ilovepooh
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 25, 2006
- Messages
- 671
Travelers-Me, DH, DS6, DS1, and Dear Mom as well as our neighbor friends with their 2 kids-DS7 and DD11
Transfers-We stayed at the MCO Hyatt the night before, and had private transfers that dropped us off at the port around 10:30. It was not crowded at all.
Port-It was a smooth transition. We had an 11:00 port arrival time. We left our luggage with the porters and went into parking garage. We waited up there to be let into the port. After entering the port, I took all passports and signature paperwork from online check-in to the check-in area and got room keys, pictures taken, and boarding number 6. Then we went to check-in our son for the kids club and got his bracelet. There were a lot of people in the terminal, but I only waited a minute or so to check-in and walked right up to kids club desk. Mickey arrived and we were 10th in line to get a picture. Boarding went pretty quickly.
Embarkation-We were met by a cast member immediately who told us about the boat and answered any questions we had. Then we headed up to Cabanas for lunch on Deck 11. It was about 12:15pm. Great place to eat! Love the hand wipes they hand out as you walk in.
Dining-We ate at Enchanted Garden, Royal Palace, and then Animator's Palate. We all LOVED Animator's Palate the best! Our servers were wonderful and on top of everything! The last morning we had breakfast at Animator's Palate because that was the last place we ate dinner the night before. That's how they determine where you eat breakfast the morning you disembark.
Shows-We only got to see Villians Tonight...which we thought was very funny and entertaining. We missed Golden Mickey's show the first night because the boat was rocking a little too much and I felt queasy! I found out a lot of people felt that way too!!
Nassau-We stayed on the ship and had breakfast and lunch at Cabanas.
Castaway Cay-Beautiful!! We loved it! Plenty of space for everyone to spread out and enjoy the beach/water! Cookies Too was good too!
Disembarkation-Remember to leave an outfit to wear home before you place your luggage out in the hall. This way you don't have to wear a pillowcase home. This advice was given on the stateroom tv.
We had the early dinner seating so we were assigned the early breakfast at 6:45am in the restaurant in which we last had dinner. Just okay and then we were off the ship looking for our luggage, handing our customs form (one per stateroom) and passports to customs officer, and out to the sidewalk we went.
Definitely take advantage of onboard cruise discounts and OBC if you plan to cruise again!!
Any questions, just ask!
Transfers-We stayed at the MCO Hyatt the night before, and had private transfers that dropped us off at the port around 10:30. It was not crowded at all.
Port-It was a smooth transition. We had an 11:00 port arrival time. We left our luggage with the porters and went into parking garage. We waited up there to be let into the port. After entering the port, I took all passports and signature paperwork from online check-in to the check-in area and got room keys, pictures taken, and boarding number 6. Then we went to check-in our son for the kids club and got his bracelet. There were a lot of people in the terminal, but I only waited a minute or so to check-in and walked right up to kids club desk. Mickey arrived and we were 10th in line to get a picture. Boarding went pretty quickly.
Embarkation-We were met by a cast member immediately who told us about the boat and answered any questions we had. Then we headed up to Cabanas for lunch on Deck 11. It was about 12:15pm. Great place to eat! Love the hand wipes they hand out as you walk in.
Dining-We ate at Enchanted Garden, Royal Palace, and then Animator's Palate. We all LOVED Animator's Palate the best! Our servers were wonderful and on top of everything! The last morning we had breakfast at Animator's Palate because that was the last place we ate dinner the night before. That's how they determine where you eat breakfast the morning you disembark.
Shows-We only got to see Villians Tonight...which we thought was very funny and entertaining. We missed Golden Mickey's show the first night because the boat was rocking a little too much and I felt queasy! I found out a lot of people felt that way too!!
Nassau-We stayed on the ship and had breakfast and lunch at Cabanas.
Castaway Cay-Beautiful!! We loved it! Plenty of space for everyone to spread out and enjoy the beach/water! Cookies Too was good too!
Disembarkation-Remember to leave an outfit to wear home before you place your luggage out in the hall. This way you don't have to wear a pillowcase home. This advice was given on the stateroom tv.
We had the early dinner seating so we were assigned the early breakfast at 6:45am in the restaurant in which we last had dinner. Just okay and then we were off the ship looking for our luggage, handing our customs form (one per stateroom) and passports to customs officer, and out to the sidewalk we went. Definitely take advantage of onboard cruise discounts and OBC if you plan to cruise again!!
Any questions, just ask!
