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 In This Newsletter
From the Editor: Revolving Doors
Travel Feature: Brunch on the Queen Mary
Disney Feature: Life On The Inside: Inside Staterooms on Disney Cruise Line
Updates: What's New and Changed
Tips: Cord Cure, PhotoPass Pro, Magical Memories
Captain's Corner: Joe's Mill
PassPorter PhotoPick: Flock of Flamingos
Q and A: Any advice for a first time airfare purchaser?
Our Sponsors: We Recommend...
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Updates:
What's New and Changed
Here are a few items of relevant news:
Pocahontas and her Forest Friends at Disney's Animal Kingdom will have it's last show on September 27, 2008. Don't worry, the "Forest Friends" will be featured in other attractions and exhibits throughout the Animal Kingdom and Pocahontas will still appear at Character Meet 'n' Greets. There's no word on whether a new show will take its place.
The cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness are now classified as Moderate accommodations. The cabins were previously considered a Deluxe accommodation which led to confusion regarding amenities.
Prices have changed at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique locations at Downtown Disney and the Magic Kingdom. (Some have increased but one actually decreased!) The Coach package has increased from $44.95 to $49.95, the Crown package has increased from $49.95 to $54.95 and the Castle package increased from $179.95 and up to $189.95 and up. The boys' Cool Dude package actually decreased from $10 down to $7.50. The price of the Hannah Montana package available at the Downtown Disney location has not changed.
Our thanks to AllEars.net and MousePlanet.com from which we get some of our news leads.
Hear some news? Be a "PassPorter Reporter" and send it to us!
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Disney Tips:
From Fellow Readers
Our readers deliver a wealth of information! Here are the winners in this month's tip contest:
CORD CURE
"Traveling with the women in my family can be an experience in itself with all the hair appliances they bring because the cords tend to get all jumbled up around the sink. To reduce the tangles (in the cords), we just use rubber bands around each cord. You can do a simple slip knot around the cord so the rubber band is attached and then after wrapping the cord up use the large open end to secure around the entire cord. We also use a rubber band to secure those electronic cords, too!"
-- contributed by Eric E.
PHOTOPASS PRO
"When we get our PhotoPass card, I always take a picture of the back with my digital camera, so I have the number. I also bring a permanent marker and I put my cell phone number on the front of the card too. The PhotoPass photographers who saw me do this thought it was a great idea!"
-- contributed by Mary S.
MAGICAL MEMORIES
"A scrapbooking tip...After the long day is over and you're back at the hotel talking over the day and getting ready to go to sleep, ask the kids what the best part of the day was, what they liked the best, and why. Write it down on something maybe napkin or place mat from a restaurant you ate at that day. (Ed. Note: Or the back of that day's PassPocket!) When you get home and get ready to scrapbook your vacation half of the work is already done because you journaled your way through the vacation ...now just add the pictures!"
-- contributed by Dee R.
Send us your tips! You may see them in this newsletter and win a copy of PassPorter!
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Captain's Corner:
Treasure Hunting Game
Play our fun and quirky treasure hunting game, hosted by Captain Jack Skatt from our book, "PassPorter's Treasure Hunts at Walt Disney World." The Captain makes a study of the delightful details -- sometimes hidden, sometimes in plain sight but often overlooked -- at Walt Disney World and aboard the Disney Cruise Line. Using notes from his journals, he will lead you to this "treasure" at Disney with clues, questions, photos, or riddles. Your challenge is to discover the answer by searching your memory, visiting Disney, or even just looking really hard on the Internet. If you think you've found the answer, e-mail it to jackskatt@passporter.com -- the first person to correctly submit the FULL answer will receive a free PassPorter enamel pin or PassPorter name badge pin. (Please note: Players can win once every 3 months.)
Here is this week's journal entry:
"I've been continuing to explore Liberty Square -- there's so much detail here! Today I took a leisurely cruise on the 'Liberty Belle," passing many interesting sights. I was particularly interested in the red mill with the waterwheel. I can perfectly imagine Joe from Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" cavorting about the place. In fact, I think I spied a little raft near the mill!
What is the name of the mill seen during a cruise on the Liberty Square Riverboat?
For bonus credit, locate the photographic evidence in the PassPorter Photo Archive and post a comment with the photo!
Send your full answer to jackskatt@passporter.com -- the winner will be notified by e-mail and announced in a future newsletter, along with the correct answer!
Congratulations to Sharon H. who was the winner of last week's trivia contest! Sharon was the first person to identify the number of lanterns hanging in the Liberty Tree as 13 lanterns representing the 13 original colonies. Bonus credit goes to Jennie1026 who was the first person to identify the photo in our PassPorter Photo Archive. To view the original clue, see last week's newsletter.
If you enjoy treasure hunts, we've got an entire book with over 100 distinct treasure hunts and over 1500 questions, complete with clues and contributions from Captain Jack Skatt. Get more details on "PassPorter's Treasure Hunts at Walt Disney World" book at http://www.passporterstore.com.
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PassPorter PhotoPick
Each issue we choose a special photo from the PassPorter Photo Archive which highlights something beautiful, interesting, humorous, or timely at Disney or around the world. Here is this issue's PassPorter PhotoPick:
Flock of Flamingos
contributed by tigger1221
(click the photo or link to see a larger photo with details)
You can nominate photos as a PassPorter PhotoPick by giving ratings in the PassPorter Photo Archive (you'll need to be logged in to do this). If you'd like to contribute your own photos to the Photo Archive and be considered as a PhotoPick, please read our Photo Upload Guidelines for details and benefits.
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Q and A: With Jennifer and Dave
slctlc asks: "Please help! I have never bought airline tickets before. We will be going to Walt Disney World in December and have decided to fly. I am so confused by all of the grim news about airlines and fares. I have heard tales of bankrupt airlines and my travel agent won't even give me any advice. It looks we'll have to spend $1000 for three of us! When should I buy and which airline should I trust?"
Jennifer and Dave answer: "It's way too early to book an early December flight. I would periodically check airfares, just in case, until around September, and then start monitoring fares in earnest then. One way to do this is to subscribe to a web site like Kayak.com, which monitors fares on many airlines and travel discount sites. You can have them send you regular e-mails with the current fares, so you can keep an eye on things as time goes by. You'll get a better idea of how airfares change (or don't change) over time, and if an airline does offer a special fare, you can pounce on it.
For domestic travel, at non-holiday times, it's rare to get a good airfare more than three months prior to travel. While it's hard to predict just when the fares will be lowest, it's not uncommon for that to happen sometime between about three and six weeks prior to travel. Less than three weeks and fares usually start going up again (as the planes fill, the airlines raise rates).
International flights and domestic travel during holidays follow different dynamics - under those circumstances you usually have to book much further in advance, and discounts will be much harder to come by. However, it still pays to use Kayak.com or similar services - you never know when someone will offer a fare sale.
The price mentioned (about $1000 for three from NC) is fairly high. Domestic airfares this far in advance are rarely discounted. The fares they charge are factoring-in all the uncertainty of the moment - that fuel costs will continue to skyrocket, and that there will be a serious recession, reducing the number of people flying. However, airfares rise and fall based on demand. If there is a drop in air travel due to recession, fares will have to go lower to keep the planes filled. If fuel costs drive fares higher and chase folks away from air travel, fares will have to go lower to keep the planes filled. My feeling is, the "Lock in the price today" approach will not result in any savings for consumers, and only benefits the airlines.
I also would not give much weight to airline brand names, compared to price. You can get either great or lousy service with any airline, depending on the circumstances. Look at the total cost of travel (baggage fees, etc.), consider convenience (time of day, day of week, non-stop vs. connecting), and pick whatever airline seems to offer the right deal. Does one give snacks while the other doesn't? That only makes a few dollars difference in the long haul.
Look at traveling at off-peak hours and days. It varies a bit from airport to airport, but when you fly with the commuters, you'll generally pay more. Mid-day flights are often cheaper, and flights during the early part of the week are also usually cheaper. Various web sites will allow you to look at fares on a variety of days and times on a single chart.
Also, for the airlines that are most convenient for you, go to the airline's own web sites and sign up for their fare alerts. You'll be more likely to 'hit' a fare sale that way than if you rely on Kayak.com alone."
Have a question? Post questions at http://www.passporterboards.com -- and if you're lucky, you may find that folks have already asked and answered the same question that's on your mind!
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Future Newsletters:
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PassPorter News is published weekly, and this means we're always in need of articles! We're on the lookout for guest columnists who want to contribute articles to this newsletter. No professional writing experience is necessary, just a desire to share your experience with others! Not only is this a great way to give something back to the PassPorter community, but you get to see your name in "print" and receive a $25 gift certificate for use at www.passporter.com.
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From the Authors: Revolving Doors
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No sooner did we return from a 10-day vacation on the island of Sint Maarten/St. Martin then whoosh, it's out the door to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for MagicMeets! Why the Caribbean during the summer? Ah, those wonderful trade winds! It's actually breezier and more temperate than a certain destination in Central Florida we all know and love. For those of you headed to MagicMeets this weekend, we have to apologize -- Jennifer, alas, will not be able to make it (although Dave and a number of members of the PassPorter community will be on hand). Jennifer gets to stay in the office and continue work on the 2009 edition of PassPorter's Walt Disney World. We hope you agree that a worthy cause like getting the book out to you on time will make up for the lack of Jennifer's smiling face this weekend in Pennsylvania.
Speaking of the new edition, do you have a magical memory about Walt Disney World to share? If so, we'd love to hear about it -- we're looking for a few good memories to include in our 2009 edition. If we publish your memory, you will receive a free copy of the book when it comes out. To submit a memory, visit http://www.passporter.com/customs/tipsandstories.asp .
For the last time this year, we'll mention that Fred Block, who runs the very popular MagicMeets event in Pennsylvania every July, asks us to remind you that only pre-registered attendees can get in (and we're not going to even tell you where or when you'd have wanted to try to get in). There is no, and we repeat, no, walk-up registration, so please, don't come in hopes of getting lucky, especially if you'd be in for a long drive. Please, save gas! However, if you've got one of the 500 golden tickets, we'll see you there!
As we explained in previous newsletters, sales of PassPorter's Walt Disney World 2008 have been so good that we have none left in the warehouse (although they are still in stock -- for now -- at book stores around the country). If you can't wait for October to get a 2009 edition from us, you may purchase a 2008 electronic edition (download only) or get a 2007 edition at a close-out price. Refer to the 2008 electronic edition for the most up-to-date info, and print-out the pages you'll need when you travel. Rely on the 2007 edition for all our great planning features, PassPockets, and info that's still pretty darned accurate and useful.
PassPorter's Disney Cruise Line and its Ports of Call 2008 is in stock! All orders of our cruise guide ship the next business day.
What else do we have? PassPorter's Open Mouse for Walt Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line is also in stock, and because they're electronic downloads, all our e-books and downloads at PassPorter's Club can never go out of stock (the Internet may go down, but that's a different story)! Get yer downloads runnin'! Club membership is just $4.95 per month, the price of just one e-book download, and $44.95 if you decide to come on board for a full year. With that first month's membership you can strip our cupboard bare of great e-books and interactive worksheets. Then you can cancel, or even better (if you happen to be us), continue the subscription to maintain all the club benefits (like a 35% discount on all PassPorter printed books) and qualify for all the new e-books and worksheets we'll be adding to the Club.
Will you be joining us for PassPorter's Decade of Dreams Tour? PassPorter is celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2009 in a year-long celebration from coast-to-coast! Everyone is invited and all are warmly welcome to join us at all or part of our celebration. We are combining small parties (meets) with grand, multi-day trips, including a 7-night Disney Cruise, a 4-night stay at Walt Disney World, and a Disneyland visit that includes park time and an Adventures by Disney expedition. See our Tour Schedule for the latest details.
PassPorter's Club Update
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Our newest e-book, PassPorter's Answer Book is now available for download. This 85-page e-book is full of the detailed, up-to-date information on the topics that really matter to you.
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In this issue, we're tackling nautical themes. Guest Columnist Mary Kraemer takes us to Brunch in Style on the Queen Mary (that's the original Queen Mary, permanently moored in Long Beach, California). Then, Featured Columnist Cheryl Pendry reports on Life on the Inside: Inside Staterooms on the Disney Cruise Line. Finally, Jack Skatt is back with a brand-new Walt Disney World Treasure Hunt. Have a great week!
Jennifer and Dave
PassPorter Authors
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My Favorite Attraction:
Brunch In Style Aboard the Queen Mary
by Mary Kraemer, PassPorter Guest Contributor
In 1934, when the Queen Mary was launched, cruising was not the same business that it is today. Ships were called ocean liners and mainly transported passengers on transatlantic crossings. More people crossed the Atlantic by ship than by air in those days. [In 1934, only zeppelins flew passengers across the Atlantic.] Romanticized for contemporary audiences by the movie Titanic, ocean liners epitomized glamorous, stylish, lavish transportation in a gracious era.
The Queen Mary was a distinguished ocean liner, and she had a fascinating history during her years at sea. Pressed into service as a troop ship during WWII, she transported 765,429 soldiers between 1940 and 1946. The ship even survived a mysterious and terrifying rogue wave in 1942. Royalty, statesmen, military troops, prisoners of war, passengers, and stowaways all have had berths on the Queen Mary.
Today, the Queen Mary is docked in Long Beach, California, a reminder of the grand tradition of ocean liner travel. Guests can stay in restored staterooms onboard, and visitors can tour the ship to learn about its history as well as some of its ghosts! It is a popular place for weddings and receptions. Besides the hotel, there are several restaurants, and the ship hosts events throughout the year.
One of the treasures of the Queen Mary is its spectacular Champagne Sunday Brunch. Held in the Grand Salon, the ship's first class dining room, the selection of food is dazzling and the experience is nothing short of wonderful. At $39 for adults, $12 for children 5-11 years old, the prices are quite reasonable, considering the expansive selection of food (tax and gratuity are extra, of course).
Brunch begins at 9:30 a.m. and lasts until 2:00 p.m. If you arrive close to the start of brunch, it is not crowded, allowing you to appreciate the multiple stations of food with the wide variety of offerings, not wait in line, and savor the peacefulness of the dining room. This is the optimum time to appreciate the harpist's talents, as she sits on a platform atop a large central food station. After the dining room fills with several hundred people, the atmosphere changes to a busy hum.
The experience begins as you arrive at the Queen Mary. Somehow, just looking at the massive sides of the ship and coming onboard is extraordinary. As you walk down the hallway to check in for the brunch, you enter a different place, a bit quieter and slower paced than outside. The dark wood paneling and the art deco styling immerses you in the charming timelessness of the ship. Before entering the main dining room, you walk down a hallway where the light comes in through the portholes. The stately dining room has beautiful wood paneling, featuring the route chart that shows the location of the ship as it crossed the Atlantic, and you can begin to feel as if you are part of a gilded age.
As you are seated at a table, your server pleasantly pours a glass of champagne (or sparkling cider--a big hit with my kids) that is constantly refilled during your meal, and invites you to explore the splendid brunch offerings. Other beverages such as orange juice, water, and coffee are readily available.
I'd be amazed if anyone could leave this brunch hungry, considering there are more than 50 delightful choices of food. There are numerous themed stations in the dining room, starting with the pint-sized children's buffet that features fruit, pizza, grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, and cookies. There's classic breakfast fare, with made-to-order omelets; a waffle station with fruit syrups, whipped cream, and maple syrup; blintzes, sausage, bacon, and Eggs Benedict. There's a pasta station, with a selection of noodles and sauces, garlic bread, and seafood linguine. The salad station starts with basic greens and salad makings, and expands into tortellini salad, grilled marinated vegetables, seared ahi tuna with wasabi, and antipasto. If it's carved meat you want, then you can find roast beef and turkey at the carving station as well as potatoes, grilled chicken, and Seafood Newburg. Seafood offerings include shrimp, mussels, bay shrimp salad, smoked trout, and pickled herring. There are also Mexican and Chinese stations, as well as a tower of rolls, croissants, and pastries.
Be sure to save room for the dessert station, where you'll find made-to-order crepes, chocolate-dipped strawberries (my daughter assures me these are the best in the world), a variety of cakes, tiramisu, mousse, and petit fours.
Even when the tables are full and the dining room is bustling, there is still a sense of order and calm, and even though there are several hundred people, it does not feel terribly crowded. The staff is attentive and friendly, and even at its busiest, your water is refilled, your plates are removed, and the whole experience is smooth.
Reservations are recommended [call (562) 499-1606]. Dress nicely for the occasion (business casual--no beach wear, flip flops, or tank tops allowed in the dining room). Also, strollers are not allowed in the dining room.
After brunch, we like to take some time to meander around the ship, strolling on the promenade deck, exploring the wooden paneled hallways of the hotel, visiting the ship's gallery, and learning more about its history (and our kids like to see the WWII guns that are still on the deck). The Queen Mary is not in perfect condition because restoration is ongoing, but somehow, that adds to its unique charm.
While the Disney Magic is on the West Coast, with its week-long itineraries to Mexico, visiting the Queen Mary is ideal because the Magic embarks/disembarks on Sundays from San Pedro, a short drive away. You might consider spending Saturday night before your Disney cruise onboard the Queen Mary to experience a stateroom with classic history and then begin your morning before embarking on the Magic at the Queen Mary's splendid brunch. Or, if you've just disembarked the Magic, brunch is an excellent idea, prolonging your vacation time just a while longer.
The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queen's Highway, Long Beach, Ca. 90802. Call (562) 435-3511 for more information.
About the Author: Mary Kraemer, a travel consultant with CruisingCo/MouseEarVacations, loves to travel with her husband and four children. She is an avid Disney fan who visits Disneyland several times a year and is looking forward to a fall trip to Walt Disney World and a week on the Disney Cruise Line!
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Disney Feature:
Life On The Inside: Inside Staterooms Onboard the Disney Cruise Line
by Cheryl Pendry, PassPorter Featured Columnist
f you've ever fancied sailing the Caribbean seas and enjoying a touch of Disney magic while you do so, then the Disney Cruise Line is the natural choice for your cruise.
Once you've decided exactly when you want to do your cruise, then comes another question that can be quite hard to answer - which category of stateroom should you opt for and what happens if you don't have as much money as you'd like and have to choose one of the lower category staterooms? The choice is bewildering, from the amazing splendor of the two category one suites all the way down to the standard inside staterooms of category 12.
The first thing you need to know about choosing your stateroom is that it really doesn't matter which category you go for, your experience on board will be exactly the same outside of your room. Gone are the days of luxury dining for only those in first class. Everyone visits the same restaurants during their time on board and can make exactly the same use of all the different facilities. In fact, you're probably the only one who will know which category stateroom you're staying in.
Before I go any further, I need to say that if you're serious about cruising with Disney, you need to invest in a copy of PassPorter's Disney Cruise Line and Its Ports of Call, as this is an invaluable aid to all the planning you'll need to do for your time aboard either the Disney Magic or the Disney Wonder. There's an entire chapter dedicated to the different types of stateroom, with lots of extremely detailed and useful information about each category.
So what happens if your budget really isn't going to stretch to a room with a view or a verandah? It's something worth thinking about, as there's no point in choosing a category that's going to break your budget and leave you with no -- or very little -- money for the time you're cruising. This is a really important consideration, because although a lot is included in the price of your cruise, there's still a great deal that isn't.
It's worth thinking about the ports of call you'll be stopping in and whether you want to pay for any shore excursions. If you do and you're perhaps on a seven night cruise, then the cost can quickly mount up. This is something we discovered when we first looked into booking ourselves on the 11 night Mediterranean cruise. Some of the excursions we were very keen to take ran up to $200 for each of us, and because it was such a unique cruise, we wanted to take full advantage of the opportunity to explore every new place we stopped in. It may be the same for you, as your cruise could be your opportunity of a lifetime and if, like us, you don't want to miss anything on dry land, the way to squeeze the maximum out of your budget can be to go for a lower category of stateroom.
Immediately that thought occurred to me, I started to worry. Would I feel claustrophobic if we went for an inside stateroom? After all, it would have no windows. Would it be too small for us? And most, importantly, could we survive it for 11 nights? It was a tough decision to make, but after much debate, we decided to save our pennies for excursions and go for a category 11 stateroom.
To understand this, you need to know the background. On our first three-night cruise around the Caribbean with Disney, we had opted for a category seven stateroom, but this was no ordinary category seven room with Navigator's Verandah. This was a regular verandah with a partially obstructed view that was therefore originally in a higher category. So to suddenly go from an open verandah, with its beautiful views out to sea and our ports of call, down to an inside stateroom was quite a big step.
How did it work out? Absolutely fine. Yes, being able to get up in the morning and just walk outside and see the view is a wonderful perk of a higher category stateroom, but just by switching on the TV in our room, we could instantly see where we were and, if we had docked, then it was a quick and easy job to head out to one of the outside decks and take in the views, along with our fellow cruisers. Somehow it made it more of an adventure for us that we had to do that, rather than just get up and throw the curtains open.
And, as for the fears about the size of the room, they were completely unfounded. In fact, we felt that the category 11 room actually gave us more space because of the layout of the room. The bed was against the far wall, whereas with the rooms with verandahs, you have to walk past the bed to get to the end of the room that looks out to sea. That means the bed is right in the middle of everything, which gives you the optical illusion of having less space. With the inside room, we found we had all of our open space in one place, as you entered the room, which we really liked.
The room was also surprisingly bright and the fact that there were no windows in it was soon forgotten. In fact, when you think about it, there are other places with no windows on board the Disney cruise ships, such as the Walt Disney Theatre and even Animator's Palate and the chances are, you don't even notice. It's exactly the same in an inside stateroom.
All in all, having an inside stateroom worked absolutely fine for us -- and on the couple of nights when the seas were quite rough, we also found an additional bonus, that somehow we didn't feel as sick when we were away from the sight of the moving sea. I know that doesn't work for everyone and does fly in the face of the advice you're often given to tackle sea sickness, but it was a useful benefit for us.
For us, staying in an inside stateroom was definitely the right decision to make. It left us with enough room in our budget to be able to enjoy all the land excursions that we'd hoped to take -- and those were worth every penny and gave us some superb memories. There was no issue over space, light, or feeling claustrophobic and, while the view of the ocean as you travel has a great appeal, if we had to opt for an inside stateroom again on a Disney cruise, we'd happily do so.
About the Author: Cheryl and husband Mark live in England and love to travel, particularly to America. They are in the process of visiting every Disney theme park around the world, having already spent a day in Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland so far this year. They are looking forward to returning to America in October to visit both Walt Disney World and Disneyland in California.
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