"10/23/2010 Seven Days of Magic Sailing to the Saints Looking for Serenity Now!" 2

[sunshine1259]

Since I figure our thread will be closed shortly, I decided to go ahead and start a new one.

So, please continue, Everyone.

[kimpossible]

Joining in. Trying to decide if I should change the cruise I booked on board to the 5 night or keep the 7 Western. I am not thrilled with the Costa Maya addition instead of Key West, however, now that I had a taste of all of the special menus...I don't know that I want to switch.:confused3

[sunshine1259]

Joining in. Trying to decide if I should change the cruise I booked on board to the 5 night or keep the 7 Western. I am not thrilled with the Costa Maya addition instead of Key West, however, now that I had a taste of all of the special menus...I don't know that I want to switch.:confused3


Hi, Kim. It sure was nice meeting you.

I have not been on either a 5-day cruise or the 7-day Western. The only reason I would pick a 5-day over a 7-day Disney cruise would be to if the 5-day had a double dip at Castaway Cay. I am mentally still there.

But, I do love a 7-day cruise. Don't know if I can do anything less unless there were a 2 day stay at Castaway Cay. But, then I already said that, didn't I?

Did I mention that I LOVED Castaway Cay?

Anyway, hope that helps.

[kimpossible]

Hi, Kim. It sure was nice meeting you.

I have not been on either a 5-day cruise or the 7-day Western. The only reason I would pick a 5-day over a 7-day Disney cruise would be to if the 5-day had a double dip at Castaway Cay. I am mentally still there.

But, I do love a 7-day cruise. Don't know if I can do anything less unless there were a 2 day stay at Castaway Cay. But, then I already said that, didn't I?

Did I mention that I LOVED Castaway Cay?

Anyway, hope that helps.

It is a double dip CC. I feel the same about it. Hands down, favorite stop.

[d'Isigny]

All - what a great cruise...words can't describe how awesome everything was. And...what a treat to meet all of you.

As discussed...we have a site to share our photos via shutterfly.

http://10232010sevendaysofmagic.shutterfly.com

This is a closed site - only those with the password can view or add photos. Please pm or message me (I'll be quicker with an e-mail). The best e-mail address to get me at is

d.isigny@gmail.com


The return e-mail you will receive is from shutterfly - and will contain the password to access our site.

Look forward in hearing all returned home safely and hope your sail was as special to you as it was to Nan and I. Thanks to all for making this an awesome cruise. K

[coastiewifern]

It is a double dip CC. I feel the same about it. Hands down, favorite stop.

Hey Kim, I love the idea of a double dip. Just wanted to say that my husband cruised last year to Costa Maya and I signed him up for this excursion. They enjoyed it said the lagoon Azul was really nice
http://www.thenativechoice.com/chacchoben_extreme.php

[sunshine1259]

All - what a great cruise...words can't describe how awesome everything was. And...what a treat to meet all of you.

As discussed...we have a site to share our photos via shutterfly.

http://10232010sevendaysofmagic.shutterfly.com

This is a closed site - only those with the password can view or add photos. Please pm or message me (I'll be quicker with an e-mail). The best e-mail address to get me at is

d.isigny@gmail.com


The return e-mail you will receive is from shutterfly - and will contain the password to access our site.

Look forward in hearing all returned home safely and hope your sail was as special to you as it was to Nan and I. Thanks to all for making this an awesome cruise. K

Yes, Kevin, indeed this was without a doubt the best cruise ever. It was such a pleasure meeting everyone.

I will definitely be checking out the photos and adding my few. Not much of a picture taker. I can't wait to relive some of the moments on the ship.

[sunshine1259]

It is a double dip CC. I feel the same about it. Hands down, favorite stop.

Well then, I think that I would choose the 5-day. I enjoy some of the ports but I don't really do much in them. But now Castaway Cay, that is another story. I could spend a few days there.

I guess it would come down to cost and time of year.

Keep us posted.

[CADZNYCHC]

We rebooked for Mexican Riviera and 2012 or early 013 Fantasy cruise - probably the eastern again (i LOVE the extra sea days) or a special itin depending on what they offer

[sunshine1259]

We rebooked for Mexican Riviera and 2012 or early 013 Fantasy cruise - probably the eastern again (i LOVE the extra sea days) or a special itin depending on what they offer

Yes, we booked a dummy cruise. Waiting for the 2012 itineraries to come out. I would love to do the Eastern again because I really enjoyed those sea days, too.

[sunshine1259]

Giving us a bit of a bump.

[JanDave]

We're on the Mex. Riviera on 10-23-11 and just looked at the itinerary - 3 ports 3 days in a row, with 3 sea days.

Again, it was great meeting those I met last week.

Jan

[sunshine1259]

We're on the Mex. Riviera on 10-23-11 and just looked at the itinerary - 3 ports 3 days in a row, with 3 sea days.

Again, it was great meeting those I met last week.

Jan

It was great meeting you too, Jan. We are trying to decide on 2012. We are already booked for Jan and August next year.

[cheesehead3]

All,
Thank you for making this cruise so wonderful. We enjoyed meeting all of you and are looking forward to cruising again. Tammy loved the FE, and can't wait to participate again :thumbsup2. She did want to pass on to everyone, that if you got a ghost the heat in the luggage effected the glue and ours came apart, so a little dab of fabric glue will keep it together.

Charles

[Evad]

Uploaded this shot to the potd thread. Thought I would do so here as well.

From Castaway Cay


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0346_edited-2.jpg

[Evad]

todays potd



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0315_edited-2.jpg

[sunshine1259]

Uploaded this shot to the potd thread. Thought I would do so here as well.

From Castaway Cay


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0346_edited-2.jpg

What a cool shot, Dave, especially with the Magic in the backgroud.


Just noticed this is my 1800th post!!!

[Nathalief]

hi Everyone! I'm Nathalie, the bride from Quebec, Canada:goodvibes

It has been a pleasure to meet each of you and having conversation with you. Mouseears1, Sunshine 1259, Torontogirl (Thank you again for your present!), Paul and all the people I talked with but I don't remember your name, sorry:confused:!!!!

This cruise will stay in my memory for the rest of my life, it was magical.

Have a great evening everyone!!

[CADZNYCHC]

hi Everyone! I'm Nathalie, the bride from Quebec, Canada:goodvibes

It has been a pleasure to meet each of you and having conversation with you. Mouseears1, Sunshine 1259, Torontogirl (Thank you again for your present!), Paul and all the people I talked with but I don't remember your name, sorry:confused:!!!!

This cruise will stay in my memory for the rest of my life, it was magical.

Have a great evening everyone!!

Nathalie - Congratulations again to you and your husband!!! it was a pleasure to meet you and your beautiful family! and to share (from afar) your wonderful wedding day!

[CADZNYCHC]

We're on the Mex. Riviera on 10-23-11 and just looked at the itinerary - 3 ports 3 days in a row, with 3 sea days.

Again, it was great meeting those I met last week.

Jan
My first ever cruise was the mexican riviera the 1st time Disney brought the Magic to the west coast....we were hooked...i've rebooked another mex riviera cruise along with sister, her family, and either my son & his DGF or my daughter, her hubby & their baby boy or maybe all of us...lots of decisions to make...

AND if you didn't hear yet....SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!

[itutorfortravel]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

[kimpossible]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

I can't comment for everyone, but I had no issues with my staterom or any other area onbaord. Everything was lovely. I will say that my service in the dinning room was pretty bad,, but that is not the norm. I am sure you will have a wonderful cruise...no worries!

[CADZNYCHC]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

We did have some sewage smell (from the bathroom tub) but we kept the drain closed until they came and fixed it - everything else was great in the room. Wasn't particularly pleased with the location of our table in Parrot Cay (the very back near the kitchen area) was VERY VERY NOISY...but i guess someone has to sit at that table...everything else was just as good as ever~

[sunshine1259]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

There was some sewage one night of the cruise at one end of the deck that I was on. I think they were cleaning something, because it was only that one night and it was only for a very short period of time.

Other than a couple of mechanical things that were promptly taken care of, there were no problems. Had a wonderful cruise on a lovely ship and I hope that you do as well.

[sunshine1259]

My first ever cruise was the mexican riviera the 1st time Disney brought the Magic to the west coast....we were hooked...i've rebooked another mex riviera cruise along with sister, her family, and either my son & his DGF or my daughter, her hubby & their baby boy or maybe all of us...lots of decisions to make...

AND if you didn't hear yet....SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!

Congrats to the Giants, Brenda. You don't appear to be TOO excited about it :rotfl:!!!

[sunshine1259]

hi Everyone! I'm Nathalie, the bride from Quebec, Canada:goodvibes

It has been a pleasure to meet each of you and having conversation with you. Mouseears1, Sunshine 1259, Torontogirl (Thank you again for your present!), Paul and all the people I talked with but I don't remember your name, sorry:confused:!!!!

This cruise will stay in my memory for the rest of my life, it was magical.

Have a great evening everyone!!

Nathalie, it was a pleasure to finally meet you. You were indeed a truly lovely bride. Best wishes to you, your new husband and your family.

[JanDave]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

No issues in our stateroom which was deck 6 forward. I did not see any issues with the Walt Disney Theatre. I thought it looked the same, great as usual.

Jan

[JanDave]

hi Everyone! I'm Nathalie, the bride from Quebec, Canada:goodvibes

It has been a pleasure to meet each of you and having conversation with you. Mouseears1, Sunshine 1259, Torontogirl (Thank you again for your present!), Paul and all the people I talked with but I don't remember your name, sorry:confused:!!!!

This cruise will stay in my memory for the rest of my life, it was magical.

Have a great evening everyone!!

Congratulations Natalie!

Jan

[minniesota]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

This was my 4th cruise on the Magic and I have to say the ship looks a little tired. Our group was kind of disappointed BUT issues were quickly resolved and none of the "warts" we observed interfered with us having a great time. I am a pretty observant, detail type person so I notice things many others wouldn't. My DH, for example, would not have noticed any of the things I mention below.:rotfl:

Things we observed (we had 2 staterooms on Deck 7 aft):

Lukewarm water in the shower on the first couple days

No cold water on our last day (that shower after Castaway Cay day was HOT and the water from Deck 9 drink station was lukewarm)

Some slight sewer gas smell from the toilet room -persisted throughout the week but wasn't horrible

Our stateroom door was difficult to latch - we had to really pull/push to ensure it was closed

Loose panel in the air conditioning unit in ceiling next to the closet - rattled loudly until GS fixed it

Lots of creaking and squeaking in both cabins, especially at night when we were experiencing rougher seas

Stains on carpet, especially near staircases (which we used a lot!)

Large stain on the carpet along the whole wall outside Palo

A few wobbly chairs in Studio Sea (we exchanged them)

Strong, musty smell in Sessions (but we still enjoyed our cocktails!)

I think the Magic is showing the wear and tear of a ship that has been in almost constant use for 12 years. DCL should take her out of service for a longer dry dock so she can be restored to her former beautiful state.

We did have a fantastic time but we are considering booking the Dream or Fantasy to enjoy an updated ship.

[sunshine1259]

For me, the ship could have been falling apart at the seams for all I cared. For what I realized during my MAGICal time aboard the Disney Magic, was not the condition of the ship, (not that I have anything to complain about), but the absolute joy and pleasure that I had from all of the people I met!!

From the service of the wonderful Disney castmembers, to the wonderful new friends that I made while onboard, is truly what makes a good vacation. It is not the destination, food, or even the condition of your living quarters, (unless we are talking really bad) that makes a good vacation. It is and always be about the people.

And for me, I can not see how we are going to be able to top this cruise. We met and had the pleasure of spending time with some truly amazing and wonderful people. I call them my blessings from God. I was surely blessed on this cruise. Thanks to all of you who made that possible.

[sunshine1259]

Ok, I am waiting to see some of those pictures. Dave, I really enjoyed the ones you posted yesterday.

[minniesota]

For me, the ship could have been falling apart at the seams for all I cared. For what I realized during my MAGICal time aboard the Disney Magic, was not the condition of the ship, (not that I have anything to complain about), but the absolute joy and pleasure that I had from all of the people I met!!

From the service of the wonderful Disney castmembers, to the wonderful new friends that I made while onboard, is truly what makes a good vacation. It is not the destination, food, or even the condition of your living quarters, (unless we are talking really bad) that makes a good vacation. It is and always be about the people.

And for me, I can not see how we are going to be able to top this cruise. We met and had the pleasure of spending time with some truly amazing and wonderful people. I call them my blessings from God. I was surely blessed on this cruise. Thanks to all of you who made that possible.

I agree that the people can really make your cruise magical - and this was a great group of people.:thumbsup2 How wonderful that you have that point of view! But I think the destination, food and living quarters do come into play when you are spending a fair amount of money which I'm sure the poster is.

Just for the heck of it, I priced out the 11-night holiday cruise the poster was referring to and it would cost me and DH more than $8,000 for a Cat 5 which is what we usually reserve. Even the cheapest stateroom (Cat. 11) is currently $5,500.

That is a big investment on a vacation so I would have pretty high expectations. I can understand the poster's concerns.

Did I have a fantastic cruise? Yes, absolutely! But I definitely saw a decline in the Magic's appearance and hopefully all the issues that have been reported on the main cruise board and the Oct. 16 cruise thread will be addressed by DCL.

To the poster on the 11-night cruise - you will have a fantastic trip! If there are issues in your stateroom, report them so DCL can fix them right away. Realize there will be flaws and that the Magic is 12 years old. But as Brenda said, the people you sail with can make your trip extra special. Enjoy yourselves and report back what a magical time you had!:)

[sunshine1259]

I agree that the people can really make your cruise magical - and this was a great group of people.:thumbsup2 How wonderful that you have that point of view! But I think the destination, food and living quarters do come into play when you are spending a fair amount of money which I'm sure the poster is.

Just for the heck of it, I priced out the 11-night holiday cruise the poster was referring to and it would cost me and DH more than $8,000 for a Cat 5 which is what we usually reserve. Even the cheapest stateroom (Cat. 11) is currently $5,500.

That is a big investment on a vacation so I would have pretty high expectations. I can understand the poster's concerns.

Did I have a fantastic cruise? Yes, absolutely! But I definitely saw a decline in the Magic's appearance and hopefully all the issues that have been reported on the main cruise board and the Oct. 16 cruise thread will be addressed by DCL.

To the poster on the 11-night cruise - you will have a fantastic trip! If there are issues in your stateroom, report them so DCL can fix them right away. Realize there will be flaws and that the Magic is 12 years old. But as Brenda said, the people you sail with can make your trip extra special. Enjoy yourselves and report back what a magical time you had!:)

Agree 100%. We too spent a fair amount, and all we had to do was mention something and it was immediately addressed. Yes, you don't want to spend upwards 10k expecting a Hyatt and getting a Motel 6. That is nuts. So, go and enjoy your trip and if there is anything that is an issue with you on the ship, please make sure to mention it to Disney at that time. They will do all they can to rectify it if at all possible and sometimes if they can't, they will compensate you in other ways. Not a guarantee, but every once in a while you can get a little spinkle of pixiedust:!

[d'Isigny]

Hi everyone...sorry for butting into your thread, I hope you don't mind! ;)

I'm traveling on the Magic 11 day Christmas cruise and cannot wait!

However, there have been some pretty negative comments on the boards lately regarding the condition of the Magic, including leaking toilets, sewage smells, and the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart. I am hoping these issues have been addressed or that the people posting we simply over-exaggerating.

Since your group just sailed, I wondered if you all could comment on the condition of the ship and your cabins? We were on the Magic twice in 2009, so I understand she is not a new ship and things like varnish peeling off a handrail or rust around the verandah is not the nit-picky stuff I am interested in. However, sewage smells and stepping in toilet water is just plain gross and I'm hoping that is not what we will experience!

So, how was it? Please be honest, I want to be prepared. Thanks!

Maybe we are 'go with the flow' people - or - some that commented negatively over food, service &/or condition of the ship have expectations that even the Four Seasons/Ritz Carlton could not meet.

Our dining experience EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS!! From the rotation restaurants to Palo; the food was appealing, of appropriate temperature, delicious with a wider variety than in the past. My bride and I commented on the increase of vegan and vegitarian offerings - something that will make my oldest very happy. Our serving staff was OUTSTANDING!! My only passing comment - we might have needed to offer a reminder for a refill of coffee...on more than one occasion.

Cast Members that we encountered were incredibly gracious and sincerely appreciative that we sailed with Disney. Our Stateroom Host was FANTASTIC!!! The stateroom was clean and fresh smelling. I, myself did not notice any sewer smell.

The ship was clean and I did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Even pixie dust cannot turn a 12 year old ship to look like it did during it's inaugural year. During dry-dock the hull was stripped to the metal and repainted. I believe all the open deck flooring was sanded and varnished. The pools were completely refinished. During our sail, the staff was consistently preparing areas for paint or varnish...all over the ship. I can't believe the comment - "the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart"...this is a false statement.

Have a great time...the Magic is a beautiful ship...being well taken care of.

[kimpossible]

[COLOR="Blue"]Maybe we are 'go with the flow' people - or - some that commented negatively over food, service &/or condition of the ship have expectations that even the Four Seasons/Ritz Carlton could not meet. [/COLOR

We certainly are not expecting 4 Seasons service...but just to give you examples, the first night we ordered a glass of wine, it never came...that we overlooked. The next night we ordered chocolate milk for our son...4 x before we asked the head server if the child could get a drink (after he finished his meal). The next night we ordered a wine and he brought a beer. Another night we were finished our meal when our head server stopped by to ask our 10 year old son why he had no meal...uh it never came. They quickly brought out a VERY rare dinner. Next night they swiped our card and then brought the wrong bill...I don't think we were being picky...just bad service. We know that is not the norm and we went with it. Unfortunately there are even more dinning stories we could tell. So, no I do not believe it was us. Like I said, we had no complaints with anything else on the cruise and had a wonderful time.

[itutorfortravel]

Thank you everyone for your honest opinions and feedback. I really appreciate it. I do feel like we will have a great time. We sailed on the Magic last Christmas and it was spectacular. Yes, the ship is older but still beautiful and the things we did and saw were what made it truly special.

Our dining staff and room steward last Christmas were not as good as we had the week of Easter 2009, but by no means were they horrible. My guess is that some staff issues right now might be due to some turnover since some people are going to the Dream and perhaps there are newer people working on the Magic...I'm not sure that is the case, but just a hunch. While some of the issues noted here would be annoying, we could get through that.

I just hope we don't have a flooded or stinky room. That would be hard to overlook.

Our family decided to cancel our 2011 Dream cruise to be able to do this longer holiday cruise, so we do want it to be really special considering we've given up seeing the new ship. Hopefully in 2012 we'll get to sail on the Fantasy, but that is so far away and remains to be seen.

I will be sure to report back what we experience and I will remain optimistic that some of these kinks will be addressed before we sail next month.

Thanks again everyone for taking the time to note your observations! :hug:

[Evad]

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[minniesota]

Love the photo, Dave!!!:thumbsup2

[dennisbryce]

I just wanted to say I thought we had the best servers on the ship. Our servers were Melroy and Lee Anna. Did anyone else have them? Maybe we were in awe over the vacation or the beauty of the ship but I didn't notice anything bad at all. I thought the service and hospitality was A+. I loved the Magic and am a little sad that our next cruise is not with her :( Hoping some day to be able to return and cruise with her again :)

We booked a dummy date of Aug 25 2012 on the Fantasy. Excited to go on the Fantasy but we are going to book October 2012 about the same time, Eastern. Although my son Bryce would like to book with his new friends or just one of them. He truly misses them, especially Connor.

Had to go back to work yesterday and our computer crashed so I have had today and get tomorrow off till they get it back and running. Go figure an extra vacation :)

I just want to say to everyone again how much fun we had. All of our fish extender gifts were great!!! My son especially loves the cd. I love the cd but I have already heard the whole thing about 20 times :)

Thanks again Brenda for all that you did!!! Made our first Disney Cruise a truley memerable one. To everyone on the boards we hope to see your smiling faces again one day on the ship or even in the parks. Thanks to all for a fantastic vacation!!!

Powers Family
Crystal, Bob, Dennis, and Bryce

[JanDave]

todays potd



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0315_edited-2.jpg

Dave, thanks for sharing your photos!

Jan

[sunshine1259]

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0316_edited-2.jpg

Wow, the colors in your photos are so vibrant!!!

[sunshine1259]

I just wanted to say I thought we had the best servers on the ship. Our servers were Melroy and Lee Anna. Did anyone else have them? Maybe we were in awe over the vacation or the beauty of the ship but I didn't notice anything bad at all. I thought the service and hospitality was A+. I loved the Magic and am a little sad that our next cruise is not with her :( Hoping some day to be able to return and cruise with her again :)

We booked a dummy date of Aug 25 2012 on the Fantasy. Excited to go on the Fantasy but we are going to book October 2012 about the same time, Eastern. Although my son Bryce would like to book with his new friends or just one of them. He truly misses them, especially Connor.

Had to go back to work yesterday and our computer crashed so I have had today and get tomorrow off till they get it back and running. Go figure an extra vacation :)

I just want to say to everyone again how much fun we had. All of our fish extender gifts were great!!! My son especially loves the cd. I love the cd but I have already heard the whole thing about 20 times :)

Thanks again Brenda for all that you did!!! Made our first Disney Cruise a truley memerable one. To everyone on the boards we hope to see your smiling faces again one day on the ship or even in the parks. Thanks to all for a fantastic vacation!!!

Powers Family
Crystal, Bob, Dennis, and Bryce

Hi, Powers Family. I am so glad that your first Disney Cruise experience was a good one. We have a dummy cruise booked as well. And like you, we are hoping to be able to book a cruise with any of the folks from this thread. It really was an amazing group!! Hopefully we will see you one another Disney cruise.

[Evad]

Love the photo, Dave!!!:thumbsup2



Dave, thanks for sharing your photos!

Jan

Thank you!!!!



Wow, the colors in your photos are so vibrant!!!

I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0308_edited-2.jpg

[sunshine1259]

I still need to unpack and finally go through our FE gifts. Everyone was so generous and creative.

Again, thank you to all who were in my FE group.

And I need to say a special thank you for all of the gifts that I received as thank yous. That was so unexpected and such a delightful surprise.

I want to send a special shout out to Kim Pace (I hope I have the right Kim) for the "autograph" book. I used it to gather as many addresses and info from folks as possible. I even used it to have the characters sign it during our Character Breakfast.

I'd also like to thank Shannon and Matt for the great Mickey bag. Used it all cruise and I am still using it.

Sherry and Galen, I don't think I will EVER get through all my FE gifts from you all. Thank you so much. That was very sweet and thoughtful.

Thank you all again for making this the best vacation ever!!!

[sunshine1259]

Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0308_edited-2.jpg

Where the heck was that water slide?! I spent such a relaxing time at Serenity Bay, that I never even saw this slide. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

[sunshine1259]

Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0308_edited-2.jpg


That's a picture-perfect shot of the MAGIC!

[smeecanada]

.

The ship was clean and I did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Even pixie dust cannot turn a 12 year old ship to look like it did during it's inaugural year. During dry-dock the hull was stripped to the metal and repainted. I believe all the open deck flooring was sanded and varnished. The pools were completely refinished. During our sail, the staff was consistently preparing areas for paint or varnish...all over the ship. I can't believe the comment - "the Walt Disney Theatre literally fall apart"...this is a false statement.



Kevin - I think you are referring to the 2008 drydock. The one that was being shown on the stateroom tv. That happened a week after the EB Repo. They redid the pools, added the toddler splash area, the new spill over from the hot tubs to the pool in the Quiet Cove pool, replaced tv's, the laundry facilities, checked the propellers, painted the chain and hull, etc. I think this drydock was more mechanical (to fix something damage in February at Castaway Cay), they replaced carpet/tile/etc. and redid the drink station.

[dennisbryce]

Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0308_edited-2.jpg


These are amazing pictures!!! You are truely talented!!!
Thanks so much for posting

Crystal :)

[Evad]

Where the heck was that water slide?! I spent such a relaxing time at Serenity Bay, that I never even saw this slide. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

Both Kevin and I went down. That salt water up your nose as you hit the water sure does clean you out.....lol

[minniesota]

I just wanted to say I thought we had the best servers on the ship. Our servers were Melroy and Lee Anna. Did anyone else have them? Maybe we were in awe over the vacation or the beauty of the ship but I didn't notice anything bad at all. I thought the service and hospitality was A+. I loved the Magic and am a little sad that our next cruise is not with her :( Hoping some day to be able to return and cruise with her again :)

We booked a dummy date of Aug 25 2012 on the Fantasy. Excited to go on the Fantasy but we are going to book October 2012 about the same time, Eastern. Although my son Bryce would like to book with his new friends or just one of them. He truly misses them, especially Connor.

Had to go back to work yesterday and our computer crashed so I have had today and get tomorrow off till they get it back and running. Go figure an extra vacation :)

I just want to say to everyone again how much fun we had. All of our fish extender gifts were great!!! My son especially loves the cd. I love the cd but I have already heard the whole thing about 20 times :)

Thanks again Brenda for all that you did!!! Made our first Disney Cruise a truley memerable one. To everyone on the boards we hope to see your smiling faces again one day on the ship or even in the parks. Thanks to all for a fantastic vacation!!!

Powers Family
Crystal, Bob, Dennis, and Bryce

We had Melroy on our last cruise!! He was great. He was partnered with Jelena at that time but she is at Palo now. It's great when you really connect with your serving team, isn't it?

We loved our Stateroom Host - Fermin. This was our second time with him and he's the best!

[Evad]

These are amazing pictures!!! You are truely talented!!!
Thanks so much for posting

Crystal :)

Thank you so much!!!!!

As I said to Kevin (d'Isigny) on the cruise "I try"

[sunshine1259]

Thank you so much!!!!!

As I said to Kevin (d'Isigny) on the cruise "I try"

You try very well!!!

[bridget]

We were on the 10/23 cruise and had one of the best vacations ever.

We had a very, very odd stateroom problem. I could smell a funny smell on Monday and it got a little worse on Tuesday. I have the best nose, but I could not pinpoint where the smell was coming from! Tuesday night I get out of the shower and I amost pass out from the terrible smell. Apparently the 10/16 cruisers that were in our room, left us a present under the couch. A very large shell wrapped in a towel w/a dead crab/sea creature in it! We are guessing, they were planning on taking it home, and some how, it got under the couch???? My husband says, "I figured out what the smell was." He put it on the balcony, and I called guest servies. They were cleaning our room for the next hour. Then came back the next day to re-clean and then they did more cleaning that afternoon!

We had the best stateroom attenedent and fantastic dinner servers. Plus we are a family with multiple food allergies, and everything was perfect for us!

I did notice that the one soda fountain never seemed to work. Other than that, I couldn't find anything to complain about. Everytime I turned a corner, someone was cleaning.

I fully felt that I got a great value for the money. I was especially happy when we talked to some people that had been on the Norwegian Epic and Carnvial Dream (similar port stops) that we did not book their "new" ships over Disney!

*We loved the waterslide on Castaway Cay. I've never gotten so much water up my nose at once!!!

[bridget]

We had Melroy on our last cruise!! He was great. He was partnered with Jelena at that time but she is at Palo now. It's great when you really connect with your serving team, isn't it?

We loved our Stateroom Host - Fermin. This was our second time with him and he's the best!


Fermin was our stateroom host's brother. We had Falcon. We were on deck 8. We liked Falcon tons!! We met his brother and thought he seemed just as nice!

[Paul2003]

Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg



http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0308_edited-2.jpg

Wow!! That's beautiful!!! My picture is always washed out becouse it's so bright. Would you be willing to sell any 4 x 6 of this picture (Magic)?

[sunshine1259]

Bump!

[coastiewifern]

[COLOR="Blue"]Maybe we are 'go with the flow' people - or - some that commented negatively over food, service &/or condition of the ship have expectations that even the Four Seasons/Ritz Carlton could not meet. [/COLOR

We certainly are not expecting 4 Seasons service...but just to give you examples, the first night we ordered a glass of wine, it never came...that we overlooked. The next night we ordered chocolate milk for our son...4 x before we asked the head server if the child could get a drink (after he finished his meal). The next night we ordered a wine and he brought a beer. Another night we were finished our meal when our head server stopped by to ask our 10 year old son why he had no meal...uh it never came. They quickly brought out a VERY rare dinner. Next night they swiped our card and then brought the wrong bill...I don't think we were being picky...just bad service. We know that is not the norm and we went with it. Unfortunately there are even more dinning stories we could tell. So, no I do not believe it was us. Like I said, we had no complaints with anything else on the cruise and had a wonderful time.

Yikes that really isn't good. Weren't you on our rotation? First night PC? By the 3rd night our asst waiter Bonnie had the drinks ready and waiting for the kids when we arrived to the table.

[coastiewifern]

I just wanted to say I thought we had the best servers on the ship. Our servers were Melroy and Lee Anna. Did anyone else have them? Maybe we were in awe over the vacation or the beauty of the ship but I didn't notice anything bad at all. I thought the service and hospitality was A+. I loved the Magic and am a little sad that our next cruise is not with her :( Hoping some day to be able to return and cruise with her again :)

We booked a dummy date of Aug 25 2012 on the Fantasy. Excited to go on the Fantasy but we are going to book October 2012 about the same time, Eastern. Although my son Bryce would like to book with his new friends or just one of them. He truly misses them, especially Connor.

Had to go back to work yesterday and our computer crashed so I have had today and get tomorrow off till they get it back and running. Go figure an extra vacation :)

I just want to say to everyone again how much fun we had. All of our fish extender gifts were great!!! My son especially loves the cd. I love the cd but I have already heard the whole thing about 20 times :)

Thanks again Brenda for all that you did!!! Made our first Disney Cruise a truley memerable one. To everyone on the boards we hope to see your smiling faces again one day on the ship or even in the parks. Thanks to all for a fantastic vacation!!!

Powers Family
Crystal, Bob, Dennis, and Bryce

Yea! I am glad Bryce liked the CD. Connor is missing Bryce as well.

[coastiewifern]

We were on the 10/23 cruise and had one of the best vacations ever.

We had a very, very odd stateroom problem. I could smell a funny smell on Monday and it got a little worse on Tuesday. I have the best nose, but I could not pinpoint where the smell was coming from! Tuesday night I get out of the shower and I amost pass out from the terrible smell. Apparently the 10/16 cruisers that were in our room, left us a present under the couch. A very large shell wrapped in a towel w/a dead crab/sea creature in it! We are guessing, they were planning on taking it home, and some how, it got under the couch???? My husband says, "I figured out what the smell was." He put it on the balcony, and I called guest servies. They were cleaning our room for the next hour. Then came back the next day to re-clean and then they did more cleaning that afternoon!

We had the best stateroom attenedent and fantastic dinner servers. Plus we are a family with multiple food allergies, and everything was perfect for us!

I did notice that the one soda fountain never seemed to work. Other than that, I couldn't find anything to complain about. Everytime I turned a corner, someone was cleaning.

I fully felt that I got a great value for the money. I was especially happy when we talked to some people that had been on the Norwegian Epic and Carnvial Dream (similar port stops) that we did not book their "new" ships over Disney!

*We loved the waterslide on Castaway Cay. I've never gotten so much water up my nose at once!!!

Thank god we never had problems with the sewage smell. The only thing I noticed was we had to pull our cabin door shut (the kids often forgot). I saw a lot of cleaning and varnishing going on. I thought the pools looked great. I don't know why anyone thought the WD theater was falling apart???
Let me say that after speaking with people on the Epic I too feel we got a good value for the money. I've always conceded that DCL is expensive but now I am not so sure. I couldn't believe how NCL nickels and dimes their guests. They were not thrilled with the entertainment and some shows they even had to pay for!!!

[Towncrier]

Sue and I had an awesome time on the cruise. It had been 8 years since our last cruise (also on Disney) and we had forgotten just how great the service is on the Disney Magic. We met our server and head server from our very first cruise. After 10 years they are still on the Disney Magic. How awesome is that. Dean (our server on this cruise) went above and beyond at every meal and whenever we bumped into him on the ship. He is what Disney is all about. The entire staff was excellent. It was fun meeting a few new DISers and reacquainting ourselves with friends from other Disney trips. And I finally managed to convince my wife to eat at Palo. I can see why Pete likes to eat there EVERY night. We booked a 3-day cruise next year about the same time just so I can ride the Aqua Duck. Thanks again to Brenda and Eric for keeping the excitement level so high for this cruise.

[sunshine1259]

Thank god we never had problems with the sewage smell. The only thing I noticed was we had to pull our cabin door shut (the kids often forgot). I saw a lot of cleaning and varnishing going on. I thought the pools looked great. I don't know why anyone thought the WD theater was falling apart???
Let me say that after speaking with people on the Epic I too feel we got a good value for the money. I've always conceded that DCL is expensive but now I am not so sure. I couldn't believe how NCL nickels and dimes their guests. They were not thrilled with the entertainment and some shows they even had to pay for!!!


Wow, guests had to PAY for some shows onboard the ship??!!! What's that all about?

[sunshine1259]

Sue and I had an awesome time on the cruise. It had been 8 years since our last cruise (also on Disney) and we had forgotten just how great the service is on the Disney Magic. We met our server and head server from our very first cruise. After 10 years they are still on the Disney Magic. How awesome is that. Dean (our server on this cruise) went above and beyond at every meal and whenever we bumped into him on the ship. He is what Disney is all about. The entire staff was excellent. It was fun meeting a few new DISers and reacquainting ourselves with friends from other Disney trips. And I finally managed to convince my wife to eat at Palo. I can see why Pete likes to eat there EVERY night. We booked a 3-day cruise next year about the same time just so I can ride the Aqua Duck. Thanks again to Brenda and Eric for keeping the excitement level so high for this cruise.

Thank you, John. It was a pleasure meeting you and Sue as well. Eric and I enjoyed chatting with you. I think this group as a whole just made this such a wonderful cruise.

[Paul2003]

Does anybody have the correct spelling of our Captain:confused3

Thanks, Paul

[Anjelica]

Was wondering why our original meet posts were a few pages back - we have a new one...:)

Finally recooperating from vacation. We had a great time on the Ship (as usual).

I will say, and yes I tend to be detailed oriented, that the Magic is definetly looking her age. Our stateroom was showing signs of wear and tear as well of many of the common areas (large stains on the carpet near the stairs, etc.). I constantly saw work and cleaning going on but I think there is only so much you can do with constantly used areas without doing a total replacement.

I hope that when Fantasy comes into play they take the Magic out for several months and really do an overhaul.

[smeecanada]

Does anybody have the correct spelling of our Captain:confused3

Thanks, Paul

Just happen to have a note from the Captain re: the Castaway Club

Captain Thord Haugen

[sunshine1259]

Was wondering why our original meet posts were a few pages back - we have a new one...:)

Finally recooperating from vacation. We had a great time on the Ship (as usual).

I will say, and yes I tend to be detailed oriented, that the Magic is definetly looking her age. Our stateroom was showing signs of wear and tear as well of many of the common areas (large stains on the carpet near the stairs, etc.). I constantly saw work and cleaning going on but I think there is only so much you can do with constantly used areas without doing a total replacement.

I hope that when Fantasy comes into play they take the Magic out for several months and really do an overhaul.


Hi, Anjelica, Welcome home.

Our original thread was closed because it had reached its maximum page/post limits, 250/3750. So, I posted a link in the last thread directing folks to the new one.

Hope that you had a wonderful time.

[Evad]

Wow!! That's beautiful!!! My picture is always washed out becouse it's so bright. Would you be willing to sell any 4 x 6 of this picture (Magic)?

Hey Paul send me your email via a pm and I will send you a copy of the file. Print off what ever size you want.

[Evad]

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0322_edited-2.jpg

[CADZNYCHC]

[QUOTE=Evad;38810119]Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg
I would love to use this photo as my 'computer screen background' if that is ok with you - it is GORGEOUS - well they all are!!! you have an amazing eye

[Evad]

I would love to use this photo as my 'computer screen background' if that is ok with you - it is GORGEOUS - well they all are!!! you have an amazing eye

Thank you so much!! Use what ever you want, I don't mind at all. :thumbsup2

[sunshine1259]

[QUOTE=Evad;38810119]Thank you!!!!





I used a polarizer filter on the lens while at CC. It really helped to make the colours pop. Normally on such a bright day the colours would wash out. First time using that type of filter. See I'm still learning this photography business....

Here's couple more from CC.


http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0344_edited-2.jpg
I would love to use this photo as my 'computer screen background' if that is ok with you - it is GORGEOUS - well they all are!!! you have an amazing eye



You know, Brenda, that's a great idea!! I hadn't thought of that. But, looking at it, it fits my computer screen perfectly!!!

[MrsMunchie]

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone in our FE group. Your gifts were wonderful and we had such a great time receiving them on the ship and even more fun going through them again at home. You are all so generous!

I'm sad that I only got to meet a few of you. We got to the port so late that we missed most of the meet. :sad2: Then we woke up late on Sunday and missed the stateroom tour. :sad1: It was great getting to know you on the boards. We had a wonderful time and hope to run into you again soon!

We booked a B2B on the Dream 12/8/11 and 12/11/11 and a dummy date for our 15th anniversary :hug: in December 2012 on the Fantasy (no kids). I can't wait to see the new ships!

[JohnO]

My mind is still on castaway cay! What an island!!!!

[PaDisneyCouple]

So- how was it? Took me a minute to find the group, as they closed the other thread.

WDW was a lot of fun for us: hot weather, interesting tours, Eatin' Epcot, though it seemed like all the parks were unusually crowded until about Thursday.

[CADZNYCHC]

Thank you so much!! Use what ever you want, I don't mind at all. :thumbsup2
thank you sooo much - such a beautiful reminder of a fabulous trip!!!

[QUOTE=CADZNYCHC;38822201]



You know, Brenda, that's a great idea!! I hadn't thought of that. But, looking at it, it fits my computer screen perfectly!!!
it definitely helps to keep things "magical"

[CADZNYCHC]

So- how was it? Took me a minute to find the group, as they closed the other thread.

WDW was a lot of fun for us: hot weather, interesting tours, Eatin' Epcot, though it seemed like all the parks were unusually crowded until about Thursday.

it was FABULOUS!!!! definitely my favorite itinerary (over the western)....booked two more cruises!!! Epcot & the FandW fest was great too - hadn't done that before....

[JjetMcg]

While there were a couple of "bumps" in the road... we had a great time!
1200 pics, sunburn, overeating, and lack of sleep... and we are all happy as can be!

Thanks to everyone in our FE group from cabin 6106! My girls loved all their little gifts and so did my husband and I!

Next vaca booked on the Dream in 2012!!!

[coastiewifern]

Quick question. We dummy date booked a cruise onboard for Dec 2011. We are thinking of moving this ressie to a 2012 DD on the dream. My question is if we are even thinking about it should we move it now to lock into a price? Will the price be better now rather than waiting to decide? We know we are not actually taking the 12-04-11 cruise as we cannot pull the kids out of school next time. Please advise.

[coastiewifern]

I am secretly hoping Mizar (my server) will show up at my door tonight ready to serve me a wonderful dinner. Anyone else feeling that way?:laughing:

[kimpossible]

I am secretly hoping Mizar (my server) will show up at my door tonight ready to serve me a wonderful dinner. Anyone else feeling that way?:laughing:

I just called my neighbor who also sailed with us. I asked her..."Isn't this supposed to be lobster night???" How low we've sunk;)

[minniesota]

Quick question. We dummy date booked a cruise onboard for Dec 2011. We are thinking of moving this ressie to a 2012 DD on the dream. My question is if we are even thinking about it should we move it now to lock into a price? Will the price be better now rather than waiting to decide? We know we are not actually taking the 12-04-11 cruise as we cannot pull the kids out of school next time. Please advise.

If you know your dates in 2012 (and there is an itinerary already announced) then you should move your dates now because prices will only go up. We also have a dummy date booked for Dec. 3, 2011 and plan to sail in 2012 on the Fantasy but not until after August and those sail dates have not yet been released. As soon as they are announced, we will move the cruise! :thumbsup2

Do you work with a travel agent?

[Evad]

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0317_edited-2.jpg

[smeecanada]

Quick question. We dummy date booked a cruise onboard for Dec 2011. We are thinking of moving this ressie to a 2012 DD on the dream. My question is if we are even thinking about it should we move it now to lock into a price? Will the price be better now rather than waiting to decide? We know we are not actually taking the 12-04-11 cruise as we cannot pull the kids out of school next time. Please advise.


If you know which cruise you'd like to do in 2012 and it's available for booking now - move your ressie now. We "reshopped" our Alaska booking last week which we moved a dummy ressie to when booking was available for Alaska. Prices have gone up and our original booking price with the onboard discount is cheaper than what is available now. You can always move it again before pay in full date, if you find something you like better without penalty.

[coastiewifern]

[QUOTE=minniesota;38834165]If you know your dates in 2012 (and there is an itinerary already announced) then you should move your dates now because prices will only go up. We also have a dummy date booked for Dec. 3, 2011 and plan to sail in 2012 on the Fantasy but not until after August and those sail dates have not yet been released. As soon as they are announced, we will move the cruise! :thumbsup2

We asked it to be booked onboard with DU. When I contacted DU they replied that DCL did not book the ressie with them. UGH add it to my long list of things to do tomorrow.

[CADZNYCHC]

[QUOTE=minniesota;38834165]If you know your dates in 2012 (and there is an itinerary already announced) then you should move your dates now because prices will only go up. We also have a dummy date booked for Dec. 3, 2011 and plan to sail in 2012 on the Fantasy but not until after August and those sail dates have not yet been released. As soon as they are announced, we will move the cruise! :thumbsup2

We asked it to be booked onboard with DU. When I contacted DU they replied that DCL did not book the ressie with them. UGH add it to my long list of things to do tomorrow.

between my sister & I, we booked 4 new cruises....our TA hasnt rec'd all of them from DCL yet...but the lines (esp the last night) were VERY VERY long...Leslie was working ALOT of OT that cruise!!

[JjetMcg]

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0317_edited-2.jpg


beautiful! I wanna go back!!!!! :)

[smeecanada]

between my sister & I, we booked 4 new cruises....our TA hasnt rec'd all of them from DCL yet...but the lines (esp the last night) were VERY VERY long...Leslie was working ALOT of OT that cruise!!

Seems to me they should have more than one person handling future bookings. That desk is never quiet - we waited more than a half hour on Thursday night.

[minniesota]

[QUOTE=coastiewifern;38836929]

between my sister & I, we booked 4 new cruises....our TA hasnt rec'd all of them from DCL yet...but the lines (esp the last night) were VERY VERY long...Leslie was working ALOT of OT that cruise!!

You beat us! Among my group of 3, we rebooked 7 staterooms on 2 cruises! I will be moving at least one of the cruises. Hoping to convince my DH to sail with me in February for Valentine's Day. Haven't told him yet!;)

Seems to me they should have more than one person handling future bookings. That desk is never quiet - we waited more than a half hour on Thursday night.

I agree! Leslie was way "overbooked"! :rotfl:

[d'Isigny]

I decided to try topaz to adjust some of our pictures. here is one of my buddy - K

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/l044793/IMG_0973.jpg

Heres one from orient beach

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/l044793/stmartyorientbeachrockswaves.jpg

[JohnO]

Palo anyone?

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/johnnyandcheryl/IMG_2532.jpg


Sunrise, Castaway Cay Day

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/johnnyandcheryl/IMG_2611.jpg

[minniesota]

Love the photos, you guys!!! Keep posting!!!

[JohnO]

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/johnnyandcheryl/IMG_2584.jpg

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g350/johnnyandcheryl/IMG_2568.jpg

[sunshine1259]

You guys are all some awesome photographers. These photos are breath-taking!!!

[Evad]

Wow great shots guys!! Love the Orient Beach shot Kevin!!:thumbsup2


One for today...

http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad330/Haringa2/Disney%20cruise%202010/DCLCruise2010-0343_edited-2.jpg

[bridget]

Kevin- I love the Orient Beach picture. We ended up going to Pinel Island, and I think it was a good thing. Really calm, no waves, and my daughter learned to snorkel :) We saw Orient Beach on the way back, and it looked beautiful with the waves crashing, but with a 3 year old and a 7 year old, it would have been a bit more challenging. Were there lots of waves?

How do you post pictures?

[CADZNYCHC]

wow - between Dave, John & Kevin - my photos are just a bit too blahhhhhh - gorgeous photos guys!!!!

[CADZNYCHC]

speaking of overworked and overbooked - just checked my new visa bill - DCL billed me three times - twice for the same deposit....uggghhh

[mouseears1]

The photos are just so beautiful:lovestruc Keep posting them please:cutie:

Alan and I were talking yesterday and we can't believe that we were just on the "Magic". On the way to work on Friday morning Alan says to me " Well, the Magic is just now docking at Castaway Cay". It seems like just yesterday that I was on the ship with my family and with all of you.

On the bright side, Alan and I (yes no children:rotfl:) just booked on the "Fantasy" for April 28, 2012. I can't wait to see the ship and the room.

Missing you all

Alisia

[Cindi0511]

Y'all have been busy! We just got back last night after spending some time at Saratoga Springs with some of our family. LOVE all the pictures, and will have to relook up that e-mail address to see if I can pull some down off the shutterbug (?) site.

This was a good cruise, but rougher than our other two. Several family members were very seasick, including one who had been on the other two with us. Everyone was wobbly back on land.:rotfl2: Guess that means we are still supposed to be on the ship!

The only complaint anyone in our group had was some sewage coming up through the floor in their bathroom on the first or second night, but it was promptly taken care of.

Wira, our head server who was also our head server on the 11-day Special Southern Caribbean cruise back in 2006, arranged it so all the adults could sit together for dinner and all the kids could sit together. I heard that the server who ended up with the kids was really scared at first, but we really worked on the kids behaving and being super, super polite, and she seemed to relax almost immediately. That was Grissell and Andrea was her assistant. We adults had Igor as server and Fernando as assistant. This was the first cruise where I have ever tipped a set of servers who weren't "officially" our own. We all tipped our assigned servers above and beyond, but all four of these servers were phenomenal.:lovestruc And Wira is first class all the way. I hope Disney never loses him.

I have many more thank you's to post, but must run for now. I do want to start off by saying Thank You hugely to Brenda for all her hard work. The FE blew my family members away, so thanks to all of you who participated. Fishing gear was incredible. :cloud9:

[Cindi0511]

Alan and I were talking yesterday and we can't believe that we were just on the "Magic". On the way to work on Friday morning Alan says to me " Well, the Magic is just now docking at Cataway Cay". It seems like just yesterday that I was on the ship with my family and with all of you.



LOL I was making dinner for about 18 family members on Sunday evening, and I made the remark, "Now, nobody better ask me for more than one entree. You can have as MUCH of this entree as you like, but you only get one choice!" :laughing::rotfl2: Oh, it is so hard to come off a cruise!

[CADZNYCHC]

The photos are just so beautiful:lovestruc Keep posting them please:cutie:

Alan and I were talking yesterday and we can't believe that we were just on the "Magic". On the way to work on Friday morning Alan says to me " Well, the Magic is just now docking at Castaway Cay". It seems like just yesterday that I was on the ship with my family and with all of you.

On the bright side, Alan and I (yes no children:rotfl:) just booked on the "Fantasy" for April 28, 2012. I can't wait to see the ship and the room.

Missing you all

Alisia

Isn't it "UNREAL" to be off the ship for an entire week - so so sad! We haven't decided on dates yet for either our mexican riviera or our Fantasy cruise - waiting for some fall 012 dates. so so wonderful meeting you & your wonderful family Alisia!!!

[mouseears1]

Isn't it "UNREAL" to be off the ship for an entire week - so so sad! We haven't decided on dates yet for either our mexican riviera or our Fantasy cruise - waiting for some fall 012 dates. so so wonderful meeting you & your wonderful family Alisia!!!


It is unreal, our head server Oliver, IM'd me on Facebook last night. He told me he missed us and how was the family. ahhhh, dang.....I was wishing again that we were onboard.

For the Mexican Riviera our date is October 16, 2010. We plan on getting some Disneyland time in as well. One good thing about the Wonder being here is Alan and I will drive to the Port and when we leave I can get all those glasses onboard for the kitchen that I have been eyeing:woohoo:

Alan and I were talking about our 2012 plans and when I told him the Cat 1 suite on the Fantasy (I think they call it the Royal Suite or something like that now) was available, he said to book it. I said "well don't you want to think about it?" and he said not really. We are so spoiled by DCL:rotfl:

It was a blessing meeting you and the family as well. After the holidays, let's meet for lunch or dinner? Oh and CONGRATULATIONS GIANTS!!!!!!!


Alisia - A Dodger Fan ;)

[CADZNYCHC]

It is unreal, our head server Oliver, IM'd me on Facebook last night. He told me he missed us and how was the family. ahhhh, dang.....I was wishing again that we were onboard.

For the Mexican Riviera our date is October 16, 2010. We plan on getting some Disneyland time in as well. One good thing about the Wonder being here is Alan and I will drive to the Port and when we leave I can get all those glasses onboard for the kitchen that I have been eyeing:woohoo:

Alan and I were talking about our 2012 plans and when I told him the Cat 1 suite on the Fantasy (I think they call it the Royal Suite or something like that now) was available, he said to book it. I said "well don't you want to think about it?" and he said not really. We are so spoiled by DCL:rotfl:

It was a blessing meeting you and the family as well. After the holidays, let's meet for lunch or dinner? Oh and CONGRATULATIONS GIANTS!!!!!!!


Alisia - A Dodger Fan ;)
ahhh i was checking out the Royal suite - the website has a virtual tour - VERY VERY nice!!! and i'd love to meet you early next year!!! that'd be great!!!

thanks - we're soooo excited that SF finally has this title/experience....and my Dad was an AVID Dodger fan so they certainly are special as well

[Evad]

Wish I was here right now!!!!



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[kimpossible]

Wish I was here right now!!!!



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Oh how I wish I was there too.

[sunshine1259]

Wish I was here right now!!!!



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Me three!!

[sunshine1259]

How's it going out there?

[mouseears1]

How's it going out there?

Counting down the days until we go to Disneyland in May 2011 and dreaming of being back on the "Magic"........

[Evad]

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[sunshine1259]

Counting down the days until we go to Disneyland in May 2011 and dreaming of being back on the "Magic"........

What a nice picture!!! I am looking forward to seeing you all again. We have our cruise in January that I just paid in full, so, I will have my Disney fix soon enough, I guess.

[sunshine1259]

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Another awesome shot, Dave.

[mouseears1]

What a nice picture!!! I am looking forward to seeing you all again. We have our cruise in January that I just paid in full, so, I will have my Disney fix soon enough, I guess.

We can't wait to see you and Eric again. I also am looking forward to hearing how your mom likes "cruising" on the Wonder.:lovestruc Maybe she will be bit by the DCL bug just like all of us:rotfl:

[mouseears1]

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Wow, another gorgeous shot:thumbsup2

[Mr. Disney 652]

Hi guys
I just scanned all the navigators and associated papers. If anyone wants them, PM me with your email address. They look so much better then the olden days navigators!

What a great trip it was...

[JohnO]

Great pictures everyone. Boy was that a great time. The VERY BEST vacation we;ve ever experienced and all of you from DISboards are a part of that. We really did enjoy meeting each and everyone of you.

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[sunshine1259]

Great pictures everyone. Boy was that a great time. The VERY BEST vacation we;ve ever experienced and all of you from DISboards are a part of that. We really did enjoy meeting each and everyone of you.

View from Paradise Point
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I've said it once and I will say it again. You guys are some AWESOME photograhpers!!!

[Paul2003]

Counting down the days until we go to Disneyland in May 2011 and dreaming of being back on the "Magic"........

Did you get the PM I sent you last week?

Paul

[Evad]

Thank you all!!

John great pics keep em coming!!


One for today.....


What is this area, I just passed it on the way back to the ship and snapped the pic


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[mouseears1]

Did you get the PM I sent you last week?

Paul

Check your PM box Paul :). I did receive the 10/31/2010 message, but I had a serious brunette moment or was it the getting older moment and I thought I replied but alas it was all in my head.:rotfl:


Alisia

[Evad]

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[kimpossible]

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All I can say is...WOW!!!!

[JanDave]

Love the pics!!! Thanks to the photographers from our cruise. Sure helps to "remember the Magic" this way.

Jan

[JanDave]

DH and I leave 11/17 for Orlando. We will board the Disney Wonder on 11/18 for 2 B2B cruises - both 3 days each. On the second leg of our cruise, kids and grandkids will join us - there will be 10 of us in all. Can't wait!

Jan

[minniesota]

Awesome photography! These photo additions are my Disney cruise fix. Keepin' the Magic alive! Thanks....

[smeecanada]

DH and I leave 11/17 for Orlando. We will board the Disney Wonder on 11/18 for 2 B2B cruises - both 3 days each. On the second leg of our cruise, kids and grandkids will join us - there will be 10 of us in all. Can't wait!

Jan

I thought the Wonder was still doing a 3 and then a 4 day cruise???

[JohnO]

I've said it once and I will say it again. You guys are some AWESOME photograhpers!!!

You're far too kind!

[JanDave]

I thought the Wonder was still doing a 3 and then a 4 day cruise???

Wendy, the Wonder is still doing 3 and 4 days, but leading into Thanksgiving, it''s doing B2B 3 days, so that the Thanksgiving cruise will be a 4 day instead of 3 - those cruisers will board the Wonder on Wednesday and debark on Sunday. So, just thinking, the Wonder will then do another 4 day starting on that Sunday.

Jan

[Evad]

Thanks Kim!!


I now consider this place the 5th WDW park!! Well worth the visit!!! :thumbsup2




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[smeecanada]

Wendy, the Wonder is still doing 3 and 4 days, but leading into Thanksgiving, it''s doing B2B 3 days, so that the Thanksgiving cruise will be a 4 day instead of 3 - those cruisers will board the Wonder on Wednesday and debark on Sunday. So, just thinking, the Wonder will then do another 4 day starting on that Sunday.

Jan

thanks for clearing that up Jan. Have lots of fun with the grandkids.

[sunshine1259]

I just can't get over the clarity and brillance of all of these photos!!! They are really breath-taking.

[sunshine1259]

Oh, and I just received the email for our weekly digest. That is so :cool1:!!!!

I just need to go back and find the password :rotfl::confused3:rotfl2:!

[JanDave]

I just can't get over the clarity and brillance of all of these photos!!! They are really breath-taking.

I agree, Brenda, and the brilliance of our cruising DIS photographers. Thanks so much for all the pics.

Jan

[Evad]

Thanks guys!!!


Playing around with the Flying Dutchman now that she's gone from CC



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[sunshine1259]

thanks guys!!!


Playing around with the flying dutchman now that she's gone from cc



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w-o-w!!!!

[Grandma4ever]

What do you mean she is gone? Did they move her or what? Please do tell.

[JohnO]

What do you mean she is gone? Did they move her or what? Please do tell.

How was that western cruise?

[Evad]

w-o-w!!!!

Thank you!!



What do you mean she is gone? Did they move her or what? Please do tell.



The rumors are that it may be used in the new POTC 4 movie They started taking it apart in the last week or so. There is also talk that it may be replaced by the Black Pearl.







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[Evad]

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[Paul2003]

Wow!! Can you believe it's been a month since we sailed:scared1: So rumor has it that the Flying Dutchman may be used for the new pirtate movie:confused3 Sad to say it may need a lot of make-up. It would be neat to have the Black Pearl at Castaway cay:cool1:

[JohnO]

I can't believe it. Its definetly the best vacation we've ever had. Strangely, I felt very relaxed and rested at the same time as feeling busy and as though there was not enough hours in the day.

I for one cannot get back into the routine of the 'daily grind," and its been a month. Just cant stop thinking about how great a whole week aboard the Magic was. Trying to get back into the groove at work just isnt possible right now. lol. I wish it was!

[smeecanada]

Wow!! Can you believe it's been a month since we sailed:scared1: So rumor has it that the Flying Dutchman may be used for the new pirtate movie:confused3 Sad to say it may need a lot of make-up. It would be neat to have the Black Pearl at Castaway cay:cool1:

Won't be used in the new movie. Pirates 4 wrapped last week.

[Paul2003]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

[JanDave]

Hi Friends! Dave and I just got back from an amazing b2b on the Wonder. I will give a mini trip report, if you don't mind, to let you know that DCL rocks!!!

Weather was great; seas were much, much calmer than on our cruise. On our first leg of the b2b, we had a DIS meet in the Roy suite. It was great to meet these cruisers as the cruise is way too short.

On day 2 of our 1st cruise, I received a voice mail from my daughter who was en route, via ambulance, to an emergency room with her son, Sean. They were at MK and Sean started having stomach pains, behavior issues, etc. Lisa took him to First Aid, where his blood sugar was checked (his dad is a JD) and his level was 800!!! :sad1: Unfortunately, Sean was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. So, here I am in Nassau, cannot yet reach Lisa as her calls went straight to voice mail, and feeling helpless in not being able to be with Sean and Lisa. Lisa and I began communicating by e-mail and at one point, she thought about canceling the cruise and head back to Michigan. The docs and nurses strongly suggested that they go forward with the cruise; that it would be best for all of us. Sean was discharged from the hospital the night before the cruise. This granny fell apart. I wandered aimlessly around the ship that afternoon, started tearing up in Shutters, when Cinderella came up to me to console me. I lost it. The compassion she had was so genuine. Cinderella is my favorite princess!!! Guest services contacted me and told me to use their phone to talk to my daughter and DCL removed the ship-to-shore charge from my bill. By the time of our 11/21 cruise, Sean received several autographed pics of the characters, including Cinderella, a certificate from Mickey Mates with lanyard pins, and the baker baked a sugar-free cake for him. Shortly after hearing about Sean's diagnosis, Dave and I ran into an old friend of ours on the Wonder, Alen from Croatia. Alen started as a server, promoted to head server and Palo manager, and has now moved up to director of the restaurants. His wife was once our head server. He saw us from afar and was so pleased to see us. Well, this granny fell apart in telling Alen about Sean. Within minutes, he had notified our servers who were called into action to work with Lisa regarding Sean's diet.

On Sean's first Wonder cruise in 2008, he peeked in the windows at Palo. He can't wait until I take him to Palo when he is 18 - he is six years old. The Palo chef prepared a take out meal for Sean following our dinner! The look on Sean's face was priceless when he was picked up from the kids club, taken to the stateroom, and finding out he had "noodles" and soup from Palo. Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!

So, my friends, DCL rocks! The crew went over and above to make sure Sean's cruise was wonderful.

I attached a 6-page letter to my comment card to express our gratitude and appreciation for what the crew did for Sean and us. We went through a lot of tears but DCL made us smile throughout the cruise.

Now, I have to research JD, become a poster granny for JD research, learn how to test Sean's blood and give him insulin. I have a busy schedule ahead of me!

Jan

[Evad]

Thanks for the pm Jan. I hope the info I gave you helps out. You are in our prays. :grouphug:

[Evad]

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Kevin......

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[Evad]

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[d'Isigny]

Thank you my good friend. I completely enjoyed spending time shooting on the islands and aboard ship with you. Nan and I often comment...we'd love to again close the Cove Cafe with Sue and you.

Take good care - K

Kevin......

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[Evad]

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[JohnO]

Great shot Evad!

[JohnO]

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[Evad]

Thanks John, yours as well!!


One for today...

Ritz Carlton in St. Thomas


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[minniesota]

Thanks John, yours as well!!


One for today...

Ritz Carlton in St. Thomas


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OK, I want to be there right now! Beautiful1 My DH told me just this morning that he wanted to run away with me to a beautiful island. I think this looks perfect. Did you stay there, Dave?

[Evad]

OK, I want to be there right now! Beautiful1 My DH told me just this morning that he wanted to run away with me to a beautiful island. I think this looks perfect. Did you stay there, Dave?

No, we visited there while touring the island with Kevin and his wife.

[JohnO]

Almost done with my photo slideshow from the trip. Every year I create a slideshow, set music and effects to it and encode it to a DVD so we can watch it on the TV.

Just working on music selections to put into it...

Over the years I've kind of used up the usual Disney music selections. I've used most of the well known songs from Disney Movie scores and most of the well known WDW theme park attraction background or theme songs. DD has got me adding some pop hits from Radio Disney that she likes, plus, we heard some of them on board the ship so it seems very appropriate. But, I'm open to ideas and or song suggestions from anyone....

John

[minniesota]

Almost done with my photo slideshow from the trip. Every year I create a slideshow, set music and effects to it and encode it to a DVD so we can watch it on the TV.

Just working on music selections to put into it...

Over the years I've kind of used up the usual Disney music selections. I've used most of the well known songs from Disney Movie scores and most of the well known WDW theme park attraction background or theme songs. DD has got me adding some pop hits from Radio Disney that she likes, plus, we heard some of them on board the ship so it seems very appropriate. But, I'm open to ideas and or song suggestions from anyone....

John

I've used "Do You Believe in Magic?" for some of my shows.

[CADZNYCHC]

Want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, in case i don't get back here again. Spent this past weekend at Seascape Beach Resort and next weekend going to Disneyland.

DS comes home on Tuesday for his month long holiday, so we can also start decorating the tree (that we finally just got today)....DD doing well - she's anxioux for these next 6-7 wks to pass quickly....sure her hubby is too and i KNOW that DH & I are!

Sis Deb & I still looking at potential sailings for 2011 on the Wonder and 2012 on the Fantasy...we need to move our dummy dates to something concrete.....

hoping everyone is well AND warm - looks horribly cold in some states!!!!

[Sand]

Merry Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!

Sorry for not posting sooner. Never a dull moment around here.

Thank you Kevin, Dave and John for the great photos! They are all FANTASTIC!!

Dave - I am sorry too Peter and I didn't get a chance to spend more time with You and Sue. Please tell us more about the tour you did St Thomas! Yes, I agree, Castaway Cay is Disney's 5th park! :lmao:

Brenda - I thought we would see more of you also but never saw you again! How did that happen?! I totally agree with you. The people here truly made our first cruise EXTRAORDINARY! :hug: Our 3 and 4 yo girls would rather go on a cruise than go to Cindy's castle.

Kevin - Nan is a doll! I greatly appreciate her sharing her wisdom on raising daughters. Can't get enough of that! Thank you for sharing the picture of Capt Mickey in the terminal. I was hoping to see him there but we missed him. I emailed you, requesting the password to shutterfly. I will get some pics on there. I am sorry Peter didn't get a chance to hang out with you and Dave. I know he really wanted to talk photograpy with you gentlemen. Next cruise!

Thank you to all in our Fish Extender group. The ONLY way we got our daughters out of the kids club each night was to promise them there was something in our "pockets". We are very grateful for all of our wonderful gifts. I can't wait to use that creole seasoning. The hand-made ones are fantastic!

Cindi0511 - PLEASE PM me. I have to explain all of the fishing gear!!

[Evad]

Hey Sandy great to hear from you!!

We did a private tour on both islands with Kevin and Nancy. We had hired a driver that K & N had used before. Had great a time.

We definitely have to get together if our paths cross again. It was great running into Peter all over the ship!!

[JohnO]

Hello everyone! Hope the new year has found you well. All the forthcoming news recently about the Disney Dream has given me cruise fever. I can't wait to get back onboard DCL. Why cant money grow on trees!!!!

[Robin"D"]

Hey everyone,

I hope that everyone had a GREAT Holiday!

Angel & I really loved meeting everyone!

Hope all is well

Robin & Angel "D" :thumbsup2

[JohnO]

Hey everyone, sure wish me and DW were here right about now...

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[JohnO]

Looked into trans-atlantic on the Magic in september. Great rates! However, taking DD out of school for over two weeks would be a problem and DW and I arent crazy about being away from DD for that long.

[Grandma4ever]

Janet and I booked 9/22/12 Eastern on the Fantacy!!! Anyone interested in joining us? It already has an active thread. Should prove to be a great cruise with three days to explore and take pictuires of the Newest Ship.

[sunshine1259]

Hi, Lois. I think that Alisia will be on that cruise with you all. We are going a month later. I actually wanted to go in September, but October works out better for us this time. Hope you all have fun!!!

[Grandma4ever]

Hi, Lois. I think that Alisia will be on that cruise with you all. We are going a month later. I actually wanted to go in September, but October works out better for us this time. Hope you all have fun!!!

Yes she is and I am excited. The only thing we are missing is you. But if October really works better I will wish you an awesome cruise. I also know that you will make your thread the best. You were very good at organizing and keeping us going. I will however miss your smile. Lois

[JohnO]

Hey Lois, hey Brenda! Hope youre both doing well. I've got cruise fever bad. We really want to take another 7 nighter. Cant afford it this year though. Definetly trying for fall 2012. Perhaps we'll see you there!

John

[Grandma4ever]

Hey Lois, hey Brenda! Hope youre both doing well. I've got cruise fever bad. We really want to take another 7 nighter. Cant afford it this year though. Definetly trying for fall 2012. Perhaps we'll see you there!

John

Come join Janet and I on the 9/22/12 Eastern on the Fantasy. We have a great group of folks on the meet threat already. Should prove to be a great cruise. Hope to see you there.

[mouseears1]

We are on the 9/22/2012 cruise too:) This is going to be a great cruise as well.:cutie:
Hopefully you can come and join us. Paul, (and his family) who organized the room tours is on this cruise as well.

[Evad]

Nice to see that everyone has some new cruise plans!!! :thumbsup2

Sue and I are booked on the 9/2/2012, 5 night cruise on the Magic out of New York City. Sure would be great to go with all guys again. Maybe next time. :goodvibes

Sue and I are also hooking up with Kevin and Nancy and taking our 1st trip to Disneyland next Feb/March. Can't wait!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

[CADZNYCHC]

i have three cruises booked but none at the same time you all have some bookings :(
....really wanted to do the TA from Barcelona this year...but since DH won't cruise - didn't really have anyone to travel with (Dsis couldn't get that much time off and DS is back at school then)....so i have booked 9/20 out of Vancouver to LA - will spend a few days in Vanc ahead of time...Good friend will be going along with me...then in Jan, doing our 2nd Mex Riviera with Dsis Deb her husband Jon & DD Joeli, along with DS Ryan, his GF Bri & Ry's HS friend; next Oct 20th (my BD) Dsis Deb, Jon & I - possibly DD & DS Jaxon will be doing the eastern again on the Fantasy.

Speaking of DD = grandson Jaxon James was born Jan 27th...he is absolutely ADORABLE and such a good little guy too!!!

hope you are well!!!!

[CADZNYCHC]

Well all - just found out the Brenda & Eric are also on the 10/20/2012 sailing that i have booked....small world in the sailing business :)

[JohnO]

Hey everyone. Uploaded some footage of the sailaway party from our cruise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRflzRmHDUg

[JohnO]

Here's another clip or two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf_nW9wpTlg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCK0-eun0No

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhdcUIJwe6Y

[Grandma4ever]

Thanks for bringing back those wonderful memories. I wish I was back on board again. But I really need to focus on fixing up the house so in 7 years we can move to Florida!!! Then we can live the dream almost daily.

[sunshine1259]

Hey Lois, hey Brenda! Hope youre both doing well. I've got cruise fever bad. We really want to take another 7 nighter. Cant afford it this year though. Definetly trying for fall 2012. Perhaps we'll see you there!

John

Well all - just found out the Brenda & Eric are also on the 10/20/2012 sailing that i have booked....small world in the sailing business :)

Well, John, you can join Strawberry Brenda and I on our cruise next year. There are a couple more groups from this cruise who will be on the one next year with us. Hope you are able to join us.

[sunshine1259]

It is so cool to see this thread continuing.

I have been out of it for a few months. Had a couple of surgerys, spent a week in the hospital and was on 6 weeks of leave.

But doing all right now and looking forward to our Alaskan cruise at the end of August.

[sunshine1259]

We are on the 9/22/2012 cruise too:) This is going to be a great cruise as well.:cutie:
Hopefully you can come and join us. Paul, (and his family) who organized the room tours is on this cruise as well.

Hi, Alisia. Please PM me. I am wondering if you all made it to Disneyland yet. I believe you all were going sometime this month (which is over today). But if you haven't and/or are planning another trip down, we sure would love to get together with you all. And, I need some other info from you.

[sunshine1259]

i have three cruises booked but none at the same time you all have some bookings :(
....really wanted to do the TA from Barcelona this year...but since DH won't cruise - didn't really have anyone to travel with (Dsis couldn't get that much time off and DS is back at school then)....so i have booked 9/20 out of Vancouver to LA - will spend a few days in Vanc ahead of time...Good friend will be going along with me...then in Jan, doing our 2nd Mex Riviera with Dsis Deb her husband Jon & DD Joeli, along with DS Ryan, his GF Bri & Ry's HS friend; next Oct 20th (my BD) Dsis Deb, Jon & I - possibly DD & DS Jaxon will be doing the eastern again on the Fantasy.

Speaking of DD = grandson Jaxon James was born Jan 27th...he is absolutely ADORABLE and such a good little guy too!!!

hope you are well!!!!


Congrats on Baby Jaxon!!!!

[JohnO]

Brenda,
glad you're feeling better. Which 10/20/12 cruise are you taking? The Fantasy or the western on the Magic?

[CADZNYCHC]

Congrats on Baby Jaxon!!!!


Thanks Brenda!!! We sure are having fun!!! And i am really hoping that he and his mom will sail with us next year...she's not sure yet

[sunshine1259]

Brenda,
glad you're feeling better. Which 10/20/12 cruise are you taking? The Fantasy or the western on the Magic?

Thanks, John. We are doing the Eastern again, but on the Fantasy this time. Truth be told, I think that I would b prefer the Magic. The Dream and the Fantasy just seem like they are just so much larger than the Magic and Wonder.

[Evad]

It is so cool to see this thread continuing.

I have been out of it for a few months. Had a couple of surgerys, spent a week in the hospital and was on 6 weeks of leave.

But doing all right now and looking forward to our Alaskan cruise at the end of August.

Nice to see you back on the boards Brenda!! We had great time meeting you on the cruise. Hopefully we can run into each other on a future cruise. Say to Eric for me. :thumbsup2

[sunshine1259]

Nice to see you back on the boards Brenda!! We had great time meeting you on the cruise. Hopefully we can run into each other on a future cruise. Say to Eric for me. :thumbsup2

Thanks, Dave. I will let him know. I hope that we will run into each other again, too.

[Grandma4ever]

Happy Father's Day to all!

[JohnO]

Happy New year everyone! Hope 2012 has found you all well!

John

[sunshine1259]

Happy New year everyone! Hope 2012 has found you all well!

John


Back at cha, John.

[Evad]

Thanks so much John!!! Hope your year is off to a great start as well.