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    Mexican Cooking Experience in Puerto Vallarta

    Did you end up doing this excursion? If so, how was it?
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    if you’re about to sail, can you ask about this?

    If you are on board or about to sail, have a wonderful cruise!!! I have a question I hope someone can answer for you about a Disney ship. Maybe an officer? I’ll even take a hypothetical explanation! We are supposed to sail on the Magic, departing Miami on 12/20-26. The only 6 night sailing of...
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    Disney Magic 9-night Med with Greek Isles June 22, 2020

    In the summer of 1993, I cut short a European backpacking trip to spend more time with a sweet Egyptian guy I had met in a small, beachside town outside Amsterdam. That first day, I looked like a wet turtle; me and my rain soaked backpack dripping all over the floor of the rinky-dink...
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    Embarkation in Rome (Civitavecchia) question

    For those who have taken a private transfer or car service from Rome to Civitavecchia to board the ship for the first time, have your vehicles been able to take you to the terminal building and/or ship? Or did you have to take a shuttle? My mom is disabled so we’d like to avoid having her get...
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    Over door shoe organizer

    we did the same but late on the last night, i realized i didn't have anything to cut the zip ties! luckily our stateroom attendant was still roaming around so he let us borrow a scissor. next time I will keep this in mind and bring something sharp!
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    Disney Magic 7-night Mediterranean, June 23rd, 2018

    Hi! A little late to the party but we also booked this cruise on the Northern Europe cruise last summer. It will be me, my husband, my 13 year old daughter and 75+ mom. It's our 5th Disney cruise and between other Med sailings and some work trips, I've been to many of the locations, but I...
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    Disney Magic on The Amazing Race!

    i have it on the DVR! fun!!!! thanks for the tip!
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    Northern Europe cruise-how far from dock to city

    hi there -- circling back to this. Question: does the Magic not always dock in the same place in Stockholm? Someone told me we will dock in Frihamnen, but when I saw this post, I wondered if that may not be the case? We are meeting a friend -- a local -- in Stockholm and she asked where...
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    Pixie Dust needed: cruising after loss

    i am overwhelmed - but not at all surprised - by the love and kindness you all showed me. Thank you for sharing your warm thoughts and personal stories. I am sad so many have experienced profound loss, but I'm comforted by the wisdom and strength you offered me. thank you. i had a nice...
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    Pixie Dust needed: cruising after loss

    thank you all for your support. Sweetpee -- wow. thank you. this line (above) was at the same time mystifying and ultra-clear. Yes. I get that. I hope for that. My parents live(d) with us in a little granny flat behind our house. Everything there is still pretty much the same. Mom is...
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    Pixie Dust needed: cruising after loss

    In a couple months, we'll be sailing on the Magic again... exactly one year since our last family Disney cruise... that one was aboard the Wonder in Alaska. 7 nights, we were celebrating my parents' 50th anniversary. My husband, daughter and I treated my parents as well as my sister, brother in...
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    Going Solo. Norwegian Fjords in June

    I've never cruised solo but I did this cruise in 2015 and it was PHENOMENAL. Enjoy yourself!
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    June 18, 2017 Magic - Northern Europe Cruise Copenhagen to Dover

    hi! we'll be on this cruise -- it's our 4th (3rd in Europe). Regarding the embarkation process, it's pretty straightforward (similar to Alaska if you've done that, but actually easier if I remember correctly because you don't go through customs leaving CPH like you may have done in...
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    Tipping servers/assistant servers

    the way it works is little vouchers and envelopes are left in your room for you to give your servers, room attendant, etc. it doesn't matter if you pre-pay or if it's deducted the last day from your CC on file, unless you go to guest services and remove the gratuity, they get the suggested...
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    Travel insurance - warning for future cruisers

    aw, thank you all for your love and support... I totally agree with what LaneJudy said in her response, but I did want to add that even though dad had pre-existing conditions that played a part in his cruise/fatal illness, the insurance company's main concern -- by asking for this document --...
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    Travel insurance - warning for future cruisers

    Thank you all for your well wishes. Unfortunately my dad passed away at the hospital in Anchorage. He was given great care there with excellent doctors and nurses in the ICU. And again, Travel Guard/AIG was very supportive every step of the way. Not wanting to bring anyone down on this...
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    Jamesy! Where is he now?

    he was just on the Wonder in Alaska. he helped in the theater before the shows and was the leader during many trivia nights.
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    Travel insurance - warning for future cruisers

    Hi all, I am sad to report we had to use our travel insurance when my dad got sick during our Disney cruise earlier this month. I wanted to share some hard lessons learned during the process with the hope that it will help someone else... 1) PRE-EXISTING CONDITION WAIVER... we followed all the...
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    Photos onboard - multiple stateroom question

    Hi! So I see that if I preorder the digital copies of all photos, I can save 15%. I am considering this, but I am not clear on the rules about family members from other staterooms in our photos. For example, we are 3 staterooms split this way: rm 1 - me, DD, grandma rm 2 - my husband...
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    recent Alaska/Wonder cruisers - characters?

    dumb question -- what's WAVEBANDS? (on the magic we lined up to get tickets for these events at the Port Adventures Desk). Is WAVEBANDS a place on the Wonder where you get the tickets?




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