Happy 21st Birthday! WDW, DCL and a Dis meet! *TR COMPLETE*

[tinkerbell87512]

Index of trip report below...

Cast- Me Cheryl!

Turning 21 a few days before the trip. I love Disney World and all things Disney. I've taken a few solo trips and my last of which involved a dis meet! (If you want to check out my last adventure head over HERE! ) Anyway I love to have fun and try anything at least once (within reason). This whole trip is basicly a gift to myself (yes I know shallow) to celebrate my 21'st birthday! It all started last year when I had to get my passport for another trip I was going on. I thought about how much I wanted to do a cruise and since I was turning 21 and had a passport why not book a Disney Cruise! Gotta put that passport to good use! I also love photography so there will be tons and tons of pics. I got an Annual pass for WDW in July so this will most likely be my last trip using it before it expires. My fave characters would have to be Tinkerbell of course, Belle, and Stitch.

Anyway so back in March I was looking at the cruises I decided why not book! So thats what I did. May 15-18 2008 sailing on the Disney Wonder with a stop at Nassau and Castaway Cay. I have never been to anywhere tropical like this so I'm very very excited. I booked a cat 12 GTY for the very reason that I wont be in the room except to sleep so I dont need anything fancy.

So anyway after I booked I told my best friend B about it and she went home and looked up the cruise online. Turns out that very same night B and her boy friend K booked for the very same cruise!

So Now I will introduce you to B.

20 soon to be 21 in March. She loves Disney as well but not nearly as much as myself. Actually she doesn't even know how big of a Disney geek I am. :geek: Her favorite characters would have to be the Princess' with Belle being her fave. Her and her BF recently moved down to FL and I went down in July and we ended up spending the day at the Magic Kindom. She hadn't been since she was little so it was truly a blast! Shes kind of shy but loves to have fun. This will also be her first cruise and she is already counting the days.

Her BF K will be the last one joining us on the cruise.

He will be 21 in a few weeks and is slowly coming around to being a Disney lover. He had a blast in July when we went to the Magic Kingdom and it even suprised B and myself how much fun he was having. This will be his first cruise as well.

We are all so excited to be heading on this cruise together for a nice relaxing vacation. The three of us always have a great time together so we are expecting this cruise to be no different.

Index:
"I'm back" page 25
"Flying and Checking in" page 26
"Downtown Disney to grab some lunch" page 26
"Solo birthday dinner and Cirque" page 27
"Morning at CBR and heading to Port" page 28
"Check in, see my BFF and check out the room" page 29
"3...2...1...SAIL AWAY and Route 66" page 29 2 posts
"Parrot Cay and time on my own..." page 29
"Pulling into Nassau" Page 30
"Lunch, Ice carvings and movies oh my!" page 30
"Toy Story the musical....To Infinity and BEYOND!" page 31
"Pirates in the Caribbean" page 32
"Finally Castaway Cay!" page 32
"PARADISE" pages 32 and 33
"Our last night" page 33
"Morning already?!" page33
"Pop and the Magic Kingdom" page 34
"Let's explore future world!" page 34
"Everyone got their passports?! World Showcase!" page35
"World Showcase part 2!" page 36
"Relaxing night" page 36
"A morning exploring DHS" page 36
"A HSM touching moment" page 37
"Shopping, photo opt and the land!" page 37
"Mini Dis meet night at Epcot" page 37
"I have the keys to the Kingdom" page 38
"The 3:00 parade" page 38
"First official Dis meet...Ohana!" page 38
"Pirates and Princess' oh my!" page 39
"Dis meet day 2!!!" page 40
"Last day..." page 41

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Fast forward from March to Today:

Nothing too much has happened between then and now till tonight. I had been planning to fly down the day before the cruise and stay at the Hyatt hotel at MCO air port. When I actually thought about it and looked it up the Hyatt would cost over $200 with my AAA discount. I could stay at a moderate resort for less than that.

After our dis meet the begining of this month we have been talking about another meet in May since we had such a fantastic time. So turns out our meet is going to be a 2 day even May 21 and 22 so that means more time for me at WDW after the cruise!

This is 5 out of the 17 Dis'ers that met up that night in all of our Lime green glory!

B and K wont be with me for this half of the trip since going on the cruise is already putting such a hole in their pockets. I wish they could head down for a couple of days but as of right now its not going to happen.

So after reading on the Dis I found out that you can use the magical express to your first resort, get a Disney transfer to and from port back to resort and then magical express back to the airport. Still with me? I wont even need to get any other form of transporation, its all covered by Disney.

So back to tonight, after all my research I decided to finally book my resort reservations. I first called WDW direct and had a very rude CM saying anything done with the cruise has to be done by them, even resort stays. So I then called the cruise line and I had a great CM named Nicole. She explained that you should NEVER mention the word cruise because that just shuts them off. She said she would be glad to book my rooms but she can only do that for 7 night cruises. So she told me to call WDW back and dont mention the cruise and that I need to book 2 reservations and to call her back to change the transfers I had already got with my cruise package. So off I went again to call WDW and this time I had a wonderful CM (I wish I got her name). She was a great help and really friendly and in no time at all I had a room at the Carribean beach resort before the cruise and a room at Pop Century for 5 nights after.

I wish I could of gotten Coronado Springs for my night before the cruise but Nicole at the cruise line said they only pick up for port at certain resorts and coronado is the only Moderate resort that isnt included. Oh well I'm very excited to stay at CBR since it will be my first ever stay at a moderate. I've always been a value girl and since I was planning on the Hyatt at $200 this was a cheaper upgraded choice with an extra night of magic added in!

I called the cruise line back and luckly I got Nicole again. She then changed my airport/port -port/airport transfers to resort/port - port/resort. She was telling me all about the cruise and all the things that are on it and that just pumped me up even more! I hope these next 6+ months go by really fast. 10 days of vacation bliss and I can't wait!

So the dates are:
May 14-15 Carribean Beach Resort
May 15-18 Disney Cruise
May 18-23 Pop Century

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

I'm SO jealous! I want to go on a Disney Cruise!

Yall are going to have tons of fun

 

[Avivasmom]

Very COOL...sounds like you have a great trip planned...Cannot wait to read more.

 

[Tink rules]

I'm really excited for you!!!

Will you still have your AP for this trip??? You should keep an eye open for the rates to come out and see if you can get the AP rates for your resorts!!!

Here's the link for codes...

http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

I'm here!
Wow! You are way ahead of schedule with these Trip Reports!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey Cheryl, I followed your link over. This pre-TR is not that early, it could be 15 months early like mine was when I started it.

I can't wait to read all about your cruise, even though we are not going to be doing the same itinerary I can't wait to hear about your experience.

The dis meet should be a blast as well, hopefully you don't all get rained on this time!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I'm SO jealous! I want to go on a Disney Cruise!

Yall are going to have tons of fun

Thanks for joining! I really hope the next few months fly by

Very COOL...sounds like you have a great trip planned...Cannot wait to read more.

Thanks for joining!!

I'm really excited for you!!!

Will you still have your AP for this trip??? You should keep an eye open for the rates to come out and see if you can get the AP rates for your resorts!!!

Here's the link for codes...

http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

THanks so much for the link to the codes. I ended up getting my AAA discount but I will be checking the AP codes to. For my last trip AAA ended up being cheaper than the AP...by a lot. I thought that was kinda strange.

Thanks for joining!

I'm here!
Wow! You are way ahead of schedule with these Trip Reports!

Thanks for coming over Lindsey! haha I'm just a trip report-aholic.

Hey Cheryl, I followed your link over. This pre-TR is not that early, it could be 15 months early like mine was when I started it.

I can't wait to read all about your cruise, even though we are not going to be doing the same itinerary I can't wait to hear about your experience.

The dis meet should be a blast as well, hopefully you don't all get rained on this time!

Thanks for following the link Lessa. Aww 15 months isnt early, you have some great stories within your trippie. I just hope I have some exciting things to report as I wait the 6+ months.

The dis meet should be another blast. Most of the girls that stayed behind that night will be coming back for the meet. I wish they were all able to come But the over all theme is rain or shine. We are actually going to have 2 days of meets One dinner at a resort and another park day. Hopefully we can beat the rain this time!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I just hope I have some exciting things to report as I wait the 6+ months.

I am sure you will come up with something to entertain us. Your trip marks the halfway point to my trip. I am still 13 months away.

 

[anabelle]

I am enjoying your trip report so far. It sounds like a blast

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I am sure you will come up with something to entertain us. Your trip marks the halfway point to my trip. I am still 13 months away.

Yup I will have to think of something. I hope my tr makes you more excited for your trip. I can't wait to hear all about yours!

I am enjoying your trip report so far. It sounds like a blast

Thanks so much for reading!!!!

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

You should try & a plan a trip around Christmas time next year!

I think that's when we're going

 

[tinkerbell87512]

You should try & a plan a trip around Christmas time next year!

I think that's when we're going

Aw man I would love to go during the Christmas season but my job now would not allow that.

 

[DisneyDadFaNaTic]

OOOooooo, I'm in! We are trying something similar in June, so I'll look her for all the secrets in planning!

Keep up the good work!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

OOOooooo, I'm in! We are trying something similar in June, so I'll look her for all the secrets in planning!

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for joining!!

I will have to check out your trippie too.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Aw man I would love to go during the Christmas season but my job now would not allow that.

It is too bad that your job does not allow travel time in December, we could have had a Dis meet. I wish I could go in May but all the money I am plunking down for the December trip makes it impossible for me to go in May.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

It is too bad that your job does not allow travel time in December, we could have had a Dis meet. I wish I could go in May but all the money I am plunking down for the December trip makes it impossible for me to go in May.

I know it actually really stinks. I've been trying to figure out a way I could get down there even for 3 or 4 days using a personal day at work. But somehow my boss wouldnt go for the idea of taking time off to head to Disney World.

 

[DisneyFreak06]

This trip looks so awesome too! I'm starting to feel like I'm really following you around! This is your 3rd TR that I'm on! (But they are always so much fun with such awesome pictures!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

This trip looks so awesome too! I'm starting to feel like I'm really following you around! This is your 3rd TR that I'm on! (But they are always so much fun with such awesome pictures!

Thanks!!! I'm glad you are following me around and that you are liking my TR's!!

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

Well I finally found my way over here! Miss Disney Queen, have you not gone on enough trips this year???? haha I kid...I'm so stinkin JEALOUS! And the CRUISE!!!! AGH I wanna go SOOOOOOO bad. We actually talked about it for our honeymoon but we just couldnt afford it right now, well could for like 2 or 3 days, and I wanted a whole week!!!
You're going to have SO much fun, and with a dismeet AND Disneyworld thrown in there TOO!!! gosh. Oh and I LOOOOVE Caribbean Beach...we stayed there twice when I was a kid so its got a special place in my heart, I love the beach, you can watch Illuminations from Epcot, and I remember really liking the main pool and food courts. And it's so bright and pretty!!