3 holidays in 1 Part two **Disney Wonder**

[jns]

CAST 25th Oct - 29th Oct 2006

Me
DH
DS 15
DS 8

everything went to plan until we went to pick up the car at the airport
and it looked small we had a full size car booked ,but no way was this a full size one , so back to the desk to get it sorted out ( they tried this on my brother last year too )
result this one only had 300 miles on it

Now the boys think we are spending the next 2 weeks in Port Orleans and DH only found out 3 weeks before that I had a 3 day disney cruise booked this last year ( biggest secert I have even Kept , it was a surprise for our 20th wedding annivary )
So the first night I have booked us in to Pop centery and tell them PO is booked out to the next day
so we have a early night and just chill as we have had a busy few days so far

 

[KayleeUK]

You sneaky person LOL!!!!

 

[jns]

Up bright and early the next morning
DS's head to the pool and I try and get some order into our clothes
pack up the warm stuff and the WDW stuff and send them over to port orleans and take the Cruise ones with us
DS 15 was wondering why i did not send all the stuff over , well we don't want to be with out just incase they got lost ( I'm getting good at lying at this stage )
So its good bye Pop and the plan is to get lost , which to us is'nt that hard

At this stage I'm dying to tell them , but seeing we have keep it this long another hour will have to do
as DH is driving and he wants to see there faces it helps me keep my mouth shut
DS 15 falls asleep as teenages do and DS is just happy sitting in the car reading the map,
this part of the trip was the longest of the whole holiday
DS 8 is the first to spot the ship and wants to go and have a look

The plan is working , DS 15 wakes up , now at this stage I'm soooooo excited and dying to see how they we take it
we pull up to the car check in and there are a few cars in front and I ask them how they would like to go on the ship and just pull out the tickets
They are silent not a word , they think I'm joking , and I really don't think it sunk in with them until we were sitting in the stateroom

well from there it was get the bags , DH parks the car
I have done on line check in so we are on the ship in no time

 

[jockey]

Jackie, great report well done for keeping it a secret!

 

[jns]

We are here
I just could not belive it after a whole year of planning and only be able to post on here about it
I was really here

well first thing DS 15 wanted to do was eat as I had show them the DVD a few months before we left

so we headed for lunch and this is when it really started to sink in with every one
I would say we had the biggest smiles on the whole ship at this stage

Now I didn't know how my boys would take to the clubs and a read on the boards to make sure and go the first night as this is when friendships were make
so we booked them into the clubs ,which they both took too great
Didn't see much of DS 15 for the whole cruise
The sail away party was great fun

and then we were on our way
as we had the second sittings at dinner we got to do the shows first
they were great
DS 8 didn't want any dinner but to get to his club but we had 2 great waiters which really make our meal times so much fun and they were so good to the boys and the food was great ,

DS 15 was in heavan with all the food , so after dinner each night the boys would head to they clubs and me and DH had time to ourselves which for a Disney holiday has never happed before it was nice just to be able to walk around and chat
we went to the night clubs as well , which were great fun
everybody on board was having a ball

Day 2
I had nothing planned for our day at Nassaus and let the boys decide what to do

they decided to go over to Altantis as DS 15 had seen it on TV before so we were able to book it on board and away we headed , now DS 8 made sure we were right up front all the time and we got on the first bus which was quite old and Big Mama was our driver , what a lady she had us laughing the whole time the traffis was crazy and she took every short cut she knew
Nassuas was really busy as there were a few cruise ships in port
Altantis was a great choice

The dig is amazing now alot of people do this on there own but we done it throught Disney and the guide was great

we headed back on board after this as the port was really busy and we only have a 3 day cruise and want to spend some time on the ship

 

[jns]

Day 3
Castaway Cay

It is really windly this morning and all the water sports have been cancalled for the day and we were told that we might have to leave early dur to the weather we were really lucky that the ship got to dock at all
It was windly but hot

I dropped DS 15 off at his club as he was doing the teen excursion with the club as it was very windly only 2 of them done it and he said it was great as they when all over the island and done so much more then usual and then they met up the the rest of the gang and stayed at the teen beach and we never seen him again until dinner

we headed to the family beach after breakfast
DS 8 didn't have time for me to take many photos

he made friends with a little girl and the 2 of them played in the sand for ages

After Lunch we hired out some bikes , this is a great way to see some of the island and and it was so peaceful too

DS 8 went to his club for a while after this and we just lazyed about the water and the beach

at this stage most people had gone back aboard so we nearly had the place to our selves
it is truely the most beautful place but all good things have to come to an end so back aboard we headed , life was tought , DS15 swimming shorts were in the room but no sign of him least we knew he was back on board safely

DS 8 was graduationing club from his club this evening so we went to see that , it is really well done and it shows just how good the Disney Counselors are

we had the goodbye party this evening as well
really sad that the cruise was comimg to an end

we done so much on the cruise and really only got to do half of the things , reading over this report I've only mention a few of the wonderful things we done
It really is a holiday of a life time
everything about it was Wonderful and it was the highlight of our whole holiday
The boys want to go back ,but this time to do a longer cruise

Here are a few more photos

and this is the 2 heading back to WDW

 

[Minniespal]

Excellent ~ Well done on keeping the secret.

 

[florida sun]

Jackie Fabulous report and wonderful pictures, brought back great memories for me, I love the photo of you all riding the bikes, and pulling the rope.

 

[mandymouse]

Great report Jackie, would you do another cruise ? It sounds like you had a great time, love your photos too

 

[ely3857]

Brilliant



Jodie

 

[natalielongstaff]

you did well to keep that a secret jackie

 

[jns]

Great report Jackie, would you do another cruise ? It sounds like you had a great time, love your photos too

Yes we would go in the morning
ds 8 has spend the whole day on the cruise page checking prices

Thanks everyone for reading

 

[arieljasmine]

The cruise sounds magical, Jackie, brings back great memories for me from ours. Well done for keeping it a secret right up until the last minute!

Can I ask, how long is the flight from New York to Orlando? It's something we have been thinking about for a while, but I don't like too much flying.

ArielJasmine

 

[jns]

The cruise sounds magical, Jackie, brings back great memories for me from ours. Well done for keeping it a secret right up until the last minute!

Can I ask, how long is the flight from New York to Orlando? It's something we have been thinking about for a while, but I don't like too much flying.

ArielJasmine

about 2 hours I think

 

[arieljasmine]

about 2 hours I think

Thanks, Jackie, that's not bad at all.

ArielJasmine

 

[angel659]

Excellent. Sounds and looked great. What a lovely family you have. They looked as though they are having a great time.

What do you pay for when on board? i.e drinks, clubs, etc.

We are thinking of going when the boys are 6. They are 3 at the mo and my dd is soon to be 7.

 

[Lisash]

Great report Jackie the pictures are great. I am trying to get DH to take us to Atlantis it looks lovely

 

[mark&sue]

Thanks so much for this report. We are taking our first cruise (the same three day one as you) in August. our DD will be 13 and was nervous about the clubs. Do you think we could fit in time to see Atlantis and look for the Hard Rock Cafe in Nassau?


Susan

 

[jns]

Excellent. Sounds and looked great. What a lovely family you have. They looked as though they are having a great time.

What do you pay for when on board? i.e drinks, clubs, etc.

We are thinking of going when the boys are 6. They are 3 at the mo and my dd is soon to be 7.

everything is included except acholic drinks and photos and if you want to do any of the trips
The kids will have a great time

just be warned they will want to go back

Thanks so much for this report. We are taking our first cruise (the same three day one as you) in August. our DD will be 13 and was nervous about the clubs. Do you think we could fit in time to see Atlantis and look for the Hard Rock Cafe in Nassau?


Susan

Thanks for reading Sue
Lucky you going on the Wonder
Get your DD to visit on the first night to see , my DS said there were lots there on the first night but a lot of them never went back so tell to give it ago on the second day as well and to go when they have something going on

we never left the boat untill 11am the morning we went to Atlantis and we were back after 3
I think we had to be back on board no later then 7 , so you will have enought time ,

enjoy the planning the thread on this board for the cruise is very good
any other questions just ask

 

[El Tel]

What a great idea - it would have been great to see their faces when you pulled out the tickets.
Great photos - looks like you had a fantastic time.