May 28, 2011 - 11 Night Mediterranean Sailing from Barcelona

[DopeyFan1966]

Updated the website.

I think I have everyone in the roll call, added those participating in the FE (I'm doing 1 FE party or stateroom) and will not be doing separate for kids and adults.

If anyone wants to send me a picture to add to the roll call and FE list you can send it to me in a PM or at cindy_perrier@yahoo.com and I will add it to the website. This way we can start to get to know each other better.

Anyone who has booked private tours please send me a PM letting me know who you have booked with, which port you are booked, and if you have any openings. I will post those on the website also. Then others can PM you regarding your openings.

If you can think of anything else that needs to be added to the website or something else you would like to see on the website let me know and I will try to get it on there.

Cindy

 

[scrapycruiser]

Updated the website.

I think I have everyone in the roll call, added those participating in the FE (I'm doing 1 FE party or stateroom) and will not be doing separate for kids and adults.

If anyone wants to send me a picture to add to the roll call and FE list you can send it to me in a PM or at cindy_perrier@yahoo.com and I will add it to the website. This way we can start to get to know each other better.

Anyone who has booked private tours please send me a PM letting me know who you have booked with, which port you are booked, and if you have any openings. I will post those on the website also. Then others can PM you regarding your openings.

If you can think of anything else that needs to be added to the website or something else you would like to see on the website let me know and I will try to get it on there.

Cindy

Cousin Orville ( Kevin ) is in stateroom 8076

I'll email you our picture. Thanks !!

 

[scrapycruiser]

Cindy

The website looks great ! Thanks for posting all the info !

Does our group have a name yet ?? I may want to add it to my FE that I'm making. My son, Cousin Orville ( Kevin ), I believe is doing the FE. But I'll let him tell you for sure.

It might be fun to see who has which Dinner seating ?? We have 1st since we're linked with my Grandsons ( 6 & 1 )

Also, I'm always interested in seeing what tours everyone is going on.

What branch of service are you in. My husband is retired Air Force.

 

[DopeyFan1966]

Welcome back ! Wow...2 weeks at WDW, good for you !! Where did you stay ? Any fav resturants ? We're going for 4 days next month !

I agree with the FE gifts.

And thanks for your service to our country !!

We stayed at Coronado Springs. We love Le Cellier and Ragland Road, both have very good food. Oh yeah and the Mexican resturant inside the Pavillion.

Enjoy your vacation there.

Thanks.

Cindy

 

[DopeyFan1966]

Cindy

The website looks great ! Thanks for posting all the info !

Does our group have a name yet ?? I may want to add it to my FE that I'm making. My son, Cousin Orville ( Kevin ), I believe is doing the FE. But I'll let him tell you for sure.

It might be fun to see who has which Dinner seating ?? We have 1st since we're linked with my Grandsons ( 6 & 1 )

Also, I'm always interested in seeing what tours everyone is going on.

What branch of service are you in. My husband is retired Air Force.

Don't have a group name yet. I'm open for suggestions. I agree with the dining, I can't believe I forgot to added that to the website's roll call. I will add that sometime this week.

I'm in the Army and will be eligible for retirement in 5 years (actually 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, but who is counting?).

Cindy

 

[htmlkid]

We are in the late dining.

 

[DopeyFan1966]

hey everyone.....

On the last Med cruise I took several of the families on the forum here got together and linked their dining so they could sit at the same table with other Dis members.

So f you do decide you want to link your dining with another party all you would have to do is contact DCL and give them your reservation numbers and let them know that you would like to have them linked.

Caution, this links your entire reservation.... if you go to book a Disney excursion you will have to pay attention and only book those in your party or you may end up booking the other party.

Let me know if you link your reservations and I will add that to the web page.

Cindy

 

[scottjm]

It still seems a long way off, but I think it is time to get going on the DISboards to see what is going on. We were on the EB Trans-Atlantic last year and were so envious of those doing the back2backs that we booked it the right way this year! We are just starting to consider excursions, are interested in FEs (is there a google doc spreadsheet for activities yet?) and appreciate all the great information already posted. Thanks!

 

[scottjm]

I forgot to mention, there are four of us, DW, DS12 and DD8. We are early seating. We like doing things on our own for excursions, but almost missed the ship in Cadiz last year. The train from Seville lost all power and stranded us in Seville with only a few hours to find an alternative. Car rentals were not available for a short trip because they were all being rented due to the volcano erupting in Iceland and airlines being shut down. We managed to get a bus that got us to the boat with 15 minutes to spare. Still, we plan on doing at least some on our own.

 

[scrapycruiser]

It still seems a long way off, but I think it is time to get going on the DISboards to see what is going on. We were on the EB Trans-Atlantic last year and were so envious of those doing the back2backs that we booked it the right way this year! We are just starting to consider excursions, are interested in FEs (is there a google doc spreadsheet for activities yet?) and appreciate all the great information already posted. Thanks!

This will be our 2nd Disney Med cruise and we're so excited. We're traveling with our son & DIL and their 2 boys. We did the Baltic cruise with them in July.
All of us are doing the FE. We have booked private guides for Naples ( Amalfi Coast ) , Rome and Villefrance. We'll probably take DCL tours in Tunis and Malta, in La Spezia we're doing Cinque Terre on our own, and probably go the beach in Corsica.
On our 1st Med cruise we did DCL's Florence on our Own. I highly recommend this. The city is very compact and very easy to get around.
I look forward to hearing everyone's plans !
GINA

 

[scrapycruiser]

I forgot to mention, there are four of us, DW, DS12 and DD8. We are early seating. We like doing things on our own for excursions, but almost missed the ship in Cadiz last year. The train from Seville lost all power and stranded us in Seville with only a few hours to find an alternative. Car rentals were not available for a short trip because they were all being rented due to the volcano erupting in Iceland and airlines being shut down. We managed to get a bus that got us to the boat with 15 minutes to spare. Still, we plan on doing at least some on our own.

What a story !!!
Yes, we like to go on our own when the situation is right.
We are also 1st seating.

 

[htmlkid]

Ok I just started looking at the shore excursions and its almost impossible to chose. In looking at ROME these three caught my eye....and ideas from someone who has been there or hear good or bad about any of the below:

1. Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & At. Peters Basilica
2. Best of Rome
3. Vatican City, Coliseum & Catacomes

I also notices most of the people on this board are doing the early dinner. I usally love the earlier seating but I'm afraid that with the excursions that we would never get back in time....

 

[kaceyisme]

We're also doing early seating. We don't like to eat late. When we were on the Panama Canal Repo in 2008, we got back late a couple of nights, and went up to Topsiders where they had sit down dining, and they would always find room for us in one of the dining rooms.

 

[scrapycruiser]

Ok I just started looking at the shore excursions and its almost impossible to chose. In looking at ROME these three caught my eye....and ideas from someone who has been there or hear good or bad about any of the below:

1. Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & At. Peters Basilica
2. Best of Rome
3. Vatican City, Coliseum & Catacomes

I also notices most of the people on this board are doing the early dinner. I usally love the earlier seating but I'm afraid that with the excursions that we would never get back in time....

When we were in the Med in'07, we loved the Colisseum & the Catacombs. We had a wonderful guide and what we saw was out of the ordinary. We saw St Peter's but did not see the museum or Sistine Chapel because it's so crowded. I think if we had a private tour then I would have loved seeing it.So I think ,out of those 3, I would choose #3.

Planning is 1/2 the fun !!!!

 

[DopeyFan1966]

Ok I just started looking at the shore excursions and its almost impossible to chose. In looking at ROME these three caught my eye....and ideas from someone who has been there or hear good or bad about any of the below:

1. Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & At. Peters Basilica
2. Best of Rome
3. Vatican City, Coliseum & Catacomes

I also notices most of the people on this board are doing the early dinner. I usally love the earlier seating but I'm afraid that with the excursions that we would never get back in time....

We did late seating this year and it was pretty rough on our daughter. She was falling asleep at the table. Early seating might be a problem with a couple of the tours, but not all of them. And you could do private tours and ask that they have you back in time for early seating.

We did a private tour in Rome this year. We went to the Patheon, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Coliseum, the Spainish steps and to Trevi Fountain. I don't remember how much it cost because we shared it with another family that booked the tour. We bought our tickets for the Vatican online so we didn't have to wait in line for tickets when we got there. We didn't get a tour of the Roman Forum, but we did get a chance to look at it from several areas around the Coliseum.

Someone mentioned earlier that there is some big festival going on in Rome when we are there. That is something to take into consideration. The tour buses are going to have a hard time getting around at that time and the private tours are in vans, giving them much more maneuverability.

We haven't decided what we are going to do once we have docked in Civitavecchia. I guess I should start, but I have so many other things to work on right now. It's going to sneak up on me before I know it, then I'll be like , what are we going to do????? LOL

 

[scrapycruiser]

We did late seating this year and it was pretty rough on our daughter. She was falling asleep at the table. Early seating might be a problem with a couple of the tours, but not all of them. And you could do private tours and ask that they have you back in time for early seating.

We did a private tour in Rome this year. We went to the Patheon, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Coliseum, the Spainish steps and to Trevi Fountain. I don't remember how much it cost because we shared it with another family that booked the tour. We bought our tickets for the Vatican online so we didn't have to wait in line for tickets when we got there. We didn't get a tour of the Roman Forum, but we did get a chance to look at it from several areas around the Coliseum.

Someone mentioned earlier that there is some big festival going on in Rome when we are there. That is something to take into consideration. The tour buses are going to have a hard time getting around at that time and the private tours are in vans, giving them much more maneuverability.

We haven't decided what we are going to do once we have docked in Civitavecchia. I guess I should start, but I have so many other things to work on right now. It's going to sneak up on me before I know it, then I'll be like , what are we going to do????? LOL

It seems like we will be there before the festival.

Fitness Festival Jun 9-11
Choral Festival Jun 23-25
Chester Roman Festival Jun 11-12

Maybe someone knows about other events ??

 

[kaceyisme]

It seems like we will be there before the festival.

Fitness Festival Jun 9-11
Choral Festival Jun 23-25
Chester Roman Festival Jun 11-12

Maybe someone knows about other events ??

I hope there are no other events! That would be great news! It will make life much easier for all of us.

 

[DopeyFan1966]

I have been chatting with a few of the private tour operators to get a sense of price and availability. I have learned that there is a huge festival near the Colosseum, Piazza Venezia, and Roman Forum on the day we are in Rome. This means that the area will be restricted for traffic. This particular tour operator said that in order to see the Vatican that you will have to do it early because the crowds will get heavy as it gets closer to the festival time in the evening. I am doing some additional research to learn more about the festival and if it is something that would fun.

Also, in case you were like me and not sure if you could afford a private tour or not. I have discovered for my family of 5 a private tour is less expensive than a tour through Disney. Plus, we get to see what we want to see. Something to think about and consider if you are traveling in a larger group.

Amy

Amy,

do you have any more information on what festival is going to be happening on 2 June? I can't find anything on the internet about a festival during the early part of June. Any help you can give would be appreciated from me and I'm sure several others.

Thanks,

Cindy

 

[DopeyFan1966]

Is anyone interested in doing a private brunch at the Palo during this trip. I think the room holds about 13 people (no kids). We could do it on one of our sea days (29 may, 3 June, or 7 June). Let me know and when we can start booking our reservations I will contact DCL and try to get it booked. The group that went earlier this year did it and had a great time, we missed out on it because there was not enough room. This will also give us a chance to get to know each other more.

Let me know in a PM if you are interested.

Also, if you have any updates for the Roll call please send them to me in a PM. This would include stateroom numbers, dining seating, whether you are celebrating anything, names and ages. I think PMs will work better, so I don't have to keep going through several posts to make sure I got everyone.

If I am missing anything you have already sent, please let me know and I will add it.

Someone asked about a spreadsheet for meets and whatnot. I don't have anything. I plan on us having an initial meet after the lifeboat drill in Barcelona. If anyone wants to do more, we would have to talk about it. I will do a spreadsheet in April for the FEs. I will cut of the list on 31 March. The spreadsheet will have on it:
who
stateroom
children/no children
celebrating ???

If there are as many on this cruise as my last cruise we might have to break it down into two groups. We had 36 parties participating this last time and broke them down into two groups of 18.

If I think of anymore information that might be useful I will post it later.

Cindy

 

[DopeyFan1966]

I just booked this cruise! There are going to be at least 9 of us, maybe 10, in 4 staterooms. For everyone except my daughter this is our first cruise. We are still in the research mode.

With such a large group, I doubt we will all be doing the same things every day.

My biggest challenge in this is planning for Jack, my friend in a wheelchair. This trip was his idea and I'm going to need to find private tours that can accommodate his power wheelchair in the ports. He is very disabled, cannot walk and is unable to transfer out of his chair.

I'm most wondering about Rome and Naples. He really wants to see Pompeii and what he can of Rome.

However Jack will not be able to go ashore in the tendered ports (Villefranche & La Spezia) so there's two ports I don't have to worry about.

I'm really looking forward to this cruise and perhaps finally meeting some DISers!

Could you please give me more information so I can add it to the roll call?
Names, ages, staterooms, early or late seating, is anyone celebrating anything, etc.

Thanks, Cindy