of the snorkeling tours. Do you know if they have any dives for people that aren't certified? I have mine but my 13 year old doesn't and he would love to do a dive. In Key West we will prob do a sail & snorkel. I would like to do Stingray city also in Cozmel. Grand Caymen I am not sure. My husband isn't a big beach goer so we might do some sight seeing. I want to get the boys (13 & 16) to do the teen cruise @ Cozmel and the teen trip in Castaway Cay.

I love these boards I wish we were going sooner. See every one soon!!!!
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[rcdisneyfam]

81 days, Wow :earseek: Can't wait!!!:pinkbounc We have the 3 families going altogether. Teens, 17, 15, 14, 14, 13, 11 we adults the six of us. Two of the families have never cruised before, we are going on our 3rd cruise. Plenty of sightseeing in Key West on our own, probably on the Trolley. Grand Cayman, beaching it and shopping, probably going to check out "hell" and Cozumel, the kids definitely the teen cruise and we may do the catamaran/snorkel/beach tour. We definitely need to do a DIS Meet at the sailaway party. Possibly on the 10th deck overlooking the dance floor, just a suggestion. Looking forward to seeing Cam & Howard and Caroline & Mike as we all met last year on the Disney Cruise and are meeting again on this cruise. June 22nd come on get here quick. Stay in touch all you June 22nders!!!!!

[KeenHo]

Hi all, thanks for your posts!

We are considering a few things for Key West. We did the Conch Train tour when we were there in Feb 2000 and enjoyed it. I am not sure if we will do that again. We are planning on being in Mallory Square at sunset and having lunch at Margaritaville (conch fritters there are great!!). I wouldn't mind sipping a drink or two at Sloppy Joe's either. We are planning to go to Stingray City in Grand Cayman and beach ourselves on 7 mile beach, probably paying to use a hotel beach and its facilities for the afternoon. In Cozumel, we are going to Chakannab National Park for snorkeling, we did this in Feb. 2000 and loved it. We did it as an excursion then, but will do it ourselves this time and save $. It is a short cab ride and then a small rental fee for the equipment and instruction. Then some shopping and dinner - we dined at Pancho's Back Yard last time we were there, it was great. I would recommend it. At CC we will be indulging ourselves with cabana massages (I hope) and the adult beach.

We are looking to expand on our friendships with everyone from the May '01 cruise (Mike &Caroline, Roberta & Ralph) and make some new ones too. June 22 can't come fast enough for us.


Howard
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[Corl4]

Hi everyone! Only 81 days!!! Hard to believe. We are still deciding on excursions..we will probably do Key West on our own. DH is an English teacher and definately wants to visit the Hemingway house. On Grand Cayman the kids want to do Stingray City and we are still undecided about Cozumel. I'm a big history buff and would love to see the ruins but it sounds like the good ones are too far away to do in one day!
I'd love to chat with some other 6/22 cruisers...please feel free to e-mail! DIS meet at the sailaway party sounds great!

Beth

[JOANNEL]

Hi,

How old are your kids? Mine are 13 & 16. Both boys. This is their
first cruise and our second. I just can't wait. I have to plan everything down to the last detail. I don't know whether to do excersions or try on our own. My email is jlabbe@abbot-resorts.com. What's yours?

See ya soon. Only 79 days now.

[TENNDVC]

Can hardly wait for cruise. The sites Roberta has researched have
really been helpful. Will probably do train in Key West not sure about Cozumel or Grand Cayman yet. How do you use hotel beaches? Stingray City sounds like an option for us. DIS meet would be great. Quite a few of us at the Radisson on Friday night so maybe meet poolside to start off the cruise.

[rcdisneyfam]

Definitely pool side at the Radisson for us, We need to see who all is staying at the Radisson besides us, Cam & Howard and Mike and Caroline and now TennDVC. Anyone else? We can start with a DIS meet at the Radisson and meet everyone else on the ship. These boards I remember from last time suggest that you wear a green ribbon so we can all find each other easier. Anyway, hope we can all find each other and we will definitely have a great time!!!

[Joe & Joanne]

EMail from DCL
Currently, the Themed Dining information is as follows:

Themed Dining

Night 3- Monday-Dessert Buffet: There is a Mickey's Gala Dessert Buffet in Lumiere's. Items may include chocolate cakes, fruit cakes, fruit mousse, petit fours, crepe's, ice cream and pastry display items.

Night 4 - Tuesday Master Chef Series ("semi-formal night" e.g. Men - Jacket and tie, suit Women - Cocktail dress, floor-length gown, dress/pant suit). On this evening, a Captain's Welcome Aboard Gala is held in the atrium lobby and dinner features the Master Chef Series which showcases some of the best culinary
offerings from Disney, including Disney Cruise Line and WALT DISNEY WORLD® .

Night 5 - Wednesday (night for guests to dress up in their colorful island attire - flowered shirts, muu muus) Guests will have a "MEXICALifragilisticexpialidocious!" dining experience. The menu for the three main dining rooms will focus on the rich heritage of the islands of the world (not just the Caribbean)

Night 6 - Thursday ("formal night" -resort elegant, cocktail, black tie optional). For this special evening there is a Captain's Gala Dinner featuring a French Continental menu.

Note: The Captain's Welcome Aboard Gala is held prior to both Formal and Semi-Formal dining times.

Night 7 - Friday
Guests dining experience is themed around "It's A Small World"
The menu for the three main dining rooms features classic, international foods, tastily prepared with the best ingredients.
A salute to the diversity of the Disney family. A special dinner allows the executive chef, chefs de cuisine, sous chefs, pastry
chefs and the rest of the culinary team to showcase some of the favorite dishes from all of the countries represented within Disney. Dining rooms will have a multi-national decor
Crew "farewell" event

NOTE: All items are subject to change and are not offered on every cruise.

We look forward to the chance to sail with you.

Sincerely,

Tracey, Guest Communications
Disney Cruise Line

Note: Subject to change!

[BethA]

Hi, we are staying at the Radisson the night before also. We have 2 boys-13 &6--hope someone has a child close to the 6 yr old's age. My parents are cruising also-we all did Disney cruise last Aug. Also traveling with 3 other families with teens. Can't wait!!! Beth

[KeenHo]

Hi, I am not sure how the hotel facilities and beaches on 7 mile beach in Grand Cayman are accessed and paid for. I started a thread earlier to hopefully get some information from experienced cruisers. Check out the thread and we'll hopefully learn together.

Howard
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[JOANNEL]

For all of you that stay at the Radisson.

Do you leave your cars there? How hard is it to get the bus to and from the hotel? We still haven't decided where to stay the night before, and you guys are making the Radisson sound like the place to be.

Thanks,

[KeenHo]

Joanne,

We are renting a car and dropping it off next door. Someone else will have to let you know if it is ok (safe) to leave your car there for the week. I remember seeing a thread that mentioned it was fine to do so. Dave from Marietta commented on it I believe (he knows everything). You should ask at the hotel for information on that or look for advise from a pro.

The Port Radisson has shuttles going to (and from) the port on a regular basis, it should be a breeze to get there. It would be great to have you join the gang at the Port Radisson!

Note: I have heard conflicting discussions on how "nice" the hotel is. We had a great time and we loved it last May. However, there must be an older section where the rooms are not as "up to date" as some other areas. The suites (featuring jacuzzis) are new and beautiful! You might want to ask what section you'd be in if you plan on staying there with everyone else.

Have a great weekend!

Howard
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[Corl4]

JOANNEL,
Tried to e-mail you at the address you gave on the board but it was sent back. You can e-mail me at corl4@desupernet.net! Any other June 22 cruisers...I'd love to hear from you too!

Beth

[TENNDVC]

Joannel,

We have left car at Radisson last cruise. We had no problems. This time we are flying in so will rent AVIS as it is next door at Radisson. We stayed in older section of hotel last time but have one of new suites this trip. It is very convienent to get to the port.

Roberta,

Thanks for reminding about the green ribbon. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Keenho,

I will watch for posts also to see what other cruisers have done.

Thanks everyone.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, hope you checked out the DCL website, the excursions are listed there in detail. I have the DCL forms that have the excursions and the excursion #'s that correspond with each if anyone wants them by email. Our TA sent them to us. I am sure it is the same thing that will come in the mail from DCL as to the excursions. Let me know if you want them by email. I have already emailed them to anyone that I have their email that are going on 6/22 cruise. Keep in touch....Roberta

[hokiecruiser5]

Count us in-3 generations- 2 grandparents, 5 adults,5 kids-girl,15, boy,14, boys 12&12, boy 8
Plans are to be at Radison Friday night, but may change as each family is coming from a different direction.
I read the boards everyday, but have difficulty logging on, especially at work. Thanks for everyone's hints and suggestions. We have just started to investigate the Islands(don't wnt to get too excited, too early) and will probably do excursions on our own.
Looking forward to meeting all DIS'ers
hokiecruiser5

[KeenHo]

Hokiecruiser5,

Welcome to the group! Looking forward to seeing you on the June 22 Magic. It will be a great experience and probably more wonderful with 3 generations of your family there. It would be great to meet everyone at the sail away party DIS meeting. Thanks for signing in and introducing yourself. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have eny questions that this great forum can't answer. Counting the days with everyone....

Howard
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[Lolita]

Count us in. 2 adults and two 11 year old sons. Can't wait. I am so confused about the dining rotations and the excursions. I just need to keep on reading!

[rcdisneyfam]

Welcome, Lolita to the June 22nd cruisers!! Our friends going with us have an 11 year old son. Are you going down the day before and staying at the Radisson by chance? Most of us that are staying at the Radisson should probably meet at the pool with our green ribbons on so we can find each other. Email us with any questions.

[Laurajean1014]

Add us to your June 22nd cruisers...........

Our second time on Magic and awaiting a great time on the western islands. Our 6 year old son is going to love swimming with Dolphins and snorkling. We are also thinking about the submarine (Atlantis) in Grand Caymen (while Mommy shops).

Does any one know if Cozumel or Grand Cayman is better for shopping?

We're staying at Vero Beach for a few nights prior to boarding on Magic! We did it last year and it was fabulous!

If anyone wants to email me, I'm at: jferris102@aol.com

[rcdisneyfam]

Found this so thought I would bump it up. I see you are here Laurajean1014. Again welcome to the June 22nd cruisers.

[rcdisneyfam]

Anyone that is going on the June 22 cruise with us, please email me your email address. I have most of you, Don't have Hokiecruiser5's email address. Please send it to me so we can communicate on the DIS meet. I have JoanneL, Laurajean1014, Howard and Cam and Corl14 and BethA's and TENNDVC's emails. Let's try to keep in touch better by email. Talk to you all soon.

[KeenHo]

My DW (Cam) and I have been to Grand Cayman and Cozumel. I think Cozumel, by far, has better shopping and more choices. You should plan on shopping there. There is also some shops near where the ship will tender into shore in Grand Cayman, but not as many selections as in Cozumel.

Glad to see more of us on this post!

Howard
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[JOANNEL]

I just made a res for the Radisson. I can't wait. See every one there.

[TENNDVC]

We need to decide on a time to meet at Radisson Friday night.
Do you think by pool would be good? Looking forward to meeting other DIS folk.

[KeenHo]

We (Cam & I) will be there! We'll have to decide on a good time, we'll be running around Florida a bit starting at 8:35 am, but should be heading towards the Radisson towards early evening. This is going to be great!


Howard
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[rcdisneyfam]

O.K., I am really getting excited now that people are talking on this June 22nd thread......Our whole crew will be getting into FL around 11:30 a.m. and hopefully to the Radisson by 1:00 p.m. Once we get checked in, we will be hanging by the pool all day with our collapsable coolers! (Full of course) Maybe we will pick up something to eat at the restaurant next door or maybe just hang out there and order from the outside bar. The teens like doing that and just soaking up that sunshine:smooth: Keep in touch, it is nice to see more people emailing each other, we will all know each other before you know it!!!

[BethA]

We'll be getting to the Radisson early afternoon also--I can't wait! Last year we arrived late and didn't get to enjoy the pool. Beth

[JOANNEL]

We will be ariving mid afternoon also. I't about a 7 1/2 hour drive.
Can't wait.

[rcdisneyfam]

Someone from the June 22nd cruise, make sure you post when you get your Excursion Info. in the mail. We are due to get that mailed to us this week. Any more June 22 cruisers out ther???

[KeenHo]

We are paying off the balance on our cruise next week. I can't wait to get the documents, etc. it will make it all the more real for us!!


Howard
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[KimDisFan]

We just paid for our 6/22 cruise. I am getting very excited. We are leaving (driving) from Cincy on Friday about noon. We plan getting into Fl that night. Then a stop at the Disney Outlet in St. Augustine, then onto Port Canaveral.

We are: myself, DH, DD(7), mother inlaw, father inlaw, brother inlaw(21) and his girlfriend.

We are thinking about either the dolphin swim or stingray swim.

[rcdisneyfam]

KimDisFan, send me your email. Clic on my email on the boards and send me your email address. Glad you are joining us. We have all teenagers going and 6 adults and one 11 yr. old. We will all have to do a Dis meet.

[TENNDVC]

We will be at Radisson early afternoon but plan on going to an Italian restaurant we found near Ron Jon's for dinner I think.
Depends on what the teenagers want to do. They may want to stay by the pool too. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Has anyone stayed in one of the new suites? They look really nice on the web site.

[rcdisneyfam]

We stayed in a regular room last year, we are staying in a suite this year. I know Caroline and Mike stayed in the suites last year and they said they were real nice, they talked us into a suite this year. We will have a great time at the Radisson.

[KeenHo]

We stayed in one of them last May. It was like new, Florida colors (peach, etc.) just like on the web site. One room has kitchenette, round glass-topped table, fold out couch, tv unit and chairs. The bedroom has queen or king bed, entertainment unit, corner jacuzzi (step up and in type), bathroom and separate glass enclosed tile shower. All were in great condition last year.

I have photos here that I can scan and e-mail if anyone wants a sneak peak at the suites. Let me know! Send me an e-mail request, I'd be glad to.

Howard

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[KeenHo]

It is true here even more than other places: out of sight out of mind.


Howard
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[rcdisneyfam]

KimdisFan, the St. Augustine Outlets are the best. We went down there in February from the suggestion of Caroline & Mike after we stayed in GA with them. The outlets were so good after we shopped on the way to Disney, we couldn't just drive by on the way back, had to stop again. Great Character Outlet and Fossil Watch, Nike, Reebok, lots of other great stores. Happy shopping, get lots of Disney clothes for the cruise. Anyway, we are at 70 days to go I think or around there. We are meeting with the other 2 families going with on 4/20 for our Caribbean Party Night, this will be our 3rd party celebrating before the cruise and we are going to decide that night on the excursions so we can call that week to make the excursions reservations. Keep this thread going.......Adios Mis Amigos!! Getting in the Mexican lingo (thanks to my daughter's Spanish) More to come......

[TENNDVC]

Documents for shore excursions arrived today. Now to get everyone to agree on what we want to do. Has anyone else received their packet? 70 days and counting

Yvonne:Pinkbounc

[rcdisneyfam]

Yvonne, did you get them at home? We booked through a travel agent, wondering if we will get them at home or at the TA? Did anyone else get them? Looking forward to receiving them, even though TA did ask for them by fax, that is all we have seen, sure they are probably the same thing. What's up with everyone else on June 22nd cruise?

[KeenHo]

Just made final payment on the cruise today!!! Awaiting the documents and mulling over the choices for shore excursions. This is going to be great!!!

More Later!!

69 Days and counting as of now!!!

Howard
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[rcdisneyfam]

Just got the mail and no excursion info today. Maybe NY is last on the list of mailings, they must go up the coast from south to north. Anyway, we know what we are going to do, just waiting for 60 days before to book them. How is everyone doing out there on the June 22 cruise????

[KeenHo]

I just figured out how to put the cruise count down on my signature line, Watch it for updates as we move along!


Howard
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[BethA]

Hi all!! I can't wait til the cruise. Did everyone get their shore excursion papers? We got ours a few days ago, but my parents' didn't arrive yet? Have you picked excursions yet? Beth

[rcdisneyfam]

No one here in Syracuse has received their excursion info. Wonder what is taking so long?

[JOANNEL]

Ours haven't arrived. But we haven't paid it off yet. Hubby is doing that today. Now we have to sit down and figure out what to do. Two of us love the water and two don't, so this should be interesting.

See ya soon!!!!!!!!!!!

[keenercam]

We paid our balance Friday 4/12 and I am just dying to know when we can expect excursion information? I know we are all anxiously checking our mailboxes everyday! We only have a week to go before we can actually book the excursions and being the compulsive planner that I am, I MUST know all the details ahead of time. Dreams Unlimited's site has the complete list--go to www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com then click on DCL on left side of page, then choose excursions and you can see them all listed by port. But no times, etc.

Hey, COOL :D Just previewed my post and saw that my countdown clock is working!! AWESOME!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

Cam, DCL official website has everything listed. We have not received anything yet, Pittsburgh people and Tennessee people have received excursion info. Anyway, we know what we want to do and Ralph is going to call on 4/23.

[rcdisneyfam]

Are there any more 6/22/02 western cruisers out there?:jester:

[KeenHo]

Only 66 days to go! Time is flying buy with the planning and numerous family activities that Spring time brings. I hope everyone is enjoying this time, the excitement of our pending cruise and the great conversation amoungst us. I know I am. Thanks everyone!

Howard

[JOANNEL]

We paid in full yesterday. They said it would take 10 days to get any paperwork. I wonder if we can book excersions before that?


67 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

We got excursion info today from TA. All you have to do is call on the 60 day before mark and have your reservation # ready and give them the info at DCL Excursion Reservations #. Just go on the DCL official website and you can get the phone # and excursion info and call them to book your excursions that you want, also you can book the castaway cay rentals at that time too. Can't Wait!!!:bounce:

[rcdisneyfam]

How is everyone on the June 22nd cruise? It was 88 degrees here in Syracuse today. I am loving the sunshine, getting geared up for 65 days from now!!! Woo Hoo:bounce:

[KeenHo]

We chatted with Caroline and Mike tonight for a while, planning excursions, etc. What a blast we are going to have! We will probably be booking our excursions this Monday. Hope everyone is well, having fun and looking forward to this trip as much as we are.

Howard

[rcdisneyfam]

I found 2 more families on the cruisecritic.com boards, I told them to check out this board. They are from CA and OR. Believe it or not the people from CA went on the same cruise we did last year Howard & Cam. It truly is a "Small World"!!!!

[KimDisFan]

My in laws received their excursion stuff a couple days ago, but they paid their cruise off 4 days before us, so I expect ours Fri or Sat. It will be nice having that part of the cruise complete, so that it won't be a distraction once on the ship.

[BethA]

Is everyone in early or late seating? We're traveling with my parents, DS 6 & 13 and 2 other families. We all have late seating.Can't wait to hear the reports after the first western sailing. From what I've seen on the boards our documents should be here in a few weeks. Beth

[KeenHo]

Beth: We (Cam & I) are late seating too. Our reservations are linked with Mike & Caroline (from Georgia) so they will be late seating too.

Roberta: I hope to see the two families from the other board post here soon. It is totally wild that they were on the same cruise as us last year. I guess they couldn't hold out any longer (just like us).

We are still awaiting our docs, we will post when we get them. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.

Howard

[KeenHo]

Since the countdown clocks are not working I just wanted to say:

ONLY 63 DAYS TO GO!!!!

:Pinkbounc

[rcdisneyfam]

63 days, who's counting??? We all are....Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay in touch....

[KeenHo]

Just brushing up on my Spanish..... :)

[HockeyHeather]

I just wanted to add my mother and myself to the June 22 cruise list. I have been lurking on this board for over a year now, but have never posted. I just paid the balance a week ago. My mother and I are big Disney fans, but have never taken a Disney cruise. We did go on a Holland America Alaskan cruise in the summer of 1999. We have stayed on-site numerous times at Disney World and at Disneyland since 1978. We haven't decided on any excursions yet. My mother has trouble walking so we will probably just stick to the less strenuous ones. We are staying in a handicapped cabin on deck 7. I am treating myself to a cruise in honor of my 40th birthday! We are looking forward to meeting other Disboarders on the cruise.

HockeyHeather:bounce:

[Corl4]

Hi everyone! We are scheduled for late seating too! Too much rushing around to be ready for the early seating! We haven't received our excursion info yet either...went on DCL and got all the info. from there!

Can't wait for June!

Beth

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, and welcome to HockeyHeather glad you joined our dis family for June 22. Well, we had our Caribbean party last with the other 2 families traveling with us and our Travel Agent and her hubby came too. We had a great time (Coronas, Margaritas, Strawberry Dacquiris, Mexican Pizza, Chicken Quesidas, Shrimp, Key Lime Pie just getting our taste buds ready for the cruise. We are only opting to do the Cozumel Catamaran boat for the adults and teens do the teen one. KW and GC we will do things on our own. We have early seating and Deck 6, other 2 families deck 5. Can't wait to meet everyone in June. It looks like a lot of us are going to be at the Radisson the day before. Keep in touch on the disboards and by email. Can't wait for June!!!:bounce:

[Grumpy's Crew]

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Just wanted to say hello to all of our future "cruisemates". We, DH, DW, and DS 17 & 13. This is our second Disney cruise, but our first 7-day Disney cruise. We will be staying at Port Orleans riverside for two nights prior to the cruise. Hope to see some of you there or later on the cruise. See Ya!!!!!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey Grumpy's Crew, send us an email any time. I have two teenagers going, DS 17 DD 13. Drop me an email and we can chat. We did the 4 day and the 7 day eastern, now the 7 day western is 62 days!!!! Can't wait!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[TENNDVC]

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to share with everyone if you haven't booked your rental car. Discount code with AVIS (USA) really is a good deal.
We rented a Chevy Venture van for about $52 each way to Radisson. This saved us over $30 from previous discount code I used.

Looking over the excursions still haven't finalized which ones will be best for us. Looking forward to the margaritas at Jimmy Buffet's in Key West. Also read a post on Carlos & Charlies that said this was a good place in Cozumel.

Roberta, Party sounded great, I have been looking at cardboard cutouts for door to jazz it up a bit. So far I'm leaning towards the pink flamingo and green palm tree. Magnet idea is so easy and won't take any room in suitcase.

Sounds like there will be (3) seventeen year old boys just from the posts here.

Yvonne & Crew

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!!
It is so much fun to be getting to know all of you. It's a shame we couldn't all crash Roberta and Ralph's party--it sounds as if it was so much fun!
Found out we can book excursions on 4/23. Also found out there are 2 formal nights on the western itinerary--they fall on Monday and Thursday. This is interesting since with a 3 restaurant rotation, we eat in the same restaurant Monday and Thursday.
2 months to go!!!
:p

[JOANNEL]

Grumpy's crew,

I also have 2 boys going. 13 & 16 They are getting excited since we have been talking excersions. I am signing them up for the teen cruise and the teen day at Castaway Cay.

61 days and counting.

Joanne

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, tomorrow is the day to call for excursions. Hopefully we can all get the excursions that we want. Looks like Cam found out that the formal nights are Monday and Thursday which are days at sea, thank God. Anyway our party went well and it was a little crazy too. Can't wait for the cruise to party there!!! Keep in touch and take care!!!

[Tiki Hut]

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Hi all you Junne 22 sailors! I originally posted on the cruise critic board, and now (finally) on this one. Were flying into Orlando from San Diego on Thursday night (June 20th), staying at the Radisson. We'll be sight seeing at Kennedy Space Center on Friday, then back to the hotel Friday afternoon and evening.
Here's a few questions?
Any tips on the KSC?
Where's a good place to eat around the Radisson?

We sailed on the May 25th Magic, Eastern last year. Know a few of you were on that same cruise. We made the decission to return pretty much the same day they announced the Western itinerary. The Eastern cruise was the best family vacation we've ever had! We've invited some friends to go with us, so we'll be sharing the magic this time ;) ;)

Please let us know when you are all meeting on Friday at the Radisson, and/or at the sail-away party.

There are 4 adults (43 & 42) and 4 kids in our party (2 Boys/11, 1 girl 13 and 1 girl 8). We are in catagory 5, deck 7; aft, with connecting rooms. Some of the things we did last year that were fun are: "cabana massages" at Castaway Cay (glad we did it, but probably won't again: took up too much of our time), we enjoyed the "Surial Bath" in the Spa on our anniversary; an obviously fun time for couples only, "wine tasting" on board: fun, "napkin folding class" (did this with our then 10 year-old son, really a kick. . . he spent the remainder of the trip having folding contests with our servers)! "Tea with wendy"; fun for our then 6 year-old, but would be boring for any child older. We live at the beach and have a pool in our backyard, so the pools on board weren't really a huge draw, our kids did like the slide though. This time we don't want to miss the walking tour of the ship. We had a blast at all the deck parties, and our kids loved the Oceaneer's Lab. Prior to the cruise, we purchased the minolta "walkie-talkies", this was a very good idea!

O.K. well, it's getting closer!!

Have a great day,
Tami

[KeenHo]

Hi Tami,

I posted the Cruise Critic thread that you answered. This is THE place for June 22 cruisers. Welcome, I am looking forward to meeting you, your friends and family at the Radisson or at the DIS sail-away party.

Following our May cruise last year we went to KSC on Sunday before returning home to Wilmington, Delaware. The most important tip I can give is to take the bus tour as soon as you arrive, or very soon after. We couldn't take it because we ran out of time. :o( It takes several hours and is by far the most imformative activity to do at KSC. We missed out and won't let that happen again.

We did the Astronaut Encounter and my DS (7) was chosen to do the activity up on stage and meet Capt. John McBride. He received an autographed photo and some other items as souvenirs. This was my son's favorite part of the day. We also toured the grounds, went aboard a space shuttle, saw the astronaut memorial, and took in a movie or two at the IMAX theater.

As far as places to eat near the Radisson, there are a few. There is a pretty good Italian place just next door called "Kelsey's." You can find a pretty complete list of restaurants near the port (and Radisson) on Dave's website listed below. "Dave from Marietta" was on our cruise last May 26-June 2.

Looking forward to counting the days with you and everyone else!!!
All the best!

Howard

Dave's website: www.dcltribute.com

[JOANNEL]

All done. Booked excursions today. I am so looking forward to this. Some of the banana boat times are sold out already. We are doing some snorkeling, Dh & DS(13) are doing the jeep safari,
kids are doing the teen cruise and the wild side.

Can't wait 60 days to go. I am working on my tan now so the hot sun won't fry my skin.

[KeenHo]

We are booked with DCL this morning for the Four Hour Tropical Jeep Safari Tour in Cozumel. The tickets will be in our cabins when we board. According to the woman my DW (Cam) spoke with, changes can be made up to 2 days before sailing without penalty, but the written confirmation says cancellations must be done by 7 days before sailing.

We also booked the Stingray City and Snorkeling through Captain Marvin's for Grand Cayman. We have reserved 4 spots on our the 11:15 trip on June 25th. We will have to meet the Capt. Marvin's crew at their NEW office in the Waterfront Centre, 2 blocks to the LEFT of the cruise ship landing. We'll need to be there by 10:45 that morning, with towels and sunscreen.

This is really getting exciting!! Mike & Caroline are taking the same excursions as the ones I have listed here!!

Counting them together....

Howard

[rcdisneyfam]

Well, called first thing today and we have all the excursions we asked for call confirmed. No problems. Now just winding down the next 60 days until the cruise. Hope everyone else got what they wanted on their excursions.

[tombeaman]

We're on the 22nd cruise! Me(41), , DW, DD (8) and DS (10). Thanks for the assists of two folks, we've found our way to Disboards and likely to the Raddison, too.

Looking forward to this adventure...our first cruise, but it sounds like you all with experience will help us along! One question we've got now (among hundreds we won't ask) is: How formal is the formal night? We understand that the semi-formal night is ladies dresses, but does my DW need something really formal for the formal night? :confused:

Thanks for your help! We look forward to meeting you all!!

[KeenHo]

Welcome to the DIS Boards and the activity center for what we affectionately call the June 22 cruisers!! I will leave it up to the ladies to answer your question about how formal a dress your DW should wear on the two formal nights of the cruise (Monday and Thursday). I will be wearing a tux for each of the formal nights, but men also wear suits too.

Please feel free to ask any of the 100's of questions you or your family may have. This forum is the place to ask it and there are many experienced cruisers here more than willing to help you. Or you can e-mail me directly (keenho@aol.com) with questions.

I hope you all stay at the Radisson and can meet up with the gang who will be staying there on June 21 (as we are). If not, we'll be sure to see you at the DIS sail-away party on the Magic. As of today we have 57 days to go!!!

Have a great day and week!!

Howard

[Tiki Hut]

Hi Tom, & all who care about packing/what to wear
We sailed last year on the Western cruise and I belabored over it as well prior to our cruise. In retrospect, I WAY OVER PACKED!! I packed 2 outfits per-day for our children, and the same for myself. Took one suitcase with only shoes. In reality, my son wore the same thing over and over till it was dirty, and our daughter (then 6) went through all her clothes. I over packed for myself, packing things for "just in case". I also took along a "stain stick" so I could spot stains ahead of time for when we got home. At one point I had a crazy idea that I would put in a quick load of laundry. I filled a pillow case with a light-load and headed to the laundry-room. There were 7 women ahead of me! Three hadn't even gotten to a washing machine yet! I asked the last one in line, who was reading a book, "How long have you been waiting?" She replied 30 minutes. I took a glance at my watch and quickly came to my sences, fleeing quickly back to the state-room with same dirty clothes! ;)

As far as formal night. I did wear a long gown one night and my husband wore a nice dark sportcoat and Tommy Bahama black silk pants. The other night I wore dressy black pants and a flouncy silk blouse. Our kids wore: (DS/then 10) dockers kahki's with shirt, tie & sportcoat & (DD/then 6): last years Christmas dress. There were many people dressed less formal than us and a few dressed to the nine! It's way fun to get dolled up and they take your picture everytime you turn around! The night my DH and I went to Palo, I even went to the spa and had my hair done in an "up-do". Really fun and a special night.

One great idea I read on another post. . . buy an inexpensive over the door plastic shoe organizer or any organizer to hold shoes or other essentials, ie: walkie-talkies/ cameras/ etc. . . folds very flat and if it's way cheap, you can leave it there!

Getting excited!
Tami

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, glad to hear that everyone got the excursions that they wanted. Now it is checking lists and making sure that we have everything to pack in the next 2 months. A little shopping every week. Happy shopping to everyone....

[BethA]

I guess I'm the only one that didn't get an excursion we wanted. My son wanted to do the fishing excursion with my dad on castaway cay. I wanted 9:15 because I thought 1 would be way too hot for them to sit in the ssun all those hours. Well, yesterday I was lucky enough to have jury duty so I couldn't call. I called first thing this morning and all the early slots were gone. hopefully everything else will go better for us. Had hoped someone would cancel at 60 days out--we wanted cat 3 but no luck with that either. We'll still have a great time. Have you set up a time to meet at the Radisson or onboard yet? Beth

[rcdisneyfam]

Beth, sorry to hear that you didn't get that fishing excursion. We definitely will be at the pool as soon as we get to the Radisson and probably most of the day and evening. I am sure the pool will be the major meeting point at the Radisson for all of us. We can figure out the sail away meeting place and time closer to the cruise. I can't believe we have less than 2 months to go!!!:bounce:

[rcdisneyfam]

Tom Beaman, by the way, welcome to the disboard and the June 22nd family. Glad to see you found us and we can all keep in touch.

[TENNDVC]

Tom Beaman

Welcome to the June 22nd crusie group. As you can tell by all the emails we are a pretty excited bunch. Hope your family can join our group at the Radisson or on board ship. Look for lime green
ribbons which denotes DIS board members.

Is Gresham near Portland? We lived in Olympia, Wa. for 4 years.
My (DH) still wants to move back to the Northwest. I told him we've been in the South to long and my blood is to thin.

Please let us know if you have any questions as several of us have been on more than one Disney cruise.

Howard, Thanks for keeping the count up to date for me. I always look for your posts to see how many days we have left.

Yvonne in TN

[KeenHo]

Glad to see everyone here and chatting away. I am really enjoying this thread and the e-mails we are sharing one on one.

As of today (now 4/26) my count down calendar shows 57 days until June 22! Some of us are counting to the day (or several days) before when we leave our respective homes for the journey to (hopefully) sunny Florida.

I am looking forward to meeting all of you soon. Let's keep this thread and the e-mails going to share information, excitement and stories.

Thanks!

Howard

[JOANNEL]

I am testing the new timer. I do have a quick question. Can the kids bring their roller blades ? I told them it was too dangerous, but friends of theirs that have been on other ships say it'a allowed.

Thanks,

[Psiklops]

Joannel: You missed a character when copying & pasting the code from the Countdown Timer Generator. Please remove the old code from your auto-signature, regenerate the new one, and copy it again.

Also, please make a test post on the Tech Support board to make sure it works.

Hope this helps! :D

- Jim

[JOANNEL]

Thanks, I am not the most computer literate. I am glad to see it under 60 days. See every one soon.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey fellow June 22 cruisers, picked up a great back pack today top part has a drawstring and bottom is a square zipper section that is a small 12 pk cooler. It will be a great carryon for the plane and then for the islands for beach stuff and water bottles and sodas on a little ice, it looks just like a regular back pack, picked it up in Eckerd for $20.00. Also picked up the 16 pill bonine today. All set to sail now!!! How is everyone doing?

[BethA]

I found a dress today for the formal night. Except for a bathing suit I am all set. Need a few nice shirts for my son. Didn't buy or need seasickness medicine last year but may get it just in case. Do you think we will see the new anomated movie Lilo and Stitch--I believe it is coming out then. Last year we saw Princess Diaries. I hope all the May 11 cruisers post long trip reports so we can get all the news.

[Grumpy's Crew]

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: Hi again to all 22nd cruisers. That new backpack sounds great Ralph & Roberta, I hope it works well for you. Currently we have only one excursion booked--the Key West Conch tour train--, we went on it back in the mid-eightes and it was a-lot-of-fun!! Our kids (DS-17 & DS-13), are not too interested in planned excursions and would rather "play-it-by-ear". We are also trying to get organized for the cruise, but we don't seem to be as prepared as a lot of you!!!By the way, we did call and "reserve" four bikes on castaway cay and they mentioned that those were selling out quickly!! Hope this helps some of you, see ya later!!!

[HockeyHeather]

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:Hello to all June 22nd cruisers! My mom and I are eagerly awaiting our cruise documents. Has anyone received theirs yet? I booked the cruise through AAA in January. It was listed in the AAA Grand Vacations brochure. My TA told me that she doesn't expect the documents to arrive until two to three weeks before the cruise. I have read that some June 8th cruisers have received their documents.

I haven't booked any excursions yet. I think that we will probably take the Conch Train Tour in Key West on our own. My TA told me that it was very easy to find it and that I could get a AAA and senior discount if I did it on my own. On Grand Cayman, we are probably going to do the Grand Cayman Island Tour and maybe the Seaworld Explorer Semi-Submarine if my mom is able to climb down into it. When we were in Hawaii, the semi-submarine rides required climbing down a ladder which was very difficult for her to do. In Cozumel, we plan on doing the Chankanaab Sea Lion Discovery excursion. Of course, we will also do what we love to do no matter where we are - shop, shop, shop!

We are looking forward to meeting new friends! Any other Ohioans on the June 22nd cruise? We will be in cabin 7136.

HockeyHeather :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:
I love Disney and Bowling Green State University hockey!

[thebigguy]

Hello to all June 22nd cruisers! We will be joining you too! We will arrive at the Beach Club on the 15th and then to the Magic on the 22nd. Our group is myself (34) ,DW (34), DS (6), and MIL and FIL( 53 and 54). It will be our first Disney Cruise. We will be celebrating our tenth anniversary. We went on the Big Red Boat and stayed at the Grand Floridian for the honeymoon and always thought we would be back before now but have gone to other places and visit Disneyland at least twice a year (sometimes more!) Our son is just as excited as us. Not his first cruise but first with Mickey! We are counting the days down at work and home!

Will anyone be scuba diving in Cozumel? I signed up and am looking forward to going! Scuba in the Pacific here(Monterey Bay) is cold so bring on the warm waters!!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Clark,Kristina, & Kyle

[Grumpy's Crew]

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: Hello HockeyHeather, We just paid off our balance of the cruise three days ago and we haven't received our documents either. Hope they get here soon!! It sounds like you have some interesting excursions planned as well. We are booked in family stateroon 80-something or other, early seating at dinner as well. We are also staying at WDW Coranado Springs resort for 2-nights prior to crusing. Anyone else?? Have fun everyone--SEE-YAA-LATER!!!!!!

[Grumpy's Crew]

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: Hello HockeyHeather, We just paid off our balance of the cruise three days ago and we haven't received our documents either. Hope they get here soon!! It sounds like you have some interesting excursions planned as well. We are booked in family stateroon 80-something or other, early seating at dinner as well. We are also staying at WDW Coranado Springs resort for 2-nights prior to crusing. Anyone else?? Have fun everyone--SEE-YAA-LATER!!!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

Glad to see more new June 22nd cruisers. Welcome to all and hope we can all meet up on the cruise. Keep in touch and email us anytime (cometti@twcny.rr.com) This will be our 3rd Disney cruie and many others have been before. Email with any questions.

[tombeaman]

:confused: :confused: :confused:
Sorry to everyone for this post:

Tami, your mailbox is full, so I can't e-mail you! Please send me a note when you've dumped some stuff.

(You must be a popular gal!)

Tom

[DiSnEyGrL13]

My family is also going on the 5|22 crusie to the western caribbbean. My mother, father, sister (10, turning 11 while we will be on the boat), grandmother and I(13) are all going. Well, thats all I really wanted to say execpt that If you know of anyone around our ages please let us know because we would like to meet some people before we get on the ship. We'll be counting down the days!



Nicole

[rcdisneyfam]

Nicole, I believe you have been on email with my daughter Rianna. Email her any time. Look forward to meeting you on the ship!!!

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Yes, I have e-mailed her several times but, she has failed to e-maill me back. Please let her know that I am anxious to get to know her. My e-mail adress is Nicole_Ionad@hotmail.com . I hope to hear from her soon. We'll be counting down the days! Only 55 more days!


Nicole

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, saw that the June 8th cruisers received their documents. It won't be long and we will all be getting our documents. Make sure to post to this thread as soon as you get your documents!!! Hope all is well with the June 22 Cruisers!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

By the way, my son (17 on June 22) says if any teens going on the June 22 cruise that wants to email him, drop him an email at (btplaya6@twcny.rr.com) He has been talking to some of you, but would like to get to know any other teens.

[KeenHo]

The countdown clock shows 52 days!!! Plans should be in full swing, excitement building. Isn't this fun?

Have a great day!

Howard

[rcdisneyfam]

52 days, I can't believe it. It won't be long, we will all be sipping a cool caribbean drink sitting by the adult pool and soaking up the sun!!!:smooth:

[DiSnEyGrL13]

I can't believe it. Only 52 more days. It seems like only yesterday that our countdown calender in our kitchen said 300 days! We are all getting so excited. My grandmother is the most excited out of all of us. This is her first cruise. I have a question, is anyone doing anything like wearing a certain color ribbon or some thing so that we can notice each other. I am just wondering. If not thats ok, just on my last cruise we did that and I met a lot of nice people. We'll be counting down the days!!!



~Nicole~

[TENNDVC]

Yes, ribbons lime green. There are quite a few of us that have emailed back and forth. Several families are staying at Radisson the night before. We are going to try to meet at pool. If not we will need to pick a place and time onboard to meet everyone.

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Ok Lime Green Ribbons. I will be sure to find one to wear. We are not staying at the Radisson because we are traveling to orlando by Disney's airfare and do not have to stay overnight. please tell me when and where everyone is planning to meet so I can meet everyone as well. Counting down the days!

~Nicole~

[tombeaman]

:bounce:

The plan is to wear a lime green ribbon for our group. With any luck, I'll be able to find one before the ship sets sail. :smooth:

On board, the plan is Deck 10.

Looking forward to meeting you and your family!

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Ok the plan sounds good! Now that I'm going to meet some people on the ship, I'm REALLY excited!

~Nicole~

[rcdisneyfam]

We have the whole green ribbon thing too. That is how we spotted each other last 2 cruises. I put the castaway cay mickey tack pin through the green ribbon. Ours is actually regular greed as I could not find lime green. Anyway, I will have the ribbon on and the rest of the crew will tag along!! We will all meet at the Radisson Pool at some point on 6/21 and the rest of us can all meet up on Deck 10 overlooking the Goofy Pool where the sailaway party is. We need to figure out which side the port side (left side) or the starboard side (right side) looking forward on the ship. I remember we met starboard side last year. So we can figure that out too. Green ribbons all the way!!!:bounce:

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!! We did the lime green ribbons last year too, although maybe they weren't truly "lime". Anyway, I bought a whole roll of ribbon and a package of tiny safety pins. If anyone needs lime green ribbon, I will be glad to mail you some. Just email me at keenercam@aol.com
So, what do you guys think of my new countdown timer? I know it is keeping me psyched!
BTW, did I tell you all that I have a list of drinks we all need to try? Yeah, rum runners, bahama mamas, midori coladas, margaritas (KW), tortuga rum and coke, konk coolers on CC, and something with tequila in cozumel. can anyone suggest a good tequila drink (I don't want to do a shooter).

[DiSnEyGrL13]

I have no clue which side is which so you'll have to let me know. rcdisneyfam, please tell Rhiana to e-mail me soon!Counting down the days!

~Nicole~

[rcdisneyfam]

As the ship is going out to sea, looking forward the right side is the stareboard side and the left is the port. Remember left has 4 letters and so does port and right and starboard have more than 4 letters makes it easy to remember. Anyway, looking forward to those drinks with you Cam and Howard and everyone else on the June 22nd ship. I wish those documents would come so we can have our last Caribbean Party before the cruise!!! :crazy: Keep in touch and see everyone before we know it!!!:wave:

[TENNDVC]

Drinks are sounding good already. How about a Tequila Sunrise?
Those go down pretty easy. Had a Bahama Mama last time we were in Orlando, good also. Looking forward to reading posts from inaguaral cruisers. Might help us make some decisions on what we want to do or pass up. Anyone buy vanilla in Mexico? It is supposed to be the best to cook with.

We'll be watching for the green ribbons.

[rcdisneyfam]

I can't seem to stay away from these boards. I need to be sleeping and I am still here. I can't wait to see who posted to our June 22nd thread and then I get involved with the other questions. What is going to happen when the people going on the Western before us start posting trip reports. I'll never sleep. I am getting so excited.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, how do you like my count down to June 21st the day we leave and also found some clip art and added that too!!! Now we're ready to sail!!!

[tombeaman]

Alas!

It appears that the Radisson is full on the night of the 21st!

Woe is us! (Woe is we?):)

Does anyone have any other suggestions nearby?

I had it all planned out to turn in the Avis, take the Radisson shuttle, party with you guys at the pool...silly me for thinking that 6 weeks would be early enough to get a reservation!:eek:

[Laurajean1014]

Just a suggestion to any one who cannot stay at the Raddison. Disney's Vero Beach is beautiful and very quite! We will be there from the 19th and then it's just less than 1 hour ride to Port Canaveral! We did the same thing last year and knew it was a keeper. It's a large place, they may have the rooms available!

KeenerHo ~ what's the countdown to your b-day? Maybe we can get a gathering started and try out some of the rum and tequilla drinks mentioned on the boards. I myself like any margarita, so I know I'll be in heaven! :)

[keenercam]

Hey, everyone! Great to see you all here. Should be getting ready for work, but I, like Roberta, am addicted. I like the post about the 10 step program, but I guess it only matters if you want to be cured!
TennDVC--We bought two bottles of vanilla in cozumel at that great souvenir shop we've been telling everyone about. It was also a great place to buy kaluha. The vanilla is amazing. You can really taste the difference. YUMMY!!!
Roberta--I can't wait for the documents to arrive. I am thinking the next week or ten days based on who has been getting theirs. Howard and I will have to have a drink to celebrate, though we'll miss all of you.
For everyone that wants ribbon, I will mail it tomorrow! If anyone else wants green ribbon (don't worry too much if it isn't "lime" enough--DISers are really the only ones wearing green at all), just email me and I will send it all out as soon as possible.
Have a wonderful Disney kind of day!!
Cam
BTW, Howard's birthday is on Key West day, 6/23. I cannot imagine a better way to spend the day, unless it were grand cayman, cozumel, castaway cay, st. thomas, st. marten, the MAGIC, . . . . well, you get my drift!

[JOANNEL]

I too am addicted. I check these every morning. I will also have a birthday while on board 6/25. I am nor saying how many. The years are flying by too fast. I could use a green ribbon. I will email you my address. Thanks ahead of time.

Counting the days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KeenHo]

Hello to all!!

I am looking forward to the barage of drinks, good times and friendly DIS'ers we'll be enjoying starting on June 21 at the Radisson. The Tequila Sunrise sounds great, Cam- make a note and add it to the list!

Tom - sorry it is sold out. Maybe you can stay close by and join us for a tropical drink (something with an umbrella in it) by the pool. If not, we'll definitely have to get together at the sail-away party.

Looking forward to reading the trip reports from the inagural western cruisers as everyone else is. I have been reading recent (eastern) posts and it takes me back to our trip last May and our wonderful Magic-al experience.

Yes, I'll be having a birthday on June 23 (Key West) I won't mention the number associated with that birthday (Hint: It is one more than last year). I am looking forward to a wonderful day in Key West with Cam. I am not the only one that should be celebrating a birthday. Beth Corl will be celebrating a June birthday too, her birthday is on June 17 (the day she leaves for the cruise). She and I (hopefully) will be toasting our birthdays on board the Magic.

Everyone take care, I'll be around often checking this post. Have a great weekend!!

Howard

[KeenHo]

Another Birthday on the MAGIC!!

Joanne - Looking forward to adding you to the celebratory birthday toast!! Looking forward to meeting you too. Have a good one!

Howard

[rcdisneyfam]

Don't forget Ross' birthday, our DS will be 17 the day we set sail on 6/22, he will toast in with a N/A drink probably one of those non-alcoholic smoothies they offer when you get to the ship for lunch the first day and we will definitely celebrate at dinner that evening with our servers!!! Wow, can't believe it is getting so close.

[Grumpy's Crew]

Hi everyone! sorry to be so inconsistent with my 'posts but I'm not able to read these threads everyday. But I do read when I can, (mainly on the weekends), so keep up the chatter, so I can read what everyone is doing!! The "gettogether" on deck 10 sounds great to me, and inbibing in a few adult beverages sounds good as well. I noticed there were a couple of teen's interested in corresponding (with others there own age), so I will try to get my two sons (17 & 13) to drop them a line, but you know how that goes. I guess nobody else is staying at WDW prior to the cruise--at least not at Coronado Springs Resort--, so if anyone is, please post a reply to this thread. Otherwise we will try to meet some of you at the "green ribbon gathering" on deck 10!!! SEE YAA SOON!!!!!!!

[Grumpy's Crew]

Hi everyone! sorry to be so inconsistent with my 'posts but I'm not able to read these threads everyday. But I do read when I can, (mainly on the weekends), so keep up the chatter, so I can read what everyone is doing!! The "gettogether" on deck 10 sounds great to me, and inbibing in a few adult beverages sounds good as well. I noticed there were a couple of teen's interested in corresponding (with others there own age), so I will try to get my two sons (17 & 13) to drop them a line, but you know how that goes. I guess nobody else is staying at WDW prior to the cruise--at least not at Coronado Springs Resort--, so if anyone is, please post a reply to this thread. Otherwise we will try to meet some of you at the "green ribbon gathering" on deck 10!!! SEE YAA SOON!!!!!!!:::bounce:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce:

[vstitt]

My family is sailing on the June 8th Western. I've picked up a couple of good tips reading your June 22nd thread. I hope you all have a great time.

I did want to point out that there is a slight descrepancy on dates in two posting. There are two different dates given for formal/semi-formal nights. On page one of the thread the DCL memo says it's Tues. ,Night 4, after Cayman and Thursday, Night 5, Sea Day. On page 5 of the thread someone has written that it's Mon. ,Night 3,(Sea Day) and Thurs,.Night 5, Sea Day.

Does anyone know for sure which is correct?

Thanks, VS

[keenercam]

Hi, VS--
I am responsible for the monday-thursday post. That is what the CM at the excursion reservation number told me. While it seemed logical to have the formal nights on at-sea days, it seemed odd because on a 3 restaurant rotation, you would have both formal nights in the same restaurant. I am really looking forward to what the inaugural western cruisers report to us on their return.
BTW, save some sunshine for us!
Cam

[keenercam]

You guys HAVE to read the "time is not fair" trip reports on the trip report forum. I was alternately laughing and crying! The gentlemen writing them has a real knack. ENJOY!
Cam

[rcdisneyfam]

Cam I read them when you sent me the email suggestion to read his cruise reports. What a hoot!! He really has a knack for writing trip reports. I think he should work for DCL and their advertising department. Check it out, there are 6 parts of his report.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey fellow June 22nd cruisers! Watching the Dick Clark 50 year Anniversary, maybe some of you are not old enough to remember American Band Stand, but we will definitely get into the 50's 60's and 70's night on the cruise. I am challenging any of you June 22nd Disers out there to the Hula Hoop Contest on 50's night!!! I am undefeated on the last 2 cruises and took home 1st place for that contest both times. So practice up and I am ready for the challenge!!! Hey who knows, maybe someone will be me this time around!!! :crazy:

[TENNDVC]

Roberta love the new signon clip art you added. It makes me happy just looking at it.
Tom, sorry you won't be with us at the Radisson but if you can stop by and have a drink with us all. If not we'll definitely meet
you on deck 10.
All you birthday people what a great way to celebrate. I am with you on not telling how old. I quit counting as I tell everyone just a day to celebrate that is all yours.
Thanks for the info on vanilla & Kahula, definitely will be purchasing both.
(DH) has been doing some of the research and came upon this great site with maps. www.islacozumel.com.
I too am addicted to this thread and of course have to read what else new has been posted. Just not enough time in the day.
Anyone played the frisbee golf courses near Canaveral. My (DS) is trying to convince us this would be a great family outing on Friday before Radisson. He is addicted and plays everyday on course here.
Will send me address in email for green ribbon.

Yvonne

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!!
Green ribbons and safety pins are going out in today's mail. I have TennDVC, TikiHut, JoanneL, and Tom Beaman. If I have missed anyone, just let me know and I will send them in the next day or so.
I have been having such a wonderful time getting to know all of you from these posts and our emails. This is going to be such a fun, exciting group!
BTW, who is parasailing? There are some awesome pix at www.*****************. You have to check them out. Personally, 600 ft in the air is a little scary!:eek: Wish I were that brave--my kids would never ever believe it!:( Then again, I am not sure that anyone really thought I'd get in the water with stingrays :D Just don't tell anyone they are like little puppies in the water ;)

[TENNDVC]

Cam, Since you've done the stingrays tell me can you stand in water and not have it over your head. I am not a great swimmer and feel better when my feet are firm and head out of the water.
The parasailing would definitely scare me to death. I have water skied but flying up in the air attached to a tether is just not for me either. I'm thinking, beach , sand, and cool beverage is more my style.
:D

[rcdisneyfam]

Ralph and I are both parasailing solo each and our daughter will be going up with my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law will go up solo. We are all going on the 11:30 boat. I am also going on the Banana Boat with my nephew and our other friends 3 boys. Can't wait for Castaway Cay. To tell you the truth, can't wait for the whole Disney Cruise and vacation period!!!:bounce:

[Corl4]

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and doing some cruise shopping!!!! Cam..it's great of you offer ribbons to everyone! Since we won't be at the Radisson the night before, the ribbons will help us find everyone at the sail-away party!
JOANNEL, we'll definately be toasting our birthdays with Howard and Ross! Since no one else is divulging their ages, I'm not either!
Grumpy's Crew, we will be at the Dolphin from the 18th till cruise day! We are excited about spending a few days in the park before hitting the ship!
If anyone has teens, our kids DD 16 and DS 12 would love to e-mail!

Counting the days.................
Beth

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Thanks for all the help on remembering the port and starboard side. We haven't booked any excursions yet. My dad wants to do the Tulam Ruins. Has anyone ever visited them and have some tips? He thinks that we should do it on our own and rent a car but i want to do it through disney(the more disney on this trip the better!) We unfortunaltly will not be staying at the Radisson either. We booked flights through disney and are not getting in until that morning! I'm glad to be meeting some people that have children going with them. Is anyone traveling with someone that is 10 or 11? My little sister wants to meet some people as well. We'll be counting down the days!

~Nicole~

[keenercam]

Hey, TennDVC!!
The pix of me at stingray city are me standing in the water holding a stingray in my arms! You are on a sandbar, so while the water is a little deeper in some places, you can definitely find places to stand. To tell you the truth, even if I couldn't go in the water with the stingrays for some reason, I would still do this excursion again to see them from the boat--they are so beautiful and graceful. We booked our outing through Captain Marvin's Watersports--cheaper than DCL, and we didn't want to do HE@@ or the turtle farm. We are going to stingray city then to see a coral reef (have only seen black coral on our last 2 trips, really looking forward to this opportunity). The excursion is only 2 hours so we will still have time for 7 mile beach, another part of the island we didn't see last time. Just have to save time to buy Tortuga rum cakes-- worth nearly the price of a cabin--pack an extra suitcase!
Hope everyone had fun shopping this weekend. We are pretty well set--
Tip for the day: REMEMBER to pack conditioner--the sun and salt water are very very hard on your hair (this goes for you guys, too)

[KeenHo]

Just 47 days to go!!! Love reading all the posts, keep it up! Just think, 7 weeks from today we'll be at sea heading for Grand Cayman!! This is almost too much to bear (the waiting part).

Have a great week!

Howard

[JOANNEL]

Some one just posted that the doc's fro 6/15 are there. Now I am really geting excited. We are next. Hope every one is doing well. We are winding down the school year. The kids have 2 1/2 weeks left. Then summer will really be here.

HAve a great week.

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Ok Now I'm really geting excited! We all are! I can't believe its coming so soon. It seems like only yesterday it was 320 days! In less than 2 weeks, the inagural cruisers will be back. I can't wait to read their trip reports! Counting down the days...


~Nicole~

[rcdisneyfam]

It won't be long now!!! I bet we get our documents next week. Hi to everyone and hope all is well, keep in touch.....

[TENNDVC]

Cam,

Thanks for the info on Stingray city. I am thinking booking this on our own is the way to go. I am not interested in doing turtle
farm, or He** trip. The seven mile beach and shopping is already on the list of things to do.
Carlos n Charlies web site has coupons to print out for free nachos or reebs as they spell them. Have you eaten there?
Spent two hours sufing Saturday and now have a better idea
of how to spend our time in the ports.

Yvonne

[keenercam]

Thanks, Yvonne, for the information re: carlos n charlies coupons. We did not go there last time--looked like a very wild place. Have heard some stories.
In case anyone needs the website for captain marvin's, here it is:

http://www.captainmarvins.com/

Tip for the day: write your last name and cabin number on your rolls of film, with permanent marker. Some people even suggest home phone #--depends on how small you can write, I guess. number the rolls and use them in sequential order--this makes organizing them later so much easier! We always carried a new roll with us and kept extras in the over the door shoe holder for easy grabs.
:)

[keenercam]

Good afternoon, everyone!!!
Just had to bump this to the top! Don't want the 6/22 cruisers to look unenthusiastic--my goodness, some later cruise date threads have HUNDREDS of posts.
Guess we are all busy packing and/or daydreaming:)

Then again, maybe some of us are actually working! :eek:

I was just fantasizing about coffee on deck in the early morning :p when I realized that I can actually do that in the early early morning in my pajamas -- on our verandah!!!!:D

I don't have to go to deck 9 (?) for coffee either! :D

Oh, my goodness, we don't have to worry about kids' curfews or someone (whose name shall not be mentioned ;) ) ordering macaroni and cheese at every meal ! :rolleyes:

The fantasy gets better and better and "realer and realer" every day:cool: :D :) :p :smooth:

[DiSnEyGrL13]

My whole family can relate to what you're saying. Every day we talk about the cruise for at least half an hour. I think I'm more excited about this cruise than the last cruise because I know some people that are going on this cruise!We still can't decide what excursions to do. Counting down the days...

~Nicole~

[keenercam]

Hi, Nicole--
I have enjoyed your posts. I am glad you are all having so much fun planning and anticipating. I just wanted to tell you that my DD13 loved the Magic 5/26 7 day eastern. She isn't going this trip, which is unfortunate because there seem to be many fabulous young people going. She really enjoyed meeting Rianna last year and there was a group of about 8 12 and 13 yr olds that all hung out together. They loved common grounds, quartermasters, the pool, going to late night movies, and watching tv in our cabin, drinking sodas and munching on the snacks we brought. You will meet lots of new friends and you will have a great time too! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, busy day at work, yes, I was actually working:mad: I am now home and listening to it rain outside. Better to be raining at home and not on vacation!! Picked up a few more things Sunday for the cruise, film, video film, sunscreen:smooth: just to mention a few. Have that list on the refrigerator and keep crossing things off weekly. Hope all is well with all of you and keep the posting going!!!

[TENNDVC]

Hi Everyone,

Yes, busy at work and not much time to read the boards until the weekend.
I too am dreaming about that cup of coffee on the verandah.
Of course we probably won't want anything but one from then on.
Anyone in our group Disney Vacation Club members?
I need to start getting things on a list like Roberta. Last time we went I would have loved to have binoculars along will pack them this time. Any other must haves that everyone takes along?

Yvonne

[rcdisneyfam]

Yvonne, Caroline & Mike aren't on the boards much, but they are DVC members, they joined last year when we met them on the last cruise. They are from Georgia and will be staying at the Radisson with us. We have a small pair of binoculars and are already in a duffle bag. Ziplock bags to take room service cookies etc...with you on the islands. A small soft-sided cooler to fill with ice and beer/soda in the room. Highlighters to mark what you want to do on the Navigators. We bring a plug strip to be able to plug more than one charger for the video camera batteries. A small digital clock that lights up so you can see what time it is in the room, no clocks anywhere. Hangers, never enough in the room. Lanyards to put your room key in and hang around your neck, very convenient. Can buy them on the ship too. Sunglasses!!!Over the door Shoehanger with all those pockets to put all the things that there just isn't enough room for in the bathroom/room. Batteries/Walkie Talkies. Shout Wipes for those spills. I could go on and on. Just keep putting things in a bag that you know you will be using to pack things in and make those lists, never enough lists to make sure of everything. Do I sound like a nut? I am so anal about packing.

[keenercam]

Roberta--Your packing list sounds even better than mine!
Yvonne--Joe and Laura are also DVC members. Would love to hear about how many points it takes to do the 7 day magic. Trying to talk myself and my husband into buying into DVC and wondering whether it is worth it!

[TENNDVC]

Roberta thanks for al l the packing tips. Also for the DVC member info. Do we know what day they will be doing cocktails for DVC members? We met some really great people on last cruise during that time.

Cam, we have been DVC members since 1995 and have not regretted one minute of it. We usually spend our points at WDW or Hilton Head. We have used points for cruise but it is not the best use of your points. We figuire we have the points so why not use them for the cruise too. You might want to attend DVC talk on board ship. It is the most low key sales pitch I have ever attended. When we bought in '95 we came home and called them about a month later to purchase. Since then we have also bought a resale from independent broker.

Downloaded midi file Margaritaville just to get us more in the mood today at work. Not much longer to wait.

Yvonne

[KeenHo]

Could it be? We are only 44 days (or less) away from departure for our cruise aboard the Disney Magic? We are hoping to receive cruise documents next week. The excitement is building.

We still need to decide where we are going to have dinner in Key West.... looking at several different options at this point. Some restaurants will take phone reservations 30 days in advance. Keep this in mind.

Thanks for all the great packing tips. Roberta - I received my Magellan's catalog today in the mail (Summer '02). There are a lot of great items in it.

Have a great day everyone!

Howard

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi everyone, how is it going? Still waiting for those documents!! Hope all is well with everyone and can't wait for this trip to get here. What is everyone thinking about in reference to the cruise? The verandah in the morning sounds great. Laying in the sun seeing it is raining here again!!! What are your thoughts?

[TENNDVC]

Cam, Got the green ribbon today. Thanks again for sending. What is the Magellan catalog? I haven't heard of that one.
It is getting humid here already so guess we will be in good shape for cruise weather. :smooth:

[rcdisneyfam]

Yvonne, the website is www.magellans.com It is a travel accessory website. I also found some neat stuff on llbean.com under their travel accessories. They have a documents holder. I have the llbean fannypack and I love it. Not sure how these items compare to things in the mall travel stores. I need to make a trip to the mall again especially it has been raining so much here.

[BethA]

We got our green ribbons too--thanks!!!Now if our documenta would just come.

[keenercam]

I simply cannot remember from last year. Do the documents arrive by federal express? do you have to be there to sign for them?

My favorite memory today is walking around all day in a bathing suit and coverup dress or in shorts and teeshirt. guess the whole suit and heels thing is getting very old :rolleyes:

Beth and Yvonne--you are welcome for the ribbons. if anyone else wants them let me know (and I have about 200 small safety pins, which I will never be able to use in all my days!)

Hard to believe that exactly 6 weeks from right now Howard and I will be in Orlando--the thought sustains me :)
The only problem is that that means I have LESS than 6 weeks to clean my house before my MIL comes to take care of our kids :eek: I can only deal with one dilemma at a time, though. Just found out I have to find somewhere to board our baby over memorial day weekend:( since our breeder no longer boards dogs because of complaints by his neighbors :mad: Waiting to hear if the groomer has any ideas. Thank God we won't have to worry about her while we are basking in the caribbean sun :cool:
Have a great day everyone!

[JOANNEL]

What am I thinking? As I work myself to the bone trying to get the month closed( I am am accountant) I am dreaming of that first Pina Colada. I can't wait until the most stressing question of the day is what drink to have? We haven't recieved our ribbons yet but Florida seems to have snail mail. But thanks in advance. I think I am going to go out shopping tomorrow for my formal clothes. It should be interesting. Believe it or not I am not a shopper. We also need some new luggage. After 16 years of the Air Force ours is shot. Roger was in ten years before that. So we could use a new set.

The weather here is beautiful and we are working on our tans. We will test out the Pina Colada recipe mothers day. That's what my friends and I do for Mothers Day, float in the pool with PC"S and the men and kids do all the cooking. I do a little of the prep work but they do all the grilling and cleaning. It's much better than fighting the crowds at all the good restaurants.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mothers day to all you Mothers out there?

Only Six more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms on June 22 cruise. Maybe documents will come next week. That would be a great Mother's Day gift!!!

[Grumpy's Crew]

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: Hello again everyone! It must be friday, or else I wouldn't have time to return to these very helpfull 'Dis cruise boards. It's nice to see that some others are staying at WDW before the cruise, but be prepared---IT IS HOT!!!!!!!! I only live about an hour and a half away(from WDW) and it has been in the 90's for the last week and we have had no rain to cool things off for at least 3 to 4 weeks!!!!We should be alot cooler on the cruise though, out over the water. I have gotten some great packing tips off the last page or two, so thanks to everyone. Now if only I can get my wife to read and FOLLOW these tips that you nice folkes have posted, hmmmm..... . Yes, room service coffee in the morning sounds great! We did that at least three times on our previous 4_day 'Dis cruise, back in 1999--(our 20th Wedd Aniv.). We also had some very nice tablemates from the U.K., they practically had ME speaking the " KINGS ENGLISH" by the time the cruise was over!! We went to "Studio Sea" every night and we had a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!! The 'Brits would join us as well, and the father and I spent much of the time trying to out spend (buy) the other one buying drinks!! I had the bar bill to prove it!!!!He did too, I'm sure!! It sure is great to remember the small things, isn't it? See YAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TENNDVC]

Happy Mother's Day to all the June 22' cruisers!!
Yes, I am too waiting for that Fed Ex package to arrive. It just makes it all the more real that we are cruising again.
Joannel I am so jealous. Pina Coladas by the pool yum!
We have a subdivision pool but it will not be open for another two weeks.
Cam, so much to do before the cruise. I too need to make a trip to the mall for a bad needed update to my summer attire. I just hate the crowds and during the week am not much for shopping after working. We are in the process of cleaning, moving furniture and cleaning out the junk before my mother arrives. She will be here Memorial weekend until June 20th. My sister and nephew will be here beginning of June. Needless to say I have to be pretty much prepared for cruise before they come.

[rcdisneyfam]

Glad to see everyone checking the boards. I can't wait to see what the inaugural western cruise people have to say about the cruise this week coming up. Yvonne, hope all goes well with your house guest. Just keep thinking six weeks from today, we will be out on the deep blue sea sipping on a tropical drink and heading for Key West. Keep in touch.........

[DiSnEyGrL13]

Thank you so much for all the packing tips! I'm sure that they will be highly used in the next few weeks. In some of my classes(mainly the most boring ones) I have already started a list of things i want to pack! I have to remember to save some room this time for souviners! Last time we had quite a struggle getting everyting to fit! But we all have new suitcases so hopefully we will have enough room. We keep wondering when the doc's are going to arrive? Hopefully soon!Whenever those doc's come, it signals to me that the cruise is close by! Just bought green ribbon last night. Happy Mothers day to all! Counting down the days...

~Nicole~

[rcdisneyfam]

Saw the Disney Ship go by in the MyCFnow web cam. Those people must be so excited to be on the first Western cruise with Disney. 6 more weeks and we will be there!!! Can't wait:bounce:

[HockeyHeather]

Hello June 22nd Cruisers!
I am taking a break from doing my lesson plans for my first graders for next week and decided to check the message boards. It sounds like everyone, like my mom and me, are anxiously awaiting the cruise. It sounds like TnRobin is having a great time! The weather is lousy here in Ohio - rain, rain, and more rain! I am taking my mother out for Mother's Day brunch and then shopping for some formal wear! Just six more weeks and no more lesson plans for three months! Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Castaway Cay here we come!

HockeyHeather :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:
I believe in Disney Magic :earsgirl:and in Bowling Green State University hockey! :)

[rcdisneyfam]

Just checked the Disboard and it sounds like TnRobin will be keeping us posted. I just checked the Mallory Square WebCam and the Magic isn't there yet. I did read that Robin said that the Castaway Cay Gift in her room was a Castaway Cay Beach Towel instead of the black duffle bag. Can't wait now. She did say that the Formal and Semi-Formal nights were going to be Monday and Thursday, both days at sea. Well have a great Mom's Day, heading to my mother's soon.

[Laurajean1014]

Ok, I'm getting really excited now.........................:D :D :D

[rcdisneyfam]

It is awesome to be able to see the Magic in Key West Mallory Square Webcam. Just caught the sunset, it was beautiful. We have a teen thread going for the June 22nd cruise. All you that have teens going on the June 22nd cruise, check it out so the teens can chat too. Hope everyone had a better day than we did, it poured rain all day!!!

[keenercam]

Just for fun, took a look at the geographic representation of our 6/22 DISers. The following states are represented:
California
Connecticut
Delaware :D
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia

Did I miss anyone's home state?

[hokie5cruiser]

The FEDEX man came today! I booked through costco. Hope everyone else gets theirs soon!

[rcdisneyfam]

Oh how exciting!!!:bounce: Ralph stopped in at AAA last week and just to say Hi and said you know those documents ought to be coming soon. Hopefully our AAA Agent is in the day they do arrive. I am sure everyone should be getting their documents soon. Keep us all posted.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys check out Dave From Marietta's thread "Front Page News from Key West". Wow, what a great article about the Magic stopping in Key West. This is unbelievable that we will be sailing in 6 weeks. We are getting so excited!!!:bounce:

[the5J's]

Hello Everyone!
New to DIS
But looking forward to participating.
We are huge Mickey fans. WDW 10x in 10 Years
With 2 New Years celebration visits(2002,2000)

This is our first cruise. What do we do? When do we do it? With so many choices of excursions... what's the ones we should do and what are the ones to avoid?

[rcdisneyfam]

John, glad to see you made it to posting on the boards. Thanks for the email and we are all gung ho for this trip. Email me as I said with any questions. We are doing things on our own in Key West and Grand Cayman, but are doing a Catamaran Sail on the Cozumel excursion and our teens are doing the teen catamaran there too. Parasailing and Banana Boat on Castaway Cay are fun. We have already made the reservations for the excursions that we are doing. Well, don't be a stranger to the boards. We have a thread going for the the teenagers too. I think it is Teens on the June 22 cruise or something like that. Well, welcome and it is going to be a great time.

[the5J's]

Originally posted by the5J's
What are your plans on Key West and Grand Cayman? Can you
get on beach without paying for it? Are there other activities to do other than what Disney is offering?

We are planning on going with another family (our neighbor)... a mother with 2 boys, ages 2 yr old and 12 yr old. They are excited and ready to go!:Pinkbounc :bounce:

This is great that there will be several kids and teens there...they should have a lot of FUN!!

I guess I should be getting my package from AAA soon...has anyone?

John and Julie

:earsboy: :earsgirl:

[rcdisneyfam]

John & Julie - We are probably going to hop on the Trolley on our own and go to Margaritaville, The Key Lime Pie Store, Hemmingway's house, Any other place of interest. You can get on and off the Trolley at your leisure. I will forward you some website on email that I have found helpful.

[keenercam]

Hi, John & Julie!
Welcome to our thread! My DH (Howard-- "KeenHo") and I will be on the 6/22 trip without our kids. We all did the eastern itinerary last year and this year is a mom & dad trip. Heck, they get to go to sleepaway camp, right? Howard and I have been to Key West, Grand Cayman and Cozumel on a Celebrity cruise and loved all those ports. Castaway Cay is absolutely wonderful! We are doing the DCL 4 hour jeep excursion on Cozumel and have booked a trip to stingray city on our own. On Key West, we will just wander the island and have conch fritters and drinks at margaritaville. we are still deciding on someplace fun for dinner to celebrate Howard's birthday and will be seeing the sunset celebration for the first time (celebrity left port before sunset :( )
Looking forward to beach time in Cozumel too and there is a great restaurant called Pancho's Backyard. Grand Cayman will include a shopping spree for tortuga rum cakes :D
Have fun planning!

[rcdisneyfam]

How is everyone today? Did anyone else get their documents?

[the5J's]

We have not received ours yet...did talked to AAA travel agent and said that we should receive it on the week of Memorial day or the following week...getting anxious...like a kid.

John and Julie:smooth:

[rcdisneyfam]

We are excited more than our kids are. Hopefully the documents come soon and we won't have anything else to worry about except packing, flying in to Orlando and getting to the port. Then figuring out how to relax and enjoy a drink or two or three or four................Did I say that? Keep in touch.

[JOANNEL]

Our documents arrived today. DH piked them up at the TA.
I can't wait to get home and start reading!!!!!!!!

Hope every one gets their's soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, picking up our documents on Thursday. TA called today and said she was going over everything to make sure everything is correct and in tact. She is off tomorrow, but back in Thursday. Ok, now it seem real, just need to have them in my hands. Glad you received yours' Joanne. Anyone else get their documents?

[BethA]

If you book through DU do they get the documents and send them to you? Last year ours didn't come til the last minute with them.

[Tiki Hut]

Hi everyone!
I've been away from the threads for awhile. have enjoyed catching up though.

[Tiki Hut]

Hi everyone!
Been away fro the threads for a time, but have enyoyed catching up.

Thanks Cam for sending the ribbons, we'll be wearing them Friday around the hotel (Radisson) and at the sail away party. Lets confirm everything when we get closer to sailing.

Here, in So. Cal. our documents arrived today. Haven't even opened the box yet, but will soon.

I noticed a question in an earlier post about Tulim Ruins in Cozumel. Been there, it really is quite beautiful. If I remember correctly, they have self guided audio tours.

We're trying to get through the end of this school year then we'll really be excited!

Tootles,
Tami

[KeenHo]

Hi Tami, Joanne, Roberta & Ralph, Beth, John & Julie, Joe & Laura, etc, etc......

Great to hear the documents are arriving to the June 22 DISers, we haven't received ours yet but the day (and week) is young. We booked through DU; Cam spoke with them and they told her that they are sent directly to us from Disney.

As most of you read this we'll be approaching 37 DAYS!!!! until we set sail on the majestic Magic. Hard to believe..... so exciting to imagine. So many details, plans and other things to remember between now and departure.

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone at the Radisson (by the pool) and on deck at the sail-away party. Cam and I are more than ready to party!!!!

Have a wonderful day and keep us updated.... Thanks!!

Howard

[JOANNEL]

Hi all,

Document's arrived. Now I have to fill them all out. Our travel agent gave us a great photo/scrap book. It has the cruise info,the ship spec's and our names and date. Now it feels real.
The kids are getting excited too. Roberta if I could send you some sun I would I has been beautiful here.

Take care, have a great week and hope every one gets their's soon.

Joanne

[rcdisneyfam]

Well the sun is shining in Syracuse today, don't know for how long. We just want it to be nice for Junior Prom Pictures on Friday evening. We will pick up our docs tomorrow. Can't wait to have them in my hands!!!:bounce:

[thebigguy]

Hello to all June 22 cruisers. We too are like everyone else and can hardly wait to be on the ship. Our documents are in at the travel agents but waiting for our land tickets to be in before we pick it all up at once.

Our travel agent said it does not say which cabin we will be in just a guaranty or something like that ...does anyone know what this means?

Counting down the minutes-thanks for all the updates!

Clark, Kristina & Kyle

[keenercam]

Hey, Clark--
My understanding of "guaranty" is that it means that you are not assigned to a cabin yet. That is the lowest category you will get, but you may end up in a higher category. A friend of mine who is a cruise veteran has told me this can work out really great, but I was not aware that DCL does this. Good luck!

BTW, I noticed that your DS is 6. Some of the other DISers on this thread also have DS's who are about that age, including LauraJean1014, BethA, and hokiecruiser5. I know our kids loved emailing with others before the cruise last year, so that they could look forward to meeting someone they "knew" rather than being on a ship full of strangers.

[DiSnEyGrL13]

You guys are all so lucky! We haven't gotten our doc's yet but, there's always tommorrow! Hopefully they will come soon! 37 days and counting...!

~Nicole~

[JOANNEL]

For all you cruise veterans. In the documents to fill out-there is a page in each booklet for charging on each room card. Do I have to fill out each one or will one for the four of us work? If so do I have to put the credit card info on each ticket also?

Is there an outlet in the bathroom fro electic toothbrush and razor?

Thanks again.

[keenercam]

Joanne--I remember they told us to fill out only one of the charge forms last year, though I don't know if that is still the case.

Don't remember there being an outlet in the bathroom. I remember blow drying my hair at the desk, though it might have been because someone else was shaving or something :)

BTW, go ahead and rub it in that you actually have those documents to fill out ;) As of yesterday, DCL said ours had not yet been sent :( so I gave them my work address so there wouldn't be any chance of Fed Ex trying to deliver when no one is home. Just can't wait :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[rcdisneyfam]

Joanne, fill out only 1 form for all of you and put everyone's name that is authorized to charge. Do not put your credit card # on the form until the day you check in. Just in case something happens to those documents your card # is not on there. We put it on when we got up at the Radisson and was heading to the port.

Big Guy-- We booked our first cruise at a guarantee category 8 and we were upgraded to a category 5 a verandah room and we booked the guarantee for a port hole room. We were very spoiled that first trip and have booked nothing but a verandah room last year and this year. It is so nice to leave the sliding door cracked open a little and hear the waves all night hitting the side of the ship. Now that is relaxation!!! There are outlets in the bathrooms, also one bathroom has a hairdryer right on the wall you just pick up the hose and it starts up. We bring a 5 plug plug strip for the desk area, plug it in 1 plug and have the strip to use for battery recharging for the video camera, the small digital light up clock that we bring so we know what time it is. Keep in touch...

[Lolita]

It has been a long time since I have been on here. I am enjoying reading everyone's comments. We will also be staying at the Radisson on Friday night. I can't belive it is almost here. We have not received our documents yet.

Roberta, I noticed that you are traveling with an 11 year old, is it a boy? I have 2 eleven year old boys and maybe the boys can e mail each other. That is when I tell them we're going on a cruise. I know, I know, you can't believe we have not told the kids yet. Me either. But we had our reasons. They'll know real soon.

Howard, I saw your post about sunrise/sunsets in Key West. I got my info from weather.com. On June 23rd sunrise is at 6:39 and that beautiful sunset will be at 8:19.

I look forward to chatting with everyone and meeting you all at the Radisson.

Dee

[thebigguy]

Thank you for the info on the guarantee issue! We are a cat. 6 right now so anything above would be great! We were spoiled by an upgrade on Celebrity to a full suite and boy did we miss our butler when we returned home! We were talking about what a bummer it was to not book one this time. We will keep our fingers crossed as to an upgrade! :)

We would love to email with any other 6 year old boys-our email is ecbanks@pacbell.net. Kyle is looking forward to the Club time and hoped to make some new friends!


Clark, Kristina , & Kyle

[rcdisneyfam]

Lolita, send me your email too. Mine is cometti@twcny.rr.com I have a list going as does Cam & Howard so we can keep track of everyone. Our friends 11 yr. old is a boy. Send me your email address and I can send you the email of Dan who is their 11 yrs. old when I get it. Possibly tomorrow night. Glad to hear when the sun is suppose to set in Key West, an important issue on that stop. Remember your green ribbon on your shirt to have it on when you are at the Radisson. We can all spot each other easier that are associated with this discussion board. It works nicely, you see someone with a green ribbon and say oh, and you are??? What I will probably do is send a picture of us on an attachment of an email to everyone and it will be easier to find us. Well, keep in touch and I will be looking for your email address in my inbox. Thanks.....

[KeenHo]

Lolita (aka Dee), thanks so much for the sunrise and sunset times in Key West. The day we're all in Key West is my birthday and I will be having a grand ole time. I am looking forward to meeting you and your family at the Radisson and/or on board.

We have not received our documents as of today, but we are hopeful for something soon. I actually started the task of laying out my clothes for the trip this evening. I am sure many others have already done this. I think I need to buy a few new things for the cruise, and have a few things altered. I've been shrinking lately.

I keep reading the posts from TnRobin about the Inaugural Western and I am looking forward to it more and more each time. We can't wait!

Thanks for all the input, comment and friendly banter on this thread. Enjoy your day tomorrow!

Howard

[Corl4]

Hi everyone! We're still on the documents look out too! I talked to Donna at DU yesterday and she checked with Disney who said our documents had not even been printed yet! Donna was also told that documents don't go out until 10 -14 days before sailing! Well, obviously that's not true! I'm a little worried since we never received our excursion info. from DCL either! Sounds like Cam and Howard are in the same "boat" we are! Hopefully we'll see them soon! Have a great day everyone!

Beth

[BethA]

We didn't receive ours either and last cruise they went to the wrong address, so I hope they arrive soon. Beth

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, went home at lunch time and looked through the docs, Ralph picked them at AAA. We have everything in tact. There is a special page for Bahamian Immigration for Castaway Cay and separate ones for the rest of the cruise. The usual charging priviledge form, you only need to fill out one in the book that the room is registered under in our case Ralph's with everyone's name listed as to whom has charging priviledges. There is also a AAA page for the castaway cay 10% disc. and the 15% off anything in the Treasure Ketch $75.00 or more purchase. On that AAA page, it says to bring it to Promenade Lounge or Beach Blanket Buffet to redeem our 4 soda mugs that AAA is giving out free in 2002. So it looks like things are in order and now we need to wait 5 more weeks. Keep in touch....

[callisa]

Hi

We'll be in the June 22nd cruise, me , DDs 10 & 7, my sister, BIL and neice 6. I'm so excited I can't stand it!!! We're signed up for the the Dophin Encounter in Cozumel and I've been using it as a diciplinary device since we got our confirmation (If you misbehave I'm cancelling the dolphin encounter) and it's working!

I have 2 questions, first, my DD was asking if there was a basketball court on board. She remembered the one on our Princess Cruise.

Also, I'd like to give the girls a budget for spending priviledges. Can I limit spending on their KTTW cards?

Thanks!

Lisa

[KeenHo]

Hi Callisa!!!

Welcome to the June 22 DIS'ers thread and the group. There is a "Sports Deck" at the front of the ship, it's pretty windy up there, but there is basketball and some other activities.

As far as the KTTW cards, I am not familiar enough to answer. I am sure someone else will speak up very shortly.

Looking forward to meeting you on board the MAGIC at the sail-away party. Are you staying at the Radisson the night before or are you flying in that morning? If so, you are more than welcome to join us around the pool the afternoon/evening before.

Enjoy counting them down with us!!!

Howard

[DiSnEyGrL13]

I am getting so jelous (sp?)! Our documents STILL haven't arrived! I wish they would come soon! Last time, I think that they came like a month and a half before the cruise.

I think I saw somewhere, that you can limit your childrens KTTW cards. Try Guest Relations when you get on the ship.

Counting down the days...

~Nicole~

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, posting to you guys on 4 hours sleep, I am not used to that, but Ross' Prom went really nice and the After Prom Party at the school was a success. Ross lucked out and won a grand prize of $100 gift cert. to our local mall, so all that hard work paid off. We had an Under the Sea Theme, The decorations were awesome and our weather cooperated, no rain until about 2 a.m. It is raining again today and a good day to catch up on our sleep. Ralph is used to being up all night as he is a graveyard shift worker. Has anyone else received their documents? I hope they come soon. Well, take care and keep posting...

[DiSnEyGrL13]

One month and 4 days and still no doc's! I hope they come today!



~Nicole~

[Laurajean1014]

It seems that PA and CT postal workers are out together having a fun time with our Docs......................... no sign of ours yet, either. Keeping all extremities crossed to receive on Monday! ;)

[keenercam]

Make that PA and CT and Delaware Fed Ex workers!! What else could they possibly have to deliver that is more important than our docs?
We seem to be too busy to spend much time worrying though! Andy and Howard were cub scout camping this weekend and Howard came home early to run a 5K for MS and I did the 5K walk. Fun but I am sore and exhausted. I can't imagine how he feels. Jen's 8th grade dance was very nice and she had a blast with her friends and at a local burger and ice cream place afterwards. Surprisingly, she was awake before noon. It was fun to decorate yesterday and then to be at the dance, helping take polaroids for all the kids for souvenirs and then working on door prizes and clean up. Seems like the time to 6/21 is counted down by events at this point rather than days--baseball games, band concert, field day, memorial day weekend on our friends' boat, then six flags great adventure with dear friends (caroline and roberta will remember steve and judy and laura and andrew from 5/16/01 sailing), then special olympics summer games, end of year picnics, etc. etc. Time will really fly now guys! Looking forward to seeing everyone soon, if I can stay sane until then! :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, check out ***************** they have the first 2 days of navigators and the shopping in islands information posted. Good reading. I tried printing it out, but it was too small. Just a little more info. to put into your heads. Hope all is well.....

[rcdisneyfam]

Hi guys, wow, what is going on? No one was on the boards yesterday from June 22 cruise. I am getting ready to head to work and the kids are gone to school. Hope everyone had a great weekend and the countdown continues.....

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, anyone on the June 22 cruise doing Palo's brunch? I was just reading that the Character Breakfasts are Sunday, Monday and Thursday. They explained the rotation of the restaurants and by that they said what day you would be having your character breakfast. The past 2 cruises having older kids our rotation was LAPLAPL and that Thursday was the Character Breakfast. Check out the posting on the board it really explains a lot about this. Anwyay, where are you guys? Am I the only one posting today?

[Lolita]

I'm too busy waiting for that Fed X man. I guess he can't find Philadelphia. Hope all is well with everyone. Dee

[KeenHo]

Mike & Caroline in Georgia received their docs today.... still waiting for the Fed-X man in Delaware..... maybe he's in Philly? I hope he is somewhere close by!!

Have a great day tomorrow..... counting down even more... cruise time will be here before you know it!!

Howard

[thebigguy]

Just wanted to check in for Roberta! We are counting down the days and enjoying all of the 5-11 trip reports and web sites. Too bad we can't make them work any faster to get them done.

Has everyone decided on their excursions? Clark is committed to scuba diving on Cozumel. I will be able to take care of any shopping urges there then. We are definately going to do Key West on our own with a trip to the trolley and see the sites.


Keep posting!


Kristina

[CAROLINES]

I have been busy with so many spring activities that I have not been on the boards in weeks. I am a teacher and school is out on Wed. so I will do better between now and the cruise. Mike, my hubby, and I are really looking forward to meeting everyone. It sounds like we will have a good crowd at the Radisson on Friday night. We were on the Eastern cruise last year with Ralph, Roberta, Howard and Cam. They are the reason we are going this year!!!! We are so looking forward to seeing them again and making new friends from all over the country!!!

Have a great week!!

Caroline:D :jester:


Roberta, Mike and I will definitely try to do a Palo's brunch and dinner a couple of nights.

[rcdisneyfam]

Hey guys, need to get to work, but it is great to see Caroline back on the boards. I know she is going to Disney on Saturday with the boys and the whole gang from Georgia. Have a great time guys. We are looking forward to this vacation so much and can't wait to meet everyone else too. Keep in touch............

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone-- Glad to see we are all keeping busy to make the time fly. Caroline and Mike, sorry I missed you last night! Hope you have a fabulous time in WDW.
Roberta--Howard and I are planning to do a Palo's dinner and the brunch. We loved both last year. Have to try the sweet pizza at brunch and the tiramisu for dessert (my absolute favorite dessert in the world). Have been reading about the "bon voyage" drink that is a mix of pina colada and strawberry daquiri--my two favorites--sounds awesome!
The fed ex man only had boring, law-related documents for me this morning--nothing fun or exciting. :( Gonna give a call to Donna at DU and see what's up.
Have a great day everyone!

[DiSnEyGrL13]

I'll tell ya one place the Fedex man isn't! Pittsburgh! No, our documents still have not come.
rcdisneyfam---My parent's might do the brunch and are definatly going to dinner one night.
Counting down the days and awaiting the documents.....

[JOANNEL]

Hi all,

We have been busy with the school year wrapping up. Spring football is over and no one was hurt so that is a good thing. We are getting excited. I ordered some sea safe lotion, just in case. I think we have all the clothes we need. Now we just have to wait 31 more days. We are going to to Palo's for brunch and dinner if we can get res'. It doesn't matter which day. In Key West and Grand Cayman we have early excursions so it will have to be another day.

Happy planning and we are looking forward to meeting all of you. My 13 year old has been chatting with some of your kids, so he is getting into the swing of this too.

Take care,

[rcdisneyfam]

Joanne, I know your son has been chatting with my 13 yr. old daughter. I think she may have sent her picture to him. Anyway, it will be fun finding each other. I need to send a picture of the 4 of us to everyone and one of our Caribbean Party nights of us adults too. Will have to attach to an email to everyone. Keep in touch.....

[keenercam]

any correlation?

Apparently, our documents have not been printed yet and it will likely be another week and a half or so. So sad.
So, I was wondering, what makes our situation different from others who have received their documents. As far as I can tell, the people who have gotten their documents:

1) booked using DVC points; or
2) booked through AAA; or
3) bought DCL airfare

Is there anyone who has not gotten their documents who is DVC, booked through AAA, or using DCL air arrangements? Just curious as to whether those reasons dictate the order in which tickets are printed? I don't think it is geography, is it?

Guess I will have to be satisfied just reading trip reports:)

[JOANNEL]

Cam,

We booked through the travel agent on base. We aren't a member of DVC, AAA or anything. I thought we would get them late because we booked so late. I didn't make the reservation until Feb. The only rooms left then were on level one. Maybe we can figure this out. I don't think it's by state. What cabin is every one in who has received theirs?

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[rcdisneyfam]

It can't be by room # as we are on the 6th floor and so are Cam & Howard. We received our docs already and they have not. I just think it is DU tickets that have not been sent.

[DiSnEyGrL13]

It can't be by room # or if you booked airfare because we booked flights through disney and our doc's still haven't come. And as i said before, it can't be by room because we are also on the 6th floor. And 3rd, It is not just DU tickets that have not been sent because we are not booked through DU. We are booked through Cruisemax.

[JOANNEL]

This is baffling. It will be intersting to see how they are distributed. I see posts for 6/29 documents being in. I still haven't really looked at ours or filled them in. It's been a little hectic. Maybe now that school is over things will calm down.

Weather is beautiful here so it is very hard to focus on the work on my desk. I wish I was on the beach.

Good luck to all and ee you soon!!!!

[TENNDVC]

Doing the Disney Happy Dance!!!!!!!!!11:bounce: Cruise docs arrived today. One month to the day how about that? Now it definitely seems more real that yes we are going. Just for info we are on deck 6 and DVC reservation so go figuire on the documents get printed.

Roberta, Yes we are doing brunch and probably dinner @ Palo's. We also did High Tea last time and enjoyed that also. It will be hard to decide which night to skip rotation. Will probably be the night we are in AP.

Bought a new digital camera on line last night so I could practice using it before cruise. Anyone that uses digital regularly? I was thinking (2) 64 cards would be enough for pictures? Or is it better to buy one 128 CF card?

Yvonne

[Lolita]

Well thank goodness the Fed X man found his way here. We booked using our DVC points and we're also on deck six. Hope you guys get your docs soon. Dee

[the5J's]

Hello everybody!

In Cincinnati, we are waiting for Spring and waiting to dry up.
too cold for May and too much rain. I can't get out to play golf!
This Saturday is my Daughter, Jessica's 11th Birthday party and my wife and i's 17th Anniversary. So much to think about, then schools out! I work from home, so we have to make plans for the kids to participate in activities outside the home. Then we can think about the TRIP! Not really, we think about it before anything else. i check the boards when we get up in the morning to see what you all have been talking about! If i haven't mentioned it yet... I'm i love with the MOUSE! So a day has not gone by where i tell the Kids that "I WANT TO SEE MICKEY!"
Anyway, i tell you all about Mickey and me later.
Didgital cameras are nice. i have the Nikon 995. You can't use it for Action shots. it's great in daylight or a room that is lit up. forget about the flash. i still have to learn the software. Do you know if the ship has photo developing or didgital processing like they have at EPCOT. if so then two 64's are enough. if not....more! I use a 16mb and two 64's. i lable them 1,2,3. and download to a file or have a photo plase do it for me while i'm traveling.

We are told by AAA that we still won't get our stuff for two more weeks. so i'm jealous for all those who get theirs.
Julie has been handling the excursions...a lot of them have been taken up. since this will be our first down there, we want to book with DISNEY.
Keep the thread going, i enjoy the reading. i hope to learn for you CRUISE VETS!

[rcdisneyfam]

Learning more and more on this cruise board. I see people have posted about the Catamaran boat excursion in Cozumel and someone else posted about the Jeep Safari excursion in Cozumel. I am looking forward to more trip reports. The trip reports so far have been o.k., but looking for more details about times to disembark on the islands. Hope things go smoothly and we get all the sightseeing that we can. Take care everyone and keep in touch...........

[BethA]

We still don't have our documents yet-booked with DU and are on deck 8. We had hoped the waitlist would come through for a cat 3 but no luck. I wonder why our documents aren't even printred yet--that's what Donna at DU told me in an email. You do wonder what type of system they have . 3 other cabins with our group--all booked with DU on deck 7--no documents.

[KimDisFan]

the5J's,

We are from Lawrencburg (Bright Actually) Really sick of the rain as well, I'm just glad we live up on one of the hills. My DD is out on Thursday, can't believe they are going to be out of school before Memorial Day. The nice thing is that I have kept telling here the cruise will be soon after school is out. And now school is almost out.

TENNDVC,

Depends on the setting for your camera. I have one that will compresses the 3.1 megapixel pictures with a 128Mb card will hold about 300 pictures, at the 2.1 megapixel setting (not compressed) it holds approximately 150 pictures I am considering another 128 Mb card, especially since they have dropped in price recently.

And practice taking pictures as well as saving them and printing them. I saved some of my first pictures at the wrong settings and they were not a crisp as they could be. Also Kodak has a great program that you can download from their website, that makes it easy to save at the better settings and print. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. I got mine a year in advance for this reason. We are also planning of bringing the 35 MM cameras as well as the video camera, you just never know.
You may want to purchase another battery, mine died in Vegas last year, forgot the charger, and couldn't find a place to purchase one in Vegas. It also came into use today at the Zoo, both fully charged, but after about 5 hours and 60 some pictures, my first battery was close to dying, so I just dropped in the fresh one and off I went, again.

[u2birds]

Hello to THE5J'S,

We live just outside of Cincinnati and will be cruising on the June 22nd cruise. This will be our 4th disney cruise (we can't get enough!!!!) Thanks goodness for the DVC.

Let's pray for better weather than we are having. Thrity-five degrees at night in May just is not RIGHT. Give me the hot and balmy evenings of the sea!

We are on deck 5 and have no documents as of yet (booked through DVC)

Never fear, they should be on there way.

Everyone is in for such a great time. Can't wait to get there!

:wave:

[rcdisneyfam]

U2birds - Glad to see you have joined us. We are in Syracuse, NY in it has been raining for about a week and we are sick of it. The rain stayed away for last Friday for our son's Jr. Prom and then it rained all day on Saturday. It rained all last week too. We actually had sun today, but it has been frost warning last 3 nights and it has been down right cold and damp and we are sick of it. Are you guys staying at the Radisson on Friday or are you coming in in Saturday?

[KeenHo]

Just a quick welcome for all of you who recently posted. Many of us are getting together at the Radisson the night before the cruise and at the Sail-away party on Deck 10, starboard. I hope you all will wear your lime green ribbons and stop by to say hello, meet everyone, chat, have a cocktail, etc.

The party has not yet started......

Howard

[u2birds]

We will be comming from a six night stay at The Villas at the Wilderness Lodge. After a week at Disney World we're going to need seven days of pampering!!!

We've also just found out that one of the other users of this board and their family are long time family friends that we had no clue were going on the same cruise. (Wow, what a small world!) It's going to be great to see them!!!

Is there any way we can speed up time? I don't think we can get there soon enough! We will be looking for all of you on Deck 10.

:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[rcdisneyfam]

That is great for U2birds, these Disney Cruises always seem to be "Magical" That will be a great way to have even more fun on the cruise knowing someone. We are sailing with 2 other families from home and are meeting up with 2 other families that we met last year on the Disney Cruise. Cam & Howard and Caroline & Mike and it will be great seeing them again. I know what you mean about speeding up time, we can't wait !!!

[the5J's]

Hello U2BIRDS and KIMDISFAN

West Chester says HI!

Is there any interest in a Cincinnati pre-cruise party?
I would like to learn more on how to get the most out of the MAGIC!
May be at Bahama Breeze Restaurant or someplace else?

What are the ages of your children?

[KimDisFan]

the 5J's and u2Birds,

I have a DD7. Feel free to e:mail me at martinjarrettfan@aol.com.

u2birds,

My MIL couldn't call our house fast enough last night after you called her last night. It definately is a small world.

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! Where has everyone been? Not much action on this thread. Maybe we are all busy scouring the websites for Key West, Cozumel and Grand Cayman?:) Since we don't expect to have our documents for a while :confused: , I have decided to focus on the packing list. :p Surprisingly, I am actually paring it down, rather than adding to it. Of course, more and more stuff is getting allocated to Howard's carryon :D . I'll carry the papers and some clothes. He can carry the camcorder, extra batteries, the toiletries, . . . oh, yeah, . . . . the collapsible cooler too, which will only be filled after we arrive in cape canaveral ;) Have decided we definitely need to carry on some coke and diet coke for malibu rum & coke :cool: Friends have already put in their tequila and rum orders with us, so I think Howard's carry on will be even heavier coming back. Does anyone know if we can carry closed liquor bottles off the ship and onto the plane. Would hate to have to figure that all out at the airport.
BTW, is everyone going to the airport right from the port? What times are your return flights?

[rcdisneyfam]

Cam, saw a while ago that people coming back from recent cruises they carried bottles back on the plane in those cardboard box carriers. We should have not problems. We are going delta and I can't remember the time around 11 something, we are the only ones out of 12 of us going back that same day. Bob &Cindi are going to stay a coulple more days and see Bob's parents and Bob & MaryAnne are staying a couple more days and seeing his brother. We will have the job of picking them up at the airport the days they get home, which is always fun. Ralph loves the airports. Hope this helped. When do you guys fly back and what airline?

[keenercam]

Hey, Roberta--
sounds like we will be hanging around the airport a couple hours longer than you. You'll be halfway home by the time our USAirways flight departs at 1:50. Fortunately, we still get home pretty early, about 4:30. We still don't know if Howard will be driving his mom back to Pittsburgh that Sunday. I am sure he will be exhausted for work on Monday.
Good to know about carrying the bottles back. Guess we will need to be sure we ask for carrier boxes. Was hoping to carry home the tortuga rum cakes in my carry on (just in case I got so depressed about the end of vacation that I would NEED fortification :D ), but I guess I will pack those rum cakes with all the rest of the loot. I never remember the limits for customs. Will have to look that up, just in case there is a limit on . . . well, you can probably guess :rolleyes:

[thebigguy]

My brother asked us to bring back rum cakes for him too and not wanting to take up too much room in the luggage-I looked on the internet and found the web site for the Tortuga rum cakes. The web site address is tortugarums.com and they will ship rum cakes, rum, and hot sauces for you. I do not know how much they usually cost but shipping is included and it will be easier to ship them home then lug them in the suitcase but maybe they charge you too much, if anyone knows let me know.

Thanks!
Kristina

[keenercam]

Hi, Kristina--
When we went, there was a kiosk in the middle of a plaza where you could pick out the variety you wanted for a 6 or 8-pack of small (maybe 8 oz) cakes. There were so many flavors that I cannot even remember all of them, but I think I remember the chocolate was to die for. :D I checked out the website and it looks like they don't have that sampler pack. It didn't take up much room in our suitcase, though.

[u2birds]

When I arrived home today our cruise documents had arrived!!! Now I know it can't be very long, June 22nd will be here in no time!

Our DS is 16 and our DD is 7.

KimDisFan:

Your MIL & FIL are such neat people!




:bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[TENNDVC]

Howard & Cam.
We have a later flight coming home also 4:30. Thought we might want to cruise over to Downtown Disney before heading home or have a nice lunch out. With the short flight home we will still be home before dark. It is about a 2 1/2 drive from Nashville back to Knoxville.
Can't believe both boys are out of school already. Looking forward to the long weekend starting tomorrow. I am off until Wed so maybe I will get more cruise shopping done.


Yvonne

[rcdisneyfam]

O.K., enough talk about going home after the cruise, we haven't even left yet!! Waiting for the long weekend too, maybe some sunshine and Coronas and a little shopping too at the outlets here in CNY. Anyway, keep the posting going and it is great to talk to everyone......

[KimDisFan]

u2birds-
We will have to make sure our DDs get together. :bounce: Feel free to drop us an e:mail.

[Laurajean1014]

Just checked out Mr. Sancho's! It looks great. If no one has a better suggestion, I'm taking my family there! Missed out on the excursions that we wanted and now I'm feeling that it might be better that way.

;)

[KeenHo]

As of today, Louie's Backyard will be taking phone reservations for lunch and dinner while the Magic is docked in beautiful Key West. We will be calling to make dinner reservatons. They will accept them 30 days in advance. I have heard a lot of great things about Louie's Backyard, history, atmosphere, food, views, etc. They have a website you can check out if you are interested...

www.louiesbackyard.com

Still waiting for the docs to arrive, it might be a while..... unfortunately.

The thought of the cruise and meeting everyone and seeing our great friends from the May '01 Magic sustain us.

Have a wonderful day and holiday weekend.

Howard

[keenercam]

Hi, Yvonne!
Your plans for that saturday sound great. We are going to take DCL transfer back to the airport and will probably sleep in chairs there :) We don't have a rental car for that day and our flight is early enough that it makes sense for us to go to the airport and hang out. That is usually the time I spend checking work voicemail and making notes of priorities for back to work. We usually also check in with the kids and other family to let them know we are back on terra firma and ready to head home. Fortunately, the orlando airport has some fun shopping,including a disney store! As if I would not have had enough disney by then. Never enough. Certainly never too much!