the firstmickeys MAGICAL Western Cruise Aug 12-19: First Time Cruisers

[sherrie]

donna although i don't know you i feel as if i do. thank you for all of the time and effort you have put into this wonderful report. i sat here and read the entire thing.your humor is wonderful / Wish you were going on my cruise in may 2007. think about it ok. lol.

 

[firstmickey]

donna although i don't know you i feel as if i do. thank you for all of the time and effort you have put into this wonderful report. i sat here and read the entire thing.your humor is wonderful / Wish you were going on my cruise in may 2007. think about it ok. lol.

Awwww....you're very sweet.

and I would like nothing better than to say: I AM IN!

but that would probably be a bad week for me schoolwise with kids!

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

Ciao Donna !!!

NOT a good day today - so I came back here to read the whole thing again !!!!
AWWW, Donna , I've enjoyed ALL OF IT again as if all of us were on the Magic again !!!
You are so great with all those details !!!!
Wish we could have spent more time together !!! You and your family look so nice !!!!

PS Do not worry too much about DD ; I know as I'm tutor of "lots" of teens at my school ... THEY are MISERABLE sometimes (or most times !! ) but still enjoy life !!! and have fun looking miserable AND have fun with their friends !!!! They usually tell me that :YOU grown ups think of our problems - but they are NOT problems to us !!! in the group everyone has what you call problems, it's ok !!!
Just knowing Mum can understand is a big help !!!! AND some hugs (when NO FRIEND is in sight !!!! ) still make a teen happy !!!

CIAO FOR NOW !!!Laura

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

YAY DONNA! Just read your trippie. ALMOST makes me want to do a cruise! (Even though we've always said we thought we would miss the parks too much.)

There's still time for you to come to the meet... Just sadin'!!!

 

[firstmickey]

YAY DONNA! Just read your trippie. ALMOST makes me want to do a cruise! (Even though we've always said we thought we would miss the parks too much.)

There's still time for you to come to the meet... Just sadin'!!!

LOL Rhonda...if you only knew how many times I have checked airfare, hotel etc....but the dates are not the greatest for me....so I dont think Im gonna make it this time!


Try a cruise...you will love it!!!!!!!! I thought I would miss the parks too...but really...it's so relaxing and still disneyish. Besides...you live so close ..you can go anytime!!!

 

[lillygator]

great report! Looking out that window and seeing PC is horrible isn't it??

 

[DISNEYMOMTO1]

I just have to chime in here and say I spent the whole night reading your trip report. It was awesome! You have a way with words and I felt like I was there with you! Thanks for the wonderful tips as well! My daughter and I leave in 9 days for our first Disney cruise (Eastern) and you made me even more excited!

Thanks for sharing your magical vacation with us!

 

[Karen Mouse]

Oh Donna, what a fab report!

Just spent the whole afternoon reading it and making lots of notes .(first timer cruiser next October)

I feel like I know you - you wrote it soooooooo well.

I loved your photos - just one thing though - you're not coming near my camera

I'm really quite sad now that its ended.

Whens your next holiday - looking forward to that trip repot too

Karen
x

 

[Minnie_Moo]

Thanks for having a link to your cruising report in your signature, Donna! I would love to go on a cruise, but my DH and DD aren't interested in going. Maybe I'll get to go one day with my girlfriends. You sure made it sound like a blast.

You have a beautiful family and I especially enjoyed seeing your matchy/matchy outfits and pirate night pics!!! What a great idea to take the pirate ducks with you.

I'm afraid to do any more reading on the DCL forum for fear of getting hooked!

Do you have any park trip reports tucked away somewhere?

 

[JDBlair]

I just spent the past couple of days reading your TR! I love finding a great TR to read and I loved yours. I loved all the stories and thought the girls and referring to a Disney song to determine where the sun rose was hilarious! Good times!!! Thank you for sharing!

 

[sleepydog25]

At long last, I get around to reading your lovely report. Obviously, our trip was much shorter, but we shared some of the same wonderful feelings. . .sans Princess, of course! I didn't really believe I'd like the cruise as much as I did. And your pics helped bring back some great memories. Thanks!


Hey, MinnieMoo! Keep working on your family. Eventually, they'll give in from sheer exhaustion! And if I wound up enjoying a cruise, then I know they would. . .

 

[wendygirl]

I laughed, I cried (ok, teared up), and laughed again!
Thank you! I needed that!

 

[firstmickey]

Awww thanks! I can't believe people are still reading this!



Hey dog....quit reading and go write yours before people start yelling at me for taking up your time!

 

[monymony3471]

I started reading this before and your siggy caught my eye and I had to come back. I was supposed to go to bed early tonight.

Couldn't help myself. I love Mexico. Huge fan. Love Cozumel. Chankanaab is my favorite happy place. We were just in Cancun in May and the park wasn't open yet. I was really bummed. But they were making it better. Thanks for the pictures. All of them were awesome, but I got to see my Chankanaab. The access to snorkel is supposed to be so much better. I subscribe to a newsletter and they showed pics of all the improvments and that was huge for me. Cause before I'd just slide on in over the rocks. Now they have steps and handrails.

Great report. Sounds so wonderful. I miss cruising.

 

[firstmickey]

Monica, Im sure there is a reason we don't live on Cozumel all the time..>I just can't quite figure out what that reason is....

 

[monymony3471]

It's not like we wouldn't appreciate it or anything.

 

[Bee]

Yor report was awesome.. We are considering a Western cruise in October.

Hope we can get the money.

 

[Sheryl]

Donna,

Wonderful story. I can tell you are a scrapbooker... perfect journaling. Our family is going on the Western at the end of January. I really want to go snorkeling, but would rather miss a boat trip to get there. Done that, hated that. I've took note of your sting-ray trip along with lots of other notes. Thanks !

Sheryl

 

[crash2000]

I know I'm a year late reading this BUT, could you elaborate, on the kids checking out of the clubs, doesn't sound very secure to me?????

 

[firstmickey]

Crash,

when the kids are older, if you give them checkout priveleges, they can check themselves out of the kids clubs. We would prearrange meeting times for them to meet us the few times they went. (especially after the time Kevin thought he could just check himself out and go to the pool.) The CM's will notify you via pager that they have checked themselves out and where they are going. Kaitlin, the oldest, had automatic check out priveleges but I had to agree to let Kevin have check out priveleges on his own. I think the age on that was 10 but I can't really remember? So no...for older kids....it's not a secure procedure, but you talk to your kids about what is and what is not acceptable before hand. At least that is what I did.

thanks for reading a year later!