We are leaving in less than 2 weeks for our Magic cruise. Our younger child is 3, so this is a perfect time to try our first cruise. We are going with three other families.
I want to sincerely thank the great people on this board. Thanks to Cindy, we got a postcard for a $50 credit for one family in our group. Thanks to several posters, I advised one familiy in our group to switch their booking to AAA and get free soft drink mugs for that family. Thanks to Kathi, I learned about snuba and now will get to be with my son while he has his first underwater experience. Thanks to Kathi's experience (she and husband are divers) she gave me the idea to rent dive equipment for me and my husband to dive with our son while he and his grandfather do snuba. We have even talked some non-diving friends into going snuba-ing too, and I know they will like it.
Thanks to other posters, I know I may be offered an onboard booking credit, so I have done some homework in pricing trips for next year and will be able to compare the prices I get onboard to see if it's worth it.
Thanks to you, I knew to call the airlines to get good seating assignments 30 days before the trip, and to come a day early to spend the night at the Hyatt.
Again, thanks to the good people of this board, I did not book any excursions through Disney (I hate group herding activities) but will be able to get around St. Martin (or Sint Maarten, isn't that what Dave wants us to call it?), St. Thomas and St. John very well by following the excellent ferry, taxi, etc. tips I gleaned from this board.
I have benefitted from much good advice from many experienced and good-hearted people who give of their time to help those of us who have never been on a Disney cruise. Barb and Tony, I have seen your photos and have enjoyed and appreciated the information and opinions you have shared. Dave, if I go again I will use your travel tips and will not book Disney transfers. To the webmasters, thank you for hosting this site. It must take an enormous amount of time but even if you don't hear it all the time, we appreciate it.
As a newbie, I have only one tip for my fellow travelers -- to those of you who are going to try snorkeling for the first time, and I hope you love it, it's "masks and fins", not "goggles and flippers".
Everyone, thank you so much for all of the excellent information. Now all I'm going to do is relax, not worry about anything, even about Palo reservations, and enjoy the time with my family and our friends.
Wishing you all the best,
Liza
I want to sincerely thank the great people on this board. Thanks to Cindy, we got a postcard for a $50 credit for one family in our group. Thanks to several posters, I advised one familiy in our group to switch their booking to AAA and get free soft drink mugs for that family. Thanks to Kathi, I learned about snuba and now will get to be with my son while he has his first underwater experience. Thanks to Kathi's experience (she and husband are divers) she gave me the idea to rent dive equipment for me and my husband to dive with our son while he and his grandfather do snuba. We have even talked some non-diving friends into going snuba-ing too, and I know they will like it.
Thanks to other posters, I know I may be offered an onboard booking credit, so I have done some homework in pricing trips for next year and will be able to compare the prices I get onboard to see if it's worth it.
Thanks to you, I knew to call the airlines to get good seating assignments 30 days before the trip, and to come a day early to spend the night at the Hyatt.
Again, thanks to the good people of this board, I did not book any excursions through Disney (I hate group herding activities) but will be able to get around St. Martin (or Sint Maarten, isn't that what Dave wants us to call it?), St. Thomas and St. John very well by following the excellent ferry, taxi, etc. tips I gleaned from this board.
I have benefitted from much good advice from many experienced and good-hearted people who give of their time to help those of us who have never been on a Disney cruise. Barb and Tony, I have seen your photos and have enjoyed and appreciated the information and opinions you have shared. Dave, if I go again I will use your travel tips and will not book Disney transfers. To the webmasters, thank you for hosting this site. It must take an enormous amount of time but even if you don't hear it all the time, we appreciate it.
As a newbie, I have only one tip for my fellow travelers -- to those of you who are going to try snorkeling for the first time, and I hope you love it, it's "masks and fins", not "goggles and flippers".
Everyone, thank you so much for all of the excellent information. Now all I'm going to do is relax, not worry about anything, even about Palo reservations, and enjoy the time with my family and our friends.
Wishing you all the best,
Liza
