c_u_soon
04-25-2002, 11:14 AM
Hello everyone!
I have been lurking on this board since last September...taking notes...creating my "file" of information for our upcoming Disney Cruise...and am now ready to be an active member on this board.
We are a party of four (myself, DH, DS (will be 5), DD (will be 8)), sailing on the Magic, 7-night Eastern on 11/2/02.
In order to prepare for the cruise (you're reading about an obsessive note-taker here!) I went back a few months on this board and just read (and read...and read) through all of the postings that were applicable to the 7-night sailing. That way, all of my questions were answered even before I tried to ask them!
Between reading this board and the trip reports that are posted, we are certain to make the most of our vacation.
We booked through Dreams last October (found out about Dreams from my son's preschool teacher) and were originally assigned cabin 7003 (cat. 10). I asked for a secret porthole room and at the time none were available. But...low and behold... a few months passed and I received an email that 5520 had opened up ...and did I still want it?! You bet! Needless to say we are thrilled with getting this room.
Our neighbors are also going (Mom, Dad, DS (will be 7), so their son and mine will be happy campers together in the Kids Club (my DD, who will be 8 when we sail, is very excited to be with the "older" group at the Kids Club).
The knowledge/information passed along through this board is amazing and I can't wait to contribute as time passes.
A few notes to throw in:
We were in the Cayman Islands in November of 2000 (great condo on 7-mile beach...Plantana). We went to Stingray Sandbar with Captain Dexter (dexters-fantaseatours.com). Extremely friendly person, small catamaran, hence only 16 people max can sail with him. It was a wonderful excursion!
Our travels have also taken us to Atlantis, October of 1999. For those of you who have any interest in Marine Life (and/or gambling) this resort is not to be missed. Even if you don't have access to the pools, get a map and walk the grounds...it is an unbelievable place.
We are all very excited to be sailling with Disney!
Thank you all for taking the time to post your insights (whether good or bad). Looking forward to your future postings-
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Greek Isles and Venice cruise, 1984
Carnival cruise, 2x, late 80's (young and single...those were the days)
NCL, The Norway, Nov. 1991 (honeymoon)
Royal Caribbean-Monarch, Nov. 1993
DisneyWorld, 1997, 1998, 2000
Atlantis, Oct. 1999
Grand Cayman, Nov. 2000
Aruba, June 2001
Bellair Beach, FL, Oct. 2001
Honolulu, Mar. 2002
I have been lurking on this board since last September...taking notes...creating my "file" of information for our upcoming Disney Cruise...and am now ready to be an active member on this board.
We are a party of four (myself, DH, DS (will be 5), DD (will be 8)), sailing on the Magic, 7-night Eastern on 11/2/02.
In order to prepare for the cruise (you're reading about an obsessive note-taker here!) I went back a few months on this board and just read (and read...and read) through all of the postings that were applicable to the 7-night sailing. That way, all of my questions were answered even before I tried to ask them!
Between reading this board and the trip reports that are posted, we are certain to make the most of our vacation.
We booked through Dreams last October (found out about Dreams from my son's preschool teacher) and were originally assigned cabin 7003 (cat. 10). I asked for a secret porthole room and at the time none were available. But...low and behold... a few months passed and I received an email that 5520 had opened up ...and did I still want it?! You bet! Needless to say we are thrilled with getting this room.
Our neighbors are also going (Mom, Dad, DS (will be 7), so their son and mine will be happy campers together in the Kids Club (my DD, who will be 8 when we sail, is very excited to be with the "older" group at the Kids Club).
The knowledge/information passed along through this board is amazing and I can't wait to contribute as time passes.
A few notes to throw in:
We were in the Cayman Islands in November of 2000 (great condo on 7-mile beach...Plantana). We went to Stingray Sandbar with Captain Dexter (dexters-fantaseatours.com). Extremely friendly person, small catamaran, hence only 16 people max can sail with him. It was a wonderful excursion!
Our travels have also taken us to Atlantis, October of 1999. For those of you who have any interest in Marine Life (and/or gambling) this resort is not to be missed. Even if you don't have access to the pools, get a map and walk the grounds...it is an unbelievable place.
We are all very excited to be sailling with Disney!
Thank you all for taking the time to post your insights (whether good or bad). Looking forward to your future postings-
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Greek Isles and Venice cruise, 1984
Carnival cruise, 2x, late 80's (young and single...those were the days)
NCL, The Norway, Nov. 1991 (honeymoon)
Royal Caribbean-Monarch, Nov. 1993
DisneyWorld, 1997, 1998, 2000
Atlantis, Oct. 1999
Grand Cayman, Nov. 2000
Aruba, June 2001
Bellair Beach, FL, Oct. 2001
Honolulu, Mar. 2002