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Come sail away, Come sail away, Come sail away with me TR Completed 2/8/2012
Hi everyone, So with our first Disney Cruise just 46 days away I am starting to feel like I am coming undone. With the end of summer, school starting, this trip and a certain little girl's b-day 2 days after we come home...........I figured what better time to start a PTR
DATES
Oct 15-21
WHERE
Beach Club
DISNEY DREAM
Animal Kingdom Lodge
WHO ME- Linny, Lin, Linda.......whatever you like. I forget how many times to "The World" 4th cruise but very first Disney Cruise!!
HUBS- Arnaud. 5th time to Disney, 3rd cruise and again, first DCL
DD- Josie age 4. 4th time to Disney. First cruise EVER.
DS- Andre 9months at the cruise. Uhmmm, first vacation EVER!!!!
So for the past few years we have been going to Disney every year in the fall/winter. With my son being born in January I knew I didn't feel like going this year with him, I thought it would have been too crazy. I started looking into taking a long weekend to Hershey Park. Playing around with the days and resorts we soon realized, it was way more money than we thought and with Josie being to young for the big thrill rides, the only rides left for her to go on seemed like nothing more than the boardwalk rides we do all summer. Plus character meals with a giant Hershey Kiss or Mr.Goodbar just didn't seem all that exciting. For just not that much more money, we could just do Disney.
I knew I didn't feel like flying with the baby, so we started looking into a cruise out of Baltimore/NYC. The only dates we could really do fell into the month of Oct. So looking at a short 5 day was the only option, Bermuda. Ok, cool. Well then starting to read reviews on that, it looks as if Bermuda in the fall is nice, but not real warm. So now, if the waters are cold, what to do with the kids?? Hmm.......this was all starting to annoy me to no end.
Next thing ya know I get a text from hubs while he is at work. It reads......"Disney Dream. DONE DEAL!" Apparently he took one look at the promo video and was sold. Well now like any other good wife, I ask ZERO questions and say "UHMMM OK" I think we had it booked the very next night.
So my "plan" for having a non-stress, no flying vacation has all gone out the window. We will be coming in early on the day before the cruise and staying at the BC. Leave the next day for a 4 night cruise on the DREAM. From there head to the AKL. Leave the next day. WHAT, WHAT????
We have never stayed at BC or AKL so I am very excited about that. I have no plans of going to the parks this year, but just enjoying all the resorts have to offer.
About the title of my PTR you ask..............well.........the TR I did last year I used a song title. We are sailing. I like the band STYX. So yeah, that's pretty much it. No deeper meaning that than.
So there you have it folks...................sit back, relax and COME SAIL AWAY WITH ME!!!!
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Linny
Last edited by duck addict; 02-09-2012 at 12:57 PM..
I'm singing in my head right now!
Can't wait to read all about your adeventures! And I think a PTR is the perfect place 'to let it all out' - I mean that's what I'm doing right? All that rambling?
This sounds great, Linny! I'll be interested in your comparisons of DCL to the other cruises you've been on. I guess those were pre-kids, though, right? So it'll be hard to really compare. I'd be surprised if any other line can match DCL for travelling with small children!
So excited to see you started the PTR Love that you are staying at the BC and AKL before and after your cruise. I love resort days...my girls loved AKL so much that I actually had to kind of push them out to a park so I know the kids will have tons of fun.
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Great start, Linny! I'm excited to follow along with you - especially since I am now deep in the post-Dream blues......you just shouldn't have to get off a cruise once you're on. EVER.
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This sounds great, Linny! I'll be interested in your comparisons of DCL to the other cruises you've been on. I guess those were pre-kids, though, right? So it'll be hard to really compare. I'd be surprised if any other line can match DCL for travelling with small children!
YES....pre kids. The first one I was 15 and not sure of the line. Then we went on a 12 night Princess through the Med for our honeymoon, then a 3 nighter on Norwegian 2 yrs ago. I have a feeling that nobody can match Disney on anything when it comes to traveling with little ones.
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Originally Posted by mcc0313
So excited to see you started the PTR Love that you are staying at the BC and AKL before and after your cruise. I love resort days...my girls loved AKL so much that I actually had to kind of push them out to a park so I know the kids will have tons of fun.
HAHA, yes I am loving your TR and trying to catch up on it too. Hope you were all ok through Irene.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
I heard this song in the car yesterday and immediately thought of you!
I'll take that beer whenever we get to meet.
See, this is why I now like song titles for TR's!!!!
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Originally Posted by jennie622
Got me singing, that's for sure.
I wish someone would call me and say Dream, done! I'd fall on the floor in shock. Great start!
Sing it loud girl!!!
I have to say the text from the hubs was rare. He likes Disney, but not a huge. huge fan. So to get that from him...........I was all over it!
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Great start, Linny! I'm excited to follow along with you - especially since I am now deep in the post-Dream blues......you just shouldn't have to get off a cruise once you're on. EVER.
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, So with our first Disney Cruise just 46 days away I am starting to feel like I am coming undone. With the end of summer, school starting, this trip and a certain little girl's b-day 2 days after we come home...........I figured what better time to start a PTR
I think we had it booked the very next night.
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