Looking for March 6th Magic Cruisers

[VIKKIGZ]

HI NORMA30

WE ARE TRAVELING WITH OUR SON WHO WILL BE 3 YRS OLD IN JULY. WE CAN'T WAIT
HOPE THE KIDS WILL HAVE A BLAST

 

[norma30]

Hey there. Maybe we can get the kids together. I am slightly concerned with how DD is going to handle Flounders Reef. She is not used to being dropped off anywhere. What kinds of activities do you have planned with your family?? With another snowstorm on the way here in NY, I really cannot wait for the sun and the sand.

 

[Kimnicki]

Hey Guys!

I got my documents!!!!!!!!! Anyone else get their's today? I was totally shocked to come home to find them on my kitchen table. No upgrade, but that's ok, we upgraded ourselves from a Cat. 11 to Cat. 9 a few months ago. It's really hit me now that we're so close.....


Kim

 

[MissDisneyTeach]

That's great Kimnicki! I can't wait to get mine!
Are y'all still staying at the Radisson at the Port? Last time we talked you didn't know when y'all were flying in. We fly in to MCO at 8 p.m. so I don't know when we'll get to the hotel.

I've started a "cruise pile" on the bed in my extra bedroom. When I think of something that I want to take, I put it in there. So hopefully when it is time to pack I won't have so much to do.

Talk to you later!

Teresa

 

[mickeyboat]

Kimnicki - I am so jealous that you got your docs. I am impatiently waiting for mine. We booked air through DCL so it may be a little longer before we get them.

MissDisneyTeach - I have been collecting cruise things for a while too. I put them in a big bucket in my closet. I hope that will make things easier for packing. My biggest challenge will be to pare down what I am planning to bring. After all, I will have to carry this stuff (at least for a little while) while tending to two little ones.

Let the adventure begin!

Denae

 

[Kimnicki]

Hi Ladies!

I'm jealous...I haven't started to get anything ready yet to pack. You're ahead of the game!

Theresa, we finalized our plans and are flying in the night before and get in to Orlando around 10pm. We will be staying at the Radisson as well! Although we probably won't be arriving until around midnight.

Denae, I think I may follow your lead and start to put everything in a closet! Great thinking!

We have to be sure to meet up somewhere onboard! Theresa, do you have a friend coming with you that has a daughter? I though maybe it was you that said that. My DD is 8 (9 in April). Denae, you have little ones as well? My DS is 5.

Do you know your room numbers yet? We'll be in 2026.

Got to get back to work now!

Kim

 

[MissDisneyTeach]

Hey Kim! Yes, my friend does have a daughter--Callie will be 9 in February. She is a 3rd grader. We are in room 5522. (secret porthole room) Are y'all taking the hotel shuttle to the port? It seems like someone said that you sign up when you check-in. Have you heard that? Too much to think about and still work, too. Talk to you later!

Teresa

 

[norma30]

You are so lucky Kimnikki! Mickeyboat, I too booked air with DCL so I have to wait until the last minute to see my doc's. Where are you flying out of?

Vikkigz, I hope we can get our kids together on the boat. I havent seen too many people with toddlers on here. I am alittle concerned with dropping my DD off at Flounders. She isnt very good at being dropped off. We definitely want to do Palo's on my birthday.

The ship doesnt seem too crowded. Thats a wonderful thing! Cant wait to see everybody on board! This NY weather has me at wits end. I crave sun and sand. ( and food too...I am so sick of dieting!!!)

 

[TarraLee]

Hello everyone! This looks like a fun group of cruisers!!

DH and I just booked our first DCL cruise for March 6th. We don't have any children (but both love kids), just the two of us and two puppies, who will be spending vaccation week at G-ma's.

We're in a Cat 9 gty right now, so don't know our exact room yet. Hopefully soon!

We're flying in the night before, but our flight gets in at midnight, so we'll probably stay somewhere close to the airport. And take the DCL shuttle over Sat morning, doing the rental car on the way back to go to DtD for some shopping.

I haven't even thought about docs or packing, you're all way ahead of me!

38 days to go!! The best thing about last minute is you don't have that long to wait!

 

[MissDisneyTeach]

Hey TarraLee! Welcome to our group! No kids or husband for me, but I'm traveling with my friend and her DD9.

We are planning to go to DtD when we get back, too! We don't fly out til about 5 p.m. So now I'm trying to plan that day and what time to leave to get to the airport on time! Let me know if you come up with a good plan.

Start Packing! We only have 38 days to go!

Teresa

 

[mickeyboat]

I'm thrilled to see more new "faces" in our thread. It looks like with the ages of all of our children, that we will be running into each other quite frequently. We should try to get together. Anyone have any ideas of when or where?

Please let us all in on your plans for DtD. I am not sure when our flight home will be but we will be looking for something to do if it is late. We are flying from Manchester, NH the morning of our departure. I kick myself for doing that now. Next time I will know better. My travel agent has not been very helpful.

We are in room 1048. We were upgraded to a Category 11 GTY to Category 9. If people are still booking, the cruise doesn't appear to be full. Maybe we will all get upgraded even further. What I can't understand is that we are on the wait list for early seating. I don't think my kids will survive through late dinner. If we can't get moved, we will make due.

I find that I am overplanning everything and I need to remember that traveling with small kids requires flexibilty. Take a deep breath!

As far as dieting goes, I have been dieting for over a year and I am sick of it! I can't decide if I should try really hard for the next 5 weeks or just bag it and wait until after the cruise. I can't wait to eat the food. I love that we can try anything, and get something else if we don't like it.

Happy packing!

Denae

 

[norma30]

Mickeyboat, we have the late seating also. I am hoping my DD cooperates. I hope the wait staff keeps her so busy that she doesnt realize how tired she is. I am dieting until we get on that boat.....then there will be no holding me back. (Even though I have cheated for the past two days....something about 10 in of snow that makes me hungry). Anyway, yesterday I started dragging out the shorts and sundresses. Boy that really makes it hard to wait. I am so siked!!!! I would love to get together with everyone. I would love to hear any suggetstions. We will be in a category 11 also and we also arent getting much info from our TA. I know better next time.

 

[TarraLee]

We have late seating too, which we're glad about, but no small kids to worry about either. Doesn't seem the ship is all that full, hopefully you all will be able to switch if you want!

As for DtD, we thought we'd do our breakfast at 8, then all the disembark stuff, pick up the rental car, and be headed for WDW by 11ish. Get to DtD about noon, have lunch, shop. Our flight doesn't leave til 8:55, so I'm toying with the idea of going to one of the resorts for an early dinner before we head out to MCO about 7.

Sundresses, shorts...geez, those are all in tubs in the closet! It is 12 degrees here!

I'd like to meet all of you DIS-ers, so if anyone has good ideas for a meet, let's hear em!

 

[Madden6]

This is our first cruise and we are doing it with our four daughters!!4year old twins and 3 year old and a 1 year old so I do not expect much just hope I can relax. I was able to get an early seating (thank god) Couldn't go if that was any different. Grace loves to eat on time!!. I am learning more and more hear everyday! Like finding out what time we will be picked up and dropped off at the boat!! Good to know with 4 little ones! We are in cat 6 staying in connecting rooms. Yes, we have 6 going so we had to pay for 2 rooms but it may just work out well for us in the long run. I am so excited to find this site!! We are flying in Friday morning and then connecting to airport and to boat next day. Big schedule for 2 days but I wanted to be there day before. Anyway 9:30 at night now and past my bedtime. I'll check in tomorrow. Sounds like there will be lots of little girls for my girls to play with!


March 6th will soon be here!!inkbou
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[MissDisneyTeach]

Welcome Madden 6! Glad you are going to join us!


Has anyone thought of a meeting place yet?

Talk to y'all later!
Teresa

 

[Kimnicki]

Hi to all the new posters joining the 3/6/04 post!

Theresa, we'll have a rental car that we'll use to get to the port. I'll have DH drop us off at the port with the bags, return the rental car and take the shuttle to the port alone. It sounded a lot easier than taking the shuttle. I have heard that you can call ahead and have your name put on the list for the shuttle. Might want to pose that question to the cruise board.

We'll be heading out to DtD the day we get back as well. Our flight isn't until the next day, so we're staying at the Holiday Inn Sunspree resort.



Kim

 

[TarraLee]

Sounds like this cruise is just going to be filled with little princesses!!

Welcome aboard, madden6!

How about a meet for lunch on one of the sea days? Maybe sunday so all the little princesses can meet early on? Just a thought, I don't know how hard it will be to coordinate a time with all the kiddos involved.

37 days and counting!

 

[mickeyboat]

I think lunch on a Sunday is a great idea. Do you think we should try to meet in the dining rooms or at the buffet? I am leaning towards the dining room. That way we can get our little ones out of the sun for a while. We can try to sit near one another or at one of the large tables. Maybe we will need more than one. Won't the servers just love us with all of our girls? We can call it "Princess Fest." Is there anyone with boys going on this cruise?

Madden6 - Or anyone else for that matter. Do you have a preference on what time? You said that Grace likes to eat on time. Is she your one year old? My kids don't really care when they eat. I think they will probably be so busy and distracted that they won't eat much anyway. Although, DD4 has been eating like a hog lately. She must be growing.

Should we contact DCL once we decide what we want to do? Maybe they can give us some suggestions.

Does anyone else have a better idea. ?

Can't wait!!

Denae

 

[norma30]

Lunch on Sunday sounds great for us.....gives us something else to do that day at sea. My DD22mo. likes to eat between12 & 1. How is that??? With all those kids around, it will probably be more running around and less eating for her. This is getting so exciting...37 more days and new friends already.

Madden6,you are amazing. 4 little ones. I am stressing and I only have one ( stressing in a good way of course). We are all going to have a great time.

 

[Kimnicki]

My son is 5, he'll be 6 in July. Sunday sounds good to me. We'll probably be at the pool so I'll stop in to say hello to everyone!