4/25/09 Magic - First Visit To Tortola!

[seaulater]

We are booked! We will be on the Magic the very first time it visits Tortula! Who else is coming along?

 

[justmestace]

Hi Linda! We'll be in Tortola in 20 days...for Christmas Eve....want me to post you some pics of the port, or surrounding area? Let me know if you want me to scope out excursions or such.
Stacey

 

[Hygiene99]

Hi Linda! We'll be in Tortola in 20 days...for Christmas Eve....want me to post you some pics of the port, or surrounding area? Let me know if you want me to scope out excursions or such.
Stacey

Um where ru staying? any room on the floor!


We stayed here http://www.sugarmillhotel.com/

 

[seaulater]

Hi Linda! We'll be in Tortola in 20 days...for Christmas Eve....want me to post you some pics of the port, or surrounding area? Let me know if you want me to scope out excursions or such.
Stacey

YES! That would be great! Any insider scoop is terrific! Did you book any DCL cruises for 2009?

 

[justmestace]

Um where ru staying? any room on the floor!


We stayed here http://www.sugarmillhotel.com/

We're only there for the day....Norwegian Jewel.....and we would have LOVED company!! It's just the hubby and kids and me this time.

Our only plan for the day is to taxi to Brewer's Bay and snorkel....taking in the sights along the way.
Sounds like most of the cruise passengers are going to The Baths.....and I'm going in the opposite direction of them.

 

[justmestace]

YES! That would be great! Any insider scoop is terrific! Did you book any DCL cruises for 2009?

I'll save the list of ship excursions for you, and take pics, and try to grab a bunch of brochures from the port.

2009 is our "land trip" year. Jay & I agreed that we'd cruise one year, stay on an island for a week or ten days the next year. Although I snuck two cruises (for him...3 for me) in for 2008. Guess I didn't stick with the plan.
This past summer, instead of cruising, we stayed in a private home on a private beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Stunning!!

 

[justmestace]

We stayed here http://www.sugarmillhotel.com/

That's a really pretty place. I wonder if we could go there for the day? How was the beach out front?

 

[Hygiene99]

We're only there for the day....Norwegian Jewel.....and we would have LOVED company!! It's just the hubby and kids and me this time.

Our only plan for the day is to taxi to Brewer's Bay and snorkel....taking in the sights along the way.
Sounds like most of the cruise passengers are going to The Baths.....and I'm going in the opposite direction of them.

The Baths are awesome!


never made it to the beach it was our honeymoon!

was there for just one night, before we boarded our rented 50' sailboat for 8 days!
we sailed the BVI's of course we had a Captain & Cook!
But that was it! was awesome!

 

[seaulater]

The Baths are awesome!


never made it to the beach it was our honeymoon!

was there for just one night, before we boarded our rented 50' sailboat for 8 days!
we sailed the BVI's of course we had a Captain & Cook!
But that was it! was awesome!

Tell me about the baths!

 

[dadlvsdisney]

I just wanted to check in. My family is set cruise to Tortola too. We have never been there. We love the DCL. We were on the WC cruise this year, it was great. Can't wait until April 2009.

 

[pershing]

I'm just checking in also!

It will be exciting to be on the first Disney Magic cruise to Tortola or Tortula (our thread title says u and some of you guys are using o so I'm unsure). I've never been on any of the DCL firsts before, so this'll be great.

Guess I'll be keeping the kids out of school an extra week after vacation. I don't think they'll mind but the school probably will .

Hey, I lived in Wakefield for a year! Lovely town! Used to jog around that big pond every day. Wish I had that body back again.

I visited the Island whichever way it's spelled when I was on one of those tall ship Barefoot Cruises in the late '80's. I remember it was very beautiful.

Anyway, it'll be me and my 3 DS's as usual. This time my oldest will be old enough for the stack at 14, my middle will be 12, and my youngest will be 11! Yikes First DCL cruise we did they were 5, 6 & 8.

 

[pershing]

Can we bold our thread name too?

Its already hard to find!

 

[trings]

Count us in too!

We were also on the Western April '07! This will be our 3rd time on the Eastern...cannot wait to see Tortola!

I will be traveling with my DH and DS's they will be 11 and 14 (Look out Stack!!) The boys were 5 and 9 on our first Disney Cruise

 

[pershing]

Our DS's are close in age. Maybe I can get my DS's to actually stay at a Cruisemeet for more than three seconds this time if there are kids their own age there. They always roll their eyes and look over their shoulders like I'm keeping them from the best part of the cruise.

 

[seaulater]

Can we bold our thread name too?

Its already hard to find!

Sure, how do I do that?

 

[DangerMouse]

Just booked it for my 40th Birthday!

We'll be joining y'all on our family's first ever Disney Cruise!

I managed to get connecting SPC's! I'm elated! My kids will be 7, 9 and 11. So far, I've only told my oldest. She knows how to keep a secret!

Dh told me that as long as we're flying all the way to FL, we better make it worth it by visiting WDW as well (we've never been). OMG, I don't think I can take the pressure of planning both!

I'm thinking it would be better timing to do WDW after the cruise (since May is regular season vs. peak). Am I crazy to do it this way?

Looking forward to talking and planning with everyone!

 

[trings]

Pershing: We will have to hook the boys up. Last cruise, the kids had their own thread that they all got to know each other on and it was great. They all met up at the terminal and alot of them spent the entire cruise together! My older DS had a blast just hanging out while my youngest was half in the clubs and half out. Alot of the kids just hung together regardless of their ages!

Dadlvsdisney: The kids have already started texting again!

DangerMouse: On our first cruise we too in fact felt it was necessary to go to Mickey's House. We booked an extra 4 days after the cruise. I can tell you that it was a huge mistake for us. We were so used to being pampered that we were shocked! We went from gourmet meals to burgers and fries that we had to actually pay for..and it wasn't cheap. We had to turn our own beds down ...LOL! The kids were exhausted from the cruise so were in no mood to walk around and stand in line...a quote from the then 9 year old "why are we standing in this stupid line to ride this stupid ride" Plus we ended up staying into the Easter Holiday which made it even worse!

That was just our experience. This will be our 4th Disney Cruise and I can tell you that it is the best vacation we take! Our kids luv it and my DH and I luv it! The kids do their own thing and we do ours....together and seperate. You wont be disappointed!

Diane

 

[pershing]

Just booked it for my 40th Birthday!

I did the same thing for my 40th birthday! I had a pina colada in my hand watching the sunset on my 40th. They gave me a birthday cake at dinner. It was really great! I have fond memories of it. I hope yours is just as special!

 

[dvc2themax]

We are on borrd for this trip too!
DH, myself and DD 15 at time ofcruise.

hi trings and Dadlvsdisney!

 

[trings]

Oh No! The 3 Musketeers will be back together again for another cruise!!!! I hope the kids get along as well as last time.

Our cruisin partners have booked a June, 2009 cruise to Tortula. Monica will be disappointed!