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ljql_5969

05-02-2005, 09:55 AM

I have spoken with a few others on the cruise line forum so I know there are others out there! :flower:

Our ages (at the time of sailing) will be : 6, 6, 9, 10, 10, 12, 15, 26, 34, 35, 35, 41, 45, 45, 46, 46, 67, 75

The 9 year old and the 12 year old (my brother's kids) will actually be celebrating their brithdays onboard so they will officially be 8 and 11 the weekend we board! :sunny:

I cannot wait! This will be our first DCL cruise although not the first cruise for my DH and I or my parents. The remainder of the group have never been on a cruise. It sure is expensive to go in July! But, we really wanted to go as a whole family :grouphug: and so that limits the time of year when we can go. I hope it is worth it! (I mean I know I will enjoy it, I am just hoping that the rest of my family does since I am the planner). :crazy:

From your signature it looks like you have been a couple of times. I guess I will be trying to benefit from your expertise. Have you always gone during the summer? :confused3

StuartMI

05-02-2005, 12:43 PM

I have spoken with a few others on the cruise line forum so I know there are others out there! :flower:

I wish they would stop lurking and show themselves! :confused3 :earsboy:

The 9 year old and the 12 year old (my brother's kids) will actually be celebrating their brithdays onboard so they will officially be 8 and 11 the weekend we board! :sunny:

Yes, we will have one birthday a week after the cruise so we are celebrating it on board, too. It's actually for the eldest member of the group so she should get a kick out of it.

It sure is expensive to go in July! But, we really wanted to go as a whole family :grouphug: and so that limits the time of year when we can go.

Same with us. My wife and I always cruise in October/November and the only reason we're going in July is because the rest of our group isn't "available" any other time. They all have kids and can only go when school is out. As for prices, I posted a message on this over on the main cruise boards--we booked in October of 2004 and since then the price on our 4 staterooms has gone up just under $7000! :earseek: :earseek:

From your signature it looks like you have been a couple of times. I guess I will be trying to benefit from your expertise.

Have only been on one cruise--A 4 day. This October is our 2nd one (also a 4 day) and next July is our first 7-day so we're newbies as well! :blush:

ljql_5969

05-02-2005, 02:37 PM

I wish I realized that the schedules came out that early! I booked in February thinking we were early. For my DH, me and my 2 kids, we paid $5212 for a category 11 (without air)! Not sure if the prices has gone up much since then. I wonder what the prices were when they first came out in October? On second thought, maybe I don't want to know. Everyone in my family is okay with spending that because they all agreed to go but I still would have liked to save some money.

When we first started thinking of cruising (in early 2004), we went to AAA to get prices and none were out for 2005. Well, then in March or April of last year, the prices came out and it was for California. So, AAA told me that the prices for 2006 would come out around the same time this year so that is why I waited. Now I am kicking myself. :guilty:

I have thought about suggesting to everyone to wait until 2007 but don't think I could do that to the kids for a second year in a row since they thought we were going this summer and now they are all set to go next summer!

agirlinflorida

05-11-2005, 08:33 PM

Hello there! :wave2: My family and I will be on this cruise too. :flower: So far we've managed to get together about 42 people spread out all over the ship in different catagories. I'm wondering what they will do with us at dinner! :grouphug: Try not to worry so much about the cost. We booked early (snagged 4 of the SPH's :teeth: ) and we still paid a lot more than I would have liked to. But if you are cruising with kids and you don't want them to miss school :teacher: , you really don't have much choice. Besides, you have over a year to pay for it! This will be our 4th Disney cruise and we can't wait. My youngest DD will be celebrating her 8th birthday on board. princess:

ljql_5969: glad to see your posts! I've been meaning to send you a post to see how the planning is going. Wish we were there already! :rotfl:

StuartMI

05-11-2005, 09:27 PM

42 people? Direct them over to this thread! :earboy2: Welcome! :goodvibes

ljql_5969

05-12-2005, 07:11 AM

Yeah for your daughter. I think a birthday onboard will be fun. We have 2 kids in our party celebrating that week also. :flower:

Planning is going pretty well. I am still sending my monthly Disney emails to my family to keep them up-to-date. I have been a little concerned as of late with the passport talk, but we'll see. I am just hoping nobody in my family drops out if they have to incur this extra cost. So far my travel agent has said no dates are definite yet. She said they are just suggested dates. :confused3

My parents already have theirs because they went to Italy. Mine is expired and the rest of the people going do not have one at all. :guilty:

I have been keeping them up-to-date about that and the possible cost. I just wish the government would make up their minds and say something definite. Everyone on the boards makes it sound definite which I think it will be eventually, but the website that everyone is referring to just says that they are suggested implementation dates. Who knows? :confused3

Glad to see you joined the thread! :goodvibes

And I wish our countdown was closer too! especially now with all of the updates on disneycruise.com. I am ready to make my Palo reservations! :banana:

MBFergie

05-12-2005, 01:08 PM

Thank god I found you all...me and family are have DCL withdraws this summer with the cruise heading west. Until a few minutes ago I forgot what our cruise date was, I just called DCL and was thrilled to find out my fellow cruisers have started to chat. This will be cruise #4 for us, we booked it last summer onboard.

I will be crusing with DH, DD (15 at cruise time) and DS (10 at cruise time). I know my DD would love to start a link for all the kids who will be in "the stack" to chat. She has made alot of friends in the past on board and thru the disboard.

So since we have a year to wait .. sob, sob ;-( I look forward to getting to know ya'll.

Where is everybody from, we live in South Florida.

Marie

ljql_5969

05-13-2005, 08:04 AM

The majority of my group is from Louisville, Ky. We have one family that is from Southern Indiana. We have 1 boy that will be 15 at the time of the sailing also. I will see if I can convince him to jump on board and check out some messages. :flower:

We also have some 10 year olds going! I cannot wait. This is our first DCL cruise! :goodvibes

StuartMI

05-13-2005, 08:18 AM

DW and I live in Ann Arbor, MI. The rest of our gang (9 of them) are from Virgil, Ontario, Canada right near Niagara Falls.

They will be bringing two boys that will be 11 and 9 and one girl who will be 7 at TOS.

agirlinflorida

05-13-2005, 06:18 PM

We have 3 families coming from North Florida and the rest are coming from Virginia and West Virginia. We have a lot of children going, ranging in age from 4 to 16. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm bummed about the Disney cruise heading west too. :sad2: We've been on a Disney Cruise every summer for the past 3 years. I wanted to do a 3 day this month, but Florida Resident rates never came out. (We're headed to Disney in a couple of weeks for a soccer tournament, so at least we'll get to see Mickey this summer! ::MickeyMo ) I've been hesitating on the passports too, especially for the children since they don't last as long.

I need to start a news letter for our bunch too. I'm certain most of them don't know about this website. :wave2:

ljql_5969

05-15-2005, 09:48 AM

I talked to our 15 year old sailor and I am trying to convince him to hop online and chat. Does yur daughter have her own screen name or will she use yours? :confused3

MBFergie

05-16-2005, 12:29 PM

***** TEENS CLICK BELOW FOR YOUR OWN THREAD****

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=817692

MBFergie

05-17-2005, 12:55 PM

oops...

StuartMI

05-18-2005, 09:09 AM

I'll pass this link along to my friends kids - they aren't teens yet but maybe they will want to chat too.

While I'm thinking about it -- what room/category is everyone in? Maybe we can start keeping a tally?

How about you reply back with your names and ages of each person as well as cabin number. Perhaps we can get a good game is DIS Tag going! :cool1:

I'll start for our group:

Cat 8 - 6524 - Stuart (30) & Melissa (32)
Cat 8 - 6526 - Patricia (67) & Adam (11) & Andrew (9)
Cat 6 - 6528 - Jim (38) & Melanie (32) & Hunter (2)
Cat 6 - 6530 - John (42) & Michele (42) & Janyn (7)

suRfergiRl91

05-22-2005, 01:54 PM

Cat 9 Room 2??? Me-Marie (42) Tim (42) Nick (10) Elizabeth (15)

I wanted to add the best things from past cruises:
deck 4 chairs
watching kids have unstructured FUN and spending time with them
palos on the last night (our tradition)
playing..OK, losing at bingo

ljql_5969

05-27-2005, 08:00 AM

We're signing in!! :flower:

Here is our group info...

Cat 11 - 6051 - John (41), Leanne (35), Quentin (10), Lucas (6)
Cat 11 - 6053 - Amelia (33), Jeff (35), Dalton (6)
Cat 11 - 6049 - Eddie (45), Linda (44), Amanda (11 turning 12 on 7/14), Eddie (8 turning 9 on 7/7)
Cat 11 - 6555 - Ed/GaGa (75), Leanne/Ma (67), Jennifer (26)
Cat 11 - 6549 - Betty (43), Kenny (45), Eric (15), Shana (10)

:banana: :banana: :banana:

jragland

05-29-2005, 12:51 AM

Hi gang..

We'll be joining you! We just got off of the Magic this morning after 14 wonderful days from Fl to CA. It was a great cruise! Will be my DW, Tracy, DD Taylor who will be 6 and a half and me Jim.

We were fortunate enough to have one of the Cat 3 rooms for the Panama cruise and it was wonderful. I booked for next year while on board last week and asked for the same room anytime in June or July of next year. But all of the cat3's were gone. Then Danielle said that for the July 8th sailing she had the Walt suite available. I said done. DW almost jumped overboard. She thinks I have lost my mind. So all of you have an invitation to join us for a few little get togethers in that great cabin.

Next year will be our 4th Magic cruise and although we just got home about 6 hours ago..we are already looking forward to next year. I'm looking forward to talking to all of you over the next year and seeing you on board!

Jim

ljql_5969

05-29-2005, 12:43 PM

wow! Great room!! :cool1:

We just got off an RCCL cruise and had an inside cabin so I think we will be okay with what we have but good for you! :goodvibes

StuartMI

05-29-2005, 01:17 PM

We were fortunate enough to have one of the Cat 3 rooms for the Panama cruise and it was wonderful. I booked for next year while on board last week and asked for the same room anytime in June or July of next year. But all of the cat3's were gone. Then Danielle said that for the July 8th sailing she had the Walt suite available. I said done. DW almost jumped overboard. She thinks I have lost my mind. So all of you have an invitation to join us for a few little get togethers in that great cabin.
Woohoo! :goodvibes :goodvibes I've always wanted to see the inside of that room, especially since I'm sure it will always be out of our price range!

I kept up with the repo-thread and it looks like everyone had a WONDERful MAGICal time on board! Do you have any photos posted anywhere? I'd love to see them.

Welcome to the thread, and look forward to meeting you (and everyone) next year!

jragland

05-29-2005, 02:02 PM

Woohoo! :goodvibes :goodvibes I've always wanted to see the inside of that room, especially since I'm sure it will always be out of our price range!

I kept up with the repo-thread and it looks like everyone had a WONDERful MAGICal time on board! Do you have any photos posted anywhere? I'd love to see them.

Welcome to the thread, and look forward to meeting you (and everyone) next year!

No pictures posted yet. Just started unpacking this morning but I will get some pictures up somewhere as soon as I can.

We were lucky enough to meet Chuck and Janis in the Walt suite during the cruise and spent some time with them in the cabin. The last two years I always wanted to see that room! Rest assured that because we were lucky enough to get it, we are more than willing to share it for some fun times. I'm told that many times that door is closed the entire cruise! Won't happen on the July 8th cruise....

Jim

ljql_5969

06-03-2005, 01:35 PM

You are very gracious! I would love just to see it! Thanks!

Also want to send this out --- only 400 more days until we leave!!! :cool1:

MBFergie

06-06-2005, 12:47 PM

Can I whine...

Ah man..400 days (kick foot, throw something) that is too long... life's not fair! Why can't I go sooner...stupid CA cruise. Gosh...

Okay, I feel better. Not really, but I checked my ID and the birthdate is well beyond that stage so reality check...400 days, I can do this, its about 57 weeks, so figure with weekends and vacations and days I just can't drag myself to work:badpc: that's 250 days of work at 6 hours a day, ahh never mind.

Have a great Monday, I think 56 more Mondays till we celebrate a Monday at sea!! Maybe we should plan a Dis Brunch on the Monday!

Marie

StuartMI

06-06-2005, 01:23 PM

So you take a cruise on the Wonder like we're doing this October! :goodvibes

StuartMI

06-06-2005, 03:09 PM

MBFergie

06-07-2005, 10:46 AM

I would love to go on a wonder trip..we just don't like pulling kids from school. Especially since DD starts high school this year. I just wanted to whine anyway.

StuartMI

06-07-2005, 10:56 AM

I would love to go on a wonder trip..we just don't like pulling kids from school. Especially since DD starts high school this year. I just wanted to whine anyway.
So then go for a 3 day cruise without them. :goodvibes

ljql_5969

06-08-2005, 07:29 AM

MBFergie, take heart. We are now under the 400 day mark! :banana:

MBFergie

06-10-2005, 11:54 AM

I hate the new counters...13 months...blah!

I want the old ones that gave it to you down to the last seconds!!

Well we have booked our trip to Boston for July 4th week :banana: and a trip to WDW :cool1: in September so ya'll shouldn't have to hear me whine anymore for awhile.

MBFergie

06-20-2005, 10:17 AM

:cool1: HAPPY DAY AFTER FATHER'S DAY!! :cool1:
Well, we are now down to only 53 more Mondays to go! Hope all is well with everybody. Here in Sth Florida the weather is dreary..rain, rain and more rain. Better then the hurricanes we saw last year!

Stuart where did you get your timer?

ljql_5969

06-23-2005, 10:02 PM

Hey, are you all getting ready to start making ressies at hotels for the day before the cruise? I called a couple of hotels about 4 months ago to inquire and they said I could make ressies at a year out. I also need to reserve our cars at Budget! Yeah, that is a good sign we are getting closer, right! :cool1:

StuartMI

06-23-2005, 10:11 PM

ljql_5969

06-26-2005, 09:25 AM

MBFergie,

I got our Indiana 15-year old sailor set up with a login ID but he is a little shy. He may or may not post. His login id is INJOHNDEERE. I hope he does as I think it would be good for him to meet some people before the trip rather than be overwhelmed once he is there! :flower:

How old is your DD? You may have said already.

ljql_5969

07-01-2005, 01:02 PM

Hey July 8th cruisers!!! I just got done sending my family members their monthly DCL update and thought I would post here too.

We are down to 372 days until we leave! I cannot believe it has been 5 months since I booked already! Only 12 more months to go!!! :cool1:

I cannot wait! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Talk at you all soon! :earsboy: :earsgirl:

ljql_5969

07-01-2005, 01:05 PM

Already done. Staying at the WDW Swan Jul 7th - 1 night. The rest of our gang will be at the BWI.
I called a couple places in Cocoa Beach and they have told me the earliest they can make reservations are a year out. So I am anxiously counting down the days! ;)

I am ready to get my hotel, flight, and rental car ressies done for my family so I can then sit back and relax. :cloud9:

aslflgator

07-01-2005, 09:40 PM

Hello! :wave2:

My mom Jeanne) and I just signed up on the Wonder for this cruise next year! :cloud9:

We're coming from St. Augustine, Florida. Can't wait to meet people cruising with us. :Pinkbounc

Any single cruisers coming yet???

aslflgator (Joanna)

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo

jragland

07-02-2005, 08:45 PM

Well gang...we are almost down to JUST a year before we go! Sounds like a long time..but it went fast last year. We are really looking forward to it.

Hopefully we can get to know each other a little over the next few months and get some things planned to do while on board. I know we will have a ball! Happy 4th of July to everyone.

Jim

ljql_5969

07-07-2005, 12:20 PM

Hello everyone. Got this from my TA yesterday via email :

"Good Evening!

As promised, here is the latest information in regards to your cruise and passport requirements. It appears that everyone, including children, are going to need passports for any cruise after 2006.

Disney Cruise is requiring valid passports for all 2006 Disney Cruise passengers including children. If you need to get a passport, this link to the US Department of State may be useful to you:"

Anyone else heard this? Is it now "the law"? :confused3 I know it had previously only been a "proposed" thing.

Admiral Boom

07-08-2005, 03:10 PM

We're on this cruise, too!

MBFergie

07-08-2005, 06:11 PM

Hi all...

We are back from our Boston trip..boy am I looking forward to next summer's cruise! Even though Boston was great it was exhausting. DH and I have decided cruising is the better way to go for a 7 day trip!! You can relax, have fun and visit interesting places.

Welcome Joanna, I see you are a fellow Floridian, where do you live. We are in south Florida (Coral Springs). Are you also a fellow gator? DH and I have a mixed marriage..me a gator, him a seminole.

ljql_5969 my DD is off for 3 weeks to Truman State University in Missouri so she won't be online so tell your teenager she will be in touch. She is currently 14 and if she's lucky she may make it to 15 come cruise time! (JK..she is a typical teenager..driving us crazy).

Admiral Boom welcome to the group. So tell us a bit about ya'll.

aslflgator

07-08-2005, 08:57 PM

Yes I am a Gator graduate from 1993. Now I live in St. Augustine and my mom lives in Alachua just north of Gainesville.

So Go Gators!!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

Can't wait until next July 8. Just have to wait one year........ :hourglass

Joanna

ljql_5969

07-10-2005, 06:56 PM

Thanks MBFergie. Still trying to get my now 14 year old nephew to not be so shy!

Now I have a question...

Is it a little early for hurricanes? I heard from several of my relatives that are going with us today and they are concerned. Just wondering? :confused3

I am still going next year though. Marooned at sea versus working. I think I will pick the cruise! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

MBFergie

07-12-2005, 10:45 AM

ljql_5969 I like your thinking..lets get stranded, no more work..
Stuck on Castaway Cay... :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:
Funny you mention hurricanes..I was just sharing with a co-worker my concerns about next year. I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area, so as hurricane experts (LOL) we concluded this was extremely early for this many storms. Last year Charley was at the begining of August, Andrew way back when was mid August. So this many this early isn't common, actually it's a record, 5 name storms by July 11th.

I would get the trip insurance just in case something comes up. We are more then likely driving to the port the morning of the cruise, but I still think I am gonna spend the $$ for the insurance. If you haven't purchased any yet check some of the other sites besides Disney's, theirs is expensive!!

Well I better start obsessing about Emily now..isn't the media great! According to them we are doomed!!! Wish me luck...and all the other Floridians on this cruise.

MBFergie

07-20-2005, 02:39 PM

Where is everybody? Well another week is ticking by..yeah!! :cool1:

Saturday around 12 noon when we were in Busch Gardens I leaned over to my husband and whispered in 52 weeks we will be walking off the Magic. I thought he was going to kill me!! What a sad thought!! :guilty: :guilty:

Admiral Boom

07-20-2005, 02:50 PM

I'm here.. In a cisco networking class. Fun fun fun.

As an aside I just checked the DCL website and 2 of the cat 7's that are really cat 5's and 6's (6134 and 7620) are still open. Great deals on these rooms. We have 7620 booked for a 4 day wonder cruise this October. Gotta love a Cat 5 for the price of a Cat 7.

ljql_5969

07-21-2005, 10:24 AM

I'm here too! We just got back from a 3 day trip to St. Louis. It was fun, but I am still counting down the days until we leave for next year's trip! :earsboy:

MBFergie

08-01-2005, 12:24 PM

The Monday's are ticking down..slowly bur surely!!

My kids start back to school next week :teacher: (August 8th) so we've been busy trying to get everybody ready and back in school mode. I can't believe how early they are going back this year, but the good thing is they will be out on May 23rd.

I am having such DCL withdrawls this year we (okay, I) are frantically trying to book a 3 day. Only problem is my DD HS doesn't give us the full years calander. They only tell us the major days off then tell us on a month to month basis the teacher workdays and misc. days off. I hate taking kids out of school but may just do it this year.

Hope everybody is enjoying the summer..stay cool. :sunny: :sunny:

Marie

ljql_5969

08-01-2005, 01:11 PM

My kids go back on the 24th of this month. But my niece and nephew that are going with us next year started back today!! :earseek:

It seems like the summer went by so fast this year. :sad1:

I just sent out my monthly Disney Update email to my family members this morning. Only 341 days left to go! :cool1:

I wish I could convince my DH to squeeze in a 3-day trip on DCL, but I doubt it. Oh well. I am ready to go now! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Admiral Boom

08-01-2005, 01:14 PM

The time is flying. Our october cruise is now about 80 days away and we're all booked in for massages, excursions, and Palo! :) :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

ljql_5969

08-01-2005, 02:27 PM

The time is flying. Our october cruise is now about 80 days away and we're all booked in for massages, excursions, and Palo! :) :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
Are you a Castaway Club member? How far out did you book everything? :confused3 This will be our first cruise with DCL and I have heard that by the 75 day out mark, alot is gone already.

Admiral Boom

08-01-2005, 02:37 PM

Are you a Castaway Club member? How far out did you book everything?

Yes. 90 days.

ljql_5969

08-01-2005, 05:36 PM

thanks.

MBFergie

08-09-2005, 04:32 PM

Well it's official..I am the mother of a high schooler! Yesterday ticked off another monday and started my kids school year. So far everybody is happy and likes their new schools and teachers. YEAH!!

Who did everybody book with? I am still with DCL but thinking of switching to a travel agencies if they offer an additional discount.

As of right now we still have early seating for the 4 of us, we are 75% sure we are going to switch to late seating. Our kids are old enough to stay up late and I feel bad that I may be taking an early seating from a family with little ones. So if anybody is wait listed for early dinning on our forum, party of 4 let me know. If I do switch it to late maybe I can give you my seating.

I'm hoping that all the online kinks will be worked out before our time to book Palo's and spa appointments. I can't wait to have Palo's brunch again, it is incredible!!! I would love to do high tea, but DH isn't having any of that so if anybody else has a DH who won't join them maybe we can do a ladies tea. I really wish they would let you take daughters..but adults only.

Marie

Admiral Boom

08-10-2005, 08:11 AM

Who did everybody book with? I am still with DCL but thinking of switching to a travel agencies if they offer an additional discount.

I highly recommend switching to Dana Allensworth at ***********. She can be reached at **************. Almost guaranteed savings. For our group, we've saved just under 7 *thousand* with her.

I'm hoping that all the online kinks will be worked out before our time to book Palo's and spa appointments. I can't wait to have Palo's brunch again, it is incredible!!! I would love to do high tea, but DH isn't having any of that so if anybody else has a DH who won't join them maybe we can do a ladies tea. I really wish they would let you take daughters..but adults only.

The online system worked fine for our cruise this October. I wouldn't worry; It will definitely be ok by the time we book for this one next year! Adults only is the Palo policy, and rightfully so. I'm quite sure some of the ladies in our group will want to go to high tea. I can check with them; I'm sure they'd love to join you.

ljql_5969

08-10-2005, 08:59 AM

I booked with Small World and not sure I saved all that much. Definitely don't think we saved 7 thousand. They offer a rebate.

My kids start back to school in 2 weeks (4th grade and 1st grade). My older DS is ready. My younger DS is not ready. LOL!

MBFergie

08-10-2005, 12:14 PM

My DS is also currently a 4th grader. Maybe they can hook up and hand out in the clubs. My DS is addicted to baseball, would play and/or watch 24-7 if allowed and of course loves video games..yuck!!

Good luck with start of school.

ljql_5969

08-10-2005, 02:09 PM

My older DS (4th grader) LOVES baseball. His Fall league is starting soon. He is also an avid tennis player. He will turn 10 about a month before the cruise. He has a cousin who will be turning 9 right before the cruise and he is also a baseball nut. And they are both video game nuts! (I am going to have to watch charging priveleges for those arcade cards!!!)

I would love it if they could hook up together. My son is shy about meeting new people so if he knows about meeting someone beforehand, that would be great!

I'll have to send you a picture so your son will know who to be on the watch for!

ljql_5969

08-11-2005, 08:57 AM

I reserved our rental cars (or in our case vans) from Budget yesterday. Check. That is done. Only a couple more reservations to go! I still have to make flight reservations and get our insurance. I love being able to check things off my list of things to do! :cool1:

Admiral Boom

08-11-2005, 09:03 AM

We got our flights a couple of days ago. $246 a person direct nonstop including taxes.

ljql_5969

08-11-2005, 10:27 AM

We got our flights a couple of days ago. $246 a person direct nonstop including taxes.
What airline? I tried booking through travlocity.com and they are saying I cannot book until 330 days out. I did a check to see about flights around that time of year and I am coming back with about $260 or more per person.

I need to check in to group rates also. Southwest is cheaper but the flight times out of Louisville are limited.

Did you book directly with the airline? Maybe the 330 day thing is only for internet bookings. :confused3

Let me know. Thanks!

Admiral Boom

08-11-2005, 10:33 AM

Northwest - direct booking on their website. NWA fares were actually out a couple weeks ago for that time period.

ljql_5969

08-11-2005, 03:44 PM

Wow that is early. Most other airlines I have checked with aren't out yet. Oh well, I will keep checking! Thanks! :flower:

Admiral Boom

08-17-2005, 10:28 AM

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=889133

Looks like prices went up again! Hope everyone is doing well! ! :sunny:

MBFergie

08-22-2005, 09:20 AM

Hi Everybody,

Only 44 more Monday's (not including today) to go to work before we enjoy our Monday at Sea!!

I almost fainted when I saw the prices for our cruise. Between early booking and moving our onboard reservation to this trip we got a great rate. We had some friends who wanted to go with us, since they are a family of 5 they were looking at the cat 4..ouch was that price high!!

Besides it being blistering hot in south florida nothing else new to report. I wonder were Stuart has been? Hope all is well with him, haven't seen any post from him in awhile.

Have a great day :earboy2:
Marie

Admiral Boom

08-22-2005, 09:42 AM

Marie you're hilarious! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Okay, let's really get technical:

From and including: Monday, August 22, 2005
To, but not including : Saturday, July 8, 2006

It is 320 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date

* Or 10 months, 16 days excluding the end date

Alternative time units:
320 days can be converted to one of these units:

* 27,648,000 seconds
* 460,800 minutes
* 7,680 hours
* 45 weeks (rounded down)

Take your pick! :earboy2: :earboy2:

I can't *believe* the price of the cruise now!! Sofar for our whole group our savings from booking early and then switching to *********** (Dana) are just approaching $8500!!

I don't even want to *know* what the Cat 1 suite is going for now. Jim, I think you got a steal! :banana:

MBFergie

08-24-2005, 07:19 PM

Wish me luck....I think "Katrina" may be coming for a visit. My Latitude is 26.26 and Longitude -80.24 and Attitude is cranky according to my 14y/o lovely daughter.

At least the media didn't have a weeks advance notice to hype it up. They already cancelled the kids schools for tomorrow and Friday (hmmmm...maybe I can hop on the wonder??). I think I need more luck having the kids house bound for the next few days!!

Mickey02

08-25-2005, 08:00 PM

Hello everyone!

saw this thread and decided to post. Right now we are booked on this cruise. Me, DH and 2 DD 18 & 20. I have been debating about keeping this one or changing to the end of July. I liked this one because the second Pirates of the Carribean movie is due out early July. Thought it would be fun to be on board for that. pirate:

Barb

jragland

08-25-2005, 08:26 PM

Wynn

08-27-2005, 06:34 PM

I am also on this cruise with DH and 2 DS 8 and 4. I was tempted to abandon this one for any one of the cheaper cruises in Sept 2006 but am worried about the kids and school. My only solace is the fact that we may be able to see the pirates of the carribean on board with all the hoopla that comes with it. So we'll see how it goes.

Mickey02

08-29-2005, 09:48 AM

Hi Wynn

Boy I hear ya about the cheaper cruise! We usually go in October but this because my daughter starts college in August we were really limited this time.

Barb

MBFergie

08-29-2005, 11:50 AM

Welcome Mickey02 and Wynn!!

I am excited to hear we may be on board for the new Pirates of the Carribean movie.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Release Date: July 7, 2006
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Gore Verbinski
Screenwriter: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Naomie Harris, Alex Norton, Jack Davenport, Tom Hollander, Vanessa Branch
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Plot Summary: This time around, Johnny returns as Captain Jack Sparrow and is caught in yet another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. It turns out, Captain Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones, ruler of the ocean depths and captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. If Jack can't figure a crafty way out of this one, he'll be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation. And as if that weren't enough, Captain Jack's problems throw a huge wrench into the wedding plans of the blissful Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who quickly find themselves thrust into Jack's misadventures.

ljql_5969

09-06-2005, 08:09 AM

That would be neat if they show the movie! Do they show new releases like that often? Now that the Magic is back in Florida, it seems like the cruise is that much closer! Yeah!! :cool1: Only 305 days left until we sail! Less than a year!!! :goodvibes

I am ready NOW!!! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

Wynn

09-06-2005, 07:45 PM

I was on the Wonder June 19th when Herbie was released. I am not sure when it was released officially in the theaters but they showed it on the ship. I think they had 2 showings on the same day for Herbie because the demand was great. I do not even want to imagine what it will be like for POTC. :earseek:

Mickey02

09-07-2005, 09:43 AM

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Wynn- Was Herbie a good movie? I have still not seen it. My husband was not sure it looked good, I thought it looked cute.

Barb

ljql_5969

09-07-2005, 11:16 AM

I saw Herbie and thought it was good. I am not a big Lyndsey Lohan fan but thought it was cute. My two boys (9 and 5 years old) liked it as well. :cool1:

Mickey02

09-07-2005, 11:22 AM

Thanks! I think I will rent it. Not a Lyndsey Lohan fan either. She was cute in The Parent Trap but don't like her attitude now.

Barb

ljql_5969

09-21-2005, 07:51 AM

Only 290 days left! We are under the 300 day mark! :cool1:

Admiral Boom

09-21-2005, 07:54 AM

Only 290 days left! We are under the 300 day mark! :cool1:
Woooooooooooo! Good morning to everyone - hope you all are well!

DW and I are off on our 4-day Disney Wonder cruise on 10/23, too, so we're almost at the 30 day mark for that one. I'm so happy to see we are finally under 300 days!!. At this rate we'll be double-digit dancing before we know it! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Admiral Boom

10-06-2005, 07:54 AM

*bump*

Just wanted to send happy wishes to all and hope everyone is well! Temperatures are really cooling down here in Michigan and they're calling for lows in the 30's for some areas around here this weekend! ;)

ljql_5969

10-07-2005, 07:36 AM

We're not quite that cold yet in Kentucky. But, we are supposed to be getting cooler this weekend. Still dreaming about next July here! :goodvibes

MBFergie

10-11-2005, 08:52 AM

It is still boiling in Sth Florida..okay maybe not boiling but hot and very humid, high today is 90. The weather has been so bizare everywhere...hot here, blizzard in CO, floods in NH and a tropical storm in Spain.

So Admiral Boom your Wonder Trip is around the corner, lucky you!

Have a good weekend..keep safe.

Marie

Admiral Boom

10-13-2005, 11:05 AM

So Admiral Boom your Wonder Trip is around the corner, lucky you!

Yep - we leave a week from Saturday. Can't wait! :banana: :banana: :banana:

We just finished confirming our deep sea fishing excursion for St. Thomas as well. We did a full-day charter on the "Marlin Prince" http://www.marlinprince.com so hopefully we will have good luck for the day and catch a nice blue/white marlin or maybe a sailfish or something!

I'll be sure to post lots of pics from our Wonder trip when we get back!!

ljql_5969

10-13-2005, 01:46 PM

Have fun! :cool1:

ljql_5969

10-14-2005, 07:43 AM

Just wondering. On the Magic, what day do you normally book Palo dinner for? :confused3 I was thinking of trying to do the brunch at the first or second day at sea, but was wondering about the dinner. Also, for brunch or dinner, can I book anyone else in my family that wants to go along with us? Or do they have to book separately? :confused3

The brunch is more important to me than the dinner as breakfast is something that my DH and I don't get to sit down and enjoy together on a normal basis and we both love breakfast. Now, I am just hoping I can get in since I am a first time cruiser and will have to wait until all return cruisers have made their reservations before I can make mine. :guilty: :sad2: :sad1:

MBFergie

10-17-2005, 01:06 PM

It has been our tradition to end the cruises with Palo on the last day. Some say there is too much going on but we manage to get it all done without too much stress. As soon as dinner is over we grab the kids and go to the "Till we Meet Again" in the atruim for pictures.

I don't care when we make Brunch ressies for as long as we make them. The food is incredible!!

Don't stress about your timing of making the reservations. I think they save some for each group and then save more for those who didn't know you had to book onboard.

Just wish the time would fly by...we are still hoping to get a 3 day in if the offer Florida resident rates in Jan-March.

Have a great Monday..yuck!!

Marie

ljql_5969

10-17-2005, 04:11 PM

Thanks Marie! It proabbly sounds crazy, but the breakfast is really the more important of the two meals to me (and I know my DH). We really love breakfast/brunch.

I wish the time would go by faster too! I am so ready to go already. I have my busy time at work right now and I keep trying to look to January or February when things will calm down again and knowing that this cruise is on the other side of a completely, ridiculously crazy time at work, is a good thing to think about.

Thanks for the advice.

MBFergie

10-21-2005, 08:54 AM

Dang it..another Hurricane. Just wish it would get here and leave already. The switching of events and anticipation of the storm is lasting way to long this time.

Well guess we will be buttoning down the hatches here again in Sth Florida. Thinking maybe after 40 years in the sunshine state some snow might not be so bad.

A.B. have an incredible time on the Wonder!! Be safe in your travels. With the slowing down of this storm hopefully you will get out to sea quick enough and it won't impact your trip to much.

ljql_5969

10-24-2005, 08:32 AM

Hey! Hope you all are okay as the storm is moving in.

How did you get that countdown clock? I like that! :flower:

MBFergie

10-24-2005, 05:08 PM

We SURVIVED!! Wow..that wind was howling! My favorite oak tree fell into my master bedroom, but everybody is okay and there appears to be only minor damage on that part of the roof. Some other roof damage and alot of trees are down everywhere. No electricity (thank god for DD laptop!) until who knows when and the city is under a curfew. Guess they are being very strict after all the problems in New Orleans. We live in Coral Springs, it about 15 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale.

If you want the countdown click on the link on the bottom of my countdown and it will take you there.

Well better go help cut down more trees and get some fresh air while I can.

ljql_5969

10-25-2005, 07:17 AM

Glad to hear you are okay Marie. I have a friend in Coral Springs also. I have not heard from him and his wife yet. Hope the cleanup goes okay.

ljql_5969

11-02-2005, 07:40 AM

Well, I heard back from my friend and they said they had been out of electricity and without phone service for a while. They had a trip planned for DisneyWorld for this week and since they didn't have electricity at home, they had gone to WDW early. Hope you are okay Marie. :flower:

MBFergie

11-07-2005, 12:31 PM

bummer..where did my neat countdown clock go...

Wynn

11-23-2005, 06:15 AM

Now that it's cold :cold: I am so looking forward to next summer. :banana: It feels so much closer now. I'm allowing myself to think about it a little more. I think I will loose my mind come spring !!! :earboy2:

ljql_5969

11-23-2005, 11:24 AM

I am ready too! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :cool1:

George_Banks

11-23-2005, 08:39 PM

DW and I and the rest of the gang are ready and raring to go too!

Happy and safe Thanksgiving to all!!!

George_Banks

12-03-2005, 09:57 PM

http://mediaframe.yahoo.com/launch?lid=wmv-56-p.1395014-160158,wmv-100-p.1395015-160158,wmv-300-p.1395016-160158,wmv-700-p.1395017-160158,wmv-28-p.1395014-160158&p=movies&c=p3&.skin=fs&f=1808556813&.mh=min&.pdl=qt&type=t&t=Pirates+of+the+Caribbean%3A+Dead+Man%27s+Chest&.fit=1&.width=1272&.height=850

Looks VERY cool!

ljql_5969

12-05-2005, 07:08 AM

wow. That looks so neat. I really hope they show it on the ship next year! :cool1:

MBFergie

12-08-2005, 09:17 AM

Anybody else going crazy getting ready for Christmas!! I could really use a cruise RIGHT NOW!! The weather in here has been bizarre, still warm (don't hate me) but we've been getting alot more rain then usual. It's made it hard to decorate outside, not to mention that last night's rain shorted out all the lights I had on the house and deflated by Santa out front.

So all you with 10 year old boys what are the hot toys. My son is only telling me he wants an ipod and new catchers gear. Expensive, but need some other ideas that don't involve a PS2! Of course my DD14 wants every article of clothing she sees.

Back to work to pay off this Christmas debt.

Marie

MBFergie

12-08-2005, 09:34 AM

Hey Geroge..

Welcome to the thread! We seem to have alot of quiet cruisers..but I am sure the chatter will increase when the sail date gets closer. Who all are you traveling with?

See you in a seven months minus one day.

Wynn

12-08-2005, 08:46 PM

MBFergie, sorry I cannot help with the Xmas ideas for DS10, my DS 8 is still on PS2 (and Gamecube and Xbox), YuGiOh (sp?), and Power Rangers. But I guess an up side is that he makes it easy for me. We are preparing for more snow already and winter has not officially started. I am going to be looking forward to this cruise as well if it continues to be a very active snow season this winter. I may have to spring for one of those massage villas. Enough babble, until the next time.

ljql_5969

12-11-2005, 06:44 PM

Hey there! I am so ready for this cruise!

But, to answer your Christmas stuff. My 9 year old is wanting FlyWheels. He thinks those are cool. More games for his Playstation. And basically anything he sees in the next commercial tht comes on TV. He is kind of tight-lipped too this year. Well, not really tight-lippped. He just isn't narrowing things down! Good Luck! :flower:

MBFergie

12-14-2005, 01:01 PM

Just talked to a friend whose son wants flywheels. But I can't find them.. where do I go. I went online but can't figure out what I need, wanted to actually see it. AHHHHH....

ljql_5969

12-15-2005, 10:33 AM

It is a pretty popular toy this year so they are hard to find. I found the Flywheels (just the wheels at Target and Walmart). But he also wanted the FlyWheel launcher and I found that at Toys R Us. It was on sale last week. Keep checking and you'll find them. :cool1:

You may be able to get it from toysrus.com also.

ljql_5969

12-30-2005, 03:18 PM

So, MBFergie. How did Christmas go? Did you find the toys you needed to? :confused3

MBFergie

01-03-2006, 08:07 AM

Happy New Year..YEAH..at least we are now in the same year as the cruise. It really will be here before we know it!

Yes, my kids were sufficiently spoiled! I found the flywheels for a friends son, still don't get it. I bought my DS a cheap 5.99 one and just figured out that there are a few small screws I have to get out before it works..duh!

How was everybodies holidays? Anybody else starting a diet today. I have to, I ate like a pig the last 10 days..oink oink. Plus I already needed to lose some..yuck.

Well heres to a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year :cool1:

ljql_5969

01-03-2006, 09:29 AM

I have been on a diet since summer and I have lost 30 pounds. But I was bad over the holidays too so it is back at it today! :goodvibes

I cannot wait until the cruise! 186 days to go! It will be here fast! :cool1:

Mickey02

01-09-2006, 10:17 AM

ljql 5969 How did you lose 30 pounds? Would love to know your secret and Congratulations on losing it!

ljql_5969

01-09-2006, 04:33 PM

ljql 5969 How did you lose 30 pounds? Would love to know your secret and Congratulations on losing it!
Thanks! I have been doing LA Weight Loss. I am trying to lose another 20 lbs. My mom, sister and niece that are cruising with me in July are doing it as well. My mom has lost almost 60 lbs. She's my idol! :teeth:

I will say that based on pictures of the food I have seen on board, I am not sure how good I will be able to be. We did cruise on RCCL in May of this past year after I started the diet and I gained about 5 lbs. But I worked out everyday and took the stairs all the time. A week after I got back and started drinking my water again and getting back into my regular routine, I had lost pretty much all that I had gained. So hopefully, this cruise in July won't be too bad on the diet plan!

linnied

01-26-2006, 12:04 PM

hey all, nice to finally find some fine folks going on the same cruise. Have been checking out cruise crititic and although I have had alot of info, no fellow travelers

We are a group of 9 5 adults 2 teen and 2 preteens. This is my first DCL cruise, and the first cruise in almost 20 years. :cool1: We all can not wait to go. My eldest daughter is 14 and will also be celebrating a birthday pixiedust: on board where she will turn 15 ( it will probably be her sweet 16 celebration also since this will break the bank) my younger one will be 11 almost 12. We are traveling with my brothers family and my parents as well. His boys are 13 and 11. They are all sure to have a great time. The teens are so excited to have a place all their own. Any reviews out there on the teen scene.

Hope to meet you all : :rotfl2: :goodvibes

ljql_5969

01-26-2006, 02:24 PM

Nice to meet you! :goodvibes

Cannot wait to meet everyone on the cruise! Can you all believe it is the end of January already?!?! :scared1: :bounce: :Pinkbounc :woohoo: :yay:

Time is ticking down! :hourglass

MBFergie

01-26-2006, 10:11 PM

Glad you found us. Sounds as though are daughters are close in age. Mine will turn 15 late April, a freshman in high school..joy joy!! I know my DD would love to chat with her online if your DD is interested.

I see you are from Long Island, how far from NYC? I am heading there April 20 for DD birthday..any recommendations on must see and dos. Is this your first cruise on DCL, if so you are gonna love it!! at least we do.

linnied

01-27-2006, 08:41 AM

Hey there, nice to meet you.
My daughter would love to chat and meet people before we go. Unfortunately she is grounded from the computer for a while though as she neglected a few of her bio homeworks. She too is a Freshman is H.S.. Hopefully she will be back online in a few weeks.

We are about an hr from NYC. Is this your first visit? If so, you should hit Central Park, especially if the weather is nice. The trees should be in bloom for spring and it is absolutely beautiful. Also there is a cool restaurant right outside the park called Jekyll and Hyde. It is somewhat interactive with spooky decore and the staff dress the part. I myself have not been there, but my teen was last year and she loved it. Also the Museum of Natural History and the Planetarium are great as well. They are right by the park. There is always a broadway play if you can get tickets and a museum of wax. I cant remember the name of it I believe it is Madam ......... museum of wax. It is filled with wax celebraties, polititians, historical figures....! It is cool.
Cant wait for the cruise, and yes it is my first Disney Cruise and my first curise in 20 years. The kids have never been. My brother and his family have been twice and love it.
Any pointers, suggestions on how to make the most of it both time and $$ wise is greatly appreciated. We are definately on a budget.
Talk to you

MBFergie

01-29-2006, 10:58 AM

I know about teens being grounded from the computer. Mine gets very limited computer time and I have parental controls galore!

I don't know if you guys drink, but my DH like a beer or 2 on the weekend, since everyday is like a weekend day on the ship he goes through some beer. DCL does not have a problem with you bringing it on board yourself. We even throw a few in the towel bag when we head up to the pools. This is a huge saving for us. I'm not much of a drinker but I may bring my Magic Bullet since it is so small for a pina colida or two. I also lug on a ton of bottled waters.

The first time we went to St. Thomas we just did the cab to Megan's Bay. It was incredible! For lunch we ordered room service sandwiches and I had packed baggies to but them in so we could take them. At the time it wasn't a cost saving thing, just didn't know what they would have at the beach and didn;t want to have to come back because kids were hungry.

St. Maarten we did the Eagle Catamaran and loved it! But sometimes you can find excursions that aren't through DCL that are cheaper.

We've never done excursions on CC, not for trying, twice we've had parasailing cancelled on us due to weather. But it's never been a big deal. Castaway is awesome, if you get tired of the beach there are all the free games a Groupers Pavillion or playing a good game of sand volleyball.

I pretty much tell my kids if they want smoothies and game cards for videos they have to spend their own money. My son plays enough PS2 at home I hate the idea of spending times in a dark room playing more video games when you are on this incredibly beautiful ship.

Start now with 4 envelopes and label Head Waiter, Server, Room Steward and i forget the 4th one. If you stick some $$ each week hopefully by the time you go you have them all filled with the basic amount. And it is one less thing you don't have to charge on the ship!

linnied

01-29-2006, 11:36 AM

very good ideas :goodvibes

Regarding bring you own wine, beer and water, doesnt that create a problem when flying? 1- weight wise, 2 - breakage wise and do the airlines have a problem with it?

Bringing our own wine, soda's for shore excursions and a cooler will definately save. Do soda's thru room service cost extra?

About how much are the smoothies, and virgin pina colads - my kids want to try some?
What about the cab rides from the ship to shore excursions? Are they regular "cabs" as in cars or are they Vans that our whole party of 9 can split?

If we should choose to do shore excursions on our own and not thru DCL how do we go about doing that? Can they be pre booked online like with DCL or do you need to do it directly at sight on the island and hope they are not booked up for the day?

Great idea about the tip envelopes. A couple of dollars here and a couple of dollars there will surely add up over the next 23 weeks :banana:
Even if it covers one of the tips, that one savings right there :)

Thanks for the info, keep it coming :grouphug:
:hippie: :wave2: :yay:

Wynn

01-29-2006, 01:58 PM

For the 4 envelopes I think it is Head Server, Server, Asst. Server, and Stateroom Host/Hostess

ljql_5969

01-29-2006, 05:39 PM

We cruised on RCCL this past may and brought one of those hand blenders/mixers/whatever you call them (it looks like a boat motor) and used that to mix drinks. My DH packed Margarita mix (that already had tequila mixed in) and Malibu rum in bubble wrap and then put it in our luggage and that worked great. He always enjoyed mixing something up. :stir: We didn't buy the beer until the day of the cruise and then just packed it in our cooler. We didn't want to fly with the extra weight either.

We were glad we brought some alcohol of our own. :drinking1 It helped tremendously with keeping the onboard costs down. We also do alot of our own excursions since we have cruised a couple times now. It is a lot cheaper most of the time. :yay:

That is a good idea about the cruise tip envelopes. My mom started doing that already. I need to do that too!

ljql_5969

01-29-2006, 05:40 PM

I pretty much tell my kids if they want smoothies and game cards for videos they have to spend their own money. My son plays enough PS2 at home I hate the idea of spending times in a dark room playing more video games when you are on this incredibly beautiful ship.
Good idea! I like this!

MBFergie

01-30-2006, 09:17 AM

I drive from South Florida to the ship so it's easy to lug the beer and wine:goofy:. Alot of people have their transportation source stop at the local Publix (grocery store) to pick up beer and wine. Or you can call Shirley with the Perfect Basket and make some type of arrangements for some beer and misc. stuff to be sent to your room.

If you have a favorite wine you like with dinner you can bring it to the table and they may charge you a corkage fee. We've never been charged but yet, but do know they have the right to.

Don't remember cab fares but a search on the reg. DCL board will tell you or just start a new thread. We were the first off the ship once and went to Megan's Bay. For the first 45 minutes there was hardly anybody there..peace and beauty!

I think the smoothies and virgin drinks are around $3.50 - $4.00 plus tip is automatically included. One a day can add up quickly. I will be bringing one of those portable things to mix them in, they are great!! (Did anybody see Rodney show where they gave kids Pina Colida that had alcohol.. funny.. :rotfl2: hopefully I won't do that.)

Soda is free with dinner and lunch in the restaurants but charged for at bars and room service. Also, they are coke products. Yeah!! :Pinkbounc

Anybody else with teens :hippie: you may want to book them the Castaway Cay teen tour. My DD at first was "why did you book that" then was glad I did after she meet so many friends who were going. From what I've heard it always sells out, so if they decide they don't want to go they can sell the ticket to somebody else in the "Stack". Elizabeth loved it! They get to go to places on CC that nobody else gets to see.

linnied

01-30-2006, 11:32 AM

What exactly is the castaway teen tour? I did not see it on DCL site.
How much is it?
does it have to be prepaid, you said they could "sell" their ticket.

Does anyone know how to book excrusions seperate from disney. Is there a online site or something or do you have to wait till you get to an Island and then book? I hear it is cheaper but is it worth it?????????

MBFergie

01-31-2006, 09:51 AM

Two web sites to check out...

http://www.cruisesonly.com/shoretours/default.asp?shoreRef=cs

http://www.shoretrips.com/

Also do a web search: St. Thomas shore excursions and you may find more stuff. I have info on private sailboats but they only hold 6 people. It is what we would love to do but haven't decided if we have the $$ yet.

I can personally recommend the Eagle Catamaran in St. Maarten. We loved it, and kids asked if we could book it again. The snorkeling wasn't great but the boat was a blast!!

Castaway Teen excursion:
The Wild Side (C-07)
Chart your own course and explore the wild side of the island. Snorkeling, biking and sea kayaking are all part of this 4-hour adventure exclusively for teens.
Activity Level: Active
For Ages: 13 To 17
Adult Price: $35 (ages 13-17)
Child Price: N/A
Duration: 4 hours

linnied

01-31-2006, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the info. This will be helpful, but at a quick glance, it does not seem to be any cheeper then thru DCL. I would think booking thru DCL would be a more secure thing to do, especially if you not saving a good amount of money - yes??????

ljql_5969

02-01-2006, 07:22 AM

When my DH have cruised (with lines other than DCL), we have just found that we liked booking our own excursions for a couple of reasons:

#1. We did find some things that were cheaper :thumbsup2 (due to just doing a tour instead of having the "free lunch" that is included in many of the excursions offere through a cruise line.)

#2. We found it more flexible than following the cruise lines schedule of tours (for example, in Key West, we did the train tour. The earliest time RCCL offered the tour was 9:30 a.m. We got off the boat early with our friends and went by the train and got right on. We were practically the only ones on the train. Then, when we got off, the RCCL crowd came, filled up the whole train and it looked really crowded. We then had time to hit all the other hot spots for shopping and enjoying a drink before others. :teeth: )

#3. We were able to head out and do something else after we finished our own "excursion" instead of having to wait for the entire group to return to the ship. :woohoo:

So, those are just a few reasons why we enjoy doing excursions on our own. :cool1:

linnied

02-03-2006, 06:42 PM

do a lot of people bring their own wine, beer and stuff?

Also is there a formal or semiformal night where everyone gets really dressed, or is it mostly nice caual attire?

Lynne

02-07-2006, 09:30 PM

Hi Marie -
I recognized your screen name MBFergie from our last cruise. My daughter Keely remembers your daughter Elizabeth too. That's pretty cool we'll be on the same cruise again. I'll have her look at the teen cruise on CC too!
Looking forward to July 8
:banana: :banana: :banana:
Lynne

MBFergie

02-08-2006, 12:17 PM

Hey Lynne-

Excited that you guys will be on board..if I remember correctly you were with a group from New Orleans area..was you DH the principal? A year ago I developed a underwater camera, had no idea what it was from. It was from the Golden Eagle Catamaran trip. (What a BLAST that was!!) I have a great picture of Dawn and family. I will have to get it to you. I thought about that whole group after Katrina. How did you guys make out?

Elizabeth will be thrilled to "know" somebody onboard. With the start of HS she isn't online much. I will tell her to post something soon.

Linnied-According to this board alot of people do. Trust me when I tell you it can save huge $$. The formal night has a mixture of dress..some all out with long gowns and tuxs, majority are nice dresses (evening type) and men in suits. Last 2 cruises I made son wear a suit, don't know if I will this time, but a shirt and tie for sure. Clothing at dinner can get to be a real heated debate on the boards!

linnied

02-09-2006, 11:16 AM

Thanks for the info. We are all so excited and want to make the most of this trip. It is a gift from my family, as I would never be able to afford it on my own. The more money I can save on the little things, the more times I can say "yes" to the kids for their onboard stuff and excursions.
Any tips and tricks to saving here and there is greatly welcomed.

Lynne

02-15-2006, 08:05 PM

Marie -
We were not from New Orleans. We're from a SW suburb of Chicago. Anyways, we'll be traveling with our DS (17), DD (15), and DD (13). This is our 3rd Magic cruise and we can't wait !!!!
Lynne
:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

MBFergie

02-17-2006, 11:10 AM

oops..sorry..

i can't wait for this trip. i just received a little booklet about final payment and when i can make my reservations for palo and excursions! YEAH
:cool1: :Pinkbounc :cool1: :Pinkbounc

ljql_5969

02-17-2006, 01:14 PM

I received that same booklet earlier this week. I was sooooo excited! :banana:

MBFergie

02-17-2006, 10:58 PM

isn't it amazing the small things that thrill us? to bad when i get the rest of the mall it's not as exciting!

Wynn

02-19-2006, 05:04 AM

It is amazing how the small things thrill us. I save anything DCL for last because I know it will cheer me up after looking at bills and junk mail.

ljql_5969

02-20-2006, 01:55 PM

Well, everyone in my group except for one cabin got something in the mail. So, now my sister is feeling left out. I am wondering if she will get one sometime. :confused3

K&Z Cruizers

02-27-2006, 09:10 AM

We never got anything.

linnied

02-27-2006, 07:10 PM

ljql_5969

03-02-2006, 06:54 AM

I am wondering the same thing. I hope not. I would really like to get in to Palo brunch with all of the adults in our party. And then possibly do the Parasailing at Castaway Cay. :thumbsup2

This is getting so close! I have been so busy lately (just started doing Pampered Chef consulting) and so I haven't been out here in a while. We just reserved our flights through Southwest earlier this week. We are all set now and ready to go! :cool1:

MBFergie

03-02-2006, 10:00 PM

I belive they hold back some reservations for each group that is booking. Also, I know they hold back Palo reservation for onboard booking.

Hey ljql, good luck with PC. I use to do it when the kids were younger and loved it. Thought about going back so many times, just no time at night with kids being so busy. Wish people did day parties...oh yeah...I work during the day. ENJOY IT!! and GOOD LUCK!!

K&Z Cruizers

03-03-2006, 08:11 PM

Hey all, got a silly question,
do all the excursions get booked up by the CC members before us newbies get a opportunity to make ressies?

We want to do the dolphin encounter on St. Martin, but cant book till 75 days prior, will we have a shot at it or will it be booked up by the time I get around to booking. I am not getting up at 2:45 am to book :crazy2: ( well I dont think so anyway)?

They will hold a bunch back, but you definitely want to get online and book right at 75 days out. I will be booking DW and my stuff right at 90 days, and the rest of our group will be booked right at 75 days out.

Attention Everyone

I'm putting a list together of everyone on this cruise so we can all get an idea of who is going, names, etc, before we sail. If you would be so kind (if you havent already) please go ahead and either post the names/ages of those in your party, as well as the room numbers that they're in? If you want to PM them to me too, that's fine :)

Ours is:

Room Number Category Lead Name Spouse Other Child Child

6524 8 Stuart Melissa
6526 8 Patricia Adam (DS11) Andrew (DS9)
6528 6 Jim Melanie Hunter (DS2)
6530 6 John Michele Janyn (DD7)

Of course, the spreadsheet looks a lot nicer. :)

Not long to go now!

MBFergie

03-24-2006, 11:32 PM

Don't know room #26something

Marie
Tim
DD Elizabeth 15
DS Nick 10

Final payment is due soon...ahhh If I want to do 90 days out I think it is due on April 8th. Been checking on all my excursions..can't wait!! My kids want to do the same Eagle Catamaran as last time we were in St. Martin. Looking a private sail boat for st. thomas, then kids can fish and snorkel. CC parasailing..booked 2x..cancelled 2x..third time a charm?!?

K&Z Cruizers

03-27-2006, 10:17 AM

K&Z Cruizers

03-31-2006, 08:34 AM

Alright folks, just incase you all forgot, and maybe because it's Friday and I want to celebrate but - we are now, FINALLY:

DOUBLE DIGIT DANCING!

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

party: party: party:

:jumping1::jumping1:

:dancer::rockband::dancer::rockband:

ljql_5969

03-31-2006, 12:13 PM

I'm dancin! Yeah! :cool1:

MBFergie

04-01-2006, 07:57 AM

i can't believe it is almost here...yeah!! :cool1: :cool1:

where is everybody?

since we can book palo soon wanted to know if anybody wants to do tea with me? don't think my dh will want to go, last year we cancelled it. this will probably be our last dcl cruise so really want to do this finally!

K&Z Cruizers

04-01-2006, 11:03 AM

I'm arranging a high tea for the "ladies" in our group. Did you have a day in mind? I havent (yet) drawn up a schedule for our week, however I do have everyone's intentions written down. What were you thinking? I'm going to be booking as much as I can using our early Castaway Club booking access, and the rest I'll do at 3am, 75 days out.

JimGarth

04-05-2006, 06:41 PM

Silly question...I will also be on the July 8th cruise (1st timers!!!)...at what time can we book via the internet on April 24th...I assumed midnight EST, but I see alot of talk about 3AM...is that true? Is that to accomodate the pacific coasters? Thanks in advance! :cool1:

MBFergie

04-07-2006, 12:57 PM

Rumor has it at 3AM, yuck!! I hate morning..but for DCL I can do it. Now to decide what to do when. I really think the Villas in the spa are awesome but wow the price. Do know we want Palo brunch and dinner too.

Now that cruise is officially paid for I am so :woohoo: happy!! :banana: :Pinkbounc :banana: :Pinkbounc :woohoo:

Now where is everybody who has posted? My DD was hoping to meet a few new friends before hand. No such luck, I know they are out there.

Better get back to work to pay for the spa...

Marie

K&Z Cruizers

04-07-2006, 04:27 PM

3am EDT yep. I'm all set for Sunday at 3am for CC ressies! pirate: :surfweb:

ljql_5969

04-08-2006, 08:18 AM

Now where is everybody who has posted? My DD was hoping to meet a few new friends before hand. No such luck, I know they are out there.

I tried to get my nephew who is 15 to post to the thread she started but he is kind of shy. Sorry! I really wanted him to get to know a few people also because he will be the only teen in our group.

K&Z Cruizers

04-08-2006, 10:13 AM

Well if we have a meet then maybe everyone can introduce themselves!

jragland

04-08-2006, 07:59 PM

Our clan is finally paid in full with everything. Woohoo.

105 day marker is 03/25/2006 - So, Jim, you should be able to book in now since you're in the Cat 1! :Pinkbounc

90 day marker for those in CC is 04/09/2006.

75 day marker for our first timers is 04/24/2006.

Keep in mind you must be paid in full to book anything!

We have chartered the Marlin Prince in St. Thomas (marlinprince period"dot" com) for a fishing excursion for our group. It should be a lot of fun.

I believe for excursions we are looking at the Bubba fishing, Thriller Powerboat, Caribbean Duck Tour, Mountain Bikes, Marlin Prince Deep Sea Fishing (booked privately), Parasailing, Stingrays, and Eco-Tour at CC. Of course, this isnt for our whole party. We'll be scattered all over! :)

yes...I SHOULD have been able to book things on that date. But, sadly, I just got off the phone with DCL ....and.....gave up that wonderful Walt Suite.

Business obligations will keep us from going in July. We are really sad about this and, obviously waited to the last minute to cancel in case anything changed. I was so looking forward to sharing that room with all of you. So if anyone is waitlisted for a CAt1...stay by the phone!

Again, sorry we will not be cruising with you. Now I have to tell DD Taylor (6)....this will be the hard part! But I at least moved the reservation to the 10 day Holiday cruise in December so we still have that to look forward to. Wonder if that Cat6 I have now has a piano in it?

Wish you all a wonderful, fun, sunny, happy, magical cruise!!!! I'll keep up with this post and maybe just dream we will be going with you.

Jim

K&Z Cruizers

04-09-2006, 03:49 AM

Jim,

So sorry we won't get to see you!

Maybe look into one of the Med cruises. DW and I are on the Westbound Transatlantic Ship of Fools! Have a look!

Well, I got most of the reservations I wanted however for St. Martin I didn't see the Thriller Powerboat or the Caribbean Duck. I will have to look on these ones specifically with DCL via phone.

Ugh, Im going to bed. its 4am.

MBFergie

04-09-2006, 05:05 PM

i can't get palo to reserve anything for me and the dcl gals said i have to call in the morning..ahhhhh

i did get a spa villa...yeah!!

K&Z Cruizers

04-09-2006, 05:53 PM

So we got the following:

Palo Dinner - Wednesday - 6pm
Palo Brunch - Monday - 1100am
High Tea - Thursday - 300pm

Also made ressies for:

CC Stingrays - 10am
CC Parasailing - 1200pm
CC Ecotour - 245pm
StM Island Drive - 1pm

Of course we have our off-site excursion with http://www.marlinprince.com in St Thomas, too. :woohoo:

MBFergie

04-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Finally it worked..I had to close almost every security/virus/malware product I have but it worked!

I am also doing High Tea at 3pm on Thursday, since my DH probably won't go with me if anybody wants to join me let me know.

Booked a bunch of other stuff but it's all subject to change. I can't believe I forgot to do this last night. Now I am glad I didn't, I slept and still there were plenty of times. Only think I didn't get was Wildside for my daughter. I will keep trying.

Can you believe I am waitlisted for late dinner! The DCL rep said she's never heard of that, doesn't think it will be a problem getting late since everybody always wants early..Weird!! Maybe an older crowd on this trip.

Well to all the rest of you Good Luck on your reservations! I heard 40% of Palo is saved for onboard booking so don't fret to much.

Marie

MBFergie

04-09-2006, 06:00 PM

Who is in for an onboard meet? First day, deck 10 in front of stacks? Let me know...

K&Z Cruizers

04-09-2006, 06:39 PM

That's going to be a busy area on the first day. What about the secret deck 7 Verandah around 3pm on Embarkation day?

ljql_5969

04-09-2006, 07:42 PM

I am up for a meet!

Congrats on all of your ressies! I hope I can get my family in for the Palo brunch. That is the main thing at Palo that I am interested in.

I may join you for the high tea (even though I am not really a tea drinker). Just let me see how my ressies go.

I cannot wait until we set sail! :cool1:

MBFergie

04-10-2006, 08:29 AM

Typically my family has our first day routine...eat lunch, go swim, then I (mom, of course) goes to stateroom to unpack and organize room. If I try to do it with everybody there it's chaos. Kids and DH come back to change then off to the drill.

But we can set up a couple of meets. I just figured if everybody is doing sailaway party it's convienent without taking time away from hectic first day organization.

MBFergie

04-10-2006, 08:42 AM

K&Z Cruizers

04-10-2006, 08:44 AM

I hope they have coffee; I'm sure they do. My wife isn't a tea drinker. The four ladies in our group are going Thursday at 3. Me, I want to stay as far away from that hen party as possible. :smooth:

ljql_5969

04-10-2006, 11:26 PM

Hey ljql,

How is your son's baseball season going? We are having a great Little League year and not so great travel season. Keeps him balanced I guess.

My DD hasn't been online at all to check on teen stuff, but she is excited about the trip. I was upset that the wild side excursion was already booked up. She loved it last time. Hopefully more will open. You should tell your nephew to book it, he can always cancel if he doesn't meet anybody to "hang" with.

I would love to have you "tea" with me. I have never gone to a tea in my 41 years on this earth but always wanted to see what it was about. I am assuming they have coffee!

Hey Marie. We just started practices here in Ky and our games start after Derby Day in May.

My husband and I must be crazy because we thought we could coach both of our sons' teams. We really do enjoy it though. They just changed the age requirements up here and the cutoff date for birthdays is April 30th and since my oldest won't turn 10 until June, he got held back in machine pitch baseball. Okay with us as we hear the first year of kid pitch baseball consists of a lot of walks and not a whole lot of hitting. He is one of the oldest on his team this year due to the rule change. But, he is fine with that.

My youngest is in coach pitch and with a field full of 5, 6 and 7 year olds every practice is an adventure to say the least! :goodvibes :crazy:

I have never been to tea either but I am just so excited about being on the ship! I have cruised with my husband several times, but I love Disney and I am really excited for my boys. I cannot believe how quickly the months are going by now! If you don't mind me joining you, I would love to! Go ahead and count me in. Do you need me to do anything to increase the reservation to 2 people? I am a first time cruiser so I cannot make ressies for another 14 days. Just let me know if I need to do anything.

Also, meeting anywhere with everyone is fine with me. I am like you Marie in that I will be the one to unpack, get the room setup, etc. If I wasn't there, my DH and 2 DS would wear the same thing everyday because the didn't realize there was more in their suitcase! :rotfl: But wherever and whenever is fine with me.

I hope whoever gets the Category 1 is a Disboard member. I was really looking forward to seeing that cabin. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Talk to you all later!

MBFergie

04-11-2006, 02:16 PM

When does your son turn 10, mine turns 10 on June 17th. The Little League age change is for all of the US so my son is also baseball 9. Our league does 9 & 10 year olds together, but start pitching 1/2 thru the 8 year old season. I loved when they went to kid pitch, first few weeks were walk fest but then it got exciting. Both me and DH are on our Little League board and we really need this trip to unwind after this season! I do schedules and with all our fields messed up from Hurricanes it's been a nightmare.

I already have tea for 2 so you don't have to do a thing. When we go we will just tell them who is from what stateroom. We can also try to add afew once we get onboard if more want to join.

Just a recommendation, unpack all your clothes into the drawers and store your luggage under the bed. We also bring a popup hamper for in the closet then when it gets full I seperate clothes by loads into garbage bags I bring and store in the empty luggage. When we get home the clothes are ready for the laundry room, already seperated. We love the over door shoe holder for all our stuff. I am bringing it to NYC even since the room is small and there will be 4 girls..eeks!

Okay...where is everybody else!!

ljql_5969

04-11-2006, 04:33 PM

When does your son turn 10, mine turns 10 on June 17th.

He turns 10 on June 6th. :)

The Little League age change is for all of the US so my son is also baseball 9. Our league does 9 & 10 year olds together, but start pitching 1/2 thru the 8 year old season. I loved when they went to kid pitch, first few weeks were walk fest but then it got exciting. Both me and DH are on our Little League board and we really need this trip to unwind after this season! I do schedules and with all our fields messed up from Hurricanes it's been a nightmare.

Good luck on scheduling the fields. :)

I already have tea for 2 so you don't have to do a thing. When we go we will just tell them who is from what stateroom. We can also try to add afew once we get onboard if more want to join.

Sounds good. Looking forward to it! :thumbsup2

Just a recommendation, unpack all your clothes into the drawers and store your luggage under the bed. We also bring a popup hamper for in the closet then when it gets full I seperate clothes by loads into garbage bags I bring and store in the empty luggage. When we get home the clothes are ready for the laundry room, already seperated.

I am like you. I have always unpacked right away when my DH and I have cruised. I bring a laundry sack too on vacations and usually wash clothes early in the morning while I take some alone time. I am glad the Disney cruise has laundramats on the ship. I will probably walk a few laps and soak up the morning sea air.

We love the over door shoe holder for all our stuff. I am bringing it to NYC even since the room is small and there will be 4 girls..eeks!

Okay...where is everybody else!!

I have not gotten one of those yet. What brand do you have?

Also, have fun in NYC. I have always wanted to go there!

MBFergie

04-12-2006, 07:30 AM

I just purchased a cheap clear over the door holder. I think I got it a target on sale for $2.99. I have even seen them in the $1.00 store.

One cruise treat I give myself is I pack everything that needs to be ironed and as soon as I get onboard I fill out the dryclean slip and have it done on board. Ironing only is 1/2 price of dry cleaning, very reasonable and when I get ready no running to iron!! It's the small thing that make a gal happy.

MBFergie

04-17-2006, 12:21 PM

Wow..not to many more Monday's to go!!

11 more at work..yuck
then the next one on the Magic!!

Hope all had a good holiday.

ljql_5969

04-24-2006, 06:38 AM

Our group is finally paid in full! :cool1: :banana: :cheer2: :woohoo:

I have started making reservations! This is great! I thought I would have a difficult time getting in to things. Many people on the boards made it sound kind of bleak for first time cruisers. I got in to Palo for dinner on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. and my TA is getting all 11 adults in for breakfast sometime that week! :grouphug:

Can't believe how close we are now!!! :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

K&Z Cruizers

04-24-2006, 10:41 AM

I am sooooo tired.

Well after waking up at 2:50am and finally going back to bed at 4:15am, I have EVERYTHING booked for everyone in (almost) the times we wanted, and got the kids registered at the kids clubs/Flounders...

Obviously a lot of stuff overlaps and as such since there are 11 people in our group, some people are doing some things, while others are doing other things.

Here's our schedule:

SAT 08-JUL (SAIL DATE)
======================

NOTHING

SUN 09-JUL (AT SEA)
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13:30 - 16:00 - Flounder's Reef Nursery
14:00 - 15:15 - Well Being Couples Massage

MON 10-JUL (AT SEA)
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10:30 - 13:30 - Flounder's Reef Nursery
11:00 - 13:00 - Palo Brunch

TUE 11-JUL (ST MARTIN)
======================

08:00 - 11:45 - Pinel Island Snorkle Tour
12:00 - 15:45 - BUBBA Fishing
13:15 - 17:15 - Island Drive & Explorer Cruise

WED 12-JUL (ST THOMAS)
======================

08:00 - 16:30 - Marlin Prince Fishing
12:40 - 15:10 - Atlantis Submarine Adventure
17:30 - 21:00 - Flounder's Reef Nursery
18:00 - 20:00 - Palo Dinner
18:30 - 20:30 - Palo Dinner

(Palo dinners to be merged into one ressie on board for the 7 of us)

THU 13-JUL (AT SEA)
===================

15:00 - 16:00 - Palo High Tea

FRI 14-JUL (CASTAWAY CAY)
=========================

09:45 - 10:45 - Watercraft Sea-Doo Eco Tour
10:30 - 11:00 - Banana Boat Rides
10:00 - 11:00 - Castaway Ray's Stingrays
13:00 - 16:45 - Castaway Cay Bottom Fishing
13:30 - 14:30 - Parasailing

SAT 15-JUL (DEBARKATION)
========================

GO HOME

How did everyone else do? 75 days to go!!!! :cheer2:

ljql_5969

04-24-2006, 11:29 AM

Signed up for things when I got in to work this morning around 6:00 a.m.

I have reserved a few things:

Saturday July 8th - Embarkation
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Do nothing but get on that boat and check everything out!!!!!! :goodvibes

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Sunday - July 9th - At Sea.
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Nothing reserved

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Monday - July 10th - At Sea
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Nothing reserved

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Tuesday - July 11th - St Maarten
--------------------------------

Not sure what we will do here. Still researching. Any "on your own" type of things that anyone can suggest? :confused3

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Wednesday - July 12th - St. Thomas/St. John
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Planning to go to Sapphire Beach :cool1:
7:30 p.m. - Palo Dinner :yay:

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Thursday - July 13th - At Sea
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Reservations for Palo Brunch scattered for all 11 adults between 10:30 - 11:30. Hoping to get them all put together so we can eat together. :grouphug:

---------------------------------
Friday - July 14th - Castaway Cay
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Castaway Ray's Stingray Adventure :p

I also signed my 2 boys up for the clubs. Wasn't interested in the Spa.

I cannot wait to see the Navigators and do some of the activities on board!!!

My mind just blanked. Pirate night is on Tuesday, right? :confused3

K&Z Cruizers

04-24-2006, 11:43 AM

My mind just blanked. Pirate night is on Tuesday, right? :confused3
Yup - St. Martin Day. See you @ the Stingrays if not before! :thumbsup2

linnied

04-24-2006, 12:41 PM

Hurray reservation day is finally here :cool1:
We booked the dolphin encounter :woohoo: in St. Maarten for 11:00 - 6:30 - hope we dont get delayed :sad2:
we are also doing the catamaran snorkeling tour in St. Johns - at 8:15 am :crazy: my teen wont like that time
and the kids will do the banana boat ride at 11:30 and I will join them for the stingray swim at 1:00 on Castaway key
We want to do the glass bottom boat tour but my brother who has been on this cruise 2x before says the water can be merky and may not be worth it. Any one else have any opinions on this?

Cant wait
I am are going to book polos for brunch but there are no more thursday ams left so it'll have to be Sunday or Monday. Probably monday.
:bounce: :bounce: :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :cheer2: :cheer2:

linnied

04-24-2006, 12:43 PM

Do any of you fine folks know which night the pirate night will be for this 7 night cruise??

K&Z Cruizers

04-24-2006, 12:48 PM

Do any of you fine folks know which night the pirate night will be for this 7 night cruise??
Look up two posts. :rolleyes:

JimGarth

04-24-2006, 03:55 PM

Wow...that 2 hours of sleep I got was a killer....couldn't go to sleep prior to 3AM! Anyway, it was worth it!

Got into the Dolphin Excursion (7:30AM) in St. Maarten, Coral Island and World Drive in St. Thomas, and Parasailing and the Glass Bottomed Boat on Castaway Cay. Got my wife in for some spa appointments too and registered the kids (6 and 3) in the Oceaneer's Club.

Stupid question...I assumed that they'd bill immediately, but no credit card info was requested...is it billed at the time of the cruise on the final bill? Just curious....

THANKS! :cool1:

K&Z Cruizers

04-24-2006, 04:07 PM

Billed to your stateroom account on Day 1. The tickets will be in your room when you arrive.

JimGarth

04-24-2006, 04:10 PM

Thanks for the quick reply...I'm surprised that they didn't want the money quicker...NOT COMPLAINING, just surprised! :)

Now the countdown...it's going to be a LONG 75 days....

Take care,
Jim

K&Z Cruizers

04-25-2006, 10:20 AM

Looks like brunch is now sold out (at least online) for the whole week. Crazy! :badpc:

linnied

04-25-2006, 05:21 PM

Dolphin encounter at 7:30 am boy thats early. We took the 11 am. Hope the weather is nice
Cant wait

MBFergie

04-26-2006, 12:35 PM

Glad everybody is happy with reservations.

Looks like a bunch of us will be doing the Stingray Adventure at 10:00am. I wonder how many they have at a time?

Back to the meets..

I still vote for in front of the stack, level 10 during the sail away party. Who wants to join me?

We can also do a meet on Sunday Deck 7 at sometime, maybe mid morning around 10am, for those who miss sail away party.

I am so excited about being back on the Magic. My DD is already negotiating her curfew. I hope there are alot of great teens onboard! It's always a good day when the 15 y/o is happy.

K&Z Cruizers

04-26-2006, 09:31 PM

Im afraid I will have to pass on the sail-away-party meet. Im going to be busy with the rest of our party that are all first timers and wont be able to break away for this.

ljql_5969

04-27-2006, 08:03 AM

I would love to get together and meet. This is my first time on the Magic but I have cruised before so hopefully it won't take me long to get accustomed to the boat. Not sure what the rest of my family will do without me (just kidding). I can meet you there before the sail away party for a bit before getting back with my kids to watch the singing and dancing!

Can you believe it is almost May already?!?!!? My whole family is getting excited. :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc I cannot believe school is almost out.

Only 72 more days!! Yeah! Is it time to start packing yet?!?!

linnied

04-27-2006, 08:20 AM

I too do not think I can make a meet during the sail away party. I am in a group of 9 and they all want to attend that party - me too since it is my frist cruise in 20 years.

Does anyone know what time the meet the character or welcome aboard breakfast is on Sunday? We made Polo brunch ressies (only day left) at 10:30 and I really dont want to miss the other breakfast.

MBFergie

04-27-2006, 10:59 AM

Nobody would be missing the party. The stage is on deck 9. The stack is on deck 10 that overlooks the stage. It's actually is a great place to be during the sailaway party. Large area to dance and gather. Trust me I would NEVER miss the Sailaway party!! We can meet on deck 9 if you'd rather. It just gets extremely crowded!! I've done it both ways.

linnied

04-27-2006, 11:40 AM

oh, ok great. I will try to get up to deck 10 and if it is a better place to be then thats even better.
I am a newbie and will need hand holding every step of the way.
My brother a 3rd timer will be our tour guide I am sure, so I will see if I can dich him, Like when we were kids :rotfl2: if he wont cooperate.

Anyone for that welcome aboard breakfast time?????????

K&Z Cruizers

04-27-2006, 11:56 AM

Sorry, again, Im going to be with 10 other people ranging from 2 to 65 and Im not going to drag all of them up to deck 10 during the sail away party and/or break away from them. It's also going to be pretty darn loud up there and it will be hard to hear each other. If it was later/earlier when things werent as hectic then I could break away, but if its going to be during the sail-away, then Im afraid Im out. :rolleyes1

MBFergie

04-27-2006, 12:08 PM

Anyone for that welcome aboard breakfast time?????????

What was this? I must have missed something.

ljql_5969

05-02-2006, 07:45 AM

Only 67 more days!!!! :cool1:

MBFergie

05-05-2006, 11:31 AM

Our ship is full...

I called DCL to find out about Florida Resident Rates on our sailing (there are non). The cm told me our ship is full. If I switch dates I can get a Cat 6 for same price as my Cat 9 and my son could play on the baseball all-star team. Only problem is there are not Eastern cruises with FRR and we don't have an interest in Western.

Decisions, Decisions.....

K&Z Cruizers

05-05-2006, 12:15 PM

Yup I noticed a similar thing, however the online ressie system seems to still let you book.

For the 11 of us, with 4 staterooms (two x cat 6 and two x cat 8) since we booked originally in October 2004, the price for all four rooms is now about $10,500 more!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

ljql_5969

05-05-2006, 06:58 PM

MBFergie

05-08-2006, 12:08 PM

We are going....almost sure we are keeping the July 8th date. My son and hubby would love to do allstars but DH really doesn't want western cruise. No cruise is NOT an option. Didn't realize that ours is the only eastern in July.

Besides I don't think I can handle adding time to my wait! I need to go on vacation again and put my happy butt in a deck 4 chair.

ljql_5969

05-09-2006, 07:54 AM

Well, we just had Derby week here in Ky. and I am now ready to relax in a deck chair too! It keeps getting closer every day! :cool1:

linnied

05-09-2006, 08:34 AM

less then 60 days to gooo, less then 60 days to goooooo, high hoo a merryoooooo less then 60 days to goooooooooooo
:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:
Do you all like my singing??? :thumbsup2 I cant wait :cheer2:

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

MBFergie

05-09-2006, 09:28 AM

K&Z Cruizers

05-09-2006, 09:54 AM

9 of our group will be in town for 3 days doing the parks before the cruise. DW and I are flying in on Friday the 7th and, since MK is open till 2am that day for Disney resort guests, we've picked up day MYW-Hopper passes and will do MGM and MK that day. We're meeting up with our bunch that are staying at the Boardwalk Inn and having dinner @ Chef Mickeys and then DW and I will hit MK till we're unable to move anymore and then head back to our hotel and go to sleep. They are staying at Boardwalk, we are staying at the Swan. We will be at Port by 10am on 7/8.

linnied

05-09-2006, 10:17 AM

LOVED the singing :banana: :woohoo: :banana: :woohoo:

the question is will we get to hear you live during family karokee?

I'm thinking for mother's day I am going to ask/make my family sit and watch to Pirates of the Caribean movie. Can you believe I have never seen it yet?!? Start getting the family excited for the cruise.

My DH informed he is not swimming with the stingrays! :confused3 Still debating if the rest of us are gonna go.

Is anybody staying overnight in Port Canaveral Friday evening? We haven't decided what we are going to do yet, may stay with Aunt in Sebastian (1 hour south) Friday night.

Absolutely no singing live n in person for me!!!! Not unless I have had many too many to drink and all of you want to be swimming in the ocean cause I will surely crack the hual (spelling????)

I too have never seen the pirate of the caribean movie and that sounds like a good idea to watch before we go :thumbsup2
I, my kids and my nephews will be doing the stingray swim at 1:00 if you would like to join us ;)

We are all flying in on Saturday AM - 8:40 flight out of JFK
cant wait

also how do you get the hrs, min on your ticker????

ljql_5969

05-09-2006, 01:09 PM

My family (all 18 of us :grouphug: ) are flying in via Southwest to MCO on Friday July 7th. It is my nephew's birthday that day! :cool1:

We are staying in Cocoa Beach! I cannot wait!!!!! :banana: :banana:

I can't wait for my kids to see the ships. They saw the Delta Queen and The Belle of Louisville this week alot because of Derby and they kept asking how big the "Disney boat" was in comparison. My DH and I just told them there really was no comparison to these two river boats! But that is all they know and see everyday. So I will be thrilled to see their faces that first day at port!!!!! :lmao:

Pirates of the Caribbean pirate: is great. I bought it for my boys for Christmas and they ahve watched it. They wanted to "be prepared" for the cruise. Too funny! :goodvibes

MBFergie

05-11-2006, 08:28 PM

I don't know what site I got the other ticker from..sorry.

I love this little guy... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: never noticed him before.

I'm so easily amused. Speaking of amusing, I hope we have good talent on the ship. Our last cruise had a ventriliquist that we still quote 2 years later. "You're a jerk" in a certain voice makes me smile. He was awesome, don't know his name but one of his puppets was Paco.

Hope everybody plans to go to the theme nights in Diversions for the adults. They are a blast!

ljql_5969

05-12-2006, 07:04 AM

Hope everybody plans to go to the theme nights in Diversions for the adults. They are a blast!
I thought the theme nights sounded like fun. Anyone bringing their parachute pants for 80's night (just kidding) :lmao: ? Remember those?

K&Z Cruizers

05-12-2006, 08:32 AM

I *so* owned a pair of those.

ljql_5969

05-12-2006, 01:48 PM

So did I! Black ones! And I thought I was soooo cool when I wore them!! :lmao:

MBFergie

05-14-2006, 06:17 PM

Happy Mother's Day! Hope all the moms had a great relaxing day!!

ljql_5969

05-16-2006, 01:50 PM

This cruise is the main thing we all talked about on Sudnay while celebrating mother's day! Only 53 more days to go!!! :cool1:

disneycruiserjuly7th

05-16-2006, 03:48 PM

family of 5 from san diego . we got our bags packed and are ready. our kids are 7, 14 and
14

disneycruiserjuly7th

05-16-2006, 03:58 PM

any ideas from any veterans on what excursions to do. or stuff to do on the ship or things to stay away from...

MBFergie

05-16-2006, 06:12 PM

I take it the 14 year olds are twins...maybe friends...cousins. I have a 15 y/o daughter going and 10 y/o son. She was looking to chat with some other kids going on the cruise around her age.

We did the Golden Eagle Catamaran in St. Martin and loved it. Last year we did a speed boat in St. Thomas that took us over to St. John to snorkle..it was amazing!! We have also done our own cab to Megan's Bay, what a beautiful spot. This year we chartered a sailboat to take us out for 8 hours in St. Thomas/John.

On this ship we love bingo, shows, theme nights for adults, relaxing on deck 10 and reading on the chairs on deck 4. A bad day on the Magic is better then a great day at work!!

Welcome to the group!!

ljql_5969

05-18-2006, 07:40 AM

Welcome to our group! We are first time Disney cruisers! Glad to have you join us! :goodvibes

disneycruiserjuly7th

05-18-2006, 07:43 PM

ok I still have a lot of planning to do. we fly in on friday at 6pm... where should we spend the night... I am thinking cocoa beach and then in the morning go to space center for 3 to 4 hours then to ship... but how to get around? maybe rent a car(suv) for the 5 of us. on the ship what to do(excursions) with the ship guide or on our own tours...back to the port on saturday morning... rent a car to go??? somewhere... we fly back to san diego on monday at 2pm.maybe some beach or ? help...

MBFergie

05-19-2006, 09:39 AM

1) Relax! Breath!

2) Alot of people stay at the Raddison night before. I've stayed there too. Very nice pool area. They have suites that will sleep 5. http://www.radisson.com/capecanaveralfl

3) Personally we like boarding ship as early as possible to start the vacation sooner so I would skip the Space Center, save till Saturday when you get off ship.

4) Pro of Disney Excursions: If you are late getting back the ship will wait for you. Con: Price is a little higher then booking on your own. If you check out site http://www.shoretrips.com/ its another service for booking on your own. If you are interested in a private sail or fishing boat I can get you info on that. This link is a great info on beaches in St. Thomas
http://www.usviguide.com/st._thomas_us_virgin_islands/st._thomas_boat_charters/st._thomas_day_sail_charters.html. Alot of great beaches! Also, where we dock there is a shopping area and a Cold Stone Creamery (it's a must stop for my DD, even though we have one here 1mi away). I highly recommend the Golden Eagle Catamaran in St. Martin. My kids still talk about it and that was 3 years ago. The snorkling was okay, the boat ride was a blast!!

5) Renting a car is a great option. If you stay at the Raddison you can take car back and the Avis I believe will shuttle you to the port. Since we live in FL we drive and never used Disney Transportation, but I hear it isn't cheap! With 5 probably cheaper for the car rental. Don't know if you like a beer or cocktail, if you do you can pick it up and bring on board with you. Great way to save some $$. DCL is okay with this.

6) For the time after the cruise. Check out Ron John Resort. Looks awesome!! http://www.ronjonresort.com/ I would go to Space Center when you get off the ship. There is always Disney or Universal too. We HATE the parks during the summer, but Universal is great if you stay at one of the onsite hotels (Hard Rock, Royal Pacific, Portofino..all Lowes Hotels). The hotel guest get to go in special quicker line for every ride by showing hotel key. Well worth the extra $ you may spend to stay there. If you give me an idea of what you are thinking for after the cruise I may have other ideas. There is a semi dude ranch around, fishing-lake or ocean, beautiful state parks, or shopping...whatever let me know.

7) Are you still relaxed and breathing?

MBFergie

05-19-2006, 09:50 AM

one last thing...if you haven't booked anything for Palo I highly recommend at least the brunch, but dinner is awesome too. There is also high tea. The spa onboard is nice but pricey. You can book that in advance too.

When you have time just read over trip reports and the main board. You will get lots of ideas. www castawayclub com is a great site to check out. They have menus and the navigators posted (navigator is a paper given out the night before showing all activities for the following day). Remember that things may change on our actual cruise, but it will give you an idea of what will be going on. I ususally try to get one early from room steward and go over with my family at dinner. We decide what everybody wants to do.

hopefully i've helped ease your mind. you are gonna love it. Are the kids boys or girls?

disneycruiserjuly7th

05-21-2006, 01:33 PM

I will be looking in to the info you mentioned. We are bringing our DS 14 his friend from school (DS+FFS? 14) and our DD 7. I know the boys want to go snorkling so I know thats available for them. My DD just wants to have fun...the idea of going to the space center was I figured we have a couple of hours in the begining to burn... I thought to use them at the space center... just to say I went there... I heard it is a neat place to go but I did not want to spend to much time there. Is Palo only for adults, no kids right?

MBFergie

05-23-2006, 08:22 AM

Palo is 18 and older only. Food and service is awesome!

ljql_5969

05-26-2006, 07:14 AM

Well, my family is getting together at my house this Monday for a family pow wow about the trip! They all wanted to talk about excursions, what everyone is packing, etc.

Can you believe we are only 43 days away?!!? :cool1:

I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend! :sunny:

linnied

05-26-2006, 08:16 AM

I cant wait :Pinkbounc I cant wait :Pinkbounc I cant wait :Pinkbounc

I was just doing the same thing. Going thru my list seeing what I need, what I have and were I have to go to get what I need.
I wish money grew on trees, like my kids think it does so I could just go out and get it all done and not think about the "hope I dont forget anything" details.

See you all in 42 days :cheer2:

MBFergie

05-31-2006, 03:45 PM

I can't believe how hot it is in Florida! It is boiling out!! Just needed to vent.

Wow..time is really starting to fly. Pretty soon I will be in panic mode trying to pack. Boy do I wish I were an organized person. My goal this week is to go buy all new toilitries at Walmart for the trip, find over the door shoe holder and pop-up laundry basket from 2 years ago and get that all packed up.

Wynn

05-31-2006, 08:25 PM

I think it is good to have things to do at this stage, maybe the time will go faster.

ljql_5969

06-01-2006, 07:35 AM

It is hot and then rainy and then steamy hot up here. I just heard on the news that Hurricane season officially starts today! I'm hoping my siblings didn;t hear that or I'll get all kinds of questions about that up until we leave.

Hope you all are well and getting ready to go! I know we are all ready!! :cool1:

Just 37 days left!!! :Pinkbounc :yay: :bounce:

MBFergie

06-04-2006, 05:56 PM

I don't even want to hear about hurricane season. I am still fighting with my insurance company for a new roof...we had 4 leaks thanks to Hurricane Wilma last October and they still won't give me a roof...ahhh! Hopefully I will resolve this before the next batch of storms start brewing.

linnied

06-06-2006, 08:30 AM

Oh my Goodness I just cant stand it any more. I am all of a sudden just :yay: .
So what do you all think - or should I say know ---
Will they be showing Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on our cruise since it opens the day before we sail??????

I think I am going to explode before July 8th roles around

linnied

06-06-2006, 07:41 PM

I think I read somewhere this morning on one of these threads and now I cant find it - that there is a cold stone creamery where the ship docks in St. John/St. Thomas. Did I imagine that or is that true?

MBFergie

06-06-2006, 08:51 PM

Yes there is a Cold Stone Creamery in St. Thomas. When you get off the ship it is to the left off all the shopping, kinda between the ship and the tram. Ask the crew memebers, last time we saw alot of ship personel in there or at the internet cafe that was next to it. Beware they are on Island Time, therefore very slow! For whatever reason my DD loves to stop there (we have one less the 1 mile from the house..go figure).

I am really getting excited too :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: !!

ljql_5969

06-08-2006, 07:20 AM

We are all excited here too! :cool1: :woohoo:

My oldest DS turned 10 on 6/6! So yeah for him! His birthday party has me occupied right now or I would be bouncing off the walls waiting for our sail date to get here!!!

I thought that Pirates of the Caribbean was going to be coming out the week before we leave. It is cool that it is just coming out the day before! I hope we get to see it on the boat! popcorn::

Talk to y'all later!! :wave2:

ljql_5969

06-08-2006, 07:33 AM

I wonder if somebody ended up getting into the Walt Disney suite? If nobody is in the suite for the cruise, would they (cast members) let you peek in it? :confused3

I would love to just see the inside of that room! :goodvibes

MBFergie

06-08-2006, 12:25 PM

Couple of little questions.

Is anybody doing door signs? I can't decide.

Leanne (sp?) are you giving your 10 y/o sign out priviliges, still conflicted on this. I think he will be okay... Also tell you Birthday Boy..Happy Birthday. My DS has 9 more days to turn 10. How is his baseball season going?

K&Z Cruizers

06-08-2006, 02:05 PM

Yes we are all doing door signs. None of the kids on our good will have sign out access.

ljql_5969

06-08-2006, 05:32 PM

I have given him sign out priveleges bu told him they can be taken away very quickly.

Baseball was going well but we have hit kind of a slump and we have had ALOT of rainouts and make up games. Hit a lot of parent vacations so we have kids missing all the time. Hope your season is going well.

I did door signs for all 5 of the cabins in our party! :cool1:

linnied

06-09-2006, 08:25 AM

I am attempting door signs for at least our cabin. There are two others in our party but dont know if I will get around to doing for them. Computer problems and my poster program is stuck in my other computer that wont power up :sad2:

My 11 year old will have sign out privilages, but like you ljql - they can be revoked.

I have a few questions for you pro's :

What is the disembark routine for US citizens?
Do we have to get off the ship by 9 AM?
We have a late afternoon flight and want to stay on board as long as possible because we do not know what to do until 3PM when we have to arrive at the airport!!!

Also we are huge krispy Kream lovers :blush: - where and when are these served onboard :listen:

:Pinkbounc :bounce: :dance3:

MBFergie

06-09-2006, 10:02 AM

Typically you disembark after your breakfast. If you have early dinner you have early breakfast. You cannot really wander the ship afterwards because they are cleaning up getting ready for the next cruise. Two years ago we were not able to disembark due to Hurricane Charlie causing problems and we were stuck onboard, even then nothing was open.

Have you considered going to the Kennedy Space Center http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/visit/index.html. You could always head back to Orlando and go to some of the outlet malls, downtown Disney or one of the short attractions like Ripleys Belive it or Not on I-drive. http://www.ripleysorlando.com/

I know the Krispy Creams are served on the breakfast buffet up in Topsiders. You may beable to get them at sit down breakfast too.

Baseball is going great. My DH coaches DS and they won their division championship. Now they are playing a Select Tournament (best 9 y/o) then we have All Star Try Outs. Don't think we will be on that because of cruise.
Hopefully the rain will stop and you have a great end to your season.

ljql_5969

06-09-2006, 01:46 PM

Marie,

I was reviewing our schedule and I don't know if my stomach will be able to handle Palo Brunch and Palo High Tea on the same day. Our brunch is reserved for Thursday with my whole family :grouphug: and then I think the high tea that you had reserved is on Thursday also. I think I am going to have to regretfully decline because I think I would be sick to my stomach if I ate that much. :sad2: I'm really sorry. :blush:

linnied

06-09-2006, 08:21 PM

regarding the disembark - jee I am not even on board yet and I am concerned with getting off :guilty: - since we have the late seating, then we would eat breakfast that day say around 9 ish, and then disembark around 10 ish?

shanfl

06-13-2006, 02:16 PM

Hi we are cruising this on too. There will be 11 of us 4 kids ages 8 7,7,4 3 boys and 1 girl. Hope to meet you

MBFergie

06-13-2006, 04:40 PM

Welcome Shanfl..What part of florida are you from? We live in South Florida.

Lin-I think 10ish is on the late side to disembark. Once you are done eating they kinda rush you off the ship. I am thinking late breakfast was 8ish, I know early breakfast is really early!! Have you decided on your DD curfew time? My stictist rules are NO KIDS IN ROOM & DON'T GO IN OTHERS KIDS ROOMS UNLESS WE GIVE PERMISSION (can't find me is not permission) and at the end of the evening no walking to room by yourself! I would rather she walk a new friend to her room and I wil meet her wherever she is.

I finished all my paperwork online today :banana: :banana: now to just pack and get on board!

K&Z Cruizers

06-13-2006, 05:16 PM

I spoke to DCL today. All of our documents are in progress and should be sent out in the next few days. They send them out UPS 3 day select so I would say by the end of next week we should be doing the DOC DANCE!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Linnie - 10am is way too late to disembark. They kick you out right after breakfast so if you're early seating, expect to be out around 8, late seating around 9 - 930am.

agirlinflorida

06-13-2006, 06:36 PM

I have not posted anything for a long time. My husband and I have been building a house for the last 6 months, so we have been a little busy. We have a very large group getting together for the cruise (11 cabins, I think). We can't wait! It's my family's 4th Disney cruise, but our 1st to the Eastern Caribbean. I need some help from you guys. We want to do a beach excursion on our own in St. Maarten. Can anyone give me any ideas? And want program are you using for your door magnets?

suRfergiRl91

06-13-2006, 09:55 PM

I think we may be going to Orient Beach on our own by cab. They have alot of stuff to do near by like jet skis and parasailing. Beware: it's very European aka naked people. There is the other beach where the airplanes fly right over you..forgot the name though.

You can print the magnets with any publisher type program. You just have to get the magnet paper or some lamanate the print and use stickable magnets. I purchased a tape role that has sticky on one side and magnet on other that I use to put up stuff on fridge, I think that is what I will use if I do them.

My DD is even getting excited. She was on reading everything today.

MBFergie

06-13-2006, 10:14 PM

oops..apparently my DD logged in on her dis name..surfergirl91

therefore above post was really from me.

ljql_5969

06-14-2006, 07:04 AM

There is the other beach where the airplanes fly right over you..forgot the name though.

This is Maho Beach. We thought about going there but my DH wasn't sure.

You can print the magnets with any publisher type program. You just have to get the magnet paper or some lamanate the print and use stickable magnets. I purchased a tape role that has sticky on one side and magnet on other that I use to put up stuff on fridge, I think that is what I will use if I do them.

I just used MicroSoft Word to make my door signs.

K&Z Cruizers

06-14-2006, 10:23 AM

We're doing the Pinel Island Snorkle Tour and then will head over to Maho beach so I can get clipped by a 747. ;)

I believe DW has used Quark for creating our door signs. We combine our door signs with pictures from previous cruises, too. See attached:

http://www.*********************/disney04/images/100_0762.jpg

Obviously since that sign was from our first cruise, we didn't have any cruise pictures to share. Now we have plenty such as:

http://www.*********************/disney05/images/100_2529.jpg

which was when DW was invited to sound the Mickey Whistle on Cruise #2.

K&Z Cruizers

06-14-2006, 03:35 PM

So what's happening with this?

I've attempted to organize things a couple of times to no avail. My thought was to meet on the secret deck 7 verandah (as I've done on past cruises) around 3pm on embarkation day before the sail away party happens and before things get hectic.

The other idea thrown out here was DURING the sail away party.

Which is happening, if any? Nobody wanted to provide stateroom details :confused3 so I suppose we'll just all bump into each other here and there on board that is, if we know what each other looks like.

What does everyone think? Personally I think meeting during the sail away party will be difficult due to all the loud noise/music/dancing/and PEOPLE. It'll be impossible to talk. Anyway, whatever the masses choose. I'm not leaving my group if the meet is during the sail away party, though. :rolleyes1

shanfl

06-14-2006, 07:27 PM

MB Fergie we Live in Jupiter FL what part of S Florida are you in.

ljql_5969

06-15-2006, 08:12 AM

So what's happening with this?
I don't care where we meet. I'll say that since this is not my first cruise but it is our first Disney cruise (and my kid's first cruise period). So, I can meet for a bit but will want to get back to them as they experience all their "firsts" :banana: :wizard: :banana: on that first day.

We will be on the boat early as we are staying in Cocoa Beach and have rental cars. So we plan on being there when the port opens (that's 10:00 a.m. right? Or is it 10:30? :confused3 )

MBFergie

06-15-2006, 09:00 AM

We live in Coral Springs. AAAH this weather is so hot and humid lately!!

I would love to meet everybody, but if my luggage arrives to stateroom I won't be meeting at 3. Maybe for those of us who are arrive to port early can meet there. I would love for the kids to meet then, I also will be getting there 10ish.

K&Z Cruizers

06-15-2006, 10:59 AM

Cruise docs were sent out yesterday by UPS 3-day select. People should start to see them either tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

ljql_5969

06-15-2006, 12:56 PM

Will my TA get them or will they mail directly to me? :confused3

linnied

06-15-2006, 12:58 PM

Cruise docs were sent out yesterday by UPS 3-day select. People should start to see them either tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday.

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Oh, I hope they come tomorrow, we are all getting together for Fathers Day and that would be great if we have the papers to day dream over and fill out what ever needs to be filled out

As far as meeting - just pick a place and a time and who ever shows up shows up, if you try to "ask" a thousand of us you will get 1,000 ideas, times, locations :crazy:
Maybe everyone could post a yes or no so you have an idea :)

suRfergiRl91

06-15-2006, 05:12 PM

ahhh my dd logged in again :furious:

MBFergie

06-15-2006, 05:15 PM

I received mine :banana: :goofy: :banana: but we live in Sth Florida so maybe it arrived quicker for us. If you did go thru a TA it will go to them, then they mail it out to you.

Much smaller then usual though. Our last cruise each person received a book. Maybe since I did everything on line...it's one small booklet.

Here are some meet options:

1) Inside terminal around 11ish for those who will be arriving early. Since we don't have to stand in line this is now a great option!

2) 3:00pm on Deck 7

3) By the stack on Deck 10 right before the sail away. (great location to be for sailaway)

K&Z Cruizers

06-15-2006, 05:52 PM

I received mine :banana: :goofy: :banana: but we live in Sth Florida so maybe it arrived quicker for us. If you did go thru a TA it will go to them, then they mail it out to you.
Not necessarily. The TA can choose who they are sent to. For example we had all four sets of documents sent to me since the rest of our crew live in Canada and we didn't want to deal with cross-border issues. You should check with your agent or call DCL, give them your file number, and ask them where they were sent to.

Much smaller then usual though. Our last cruise each person received a book. Maybe since I did everything on line...it's one small booklet.

Our 2nd cruise book was much smaller, too.

1) Inside terminal around 11ish for those who will be arriving early. Since we don't have to stand in line this is now a great option!

2) 3:00pm on Deck 7

These two work for me.