April 16th, 2011 -Western Caribbean

[MEdisneyfan]

I couldn't find a cruise meet yet for this group. I just booked today and we are so excited. This will be our second cruise, last one was in 2007 eastern. Would love to hear from anybody going on this cruise or anyone with great ideas for Western ports.


If anyone one this cruise would like to participate in the Fish extender exchange. Please join in.

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list

 

[MEdisneyfan]

For the record, it will be myself, my DD (10) and my parents going on this cruise.




We had a blast meeting people last time, and we hope to do the same again.

 

[cathicool]

we booked this months and moths ago. this is the week my kids are off from school.....

we are a family of 7...we are in SPH rooms! 5022 and 5024

ginny (my mom)
jim (my dad)
cathi (me)
jeff (DH)
alassia, 10 for a few more days!
zachary, 9
victoria 6.5

can't wait to get back to key west for some key lime pie! and to treat my dad to a piece!

 

[NewmanFamily6]

Hey there We just booked today! There are 6 of us in 2 rooms 6635 and 6637. This is our 2nd cruise and we can't wait It will be me (33) DH (34) DD (14) DD (10) DS (7) and DS (7). We have done the Eastern and are looking forward to the Western.

 

[princessnpirate]

About a month ago I booked a Disney Dream cruise....they are just not long enough!!! So I just switched to this cruise....DS is off from school then. It will be me (35), DH (turning 38 on cruise!!!), DS (6) and DD (1).

 

[Grumpylittlesis]

We'll be there as well. There's a large group of us (14 in total) ranging in age from 8 to, well, older than that. We've taken over a large chunk of deck 7 aft. Can't wait to go!

 

[mbhpch]

We will be going on this cruise. We are in 2 cabins and it will be my DH and I with our 4 children, DD 15, DD12, DD11, and DS 7. This is our first cruise.

 

[csmith_nc]

This will be my families first cruise. It will be me, DH and our DD who will be 7 at cruise time. We are currently booked in cabin 7126.

Connie

 

[TitaTink]

We are on the same cruise.
Me
DH
DS 14
DS 17


Has anyone cruised at this time before? We last cruised in February 2009 and it was warm, wondering how hot it will be on the ship and in ports.

 

[dueley]

This will be our first cruise! We are all excited - myself, DH, DS(12), and DD(5). We are booked in 6556.

 

[SplatInc]

Count us in.

5 total
4 adults and 1 five year old!

 

[SplatInc]

We were thinking that for shore excursions we would:
Take pictures in Key West
Snorkel Stingray City in Grand Cayman
Snorkel the reefs in Cozumel, or go check out the ruins
Beach it at Castaway Cay!

 

[jeniamt]

Hello all! We booked this trip while on the Magic over Thanksgiving 2009. Not completely sure we will actually take the cruise but for now I am planning as if we will be. There are six in our family and another 8 in two other groups traveling with us. Our decision to cruise comes down to factors, 1. Its really expensive to have to get two rooms and 2. our youngest will still be at a really difficult age to cruise with. He will be too young to go to the kids club, which means more $$ if we want a break from him and its EXHAUSTING to chase him around all day, especially on a ship! So.... we shall see!!!

Glad to meet you all! We loved our Turkey Gang Meet group and am sure you guys are just as fun. Jen

 

[SplatInc]

Hi Jen,
Welcome aboard!

 

[MEdisneyfan]

Hey everyone. I'm not sure who asked but we did the Eastern cruise back in 2007 during April break and it was warm everyday 80's. I just booked our plane flight down for friday the 15th. I can't believe how expensive airfare is right now. Oh well at least we will be on the Magic having fun.

On a side note, my DD is 10 and will almost be 11 at cruise time. She would love to have a penpal before the cruise. She did this last time and meet a great friend from California. If anyone is interested send me a message.

 

[jeniamt]

Hey everyone. I'm not sure who asked but we did the Eastern cruise back in 2007 during April break and it was warm everyday 80's. I just booked our plane flight down for friday the 15th. I can't believe how expensive airfare is right now. Oh well at least we will be on the Magic having fun.

On a side note, my DD is 10 and will almost be 11 at cruise time. She would love to have a penpal before the cruise. She did this last time and meet a great friend from California. If anyone is interested send me a message.

My DD just turned 11 last week and would love to chat but I am afraid we are going to move our cruise The family consensus is they do not want to do another 7 day cruise. They want to do a 3 or 4 day Dream with another 4 to 5 days at WDW. We shall see... I am certainly not canceling anything yet! Where in Maine are you? My folks have a place in Gouldsboro that we go to every summer.

 

[mbhpch]

Hey everyone. I'm not sure who asked but we did the Eastern cruise back in 2007 during April break and it was warm everyday 80's. I just booked our plane flight down for friday the 15th. I can't believe how expensive airfare is right now. Oh well at least we will be on the Magic having fun.

On a side note, my DD is 10 and will almost be 11 at cruise time. She would love to have a penpal before the cruise. She did this last time and meet a great friend from California. If anyone is interested send me a message.

My daughters would love to be pen pals. They do not know about the cruise yet. We are surprising them for Christmas. One just turned 12 last week and the other will turn 11 in December. They can chat after December 25.

 

[cathicool]

Originally Posted by MEdisneyfan
Hey everyone. I'm not sure who asked but we did the Eastern cruise back in 2007 during April break and it was warm everyday 80's. I just booked our plane flight down for friday the 15th. I can't believe how expensive airfare is right now. Oh well at least we will be on the Magic having fun.

On a side note, my DD is 10 and will almost be 11 at cruise time. She would love to have a penpal before the cruise. She did this last time and meet a great friend from California. If anyone is interested send me a message.



My daughter would love to be penpals too! I sent you a private message....

I booked our airfare last week and am so glad I did. It is just going up and up! We are flying into MCO on Southwest on Friday 4/15, but are leaving from MLB (Melbourne) on Delta at 2:59pm, connecting thru Atlanta on 4/23. Gotta be home before the Easter Bunny! We've never flown with connections before, but we've also never flown during a holiday week before. I am just happy I got flights and prices I could live with! Gone are the days of the $49 Ding fares! Our flights are R/T $352 per person. We are staying at the Country Inn and Suites pre-cruise. Just have to get our travel insurance and we are all set!

 

[MEdisneyfan]

Speaking of airfare it is ridiculous. We are flying down on Friday the 15th out of Portland ME and we paid $277 one way for each of us. My parents are driving down early so they are going to pick us up at the airport and after we will all drive home together. It is our school vacation week as well, so flights were already filling up fast.

We have haven't picked a hotel for the night before but we are looking to do something near the port.

On a side note, does anyone have any advice on swimming with the dolphins. This is my daughters dream so I want it to be memorable. It just like they are everywhere down there so I want to have a good experience.