Imagineer5
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Holy cow...that apartment in Paris has a great view!!!
The Eiffel view was something I was dead-set on finding. JUst like when we went to Venice, I scoured the internet and found an apartment with a dock ON the Grand canal. The apartment is still cheaper than most of the hotels I looked at (mainly since they were requiring larger family rooms to accommodate 3 vs. 2). I am so excited!
Don't really have any advice as never been to Paris but the plans sound good. Not sure how you/Andrea/Aria do with jetlag and time changes but sounds like for most things there is enough flexibility to adjust as needed - other than the dinner and the Eiffel Tower visit (too bad they only had that one slot available)
I like that you are going to a lot of gardens that inspired artists - definitely makes sense. Are you able to see any of the scenes Toulouse-Lautrec painted?
Do people in Paris just not take kids out to restaurants or just to only more casual places? Seems like a place that families would go out to eat a lot
I am basing that first day on our last two big Europe trips - Italy in 2008 where we took a Rome tour at night after landing around 7AM and we thought it really helped us stay awake and adjust, and Holland in 2013 with Aria where similarly we had a really late (like 8:30) dinner with Aria and Marina & Erik and the next day we were good to go. We were certainly tired of course but pushing through that really helped us acclimate quickly.
I will have to look into Toulouse-Lautrec Monet is my favorite, but I mentioned earlier I'm not terribly into art (aside from Leonardo da Vinci and we love him for the engineering skills).
Well, a "restaurant" in paris is apparently a 3 hour affair, so children don't seem to be welcome nor do many parents consider bringing them. The cafes, sure, but I did want some good French food so I think we'll be in cafes mainly except those two dinners we have planned (and I mentioned Aria's age to them both to be certain she was welcome). Further out in the trip, I've found some really amazing Michelin starred places that also have children's menus so that's the best of both worlds right there! (Plus nice garden settings).
I love love love the room decorations! Too bad Aria slept through the big reveal, but I'm sure she was still excited when she did finally see it! I'm glad getting on the ship wasn't too stressful after the longer than expected wait. Hopefully the rest of the afternoon fell into place too!
The Paris plans sound really amazing. It's going to be such a fun trip going to so many different cities! The view from that apartment is insane. I'm not really any help as far as what else to do or not do, but it looks like you have a lot of great stuff planned so far.
I know, I am so glad I splurged for the decorations and the pillow/markers. It worked out since Aria went down early for her nap so it all fell into place nicely.
I am so excited about Paris. We aren't even big-city people but Paris is just a must-do. I hope by visiting all these museums, on our next future visit we can focus on other things too.
It's so fun to see the Wonder, since we will be sailing next June! I love the Birthday decorations- what a fun room to wake up to!
Paris sounds wonderful! My best friend just got back from there, and their apt. had a similar fantastic view!
Ooh that is wonderful!! if you come up with any questions please let me know! I think it is going in for refurbs soon right? We were VERY impressed with the ship and loved the size.
Interesting. I had looked at keeping ours longer, but I had such a good deal on the two days ($30/day) that nothing could compare.
It was! Definitely helped keep the room uncluttered and easy to walk through.
That sounds fabulous!
Good call!
Wow, that sounds like a lot! But I know our plans were similar - so many things to check off the list right away!
Sounds like you got all of this taken care of quickly, so that's great!
Binder blankie clips!
How nice! We asked for our desserts to go one night and they did the same - very cool.
Funny - we were on the Dream's Deck 8, but that's a few levels below the pools. I wasn't thinking about the size difference in the ships, so thinking your location was the same.
Yeah, it has its pros and cons. It came most in handy if one of us was using the bathroom or showering and the other needed to wash hands or clean something (thermoses, etc). I like double sinks. But the rooms were pretty small.
Well, you've gotta have priorities!
Agreed! It would be hard to take a cruise without one.
Wow, they showed up quick! And I agree about the excellent storage space. Much better than most cruise lines, I think.
Of course!
How great is that?! Hope you have fun visiting with them!
I think your plans sound great, but I don't know a lot about Paris. I think it's good that you aren't dead set on doing absolutely everything on your list, as it does seem like you have pretty aggressive plans. I'm sure you will get plenty of walking, eating, and people-watching in, though!
That's a bummer - I didn't know they were discontinuing the perk. It was a really cool treat that set DCL apart from other lines and, though small, helped justify paying a premium.
For the 9 day car rental I think we paid 250 and was able to use credit card points for it. I know on top of that we paid for the parking while away, but it was so convenient to be able to leave some things in the trunk and have it right there for disembarkation too so we could jet right down to the Keys.
Yes, actually after looking at the photo of the stroller I added those binder clips to my packing list for France. I don't need them on the city select since there are some perfect spots to tie the blanket but I do for the city mini.
While I loved the size of the wonder, the Aquaduck is really pulling me in, and I would LOVE to cruise on one of the bigger ships next
I was thinking maybe they were able to load the luggage while we waited in the terminal, so maybe that is why it seemed like the luggage was fast but if we had gotten into the room at 1 then we would have been waiting a while.
Yes the plans seem pretty aggressive LOL. I just hope our attitudes can stay positive. Andrew can get pissy without much rest and Aria can too. I get pissy without food. hahaha. I did stop and pick up a ton of different fun and not all that healthy snacks for Aria for the trip - a baggie of fruit snacks and she'll be very content for a while