Jammin' to Jamaica - Aug 30 2014 ~ Fantasy ~ 7-Night Western

[sweetlovin']

OK, I'm in!!!

I just booked this cruise and my daughter will be turning 12 Sept 8th that year. So it will be her last week of being 11. She will be in the Edge and I will have her join the kids group.

We are planning on doing the dolphins in the Grand Cayman and she has no idea I booked concierge. It was really inexpensive (almost 1k cheaper than the Oct 11th cruise)

So excited about this

 

[sweetlovin']

I have taken 2 cruises so far. This will be my 6th cruise and Julianna's 4th. She was still a little nervous, but I think now she is really getting excited

 

[LiseG]

OK, I'm in!!!

I just booked this cruise and my daughter will be turning 12 Sept 8th that year. So it will be her last week of being 11. She will be in the Edge and I will have her join the kids group.

We are planning on doing the dolphins in the Grand Cayman and she has no idea I booked concierge. It was really inexpensive (almost 1k cheaper than the Oct 11th cruise)

So excited about this

sweetlovin'

Secret concierge....You two are going to have a great time!

I'll add you to the first post... as well as your daughter's birthday under Celebrations! I think my daughter, Sabrina, already welcomed Julianna on the KID ONLY thread.

Lise

 

[ja_rule_lover420]

591 DAYS!!!! Not that im counting or anything....

I was wondering if I could start gathering info for FE gifts now instead of waiting further down the road. Here is the info I would need:

Family last name
Cabin # (if you have one)
favorite character of each person in cabin
favorite color of each person in cabin
favorite disney songs
age of kids at time of cruise

Thank you all in advance . If I dont start now, ill never get anything done lol[/QUOTE




name Andrew Pickelhaupt
Cabin # 2552
favorite character Aladdin
favorite color RED
favorite disney songs a whole new World
age of kids at time of cruise 29 years old


name April Rodgers
Cabin #2552
favorite character Ariel
favorite color purple
favorite disney songs
age of kids at time of cruise 28 years old

 

[LiseG]

591 DAYS!!!! Not that im counting or anything....

I was wondering if I could start gathering info for FE gifts now instead of waiting further down the road. Here is the info I would need:

Family last name
Cabin # (if you have one)
favorite character of each person in cabin
favorite color of each person in cabin
favorite disney songs
age of kids at time of cruise

Thank you all in advance . If I dont start now, ill never get anything done lol

Name Andrew Pickelhaupt
Cabin # 2552
favorite character Aladdin
favorite color RED
favorite disney songs a whole new World
age of kids at time of cruise 29 years old


name April Rodgers
Cabin #2552
favorite character Ariel
favorite color purple
favorite disney songs
age of kids at time of cruise 28 years old

Andrew & April - you're so right... we are all kids

I'll update your info on the first post as well. Do you have celebrations around cruise time?

Lise

 

[LiseG]

We already have a DOZEN cruisers posting for a total of 32 Friends & Family joining the fun...

There are 21 of us who never grew up...



and 11 kiddos !

 

[sweetlovin']

Hope this works. This is Julianna and me on the Valentine's Day cruise

https://picasaweb.google.com/103247010048907084999/February232013?authuser=0&feat=directlink

 

[LiseG]

Hope this works. This is Julianna and me on the Valentine's Day cruise

https://picasaweb.google.com/103247010048907084999/February232013?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Awesome photo... can't wait to meet you!

 

[sweetlovin']

Lise - Thanks on all accounts.

I wonder what the port excursions are going to be for Jamaica. I've never been and I am so excited to check another country off my list of places to visit.

 

[LiseG]

I wonder what the port excursions are going to be for Jamaica. I've never been and I am so excited to check another country off my list of places to visit.

We're excited for our first visit to Jamaica, too! I've been looking at excursions on other cruise lines top get a taste of the options DCL might offer. Maybe Dunn Falls or ride a bamboo raft ....combined with a beach. Definitely some local food and Jamaican Rum Punch

What are you two looking at doing?

 

[sweetlovin']

My problem is Cozumel has the better Dolphin excursions, but they are the only one so far that offers horseback riding. So we could do the dolphin excursion at Grand Cayman and then horseback riding in Cozumel. Juls loves parasailing, so we will do that in Castaway Cay. I doubt they have Zip lines in Jamaica, but she would love that as well. We are up for a jet boat ride, or bamboo raft or something fun there as well.

I'll have to find where to get our passport stamped. Good idea to try to find other cruise lines that go there. I never thought about doing that.

I'm not sure what we will do for food that day. I look like I should drink, but I never have. I know what I did sober no alcohol needed.

 

[LiseG]

My problem is Cozumel has the better Dolphin excursions, but they are the only one so far that offers horseback riding. So we could do the dolphin excursion at Grand Cayman and then horseback riding in Cozumel. Juls loves parasailing, so we will do that in Castaway Cay. I doubt they have Zip lines in Jamaica, but she would love that as well. We are up for a jet boat ride, or bamboo raft or something fun there as well.

I'll have to find where to get our passport stamped. Good idea to try to find other cruise lines that go there. I never thought about doing that.

I'm not sure what we will do for food that day. I look like I should drink, but I never have. I know what I did sober no alcohol needed.

We did Dolphins on Sabrina's 5th Birthday (2005) in Cozumel at Dolphin Discovery Cozumel at Chankanaab National Park (Back then there was only one Dolphin destination... no Dolphinaris). We liked that we could stay and play on the little beach as long as we wanted before heading back to the ship.

How/where do you get a passport stamped... we've never tried on a cruise.

I can't wait to see what DCL will offer! On that "other" lines, I spotted horseback riding (including riding as the horse swims in the ocean), Dolphins and Ziplines. Chuck did parasailing at Catalina Island once. Sabrina hasn't tried it yet. Hey, that's another thing the girls can talk about on the KID ONLY thread!

 

[sweetlovin']

In the Bahamas, I had to go around to the outside and find someone to stamp the passport. Luckily, I wasn't the only one trying to find it I'm not sure where in Jamaica, but I will ask.

If they offer zip lining, we will be all over that!! Julie is more adventurous than my other kids. She has already told me when she goes bungie jumping she will do a swan dive. LOL! It will be interesting to see if she actually does go bungie jumping, but that is her plan.

Julie and I went parasailing at the Contemporary resort last May. She loved it and wants to do it any chance she gets. At the contemporary, you don't have the option to be dunked in the water and at Castaway Cay, that is available. So it will be interesting to see what she chooses. I just hope it isn't raining so she is able to do it.

What are you thinking for excursions?

 

[sweetlovin']

can't wait to get onboard. This time it will be hubby and I and our 3 youngest kids. 11,9,and 3yrs old at the time of the sailing. We are from NJ . hello everyone

Your son will be in the Edge with our kids I have a 9yo daughter and a 13yo son, but they aren't invited either.

I take my kids on individual trips on even years, so this is the one Julianna picked. My 13yo is going on a 3 day cruise in Feb and then Spain in April and my 9yo is going on a cruise in Jan and Disneyland early Dec.

Even years, I get a lot of vacations

 

[LiseG]

Your son will be in the Edge with our kids I have a 9yo daughter and a 13yo son, but they aren't invited either.

I take my kids on individual trips on even years, so this is the one Julianna picked. My 13yo is going on a 3 day cruise in Feb and then Spain in April and my 9yo is going on a cruise in Jan and Disneyland early Dec.

Even years, I get a lot of vacations

I want more vacations... maybe we should have had more than one kiddo

 

[sweetlovin']

I want more vacations... maybe we should have had more than one kiddo

2012 was fun because they all got surprise vacations Nico packed for Disney World and we got to the airport and he found out he was going to London. Julie thought we were going to Disney World, and I took her to Disneyland. Then she got a surprise puppy. They brought it to her at the airport and she had no clue. Finally, Sam asked to stay at Bay Lake Towers, so I took her there and we went to Disney for 5 nights. Then I told her we were driving to the airport and I drove to the cruise boat. The video turns, but it came out ok considering I was driving while videoing.

 

[sweetlovin']

What excursions are you all planning?

 

[sweetlovin']

I use travelex for insurance. I need to get on that for this trip, but that is who I use for all my crazy traveling. Travelex is more expesive than the travel guard one post previously, but I think travelex has a better claims response. So I don't always go with the least expensive.

Is everyone here doing early or late dining?

 

[maiyoli]

Hi everybody my name is Maiyoli this is going to be our third Disney cruise. I never knew about the thread, when i found out last time it was to late to join in the FE. I still dont know much about it, but want to join.

My name Maiyoli age at cruise omg I will be 40 oh noooo
My husband Mike 44
My older daughter Oceana will be 15
my younger daughter Zoe will be 10

we are in room 7106
and my inlaws are going to stay in room 7108

first Disney cruise no insurance 09-01-08 we had a hurricane
and our last Disney cruise was 09-01-12 on the Fantasy loved it
we had ins

 

[maiyoli]

Hi guys,

We are doing the early diners.
And in Sept 2012 we did the Xplor park in Cozumel unless you are in very good shape i would not due it again. You have to walk up stairs into the towers to zip line ( alot of towers very high up ) im in ok shape by the time i got to tower number 7 i was the slow one.
And in Grand Cayman we did the Dolphin extreme swin and Turtle Farm loved it. Maiyoli