jedijill
Chiefs fan living in Bronco country
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2005
Ahoy there Mateys! Gather 'round for a tale of pirates invading the Southern Caribbean on the Disney Magic on 9/20!
Hi, my name is Jill and I'll be the pirate captain on this adventure. I live in Denver, Colorado with my lovely dachshund, Bailey. Although I'm cruising solo again (this is solo cruise # 7 on Disney!) I will be meeting up with my friend and travel agent and her daughter. There is a rumor of finally meeting a special Dis friend as well!
A little background: I booked this cruise on day 1 way back in February of 2013 and locked in the best price. I got a Category 11B inside cabin on Deck 6. I looked into upgrading to a veranda but I just couldn't justify an extra $1000 when this cruise was about all the new ports.
After booking, I pretty much put the trip on the back burner for quite awhile. In the meantime, I sold the house I had been renting out back in Kansas City after 5 years and planned my 27th (ok, really 40th!) birthday WDW/Dream cruise. I sneaked in a "bonus" trip to DL in March of this year. After getting back from DL, I decided I better get busy planning for this trip.
My biggest debate came after Disney announced the earlier start to the F&W Festival. This year was supposed to be a non-park year so I could allow my DVC points to catch back up. (See how successful I was with that plan since I went to DL!
) Since I didn't have points and my AP has expired, I decided that I would skip WDW this time and instead spend a couple of days exploring San Juan instead.
I originally booked a Courtyard by Marriott on the beach in OSJ but cancelled it and booked the Sheraton in OSJ since it is right by the pier. (More on that later!) I booked R/T tickets on SW from Denver to San Juan using my Rapid Rewards points...yay free ticket! I change planes in Orlando on the way down and Tampa on the way home.
I booked excursions at 105 days and have slowly added some activities on for my San Juan days.
I'm at 3 weeks from sailing and I'm super excited!
Jill in CO
Hi, my name is Jill and I'll be the pirate captain on this adventure. I live in Denver, Colorado with my lovely dachshund, Bailey. Although I'm cruising solo again (this is solo cruise # 7 on Disney!) I will be meeting up with my friend and travel agent and her daughter. There is a rumor of finally meeting a special Dis friend as well!
A little background: I booked this cruise on day 1 way back in February of 2013 and locked in the best price. I got a Category 11B inside cabin on Deck 6. I looked into upgrading to a veranda but I just couldn't justify an extra $1000 when this cruise was about all the new ports.
After booking, I pretty much put the trip on the back burner for quite awhile. In the meantime, I sold the house I had been renting out back in Kansas City after 5 years and planned my 27th (ok, really 40th!) birthday WDW/Dream cruise. I sneaked in a "bonus" trip to DL in March of this year. After getting back from DL, I decided I better get busy planning for this trip.
My biggest debate came after Disney announced the earlier start to the F&W Festival. This year was supposed to be a non-park year so I could allow my DVC points to catch back up. (See how successful I was with that plan since I went to DL!
) Since I didn't have points and my AP has expired, I decided that I would skip WDW this time and instead spend a couple of days exploring San Juan instead. I originally booked a Courtyard by Marriott on the beach in OSJ but cancelled it and booked the Sheraton in OSJ since it is right by the pier. (More on that later!) I booked R/T tickets on SW from Denver to San Juan using my Rapid Rewards points...yay free ticket! I change planes in Orlando on the way down and Tampa on the way home.
I booked excursions at 105 days and have slowly added some activities on for my San Juan days.
I'm at 3 weeks from sailing and I'm super excited!
Jill in CO
