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Sarah Rae

Sarah Rae

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I'm looking into a cruise for June, July or August 2014, but I'm still a bit apprehensive...I think 5 nights would be ideal, but that doesn't seem available, so we're looking at either a 3-night or 7-night...3 seems way too short, but 7 is more expensive than we typically spend on vacation (especially once we add in flights for 3 people). Any insight on that dilemma?

ALSO, it seems that the only ship doing 7-night cruises is the Fantasy, and according to the website (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/s...rch/?facetValue0=fv_AgeRange_adults-18-and-up) there is a whole lot of nothing to do without kids. This can't be right, can it?! I will be travelling with my parents, and possibly my brother (he's 25, I'm 23). We're excited about the possibility of trying a Disney Cruise, but we don't tend to spend too much time sitting around. We need things to DO. More than just bars, which is all I can seem to find for adults on the Fantasy. Is there another, more useful site where I can see what activities are available?
 
Disneyfalcon

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Sarah Rae said:
I'm looking into a cruise for June, July or August 2014, but I'm still a bit apprehensive...I think 5 nights would be ideal, but that doesn't seem available, so we're looking at either a 3-night or 7-night...3 seems way too short, but 7 is more expensive than we typically spend on vacation (especially once we add in flights for 3 people). Any insight on that dilemma?

ALSO, it seems that the only ship doing 7-night cruises is the Fantasy, and according to the website (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/s...rch/?facetValue0=fv_AgeRange_adults-18-and-up) there is a whole lot of nothing to do without kids. This can't be right, can it?! I will be travelling with my parents, and possibly my brother (he's 25, I'm 23). We're excited about the possibility of trying a Disney Cruise, but we don't tend to spend too much time sitting around. We need things to DO. More than just bars, which is all I can seem to find for adults on the Fantasy. Is there another, more useful site where I can see what activities are available?
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Go for 4 nights! 3 nights is wayyyy too short! Once you get onboard and settled, it's almost time to get off!

There is so much to do for adults also. They list the next days activities in the daily Navigators. There are cooking classes, movies, mixology classes, pub quizzes, trivia games, bingo, etc. etc.
 
djpoore94

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DH & I are going on our first cruise in May and I have a couple questions about the brunch at Palo. First of all, what is the dress code at brunch? Is it as dressy as dinner? Also, is the brunch as hard to book as the dinner, this being our first cruise, i really don't want to miss out!
 
Disneyfalcon

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djpoore94 said:
DH & I are going on our first cruise in May and I have a couple questions about the brunch at Palo. First of all, what is the dress code at brunch? Is it as dressy as dinner? Also, is the brunch as hard to book as the dinner, this being our first cruise, i really don't want to miss out!
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It is not as dressy as dinner, but still no jeans, shorts, etc.

Brunch is actually harder to get because it's only offered on Sea Days. Not impossible, but you need to try to book it as soon as your booking window opens! If you don't get it, try again once you board.
 
djpoore94

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Disneyfalcon said:
It is not as dressy as dinner, but still no jeans, shorts, etc.

Brunch is actually harder to get because it's only offered on Sea Days. Not impossible, but you need to try to book it as soon as your booking window opens! If you don't get it, try again once you board.
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Thanks Tammy! I won't be heartbroken if we don't get it, but it took some convincing to get DH to agree to it, so I'd really like to try while I've got him on the hook.

What time of day does the booking window open? We have the date on our calendar, but I'm not sure about the time and I've read some different answers to that question.
 
Disneyfalcon

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djpoore94 said:
Thanks Tammy! I won't be heartbroken if we don't get it, but it took some convincing to get DH to agree to it, so I'd really like to try while I've got him on the hook.

What time of day does the booking window open? We have the date on our calendar, but I'm not sure about the time and I've read some different answers to that question.
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Midnight! If it opens on say Wednesday the 16th, you can book on Tuesday at midnight. Don't log in too early or it will lock you out. Log in right at midnight and immediately go to the sea day and adult dining.
 
djpoore94

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Disneyfalcon said:
Midnight! If it opens on say Wednesday the 16th, you can book on Tuesday at midnight. Don't log in too early or it will lock you out. Log in right at midnight and immediately go to the sea day and adult dining.
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Thank you so much for your help! I guess we'll be taking a nap and setting our alarm since I'm pretty sure ours opens on a work day :)
 
lbrad

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Wanted to do Castaway Cay 5k on our upcoming cruise (Disney Dream Nov. 24-27th).
If it is available would it be listed with Port Excursions for CC or do you sign up on the ship?
I thought they had it with every cruise but looks like they don't :(
 
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lbrad said:
Wanted to do Castaway Cay 5k on our upcoming cruise (Disney Dream Nov. 24-27th).
If it is available would it be listed with Port Excursions for CC or do you sign up on the ship?
I thought they had it with every cruise but looks like they don't :(
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You don't sign up, you just show up! They have a time to meet listed in the Navigator. :)
 
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Has anyone booked the pre-cruise Adventure by Disney in Barcelona? We just did for June 11th thru the 14th, 2014. I'm told that they may still need a few more people to have it "Go". So, for our sakes, please book it, anyone and everyone!! We're really looking forward to it, and would be slightly devastated if it didn't happen.

By the way, has anyone done this Adventure before? What did you think?
 
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