9/19/09 Western Magic

[pfishgirl]

Thanks to Yonkrs_Girl for a list of FE Exchange participants.. :flower3:

The FE * Fun Exchange or Fish Extender Exchange* is a cute fun way to add a little more excitement to all our Dis Members and Families/Friends.. There is a Letter Holder next to your stateroom door in the shape of a Fish.. That is where the words "fish extender" comes from... Most people hang something with pockets on it or a Christmas Stocking or anything and everything else creative.. Then all the participants sneak around the ship and drop little fun items into your Fish Extender and try not to get caught .. It could be anything as simple as: Tattoos, Stickers, Mini Note Pads, Keychains, Toys and More.. This not a meant to Break Your Budget.. Even Handmade items are exchanged..

FINAL FE LIST Participants
The sign up List is officially CLOSED!!

3boyslovediz
b521028
cakesnjammom
ChrisLei PENDING
daveyc150
debbiechels
dennismcneely
DisneyCruiser83
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
disneymoon0909
finfans
gamomof2
goofprincess
gwtinkerbell427
hannahguad
hannahguad -2
jackaroo's mom
jonesing/gabbie
kileybeth
Kirstin's Mommy
Parents & Sister of Kirstin's Mommy
Lcrain
Lizzy'sMom
LoriS
mamajojo
Martinezfamily1126
NVCruiser
PrincessBelle39
Sinderelly
so_oregon
texasbloke
tink&cinderella
tink&cinderella parents
Yonkrs_Girl



Birthdays, Anniversaries, 1st Time Cruisers, any and ALL celebrations to be had while we are at sea?? Let me know.. I will add them to the list!!!

Sinderelly
Celebrating their HONEYMOON and 1st Time Cruisers

Martinezfamily1126
Celebrating their 7th anniversary on the cruise

LoriS
Double Birthday Celebration DD will be 6 on 9/20 and DD will be 9 on 9/25

MelissaE1's
DD will be celebrating her 11th birthday onboard

goofprincess
Celebrating an Anniversary and DH's birthday

cakesnjammom
Celebrating DH's 40th Birthday

Disneymoon0909
Celebrating their HONEYMOON!! and the Hubby to be's 25th birthday on the 25th

kileybeth
1st time Cruisers!! Celebrating DS's 17th Birthday and Celebrating their 24th Anniversary

disneydad123
Celebrating their 10th Anniversary

daveyc150
Celebrating their HONEYMOON!!

gamomof2
Celebrating her 40th Birthday

CurlyBlueEyes
Celebrating her 47th Birthday on 9/14

DisneyRN1
DH Celebrating his Birthday on the 20th. Celebrating an Anniversary on Sept. 13th. And doing the B2B cruise

nvcruiser
Celebrating her 25th Birthday on Sept 19th

tink&cinderella
Celebrating Dad's 83rd Birthday on Sept 21st

[pfishgirl]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeendyyyyyyyyyyy !!!! Where are you??? :confused3

[pfishgirl]

:happytv:

popcorn::

:rolleyes1

:confused3

:guilty:

[JsMom2]

Hi Stacy, :hippie:
Here I am!!

I'm back at work tody....:sad1:

Thank goodness it's only a 2-day week.

Wendy

[pfishgirl]

:hug: Hi..


Looks like we have the run of the whole ship


That could get dangerous :idea:

[JsMom2]

Yay front row seats for all the shows!! :cool1:

[squitty]

Any room for another?

DH & I were booked on the Eastern/Tortola 09/12/09 but we changed it to the Western 09/19/09. This is our anniversary and we thought it would be nicer to start a cruise rather than ending one on the day.

[pfishgirl]

Any room for another?

DH & I were booked on the Eastern/Tortola 09/12/09 but we changed it to the Western 09/19/09. This is our anniversary and we thought it would be nicer to start a cruise rather than ending one on the day.

:welcome: :yay:

We are on BOTH of them!! :thumbsup2

This will be our 9th and 10th cruise.. DH & I will be solo, sadly, our son will be in College and not able to join us.. :guilty:

[squitty]

:welcome: :yay:

We are on BOTH of them!! :thumbsup2

This will be our 9th and 10th cruise.. DH & I will be solo, sadly, our son will be in College and not able to join us.. :guilty:

Thank you for the welcome:wave2:. You are so lucky to be doing both:banana:

This will be our 3rd cruise. Our eldest DD has work commitments and our youngest with be at school still. She doesn't want to cruise in Sept anymore as it was too hot for her last year.

[pfishgirl]

Thank you for the welcome:wave2:. You are so lucky to be doing both:banana:

This will be our 3rd cruise. Our eldest DD has work commitments and our youngest with be at school still. She doesn't want to cruise in Sept anymore as it was too hot for her last year.

This is our First back to back so we are very excited... Wendy up there ^^ is doing the Back to Back with us.. We were both just on the 12/8/07 Magic..

Can we say DCL Addiction??

[squitty]

This is our First back to back so we are very excited... Wendy up there ^^ is doing the Back to Back with us.. We were both just on the 12/8/07 Magic..

Can we say DCL Addiction??

Sure you can....:) DCL addiction:)

We were going to be b2b'ing this Sept, but we changed our minds and are just doing a 3 night cruise instead. I am sure I will get to b2b cruise one day:yay:

[JsMom2]

Any room for another?

DH & I were booked on the Eastern/Tortola 09/12/09 but we changed it to the Western 09/19/09. This is our anniversary and we thought it would be nicer to start a cruise rather than ending one on the day.

:welcome:

Yes we're also on the Sept 12 sailing with Stacy. I'll celebrate my birthday the first week, and then DD will turn 11 on the second!

Sure we can't convince you to do a B2B also???

[pfishgirl]

Any ideas on excursions? I know as long as their schedule is good.. We will be with my brother and his wife in Key West for the day :goodvibes

[JsMom2]

Any ideas on excursions? I know as long as their schedule is good.. We will be with my brother and his wife in Key West for the day :goodvibes

Last time we did the Western, we didn't really get get off the ship. I walked around Key West, and did a bit of shopping in Costa Maya, but that was it. Except for Castaway Cay of course! :goodvibes

Jasmine really liked Pompeii and Olympia so we'll probably go look at the ruins in Cozumel this time around. And I'll look for something interesting in Grand Cayman since she's never been off the ship there.

I'm glad we're doing the Western 2nd, because by that time she'll have had a chance to get her fill of the club (oh sorry, the LAB).

I also want to do a Dolphin swim sometime during the 2 weeks. And we really liked parasailing at Castaway Cay last month....

Thanks goodness for DU and their double shipboard credit! :worship:

[pfishgirl]

Still no one else? :confused3

[b0nd0]

Long time lurker, first post. We booked the Sept. 19 2009 Cruise as our first DCL (we have cruised on Carnival before). We are sooooo looking forward to this vacation ... but SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! we are keeping it a secret from our kids until we arrive at the Port.

DW
DD (8)
DD (6)
DS (2)
Ages above at time of cruise :cool2:

I am a little addicted to the DIS boards .... DW says that the cruise is a long time away so don't get so wrapped up in it.......

b0nd0:thumbsup2

[JsMom2]

Long time lurker, first post. We booked the Sept. 19 2009 Cruise as our first DCL (we have cruised on Carnival before). We are sooooo looking forward to this vacation ... but SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! we are keeping it a secret from our kids until we arrive at the Port.

DW
DD (8)
DD (6)
DS (2)
Ages above at time of cruise :cool2:

I am a little addicted to the DIS boards .... DW says that the cruise is a long time away so don't get so wrapped up in it.......

b0nd0:thumbsup2


Welcome to the party! :cool1: :cool1: Your DDs will LOVE the cruise. Good luck keeping your secret. Every time I try to keep one from my DD, I break down and tell her within hours. :rolleyes1

[b0nd0]

Long time lurker, first post. We booked the Sept. 19 2009 Cruise as our first DCL (we have cruised on Carnival before). We are sooooo looking forward to this vacation ... but SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! we are keeping it a secret from our kids until we arrive at the Port.

DW
DD (8)
DD (6)
DS (2)
Ages above at time of cruise :cool2:

I am a little addicted to the DIS boards .... DW says that the cruise is a long time away so don't get so wrapped up in it.......

b0nd0:thumbsup2


Ooopsss
DD (10)
DD (8)
DS (4)
Ages at time of cruise:confused3

[JsMom2]

Ooopsss
DD (10)
DD (8)
DS (4)
Ages at time of cruise:confused3

Great...My DD will be turning 11 on the cruise!

[Mrsjvb]

Thinking about booking the 19 September cruise.. it just happens to be our anniversary, and we can't afford to go anywhere this year, so we are thinking of doing a cruise next year.

I must say, though, I am little concerned about the prices.. the cruise site is quoting me under $3000 for the two of us for a partial view balcony(navigator's veranda) is that right?! It's telling me the price is for the entire party in the stateroom, but I am so used to cruiselines telling you multiple times that the price is per person..and I was always under the impression that Disney was one of the more expensive lines out there.. but I paid MORE than that for our 7 night Mexican Riviera cruise on another line a couple of years ago for a comparable room.

could it be that I was mistaken and I could have been eating at Palos for years already?!

[JsMom2]

Thinking about booking the 19 September cruise.. it just happens to be our anniversary, and we can't afford to go anywhere this year, so we are thinking of doing a cruise next year.

I must say, though, I am little concerned about the prices.. the cruise site is quoting me under $3000 for the two of us for a partial view balcony(navigator's veranda) is that right?! It's telling me the price is for the entire party in the stateroom, but I am so used to cruiselines telling you multiple times that the price is per person..and I was always under the impression that Disney was one of the more expensive lines out there.. but I paid MORE than that for our 7 night Mexican Riviera cruise on another line a couple of years ago for a comparable room.

could it be that I was mistaken and I could have been eating at Palos for years already?!

Right now the prices for this cruise are great! I'm not sure why. But I do expect they will go up soon. Over all Disney is usually more expensive than other lines. They don't have a casino to make money from, and they tend to not sell as much liquor as other lines. Add to that the cost of all the Youth Activities counselors, and you can see why they'd need to charge more. But like most things, if you look for a good deal on Disney, you can find one.

If you are interested in this cruise, I'd suggest booking now as the prices will definitely be going up!

Wendy

[pfishgirl]

Long time lurker, first post. We booked the Sept. 19 2009 Cruise as our first DCL (we have cruised on Carnival before). We are sooooo looking forward to this vacation ... but SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! we are keeping it a secret from our kids until we arrive at the Port.

DW
DD (8)
DD (6)
DS (2)
Ages above at time of cruise :cool2:

I am a little addicted to the DIS boards .... DW says that the cruise is a long time away so don't get so wrapped up in it.......

b0nd0:thumbsup2

:welcome: Hi There!!! Welcome Aboard !!!
Don't be a stranger!! :flower3:

DH & I will be alone.. Unless our friends decide to join us..
We are doing a Back to Back

[pfishgirl]

Thinking about booking the 19 September cruise.. it just happens to be our anniversary, and we can't afford to go anywhere this year, so we are thinking of doing a cruise next year.

I must say, though, I am little concerned about the prices.. the cruise site is quoting me under $3000 for the two of us for a partial view balcony(navigator's veranda) is that right?! It's telling me the price is for the entire party in the stateroom, but I am so used to cruiselines telling you multiple times that the price is per person..and I was always under the impression that Disney was one of the more expensive lines out there.. but I paid MORE than that for our 7 night Mexican Riviera cruise on another line a couple of years ago for a comparable room.

could it be that I was mistaken and I could have been eating at Palos for years already?!

Agreed with Wendy.. Book NOW!! The prices are GREAT!!

[Mrsjvb]

sent my request in to the Unlimited website. DH even said he'd float the leave chit THIS year and pointedly remind his boss that last year they sat on it too long and we missed out on the cruise we had wanted to go on. I figure we can pay it off during the next year and not be pressed to come up with fundage right away.

and of course, making sure there is a military clause in the insurance. cuz with my luck he'll be deployed....

[pfishgirl]

sent my request in to the Unlimited website. DH even said he'd float the leave chit THIS year and pointedly remind his boss that last year they sat on it too long and we missed out on the cruise we had wanted to go on. I figure we can pay it off during the next year and not be pressed to come up with fundage right away.

and of course, making sure there is a military clause in the insurance. cuz with my luck he'll be deployed....

Oooh let's Hope not.. :wizard: Maybe we can hide him and say he must of Ran away.. ;) Nice to have you with us..

:thumbsup2

[Mrsjvb]

going UA is BAD and could result in him losing that nice big promotion he is up for. Since I already have plans for the payraise, he'd better behave .heheheheheh

if worse comes to worse, I will find some poor soul who needs a break and take them with me....My girlfriend who just found her recently retired DH is going BACK to the sandbox as a contractor next year.....

[Mrsjvb]

and deposit DOWN!!!

so do I book the Romance at sea thingy now through the DU site or the Disney site? I figure the OBC makes it free with enough left over to pay for some piccies....

[pfishgirl]

and deposit DOWN!!!

so do I book the Romance at sea thingy now through the DU site or the Disney site? I figure the OBC makes it free with enough left over to pay for some piccies....

Woot!!! :woohoo:

DH & I never book anything "special" other then Palo's dinner :confused3 We do excursions at each port but that soesn't count..

Since we are doing a Back to Back, I'm not sure what he will want to do :confused3

[JsMom2]

and deposit DOWN!!!

so do I book the Romance at sea thingy now through the DU site or the Disney site? I figure the OBC makes it free with enough left over to pay for some piccies....

Contact DU to add the REAS to your reservation. This will also allow you to book Palo and other ressies 105 days out, as long as you are paid in full. :thumbsup2

[TADsMommy]

We are thinking of booking this when we are onboard the westbound PC repo in May. :yay:

Just wanted to pop-in and say "hi". :lovestruc (and bump you back up to page one) ;)


:tinker: Karen

[pfishgirl]

We are thinking of booking this when we are onboard the westbound PC repo in May. :yay:

Just wanted to pop-in and say "hi". :lovestruc (and bump you back up to page one) ;)


:tinker: Karen

:welcome: Don't be a stranger!! :yay:

[Chelley00]

Another pretty much maybe checking in. We are doing a 4 day cruise with kids in Sept. It's our first cruise and if we don't hate it :rotfl2: we'll book onboard for this one to celebrate our 10th anniversary without the heathens, er, I mean, kids.

[pfishgirl]

Another pretty much maybe checking in. We are doing a 4 day cruise with kids in Sept. It's our first cruise and if we don't hate it :rotfl2: we'll book onboard for this one to celebrate our 10th anniversary without the heathens, er, I mean, kids.

Well then here is to a possible Welcome Aboard!!

:welcome:


PS.. we will be childless as well :rolleyes1

[ChrisLei]

Hello Everyone!

Deposit is in, and my family and I are sailing on this cruise! WOOHOO!!!! I can't wait!!!! 18 more months to go! My daughter and son are beside themselves with excitement!:banana:

[JsMom2]

Hello Everyone!

Deposit is in, and my family and I are sailing on this cruise! WOOHOO!!!! I can't wait!!!! 18 more months to go! My daughter and son are beside themselves with excitement!:banana:

Welcome Aboard!
How old will your DD be at sailing? Mine will be turning 11 on the cruise.

Wendy

[ChrisLei]

My daughter will be 10 at the time of sailing. My son will be 6 just shy of 7.

[JsMom2]

My daughter will be 10 at the time of sailing. My son will be 6 just shy of 7.

Cool, I'll tell Jasmine there's another 10 year old girl onboard!

[Mrsjvb]

I just found a OLD (series E) Savings bond that has stopped accruing interest. it will pay off the cruise in one shot.. But I had already budgeted where the cruise money was coming from, same with my student loans.. BUT we are putting a deck in this summer(hence the reason we can't afford to go anywhere this year).

So, conundrum:

Pay off cruise waaaayyyy early
-
or
-
Pay 1/13(yes we calculated it out) of the SL now(grace period ends September) and save maybe a couple hundred bucks in interest in the long run
-
or
-
add the Bond to the funds set aside for the deck, and either upgrade the deck or borrow less. The deck will add about $35-50k to the value of the house, allowing us to lose PMI quicker.

Decisions, decisions.......:headache:

[JsMom2]

I just found a OLD (series E) Savings bond that has stopped accruing interest. it will pay off the cruise in one shot.. But I had already budgeted where the cruise money was coming from, same with my student loans.. BUT we are putting a deck in this summer(hence the reason we can't afford to go anywhere this year).

So, conundrum:

Pay off cruise waaaayyyy early
-
or
-
Pay 1/13(yes we calculated it out) of the SL now(grace period ends September) and save maybe a couple hundred bucks in interest in the long run
-
or
-
add the Bond to the funds set aside for the deck, and either upgrade the deck or borrow less. The deck will add about $35-50k to the value of the house, allowing us to lose PMI quicker.

Decisions, decisions.......:headache:


Or reinvest. Security prices are way down right now, so it's a good time to buy!

[Mrsjvb]

well, it appears as if His Squidness will be deploying after all. he just volunteered to do a 12 month IA, which would get him back just before the cruise( he did at least double check the dates before volunteering, most likely to save himself being drawn and quartered by a VERY irate wife)

so, in addition to the REAS package, would there be anything else that you would recommend as a MUST do? I was thinking either a couples massage or even just a spa day for him in addition to Palos and any excursions we might do.

[disneyfinatics]

:woohoo: :woohoo: We are also on the Sept. 19, 2009 cruise. We've been to Disney many times, but this will be our first cruise. We are all very excited. My boys will be 12 & 13 at the time of the cruise. I welcome any advice!
Shelly

[Mrsjvb]

DisneyFin: where in MD are you? Nice to see somebody else from the area going on the cruise!

[disneyfinatics]

Lusby. It's south of Baltimore near Solomon's Island. :thumbsup2

[Mrsjvb]

remember my earlier post about him going away to dry and sandy places? Yeah, well forget it. His bosses boss said Oh H E double Hockey Sticks NO.

the man VOLUNTEERS to get shot at and they say they can't spare him.. I don't know whether to be relived or to feel sorry for whoever gets voluntold to go.


*sigh*:guilty:

[disneyfinatics]

I was wondering how hot will it be in September? I've heard that if you go further from the cruise ships in Cozumel that the shopping is cheaper, has anyone done this? My boys will be 12 & 13 at the time of the cruise, anyone else that age going? :)

[disneyfinatics]

remember my earlier post about him going away to dry and sandy places? Yeah, well forget it. His bosses boss said Oh H E double Hockey Sticks NO.

the man VOLUNTEERS to get shot at and they say they can't spare him.. I don't know whether to be relived or to feel sorry for whoever gets voluntold to go.


*sigh*:guilty:

I think I would be both. I'm glad for you that he doesn't have to go.:thumbsup2

[disneyfinatics]

My sister is single and would love to go on the cruise w/ us. She's not sure how to find someone she could share a cabin with. Anyone have any ideas?

:thanks:

[pfishgirl]

There might be some posts under the Regular forum for cruisers looking for a Room Mate to help save some costs..

We might even have some cruisers joining us but it is so far in advance right now, they can't commit..

Guess not all people are DCL A Holics like us :confused3

[disneyfinatics]

There might be some posts under the Regular forum for cruisers looking for a Room Mate to help save some costs..

We might even have some cruisers joining us but it is so far in advance right now, they can't commit..

Guess not all people are DCL A Holics like us :confused3

I found a place on the Dis boards she could look. It's hard to believe people aren't as addicted as we are. My parents first took me to Disney in 1974. That's when they realized no child under 6 should go if they were going to keep their sanity. For some reason they still kept taking my sisters & I. Every year since 2001 they have taken my sisters and myself & our families to Disney. I've been more times than I can remember. This will be my first cruise and I'm not sure how I'll make it to next September. :scared1: :scared1:
Shelly

[JsMom2]

I found a place on the Dis boards she could look. It's hard to believe people aren't as addicted as we are. My parents first took me to Disney in 1974. That's when they realized no child under 6 should go if they were going to keep their sanity. For some reason they still kept taking my sisters & I. Every year since 2001 they have taken my sisters and myself & our families to Disney. I've been more times than I can remember. This will be my first cruise and I'm not sure how I'll make it to next September. :scared1: :scared1:
Shelly

Have you thought about trying to upgrade to a suite? Your sis could stay with you and help pay the difference. The midship cat 3s have a sofa bed and murphy bed in the living room. And they also have 2 full bathrooms.

[disneyfinatics]

Thanks for the info. I think my sister is going to go w/ the rest of the family on the usual January WDW trip. My parents bought the three of us memberships to Saratoga Springs a few years ago. DH & I decided to break from the norm and take a walk on the wild side. :rotfl2: Atleast for our family.
Anyone else traveling w/ children?

[JsMom2]

Thanks for the info. I think my sister is going to go w/ the rest of the family on the usual January WDW trip. My parents bought the three of us memberships to Saratoga Springs a few years ago. DH & I decided to break from the norm and take a walk on the wild side. :rotfl2: Atleast for our family.
Anyone else traveling w/ children?

Yes, my DD will turn 11 on the cruise!

Wendy

[pfishgirl]

Anyone else traveling w/ children?

Our "child" will be in College and 19 years old by then :guilty: so he is not included.. BUT... we do have a way of adopting Other People's Children when we go places sometimes..
:confused3

So there is a possibilty of several

[NC_Tink]

Oh, oh, can I join this group?:banana: I'm doing a happy dance because we're finally booked! Going with DH and our two guys who'll be 11 and 9 at the time of the cruise.

Does any one know - my younger one will be 2 months shy of his bday and would really like to hang with older brother in the Lab (they hung together alot on our last DC in Dec., but they were both in the 8 -10 year old group) - will the counselor's allow him to go with the older group since he will be so close to 10? I've read that they will allow without problem when you're within a month of birthday - but he'll be another month shy of that. Okay - hopefully that made sense.

Hello to everyone! :wave:

[pfishgirl]

Oh, oh, can I join this group?:banana: I'm doing a happy dance because we're finally booked! Going with DH and our two guys who'll be 11 and 9 at the time of the cruise.

Does any one know - my younger one will be 2 months shy of his bday and would really like to hang with older brother in the Lab (they hung together alot on our last DC in Dec., but they were both in the 8 -10 year old group) - will the counselor's allow him to go with the older group since he will be so close to 10? I've read that they will allow without problem when you're within a month of birthday - but he'll be another month shy of that. Okay - hopefully that made sense.

Hello to everyone! :wave:


Hello and :welcome: Hop Aboard :yay: This is our 2nd leg of our Back to Back.. We do the Eastern on the 12th.. This is our first B2B ever... and we are sooooooooooooooo excited..........

We don't have youngin's so I'm not sure how strict they are with age but I would assume that wouldn't be a problem to keep sibblings together :confused3

[JsMom2]

Welcome to the newcomers!

Yes, you should be able to keep your sons together with no problem. On our first DCL cruise my DD was 4 months shy of her 5th birthday. We asked to put her in the 5-7 year old group with her cousin and they immediately said yes. They understand that you know your kids best, and will work with you.

[NC_Tink]

:thanks: You are all awesome! I love this board - there's always someone who has an answer to your questions - it's great! I've been lurking for some time now and finally decided to "hop on board" ;) I'm hoping to "meet" some folks before our next cruise!

[pfishgirl]

:thanks: You are all awesome! I love this board - there's always someone who has an answer to your questions - it's great! I've been lurking for some time now and finally decided to "hop on board" ;) I'm hoping to "meet" some folks before our next cruise!

No need to be a Lurker... Jump right in and enjoy the craziness :banana: As this cruise gets closer i'm sure we will ALL become a bunch of Chatter Boxes

[finfans]

Hello to all! Fresh off the Magic 4/5-12 western cruise with DH and DD6. While on board we booked for 9/19/09 with friend and fellow diser yonkersgirl and her family (DH,DS8 and DD5) and two other friends. Decided to toss our hat into the ring. I mean we have a mere 521 days til we board the Magic again for another memory filled week of fun. Thus no time to waste! Guess it is the Cruise withdrawl talking!!! We did the Fishextender thing for the first time last week and the kids all LOVED it. So if any of you lot want to get in on the FE action speak up. I Know Yonkersgirl and I are both game.
Other than that lets hope the next 521 days fly by so we can get this party started!

[pfishgirl]

Hello to all! Fresh off the Magic 4/5-12 western cruise with DH and DD6. While on board we booked for 9/19/09 with friend and fellow diser yonkersgirl and her family (DH,DS8 and DD5) and two other friends. Decided to toss our hat into the ring. I mean we have a mere 521 days til we board the Magic again for another memory filled week of fun. Thus no time to waste! Guess it is the Cruise withdrawl talking!!! We did the Fishextender thing for the first time last week and the kids all LOVED it. So if any of you lot want to get in on the FE action speak up. I Know Yonkersgirl and I are both game.
Other than that lets hope the next 521 days fly by so we can get this party started!

:welcome: It's great to have you aboard with us.. :grouphug:

I did a FE exchange for the first time in December and it was alot of fun :thumbsup2 I'm akways up for a secret exchange

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hello to all! Fresh off the Magic 4/5-12 western cruise with DH and DD6. While on board we booked for 9/19/09 with friend and fellow diser yonkersgirl and her family (DH,DS8 and DD5) and two other friends. Decided to toss our hat into the ring. I mean we have a mere 521 days til we board the Magic again for another memory filled week of fun. Thus no time to waste! Guess it is the Cruise withdrawl talking!!! We did the Fishextender thing for the first time last week and the kids all LOVED it. So if any of you lot want to get in on the FE action speak up. I Know Yonkersgirl and I are both game.
Other than that lets hope the next 521 days fly by so we can get this party started!

Hey Everyone!

Have been completely CRAZY since we got back and it's ahrd to believe it's been just about a month since we got off the beautiful MAGIC! As my friend FINFANS said, we area booked, too and cannot wait!
We would love to do the FE again and have lots of time to plan ahead this time! We did get some really cool stuff and the kids loved checking every day (ok so did mom and dad:rotfl2: )! Can't wait to be chatting with everyone and counting down!

[disneyfinatics]

This is our first cruise so please forgive the many silly questions that are bound to come from me, but what is a fish extender & what do you do w/ it? :confused3

[Yonkrs_Girl]

This is our first cruise so please forgive the many silly questions that are bound to come from me, but what is a fish extender & what do you do w/ it? :confused3

Hi!

Outside every stateroom there is a Bronze Fish that notes, etc. can be left on for you from DCL or other guests. The "extender" is either fabric or plastic and it hangs from the fish. Those who sign up for the fun bring surprises to put in all the extenders of those participating at some time during the cruise. It's so much fun to see things appear in them and see what goodies you have gotten. On our cruise in April we had lots of cool stuff from magnets, toys, candy, notepads, stickers, beads, etc. and some people use things from where they are from :) :)

Hope that helps :banana:

[disneyfinatics]

Thanks. Sounds like fun! Do we sign up on a list? I can't wait for the cruise. I was excited when we booked, then we found this board and now I can hardly wait! I'm glad I found this board. I never would have thought to make magnets for the doors or know how to meet other people going on the cruise before hand. You guys make it more exciting than it already is. :cloud9:

[ChrisLei]

I would love to join in the fun with the fish extender goodies! Sign me up!:cool1:

[Yonkrs_Girl]

I would love to join in the fun with the fish extender goodies! Sign me up!:cool1:

On our past cruise, we just had someone keep track of a list and then posted updates as we got closer to the cruise so that everyone would know which Cabins and how many, etc. We just did the gifts per cabin and not geared toward each person in the cabin. Sometimes we got stuff that was just for the kids, sometimes for the family, sometimes both :-)

I can keep the list of everyone unless someone else has started one or wants to do it :) Just let me know and I will get it started:thumbsup2

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!!!:banana:

Monica

[ChrisLei]

On our past cruise, we just had someone keep track of a list and then posted updates as we got closer to the cruise so that everyone would know which Cabins and how many, etc. We just did the gifts per cabin and not geared toward each person in the cabin. Sometimes we got stuff that was just for the kids, sometimes for the family, sometimes both :-)

I can keep the list of everyone unless someone else has started one or wants to do it :) Just let me know and I will get it started:thumbsup2

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!!!:banana:

Monica

Yes, Monica, put me on the list! Have a wonderful weekend!

[ChrisLei]

MONICA

Just noticed you are going in 3 months! Lucky girl!

[disneyfinatics]

Sign me up also. Thanks!!
Shelly

[Pumbaa_]

Add me to the roster! We booked the day they opened up the 2009 dates so we could claim the cabin we wanted. :banana:

It will my DH and my 2nd cruise. Did a 4 day DCL and was hooked! Can't wait for the Western!

[pfishgirl]

Hi All... Just checking in... I haven't been here in a while.. Thopught I would stop by and say Hello..

Welcome to ALL the Newbies !!! :welcome:

[Yonkrs_Girl]

:banana: MONICA

Just noticed you are going in 3 months! Lucky girl!

Thanks! We were going to Disney for the week since it's a School Break Week for us (we start school August 4th) but checked into rates for the 4-night and decided to do that and then 3 or 4 days at the parks.:woohoo:

So, we will get to experience the Wonder for the 1st time so that will be cool!

I have started the Roster and will post it this weekend and then those who want to be added can let me know and I will just keep updating it every few weeks and of course before we leave, make sure it's accurate with Cabin Numbers, etc. which I can send via PM if everyone would prefer it that way :)

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: (My favorite! LOL)

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Last time we did the Western, we didn't really get get off the ship. I walked around Key West, and did a bit of shopping in Costa Maya, but that was it. Except for Castaway Cay of course! :goodvibes

Jasmine really liked Pompeii and Olympia so we'll probably go look at the ruins in Cozumel this time around. And I'll look for something interesting in Grand Cayman since she's never been off the ship there.

I'm glad we're doing the Western 2nd, because by that time she'll have had a chance to get her fill of the club (oh sorry, the LAB).

I also want to do a Dolphin swim sometime during the 2 weeks. And we really liked parasailing at Castaway Cay last month....

Thanks goodness for DU and their double shipboard credit! :worship:

Just wanted to share about what we did on our cruise in April...

We tried a gorgeous park in Cozumel for the first time on our April '08 cruise - Chankanaab Park. It was just a 15 minute cab ride from the port and it was amazing - gorgeous beach, very cool pool, dolphin experiences, Myan Ruin Replicas (my DS loved these) and more!

In Grand Cayman we went to Boatswain's Beach! It was AWESOME - it is mainly a Turtle Farm and you get to pick up and hold the turtles - my kids were at the Turtle Tanks almost the entire time (more than 3 hours!!!). They also have an Aviary, snorkling, beach and pool. We ALMOST got rooked into paying an insane amount for a cab until we followed some who had been to the island before and took the bus for $2.50 each! It was completely safe (we had DS - 8 and DD -5 ) and we got to see some cool sites along the way. GC also has a beautiful public beach.

I will post some photos once I remember how to do that here :rolleyes1

[ChrisLei]

Just wanted to share about what we did on our cruise in April...

We tried a gorgeous park in Cozumel for the first time on our April '08 cruise - Chankanaab Park. It was just a 15 minute cab ride from the port and it was amazing - gorgeous beach, very cool pool, dolphin experiences, Myan Ruin Replicas (my DS loved these) and more!

In Grand Cayman we went to Boatswain's Beach! It was AWESOME - it is mainly a Turtle Farm and you get to pick up and hold the turtles - my kids were at the Turtle Tanks almost the entire time (more than 3 hours!!!). They also have an Aviary, snorkling, beach and pool. We ALMOST got rooked into paying an insane amount for a cab until we followed some who had been to the island before and took the bus for $2.50 each! It was completely safe (we had DS - 8 and DD -5 ) and we got to see some cool sites along the way. GC also has a beautiful public beach.

I will post some photos once I remember how to do that here :rolleyes1

How much were the admissions to the park in Cozumel? And the cab ride?

Will you be going to these on the cruise?

[Yonkrs_Girl]

If I remember correctly, the fee was $16 for adults and $8 for kids. If you use the link below there is a place in the upper right hand corner where you can print a coupon for $2 off each adult and $1 off each child. You have to fill out a form but I did that and didn't get any spam or anything else. It was an amazing park and we plan on going back and getting there as early as we can when we get to Cozumel again. The cab was $20 for the 6 of us that went over (one way). The entrance fee we paid was for access to everything but it did NOT include the snorkleing or Dolphin Experiences, which are build seperately. The link has alot of info but feel free to ask anything else you want to know :)

We absolutely loved it - us, our kids and our friends who went that do not have kids. They spent most of the time on the beach in chairs under a straw unbrella with some beverages :) We plan on doing a Dolphin Swim next time we go. The only thing I would say is that you would need Water shoes for the beach area. It was very rough on the feet. They are not needed at Castaway Cay but we felt it they would have been great to have at the park.

I will post some photos as well - working on those now :-)

Is this your first Disney cruise?







http://www.cozumelparks.com/eng/parks-chankanaab.asp

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Here are some photo from Grand Cayman...:cool1:

http://i26.tinypic.com/de3g3k.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2qxnm0i.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/15pkivl.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/2yl8h8h.jpg

[Yonkrs_Girl]

SORRY for the huge phoos in my last post - forgot to select the size for upload :(

Here are a few from the park in Cozumel...

http://i31.tinypic.com/16m2l45.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/jk801k.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/v8pkoz.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/1621wyx.jpg

[ChrisLei]

If I remember correctly, the fee was $16 for adults and $8 for kids. If you use the link below there is a place in the upper right hand corner where you can print a coupon for $2 off each adult and $1 off each child. You have to fill out a form but I did that and didn't get any spam or anything else. It was an amazing park and we plan on going back and getting there as early as we can when we get to Cozumel again. The cab was $20 for the 6 of us that went over (one way). The entrance fee we paid was for access to everything but it did NOT include the snorkleing or Dolphin Experiences, which are build seperately. The link has alot of info but feel free to ask anything else you want to know :)

We absolutely loved it - us, our kids and our friends who went that do not have kids. They spent most of the time on the beach in chairs under a straw unbrella with some beverages :) We plan on doing a Dolphin Swim next time we go. The only thing I would say is that you would need Water shoes for the beach area. It was very rough on the feet. They are not needed at Castaway Cay but we felt it they would have been great to have at the park.

I will post some photos as well - working on those now :-)

Is this your first Disney cruise?







http://www.cozumelparks.com/eng/parks-chankanaab.asp

This will be our 2nd Disney Cruise. The first one was on the Disney Wonder last November. This will be our first trip on the Disney Magic.

The sand and water were GORGEOUS on Castaway Cay. It was amazing.

Thanks for the information and tips!

[Yonkrs_Girl]

No problem!

The Sept. '09 cruise will be our 3rd on the Magic and we have booked our First one on the Wonder this Sept. so we are excited to get to try out the other ship and of course - cannot wait for the 2 New Ships!!

[ChrisLei]

SORRY for the huge phoos in my last post - forgot to select the size for upload :(

Here are a few from the park in Cozumel...

http://i31.tinypic.com/16m2l45.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/jk801k.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/v8pkoz.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/1621wyx.jpg

Amazing pictures! And what a pair of cuties you have there! I am definitely going to have to do the park in Cozumel. That looks like so much fun.

Again thanks for the recommendations. We will more than likely be seeing each other there!

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Thanks so much, Chris...

We did have an amazing time there and all loved it! I really want to look into the Dolphin Swims as well. I forgot to mention the walking trails and the little coves with fish, etc. That was really cool, too.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Monica:yay:

[disneyfinatics]

Thanks for the pictures. We plan on doing this park on our cruise. Were there taxis waiting outside the park or do you have to call for one?
Thanks,
Shelly

[Yonkrs_Girl]

HI disneyfanatics...

There were taxis waiting outside of Chankanaab and we just asked one of the men who worked there which one we could take. There seemed like there were at least 7 taxis waiting and then 3 vans (which we needed for our party of 6). Just be sure you know the price up front before you take the ride. But it was encouraging that the first person we asked all the way to the driver said the same amount ($20). You have to go through the shopping center at Cozumel to the back of it and there are taxis lined up out there.

Hope that helps! Just let me know if you have any other questions!

Monica:banana:

[DisneyRN1]

Hi,
Just wanted to introduce us. I am Vicki, and my DH is Greg. We just got off the WB Repo, and have booked the Sept. 12,2009 Eastern, and the Sept 19,2009 Western. Several of our fellow Repo cruisers have also booked the B2B. I am not sure we will ever be able to do 7 nights. Our 1st Disney cruise was 4 nights in Dec. 2007, and then the 15 night Panama. We have really enjoyed the Disney cruises, except for one huge problem last month. We do not have any children, except for 2 adorable miniature longhaired dachshunds.::yes:: It seems like such a long time until the cruises, but I'm sure the time will fly by starting next summer.
We look forward to cruising with everyone, we have met some of the nicest people on a cruise. Vicki

[DisneyRN1]

We are thinking of booking this when we are onboard the westbound PC repo in May. :yay:

Just wanted to pop-in and say "hi". :lovestruc (and bump you back up to page one) ;)


:tinker: Karen

Hi,
Are you doing this cruise too? I don't think we got to meet you on the Repo. A lot of thr repoers are doing a b2b on these cruises. Vicki

[JsMom2]

My DD and I are booked B2B on Sep 12 and 19 also. We'll have to have a B2B party up on Deck 10 between cruises!

Wendy

[DisneyRN1]

My DD and I are booked B2B on Sep 12 and 19 also. We'll have to have a B2B party up on Deck 10 between cruises!

Wendy

Hi Wendy,
That sounds great. Have you ever done a b2b before? The CM told us when we booked the 2nd week that we actually have to get off the ship with the other passengers on the 19th, go through customs, and actually re-checkin at the CC desk just like we were just getting there. Apparently we then can reboard, and go on ship-we do not have to wait for general boarding. She said that there would probably not be any restaurants or pools open, and some areas on the ship may be blocked off, but we could go to our rooms. Does this sound right to anyone who has done it? I had assumed that we just stayed on board, but I guess not.:confused3 :goodvibes Vicki

[pfishgirl]

Hi Wendy,
That sounds great. Have you ever done a b2b before? The CM told us when we booked the 2nd week that we actually have to get off the ship with the other passengers on the 19th, go through customs, and actually re-checkin at the CC desk just like we were just getting there. Apparently we then can reboard, and go on ship-we do not have to wait for general boarding. She said that there would probably not be any restaurants or pools open, and some areas on the ship may be blocked off, but we could go to our rooms. Does this sound right to anyone who has done it? I had assumed that we just stayed on board, but I guess not.:confused3 :goodvibes Vicki


We are doing a back to back for the 1st time too.. and Yes, everyone says we get off, and get back on.. we don't need to bring luggage off.. just a head count..

[JsMom2]

Hi Wendy,
That sounds great. Have you ever done a b2b before? The CM told us when we booked the 2nd week that we actually have to get off the ship with the other passengers on the 19th, go through customs, and actually re-checkin at the CC desk just like we were just getting there. Apparently we then can reboard, and go on ship-we do not have to wait for general boarding. She said that there would probably not be any restaurants or pools open, and some areas on the ship may be blocked off, but we could go to our rooms. Does this sound right to anyone who has done it? I had assumed that we just stayed on board, but I guess not.:confused3 :goodvibes Vicki


Hi Vicki,
Yes, as Stacy said the latest version I've heard is that all the B2B folks are escorted off the ship together after the general disembarkation, and then immediately rechecked for the next voyage.

Craftymouse did a great trip report from her B2B last December. She also talks about how it works if you have to change rooms (she was upgraded the second week).

Wendy

[disneyfinatics]

Thanks Monica! I could really use some advice on things to do in Grand Cayman. Can an upright suitcase fit it in the closet? I think it's 30". Any advice for a first time cruiser would be great. :yay:

[granmaz]

Hi all. We are booked on this cruise together with the Eastern the week before. :banana:

It will be just me, Marilyn, and my husband John. We will be very early 60's at time of cruise but we don't act like it!!!:lmao:

Looking forward to meeting you all.

[pfishgirl]

Hi all. We are booked on this cruise together with the Eastern the week before. :banana:

It will be just me, Marilyn, and my husband John. We will be very early 60's at time of cruise but we don't act like it!!!:lmao:

Looking forward to meeting you all.


well since I welcomed you on the 12th I may as well welcome you here too..

:welcome:


We have several B2B here now.. Including us.. DH & I as of so far are traveling solo.. but that tends to change ALL the time.. We kinda pick up strays along the way and make it into a Big Group ordeal :rolleyes1

We are leaving 9/27/08 for a DCL Magic and have 14 people and a Boat full of other Dis'ers :dance3:

[granmaz]

Thanks for the welcome Stacey. Have you done a B2B before?

[mishoe01]

I think we may have a confusing week---we have 2 Monica's!:rotfl:

I'm Monica - at this point booked for the b2b with the other WB Repo Thieves (but this could change depending on what comes out for 2010).

I'm sailing solo, but with friends :goodvibes

This will be cruises 5 & 6 - 3 on the Wonder, and this b2b will make it 3 on the Magic.

Can't wait to meet everyone!

[EllaEnchanted]

Here we are.....me and DH just got off a 15 night cruise and fear that we'll never be able to take a 7 night again.....so we're booked b2b on this cruise and the one before it going East with Tortola. This will be our first b2b. It will be myself, Deb, and my DH, John, travelling together. The eastern will be our 7th DCL cruise and this one will be our 8th.....we ONLY cruise DCL. I'm waiting for one of those new ships to go to Hawaii.....that's what I want to do!

By the way, I've already been looking at excursions and I'm interested in finding hotels with pools and bars to hang out at on the excursions. If anyone runs into anything like this, please let me know. Thanks.

[granmaz]

Just bumping this back up. I know it is almost 15 months away but......!!:)

[pfishgirl]

Thanks for the welcome Stacey. Have you done a B2B before?

Sadly.. No.. This will be our 1st B2B and I am Very excited :hyper:

We do have the same room reserved for both weeks :thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

Sadly.. No.. This will be our 1st B2B and I am Very excited :hyper:

We do have the same room reserved for both weeks :thumbsup2

Hi Stacy......have you started packing yet for your trip to FL? It's nearly the end of June and I know you said you were leaving in early July. I'm just so jealous......you're going to have a great summer. Keep us updated and share some pictures.

[EllaEnchanted]

I think this is the first b2b for a lot of people. We're going to get so spoiled and never want to do a 7 night again.

[disneyfan551]

Count me in! As of now, there will be my family (the Bowers: me, dh, dd-8yo), and friends..(Crawford family: dw,dh, ds-8yo), and friends (Parker family: dw, dh, ds-9yo, dd-3yo) and possibly more down the road.. ;) This is my family's 6th DCL cruise (well, my dd & I...we leave dh home sometimes!). My dd & I are going with our friends on another "surprise" Western DCL in December. I'm still working on how to tell my hubby about that one... :lmao:

I'd love to be a part of the FE exchange! I haven't done that before, but it sounds like alot of fun! :thumbsup2

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Count me in! As of now, there will be my family (the Bowers: me, dh, dd-8yo), and friends..(Crawford family: dw,dh, ds-8yo), and friends (Parker family: dw, dh, ds-9yo, dd-3yo) and possibly more down the road.. ;) This is my family's 6th DCL cruise (well, my dd & I...we leave dh home sometimes!). My dd & I are going with our friends on another "surprise" Western DCL in December. I'm still working on how to tell my hubby about that one... :lmao:

I'd love to be a part of the FE exchange! I haven't done that before, but it sounds like alot of fun! :thumbsup2


WELCOME! I will add you to the FE list :-) Do you think your friends will want to do it as well or do you want me to just add you?

I will post a list and then as everyone has their Cabin #'s as we get closer - I will send PM's with that info. as well to those doing the FE. I know we have plenty of time but I am a BIG planner - especially when it comes to anything Disney and Our DCL Cruises most - so bear with me ;)

Hope everyone is doing well! We have been home bound - my son had surgery last week and is recovering but getting better every day and the tumor on his leg was confirmed to be BENIGN so that was great news!

Happy Summer everyone!:flower1:

[granmaz]

Count me in! As of now, there will be my family (the Bowers: me, dh, dd-8yo), and friends..(Crawford family: dw,dh, ds-8yo), and friends (Parker family: dw, dh, ds-9yo, dd-3yo) and possibly more down the road.. ;) This is my family's 6th DCL cruise (well, my dd & I...we leave dh home sometimes!). My dd & I are going with our friends on another "surprise" Western DCL in December. I'm still working on how to tell my hubby about that one... :lmao:

I'd love to be a part of the FE exchange! I haven't done that before, but it sounds like alot of fun! :thumbsup2

Hi and welcome. You have a big group there - should be fun.

WELCOME! I will add you to the FE list :-) Do you think your friends will want to do it as well or do you want me to just add you?

I will post a list and then as everyone has their Cabin #'s as we get closer - I will send PM's with that info. as well to those doing the FE. I know we have plenty of time but I am a BIG planner - especially when it comes to anything Disney and Our DCL Cruises most - so bear with me ;)

Hope everyone is doing well! We have been home bound - my son had surgery last week and is recovering but getting better every day and the tumor on his leg was confirmed to be BENIGN so that was great news!

Happy Summer everyone!:flower1:

That is great news about your son's operation.:thumbsup2

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Thanks, Marilyn! It was a scary time since he is only 8 but we are through it now and he is recovering well and is getting stronger on his leg every day :-) It was a huge blessing that it was not nearly as bad of a recovery as we thought it would be!

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hello Eveyone!

Here is the list I have so far for FE Fun :cool1: If I have missed anyone, please let me know and I will update my post. If you need any info. on the FE fun - please post and we can answer for any first-timers :) I have listed in alphabetical order for now but may list by Cabin # as we get closer - let me know what you think! Also, do we want to track how many kids/ages per group in case anyone wants to do specific for the kids?

Thanks!

Monica:banana:

FE Participants

ChrisLei
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
finfans
Kirstin's Mommy
Martinezfamily1126
Pumbaa
Yonkrs_Girl

[Yonkrs_Girl]

I so wish it was a B2B for us! Maybe someday...:genie: :wizard:

[ChrisLei]

Hello Eveyone!

Here is the list I have so far for FE Fun :cool1: If I have missed anyone, please let me know and I will update my post. If you need any info. on the FE fun - please post and we can answer for any first-timers :) I have listed in alphabetical order for now but may list by Cabin # as we get closer - let me know what you think! Also, do we want to track how many kids/ages per group in case anyone wants to do specific for the kids?

Thanks!

Monica:banana:

FE Participants

ChrisLei
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
finfans
Pumbaa
Yonkrs_Girl

In case you do decide to include the kids specifics, here are mine. DD will be 10 at the time of the cruise, and DS will be 6.

[ChrisLei]

Monica! So glad to hear that DS is recovering well. I can not imagine how stressful waiting for the results of the tumor had to be for you. So this next cruise of yours couldn't be coming at a better time! Can't wait to hear all about it!

[pfishgirl]

:cheer2: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE !!!! :cheer2:

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

Hi everyone! We just booked, I'm so excited! This will be my 3rd DCL cruise, but a first for my dd's and my dh. He is an avid SCUBA diver, any ideas on excursions for him to do that? I'm sure there are some, but my first 2 cruises are only 3 day Bahamas, and I didn't pay too much attention. Sign us up for FE too, my oldest dd will be 9, my younger will be 2. Thanks, can't wait!!!!

[granmaz]

Hi Kirsten, welcome.:dance3:

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hi everyone! We just booked, I'm so excited! This will be my 3rd DCL cruise, but a first for my dd's and my dh. He is an avid SCUBA diver, any ideas on excursions for him to do that? I'm sure there are some, but my first 2 cruises are only 3 day Bahamas, and I didn't pay too much attention. Sign us up for FE too, my oldest dd will be 9, my younger will be 2. Thanks, can't wait!!!!

Welcome Kirstin's Mommy! So glad you are joining us and the FE fun! I have added you to the list :) I am going to keep updating POST # 104 as the list grown and will post another update in a new post as we get closer :-)

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

:banana:

[disneyfinatics]

We were planning on just walking around Key West and doing Chankanaab Park in Cozumel. Not sure what we might do in Grand Caymen.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Monica! So glad to hear that DS is recovering well. I can not imagine how stressful waiting for the results of the tumor had to be for you. So this next cruise of yours couldn't be coming at a better time! Can't wait to hear all about it!

Thanks, Chris! He is just about back to normal now and cannot wait to get back to swimming later this week. It's hard to believe that tomorrow will be 2 weeks since his surgery! He has recovered so quickly - it's all been a huge belssing on how well the outcome has been!

I will be sure to report about our 4-night but I know we will miss our 7-night as that is what our other 2 have been. But since we haven't been to the parks since April '07 - we decided to do both this September for school break:)

[Yonkrs_Girl]

We were planning on just walking around Key West and doing Chankanaab Park in Cozumel. Not sure what we might do in Grand Caymen.

We visited Boatswain's Beach (Turtle Farm) in Grand Cayman and had a blast! We all loved it. They have the Turtle Tanks where you can hold the turtles and then a beach, pool, snorkeling, Awesome small Aviary, Gardens with a trail, etc. It really was a great day there! I can post some photos if anyone wants to see those :)

[granmaz]

We visited Boatswain's Beach (Turtle Farm) in Grand Cayman and had a blast! We all loved it. They have the Turtle Tanks where you can hold the turtles and then a beach, pool, snorkeling, Awesome small Aviary, Gardens with a trail, etc. It really was a great day there! I can post some photos if anyone wants to see those :)


I would love to see your pictures please.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Birds in the Aviary...
http://i31.tinypic.com/2e52ozr.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/118m8wo.jpg

Fun with the Turtles...
http://i30.tinypic.com/25f0rxv.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/2utgnpj.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/2ue6tkz.jpg

The Park...
http://i29.tinypic.com/2eknngm.jpg

I have alot more but didn't want to overload :thumbsup2

They also have some other cool reptiles throughout the park and other tanks with larger turtles that are for viewing only. I'll be happy to share other photos if you want to see something specific :yay:

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Here is a link for more info. on the Turtle Farm/Park and a map of it as well :)

http://www.boatswainsbeach.ky/

http://www.boatswainsbeach.ky/_media/boatswainsbeach_map.pdf


I know it's a long way off but we found this and used it when we were there...it's a coupon on page 48 (upper left corner) for 10% off Admission - it does not show an exp. date or anything.

http://www.caymanactivityguide.com/Pdf/Layout.pdf

We will definitely be going back here when we go on our cruise - we didn't really want to see any of the other sites or do the beach (but they have a beach there as well) and wanted something different to do :)

[granmaz]

Those links are great thanks. Perhaps they can be posted on Page 1.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Those links are great thanks. Perhaps they can be posted on Page 1.

Someone who posted on Page 1 would have to "Edit" one of their posts and add this info there :-) But everyone should get the email that an update has been added so they will see the info, too!:cool1:

[granmaz]

pfishgirl(sorry can't remember her real name) is the OP, so she would post them in her post. She does keep coming on here and should see the links. Or you could PM the links to her.

[EllaEnchanted]

Birds in the Aviary...
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Fun with the Turtles...
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The Park...
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I have alot more but didn't want to overload :thumbsup2

They also have some other cool reptiles throughout the park and other tanks with larger turtles that are for viewing only. I'll be happy to share other photos if you want to see something specific :yay:

I can't speak for others on here, but you could never overload us with pictures. I like lots of them, big and often. Then we get to be there with you.....almost. And we get to see you and your family and get to know you better before we sail. I LOVE PICS!

[PrincessBelle39]

Hi everyone, we have just booked for the 19 Sept 2009 cruise. Its our first time cruising not just DCL. It will be me, dh and 2 dd's - 7 and 4(nearly 5) at the time of the cruise. I'm so excited. We will have 2 weeks at WDW following the cruise. We will travel from Australia to LAX on 17 Sept and probably overnight there and travel to MCO early on 18 Sept so that we are all refreshed for the cruise. I haven't booked anything else yet, its just a bit too early but wanted to make sure that we got what we wanted for the cruise.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hi everyone, we have just booked for the 19 Sept 2009 cruise. Its our first time cruising not just DCL. It will be me, dh and 2 dd's - 7 and 4(nearly 5) at the time of the cruise. I'm so excited. We will have 2 weeks at WDW following the cruise. We will travel from Australia to LAX on 17 Sept and probably overnight there and travel to MCO early on 18 Sept so that we are all refreshed for the cruise. I haven't booked anything else yet, its just a bit too early but wanted to make sure that we got what we wanted for the cruise.

WELCOME :cheer2:

Wow - what an awesome vacation you have planned! That will be so much fun! We have a friend here in GA who is from Australia and we so want to visit there someday! So glad to have you in our group. I have a DS who will be 9 and a DD who will be 6 at cruise time (they actually will be a few months away from 10 and 7 :) ). Please let me know if you want to participate in our Fish Extender Fun. You can read about it in this Thread or I can tell you about it.

Welcome, again and it will be great to meet you!:cool1:

[granmaz]

Hi everyone, we have just booked for the 19 Sept 2009 cruise. Its our first time cruising not just DCL. It will be me, dh and 2 dd's - 7 and 4(nearly 5) at the time of the cruise. I'm so excited. We will have 2 weeks at WDW following the cruise. We will travel from Australia to LAX on 17 Sept and probably overnight there and travel to MCO early on 18 Sept so that we are all refreshed for the cruise. I haven't booked anything else yet, its just a bit too early but wanted to make sure that we got what we wanted for the cruise.

Hi and welcome. How exciting for you all taking this amazing trip. You're going to love cruising and especially DCL.

[Mrsjvb]

ya know It occurred to me I needed to stop by and check in.

any rumors as to when the booking will open up for post 2008 cruises( esp. REAS? ) Andrew from UK is suggesting August. not terribly concerned, but this will be a (one year late) 10th anniversary cruise and I want to be able to have as much budgeted and paid for this year as I can so that next year when it will cost as much to fly to ORL :rotfl2: as the cruise is costing, I won't have to dip into the emergency funds....

Cuz I am also researching other packages like one of the wine packages( we are CA wine snobs and proud of it) and the occasional shore excursion. our last cruise we spent most of it asleep in the cabin,so we kinda sorta promised we'd actually,you know DO stuff this time... :rolleyes1

[katypop]

Hi everyone! It's nice to see lots of familiar "faces" on this thread. I was on the WB Panama cruise. It was my very first cruise :goodvibes So of course I booked another cruise on board, Tortola Sept12-19. After I got home I decided to book this one too. After a 15 night cruise I knew 7 nights wouldn't be enough! So I'm doing the B2B :cool1: I'm so excited that so many of my fellow cruisers have decided to do the same :goodvibes So I'd like to introduce myself to those who don't know me yet, and say hi to those that do! I am widowed, so cruised the WB solo, and will cruise Sept12-19 solo. But for this cruise, my daughter will be joining me :thumbsup2 She is married, but her DH doesn't want to cruise :confused3 She has never cruised....so this will be my 3rd cruise and her first...I'll be able to show her the ropes :goodvibes ;)
Kathe

[disneyfinatics]

Hope everyone is doing well! We have been home bound - my son had surgery last week and is recovering but getting better every day and the tumor on his leg was confirmed to be BENIGN so that was great news!

Happy Summer everyone!:flower1:[/QUOTE]

I'm really glad to hear about your son. I can't imagine going through something like that.
Shelly

[3boyslovediz]

My boys will be 8 and 10 at the time of cruise! Hopefully they can find a penpal before we sail.:idea:

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[Mrsjvb]

Guys, I need GOOD vibes my way.

DH came home last night and said his specific department has been tasked with providing an O3 for a one year deployment..that ends in late October 2009.

Guess who is still an O3?! and right now all the prices for the same exact category on another cruise are anywhere from $500-$1800 more pushing it out to November or December. the cheapest increase is actually an Eastern In November. itinerary isn't THAT much of a deal breaker, but the price we paid I was happy with. Not sure I am going to be able to talk myself into having to fork over more. affording it isn't the issue, hell, he will make enough money just in Combat pay and the other special pays for being deployed to Upgrade to a Cat 6 or even 5.

and lord knows that he will NEED a break when he gets back. So I am being silly. I KNOW I can reschedule, I KNOW we can afford it it. But dangit.. It's bad enough we can't go this year due to other reasons. I don't wanna wait an extra month or two. waaahhhhhh:sad1:

he told me NOT to panic, he's volunteered twice already and they have told him he cannot go. it's by no means a done deal, and he may not be the one to go. But I am grumpy anyway....

[granmaz]

Guys, I need GOOD vibes my way.

DH came home last night and said his specific department has been tasked with providing an O3 for a one year deployment..that ends in late October 2009.

Guess who is still an O3?! and right now all the prices for the same exact category on another cruise are anywhere from $500-$1800 more pushing it out to November or December. the cheapest increase is actually an Eastern In November. itinerary isn't THAT much of a deal breaker, but the price we paid I was happy with. Not sure I am going to be able to talk myself into having to fork over more. affording it isn't the issue, hell, he will make enough money just in Combat pay and the other special pays for being deployed to Upgrade to a Cat 6 or even 5.

and lord knows that he will NEED a break when he gets back. So I am being silly. I KNOW I can reschedule, I KNOW we can afford it it. But dangit.. It's bad enough we can't go this year due to other reasons. I don't wanna wait an extra month or two. waaahhhhhh:sad1:

he told me NOT to panic, he's volunteered twice already and they have told him he cannot go. it's by no means a done deal, and he may not be the one to go. But I am grumpy anyway....

Oh I can understand the grumpyness! I would be too if I had to delay a long planned vacation, even by a few months. I don't really understand all the terminology about being an O3(from the UK), but he is great to volunteer. Perhaps as you say he won't have to go, so you don't need to reschedule the cruise just yet.

[Mrsjvb]

Think Prince Harry in Afghanistan..same rank. Not the same service though.. DH is Navy.

I'm trying to not freak out . I should know by now that things will change a dozen times before a decision is made....

[martinezfamily1126]

Hey everyone,

We just took advantage of the 50% off your deposit and booked another cruise. WE did the Sept 30 2006 eastern and couldn't stand the wait for another. It will be me and my DH anniversary and we will be bringing DS who will be 6 at the time of the drinp and other DS who will be 1 1/2 at the time we cruise. Also this timwe we our bringing my mom who will be 64 then.

We are all really excited and can't wait.

So who's else is going??? Also what is the fish extender game?

[granmaz]

Hi Rosemary and welcome. :) Someone will come along with info about the Fish Extenders soon I am sure.

[disneyfinatics]

Post #104 has the list of people who have signed up so far. Hope this helps.
Shelly

[Yonkrs_Girl]

My boys will be 8 and 10 at the time of cruise! Hopefully they can find a penpal before we sail.:idea:

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My DS will be almost 10 at cruise time and he has a penpal for our Sept. '08 cruise that he emails back and forth with so let me know if you want to do the same :)

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hi Rosemary and welcome. :) Someone will come along with info about the Fish Extenders soon I am sure.

WELCOME! Sorry that I haven't replied about your Fish Extender question - have been out of town for the last 12 days. Here is a link to a thread that describes alot about the Fish Extenders, etc. Basically, if you sing up - you can either make or buy a Fish Extender and then we all exchange gifts on any night that you want to leave your surprises. It's so much fun to see things appear in your FE and to discover what they are. Please let me know if you have any other questions about it and if you would like to sign up and I will be sure to add you to the list at Post #104. I will post another updated list next month and just keep updating so we don't have to go so far back in posts :-)

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

Thanks and so glad tou have you join our cruise group!

What did you mean by the 50% off of your deposit?

Thanks!:)

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hope everyone is doing well! We have been home bound - my son had surgery last week and is recovering but getting better every day and the tumor on his leg was confirmed to be BENIGN so that was great news!

Happy Summer everyone!:flower1:

I'm really glad to hear about your son. I can't imagine going through something like that.
Shelly[/QUOTE]

Thanks, Shelly! He is totally recovered now and has no activity restrictions. He will have some minor swelling at the site for a few more weeks/possibly months but it is nothing major and not bothering him. It was a long road but it's now behind us and we are greatful for that!

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

We booked with the 50% off deposit also. Basically you just pay half the deposit up front for most sailings through Dec. 2009. You do have to pay the other half, just not right upfront. Our deposit was $375.

[momandseandodisney]

We are going - 4 of us
My Disney Mama ANNA age 54
My Disney Aunt MARGO age 51
Myself AMANDA age 27
My DS SEAN age 10( 11 at trip time)

WHOO HOO!

[momandseandodisney]

Hi everyone, we have just booked for the 19 Sept 2009 cruise. Its our first time cruising not just DCL. I haven't booked anything else yet, its just a bit too early but wanted to make sure that we got what we wanted for the cruise. SAME HERE :thumbsup2

[momandseandodisney]

when we booked online it asked if we had a promo code, anyone know of any? I am just about to push finish on booking and pay

please advise ASAP!

[katypop]

Hey everyone,

We just took advantage of the 50% off your deposit and booked another cruise. WE did the Sept 30 2006 eastern and couldn't stand the wait for another. It will be me and my DH anniversary and we will be bringing DS who will be 6 at the time of the drinp and other DS who will be 1 1/2 at the time we cruise. Also this timwe we our bringing my mom who will be 64 then.

We are all really excited and can't wait.

So who's else is going??? Also what is the fish extender game?

We are going - 4 of us
My Disney Mama ANNA age 54
My Disney Aunt MARGO age 51
Myself AMANDA age 27
My DS SEAN age 10( 11 at trip time)

WHOO HOO!

Hi Rosemary and Amanda :cheer2: :cheer2: Welcome Aboard!

Amanda, my DD is close to your age, she will be turning 29 the day after this cruise ends. I think we'll need to celebrate it while we're still on board :cool1:

Kathe

[momandseandodisney]

Hi Rosemary and Amanda :cheer2: :cheer2: Welcome Aboard!

Amanda, my DD is close to your age, she will be turning 29 the day after this cruise ends. I think we'll need to celebrate it while we're still on board :cool1:

Kathe

My BD is Oct 2nd (I may celebrate while on ship) I will be turning 28 :thumbsup2

[katypop]

My BD is Oct 2nd (I may celebrate while on ship) I will be turning 28 :thumbsup2

You should definately celebrate it onboard ! :dance3:

Kathe

[granmaz]

We are going - 4 of us
My Disney Mama ANNA age 54
My Disney Aunt MARGO age 51
Myself AMANDA age 27
My DS SEAN age 10( 11 at trip time)

WHOO HOO!


Hello and welcome.:yay:

[momandseandodisney]

You should definately celebrate it onboard ! :dance3:

Kathe


How would I go about setting anything up?

[martinezfamily1126]

go to your reservation or call disney and tell them to note the birthday in the reservation. We alwys like to go around our anniversary and they brought us a beautiful cake with a happy anniversary thing on it made in chocolate with the design on the ship. they usually celebrate it one night at dinner. I will look for a picture and post it.

[martinezfamily1126]

Here they are

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[martinezfamily1126]

hey we're all so quiet! Am I the only one excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool1: :cool1: :banana: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: :cheer2:

[granmaz]

hey we're all so quiet! Am I the only one excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool1: :cool1: :banana: :dance3: :yay: :woohoo: :cheer2:

No you're not the only one excited!!!:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

[CatManDoo]

Room in here for a few more??? Just booked this cruise for my family. At the time of the cruise, it will be:

Me (Scott, 36)
DW (Amanda, 33)
DS (Tyler, 5)
DD (Ashley, 5)

This will be our second cruise. We did a 4-day Wonder last September. Went by too quickly so now we're going with the 7-day. Don't plan on telling the kids until their birthday in April. :confused3 Doubt I'll make it that long. I still need to go back and read the previous posts in this thread, but wanted to go ahead and touchbase with our fellow cruisers! :woohoo:

[granmaz]

Hi Scott and welcome.:)

[ajwaspooh]

I'm glad to see so many families on board! Although I've been on DCL 6 times, this will be our first 7 day!!! My husband feels this is too long to be on a boat! Crazy man. We tried to find space for a four day in 2008 and had to accept the 3 day with the agreement that we would take a 7 day the next year!!!! YAHHHH!!!! I'm so excited! I've lived in FL a while and admit I have never been to Key West so that port is exciting to me!

We'll be making Door Decs so look for those Mickey Mouse Paint CHips!!!

I would love to hear from any families that have a child/children the same ages as ours! They could be pen pals (an almost extinct activity) before they meet on the ship!!!

Here's our roster at time of sailing:
DD 4
DD 6 (almost 7)
Me 30+
DH 40???

I'm looking forward to reading through the posts further to "meet" everyone!!!

[ajwaspooh]

Princess Belle:

Hi! We are also on the Sept 19th, 2009 sailing and I noticed we have DDs almost the same ages! My DD 6 (almost 7) and DD 4 at time of cruise! I would love for them to have "penpals" to meet before the cruise. Are you up for it?
Amy

[granmaz]

I'm glad to see so many families on board! Although I've been on DCL 6 times, this will be our first 7 day!!! My husband feels this is too long to be on a boat! Crazy man. We tried to find space for a four day in 2008 and had to accept the 3 day with the agreement that we would take a 7 day the next year!!!! YAHHHH!!!! I'm so excited! I've lived in FL a while and admit I have never been to Key West so that port is exciting to me!

We'll be making Door Decs so look for those Mickey Mouse Paint CHips!!!

I would love to hear from any families that have a child/children the same ages as ours! They could be pen pals (an almost extinct activity) before they meet on the ship!!!

Here's our roster at time of sailing:
DD 4
DD 6 (almost 7)
Me 30+
DH 40???

I'm looking forward to reading through the posts further to "meet" everyone!!!

Hi and welcome. Sorry, we are oldies, so no children with us.:)

[CatManDoo]

Our DS and DD (twins) will be 5 at the time of the cruise. They'd love to have some friends to run around with.

[disneyfinatics]

We are going - 4 of us
My Disney Mama ANNA age 54
My Disney Aunt MARGO age 51
Myself AMANDA age 27
My DS SEAN age 10( 11 at trip time)

WHOO HOO!


It's our first cruise also. My boys will be 12 & 13. My youngest Kyle was wondering if your son is into Star Wars. I've been making him Star Wars magnets for our door. I have never done anything like this before so it has been a definite learning experience! Not to mention a huge lesson in patience, not only for making the magnets, but waiting for the trip. :rotfl2: We booked in February and I was beginning to think I wouldn't make it until the 1 year mark, but we're almost there!
Is anyone else making magnets for thier doors?
Shelly

[disneyfinatics]

My DS will be almost 10 at cruise time and he has a penpal for our Sept. '08 cruise that he emails back and forth with so let me know if you want to do the same :)


I hope I'm not butting in, but my son will be 12 when we cruise and he would love to have a pen pal. My guys are homeschooled and like to hang w/ a variety of ages. He's crazy about Star Wars, Ben Ten, Stitch, & pin trading.
Shelly

[momandseandodisney]

I hope I'm not butting in, but my son will be 12 when we close and he would love to have a pen pal. My guys are homeschooled and like to hang w/ a variety of ages. He's crazy about Star Wars, Ben Ten, Stitch, & pin trading.
Shelly

Just sent you a PMB :)

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Princess Belle:

Hi! We are also on the Sept 19th, 2009 sailing and I noticed we have DDs almost the same ages! My DD 6 (almost 7) and DD 4 at time of cruise! I would love for them to have "penpals" to meet before the cruise. Are you up for it?
Amy

Hi Amy...

We will have our DD who will also be 6 almost 7 at the time of cruising and our DS will be 9 almost 10 at cruise time :-) We would love to have the girls become "e-pals".

Monica

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Welcome to all who have joined the group recently!

Just let me know if you would like to be added to the Fish Extender list for our cruise :-) If you need more info., just read back a few posts or I can send it to you!

We have a great group! :cool1:

:banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2:

[PrincessBelle39]

Hi Amy...

We will have our DD who will also be 6 almost 7 at the time of cruising and our DS will be 9 almost 10 at cruise time :-) We would love to have the girls become "e-pals".

Monica

Hi guys, My girls will be about the same age. My oldest will have turned 7 just a few months before the cruise and my youngest will be 4, turning 5 just after the cruise (while we are at WDW)
Suzanne

[PrincessBelle39]

Welcome to all who have joined the group recently!

Just let me know if you would like to be added to the Fish Extender list for our cruise :-) If you need more info., just read back a few posts or I can send it to you!

We have a great group! :cool1:

:banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2:

I meant to reply earlier, but I'd like to be part of the Fish Extender list. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hello Everyone! I thought it might be easier to keep moving the list forward so we dont' have to go back as far and I will continue to add as newcomers want to be and if you already know your cabin - please send me a PM so I can keep track of those as well and I will send out a PM close to our cruise date to all of those participating so you will have the Cabin #'s for everyone.

Most people just do gifts for each Cabin not necessarily each person in the cabin. It can get pretty expensive if you try to have something for each person. Some of the gifts we got were for the family, some just for the kids, etc. Some did gift bags and some did individual items :-) It is just fun to see the surprises in the Extenders.

If I have missed anyone, please let me know :)

FE Participants

ChrisLei
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
finfans
Kirstin's Mommy
Linzi's Family
Martinezfamily1126
PrincessBelle39
Pumbaa
Yonkrs_Girl

[Mrsjvb]

The bad news is.. DH is deploying. the good news is,it's been shortened and he is scheduled to be back BEFORE the cruise. so right now it looks like we won't have to reschedule....

[pfishgirl]

Hello All... Checkin In.. :)

Welcome Aboard to ALL of our newest booked cruisers :welcome:

This is the 2nd half of our Back to Back and as of right now it will Only be me and DH, but.... it is still Over a year away AND we will be on the Magic with friends this September so they may book next September while on the ship..

[disneyfinatics]

The bad news is.. DH is deploying. the good news is,it's been shortened and he is scheduled to be back BEFORE the cruise. so right now it looks like we won't have to reschedule....

Congrats! That's great news.:cool1:

[MrToadsGirl79]

My DH and I just booked this cruise, our first ever!

I'm so excited! I wish DH shared my enthusiasm...he has agreed to this only because we'll be celebrating my...*cough* second 29th birthday around then, so I got to pick where we go. I think he'll come around, though... I keep reading tips, advice, and trip reports on the DISboards and feeding him the little tidbits he'll find interesting. Hopefully before we set sail, I'll have him as excited as I am! :)

[pfishgirl]

My DH and I just booked this cruise, our first ever!

I'm so excited! I wish DH shared my enthusiasm...he has agreed to this only because we'll be celebrating my...*cough* second 29th birthday around then, so I got to pick where we go. I think he'll come around, though... I keep reading tips, advice, and trip reports on the DISboards and feeding him the little tidbits he'll find interesting. Hopefully before we set sail, I'll have him as excited as I am! :)

:welcome: Howdy!! Congrats on Booking!!! pirate:

[granmaz]

My DH and I just booked this cruise, our first ever!

I'm so excited! I wish DH shared my enthusiasm...he has agreed to this only because we'll be celebrating my...*cough* second 29th birthday around then, so I got to pick where we go. I think he'll come around, though... I keep reading tips, advice, and trip reports on the DISboards and feeding him the little tidbits he'll find interesting. Hopefully before we set sail, I'll have him as excited as I am! :)


Hi and welcome. My husband was the same, but now he loves it!!!:laughing:

[Linzi's Family]

Hi all, have booked our first DCL and am already so excited :cool1:

There will be 5 of us travelling myself and my DH + 3 DS

DS - Michael (15)
DS - Daniel (11)
DS - Tyler (06) - his 7th birthday will be the last night of cruise

How do I sign up for the FE, also anyone with kids the same age wanting to make friends before the cruise just let me know, any hints or tips as we are first timers would be great.

Hope to hear from you all soon x

(ages are at time of cruise)

[momandseandodisney]

Hi all, have booked our first DCL and am already so excited :cool1:

There will be 5 of us travelling myself and my DH + 3 DS

DS - Michael (15)
DS - Daniel (11)
DS - Tyler (06) - his 7th birthday will be the last night of cruise


(ages are at time of cruise)


Welcome - my DS10 (will be 11 at time of trip too) :thumbsup2

[granmaz]

Hi all, have booked our first DCL and am already so excited :cool1:

There will be 5 of us travelling myself and my DH + 3 DS

DS - Michael (15)
DS - Daniel (11)
DS - Tyler (06) - his 7th birthday will be the last night of cruise

How do I sign up for the FE, also anyone with kids the same age wanting to make friends before the cruise just let me know, any hints or tips as we are first timers would be great.

Hope to hear from you all soon x

(ages are at time of cruise)

Hi and welcome.:dance3:

[disneyfinatics]

Hi all, have booked our first DCL and am already so excited :cool1:

There will be 5 of us travelling myself and my DH + 3 DS

DS - Michael (15)
DS - Daniel (11)
DS - Tyler (06) - his 7th birthday will be the last night of cruise

How do I sign up for the FE, also anyone with kids the same age wanting to make friends before the cruise just let me know, any hints or tips as we are first timers would be great.

Hope to hear from you all soon x

(ages are at time of cruise)

Hi. We're first timers also. My oldest, Drew will be 13 (14 Dec.) & Kyle will be 12. Kyle's definitely interested in meeting as many kids close to his age before the cruise as possible.
Shelly

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hi all, have booked our first DCL and am already so excited :cool1:

There will be 5 of us travelling myself and my DH + 3 DS

DS - Michael (15)
DS - Daniel (11)
DS - Tyler (06) - his 7th birthday will be the last night of cruise

How do I sign up for the FE, also anyone with kids the same age wanting to make friends before the cruise just let me know, any hints or tips as we are first timers would be great.

Hope to hear from you all soon x

(ages are at time of cruise)

WELCOME!!! I am keeping track of the FE list and will add your name to it. For now it is located at Post #164 and will continue to move forward every month or so. As we get closer, I will ask everyone to PM their Cabin #'s and then send a PM to everyone on the list so they will know where everyone is.

So glad you have booked for our cruise and want to do the FE's! They are alot of fun!:cheer2:

[Linzi's Family]

Thanks everyone. :thumbsup2

I feel really silly because there's over a year to go and I'm already so excited! Plus there is so much info out there i'm sure i'll have forgot all the important bits by the time the cruise gets here :confused:

If anyone would like any of my DS's email addresses so they can have e-pals just PM me.

What type of things do we give out for the FE?

[Yonkrs_Girl]

On our last cruise we received lots of a variety in our FE...stickers, pencils, candy, special things from the state where peopl were from, door magnets, Disney figures, tattoos, confetti, fun straws, notepads, etc. It can be anything. Some people make up goody bags and others just leave small items on their own in the FE's. It's so much fun to arrive at your cabin to a surprise. :yay:

[LoriS]

After much debating with myself I just booked this cruise for next year. I am Lori and dh is Chris and our are daughters Cassidy and Courntey who will turn 9 and 6 while onboard. This will be our 4th family cruise and 3rd with Disney. We are going on Carnival this October, and I already miss DCL. LOL I am a huge Disney fan, and even a WDW cast member, but the ports we will do this year convinced me to try Carnival. At least knowing we will be on the Magic next year will make seeing her next to us in port in October a little easier for me. I look forward to getting to know my fellow cruisers over the next year.

[pfishgirl]

After much debating with myself I just booked this cruise for next year. I am Lori and dh is Chris and our are daughters Cassidy and Courntey who will turn 9 and 6 while onboard. This will be our 4th family cruise and 3rd with Disney. We are going on Carnival this October, and I already miss DCL. LOL I am a huge Disney fan, and even a WDW cast member, but the ports we will do this year convinced me to try Carnival. At least knowing we will be on the Magic next year will make seeing her next to us in port in October a little easier for me. I look forward to getting to know my fellow cruisers over the next year.

Which Carnival ship?
DH & I tried carnival and hated it

just remember, don't compare it to Disney or you will be Very disappointed

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

Welcome! My dd will be 9 at the time of the cruise also, maybe we can get them together in the Oceaneer Lab or in the pool or something.

[LoriS]

Which Carnival ship?
DH & I tried carnival and hated it

just remember, don't compare it to Disney or you will be Very disappointed
We are going on the Glory doing the Exotic Western. My dh and I did a Royal Caribbean in March, and it was no comparison to Disney. So we know not to expect Disney.

[LoriS]

Welcome! My dd will be 9 at the time of the cruise also, maybe we can get them together in the Oceaneer Lab or in the pool or something.
Sounds good, I am sure Cassidy will be happy to meet a new friend. How old is your other daughter?

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

My other daughter will be 2 next July, so she's going to be a lot of fun I think. She's going on her third trip to WDW in just a few days, but this will by both of my girls and my dh's first cruise and we're all so excited!

[LoriS]

I was so excited to see mail from DCL today, we got a postcard from Mickey. LOL

[LoriS]

My BD is Oct 2nd (I may celebrate while on ship) I will be turning 28 :thumbsup2
That's my B-day too :cool1: and we will be celebrating mine along with my 2 DD's onboard.

I hope I'm not butting in, but my son will be 12 when we cruise and he would love to have a pen pal. My guys are homeschooled and like to hang w/ a variety of ages. He's crazy about Star Wars, Ben Ten, Stitch, & pin trading.
Shelly
I homeschool my girls too.

[disneyfinatics]

That's my B-day too :cool1: and we will be celebrating mine along with my 2 DD's onboard.


I homeschool my girls too.

Wow that's great! So I guess summer is your favorite time of year also?

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hello Everyone! I thought it might be easier to keep moving the list forward so we dont' have to go back as far and I will continue to add as newcomers want to be and if you already know your cabin - please send me a PM so I can keep track of those as well and I will send out a PM close to our cruise date to all of those participating so you will have the Cabin #'s for everyone.

Most people just do gifts for each Cabin not necessarily each person in the cabin. It can get pretty expensive if you try to have something for each person. Some of the gifts we got were for the family, some just for the kids, etc. Some did gift bags and some did individual items :-) It is just fun to see the surprises in the Extenders.

If I have missed anyone, please let me know

FE Participants

ChrisLei
disneyfan551
disneyfanatics
finfans
Kirstin's Mommy
LoriS
Martinezfamily1126
PrincessBelle39
Pumbaa
Yonkrs_Girl

[pfishgirl]

Is anyone here, booked in a Cat 1 ? ;)

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

I wish...we're in a Cat. 6

[momandseandodisney]

Is anyone here, booked in a Cat 1 ? ;)

We are in a Cat 8

[LoriS]

We are a cat 8 too, on deck 5, we have the first room we ever stayed in on the Magic.

[martinezfamily1126]

I have a Cat 8 too

[PrincessBelle39]

Cat 6 for us. 1 would be nice though.

[disneyfinatics]

We're a cat 8. As of right now we're supposed to be in room 7014. I would love to stay in a cat. 1.

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

That's not too far from us! We're one deck up the stairs in 6536.

[disneyfinatics]

That's not too far from us! We're one deck up the stairs in 6536.

Great! We're decorating our door, is anyone else?

[pfishgirl]

Great! We're decorating our door, is anyone else?

::yes:: We always decorate our door :thumbsup2

[pfishgirl]

That's not too far from us! We're one deck up the stairs in 6536.

We will be in 6082 for 2 weeks!! :banana: We are able to keep our room for both cruises..

[LoriS]

Great! We're decorating our door, is anyone else?

Of course, it wouldn't be a Disney cruise if i didn't decorate the door. LOL

We are in 5512.

[CatManDoo]

That's not too far from us! We're one deck up the stairs in 6536.

:scared1: GET OUT!!!!!!! We're in 6528 and 6530!!! You best keep the noise down!!! ;)

[Linzi's Family]

Hey Everyone, unfortunatly we have had to change our cruise date to August due to children's schooling so won't be cruising with you this time, on a happier note we will be departing in August.
Hope you all have a wonderful cruise x

[Yonkrs_Girl]

We always decorate our door, too! It's so much fun and it's cool to see everyone else's ideas. That with FE just adds to the fun!

Linzi's...sorry you had to change your date but you get to go before us so have an amazing cruise!!!

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Cat 6 for us. 1 would be nice though.

We are in a Categroy 6, too! I would love to stay in a 1 :)

[MelissaE1]

Hi everyone :)

Just thought I'd add our family to the list here. We are booked in a cat 6 GTY (makes me a little nervous as I've always had assigned staterooms before) and it will be my family's 3rd (but my 4th) Disney Cruise.

Sailing will be myself, DH, DS (15 at cruise time) and DD (turning 11 the week we get back, so celebrating on the ship).

I know that I probably won't post a ton until our cruise gets closer, but just wanted to say hello!

It's a shame I won't be able to associate with you back to back cruisers... cause I'm J-E-A-L-O-U-S!!! You seem like such a nice group. :rotfl:

[granmaz]

Hi Melissa. Welcome. Soon be only a year to wait!!!

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Welcome, Melissa & Family!

We have a great group and I am jealous of the B2B cruisers, too! I would love to do that - maybe some day :laughing:

Just let me know if you would like to be added to the FE list. We do have plenty of time before the cruise but just wanted to check.

Have a great day everyone!

[MelissaE1]

Hello Marilyn/Granmaz - I see you've done one of the repo cruises. I'll bet that was great, I'd like to do one someday as well. You are from the UK? I'll be over on that side of the "pond" next week and a little closer to you as I am going to Paris with my mom and sister. :)

Yonkrs_Girl, the FE thing sounds fun. I've read a bit about it, but wondering if everyone distributes little things on multiple days (i.e. a sticker one day, a pencil the next, etc.), or does everyone give something one time but each day has different people assigned to it (i.e. my gifts get distributed on Tues, yours on Thurs)? Thanks for the welcome, the info, and for managing that list. :) Btw, I see you're going on a cruise in a few days... have fun!!

[CatManDoo]

How you know you've got the DCL bug:

I will be absolutely :banana: when I see the word "year" disappear from my cruise tracker slider below. It mocks me.

[martinezfamily1126]

:scared1: GET OUT!!!!!!! We're in 6528 and 6530!!! You best keep the noise down!!! ;)

WE have 6520 & 6521! :thumbsup2

We will be decorating our door also.

[Yonkrs_Girl]

Hello Marilyn/Granmaz - I see you've done one of the repo cruises. I'll bet that was great, I'd like to do one someday as well. You are from the UK? I'll be over on that side of the "pond" next week and a little closer to you as I am going to Paris with my mom and sister. :)

Yonkrs_Girl, the FE thing sounds fun. I've read a bit about it, but wondering if everyone distributes little things on multiple days (i.e. a sticker one day, a pencil the next, etc.), or does everyone give something one time but each day has different people assigned to it (i.e. my gifts get distributed on Tues, yours on Thurs)? Thanks for the welcome, the info, and for managing that list. :) Btw, I see you're going on a cruise in a few days... have fun!!

The FE's are so much fun! I will add you to the list! The way they have worked the 2 times I have done them has been that you just "surprise" everyone on the list with whatever you want to give out at any time during the cruise. That way, it makes it eaiser since people all do so many different things ont he ship - they are not locked into a specific time. Some people make up little gift bags and include their DIS name on them and other just leave individual items...some also leave them anonymously.

We are cruising on the Wonder on Sunday and then spending 3 nights in the parks. We wanted to do the parks first but ti didn't work with the kids school schedules to do a 3-night (they have school break next week) and we also wanted to get to go to MNSSHP and that is only on the Friday of the week of our break. So, we got the bonus day and get to the the 4-night :laughing:

[pfishgirl]

Hey Everyone, unfortunatly we have had to change our cruise date to August due to children's schooling so won't be cruising with you this time, on a happier note we will be departing in August.
Hope you all have a wonderful cruise x

Awww :guilty: that's too bad.. But, hey, at least you're still going!!!

[pfishgirl]

Hi everyone :)

Just thought I'd add our family to the list here. We are booked in a cat 6 GTY (makes me a little nervous as I've always had assigned staterooms before) and it will be my family's 3rd (but my 4th) Disney Cruise.

Sailing will be myself, DH, DS (15 at cruise time) and DD (turning 11 the week we get back, so celebrating on the ship).

I know that I probably won't post a ton until our cruise gets closer, but just wanted to say hello!

It's a shame I won't be able to associate with you back to back cruisers... cause I'm J-E-A-L-O-U-S!!! You seem like such a nice group. :rotfl:

There is still time to BOOK with our back to back.. ;)

:welcome: Glad to have you with us for this cruise!!! Don't be a stranger, pop in now and again..

[MelissaE1]

There is still time to BOOK with our back to back.. ;)

Oh, don't I wish! You wouldn't know anyone who'd want to pick up the tab for that, would you? :rolleyes: I'm hoping maybe when my kids have gone to college. And graduated. And become gainfully employed so they can support me in the manner that I wish to become accustomed, lol.

[pfishgirl]

Oh, don't I wish! You wouldn't know anyone who'd want to pick up the tab for that, would you? :rolleyes: I'm hoping maybe when my kids have gone to college. And graduated. And become gainfully employed so they can support me in the manner that I wish to become accustomed, lol.

Trust Me... I know the feeling... DS is now 18, works 2 jobs and goes to College.. so DH and I can FINALLY do a b2b.. Sadly, DS will not be with us, but, He has gone on Plenty of other DCLs with us growing up..

This will be our 1st b2b ever!! :lovestruc

[JanDave]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan

[pfishgirl]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan


:welcome: party:

Don't be a stranger... :dance3:

[EllaEnchanted]

Trust Me... I know the feeling... DS is now 18, works 2 jobs and goes to College.. so DH and I can FINALLY do a b2b.. Sadly, DS will not be with us, but, He has gone on Plenty of other DCLs with us growing up..

This will be our 1st b2b ever!! :lovestruc

This is our first b2b too!

We did the 11 night in 06 and then a 4 night in 07 because we wanted to go to Atlantis. Then we did a 15 night in 08. How could we go back to a 7 night again? We said we need to do a b2b and some of our friends from the PC are also doing this b2b......so we had no choice but to join in.

......sure, twist my arm.....ha!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[EllaEnchanted]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan

Hi Jan, I want to cruise with you! I love that you do a lot of cruises and don't have to wait long inbetween.

This will be our 8th cruise and it'll be our 18th anniversary.....we're right behind you. But we only get to do one cruise a year. Can't afford the time or the money to do it more, but we want to.

We cruised in May this year, so we're just doing WDW this month. We leave next week and stay for 6 nights. I'm getting excited.

[granmaz]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan


Hi and welcome.:wave:

[pfishgirl]

This is our first b2b too!

We did the 11 night in 06 and then a 4 night in 07 because we wanted to go to Atlantis. Then we did a 15 night in 08. How could we go back to a 7 night again? We said we need to do a b2b and some of our friends from the PC are also doing this b2b......so we had no choice but to join in.

......sure, twist my arm.....ha!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Now That's My Kind of Thinking!!! :thumbsup2

[LoriS]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan
Welcome to the group.:cool1:

[LoriS]

Woo Hoo, my countdown is under 1 year!!!!!:banana: :dance3: :cheer2:

[JanDave]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Also, my DD and her DH will be cruising with us and will celebrate their 12th anniversary.

Can't wait for the time to go by.

Jan

[disneyfinatics]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan

Welcome to the group.:flower3:

[KIRSTIN'S MOMMY]

My parents and sister will be joining us, they are in a Cat. 8, just 4 doors down from our room. My sister has done DCL with me before, so she would like to do the FE also. She's not a DISer, is that ok?

[Yonkrs_Girl]

My DH Dave and I will be cruising with you! We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We just got off the Wonder yesterday. The 9/19/09 cruise will be our 12th DCL cruise. Going on the Magic in 2 weeks and again in January 09.

Can't wait to catch up on posts and getting to know fellow cruisers.

I am a proud member of the DCL addicts group. No therapy for us!

Jan

We were on that Wonder Cruise from the 14th-18th, too! Welcome to our cruise! WOW - 25th Anniversary on the Magic - that is awesome! We will be celebrating 15 years on the cruise :-) Have a great time on your upcoming cruises!:banana:

[disneyfan551]

Looks like there will be alot of anniversaries celebrated! We'll be celebrating our 14th (actually it's on 9/16...;) )!

[gwtinkerbell427]

hi eveyone :cool1: I am booked on the Magic Western for 9/19/09-9/26/09 can not wait Wish is was tommorrow
this is my 7th disney cruise :goodvibes

[disneyfan551]

Hi! Welcome to the group AND the DIS! :flower3:

[gwtinkerbell427]

How do I go about getting a disney mail bag for my fish? I have seen many people with thir door decorted and mail bags haning from thier fish.
:banana:
I am going to start and get things together for next cruie 9/19/09 on Magic to decorate the door with and also get small items from hometown/state and give them to server/assistant server and cabins attendent.
:happytv:

[Yonkrs_Girl]

How do I go about getting a disney mail bag for my fish? I have seen many people with thir door decorted and mail bags haning from thier fish.
:banana:
I am going to start and get things together for next cruie 9/19/09 on Magic to decorate the door with and also get small items from hometown/state and give them to server/assistant server and cabins attendent.
:happytv:


Hello! Welcome to our Thread and cruise :) I bought my FE on eBay and some people make their own. Just let me know if you want to be added to our FE Fun List and I will be sure to add you to it :thumbsup2 This will be our 4th cruise.

We also made about 30 magnets to decorate our stateroom door for this past cruise. Some were for each special night (pirate, Castaway Cay, etc.). It's alot of fun and their are tons of design ideas on the boards!

[disneyfan551]

Has anyone seen measurements on the FE's? I'd love to know so someone could make me one. What's a good rate for them on eBay?

[JanDave]

We were on that Wonder Cruise from the 14th-18th, too! Welcome to our cruise! WOW - 25th Anniversary on the Magic - that is awesome! We will be celebrating 15 years on the cruise :-) Have a great time on your upcoming cruises!:banana:


Wonder if we met on the Wonder! I was with my family of 11, including 4 grandchildren. The youngest was a 2 year old redhead. I was not very active on that cruise thread knowing I'd be so busy with the family.

Jan

[MelissaE1]

Good morning everyone, and hello JanDave and gwtinkerbell427. :)

I'm back from my Paris trip and ready to think more about the cruise... has anyone thought about excursions yet? I know we have a lot of veteran cruisers here, so any suggestions would be welcome. We are not big "lounge at the beach" people on vacation since we are lucky enough to live about 2 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. :) The last DCL we did (2005) was supposed to be a Western, but a hurricane changed that at the last minute. We had booked the dune buggy tour for Cozumel but I have heard that they were so wiped out they no longer do the "rugged" offroad beach part anymore, which was what interested us. I was looking around and Xcaret looks interesting.

For Grand Cayman I think we will do a stingray excursion... DH and I did that on our honeymoon and it was definitely a highlight. Would like to share it with my kids (although they are a little timid of the idea since Steve Irwin's untimely demise).

Love it that the counters are under one year! :banana:

[PrincessBelle39]

I've been thinking about excursions as well and am really not sure what to do. I'm limited because of the age of my kids. My eldest will be 7 and is not frightened of anything and I would like to do the stingrays as well with her. My youngest though will be turning 5, 10 days after the cruise ends and is scared of everything. We will have just finished with winter here when we leave for our cruise so will be ready for sun and hot weather and hope to spend some time on the beach. Lots of thinking to do. I'd love some ideas from those more experienced cruisers.

[gwtinkerbell427]

hi yonkers girl
yes please add me to your list
I would love to get mail on my fish #7070 disney magic cruise 9/19/09
:cool1:

[gwtinkerbell427]

does anybody know where I can get a fish extender or how to make one?
I am on the Magic 9/19/09 #7070
Was anyone on the Magic for the 5 night 9/1/08 during HANNAH?
I was:hippie:

[PrincessBelle39]

does anybody know where I can get a fish extender or how to make one?
I am on the Magic 9/19/09 #7070
Was anyone on the Magic for the 5 night 9/1/08 during HANNAH?
I was:hippie:

I was just looking at them on Ebay for $30.

[gwtinkerbell427]

pirate:
Hi all, I am starting to get some items for my door and just wanted to clarify that you are only aloud to use magnets on the back of things, no tape. is that correct? I found some really cool mickey shapped ballons and have some postcards and am going to mine and my mom's name on mickey ears accross the door.
Is $30 a going price for a fish extender?
Cabin $7070 9/19/09 Magic Western
by the way my name is Gretchen
:cool1: :hippie:

[MelissaE1]

pirate:
Hi all, I am starting to get some items for my door and just wanted to clarify that you are only aloud to use magnets on the back of things, no tape. is that correct? I found some really cool mickey shapped ballons and have some postcards and am going to mine and my mom's name on mickey ears accross the door.
Is $30 a going price for a fish extender?
Cabin $7070 9/19/09 Magic Western
by the way my name is Gretchen
:cool1: :hippie:

Hi Gretchen,

I know in the past you have not been allowed to use anything but magnets, I'm guessing it's still the same. If it's something that you are not printing out yourself on magnetic paper, you can get the sticky-back magnetic tape and use that to make your item magnetic.

You can pick up some types of "fish extenders" on eBay for about $10... just depends on what you want. I'll put a link below to a current eBay auction just for reference... looks like the seller is in Australia, but the actual item is $2 with around $8 for shipping I think. Then there are the custom ones that will cost you in the $30+ range. I've also read about people using just a rectangular shape or even custom decorated Christmas stockings. I guess anything you like that can hold the goodies. :)

Bet you can't guess what my name is from my screen name. :rotfl:

Ten dollar eBay example here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-Mickey-Mouse-5-Pocket-Hanging-Storage-Bag-BA01a_W0QQitemZ380069379002QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m380069379002&_trkparms=72%3A1207%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)

[MelissaE1]

Hey everyone, I thought I would not be posting much this early on, but I guess my DIS addiction is back in full force, cause I'm haunting the boards again. :surfweb:

Has anyone decided where they are staying pre-cruise yet? We stayed at the Radisson on our first family cruise, and on the second one in Oct. we stayed at WDW and went to MNSSHP the night before, then drove to the port in the a.m. and parked. I'm thinking we will do the Radisson again this time, but I have a newer car now and I'm not sure if I want to leave it there. Still, saving $105 on parking is pretty nice...

[gwtinkerbell427]

Melissa, thanks so much I looked at bag and thinking about geting it
are you going on the magic 9/19/09
maybe we can meet up somewhere
cabin #7070
Gretchen:cool1:

[gwtinkerbell427]

mellissa, how do we exchange email's.
I have not meet my posting of 10 yet I want to give you mine

gretchen

[MelissaE1]

mellissa, how do we exchange email's.
I have not meet my posting of 10 yet I want to give you mine

gretchen

Hi Gretchen, I don't think there's a way around that. I actually check here more than my emails since my DIS addiction seems to have popped up again. :laughing:

I see your mom is going with you, who else are you sailing with?

[disneyfinatics]

Hello Gretchen. Looks like we'll be neighbors, well sort of. We're in 7014. I was beginning to think I was going to be all alone on that floor. :lmao:
Shelly

[gwtinkerbell427]

Hello Gretchen. Looks like we'll be neighbors, well sort of. We're in 7014. I was beginning to think I was going to be all alone on that floor. :lmao:
Shelly
hey shelly, Its just me and my mom kathleen going (7th cruise) that is so cool that we will be neighbors, We will have to meet up. Cant wait to the cruise, wish it was tommorrow. We were on the Magic during Hannah. Captin Tom is so great.
Also cant wait to new ships come out, maybe Alaaska:cloud9:
take care
Gretchen

[gwtinkerbell427]

:wizard: I would love to get a list together before the cruise and see who all is going, This will be my 1st cruise being a member of DIS so does anybody get together?

[gwtinkerbell427]

Hi Gretchen, I don't think there's a way around that. I actually check here more than my emails since my DIS addiction seems to have popped up again. :laughing:

I see your mom is going with you, who else are you sailing with?

Melissa, Its jsut me and my Mom Kathleen going (travel buddies)
Who all is going in your group?
I was cruise in September 9/1/08 Magic and was at the dinner with somebody who was on with a whole bunch of DIS'ers her name is Vera, from Mass is there any way I could locater her one here?
:banana:

[MelissaE1]

Melissa, Its jsut me and my Mom Kathleen going (travel buddies)
Who all is going in your group?
I was cruise in September 9/1/08 Magic and was at the dinner with somebody who was on with a whole bunch of DIS'ers her name is Vera, from Mass is there any way I could locater her one here?
:banana:

Hey Gretchen,

My cruise group is me, my DH and my DS14 and DD10.

I think the best way to find someone from a past cruise is to look up the cruise meet thread from that cruise. If it's the 5 night cruise, there are two threads, one closed (but you could still maybe find her DIS name by reading it) and a continuation thread that is still open (you might be able to just ask on there and someone may know). Here are the links:

Original thread for 9/01/08 cruise (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1343812) (closed but still readable)

Open Thread for 9/01/08 cruise (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1709991) (continuation thread)

Good luck, hope you find her. :)

[CrazyZeus1]

Hello everyone!!! We just walked in the door tonight from a fun vacation on the Magic, and one of the first things I did was check here for our next cruise meet group!!

I'm Heather, Hubby is Jeff, & Reese will be 6 on the cruise. We can't wait to start getting to know our new friends on this cruise!!:thumbsup2