FEBRUARY 14, 2009 (very early roll-call!)

[disnutt]

Hi All,

I think my DD (who will be 14 in 2/14/09) & I are going to book February 14. 2009

Has anyone, gone on these dates before, if so, how is the weather?

I am going to make up my mind this week.

Anyone else booked this week ????

We are booked for this week. I'd like to hear about the weather. My DD will turn 13 just before the trip. Other DD will be 9 and DS will be 5.

 

[PURTYPAT1]

I did it, we are booked!!!!!!!!



Next step, booking our airfare (1 year & 1 month)

We are you from Disnutt?

 

[disnutt]

I did it, we are booked!!!!!!!!



Next step, booking our airfare (1 year & 1 month)

We are you from Disnutt?

Welcome aboard!

I'm saving up my SWA rewards and currently have 1 free flight! Just need 4 more!

We currently live near Pittsburgh PA. I work for a company based out of Philly and get over that way pretty often. I see you're from the NY/NJ area. How close are you to Philly?

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Welcome aboard!

I'm saving up my SWA rewards and currently have 1 free flight! Just need 4 more!

We currently live near Pittsburgh PA. I work for a company based out of Philly and get over that way pretty often. I see you're from the NY/NJ area. How close are you to Philly?

I am about 15 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel, & about 5 minutes to the George Washington Bridge. DH works in the city. I guess it would take about 2 hours to get to Philly from my home.

This is my first Cariabbean cruise. I am very excited. Have you traveled on the Magic before?

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Welcome aboard!

I'm saving up my SWA rewards and currently have 1 free flight! Just need 4 more!

We currently live near Pittsburgh PA. I work for a company based out of Philly and get over that way pretty often. I see you're from the NY/NJ area. How close are you to Philly?

I am about 15 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel, & about 5 minutes to the George Washington Bridge. DH works in the city. I guess it would take about 2 hours to get to Philly from my home.

This is my first Cariabbean cruise. I am very excited. Have you traveled on the Magic before?

 

[gmark2000]

Off this cruise...

 

[disnutt]

Patricia- This is our first cruise ever. We're all very excited! Almost 1 yr away!

gmark2000- We're going to be a multi-generational travelling group, too! My mother will be coming with us!

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Patricia- This is our first cruise ever. We're all very excited! Almost 1 yr away!

gmark2000- We're going to be a multi-generational travelling group, too! My mother will be coming with us!

This will be our 5th Disney Cruise.

My advice to you all, "start looking at airfares 330 days" which would be March 13 2008

If you are going to rent a car, do the same. Our cruise week is one of the busiest times to travel.

Welcome gmark2000,are there any teen girls in your group?

 

[gmark2000]

Off this cruise...

 

[disnutt]

This will be our 5th Disney Cruise.

My advice to you all, "start looking at airfares 330 days" which would be March 13 2008

If you are going to rent a car, do the same. Our cruise week is one of the busiest times to travel.

Welcome gmark2000,are there any teen girls in your group?

What about a pre-cruise hotel room? We'll be coming in the night before. I was going to try to book something next month.

gmark2000- do you have any boys in your group? My DS will be 5 1/2 yrs old by then.

 

[PURTYPAT1]

What about a pre-cruise hotel room? We'll be coming in the night before. I was going to try to book something next month.

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We are also coming in the night before, though I am not sure which route we are going to take as of yet.

Here are my options I am thinking about

If you take the Disney bus, then you can stay at the airport hotel, (I love the Marriott which is very affordable) or the Hyatt inside the airport (very expensive, but very easy) if you say at the Marriott, it has a free shuttle bus, & the next morning you can take it back to the airport & ride with the Disney bus to the port.

We might hire Happy Limo & have them drive us to the port & stay at the Radisson. The Radisson has free shuttle in the AM to the port.

Another option is, rent a car one way from Hertz drive to the Radisson, & or any hotel close to the port, next am drop the family off at the port, & take the car back to the rent a car place & they will drive you to the port

Last choice would be rent a car for the week, & leave it at the Radisson (free) & take the shuttle the next am to the port.

Below are very helpful links


Radisson Hotels & Resorts. Hotel reservations for leisure and business travel.

Helpful Information For You Updated 01/17/2008 - The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com

This will be our 7th Presidents week in Orlando, & our first Disney Cruise on this date. The only advice I can give you all, is get your airline tickets early.

 

[disnutt]

OK, this is weird. I received an email notice of an update to this post but now the message is gone!

 

[gmark2000]

Off this cruise...

 

[Jodi]

Hello GMark, Patricia & DisNutt - Mind if I join in? We're also booked on the same cruise, 2/14/09. It's me, DH & DD17, DSs 13 (one will be turning 14 on the cruise!). I know, you're thinking "Wow, how'd she do that? Just one turning 14?" My DD & one DS are my step-children!

We're very excited, as we've only been on a 3 & 4 day DCL cruise in the past. 7 days sounds GREAT!

Hoping to book SW airlines (I have 1 free ticket). We'll be flying in on Fri. as well. Has anyone thought about staying @ a Disney hotel the night b4 (free Magical Express), then getting a car/van to pick you up there? I think the DCL bus is way too expensive for 5 of us. We can't stay @ the airport 'cause the rooms only sleep 4...anyone know if we can squeeze 5 into the Radisson near the ship

DisNutt - I see you ran the GOOFY this year, me too! How'd it go? Are you part of the WISH bunch?

Hope to get to know you all...heck we've got a year .

 

[moosemom]

Hello everyone!
We'll be sailing for the first time with DCL next february - it's the kids' first cruise and our first in years so we're all looking forward to it!

We too will be 'mulitgenerational' - we'll be with my parents as well as our three kids [my girls will be 10.5 and 6 on the trip and my son will be turning 9 the day we return home!]

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Hello GMark, Patricia & DisNutt - Mind if I join in? We're also booked on the same cruise, 2/14/09. It's me, DH & DD17, DSs 13 (one will be turning 14 on the cruise!). I know, you're thinking "Wow, how'd she do that? Just one turning 14?" My DD & one DS are my step-children!

We're very excited, as we've only been on a 3 & 4 day DCL cruise in the past. 7 days sounds GREAT!

Hoping to book SW airlines (I have 1 free ticket). We'll be flying in on Fri. as well. Has anyone thought about staying @ a Disney hotel the night b4 (free Magical Express), then getting a car/van to pick you up there? I think the DCL bus is way too expensive for 5 of us. We can't stay @ the airport 'cause the rooms only sleep 4...anyone know if we can squeeze 5 into the Radisson near the ship

DisNutt - I see you ran the GOOFY this year, me too! How'd it go? Are you part of the WISH bunch?

Hope to get to know you all...heck we've got a year .

Hi Jodi welcome. On one of our cruises there was 5 of us, & we stayed in the Radisson's suite. If I can remember, our room had 2 queen size beds, (or maybe it was kingsize) plus a queen pull out couch. There was plenty of room for 5. I think we might also stay at the Radisson the night before. First I want to tackle the airline tickets.

Hello everyone!
We'll be sailing for the first time with DCL next february - it's the kids' first cruise and our first in years so we're all looking forward to it!

[my girls will be 10.5 and 6 on the trip and my son will be turning 9 the day we return home!]

Welcome moosemom, where are you from?

I can't believe this same cruise (stateroom/itinerary/date) was ~$4100 last year and now will be ~$5600 next year!

The price for children went from ~$560+fees to over $1100.

Wow gmark2000 that's a big increase. When we went on our Mediterranean cruise last June on the "Magic" The price was only $1400. per person Cat 12 (which were were upgraded) and it was for 11 days.

 

[Jodi]

Patricia - Thanks for the welcome! I'll take the Raddison under advisement...that's the Radisson @ the port, right? I can't believe I'm getting excited about something OVER a year away . Oh well...

You guys, except for Moosemom, have all done the 7 night cruise b4, right? What day is that 5 a.m. wake up call??

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Patricia - Thanks for the welcome! I'll take the Raddison under advisement...that's the Radisson @ the port, right? I can't believe I'm getting excited about something OVER a year away . Oh well...

You guys, except for Moosemom, have all done the 7 night cruise b4, right? What day is that 5 a.m. wake up call??

Jodi, with each DC (4) trips, each one was booked one year in advanced. I think it is more fun, to start planning early especially with the boards. Your trip will be near perfect, or if any bumps come along the way, you will know how to handle it, not to mention, all of the friends you will make along the way.

My DC has been 2- 3days 1- 4day 1-11day we have never gotten up at 5am on any of them. On all the cruises on the last day, we had to be off the ship by 8:30am. If we wanted to have a sit down breakfast (with our severs) than you will need to be at the restaurant at the assigned time that Disney gives you, which is really early ( you will still have late sitting or early sitting). We always opted to go to the buffet at our own time, which was usually the latest. I guess it also has to do what time your flight is also & if you want a sit down breakfast.

On our last day, we always plan to take the last flight out of Orlando, & spend the day in one of the parks. We leave for the airport around 3pm for a 6pm flight.

I have never been on a 7 day cruise, so if anyone has the info about a 5am wake up, please fill us in.

Jodi, I am very excited too My DH thinks I am nuts. LOL

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Below are great links, hope they work


http://homepage.mac.com/momme30/Excel/FileSharing19.html

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1520273

 

[Jodi]

Patricia - Thank you SOOO much for those links!!! I will pour over them today while drinking tea (it's cold here). My husband thinks I am completely nuts w/ this whole Disney thing , but I don't hear him saying "no, that's ok honey, you go, I'll stay home".