October 16, 2011 Mexican Riviera on the Wonder

[Shunasee]

Who else is caught up in the excitement of the new itineraries?

Me! and we have not even done our first DCL cruise.

Got a quote from the TA today about the Hawaii (no airfare!), but for the price I could hit WDW twice.

 

[tomoyo]

Me! and we have not even done our first DCL cruise.

Got a quote from the TA today about the Hawaii (no airfare!), but for the price I could hit WDW twice.

That's too bad, but seems lots of rooms were released. Were you able to find something cheaper?

 

[Shunasee]

That's too bad, but seems lots of rooms were released. Were you able to find something cheaper?

Nope. As this is our first cruise, and it has not happend, no special status. We could book last Friday, but it was WAY expensive. Maybe in 2014 we can do that for our big trip.


Hope everyone is good. Nothing exciting going on here. Just working away and reviewing the ports to see what looks fun.

I really do want to do atleast one excursion. Mexico is really a beautiful country and I shouldn't let one bad experience ruin the whole country.

 

[hamletfan8]

I saw some questions on the thread about how long we can stay in Cabo.

I just went on a Carnival cruise to Cabo in February. We had 2 days in Cabo but we still had to be back on the ship by 4 pm. In Cabo, you have to tender in because the harbor is shallow and I hear that because of the shallowness the ships have to get out to deeper water before dark.....which is why you have to be back on the ship by 4 pm.

But this may be a non-issue because at least right now Mazatlan is still listed as a port of call on the 10/16 cruise. Here's hoping that it stays that way...

 

[Shunasee]

Question for the experienced DCL people:

When do you find out your dining rotation?

I do want to have dinner at Palo, if I can get a reservation. However, I dont want to miss Animator's Palate.

 

[boiseflyfisher]

Question for the experienced DCL people:

When do you find out your dining rotation?

I do want to have dinner at Palo, if I can get a reservation. However, I dont want to miss Animator's Palate.

You get your rotation when you check in at the port. It is on your KTTW card.

Someone asked earlier, but we didn't get off the ship in Mazatlan, mainly because the kids had homework to catch up on. It was a quiet, relaxing day.

You will eat at Animator's Palate during the first three nights, so you won't have any problem if you book Palo after night 3.

 

[Shunasee]

We had to postpone our cruise.

Work cut our hours again.

I hope everyone has a great time!!

 

[boiseflyfisher]

Just switched our dummy booking, so we are in for sure! We'll be spending a few nights at DL pre-cruise. We booked a 9B and are GTY status, so I'll be hoping for some pixie dust. Last time we were GTY and didn't get an upgrade, so we are fine either way.

I think we would like to take part in the FE exchange!

 

[phred84044]

Just switched our dummy booking, so we are in for sure! We'll be spending a few nights at DL pre-cruise. We booked a 9B and are GTY status, so I'll be hoping for some pixie dust. Last time we were GTY and didn't get an upgrade, so we are fine either way.

Welcome aboard!!! Looking forward to a great trip!

 

[tomoyo]

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[tomoyo]

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[phred84044]

Did anyone else get the call about Mazatlan being replaced by a second day in Cabo?

No phone call here. I just checked my reservation on the DCL website and it's still showing MR itinerary C which includes a stop at Mazatlan. I know that the earlier cruises this year were changed due to political unreast in Mazatlan. Although I would like to see Mazatlan (our previous Carnival MR cruise skipped Mazatlan due to a hurricane) I'm not willing for me or any of my travel party to die over it.

Just curious, is your travel agent Dream's Unlimited?

 

[tomoyo]

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[LuvIt]

Hello! I don't come to check or post here on the Disboards much since the cruise is a ways off. This will be or first Disney cruise - me, DH and DS11.

Thought I'd get online and check these boards since earlier today I received an automated phone call from Disney (originally booked through Disney not a TA) about this cruise. Looks like some of you did too! (tomoyo, I'm looking at you!)

It basically said Mazatlan has been replaced with a 2nd visit to Cabo and directed me to the check the website for the revised cruise itinerary which I haven't done yet. I'm disappointed about the change because the shore time in Cabo is so limited (much less time for excursions, exploring, etc. than in Mazatlan or PV). I'd rather do a second, longer shore visit in PV or a different city if Mazatlan isn't an option. We booked this week 'cause it was son's Fall Break week from school, but we're now changing to a school that doesn't have a week long Fall Break so am now trying to decide if we should stick with this week or pick another week later in Oct or Nov or wait till next Spring.....hmmm, decisions, decisions.....

Cathy

P.S. If we end up staying with this week, I would be interested in participating in the FE exchange as long as someone else organizes it

 

[tomoyo]

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[LuvIt]

I'm contemplating changing weeks so my son didn't miss a full week at the new - but right now we are leaning towords staying with the Oct 16 sailing.

Thanks for coordinating the FE exchange I;m hoping more people will join in over the next 2 or 3 months!

 

[LuvIt]

OK, we decided to change our reservation to the Oct 23 departure cruise so will be on the ship the week right after you. My son's new school has 2 days off that week for teacher conferences so he misses less school.
Have a great Oct 16 cruise and leave the ship in good condition for us

 

[ctp365]

We have booked this cruise and are so excited about it. We have both cruised before but not on DCL.

We will be leaving Sydney, Australia on 13 October, spending a couple of days in Disneyland, then doing the cruise, then 3 days in Las Vegas.

Very much looking forward to it

 

[Belle402]

I'd like to join the FE group. I did the FE on the Wonder in September 2010 and it was a lot of fun. My name is Marianne and I am traveling with my mom Sue.

 

[betsy2010]

hey all - I think we're jumping to the KSF promo. use promo code KFO on cruises from 10/30-12/18

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