Who's in for GREECE and TURKEY, June 15 2003????

[MJGirl]

Congrats! How long did it take you?

I joined in March 2006... So just over 6 and a half years .... I see you joined in 2009 ... So you can party in 2015

 

[DL1957]

I joined in March 2006... So just over 6 and a half years .... I see you joined in 2009 ... So you can party in 2015

 

[rossjen2]

It sounds like there may be quite a few of us doing Cinque Terre on our own that day... perhaps we can put together a good plan / instructions through all of our research for the various ways to go visit the area and what to be sure to see / do while there (and costs and timetables for making sure we get back on time). The DCL excursion sounds lovely but it is a bit prohibitive in cost for four of us (if it were just two of us, we'd likely just do it with them, but double the cost and we'll pass).

We loved the Jumping Back to Eternal Rome excursion in 2007. The only part that was tricky for us was that there was an extra DCL cast member who joined and made the numbers off, so our family got stuck having to be separated on the train over, and then at the lunch, we didn't get to sit with the rest of the excursion group because the way the other guests sat, there was one seat here, one seat there, and two seats left over - but our kids were too young to put on their own even at the lunch. Blech. But the tour of Rome itself was awesome - our guide was excellent. Be sure to toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain - we did, and look - we're going back to Rome! For us, we wanted to be sure to see the inside of the Colloseum and not spend the whole day at the Vatican - that's why we chose this excursion.

Oh, Peter Pan was also on the train with us from the port to Rome.

Yes, actually I was sort of working on a “Cinque Terre Cheatsheet” document…. something where on the front side of the page, I’d put info about getting in between the 5 villages (info about hiking distance, train times, boat times) and then on the back side put maybe like quick little blurbs about each village to remind me what to see where and a basic map.

…And actually, I was thinking about doing the same thing for each port – a one page front/back about what sights we want to see, transport times, other essential info. I would gladly share the Cinque Terre and any other port cheatsheets that I create – and, of course, welcome feedback on them.

Thank you so much for the information about the Jumping into Eternal Rome excursion. It definitely sounds like a good adventure. I am just still a bit torn because it seems a bit pricey for the three of us. I think once the port adventures are released for Athens and Kusadasi, I’ll have a better idea on what ports I want to splurge on vs which ones I want to figure out on our own.

-jen

 

[MJGirl]

Just wanted to post a quick Happy Thanksgiving to all you American Cruisers!!! I'll be thinking of you while I'm working hard for money for this cruise!

 

[DL1957]

Just wanted to post a quick Happy Thanksgiving to all you American Cruisers!!! I'll be thinking of you while I'm working hard for money for this cruise!

Thanks.....while I am off tomorrow since Paul and I both work for a business that is open 24/7 means we are back to work on Friday. Sue

 

[mindelmouse]

Just wanted to post a quick Happy Thanksgiving to all you American Cruisers!!! I'll be thinking of you while I'm working hard for money for this cruise!

Thanks

 

[rossjen2]

Hi Everyone,
I've been searching for a nice apartment for our precruise stay on HomeAway. I was alerted by one of the property owners that a very large music festival is happening in Barcelona on June 13 - 15. It is called the Sonar Festival, here is the link: http://www.sonar.es/en/2013/
According the property owner, she expects lodging in the city to fill up and she said that the concerts and events for the festival are all near the old town area. I don't know if she was just saying that to justify a higher rate and/or trying to help me out. However, I felt I should share this info with you guys regarding the concerts, just fyi.
take care,
jen

 

[MJGirl]

Hi Everyone,
I've been searching for a nice apartment for our precruise stay on HomeAway. I was alerted by one of the property owners that a very large music festival is happening in Barcelona on June 13 - 15. It is called the Sonar Festival, here is the link: http://www.sonar.es/en/2013/
According the property owner, she expects lodging in the city to fill up and she said that the concerts and events for the festival are all near the old town area. I don't know if she was just saying that to justify a higher rate and/or trying to help me out. However, I felt I should share this info with you guys regarding the concerts, just fyi.
take care,
jen

Thanks for the heads up ... I booked a B&B for my daughter and I back in September for the 2012 rates. Will have to look at the concert schedule to see if there are any concerts we might want to see.

 

[Scott H]

News Flash: RE ITALY

Caught just a bit of this info on the news yesterday, some cities have imposed a ban on eating at various tourist locations in their cities. i.e. Trevi Fountain. The fines start at about E50.

 

[mindelmouse]

News Flash: RE ITALY

Caught just a bit of this info on the news yesterday, some cities have imposed a ban on eating at various tourist locations in their cities. i.e. Trevi Fountain. The fines start at about E50.

Wow that's pretty interesting. I can't imagine where you would eat there. Didn't see any vendors around and there were so many people. I can imagine littering was becoming a problem.

 

[Lynn G]

Wow that's pretty interesting. I can't imagine where you would eat there. Didn't see any vendors around and there were so many people. I can imagine littering was becoming a problem.

The main thing people were eating were ice cream (gelato) cones and sandwiches (panini's), but they were really cracking down on those who were having "picnics".

 

[burma]

So Disney called and moved us to the Renaissance or whatever its going to be called. Those who stayed there before how is its location and how is the hotel?

 

[pxlbarrel]

So Disney called and moved us to the Renaissance or whatever its going to be called. Those who stayed there before how is its location and how is the hotel?

Moved you from where? Where were you going to stay?

 

[burma]

Originally at the Hilton

 

[tajz90]

So Disney called and moved us to the Renaissance or whatever its going to be called. Those who stayed there before how is its location and how is the hotel?

Why did they move y'all?
We chose the Renaissance. Thought the Hilton was a bit out of the way when we stayed there in 07.

 

[burma]

When we booked there was no space left at the Ren guess some opened up so they called and said we could be moved if we wanted so we took it.
Also I booked Rome in Limo for Florence and Rome anyone have experience with them? Reviews looked good

 

[DL1957]

When we booked there was no space left at the Ren guess some opened up so they called and said we could be moved if we wanted so we took it.
Also I booked Rome in Limo for Florence and Rome anyone have experience with them? Reviews looked good

Same happend to BFF who is traveling with us and they first booked her at the Hilton. She got a call about 4 weeks ago.

 

[mindelmouse]

We're staying at the Hilton the night we return. We got 2 rooms on points. Since we have a tour booked from the port don't really care about location of hotel just going to sleep there and go to the airport the next morning. Free is always good.

 

[Tired mom of 3 boys]

When we booked there was no space left at the Ren guess some opened up so they called and said we could be moved if we wanted so we took it.
Also I booked Rome in Limo for Florence and Rome anyone have experience with them? Reviews looked good

We also booked with Rome in Limo for both La Spezia and Rome... We're doing Pisa, Lucca, and wine tasting in La Spezia and Rome Highlights in Rome. I thought that the reviews were good as well.

 

[nzdisneymom]

When we booked there was no space left at the Ren guess some opened up so they called and said we could be moved if we wanted so we took it.
Also I booked Rome in Limo for Florence and Rome anyone have experience with them? Reviews looked good

We are looking at Rome in Limo for Rome - what did you book with them specifically? I saw they had some itineraries and we've been trying to figure out what we want to do. When you booked, did you email with them or just book online or what? What about payment? How do they do that?