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Conference abbott::cruise_travel

Title:CRUISE TRAVEL
Moderator:XANADU::FAMULARO
Created:Thu Aug 04 1988
Last Modified:Thu Dec 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Wed Jan 01 1997
Number of topics:562
Total number of notes:2834

372.0. "Single Parent on Premier" by TOLKIN::DFLYNN () Wed Jun 03 1992 19:02

    I'm a 26 year old single mother of a 3 year old daughter and since I
    none of my friends are in the same boat (ha,ha) we would be traveling
    alone.  That in itself scares me!  This vacation seemed to be the best
    for my situation.
    
    I'm looking into taking my daughter on the Permier cruise & Disney 
    Vacation.   I would like to find out more about the cruise and what
    they offer for the kids.   It's a weird thought going on a cruise
    and leaving my daughter with strangers.  Though I'm sure they are
    very qualified and experienced.    
    
    They promote the first single-parent plan in the industry.  I'm curious
    if anyone out there has experienced it?
    
    Also, I saw an old note that said you could get 10% off the cruise with
    your magic kindom card.   What's a that?   
    
    I'd also be curious to find out which is better to do the 4 day in
    disney with the 3 day cruise or the opposite.   What are the best times
    to travel, I've never been to disney but I've heard it's a mad house.
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372.1You'll enjoy it!TAMARA::TRCKER::OUELLETTETeamLinks developmentWed Jun 03 1992 21:1229
Well, I'm not a single parent, but I did just return from the 
combination cruise/disney vacation on this cruise line, and I do have 
2 kids, 11 and 5, so I thought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in.

The cruise was great!  Lots of fun for both parents and kids.  There 
are programs for kids of all ages, and both of my kids were kept busy 
a lot of the time by the organized activities.  The 5 year old spent 
much of his time in "Pluto's playhouse", where there were qualified 
people keeping the kids busy.  Movies, swimming, tours of the bridge, 
playdough, visits by Micky and company, pirates etc, were some of the 
things they did.  The activities went from 10am to 10pm (except lunch 
and dinner).  They also conduct baby-sitting from 10pm to 1am (for $3 
per hour).  They had mats for the kids, so they would typically fall 
asleep watching a movie if they were there late.

And don't worry about keeping busy yourself, there was lots going on!  
Shows, a disco, a pub, casino, pools etc.  Not to mention the 
absolutly fantastic dining experience!

If you've never been to Disneyworld, I suggest 4 days there (we spent 
6), and a 3 day cruise (though we'll do a longer cruise next time).

We went the last week in April and I was surprised to see that the 
lines were not bad at all.  I've been going to DisneyLand since I was 
a kid (too long ago!) and this was one of the best as far as 
ling-waiting was concerned.  They are either getting better at it, or 
loosing business...

Dave
372.2The price is right tooVINO::FLEMMINGHave XDELTA, will travelWed Jun 03 1992 21:214
    I'd also highly recommend this as great for both yourself and kids.
    I think with a 3 year old, I'd opt for the four day cruise and the
    three days at WDW. Kids can get worn out fairly quickly wondering
    around the park but its so easy to deal with then on the ship.
372.3Magic Kingdom Club Card==Premier DiscountsFPTVX1::ABRAMSOSIVOTSOSAKMRX...barf!Mon Jun 15 1992 23:0512
    
>    Also, I saw an old note that said you could get 10% off the cruise with
>    your magic kindom card.   What's a that?   
    
In case you didn't get an answer to this... it's a card you can get from
your personnel/benefits administrator.  It offers a variety of discounts
that change from year to year, but always has some kind of discount for
Premier.  It's main purpose is to provide discounts on resort packages
for Disney.

Bill