madeline236
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We were at Port Canaveral last week and did Disney. It was worth it in our opinions as we were in port for 12 hours and love Disney. We booked the transport with RCL and then took an uber from the drop off location to Hollywood Studios to see the new Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.
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DH booked us a beach bed on South Beach although I'd prefer one on Chill. We are there Jan 29. yesterday I was trying to find out if the Oasis Lagoon is heated so was googling stuff about Coco Cay and discovered that the fine print of the brochure for Coco Cay says the South Beach ones won't be ready until Jan 31 now. I don't know what this means for my booking but for that reason alone I would strongly suggest that for Jan 28, you book chill island.
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it is also faster if you order the same thing every night. We've been on cruises where the waiter knows what my family will order before we even sit down as no one is adventurous and likes the same thing again and again. If you change what you want on night 5, it will take longer. Especially drinks as drinks take a while for some reason.
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On 1/12/2020 at 6:27 PM, mrs.knip said:
can the classic drinks be made as mocktails for those with the refreshment package?
it depends on the drink. My kids have found that if they ever ask for something on the alcoholic menu and just say 'but no alcohol' or the 'virgin version' they don't have much luck. many times bartenders say it's not worth making without alcohol as it would only be 2 things mixed instead of say 4. If I'm there to say 'but that's what they want' then the bartender will usually do it though. Maybe it's just that kids are treated differently.
We have found it's best to know the names of mocktails and order them by name. Here is the list of virgin cocktails or mocktails I have made for our upcoming cruise (and what should be in it):
- Miami Vice (1/2 pina colada / ½ strawberry daiquiri)
- Lava flow (banana, coconut, pineapple)
- Mango lava flow
- Strawberry lava flow
- Papaya lava flow/passion colada
- Bahama mama (pineapple, grapefruit, grenadine, cherries, sprite)
- Bloody mary (tomato)
- Pina colada
- Peach colada
- Mud slide (my kids love these as it's close to a chocolate milkshake - chocolate syrup with pina colada)
- POG (pineapple, orange, guava)
- Frozen strawberry daiquiri
- Frozen mango daquiri
- Papaya passion
- Love connection (1/3 pina colada, 1/3 mango/ 1/3 strawberry)
- Flavoured lemonades...can be frozen or over ice
- Pineapple blast
- Mango tango (1/2 pina / ½ mango)
- Arnold palmer (1/2 iced tea / ½ lemonde - can be available frozen or over ice
- Virgin coco loco / labadoozie
- Mojito (can be frozen)
- Roy Rodgers (coke and grenadine)
- Atomic cat (OJ and tonic water)
- Singapore sling (lime, mango, pineapple and pomegranate juice, tonic) - this one bartenders sometimes say cannot be made without alcohol
- Mint julips (mint, lemon juice, ginger ale)
- Millionaire sour (sour, ginger ale, grenadine)
- Cherry bubblecake (cherry juice, simple syrup, lemonade)
- Pink cooler (grapefruit juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda)
- Virgin rum punch
- Caribbean cooler (OJ, grenadine, sprite)
- Fuzzy navel (ginger ale, OJ, peach)
- Island fusion (pina colada, passion fruit, OJ)
- Lemon drop (sweet/sour mix, club soda, sugar)
- Purple haze (pineapple juice, passion fruit puree, granadine) - this one bartenders sometimes say cannot be made without alcohol
- Sparkling sombrero (lime juice, passion fruit, agave syrup, ginger ale
- Berry banana colada (banana, strawberry, pina colada, grenadine)
- Bora bora brew (pineapple juice, grenadine, ginger ale)
- Passion papaya crush (papaya and passion fruit, pineapple juice, sprite)
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On 1/12/2020 at 5:55 PM, mrs.knip said:
Are you able to get mocktails at most bars?
you can get mocktails at most bars but I've found that it pays to know what you want. Most bartenders don't seem to have creative mocktail options if you let them pick. You will end up with lots of punch, pina coladas and strawberry daquiris if you don't know your mocktails.
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Our last cruise, our MDR waiter regularly brought my son and his cousin (both 9) food off the adult menu just to encourage them to try something new/different. I loved that.
We also had heard that we could ask for adult food but kids portion size and tried that, but it didn't work. The waiter just said not to eat it all, which is not always easy to do.
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On 12/7/2019 at 12:47 PM, Baked Alaska said:
I'm not sure if it is possible (haven't heard all your particulars), BUT! If you can book fast passes at Disney, you might get to ride 2 or 3 of the better rides while you are there. Even with fast passes there are waits, but it does make it possible to ride more than a couple during the time you will be there.
you can book fastpasses 30 days beforehand. Depending on which park you go to, there are tiers so you can have one for a tier 1 attraction and 2 for a tier 2. They also have to be at least an hour apart so if you have one at 10am, your next cannot be before 11am. With them though, even at busy times, you can get more done and they're totally worth it.
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Maybe the James Bond tour?
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in Cozumel we booked The Amazing Race and it was fun. The reviews say it starts late and they're true - that was my only complaint. They tell you a fairly early meeting time and then wait and wait. It's for many ships so the last ship to arrives is the deciding factor and I wished they'd give the earlier arriving ships a later meeting time so you could do something else instead of waiting. that said, once it gets started, it is a lot of fun. You run all around solving clues and feel like you're on the real thing.
In Costa Maya we booked an excursion with www.thenativechoice.com and it was fantastic. Seeing the ruins and getting a tour from a Mayan descendent, visiting their village now and eating their food. I'd highly recommend.
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2 hours ago, Geoff P said:
I have been on their site just to see what day passes would cost for the day we're there to price things out, haven't purchased the tickets yet, how do I connect them to MagicBands and what are the benefits to that? We planned on Magic Kingdom to get the most hours in the park we could.
MagicBands are most useful if you are doing a Disney vacation as they are your room key, your charge card, your entrance tickets, your FastPass tickets - everything really. The benefit for a one day trip is smaller and they do cost something if you aren't doing a Disney vacation so it may not be worth it to you. The main benefit for a one day is if you already have them and they're connected to your ticket, you don't have to stop and pick up tickets at a wicket when you arrive (which may have a line) - just scan it at the entrance and you're in. So basically more time in the park. Also, if you are interested in going to Hollywood Studios, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and riding the brand new Rise of the Resistance ride, you need to get a virtual FastPass (called "joining a boarding group") the day of once you're near the park. if you have a magic band linked to your tickets, you can do that before you're even in the park and increase the chances of actually getting on this ride.
I have magic bands already from a previous trip and so I don't need to buy now. For a one day trip, unless I was planning on coming back, I'd likely not buy as it's already so expensive.
If you go, regardless of whether or not you also buy Magic Bands, buy your tickets at least 30 days beforehand because on My Disney Experience you can pick 3 Fast Passes which you're going to want for having so few hours in the park.
If you want sit-down meal instead of fast food/counter service, make those reservations beforehand too. You can make them before guying a ticket as early as 6 months before your trip.
My final advice for Disney (I love Disney and have been multiple times), is to make a plan ahead of time of what you want to do and look at maps of the park so you know what is where. You don't want to waste time discussing it in the Park and missing time actually doing stuff. A great website for that is www.TouringPlans.com.
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59 minutes ago, Geoff P said:
I think the park is scheduled to open at 9am the day we are there, which I believe is typical, so we figure we would be there around opening, if not slightly after
Rope Drop is so much fun at Disney World. I love the energy and excitement. I also love being first in line for my favourite attractions and not waiting. Sigh. Great memories.
I emailed RCCL excursion desk and for my cruise we are expected to be in port from 6 - 6. They responded that we can expect the bus to leave at 7:30 to head to the park and likely the meeting time for returning is around 4. That would line up with what your calendar says for a 7 - 7 time frame since leaving the park at 4 would mean returning to the ship at around 5 - 5:30 depending on traffic. Strange that they wouldn't adjust the times for a ship that's on a slightly different schedule. You would think that my bus would leave an hour earlier than yours and return an hour earlier too.
If you pre-buy your tickets to the park and connect them to MagicBands, you should get almost 7 hours in the part then assuming you go to Magic Kingdom or Epcot. Getting to/from the other parks would take more time sadly and I really want to do Hollywood Studios to see Galaxy's Edge. Oh well, it will still be awesome.
12 minutes ago, CruisinUpinLife said:Is the transportation excursion booked via Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner or third party?
If it showed up in Geoff's calendar, it must have been booked via RCCL as third party excursions never show up in the calendar on the cruise planner.
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Crowded Disney is still great IMO, but I'm a huge Disney lover. We were there at Christmas before and found it not too crowded - more crowded than other times for sure but we booked FP, had a plan and enjoyed the experience. The decorations add to the atmosphere.
Kennedy Space Centre is popular though and people like it.
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On 11/15/2019 at 9:07 AM, Geoff P said:
Yea we talked about renting a car but decided we'd rather just spend a little more on the transport "excursion" so we wouldn't have to drive or worry about it at all. The time for the transport says 7:30am-5:30pm...I'm assuming that means we would be leaving at 7:30 and then back at the ship for 5:30 right?
I could always call to find out more details, as cruise planner isn't super helpful with some of these specific details, but figured I'd ask here first.
how did you find out the times for the transport? We are on Grandeur sailing in January and are in port 6am to 6pm but I cannot find times for the transport anywhere. The best I can find is the duration for the excursion is 10 hours so I am assuming off the ship for 10 hours which translates into about 7 hours of park time. I'm worried though since I've read comments on other forums that people were in port for 12 hours but the bus got them back 3-4 hours before they left port so they missed several park hours due to the transport system/schedule.
things I learned on Grandeur last week
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