May 5, 2010 Magic of Barcelona

[everafter1]

We really want to get over to Charleston while we're stationed here. I have heard it is beautiful. We are originally from Louisiana, so this is a great tour for us to be close to home, especially with our little one.

You should! We love it here. We feel so lucky to have gotten this assignment. I'm sure it's nice being so close to home. We always wished we'd gone over to Lousiana and Alabama more when my husband was stationed in Pensacola.

 

[SplashMountainManiac]

Hey everybody. We have been booked on the Med since day 1, but just last month switched to May 5th, so we will be joining you. It will be me and my parents. This will be my first time to Europe so I am very excited. Here is our info.

Cruisers: Paul, Joan, and Mike (20)
Stateroom: 7032
From: Orlando, FL

Excursions (all DCL):
Malta: none
Tunis: Carthage & Sidi Bou Said
Naples: Amalfi Coast Drive and the ruins of Pompeii
Rome: The Best of Rome
La Spezia: Pisa
Villefranche: Nice & Monaco
Adjaccio: None

Dinner Seating: Late
Palo Plans: Dinner 6pm Tunis night, Brunch 2nd sea day 10:30
Celebrations: My parent's anniversary
FE: Not this time, luggage is expensive

Our cruise docs just came today. DOC DANCE!!!
Looking forward to sailing with everyone.

 

[lmperrault]

Cruisers: Lara, Mark, Katy, Emma, Jackson and Liese
Stateroom: 5004 and 5006
From: Port Deposit, MD ( North of Baltimore)

Excursions :
Malta: on our own
Tunis: on our own
Naples: Private Tour
Rome: Private Tour
La Spezia: Private Tour
Villefranche: On our Own
Adjaccio: On our own

Dinner Seating: Early
Palo Plans: Brunch 2nd sea day 10:30, Dinner ?
Celebrations: Liese turn's 2!
FE: Yep and we're all done with ours! My kids are supper excited.

3rd DCL- Mom took us on our first as her dying gift. We went back a year later on the anniversary of her death, and now our third to Europe.
1 Carnival Cruise- had a great time but didn't compare.

 

[Kaleigh]

I love posting your pics and seeing who I have been talking to! Just pm me for my email address if you want to add your picture to the website. And check it out! Adding new stuff constantly. http://may5med.weebly.com/
If you just want your info posted, post it to this thread.
Welcome SplashMountainManiac! I hope we get our cruise docs soon, too!

 

[everafter1]

Welcome aboard, SplashMountainManiac! My parents got their cruise docs yesterday, so I'm hoping ours will show up today.

Kaleigh, I am loving the website!

 

[sabrecmc]

Welcome SMM!

Cruise docs??? I want cruise docs!!! I'm in Florida...you'd think they'd get here pretty quickly! Oh well, they're probably mailed from a totally different location or perhaps go first to my TA? Anyway, hopefully they come soon. It really seems real as we get closer to April. We actually leave in less than a month now for Paris! This time next month, I'll be strolling down Main Street of Disneyland Paris! I went once in 1995 and had a great time, but it seems a lot has changed since then, lol.

 

[everafter1]

I just checked the mail and no cruise docs today... I'm assuming they're mailed out of Celebration, so that's probably why they got to Orlando already. Maybe tomorrow

 

[Goofy Mum]

Im guessing us in the UK and other far away lands won't be receiving their doc's anytime soon. It took nearly three months for DCL to post me my confirmation!
I was told I would have them at least ten days before the cruise. They would be arriving FedEx but I don't plan in seeing them anytime soon.

 

[tarald]

Cruisers: Lara, Mark, Katy, Emma, Jackson and Liese
Stateroom: 5004 and 5006
From: Port Deposit, MD ( North of Baltimore)

Excursions :
Malta: on our own
Tunis: on our own
Naples: Private Tour
Rome: Private Tour
La Spezia: Private Tour
Villefranche: On our Own
Adjaccio: On our own

Dinner Seating: Early
Palo Plans: Brunch 2nd sea day 10:30, Dinner ?
Celebrations: Liese turn's 2!
FE: Yep and we're all done with ours! My kids are supper excited.

3rd DCL- Mom took us on our first as her dying gift. We went back a year later on the anniversary of her death, and now our third to Europe.
1 Carnival Cruise- had a great time but didn't compare.

I was wondering who you booked your private tours with. We are taking private on the same three days. It is the first time I have ever done this and we are a bit nervous about it.

 

[Kaleigh]

Still adding info and pictures to the website! PM me if you want to add your picture. Here is the website so far: http://may5med.weebly.com/index.html

Also, wanted to ask you guys' opinions of the spa treatments or rainforest room. They seem pricey, of course, but are they worth it? I love a good facial.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Hello May 5th cruisers!

Are any of you planning to blog or otherwise post any kind of updates about your cruise while you're on board? Those of us following you would like to hear anything you had to say.

By the way, I checked the Barcelona Port site and they've posted the arrival and departure times for the cruises for May. The Magic's scheduled arrival time in port each time is 4:00 am and the departure is 9:30 pm.

 

[everafter1]

Still adding info and pictures to the website! PM me if you want to add your picture. Here is the website so far: http://may5med.weebly.com/index.html

Also, wanted to ask you guys' opinions of the spa treatments or rainforest room. They seem pricey, of course, but are they worth it? I love a good facial.

I did a spa treatment on my last cruise and enjoyed it. They were offering multiple specials on embarkation day and discounts if you booked a treatment on a port day. One special they offered last year was called something like ladies choice and it was a facial with back, neck, and scalp massage. It also included a day pass for the rain forest room. It was pretty reasonably priced if you booked it for a port day. If there is a specific treatment you want, I would say book it in advance, but if not, I would say do a spa tour on embarkation day because they usually have specials.

The only downside to spa treatments is they always try to sell you products afterwards.

The rainforest room is pretty cool. I don't think I'd buy a week long pass, because I would't get enough use of it, but it was relaxing. One thing to keep in mind, the "gentle steam room" was pretty intense for me. I don't use steam rooms often, but someone who does would probably enjoy it.

 

[sabrecmc]

I did a spa treatment on my last cruise and enjoyed it. They were offering multiple specials on embarkation day and discounts if you booked a treatment on a port day. One special they offered last year was called something like ladies choice and it was a facial with back, neck, and scalp massage. It also included a day pass for the rain forest room. It was pretty reasonably priced if you booked it for a port day. If there is a specific treatment you want, I would say book it in advance, but if not, I would say do a spa tour on embarkation day because they usually have specials.

On our last cruise they had onboard spa specials as well. These were much better deals than the pre-booked ones and we didn't have a hard time getting the time slots we want. Not to say that's how it will be with the Med, but I'm hoping! I do want to do some treatments!

May15 Jeff (ha!), I am taking my laptop an in theory plan to post some updates here on a trip report, but I don't have a blog per se.

 

[everafter1]

On our last cruise they had onboard spa specials as well. These were much better deals than the pre-booked ones and we didn't have a hard time getting the time slots we want. Not to say that's how it will be with the Med, but I'm hoping! I do want to do some treatments!.

Me too! I am hoping they'll have specials since we have so many port days, but I'll wait and see.

Thanks for the information, Jeff! I don't have a blog, but I will probably try to hop on a computer at some point... we'll see though! I am also wondering if anyone on the cruise before us will be blogging

 

[Jeff Spencer]

As it turns out, at least one person will. Here's the link to their blog.

Cool, we'll be checking your thread too.

 

[Erin&Fam]

Cruisers: Erin, Scott, Josh (5), Max (5) aka Erin&Fam
# of Cruises/Disney Cruises: First Disney cruise

Stateroom#: 8074
From: Potomac, Maryland

Disney Excursions Planned:
Malta: Blue Grotto Boat Tour and Fishing Village
Tunis: Panoramic Tunis
Naples: Private Tour
Rome: Private Tour
La Spezia: Pisa
Villefranche: On our own
Ajaccio: Country Train & Snack

Dinner Seating: Early
Palo Plans: Dinner May 13th
Celebrations: 10 Year Anniversary

Barcelona Plans: Fly in 5/2, staying at Le Meridien, hop-on/hop-off bus, Park Guell, walk Las Ramblas, enjoy the culture, food, time together as a family

FE: Yes – for the kids

 

[erinandfamily]

Duane and Erin kids 7 & 4
From: Washington State

Room 7th floor (paranoid about too much info on public website)

First cruise

Staying on Las Ramblas in Barcelona with no specific plans but to recover from jet lag and enjoy local sites

Excursions:
Valetta Malta
Medina/Carthage
Pompei half day
Train to Rome on our own
Cinque Terre boat tour
Nice on our own
Les Calanches on Corsica

Celebrations: Mom done studying for board exam, 18 yr anniversary May 30
Dinner at Palo last night

FE: Can't get my act together for this...maybe next time

 

[lmperrault]

Cruisers: Erin, Scott, Josh (5), Max (5) aka Erin&Fam
# of Cruises/Disney Cruises: First Disney cruise

Stateroom#: 8074
From: Potomac, Maryland

Disney Excursions Planned:
Malta: Blue Grotto Boat Tour and Fishing Village
Tunis: Panoramic Tunis
Naples: Private Tour
Rome: Private Tour
La Spezia: Pisa
Villefranche: On our own
Ajaccio: Country Train & Snack

Dinner Seating: Early
Palo Plans: Dinner May 13th
Celebrations: 10 Year Anniversary

Barcelona Plans: Fly in 5/2, staying at Le Meridien, hop-on/hop-off bus, Park Guell, walk Las Ramblas, enjoy the culture, food, time together as a family

FE: Yes – for the kids

Noticed you're from Potomac. My sister (CJ'sMOM) and I grew up in Olney. I still have lots of friends we visit in Mont. Co.

Lara

 

[everafter1]

It looks like we got our cruise docs in the mail today. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

[sabrecmc]

It looks like we got our cruise docs in the mail today. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

We got ours too!!!! Whoo-hoo for luggage tags! Makes it seem all the more real.