July 22, 2015 * 12-night Northern European Cruise!

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Happy Easter.



image by Andrew D Porter, on Flickr​

 

[TiggerPU88]

So, we're still in the euphoria of having just booked and very much enjoying exploring the possibilities. (I know this will wear off in a few days and subside to a normal, more manageable level...)

Here are some good past trip reports that I've enjoyed. The first one has all of the navigators from the June 2010 Baltics cruise:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2500898
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2496040
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2494674
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2517418

Enjoy!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

So, we're still in the euphoria of having just booked and very much enjoying exploring the possibilities. (I know this will wear off in a few days and subside to a normal, more manageable level...)

Here are some good past trip reports that I've enjoyed. The first one has all of the navigators from the June 2010 Baltics cruise:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2500898
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2496040
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2494674
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2517418

Enjoy!

These are a help and should be pinned on the first post, I recall reading Wickseys one at the time, he is very good at trip reports and from South London UK.His has a lot of information and good photos.

 

[DisneySpirit]

We just converted our Baltic reservation to DVC points for one of us and paid the other in cash so we are now paid in full. Whoo Hoo!

 

[Deb T.]

My wife (TiggerPU88) has checked in, but - since a very memorable visit to Coronado Springs and 3 parks in one rainy late-September weekend - I am a "convert." And we all know that converts are the most fervent believers.
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While I don't see much point in the Caribbean going-in-circles cruises, we had an unbelievably enjoyable and world-expanding experience on the EBTA back in 2010. Madeira, Cadiz, Gibraltar -- places we would never see on our own -- combined with unbelievable DCL service and crew/cast of thousands (literally) attending to our every need.

We joined up with another family of 3 (same age'd son) on the DisBoards before the trip, ate dinner with them almost every night and have kept in touch / stayed friends with them since. A drink cozy from the trip - listing all our Ports of Call, and given out to our fellow FE'er -- is still one of my favorite souvenirs.

So when we both recently snagged much better jobs, looked at each other, and jointly realized "How/where/when could we ever have a better 16 days together (including several days in London)?" We examined our annual budget, accepted "a sign" from a big tax refund, and figured that 16 months of savings might just do it.

A lot can change between now and then -- be glad Disney's not planning stops in Odessa this summer -- but I trust in the quality and preparation and service of DCL. As our family recalls from back-to-back Caribbean cruises on the Dream during Hurricane Irene in 2011, plans can sometimes change.

Hoping we get a trip that meets our high expectations . . .

Doug.

DisneyConvert! Glad to see you posting on our thread!

 

[Melcatfish]

Thanks for the links to the trip reports. I love reading through trip reports to get me all excited for our cruise

Mel
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[Deb T.]

So, we're still in the euphoria of having just booked and very much enjoying exploring the possibilities. (I know this will wear off in a few days and subside to a normal, more manageable level...)

Here are some good past trip reports that I've enjoyed. The first one has all of the navigators from the June 2010 Baltics cruise:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2500898
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2496040
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2494674
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2517418

Enjoy!

Thanks, TiggerPU88, for finding and posting these! I'm particularly fond of the last one.

These are a help and should be pinned on the first post, I recall reading Wickseys one at the time, he is very good at trip reports and from South London UK.His has a lot of information and good photos.

Done!

 

[Deb T.]

We just converted our Baltic reservation to DVC points for one of us and paid the other in cash so we are now paid in full. Whoo Hoo!

Wow! That is FANTASTIC!! We won't be paid-in-full until March 2015. I have started purchasing Disney Gift Cards to put back for the trip, though.

 

[Deb T.]

So, we're still in the euphoria of having just booked and very much enjoying exploring the possibilities. (I know this will wear off in a few days and subside to a normal, more manageable level...)

Here are some good past trip reports that I've enjoyed. The first one has all of the navigators from the June 2010 Baltics cruise:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2500898
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2496040
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2494674
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2517418

Enjoy!

For anyone who has already read through the last TR above, you found that it wasn't finished. However, it has now been updated to reflect the rest of the cruise.

 

[krisinparis]

For anyone who has already read through the last TR above, you found that it wasn't finished. However, it has now been updated to reflect the rest of the cruise.

I just got done reading it and was going to thank you for finishing it!!!

 

[Deb T.]

I just got done reading it and was going to thank you for finishing it!!!

Awwww. Thanks! As you could probably tell, it was a great cruise and I'm soooo happy (and fortunate!) that we get to do it again!

 

[val102uk]

We will be on this cruise too. Got the stateroom we wanted thanks to our wonderful TA who will also be on this cruise. We have other friends also sailing that we met this past summer in the med Sailing with me, Malikah, will be my mom Ellen and my daughter, Rifqa, who will be 18 on the cruise. This will be my daughter's high school graduation gift so we are so excited. Can't wait to start planning

Hi you were in our FB group from last weeks cruise, sorry we didn't get to meet you. We are going on the Baltic Cruise ( Chris, Valerie, Lewis and Elliot.

 

[val102uk]

We will be on this cruise too. Got the stateroom we wanted thanks to our wonderful TA who will also be on this cruise. We have other friends also sailing that we met this past summer in the med Sailing with me, Malikah, will be my mom Ellen and my daughter, Rifqa, who will be 18 on the cruise. This will be my daughter's high school graduation gift so we are so excited. Can't wait to start planning

Hi we were in the same FB group for last weeks Fantasy Cruise (Cris, Valerie, Lewis and Elliot) We are booked on the Baltic too

 

[val102uk]

We're booked on this cruise too. This will be our third Disney cruise although we're new to these boards. Can't wait! There are 5 of us, DW, DS17, DS16, DD14 and me (Dave). We live in the UK so looking forward to cruising without flights - happy to help with advice for anyone not familiar with the UK. Can't wait to find out about a whole new world of cruise meets, fish extenders and the rest.

We have just joined this group and are fro the UK too - north of England

 

[val102uk]

Please add us to the list of cruisers, myself Lynn and husband Keith. We are also from the UK and looking forward to a flightless cruise. This will be our 6th Disney cruise all on the Magic! We've previously cruised Western, Eastern, West Coast, Panama repositioning and the Med. We wanted to do the Baltic before but it didn't fit with school holidays (I'm a teacher). All the ports of call are new to us although we have been to Denmark before. We haven't cruised for a while and are really excited to see the changes after the refurb. Love FE exchanges and for once won't have a weight limit to contend with!! I also use facebook so will PM my details. Looking forward to planning with you all over the next year or so. Lynn

Hi we are from the UK too really looking forward to a no flight cruise

 

[val102uk]

We are Chuck, Lisa and Mason (15 at time of sailing). We booked this cruise while on board the Fantasy last week right at 8am when the desk opened for Platinum/Gold, and the rebooking lines were very long for the new itineraries. I have PM'd for FB access. We will also want to participate in FE . Chuck

We were on the fantasy last week too, we are from the UK and looking forward to a no fly cruise. We will have twin boys with us who will also be 15 at the time of the cruise

 

[honeybear66]

Hi everyone,

I have just booked this cruise.

This will be our 4th Disney cruise but the first time we have been to the Baltic region.
Our party consists of:

Me (Sheree)
DH (David)
DD (Laura - will be 8 at time of sailing)


Looking forward to getting to know everyone and I think I recognise some names from the Med cruise from last year.

 

[val102uk]

One comment...one FB group works much better than 2 (or more)...we have seen a couple instances of split threads/FB pages and it inevitably causes dissension and other forms of grief...so if there is a way to combine the FB pages at this early stage, I would make a strong recommendation in that direction. Chuck

I agree 1 FB group would work better than 2 but I would prefer and be more comfortable with a ' secret' group

 

[val102uk]

My wife & I will be sailing on this cruise, our 5th with DCL. As UK residents, it will be our first where we haven't had to fly anywhere first, so we are definitely looking forward to that! Looking forward to the discussions on this thread and seeing what people recommend for the various ports of call. Philip

Hi we too are looking forward to our no fly cruise we are from the North of England

 

[krisinparis]

Hi everyone,

I have just booked this cruise.

This will be our 4th Disney cruise but the first time we have been to the Baltic region.
Our party consists of:

Me (Sheree)
DH (David)
DD (Laura - will be 8 at time of sailing)


Looking forward to getting to know everyone and I think I recognise some names from the Med cruise from last year.

Hi! Welcome to our group! My daughter will be so excited to hear you are joining us. She'll be 7 next summer.