November 10, 2007 - MAGIC - Eastern

[woody73]

. . . Sorry I haven't been checking in, life has a funny way of interferring with my Disney addiction!

Addiction?!? I thought it was normal.

Woody

 

[been2marceline]

I think we're in too!

We had to bail on our 11 Med due to business issues and we're coping by doing this one and a week at WDW afterwards.

It'll be Ted - 50, Karen 46 and Alexandra 12 ( going on 21 ).

Any other teens or tweeners on board?

 

[Lauri]

Welcome been2marceline! I've got a teen (DS13) and a tween (DD10). There are several others too. My DD will be in the 10-12yo lab group with yours.

Lauri

 

[aidanht]

My daughter will be 13 and would love to email with your daughter in the meantime if she's interested!

 

[oceangirl]

This thread keeps getting buried, so I'm just "bumping" it up.....

 

[FrenchSnowWhite]

Listen all! Only 221 days to go before we all sail together!!!

 

[woody73]

I think we're in too!

Welcome! Some of us (like you) are also on the WB Panama Canal Repo.

Woody

 

[3lilpigsnprincess]

Is it November yet?! We are looking forward to a fabulous time on our first (and hopefully not last) DC. We are travelling with friends, but in our family of six:
Me - 39, DH - 38. DD - 8 DD - 3, DS - 3, DS - 3 (yes we have triplets!)

We decided not to stay for WDW this time as we have APs to Disneyland here and have visited WDW a few years ago. We haven't had a "real vacation" since before the triplets, so we're REALLY looking forward to this trip! I'm hoping there's more DD's around my daughter's age so she can meet some girl friends before we sail!

Looking forward to getting to know you all better! And hope we can keep this board hoppin!

 

[oceangirl]

Welcome to the board from a fellow first-time cruiser! I have boys and they are older, but I'm sure you'll find plenty of fellow cruisers with children close in age to your own. And triplets - oh my....I imagine you are really in need of a vacation!! I agree November seems so far away.....but I bet it will be here before we know it!

 

[woody73]

Welcome aboard.

Woody

 

[mjofishc]

Welcome Aboard everyone!

7 inches of snow in NH today, oh how we wish we were on the Magic!

 

[Stimpy]

More new cruisers? Welcome! I have got to check this thread more often!

Hope everyone has a great Easter and belated Happy Passover

 

[been2marceline]

Welcome! Some of us (like you) are also on the WB Panama Canal Repo.

Woody

Hi Woody!!

DH posted our "joining the November 10th Eastbound" post. I usually do most of the posting on the WB PCR Cruise!

Can't wait!

Karen, wife of been2marceline

 

[3lilpigsnprincess]

Thanks for the warm welcomes! Okay...so I'm getting addicted to these boards! So much great information. When my 2 1/2 year old triplets see me at the computer, they look for the picture of the boat and yell, "I wanna go Mickey Boat mommy!".

So where are people staying if coming in early? We are trying to decide whether to stay at the Radisson or Country Inn and Suites. Is anyone just doing the cruise and not WDW?

We're on Spring Break this week and I'm shopping already for summer clothes and other items for the cruise! Its always hard to find swimsuits, sunglasses and water shoes in the Fall! Any other "can't live without items" to pack for those of you who have cruised before?

 

[Lauri]

Hi Everyone!

We just came back from our spring break trip--visiting grandma and grandpa in Arizona with a quick trip to Las Vegas for DH and me. Now, I have nothing to plan for, except our cruise!

Anyone have ideas for their excursions yet? I approched it with my family at dinner last night, and they don't want to think about it yet. They're not the planners that I am.

So I knew I could come here and share my obsessive planning with you. We've only been on Westerns, or variations of Westerns, so I'm not sure what to do on the Eastern.

Lauri

3lilpigsnprincess--We're staying at the Doubleetree the night before on points. I wish we could add some days at the World too, but the schools just won't allow it.

 

[FrenchSnowWhite]

Is anyone just doing the cruise and not WDW?


We're on Spring Break this week and I'm shopping already for summer clothes and other items for the cruise!

As sad as it is, we are not going to WDW this year, or not even next year

Don't worry, we are doing our first family cruise in August 2008 and I'm already buying the twins some dresses!!!

 

[woody73]

. . . Any other "can't live without items" to pack for those of you who have cruised before?

Two items that come in handy are:

1. Mesh pop up laundry bag, and
2. Hanging shoe organizer (the kind with pockets).

We use a shoe organizer in the bathroom to organize toiletries. Families with kids also use one to organize toys.

We got both items at the dollar store.

Woody

 

[FrenchSnowWhite]

Tell me, how do you bring your men suit on the ship and the lady's long dress??

Do you have a special suitcase or just in the protective cover you have when you buy it????

 

[Lauri]

Tell me, how do you bring your men suit on the ship and the lady's long dress??

Do you have a special suitcase or just in the protective cover you have when you buy it????

We use a garment bag. Our first cruise, we used two garment bags. Last cruise, we had it doen to one. We really try to limit what we take.

Lauri

 

[Stimpy]

We also use a garment bag for the more formal stuff.

We'll be staying at the Country Inn & Suites the night before, first time for us there.

So far we're staying at the BCV the night we depart but I'm not sure now. I forgot that's the start of Thanksgiving week at WDW so I don't know if we're going to do it or not. (we don't do well in big crowds LOL) I might look into Vero Beach but I'm not sure if by the point we might have enough of the water and beaches.

Excursion-wise, we're looking into 2 non-DCL ones. DCL doesn't seem to have too much that we are interested in that will also include our youngest child (DD-3 next week!) and my nephew (almost 2 at cruise time). If we do private excursion, they can come along too. Plus, we aren't really beach vacation types. We like to do things and see things rather than staying on the beach...not that there is anything at all wrong with that! Our beach day will be CC.

My sister and I are already shopping for the kids clothes too! I think my nephew already has a complete wardrobe just for the cruise, including his Pirate outfit already.