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From Spain to Space Mountain - Taking the Magic Home
Welcome Aboard!!
This thread is a continuation of
previous thread - part 1
previous thread - part 2
previous thread - part 3
previous thread - part 4
A big welcome to all our new cruisers, please join in the fun!
Please take time to read the information on the first two pages. They contain important information, as well as details of all the events, exchanges and meet ups that are being planned.
Lynne has very kindly been writing awesome recaps of the week's events, so those who arent glued to the dis 24/7 can keep up with all thats been going on. The latest weekly recap is on the bottom of this page, and all previous recaps can be found on this thread
If you would like to join in any of the events and exchanges below, please PM the person organising that particular event. In order to ensure smooth running, if you are joining in the events and exchanges, please ensure you take time to reply to any and all PM’s the organiser may send you. If after several attempts you cannot be reached by the organiser, they reserve the right to remove your name from that event/exchange.
Sorry for all the information overload, now back to the fun!
2011 WBTA website
(with thanks to noel and john)
https://sites.google.com/site/wbtasep2011/
this will hopefully be used later to create something similar to what was done for last year's WBTA:
2010 WBTA dis navigator
PLEASE NOTE: when signing up to the website - clicking on FE, SM or any other activity DOES NOT enrol you for that group. You MUST PM the organiser of that activity in order to be signed up for it. The organisers take no responsibility for people thinking they're signed up for something when they're actually not. It is up to YOU to sign up and respond to any PMs that are sent to you.
Itinerary
2011 westbound transatlantic itinerary
Saturday 10th Barcelona, Spain - aboard 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 11th At Sea
Monday 12th Gibraltar, U.K. - ashore 7:30 a.m, aboard 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 13th At Sea
Wednesday 14th Madeira, Portugal - ashore 8:30 a.m, aboard 9:30 p.m.
Thursday 15th At Sea
Friday 16th At Sea
Saturday 17th At Sea
Sunday 18th At Sea
Monday 19th At Sea
Tuesday 20th St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles - ashore 7:15 a.m, aboard 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 21st Tortola, British Virgin Islands - ashore 7:30 a.m, aboard 3:45 p.m.
Thursday 22nd At Sea
Friday 23rd Castaway Cay - ashore 11:15 a.m, aboard 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 24th Port Canaveral, Florida - ashore 7:30 a.m
Calendar of events
Date Day Port Event
10-Sep Saturday (Barcelona) Promenade Lounge meet-up 3pm
11-Sep Sunday (At Sea) (formal night) toddler meet-up, deck 9 splash area 10am
12-Sep Monday (Gibraltar) Morrisons shopping trip! (opening hours approx 9-7pm)
13-Sep Tuesday (At Sea)
14-Sep Wednesday (Madeira, Portugal) Madeira Tour (Birkner)
15-Sep Thursday (At Sea) (theme night - probably villains) The Magic Pub Crawl (Chris&Jeremy/Cliffy97)
16-Sep Friday (At Sea) (formal night)
17-Sep Saturday (At Sea) Champagne Girls!! (Pinky166)
18-Sep Sunday (At Sea) Pajama Breakfast (MandyGirl)
19-Sep Monday (At Sea) Mickey Mouse Club night
20-Sep Tuesday (St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles) (pirate night) St Maarten Shark dive (txmermaid1)
21-Sep Wednesday (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) Jost VanDyke excursion (Beach Day and Snorkeling) (MandyGirl) ; Tortola scuba diving (txmermaid1)
22-Sep Thursday (At Sea) (semi formal) farewell lunch 12.15pm, location to be decided
23-Sep Friday (Castaway Cay, Bahamas)
24-Sep Saturday (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
Current list of cruisers:
(updated 27th July 2011)
People with a ? next to their name have not confirmed yet if they are definately able to cruise
If i have missed anyone out, please let me know
2BNDisney - blake (solo)
? 2canadianfans – Sharon and Jean-Marc
3Canadianslovedisney - Leanne, DH Ken, DD Morgan (9), parents Ted and Dorothy
alphainn -
Amackay – Allan and DG Genna
AngieKaye - angie and manda
auntlynne - Lynne (solo)
aurore - Aurore and DH Iestyn
babydiver - richard and sue
beauty & the best - liz and DH Joe
Beccabeehappy - Becca and Frankie
Berries97 – Kim, DS royce(4)
? Bhsddisneynut – him and DW
binkytell - Sarah, DH Brian, DD Beth (9), DD Ellie (7 months)
Birkner (and birknerjohn) – Noel and John
? Boswellnakia - tyrone
Brookspayne - Burnice and parents
? Caaimee -
? Cadznychc - Brenda, DS, DBIL
calipenna - larissa, DH robert, DS liam (3)
CaroleRWO - Carole, Mike and Jenny
carolsherman - carol
cartmeller - graeme and DW margaret
Carys – Sandra
? CastMember_02
chanti - her, DH, DD (4)
chirpee - Lorraine and DH paul
Chris&Jeremy (and Jeremy&Chris)- Chris (33) and Jeremy (32)
Christannj – her, DH, two adult children
? Cingularone @yahoo.co – Dennis and DW Donita
Cliffy97 - Dan and Bruce
col1 - colin, DW Yvonne, DD Nicole (16), DS Ryan (12)
colkath2005 - colette, dad bill, mum kath, DS billy (13), DS jayden (11), DS keegan (4)
csgraves - dan and connie
DCL_dreamer - Claire and DH Bob
? Debg -
Dgentrysim - Debra and DH Rick
? Dibond38 - Diana, Steve and DD (6)
disneyfan_sd - Crystal and Trent
disneynut64 - cindy and pam
? disneymagicgirl -
diszneycrazee - bren, OH Paul, DD Georgia (6)
donaldcp98 - mike and tabitha
? Doodledoo -
dopeylover54 -
dreamscomealive - tiago, helena
dylan'smom - bev,
eblong - Bruce and DW Rita
Ebony - Jan, DH Carl
Edith75 - Edith, DH Darren, DD Mallory (13), DD Mackenzie (10)
emmah16 - emma, DH dan, DS Sam (3)
eeyorelvr10 - laura
*flower* (and mr_smee) - kris
fly4free2 - evelyn
fontabel - her and DH
GA-yaya - Peggy and DH Roger
GatorMomInNC - her, DS (7), DS (4), Dmom (78)
giraffe104 - Josh (solo)
Goofy_Adpi - Laura
Goofprincess - Sandy and DH Tony
Granmaz – Marilyn and DH John
Grumpy1234 (and magic123)- Norman and DW Margaret
Happyfeet - Sue
hazelandannie - hazel and annie
heatherLOVESmickey - heather and DH
iansgran -
jadragnfly - nancy and rich
? Jennifer_in_MI – Jennifer, DH Steve, DS Sam (15), DS Andrew (13), DS William (11), DD Margaret (5)
jessicasmom (and jessicasdad) - Pat, Larry and DD Jessica (26)
jinxleprechaun - Michael, DW Mary, DD Tamara (12), DMIL Rosanna
jjb52 -
jsassy -
Juliasuzanne - Julia and Samantha
Julie2009 - Julie (solo)
Just_love_Eeyore (and Rasmus Faber) – Christina, DH Rasmus, DS Thomas
Karentan – Karen, DH Gary
kentgirl - Tracey, DH Dave, relatives Lesley and Tony
? kileybeth -
KiwiMatt – Matthew, DW Hanneke, DD Arwen (5)
kj_connections - Karen and DH Jeff
KrisannB - Krisann, DH Ashley, DD Ashlyn (16), Aaron (14)
kthomas618 -
liesbeth1012 - liesbeth and DS
Lindababe (and MomE and LovingtheMouse) - Linda, Eilean, and Caroline
lionessa - nancy and DD nancy-paris (8)
m_kasch - mary (solo)
? Madscrapper - Jeannine, DD (15) and DD (12)
MandyGirl – Mandy, DH Curt, DD (5), DD (15 months)
Manon_Paul_Nina - her, DH and DD (3)
mausmu - mark and sandy
? Meliador – Melia, DH
melonz - Mel, DD Paris (16), DD Chanelle (14) and DS Ethan (10)
Middleofamerica - Matt, Mindi, and 3 kids (9, 7, and 4)
michelle2 - michelle
? MissErin – Erin, DH Jeff, DD Abby, DS Drew, DD Cara
Missjudit - Judi and DH David
mlandgrebe - merill and DH drew
? Mom_rules - her and DH
? Mousemansion
Namsupak - Lauren, DH James, DD Lorelei (2)
? Nassausoccermom
Nick262 – Nickole, DH Dom, DD Kirsten (8)
njmom23grls - lisa
okw93 - susan and michael
Paragd911 – Mark and DW Joy, doggy JJ
pink pug - Pat and Anna
Pinky166 – Claire and DH Lee
pixie_dust_for_me! - karen and DS Andrew (12)
PFlamingo - Pat and DH Dennis
pkicinski @ yahoo.com - pat and tom
poohluv2u - karen and ed
pooh's pals - Jane and DH Tony
purplelv93 - monique and dad
rala - couple and DD (2)
rikersmom - karen and DS Kevin (adult)
rubyblue - karen and DH stan
seamour - Mic, DD sarah (13), DD Talena (24)
schmendrick54 - Jerry and DW Linda
? Scothen - Scot
seawyse - chris and yvonne
seraphine - dawn, DH steve, DS Calum (6), DD Eilidh (2)
SHarper02 - them and DS (10)
Sinnika - taina
smootenloopers - tammy (solo)
Squitty - Michelle and DH Neil
steamboat_will - him and friend Abby
stlucielady - lisa and DD JoAnna (27)
sue_l - sue and Dsis Vickie
Susie2 - Susie and DH
thepicketts - Damian and mother in law Jimmie Joyce
theviking - heather and DH erik
Tigger 24 - Bernadette, DH Jon, DD Hailey (7)
time2cruise -
tod&copper (and StephenKay) - Mary and DH Stevie
tojam - him, DW Jamie, DS and Jamie's mother
TotallyAngelic - Sarah and DH Tony
tubbsteruk - paul, DW helen, DD grace (2)
txmermaid1 - jill and cousin jana
? U2FanHfx – Chad and DW
We’re_aliens – Jane and Dave
Wkrider (and buttercup) – Mark and Katie
williamk99 - him, DW, DS (8) and DS (4)
wrabitdad - bob and DW dale
yogitxtx - sandy (solo)
ziggybaby -
Logos that can be added to signatures/magnets/tshirts etc
official one:
link to signature size version of the logo above
link to other WBTA logos in various sizes
Other useful info
For non-US citizens
The visa waiver scheme has now been discontinued and has been replaced by the Electronic System for Travel Authorization. Any non-US citizens from previous visa waiver countries now need to apply online for authorization to travel to the US, prior to travelling. You no longer have the option of filling in the form while on the ship. ESTA application process
The site states that you only have to take note of the authorization number, and do not need to print anything out. However one of the cruisers from the 2010 WBTA reported that this was not the case, DCL requires a print out of the ESTA. Those that did not have the print out were required to reapply for the ESTA at check in. Understandably this caused a lot of stress for some people, so please take note of this, so you dont get caught out the same way.
Barcelona tips
Travelling from London to Spain by train
Barcelona Cruise Terminal Information
Hotels in Barcelona thread, more hotels, even more hotels
Kids in Barcelona
Barcelona with Children
Where to buy cheap alcohol before boarding (borrowed from the 2010 WBTA thread):
Before the 2007 TA, we discovered the wine shop in El Corte Ingles, which is a department store located at the top of Las Ramblas. The wine department is on the lower level, in the grocery store. The selection is fabulous, and the prices incredible!
London tips
What to do in London
Travel for kids
Things for children to do in London
Previous trip reports
Totally Angelic
Tinker1belle
MagicMe
MinnieMousefam
DolphinGirl47
(thanks to Noel (Birkner) for these links, they've been shamelessly stolen from her previous posts!)
Where to find WiFi access
wifi access points while in port
kids thread
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2680262
Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_152365544827288
Dining nights
Mary (Tod and Copper) has had this confirmed by DCL
I've just been speaking to DCL so asked while I was on. She couldn't give me the menu/dining themes for the evening yet, but she did confirm the undernoted:-
Night 2 - Formal Night (Sea Day)
Night 6 - Theme Night TBC (Sea Day)
Night 7 - Formal Night (Sea Day)
Night 11 - Pirate Night (St Maarten)
Night 13 - Semi-Formal (Sea Day)