October 5, 2008 Wonder Cruise!

[yellowfish78]

I hope we aren't cruising alone! :banana:
Stop on in, chat and say Hi!

So far there there are 21 cabins from the DIS:

yellowfish78: me and future husband! - Cat 6, second dining, honeymoon
Heatherplus3: Heather and family - Cat 3, main dining
GaMomof2: Ursula and family - Cat 6 and 11, main dining
Ahibird: DH, Ahibird, DS10 and Mom, Cat 5!
Big Papa Vol: with DW and Dkids 10/2 and inlaws in 2 Cat 6's!
BCVowner2002: with DH, our DGS (12) in a Cat 8 with friends in Cat 11 across the hall! (And a birthday!!)
rcchello: Empty nesters enjoying the peace and quiet of a cruise!
Coach: Celebrating 33 years of marriage!
Lora: with DH in a Cat 11 with D10 and D12 almost 13! Main Dining
Paul6725: Cruising with wife and DD Zoey
PLS5286: Patty and DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly boyfriend
Lisa: with DH, DS 14, DS 8, DS 5 in Cat 4! Also Mom & SIL in Cat 8!
J Cwayman: with DW and their 5 month old!
Courtish: Courtney and Doug on their First Disney Cruise!
22my: Tammy with her two great kids on their Wish Cruise!
Alex's Mom: Carol, Alex (6), Craig, Holly (17) (13) Will be second cruise in one month!
sshaw10060: with wife, DS 2, MIL, and FIL. We are celebrating the in-laws 40th anniversary.
H20sonfam: "second" Disney cruise - after the Big Red Boat!
DindelsPA: with DH and DD9 in a Cat7 with Early Dining!

Who else will be joining the cruise? popcorn::

[sandybobandy]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!! lol!

You're definitely not alone. Joe and I will be there! Lemme do a quick intro:

I'm Sandy (will be 25 yrs old next month!) and Joe (28) will be on our first Disney cruise on 10/5/08. I can't believe it'll be our 5th wedding anniversary (I got married kinda young. lol) We currently live in Minneapolis

We've been going to Disney since we got married and had an amazing Disneymoon. This year we're going 9/29-10/7 and can't wait! We'll be staying at All Star Music. We stayed at ASMo last year and loved it. Year before that was at PoFQ, and before that (our Disneymoon) we di da split between the BW and the CR.

I'm so excited there's a thread!!!! Tell me about yourself Chanon! (what a cool name-how do you pronounce it? Is it like Shannon?)

[yellowfish78]

Yep! You got the name right!
It'll just be me (28) and Bob (35) celebrating our Honeymoon!! We are from the Cleveland Ohio area. First honeymoon choice was Hawaii, but unfortunately out of our price range... :sad: Maybe for our 5th or 10th we'll finally get there!
This is my second cruise, Bob's first ever. *I'm* the one addicted to Disney - he's going because we are also adding on a few nights over at Universal for their Halloween nights. Booked a Cat 6, and can't wait!

[yellowfish78]

And I have to ask...BobAndy??? Where's Joe in the name???

[sandybobandy]

You have no idea how giddy I am that you started the thread and we'll get to know eachother over the next year! lol

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Are you doing anything at WDW before or after the cruise? Currently we're planning to do 4 or 5 nights prior to the cruise at AKL but might (and probably will) change that back to POFQ since we loved it so much. We'll see.

I've never been on a cruise and neither has Joe.

Whoops, just re-read your reply that you're staying at Universal for a few nights. That should be fun. We love Universal but haven't ever stayed on site. Do you know which resort you'll be at?

We're in a Cat 6 too! Did you already book your room? We did and I can't remember off the top of my head which room we decided on. I want to say 6576 or something like that. I know it's a cat 6. :) Did you guys pick first or second seating? Am I asking too many darn questions? lol

I see you're going this year for Halloween. How exciting! Our home countdown reads 83 days. We drive to Disney and this year are leaving 9/27 to stay over in St Louis, then on 9/28 we'll be in Atlanta, and then arrive to Disney 9/29. Like I said, we're staying at ASMu hopefully in the Broadway building. We have all our ADR's set and are trying a few new places this year. Should be fun!

[sandybobandy]

And I have to ask...BobAndy??? Where's Joe in the name???

Are you talking about my screen name? I just love the name game song so it's like, "Sandy Sandy Bo Bandy Banana Fanna Bo...." That's where I get "sandybobandy" Is that what you mean?

[yellowfish78]

See the red!!!
You have no idea how giddy I am that you started the thread and we'll get to know eachother over the next year! lol

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Are you doing anything at WDW before or after the cruise? Currently we're planning to do 4 or 5 nights prior to the cruise at AKL but might (and probably will) change that back to POFQ since we loved it so much. We'll see.
Nope Just the cruise and Universal with Halloween Horror Nights. I love FQ - that's one of my favorites too!
I've never been on a cruise and neither has Joe.

Whoops, just re-read your reply that you're staying at Universal for a few nights. That should be fun. We love Universal but haven't ever stayed on site. Do you know which resort you'll be at?
I'd love to stay at Hard Rock, but Royal Pacific is more in our price range. We've stayed there before and loved it, but the rooms at HR look AWESOME!
We're in a Cat 6 too! Did you already book your room? We did and I can't remember off the top of my head which room we decided on. I want to say 6576 or something like that. I know it's a cat 6. :) Did you guys pick first or second seating? Am I asking too many darn questions? lol
You have got to be KIDDINGME! We are right around the corner!!! Second seating - but still hoping for the 8pm and not the 830pm - dinner cuts kind of close to the Pirates Party when you enjoy good wine, food and company...we almost missed the fireworks!
I see you're going this year for Halloween. How exciting! Our home countdown reads 83 days. We drive to Disney and this year are leaving 9/27 to stay over in St Louis, then on 9/28 we'll be in Atlanta, and then arrive to Disney 9/29. Like I said, we're staying at ASMu hopefully in the Broadway building. We have all our ADR's set and are trying a few new places this year. Should be fun!
The October trip is actually with some girls from the DISign Board and families. I think we have about 12 people going! :eek: You can always find me on the DDA Thread too - and feel free to pop over and say hi to everyone!

[yellowfish78]

Are you talking about my screen name? I just love the name game song so it's like, "Sandy Sandy Bo Bandy Banana Fanna Bo...." That's where I get "sandybobandy" Is that what you mean?
Yep! Thought it might be pet's names or something! I was reading it as Sandy, Bob, Andy....

[sandybobandy]

No way! Get outta town!!!!!!!!!! That's so crazy! And don't worry-we're not the type of folks that'll knock on your door at 7am and see if you want to go for a walk around the ship or anything. Haha! I am pretty excited right now but don't want you to get the wrong idea :)

So how/when do we find out which seating we'll have? We too signed up for the second seating...didn't realize there were several late seatings. Guess I missed that part :)

Okay, you mentioned the "DDA" thread. What's DDA?

[yellowfish78]

Disney Design Addicts. We are a bunch of crazy ladies (and a few men) that started off making T-Shirt designs for Disney and ended up being like a second family. (One just gave birth today!) It's over on the Creative DISigns Thread.
No worries about scaring me off! You'll have to definately figure out what stateroom you have - so I can move! :rotfl: JK!!!
Apparently seating is staggered because of the three restaurants...so there is a 8pm, 8:15pm and an 8:30pm depending on which dining rotation you have. Somewhere on the cruise thread it'll mention what rotation goes where depending on what times and restaurant you have...I know 1/2 hour doesn't make much of a difference, all I want is good food! :rotfl:
I'm excited too! I love that "register your cruise" site - I wish more people would use it! especially since the search function isn't working well - I couldn't PM you - so I used your email! Worked fine I guess!
Have you thought of shore excursions?? I think we are planning on doing horseback riding on Nassau (not a Disney sponsored excursion) and kayaking on Castaway Cay.

[sandybobandy]

Haha! Although, I suppose it could be awkward since we're both there for ummmmmmm romantic celebrations. lol Just kidding!!!!

Gosh, we haven't thought about shore excursions much at all. We're trying not to plan too much so far in advance because if it were up to me I would have everything set and then we'd have nothing left to plan next year! So we're trying to hold off. It's not going well so far-I am on that castaway cay website all the time!

I'm going to bed now. It was so nice to "meet" you. I think we'll have fun over the next year :)

[yellowfish78]

What?! You're not an obsessive planner??!! :rotfl:
It's only a year and 2 months away!!! Let's see how many more people will join by then!
Have a great night!

[sandybobandy]

OMG-dont' get me wrong. I'm terribly obsessive. Girl, I started packin already! lol!

Talk to you later! :)

[yellowfish78]

Morning! Just bumping for everyone else!

[sandybobandy]

Good morning Chanon!

Yesterday morning I decorated a Folgers coffee container with Disney scrapbooking paper to use as a piggy bank for our trip. :) I'll have to take a picture and upload it. It's so cute! lol

Hope you have a great day today! :)

[yellowfish78]

Good morning Chanon!

Yesterday morning I decorated a Folgers coffee container with Disney scrapbooking paper to use as a piggy bank for our trip. :) I'll have to take a picture and upload it. It's so cute! lol

Hope you have a great day today! :)
You know those massive jars of pretzels you can buy from Sams Club or Costo?? They look like a big barrel? :teeth: That's my change jar! :rotfl:
It looks like I'll just miss you this year too! We check in on the 17th..

[sandybobandy]

Hahahahaa! Oh no you didn't! That's hilarious. :)

Aw shucks, that's right! You'll be there a little after us.

Are you having your wedding at Disney too?

[yellowfish78]

Nope - the grandparents would kill us. We are doing the church wedding here with a reception at a nearby hotel. Everything is done with wedding details, except dress and flowers. :thumbsup: And favors. I keep changing favor ideas. Go figure!

[sandybobandy]

Ahhh I see :) We never even considered getting married at Disney because we knew we couldn't afford it. But we did splurge (a lot) on our Disneymoon...now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure our Disneymoon cost more than the wedding itself. Totally worth it :)

Do you have anything Disney themed in your wedding? Our invites had the wedding Mickey and Minnie on them and our cake topper was wedding Mickey and Minnie. I wish I had done more but my love for Disney hadn't quite peaked yet. lol

I'm off to work. My last day! I got a job at Balou's (our 2 year old cocker spaniel) doggy daycare. I'm soooo excited :)

[yellowfish78]

Just some small touches. Our cake topper is Mickey and Minnie in a car, and we are dancing to "You Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story. Background music during dinner is just some Disney instramental from Jim Brickman. (I think that's his name!)

Are you offically doing a land and sea package or is it separate? I stayed at the AKL in 2006 and loved it, and that was only for one night!

[sandybobandy]

Hey lady! How was your day today?

Today was my LAST day at my job. So excited. lol

So is You Got A Friend In Me your first dance?? :) Cute! I wish we had more Disney in our wedding. We've agreed that whenever we have kids we're going to do a Disney nursery theme. I love the baby Mickey and Friends! :)

Nope, we're doing a separate package. Not only is it less expensive, I'm apparently a bit...what's the word...possessive of my Disney vacations. lol So we're booking separately.

Do you guys have plans for the 4th? We're just sticking close to home I think...nothing too exciting!

[yellowfish78]

Hey lady! How was your day today?

Today was my LAST day at my job. So excited. lol

So is You Got A Friend In Me your first dance?? :) Cute! I wish we had more Disney in our wedding. We've agreed that whenever we have kids we're going to do a Disney nursery theme. I love the baby Mickey and Friends! :)

Nope, we're doing a separate package. Not only is it less expensive, I'm apparently a bit...what's the word...possessive of my Disney vacations. lol So we're booking separately.

Do you guys have plans for the 4th? We're just sticking close to home I think...nothing too exciting!
My cousin was one of the lucky ones that got married on 07/07/07, so I spent the 4th through yesterday with her. I was the maid of honor, so going down early was a necessity - and the wedding was wonderful! Only problems were with the bar at the reception - they closed it early! (new night manager trying to control everything!) I'll try to upload pictures soon to show everyone - even though I didn't take much! Everything was so crazy on wedding day that I didn't get a chance to take much!
I know what you mean about controlling everything - I don't like land and sea packages because you can't yet buy the dining plan for the land portion! I really hope they change that!

[sandybobandy]

Hey Chanon! Nice to "see" you! :)

Last night Joe and I watched Toy Story as part of our Disney '07 movie countdown. We're at 79 days! :)

Oh-there's another Disser that'll be traveling with us. I let her know we're here and hope she posts! :)

[heatherplus3]

We are booked! The whole family is going, me (29), dh (28), ds (5), and dd (2) We are in the first dining, and we are riding in style in Cat 3. :banana: Unfortunatly, we will be living in poverty, surviving off top ramen for the next 453 days. :eek: It's our first cruise disney cruise and I am beyond excited!!

[sandybobandy]

lol-Hey Heather! :) Cat 3? WOW! That's super exciting. Through this thread, Chanon and I realized we are booked right next to eachother. Isn't that crazy?

Glad to see you here-it's my (and Joe's) first cruise too. :)

[heatherplus3]

that's wild about you and Channon!! We are in 8048. I am so excited about the cruise and although my husband loves disney, I think he is growing tired hearing my obsessing over every detail. :rotfl2: So glad I found this forum so we all can obsess together!!

[sandybobandy]

Oh my gosh yes. From what I gather from Chanon, she's quite a planner, just like myself. We're going to be quite the trio for the next year! :)

Are you guys staying on property before or after the cruise? We *were* planning on staying AKL Savannah view prior to the cruise but I am pretty sure we'll downgrade ourselves to POFQ-we loooove that resort.

Just notice you're a new Dis'er and have 5 posts. I can only imagine how many posts you'll have by cruise time! lol!!

[heatherplus3]

I've been a long time lurker and finally took the plunge!! I had to lol when I saw you say you are possessive of your disney plans, I am totally with you. I will have every minute worked out by Oct. Thank goodness dh is a go with the flow kinda guy! We are going to stay at WDW after the cruise. It seems like most people advise against this but it works out for husbands schedule better that way. We haven't booked hotel yet, any advice on what hotel and when to book for best deal is appreciated. We haven't been to WDW since we were children, but go to DL a few times a year. (Live in AZ) We were looking at poly but it is really expensive. We can only do 3 days in wdw and want to make the most of it in the most *magical* environment. :wizard:

[sandybobandy]

So glad you came out of lurkerdom! We're gonna have fun planning :)

Joe is a pretty easy going guy too. He knows not to mess with Disney plans. While his suggestions and ideas are welcome, he knows I'll plan what's best for us. lol

We'll keep our eyes out for fall discounts for next year. They probably won't come out til this time next year but we'll all be looking for them together. :)

I love to plan everything super far ahead but I'm trying not to plan too much for the cruise until we're at least home from this year's Disney trip. Haha! I want to start looking at excursions and spas but then I wouldn't have anything left to plan next year!

Have you seen some of the navigators from other people's cruise? There is SO much going on board! I have to admit-I'm pretty excited about bingo! Hahaha!

[yellowfish78]

Hi Ladies! Welcome Heather! I *love* the Cat 3's! They are so beautiful inside! And definately take advantage of the concierge! (I guess at least one of us isn't going to be up at 3am booking shore excursions because of that! :rotfl: )
Heather - I'd definately stay near the MK because of the age of your kids...you'll be spending most of your time there and might as well stay close! Keep an eye out for discounts at the Poly!
Sandy - I've already looked at shore excursions on my end! :blush: But that's also because I've resistered online for Disney's Honeymoon Registry! I'm hoping for some good money to be added to that to pay for all the onboard things we want! (Especially the coffee from Cove Cafe! Room service isn't gonna cut it for me!)

[heatherplus3]

Hey guys! I hope you don't mind me picking your brains for your expertise on WDW. We are DL junkies but haven't been to WDW in decades. We think we have the WDW hotel narrowed down to Poly or Wilderness Lodge. Anybody have any pros or cons to either? (Besides the enormous price tag!!! :sad2: ) That's pretty much our running theme for this trip, but we don't get out to FL often and want to make the most of it!! We are hoping to be able to see the fireworks from the beach at poly but I don't know if that's a possibility from WL? We were also thinking about doing the illuminations cruise, any ideas/thoughts/advice on that? Last question, we were thinking about doing the historic nassau excursion but weren't sure if our kids would like it, have you guys heard much about that one? Thanks a million!:flower3:

[yellowfish78]

Hey guys! I hope you don't mind me picking your brains for your expertise on WDW. We are DL junkies but haven't been to WDW in decades. We think we have the WDW hotel narrowed down to Poly or Wilderness Lodge. Anybody have any pros or cons to either? (Besides the enormous price tag!!! :sad2: ) That's pretty much our running theme for this trip, but we don't get out to FL often and want to make the most of it!! We are hoping to be able to see the fireworks from the beach at poly but I don't know if that's a possibility from WL? We were also thinking about doing the illuminations cruise, any ideas/thoughts/advice on that? Last question, we were thinking about doing the historic nassau excursion but weren't sure if our kids would like it, have you guys heard much about that one? Thanks a million!:flower3:
I like them both - it just kind of depends on your mood. Poly is spread out in different buildings; WL is in one and everything is contained. Poly has larger rooms IMO, but they might be the same size officially. I think you'd see more from the Poly than WL compared to fireworks and the Electric Water Parade - I think you can only see fireworks from some of the balcony rooms at WL. Illuminations cruise is fun, but not worth the $ (to me at least).
No idea on the Nassau shore excursions either...
I might consider trying to find a group going the same dates you are and seeing if anyone wants to do a GG with you. Then you can do the Fireworks Voyage (thus seeing the EWP and Wishes from the lagoon) AND you can do the Illuminations Dinner/Dessert Reception (which gives you a great spot to watch Illuminations from)!
...but that's just me and my opinion. :teeth: No matter what you decide I'm sure it'll be a WONDERful vacation!!!

[sandybobandy]

Hey ladies!

Chanon-I thought about registering for the Disney Honeymoon thingie for my birthday! LOL! I didn't though, realizing nobody would even consider looking at it let alone buy anything. That's alright though. Hope you get some good stuff!!! :)

Heather-Sorry, I'm afraid we haven't stayed at either the Poly or WL. Recent reviews on the resorts board have been SUPER favorable of WL though. But yeah...that's about all the help I can give.

Have a great afternoon/evening cruise buddies! (lol-that's so cheesy)

Sandy:)

[heatherplus3]

Thanks for the info Channon- I think the WL vs Poly question is going to come down to if the price difference is huge- then we'll probably go WL and save the extra $$ for other fun stuff. I am not sure what we will do about fireworks/illuminations, we are there such a short time... We'll see, I have a long time before I have to seriously consider that! I am so ridiculous excited guys!! Today on travel channel they had a best cruises show that included the Wonder. I was all giddy like a kid. I'm glad my husband was at work because he would be teasing me all night!:rotfl:

[sandybobandy]

Hey Heather, have you browsed the website http://www.*****************? It has old navigators and other fun info on it. Just something else to browse while we wait...lol

[yellowfish78]

I'm still waiting for the honeymoon card to come in the mail so I can link it to my wedding website. The card looks awesome from the pictures I've seen from it!
Bob and I are only doing horseback riding on Nassau. I hate to say it, but we really aren't "beach" people - we'd rather be doing something than sitting on a beach or visit Atlantis. I'd love to go "see" Nassau, but I think we'll enjoy our time on the ship and possibly see a movie. Or order room service and get fat. Or do brunch at Palo. :teeth: Too many choices!

[yellowfish78]

One of my door signs!!! I'll also be making the Mickey Ears to go around the 'porthole' on the door too...
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/DreamsReallyDoComeTrue.jpg

[heatherplus3]

Sandy- oh yeah, i've checked out *****************, like I said just slightly ocd!!:rotfl2: I am struggling now with trying to decide whether or not to let go on my ninja grip on our ressies and turn it over to a TA, we could get a $50 stateroom credit and she could help me with the wdw room situation. I feel so lost about everything with wdw and maybe she could help and find the best rates.

Channon- Such a cute sign!! We took a cruise for our honeymoon (not a dcl you lucky dog!!) and it was so relaxing after the controlled chaos of the wedding! I'm sure you will enjoy the time to relax with your new hubby, we thought it was the PERFECT start to our married life.:love:

[sandybobandy]

OMG Chanon how cute!!!! And I'll be able to see it EVERYDAY! lol How fun! Are you going to put a magnetic back on it? Hmmm...maybe I'll have to come up with some kind of sign...we'll see!

Heather-Okay, honestly? I couldn't imagine not being able to call DCL at the drop of a hat to change or add or take off something. From what I understand, once a TA is in the picture, they take over all control. I am not sure that's worth $50. And you KNOW Chanon and I are going to be searching high and low for discounts so if something comes up, you guys will be the first to know! Keep us posted and let us know what you decide!

have a great night!!

Sandy :)

[heatherplus3]

I think I am going to hold off on the TA, I guess I feel out of the WDW loop and am worried I will miss a good deal on the hotel! But yeah, I think it will freak me out not being able to call DCL when I want. You are going to laugh at me but I am considering the whole matching outfit thing!! They have hawaiian print button down shirts and dresses on disneyshopping.com. Of course the kids 6 and 3 will look cute, but dh will think I've lost my mind. I'm sure it would be cute in photos. But would it look dorky on a 30 yo??!! :lmao: I think I know the answer!

[yellowfish78]

Have you guys found the magnetic door sign thread yet? And don't forget to head over to the DISigns Thread too to get cruise ideas. It's really easy to make your own shirts with iron on transfers (and they are so cheap and easy to do!) Just explore it and you'll find ALOT of designs to pic from. They'll even customize too. Just remember that everything has to be magnetic for the door - they don't allow tape anymore due to damage.

No, matching shirts won't look dorky on a 30 year old. :teeth: The day after I got engaged at the MK, I wore a shirt that had Tigger on it and it said "Bob's Girl" that one of the girls from the DISign boards made for me. (My fiance is Bob!) You'd be suprised at how many great comments we got! We walked through the turnstyles at EPCOT and everyone said "Hi Bob!" and "Hi Bob's Girl!" It was hilarous because he hates attention!

Personalized/matching outfits be great for the first picture that you get right before you get on the cruise!

...and be nice to TA's on this thread! :rolleyes1 I understand the control issue that a lot of people have - but some TA's are wonderful!

[heatherplus3]

Thanks for the encouragement! DH thinks I have gone mad with the DCL fever!! Although, with such little kids I think they will love dressing up alike, and that's good enough reason for me! I have no problem with TA's at all, I have never had a bad experience or anything. It is more of a not being in control issue with me.....it's quite ridiculous actually! Dh wants a TA who can help us with making the most of our limited time in WDW and give us some guidance, so we'll see what we end up doing. I wish I knew someone personally instead of getting a random TA. Anywho, I have seen the magnetic door sign thread and am so inspired! I am really into scrapbooking, so I am all over the door signs!! Have a good day girls!!

[yellowfish78]

Have you visited Tour Guide Mike's website yet? He's worth EVERY PENNY!

[sandybobandy]

Hey guys!

Heather-I'm no WDW expert by any means but having gone a good handful of times, I'm sure between Chanon and I we can help you out almost as much as a TA could. I swear! :)

I've never been on TGM's website. Was deliberating trying it out for our upcoming trip but with the mixture of low crowds and having so little waits in the past years, we're going to skip it.

Hope you guys have a great weekend!!!
Sandy :)

[yellowfish78]

I'm off to (yet another!) wedding today so I won't be around much either! LAST WEDDING OF THE YEAR! At least of my friends! :rotfl: I wanna get started on mine!

Have a great sunny weekend everyone!

[yellowfish78]

Well, I'm off the "cruise planning" box for a while and currently working on limos, florists and my dress. I think I'd rather be planning my cruise. I'm shocked at the cost of a limo for 4 hours! One is $800! :scared:

[heatherplus3]

I know! It's seriously nuts, everything involved with a wedding automatically triples what you think it would cost! It's crazy! Glad you survived "wedding season", it will be so exciting next year when it's you! :bride:

[sandybobandy]

Hey guys! Hope you're well!

Am really way too excited for this year's trip. It's all I can think about! Just wait til after this trip....then it's going to be allllll about the cruise! Can't wait.

Planning my wedding was really so much fun. Sounds like things are going great, Chanon! Our limo was around the same cost. Crazy, but soooo worth it.

Have a great night!

[yellowfish78]

Any new exciting cruise plans yet?? (Just trying to occasionally stay on topic! :rotfl: )

[sandybobandy]

Okay Chanon, I know you're off the cruise soap box, but was hoping I could ask you something-have you ever added the Romance Escape At Sea package? I'm hoping to add it once it's available to book for next year but was hoping maybe you could tell me about it.

Thanks-have a great night! :)

[sandybobandy]

Oh hey Heather! It bothers me that I don't always get thread notifications to my email. Drives me NUTS!

Anyway, no...haven't made any cruise preparations lately. I'm dying to start researching excursion stuff but ya know what? Honestly, I really don't know what type of excursions we're going to do...if any. Something tells me we'll be just as content staying on the ship.

What about you? Any new plans? :)

[yellowfish78]

Nope no new plans for me! Yet! Just still working on some door signs. Playing with ideas/clipart. Waiting for the Oct 08 football game schedule before I plan something for Bob - poor thing might miss a game! :rotfl:

No idea on what 08 will be for the Romance at Sea, but do you have the 07 info? It's stayed the same for 06 to 07; the price might be higher. And you should be able to add it now. Let me go find the info on that just in case...

[yellowfish78]

Here's the "Honeymoon at Sea" package:
On board, you'll receive:
Romantic gift amenity delivered to your stateroom (one per package)
Tropical Rain Forest pass for two at the Vista Spa & Salon (length of cruise)
Priority Seating at Palo with a bottle of wine from the Premium Wine List (one night)
Romance turndown service (one night)
Champagne breakfast in bed (one morning)*
*Guests must be 21 years or older. For guests not 21 years of age, a non-alcoholic alternative is provided
$1,237

[yellowfish78]

I couldn't find anything on the Romance at Sea package. And I think you have to call to add the either of these - I don't think it's bookable online...

[heatherplus3]

Hey girls! Our new thing is we switched cabins from 8048 to 8034 (one of the midship triple wide ones). The mid ship cat 3 are supposed to go quick but luckily there was still one left. :cool1: We were thinking about doing the historic nassau excursion but everyone said it was pretty much a bust. I think we'll stay on the ship in Nassau and do some fun stuff in CC. Can you tell I am obsessing?!! We are also trying to decide about Cinderella's Royal Table in MK. Our kids will be 6 and 3, but I don't know if it's worth 2 TS credits on the dining plan. The ambience looks awesome but I don't know if the kids would be about the food. We could do 2 charcter meals instead. Hmmm What to do... :confused3 Have a good day!!

[sandybobandy]

Hi Heather! We're considering staying onboard during Nassau too. Nothing has really jumped out at me. We'll likely explore CC but the other stuff, I'm not sure about.

We've never done CRT but I've heard tons of good things about it. Then again, if you do say...Chef Mickey's and Liberty Tree on a MNSSHP night, that would be a ton of fun too. I'd more lean towards the character meals but that's because the Princesses don't do much for me.

I'm off to fix dinner-have a good night!

[yellowfish78]

I agree! Skip Cinderella's Royal Table. If you really wanna see Cindy, head over to 1900 Park Fare for dinner. Better food and you get to see Prince Charming! :teeth:
The only thing Bob and I are going to do on Nassau is horseback riding - and that starts at 9 and is over by 11:30a. Enough time for a late lunch at Palo!
Heather - glad you got the new room! I was gonna ask you about your room - wondering if you had a master with a murphy bed or if you got one of the lucky rooms. Looks like you lucked out!

[sandybobandy]

Good morning! Hope you guys are having a great weekend!

Joe and I bought a new camera last night for our trip this year. It's reallllly cool and much needed upgrade from what we originally had. Can't wait to take some pics this year-we only have 66 days to go! I can't wait. I really can't. It's alllll I think about. Planning the cruise after this trip is going to be a ton of fun too.

I checked out the thread of dissers that are cruisng this year (10/20 I think) and they booked all their excursions this morning at 3am. They're all so excited it's cute. lol It'll be fun when it's us able to book our fun stuff! :)

Have a great Sunday!

[yellowfish78]

Guess what ladies?? :teeth: I found my dress!!!

[sandybobandy]

Yaaaaaaaaay! Pics? Description please!!! :)

[yellowfish78]

Front
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Wedding%20Dresses/?action=view&current=Dress1corrected-1.jpg
Back
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Wedding%20Dresses/?action=view&current=Dress2corrected.jpg
Bodice detail
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Wedding%20Dresses/?action=view&current=Dress3corrected.jpg
Train detail
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Wedding%20Dresses/?action=view&current=Dress4corrected.jpg

It's totally different that what I expected to buy. I fell in love with this one dress that has lace in three tiers, but then I tried on this one and it felt right. I like the traditional look of the front, but wasn't fond of the pick up detail in the train. But then they bussled it, and I just knew. :love: The seamstress picked up two of the apliques and brought them all the way up to my hips (not halfway up like I've normally seen) and the back just looked awesome!

[heatherplus3]

WOW!! Seriously, gorgeous and elegant! :thumbsup2 Great choice. You have to post photos of all your wedding stuff so we can play along at home. :surfweb:

[yellowfish78]

I'll do my best! :teeth: Thanks for the great comments!

[sandybobandy]

Hey guys!
So sorry I haven't been around!! Life got busy but I think it's calm again. :) 59 days til Disney this year! Yee haw!!!

Oh man Chanon, that dress is GORGEOUS!!!!!! YOU are gorgeous!! I bet you feel like a million bucks in that. So so pretty :)

Have a great week guys!

[heatherplus3]

That's funny, Sandy. We have 65 days til disneyland. We take the kids every year for the mickey's halloween treat. DS (5) is going to be Jack Sparrow! The costume with the wig and hat and accessories will end up being like $70! But it will be so worth it, I'm sure it will be the cutest sight ever! :rotfl2: My new cruise news is my in-laws want to go as well. Which is awesome, they are great and hubby and I can do palo and stuff! So we are excited about that and the kids know that means twice the souvenirs! pirate: Hope you all have a great week!

[yellowfish78]

That's funny, Sandy. We have 65 days til disneyland. We take the kids every year for the mickey's halloween treat. DS (5) is going to be Jack Sparrow! The costume with the wig and hat and accessories will end up being like $70! But it will be so worth it, I'm sure it will be the cutest sight ever! :rotfl2: My new cruise news is my in-laws want to go as well. Which is awesome, they are great and hubby and I can do palo and stuff! So we are excited about that and the kids know that means twice the souvenirs! pirate: Hope you all have a great week!
You better post pictures! That's great about the inlaws! Are they going to be joining your suite or getting their own?

I've still been playing with DISigns for the door - I'm forcing myself to stop at 4! Currently at 2, but working on our Pirate Night door sign!

The future in laws are coming in on Tuesday, so I'm off to clean the house! Have a great rest of the week! It's halfway over!

[sandybobandy]

Hey ladies! Just wanted to say hello! I'm catching up on my Dis boards while getting ready for bed. Today was my 25th birthday and it was awesome. Got lots of Disney stuff :)

Have a great weekend!!

[yellowfish78]

I didn't get my update!!!!


party:
Happy Birthday!!
party:

[yellowfish78]

Just bumping for any newbies in the area!!!

Also - what dining time is everyone eating at? I'm not sure if this has been posted already...

[heatherplus3]

Hey Girls, long time no talk! We've been crazy around here... DS started kindergarten last week. Hope everyone is doing well. We have a trip coming up to disneyland in Oct, then I will be able to give the cruise the total obesession it deserves!! :banana: Just to be on topic for a second, we are at the first dining.

[yellowfish78]

Is it full day school for him? My friend's child starts this year too - and she's concerned on how her 3 year old will do with him gone. How are *you* handling it??

Hopefully we are on the earliest of the second dining...last cruise was the absolute latest dining possible - and we missed most of the Pirate Night Party! We almost missed the fireworks!

[heatherplus3]

Is it full day school for him? My friend's child starts this year too - and she's concerned on how her 3 year old will do with him gone. How are *you* handling it??

Hopefully we are on the earliest of the second dining...last cruise was the absolute latest dining possible - and we missed most of the Pirate Night Party! We almost missed the fireworks!

Yeah, Carter's Kindergarten is full day. I hated the idea of it when I first heard, but by the end of the summer (and endless cries of I'm Bored!) I think it is good. Madeline (DD) is 2 and I was really worried about her being upset with brother gone, but I actually think she likes having all mommy's attention. Carter gets home at 2 so he still has most of the afternoon to be annoyed by sis. Seems to be working out well. I was a sad the first week of school, but I'm getting used to it. They grow up so fast!!

[quackattack]

We will be joining you. It will be myself, DH, DS ( 8 yo at time of cruise) and maybe a DD. :cutie: (Adoption waiting list)
We celebrated our 16th anniversary last month :cloud9: so we probably have a few years on you ladies. However, that does not stop me from being an obsessive planner.
We had planned to cruise this October but decided to postpone for another year and include some MNSSHP time. :woohoo: We always get a cat 9 cabin as we usually don't spend a lot of time in our room. We have main dining.
I will be checking in frequently to say hello.
I cannot wait to cruise.
Rochelle

By the way, Chanon, your dress is beautiful.

[yellowfish78]

We will be joining you. It will be myself, DH, DS ( 8 yo at time of cruise) and maybe a DD. :cutie: (Adoption waiting list)
We celebrated our 16th anniversary last month :cloud9: so we probably have a few years on you ladies. However, that does not stop me from being an obsessive planner.
We had planned to cruise this October but decided to postpone for another year and include some MNSSHP time. :woohoo: We always get a cat 9 cabin as we usually don't spend a lot of time in our room. We have main dining.
I will be checking in frequently to say hello.
I cannot wait to cruise.
Rochelle

By the way, Chanon, your dress is beautiful.

Welcome Rochelle! It's sounds like you've cruised with Disney before! It's addicting,isn't it?? We're a fun bunch, and age doesn't matter when Disney is involved!!! Thanks for the comments on the dress - I'm getting so excited it's finally becoming "real" to both of us!

[heatherplus3]

Welcome Rochelle! I had to laugh when I saw "obsessive planner".... maybe we could start a club! We could get our spreadsheets and tables together and have refreshments! :rotfl2: My husband doesn't get it... I'm so glad to have a place to chat with friends who understand!! My family, me, DH, DS (will be 6 almost 7), DD (will be 3) and MIL and FIL have the main dining also. We'll have fun counting down the days together!!

[yellowfish78]

Did anyone see the thread on Fish Extenders?? :teeth:

[heatherplus3]

I saw the thread Channon!! Very cute... I am all about the little "extra magic" things!
You girls are going to think I am CRAZY!! I just bought a bunch of stuff for DD for the cruise! Hehehe.. At gymboree, they had their "bon voyage" collection 60% off. Really, what was I supposed to do?? The whole collection mixes and matches so it's completely practical. :rotfl2: The clothes have anchors and hearts, one of the shirts says "SS Cutie pie" Come on, who can pass that up?? :rotfl: Have a good week everyone!!

[sandybobandy]

Hi you guys!

I've been MIA for at least a month-my bad!!!!

Joe and I are in talks if we can still cruise next year or not. I basically accepted a new job-my "dream job" and have taken a very big pay cut that may not allow us to cruise next year. So I've totally withdrawn myself from anything cruising-including our thread :(

Anyway, I'm going to go on the assumption we are STILL cruising so I'll try to post more often.

Heather-the SS Cutie shirt sounds soooooo adorable. Aww!

[heatherplus3]

Hi you guys!

I've been MIA for at least a month-my bad!!!!

Joe and I are in talks if we can still cruise next year or not. I basically accepted a new job-my "dream job" and have taken a very big pay cut that may not allow us to cruise next year. So I've totally withdrawn myself from anything cruising-including our thread :(

Anyway, I'm going to go on the assumption we are STILL cruising so I'll try to post more often.

Heather-the SS Cutie shirt sounds soooooo adorable. Aww!

Sandy- Don't sweat it!! Things have a way of working out, especially if you are doing something that you love. :flower3:

[yellowfish78]

Hi you guys!

I've been MIA for at least a month-my bad!!!!

Joe and I are in talks if we can still cruise next year or not. I basically accepted a new job-my "dream job" and have taken a very big pay cut that may not allow us to cruise next year. So I've totally withdrawn myself from anything cruising-including our thread :(

Anyway, I'm going to go on the assumption we are STILL cruising so I'll try to post more often.

Heather-the SS Cutie shirt sounds soooooo adorable. Aww!
I agree with what Heather says! If it's in the stars - I'd still try to do the cruise. CONGRATS!!! BTW - what are you doing now??
Any "extra" money that I earn at work (overtime, paid mileage, bonuses) goes to the trip in October, and after that, it'll all go towards the honeymoon. Currently I'm working EVERY Saturday in September (and a Friday here and there at another office, so that's paid mileage for me too!) so I'm looking forward to that extra 4 hours on each check and the mileage money for the F&WF booths!
The fish extenders look really neat. I'm amazed at what people think of to bring more magic to a vacation.

[yellowfish78]

I saw the thread Channon!! Very cute... I am all about the little "extra magic" things!
You girls are going to think I am CRAZY!! I just bought a bunch of stuff for DD for the cruise! Hehehe.. At gymboree, they had their "bon voyage" collection 60% off. Really, what was I supposed to do?? The whole collection mixes and matches so it's completely practical. :rotfl2: The clothes have anchors and hearts, one of the shirts says "SS Cutie pie" Come on, who can pass that up?? :rotfl: Have a good week everyone!!
60% off is awesome!!! We have a Osh Gosh outlet by us, so we frequently see discounts here - but not at Gymboree! You'll have to post some pics of the outfits! The "SS Cutie Pie" sounds adorable!!! This would be perfect for the "entrance" photo that DCL offers!

[quackattack]

Hello Ladies,
I am enjoying my last Friday off for a while and what could be more enjoyable than the DISboards. :surfweb:

Sandy - I am so glad that you now have your dream job but I am sad to hear it may prevent you from cruising. I hope everything works out.

Chanon - I did see the fish extender thread. They are very cute and I am thinking about trying it. However, on such a short cruise, I don't know that it would be that useful. It would make the door look nice.

Heather - Great shopping. I would love to do that too. My 7 yo DS grows so fast, I have no idea what size he will be wearing by cruise time. He is taller than the 8 year olds in his class. Of course, I don't know what size DD will be or if she will even be a part of our family by cruise time.

Are any of you going to WDW before the cruise? We have not decided yet if we will stay at WDW the night before the cruise or if we will just go to the port. I guess that depends on the MNSSHP schedule.

Back to the chores. I hear the laundry calling my name. :laundy:

[yellowfish78]

Just thought I'd swing by and say HI!

[quackattack]

Just giving this thread a little bump.

:banana: :woohoo: :cool1: :cheer2: party:

Today was Colleague Appreciation at my work.
We took off 4 hours in the middle of the day and the company sent us bowling.
They feed us too.

:jumping1:

[yellowfish78]

Just giving this thread a little bump.

:banana: :woohoo: :cool1: :cheer2: party:

Today was Colleague Appreciation at my work.
We took off 4 hours in the middle of the day and the company sent us bowling.
They feed us too.

:jumping1:
How cool is that! Today is Employee Appreciation Day where I work - we get to wear jeans and get free pizza for lunch! Must be the week to thank workers! :teeth:

I hope everyone is doing well!!!

[quackattack]

We have been thinking that our next big thing to do is get our passports. I have been reading some of the threads about passports. Do you all have your passports?

One of my co-workers just got her passport and she said it did not take long at all to get it back. We are still thinking we will start early just to be on the safe side.

Happy Planning.

[sandybobandy]

I canceleld our trip earlier this afternoon. While I'm disappointed, I know we'll still be able to go to WDW, just not cruise. We're going to aim for a 7 night in '09 for our 5 year.

So Chanon, looks like you'll have a "real" stranger next door now. :)

Happy cruising and planning you guys!!!! Maybe we'll meet again :):goodvibes

[yellowfish78]

We have been thinking that our next big thing to do is get our passports. I have been reading some of the threads about passports. Do you all have your passports?

One of my co-workers just got her passport and she said it did not take long at all to get it back. We are still thinking we will start early just to be on the safe side.

Happy Planning.
I got mine before my last DCL trip in 2006. It was so weird to see it come in a plain envelope in the mail! Being so close to the Canadian border (and for work reasons) it seemed best to get it when I did.
It seems that they are back on their normal schedule of 6 - 8 weeks instead of 4 - 6 months. :teeth:

[yellowfish78]

I canceleld our trip earlier this afternoon. While I'm disappointed, I know we'll still be able to go to WDW, just not cruise. We're going to aim for a 7 night in '09 for our 5 year.

So Chanon, looks like you'll have a "real" stranger next door now. :)

Happy cruising and planning you guys!!!! Maybe we'll meet again :):goodvibes
Having your dream job is definately more powerful than going on a Disney cruise. So long as your happy, we're happy for you! Keep in touch with us!!!

[quackattack]

:sad2: Sad you will not be joining us on this cruise. I hope we get to cruise together some time in the future. Right now, we are not planning another 7 night cruise until the new ships start to sail. I hope I can hold out that long.

That reminds me, we have done the 3 night and the 7 night. This is our first 4 night. Is there anything exciting and special about the 4 night cruise that I may not know about? We have never eaten at Palo. We are thinking aabout doing a brunch. We still have plenty of time to think about that but as you know I like to plan early.

Okay, it is time I got back to work.

[yellowfish78]

:sad2: Sad you will not be joining us on this cruise. I hope we get to cruise together some time in the future. Right now, we are not planning another 7 night cruise until the new ships start to sail. I hope I can hold out that long.

That reminds me, we have done the 3 night and the 7 night. This is our first 4 night. Is there anything exciting and special about the 4 night cruise that I may not know about? We have never eaten at Palo. We are thinking aabout doing a brunch. We still have plenty of time to think about that but as you know I like to plan early.

Okay, it is time I got back to work.
No idea. I've done the three night - and even then it was work related so I think I've never really "cruised" with Disney. I know the sea day we can do Palo - and that getting brunch is like the hardest thing to do, but dinner is an option for us too. I'd like to find out a way of finding my dining rotation so I can do Palo on the night that our dinner is a dupilcate. I've also never eaten breakfast in a main dining room either, so I'm looking forward to that. (Weird, I know!)

[yellowfish78]

OK ladies!!! Help me pick one for the girls! We've narrowed it down to these two - and it's just these two girls in our wedding. Let me know what you think!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Bridesmaid%20Dresses/IMG_1903.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Bridesmaid%20Dresses/IMG_1902.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Bridesmaid%20Dresses/IMG_1900.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f91/yellowfish78/Bridesmaid%20Dresses/IMG_1899.jpg

[quackattack]

Is it too late to offer my 2 cents?
Both dresses are very pretty and the ladies look lovely in both.
You can not miss either way.
I think my favorite is the solid color with the long sash to the left side and the little bit of tone on tone detailing at the bust.

Rochelle

[quackattack]

DS is on Fall Break this week and next. :yay: (School started the last week of July)
DH and I decided to take off the first week with him. His school has some fun activities planned for next week. He is not as interested in the activities planned for this week.

Anyway, my goal this week is to keep our thread off of page 4. :surfweb:
I think that we surely are not the only early planners so I want them to be able to find us. The search feature has not worked for me most of the time but seems to be working better now.

I will be checking in again soon.

[yellowfish78]

DS is on Fall Break this week and next. :yay: (School started the last week of July)
DH and I decided to take off the first week with him. His school has some fun activities planned for next week. He is not as interested in the activities planned for this week.

Anyway, my goal this week is to keep our thread off of page 4. :surfweb:
I think that we surely are not the only early planners so I want them to be able to find us. The search feature has not worked for me most of the time but seems to be working better now.

I will be checking in again soon.
I agree. Here's my post to help the thread! :rotfl:

Thanks for the opinion! The girls ended up going with the solid colored dress. After many opinions, a lot of people ended up thinking that one of the girls looked "cut in half" with the dress that had the brocade waist.

I did do some cruise planning last week: I reserved a one way limo rental from the airport to the port! (Shhh!!! It's a suprise for DH2B!)

[yellowfish78]

So I got a price on the limo service through the cruise line. ONE WAY is a whopping $350. I don't think so, especially when I can find all three legs of my trip for under $350 with a limo. CRAZY!

[quackattack]

So I got a price on the limo service through the cruise line. ONE WAY is a whopping $350. I don't think so, especially when I can find all three legs of my trip for under $350 with a limo. CRAZY!


WOW! That is some price. Too rich for me.
Too many other Disney related things to spend that money on rather than transportation.

I went to my dentist office yesterday for my cleaning. The dentist is out of the office for the week. Guess where he is? Yes, he is on a Disney cruise. DH and I have been talking up the Disney cruise and WDW everytime we go to the office. One of the nurses did her first WDW trip last year & wants to do the cruise as well.

We are good for Disney's bottom line.

Dinner is almost ready, I had better get going.

[yellowfish78]

WOW! That is some price. Too rich for me.
Too many other Disney related things to spend that money on rather than transportation.

I went to my dentist office yesterday for my cleaning. The dentist is out of the office for the week. Guess where he is? Yes, he is on a Disney cruise. DH and I have been talking up the Disney cruise and WDW everytime we go to the office. One of the nurses did her first WDW trip last year & wants to do the cruise as well.

We are good for Disney's bottom line.

Dinner is almost ready, I had better get going.
I think I'll be booking through ****** or Tiffany in the upcoming months. I still might do the limo service from the airport to pier and pier to UO hotel, and then probably just a towncar back to the airport. Given that DH2B wants to leave right away (even if I don't GRRR) I'm always afraid of missing the boat because I'm not booking airfare or transfers through the cruise line...especially in October.

If you think the limo is expensive, Disney is quoting me $425 PER PERSON for airfare. Plus another $50 for deviation to get the flights I want. I think I'll be booking on my own for that one too...

[quackattack]

:dance3:
We have hit the one year mark.

:scared1: Oh my! I only have a year to get ready.

[heatherplus3]

Hey guys! Long time, no talk!! Sorry! We just got back from our DL trip, it was great. :cool1: We did the Mickey's halloween treat and Fantasmic premium viewing, both of which were awesome. We were there for 5 days and the longest wait we had was 30 minutes for the finding nemo subs, so that always makes the trip more enjoyable!! We usually have AP's and go to DL a few times a year, but this was our last trip until after the cruise. :sad2: Our AP's expire in March, so we may squeeze in a quick weekend cheap trip in February, but I doubt it. We are in full cruise savings mode! Not renewing the AP's in 2008 will save us about $1000, so that's a big chunk to go towards the cruise! Now I can turn my full disney obsession towards the cruise....:rotfl2: Have a good week everyone!

[yellowfish78]

Heather, you have any pics to post yet?? Also, I'll get your info out to you after I get back from the DDA meet in SEVEN DAYS at WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!

[quackattack]

Spent the afternoon helping some friends move.

Just bumping our thread up a little before going to bed.

Good night everyone.

[yellowfish78]

Back from WDW! Spent 6 wonderful days at the World and two horrible days in the airport. I'll share Photopass when we get them uploaded!!!

[gamomof2]

We booked Thursday while on the Wonder. We have a cat 6 and a cat 11 (across the hall). We are looking forward to our 2nd DCL cruise. We have a 13 year old and a 15 year old. We are signed up for main dining.

[quackattack]

Glad to have someone else joining us. We did not want to sail alone.

Please tell us all about your recent Wonder cruise.

It will be fun to compare notes over the next 11 months.

1/3 of Quackattack
Rochelle

[gamomof2]

We did the 4 night DVC Member Cruise. Lots of great people on board. Wonderful entertainment. We had a cat 6 room on Deck 6. Main dining. We really liked the set up. This time we're closer to the back (AFT). We are saving telling our girls until Christmas. Should make it more fun. Also we were part of a Fish Extender list so that added alot more fun. 342 days and counting.

[yellowfish78]

Welcome Ursula!!! Great to see more people sailing!

[gamomof2]

bump. Happy time change everyone. Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hr

[dizzi]

HEY!

JUST back today from a GREAT 7 day!

We joined the DVC while on board sooooooo we get a nice little point discount if we rebook within 3 day so we have after about 4 hours of playing with the numbers..... come up with this cruise as our best bet!

I skimmed through the whole thread to get an idea of whats going on with everyone!

We (DH and self) and DD 11 and DS 15 all look forward to our next DISNEY CRUISE!:banana:

[dizzi]

Gamomof2 were you on the wonder when it was in port with the MAGIC?

We were on the MAGIC!

that was really cool......unfortunatley we did not get to do CASTAWAY CAY becuz of the storm.............BUT Nasua was nice and being in port with the WONDER was probablly a once in a lifetime experience!

[dizzi]

SOOOOOOOO.................
I have never been on a 4 night cruise before

Do they have Pirate Night?
Formal Night?????????????

Any special nights??????????

[gamomof2]

Dizzi - Welcome Home. congratulations. Which resort did you buy into? We know that the Magic left on saturday and we left on sunday. The DVC schedule is different than normal so i'm not sure what the 4 day one is. curious though.

[dizzi]

gamomof2 ................ we bought into Saratoga springs.
We had the option of buying into The new animal Kingdom villas but opted for STS becuz it was $2000 les nad only 3 less years!
i dont think it will matter when we are.........85 years old if we dont have the 3 extra years!

What is your HOME RSORT?
have you ever stayed at VERO BEACh..........we are so close we were looking at that one is it hard to book these as they are so popular??

[gamomof2]

we own points at SSR and AKV. we've not stayed at Vero or HH yet. Hopefully in the future though. Our youngest DD is a big animal nut so we bought the AKV more for her. When they announce CRV we'll buy some there too for our oldest DD. She loves the CR.

[dizzi]

So , i have to assume that you REALLY think it is HIGH VALUE!

I mean with all you have purchased and plan on more, you must Really like it.

I was a bit shocked to have to pay a "booking fee" for the cruise.

When you cruise do you purchase the insurance? Even if you use points?

If there is bad weather and they cannot cruise, do you loose your points?

i am sure i will be full of questions a botu this DVC thing.....it really has me bafulled!

Have a good evening!
DIZZI:)

[gamomof2]

we didn't purchase the insurance on the first one and have chosen not to on this one. The booking fee is to cover administrative costs between the two companies. DVC and DCL operate seperately. Have seperate staffs that have to take the time to talk to each other and exchange points for dollar value and complete paperwork. The fee is actually less than an external exchange fee we pay with our non-DVC time share ($149). DVC means quality to us. We're certain of the accomodations, of the value and of the expectations. It's worth investing in with us.

[quackattack]

Welcome Dizzi!

:surfweb: I've been working way too much. It is a good thing that I like my job. However, I am glad to be back online.

The temp has dropped in Tennessee but I don't think 60 degrees counts as cold. :laughing:

Time for dinner so I had better go.
Rochelle

[dizzi]

Yeah we have droped down to about 60 this morning also!
My mom emailed me and said they had dropped down to 26 HAHA!

And i thought i was chilly this morning!:lmao:

[dizzi]

I am JUMPING SHIP!!!!

MOVING to another cruise.........
decided on a 7 night halloween cruise instead!!!!!

[quackattack]

:drinking1 :jumping1: :chat: :love1: :stir: :drive: :coffee: :happytv: :grouphug: :love:

Happy Thanksgiving!

[yellowfish78]

......anyone else joining us? We are under a year to go!

[heatherplus3]

Hey Guys!! I see we have a new person!! :cool1: Welcome! Sorry I haven't stopped by to post, our lives have been SO CRAZY!! (My mom had an accident which cut off half her hand, that they are trying to save. My brother had severe diverticulitis and had to have a major section of his intestines removed.) Thank goodness for the cruise... it's something fun to look forward to! On Saturday, I took a break from the tornado that has been our life lately, and watched the cruise planning dvd with a mango margarita. :cloud9: I knew only you guys could appreciate something like that!! Have a great week, I'll stop by to post more frequently, scouts honor!

[heatherplus3]

Sorry Guys Double post!:rolleyes1

[yellowfish78]

Heather - I hope things start looking up for you! I know what it's like with hands and Mom's - mine had a work accident and almost lost all function in her hand. Things will work out for her! I also hope your brother is doing better too! That's not a nice inflamation to deal with! :scared:

I'm getting excited for this cruise too! Our wedding registry is up and running (but no one is buying yet!) and almost everything is done for the wedding. My cousin who's in the wedding is pregnant and will have a 4 month old by October! WHO HOO! Other than that, nothing exciting on my side of the town!

[yellowfish78]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to wish ya'll a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[yellowfish78]

Rochelle - Did you get your passport yet?!

Ursula - Any news from your neck of the woods?

Heather - I hope your mom and brother are doing MUCH better!

...also we need a new name for this thread! There are families going now! Anyone have any suggestions? :teeth:

[heatherplus3]

Merry Christmas friends!! :santa: Hope everyone is having a great day with friends and family. Everything here is starting to calm down here, thank goodness! Looking forward to 2008!! :cool1:

[quackattack]

:santa: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas.
Heather: I hope your mother and brother are better. :hug:

:rolleyes1 We do not have our passports yet. I have had a few friends that have had to get passports recently and they received them within a few weeks without paying the extra money so we have not applied yet.
We are also looking at our adoption situation. We were trying to hold off and get all four passports at one time.

I can not really think of a new name for our thread right now but I will see what comes to mind.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Rochelle

[ears4all!]

Hey Everybody! We're cruising with ya!:yay:

[gamomof2]

We're good. Had a great Christmas. Took the red Mickey suitcases that were given out on the member cruise and left the stuffed Mickey's in them. Put a water tight keyholder (the lanyard kind) in them and put them under the tree. THe girls took several minutes to figure out just where their room keys would get so wet but in the end they guessed it was a cruise.

We are staying at AKV in April and SSR in June so two Mickey trips before the cruise. October can't get here soon enough.

Our next decision is whether or not we're going to come down to stay before the cruise or after - or both.

[yellowfish78]

Hey Everybody! We're cruising with ya!:yay:
Hi and Welcome! Tell us a little about yourself and those you're traveling with! Some of our info is on post #1.

We're good. Had a great Christmas. Took the red Mickey suitcases that were given out on the member cruise and left the stuffed Mickey's in them. Put a water tight keyholder (the lanyard kind) in them and put them under the tree. THe girls took several minutes to figure out just where their room keys would get so wet but in the end they guessed it was a cruise.

We are staying at AKV in April and SSR in June so two Mickey trips before the cruise. October can't get here soon enough.

Our next decision is whether or not we're going to come down to stay before the cruise or after - or both.
I wish I got suprised with a cruise for Christmas!
We'll be staying down there after the cruise - three nights at the Hard Rock then two nights at either the VWL or BWV... :thumbsup2

[yellowfish78]

Off topic!

We bought our wedding bands today! :cheer2: Can ya tell I'm a little excited? :teeth:

My fiance and I have also started going to the gym together - it's nice to have that time together! It's great we are working on this together - hopefully in a few months you'll hear me posting about buying new clothes! (That'd be awesome!)


Anyone started thinking about shore excursions yet??? Or the "Drink of the Day" while sitting in a lounge chair by the pool? Or a hammock on Castaway Cay?? Or just sitting on the balcony watching the sunrise?

[heatherplus3]

Hey all! Happy to add you to our group ears4all!

Exciting news about the bands Channon! I started working out this week too. It's funny, I have been so sore that the trips up and down the stairs at our house are becoming less infrequent. I try to pile everything up at the bottom of the stairs and make one big trip because my legs are so SORE!! :rotfl:

I've gained a few lbs during the whole drama with my mom so, here's hoping to 20 lbs less by Oct!! :yay:

Have a good week everyone!

[quackattack]

:wave2: Welcome ears4all.

:dance3: Chanon, great news about the wedding bands.

Think about how skinny and cute all of us will be by October. I am starting my third week of training to walk a 1/2 marathon at the end of April with several of my co-worker and corporate colleagues. :jumping1: :jumping1:
I am having a great time training so far. I just hope I can walk 13.1 miles in 4 hours. I have lost a couple of pounds already and I have not changed my eating habits at all.

By the way, :yay: DS turned 8 yo last Saturday. We had a cool birthday party. I was a Mad Scientist party. We had cool experiments and slime birthday cake. :scared1: DH, the green haired mad scientist had to sneak in some education while he was doing the experiments. I wonder what we have to do to top this next year.

Have a great week all.
Rochelle

[yellowfish78]

That's an awesome idea for the birthday party! One I haven't heard of! What kind of things did you make?
How's the adoption process going?

[gamomof2]

I think we've decided to do the Martini tasting and Palo's again. I just wish I knew what our dining rotation was. Last year we lucked out that our Palo reservation was on our repeat Triton night. So we still were able to enjoy all 3 restaurants and Palo.

Also I think we're going to spend the Thursday night we get back at AKV conceirge.

[yellowfish78]

I don't know if we should do Palo. I think I'm leaning more toward brunch - I don't think that he'd enjoy it....he's not the foody type...

Are you planning on a safari since you're staying concierge?? I've had a fiew friends do that and they LOVE it!

[gamomof2]

I think we'll wait a few more years till we do the safari. Palo's was really nice. DH isn't into any type of food inparticular and definitely isn't into dressing up. But he liked the hype of Palo and watching people come in all dressed up and how quiet the atmosphere was. He enjoyed our server recommending things and even tried a new beer with his meal. She recommended it and he just went with what she said. Turned out well. He wants to go back this time again for dinner.

[yellowfish78]

I think we'll wait a few more years till we do the safari. Palo's was really nice. DH isn't into any type of food inparticular and definitely isn't into dressing up. But he liked the hype of Palo and watching people come in all dressed up and how quiet the atmosphere was. He enjoyed our server recommending things and even tried a new beer with his meal. She recommended it and he just went with what she said. Turned out well. He wants to go back this time again for dinner.
I'll be sure to mention that to myBob! It might convince him to do dinner there then!

[kaysmommie]

Hi everyone!
We just booked our:banana: first cruise for October 5th too. I booked a Cat 8 on Deck 6 since I don't think I want a veranda with DS3. It will our First Disney cruise. it will be me (DW), DH, DD7 and DS3, they will be 8 and 4 by time the cruise gets here. I have cruised before without kids on RCL like 9 years ago.

I see a couple of you will be honeymooning on this cruise, congrats to you. Anyone have kids too? We are very excited about the cruise. We go to Disney at least every year and usually stay at Poly or WL which are our favorite resorts. This year we will be trying the cruise because DH and I are parked out. We plan to stay at one of the hotels near the Port the night before the cruise and might stay at a Disney resort the day after or maybe go to Sea world.

I have main seating for dinner and we plan to book Palo for dinner. I sure hope DS likes the kids club and will at least go there for and hour a day to give us a tiny break. He will be starting preschool this fall so that will help. He is rather attached to us of course. My DD was so different at his age much more open to new places and things. Not sure what shore excursions we are booking. We might do the Dolphin encounter in Nassau or just take a cab to Wyndham and buy the day passes for the beach and pool. Have fun planning everyone.

[yellowfish78]

Welcome Kaysmommie! Glad to have you aboard!

I'm the honeymooner - and I can't believe there is less than 8 months to go! :faint:
We've tacked on two nights at the Wilderness Lodge after our Universal stay...(can you tell we don't want to leave FL??) It'll be the first time staying there for both of us so we are really excited about that. Have you eaten at Artist Point?? That's one we are looking forward to eat at.

Hopefully some of the girls will notice the email alert and stop by and say hi!

[kaysmommie]

Welcome Kaysmommie! Glad to have you aboard!

I'm the honeymooner - and I can't believe there is less than 8 months to go! :faint:
We've tacked on two nights at the Wilderness Lodge after our Universal stay...(can you tell we don't want to leave FL??) It'll be the first time staying there for both of us so we are really excited about that. Have you eaten at Artist Point?? That's one we are looking forward to eat at.

Hopefully some of the girls will notice the email alert and stop by and say hi!

You are going to love:cloud9: WL!! We have stayed there twice before and thought of going there for a week in November, but we decided to try the cruise instead. We ate at Artist point back in 2002 and it was excellent. Even our DD who was 2 at the time loved it. Make sure it's noted on your reservation that it is your on your honeymoon. The last few trips we have only gone to Whispering Canyon because it's fun for the kids though the food is not quite as good. I'm sure you will have and amazing honeymoon.

[ahibird]

Add us to the list, please...

It'll be me, DH, DS(10) and my mom. We have adjoining cat. 5 cabins on deck 7. (I have the stateroom numbers on my confirmation at work.) This is our first DCL cruise and we're looking forward to it. We're planning on spending several days at WDW before the cruise -- still working out the details. Lots of planning to do. :yay:

[yellowfish78]

Welcome Ahibird!!! Glad to see you aboard! You'll love cruising - it's so much fun. :teeth:

[yellowfish78]

Kaysmommie - UPGRADE to the balcony!!! That's a great price! (I saw your thread on the other board... :teeth: )
...my suggestion though is (if you do upgrade) book a room on Deck 6. The balconies are slightly larger than Deck 5...

...shhh!! Don't tell anyone! :rotfl:

[ahibird]

I spoke to my TA today and we have the main dinner seating.:goodvibes

Actually, we started out booking on the Magic for one of the 7 night Mexican Riviera cruises in June with a bunch of friends. However, they all started to pull out due to various conflicts and committments, so we decided to switch to a 4 night Bahama cruise instead. We weighed the costs between 4 night DL/7 night cruise versus 7 night WDW/4 night cruise - including the airfare for the four of us from Hawaii - and it came out to be almost $500 cheaper to go to do WDW and this cruise... Go figure. :confused3

Anyways, I definitely like this option better. I :love: WDW in Oct. - with Food & Wine and MNSSHP - what could be better...:thumbsup2

[kaysmommie]

Kaysmommie - UPGRADE to the balcony!!! That's a great price! (I saw your thread on the other board... :teeth: )
...my suggestion though is (if you do upgrade) book a room on Deck 6. The balconies are slightly larger than Deck 5...

...shhh!! Don't tell anyone! :rotfl:

Thanks Yellowfish. I'm looking into it right now :goodvibes . DH of course doesn't think we will have time to use it :confused3 , but I thought it would be nice to have. As long as the kids stay away from the railing :scared1: because I'm sort of a highly stressed person ;) . Thanks for the tip, I do plan on asking for that deck.

[Big Papa Vol]

Add us to the list of Cuisers too. It will be me (DH), DW, DD10, and DS2. We will also have my in-laws coming too and getting an adjoining room on Deck 6.

[kaysmommie]

We upgraded to a CAT 6 on deck 6, :yay: so now we have a veranda.

[yellowfish78]

Add us to the list of Cuisers too. It will be me (DH), DW, DD10, and DS2. We will also have my in-laws coming too and getting an adjoining room on Deck 6.
Welcome!!! :wave: It's great when the extended family is able to go!
We upgraded to a CAT 6 on deck 6, :yay: so now we have a veranda.

:banana: :yay:

[gamomof2]

We're on Deck 6 too. one inside room and one veranda room. Also I found out another yearly cruise i take with a group of women is leaving out of port canaveral on the 10th (RCI). So i'll just hang out for that night with some early birds and cruise on back down to nassau the next day. We'll also have a stop at RCI's Coco Cay. So a sort of Back to Back.

[yellowfish78]

We are almost within 6 months everyone!!!! Can you believe it!? :teeth:

[BCVOwner2002]

DH won a 4-night Disney Bahamian cruise and we chose this one!! :cool1: It will be DH, me, our DGS (12), his mom and dad. DH and I have cruised twice before on DVC Member cruises but our friends have never been on one. We are looking forward to this and I'm sure they will be posting soon too!

We will be staying at the Hyatt Regency at MCO the night before the cruise and then BCV for 2 nights after it. We can't wait!!! :mickeyjum

Now I just need to remember how to add a count down calendar.

Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

Welcome Annmarie! Congrats on winning a cruise! What cabins are you staying in? You must share how your DH won the cruise. I still can't believe that this cruise is so close!

[BCVOwner2002]

Welcome Annmarie! Congrats on winning a cruise! What cabins are you staying in? You must share how your DH won the cruise. I still can't believe that this cruise is so close!

DH was one of four winners of the Disney Cruise Line House Party Guests & Friends Sweepstakes. I hosted the party and didn't win one of the two host cruises that were given away but DH was a lucky winner as a guest! It was quite a surprise.

The prize consisted of a 4-night category 9 cruise along with transportation and airfare for up to four people. We were able to upgrade to a category 8 for a small fee. We will be on deck 6 (6014 for us and 6015 for our friends). We have cruised twice before through DCL and are excited to share this trip with friends who are more like family.

Annmarie

[Mom2k4w]

DH won a 4-night Disney Bahamian cruise and we chose this one!! :cool1: It will be DH, me, our DGS (12), his mom and dad. DH and I have cruised twice before on DVC Member cruises but our friends have never been on one. We are looking forward to this and I'm sure they will be posting soon too!

We will be staying at the Hyatt Regency at MCO the night before the cruise and then BCV for 2 nights after it. We can't wait!!! :mickeyjum

Now I just need to remember how to add a count down calendar.

Annmarie

Hi Everyone!!We are the LUCKY ones going with BCVOwner2002 on the cruise:dance3: My son is their DGS and he couldn't have been more lucky to have such great godparents!!He is so excited as are we:banana: Our DS will be 12 1/2 when we go.Any others that age coming??

[BCVOwner2002]

Hi Everyone!!We are the LUCKY ones going with BCVOwner2002 on the cruise:dance3: My son is their DGS and he couldn't have been more lucky to have such great godparents!!He is so excited as are we:banana: Our DS will be 12 1/2 when we go.Any others that age coming??


So glad to see you posting. I know someone who will be close to his age . . . DH :rotfl2: is going to be 12 in August! :lmao:

[yellowfish78]

I think on the first page is a post of everyone that's going with ages. That should help some!

Welcome!!!

ETA: I don't think your DH would like me to say he's 12 on the first post! :rotfl:

[BCVOwner2002]

Will anyone else be spending time at WDW after the cruise? We are thinking about doing MNSSHP. DH & I have done this before and since we will be dressing as pirates on board, we thought we might as well do it again at MK too! We had a blast when we did this in 2006! Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

I think Bob and I might be doing this. We are going to Universal first, then over to the villas at Wilderness Lodge - I think we are going on the 13th...

[rcchello]

My wife and I will be joining this cruise since we will finally be empty nesters. We will be the poor but happy people you will see onboard, since we will have two kids in college (DS 21 popcorn:: , DD 18 princess: ).

Always thought we would go to Europe to celebrate, but with the current exchange rate and our glut of DVC points :woohoo: it is cruisin we will go!! :woohoo:

[BCVOwner2002]

My wife and I will be joining this cruise since we will finally be empty nesters. We will be the poor but happy people you will see onboard, since we will have two kids in college (DS 21 popcorn:: , DD 18 princess: ).

Always thought we would go to Europe to celebrate, but with the current exchange rate and our glut of DVC points :woohoo: it is cruisin we will go!! :woohoo:

Welcome aboard! :sail:

Don't feel bad about leaving them behind! DH and I went on our first Disney cruise in 2005 just a fews days after we dropped DS off at college for his sophomore year!

[rcchello]

Welcome aboard! :sail:

Don't feel bad about leaving them behind! DH and I went on our first Disney cruise in 2005 just a fews days after we dropped DS off at college for his sophomore year!

:guilty: DD18princess::guilty: is trying to lay the guilt trip on! She keeps bringing up the trips we have taken without her.:rolleyes1 Then she really got me by complaining we only take her to DisneyWorld.

18 is a very hard age for parents. Especially when said child hooks herself up with a prep school guy who will be off on his second overseas vacation this year.

I think I will really need this cruise:yay:

[BCVOwner2002]

:guilty: DD18princess::guilty: is trying to lay the guilt trip on! She keeps bringing up the trips we have taken without her.:rolleyes1 Then she really got me by complaining we only take her to DisneyWorld.

18 is a very hard age for parents. Especially when said child hooks herself up with a prep school guy who will be off on his second overseas vacation this year.

I think I will really need this cruise:yay:

Hahaha! My DS told me he is Disney'd out because that's the only place we ever went on vacations! DH asked what about Colorado, Waterville Valley and White Mountains in NH or Burlington, VT and Portland, ME. Oh wait a minute :rotfl: Portland and Burlington were for hockey tournaments.

I totally agree about the age. I worried more when DS went away to Philadelphia for college than I ever did when he was in HS. Just remember, there are worse places that you can take your children than Disney World! :mickeyjum

[rcchello]

I feel funny planning for a single day in October :lmao: but it beats thinking about work! So far, I think I will take my wife on a selfguided tour doing the following:

1. Walking Tour of Nassau
2. take a local bus to Adastra Gardens or check out the British Colonial Hilton.

Anyone else with plans??

Bob

[yellowfish78]

Hi Bob! We are planning on doing horseback riding with http://www.windsorequestriancentre.com in Nassau. They are the only place that does horseback riding, seem to have good reviews on some other cruise boards and it fits in good for time too - I beleive they pick you up at 10:45 and we should be back by 2:15. Other than that, I don't think we'll be doing much in Nassau, but have heard that the Gardens are wonderful!

[kaysmommie]

Well were planning on going to MNSSHP on October 9th. But I just canceled :sad1: our cruise. I think DS3 is too small to apprecaite it and I know he won't stay in kids club so we can even have dinner one night. So we will be waiting to next year when he is older and more mature. We do plan on going to Disney in October and staying at WL for a week instead. I was really looking forward to the cruise and so was DH.

[BCVOwner2002]

I feel funny planning for a single day in October :lmao: but it beats thinking about work! So far, I think I will take my wife on a selfguided tour doing the following:

1. Walking Tour of Nassau
2. take a local bus to Adastra Gardens or check out the British Colonial Hilton.

Anyone else with plans??

Bob

We are thinking about the Pirate Museum. We decided against going to Atlantis due to the cost.

Annmarie

[Coach]

My DW and I will be celebrating our 33 wedding anniversary with our sixth “Wonder”ful cruise and then we’re back to the park for a few days. We’ll be using our DVC points for both the cruise and the stay at the park.

Now the waiting begins…

[yellowfish78]

We are thinking about the Pirate Museum. We decided against going to Atlantis due to the cost.

Annmarie
Annemarie - I thought I saw a post on the cruise board (maybe two or three pages in) about the Atlantis offering rooms for $119...Might want to check that out! (Or was it the Wyndham??)

Hi Coach! Welcome Aboard!

[Coach]

Nice to be back on the boards. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. As you can see by my avatar I’ve been around here since 1999.
My DW and I did our first cruise back in 2000. It was to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. I remember, for dinner, we were seated with three other couples. Two of the couples were newly weds and the other couple were around our age, (mega-deep old!)”. The conversations at dinner were fun with us “older and wiser” veterans doing our best to explain to the youngsters the ups and downs of being together for the rest of their lives. Our conversations would have made a great skit for Saturday Night Live...

My DW and I hope to meet all of you come October.

[Lora]

We've booked our 1st cruise for Oct. 5 in category 11 with main dining. We'll have 2 DDs with us. They're 10 and 12. Actually, the 12 yo turns 13 on the 3rd day of the cruise and the 10 yo turns 11 the week after while we're at our DVC home (BWV) at WDW.

How many people do they usually seat together? Should we expect to be with one other family?

Looking forward to watching this thread from now on...I don't think I can go back and read all of the previous pages after reading 29 on the "tips" thread yesterday and today. :scared1:

[Coach]

Lora,

The most people that will be seated at a table would be eight. You could be seated with another family of four. As far as I know you can still request that your family be seated at there own table if you so wished.

During our past Disney cruises, this will be our sixth, my DW and I have had the chance to met some very nice people at dinner.

P.S. Make sure you tell DCL about your DD's birthdays.... they may get a surprise. Also, we'll be heading back to the park after the cruise. We are also DVC members and our home-away-from-home is also the BWV.

[BCVOwner2002]

:welcome: Coach! Hockey used to be life for us but now DS is 22 and graduating college so hockey is over for us except for our DGS :thumbsup2 who also plays hockey and will be coming on this trip with us.

:welcome: Lora! :wave2: I will be celebrating a birthday :cake: on this cruise too! I'm not going to say which one though. :rolleyes1

Annmarie

[Lora]

Lora,

The most people that will be seated at a table would be eight. You could be seated with another family of four. As far as I know you can still request that your family be seated at there own table if you so wished.

During our past Disney cruises, this will be our seventh, my DW and I have had the chance to met some very nice people at dinner.

P.S. Make sure you tell DCL about your DD's birthdays.... they may get a surprise. Also, we'll be heading back to the park after the cruise. We are also DVC members and our home-away-from-home is also the BWV.

I'm actually looking forward to having dinners with another family. We get plenty of family time on our trips. I do enjoy meeting other people and this sounds like a fun way to do that.

I'll definitely include the birthday in the info. We've been to WDW a few times for their birthdays and it's always been special for them. You never know what to expect.

[yellowfish78]

Hi Lora! Welcome aboard!

I can't believe that the cruise is almost here!

[Lora]

Hi Lora! Welcome aboard!

I can't believe that the cruise is almost here!

:rotfl: Since we just booked recently, I haven't had to wait as long!! We always book our next DVC stay around the same time of year as our trip (Sept/Oct), and then I don't think too much about it until the 6 or 7 month mark comes around. We had the idea of a cruise on the back burner for a while, but it took DH several months to come around. I think he's worried about getting sea sick!

I should have mentioned that DH is going with us ;) if you want to include him in the first post.

I've been preparing by reading lots of posts and trip reports. I actually bought my clear over-the-door shoe holder at Target the other day. :thumbsup2

How much luggage is allowed on the cruise? We have several nights after the cruise at BWV and we normally take a LOT of stuff for meals, etc. in the 1BR. I'll feel a bit silly coming on board with luggage for 2 weeks when the cruise is only 4 nights!

[yellowfish78]

:rotfl: Since we just booked recently, I haven't had to wait as long!! We always book our next DVC stay around the same time of year as our trip (Sept/Oct), and then I don't think too much about it until the 6 or 7 month mark comes around. We had the idea of a cruise on the back burner for a while, but it took DH several months to come around. I think he's worried about getting sea sick!

I should have mentioned that DH is going with us ;) if you want to include him in the first post.

I've been preparing by reading lots of posts and trip reports. I actually bought my clear over-the-door shoe holder at Target the other day. :thumbsup2

How much luggage is allowed on the cruise? We have several nights after the cruise at BWV and we normally take a LOT of stuff for meals, etc. in the 1BR. I'll feel a bit silly coming on board with luggage for 2 weeks when the cruise is only 4 nights!
What you don't want to leave him at home? :teeth:

I know what you mean about so much luggage! We'll be on land for 10 days after the cruise! :scared:

You can bring as much luggage as you want too - but remember the guidlines if you're flying. Most airlines have decreased their luggage allowance to 1 checked bag, with a second bag costing anywhere from $10 to $25 PER bag, PER leg. (For example with us, we are flying CO - but are granfathered in luckly - if we wern't, we'd have to pay at least $50 down AND $50 back for our second bags!) :faint:

There is room in the cabin closet for two smaller bags on the right side of the closet and two larger bags on the left (depending on how much you hang up and how long they are) and you can fit at least two larger suitcases under your bed so I wouldn't worry about that. I think they let you take what you want...but like you to stay around two bags per person.

I have yet to buy our over the door - but am trying to pack light too. There are only two of us, so we may not need that shoe organizer...I do plan on doing laundry - but am debating on doing it on the ship or at the hotel when we are back on land...

[yellowfish78]

The cruise portion of our honeymoon is officially paid off! It seems so real now! :banana:

How's everyone been? The sun is finally out in Ohio, so we've been having some beautiful days here. How about ya'll?

[quackattack]

Hey! I don't get email alerts when we have new posts anymore.

It looks as if we are getting a crowd of cruisers.:jumping1:

We have not made any further plans for our cruise. We don't have the new addition to our family yet so we may postpone our cruise until next fall. :scared1:

I will try to check in more often and I will let you know if we postpone our cruise.

Yellowfish: I am sending you a PM.

QuackAttack

[yellowfish78]

Does everyone have their swim suits? Half off at Kohls right now! :teeth:

[yellowfish78]

Everyone get their packets in the mail today from Disney Cruise Line??
I'm getting so excited! This will definately help Dfiance pick shore excursions!

[BCVOwner2002]

Everyone get their packets in the mail today from Disney Cruise Line??
I'm getting so excited! This will definately help Dfiance pick shore excursions!

Nothing received here yet. Maybe tomorrow. We cancelled the special 5-night cruise the other day. Since that one was in September and DH won this, it didn't make sense (financially or time-wise) to go on both. This cruise should be a lot of fun!

[Lora]

Everyone get their packets in the mail today from Disney Cruise Line??
I'm getting so excited! This will definately help Dfiance pick shore excursions!

Yes! I need to sit down and go through it now!

[yellowfish78]

I'd like to know why some of the stateroom gifts are not listed online but are in the packet...I'm almost afraid to chance it - unless the web page just doesn't list it all...

[BCVOwner2002]

The package arrived today. I noticed different gifts too. I wonder if that's the reason for the order form or perhaps you can call DCL and place your order using the item numbers listed in the information packet.


While our cruise may still be months away, I am still getting excited again! :cool1: My only issue is that I am a planner but unfortunately since Disney is paying for this trip, I won't be able to find out our flight information until September and that's going to drive me crazy! :sad2: I like to know everything: my state room assignment, have all the hotel reservations made for prior to and after the cruise, air fare, limo service, etc. all set as far in advance as possible. I'm sure I'm not the only person who is like this. Come on . . . you can admit it! :goodvibes

[yellowfish78]

I think if we are on the boards then we are all OCD with Disney planning. :teeth:
We bought our airfare in January. I couldn't justify $450pp PLUS another $50 for deviation from our home airport knowing we might get connecting in hurricane season, let alone knowing that our nonstops that we wanted to fly were only $250. We ended up doing airfare seperate. Hopefully we won't run into any problems, especially since we can't leave a day early to make sure we get there.

We also picked our stateroom - I wanted to be sure we are on Deck 6 instead of 5...

I'll start being OCD again when I have to pack a suitcase for 14 days worth of travels. :headache:

Has anyone noticed if Disney offered a chocolate cake anywhere as a stateroom gift?

Have a great weekend everyone!!

[pls5286]

Hi everyone. I am Patty. I am sailing on this cruise with you. Joining me will be DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly a friend. We sailed at the same time last year with very little planning. I have been planning this one since we decided to go in Jan. I am looking forward to meeting new people sailing with me and possibly finding a friend or two for my kids to get to know before we sail.

Patty

[Lora]

Hi everyone. I am Patty. I am sailing on this cruise with you. Joining me will be DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly a friend. We sailed at the same time last year with very little planning. I have been planning this one since we decided to go in Jan. I am looking forward to meeting new people sailing with me and possibly finding a friend or two for my kids to get to know before we sail.

Patty

Welcome, Patty! Glad to have you with us. In case you haven't read the whole thread..:surfweb:

Dh and dd's (turning 13 on cruise and 10) and I will be there for our first cruise.

[Paul6725]

Well, my wife and I booked ours. We'll be coming along with our (then) 11 month daughter Zoey. We already got her an Ariel swimming costume :) We may also be joined by my wife's sister and her husband.

[ahibird]

Hi everyone. I apologize for being MIA for a couple of months. I promise to check in more often... :surfweb:

Well, we FINALLY received our cruise documents last Friday. I was getting a little worried since it seemed like everyone else got theirs weeks ago. ;) I need to get busy planning. We're doing a week at WDW before the cruise...

Hi everyone. I am Patty. I am sailing on this cruise with you. Joining me will be DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly a friend. We sailed at the same time last year with very little planning. I have been planning this one since we decided to go in Jan. I am looking forward to meeting new people sailing with me and possibly finding a friend or two for my kids to get to know before we sail.

Patty

Hi Patty -- my DS is 10 and always looking for new friends :cool2:

[yellowfish78]

Hi everyone. I am Patty. I am sailing on this cruise with you. Joining me will be DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly a friend. We sailed at the same time last year with very little planning. I have been planning this one since we decided to go in Jan. I am looking forward to meeting new people sailing with me and possibly finding a friend or two for my kids to get to know before we sail.

Patty

Well, my wife and I booked ours. We'll be coming along with our (then) 11 month daughter Zoey. We already got her an Ariel swimming costume :) We may also be joined by my wife's sister and her husband.

Hi Patty and Paul! Welcome aboard!!!

[BCVOwner2002]

Hi everyone. I am Patty. I am sailing on this cruise with you. Joining me will be DS (Sean) 11, DD (Dani) 5, and possibly a friend. We sailed at the same time last year with very little planning. I have been planning this one since we decided to go in Jan. I am looking forward to meeting new people sailing with me and possibly finding a friend or two for my kids to get to know before we sail.

Patty

:welcome: aboard! Our DGS will be 12 on this trip. It's good to see other children coming along.


Well, my wife and I booked ours. We'll be coming along with our (then) 11 month daughter Zoey. We already got her an Ariel swimming costume :) We may also be joined by my wife's sister and her husband.

:welcome: aboard too! Glad to see more people joining us on this trip. This will be DH and my third Disney cruise but it will be a first for our DGS, mom and dad.

[pls5286]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Is there anything anyone would recomend to help us get more prepared for the trip? I have a cruise planning book, but I do not want the stress of not knowing what is going on.

Patty

[yellowfish78]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Is there anything anyone would recomend to help us get more prepared for the trip? I have a cruise planning book, but I do not want the stress of not knowing what is going on.

Patty

Do a lot of reading on the Cruise thread! You can also see some of the daily cruise navigators here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/cruise-new/cr-stateroom-navigator.htm and that gives you an idea on what there is to do once onboard. Don't hesitate to ask questions too!

[BCVOwner2002]

:cool1: Four months from today we will be cruising on the Wonder!! Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

Ack! I gotta buy my wedding invites! :faint:

[lisaradz]

Wow, I was so excited to see this thread! We will be sailing with you all. It will be me (Lisa) DH, DS 14, DS 8, DS 5 in Cat 4. Also Mom & SIL in Cat 8. I have gotten such great tips from this website. I wish that I had found it before I booked, oh well I'll jus have to plan another one.

? for those of you with experience. How many people sit at the table for dining? When do you find out about the rotation. My mom & SIL booked later and didn't get the same seating do you think they will move them to our seating? It would be a bummer to not eat dinner together.

Well I'm looking forward to chatting with all of you!

[yellowfish78]

Welcome Lisa!!!
I've been with a group of 14 and the've split us up between 2 to 4 tables depending on the restaurant. I think the largest we sat at was a table for 8.
As for the rotation, you don't find that out until you get onto the ship, though from my undertstanding they do take requests (like I've requested the 8pm seating hoping they won't give me the 8:30pm seating...)
Are your Mom and SIL waitlisted for the same seating? Are your reservations cross referenced? That makes things easier for the cruise line too.
Once you get your room key for the ship, your dining is printed on there. If they don't match then, you can make requests with the head waiter and see what he can do for you then.

[yellowfish78]

You believe this cruise is up to 16 cabins?!?

[BCVOwner2002]

Wow, I was so excited to see this thread! We will be sailing with you all. It will be me (Lisa) DH, DS 14, DS 8, DS 5 in Cat 4. Also Mom & SIL in Cat 8. I have gotten such great tips from this website. I wish that I had found it before I booked, oh well I'll jus have to plan another one.

? for those of you with experience. How many people sit at the table for dining? When do you find out about the rotation. My mom & SIL booked later and didn't get the same seating do you think they will move them to our seating? It would be a bummer to not eat dinner together.

Well I'm looking forward to chatting with all of you!

:wave2: Lisa and :welcome: aboard! Did Mom & SIL request to be waitlisted to your dining? If not, they should do so ASAP.


It is nice to see more people sailing with us. Annmarie

[pls5286]

I just needed to say I am so ready for October to be here. I cant wait till time to cruise.

[j_cwayman]

This is great dw and I are bring our newborn ds on his first cruise on this cruise lol. DW and I were suppose to have gone on a 7 day land and sea this past January, after the crusie was all paid for and set we found out she was pregnant and would be 24 weeks pregnant when we went Not much fun at WDW when you can't go on any rides lol.

We rebooked for this cruise and can't wait to be on board the Wonder!! Can't wait to see everyone there. DS will be 5 months old hope there is stuff for him to enjoy at that age! :rolleyes1

[BCVOwner2002]

This is great dw and I are bring our newborn ds on his first cruise on this cruise lol. DW and I were suppose to have gone on a 7 day land and sea this past January, after the crusie was all paid for and set we found out she was pregnant and would be 24 weeks pregnant when we went Not much fun at WDW when you can't go on any rides lol.

We rebooked for this cruise and can't wait to be on board the Wonder!! Can't wait to see everyone there. DS will be 5 months old hope there is stuff for him to enjoy at that age! :rolleyes1


:welcome: aboard! Glad you are joining us. Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

This is great dw and I are bring our newborn ds on his first cruise on this cruise lol. DW and I were suppose to have gone on a 7 day land and sea this past January, after the crusie was all paid for and set we found out she was pregnant and would be 24 weeks pregnant when we went Not much fun at WDW when you can't go on any rides lol.

We rebooked for this cruise and can't wait to be on board the Wonder!! Can't wait to see everyone there. DS will be 5 months old hope there is stuff for him to enjoy at that age! :rolleyes1
Welcome! Remember to take advantage of the babysitting services at least one night on your cruise! I say to splurge for that adult night out!

[j_cwayman]

Thanks for welcoming us. We can't wait to be back on the Wonder it will be dw and I 3rd trip aboard her. We plan on taking at least one night for palo's. A lil time away from our lil man. Can't wait til October!!

[BCVOwner2002]

Thanks for welcoming us. We can't wait to be back on the Wonder it will be dw and I 3rd trip aboard her. We plan on taking at least one night for palo's. A lil time away from our lil man. Can't wait til October!!

This is our third trip on the Wonder too! After our last cruise in 2006 we talked about going on a 7-night cruise but then decided to go on the Wonder again. Also, DH didn't want to rent a tux for formal night on the Magic so we had planned a cruise for this September. Then DH won a 4-night cruise for four people that had to be taken this year so we moved the September cruise to next year and added our DGS.

We have never had dinner in Palo but have gone there for brunch which was amazing. We will probably try to do that again this trip. Are you planning to spend any time at WDW before or after the cruise? We own DVC (hence my name :rotfl2: ) so we are going to spend two nights at BCV after the cruise.

Annmarie

[j_cwayman]

This is our third trip on the Wonder too! After our last cruise in 2006 we talked about going on a 7-night cruise but then decided to go on the Wonder again. Also, DH didn't want to rent a tux for formal night on the Magic so we had planned a cruise for this September. Then DH won a 4-night cruise for four people that had to be taken this year so we moved the September cruise to next year and added our DGS.

We have never had dinner in Palo but have gone there for brunch which was amazing. We will probably try to do that again this trip. Are you planning to spend any time at WDW before or after the cruise? We own DVC (hence my name :rotfl2: ) so we are going to spend two nights at BCV after the cruise.

Annmarie

that is so cool i wish we could win a cruise lol. Palo is Great dw and I went on our second cruise 3 years ago. The fod is to die for lol specially the dessert lol. We are staying one extra day in Orlando so we can go see my sister with the new lil one, she hasn't had a chance to see her new nephew!
Can't wait this next 3 month 3 weeks and 3 days!!!

[yellowfish78]

that is so cool i wish we could win a cruise lol. Palo is Great dw and I went on our second cruise 3 years ago. The fod is to die for lol specially the dessert lol. We are staying one extra day in Orlando so we can go see my sister with the new lil one, she hasn't had a chance to see her new nephew!
Can't wait this next 3 month 3 weeks and 3 days!!!

ME TOO! :cool1: :cool1:

[gamomof2]

Does anyone have any high schoolers going along? We are bringing our 15 (will be 16 in Nov) and our 13 yr old DD's with us. The 13 year old sounds like she'll have plenty of company in the clubs but I'm afraid our older DD will be resorting to sunning herself the whole cruise. Anyone?

[j_cwayman]

So how many cruise does this make for everyone? This is DW and our 3rd and can't wait to see the CM's interact with ds who woill be 5 months old. I can't belive we have 110 days before we are cruisng the ocean blue!!! Can't wait to book Palo's and get some of that soufle lol! Day dreaming every day!! :cool1: :banana:

[yellowfish78]

Does anyone have any high schoolers going along? We are bringing our 15 (will be 16 in Nov) and our 13 yr old DD's with us. The 13 year old sounds like she'll have plenty of company in the clubs but I'm afraid our older DD will be resorting to sunning herself the whole cruise. Anyone?
Sorry, none here! (Though sometimes my fiance may act like one...) :rotfl:

So how many cruise does this make for everyone? This is DW and our 3rd and can't wait to see the CM's interact with ds who woill be 5 months old. I can't belive we have 110 days before we are cruisng the ocean blue!!! Can't wait to book Palo's and get some of that soufle lol! Day dreaming every day!! :cool1: :banana:
This is my second cruise and my fiance's first. Hopefully not his last. 110 days? That's it?! All I know is that my 90 day mark is July 7th.
Is it still midnight of July 6th that we can reserve Palo? Do they offer spa reservations in advance too? I've been growing my hair out for the wedding and will want it cut ASAP once we get on the ship...

[lisaradz]

Does anyone have any high schoolers going along? We are bringing our 15 (will be 16 in Nov) and our 13 yr old DD's with us. The 13 year old sounds like she'll have plenty of company in the clubs but I'm afraid our older DD will be resorting to sunning herself the whole cruise. Anyone?

My DS will be 14 in Aug. He is not in high school yet though, he is going into 8th. This is his 2nd cruise, but first on DCL. It sounds like he will be pleasantly surprised by all of the teen activities.

[lisaradz]

So how many cruise does this make for everyone? This is DW and our 3rd and can't wait to see the CM's interact with ds who woill be 5 months old. I can't belive we have 110 days before we are cruisng the ocean blue!!! Can't wait to book Palo's and get some of that soufle lol! Day dreaming every day!! :cool1: :banana:

This is our 1st ond DCL!!! :dance3: We did Carnival w/ kids last year & I have been on Celebrity with friends 4X. We can't wait to go on DCL!

[pls5286]

It will be our second cruise.

[ahibird]

So how many cruise does this make for everyone? This is DW and our 3rd and can't wait to see the CM's interact with ds who woill be 5 months old. I can't belive we have 110 days before we are cruisng the ocean blue!!! Can't wait to book Palo's and get some of that soufle lol! Day dreaming every day!! :cool1: :banana:

This will be our first DCL cruise -- well, first cruise EVER for DH, DS, and my mom - I've done a 3 night Carnival cruise to Mexico, but that was over 10 years ago, so everything will be new to me;)

[Mom2k4w]

Just want to wish BCVOwner2002 a speedy recovery.My good friend :hug: and your fellow cruiser is home recovering from back surgery!:sick: I'm sure she will be checking in here to see what's up.Get better and stronger soon!!!:dance3:

[heatherplus3]

Hey guys! Woo Hoo, how exciting to see all these disers! I feel like I need to re-introduce myself, as there are so many new shipmates. DH and I , DS6 and DD3 will be sailing on the Wonder in 107 days. (Not that I am keeping track) :rotfl2: We (and I completely mean, me) are so excited to be able to book excursions this weekend. I am actively obsessing over our pirate night attire. pirate: Will post my findings!

Take care all and good luck passing the time! :yay:

[ahibird]

Just want to wish BCVOwner2002 a speedy recovery.My good friend :hug: and your fellow cruiser is home recovering from back surgery!:sick: I'm sure she will be checking in here to see what's up.Get better and stronger soon!!!:dance3:

BCVOwner2002 - GET WELL SOON wishes from us, too :flower3: !!! --keahi

[BCVOwner2002]

Just want to wish BCVOwner2002 a speedy recovery.My good friend :hug: and your fellow cruiser is home recovering from back surgery!:sick: I'm sure she will be checking in here to see what's up.Get better and stronger soon!!!:dance3:
:thanks: Kate! Today was the first day I started feeling better and I over did it. I walked (using my cane) from the bedroom through the living room into the kitchen, into the dining room and out onto the deck and all the way down the end and back. I should've opened the slider by the bedroom but didn't think that far ahead. By the time I got back Tom asked what I was doing and I told Tom I was "walking the mile . . . walking the mile" and Tom said be glad it's not The Geen Mile cuz we all know where that leads! :(

Any way, it took me about 15 minutes to walk that far! I need to rest so that I'll have strength in October. No bumpy rides at WDW or :bounce: for me but hopefully, plenty of :beach: at CC.


BCVOwner2002 - GET WELL SOON wishes from us, too :flower3: !!! --keahi
:thanks:

[gamomof2]

Lisaradz - DD will be 14 in April so she will be a young 8th grader. She's never cruised before. Older DD, DH and myself have cruised before.

[ahibird]

Hi everyone !! :wave2:

I just finished re-reading the thread from the beginning, :surfweb: to review what's going on with the group. According to my calculations, we are at 102 days and counting.:cool1:

Is anyone doing any shore excursions on this cruise ? None of the DCL offerings in Nassau has grabbed my attention. I considered the guided tour of historic Nassau, but I read on another thread that DCL no longer uses that vendor, so it's not available... :confused: We don't know what to do at this port call.

However, we are seriously considering the "Personal Watercraft Eco tour at Castaway Cay" for myself, DH, and DS.

Any other ideas or suggestions for a first timer ?? Thanks -- keahi

[yellowfish78]

Hi everyone !! :wave2:

I just finished re-reading the thread from the beginning, :surfweb: to review what's going on with the group. According to my calculations, we are at 102 days and counting.:cool1:

Is anyone doing any shore excursions on this cruise ? None of the DCL offerings in Nassau has grabbed my attention. I considered the guided tour of historic Nassau, but I read on another thread that DCL no longer uses that vendor, so it's not available... :confused: We don't know what to do at this port call.

However, we are seriously considering the "Personal Watercraft Eco tour at Castaway Cay" for myself, DH, and DS.

Any other ideas or suggestions for a first timer ?? Thanks -- keahi
Bob and I are doing "on our own" excursions on Nassau - horseback riding! I've been to Nassau but haven't done this yet. Last cruise we just visited the straw market. We'll be skipping that this time.
As for Castaway Cay, I'd love to do some kayaking, but not sure if Bob will do that or not. He's leaning towards the stingrays. The only thing I did on my last trip to Castaway Cay was renting a bike because the winds were so horrible.
...so I don't know either what we plan on doing. I guess I better decide by the 7th!

[BCVOwner2002]

Hi everyone !! :wave2:

I just finished re-reading the thread from the beginning, :surfweb: to review what's going on with the group. According to my calculations, we are at 102 days and counting.:cool1:

Is anyone doing any shore excursions on this cruise ? None of the DCL offerings in Nassau has grabbed my attention. I considered the guided tour of historic Nassau, but I read on another thread that DCL no longer uses that vendor, so it's not available... :confused: We don't know what to do at this port call.

However, we are seriously considering the "Personal Watercraft Eco tour at Castaway Cay" for myself, DH, and DS.

Any other ideas or suggestions for a first timer ?? Thanks -- keahi

We did the Eco Tour in 2006 and it was a lot of fun. DS will need to ride along with one of you since I think you have to be over 16 to ride alone. DH and I both had our own watercraft because I knew I wouldn't go as fast as he would. I wanted to do it again on this cruise but it will take over a year for my back to fully heal so it looks like we will need to plan another cruise. ;)

Annmarie

[pls5286]

:cool1: Doing the double digit dance :banana:

[yellowfish78]

:cool1: Doing the double digit dance :banana:
This is AWESOME!!! I can't wait! :cool1:
You beat me to it! I won't be doing any dancing for a while so this smiley :woohoo: is the only one that will work for now.

We finally got our air straightened out through DCL. It was going to cost almost $400 per person to deviate from their air fare and we didn't think it was worth it to spend that much money for each of us so it looks like we will be stopping in Charlotte, NC going down to MCO as well as coming back. We will also be flying on US Airways so we'll try to pack light so that we won't have to pay for all of our bags to be checked. I believe their new policy is $25 for the first piece of checked luggage and not sure what the price is for the second one. Also, they are now charging $2 for soda or water.

Has anyone ever flown with a stop in Charlotte? If so, how large is the terminal? I don't think we change planes for the flight to MCO but we do for the flight back to BOS. I appreciate any information you can provide.

Thanks,
Annmarie

How long is your layover Annemarie? Here's the terminal map: http://www.charmeck.org/NR/rdonlyres/ejayw4icgmqvgqosy5w6xddnojlfxolbl3qdv4fwqlq4pav3fj u7ll3aznbsltkzu2d2sljnh2luqh6v3np4f5srsdd/CLTTerminalDirectory.pdf
This might help in planning. I would think so long as you have a decent layover you should be ok. And if it's coming home, then I wouldn't worry too much - it's just work you have to go to! :rotfl:

[yellowfish78]

...and it looks like this thread isn't going to work for me either today - hopefully the Boards will start getting fixed. This is going to be hard to keep up.

Sorry if I'm making this more confusing to read!

[BCVOwner2002]

:cool1: Doing the double digit dance :banana:

You beat me to it! I won't be doing any dancing for a while so this smiley :woohoo: is the only one that will work for now.

We finally got our air straightened out through DCL. It was going to cost almost $400 per person to deviate from their air fare and we didn't think it was worth it to spend that much money for each of us so it looks like we will be stopping in Charlotte, NC going down to MCO as well as coming back. We will also be flying on US Airways so we'll try to pack light so that we won't have to pay for all of our bags to be checked. I believe their new policy is $25 for the first piece of checked luggage and not sure what the price is for the second one. Also, they are now charging $2 for soda or water.

Has anyone ever flown with a stop in Charlotte? If so, how large is the terminal? I don't think we change planes for the flight to MCO but we do for the flight back to BOS. I appreciate any information you can provide.

Thanks,
Annmarie

[heatherplus3]

:cool1: Doing the double digit dance :banana:

OH YEAH! :banana:

We booked the Stingray excursion at CC and the Palo brunch (I don't know if I told you about that one Channon!) DH thinks I have lost my mind, seeing as how I am all excited over 99 days to go. I feel like I should book more excursions and spa treatments because I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to book at 105 days again! :rotfl2:

Take Care Annmarie...:) Don't worry I'll throw in an extra bannana for you! :banana:

[BCVOwner2002]

OH YEAH! :banana:

We booked the Stingray excursion at CC and the Palo brunch (I don't know if I told you about that one Channon!) DH thinks I have lost my mind, seeing as how I am all excited over 99 days to go. I feel like I should book more excursions and spa treatments because I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to book at 105 days again! :rotfl2:

Take Care Annmarie...:) Don't worry I'll throw in an extra bannana for you! :banana:


:lmao: Thanks so much! We definitely want to do Palo for brunch one day (perhaps the day at sea). We really enjoyed this on our last cruise. Otherwise, even though we are CC members, I'm not sure if we'll reserve anything else in advance. I'm not sure if I'll be able to ride a bike by then so that one may wait too. On our last cruise, we did the glass bottom boats and since it's something we've already done I'm not sure we would want to do that again. I guess I need to log into DCL and see what else is available since we will be able to sign up in a few days for excursions.

Annmarie

[ahibird]

OH YEAH! :banana:

We booked the Stingray excursion at CC and the Palo brunch (I don't know if I told you about that one Channon!) DH thinks I have lost my mind, seeing as how I am all excited over 99 days to go. I feel like I should book more excursions and spa treatments because I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to book at 105 days again! :rotfl2:

Take Care Annmarie...:) Don't worry I'll throw in an extra bannana for you! :banana:

:banana: :cool1: :banana: Hi everyone, I'll join in the dancing too...

DH and I decided to spring for the Romantic Escape at Sea (REAS) package for us, so we were also able to book at 105 days. :thumbsup2 We ended up booking a late Palo dinner for the first night (we'll have something light like appertizers with DS and my Mom during our regular main dining time) as well as brunch. We also went ahead and booked the personal watercraft Eco tour (waverunners) on CC. Heather, I know what you mean -- I feel like I should be booking other things while I have the chance.:woohoo:

[lisaradz]

Wow, are you guys able to book things already? This is our first time on DCL so I'm not really sure about how all of this works. On other cruises we've done we always booked excursions onboard. Do I just keep checking online to see when it will let me make reservations? :confused3

Can one of the experts tell me if is really necessary to book the snorkel rental or is that pretty much always available when you get to Castaway Cay?

Sorry another quick questions, do I have to sign up for kid activities as well or do they get to do whatever is going on in the Oceaneer Club?

TIA!!!!

[BCVOwner2002]

Wow, are you guys able to book things already? This is our first time on DCL so I'm not really sure about how all of this works. On other cruises we've done we always booked excursions onboard. Do I just keep checking online to see when it will let me make reservations? :confused3

Can one of the experts tell me if is really necessary to book the snorkel rental or is that pretty much always available when you get to Castaway Cay?

Sorry another quick questions, do I have to sign up for kid activities as well or do they get to do whatever is going on in the Oceaneer Club?

TIA!!!!

I will be signing my DGS up for the Oceaneers Lab as soon as I am able to do so. I think I have a few more days to wait as a Castaway Cay Club Member. I was wondering if there was anything else that he had to be signed up for too. I believe the extra activities (not part of OL) such as bike and float plan or anything else on CC or in Nassau would be additional but I'm sure some of the "pros" here can respond. Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

More questions for you frequent cruisers!
When we reserve Palo or a shore excursion - do we pay now or does it it go to our shipboard account??

[BCVOwner2002]

More questions for you frequent cruisers!
When we reserve Palo or a shore excursion - do we pay now or does it it go to our shipboard account??


I don't recall for certain but I think I just made the reservation and then paid when onboard. I know everything we did while at CC ended up on our final bill before checking out so I don't think you will need to give your credit card to them. As you may know, when you arrive at the port, you will provide a credit card. This will be tied to your room key so that everything you do on the ship or CC will be charged to your account. Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

I don't recall for certain but I think I just made the reservation and then paid when onboard. I know everything we did while at CC ended up on our final bill before checking out so I don't think you will need to give your credit card to them. As you may know, when you arrive at the port, you will provide a credit card. This will be tied to your room key so that everything you do on the ship or CC will be charged to your account. Annmarie
Thats what I thought...I wasn't 100% sure - my last cruise with DCL was for work so I didn't get to do any of this like I am now. Just needed to see if we needed a CC now or later! :thumbsup2

[BCVOwner2002]

Thats what I thought...I wasn't 100% sure - my last cruise with DCL was for work so I didn't get to do any of this like I am now. Just needed to see if we needed a CC now or later! :thumbsup2


Now that I think about it, when we went on one of the DVC member cruises, somebody was having a hard time logging in so I asked them for their information and made their reservations for them. I think I only needed their reservation number, cabin number and dates of births. It worked out perfectly for them and I was happy I was able to help out so I know that I did not need to provide a credit card for making the reservation. Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

Well we are booked for Palo brunch on sea day and the stingrays on Castaway Cay. Forgot to ask Bob if he wanted to parasail....I think I'll have to give him a call on that one! :teeth:

Hope everyone had a wonderful fourth!!!

ETA: He chose the waverunners instead of parasailing...darn!

[pls5286]

We are reserved for our shore exc and I got my palo res!!!!! Doing the 90 day dance!!!!:cool1: And I didnt even have to stay up till midnight...got them all this morning!!!!

Patty

[yellowfish78]

We are reserved for our shore exc and I got my palo res!!!!! Doing the 90 day dance!!!!:cool1: And I didnt even have to stay up till midnight...got them all this morning!!!!

Patty

(Me too! I forgot all about it last night... :rolleyes1 )

[Coach]

A few days late but my DW and I hope that everyone had a great Independence Day.

Well I was up at 4:30 this morning to make our Palo brunch and dinner reservations. I was a little concerned because I was able to log into the web site but I was not able to make our reservations. I logged out and went back at around 4:55. This time I was able to make the reservations. This happened to us last year and I had to wait until 9:00 a.m. and call DCL to have them straighten out my “log-in” problem. They said everything looked fine and it was just that the system was “very busy”.

Anyway these 90 days will go by very fast and before we know it we’ll be sailing out of Port Canaveral with the Sun setting at our backs.

By the way, has anyone set up a location on the ship we could all meet and introduce ourselves?
On our 3rd cruise we were lucky enough to be upgraded to a concierge room at the back of the ship, I believe it was 8102, (BIG ROOM). When we found out we were being upgraded we invited everyone who was a “DIS” member to join us on our veranda, (yeah, it’s also got a BIG veranda!). We had about 26 people stop by our cabin. It was fun to try and guess who was who and then finally be able to place a face to their name.

My DW and I are looking forward to meeting all of you…. See ya in 90 days….

[BCVOwner2002]

A few days late but my DW and I hope that everyone had a great Independence Day.

Well I was up at 4:30 this morning to make our Palo brunch and dinner reservations. I was a little concerned because I was able to log into the web site but I was not able to make our reservations. I logged out and went back at around 4:55. This time I was able to make the reservations. This happened to us last year and I had to wait until 9:00 a.m. and call DCL to have them straighten out my “log-in” problem. They said everything looked fine and it was just that the system was “very busy”.

Anyway these 90 days will go by very fast and before we know it we’ll be sailing out of Port Canaveral with the Sun setting at our backs.

By the way, has anyone set up a location on the ship we could all meet and introduce ourselves?
On our 3rd cruise we were lucky enough to be upgraded to a concierge room at the back of the ship, I believe it was 8102, (BIG ROOM). When we found out we were being upgraded we invited everyone who was a “DIS” member to join us on our veranda, (yeah, it’s also got a BIG veranda!). We had about 26 people stop by our cabin. It was fun to try and guess who was who and then finally be able to place a face to their name.

My DW and I are looking forward to meeting all of you…. See ya in 90 days….

I was going to ask about a meet onboard too. We did this on our last two cruises and it was nice to put faces with names (or at least DIS names).

I tried to make our reservations very early this morning (1:30AM) but since DH won the cruise, someone forgot to list that we did not owe any money for this. Luckily, it was all cleared up by dinner time and I was able to register my DGS for Oceaneers Lab and Palo Brunch for Tom and I on the day at sea. We did this on our last cruise and really enjoyed it.

I can't believe we are less than 90 days away from our cruise! I am hopeful that I will be feeling better by then. If not, I'll just use one of those electric scooters to get around. Does everyone have their passports yet? Due to my back surgery, we held off on doing this and now DH would like to get this done fairly soon.

Is anyone getting dressed up for pirate: night? We did it last time we cruised.

[lisaradz]

Double digits!!!! Yippeee! :yay:

This is my first DCL cruise. Made final payment today so I'm looking forward to 7/22 when I can make ressies!

Quick question, do you need to sign up for the snorkel rental for CC or can you just do that when you get there? At this point I'm not sure if my ds 5 & 8 will want to snorkel.

One more, when you register your kids for Oceaneer Club/Lab, are you registering for individual activities or just to be in the club?

Anyone ever sailed in Oct before, how hot will it be at CC?

Can't wait to meet everyone...I'm so excited I can't contain myself and were not telling the kiddos until Sept! :hippie:

[pls5286]

When you sign the kids up it is for the club/lab itself. You dont have to sign them up for each activity. If there is something they want to do, they just go.

You can rent stuff for snorkeling at CC, you dont have to reserve it.

I would love to meet up with everyone on Sun to put faces with name. What time will you be getting to port? We will be getting there early!

Patty

[yellowfish78]

You can sign up for snorkel rental in advance if you'd like too. I believe there is a package that also includes a float and bike rentals too...

I don't know on the Oceaneers Club...

I sailed two years ago October. It was nice - shorts and tanks/t-shirts. Castaway Cay was WINDY. But we still went swimming once it warmed up. The wind was still there, but it was really nice on the adult beach. Onboard, I was thankful for a sweater at dinner and during shows.

We aren't going to do Pirate Night...I'd love to but I don't think we'll have room to pack outfits for us.

I'd love to meet up too! We'll have to set up a time one day!

Is anyone doing any door signs for the cruise??

[JanDave]

Hello 10-5-08 Wonder Cruisers!!!!!

DH and I are on the 10-4-08 Magic. If any of you plan to be at Grills in Cocoa Beach for dinner around 5pm or at the park, please wave to us as we sail by. We'll be looking for you. We're usually on deck 4 as we are pulling out of Cocoa Beach.

Have fun on your cruise! I'm also going on the 9-14-08 Wonder with 4 grandkids!

Jan

[BCVOwner2002]

We sailed in October 2006 and the weather was beautiful. I wore shorts or sun dresses every day. I did bring a sweater into the dining rooms and theaters at night because they tended to be a little chilly. We had two days at CC for that trip and one day was perfect and the other was very windy and they cancelled some of the excursions. I know we did the Eco Tour (jet skis) but we were unable to go to one of the locations they usually take you to and they cancelled parasailing for safety reasons.

We hope to get to the port as early as possible but are spending the night before at airport Hyatt and don't remember what time the first bus heads to the port. I haven't decided about door magnets yet. I don't have a fish extender and not sure if I'll purchase one. Things have been crazy since my surgery and since I'm still not even close to 100% at this point, I need to focus more on getting healthy (and of course checking in here from time to time) :thumbsup2

We have always reserved our CC stuff in advance because I want to make sure I have a float on CC. I have read on other boards that people bring their own floats that they purchase at Walmart/Target rather than pay $6 per person. I'm not sure if I'll be able to ride a bike by then so I think I'll wait til I get onboard to do that. Otherwise, I'll probably be at the :beach:

Annmarie

[yellowfish78]

When you sign the kids up it is for the club/lab itself. You dont have to sign them up for each activity. If there is something they want to do, they just go.

You can rent stuff for snorkeling at CC, you dont have to reserve it.

I would love to meet up with everyone on Sun to put faces with name. What time will you be getting to port? We will be getting there early!

Patty
Well, that depends on when the airlines quit changing our flight. (Yes, we are flying in the day of - I couldn't make Bob wait a week for a cruise...) When we booked, we were arriving around noon. Now, we are arriving around 10am. :confused3 Tomorrow, who knows.

We sailed in October 2006 and the weather was beautiful. I wore shorts or sun dresses every day. I did bring a sweater into the dining rooms and theaters at night because they tended to be a little chilly. We had two days at CC for that trip and one day was perfect and the other was very windy and they cancelled some of the excursions. I know we did the Eco Tour (jet skis) but we were unable to go to one of the locations they usually take you to and they cancelled parasailing for safety reasons.

We hope to get to the port as early as possible but are spending the night before at airport Hyatt and don't remember what time the first bus heads to the port. I haven't decided about door magnets yet. I don't have a fish extender and not sure if I'll purchase one. Things have been crazy since my surgery and since I'm still not even close to 100% at this point, I need to focus more on getting healthy (and of course checking in here from time to time) :thumbsup2

We have always reserved our CC stuff in advance because I want to make sure I have a float on CC. I have read on other boards that people bring their own floats that they purchase at Walmart/Target rather than pay $6 per person. I'm not sure if I'll be able to ride a bike by then so I think I'll wait til I get onboard to do that. Otherwise, I'll probably be at the :beach:

Annmarie

We don't plan on doing Fish Extenders either - just more to pack. Though we are doing door signs. :blush: Those will pack nicely in the carryon bag! ;)
You'll be 100% in time for the cruise! :cheer2: If not, that's what the Cabana Boys are for - bringing drinks! :rotfl:

[BCVOwner2002]

Well, that depends on when the airlines quit changing our flight. (Yes, we are flying in the day of - I couldn't make Bob wait a week for a cruise...) When we booked, we were arriving around noon. Now, we are arriving around 10am. :confused3 Tomorrow, who knows.



We don't plan on doing Fish Extenders either - just more to pack. Though we are doing door signs. :blush: Those will pack nicely in the carryon bag! ;)
You'll be 100% in time for the cruise! :cheer2: If not, that's what the Cabana Boys are for - bringing drinks! :rotfl:

I hope to be off all pain meds by October so that I can enjoy myself and have a :drinking1 or two or . . . . . . . . afterall, I won't be :sail: the Wonder. :lmao:

[Mom2k4w]

OOO!! Annmarie- Cabana Boys??:banana: :worship: How can we get rid of the guys??:smickey: