September 2 2007 Wonder Early Check In

[angipoo]

Anyone booked for the Wonder Labor Day cruise 2007? :banana:

[Mindibellcm]

We're going! Just booked this week. 3 cabins for our family group of 9. We are celebrating my sister's graduation from college after a on again, off again course over 19 years. We go 2 of the secret port hole rooms and one inside room. We are on a wait list for another cat 10 room on the 5th deck.
Mindi

[angipoo]

Wow, that's great that you got some of the secret porthole rooms!

There are 3 of us - me, DH, and DD. We wil be celebrating DD's 8th birthday and DH and my 15th anniversay. We are on Deck 7. Is this your first cruise? It will be for us.

We are going to WDW in November :banana: . Have y'all been lately or are you going any time soon?

Where do you live? We are from Louisiana.

Are y'all going on any excursions? I don't think we are. The only ones I'm really interested in is the dolphin excursion or the stingray feeding excursion.

Look forward to talking planning and dreaming along with you!

[angipoo]

Bumping to see if anyone else is going on the Labor Day cruise on the Wonder 2007

[JustJES]

Hi!
I just booked for Labor day 07! Way excited. Have you been before? This will by my 4th cruise.

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Are any Diser's on the Wonder 4 night 9/2-9/6/07? Think we can start the countdown?:yay:

[nikky]

I wish it was. i am on this board every day since i booked. Driving my dh nuts talking about it every day. He is not quite as excited as i am.kids are though.We are doing the land and sea staying at gf are you just cruiseing or doing the package?;)

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

I wish it was. i am on this board every day since i booked. Driving my dh nuts talking about it every day. He is not quite as excited as i am.kids are though.We are doing the land and sea staying at gf are you just cruiseing or doing the package?;)

We're just doing the cruise. We live fairly close to WDW, so we go at different times. I know these boards can become addicting! But it's so much fun!

[GuardMusic]

Hi gang!

Being fiscally responsible (!), I've postposed our May 20 cruise to Sept. 2. Even now I'm not sure if we'll go because I'm now really focused on paying off my credit card and should be able to do it this summer! Yeah! The other thing I have to keep in mind is I've had a 7 night for Jan. 2008 booked for over a year, so that cruise takes presidence. (I can't believe I have 2 cruises booked!) :scared1:

The Sept. cruise would be with my mom who has never cruised, but loves Disney. I've been to WDW 17 times, but DCL only once. That cruise was Jan. 2006 Land/Sea. (Happy to answer any questions!)

A huge concern is cruising in Sept = Hurricane Season. How soon do I need to purchase the trip insurance. What if I cancel the cruise? I understand the captains are good about steering around bad weather, would be sad to miss CC, but am perfectly happy staying on the ship the entire time. Also worried about the stateroom. Last cruise we got upgraded for free to Cat 6, but will be we're stuck in Cat 9 this time. Will I feel like a trapped sardine? Before Disney my only cruise was on Carnival in 1995. THE WORST trip of my life! I ended up in the medical center getting 2 double-shots! :sick:

So far my mom doesn't know about this cruise and would love to make it a near-last-minute trip. I once took her on a suprise WDW trip and was able to keep it a secret until we were at baggage claim at MCO! :laughing:

I guess that's enough for now. Look forward to hearing from everyone!:rolleyes1
Gayle

[damiel]

We are on the 9/2 cruise. We booked while on a cruise last May. I am planning our land stay for prior to the cruise. I am really hoping for a discount on the hotel or for free dining. I haven't booked anything yet - We would like the Poly or GF.
:cool2: Our 9 year old DS already has all of his activities planned out. We can't wait!

[HLAuburn]

Just wanted to "jump onboard" so to speak. ;) We just decided to do the 4 night Sept 2 Wonder cruise and then 4 nights at Wilderness Lodge. It will be me, DH, and DD 3 (her first cruise).

Angipoo, we just moved from Mandeville, LA to Hattiesburg. What part of LA are you in?

Looking forward to talking w/ everyone over the next 5 months until we cruise! :boat:

Heather

[SAGE]

We've booked for the Sept 2nd cruise. Never cruised before!!
Also spending a few days in WDW before the 2nd. :thumbsup2

[GuardMusic]

I thought this thread got started awhile ago, but glad to see someone has initiated it again.

This will be my 2nd cruise. First one was land/sea (Jan. 2006) to celebrate mine & best friend's doctorate degrees. We were upgraded from Cat 9/Deck 2 to Cat 6/Deck 6. (This is where I say we've been snookered by Disney AGAIN - introducing us to a more fab experience, so we'll want to spend the money on it next time!) Alas, I've booked the Cat 9.

This cruise is to make up for a HORRIBLE trip :scared1: to Hawaii in Jan. 2007.(Ask if you want details.) I'm planning to take my mom, as so far she doesn't know about it. I think our deposit is due June 10? Her birthday is June 16, so I thought this would be a good gift. I have concerns though....

She can't swim & has only been a pool once - Stormalong Bay at the Beach Club a couple of years ago. She's never cruised in her life, which is enough of a worry, but we're going smack in the middle of hurricane season. Thoughts? :confused: :sick:

Hope to hear more from everyone over the next couple of months.
Gayle

P.S. I've also got a 7 night Western (Cat 6) booked with Best Friend for Jan. 2008. (Can you tell I was immediately hooked?!)

[nikky]

Yes we are doing the land and sea 3 days at the gf and w in cat 3 . We have 3 kids 15,13,10 and u?

[nikky]

that's weird i am not showing my reply.

[nikky]

bumping up:banana:

[almondjoy]

We booked back in October 2006 but just invited MIL to join us so she just booked this week. MIL's first cruise...our 2nd. Our friends were going with us but she got a new job and had to bump her cruise up to June. She's taking her Mom which gave us the idea to take MIL. :dance3:

[nikky]

Glad to see you are friendly with you mil .personally if we took mine on the cruise i might be tempted to push her overboard.lol.not kidding either:rotfl:

[damiel]

It's getting closer! We can't be the only ones on this cruise - where is everyone?
I booked our timeshare and our WDW property stay, three nights at the Poly and a week at the Hilton Grand Vacation Club. We missed out on free dining by a few days - bummer.
We got our travel kit from our TA today so now I know it's not too far off.:goodvibes

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

Woo hoo! Yes, we are getting closer!:cool1:

[GuardMusic]

My travel agent said our pre-cruise info should be arriving shortly as well! I work at a university & spring semester just doesn't seem to want to ever end!!!

[nikky]

TA called yesterday our precruise packet is here. Woohoo:banana:

[almondjoy]

This will be our 2nd cruise. We're taking MIL too. She's crazy about Disney so it should be fun!! We went last year at the same time and didn't have any trouble with the weather. It was a little overcast and rainy looking but the captain steered us around the bad weather. See ya soon on the Wonder!!!

[nikky]

if we were taking my mil i would be tempted to push her overboard.lol glad to see others have nice inlaws. I am personally am cursed with the wicked witch.:headache:

[almondjoy]

we went with friends last year and they were supposed to go with us again this year but had to change their date. They are going in end of May. Has anyone thought about the new 5 day they will have in Sep 2008?

[damiel]

Nikky, I have one of those MIL also - I don't think I would spend my vacation with her even if she paid for a Disney Cruise! It's a vacation to be across the country from her.:laughing:

[nikky]

Lol..To be honest damiel i don't think i would be the onnly one tempted to push her overboard anyone who meets her within ten minuted usually dislikes her. She is either super sweet ,phony and very condisending or she would be her true self which is an obnoxious snob which is funny considerimg she was raised poor and isn't exactly reolling in it now. But she likes to give the impression she has money. Sorry for the long description but i just got off the phone with her before i read your post and she p.m.off moaning about my husband should visit her blah blah blah and it's all my fault.;) well anyway happy cruising are you sailing sept.2nd?

[nikky]

bumping

[almondjoy]

We bought new luggage and new Disney watches in anticipation. I have to get MIL's watchband replaced as it not large enough. but I thought it would be a nice mother's day gift. My son graduates from Army Basic Training in June so I will be able to give it to her then. We are extremely proud of him!!!:banana:
MIL is so excited about going that she calls just about every other day with all kinds of questions. I would refer her to these boards but she's not too comfortable with the internet. Well, must get back to work!!! (someone has to pay for the fun stuff):cool1:

[maleficent, esq.]

we went with friends last year and they were supposed to go with us again this year but had to change their date. They are going in end of May. Has anyone thought about the new 5 day they will have in Sep 2008?

Sorry to hear about your friends, I'm sure they are really sorry. Maybe they can join you on the double dip next year.

[almondjoy]

Sorry to hear about your friends, I'm sure they are really sorry. Maybe they can join you on the double dip next year.

I am hoping they can go too. :banana:

[maleficent, esq.]

AJ -
HMMM that sounds familar. When you have a chance look at the new picutures on the link below. Of course some are of Hallie.

[almondjoy]

Hey Mal - those are great pics of Hallie in the Bluebonnets. I saved a couple of the pics to my puter. I went shopping today and bought all kinds of fun stuff to put on our doors for the cruise. :banana:

[SAGE]

I know it's an unusual question....
Anyone staying at WDW before the cruise & would like to split a town car or limo to port?
We are 2 adults.
You can PM me.:)

[GuardMusic]

Sorry. We're only flying in the day prior and staying near the airport. We used to towncar to WDW. Since it's just the two of us (Mom), we're taking the Disney transfer bus. Mom loves the "Disney feel", so I think she'll be fine with it and watching the movie.

I spent most of high school & college traveling with the marching band on charter busses & they do one thing to me: put me right to sleep. Since I doubt I'll sleep much the night before from excitement, I can catch a nap on the way to the port! :)

*Still planning to surprise Mom with this on her b-day June 16. I'm wrapping the travel kit we already received. I'll let you all know how it goes!
Gayle

[almondjoy]

we fly in the day before and going to WDW after the cruise.

We just booked our flight yesterday and starting to get excited about vacation even though it's 3 months away yet. :banana:

[GuardMusic]

We paid our balance today! Let's go!

I'm planning to wrap the "travel kit" from Disney to finally tell Mom about the cruise on her b-day (June 16). Any other ideas for announcing the surprise trip?

Gayle

[almondjoy]

We paid our balance today! Let's go!

I'm planning to wrap the "travel kit" from Disney to finally tell Mom about the cruise on her b-day (June 16). Any other ideas for announcing the surprise trip?

Gayle

How about a tote bag filled with suntan lotion and inexpensive items she might need for the cruise and/or a make an "all aboard" ticket for the cruise?

[GuardMusic]

Hey gang! I just about had a heart attack.

I paid the balance on Friday since our Castaway Club reservation window opening this morning.

I cmoe to work. Work. Get to lunch. Decide like usual to browse the boards. There's a post "Is Palo still $10?" I think of course it is.... my mind does one of those "life flashed before you" and I realize I completely forgot to login this morning and make the reservation!!!!

FAST Where's my reservation #? Get me logged into DCL!!! CLICK CLICK FASTER FASTER!!!!!

Huh. That's odd. Either our ship isn't very full (which I hoped by time of year and that SCAREY weather season) or there aren't many suite/Castaway Club people on it.

I pulled up the Palo listing. There were MANY dinner times available on EVERY DAY!

Crisis averted.
Gayle

[almondjoy]

I spent too much $ at my son's basic training graduation this past weekend so I will not be able to pay the balance until Friday. I hope there will still be spots available at Palo's then. :scared:

[GuardMusic]

I can't see this being a problem. Reservations were available for 1-2 person tables only. Like I said all but one time slot was available. Unless your heart is set on a specific time, I can't see that being a problem. Plus, you can always add it the day you arrive. I read on the boards that only 20-30% of the reservations are made available online.

Just remember - at least we get to go! I'd eat a Pluto's every night if I had to!
Gayle

[almondjoy]

Glad to see you are friendly with you mil .personally if we took mine on the cruise i might be tempted to push her overboard.lol.not kidding either:rotfl:

Hi Nikky- after spending the last 4-5 days with MIL at son's graduation I am tempted to push her overboard now. :rotfl2: I just have to ignore most of what she says. It's what my DH does when she talks. :cool1:

It's 88 days to go until DH & I leave for MCO. :banana:

[GuardMusic]

OK gang! We're past the final payment date! It's finally getting close. We just booked our "night before" at the airport. Anyone getting final plans made?

Gayle

[almondjoy]

I made the final payment on Saturday. But I have had the before and after hotels booked for quite a while now. :banana:

[GuardMusic]

Our only other DCL cruise we got upgraded to a Cat. 6. For cost reasons I booked a Cat 9 on this cruise and was feeling ok about it. A few moments ago I saw another family photo taken in front of the "large" stateroom porthole window. Yikes. I thought it would be bigger! Will we get clausterphobia??? Help!

Gayle

[almondjoy]

Our only other DCL cruise we got upgraded to a Cat. 6. For cost reasons I booked a Cat 9 on this cruise and was feeling ok about it. A few moments ago I saw another family photo taken in front of the "large" stateroom porthole window. Yikes. I thought it would be bigger! Will we get clausterphobia??? Help!

Gayle

Hey Gayle - we were in an 10 last year. DH is a little clausterphobic and he didn't have a bit of trouble. But it was just he and I and we didn't spend that much time in the room to notice how small it was. We also had inside staterooms so no windows for us. :)

Maybe you will be so relaxed or so exhausted (depending on what you are doing on the ship:rolleyes1 ) that you won't notice. :cloud9:

[CastawayCayAllTheWay]

Hi everybody! We're on this cruise, too! It will be me, my dh, and my 2 dds (7 and 4). This is our fourth cruise on Disney, but the first time in a cat. 9. We usually just get 10s, so we're excited to have a window this time (although we'd be thrilled to pieces to have a verandah, so here's hoping for an upgrade!) Last week, my mom decided to join us, too! This is her first cruise, so I'm very excited for her! It'll be so much fun showing her all the ropes!

Suzi

[almondjoy]

Hi Suzi - It's just our 2nd cruise. We had such a good time and I guess we talked about it too much as we convinced MIL to come with us too. It didn't take much arm-twisting at all. :dance3:

Gayle -how did surprising your mom go? I bet it was fun!:goodvibes

[GuardMusic]

Thanks for remembering that I was going to surprise my mom with the cruise! :cutie:

She was a little apprehensive to believe it was actually true. It probably didn't help that I was dancing around the room snapping random photos, while the "Shoreside Survival Kit" music was playing in the background! :cool1:

Here's my favorite photo: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z48/ghartler/DCL%20Sept%202007/100_0902.jpg

I also gave her my Passporter with assigned reading. Luckily, this is cutting down on the massive amount questions she has. Now, if she would just calm down on what to wear to dinner... :sad2:

Gayle

[tampadisneyfan]

Tropical Greetings Fellow Cruisers!
DH 31 and I 29 will be cruising on the Wonder September 2nd as well. This is our 2nd Disney Cruise. Last year, our first, was a surprise for my Husband's 30th Birthday. I didn't tell him until we arrived at the port! This year it has been a lot easier, because we can plan this one together. We are located in Florida and visit The World almost every weekend. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask! Only about 68 days left!!!! :banana:

Heather and Jason :)

[CastawayCayAllTheWay]

Gayle- What a nice surprise for your mom! How sweet of you! I bet she's excited!

Heather- We live in Orlando! We visit The World pretty often too!:) We're just Disney fanatics, I guess! But, there isn't too many places I'd rather be!:thumbsup2

[m&m's mom]

Ok, Another fellow cruiser wants to say "Hi!"
MY DM, DSis and I are going on all girl cruise. We booked at cat 6 today.
Got late dining but since we are leaving the kids at home it is not too big of a deal.
Besides a few days away from the husbands and kids and jobs, we are going on this cruise so we can become Castaway Cay members before our Aug '08 Repo cruise. With all of the experienced cruisers on that one we could not get anything without it. This at least puts us on a level playing field.

Where is everyone staying the night before. We are leaning toward the Radisson but are checking all options.

[GuardMusic]

Welcome aboard M&M!

We did Hotwire for the night before & will be at the Sheraton Suites at the airport. We wanted the Hyatt, but knew it was a longshot. The bonus is we have a suite with extra space now!

Gayle

[m&m's mom]

Welcome aboard M&M!

We did Hotwire for the night before & will be at the Sheraton Suites at the airport. We wanted the Hyatt, but knew it was a longshot. The bonus is we have a suite with extra space now!

Gayle

Gayle- Are you a Dr.? My DSis that is on this cruise is a Pediatric Radiologist.

[GuardMusic]

Technically, yes, I am a Dr. However, mine is Doctor of Education (in Higher Education Leadership).

Gayle

[sherrlon]

Just wanted to chime in! We are on the Sept. 2 Wonder cruise as well. This is our first ever cruise and we are excited!
It will be me, DH, and DS (9).
Has anyone else cruised in Sept? I was wondering if the ship fills up? Also, the water should still be nice and warm on cc right?

[damiel]

OK - there has got to be more of us out there. The count down is really heating up. 10 pounds to loose and just two months to go.
The new discounts for MYW pacikages for the end of August/September saved us a little bit of cash.
See you all soon!:cool2:

[THUNDERMOUNTAINMOMMA]

I'm not on this sailing anymore. Decided to try the Eastern the day before! Yay! Have a great trip everyone! Enjoy!:wizard:

[GuardMusic]

OK - there has got to be more of us out there. The count down is really heating up. 10 pounds to loose and just two months to go.
The new discounts for MYW pacikages for the end of August/September saved us a little bit of cash.
See you all soon!:cool2:

Yes, there are more of us! We have 2 different threads running for the Sept. 2 Wonder! How can we get together on the boards?! The rest of us are at: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1169351

Gayle

[almondjoy]

We're staying at the Radisson the night before. We cruised last year at the same time and to tell you the truth I didn't notice how full the ship was. It was our first cruise with our best friends from Texas (Hey M&M - we used to live in Keller). The weather was overcast and it rained a little bit. We got sunburnt on CC even wearing sunscreen. The water was warm and relaxing. I am bringing watershoes this time. The bottom hurt our feet.

Happy 4th of July !!pixiedust:

[m&m's mom]

Technically, yes, I am a Dr. However, mine is Doctor of Education (in Higher Education Leadership).

Gayle

I will have to watch my grammer .;) My Mom who is going to be on the cruise has enough hours for a PhD but has them in many disciplines. She was a teacher for 15 years.

[m&m's mom]

We're staying at the Radisson the night before. We cruised last year at the same time and to tell you the truth I didn't notice how full the ship was. It was our first cruise with our best friends from Texas (Hey M&M - we used to live in Keller). The weather was overcast and it rained a little bit. We got sunburnt on CC even wearing sunscreen. The water was warm and relaxing. I am bringing watershoes this time. The bottom hurt our feet.

Happy 4th of July !!pixiedust:

Hello prior Metroplexer.:woohoo:

[damiel]

We will be crusing with you and our DS just turned 10 last week. It would be nice to meet up and introduce the boys. My DS always likes it when he "knows" someone else in the Oceaneer Lab.
We have the Dolphin encounter on Naussa on our to do list. I hope it all it is billed to be.
We will be at DW for 12 days prior to the cruise. I am sure we will be ready to sit back and relax.
See you on board!
Misty

[sherrlon]

We will be crusing with you and our DS just turned 10 last week. It would be nice to meet up and introduce the boys. My DS always likes it when he "knows" someone else in the Oceaneer Lab.
We have the Dolphin encounter on Naussa on our to do list. I hope it all it is billed to be.
We will be at DW for 12 days prior to the cruise. I am sure we will be ready to sit back and relax.
See you on board!
Misty

That would be great. We are just doing the beach day at Atlantis. Our DS is very excited to go on the cruise. Our DS is autistic so he is shy and doesn't yet know if he wants to do the Lab yet.
Keep in touch

[sherrlon]

We will be crusing with you and our DS just turned 10 last week. It would be nice to meet up and introduce the boys. My DS always likes it when he "knows" someone else in the Oceaneer Lab.
We have the Dolphin encounter on Naussa on our to do list. I hope it all it is billed to be.
We will be at DW for 12 days prior to the cruise. I am sure we will be ready to sit back and relax.
See you on board!
Misty

That would be great. We are just doing the beach day at Atlantis. Our DS is very excited to go on the cruise. Our DS is autistic so he is shy and doesn't yet know if he wants to do the Lab yet.
Keep in touch:rotfl:

[lbgraves]

Just going through the forum today and found that there were two threads. I have merged them for you since it was questioned on 7/3. Have a great cruise! :)

[GuardMusic]

Welcome to 7.5 weeks out!

Well, I delayed buying my airfare longer than ever before. I was disappointed that there seemed to be no sales during the July 4th holiday. :confused3 (Yes, I am one of those people that will check every single days for weeks!)

So Sunday I gave in and purchased one-way tickets on 2 different airlines. This trip wasn't originally "planned", so I wanted to keep costs low. Begrudingly I booked IND-MCO direct on Southwest. I haven't flown SWA in nearly 7 years. I was never really excited about them, but the big thing was this: It means I was giving up SkyTeam (Delta, NWA, Continental) frequent flyer miles. :sad2: Miles are HUGE to me because they've allowed me two free trips to Hawaii & I'm now saving for Europe.

I booked our usual return flight direct on NWA. As you can imagine, I really wanted the round-trip on NWA.

Now I supposed I shouldn't really complain as both are direct and the total cost was only $178.80pp, but this the most I've paid to go to FL since 1998 (no joke). It's a decent price with current gas prices, but then I did what I always do... I checked the prices again yesterday. Yes, Tuesday. The day most of us know airfare goes on sale. No change in SWA, AirTran, etc. So I was feeling satisfied. :snooty:

Then last night... round-trip direct on NWA: $149! :eek: :scared1: :mad: :sad2: Now I realize it's only $30 difference, but that could have paid for gas to the airport!!! Does $30 even impact me - not hardly. But my self-esteem of being a "travel guru" is now completly shot. :headache:

Since, I haven't flown SWA is such a long time, is there anything I should know? Suggestions? Do they still board by order of check-in? When you arrive at airport?

I've also got a car booked for us to zip over to the Beach Club for lunch and Downtown Disney shopping the night before the cruise.

Any others getting more things checked off your lists?
Thanks for letting me rant!
Gayle

P.S. The $149 rate is now gone, so it's probably a fluke that I even saw it in the first place. :surfweb:

[disneyfanatic60]

Hello everyone! We just booked our first cruise two days ago for 9/2 on the Wonder. We are extremely excited. My DH planned the trip as a 25th wedding anniversary gift (our anniversary was in June). As well, my birthday is just two days before we set sail so can you say "party!"

We are both still shocked we are finally getting to take this cruise. It's been a dream of mine for a very long time. Having just been in WDW in mid-June, I'm still very much in the "Disney state of mind" making the excitement that much more!

We are flying in from Buffalo the night before. The flight we intended to take on Southwest the morning of the cruise is not available (they consider 9/2 to be a holiday and they cancel certain non-busy flights). My DH works at the airport here and has to work that Saturday until 1:00 pm so we have a very small window of opportunity to grab a flight. Hopefully, we'll book something in the next few days. Totally hoping SW has a "ding" available and then we'll grab that.

It's great to see so many other Dis'ers on the same cruise. If anyone has any tips to share, please do. Can't say I have ever wanted a summer to fly by so quickly as this one!!!!!! LOL!

[SplashMountainManiac]

Hey everyone. We're on the September 2nd cruise. I will be 17 when we sail and I am sailing with my parents and my aunt and uncle. This will be our fourth cruise, first for my aunt and uncle. We're from the Orlando area and my aunt and uncle are from Michigan. It's going to be an aweseome cruise. Can't wait. Mike

[angipoo]

So glad my year old thread has survived! We are looking forward to going on our cruise!

[IncredibleboysMom]

Hi all! Just wanted to chime in that we will be on the Wonder Sept. 2. My DH, myself and 3 ds's, age 7, almost 4 and 2 are traveling with my sister, BIL and her dd's, ages 9 and 13. Grandma and Grandpa are tagging along too!

We have booked two rooms at Comfort Suites for Atlantis access and plan to just hang on the beach at CC. My family will be following up the cruise with 3 days at the Poly with free dining.

40 days to go!!!:woohoo:

[angipoo]

Please PM me if you are going - I'd like to get a comprehensive list of everyone - just put username, who is in your party, what cruise this is for you.

For example:

angipoo - DH(38), me (36), DD (7) 1st time cruiser


Also, do we want to do a meet on the cruise? I have read about that - just throwing that out.

Thanks to everyone and looking forward to the cruise!

[angipoo]

Anyone else going to this event Aug 31st (Friday night before the cruise)? We have our tickets and are looking forward to this!

[angipoo]

disneyfanatic60, was that your question about calling from the ship that was answered in the Passporter newsletter this past week???

[angipoo]

As of 7/30/07:

angipoo - me (36), DH(38), DD (7) - 1st time cruiser

m&m's mom - me(42) DSis (45) DMom (67) - 1st time cruiser

Mama8 - me, my SIL , DS’s (15, 9, 5) DD’s 13, 8, 6, 2, 1)- 2nd cruise

Sherrlon - me, 34, DH (33) DS (9) - 1st time cruiser

IncredibleboysMom - me, DH, DS’s (7, almost 4, 2 ), sister, BIL and her DD’s (13,9), Grandma and Grandpa

SplashMountainManiac -me (17), my parents, my aunt and uncle. 4th cruise for us, 1st for aunt & uncle.

disneyfanatic60 - me and DH - 1st cruise

tampadisneyfan - me (29) DH (31) - 2nd cruise

CastawayCayAllTheWay - me, DH DD’s (7, 4) - 4th cruise

HLAuburn - me, DH, and DD(3)

blessedbyfour- Me(31), DH(35), DD(14), DS(12), DD(Turning 5), DS(3), DM & DMIL - 1st cruise

If you don't see your name or info here please PM me - I will try to update regularly - we are cruising in less than a month, y'all!!!

[blessedbyfour]

HI angipoo,
I attempted to PM you, but it was rejected since this is my first post ever on the Disboards. I have been lurking for over a year and thought it would be nice to finally join the boards and be added to the list.

blessedbyfour- Me(31), DH(35), DD(14), DS(12), DD(Turning 5-her birthday is the day before we cruise), DS(3) and my DM and DMIL. All first time Disney cruisers.

We will also be attending the Pirates and Princess Party on the 31st. This was an unexpected surprise because we won tickets at a Radio Disney event at Bealls and this event also falls on the eve of my youngest daughter birthday. We are all so excited.

We look forward to cruising with everyone!!

Kathy and Allan

[jwann]

HI!
I'd like to jump in and say that my family is going on this cruise as well. It will be me40, dh44, ds9, and ds12. This will be our fourth cruise with DCL and our first in almost 3 years. We are psyched!!!! I look forward to meeting the other DISers on our cruise.
Jennifer

[angipoo]

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As of 8/02/07:

angipoo - me (36), DH(38), DD (7) - 1st time cruiser

m&m's mom - me(42) DSis (45) DMom (67) - 1st time cruiser

Mama8 - me, my SIL , DS’s (15, 9, 5) DD’s 13, 8, 6, 2, 1)- 2nd cruise

Sherrlon - me, 34, DH (33) DS (9) - 1st time cruiser

IncredibleboysMom - me, DH, DS’s (7, almost 4, 2 ), sister, BIL and her DD’s (13,9), Grandma and Grandpa

SplashMountainManiac -me (17), my parents, my aunt and uncle. 4th cruise for us, 1st for aunt & uncle.

disneyfanatic60 - me and DH - 1st cruise

tampadisneyfan - me (29) DH (31) - 2nd cruise

CastawayCayAllTheWay - me, DH DD’s (7, 4) - 4th cruise

HLAuburn - me, DH, and DD(3)

blessedbyfour- Me(31), DH(35), DD(14), DS(12), DD(Turning 5), DS(3), DM & DMIL - 1st cruise

jwann - me40, dh44, ds9, and ds12 - 4th cruise

Damiel - me, DH and DS (10) - 3rd cruise

If you don't see your name or info here please PM me - I will try to update regularly - we are cruising in less than a month, y'all!!!

[angipoo]

I have a Dis buddy who has been on 14 Disney cruises and she says that they always enjoy meeting at the beginning of the cruise. I would like to meet because I would love for DD to know someone in the Kids Club and it would be nice to meet people from other areas of the country (or world). So, if anyone wants to meet, please post so we can arrange it. Not trying to push anything on anyone, just a suggestion

[angipoo]

So far I've gotten one taker on the meet - anyone else? BTW, we are getting a pretty nice list of Dis'ers for this cruise! I am continuing to update.

[jemiaule]

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[jemiaule]

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[blessedbyfour]

I would like to join the Dis meet. Please let me know what the group decides.

[m&m's mom]

Sure I am game for a meet. No kiddos this time but would still enjoy meeting everyone.

[GuardMusic]

We aren't traveling with any kids either!
Gayle

[nikky luvs mickey]

Just 23 more days.wohoo:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
We are also doing the p&p party on the 31st. My kids are a little older than the rest of you though 15,13,10. Can't wait to be onboard.

[JustJES]

I have a Dis buddy who has been on 14 Disney cruises and she says that they always enjoy meeting at the beginning of the cruise. I would like to meet because I would love for DD to know someone in the Kids Club and it would be nice to meet people from other areas of the country (or world). So, if anyone wants to meet, please post so we can arrange it. Not trying to push anything on anyone, just a suggestion

Meeting up on the first day is a great idea. That way we will know some people throughout all the activities.
I posted many moons ago and haven't been back until today. My traveling buddies include ds 11 (on 9/12) and dd 8. So where and when are we gonna meet up?
JES

[angipoo]

I have to ask my friend again (I deleted it) where they always meet, but as for time I think it was around 3pm the day we board. That way most people would have had time to get aboard, eat and get in their rooms. The safety drill is at 4:00, so that would give us 30 - 45 minutes to meet. I will post a final date, time and place as soon as I can.

[angipoo]

As of 8/08/07:

angipoo - me (36), DH(38), DD (7) - 1st time cruiser

m&m's mom - me(42) DSis (45) DMom (67) - 1st time cruiser

Mama8 - me, my SIL , DS’s (15, 9, 5) DD’s 13, 8, 6, 2, 1)- 2nd cruise

Sherrlon - me, 34, DH (33) DS (9) - 1st time cruiser

IncredibleboysMom - me, DH, DS’s (7, almost 4, 2 ), sister, BIL and her DD’s (13,9), Grandma and Grandpa

SplashMountainManiac -me (17), my parents, my aunt and uncle. 4th cruise for us, 1st for aunt & uncle.

disneyfanatic60 - me and DH - 1st cruise

tampadisneyfan - me (29) DH (31) - 2nd cruise

CastawayCayAllTheWay - me, DH DD’s (7, 4) - 4th cruise

HLAuburn - me, DH, and DD(3)

blessedbyfour- Me(31), DH(35), DD(14), DS(12), DD(Turning 5), DS(3), DM & DMIL - 1st cruise

jwann - me40, dh44, ds9, and ds12 - 4th cruise

Damiel - me, DH and DS (10) - 3rd cruise

GuardMusic - me(34) and DMom(63) - my 2nd cruise, DMom's 1st cruise

jemiaule - Me (39), DH (35), DS (6), DS (5), Grandma, Granddad

If you don't see your name or info here please PM me - I will try to update regularly - we are cruising in less than a month, y'all!!!

[angipoo]

Ok, the "official" meet info:

Sunday (Departure Day), September 2nd, 3:00 p.m. in the Promenade Lounge. The Promenade Lounge is located on Deck 3, near Aft Elevators. Hope to see you all there!

[sherrlon]

Sounds good! I will try and be there! :hippie: :cool1:

[nikky luvs mickey]

Me Too.:banana:

[damiel]

See you all on the second at 3:00! Looking forward to it - We fly out on the 20th so I need to get the suitcases down and start packing! YEAH!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[princesslondon]

Has anyone received thier docs yet?

[angipoo]

Has anyone received thier docs yet?

I was counting and realizing that we are 16 days away from leaving and we don't have our documents!

[sherrlon]

I was counting and realizing that we are 16 days away from leaving and we don't have our documents!

Don't feel bad, we haven't received our either. I am beginning to get nervous, but since no one else has gotten theirs I feel a bit better!

Ya'll let us know when you get your docs!

[princesslondon]

Well I'm glad its not just me! I will post after the mailman comes today. Or did someone say for sure if it was mail or UPS?

[nikky luvs mickey]

I Didn't Get Anything Yet Either. Do They Send Them Ups Or Registered Mail?

[angipoo]

As of 8/14/07:

angipoo - me (36), DH(38), DD (7) - 1st time cruiser

m&m's mom - me(42) DSis (45) DMom (67) - 1st time cruiser

Mama8 - me, my SIL , DS’s (15, 9, 5) DD’s 13, 8, 6, 2, 1)- 2nd cruise

Sherrlon - me, 34, DH (33) DS (9) - 1st time cruiser

IncredibleboysMom - me, DH, DS’s (7, almost 4, 2 ), sister, BIL and her DD’s (13,9), Grandma and Grandpa

SplashMountainManiac -me (17), my parents, my aunt and uncle. 4th cruise for us, 1st for aunt & uncle.

disneyfanatic60 - me and DH - 1st cruise

tampadisneyfan - me (29) DH (31) - 2nd cruise

CastawayCayAllTheWay - me, DH DD’s (7, 4) - 4th cruise

HLAuburn - me, DH, and DD(3)

blessedbyfour- Me(31), DH(35), DD(14), DS(12), DD(Turning 5), DS(3), DM & DMIL - 1st cruise

jwann - me40, dh44, ds9, and ds12 - 4th cruise

Damiel - me, DH and DS (10) - 3rd cruise

GuardMusic - me(34) and DMom(63) - my 2nd cruise, DMom's 1st cruise

jemiaule - Me (39), DH (35), DS (6), DS (5), Grandma, Granddad

SAGE - Me and DS (19) - 1st cruise

If you don't see your name or info here please PM me - I will try to update regularly - we are cruising in a little over 2 weeks, y'all!!!

[angipoo]

she said that she called DCL and they hadn't printed our documents yet. She said we should expect them 10-12 days before we sail. HTH.


ANGI

[nikky luvs mickey]

That is rediculous . Why does disney wait so long to send them out ? I mean it's not like we could jump onboard earlier just because we have them. I actually just asked my Ta to call disney to see what's up this morning. Hope they come soon. It makes me nervous to not have them yet.

[GuardMusic]

THEY'RE HERE! My docs arrived today! They were forwarded from my TA, VacationsToGo.

Gayle

[princesslondon]

YEAH - None here yet, booked directly with DCL. Anyone else?

[nikky luvs mickey]

Did They Arrive Ups?

[disneyfanatic60]

We booked through AAA and have not received a call they are in. Like everyone else I am anxious to get them.

[angipoo]

THEY'RE HERE! My docs arrived today! They were forwarded from my TA, VacationsToGo.

Gayle

Great! My Disney Croc arrived today, but no documents yet. What do they look like? Any special envelope?

[damiel]

I called our TA today, she found out that our docs were printed and mailed today. She thought we would have them Friday or Monday. That makes me nervous - we fly out Monday!:confused3

[angipoo]

I called our TA today, she found out that our docs were printed and mailed today. She thought we would have them Friday or Monday. That makes me nervous - we fly out Monday!:confused3

My TA said that even if we didn't get our docs before we left, she would have some waiting at the terminal for us. Maybe worth a call to ease your mind? Have fun at the Poly - we will be visiting there to eat after the Cruise!

[nikky luvs mickey]

My TA called today and said that disney sent them out wed and they should arrive friday. Yah:banana:

[SplashMountainManiac]

Documents came today. :cool1: :cool1: We are so excited. Interestingly enough our travel companions haven gotten theirs, but we live 30 miles from headquarters and they live across the country. I guess it makes a difference. Just over two weeks. See ya'll soon.

[angipoo]

The UPS man brought them. Now, we just have to watch that guy hanging out in the Caribbean, Dean...

[nikky luvs mickey]

Got ours today. But we requested early seating and under dining it lists main what does that mean?

[angipoo]

It looks like the first page of our documents was ripped out!!!

Where did you see your dining information? I thought you didn't get that info until you boarded.

Just wondering...

[nikky luvs mickey]

4th page it says cruise info in right hand corner then at bottom is says cofirmed dining- main My 1st page looks like it was ripped out as well

[princesslondon]

Got ours also, except that I had added my niece to the reservation about a month or so ago and she is no where on our documents and we did not get any luggage tags for her. Do you think they will mail hers to her house, b/c they did ask for address. I know she is on our reservation b/c they charged my card and she is listed on our reservation online. Anyone??

[nikky luvs mickey]

That reminds me they only gave us 5 luggage tags one for each of us. what if u have more luggage than that? I thought each person was allowed 2 pieces?

[angipoo]

OK, well I feel a little better that someone else's 1st page looks ripped out - but my 4th page just has a lot of "Important Information" - info about travel documents, medical and charging privlileges! No dining info anywhere!

[angipoo]

So, what time is everyone planning to arrive at the ship to board? I think we are trying for 10:30 - 11:00 - I think we can get in the port then - don't want to be standing outside in the sun.

[disneyfanatic60]

We are still anxiously awaiting our documents! I was hoping we would get them yesterday. We did book through AAA so with some luck we'll hear from our agent today since she's working.

I am also keeping an eye on Dean but hoping he won't be any bother at all! Let's keep our fingers crossed!

Safe travels everyone who is heading out early!!!!!

[nikky luvs mickey]

We are having breakfast with stitch at the poly and then heading to port around 10:30 or so.:banana:

[jemiaule]

Just got back from a business trip last night and my docs were waiting for me. Yay! I called my folks and they got theirs the same day as well.

I have to admit I have not looked at them yet. other than a quick flip through.

[angipoo]

We are under 10 days till we leave! :banana: :banana:

Keeping a cautious eye on the tropics - here's hoping for good weather

[nikky luvs mickey]

We are leaving in 9 days.:banana: Staying at sheraton safari before package starts on 30th. Has anyone stayed here recently?

[blessedbyfour]

angipoo, thank you for arranging the Dis meet. I will do my best to be there, if I can pull the little ones out of the Mickey pool:) I plan on getting to the port by 10am, so hopefully they will let us on early enough where the kids can swim before the meet.

I did receive my documents last week and was also missing several pages, but I did read on another thread that if you fill out your forms online then they just pull out those pages, so as not to confuse anyone to fill out double the paperwork.

I too am praying for beautiful weather and calm seas.

Look forward to meeting everyone on the 2nd!!!!!

[SAGE]

Hi,
Has everyone received their cruise documents? Except me??:worried:

[sherrlon]

Documents are here and I am finishing up buying all that last minute stuff.

Does anyone know exactly what from the online check-in on the disney cruise page we need to print? Is it just that contract that you need to sign? I printed out all my stuff, but I was just wondering what they might ask for.


I am getting so excited! I came down with a horrid cold yesterday, so I will have just enough time to get over it before the cruise!!!
:sick: :sick: :sick:

[angipoo]

I came down with a horrid cold yesterday, so I will have just enough time to get over it before the cruise!!!
:sick: :sick: :sick:

Here's a prayer and some pixie dust that you feel better :wizard:

We leave one week from today!!!

[sherrlon]

Here's a prayer and some pixie dust that you feel better :wizard:

We leave one week from today!!!

Thanks! I am sure that I will feel better by Sept!!:goodvibes
I caught the cold from my son, who caught it from school...the first day of school cold!

[angipoo]

We leave in only 3 more days. The weather continues to look good - continuing prayer for that. It's finally going to happen :banana:

[angipoo]

Hi,
Has everyone received their cruise documents? Except me??:worried:

Did you get them yet?

[nikky luvs mickey]

YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM YET? OH MY:scared1:

[SAGE]

I did get them!!!:banana:
So what have I been doing all day?... :laundy: !

The group is meeting around 3? Where again?
I'll try very hard to drop in and say hi.

S:wave2:

[sherrlon]

I did get them!!!:banana:
So what have I been doing all day?... :laundy: !

The group is meeting around 3? Where again?
I'll try very hard to drop in and say hi.

S:wave2:

3 o'clock @ preludes I think. I am going to try and do the ship tour at 2:30. Anyone else?

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!
:banana: :banana:

[angipoo]

3 o'clock @ preludes I think. I am going to try and do the ship tour at 2:30.

Ok, the "official" meet info:

Sunday (Departure Day), September 2nd, 3:00 p.m. in the Promenade Lounge. The Promenade Lounge is located on Deck 3, near Aft Elevators. Hope to see you all there!

[sherrlon]

Ok, the "official" meet info:

Sunday (Departure Day), September 2nd, 3:00 p.m. in the Promenade Lounge. The Promenade Lounge is located on Deck 3, near Aft Elevators. Hope to see you all there!

OOOOPS! I was wrong! Good thing you posted again or I would have been waiting in preludes by myself.:lmao: :lmao:

[angipoo]

Ok, it is around 37 hours till we leave and tomorrow is the big packing day. Still keeping our eyes on the tropics as there are a few things that could impact, but still praying for good weather! Hope all have safe travel and look forward to the meet on Sunday!

[minnie gal]

Wow! I am so sad that I barely found this awesome forum. I am going to be on this cruise with my boyfriend of 4 years and his parents! Is it too late to sign up for the meetup? :cool1:

I am sooooo excited! I am literally counting down the minutes!!

[angipoo]

Wow! I am so sad that I barely found this awesome forum. I am going to be on this cruise with my boyfriend of 4 years and his parents! Is it too late to sign up for the meetup? :cool1:

I am sooooo excited! I am literally counting down the minutes!!

Sure - come on to the meet - we really didn't have a sign-up - just put the info out there and whoever wants to come is welcome. Did you see the early post about the when and where of the meet (it's on the previous page)

[angipoo]

For all you obessive planners like me - here's a site that I just found and printed out 5 pages of tips and tricks for DCL. ***Warning*** there are lots of ideas so don't get info overload!!! Hope this helps - it is VERY well organized

http://www.manullang.com/DCLcruisingtips.htm

[minnie gal]

[QUOTE=angipoo;20553048]For all you obessive planners like me - here's a site that I just found and printed out 5 pages of tips and tricks for DCL. ***Warning*** there are lots of ideas so don't get info overload!!! Hope this helps - it is VERY well organized

Yaaay! I can't wait! And that site is a great help!

[angipoo]

Someone on another thread posted:

I went to Wally World today to get a mat to drop off and have signed....I found one that is esp made for signing...called Signature Event Mat...I had never noticed them before..it is 11x14 with a 5x7 opening but figured it would have more room for the characters to sign.

We are leaving today and I am going to make a stop at Walmart to see if I can find this. If anyone else has luck finding, please post!

[angipoo]

We had a fabulous time - we just got in. I will post more later - would love to hear anyone's feedback!

[Mozart]

Can any of you guys tell me who the cruise director was while you were on the Wonder? Leaving in 2 weeks, and wanting to get an idea of who we might have this time around.

Thanks.

[angipoo]

Can any of you guys tell me who the cruise director was while you were on the Wonder? Leaving in 2 weeks, and wanting to get an idea of who we might have this time around.

Thanks.

I THINK his name was Christian. HTH.