08 DEC 2007 - 7 Day Eastern Magic

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Edited by Jennifer

 

[MrsMork]

I need to find out if there is a dolphin encounter at either port. Anyone know?

 

[MrsMork]

Good morning! Just bumping us back up, we were lost way down at the bottom of page 2!

 

[pfishgirl]

Hellooooooooooooooooo There !!!!

ADD US PLEASE !!! WAyyyyyyyy Foward Of the Boat........ Room # 7500

DH and Myself (ONLY)
We have Never done this one yet.. Nor have we gone a WEEK without DS (16) ..
He is a little upset we didnt Include him but Hey.. He'll get over it..


We were on Wonder over the weekend and DH Booked him and I for this one as well as 2 rooms for 9/27/08

 

[TSirgey]

I need to find out if there is a dolphin encounter at either port. Anyone know?

There is an Anguilla Dolfin Encounter at St. Maarten. I heard it was not worth the money, so we chose to do the Golden Eagle instead to snorkle. I'm sure if you do a search for this excursion, you would find some readers comments. Our dd wants to be a dolfin trainer when she grows up, so we were very interested. There were too many negative comments at the time for us to choose this one. Perhaps they have changed since I last researched this?

 

[MUGGS329]

Hi...

 

[plutojudy]

MUGGS329 is cruising with me.

 

[TSirgey]

Welcome!!!!!

Is anyone booked on deck 6? We are in 6586. We HAD to have a Verandah after being spoiled the first time.

Does anyone who has cruised this time of year have any advise to share?

 

[RBennett]

Hellooooooooooooooooo There !!!!

ADD US PLEASE !!! WAyyyyyyyy Foward Of the Boat........ Room # 7500

DH and Myself (ONLY)
We have Never done this one yet.. Nor have we gone a WEEK without DS (16) ..
He is a little upset we didnt Include him but Hey.. He'll get over it..


We were on Wonder over the weekend and DH Booked him and I for this one as well as 2 rooms for 9/27/08

Hey!!! Nice to know there's company on deck 7!! We're WAAAAY at the other end in 7627 I believe!! Only a little more than 9 months to go!!!!

 

[plutojudy]

Muggs329 and I are in 6038. We had a verandah for our first four cruises and had an inside room for #5. Never again. Love the verandah. Hated the dark dreary inside room.
Our other 5 cruises were in April, celebrating our 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th anniversaries. 40th was celebrated in Maui.
We are hoping for warm weather in December. We are thinking the water at Castaway Cay will be chilly because one April it was still cold. Not Lake Michigan cold but great after we got used to it.

 

[pfishgirl]

Thank You for the warm Welcomes..

This is our 2nd "Magic" cruise.. and the 1st Time in a Cat # 8.. We normally stay in a 6 with a Veranda.. We wanted to stay in this room because when we go in Sept 08 on the Double Dipper we will be in a Cat #4 but we may have friends joining us in an 8 and wanted to be able to tell them how it is.. It will be their 1st Disney cruise... Plus it is Only DH & Myself so we don't need the roominess of the 6 soooo we decided on an 8.. Oh and the fact that we got 10% off since we booked while on Wonder over the weekend and a $200 on board credit helped in our decision..




It will be extra nice to stay in our Own Home in Florida prior to and after the cruise one day on each end.. I can do all the and come back to NJ with Clean clothes..

Now Time to Find Excursions !!!!

 

[pfishgirl]

Welcome!!!!!

Is anyone booked on deck 6? We are in 6586. We HAD to have a Verandah after being spoiled the first time.

Does anyone who has cruised this time of year have any advise to share?

we cruised on New Years 05/06 on the Wonder.. the weather was still pretty warm... Little cooler at night on deck.. We did the Magic last year on 1/28.. and the Wonder just over the weekend... Castaway was rather breezy this time and DS Waverunner excursion was cancelled but it wasn't really that cold.. sat in the sun a little while before we went back to the ship for showers.. and then to the Castaway party..

 

[plutojudy]

This group is just too quiet!

 

[WIFamily]

Welcome!!!!!

Is anyone booked on deck 6? We are in 6586. We HAD to have a Verandah after being spoiled the first time.

Does anyone who has cruised this time of year have any advise to share?

We're in 6544 and our parents are in 6543. They refused to take a verandah, so I'll let them look at ours from inside the room, but not let them step out on it. j/k. I plan on seeing if there are any open when we get to the port on the 8th, and if it's less than $1000 to upgrade, I'll probably spring for it, and surprise them.

Another 10 months or so,,,, HURRY!

 

[MrsMork]

We have sailed several times this time of year. It is our favorite time! The ship is beautiful all decked out for Christmas. Castaway Cay has not been cold on any of the second week in Dec cruises we have done. It was too breezy this past year for some of the excursions, but the beach was wonderful and the water was fine. We did the DD and both days were picture perfect!

 

[pfishgirl]

Checking Out Excursions....


on St. Maarten.. and the Warnings of.. Bathing Suits Optional..

DH may do the 12 Meter Regatta.. He use to Sail alot but hasnt done it in 5 years.. If he does this one one.. Im doing the Butterfly/Flower Island Tour..

If DH decides NOT to do this.. we will probably do the Shipwreck Cove Snorkel instead..

on St. Thomas/St. John

We are looking at the Doubloon Sail & Snorkel at Turtle Cover.. We also liked the 5 star St John Snorkel & Beach.. or maybe the St John Trunk Bay Beach & Snorkel..


Has anyone done any of These??.. Oh and where can I find the Comments on these Excursions?? I heard about it but haven't seen it and Not sure where I look..

 

[MrsMork]

We did the St John Island Tour last time there. It gave us a great overall view of that beautiful island. We want to go to Trunk Bay this time. It was so, so beautiful! We have done the 3 hour island tours of both St Thomas and St Martin the first time we went there. We take the island tour first trip to each place we go, then on return trips try something different. We have done the Golden Eagle Catamaran at St Marteen twice...it was that much fun. And yes there was one or two topless women on the beach where the catamaran stopped for us to snorkle, but other than some "ugly Americans" making rude comments (one very loud man told his toddler son to go ask that woman if she has any milk) it was not anything much to write home about.

 

[pfishgirl]

We did the St John Island Tour last time there. It gave us a great overall view of that beautiful island. We want to go to Trunk Bay this time. It was so, so beautiful! We have done the 3 hour island tours of both St Thomas and St Martin the first time we went there. We take the island tour first trip to each place we go, then on return trips try something different. We have done the Golden Eagle Catamaran at St Marteen twice...it was that much fun. And yes there was one or two topless women on the beach where the catamaran stopped for us to snorkle, but other than some "ugly Americans" making rude comments (one very loud man told his toddler son to go ask that woman if she has any milk) it was not anything much to write home about.

Yea, I have met some Rude Americans before.. always ruining something..

Thanks for the Tips.. It is up to Hubby and if he is Sailing or not.. at least for St Maarten.. as for excursions...


Ohhhh Is there a Dis Meet onboard Planned Yet ?? Lunch? Tea/Coffee ??
I have our Lime Green Mickey Heads ready for Our cabin Door..

 

[MrsMork]

Yea, I have met some Rude Americans before.. always ruining something..

Thanks for the Tips.. It is up to Hubby and if he is Sailing or not.. at least for St Maarten.. as for excursions...


Ohhhh Is there a Dis Meet onboard Planned Yet ?? Lunch? Tea/Coffee ??
I have our Lime Green Mickey Heads ready for Our cabin Door..

I would like to meet first day. Maybe deck 10 around 3. That would give us a few minutes to visit and put faces with names before the safety drill. Then at sail away we can visit some more and party together. That allows the kids to get to know each other a bit too. More meets on sea days would be fun too. Lunch/pool time with the little ones/SkipBo at Cove Cafe. We will have Mickey Heads and door signs on our door! I am a hardcore DISer, so we are up for whatever!

 

[pfishgirl]

I would like to meet first day. Maybe deck 10 around 3. That would give us a few minutes to visit and put faces with names before the safety drill. Then at sail away we can visit some more and party together. That allows the kids to get to know each other a bit too. More meets on sea days would be fun too. Lunch/pool time with the little ones/SkipBo at Cove Cafe. We will have Mickey Heads and door signs on our door! I am a hardcore DISer, so we are up for whatever!

My son (16) is Staying home.. he.. umm.. wasn't invited..

DH & I are doing this one alone.. We are going on the Magic in Sept 08 with our son and family and maybe friends..

so a Playdate wont work for us.. but we will be at the deck party..