August 3rd anyone?

[Tinky]

We're booked on the Aug 3 western carribean and cant wait. It will be me, dh, dd (12) ds (4) and dd (3). This is our 4th cruise but our first disney cruise. We talked the little ones out of a disney world trip as our oldest was a little burnt on "that big earred mouse" (her words, aren't 12 year old girls wonderful..
Any info or advice would be appreciated.

 

[Jamie]

Finally, someone else going Aug 3rd. I was beginning to think we were the only ones. This will be our first cruise for myself, DH, DD (13) and DS (10).

 

[mmouse37]

We will be onboard 8/3.....me, DH 43, DD18, DS17, DD14 plus two other families with a bunch of kids. There will 17 of us altogether!!!!

This will be our 6th DCL cruise and 3rd 7-day DCL cruise. Love DCL!!!

MJ

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

That's when I'm going! It'll be me (26), the wife (27), and my best friend (26). It's the first cruise for all of us!! Hopefully, we can find my buddy an eligible bachelorette.

 

[Tinky]

Sounds like everyone is ready to have a wonderful time! I know our 12 year old DD will have a blast but I hope my little ones aren't overwhelmed. Youngest DD (3) was 2 when she went to DW for the first time and she was sacked out by 6pm at night, it was almost too much for her but she had a great time. I think she grinned the entire trip.
Hope to see you there!

 

[mmouse37]

Anyone staying at Radisson the night before? We are flying down from New York on the 8/2 and spending the day at the Radisson by the pool if the weather cooperates!!! We have 6 rooms for our large group booked at the Rad.

MJ

 

[Tinky]

We are also staying at the Radisson the night before. 6 Rooms! How many are in your party? The Radisson had a great rate and its so close to the dock. We'll also be at the pool the day before if the weather cooperates. Look for us.. I'll be the one chasing two highly energetic children around.
See ya there!

 

[mmouse37]

We have 17 people going so far. Our family of five, plus two other families of five, plus my sons friend and one of our friends single brother decided to come along too!!

The kids/teens range in age from 5 to 18.

The rate at the Radisson was awesome....only $59.00. We stayed here before and had a suite last time. Very nice!!! I hope the regular rooms are as nice.

I remember those days of chasing the kids around very well!!!! Luckily my guys are older now DD18, DS17, DD14.

We have a 7:00 am flight from NY and land about 9:40 am. We should be at the Radisson by noon I hope.

MJ

 

[tiggeress]

We will also be on the Aug. 3rd Cruise!!

There will be 8 of us.. including me (16), sis (13), and two other kids (11 + 8)

Looking forward to having a really good time -- we were on the August 11th cruise last year and it was awesome.. hope to meet as many friends as i did last year.


E-mail me if you get the chance!

Amy (tiggress)

 

[Mtdewbuzz]

We'll be doing the Avis thing & staying at the Radisson the night before also! We'll probably get in late, so we'll probably just be going to sleep, and then going to port the next day...

 

[Jamie]

Yes, we are staying at the Radisson the night before also. There seems to be several kids the same age as mine (DD-13 and DS 10 1/2).

 

[mmouse37]

Had to bump this up. It was way back on page 16!!!!

MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

I think we have got two threads going for August 3rd. No matter!
My family will also be on the Magic. 14 of us in all with in 4 families. We have 6 yougsters from ages 5 to 1 1/2. The 6 parents range from 32 to 38 and the 2 grandparents are both 60. They will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and my DH and I are celebrating our 10th.
This is our first cruise and I can't wait to check out this forum everyday for new insites and have a chance to meet people onboard the ship before we sail.
Has anyone decided which excursions they are going on? Or you going to wait for the inagural reports? The jet-ski tour on Key west sounds fun, but my DH is obsessed with sharks (saw Jaws when he was too young) and I'm not sure if I will be able to get him on the open ocean...although snorkeling is fine since he can see if a shark is coming. LOL!

We will be staying at the Embassy Suites the night before. We will be flying in from San Jose, CA at 6am, but will not get in until 8 pm.

Tinky - Looks like we will be in the oceaneers club together. my DD, Sophia is 3 1/2 and is very social. Can't wait to meet your family with all the rest on this board. By the way, Tiggeress's sister is very close in age to your 12 yr old DD.

 

[tinkerbell4two]

Here is the other tread which never took off. But I didn't want anybody to miss these few posts.
August 3 Western Magic Roll Call

Nicole

 

[mmouse37]

I got confused because one thread was from Tinky and one from Tinkerbell....I thought they were the same person at first!!!

Oh well. It does not matter, what matters is that we all have a great time.

We are definitely waiting to see what the reports are like from the 5/11 sailing to see what if any shore excursions to do. I also am interested in the dining rotations because I need to know what nights formal and semi-formal are on.

MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

Go to http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=203161 to check out which nights are formal and semi-formal nights.

Nicole

 

[Tinky]

Sorry for the duplicate thread
tinkerbell4two.. this is great news about the kids.. my little ones are also very social and I think they will have a great time. Can't wait to get them together. Our 12 year old is pretty outgoing but she can sometimes clam up around people.. but she's 12 so I think that typical
I guess you and my DH can do the jet ski thing (i'm with your husband, no way, no how in the open ocean) as he is a complete daredevil. He also wants to parasail at CC. I'll be taking pictures from the nice safe shore. I thought about it until I seen Barb's pics... uh nope! It looks so high!
Anyway... can't wait to see everyone there!

 

[mmouse37]

I was just looking over our confirmation and realized we have to make final payment by June 4th!!! Yeah, this makes it seem like it's really happening!!! Just about 60 days out when we make final payment!!!


MJ

 

[tinkerbell4two]

I love reading about the western excursions that the inagural cruise went on. Also, it was neat to see the DISers get together on the cruise a couple of times to celebrate. Have any of you decided on your excursions yet? DH wants to go to Tulum, but the 7 hour DCL trip will not work with our kids and DH wants to take them with us. We thought about planning it ourselves that way we can do a couple of different things...any thoughts on that? Captain Marvins on Grand Cayman sounds great.

Yeah, you can say I'm getting VERY Excited!

Nicole

 

[mmouse37]

I was so excited to hear that they have 8o's night now, instead of 70's night (at least it was on the new Western Itinerary). We have been to the 70's night twice so 80's will be a nice change.

No excursions booked yet. I would like to to Stingray on our own.

MJ