5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again

[dzneprincess]

BBB, I am glad you found your way over to our thread! We have a fun bunch so far!!!! Have you contacted allseas? Were they able to change your rooms? They do have great prices, but that is one downfall for booking thru them, as they only have access to the set of rooms they booked, so it limits your selection. Quite honestly though, I am so sure that everything will be okay for you all becasue it is so far away. Unfortunately cancelations do happen. Sorry I got your SPR!

 

[CajunGirl2]

Originally posted by dzneprincess
We drive down, no need to fly, it is only 400 miles...less than an 8 hour shift at work! LOL Where abouts in GA are you?

dzneprincess, we're in Alpharetta - up GA 400 from ATL. We drove to the World last month - 8 hours - left at 6:30 a.m. and make it to OKW by 2:30. Just figured there was no way to get an 8 hour drive in & make it to the ship for noon. That's why I thought of splitting the trip. Looks like you're a vet at this cruise thing. What do you typically do?

 

[doubletroublemom]

Hi ya'll from GA! Alpharetta is about 20 miles north of Atlanta up 400.

Cajun Girl2....We always drive. Since living here 4 years, we've driven down to either WDW or the Port at least 10 times (lost count). It will probably take you about 8 hours to the Port. You probably want to take 75 to the FLA Tpk and then head west (the road number is escaping me). Our DDs's last day will be that Fri. as well. I may get them out early and head straight down. Valdosta is probably about half way if you're planning to break it up. We always potty break in Tifton, and that's about 3 hours. Do you have a vcr or dvd for the car. If not, I HIGHLY recommend it!

We are also in a category 8. We've stayed on deck 5 before and loved the convenience to the Oceaneers Club and Lab so we'll be there again. I'm sure deck 7 will be great. My DH actually prefers not to have a verandah for safety and humidity reasons. I personally love the verandah, but don't mind the money I'm saving.

Until next time !

 

[dzneprincess]

Originally posted by CajunGirl2
dzneprincess, we're in Alpharetta - up GA 400 from ATL. We drove to the World last month - 8 hours - left at 6:30 a.m. and make it to OKW by 2:30. Just figured there was no way to get an 8 hour drive in & make it to the ship for noon. That's why I thought of splitting the trip. Looks like you're a vet at this cruise thing. What do you typically do?

We drive down the night before. I like to know that we are actually there and in town. I dont want to get on the ship with the eight hour car uglies (as my pal calls them). SO we go down the day or maybe 2 before and relax at a hotel. Last year we stayed at the Radisson in Port Canaveral, as they offer a shuttle to the port and free parking while you are on board. In September we stayed at the AllStar Music for 2 nights prior, and well next month I do not know what I am going to do, probably pick up a room near the airport thru priceline for cheap.

 

[CajunGirl2]

doubletroublemom, yes we have a DVD player. We take too many trips "home" to LA (you may have guessed from my screen name) to visit family & friends. That's at least a 7 hour drive so it was a must have!!!

I guess I've got a LOT of time to figure out this whole drive thing. Just thought that splitting the trip would work best for us since DH & I both work full-time. Besides, if you want to make it down 400 and through ATL with minimal traffic, we'd probably have to leave at 10:00 A.M.!!! That would mean another day off of work. Hmmm .. by 2006 I think I'll finally be up to 3 weeks of vacation again.

 

[CajunGirl2]

My deposit still hasn't been posted to my Disney Visa yet? I called Dana at micdan.com early Mon. morning and gave her my credit card info for the deposit. I thought the charge would have shown up by now. Should I give Dana a call or I am just being too anxious?

 

[BWVPam]

Mine took a few days to post. I wouldn't be too concerned unless it still hasn't been posted by Friday. Even when I have booked directly through DCL, it usually takes a couple of days.

Pam

 

[DisneyJam]

DW and I were just talking about this cruise last night. We were just on the Magic in May '04 and weren't thinking we would cruise Disney again, but at the request of DS (he loves Castaway Cay) we are looking again and what a better way to surprise him then giving him 2 stops at CC.

Our dilema... Friends we cruised with in may want to do the western, and friends we made on that cruise (they were a blast!!)want us to re do the eastern.... Tough having friends...

Well if we end up booking this one. I will be back... It would be nive to finally meet Veranda Man!! I see him posting offen. Even posted on out May 1st '04 thread once or twice. Maybe we will see in in '06

 

[dzneprincess]

DJ we would love to have you join us for this cruise! I will be soo happy to stop in CC twice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah thou Andy (aka VerandahMan bailed on us a few pages back, the cruise interfered with his DD's schooling schedule. Bummer I know)

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Originally posted by dzneprincess
BBB, I am glad you found your way over to our thread! We have a fun bunch so far!!!! Have you contacted allseas? Were they able to change your rooms? They do have great prices, but that is one downfall for booking thru them, as they only have access to the set of rooms they booked, so it limits your selection. Quite honestly though, I am so sure that everything will be okay for you all becasue it is so far away. Unfortunately cancelations do happen. Sorry I got your SPR!

Yeah, I'm so sure you're sorry! LOL Seriously though- how'd you get them? I mean how far ahead did you get on the waitlist and who did you book with? I'm just curious because I was on a waitlist for quite some time with allseastravel and I'm wondering if they are just placating me with this 'waitlist' business when really they couldn't do it while someone else (like who you booked with for instance) really COULD do the waitlist thing?

I have emailed them and they still haven't reached me back... I finally got the paperwork in the mail Friday for this (a month later! Unusual for them in my experience! I got the paperwork within a few days last time I booked...) and it shows the rooms I don't want ofcourse!
They are going to have to change the rooms somehow... I am NOT going to stay in 2 of the very few rooms on that list of "noisy rooms"... nope, not gonna. We are light sleepers and we also stay up late/sleep in late in the morning (thus the late dining choice) and we don't want to be woken up early every morning on this cruise! The whole point of doing a cruise is for us to get our Disney fix (us being me and the kids) while DH gets to relax a little more than we do at the parks. Being woke up early every morning by noise is going to negate that whole benefit! Noise just simply won't do. I'll have to email them again. I'm a little annoyed that they changed the booking to different rooms that they'd originally tried to give me and I'd DECLINED and changed to other rooms.. without even telling me they were doing that! *peeved a little*
(only a little- because I'm hoping it can still be changed. That "little" will change to a LOT if they can't change them satisfactorily!)

Now if you change your mind on the SPH rooms... let me know. HAHAHAHAHA I won't be holding my breath on that... LOL

 

[dzneprincess]

I booked directly thru DCL the day the rates came out. I was not on any kind of waiting list, I was not expecting to get SPR's. I was not even expecting to book! LOL I just figured I would call and get an idea of the price, because we normally cruise off season. When I didnt faint from sticker shock, and once I was asked if I wanted deck 5 to which I replied, but of course, only then did I decide to book. I know that is not what you wanted to hear, but thats how it went. Anyways. once i booked thru DCL and had things like I wanted it, then I called Dana at www.micdan.com to see what she could do on the price for me, and she did well so I transferred the ressie over to her.

 

[moocow35]

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[dzneprincess]

Oh my! We were almost to page 3! We gotta stay on top of this thing y'all! I am counting on you to keep this thing alive while I am on my cruise in a few weeks!
I am hoping I can get a great rebooking deal onboard and save even more money on this cruise!

 

[RAC]

Hi Everyone!

We just got back from 4 nights in Sunny Orlando. We went to the MNSSHP on Friday and had a blast! We walked on almost all the rides and got to preview the new Stich ride.
We spent a few days at US and IA and the Revenge of the Mummy ride was "Awesome"!

So now we are counting down to our 10 year Anniversay trip to Cancun, just the two of us, DD is staying with the in-laws.

 

[dzneprincess]

Welcome home RAC! I want to get to the Mummy ride at IOA so badly! Is it worth it?

 

[RAC]

You bet! We rode it twice. The first time it was about a 15 minute wait and then on Monday when we went we walked right on. This seems like it is the best time of year to go. We got a great deal on airfare $70 round trip through Independence Air. It only took us 52 minutes to get to Orlando, that was so nice. It usually takes us around 8 1/2 hours to drive there.

 

[dzneprincess]

$70 roundtrip??!!?!! I didnt know such a thin existed! This was independence air? What cities do they fly into?

 

[RAC]

Check out www.flyi.com. I know when we seen those fares online we jumped on it.

 

[whnim64]

We're going to try the drive down from Central Illinois. We've always flown, but will be brave our next trip. I'll probably find out that a 2-hour direct flight would be worth the extra $$, but won't know until we try it. Anyone else make a long drive?

 

[dzneprincess]

I dont know how you do it! THats a long drive, but I guess anyhting to save money right? I will be taking my kids and DH and driving to Colorado summer of 2005 because airfare for 6 just is not logistical! I am not looking forward to that drive however!
I will be on the Magic in a little over 2 weeks, does anyone need anything?