Roll Call for the Disney Magic Western Carrib. Jan 28/2006 [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

disneylover5

01-16-2005, 03:14 PM

Ok, looks like you can add our party in....have not booked yet, but we have decided this this the week we will cruise in 2006......leaving in a few days for the Magic!!!! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

We are going to book again when we get aboard for all of the discounts. Looks like our whole group may be 30 people.......not sure yet!

If you have never cruised on the Magic, you will love it! It is the most beautiful ship and a wonderful vacation!

So, all of you birthday people, enjoy it this year....but 2006 will be "Magical"
Lisa

dobelover

01-17-2005, 08:21 AM

poolex3

01-18-2005, 09:12 AM

This will be our 2nd Disney cruise - we sailed on the Wonder for the 4th of July this past summer and got hooked on DCL. We will be cruising with 2 other families for a total of 6 adults and 5 boys ages 12,11,10, 8 & 7. I sure hope this year goes fast!!!!

p.s.
:D Lisa, we are "neighbors" - we live in Manassas.

Stephanie

dobelover

01-19-2005, 07:32 PM

welcome aboard Stephanie and group!!!!!

Will you be celebrating any birthdays?, we have 4 on this thread so farl

:bday:

disneylover5

01-19-2005, 08:25 PM

Poolex3,

We are booking a lot of our church members onto this cruise (at least that is the plan)...Centreville Preys...I bet you drive by it a lot. We are at 66 and 28. We are building a new building on Rt 29....right near VA Run. We hope to move in in April!
Lisa

sam08223

01-20-2005, 07:29 AM

DW and I just back from a 4 day Magic Cruise Jan 8th. Went with Family on that one - had a wonderful time. Going for our 1st 7 day cruise next Jan 28th. ( Hello Jersey Shore!)

poolex3

01-20-2005, 07:40 AM

Welcome to our little (but hopefully growing) group Sam08223. It seems like the east coast will be well represented on the cruise with all of these NJ, MD and VA folks!!!

dobelover

01-24-2005, 07:35 AM

We are getting very close to our 365 day mark, :cool1: .

dobelover

01-28-2005, 10:08 AM

:banana: Where will you be this time next year

poolex3

01-28-2005, 03:36 PM

Please let this year go by fast!!!!!!! One of the families that we will be sailing with next year are on their way down to FL this afternoon for the Sunday 4 day cruise!!!! I want to be there too!!!!

dobelover

01-28-2005, 05:22 PM

I will be thinking every day this week about where we will be on the cruise.:cloud9:

dobelover

02-05-2005, 08:01 AM

:confused3 Where is everyone

Bump so you can find the thread

pfishgirl

02-06-2005, 02:04 AM

Is there room at our table for 2 more birthday people?? :cheer2:

our friends from NY just informed us that because DCL is ALL we ever talk about they invited themselves for our cruise :banana: :banana:

soooooo his bday is actually dec 30, her's is jan 21 (i think) then DH is Jan 28 and me 2-1... our ds is thinking about changing his bday from may 6th to fb 2nd... :rotfl: he says he feels left out

looks like we will need a bigger table

hmmmmm maybe we could just have chairs around a huge :cake: and just be given forks and bibs.. :rotfl2: what do you think??

:grouphug:

disneylover5

02-06-2005, 05:24 PM

Ok guys, I'm back :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: ....from the Western. We re-booked while on board for this cruise.....looks like there will be 60 (that's right) in my party.

A few comments and then ask any questions you want and I will answer. The weather was MAGICAL....75 - 85 degrees and sunny and calm all week except for the day we boarded and Castaway Cay. The day we boarded was cool and cloudy. Castaway Cay in the morning was warm (75 degrees) and extemely windy....drinks blow over, hats fly off windy. Then at noon it poured rain. We went to Cookies BBQ and hung out till one o'clock when half my group gave up and went back on the ship to watch a movie.....my girls (DD11 and DD8) and I stayed and we had a wonderful treat. The winds died down and the sun came out and we played on the beach till 3:30 and swam. The water was chilly, but ok.

On Grand Caymen, we caught a cab and went to Royal Palm Beach and spent the day there. We Jet Skiied and swam and ate and had a great time.

In Cozumel, the Teenagers (DS16, DS15, DS15) and my husband golfed and had fun. My girls and I did the dolphin enounter and had a great time. We swam at the beach in the park afterward.

The food was great, :cool1: the shows were MAGICAL, :cool1: the pools were crowded.L..but fun...... :cool1:

I can not wait to go back......Ask any questions you would like,
Lisa

dobelover

02-07-2005, 08:01 AM

Lisa, thanks for the report. I can feel the warm sun and hear the surf and see Magic........

Wow, 60 people. That may be more than our dis group.

pfishgirl

02-08-2005, 08:43 PM

sorry i have been MIA awhile !!!

Hellllllllooooooooooooo :wave: Sam... :goodvibes

NY NJ MD VA ??? anyone else here on the East Coast !!!! :cheer2:

woooohhhhhhhhooooooo UNDER 365 days now!!!!
:cool1:

we have how many birthdays now 6 ?? 8 ?? :cake:

Take Care!!!!

Oh we are a party of 5
4 adults and our son who will be 15 on the cruise
this is our 1st 7 night DCL cruise

disneylover5

02-08-2005, 10:07 PM

In our group of 80, there are 2 birthdays. :bday: I thought there would be more.

We have been finalizing all of the reservations for our group. We are all over the ship. Disney told me today that we will have about 1/3 of one dining room for our group.....oh my, :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
Lisa

pfishgirl

02-08-2005, 11:45 PM

that was going to be one of my questions disneylover5 where is DCL putting you All?? I thought you'd have your own wing with 80 people!!!

Were is everyone else staying?? We are on deck 6 midship with a veranda
our friends have the closet cabin to us but it is an Inside Stateroom so they will be on our Verandah...

Do any of you Pin Trade? I just heard due to the flu season there will be no pin trading on the DCL.... :earseek: Is this true??

:grouphug:

be back in a bit!!!

kmc33

02-09-2005, 07:53 AM

Hi!

I just found this thread. We are booked for the Magic Western 1/28/06 -- my DSis' family and my family. There are 7 of us altogether; 4 adults and 3 kids. My DSis has a birthday during the cruise on 31 January and DH's is just before we leave on 24 January.

We are not from the East coast, but nearby -- Pittsburgh-- not quite midwest but not quite east coast.

This will be our 2nd Magic cruise. We rebooked while onboard last January (2004). Looking forward to going again!!!

:cool1: :cool1:

Hi everyone and HADD :wave2: !!!!

pfishgirl

02-09-2005, 12:00 PM

Welcome Aboard KMC33 :wave:

I think we should change the name from The Magic to The Birthday Magic
:rotfl:

OK so I think we are up to 10 birthdays if not more.
WoW that's ALOT of :cake:

When the cruise comes closer we will have to decide when & where to meet for a Birthday Lunch/Snack/Drink.. whichever... :mickeybar

We also booked our cruise over a year in advance and we plan to do it again. We were on the Wonder for New Years 05 and Book the Jan 06 cruise.. gotta love the $200 onboard credit you get and the 10% off... :cheer2:

well Welcome again and Off I go...be back later

PS.. who if anyone has late night dinner seatings ????

disneylover5

02-09-2005, 04:47 PM

We were on the Magic last week for the Western and yes, they had suspended Pin Trading. My children were so bummed. We needed one suitcase just for our pins. Oh well, I guess that means we will just have to take a trip to Disney World in the spring ... darn.... :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

KMC33, What Disney cruise were you on last Jan? I was on the Eastern later in the month...I think we left like the 26th or so??

Lisa

dobelover

02-09-2005, 06:27 PM

Hi Lisa, I was on the 1/24/04 eastern Magic last year. We were in 8512. My sister and I try and cruise for our bdays every year. Me on Jan 24 and Liz on Jan 28. Missed this year cause I went on the Magic 10 night holiday in Dec '04.

disneylover5

02-09-2005, 10:16 PM

pfishgirl

02-09-2005, 11:31 PM

What No Pin Traing On DCL ??? :faint:

Can I at least still BUY pins ???

dobelover

02-10-2005, 07:23 AM

Sue,
I guess we will be on the same cruise again this year. I wish I had been on the 10 day...but we sure had nice weather on the Western last week.
Where are you in MD, I was brought up in Mont Co.
Lisa

Lisa - I am in Howard County, just north of I70 and my sister is in Baltimore.
Did you have any trouble on the Jan '04 cruise with weather? I got sick the day between St Thomas and CC. I remember standing on deck 10 and watched the bow go below the horizon and then above it. Missed dinner that night.

Sue

kmc33

02-10-2005, 09:11 AM

KMC33, What Disney cruise were you on last Jan? I was on the Eastern later in the month...I think we left like the 26th or so??
Lisa
Lisa -
We were on the Western last year. We sailed 31 Jan 04 and we loved it!!! We like the ports of call and lucked out with great weather. It was a little chilly in FL before and after, but it was very nice in the Caribbean!

I am looking forward to going again next year! :sunny:
- Kim

pfishgirl

02-10-2005, 02:16 PM

More Birthday People Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :goodvibes

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

I think we will need a whole restaraunt for all the birthdays being celebrated on this cruise... Ya think the wait staff will get tired of singing Happy Birthday?? hmmmmm Maybe they should just sing it once and save their energy for hauling out 20 birthday cakes :rotfl:

disneylover5

02-10-2005, 04:57 PM

Sue, I have never had trouble with seasickness....I went on a Carnival cruise once where you could not walk at all the seas were so rough. We all thought the ship was going to turn over. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Yes, they were selling pins all over the ship. I like to trade........

Kim, I am so glad to hear you had good weather on this cruise last year and I had good weather this year...hopefully next year will be good as well!

Ok guys, I am ready to go now.

Lisa

dobelover

02-11-2005, 07:58 AM

My last 2 cruises I used the Bonine pills and did fine. I don't worry about bad weather cause I enjoy cruising so much.:sunny:

pfishgirl

02-11-2005, 11:58 AM

Hi All !!
All this seasick talk has made me wonder.....
DH, DS and I are lucky we don't get seasick but we are going to be with 2 other adults this trip, should I tell them to get medicine before hand? Do they sell it on the cruise itself? I know it will cost alot more $$ to buy it while on the ship but IF they need it, is it sold in the shop?

Thanks

dobelover

02-11-2005, 02:57 PM

dobelover

02-12-2005, 05:03 PM

I have the two palms camera up. Looks like a good time to get lucky and see Magic cruise by.

disneylover5

02-16-2005, 09:14 PM

you guys ok?

pfishgirl

02-18-2005, 11:30 PM

:confused3 where did everbody go ?? :confused3

Did anyone decide on what excursions they are going to do yet?? :sunny:

how far in advance can you reserve excursions???

anyone packed yet?? :rotfl:

is there a special birthday excursion we can do??? :p
hmmm maybe we should invent a birthday excursion

dobelover

02-19-2005, 08:05 AM

Another week closer:banana: .

As far as excursions go, the only one I really want to do is the beach on GC. I will let my sister pick Cozumel(sp). I would like to bike ride on CC. How about you?

pfishgirl

02-20-2005, 09:52 AM

:cool1: every day that passes brings us 1 step closer to the cruise :cool1:

well we may do a sunset cruise on Key West since we have the late dinner seating so I think it won't interfer. :sunny:

my ds & dh are going scuba diving probably in Grand Cayman..I can't Scuba because of a Heart Condition.. :sad:

I am not sure what the other couple are going to do yet. Not sure if they will do their own thing or come with us.. :moped:

so really other then that and of course we will HAVE to snorkle somewhere, at least that I can do :cheer2:

pfishgirl

02-22-2005, 11:20 AM

ok so i called dcl and found out they won't mail an excursion book to you... :guilty: that you HAVE to find them on the website, then call them and reserve the excursions...

so now my question is, what IF i didn't HAVE access to the web site?? then what?? i think i will call my TA and ask her if she can get me one :confused3

i also found out that you can reserve only 90 days prior to excursion date...so this means either call every day to reserve the excursion one by one as the 90 days is up OR wail til the whole week is over and reserve them all at once..
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

have a wonderful day!!!!!

shoes99

03-03-2005, 05:34 PM

Hi, Stacy. It's your Aunt Michele saying HI and enjoying your enthusiasum for your "Birthday" cruise.

pfishgirl

03-03-2005, 10:21 PM

:wave2:
Hi Aunt Michele :goodvibes

I love your chip & dale siggy thing ::MickeyMo

uh oh does this mean I have to watch what I say because at anytime you could be lurking in the distance?? :confused3

hmmm :scratchin: oh wait I tell you everything about our trips anyway :rotfl:
Nice to see you here!!! :love:

dobelover

03-09-2005, 09:34 PM

Just a little bump for the birthday cruise

Sue

pfishgirl

03-19-2005, 03:46 PM

People...People....Please....

We MUST get a little more excitment into our lives....
:jumping1: :jumping1:

the cruise is Only 10 months away !!!

actually our 1st on is Nov 17, 2005
:jumping1:

dobelover

03-22-2005, 09:17 AM

People...People....Please....

We MUST get a little more excitment into our lives....
:jumping1: :jumping1:

the cruise is Only 10 months away !!!

actually our 1st on is Nov 17, 2005
:jumping1:

Great! Where are you going?

pfishgirl

03-22-2005, 11:00 PM

Sue,

We are taking a 3 night 4 day trip on the Wonder (of course)
Other then our honeymoon to Hawaii and Tahatii I can't get DH to book any other cruise... Sooooooo ALL our cruises are Disney...

dobelover

03-23-2005, 07:18 AM

Nothing like a little Magic and Wonder on vacation!

dobelover

03-26-2005, 07:55 AM

Good Morning. Another week closer. How is it I am so excited about my next birthday?:confused3

Cause I will be on MAGIC:banana:

disneylover5

03-26-2005, 12:21 PM

We have decided we can't wait eith till next Jan....so....we booked a three day for my birthday present. :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1: We sail Sept 1st and get back on the 4th...which is my birthday. My kids start school on the 6th of Sept this year.
I miss my countdowns....

We have ended up with 51 from our cruise on this from our church. Sunday morning we are hoping to have a service on Secret Deck 7...I am thinking about having Mickey come...I think they charge $350 for a half an hour....does anyone know?

Hope everybody is well

dobelover

03-26-2005, 06:23 PM

I never thought about Mickey and a 'private' event. We all know Disney rarely misses an opportunity to make $$$$$$.

Is your group arranging group seating?

disneylover5

03-26-2005, 07:46 PM

Do you mean dinner, if so we are all sitting together as much as Disney can arrange. We will be on the same rotation all early sitting It should be really fun!

dobelover

03-27-2005, 07:31 AM

Yes, same rotation. I did that last cruise with the dis'ers and had a blast.

dobelover

04-04-2005, 07:04 PM

Hey, bottom of page 3, I think not! Looking at shorts for the summer, and maybe for Jan '06 also.

Sue

dobelover

04-09-2005, 08:30 AM

Good Saturday Morning to All. I am looking forward to riding a bike on CC. I try and do something new every year.

ddavis860

04-29-2005, 08:57 PM

I'm so glad to find this thread!! :earsboy:

We are 4 traveling Western for the first time. Me, Debbie, Hubby Ed, DS Brian (17) and DS Adam (13). WOULD YOU BELIEVE ADAM WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS BDAY TOO!!! He will be 14 on 2.6.06.

We have done DCL a few times, and love it every time! Last one was the DVC Members Only Cruise...Castaway Cay x2 4 day Eastern...way too much fun!!!

I have been checking the posts on the different boards, and will probably go for some private excursions not offered by DCL. We are still in the discussion stage. With the kids being older this time, they are more interested in seeing the sights...and having new adventures...maybe scuba diving...

Glad to meet everyone!!! :wave:

Debbie from Delaware :earsgirl:

disneylover5

05-03-2005, 08:01 AM

Hi Debbie,
Our group is 53 of us traveling....we all can not wait! My DS will be 16 at the time we travel along with several 16 and 17 year old girls. We also have 3 young 20 sometime men traveling.

It will be so much fun!! The group is from DC (Northern VA) but we have a house in Bethany Beach DL! My brother is a year round resident in South Bethany. I have a neice at IR (Indian River) HS.....What part of DL are you from?

Lisa

ddavis860

05-03-2005, 11:01 PM

Hi Lisa,

We have a place at Tuckahoe Acres, which is out Rt. 26. We are right next to Holts Landing State Park. It is a seasonal campground. When DH is down, we go to the 3R's beach, near the inlet, and when it is me and the kids we go to Bethany. Guess it really is a small world after all..(LOL, sorry, I couldn't resist). We live in Middletown, DE, which is 1 1/2 hr north of the beach.

Sounds like you have a great group going! We are in the late dinner seating. At least that is what I requested. My kids aren't early risers, but can be such night owls, so late works better for us.

Thanks for answering...It's great to talk to people before the sailing. I am so excited about this trip!

dairyou

05-09-2005, 12:09 AM

Hi Everyone!

Just found you guys! We are getting ready to put our deposit down for this cruise. We have 2 boys who will be 12 and 14 when we sail. We have sailed on DCL before and just got off the Mariner of the Sea with RCL. Never again!

BTW, we're coming from California.

Looking forward to chatting with you guys more.

Thanks,
Deb

ddavis860

05-09-2005, 01:28 AM

Hi Deb,

We have boys the same age...mine is 13 and celebrating his bday on the cruise... Maybe they can hook up at The Stack...

We haven't cruised with anyone else. We are DVC Members, and use the points to go...works really well for us, and the kids love it...

Nice to "meet" you,

dairyou

05-09-2005, 11:22 AM

Hey Debbie,

We are DVC members too. We looked into using our points for the cruise also. I guess we like to hoard our points because we couldn't bear to use them. I think it was 194 points per person for us. Though only have 225 points a year make that hard and we keep using them!

Will you be going to a DVC resort before or after the cruise?

Deb

ddavis860

05-09-2005, 05:34 PM

Hi Deb,

Nope, not going to Disney this trip. My Dad and Stepmom bought a place in Sun City, which is near Tampa. They are moving in October. We are going to visit them for a few days before the cruise.

We have gone down and stayed on property before the cruise, and have stayed at Cape Canaveral too...depends on the timing and the funds. Have you done the Western trip yet?

dairyou

05-09-2005, 05:42 PM

Debbie...We haven't done the Western Trip with Disney yet. We have done the Eastern a couple of times. Just got off the Mariner of the Seas on their Western. Looking forward to going on Disney. We are surprising our kids and they don't know about yet :)

Last cruise we spent 3 days at OKW. We'd like to do this again. OKW was wonderful! What DVC resorts have you tried so far?

Deb

ddavis860

05-09-2005, 07:08 PM

Hi Deb,

We have done OKW, and our home is BWV and we have done there too. How was western, and how was Mariner of the Seas? Did you do a trip report? We did eastern a few times too, and I can't wait to try western. DH and DS(17) are going to scuba dive...DS(13) and I will be snorkeling...at Cozumel.

Seems so far away, but time will fly I'm sure...

dobelover

05-10-2005, 07:55 AM

Hi everyone! I am glad to see our group growing. I just got back from HHI and it was great as always.

dairyou

05-10-2005, 10:34 AM

Debbie...Here's the Mariner Report I did here on DCL forum:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=808144&highlight=dairyou

Does anyone know what the weather has been like in January? We've gone in February twice and once the weather was perfect and the other was a little rainy. We always made it to port though :)

Deb

ddavis860

05-10-2005, 06:41 PM

Hi Sue :wave:

Deb, Thanks for the link. I know we are spoiled by Disney...it really is so great for the kids, but DH and I like it too. I'll take Mickey over gambling any day...

This trip is going to be really different for us, cause the kids are so much older...I don't feel that I have to hover...at least not on Castaway or on the ship...the other ports are a different story...

I have heard different things about the weather...seems to change all the time, and what is terrible for some, is fine for others. I'm just hoping that we can get into all the ports...that seems to be the biggest problem people have had. I guess the wind in the winter causes some troubles. I emailed about a scuba/snorkel excursion, and was told to bring 2 tee shirts, so 1 can get wet, and have one to wear dry...nothing mentioned about a wetsuit...so I guess the water temp is good...

dairyou

05-11-2005, 12:28 AM

I feel the same way. Both the boys should be okay on their own and maybe this time we will get to go to Serenity Bay. After going on 4 DCL cruises we have yet to do this.

It is official now. We put down our deposit and just checking out flights now. I wonder if airfare will go down?

Deb

dobelover

05-11-2005, 02:50 PM

Very good trip report on the Mariner, thanks. I am sailing on Radiance of the Seas in June without kids and I am looking forward to it. I can't bash RCI since I like both lines for different reasons.

dobelover

05-13-2005, 07:22 AM

Just got a call from a friend of mine who went with us in Jan '03 on the Western. He is thinking about going again!

dobelover

05-17-2005, 07:44 AM

Yeah! My friend is going with us. Not sure yet who is coming with him but he has his reservation. His b'day is 12/18 , close but no party for him.

disneylover5

05-17-2005, 07:53 AM

We have done 3 January DCL cruises.....all weather perfect except for the last time we wnet to Castaway Cay....Even then, it was very windy but we stuck it out and in the afternoon it turned sunny and calm and we had the island all to ourselves it seemed. The Eastern was maybe a little bit better than the Western, but I will take any of the weather we had again!

dobelover

05-17-2005, 09:37 AM

I have only been in the water at Castaway Cay once in 8 cruises. That was Aug '02. All my other cruises were in Dec, Jan or Feb and the water was TOO :cold: for me. Lounging on the beach was great so I would never complain.

dobelover

05-29-2005, 10:15 AM

Hi All. Just moving our post up. Enjoy your long weekend.

Indea88

06-01-2005, 05:44 PM

Hello to everyone!!! We are too excited ....our first cruise ever. New DVCers.Its the four of us Hubby and two boys 11 and 2.Staying at AKL before and after cruise. I figure that maybe Ill be able to really vacation with the kids having tons to do and see!! From Jersey we were married on beach in LBI. Hope to meet you all soon less than 7 mos :cool1: :banana:

dobelover

06-01-2005, 07:05 PM

Hi Indea88 and family - welcome aboard!

grandmagrace

06-01-2005, 09:31 PM

Hi everyone! We're having a family reunion on this cruise - 5 families with a total of 8 kids ranging in age from 4 through 15. We can't wait! :flower: And one birthday on Jan 18. From these posts I can see we're going to have great cruisemates!

dobelover

06-02-2005, 09:14 AM

Hi grandmagrace - welcome

ddavis860

06-03-2005, 07:35 AM

Hi Indea88 and grandmagrace! Welcome!! :wave: :wave:

Yeah, we are going to have a blast aren't we? This cruise I'll have 2 teenagers, DS 17, and DS 13 (14 on 2/6/06, so we are having a b-day party too!). I'm really looking forward to having some adult time this trip. Last time DS was still in the clingy mode, he has grown up a lot since then...and they can hang together in the Stack...

I was also thinking about renewing our vows...started talking with DH about it yesterday. We might do it this cruise. With DS being 17, this might be his last one with us till he has a family...so, this would be the best one...Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it...and getting started working on Hubby...lol...It is just another one of my "Disney Dreams"... :cloud9:

Debbie

dobelover

06-05-2005, 07:46 AM

Debbie - That is so great about the vow renewal. Have fun planning it.

Sue

t-bone

06-17-2005, 12:43 PM

HI all-
I just found this thread and am new to the dis boards. We are a party of 13 going on this cruise- 5 kids total, a girl, age 5 and 4 boys ages 8,9, 10 and 11. It is our first Disney cruise and we are all so excited. We have the earlt seating for dinner. I hope that there will be some other girls my daugters age. Looking forward to meeting you all-
Tracey

Indea88

06-17-2005, 09:51 PM

HI Tracey!! :cool1: Welcome and see you aboard...!!!! :Pinkbounc

dobelover

06-21-2005, 07:55 PM

Hi, Tracey, Welcome.

Sue

t-bone

07-02-2005, 08:42 AM

Good Morning.. Still looking for any 5 year old girls???? anyone?? Also, Is anyone else totally obsessed with the cruise? I am already thinking about what I am going to bring etc.. My DH thinks I need help!! hah Have a great 4th everyone.!!
Tracey :sunny:

dobelover

07-03-2005, 07:46 AM

Tracey - My sis and I were trying to decide if we are going to Palo's. We are cruising with 2 other families and they want to go. Sis and I would rather have fun in our rotation dining. And we are looking at the shore ex already!!!!!

Sue

ddavis860

07-04-2005, 12:17 AM

Hi Tracey,

I'm obsessed too. I even have a shot of Castaway Cay as the wallpaper on the puter. I would love to have a good wave of the horn too...LOL... :rolleyes1

I've been planning and trying to figure out the excursions. I'm the cruise director for our group...my family is used to it though, we have Disney stuff in every room, and LOTS of cruise memorabilia from previous cruises...I can't get enough...

Glad to hear there is another in the same shape I'm in!! :earboy2:

dobelover

07-10-2005, 08:31 AM

Just dropping by to say good morning.

Sue

CodyJ

07-21-2005, 09:30 PM

Good evening, this is my first post for the cruise. I am looking forward to chatting with fellow cruisers. I was on the Magic in Jan 04 Eastern and had a wonderful time. It was my first cruise. I am looking forward to going Western.
I will be traveling with my Mom, my sister, and four friends. We will all be on deck 6. Has anyone been to Grand Cayman and Cozumel? I would be interested in finding out what shore excursions you would recommend. Hope everyone is having a nice evening.

Liz

GOOF62370

07-29-2005, 10:47 AM

Hello to all of the 1/28/06 cruisers!! Just when I thought no one had started a thread for 1/28, here you guys are. DW & I will be joining you guys. Any other couples out there on this cruise? Looking for someone to dine with in the 2nd seating. This will be our 4th Dis cruise & we are looking forward to it. Hope to talk to everyone soon!!

Paul

dobelover

07-29-2005, 09:44 PM

Hi Paul, Glad to have you posting. Things have really slowed down over the summer. We are early seating but I am sure as we get closer we will find table mates. There are 7 in my group in 3 cabins so maybe we will be at a 10 top.

Sue

Goofy623

07-30-2005, 08:46 AM

Sue:

Thanks for the welcome!! We are really looking forward to this one. We have been planning all summer right down to making lime green tye dye t shirts for the cruise. Unfourtunately we will have to wait a few months longer than origanally thought. We were going on the 11/05 cruise, but if we have waited 2 years what's 2 more months. Looking forward to talking to you and the rest of the gang during the summer & fall. At least if we keep thinking & talking about the cruise, maybe it will come quicker. At least one would hope......

Paul

Goofy623

07-30-2005, 08:52 AM

Liz:

Nice to have with the group. This will be our 2nd western. Don't have any recomondations for Grand Cayman because last trip we did'nt go due to bad weather. Cozumel was cool. We did the Jeep trip was fun as long as you have an expierenced off road driver. It was quite bumpy of a trip , but we had an excellent couple we were paired up with & he could really handle the jeep. It was alot of fun. Hope this helps.

Paul

fireplug

07-30-2005, 08:55 AM

Hi there My wife Coleen and I are now booked on this cruise. Looking forward to keeping up with all our fellow Dissers. I will go back and read all the pages of this thread so I get an idea who is who.

Squid

dobelover

07-31-2005, 07:20 AM

Hi Squid!

Paul, we missed Cayman when we were on the Magic but got there on an RCI cruise the next year. Beautiful island.

Sue

fireplug

07-31-2005, 12:01 PM

Okay I am kind of up to date. :rotfl:

This will be our 6th Dcl cruise we are on the DVC member cruise Sept 4th of this year, Lisa (Disneylover5) I think you are leaving the Wonder the morning we get on for that cruise. Right now it is just my wife Coleen and I but we have friends Dale and Karen who are thinking about booking with us. We are doing late dining so far. We have never tried it and waitlisted for early but after talking about it we may stay late. Less rushing to get back iin time to get dressed up etc. Looking forward to getting to know more Dis members and future friends. We have met such Wonderful people on most of our cruises and stay in touch with quite a few.

Squid :firefight

sam08223

07-31-2005, 04:25 PM

DW and I -- Either side of 50. Our 3rd Dis Cruise - 1st 7 day. DVC members and DEFINATE "Parrotheads". Late Diners also. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Schedule:
Jimmy Buffett COncert - Philadelphia Aug 28th
WDW Food & Wine Fest Oct 30th - Nov 7th
DCL Cruise!!!! 7 day Jan 28th, 2006

Scott

fireplug

07-31-2005, 08:16 PM

Hi Scott glad to meet another ParrotHead. pirate: We usually go to JB concerts every year here in the Chicago area BUT this year it is on the weekend we are on the DVC member cruise AND it is at Wrigley Field. ( Read that $$$$$$) Anyway we plan on going to the Margaritaville in Key West while there . That and Pirate night on the cruise will have to suffice this year.

Squid :firefight

dobelover

08-02-2005, 08:09 AM

Good Morning All - Just talking about Pirate night brings back great memories of the fireworks at sea.

Sue

Goofy623

08-02-2005, 08:39 AM

Hi Guys, Paul Here:

Have'nt been to a Pirate Night yet. I hear they are a blast!! Looking forward to it. Never have seen fireworks from a ship like this. And for you Parrot Heads on this trip, I like JB too but I don't get too much of an opportunity to listen to his music.
Squid:
Heard about the concerts too. I live in Streamwood. Have been to 1 JB concert in my life & I have to admit it was great!!
Maybe DW & I could hook up with you guys for a drink on Pirate Night.
See evryone later!!

Paul

fireplug

08-02-2005, 10:48 PM

Sounds Good! We will plan on it.

Squid

dobelover

08-07-2005, 09:20 AM

A friendly good morning to you all.

Sue

t-bone

08-08-2005, 08:07 AM

Good morning everyone... Does anyone know how I might go about trying to swap cabins? We have 2 cat. 9 deck 2 rooms booked and we DESPERATELY need connecting (travelling with DD5,DS8 and DS10). We (DH and I) do not want to have to split up because we rea not in connecting rooms. We do have 2604 on hold and are just hoping that 2602 opens up. I was wondering if anyone knows any tricks to find out if 2602 is really already sold or just "held" . Thanks Tracey :flower: :wave2:

fireplug

08-08-2005, 04:32 PM

contact the cruise line directly and see what they can do for you , BUT dont tell them you want to stay in one room and the kids in another they may not like that.

Squid

GOOF62370

08-09-2005, 07:27 PM

Hello Everyone!!

Have'nt posted in a few days. So how is evryone doing out there?? It seems January is just too far away. Looking forward to Castaway Cay, Key West, The restaurants on board, well just everything!!
See everyone later!!
Paul

fireplug

08-09-2005, 08:26 PM

I am still busy with the DVC cruise in a few weeks and then we are booked onto this one and NOW we want to book the 11 day also.
I will check in on this thread each day though.
Squid

dobelover

08-13-2005, 08:27 AM

Good Morning All - One week closer!

Sue

fireplug

08-15-2005, 06:06 PM

Still Slow here come on cruisers we need to pick up the pace a little!

Squid

dobelover

08-20-2005, 07:19 AM

Good Morning All - Another week closer! We are travelling in a group of 7 and getting ready to start negotiating the shore excursions.

Sue

ddavis860

08-20-2005, 09:49 AM

Morning Everyone!

DH and I are talking about Palo's and if we want to dinner there this time. Actually last time we went, DH got food poisoning from what can only be the appetizer that I wouldn't eat. He missed Castaway cause they had him on cabin restriction. That sucked...so, I'm not all that thrilled about going back for dinner, but he is ...go figure. I do want to try brunch this time though, we have never been able to do that and everyone says how great it is. I'm also thinking about the Romance Plan, or the Romantic Escape at Sea...has anyone done either, and which is a better value? One perk is it lets you book resies further out...I don't think we are doing the vow renewal this time, cost is high for what you get, and we are just too small a group to make it worth it.

They keep playing Pirates with Johnny Depp on cable, so we are watching for ideas for pirate night...too funny. I don't want to waste too much room in the suitcase for this one night though so I'm not sure how crazy I really want to go.

I found that my girlfriend's daughter is going to be working the cruise when we are on this time. She is one of the characters and a dancer. She was on last year, liked it so much, that she reapplied for this year. She is in Toronto right now learning the new dances for the new shows. It has been really fun seeing the pics that people post of their cruise, and finding a pic of her...I forward them all to my friend. I'm working on my friend to come on this cruise with us, that would be fun, and her son is the same age as my little one.

dobelover

08-21-2005, 08:06 AM

That is neat you know a cast member. We have never had dinner at Palo's. Too much fun at dinner! Brunch is nice. We have also done afternoon tea (at Palo's, not tea with Wendy) and that was fun.

Sue

fireplug

08-21-2005, 12:06 PM

We have talked about doing brunch too. Does anyone have the details of what days etc?
Thanks

Squid

dobelover

08-22-2005, 03:58 PM

We have talked about doing brunch too. Does anyone have the details of what days etc?
Thanks

Squid

Last year we were finishing brunch as we docked in KW, Sunday am. I can't find my navigators from that cruise but I think Monday and Thursday were our sea days and Palo's was open for brunch.

Sue

disneylover5

08-22-2005, 07:00 PM

I have been missing for a long while, I have been way to busy this summer. My DH, DS16 (I can't believe I have a 16 year old), DD11 and DD9 are getting ready to leave for Disney on Sunday (YES! :cool1: :cool1: this Sunday) then on Thursday we board the Wonder for a quick 3 day before school starts.

Our group is about 70 now for this January cruise....it will be so much fun.

We went on the Western last year same time....Grand Caymen was pretty well destroyed by the hurricanes, but we went to a beach and had a wonderful time. The water was warm and the beach was beautiful. The kids and their dad rented jet skis. On Cozumel, we swam with the dolphins and then hang out at the beach there....it was fun as well....

Oh well, I will post from the Wonder, not the same as the Magic, but it will give me my fix till January!

Lisa

dobelover

08-23-2005, 06:39 AM

Good Morning - Lisa, that is a lot of folks. Did your church do this as a fund raiser? just fellowship?

Sue

kmc33

08-23-2005, 07:56 AM

Good morning everyone! Only five months now -- it's finally seems more real! I am really starting to get excited.

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer! We just got back from a week at the beach (Rehoboth Beach). Time to focus on our next trip -- the Magic cruise! :flower: Summer seems to have flown by, but it's nice to have a January trip to look forward too!!

disneylover5

08-24-2005, 09:12 PM

Dobelover - It is just fellowship. Everyone know I love Disney and they wanted me to plan a cruise for our group.....we have ended up with 70 going. It should be fun.

We think we might have a service Sunday morning on Secret Deck 7....maybe even Mickey will come. What a great place to enjoy God's creation.

kmc33 - Did you love Rehoboth? We have a house in Bethany and we had dinner Saturday night at Nicola's in Rehoboth. Do you eat there?

pfishgirl

08-25-2005, 12:46 AM

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

counting down the days !!!!! Can't wait !!!!! :cloud9:

Add 2 more adults and 2 more children to our List and of course 1 more birthday !!!!

so right now we are at :

6 adults
3 children (boys, 3,5,15)

and Birthdays Galore !!!!! :cheer2:

sorry totally forgot, DS currently has a broken leg soooooooo no scuba diving for him this trip.. I won't be able to get him certified in time.. Broken right lower leg with 2 flexable rods inserted that will be removed in September (we hope) DR is not so sure of exact time frame.. DS (15) was on a :moped: Mini Harley Motorcycle and fell off and broke his leg in 2 places... :earseek: And to top it off he was in Colorado at his Grandparent's house at the time. We didn't see him until 3 days after surgery when he got home.. :faint:

Any of you Cruisers with teen boys... getting a meeting together? Would love all our boys to have friends for the week...Maybe even exchange emails prior to trip so they can make plans?????

kmc33

08-25-2005, 07:17 AM

kmc33 - Did you love Rehoboth? We have a house in Bethany and we had dinner Saturday night at Nicola's in Rehoboth. Do you eat there?We have been going to Rehoboth for about 7 years now. We didn't eat at Nicola's this time but we frequently do. Rehoboth has so many great restaurants! Not enough days to fit them all in!!

I must say though, I really like Bethany. We took a drive down there a couple years ago and I tried to talk DH into giving it a try, but he doesn't want to switch from Rehoboth. We do like the fact that we can park the car when we get there and pretty much walk everywhere.

dobelover

08-25-2005, 08:32 PM

pfishgirl - How terrible for your DS, glad it is mending.

Sue

actuarian

08-25-2005, 10:05 PM

DW and I have been booked on this cruise since May but I just spotted this thread. This will be our 8th cruise and our 6th on Disney. 156 more days! (But we are also on the 10/28 3-day Wonder in 64 days.) I saw that there are quite a few others from the DC Metro area. We live in Vienna, VA.

dobelover

08-26-2005, 06:34 AM

Hi actuarian - Welcome aboard! I am not far, Howard County, Maryland.

Sue

pfishgirl

08-26-2005, 11:46 PM

Welcome Newbies !!!! Welcome aboard and enjoy your stay !!!!

DS is mending well...thank you for the concerns and well wishes !!

We are all set for a 4 night stay in WDW for MNSSHP.. 15 people, 6 adults with 8 children.. Ages 4,5,8,9,11,11,11,15 and maybe an 8 month old infant.. We are staying at Pop.. We have plans for the Magical gatherings Fireworks cruise and Breakfast with Pooh at Crystal palace... :wizard:

dobelover

08-27-2005, 07:29 AM

Sounds great, pfishgirl! No WDW this year for me, saving for DCL and my house needs some work!

Sue

NewyorkOT

09-01-2005, 12:04 PM

Hi Everyone!! We just booked our first DC today for Jan 28,06!!! We are so excited. We have two kids. One is 3 and the other is 11. Hope to meet some of you on the trip!!
Julie

pfishgirl

09-03-2005, 12:55 AM

Hi Everyone!! We just booked our first DC today for Jan 28,06!!! We are so excited. We have two kids. One is 3 and the other is 11. Hope to meet some of you on the trip!!
Julie

welcome !!!!!!!!!

Glad to see a neighbor coming with us....

so umm do you have any birthdays you can celebrate with us?? if not maybe we can lend you one because most of us have birthdays while on this trip.. DH & I are celebrating our Birthdays... he is jan. 28th and I am Feb.1st...

dobelover

09-03-2005, 06:26 AM

Hi Julie - Welcome aboard!

Sue

disneylover5

09-05-2005, 09:52 PM

We got back last night from our 3 day Wonder for my birthday. We stayed in Cat 4 on Deck 8 and had a WONDERful cruise. The weather was perfect. Surprisingly, the trip seemed much longer than 3 days. We were first on the ship at 11:30 am (that is when they let us on) and we went right to Deck 9 and swam in Goofy pool with no other swimmers until 1pm. It was so awesome!! It started to rain at 2pm, so we gave up and went and took showers and our suitcases were there and we unpacked.

We ate at AP first and then PC and the Triton's...food was WONDERful!! When the ship went to Nassua, we stayed on board as we have been to Nassua one too many times...had the pool all to ourselves. Castaway Cay was perfect although a little windy. DS16 and I went Bottom Fishing (if anyone is even thinking of this excursion, it is WONDERful), we caught the coolest fish and I caught a SHARK!! It was about 3 feet. We also caught an eel...it was gross. We got back to island at noon, to find out the other members of our family had been cancelled from parasailing because of the high winds. We spent the rest of the afternoon snorkling in the cove and had a blast.

My kids start school tomorrow, Tuesday. I can not believe summer is over. It seems so short.

Oh well, it was just a taste for our next cruise....I have that to look forward to. If anyone has any questions, let me know!
Lisa

dobelover

09-06-2005, 07:23 AM

Lisa - Sounds so Wonderful , thanks for sharing. Great way to celebrate your birthday.

Sue

ddavis860

09-09-2005, 11:55 AM

WHOOOHOO!!!

We got a "My Cruise Travel Kit" from DCL with excursions, tips, gifts, ship information, and even tux rental. It also says we can start prebooking on October 30th...WAY COOL!!!

dobelover

09-10-2005, 06:50 PM

I used a TA and haven't gotten anything. Thanks for posting what you got so I can call her. Does anyone know when pirate night is?

Sue

pfishgirl

09-12-2005, 09:38 PM

:cool1: awesome news... we also used a TA so I'm sure she will be calling me soon !!!!! I love getting the info. makes me that much closer to getting on that boat and walking the plank... :cool1:

fireplug

09-13-2005, 11:09 PM

We got our cruise booklet this week too. We have been back a week almost from the DVC cruise and I have been on full spped the whole time. Go back to work on the 'bulance tomorrow so maybe I can get some rest :rotfl:
I will post a couple pics from the DVC cruise soon I promise. But this cruise will be our first DCL 7 day so we are starting to get real excited.

Squid

dobelover

09-14-2005, 07:23 AM

Morning squid, looking forward to seeing your pix.

Sue

fireplug

09-16-2005, 02:55 PM

Morning squid, looking forward to seeing your pix.
Sue

Ask and you shall recieve

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/cap10squid/7bca7659.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/cap10squid/a102698b.jpg

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Hope to see lots of PIRATES on our cruise!

Squid

dobelover

09-16-2005, 09:12 PM

GREAT PIX.

Sue

ddavis860

09-19-2005, 10:24 AM

Love the pics!!! You guys look GREAT! How many other adults were dressed up?

t-bone

09-20-2005, 08:09 AM

WOW- You look great !!! pirate:

fireplug

09-20-2005, 10:02 PM

Love the pics!!! You guys look GREAT! How many other adults were dressed up?

There were quite a few dressed up some elaborate and some plain. We had a flat out blast doing it. We had a table for 10 adults and 8 were dressed in costume to some point or another.
We are definetly bringing our costumes again!

Squid

ddavis860

09-23-2005, 09:02 AM

I was listening to a Philly radio station the other day and they were talking about a new pirate museum and restaurant in Key West. Pirate's Soul is the name, owned by Pat Croce, http://www.piratesoul.com/news_detail.aspx?id=18. They are opening the restaurant hopefully at the end of the year...Just in time for us!

We are going to check it out (if Key West survives the hurricane season this year....way too crazy)...It looks like a great way to get in the mood for Pirates Night. Showed DH the website, and we are psyched, it really looks cool... Has anyone seen anything written about it on the boards yet?

pfishgirl

09-26-2005, 11:38 PM

:cool1: counting down the days to ship off !!!!! :cool1:

sorry we are looking through and planning our excursions now !!!!

so who's doing what excursion and where ?????

:banana:

dobelover

09-27-2005, 07:11 AM

My TA just mailed the booklet to me. Can't wait!!!!!!!

Sue

t-bone

09-27-2005, 07:45 PM

Just bumping..(and getting VERY excited) :banana:

fireplug

09-27-2005, 11:04 PM

Hey guys we bought Pirate Mickey to guard us from trick or treat looters. Do you think we can bring him onto the Wonder for the party ???

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/cap10squid/P1010001.jpg

Squid

dobelover

09-28-2005, 06:47 AM

Pirate Mickey looks like he would need his own plane seat!

Sue

fireplug

09-28-2005, 03:34 PM

Pirate Mickey looks like he would need his own plane seat!

Sue

:rotfl: He is deflatable down to about a square foot or so. Inflates with a fan underneath. I doubt security would let him on a plane with that sword anyway!

Squid pirate:

t-bone

09-28-2005, 06:18 PM

Hey Fireplug.
I gotta ask...Is coleen's hair that red, or is that part of the costume?
Just wondering? :wave2:
Tracey

fireplug

09-28-2005, 08:09 PM

Hey Fireplug.
I gotta ask...Is coleen's hair that red, or is that part of the costume?
Just wondering? :wave2:
Tracey

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/cap10squid/a102698b.jpg

Two days later at Castaway Cay......................

This is what we look like normally

it is a wig from Fredericks Of Hollywood she wears with the costume

Squid

dobelover

10-01-2005, 07:42 AM

Good Morning - Happy October and another week closer!

Sue

CodyJ

10-01-2005, 05:03 PM

Good afternoon

hope everyone is having a good day.

Liz

fireplug

10-02-2005, 08:34 AM

Hope Everyone has a great Sunday!

Squid

pfishgirl

10-04-2005, 02:51 AM

got my count down going ... :banana: :banana:

dobelover

10-04-2005, 09:43 AM

Oh Yeah! Called my TA to discuss making final payment early so I can do on-line ressies. Just can't decide what I want to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sue

pfishgirl

10-05-2005, 02:36 PM

me too !! we are Paid in Full !!!!
( i even requested my TA to have a Bday decore pack added) dh bday is 1/28 and mine is 2/1.... so let's eat cake !!!!!

Anyone want to discuss what excursions you are thinking about doing???
we have never been on a 7 night dcl before so we are have excursion overkill shock... :scared:

dobelover

10-05-2005, 04:27 PM

In Key West we are going to rent bikes and ride to the end of US 1. Then just stroll around. That is the only decision we have made yet. How about you?

Sue

pfishgirl

10-05-2005, 07:57 PM

We were looking into the sunset cruise.. We have late night dinner so I don't think it will be a problem.. :confused3

kmc33

10-05-2005, 08:29 PM

I am really getting excited! :goodvibes

I was just looking at the paperwork today to see when we can start making reservations for onboard. I didn't realize that it is Oct. 30th, so that's coming up fast!! I have to get my final payment in!

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Indea88

10-05-2005, 09:38 PM

My DH is going on the fishing excursion while were in Castaway Cay. My 11 year old wants to do anything that has to do with diving/snorkeling and I need to find somethings I can do with a toddler. Looks like I have alot of planning to do! Its all good... :cool1: Im excited.

dobelover

10-07-2005, 06:55 AM

Good Morning - I asked about 7 mile beach vs Rum Point on the main board. We are going on the 7 mile excursion since my Mom has limited mobility. Now to decide what night for Palo's.

Sue

Indea88

10-07-2005, 02:43 PM

I want to go to Palos EVERY NIGHT!!! :wizard:

dobelover

10-07-2005, 07:41 PM

I always have so much fun at dinner it is hard to pick which night to go to Palo's. For me it can't be the 1st set of rotation, can't be Pirate Night or the last night, guess I just answered my own problem. Tuesday or Thursday!

Sue

pfishgirl

10-07-2005, 08:59 PM

We've never been to Palo's because our DS has always been with us.. :guilty: This trip we won't either because we have 2 other couples and their children with us too... Oh well, maybe some day :rolleyes:

We did look at excursions.... We have a few chosen so when our friends and us have a chance to get together we will decide if there is anything that all of us will do as a group.. There will be 9 of us.. :goodvibes

dobelover

10-08-2005, 11:20 AM

pfish - did you link dinner reservations? We did, party of 7, and can't wait to see what kind of table we get.

Sue

fireplug

10-10-2005, 07:57 AM

I think we will be doing more reseach on shore excursions when we get back from Fla. We are leaving Saturday for 2 weeks! We cant wait!

Squid

pfishgirl

10-11-2005, 04:50 PM

pfish - did you link dinner reservations? We did, party of 7, and can't wait to see what kind of table we get.
Sue

Link reservations??? No, I didn't know we could. We are a party of 9.. 3 groups in 3 rooms.. But only 2 of us used the same TA.. I would think since she knows they are our friends, to set us up together, but without the other party's info I don't know if she could connect them to us.. I thought we had to do that on the boat when we got there.. :confused3 I will call her now

OH and.....

FYI

I am leaving at 4:00 AM (wednesday) to go to WDW & MNSSHP (thursday)

NOT bringing a Laptop with me this trip so I will be unreachable until the 16th at night sometime....

Don't be jealous that I will be in WDW and you won't !!

Have a good week !!!!

Stacy :wave2:

dobelover

10-11-2005, 08:43 PM

I think we will be doing more reseach on shore excursions when we get back from Fla. We are leaving Saturday for 2 weeks! We cant wait!

Squid

Good for you! Are you stopping in WDW?

Sue

dobelover

10-11-2005, 08:47 PM

Link reservations??? No, I didn't know we could. We are a party of 9.. 3 groups in 3 rooms.. But only 2 of us used the same TA.. I would think since she knows they are our friends, to set us up together, but without the other party's info I don't know if she could connect them to us.. I thought we had to do that on the boat when we got there.. :confused3 I will call her now

OH and.....

FYI

I am leaving at 4:00 AM (wednesday) to go to WDW & MNSSHP (thursday)

NOT bringing a Laptop with me this trip so I will be unreachable until the 16th at night sometime....

Don't be jealous that I will be in WDW and you won't !!

Have a good week !!!!

Stacy :wave2:

Lucky Ducky, enjoy! When you get back get the cruise reservation #s from your party, call DCL and have them link for dining. Makes it so much easier than waiting til you get onboard. Also if you have a rotation you like you can ask for that at the same time.

Sue

fireplug

10-14-2005, 10:16 AM

Good for you! Are you stopping in WDW?

Sue

Sue we are doing 5 days at BWV then 2 days at VB and then 5 days at SSR, SO I guess the answer would be YES :teeth: we are doing WDW. We have never done the food and wine fest so this will be something new for us to experience!

Squid

pfishgirl

10-17-2005, 03:37 PM

Hellooooooo All !!! I am back... we had a GREAT time at MNSSHP and WDW, however, We had a horrible experience with the Magical Gatherings Fireworks voyage.. We were NOT considered confirmed (even though I have paperwork on it, including a paid receipt) and we were NOT able to cruise :sad: I was so upset that I dragged 8 children and 6 adults out of magic kingdom to go on this cruise ONLY to be turned away and completely ignored.. :guilty: and then not even left with enough time to go back to Magic Kingdom to see the fireworks.. ugghh...

PS
I did call our friends and got their reservation number for the DCL cruise and then called my TA to set us all up with the same table for dinner.. :cloud9:

Fawn

10-19-2005, 04:47 PM

pfishgirl

10-19-2005, 10:34 PM

Hi Ya'll

Just came on the site to check out our date, and here you are!

We are a Mom and three daughters, 22, 16 and 15. Any other teens out there?

Anything I've missed without reading back over the last million pages? Are you guys excited or what? :bounce:

We are Mom, Dad and Son (15)
DS can't wait to go to Stacks the Teen Only room..
On the DCL Wonder, we never saw him except at 8 30 pm for dinner and again at midnight for bed.. :teeth:
We will be with a couple with no children and another couple with 2 young boys.. 3 and 5

WELCOME ABOARD!!!!

ddavis860

10-20-2005, 06:50 AM

Hi Ya'll

Just came on the site to check out our date, and here you are!

We are a Mom and three daughters, 22, 16 and 15. Any other teens out there?

Anything I've missed without reading back over the last million pages? Are you guys excited or what? :bounce:

Hi Fawn,

We are a family of 4, Me, DH, and 2 DS's, 17 and 13 (celebrating 14th bday on the ship). Should be a wild group at The Stack with all our kids. Wonder if there is a way we can get them talking before the trip. Then they are all like old friends. Maybe they can start a teens board for the cruise...Something to think about...

I was planning our excursions this week, but now with this newest hurricane being a Cat 4 today, I'm putting it on hold. Not sure if the ports will be open by our cruise time if they get hit really hard...

Anyway, welcome to the group!!!

dobelover

10-22-2005, 07:03 AM

pfishgirl

10-24-2005, 12:41 PM

Good Morning - Welcome Fawn! No kids on this trip, Jeanne-Mom, Elizabeth-Sister, and me.

Squid - Wonderful 'itinerary' for Florida!

Stacey- What happened with the reservation for the 'Magical' cruise?

Sue

Apparently our reservation for 14 people was CANCELLED in August... EVEN though on SEPT 26th, I called and confirmed and AGAIN on the day OF the cruise and BOTH times were told everything is confirmed. They even told me where to go and what time when I called on the day we were to go !!!!!

We are sooooooooooooooooooo upset and mad that this could happen.. I pulled my family out of MK for this cruise and for what??
NOT A DARN THING !!! :earseek:

dobelover

10-25-2005, 11:29 AM

Stacey - That really STINKS, sorry it happened.

I told my friends who are sailing with us not to sweat the shore excursions since Wilma beat up Cozumel. Who knows what will be available.

Sue

Indea88

10-25-2005, 01:58 PM

When can we go online to book excursions, Flounders and Palo ressies? Is it Oct.30th or Nov.30th? Ive heard two different dates :confused3

kmc33

10-25-2005, 02:11 PM

It's definitely October 30th. Although you must be paid in full before you can do it.

The final payment due date is Nov. 15th, so after that everyone can get online to book, but starting October 30th, everyone who is paid can do it.

I am really getting excited!!! The cruise will be here before we know it!!

:cheer2:

pfishgirl

10-26-2005, 04:36 PM

dobelover

10-27-2005, 07:28 AM

::yes:: yup.. oct 30th if you are paid in full..

I am paid up and just want to make spa ressies. This is a relaxing, no rush, no plans cruise (I hope).

Sue

pfishgirl

10-28-2005, 01:17 PM

I am paid up and just want to make spa ressies. This is a relaxing, no rush, no plans cruise (I hope). Sue

We are paid off too, I wish I could do a Spa day.. We always run out of time..

dobelover

10-29-2005, 06:45 AM

I keep a cruise journal, I can never remember why I missed doing something.

Sue

ddavis860

10-30-2005, 11:22 AM

I have to say this new computer ressie stuff is WONDERFUL!!!!!! I am booked for everything that we were always running for. It was so funny, we would get on board and be announced...then it was like....BREAK...DH went one way, I went the other (kids in tow), making the ressies as fast as we could, talking on the walkie talkies the whole time...LOL...then we could relax. Now I'm already relaxed, and it's still 3 months away!! Kudos to Disney for getting that site up and running! What a great improvement!

ddavis860

10-30-2005, 01:07 PM

I started a new thread for the teens.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=10419635#post10419635

dobelover

11-02-2005, 06:41 AM

Good Morning Everyone - Have you been reading about the change in the boarding process?

Sue

ddavis860

11-02-2005, 07:15 AM

Morning Sue,

I have been reading about this too. If I have it right, they are giving out numbers for groups to board? So, even if you are one of the first ones at the ship, you still might be given a later number. Is that what you are getting from it too?

dobelover

11-02-2005, 10:06 AM

Exactly! We usually fly in the day before and use DCL transportation so we don't get to the port early. For this cruise we are driving down so I am interested in how it works.

Sue

ddavis860

11-02-2005, 10:42 AM

I was hearing that it might not be fair the way the cards are being handed out. I'm hoping by our cruise the bugs will be worked out. I am wondering if Coz will be one of our stops. I did send a email to book the excursion we want to take. I'm just hoping that we are a go.

I'm also wondering about the staggered dinner thing...seems like they are trying many new things to "improve". I requested late seating, and that our last restaurant be Lumiere's. I can't seem to find a rotational schedule if this is what we get. I thought it was going to be LAPLAPL, but I saw that someone had LPALPAL...I'm just curious....

pfishgirl

11-02-2005, 11:54 AM

where are you all reading about the new boarding process?? I am curious because we are a party of 9.. will we be boarded first or last?? :confused3

ddavis860

11-02-2005, 07:18 PM

Just picking it up on the other boards. I'm not sure if there is an actual thread for it.

dobelover

11-05-2005, 07:12 AM

Morning All - Another week closer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sue

dobelover

11-08-2005, 06:49 AM

Morning All - Has anyone made hotel reservations for Friday night? Where? We stayed at the Comfort Inn in Cocoa Beach a few years ago and it was ok.

Sue

Indea88

11-08-2005, 11:24 AM

Staying at AKL on Fri.night, now I just need plane ressies, I better hurry, its getting close!! :earseek:

pfishgirl

11-08-2005, 07:04 PM

Friday night we are staying at Hampton Inn Maingate East... then the cruise from Satuday - Saturday.. then the same Hampton Inn from Saturday - Sunday !!! :Pinkbounc :bounce:

dobelover

11-08-2005, 08:36 PM

Indea88 - Are you using DCL transfers?

Stacey - Are you driving down?

Sue

Indea88

11-09-2005, 10:24 AM

Were taking DCL transfers. I was thinking about a rental car but DCL transfers seem much easier. I guess it will depend on which airline we go with... :confused3

pfishgirl

11-09-2005, 07:16 PM

We fly down then rent a car from Budget from the airport and drop it off at Cape Canavaral.. Budget then drops us off at the ship..

ddavis860

11-09-2005, 07:41 PM

We're still not sure what we are going to do. :confused3 :confused3 We are going down early to visit with family, then driving to the port. If we drive, it is something like 20hrs on the road. :hourglass If we fly we have to rent a van for a few days and return it at the port. We spend so much at the airport too...might be cheaper to just drive. I looked into the auto train, but it is really expensive :earseek: :earseek: ...so we are still trying to figure out the money cost vs. the time cost...and see what we like better :confused: :confused: :headache:

We have gone down early and stayed at the world and useed DCL Transportation, and we have gone down and rented a car and stayed at the port...both were ok. My preference was the car rental...it gave us more options.

We have also booked a late flight on Saturday once, and spent the day at NASA...who knew it would be 3 days past the big shuttle explosion. Was really eerie and sad. Made a really poignant page in my cruise memories, and in scrapbook. :guilty: :sad:

It's going to be here so fast!!! :Pinkbounc :jumping1: :Pinkbounc :jumping1: :Pinkbounc :disrocks: :disrocks:

dobelover

11-10-2005, 06:54 AM

For us, with 4 adults, it is cheaper to drive. I would like to try the auto train one of these days. We are planning to leave Thursday late morning and get to Cocoa Beach Friday. My sister wants to see the Magic pull in Saturday am. We never get to see her underway! Then we have to be home Sunday b4 6pm so I can pick up my dog at the kennel and watch the super bowl.

Sue

vvblue

11-10-2005, 10:50 PM

Hi! Just wanted to check in - We are a group of 18 from Ohio! We have the secret porthole rooms :goodvibes

We also have 3 Birthdays on this cruise.

Does anyone have any idea's for birthday party (ages 3-10) - can you buy a cake on board?

:hourglass

ddavis860

11-11-2005, 06:10 AM

Hi vvblue :wave2: ,

We have a bday in our group too. :bday: Were you asked when you booked if you had a celebration? In the past we were asked by the room hostess, and the server what day we wanted to celebrate it. They had a cake at dinner, and sang to my son. :cake: One time we had a ton of towel animals all over the room...but the best time was the last time. When we got back to the room, our hostess had balloons, a banner, streamers, AND all the towel animals...my son was thrilled! :goodvibes We also took the left over cake back and put it in the fridge and had it as a snack the next day. :smooth:

I bring the gift with me, and we do that in the room before dinner. :love2: When he was smaller I also took one of those Happy Bday banners with us and some tape. I made him wear it like a Miss America sash. On the way to dinner, cast members and other passengers kept asking if it was his bday, and telling him happy bday. He felt a little embarrassed, but really important. :blush:

He is too old to wear the sash this cruise...but it sure was fun....I'm going to decorate the door this cruise, and on that day will put the banner there. :rotfl:

dobelover

11-12-2005, 06:17 AM

Morning All - I called Amtrak just to get a price on the auto train. We might travel on auto train after all. I live about an hour from the Lorton, Va station and the other end is about an hour from Port Canaveral. Not much driving!

Sue

ddavis860

11-13-2005, 09:27 AM

Hi Sue,

Sounds like it will work out great for you guys. I checked into it again...hmmmmm...the price didn't change... :rotfl:

My DH can drive for hours :banana: ...my kids are great car riders :banana: ...I'M the one that hates to drive for more than 4 hrs :confused3 . I have always pushed to fly... Might have to start looking for some good ticket prices.... :wizard:

skybuffalo

11-13-2005, 04:15 PM

Good afternoon to you all.

We will be saying that Friday night at the Radisson Barcelo Hotel in Orlando. The son and his family are coming in a week early for DW and will meet us on the ship.

See you all there. Ron

t-bone

11-13-2005, 04:43 PM

HI All...
Our group of 13 just booked the radisson for the friday night. They had some special for 113.00. WOW. Gettong excited( like I wasn't excited already :rotfl: )
Tracey

dobelover

11-14-2005, 10:45 AM

We booked the auto-train! Round trip for 4 adults and a minivan was $1300. I figured it was worth it for us. Two rooms for two nights, food and gas brought the 'extra' cost way down. AND now I know I will be home in time to get my dog and watch the Superbowl.

Sue

poolex3

11-14-2005, 04:32 PM

Hello all, long time no write so I thought I would check in. Our entire group is ready for our Magical adventure! Just to re-introduce myself, I am Stephanie and will be traveling with DH & DS(12), along with 2 other families. All together our group consists of 6 adults and 5 boys ages 13, 12, 10, 9 & 8.

We (just my family) are flying into Jacksonville on Friday (at least I hope we are - we have tickets on Independence....please please please find a buyer!!!) where we will get a one way rental car from Hertz and spend the night in Palm Coast with parents. We will then meet up with everyone else on the ship on Saturday. We will then do the same thing on the way back home with our flight back to VA on Sunday afternoon.

I checked disneycruise.com today and does everyone know that we are now scheduled for a day in Nassua? The Western prior to ours is going to Costa Maya instead of Cossumel and we get Nassua. Boy do I hope that changes!!!!

Well I will say so long for now.

ddavis860

11-14-2005, 07:06 PM

Hi Stephanie, :wave:

There is a Teen's Roll Call thread if you want to tell the kids...

I have 2 DS going, 17 and 13 (celebrating 14 on the cruise).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=947421

dobelover

11-14-2005, 07:48 PM

Bummer about the itinerary change, not crazy about Nassau. I will look forward to a Magical day on Magic!

Sue

pfishgirl

11-14-2005, 09:09 PM

Nassau...really... foofy....
Hopefully they will change it...
Heck I'd rather do Castaway Cay twice instead of Nassau...

vvblue

11-14-2005, 10:02 PM

We have had this trip booked for almost 2 years! My group was really looking forward to Cozumel/Mexico! :guilty:

Is there any chance that they will switch ports again? :confused3

I will have to call DCL first thing in the am.

If not, it looks like I will also be having a magical day on the Magic!

Do they still do Segway classes on board?

Will Pirate Night be on Tuesday or Wednesday? pirate:

Everyone cross your fingers!

kmc33

11-15-2005, 10:10 AM

I am a little late to the dance here -- but, I just saw the Nassau substitution this morning and I am p***ed!!! I just submitted a form on the Disney website. I actually tried to keep it nice. But I let them know that I am very disappointed with the substitution of Nassau. I too suggested that I would prefer 2 days at CC than going to Nassau and I think many would agree based on the excitement that I see on the DIS when there is are 2 stops at CC.

My sister's family and I booked this trip onboard the Magic. We were on a Western that time too. We loved the Magic and loved the ports which is why we booked Western again. Although I give DCL credit for not returning before they think it's ready (NCL, CCL, RCCL, and Princess are already scheduled to return), I think Nassau is a poor choice for a substitution. Personally, that's a big part of the reason that we book the 7 day instead of going on the Wonder. I think splitting a vacation between the parks and a 4 day cruise is a perfect combination, but I just don't care to go to Nassau.

At least getting on our roll call it made me feel better to see that I am not the only one that was disappointed with the switch. Maybe there is hope that DCL will change it again??? :confused3

pfishgirl

11-15-2005, 05:54 PM

who do I write to and where do I send it ????
I would love to get everyone we can from the cruise and start a semi petition about Nassau..not sure how good it would do.. Maybe we can request that they do a vote or something.... :confused3

dobelover

11-15-2005, 08:30 PM

I wish DCL had announced the change before final payment. We might have moved our cruise date. Oh well, trying real hard to make 'lemonade'.

Sue

ddavis860

11-15-2005, 09:52 PM

We are cruising on points, so we wouldn't be able transfer at all. I was looking at the pics we took at Nassau last time...we were having a blast. DH kept getting the guy to cut us a fresh coconut...we struggle at home with these things...and this guy was zip zip zip here ya go...And seeing that big hotel as you cruise by, it was breathtaking... :cool:

Not sure if I want to do that same excursion. We have never done the dolphin thing, so I'm thinking that might be the way to go this time. Atlantis is beautiful, but not being able to use the water stuff is kind of disappointing. Anyone want to go havzies on a room for the day? :rotfl:

fireplug

11-16-2005, 03:01 PM

Thank you for your e-mail.

We truly regret the disappointments you have expressed with the itinerary of
your upcoming voyage.It is our goal to offer a cruise experience that meets the Disney standards of excellence and provides the type of magical vacation our guests have come to expect.

As you are aware, Hurricane Wilma passed directly over Cozumel. While Cozumel is involved in its recovery, we will be unable to call on this port. Nassau has always been a popular port with our guests and it fits nicely with the itinerary. Unfortunately due to the port availability, we are not able to offer the alternate ports of call you have suggested.

Knowing there will be times when we may have to change itineraries due to
conditions outside our control, we inform our guests prior to sailing through the Cruise Contract and Terms & Conditions section of our brochures and website about the possibility of itinerary changes.
However, your concerns regarding our contingency plans and the way the itinerary change was handled have been taken very seriously. Please be assured, though, that we will continue to strive to provide our
guests with the finest vacation and entertainment experiences, and we are very grateful for your valuable input to help us achieve that goal.

As Cozumel continues the recovery process, we will monitor the island's progress closely and may need to make further changes to our itineraries as we are committed to providing our guests with a wonderful cruise vacation. Please continue to check our website for updates.

We look forward to sailing with you in January and providing an excellent cruise
experience.

Sincerely,

Jennifer
Disney Cruise Line Guest Communications

This is the stock answer we recieved. I understand it ,dont like it, but understand it. However I really do feel we should get a room credit for the difference between an eastern and a western 7 day during the same time of year.

Squid

dobelover

11-16-2005, 05:05 PM

Squid - Looks just like my email. Thanks for posting. I think I was quoted $200 more for the Western, but I don't remember if it was stateroom or person.

Sue

dobelover

11-19-2005, 08:25 PM

Hi Everyone - I hope to make the welcome aboard variety show this trip. So much to see and do the 1st night.

Sue

ddavis860

11-23-2005, 07:02 AM

After much discussion, :grouphug: we have finally decided what we are doing on Nassau. I called DCL and we are expected to dock at 1100. Too late to do the one excursion that I was going to book. :confused3 My kids aren't much into just laying on the beach, so we are going to Atlantis. :cool1: They will love the pools and the slides...Like a water park, and that to them is a vacation. Since we can't do the scuba/snorkel thing on Cozumel this time, I think this will be great for them...

I didn't want to risk waiting to see if we could get a day room, since we are arriving so late, so I booked at the Comfort Suites. :cool1: We probably wont even see the room, but it will get us into the fun stuff at Atlantis. :banana: :banana: This actually ended up being cheaper than booking the Atlantis DCL excursion for the 4 of us, go figure. :confused3 Even though we are on our own for lunch and transportation. DH kept saying it seems too good to be true. Now we are excited about Nassau too :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

ddavis860

11-24-2005, 08:39 AM

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Almost to the 2 month mark...YEAH!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

kmc33

11-24-2005, 11:21 AM

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Enjoy your day!! :sunny:

dobelover

11-26-2005, 07:16 AM

Good Morning - I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. We had a dusting of snow Wednesday night and it was fun watching it come down. Ofcourse I could enjoy it since I didn't have to go anywhere!

Sue

ddavis860

11-29-2005, 06:45 AM

Morning Everyone,

I just booked a tour for Grand Cayman with Native Way. Now just need some pixie dust for great weather, and smooth seas! :wizard:

dobelover

11-29-2005, 06:56 AM

Sounds great! What will you be doing?

Sue

ddavis860

11-29-2005, 07:40 PM

It's called "Rays, Reef, and Rum Point". It goes to Stingray Sand Bar, Barrier Reef to snorkel, and Rum Point Beach for lunch, more snorkel, and beach time. Cost is $60 for adults. We have done the Disney Excursions on our last cruises :crowded: , and this time I wanted to try something ...ummmm... well, smaller :teeth: .

ddavis860

11-29-2005, 08:40 PM

I just saw on another post how different DIS cruisers have worn things to identify each other :grouphug: . The color of the DIS boards is lime green, and some had pins made, others had tee shirts, and some had those rubber bracelets made. One that caught my eye was the Disney paint chips from Home Depot in lime green made into pins.

Anyone interested in doing something like this so we can introduce ourselves when we are at the terminal, and onboard? I know I'll be making some paint chips into magnets for the door, along with my door signs, but it would be cool to be able to say Hi to the other DISers :wave2:

Indea88

11-30-2005, 07:18 AM

Good morning to all, counting down the days!! :cool1: Dobelover, we are taking the autotrain on the return, on Sat. we took the autotrain last year. Maybe will see you there! 58 days!!

dobelover

11-30-2005, 03:37 PM

dobelover

11-30-2005, 03:41 PM

Good morning to all, counting down the days!! :cool1: Dobelover, we are taking the autotrain on the return, on Sat. we took the autotrain last year. Maybe will see you there! 58 days!!

Wonderful! We have lower reserved seating. I was told the bathroom is on the lower level so my Mom won't have to do many steps. Did you get a room? Are the seats preassigned? Should we bring snacks? Do you mind if I keep asking ?????????

Sue

ddavis860

11-30-2005, 04:31 PM

I'm making door signs using the magnetic signs that I got at Walmart. I will have extra, so I can use my xyron to make the paint chips sticky, stick them on the magnetic sheet, and then cut them out. It would probably be easy to do the same kind of thing to make pins with them too.

I don't mind being an organizer...or as DH calls me "an instigator". I could put in an order for something if you guys are interested. I looked at the DIS shop and they have a few things listed, but when I tried the email to ask for availability, the mail was returned... :confused3

dobelover

11-30-2005, 07:50 PM

That sounds great to me. There are 6 of us who would love buttons.

Thank you, Sue

Fawn

12-01-2005, 10:04 PM

Hi Ya'll

I'm sure I checked in here a few months ago probably, but I'll re-introduce myself. I'll be on the cruise with 3 daughters (22, 16, 15).

Anybody have any info on the rooms at the Radisson. I just checked, and they are a LOT higher than last year! We paid 119 then, and today the cheapest was 169??

Are you having a meet somewhere?

ddavis860

12-02-2005, 07:09 AM

I was pricing how much the pins would cost for me to make vs. having an order of those silicone wristbands with something like "Magic Western Cruise 1/28/06" (I think it will all fit). The cost is actually higher for me to make pins, even with my Mike's discount. :confused3 Anyone interested in having green bracelets made? Bands are about $1.00 each plus shipping from the company that was used by another board member. Depending on how many you need, an addressed stamped envelope might be enough to get them shipped off to you. PM me if you have any questions.

As for the Cruise Meet, we could meet on Deck 10 Midship before the Drill...say at 3:00 just to say Hi? That seems to be what others have done, and seems to work out OK. Any other ideas? :grouphug:

dobelover

12-02-2005, 08:04 PM

That sounds great! I will get a box of bubbles to pass out.

Sue

ddavis860

12-02-2005, 10:40 PM

Yay, I love doing to bubble thing too!!

The sizes of the bracelets are:

Large: 8 3/8"
Med: 7 3/8"
Child: 5 7/8"

The minimum order is 20 of each size. $1.00 each and .13 shipping from the company (I priced a count of 60).

Anyone have a catchy phrase? There is a limit of 25 characters and spaces. We can't use "Disney", copyright stuff, but others have used "Dizney". Or a play on Magic...like MAGICal Cruise 1/28/06...

I'd like to put the order in around 12/26, but I need to make sure the company is open during that week, We might have to change the cut off date. That gives a few weeks to get them shipped and then for me to mail them. If I ordered them today, the estimated arrival date is 12/15, about a 2 week turn around. We are leaving early before the cruise to visit family, so I need to mail them by 1/16. That gives almost 2 weeks for them to get to everyone.

So, I guess the next step is PM me what sizes you want, and how many of each size. Then I'll PM back my address and you can send me a check or use paypal. Is that OK with everyone?

fireplug

12-03-2005, 06:54 PM

Hi gang, sorry I have been so stinkin busy I havent been here much. Iwill try and visit more often in the next few weeks. We have two frineds sailing with us Dale and Karen. Hopefully we will get together with you all SOMETIME on the cruise!
Now that we are booked onto the DVC cruise for 2006 I can really concentrate on this one.

Squid

ddavis860

12-04-2005, 02:51 PM

A bomb just dropped on the live trip report 12/3/05 board that they have been changed from Nassau to Costa Maya. They found out at embarkation. :confused: :faint: DH thought I was going crazy when I went for the phone to call DCL so fast. And guess what, the DCL rep had no idea it happened. The girl put me on hold 2x, trying to get information. The answer I got was that "At this time there is no plan to change any of the ports already booked." But I was told I can call as often as I want to see if ours has changed. If she didn't know till I called, the day after the 12/3 sailing, then how will she know when I call before I leave? :confused3

disneydeb

12-04-2005, 03:54 PM

were on the jan 28th cruise , me 49, dd 22, d s-i-l 21, and dgs 2 its our 4th cruise, but everyone is in a different month so its a different experience every time, planning on going to spa a few times, does anyone know now that were going to nasssau, if they will have a ladies nite at the spa like they do on the wonder?

ddavis860

12-04-2005, 04:28 PM

Hi Disneydeb, :wave:

I didn't know that there was a ladies night. Interesting...hmmmmm.... :idea:

I will be putting in an order for bracelets if you are interested...there is a post from 12/2 has the info...

As for going to Nassau, the folks on the 12/3 Western got a surprise and are now going to Costa Maya instead. I called DCL and the rep wasn't aware of the change... :confused3

ddavis860

12-05-2005, 06:44 AM

Wow, first winter storm of the season expected today in my area. We might get up to 7". My kids are doing this... :banana: :banana: My DH is doing this :cool1: and singing "Let it sonw"...I on the other hand feel more like this :eek: Too funny.... :rotfl2:

dobelover

12-05-2005, 06:57 AM

Wouldn't be loverly if we get Costa Maya rather than Nassau also.

Sue

ddavis860

12-05-2005, 09:59 AM

I don't know Sue. My kids are now so looking forward to going to Atlantis...I might have a mutiny! :rotfl2:

Now I'm checking into Costa Maya excursions again......Disney really is keeping me hopping about this cruise! :flower:

ddavis860

12-05-2005, 02:07 PM

Bumping...

Anyone else with a catchy phrase for the wristbands? So far there are 2 votes for "MAGICal Cruise 1/28/06". :goodvibes

The cutoff for orders will be 12/26. Since the turn around time is 2 weeks from the company, and I want to make sure I can mail them to everyone in time.

So, if you are interested bracelets, PM me with how many you want of each size. :flower:

pfishgirl

12-05-2005, 06:47 PM

Costa Maya !!!! :earseek: ohhhhhhhhh I sooooooooooooooo hope we go there instead of Nassau.... ( keeping fingers crossed ) :worship:

a meet sounds great but we are always the last ones on the ship.. :rotfl: we spend the day in disney until we have like 30 minutes left before the ship leaves without us.. :teeth: maybe we can do a later meet or a second meet for all of us unorganized people... :rolleyes1

bracelets sound really nice... I will see if hubby is willing to wear 1.. maybe we can get a special color for our kids so they know each other too.. or just the green will do and we can inform them what it means.. as for the logo can you get "dis" in there somewhere?? DisMagicalCruise 1/28/06 or something?? :confused3

does anyone know, can we reserve like a meetig area or room on the ship?? if we have enough people maybe they will give us 30 minutes or someting..

dobelover

12-05-2005, 07:22 PM

Nassau vs Costa Maya. 3 of my friends want Nassau, 2 Costa Maya and 1 I don't care! Looks like it will be a great cruise no matter what!!!!!

Sue

ddavis860

12-05-2005, 10:41 PM

The company will do both sides of the band for the same price, but each side has a limit of 25 total, characters and spaces...

MAGICal Cruise 1/28/06 on one side? Something DIS on the other? Or DIS-MAGICal Cruise on one side, and the date on the other? Any other ideas?

As for the meet, it can be whenever is the best time for everyone. I was going by what I have read on the other meets. If I was at the World though, I would be missing the meet too!