Early Roll Call For January 29, 2005 western....Anyone Out There?

[the4nitz's]

ANYONE ON OUR CRUISE GOING ON THE 14 DAY REPO CRUISES OR CALIFORNIA?? jUST WONDERING.

 

[Scratch42]

I had decided that if the Magic went to California that we would give it a try!

I officially switched our ressie to the August 20 repo cruise. We are going to spend 3 days in Disneyland, 14 days on the cruise going back to FL and then 2 days at WDW!

When I was told the price when I phoned in, I could not resist! Glad I did not wait to think about it! I got one of the reclassified cat 6, 7620! Right now that price is about $3000 more!

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PS Tinkerbellmom is also going but she is doing the FL to CA in May!

 

[disneylover5]

I have a reserved spot on CA to FL......DH says n, to much time off work......it would be 7 of us and it would run $13,000.......I do not want to give up my Jan cruise so I guess I am going to let the resv expire....

 

[disneylover5]

Where is everyone.....enjoying the summer weather?
Have a great weekend!
Lisa

 

[mariamard]

Hope everyone is enjoing the early summer!! We are getting ready for DD's 8th grade graduation(I feel OLD!) and also for our 8 day WDW dance trip for her as well. Welcome all newcomers! I'm ready to cruise!I just the other day watched on the Travel Channel the DCL special and my hubby and I were psyched! I just wish that they would update the show......... take care and talk to y'all soon!--Maria

 

[nemoid]

I'm so excited! This will be our first cruise and we are going with our best friends celebrating our anniversaries! I've been lurking here for years for our four trips to DW and have learned so much. We look forward to a great cruise. Kids are not very happy with us right now (adult only trip), but we'll plan one with them soon.
Since it appears that many of you have traveled this cruise together before, what can you tell me about the weather at that time in January? Do I need to leave out summer clothes and bathing suits? Or just plan for cooler weather?

 

[disneylover5]

Hope everyone is doing okay......I am loving summer weather! We are staying busy with beach trips and working!

We have cruised the last two Jan's. 2 years ago it was chilly on board and windy.....but that was the coldest winter I remember. We were able to wear bathing suits but sweaters at night was a must. Our dat at Castaway Cay was wonderful and warm...but we heard the week before us was FREEZING!

This year we did a 7 day Eastern. It was wonderful weather the entire week, warm, calm, no rain. We swam to our hearts content and wore bathing suits just about everywhere we went (except to dinner). We snorkled several times and the water was fabulous!

I guess I just love getting away so much that no matter what the weather we know we will have a great time!

Welcome to the group....we have gotten smaller as a few have dropped out for CA cruises or health reasons.

Hope everybody is well!
Lisa

 

[Disneefun]

Hey all, nearly six months to go!!! I see a lot of people here came from the 1/24 cruise last year. We are the oddballs, as we came from the 1/25 Wonder Cruise from last year. Different cruise, same idea! Rebook onboard so you can spend all year dreaming. Look forward to meeting some of you!

 

[mariamard]

I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING A GOOD SUMMER..... WE ARE!!! WE ARE LEAVING IN 2 WEEKS FOR 8 NIGHTS AT WDW/UNIVERSAL! MY 14 Y/O DD IS DANCING AT BOTH, AND SHE IS WORKING HARD UNTIL WE LEAVE WITH PRACTICE. I JUST HAD THE PICS OUT FROM OUR LAST CRUISE, AND I CANT WAIT TO BE BACK ON THE MAGIC. I HAD AN IDEA FOR A DIS MEET A WHILE AGO- HOW ABOUT A NIGHT OUT ON THE MAGIC IN ONE OF THE CLUBS?? OR WILL WE BE ON THE SHIP FOR SUPERBOWL?? OH MY, MY HUSBAND WOULD FLIP!!(IN A GOOD WAY)THAT WOULD BE FUN..........WE CAN GET TOGETHER FOR A BIG PARTY!!!JUST AN IDEA
ALREADY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE STAYING BEFORE AND AFTER.......HOW ABOUT YOU?
1/28 WE WILL BE FLYING DOWN AND STAYING AT THE MCO HYATT AND RENTING A CAR AND DRIVING TO PORT CANAVERAL
1/29-2/05 MAGIC
2/05-2/08 RENING A CAR AT PORT CAN THEN CAN'T DECIDE.....EITHER ROYAL PACIFIC-UNIVERSAL
OR ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE-WDW. WE HAVE NEVER STAYED AT EITHER HOTEL YET. WE LOVE WDW AND UNIVERSAL BOTH SO MUCH THAT ITS GOING TO BE TOUGH TO DECIDE. IM LEANING MORE TOWARDS ROYAL PACIFIC RIGHT NOW.
ANYWAY, I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT SUMMER!!!

 

[Cricket538]

Hi -
We're the Smith family from Atlanta and we SO excited about our upcoming January 2005 Disney cruise!!!

I've sailed on other lines before but my husband and 5-year-old "Disney Princess" have not. I'm actually having to d-r-a-g my DH to do this, but I think once he experiences the whole thing he'll be hooked. Especially with it being Disney!!

We're in 6600. I suppose that's near "The4Nitz's" in 6558, right??!

We welcome any and all tips and pointers !!

 

[disneylover5]

Hi Lilac Girl,

My husband was a little apprehensive the first disney cruise as well. Well, 4 cruises later, he let me buy him a Mickey Hawaiian shirt last week at the Disney outlet in Rehobeth Beach DE!!

The food is so "wonder"ful (or do I say "magic"cal)....It is the only vacation I have taken in 10 years when I have really rested.

Welcome to our group....I will have DS16, DS15, DS15, DD11, DD8....so no little ones like you.....I think about our trip and can't wait to go back each time!!

Lisa

 

[the4nitz's]

Only 6 more months to go, until we can board the Mickey Boat again.

Welcome to our group Cricket538.

We have 2 DD. When we cruise they will be 5 & almost 3.

Clarry

 

[Cricket538]

Hi again - Thanks for the warm welcome!

I am so excited about this trip. I've cruised on Carnival and Norwegian, but I imagine they pale in comparison to Disney!! My hubby's only cruise experience was a party boat to the Bahamas -which is why it was a real effort getting him to commit!! haha I'm doing all I can to make it a "magical," relaxing vacation.

I have tons of questions! This seems like a great place to get them answered!! (I did read the PassPorter's Guide to DCL which was wonderful.)

Some questions are:

Are all of the pools open when you first board, or just certain ones?

Which place is better to grab lunch on the first day after boarding? I believe Topsiders or Parrot Cay are the choices <?>

Is each cabin able to eat at Palo's for dinner AND brunch, or must you choose one or the other? I'm REALLY wanting to impress the hubby with Palo's, so ANY suggestions/tips on the Palo's experience would be welcomed!

Which show(s) are not to be missed? And which show(s) could you do without?

What is the ONE THING that I should definitely do on the cruise/islands?? You know, that one "do not miss" thing...?

And finally (for now), how much beer/wine can you bring on board? Does it have to be packed in a suitcase or can I simply carry on cases of beer? (Trying to save money here!!)



Hmmm, I'm sure I'll think of some more questions...and I do appreciate any of your suggestions.


I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mariamard]

Hi Cricket!! I will try to answer the best that I can..........
I am pretty sure that all of the pools are open when you first board. We boarded early(about noon) and went and ate at topsiders(yummy buffet, good kids choices too), registered the little ones at the club and flounders, and then ran to the mickey pool for a little bit . By the time we took care of all of that we had maybe 20 minutes to swim before the drill.
Palos is amazing. We loved it. We had ressies for both brunch and dinner, but only used the dinner ressies. We cancelled brunch because we were very tired.
We loved the show Dreams the best.We did't see too many of the shows. The theater is beautiful. Make sure that you get there 15 minutes at least before the show for good seats.
I am looking into excursions, too. We were on the eastern this year so we dont know which ones yet either.I have been to key west and cozumel. I will tell you that in Cozumel you should go to Excaret. It is am amazing eco park with lagoons, underground rivers, dolphin swims, etc. It is paradise. I just looked it up in the passporter--it is a Disney excursion for $99/79. Well worth it!!!We want to do our excursion on Grand Cayman.Any suggestions??
When we boarded, we brought on a feel bottles of vodka and wine. They were in a nice tote bag wrapped in paper.We didnt use it all. We liked the drink of the day specials, too.
I hope that eveyone is doing good!!! We are just getting the kids back in school.....take care!!

--maria

 

[MamaCrush]

Just wanted to check in-- and see my counter getting smaller!!


I am so excited I can't stand it and we still have about 5 months to go! DS(4) and DD(2) are being inundated with Disney in preparation for the cruise.l.. not that they're complaining! I'm having so much fun picking up Disney items already in anticipation of their Christmas being Disney filled. I found on ebay the plush ship with cruising Mickey, Minnie, Donald & Pluto beanies to have under the tree. I could go on and on!

But most importantly, I'm on a mission to potty train DD(2) well before the cruise so she can participate with her brother in the kids' club. DH and I are keeping our fingers crossed for a little adult vacation time.

And I can't wait for a spa massage. Should I spring for the extra cost of a CC massage??? Hmmm...

Can't wait to meet everyone.

 

[Cricket538]

Awesome MamaCrush! You sound as excited as I am!

I'll have to check out that Disney cruise ship plush - what a great idea. I bought some beach towels at the Disney store online for about $5. Those will be part of the surprise basket I'm planning...

Have you had a postcard sent to the kids yet? My DD (age 5) got hers from "Cinderella" and took it to show and tell! What a cool thing for the DIS board members to do!!

Keep in touch - this is SO exciting!!!!!!!!

 

[MamaCrush]

Haven't done the postcards yet-- wasn't sure when the best time would be. Since both of mine are rather young, I thought early January might be the best. Right now we're watching the "Mickey Boat Movie" (really the cruise DVD planner) getting ourselves all hyped up over the Mickey Pool. Oh the simple enthusiasm of the young!

 

[CrowleyFam]

Hi All,

We are new to the group here. We are booked on the 1/29 cruise and can't wait! Our trip will start with a week at WDW, then a week on Disney Magic. It is my family's (DW, DS - 6, DS - 4) very first cruise. We are very excited!

 

[Cricket538]

Hi -

This is the very first cruise for my husband and daughter (age 5). I've been on a few others, but it's my first time on a Disney cruise.

I've learned SO MUCH from reading these boards and from the Passporter's guide book.

Welcome to the board!!

 

[the4nitz's]

Hi Crowley, welcome to our group. Mama Crush we are also trying to potty train DD2 before the cruise. DD 2 & 5 have been looking at the pictures from our past cruise. They can't wait to go back.