9/16/2017 Magic Transatlantic from Barcelona

[RedSox68]

My DH loves the National Geographic books for ports and the Essential Guide books.

 

[gismo1554]

Yeah I have looked through and got as far as:

CD01 in Cadiz (Taste of Cadiz and Jerez) but really not that sure just thinking it goes to a Sherry shop as well as a drive around the city and had heard bad things about the Hop on hop off

Nothing in Lisbon! They all just don't appeal so either Hop on hop off or nothing at all.

Possibly PD01 in Ponta Delgada (Sete Cidades Lake Vista, Botanical Gardens & Pineapple Plantation). Its probably the most appealling.

SS04 in St John's (Rum and Rascals) but really not sure if $100 is worth it or not. It does however go to the places I want to see. Found a private tour which would be $64 Canadian which goes to the places too and to Cape Spear but not sure I want to do a private tour or not to be honest.

I really can't tell if this is Disney not showing us the tours available or is actually that there is just what they are showing us (like 3 or 4 in each port).

 

[ImprovGal]

I really can't tell if this is Disney not showing us the tours available or is actually that there is just what they are showing us (like 3 or 4 in each port).

I am not certain how you are only seeing 3 or 4 for each port. Ponta delgada is showing 13 unique ones. That port is probably complete since it was a stop for both of last year's crossings and this year's as well. I did best of West with wine & cheese and it was quite nice with the combo of sightseeing followed by a large reception with unlimited wine, cheese, and breads.
St. John's has 10 for now, but I don't know if that will change once booking opens up.
I see 14 unique ones in Cadiz, and 11 unique ones for lisbon.

 

[RedSox68]

I am not certain how you are only seeing 3 or 4 for each port. Ponta delgada is showing 13 unique ones. That port is probably complete since it was a stop for both of last year's crossings and this year's as well. I did best of West with wine & cheese and it was quite nice with the combo of sightseeing followed by a large reception with unlimited wine, cheese, and breads.
St. John's has 10 for now, but I don't know if that will change once booking opens up.
I see 14 unique ones in Cadiz, and 11 unique ones for lisbon.

Yes, and they have been up for a while -- at least since before Christmas as we started reading them to decide what to do in each port. Be sure you are picking the right cruise and not the May 2018 one.

 

[Aanna]

I am not certain how you are only seeing 3 or 4 for each port. Ponta delgada is showing 13 unique ones. That port is probably complete since it was a stop for both of last year's crossings and this year's as well. I did best of West with wine & cheese and it was quite nice with the combo of sightseeing followed by a large reception with unlimited wine, cheese, and breads.
St. John's has 10 for now, but I don't know if that will change once booking opens up.
I see 14 unique ones in Cadiz, and 11 unique ones for lisbon.

Okay *how are you seeing these? I am evidently searching incorrectly! I've gone through Things to Do --> Port Excursions --> Transatlantic and all I saw was St Johns and Ponta Delgada. I *know I had seen Cadiz and Lisbon in the past, but as of a few days ago half of our ports just weren't showing up for me.

How irritating. Now I need to go and shake the DCL site a bit to see what else I can make appear. Definitely irritating.

 

[Gilland18]

I found Lisbon and Cadiz by looking at the Northern European and Mediterranean cruises. DCL has been to both ports during their repo cruises from Northern Europe to the Med.

 

[gismo1554]

I am not certain how you are only seeing 3 or 4 for each port. Ponta delgada is showing 13 unique ones. That port is probably complete since it was a stop for both of last year's crossings and this year's as well. I did best of West with wine & cheese and it was quite nice with the combo of sightseeing followed by a large reception with unlimited wine, cheese, and breads.
St. John's has 10 for now, but I don't know if that will change once booking opens up.
I see 14 unique ones in Cadiz, and 11 unique ones for lisbon.

OK I exaggerated with Ponta (found around 10-12 I think maybe) but St John's I could only find 3 - rum and rascals, puffins and a really expensive one! I was searching by port name mind as noticed under Transatlantic most ports weren't showing. Cadiz and Lisbon I had a few more on (4 on Cadiz I think and 6 on Lisbon) but with those they had doubles as it was a family and adult version. I'm thinking maybe I need to look somewhere else as clearly searching hasn't found them properly. How did you find them? Did you go in by port?

 

[RedSox68]

Okay *how are you seeing these? I am evidently searching incorrectly! I've gone through Things to Do --> Port Excursions --> Transatlantic and all I saw was St Johns and Ponta Delgada. I *know I had seen Cadiz and Lisbon in the past, but as of a few days ago half of our ports just weren't showing up for me.

How irritating. Now I need to go and shake the DCL site a bit to see what else I can make appear. Definitely irritating.

Hi, Aanna: I went to the Disney site. Click on the "cruises and destinations" tab at the top and a drop down menu will come up. Click on Transatlantic. When that page opens, go down and on the right side click port adventures. When that window opens, go to the upper left and click on the port you are interested in. No need to put date or cruise -- just get the drop down menu for each port and all the excursions are listed. Hope it works for you.

 

[Aanna]

Hi, Aanna: I went to the Disney site. Click on the "cruises and destinations" tab at the top and a drop down menu will come up. Click on Transatlantic. When that page opens, go down and on the right side click port adventures. When that window opens, go to the upper left and click on the port you are interested in. No need to put date or cruise -- just get the drop down menu for each port and all the excursions are listed. Hope it works for you.

At least the website is consistent for me: that path gives me the same list of ports that I got going through the other way. The ports I see that way are:

• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Barcelona, Spain
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Castaway Cay
• Dover, England
• Dublin, Ireland
• Halifax (Nova Scotia), Canada
• Liverpool, England
• Madeira, Portugal
• Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
• Portland, England
• Saint John (New Brunswick), Canada
• St. John's (Newfoundland), Canada
  Sydney (Nova Scotia), Canada
  
  On a brighter note, I *can find Cadiz and Lisbon on the general European cruise list. Thank you guys
  

 

[The Cruising Canadians]

At least the website is consistent for me: that path gives me the same list of ports that I got going through the other way. The ports I see that way are:

• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Barcelona, Spain
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Castaway Cay
• Dover, England
• Dublin, Ireland
• Halifax (Nova Scotia), Canada
• Liverpool, England
• Madeira, Portugal
• Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
• Portland, England
• Saint John (New Brunswick), Canada
• St. John's (Newfoundland), Canada
  Sydney (Nova Scotia), Canada
  
  On a brighter note, I *can find Cadiz and Lisbon on the general European cruise list. Thank you guys

Hi Aanna,
I found the port adventures on the Disney Cruise Line Blog website. On the home page, you will find a Select Port of Call on a drop down on the upper left side. The drop down had all the ports of call. When you click on the port of call, it will take you to a port summary page that has a map of the port, webcams, itineraries, links, port adventures, and weather. I am fairly new to Disney cruising so I don't know if these are current but when you click on an adventure and then select more information, it takes you the the Disney cruise line site. The only port adventure that is for sure on our list is the Jerez horse experience as my DD horseback rides. I made DH promise that he would do some kind of tour in Cadiz so he could take pictures of the city. Hope this helps!

 

[gismo1554]

At least the website is consistent for me: that path gives me the same list of ports that I got going through the other way. The ports I see that way are:

• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Barcelona, Spain
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Castaway Cay
• Dover, England
• Dublin, Ireland
• Halifax (Nova Scotia), Canada
• Liverpool, England
• Madeira, Portugal
• Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
• Portland, England
• Saint John (New Brunswick), Canada
• St. John's (Newfoundland), Canada
  Sydney (Nova Scotia), Canada
  
  On a brighter note, I *can find Cadiz and Lisbon on the general European cruise list. Thank you guys

Same as me on this one! This was why I then just used the search function!

Hi Aanna,
I found the port adventures on the Disney Cruise Line Blog website. On the home page, you will find a Select Port of Call on a drop down on the upper left side. The drop down had all the ports of call. When you click on the port of call, it will take you to a port summary page that has a map of the port, webcams, itineraries, links, port adventures, and weather. I am fairly new to Disney cruising so I don't know if these are current but when you click on an adventure and then select more information, it takes you the the Disney cruise line site. The only port adventure that is for sure on our list is the Jerez horse experience as my DD horseback rides. I made DH promise that he would do some kind of tour in Cadiz so he could take pictures of the city. Hope this helps!

The blog isn't an official site so may or may not be the actual port adventures it may be previous years ones just as a warning, but I'm going to have a look over there too!

 

[ShellB8585]

Welcome! It's been a bit quiet in this thread, but I think once PIF is done and everyone starts making plans it will pick up. We've only made our pre-cruise plans at this point.

Thank you for the welcome! it is much more quieter here than it was for our Panama Canal cruise. hopefully it'll pick up as it gets nearer PIF

Welcome aboard! Two things - let me know either your stateroom number or category; and also let me know if you want to participate in the postcard exchange.

Thank you for the welcome! no we won't be participating in anything other than alcohol tastings this time as we are planning on travelling light for a change. we are cat 07A

 

[RedSox68]

Thank you for the welcome! no we won't be participating in anything other than alcohol tastings this time as we are planning on travelling light for a change. we are cat 07A

Gotcha -- when we did the Med and TA in 2007, we participated in the FE and because there were so many participating, the stuff I brought took up a whole suitcase. I said never again. That's why I thought at least the postcard exchange is more manageable LOL

Happy planning.

 

[ShellB8585]

Gotcha -- when we did the Med and TA in 2007, we participated in the FE and because there were so many participating, the stuff I brought took up a whole suitcase. I said never again. That's why I thought at least the postcard exchange is more manageable LOL

Happy planning.

We have never done FE and might in the future if we have children. we did participate in the ornament exchange last time but to be honest I don't use half of the stuff we were given. also a cost thing for us really - to keep the cost of the flights down we are planning on only having one case between us meaning I will have to do some inventive packing if we're still bringing our formal wear and pirate costumes

 

[RedSox68]

We have never done FE and might in the future if we have children. we did participate in the ornament exchange last time but to be honest I don't use half of the stuff we were given. also a cost thing for us really - to keep the cost of the flights down we are planning on only having one case between us meaning I will have to do some inventive packing if we're still bringing our formal wear and pirate costumes

The nice thing is you can buy all kinds of stuff to take home since you're not flying overseas on return. That's the good part about the one way back

 

[ShellB8585]

The nice thing is you can buy all kinds of stuff to take home since you're not flying overseas on return. That's the good part about the one way back

We will be flying back to the UK after a few days in New York so no such luck for us this time. although I will still be picking up quite a few souvenirs

 

[RedSox68]

We will be flying back to the UK after a few days in New York so no such luck for us this time. although I will still be picking up quite a few souvenirs

Oh dang, sorry about that. I always end up paying for an extra bag on the way home to accommodate all the stuff we bought LOL

 

[liesbeth1012]

I'm just so frustrated that so many of the ports seem to not have excursions posted at all. Disney trains us to plan everything so far in advance, and yet isn't giving us info!! The Newfoundland excursions that I can see look absurdly expensive: $260 per person for a *lobster boil?? Call me a spoiled New Englander, but lobster boils are big, family cook-out picnics, not Victoria and Albert's.

Ponta Delgada prices look reasonable-highish, but if that's the way prices go in Newfoundland, we're hoofing it on our own.

If you go to the european port adventures you see Lisbon, Cadiz.
The other two are on the transatlantic one.

And I saw the puffin boat excursion in St. John and that also was very expensive. I found an other there 2 years ago, when the EBTA should stop in St. John's, that I booked then with a lot of others. Only we never made it to St. John then. We didn't had to pay before and the company canceled the excursion for us. They also provided transport from port to the place were they depart. I think you pay so much less, that I consider to that one. I think the time we are in St. John is the longest of all ports.
I looked up to that company and it is o'briens boat tours.

 

[gismo1554]

And I saw the puffin boat excursion in St. John and that also was very expensive. I found an other there 2 years ago, when the EBTA should stop in St. John's, that I booked then with a lot of others. Only we never made it to St. John then. We didn't had to pay before and the company canceled the excursion for us. They also provided transport from port to the place were they depart. I think you pay so much less, that I consider to that one. I think the time we are in St. John is the longest of all ports.
I looked up to that company and it is o'briens boat tours.

Ohh thanks. That's a good point about looking for other companies in St john's. I actually hadn't looked at times we were in port there so probably should

 

[gismo1554]

Got so excited as I managed to find some more tours only to be so disappointed as still struggling to find any I actually want! So far I have:

• Cadiz - A taste of Cadiz & Jerez
• Lisbon - Nothing I think
• Ponta Delgada - Sete Cidias, Lake Vista, Botanical Gardens & Pineapple Plantation
• St John's - Rum & Rascals or Legend Tours Combination tour

I am still not sure on any of them to be honest. Ponta is probably time wise the only place I'd be nervous to not do a Disney tour