Magic In Paradise: 10/8-10/15 2011 All cruisers check in here

[sullins5]

I have been on both the Wonder and Magic and they are both great ships with great crews. The layouts are almost the same therefore you chose which ship based on the itinerary. Prior to this year the Wonder just did the 3/4/5 day Bahama run whereas the Magic did the 7 day caribbeans trip plus special itineraries like the Med. Therefore if you wanted a cruise longer than 4 day and not going to Nassua then it the Magic for you. Currently the Dream has taken over the Bahama runs and the Wonder is on the left coast. The MR and AK are both 7 days itineries. We prefer the caribbean (ie warm with beaches) and less Mexican gang activities so we are sticking with the caribbean itineraries for now. The Fantasy next year will be taking over for the Magic on the 7 day caribbeans and the Magic is off to TX and NY. We have a Western on the Fantasy scheduled for June next year. Hope this long winded reply helps.

Thanks Dan! That helps alot! I really don't think I want a shorter cruise, so the Fantasy will probably be what's next for us too, though thought I read about a 14 day Med cruise? Don't know whether my dh is gonna like this one..so we shall see. He thinks we're more 'Disworld' folks..lol !

I don't care either way...just give me some Mouse!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Rockin Bar D is my nightly hang out from at least 11 on. I usaly close it down even on the dreadful first night.

I really hope to be up later on this cruise than I was on the last. I don't "think" we'll be as bad off physically as we were the last cruise. I'm not lying when I tell y'all when we got on that last cruise we not 1 ounce of energy left. NOT 1! So were in bed early most nights after our late suppers. It was all we could do to get through that last week of work last time around.

If i had not had that cruise I would have had to schedule a week's vacation as quick as I could get it and just would have been at home on the couch doing nothing, my body was that drained.

So I am expecting a bit of a different experience this time around, though I will still be quite happy to just sit in a lounger and watch the ocean flow by

 

[sullins5]

We've booked the Magic because it is/was the longer cruise. We did a 4 night cruise once. Too SHORT. It was on the Big Red Boat when they were affiliated with Disney. They only offered the 3 and 4 days at the time. I remember thinking that it sure would be nice if Disney had their own cruise line with 7 day cruises. And then my wish came true!

Maria...so funny! I remember the 'Big Red Boat' cruises and always wanted to do one. But I also remember they were 1/2 and 1/2 some too where you could spend part of your time at the world and on ship. After we started going to the World in '93 and almost every year, we found out that we liked to get there, and PARK it. lol, just doing everything took us a week, if not two, like riding the Segways in Epcot (my favorite), renting little boats, riding bikes, etc. But I do remember the Big Red Boat. And here we are taking our first 7 days ...
If my dh likes this one (he thinks we're more Disworld ppl), maybe I'll get him on the Fantasy!

 

[sullins5]

I really hope to be up later on this cruise than I was on the last. I don't "think" we'll be as bad off physically as we were the last cruise. I'm not lying when I tell y'all when we got on that last cruise we not 1 ounce of energy left. NOT 1! So were in bed early most nights after our late suppers. It was all we could do to get through that last week of work last time around.

If i had not had that cruise I would have had to schedule a week's vacation as quick as I could get it and just would have been at home on the couch doing nothing, my body was that drained.

So I am expecting a bit of a different experience this time around, though I will still be quite happy to just sit in a lounger and watch the ocean flow by

Poor thing! What were you so exhausted physically from? Still Target? Hope this trip, by the time you get to the Port, you feel like the Energizer bunny!
Well, if that's hoping for too much...maybe that you just feel great!

 

[Octoberbride03]

Poor thing! What were you so exhausted physically from? Still Target? Hope this trip, by the time you get to the Port, you feel like the Energizer bunny!
Well, if that's hoping for too much...maybe that you just feel great!

Madalyn, we had a very very rough 18 months(give or take a little) before our cruise.I had to have surgery in 2007 and DH had to take care of me for 6 weeks, Then going back to work was just nuts and stayed that way right through the cruise. If you saw the amount of traffic my store got at the time you'd have died. Target had to build 3 NEW STORES!!! And they did it just to alleviate our traffic flow. So I was doing the work of 2-3 people every day. I only realized that when I got on that cruise and had a week to think about it We are still a high volume store but the traffic flow is much lower and my working habits have tried to be smarter instead of harder. Don't know if it worked this past week, cause i came home every day just shot. And Rich's job stress is nothing to sneeze at either, between his boss and co-worker....well that could take awhile.

My last day of work before our cruise in 08 I had muscle aches all up and down my body. I am so glad i was smart enough to take the day before we left to drive down.

 

[mariaelenak]

I am dragging today. No energy at all. I feel horrible. Then I make a huge mistake and look at our outdoor thermometer. 114 degrees!!!
No no! This cannot be right! I live in Connecticut for Pete's sake. I was up over my head in snow a few months ago! So I go to the weather.com's temperature at your address feature (as if that's going to make me feel better) and it says: 101 degrees but feels like 113! Honestly...once it's over 100 doesn't it all feel the same anyway. 85 degrees, 90, 99....and then HOTTER THAN H E double Hockey Sticks!

 

[Octoberbride03]

I'll be right up Maria

Weather.com now says my house is at 108 with a "Feels like" of 124!!!!!!

The dog doesn't get to go outside for more than a few seconds. This is obscene. My God is it hot.

 

[Octoberbride03]

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

Everyone sing along "We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave......"

 

[Octoberbride03]

Everyone sing along "We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave......"

THAT'S RIGHT MAKE ME HOTTER

 

[mariaelenak]

The photo says it all.

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

Just think of this and maybe it will help.

 

[scottishandproud]

you should come to scotland it only its 62 degrees farenheit here.

 

[mariaelenak]

you should come to scotland it only its 62 degrees farenheit here.

Oh yah! That's what I'm talking about!

 

[Octoberbride03]

you should come to scotland it only its 62 degrees farenheit here.

OK

Where's my plane tickets? Need enough for the dog and the tiel too. No sense in making them suffer

 

[TartanTinker]

What about house swapping
I have to say im so fed up of this weather only been to the beach a few times this summer. 3 weeks left of the holidays let's hope the sun comes out more

 

[Octoberbride03]

Sounds good to me

Now about them plane tickets................

 

[LC30]

Just a heads up for those of you who are interested:



It’s that time of year again for Disney Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members to shop till they drop! Mark your calendars because on Saturday, July 23, World of Disney stores at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts will host shopping extravaganzas just for passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members – and as a special treat, D23 Members are invited to join in the savings at the Disneyland Sizzling Summer Sale. The events will be held from 6-9 a.m. at Walt Disney World Resort, and 6:30-9 a.m. at Disneyland Resort.

For those of you who have shopped at the Sizzling Summer Sale before, you know that there are up to 75-percent discounts on select merchandise, unbelievable door busters and surprise markdowns at this annual super sale.

For the very first time, we’re giving you a special sneak peek at some of the offers that Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members can expect to find at the Sizzling Summer Sale on Saturday, July 23:

75% off select Vinylmation
40% off select Disney Parks Dooney & Bourke styles
50% off select Apparel for the entire family
50% off select Ear Hats and headwear
50% off select Disney Parks Edition Games such as Monopoly and Operation
Door busters at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort beginning as low as $1 (plus tax)

Can any of this be online shopping?

 

[LC30]

You guys do fast work. I go out of town for work and don't check for a few days and I'm behind. Well, it's hotter than Hades here too. Been over a 100 degrees for double digit consecutive days. We have a really good chance of breaking the record for the most number of consecutive days over 100 degrees. DS' birthday party is tomorrow morning -outside, well at least some of it involves a pool.

Good luck to everyone checking in and booking this weekend. Hope it cools down in MCO in October. DS wants to wear a shark costume for MNSSHP. He definitely won't be wearing it if its hot like this.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Tinkerbell0614]

SO am I correct in understanding that the Cruise Director fo the Magic is no longer Brent??