Magic: November 1, 2013 5 night Western

[MrsMork]

My 10th post!!!!

 

[MrsMork]

Just reviewed.

We have 16 cabins signed up. (remember that one of those cabins is yours!)


Here is a list of what I have. If you have contacted me and are not on this list please send me a PM. And I will need cabin numbers if you have not already given me that info
JennLK
PoohGirl
ppruett
VowRenewal13
diesel2512
Fly4Free2
Randomiam
HoosierDisneyDad
cecechaffee
Bobaloo
Smith family (traveling with Bobaloo)
Ser0408
Stitch's girl
3minnie/1mickey
TempusFigit
MrsMork
(please forgive if I have made any typos in the DIS names!)
As to children -

We have one 1 year old boy
2 girls and 1 boy in the 2/3 year old group
4 girls and 3 boys in 4/6 year old
5 girls and 5 boys in 7/10 year old
3 girls and 3 boys in 11/13 year old

Hope that helps in planning.

We also have 2 more cabins traveling with DIS families that are not committed, but will let me know by Oct 1. I do not know how many children are in those cabins.

add 2 boys - one in the 7/10 year group and one in 11/13 group.

 

[ncharlier]

Add one more to the list
ncharlier - don't know ages/number of children yet.

I have two boys ages 10 and 13. Thanks for adding us!!

 

[JennLK]

I've never ran on a treadmill, but I plan on getting up at least a couple of the morning and walking or running on deck 4. My dad has said he plans on walking as well.

I think I will prob be running a half marathon 2 weeks after the cruise, so I will NEED to run on whatever surface I can find at least twice (hopefully more) while we are on the ship.

 

[ncharlier]

I think I will prob be running a half marathon 2 weeks after the cruise, so I will NEED to run on whatever surface I can find at least twice (hopefully more) while we are on the ship.

My goal is to do a half marathon in 2015. I want to do one of the Disney half marathons before moving from Florida to Wisconsin, (all the 2014 dates are already full). I just worked back to a 5K, but plan on trying to be up to 4 miles before the cruise. Maybe we will see each other out running on the cruise.

 

[disneyholic1977]

Add one more to the list
ncharlier - don't know ages/number of children yet.

Add us - disneyholic1977 and DH - both adults (no children) - just sent you a pm.

 

[MrsMork]

I have two boys ages 10 and 13. Thanks for adding us!!

Yes, got those two added now!

I think I will prob be running a half marathon 2 weeks after the cruise, so I will NEED to run on whatever surface I can find at least twice (hopefully more) while we are on the ship.

Deck 4. You might find us on the lounge chairs there and we will be happy to count laps for you ----- if we can stay awake!

Add us - disneyholic1977 and DH - both adults (no children) - just sent you a pm.

Yay, Marilyn!!

So, with these two additions, I think the count is now 18 cabins in the FE exchange.

 

[disneyholic1977]

Yes, got those two added now!



Deck 4. You might find us on the lounge chairs there and we will be happy to count laps for you ----- if we can stay awake!



Yay, Marilyn!!

So, with these two additions, I think the count is now 18 cabins in the FE exchange.

Thank you!!

 

[disneyholic1977]

Yes, got those two added now!



Deck 4. You might find us on the lounge chairs there and we will be happy to count laps for you ----- if we can stay awake!



Yay, Marilyn!!

So, with these two additions, I think the count is now 18 cabins in the FE exchange.

Mrs. Mork - we will join you on the deck chairs and help count laps

 

[JennLK]

Mrs. Mork - we will join you on the deck chairs and help count laps

Thanks for the support

 

[TempusFugit]

Mrs. Mork - we will join you on the deck chairs and help count laps

Grab a couple chairs for Kaie and me. We'll bring drinks.

 

[MrsMork]

Grab a couple chairs for Kaie and me. We'll bring drinks.

Mrs. Mork - we will join you on the deck chairs and help count laps

We can use the help!

Thanks for the support

You are most welcome. That's what DIS folks do!

 

[disneyholic1977]

Grab a couple chairs for Kaie and me. We'll bring drinks.

Double (virgin drinks for us!)

 

[kpadalik]

Has anyone found cheaper parking around the port? My dad found one online, but then read the reviews and was very discouraged. We most likely will have three vehicles and would love to save a little on parking. Any suggestions?

My mom just got back from a cruise last week and used a parking garage that was 5 minutes from the port and is leased from the City of Miami. It was very cheap (I think around $7/day) and she was able to keep the keys to her car. Getting to the port and getting back to the garage was fast and easy, employees were very nice. She would definitely use them again, so we are going to use them. I can't find the name of the company, so I will have to ask her and get back to you with that. The only thing she said that was a little unnerving was that the garage was on the edge of a very sketchy part of town, but the garage itself is partially underground, gated, and watched 24 hrs by a security guard.

 

[KLW1977]

Hi everyone, I just spent quite a while reading through all 21 pages of this thread. Looks like a fun group! We are another family that took advantage of the great military rate. It will be myself, DH, DD (6), DS (6), and DD (4). This will be our first cruise and we are extremely excited!

 

[KLW1977]

Hmmm, looks like I need another 5 posts to be able to PM. So, a little more about us? We are traveling from Maryland. We are going to fly in on the 31st, to Fort Lauderdale. I think I already mentioned that this is our first cruise. My husband got back from a deployment in May and we celebrated at Disneyworld. Since then, I haven't been able to get the cruise idea out of my head. So, when the military rate came up--we jumped on it! I will be 20 weeks pregnant at sailing, so no tastings for us. I think we are going to do the Turtle Farm in Grand Cayman (probably book independently, since if I reading things correctly it is not offered alone in any of the Disney excursions). Someone on Cruise Critic suggested Chankanaab to us and it looks like a good fit for Cozumel, but again, I don't think it is offered through the ship? I would love to do Xel-Ha or seen the ruins on the mainland, but the length of travel time worries me (the kids, especially the 4-year old aren't great travelers).

Four more to go...

 

[JennLK]

Hmmm, looks like I need another 5 posts to be able to PM. So, a little more about us? We are traveling from Maryland. We are going to fly in on the 31st, to Fort Lauderdale. I think I already mentioned that this is our first cruise. My husband got back from a deployment in May and we celebrated at Disneyworld. Since then, I haven't been able to get the cruise idea out of my head. So, when the military rate came up--we jumped on it! I will be 20 weeks pregnant at sailing, so no tastings for us. I think we are going to do the Turtle Farm in Grand Cayman (probably book independently, since if I reading things correctly it is not offered alone in any of the Disney excursions). Someone on Cruise Critic suggested Chankanaab to us and it looks like a good fit for Cozumel, but again, I don't think it is offered through the ship? I would love to do Xel-Ha or seen the ruins on the mainland, but the length of travel time worries me (the kids, especially the 4-year old aren't great travelers).

Four more to go...

Wondering if I am the person on Cruise Critic who suggested Chank I work there and have been posting there as well (at Cruise Critic not Chankanaab - though that would be cool)

We are still debating as well.

The turtle farm can be booked independently through Disney - and included a buffet lunch I think - for around $100 pp. Kind of pricey. We paid so much less doing it on our own.

The cost via the farm website is: Turtle Adventure Tour- Includes the Entire Park
Adults (over 12) - $45 USD
Child (ages 5 - 12) - $25 USD
* admission FREE for children ages 4 and under

There is a 20% discount right now for booking online - and they will pick you up! The only thing you will have to pay extra for as compared to the Disney trip is food.

 

[MrsMork]

Hi everyone, I just spent quite a while reading through all 21 pages of this thread. Looks like a fun group! We are another family that took advantage of the great military rate. It will be myself, DH, DD (6), DS (6), and DD (4). This will be our first cruise and we are extremely excited!

Welcome aboard!! Again, thank your family for the sacrifices for us.

 

[MrsMork]

Wondering if I am the person on Cruise Critic who suggested Chank I work there and have been posting there as well (at Cruise Critic not Chankanaab - though that would be cool)

We are still debating as well.

The turtle farm can be booked independently through Disney - and included a buffet lunch I think - for around $100 pp. Kind of pricey. We paid so much less doing it on our own.

The cost via the farm website is: Turtle Adventure Tour- Includes the Entire Park
Adults (over 12) - $45 USD
Child (ages 5 - 12) - $25 USD
* admission FREE for children ages 4 and under

There is a 20% discount right now for booking online - and they will pick you up! The only thing you will have to pay extra for as compared to the Disney trip is food.

We are doing the city tour with Disney, which includes the Turtle Farm and it is only $39 per adult and is only 2.5 hours. Also doing the Cozumel tour that includes the Mayan ruins and it is only $52 per adult. I don't think those prices are out of line and we have the comfort of knowing if anything happens the ship will wait for us. Anyway, works for us and our "missing the ship" paranoia!

 

[VowRenewal13]

We are doing the city tour with Disney, which includes the Turtle Farm and it is only $39 per adult and is only 2.5 hours. Also doing the Cozumel tour that includes the Mayan ruins and it is only $52 per adult. I don't think those prices are out of line and we have the comfort of knowing if anything happens the ship will wait for us. Anyway, works for us and our "missing the ship" paranoia!

Those are the tours I booked too. Didn't want to spend a whole lot of money and since this is our first Western Caribbean trip wanted to do something besides stay on the ship.