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Oh well - ignored! Must be no one has tried it yet (I think I may have seen a bit of it in one of your pix? But not sure.) We're off on our cruise on the 24th! Yahoo!
Let's not say, "ignored." I prefer, "missed."
Jennifer was in a Cat 8 on the Maiden Voyage, which has the same amenities and layout as a Cat 4 except for the verandah. She produced a video tour, http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ml#post3563275 that has the answer to many of your questions. The Murphy Bed is in the same location in Cat 8 as it is in Cat 4. In Jennifer's room, the bed's cabinet (when it's closed) is just to the right of the window/porthole. You'll see video of the bed opened as well as closed. Jennifer says that she tried the mattress, and it seemed "fine."
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Yes - missed is much better than ignored or shunned!
"Fine" will most likely do for a 5 year old (who will probably come to the big bed anyway some nights). I searched and searched for images of it on the Disney site to no avail, so thanks for showing us. Thanks for all of the great tips!
I asked about purchasing the red pillow on the Dream Maiden Voyage. Guest services said they were not for purchase. A cast member in the gift shop said that staff had asked about stocking it-because there were many requests. He said to expect to see it some time in the future because there was already so much demand.
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Hi, I appreciate all the information, I have three questions,
Remy's lunch buffet - what is the cost and what is on the buffet, how much to tip at the buffet?
We actually are assigned to Room 7022 and this was booked before the first cruise and now my travel agent says no other rooms are available without an upgrade, did not know about the blocked view. Do you think I should contact Disney?
My son has Aspergers and he is a little bit immature, will be able to go from Tween club to the younger kids club without any problems, or is it once your assigned to an age group, that is where they have to stay?
Yes - missed is much better than ignored or shunned!
"Fine" will most likely do for a 5 year old (who will probably come to the big bed anyway some nights). I searched and searched for images of it on the Disney site to no avail, so thanks for showing us. Thanks for all of the great tips!
Hi, I appreciate all the information, I have three questions,
Remy's lunch buffet - what is the cost and what is on the buffet, how much to tip at the buffet?
$20. $5 of that goes to the serving staff (including the maitre d'). If you think the brunch is worth $40 and a 20% tip is justified on that $40 value, then an additional tip of $3 would be appropriate. More likely, I'd tip a minimum of $5 extra per person. I've had some excellent service at brunch.
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We actually are assigned to Room 7022 and this was booked before the first cruise and now my travel agent says no other rooms are available without an upgrade, did not know about the blocked view. Do you think I should contact Disney?
It never hurts to ask, just don't count on getting anything for your trouble. So far, DCL has not made any allowances for the partial obstruction. Historically, that was true on the obstructed view staterooms on the Magic and Wonder, too. Eventually they reclassified those rooms, but until then, no special allowances were made. Frankly, while I was surprised to encounter the obstruction, I didn't find it to be much of a bother, either. It's much less of an obstruction than I've had for other obstructed view rooms.
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My son has Aspergers and he is a little bit immature, will be able to go from Tween club to the younger kids club without any problems, or is it once your assigned to an age group, that is where they have to stay?
DCL is pretty flexible. They're not going to force him to stay in the tween group if it's not working for him. I suggest you visit Edge (the Tween club) as soon as you can after you board, talk to the counselors, spend some time there with your son, and see how things go. If the counselors think Oceaneer Lab might be better for him, then head down to the Lab and try that out, too.
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Hi, I appreciate all the information, I have three questions,
Remy's lunch buffet - what is the cost and what is on the buffet, how much to tip at the buffet?
Not aware of Remy's offering a brunch, I believe it is only Palo's that offers Brunch and High Tea options.
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Can anyone tell me is it possible to get a mother daughter massage? My DD will be 14. I know there is a separte teen spa, but this is something we would like to do together.
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Officially, it's not a service that they offer. You could always ask the spa staff.
I think they'll say no to a couples massage at Vista Spa, because one of the goals of adding the teen spa was to be able to extend services to the teens without affecting the adults-only atmosphere of the rest of the spa.
But maybe... An alternative might be to ask them about booking a Couples Cabana Massage at Castaway Cay - since you wouldn't be on main spa premises, they may be willing to bend the rules a bit.
Good luck!
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Does anyone know the dinning rotation on the dream 5 day cruise to the Bahamas? Im taveling the May 29th cruise Wondering what night to book at Palo. Thanks
Does anyone know the dinning rotation on the dream 5 day cruise to the Bahamas? Im taveling the May 29th cruise Wondering what night to book at Palo. Thanks
The rotation is almost never known in advance (not how one would find out if one could). I do now that you will be eating a all three locations (Garden, Palace and Animators) at least once during the cruise and you will be eating at two of them twice. That is all you know until you get your KTTW cards.
Book Palo's based on when you want to go and when you can get a reservation. If you wait until you know your rotation you will almost NEVER get into Palos and you will also be standing in that HUGE Palo's line on embarkation day waiting to book anything that is available (which may still not be what you want). Same advice with Remy bookings. There is never enough time in the ship to do everything that is why we keep going back again and again...
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