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Great wrap up! Another lovely trip in the books. We just booked a cruise for 2016 and are going to all the same ports you did (minus Key West) only we're on the Fantasy. Although with us traveling with 2 little ones I'm thinking a 3 hour bus tour like yours would not be a good idea. I'm sure we'll find something to do though! Thanks for sharing!
Congrats on the cruise! I don't think I would have wanted to take Stefanie on a 3 hour bus tour either.
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Great finish Cam! I'm so glad you and Luke had such a great time on the cruise! Thanks so much for taking us along for the ride!
It's been fun to relive the trip a bit each day.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to post all this Cam, I really enjoyed reading your trip report and felt as though we were taken along with you! Lovely pictures, and such a detailed write-up to go with them.
Thank you!
for following along. I really do enjoy remembering our trips as I write.
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Cam, just courious even though you did not use points for this cruise, did you book through DVC? Or did you have it documented on your paperwork? I was just wondering how they knew you were a dvc member.
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What a great trip! It made me think back to our own trip on the Magic several years ago (we did the other itinerary, though). We can't wait to get back to cruising, either! If we lived within 13 hours of Disney, we'd probably go a lot more & drive. For us, it's almost a 24 hour drive, so breaking it up into 2 days is really the only option. Looking forward to hearing about your next adventures!
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I want you to know I started your TR so many times and always got pulled away for something and I kept losing track of where I was so yesterday I sat down and started reading from the beginning and finally finished now and I am so happy I did.
What a great cruise. I love your pictures from the verandah, the sunset on your last day I think was amazing. I loved hearing about all your meals, everything sounded delicious and so did all your desserts.
Sorry you were dissappointed with Key West, I loved the quaint feel of it when we visited but I think it was different as we were staying in a resort, so it was more of a nice leisurely place to wander (and the bar scene was fun....lol)
Loved your cusine class in Cozumel, that would definitely be up my alley and it looked yummy and fun all at the same time.
I like that you had some busy days and some relaxing days....perfect way to enjoy a cruise. Thanks for sharing!!!
Some good info in your wrap-up. I always enjoying reading your reports and this one did not disappoint. You reinforced my opinion that DCL is the best cruise line. We recently did a Royal Caribbean and it was nice but not as enjoyable as DCL. DCL just has so many little things that give it the edge.
Glad to hear that the road trip was enjoyable and doable for yall. I guess it is nice to be retired and not have to worry about squeezing it all into vacation time. I told DH that after we retire, I want to spend atleast 6 wks camping at Ft Wilderness.
Cam, just courious even though you did not use points for this cruise, did you book through DVC? Or did you have it documented on your paperwork? I was just wondering how they knew you were a dvc member.
For this recent cruise we did book through DVC as we were using a discount only offered to DVC guests paying for a cruise without using points. In 2006, we booked through Sam's Club as they had the best price at the time, and Disney still knew we were DVC members and had a magnet on our door and invited us to a party.
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What a great trip! It made me think back to our own trip on the Magic several years ago (we did the other itinerary, though). We can't wait to get back to cruising, either! If we lived within 13 hours of Disney, we'd probably go a lot more & drive. For us, it's almost a 24 hour drive, so breaking it up into 2 days is really the only option. Looking forward to hearing about your next adventures!
24 hours is a long road trip. Driving will allow us more opportunities to get down to Florida. It is also helping us save points and money toward a flight to LA to visit DL in October for Luke's 55th birthday.
I want you to know I started your TR so many times and always got pulled away for something and I kept losing track of where I was so yesterday I sat down and started reading from the beginning and finally finished now and I am so happy I did.
What a great cruise. I love your pictures from the verandah, the sunset on your last day I think was amazing. I loved hearing about all your meals, everything sounded delicious and so did all your desserts.
Sorry you were dissappointed with Key West, I loved the quaint feel of it when we visited but I think it was different as we were staying in a resort, so it was more of a nice leisurely place to wander (and the bar scene was fun....lol)
Loved your cusine class in Cozumel, that would definitely be up my alley and it looked yummy and fun all at the same time.
I like that you had some busy days and some relaxing days....perfect way to enjoy a cruise. Thanks for sharing!!!
for taking the time to read the whole thing. The cruise gave us a balance of relaxation and activity without us ever feeling stressed.
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Some good info in your wrap-up. I always enjoying reading your reports and this one did not disappoint. You reinforced my opinion that DCL is the best cruise line. We recently did a Royal Caribbean and it was nice but not as enjoyable as DCL. DCL just has so many little things that give it the edge.
Glad to hear that the road trip was enjoyable and doable for yall. I guess it is nice to be retired and not have to worry about squeezing it all into vacation time. I told DH that after we retire, I want to spend atleast 6 wks camping at Ft Wilderness.
Looking forward to your next TR.
Being retired really does make when we travel so much easier. I like being able to work around crowd levels, weather, and DVC points.
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Loved finishing up your report and reading your final thoughts. It seems as though you and Luke are adapting nicely to retired life. And I am glad you are enjoying the relaxed pace.
Glad to read you didn't mind the drive to/from Florida. When you think about all the extra time you have to set aside for airplane travel these days, driving is even more attractive.
Loved finishing up your report and reading your final thoughts. It seems as though you and Luke are adapting nicely to retired life. And I am glad you are enjoying the relaxed pace.
Glad to read you didn't mind the drive to/from Florida. When you think about all the extra time you have to set aside for airplane travel these days, driving is even more attractive.
Luke and I have definitely adapted to retired life, and totally enjoy it. Driving gives us more choice in travel for sure.
A very nice wrap up to your TR and I really enjoyed this! Glad the two of you had such a wonderful time and knowing that this is one of your all time favorite vacations! Makes me look forward to mine even more!
Thanks for the info on the tipping. Does Disney break it down for you on how much you give the servers and porter of do you decide how much to allot to each of them with the prepaid amount ($84 for me)?
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A very nice wrap up to your TR and I really enjoyed this! Glad the two of you had such a wonderful time and knowing that this is one of your all time favorite vacations! Makes me look forward to mine even more!
Thanks for the info on the tipping. Does Disney break it down for you on how much you give the servers and porter of do you decide how much to allot to each of them with the prepaid amount ($84 for me)?
Disney has it all divided up for you and all you have to do is cut the slips apart and put each in the provided envelopes.
Disney has it all divided up for you and all you have to do is cut the slips apart and put each in the provided envelopes.
Thanks and that makes it easy! I'm sure you can put a bit extra in one of the envelopes if the service you received was exceptional, if you decided to do so.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Loved your cruise report. Makes me excited to go on the refurbished Magic in May!
I loved doing the animation at Animator's on the Fantasy and so excited to hear it's on the Magic as well! It's lots of fun watching your creation 'move'!
Can't wait until your next tr--be it WDW or DCL!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Driving will allow us more opportunities to get down to Florida. It is also helping us save points and money toward a flight to LA to visit DL in October for Luke's 55th birthday. 
Glad the two of you had such a wonderful time and knowing that this is one of your all time favorite vacations! 
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