May 5, 2010 Magic of Barcelona

[disney-lover]

Is anyone bringing a corkscrew? I don't think I can pack it in my carry-on, can I?

Not bringing one myself, sorry. I won't be able to bring it in carry on on the plane if that's what you mean.

 

[Goofy Mum]

Not bringing one. We're classy folk. Nice, twist-off caps!

Packing done, airport transport arranged for tomorrow, laundry done, house still a wreck!

 

[maynrive]

Don't they have box wines in Europe?

 

[everafter1]

I think (and I'm not sure) that I read somewhere that you could ask your stateroom host for a cork screw and glasses. Again, I'm not totally sure, but I think I've read where a few people did that and had no problems.

 

[pekollie]

Is anyone bringing a corkscrew? I don't think I can pack it in my carry-on, can I?

I am bring one along if you need one! But I know you can ask room service to open wine for you... we did that on our last cruise.

 

[Goofy Mum]

Don't they have box wines in Europe?

 

[SplashMountainManiac]

Finally managed to catch up on all of the posts. The cruise website looks great! Thanks for putting that together. We are heading out to Barcelona tomorrow from Orlando. After booking this 18 months ago it is incredible to think that it's finally here. I hope everyone has safe travels to the ship, and can't wait to meet everyone at the DisMeet.

 

[sayhello]

Just wanted to wish you guys a safe journey to Barcelona, and a fabulous cruise! Just please don't destroy the Magic, as I'll be boarding as you are leaving! I hope you all have a wonderful, magical cruise!!!

Sayhello

 

[emmalouisenicholson]

Hi, you can get discount waterpark tickets and swimming wiht the dolphins tickets here-

http://www.marineparkmalta.com/?ct=2&lng=en

I think we could also arrange transport to and from the cruise ship for an extra 3euro's per person. If anyone is interested in gettting a group together just PM me and I'll see if we can arrange it.

Lara

Hi everyone!

We are on the 15 May 2010 sailing and have booked to do the Dolphin swim direct

I was just wondering if anyone on your Cruise is planning on doing this also?

We are still not entirely sure how to get there from the Port

Hope you all have a fantastic trip!

 

[Goofy Mum]

Well our time has finally come. Our airport transport will be arriving in a few hours and we're off to Barcelona!
See everyone on the other side!

 

[Kaleigh]

See you Ricky! I, myself have decided to get up at 3 in the morning 2 days early to reduce the effects of jetlag. We'll see. Getting super excited now!

 

[SplashMountainManiac]

Hey everybody. We are leaving for the Orlando Airport in about 30 minutes. It's always funny leaving Orlando at the start of a cruise vacation, since usually everyone is coming to Orlando to start the trips, lol. Safe trips everyone and see you all in a few days.

 

[strawberryblonde]

I feel like crying today. Finally got Veronica healthy and was feeling over my cold, and woke up nauseous and with what feels like food poisoning. Thank goodness Veronica is doing well today because I don't think I could take care of her and myself. I just want everything to go smoothly in these days leading up to the trip. DH still has 3 different grad school assignments to write before we leave, so he has not been in planning mode. I am terrified that I won't think of something important. And you guys are the only ones I have to share this trip with right now. No one else in my family is into Disney or has ever been to Europe (or has any desire to go). I need a vacation!
Sorry for the rambling. Thanks for being here.

I hope you are feeling better now sweetie! Sorry about your DH working right up until you leave.....mine is too . He is working 15 hours shifts all through this weekend and working clear up until we drive off to the airport in the afternoon on Tues. Luckily he works just a 5 min. walk away, or I would worry about him getting caught in traffic and us missing our plane.

You DO need a vacation and I can't wait to meet you. Thanks again for the great website. I've written down loads of info from it to use on our trip

 

[strawberryblonde]

Hang in there everyone... It will all be fine in 4 days! Hugs and I really hope your dress arrives in time to be packed. I cant wait to be done with all of my lists! Cant wait until we are actually on the boat! Then let the Magic begin...

Thanks !! I've just now packed two different pairs of heels in different colors to "change up" my little black dress if I have to wear it more than once, in case the gown doesn't show up by Tues. There is a chance it could make it, but I can't count on it. At least the volcano is only making me miss out on my dress and not on my cruise....things are pretty good all things considered

 

[strawberryblonde]

Made it to Barcelona! No rain, but sure is cold!

I was curious how it was doing in Spain. It is quite cold this weekend in Germany and overcast. It is supposed to dip nearly 10 degrees colder by tomorrow . The forcast is predicting warmer weather for our cruise after the first few days, though.....70's and partly sunny. I hope so!!!

 

[strawberryblonde]

Lara....my family decided to stick with the blue grotto tour in Malta instead of the water park. It just wasn't looking as though it would be warm enough for us, plus I do want to explore Malta. Thanks for making us feel welcome and I hope you have a great time!!

Looks as though most everyone is flying out already. Safe travels everyone! We don't head out until Tues. afternoon, so I'm just now packing today. So far so good, I haven't tried to weigh them yet though

I'm starting to really feel the excitement for this cruise. My DD has been playing the "Hamster dance" song on youtube and each time I hear it, I break out dancing like a kid !!

 

[everafter1]

I've also been watching the weather and it's making me a little nervous. I packed mostly short sleeves, but I have jackets and a zip down sweatshirt, so hopefully that will be enough.

StrawberryBlonde- I am the same way with my little black dress, except I use different colored cardigans to change it up

Packing is going better than it was. I'm still definitely overpacking, though! I was wondering for packing OTC meds... I know they should be in the original packaging, but if they are indvidually packaged (in the blister packs) do I have to bring the boxes they came in too? It will save me a lot of room if I can pack them without the boxes, but they would still be in the blister packs.

I'm sure I'll be asking more questions throughout the day as they come to me. Safe travels everyone! Can't wait to see you all!

 

[Lemonbee]

We are in Barcelona and it is warm to me, but I think it's going to cool down in the future. We are exhausted, but are going to try to see the Magic fountain tonight. The hotel is very cool! We were held up b/c of a visa issue getting out of the country and did not get to the airport gate until the last minute it was set to depart. I was on the brink of tears thinking that we were not going to make the trip.

 

[sabrecmc]

Hello from Venice! We had a blast at Disneyland Paris last week, then flew to Pisa and saw the Tower. We took the train to Florence for a couple of nights and are now in Venice. It is chilly and wet here. I'm glad I brought some warmer clothes, though I'd thought that I would use those in Paris. It was very hot there though. Probably in the high 70's, low 80's. Colder down here and just a constant overcast all day long. Hope this blows over soon. Other than being a bit wet, we're doing great and having so much fun. Looking forward to getting to Barcelona and on the ship!

 

[strawberryblonde]

great job on the packing everafter! Thanks for the updates on the weather, sabrecmc and lemonbee...it is good to be prepared, even though I would prefer to hear that it is HOT...oh well!