4/25/09 Magic - First Visit To Tortola! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

justmestace

12-04-2007, 08:00 PM

Um where ru staying? any room on the floor!

We stayed here http://www.sugarmillhotel.com/

We're only there for the day....Norwegian Jewel.....and we would have LOVED company!! It's just the hubby and kids and me this time.

Our only plan for the day is to taxi to Brewer's Bay and snorkel....taking in the sights along the way.
Sounds like most of the cruise passengers are going to The Baths.....and I'm going in the opposite direction of them.;)

justmestace

12-04-2007, 08:03 PM

YES! That would be great! Any insider scoop is terrific! Did you book any DCL cruises for 2009?

I'll save the list of ship excursions for you, and take pics, and try to grab a bunch of brochures from the port.

2009 is our "land trip" year. Jay & I agreed that we'd cruise one year, stay on an island for a week or ten days the next year. Although I snuck two cruises (for him...3 for me) in for 2008. Guess I didn't stick with the plan. :rolleyes1
This past summer, instead of cruising, we stayed in a private home on a private beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Stunning!!

justmestace

12-04-2007, 08:04 PM

We stayed here http://www.sugarmillhotel.com/

That's a really pretty place. I wonder if we could go there for the day? How was the beach out front?

Hygiene99

12-04-2007, 08:15 PM

We're only there for the day....Norwegian Jewel.....and we would have LOVED company!! It's just the hubby and kids and me this time.

Our only plan for the day is to taxi to Brewer's Bay and snorkel....taking in the sights along the way.
Sounds like most of the cruise passengers are going to The Baths.....and I'm going in the opposite direction of them.;)

The Baths are awesome!
;)

never made it to the beach it was our honeymoon!

was there for just one night, before we boarded our rented 50' sailboat for 8 days!
we sailed the BVI's of course we had a Captain & Cook!
But that was it! was awesome!

seaulater

12-05-2007, 12:17 PM

The Baths are awesome!
;)

never made it to the beach it was our honeymoon!

was there for just one night, before we boarded our rented 50' sailboat for 8 days!
we sailed the BVI's of course we had a Captain & Cook!
But that was it! was awesome!

Tell me about the baths!

dadlvsdisney

12-08-2007, 01:14 PM

I just wanted to check in. My family is set cruise to Tortola too. We have never been there. We love the DCL. We were on the WC cruise this year, it was great. Can't wait until April 2009.

pershing

12-08-2007, 07:55 PM

I'm just checking in also!:thumbsup2

It will be exciting to be on the first Disney Magic cruise to Tortola or Tortula :confused3 (our thread title says u and some of you guys are using o so I'm unsure). I've never been on any of the DCL firsts before, so this'll be great.

Guess I'll be keeping the kids out of school an extra week after vacation. I don't think they'll mind but the school probably will:teacher: .

Hey, I lived in Wakefield for a year! Lovely town! Used to jog around that big pond every day. Wish I had that body back again. :guilty:

I visited the Island whichever way it's spelled when I was on one of those tall ship Barefoot Cruises in the late '80's. I remember it was very beautiful.

Anyway, it'll be me and my 3 DS's as usual. This time my oldest will be old enough for the stack at 14, my middle will be 12, and my youngest will be 11! Yikes:scared1: First DCL cruise we did they were 5, 6 & 8.

pershing

12-09-2007, 08:22 PM

Can we bold our thread name too?

Its already hard to find!

trings

12-11-2007, 09:13 PM

Count us in too!

We were also on the Western April '07! This will be our 3rd time on the Eastern...cannot wait to see Tortola!

I will be traveling with my DH and DS's they will be 11 and 14 (Look out Stack!!) The boys were 5 and 9 on our first Disney Cruise :eek:

pershing

12-12-2007, 09:33 PM

Our DS's are close in age. Maybe I can get my DS's to actually stay at a Cruisemeet for more than three seconds this time if there are kids their own age there. They always roll their eyes and look over their shoulders like I'm keeping them from the best part of the cruise.

seaulater

12-17-2007, 10:23 AM

Can we bold our thread name too?

Its already hard to find!

Sure, how do I do that?

DangerMouse

12-17-2007, 06:30 PM

Just booked it for my 40th Birthday!

We'll be joining y'all on our family's first ever Disney Cruise! :cheer2:

I managed to get connecting SPC's! I'm elated! My kids will be 7, 9 and 11. So far, I've only told my oldest. She knows how to keep a secret!

Dh told me that as long as we're flying all the way to FL, we better make it worth it by visiting WDW as well (we've never been). OMG, I don't think I can take the pressure of planning both! :faint:

I'm thinking it would be better timing to do WDW after the cruise (since May is regular season vs. peak). Am I crazy to do it this way?

Looking forward to talking and planning with everyone! :goodvibes

trings

12-18-2007, 10:50 PM

Pershing: We will have to hook the boys up. Last cruise, the kids had their own thread that they all got to know each other on and it was great. They all met up at the terminal and alot of them spent the entire cruise together! My older DS had a blast just hanging out while my youngest was half in the clubs and half out. Alot of the kids just hung together regardless of their ages!

Dadlvsdisney: The kids have already started texting again!

DangerMouse: On our first cruise we too in fact felt it was necessary to go to Mickey's House. We booked an extra 4 days after the cruise. I can tell you that it was a huge mistake for us. We were so used to being pampered that we were shocked! We went from gourmet meals to burgers and fries that we had to actually pay for..and it wasn't cheap. We had to turn our own beds down:scared1: ...LOL! The kids were exhausted from the cruise so were in no mood to walk around and stand in line...a quote from the then 9 year old "why are we standing in this stupid line to ride this stupid ride" Plus we ended up staying into the Easter Holiday which made it even worse!

That was just our experience. This will be our 4th Disney Cruise and I can tell you that it is the best vacation we take! Our kids luv it and my DH and I luv it! The kids do their own thing and we do ours....together and seperate. You wont be disappointed!

Diane

pershing

12-24-2007, 09:27 PM

Just booked it for my 40th Birthday!

I did the same thing for my 40th birthday! I had a pina colada in my hand watching the sunset on my 40th. They gave me a birthday cake at dinner. It was really great! I have fond memories of it. I hope yours is just as special! :wizard:

dvc2themax

01-11-2008, 05:49 PM

We are on borrd for this trip too!
DH, myself and DD 15 at time ofcruise.

hi trings and Dadlvsdisney!

trings

01-11-2008, 08:29 PM

Oh No! The 3 Musketeers will be back together again for another cruise!!!! I hope the kids get along as well as last time.

Our cruisin partners have booked a June, 2009 cruise to Tortula. Monica will be disappointed!

LocustPoint

01-26-2008, 08:09 AM

My DH and I will be joining you all on the cruise. It is our first Disney Cruise. I've cruised before but my husband has not. I am so excited to finally be going on a Disney Cruise.:woohoo:

dvc2themax

01-26-2008, 10:50 AM

:welcome: LocustPoint. Glad someone else posted on the board!:cheer2: so I could come and chat.

This is our second Disney Cruise and we won't go on any other - has enough for every age. pirate: Still thinking if we want to do 1-2 days at WDW before the trip. Would have to take DD out of school for that time (week of cruise is school vacation).:rolleyes1

Going to WDW in 28 days!!! :cloud9: Staying at Saratoga Springs in a 2 bedroom as we are taking down 2 friends of ours, my girlfriend and her daughter. 1st time for my girlfriend to go, (her husband wanted no part of this trip and I really think he would have LOVE the engineering and architecture of the place) and her daughter who is now 15, was with us when she was 7 and does not remember much , but remembers she LOVED it. She also does not have many pictures because our NEW camera clicked away on film and even advanced, but nothing showed up on the film. The worst part - my DD and her friend were holding hands with Belle (this was the Family Tour)and got to ride on the It's A Small World Ride with her and the film did not take any pictures of that nor the many characters we waited in line to see. So she does not have any pictures to look at for the memories and the camera company, Cannon, did not do a thing.

1st time cruisers with kids, if you want character signatures, take whatever you want to have autographed and go to the Customer Service Desk and they will have the character sign it and return before you leave. We took a blank cardboard picture frame and the characters (we wanted all) signed it and we had it before we departed. We only got one color autographs, and some got multicolored. party: I have ours hanging up with one of our cruise pictures.

Looking forward to more chatting. :disrocks:

LocustPoint

01-26-2008, 09:16 PM

Thanks for the welcome. My DH and I will be at WDW in 31 days, staying at BWV and celebrating our 3rd anniversry. We are going down for ESPN the Weekend and the PPP on March 1st. Then we are heading down to Ft Lauderdale hopefully via Vero Beach for a couple of days for spring training.
I've cruised before to Alaska and am looking forward to my first Disney Cruise. I've been hitting the boards gathering all sorts of information. It seems so far away until April 09 but it will be here before we know it! Looking forward to chatting with everyone in the future.

shane23

01-28-2008, 09:53 AM

There will be 12 of us going on this cruise. For 11 of us this is our first cruise since the 7 day western caribbean in 07. We love the cruise and cannot wait.

pershing

01-31-2008, 01:07 PM

Sorry Guys! :guilty:

I couldn't pass up the Podcast Cruise! So I switched to that!

Hope you all have a great time in Tortola!:grouphug:

wrabitdad

02-01-2008, 06:39 PM

lsutigger2

02-02-2008, 10:26 AM

We're in! Only my DH doesn't know it yet :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I booked this cruise last night for his big 5-0 birthday in April 09.

We've cruised once before on the Magic - for my 5-0 - and loved it. :lovestruc :lovestruc I thought it would be nice to repay the favor!

I may try to talk some family members into going with us.

I was glad to see there was a thread already going! I really enjoyed meeting folks before we cruised last time.

Any other cruisers out there?????

BTW, HAPPY MARDI GRAS TO EVERYONE!!

Party on!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

scottrob

02-09-2008, 10:41 AM

Just wanted to introduce ourselves. We just changed our reservations from the December 06 Eastern Caribbean to the April 25th Tortola cruise. :thumbsup2 I am sure my better half (Lucky Penny) will chime in from time to time.

This will be our 2nd cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed our Western Caribbean on the Magic this past September.

All our kids are grown, but one day we talk about taking the granddaughters with us when they get older. They live in Orlando and have no idea what a life without Disney is like. The Mouse makes it very difficult to lure my son and his family back to Virginia. We may have to move to Florida to save money and vacation time. :laughing:

We are looking forward to meeting you all.

scottrob

02-10-2008, 10:23 AM

My DH and I will be joining you all on the cruise. It is our first Disney Cruise. I've cruised before but my husband has not. I am so excited to finally be going on a Disney Cruise.:woohoo:

Prior to our September 22nd Western, my only cruising experience was with the U.S. Navy and the Disney cruise was way better than that! :laughing:

Several years ago, we were talking with a lady that worked for a cruise line and as a result of her job, got two free cruises a year and she still spent her own money to go on Disney cruises. We had a great time and can't wait to experience the Magic again. I think your DH will have a great time also. I highly recommend the Tequila Tasting seminar.

shane23

02-11-2008, 09:21 AM

I know it's early, but when trying to find out some information about jet skis in Tortola, I can't find anything. Has anyone else looked at any websites or have any information on where I might be able to find some info? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

B&B Mom

02-15-2008, 09:34 PM

Hello all.....just checking in too.
First cruise was April 2007, was so much fun we decided to rebook while onboard...and now this is the sailing we have booked.

Travellers are: myself DW, DH, DD12, and DS10.

Hey, dvc2themax and shane23...were you on the April 21, 2007 Magic, cruise?? That's the one we were on! It's a great time of year for cruising.

April

trings

02-15-2008, 09:48 PM

Welcome B&B Mom! We too were on the April 21, 2007 Magic! Maybe our kids already know each other???? My boys will be 14 and 11 at the time of the cruise.

Diane

dvc2themax

02-16-2008, 11:09 AM

Welcom B&B Mom. Yes, we were on the April 2007 Cruise.
Met a lot of DIS members on board. The first DISmeet was great to see the group and then throughout the trip saying HI to peole by name! It was so much fun.

Now we are counting down going to WDW in 8 days! :hourglass Then we will come back and change our Disney vacation Countdown to set sail for April 2009!

Trings, you guys thinking of going to WDW for a few days before the trip? We are not sure if we want to do that or not yet.

And :welcome: to everyone else.

seaulater

02-16-2008, 11:28 AM

Count us in!! :banana: :banana:

Just transferred from a Dec. 08 cruise, couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit another new port. :cool1: :cool1:

Hi Linda :wave2: :wave2:

It will be Dale (DW) and Bob (DH), and Gordy "The World Traveler".

Bob

That's great! It will be great to see Gordy again! AND YOU TOO! I'll try to check back in often. Just have a few cruises before this one!

trings

02-16-2008, 02:33 PM

I would love to go a few days ahead of time and hang out, but The boys will not be on break at this time. We will be pulling them out of school for this trip. I know, I'm such a bad mom! :scared: Josh will be in high school :eek: this time and I'm not sure what his schedule will look like.

We have over a year to plan......gosh, I just can't wait!

Have a great time in WDW!

shane23

02-16-2008, 06:04 PM

Actually, we were on the Magic on the April 21 cruise.

lsutigger2

02-27-2008, 08:03 PM

out there doing the under 14 months dance??

:cool1: :cool1: :banana: :dance3: :cheer2:

have not had a good day and needed something to cheer me up. Thinking about the cruise in a short 14 months should do it !

dadlvsdisney

03-18-2008, 08:36 PM

Hi Trings and DVC2themax and everyone else,

I can't wait until the cruise, the kids are going to be a couple of years older. (High Schoolers, how scary):scared1:

Paula, did you guys have a good time at WDW? It was great seeing you at the airport. It sure was cold down there for a couple of the days.

My MIL heard what a great time we had last trip, that she has booked this one.

dvc2themax

03-19-2008, 05:57 AM

Hi Bill, it was very cold down in Florida, even when they said the weather was goint to be higher. Felt like 40. :eek: I actually had to wear my winter coat when we went to downtown disney because it was cold. Loved teh parks though. Miss it even now.

But lsutigger2, are you doing the 13 month dance?:cool1:

Spring is here tomorrow!:woohoo: So the weather should get better and the snow we have here in the New England area should be gone soon! Can't wait to see ground.:wizard:

Bill, did you ever eat at Tusker House in Animal Kingdom? That was absolutely fabulous. I know that you were thinking Yak and Yeti, how was that if you went? Did the family enjoy WDW even with the cold?

We had first timers go with us, my friend and her daughter (hubby could not make it) and they were amazed and fell in love. They want to go back with us when we go anywhere from Sept 2009 - 2010, thinking April 2010 for the flower expo in Epcot which my friend's husband would love. He loves gardening and photography, so he would enjoy it. He is not relly one for rides. Type of guy who likes to take pictures of the same thing at different angles.

Well, talk and read the baord later! Everyone have a great day.

TiszBear

03-20-2008, 04:58 PM

I will be on the April 25 cruise to Tortula!! This is my first cruise and I have always wanted to go to Tortula. I can not wait.

lsutigger2

03-23-2008, 09:59 AM

dvc2themax: Yep, tomorrow I'll be doing the 13 month dance! :cool1: :cool1: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Hoppy Easter to all!

We really need a name for our cruise gang - but I'm not very good with that.
Any one have a suggestion?

(Weather in south Louisiana is sunny and warm - about 75!)

Lucky Penny

03-29-2008, 05:18 PM

Hi everyone,

:wave2:

I am "Lucky Penny" - DW of scottrob - just wanted to say hello, and HOORAY!!! We just found out our DS and DDIL will be on this cruise with us!:banana: :cool1: :dance3: :woohoo: Not bringing our two perfect granddaughters, but maybe next time! They're still pretty young (2 and 4).

We loved meeting people ahead of time for our last cruise (9/22/07 Western) and linked reservations with two other couples - one from Illinois and one from the UK - so we could all have dinner together. It was like sitting down with old friends by the time we were there!

I agree 100% with DH's recommendation of the Tequila/Margarita seminar! Since we have three at sea days this time, I hope to check out the wine and martini tastings as well.

Look foward to getting to know you all!!

trings

04-05-2008, 04:19 PM

Why? oh why?..........do we have to wait ANOTHER whole year?????

:rolleyes1 Sorry, just had to vent.. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scottrob

04-06-2008, 08:48 AM

To gather the funds to pay for the cruise? ;)

lsutigger2

04-06-2008, 05:47 PM

And we have to wait until next year because my DH won't be 50 until then.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
That's what we'll be celebrating his birthday on the cruise.

egorss78

04-07-2008, 08:20 PM

DangerMouse

04-08-2008, 11:08 AM

Anyone want some connecting secret porthole cabins (5522, 5524)??

I just sadly had to cancel our cruise. :( It's just too expensive for us right now, so we will wait until the new ships are out in 2010 and pray that DCL lowers their prices.

On a good note, we're going to Hawaii in September instead for half the price of the cruise! :)

Lucky Penny

04-10-2008, 04:02 AM

Hey, the DS is checking in here. Wife and I cant wait until the cruise. :)

Hi Shaun!!:wave2: We can't wait too!

Anyone want some connecting secret porthole cabins (5522, 5524)??

I just sadly had to cancel our cruise. :( It's just too expensive for us right now, so we will wait until the new ships are out in 2010 and pray that DCL lowers their prices.

On a good note, we're going to Hawaii in September instead for half the price of the cruise! :)

DangerMouse, Sorry you won't be cruising with us - Wow! Hawaii for half the price? I keep thinking if one of the new ships is on the west coast, maybe they will cruise to Hawaii :scratchin - I'd love to go sometime if it wasn't for all that air travel...

And we have to wait until next year because my DH won't be 50 until then.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
That's what we'll be celebrating his birthday on the cruise.

I realised last week that next year is our 10th anniversary :bride: :groom: - so we can let our waiters bring us a cake! ::yes:: On our last cruise our waiters were DETERMINED to give us a cake for something - we finally admitted that we both had birthdays that year, and an anniversary too, and they gave us a cake on our last night. Despite our valiant efforts we were unable to finish it ... :cake:

To gather the funds to pay for the cruise? ;)

:hug: There is that little detail :goodvibes On another subject- we need to get our cake earlier in the cruise this year :love:

LocustPoint

04-21-2008, 01:22 PM

Everyone getting ready to do the 12 month dance? I know I am.:banana: :banana:

lsutigger2

04-21-2008, 06:31 PM

You know I am - :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Only 4 more days until we can all do the 365 day dance! Won't it be grand!

Who else is dancing?

Lucky Penny

04-22-2008, 03:51 AM

You know I am - :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: Who else is dancing?

I am!! WOOHOO!!!!!!! :cheer2: :woohoo: :dancer: party: :dance3:

368 days from now ... we'll be sipping Bahama Mamas and getting ready for the sail-away party!!

morgy827

04-24-2008, 01:40 AM

Hey just joining in. My DH and I just returned from our 3 week honeymoon in WDW and on the April 5th Western Caribbean and we had such a great time we booked the cruise to Tortola as well. Our tablemates and our neighbouring tablemates booked as well so I told them all to come on the Dis boards to catch up with everyone on the next cruise. I just got home 5 minutes ago and I can't wait for the next cruise!!

scottrob

04-26-2008, 01:18 PM

Welcome to the group and glad you enjoyed your cruise so much.

Looking forward to meeting you.

lsutigger2

04-26-2008, 06:48 PM

Okay gang, it is now less that 365 days and I think that calls for some serious dancing -

:cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3:

And I think we need a band -

:rockband:

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

morgy827

04-28-2008, 11:54 PM

a little late but here's some dancing for "LESS THAN A YEAR TO GO"!

:banana: :banana: :woohoo: :woohoo: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :banana:

lsutigger2

05-03-2008, 08:53 PM

Does anyone have any information true or rumor about what the Tortola excursions might be?

scottrob

05-04-2008, 07:24 AM

Does anyone have any information true or rumor about what the Tortola excursions might be?

I found this on the Disney Cruise site. I am assuming that these are the activities that Disney will be offering.

http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/dcl/en_US/ports/activityListing?name=TortolaThingsToDoLandingPage

lsutigger2

05-04-2008, 09:56 AM

Thanks, didn't think of looking on the website :confused3 :rotfl2:

Looks interesting!

kirby1777

05-05-2008, 10:18 AM

going on the tortola cruise also cant wait

nascar8820

05-05-2008, 06:17 PM

Add us to the list...........We just got off our first Disney cruise and booked while onboard.

pigletgurl246

05-05-2008, 08:37 PM

amy2girls

05-06-2008, 09:34 AM

Count our family in!! 4 adults and 2 girls age 7 and 9 at the time:cool1: :cool1:

kirby1777

05-06-2008, 03:20 PM

My DH and I are booked on the April 25 cruise, as are our tablemates and nextdoor tablemates from our cruise to eastern carib cruise on April 5. Tortola is spelled with an O, we were confused at first also.

kirby1777

05-06-2008, 03:22 PM

I'm in also my DH. We cant wait.

morgy827

05-15-2008, 04:16 PM

Hey Kirby1777,

SO glad to see you made it on the boards!!!

Can't wait till next April, tablemate!

dvc2themax

05-15-2008, 06:20 PM

hey amy2girls! We are also from NH. My DD14 (15 time of cruise) and I are starting to work on our count DOWN timer for the cruise. First we will count every 2 weeks or so, then the last 60 days, day by day! Gives us something to look forward to. Depending on when the Harry Potter theme park is ready, might get there a day or 2 before the cruise!

dizfan

05-18-2008, 10:21 PM

DW (Debbie) and I recently booked the April 2009 Tortola trip.

We'll be celebrating DW's 50th birthday and a 5 year anniversary.

We were engaged at WDW and spent our honeymoon on Tortola. When we heard about this cruise, we had to book.

We absolutely loved Tortola when we were there. It's far less commercialized than other islands. Everyone we met there was great.

Cane Garden Bay is beautiful and offers a great calm beach. Most of the sailing ships anchor in this area.
Brewers Bay is a bit of a bumpy ride, but offers far better snokeling than Cane Garden.
There are several other beaches that it appears Disney isn't offering excursions to.
If Disney offers an excursion to the Baths on Virgin Gorda, I highly recommend it.

Dan

donaldsgal

05-18-2008, 11:46 PM

We MAY be joining you all. I just put a request in for Dreams Unlimited for a quote for this cruise. It would be me, DSis, and DNiece, who will be three at the time. It'll be our first Eastern Cruise - an Eastern turned Western in 2005 (thanks, Hurricane Rita :rolleyes: ) and a land-and-sea to the Bahamas on a four night in 2001. I have wanted an Eastern cruise for a long time. St. Maarten doesn't interest me, so we're checking this one out. We will most likely book and then hope that a) I get a new job that isn't as restrictive on when I take time off and b) I can scrounge up the moulah! Anyways, I wanted to check you all out first to make sure you were a friendly bunch, and congrats! You have passed my test! We'll let you know in a few days if we book!

dizfan

05-20-2008, 12:16 PM

Welcome donaldsgal. We everything works out and you are able to join the cruise.

Some pictures of Tortola I posted on another thread (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1831005)

Dan

donaldsgal

05-23-2008, 11:39 PM

Okay, change that to we ARE joining you for this cruise. Very excited to see you all in 11 months and 1 day!!!!!

BobandLee

06-09-2008, 08:48 PM

Good evening all.
Just stopping by to give the thread a bump back to page one.

We are going to be joining you on this cruise.
We know some of you already.

Linda (Seaulater) and I have been on the same cruise before, share a birthday and love girl scout cookies.:rotfl2: Also have talked with Robert a few times.

Also have cruised with Dale and Bob and Gordy(wrabitdad).

Looking forward to Disney's first visit to Tortola.

donaldsgal

06-10-2008, 08:18 PM

Just thought I'd post again to bump up our thread. I am "double-dipping" my membership - I'm part of this group and the PassPorter group since Jennifer and Dave Marx are celebrating a 10th anniversary of the PassPorter by being on this cruise. Very exciting!

We are in a category 5, stateroom #7558, starboard side. Very excited about that as long as we back into Castaway Cay - we'll have a view of the island from our verandah!

Not much else to report. Weather here in Ohio is lovely today, thanks to a bunch of storms last night that cooled off the yicky humidity.

Say prayers for our mom - tomorrow she's getting a shoulder replacement surgery.

Night all!

BobandLee

06-11-2008, 09:47 PM

Just a bump to get us back on the main page.

Great evening here in the heartland.

Roveer

06-20-2008, 12:53 PM

We'll be on the April 25 09 sailing!!! Mom, Dad and the 4 kids. Can't wait. This will be our 2nd DCL cruise, first was a 4 night eastern and we stayed in the Walt Suite. Unfortunately I obsessed over it until I booked Tortola in the walt suite for next year. I honestly don't know how I get myself into these situations. Now I have to obsess over how I will pay for it. Let's see, with all those kids the federal stimulus check is supposed to be pretty big... Send it to Disney. Hrm. In the fall we get a property tax rebate check, that's pretty big, send it to disney. See, it's already working itself out. I can talk myself into anything...

In any event, I'm already looking forward to it as the 4 night went by so quickly.

Roveer

donaldsgal

06-21-2008, 08:50 PM

Welcome Roveer! The thread isn't too active yet, but I imagine in the months to come it will be! Very exciting that you'll be in the Walt Suite. On our last DCL cruise, I organized a stateroom tour for our DIS group. Maybe we'll have to do that again so we can lay eyes on that beauty! :) Have a good Saturday!

lsutigger2

06-26-2008, 08:35 PM

Okay gang, get those dancing shoes polished and ready. Tomorrow is our 300 days to we sail (or close to it, depending on how you count the days) and I think that calls for a dancing party.

It will be here before you know it. maybe one day soon, I'll try to post a list of those who have signed on as sailing on this cruise.

but for now, I have dancing to do!!

:banana: :banana: :cool1: :cool1: :dance3: :dance3: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:dogdance: :dogdance:

:rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 (someone to sing in the band)

and the band !!
:rockband:

Anyone want to join in??

dvc2themax

06-26-2008, 09:02 PM

Dancing along with you:cool1:

We have already started out countdown calendar every 15/30 of the month we cross off the list that we put on posterboard. Then on the 75 day mark, count down day by day!:moped:

amy2girls

06-26-2008, 09:40 PM

:cool1: :thumbsup2 :) :lovestruc :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :woohoo: :woohoo: :yay: :yay: :yay: :dance3:

nascar8820

07-01-2008, 08:04 PM

It will be here before you know it. maybe one day soon, I'll try to post a list of those who have signed on as sailing on this cruise.

Here is the list we have been keeping:
seaulater
justmestace
Hygiene99
dadlvsdisney
trings
dvc2themax
LocustPoint
shane23
wrabitdad
lsutigger2
scottrob/Lucky Penny
B&B Mom
TiszBear
egorss78
morgy827
kirby1777
nascar8820
amy2girls
dizfan
donaldsgal
BobandLee
Roveer
22 DISBoard member including ourselves.

lsutigger2

07-01-2008, 10:12 PM

Hey there, thanks for the list. Maybe there will be more folks to join us.

The more the merrier at a dance party :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Hope everyone is having a good summer.
Anyone want to add where they are from to the list?? I'll start.

My cruise partner (my DH) and I live in Louisiana. I'm a native, he's a transplant from Illinois.

seaulater
justmestace
Hygiene99
dadlvsdisney
trings
dvc2themax
LocustPoint
shane23
wrabitdad
lsutigger2 - Louisiana
scottrob/Lucky Penny
B&B Mom
TiszBear
egorss78
morgy827
kirby1777
nascar8820
amy2girls
dizfan
donaldsgal - Ohio
BobandLee
Roveer

(there may be a better way to add that. I'm not very good a computer stuff!)

Later,

donaldsgal

07-01-2008, 10:37 PM

We're from Ohio - it's me, Jenny, 29 at the time of the cruise, sister Melissa, 36 at the time of the cruise, and niece Hannah, nearly 3 and 1/2 by the time of the cruise. This is #3 for me, #4 for Melissa, and #1 for Hannah! Very excited.

Here's some dancin' :banana: :dance3:

nascar8820

07-02-2008, 06:51 PM

shane23

07-03-2008, 09:50 AM

Just so you have the info, living in Curwensville, PA (about an hour from Penn State).

morgy827

07-06-2008, 06:09 PM

Hey, we just convinced my Dad to book my Mom and himself on the same cruise for her 50th Birthday. So now it will be myself, my DH and my Mom and Dad!!

lsutigger2

07-06-2008, 08:01 PM

Morgy: I can verify that taking a cruise for a milestone birthday is a great way to spend it!! I took a cruise for my 50th and this cruise is in celebration of my DH's 50th.

Anyone else going to be celebrating a b'day while we sailing the seas??

donaldsgal

07-06-2008, 08:31 PM

It's a belated celebration because traveling at the end of April was cheaper than over her birthday, but we are celebrating my sister's birthday. She'll be 36. And a special aspect of her birthday is that her birthday is also "Gotcha Day" - it's a day that adoptive parents get to bring home their little bundle of joy. My sister met Hannah for the first time on her birthday. It was a great present! So it'll be her 36th birthday and 3rd Gotcha Day.

Here's a picture of us so you can get to know our lovely mugs:

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/atsjen/IMG_0381.jpg
(that's me holding Mickey)

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/atsjen/IMG_0401.jpg
Hannah

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/atsjen/IMG_0324.jpg
(Melissa and Hannah again)

trings

07-08-2008, 09:10 PM

Hi all!!

Just checking in to see what everyone is up to! I cannot believe the time is passing so quickly. Pretty soon we will all be doing the Happy Dance on Goofy's Pool!!!! Whoo Hooo...!!!

dvc2themax

07-08-2008, 09:57 PM

Don't really need to be celebrating ANYTHING on the cruise, that is worth it all in itself!:lmao:

But we are also going to celebrate 50th bday for DH (will have turned 50 Dec 22, 2008, but since it is so close to Christmas, we actually celebrate it February the following year to spread the cheer around):rotfl2: , then our 25, goodness gratious:confused: wedding anniversary:scared1: .

lsutigger2

07-12-2008, 07:33 PM

I was in San Diego this past week. One evening we went down to the harbor area and a Carnival ship - the Wonder of the Sea ?? - was docked. It made me more anxious for April to roll around so we could be on the Magic. We took a harbor tour later in the afternoon and followed the ship into the harbor before it headed out to sea.

I'm really getting excited about this trip - how many days it it ? :confused3
I'll have to check my trip ticker and find out.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

dizfan

07-16-2008, 01:11 PM

DCL will need to be prepared for 50th b-days on our cruise.

Debbie turns 50 the week after the cruise.

We planned the cruise as a double celebration Debbie's 50th birthday and 5 year anniversary.

Dan

morgy827

07-21-2008, 06:49 AM

We will also be celebrating our 1 year anniversary...even though we were married in november we took our honeymoon cruise last spril so we are counting this as our 1 year anniversary gift to each other!!

On our last cruise we did fish extenders and I was wondering if anyone else was wishing to do them on this cruise. It was a lot of fun and even though we do not have children we still had a great time filling all of the "mailboxes" with gifts from home. If anyone is interestyed we should start making a list of all those who will have fish extenders and the ages of their children (or adults!!)

dvc2themax

07-21-2008, 04:27 PM

On our last cruise we did fish extenders and I was wondering if anyone else was wishing to do them on this cruise. It was a lot of fun and even though we do not have children we still had a great time filling all of the "mailboxes" with gifts from home. If anyone is interested we should start making a list of all those who will have fish extenders and the ages of their children (or adults!!)

What are fish extenders?:confused3

PatriciaH

07-21-2008, 05:08 PM

Thinking of holding the 4/25 Tortola cruise this week. What did you all pay for a CAT 7? Just wondering if I missed a great price a few months ago or if it is running the same. Thanks!!!

lsutigger2

07-21-2008, 09:36 PM

We would probably be interested in the fish extenders. I would like to know what others have done in the past.

Thanks for starting this.

BTW: I think we have another dancing day coming up soon, maybe tomorrow is the 275 day mark?? So you know what that means, Put on those dancing shoes!!

:dance3: :dance3: party: :tigger: :goofy: :mickeyjum

:banana: :cool1: :banana: :cool1:

Hygiene99

07-22-2008, 06:50 AM

Here is our updated list with hometown information from the DISBoard profiles: seaulater - Salt Lake City, UT
justmestace - Cave Creek, AZ
Hygiene99 - MA
dadlvsdisney - Bedford, NH
trings - Chicago, IL
dvc2themax - Wilton, NH
LocustPoint - Baltimore, MD
shane23 - ?
wrabitdad - Cape Code, MA
lsutigger2 - Baton Rouge, LA
scottrob/Lucky Penny - Woodbridge, VA
B&B Mom - PEI Canada
TiszBear - WI
egorss78 - ?
morgy827 - Manitoba, Canada
kirby1777 - ?
nascar8820 - Columbus, OH
amy2girls - NH
dizfan - Madison, WI
donaldsgal - Ohio
BobandLee - Southeast of Disorder
Roveer - ?

Not booked on this cruise, YET, have the one in my signature booked but have been thinking of changing to this one! :confused3 :headache: :rolleyes1

We are going to Rebook on the 9/1/08 cruise and it is then we will make the Choice.
pick up OBC and discount.

Partly did not book this cruise cause it was about $500.00 more than the one booked..
LOL

BobandLee

07-22-2008, 09:51 PM

What are fish extenders?:confused3

http://members.aol.com/robertj85/fishx.jpg

morgy827

07-24-2008, 05:41 AM

Great Pic of the Fish Extenders

They are essentially mailboxes that hang from the fish beside your room door. During the cruise Dis members drop off "mail" in these boxes for the guests in the room. Usually it's just for the children but it's also a lot of fun to do for adults as well. If you search fish extenders on this board there is a ton of info on how to make them, ideas for gifts, etc.

Some of the things that we got were...pirate tatoos on pirate night, magnets celebrating each night on the door, candy, disney themed items, souveniers from the dis members hometowns etc.

It's a lot of fun to go each night and see what is waiting for you at your door.

If anyone wants to participate in this I am willing to start a list with room numbers and ages so we can all plan on gifts!!

wrabitdad

07-28-2008, 10:38 PM

Not booked on this cruise, YET, have the one in my signature booked but have been thinking of changing to this one! :confused3 :headache: :rolleyes1 LOL

OK Peter, time to commit to this cruise. Guess we'll just have to work on you during the 5N, just like you'll did on us last year to get us to book the 5N. LOL :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Bob

Queen2

08-06-2008, 10:23 AM

Just signed up for April 25 trip. A friend & I are going. using DVC points

scottrob

08-07-2008, 05:26 AM

Welcome to the cruise!

dvc2themax

08-07-2008, 05:51 AM

http://members.aol.com/robertj85/fishx.jpg

Where do you get these at? Never seen them at the Disney Stores?:confused: :wizard:

dizfan

08-07-2008, 10:32 PM

Queen2 welcome aboard.

Queen2

08-08-2008, 12:38 PM

Queen2 welcome aboard.

Thank-you. ;)

nroush313

08-11-2008, 03:50 PM

Queen2

08-11-2008, 05:15 PM

I just booked with Disney for the April 25th cruise. I am new to all of this and was wondering who you all booked with? I'm asking because I am thinking of transfering it to Dreams Unlimited. Your thoughts? Any information will be helpful. Thank You.

Welcome nroush. I went right throught Disney cruise line.

donaldsgal

08-11-2008, 06:11 PM

We had to cancel our booking for this cruise. We won't be joining you. :( I just took a new job, and it financially works out better to postpone a year. Have fun and enjoy!

Queen2

08-11-2008, 07:37 PM

We had to cancel our booking for this cruise. We won't be joining you. :( I just took a new job, and it financially works out better to postpone a year. Have fun and enjoy!

sorry you had to cancel.

nascar8820

08-12-2008, 07:09 AM

Pooh'sTwin

08-12-2008, 08:11 PM

My partner and I just deposited today for this cruise! We are so excited and it will be my first cruise ever and the first Disney cruise for us both. It will be a birthday trip for me so I am excited. We are planning to add some WDW resort time to our trip too. Anyone have any advice as to whether it is best to schedule that before or after a cruise? Just in terms of flow, etc.

Excited to be joining you all! Is it April yet???

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Queen2

08-12-2008, 08:33 PM

welcome Pooh'stwin.;)

I've done the parks before & after the cruise& really it doesn't matter to me. Last cruise I did the parks after the cruise because I wanted to be at there during Christmas.

You may want to go to the resorts after the cruise. Easter is april 12, & prices are higher. More growded also

kirby1777

08-13-2008, 06:03 PM

We will be on the Magic when she berths in tortula for the first time. We can hardly wait.

We will be celebrating our 29th anniversary on this cruise, yeah.

lsutigger2

08-17-2008, 06:21 PM

I think we missed our 250 day dance. Just save your energy and we'll make it a good one for 200 day dance :cool1: :cool1:

I did make a hotel reservation for the night before and a car rental reservation for going to Cape Canaveral. But didn't make a car rental for the return. Maybe I already know that I won't be wanting to leave the ship :lmao: :lmao:

I looked at airfare and OMG!!! :scared1: :scared1: I'm thinking we'll use some frequent flyer miles even if it means we have to go to DC first :rotfl:

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Keira1387

08-24-2008, 07:29 PM

Me (DW) and DH will be joining you! We were just on the 4 day wonder August 3rd-7th for our honeymoon. We had rebooked for 7 Day Western for July 09, but couldn't pass up Tortola!!! So I just got off the phone with DCL, so we are all set!!!! Can't wait for Tortola! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Queen2

08-24-2008, 10:55 PM

Welcome to the boards;) . I picked this cruise b/c I've never been 2 Tortola. We wanted May 23? but there was a wait list for main seating. We didn't want to take a chance. So We changed the date to April.

congratulations on your wedding

Keira1387

08-25-2008, 09:53 AM

8 Months to go!!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

lsutigger2

08-28-2008, 09:22 PM

Thanks for keeping up with the countdown. :banana: :banana:

I've had my sites set on Gustav for the last couple of days. Looks like he is headed our way :scared1: :scared1: :scared1:
But I'm prepared - I've got my peanut butter and jelly ready to go! And I think I've got other supplies as well. I'm hoping it will be a non-issue - hey, a girl can dream can't she :rotfl: .

Now I'm a bit concerned about Hanna. We are suppose to be headed to Hilton Head on 9-6 and early predictions are that Hanna may head up the east coast. I really don't care if it rains while we are there, at least let me get there!

amy2girls

08-29-2008, 01:25 PM

Good luck with the storms!!:goodvibes

Keira1387

09-07-2008, 03:03 PM

Bumping!

Keira1387

09-14-2008, 10:02 PM

megakat

09-18-2008, 12:40 PM

This will be our 3rd disney cruise. We had originally booked the 4 land/3sea cruise but my DD's wanted more time on the ship. Although I had to promise that in the next couple of years I would take them to the parks for a week:cool1:
Can't wait to go...although not looking forward to paying for it:scared1:
There's me, DH, DD16 & DD12.

Keira1387

09-18-2008, 05:31 PM

Welcome aboard!!!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

supernatural2222

09-21-2008, 07:16 PM

Hey guys! My name is Kaitlin and I am one of the daughters(the 16 yr old) of Megakat! Just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I can't wait until April! But so much school until then :sad1:
Hopefully more teens come on soon so that we can hang in the teen club!:woohoo: I have never actually gone.:goodvibes

dvc2themax

09-22-2008, 05:25 AM

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=24938149#post24938149

I'm the DD 14 of DVC2themax
I started the thread so us kids can start talking and get to know eachother!
Less than a year. We should get started ;)

This is a link my daughter, Casey, set up for the kids/teens to talk on if you are interested. Not much action on it yet due to still over 200 days (my ticker says 215 days).

justmestace

09-26-2008, 02:48 AM

I just thought I should clarify that I'm not on this cruise either. My family was going to be in Tortola last Christmas on Norwegian, but it turned out that we had to cancel that cruise. I was really hoping to get a chance to scope it out for you guys.
Now instead, I'll be anxiously awaiting YOUR trip reports, because I'll be doing this cruise in May!!
:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

TiszBear

10-07-2008, 04:16 PM

You have have me listed as going but I forgot to say that my mother will be going with me. This is our annual mother/daughter trip. We are both so excited as we both have never been on a cruise.

I can't believe we are already under 200 days till the cruise!!:cool1:

dizfan

10-12-2008, 12:36 PM

Glad to know we're under 200 days.

We're praying the economy turns around. I just got word that the company I work may be facing layoffs. If I can make it through the New Year, I should be safe. If not, we'll be cancelling the cruise.

Dan

dvc2themax

10-12-2008, 01:37 PM

Yea on under 200 days.

I am with you Dan, on the economy getting better soon. I am searching airline rates and :eek: is all I can do! Over $500 dollars right now per person.

I have not yet booked flights because I use Southwest to do a direct flight from NH to FL and the dates are not yet out.

But we all need to PRAY and PRAY and hope we all make it on the cruise in APRIL!

TiszBear

10-13-2008, 02:20 PM

I have my flights and I am hoping there are no changes. This is my second set of airline tickets, first ones that were booked were on Midwest and that flight was cancelled. Had to rebook on Delta and those flights are ok. The only one I am not happy with but can live with is the flight down. We are flying the day before staying at the Hyatt at MCO. The flight out of Milwaukee is at 5:55am and I get in to MCO before 11:30am I think (that is with a short layover in Atlanta). At least we can all get a good night sleep before we leave on Saturday.

sandiedvc

10-22-2008, 11:03 AM

Hi all!

We will be on the First Tortola expedition!

DH Mike and I will be on board for our very first verandah. We are very excited.

When do you think that the tours will start coming out?

See you all soon!

nascar8820

10-22-2008, 04:53 PM

Welcome aboard sandiedvc!

sandiedvc

10-23-2008, 11:01 PM

Thanks for the welcome!

We do need a really cool name for the cruise.

Someone else much earlier on the thread said that they were horrible at names; but you haven't seen nuttin' yet....

What about...

April in Tortola

or... Taking it to Tortola

or... Are there Turtles in Tortola?

Now that that is out of the way, nothing else that any one comes up with will be any worse than those stinkers! :rotfl:

What has anyone else got?

dvc2themax

10-24-2008, 05:44 AM

Love the label at The bottom of your message.

amy2girls

10-24-2008, 07:48 AM

Kathy,

Love you picture on your sign. I agree we need something like that! How do you do that????? Are you creative like that- you got the job!!!:thumbsup2
How about- Sailing the Magic to tortola- A First! (not very creative- sorry:confused3 ) or Sailing away in April to Tortola on the Magic!

sandiedvc

10-25-2008, 08:56 PM

LOL! I wish that I knew how to make the nice cruise banner in my signature!
One of the ladies on the Westbound TA put that together for everyone to use. I won't tell you how long it took me to put that in my signaturer!

I did have a bit of an idea for a cruise banner for us though. What about using the letter flags that ships sail to spell out Tortola and then add the numeral flag for one. We could put the flags on one line and then add the dates of the cruise below.

I don't know that I know how to do this so if anyone has any idea how to carry out the idea..... Go for it!

Here is a website to give you an idea what the flags look like:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeohzt4/Seaflags/signals/sigflags.html#intlltr

What does anyone think?

dvc2themax

10-26-2008, 03:50 PM

I am not creative like that at all, organizae something is great - designing something - someone else needs to take control:rotfl2: .

Someone else had fish ?? that hangs on their door, and again, have no clue to make one, especially with my favorite characters - goofy, beauty and the beast, piglet, Ariel. Any help on directions to make would be great.

Ok, since we are all asking how to... any idea where to find tall/long polo shirts with disny charcters on them? When we went to Downtown Disney last year, could find polo shirts, but not with a disny character onit. I had found a polo shirt with goofy embroidered, the shirt was yellow and was the only shirt in the Disney store. But cannot find it anywhere. Help on the creative people out there. :confused3

180 days around teh workl to go for the trip!:wizard:

Safe halloween to everyone that reads the boards!:stir: pixiedust:

sandiedvc

10-26-2008, 06:48 PM

Ok, since we are all asking how to... any idea where to find tall/long polo shirts with disny charcters on them? When we went to Downtown Disney last year, could find polo shirts, but not with a disny character onit. I had found a polo shirt with goofy embroidered, the shirt was yellow and was the only shirt in the Disney store. But cannot find it anywhere. Help on the creative people out there. :confused3

Have you checked disneyshopping.com ? They have polos that you can select the character and the color. The guys colors are red, navy, and black and gals have red, pink, and purple. Both are $34.50.

Unfortunately, neither are available in talls. I am 5-9 and I sometimes order mens sizes just to get the extra length. But the colors available are limited.

If it is for a guy, you might have to buy your own tall polo and try to find an embroidry place around you that would put Goofy on for you. I don't know if the ones in the parks will put a character on your own items or not.

The other option is an iron on character from a craft or sewing store and I don't know how well it would hold up after a few wearings!

Good luck!

dahirsh

10-26-2008, 06:58 PM

Maybe it's time to introduce myself. I've been booked on this cruise for months, but I'm still referring to it as "the cruise I may or may not be taking" I figured I would make a decision in the fall when it came time to book air fare and I guess I'm almost there.

This will be my first DCL cruise and my fifth cruise overall.

sandiedvc

10-26-2008, 07:01 PM

Someone else had fish ?? that hangs on their door, and again, have no clue to make one, especially with my favorite characters - goofy, beauty and the beast, piglet, Ariel. Any help on directions to make would be great.

They are fish extenders and they hang on the fish message holder on the left of your stateroom door. There are many different ways to make them. The best thing to do would be to search the main cruise board for fish extenders. There are hundreds of posts on them and no "right" way to make them.

Some are as simple as a fabric tote bag from the craft store. They personalize it by getting some images they want: characters, words, family pictures, etc and then printing them with their inkjet printer onto special iron on paper (also at the craft store). Add a little ribbon, buttons, glitter, whatever and you are done.

If you use the iron on paper, there are a couple of kinds depending on what color you are ironing it on. Just check that you are getting the kind you need. And make sure to take your coupon to Michaels or Hobby Lobby!

I would show you mine from the Panama Canal cruise, but I haven't figured out how to post pictures!

There are lots of good pictures on the cruise threads tho! Some of them are pretty complicated but don't let that scare you off, they don't have to be. They just have to do the job!

sandiedvc

10-26-2008, 07:11 PM

Just did a quick search for fish extenders.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607&page=2

Post #27 has some directions on how to sew one if you have a sewing machine.

dvc2themax

10-27-2008, 05:40 AM

Polo shirts - is a for a man. I have searched and found nothing, but will check out the web site you mentions. Downtown Disney did have polos, but not tall/long ones. And Downtown Disney shop will not embroider on shirts you buy or bring yourself unsless you have the receipt to show you bought at Disney. Tried that last year when we went. And since they are licensed characters, haven't found any places in New Hampshire that have the license to do it. But the other option of an iron on would be next which I did not think about. THANKS!:thumbsup2

Will also check out the fish extenders too! Thanks for the link.

CKCruising

10-30-2008, 05:39 PM

...I did have a bit of an idea for a cruise banner for us though. What about using the letter flags that ships sail to spell out Tortola and then add the numeral flag for one. We could put the flags on one line and then add the dates of the cruise below.

I don't know that I know how to do this so if anyone has any idea how to carry out the idea..... Go for it!
...
What does anyone think?

Can I join in if I make the banner? This looks like a good idea...Let me see what I can come up with over the weekend.

Chris.

sandiedvc

11-01-2008, 08:56 AM

LOL! You don't need to DO anything to join in. BUT I do need help with the banner.

I only sort of know Word, so I was putting it together in that. I found a nice font and all the flags and even figured out how to size the flags and put shading around them, and then .....

I am stumped. I thought a nice color background might be nice, but couldn't figure out how to do it or how to size it or even how to get it to where people could see it so they could give their opinions on it!

So... You definately wouldn't be stepping on any toes here! If it would help you I could email you what I have.

Thanks for any and all help!

CKCruising

11-02-2008, 06:34 AM

How does this look?

I had one with black font but changed to the yellow as it was easier to read.

I used the Taking it to Tortola slogan, to see what I could do, but that is easy to change.

Any suggestions are more than welcome.

CKCruising

11-02-2008, 07:00 AM

I can't post any samples in my posts yet until I get 10 posts (hence the useless posts :)), so i just have to use my signature to show you guys.

dvc2themax

11-02-2008, 09:00 AM

From my blind eye, looks wonderful to me.
Just one question, are there 2 flags the same, the red/yellow diagonals?

CKCruising

11-02-2008, 11:12 AM

I spelt T O R T O L A

The T (Red-White-Blue Bars) and the O (Red-Yellow Triangle) are both repeated :)

I could put the letters inside? Personally, I think it adds a bit of mystery without.

amy2girls

11-02-2008, 07:59 PM

I think it is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1: :cool1: :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

Great Job!!!:l:yay:

Ginia

11-03-2008, 05:00 PM

Hi Everyone!

My family and I just booked this cruise last week! I can't wait to get back on the ship!

We just got back from a 4 night Wonder cruise and I miss it already:) We did an FE exchange and it was a blast! Would love to do it again!

Ginia

morgy827

11-06-2008, 05:53 AM

The banner looks great!!

I'm glad everybody is getting on the "fish extender bandwagon"!!

I would be willing to compile a list of everyone who wants to participate...young or old...and your room numbers (if you know them).
This makes it a lot easier when delivering gifts.

I'll start the list with myself;

Morgy827 (27) & DH (33) Room....I can't remember right now but I'll look it up

:fish: :fish: :fish: :fish:

CKCruising

11-06-2008, 06:37 AM

Here is the link to the Banner (You will have to replace the ____ with http as I can't post a link yet)

____://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/CKCruising/CruiseBanner20090425v4.jpg

We've had this cruise booked for a couple of months. It's me, DW, DS (4) in one room and his two grandmas in the next room.

I think I'd be interested in a fish extender, but it seems a bit intimidating if the group is large.

amy2girls

11-06-2008, 08:13 AM

Thank you for the banner, i love it!-- but look at my sign. I can't get it to show up- any ideas?? Computers are not my thing- thank you!

Not sure about the fish extender thing- it sounds like fun, but very time consuming from what I have read on other trip reports. What aboput a secret Mickey or something where we all pick one family to surprise and that will lighten our load on the way to and home- what does everyone think???:thumbsup2

nascar8820

11-06-2008, 08:48 AM

We are in for the fish extender exchange. :thumbsup2

CKCruising

11-06-2008, 09:45 AM

Thank you for the banner, i love it!-- but look at my sign. I can't get it to show up- any ideas?? Computers are not my thing- thank you!...

Do you have the IMG tags?

You need at the beginning (before the the http) and at the end (after the jpg)

TiszBear

11-06-2008, 12:13 PM

Thank you for the banner, it looks great!!

I have heard about hte fish extender exchange but I would have ot agree with amy2girls, it sounds time consuming. I like any2girls idea about a secret mickey exchange.

Just tried adding the banner but can't. Guess I will have to wait till I get home and use that computer. I really do hate these web filters at work!! :sad2:

amy2girls

11-06-2008, 12:58 PM

Thank you CK - it looks great- thanks again for your ideas and help!!

amy2girls

11-06-2008, 01:01 PM

SO........... Southwest opened their dates today - through May- not looking good- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ CRAZY!:confused3

dahirsh

11-06-2008, 06:24 PM

As of earlier today Jet Blue was still only booking until the end of April.

I'm up for a fish extender if others are

Queen2

11-06-2008, 08:17 PM

I'm up for one also

morgy827

11-07-2008, 06:26 AM

[QUOTE=CKCruising;28566949]Here is the link to the Banner (You will have to replace the ____ with http as I can't post a link yet)

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We've had this cruise booked for a couple of months. It's me, DW, DS (4) in one room and his two grandmas in the next room.

I think I'd be interested in a fish extender, but it seems a bit intimidating if the group is large.[/QUOTE=CKCruising;28566949]

On my last cruise we had about 20 rooms participate which seemed intimidating at first but was really not that bad. People were really creative abd came up with itmes that were small enough to pack as to not take up to much space. If you search on the boards there are many, many great ideas for fish extender gifts. The best gift we got was magnets that were made for each night of the cruise...so on pirate night there was mickey & minnie dressed in their pirate outfits with the date on it, on formal night they were in their formal outfits, etc. It was really fun to come back to the room and see which new magnet was stuck on our door. I'll try to get a picture of our door if I can remember how to put it on here.

CKCruising

11-07-2008, 06:58 AM

I am willing to give anything a shot once. Is it more about gifts for the kids or everyone?

Now I just need to get grandma working on these :cool1:

Ginia

11-07-2008, 09:18 PM

We didn't have many room participate on our last cruise, but it was so much fun! I can't wait to start working on this one :)

Ginia

dvc2themax

11-09-2008, 09:12 AM

Flights are booked on Southwest :banana: , and yes, $$$$$$.:scared1:

We are going down to Florida a few days earlier :cloud9: and plan on going to Universal Studios. Has anyone gone down early before, and if yes, how did you get to the port? :scared: I asked DVC and they have the Magical Express, but I guess because I am staying on site (plan on staying at Disney property) they want $70 per person. :sad2: Where as I guess if you go from airport back to airport it is free.:confused3

Any suggestions?

We have Thanksgiving coming up which leads to Christmas which leads to the excursions to open up! :teacher: And then, sorry, basically nothing after than except countdown to April 25, because there are no holidays in between!:rolleyes1

But then again, this board will be hopping with chatter!:wizard:

TiszBear

11-10-2008, 04:04 PM

Quick question, what is the first day for us to book the excursions?

164 days and counting!!

CKCruising

11-10-2008, 07:14 PM

Quick question, what is the first day for us to book the excursions?

164 days and counting!!

75 Days out
90 Days for Castaway Club
105 Days for suites

morgy827

11-11-2008, 04:28 AM

Morgy827(27) & DH(33): Room TBA
Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th Cabin # 8602
CKCruising???? Room???
Queen 2 ???? Room???
Dahirsh ???? Room???
Nascar8820 ???? Room???

Let me know if I left anyone out and for those of you who have info missing please let me know so I can fill it in. We just need to know how many people are in the room, their ages and male or female in order to make the fish extender gifts more appropriate...and to know how many to bring.

The gifts can be for the adults and/or the children

For those who think it is time consuming it really only takes up as much time as you want it to. It depends on how much effort you want to put in to making/buying the gifts. Delivering the gifts only takes a couple minutes at the end of the day. We spread our gifts out throughout the cruise and did one floor each night. I also know from reading trip reports that children usually find it fun to deliver the gifts and I had a great time walking around the ship and seeing everyone's fabulous fish extenders and their decorated cabin doors.

dvc2themax

11-11-2008, 08:54 AM

Still haven't research the fish extenders, but please add us:
Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15) Rm 2070

Queen2

11-11-2008, 03:05 PM

Queen2 Sharon (Grandmother age):lmao:
Gloria (same as above)

cabin6130

dahirsh

11-11-2008, 05:54 PM

No cabin # yet. I have a cat 12 GTY. But as it turns out this may turn into the cruise I'm not taking. Please leave me on the list for the time being, I will let the group know if I do cancel. Traveling alone, so one adult female.

On the plus side I'm taking advantage of the current WDW 4 plus three deal and going in Jan.

CKCruising

11-12-2008, 01:53 PM

6552 - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4)
6554 - Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother ;) )

morgy827

11-13-2008, 11:58 PM

Morgy827DW(27) & DH(33): Cabin TBA

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Dahirsh Adult Female: Room TBA

Nascar8820???? Room???

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

:fish: :fish: :fish: :fish:

nascar8820

11-14-2008, 08:56 AM

Nascar8820???? Room???

:fish: :fish: :fish: :fish:

Lisa and Terry Cabin 2590

morgy827

11-14-2008, 10:25 PM

Morgy827DW(27) & DH(33): Cabin TBA

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Dahirsh Adult Female: Room TBA

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

:fish: :fish: :fish: :fish:

dizfan

11-17-2008, 09:07 AM

With the economy in the tank, we decided to cancel our cruise and have a more economical vacation.

Have a great cruise everyone. We hope you enjoy Tortola as much as wed did a few years ago.

Dan & Debbie

Queen2

11-17-2008, 06:18 PM

sorry you won't be able to go:earsboy:

CKCruising

11-18-2008, 09:40 AM

Queen2

11-18-2008, 11:49 AM

That's too bad. I'm sure you won't be the last.

On my side, it's the dollar...Every cent it drops adds another hundred bucks to our trip.

On a brighter note, i noticed your signature Sharon...If your 2006 cruise was a birthday cruise, is this one too???

The birthday cruise was for my 8yo grandson & 10 yo Godaughter. they celebrated there birthday's on the cruise DGD April 1, & DGS April 21.

Thanks for asking. I had little icons but deleted them

morgy827

11-18-2008, 07:39 PM

That's too bad. I'm sure you won't be the last.

On my side, it's the dollar...Every cent it drops adds another hundred bucks to our trip.

On a brighter note, i noticed your signature Sharon...If your 2006 cruise was a birthday cruise, is this one too???

But as the dollar drops gas gets cheaper so it all balances out for us Canadians in the end anyway

CKCruising

11-20-2008, 07:05 AM

But as the dollar drops gas gets cheaper so it all balances out for us Canadians in the end anyway

You must be one of those glass half full type people :rolleyes: ...lol

I did fill up for under 80 cents last night...I don't remember gas being that low in ages. Now at least we can hope for a day (just one in January) where the dollar is back at par and gas is 1.35.

dadlvsdisney

11-20-2008, 07:03 PM

It has been months since I have been here. I got a lot of reading and catching up to do. Just bought airline tickets, so I am getting in the vacation mode. It was hard for me earlier.

Amy2girls - I don't know where in NH you live, but we ended up getting tickets on southwest leaving from Bradley airport in CT. The price was half of what it is now in Manchester. It was less than 300 dollars per person roundtrip.

Hi Paula - Hows the family? Haven't seen you since the BYPC Dance show.:banana:

Just keeping in touch with the Granite staters

trings

11-20-2008, 10:24 PM

Hi everyone! It has been ages since I have posted! It looks like everyone is getting in the spirit despite the horrible economy... I too was checking Southwest for airfare, I hope they run a special!!!

We too are in for the fish extender thingy, LOL! We are in Room 7010
Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11).

Hi Paula & Bill! Hope everything is well with all of the kids, I can't wait to see them! I know the kids are all still texting and myspacin', I just thank god we have unlimited texting LOL!. Josh & Kaitlin are forever texting and Justin cannot wait to hang out with Timmy. I just created a photo album of the 2007 cruise at snapfish.com (oprah had a free album offer) and the kids look so young! I can just imagine them all now! Josh is 6'1" and 160 lbs... like you said teenagers:eek:

Please let me know if anyone is trying to group up at dinner. Last time we were all scattered. We have the late seating once again.

See, I get on here and don't shut up! Oh...LUV the flag! Great work

dadlvsdisney

11-21-2008, 07:39 AM

Paula

We went down early last time. I believe it cost money to go to the port even from the airport. It is cheaper to rent towncar service (for 4 people). Also, they get you there earlier and at the time "you" want. Therefore you can get on the ship earlier.

I think we used FLtours. They were great. There are others as well.

dadlvsdisney

11-21-2008, 10:32 AM

Hi Diane,

I am definately thankful for unlimited text. :worship:

It will be neat to see how much the children have changed in 2 years.

The adults have not gotten any older I'm sure!:rotfl2:

I can't wait till it's less than 100 days.

wrabitdad

11-21-2008, 08:14 PM

Hi All,

We're in for the fish extender exchange. It's become tradition ever since it started on the first Panama Canal cruise.

For the newcomers, don't worry about the FE exchange, make it whatever you want. Some of the best gifts have been homemade.

We're in cabin 6582.

Bob (DH) & Dale (DW) :wave2:

morgy827

11-22-2008, 09:43 PM

Morgy827DW(27) & DH(33): Cabin TBA

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Dahirsh Adult Female: Room TBA

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

wrabitdad Bob (DH) & Dale (DW): Cabin 6582

trings Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11): Cabin 7010

morgy827

11-22-2008, 09:44 PM

You must be one of those glass half full type people :rolleyes: ...lol

I did fill up for under 80 cents last night...I don't remember gas being that low in ages. Now at least we can hope for a day (just one in January) where the dollar is back at par and gas is 1.35.

Any reason to keep the Disney trip on track...I can;t think about the dollar or it'll make me crazy!! My Mom checks on it every day and it drives me nuts!

lsutigger2

11-23-2008, 06:23 PM

DH and I are in for Fish Extenders:

lsutigger2: Tom and Janie, cabin #8040
PS: DH will be turning 50 on 4-27 :cool1: :cool1:

morgy827

11-24-2008, 04:51 AM

Morgy827DW(27) & DH(33): Cabin TBA

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Dahirsh Adult Female: Room TBA

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

wrabitdad Bob (DH) & Dale (DW): Cabin #6582

trings Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11): Cabin #7010

lsutigger2 Tom (DH will be turning 50 on 4-27) and Janie: cabin #8040

dvc2themax

11-30-2008, 10:49 AM

Is anyone else planning on going down early and staying at Diseny property who would like to go to the port together and share the charges? There are only 3 of us. A little to early to really plan on this, but that is just what I do, plan and prepare :):thumbsup2

Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was nice with your families. Now the kids are going to be counting down to Christmas before they think of the cruise :cloud9: countdown.:lovestruc

LocustPoint

12-11-2008, 05:18 PM

DH and I are also in for the fish extenders

Mary (44) & Tom (49)
Cabin 7568

Anyone thinking of staying at the Hyatt the night before? We are flying in the evening of the 24th and are planning to stay at the Hyatt for the night.

lsutigger2

12-12-2008, 08:49 PM

Good Friday evening one and all!

We are going down on Friday but are traveling to Cape Canaveral to spend the night.

And I wanted to point out my new avatar - thought it was time to change out the LSU National Championship one. It snowed in Baton Rouge yesterday and the pic is of the LSU mascot, Mike, lounging in the snow! He is such a beautiful animal!

Now that we have signed on for fish extender exchange, can anyone direct me to directions for making one??? I know I've seen it on the boards somewhere, but who knows where ??????

Thanks!

nascar8820

12-13-2008, 07:53 AM

Check out this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1219607&page=2 Post #27

It gives basic dimensions on how to create a Fish Extender.

Here is a picture of the one we made for our April 2008 cruise:
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm202/nascar8820/fishextender.jpg

lsutigger2

12-13-2008, 08:41 AM

Thanks for the directions!! I saw some cute Mickey fabric at Wal-mart yesterday. I think I'll go back today and get enough to make ours.

morgy827

12-14-2008, 09:23 PM

Morgy827DW(27) & DH(33): Cabin TBA

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Dahirsh Adult Female: Room TBA

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

wrabitdad Bob (DH) & Dale (DW): Cabin #6582

trings Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11): Cabin #7010

lsutigger2 Tom (DH will be turning 50 on 4-27) and Janie: cabin #8040

LocustPoint Mary (44) & Tom (49): Cabin #7568

lsutigger2

12-15-2008, 06:37 PM

today :banana: :banana: :banana:

Included was information about when the payments were due :scared1:
and some other info.

When will we receive specific information about excursions?? Included with the info sent today was the date that we could begin booking the excursions but not what they were or how much they cost.

I can't remember from our last cruise since it has been five years ago.

Anyone know??

LocustPoint

12-17-2008, 06:25 PM

I was just on Disney cruise website and excursions are now listed under the different ports of call. Let the planning begin.

lsutiggeratwk

12-18-2008, 01:12 PM

It's me "lsutigger2" only I'm at work. This is my alias :thumbsup2

Thanks for the information about the excursions. I started looking at them. Now just to make up my mind, and, oh yea check with my DH. After all it is his birthday trip ! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Has anyone visited Tortola yet? Any information to share?
We took this same cruise five years ago, so I have some sense of what to expect while at St. Thomas/St. John.

rwrocksme

12-18-2008, 04:35 PM

I'M GOING TOO!!!!!! party: I'll see you there!!!

TiszBear

12-21-2008, 09:53 PM

For those of you staying at the Hyatt the night before I will be there as well. My flight has been changed again, but it looks like I will be arriving some time between 11am and 12 noon.

If you want to meet up let me know. Pretty soon we will be in the same year counting down.;)

Have one question, if I counted right the day I can make my reservations for the excursions is Feb 10, 2009. Can someone tell me if I counted right?

LocustPoint

12-27-2008, 09:42 AM

My husband and I are staying at the Hyatt the night before the cruise however we won't be arriving until around 9:30 unless I can talk him into taking an earlier flight. Would love to meet up for a drink.

We are officially under 4 months now!

B&B Mom

12-30-2008, 10:53 PM

Hello all....haven't checked in for awhile but have started looking at info about Tortola and have found lots of great info here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=290

It may help you plan excursions especially if you're wanting to venture out on your own.

Can't wait!

dvc2themax

12-31-2008, 05:28 AM

Wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR:hourglass in less than 24 hours.

Then we can say WE ARE GOING ON A CRUISE THIS YEAR :yay: :yay:

trings

01-01-2009, 09:29 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lsutigger2

01-02-2009, 06:18 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Now that it is our year to cruise, let's all dance -

:cool1: :cool1: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :yay: :banana: :cool1:

Thanks for the link with the info on Tortola. It gives me a better idea of what to look forward to!

Queen2

01-02-2009, 07:03 PM

I think we are under 100 days, double digits :dance3: :cheer2: :dance3: :cheer2:

lsutigger2

01-02-2009, 09:34 PM

Queen2, hate to disappoint you - with such nice dancing going on :rotfl: :rotfl:

but my counter says that we are 111 days away. So, not many more until we are in double digits!!

Keep on dancing and it will be here soon!

Queen2

01-02-2009, 09:48 PM

son3disfan

01-02-2009, 10:46 PM

Hi Everyone!:wave2:

Joining in!

Our first 7 day!!
Me :flower3: DH:upsidedow and 3 boys :rockband:

I'm turning 40 ( while at sea!!!)
Can't wait to see Tortola.

Queen2

01-03-2009, 03:49 PM

Welcome to boards. Hope you have a very Happy 40th Birthday while cruising.;)

son3disfan

01-03-2009, 07:17 PM

Welcome to boards. Hope you have a very Happy 40th Birthday while cruising.;)

Thanks!

We will be cruising with my MIL too ( I forgot to add her to our smilies :lovestruc ). She has NEVER vacationed ANYWHERE before!! So we thought we'd bring her along as her health hasn't been the best lately! She needs a break!
She is pretty mobile , but has a sore back and alot of trouble with her feet ( she's 74). She can walk, but not on uneven ground, and not for too long
so we are having trouble picking some excursions.The Baths look beautiful but probably not doable with my MIL..... The boys love the beach, but I want to see some of the islands.

What is everyone planning on doing while in Tortola?

We are looking at the island drive / beach break and lunch, and possibly doing St. Thomas on our own ( beach and shopping).

Anyone care to share?

I also am wondering about a character breakfast on this cruise. Does anyone know if there will be one, and what day?

Thanks!

dahirsh

01-03-2009, 09:34 PM

I just sent a cancellation email to my travel agent.

Have a great time.

lsutigger2

01-04-2009, 04:54 PM

There is a character breakfast one morning - at least there was five years ago! That's about all I remember!!

The characters went to the tables and pictures were taken. And they danced arount. Pluto, Minnie, Mickey and maybe some others.

Sorry the details are so sketchy. Maybe a recent cruiser will chime in with more info for you!

morgy827

01-07-2009, 10:26 PM

Unfortunately my DH and I had to cancel the cruise. We ar eso sad but are still excited for our WDW trip in May. I will still keep the list for fish extender updates going. Hope you guys all have a great time.

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

wrabitdad Bob (DH) & Dale (DW): Cabin 6582

trings Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11): Cabin 7010

CKCruising

01-08-2009, 07:16 AM

Unfortunately my DH and I had to cancel the cruise. ...
That's too bad. We'll miss you even though we never met :grouphug:

Phyllisi

01-08-2009, 10:09 AM

Hi everyone, we are booked for the 4/25 cruise. There will be a total of 5 of us going on the trip, my spices, 11-year-old daughter, and 2 aunts. This will be are 7th Disney Magic cruise.

lsutigger2

01-08-2009, 08:49 PM

Sorry that folks are having to cancel. I know the feeling.

I'll be happy to keep up with the fish extender group, if morgy isn't able to do so. And I believe that there is an updated list in a later post because dh and I aren't on the list last posted.

Here is the last list published, minus the folks who have cancelled. If I took off anyone who is still going, please let us know and we'll put you back on. If anyone has recently joined the group and wants to get on the fish extender list, please post the info and we'll add you to the list.

Ginia (32) - 33 on Dec 24th,Jack (34), Isabelle (6) - 7 on Apr 20th her Birthday cruise ),John Robert (4) - 5 on Dec 15th: Cabin # 8602

CKCruising - Chris (39), Christine, Connor (4): Cabin# 6552
-Bev (Mom-Gaggy), Janet (MIL-Gramma) (Both old enough to be my mother): Cabin#6554

Queen 2 Sharon (Grandmother age) Gloria (same as above): Cabin#6130

Nascar8820 Lisa and Terry: Cabin# 2590

DVC2themax Paula (40), Kip (50) , Casey (15): Cabin# 2070

wrabitdad Bob (DH) & Dale (DW): Cabin #6582

trings Diane (41) John (43) Josh (14) Justin (11): Cabin #7010

lsutigger2 Tom (DH will be turning 50 on 4-27) and Janie: cabin #8040

LocustPoint Mary (44) & Tom (49): Cabin #7568

It is almost 100 days and counting :dance3: :dance3:

morgy827

01-09-2009, 01:24 AM

Thanks Lsutigger!!

Have a great time!

lsutigger2

01-10-2009, 09:17 AM

I'll ask here first and if no one knows then I'll ask on the other board:

I paid off the balance on our cruise :scared1: :scared1: and in yesterdays mail was our receipt. On it there is a sentence that says:

"Online Booking: Includes a non-refundable, non-transferable stateroom onboard credit."

No where on the receipt does it indicate how much or any other information. I did book the cruise online way back in February 2008.

So does that mean that we will have an onboard credit, or am I reading that the wrong way?????? Sure would be nice :banana: :banana:

Thanks all and have a great day!

amy2girls

01-10-2009, 09:31 AM

I think.... with online booking you get a $25 OBC and if you used your disney VISA you get a $50 OBC!!!!:thumbsup2

We paid off ours yesterday aswell!

amy2girls

01-10-2009, 09:33 AM

What is everyone thinking about excursions????? I think.... we are going to book one of the tortola excursions and play it by ear in St. Thomas- maybe take the ferry to St. John???

Don't forget we can book palos etc... on the 25th if paid off!:goodvibes

lsutigger2

01-10-2009, 09:45 AM

Thanks Amy2girls - I did use my Disney VISA so hopefully we'll get a little something extra.

DH and I have been looking at excursions but haven't decided yet. He is leaving to go overseas to work this week, so I know we'll make our decisions soon. We may do an island tour in St. Thomas. And we may do the X-BOB thing at Tortola. Looks like from the itinerary we have about 10 hours at Tortola :banana: . There may be time to do a little on-your-own thing and a group excursion.

I'm really getting excited about the trip :woohoo: :woohoo: :banana: :banana: :cool1:

amy2girls

01-10-2009, 09:52 AM

We are very excited!!!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:
I just printed out a countdown chain for the kids!
We are here in NH and because of snow and ice storms the kids have already been out of school for 8 days, can't wait to be warm- we are going to set record lows for temps this week. Hopefully they won't make up some of the snow days during April vacation (that is the rumor.... but my kid's won't be there!)
Can't wait!!:goodvibes
I think we are going to try to book the virgin island sail,snorkle and beach adventure in Tortola!

I am going to try for palo bruch on DH's birthday the 26th and maybe some spa time that day1 Hopefully the kids will like the club!:lovestruc

TiszBear

01-12-2009, 11:50 AM

101 days!!! And Counting!!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

I think this was answered already but I am going ot ask again. I know I can book at the 75 day mark and if I counted right that is on Feb 9th. Can someone confirm this for me?

Thanks

CKCruising

01-12-2009, 01:43 PM

sunburnin

01-13-2009, 11:26 AM

Hi All!

My first post on the disboards. What am I getting into? :woohoo:

Wife and I are taking our kids DS (6) and DD (4) on our first family cruise on April 25th. Can't wait to see you all on board! I need to learn about this FE stuff but we're really psyched to be cruising!

DW and I used to sail on the Windjammer Barefoot cruises a lot before kids. They went belly up :sad1: but wouldn't have been small kid friendly anyway. I'm thinking DCL has more kids stuff to do :thumbsup2 So this is our first trip back to the BVI that we loved so much 7 years ago. It'll be fun to take our son to Cane Garden Bay and tell him he was in mommy's tummy floating in the water here. hahaha

Anyway, we've had our reservations since last April and I've been surfing the boards for the past few months. Finally jumping into the pool with you all!

Rob

dvc2themax

01-13-2009, 04:54 PM

Welcome:cheer2: Rob and family

lsutigger2

01-13-2009, 08:55 PM

Welcome to Rob and his family !! :cool1: :cool1:

Everyone needs to get out your dancing shoes because tomorrow the band will begin to play and we'll all be doing the

DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE

amy2girls

01-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Welcome Rob and family!:cool1:

aznaphrodite

01-15-2009, 06:59 PM

Hi, everyone!

We just booked this cruise! It's just my husband and me (no kids). We're really excited!

I've been looking over this thread and I see you're doing a "fish extender group"? What does that mean? I know what the fish extender is but are you going to exchange letters or gifts? Do you get one for everyone on the list or will you be assigned a person like a Secret Pal?

Also, are there any plans to meetup during the cruise?

lsutigger2

01-15-2009, 08:15 PM

Welcome Aboard Aznaphrodite and DH!

Most of our plans are not made yet :lmao: :lmao: so if anyone wants to start the conversation, please do so!!

I did agree to keep the list of the fish extender cruisers. So far there are about 10 or so 'official' families signed up. If there are not many more than that I think we can do just about anything we want as the group would not be so big that it makes it a "chore" for anyone. I'm looking forward to it. I've been researching the fish extender thread looking for cute ideas for making my holder. And I have a couple of ideas for gifts. I had thought I would surprise everyone on the list, since it was relatively small.

Is there anyone who would like to jump in that may not already be on the list?

And finally,

LET'S DO A DOUBLE DIGIT DANCE !!

:yay: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :cool1: :cool1: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: :woohoo: :mic: :rockband:

dvc2themax

01-16-2009, 05:27 AM

WOW, it is really hard to find DISNEY material. SO I will have to make my fish extender with whatever is closer, but I have ideas on how to make it.

My perception of the fish extender is to have one "pocket per family member" and the gifts ( I have mine already:cool1: which are really cool ) go to one per person on the list, well mine would be for one each person.

So in addition to fish extenders, we are updating our door signs, and I am getting ready to start packing. I am very early on the packing. We live in NH, so the shorts and stuff are not being used at thistime :rotfl2: !

Then as I need stuff, I can buy a little at a time.

Last cruise 2 years ago, we met in the lobby of the port to say hello, and then again on the cruise ship. And of course, you saw each other through the week, some with small kids met on the board here and made excursions together for their little ones to meet new kids, and some got together to do things on the ship such as wine tasting and margaretta tasting. It was great!:grouphug:

We also tried to get people together for dinner time, but even though they sat us inthe same area, the tables were only good together for 2 families. The kids that met on this board through their parents, got to sit together one night while the parents went to Palo.

Is anyone adult dressing up for pirate night pirate: ? We did last year, very few adults did, but "Captain Jack" thought it was great and so did the photographer because it is mostly kids that dress up. Still up in the air:scratchin on if I am going to do it again. The pictures were great though of us and Captain Jack.

That is enought :flower3: info for now

amy2girls

01-16-2009, 11:23 AM

Welocome:) aznaphrodite!!!:cool1:
We are still out for the fish extenders- soounds like to much time away from relaxation for me!:thumbsup2
Can't wait til' April -8 this am here in NH!:crazy2: :sad2:
I am going to start working on door magnets this week!:thumbsup2

aznaphrodite

01-16-2009, 01:18 PM

The fish extender sounds fun but I'm worried about the committment and cost. Can you give me an example of the types of gifts you'd give/receive? Thanks!

Nevermind! I found this thread on CruiseCritic:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=701633

Still thinking about joining!

lsutigger2

01-17-2009, 07:48 AM

dvc2themax - try Wal-Mart for Disney fabric. If there is not a store close or it is too cold to get out (?) try on-line. I got fabric there that I'll use for the pockets and will use a solid for the back.

I will work on an updated fe list this weekend. I'll post when I have it ready.

Off to do Saturday chores.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

aznaphrodite

01-17-2009, 03:56 PM

lsutigger2 - Can you add us to the fish extender list?

Rebecca (30) and Chris (30) - Cabin #6094

It sounds fun! Thanks!

lsutigger2

01-17-2009, 08:37 PM

Rebecca, you and Chris have been added !

I have the names, room numbers, etc on a spreadsheet. If anyone wants it, I'll be glad to send it to you. Just send me a pm.

I'll keep updating it if others join the group. I may make my fe tomorrow. Good thing to do while watching football on a Sunday afternoon. I think I got the rest of the supplies needed today :confused3

Someone had asked about pirate night and dressing up. I don't think we will dress but I do hope to participate. I wasn't even going to bring 'formal' clothes but my DH wants to :lmao: so we'll be doing that as well. It was kind of fun on our last cruise.

lsutigger2

01-17-2009, 08:41 PM

:offtopic:

Does anyone know what happened to my other countdown counter???

All that is left of it is a red X!

BubblesNH

01-18-2009, 05:03 PM

Hi Everyone,

We booked this cruise a couple of weeks ago. :yay: I have only been on one other cruise with DD and DS in my belly (Carnival Victory 2002). DH is a newbie to cruising on big boats.

I'm new to posting and boards so please bear with me.:sad2:

I would like to be included in the fish extender list. DD is 10 and DS is 5.

My DH and I have been to Tortola 3 times, twice on land and once bare boating. It is a beautiful place, in my top 2. St. John is my favorite so far.

Would love to meet everyone!:grouphug:

Queen2

01-18-2009, 06:20 PM

Hi, & welcome to the boards.:cheer2:

lsutigger2

01-18-2009, 07:09 PM

Welcome BubblesNH and family. I've added you to the fish extender list.

What good info can you share about Tortola? Do you think the ship will dock close enough to be able to walk to "things to do"? We plan to do an excursion but thought there might be enough time to do some exploring on our own.

BubblesNH

01-18-2009, 07:58 PM

Hi lsutigger2,
The last time was 8+ years ago, and we rented a sailboat and sailed bar to bar, so my memory is a little fuzzy. The 2 trips before that were diving trips and we stayed at a dive resort just west of Roadtown. I'm sure much has changed, but some of the names are still in the guidebooks. There was no cruise dock then, so don't know current layout.
We ate at the Lime N Mango and at Skyworld. We have eaten at all 3 Pusser Landings. We took a ferry to the Baths on Virgin Gorda. That was awesome!!! We had the beach to ourselves. We took a Catamaran from West End for a fantastic 1/2 day sail. We are not lay on the beach types, but did visit Cane Garden Bay and Brewer's Bay. Both are gorgeous.
I'm not sure yet what we are going to do in port. My DH is not a planner and I'm driving him nuts with trying to plan now. Leaning toward 1/2 day catamaran trip with snorkeling. My youngest is 5 and not too strong in the water yet. Hope this helps.

scottrob

01-19-2009, 06:42 AM

We are thinking of doing the Baths at Tortola which look interesting. Does anyone have any information to share? I tried using the 'search thread' tool, but it does not seem to come up with anything.

We are also looking at the St. John Island tour. This is our first Eastern. We did a Western back in October of 2007.

Looking forward to the Tequila Tasting.

CKCruising

01-19-2009, 09:51 AM

Last time we stopped in Tortola (2003), we just walked around Road Town. Neither of us were fans of this, so this time we might try something more organized.
I was looking at the bathes, but the ship tour says 5+.

scottrob

01-19-2009, 01:31 PM

I was looking at the bathes, but the ship tour says 5+.

Yea, that takes out most of the day which could be a drawback. Have to decide by Sunday. :confused3

aznaphrodite

01-19-2009, 01:44 PM

Yea, that takes out most of the day which could be a drawback. Have to decide by Sunday. :confused3

Why do you have decide by Sunday?

Roveer

01-19-2009, 02:11 PM

Roveer and family checking in.

DD, DM, DD(10), DD(7), DS(4) & DD(2) Stateroom 8030.

Seems like years since I booked this. Starting to get excited. Considering the cold weather we've had in NJ recently. I'm starting to think about warm winds and lots of sun. Oh, and a nice bottle of wine.

2nd Disney Cruise, 1st 7 night. Really looking forward to this.

BubblesNH

01-19-2009, 06:06 PM

We took the ferry over to Virgin Gorda and grabbed a cab at the ferry dock. It was a short trip to the top of The Baths. There is a restaurant at the top. You walk down a bunch of stairs and then followed a path through hugh boulders and I remember holding my bag on my head with water to my chest, but you could take another path and not get so wet. Took about 15 mins. Watch your head, I wacked mine good.:crazy2: Not like the states where they would have signs all around with padding on the low spots.:rotfl: It is worth the trip!!:goodvibes Bring drinks/snacks with you to the beach, there was nothing there but the most beautiful pink sand beach I have ever seen. We snorkeled a little and jumped off the rocks into the water. After a while Dinghys began to pull up and drop people off. There is lots of info on Cruise Critic boards with ferry times etc. I was considering this on our own, would love to show it to the kids, but DH thinks it will be crowded??? I Recommend water shoes. We went 10 years ago.
Michelle

lsutigger2

01-19-2009, 06:17 PM

scottrob - I did the St. John Island Tour five years ago. I enjoyed it. My DH was playing golf on St. Thomas at the time. You board a safari type truck (think Kilimanjaro Safari) and will have a guide. We saw several of the bays from the road but I don't remember stopping at any. We also spent time at the ruins of a sugar cane plantation. That was interesting. There was time at the end for some shopping and I remember it being very good. Another thing that I remember was there wasn't any toilet paper at the restroom stops. You might want to bring along some. It wasn't very pleasant.:rolleyes2 . But I did enjoy the excursion and offered to do it again this trip with my DH, but I think we'll do something on St. Thomas instead.

CKCruising - what did you not like about walking around Road Town?

I think Dh and I are going to do the X-BOB excursion at Tortola. We get adventuresome while on vacation. Last vacation I took my first helicopter ride and last cruise we went parasailing, both of which I loved. I was hoping either before or after the X-BOB we would have time to explore around some on Tortola.

If you look back through this thread, I think there is a link to some great info on visiting The Baths, complete with pictures.

CKCruising

01-20-2009, 06:46 AM

...CKCruising - what did you not like about walking around Road Town? ...
All I remember is the chickens running around town. :beach:

To be fair, the cruise also stopped at St. Barts and St. Lucia, so those are tough ports to compare to, but all we did was get off the ship and walk around downtown. Downtown seemed to be on par with Bahamas from what I remember. It seemed like a beautiful island, but this time I wanted to give it a fair shot.

Welcome Roveer.

sandiedvc

01-21-2009, 08:00 PM

Sorry we will not be able to join you all, but here is some information that I had gathered. Hope that it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere, I haven't been following the thread.

Map of Road Town, Tortola
http://www.skyviews.com/bvi/tortola/roadtownmap.html

Map of the maze at The Baths, Virgin Gorda

http://www.scubamom.com/bvi/thebaths/

nascar8820

01-22-2009, 03:03 PM

For those of you that are on the bubble about the fish extender we wanted to give you a little more information that may help you decide.

On our cruise last April we had 13 cabins participating. We made our fish extender but we have seen posts that other people used a basket or something like that. We gave items representing Ohio. We probably spent about $30 for everything.

We decided to deliver our gifts on our first sea day. It took approximately 30 minutes to deliver the gifts. The only delay was when someone hadn’t put up their fish extender yet. We had to go back later to check to see if it was up yet then deliver their gift.

Hopefully this helps everyone out a little.