TRANSATLANTIC AUG 18 2007--KIDS OCEANEER LAB (age 10-12)

[smores]

my duaghter--hannah--will be 10 yo on our transatlantic crossing (august 18, 2007). she is a bit shy and didn't want to go to kids club on our med. cruise last summer (carival liberty) because she "didn't know anybody". was hoping to find her a friend or two before we leave so i don't have to hear that sad story once again. my son who will be 3 1/2 year old, loves kids clubs so. . .no problem there! if anybody can help us please let me know--maybe they could be pen pals (boy, do i sound old now. . .do kids still write or do they just email?)

thanks

karen

 

[goingsouth]

Hi There!

We are travelling with our two girls, Sara will be 11 and Amanda will be barely 10. I know that they would love to meet other girls in advance. This will be their 3rd cruise, but their first on Disney. On our other two, Sara was the joiner. She loves meeting new kids. Amanda is the shy one. I am hoping she will be braver because it's Disney. She loves the characters.

Joanne

 

[smores]

this will be hannah's 3rd cruise also. . .she went on the magic when she was 4y.o, last summer we did a 12 say med cruise (carnival liberty). we have also been to resorts that have kids clubs but, hannah is shy (or maybe just slow to warm up--once she has friends, she loves the clubs and all the activites.

i haven't told the family yet about our transatlantic cruise--but what a great surprise for hannah (i mean looking forward to meeting some new "pre-made " friends!

would you prefer for the girls to communicate via email or snail mail. . .just let me know (i gotta figure out if hannah's email account thru her school is still up and running as she is on summer break. . .)

karen

 

[smores]

do you have a cabin number yet? we are in 8558. . .but wait listed for cat 3. . .

 

[goingsouth]

Hi again!

We currently are holding two cabins connecting in cat 8- 6524 & 6526. We originally had one cat 4 but decided to trade the balcony for more room and two tvs. We also have cat 3 waitlisted.

Either method of communication would be great. Send me a pm and we'll exchange the particulars!

Joanne

 

[momma4v3]

We are cruising with DDs 9, 10 and turning 12 on the 18th. We are doing back to back cruises. We are glad to see other children their ages. We are in 8062. We are also on the waitlist for a Cat.3

 

[goingsouth]

Hi momma4v3,

Wow, 3 pre-teen girls! I thought I had it bad with two Have the kids cruised before? This will be our 1st Disney Cruise. Can't wait!

 

[smores]

momma4v3 --we will be neighbors--we got a cat 3 (handicap) 8100. hannah will just be 10 (bd is 7/24). hannah has already been emailing a friend (sara--daughter of goingsouth) maybe we could get all the girls talking/emailing--i'm sure they will all have a blast! counting down the days!

 

[momma4v3]

Goingsouth,
Yeah some days those 3 preteens are so much fun I tell my husband I am divorcing him and he gets physical custody! After all it is his fault we had 3 girls. Right? Seriously, I would not trade them for anything else.
We have cruised before; our last one at Christmas. The girls know the ship like their own home. They show me hidden decks and hallways.
Smores, congrats on the cat 3. Maybe we will be as lucky! It would be nice to have a suite for 14 days. My 10 year old is a quiet one at first.
I'm rather new to the disboards, how do you email each other?

 

[ejw]

Hi Everyone,

I didn't know this thread existed. It's a great idea. My daughter Melanie is 10 and a half. she is emailing already with Sara and loving it. I know she would like to email with others. Please PM me.

To PM just click on the person's screen name on the left.

ellen

 

[momma4v3]

Our TA called us this evening and we just upgraded to a Cat 3. YEAH!!!!!!! A suite for 14 days! It is not midship but that is fine with me. I do not remember the cabin number, though.

 

[ejw]

Our TA called us this evening and we just upgraded to a Cat 3. YEAH!!!!!!! A suite for 14 days! It is not midship but that is fine with me. I do not remember the cabin number, though.

Hi momma4v3,

Congratulations on the upgrade!

Got your PM and will respond shortly.

ellen

 

[smores]

hi neighbor--we got upgraded to cat 3 (handicap) we are in 8100! bet someone cancelled before final was due

 

[smores]

momma4v3 -- they just tried giving us the cat 3 next to your old room (8046). . .so, there are cat3 avaiable they are just tring to figure out who gets which room!

 

[goingsouth]

ok--I still can't get a cat 3-- c'mon waitlist!
I will have to stick with my 2 cat 7-s..I'll console myself that I'll still be able to use the balconies with the big winds and waves!

Seriously, I'm so happy for you both! I hope you love the suites.

So glad we're down to double digits

Joanne

 

[momma4v3]

Since we were upgraded to a cat 3, I could casually choose our excursions instead of getting up at 3am!
We are taking:
Gibraltar: The Walking Tour
Cadiz: Bee and Honey Museum
Tenerife: Jeep Safari
Barcelona: Science Center and Maze.
We are at the early seating.

 

[ejw]

Since we were upgraded to a cat 3, I could casually choose our excursions instead of getting up at 3am!
We are taking:
Gibraltar: The Walking Tour
Cadiz: Bee and Honey Museum
Tenerife: Jeep Safari
Barcelona: Science Center and Maze.
We are at the early seating.

i just finished booking a little bit ago and also booked the gibraltar walking tour and the bee museum at cadiz. but in tenerife we are doing the catamaran. the jeep tour was our second choice. in barcelona we are doing a bike tour that was arranged by a fellow DISer. in castaway cay we booked parasailing and stingrays. also booked a Palo brunch.

i'm a little worried about the heat factor in the bee suits.

ellen

 

[momma4v3]

i just finished booking a little bit ago and also booked the gibraltar walking tour and the bee museum at cadiz. but in tenerife we are doing the catamaran. the jeep tour was our second choice. in barcelona we are doing a bike tour that was arranged by a fellow DISer. in castaway cay we booked parasailing and stingrays. also booked a Palo brunch.

i'm a little worried about the heat factor in the bee suits.

ellen

I never even gave the heat a thought. I will not mention it to my DDs 9&10!! They do not like the heat. We wanted to do the bike tour but DD9 is too young. I am trying to book for my inlaws and DCL site keeps saying the site is too busy on my inlaws ressie but I could book their excursions on mine since we are linked but I cannot seem to do Palo for them. When is your Palo Brunch? DH and I are doing Aug 29 at 11:30am
Linda

 

[ejw]

I never even gave the heat a thought. I will not mention it to my DDs 9&10!! They do not like the heat. We wanted to do the bike tour but DD9 is too young. I am trying to book for my inlaws and DCL site keeps saying the site is too busy on my inlaws ressie but I could book their excursions on mine since we are linked but I cannot seem to do Palo for them. When is your Palo Brunch? DH and I are doing Aug 29 at 11:30am
Linda

slindamood aka suzanne arranged a private bike tour with fat city bike tours for sunday morning at 9:00. they accept kids of all ages. the tour looks really good and it was the only way melanie (age 10) would see the city.
you can PM her and she can include you.

we are doing the brunch on aug 23rd at 10:30. with all the reporting of rough seas on the eastbound repo my DH was worried that our atlantic seas days would be bad and he might not have an appetite.

ellen

 

[smores]

here's our excursion plans:

barcelona (already did the gaudi/piccaso tour 2005--excellent). thinking about walking to chocolate museum or fat tire tour

gibraltar--taxi tour 2 hours does 4 main attractions

cadiz--royal equestrian tour

tenerife--rent a car--tour on our own

castaway--just plain old R & R

does anyone else have plans???? (looks like sara/hannah/melanie all have early dinner. . . )