April 11th 2009 Magic Eastern Easter cruise--UPDATED WITH ROLL CALL PG 1

[Alicia87]

Hi! Yeah, we're booked now!! I'm taking DD17 (will be 18 in January), my mom, and my mom's two best friends on this cruise to celebrate DD's high school graduation. It's an all girls' trip....leaving hubbies at home!!

DD and I have cruised Disney before, but my mom and two honorary grandmas have never flown or cruised! Lemme tell ya, this is gonna be one wild adventure

 

[Freddyfishstix]

Hi Also going. Formerly of Chesapeake VA as well. Me DW, DD (11) and DS
(8) will be taking our first cruise

 

[sdzm]

I am so excited to be cruising with all of you. This will be the first cruise for my DH, DS16 and DD14 and I. We will be traveling with my family (14 of us). Some of them have been on the Disney cruise before.

We live about an hour and a half from Peoria, IL.

I'm excited to watch this board and learn more about Disney cruising.

 

[abayaflowers]

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[Big Willie]

We're In for Spring Break!!!! There will be ELEVEN of us this time around all from Portsmouth and Chesapeake.

Me(DH), DW (Scrapbooker), DD (6);
My Sister's Family: Mom, Dad, DS(14), DS(15), DD(10);
Friend's Family: Mom, DD(10)
and of course Grandma!

Will be flying Southwest out of Norfolk as before. Because its spring break we won't be able to spend our usual post cruise week at Ron Jon's.

See ya on board.

***Virginians - Don't forget the Magic will be in drydock in September. You'll have perfect view from the Portsmouth waterfront.

 

[PPFQP]

Anyone still out there? We got a packet in the mail yesterday and I realized that it is getting closer and closer! I want to start thinking about some details now, before I get too busy with the holidays. We booked our flights a couple of weeks ago. We'll fly in Friday morning and spend the night in Port Canaveral. Anyone else getting excited?

 

[Freddyfishstix]

We are driving down Friday and also staying in Port Canaveral at the Radisson . Only 123 days away.

 

[itutorfortravel]

Hi there! We will be joining you! Our family is me, DH, and DD7. This cruise is just a couple weeks after DD's birthday so we are going to surprise her with the cruise on her birthday - we're so excited!!! This is our first Disney cruise and though DH and I have cruised before, DD never has. Anyone else ever done this cruise over spring break? I am so surprised that there are not more people on this thread...I would think it would be pretty active since it's such a big travel week. Do you think we might have the boat all to ourselves?! Ha, not a chance I know

 

[itutorfortravel]

Good Morning Everyone!​

It is only 17 Weeks until We Sail!!!​

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[kellimomo3]

OMG!! It's getting so close! We have to pay so we can make our spa and Palo ressies in a few weeks!! Hard to believe. Nice to see so many new families joining us. Freddie Fish, I noticed you have an 8 year old DS. My youngest is also 8 and I am hoping to find him a friend on here before we board. It's nice for them to look forward to meeting someone they've chatted with on the boards. This is our fourth Disney Magic cruise and my older two sons will be together so I need a buddy for my youngest!

The countdown is on!

Kelli

 

[Freddyfishstix]

OMG!! It's getting so close! We have to pay so we can make our spa and Palo ressies in a few weeks!! Hard to believe. Nice to see so many new families joining us. Freddie Fish, I noticed you have an 8 year old DS. My youngest is also 8 and I am hoping to find him a friend on here before we board. It's nice for them to look forward to meeting someone they've chatted with on the boards. This is our fourth Disney Magic cruise and my older two sons will be together so I need a buddy for my youngest!

The countdown is on!

Kelli

Kelli,

I think it would be great also if our DS can have a buddy before we board. I am new to these boards but I am sure I can talk my DS into "chatting" . His name is Drake.

Like you, I was also wondering about Holiday crowds on board. Of course I have nothing to compare it to. I guess the ship can only hold a certain amount so hopefully it will not be too crazy. I see where you are from Connecticut so I assume you will be flying down? We will be driving from NC and staying at the Radisson in Port Canaveral.

You are lucky you get to book Palo early. Hopefully my DW and I can still get a spot later! Look forward to future chats and of course the Cruise

 

[kellimomo3]

Hi Freddy!
My DS's name is Jason. He is really into Bakugan, skiing and Star Wars and would love a friend to look for in the Lab. I hope the crowds will be manageable but as we have never cruised over a holiday, I'm not sure! I can't believe I can book Palo and spa in three weeks!!

Kelli

 

[itutorfortravel]

Kelli,

I think it would be great also if our DS can have a buddy before we board. I am new to these boards but I am sure I can talk my DS into "chatting" . His name is Drake.

Like you, I was also wondering about Holiday crowds on board. Of course I have nothing to compare it to. I guess the ship can only hold a certain amount so hopefully it will not be too crazy. I see where you are from Connecticut so I assume you will be flying down? We will be driving from NC and staying at the Radisson in Port Canaveral.

You are lucky you get to book Palo early. Hopefully my DW and I can still get a spot later! Look forward to future chats and of course the Cruise

Hi Freddyfish, what part of NC are you from? We live in the Charlotte area and will also be driving down the night before. Here's to hoping the traffic isn't too bad! I've seen I-95 backed up at the I-26 exchange before on trips home to Charleston and I hope we don't have that kind of traffic!

 

[Freddyfishstix]

Kelli,

My son has not graduated to Bakugan. He still is a Pokemon guy. He loves Star Wars and anything with Mario & Luigi. Have you done any excursions in St. Thomas? If so can you recommend any for us (DD11 DS8). Hopefully the boys can meet up in the Lab. We will figure out something as we get closer.

 

[Freddyfishstix]

Hey Tutor,

We are from Greensboro and hoping a very early morning start will give us a jump on some of the traffic. Hopefully we will be putting Charlotte in the rear view mirror by 5:00 AM. Are you planning on going all the way down to Port Canaveral on Friday?

 

[itutorfortravel]

Hey Tutor,

We are from Greensboro and hoping a very early morning start will give us a jump on some of the traffic. Hopefully we will be putting Charlotte in the rear view mirror by 5:00 AM. Are you planning on going all the way down to Port Canaveral on Friday?

Hey Freddy, yes we are driving all the way on Friday unless we get a wild hair and decide to drive part of the way after school on Thursday night, which we have been known to do on trips to WDW. It's a manageable 9 hour drive from here but sometimes it's nice to break up the trip. You guys are going to be leaving super early! Don't know that I could get DH to leave quite that early - I am the morning person but he likes to do the driving! I can't believe how close the cruise is getting...we are surprising DD with the trip on her birthday, which is less than 2 weeks before we leave! She will freak!!!

 

[kellimomo3]

Kelli,

My son has not graduated to Bakugan. He still is a Pokemon guy. He loves Star Wars and anything with Mario & Luigi. Have you done any excursions in St. Thomas? If so can you recommend any for us (DD11 DS8). Hopefully the boys can meet up in the Lab. We will figure out something as we get closer.

Hi Freddie!
Jason is still into Pokemon as well! We have gone to Magen's Bay in ST. Thomas twice. We do it on our own so that we control the length of our visit. It's a beautiful beach and a beautiful cab ride there. This year we are going to take the ferry over to St. John since we have never been.
Kelli

 

[itutorfortravel]

Hi Freddie!
Jason is still into Pokemon as well! We have gone to Magen's Bay in ST. Thomas twice. We do it on our own so that we control the length of our visit. It's a beautiful beach and a beautiful cab ride there. This year we are going to take the ferry over to St. John since we have never been.
Kelli

Hi Kelli, do you know much about taking the ferry to St. John? I had read somewhere that it was a long ride...is that true? Also, do you know what there is to do once you get over there? We are hesitant to book an excursion for the St. Thomas port b/c we understand pirate night (and fireworks) are the night before and DD (who will be 7) just cannot do an early morning if she is going to stay up for the fireworks. DH has always wanted to go to St. John so maybe we will consider that as well. We also thought about getting a cab ourselves and going over to coral world...have you done that? Thanks, Kimberly

 

[PPFQP]

Hi all! Hope you had a happy holiday. It's almost 2009 - and we can say our cruise is "this year" instead of "next year"!

We did a spring break cruise a couple of years ago. I think that the ship sails nearly full every week, so I don't think there are necessarily more crowds. But I think there are probably more kids than when school is in session, and that the prices are definitely higher than at other times of the year!!!

Getting excited!!!

 

[itutorfortravel]

Hi all! Hope you had a happy holiday. It's almost 2009 - and we can say our cruise is "this year" instead of "next year"!

We did a spring break cruise a couple of years ago. I think that the ship sails nearly full every week, so I don't think there are necessarily more crowds. But I think there are probably more kids than when school is in session, and that the prices are definitely higher than at other times of the year!!!

Getting excited!!!

i'm getting excited too! now that the holidays are over, i am going to get organized and start stashing things that i know we want to take and don't use now...dd doesn't know we are going and won't know until her birthday which is 2 weeks before we cruise - she is going to freak!

this is our first disney cruise, dh and i have cruised rccl (many years ago) and we are looking forward to the disney experience. dd has never cruised so i think she is going to be really excited about it.

i heard that a theatre length hannah montana movie is being released the friday before we sail so perhaps we'll get to see that on our cruise - a perk for all the girls sailing