Why would I say such a thing?

Well because I am MY travel agent and it is a LOT of work.  Talk about difficult clients, my family is NOT easy to please, and by that, I mean my husband. :) 

This past week we, and by WE I mean I, made all our dining reservations AND booked the cake decorating event I talked about in my last post. I was up and at it at 6AM. If I had a travel agent, I could have slept in and let her handle it all. 

I am handling TWO vacations for my family. We have that Disney Cruise 2 months after our Walt Disney World trip. So after booking our dining and at 7AM booking Fastpasses for a few other clients, I hopped on Facebook.  

There are Facebook groups set up for specific cruise sailings.  I just happened to see a new post was added, so I checked it out. There was a post from a fellow cruiser stating she was cancelling her cruise to travel on another AND she was giving up her 5E stateroom.

If you don't know, 5E staterooms are EXTENDED Verandah staterooms located AFT on the ships. They sell out FIRST on most itineraries. The are coveted for the large verandahs and for the low foot traffic in that area of the ship.

I found out which stateroom she had and immediately got on the phone with Disney Cruise Line. Again, this is something my travel agent could have done. I would have had to notify her of the cancellation, but she could have contacted DCL for me.

Anyways, it was a bit of a process to get the room as it hadn't been released yet, but with patience and excellent customer service at DCL, she was able to move us from our current stateroom to the aft stateroom. She was as excited as I was. So now, instead of calling my clients with the great news that I was able to get the room they (I) had wanted all along, AND it actually cost LESS than the booked category 5A, I called my husband and told him. He reminded me that it wasn't until June and that is a LONG way away. Party Pooper.

​So I guess I do have a travel agent and she is THE BEST!!  LOL 

I couldn't tell you what we are having for dinner tonight, but I can tell you down to the menu item what we'll be eating in 180+ days. #Priorities

Our dining reservation window is opening and we've had to secretly discuss where we want to eat in April. Seems ridiculous, but hey, that's all the magic that goes into planning a Walt Disney World vacation.

We've decided this is not going to be a year of trying all new dining experiences.  Instead we are gong back to our favorites.  We are not fancy, we are NOT foodies.  

We have narrowed down our dining to

1. 'Ohana 
2. Be Our Guest (quick service lunch)
3. Cape May (All you can eat crab legs, that's why)
4.  Tusker House
5. Liberty Tree Taven
6. Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue

The only NEW experience will be Hoop-Dee-Doo. I have sent MANY clients there based on great reviews and none have been disappointed. In past trips we had a loaded agenda and didn't want to take that kind of time out for dinner, but this trip, we are doing what we want, when we want, at a more laid back pace. That is one of the perks of having been to WDW many times, you learn what you have to do and what you can pass on. 

Having said all that we are going to surprise our daughter with an experience we've never done before.  On one of our mornings, we are going to take a Minnie Van to Disney Springs and take a cake decorating class. She is going to be SO excited.  

​At Amorette's Patisserie, at Disney Springs, you can sign up 180 days in advance to participate in a cake decorating class to make a dome cake, usually Mickey, but can be seasonally themed.