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According to Scott Sanders’ Twitter, Fantasy is indeed headed to Brest for dry dock. Her first time back in Europe since she was built apparently. She seems to be taking quite an indirect route though so that could certainly point towards her also doing some crew repatriation/rotation as...

The Magic docked at Dover on 31st May. Not a great picture but the best that I could do under the circumstances. And yes, DH and I really were sad/crazy enough to drive 3 hours each way to go and see her! Gave us both a huge mood boost though so well worth it!

Memories of happier times on the Magic - Northern Europe Aug 2019. Roll on Jun 2021 Barcelona - Civitavecchia

Don’t know whether it’s the same state-side but on this side of the pond, there’s a £200 fine plus you can be given 6 penalty points (you lose your licence when you get to 12 penalty points) if you’re caught using a hand-held phone while driving. And if you passed your test within 2 years of...

If you’re local, you travel across it as a passenger when growing up so learn how to negotiate it that way. And again if you’re local, driving instructors tend to include it as part of their driving lessons. For non-locals, it’s a case of reading the signposts on approach then going for it...

I work in Swindon and, once you understand how to negotiate it, the majority of locals love the Magic Roundabout because, as crazy as it looks, it just works. It also means that you do slow down and keep your wits about you in case you meet people coming round it the wrong way (although in some...

My DH bought me a Disney Parks Pandora bracelet back in 2015. We’ve added Disney Parks charms/beads to it over the past few visits (it’s now full) and it is now the perfect way to remind us of special things that we did/saw at the Parks as a family. For example, we saw one of the last showings...

Take a look at the disneycruiselineblog website. There’s lots of great information on there including past Personal Navigators but be warned, it’s one seriously addictive site!

Interesting. That almost certainly explains why I receive an error message when trying to access the onboard gift site for our August Northern European cruise which I booked via the Walt Disney Travel Company UK. Thanks for that useful snippet - how silly of me thinking that people from the UK...

It’s getting closer 😀

Thanks for the really helpful response Chuck. We’re spending a few days in Copenhagen before boarding so will take kroner, euros and dollars alongside our cards then. Good to hear that currency is exchanged back at the original rate - the way things are in the UK politically at the moment...

Has anyone been on a Northern Europe cruise previously? If so, what currency did you take? Just dollars and euros or did you take kroner, krona and roubles too? What are exchange rates generally like onboard? Thanks for any advice 😀

Are you planning on staying in a Disney hotel? If so, UK packages often come with the dining plan included - the type of hotel (Value/Moderate/Deluxe) depends on which package you receive so it’s sometimes cheaper overall to go for a more expensive hotel (known as a resort in Disney speak) which...

If you are British, I would highly recommend reading the Brit Guide to Orlando and WDW. Even though we’ve been to WDW multiple times, we still buy a new one each time to help with the planning process. Oh, and again, if you are British, the summer rain storms probably won’t bother you that...

What about afternoon tea at the Grand Floridian https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/grand-floridian-resort-and-spa/afternoon-tea/? We chose it as my mum’s 70th birthday treat and she loved it. Little ones are welcome too and have their own ‘Mrs Potts’ tea’.