My2Qtz0205
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2009
We just returned from 11 glorious nights in the Southern Caribbean. I will share our highlights. Feel free to ask questions!
Who: Me and DH (40-somethings), DS (15), and DD (12)
When: 6/30-7/11
Where: Aruba, Barbados, Martinique, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Castaway Cay
Why: We chose this cruise because we had already done the Eastern and Western on the Fantasy, and I like to see new things! We had originally booked the 7 night Western Europe cruise, but this one was about the same price but more days, plus airfare would be much cheaper! This was our 4th Disney Cruise, so we are still Silver Castaway Club members.
We flew in to MCO from Dulles Airport late on the 29th. We stayed at the airport Hyatt. We got a room with a king bed and pull-out sofa, and they brought up a rollaway bed. The accommodations were nice. We got in so late (10pm) that we did not take advantage of the pool or the bar.
In the morning DH went down to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and coffee! We took our own luggage downstairs and checked in with DCL transportation. We were assigned a character so we would know when it was our turn to board. We loaded our luggage onto a box truck.
We were amongst the first in the terminal. We got a later boarding group (16–ugh), but we were onboard by 12:30. We went straight to La Piazza to sign up for Mixology. The wait was loooong. The computer was evidently not cooperating, and a couple of ladies in front of us wanted all the tastings! We eventually made it to Cabanas, and while we were eating we were told that our cabin was ready.
We booked the Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah this time (#7580). We usually get Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, and unfortunately we could really feel the difference in the square footage. Lesson learned for next time. DH asked Guest Services about switching, but this cruise was sold out. Happily, however, we had the same stateroom host as our last cruise! It was nice to see him again. Another nice bonus was that our lifeboat station was in the Buena Vista Theater. We are usually on the deck in the hot, hot sun!
I’ll start covering our ports in the next posts.
Who: Me and DH (40-somethings), DS (15), and DD (12)
When: 6/30-7/11
Where: Aruba, Barbados, Martinique, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Castaway Cay
Why: We chose this cruise because we had already done the Eastern and Western on the Fantasy, and I like to see new things! We had originally booked the 7 night Western Europe cruise, but this one was about the same price but more days, plus airfare would be much cheaper! This was our 4th Disney Cruise, so we are still Silver Castaway Club members.
We flew in to MCO from Dulles Airport late on the 29th. We stayed at the airport Hyatt. We got a room with a king bed and pull-out sofa, and they brought up a rollaway bed. The accommodations were nice. We got in so late (10pm) that we did not take advantage of the pool or the bar.
In the morning DH went down to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast and coffee! We took our own luggage downstairs and checked in with DCL transportation. We were assigned a character so we would know when it was our turn to board. We loaded our luggage onto a box truck.
We were amongst the first in the terminal. We got a later boarding group (16–ugh), but we were onboard by 12:30. We went straight to La Piazza to sign up for Mixology. The wait was loooong. The computer was evidently not cooperating, and a couple of ladies in front of us wanted all the tastings! We eventually made it to Cabanas, and while we were eating we were told that our cabin was ready.
We booked the Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah this time (#7580). We usually get Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, and unfortunately we could really feel the difference in the square footage. Lesson learned for next time. DH asked Guest Services about switching, but this cruise was sold out. Happily, however, we had the same stateroom host as our last cruise! It was nice to see him again. Another nice bonus was that our lifeboat station was in the Buena Vista Theater. We are usually on the deck in the hot, hot sun!
I’ll start covering our ports in the next posts.