July 15, 2012 - Magical Cruise to Canada!

[MakesCakes]

two...

 

[MakesCakes]

ta-dah!!! Thanks for your patience everyone.

 

[Susan C]

Hello Cruisers,

Just sitting here thinking about our vacation that will soon be here..

Here is my Top Ten List for DCL

1. Ordering Cookies and Milk at bedtime from room service
2. Brunch at Palo
3. Hot Stone chairs in the Spas
4. A massage at Spa
5. Coffee at the quiet Cove
6. Date Night with my son at the show
7. BINGO- with the big electronic machine, so I don't need to freak out keeping track.
8. Pin trading with son.
9. Unexpectly running into Mickey
10. Time spent having pure fun with DH and DS.. this should be #1..

What's on your list?

 

[DenverVal]

Top 10. Just 10??
10. Mickey Bars for the asking
9. Putting a few stitches in my quilt top as I recline on the cushioned loungers on deck 4
8. Chocolates on my pillow and a clever towel animal on my beatifully turned-down bed every night
7. NO cooking
6. NO cleaning
5. Seeing my family and friends all dressed up for formal night
4. Grand Marnier souffle with warm vanilla sauce
3. A chocolate martini every night
2. Sailing by the Statue of Liberty and under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on my favorite Disney ship
1. My cruise buddies, one set from the west coast, the other from the east, and my family playing apples to apples on deck 10 and catching up like we'd just seen each other yesterday.

 

[peachygreen]

Top 10

1. Spending the week with my family!
2. No email and no cell service.
3. Mickey Bars
4. Seeing my 2 year old Mickey addict see Mickey Mouse in person
5. Dancing on deck with my 6 year old.
6. Hearing the Magic Horn
7. watching the sun rise from my verandah
8. No work.
9. Celebrating my dad's birthday on board.
10. Unexpected magic!

 

[MakesCakes]

First-timer here. I don't know what to expect on a cruise...do you dress differently on the ship than you would for the excursions in Canada?
Anything that I don't want to miss while on board?
Anything that I shouldn't forget to pack?
All advice appreciated.
Nervous and excited.
DH, Me and DS (4 years old)

 

[metallicaham]

Whom may I thank for vacating their SPH recently? We just swiped it up. Looking forward to our first cruise ever, after 3 consecutive summers at WDW. DD, DW, DS6, and DD4. As for my top 10 (notice the theme):

10. Gain 1 pound of the 30 I lost back by having room service every night.
9. '' '' " " " by having a snack every day before dinner
8. " " " " " by having ice cream after lunch every day
7. " " " " " by switching back to regular soda
6. " " " " " by consuming one additional glass of wine then normal at dinner.
5. " " " " " by picking off the new foods my kids really didn't like.
4. Peggy's Cove
3. Reversing Falls
2. Relaxation
1. The "Magic" of Disney while enjoying a brand new way of vacationing.
0. The hopes that it doesn't end too quickly once it begins.

 

[pacurn]

Reminder to self, pack apples to apples. . . .

10 Only driving a few hours to get to port, and having our New York friends waving goodbye.
9 Adding a pic of the Dream going past the Statue of Liberty to my library of been there with Disney boats pics.
8 Morning Mocha at Cove Cafe
7 At least one rainforest day
6 Being torn over what to order for dinner
5 Having time to read a book
4 Seeing the places I heard "Great Big Sea" sing about for so long
3 Seeing a whale
2 Pub Touring in Halifax
1 Hanging with my cruise buddies and making some more memories.

 

[kiddisney]

10. trying out dining at topsiders
9. piano bar & name that tune
8. lumieres (haven't been there in years)
7. 1/2 price mimosas on sea days
6. salmon
5. relaxing with a spa sampler
4. champagne leaving nyc - toasting the statue of liberty
3. baileys on deck & cruising at night
2. sharing the dcl experience w/my brother & his family
1. seeing my kids experience another country while having a class vacation on dcl

 

[MakesCakes]

Ordered our fish extender today. My DH is laughing at me for talking about FE's and pirate outfits but our first cruise is going to be so "magical."
Will any of you guys dress up for pirate night?

Me, DH and DS (4)

 

[DarkImage4]

Just found out were officially booked as of yesterday for a large group...4 staterooms with 9 guests!!

We'll have to do the FE thingy!

3 of us have been on the Wonder, and the rest are DCL newbies...should be a blast!!!

 

[DarkImage4]

OH, one other thing...on our last cruise there was a door magnet exchange...

It was great fun finding new decor on our door almost each time we enter or left our rooms!

Would anyone be interested in that?

 

[J&K'sPrincessMommy]

Todd- that sounds interesting- is that in additiona to the FE?

I have begun organizing the FEs... if anyone who wants to join but hasn't already please PM me with your information ASAP. Thanks everyone!

 

[J&K'sPrincessMommy]

My kids dress up for pirate night., well we all look "festive"

Here is my Top Ten List for DCL:
10. Not having to get on a plane to take a DCL cruise!! Woo-Hoo!
9. Cruising with all of my kids' grandparents.. should be a great for them and us as well!
8. Lookng forward to a Palo brunch. We have never done it and I am unsure if I can make a dinner happen with such a short cruise. Which dinner would we skip?
7. Seeing my son slide down the water slide- he was too small when we cruised the Magic last in 12/10.
6. Mickey Bars at Sea... nothing is better....
5. The Rainforest in the Spa
4. The SHOWS! Love our ritual every night after dinner, then show, then clubs...
3. the FE Exchange! So much fun getting surprises everyday! It is like a mini-Christmas everyday!
2. Hearing the Magic Horn as we cruise on the Hudson past the Statue of Liberty
1. Quality time with the family... no when can reach us when cell service is non-exsistant....

 

[DarkImage4]

Yup, separate from FE...

I'm trying to see if I can find how we actually did it back on the last cruise....(my memory is failing me!)

Todd- that sounds interesting- is that in additiona to the FE?

I have begun organizing the FEs... if anyone who wants to join but hasn't already please PM me with your information ASAP. Thanks everyone!

 

[DarkImage4]

I just looked back and the Magnet Exchange was very simple.

Guest sign up by state room...all those taking part are asked to give one magnet to all others involved sometime on the first day/night. That way everyone's door is a unique and surprising display for the rest of the trip....

Of course, you could leav more than one at other times during the trip, but that would be completely up to the people involved...

Todd- that sounds interesting- is that in additiona to the FE?

I have begun organizing the FEs... if anyone who wants to join but hasn't already please PM me with your information ASAP. Thanks everyone!

 

[MakesCakes]

Rainforest at the spa?? Oooh, that sounds delightful.

 

[kiddisney]

we'll do the magnet thing - we usually do a couple of magnets as our fe - cool

 

[J&K'sPrincessMommy]

Ok, that should be easy to add to the FE list- if you want to do the magnet exchange in additin to or instead of please pm me and let me know. This would be 1 magent per stateroom, right?

 

[DarkImage4]

Ok, that should be easy to add to the FE list- if you want to do the magnet exchange in additin to or instead of please pm me and let me know. This would be 1 magent per stateroom, right?

Yup, only one needed....to be delivered on the first day/night of the cruise.

Participants can deliver more as the trip moves on, but not unless they want to.

BTW, remind me of the FE "rules"....