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

[kellimomo3]

We have no thread yet, so I thought I would start one! My name is Kelli and this will be my family's 4th Magic cruise. DH and I have 3 sons. Their ages at the time of the cruise will be 12, 11 and 8. Every time we have cruised in the past it has been great for the kids to "meet" friends on this board before we leave. We have left each cruise with great friends and memories! I know there must be more Dissers on this cruise. I have never cruised during a holiday and I'm looking forward to seeing what they do onboard for Easter. We also have never cruised during a school vacation so I am wondering if we will notice a big difference in the crowds. I look forward to watching this thread grow!

Kelli



OFFICIAL ROLE CALL--CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED HERE:

PPFQP: Pam & Brian from Virginia Beach, VA
(2) daughters Meredith & Lauren both 14
also traveling with three other families whose children are girls ages 14, 13, 13, 11, 9 & 9 and a boy age 14


Kellimomo3: Kelli & Ron from CT
(3) sons Griffin, Ryan & Jason ages 12, 11 & 8
This is our fourth DCL Magic cruise and we are very excited!!


Freddyfishstix: Tom & Carrie from Greensboro, NC
daughter Katie age 11
son Drake age 8



TBRox: Sally & Michael from NJ with
daughter, Sarah, 20 (w/special needs)
son, Davey, 11


juliebird27: Julie & Rory from NY
1st Cruise/Anniversary trip




oatmealdivs: Amy, DM Margaret
DS Myles (nearly 8)
Los Angeles, CA
Cabin 7116


floridacruiser14: Dan & Deanna from Clermont FL
DDS: Lauren 11, Akeya 10 and Olivia 8. This Olivia's first ever cruise as she was adopted from Ukraine. She is very very excited.


PrincessRow:
4/11/09 cruise roll call
randma- Carol
Mom- Lanette
DD- Rochelle 14
DD Isabelle 4
2 disney cruise on magic from california :]


wendygator: James & Wendy
DS Robby (12) and DS Kirk (9)
This is our third Disney cruise. (2005 Western Carribean, 2007 3 Night Bahamas) We have been to WDW lots of times as my husband worked on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom during college.



Goofy'sGrl: Dorie and Pete from NJ
daughter Jennifer 12
First Cruise!



sdzm: Debbie & Steve
DS-Zac - 16
DD-Mary Kate - 14


AnaRN: Ana & Nick
Daughters: Jade age 17 & Jasmine age 2
My parents: Aida and John (1st cruise ever)
This will be mine, Nick and Jasmine's 2nd DCL - we went on a 4 day the 1st week in January while Jade and my parents were in the Philippines.


anjiellisvt: Anjie & David from Mooresville, NC
daughter Taylor age 10
daughter Jordan age 6



cruising fun:Ann & Brian from Buffalo NY
daughter Haley age 5
my parents are traveling with us too and they are early 60s.
I am a 4th grade teacher and Brian is a paramedic.



ititorfortravel: Kimberly & Tom from NC
daughter Morgan age 7
first Disney Cruise!


Had2disneycruz: Jerilyn & Bill from Virginia Beach, VA
daughters: Lauren, 15, Ashlyn, 12, Samantha, 9, Justine, 4
This is our second Disney cruise (1st cruise was 2/01), but it will be our first time on the Magic.We are joining Pam & Brian and 3 other families from VB.


Big Willie:Family from Chesapeake/Portsmouth, VA
3 rooms
11 cruisers:
Willie, Corlis, Christyn (DD6)
Roderick, Cassandra, Ryne (DS14), Maya (DD10)
Cherie, Aysia (DD11)
Esther (Grandma)
Caleb (15) Family Friend
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Alicia87: from WV
Myself (40) 3rd DCL Cruise
DD (18) 2nd DCL Cruise and we're celebrating her upcoming HS graduation!!
DM (59) 1st Cruise ever!!
DM's BFF (55) 1st Cruise ever and terrified!!

 

[kmclickn]

We have reservations for this spring break cruise. We have twins (boy/girl) who will be 13 when we set sale. We have been on several Disney crusies in the past, but never an Eastern cruise...we are really looking forward to it

 

[kellimomo3]

Hi!!!

We cruised the Eastern itinerary last year and really liked it!

Kelli

 

[GreatDaneMom]

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[PPFQP]

We're booked too! Spring Break cruise with four other families.

kmclickn - I have twins also! (girls) They'll turn 14 a few days before the cruise. And we're also from Virginia Beach!

We did the Disney Magic (Western itin.) for Spring Break in 2005. We also did a cruise on the Mariner (Royal Caribbean) over Christmas last year, and liked that a lot as well. I never thought we'd do another Disney cruise, but our friends convinced dh and he booked it as a surprise!

 

[GreatDaneMom]

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[PPFQP]

Cool! Lots of friendly hometown faces. Are you all flying or driving to Port Canaveral?

Will your DD be in 8th or 9th grade at the time of the cruise? My girls will have just turned 14 a few days before the cruise.

 

[GreatDaneMom]

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[PPFQP]

Hopefully we'll be flying. Just for kicks I did a search of airfares on Kayak the other day and they were over $1,000 per person on Continental. Yikes! I sure hope that was just an introductory price and they'll drop over the coming months. We usually try to catch Southwest out of Norfolk since they have direct flights. Are you also flying?

My DD turns 14 this November and she'll be in the 8th grade when we sail. In some ways she's very mature and grownup and in others she's so naive and innocent. It's such an age to deal with! You're certainly blessed having two at once. This is my last teen after raising her 5 older siblings and I'm really enjoying every minute of it. It's so nice to mellow with age.

Yes, we're flying Southwest. No flights booked yet, of course, but that's our plan.

Your dd is the same age as my girls!

In some ways, it's nice having two at once, yet at the same time... I don't have the luxury of "mellowing" with age LOL! No chance to learn from my mistakes! I wouldn't trade it or the world, but there sure are a lot of things I would do differently if I had another shot at it. (For example, take more Disney cruises! LOL!)

 

[vic32]

Hi there we are not from Virginia beach, but we are coming anyway!!!
Ver excited this will only be our second cruise. There is me dh, ds17,ds11, and dd6. Don't know how long till sail, but I am sure I can hardly wait!!!

Look forward to getting to know our fellow cruisers!

 

[PPFQP]

HI Vic32 - welcome! Don't know why there are so many cruisers from Virginia Beach this time.

I see you are from Peoria. My dd's friend is moving there this summer.

 

[vic32]

Thank you!
Does your dd's friend's parents work for CAT? Just curious.
We have no beach- that will be a tough adjustment. P-town is great we love it.

 

[PPFQP]

Thank you!
Does your dd's friend's parents work for CAT? Just curious.
We have no beach- that will be a tough adjustment. P-town is great we love it.

I have do idea, actually! She is excited about it, although I know she will miss the beach. Well, my daughter is not excited - she will miss her friend!

 

[vic32]

I know we have a ways to go but my 17yoDS is not overly enthused!!! Anyone with "older" teens out there yet?

 

[PPFQP]

I know we have a ways to go but my 17yoDS is not overly enthused!!! Anyone with "older" teens out there yet?

The oldest in our group of friends will be 15 by the time of the cruise (9th grade). I'm sure there will be some older kids. It's just so far away at this point that there aren't many families posting in the thread so far.

 

[GreatDaneMom]

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[kellimomo3]

Hi Vic32,

I also have an 11 year old DS, he will be twelve by the time of the cruise but me 10 year old DS will be 11. This will be our 4th cruise and the boys love "meeting" other kids on the boards before we go. They love the clubs and completely immerse themselves in it! When the cruise gets closer maybe they can email each other?

Kelli

 

[vic32]

kellimomo3- That would be great! My ds will just turn 11 before we go. He is an april fool baby!! My other ds will be 17 and my dd will be 6.
We are excited, this will only be our second cruise. We are shooting for every 2 years.
That would be awesome if they could "meet" before. Our first cruise was suprise for the kids, but he had no trouble making friends. I just think it would help with "dealing" with the anticipation of going to "talk with new friends!

 

[kellimomo3]

vic32,
One of my DS's just turns 11 the end of March! The 10/12s is a great group on the ship! Looking forward to chatting more as it gets closer.
Kelli

 

[kellimomo3]

Anyone else joining us????