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    Advice you wish someone had shared with you before your first cruise.....

    What I wish I knew before our first cruise ... to pack the kids swim suits and sunscreen in the carry-on and give them pool time before the muster drill. Our first cruise was on the Magic and we boarded a little "late" ... like probably around 2pm? We found our stateroom, walked around the...
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    DCL Policy changes

    I would request that Disney remove calories from all their food ... and add seconds/minutes/hours to each day that a guest is on board. I mean they ARE Disney after all - why CAN'T they make each day 35 hours long instead of only 24? I love these boards for the information and the...
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    17 yr old in adults only area?

    I cruise Disney with my children ... very mature, well-behaved children I might add. I enjoy that Disney has places on the ship where I can go to get away from ALL of the children, my own very mature, well-behaved children AND yours. On many occasions, I have removed myself from the Adult pool...
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    A Floridian in Alaska--June 3rd-10th, 2013 (COMPLETE)

    I can honestly say that a cruise to Alaska is not anywhere to be found on my bucket list. However, I have read some of your other trip reports so I thought I'd give this one a read also. I am really, really enjoying it! Your pictures are great and I find myself checking back often for updates...
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    Parking question - "off-site" parking

    I don't think this will actually work. When going through Customs, you fill out one declaration form per family ... which means the whole family has to go through Customs together (with all the luggage). When leaving the Magic last summer, we saw a Dad trying to collect all luggage and go...
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    So mad!

    When we return from a cruise, here are the things that make me sad: - I have to make my own bed - I have to replace my own towels - No one stops by to say hello and ask me if I'm thirtsy :sad:
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    Magicians, Hypnotists and Gaga Ball on the Magic

    I have been reading along from the beginning and am REALLY enjoying your trip report. I just had to share that I once had an unpleasant "hair" incident at a local restaurant. I found a hair in my chicken parm ... tried to convince myself that it was my own hair and move on. The next piece of...
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    Thinking of skipping roational dining

    The servers in the MDR in the evening are also the ones in the MDR for breakfast and lunch, at the buffet for breakfast and lunch or even in the quick service places by the pools all day. The tip that you leave for them is not JUST for them serving you dinner each night. I'm sorry that you...
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    Is it worth sailing on the "old" ships?

    For me, my heart remains with the Magic. That's the ship we've spent the most time on. We've also done the Wonder once and the Dream once. I can honestly say that I don't think I will ever sail on the Dream again. Mostly what I didn't like about the Dream was the lay-out of the ship...
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    does anyone stay on the ship in Castaway Cay?

    I have spent most of the day on the ship. In 2011, we did a double-dip which involved a short ... about an hour, definitely less than 2 hours ... trip to the Island both times. In 2012, I got off the ship, ran the CC5K and went back to the ship. I had thought I'd just shower and head back to...
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    Kids in the Adults Only Areas

    Actually, on our cruise out of NY this summer was the first time in a LONG time tha we saw CMs actively asking for proof of age and removing those under 18 from the Adults only areas. It was just those in the white jackets either ... all of the pool area servers were telling people they had to...
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    Running on the Wonder?

    I ran on the Magic last summer. It was 3 laps for each mile. There are plaques on the wall that tell you how many laps = how many miles. Most days I did 3 miles, but there was one day that I stopped at 2+1/2 ... I could not tolerate the grandpa and his grandson w/the heelies stepping in front...
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    Kid's Menu questions...

    My son would usually order the beef off the adult menu w/a side of that Mickey Mac-n-Cheese. Your DD will be perfectly welcome to order whatever she wants off of either menu. My kids love to cruise and use dinner as a time to try different things they wouldn't normally get to try ... like...
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    Teen Beach on CC

    The teen excursion is for kids 13 - 17. I booked both of my boys on this excursion this summer when they were 13 and 16. Although my younger son was in the Edge, he was allowed on the excursion because he was 13. I didn't make any attempt to get him access to the Vibe. He had fun on the...
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    DCL 2014 Do you go or just say NO!

    I looked at possibly booking a 7-day Eastern on the Fantasy as a graduation gift for my DS. :eek: That price was $2,000 MORE than what I am paying for our 7-night Western Thanksgiving Week of 2013!! It looks like my family will probably start trying to take advantage of some GT rates ...
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    Youth activities on Castaway Cay

    The Wild Side teen excursion is actually for ages 13+ I booked this for my boys on our cruise last summer because they were both over 13 (my youngest by just a few weeks) even though my younges was still in Edge (not Vibe). Because they were booked on this excursion, I didn't pay too much...
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    Adults only areas on Disney Fantasy (pools ect)

    We were on one of the 8-night Magic cruises from NY this summer. For the most part the CM's were really good at keeping the under-18 crowd out of the cove area. Actually, they were much better at it than I'd seen in the recent past. However, there was one time later in the week when a Dad...
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    Verandah vs. oceanview...please help!

    We were incredibly "pixie-dusted" on our first cruise and were upgraded to a verandah room. I did use it occassionally when my youngest was napping ... he was 3 at the time so it wasn't an every day occurance. We decided it was nice to have ... but never found it necessary to "pay" for it...
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    Did your kids use clubs much?

    Our boys LOVE the clubs ... at every level and they've done them all (we have cruised 7 times in 9 years). I really do think that one key is to have the kids go to the club the first night when they do the ice-breakers and get-to-know-you games. We did one 4-night cruise a few years ago we...
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    Question about day at WDW on 8-nighters

    I don't know where you are coming from the day before your WDW day ... we were coming from Castaway Cay. My family took the 7:15 bus to Animal Kingdom ... but I think there were earlier busses offered to the other parks. I wonder if the later bus times has to do with when the ship will reach...




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