10/23/11 - Disney Dream

[dsnydaddy]

Hi All! I've been slacking and just looked for this thread this afternoon. We will be sailing with you.

Itsmuggsie.....Margaret (friends call me Muggsie)
DP Cindy
DD Ellie (2)
DMom Mary

Welcome

So we will be doing a back to back on this cruise... Our 1st b2b and this cruise is going to be the 1st leg of that cruise... Any one else doing the same b2b???

My first time B2B as well. This cruise is the second leg of that.

 

[JLDSMD]

Hi All! I've been slacking and just looked for this thread this afternoon. We will be sailing with you.

Itsmuggsie.....Margaret (friends call me Muggsie)
DP Cindy
DD Ellie (2)
DMom Mary

Welcome to the cruise.

 

[JLDSMD]

So we will be doing a back to back on this cruise... Our 1st b2b and this cruise is going to be the 1st leg of that cruise... Any one else doing the same b2b???

We're doing B2B and this cruise will be the start of it. Can't beat 7 nights with 2 stops in CC (and for less than a 7 night Magic cruise would cost for the same week).

We will be using one of the Nassau days and the Port Canaveral turn-around day as sea days (bringing the total to 3) and explore the ship. Looking into Atlantis for the other Nassua day. I know a couple of people on here are going there for one of the days. Need to check the logistics of getting over there and such.

 

[JLDSMD]

Are all the Gold Castaway Club members ready to book this weekend? Paid off the cruise this week and am ready to go.

 

[INDY1919A4]

Is anyone here going to go for a Remy reservation??

Palo brunch may be a killer to get considering only 1 polo brunch for the week...

 

[INDY1919A4]

We're doing B2B and this cruise will be the start of it. Can't beat 7 nights with 2 stops in CC (and for less than a 7 night Magic cruise would cost for the same week).

You know you have done something right when you have 2 stops at cc in one week

 

[JLDSMD]

You know you have done something right when you have 2 stops at cc in one week

Yep, that's for sure.

 

[JLDSMD]

Is anyone here going to go for a Remy reservation??

Palo brunch may be a killer to get considering only 1 polo brunch for the week...

We're going to book Remy, but probably on our second cruise. We plan on experiencing all the nights on the 4 nighter and then do Remy and Palo on the 3 night cruise. We may not even get to the restaurants on the second cruise.

 

[INDY1919A4]

We're going to book Remy, but probably on our second cruise. We plan on experiencing all the nights on the 4 nighter and then do Remy and Palo on the 3 night cruise. We may not even get to the restaurants on the second cruise.

You know deep down that is the best way to do it because you experience the "regular" cruise dinners.. And then you get to compare them to the upscale dinners..

I would worry that if you did not book for the 1st cruise and something happen when you are booking for the second cruise and things filled up on the second cruise before you could get your reservation.. YOU WOULD BE OUT IN THE COLD...

 

[mommyofthreeboys]

I'm not going to try for Remy but defintely will try for a Palo brunch. Since its our first time on this ship, we want to try all the rotaional dinners.

We still can't decide what to do on Nassau.

 

[dsnydaddy]

I had a devil of a time deciding on Nassau. Finally decided on a Snorkel tour. We'll be doing that on the 3 night cruise prior to this one. On this cruise, I'm not even getting off the ship.

 

[DrMomof3]

We're first time cruisers and I'm not sure what to do about Remy/Palo (assuming I can even get in - I'm guessing I'll have to wait until we're on the ship to find out!) and Nassau. I have some time to worry about it.

Amanda

 

[JLDSMD]

You know deep down that is the best way to do it because you experience the "regular" cruise dinners.. And then you get to compare them to the upscale dinners..

I would worry that if you did not book for the 1st cruise and something happen when you are booking for the second cruise and things filled up on the second cruise before you could get your reservation.. YOU WOULD BE OUT IN THE COLD...

I did book a ressie at both Palo and Remy for the first cruise just to have them. After Thursday morning, depending on what we get, I will sort it out.

We did get the 11:00-11:30 check-in time slot though.

 

[JLDSMD]

I'm not going to try for Remy but defintely will try for a Palo brunch. Since its our first time on this ship, we want to try all the rotaional dinners.

We still can't decide what to do on Nassau.

There were no Palo brunches available when I logged in last night and that was right when it opened. Not sure if any Platinums are on the board here to say if they had any luck.

It shouldn't be a problem getting brunch once we get onboard.

 

[JLDSMD]

I'm not going to try for Remy but defintely will try for a Palo brunch. Since its our first time on this ship, we want to try all the rotaional dinners.

We still can't decide what to do on Nassau.

I had a devil of a time deciding on Nassau. Finally decided on a Snorkel tour. We'll be doing that on the 3 night cruise prior to this one. On this cruise, I'm not even getting off the ship.

We haven't picked anything for Nassau. We're looking into going over to Atlantis on our own (DCL is way too expensive). If not, it will be another "sea day" for us. On the second cruise, we'll be staying on the ship.

 

[PFlamingo]

Is anyone here going to go for a Remy reservation??

Palo brunch may be a killer to get considering only 1 polo brunch for the week...

We're first time cruisers and I'm not sure what to do about Remy/Palo (assuming I can even get in - I'm guessing I'll have to wait until we're on the ship to find out!) and Nassau. I have some time to worry about it.

Amanda

We might try for Remy, if there's any availability by the time we "Silvers" can book. We're serious foodies, but I don't know if we can swing it this trip. We'll do it some day, if not on this cruise. We probably won't bother with Palo this time, and we'll only get off in Nassau to buy some rum.

Our budget is going to be practically non-existent by the time we get off the WBTA, so we'll be entertaining ourselves by exploring the new ship.

 

[shadowryter]

I tried for Palo Brunch on our December cruise but they only had tables for 1 and 2???I needed 3. I tried once again on the Wonder and was second on the wait list. Still nothing. I'll try this time but I'm not holding my breath. Looks like we'll be booking the Fantasy on this cruise and with more sea days I might have a better chance.When we get to Nassau we're just going to go shopping. Last time we did the Atlantis Aquarium tour. It was great and DD got to sit at the bar in the casino and have a drink. She was 20 and the drinking age was 18. This time she will be 21.

 

[DrMomof3]

This cruise is my 40th birthday present and we're going without the kids so I don't mind the extra cost of the adult restaurants if we're able to score something!
Part of me wants to "check out" Atlantis for multiple reasons: 1. We've been considering a vacation there and I want to see if it's worth the outrageous expense and 2. I want to see if it's worth the cost to take our kids there when we go on the podcast cruise next June. On the other hand a nice quiet day on the ship sounds pretty appealing to me!

Amanda

 

[minnieluvzmickey]

We are going to stay on the ship in Nassau also. I was hoping for a Palo brunch but can't book til the 25th. Maybe once onboard we can get it. I also want to do the mixology class or the margarita/tequila one.

If I book a Palo dinner what night would you all recomend? Our first cruise was a 3 night and we did Palo the first night. Hubby was feeling a little queezy and did not enjoy dinner. I would not want to do that again.

 

[JLDSMD]

We are going to stay on the ship in Nassau also. I was hoping for a Palo brunch but can't book til the 25th. Maybe once onboard we can get it. I also want to do the mixology class or the margarita/tequila one.

If I book a Palo dinner what night would you all recomend? Our first cruise was a 3 night and we did Palo the first night. Hubby was feeling a little queezy and did not enjoy dinner. I would not want to do that again.

As for what night to go to Palo, it depends on what you want to experience in the regular restaurants. There is a Pirate Night on the 4 night cruises, so if you want to do that, don't book the 3rd night (I think that's the night).

I've seen two different rotations out there, does anyone know the current rotation on the 4 nighters? Is it 1-2-3-3 or 1-2-2-3?