July 11 - 18 "Magic" Cruise to the Western Caribbean

[gofenmom]

Hi,
Decided to start this thread since it seems this is the only sailing date in 2009 that has not been started. We hope there are others sailing with us..(or we might have the ship to overselves; )

It will be the first cruise for my kids (not kids any more - both are in their twenties):
Melissa DD and her husband (Scott)
Matt DS and his girlfriend (Michelle)
and Me - Georgiana (not any where close to twenty)

This is my second cruise - I jumped in with both feet and did the EB Panama Canal Cruise last August and now Love Cruising...

We were just wondering if there are other families on the boards that are doing this cruise and that might be interested in Fish Extender Gift Exchanges and other meets or things...

 

[patsal]

I actually started one forever ago! Looks like we're the only ones cruising so it will be a very empty ship! Seriously though, I'm sure others will join as the time gets nearer.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1911859

 

[mom2mizmous]

I was beginning to think WE were the only ones sailing on this date too (and wondering if there was something others knew that I didn't-lol). Anyhow, our little sailing party consists of myself, DH, DD (age 25 at time of sailing), and DD's best friend (age 26.) The young ladies will have their own cabin across from ours We look forward to sharing planning information and cruise anticipation with fellow cruisers

 

[patsal]

I am so glad that we are not alone! This is our second cruise, my kids are younger (DD will be 14 and DS will be just shy of 18) DH and I are in our 40's. The last time we cruised we were unable to dock at CC so we are doing one last family vacation before DS graduates and is off to bigger and brighter things!

 

[coolmommy]

We will be on the cruise too! It'll be me, Brenda, my husband, Brian, and our daughters, Faith, Kaitlyn and Havilah. We're new to cruising ( and the DIS boards ). After the cruise, we'll be in WDW for a week, staying at Pop Century. Can't wait!

 

[patsal]

We will be on the cruise too! It'll be me, Brenda, my husband, Brian, and our daughters, Faith, Kaitlyn and Havilah. We're new to cruising ( and the DIS boards ). After the cruise, we'll be in WDW for a week, staying at Pop Century. Can't wait!

Yeah, more people!

 

[VacationKicks]

Count us in too! My kids will be DS 15, DD 13, DD 11. We got adjoining secret portholes. This is our second cruise, we went on a 4 night cruise in '07.

Joining us on their first cruise is DMIL, DFIL. They will be down the hall in a varandah room. Also sailing with us will be DBIL, DSIL, DNephew 7, DNiece 10, also in a secret porthole room.

After the cruise we will all spend a week in WDW. Let's hope we are still talking to each other by the end of two weeks together.

 

[coolmommy]

After the cruise we will all spend a week in WDW. Let's hope we are still talking to each other by the end of two weeks together.

Same here! Where are you staying?

 

[VacationKicks]

Same here! Where are you staying?

We will be staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge! Our first time staying here! We will stay at Shades of Green one night before the cruise also. I see you are staying at Pop we have never stayed there but I hear they have a great food court!

 

[patsal]

Count us in too! My kids will be DS 15, DD 13, DD 11. We got adjoining secret portholes. This is our second cruise, we went on a 4 night cruise in '07.

Joining us on their first cruise is DMIL, DFIL. They will be down the hall in a varandah room. Also sailing with us will be DBIL, DSIL, DNephew 7, DNiece 10, also in a secret porthole room.

After the cruise we will all spend a week in WDW. Let's hope we are still talking to each other by the end of two weeks together.

PM me if your DD's are looking for a cruise buddy, My DD is 13 now and will be a just turned 14 when we cruise. She was able to connect with some disers before our last cruise and the kids seem to have a really great time!

 

[Im_A_Princess]

DH and I will be on this cruise and the cruise right after this one for a Magical Back 2 Back Cruise.
My birthday is on July 16th while on the cruise- YAY Me!
Gosh! I looked for thread for this forever!
So glad it got started!

 

[mom2mizmous]

Hey everyone, be sure to check the price on your cruise! we were able to have our fuel surcharge removed recently, and then today got a further reduction on each of our rooms due to price going down since we booked in the summer!

 

[coolmommy]

We got the fuel surcharge removed soon after they made the announcement. Just to throw this out there- any kids who will be 11, 9 or 6 on the cruise? Faith, Kaitlyn and Havilah would love to know!

 

[mom2mizmous]

Yikes!!! Disney accidently changed our state room! So unless the nice manager I spoke with just now can fix their mess-up, we might not be joining you all after all! We had a secret veranda room on deck 7 with our girls across the hall, and for some unknown reason the agent took off our ground transfers and changed our room(but not the girls room!) The manager assures me she will do all she can to fix the situation, but unless she can give me another secret veranda room (and a room nearby for the girls) or a regular veranda for the same price (yes, I'm spoiled, I need my clear veranda, especially since that is what I already HAD booked), we may have to cancel. I am sooo upset by this , especially since we planned and booked this cruise long ago. . This is not making my Christmas very merry at all! She is supposed to update me on Friday, since they are closed tomorrow. I wish I could be as confident as she was trying to sound that they can resolve this issue, but I fear the worst. To make matters worse, we already booked our before and after rooms using our DVC points. What a mess!

 

[coolmommy]

I hope you can still get a room that you want, and you still make the cruise!

 

[mom2mizmous]

I hope you can still get a room that you want, and you still make the cruise!

Thank you for the support , Coolmommy! Disney called back and let us know that they are working on a solution to the issue, and now that the shock has worn off I am more confident that they will find a way to make it ok (DCL has never let us down in the past, so hopefully it will be the same this time). Happy holidays everyone, and think WARM thoughts!

 

[prov3v56]

We will also be on this cruise. This will be our third Disney cruise but the first out of Port Canaveral. We have done the Mexican Rivera both times the Magic was on the west coast. We are really excited about this cruise and going to Castaway Cay. We are trying to keep it a secret from our DS 9 and DD 5. We will be spending time at WDW before the cruise and they think we are going home on the 11th. We can't wait to see their faces when we board the Disney Cruise transportation instead of ME.

 

[coolmommy]

great idea! =D

 

[patsal]

oh how FUN proV!
Ok, now it is starting to feel real! I have booked my hotel at the port, booked my DVC pre accomadations, and booked a rental car in case we fly. I have to wait it out for SW to post flights for July, but I want to be prepared and not run into the super expensive car rental rates I ran into last summer! I am an OCD planner so having all my ducks in a row is kind of important for me.

I'm still hoping to find some 13/14 yo to connect with my DD before the cruise as well. Last cruise it worked out great to have premade friends on the ship!

 

[Im_A_Princess]

Thank you for the support , Coolmommy! Disney called back and let us know that they are working on a solution to the issue, and now that the shock has worn off I am more confident that they will find a way to make it ok (DCL has never let us down in the past, so hopefully it will be the same this time). Happy holidays everyone, and think WARM thoughts!

DID they make it right yet?

Maybe they will just give you a "full verandah" cat 6 with the girls across the hall

We have a full for this cruise. Room 6632 because our "Brett & Chrissy Suite" 6634 (secret verandah cat 7) was only available for one of the 2 weeks we will be onboard. We did not want to change rooms so took the room next door.
Deck 6 in this area is our favorite! Come down a deck & join us!
We had deck 7 for the EB Repo. I did not notice a difference in noise or movement or anything.

BTW Everyone- We need a "logo" for our cruise. Is there one I have not seen here yet?