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    Just back from #5 2/18 Magic

    One last point. I'm really not sure why the Hyatt is willing to do bag only transfers. It may be done simply as a courtesy because of their relationship with DCL. This may also be the reason why they do not openly promote it and, in fact, "ask" that you take your own bags if not taking DCL...
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    Just back from #5 2/18 Magic

    All I can say is that we've done this three times, and each time we checked in (including Feb. 6th), we asked at the front desk and explained our situation. Each time, we were told that we could tag our bags and leave them outside our room by 8:30 am, which we did. Each time, they showed up...
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    Kid cruise other than DCL

    We are also looking into other cruise lines. (We have cruised 5x on DCL and love it, but are looking for a change). We were going to book a southern caribbean cruise on the Crown Princess, the newest Princess ship. In fact, we had put a deposit down on a room. However, we are cruising with...
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    Just back from #5 2/18 Magic

    Le Galion beach has no fee. You can get there easily by taking a taxi when you dock in Phillipsburg. The taxi rates are posted, and I believe it was $7.00 per person one way. Just tell them where you want to go. We arranged to have our taxi driver pick us up, as the beach was at the end of a...
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    Just back from #5 2/18 Magic

    Re: requesting servers - we went to Rockin Bar D after we boarded and asked if our previous servers were still working on the ship, and whether they were in our assigned dining room/rotation. They were, so Disney was able to rearrange the table assignments and it worked out great. Therefore...
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    Just back from #5 2/18 Magic

    We just returned from the 2/18 Eastern, which was our 5th Disney cruise. We had a spectacular time. The weather was gorgeous, upper 70's to low 80's with plenty of sunshine everyday. We stayed at the Hyatt the night before, and used Sunray Transportation for transport to/from the port. They...
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    Off to No. 5 - thanks to all

    Well, we're flying to Orlando tomorrow for our 5th Disney cruise. The weather in Orlando/Port Canaveral this weekend is going to be fantastic! Hope the same holdss true for the Eastern C. and CC. Thanks again to all of you for the tremendous amount of helpful information you provide on this...
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    Family snorkel eco-tour and pirate hunt?

    Unfortunately, we did not receive any response. We decided that we will go to St. John's on our own. We are leaving next Friday and cannot wait!!!!
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    Airlline changes our departing flight time - Can we make it?

    We've been on 4 prior Disney cruises and the latest we ever got to the airport was 10:00 am. We have a 12:00 noon flight for our 5th Disney cruise later this month. I think you will make it, with plenty of time to spare. While there is always the possibility that something could go wrong and...
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    Butterfly farm walking distance to Le Galion?

    We are planning on taking a taxi to the butterfly farm on St. Martin. We then plan to spend some time afterwards at Le Galion beach, which I understand is nearby. Does anyone know if Le Galion beach (aka Coconut Grove) is within walking distance of the butterfly farm or will we have to take...
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    Potty trained almost 3 in Club

    We are sailing with friends on the 7 day Eastern in Feb. Our friends' DS will be 1 month shy of his 3rd birthday. He is fully potty trained. They thought he would be given a regular spot in the Oceaneers Club because he is only 1 month from age 3. Is there any chance he would be denied a...
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    Sting Ray Ex's: G-Cayman & Castaway Cay

    I highly recommend Captain Marvin's. We used them once and they were fantastic. The second time we planned to use them, Disney could not tender at GC so we missed out. We were never charged. Have a great trip.
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    St. John's ferry schedule problems?

    Friends of ours just returned from a vacation in St. Thomas. They had a great time, but noted that the ferry service (both ferries) to St. John was not very reliable. Once, they waited well over one hour for one ferry (I don't know which one) and then gave up and went over to the other ferry...
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    Luggage to ship from Hyatt - NO DCL X-fers

    I should add that when we checked in for our 2005 trip, the sheet that we received actually said that luggage transfers were only for DCL passengers who purchased DCL transfers. I explained that I was told differently and, therefore, asked if we could transfer our luggage only. They said it...
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    Luggage to ship from Hyatt - NO DCL X-fers

    You CAN have the Hyatt/DCL transfer your luggage to the ship even if you are traveling separately. We have done this twice, January 04 and 05, and plan on doing it again for our 5th Disney cruise in Feb. 06. Before our last two cruises, I read similar messages on this board stating that the...
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    Airport Hyatt - Pre-Night info.

    I checked and the DCL rate was not available for the night before our Feb. 18th Eastern cruise. This is likely due to the high demand for that night.
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    Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport

    Hi Thomas: You may get many different answers about the MCO Hyatt luggage only transfers, but I can tell you that we have stayed at the MCO Hyatt 2x (Jan 04 and Jan 05) and were able to have our bags transferred both times while we took our own limo to the port. In fact, we are planning on...
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    Character breakfast v brunch @ palo ( I don't want them to clash !)

    I believe that your character breakfast is scheduled for your first sea day AFTER you have had dinner at Animator's Palate. At least this is how it worked on our 4 previous Disney cruises including our last one in January 05. If anyone has different or more recent info, please share. Thanks.
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