10-Oct-2009 - Eastern Magic St. Croix

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Hi all. We finally got everything settled with DU and I am happy to say we will be sailing with all you in Oct.

I hope all of you had happy holidays and I am wishing all of you a healthy, prosperous, and a happy new year.

 

[MJGirl]

Welcome aboard NanaTink ... Happy to have you join us!

 

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Welcome aboard NanaTink ... Happy to have you join us!

Thanks for the warm welcome. This thread will have more actvity as the cruise gets closer.

This is my first cruise I have booked so far out. My DH and I are the only ones booked for this cruise with us as of right now. We hope other of my family members and friends will join us. It would be nice if the cruise line would offer incentives if you get others to join you when you cruise. Like maybe obc's, excursions, free drinks, spa treatments, etc.

 

[MJGirl]

Bump ... Any other 10/10/09 cruisers out there?

Hope everyone already on board are doing well and enjoying the start of 2008. For us up North, it came in with a bang (or should I say blizzard) but then became spring-like with temperatures in the 50s. What is going on with this weather?

 

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They are calling for a frozen mixture here in North Ga. followed by snow showers, starting on Wed/Thur. We will wait and see. At least now when it snows it melts just about the same day. Use to when we first moved here we got at least one 8 inch of snow and several other snows. When it got cold it stayed cold. This was in the late 70's.

I do not like snow. I use to live in mid-western Ohio and then moved to northern PA. and that is where I learned to dislike snow. It snowed every day from before Thanksgiving to Easter and there was still snow on the ground in May. The reason I say Thanksgiving is that was when we moved here in a blizzard. WE did not know where we were going and the road signs were covered with snow. I was glad when we moved back south.

 

[llmurphy17]

We just booked today. This is mine and DH first Disney Cruise and the first cruise for my children. We are all very excited and never saw St. Croix before.

 

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We just booked today. This is mine and DH first Disney Cruise and the first cruise for my children. We are all very excited and never saw St. Croix before.

aboard. Glad to have you and your family join us. I'm sure others will be coming on line to welcome you. It is still a long ways out from the trip and this thread is very slow for now.

This is our first time to St. Croix and our 5th DC cruise. We are also on the WB repo. in May.

 

[MJGirl]

We just booked today. This is mine and DH first Disney Cruise and the first cruise for my children. We are all very excited and never saw St. Croix before.

As NanaTink said ... Welcome Aboard ... I can't wait ... This will be my 3rd Disney Cruise. My 1st one was in the Med, and my 2nd one is the EB repo. So theoretically, this will be my first regular 7 day cruise. It is just my DD and I on this cruise, but my mom is thinking about joining us. She will be 79 at the time of the cruise. I'm wondering if it is easier to add her now and take her off later if she changes her mind, or add her later. She is afraid to commit to the cruise, as she has had some health issues this year, and fears that if she books the cruise, she will jinx things with her health.

 

[JDBlair]

We just sailed September 29, 2007 and made the most of every moment in case we never sailed again. Over the weekend, DH and I began discussing vacation plans for 2009 and I was thinking Disney World - he was thinking Disney Cruise. Well, we just paid the deposit and we're sailing with you - hope you don't mind the company! It's me (Jac), DH, DS (will be 15 when we sail) and DD (will turn 6 during the cruise). I can't believe I am posting this. Pinch me!

 

[MJGirl]

We just sailed September 29, 2007 and made the most of every moment in case we never sailed again. Over the weekend, DH and I began discussing vacation plans for 2009 and I was thinking Disney World - he was thinking Disney Cruise. Well, we just paid the deposit and we're sailing with you - hope you don't mind the company! It's me (Jac), DH, DS (will be 15 when we sail) and DD (will turn 6 during the cruise). I can't believe I am posting this. Pinch me!

Hi Jac ..

Welcome Aboard .... Consider yourself pinched

 

[llmurphy17]

Thanks for the welcomes. I am so excited about the cruise-learning a lot from the dis. Thank goodness for these boards or I would be lost.

So what are pre cruise tips and planning. I know of that I have to get my children passports hopefully that will go s mooth.

Thanks,

 

[JDBlair]

Hi Jac ..

Welcome Aboard .... Consider yourself pinched

Thank you! I really didn't expect to be back on the boards this quickly. Feels so surreal.

Thanks for the welcomes. I am so excited about the cruise-learning a lot from the dis. Thank goodness for these boards or I would be lost.

So what are pre cruise tips and planning. I know of that I have to get my children passports hopefully that will go s mooth.

Thanks,

My tips are to read a lot - especially the boards. Read TR's, make lists (lists saved me for packing and remembering things to do on the ship and don't forget to take time for you.

 

[llmurphy17]

Thanks for the link jdblair to your recent packing adventure. I have to keep that one tip in mind- only take half of the clothes. My last trip I tried to hard not to overpack. I packed all the bags 3 weeks ahead and the last day before our trip to wdw I panicked and added all these clothes to the bag. Well 2 bags were over limit and 70% of the clothes were not worn.

 

[MJGirl]

Hi llmurphy17 .. I see you are an owner at AKV ... I signed up in September. Have you been "home" yet? I went in December and am totally spoiled. I love it at AK and don't know if I could go back to Pop Century!

 

[llmurphy17]

Hi llmurphy17 .. I see you are an owner at AKV ... I signed up in September. Have you been "home" yet? I went in December and am totally spoiled. I love it at AK and don't know if I could go back to Pop Century!

I haven't stayed at AKV yet as a dvc member but we stayed at the lodge in Dec. 06 and loved it. My first stay as a dvc member was this last Dec. 07 and we stayed at BWV. After that stay I don't know if I can also go back and ever stay in a regular hotel room again and being able to walk to epcot or take a boat to go to mgm was great.

My first trip planned to stay in AKV will be this October.

 

[MJGirl]

I haven't stayed at AKV yet as a dvc member but we stayed at the lodge in Dec. 06 and loved it. My first stay as a dvc member was this last Dec. 07 and we stayed at BWV. After that stay I don't know if I can also go back and ever stay in a regular hotel room again and being able to walk to epcot or take a boat to go to mgm was great.

My first trip planned to stay in AKV will be this October.

We were at AKV in Dec. 07 and have booked a 1BR for Sept 08 after our cruise and a Studio in Dec 08. I plan on buying an Annual Pass before the Sept trip. I have both 08 trips booked at AKV, but will try at the 6 month mark to book into somewhere else! I would like to try BWV, WLV or BCV.

In 2009 we might try May. It seems worth it when your accommodations are paid for, and passes are covered. Southwest flies there so reasonably and food will be okay if I stop on the way at a grocery store. It is so nice just having to pay for two people!

 

[llmurphy17]

If you are unable to get BCV, BWV, or WWL try SSR. Since SSR is so big it is easier to get a reservation there. But being able to walk to epcot from BCV and BWV is soooooo nice.

We also got AP for the first time and purchased the DDE to help cover some of the costs that our DDP will not cover etc. appetizers, drinks. The cost just decreased to $60 for AP holders.

 

[davidls]

I just wanted to check in and say hi to everyone and to our new members. I haven't been on in awhile. Been very, very, very busy. I am an estimator at a printing company. There were two of us doing the work, now there is just me. I'm getting all of the overtime I want and more. But, they are trying to kill me!!!! Don't get me too wrong, the OT sure helps out paying for our cruise. They could just give me a raise.......NOT.......Oh well I tried.
Even though our cruise is still a million, zillion, gazillion days off......we are still excited!! Well really we only have........ wait a minute I'll check...............
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................sorry it took so long, we only have 622 days to go until we set sail. (See I told you a million, zilloin, gazillion days to go.) Oh well, we are still excited!!!
How's everyones weather where you live. I live here in Florida, just outside of Tampa, and I have to tell ya, it's been chilly down here. No snow or anything like that, just bone chilling cool. I mean cold. I've been seeing some of the temps for you guys up north. I'm too much of a southern boy, don't think I could do those kind of cold temps. If it gets below 70, we think we're freezing!!!! hahahahahahahah

 

[GrayFal]

I was in St Thomas and I went over to the Marriott Hotel Wednesday to see the MAGIC leave the harbor - I felt very sad not being on her - but she sure is looking good!!!

Coming out of the Harbor - lifting anchor

Making her way out to sea.....

 

[MJGirl]

Wow Pat ... those pictures are fantastic. I can't wait until it is us waving goodbye from the ship. I am excited about the 09 trip, but even more so about my August trip. My poor daughter, I'm driving her crazy with all my talk of Disney. She is just starting to get psyched about going to DL for the first time before our cruise in August.

David .. regarding the weather, we are from Ontario and the temperature here is 21 degrees right now and snowing