WDW/DCL Western Caribbean Honeymoon Extravaganza!! 7/19-8/1 PTR

[LuvMySoldier07]

those excursions sound great, especially the parasailing! just out of curiousity, did you ever do parasailing in disney?

 

[anewmac]

I did parasailing on Castaway with my 10yr old. WE LOVED IT.

as for the other excurtions, no clue, but cant wait to hear all about them!

Any spa services your booking, Palo???

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

those excursions sound great, especially the parasailing! just out of curiousity, did you ever do parasailing in disney?

Never!! DFi is a little nervous about it, in fact, we decided on it and then he said, "Let's not talk about it anymore." But I'm sure he will love it and I appreciate him doing it for me.

I did parasailing on Castaway with my 10yr old. WE LOVED IT.

as for the other excurtions, no clue, but cant wait to hear all about them!

Any spa services your booking, Palo???

Definitely going to try to get Palo brunch, not really interested in any spa services. Just not my kind of thing.

 

[PopArtGal]

Thanks for posting the pic of the Golden Girls house.

I never saw the Backlot Tour with it in

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Thanks for posting the pic of the Golden Girls house.

I never saw the Backlot Tour with it in

Oh it was a completely different "ride." It is nothing like it used to be and I will probably never ride it again. I was so dissappointed when they put in Lights, Motors, Action.

 

[PopArtGal]

Yeah... it sucks.

I only did it 2 times.

Once in 2004 and once in 2006

 

[LuvMySoldier07]

Never!! DFi is a little nervous about it, in fact, we decided on it and then he said, "Let's not talk about it anymore." But I'm sure he will love it and I appreciate him doing it for me.
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Aw, I'm sure you guys are gonna love it! I've never done it before, but really want to. I asked dbf if he would parasail in disney with me and said "no way". I guess he'll just have to sit on the beach at the Poly and wave!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Aw, I'm sure you guys are gonna love it! I've never done it before, but really want to. I asked dbf if he would parasail in disney with me and said "no way". I guess he'll just have to sit on the beach at the Poly and wave!

Ya know, I never even thought about doing it in WDW! It wasn't until I saw it at Castaway Cay that I even realized I wanted to do it! That would be awesome thought! Looking down and seeing the castle in the distance!! Maybe one day you can convince him!

 

[dolfinjuls]

I think your excursions sound great! I've never done a cruise before and can't wait! I just want to wait till the girls are older so they can enjoy the kid clubs and we can enjoy ourselves a little alone too!
I think that 3 in 1 party sounds awesome! Can't beat that!
I would definitely want to do the dolphin excursion. If you can't tell from my screen name...I LOVE dolphins! Another thing to do when the girls get older is Discovery Cove! haha

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Okaaaayyyy! Tonight is the night!! EXCURSIONS/PALO reservations! I've been watching the clock since I woke up this morning and I still have 10 hours and 18 minutes to go!! I better take a nap, although I've never been good at it. I'll try, though.

 

[PopArtGal]

hehehe

Have a good nap.

Positive thinking!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

YAY!!!! I think I did it! I keep checking and checking to make sure I did everything I was supposed to!!

Okay, here's what I got...I went for Palo brunch first and there were only 2 times available, both on Day 2 (Key West day), 10:00am and 11:00am. I went for the 10:00 because I wasn't sure what time our "excursion" was going to be that day.

Palo ------ CHECK! 10:00am

Then I went for Grand Cayman to see what the deal was with that Dolphin Encounter and Turtle Farm...remember I said before that it wasn't showing up on my wish list? Well it wasn't an option for booking, which is weird because things that are booked were shaded out and this wasn't on there at all. So I just upgraded to the Dolphin Extreme Swim and Turtle Farm. A little more money. I thought about doing it on our own but the website said the cab ride alone is $25 each way, so it's just easier to do it through DCL.

Grand Cayman, Dolphin Excursion -------CHECK! 12:30pm-4:30pm

Okay, next I went for Parasailing on Castaway Cay because I wasn't sure how fast that booked up. They offered my 9:30 or 11:30. Oh crap! I didn't realize I would have to make all these split second decisions!! I went with 11:30. That way we have time to wake up a little. I think 9:30 is too early for something so thrilling. I figured we can hang on the beach for a little, do our parasailing and then have lunch.

Castaway Cay, Parasailing ------CHECK! 11:30am-12:30am

Next I went for the Cozumel Fury Catamaran, Snorkel and Beach Party. That was no problem. YAY!!

Cozumel, Fury Catamaran, Snorkel and Beach Party ------CHECK! 12:45pm-5:55pm

Lastly, I went back to the Key West day to see time for our "excursion." I put excursion in quotes because it's the GPS walking tour. Again, split second decision making! 12:15 or 1:30. I went for 12:15. I figured the earlier the better. When we are done, we can either explore more on our own, or go back to the ship. My only concern is that we won't be done with brunch by then...but it's 2 hours and 15 minutes...I think that's fine right??

Key West, GPS Walking Tour ------CHECK!!! 12:15pm-3:15pm

FYI, there were only 2 excursions that were not available...Key West Electric Car and Castaway Cay Island Cruise. Like I said, only 2 times available for Palo brunch, just on that one day, NO times left for Palo tea and LOTS of times left for dinner at Palo...

Phew. I'm so glad that's done! I'm too excited now though, I'm never going to get to sleep!!

 

[PopArtGal]

congrats!!

It all sounds so nice.

Can't wait to hear about it.

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

congrats!!

It all sounds so nice.

Can't wait to hear about it.

Thanks! I'm so excited!!!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Okay, so of couse, it's all still running through my mind as I was trying to go to sleep and I thought I'd change the Palo time to 11 instead of 10 in case my character breakfast is scheduled for that day...but I'll do it tomorrow...

OF COURSE, now that time was not available when I checked this morning. Now I'm going to obsess over it for the next two months waiting for another time to open up...

But there is some good news! Originally I wanted the Dolphin Encounter in Grand Cayman but all that was showing up was the EXTREME Dolphin excursion, which is $30 more per person. I was fine with that so I booked it. Well today when I was checking on my reservations (for the 12th time), I noticed that this excursion was now listed!! When I clicked on it did say "new" so I cancelled the EXTREME and snagged the one I originally wanted.

 

[katiebelle21]

You have an awesome itinerary for your cruise! I am so glad that you were able to get everything that you wanted!

 

[anewmac]

You got great times. Your charachter breakfast should be on a sea day. Or at least thats how it was for us. So if your Palo is on a shore day, you should be OK. I think LOL

So glad you got Palo brunch. We didnt so make sure you take lots of food porn pics k LOL

 

[PopArtGal]

Glad you could get the original Dolphin excursions you wanted.

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

You have an awesome itinerary for your cruise! I am so glad that you were able to get everything that you wanted!

Thanks!!

You got great times. Your charachter breakfast should be on a sea day. Or at least thats how it was for us. So if your Palo is on a shore day, you should be OK. I think LOL

So glad you got Palo brunch. We didnt so make sure you take lots of food porn pics k LOL

I'll make myself crazy trying to not miss a thing. I just have to learn to relax! If it's the same day, I'll deal with it!

Oh, we just bought a new camera that actually has a setting for taking pictures of food!! I'll be using that at Palo for sure!

Glad you could get the original Dolphin excursions you wanted.

Thanks! I'm so happy about that!

 

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

Dolphin excursion!?!? How amazing is that??!?!