May 3rd-10th****Dis Maytees-May Magic send off

[AlexandNessa]

Good Luck, 90-dayers!

Window should be opening up shortly, right?

Hope everyone gets what she wants!

 

[Fizzgig]

Dawn, I forgot to coordinate with you about Palo, and then freaked out about whether I should add you to our reservations or not... I added you and your DH, then took you guys off our brunch, worrying that I hadn't asked you when you guys wanted to go!

Please reassure me and tell me you guys are set!

Brandie

 

[NejTheLion]

Whew! That's always nervewracking!

30 minutes = 3 Palo ressies, 2 shore excursions, 9 spa appointments, and printed confirmations!!!

Who else is ready to cruise?

 

[Fizzgig]

If anyone gets the funky error message stating they haven't paid in full (and they have) or they haven't given birthdates (and they have) close your window and open a new one and log in.

Ok, we're set. See ya'll on the boat!

 

[Faith&Hope]

This happened to me. After 20 minutes, someone posted for me to log out and then back in. I reserved everything I wanted or could at the time. Went back on 30 minutes later to have my reservations GONE! GONE! yes, GONE! I rebooked everything but some of the spots were gone so I had to sign up in different slots. I hate computers and really wish Disney would get this computer crap taken care of! I've had enough stress for the day!! I'm gonna go sleep some of it off.......

 

[bobbi565]

Your list is great and I thankyou

Thanks imheather, but you probably meant to thank CruisinEars! Her list was the one posted on this thread. The list to which I referred was one I started earlier on that I pm'd to her to try to help her complete the great list she posted

I'm glad to see you're staying with us on this cruise. The more 5 yo boys onboard, the more mine will like it!

 

[imheather]

I have Palo brunch on Sunday KeyWest 10:30 12:30
Palo dinner on Tuesday Grand Cayman 7:00 9:00

Palo dinner was not my first choice but they had limited spaces. I really wanted Thursday so I would only have to get dresses up twice...OH well. I will try to switch while on board

We have the Exotic Rasual on Thursday at 3:30.

I am getting so excited! I can't wait....90 more days

So what did everyone else get?????

Heather

 

[imheather]

Thanks imheather, but you probably meant to thank CruisinEars! Her list was the one posted on this thread. The list to which I referred was one I started earlier on that I pm'd to her to try to help her complete the great list she posted

I'm glad to see you're staying with us on this cruise. The more 5 yo boys onboard, the more mine will like it!

yikes Thanks cruisinears

Heather

 

[misslissa]

Losing stuff on the Disney Website is a regular occurance to me. At work, this happens to the TA website all of the time! I will be halfway through a ressie and then I click on next and it is all gone... I don't think their websites can handle all the work.

Good to hear that lots of you guys got what you were looking for! Now we wait for another 15 days

I had a dream about DCL last night... And, I haven't been on it yet...

 

[bobbi565]

Woo hoo! Palo dinner Sunday night at 8:00, brunch Monday morning at 11:30, Vista spa manicure and pedicure starting at 2:00 --- all my first choices! I made a panicy phone call to my TA after getting that crazy error message after logging back in three times with no results! Finally, I switched to a different computer, and that did the trick.

How long are the lines for Lifestyle Portraits before dinner, usually? I want to get a formal picture on Monday, but we'll have to coordinate it so DS isn't falling apart by the time the photos are taken!

 

[Fizzgig]

This happened to me. After 20 minutes, someone posted for me to log out and then back in. I reserved everything I wanted or could at the time. Went back on 30 minutes later to have my reservations GONE! GONE! yes, GONE! I rebooked everything but some of the spots were gone so I had to sign up in different slots. I hate computers and really wish Disney would get this computer crap taken care of! I've had enough stress for the day!! I'm gonna go sleep some of it off.......

Did you make sure to hit the final "Submit" button? I almost missed it a few times.

I got the 3 Palo's when I wanted them and the excursions when I liked them. I went ahead and checked my reservations this morning and they were all there.

Talk to you guys later!

 

[LJC1861]

Well, I wanted Palo brunch on Monday and dinner on Thursday.

What I ended up with is dinner on Wednesday and brunch on Thursday.

We have 6 in our party and it took me awhile to figure out that in order to get us reserved I had to book 2 parties of 3 each for each meal. To make matters worse we are seated 1/2 hour apart! I don't think it will be a problem to get us seated together once we board but it was totally aggravating at 12:20 a.m. last night.

By the time I figured out about the 3 and 3 there were no more brunch or dinner reservations at the times I wanted. For dinner I could get 3 or 4 of us, but not all 6.

At least we have reservations, which I figure is a good thing.

Linda

 

[AlexandNessa]

Woo hoo! Palo dinner Sunday night at 8:00, brunch Monday morning at 11:30, Vista spa manicure and pedicure starting at 2:00 --- all my first choices! I made a panicy phone call to my TA after getting that crazy error message after logging back in three times with no results! Finally, I switched to a different computer, and that did the trick.

How long are the lines for Lifestyle Portraits before dinner, usually? I want to get a formal picture on Monday, but we'll have to coordinate it so DS isn't falling apart by the time the photos are taken!

Woot! This is our brunch time as well.


Glad to hear that with only some minor glitches, for the most part, everyone was able to get what she wanted.

Next big window: 2 weeks from now! I can't believe this is getting so close! I think I get excited because for most of us to get the stateroom we want and to get a decent price, you have to book DCL sooooooo early! I am pretty sure I am wishing my life away just waiting for my next vacation.

Enjoy the Super Bowl parties today, everyone!

 

[bobbi565]

Enjoy the Super Bowl parties today, everyone!

OT --- Go Pats!!

 

[Dawn414]

Brandie-We have Palo dinner on Sunday the 4th at 6pm and Brunch on Thursday at 11am...I had the same 'issue' as you...wonderin' whether to 'click' you guys...Let me know if you want me to try to add you to one of those times...maybe we can have a meal together yet! have you heard more about moving to main and sitting with us?

Let me know.

I'm still having 'issues' with trying to book certain excursions...the times don't overlap, but it's saying there is a conflict. WEIRD! Was on the phone w/ DCL trying to resolve, but she didn't know either. We'll see if it ultimately works. Now, I can't get back into my reservation. It's saying it's being serviced. TICK TOCK TICK TOCK.

And I would SWEAR that last year we had to wait until 3am (because of West Coast stuff) to start booking...so I came down at 2:45am and was shocked that I got in right away. The DCL person said they just recently opened it up at midnight. Was also shocked that a lot of Palo was frozen out already. Did get what we wanted, but was surprised to see stuff booked up already. Was also disappointed with some of the excursion times which differed greatly from my Passporter book, but c'est la vie! Hopefully we'll still get the other GC one we want and then we'll be all set!

GO GIANTS!!!
dawn

 

[misslissa]

Ahhhhhhhhhh........ two more weeks to wait until we get to book excursions and Palo. We want brunch on Sunday and the Island Tour & Stingray Observatory in GC and the Catamaran, Snorkel and Beach Party in Conzumel. What excursions are you guys booking? I think in Key West we are just going to wander around, we haven't been there before... and same with Castaway Cay... I just want to relax, and maybe rent a kayak or something.

As for Conzumel, does anyone know what the port is like? I'm hoping to maybe do a little wandering there in the morning as well, doing a little shopping here and there.

 

[RhondaInMA]

I have Palo brunch on Sunday KeyWest 10:30 12:30
Palo dinner on Tuesday Grand Cayman 7:00 9:00

Palo dinner was not my first choice but they had limited spaces. I really wanted Thursday so I would only have to get dresses up twice...OH well. I will try to switch while on board

We have the Exotic Rasual on Thursday at 3:30.

I am getting so excited! I can't wait....90 more days

So what did everyone else get?????

Heather

I booked Brunch Monday at 10:30
High tea ... Thursday at 3:00
Dinner... Thursday at 6:00

I've never done the spa... not sure it's really my thing.

We booked a tour on GC and the Dolphin Encounter for my granddaughter on Cozumel.

That's plenty for us. I don't like to rush around.

Hope everyone is happy with what they got (and will get two weeks from now).

 

[abr]

Well I managed to snag bruch (Monday) & dinner (Thursday) ressies at Palo this am. It was worth getting up at 3am. Thankfully I was done by 3:40 & got 2 more hours of sleep before I had to go to work. But it was worth it!

I also booked massages for me & my sister. We had such a good spa experience last time I can hardly wait.

I think I remember reading on here about when/where we plan to meet up the first time. But of course now I can't find it. Can someone help me out?

I'd love for Avery to have a chance to make some friends before she goes to the kids club.

Also I forgot to say that we're from Jacksonville Florida when I sent in my info for the roll call

I can't believe it's 90 days away!

~Alison

 

[NejTheLion]

We'll be doing Palo brunch at 10:30 for Key West, dinner at 7:30 on Monday (Formal night, rotation menus), and tea at 3:00 on Thursday.

We're not planning to get off the boat at Key West (been there, done that), so we'll spending some time in the spa that afternoon. For the sea days, we're doing our typical 8:00 spa appointments (yeah, it's early, but what a great way to wake up). We'll also probably be at most of the tastings on the ship, always looking to see if they offer something different. In Grand Cayman, we booked the Rum Point excursion, and in Cozumel, we're going to Tulum.

Going to book our flights tomorrow, and then we can finish up Friday night hotel, port transportation, and WDW transportation. Then we just have to wait 3 more months!

 

[Faith&Hope]

How long are the lines for Lifestyle Portraits before dinner, usually? I want to get a formal picture on Monday, but we'll have to coordinate it so DS isn't falling apart by the time the photos are taken![/QUOTE]

These can be tricky to get with kids. We tried to get them before first seating because I didn't want the kids to ruin their clothes during dinner. The line was way too long to wait. So, did everything we could to keep their clothes clean.....tried again after dinner. Needless to say, we didn't end up getting them taken because the little one was falling apart! I would get down there as soon as possible to avoid long lines.

The same goes for formal night. The good thing about this night is that there are 4 backdrops to choose from so lines aren't really outrageous but are still long.