littlej

Hi all, we're taking our 2nd Disney cruise in November. 4 night Bahamian cruise. We're hoping to enjoy a Palo brunch. We will be packing light, and my DH is concerned with packing a third pair of bulky dress shoes for the Palo brunch. He'll be wearing nice slacks with a belt and a collared Polo shirt. He is bringing nice sneakers (which he WON'T wear to Palo) and a nice pair of closed-toe sandals. I'm telling him the sandals will be fine, but he's worried. But we might have to bring another piece of luggage just for the extra shoes, his feet are that big. Can some of you who have seen people dress for Palo brunch since the change in dress code give me some sense of what kind of shoes men often wear in Palo? The stated Palo dress code does not expressly forbid sandals for men.

Thanks!

Thank you, that's exactly what we'll do!

This is a helpful thread, thanks. Another question - my family of 4 (2 kids) is sailing with my parents. My mom has a hard time moving around with arthritis, and we all have early dinner seating. She would like to have breakfast on the last morning in the dining room to avoid walking too much in the buffet, but it's very hard for her to be up that early. If we arrived at the dining room at say, 7:30am instead of 6:15, would we still be served breakfast?

Thank you both. That last cruise was a 4 night on the Wonder. This one will be on the Dream. Everyone is so helpful on these boards!

I can't find anything about this, tell me more! Our first Disney cruise we took our 4 year old, and the pirate party wasn't too scary for him, it was too late. He was just too tired and asked us to take him to bed. This fall we're bringing him (now 10) and his little brother (5) and I would love to have the option of an earlier party. We're doing a 4 night Bahamian cruise.

I haven't eaten at Palo yet, but from the reviews I've read and from my own experience at "nicer" restaurants, $100/person without drinks is not at all out of line. Victoria & Alberts at Walt Disney World costs $150/person without alcohol.

Hi, I'm very curious to hear opinions of the changes on the Dream after her drydock. We're taking our boys (5 and 10) exactly a year from tomorrow, and I especially am interested in hearing about the Star Wars addition in the kids' club! Also want to know what the addition in the adults-only area is like.

thanks for sharing!

I recently sailed solo. I booked during the BOGO at the time and they applied the discount to my booking, so I effectively was charged a 150% single supplement.

Like Bob said.

Also I found out this: it begins on embarkation if you purchased before boarding, or at the time of purchase if you purchase onboard. I had the premium package, which included a reusable cup for Coke products and alcoholic beverages. On debarkation day, I could still refill my cup at the Coke machines, but all the bars were closed.

I thought I heard the cruise director on the Enchantment this past weekend say that Oasis was coming to Port Canaveral for 7 day cruises. But I wasn't paying close attention, sorry.

I was just on the March 6 sailing. The formal night was on the Nassau port day, so a lot of people stayed on the island for dinner. I didn't see a ton of people in tuxedos or real suits in the MDR. I'd say the average guy was dressed in a button down or polo shirt with a jacket. I wore a nice sundress, and most women were dressed similarly.

Enchantment did make it to Cococay on Sunday, March 8. It was really windy, choppy and overcast in the morning, but the captain took a gamble, and it paid off. The wind calmed and the sun came out later. We watched as a Norwegian ship nearby gave up and didn't tender, and sailed away. Too bad for them!

Yes, we did make it to Coco Cay. I think we were on of the 1st to do so in a couple of weeks. The weather was absolutely perfect!!! About 80 degrees, sunny and very little wind (and very calm seas). I will cross my fingers that you get to stop there as well :)

 

Melissa

Hi Melissa, quick Cococay question - when you were there, did you find that you needed insect repellent?

Thanks!

No amount of dieting now will help in a week. LOL

:D You're right about that! But thanks to the last 2.5 months of dieting, I hit my target over the weekend! I shall celebrate by printing out this entire thread and eating one of everything on my 3 night cruise! :eek:

It's been 10 years since I've been on a Royal cruise! and I'm trying to be on a pre-cruise diet before I embark in 7 days. Why did I torture myself by reading this entire thread just before dinner??:confused:

Well, you just scared a banana out of me. :eek::D

LOL, excellent! I have nothing to compare, except that horrible sinking feeling... When I took my husband on his first cruise and we were checking in at the port, the nice lady at check-in asked the usual questions, and asked if either of us were sick. My husband immediately piped up and said, why yes! (like in a "thanks for asking!" tone of voice.) We were asked to just stand aside, please while a colleague of hers came to speak with us further. Well, the next 45 minutes were spent with an agent who started a barrage of questions for my poor DH to figure out what horrible plague he was trying to bring on the ship. Which just happened to be seasonal allergies, but my DH just thought the check in person was being kind and sympathetic. They finally let us on board. :o

If you're all 18 or over, you don't even have to be family. You could be perfect strangers traveling together. :)

Well, a girl can dream, but right now, all I'm dreaming of are temperatures above freezing. :) At this point, I don't care if I'm sailing in a broom closet, as long as I can get out on the deck and feel the sun on my face without danger of frostbite.

LOL, Bob, you're always so very tactful. ;)

Thanks all. I think I need to adjust my packing plan a little! I'm not from Florida, but I should be. :o I think anything under 65 is cold too! I've been watching the weather online very closely, but as we all know, the conditions on the top deck of a cruise ship next to the pool can be very different than those on the ground!

thanks for all your replies, very helpful! (and thanks to the moderator for moving my thread. I realize now the replies are probably better in this context. :) )

Hi all,

I know temperatures are totally subjective, but if I'm one of those people who are cold all the time and won't use the pool if it's not heated and it's not at least 83 degrees outside with no wind, do I bother bringing that extra bathing suit on a 3-night Bahamas cruise from Port Canaveral in 2 weeks? I'm starting to wonder if I should swap out a couple of pairs of shorts for capris and bring a jacket and/or sweater for the deck. I want to enjoy the sunshine but I don't like being chilly.

Any of you cold-blooded people out there been on this itinerary in the beginning of March? Can you give some advice about what it will be like on the deck while we're docked? I'll be on Enchantment, don't know if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

Hi all, I have no experience with upgrades, no idea how they work. If I'm a solo in an interior room, and all interior rooms are now sold out for my cruise, is there any possibility that I'll get a call to upgrade me so a larger party can book my room? Or am I dreaming?

Feel free to laugh!

Hi Brandywine,

Everyone has their own favorite weather website, mine is Weather Underground. Use this to watch Cocoa Beach's weather over the next few days to decide whether to splurge on that oceanfront room. As of now, Sunday shows a chance of rain. I'm going to be watching the weather closely in the Caribbean and Florida in 2 weeks to decide if I need to pack that rain jacket and an extra pair of long pants!

Weather Underground also has a cool device called a trip/travel planner where you can put in the location (say, Cocoa Beach or Nassau) and see what the historical weather has been for the last several years.

jenny

17 more days! All my stress will disappear at the first appearance of a palm tree....:D

On Enchantment in the WJ in the evening, they have ice cream - which is almost the consistency of a milk shake since they really don't keep it in a station that keeps it frozen very well:D

Now that's information that will work to my advantage!

jenny