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Jill thank you so much for a great cruise report. Now this makes me look forward more and more to our cruise in Dec. I do want to ask though if there was anything that you wanted to do, but didn't get to try?
Jill thank you so much for a great cruise report. Now this makes me look forward more and more to our cruise in Dec. I do want to ask though if there was anything that you wanted to do, but didn't get to try?
Oh tons of stuff! I would have loved to have spent some time sunning by the adult pool - - if the weather would have cooperated. Being a big coffee lover, I would have also liked to try the Cove Cafe. We didn't go to any shows and only went to one movie, so that's another thing.
There really is so much to do though that you do have to pick and choose. That's why one cruise always leaves you wanting to go back!
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I know that I am way behind in finishing reading your trip report!
It makes me even more excited for our cruise!
Now I am off to read the land part of your wonderful trip!
Just to add to the chorus of "thanks!" for your wonderful report...I have wanted to graduate from only doing 'land' holidays to 'land and sea' ones for a long time now so to have a blow-by-blow account to read really helps. Guidebooks are good but it's the random little things that happen to individuals and families that make the holiday more interesting and special isn't it?
My only hurdle (except for finding the ££ obviously!) is that DH is convinced the entire ship would be permanently overrun with children - not that we dislike them or anything (or we wouldn't last five minutes in WDW ), but the prospect of being surrounded all the time by excited/cranky young'uns does not appeal to either of us . Unless they are all as cute as MD and Maddie!
Of course we appreciate that the child/adult ratio is always going to be higher on a Disney cruise than most other lines (we've been on an Ocean Village cruise in the Med. in the past which felt surprisingly child-free, guess they were all in the kids' club or pool?) and I know that there is an adults-only section to 'escape' to, but I wonder how kid-busy the regular areas (restaurants etc) feel? Are there any other child-free couples who have cruised before reading who could give me their thoughts?
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What a great trip report Jill, I can't wait to read the second act!!! How special that you got to spend it with your parents and your beautiful family!!
Jill, I've just read this wonderful trip report in one sitting and you've now given me a further dilemma - Poly or a cruise????!!!
And I am so envious that you got to experience the Walt Disney Suite. That's the problem with travelling from England - it costs the price of the suite just in flippin airfare.
I can't believe how Mary Devall and Maddie have grown. They're both little ladies now!
Oh tons of stuff! I would have loved to have spent some time sunning by the adult pool - - if the weather would have cooperated. Being a big coffee lover, I would have also liked to try the Cove Cafe. We didn't go to any shows and only went to one movie, so that's another thing.
There really is so much to do though that you do have to pick and choose. That's why one cruise always leaves you wanting to go back!
I know that you are going to love yours!
Jill
I know that feeling of needing another cruise!
We stayed in Stateroom 8040, just a few doors down from the Walt Disney Suite on the Magic in 2007, and we got to "sneek" (we were actually invited in by the cleaning staff) into the suite to just take a look around before they cleaned it on our debarkation morning. It was just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience - Someday, I'm hoping to experience the suite firsthand!
Now I'm on a search to find your land portion and see which ride the girls decided on first!
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