5/22/2008 Wonder Cruise!

[ImagineerM]

Hello everyone!

So I've been lurking around for a while, wondering if anyone else was going to be heading out on the May 22, 2008 Wonder Cruise to the Bahamas.

Thought I'd put together this meet thread to see who else would be there.

It will be the first leg of our Disney Honeymoon!

We have an ocean view cabin for our first Disney cruise!

Hope to hear from some fellow cruisers soon!

Cheers,
Josh

[Disney Sweetie]

I also was wondering if anyone else was cruising on this date. Was just getting ready to post a thread and saw that you had already done so.

My group consists of myself, DH, DD (21), DD (18) and DS (21). We are going on this short cruise for my daughters graduation. DH and myself have cruised before.....both of us were on the 11 nt Southern in 2006 and then I went with friends on the 14 nt WB TransAtlantic Repo last August. We are hoping that we can adjust to this "short" cruise!! :rotfl:

We are in a cat. 4 on deck 8. I have always done fish-extenders and my daughter was hoping we could do the same on this cruise, but there may not be enough DISers going to participate. Cant wait for them to experience their 1st Disney cruise!! :banana:

Hopefully others will be cruising with us! Cant wait to meet you and your new wife!! :bride:

Pam
Disney Sweetie

[ImagineerM]

Glad to see someone else is joining us!

I've never cruised before and this is our first Disney cruise! We're super excited!

Hoping you'll share some tips and tricks with me...feel free to PM me if you wanna chat sometime.

This is so exciting!!!!!!!

[swissgirl66]

Today I was cruising the internet and came along this great forum. Hello everybody, we (Swiss family, me 42, my husband 41 and our daughter 4) will be going on this disney cruise - we are firsttimers and we are soooooooo looking forward to all the fun.

We will be travelling around in Florida the entire month of May and I am sure we will have the time of our lives.

Regards from icecold Switzerland, tomorrow we go skiing, what a difference to our planned holiday in Florida

Swissgirl66

[ImagineerM]

Swissgirl -- Welcome!

Glad to see someone else will be joining us on our cruise. Hope some others out there are joining us! Would love to chat with anyone going on this cruise!

Looking forward to it!

Cheers,
Josh

[MicCheckOneTwo]

Hello fellow cruisers,

I've been reading and gathering information for our first Disney cruise, and just decided to register and post up.

I'm going to do my best on getting the abbreviations right (I've got the list up as reference).

So, here goes...

Cruising on this trip from my crew is myself (27) , DW23, my sisters 10 and 19, my father and step-mother.

Alright so I couldn't find abbreviations for most of that but I hope I still did good on my first DIS post.

Cheers!

[Disney Sweetie]

:welcome: to Swissgirl66 and MicCheckOneTwo..... I am looking forward to meeting you on the cruise. This will be my 3rd cruise, my DH's 2nd and my DD(18), DD(21) and DS (21) 1st cruise.

Hopefully there will be others to join us as time gets closer.


Pam aka Disney Sweetie

[ImagineerM]

Finally getting some more DISers one this cruise and hoping for more!

Always looking forward to meeting fellow Disney nuts!

Welcome aboard the thread!

[Verandah Man]

My DW and I will be in Florida for a few days around this sail date. We are trying to decide if we want to go on this cruise. Our flight was already scheduled to arrive on Wednesday 5/21 and we are due to fly home at 12:45pm on Sunday 5/25. If we decide to join you, I'll let you know. Decisions, decisions, decisions...........:rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

[Disney Sweetie]

Verandah Man I hope that you and your DW decide to join us. It would be great to see ya.

[Verandah Man]

Our DD is going with her school choir/band to Chicago from 5/21-5/25 so the Mrs. and I decided to escape to Florida for a few days. We do have a vacation home about 90 minutes from the port area, we're just trying to decide if we want to spend a few days at our Lake County home, or take the 3 day cruise. It's been a long winter for me, I just want to get away for a few days to rest before our busy summer starts.

[abca]

We'll be on the cruise too. It will be our 5th Disney cruise. It will be me, DH and DS(9). Anyone else out there cruising with young kids?

[Disney Sweetie]

:welcome: abca!! Looking forward to meeting you and your family.

[TiggerzFan]

:wave2:
Just trying to iron out some details but we may be joining you, too, along with eight family members from PA. (Kaykels and crew)
Our family just moved here to Central Florida six months ago and it's about time we officially take advantage of the FL Resident Rates!!!
It's been 18 long months between cruises... way too long.

[Disney Sweetie]

:welcome: Tiggerzfan......Here's hoping that things work out so that you and your family can join us. Only 8 weeks until we sail! :banana: Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Is anyone else taking a fish extender? This is my kids 1st cruise and they want to take a fish extender. I guess I can always sneak in some lil surprises when they are not looking if all else fails!! :lmao:

[kaykels]

HEY VERANDAH MAN! You have to come along with us! You sent me the pay-it-forward postcard from Mickey to my kids about 4 years ago. I'm in the same situation as you. I have airfare to Florida May 21-26. I was planning on visiting the TiggerzFan gang, and then we saw this great Florida Resident rate pop up. I'm supposed to be at a convention near Universal, but the cruise sounds like MUCH more fun! We have a hold on some cabins and we'll be booked by tomorrow for sure. Just figuring out cabin logistics.

[Verandah Man]

Still haven't made a final decision, just yesterday our DD asked if we were going to Florida during the summer. My DW and I are still trying to decide what we want to do.

[Disney Sweetie]

Come on Verandah Man!!! You and the DW just gotta come cruise with us. It will be lots of fun!!!

Looking forward to meeting you kaykels!!!! :welcome: to you and your family!!

[TiggerzFan]

Well, it's official! Our extended family of 12 is onboard and while we're sure not in our first (or second, or third) pick of stateroom category or location, we were able to take advantage of those nice FL resident rates!:thumbsup2
This is a nice last minute surprise and leaves DSIL (Kaykels) and I just a short period of time to obsessively plan and pack.
So here's a shout out to all of our new cruising friends from Deck 1!! party:

[Disney Sweetie]

:idea: We need to plan some kind of small DIS meet once we get onboard. Maybe at the sailaway party?? party: I would love to meet everyone before we all get to busy. Let me know what you all think.

I know what you mean about the packing.....I have been so pre-occupied with all my daughters SR activities, getting ready for prom and graduation, that I have not really thought about what we need to be packing. :eek:

8 weeks from today and we will be on our way to Orlando! :banana:

Can't wait to meet you all!!:wave2:

[kaykels]

So luckily we got the FRR when we did. We called, got rates for cat 9 and better, and an hour later they only had cat. 10's left. So we're slumming it on deck 1 inside cabins with the fish and the crew! But as long as I'm ON the ship, who's complaining! The broom closet would even work for the right price. And when we called back a few hours later to make the payment, the FRR's were sold out.
I hope you snagged on Verandah Man.

Cruise meet at the cast off party sounds good to me! How about the bar overlooking the party on deck 10?

[TiggerzFan]

Just an FYI to those of you that may be sticking around in FL after our cruise. The Discovery is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on that Sunday evening around 7:30pm - always a cool sight!

Just this evening The Endeavor came back home. We were lucky enough to get a distant glimpse of it from outside our house as well as hearing the very loud sonic boom.:listen:

[Disney Sweetie]

I have always wanted to see a space shuttle launch. We have plans to visit friends near Ocala that Sunday after we get off the ship. Can we see it in the air from there? May just have to wait and see our friends later! Being from MS, I can always go back and see them but may not get a chance to see a launch any time soon. Does that sound mean?

Meeting on deck 10 sounds good. Lets say we can meet right after the safety drill??

[BPCooper]

The launch is going to be delayed a few days past the 25th, NASA announced after the landing last night. May 31 is looking like the probable new "no earlier than" date.

[kaykels]

Aww, that stinks. I always seem to miss them by days. I'll just have to drown my sorrows in Mickey Bars and go watch some fireworks instead.

[TiggerzFan]

Thanks for the update, Ben. I was afraid that date would change. Would've been nice for everyone to see a launch.

Rachel (DSIL), I'll be right next to ya with the Mickey Bars! Perhaps we can see the glow of Tickerbell instead of the shuttle.:)

[kaykels]

I'm not used to 3 night cruises. We're only on page 2 and we're in the 2 month countdown. The whackos on my last 7 night, 18 months ago, are still chatting. I think they must be on page 8 zillion by now.

[TiggerzFan]

So, when is everyone doing Palo?

We're a bit confused because we've never done a 3-night cruise and don't really want to miss any of the restaurants. We're leaning towards Parrot Cay simply because we'll have lunch there when we board.

Any thoughts?

[kaykels]

So what are we looking at, about 5 families on here?
We are a party of 12, with six adults and six kids.
How many in your groups?

[kaykels]

Hey Swiss girl, can you shove some chocolate bars in your pockets before fly to Florida?

[TiggerzFan]

Did Verandah Man make it onboard???

[kaykels]

Donna, I think we're talking to ourselves.....

[TiggerzFan]

You fill up my Fish Extender, and I'll fill up yours!!! LOL!!!:lmao:

[Poppy538]

Poppy here checking in. Donna and Rachel, you are the coolest people alive.

[KayBear]

7 more weeks, 49 more days !!

[Bloondaddy]

Hey, what's everybody doing up so late???

[Matt1127]

Checking in to say HI to fellow cruisers, and to the family.
(DW said it would be nice to do!) :rolleyes:

[Disney Sweetie]

So what are we looking at, about 5 families on here?
We are a party of 12, with six adults and six kids.
How many in your groups?

We have 5 adults in our group....the youngest is 18 and graduates on May 16 so this is her graduation cruise! Of course my birthday is May 10 so I may decide to make it a "late" gift to myself! :rotfl:

You fill up my Fish Extender, and I'll fill up yours!!! LOL!!!:lmao:

Dont forget to fill mine up too as you are walking down the hall!! :lmao:

The launch is going to be delayed a few days past the 25th, NASA announced after the landing last night. May 31 is looking like the probable new "no earlier than" date.

I talked to a friend of mine that works at NASA and he said that there is a delay in manufacturing some parts but that it may only affect later launches. So we might still get to see the shuttle take off. :thumbsup2

Are we still going to meet around 4:30pm on deck 10 during the sail-away party? I guess it will be opposite of the big-screen?

[Poppy538]

Come visit me on my deck 7 verandah. It's huge. Oh never mind, that's supposed to be a secret.

[Poppy538]

Deck 10 sail away party facing the screen sounds good to me!

[Verandah Man]

Did Verandah Man make it onboard???


My DW and I decided to look into buying a DVC resale, so we won't be making the trip to Florida in May afterall. We put an offer in for OKW, just waiting to hear back from the seller. Just got the call as I was typing this, our offer was accepted for the OKW resale!!! :goodvibes

[TiggerzFan]

Sail Away meet sounds good to me. 4:30 it is.:jumping1:
I can taste the frosty drinks now!!:drinking1

[TiggerzFan]

Awwwww.... too bad you and DW won't be joining us on this sailing.
It would have been a honor to meet you both!

But, CONGRATS on the DVC purchase!:cool1:

[Verandah Man]

Awwwww.... too bad you and DW won't be joining us on this sailing.
It would have been a honor to meet you both!

But, CONGRATS on the DVC purchase!:cool1:


Thanks, now I have to get back to work so I can pay for the DVC!!! ;)

[Disney Sweetie]

Sail Away meet sounds good to me. 4:30 it is.:jumping1:
I can taste the frosty drinks now!!:drinking1

party: I see a DIS party in the works!!

[kaykels]

Hey Andy, congrats on your purchase and we'll have to catch you on another Disney Cruise sometime. I still owe you a drink for the postcard a few years back. Enjoy your timeshare!

[KayBear]

Aunt Donna are you going to lick the chocolate souffle bowl again? I'll be licking the bowl after my ice cream sundae at Parrot Cay.
Here is my list of MUST DO's. What are yours? (everybody)

1. See the new Toy Story show
2. Eat lots of cheeseburgers
3. Order more than one dessert everynight (I'm insulin resistant and taking a few days off of my torture diet)
4. Karaoke
5. Get to Castaway Cay early and stay late
6. Remember NOT to wear the sunblock that I'm allergic to and most of all....
7. KEEP MY BATHING SUIT BOTTOMS ON WHEN I'M SNORKELING! Flashing the entire boat in Mexico was the most embarrassing day of my life.
:rolleyes1

[Disney Sweetie]

Is anybody dressing up for Pirate pirate: night? My kids want to but not sure how elaborate we should get since it is a short cruise. Any thoughts or suggestions??

[TiggerzFan]

ME? Lick the chocolate souffle dish at such a lovely place as Palo? :rolleyes1 Clearly you have me confused with another aunt!:thumbsup2

[TiggerzFan]

Disney Sweetie -

For the most part, our family has some pirate-type accessories (vests, t-shirts) from past cruises, so we'll probably bring those, but nothing too crazy.

[Disney Sweetie]

I think that is what we are gonna do. On my other much longer (2 week) cruises we did dress up more. But I think I will go more simple this time.

Looking forward to meeting you and your family! :)

Pam

[ImagineerM]

Wowsers! this thread finally took off! Glad to see some more DISers on board. We are a party of 2, on our first DCL trip for our honeymoon!

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Cheers,
J

[KayBear]

i can't wait to eat the food!! popcorn:: the burgers are the best!! you have to try one. also, try the sundae at parrot cay (my personal favorite!) :thumbsup2

[TiggerzFan]

Personal food favorites for me are:

1) Chocolate Souffle ! There's nothing like it.:cloud9:

2) Filet at Palo.

3) The white chocolate Cinderella slipper dessert with the mousse. FABULOUS.

4) Yep, gotta go with the Burgers on Deck 9. Chicken Fingers, too.

5) ROOM SERVICE - Ya gotta do it. No charge, except for the tip. All Hands on Deck fruit and cheese platter, Cookie of the day and MICKEY BARS.:mickeybar

6) The fresh fruit and wraps on Deck 9, too.

[TiggerzFan]

Oh wow, HOW could I forget.....

The STRAWBERRY SOUP. :love:
The MANGO SOUP.:thumbsup2

[ImagineerM]

Mmmm...strawberry soup sounds YUMMY! Where do they serve that?

[TiggerzFan]

I may have this in reverse, but I'm pretty sure the mango soup is in Parrot Cay at lunch on embarkation day and the strawberry was at one of the dinners (in Tritons/Lumiere's?). Someone correct me (no doubt Kaykels will!)...
but whenever they appear, it's heaven in a bowl.:goodvibes

[TiggerzFan]

BTW, Josh, nice to "meet" you, and CONGRATS to you and DF on the upcoming wedding. Is it a Disney wedding?

[ImagineerM]

Not a Disney Wedding persay....but one heck of a Disney Honeymoon!

We're doing a night at the AKL before our cruise, then seven nights back at WDW after the cruise! We're super excited!

Looking forward to getting to know some of you!

As it is our first cruise, we're anxious to learn all sorts of information from you vets!

[swissgirl66]

A warm hello back to everyone, we are just back from our ski holidays in St. Moritz, we had a great time, my little girl won her first race in ski school and is wearing her medall day and night. And the best is, only 4 weeks to go before we fly to Florida for our extended 1-month-holiday. First to Captiva, then Sarasota, then Disney Polynesian and then the Cruise.... to finish we go to Disney Vero beach.

I am really looking forward to see you all and I promise to bring some yummy swiss chocolate for the Sail away get-toghether.

You should see me when I read your postings, first its in english, but then its in Disneyish... I am no DISer and sometimes I really have no clue what you are writting, but hey, I am catching up, and this is my first time on a cruise, let's see in 10 years time....

[swissgirl66]

Hey, TigerzFan, thanks for the tip re Discovery Launch, you just made my husband very lucky, we try to get viewing tickets at the space center, selling beginns this coming Monday.

To you as experienced Cruise mom, I am wondering if my 4 year old girl will be happy at the kids club, she does not speak english at all, but she is a very outgoing and brave girl, therefore I think it could work, what do you and the other moms think?

[TiggerzFan]

Swissgirl -

MMmmmmmm, swiss chocolate. I can taste it already!!

Wow, it sounds like you're in for a FABULOUS one month visit here to Florida. I've never been to Captiva but I hear it's gorgeous.

As for your little girl, I have no doubt she'll love the kids' clubs. On our last cruise, our older daughter was 4 and she would ask to go frequently. On her registration, I would definitely make note of the language issue. It could very well be that there is a CM (cast member) who speaks the language ... maybe even worth requesting for dining, too. You never know, those Disney folks have pulled many tricks out of their ears! Besides that, I'm sure she'll learn some of the basic words that will be useful.
It would be an interesting question to post to the main board. I'm sure there are many other moms who have been in that situation.

Hmmmm, I think you'll have to teach us all a few basic words and phrases! We have 7,6, 5 and 2 year olds in our group and we can teach them.

[disjest8]

Just booked again! I have booked and canceled this cruise three times now! My DH can't get off work and both of my 20 something DDs that were supposed to go with me have had something come up. I have decided to take my DSs, who are 5 and 6 on this one by myself. :banana: DH isn't thrilled, but I need a vacation and he will get over it. ;)

Looking forward to meeting all of you.

-Kristi

[TiggerzFan]

Hi Kristi!

Welcome (back) aboard!:boat:
Our family just recently booked as well for our first 3-night cruise. Looking forward to meeting you and your boys. Less than 7 weeks to go.....:banana:

[Bloondaddy]

Swiss chocolate? Too bad I'm married, I just fell in love with you.

[kaykels]

We'll probably wear pirate stuff on pirate night, but not a full costume. It's always a good time. Too bad we'll be so full from dinner. It's a nice spread but we're always to full to eat it!

Swiss girl, I'm sure your daughter will have fun in the clubs with the dress up trunk, sliding board, characters, etc. She might be lost during the Disney movies or have to take an extra minute or two to catch on the games they are playing, but I know she will love it.

Can't wait! This is cruise #5 for us but our first 3 nighter so we're trying to figure out how to cram all the fun in really really fast!

[Disney Sweetie]

Can't wait! This is cruise #5 for us but our first 3 nighter so we're trying to figure out how to cram all the fun in really really fast!



This is our first 3 nighter also. I am also trying to figure out how to cram all the fun into 3 short nights!

But I know it will be fun no matter how many nights and I can't wait. Counting down the days! :woohoo:

[ImagineerM]

So since this is our first cruise period....what are some can't miss things to do while on board?

I think we're going snorkeling at CC and just going to explore Nassau some on our own. But curious about things we HAVE to do on board the Wonder!

Cheers,
Josh

[kaykels]

So since this is our first cruise period....what are some can't miss things to do while on board?

I think we're going snorkeling at CC and just going to explore Nassau some on our own. But curious about things we HAVE to do on board the Wonder!

Cheers,
Josh

Josh, here are some of my favorites!

1. Sail away party is a great starter
2. Make sure you try the cold mango soup or cold strawberry soup at embarkation lunch. YUH-HUM!
3. The shows are awesome! Don't miss them.
4. *If it were my first cruise, on a 3 nighter I would not miss a regular rotation dinner, so if you choose not to do Palo, at least go up there, sit at the bar and have a chocolate souffle. If you the tip the bartender, they won't charge you a cover for dessert. Palo is GREAT!!!! If you go, have them roll you out when you're done eating.
5. Nassua day is going to be a busy one! It's Pirate night and also the Golden Mickey show. Make sure you do both, it's A LOT of fun. And save room for the pirate snacks on deck.
6. When in Nassau, Cable Beach is a great alternative to Atlantis. It's 15.00 pp and you can use the hotel's ammenities. They have a swim up bar, water slide, casino, great beach with lounger and tiki umbrellas, and water sports are available.
7. Not so Newlywed Game (adults only!)
8. The adult comedians are great.
9. Castaway Cay is worth the entire price of the cruise, IMHO. Snorkeling is a must for us! Best beach ever! Get out there early and grab a hammock.
10. For the kids: making FLUBBER in the kids clubs
11. SShh, don't tell anyone... but if you take a late night swim, it's empty up there on deck and so amazing under the stars!

[kaykels]

Josh, I just read some of your trip report from your last trip to WDW, and now realize that it's your honeymoon. CONGRATS!!!!!
What an awesome place to honeymoon.
My daugher is 14 and is already planning to actually get married on Disney cruise ship. In fact, she already informed us that the guy has to be like you.... a true lover of Disney Magic, no matter how young or old or how many trips under your belt. Keep that magic in your heart and you'll have a long happy marriage.
Good luck and most of alll, HAVE FUN!

[KayBear]

JOSH, DON'T FORGET ONE IMPORTANT MUST DO!
Eat a cheeseburger by the pool. They are the best!

[KayBear]

Kristi, you sound like an awesome mom !!!

[Poppy538]

I'm ready for a mudslide on Castaway Cay. It's 53 degrees and raining here today.

[Bloondaddy]

First one is on me Pop. I probably owe you about 37,000 of them.

[TiggerzFan]

Josh and other first time cruisers....

Here's another moment you'll not want to miss...

When you first board, the CM will ask for your last name and then they "announce" your family's arrival onboard. It's a favorite moment of mine, I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it as I type this. :rolleyes: It's when you really know the "Magic" and "Wonder" of it has officially begun.

Also, for everyone, don't forget you can have all (or at least most) of the characters autograph a photo mat (for framing), or a t-shirt, or a pillowcase, etc. just by dropping it off at Guest Services. Put the item in a ziploc bag, with your stateroom number - you can supply your own color fabric markers, too - at the beginning of the cruise and they'll send it up to your room by the last night. Makes a really nice (FREE) souvenier.:)

[swissgirl66]

Josh, congrats from here too, honeymoon is just the most romantic thing I remember, besides the moment when I said, yes, I will...

To Kaykels and all the wonderful experienced DISerrs, thanks for sharing all the tips and hidden treasures with us, what would we do without you.

Looking forward to see you all and I told my husband that we will have to bring a add suitcase, just for the chocolate to all of you. He is a chocolate addict himself and he was not sure, if the goodies will be safe during our 3 weeks trip through florida, the might just disapear :scared1: .

You make my day, everytime I log in and see, that I am not the only one going crazy just by thinking how awesome it will be to experrience the wonders of magic.

Have a great week :yay:

[TiggerzFan]

Swissgirl -

Just wanted to mention that the latest posting on NASA's website shows The Discovery launch date moved to May 31st, but someone else mentioned it might be going back to the original date. :confused3

[swissgirl66]

Hey TigerzFan

My Husband logged at sharp 9:00am into the Cape Canaveral Tickets Portal but could not finish his order for tkts and flew out of the system within a minute, when he tried to enter again, the tickets were sold out. Bad luck, but we received information from were the take-off could be seen to.

Thanks anyway and icecold regards, today we had snow again.

[kaykels]

Wow, still snowing huh? We thought we had it bad. It was 44 today. We had spring fever for a few days and now it's cold again. Oh Florida sunshine, take me away !!!

[TiggerzFan]

I suppose y'all don't want to hear that it's 80 and lovely here today?:yay:
If it makes you feel better, we had tons of thunderstorms yesterday causing our pool to dip down to 85! Brrrrrr....:scared:

(ducking now.....)

[kaykels]

I am SOOOO getting you back when it's 98 degrees and 100 % humidity this summer and fall !!!!

[TiggerzFan]

Swissgirl -

I'm a bit concerned about that chocolate. Never mind it might not be safe from your DH, it most definitely won't be safe traveling around for 3 weeks in this Florida sun.:eek:

[EPCOT_VA]

OK, we didn't even make it a year...

We took our first Disney Cruise last July in the Med. Now its time to try out the Wonder. Count us in for May 22nd.

Myself (41), DW (41), DD (10) & DD (8).

EPCOT_VA

:wizard:

[Disney Sweetie]

:welcome: EPCOT_VA !!! Looking forward to meeting you and your family! Only 6 weeks to go...Cant wait :banana:

[kaykels]

YEAH!!! Welcome to our little group EPCOT_VA!

[TiggerzFan]

:wave2: Welcome aboard, EPCOT_VA!
Seems to be a small but festive group here! :banana:
I think the plan is to meet at 4:30 on Deck 10 for the Sail Away Party......someone remind me exactly where.

[Disney Sweetie]

Our little group has grown to approx. 25 adults (18 and over) and 13 children!
We plan on meeting at 4:30 on deck 10 directly across from the big screen tv. Unless you would prefer to meet Starboard or Port side?? How will we recognize each other? To bad it is not a much larger group and we could order lanyards or tshirts or some other way to identify each other! Any ideas??

I of course will be the one dancing around cause I will be so happy to be onboard!! My kids will be the ones looking at me like "who is she??" :rotfl:

Kaykels....I guess you dont want to hear that the weather in south Mississippi is absolutely beautiful!! :goodvibes I can not stand the cold and am so glad it is warming up!!

Pam :)

[cruisindisney]

My family is on this cruise too. My DH and I are having a hard time keeping this a secret from our DD11 and DS6. They have suspicions, but I keep telling them we aren't going. I'm about to explode. This is a good outlet for me.

I've been trying to do tons of research. I have a question for you experienced Disney Cruisers, what time can we board the ship? We are staying at Disney World for 2 nights before and will be driving over that day as soon as we can get on the ship.

[kaykels]

Suzy, I pulled that one off once and it was SOOO much fun. My 11 year old doesn't know we're going. We told her, but it didn't sink in. She thinks we mean in 2011 on the new ship. She's a little slow on the giddy-up sometimes. I'm sure she'll figure it out when we're boarding. hee hee.

[kaykels]

We'll have to figure out a way to ID ourselves, but I don't think it will be with tiaras and green feather boas! On our last cruise there was a crazy, insane bunch of Dis-ers that actually showed up at the port with the feather boas and tiaras. That was one weird crew. It was similar to a clown convention. Seems like we're cruising with a great bunch this time around. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone. I'll be the one with the margarita in one hand the Mickey bar in the other.

[TiggerzFan]

WELCOME, SUZI! My, this little group is growing by leaps and bounds!

Hey, I'm in on the "secret" thing, too. My DD6 has no idea we're going. We keep talking about "maybe soon we'll go again". If we don't slip before then, when our family (Kaykels and crew) arrives the night before, THEN we'll tell her. She is going to FREAK OUT!:jumping1:

Hey Rachel, maybe we'll tell Kelsi and Alyssa at the same time!! LOL!:rotfl:

In the meantime, boarding usually starts around 12noon but the Port opens at 10am. Many like to get there early to take advantage of the characters that may appear, registration for the kids' clubs, etc. And, of course, there's the line for boarding.

[TiggerzFan]

Pam -

I'm sure we can come up with something for our group of DISers here.

But it'll probably be rather easy to spot our group - the 12 of us will be in matching t-shirts. Yep, that always goes over BIG with the men.... hee-hee, it's the one time we can make them do it.

And don't be shy about updating Rachel daily about the lovely weather. She LOVES that!:rotfl2:

[Disney Sweetie]

My family is on this cruise too. My DH and I are having a hard time keeping this a secret from our DD11 and DS6. They have suspicions, but I keep telling them we aren't going. I'm about to explode. This is a good outlet for me.

I've been trying to do tons of research. I have a question for you experienced Disney Cruisers, what time can we board the ship? We are staying at Disney World for 2 nights before and will be driving over that day as soon as we can get on the ship.

:welcome: Suzy......this brings our little group up to about 41.....27 adults and 14 children!! Growing everyday.

We will be driving over night to the port from Mississippi so we will arrive fairly early.

Pam

[cruisindisney]

I posted a question about what they are and everyone is saying that it's a group meet thing. Are we doing it? What exactly do we do?

[Disney Sweetie]

Suzy....I am trying to figure out how to post a picture of my fish extender from the WB TransAtlantic cruise last August. I will have one on this cruise. You just hang it outside your door on the "fish" and others on the cruise can put little goodies in it. Goodies I have received are candy, pirate trinkets, magnets, postcards from the givers hometown, etc.... Nothing big, just little happies. You just go around whenever you want to and put the gifts in the fish extenders. I think there may be a couple others on our cruise doing this. My kids want to have it (it is there first cruise).

As soon as I can figure it out, I will post a picture.

See ya soon!

Pam

[Disney Sweetie]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/61805/BarcelonaSpain280.jpg


This is a picture of my fish extender from the WB TransAtlantic cruise. I decorated it to go with the TransAtlantic theme. I was cruising with my friend Laura from Los Angeles so I put our picture on it. The Barcelona or Bust part was a last minute idea and was so true. I missed my connecting flight in NYC to Barcelona and had to spend the night in NYC scared and alone. But thanks to my DIS friends that were already in Barcelona, they got me on another flight the next day and I made it just in time to sail!!

[kaykels]

Pam -

And don't be shy about updating Rachel daily about the lovely weather. She LOVES that!:rotfl2:

Yeah, Donna moved to Florida almost a year ago and feels the need to email me the weekly weather forecast, sometimes 3 times a week. It's a form of entertainment for her. :rotfl: Okay, I get it, I really do, it's warmer in Florida than it is in Pennsylvania. You win. :laughing:

[Disney Sweetie]

Yeah, Donna moved to Florida almost a year ago and feels the need to email me the weekly weather forecast, sometimes 3 times a week. It's a form of entertainment for her. :rotfl: Okay, I get it, I really do, it's warmer in Florida than it is in Pennsylvania. You win. :laughing:


Well in that case Rachel.....today in Purvis, MS it is going to be a high of 85 with partly cloudy skies. :)

Have a great day in Pennsylvania and all of us in the warm south will be thinking of you! Sorry....couldn't help myself!! :lmao:

[TRUN]

My Fiance' and I will be joining you guys as well -- That Saturday is her 29th B-day.

See you guys all on board.

Tom and Leigh from Ohio (Cleveland)

[Disney Sweetie]

My Fiance' and I will be joining you guys as well -- That Saturday is her 29th B-day.

See you guys all on board.

Tom and Leigh from Ohio (Cleveland)


:welcome: Tom and Leigh !! Glad to have you onboard.

:bday: Leigh!!

See you both in 6 weeks! :woohoo:

Pam

[TiggerzFan]

WELCOME, Tom and Leigh!
And an early HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to Leigh - what a youngster!!!!:cheer2:

[TiggerzFan]

Well in that case Rachel.....today in Purvis, MS it is going to be a high of 85 with partly cloudy skies. :)

Have a great day in Pennsylvania and all of us in the warm south will be thinking of you! Sorry....couldn't help myself!! :lmao:

PAM!

You could be my new best friend!!! :hug: I LOVE this post. You see, Rachel takes more vacations so the weather is all I have on her. Isn't this was SILs do????
Oh sure, it'll be hot in the summer and I'll just have to take her calls from the middle of the pool!:cool2:

[TiggerzFan]

Pam -

That's a super cute Fish Extender. Did you make it yourself? We haven't yet done the Fish Extender thing yet, but they didn't seem to be quite as popular back then as they are now. But, I'm willing to play, if others are! I know my girls would be really into it.

[Disney Sweetie]

PAM!

You could be my new best friend!!! :hug: I LOVE this post. You see, Rachel takes more vacations so the weather is all I have on her. Isn't this was SILs do????
Oh sure, it'll be hot in the summer and I'll just have to take her calls from the middle of the pool!:cool2:


Donna....we think a like......taking our calls from the middle of the pool!!! :cool2: Maybe Rachel will volunteer to take us on one of her many vacations sometime! :love: (wishful thinkin)


Pam -

That's a super cute Fish Extender. Did you make it yourself? We haven't yet done the Fish Extender thing yet, but they didn't seem to be quite as popular back then as they are now. But, I'm willing to play, if others are! I know my girls would be really into it.


I didnt actually put the fish extender together.....me? sew?? :lmao: But I did manage to decorate it all by myself. I am sure that they are not that hard to make...I just dont sew!!! I am having my sister make (sew) the one for this cruise and I will decorate it . Going with a High School Graduation theme since this is what we will be celebrating. I am constantly reminded of that.....this is HER cruise....NOT mine!! :confused3

[swissgirl66]

A very warm welcome to Suzy Q and Tom and Leigh, and happy birthday from the other side of the atlantic, all the best.

Rachel, you are not alone in the cold, it is still winter in Switzerland and yesterday we had again snow, my little girl thinks Christmas is coming again very soon...:sad2:

See you all very soon

[cruisindisney]

Definately count me in on the fish extenders. I just have to design mine and make it while kids are at school and while I'm working. This could get tricky. I don't know if I can keep this secret until May.

[Disney Sweetie]

Do you think we should get a list of everyones cabins so we can deliver our goodies to them? or should we just wander the hallways looking for the fish extenders? Even if some do not have a fish extender we can put our goodie by their fish or hang it on the door or something! Good thing about this is that you are not required to have a fish extender to get a goodie.

[cruisindisney]

What does everyone else think about the fish extenders? I don't have a problem giving everyone our room number. You'll know where we are if I get the door decorated as planned.

[TiggerzFan]

Though I have not played the "fish" game before, I think it would be almost impossible not to have stateroom numbers. That's a big ship to just be wandering the hallways looking for fish extenders!
People will think we're drunk and can't find our way "home"!:drinking1

[cruisindisney]

OK Everyone, I've done a little research and found this thread that gives some good info on the exchange and ideas of what to give.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1774643

I am absolutely IN for this. In fact if we need a person to be in charge of organization, I volunteer. I just love this kind of stuff. I lost sleep last night trying to design my extender in my head.

[kaykels]

PAM!
Oh sure, it'll be hot in the summer and I'll just have to take her calls from the middle of the pool!:cool2:

Just for that one Dear Sweet Sister in law, I hope your pool boils over while an alligator chases your dog and the hurricanes blow dog toys all over your yard. But that's okay, you can call me from your pool, but I'll probably be on some exotic vacation and my not have cell phone reception.
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

It's a balmy 55 today. Tomorrow we'll hit 65. Woo hoo !!

[kaykels]

Well in that case Rachel.....today in Purvis, MS it is going to be a high of 85 with partly cloudy skies. :)

Have a great day in Pennsylvania and all of us in the warm south will be thinking of you! Sorry....couldn't help myself!! :lmao:

You two are killing me! Two comedians!! Okay okay enjoy your sunshine. I was sitting at my son's karate class shivering. I had to go down the street and get a cup of hot tea and put a coat on. Oh Disney cruise, take me away.

And Donna wonders why I vacation so much. YOU LIVE WHERE I VACATION !!!!!!!

[kaykels]

Let me get this straight... I still have to:
1. Make Disney magnets to decorate my door
2. Make fish extenders
3. Gather some goodies
4. Find my pirate clothes
5. Find our matching outfits (that one will take some time!)
and while onboard I have to remember to get Rum cake in Nassau and finally get a picture with Jack Sparrow. I missed him by minutes everytime last cruise.

[cruisindisney]

Yes, but you have over a month to do it. I'm sure you don't have to work, take care of your family,shower or sleep. Priorities, HEE HEE!!!

I'm have to figure out how to do this without revealing the surprise. ARGH!!!

[TiggerzFan]

Rachel -

Your DEAR, SWEET SIL (the annoying one in the pool) just may be willing to help with many of those magnets. We can do some last minute ones the night before.

And let's face, you and I will likely be ordering the darn fish extenders from ebay. That's one project I will not tackle. Tiggers don't sew.

Finally, you forgot to add "stomach stretching" training to your To Do List!:rotfl:

[TiggerzFan]

Crazy question.... how many pockets is the Fish Extender supposed to have? I see all sizes, though mostly 3 and 4 pocket ones.

[abca]

I thought I'd check back in on this thread. Boy, it has taken off! I can't wait for this vacation. I'm sooooo tired of the cold. It is snowing outside as I am typing.
I think it would be great to meet everyone. I would like to get in on the fish extenders if I have the time to make one. My son would be really excited to find a treat in it!
We will be staying at AKL the night before the cruise; I think someone else posted they will be there as well(?). For any of those first time cruisers, remember to put your swim suit in your carry-on so you can get into cruising mode as soon as you board.
See you all soon!

[cruisindisney]

I don't know, but I wondered if it was one per person in your family. I also saw one on ebay that had one pocket for mom and dad and then one for each child (2 on that one). I was thinking of making one with 3 or 4. I did see one that only had one pocket, it was more like a tote back with a mickey head on it.

[kaykels]

Rachel -

Finally, you forgot to add "stomach stretching" training to your To Do List!:rotfl:

That's funny, I'm drinking a slurpee and eating a cookie while I'm reading this. Well on my way !!!

[Disney Sweetie]

OK Everyone, I've done a little research and found this thread that gives some good info on the exchange and ideas of what to give.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1774643

I am absolutely IN for this. In fact if we need a person to be in charge of organization, I volunteer. I just love this kind of stuff. I lost sleep last night trying to design my extender in my head.

I will be glad to help you plan this if you want me to. Really all we need is for everyone to let us know their cabin number and maybe the ages of kids incase we want to put in a kid specific item. We can then post it in here somewhere so they will know. Let me know if you need help!


Just for that one Dear Sweet Sister in law, I hope your pool boils over while an alligator chases your dog and the hurricanes blow dog toys all over your yard. But that's okay, you can call me from your pool, but I'll probably be on some exotic vacation and my not have cell phone reception.
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

It's a balmy 55 today. Tomorrow we'll hit 65. Woo hoo !!


Oh please dont say hurricane! Katrina (which is also my daughters name!) about did us in. I am sitting here with the ac on and I am still hot.....maybe its just hot flashes!!:rotfl: Dont you want to take us on your exotic vacation??

[Disney Sweetie]

I am also on the 9-1-08 cruise and if you look at this link you can see how he has listed everyones names and cabin numbers so we will know where everyone is located. This is really all the info we need to get our goodies delivered.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=22989501#post22989501


Pam

[TiggerzFan]

Pam -

I just checked out your OTHER cruise's thread and first, I'm soooo jealous you've got another one to look forward to so soon!

Second, that's an unbelievable list of organization!:upsidedow

Third, in the post directly before that one, I LOVE the hurricane Mickey graphic! Cute!

[swissgirl66]

yeap, yeap, yeap, problem solved, you can not imagine, what a night I had, how could I get hold of such a fish extender, you can not get this in Switzerland, but I can order one through e-bay.

We will bre in aswell, you will find nice little goodies from the mountains, but now I have to go on a shopping tour through Zurich to find nice little souvenirs from Switzerland, you might find a "stinky" cheese or a great Swiss watch :lmao:

I have 4 weeks to solve this, before we enter the plane to Florida.

Knuddel + Gruessli (means Hug and regards)
Andrea

[kaykels]

So far, I'm in the belly of the ship with the fish but I'm desperately trying to claw my way up a deck. I'm calling Disney every day from now until the cruise. Until then, sadly I'm in cabin 1051 and 1053. And Donna is a few doors down in 1065 but somehow I doubt she'll stay there.
My brother was SUPPOSED to be next door, but he called Disney at JUST the right time and got a cat. 6 for $350 more total. 2 minutes later they were sold out of that rate.
I think we'll all have matching Ebay fish extenders. hee hee.

[Disney Sweetie]

So far, I'm in the belly of the ship with the fish but I'm desperately trying to claw my way up a deck. I'm calling Disney every day from now until the cruise. Until then, sadly I'm in cabin 1051 and 1053. And Donna is a few doors down in 1065 but somehow I doubt she'll stay there.
My brother was SUPPOSED to be next door, but he called Disney at JUST the right time and got a cat. 6 for $350 more total. 2 minutes later they were sold out of that rate.
I think we'll all have matching Ebay fish extenders. hee hee.

Rachel, You can come visit me "upstairs"...I am in a cat 4....cabin 8542. :)


yeap, yeap, yeap, problem solved, you can not imagine, what a night I had, how could I get hold of such a fish extender, you can not get this in Switzerland, but I can order one through e-bay.

We will bre in aswell, you will find nice little goodies from the mountains, but now I have to go on a shopping tour through Zurich to find nice little souvenirs from Switzerland, you might find a "stinky" cheese or a great Swiss watch :lmao:

I have 4 weeks to solve this, before we enter the plane to Florida.

Knuddel + Gruessli (means Hug and regards)
Andrea

Andrea, as stated above I am in cabin 8542 and will look for my Swiss watch...:rolleyes1 ....I will even be happy with some chocolate!! Not so sure about "stinky" cheese tho :rotfl:

I need to get started on getting my gifts together also! Countdown is on for all of us.....:cool1:

[Disney Sweetie]

List of People on Cruise


1. Disney Sweetie - Pam (B-day 5/10) & Mike, Katrina (DD21), Charlie (DS21), Leissa (DD18 - high school graduation 5/16) - 8542 - FE
Purvis, MS

2. ImagineerM - Josh (college graduation 5/10) & Melissa (Wedding 5/17) - 5020 -FE
Kentucky

3. Swissgirl66 - Andrea & Urs, Alena (DD4) - 5500 -FE
Switzerland

4. MicCheckOneTwo - DH, DW, DF, DSM, DD (10), DD (19)

5. Abca - Allisyn, Brent, Craig (DS9) - 8598 - FE

6. Tiggerz Fan - Donna & Matt, Alyssa (DD6), Maddie (DD2) - 1065 -FE
Oviedo, FL

7. Kaykels - Rachel & Bill, Colby (DS7-Bday 5/5) - 1051- FE
Pennsylvania

8. Poppy538 - Pop (B-day 5/16), Kaybear -Kaylee (DGD14), Kelsi-Jo (DGD11), 1053 -FE
Pennsylvania

9. Kaykels brother - Dan, Katelyn (DD5) - 5122 -FE

10. Epcot_Va - Matthew, Beth. Megan (DD10), Sarah (DD8) - 7544 -FE
Virginia

11. Disjest8 - Kristi
San Antonio, TX

12. Cruisindisney - Suzy & Derek, Courtney (DD11), Riley (DS6) - 6567 -FE
Omaha, NE

13. TRUN - Tom & Leigh (B-day 5/24) - (Wedding 10/08) - 1073 - FE
Cleveland, OH

14. Dislvr ny - DW, DH, DS7, DS4
New York

15. Dislvr ny's friends - DW, DH, DD10, DS9
Ohio

16. Coffeeguy48, Coffeegirl - James, Mami (b-day), Jessica (DD11), Sabrina (DD7 - b-day) - 7092 -FE
Land O Lakes, FL

17. Coffeeguy48's friends - Jason, Olga, Amanda (DD9) - 6098 - FE

18. plc001 - Pedro, Jessica, Alicia (DD13 - going on 20!!:laughing: ), Christian (DS6) - 7538 - FE
Tampa Bay, FL



Fish Extender Gifts - This is a fun "game" that was started several years ago. For those who want to give gifts, please use the roster for names and locations of people. Participation is voluntary and you are not required to give anything to get anything!!

SailAway DIS Party - Deck 10 - directly across from the big screen - 4:30pm :dance3:

Wine Tasting, Adult evening get-together - Contact Coffeguy48/Coffeegirl for more details - May 22, 10pm, Deck 10 Aft, Bring a snack, bottle of wine to share (optional) and cups. If windy or raining, may move to Adult pool or Cove Cafe.

See Ya On Board!!!

[cruisindisney]

Cruisindisney- Susan, Derek, Courtney (11) and Riley (Boy 6)

[swissgirl66]

Here the info from the Swissgirl group:

Andrea, Urs and Alena (DD4), Room 2578


Shy question, as mentioned, I have to get my fishextender through e-bay US, but it will be quite complicated and very expensive to ship it to Switzerland, might one of you be willing to have it shipped to their home address and bring it to us on the ship :flower3:

[Disney Sweetie]

Here the info from the Swissgirl group:

Andrea, Urs and Alena (DD4), Room 2578


Shy question, as mentioned, I have to get my fishextender through e-bay US, but it will be quite complicated and very expensive to ship it to Switzerland, might one of you be willing to have it shipped to their home address and bring it to us on the ship :flower3:

I dont mind doing that for you. I will PM you with my address info and you can have it sent to me and I will bring it to you.

Pam

[TiggerzFan]

Pam -

Too lazy to PM right now... LOL!

TiggerzFan - Donna & Matt, Alyssa (DD6) & Maddie (DD2)

[Disney Sweetie]

Pam -

Too lazy to PM right now... LOL!

TiggerzFan - Donna & Matt, Alyssa (DD6) & Maddie (DD2)


:sunny: You are not laying out by the pool already are you?!?!?! :)

[TiggerzFan]

:sunny: You are not laying out by the pool already are you?!?!?! :)

Well..since you asked, and since Rachel LOVES hearing it......

No, not laying by the pool, but I could be. It's mid-80s, sunny skies and the pool is up to 90 degrees!:cool1:

[Disney Sweetie]

It is in the low 80's here and cloudy. We are expecting rain tonight and tomorrow. My pool was at 70 when I left this morning so I am sure it has warmed up a bit since then. Wont be long and I will be getting in it!!

[swissgirl66]

Rachel, shall I do it, or do you want to.... These two :eek: are really one big help to stand the weather....

[cruisindisney]

I agree! It's rainy and cold here. We're actually expecting snow tomorrow.

[Disney Sweetie]

Oh my....Suzy where do you live? I am so glad we dont get snow!

[cruisindisney]

I'm in Omaha, Nebraska. We had beautiful weather yesterday, but today we're under a thunderstorm watch. Typical midwest weather I guess.

[kaykels]

Hey Swiss Girl, I bet the skiing really stinks in the south !!!
At least we have THAT!
We had a touch of spring yesterday and today. It won't last, but I'm enjoying the 70's while it lasts. It'll be back to the 50's by Sunday. Ho hum!

[Disney Sweetie]

Hey Swiss Girl, I bet the skiing really stinks in the south !!!
At least we have THAT!



Well.....what kind of skiing ya talkin bout?? Jet ski, water ski???? Both of those are just great in the SOUTH!!! :rotfl2:

[kaykels]

Looks like we got a whole group of comedians. That's hysterical!!!
Excellent response Disney Sweetie......

[swissgirl66]

Hey Kaykels, thanks for the support, I can only dream from temperatures in the 70th, we are still in the 50th, last week it was around 32 and no spring in view, my magnolias in the garden didn't make it, they turned brown before they fully opened, because of the snow.

Exact that day one year ago we were celebrating summer in spring with temperatures in the low 90th. The week after we came home from Easter skiing, the kidds were running around naked in the garden and having the time of their lives.

Any luck with the change of your rooms? Is the ship fully booked?

Best regards Andrea

[kaykels]

Andrea, think of it this way, at least you'll enjoy and appreciate the warm Florida sunshine most of all !!! I know our taste of spring won't last. April around here can bring snow jackets or shorts. And that can be in a one week stretch!
It maybe cold, but you have the best chocolate in the world and that trumps everything, right?

Nahh, we're still stuck in the basement for now, but still trying to claw my way up.

[Disney Sweetie]

You all know I am picking on ya....:lovestruc ....Any way I can just blame this on Donna.....she started it!! :laughing: See ya in less than 6 weeks!

Pam

[TiggerzFan]

Sorry I couldn't post yesterday afternoon.... I was too busy in the pool with the kids.

:lmao:

[Hygiene99]

Pam -

I just checked out your OTHER cruise's thread and first, I'm soooo jealous you've got another one to look forward to so soon!

Second, that's an unbelievable list of organization!:upsidedow

Third, in the post directly before that one, I LOVE the hurricane Mickey graphic! Cute!


If you like the hurricane mickey you can have it. ;)

Peter

[Hygiene99]

I dont mind doing that for you. I will PM you with my address info and you can have it sent to me and I will bring it to you.

Pam


Pam
when you click the link in your signature, to see the roster, it takes you to another post?

This link here will get you to the post with the roster,
[url =http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=24377314&postcount=126] 3 NIght Wonder 5-22-08 Page 9 Post 126[/url123]

just remove the 123 at the end ;) and insert in signature..

Peter

Oh and happy cruising everybody...

[Disney Sweetie]

Thanks Peter!! What did I have? A link to your cruise roster?? Did you notice the color of my hair?? Maybe that has something to do with it :rotfl:

See ya soon!

Pam

[Hygiene99]

Thanks Peter!! What did I have? A link to your cruise roster?? Did you notice the color of my hair?? Maybe that has something to do with it :rotfl:

See ya soon!

Pam

I like Blondes!!!!

it is all good..

We are all here to help one another!
:flower3: :grouphug:

[kaykels]

Donna, unlike Pam, you're a newbie in the south. You're from NEW ENGLAND, remember??? You even put my precious neices in those awful Patriots jerseys.
So this Florida sunshine thing is a novelty. It'll wear off in July. By September I'll be emailing OUR weather forecast to YOU. :lmao:

It's all good. While you were in the pool I was planning a weekend in Virginia Beach with no kids in early May. That's TWO trips in May. Yeah ME.
:rotfl2: :thumbsup2

[Disney Sweetie]

Rachel does it count if I tell you that I was born in Illinois??? I have lived here for 29 years tho so I guess that is what is wrong. I have grown accustomed to the warm weather. Actually today it is muggy and I was thinking how I am already dreading June, July, August, September!!! Oh well, thats the price I must pay.

Good for you ...... going to VA by yourself. Sounds like a relaxing time. Be sure to tell us all about it on the ship!

[TiggerzFan]

It's all good. While you were in the pool I was planning a weekend in Virginia Beach with no kids in early May. That's TWO trips in May. Yeah ME.
:rotfl2: :thumbsup2

See what I mean about all the vacations???

[dislvr_ny]

Hi everyone! I am new here but my family and our best friends are going to be on this cruise!

It is our first disney cruise and we are very excited!

We have been counting down forever but I just realized you were all here chatting!

My family is from upstate NY- my husband and I and our two sons 7 and 4.

Our friends live in Ohio and we can't wait to go on this vacation with them. They are a mom, dad, daughter 10, and son 9.

We just can't wait! Hooray! :banana:

[cruisindisney]

Welcome dislvr! We are getting a fish extender group together if you are interested. PM me and let me know your names, children ages and cabin numbers to put on our list! If you don't know about fish extenders (as I didn't a few days ago) just read this thread and there are some links that will get you more info.

Glad to have you cruisin with us!

[TiggerzFan]

Welcome dislvr ny!!:wave2: Happy to have more DISers onboard! We'd love for your group to join us at our DIS meet at 4:30 on Deck 10 for the Sail Away party!

[cruisindisney]

Any one figure out how we will be identifying each other on the ship?

[cruisindisney]

Update!

List of People on Cruise


1. Disney Sweetie - Pam & Mike, Katrina (DD21), Charlie (DS21), Leissa (DD18) - 8542

2. ImagineerM - Josh & Melissa

3. Swissgirl66 - Andrea & Urs, Alena (DD4) - 2578

4. MicCheckOneTwo -

5. Abca - Allisyn & Brent, Craig (DS9) - 7624

6. Tiggerz Fan - Donna & Matt, Alyssa (DD6), Maddie (DD2) - 1065

7. Kaykels - Rachel & Bill, Pop, Kaylee(DD14), Kelsi-Jo (DD11), Colby (DS7) - 1051, 1053

8. Epcot_Va -

9. Disjest8 - Kristi

10. Cruisindisney - Suzy & Derek, Courtney (DD11), Riley (DS6) - 6567

11. TRUN - Tom & Leigh

12. DISLVR NY -

13. Dan, Katelyn (DD) - 5122

14. Coffeeguy48 - James & Marni (B-day on the ship, 40), Jessica (DD11), Sabrina Bell (DD7) - 7092

15. Jason & Olga, Amanda (DD9) - 6098

Fish Extender Gifts - This is a fun "game" that was started several years ago. For those who want to give gifts, please use the roster for names and locations of people. Participation is voluntary and you are not required to give anything to get anything!!

SailAway DIS Party - Deck 10 - directly across from the big screen - 4:30pm :dance3:

See Ya On Board!!!

[TiggerzFan]

Any one figure out how we will be identifying each other on the ship?

DSIL Rachel and I were just discussion that (via email). On one of our cruises, we all had buttons that were made by a fellow DISer onboard - the plastic ones you can assemble. They had a green Mickey head design, with our DIS name in the middle, and our real names in an ear. They were really cute and most of us pinned them to our lanyards so it made spotting fellow DISers pretty easy.
I've never made those before, but might do a trial run and consider that.:confused3

[kaykels]

Suzy here's an update on us.
The rest of my party consist of:

Rachel, Bill, Pop, Kaylee (DD), Kelsi-Jo (DD), and Colby (DS)

also, my brother is joining us
Dan and his (DD) Katelyn. His cabin is 5122,

but he's still on shock when I told him about the matching Disney outfits we're wearing to dinner and a show. He thinks only blind people should wear such an ugly shirt. Then I broke it to him that Donna and I are making tee shirts for embarkation. I think if I tell him he has to get a fish extender it just might throw him over the edge. But hey, as long as it amuses us, right?????????

[kaykels]

The Virginia weekend is with my best buddy and my hubby is probably tagging along too, only because he has something he has to do in the area. I hope it's warm!!! It probably won't be beach weather, but I'll be happy with 70's.
I"m getting spring fever in a big way. I work at a baseball stadium in New Jersey (minor league team for the NY Yankees) and the home opener was two nights ago. Although, Philly fans don't like the Yankees, but liking the team is not a job requirement. Anyway, it's been in the 70's and I'm loving it! I'm off to work in a few minutes and I'm going to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!!!!
Pam, no wonder you landed in the south! I don't blame you. I'm sure you had enough of the cold. The summer's may be rough, but as Donna points out twice a week for the past year, from November to June, you can't beat it ! That's why I'll be in Florida for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Make room Donna, I'm coming.

[cruisindisney]

Rachel,

I added your info. If you want to give the ages of your kiddos, I'll add that as well.

[kaykels]

DD Kaylee is 14 (how did that happen???)
DD Kelsi-Jo is 11
DS Colby will be 7 by sail date. He's a May birthday

Can't wait !!!!!!!
I ordered my fish extender today, I'm way too busy to tackle that on my own. Besides, I don't sew, I hot glue....

[ImagineerM]

Wowsers! This thread sure took off! Glad to see everyone here is planning ahead!

I've been sooooo busy finishing up my student teaching! My final portfolio is due on Thursday, so I should be around to chat more after that!

Glad to see our motley crew keeps growing! Looking forward to the trip!

Cheers,
Josh

[Disney Sweetie]

my brother is joining us
Dan and his (DD) Katelyn. His cabin is 5122,

Does your brother have a DIS name? and how old is Katelyn?



My family is from upstate NY- my husband and I and our two sons 7 and 4.

Our friends live in Ohio and we can't wait to go on this vacation with them. They are a mom, dad, daughter 10, and son 9.

We just can't wait! Hooray! :banana:

Let us know everyones real names and cabin numbers and we will add them to the list. Also, do your friends in Ohio have a DIS name?


Pam

[Disney Sweetie]

DD Kaylee is 14 (how did that happen???)
DD Kelsi-Jo is 11
DS Colby will be 7 by sail date. He's a May birthday

When is Colby's birthday? Mine is May 10. Looks like we have a couple May birthdays, a wedding and graduations in our group!

[Coffeeguy48]

As of today we are paid in full here we come Wonder May 22. Looking foward to meeting all dis. members. It is a birthday weekend Wife/#2 kid.

[Coffeeguy48]

I am bringing mine a little advise is to bring a plastic tie because on the last trip someone took ours. This will secure it to the fish on the wall. I am interested in helping let me know who is heading this please.:surfweb:

[cruisindisney]

Disney Sweetie and I are the ones organizing the fish extender stuff. If you would like to send one of us your names, your child's age and cabin number, we'll add you to the list.

Thanks for the heads up on the tie down! I would be crushed if someone took mine. Any other hints or suggestions!

[Coffeeguy48]

Hey suzyQ. Room#7092 james, marni who will be 40, jessica 11, sabrina bell who will be 7. Guess where her middle name comes from? We are also bringing another family of 3 some where in the 5000? range My wife knows all the info I am new to this. She has a dis name i think its marni?

[cruisindisney]

Thanks for your info! I've updated the list. If your friends who are joining you want to be involved in the exchange, let me know their info when you get it. I'm making my fish extender this weekend!

Love the middle name! My husband almost named our daughter Ariel.

[Coffeeguy48]

Coffee girl here. I see my husband has been doing some home work. Our other party is Olga Dreyer, Jason Dreyer and their daughter,Amanda who is 9. they will be in room 6098. they do not have a fish extender and I don't think i am talented enough to make one.. any suggestions?

Are there any plans as of yet? who will be distributing the room listing so we can distribute gifts etc.... Also, what we did on one trip was we all got the same lanyards to identify ourselves... How many people do you have so far?

[TiggerzFan]

WELCOME Coffeeguy and Coffeegirl!:flower3: Glad to have more DISers aboard.
The only plan so far is to meet on Deck 10 at 4:30 for the Sail Away party. No real decisions yet on any specific thing for our group (lanyard, etc). This was a pretty small group until a few weeks ago and we may be a bit time challenged at this point for ordering. Feel free to make suggestions!

[cruisindisney]

There are fish extenders on ebay. I'm finishing mine up this weekend, before work gets insane. It's turning out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

I'll add your friends to the list. Let me know if they decide not to do the fish extender exchange.

Where would we get lanyards?

[EPCOT_VA]

We're in Cabin 7544... :banana:

At the meet for the sail away party, we will be in our Pirates of the Med t-shirts from our last cruise. :yay:

This thread has really taken off. It has doubled in size over the last week.

EPCOT_VA

List of People on Cruise


1. Disney Sweetie - Pam & Mike, Katrina (DD21), Charlie (DS21), Leissa (DD18) - 8542

2. ImagineerM - Josh & Melissa

3. Swissgirl66 - Andrea & Urs, Alena (DD4) - 2578

4. MicCheckOneTwo -

5. Abca -

6. Tiggerz Fan - Donna & Matt, Alyssa (DD6), Maddie (DD2) - 1065

7. Kaykels - Rachel & Bill, Pop, Kaylee (DD14), Kelsi-Jo (DD11), Colby (DS7) - 1051, 1053

8. Kaykels brother - Dan, Katelyn (DD) - 5122

9. Epcot_Va - DH, DW. DD10, DD8

10. Disjest8 - Kristi

11. Cruisindisney - Suzy & Derek, Courtney (DD11), Riley (DS6) - 6567

12. TRUN - Tom & Leigh

13. Dislvr ny - DW, DH, DS7, DS4

14. Dislvr ny's friends - DW, DH, DD10, DS9

Fish Extender Gifts - This is a fun "game" that was started several years ago. For those who want to give gifts, please use the roster for names and locations of people. Participation is voluntary and you are not required to give anything to get anything!!

SailAway DIS Party - Deck 10 - directly across from the big screen - 4:30pm :dance3:

See Ya On Board!!!

[EPCOT_VA]

I just ordered our Fish Extender on EBay. The lady that I ordered mine from had two others that looked very nice. I will bring along the zip ties as suggested to keep the fish extender anchored. What do you use the cut the plastic tie at the end of the cruise? Can you take scissors onboard in checked luggage?

Does anyone know if there are lockers on Cataway Cay? I want to take our video and still camera for photos, but don't want to go all the way back to the ship whenever we get in the water. Maybe I'm paranoid, I would want to believe that everyone there would be honest and not "pick up" something that didn't belong to them... But I'm not willing to risk a couple thousand in camera equipment on that trust. :rolleyes1 Not to mention all of the lost photos. :scared1:

There was another Disboarder from our last cruise that had her camera bag stolen at the end of the cruise in Barcelona on the way to the airport. All of her pictures from the past 11 days were lost. That was worse than losing the camera itself. :guilty:

Needless to say, we've never been to Castaway Cay before.

EPCOT_VA

[Disney Sweetie]

Are there any plans as of yet? who will be distributing the room listing so we can distribute gifts etc.... Also, what we did on one trip was we all got the same lanyards to identify ourselves... How many people do you have so far?

:welcome: to our growing group!!

If you check the link in my signature line, you can see a list of everyone that is on the cruise with names, ages and cabin numbers. At this point I am not sure exactly who all is participating in the fish extender game. We have between 50 and 60 people listed right now. Maybe Suzy has a better count on the fish extenders. I will be bringing enough gifts for everyone listed and get it to them somehow. If it is small enough to put in a ziploc baggie, you can always put it in that and then attach it to the fish by the door.

Most companies require a minimum order of 100 lanyards so we dont have quite that many people right now. Not sure on the shipping time. Maybe we could make some buttons.....I think that was mentioned earlier. Those would not be to hard to make and we could collect the money at the party. Should be fairly inexpensive to make. If anyone is interested in that idea just let me know and we can get some ideas going on a design....not much time left to do this so we need to hurry!!

Hey Rachel.....I wish you would have kept this cool weather! It was in the 60's today and will be mid 50's tomorrow...:scared1:

Epcot_Va....I always bring a small pair of scissors in my checked luggage to cut the fish extender off at the end of the cruise. I am not sure about the lockers on Castaway Cay.

Pam

[Coffeeguy48]

I lost my reply in the middle of typing so please excuse if I repeat myself. I am not sure about the lockers. I try not to bring expensive electronics to sand! I have been there so many times and I just can't remember lockers!

Thanks for the heads up on EBAY. I will tell my friend. I will also look into lanyards.....

[Coffeeguy48]

Oh, yes. You can pack scissors.

[EPCOT_VA]

I'll pack the scissors then. :thumbsup2

We are booked for the parasailing at Castaway Cay. About three years ago we did the parasailing at WDW. Although they gave many many warnings that if you took your camera up, it was at your own risk, I did take my video camera up. It was great! :yay: Of course, in WDW you launched from the back of the boat and were recovered the same way. My camera and I stayed dry the whole time. I'm hoping that things are the same at Castaway Cay. I would love to get "aerial footage" of the ship and the island.

Do we have some veteran Castaway Cay folks that might offer any tips to us newbies? Things like what to do and when, etc.

EPCOT_VA

[Coffeeguy48]

I have some feelers out about doing custom pins. They seem quite reasonable. I can hand them out at the deck party. I will keep you informed. That seems to be as of now the most affordable way to go....

[Coffeeguy48]

We haven't parasailed there. We did swim with the Stingrays last time. That was really neat, especially with the kids. Hmmm, my tips. We never rent tubes etc. By mid day they are scattered all over the place abandoned! It's really nice and clean and quiet. This time we are doing the cabana massage and will find the adult beach. We have not yet left the family beach! Snorkeling is OK. Nothing great. It's just a great end to a trip that you just lay out and relax! They will sell coolers of water and drinks on the beach. We love Castaway Cay!

[TiggerzFan]

Castaway Cay is probably my favorite port of any we've been to. We were lucky enough to be on a "double dip" cruise and it was heaven!! I don't have much advice for activities there, our group hasn't ventured far from the Family Beach. We always have a blast there and thankfully haven't had any theft problems. Let's just hope we don't hit any freak currents or bad weather causing us not to be able to go there!!!

[TiggerzFan]

princess: Just wanted to share that we were able to capture a little Disney Magic today as we went over to EPCOT to catch the Flower and Garden show. Unfortunately shortly after we got there some intermittent showers started making it just wet enough to make getting around with 2 strollers a bit challenging. So, we didn't get to spend as much time as we would have liked, but what we saw was beautiful. The gardens were gorgeous and the plants/shrubs that they made into giagantic characters were awesome!

And I second Pam - THANKS A BUNCH, Rachel, for this weather. :sad2: It's almost like being back in New England. Saturday was low 90s and sunny (see, I was good and never mentioned it!) and today mid 60s and rainy. Then by Thursday we're back in the 80s. Crazy.

[TiggerzFan]

This thread has really taken off. It has doubled in size over the last week.

EPCOT_VA


That's because the big mouths have recently joined your cruise. I speak, of course, of DSIL and myself!!! LOL!:rotfl:

Coffeeguy - I like the idea of custom buttons. I was considering volunteering to come up with some sort of button, but am by no means a professional. Let us know what you find out!

Pam - Our family is definitely in for the Fish Extenders.

[Disney Sweetie]

DSIL Rachel and I were just discussion that (via email). On one of our cruises, we all had buttons that were made by a fellow DISer onboard - the plastic ones you can assemble. They had a green Mickey head design, with our DIS name in the middle, and our real names in an ear. They were really cute and most of us pinned them to our lanyards so it made spotting fellow DISers pretty easy.
I've never made those before, but might do a trial run and consider that.:confused3


Coffeeguy here is the post about the buttons. I think this is a great, inexpensive, last minute way to identify each other. On the 11 night Southern they passed out our lanyards prior to boarding in the lobby. We met by the big window next to the Mickey Ears. We colud collect money and pass them out before the cruise if you wanted to do it that way.


I'll pack the scissors then. :thumbsup2

We are booked for the parasailing at Castaway Cay. About three years ago we did the parasailing at WDW. Although they gave many many warnings that if you took your camera up, it was at your own risk, I did take my video camera up. It was great! :yay: Of course, in WDW you launched from the back of the boat and were recovered the same way. My camera and I stayed dry the whole time. I'm hoping that things are the same at Castaway Cay. I would love to get "aerial footage" of the ship and the island.

Do we have some veteran Castaway Cay folks that might offer any tips to us newbies? Things like what to do and when, etc.

EPCOT_VA

We are booked on the 9am parasailing. My DH and I did this for the first time on our last cruise and absolutely loved it. I didnt think about taking my video camera....I just took a disposable camera so if I dropped it I was not out hundreds of dollars!!! They did "dip" our feet into the water before landing us back on the boat but nothing to hurt a camera as long as you hold on to it. Take off and landing was really smooth. Other than that I have not done anything else except enjoy the beautiful island.


I have some feelers out about doing custom pins. They seem quite reasonable. I can hand them out at the deck party. I will keep you informed. That seems to be as of now the most affordable way to go....

This sounds great.....see my above reply :)


I have added an FE by the names of the ones bringing a fish extender. Please check the link below in my signature line to see if I have any info wrong. Just let me know and I will update it.

This is getting exciting! Only 38 more days!!!

Rachel.....it is going to be 35 tonight!!! :faint:


Pam

[TiggerzFan]

Pam -

Just thought I'd let you know, Katelyn is 5. (#8 on your list)

Brother Dan doesn't know he's doing the FEs yet, but he IS doing it!:rotfl:

And boy, there are sure a lot of DDs in this group!princess:

[Disney Sweetie]

I noticed that we all have alot of girls on this cruise. Mine are the oldest, must mean that I am alot older than most of you!! Oh well, that is ok, I am very young at heart!!:love:

Pam

[Disney Sweetie]

Does your brother Dan have a DIS name? If so I can add it to the list.

Well....I have a short day today so I am out of here. I will ketchup tomorrow.

Have a good rest of the day!

Pam

[swissgirl66]

:cool1: in three weeks we will be sitting in the plane with a extra luggage for all the little fishextender and my husband is quite sure that we will have to leave more than half a the customs because they think, what the heck is this for.... :eek:

Still thinking about how my little girl will "stand" the long 10 hours in the plane, any experience on your side on long flight duration?

Pam received MY fishextender and said it was cute.... hoooo can't wait to see it myself and to hush around in the middle of the night to find and fill yours. My husband thinks I am really overdoing and over the edge with all I am planning just for that 3-day portion of our long vacation. But for me, that planning part and enjoying the time before is just as much fun and doing it then actually. Great having you "nuts" around me.

See you all soon

[TiggerzFan]

Swissgirl -

Absolutely, the planning is half the fun! Especially with all the other DIS nuts to surround yourself with!!:thumbsup2 As for the plane ride, bring a DVD player - with Disney movies, of course! 10 hours is going to be rough no matter what you bring.


Pam -
Young at Heart is all that counts. I had my kids late so I'm no spring chicken!

Chilly day here in central Florida....49 this morning. THANKS, Rachel. (Where IS Rachel?????? Must go look for her.......)

[Disney Sweetie]

Chilly day here in central Florida....49 this morning. THANKS, Rachel. (Where IS Rachel?????? Must go look for her.......)



I think Rachel, Suzy and Andrea sent us all this cold weather and they have went missing!!! It was a COLD 35 this morning here in SOUTH MISSISSIPPI!!!!!!!!! Thanks guys but you can keep the cold temps!

Pam

[cruisindisney]

I'm not missing, just working. It is actually supposed to be above 60 today, but wind up to 35mph. Gotta love that Nebraska weather.

I agree about the planning. It is half the fun. My husband thinks I'm crazy and actually told my parents I was internet dating, because of my activity on this board. He thinks he's so funny. Thinks key word in that!

My fish extender is almost done. Kids asked what it was and I told them it was a mail/paper sorter for the family. Keeping this a secret is hard work!

[swissgirl66]

Dear fellow cruisers

How does it work with the table seating in the various restaurants. Is it correct that we will always be sitting with the same people at the table and how many people will be sitting at the table with us if we are a group of 3. How do the match groups? Any experience you would like to share?

Pam, thanks again for everything you have done for me with the FE, so curious how it looks, and thanks aswell for all the organisation planning you do for our humble group. And re age, I am a very late mom, so you might even be younger than me, and yes, we are all young at heart, would we otherwise be doing a disney cruise, no way....

Hey, Rachel, where are you, long time no hear :grouphug:


Ciao und bis bald Andrea

(By and talk to you soon again) German lesson Nr.1

[Disney Sweetie]

Dear fellow cruisers

How does it work with the table seating in the various restaurants. Is it correct that we will always be sitting with the same people at the table and how many people will be sitting at the table with us if we are a group of 3. How do the match groups? Any experience you would like to share?

Pam, thanks again for everything you have done for me with the FE, so curious how it looks, and thanks aswell for all the organisation planning you do for our humble group. And re age, I am a very late mom, so you might even be younger than me, and yes, we are all young at heart, would we otherwise be doing a disney cruise, no way....

Hey, Rachel, where are you, long time no hear :grouphug:


Ciao und bis bald Andrea

(By and talk to you soon again) German lesson Nr.1


Yes you will have the same table mates and servers every night. I know there are tables for 4 and up to 10 or 12 I think. You can ask to be linked with another family if you know you want to sit with someone. Your travel agent or DCL can do that for you. You do need the other families res. # so they can link them.

As far as the age......well I will be turning 44 on May 10!!!

I am enjoying all the planning, but please dont let me take anything away from anyone else that wants to step in. I dont want to seem like a bossy person! Cause really I am shy and quiet.

Ciao und bis bald ~ Pam

[Disney Sweetie]

oopps

[swissgirl66]

Pam, really, you are not taking anything away from anybody (grumpf, is this english.... :eek: ), you are faboulos, really.

See, no granny at all, 44 with grown up kids, I will be thinking about retirement when Alena is ready for graduation. Hey, you have to tell me on board a bit more about graduation and all this, we do not celebrate this the way you do.

Sometimes it is really awesome, how different we are in lots of things and then again, there are so many things we do exactely the same way.

Knuddel und pfus guet
(hug and sleep tight) it is just before midnight over here....

Andrea

[TiggerzFan]

Good Morning, everyone!

We're finally heading back into the 70s here in Florida, 80s by the end of the week. That was a crazy little cold spell we had. I'll do my best to make sure that doesn't happen when you're all here in May!

Any news from Coffeeguy about buttons? I haven't ordered my FE yet, but have been in touch with a DIS/Ebay seller that I've heard about from the FE thread. She doesn't currently have any listed but is working hard to catch up and will have more soon, so by the end of the week I should be able to order.

And, um, checking in from the 40+ crowd here, too. At 41, with DDs 6 & 2.5, I'll be using Social Security checks to pay for college!:faint:

As for t-shirts, our group always has a set, which the men soooo LOVE! We told them not to whine again this year or we'll make them matching underwear, too!!! :rotfl: This year, DSIL (Rachel) and I are going to attempt to make shirts using a Disney name tag graphic that was nicely made for us by a fellow DISer, Tom. Hmmm, me, a hot iron and transfer paper.... could be scary! As I mentioned before, Tiggers don't sew - or iron!

Speaking of Rachel, I think she's been a bit busy working these past few days. SOMEONE's got to pay for this family cruise! :lmao:

Ciao und bis bald ( LOVE the german lessons!!)

[Disney Sweetie]

Pam received MY fishextender and said it was cute.... hoooo can't wait to see it myself and to hush around in the middle of the night to find and fill yours. My husband thinks I am really overdoing and over the edge with all I am planning just for that 3-day portion of our long vacation. But for me, that planning part and enjoying the time before is just as much fun and doing it then actually. Great having you "nuts" around me.

See you all soon

Here ya go Andrea!! I think it is so cute.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/61805/FishExtender001.jpg

[swissgirl66]

Guete morge alli mitenand
(good morning to all of you (Swiss German Lesson Nr. 3)

Pam, :banana: yes, my FE is soooooooooooooooooo cute, to make some promotion, I ordered it through gradsymommy in e-bay (Tiffany is her real name and she is posting in the FE threat. Pam, I just asked gradsymommy if she has made a picture and that very moment when I read her no reply, y ou post this picture, you are an angel, thanks so much.

As mentioned in my last posting, it is funny to talk to you US guys and one big difference really is the kindness and open way of mind, we Europeans, especially the ones further north tend to be a bit "cool" and keep a certain distance.

Have to hurry, my family waits to have dinner, more from me a bit later, try to gather some dictionary with swiss words for you to learn....

Talk to you soon again Andrea

[TiggerzFan]

LOVE the FE, Swissgirl! Hey, that's funny. GradysMommy is exactly who I am waiting to hear from. She got a bit behind on all her orders so I can't wait for her to catch up!!!

I promise to study the German lessons. Of course, that will mean I can write and read the phrases, but GOOD LUCK to you when it comes time for me to actually say them!!:rotfl:

[ImagineerM]

So we're wanting to do a fish extender! Where did you get the one you posted Pam?

We're probably not going to have time to make our own, can you connect me with someone to help make one?

Cheers,
Josh

[Disney Sweetie]

So we're wanting to do a fish extender! Where did you get the one you posted Pam?

We're probably not going to have time to make our own, can you connect me with someone to help make one?

Cheers,
Josh

Josh...Andrea (Swissgirl66) ordered that from Gradysmommy off Ebay. Since she lives in Europe, she had it sent to me so I can deliver it to her on the ship. I believe Donna (TiggerzFan) is also ordering one from her. Might want to check out ebay.

Pam

[cruisindisney]

Any news from Coffeeguy about buttons? I haven't ordered my FE yet, but have been in touch with a DIS/Ebay seller that I've heard about from the FE thread. She doesn't currently have any listed but is working hard to catch up and will have more soon, so by the end of the week I should be able to order.

I don't think he's gotten back with that info yet. I did find a site that does buttons: affordablebuttons.com Didn't seem too expensive and a pretty quick turnaround. We should probably deside soon, so that we can order! Anyone good a designing?

Hey Coffeeguy! What did you find? :)

[Coffeeguy48]

Good Morning, everyone!

Any news from Coffeeguy about buttons? I haven't ordered my FE yet, but have been in touch with a DIS/Ebay seller that I've heard about from the FE thread. She doesn't currently have any listed but is working hard to catch up and will have more soon, so by the end of the week I should be able to order.

Ciao und bis bald ( LOVE the german lessons!!)

Coffee girl here....It was actually me that came up with the buttons. I inquired about them and I think I can do them as my gift. We can distribute them at the sail away party. The lanyards are actually quite expensive. I can't remember who wrote it but we too were on the Southern 11 night with the lanyards! Great idea but costly. I can do the buttons.... does that work for everyone?

[Coffeeguy48]

Swissgirl -


Chilly day here in central Florida....49 this morning. THANKS, Rachel. (Where IS Rachel?????? Must go look for her.......)

CGirl here, how many of us are from florida. We are and our friends. We live in Land O lakes, not the butter. Just north of Tampa.... Who else?

Us Flrodians we complain all the time about the weather. It's too hot, it's too cold, it hasn't rained, it's raining too much,, It's too windy, blah blah blah. We are a weak species!

[Disney Sweetie]

Coffee girl here....It was actually me that came up with the buttons. I inquired about them and I think I can do them as my gift. We can distribute them at the sail away party. The lanyards are actually quite expensive. I can't remember who wrote it but we too were on the Southern 11 night with the lanyards! Great idea but costly. I can do the buttons.... does that work for everyone?

Hi! It was me!! I was on the 11 night Southern and we had lanyards. They are expensive, you have to order a large amount. I think the buttons are a great idea.

I am in south Mississippi but you would not have known that with the weather we have had the last few days. But thank goodness we are slowly warming up again!! Should be in the 80s by the weekend!!!

Pam

[cruisindisney]

Coffee girl here....It was actually me that came up with the buttons. I inquired about them and I think I can do them as my gift. We can distribute them at the sail away party. The lanyards are actually quite expensive. I can't remember who wrote it but we too were on the Southern 11 night with the lanyards! Great idea but costly. I can do the buttons.... does that work for everyone?

Sounds good to me. THANKS!! It's nice of you to do that. Let me know if you need something.

[swissgirl66]

Coffee girl here....It was actually me that came up with the buttons. I inquired about them and I think I can do them as my gift. We can distribute them at the sail away party. The lanyards are actually quite expensive. I can't remember who wrote it but we too were on the Southern 11 night with the lanyards! Great idea but costly. I can do the buttons.... does that work for everyone?

Hello Coffeegirl
Vielen Dank (German lesson Nr. 5: many thanks)
Thats really great of you to order the buttons :thumbsup2

Regards from Switzerland, I won't tell about the weather, it is inexistent...
Andrea

[TiggerzFan]

Coffeegirl -

Wow, really nice of you to offer to do the buttons. That would be super!

We're in Oviedo, Florida (just northwest of Orlando) - though fairly new. We're from the Northeast - Boston and Philly. My husband transferred down here last April and the rest of us joined him August 1. Definitely not the best time to arrive in Florida but, all in all, we're loving it. It's the darn lovebugs I could do without - and I see a few of them arriving already for their May appearance.

[cruisindisney]

I have to ask, what are love bugs? The only love bug I know is Herbie.

Nevermind, I looked them up. Gross!

[kaykels]

Wow, I worked for 2 days solid and missed 3 page of chatter. Remember when this thread was dying?
I AM SO HAPPY TO SHARE THE COLD WEATHER! You southerners are FUNNY whining about 60 degree weather. Donna, I remember not-so-long ago when you were in shorts in the 60's, and laughing at your Floridian mother wearing a jacket when it dipped down to 70 at the Magic Kingdom.

Pam - 35 degrees in Mississippi? WOW, that's cold even for Philadelphia! How did that happen? I hope it's short lived.
I have a serious case of spring fever. I've been working at the baseball stadium and the weather has been amazing. It'll hit 80 tomorrow and my cherry blossoms are in full bloom. I love it when it's in the 70's, sunny and not humid yet. I'm enjoying while it lasts. In no time it'll be muggy hot and sticky.

[kaykels]

Eww, it's love bug season again? I forgot about that!
Last year I was in Florida over Memorial Day weekend and took a Carnival cruise. We drove from Orlando to the port and had to stop twice to get the love bug goo off of the windshield. OH man, you guys are in for a treat !!!

They are tiny flies and the they are in pairs. The big one is the female and the little one is the male. All of the cars will be covered in them. I remember one year sitting at Blizzard Beach and we couldn't escape them. They were swarming around us. Luckily it only lasts a few weeks. But we'll all be there to ENJOY.

[kaykels]

Pam, I keep forgetting to answer you. Sorry! That damn working thing always distracts me from obsessing over vacations.
My brother Dan is traveling with his 5 year old daughter, Katelyn.
And Colby will be 7 on May 5th, and Pop will be 74 on May 16, so there seem to be a lot of May birthdays. And DCL makes yummy birthday cakes.

Andrea, I'm sending some sunshine your way. I stole it from Florida.

[ImagineerM]

It is nice a cool here in KY, but finally warming up some.

Student teaching is finally slowing down....ready to focus on the wedding and the honeymoon! :)

Melissa and I have decided to try our hands and making a Fish Extender for the room. If it fails, we'll buy one on EBay, but we're hoping we've got this thing figured out.

Who else is getting excited? I'm sooooo ready.

Cheers,
Josh

[TiggerzFan]

We're in Oviedo, Florida (just northwest of Orlando)

Oooo, blonde moment. We're northeast of Orlando, and close to the port.

Good Luck, Josh and Melissa, with that FE. Let us know how it goes. That's just something I don't dare attempt.

[cruisindisney]

Josh,

I finished my fish extender yesterday, so if you have any questions, let me know.

[Disney Sweetie]

It's the darn lovebugs I could do without - and I see a few of them arriving already for their May appearance.



Oh please dont tell me the love bugs have arrived. That means they will be here soon! I hate those little things. There are times when you cant even walk outside without them swarming all over you. They may only last a few weeks but it seems like forever.

Pam

[kaykels]

GOT MY EBAY FISH EXTENDER TODAY! That was quick! Yipeeeee!
Can't wait to hang it up on my fish in 35 days. Ooohhh, that sounds so close!

[TRUN]

alright i havent caught up on all the reading but we will be in for the gift thing - i just need it explained to me a bit

i dont have enough posts to pm

ages
Tom - 33
Leigh - will be 29 on Sat 24th


Thanks for your help - just let me know what i need to get and do

tom

[TRUN]

alright i bought one of those fish things now too -- and will try and read everything and get caught up

[Disney Sweetie]

alright i havent caught up on all the reading but we will be in for the gift thing - i just need it explained to me a bit

i dont have enough posts to pm

ages
Tom - 33
Leigh - will be 29 on Sat 24th


Thanks for your help - just let me know what i need to get and do

tom

Tom....the quickest way to get a fish extender is going to be on ebay. What you do onboard is bring a small gift to put into everyones fish extender. Some things I have received in the past are magnets(store bought and home-made), postcards from "your" area, small toys for kids, goodie bag full of candy, pirate items, key chains, etc. Just anything you can think of that will be small enough to put in the fish extender and will not take up alot of room in your luggage. It does not have to be expensive, Dollar Tree items are great. It is just fun to go back to your room and see what kind of goodies you might have waiting for you!! This is all for fun, so be creative. You do not have to "give" in order to "receive".

Hope that helps!

Pam

[ImagineerM]

alright i havent caught up on all the reading but we will be in for the gift thing - i just need it explained to me a bit

i dont have enough posts to pm

ages
Tom - 33
Leigh - will be 29 on Sat 24th


Thanks for your help - just let me know what i need to get and do

tom

Awesome news! Glad to have more participants!

Looking forward to the Fish Extender game.

We are going to the fabric store today to get the supplies. Pass on any ideas here or in PM.

We're so excited!
Cheers,
Josh

[Disney Sweetie]

Tom - Do you have your cabin number yet? If so, let me know and I will post it in our list so we will know where to find you.

[EPCOT_VA]

Hello everyone!

Our FE arrived in the mail today. We got ours from EBay. The seller was 'ilvdisney2008'. She currently only has one other Fish Extender listed. She does take special orders though. Just search for "Fish Extender" and she will pop up.

We also visited the Dollar Store today as Disney Sweetie recommended.

For the list, my wife and I are both 41. So we are in the 40+ crowd. :eek: Our kids ages are already on the list. :woohoo:

EPCOT_VA
Matthew (41)pirate: , Beth (41):bride: , Megan (10)princess: and Sarah (8)princess:

[Disney Sweetie]

Just a quick thought.....some DISers put there names on the gifts so we know who they are from but others dont. That is totally up to you.

Have a great day! 5 weeks from right now I will be wondering around the ship trying to get some lunch and hopefully meeting some of you!! :banana:

Pam

[ImagineerM]

Just a quick thought.....some DISers put there names on the gifts so we know who they are from but others dont. That is totally up to you.

Have a great day! 5 weeks from right now I will be wondering around the ship trying to get some lunch and hopefully meeting some of you!! :banana:

Pam

Wow...5 weeks huh? I hadnt counted yet! I'm so excited!

I wonder if anyone else will be joing our little troop on this cruise?

Question about the Fish Extenders....what type of material do you all use?

Oh, BTW -- our ages....I'm 26...she's 25.

Cheers,
Josh

[cruisindisney]

I used cotton or cotton/poly blend. Mine is out of tigger fabric for the background and then solid color pockets. Then I used bias tape for around the edges. Is that as clear as mud?

[Disney Sweetie]

Couldn't have made it any muddier if I had tried myself!! :rotfl: That sounds like what mine is made from. I didnt make it so I am not positive. I dont have mine yet. My sister is making it. I am anxious to get it so I can start decorating!!

Pam

[Coffeeguy48]

Hello Coffeegirl
Vielen Dank (German lesson Nr. 5: many thanks)
Thats really great of you to order the buttons :thumbsup2

Regards from Switzerland, I won't tell about the weather, it is inexistent...
Andrea

Cgirl here You are coming all the way from Switzerland! Wow! I assume not just for a three day cruise! How exciting. We are going to be venturing to Europe SOON! There is so much I want to see and do there. I wanted my girls to be a bit older and we are just about getting there.

[Coffeeguy48]

Coffeegirl -

Wow, really nice of you to offer to do the buttons. That would be super!

We're in Oviedo, Florida (just northwest of Orlando) - though fairly new. We're from the Northeast - Boston and Philly. My husband transferred down here last April and the rest of us joined him August 1. Definitely not the best time to arrive in Florida but, all in all, we're loving it. It's the darn lovebugs I could do without - and I see a few of them arriving already for their May appearance.

Not too far from us. BUT EVEN CLOSER TO THE MOUSE! We drive over so much we have been to Disney Quest the past two weekends in a row! We too moved here at the end of JUNE! Oh my, nothing like jumping right in with both feet! We are used to the weather but will admit that 95 is HOT! My daughter used to call the Home Depot parking lot the "hottest place on earth"! We spent a lot of time there when we first moved down! UUGGH Love bugs! Hate them too! What a mess!

[Coffeeguy48]

Josh,

I finished my fish extender yesterday, so if you have any questions, let me know.


I think I was going to try and make one.....Any clues?

[Coffeeguy48]

I used cotton or cotton/poly blend. Mine is out of tigger fabric for the background and then solid color pockets. Then I used bias tape for around the edges. Is that as clear as mud?


Wow, clear & crisp! Very helpfull! Bias tape! never would have thought of that one! I am gonna do this! (of course this is c-gril.....cguy would never take on such a thing!)

[kaykels]

After I got mine in the mail and saw how simple it looked ... I should have made it myself. Hey, how many of us have red, black and white ones from ebay? hee hee.

[cruisindisney]

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll244/scresto/100_1597.jpg

Here is my fish extender. I hope I added the picture right. This is my first attempt.

[kaykels]

I AM SO JEALOUS !!!!!

[Disney Sweetie]

That is very cute....Looks great! You did a good job.

[swissgirl66]

Wow, that Tigger FE sure is amazing, wonderfully done, a big :thumbsup2 from over the Atlantic.

Hey, Coffeegirl, where and when do you plan to visit Europe, let us know and stop by, whenever you are near Switzerland, and I will be glad to help you with tipps and hints, anytime. I used to be a travel agent, so count on me.

And no, the cruise will be nearly the end of our 1 month trip through Florida, first we spend a week on Captiva Island, where Urs (my beloved husband) will do some golfing, I will be on the beach with Alena, collecting tons of shells and just relax and enjoy the sun after a coooooold Swiss winter. Then we will go to Sarasota for a few days shopping and again... beach.... Then 5 days Orlando with WDW and Seaworld, we will be staying at the Polynesian and then T H E W O N D E R with all you sweet ones :dance3:

And then Disney Vero Beach for 5 days, and then, hopefully at Cape Canaveral the start of the Space Shuttle (highlight for my husband) and then 2 days Fort Lauderdale before we go home again. :scared:

Any tipps from your side, what are the MUST SEES at the above locations.

En schoene Abig alli mitenand und pfused guet
(have a nice evening and sleep tight) Swiss german lesson Nr 5

Knuddel (hug) Andrea

[TiggerzFan]

Suzy -

LOVE the FE! It's Tigger-ific!!! Nice job!:thumbsup2 And all the better that you made it yourself!!


Andrea -

What is your time difference from Eastern Standard Time? And, looking at your timeline, you are going to be one exhausted DISer by the time you board the ship after 5 days of WDW and SeaWorld. But good timing because the ship will seem more relaxing. What a great vacation you have planned! I'll be lucky to get my husband away from his Blackberry phone for a 3-night cruise, never mind any longer than that.

[TRUN]

I think someone is already doing this - like i said - I got behind on the reading - but will someone email out a list of who/ages/cites from/cabin number before the cruise ?

I dont have my cabin assigment yet - its a guar --- and we are from Cleveland, OH

Thanks,
Tom - Leigh

[Disney Sweetie]

Click on the link in my signature line below my picture (see who is sailing with us) and it will take you to the list of everyone. I have not listed the adults ages or the cities, but I can get them if you want them.

Pam

[TRUN]

you guys know better than me -- ive heard of people doing this and sounds like a lot of fun ---

This is our second disney cruise - we did the same one - same dates last year for Leighs B-day also and we really enjoyed it.

Next year we are doing Africa, around the same time, for our honeymoon - but getting married this Oct.

[TiggerzFan]

Just noticing that we haven't had a post in almost 24 hours... can't have THAT!:sad2:

Have a great weekend everyone!:cool1:

[Coffeeguy48]

Wow, that Tigger FE sure is amazing, wonderfully done, a big :thumbsup2 from over the Atlantic.

Hey, Coffeegirl, where and when do you plan to visit Europe, let us know and stop by, whenever you are near Switzerland, and I will be glad to help you with tipps and hints, anytime. I used to be a travel agent, so count on me.

And no, the cruise will be nearly the end of our 1 month trip through Florida, first we spend a week on Captiva Island, where Urs (my beloved husband) will do some golfing, I will be on the beach with Alena, collecting tons of shells and just relax and enjoy the sun after a coooooold Swiss winter. Then we will go to Sarasota for a few days shopping and again... beach.... Then 5 days Orlando with WDW and Seaworld, we will be staying at the Polynesian and then T H E W O N D E R with all you sweet ones :dance3:

And then Disney Vero Beach for 5 days, and then, hopefully at Cape Canaveral the start of the Space Shuttle (highlight for my husband) and then 2 days Fort Lauderdale before we go home again. :scared:

Any tipps from your side, what are the MUST SEES at the above locations.

En schoene Abig alli mitenand und pfused guet
(have a nice evening and sleep tight) Swiss german lesson Nr 5

Knuddel (hug) Andrea

Oh my goodness! What a trip! It all sounds so wonderful! Looks like you've got it all covered!

[Coffeeguy48]

Looks like the pins are a go! I finished up the design. Need to make payment and they will ship early next week. I think 100 should do it, no? Does that sound like a good number. I am very pleased with them and can't wait to give them out!

[Disney Sweetie]

I think 100 will be fine. I count 59 people at this time on our list. If you have extra you can give them to the crew.....they luv little gifts. On the transatlantic Laura and I gave our dining staff and room staff some of the leftover magnets that we had. They loved them!!

[Coffeeguy48]

I think 100 will be fine. I count 59 people at this time on our list. If you have extra you can give them to the crew.....they luv little gifts. On the transatlantic Laura and I gave our dining staff and room staff some of the leftover magnets that we had. They loved them!!

So do the 1.5" buttons work or do we want thr 2.25. Keep in mind they will not have our individual names on them so someone might want to take care of something of that nature. A simple ptouch labeler or something like that would work......I think the 1.5 inchers would be fine and un-obtrusive! What do you all think?

[Disney Sweetie]

1.5" sounds like a good size. Not to big but not to small....and if we put them on lanyards, they will look ok at that size.

[cruisindisney]

Speaking of lanyards. Any suggestions for a good place to get Disney lanyards for the fam?

[Disney Sweetie]

Not sure about that Suzy. I was in previous large groups that had them made and then repeat cruisers usually get one from DCL. They might have something at WDW....maybe someone else can answer that for you. :confused3

[swissgirl66]

Gruezi mitenand (Swiss German lesson Nr. 6)
(Hello to all of you)

Coffeegirl, thanks ever so much for all the effort with the pins and the lanyards (didn't know that word and had to look it up to know what you are talking about, but of course I know what it is. I am sorry, that I can not help with these things, but you do not get them overhere. So sorry. But I will make it up hopefully with nice Swiss presents.

Yes, this trip means soooooo much to the three of us, my father was very ill and for a long time, we were not sure if we can make it, but last week my father had a big operation and everything went just wonderfully good and now he is on the way up again and we know that we can leave Switzerland without feeling too guilty. We wanted to do that trip before Alena joins Kindergarten in Summer, after that, in Switzerland, it is not allowed to take the kids out of school outside normal holiday time. So we had to do it now.

I have to go now, it is midnight, the time difference is exactely 6 hours, so a good start into the weekend for all of you, I had it already, went to the movies with a girlfriend, had a few margaritas.

:grouphug: Andrea

[Disney Sweetie]

Good Night Andrea!!:goodvibes