September 1, 2007 Eastern Magic! Early but Excited!

[Kimberly815]

I searched and searched and couldn't find a thread for this cruise!

I am going with my fiance (by then will be husband- :cool1: , belated honeymoon!) and our very good friends, who are also disboard members!

Will anyone be there with us?

[Jennifer48]

You could have at least given me props and put my name in there! :crazy:

:sail:

[The_Grim]

Lock up all your beloved foodstuffs, or they will fall prey to....

THE GRIM!

popcorn::

[Kimberly815]

You could have at least given me props and put my name in there! :crazy:

:sail:


Sorry! :(

Ya see, I couldn't remember Dan's screen name for the life of me! :blush: OOPS! :lmao: And I couldn't mention you and not him!

Heck, I didn't even mention The Grim by name and I will be married to him by then!

Can you ever forgive me? :worship:

[Jennifer48]

Sorry! :(

Ya see, I couldn't remember Dan's screen name for the life of me! :blush: OOPS! :lmao: And I couldn't mention you and not him!

Heck, I didn't even mention The Grim by name and I will be married to him by then!

Can you ever forgive me? :worship:

Excuses, excuses....and the cruise was my idea! :idea:

I might be able to forgive if you pass along your stateroom credit to me! :thumbsup2 :laughing: :butterfly

Dan is Squall55.

You do realize that no one is going to want to cruise with us :crazy: now! :rotfl:

[Castillo Mom]

Me, me, I'm going! Well, me and my other 10 family members. I started a thread about 2 months ago but it must've fallen off the boards. Welcome aboard! pirate:

[Kimberly815]

Me, me, I'm going! Well, me and my other 10 family members. I started a thread about 2 months ago but it must've fallen off the boards. Welcome aboard! pirate:

YEA!! Someone who will actually admit to cruising with us!

Thats quite a big group to go with! Sounds like a great time!

[Jennifer48]

Me, me, I'm going! Well, me and my other 10 family members. I started a thread about 2 months ago but it must've fallen off the boards. Welcome aboard! pirate:


hi Castillo Mom!! :wave2:

More fun cruisers! :goodvibes

[Castillo Mom]

Yes, we have a pretty good sized group of extended family going. The trip is a high school grad gift for my son and we can't wait! :teeth:

[Kimberly815]

Yes, we have a pretty good sized group of extended family going. The trip is a high school grad gift for my son and we can't wait! :teeth:


What a great graduation present!! It doesn't get much better than that!!!

[Jennifer48]

Man I am so excited about this cruise. :hyper: :beach: Is there any way to make that boat move a little faster in my sig??!

[Kimberly815]

Man I am so excited about this cruise. :hyper: :beach: Is there any way to make that boat move a little faster in my sig??!

I KNOW! I had dreams about it again last night!

[Castillo Mom]

Hey, did you all notice that we're getting close to being under 1 year away from the cruise? :woohoo:

[Jennifer48]

Hey, did you all notice that we're getting close to being under 1 year away from the cruise? :woohoo:

I did! :goodvibes

Woohoo! I'll do the Its-almost-1-year happy dance!
:cool1: :banana: :Pinkbounc :woohoo: :bounce: :dancer: party: :jumping1: :mickeyjum :dogdance:

[Jennifer48]

So I realized that this is the first cruise after the Magic gets back from the Meditteranean. I hope everyone treats her well! :dance3:

[Kimberly815]

So I realized that this is the first cruise after the Magic gets back from the Meditteranean. I hope everyone treats her well! :dance3:

I noticed that! I am sure that everyone will treat her great! I think it will be neat to be the first ones on it after her Meditteranean adventures!

[Jennifer48]

Just doing a little bumping in case anyone is looking for us :goodvibes :sail: :magnify:

[Kimberly815]

Just doing a little bumping in case anyone is looking for us :goodvibes :sail: :magnify:


Good thinking! We are going to be at the one year mark soon! There might be other long term planners looking for us!!! :rotfl:

[PrettyInTink]

Hi every one! We are on this one! Me, dh, dd20, ds17, mil, my nanny, my papa, our dear friends tom and linda, and dd's bf22 :thumbsup2 Who knows who else! Like I said: the whole famdamly! I think this should be a popular cruise being labor day. :banana: :banana: This will be our 5th DCL cruise, our forth sets sail in 38 days :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Kimberly815]

Hi every one! We are on this one! Me, dh, dd20, ds17, mil, my nanny, my papa, our dear friends tom and linda, and dd's bf22 :thumbsup2 Who knows who else! Like I said: the whole famdamly! I think this should be a popular cruise being labor day. :banana: :banana: This will be our 5th DCL cruise, our forth sets sail in 38 days :woohoo: :woohoo:

WELCOME! Glad to have you joining us! Your fifth cruise!? Thats fantastic. :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Jennifer48]

Hi every one! We are on this one! Me, dh, dd20, ds17, mil, my nanny, my papa, our dear friends tom and linda, and dd's bf22 :thumbsup2 Who knows who else! Like I said: the whole famdamly! I think this should be a popular cruise being labor day. :banana: :banana: This will be our 5th DCL cruise, our forth sets sail in 38 days :woohoo: :woohoo:

Hi PrettyInTink!! :wave:

Glad to hear your whole family will be there! :goodvibes

This will be my 2nd DCL cruise so first cruise as a Castaway Club member! I can't wait! :hourglass :sunny:

[PrettyInTink]

Hi PrettyInTink!! :wave:

Glad to hear your whole family will be there! :goodvibes

This will be my 2nd DCL cruise so first cruise as a Castaway Club member! I can't wait! :hourglass :sunny:

:cheer2: Thanks for the warm welcome! :cheer2:
You are in for a treat with the CC gifts!

Have you gals ever been on a DCL cruise with DIS meet? I am going on the 11 day cruise in september and they do all of these really cool things like mickey ice cream bar eating contest, pajama breakfast, fish extender contest, pirate night group photo, group brunch in palo, the list goes on and on! They even have t-shirts made! If you are interested in doing something like this we have plenty of time to pull it together. They are also having meet and greets before the cruise at WDW or Port Canaveral area hotels. Search the meets for the September 17, 2006 11 day cruise meet and check out the 1st page, post 5 for the list of events that are going on.

If any are 1st time cruisers and have any ???'s please don't hesitate to ask. We know a little bit about DCL :lmao:

[Kimberly815]

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If any are 1st time cruisers and have any ???'s please don't hesitate to ask. We know a little bit about DCL :lmao:

Thanks! It will be my and my then hubby's first cruise (our belated honeymoon! :love: :cloud9: Thanks Jennifer48 for the idea!) Thankfully we have Jennifer48 for all our many questions! And now you!

We should definitely do something as a meet for the cruise, don't ya think Jennifer48?

[Jennifer48]

We should definitely do something as a meet for the cruise, don't ya think Jennifer48?

Absolutely!! That would be so much fun, especially getting to meet other DISers! On my first cruise, me and my DBF got to meet a wonderful family from Scotland and we still chat today! I'll have to get on over to that meets thread to see. Thanks Tink!

[Castillo Mom]

Just a couple more weeks before the " Less Than 1 Year to Go" happy dance!

[Kimberly815]

Just a couple more weeks before the " Less Than 1 Year to Go" happy dance!


That is going to be a FUN DANCE!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[kjguy43]

Hey all, we will be sailing on the Magic also. Glad to see there are already some people who will sailing. It will my my wife, our daughter (6), and myself. We are so excited. We are going to OC, MD in 2 weeks for our honeymoon, that has taken a backseat to all the jibber and planning of the disney cruise. We can't wait, it will be nice to know some people before we crusie. We plan on going down the night before. We also got one of the secert porthole staterooms :cool1:

[Kimberly815]

Hey all, we will be sailing on the Magic also. Glad to see there are already some people who will sailing. It will my my wife, our daughter (6), and myself. We are so excited. We are going to OC, MD in 2 weeks for our honeymoon, that has taken a backseat to all the jibber and planning of the disney cruise. We can't wait, it will be nice to know some people before we crusie. We plan on going down the night before. We also got one of the secert porthole staterooms :cool1:


Welcome!! Great to have you joining our thread!!


:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: (That is my "we will be on the cruise in less than on year" dance! Can't wait!!)

[Jennifer48]

Hey all, we will be sailing on the Magic also. Glad to see there are already some people who will sailing. It will my my wife, our daughter (6), and myself. We are so excited. We are going to OC, MD in 2 weeks for our honeymoon, that has taken a backseat to all the jibber and planning of the disney cruise. We can't wait, it will be nice to know some people before we crusie. We plan on going down the night before. We also got one of the secert porthole staterooms :cool1:

Hello there! :wave:

Good to see more DISers on our cruise!

Man I can't wait now. Less than a YEAR! :rotfl: :woohoo:

[BarbieDoll]

I just signed onto this board, and found this thread... We are going 9/1/07 also.. We are from Middleboro, Ma. We have two kids... and just got home yesterday, from our Disney cruise..Had a great time, and we are looking forward to doing it all again next year....Barbie & Jim, James 9 & Megan 5 :cloud9:

[Jennifer48]

I just signed onto this board, and found this thread... We are going 9/1/07 also.. We are from Middleboro, Ma. We have two kids... and just got home yesterday, from our Disney cruise..Had a great time, and we are looking forward to doing it all again next year....Barbie & Jim, James 9 & Megan 5 :cloud9:

How wonderful! And you are fellow Massachusetts folks to boot! :goodvibes

I hope you had a fabulous cruise and welcome to the DISboards! :banana:

[t&m+5]

Our rather large family will be joining you on this cruise - I am sitting and watching a rerun of the Disney cruise on the travel channel - can't wait - this will be our 2nd disney cruise and 4th cruise. We had to come back after experiencing Disney - truely the best!

[Kimberly815]

Our rather large family will be joining you on this cruise - I am sitting and watching a rerun of the Disney cruise on the travel channel - can't wait - this will be our 2nd disney cruise and 4th cruise. We had to come back after experiencing Disney - truely the best!

Welcome to the Thread! Great to have you! :welcome:

It sure looks like we are going to have a great bunch of Disers on our cruise!

[vossjemi]

Hey guys! We too are planning on going on this cruise! I haven't been on in a while and was signed up on the other thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1080405

But, I thought it was weird that there were no posts all summer, so I did a search and voilah! I found you guys!

We are from Missouri. I'm pregnant and due in 4 weeks, so the baby will be 11 months when we go. The other 2 kids will be 5 and 7 when we go. We have 2 connecting cabins, and I'm thinking about surprising grandma with a ticket to join us. Maybe for christmas? I haven't looked into the pricing to add her, but if we already have the cabin, it shouldn't be too much, should it?

[Jennifer48]

Hey guys! We too are planning on going on this cruise! I haven't been on in a while and was signed up on the other thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1080405

But, I thought it was weird that there were no posts all summer, so I did a search and voilah! I found you guys!

We are from Missouri. I'm pregnant and due in 4 weeks, so the baby will be 11 months when we go. The other 2 kids will be 5 and 7 when we go. We have 2 connecting cabins, and I'm thinking about surprising grandma with a ticket to join us. Maybe for christmas? I haven't looked into the pricing to add her, but if we already have the cabin, it shouldn't be too much, should it?

Hi there! :wave:

I don't think I've seen that thread! Oops! :confused3

Congratulations on the new baby! :figment:
I wouldn't think it would be that much to add grandma to your trip since you already have the rooms booked but I'm not sure. Good luck with that! :thumbsup2

[Disney Sweetie]

HI...I will be on this cruise along with my sister. I am getting her this trip for her Christmas present this year. I just got off of the 11 night Southern Caribbean. It was my first cruise so this will be my second. My sister has never been on a cruise and we have always wanted to go on a Disney Cruise together. This will be a big surprise for her. I am so excited to be going again. Can't wait to meet everyone else!! :banana:

Pam
aka Disney Sweetie

[Jennifer48]

HI...I will be on this cruise along with my sister. I am getting her this trip for her Christmas present this year. I just got off of the 11 night Southern Caribbean. It was my first cruise so this will be my second. My sister has never been on a cruise and we have always wanted to go on a Disney Cruise together. This will be a big surprise for her. I am so excited to be going again. Can't wait to meet everyone else!! :banana:

Pam
aka Disney Sweetie

Awww what a wonderful sister you are!

So tell us, how was the 11 night Southern Caribbean?!? pirate: I hope you have a TR!

Welcome to the thread and I am so excited for this cruise as well! :woohoo:

[ReallyFunMom]

We plan on going down the night before. We also got one of the secert porthole staterooms :cool1:

Good for you! I cancelled 5020 last month, decided to go with a Cat 8 instead. We'll be onboard with DH and two boys 7 and 8. I just checked the Cat 8 price and its $300 more than beginning of Sept so its good we all booked early. I think the fact the Magic is missing in action in FL all summer will boost demand for the first Sept cruise.

[Kimberly815]

I think the fact the Magic is missing in action in FL all summer will boost demand for the first Sept cruise.


I never thought of that- but I think you might be right!! Glad I booked early!! (Thanks to Jennifer48!)

[ReallyFunMom]

We have 2 connecting cabins, and I'm thinking about surprising grandma with a ticket to join us. Maybe for christmas? I haven't looked into the pricing to add her, but if we already have the cabin, it shouldn't be too much, should it?

I would add her now as prices only go up. I believe you can remove her at no charge up to 90 days out but you would want to look into that. With the nature of cruises rising in cost but also refundable, I like locking in a rate and changing if I need to. That's not to say the deposit is insignificant......

[PrettyInTink]

Hi everyone! I'm changing cruises! We are going on the western the week after you all. This is my official drop out post. Have fun on your eastern! :cool1:

[Tigger&Bubba]

HI...I will be on this cruise along with my sister. I am getting her this trip for her Christmas present this year. I just got off of the 11 night Southern Caribbean. It was my first cruise so this will be my second. My sister has never been on a cruise and we have always wanted to go on a Disney Cruise together. This will be a big surprise for her. I am so excited to be going again. Can't wait to meet everyone else!! :banana:

Pam
aka Disney Sweetie

Hi Pam,

It was really nice to meet you on the 11 day. For all of you cruising with Pam, she really is a "sweetie". :goodvibes

Best regards,
Dianna

[Kimberly815]

Hi everyone! I'm changing cruises! We are going on the western the week after you all. This is my official drop out post. Have fun on your eastern! :cool1:

Aww! We will miss you! Have fun on your cruise!!! And think of all of us, who will sadly be at home when you are on the boat!!

[Jennifer48]

Hi everyone! I'm changing cruises! We are going on the western the week after you all. This is my official drop out post. Have fun on your eastern! :cool1:

Have a Magical time on your cruise and I'll make sure we keep the ship in prestine condition for you! :goodvibes

[ReallyFunMom]

Just a bump so we don't roll off.

[Jennifer48]

Anyone have any meet ideas? :scratchin

[Kimberly815]

Anyone have any meet ideas? :scratchin

Hmm. .. .we should definitely plan something!!

I like the idea of a meet for the Sailaway party. That way we can recognize all our fellow DISers for the rest of the week. It would be a shame to be walking by DISers for days without even knowing it!

We could also do a DIS meet for breakfast one day at sea, maybe even the Palo Breakfast.

I was looking around at other meet threads and I like the idea of a DIS Tag Game: Make a couple of Mickey shaped door magnets that will get passed around the ship. Each person who receives the magnet will sign it, then go "tag" another participant's cabin door. See how far it can get and how many signatures it ends up with, how many times it can make a few rounds.

I also like the idea of a Secret Mickey, kinda like Secret Santa, and we could plan a meet to exchange the presents!

What do y'all think?

[ReallyFunMom]

Anybody have any excursions to recommend with 7 & 8 year old boys?

[nluvwithmickey]

Hello All!


Well it's official! We are cruising with you guys...just booked thru DU a couple of minutes ago...This is my third Disney cruise and I am addicted to all things Disney. However, this will be DD11's first cruise. She is sooo looking forward to this but for now, it seems pretty far away. Let's hope time flies quickly!

DD 15 will be staying home so it will be just me, DH and DD11. DD15 absolutely does not want to miss out on school and friends so I guess we will be spoiling youngest DD rotten. Now if I could just convince her to join the Oceaneer Lab..I guess being french speaking does not help.

In the meantime, gotta get me a new ticker!

[rkandmjsmommy]

HI All
We will be joining you :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana:
It will be Me(32) Dh(48), DD(8) and DS(5), anyone have excurisions in mind? This will be the first cruise for DD and DS, and the first Disney for DH and I. We are BEYOND excited, havent told the kids yet, may wait :goodvibes

I wanted to rent jet skis but DS is too young. Has anyone cruised on the Eastern before ANY and ALL advice, info would be WONDERFUL!!!!!

Looking forward to getting to Know EVERYONE

[Kimberly815]

Hello All!


Well it's official! We are cruising with you guys...just booked thru DU a couple of minutes ago...This is my third Disney cruise and I am addicted to all things Disney. However, this will be DD11's first cruise. She is sooo looking forward to this but for now, it seems pretty far away. Let's hope time flies quickly!

DD 15 will be staying home so it will be just me, DH and DD11. DD15 absolutely does not want to miss out on school and friends so I guess we will be spoiling youngest DD rotten. Now if I could just convince her to join the Oceaneer Lab..I guess being french speaking does not help.

In the meantime, gotta get me a new ticker!

Welocome!! Glad to have you joining us!! Your third Disney cruise? That's great! I bet speaking french does make it harder for your DD, but hopefully she will love her first cruise!! I am sure that time will fly by between now and then! Bring on the cruise!!


ReallyFunMom- Sorry, this is my first cruise, so I don't have any recommendations for anything! I hope someone does though!

[ReallyFunMom]

HI All
We will be joining you :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana:
It will be Me(32) Dh(48), DD(8) and DS(5), anyone have excurisions in mind? This will be the first cruise for DD and DS, and the first Disney for DH and I. We are BEYOND excited, havent told the kids yet, may wait :goodvibes

I wanted to rent jet skis but DS is too young. Has anyone cruised on the Eastern before ANY and ALL advice, info would be WONDERFUL!!!!!

Looking forward to getting to Know EVERYONE

Looks like we'll need to do some searches to find good eastern excursions for the kids, I'll post whatever I find out and you can do the same. :-)

I'd hold off on telling the kids til 3 months out, waiting can be agony for them! We've done 3 night and 4 night Disney cruises and its so much more fun that cruising another line with kids. Our opinion, at this age anyway. My kids loved the kids clubs and you'll love that there is a beeper to page you if they want out. My 6 year old will have just turned 7 two months before the cruise and feels quite comfortable going on his own. If your 5 year old needs a buddy we can pair them up for a meeting if you'd like. Our 8 year olds will be in the older kids club. What is really nice about the clubs is they rotate around so kids get to go to "older" kids clubs for a visit. My kids loved the Oceaneer's Club but it was neat for them to go the the Oceaneer's Lab sometimes too. The older kids aren't there at the time, they are bumped up to the next age group. I guess the oldest group is bumped onto the sports deck or something. My kids were together in the 5-7 group this time so being seperated will be different for me but I don't think they will care, they did their own thing there anyway. This shows the age groupings. fyi

http://cruises.about.com/cs/cruisingwithkids/a/disneycruise.htm

[ReallyFunMom]

Wow, just went to the excursions list and there are a lot of things to look thru. If anyone reads of a MUST DO or MUST MISS, post here so we all can know! I know, its all subjective. I'll probably submit a post asking for advice and see what comes up. So many experts here on the disboards!

[vossjemi]

Well, I'm on maternity leave now. Had the baby Oct 16. WE named her Sienna. Now to get her info to DU for the cruise! Ha ha. WE booked her for a cruise before she was even born! Isn't that funny? ha ha! Yeah, we booked 2 cat 8's the day they opened up. I thought that cruising over Labor DAy weekend would have the other 2 kids missing the least amount of school. I'm still contemplating adding grandma, but not sure. We'll see.

[rkandmjsmommy]

congrats Vossjemi on the baby:) How exciting!!!

[ReallyFunMom]

I'm thinking about the Golden Eagle and Doubloon Sail excursions. I really want to book excursions for each day in St Maarten and St Thomas and take it easy on CC. But some say stingray thing is a must for kids. We'll see. I may hit CC again on a Western but may never get back to Maarten/Thomas so want to make excursions there priority.

[Jennifer48]

Well, I'm on maternity leave now. Had the baby Oct 16. WE named her Sienna. Now to get her info to DU for the cruise! Ha ha. WE booked her for a cruise before she was even born! Isn't that funny? ha ha! Yeah, we booked 2 cat 8's the day they opened up. I thought that cruising over Labor DAy weekend would have the other 2 kids missing the least amount of school. I'm still contemplating adding grandma, but not sure. We'll see.

Congratulations!! :thumbsup2 :goodvibes

[Jennifer48]

I like the idea of a meet for the Sailaway party. That way we can recognize all our fellow DISers for the rest of the week. It would be a shame to be walking by DISers for days without even knowing it!

I was looking around at other meet threads and I like the idea of a DIS Tag Game: Make a couple of Mickey shaped door magnets that will get passed around the ship. Each person who receives the magnet will sign it, then go "tag" another participant's cabin door. See how far it can get and how many signatures it ends up with, how many times it can make a few rounds.

What do y'all think?

I like these two ideas. We can meet before the Sailaway party right after the Lifeboat drill. Can't miss the Sailaway party! :rockband:

[ReallyFunMom]

Just trying to make sure thread doesn't roll right off.......... :-)

[Kimberly815]

Come on! There has to be more Disers joining us!! :cheer2:

[birdmom]

HI Guys, I'm Leann I will also be on this cruise with dh, dd7, dd11 and my mom. Cant wait to see you all on board :thumbsup2. This will be our 2nd Disney cruise. We just got of the magic in Sep. for a 7 day western!!!!

[Jennifer48]

HI Guys, I'm Leann I will also be on this cruise with dh, dd7, dd11 and my mom. Cant wait to see you all on board :thumbsup2. This will be our 2nd Disney cruise. We just got of the magic in Sep. for a 7 day western!!!!

Hi Leann! :wave:

This will be my 2nd cruise as well. We both are Castaway Club members! :woohoo:

Do you have a trip report written? I'd love to hear how your Western went!

[ReallyFunMom]

Just making sure we don't fall off page 5. :-)

[BCVOwner2002]

Hi! We are currently scheduled to go on the Eastern in November but are thinking about moving it to September 1, 2007. If we change the date it will only be DH and I. We've been on two DCL cruises and they were both 4-day member cruises. We decided we wanted to go for a longer period of time and several DISfriends recommended the 7-night Eastern. Will post again soon if we change our date. Annmarie

[Kimberly815]

Unfortunately, my fiance and I will have to cancel this cruise. Despite the fact that we told them about it, very good friends of ours booked their wedding for that same week. My fiance will be in the wedding party, so it is not something we can really skip out on.

No real plans to rebook just yet. But hopefully in the future. I am dying to go on a Disney Cruise.

Have lots of fun for us.

[Jennifer48]

Unfortunately, my fiance and I will have to cancel this cruise. Despite the fact that we told them about it, very good friends of ours booked their wedding for that same week. My fiance will be in the wedding party, so it is not something we can really skip out on.

No real plans to rebook just yet. But hopefully in the future. I am dying to go on a Disney Cruise.

Have lots of fun for us.

:sad:

[ThinkTink510]

My family is going!

My Parents Surprised us on christmas by telling me and my sisters that we are going on a 7 Night Magic Cruise! We were on the 4 night wonder cruise September 3rd this year. It was amazing. Im ready for a 7 Night! :woohoo:

[ThinkTink510]

:goodvibes

[Castillo Mom]

Good to see this thread is still alive. I haven't been around this board lately since I've been planning our WDW trip which is requiring more of my attention than the cruise.

Anyway, looks like we have just a few more months to go. Is everyone as excited as I am?:yay:

[ThinkTink510]

yes i cant wait.

[KrisannB]

We just booked for this cruise! This will be our second cruise - our first was this April 2006 and I could have taken a 4 day in March but instead choose to do a 7 day in September!

It will be me, DH (who is in Iraq but will be home for the cruise!) DD 11 and DS 9. They loved the kids club last time and are looking forward to going back which means more time for me and hubby after so much time apart without feeling like we are neglecting the kids!!!

I am so excited - looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Krisann

[KrisannB]

ok now I have to go figure out how to change my signature - I have not been posting since we went on our last cruise! DD will be 12 by the cruise and DS will be 10.

Krisann

[ThinkTink510]

I will be on the cruise with my Mom, Dad, my three sisters ages 16 12 and 10 My Aunt and Uncle and Cousin Ryan (9 months at the time)

[vossjemi]

2006 was an expensive year for us....built a new house & during contract phase got pregnant! Unfortunately, we still have furniture and things to buy for this new house which have essentially made the trip unaffordable this year. :( Not to mention the cost a new child brings.

I hadn't cancelled yet though, just hoping. But, today I got a mailer from Disney about the West Coast Cruises in Summer 08. Yeah! I had originally wanted a west coast cruise in 07, but as you all know, Disney went Euro, so I booked the Eastern. Now, I can wait to go on the cruise I originally wanted! Not that I don't want a Disney Cruise this year. I do, so it makes me sad, but this way, I'll get the cruise I wanted in the first place. We've actually been to St. Thomas and St. Maarten before anyway (pre kids), so I guess I won't feel soo bad.

Anyway, West coast cruise bookings open up Jan 31, so I'll probably move my booking then. If anyone is interested, connecting rooms 6016 and 6018 will become available on this cruise around that time.

Have fun guys!

[CraftyCrissy]

Hi everyone! We're officially changing our sail date from October 13th to September 1st. My kids' school is having construction done within the district and they are postponing our start date by a week or so. So - its better for us to go earlier rather than pull everyone out just a few weeks after getting into the groove. YAY!!

I'm Cris and will be traveling with DH and our three kids - boy/girl twins who will be three weeks shy of being 7 and a 5 1/2 year old son. We are SUPER-EXCITED! I am really excited to be on the first sailing after Europe. My kids are already looking forward to the Oceaneer's Club and Mom and Dad are REALLY looking forward to some R&R after a rough couple of years with little kids. hee heee!!

I look forward to 'meeting' you all.

[ThinkTink510]

There doesn't seem to be alot of people on this cruise.:goodvibes

[rmrjb]

Hi, All... Not sure if anyone is still reading this thread... My family is SOOOO excited! This is our 1st Disney Cruise. There's me (Melinda), DH, DS (12), DS (9), and DD (7.) Hope someone sees this before we go :hourglass

[CraftyCrissy]

Hi Melinda! I have boy/girl twins who will just be shy of 7 on the cruise. We're going, along with my 5 1/2 year old son and husband. Its our first DCL cruise too and we cannot wait!

WELCOME!

[rmrjb]

So glad to hear from you! My mind has been kind of spinning from all this- in a good way, of course;) I bought the Birnbaum and Passporter books. I'm a strong believer that sometimes too much info is NOT a good thing!!!:rotfl:

My daughter turns 7 in April, so our kids aren't far apart in age at all! I'm anxious to get out of this cold snap we're having here (we're in MD.) Thanks for responding. I'm sure we'll talk soon!
Melinda

[CraftyCrissy]

I haven't gotten either of the books yet. Are they worth the money? I really love the Disney World books but the one cruise one I saw (I think it was Birnbaums) seemed thin and kind of had the same info. that you find on the boards. I don't know - what do you think?

We're in NJ so I hear you on the cold thing! If only it would snow! My kids are convinced that since the groundhog didn't see his shadow, spring starts next week and then it'll be summer and then the cruise will come! Kindergarteners don't have a good grasp of time. hee heeee

[rmrjb]

Don't bother w/ Birnbaums... the PassPorter's is pretty good though. It has a ton of information, but I've found I've learned a lot from reading TR's/postings here and on cruisecritic.com. I'm still trying to figure out what to do in St. John/St. Thomas. I keep finding mixed reviews.... have you looked into any of the excursions yet? Big Ray (DH-- Our 12 yr.old. is Ray, too...) has been giving me a hard time (ajokingly, of course!) about all the time I'm spending looking on-line, reading, and then changing my mind depending on the day :goodvibes I am just SOOO excited! I actually just picked up rolling Pilots bags for the kids to use for their carry on's today. Wait 'til they find out those are really for my shoes they'll be responsible for carrying!!! :laughing: What airline are you guys on? We're coming in the day before so we don't feel rushed. What about you guys?

[ReallyFunMom]

Hi Melinda! I have boy/girl twins who will just be shy of 7 on the cruise. We're going, along with my 5 1/2 year old son and husband. Its our first DCL cruise too and we cannot wait!

WELCOME!


We'll be on with two boys ages 7 and 8. (Newly 7 and almost 9.) Anyway, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the kids club groups age 5-7 together. Just thought you might like that your kids would be all together. I was happy mine were last cruise but they felt very comfortable and made friends quickly so I think its fine they will be in different groups this time. Looking forward to our first 7 night cruise!

[rmrjb]

Glad to hear of another 9 yr.old boy on board for my son, J.T., to hang out with. Fortunately, none of my kids have ever had seperation issues & they all make friends pretty quickly (hmmm.... not sure where they get that from!!!) We're almost down to the 6 mo countdown!!!!

[CraftyCrissy]

I actually just picked up rolling Pilots bags for the kids to use for their carry on's today. Wait 'til they find out those are really for my shoes they'll be responsible for carrying!!! :laughing: What airline are you guys on? We're coming in the day before so we don't feel rushed. What about you guys?

You are too funny about the shoes! I have to get a roller for my daughter. Her current one is a hand-me-down with Arthur on it and she informed me she is NEVER using it again! heee heee I am very, very determined not to overpack (this will be our 4th cruise - 1st DCL - and for the last 3 as well as our last DW trip I overpacked majorly!)

We're not 100% on flying down there yet. Most likely we will fly Jet Blue (they're not booking past September 4th right now - I check daily!) Their typical rates Newark to Orlando are $99. We are going to go down a couple of days early and do at least the Magic Kingdom. The last time we went to DW was almost two years ago and the kids are dying to go again. I want to fly down on Wednesday afternoon and do Thursday/Friday at the parks and then drive/car service to port early Saturday morning. DH only wants to do one day in the parks because God forbid he not be in the office an extra day (don't get me started). We have to figure out the logistics of where to stay (on or off site), transfers to and from port, into the park, etc. If Jet Blue would just get their September dates up........

I'm also on a weight-loss train. I am determined to be comfortable in a bathing suit for the cruise (not to mention the entire summer leading up to it!) I keep coming to these boards to motivate myself when I am craving the ice cream cake in the freezer!

[rmrjb]

Ok... WIERD.... I am SOOOOO on the weight-loss train with you!!!! Although I'm not stressing too much, (you know that "You're not the worst one I've ever seen" story- my biggest fear is BEING that worst one!!) I would still love to be in better shape that I am now. That being said, my intentions are to completely throw down that entire week and not care about a thing. Little side note.... I started dating Big Ray when I was 15. He has seen me at my absolute heaviest, my absolute lightest, and everything inbetween. He hasn't left yet, so I figure I;m as good as gold:lmao: Anyway... we are headed in to MCO 8/31. Don't discount any of the other airlines, though. My Travel Agent got our seats back in Dec. and they are only $10 more than Southwest. I went ahead & pd for the peace of mind.... just a thought.

So.... ummmm... you never answered my ? about the shore excursions.... I promise not to stalk you!! :rotfl2: Glad to hear you're somewhat of a "Cruise Veteran." We've never been on a cruise at all, so I'll probably be bugging you w/ questions. Tell me if it gets to be too much!

Melinda

[rmrjb]

Hey, Guys.... I'm starting a new 9/1 thread.... this one is so far back its a pain to get too.....

[KrisannB]

can you tell me what the title of the new one is so I can find it? I only get to check in every so often and I cannot seem to find a new thread.

Krisann

[rmrjb]

The new thread is: 9/1/07 Eastern on the Magic... Anyone else?

Krisann- Is your DD still going to be 11 on the cruise? I have a 12yr old son who is at that awkward inbetween stage.... on the older end of the Oceaneers Lab, but he's too young to be in The Stack. Is she feeling the same way?

Melinda

[CraftyCrissy]

That being said, my intentions are to completely throw down that entire week and not care about a thing.

So.... ummmm... you never answered my ? about the shore excursions.... I promise not to stalk you!! :rotfl2: Glad to hear you're somewhat of a "Cruise Veteran." We've never been on a cruise at all, so I'll probably be bugging you w/ questions.

Don't worry about bugging me! I don't mind at all!!!!

I too will be enjoying myself very thoroughly on the cruise. I plan in eating and DRINKING anything that pleases me! hee heee

Shore excursions - I've only briefly reviewed them but from I've been to all the ports on previous cruises. We probably won't do too much since my kids are afraid of their own shadows (even of our cat, who's been around before them!) so anything with wildlife is out!

St. Thomas - LOVE Magen's Bay. It is a gorgeous beach, very calm waters (I guess it really is a bay?) and beautiful all around. When we first went there it was our honeymoon and we did a bike tour that ended there. It was mid-August and about 140% humidity and 104 degrees and I just couldn't handle the ride! I was thrilled when it was over and we could just veg out at Magen's Bay. My guess is we may take a bus/cab over there again and hang out. My kids do like the beach very much. There's a lot of shadey areas.

St. John - LOVE Trunk Bay Beach. This is more beachy, in my opinion, although the water is still very bay-like to me (I'm a NJ gal meaning Jersey Shore and rough waves are the norm for me!) We did this with our kids on our last cruise (almost 5 years ago). There is about no shade here but the views are magnificent. I have lots of pictures of birds and lizards, although my kids were by none of them! We did that cruise with my entire family (parents, sister and her family) so all the kids, I'm sure, were either in Grampa's arms or in the gift shop with Gramma!!!!

St. Maarten - we did the Regatta there. Again, on our honeymoon and it was pretty hard work. Everyone gets a job. Mine was: Drink Gal. Yes, I passed out drinks to those doing the real work of making the yacht go! It was an amazing ride and really a great adventure. If you do this, sleep well and hydrate very well the night before! This is offered on DCL and the bike ride is here too.

I am really, really looking forward to Castaway Cay. I would love to do a Dolphin Encounter somewhere but I truly think my kids may stroke out if we do! I'll have to work them up to something this summer- at least a sting ray thing at Castaway Cay! I guess its not a bad thing that we're not into the whole adventure-vacation age yet, especially since I spent the kids' college funds to go on the cruise!!!

Oh - there's a new thread for our cruise. Guess I should go find that one too! hee heee

[KrisannB]

She will be 12 on the cruise and will be in the lab - from my understanding they are tougher on the age thing with the stack because of the older teens. We are going to give her sign out abilities on this cruise most likely - so she can be a little independent. We are still having reservations about the WB Repo when she will be 13 but just barely :)

Krisann


The new thread is: 9/1/07 Eastern on the Magic... Anyone else?

Krisann- Is your DD still going to be 11 on the cruise? I have a 12yr old son who is at that awkward inbetween stage.... on the older end of the Oceaneers Lab, but he's too young to be in The Stack. Is she feeling the same way?

Melinda

[kjguy43]

Have to get to the packing list and make sure we have all the essentials, think we may need to buy more suitcases. I am a bit worried about lost luggae. Got to get a suit for formal night. TG this is only 6 months away. Thsi cold weather has me yearning for the warm waters of the caribbean. Now they are talking about 12-18 inches of snow:furious:

[ReallyFunMom]

Bumping so doesn't drop off and lose all old information in case anyone needs to access it.

[ThinkTink510]

im really excited. i want to start packing now :)

[Castillo Mom]

Bumpity bump! Let's keep it going!

[ReallyFunMom]

Have ya'll figured out which excursions yet?

Is brunch offered every at-sea day? What is the time span offered to sign up for brunch? Any thoughts on which nights are best for Palo?

[Castillo Mom]

I haven't planned what night/day we're making reservations for Palo but as for excursions, I've already booked a private sail for when we're in St. Thomas. I booked with Rumbaba. Heard a lot of great things about them on another cruise discussion board. Not too sure what we'll be doing in St. Marteen other then shopping. Once we're on Castayway Cay, we'll probably just be beach bums, maybe do the banana boat ride.

[ReallyFunMom]

I haven't planned what night/day we're making reservations for Palo but as for excursions, I've already booked a private sail for when we're in St. Thomas. I booked with Rumbaba. Heard a lot of great things about them on another cruise discussion board. Not too sure what we'll be doing in St. Marteen other then shopping. Once we're on Castayway Cay, we'll probably just be beach bums, maybe do the banana boat ride.

I'm such a wimp, too afraid to book anything outside Disney thinking they might sail without me if there are problems. I've got to go back to my notes about excursions. What date can we start booking things, anyone done the "math"? I think I'll be trying for Palo on formal night.

[ThinkTink510]

My mom books our excursions. I dont know if she has done any yet. We are definatly doing the banana boat on castaway cay though. We did it last time and it was loads of fun.

[rmrjb]

OK.... I think I have this condition w/ relation to the cruise... 1st time ever & I keep flip-flopping w/ regard to excursions! :scared1: :scared1:

Is anyone else looking at excursions yet or am I the only one!!!???:scared:

[ReallyFunMom]

Bump so doesn't fall off.......

[ThinkTink510]

bumping again!

[rmrjb]

I heard the 3rd BUMPs' a charm!

[ThinkTink510]

About 5 and a half months till the cruise.:goodvibes

[CraftyCrissy]

5 1/2 months and counting down! WOO HOO!!!

We're doing a couple of days at DW before the cruise. Anyone else hanging at the MK beforehand? They just announced that there will be a Pirates and Princesses Party at MK on August 31, the day we will be in the MK. I think we're going to bite the bullet and do the party. Yeah - because my kids totally need to be overstimulated before we even get on the ship! hee hee :dance3:

[ThinkTink510]

That sounds like fun. Im not sure what we are going to do yet though.

[rmrjb]

OK, Chris... you didn't say anything about a PRINCESS PARTY!!!! hahahahaha

OK, off to the next post... will email later.....;)

Melinda

[CraftyCrissy]

OK, Chris... you didn't say anything about a PRINCESS PARTY!!!! hahahahaha

Y'know Disney - something for everyone! On the ship it is just a pirate party but at MK - there just has to be an opportunity for girls to dress up too. And yes, Elizabeth and I will be arguing over who gets to wear the tiara!!!!!

Joseph wants to save his money and buy a Jack Sparrow costume. I'm thinking of giving in - he can wear it for the party, for the cruise and then for Halloween! I'll have to see what's available come August.

[kjguy43]

Bumping us up, Getting closer. Spring is in the air! :dance3:

[MRS_RMM]

Hi Everyone, we just booked this cruise!! It'll be our first 7 night on Disney, we're very excited!! Only 5 months and some days to go!!! :yay:

My DD can't wait, everyday she mentions the Mickey cruise. She had so much fun on our last cruise we decided to book this one to celebrate her 3rd bday.

It'll be me (29), DH(30) and DD(2, almost 3 at time of sailing). Anybody else going with a toddler/pre-schooler?

[CraftyCrissy]

Welcome! I'm sure others here will be traveling with pre-schoolers. This thread has been quiet for awhile but with time creeping along (and it is creeping second by second for me!) I'm betting that people will start posting again soon.

5 months, 5 days! Woo Hoo!!! :cool1:

[kjguy43]

Bumping so we stay on course!:grouphug:

[CraftyCrissy]

Less than 5 months! Yee Haw!

:banana:

[ThinkTink510]

:goodvibes

[CheetoGuido]

just found this thread, we have a group of 7 going, two families. My sister and her DH, DD - 14 yrs, DS - 12 yrs, and us - DH & DD 4 yrs.
Hope to get to know some families with kids in our age group..
Can't wait for September to get here..

[ThinkTink510]

Bump

[hunterfaimly]

We are sailing Sept 1 as well. We will be flying in early morning 8-31. Not sure where we will stay yet. It will be me, DH and DD who will be 3 by then. We have never cruised so we are thrilled with the idea and a disney cruise-even better.

Noelle

[ThinkTink510]

We have alot of people goin go the cruise. It will be my Mom and Dad My three younger sisters ( 16,12 and 10) Me (18) My Aunt, Uncle and Cousin (9 months at the time)

[Epperbiker]

DW and I will be sailing with DS, who will have just turned 3. This will be our 4th cruise overall (3rd on DCL) but our first 7 day on Disney. We re-booked onboard last year and have been excited ever since.

Do you think there's any reason to be concerned about the fact that this will be the first "regular" caribbean cruise following the Med?

[hunterfaimly]

well thanks to all the great info on these boards we decided to ditch the ground transportation that disney provides and rent a car. I am very happy with this choice, now we can get to the terminal when we want. Which for me will not be soon enough. I keep telling my husband I want to be the first one on the ship :yay: and the last one off. we will see. under 4 months now.

[MRS_RMM]

Hey Everyone, less than 4 months to go!! Our final payments are due at the end of the month, then we can begin making reservations for Palo and the spa at the 90 day mark!! :banana:

Someone please confirm, can we book more than 1 meal at Palo? I'd like to do a dinner and a brunch. But some people are saying we can only choose one.

I hope to get DD fully potty trained by then... if not, there's always Flounder's.

[kjguy43]

Our final payment is due June 18th, then we can set all our reservations, kinda dissapointed we booked our airfare early. I am seeing some real good prices from PHL to MCO, oh well what can you do!

[kjguy43]

Trying to keep both of our threads on top...3 months to go. We should decide on a place to meet and time, so we can meet all of thosw we have been chatting with the past year!

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Hi Everyone! I just booked this cruise! YAY! Even better, we scored a SPH stateroom! I feel like I hit the DCL lottery!haha! Are any of our SPH neighbors on this thread? It'll be me, DH, DD10 and DD7. Can't wait! This will be our 4th Dis cruise (did the 3 & 4 night), but our 1st 7 night! I'm too excited!

[kjguy43]

We also have on of the SPH rooms.


Hi Everyone! I just booked this cruise! YAY! Even better, we scored a SPH stateroom! I feel like I hit the DCL lottery!haha! Are any of our SPH neighbors on this thread? It'll be me, DH, DD10 and DD7. Can't wait! This will be our 4th Dis cruise (did the 3 & 4 night), but our 1st 7 night! I'm too excited!

[MRS_RMM]

Hey Everyone, we've hit the 90 day mark!! :yay:

If you're castaway club members you can now log on and book your shore excursions and Palo!! :banana:

[Epperbiker]

I got up early Sunday morning and got everything we needed, then the website crashed!! Thankfully, everything was fine when I checked later. It feels good to get the online check-in completed!!!

[ReallyFunMom]

Hi Everyone! I just booked this cruise! YAY! Even better, we scored a SPH stateroom! I feel like I hit the DCL lottery!haha! Are any of our SPH neighbors on this thread? It'll be me, DH, DD10 and DD7. Can't wait! This will be our 4th Dis cruise (did the 3 & 4 night), but our 1st 7 night! I'm too excited!

Wow, congrats, that is like a lottery! I've gotten SPH rooms but booked when came available WAY in advance. I had 5020 for this cruise...... or was it 5022, I forget, but then sailing Wonder Sept 06 it was a little cheaper to book Cat 8 with the rebooking deal so I did that. (Smarter people would have figured a way around the new booking only deal and got the rebooking discount on the Cat 10 SPH ........). Anyway, I have 7 and 8 yr old boys so our youngest should be in same kids club. I like the idea of mine together but their ages have them in different clubs this year. Its our first 7 nighter as well, after doing one 3 and one 4 night on Wonder. I'm hoping we do well with it, I've bought every anti-nausia product available as I worry about higher seas on Magic vs Wonder. If we like 7 nights, we have Tgiving 2008 booked.

I booked morning Doubloon snorkel, anyone here doing that?

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Wow, congrats, that is like a lottery! I've gotten SPH rooms but booked when came available WAY in advance. I had 5020 for this cruise...... or was it 5022, I forget, but then sailing Wonder Sept 06 it was a little cheaper to book Cat 8 with the rebooking deal so I did that. (Smarter people would have figured a way around the new booking only deal and got the rebooking discount on the Cat 10 SPH ........). Anyway, I have 7 and 8 yr old boys so our youngest should be in same kids club. I like the idea of mine together but their ages have them in different clubs this year. Its our first 7 nighter as well, after doing one 3 and one 4 night on Wonder. I'm hoping we do well with it, I've bought every anti-nausia product available as I worry about higher seas on Magic vs Wonder. If we like 7 nights, we have Tgiving 2008 booked.

I booked morning Doubloon snorkel, anyone here doing that?


Hi there! Ok, so what anti-nausea product did you get for the kids? I'm wondering what's available for them.:confused3
We were on the Wonder 4 night last Sept. 3-7. Where you on this sailing, too?
Hopefully my Dd's will want to try the clubs this year. Each year they go for a very short time, and then that's it. They never go back!:sad2:

[ReallyFunMom]

Hi there! Ok, so what anti-nausea product did you get for the kids? I'm wondering what's available for them.:confused3
We were on the Wonder 4 night last Sept. 3-7. Where you on this sailing, too?
Hopefully my Dd's will want to try the clubs this year. Each year they go for a very short time, and then that's it. They never go back!:sad2:

Yep, we were there. Judging from teacups and such, its much more of a mom problem than a kid problem at our house, sea sickness that is. I loaded up on things from drugstore dot com and bought ginger pills somewhere, may look for ginger chews for kids at some point.

Relief band - pricy, for me but wouldn't harm kid if needed
Little Tummys Nausea Relief with Natural Ginger Extract
Bonine For Children, Motion Sickness Tablets, Berry Berry
Sea-Band The Original Wristband, Children, One Size

Also had doc write prescript for ScoPace pills. If needed I will take 1/2 pill, none of those for kids.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Yep, we were there. Judging from teacups and such, its much more of a mom problem than a kid problem at our house, sea sickness that is. I loaded up on things from drugstore dot com and bought ginger pills somewhere, may look for ginger chews for kids at some point.

Relief band - pricy, for me but wouldn't harm kid if needed
Little Tummys Nausea Relief with Natural Ginger Extract
Bonine For Children, Motion Sickness Tablets, Berry Berry
Sea-Band The Original Wristband, Children, One Size

Also had doc write prescript for ScoPace pills. If needed I will take 1/2 pill, none of those for kids.

Thanks so much for sharing this info w/ me! I've been thinking about this since my Dd 10 had to leave dinner on the 1st night last cruise. Her stomach was really upset.

[ReallyFunMom]

Thanks so much for sharing this info w/ me! I've been thinking about this since my Dd 10 had to leave dinner on the 1st night last cruise. Her stomach was really upset.

You're welcome. I'll give you some more info about the Relief band in case you are interested. I was hopeful but somewhat skeptical but figured it couldn't hurt to get it, $90 from drugstore dot come, free shipping. Figured if it worked, I'd have it for the rest of my cruises and if it didn't, they are selling for around $60 on ebay used. (save $30 buying the version for morning sickness, same product, slightly different instruction book). Anyway, still really can't say how it would work on a cruise but I did a theme park road test. I don't think it was mental, that I "believed" it would work so it did, I really didn't think it would work on theme park rides. I road the "Storm" at Islands of Adventure (very much like teacups) and hoped it would "help". I rode three times in a row with the kids and felt fine. So, I'm pretty sure that, for me, it will work on rough seas if we should have them.

I've had luck with dramamine riding the Hulk and doing Spiderman rides but the Dueling Dragons (lots of loops) has always left me naustious and needing an hour rest even with dramamine. So, I HAD to test the relief band on DD. I felt a touch on nausia on the last two twists that stuck around for 10 minutes or so afterwards. Thats a hugely successful test for me. Your milage may vary.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

You're welcome. I'll give you some more info about the Relief band in case you are interested. I was hopeful but somewhat skeptical but figured it couldn't hurt to get it, $90 from drugstore dot come, free shipping. Figured if it worked, I'd have it for the rest of my cruises and if it didn't, they are selling for around $60 on ebay used. (save $30 buying the version for morning sickness, same product, slightly different instruction book). Anyway, still really can't say how it would work on a cruise but I did a theme park road test. I don't think it was mental, that I "believed" it would work so it did, I really didn't think it would work on theme park rides. I road the "Storm" at Islands of Adventure (very much like teacups) and hoped it would "help". I rode three times in a row with the kids and felt fine. So, I'm pretty sure that, for me, it will work on rough seas if we should have them.

I've had luck with dramamine riding the Hulk and doing Spiderman rides but the Dueling Dragons (lots of loops) has always left me naustious and needing an hour rest even with dramamine. So, I HAD to test the relief band on DD. I felt a touch on nausia on the last two twists that stuck around for 10 minutes or so afterwards. Thats a hugely successful test for me. Your milage may vary.

Well, I'm going to Universal Studios and Island of Adv. today, and the rest of this week.:cool1: I'm taking my Bonine, I'll see how it goes. I never heard of Relief Band. What is it? :confused3

[ReallyFunMom]

Well, I'm going to Universal Studios and Island of Adv. today, and the rest of this week.:cool1: I'm taking my Bonine, I'll see how it goes. I never heard of Relief Band. What is it? :confused3

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=68264&catid=71583&trx=PLST-0-SEARCH&trxp1=71583&trxp2=68264&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-SEARCH

[disneyfreakjackie]

Hello guys!!! We'll be on this cruise also!!! :thumbsup2 Our first seven nighter and second cruise ever ... boy are we ADDICTED!!!! It will be me, dh, our four dds' (18, 16, 12 and 10), my brother, his wife and their son!! We were able to book our excursions/Palo yesterday (and I did!), but my brother and his wife will have to wait a bit!!! I hope they get the excursions we did ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can't tell you how excited I am ... well I don't have to ... you guys KNOW!!! :banana: :cloud9: pirate: :goodvibes

Looking forward to PIRATE NIGHT!!! Loved it on the Wonder!!!

Is there a list of DIS people somewhere on this thread??? I didn't have a chance to go through the entire thing yet!!!

[ReallyFunMom]

We were able to book our excursions/Palo yesterday (and I did!), but my brother and his wife will have to wait a bit!!! I hope they get the excursions we did ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can't tell you how excited I am ... well I don't have to ... you guys KNOW!!! :banana: :cloud9: pirate: :goodvibes



I saw your thread waivering about which excurisons, what did you decide? We signed up for the Doubloon sail in the morning.

[Castillo Mom]

Hello everyone! Forgot that there was this other thread going. Well, we're getting closer and closer to sail date!:goodvibes

[disneyfreakjackie]

I saw your thread waivering about which excurisons, what did you decide? We signed up for the Doubloon sail in the morning.



WOW ... we did, too!!! We decided to go PIRATE!!! It's going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!pirate:

[ReallyFunMom]

WOW ... we did, too!!! We decided to go PIRATE!!! It's going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!pirate:

OK, let's cross everything for sunny skies and calm seas! I'm a little worried about weather that time of year. The boys will be 7 and 8 (almost nine). Not sure how into snorkeling they will be but maybe if the seas are calm they will try. If they breath in salt water at any point they'll likely hang on the boat with dad.

[birdmom]

Its been a long time since we checked in, we are still going me dh, dd 11 dd 7 and my mom:thumbsup2

[birdmom]

Hmm. .. .we should definitely plan something!!


I was looking around at other meet threads and I like the idea of a DIS Tag Game: Make a couple of Mickey shaped door magnets that will get passed around the ship. Each person who receives the magnet will sign it, then go "tag" another participant's cabin door. See how far it can get and how many signatures it ends up with, how many times it can make a few rounds.


What do y'all think?

I love this idea


Hi Everyone! I just booked this cruise! YAY! Even better, we scored a SPH stateroom! I feel like I hit the DCL lottery!haha! Are any of our SPH neighbors on this thread? It'll be me, DH, DD10 and DD7. Can't wait! This will be our 4th Dis cruise (did the 3 & 4 night), but our 1st 7 night! I'm too excited!

sweet, I have a dd11 and a dd7 we will have to meet up for sure

[kjguy43]

Cruise is paid off, anticipating Monday when we can book all of our excursions and such. Plus the bump helps us as well!!!!

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

We're getting closer!:cheer2:

[kjguy43]

Bump

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

So I've heard formal night is very dressy, What's everyone wearing?
P.S. I CAN'T WAIT!!! :woohoo:

[kjguy43]

Not sure about DW and DD, but I am wearing a tux!

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Not sure about DW and DD, but I am wearing a tux!

Very cool! So is DH. :thumbsup2

[kjguy43]

Getting mine from cruiselineformalwear.com

[hunterfaimly]

my husband was going to rent a tux but we recently had to buy him a new suit. He normally does not wear suits-first one bought in our 11 years together-so he has decided to wear that instead.

Noelle

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Change of plans. DH decided not to bring the tux. (I sorta wish he would). He says a suit will be fine.

[Epperbiker]

Woo Hoo!! Only nine weeks to go!

Hi Thundermountainmomma, we're from Tampa too!

Anyone start packing yet!?

[CraftyCrissy]

Anyone start packing yet!?

I haven't started to pack but I have started to take inventory of what I need to buy - dresses, shoes, bathroom stuff, make-up, etc. FUN!!

I've also started buying stuff for my kids' surprise travel bags and that is loads of fun to do. Its like I'm buying a million stocking stuffers! :santa:

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Woo Hoo!! Only nine weeks to go!

Hi Thundermountainmomma, we're from Tampa too!

Anyone start packing yet!?

Hi there! What part of Tampa are you in? I work in Citrus Park, but live in Pasco (Trinity).
It really is getting close now, isn't it? Nine weeks! I can't believe it!:cool1:

[Epperbiker]

Hi there! What part of Tampa are you in? I work in Citrus Park, but live in Pasco (Trinity).
It really is getting close now, isn't it? Nine weeks! I can't believe it!:cool1:

How funny, my MIL lives in Citrus Park and works in Trinity! DW, DS3 and me live in Citrus Park and we work close to downtown.

I'm literally counting the days!

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

How funny, my MIL lives in Citrus Park and works in Trinity! DW, DS3 and me live in Citrus Park and we work close to downtown.

I'm literally counting the days!

Ha! Small world!:lmao:

[kjguy43]

No packing for us yet, but we need to figure out what we are taking so we know how manu suitcases we will need!

[hunterfaimly]

I am using an empty suitcase to store things as we buy them, but I would not say I am officially packing yet. Still have 2 months of summer to get through. Very soon though. 2 months go fast. Just 2 months ago we were having DD 3rd birthday and that seems like no time at all.:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Noelle

[jxburns]

We just locked in last week. CAnt wait.

We travel quite a bit but this will be our 1st cruise & I feel al ittle out of my element.

Not quite packing yet but definately creating lists & watching for those "must haves" at the store.

We have a family of 3 (me, DH & dd who will almost be 5) and will be also traveling w/ both sets of grandparents. Should be fun.

[ThinkTink510]

bumping

[hunterfaimly]

Bump

[Epperbiker]

Only 7 lucky weeks left! What are your plans for St. Maarten and St. Thomas?

We are thinking Sapphire or Coki beach with our 3 year old for St. Thomas and we have a private driver/tour in St. Maarten.

I just hope everything is ready to go on the Ship since they'll just be back from the Transatlantic crossing the morning we board!!

[ReallyFunMom]

We have a family of 3 (me, DH & dd who will almost be 5) and will be also traveling w/ both sets of grandparents. Should be fun.

Oh, such a great age to have a girl on a DCL cruise, I wanted to adopt one that age just for the experience! I have rowdy boys but love seeing the little girls decked out and waiting for princesses to get pics with. My boys loved the shows at that age but now, 7 & 8, want to be in kids club playing with friends instead of going to the shows. You are going to love it! Unless having both sets of grandparents drags you down! Its nice to leave them with the pager while you are at Palos in case kid wants out of or doesn't want to go to kids club but going on 3 day with my inlaws was a little much as they just followed us around saying they wanted to do WHATEVER we were doing.............

[azcater]

Just wanted to add us to the list and say HI! It will be me, hubbie and our little guy who will be turning 1 on 9/2. Looking forward to cruising again! This will be our first time on DCL.

[Epperbiker]

Just wanted to add us to the list and say HI! It will be me, hubbie and our little guy who will be turning 1 on 9/2. Looking forward to cruising again! This will be our first time on DCL.

Welcome! What a fantastic 1st Birthday! Our son was 18 months on our first 3-day Disney Cruise, 24 months on our second, a 4-day, and he'll be 3 1/2 this time. You'll be limited somewhat in the things you can do, of course, but you will all have a great time!!

[hunterfaimly]

We just got back from the outlet mall. Pretty much finished up clothes shopping for the trip. Hubby still wants to buy a sports coat and I need to find at least one princess dress-will be shopping online today for that. :cutie: Also the little stuff we can pick up in the coming weeks at wal-mart. I feel like we are ready to go now. It is becoming so much more real. Now's a good time to shop, end of summer sales, stores are trying to make room for back to school stuff coming in.:thumbsup2 Have fun getting ready. only 43 days left. :hourglass

Noelle

[ThinkTink510]

Im so excited. I can't wait 43 more days.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Another week closer!:woohoo:

[ThinkTink510]

pirate: :cheer2: I can't wait!!

[sdaniel]

We'll be on this cruise too - it's our second Disney cruise, we did the western Caribbean last year. There's nine of us on this one :eek: - our four kids, me and my wife, my mother, my grandmother, and our teenage babysitter (I don't think she'll be doing much babysitting on this cruise ;) )
We're staying at AKL villas (my favorite hotel, btw.) after wards for 4 days (so I can celebrate my Bday with the mouse on 09/11 :woohoo: ). We've already started packing and getting ready - only one month left!!!!

Just wanted to add us to the list and say HI! It will be me, hubbie and our little guy who will be turning 1 on 9/2. Looking forward to cruising again! This will be our first time on DCL.

Hey, our three year old son will be turning four on 9/2. How cool to celebrate your son's first birthday on the Disney Boat (what my daughters call it).


Sonny D.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

anybody with guarantees get room assignments yet?
We have a guarantee on the week following yours but no cabin assignment yet.

Bill

[CraftyCrissy]

anybody with guarantees get room assignments yet?
We have a guarantee on the week following yours but no cabin assignment yet.

Bill

Our rooms are guaranteed. We have connecting rooms - 6600 & 6602.

We're leaving NJ a few days early so just 29 days left until I'm in sunny FL!

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Our rooms are guaranteed. We have connecting rooms - 6600 & 6602.

We're leaving NJ a few days early so just 29 days left until I'm in sunny FL!

Could you tell me when you found out your cabin numbers. Good deal winding up with connecting cabins. I wonder if that happens much?

What kind of guarantees did you book to wind up with balconies?

Bill

[hunterfaimly]

I was just looking at the schedule for launches and there will be a launch in Cape Canaveral the night before our sail. :woohoo: The launch is scheduled between 8:30PM and 1:30AM. Hopefully there will be more info later about exact times. I am not sure if those of us staying at the port will be able to see it or not, but since we are there it is worth a shot. :yay:

Noelle


After looking at KSC site it looks like the time is acutally 8:24PM EST. I have been told on the main board that you can see it from port and probably from you individual hotel rooms. I will keep you posted.

[ThinkTink510]

1 Month!!!

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

I was just looking at the schedule for launches and there will be a launch in Cape Canaveral the night before our sail. :woohoo: The launch is scheduled between 8:30PM and 1:30AM. Hopefully there will be more info later about exact times. I am not sure if those of us staying at the port will be able to see it or not, but since we are there it is worth a shot. :yay:

Noelle


After looking at KSC site it looks like the time is acutally 8:24PM EST. I have been told on the main board that you can see it from port and probably from you individual hotel rooms. I will keep you posted.

Wow! That's great news! I have seen a launch from Cocoa Beach and it was awesome! I really hope it's a go!:thumbsup2

[CraftyCrissy]

Could you tell me when you found out your cabin numbers. Good deal winding up with connecting cabins. I wonder if that happens much?

What kind of guarantees did you book to wind up with balconies?

Bill

To tell you the truth, Bill - I'm not sure! My TA took care of everything. We originally wanted a suite but they had just sold out (Melinda!) He suggested the connecting rooms as it still gives us 2 bathrooms, a little extra living space and a little privacy between all five of us (one of my sons needs his own space in order to settle down.) My children are still too young to be in a totally separate room (as in without the connecting door). As for the balconies - no idea! I told him what I wanted - he did it! We formally booked in early February, 2007. We got a good deal so I'm guessing there was still alot of opportunity for the connectors at that point.

I love my TA!

[CraftyCrissy]

Could you tell me when you found out your cabin numbers.

I forgot about the cabin numbers - we received them when we booked with the deposit back in February.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

To tell you the truth, Bill - I'm not sure! My TA took care of everything. We originally wanted a suite but they had just sold out (Melinda!) He suggested the connecting rooms as it still gives us 2 bathrooms, a little extra living space and a little privacy between all five of us (one of my sons needs his own space in order to settle down.) My children are still too young to be in a totally separate room (as in without the connecting door). As for the balconies - no idea! I told him what I wanted - he did it! We formally booked in early February, 2007. We got a good deal so I'm guessing there was still alot of opportunity for the connectors at that point.

I love my TA!

OK it doesn't sound like you booked guarantees. We booked a cat 12 guarantee which means you get at least that category cabin or better but you don't get to pick your cabins. Disney picks them out abour 30 days prior to sailing.:)

Thanks for replying and enjoy your cruise.:)

Bill

[birdmom]

are we going to set up any type of meet?

[cseca]

OK it doesn't sound like you booked guarantees. We booked a cat 12 guarantee which means you get at least that category cabin or better but you don't get to pick your cabins. Disney picks them out abour 30 days prior to sailing.:)

Thanks for replying and enjoy your cruise.:)

Bill

We have gty cat 12 and no assignment yet either... :(
I've been checking since the 30day mark but no luck.
Cross our fingers it'll be soon tho...

[KristinK]

Add us to the list:thumbsup2

Our party includes: Me, DBF, DS (18), DS (13) and my mom! Mom and I did the Western cruise last September (and had the time of our lives), but this will be the first cruise for my boyfriend and my boys! We are celebrating graduations and birthdays for each of the boys, so this should be a blast!:banana:

K

[CheetoGuido]

I just checked our cruise on the DCL website to see how many rooms were left and it is not showing it as an option at all, only Sep 15 and later. Does this mean our cruise is completely sold out?? or is something wrong with the website?
Should I ask on the regular board as well?

[MRS_RMM]

hmm... I checked on Saturday and it only had a Cat 10 and Cat 6 left. Guess they sold those rooms.

Has anybody received their room assignments yet? Did you get an upgrade?

[azcater]

No room assignment yet.. argh.. it's killing me.. I was thinking we would know 30 days out. We booked a verandah, so I doubt we'll get upgraded.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

No room assignment yet.. argh.. it's killing me.. I was thinking we would know 30 days out. We booked a verandah, so I doubt we'll get upgraded.

I check 3 times a day lol and i go 1 week later. I added something to my reservation today and tried to get some info out of the person on the phone but said they haven't assigned the guarantees yet.

Bill

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

No room assignment yet.. argh.. it's killing me.. I was thinking we would know 30 days out. We booked a verandah, so I doubt we'll get upgraded.

You never know! One Dcruise we booked a cat. 6 and got upgraded to a cat. 4!;)

[kjguy43]

I doubt if we will get upgraded, we booked SP 5024. Not sure how that works if you book a guarnteed room!

[azcater]

Hmmm, I'm starting to get concerned. I've seen some other cruisers on this sailing getting their cruise docs already. But, I still haven't been assigned a room yet. Should I be worried??

Thanks!
Angela

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Hmmm, I'm starting to get concerned. I've seen some other cruisers on this sailing getting their cruise docs already. But, I still haven't been assigned a room yet. Should I be worried??

Thanks!
Angela

Angela~ I wouldn't worry. We're still 3 weeks out. Last year I didn't get my doc's until 10 days prior to sailing. I bet my the end of next week you'll have your rm assignment and doc's!:thumbsup2

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Hmmm, I'm starting to get concerned. I've seen some other cruisers on this sailing getting their cruise docs already. But, I still haven't been assigned a room yet. Should I be worried??

Thanks!
Angela

I just read on another thread somewhere that some people weren't getting their assignments until they got to the pier???? I hope that was wrong..:scared1:

Bill

[waldorfie]

Williams family --three sons aged 16, 15, 11---our 2nd Disney cruise and first to eastern carib--less than three weeks away--yeah:dance3:

[cseca]

I just read on another thread somewhere that some people weren't getting their assignments until they got to the pier???? I hope that was wrong..:scared1:

Bill

I hope that's not true. But I've been checking twice a day and still no assignment... :(

[hunterfaimly]

they moved the launch to Sept 14. so those that leave on the eastern after us will get the show. Oh well.

Noelle

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

they moved the launch to Sept 14. so those that leave on the eastern after us will get the show. Oh well.

Noelle

Rats! Oh well, thanks for the update!:sad2:

[quadroplet]

Hello everybody! My husband, our daughter (3) and I will be joining you on the 9/1 cruise. It'll be our second Disney cruise (we did a 4-day last February) and our daughter is really looking forward to being on "Mickey's Boat" again. We're from Pittsburgh and are flying down on the 31st. We need to book a car service to the port-- does anyone have a recommendation?

I can't believe the GTY assignments are taking so long-- wonder what's up with that. Not like I'm obsessively checking our reservation a couple of times a day or anything...

[cseca]

WOW!!! Have you guys checked your gty assignment yet? We got upgraded from 12 to 9!!!!!!!:dance3: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :dance3: :cheer2:

I'm SOOOOO happy!!!!! It made up for the crappy flight price we had to get hehehehe...

We're going to be able to see sunlight from our room.... YEEEEHAAAAAWWWW!!!!

Hope everyone got great upgrades !!! :thumbsup2

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

WOW!!! Have you guys checked your gty assignment yet? We got upgraded from 12 to 9!!!!!!!:dance3: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :dance3: :cheer2:

I'm SOOOOO happy!!!!! It made up for the crappy flight price we had to get hehehehe...

We're going to be able to see sunlight from our room.... YEEEEHAAAAAWWWW!!!!

Hope everyone got great upgrades !!! :thumbsup2

Congratulations! That's awesome!:thumbsup2

[wiggles]

WOW!!! Have you guys checked your gty assignment yet? We got upgraded from 12 to 9!!!!!!!:dance3: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :dance3: :cheer2:

We got upgraded too:banana: from a 12 to a 10. I really wasn't expecting to be upgraded since it will just be my DH and me this time. He will be turning the big 40 tomorrow :bday: so we are celebrating by taking a cruise sans the kids.
We also got to change our flights today so that we don't have to fly out early Sat morning and it only cost me $10 more dollars for the flight. But I'm in the hole $150 for the hotel room.:rotfl2: But that's not bad considering that we will get a good nights sleep and will be able to enjoy the first day. Hope everybody else got some pixie dust too pixiedust: See ya onboard.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

WOW!!! Have you guys checked your gty assignment yet? We got upgraded from 12 to 9!!!!!!!:dance3: :woohoo: :yay: :cool1: :dance3: :cheer2:

I'm SOOOOO happy!!!!! It made up for the crappy flight price we had to get hehehehe...

We're going to be able to see sunlight from our room.... YEEEEHAAAAAWWWW!!!!

Hope everyone got great upgrades !!! :thumbsup2

Congrats on the upgrade. I hope turns out to be as good.
Thanks for posting!! Gives me hope ours will be posted soon.

Bill

[cseca]

We got upgraded too:banana: from a 12 to a 10. .

Woohoo!!!! :cheer2:
Pixie dust all around!!! :tink:
See you on board!!!!!

[S.S.Oceanlover]

one more question. Did you actually get your docs or did you find out on the Disney website?

Bill

[cseca]

one more question. Did you actually get your docs or did you find out on the Disney website?

Bill

Thanks Bill!
Hope you get yours soon.

I checked online last night.
Not like I've been checking twice a day or anything... :laughing: :teeth:

[S.S.Oceanlover]

Thanks Bill!
Hope you get yours soon.

I checked online last night.
Not like I've been checking twice a day or anything... :laughing: :teeth:

same here. OK just got my assignment. I got a cat 10.

Thanks for answering all my questions!

Bill

[azcater]

We got our cabin assignment on Tuesday, we booked a Category 6 verandah and got bumped up a deck basically, but also found out our verandah is solid metal rather than the see thru plexiglass. I'm kinda bummed because I was hoping our little one would be able to play out on the verandah and see thru to the ocean, but what are you gonna do, right?? I'm sure he won't care either way. And before everyone tells me that I should have booked a specific room number.. I would have but it was only guarantees left when I booked.

We'll be happy regardless.. we're on a cruise and we're celebrating our son's 1st birthday, what could be better?

[disneyfreakjackie]

:banana: Soooooo excited ... 10 more days (since it's past midnight here! ;) ) until we leave for our 13 day WDW/Disney Cruise vacation!!! We finally told all the girls about the WDW portion of the trip (we were keeping that part a secret as long as we could)!!! DD16 has come to the realization that "we are spoiled" ... her exact words after I told them we were also doing five nights in WDW along with the 7 night Eastern Caribbean Cruise!!! Hey, at least she knows it and is not afraid to admit it!!! :thumbsup2 AND I can now add it to my countdown!!! We have also decided to book the five night cruise for 9/1/08 and do Atlantis on the Nassau day!!! YEAH, YEAH YEAH!!! :hug:

LOVE YOU HONEY FOR INDULGING MY DISNEY OBSESSION ... YEAR AFTER YEAR ... AND YES AFTER YEAR!!!!! :cloud9: :woohoo: :cloud9:

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Our cruise documents came today via UPS! Yay! :cool1:

[Epperbiker]

We also got our Docs today via UPS, but since we did the online check-in, there's really not much other than the luggage tags.

Only 2 more weeks!!!!

(Gosh I hope the Hurricanes take a break for a while.)

[kjguy43]

No docs yet, but we are getting closer and closer...12 days till we board the plane

[JNorris]

Hi fellow cruisers!

I am on the 9/15 Eastern, and wonder if I could ask a favor from one of you. We are trying to plan a time for Palo, so I need to get DD9 to commit to going to the lab, but she is picky about what activities she will participate in.

Would it be possible for one of you to bring home a set of Navigators, and either fax them to me when you get back, or scan them in and email them to me? If so, can you PM me?

Plus I know my fellow 9/15 cruisers would love to see them ahead of time too. The most recent ones I can find online are from February of 2007.

Thanks!

[MRS_RMM]

I'm so EXCITED!!! LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!! :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

I can't get any work done today.... guess I'm already on vacation mode! :goodvibes

[birdmom]

No docs yet:confused3 where do i go to check online?

[KristinK]

We are traveling under 2 reservations and we have received the docs for one reservation, but not the other. We contacted reservations yesterday, and they told us the other stateroom number, :thumbsup2 and that the second set of docs should arrive today. (Got the first set on Saturday).

I am also having trouble getting anything done at work - how can they expect us to accomplish anything with this wonderful trip coming closer and closer???:confused3 Plus, I have to check the tropical weather sites every 10 minutes...:rolleyes:

Kris

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

No docs yet:confused3 where do i go to check online?

Go on the DCL website. Click on my reservations and enter your reservation number. You should be able to see your room assignment.

[CraftyCrissy]

My TA called me today and told me that my docs finally arrived. I am glad they're here but told him I wasn't going to start panicking until the weekend (if they didn't show up.) He told me that he's been calling Disney for over a week and they kept telling him, "They're coming, they're coming." and he was getting panicky as 11 days prior is not his experience with DCL (and he has lots!) One rep he spoke to over the weekend told him that things are moving slower for this sail date but be patient as everything would get to guests in time. He and I could only deduce that it meant a heightened security issue and they're being extra-thorough. A good thing, I'm thinking.

[kjguy43]

We got our docs today. I am beggining to wonder about Felix, a good chance something will develop there. Lets hope not. Also got a call from Pablo, DCL rep. They have canceled our parasailing on CC, no explaning either.

[cseca]

We got our docs today. I am beggining to wonder about Felix, a good chance something will develop there. Lets hope not. Also got a call from Pablo, DCL rep. They have canceled our parasailing on CC, no explaning either.

Felix?
Have you heard something about Felix? I can't find any info about it yet...

[Epperbiker]

Also got a call from Pablo, DCL rep. They have canceled our parasailing on CC, no explaning either.

I have a feeling that parasailing operations are being carefully examined
:
http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI58755/

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating a parasailing accident in Pompano Beach that killed one teenager girl and injured her sister.

Hospital officials say 17-year-old Crystal White has been discharged in good condition. Her sister, 15-year-old Amber White, died last night.

The two were vacationing in the area over the weekend from Ocala. The Broward Sheriff's Office says gusty winds forced the parachute's tow line to snap, sending the girls to the roof of a two-story villa and through several trees.

The National Weather Service issued a warning of thunderstorms and high winds in the area before the girls went on their parasailing adventure.

BSO says reckless boating, equipment failure and bad weather contributed to the accident.

[ThinkTink510]

We got our docs today. I am beggining to wonder about Felix, a good chance something will develop there. Lets hope not. Also got a call from Pablo, DCL rep. They have canceled our parasailing on CC, no explaning either.

My mother got a call last night too. She asked why it was cancelled, they told her the boats were broken and needed to be repaired.

[jxburns]

Got a call from my TA today...our paperwork should arrive today or tomorrow!!!:banana:

Anyone else staying at the Residence Inn the night before we sail?

Any meets scheduled?
& I saw a post at some point about a DIS tag---whats the scoup on that...how do you play?

[wiggles]

We'll being staying at the country inn & suites. We won't get there until after midnight. Is everyone getting packed? I don't have much in the suitcase yet but have a mental note of everything that is going in. Does that count? 9 more days until we sail :banana:

[jxburns]

That defininately counts in my book. My dd is packed (minus shoes & hair accessories) & I have started piles for dh & I. I am starting to feel less panicky about this trip now that I am starting to organize the luggage & its contents.

[hunterfaimly]

We got our travel documents yesterday, I practically tackeled the UPS man. We have all our clothes and other item piled in my bedroom and hanging from the curtain rods. Suit cases are down from the attic, airing out. I am just anxious about or trip to florida. We fly out at 7am, need to get to the airport at 5:30 with an hour and a half drive there puts get up time at about 3 in the morning-:scared: -long day with DD who is only 3 and me a whiney butt when I am tired, poor DH. :love:

Noelle

[wiggles]

Since we just booked this cruise a month ago and I am new to this thread, would anyone like to share a little more about themselves. Kinda like a little mini meet online.

My name is Tonya and I will be traveling with my DH Bill. :hug: We have to DD's 9 and 6. They will be staying home this time. They are not to upset by this as they know mommy will buy them more stuff because she feels guilty for leaving them.:guilty: I am a SAHM and my DH is a chemical engineer. We have late dining (you may be eating with us) and we are sleeping on deck 2 but you will find us at the adult pool all other times. :cool2:
I will have a discreet lime green ribbon tied to my backpack so if you see me come up and say Hi! :wave2: I consider myself a shy person so I probably wouldn't have the nerve to go up to you.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Since we just booked this cruise a month ago and I am new to this thread, would anyone like to share a little more about themselves. Kinda like a little mini meet online.

My name is Tonya and I will be traveling with my DH Bill. :hug: We have to DD's 9 and 6. They will be staying home this time. They are not to upset by this as they know mommy will buy them more stuff because she feels guilty for leaving them.:guilty: I am a SAHM and my DH is a chemical engineer. We have late dining (you may be eating with us) and we are sleeping on deck 2 but you will find us at the adult pool all other times. :cool2:
I will have a discreet lime green ribbon tied to my backpack so if you see me come up and say Hi! :wave2: I consider myself a shy person so I probably wouldn't have the nerve to go up to you.

Hi Tonya!:wave2: I would love to cruise with just my DH alone! One day I will gather the courage to do it! LOL! Your going to have such a great time! I'm Karen, traveling w/ DH and our 2 DD's 10 & 7. I'll look for you at the adult pool, as I plan to spend some time there as well. Aaaahhhh...I can't wait! :banana:

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Is anyone going to try to attend one of the martini or tequila tastings? Not sure which is offered on our cruise, but I think I'm going to try to make it to one. Anyone else?

[cseca]

Well, as much as I'd love to make it to the martini tastings I think I'll pass because of the not so rave reviews. I think I'm going to use my time for one of the tours they give on the boat... :)

[kjguy43]

Hi Tonya, welcome btw. It will be me DH, DW and DD of 6 years old. Nice to meet you, maybe we can all meet up on board during the cruise!!!


Since we just booked this cruise a month ago and I am new to this thread, would anyone like to share a little more about themselves. Kinda like a little mini meet online.

My name is Tonya and I will be traveling with my DH Bill. :hug: We have to DD's 9 and 6. They will be staying home this time. They are not to upset by this as they know mommy will buy them more stuff because she feels guilty for leaving them.:guilty: I am a SAHM and my DH is a chemical engineer. We have late dining (you may be eating with us) and we are sleeping on deck 2 but you will find us at the adult pool all other times. :cool2:
I will have a discreet lime green ribbon tied to my backpack so if you see me come up and say Hi! :wave2: I consider myself a shy person so I probably wouldn't have the nerve to go up to you.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Just one week from today we'll be on board! Woohoo!:woohoo:

[disneyfreakjackie]

Is anyone going to try to attend one of the martini or tequila tastings? Not sure which is offered on our cruise, but I think I'm going to try to make it to one. Anyone else?


DSiL and I are going to try the Martini tasting ... I just recently heard of the tequila tasting ... I think we'll have to try that one, too!!! Different at sea days of course because that makes it "OK" ... right?!? We leave Monday morning for our WDW portion of our trip!!! Can't wait!! Did most of the packing today!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

DSiL and I are going to try the Martini tasting ... I just recently heard of the tequila tasting ... I think we'll have to try that one, too!!! Different at sea days of course because that makes it "OK" ... right?!? We leave Monday morning for our WDW portion of our trip!!! Can't wait!! Did most of the packing today!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I think different days totally makes it OK! :laughing: I'll see you there!
Have a great time at WDW! It looks like the weather is going to be good for you this week.
I'm packing today, too. Yahoo!

[cseca]

OMG you guys!!!
5 more days!!!!!
I've been waiting for so long... AACCKKKK!!!!!!!


OK, just thought I'd share my I'm-getting-nervous/panic-moment.... :)

[kjguy43]

Closer and closer, I can almost smell the water!!!

[hunterfaimly]

clocked out and finished my last shift as of an hour and a half ago. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: I am a free woman. :banana: :banana: :banana: DCL here we come. :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Noelle
:cloud9:

[jxburns]

Are we there yet?

[Epperbiker]

Today and tomorrow will be the longest days at work EVER!!! At least all the last minute shopping is done and the bags are almost packed.

Someone on the Transatlantic said that the ship was OUT OF MICKEY BARS!!! They better get stocked up on Saturday because I've been telling DS3 that he could have one every day! LOL

[cseca]

Today and tomorrow will be the longest days at work EVER!!! At least all the last minute shopping is done and the bags are almost packed.

Someone on the Transatlantic said that the ship was OUT OF MICKEY BARS!!! They better get stocked up on Saturday because I've been telling DS3 that he could have one every day! LOL

ACK!
No mickey bar?!?!?!? :rotfl:

I hear you about the longest days ever... I have 1 more night to pack and that's it.
Everything is still strewn all over the other bedroom... I don't think I can fit everything into 1 suitcase... :scared1:
Holey smokes... I don't think I've ever brought so many dresses on a vacation in my entire life!!!... :lmao:

[wiggles]

Well I've been packing the last two days. I am trying to not take so much this time. Way over packed last year. I have that " I might wear that" attitude.
Made a trip to walmart today to get some last minute items and of course forgot some, even with a list:confused3 I have to get packed tommorow, Friday will be so busy I won't have time. My girls get out of school at 1:00 on fridays and then they have dance after that. Then it's off to the airport for us. Lets pray for good weather!:goodvibes

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Have a safe trip to the Port everyone! :goodvibes

[kjguy43]

We are currently at Cinncinatti-N. Kentucky Int'l Airport, awaiting our flight to Orlando. Leaves at 10:55 AM. The flight down from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton was good, cloudy at first and then it cleared up!

[MRS_RMM]

Woo hoo!!! See you all tomorrow!!! We're driving down later today, as soon as DD3 and DH come home!!

I can't believe it's almost here!!! :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

[cseca]

Woo hoo!!! See you all tomorrow!!! We're driving down later today, as soon as DD3 and DH come home!!

I can't believe it's almost here!!! :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

Yeah!!!
Ditto!!!
Have a safe trip and see you all there!!!!
I'm SOOO EXCITED....

[kjguy43]

Woohoo we are now at Port Canaveral. The flight to Orlando was good, the drive from airport to port was good as well. Checked out the terminal, only one ship in port. We are staying at the Country Inns and Suites for the evening. Will take DW and DD to terminal, return the rental car and have shuttle take me to port! A few more hours to go!!!!!!

[fltink]

Hellllllllllllloooooooooooooo, cruisers!

On behalf of those of us sailing next Saturday (Sept. 8th), have a BLAST and take care of the Magic for us. Also, if anyone could answer a few questions, that would be AWESOME!!!

1. What is the current band on board?

2. What movies are playing in the theater?

3. What movies are playing in the staterooms?

4. Any new menus or the special meals still: Master Chef Series, Pirates IN the Caribbean, Captain's Gala, and Around the World?

5. Any new shows stick around from the Mediterranean cruise or are the only shows Golden Mickeys, Disney Dreams and Twice Charmed?

6. Anything else new or exciting that we should know?


THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A BLAST!!!!!!! SEE YOU AT CANAVERAL!!!!!!

[JsMom2]

Have a great cruise!

Please bring back Navigators too!

[fltink]

Bump, bump...

Anyone onboard posting????

[1971visitor]

bump

popcorn::

[kjguy43]

We are now in Orlanda Int'l awaiting our flight back home. For those with cruises leaving after ours, whew are you in for a great MAGICIAL Time. All the shows we great, we seen Underdog in the Walt Disney Theater...have no fear underdog is here...lol. The food on board was great, our dinning team was excellent..thank Julio and Laura. Already in the planning process of next years Western cruise. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have!!!!

[1971visitor]

We're on the 9-29 Eastern. pirate:

Glad you had a good time!:yay:

Do you have a way to post the navigators? That's what we'd like to see.popcorn::

Thanks!
Jamie

[Epperbiker]

Hi, we’re just back and this was the best of the 3 we've been on. The food was terrific. We noticed an improvement in food in all areas. Our Serving team was also excellent, thanks to Sabucci from Hungary and Michael from the Philippines. Room steward was perfect - Efficient and friendly but unobtrusive. We enjoyed Palo for Tea, Brunch, and Dinner - Each time was really fantastic. Too bad for those cruising in the near future because our wonderful Server Ciao Romano is leaving tomorrow for the Philippines for two months vacation. Our 3 year old DS was with us so we can't comment on any Nightlife, but I did see Dreams and it was really great.

I'll post photos of Food on the food photo board in the next day or two and will try to get Navigators scanned soon also.

I believe the shows were the same as before the Med cruises. The only remnants of the Med cruises was the merchandise at 75% off (Woo Hoo!) and a few weird condiments.

We had a private guide in St. Martin No Rush tours. This was perfect for us because we saw the whole island and learned much from the very knowledgeable guide, Beau. Perfect for folks like us with younger kids.

Went to Coral world on a Disney excursion. Our son had fun and got a big kick out of the huge iguanas roaming around. The drive back to the ship was not for the faint of heart :laughing: We also rode the Tram which was cool even though it was Hot.

Castaway Cay was fantastic. Saw a lot of fish but also a few jellyfish. I found a huge starfish. The snorkeling area seemed to be a lot bigger than remembered, and it let me get to crystal clear water away from the beach.


Best cruise yet!!!

[kamgen]

We leave in 4 days! would love to see Navigators and hear about any Menu changes, etc.....
thanks so much!:goodvibes

[ThinkTink510]

The cruise was amazing!