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Longer than seven day cruise questions plus still more questions
We're going to go on the 12 day northern European capitals cruise (Tallinn) in July, 2010. Naturally, I am already excited beyond words.
It will be the first time we've ever taken a cruise longer than seven days and I've been wondering what differences there are in the evening dining theming. For example, are there added formal and semi-formal nights ("Do I need to go shopping?"); do you still have pirate night outside of the Carribean; that kind of thing?
And if you decide to fly to London a day in advance, will Disney have suggestions or packages about hotels? Where do transfers go to/from?
What is weather going to be like in northern Europe in July? What do you pack?
And is there a website other than our usual Disney favorites where we could find this kind of information?
Isn't this all just too, too, too exciting?
We live very close to Dover and are going on the June 12th Cruise
We went on one of the 10 night Med. cruises in 2007 and if I recall correctly we had one formal night and two semi-formal nights. There was also a pirates deck party one night on the cruise.
There is loads of useful information on the following page of the DCL website, which also implies you will be able to book accommodation in London prior to the cruise through DCL.
What the Disney page doesn't mention is that there should be a new high speed train service from central London to Dover by the time the cruise sails. Getting this might be a more pleasant alternative to getting a coach.
Weather wise, July in the UK can range from 70F and raining to 100F, with the former being more likely . Having said that it doesn't usually rain that much in June or July, and should be nice to be outside in the evening. But someone else will have to tell you what it might be like further North. I'd also guess that the nights when the boats are at sea could feel a bit nippy as the North and Baltic seas don't usually have a reputation for being warm.
We are not avid cruisers, but I'm sure someone more cruise experience will be able to help you with with general Baltic cruise information.
If you want any tips on what might be fun to do in the area around Dover before or after the cruise please ask and hopefully I'll be able to point you in the right direction.
Since this is the first time Disney is going north, it may be beneficial to check out what other cruiselines advise about weather for their northern cruises (what to pack, average temps, etc). That is, of course, if none of our passporters have done a northern cruise themselves!
DH and I will be on the June 12th northern capitals cruise. We just experienced the eastbound repo cruise through the Panama Canal. It was our first EVER cruise so I am no expert. However, we did have a couple of formal/semiformal nights. DH rented a tux (it worked out great) and I had a couple of dresses that were appropriate. One tip is to make sure they pack well. You can send them out to be pressed if necessary on the ship.
However, this cruise I expect to take some clothes for cooler weather so instead of all shorts and tops I'll include some dockers and sweatshirts. Gotta leave some room in the suitcase for whatever I buy however. We were fortunate in staying a few days post cruise at WDW and were able to ship a couple of boxes home. Guess I'd better add to the budget the cost of extra suitcases!
Hope to see you all on the boards during the planning and davebrunger - hope to meet up with you in June 2010!
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Hi
We live very close to Dover and are going on the June 12th Cruise
We went on one of the 10 night Med. cruises in 2007 and if I recall correctly we had one formal night and two semi-formal nights. There was also a pirates deck party one night on the cruise.
There is loads of useful information on the following page of the DCL website, which also implies you will be able to book accommodation in London prior to the cruise through DCL.
What the Disney page doesn't mention is that there should be a new high speed train service from central London to Dover by the time the cruise sails. Getting this might be a more pleasant alternative to getting a coach.
Weather wise, July in the UK can range from 70F and raining to 100F, with the former being more likely . Having said that it doesn't usually rain that much in June or July, and should be nice to be outside in the evening. But someone else will have to tell you what it might be like further North. I'd also guess that the nights when the boats are at sea could feel a bit nippy as the North and Baltic seas don't usually have a reputation for being warm.
We are not avid cruisers, but I'm sure someone more cruise experience will be able to help you with with general Baltic cruise information.
If you want any tips on what might be fun to do in the area around Dover before or after the cruise please ask and hopefully I'll be able to point you in the right direction.
Cheerio,
Thank you so much. I hadn't been on the DCL site since we booked so I didn't know they now have information and the other sites you mentioned are just what I was looking for.
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