Magic Christmas Cruise 2010 (Dec 18th - 29th) **** PART III ****

[DVC4US]

I, too, would love a Copy of those packing cheat sheets. I am doing a little bit of the freaking dance myself. I don't want to forget anything...

I posted a couple of links on page 38 posts 567 & 570.

They are not perfect but hopefully they will help.

 

[mdargen]

We'll have a rental car, so if you want to meet up with me in the lobby at 6:30, hit the grocery store together than back to the hotel for our 7pm drink date?

That would be awesome! Thank you so much. You are awesome!!

 

[momssurprise]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2604906

I hope these reports are exaggerated, this is distressing.

Any words of wisdom?

 

[HFC1969]

Any words of wisdom?

Its a ship / boat... it will leak....

Don't worry be happy..


Its the happiest time of the year... the happiest place at sea..


17 days til vaca

 

[Three at Sea]

If you want your hair to get 'dry' bring your own hair dryer! The ones on the ship are not good enough for thick hair.

Thanks mmi and Threeprincessmommy! That settles it....DH will have to make room in his suitcase for my hairdryer because my bag is going to be full

 

[Three at Sea]

That would be awesome! Thank you so much. You are awesome!!

No prob, sorry we can't do it earlier but we'll be in C.Beach all afternoon....

 

[mdargen]

No prob, sorry we can't do it earlier but we'll be in C.Beach all afternoon....

That is perfect. We wanted to lounge by the pool all day. So this will work out great.

 

[Hmorale]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2604906

I hope these reports are exaggerated, this is distressing.

Any words of wisdom?

Yikes- I did not like what I read! our room is 6044 and I am a light sleeper. I will make sure to bring earplugs!!

 

[disneydash]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2604906

I hope these reports are exaggerated, this is distressing.

Any words of wisdom?

Before our first cruise, I worried about every negative thing that popped up on the main forum. Once I boarded, those worries completely vanished as we experienced the best vacation of our lives.

Given a ship of this size, there will always be issues and the crew is trained to quickly deal with them. The odds of something negatively impacting your entire vacation is minimal. I would focus on all the positives and enjoy everything that the Magic has to offer.

You also might want to avoid the main cruise board for the next 18 days. It will definitely reduce your stress level.

(Woo-hoo this post just moved me up to Mouseketeer!!)

 

[momssurprise]

Before our first cruise, I worried about every negative thing that popped up on the main forum. Once I boarded, those worries completely vanished as we experienced the best vacation of our lives.

Given a ship of this size, there will always be issues and the crew is trained to quickly deal with them. The odds of something negatively impacting your entire vacation is minimal. I would focus on all the positives and enjoy everything that the Magic has to offer.

You also might want to avoid the main cruise board for the next 18 days. It will definitely reduce your stress level.

(Woo-hoo this post just moved me up to Mouseketeer!!)

Thanks -- I think that is sage advice. We were on the Magic in 2004 and 2005 and found her beautiful and were so impressed by what we saw as constant attention to her upkeep - cleaning, painting, etc., so I never worried when I booked about her condition, but then the thread about the smells freaked me out and now this...it's a bit difficult not to worry when we could go just about anywhere for the price we've paid to cruise Disney. Here's hoping the spirit of Christmas keeps her leak free!

 

[disneydash]

Thanks -- I think that is sage advice. We were on the Magic in 2004 and 2005 and found her beautiful and were so impressed by what we saw as constant attention to her upkeep - cleaning, painting, etc., so I never worried when I booked about her condition, but then the thread about the smells freaked me out and now this...it's a bit difficult not to worry when we could go just about anywhere for the price we've paid to cruise Disney. Here's hoping the spirit of Christmas keeps her leak free!

Between having my entire family together and all the special people on this board, I truly believe that this will be a wonderful vacation for everyone..

BTW, the only liquid problem we had last time was when our assistant server, David from Australia, was working on his very first night and dropped his entire tray of our beverage order on my MIL and I. He was a really great kid and we had a lot of fun with that for the rest of the week.

 

[skypixy]

Thanks mmi and Threeprincessmommy! That settles it....DH will have to make room in his suitcase for my hairdryer because my bag is going to be full

Can I borrow yours? My hair is naturally wavy, & the longest I have ever had it because the plan was to donate it in Dec. Well, now that has been moved back to Jan. & I am going to look for a decent smaller hair dryer with a portable diffuser. Do they even make such a thing?

 

[skypixy]

Oh, and I became a Mousketeer too!
Plus, there hasn't been a new post in almost 4 hours~where is everyone?

 

[SwimMama]

Does anyone know what the minimum age is to run the Castaway Cay 5K? I read somewhere that it is for adults only. I would love for my DS11 to run with me , perhaps even my DS9. Will they allow children to do it? I think the 5K runners get off the ship first and I am not sure if they will let the kids get off the boat early with me to do it. Does anyone know?

Also, does anyone know what time Oceaner's club and lab open up? Will I be able to put DS5 in it before I run (just on case DH wants to run too).

P.S. I use the term "run" lightly! It is more llike a slow crawl. I shouldn't kid myself. I am part of the back of the pack crew

Thanks

 

[eve adkins]

Question......'
Do you take your own beach towels or just use the ship towels when you go on excursions to the beach? Having to carry around 6 beach towels could be really cumbersome...

 

[BBQMommy]

I felt a little like a snoop, but I peeked at the Wonder Christmas Cruise thread and they have one thread totalling 16 pages and a very small FE group.


Caryn

 

[disneycruising]

Question......'
Do you take your own beach towels or just use the ship towels when you go on excursions to the beach? Having to carry around 6 beach towels could be really cumbersome...

We always use the ships towels.

 

[BigHugsForEeyore]

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[TheBeadPirate]

Christmas cards went out today!

And I decided to start on a cruise binder/journal/scrapbook for my BFF going on the 12/12 cruise with us. Kind of last minute- but I really want her to love this cruise and want to book again.

And had to unpack our Christmas cruise stuff to use the suitcases to pack our FE group's gifts- since there were way more than I thought once they were delivered- ended up being 2 BIG suitcases full! 120 boxed photo albums take up alot of room!

 

[DVC4US]

Question......'
Do you take your own beach towels or just use the ship towels when you go on excursions to the beach? Having to carry around 6 beach towels could be really cumbersome...

We always use towels from the ship. I have enough to pack, I couldn't imagine trying to fit in beach towels. We also don't have to worry about one getting lost or stolen.