My cruise trip report

mickaholic4077 · 10-20-2003

Day One- We got to the cruise terminal around 12 noon,but didn't board the ship until after 1:30. We were upgraded from an inside to an outside cabin,which was nice. After we got into our room,we unpacked our carry-ons and went up to the Lido Deck to get lunch. I don't know if anyone else would do it,but I brought twelve 24 ounce bottles of Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free soda,because I abhor the taste of Coke products,but no one said anything to me,which was great. Then we went back to our cabin to unpack our pass-through luggage and got our life-jackets and went to our muster station for the mandatory life-boat drill. Then we went back to our cabin to watch the playoff game and to get ready for dinner. The food in the dining room was delicious and the service superb. Then we went to the welcome show,which was a hoot!! All the staff and crew that I came in contact with were great. Okay,end of day one. More to follow!!!:D :D

mickaholic4077 · 10-20-2003

DAY TWO- Nassau

We pulled into Nassau around 7 am. My mother said that The Disney ship tooted When you wish upon a star when they came in to port. I was asleep,so I'll take her word for it. We had breakfast and then went ashore. A word to people who have never been- Don't go ashore in Nassau alone!! The locals can be very aggressive when they approach you. We didn't do too much in Nassau because we had been so often. All I did was spend a dollar in an internet cafe. We returned to the ship and had lunch and waited for the afternoon trivia game on deck. The way my mother and I play is we each fill out our own card(my mother always copying me!!!)and if we aren't sure of an answer,I'll take one answer and she'll take another. With this method,we won the first game!!!!:D :D :D we then went to our cabin to take a nap and get ready for our first formal night. Everyone looked so elegant all dressed up!! Our dinner was great as usual. The first production show was that night,and it was good. We then went to sleep for the night. DAY 3 TO FOLLOW!!!

geeman · 10-20-2003

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Originally posted by mickaholic4077
DAY TWO- Nassau

We pulled into Nassau around 7 am. My mother said that The Disney ship tooted When you wish upon a star when they came in to port. I was asleep,so I'll take her word for it.

Yep, it sure did. Thankfully I caught it on video or no one would believe me. It was a very nice touch to the sailaway party.

**DisneyTeacher** · 10-20-2003

Sounds great. I would love to take a cruise, but plan on waiting until my DS is a few years older. I am not sure if you said what cruise line you were on, but would kids be welcomed? I know Disney Cruise Line is big on kids but I am not sure how other lines feel.

tinkerbell · 10-20-2003

some how I missed which cruise you took ..but I am guessing that its not the land/sea disney cruise package..
sounds like everything was wonderful so far :)

sandanv1 · 10-20-2003

Sounds exciting. I have always wanted to do a cruise.

mickaholic4077 · 10-20-2003

The ship I was on is Carnival Cruise Line's The Paradise,the world's only totally,100 percent smoke-free ship. It was about half the price of a Disney cruise ship,mainly because the Disney cruise ships have no casinos and most of the passengers can't drink alcohol,so they make up for it by charging outrageous prices. We paid 445 dollars for an outside cabin for a 7-night cruise(each,not for 2 people!!),which would have been almost as much as the price for the cheapest inside cabin on the 4 day Disney cruise.

**DisneyTeacher** · 10-20-2003

That sounds like a great deal money wise. A disney cruise sounds great but expensive. We may try a non-Disney cruise and see how that goes (down the road, of course).

disneydana · 10-20-2003

Your cruise sounds like a little slice of Heaven to me. I just read your report to my DH. We liked the part where you layed in your room watching the playoff game. The "nothing to do but relax" is the part that sounds so awesome to me. I look forward to the rest of your report.

iluvwdw · 10-21-2003

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Originally posted by mickaholic4077
We paid 445 dollars for an outside cabin for a 7-night cruise(each,not for 2 people!!),which would have been almost as much as the price for the cheapest inside cabin on the 4 day Disney cruise.

WOW, WHAT A STEAL!!!! How on earth did you get a deal that great!!!??!!!??? :dazed You really lucked out...I have been on 4 cruises and I have NEVER paid less than $800 (3 times paying more than $1000!!!) And the last time I went on a cruise was about 8 or 9 years ago......:dazed

mickaholic4077 · 10-21-2003

Day 3 was our first day totally at sea. We got up early,(just couldn't help it!!)went to breakfast. Our cabin was right around the corner to the elevator that went right up to the Lido Deck Restaurant,which was great!! The food was great,as usual. After that,I went to play trivia at the pool deck. This time I lost,(by one!!:( :( ),but that's okay,the last 7 day cruise I was on,my mother and I won all 3 contests and people were starting to look funny at us when we won the third time. We then vegged out by the pool until lunch. I went down to our cabin after lunch and took a short nap and then got ready for afternoon tea. That was really nice. We just talked to some really nice ladies and had a great time. That's one nice thing about being on a cruise. You can just strike up a conversation with a complete stranger and when you leave,you feel as if you have made a new friend!!:D Anyway,after that,we went back to our cabin to see what we could get on the TV in the way of games,but I think the satelite had gone down. Oh well!! We went to the past cruisers cocktail party before going to dinner. They had great hors d'oveurs and cocktails;what a contrast from the previous evening's formal cocktail party. Anyway,after dinner(marvelous as usual),I went to bed because i was tired. Have I mentioned that it was one big pigfest?????:D :D :D :D

mickaholic4077 · 10-21-2003

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Originally posted by iluvwdw
WOW, WHAT A STEAL!!!! How on earth did you get a deal that great!!!??!!!??? :dazed You really lucked out...I have been on 4 cruises and I have NEVER paid less than $800 (3 times paying more than $1000!!!) And the last time I went on a cruise was about 8 or 9 years ago......:dazed

As to the great deal that we got,we looked on the internet and then went to our travel agent,who was able to match it. The cruise industry today has simply exploded. There are so many ships today that you can get a great deal if you just look. Carnival has 19 ships in it's fleet alone.

preidel24 · 10-21-2003

I'm sitting enjoying your post and just thinking I can't wait till the DH and I can do a cruise. Our son Ryan hates boats. We were suppose cruise several years (many years) ago and our son Ryan refused to go he was so afraid. The next day he got sick and ended up in the hospital and we had to cancel the cruise. It was the one that goes up around Canada, Nova Scotia. Your cruise sounds much better!!!! Some day my ship will come.

Hey since your so good with trivia have you ever gotten far on Millionaire at MGM. My son Aaron was #1 and then before the the person in the hot seat lost the game was over (maybe this time).

Paula

MickeyRon · 10-21-2003

I can't wait to cruise again!! We went on our honeymoonand it was awsome!

I was thinking of Disney, but I did not realize the prise difference! Yikes!

10-20-2003	#1 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	My cruise trip report Day One- We got to the cruise terminal around 12 noon,but didn't board the ship until after 1:30. We were upgraded from an inside to an outside cabin,which was nice. After we got into our room,we unpacked our carry-ons and went up to the Lido Deck to get lunch. I don't know if anyone else would do it,but I brought twelve 24 ounce bottles of Diet Pepsi Caffeine Free soda,because I abhor the taste of Coke products,but no one said anything to me,which was great. Then we went back to our cabin to unpack our pass-through luggage and got our life-jackets and went to our muster station for the mandatory life-boat drill. Then we went back to our cabin to watch the playoff game and to get ready for dinner. The food in the dining room was delicious and the service superb. Then we went to the welcome show,which was a hoot!! All the staff and crew that I came in contact with were great. Okay,end of day one. More to follow!!!:D :D

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,306	Sounds great. I would love to take a cruise, but plan on waiting until my DS is a few years older. I am not sure if you said what cruise line you were on, but would kids be welcomed? I know Disney Cruise Line is big on kids but I am not sure how other lines feel. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 241 days 5 hours 53 minutes

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tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,596	some how I missed which cruise you took ..but I am guessing that its not the land/sea disney cruise package.. sounds like everything was wonderful so far :) __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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sandanv1 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 15 miles from WDW Posts: 1,110	Sounds exciting. I have always wanted to do a cruise. __________________ Now that we live in near WDW, we stop by every couple weeks! "Of course I don't look busy...I did it right the first time! 2005 - Moved 20 miles from WDW POR (Oct) Fort Wilderness (Dec) 2004 - Pop Cent. (Feb, April) POR(Oct,Dec) Caribbean (Oct) 2003 - All Star Music (Feb.) All Star Sports (April), POR (Oct), CSR (Dec) 2002 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), POR (Oct), AKL (Aug), off site (may):(, CSR (April), Caribbean (Feb) 2001 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), PO Riverside (Oct)

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,306	That sounds like a great deal money wise. A disney cruise sounds great but expensive. We may try a non-Disney cruise and see how that goes (down the road, of course). __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 241 days 5 hours 53 minutes

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My cruise trip report

10-20-2003	#2 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	DAY TWO- Nassau We pulled into Nassau around 7 am. My mother said that The Disney ship tooted When you wish upon a star when they came in to port. I was asleep,so I'll take her word for it. We had breakfast and then went ashore. A word to people who have never been- Don't go ashore in Nassau alone!! The locals can be very aggressive when they approach you. We didn't do too much in Nassau because we had been so often. All I did was spend a dollar in an internet cafe. We returned to the ship and had lunch and waited for the afternoon trivia game on deck. The way my mother and I play is we each fill out our own card(my mother always copying me!!!)and if we aren't sure of an answer,I'll take one answer and she'll take another. With this method,we won the first game!!!!:D :D :D we then went to our cabin to take a nap and get ready for our first formal night. Everyone looked so elegant all dressed up!! Our dinner was great as usual. The first production show was that night,and it was good. We then went to sleep for the night. DAY 3 TO FOLLOW!!!

10-20-2003	#7 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	The ship I was on is Carnival Cruise Line's The Paradise,the world's only totally,100 percent smoke-free ship. It was about half the price of a Disney cruise ship,mainly because the Disney cruise ships have no casinos and most of the passengers can't drink alcohol,so they make up for it by charging outrageous prices. We paid 445 dollars for an outside cabin for a 7-night cruise(each,not for 2 people!!),which would have been almost as much as the price for the cheapest inside cabin on the 4 day Disney cruise.

10-20-2003	#9 (permalink)
disneydana Big Cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: atlanta Posts: 645	Your cruise sounds like a little slice of Heaven to me. I just read your report to my DH. We liked the part where you layed in your room watching the playoff game. The "nothing to do but relax" is the part that sounds so awesome to me. I look forward to the rest of your report. __________________ GO HOKIES!!

10-21-2003	#11 (permalink)
mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	Day 3- At Sea Day 3 was our first day totally at sea. We got up early,(just couldn't help it!!)went to breakfast. Our cabin was right around the corner to the elevator that went right up to the Lido Deck Restaurant,which was great!! The food was great,as usual. After that,I went to play trivia at the pool deck. This time I lost,(by one!!:( :( ),but that's okay,the last 7 day cruise I was on,my mother and I won all 3 contests and people were starting to look funny at us when we won the third time. We then vegged out by the pool until lunch. I went down to our cabin after lunch and took a short nap and then got ready for afternoon tea. That was really nice. We just talked to some really nice ladies and had a great time. That's one nice thing about being on a cruise. You can just strike up a conversation with a complete stranger and when you leave,you feel as if you have made a new friend!!:D Anyway,after that,we went back to our cabin to see what we could get on the TV in the way of games,but I think the satelite had gone down. Oh well!! We went to the past cruisers cocktail party before going to dinner. They had great hors d'oveurs and cocktails;what a contrast from the previous evening's formal cocktail party. Anyway,after dinner(marvelous as usual),I went to bed because i was tired. Have I mentioned that it was one big pigfest?????:D :D :D :D

10-21-2003	#13 (permalink)
preidel24 Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 902	I'm sitting enjoying your post and just thinking I can't wait till the DH and I can do a cruise. Our son Ryan hates boats. We were suppose cruise several years (many years) ago and our son Ryan refused to go he was so afraid. The next day he got sick and ended up in the hospital and we had to cancel the cruise. It was the one that goes up around Canada, Nova Scotia. Your cruise sounds much better!!!! Some day my ship will come. Hey since your so good with trivia have you ever gotten far on Millionaire at MGM. My son Aaron was #1 and then before the the person in the hot seat lost the game was over (maybe this time). Paula __________________ ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ Discover the Magic - and you'll be hooked for life!!!

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MickeyRon Grand Sorcerer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,353	I can't wait to cruise again!! We went on our honeymoonand it was awsome! I was thinking of Disney, but I did not realize the prise difference! Yikes! __________________ Mickey Fan! Planned Nov/Dec 2007... BWV, Shareton Safari, SSR... 2007... WLV (Rented Points!!) 2006... ASMOV and RENTING DVC POINTS @ SSR 2004... ASMOV -- ON SITE!!! FIRST TIME! 2003... Silver Lake Resort (off property) 1982... Epcot Only Trip (off property) I forgot about this trip! 1976... Camping somewhere in Orlando (off property)

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