*Sept 10th 2011 WB Transatlantic* - From Spain to Space Mountain - Part 5

[Pinky166]

We're booked on the Dream for a 4-nighter in October for our 2nd anniversary, followed by 3 nights at WDW. We've been discussing the possibility of cancelling that and going to WDW for the full week.

The cost would be roughly the same as we are getting a military discount on the room at WDW. No discounts for Dream cruise, except our early booking discount. We would be staying at the WL, Club Level Honeymoon Room. We would also be using the new Military Salute tickets that start in October.

So here's the thing:

We can have a more relaxed time at WDW than we usually do when we take the cruise and then try to do F&WF. We'd have to buy meals (which are included on the cruise) but we usually snack our way around Epcot and do counter service meals, and we can get breakfast and snacks at the Club lounge. Might splurge on one or two "grown up" meals - maybe at Artist's Point or Boma. It would also give us 3 choices for MNSSHP instead of just one. And our bar tab tends to be less at WDW than on the cruises!

It's looking like the Dream is going to be sold out (or close to it) and it's unlikely we'd get to book Palo brunch (heard those are already booked) or Remy or get a cabana at Serenity Bay, which we really wanted to do.

On the other hand:

We did get a good price on the cruise - not sure we could do that well any time soon. And it IS the Dream.

What do you think we should do?

It's a tough one but for me I would do the Dream!!! It is AMAZING! I would go on it again in a heartbeat! We were on the Maiden Voyage and we couldn't get Palo, Remy or a Cabana but to be totally honest there is so much to see on the ship and all the new restaurants that it didn't matter one bit.

I say Go for it, it will be a such a special way to celebrate your anniversary.

Plus you still get 3 nights at WL, MNSSHP and F&W.

 

[karentan]

Just found out my waitlist for main dining came through, yay!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Taryn is such a pretty girl Sarah. She looks so young, but then you don't look old enough to have children the ages they are. So, must be genetic!!

Thank you for the compliment, but these days I look in the mirror and see a droopy old woman Taryn however doesn't look 20, some of her colleagues in the shop thought she was 14 and wondered how she got employed there !!

I made this one for our last cruise, but we had a very small FE group, and I'm hoping it will still work. The pocket is 7"W x 6"D will it be ok do you think? We never got anything too bulky as a gift, and with the crazy baggage allowance that most people will choose something fairly small .. am I right?

That is a really cute one I am personally looking at making small items.

We're booked on the Dream for a 4-nighter in October for our 2nd anniversary, followed by 3 nights at WDW. We've been discussing the possibility of cancelling that and going to WDW for the full week.

The cost would be roughly the same as we are getting a military discount on the room at WDW. No discounts for Dream cruise, except our early booking discount. We would be staying at the WL, Club Level Honeymoon Room. We would also be using the new Military Salute tickets that start in October.

So here's the thing:

We can have a more relaxed time at WDW than we usually do when we take the cruise and then try to do F&WF. We'd have to buy meals (which are included on the cruise) but we usually snack our way around Epcot and do counter service meals, and we can get breakfast and snacks at the Club lounge. Might splurge on one or two "grown up" meals - maybe at Artist's Point or Boma. It would also give us 3 choices for MNSSHP instead of just one. And our bar tab tends to be less at WDW than on the cruises!

It's looking like the Dream is going to be sold out (or close to it) and it's unlikely we'd get to book Palo brunch (heard those are already booked) or Remy or get a cabana at Serenity Bay, which we really wanted to do.

On the other hand:

We did get a good price on the cruise - not sure we could do that well any time soon. And it IS the Dream.

What do you think we should do?

Personally I would do the cruise and the 3 days at WDW, then you get the best of both worlds even if it may be less relaxing in the WDW bit as you try and squish everything into 3 days.

Or an idea I had for the Dream MV (there were over 100 cabins taking part) was to also hang a gift bag behind that FE incase it was full then people could use that too. They also hang flat when empty so no big deal if it doesn't get used.

Great idea for those with a small FE

 

[LindaBabe]

102 degrees here now - feels hotter than florida!

I made this one for our last cruise, but we had a very small FE group, and I'm hoping it will still work. The pocket is 7"W x 6"D will it be ok do you think? We never got anything too bulky as a gift, and with the crazy baggage allowance that most people will choose something fairly small .. am I right?

THAT is adorable!

We're booked on the Dream for a 4-nighter in October for our 2nd anniversary, followed by 3 nights at WDW. We've been discussing the possibility of cancelling that and going to WDW for the full week.

The cost would be roughly the same as we are getting a military discount on the room at WDW. No discounts for Dream cruise, except our early booking discount. We would be staying at the WL, Club Level Honeymoon Room. We would also be using the new Military Salute tickets that start in October.

So here's the thing:

We can have a more relaxed time at WDW than we usually do when we take the cruise and then try to do F&WF. We'd have to buy meals (which are included on the cruise) but we usually snack our way around Epcot and do counter service meals, and we can get breakfast and snacks at the Club lounge. Might splurge on one or two "grown up" meals - maybe at Artist's Point or Boma. It would also give us 3 choices for MNSSHP instead of just one. And our bar tab tends to be less at WDW than on the cruises!

It's looking like the Dream is going to be sold out (or close to it) and it's unlikely we'd get to book Palo brunch (heard those are already booked) or Remy or get a cabana at Serenity Bay, which we really wanted to do.

On the other hand:

We did get a good price on the cruise - not sure we could do that well any time soon. And it IS the Dream.

What do you think we should do?

You're going on this cruise, right? If it was me, I'd skip the Dream and stay at the world

We'll be looking for Taryn right after this cruise! She's just as cute as a button, Sarah!

 

[Chris&Jeremy]

102 degrees here now - feels hotter than florida!

Us too - I am over it! I guess I shouldn't complain a ton, though - we have only had this for a week - it's my understanding that Texas, Oklahoma, etc have had 100 degree temps every single day for three straight weeks now!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

We'll be looking for Taryn right after this cruise! She's just as cute as a button, Sarah!

Awww thanks ..... she leaves there on 2nd September though, when we get to Florida she will be visiting with friends in Seattle. Bit of a climate change for her

 

[Tod&Copper]

Pat you've got to do the dream cruise. We got a good discount on ours onboard and can't wait after seeing Claires MV pics. We couldn't get palo or remy either, but can't wait to try the new restaurants and bars.

Go for it, I think it's going to be FABulous and such an adventure exploring the new ship

WDW and F&WF will always be there

 

[sinnika]

We're booked on the Dream for a 4-nighter in October for our 2nd anniversary, followed by 3 nights at WDW. We've been discussing the possibility of cancelling that and going to WDW for the full week.

The cost would be roughly the same as we are getting a military discount on the room at WDW. No discounts for Dream cruise, except our early booking discount. We would be staying at the WL, Club Level Honeymoon Room. We would also be using the new Military Salute tickets that start in October.

So here's the thing:

We can have a more relaxed time at WDW than we usually do when we take the cruise and then try to do F&WF. We'd have to buy meals (which are included on the cruise) but we usually snack our way around Epcot and do counter service meals, and we can get breakfast and snacks at the Club lounge. Might splurge on one or two "grown up" meals - maybe at Artist's Point or Boma. It would also give us 3 choices for MNSSHP instead of just one. And our bar tab tends to be less at WDW than on the cruises!

It's looking like the Dream is going to be sold out (or close to it) and it's unlikely we'd get to book Palo brunch (heard those are already booked) or Remy or get a cabana at Serenity Bay, which we really wanted to do.

On the other hand:

We did get a good price on the cruise - not sure we could do that well any time soon. And it IS the Dream.

What do you think we should do?

We also get military discounts and if you are thinking you might want to sail the Dream at another time, I would do the week in WDW and take advantage of all of your days with the new Military Salute tickets, esp if you won't make it back to WDW to use up any remaining days. I have not looked at the new ones yet so don't know all the rules for these - they change each year. There is so much great food at the Food and Wine festival and you could snack your way around. We once had the dining plan when it was going on and we had booked Le Cellier at Epcot for lunch and I really wanted to try other things from the Food and Wine but didn't because of our big lunch there. And having the extra choices at the MNSSHP is also good. You could save a park ticket that day and just go to the party since you can get in at 4pm (at least you used to be able to). Stay out late the night before and sleep in and rest up! You'll have fun whatever you decide to do!

 

[cliffy97]

basically any other saturday. its just that i found out that i've got that whole weekend off work (never ever ever been given the WHOLE weekend off work) and thinking we might try and get up to scotland to see garys parents.

Thats really cool, I remember how special weekends off were when I worked in retail. Sadly, that is our only free day. I could bore you with the details but yep that is all we have. So Little time so much to do as they say.

Guess we will have to wait to meet you guys on board.

Dan

 

[sinnika]

Us too - I am over it! I guess I shouldn't complain a ton, though - we have only had this for a week - it's my understanding that Texas, Oklahoma, etc have had 100 degree temps every single day for three straight weeks now!

We're in South Texas and its hot from April till Oct usually! 100 is normal this time of year, but its the lack of rain that's killing us! And the trees! Its survival of the fittest for the pines - looks like every 3rd or 4th one has turned brown!

 

[poohluv2u]

We're booked on the Dream for a 4-nighter in October for our 2nd anniversary, followed by 3 nights at WDW. We've been discussing the possibility of cancelling that and going to WDW for the full week.

The cost would be roughly the same as we are getting a military discount on the room at WDW. No discounts for Dream cruise, except our early booking discount. We would be staying at the WL, Club Level Honeymoon Room. We would also be using the new Military Salute tickets that start in October.

So here's the thing:

We can have a more relaxed time at WDW than we usually do when we take the cruise and then try to do F&WF. We'd have to buy meals (which are included on the cruise) but we usually snack our way around Epcot and do counter service meals, and we can get breakfast and snacks at the Club lounge. Might splurge on one or two "grown up" meals - maybe at Artist's Point or Boma. It would also give us 3 choices for MNSSHP instead of just one. And our bar tab tends to be less at WDW than on the cruises!

It's looking like the Dream is going to be sold out (or close to it) and it's unlikely we'd get to book Palo brunch (heard those are already booked) or Remy or get a cabana at Serenity Bay, which we really wanted to do.

On the other hand:

We did get a good price on the cruise - not sure we could do that well any time soon. And it IS the Dream.

What do you think we should do?

Well, you can't lose either way, but I would choose the cruise as sailing on the Dream would be a brand new experience that will make your anniversary even more special.

They weren't being sold on here, it was a gift exchange.

You mean like a Secret Mickey thing?
I
guess we both have good taste. That bag is cute but $130!

I think you could sew some padding in to it, to create some sections. I think you would need to do a little padding for the bottom too as it is a very thin canvas but seems fairly strong.

I guess for $30 if it doesn't turn out to be a great camera bag then you have a cute shopping bag or flight bag.

Oh and mine didn't come with a carrying strap just the two handles on the top.


See great taste again!!! What cute pens!

I did wonder why Ed wanted them.

Ed's were Mickey ones, he loves pens. I bought 5 sets of the Tink pens to give to girlfriends for their birthdays this year, I know they'll love them.


That is ADORABLE!!!!!!

I guess it depends on how many groups you are in, if you get several FE gifts & some Candy on the same day then you may not have room in the one pouch. Could you add another two pouches, with your names on below? Or an idea I had for the Dream MV (there were over 100 cabins taking part) was to also hang a gift bag behind that FE incase it was full then people could use that too. They also hang flat when empty so no big deal if it doesn't get used.

Thanks for your input Claire, I think I will give it a shot, after all what do I have to lose, the bag is cute whatever it ends up getting used for. I think I will follow your idea of the gift bag as an overflow.

 

[squitty]

I made this one for our last cruise, but we had a very small FE group, and I'm hoping it will still work. The pocket is 7"W x 6"D will it be ok do you think? We never got anything too bulky as a gift, and with the crazy baggage allowance that most people will choose something fairly small .. am I right?

That is so cute - I love it.

Pat - if it were me I'd do the cruise and then have the 3 nights at WDW after.

 

[granmaz]

Thank you for the compliment, but these days I look in the mirror and see a droopy old woman Taryn however doesn't look 20, some of her colleagues in the shop thought she was 14 and wondered how she got employed there !!

You are wrong there Sarah about seeing a droopy old woman. Not true at all.

 

[Dgentrysim]

Australia

1. Great Barrier Reef
2. Ulura-kata Tjuta National Park
3. Greater Blue Mountains Area
4. Sydney Opera House

Africa

1. Dougga/Thugga (Roman Ruins) - Tunisia
2. Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls - Zambia & Zimbabwe
3. Le Morne Cultural Landscape - Mauritius
4. Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania
5. Serengeti National Park - Tanzania
6. Mt Kilimanjaro National Park - Tanzania
7. Medina of Fez - Morocco
8. Historic City of Meknes
9. Amphitheatre of El Jem - Tunisia
10. Archaeological Site of Carthage - Tunisia
11. Medina of Tunis - Tunisia
12. Kairouan - Tunisia
13. Medina of Sousse - Tunisia

The Americas

1. Belize Barrier Reef - Belize
2. Antigua Guatemala - Guatemala
3. Tikal National Park - Guatemala
4. Maya Site of Copan - Honduras
5. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
6. Everglades National Park - USA
7. Grand Canyon National Park - USA
8. Great Smokey Mountains National Park - USA
9. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - USA
10. Independence Hall - USA
11. Monticello & the University of Virginia in Charlottesville - USA
12. Olympic National Park - USA
13. Statue of Liberty - USA
14. Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena - Colombia
15. Mammoth Caves NP - USA
16. Morne Trois Pitons National Park
17. Pitons Management Area
18. Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
19. Mesa Verde National Park
20. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
21. Yosemite National Park
22. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
23. Historic District of Old Québec

Asia
1. The Great Wall - China
2. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing - China
3. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an - China
4. Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu - China
5. Summer Palace - China
6. Temple of Heaven - China
7. Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qin Dynasties - China
8. Te Wahipounamu (Mt Cook) - New Zealand
9. Jongmyo Shrine - Korea

Europe

1. La Grand-Palace, Brussels - Belgium
2. Paris, Banks of the Seine - France
3. The Loire Valley - France
4. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs - France
5. Piazza del Duoma, Pisa - Italy
6. Archeaological Areas of Pompeii - Italy
7. City of Valletta - Malta
8. Blenheim Palace - UK
9. City of Bath - UK
10. Tower of London - UK
11. Old Town of Corfu
12. Venice and its Lagoon
13. Costiera Amalfitana
14. Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
15. Works of Antoni Gaudí
16. Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd - Wales
17. Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
18. Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
19. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
20. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
21. Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)
22. Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
23. Maritime Greenwich
24. Historic Centre of Vienna
25. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
26. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
27. Wachau Cultural Landscape
28. Old City of Dubrovnik
29. Palace and Park of Versailles
30. Vézelay, Church and Hill
31. Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
32. Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
33. Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Squar
34. Cologne Cathedral
35. Upper Middle Rhine Valley
36. Acropolis, Athens
37. Archaeological Site of Olympia
38. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter & Andrássy Avenue
39. Historic Centre of Rome
40. Historic Centre of Siena
41. Historic Centre of the City of f
42. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
43. Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
44. Historic City of Toledo
45. Historic Centre of Brugge
46. Historic Centre of Prague
47. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
48. Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
49. Vatican City
50. Historic Centre of Florence
51. Venice and its Lagoon
52. Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
53. Old City of Berne
54. Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
55. New Lanark
56. Royal Domain of Drottningholm - Sweden
57. Cathedral of Notre Dame, Reims - France
58. Medieval City of Rhodes - Greece
59. Historic Centre of Naples - Italy
60. Historic Centre of Krakow - Poland
61. Wieliczka Salt Mine - Poland
62. Auschwitz Birkenau - Poland
63. Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem, Lisbon - Portugal
64. San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titanocor - San Marinosa
65. Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex - Belgium
66. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay - France
67. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen - Germany
68. The Wadden Sea - Germany
69. Historic Centre of San Gimignano - Italy
70. Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia - Italy
71. Defence Line of Amsterdam - Europe
72. Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout - The Netherlands
73. Historic Centre of Cordoba - Spain
74. Hierapolis-Pamukkale - Turkey
75. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - UK
76. Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape - UK

125 UNESCO World Heritage Sites visited among us so far.

(and to think I was happy with my measley 16 UNESCO sites!)

I made this one for our last cruise, but we had a very small FE group, and I'm hoping it will still work. The pocket is 7"W x 6"D will it be ok do you think? We never got anything too bulky as a gift, and with the crazy baggage allowance that most people will choose something fairly small .. am I right?

This is so unbelieveably cute! You did an awesome job!!!!

 

[MandyGirl]

very true about Texas being hot! when curt boarded the plane in Dallas last week to join us here in CO, it was 108. deplaned in Denver with 84 and people here were complainimg about the horrible heat wave.

 

[binkytell]

basically any other saturday. its just that i found out that i've got that whole weekend off work (never ever ever been given the WHOLE weekend off work) and thinking we might try and get up to scotland to see garys parents.

oo ooo ooooo a scottish dis meet

 

[birkner]

very true about Texas being hot! when curt boarded the plane in Dallas last week to join us here in CO, it was 108. deplaned in Denver with 84 and people here were complainimg about the horrible heat wave.

I have to say no complaints about the weather here. About 80 degrees and a very light breeze.

 

[fly4free2]

I had no Idea that I have seen this many places until I started counting them. I'm impressed with myself


Austria
1 Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
2 Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
3 Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
4 City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
5 Wachau Cultural Landscape
6 Historic Centre of Vienna
Barbados
7 Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Belgium
8 Flemish Béguinages
9 La Grand-Place, Brussels
10 Belfries of Belgium and France
11 Historic Centre of Brugge
12 Struve Geodetic Arc*
13 Flemish Béguinages
14 La Grand-Place, Brussels
15 Belfries of Belgium and France
16 Historic Centre of Brugge
Denmark
16 Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
17 Kronborg Castle
Dominican Republic
18 Colonial City of Santo Domingo
France
19 Chartres Cathedral
20 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
21 Palace and Park of Versailles
22Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
23 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau,
24 Paris, Banks of the Seine
25 Belfries of Belgium and France*8
26 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Germany
27 Aachen Cathedral
28 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
29 Cologne Cathedral
30 Upper Middle Rhine Valley
31 Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Greece
32 Acropolis, Athens
33 Medieval City of Rhodes
34 Old Town of Corfu
Japan
35 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Luxembourg
36 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Netherlands
37 Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
Norway
38 Bryggen
39 Urnes Stave Church
40 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
Switzerland
41 Old City of Berne
42 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Thailand
43 Historic City of Ayutthaya
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
44 Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
45 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
46 Tower of London
United States of America
47 Mesa Verde National Park
48 Yellowstone National Park
49 Everglades National Park
50 Grand Canyon National Park
51 Independence Hall
52 Redwood National and State Parks
53 Mammoth Cave National Park
54 La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
55 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
56 Pueblo de Taos
57 Carlsbad Caverns National Park

 

[seamour]

I've got the roll of magnetic strip for my magnets too. Used it last year for our door magnets and it worked out perfectly (until we flew back into New York and security confiscated the remaining roll because it looked suspicious! Makes me wonder why none of the other airports picked up on it when it went through the x-ray machine???? )

that is odd!

First up; Lynne for the recap!

And yep, I'm back in town. Sorta. Long story short; they couldn't get me down with the sedation. Warned them for it, but as usual it got brushed away with a "we've got enough, never seen that happen and you're just a smallish girl, don't worry". Sure. So back home with nothing done except me learning that some very basic health items are not being taken care of (will be bringing family/friends along to avoid this from now on), being horibly sick from the meds they used to try and get me down and losing a scare amount of weight. Fingers crossed I can get myself back together somewhat, in which case a new attempt will be done on Wednesday. You guys won't believe how peed off I am and made that very clear yesterday. Only 7 weeks to recover if that doesn't fail in the condition I'm in now........ somebody in that hospital isn't going to survive if I don't make this cruise if I have any say in it.

Adding my thanks to Lynn. And so sorry you had to go through all this, like medical procedures are not stressful enough.

Anyhoo... hello again! I'll save you a repeat from my jammering in thread 4 (that was sooooo 5 minutes ago ) and just say that my family and I will be joining all you lovely people on the Disney Magic in September. This will be our second Disney cruise (the first was also a transatlantic Disney cruise, only the Eastbound one, lol) and we are really looking forward to it. We had such a fabulous time last year!

It will be just the three of us, my husband, my 4 year old daughter (who is already dreaming about the kidsclub) and myself.

Nice to (sort of) meet you!

welcome!

 

[seamour]

Be careful what you wish for Claire



I was googling something and found this ... it's made out of Lego ..

pretty nifty, huh?

super cool! DS loves it

So I'm thinking of decorating my door gradually over the cruise, adding something everyday. I know there's a rule of no tape to adhere objects to the door, but is their anything about covering your door with paper (cutting out a hole for the room number and door handle) and sticking it to the door with magnets? Fire hazard? haha I just drew up something kinda cool and think it would be fun for me and cruise mates to see a scene build over 14 days.

that is neat, i hope you are somewhere I walk past every day

I've decided to cheat and take the easy way out in making my "travelling magnet"! I just got a Disney scrapbook page and I'll back it with something sturdy and put magnets on the back. I'm still working on FE's and don't really want another project right now.....hence.....a shortcut! I believe my husband may have done some test messages before (sorry!).

Oh that opens up all sorts of ideas....hmmmmmmm