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We are on Facebook! Disney Cruise April 17, 2011 1
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Well, I'm finally back to the grind. I am ill now, it started in northern Cali on our last night/drive home so it could just be massive allergies that put my body into shock. I surprisingly had no allergies in Mexico, and the usual scratch my eyes out allergies in S.cal that I grew up with.
We went to Magic Mountain the day we disembarked. We were too antsy to just sit still! Roller coasters hit the spot. Jazmin rode everything she could, even X2! WOW. She is like her mommy.
Got my $380 Costco gift card in the mail for booking through Costco travel, yeah!
We had a great cruise for sure. Loved the food and the characters were so charming and they never rushed us for anything. Shows were super good on a few nights...Paul that singing one was dreadful..kids left ASAP. I was nearly Disney-ed out by day 3 I have to say. I still had a great time, but I missed the dance classes we got on other lines and even the trivia was Disney infused. Good for fanatics, but we are merely fans so Royal Caribbean International (RCI) remains our fave line. If ever there was a steal of a deal on DCL I wouldn't pass it up, but that is highly unlikely with their high prices. Kids club lacked individual attention, my kids got bored which was a shocker. The kids club said that they don't gather kids for anything, they only announce on a loud speaker and then will bring them to the other side upon request. Well, my kids don't work like that, so they got bored. Luckily they spent most mornings there so we could hit the spa and stayed there for Palo and during our kayak/snorkeling in PV. Yay. Characters were so much fun to see wandering the halls. Took pressure off of me when we hit DLand on 4/29!
I miss running into people on the ship, too. I FINALLY danced on the last night,which was SO GREAT. Passed out every other night earlier than I planned, but my kiddos didn't spare us with late wake-up on any a.m.
QUARANTINE: Jaz did get stomach flu pretty bad on Easter, after puking 5 times I called the number on the bathroom mirror that mentioned vomiting, etc. They asked us to come down, I confirmed it was a free visit, and walked Jaz with ice/vomit bucket in-hand. The gave her a suppository for vomiting. No fever (she got hot later, but not bad), and quarantined her for 24 hours, which put her in the room until 6:20pm the next day,HER 7th BIRTHDAY. I nearly cried. No Cabo trip on her bday, I just went with her lil sis and left her and dad in room. They delivered free DVD and movies, on her bday delivered a free shirt and Mickey plush and signed bday card. That's about it. Oh, they comped PowerAid from room service. So sad. We made it, though. At character bfast on 4/26 the girl at the next table left puking into her napkin. Wow, stomach flu!
Server Shane and Asst Server Niks were okay. Kept bringing french fries when we specifically asked for none, only veggies and meal. Got tired of correcting them. Only water on table when we arrived, waiting for drinks awhile each night even though we always had the same thing. Nice guys, though. Shane pressured us to vote on his review card, "mark excellent, not just very good." Well, sad to say that didn't happen. Not with constant mistakes and forgotten food. Also not communicating between servers, and hats/bandanas were upon request. Again, great food, and nice servers, but not to the level I had on all 5 of my RCI cruises. Princess and Carnival compare to this service. Princess worse for us, actually, they ignored us a lot,I had to wave my hands to get attention. Food much better than those two, comparable to RCI. Palo DELICIOUS, Tony was a GREAT server. Loved that place, man!
FE Gifts, OMG guys. U did great! I didn't label mine with a "from" so what I gave out was in party bags, Viva Mexico personalized pencils and candy and some kiddie duck pirates and stress balls and pirate booty bags, etc. Last night I dunked glow bracelets and candy into any FE I passed by. Oh, and some bottlecap necklaces.
THANK YOU for the wonderful gifts! I can't wait to hang my Xmas ornament on my tree, and we are still rationing the FE gifts to the kids. My Secret Mickey Rocked...whoever they were. Wine that I LOVED at dinner, special Easter Eeyore, etc. SO NICE.
I wish real life was as good as this group of people on a cruise ship.
We went to Magic Mountain the day we disembarked. We were too antsy to just sit still! Roller coasters hit the spot. Jazmin rode everything she could, even X2! WOW. She is like her mommy.
Got my $380 Costco gift card in the mail for booking through Costco travel, yeah!
We had a great cruise for sure. Loved the food and the characters were so charming and they never rushed us for anything. Shows were super good on a few nights...Paul that singing one was dreadful..kids left ASAP. I was nearly Disney-ed out by day 3 I have to say. I still had a great time, but I missed the dance classes we got on other lines and even the trivia was Disney infused. Good for fanatics, but we are merely fans so Royal Caribbean International (RCI) remains our fave line. If ever there was a steal of a deal on DCL I wouldn't pass it up, but that is highly unlikely with their high prices. Kids club lacked individual attention, my kids got bored which was a shocker. The kids club said that they don't gather kids for anything, they only announce on a loud speaker and then will bring them to the other side upon request. Well, my kids don't work like that, so they got bored. Luckily they spent most mornings there so we could hit the spa and stayed there for Palo and during our kayak/snorkeling in PV. Yay. Characters were so much fun to see wandering the halls. Took pressure off of me when we hit DLand on 4/29!
I miss running into people on the ship, too. I FINALLY danced on the last night,which was SO GREAT. Passed out every other night earlier than I planned, but my kiddos didn't spare us with late wake-up on any a.m.
QUARANTINE: Jaz did get stomach flu pretty bad on Easter, after puking 5 times I called the number on the bathroom mirror that mentioned vomiting, etc. They asked us to come down, I confirmed it was a free visit, and walked Jaz with ice/vomit bucket in-hand. The gave her a suppository for vomiting. No fever (she got hot later, but not bad), and quarantined her for 24 hours, which put her in the room until 6:20pm the next day,HER 7th BIRTHDAY. I nearly cried. No Cabo trip on her bday, I just went with her lil sis and left her and dad in room. They delivered free DVD and movies, on her bday delivered a free shirt and Mickey plush and signed bday card. That's about it. Oh, they comped PowerAid from room service. So sad. We made it, though. At character bfast on 4/26 the girl at the next table left puking into her napkin. Wow, stomach flu!
Server Shane and Asst Server Niks were okay. Kept bringing french fries when we specifically asked for none, only veggies and meal. Got tired of correcting them. Only water on table when we arrived, waiting for drinks awhile each night even though we always had the same thing. Nice guys, though. Shane pressured us to vote on his review card, "mark excellent, not just very good." Well, sad to say that didn't happen. Not with constant mistakes and forgotten food. Also not communicating between servers, and hats/bandanas were upon request. Again, great food, and nice servers, but not to the level I had on all 5 of my RCI cruises. Princess and Carnival compare to this service. Princess worse for us, actually, they ignored us a lot,I had to wave my hands to get attention. Food much better than those two, comparable to RCI. Palo DELICIOUS, Tony was a GREAT server. Loved that place, man!
FE Gifts, OMG guys. U did great! I didn't label mine with a "from" so what I gave out was in party bags, Viva Mexico personalized pencils and candy and some kiddie duck pirates and stress balls and pirate booty bags, etc. Last night I dunked glow bracelets and candy into any FE I passed by. Oh, and some bottlecap necklaces.
THANK YOU for the wonderful gifts! I can't wait to hang my Xmas ornament on my tree, and we are still rationing the FE gifts to the kids. My Secret Mickey Rocked...whoever they were. Wine that I LOVED at dinner, special Easter Eeyore, etc. SO NICE.
I wish real life was as good as this group of people on a cruise ship. 
Off to San Diego this weekend for a CCSVI/MS seminar....hoping I feel better
DH is heading out to Afghanistan next week (prayers please 
) so it will be just DD and I, for her birthday party at Build-A-Bear. Send me a PM with contact info. We are on our way out there now to preview Star Tours. 
