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

[TIGGER/POOH4]

FYI, for those of who book their own airfare on SouthWest like us, they will be opening up the dates to book on March 15.

From the SouthWest site.
We are currently accepting air reservations through September 30, 2011. On March 15, we will open our schedule for sale through November 4, 2011. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

 

[sullins5]

A big THANKS Tigger/Pooh 4 for the countdown! Wow!!! 34 weeks...Can't wait until we're under 20!

And a big THANKS Maureen for the FE helps! We're kind of waiting to see what flights we get, how much we're charged for luggage and our rental car to see how much I can pack/lug/tote/ etc!!!

And Tigger2002, Thanks for the videos! Was that your son in the first one? Looks like He did NOT want to be on that video..lol! But the videos were great, though made us wish it was soo much closer!

Hope everyone has had a great weekend so far...We're counting down the days...and since I don't know how(and yes, I've tried) to add one of those exciting tickers...anyone want to pass exactly how many days we have left?

 

[sullins5]

FYI, for those of who book their own airfare on SouthWest like us, they will be opening up the dates to book on March 15.

From the SouthWest site.
We are currently accepting air reservations through September 30, 2011. On March 15, we will open our schedule for sale through November 4, 2011. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

I am assuming AirTran must run the same kind of scheduling. I've been trying since we booked the cruise to get airfare from them also, and nothing. So here's hoping some great fares come along!!

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

Hope everyone has had a great weekend so far...We're counting down the days...and since I don't know how(and yes, I've tried) to add one of those exciting tickers...anyone want to pass exactly how many days we have left?

We now have only

days to go to the Magic.

 

[sullins5]

We now have only

days to go to the Magic.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU DID THAT!!! BUT CAN I SAY I JUST LAUGHED OUT LOUD?!!!!! Thanks for the shout out!!! (I think I like the weeks better, but all those days do seem like their having a party!)

THANKS

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU DID THAT!!! BUT CAN I SAY I JUST LAUGHED OUT LOUD?!!!!! Thanks for the shout out!!! (I think I like the weeks better, but all those days do seem like their having a party!)

THANKS

Disney Magic (Pun intended)

 

[aan1701]

If anyone is using SWA and has questions please let ke know. I work for them on the ground at LAX. If I can help you out I will.

 

[sullins5]

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

My dh started my day off with a Hey's Signature Carry On with Mickey 'rings' on it!!! He did good huh? And I happen to know he got a great deal because I saw it at Marshall's for about 1/2 of the price! And he had some help from his dd who saw it while shopping with me!! (Note to guys: always a good idea to get help from the kids)So, on the cruise, you'll know me by my suitcase...teehee

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

 

[Lauralooneyfordisney]

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

My dh started my day off with a Hey's Signature Carry On with Mickey 'rings' on it!!! He did good huh? And I happen to know he got a great deal because I saw it at Marshall's for about 1/2 of the price! And he had some help from his dd who saw it while shopping with me!! (Note to guys: always a good idea to get help from the kids)So, on the cruise, you'll know me by my suitcase...teehee

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!
I also have a great Disney carryon which my DH bought me for Christmas a couple years ago from Sears and was on clearance for $20!! Love it. Hard to believe that in just 34 weeks we will be soaking up the Disney "Magic"!

 

[Lauralooneyfordisney]

FYI, for those of who book their own airfare on SouthWest like us, they will be opening up the dates to book on March 15.

From the SouthWest site.
We are currently accepting air reservations through September 30, 2011. On March 15, we will open our schedule for sale through November 4, 2011. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

Interesting. We are thinking of using them so will check it out. Is it usually cheaper to get it early through them? We always use our air miles with Frontier but for some reason I was not able to book it for that week and have checked every week for them.? I will keep checking all of them out too. My friend got an awesome deal in Dec to fly this month for $72 each way on American. Not that would be great!

 

[sullins5]

Interesting. We are thinking of using them so will check it out. Is it usually cheaper to get it early through them? We always use our air miles with Frontier but for some reason I was not able to book it for that week and have checked every week for them.? I will keep checking all of them out too. My friend got an awesome deal in Dec to fly this month for $72 each way on American. Not that would be great!

Wow! That's amazing for American! They are always so high flying out of Memphis. I'm a little nervous about all these fares! I checked ITA again today and they went up again for our itinerary. Ughhhh I do hope they come down, it's definitely NOT fun driving 15 hours with 2 that get carsick so easily!!!

Looking for some pixie dust for all of us for sure! Happy fare-hunting everyone!

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

The Magic in St Maarten today. This will be us in 34 weeks.

 

[sullins5]

The Magic in St Maarten today. This will be us in 34 weeks.

ahhhhhh!!!! Makes me breathe in/ breathe out!! What a refreshing thought to be sure! Can't wait to get in a lounger, watch the ocean and all the people and chill!!!! Thanks for the photo!


PS..you can keep them coming every week to keep us motivated!!!

 

[aan1701]

If you guys don't mind I would like to share a few of my photos from the Panama Canal cruise.
This is the hand they gave us to say good bye to the East Coast.

This is the Wonder in Aruba at night. We overnighted because we could not go to CC due to weather, and I did not mind at all missing CC.

This is the same shot but the next morning

This was taken from the Dunkin Donuts in Aruba.

This is us getting raised to the Gatun Lake level in the canal.

And this last one shows how close to the lock wall we were. It is kinda scary.

 

[aan1701]

Alright. This one was just posted on Facebook. It was taken by Disney CEO Bob Iger on a Helicopter today. I think it is cool. It is the Dream at CC. Sorry, I had to do a iPhone screen shot so it has the time at the top on the safari stuff on the bottom.

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

Love the pics Looks like a great time. We would love to do a PC cruise but we can't take our kids out of school for that amount of time.

 

[aan1701]

Love the pics Looks like a great time. We would love to do a PC cruise but we can't take our kids out of school for that amount of time.

I get that. Thankfully we don't have kids so that has let us do all 3 Westbound crossings that they have done. Thanks for the pic compliment.

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

To help pass the time can all the DCL vets post their favorite pics. I like this one as it is the Magic is waiting for us at PC with the cruise about to start.

 

[aan1701]

To keep the theme of a ship waiting for it's new passengers at PC, here is the Wonder on 1/6/11.

 

[sullins5]

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!! Love all these pictures! It's 8:06pm central time and can I just say I got chill bumps looking at all these?!!! Please post more! For us newbies in the DCL vacations, this is so exciting. I'm even dreaming about it...wonder what happens to your mind when you dream for 34 more weeks about the same thing?

Love all the pics of the Magic...and to me, maybe because we've never been on either one, (and don't dis me), but the Dream looks like the same only bigger with a few extras. You couldn't take my excitement away if you tried too!

So, yes, please post more photos! It just makes excitement get even greater!