March 21, 2009 Western Magic

[DisneyMom92]

I'll start this one. We rebooked onboard for one year from the last cruise. Can't wait but planning makes the waiting easier.

Who else is on this one?

 

[amybethchristiansen]

We will be on this one as well! Hard to believe that it is nearly one year away. Anyway, it will be me (Amy, age 30), my dh (Eric, age 40), my ds (Bennett, age 6), my dd (Lindsay, age 3), my ds (unknown name, arrival in July, 2008), and my mom (Gail, age 59). Well, I guess we will all be a year older then as everyone will have a birthday except Bennett, he will have his 7th aboard the Magic. We have cruised before, but never on DCL. People think I am nuts to go with three kids, one being an infant. At any rate, I think we will be fine. Looking forward to getting to know others and learning more about what not to miss!

Amy

 

[DisneyMom92]

That sounds great! I wish I had taken mine when they were little. It's definately the best family vacation we have ever taken. It will be a challenge with three little ones, but isn't everything?

 

[teialukamom]

Hi Amy,

I tried to post a reply to the Private Message you sent me, but I was told I didn't have enough posts to, and I need even more posts to send you an e-mail. I hope you get this! I am so sorry I did not reply to your message, I had thought that I would get an e-mail when someone replied. It was my first time posting, so I'm still learning. As I said, this will be a family vacation for 12!!! My brother's in-laws are DVC members, but for Boardwalk and Saratoga, I believe. We wanted to make this a more "budget-conscience" trip, however, and so we chose to stay at Old Key West. My brother goes 4 times a year! I haven't been in 20 years and when I was in Orlando it was for a day, while passing through. I hope you still have points available! Are you able to send me an e-mail so we can talk more? I left my sister-in-law a message to ask what amount of points we need, so I'll get back to you asap. I believe it will be 210-224, but I will find out for sure. Thanks again!!!

Rebecca

 

[amybethchristiansen]

Anyone else book this yet? We don't really have a lot of members yet at all!

 

[WDW*3]

We booked this cruise, hubby, dd (10) and me for our second DCL cruise. Looking forward to meeting other members on board!!! Glad we have this site to help the time pass more quickly as it seems so long from now. Who else will be on the Magic during this week?

Sharon

 

[DisneyMom92]

Great to see so many chiming in so early! We are on the Magic right now! But ready to start planning the next one in just a few short days. If you want, come on over to the trip reports board and read about our Mexican Riviera trip going on right now. It's been a lot of fun reporting almost live what we have been doing. Even though it's not the same cruise, a lot of it is similar and it's still fun sometimes to live vicariously through trip reports.

See you all next March.

 

[gomagic]

My mom and I will be on this one. It's our first time on DCL and we really excited about it. (so much so that we already have our next cruise booked for Nov 09.)

 

[WDW*3]

This will be our second DCL cruise - we had soooo much fun on our first DCL cruise and I know that you will too!!

Sharon

 

[huntbrown]

Hi,

We just got back from 4 days on the Wonder and loved it so much we booked on ship for spring break.

 

[DisneyMom92]

This is so great. I love planning a new cruise. We actually have done the Western twice before, so we are looking forward to more ship time and less excursion time. We love our days at sea and even talked about how nice a cruise to nowhere would be. We may not even get off the ship next year. Time will tell.

We just got back from the Mexican Riviera cruise. It was really wonderful and we loved the ports.

If everyone wants to post their specificas, I will start making a list...

Disneymom92 - 6590 - Me and DS13
Disneymom92 - 6587 - My sis and my DD16

 

[huntbrown]

What excursions have you done? I have been to this ports as well on a difference cruise but with only adults. I know there is a dolphin encounter in cozumel I would like to do with the kids. Do you have suggestions?

Thanks, Nicole

 

[gomagic]

This is so great. I love planning a new cruise. We actually have done the Western twice before, so we are looking forward to more ship time and less excursion time. We love our days at sea and even talked about how nice a cruise to nowhere would be. We may not even get off the ship next year. Time will tell.

We just got back from the Mexican Riviera cruise. It was really wonderful and we loved the ports.

If everyone wants to post their specificas, I will start making a list...

Disneymom92 - 6590 - Me and DS13
Disneymom92 - 6587 - My sis and my DD16

Hey it looks like we'll be neighbors. My mom & I are in 6588.

 

[WDW*3]

We might all be neighbors - we'll be in 6586!!!

 

[gomagic]

We might all be neighbors - we'll be in 6586!!!

It looks that way.

 

[DisneyMom92]

What excursions have you done? I have been to this ports as well on a difference cruise but with only adults. I know there is a dolphin encounter in cozumel I would like to do with the kids. Do you have suggestions?

Thanks, Nicole

How old are your kiddos? We have done the dolphin encounter in Cozumel through DCL and the dolphin swims on our own and enjoyed them all. In Grand Cayman we did a tour, don't remember the name, but it was just ok, not wonderful. Last cruise we missed Grand Cayman because of weather, so we didn't get to do whatever we had planned there (don't remember what it was, so apparently we didn't really care). In Key West, we did the trolley tour the first time. This time we rented an electric car and tooled around the city and had a great time. One Castaway Cay, the first year we didn't do excursions, just enjoyed the island. This time we did the stingray encounter, and really enjoyed that. I think whatever you choose, you will have a great time.

Hey it looks like we'll be neighbors. My mom & I are in 6588.

We might all be neighbors - we'll be in 6586!!!

That is so great! We have stayed in this general area before and love it. I am sure you guys will love it too.

 

[Momfromva]

Hi, Everyone!
This is our first 7 night cruise and we (well mostly me!) are already really excited. We are in cabin 6099. I would have loved a veranda, but decided to try to keep the cost down by booking inside. We had the same cabin on the Wonder last December and it worked out fine for us.
Traveling with my DH and I are our two boys ages 4 & 5. We recently added a cabing for my DH's Grandparents who wanted to join us. I would love to hear any suggestions for excursions that older folks might enjoy.
Since I added their room recently, they had to be waitlisted for Main seating at dinner. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this waitlist and knows what our chances are for having main seating open up for them.
-Michelle

 

[amybethchristiansen]

I have never been on a Disney cruise before, so I really have no suggestions. But, my kids are close to your kids ages! I have a 4 year old girl and a 6 year old boy (who will be closer to 7 by then). Also, my mom is coming with us, so your parents won't be the only grandparents there! It felt so far away when we booked in March. Not too bad now. We are a cat.12 guarantee, so no idea as to stateroom yet.

 

[DisneyMom92]

Hi, Everyone!
This is our first 7 night cruise and we (well mostly me!) are already really excited. We are in cabin 6099. I would have loved a veranda, but decided to try to keep the cost down by booking inside. We had the same cabin on the Wonder last December and it worked out fine for us.
Traveling with my DH and I are our two boys ages 4 & 5. We recently added a cabing for my DH's Grandparents who wanted to join us. I would love to hear any suggestions for excursions that older folks might enjoy.
Since I added their room recently, they had to be waitlisted for Main seating at dinner. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this waitlist and knows what our chances are for having main seating open up for them.
-Michelle

I have never been on a Disney cruise before, so I really have no suggestions. But, my kids are close to your kids ages! I have a 4 year old girl and a 6 year old boy (who will be closer to 7 by then). Also, my mom is coming with us, so your parents won't be the only grandparents there! It felt so far away when we booked in March. Not too bad now. We are a cat.12 guarantee, so no idea as to stateroom yet.

Welcome to both of you! This will be our 4th DCL cruise, 3 of them westerns! We have enjoyed every one of them. My kids are older (13 and 16) but they still love cruising Disney. We believe this is a great family vacation because the kids have the option of the great programs for them, giving the adults alone time if they want it, sometimes more than they want if the kids are outgoing and comfortable in the kids club!

As far as excursions, what do the grandparents like? Are they adventurous or do they have trouble getting around? Do they like beaches? If no one has visited the location, a general tour might be fun, at least one or two places. Cozumel is a great place to shop, if they like that. We did our dolphin excursions there, on our own, if you are interested in that.

Feel free to ask questions. I will try to answer them if I can.

 

[Tinkbellfan]

Sorry it took me so long to find this thread. We have a group of friends/family going on this cruise! Our party consists of myself, DD(9), Bff, her DH, her DD(13) and DS(9). Also, her MIL and FIL from Scotland! We booked this while on the Easter four day cruise on the Wonder this year. We will be in the parks for a few days before (kids have two weeks off!).

I have been to Key West and Grand Cayman for land vacations, but have never been to Mexico. We are all excited to do another cruise. We are hopefully doing the Dolphin swim too. We haven't decided if we are going to do a scheduled outing in GC or Key West. I have been a few times to both places and are very comfortable being tour guide for the group.

We should schedule a Dis meet on board!