Mom2PrincessesLinSy
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I"ve been toying with the notion of writing a TR, but feel tremendous pressure to keep up with the great writings of fellow DISers who have braved their souls on the board (and ON-board!) But I forge on, more for my own therapeutic experience than anything else!
Our upcoming cruise will be our fifth DCL sailing, and 6th cruise...we went on an Alaskan Cruise in 2000 on HAL. It was beautful, and if DCL ever does go north to The Land of the Midnight Sun
, we plan to be there.
Our first DCL sailing was on the Wonder, in October of 1999. We had been married in WDW at the Wedding Pavillion with our reception at the Grand Floridian the week before. Since DH is from Colorado, and I am originally a Jersey Girl (now transplanted to Maryland!), we have family ALL over the country! And, lucky
for us, 85 friends and family were able to come down and enjoy our wedding and all the Disney Magic.
It was grand, and I can share details if people are interested, but this is a CRUISE thread, so I should stay on topic!
Anyway, after our wedding, then a week in Disney to start our Honeymoon, we boarded the Wonder (on its 19th sailing ever) for 4 glorious days. That was "back in the day" when there were only 3 and 4 day cruises on the Magic and Wonder, so the "19th sailing" equated to being on-board just a month or two from its Inaugural sailing.
To me, the ships seem as glorious as they did in the beginning, but I'm not overly picky either! I do, however vaguely remember one day on board, when it was raining (OK, pouring) and as we stood in the area of the mid-ship lifts, where the Mickey/Minnie mural (or was it Ariel?) was, water was POURING into the ship from the elevator shaft! Somewhat disconcerting, but they had it handled...hopefully water doesn't still come down the shafts in the rain!!
Sadly, in 1999, we didn't have a digital camera, and the camera we had brought on board had exposed at least an entire roll of film from the cruise.
Back then, I didn't keep journals of what we did, so many of the Memories of our Honeymoon sailing are just that, memories... I haven't been back on the Wonder since, and really wish I had some pictures of our stateroom, Honeymoon gift, pictures of Palo, Tritons, etc. But, there are some pictures to remind us of our trip! For this I am grateful.
Our sailing aboard the Wonder was a waiting game. Hurricane Floyd had hit the month before (the first time ever the WDW resort had been closed for the day!) and it had hit Nassau pretty hard. Castaway Cay had also been seriously damaged, so much that we were the first sailing allowed back onto the island since the storm hit! Buildings in Nassau had still been missing a roof, shingles, windows... you get the idea. Many tours weren't available because of damage to the island. But hey, a bad day in Paradise....
Our Honeymoon cruise was WONDERful (to state the obvious) and therefore we have booked several DCL sailings since!
Our last 3 cruises have each been 7 days on the Magic. We have done 2 Eastern itineries, and a Western. Our upcoming trip will also be a Western. Since finding these boards, this cruise will be SO much different than the others. I know so much more (and I've been onboard several times already!) and we are going to try out some of the "secret" things we have learned! So, I am excited that in less than 30 days, we will be sailing away yet again, with the mouse and the friends we have all grown to love!
See ya real soon!!
Our upcoming cruise will be our fifth DCL sailing, and 6th cruise...we went on an Alaskan Cruise in 2000 on HAL. It was beautful, and if DCL ever does go north to The Land of the Midnight Sun
, we plan to be there.Our first DCL sailing was on the Wonder, in October of 1999. We had been married in WDW at the Wedding Pavillion with our reception at the Grand Floridian the week before. Since DH is from Colorado, and I am originally a Jersey Girl (now transplanted to Maryland!), we have family ALL over the country! And, lucky
for us, 85 friends and family were able to come down and enjoy our wedding and all the Disney Magic. It was grand, and I can share details if people are interested, but this is a CRUISE thread, so I should stay on topic!Anyway, after our wedding, then a week in Disney to start our Honeymoon, we boarded the Wonder (on its 19th sailing ever) for 4 glorious days. That was "back in the day" when there were only 3 and 4 day cruises on the Magic and Wonder, so the "19th sailing" equated to being on-board just a month or two from its Inaugural sailing.
To me, the ships seem as glorious as they did in the beginning, but I'm not overly picky either! I do, however vaguely remember one day on board, when it was raining (OK, pouring) and as we stood in the area of the mid-ship lifts, where the Mickey/Minnie mural (or was it Ariel?) was, water was POURING into the ship from the elevator shaft! Somewhat disconcerting, but they had it handled...hopefully water doesn't still come down the shafts in the rain!!Sadly, in 1999, we didn't have a digital camera, and the camera we had brought on board had exposed at least an entire roll of film from the cruise.
Back then, I didn't keep journals of what we did, so many of the Memories of our Honeymoon sailing are just that, memories... I haven't been back on the Wonder since, and really wish I had some pictures of our stateroom, Honeymoon gift, pictures of Palo, Tritons, etc. But, there are some pictures to remind us of our trip! For this I am grateful.Our sailing aboard the Wonder was a waiting game. Hurricane Floyd had hit the month before (the first time ever the WDW resort had been closed for the day!) and it had hit Nassau pretty hard. Castaway Cay had also been seriously damaged, so much that we were the first sailing allowed back onto the island since the storm hit! Buildings in Nassau had still been missing a roof, shingles, windows... you get the idea. Many tours weren't available because of damage to the island. But hey, a bad day in Paradise....
Our Honeymoon cruise was WONDERful (to state the obvious) and therefore we have booked several DCL sailings since!
Our last 3 cruises have each been 7 days on the Magic. We have done 2 Eastern itineries, and a Western. Our upcoming trip will also be a Western. Since finding these boards, this cruise will be SO much different than the others. I know so much more (and I've been onboard several times already!) and we are going to try out some of the "secret" things we have learned! So, I am excited that in less than 30 days, we will be sailing away yet again, with the mouse and the friends we have all grown to love!
See ya real soon!!
I need a vacation!!
Work has been tough the last week and 1/2, I am so ready for a vacation. Could be because we haven't been to Dinsey since Dec. of 2007, or could just the need to get away...or both!
Last time we weren't able to stop at Grand Cayman, since the seas were so rough (it was January) that the tenders weren't able to board people off our ship. Actually I think the ship would have just pulled out, but there were some tenders of excursions that had gotten out early, before it really got wavy, so they couldn't leave them behind! But I bet it scared the cr*p out of anyone who was already on shore to see the Magic sailing away (only to the other side of the island where it was calmer,but still!) 
Key West and CC were fine, so the cruise wasn't totally awful, but we didn't think it was worth the extra $$ to do the Western vs. the Eastern Carribean! Guess we will find out in the next month!
I guess her 2 1/2 week trip to the Mediterranean isn't allowed for me? um, excuse me, but I do think I deserve more than ONE freakin' week of vacation a year! Esp. when our senior staff (I am the other director of our center) has had 2 weeks off each since May!
Love ya!
