May Med Magic - May 15 2010 - Meet thread

[sayhello]

Which ABD are you doing? I've been meaning to ask. The ABD trips look interesting.

Also, I'll be booking the brunch as well (YUMMY!!) and if you can't get in you are always welcome to crash my ressie. (2 is as easy as 1!)

Jill

I'm doing the ABD add-on to this Med cruise! Includes all my excursions, activities on the ship, all onboard & excursion tips, private dinner & wine tasting at Palo, a few private receptions & classes, onboard & onshore photos, and the services of 2 Adventure guides for the entire length of the cruise! It's why I signed up for the cruise!

http://abd.disney.go.com/abd/en_US/destination?name=MedCruiseLandingPage

That's very generous of you re: brunch! Wow. I'll take you up on that!

ETA: You know, I keep saying the last sea day is my Birthday, but I just realized it's not, it's the day in Villefranche! But I still want to do the brunch!

Sayhello

 

[jedijill]

I'm doing the ABD add-on to this Med cruise! Includes all my excursions, activities on the ship, all onboard & excursion tips, private dinner & wine tasting at Palo, a few private receptions & classes, onboard & onshore photos, and the services of 2 Adventure guides for the entire length of the cruise! It's why I signed up for the cruise!

Sayhello

Oh wow! I didn't know they were offering that. That's awesome!

Jill

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Jeff,

I think I'm going to the Tunis and Carthage tour through DCL in Tunis. I have a friend who said that Carthage is really interesting and I'm interested in wandering around Tunis by myself.

You mean the Medina and Carthage tour? That might be a possibility. I'm also thinking about just negotiating with a taxi driver at the port and have them drive us around to Carthage, the Cemetery and perhaps Sidi Bou Said.

 

[sayhello]

Oh wow! I didn't know they were offering that. That's awesome!

Jill

I'm pretty excited about it! It will be my 3rd ABD, and I've really loved the 2 I've done so far. It just seems like the best way for me to do the Mediterranean.

Sayhello

 

[jedijill]

You mean the Medina and Carthage tour? That might be a possibility. I'm also thinking about just negotiating with a taxi driver at the port and have them drive us around to Carthage, the Cemetery and perhaps Sidi Bou Said.

Yep, that's the one. I think you have a good plan too. I'm just not excited about taking off on my own as a single woman in Tunisia. I think I'd rather be with a group in this port.

 

[jedijill]

I'm pretty excited about it! It will be my 3rd ABD, and I've really loved the 2 I've done so far. It just seems like the best way for me to do the Mediterranean.

Sayhello

I looked into doing the ABD for Italy about 4 years ago but decided to do it on my own. I'm still looking at them for some of the more exotic places that I want to go like China.

Jill

 

[jedijill]

Does anyone know what our limits for booking Palo are? I've just done 4 night cruises with the one sea before. Are we limited to one brunch and one dinner reservation online?

Thanks!

Jill

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Does anyone know what our limits for booking Palo are? I've just done 4 night cruises with the one sea before. Are we limited to one brunch and one dinner reservation online?

Thanks!

Jill

Yes, that's right.

 

[sarahgirl]

Does anyone know what our limits for booking Palo are? I've just done 4 night cruises with the one sea before. Are we limited to one brunch and one dinner reservation online?

Thanks!

Jill

That is correct you are allowed one of each to be prebooked online. You can also put your name on the waitlist if there are any openings available. They will then call you. Only half an hour more until I can book.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Got in ... got dinner ressie at Palo at 7 pm when we're in Villefranche. No brunch or tea reservations available.

 

[sarahgirl]

Dang...system still won't let me in!

Me neither!! Grrrr

 

[jedijill]

Me neither!! Grrrr

I had to log out and log back in. Got my ressies.

Jill

 

[tripodjw]

Amazing. Got into Palo section at 5.02 (sorry it's 5am here in uk) and all brunch/tea slots already gone. Will have to get up early again at 75days i guess.

 

[sarahgirl]

I got my dinner reservation but no brunch reservations were available at all.

 

[jedijill]

I managed to get everything but the times were really limited.

From my experience, Disney always holds time back and releases them onboard. You would need to go to wherever they are set up when you get onboard to reserve.

I wouldn't give up hope!

Jill in CO

 

[sarahgirl]

I managed to get everything but the times were really limited.

From my experience, Disney always holds time back and releases them onboard. You would need to go to wherever they are set up when you get onboard to reserve.

I wouldn't give up hope!

Jill in CO

Im not giving up hope, just aggrevated because I was already signed on and kept reloading the page and it wouldnt let me make my reservations. I took a nap to make sure I was up and ready to go for this tonite.

 

[MPS516]

Tea reservations were available when I first checked but brunch was not available from the get go.

 

[Jeff Spencer]

Oh, I'm not worried. I know we'll be able to get them eventually. It just would have been nice to have it done ahead of time versus having to go to Palo on Embarkation day.

 

[MPS516]

Spa treatments were also very limited on time right away as well.

 

[sarahgirl]

At least I was able to book all my excursions.

Tunis-- 4x4 Jeep Experience
Malta-- Jeep Safari
Villefranche-- Nice and Eze with Wine and Cheese.

At least I have that accomplished.