1st strike on Iraq...any annoucements/changes onboard??

[crusnprincesses]

Those onboard the magic - any changes etc in itinerary?
Have there been any announcements?

God bless and watch over us all...especially those who have loved ones in the Gulf..

 

[SMDent]

We are very concerned ourselves. My Mom booked and has paid for a family reunion, (Mom and all us siblings and our familes) over this Easter (7-Day East).

I am very concern since my husband is a federal agent, and they have LONG hours and short breaks. And yesterday's news might mean no vacation again this year, (3 years running now).

Two years ago when we booked, who knew what was going to happen. Late last fall when Mom was making payments -- not sure either.

Our problem is MINOR, do I go with daughter alone, or also with husband?

There are over 1,000,000 families of active duty military members, not to forget the families of National Guard and Reservists that are experiencing worse.

Please pray for them and their loved ones!

 

[dcbrown]

SMDent....We are with you this Easter....We hope and pray that we all get to go.... and with peace in our hearts. We are confident that Disney will make a wise decision concerning our cruise. We are on the east coast close to NYC and our sense of safety and security is in a very heightened state. I am a teacher and we have documented plans in place for an irregular situation should it a occur ....all very scary. So thoughts of a wonderful cruise right now are laced through these others.

I pray for your husband and all that are at risk. Hopefully we will meet and have a joyful Easter cruise.

DCBrown

 

[Judge Doom]

I'm on board now and there have been no announcements and no change in plans at all. We all have been watching it on TV but it has not effected our cruise in anyway.

 

[liza]

I'm onboard now, too. Our source of news is CNN. The Promenade Lounge TVs have been showing CNN, FINALLY with the volume on. They showed Pres. Bush's initial speech, then for a long time wouldn't turn the volume back on because they didn't want to spoil the Disney mood as we were told by one waitress.

In Cozumel yesterday, a Mexican ship escorted us into the harbor -- we haven't done this itinerary before, so I don't know if that's routine. At the pier. we were docked next to two U.S. Navy ships. Again, I don't know if that's routine. But it was odd, seeing the U.S. Navy sailors, the armed Mexican guards and the Disney and other cruise ships, with families and children milling around. An odd juxtaposition.

Incidentally, in case it hasn't been mentioned, due to heavy swells our ship was unable to stay at Grand Cayman. The Cayman port authority didn't allow any tendering operations, so no cruise ships were able to land passengers, and we simply departed for Cozumel. The captain said in his shipwide address that some Magic passengers who had missed the ship's sailing in Port Canaveral were waiting on the pier on Grand Cayman, hoping to make it onto the ship. I saw Captain Tom today and asked about those passengers, and he said they had gotten aboard. He said their flight had been late into Orlando on the day of departure.

So be sure to allow enough time to get to Florida, especially with the increased security!

Other than missing Grand Cayman, it has been a wonderful trip so far. Tomorrow, Castaway Cay.