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I am 10 minutes from Portsmouth! Are you planning on going to Strawberry Banke? Or perhaps the Isles of Shoals? You would probably enjoy the Wentworth by the Sea for a fancy lunch or dinner. But knowing you, it's probably all planned out!
Oh wow, how cool! We'll have to meet up - message me and I'll give you the date we'll be there. I was thinking of Strawberry Banke and also USS Albacore, as I think DH would enjoy that.
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Where in Boston is the wedding? (DH is from around there)
It's actually taking place at Harvard University, as my friend's a professor there.
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Hopefully we'll see you guys, as it will include Eastern Canada - Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls, before heading to WDW and hopefully another cruise. Can you tell I've been planning this one over the last few days?
Sounds like a great trip you are planning!! Please keep me posted on your dates as a few of your stops are within easy driving distance for us!
Will do! I know what dates I want, but I don't think we'll be booking anything until the tail end of this year/early 2016... so long still to wait until flights are available!
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Sounds like a very relaxing day on the ship. Beautiful pictures of the sunset as you left port. I can't the family that was late! I hope they had a good excuse. I'd be so paranoid about missing the ship that I would make sure to be back super early.
Skylines look so cool. I wish normal ordinary places near me had cool things like that. Hope you don't have to get up too early. I never want to get up unless it is for Disney but really hate getting up early for work.
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Sounds like a very relaxing day on the ship. Beautiful pictures of the sunset as you left port. I can't the family that was late! I hope they had a good excuse. I'd be so paranoid about missing the ship that I would make sure to be back super early.
Skylines look so cool. I wish normal ordinary places near me had cool things like that.
Oh wow, wouldn't that be the best?
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Hope you don't have to get up too early. I never want to get up unless it is for Disney but really hate getting up early for work.
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The alarm always goes off at 5:45am, but we never get up until about 6:20am. If I say I need to be leaving the house at about that time, you get the idea... it's going to be a full-on day, but at least I have a spa day to look forward to on Friday.
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I was a bit curious about scheduling the spa right after dinner but I suppose it could work since you're so relaxed and you can head for bed right after. But I probably wouldn't want a massage on a full stomach. Will have to think about that.
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Hint: you were on the wrong side of the bar, if I'm judging correctly from your photos. I'm trying to remember what is in what picture and which ship. Paris is easy. there are lots of Star Wars characters walking around if you look closely. And there is the box stacker who is in just about every window somewhere. Mickey is in a couple of windows and in Barcelona (on the Fantasy )The Magic is in one of the pictures. It's a game for us whenever we go into Skyline (every night, it's tradition, before dinner! )
Ok - We are going to Skyline with a magnifying glass and my camera - that would be so much fun!!
Seeing the adults only area of deck 13 forward on the Dream, I really wish they'd done it like on the Fantasy, with Satellite Falls. Does anyone know why they didn't? Was that something that was added to the Fantasy after the Dream had been built and they realized a small pool area would work better there?
Seeing the adults only area of deck 13 forward on the Dream, I really wish they'd done it like on the Fantasy, with Satellite Falls. Does anyone know why they didn't? Was that something that was added to the Fantasy after the Dream had been built and they realized a small pool area would work better there?
Thank you so much for posting this Laurie!! My kids are going to be so excited for these updates for our Jan. cruise. I still think of the Dream as being too new for any upgrades, forgetting that it has been sailing for quite a few years now.
Oh my goodness! I bet your faces must have been classic when you learnt about that...
It was quite a surprise...and why I have no problem paying Disney for excursions...I know if we are late, DISNEY will take care of the problem. They went off on a 'cheaper' self-booked excursion...not so cheap as it turned out!
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We've definitely seen the Magic - I thought that was the Barcelona scene, but I might be wrong. We've also seen the Star Wars characters walking around before - phew, glad we haven't missed all the details!
Yes, Barcelona is where the Magic is!! Is Barcelona on the Dream or the Fantasy? I can never remember!
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We'll have to meet up - message me and I'll give you the date we'll be there. I was thinking of Strawberry Banke and also USS Albacore, as I think DH would enjoy that. 
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)The Magic is in one of the pictures. It's a game for us whenever we go into Skyline (every night, it's tradition, before dinner! 
I bet your faces must have been classic when you learnt about that...
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