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That was such a fun time at the CP and the interaction with Mark, Piglet and handler are beyond belief and just too funny! You could not script this, if you desired! Too bad for the wait to get in and lack of organization with the CMs. I remember this as well back in 2009 for our big lunch there with about 20 of us and the same situation! But we had a great meal, great time with each other and such great interaction with Pooh, Tigger and Piglet!
Congrats, on the cruise and glad you were able to get a good price on your Baltic excursion thanks to (yours and my)great agent Sara!
If I enjoy my (almost here) first ever cruise, I may consider another cruise line, (for a future one) but not sure Another line may be better on a longer cruise for pricing. Hope Celebrity works out for you as they are a sub of Carnival, who don't always have the best reputation. I don't think Sara would steer you in the wrong direction!
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Congrats on the other cruise and for not paying the obscene prices. I have to wonder if they will see a lot of cancellations once people do their homework and realize there are other options out there. I'm all for good service, but there's only much that I am willing to pay!
Well said. I suspect Disney are relying on people not doing their homework and finding that out. I've just read that one of the Norwegian fjords cruises is already sold out and that's after just a day on sale to gold and platinum Castaway Club members. I wouldn't be surprised to hear the British Isles one is already sold out as well....
Fell behind....but now caught up. Your beautiful parade photos made me sad. We missed the parade due to rainy weather the day we were at MK. I had been so looking forward to it. Thanks for the photos though; I felt like I was there....almost.
Oh what a shame. Then again, something to look forward to on your next trip!
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That was such a fun time at the CP and the interaction with Mark, Piglet and handler are beyond belief and just too funny! You could not script this, if you desired!
No, you couldn't!
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Too bad for the wait to get in and lack of organization with the CMs. I remember this as well back in 2009 for our big lunch there with about 20 of us and the same situation! But we had a great meal, great time with each other and such great interaction with Pooh, Tigger and Piglet!
That was a lot of fun!
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Congrats, on the cruise and glad you were able to get a good price on your Baltic excursion thanks to (yours and my)great agent Sara!
If I enjoy my (almost here) first ever cruise, I may consider another cruise line, (for a future one) but not sure Another line may be better on a longer cruise for pricing. Hope Celebrity works out for you as they are a sub of Carnival, who don't always have the best reputation. I don't think Sara would steer you in the wrong direction!
I don't think she would either, and I did ask her how they were rated and she told me they were very good. The ship we're on has received a number of Cruise Critic awards, so they can't be too bad.
Saturday 21 February – part eleven: I can see our luggage coming!
We left the Crystal Palace, and indeed the crowds were insane for the parade. Thankfully, we were far enough away from the start time that we could make it across Main Street, as we’ve learnt from bitter experience previously which side you need to be on to make it out of the Magic Kingdom. For reference, if you’re on the Emporium side, you could be a bit stuck, let’s just say…
We headed back to Bay Lake Tower, getting some photos on the way…
On the way, I decided to see if the phone would make a call, as that would tell us whether or not it was working. Well, it worked fine, as I was able to call the Contemporary and get our room assignment, so what on earth is going on with the thing?
Room assignment given, we headed up to the eighth floor to our beautiful one bedroom villa.
It was perfect for the two of us, and we both said that it just felt like the sort of place where you could easily accommodate everyone, without people getting under each other’s feet, like you might at the Treehouse Villas.
We had a pretty neat view too…
We called bell services, and even saw our luggage coming over!
We spent the next couple of hours in the room just chilling, with me catching up on trip reports, and editing the hundreds of photos we’d taken today.
The view outside was beautiful, especially when the sun started to set…
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I really like your room and the view. Great shots of the monorail. You must have been exhausted by this point with the time change and all you packed in.
40+ pages already. That'll teach me to miss a week. Getting all caught up, and I have to comment on this before I forget - I just got to the start of your day at the MK and your meet and greet with Anna and Elsa.
Is it just me, or does Elsa remind anyone else of George Washington? I don't mean to be mean-spirited, her hair just made me do a double take and I laughed out loud. I think the hair style may just suit some better than others.
Beautiful early morning photos - especially those showing the sun shining on parts of the Magic Kingdom.
Can't believe how much you got done at MK!!!
Edit: One hour later, and all caught up! As always, enjoyed your character interactions. Great photos from the parade. Jealous that you got to have lunch with Michael and Judy.
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Love the room, and the views. We haven't stayed at BLT yet, and to be honest had kind of been scared away with stories of how run down it quickly became. I don't see that in your photos, though.
BTW, I logged on to DCL this morning, and there are now available staterooms for the Norwegian fjord cruise. Lots of people with buyer's remorse last night I guess. I did change our category, but we are still not 100% sure. But there's a better chance than if I couldn't have changed from a 5C.
Thanks for reminding me how intrigued I was in the glass shop as a kid. I have to add it as a must do when we travel in November.
Loved the mine train photos, although my daughter wasn't as impressed and said we can skip it if we don't have a fast pass.
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You could not script this, if you desired! 
Too bad for the wait to get in and lack of organization with the CMs. 
I remember this as well back in 2009 for our big lunch there with about 20 of us and the same situation! 
But we had a great meal, great time with each other and such great interaction with Pooh, Tigger and Piglet! 
Another line may be better on a longer cruise for pricing. Hope Celebrity works out for you as they are a sub of Carnival, who don't always have the best reputation. I don't think Sara would steer you in the wrong direction! 
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I suspect Disney are relying on people not doing their homework and finding that out. I've just read that one of the Norwegian fjords cruises is already sold out and that's after just a day on sale to gold and platinum Castaway Club members. 
I wouldn't be surprised to hear the British Isles one is already sold out as well....
We missed the parade due to rainy weather the day we were at MK. I had been so looking forward to it. Thanks for the photos though; I felt like I was there....almost.
Then again, something to look forward to on your next trip! 
For reference, if you’re on the Emporium side, you could be a bit stuck, let’s just say… 
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