Hi Gary!
You are so lucky to be going, I wish I was!
If you get off the ship early you can do 2 beaches & shopping! We did shop at the shops right off the boat, however, if you plan on going somewhere else, then that could add a little bit of time. We stayed at Coki Beach about 3 hours & Megan's Bay about 2 and then shopped for about an hour. Got back to the ship in plenty of time!
My daughters both joined the kids club and were able to sign themselves in and out. That way they could go whenever they wanted or when they knew something was going on that they wanted to be in on. They carried the 2-way radios and knew they had to contact DH or me when they moved from place to place (lab to room, room to restuarant, etc). It worked out really well. I had quizzed them before the cruise so they knew the directions of the lab, pools, Sccops, and room location (as well as room number).
They especially enjoyed room service. I kept a wad of dollar bills by the door so they could tip. Youngest daughter loved Scoops and went 2-3 times a day.
They also loved the Studio Sea and went there every night - Kareoke (they just listened, didn't sign up to sing), Family Dance Party, and the game shows. They also never missed an evening show in the Walt Disney Theatre. Finally, they enjoyed seeing some of the movies in the afternoons.
Emailing is no problem -
Bolin1@prodigy.net, however, we don't log in to email every day. However, I'll make a point to in the next few days!
Have a wonderful trip and if you see Ian (you can't miss him, he is one of the cruise staff and is always around and is quite a fun guy from England) tell him there is a girl in Ohio who misses him desperatly (10 year old got a huge crush on him while on board). Wish I was going with you!
