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Thanks!!!!

On 5/4/2019 at 12:20 PM, ZeeWP said:

Thanks for your review! Husband, sister and I are taking my 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son next February on a similar itinerary (your original) SO I am definitely looking forward to your feedback. 

Excited to read more! 

PS-if you happen to have the Camp Ocean Penguins activity schedule, I would love to take a look at it 🙂

Thanks

I will check to see if we kept the schedule ☺

On 5/3/2019 at 7:35 AM, fyree39 said:

Great start!  I'll be looking forward to more.  Maybe this weekend?

Thanks, I hope to complete the Embarkation tonight.😁

I'm sorry I haven't been on too much, been on a conference for my job, and just trying to catch up.  I will post an update shortly. 

Very nice review so far!!!  We were on the Vista the week before y'all and had the same problem in Roatan.  Oh well, we will have to boo another cruise to go back.  Looking forward to the Dream, we will be on her in December for a grand escape from the children. We booked a Spa Balcony on deck 11, only 215 more days😁!!!!

We were able to sneak one of my boys, they didn't meet the height requirements, through once.  The attendants did catch on by the second time and let us know that they were too short to ride. 

DAY 1:  The Embarkation Debacle!!!

Here it is, the day we have been waiting for 2 years has finally arrived!!!  The Boises were up early (as usual), so we put together our last minute packing items and clean the house before we leave for the port.  My wife and I took the boys for a ride to feed he ducks behind where she works and pick up some more items we forgot to buy before (the advantages of lists).

We finally left the house at about 11 am for a 130 pm arrival time.  Honestly, even though we only about 30 minutes from the port, it was a complete madhouse.  We decided to drop off Nana and Grandma at the port, and all of the STUFF.....  We sat in traffic for over half an hour before being able to turn into the port.  We dropped off our vehicles at the Discount Parking on Harborside by I45.  They were absolutely great and had a nice shuttle service too.  We all are back at the port together and get in the line stretching the whole length of the terminal ugh.   Our arrival time of 130 has come and gone and we were still standing outside of the terminal.  We arrived where the lines diverged (Arrival time & Early/Late) a few minutes after our arrival time and were told that we needed to wait in the Early/Late line.  My wife at this time made it known to the world that we have been  standing in line since well before our arrival time.  The port employees must have heard, because they let us through the other line.😉   It couldn't have been that we were also hauling 2 crazy boys in a stroller, a lady on the rollator, another in a wheelchair.😅  We could have used all of the help we could get.  We did also have the advantages of going through the handicap line at that point.  That is where the smoothness ended.  Nana and Grandma were the first to be processed.  Then they were whisked through to process our group, leaving the rollator with their carry-on items.....  Traveling with 6 people is definitely a difficult task and the amount of stuff we brought didn't make it any easier.

More to come later, trying and failing at multi-tasking.😎  

Very nice!! 

We had a really great tender experience in Belize.  They were so helpful, especially with us having toddlers and wheelchairs in our party.

I'm sorry it has been super busy, but here is a sneak peak of how we started our embarkation day....

Nevermind, it just posts a link.....

I'm sorry I haven't been back sooner.  It has been a crazy busy week trying to catch up at work, plus school, then my mom is in town. Also, I'm trying to figure out a good photo hosting service (that happens to be free).  My wife and I have amazon photos and might do a test share from there.

4 minutes ago, louanne93 said:

 

The ice cream!!! We always cruised with our kids when they were little and the ice cream was a huge factor! Now they are all grown and in college or have families of their own my husband STILL takes a picture of the ice cream machine and sends it to them in a group text! Lol!! Some memories last forever!

The boys lived off of pizza and ice cream during the cruise lol

Thanks everyone!!!

6 hours ago, jbethel11 said:

Nice! How lucky your 7 Day Cruise turned into an 8 Day! Glad you enjoyed the trip!

It was a blast!!!  Now I'm looking into another cruise for my wife and I to have a mini escape

Hello all,

This is my first review and my first cruise in over 6 years.  This won't be an overly picture heavy review, but will be told from a point of view of a twin toddler parent.  I may be a little slow getting the review out, so please bear with me.😁

Preview:

I booked this cruise just over 2 years ago as a seven day cruise leaving from Galveston on Palm Sunday and returning on Easter Sunday with stops in Belize, Roatan, and Cozumel.  Two itinerary changes later, it turned to an 8 day with an extra port(Costa Maya), then moved up our day in Cozumel from the last port to the first. 

It took a little bit of work to get the whole family excited to go, but once we got to the 40 day mark, things got real.  Not only were my dear wife and twin toddler boys(THE BOISES!) going, we were also bringing my mother in law, and grandma as well.  We all live together, so why not travel together........

Anyway, off to bed, need to return to the money maker in the morning.

Next will be the great Embarkation Debacle!!!

So stay tuned.

We just got off the Vista, and never were asked to order everything at once.  We always ordered the appetizers and the main course at the same time, then when we finished, we were handed the dessert menu.  

We must have passed yall when you were getting off on the 13th.  We just got off of her this morning.  Missing her already, by the way, the Skyride was fun.  The secret is to do it while in port.

Just got off the Vista with my 3.5 year old twin boys.  They had a blast, of course it was alot of work to keep up with them and make time to enjoy the cruise as well.  Our boys are pretty rough and crazy, and unfortunately had a couple of occasions where the kids club called us to talk to them.  We just picked them up for the day.  You just have to remember at that age, kids are used to a schedule.  When they are off schedule, they tend to be a bit more wild, like our boys. 😁

She could also use a fresh coat of paint.  We parked by her in Cozumel the other day, she is definitely starting to show her age....  I do love that ship though...

Just got back from our Vista cruise.  We got to enjoy two times the Cozumel.  Debating on doing a review.  😎

I was wondering if they were doing afternoon tea???

Really nice review so far, my family and I are booked on the Vista leaving next Saturday, 4/13.  I'm glad that you are in the family harbor area which is where we will be located. Stateroom 2443.

Excited to see more.  This will be mine and my wife's 3rd cruise, our first two were on the Magic.  It will be the first with our twin boys.  

Thanks for the video!!!

Ive upgraded from deluxe ocean view to cove balcony - 7C deck 2 I believe.

 

I loved the cove on the magic so had to get another balcony cabin!

Wow Deck 2, we will practically be neighbors!!! We have the deluxe ocean view in the Family Harbor area towards the aft of the ship. I wanted to get the cove because I heard so much good about them, but the extra restroom works out better with our little guys.

You've received OBC from a PVP? That would be a first.

This is the first cruise dealing solely with a PVP, and actually was able to get OBC from them....:D