Spring starts 1/30/2010. Punxsutawney Phil can kiss my...

[Virginia_Native]

Sorry I haven't posted to the forum in awhile, I usually am all over the boards preparing for a cruise, I haven't done to much on this one. I'm starting to get a bit stir crazy about going on a vacation, haven't had a week off work since June of 2008, which was our 5th anniversary cruise. We have 13 in our party now my wife's grandparents who live in Bradenton FL, are coming with us as well. They use to cruise a lot but cant get around as much any more. They will probably just stay on the ship all week.

I'm really getting excited about the Disney theme of this cruise. I haven't done anything Disney since I was 12 years old and am a huge fan of most of their movies that have come out lately.

This cruise is a suprise trip for my FIL 60th birthday. He still has no idea, and has been mentioning wanting to take my daughter on a Disney cruise, little does he know!

 

[Lucille1963]

I can't believe how fast time is passing!!

 

[acourtwdw]

We got our stateroom assignment today! From a cat 12 to cat 9! Yippee!! Stateroom 2502 for the FE list!

 

[Lucille1963]

Great news! What a wonderful upgrade!!!!!!

 

[Michellepooh]

Congrats on the upgrade, acourtwdw! You will be a few doors down from us, we're in 2508!

 

[indycruisin]

Hi all,

Joe (33), Shawna (32 & pregnant), & Elise (2.5) will be joining the Magic on the Jan 30 E Carib sailing. Our first DCL cruise and only 2nd with the little one. We have cruised many times on several other lines in the Caribbean & Med. Looking forward to our first Disney experience in a few weeks!

 

[Lucille1963]

Welcome Joe, Shawn and Elise!

My son turned 2 in October!

 

[Chris_Ronda_Evelyn]

Welcome indycruisin! Glad to have you aboard! Do y'all plan on doing FE(Fish Extenders) or our Meet? Just let us know. only 4 /2 weeks left to go! WOO HOO!

 

[acourtwdw]

Meery Christmas Everyone!!!

 

[Chris_Ronda_Evelyn]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! THIS MEANS WE ARE EVEN CLOSER TO OUR CRUISE!! WOO HOO!

 

[Chris_Ronda_Evelyn]

4 weeks to go and we will be on our MAGIC vacation!

 

[Aimelyn1]

Hi Everyone,

I just recently stumbled across this website a few weeks ago and have been eavesdropping ever since. We are very excited to say that we will also be joining all of you on this cruise . My husband and I have been on Carnival and RC but this will be our first cruise on Disney. We took our oldest son to WDW in 2007 and we all had a blast. We are hoping for the same success with our youngest on this vacation. We are a little nervous about traveling with a toddler but trying to be as prepared as possible and hoping for the best. We look forward to meeting all of you.

Duckfan - We are practically neighbors. We live in DeKalb, IL.

 

[acourtwdw]

Hi Everyone,

I just recently stumbled across this website a few weeks ago and have been eavesdropping ever since. We are very excited to say that we will also be joining all of you on this cruise . My husband and I have been on Carnival and RC but this will be our first cruise on Disney. We took our oldest son to WDW in 2007 and we all had a blast. We are hoping for the same success with our youngest on this vacation.l We are a little nervous about traveling with a toddler but trying to be as prepared as possible and hoping for the best. We look forward to meeting all of you.

Duckfan - We are practically neighbors. We live in DeKalb, IL.

Welcome!!!

 

[Chris_Ronda_Evelyn]

Welcome Aimelyn1! Are y'all going to meet with us on Saturday? and another question is, are you going to join in the Fish Extenders fun(FE). Let us know as soon as you can. I am making our FE Gifts, they are turning out really nice. we have a 4 yr old(DD). We can not wait to meet everyone really soon!! Less than 4 weeks away!! WOO HOO!!

 

[Lucille1963]

Welcome Aimelynn!

I love DeKalb. We have family there and I love shopping in the downtown area!

We're nervous about traveling with our toddler (DS2) also.

 

[Aimelyn1]

Welcome Aimelyn1! Are y'all going to meet with us on Saturday? and another question is, are you going to join in the Fish Extenders fun(FE). Let us know as soon as you can. I am making our FE Gifts, they are turning out really nice. we have a 4 yr old(DD). We can not wait to meet everyone really soon!! Less than 4 weeks away!! WOO HOO!!

Yes, we plan on being at the meet on Saturday and put us down for the FE. I'm Amie and my husband's name is Jamie. (I know, it rhymes. )Our son, Matthew, is 4 and Brody turned 1 in November.

Matthew is so excited. We made a countdown and hung it on the fridge. Everyday he gets to rip a page off to show the number of days. He loves it...ok ok, so do I

 

[Aimelyn1]

Welcome Aimelynn!

I love DeKalb. We have family there and I love shopping in the downtown area!

We're nervous about traveling with our toddler (DS2) also.

It's good to hear that you are from the area, also. It's nice to meet people close to home. Have you heard of Babies Travel Lites? You can order baby supplies and have them delivered directly to your stateroom so you don't have to pack diapers and such. We are thinking about using it.

 

[Aimelyn1]

Yes, we plan on being at the meet on Saturday and put us down for the FE. I'm Amie and my husband's name is Jamie. (I know, it rhymes. )Our son, Matthew, is 4 and Brody turned 1 in November.

Matthew is so excited. We made a countdown and hung it on the fridge. Everyday he gets to rip a page off to show the number of days. He loves it...ok ok, so do I

We are in room 6047 for the FE.

 

[Aimelyn1]

Who's in your group? I can add you to the OP.
There are a few sites that list the excursions. They don't seem to change much from year to year. The plus to doing any cruise ship excursions is you know you'll get back on the ship. The down side is they're limited and over priced. We're prob. going to Coral World in St. Thomas and maybe the cable car up the island if we have time then stick near the boat in St. Maarten and maybe do a little shopping and walk around a little.

I saw on another site that the cable car up to Paradise Point is gone because of a fire in September. Has anyone else heard about that? It explains why I couldn't book it as an excursion.

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

OK...been sick for a week and finally feeling better so I have a few new people to welcome and add to the OP. I'll do that today hopefully.

For people that are worried about their kids, I think I mentioned this but I took my oldest on a cruise when he was 16 months. Cruising is much more laid back of a vacation than theme parking. There is a lot less concern for keeping them out of the sun and disrupting their sleep scheds. on most of the days. And DCL is a less stuffy line than I was on so they'll be much more accommodating and you'll feel more comfortable.

As for the cable car up the mountain being gone, it wouldn't shock me, but I can't find anything about it on google. What I did find though is the top bar/restaurant/shopping area on the top of the mountain is for sure gone due to a fire that happened in May of last year.

http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17635924

This cable car is the one thing my wife wanted to do since we never got a chance to do it in Juneau.