Was Live Now Great Memories From the May 27th Double Scoop Cruise

[Dancind]

Whatever night that is AFTER the day that you bought bigger pants.

Seriously, though... we had brunch AND dinner at Palo on Thursday... which worked out great, but after 6 hours at Palo in one day, we weren't very hungry for the dessert buffet at 11:15...

Oh my! No wonder you weren't overly excited to take over our Thursday night reservation at Palo. I don't think I could handle eating there twice in one day. You guys are my heroes!

 

[kikipug]

Oh my! No wonder you weren't overly excited to take over our Thursday night reservation at Palo. I don't think I could handle eating there twice in one day. You guys are my heroes!

No, we didn't know about Thursday brunch at that point... on Monday, I got a phone message...scribbled on the back of a piece of paper... from Kelly... (who was in the room with Elizabeth at the time and answered our phone...) The note read:

"Mom... call Jim about having brunch with him @ Palo's on Thursday"

At approximately the same exact time, Sharon was up on Deck 9 asking Ray if he'd like to join her for brunch on Thursday...

Oh.... ALL OF US TOGETHER... ... it just struck me funny... the note looked like something passed through a 6th grade classroom.

 

[yippeeDCL]

The shirts are blue, and actually a prettier blue than what shows in the picture.

By the way, we did not buy our t-shirts until the 2nd trip to CC....the CM said..."what is out is all that is available. Once these are gone there will be no more". I took that to mean, they are only selling a certain amount each trip. By the way, this was on our way in...I forgot to look on the way out. There were no Adult meidums and I bought the last youth large.

 

[yippeeDCL]

I've got a question for YippeeDCL...what beach did you go to? I loved the pictures and want one of those massages!!!

For those of you on the DD cruise...what night would you recommend for Palo?...we are on the 10/14 dd.

Thanks!

We were at the fartherest point of "beach" at Mahajual. The taxi driver let us out at the "gate" into Mahajual and we walked all the way to the end(1/2 mile?) You will certainly know you reached the end...no more souvenier stands.

By the way, we did the couples Villa on board and DH2B said the "massage" was just as good (and for $20!!). But, he still preferred the Villa...could have had something to do with "no kids"

 

[roysbrew]

Thanks for all the info. We've booked Palo on our July DD for Tues. night. Was the the Master Chef menu? That was our least favorite menu so that's why we picked that night. We are doing Brunch on Mon. and hoping to do CB on thurs. We will be sure to eat a serenity bay on the 2cd stop.

 

[kikipug]

By the way, we did not buy our t-shirts until the 2nd trip to CC....the CM said..."what is out is all that is available. Once these are gone there will be no more". I took that to mean, they are only selling a certain amount each trip. By the way, this was on our way in...I forgot to look on the way out. There were no Adult meidums and I bought the last youth large.

They were NOT available on the first CC day, as far as I was told by the CM in the Treasure Ketch... ONLY on Friday. When we got there first thing Fri AM, there were already no XL's... we asked the CM, who promptly went out back and got another box... she said they have plenty of all the sizes...

 

[FLPrincessMom]

The CM also told me that if they run out of the shirts that they will mail it to your home for free!!! Don't know if it's true or not but it would be worth checking into...

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

They were NOT available on the first CC day, as far as I was told by the CM in the Treasure Ketch... ONLY on Friday. When we got there first thing Fri AM, there were already no XL's... we asked the CM, who promptly went out back and got another box... she said they have plenty of all the sizes...

Ugh!
I didn't get one of the shirts for this very reason- except they didn't say they had more in the back... they said that's all they had left and none of the sizes left would fit me nor DH.

Oh well- it doesn't bother me all that much. I have our own special double dip tshirts anyway.

 

[Diamond_Girls]

sounds like y'all had a great time! I'm so glad! Which way did the Magic dock at CC? Did it go in frontways or did it backup? Thanks!

 

[feelin'therays]

the Magic backed in to dock both times at CC.

 

[Diamond_Girls]

Yay! We're on the starboard side in August so we'll get to see the island... for a moment before we high-tail it out of the room so we can get on the island!

 

[WDWLVR]

We are finally home from our MAGICal cruise (spent 2 days at WDW) and can honestly say it was one of our favorites!


A quick recap of some of our highlights as well as some thanks:

First a great big thank you to all the DISers who got involved on the meets thread and who sent us thier info for the web page. It was great getting to know all the blabbermouths!

Thanks for Maria who was our go to person for the shirts. Thanks to Pam who helped coordinate not only the shirts but also the special bags for the group. You ladies are the best!

Thanks to Jim who had the special wine bottled!

Thanks to Stacey and Sue who coordinated the late and early dining and linking of DISers.

Thanks to Stacey for organizing a special reunion brunch for the 10 day cruisers.

A great big shout out to DJ Hollywood for all the wonderful shout outs on the cruise!

To the gang at the JB's dinner meet - what a great way to get the week started. Loved it!

To the gang at the Radisson meet - they skies may have opened and moved us indoors but we still had a blast. A special treat was seeing Stacey and GaRry who came over to the port just for the meet.

To Laura, Dwight, Tori, Monica, John, Maggie & Michael - breakfast at Grills was fantastic! What a way to start our sailing day!

To all the DISers we met at the port - what a sight to see everyone in their matching shirts. What a great way to spend the time waiting to board!

To all who came to the 3pm DIS meet - what a great turn out! We were honored to have Don "Ducky" Williams and his party join us!

To Karen, Mike, KT and Nick - the best tablemates in the world! Table 34 was the place to be!

Castaway Cay - day #1 - Loved doing the stingrays with Sandi, Larry and Caleb. We also loved doing the eco tour later in the day. What a perfect day in paradise!

Sea day #1 - the 10 day group brunch. It was great to relive the memories with our friends from the 10 day cruise. Anne Marie was the best in taking care of the group! Special shout out to Pam for coming in and being our unofficial photographer as well!

Costa May - always fun seeing a new port and I'm glad we did it.

Cozumel - well the day was all about relaxation for us. Nice to see Cozumel coming back to life with all the new construction on the piers. What made this day extra special was the Pirate party and getting to watch Pirates in the Caribbean while cruising under the stars in the Caribbean!

Sea day #2 - Getting to see Ducky Williams presentation and even better getting to see it surrounded by DIS friends! Loved playing LRC at the Mickey Pool. Got to have High Tea with my honey - brought back memories of our honeymoon at the Grand Floridian! Hanging with my DIS friends at the dessert buffet and getting my first taste of Banfi!

Castaway Cay Day #2 - heaven on earth! Spent the morning at Serenity Bay! The water was so crystal clear! Thanks to Ducky for pointing out the best spot to snorkel! Loved having lunch with Sue's family as well as Jim & Sharon (a special thank you to Lisa for the invite and for moving so we could eat with the adults).

A heatfelt thank you to Ducky and Frank who acted as his go-between for helping with a very special request.

Last, but by no means least, for GaRry. You may have not been on the cruise with us physically but you were there in spirit. It was wonderful to see you on Friday night and very hard to watch you standing on the rocks at Jetty park on Saturday. You are in our thoughts and prayers daily and I look forward to the day when we can sail together again.

One last thanks - to all who read the live report. Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

 

[SeaSpray]

Excellent recap, Mary!! Thanks so much for all of your live reports, too. It's been so much fun to read them each day!!!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Great recap Mary! I wish we'd seen you more often during the cruise. Did you have early dining perhaps?

I totally didn't know Ducky was at the Dismeet. I'm so not in the know. Didn't know about the wine either. LOL

Anyone else really not motivated to unpack? I'm so unmotivated to finish unpacking that I'm cleaning the house in any other way I can think of- trying to avoid the rest of the luggage. I think I'm trying to stay in denial that the cruise is over.

Let me just say this- it was a lot easier to wait 3 yrs for this cruise than it's going to be NOW to wait for the next one... a lot easier then. *cry* We rebooked late Dec thinking we'd just rebook for summer 2008. I really wish we could go next summer -meaning I wish it wasn't the med cruises then (just too expensive for us really). Now I'm wondering if we should just stick with the late Dec cruise... kids will be out for the holidays. LOL hmmm, so exactly how bad is the weather on a late Dec cruise 15-22? I'm not sure I can manage waiting till summer 2008 and besides- the humidity just about did me in on this cruise. Hot I can handle- humidity... phew! I'm liking the sound of a cruise where it's not quite so hot/humid- but is it really cold and bad weather and possibly not stopping at ports and such? Hmm, extra days at sea doesn't sound too bad. What do they do if you don't get to go to port? Does anything on the schedule/navigator's change to keep people entertained on the ship? Questions questions. Already planning our next cruise as you can see. LOL

Hey my feet aren't QUITE as swollen now- almost recognizable. LOL *downs more water*

 

[WDWLVR]

Yes we were on early seating with a great group of DISers. Never did make it to visit late seating like we did in 2004 - went to too many of the shows instead.

Ducky coming to the meet was a pleasant surprise to all of us. As for the wine Jim had posted about it on the thread for a few weeks and we had updates about it on the web site. Not sure how you missed it.

The 10 day was late December of 2004 and the weather was great at every place but CC. It was very cool and all excursions were cancelled due to the nets coming down on the family beach.

 

[Buddy Bear]

I have pictures of the shirts and the bag for this cruise. The shirts cost $14.99 and the bag was $15.00. The shirt also came in a tan color.

Hey Stacey,

Thanks for posting the photos of the shirts and bags. Can you tell me if the run big or small. My wife wears a Adult Large or a Child Small depending on how they run.

I am glad to hear everybody had a great time.

Jeff

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Yes we were on early seating with a great group of DISers. Never did make it to visit late seating like we did in 2004 - went to too many of the shows instead.

Ducky coming to the meet was a pleasant surprise to all of us. As for the wine Jim had posted about it on the thread for a few weeks and we had updates about it on the web site. Not sure how you missed it.

The 10 day was late December of 2004 and the weather was great at every place but CC. It was very cool and all excursions were cancelled due to the nets coming down on the family beach.

Ah, I see (about early dining).
I didn't mean Ducky wasn't a surprise- I meant I never knew he was there until I came home and read it on the thread. That's what I meant by "not in the know"- even though I was there. LOL
The wine- not sure how I missed that either. I even checked the website just days before leaving to look at some pictures (for instance to find those we'd be sharing the mayan excursion with and the family with which DH would be scuba diving with their son Bryce)- I must have scrolled right past it. Weird- but no biggie.

What does "nets coming down on the family beach" mean? Did you get to go to CC but just no excursions? That's the only thing that worries me- totally missing CC during "bad weather" months... I wish we could just go earlier like in spring- not too cold, not too hot.. but alas the kids have school and we just don't want to take them out that long (we tack on days at WDW to the cruise ofcourse LOL)
I guess I'll think a bit longer on whether to keep the late Dec 2007 or change it to summer 2008- we have lots of time to think about it (unfortunately)

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Mary - I like the new name of the thread.......I'm working on my memories, hints and answering questions best I can.....

 

[chip&dale&fun]

The shirts are blue, and actually a prettier blue than what shows in the picture.

did I remember to say that the tan color is for the youth shirts??????
No, but KikiKaren did.....sorry for the repeat.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

There's a good tip, be sure and eat at Serenity Bay on the SECOND CC day, not the first. We did it the other way around, and the menu was nothing special.

Totally missed the t-shirts. I did ask about pins, but didn't even think about t-shirts.

Evans Family, we ate dinner at Palo on Tuesday. It would have been our second night in our first restaurant, and I don't think anything special was going on in the dining rooms.

I concur that Palo Tuesday would be a good night. We had Palo on Sunday as we had a scuba dive on Weds. and I wanted to roll into bed early......