trinibjill
Recently diagnosed with a cute disney~itis
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HI
I am in process of reading the past posts. They are very interesting. I hope we can keep this thread going to the last day.
A question was asked about partying as a group & when.
The cruise I was on had several dis parties. The night before everybody met at the Radisson & some one brought green leis & someone made magnets to id their dis thread. & they had smoothies. The next day they all met at a certain time in the promenade lounge to meet each other. Also, during the cruise there were a couple of getogethers at the pool.
There was a question about traveling from the airport to the ship. One thing about letting Disney do it - it is done by them & there is nothing to worry about. Before my cruise I said the next cruise I would do my own booking. Well, because of Francis we were out at sea an extra 3 days. Let me tell you I never saw sooo many cell phones being used at one time trying to make new reservations. & there was nothing they could do until we got close to a signal. But, by Disney doing it they made the flight plans & if we had to go to a hotel no matter how many nights we were stuck they would have covered it. If it wasn't booked by them they would have paid only one night & you were on your own for the rest. All I had to do was call work & tell them when I thought I would make it back. Believe me I will pay the extra to have nooo worries.
I booked my reservation for the 1st cruise thru SATO. Franco will probably know what that is. On McGuire AFB there is a travel agency & you could get a fair discount & they were great. I asked them if they would do bookings for civilians - they said if they could get on base they would accomadate them. Plus, we got an upgrade from Disney to a cat 5 from a 7. For this cruise we got the 10% + $200 credit for booking on board. Plus, they transfered the booking to whatever agent you wanted. Of course I had them send it to SATO. This cruise is more expensive because of the time of year but you only live once so what the hell.
Some one asked about lines for things. I booked my excursions 30 days out. Anything I wanted done at the Guest services I did whenever everyone else was in bed (It's 24/7) that was especially good for getting the tip cards & checking your bill. Booking the next cruise - while everyone else was at early dinner or at a show she wasn't very busy. The advise given early on for Palo & massages seems to be what everyone says to do.
If you have late dinner. You can swim in the afternoon or do your excursion. catch a show & still have an hour before dinner. That gave me plenty of time to dress. Plus, after dinner the kids go do their thing & the adults go to the club. The only time I saw lines that would interfere with all this was if you wanted formal pictures or signatures. The lines there were forever. The first time I got caught in one of those lines I thought it was the line for Lumieres.
Well I've said more than enough. TTFN
Jill
I am in process of reading the past posts. They are very interesting. I hope we can keep this thread going to the last day.
A question was asked about partying as a group & when.
The cruise I was on had several dis parties. The night before everybody met at the Radisson & some one brought green leis & someone made magnets to id their dis thread. & they had smoothies. The next day they all met at a certain time in the promenade lounge to meet each other. Also, during the cruise there were a couple of getogethers at the pool.
There was a question about traveling from the airport to the ship. One thing about letting Disney do it - it is done by them & there is nothing to worry about. Before my cruise I said the next cruise I would do my own booking. Well, because of Francis we were out at sea an extra 3 days. Let me tell you I never saw sooo many cell phones being used at one time trying to make new reservations. & there was nothing they could do until we got close to a signal. But, by Disney doing it they made the flight plans & if we had to go to a hotel no matter how many nights we were stuck they would have covered it. If it wasn't booked by them they would have paid only one night & you were on your own for the rest. All I had to do was call work & tell them when I thought I would make it back. Believe me I will pay the extra to have nooo worries.
I booked my reservation for the 1st cruise thru SATO. Franco will probably know what that is. On McGuire AFB there is a travel agency & you could get a fair discount & they were great. I asked them if they would do bookings for civilians - they said if they could get on base they would accomadate them. Plus, we got an upgrade from Disney to a cat 5 from a 7. For this cruise we got the 10% + $200 credit for booking on board. Plus, they transfered the booking to whatever agent you wanted. Of course I had them send it to SATO. This cruise is more expensive because of the time of year but you only live once so what the hell.
Some one asked about lines for things. I booked my excursions 30 days out. Anything I wanted done at the Guest services I did whenever everyone else was in bed (It's 24/7) that was especially good for getting the tip cards & checking your bill. Booking the next cruise - while everyone else was at early dinner or at a show she wasn't very busy. The advise given early on for Palo & massages seems to be what everyone says to do.
If you have late dinner. You can swim in the afternoon or do your excursion. catch a show & still have an hour before dinner. That gave me plenty of time to dress. Plus, after dinner the kids go do their thing & the adults go to the club. The only time I saw lines that would interfere with all this was if you wanted formal pictures or signatures. The lines there were forever. The first time I got caught in one of those lines I thought it was the line for Lumieres.
Well I've said more than enough. TTFN
Jill
) I'll not be buying a new outfit just yet. My daughter and I will start shopping after the holidays for our formal & semi-formal outfits. 
