ZFamily5
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2010
Once upon a time, a college student joked with her grandma that they should have a joint birthday party. Cupcakes, fruit punch, friends; what more could you ask for on your birthday? The college student’s grandma took the idea and ran with it. She ran so far, in fact, that she decided instead of a birthday part at home the whole family should take a Disney cruise.
As you may have guessed by now, I am that college student! My name is Brenna, although sometimes I go by Thing1 on the boards since I have two younger sisters. Like I mentioned, I am a college student and am studying elementary education. Besides my adoration of all things Disney, I love reading and rollerblading. This will be my fourth cruise (two on NCL and one previous Disney) and I can’t wait! Word of warning: We (namely my sisters and I) frequently make faces in photos, not because we are unhappy but because we think it is funny. Prepare yourself for many bad (funny) pictures over the course of this PTR.
Before I share more details on the actual trip, let me introduce you to the rest of my wonderful family.
My mom and dad are so excited for this trip. They both work full-time so we love taking advantage of our vacations to spend a lot of time together soaking up the sun and eating (a lot of eating). This will be their fourth cruise as well and while Disney is significantly more expensive than other lines, they agree that the service and atmosphere is unbeatable.
T (or Thing2) is fifteen years old and a sophomore in high school. She is very involved in speech team and drama club, along with her piano lessons. When she’s not snuggling with her puppy, you can probably find her binge-watching Netflix while doing her homework. T is extremely humorous and I’m hoping she will chime in here from time to time to add her own thoughts in.
K (or Thing3) is eleven years old and in fifth grade. She is in competition dance and doesn’t have time for much else. Seriously. She has dance for roughly 25 hours a week. I can’t imagine how she’ll manage it if she continues into junior high and high school but she loves it. K loves the AquaDuck but is afraid of swimming. We’ll have to see how that plays out on this trip.
Last but certainly not least is the mastermind behind the trip, Grandma Z. My grandpa passed away when I was young and T, K and I are her only grandchildren. We see Grandma Z a lot and she definitely spoils us. We took our first Disney cruise to celebrate the end of her chemo in 2014 and she got hooked. She’s not big on plane travel but when she knows a cruise is at the end of the flight, she’s on board.
I know this has been a lengthy first post, just a few more details for today! We are on the Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Fantasy that departs on July 16. This trip is celebrating a whole lot of milestones for us. T turns 16 in June, my parents’ 25th anniversary is in July (while we are on the cruise), I turn 20 in September, and Grandma Z turns 21 again in October. K’s next birthday isn’t a milestone but we felt bad leaving her out so we decided she can also celebrate the end of competition season for dance, as she will have just gotten back from Nationals a few weeks prior to the trip.
We are all eager to begin planning more details of the trip and hope that you’ll be along for the ride. There’s not too much planning involved but it would be great to share excitement with other Disney cruise fans leading up to the trip. Thank you for reading!
As you may have guessed by now, I am that college student! My name is Brenna, although sometimes I go by Thing1 on the boards since I have two younger sisters. Like I mentioned, I am a college student and am studying elementary education. Besides my adoration of all things Disney, I love reading and rollerblading. This will be my fourth cruise (two on NCL and one previous Disney) and I can’t wait! Word of warning: We (namely my sisters and I) frequently make faces in photos, not because we are unhappy but because we think it is funny. Prepare yourself for many bad (funny) pictures over the course of this PTR.
Before I share more details on the actual trip, let me introduce you to the rest of my wonderful family.
My mom and dad are so excited for this trip. They both work full-time so we love taking advantage of our vacations to spend a lot of time together soaking up the sun and eating (a lot of eating). This will be their fourth cruise as well and while Disney is significantly more expensive than other lines, they agree that the service and atmosphere is unbeatable.
T (or Thing2) is fifteen years old and a sophomore in high school. She is very involved in speech team and drama club, along with her piano lessons. When she’s not snuggling with her puppy, you can probably find her binge-watching Netflix while doing her homework. T is extremely humorous and I’m hoping she will chime in here from time to time to add her own thoughts in.
K (or Thing3) is eleven years old and in fifth grade. She is in competition dance and doesn’t have time for much else. Seriously. She has dance for roughly 25 hours a week. I can’t imagine how she’ll manage it if she continues into junior high and high school but she loves it. K loves the AquaDuck but is afraid of swimming. We’ll have to see how that plays out on this trip.
Last but certainly not least is the mastermind behind the trip, Grandma Z. My grandpa passed away when I was young and T, K and I are her only grandchildren. We see Grandma Z a lot and she definitely spoils us. We took our first Disney cruise to celebrate the end of her chemo in 2014 and she got hooked. She’s not big on plane travel but when she knows a cruise is at the end of the flight, she’s on board.
I know this has been a lengthy first post, just a few more details for today! We are on the Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Fantasy that departs on July 16. This trip is celebrating a whole lot of milestones for us. T turns 16 in June, my parents’ 25th anniversary is in July (while we are on the cruise), I turn 20 in September, and Grandma Z turns 21 again in October. K’s next birthday isn’t a milestone but we felt bad leaving her out so we decided she can also celebrate the end of competition season for dance, as she will have just gotten back from Nationals a few weeks prior to the trip.
We are all eager to begin planning more details of the trip and hope that you’ll be along for the ride. There’s not too much planning involved but it would be great to share excitement with other Disney cruise fans leading up to the trip. Thank you for reading!