09/05/09 LABORless MAGICal Meanderers

[NYCDisneylovers]

Welcome! We're thinking about rebooking to a cat 4, I'm waiting for the DVC point chart to come out b/c we're using our points too. And we're from your area too . . . anyway, welcome!

Where are u from? What part of New York? And thanks for the welcome,I'm sure we will have a great time. Is anyone coming in the day before the cruise? I think we are staying at the Radisson the day before.

If you call member services they will give you the points for a cat 4. I think it was like 700ish for the 4 of us.

 

[ibela]

Where are u from? What part of New York? And thanks for the welcome,I'm sure we will have a great time. Is anyone coming in the day before the cruise? I think we are staying at the Radisson the day before.

If you call member services they will give you the points for a cat 4. I think it was like 700ish for the 4 of us.

We're from NJ actually, but commute to NY for work. The points are available?? I'll need to give them a call. We reserved but they were supposed to call us when the point charts came out (at time of booking they were still being finalized) to confirm and never did!

What part of NY are you guys from?

And we're definitely flying in the night before. We did it for the last cruise and it was just so much better and more relaxing then rushing from the airport to the boat. We were still rushing b/c I wanted to make Palo ressies, but that's an entirely different story . . .

How was everyone's weekend?

 

[ibela]

Called and rebooked to a cat 6. I just went back and checked your posts b/c I remembered you guys were in a cat 6, looks like we'll be right across the hall from you guys in 6064.

Hmmm, now I'm thinking if I'm on the wrong side of the ship?! I was in a rush b/c the call took forever (45 min) but wish I would've checked the other side before confirming, I think you guys get the view of the ports (according to some room reports I just checked) and we won't.

 

[aussieinvasion]

Hello,

I cant say about the view, but I do know you're definately right across the hall from us so good as far as access to the elevator and everything goes. I just checked my Passporter. I do hope you guys get a good view. Do you know how to tell if the verandah balcony is see-through or not? I know people have mentioned the two different types of balconies on here before but Im not sure how to check....

 

[ibela]

Hello,

I cant say about the view, but I do know you're definately right across the hall from us so good as far as access to the elevator and everything goes. I just checked my Passporter. I do hope you guys get a good view. Do you know how to tell if the verandah balcony is see-through or not? I know people have mentioned the two different types of balconies on here before but Im not sure how to check....

You definitely have the plexiglass (see through) balcony. Almost all the verandahs are open, the only enclosed ones are the cat 7s and a few handicapped ones that are, I think, on the side.

I'm not going to sweat the view, the only difference would be the few days we're docked. Besides, now I'm thinking to change my room yet again, I think the difference to a cat4 isn't too much. I'm going to sleep on it for a week and then discuss with my husband. We had some bad news over the weekend, his best friend died (he had been sick for a while). Needless to say, he really doesn't want to hear about any vacation plans right now.

Um, on a brighter note b/c I don't want to be Debbie Downer . . . . ummmm, it's Tuesday? One day closer to the weekend? And to switch topics . . . I'm planning another cruise -for work. It's one of those dinner cruises around Manhattan.

 

[NYCDisneylovers]

What part of NY are you guys from?

We are in Queens. Not that far out of Manhattan. So how is everyone doing?

 

[ibela]

Stacey - do you know if you can book a suite on points?

 

[aussieinvasion]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to hear about your sad news Irene Im glad to hear about the verandahs. I just could not figure it out so thanks for clarifying. Ive heard good things about the Cat 4's, if its not that much difference Id be inclined to go for it but we have too many people in our room A dinner cruise sounds nice. We not long did one around Sydney Harbour for DH birthday, it was lots of fun.

Well we just finished getting our passports. DD's picture is terrible, she looks so grumpy but then again when do passport photo's ever look good.

The aussie dollar is getting stronger here and its tempting to pay off our cruise a little quicker if we can. They're predicting dollar for dollar soon so Im hoping that means cheaper flights, but I doubt it.

Hope everyone is good. Counting down the days....

 

[NYCDisneylovers]

Stacey - do you know if you can book a suite on points?

I'm not sure, I was going to call and ask but I have not had a chance with the this sweet 16 party on friday. Once everything calms down on Monday I'll call and ask.......... and then maybe we'll all be in suites. Is anyone on the 8th deck? We are and was just wondering.

 

[NYCDisneylovers]

I found out thru member services that you can book up to a cat. 3 with points. Cat. 3 is a 1 bedroom suite.

 

[NYCDisneylovers]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to hear about your sad news Irene Im glad to hear about the verandahs. I just could not figure it out so thanks for clarifying. Ive heard good things about the Cat 4's, if its not that much difference Id be inclined to go for it but we have too many people in our room A dinner cruise sounds nice. We not long did one around Sydney Harbour for DH birthday, it was lots of fun.

Well we just finished getting our passports. DD's picture is terrible, she looks so grumpy but then again when do passport photo's ever look good.

The aussie dollar is getting stronger here and its tempting to pay off our cruise a little quicker if we can. They're predicting dollar for dollar soon so Im hoping that means cheaper flights, but I doubt it.

Hope everyone is good. Counting down the days....

cat 4 sleeps 5 so you should have more room in the 4 over the cat 6

 

[ibela]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to hear about your sad news Irene Im glad to hear about the verandahs. I just could not figure it out so thanks for clarifying. Ive heard good things about the Cat 4's, if its not that much difference Id be inclined to go for it but we have too many people in our room A dinner cruise sounds nice. We not long did one around Sydney Harbour for DH birthday, it was lots of fun.

Well we just finished getting our passports. DD's picture is terrible, she looks so grumpy but then again when do passport photo's ever look good.

The aussie dollar is getting stronger here and its tempting to pay off our cruise a little quicker if we can. They're predicting dollar for dollar soon so Im hoping that means cheaper flights, but I doubt it.

Hope everyone is good. Counting down the days....

Thanks.

As far as the cabins go, a cat4 is 30 sq ft larger than a cat6. Talked about it with dh yesterday, it'd be about 100 pts more for us to go to a cat4 so for this cruise we're leaving as is since dd is so young anyway. Once she's older though (and if we have more), we'll have to expand I guess. Maybe I'll bank the points and get a cat3 next time!

Unfortunately the dollar doesn't seem like it'll strengthen in the very near future so if you wait another couple of months, it'll probably be best to pay it off then.

I actually like my passport picture and dd's looks great. It's funny though b/c I think it's the only official picture I've ever liked.

The dinner cruise should be cool. I'm planning it for 200 and thought it'd be more fun being that it's not my $$ but if it was my personal budget I wouldn't need to stick to it so much so this is actually looking like it'll be MORE stressful than planning my own party! AND here I don't keep any fabulous gifts, just some thank yous from some co-workers. And a reputation for being a fabulous party planner . . .

I found out thru member services that you can book up to a cat. 3 with points. Cat. 3 is a 1 bedroom suite.

Did they, by any chance, give you the breakdown of how many pts per adult that would be?

 

[ibela]

I'm not sure, I was going to call and ask but I have not had a chance with the this sweet 16 party on friday.

HAPPY PARTYING!!!!!!!

 

[aussieinvasion]

cat 4 sleeps 5 so you should have more room in the 4 over the cat 6

Silly me, Im confused... not too hard to do I dont know what I was thinking.We are on deck 6.

Well the Australian Dollar climbed to nearly 95 cents overnight, the highest it has been since 1982!!!So for every dollar of ours, we get 95 cents of yours. I couldnt believe it. So we ended up paying a chunk off our cruise this morning. I dont want to risk it falling again. If it goes up more even better, but we'd be annoyed if it fell again and we didnt pay some more off. I remember when I travelled about 12 years ago and the dollar was at 68 cents. What a difference.

Does anyone know if you pay your balance early do they send out documents early?

Irene that is some party you are planning. It sounds like a lot of pressure but Im sure they will love it and you will be a fabulous hostess Im guessing you will be the one stuck with all the event organising from now on

Well our trip is officially less than 18 months away now, being that we are staying at WDW before the cruise. I am so excited. Im sure DH is so sick of me already

 

[ibela]

Well the Australian Dollar climbed to nearly 95 cents overnight, the highest it has been since 1982!!!So for every dollar of ours, we get 95 cents of yours. I couldnt believe it. So we ended up paying a chunk off our cruise this morning. I dont want to risk it falling again. If it goes up more even better, but we'd be annoyed if it fell again and we didnt pay some more off. I remember when I travelled about 12 years ago and the dollar was at 68 cents. What a difference.

Does anyone know if you pay your balance early do they send out documents early?

They don't send the documents any earlier but at least you get an unexpected 'discount'.

Irene that is some party you are planning. It sounds like a lot of pressure but Im sure they will love it and you will be a fabulous hostess Im guessing you will be the one stuck with all the event organising from now on

Well our trip is officially less than 18 months away now, being that we are staying at WDW before the cruise. I am so excited. Im sure DH is so sick of me already

I planned a small party last year (corporate murder mystery, 40 attendees, huge success they asked me to do another one for this year) so I went up a notch this year to the company cruise. Next - holiday party!! Oh, and I already told them it'll be too difficult to stay within their anticipated budget and that I'll need to go a bit over so they said ok.

 

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Hello Everyone! I'll be joining you all on the Magic. I'm Karen (37), Dh (39),
DD(11) and DD(8). We are so excited to be on the Western! We sailed the Eastern last year and it was gorgeous. It really seams so far away....but hopefully it will be here in no time! I just booked for this trip on Friday......got one of the SPH rooms! Yay!

 

[ibela]

Hello Everyone! I'll be joining you all on the Magic. I'm Karen (37), Dh (39),
DD(11) and DD(8). We are so excited to be on the Western! We sailed the Eastern last year and it was gorgeous. It really seams so far away....but hopefully it will be here in no time! I just booked for this trip on Friday......got one of the SPH rooms! Yay!

Welcome!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Hello Everyone! I'll be joining you all on the Magic. I'm Karen (37), Dh (39),
DD(11) and DD(8). We are so excited to be on the Western! We sailed the Eastern last year and it was gorgeous. It really seams so far away....but hopefully it will be here in no time! I just booked for this trip on Friday......got one of the SPH rooms! Yay!

Welcome! Glad to have you here! Can't wait to cruise with you and your family!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Well, we're now at the 550 day mark!!! The days are ticking away!
I haven't posted a pic lately, so here's one to start off the week:

I hope everyone had a great weekend!
I've been putting some thought into the shore excursions...I know it's still a long ways away, but now that I don't have a WDW trip to plan, I have to focus my planning skills on something. We are taking a week long trip to the beach in July, but there's not much to plan for there!! Anyone else have any thoughts on their shore excursions yet?
Hope y'all have a great week!

 

[aussieinvasion]

Hi Karen and family,

Welcome Welcome Welcome Great to have some more people aboard.

Missy I cant believe its under 550 days!! Loving the picture, its such a tease. Ive put plenty of thought into my shore excursions. I am totally obsessed and lay in bed at night thinking of what to do. This is roughly what we've thought of:
Key West: Do our own thing. Trolley,Aquarium,Pirate Soul Museum,Butterfly Sanctuary. Any or all of those things and try some Key Lime Pie of course.We've never tried it so its one of those things on the must do list.
Grand Cayman:NativeWayWatersports Stingray Sandbar and Island tour. Probably get them to drop us off at Seven Mile Beach rather than the port. This tour company doesnt have an age restriction so perfect for our DD (will be 3).
Cozumel: Maybe (??) go with Island Marketing and book a tour to take us to San Gervasio ruins in town. The only ruins in Cozumel. Island Marketing provides a guide. Then on to famous bars/beach areas. Considering Playa Mia as Ive heard they have a miniature zoo for the kids but not sure. And of course, shopping.
Castaway Cay:Nothing planned but relaxing...

What about everyone else??