March 11, 2006 - 7 Day Magic

[Familyof14]

Hi,
I was not on the Magic last week, but on the Carnival Glory (wish I had been with you guys, though .) While we were docked with you in Key West, we noticed an ambulance that took someone away. I saw a lady get into the cab as well. Does anyone know what happened? Hope it wasn't a child.

 

[Mortlives]

I see none of us contributed a live thread. Oh, well, we were on vacation! It was nice seeing everyone and putting faces to handles. Did anyone else rebook while on board?

I don't have an answer to the question about Key West, I thought the ambulance was for someone on another ship.

 

[Familyof14]

Nope! The ambulance was with the Magic. It was right up near the front end of your ship and the EMS, stretcher and lady came off the Magic and got into the cab. The siren didn't start until it got off the dock and into town...which is a good sign.

 

[amesmom]

We're back. I'm so addicted to the boards, I just can't let it go. I will now be heading over to the theme park boards to plan our trip to WDW in late October.

We had a fabulous time. I don't think we can ever go back to a 4-day cruise again, but we will have to save up for our next cruise. It was fun to meet all of you. Nice to see a familiar face every now and then on the ship and compare notes on our vacations. Sorry "M" about the sandcastle destroying munchkin. That wasn't my kid, was it?

We would have been so depressed coming off the ship, but we headed straight to Orlando to hang out at the Hyatt Grand Cypress on Saturday and recover from our trip. Then we spent Sunday at MK. Perfect weather, not too hot or humid. Today it was back to reality. We're supposed to get up to 3 inches of snow tonight. Can you believe it?

You guys are the best. Thanks for making the anticipation and planning of the trip so much fun!

 

[sk8ingmom]

Well vacation's over...
We got back last night after spending 6 days at CBR. Weather was just as perfect as on the cruise. However, navigating the slushy 34F Anchorage airport parking lot in my flip flops was not fun! It's sorta depressing, this is the first time in 3 years that we haven't had a cruise booked.

It was great to meet all of you after spending all of this cyber time together!
How did the vacation recovery go for everyone else?

 

[amesmom]

Wasn't the weather great in Orlando? We got to spend Sunday in MK and it was so pleasant. Got home just in time to usher in spring with a big snowstorm. Even for Iowa that was a little unusual. But DS8 was happy to get a 2-hour snow delay to his first day back to school. We've all had time to recover and I'm back on the DIS boards planning our trip to WDW in October.

 

[Castaway Stowaway]

Welcome Home Michelle!! It was so great to meet your family!! YOur boys ar just adorable!! uuugg im ready for another cruise already!

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Welcome home everyone.....

Glad to hear everyone has made it home safely....Mom and I are slowly adapting back to reality but it has been tough....

Sk8ingmom...I can just see you walking through the slushy parking lot in your flip flops....by the way....did I give you the postcards I had for you? I can't remember much abut the sailaway party....I think it was either the lack of sleep Leslie & I had or it was all those flamable beverages Leslie was feeding me!!!!!!

It was really nice to meet you all and hopefully we will see you on a future cruise.

 

[Mortlives]

Everyone back to their own private version of winter or spring? Except of course for the lucky ones in Florida and other southern climes...who are probably in summer. Here we only seem to have 2 seasons: hockey and construction...

I have to say 2007 seems awfully far away now. But, sk8ingmom, we're going to be staying at CBR for part of our great adventure. I haven't seen it since the rehab several years ago. How's it looking?

It was nice meeting everyone. I'm going to put the group pictures up when I'm at work next week. I'll probably post them to this thread so everyone can see them.

Did I mention exactly how pirate themed our cruise became? Before we got to Port Canaveral we stopped in St. Augustine, and went to the pirate stores in the hopes of booty. Then, in Key West we went to the Pirate Soul museum (totally rocks, by the way). Then we went to the pirate stores in Grand Cayman, and got some excellent swag. Then was the Pirates in the Caribbean party. On the way home, in West Virginia, we stopped at the Pirates Landing restaurant (you have to see this place). And of course, our beautiful car, Bella, had her many Jolly Rogers flying.

 

[I'mWong]

Glad to hear everyone is back home safe and sound. We got our "winter" this past week. It was colder than it had been in almost a month and a half. The first day of spring around here found everyone in sweaters while the end of winter found us all in shorts and sandals! This has been one weird year of weather so far. Makes me really dread hurricane season.

Mort...looking forward to seeing your pictures. I haven't even had time to look at the ones I took yet. Sounds like your adventure was one a pirate would be proud of!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Laura

 

[Sailingpartyof10]

Welcome back, Sk8ingmom. I didn't run into you again after the sailaway party, but I did admire the wonderful pictures of you and your handsome boys in Shutters! Oh, and I am another one who remembered to bring a postcard from home but forgot to give it to you at the party!

I came home to a snowstorm, too, but luckily the weather has turned more springlike since then. I'm easing the pain of vacation ending by working on our next trip, which happens to be an Alaskan cruise in June (so we'll be up your way, Sk8ingmom!). We wouldn't normally be doing two cruises in a year, but this is a special extended family event my father is taking us on. So I have been heading over to some other cruise message boards to try to get info. Can I just say that while there are helpful people and good info there, there is also a lot more general nastiness? Yikes. I'm so missing this forum!

 

[sk8ingmom]

Sailingpartyof10 - I saw your pictures too! Feel free to PM me as you are planning your cruise. I'm pretty familiar with Anchorage, Seward, Denali (Mt. McKinley) and I work with the convention and visitors bureau and chamber of commerce in the county just north of Anchorage (Mat-Su). If you are doing any land-based stuff, I'd be happy to help.

This is killing me! For the first time in about 8 years I have no idea when our next trip will be. We are planning a Hawaii trip next March while it is still "close", then we will move in summer of '07 so we can't plan much then - unless we move to Miami it would be completely out of the way to pop into WDW during our move - and Miami is pretty high up on my "dread" list! Fall '07 will be out since I won't have any vacation days yet from the mystery job I will have by then. I feel like Stitch on the monorail "When will we be there...whenwhenwhen??"

 

[sk8ingmom]

Hi guys - I started writing a trip report and I hope to even finish it eventually! I'm writing the land portion on the WDW TR board and I'll add the cruise portion on the DCL TR board soon.

Haven't made it to the boat yet in writing world, but here's the link if you are interested...
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1067440

 

[I'mWong]

I have been reading your trip report. You are really a good writer. I have laughed and laughed. Now that I can put a picture to the words, it is even more fun to read. So..did I miss it, or did Jackson get Monkey-Do on the plane?

Keep writing and I will keep reading. Thanks for making it all so real again.

Laura

 

[sk8ingmom]

Thanks I'mWong!

Yes, Monkey-Do made it. There will be at least a paragraph about him later...he got lost in the stateroom. We tore the %#$^ place apart and couldn't find him. We thought he may have gone through the laundry with the sheets - that was an interesting call to Guest Services..."Yes, how can I contact the laundry people to see if they have found our monkey?" We ended up increasing our stateroom attendant's tip because she was able to find him...under the mattress of the ceiling bed.

I love the trip report board. There are some very talented writers: zzub, happyhaunt, vettechick, & lala's reports are all hysterical. I haven't seen any on the DCL TR board written in the humorous/rambling style popular on the WDW TR board, but I'm gonna do it! People may think I'm nuts, but it won't be the first time!

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

M - I loved your trip report so far....I was laughing so hard I was crying!!!!! I'm so glad to hear that Monkey-Do made it on the plane and that he was found in the stateroom....although it would ahve been a funny call to to Guest Services.....I too take some Disney friends along on vacation....my Dory Happy Meal toy and a small stuffed Mickey and I bought the little Cruise Mickey Beanie on the ship and our stateroom host had them in our porthole looking out the window.....and then on the last night they were holding the pen and survey cards....DCL's stateroom hosts are the best!!!!!!

Can't wait to hear the rest of your trip report!!!!!!

 

[Castaway Stowaway]

Michelle!! That was AWSOME to read!! You really are a good writer. I can just picture Jackson telling you Um mom i hate to tell you, but he has no fingers Kids are just tooooo much. I cant wait to read more!!

 

[Mortlives]

Okay, I've got the pictures up, let's see if I can link to 'em.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Great pics!!!!!!

Look at all that Dis green!!!!!

When my co-workers saw some of my pictures...they commented "why are you guys all in lime green?"....I replied it's "Dis green" and it's so we can find other Dis'ers onboard....they just shook their heads....they don't get it!!!!!

 

[I'mWong]

Thanks for posting them. We were a great bunch~

I had an unbelievable time. I hope everyone else did too!