June 5,2010 Relocation Cruise

[tempres]

We've never been to any of these ports. Any must see?

 

[Lynn G]

We've never been to any of these ports. Any must see?

In Gibralter you need to go up to the top of the hill and see the monkeys! Just be sure that you do not bring any food outside of the resturant or you will get attacked Cadiz is a nice city to walk around, we did the walking tour last time we were there, and this time will probably just walk around on our own. We have never been to Lisbon, so can't say anything about that.

I put off the dog walk until later today, just could not face the dark, cold and wind all at the same time - later I will just have to face the cold and wind but it will be sunny! It is warmer - it was 27 degrees this morning, but with 25mph winds, the wind chill was about 2 degrees.

The wind has picked up and now it looks more like Cheyenne, with bare spots of grass visible and larger drifts of snow.

Have a great day all - after today I am back to working the early shift so will not make it back here until the weekend.

 

[adrianna_sarah]

We got three inches of snow here in the greater Austin, TX area yesterday, so I am dreaming of a sunny vacation to keep me warm.

These are our plans so far:

Gibralter Walking Tour: This is the only shore excursion that offers a tour of the siege tunnels and the cave on their "rock" tour.

Seeing Seville: Guided tour of Seville, a two hour bus ride from Cadiz.

We still haven't decided what to do in Lisbon. It will for sure be some sort of grand tour--several are offered. My only worry is that all three port stops occur back to back to back and we may be pretty beat by the time we reach Portugal.

 

[tempres]

Thanks for the tips on the ports. It all sounds wonderful.
We are doing three nights in London afterwards. We are looking at the Fairways Hotel in Paddington. Has anyone ever stayed there?

 

[idreamofwdw]

Hi Everyone
I'm on this cruise and I am literally counting the days!

It's great to see some info on the excurisons...does anybody have any idea of suitability for children, they are 4 & 3? We are planning on just totally relaxing and not bothering with excursions, but I do like the idea of the monkeys!

Tempres, have never stayed at that hotel so can't advise on that...but have you looked at lastminute.com? They have some great deals on London hotels. You can usual pick up 4* rooms for £75-80 in Central London, including "brands" like the Hilton.

 

[adrianna_sarah]

Hi Everyone
I'm on this cruise and I am literally counting the days!

It's great to see some info on the excurisons...does anybody have any idea of suitability for children, they are 4 & 3? We are planning on just totally relaxing and not bothering with excursions, but I do like the idea of the monkeys!

Tempres, have never stayed at that hotel so can't advise on that...but have you looked at lastminute.com? They have some great deals on London hotels. You can usual pick up 4* rooms for £75-80 in Central London, including "brands" like the Hilton.

We have a three year old as well, and our kids do pretty well touring. A few years ago, we cruised with a couple who left their kids on board the ship in the child care and explored all of the ports by themselves. To each their own.

Just out of curiosity, are they running specials in the UK for this cruise? I notice it has been filling up a bit the last few days.

Adrianna

 

[idreamofwdw]

Hi Adrianna,
There are no UK specific deals (I hope not anyway!) we are cat12 gty which was $899 & $799 for the children. This seems to me to be good value, knowing what we usually spend when on holiday in Europe, this works out pretty reasonable per day. Hopefully it won't be TOO full!

Only 98 days to go! Can't wait to book Palo!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Cruisers!

I really enjoyed the monkeys at Gibralter, and if the walking tour of Gilbralter is the same as it was on the first transatlantic - then it was a good tour. We got to see the monkeys then we walked to the seige tunnels, then down thru the town.

Welcome to the new cruisers!!!

Have a great week all!

 

[adrianna_sarah]

Just made my final payment. Now it's really real. Woo hoo!

 

[bode]

Just booked this today for me and my DD (age 10). Will be a quick trip for us. Fly in from the states on the red eye and hop on board then fly back to the states the afternoon cruise ship gets back in. Would love to stay longer but cannot make that happen. Anyone else have children my dd age?

bode

 

[adrianna_sarah]

Welcome Bode.

Was anybody else booking tonight? Got everthing I wanted, only my spa appts required creative booking. I was surprised at the number of sea day massages that were already spoken for at the 90 day mark. Must be all the platinum/gold/suite people. 3 cruises down, 2 to go for gold. My kids may outgrow DCL before then, though.

 

[KT27]

We are trying to work out the logistics to go on this cruise. The military rates are truly amazing! We are stationed in Germany. Fingers crossed we will be able to book this week!

 

[adrianna_sarah]

We are trying to work out the logistics to go on this cruise. The military rates are truly amazing! We are stationed in Germany. Fingers crossed we will be able to book this week!

Did you book? I saw that they are only currently offering military rates on Cat. 9 and below now. Seems silly since they are bound to have some cancellations as we quickly approach the 75 days out mark.

 

[YenSid1222]

Just checking in here again!

So, I think I am definately going to try to fly into Paris a couple of days before the cruise since I haven't been back to DLP since the Studios opened. Found a very cheap flight from ORY to BCN, so that should be fine...then I think we will spend one night in London and try to see LOVE NEVER DIES.

 

[KT27]

Did you book? I saw that they are only currently offering military rates on Cat. 9 and below now. Seems silly since they are bound to have some cancellations as we quickly approach the 75 days out mark.

Nope, still awaiting his leave approval. The fun of working with the Army. Here's hoping the military rates continue for another week like they did last Sunday.

 

[bode]

Does any one have children around the age of 10? My DD is 10 and I am trying to find some email pen pals for her before the trip.

bode

 

[adrianna_sarah]

Does any one have children around the age of 10? My DD is 10 and I am trying to find some email pen pals for her before the trip.

bode

My oldest is a seven year old boy. She'd probably think he's icky and they'll be in different kids clubs. I am guessing that this cruise has a high number of European Cruisers, so less likey to be active on the DisBoards.

 

[adrianna_sarah]

Nope, still awaiting his leave approval. The fun of working with the Army. Here's hoping the military rates continue for another week like they did last Sunday.

We managed to get a military rate on a Cat. 5, but when we booked, I kept telling the travel agent to book ASAP. Figured it might be some sort of mistake and they'd come to their senses. DCL kept military rates on balconies for a few weeks though. My husband is "between jobs", pretty much driving a desk for pay, so he's been burning a ton of leave lately. Good luck!

 

[KT27]

If we go stepdaughter will be 13.

 

[KT27]

If we go my stepdaughter will be 13.