February 21, 2009 Magic Western Caribean

[pouncingpluto]

So listen to this!

A few years ago (4, specifically), my husband's company turned 10 and took all of the employees plus one guest on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Century. Well, they've just announced that they're doing it again for the 15th anniversary next year! This time it will be a 5-night Western Caribbean beginning on 3/9/09.

I don't plan to cancel this cruise, though. We're going to have a week on DCL, a week at home, then head to Miami, spend Saturday and Sunday nights there and cruise on the company dime Monday through Saturday. The two ports are Key West and Grand Cayman. So, I'll have to find another interesting excursion in those places, which I'm sure won't be a problem!

If we had booked with cash instead of DVC points, I would have considered canceling the Disney cruise and doing something else for spring break with the money. But that's an awful lot of reservation points to have to use, and whatever we ended up doing would cost us more actual cash than what we plan to spend on this cruise.

 

[tevagirl]

So listen to this!

A few years ago (4, specifically), my husband's company turned 10 and took all of the employees plus one guest on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Century. Well, they've just announced that they're doing it again for the 15th anniversary next year! This time it will be a 5-night Western Caribbean beginning on 3/9/09.

I don't plan to cancel this cruise, though. We're going to have a week on DCL, a week at home, then head to Miami, spend Saturday and Sunday nights there and cruise on the company dime Monday through Saturday. The two ports are Key West and Grand Cayman. So, I'll have to find another interesting excursion in those places, which I'm sure won't be a problem!

If we had booked with cash instead of DVC points, I would have considered canceling the Disney cruise and doing something else for spring break with the money. But that's an awful lot of reservation points to have to use, and whatever we ended up doing would cost us more actual cash than what we plan to spend on this cruise.

Good for you! That's awesome!


Hello Carolyn, I answered you on the Feb. 28th thread.

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

Soon, we'll be out of the 300's! We are really looking forward to this.

 

[stacieps]

Well we bought our airfare today! I found that Delta had pricing for non-stops in February at a decent rate and booked it. We paid about the same for April vacation this year (we're leaving this Saturday 4/19 for WDW), I figure prices are only going to go up with gas prices so I might as well lock in now!

We're off to WDW for 10 days. When we get back from that I'll be starting to plan for the ports for this Cruise!

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

I think you were smart to book your flights. We're driving, so roundtrip will be a tank of gas. Just 308 more days!

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

We will be at 299 day! Out of the 300's!

 

[mcraft17]

It looks like we will be joining you all! It will be me, my DH, and DD 12. It will be our 2nd Western and our 4th cruise. We are so excited! We are not telling our DD till Christmas. The other times we suprised her the day of the cruise, so this time she will know a little before hand.

 

[pouncingpluto]

Welcome to the group!

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

Since this is my 1st, I can't really tell, but it seems when I go on the DCL site, the rooms are going pretty fast, or is that because there aren't that many cat 8s?

 

[tevagirl]

 

[mcraft17]

Thank you so much for the welcome! Now if only the time would hurry up!!

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

We are out of the 300's, which is pretty good since we started in the low 400's.

 

[mcraft17]

We are out of the 300's, which is pretty good since we started in the low 400's.

YIPEE!!

 

[TheLionKing]

Hello everyone. Just booked this cruise for me and my parents.

It will be our second Disney Cruise. The first was a 4 day cruise and now we are moving up to the 7 day cruise.

Looking forward to visiting this thread multiple times as the departure date approaches.

 

[tevagirl]

Hello everyone. Just booked this cruise for me and my parents.

It will be our second Disney Cruise. The first was a 4 day cruise and now we are moving up to the 7 day cruise.

Looking forward to visiting this thread multiple times as the departure date approaches.

Welcome, LionKing. Did you take that picture in your signature? It's gorgeous!

 

[mcraft17]

Hello everyone. Just booked this cruise for me and my parents.

It will be our second Disney Cruise. The first was a 4 day cruise and now we are moving up to the 7 day cruise.

Looking forward to visiting this thread multiple times as the departure date approaches.

I too love that picture!

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

Our group is growing, and DH & I are very excited. We always have to have a vacation planned to make us get up and go to work each day.

 

[TheLionKing]

Welcome, LionKing. Did you take that picture in your signature? It's gorgeous!

Thanks. Yes I did. That actually is the Wonder. I hope to get a nice photo of the Magic during this cruise.

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

You are really good, Lion King!

291 days.

 

[Donald&Tinkerbell]

Last Friday DH & I applied for our passports, it took 3 hours & we got there when they opened. But at least that's out of the way.