Euro Magic Med 7 Night Cruise Aug 20 - 27 2011

[MRAven]

Euro Magic 7 Night Med Cruise

Group Name: Euro Mouseketeers


Sailing date: August 20th, 2011
Port: Barcelona, Spain
Ship: Disney Magic

As of today (May 24/2011) only 87 days until this cruise sets sail


Ports of Call:

Day....................Port........................Ashore.........Onboard

Saturday..........Barcelona, Spain................................ 4:00 p.m.
Sunday............Villefranche, France..........9:00 a.m...... 5:30 p.m.
Monday............La Spezia, Italy ..............7:30 a.m.......7:30 p.m.
Tuesday...........Civitavecchia, Italy..........7:45 a.m.......9:00 p.m.
Wednesday.......Naples, Italy...................7:30 a.m.......9:00 p.m.
Thursday..........At Sea
Friday..............Palma, Mallorca...............7:45 a.m.......6:00 p.m.
Saturday..........Barcelona, Spain.............7:00 a.m.


Crusers/Peeps: 67 PAX

Adults: 45 - Teens: 5 - Tweens: 1 - Children: 17

01- CarrianneB:............................4 PAX - Changed to Alaska DCL Cruise
02- MRAven:................................3 PAX - Manny, DW Katty, DD Liliam (17) @ sailing time
03- Deeds...................................4 PAX - Deborah DH Esteve, DD Rachel (10) DS Ben (8)
04- lindylou 2_2002.......................4 PAX - Lindy, DH Leigh (leigh_v), DD Gemma (8), DD Tessa (6)
05- bats (Joa):............................2 PAX - Joa & Mike
06- Joa´s Mom:...........................1 PAX - Jen
07- Jen's Friends..........................2 PAX - Emma and Kerry
08- Joa´s Sister: .........................4 PAX - Mindi, Mark, DS (10), DD (8) @ sailing time
09- Florida_Mel: ..........................3 PAX - Mel, DH Leigh, DD Lydia (12)
10- Vron:....................................4 PAX - Veronica, DH Andy, DD Beth (14), Beth's BF Becky (14)
11- Heatherbelle:.........................3 PAX - Heather, DH Andrew, DS Mathew (12)
12- Maza:...................................4 PAX - Maria, DH Dave (FB), DD Juli (17), DD Lucie (15)
13- Reserved
14- Amystevekai&bump:.................4 PAX - Amy, Steve, DS Kai (6), DS Lucas (4)
15- Amy's Friends.........................3 PAX - Clare, Poul, DD Abi (10)
16- Brody-Maddison......................3 PAX - Cath, Broddy (8), Maddison (5) @sailing time
17- Disneycrazee..........................3 PAX - Brenda, DH, 1 child
18- Sparkle Queen........................4 PAX - Rekha, DH and 2 Childs
19- MrGLWatson...........................5 PAX - Gary, Susan, Nicola, Richars, James and Alex
20- Tracyz..................................3 PAX - Tracy, Steve and Emmalyn (9) @sailing time
21- Mward73...............................8 PAX - 6 Adults and two children 2 and 4.
22- Allesma.................................8 PAX - Ellen, DH, DD 15 and DD9


Special Celebrations:
1.- MRAven: DD's (Liliam) 18th Birthday Sunday 08/21/2011
2.- Deeds: Deborah's 41st Birthday Saturday 08/20/2011
3.- Mandi & Mark
4.- Vron: Veronica and Andy's Birthday Celebration

5.- Mickey's Magical Armada Dover to Barcelona One Year Aniversary: Event to take place Everyday and Everywhere on The Disney Magic - From Infinity and Beyond (Do Excuse the )


Other activities or things to do:

a.- Meets: We all want Meets

Scouts Meet - Scout Captain: Leigh_v

Tasting Session: Florida_Mel - on Thursday 25th Details on page 19 post # 279

b.- Fish Extenders: Fish Extender Captain: Vron
Interested:

MRAven
lindylou 2_2002
bats, family & Friends
Florida_Mel
Heatherbelle
Maza
Amystevekai&bump & Friends
Sparkle Queen


c.- Silicone Wrist Band: @ US $ 1.50 each Talk to Manny (MRAven)

Last Update: May 22nd, 2011

Size......................................Adult...............Children

Total: ......................................61.......................20

MRAven......................................6.........................0
Florida_Mel..................................3.........................0
lindylou 2_2002............................2.........................2
Bats, Family & Mrs Potts.................5.........................0
Heatherbell (SC)...........................6.........................0
Maza..........................................4.........................0
Disneydancer...............................5.........................2
E Chad.......................................2.........................2
DisneyCrazee...............................2.........................1
Sparkle Queen.............................2.........................2
Tracyz.......................................2.........................1
Mward73....................................6.........................2
Amystevekai&bump......................4.........................3
Irishrover...................................1.........................1
Catherine HW.............................1.........................2
Allesma.....................................6..........................2
Vron.........................................4..........................0

Euro Mouseketeers Polo Shirts: Talk to Maza.


d.- Web Page Master Designer: Florida_Mel. It's here to be enjoyed in a computer near you Rated G (USA) Rated U (UK)

Here it is as promised: Euro Mouseketeers Website Link


e.- Booked Hotels:

- Madrid: Lusso Infanta http://www.hotelinfantas.com/index.html

- Barcelona: Hotel Novatel http://www.novotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml
- Barcelona: Hotel Catalonia Barcelona http://www.hoteles-catalonia.com/es/home.jsp
- Barcelona: Hotel Palace Barcelona http://hotelpalacebarcelona.com/en/


f.- Stateroom List:

Cruiser..........Steteroom..........Deck..........Dinner

MRAven.................6633...............06...........2nd
Lindylou 2_2002......2629...............02............1st
Florida_Mel.............5520...............05...........2nd
Deeds...................XXXX...............XX...........XX
Bats.....................XXXX...............XX............XX
Jen.......................XXXX...............XX...........XX
Mindi & Mark...........XXXX...............XX...........XX
Emma & Kerri..........XXXX...............XX...........XX
Vron.....................XXXX...............XX...........XX
Heatherbelle...........XXXX...............XX...........XX
Maza.....................5634................05..........XX
Maza 2nd Cab.........5635................05...........XX
Amystevekai&bump..5013................05..........1st
Brody-Maddison.......6011................06..........1st (For now)
Disneycrazee..........XXXX...............XX...........XX
Sparkle Queen........XXXX...............XX...........XX
Mward79 ...............XXXX................06..........1st
Allesma .................GTY..............................XX


Special Comments:

1.- By MRAven: Cheer Up and come to Celebrate the Magic with us !

2.- By MRAven: Special thanks to Anal Annie for beeing such a Great Cruise Planning Pal

3.- By MRAven: If The Disney Magic is 'a calling, You better start 'a Rocking

4.- By Florida_Mel: "Exciting News We have Facebook Page" Please go to Page 14 Post No. 198 for details.

5.- By Florida_Mel: We have a Web Page Euro Mouseketeers Website Link

6.- By all of us: We are sailing on the Disney Magic This Year

7.- By Leigh_v: Scouts Meet on The Magic - details beyond post No. 390 on pg 26

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the 2011 Magic Cruise Meet list....

 

[MRAven]

There's only 588 days left for this cruise !

 

[MRAven]

From the internet:


THE TOP TEN SIGNS YOU HAVE AN UNHEALTHY DISNEY OBSESSION 10.

You know how many hairs are on the leg of the drunken pirate sitting on the bridge.
9. You have more Disney movies than Blockbuster.
8. Your favorite song is "Zippity-Doo-Dah".
7. When you hear people talking about "the underprivileged", you assume they are referring to those who have to stay off-site.
6. You refer to Wal-Mart and McDonald's employees as "cast members".
5. You've added spires and turrets to the roof of your house.
4. You tried to pay your electric bill with Disney Dollars.
3. Your children's names are Ariel and Alladin.
2. You pray that nobody will ever discover your dirty little secret: That you sneak out of bed in the middle of the night, logon to the internet, and drool over online pictures of WDW.
1. You're reading this.

 

[MRAven]

From the Internet:


My kids love going to the Web, and they keep track of their passwords by writing them on Post-it notes. I noticed their Disney password was "MickeyMinnieGoofyPluto," and so I asked why it was so long. "Because," my son explained, "they say it has to have at least four characters."



This one is probably true.

 

[MRAven]

There's only 583 days left for this cruise !

 

[MRAven]

DCL Removes Age Groups for Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab
DCL recently sent letters to upcoming cruisers announcing a new policy for the children's programming. Beginning mid-December on the Wonder and January on the Magic, Disney Cruise Line has removed the age restrictions for children in the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab. Children will be able to choose which activities they would like to participate in, regardless of age. Activities will be listed in the Personal Navigator with suggested ages.

 

[MRAven]

Villains Show Comes to DCL
With the announcement that the Toy Story musical will be moving from Disney Cruise Line to Disney's California Adventure, the villains will be taking its place. "Villains Tonight!" will premiere on the Magic beginning March 27, and then later on sailings of the Dream. This family-friendly show begins with Hades losing his evil. He will have to look for some inspiration in Disney's cast of villain characters. For a video introducing the show, visit:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...ey-villains-set-sail-with-disney-cruise-line/.

 

[MRAven]

There's only 580 days left for this cruise !





Disney Magic Eastern Caribbean Cruise - December 2002
Disney Magic Western Caribbean Cruise - December 2009

 

[MRAven]

My most sincere condolences for all of those that of any way have been touched by the Haiti tragedy.

 

[MRAven]

A recent new thread just opened specilly on Barcelona Hotels.

Hope this helps for some cruiser to make a decision.


Thank you to all of those posts on this thread.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2372463

 

[MRAven]

Lots of Pixie Dust to this thread so I get to chat to anyone else besides my self !

Cheer Up ! Cruising is the Max; specially if you are in the Magic.

 

[MRAven]

If I were not at sea: is a variety show on the Disney Magic in the Rockin' Bar D in Beat Street which is presented the very last night of a seven night caribbean cruise.

The question is if this is also presented on the Wonder, if not what is ?

Also would like to know if the same show is presented on the Magic Med Cruises ?

I've seen it twice and it's really GREAT. Definetly would like to see it again.

Anyone remembers all the characters presented on this show ? I'll just mention the one that I liked the most:

Light House Girl !

 

[MRAven]

There's only 569 days left for this cruise !





Disney Magic Eastern Caribbean Cruise - December 2002
Disney Magic Western Caribbean Cruise - December 2009

 

[MRAven]

Here is our 1st "Nice to Have" Itinerary:

Arrive from Venezuela at Madrid around 6 am (waste one day on Jet Lag)
Madrid: 4 nights. One day tour to Toledo.
Barcelona: 4 nights. One day tour to Monserrat.
DISNEY MAGIC CRUISE
Fly Back to Venezuela.

I want to make it for a complete 3 weeks vacation so I still have a few day to consider.

 

[MRAven]

Cruising Friends...


Another thead just opened for another group whom are on this very same itinerary ( 7 nights Mediterranean Cruise ) with the only diference that they sail one week before; that is we get on as they get off. So information sharing is welcome from both groups since we will have plenty of needs in common.



Here is the link for any one who might want to check it out.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=35273883&posted=1


Thank you to Anal Annie for been so nice

 

[MRAven]

What I have picked up so far from many different boards, blogs, and other cruises is that the shore excursions are some how complicated. Many take a lot of time on a bus ride; to go and to come back.

For example, the Florence - Pisa excursion may take from 4 to 5 hours on a bus round trip. Some cities have a lot of traffic delaying even more your excursion leaving you with very little time to admire the historical monuments or whatever you want to do.

The boat from Naples to Capri aparently is very, very rough even with a mild surf; any worse and it get's cancelled.

Some excursions that mention some walking / up and down trails / etc aparently are not mild at all. You will need good conditions in order to enjoy it. Oh, and of course proper clothes.

I haven't decided yet which excursions will I take but considering what other people are saying I might kip it simple and city-focused. I guess it's more cost efficient to enjoy one city really good than enjoying a lot of them just a little bit !

Must consider family group and I recomend no suprises on this excursion or the suprise might be on you.

Now what ever you do, include lunch; every review gave a plus on the food and the wine; so dedicate enough time for that.


After all, you can always come back !

 

[MRAven]

Ahh yes, DD's big birthday...I forgot about that leeetle detail. Well, you're still welcome to hang out here until you find yourself some more peeps on your cruise!

I poked around a little bit yesterday on a cruise website (CruisesOnly.com) just to nose around & see what was out there. I've been reading other threads about people jumping ship from DCL to cruise on other lines...and then there are some saying sales are slow. Well, they apparently only post the itineraries at 18 months & they don't even have August 2011 up for sale yet as we're still just under that mark right now. Actually, looking at my ticker, TODAY is exactly our 18 month mark! Anyway, you can only select cruises through July. And the only 2 cruiselines that came up for that far out were DCL and Carnival. So I suspect come March they will post August. So of course until then sales will be slow. WE are the early birds! Hopefully we'll pick up more peeps in a month or two.

I guess a little pacience won't hurt. As you mentioned we earlybirds once we book we just can't wait to get back on.

DCL Marketing should kick in very soon. Do you think they read the threads in order to obtain feedback ? or what cruisers are saying ? None the less here is a letter post for DCL Marketing and Sales departments:

"Dear DCL Marketing and Sales castmenbers; please send us some cruiser along. Here's some to help you out.


Thank you.


DCL Fans"


Now the trick is to know if they get this.

 

[MRAven]

Hey, they posted the new Winter 2010 Castaway Members Compass Newsletter. If you are a member check it out.

 

[Anal Annie]

Just giving you a bump up back to page 1 Hope you find some new peeps soon!!