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

[DISNEY FANTASY]

We haven't been to Dover Castle, but DH and I have toured a number of castles on the western side of the island and we enjoyed every one! We are looking forward to spending Tuesday at Dover Castle - DD wants to try to figure out what parts were in the Avengers: Age of Ultron!

Yes your correct the tunnels and interior was used in the film.

 

[The Wombles]

For those that have been, is Dover Castle worth the time?

I'd certainly agree with DISNEY FANTASY that the catle is well worth a visit but a steep climb from Dover. The castle is in two parts, the Medieval above ground part and the underground mostly WWII section which focusses on Operation Overload (aka "Dunkirk"), the evacuation of 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of France in almost any ship capable of crossing the Channel. We visited a couple of years ago and it was very good.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I'd certainly agree with DISNEY FANTASY that the catle is well worth a visit but a steep climb from Dover. The castle is in two parts, the Medieval above ground part and the underground mostly WWII section which focusses on Operation Overload (aka "Dunkirk"), the evacuation of 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of France in almost any ship capable of crossing the Channel. We visited a couple of years ago and it was very good.

Agree.

 

[disneylove619]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[mfams]

WELCOME TO ALL BALTIC BUCCANEERS!


ROLL CALL
Melcatfish: Mel & Darren, DD Isabelle (10), DD Olivia (7)
disfamilyfun: Malikah, DD Rifqa (18), and mother Ellen
BethieTink: Bethie & Paulie
The Wombles: Dave & DW, DS16, DD14 [Resident UK Experts!]
mousemom11: Becky, DD16, DD14
ElizCanning: DW & DH, 16, 19, 5
TexasGolfDad: DH & DW, DS8
krisinparis: DW & DH, DS11, DD7
mum&son: Kim, DS Struan (15)
LynnTarrant: Lynn & Keith
ctnurse: DW & DH, DS (11), DD (2)
Celestine: [ReadingFC's DW] Celestine & Paul, DD Lauren (15), DD Hermione (10)
ReadingFC: [Celestine's DH] Paul & Celestine, DD Lauren (15), DD Hermione (10)
DISNEY FANTASY: family of four
mindelmouse: DW & DH, DS (14), DD (14)
wvuflu: Lisa & Rich, DD Maggie (12), DS Connor (10)
HAMLIE: Hollie, DD Amaya (8)
ynspire: Yvonne & Blair, DD Ariane (11), DS Blake (11)
kayochan: DW & DH, DS (13), DS (8)
pennymike: Mike & Penny
KatieG73: Katie & Donald, DD Niamh (14)
redcoral33: DW & DH, DD (12)
Jon G: Jon & Maria, DD Lauren (15)
tink,too: DW & DH
abayaflowers: Geri & DH, DD (12)
ICEMANPAD: Chuck & Lisa, DS Mason (15)
Philip Colmer: Philip & DW
Jon G's friends from a previous cruise: John & Michelle, DD Collette, DS Maxwell
mom3bellasorella: Tricia & Keith, DD Ashley (16), DD Jamie (13), DD Kiley (10)
esther1403: Esther & family
OnOurWayToDL: DW & DH
Lili2003: DW& DH, DD (22), DD (17)
ep1229: DW & DH, DD (12), DD (12)
Cjjoncas: Julia & Chris, DD (14), DD (10)
Tinksfriend2006: Lynne & Richard
RoyalCanadian: Neil & DW
TiggerPU88: [DisneyConvert's DW] Adrienne & Doug, DS Elian (13)
DisneyConvert: [TiggerPU88's DH] Doug & Adrienne, DS Elian (13)
val102uk: Valerie, DD Chris, DGrandsons Lewis (15), Elliot (15)
honeybear66: Sheree & David, DD Laura (8)
SarahBeal: Sarah
HesterJ: DW & DH, DS (7), DD (5)
Disneyfan1970: Jeroen & Suzanne, DS Tycho (16), DD Quinty (13)
Klomp: Debby & Michel, DS Quinn (3), DD Yara (1)
Zwerch: Michaela & DH M, DD Luca (15), DD M (12)
scubadiver: DH & DW, DD (14), DD (11)
OC stacylace: Stacy & Dennis, DS Dylan (16), DS Gavin (10)
gg.leigh: DW & DH, DD (4)
AmericanExPat: Lisa & Mark, DD (7), DD (5)
SleepyV: DW & DH, DD (17)
Goofydisneyfan: Ute & Jürgen, DD Celina (18), DD Denise (16), and Ute's parents
owensjro: [owensamo's DH] Jim & Amanda, DD Hannah (13)
owensamo: [owensjro's DW] Amanda & Jim, DD Hannah (13)
drlaurafsu: Laura & DH, DS (8)
EllaGrasso: Ella, DD
Osric: Andrew & DW, DD (5)
MN Dis Fans: DH & DW, DS (20), DS (17), and DH's parents aka Grandpa & Grandma
disneymomster:
time for travel: Carol, DD Carina (10)
traceyjayne: Tracey & Eric, DS Luke (14)
Hallfamily2011: Carey & Dave, Zach (14), traveling with Marchelle & Amy
fassiofive: DW & DH, DD Bella (8), DD Charlotte (6), DS Tommy (21mo)
Clairelow: Claire & Kevin, DS Isaac (12), DS Harvey (10), Claire's parents Linda & Malcolm
Tinkerbellesmum:
toffeecushion:
tinkerbell_29: Melissa, brother Matthew, mother Nancy
uk4: Christine, DS Lewis (15), DS Elliot (15), mum Valerie
jeff1: Jeff & Lisa, DD (10)
awaghorn: DH & DW, DS (7)
paddles: DW & DH, DS (12), DD (10), DW's mother
PVDude: Bill & Jennifer, DS Jack (16), DS Billy (14), DS Bobby (12), DS Danny (10)
mfams:
Karen727: Karen, DD Emily (27), DD Lorelei (9), DD Aria (9)
Florian: DH1 & DH2, DH1's Mum and Brother
Parrot Cay: DH & DW, DD (15), DS (12)
Pooh's Pals: Jane & Tony, DS Simon (24), DD Rebecca (18)
Eliza Beringhause: Eliza & Steve, DD Aviva (14)
FunluvinJ23:
VS932: Shaun & “Other Half”, Foster Child (11), Other Half’s Mum
3bubs: DH & DW, DD (10), DS (8), DS (2)
Californiacruisers: DW & DH, DS (14), DD (11)
jojop: Joe & Melissa, DD (11), DS (8), also traveling with another family of 3
disneylove619: DW & DH
bjt: Sherri & Brian, DD (turning 16 on the cruise), DS (11)
Scrapcomber: Lynne and friend Janet
Frozen’s French Family: Isabelle & DH, one child
Adam family: Aziz & Christina, DS Adam (11)

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FISH EXTENDER EXCHANGE
I've organized eleven FE Exchanges so far and would be more than happy to do it again for this sailing. I like to keep it fun and simple, so I won't specify any themes or assign delivery days. It will be up to you whether you want to do one gift per cabin or individual gifts for everyone in each cabin. FE Exchanges are very popular, so the number of participants can get quite large, especially as the cruise date nears. Therefore, I would like to know upfront how many cabins you are comfortable exchanging with so that I can coordinate the groups accordingly. (I've been on cruises with well over 100 FE participants. Some people panic at such a large group, and some people think "the more the merrier." If I know your comfort level ahead of time, it will make setting up the exchange groups much easier and you will have a more positive experience.)

To give everyone time to prepare, the deadline to join the FE Exchange will be SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015. I will then send Private Messages to all participants on Monday, June 22, 2015, with all the details of your FE group.

To join the FE Exchange, please send me a "Private Message" with the following information:
*Cabin Number
*Names of everyone in your cabin
*Ages of children
*Any allergy considerations
*The size of the FE group you want to be in: No more than 20, No more than 40, No more than 60, or Sky's the Limit

FE PARTICIPANTS:
LynnTarrant: Sky's the Limit
Celestine: Sky's the Limit
The Wombles: Sky's the Limit
Melcatfish: No more than 20
mum&son: No more than 20
ICEMANPAD: Sky's the Limit
mom3bellasorella: No more than 20
OnOurWayToDL: Sky's the Limit
abayaflowers: No more than 20
TiggerPU88: Sky's the Limit
esther1403: No more than 20
val102uk: No more than 20
Klomp: No more than 40
gg.leigh: No more than 20
honeybear66: No more than 40
time for travel: No more than 40
Hallfamily2011: No more than 20
Clairelow: No more than 20
Clarelow's Parents: No more than 20
HAMLIE: No more than 20
AmericanExPat: No more than 20
owensamo: No more than 20
PVDude: No more than 20
HesterJ: No more than 20
mfams: No more than 40
Karen727: No more than 20
krisinparis: No more than 40
fassiofive: No more than 40
Eliza Beringhause:
redcoral33: No more than 20
3bubs: No more than 20
disneylove619: No more than 30
pilawpina: No more than 20
ynspire: No more than 20
Frozen’s French Family: No more than 20
MSH: No more than 20
Scrapcomber: No more than 20
Scrapcomber's cabin mate: No more than 20

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PRIVATE COACH FROM LONDON TO DOVER!
Celestine & DH (ReadingFC) are organizing a private coach from London to Dover for us for just £20 per person (roughly US$30pp), which is a fantastic deal! If you are interested, please send an email to Celestine at balticbuccaneers@mail.com to sign up.

18May2015 Coach Update:
There are still a few places available on the Baltic Buccaneer coach. If anyone is interested please email balticbuccaneers@mail.com. Anyone joining now will have to meet the bus at one of the existing pick up points as the route has been set and agreed with the coach company.

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EXCELLENT TRIP REPORTS FROM 2010 BALTIC SAILINGS
The 1st one has all the Navigators from the June 2010 Baltics cruise. A great big thanks to TiggerPU88 for finding and sharing them!
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2500898 "Tiddly Carvings?! - A Baltic Cruise: Index"
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2496040 "Mini Trip Report-Inaugural Northern European Capitals Cruise *Photos added*"
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2494674 "Baltic Cruise June 12"

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If you are new to the DIS Boards:
(FYI: You will need to make ten posts before you can send a Private Message)
*Easiest way to send a “Private Message”:
-Click the recipient's name (in blue font) in the little box on the left side of one of their posts
-Click on “Start a Conversation” (in white font)
-Enter a “Conversation Title”
-Under the row of icons, type your message
-Click “Start a Conversation” under your message to send it

Are there any coaches returning to London from Dover to London?

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Are there any coaches returning to London from Dover to London?

Not organised by the cruisers only DCL Coaches.

 

[EllinK]

Not organised by the cruisers only DCL Coaches.

I didn't know that DCL had transport back to Lindon after the cruise! I will call today about it.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I didn't know that DCL had transport back to London after the cruise! I will call today about it.

Yes they do on a rolling service.

 

[Deb T.]

FISH EXTENDER UPDATES:

First of all, a great big THANK YOU to all who have signed up already! The exchange will be a lot of fun!

Also, a BIG THANKS to all the "guarantee status" cruisers who sent me their new cabin assignments! Everyone is now accounted for! Yay!

We currently have 38 cabins participating! (The full list is on Page 1 of this thread.) I've been organizing everyone into groups based on their participant comfort level. I plan to send out the group lists on June 22nd. If you contacted me through the DISBoards, look for a "private conversation" from me. A couple of you will be receiving your participant list through email. If you signed up and do not hear from me by June 23, please let me know. Sometimes, it's just a matter of tweaking your "privacy preferences" on the DISBoards.

If you've been thinking about joining, now is the time! I will not be able to add anyone after June 21st. This will give participants enough time to get their FE surprises ready before traveling to the port.

Can't wait!!!!

 

[krisinparis]

Thanks Deb for taking this on!!!!

 

[Deb T.]

Thanks Deb for taking this on!!!!

Awwww, thanks for your kind words, Kris

 

[Scrapcomber]

Really looking forward to this, our very first one, excitement mounting

Lynne aka Scrapcomer, and Janet

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Really looking forward to this, our very first one, excitement mounting

Lynne aka Scrapcomer, and Janet

I have done this cruise before, but still excited and can't wait to go!

 

[Deb T.]

Really looking forward to this, our very first one, excitement mounting

Lynne aka Scrapcomer, and Janet

I've done this cruise before, too. It's going to be fantastic! I've been super excited about it since we booked it on Day 1! We're thrilled with two days in Copenhagen and St. Petersburg, as well as seeing Tallinn for the first time. I just can't wait to be back onboard the Magic!

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

I've done this cruise before, too. It's going to be fantastic! I've been super excited about it since we booked it on Day 1! We're thrilled with two days in Copenhagen and St. Petersburg, as well as seeing Tallinn for the first time. I just can't wait to be back onboard the Magic!

Yes getting close, cruise documents will be on there way.

 

[OnOurWayToDL]

Can't believe it's less than 7 weeks until we cruise. This is the 1st weekend in a long time we have nothing going on, so I popped a big bowl of popcorn and am catching up on the DIS tonight. Lots of great information on these discussion boards. I'm thinking cruise documents should be arriving soon. I keep checking Disney's website to see if we got an upgrade but so far our cabin is the same. They changed it on us another time and we were surprised when our luggage tags came and had a different room number.

 

[DisneyConvert]

Are there any coaches returning to London from Dover?

We are planning to hire a taxi to take us (TiggerPU88, DS13+, and I) from Dover to LHR on Aug 3rd. Not in a hurry, since our flight isn't until 6pm. Possible stop-along-the-way at Canterbury or Leeds?

We could share with another (small) family if there is mutual interest. Let us know soon.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Can't believe it's less than 7 weeks until we cruise. This is the 1st weekend in a long time we have nothing going on, so I popped a big bowl of popcorn and am catching up on the DIS tonight. Lots of great information on these discussion boards. I'm thinking cruise documents should be arriving soon. I keep checking Disney's website to see if we got an upgrade but so far our cabin is the same. They changed it on us another time and we were surprised when our luggage tags came and had a different room number.

yes. Getting close

We are planning to hire a taxi to take us (TiggerPU88, DS13+, and I) from Dover to LHR on Aug 3rd. Not in a hurry, since our flight isn't until 4pm. Possible stop-along-the-way at Canterbury or Leeds?

We could share with another (small) family if there is mutual interest. Let us know soon.

Good idea.

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Thank you Deb for organizing the FE! We appreciate your hard work!

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Please let us know if there are any stores like Target near the Waterloo train station. Thank you!