Oct 30 and Nov 3, 2011 - B2B Dream- Viva La Nanahead

[lvstitch]

So here is what we booked for our Med cruise as far as excursions.


Malta - Cruising on a Chartered Turkish Schooner along the Malta coast, including swimming and snorkeling.
Tunisia - Beach resort including camel rides!
Naples - Sorrento and Amalfi Coast including kids activity (Pizza making)
Rome - Highlights of Rome for families including kids activity (Italian puppet show)
Florence - Florence for Families including youth activity (painting a frescoe)
Corsica - Beach Break (this is our pretend Castaway Cay Day)
Villefranche - Highlights of Monaco and Monte Carlo - this one we may change.

Days at sea will be filled with Palo brunch, high tea, wine tastings and pool time.

Can't wait!!!!!

Sounds incredible...I am expecting a fully detailed report since that will be my only way of experiencing the Med this year

 

[jollyg]

So here is what we booked for our Med cruise as far as excursions.


Malta - Cruising on a Chartered Turkish Schooner along the Malta coast, including swimming and snorkeling.
Tunisia - Beach resort including camel rides!
Naples - Sorrento and Amalfi Coast including kids activity (Pizza making)
Rome - Highlights of Rome for families including kids activity (Italian puppet show)
Florence - Florence for Families including youth activity (painting a frescoe)
Corsica - Beach Break (this is our pretend Castaway Cay Day)
Villefranche - Highlights of Monaco and Monte Carlo - this one we may change.

Days at sea will be filled with Palo brunch, high tea, wine tastings and pool time.

Can't wait!!!!!

Sounds like a lot of fun!

You'll have to let us know how the kids like Rome. We're planning on doing a "Highlight" tour also.

 

[jd99]

Sounds like a lot of fun!

You'll have to let us know how the kids like Rome. We're planning on doing a "Highlight" tour also.

We actually decided to do all disney excursions for two main reasons. First we have never been to Europe before as a family - Mina is the only one who has done this kind of traveling and it was to Greece on a couple of occasions to visit family. So being unfamiliar and wanting to make sure we took the best advantage of the opportunity, we picked the excursions in Italy that were focused around kids in some way. We had considered hiring private cars but after talking it over, decided doing these kind of group excursions would be better - having the kids on a bus or van with other families would be a more "interesting" time than just the four of us in a car. Some of the excursions at first seemed a bit pricey but when I compared them with hiring a private car and paying the entry fees, etc. for the sites we wanted to see, the difference in price was relatively small. Before we booked the excursions I actually did some budget planning and thought this was all going to cost a lot more than it did so now I'm feeling like we are getting a deal!

FYI Greg, our Rome tour includes St. Peter's Basilica, the Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, a puppet show for the kids (while the adults shop, sightsee or drink wine!), a 3 course lunch and more.

 

[jollyg]

We actually decided to do all disney excursions for two main reasons. First we have never been to Europe before as a family - Mina is the only one who has done this kind of traveling and it was to Greece on a couple of occasions to visit family. So being unfamiliar and wanting to make sure we took the best advantage of the opportunity, we picked the excursions in Italy that were focused around kids in some way. We had considered hiring private cars but after talking it over, decided doing these kind of group excursions would be better - having the kids on a bus or van with other families would be a more "interesting" time than just the four of us in a car. Some of the excursions at first seemed a bit pricey but when I compared them with hiring a private car and paying the entry fees, etc. for the sites we wanted to see, the difference in price was relatively small. Before we booked the excursions I actually did some budget planning and thought this was all going to cost a lot more than it did so now I'm feeling like we are getting a deal!

FYI Greg, our Rome tour includes St. Peter's Basilica, the Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, a puppet show for the kids (while the adults shop, sightsee or drink wine!), a 3 course lunch and more.

I agree. A bus tour with others kids their age will probably be more enjoyable.

I've been looking at the "Hop on/Hop off" bus tour in Rome. It looks like they have a kid's club on the bus that caters to kids under 12 to help keep them entertained and involved. The tickets are super cheap! I think they said a family ticket for 2 adults and 3 kids was only $70. Kids under 4 go free so that ticket would work great for us!

I wish we were stopping in Tunisia that looks like an interesting stop. We're very excited about visiting Alexandria/Cairo and the pyramids though. We've got tickets to go inside the Great Pyramid and to take camel rides on the Giza plateau in front of them, so I feel a Kodak moment will be coming our way.

 

[Dixielady908]

evening all......

having a great time with Izzy....she makes the funniest faces....and has a really good pouty face trying to capture that on the camera but she will always stop making the face when the camara comes out....the weather is pretty good here....alto woke up to snow this morning.....but it warmed up really well.....other than that, just been hanging around the house playing with the baby.

have a good one

 

[TiggerKing]

I wish we were stopping in Tunisia that looks like an interesting stop. We're very excited about visiting Alexandria/Cairo and the pyramids though. We've got tickets to go inside the Great Pyramid and to take camel rides on the Giza plateau in front of them, so I feel a Kodak moment will be coming our way.

Yes, and I am hoping that camel ride provides some great blackmail content....I mean precious memories for us all!

 

[jollyg]

Yes, and I am hoping that camel ride provides some great blackmail content....I mean precious memories for us all!

I don't know what your getting all excited about?....my kids will do funny/stupid stuff for you WITH OUT the aid of a camel!

 

[jd99]

Yes, and I am hoping that camel ride provides some great blackmail content....I mean precious memories for us all!

We are hoping our camel ride becomes our Christmas photo! With all the symbolism and all, we think it's perfect!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Morning all,

I have great photos of Greg and 2 of our kids when they were younger on a camel. They are great They were not taken over seas but down on the coast they had camel rides through the sand dunes that Oregon is famous for. AWESOME Photos!!!

Well my internet is down again, all day yeaterday from about 10 a.m. so I bought a 24 hour plan with a different server to see if my normal server will get fixed. We called several times yesterday and got different stories everyiome we called.
I still have 28 days paid for with that company. But for every day I cant use them I will get another day added on or a refund or they will get an earful!!!


It has been dumping rain all night, it hasnt stopped once all night and morning. Suppose to be that way all week until friday afternoon. It's going to be a LONG week here.

Denise, so glad your both having a good time
Jeff, Greg and Bob it all sounds awesome!!
I am with Christine when she said we expect lots of awesome photos from all 3 of you guys when you return from your cruises.

Hi Sarah, Hope to see you posting more today

Hope everyone is having a good day.
Later,
Kathy

 

[lvstitch]

Morning everyone :wave

 

[lvstitch]

We are hoping our camel ride becomes our Christmas photo! With all the symbolism and all, we think it's perfect!

 

[TiggerKing]

We are hoping our camel ride becomes our Christmas photo! With all the symbolism and all, we think it's perfect!

Sounds like an awesome idea, Jeff! When do you guys leave?

 

[MadtownMama]

We just booked and paid our deposit on this cruise! Cannot wait! It will be me, my husband, and our daughter (who will be 5 then).

 

[lvstitch]

We just booked and paid our deposit on this cruise! Cannot wait! It will be me, my husband, and our daughter (who will be 5 then).

woo hoo welcome

Have you ever cruised with Disney before?

 

[MadtownMama]

Nope never cruised with Disney before, this will be our first time on a cruise ever! (well I did take the Tallink ferry from Sweden to Finland and back to Sweden when I visiting one summer... but well that just doesn't count now does it).

 

[jd99]

Sounds like an awesome idea, Jeff! When do you guys leave?

It's an August 7 sailing. We leave here on Aug. 5.

 

[Princess Sleepy]

We just booked and paid our deposit on this cruise! Cannot wait! It will be me, my husband, and our daughter (who will be 5 then).

Hi Madtown MAma. We will be on our first cruise as well. And my daughter and my niece will both be 5 when we sail too.

I am officially official as of 3:00 this afternoon. I paid the deposit for our group of 14! I can't believe how easy it was to get them all to agree.

Now I just have to wait. Luckily I have another trip to WDW this June to ehlp me pass the time.

 

[lvstitch]

Hi Madtown MAma. We will be on our first cruise as well. And my daughter and my niece will both be 5 when we sail too.

I am officially official as of 3:00 this afternoon. I paid the deposit for our group of 14! I can't believe how easy it was to get them all to agree.

Now I just have to wait. Luckily I have another trip to WDW this June to ehlp me pass the time.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

We just booked and paid our deposit on this cruise! Cannot wait! It will be me, my husband, and our daughter (who will be 5 then).

WELCOME!!!!
Wow 2 new families in 1 week

How about giving us a first name, that is unless you want us to call you MadtownMama
My name is Kathy. nice to meet ya.

No kids with us this time just 2 grandparents having fun.

Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. Most of us are experienced Disney cruisers accept of course nobody has been on the Dream yet.
We ar enot booked yet but hope to go so I am posting to get aquainted with everyone just in case we do go.

This is a great fun group whom I have cruised with a few times before.

We even have our own famous karoke group. Tiara Bob and The Dreamboats. I hope they all come again this time Karoake has never been the same since they performed.


Kathy

 

[Princess Sleepy]

Oooh! I love karaoke! Do you get to sing Disney songs?