May 26, 2007 (5/26/07) "First Magical Med Cruise!!" (The M&M's!)

[Jeisur]

My family (including DM) lives in St. Pete and Clearwater! I live in Ft. Lauderdale area. There is at least one other family from the Tampa area too!


Sue

We too live in CLearwater. Seems like there are a lot of folks from this area going.

 

[Jeisur]

We just got the "word" on our kids' last day of school. The kiddos have to go back after this trip for another 5 days. I don't think they're going to be too happy when they hear the news.

Happy Easter to everyone!

Poconoboatniks

Poor kids. Around here they get out I think May 16 this year!!!

 

[holidayfanatic]

Good morning Kim,

There should be no problems with the kiddies on the trains and certainly no problems with the tour buses. It all seemed very safe when we there. I would not go outside the Termini station (you don't need to as the main line station is in the same building as the subway station) as this area is not the nicest of places.

You should always be aware of your surroundings and never take chances if something does not look right. If we are not comfortable in a situation we always get out of there ASAP. Instinct is a strong guide and as a mom your spidey senses will be working well.

The only problem with the tour buses is the clambering that is done by people who jockey for the best spots on the top deck. If you get yourself on, and don't worry too much about where you sit at first, you will find that better seats do open up when the bus stops at the more popular sites. It only takes about an hour (I think) to do the whole loop so it may be worth staying on for the whole loop first time round so that you can get your bearings.

Hope this helps!

Gill

 

[Hygiene99]

Good morning Kim,

There should be no problems with the kiddies on the trains and certainly no problems with the tour buses. It all seemed very safe when we there. I would not go outside the Termini station (you don't need to as the main line station is in the same building as the subway station) as this area is not the nicest of places.

You should always be aware of your surroundings and never take chances if something does not look right. If we are not comfortable in a situation we always get out of there ASAP. Instinct is a strong guide and as a mom your spidey senses will be working well.

The only problem with the tour buses is the clambering that is done by people who jockey for the best spots on the top deck. If you get yourself on, and don't worry too much about where you sit at first, you will find that better seats do open up when the bus stops at the more popular sites. It only takes about an hour (I think) to do the whole loop so it may be worth staying on for the whole loop first time round so that you can get your bearings.

Hope this helps!

Gill

Thanks for the infio!!!!!


Happy Easter everyone!

 

[Disneyfn420]

I added my name on the website but it hasn't been updated yet. I want to add my names for the lanyards. Leslie, Joanne, Angelo, Rosemarie, Joseph and Sandra

 

[kpros]

I added my name on the website but it hasn't been updated yet. I want to add my names for the lanyards. Leslie, Joanne, Angelo, Rosemarie, Joseph and Sandra

I've got you on the list.
Ken

 

[NejTheLion]

Sorry I've been remiss with updating the website. I just started a new full-time job in addition to still working part-time on-call for the old one. The extra money is great, but it's keeping me pretty busy.

I'll be updating the website today, so if you did send in info and don't see it later, you should try again.

There seems to be some confusion about how it's being updated. Nothing is automatic. I was pretty limited in what I could do on my free Verizon page. So, when you submit information, it comes to me as an email, and I manually update later. That's why I include the note on the home page that says when it was last updated. So, if you register and don't see that last updated date on the home page change, it's not that I didn't receive your information - I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Since we're getting closer, I'm going to try and make this more of a priority.

And the lanyards look great! You all are going to love them! Great job, Ken!

 

[Hygiene99]

Sorry I've been remiss with updating the website. I just started a new full-time job in addition to still working part-time on-call for the old one. The extra money is great, but it's keeping me pretty busy.

I'll be updating the website today, so if you did send in info and don't see it later, you should try again.

There seems to be some confusion about how it's being updated. Nothing is automatic. I was pretty limited in what I could do on my free Verizon page. So, when you submit information, it comes to me as an email, and I manually update later. That's why I include the note on the home page that says when it was last updated. So, if you register and don't see that last updated date on the home page change, it's not that I didn't receive your information - I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Since we're getting closer, I'm going to try and make this more of a priority.

And the lanyards look great! You all are going to love them! Great job, Ken!

Thank you Jenn

 

[Disneyfn420]

Hey Guys,

I haven't gotten out my second shipment of bracelets out yet, probably Thursday. So if you PM'd me on Friday or later, yours will be going out on Thursday. Just got behind on a few things.....

please be patient....

Jennifer

Do you still have bracelets left? I'd love some for me and my family. I still can't PM though.

Leslie

 

[Ksmihein]

Hello fellow cruisers! We just wanted to say hello and introduce ourselves. I'm Vivian and I will be traveling with 13 others on the 5/26 first Med cruise. I've not been on the DIS boards for long now.....was on here alot in 2001 for our 1st cruise. With getting 14 people on the cruise with all the excusions booked and passports etc, I've not had much time on here! We will be celebrating our parents 50th wedding anniversary on board! Hope everyone is ready and as excited as we are!! We will see everyone there!

 

[Hygiene99]

Do you still have bracelets left? I'd love some for me and my family. I still can't PM though.

Leslie

One more post or so and you should be able to!!!

 

[Hygiene99]

Hello fellow cruisers! We just wanted to say hello and introduce ourselves. I'm Vivian and I will be traveling with 13 others on the 5/26 first Med cruise. I've not been on the DIS boards for long now.....was on here alot in 2001 for our 1st cruise. With getting 14 people on the cruise with all the excusions booked and passports etc, I've not had much time on here! We will be celebrating our parents 50th wedding anniversary on board! Hope everyone is ready and as excited as we are!! We will see everyone there!

Wow 14 people for this cruise!!

Welcome aboard.

Here is the link for the Guest list..

http://mysite.verizon.net/nejthelion/


Also if you click the link in my signature you will see some of the Kewl things going on...

would love to see you all get a really kewl lanyard....

And a surprise or 2

 

[sweetsue]

Are you still accepting people to your DCL gathering/wine tasting party in the suite? I'm a first time cruiser. My family has cruised before but not on Disney. I'd love to meet fellow Disney fans and see the suite. I tried PMing but it would not let me. There are 6 in my party. I'm also new to this board so not sure if I'm doing this right.

Leslie

Just let me know who you are and the names of everyone else. If there are kids, please post their ages also. You can do this on the board until you are able to post.

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

I'm debating over Rome excursions. I want to see as much as Rome as possible but also want to see the Sistine Chapel. The Ultimate Rome tour has a 2 hour break. Do you think I"d have enough time to get there and see it. I'm sure there will be lines, but I have no idea how far the Trevi Fountain is from Vatican City. I've found maps but they are hard to read. Any suggestions?

2 hours is not long enough to traverse to the Vatican, take a tour and then get back. Once you enter the Vatican if you walk directly to the Sistene Chapel without stopping it will take 45 minutes. You'll still have to deal with standing in line, getting tickets, etc. The Vatican Museums also close around 3.

We ended up booking a private tour because the DCL excursions didn't cover all of the spots we wanted to see. Our private tour covers everything we wanted to see with a few additions thrown in. We also have a private tour of the Sistene Chapel.

For those that are going on their own, you can also book just a private tour at the Vatican. The tour guide will meet you right at the Vatican and you'll avoid the lines. Another option is to go at 1pm which is during lunch for most people in Rome. The lines are shorter to non-existent at that time.

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

Hello fellow cruisers! We just wanted to say hello and introduce ourselves. I'm Vivian and I will be traveling with 13 others on the 5/26 first Med cruise. I've not been on the DIS boards for long now.....was on here alot in 2001 for our 1st cruise. With getting 14 people on the cruise with all the excusions booked and passports etc, I've not had much time on here! We will be celebrating our parents 50th wedding anniversary on board! Hope everyone is ready and as excited as we are!! We will see everyone there!

Welsome!!! Please take a look at the first post on page 55 for a great description of all of our activities. I also have a FAQs section on page 1, post 15.

Let me know if you are interested in the suite party!

Sue

 

[kpros]

Hello fellow cruisers! We just wanted to say hello and introduce ourselves. I'm Vivian and I will be traveling with 13 others on the 5/26 first Med cruise. I've not been on the DIS boards for long now.....was on here alot in 2001 for our 1st cruise. With getting 14 people on the cruise with all the excusions booked and passports etc, I've not had much time on here! We will be celebrating our parents 50th wedding anniversary on board! Hope everyone is ready and as excited as we are!! We will see everyone there!

14

Just kidding - welcome aboard. I'm doing name badges and lanyards or everyone on the cruise list - you my want to go back and read the first post on page 55 of this thread. And you could help me out by posting the first names of all you group so I can add them to the lanyard list. If anyone else has a disboard name, please include that as well.

Ken

 

[Disneyfn420]

Just let me know who you are and the names of everyone else. If there are kids, please post their ages also. You can do this on the board until you are able to post.

Sue

Leslie, Joanne, Angelo, Rosemarie, Joseph, Sandra

 

[Schiffy]

We fly out of Tampa on US Air:

May 23rd, 2007
1464 at 12:10 pm from TPA
arrive 2:32 pm in PHL

742 at 6:25 pm from PHL
arrive 8:20 am in BCN


We did NOT book through Disney as we used points to get our tickets. US Air somehow managed to bump me and my son from the first leg of the trip... they got it fixed but we are no longer in the 1st row bulkhead like we wanted...

Anyone on the 742 Flight on May 24th?

 

[Hygiene99]

Anyone on the 742 Flight on May 24th?

We fly out of Jfk on the 24th

Iberia IB6250 1800 hours

 

[Ksmihein]

14

Just kidding - welcome aboard. I'm doing name badges and lanyards or everyone on the cruise list - you my want to go back and read the first post on page 55 of this thread. And you could help me out by posting the first names of all you group so I can add them to the lanyard list. If anyone else has a disboard name, please include that as well.

Ken

Believe me~that's how I've felt for the past few months!! Thanks for the warm welcomes!! It looks like I've got alot of reading to do on here to catch up on all the goings on!! Here's our list of names: Vivian, Troy, Bryon, Brigette (15), Ron, Gloria, Vickie, Veronica, Ron, Samantha, Cassidie, Dakota (13), Marji and last but not least Terry. I'm the only one with a disboard name. I'm afraid to share this site with them....it might stir up more work for me!!! LOL Thanks again!