A DREAM is a wish your heart makes...Halloween on the High Seas edition - updated 09/14/2014 - Page 12 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Love your favorite things from each day. A great way to remember each day!
Love the pics to the port and of the ship.
Can't wait to hear all about the cruise!!!
Yay you are on the ship! The kid's club looks very cool!
Yay! It was pretty neat. I'm glad we got to explore it a bit.
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Love the idea of the Smash book! Looks like the boys are already enjoying themselves aboard the ship! The Kids Club looks really cute!
I don't think they were ever not enjoying themselves.
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Sounds like a nice smooth cruise boarding!
It really was! I couldn't believe how easy it was.
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Originally Posted by goofyboysmama
So exciting! I know the feeling of wanting to soak it all in, but you have so much to do first ^_^
Exactly how I felt! Plus I wanted to see Melissa again too!
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
So excited you are boarding!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!!! Love the photos!! I wouldn't have wanted to leave that play area either!
It was hard to get them out, but we really needed to eat something.
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Yay, you're finally onboard! How exciting!
It is!
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Love the shirts in your embarkation picture!
Where did you park? We were just going to park at the terminal but if we could save half the money - that would cover a few days worth of my bar bill!
Thank you Colleen! We parked at Park-n-Cruise: https://www.parkcruise.com/default.aspx
It's like $7.99/day. We got to leave our luggage when we got off the shuttle (except for carry ons), but had to bring all of it to the shuttle when we left.
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So exciting! I'm glad check-in went quickly for you. Your boarding photo is beautiful and you've already gotten some good on-board photos. The boys look dazzled in the kids' club area-- what fun! Can't wait for the two families to get together!
Thank you! I'm thinking we'll re-wear those shirts on our next trip so I can get another use out of them.
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Yay - you're on board! The boys look as if they're already having a great time in the kids' club!
They were! They had a great time.
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The Kid's Club looks awesome - no wonder you had to convince the boys to leave. Your "Welcome Aboard" photo looks awesome with the matching shirts!
Thank you so much! I think they turned out pretty well.
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Love your favorite things from each day. A great way to remember each day!
Love the pics to the port and of the ship.
Can't wait to hear all about the cruise!!!
It helps relive the memories that is for sure.
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Yay, you're onboard! It sounds like it was just a whirlwind checkin process and done very quickly! I love your embarkation photo!
It was quick as the line wasn't too long and there was no line to board.
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Finally to the ship! I love the bag of crap that sits between Dylan and Lukas in the car. Looks like my car on our trip this past weekend. It's amazing what kinds of things you'll bring just to entertain them. And how many of those things never get used.
The kids clubs looks so cool. I can't wait to take my kiddos. Just gotta get the little one potty trained first.
YAY!! You made it on board!! Can't wait to read more
Yay is right!
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Finally to the ship! I love the bag of crap that sits between Dylan and Lukas in the car. Looks like my car on our trip this past weekend. It's amazing what kinds of things you'll bring just to entertain them. And how many of those things never get used.
The kids clubs looks so cool. I can't wait to take my kiddos. Just gotta get the little one potty trained first.
THey each had their own bag of crap and used not even half! Those kindles did come in handy though!
I tell you, it was nice he was potty trained so he could go, but you'll see how much we in fact use them.
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Loving this one so far. Thanks for the review of Legoland. I want to take Evan next summer. Looks like most of the rides he will still like, sort of like boardwalk rides. So sorry about your pump but happy you were able to get it replaced and not have that worry while on the cruise.
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Your "Welcome Aboard" photo looks awesome with the matching shirts!
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I love the bag of crap that sits between Dylan and Lukas in the car. Looks like my car on our trip this past weekend. It's amazing what kinds of things you'll bring just to entertain them. And how many of those things never get used. 
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