Mean Queen
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As a Florida resident, going to Disney doesn't require all the planning it does for most. I keep a bag packed at all times for spur of the moment trips. So a pre-trip report for that would be short and boring.
ME: "Hey honey, want to go to Disney this weekend?"
DH: "Sure."
ME: "Which park?"
DH: "Anything but Animal Kingdom, I won't do Animal Kingdom in the Summer."
ME: "I know. How about (insert name of a park we didn't hit last time)?"
DH: "Sounds good."
Sometimes we will go for a weekend and that usually means we had this conversation months before and made our DVC reservations based on a long weekend.
But all that was to say a cruise takes a bit more planning, even for us. So at the request of a few (creativeamanda and smileybug), here is my first ever Pre Trip Report!!!!!!
My cast of characters:
Me - Mean Queen AKA Shay - 37
DH - Nonald Nuck (that's how our 2 year old says Donald Duck) - 39
DD9 - Tink
DD2 - Minnie
Our friends, I'll call the Daytrippers. They travel all the time.
Mr. Dr. DT
Mrs. Dr. DT (one of my best friends)
Boy DT - 11
Girl DT - 9 (one of my Tink's best friend)
Planning for this trip began in May 2007. We were on a 4-day cruise on the Wonder for our 10th anniversary. This was our second Disney cruise and we finally learned of the "wonders" of re-booking on board. We originally planned for a trip earlier in November in a balcony room.
Once we got back on land, we realized it wasn't a great idea to take Tink out of school or use that much vacation time for Nonald. So we moved it to Thanksgiving week and downgraded to a window room because of the cost increase. The Thanksgiving trip was originally a Double Dip at Castaway Cay with a stop in Costa Maya and Cozumel. But nature had something else in mind. Costa Maya was hit by a hurricane and the itinerary changed to Grand Cayman.
That dancing babnana (yes, babnana, not banana) is for the change, not the hurricane.
Now when my friend, Dr. Mrs. DT heard we were going to do a Thanksgiving cruise, she wanted to come along. We tried to get another Disney fanatic family we vacation with to come, but it was way too expensive for their family of 5. I think DCL needs more inexpensive options for larger families. Either way, we were excited to be cruising together. And have a Thanksgiving without our extended families.
NEXT REPORT: Waiting is the hardest part
ME: "Hey honey, want to go to Disney this weekend?"
DH: "Sure."
ME: "Which park?"
DH: "Anything but Animal Kingdom, I won't do Animal Kingdom in the Summer."
ME: "I know. How about (insert name of a park we didn't hit last time)?"
DH: "Sounds good."
Sometimes we will go for a weekend and that usually means we had this conversation months before and made our DVC reservations based on a long weekend.
But all that was to say a cruise takes a bit more planning, even for us. So at the request of a few (creativeamanda and smileybug), here is my first ever Pre Trip Report!!!!!!
My cast of characters:
Me - Mean Queen AKA Shay - 37
DH - Nonald Nuck (that's how our 2 year old says Donald Duck) - 39
DD9 - Tink
DD2 - Minnie
Our friends, I'll call the Daytrippers. They travel all the time.
Mr. Dr. DT
Mrs. Dr. DT (one of my best friends)
Boy DT - 11
Girl DT - 9 (one of my Tink's best friend)
Planning for this trip began in May 2007. We were on a 4-day cruise on the Wonder for our 10th anniversary. This was our second Disney cruise and we finally learned of the "wonders" of re-booking on board. We originally planned for a trip earlier in November in a balcony room.
Once we got back on land, we realized it wasn't a great idea to take Tink out of school or use that much vacation time for Nonald. So we moved it to Thanksgiving week and downgraded to a window room because of the cost increase. The Thanksgiving trip was originally a Double Dip at Castaway Cay with a stop in Costa Maya and Cozumel. But nature had something else in mind. Costa Maya was hit by a hurricane and the itinerary changed to Grand Cayman.
That dancing babnana (yes, babnana, not banana) is for the change, not the hurricane. Now when my friend, Dr. Mrs. DT heard we were going to do a Thanksgiving cruise, she wanted to come along. We tried to get another Disney fanatic family we vacation with to come, but it was way too expensive for their family of 5. I think DCL needs more inexpensive options for larger families. Either way, we were excited to be cruising together. And have a Thanksgiving without our extended families.
NEXT REPORT: Waiting is the hardest part
(that's my askeered face) I think the people booked to sit near us were also askeered without knowing why. Just somewhere, deep down in their hearts, they felt something wrong. Because a tired and hungry 2 year old, even my mellow child, is not something anyone wants to see. The CM did tell me that people with young children (like me) or medical needs would get first priority when seats opened up. So I had hope. I just figured I'd have to rush first thing like we did on the last cruise and get our time changed, missing out on booking our second Palo's meal. 
For some reason, they don't do well on a zip line or hiking. 
The Daytrippers cruise so much, they are fine with whatever we pick. So we planned a day of margaritas with a big cheeseburger in paradise for us meat eaters and some vegetarian option for my friends the Daytrippers, followed by shopping. 
