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

[Hygiene99]

I noticed at least one group is catching a flight out of BCN at 10:00 and others at 10:30 on 6/6

I was wondering if DCL has a suggested (or guaranteed) earliest time to make a flight connection after disembarking the ship?

Thanks

For the most part...

I will let someone who has that flight time Comment...

But, I have read that folks who booked there air thru DCL have Been assigned those times...

Here is the flight information so far:
Disneynut 64
Lv. 5/24 Tampa->SanJuan->Madrid->Barcelona (BCN) Ar. BCN 5/25
kpros
Port Canaveral to BCN via the Magic
Lv. 6/6 Air France BCN->Paris 10:30 am, Air France Paris->LAX 4:30 pm
Scooby3x1y
Lv. 5/23 Delta #3 SLC->JFK, Delta #94 JFK->BCN, Ar. BCN 5/24
Lv. 6/8 Delta #95 BCN->JFK, Delta #1581 JFL->SLC
Hygiene 99
Lv. 5/24 American Boston->JFK->Madrid->Iberia->BCN Ar. BCN 5/25 9:50 am
figment52
Lv. 5/23 Northwest Detroit->Amsterdam, KLM->BCN Ar. BCN 5/24 4ish pm
memarmay
Lv. 5/23 British Air LAX->Heathrow 12:00 Iberia 2:30->BCN Ar. BCN 5/24 5:35 pm
Lv. 6/6 Iberia BCN->Heathrow 2:40pm, British Airways Heathrow->LAX 7:05pm
Jeisur
Lv. 5/23 USAir 12:00 pm Tampa->Philly->BCN Ar. BCN 5/24
winotracy
Lv. 5/24 United Chicago->5:45 am Frankfurt, Lufthansa 7:45 am Frankfurt
->BCN Ar. BCN 5/25 9:40 am
Lv. 6/8 Swiss Air 9:50 am BCN->Zurich, Swiss Air 12:55 pm ->Chicago
Arizona Rita
Lv. 5/24 Phoenix->PA->BCN Ar. BCN 5/25
Lv. 6/6 USAir BCN->PHX
sweetsue
Lv. 5/22 Alitalia 4:40 pm Miami->Milan Ar. 8:20 am, 9:45 am Milan->BCN Ar. BCN 5/23 11:20 am
Lv. 6/6 Air France 3:45 pm BCN->Paris Ar. 5:40 pm
Lv. 6/13 Alitalia 7am Paris->Milan Ar. 8:35 am, Lv. 10:10 am Milan->Miami Ar. Miami 3pm
flrealtorgrl
Lv. 5/24 Delta Orlando->Atlanta->BCN Ar. BCN 5/25 11:00 am
Lv. 6/7 Delta BCN-Atlanta->Orlando, no idea what time, don't want to think about it

 

[sweetsue]

we arrive barcelona 5/23 0735 does that make us first?
also anyone needing to kill time in ny send pm to me and i'll send air train and lirr links and info, air train is how we will be getting to jfk from lirr
gary

Could be! Looks like all of the 5/22 fliers (5/23 arrivals) have all come out of the woodwork. Let's see who ends up geting in first!

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

Thank you for the low down, Skype doesn't work on the ship Disney blocked it when the found crew using it Have a friend who works from home and bought it. Went on a 3 day cruise last month to try it out and it was blocked. I have sprint going to call them tomorrow about the international plan. So are you saying cheaper to by the sims card in italy than here. cindy

Depends on what type of Sprint you have as to what will or will not work. I have Sprint/Nextel - what used to be Nextel. They have been SIM based for years. They also provided the ability to roam internationally using their SIM and a GSM-based phone. Sprint/Nextel used to sell a GSM-based phone strictly for that purpose.
I'm less sure about Sprint...

SIMs like Money exchange are cheaper in country. I wouldn't suggest Italy though - I'd by in Barcelona, Spain. Get a carrier that works in all 3 countries. You'll find tons of cell shops in the city that can help you. The downside - you won't know your "phone number" until you get there. Some people need to have a telephone number before they leave - which is one reason to buy the phone/card in the US.

Seriously though - most of us only need the occasional call home. Phone cards will be infinitely cheaper for that. You can even tell people to leave messages on your home phone and you'll call in every day (via cheap phone card) to see if something is needed. You'll save TONS - and spend more time having fun on vacation than answering your cell phone.

Of course I'm not doing that. I wish I was. Instead I am logging into work once a day AND keeping my cell phone attached with international roaming just for work. YUCK! At least work is paying for it (I certainly wouldn't).

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

Let us know about Sprint. We have Sprint, they don't take SIM Cards. They do however have a new phone that is a Tri-band. It can call from Italy, but is more expensive. I don't know the rate for sure.

Rate depends on your account. Can't tell you what mine is since it's covered under a corporate policy with the appropriate discounts. It wouldn't surprise me if it isn't upwards of $4/minute.

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

The new motorola razor supposedly takes sims cards so might have to update our phones. i will keep you posted cindy

Updating your phone to a SIM-based phone is only half of the battle. Unless the phone is GSM based (that's up to the carrier, not the manufacturer - Motorola makes various different versions of the RAZR for the different cell phone carriers), you'll STILL need to purchase a GSM-based phone. Make sure you get a representative that really knows international.

It's hardly worth all of the trouble and expense if you aren't going to travel to Europe often. Even our engineers who travel there often for work just grab a GSM-based phone and purchase a pre-paid SIM once they get in country.

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

Updating your phone to a SIM-based phone is only half of the battle. Unless the phone is GSM based (that's up to the carrier, not the manufacturer - Motorola makes various different versions of the RAZR for the different cell phone carriers), you'll STILL need to purchase a GSM-based phone. Make sure you get a representative that really knows international.

It's hardly worth all of the trouble and expense if you aren't going to travel to Europe often. Even our engineers who travel there often for work just grab a GSM-based phone and purchase a pre-paid SIM once they get in country.

Sue

Just remembered an example. Sprint (non-Nextel) is CDMA based, not GSM based. Most likley their version of the RAZR would not work in Europe. You'd have to buy the RAZR to get the SIM, get international roaming, get yet another phone that was GSM based and took SIMs, and then put your SIM from the RAZR into the GSM-based phone and pray it works. You can't even check it in the US - you'll have to wait until you get overseas.

Sue

 

[sweetsue]

I noticed at least one group is catching a flight out of BCN at 10:00 and others at 10:30 on 6/6

I was wondering if DCL has a suggested (or guaranteed) earliest time to make a flight connection after disembarking the ship?

Thanks

It was 10 or 10:30 AM, I don't remember which (suggested only - NO guarantees on anything unless you book with DCL). It shouldn't be that big of a deal though. According to DCL, the very LAST shuttle to the airport from the port was at 9:30AM.

Airports in Europe generaly don't have you checking in as early for flights as they do in the US - so that will help too.

Susan

 

[Scooby3x1y]

Crayons, pens and coloring books in the box too!

We took a road trip from Florida to Ohio when he was 5 months old. He is great in the car. We take nearly bi-weekly trips to Orlando to Disney and he does great with that too. We actually aren't too worried about the travel with him. It will be his first plane trip.

As for his B-day... I have NO idea. We are going to order birthday package for him..(cake, banner and a few other things). I just want him to have a good time...

Me, DH and kiddo all have b-days the same week so it is kinda neat for all of us anyway.

-Laurie

My son had his birthday on our last DCL. We ordered the pluto birthday package for him, through DCL. They take the pluto and have all the characters sign it, or you can hang on to it and try to hit them up on the ship. Then, on his birthday night, we had presents at the dinner table too, they sang him happy birthday and brought him a birthday cake.

It was a fun evening.

 

[Scooby3x1y]

Will post a picture hopefully tomorrow night when I finish them off. No real pattern, I fly by the seat of my pants when I sew. I would sell them but I really just don't have enough time to do all the things I need to do, let alone sew more stuff! But thanks for thinking of a new business for me when I return from the cruise!

I already sell custom kids clothing on eBay but have put that on hold til after the mega-vacation! YIPPIE!

Can you tell me how wide you made yours? TIA!

 

[Arizona Rita]

Was anyone watching The Amazing Race tonight and noticed the mouse ears on the road sign in Hong Kong. Very Cool!

Ken

Good Morning!! Very cool indeed!

 

[sweetsue]

Okay, here's a website that has some pretty good information on cell phones. It explains the GSM stuff and SIM stuff and thoroughly discusses all of the different options that I had mentioned before. Here is the link for the "getting started" guide that explains everything you wanted to know about cell service in Europe but were afraid to ask.

The website does sell phones, SIM cards and services - yet it's still a very good article. I am absolutely not affiliated with this website whatsoever.

Hope this helps!

Sue

 

[kpros]

good morning everyone - another day closer to the cruise!!!!!

Ken

 

[Scooby3x1y]

Sue & Peter,

How wide are your fish extenders? It would be my luck to make something too wide and it wouldn't hang there.

 

[kpros]

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[Hygiene99]

Sue & Peter,

How wide are your fish extenders? It would be my luck to make something too wide and it wouldn't hang there.

Welll.......

I dont have it in front of me, But...

Would say no wider than 8 inches.

 

[LegalBriefs]

I leave to shop for a TV and have some dinner I come back to 8 new pages!! Holy cow ya'll have been chatty today!!!! I'm just going to have to not leave the house anymore and just read this all day and night so that I don't get SO behind!!!! 8!!! I think some people are getting excited!!!

That's because the excitement is BUILDING!!!

 

[DebWills]

5/23 British Airways Depart Dulles (WashDC) 7pm
5/24 Change in London to Barcelona, arrive BCN 12:30pm

Linda and I hope to make the Fountain Gathering...

I"m so excited..... Can't wait to meet/see everyone.

Deb

 

[LegalBriefs]

Come one, come all - to a FREE excursion before we set sail out of Barcelona. Kids, Cocker Spaniels (and their owners), adults and those in between are all welcome! If you are interested, PM sweetsue (or post on the 1st med cruise thread)

Count us in!!

 

[sweetsue]

5/23 British Airways Depart Dulles (WashDC) 7pm
5/24 Change in London to Barcelona, arrive BCN 12:30pm

Linda and I hope to make the Fountain Gathering...

I"m so excited..... Can't wait to meet/see everyone.

Deb

Awesome! I've added you in.

You too Ron!

It'll be great to see everyone AND some of the repo cruisers too!

Sue

 

[ronunc]

Is this considered "Dirty Power"? I know people do it all the time, but my DH doesn't like to plug either one of our laptops in the car adapter. Just Wondering...

On laptops, you do not have to be concerned about "dirty power." Your battery and charging system filters the power so that your system will always receive "clean power."