2015 sail dates?

[wallawallakids]

PS

If anyone is interested in the making of Frozen.



http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/links/hilarious-making-frozen-video

That is awesome. Thanks.

 

[Four Swampers]

PS

If anyone is interested in the making of Frozen.



http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/links/hilarious-making-frozen-video

I find your post both off-topic and awesome. Thanks! Did you catch the John Lassiter cameo?

 

[ImprovGal]

Here is a 7 day trip from Copenhagen to Norway.....

Royal Caribbean (RCL) - RCL Legend of the Seas
7 Night Norwegian Fjords Cruise
Destination Arrives Departs
Day 1 Copenhagen 5:00 PM
Day 2 At Sea
Day 3 Flam 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
Day 4 Geiranger 12:30 PM 9:00 PM
Day 5 Alesund 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Day 6 Bergen 7:00 AM 5:00 PM
Day 7 At Sea
Day 8 Copenhagen 7:00 AM


So if the Magic is to be in Geiranger on 6/10, then I think they would be leaving Copenhagen on Sunday, June 7 with another departure to Norway on June 21.

Even if they leave on Saturday, June 6 they could still be at Geiranger on the 10th.

Bergen, Olden, Flam or Alesund could be visited on days 3 and 4 if that's the case, with Geiranger on Day 5 and then Bergen or Flam (if not visited earlier) on Day 6.

 

[Douvres Family]

That would really stink if that's the case. We would definitely be looking at another cruise line for the med. if I couldn't convince my DD to do a western carib. instead. I know A LOT of people want the Baltics but honestly we aren't interested in that itinerary at this time.

I agree...DS was looking towards a Hawaiian cruise...well, maybe we'll do another Caribbean...

 

[Holly Quinlan]

Should we expect to see a huge price jump to go along with the Cruise Critic reviews?

 

[DL1957]

One day in St Petersburg would be sad. It's such a magnificent place. I really hope DCL offers longer cruises for the Baltics. Looking forward to hearing the release since our last cruise. Hoping it materializes.

I could be wrong on this one but when we did the Baltic in 2010 we were told that all cruise lines are required to spend overnight in St Petersburg or they do not get into the port. Also their port fees are higher than everyone else. Beautiful city.

 

[tajz90]

I could be wrong on this one but when we did the Baltic in 2010 we were told that all cruise lines are required to spend overnight in St Petersburg or they do not get into the port. Also their port fees are higher than everyone else. Beautiful city.

I thought I'd heard that also, but couldn't remember. We enjoyed St Petersburg so much. It was out favorite port along with Estonia. The honey beer is amazing!

 

[JoyB-UK]

I could be wrong on this one but when we did the Baltic in 2010 we were told that all cruise lines are required to spend overnight in St Petersburg or they do not get into the port. Also their port fees are higher than everyone else. Beautiful city.

I did St Petersburg in 2012 and it was just a one day stop so it can be done. Personally I didn't like it so it was long enough. If we did the Baltics again I would just stay onboard there.

 

[michellekcm]

We did the 2010 Baltic as well. The Catherine's Palace Ball was by far the best port adventure that I've been on and IMO the best that's ever been offered on any of their European cruises. Pure Disney Magic.

I wonder if they'd do that if it was only a 1 day stay rather than an overnight.

 

[Cousin Orville]

I wonder if they'd do that if it was only a 1 day stay rather than an overnight.

I don't think that would be possible as it was an evening event after the palace closed to the public.

Here's a video (part of a DCL Baltic review) from CuiseCritic. They discuss the ball half way through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4

Just to make it easy, here's the rest:

Day 1: (Dover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9w4EbqM0pQ
Day 2: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1h6GZ5OBKY
Day 3: (Oslo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2fBbpvAwCo
Day 4: (Copenhagen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fge5Jtl3qf4
Day 5: (Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ulW0ysEYo
Day 6: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L-DvWOdXv0
Day 7&8: (St Petersburg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4
Day 9: (Helsinki) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkT4Sezz46o
Day 10: (Stockholm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k08EIsSRIAk
Final Recap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPovF_o-KeM

 

[sweetlovin']

I don't think that would be possible as it was an evening event after the palace closed to the public.

Here's a video (part of a DCL Baltic review) from CuiseCritic. They discuss the ball half way through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4

Just to make it easy, here's the rest:

Day 1: (Dover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9w4EbqM0pQ
Day 2: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1h6GZ5OBKY
Day 3: (Oslo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2fBbpvAwCo
Day 4: (Copenhagen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fge5Jtl3qf4
Day 5: (Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ulW0ysEYo
Day 6: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L-DvWOdXv0
Day 7&8: (St Petersburg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4
Day 9: (Helsinki) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkT4Sezz46o
Day 10: (Stockholm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k08EIsSRIAk
Final Recap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPovF_o-KeM

Thank you for sharing this!! My kids would love St Petersburg and Helsinki. Amazing!!!

 

[sandiedvc]

I wonder if they'd do that if it was only a 1 day stay rather than an overnight.

I think it might be possible. Depends on when Disney leaves St Petersburg.

I read on a blog that the last time they did the Royal Ball at Catherine's Palace, they were back on board by 10:15p.

RCI ship this year is leaving St Petersburg at 11pm. So the excursion COULD be fit in if the Magic leaves at a similar time.

However, that would make for a REALLY long, almost impossibly long, day of touring, especially for children. I don't know if they might offer a short city tour in the morning, nap in the afternoon, and then the Ball at night?

I guess it depends on how many people Disney thinks would book the Ball.

 

[llqool]

I think it might be possible. Depends on when Disney leaves St Petersburg.

lol...I think we have now all, at this point, decided that DCL *will* in fact cruise the Baltic, it's just ironing out the details.

Although I am a little bit bothered by the thought of a purely Norway itinerary flip flopping with the Baltics (and then the Med thrown in at the end). It would be difficult to decide, but I think I would have to choose the Baltics, because you cover more territory so to speak. In 2010, didn't they switch off Tallinn with Helsinki instead of doing both on the same cruise?

 

[ranidayz]

Anyone have any thoughts about Jamaica?

 

[wallawallakids]

I don't think that would be possible as it was an evening event after the palace closed to the public.

Here's a video (part of a DCL Baltic review) from CuiseCritic. They discuss the ball half way through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4

Just to make it easy, here's the rest:

Day 1: (Dover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9w4EbqM0pQ
Day 2: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1h6GZ5OBKY
Day 3: (Oslo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2fBbpvAwCo
Day 4: (Copenhagen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fge5Jtl3qf4
Day 5: (Berlin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ulW0ysEYo
Day 6: (Sea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L-DvWOdXv0
Day 7&8: (St Petersburg) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0hAz5Yh_4
Day 9: (Helsinki) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkT4Sezz46o
Day 10: (Stockholm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k08EIsSRIAk
Final Recap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPovF_o-KeM

Thank you for sharing this.

 

[tajz90]

lol...I think we have now all, at this point, decided that DCL *will* in fact cruise the Baltic, it's just ironing out the details.

Although I am a little bit bothered by the thought of a purely Norway itinerary flip flopping with the Baltics (and then the Med thrown in at the end). It would be difficult to decide, but I think I would have to choose the Baltics, because you cover more territory so to speak. In 2010, didn't they switch off Tallinn with Helsinki instead of doing both on the same cruise?

Yes, they alternated.

 

[Zeppelin]

Anyone have any thoughts about Jamaica?

yes- i went to Hedonism when i was single- lotta fun....

 

[Tink1987]

lol...I think we have now all, at this point, decided that DCL *will* in fact cruise the Baltic, it's just ironing out the details.

Although I am a little bit bothered by the thought of a purely Norway itinerary flip flopping with the Baltics (and then the Med thrown in at the end). It would be difficult to decide, but I think I would have to choose the Baltics, because you cover more territory so to speak. In 2010, didn't they switch off Tallinn with Helsinki instead of doing both on the same cruise?

I'll be honest if they switched Tallinn for Helsinki, it would be enough for us not too book the entire cruise....

 

[wallawallakids]

Wow. There are seem to be a lot of great choices for 2015. Now I just need to decide on one! Wanted to go to the Med, but now leaning more towards the Baltics or Norway. How to decide on which one when they both sound amazing? Might have to start playing megabucks.

 

[gotomu212]

I'll be honest if they switched Tallinn for Helsinki, it would be enough for us not too book the entire cruise....

Just curious as to why? We did Tallinn in 2010 and got off the ship expecting the worst (I know we're horrible but it was former Eastern Europe bloc country- we were expecting dark alleys, secret mafia hits, one wrong turn and you end up never seen again). Instead it was unbelievably charming, beautiful and open. We had booked a DCL excursion with the need for extreme safety and ended up leaving halfway through the walking tour because we wanted to explore and felt very comfortable (we had a 2 year old and my 60 ish mother with us too).

I know there is a dark side to Estonia, like every major city, but the tourist spots appeared safer than a lot of the Carribbean ports. It's one of our favorite ports of all time.

I was just curious though as everyone has different impressions and maybe a sword was hanging over our heads unknowingly.