Have you been on a Disney cruise?

[Born 2 Fish]

Isn't Mexico full of illegals ??
Oh wait, that would be here.

I'm not sure what to say bout Mexico,, we've been several times, and did all the tourist stuff, loved it. But things change,,things may not be so good there now ?
I have heard that as long as you stay on the resorts,,no problems. BUT if you cruise, then the port of calls will be right in the cities, not in resorts,,
sooo again .

 

[BigDaddyRog]

I went to Mexico as a kid...and I still have vivid memories of how amazing it was with being there. It was beautiful...even a little kid could appreciate the culture. My best memories were of the market places....they were kinda like flea markets...except they smelled awful. But,it wasnt worth dying for!!! I wonder how true these stories are....it IS alot cheaper to cruise to Mexico,especially since the ships dock about 4 blocks from where I work!

Any recent visitors to the Mexican ports, please chime in on this.....Im really curious.

 

[Gatordad]

You'll be fine in Mexico, tell them your name is Rodriguez.....

There's tons of stuff to do on a cruise. Your decision is do you want to pay for the Mickey name, or pay less for better food. The booze thing isn't such a big deal, you can sneak pretty much anything you want on a cruise.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Rog - Book at Cat. 12 GTY for 4 people. You will automatically be upgraded to a Cat. 11 because Cat. 12s only sleep 3. So you get an 11 for the price of a 12.
Cat. 11's are still inside staterooms. Link the room reservations so that they will keep you in the same general area (hopefully). Ideal would be to book connecting staterooms but you can't do a Cat. 12 GTY that way. Suites are really REALLY expensive so book the 2 inside staterooms to save the money. No need to give extra to Mickey. You're on the same boat as those in the Walt Suite. Okay, you don't get goodies in your stateroom every evening but you can call room service and they will delivery free cookies, mickey bars and cheese and cracker platters!!
You're really not in the room that much so no need to splurge.

I'll let others talk about the family draw on non Disney lines. Last non-disney line I went on was 20 years ago and I wasn't thinking of families - gambling, booze and hot guys were my agenda. Hmm, I wonder how that's changed.

There are State Dept warnings about travel to Mexico. I think its mainly for the border towns like Nogalas and Tiajuna. We're sticking to a DCL excursion when we go to Cozumel mainly because there are 8 ships in port that day. They will hold the boat if you are on a DCL excursion and it is running late. Otherwise, they will leave without if you're not back in time. With that many people in port there is no need to risk it. My biggest fear is standing on the dock watching the ship pull away.

 

[hopeisb4u]

BDR, I'm so glad you asked about this!!

I've been contemplating on doing a crusie . . . but wasn't so sure if it was truly worth the money. I went on a cruise ship for the first time last summer, but it was docked, for my cousins wedding. We were allowed to roam around an hour before the wedding, then had an hour or so for the reception afterwards. I can't remember what cruise line it was, but it didn't seem as big on the ship as I thought it would. Then again we didn't look at everything.

I don't know about ya'll...but you start talking about stuff that costs more than a few hundred dollars...i start to tighten up!!

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

I don't know about ya'll...but you start talking about stuff that costs more than a few hundred dollars...i start to tighten up!!

Being that you're in FL, you can get a resident discount rate. Check with Rhonda. And if you us Dreams Unlimited to book, you may get an onboard credit which is applied to your stateroom bill - i.e. FREE MONEY!!

And you never get a discount no matter if you book with Disney or a travel agent so go with the place where you get free money.

 

[Mmketeer]

Oh good gracious, DCL is worth sacrificing everything for! I have sailed her 10 times, since 1999 and it is my favorite!!!

I swear I will just roll over and die if I don't get to go on the new bigger ships that DCL is coming out with in 2011.

My advice.....go on a Disney cruise! You can't beat the service, the food, the attention to detail, etc. Plus, they are the only cruiseline that has fireworks at sea. But, don't take my word for it, hop over to the Disney Cruise Line forum here and you'll see their are lots of folks that will agree with me.

By the way, if I can't afford to sail Disney my second choice is RCCl's mega ships.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Oh good gracious, DCL is worth sacrificing everything for! I have sailed her 10 times, since 1999 and it is my favorite!!!

I swear I will just roll over and die if I don't get to go on the new bigger ships that DCL is coming out with in 2011.

My advice.....go on a Disney cruise! You can't beat the service, the food, the attention to detail, etc. Plus, they are the only cruiseline that has fireworks at sea. But, don't take my word for it, hop over to the Disney Cruise Line forum here and you'll see their are lots of folks that will agree with me.

By the way, if I can't afford to sail Disney my second choice is RCCl's mega ships.

Pictures ?

 

[BigDaddyRog]

BDR, I'm so glad you asked about this!!

I've been contemplating on doing a crusie . . . but wasn't so sure if it was truly worth the money. I went on a cruise ship for the first time last summer, but it was docked, for my cousins wedding. We were allowed to roam around an hour before the wedding, then had an hour or so for the reception afterwards. I can't remember what cruise line it was, but it didn't seem as big on the ship as I thought it would. Then again we didn't look at everything.

I don't know about ya'll...but you start talking about stuff that costs more than a few hundred dollars...i start to tighten up!!

Tighten up aint the word....money is hard to come by these days,really hard for those of us that chose such IGNORANT careers!!!

Its only a pipe dream for me right now, but hopefully the country's finances will improve before too much longer. Ive never even really given much thought to a cruise until recently.....I think Scott's recent trip really got me to doing some questioning.....I tell ya, this group is a bad influence!!!

I've looked long and hard at most of the cruise ships web sites.....and I just cant seem to talk myself into the other boats.....I WANT to do a Disney Cruise. It just looks like so much more fun than the others..they all claim to be "geared to family fun".......but the main activities always seem to be gambling and night clubbing......it just does nothing for me. But watching some Disney cartoon that Ive seen no less than 20 times on an outdoor screen from a pool sounds like a blast for me & my family!!!!! Im such a tard!

 

[Gatordad]

you are a tard. but a good tard.

 

[Rhonda]

I've looked long and hard at most of the cruise ships web sites.....and I just cant seem to talk myself into the other boats.....I WANT to do a Disney Cruise. It just looks like so much more fun than the others..they all claim to be "geared to family fun".......but the main activities always seem to be gambling and night clubbing......it just does nothing for me. But watching some Disney cartoon that Ive seen no less than 20 times on an outdoor screen from a pool sounds like a blast for me & my family!!!!! Im such a tard!

And the Nighttime Pirate Party w/Fireworks at Sea are fantastic!!! You will love it!! It's really amazing to see fireworks, with no other lights around!

 

[Disney Campers]

And the Nighttime Pirate Party w/Fireworks at Sea are fantastic!!! You will love it!! It's really amazing to see fireworks, with no other lights around!

I will have to admit the fireworks at sea were pretty darn cool...

 

[disney4dan]

I haven't read through this thread other than your first entry Rog, but wanted to chime in that Nancy and I signed up for a 3 night cruise this November for our (gasp) 20th anniversary this year. Our actual anniversary date is in June, but could not go until November.

We booked a Cat 12 cabin for just the two of us. We don't have a lot of extra to go around, but the two of us are still gainfully employed (so far) and have been making do where ever we can to scrape up some additional $$.

Yeah, it means no trip to the Fort this year, but Rhonda scored us a great deal on the cruise and we couldn't resist (Three Cheers for Rhonda).

Now if I could only get back into the shape I was in 20 years ago when we went on that honeymoon cruise. I'm figuring I could at least grow a mullet!

 

[Rhonda]

Now if I could only get back into the shape I was in 20 years ago when we went on that honeymoon cruise. I'm figuring I could at least grow a mullet!

Oooh - we want pictures of that!!

 

[disney4dan]

Oooh - we want pictures of that!!

Funny thing about mullets, they hide behind the head in most photos, but I did come across this sorta-sideways shot where it shows a little.

I went through our entire album of honeymoon cruise shots and couldn't find a single shot where the mullet was visible, and this one isn't so great either:

In case anyone is wondering, that's a Fleetwood Mac concert T-shirt I'm wearing (and it was old then in 1986).

Taken on one of our early camping trips when we would go tent camping in the White Mountains of NH.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

 

[des1954]

Oooooooooh! Very nice hair!

 

[Gatordad]

i like the old school Casio watch.

 

[miztigg]

I have been on quite a few disney cruises Do yourself a favor and book one!! Do NOT only book the 3 day it is way too short you will jus be getting on the ship settling in and its time to get off. If you are worried about sea days do the 4 day you can find them cheap (i got mine last oct for 399 pp) this dec im goin for about 370pp because of my 10% off when i reebooked onboard. The tipping is so easy and all the cruises i have been on I have tipped extra because my servers have been that GREAT!!!! The excursions are pricey but when you decide what cruise go over to the cruise boards you will get a ton of ideas and save a ton of (so you can buy more drinks of the day ) The only problem it is very addicting I find myself rebooking over and over again

 

[disney4dan]

Rog, that is some incredible work , don't know if I could ever go back to that style.

I wonder whatever happened to that Casio watch? Could probably unload it on eBay for more vacation funds.