9/20/09 Wonder

[Megand3779]

I just booked yesterday for this cruise. Anyone else?
This time we are leaving the kids home. It will be myself and DH.

[dkis4nu]

I just booked last week. I wanted to make sure I got in under the fuel surcharge wire that they are going to tack on at the end of May. It will be my husband and myself, and we got a great rate - $793.00 for the 2 of us!(no ins or transportation included) We always get a Category 12, & hope for an upgrade. If not, we don't mind a 12, or we pay for an upgrade at the port.

We have our 2008 cruise this Sept., but I'm excited about Sept 2009 as well.

dk

[Megand3779]

It's nice to meet you! We have a cat 12 also, I figure since it will be just the two of us we don't need the cat 10 since this is a trip without the kids. Have fun on your cruise this Sept!

[dis ms.]

We'll be there, too. :wave:

We were booked on the Sept. 28 cruise that got cancelled when they changed the dry dock dates. They moved us to this cruise. It will be me, DH, our two kids and my parents.

Can't wait!

[inkedupmomma]

hi! this is the date i am hoping for..but still not 100% we are doing the dc. although it is set in my heart already lol!

[MrSanderz]

We'll be here too! This will be our 3rd DCL cruise but first time on the Wonder.
We're going to WDW before the cruise for the first time ever!! :cool1:
This cruise will be so relaxing after 8 days at the parks. :goodvibes

[disneykibbes5]

We will be there too. This will be our 2nd Disney Cruise. ( 2nd Cruise Period)
We are going to be celebrating our 10th Anniv. and We also were able to talk my parents into going. (this will be their 1st cruise ever) they are also celebrating their anniversary ( 25th) it is nice to meet everybody.

So those coming are ( ages at time of cruise)
Me- 32
Dh-31
DD-9
DD-6
DS-2
DM-51
DF-51


:cool1:

[disneykibbes5]

We just added one more to the cruise.
My Grandfather is also coming

So now this is all that are coming
Me- 32
Dh-31
DD-9
DD-6
DS-2
DM-51
DD-51
DGP-83



It is nice to meet you all.

:goodvibes :goodvibes

[NE14DisneyWorld?]

Hi everyone,

We are now booked on this cruise too! It will be me and DH in our cabin this time. We took our first Disney cruise this past June and loved it! The June cruise was just three nights to "test the waters," no pun intended. My SIL and BIL are in the cabin beside us too. We have booked another cruise for June of 2009 too (seven night Western) and will be taking our granddaughter.

Maybe we can start a fish extender group for this cruise. We did this in June and it was lots of fun.

[disneykibbes5]

Hi everyone,

Maybe we can start a fish extender group for this cruise. We did this in June and it was lots of fun.
I was thinking about this also. I think it would be a lot of fun and all the past ones have looked like a lot of fun.:cool1:

[tlinus]

Thanks in great part to the Season of Disney show on Disney Cruise Lines yesterday (I kinda suckered DH into watching it) we may be joining you all on this cruise for my 40th Birthday present :woohoo: :woohoo: and our first ever cruise!! It helps that we would also be on ship for his birthday too!!

I have a friend who just went on her first Disney Cruise in June (the Double Dip 6/29) and she sent me the Navigators, some other papers and while watching the show I whipped them out for him. He in "intrigued" now :lovestruc

It would be (ages will be at the time of sailing):

Me - 40
DH - 42
DD1 - 14
DD2 - 10
DS - 7

Will keep you posted once I talk to AAA and get a price from them. I looked at the DCL site and there is nowhere to add in a AAA discount :confused3

Anyway - nice to "meet" you all :wave:

[FLJASMINE]

Hello

We are also booked on this cruise. We will be celebrating our 10th anniver. and DD's 7th B-Day. :woohoo: :woohoo:

It will be our second time on the Wonder

[Pinky166]

Hi everyone.

We have just booked this cruise! :banana: Me (34), DH (35).

It is our first time on a cruise....I would be interested in doing the fish extenders too. We are spending 13 nights at WDW before the cruise and then a further 4 nights at WDW on our return!

I'm getting way too excited already! :yay: Looking forward to meeting some fellow DISers onboard.

[Pinky166]

:banana: :banana: WOO - HOO!! One year today and we'll be cruising!! :banana: :banana:



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[tlinus]

:banana: :banana: :banana:

:worship: :lovestruc :worship:

[Mommy_of_3Princess's]

Hi everyone -
This will be my family's first cruise. It will be me, my husband, our 3 daughters and my parents. We are all very excited! I have 1 question though...what is a fish extender group?

Thanks,
Jessi

[Pinky166]

Hi everyone -
This will be my family's first cruise. It will be me, my husband, our 3 daughters and my parents. We are all very excited! I have 1 question though...what is a fish extender group?

Thanks,
Jessi

Hi Jessi...this will be me & my husbands first cruise too.....I am really looking forward to it! :goodvibes

The fish extenders - I will describe this as best I can as I have never done it but basically there is a fish outside your cabin door, where DCL can leave messages for you. Then someone came up with the idea to make Fish Extenders (pockets that hang from the fish). Some people make their own but they can be bought on Ebay - i've seen them!
Someone from your cruise thread will make a list of everyone (names, ages, room numbers etc) and then you all buy little gifts for each other to put in the extenders on various days so when you come back to your cabin you have little surprises from fellow DIS friends.

Hopefully if I have missed any information out someone will correct me, hopefully that explains it to you. :goodvibes

[wgqual]

So my WONDERFUL Fiancee' booked us on this cruise today. The best part is we are getting married while on board. Its just going to be her and I as we are leaving the kiddos at home. Just wanted to say AHOY to my new shipmates... Looking forward to chatting with our fellow cruisers..

[DCLbrideSept2009]

I would be that "wonderful fiancee" who just booked the cruise/wedding today!! After going back and forth and back and forth about what I wanted to do for our wedding and never being able to make a decision, I stumbled across Fairytale weddings and the DCL weddings and... :idea: BINGO! THAT'S IT!!! I knew right away it was what I wanted. Luckily I have an amazing fiancee who thinks the same way I do and is a Disney nut just like I am!!! we're like 2 little kids impatiently waiting for our trip!!!! :yay: :woohoo: :love:

[Mommy_of_3Princess's]

I was just wondering how common upgrades are and how they work. Do they try to sell you in to a bigger room at a discounted price just like the hotels? I'm trying to decide wether to just book the smaller rooms and pray for an upgrade or just give in and book the bigger room right off. We're going to be adding another little one just before the cruise so now it'll be 4 Adults, 4 Children split into 2 rooms. And if anyone has any tips I wold LOVE them. This is our 1st cruise. I saw someone say something about a AAA discount, how good of a deal is it?

Thanks for anyone who responds to this,
Jessi

[DCLbrideSept2009]

Hey... where is everyone that's going on this cruise??? We need to get some conversation started and think about starting a Fish Extender group! This will be my first ever cruise! And my fiancee's also unless you count when he was in the Navy... pirate: we'll be getting married on the cruise but won't be bringing any guests along with us... would love to get to know some fellow DIS'ers before the cruise to meet up with!! :woohoo: :yay: :cool2: :dance3:

[Pinky166]

Hey... where is everyone that's going on this cruise??? We need to get some conversation started and think about starting a Fish Extender group! This will be my first ever cruise! And my fiancee's also unless you count when he was in the Navy... pirate: we'll be getting married on the cruise but won't be bringing any guests along with us... would love to get to know some fellow DIS'ers before the cruise to meet up with!! :woohoo: :yay: :cool2: :dance3:

Congratulations to you both!!! princess: pirate:

It's very quiet on this thread....maybe it will get busier a bit nearer the time! :confused3 I really want to do the fish extenders as it will be our first cruise too (me & my hubby).

So what plans have you made for your big day so far? I would love to hear all about it. ::yes::

[NE14DisneyWorld?]

Hey... where is everyone that's going on this cruise??? We need to get some conversation started and think about starting a Fish Extender group! This will be my first ever cruise! And my fiancee's also unless you count when he was in the Navy... pirate: we'll be getting married on the cruise but won't be bringing any guests along with us... would love to get to know some fellow DIS'ers before the cruise to meet up with!! :woohoo: :yay: :cool2: :dance3:

Congratulations on your wedding! I can't imagine getting married on the cruise; what a wonderful wedding it will be!!!

Our group currently includes:

Cabin #1 - Me, husband, and granddaughter
Cabin #2 - Daughter #2 and Son-in-law
Cabin #3 - Daughter #1, niece #1 and niece #2
Cabin #4 - Mom
Cabin #5 - Sister-in-law #1 and Brother-in-law #1
Cabin #6 - Sister-in-law #2 and Brother-in-law #2
Cabin #7 - Mother-in-law

This will be the second cruise for those in Cabins 1,2 and 4, and the first cruise for everyone else. We did the fish extenders on our first cruise and loved it!!! I would love to participate, and will speak with the rest of our group and find out if they would like to do this too. Fortunately we have a while to plan.

Keep the thread alive!!!

[DCLbrideSept2009]

Thanks for the congrats/well wishes! We haven't really gotten far with planning... it was a huge step just to make a final decision on what we wanted to do and get the cruise booked! I kept going back and forth and back and forth with what I wanted... stumbled across info on the cruise DFTW and there was no question about it! That was IT!! Luckily my fiance' is as big of a kid as I am... :thumbsup2

Next step is to get a dress, which I won't do until I lose this weight - 25-30 pounds. So it's kind of a motivator knowing I can't even SHOP for a dress until then! We won't be having any guests, so not a lot of real planning necessary... we are SUPER excited!!!

yeah, hopefully as it gets closer, we'll get a little more action going in this thread... and I'm all for starting a FE group... sounds like fun!!

[fahernand]

We just booked our 4th family Disney Cruise!!
We just love the Magic & Wonder!

I only bad thing is the waiting. But it really is worth the long wait.
Everyone in my family has a favorite fun event and the wonderful memories...

We are even thinking of doing a 7 day cruise in 2010.

Anyway this time it will be ten of us on board...

[Pinky166]

We just booked our 4th family Disney Cruise!!
We just love the Magic & Wonder!

I only bad thing is the waiting. But it really is worth the long wait.
Everyone in my family has a favorite fun event and the wonderful memories...

We are even thinking of doing a 7 day cruise in 2010.

Anyway this time it will be ten of us on board...

Congrats on booking!! I agree it isn't coming around quick enough though!

We have booked one of the 2010 special cruises. We are doing the 12 night Northern European Capitals one.

[terrypoohbear]

Hello, this will be my second attempt to cruise. My family and I were booked to go last year but had to postpone it due to financial troubles. :headache:
So, here we are trying to go this year. I have already told my family that if I have to, I will go alone!:rotfl2: (yea right!) We are planning on going to Disney first (land/sea vacation) So we are planning on arriving Sept. 16.

So far it is to be:
Cabin 1
Me -- Terry (44)
DH - 52
DS - 7
Cabin 2
Sister- 43
Brother in law
Niece - 15
Cabin 3
Mom - 63
Niece - 13
Niece - 11

Hope to get to know you all by the time the ship sails!!

[tlinus]

giving us a bump :upsidedow

[kokotg]

I'm in! I just booked last week--our first cruise (well, DH went on one with his family when he was in college I think). A Disney cruise is the only kind that holds much appeal for me. It'll be me, DH, our three boys (they'll be 8, 6, and 3), and maybe/probably my mother in law. We have two connecting category 10 rooms.

[wgqual]

So we only have 7months and 11 days until the party begins :cool1:

I'm sure this "cruise" will be better than the last one i took 14 years ago(US Navy)..I was gone for 6 1/2 months and we got to go to the Persian Gulf in the middle of summer. It was freaking hot there. But it was a dry heat ;) :)

[gingerjohnjillian]

I just booked this cruise yesterday. It will be me my husband and our daughter who is 7 princess: . This is our first cruise ever and we are terribly excited.

[fahernand]

Ok we just booked more family members on our Family Cruise:

Cabin #1 – Me and wife
Cabin #2 – Daughter, Son-in-law, and grandson #2
Cabin #3 – Son #1, Daughter-in-law, granddaughter#1, and granddaughter#2
Cabin #4 – Son #2, Great-Grandfather, and Great-Uncle
Cabin #5 - Father-in-law #1 and Mother-in-law #1
Cabin #6 - Father-in-law #2 and Mother-in-law #2
Cabin #7 - Daugher-in-law and grandson #1

This will be our 4th Disney Cruise for some, 3rd for some, 2nd for some, and 1st for some…

Ages will be 85, 69, 57, 51, 37, 36, 17, 13, 3, 2...aw forgetaboutit too many to count.

Hopefully we wont leave anyone stranded on Castaway Cay.

Now that i think about it...being stranded on Castaway Cay sounds real nice...

[NE14DisneyWorld?]

Our group currently includes:

Cabin #1 - Me, husband, and granddaughter
Cabin #2 - Daughter #2 and Son-in-law
Cabin #3 - Daughter #1, niece #1 and niece #2
Cabin #4 - Mom
Cabin #5 - Sister-in-law #1 and Brother-in-law #1
Cabin #6 - Sister-in-law #2 and Brother-in-law #2
Cabin #7 - Mother-in-law

This will be the second cruise for those in Cabins 1,2 and 4, and the first cruise for everyone else. We did the fish extenders on our first cruise and loved it!!! I would love to participate, and will speak with the rest of our group and find out if they would like to do this too. Fortunately we have a while to plan.

Keep the thread alive!!!


Well, sorrow has now set in, along with extreme excitment...

Occupants of cabing #2 (my daughter and son-in-law) have now informed us a new baby is coming on SEPTEMBER 17th! So, they have cancelled their cruise. We certainly do not want to miss the big day, so we cancelled our cruise, then the entire family cruise started unravelling at the seams. As it stands now, only occupants of cabin #5 are still going. So, while we are disappointed about this cruise, we get a new grandchild and when my husband found out the date, he insisted we schedule another one for June of this year. :love: I will move to that thread now.

Good luck to everyone and have a great time!

[gingerjohnjillian]

Hi I was just wondering if anyone has started a fish extender group?

Ginger

[Pinky166]

I don't think anyone has started one yet Ginger.

This will be our first cruise & I was really hoping a FE would be organised but I don't know whats involved - so hoping someone will take charge. ;)

[gingerjohnjillian]

I don't think anyone has started one yet Ginger.

This will be our first cruise & I was really hoping a FE would be organised but I don't know whats involved - so hoping someone will take charge. ;)

This will be our first cruise too. I am WAY excited. I hope someone does so I can order a FE from ebay lol

Ginger

[wdowns9]

This will be our first DCL cruise but not our first cruise. Looking for something that the other cruiselines do not offer.

Laterz Rick and Edi

[Pinky166]

Can't believe we are under 6 months now!!! :woohoo:

Have any of you chose what excursions/activities you want to do???

[gingerjohnjillian]

We are going to do the stingrays at Castaway Cay and are thinking about the dolphin excursion in Nassau. How about u?

[Pinky166]

I would like to do the stingray feeding at cc aswell as some snorkeling.

We are going to get a taxi to Atlantis & spend the day there - we got married at there in 2001 & this will be our first time back so we just want to wander around the grounds, taking lots of photos etc. We may also have lunch in the restaurant where we had our wedding meal. :love:

[gingerjohnjillian]

That sounds wonderful.
Ginger

[mitadoh]

Well my wife and I decided to book this cruise for our 5 year anniversary. This will be both of our first ever cruise. Well, non-working one anyways for me. We are going with our 3 y/o daughter and my in-laws. We are also hoping someone starts a FE group. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[fahernand]

Castaway Cay Excursions?

Get one of those rafts and float all day on the water.....

And take a break for Cookie's BBQ...

[OurOhana]

We've just booked back-to-back cruises. This will be the second part of our double cruise vacation. We can't wait.

It'll be me, the hubby and our then-4-year-old daughter. She doesn't know about the cruise yet. She had a blast on our first one a few months ago, so we know she'll have a blast again.

We would also be interested in finding out about a fish extender group. We've never done it before, but it looks like fun.

[fahernand]

My wife just informed me that she misplaced the "Offical Jack Sparrow Bandanna with braids and beads" costume from last year's cruise!!!

She doesnt remember where she stored them!!!!!

She told me not to worry, that she has time to find them before the next Cruise. .... I dont know!!!!

What will the men (eight of us) do for Pirate Nite!!!!!!

[mitadoh]

Buy an eyepatch and drink as much grog as you can????

I know I will. :)

[fahernand]

Buy an eyepatch and drink as much grog as you can????

I know I will. :)


I like the way you think....First round is on me....

[Pinky166]

Hey everyone.....it's getting closer now!!! I am so excited! :banana: :banana: :banana:

What are your plans? Are you staying at WDW before or after?

Do you want to do fish extenders? Lets get planning!!! :goodvibes

[fahernand]

Every one is SO excited!!! That’s all we talk about when we are together!!!! Some family members are talking about going to Paradise Island, some are going parasailing (yeah Right), other snorkeling. As for me, get me one of those floating mats!!

At least we will be altogether for dinner!!

[Pinky166]

Every one is SO excited!!! That’s all we talk about when we are together!!!! Some family members are talking about going to Paradise Island, some are going parasailing (yeah Right), other snorkeling. As for me, get me one of those floating mats!!

At least we will be altogether for dinner!!

That sounds fab. I think we will do some snorkeling on castaway cay too.

[LC30]

We are thinking about this 4 night cruise with you guys. We haven't made up our mind yet because we just got pricing on it and are still working out the details. We just got off the 4 night Wonder a couple of weeks ago. SO fun! I'm hoping we'll be officially joining you guys in a few days.

[Pinky166]

We are thinking about this 4 night cruise with you guys. We haven't made up our mind yet because we just got pricing on it and are still working out the details. We just got off the 4 night Wonder a couple of weeks ago. SO fun! I'm hoping we'll be officially joining you guys in a few days.

Thats great....I hope you manage to join us! :goodvibes

[LC30]

Hey everyone! We put a deposit down today, got our confirmation and will be joining you guys! :cool1: :cool1: What are everyone's plans? Are we doing FEs? Would you like me to organize? Let me know. Can't wait!

[Pinky166]

Hey everyone! We put a deposit down today, got our confirmation and will be joining you guys! :cool1: :cool1: What are everyone's plans? Are we doing FEs? Would you like me to organize? Let me know. Can't wait!

Thats great, Happy planning!!!

I would love to do FE's (this is my first cruise & I am so excited to do these) but there doesn't seem to be much interest/activity on here. :confused3

[Evan&Kimberly]

Here Thee Here Thee,
Queen Kimberly & Prince Evan

Have just booked a 4 day cruise on Disney’s Wonder this past Sunday, we will also be doing the 3 day Wonder Sept 10th after that we are heading to WDW for the next week then back on the boat on Sept 20th, then I am off at the end of the month to cruise with RCCL with my mother I will need a vacation after a vacation LOL:rotfl:, this will be my first Disney Cruise, I have cruised with Carnival and RCCL, so I am looking forward to this one, I hope it lives up to all the hype, I am concerned about the food issues and the quality:scared1:, I am one that does cruise for the food, so we will see, My son is subjecting me to watching the DCL CD 3 to 4 times a day, I am asking myself why did I order this CD, and boy is he watching it all the way to the very end, and then it starts all over again, I didnt even know that he knew how to work the VCR DVD so well, I think I am going to hide that DVD LOL:laughing:!!! Well I look forward to the conversations that we will have on this board! Happy Sailings

[LC30]

Here Thee Here Thee,
Queen Kimberly & Prince Evan

Have just booked a 4 day cruise on Disney’s Wonder this past Sunday, we will also be doing the 3 day Wonder Sept 10th after that we are heading to WDW for the next week then back on the boat on Sept 20th, then I am off at the end of the month to cruise with RCCL with my mother I will need a vacation after a vacation LOL:rotfl:, this will be my first Disney Cruise, I have cruised with Carnival and RCCL, so I am looking forward to this one, I hope it lives up to all the hype, I am concerned about the food issues and the quality:scared1:, I am one that does cruise for the food, so we will see, My son is subjecting me to watching the DCL CD 3 to 4 times a day, I am asking myself why did I order this CD, and boy is he watching it all the way to the very end, and then it starts all over again, I didnt even know that he knew how to work the VCR DVD so well, I think I am going to hide that DVD LOL:laughing:!!! Well I look forward to the conversations that we will have on this board! Happy Sailings


Welcome! You are like me...its all about the food. Well, if you are cruising for the food, you have to eat at Palo. Its the best meal you get on the ship. The buffets were ok. I'd say the food on DCL is decent. I just did my first cruise with DH and DS in May, so I really don't have anything to compare it to but would love to hear how it compares to Carnival and RCCL.

[LC30]

Thats great, Happy planning!!!

I would love to do FE's (this is my first cruise & I am so excited to do these) but there doesn't seem to be much interest/activity on here. :confused3

We just had our first cruise this May. It was WONDERful and that's why we are going again in Sept. :cool1: :cool1: If nobody minds, I'm happy to organize the FEs. I was in one for the first cruise and its pretty easy to organize for a small group. I'll send out a note later today.

What excursions are you doing?

[LC30]

Good Morning everyone. I thought I'd help plan the FEs. For those of you who are interested in participating in the FEs, please PM me with your family names and those traveling with you that will participate in the FEs, their ages (especially for children), any special events you might be celebrating on the cruise and your stateroom#. I'll get a list going and send it out.

This should be lots of fun. I participated in one our last cruise and it was lots of fun. Thanks.

[Evan&Kimberly]

Welcome! You are like me...its all about the food. Well, if you are cruising for the food, you have to eat at Palo. Its the best meal you get on the ship. The buffets were ok. I'd say the food on DCL is decent. I just did my first cruise with DH and DS in May, so I really don't have anything to compare it to but would love to hear how it compares to Carnival and RCCL.



Well HEYYYYY Cruise mate, I tell you I am sooooo worried about the food, and I would eat at Palo a couple of times, but I don’t want to leave my little prince out, so I will try to eat at Palo's at least one night, Well for Carnival the food was ok, not the best but no complaints, now RCCL the food was FANTASTIC, and if you didn’t like anything on the menu which I always found something, every night they have I think it is called the Ship Shape menu which had Baked Chicken, Steak, and a Fish but I never once had to order off the menu, and I ate Lunch every day in the dining room at it was also great!, I know that many people say that they don’t cruise for just food, and that’s fine but for me it is at the top of my list as well as my life I am a Caterer so food is my life, and if the food is not to Par I am going to get in that Kitchen myself and throw down LOL

[Evan&Kimberly]

Good Morning everyone. I thought I'd help plan the FEs. For those of you who are interested in participating in the FEs, please PM me with your family names and those traveling with you that will participate in the FEs, their ages (especially for children), any special events you might be celebrating on the cruise and your stateroom#. I'll get a list going and send it out.

This should be lots of fun. I participated in one our last cruise and it was lots of fun. Thanks.

Well how sweet of you :flower3:, that would be great! If you don’t mind w could you give us a little info on all this FE, for some of us that know in its entirety

[LC30]

Well how sweet of you :flower3:, that would be great! If you don’t mind w could you give us a little info on all this FE, for some of us that know in its entirety

Hello! Here's the thread on FEs. It's lots of fun.

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

We did it on our first cruise and we gave out lots of goodies and got lots of goodies. DS made out like a bandit! It was nice to come back to the room and see all the surprises there from other DISers.

[Pinky166]

Here Thee Here Thee,
Queen Kimberly & Prince Evan

Have just booked a 4 day cruise on Disney’s Wonder this past Sunday, we will also be doing the 3 day Wonder Sept 10th after that we are heading to WDW for the next week then back on the boat on Sept 20th, then I am off at the end of the month to cruise with RCCL with my mother I will need a vacation after a vacation LOL:rotfl:, this will be my first Disney Cruise, I have cruised with Carnival and RCCL, so I am looking forward to this one, I hope it lives up to all the hype, I am concerned about the food issues and the quality:scared1:, I am one that does cruise for the food, so we will see, My son is subjecting me to watching the DCL CD 3 to 4 times a day, I am asking myself why did I order this CD, and boy is he watching it all the way to the very end, and then it starts all over again, I didnt even know that he knew how to work the VCR DVD so well, I think I am going to hide that DVD LOL:laughing:!!! Well I look forward to the conversations that we will have on this board! Happy Sailings

Welcome aboard!!! :cool1::banana::yay:

We just had our first cruise this May. It was WONDERful and that's why we are going again in Sept. :cool1: :cool1: If nobody minds, I'm happy to organize the FEs. I was in one for the first cruise and its pretty easy to organize for a small group. I'll send out a note later today.

What excursions are you doing?


Thats great - Sign me up! :goodvibes I will PM my details a little later.

Thanks for organizing.

[mitadoh]

Hey there. My gaggle would like to join in the FE fun. There will be 5 of us total. And thanks for setting this up.

Tim (me)
Andrea DW
Elizabeth DD 3
Shirley MIL
Frank FIL

Until I get my post count up I can't send any pm's.

[Pinky166]

Hey there. My gaggle would like to join in the FE fun. There will be 5 of us total. And thanks for setting this up.

Tim (me)
Andrea DW
Elizabeth DD 3
Shirley MIL
Frank FIL

Until I get my post count up I can't send any pm's.

Welcome aboard Tim & Family! :banana:

[LC30]

Well HEYYYYY Cruise mate, I tell you I am sooooo worried about the food, and I would eat at Palo a couple of times, but I don’t want to leave my little prince out, so I will try to eat at Palo's at least one night, Well for Carnival the food was ok, not the best but no complaints, now RCCL the food was FANTASTIC, and if you didn’t like anything on the menu which I always found something, every night they have I think it is called the Ship Shape menu which had Baked Chicken, Steak, and a Fish but I never once had to order off the menu, and I ate Lunch every day in the dining room at it was also great!, I know that many people say that they don’t cruise for just food, and that’s fine but for me it is at the top of my list as well as my life I am a Caterer so food is my life, and if the food is not to Par I am going to get in that Kitchen myself and throw down LOL

Did you say you are a caterer?? :thumbsup2 Oh boy! You are my new best friend. :rotfl: The nice thing about Disney (I'm sure other cruises too but since my first cruise is with Disney a few weeks ago...) if you don't like what you ordered or want more than one entree, they bring it to you. One night I couldn't make up my mind between a fish dish and a tenderloin, I ended up ordering the tenderloin but Marco, our server brought me the fish dish as well, "Just to try", he said encouragingly. 3 desserts almost every night :eek: I have to say by the end of the cruise, my clothes were getting a liiiiittle tight.

Can't wait to talk food with you!

[LC30]

Good Morning everyone. I thought I'd help plan the FEs. For those of you who are interested in participating in the FEs, please PM me with your family names and those traveling with you that will participate in the FEs, their ages (especially for children), any special events you might be celebrating on the cruise and your stateroom#. I'll get a list going and send it out.

This should be lots of fun. I participated in one our last cruise and it was lots of fun. Thanks.

I wanted to add one other thing. Because the 4 night cruise goes by pretty quickly and there's so much to do, I'm going to suggest we deliver FEs only once or twice at your leisure through the cruise. We can decide 1x or 2x when we have a better idea of how many of us are participating.

[Pinky166]

I wanted to add one other thing. Because the 4 night cruise goes by pretty quickly and there's so much to do, I'm going to suggest we deliver FEs only once or twice at your leisure through the cruise. We can decide 1x or 2x when we have a better idea of how many of us are participating.

:thumbsup2

Sounds like a plan!

[LC30]

Here are the list of people participating so far. I'll add to the list as we get more people who would like to join.

mitadoh - Tim, Andrea, Shirley MIL, Frank FIL & Elizabeth(3) - Tim & Andrea: 5 yr anniversary
Pinky166 - Claire, Lee
LC30 - Linda, Jonathan, & Jackson (3) - Linda celebrating early birthday
Terrypoohbear - Terry, Kevin, & Jack (7) - Kevin and Jack celebrating birthdays, 16 year wedding anniversary
OurOhana - Kelli, Bryan, Pauline & Malia (4)
Mbrwr - Marina, Eric, Gabriella (8) & Nathan (5) - Marina celebrating graduation from nursing school
dis ms. - Ivy, Darren, Pat, Linn, Reed (9) & Regan (7)

[mitadoh]

:thumbsup2

Sounds like a plan!

Ditto!!



Also, I forgot to mention we are celebraating our 5 year anniversary.

[LC30]

Ditto!!



Also, I forgot to mention we are celebraating our 5 year anniversary.

No problem. I'll add it.

[LC30]

Hello! It's been quite on this site the last few days and just wanted to drop a note to say hi and see how everyone's trip planning is going? We got our trip insurance, booked our flights, hotels and rent car. So we're moving right along. Only 3 months and 11 days to go before we leave for Orlando. :woohoo: :woohoo:

Hope everyone is well. Have a great weekend.

[Pinky166]

Hi, I am having a quiet weekend just me & the dogs as my hubby is away until Tuesday. I have had fun though as the September hours have just come out so I have been planning our trip as we are at Old Key West for 13 nights with free dining before the cruise then 4 nights at the Poly after. :cool1:

Hope you are all having a great weekend. :goodvibes

(If your interested I have a link to my pre trip report below.)

[fahernand]

We always wonder how full the boat will be? And many people already know their stateroom? We always book cat 12GTY staterooms, so we won’t know our staterooms until September.

I know it’s too early, but it’s exciting to logon and see when DCL post our room assignments. The kids keep asking, "what's our room #'s?"

Kinda adds to the whole trip thing...

[LC30]

I spoke with my TA a few days ago and she said that the boat is relatively open right now.

Is it me or is time just crawling by......I guess I can pass the time by making a trip to SeaWorld.

[fahernand]

......I guess I can pass the time by making a trip to SeaWorld.

SeaWorld??? No way....it's off to one of Disney's water park!!!!

This year it's......Blizzard Beach!!!

I got to drag the kids and grandkids off to Blizzard Beach ...it's a tough job

[LC30]

SeaWorld??? No way....it's off to one of Disney's water park!!!!

This year it's......Blizzard Beach!!!

I got to drag the kids and grandkids off to Blizzard Beach ...it's a tough job

I would LOVE to go to Blizzard Beach. We've never been and I know DS will love it. The only thing close to us is Six Flags or Sea World. :( Sigh....3 months and 8 days.....

[Pinky166]

I would LOVE to go to Blizzard Beach. We've never been and I know DS will love it. The only thing close to us is Six Flags or Sea World. :( Sigh....3 months and 8 days.....

Ohhh I love Seaworld! :love:

I would love to be close by - we have nothing like that in the UK. :rolleyes: We always have a day or two at Seaworld when in Orlando, I even made a trip to the one in San Diego when we were in LA a few years ago. I love Shamu!!!

[LC30]

Ohhh I love Seaworld! :love:

I would love to be close by - we have nothing like that in the UK. :rolleyes: We always have a day or two at Seaworld when in Orlando, I even made a trip to the one in San Diego when we were in LA a few years ago. I love Shamu!!!

Its lots of fun! It's a little roa trip for us to go to SeaWorld San Antonio, so we get the fun pass and try to get out there 3-4 times a year. We haven't made it out there this year and am thinking of going there at the end of June. DS has been asking to see Shamu and the sea lions. Yesterday he woke up from his nap and told his teacher at daycare that he had dreams about penguins and sea lions. Its definitely time for the road trip.:lmao:

When is our 90 days coming up anyway?

[mitadoh]

I too have always been a fan of the big black-n-white fishie. When I was kid we went to the one they had in Ohio every year. Now that I am a bit older I have only gone a couple of times. Maybe next year I will drag my clan to SW in Orlando as this years vacations are already booked.

[LC30]

Just bought our tickets for MNSSHP pre-cruise! :cool1:

[Pinky166]

Just bought our tickets for MNSSHP pre-cruise! :cool1:

Yay! What night are you going?

We have got tickets or the 11th & 25th....it's our first MNSSHP & I can't wait! :thumbsup2

Are you going to dress up? We are not sure yet. :confused3

[LC30]

Yay! What night are you going?

We have got tickets or the 11th & 25th....it's our first MNSSHP & I can't wait! :thumbsup2

Are you going to dress up? We are not sure yet. :confused3

Hey there. We're going on the 18th. You will love the MNSSHP. We went last year and when I saw that it was only a few nights before our cruise in September, I changed our plans to come in early so we can make the party. The Boo to You Parade and Hallowishes is not to be missed.

Not sure about dressing up yet. Only DS and my sister dressed up last year. This year, we have costumes for DS but probably will decide last minute for us. We went in early October last year and it was really, really hot, so whatever costume you decide, you may want to pick something that will keep you cool.

[terrypoohbear]

Well...my sister and family had to back out of this trip. So as of this present moment it will just be me, my husband and son (who will be 7 at time of vacation). Boo hoo for my family.:sad2:

[terrypoohbear]

I would like to be included for the FE, please!

Since it is just my little family now.
Terry (44)
Kevin (51) his birthday is a week before the cruise
Jack (7) his birthday is a week before the cruise too

I think we can still celebrate their birthdays and our anniversary. (16 years :scared1:)

Let me know how it is going.

We also want to go to the MNSSHP on the 18th. (we arrive on the 16th for the Land/Sea vacation) but haven't gotten our tickets yet.

[LC30]

Terrypoohbear,

I'm sorry to hear that your sister and family won't be on the cruise. But am glad you will still be joining us. I'll add you to the FE list. Congratulations on 16 year wedding anniversary! That is wonderful. And it will be fun for them to do a belated birthday celebration on the cruise.

I hope you make it to the MNSSHP on the 18th. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Pinky166]

Hey there. We're going on the 18th. You will love the MNSSHP. We went last year and when I saw that it was only a few nights before our cruise in September, I changed our plans to come in early so we can make the party. The Boo to You Parade and Hallowishes is not to be missed.

Not sure about dressing up yet. Only DS and my sister dressed up last year. This year, we have costumes for DS but probably will decide last minute for us. We went in early October last year and it was really, really hot, so whatever costume you decide, you may want to pick something that will keep you cool.

I am so looking forward to MNSSHP! (Thats why I booked it twice!) I know we will love it. :banana:

I think we may just wear hats or something small as it will probably be very hot.

I am looking forward to doing the FE's! I've been thinking about what to get but not decided yet.


Well...my sister and family had to back out of this trip. So as of this present moment it will just be me, my husband and son (who will be 7 at time of vacation). Boo hoo for my family.:sad2:

Sorry to hear that your sister is not able to cruise but I am glad you can still come & celebrate your anniversary & birthdays. :hug:

Talking of birthdays it's mine today!!!! :dance3: I am off out for the day with my hubby, we are going to see my parents then out for lunch & to the cinema later this evening. :goodvibes

[LC30]

Talking of birthdays it's mine today!!!! :dance3: I am off out for the day with my hubby, we are going to see my parents then out for lunch & to the cinema later this evening. :goodvibes

Happy Birthday from across the pond!! Sounds like a lovely way to spend your birthday.

[mitadoh]

Most warmest of greetings and salutations on this, the day of your birth.

[LC30]

My ticker shows only 3 more months till we head out for Orlando!! Woo hoo!

Claire, how was your birthday?

[Pinky166]

Happy Birthday from across the pond!! Sounds like a lovely way to spend your birthday.

Most warmest of greetings and salutations on this, the day of your birth.

Thank you for your kind wishes. :hug:

My ticker shows only 3 more months till we head out for Orlando!! Woo hoo!

Claire, how was your birthday?

Yay!! 3 Months for you. :dance3:

I had a fantastic birthday thank you. It was a lovely day spending time with my DH. :)

[LC30]

Hey there. Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I will be going to my high school reunion tomorrow. Wow! How did the time go by so fast? I'm really am getting old. Its one thing to think to yourself that you are old but really another when you are going to your high school reunion and behind reminded of how old you are.:rotfl:

Well, it will be interesting to see if people has changed much after all these years. Good news is my best friend from high school is going for sure...so I'm in good company. We're going to meet for drinks before the reunion to get caught up since we haven't had a chance to do that in 6 months.

[Pinky166]

That sounds fun. How long has it been since you left school? I was working it out the other day & it's 18 years for me. :scared1: :faint:

That makes me feel really old. :sad2:

[LC30]

Its the dreaded 20 years for me :eek: We have a cocktail hour tonight and then a family BBQ tomorrow. Depending on how tonight goes, we'll decide if we want to go to the BBQ. We just found out that my brother in law and family are coming tonight and staying through Sunday at my MILs to celebrate his belated birthday and Father's Day. So I feel a little guilty about not being around tomorrow to hang out. I'll let you know how it goes.

Have a great Friday.

[LC30]

To all you dads out there, have a great Father's Day!

[Pinky166]

How did your reunion go? Hope you had a great time.

Happy Fathers Day to all you disney dads. :thumbsup2

[LC30]

How did your reunion go? Hope you had a great time.

Happy Fathers Day to all you disney dads. :thumbsup2

It went well. We had a really good time. I was surprised at how easy we all connected again. That's why a small graduating class is so nice. There were a couple of people that just never changed. :sad2: And some that we were so proud off because they turned out to be really nice, nice people after being total brats in school :rotfl2: But seeing everyone, catching up and spending time with their spouses and children was lovely. I was really fortunate to have a really good crew of classmates. Of course, none of us could figure out how many we graduated with...was it 31, 32, 35 or 36? Isn't that so wrong? :rotfl:

2 nights of reunion fun, birthday party for DS's friend, entertaining family and Father's Day celebration - I am content and worn out.

I just got my MNSSHP tickets in the mail! :cool1:

[dis ms.]

Hello, everyone. I posted way back on page 1 (post #4). I don't think I've posted since. I don't really post much on the DIS anymore.

Last month, we had a real tragedy in our family. My dad, who was joining us on this cruise, passed away suddenly the day after Mother's Day.

We've had this cruise planned for two years. We were taking my parents on their first Disney cruise to thank them for everything they've done for us (too much to list here). So, I faxed a request to get the Walt Suite before the 2009 dates even came out. (Normally, I'm way too...um...frugal to book such an expensive trip, but--as I said--we really wanted to treat my parents.) When I found out we got the suite, I decided to surprise them once we boarded the ship. Yeah, that lasted about two days. I was just too excited to keep it to myself. My mom and dad were ecstatic, telling everyone who would stay still long enough all about the suite.

Anyway, fast forward to last month. My dad had prostate cancer surgery and was given a clean bill of health. Cancer free. A couple days after being released from the hospital, he started having trouble breathing. Turns out he had multiple blood clots in his lungs. We lost my dad about an hour later. It all happened so fast.

At first we decided not to go, but we know that my dad wouldn't have wanted us to cancel. So, we're still sailing, and we've added another passenger. We've invited my older cousin to join us. She has really been there for my mom since my dad died, and she's always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, so it was an easy decision.

To those of you who've stuck with this way-too-long post, thanks for "listening."

Here is our group:

Me
DH
My mom
My cousin
DS, 9
DD, 7

This is DH's and my 4th Disney cruise (1st was our honeymoon), DS & DD's 3rd. I'm looking forward to meeting some DISers. :wave2:

[LC30]

Hello, everyone. I posted way back on page 1 (post #4). I don't think I've posted since. I don't really post much on the DIS anymore.

Last month, we had a real tragedy in our family. My dad, who was joining us on this cruise, passed away suddenly the day after Mother's Day.

We've had this cruise planned for two years. We were taking my parents on their first Disney cruise to thank them for everything they've done for us (too much to list here). So, I faxed a request to get the Walt Suite before the 2009 dates even came out. (Normally, I'm way too...um...frugal to book such an expensive trip, but--as I said--we really wanted to treat my parents.) When I found out we got the suite, I decided to surprise them once we boarded the ship. Yeah, that lasted about two days. I was just too excited to keep it to myself. My mom and dad were ecstatic, telling everyone who would stay still long enough all about the suite.

Anyway, fast forward to last month. My dad had prostate cancer surgery and was given a clean bill of health. Cancer free. A couple days after being released from the hospital, he started having trouble breathing. Turns out he had multiple blood clots in his lungs. We lost my dad about an hour later. It all happened so fast.

At first we decided not to go, but we know that my dad wouldn't have wanted us to cancel. So, we're still sailing, and we've added another passenger. We've invited my older cousin to join us. She has really been there for my mom since my dad died, and she's always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, so it was an easy decision.

To those of you who've stuck with this way-too-long post, thanks for "listening."

Here is our group:

Me
DH
My mom
My cousin
DS, 9
DD, 7

This is DH's and my 4th Disney cruise (1st was our honeymoon), DS & DD's 3rd. I'm looking forward to meeting some DISers. :wave2:

Hello. I'm so very sorry to hear about your father. I hope Father's Day wasn't too difficult for you and your family. And I'm very glad that you, your family, mom and cousin are still coming on the cruise. I hope you don't mind me saying this, but your dad will probably be on the cruise with you guys nevertheless and having a great time watching all of you enjoying yourselves after such a difficult time.

Looking forward to seeing you on the cruise.

[dis ms.]

Hello. I'm so very sorry to hear about your father. I hope Father's Day wasn't too difficult for you and your family. And I'm very glad that you, your family, mom and cousin are still coming on the cruise. I hope you don't mind me saying this, but your dad will probably be on the cruise with you guys nevertheless and having a great time watching all of you enjoying yourselves after such a difficult time.

Looking forward to seeing you on the cruise.

Thank you. Father's Day was rough at times. We focused on my DH and shared our good memories. Lots of laughter, lots of tears.

My dad watched DS and DD while I worked, took them to school, etc., so it's been tough on them. Now that school's out, the kids really miss him being here with them during the day.

I think the cruise will be a nice escape from the sadness. And I really do feel, like you said, that my dad will be with us.

[fahernand]

Hello, everyone...

Very sorry for your sadness...I will be thinking of you and your family. God bless

[Pinky166]

It went well. We had a really good time. I was surprised at how easy we all connected again. That's why a small graduating class is so nice. There were a couple of people that just never changed. :sad2: And some that we were so proud off because they turned out to be really nice, nice people after being total brats in school :rotfl2: But seeing everyone, catching up and spending time with their spouses and children was lovely. I was really fortunate to have a really good crew of classmates. Of course, none of us could figure out how many we graduated with...was it 31, 32, 35 or 36? Isn't that so wrong? :rotfl:

2 nights of reunion fun, birthday party for DS's friend, entertaining family and Father's Day celebration - I am content and worn out.

I just got my MNSSHP tickets in the mail! :cool1:


Wow you had a very busy weekend. I am glad you had such a great time.

The tickets are really cute aren't they. :thumbsup2

[Pinky166]

Hello, everyone. I posted way back on page 1 (post #4). I don't think I've posted since. I don't really post much on the DIS anymore.

Last month, we had a real tragedy in our family. My dad, who was joining us on this cruise, passed away suddenly the day after Mother's Day.

We've had this cruise planned for two years. We were taking my parents on their first Disney cruise to thank them for everything they've done for us (too much to list here). So, I faxed a request to get the Walt Suite before the 2009 dates even came out. (Normally, I'm way too...um...frugal to book such an expensive trip, but--as I said--we really wanted to treat my parents.) When I found out we got the suite, I decided to surprise them once we boarded the ship. Yeah, that lasted about two days. I was just too excited to keep it to myself. My mom and dad were ecstatic, telling everyone who would stay still long enough all about the suite.

Anyway, fast forward to last month. My dad had prostate cancer surgery and was given a clean bill of health. Cancer free. A couple days after being released from the hospital, he started having trouble breathing. Turns out he had multiple blood clots in his lungs. We lost my dad about an hour later. It all happened so fast.

At first we decided not to go, but we know that my dad wouldn't have wanted us to cancel. So, we're still sailing, and we've added another passenger. We've invited my older cousin to join us. She has really been there for my mom since my dad died, and she's always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, so it was an easy decision.

To those of you who've stuck with this way-too-long post, thanks for "listening."

Here is our group:

Me
DH
My mom
My cousin
DS, 9
DD, 7

This is DH's and my 4th Disney cruise (1st was our honeymoon), DS & DD's 3rd. I'm looking forward to meeting some DISers. :wave2:

I am so sorry to hear about your dad. :hug: I am sure he will be watching down on you all on the cruise & pleased to see you having a fun time. :grouphug:

I am looking forward to meeting everyone. :goodvibes

[LC30]

Hey everyone! Just booked Palo dinner and brunch. :banana: Last cruise we didn't get into the brunch. So, now I just have to work on getting DS potty trained so he can go into the club. He didn't like Flounder's last time. There wasn't enough to keep him occupied, so he kept crying for us. Needless to say, getting paged at dinner made it less enjoyable since we were worried about him and rushed through dinner to get him.

Really looking forward to brunch since I heard its fabulous. And dinner was definitely the best meal we had on board.

[dis ms.]

Thanks for the encouraging words about my dad. :flower3:

Paid the balance of our cruise a few days ago, just received the kids' passports today. After two years of planning, I can't believe it's finally almost here!

[Pinky166]

Hey everyone! Just booked Palo dinner and brunch. :banana: Last cruise we didn't get into the brunch. So, now I just have to work on getting DS potty trained so he can go into the club. He didn't like Flounder's last time. There wasn't enough to keep him occupied, so he kept crying for us. Needless to say, getting paged at dinner made it less enjoyable since we were worried about him and rushed through dinner to get him.

Really looking forward to brunch since I heard its fabulous. And dinner was definitely the best meal we had on board.

We have booked Palo brunch & dinnder too. I booked at 105 days out as I added the romance package to our booking. We also have a spa treatment booked. I can't wait - I am getting soo excited!

I was wondering if we need to put a close date on the FE sign ups? It crossed my mind the other day as we will need some time to shop for &/or make the gifts. I leave the UK on the 6th Sept so would like to have everything prepared a week or two beforehand including the list of cabin numbers etc. What are your thoughts guys?

[Pinky166]

Thanks for the encouraging words about my dad. :flower3:

Paid the balance of our cruise a few days ago, just received the kids' passports today. After two years of planning, I can't believe it's finally almost here!

It is going to come around so quickly now. I have just sent mine & dh's passports off to be renewed....can't believe how fast those 10 years went! :lmao:

How much do passports cost you guys? Over here an adult 10 year passport is £72 / $ 120!

[dis ms.]

It is going to come around so quickly now. I have just sent mine & dh's passports off to be renewed....can't believe how fast those 10 years went! :lmao:

How much do passports cost you guys? Over here an adult 10 year passport is £72 / $ 120!

It was $85 for a child passport. I got mine 6 years ago. I can't remember what I paid for it. Somewhere around that amount, I think.

[LC30]

I was wondering if we need to put a close date on the FE sign ups? It crossed my mind the other day as we will need some time to shop for &/or make the gifts. I leave the UK on the 6th Sept so would like to have everything prepared a week or two beforehand including the list of cabin numbers etc. What are your thoughts guys?

Yes, we should a date on closing it so everyone has time to prepare. I'll send a note out in the next day or so.

[LC30]

Hey everyone. Happy Saturday. I apologize for the long note, but want to include as much info as I can now for you.

So far we have 5 families participating in the FEs. Let's set August 31st as the deadline for people to join in the FEs. This will give us about 3 weeks to get the FE gifts ready, especially for those who will be arriving early to enjoy the parks or Orlando prior to the cruise.

For current participants, if you haven't sent me your stateroom numbers, please PM them to me before August 31st.

For new participants, if you are interested in being part of the FEs, please PM me the names in your family, ages of your children, any special day you might be celebrating on the cruise and your stateroom# by August 31st.

If you do not have your stateroom numbers by then, no problem, just send them to me when you have it.

I'll PM a final list of participants with all the pertinent information on Wednesday, September 2nd. If there are any changes after that especially stateroom numbers, I'll update the list and make it available for our meet. Some of you may get upgrades at the port, so we can update the list once we are at the meet as well.

FE Deliveries:
Since its a short 4 night cruise and there's so much to do, let's keep deliveries to 2x over the cruise if we have 6 families of less. If we have more than 6 families, let's do only 1 delivery. You may deliver the goodies anytime that works for you on the cruise.

FE List:

mitadoh - Tim, Andrea, Shirley MIL, Frank FIL & Elizabeth(3) - Tim & Andrea: 5 yr anniversary
Pinky166 - Claire, Lee
LC30 - Linda, Jonathan, & Jackson (3) - Linda celebrating early birthdayOurOhana - Kelli, Bryan, Pauline & Malia (4)
Mbrwr - Marina, Eric, Gabriella (8) & Nathan (5) - Marina celebrating graduation from nursing school
dis ms. - Ivy, Darren, Pat, Linn, Reed (9) & Regan (7)
cara620 - Cara, Ray, Will(10), Brooke (8) & Hope (2) - celebrating 15th anniversary on 9/24
cgbsilver@hotmail.co - Christian, Aimee, Maria (11), Christina (7) & Paulina (2) - celebrating Aimee's birthday on 9/16
momcicle - Mitzi, Candace, Heather

Meeting Place: Promenade Lounge 3 p.m.
I've read that a good meeting place is the Promenade Lounge. So let's meet there at 3 p.m. on embarkation day. We can make this meeting for all DISers on this cruise as well as all the FE participants, if everyone wants to meet.

Does this work for everyone? If I left anything off or if you have questions, comments. Please post them. Looking forward to surprising you all with goodies on the cruise. Its going to be lots of fun.

[LC30]

Hello everyone. Just checking in. Its been really quiet on the board the last several days.

Let me know if you would like to change anything on the Fish Extenders. Happy to get suggestions or make any changes. I'm on mandatory vacation from work this week, so we're off to SeaWorld today with some friends . DS is excited about seeing the sea lions and of course Shamu.

Hope everyone is well.

[Pinky166]

Hello everyone. Just checking in. Its been really quiet on the board the last several days.

Let me know if you would like to change anything on the Fish Extenders. Happy to get suggestions or make any changes. I'm on mandatory vacation from work this week, so we're off to SeaWorld today with some friends . DS is excited about seeing the sea lions and of course Shamu.

Hope everyone is well.

Hi Linda. I think the the FE details you posted sound fab, thanks for organising. :hug:

Hope you have a great time at Seaworld, I would love to see some pics. :)

I have been so busy this past week. It was my husbands birthday on Saturday so we spent time with familly, went up to London to the theatre & out for a meal, then we went to the cinema on Sunday so it was a very busy but fab weekend.

We are also having a bit of a heat wave here in England (34 degrees today!) which is pretty rare, it is due to last a week I was hoping to make the most of it but have been ill the past few days. :rolleyes:

[Pinky166]

:cheer2: Happy 4th July to you all! :cheer2:

It's a special day for me too as it's our 8th Wedding Anniversary. :lovestruc Have a great weekend.

[LC30]

:cheer2: Happy 4th July to you all! :cheer2:

It's a special day for me too as it's our 8th Wedding Anniversary. :lovestruc Have a great weekend.

Happy Anniversary to you!!!! What a wonderful day for you. What are you and DH doing for your special day? I'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. I hope you are feeling better.

Happy 4th Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful 4th of July. We're doing the 4th tradition grilling out in the 3 digit temperature. Why??? Because that's what we do in Texas. :rotfl:

[Pinky166]

Happy Anniversary to you!!!! What a wonderful day for you. What are you and DH doing for your special day? I'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well. I hope you are feeling better.

Happy 4th Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful 4th of July. We're doing the 4th tradition grilling out in the 3 digit temperature. Why??? Because that's what we do in Texas. :rotfl:

Thank you so much. We didn't really do anything as I have not been feeling well this past week or two, but DH did cook me a lovely meal & bought me some beautiful Pandora charms for my bracelet. :lovestruc

How was your 4th July cookout? Hope you had fun!

Any of you guys use Facebook or Twitter? I would love to add you as friends if you are.

[fahernand]

10 weeks to go -rounding down of course LOL)!!!!!!!!

I can't believe how everyone in our party is so excited about our little cruise!!

[LC30]

Thank you so much. We didn't really do anything as I have not been feeling well this past week or two, but DH did cook me a lovely meal & bought me some beautiful Pandora charms for my bracelet. :lovestruc

How was your 4th July cookout? Hope you had fun!

Any of you guys use Facebook or Twitter? I would love to add you as friends if you are.

Hey there. Just started a new job on Monday in the same company, so have been busy trying to learn the new business. Anyhoo, the cook out was lots of fun - but HOT! Good thing we were able to go to a pool to cool off later that afternoon. And we saw some great fireworks too!

I'm on Facebook. You can look me up there. As for Twitter, I'm not on there, I'm just not that interesting to have people follow what I am doing :laughing: I would lose followers instead of gain. :rotfl2:

Fahernand, I was just looking at my countdown banner and it says 2 months and 9 days till we leave for our trip! :banana: I'm grateful the next 2 months are going to be busy for me, so I won't be counting the minutes, although I'm sure I will be the week before we leave.

[Pinky166]

Hey there. Just started a new job on Monday in the same company, so have been busy trying to learn the new business. Anyhoo, the cook out was lots of fun - but HOT! Good thing we were able to go to a pool to cool off later that afternoon. And we saw some great fireworks too!

I'm on Facebook. You can look me up there. As for Twitter, I'm not on there, I'm just not that interesting to have people follow what I am doing :laughing: I would lose followers instead of gain. :rotfl2:

Fahernand, I was just looking at my countdown banner and it says 2 months and 9 days till we leave for our trip! :banana: I'm grateful the next 2 months are going to be busy for me, so I won't be counting the minutes, although I'm sure I will be the week before we leave.


Glad to hear you had a fun 4th of July.

I am not that interesting on Twitter either - I just follow lots of people. :laughing: How can I find you on Facebook? I am http://www.facebook.com/pinky166 so feel free to add me. :goodvibes

It is coming around so quickly now - I am about 7.5 weeks until we leave for Disney! :banana:

Has anyone started their FE shopping yet? I have got quite a few bits. :thumbsup2 Do we wrap the gifts & put a tag on to say who it's to & from?

[LC30]

Glad to hear you had a fun 4th of July.

I am not that interesting on Twitter either - I just follow lots of people. :laughing: How can I find you on Facebook? I am http://www.facebook.com/pinky166 so feel free to add me. :goodvibes

It is coming around so quickly now - I am about 7.5 weeks until we leave for Disney! :banana:

Has anyone started their FE shopping yet? I have got quite a few bits. :thumbsup2 Do we wrap the gifts & put a tag on to say who it's to & from?

Hello! I just added you on Facebook. :banana: I started buying some FEs already but have to get more next month. It entirely up to you if you want to wrap the gifts and put a tag on it. Whatever is easiest and most enjoyable for you. Last time, I pre-packages the gifts in little ziplock bags for the items that fit and other items I just left loose. And I put a label on them so I know which family and which rooms they were. And when we got on the ship, some people had their rooms changed, so I just handwrote the new room numbers in for easy delivery. I haven't decided what I'm going to do this time yet. But I know I'll definitely pre-package them with family/individual names and room numbers at the very least.

I can't believe you will be leaving in 7.5 weeks. It's going to come up fast.

[Pinky166]

Hello! I just added you on Facebook. :banana: I started buying some FEs already but have to get more next month. It entirely up to you if you want to wrap the gifts and put a tag on it. Whatever is easiest and most enjoyable for you. Last time, I pre-packages the gifts in little ziplock bags for the items that fit and other items I just left loose. And I put a label on them so I know which family and which rooms they were. And when we got on the ship, some people had their rooms changed, so I just handwrote the new room numbers in for easy delivery. I haven't decided what I'm going to do this time yet. But I know I'll definitely pre-package them with family/individual names and room numbers at the very least.

I can't believe you will be leaving in 7.5 weeks. It's going to come up fast.

I decided that I am going to gift wrap my FE gifts with a tag saying who it's to & from. I bought some more of my FE gifts today. :thumbsup2

Do you think that we should deliver twice to each room if there are only us few taking part? I have heard of other groups doing that.

[LC30]

I decided that I am going to gift wrap my FE gifts with a tag saying who it's to & from. I bought some more of my FE gifts today. :thumbsup2

Do you think that we should deliver twice to each room if there are only us few taking part? I have heard of other groups doing that.

Definitely. Right now, we only have 5 families. So 2 deliveries would be perfect. If we have more that 6 or 7 families, then one delivery would be good.

Happy Friday.

[Pinky166]

Definitely. Right now, we only have 5 families. So 2 deliveries would be perfect. If we have more that 6 or 7 families, then one delivery would be good.

Happy Friday.

That's excellent Linda! I am getting so excited about the cruise! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[OurOhana]

Hi everyone - My family would also like to join the fish extender group. We're doing back-to-backs, but we're only doing the fish extender on this cruise since the other is 3 nights (seems too rushed to me) We've never done the fish extender group before, and we're looking forward to it.

Here's who's in our group:
DW (me)
DH
DD(4)
DM (my mom)

[Pinky166]

Hi & welcome OurOhana! Lucky you doing back to back cruises. :cool1: This is our first so we are trying it out to see if we like cruising. :goodvibes

I am sure Linda (LC30) will be along soon & add you to the FE list.

[OurOhana]

Hi & welcome OurOhana! Lucky you doing back to back cruises. :cool1: This is our first so we are trying it out to see if we like cruising. :goodvibes

I am sure Linda (LC30) will be along soon & add you to the FE list.

Thanks Pinky. We did our first DCL cruise in January. It was a 7-night and we loved it. Our first cruise this time is our $99 bounceback, but we really wanted a longer trip again. We love cruising (did Holland America twice before) I'm sure you all will love it. It's so much fun, and relaxing.

Can't wait to meet everyone. We're thinking up ideas of fish extender gifts now.

[Pinky166]

Thanks Pinky. We did our first DCL cruise in January. It was a 7-night and we loved it. Our first cruise this time is our $99 bounceback, but we really wanted a longer trip again. We love cruising (did Holland America twice before) I'm sure you all will love it. It's so much fun, and relaxing.

Can't wait to meet everyone. We're thinking up ideas of fish extender gifts now.

What is the $99 bounceback?

I am looking forward to meeting everyone too. I have just ordered a few FE gifts online, it's so exciting!

[LC30]

Hi & welcome OurOhana! Lucky you doing back to back cruises. :cool1: This is our first so we are trying it out to see if we like cruising. :goodvibes

I am sure Linda (LC30) will be along soon & add you to the FE list.

Hi. Here I am! You know me too well. LOL.

OurOhana, I've added you to the FEs list. I'm so excited we are getting more people on the FE. I'm curious about the $99 bounceback too.

[Pinky166]

Hi. Here I am! You know me too well. LOL.


:laughing: :thumbsup2

[OurOhana]

I'm actually at work at the moment and using my iPhone to type this so please forgive my creative spelling ;)

When we booked our January cruise the deal was we could take another cruise later in the year. It had to be a 3 night cruise but only cost $99 a person. We are going for under $400 for three of us for the 3-night cruise. We added my mom for about $130. We had to go during their slower time. I can't remember the exact dates. It was a nice deal. We booked it last december an it's apparently pretty rare. But maybe they'll offer it again because of the slow economy.

Hope that makes sense.

[Pinky166]

Wow that is a fab deal! I hope they offer that to us all in September!

[Pinky166]

Hey everyone. :wave: Hope you are all well.

Just thought i'd give our little thread a Bump!

[LC30]

Happy Friday! How is everyone? Ready for the weekend? How's trip planning going for everyone? We are getting very close to the 2 month mark! :cool1:

[OurOhana]

We are getting so excited. We looked some last weekend for fish extender gifts, and we're going back out tomorrow without our daughter to look at more. (We're also getting some things to surprise her and her little friend who are going to be on our first cruise with us.)

Anyone had any luck finding fish extenders? We saw so many on ebay before, but now that we're ready to buy, we're not seeing many options. I'm horrible at crafts, so don't think I could do the no-sew one.

[LC30]

Anyone had any luck finding fish extenders? We saw so many on ebay before, but now that we're ready to buy, we're not seeing many options. I'm horrible at crafts, so don't think I could do the no-sew one.

I'm not crafty and can't sew, so I ended buying one on ebay. There's a really nice lady does puts together very cute ones. Good luck with your search.

[OurOhana]

I'm not crafty and can't sew, so I ended buying one on ebay. There's a really nice lady does puts together very cute ones. Good luck with your search.

do you by chance remember the lady's username?

[LC30]

do you by chance remember the lady's username?

Let me PM you her email.

[Mbrwr]

Hello all!!!! My husband, myself and our kids ages 8 & 5 are going on our first Disney Cruise... We're soooo excited!!!! I just graduated nursing school and this trip (we're doing a land/sea) is a gift for my kids who were so understanding during my school years!!!! ;)

I can't wait to meet you guys both here and soon on board the Wonder!!!

[Mbrwr]

Here are the list of people participating so far. I'll add to the list as we get more people who would like to join.

mitadoh - Tim, Andrea, Elizabeth(3) - Tim & Andrea: 5 yr anniversary
mitadoh - Shirley MIL, Frank FIL
Pinky166 - Claire, Lee
LC30 - Linda, Jonathan, Jackson (3) - Linda celebrating early birthday
Terrypoohbear - Terry, Kevin, Jack (7) - Kevin and Jack celebrating birthdays, 16 year wedding anniversary

I want in!!!! This will be our first Disney cruise and we're sooo excited!!!

Mbrwr - Marina, Eric, Gabriella 8 & Nathan 5 and we're celebrating my graduation from nursing school!!!!

[Mbrwr]

Just bought our tickets for MNSSHP pre-cruise! :cool1:

What is that???? :confused:

[LC30]

I want in!!!! This will be our first Disney cruise and we're sooo excited!!!

Mbrwr - Marina, Eric, Gabriella 8 & Nathan 5 and we're celebrating my graduation from nursing school!!!!


Welcome! We're glad to have you. Congratulations on your graduation. I've added you to the FE list.

[LC30]

What is that???? :confused:

MNSSHP is Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom. They do this party every year between September and October. Its a wonderful Halloween party. We went for the first time last year and just loved it.

The party goes from 7 p.m. to midnight with special Halloween parades and fireworks. There's lots of tricky or treating throughout the parks and all the characters are out that night and are in special Halloween costumes that you won't see other times during the year. You have to get special tickets for the event and is a separate ticket from the park ticket. So if you have a ticket for the park for the day, you can stay till 7 p.m. If you want to stay for the party you have to buy a ticket for the event. Or if you just buy tickets for the park, you can get in at 4 p.m and be there till close but the party doesn't officially start until 7 p.m. If you haven't done, you should try. Lots of fun.

[Pinky166]

Ourohana - I got mine from ebay too a year or so ago. :thumbsup2

Hello all!!!! My husband, myself and our kids ages 8 & 5 are going on our first Disney Cruise... We're soooo excited!!!! I just graduated nursing school and this trip (we're doing a land/sea) is a gift for my kids who were so understanding during my school years!!!! ;)

I can't wait to meet you guys both here and soon on board the Wonder!!!

Congratulations on your graduation! I think you deserve a cruise for all the hard work. ;)

Look forward to seeing you on board!

What is that???? :confused:

As Linda has explained it's a special Halloween party. We are going for the first time in September but we did do the Christmas party last December & that was fab so I have no doubts that the halloween one will be just as much fun.

[mitadoh]

Just wanted to let you know the room number for the list. We are staying in 8016.

[LC30]

Just wanted to let you know the room number for the list. We are staying in 8016.

Thanks. Added it to the list.

[Mbrwr]

Our room number is 7508 :)
Can't wait!!!

[LC30]

My ticker says its' officially less than 2 months to go before our cruise! :banana: I've had to hold off planning because July was an extremely month for me with out of town visitors, mini staycations, new job and most importantly, planning for DS's birthday party which is coming up this weekend. I am looking forward to planning again! Can't wait to see DS' reaction for his first birthday party.

Have a good week everyone!

[dis ms.]

Please add us to the FE list.

Me: Ivy
DH: Darren
my mom: Pat
my cousin: Linn
DS: Reed, 9
DD: Regan, 7

We're in #8030.

Forgive me if this has already been discussed (I really did try to read through the thread for the answer--I swear), but will we get a list of "likes" for our assigned FE family? I'm just wondering because if someone is obsessed with Tink, for example, I'd love to know that so I can get them some Tink stuff. :goodvibes

[LC30]

Please add us to the FE list.

Me: Ivy
DH: Darren
my mom: Pat
my cousin: Linn
DS: Reed, 9
DD: Regan, 7

We're in #8030.

Forgive me if this has already been discussed (I really did try to read through the thread for the answer--I swear), but will we get a list of "likes" for our assigned FE family? I'm just wondering because if someone is obsessed with Tink, for example, I'd love to know that so I can get them some Tink stuff. :goodvibes

Hey there. I've just added you to the list. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1817727&page=5 on thread #68.

I know its hard to keep up with all the threads on this. We only have 7 families, so we'll do 1x delivery for each family over the cruise. So you'll have 6 families to deliver FEs to. You can choose to give a family gift or do individual gifts, whichever you are most comfortable with doing. I'm doing a smorgasborg of stuff. Usually, I do a family gift and then do some small things for the kids. I've also included the FE thread for you, as it has out meeting place as well.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1817727&page=8 #109

We're glad to have you join the FE list.

[dis ms.]

Hey there. I've just added you to the list. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1817727&page=5 on thread #68.

I know its hard to keep up with all the threads on this. We only have 7 families, so we'll do 1x delivery for each family over the cruise. So you'll have 6 families to deliver FEs to. You can choose to give a family gift or do individual gifts, whichever you are most comfortable with doing. I'm doing a smorgasborg of stuff. Usually, I do a family gift and then do some small things for the kids. I've also included the FE thread for you, as it has out meeting place as well.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1817727&page=8 #109

We're glad to have you join the FE list.

Thanks for clarifying things for me. I was thinking it was like a "secret Santa" kind of thing--where we each get assigned one family to get things for. This way sounds much more fun. The kids are going to love it!

I can't believe we'll be on the boat two months from now. :yay:

[Pinky166]

Hey there. I've just added you to the list. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1817727&page=5 on thread #68.


Linda you have missed OurOhana & family from that list on post #68.

How are you today? Recovered from your encounter with the deer I hope. :lmao:

Ivy, I am doing a mix of gifts but mainly indivdual.

I can't wait to meet & cruise with you all!!!! :banana::banana::banana: Two months today & we will be on Castaway Cay!

[LC30]

Linda you have missed OurOhana & family from that list on post #68.

How are you today? Recovered from your encounter with the deer I hope. :lmao:


Thanks! I added them back in. Who knows what I did. I think the whole deer incident got me all freaked out. :rotfl2: I tell you my friend was laughing so hard, I almost sent her into early labor. And my DH had a good laugh as well. You saw all the FB discussion on that. I"ll be teased incessantly about it :rotfl: It is really pretty funny.

Long story short for those of you on the thread, I had a deer in my backyard yesterday, which is not unusual but the fact that she climbed up 5 flights of stairs and decided to charge my back door was a little out of the norm and a bit alarming. All is well now, no broken door and the deer is safely out of my backyard and probably in someone else's yard by now. Yesterday evening, I saw her trying to get in the neighbor's yard. :rolleyes1

The excitement never ends...

[Pinky166]

Thanks! I added them back in. Who knows what I did. I think the whole deer incident got me all freaked out. :rotfl2: I tell you my friend was laughing so hard, I almost sent her into early labor. And my DH had a good laugh as well. You saw all the FB discussion on that. I"ll be teased incessantly about it :rotfl: It is really pretty funny.

The excitement never ends...

It made me laugh too....and my dh when I showed him the photos. :rotfl:

How are you feeling now? better I hope. :hug:

[OurOhana]

Sorry I've been away for a while - hectic at work.

Greetings to all of our other cruisers. I can't believe it's so close.

By the way, we were in 8014 on the last cruise - great spot - pretty quiet location.

Thanks! I added them back in. Who knows what I did. I think the whole deer incident got me all freaked out. :rotfl2: I tell you my friend was laughing so hard, I almost sent her into early labor. And my DH had a good laugh as well. You saw all the FB discussion on that. I"ll be teased incessantly about it :rotfl: It is really pretty funny.

Long story short for those of you on the thread, I had a deer in my backyard yesterday, which is not unusual but the fact that she climbed up 5 flights of stairs and decided to charge my back door was a little out of the norm and a bit alarming. All is well now, no broken door and the deer is safely out of my backyard and probably in someone else's yard by now. Yesterday evening, I saw her trying to get in the neighbor's yard. :rolleyes1

The excitement never ends...

I have to say - I think you handled this very well. I freak out when I see a spider. I can't imagine what I'd do when I see a deer charging at my door. All that said, I did get a good laugh when I read your story. Too funny!

[LC30]

I am happy to report no deer in the backyard today. Saw 3 of them just cruising the neighborhood a few doors down and my back gate is locked:goodvibes.

I don't know about you guys but I'm ready for the weekend! Any big plans for anyone?

[Pinky166]

It's nearly the weekend! :cool1:

We haven't got too much planned, I need to take my car to the garage for some tyres & an MOT. We may go to the cinema to see the new Harry Potter film too.

What are you guys up too?

OurOhana could you please let me know your families names as I want to put labels on my FE gifts. I wrapped them all up yesterday it was exciting! :goodvibes I hope some more people join so I can buy more. :lmao:

[LC30]

It's nearly the weekend! :cool1:

We haven't got too much planned, I need to take my car to the garage for some tyres & an MOT. We may go to the cinema to see the new Harry Potter film too.

What are you guys up too?

OurOhana could you please let me know your families names as I want to put labels on my FE gifts. I wrapped them all up yesterday it was exciting! :goodvibes I hope some more people join so I can buy more. :lmao:

I'm picking up my nephew who will be staying with us for the weekend, the big birthday party, some pool time and definitely some relaxation. Next weekend is DS's best friend's birthday party, so I'll be helping with that. Then, its time for some serious planning for the cruise :woohoo:

We have yet to see the new Harry Potter. Love the books and the movies. I heard this one is really good. I'm glad you are having so much fun with the FEs. I need to go through my inventory soon, so I know what else I need to pick up.

[OurOhana]

It's nearly the weekend! :cool1:

We haven't got too much planned, I need to take my car to the garage for some tyres & an MOT. We may go to the cinema to see the new Harry Potter film too.

What are you guys up too?

OurOhana could you please let me know your families names as I want to put labels on my FE gifts. I wrapped them all up yesterday it was exciting! :goodvibes I hope some more people join so I can buy more. :lmao:

Hi there - You're so far ahead of me on the planning. We've bought some stuff, but we still have some more buying ahead of us.

I'm Kelli. My husband is Bryan. My mom is Pauline. And our daughter is Malia, 4.

I have to say - reading the disboards makes me more and more excited about this cruise - as if that's possible.

[Pinky166]

Thanks for that Kelli.

Hope everyone is keeping well. Undder 6 weeks for me now! I can't wait. :banana:

I managed to get an adr at Le Cellier yesterday, I had almost given up hope but they must have held a lot back as there was lots of availability yesterday! :confused3

[LC30]

Thanks for that Kelli.

Hope everyone is keeping well. Undder 6 weeks for me now! I can't wait. :banana:

I managed to get an adr at Le Cellier yesterday, I had almost given up hope but they must have held a lot back as there was lots of availability yesterday! :confused3

That's great! I wonder if I could get more availability for Crystal Palace. I tried for a 4 p.m. - all I got was 3:30 and we can't do that because our tickets don't get us in till 4 p.m.

[Pinky166]

That's great! I wonder if I could get more availability for Crystal Palace. I tried for a 4 p.m. - all I got was 3:30 and we can't do that because our tickets don't get us in till 4 p.m.

Give it a go Linda, it's worth a try. Good luck. :wizard:

BTW - Happy 3rd Birthday to Jackson! :bday: pirate:

[Mbrwr]

Hello all... as the counter ticks down I get more and more excited about this vacation...
My husband and I are going to be making our FE and I also purchased some magnetic printer sheets to make a few decorations for our door!!!

Now I need help on figuring out what to buy for the gifts... what kind of gifts do you guys purchase for the FE? Since this is our first time we have no clue!!!

Can't wait to have everything ready!!!!!

[OurOhana]

Hello all... as the counter ticks down I get more and more excited about this vacation...
My husband and I are going to be making our FE and I also purchased some magnetic printer sheets to make a few decorations for our door!!!

Now I need help on figuring out what to buy for the gifts... what kind of gifts do you guys purchase for the FE? Since this is our first time we have no clue!!!

Can't wait to have everything ready!!!!!

Hi there - We're so excited too. So much right before we go with work and our daughter starting a new school, but the fun and relaxation of the cruise is just a short time away.

We're still looking at f/e gift ideas - we've been to the dollar store, disney store, disney outlet and looked online. Lot of looking, not a lot of buying yet. To get ideas, I read a lot of threads where people gave ideas of gifts from previous cruises. Maybe visiting those will help you too.

Hopefully everyone else can correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is in general the f/e gifts can be homemade or store bought, or a mix of both. They don't have to cost a lot of money. I've read about people who gave candy, water bottles, magnets, little trinkets, disney or pirate-related items, including tatoos, stickers, pens, pencils, etc. I don't know if that helps, and again, hopefully others will pop on and help out a bit more with ideas.

[LC30]

Hey everyone. Haven't been on in a few days. Just started a new job a few weeks ago and its kept me pretty busy along with other activities. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to planning for this trip again.

On the last cruise, we got and gave a range of FE gifts - candy, homemade door hangers, magnets, lots of $1 toys, pirate accessories - eye patch etc, CD. It was great. Target dollar aisles, Dollar store, Michaels and the like have some great finds. Or you can do more. Happy hunting.

[asj04mom]

Hello everyone, I booked this cruise in January and now that it is down to the a little over a month, my excitement has increased... this will be my dd's first cruise ever, she is only 4 and my second cruise.. so we are both excited... so look forward to getting engaged in this forum, and learning all I need to know about DCL...

[LC30]

Hello everyone, I booked this cruise in January and now that it is down to the a little over a month, my excitement has increased... this will be my dd's first cruise ever, she is only 4 and my second cruise.. so we are both excited... so look forward to getting engaged in this forum, and learning all I need to know about DCL...

Welcome aboard! We're looking forward to getting to know you better.

[Pinky166]

Hi everyone. Hope you guys are all keeping well.

I haven't been around too much this week as my dad has been in hospital since Sunday so I have been running around all over the place (my mum doesn't drive) & visiting him everyday, he had two stomach ulcers. Hopefully he may be home Thursday or Friday. :wizard:

How is everyone's planning coming along?

asj04mom - Welcome aboard! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)

[LC30]

I haven't been around too much this week as my dad has been in hospital since Sunday so I have been running around all over the place (my mum doesn't drive) & visiting him everyday, he had two stomach ulcers. Hopefully he may be home Thursday or Friday. :wizard:

How is everyone's planning coming along?

:)

I'm sorry to hear your dad isn't well. Sending you good thoughts to get him home quickly. I haven't even started the planning yet. Been really busy at work and also with preparations for DS starting a new school at the end of the month. Soon, I'll be knee deep in planning. Can't wait.

BTW, what are everyone's plans on excursion? Just curious.

[dis ms.]

Hi everyone. Hope you guys are all keeping well.

I haven't been around too much this week as my dad has been in hospital since Sunday so I have been running around all over the place (my mum doesn't drive) & visiting him everyday, he had two stomach ulcers. Hopefully he may be home Thursday or Friday. :wizard:

How is everyone's planning coming along?

asj04mom - Welcome aboard! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)

Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he makes a quick recovery!

[Mbrwr]

Hello everyone... we just came back from a very wet camping trip. :) Like I have told you guys before I just graduated nursing school in may and today I accepted a position to work night shift at the well baby Nursery. I'm very excited..:banana: I always knew I wanted to work with newborns so getting this job is a dream come true. ... Tomorrow I'm going over to the hospital to tell my future manager that even though I start my orientation on Aug. 25th I have a 10 day vacation planned on starting Sep. 14th. :) I really hope all goes well... :worship: So please keep your fingers crossed for me!!! I'll update you guys tomorrow!!!!

Have a good night everyone!!!!

[cara620]

Ahoy there..I hope I am not joining the party too late. We are booked on the Wonder 9/20-24/09 in stateroom 8010. This is our first "family" cruise..DH and I have taken a couple with RCCL (but please don't hold that against us:laughing:)...but this is the first for our kids and on DCL. We are also DVC members and got this cruise with a points add-on..so we are headed to our home resort (Animal Kingdom Villas)for 3 night following the cruise.:banana:

Let's seeeee..other fun info..we live in VA..and we are driving down the night before on the 19th. We are a fam of 5..me (Cara) DH (Ray)..Will 10, Brooke 8, and Hope 2. DH and I are celebrateing our 15th anniversary on 9/24.

We are all very excited...but I think I am the most excited :cool1:.

We would love to be included in the FE fun.

Ummm okay...where can I get an FE? I just looked on ebay and the only ones I can find are $30...a little more than I was looking to spend. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cara

Oh and this is my first post on Disboards!!!! Total newbie!:thumbsup2

[Mbrwr]

Ahoy there..I hope I am not joining the party too late. We are booked on the Wonder 9/20-24/09 in stateroom 8010. This is our first "family" cruise..DH and I have taken a couple with RCCL (but please don't hold that against us:laughing:)...but this is the first for our kids and on DCL. We are also DVC members and got this cruise with a points add-on..so we are headed to our home resort (Animal Kingdom Villas)for 3 night following the cruise.:banana:

Let's seeeee..other fun info..we live in VA..and we are driving down the night before on the 19th. We are a fam of 5..me (Cara) DH (Ray)..Will 10, Brooke 8, and Hope 2. DH and I are celebrateing our 15th anniversary on 9/24.

We are all very excited...but I think I am the most excited :cool1:.

We would love to be included in the FE fun.

Ummm okay...where can I get an FE? I just looked on ebay and the only ones I can find are $30...a little more than I was looking to spend. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cara

Oh and this is my first post on Disboards!!!! Total newbie!:thumbsup2

Welcome Cara!!! Glad to know that you are sailing with us!! I'm also a newbie here and this will also be our first family cruise. My kids are Gabriella 8 and Nathan 5. DH and I went on our first cruise in March to celebrate our 9th anniversary.
As far as the FE we're going to "try" to make ours... :) Let's see how that goes. :)


As for my job dilemma... It's all GOOD!!!! My new manager didn't care at all and I get to go on our vacation AND have my dream job!!!!:banana:

[LC30]

Hello everyone... we just came back from a very wet camping trip. :) Like I have told you guys before I just graduated nursing school in may and today I accepted a position to work night shift at the well baby Nursery. I'm very excited..:banana: I always knew I wanted to work with newborns so getting this job is a dream come true. ... Tomorrow I'm going over to the hospital to tell my future manager that even though I start my orientation on Aug. 25th I have a 10 day vacation planned on starting Sep. 14th. :) I really hope all goes well... :worship: So please keep your fingers crossed for me!!! I'll update you guys tomorrow!!!!

Have a good night everyone!!!!

Congratulations! MMMmmmm...I love the smell of babies and I just love holding them. So cute. Its sounds like a dream job. They are so cute. How did it go? Did you tell you new manager?

[LC30]

Ahoy there..I hope I am not joining the party too late.

We would love to be included in the FE fun.

Ummm okay...where can I get an FE? I just looked on ebay and the only ones I can find are $30...a little more than I was looking to spend. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cara

Oh and this is my first post on Disboards!!!! Total newbie!:thumbsup2

Welcome!:welcome: We're glad you could join us! It should be lots of fun. I'll add you guys to the FE list on the FE thread this weekend. Work has been crazy busy, so I've been putting in long hours.

As for FEs, I'm not so crafty, so I ended up buying one on ebay. There is a wonderful lady who sells them. I bought mine for $20 or $25...can't remember but she customized it for us. I think on ebay they show ones with 4 pockets for $30. I got one with 2 pockets and it was a little cheaper. They turned out great. Happy hunting.

Hope to get to know you better on the site.

[splashmommy]

Hello everyone -

This will be my family's second Disney cruise. It will be me, my husband, our son who is 6. We are all very excited and can not wait to set sail! We will be staying at AKL the night before the cruise.

Tara

[OurOhana]

Wow. I feel like I've been away from our meet thread forever - and I've missed so much. I'm thrilled to see that so many more families are here. And I'm getting very antsy about the cruise. It's pretty much all I want to think about, though work has kept me very busy. Plus, my daughter starts a new school for preK next week and her 4th birthday is next Saturday. Busy. Busy.

Hello everyone -

This will be my family's second Disney cruise. It will be me, my husband, our son who is 6. We are all very excited and can not wait to set sail! We will be staying at AKL the night before the cruise.

Tara
Welcome Tara and family. This is also our second Dis cruise. We loved the first. And AKL sounds like a blast. AK is the only one of the parks we haven't been too yet. I'd love to go one day soon.


Ahoy there..I hope I am not joining the party too late. We are booked on the Wonder 9/20-24/09 in stateroom 8010. This is our first "family" cruise..DH and I have taken a couple with RCCL (but please don't hold that against us:laughing:)...but this is the first for our kids and on DCL. We are also DVC members and got this cruise with a points add-on..so we are headed to our home resort (Animal Kingdom Villas)for 3 night following the cruise.:banana:

Let's seeeee..other fun info..we live in VA..and we are driving down the night before on the 19th. We are a fam of 5..me (Cara) DH (Ray)..Will 10, Brooke 8, and Hope 2. DH and I are celebrateing our 15th anniversary on 9/24.

We are all very excited...but I think I am the most excited :cool1:.

We would love to be included in the FE fun.

Ummm okay...where can I get an FE? I just looked on ebay and the only ones I can find are $30...a little more than I was looking to spend. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cara

Oh and this is my first post on Disboards!!!! Total newbie!:thumbsup2
Cara - Welcome to the meet and the disboards. I think you'll love exploring the board. As the cruise gets closer, I'm getting more and more addicted to the board. They're so helpful. And I'm again very jealous about the AK trip. What fun!

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts about RCCL compared to DCL. We'd love to try an RCCL. We've done Holland as a couple, and really liked it. But we think RCCL would be our second choice now that we have a child.

We've decided to send material off to my hubby's aunt in Hawaii to make us a fishextender (I'm just completely out of my element with needle, thread or even an iron - sad, but true. My mother is especailly not happy about the no ironing.)

Hello everyone... we just came back from a very wet camping trip. :) Like I have told you guys before I just graduated nursing school in may and today I accepted a position to work night shift at the well baby Nursery. I'm very excited..:banana: I always knew I wanted to work with newborns so getting this job is a dream come true. ... Tomorrow I'm going over to the hospital to tell my future manager that even though I start my orientation on Aug. 25th I have a 10 day vacation planned on starting Sep. 14th. :) I really hope all goes well... :worship: So please keep your fingers crossed for me!!! I'll update you guys tomorrow!!!!

Have a good night everyone!!!!

Wow, what a great, rewarding job. I'm a newspaper writer, and one the best stories I've ever read (not from my anyone I knew or worked with) was one about nurses who worked in a IC unit for infants, at least that's my memory. If I can find it, I'll send it to you. It was incredibly moving.

Hi everyone. Hope you guys are all keeping well.

I haven't been around too much this week as my dad has been in hospital since Sunday so I have been running around all over the place (my mum doesn't drive) & visiting him everyday, he had two stomach ulcers. Hopefully he may be home Thursday or Friday. :wizard:

How is everyone's planning coming along?

asj04mom - Welcome aboard! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)
Pinky - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. How's he doing? I know that can be so stressful, but it's good that you sound like you live nearby, so you can help your mom out.

Hello everyone, I booked this cruise in January and now that it is down to the a little over a month, my excitement has increased... this will be my dd's first cruise ever, she is only 4 and my second cruise.. so we are both excited... so look forward to getting engaged in this forum, and learning all I need to know about DCL...

Welcome! My daughter was 3 on our last cruise and she LOVED it. She still talks about the Mickey Boat. She has no idea we're doing another cruise, or that grandma is coming with us. This is a great forum for getting info. Don't be shy about asking questions.

Hey everyone. Haven't been on in a few days. Just started a new job a few weeks ago and its kept me pretty busy along with other activities. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to planning for this trip again.

On the last cruise, we got and gave a range of FE gifts - candy, homemade door hangers, magnets, lots of $1 toys, pirate accessories - eye patch etc, CD. It was great. Target dollar aisles, Dollar store, Michaels and the like have some great finds. Or you can do more. Happy hunting.

Hi there. How's the job going? (and I agree, we've found FE gifts at all the places you mentioned.)

OK - I'm going to stop for now before the typos get worse. (hope my post makes some sense. :) I've been writing all day. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

[LC30]

Hello everyone -

This will be my family's second Disney cruise. It will be me, my husband, our son who is 6. We are all very excited and can not wait to set sail! We will be staying at AKL the night before the cruise.

Tara

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join us! This should be a fun group.

All, I might need a little advance specially from those of you with young kids. We are in a dilemma and are not sure if we should cancel our trip. We had booked this trip back in June before we made any major decisions about m DS' school. He's currently in a school that is wonderful for young children. But he's getting to the age now (he just turned 3) where he needs more than just advanced daycare and babysitting. So, about 3 weeks ago, we enrolled him a new school that is French and Spanish immersion, which means no English is spoken at all. This is all great except the school starts at the end of August and we leave on vacation 3 weeks after he starts this school. We're worried about pulling him out for a week so close to the start of school. He's been talking about the cruise a lot. We got trip insurance which will cover 75% of the trip cost.

We REALLY want to do this trip but are really concerned about his adjustment for the first few weeks and then pulling him out for a week and then, readjustment back in. Anyone have any experience with this? Any advice is appreciated.

[LC30]

Hi there. How's the job going? (and I agree, we've found FE gifts at all the places you mentioned.)



Hey there. Thanks for asking. Job is going well! I'm learning a lot and have been putting in lots of hours because of a very big project that is going on. I jumped in right in the middle of the project but I'm enjoying it. The nice thing is there's more flexibility for me which is great with DS. I have more time to spend with him in the morning and I get home at a decent hour on most days. I make up the time late night and early morning which is fine because I can deal with Europe and Asia those times.

[OurOhana]

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join us! This should be a fun group.

All, I might need a little advance specially from those of you with young kids. We are in a dilemma and are not sure if we should cancel our trip. We had booked this trip back in June before we made any major decisions about m DS' school. He's currently in a school that is wonderful for young children. But he's getting to the age now (he just turned 3) where he needs more than just advanced daycare and babysitting. So, about 3 weeks ago, we enrolled him a new school that is French and Spanish immersion, which means no English is spoken at all. This is all great except the school starts at the end of August and we leave on vacation 3 weeks after he starts this school. We're worried about pulling him out for a week so close to the start of school. He's been talking about the cruise a lot. We got trip insurance which will cover 75% of the trip cost.

We REALLY want to do this trip but are really concerned about his adjustment for the first few weeks and then pulling him out for a week and then, readjustment back in. Anyone have any experience with this? Any advice is appreciated.

It's funny you mention this. I've given a lot of thought to this lately too. Our daughter is starting a new private school next week. We live in Florida, where they have voluntary pre-K. The state picks up the tab, but it's not mandatory for kids to go. That being said, obviously an extra year of formal schooling has proven great for kids here so far (based on testing.) All of that being said, we're still going on the cruise. I figure we'll rarely want to pull her out of school as she's getting older (at least not for a week or more) but right now, she's still so young - no better time. (The rates were cheaper for us in September than earlier, especially since we're taking advantage of the bounceback offer.)

Obviously, everyone has their own opinion on this - and you should follow your instinct. You won't make a wrong decision, regardless of what you choose to do. I have a feeling if you end up going on the cruise, you'll find your son will adjust fine to his new school when he returns. (By the way - what a great school, you've described. It sounds like it'll be a great opportunity for him.) If you stay home, you won't regret that choice either. You could always get on another cruise when he's off school.

I too would be interest in hearing what others have done in similar situations.

[splashmommy]

Has anyone received their cabin assignment who is a GTY or a phone call regarding an upgrade?

[fahernand]

Has anyone received their cabin assignment who is a GTY or a phone call regarding an upgrade?

Nope, not yet. We have 7 Category 12, #GTY staterooms booked! Checking everyday

[LC30]

We are all very excited...but I think I am the most excited :cool1:.

Oh and this is my first post on Disboards!!!! Total newbie!:thumbsup2

Cara, Hey there. I just added you to the FE list. Its on page 8 thread 109. Have a great week.

[Pinky166]

Ahoy there..I hope I am not joining the party too late.

Welcome Cara to the the Disboards & more importantly - the CRUISE!!! :banana:


As for my job dilemma... It's all GOOD!!!! My new manager didn't care at all and I get to go on our vacation AND have my dream job!!!!:banana:

Well done on getting your new job. :woohoo:

Hello everyone -

This will be my family's second Disney cruise. It will be me, my husband, our son who is 6. We are all very excited and can not wait to set sail! We will be staying at AKL the night before the cruise.

Tara

Welcome Tara & family. Not long to go now! :yay:


Pinky - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. How's he doing? I know that can be so stressful, but it's good that you sound like you live nearby, so you can help your mom out.


Thank you all for the messages about my dad. :hug:

Thankfully he is out of hospital now & is resting at home, he's still in a lot of pain but I am sure that will stop over time. I am about a 25 minute drive from them so it's not too bad. :thumbsup2


All, I might need a little advance specially from those of you with young kids. We are in a dilemma and are not sure if we should cancel our trip. We had booked this trip back in June before we made any major decisions about m DS' school. He's currently in a school that is wonderful for young children. But he's getting to the age now (he just turned 3) where he needs more than just advanced daycare and babysitting. So, about 3 weeks ago, we enrolled him a new school that is French and Spanish immersion, which means no English is spoken at all. This is all great except the school starts at the end of August and we leave on vacation 3 weeks after he starts this school. We're worried about pulling him out for a week so close to the start of school. He's been talking about the cruise a lot. We got trip insurance which will cover 75% of the trip cost.

We REALLY want to do this trip but are really concerned about his adjustment for the first few weeks and then pulling him out for a week and then, readjustment back in. Anyone have any experience with this? Any advice is appreciated.

I really hope you guys are able to come. :hug: I don't have children so its difficult to say what I would do.

[splashmommy]

Nope, not yet. We have 7 Category 12, #GTY staterooms booked! Checking everyday

We are crossing our fingers for a little pixie dust!

[cara620]

LC30,

I would not worry too much about going on the cruise a few weeks into a new school. As long as you are aware (which you are) that there may be some readjustment when you come home I am sure you and DS will readjust. Especially if he is excited about going on the cruise..I would not want him starting school to have any negative impact from his point of view...ie "now we can't go on our fun cruise because of starting my new school"..not the thought you want to put in his little head.

It is actually good that this issue is coming up now. Now that DS has started school you will be dealing with the question of when to vacation for a very long time. Might as well figure out what works and dosn't for your family now.

Cara

[Pinky166]

I would not want him starting school to have any negative impact from his point of view...ie "now we can't go on our fun cruise because of starting my new school"..not the thought you want to put in his little head.

Cara

That's a really good point Cara. ::yes::

If he is really excited about the cruise then it may have a negative impact if you cancel due to him starting school.

Good luck with your decision Linda. :hug:

[Husurdady]

:cool1: With 41 more days till cruise day, we , DW & my self just booked with you all, [Be our 7th cruise]. We where coming down an saying a week at OKW, had to change all the ress. what have we missed on all the threads??? fill me in. So roll over Mickey cause tha "HOOSIER DADDY" is coming too. :rotfl2: :yay::yay::yay:

[LC30]

:cool1: With 41 more days till cruise day, we , DW & my self just booked with you all, [Be our 7th cruise]. We where coming down an saying a week at OKW, had to change all the ress. what have we missed on all the threads??? fill me in. So roll over Mickey cause tha "HOOSIER DADDY" is coming too. :rotfl2: :yay::yay::yay:

Welcome!!

Cara and OurOhana, thank you for your insight. This is definitely a hard decision. Those of you with children who have any ideas on this, I would love to hear as well. We have orientation in a couple of weeks and I'll definitely be speaking with the teachers about it to get their opinions as well. I would hate to miss this trip but I also don't want to have DS have a much harder time because of it. :headache:

[Mbrwr]

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join us! This should be a fun group.

All, I might need a little advance specially from those of you with young kids. We are in a dilemma and are not sure if we should cancel our trip. We had booked this trip back in June before we made any major decisions about m DS' school. He's currently in a school that is wonderful for young children. But he's getting to the age now (he just turned 3) where he needs more than just advanced daycare and babysitting. So, about 3 weeks ago, we enrolled him a new school that is French and Spanish immersion, which means no English is spoken at all. This is all great except the school starts at the end of August and we leave on vacation 3 weeks after he starts this school. We're worried about pulling him out for a week so close to the start of school. He's been talking about the cruise a lot. We got trip insurance which will cover 75% of the trip cost.

We REALLY want to do this trip but are really concerned about his adjustment for the first few weeks and then pulling him out for a week and then, readjustment back in. Anyone have any experience with this? Any advice is appreciated.

My kids will start school on the 19th of August. Gabriella is on 3rd grade but Nathan is just starting Kindergarten. I'm not worried at all about him having to adapt again after being away for 10 days for this trip. I think that kids have an easier time then us with this changes, at least mine do. I just know that for us it won't be a problem at all.
I also agree with the others when they said that your son may have negative feelings towards the school if he feels that it was the reason that he couldn't go on the cruise.
But you know your child best and I'm sure you'll make the right decision!
Hope you can join us!!!

[OurOhana]

:cool1: With 41 more days till cruise day, we , DW & my self just booked with you all, [Be our 7th cruise]. We where coming down an saying a week at OKW, had to change all the ress. what have we missed on all the threads??? fill me in. So roll over Mickey cause tha "HOOSIER DADDY" is coming too. :rotfl2: :yay::yay::yay:

Welcome to the boards. The biggest thing I can think you've mised is the start of a fish extender group. It's not too late if you want to join. We'd love to have you.

[Pinky166]

:cool1: With 41 more days till cruise day, we , DW & my self just booked with you all, [Be our 7th cruise]. We where coming down an saying a week at OKW, had to change all the ress. what have we missed on all the threads??? fill me in. So roll over Mickey cause tha "HOOSIER DADDY" is coming too. :rotfl2: :yay::yay::yay:

Welcome!!!! :dance3:

[Mbrwr]

Ok... so like I said we bought all the supplies to make our fish extender and I'm dying to start working on it!!!! I know that it needs to be no more than so many inches wide but I have no idea what that number is... does anybody know the dimensions it has to be?

[dkis4nu]

Splashmommy and fahernand - I checked on the Sept 17th Wonder group and they received their gty rooms yesterday. So, hopefully we'll get ours tomorrow or Friday. We have a gty 12 and I'd love to get a porthole room!

dk

[fahernand]

thanks for the update dkis4nu! This is so exciting!!!!!

[OurOhana]

Welcome!!

Cara and OurOhana, thank you for your insight. This is definitely a hard decision. Those of you with children who have any ideas on this, I would love to hear as well. We have orientation in a couple of weeks and I'll definitely be speaking with the teachers about it to get their opinions as well. I would hate to miss this trip but I also don't want to have DS have a much harder time because of it. :headache:

Just wanted to let you know what our daughter's new teacher said about trips - she just volunteered this, no one asked during our open house. She said she understands that families take vacation, and she had no problem with them. She simply suggested that three or four long vacations in a year wouldn't be advisable (in our state, preK providers aren't paid by the state unless children show up at least 80 percent of the time for the classes. So I know that was part of her concern.) Anyway, I now feel better about our planned trip. She just kept reminding us that they're still just in preschool, and things would get bit more serious in a year or so. Not sure if that helps you at all. You may want to talk to your child's school, if you have concerns. They may put your mind at ease.

[LC30]

Just wanted to let you know what our daughter's new teacher said about trips - she just volunteered this, no one asked during our open house. She said she understands that families take vacation, and she had no problem with them. She simply suggested that three or four long vacations in a year wouldn't be advisable (in our state, preK providers aren't paid by the state unless children show up at least 80 percent of the time for the classes. So I know that was part of her concern.) Anyway, I now feel better about our planned trip. She just kept reminding us that they're still just in preschool, and things would get bit more serious in a year or so. Not sure if that helps you at all. You may want to talk to your child's school, if you have concerns. They may put your mind at ease.

Thank you. I appreciate you sharing this. We have our orientation in a week and a half, we'll have a chance to speak with his teachers. I'll let you know how that goes.

[splashmommy]

Thanks dkis4nu for the update.

[Mbrwr]

Splashmommy and fahernand - I checked on the Sept 17th Wonder group and they received their gty rooms yesterday. So, hopefully we'll get ours tomorrow or Friday. We have a gty 12 and I'd love to get a porthole room!

dk

What a gty??? :confused:

[dkis4nu]

A gty is a guaranteed room in the Category you pay for. They assign you a room and deck about 30 days out from your sail date. Sometimes, with a gty room you receive a complimentary upgrade from the category you paid for. For many of us, we book a Cat. 12, since it is the least expensive, but also it has the least number of rooms, so an upgrade is a possibility.

dk

[mitadoh]

Anyone else biting at the bit to get the cruise doc's in the mailbox besides me? I know it is still a little early yet but I really want them ... badly ... seriously ...

[wdowns9]

Have a Gty-12 and no assignment yet. Only 37 more days to go not that I am counting.

[Mbrwr]

I just booked a parasailing for my husband and I at Castaway Cay and also booked that all day package (snorkeling, tube, Bike ride and stingray encounter) to do with the kids.
In Nassau I booked the submarine ride.
I know I can cancel my reservation so does anybody have any input in what we should or shouldn't do?

I'm soooooo excited!!!!!

[LC30]

I just booked a parasailing for my husband and I at Castaway Cay and also booked that all day package (snorkeling, tube, Bike ride and stingray encounter) to do with the kids.
In Nassau I booked the submarine ride.
I know I can cancel my reservation so does anybody have any input in what we should or shouldn't do?

I'm soooooo excited!!!!!

Sounds like a great plan. We haven't done either of those. We would really wanted to do the stingray encounter but DS is still a little too young, so we can't do the encounter at Castaway Cay. I have heard that the Dolphin Encounter at Blue Lagoon in Nassau is really great. We tried to do this last cruise but were told it might be better to wait till DS is a little older.

[OurOhana]

I just booked a parasailing for my husband and I at Castaway Cay and also booked that all day package (snorkeling, tube, Bike ride and stingray encounter) to do with the kids.
In Nassau I booked the submarine ride.
I know I can cancel my reservation so does anybody have any input in what we should or shouldn't do?

I'm soooooo excited!!!!!

We also booked the parasailing at Castaway Cay on our Sept. 17. Hubby is quite excited. I'm still nervous, but I think I'll like it. We tried to do this on our last cruise, but it was canceled because of windy weather.

We were hoping to do some snorkeling as well, but weren't planning to get the equipment until we got there, just in case we found we didn't have enough time.

For now, we have nothing booked for Nassau. We've looked some, but we're thinking we may spend more time on board when we're at this port.

[Pinky166]

I have booked the feed the stingrays, we will do some snorkeling too. Can you hire a mask on the day or do you have to pre book or buy?

We are going over to Atlantis, we are just going to get a taxi rather than one of the excursions as we don't want a tour. I can't wait to go back there!!!! We got married there 8 years ago & plan to spend the day walking around & taking lots & lots of photos as we never had a digital camera back then. Also want to get some lunch in the restaurant where we had our wedding meal. :love:

Have also booked Palo dinner & brunch & a spa treatment! :cool1:

[LC30]

I have booked the feed the stingrays, we will do some snorkeling too. Can you hire a mask on the day or do you have to pre book or buy?

We are going over to Atlantis, we are just going to get a taxi rather than one of the excursions as we don't want a tour. I can't wait to go back there!!!! We got married there 8 years ago & plan to spend the day walking around & taking lots & lots of photos as we never had a digital camera back then. Also want to get some lunch in the restaurant where we had our wedding meal. :love:

Have also booked Palo dinner & brunch & a spa treatment! :cool1:

When we were at Castaway Cay last time, you can go and rent masks that day. It should be no problem.

When are you doing Palo diner and brunch? Are you late dining or early?

[splashmommy]

Has anyone ever booked a room at Comfort Suites to use the pool/beach at Atlantis? If so, is it worth the money or should we just take a taxi over to Atlantis and walk around the resort? Also, any cabin assignments for GTY 12? Thanks.

[Pinky166]

When we were at Castaway Cay last time, you can go and rent masks that day. It should be no problem.

When are you doing Palo diner and brunch? Are you late dining or early?

Thanks.

We are doing Palo dinner on Castaway Cay day & the Brunch on at sea day. We are late dining....what about you?

[Mbrwr]

Question about pirate night... does everybody dress up for it or just the kids? Today I bought pirate outfits for all of us and I'm hoping we're not going to be the only adults dressed up on pirate night :)

[OurOhana]

Question about pirate night... does everybody dress up for it or just the kids? Today I bought pirate outfits for all of us and I'm hoping we're not going to be the only adults dressed up on pirate night :)

Based on the threads and our experience on the Magic, you'll definitely not be alone. I saw many people with costumes, though many without. We didn't wear them, and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. And we loved seeing what others were wearing.

[wdowns9]

Pixie Dust-Cat 12 GTY moves us to Cat 11 on Deck 7. Beats traveling in steerage or rowing on Deck 2. Worth the chance and wait.:banana:

[dkis4nu]

I just checked this morning and we finally got our room assignment - from Cat 12, deck 2 to Cat 11 Deck 6. A little upgrade, but we'll take it!

dk

[splashmommy]

We got upgraded from a cat. 12 to cat. 10.

[Mbrwr]

I'm working on our FE (almost finished) and also on door magnets... anybody knows where I can find templates?
Thanks!!!!

[Mbrwr]

So we had booked stateroom 7508 (oceanview) and today I printed our contract (to take signed to embarkation) and it said room 7524 with has a veranda... I'm soooooooooo excited right now!!! I hope they don't change us again!!! Please tell me they wont!!!!!

[Mbrwr]

What comes in our travel doc? Do we get luggage tags?

When we cruised with carnival in march we booked only 2 weeks ahead so we didn't have time to receive travel docs in the mail so we just printed the tags online.
Just curious!

[cara620]

One month from today we will be driving down to FL so we can camp out in a hotel room the night before our CRUISE.:banana:

So excited!!!

I am gathering some goodies for the FE exchange (DH thinks I am nuts by the way..he totally dose not get the FE thing). Now I just need to figure out what I am going to do about an FE exactly..I am thinking of going with more of a small tote bag instead of the fancier/cuter FE pics I have seen.

And I need to figure out how to print out all of my magnets with out spending a fortune.;)

How goes the planning for everyone else?

[Mbrwr]

So here it is... Our very first fish extender!!! Eric and I worked on it all day Saturday and today I finished by ironing the pictures. :) I'm glad this is over and now I can concentrate on door magnets!!! :)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/pharmericky/P8190455.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/pharmericky/P8190449.jpg

[Pinky166]

Wow Marina that is fab! :worship:

[Pinky166]

One month from today we will be driving down to FL so we can camp out in a hotel room the night before our CRUISE.:banana:

So excited!!!

I am gathering some goodies for the FE exchange (DH thinks I am nuts by the way..he totally dose not get the FE thing). Now I just need to figure out what I am going to do about an FE exactly..I am thinking of going with more of a small tote bag instead of the fancier/cuter FE pics I have seen.

And I need to figure out how to print out all of my magnets with out spending a fortune.;)

How goes the planning for everyone else?

Hey Cara

I have seen on other threads on here that people have hung a gift bag instead of an FE. :thumbsup2

I have printed all my magnets, bought & wrapped most of my FE gifts just have a handful left to wrap. I have sorted out lots of things ready to pack....we are there for 3 weeks so have lots to pack! :eek:

18 days for us! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Mbrwr]

I have printed all my magnets, bought & wrapped most of my FE gifts just have a handful left to wrap. I have sorted out lots of things ready to pack....we are there for 3 weeks so have lots to pack! :eek:

18 days for us! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

So how do you wrap you gifts? paper? plastic? Are we supposed to put names on them?

Also... any idea when we get the final list of names so I know how any gifts I need???

(I'm kinda lost on the gift part... haven't bought a single one yet )

[Pinky166]

So how do you wrap you gifts? paper? plastic? Are we supposed to put names on them?

Also... any idea when we get the final list of names so I know how any gifts I need???

(I'm kinda lost on the gift part... haven't bought a single one yet )

I have wrapped mine in Disney wrapping paper & put a sticker on each one saying who it's to & from. :thumbsup2

Linda (lc30) has the list, she has been tracking it when people have signed up. I think the cut off date is sometime in the next week or so. Then no new people will be able to sign up after that, it should then allow everyone enough time to finish buying etc.

I think there is a list further back on this thread but not sure if that is fully up to date.



Linda (LC30) will also need everyone's state room number for the FE list if you have been assigned them now then please let her know. :thumbsup2

[Pinky166]

Marina, I just found the FE list, it's Page 8, post #109.

:goodvibes

[LC30]

So here it is... Our very first fish extender!!! Eric and I worked on it all day Saturday and today I finished by ironing the pictures. :) I'm glad this is over and now I can concentrate on door magnets!!! :)

What a cute a FE!

[Mbrwr]

Marina, I just found the FE list, it's Page 8, post #109.

:goodvibes

Thanks!!!

[fahernand]

How many people are on this cruise? Looks like it's getting pretty full??

[fahernand]

A little upgrade, but we'll take it!

We also got Cat 11 on Deck 6, very, very close to each other. We are all very excited so close together. Now that we have real room assignments, we feel like it's really going to happen

OMG We are all going on a Disney Cruise!

Cabin #1 – Me and wife
Cabin #2 – Daughter, Son-in-law, and grandson #2
Cabin #3 – Son #1, Daughter-in-law, granddaughter#1, and granddaughter#2
Cabin #4 – Son #2, Great-Grandfather, and Great-Uncle
Cabin #5 - Father-in-law #1 and Mother-in-law #1
Cabin #6 - Father-in-law #2 and Mother-in-law #2
Cabin #7 - Daugher-in-law and grandson #1

[Mbrwr]

We also got Cat 11 on Deck 6, very, very close to each other. We are all very excited so close together. Now that we have real room assignments, we feel like it's really going to happen

OMG We are all going on a Disney Cruise!

Cabin #1 – Me and wife
Cabin #2 – Daughter, Son-in-law, and grandson #2
Cabin #3 – Son #1, Daughter-in-law, granddaughter#1, and granddaughter#2
Cabin #4 – Son #2, Great-Grandfather, and Great-Uncle
Cabin #5 - Father-in-law #1 and Mother-in-law #1
Cabin #6 - Father-in-law #2 and Mother-in-law #2
Cabin #7 - Daugher-in-law and grandson #1

Wow... That will be such a special cruise for you!!! How wonderful to have all your family together!!!!

[LC30]

Hey there! Anyone else want to join the FEs? We have 8 families so far. Let me know by the 31st of this month if you would like to participate. Also, if you haven't PMed me your staterooms, please send it to me when you get a chance. If it changes between then and when we board that beautiful boat, no big deal. Just let me know when it changes and I'll update the info. I'll have cheat sheets for us at our meet on boarding day.

FE List:

mitadoh - Tim, Andrea, Shirley MIL, Frank FIL & Elizabeth(3) - Tim & Andrea: 5 yr anniversary
Pinky166 - Claire, Lee
LC30 - Linda, Jonathan, & Jackson (3) - Linda celebrating early birthday
Terrypoohbear - Terry, Kevin, & Jack (7) - Kevin and Jack celebrating birthdays, 16 year wedding anniversary
OurOhana - Kelli, Bryan, Pauline & Malia (4)
Mbrwr - Marina, Eric, Gabriella (8) & Nathan (5) - Marina celebrating graduation from nursing school
dis ms. - Ivy, Darren, Pat, Linn, Reed (9) & Regan (7)
cara620 - Cara, Ray, Will(10), Brooke (8) & Hope (2) - celebrating 15th anniversary on 9/24

For the entire thread, please check page 8, #109.

[LC30]

We're definitely joining you guys on the cruise! :cool1:

We went to DS' orientation at this new school today and was able to speak with his teachers. They said to enjoy our vacation and have a great time. His English teacher was so happy that we are going on a Disney Cruise and his French teacher is going to burn him a CD with French children's songs, so he can listen to it on our trip to ease with his transition back to school when we get back.

I'm really excited. Next week, I can go back to planning for the trip. I have to finish the FE shopping and start my pack pile. We can't wait!!

:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:

[Pinky166]

We're definitely joining you guys on the cruise! :cool1:

We went to DS' orientation at this new school today and was able to speak with his teachers. They said to enjoy our vacation and have a great time. His English teacher was so happy that we are going on a Disney Cruise and his French teacher is going to burn him a CD with French children's songs, so he can listen to it on our trip to ease with his transition back to school when we get back.

I'm really excited. Next week, I can go back to planning for the trip. I have to finish the FE shopping and start my pack pile. We can't wait!!

:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:



:dance3::dance3::dance3::dance3::dance3::dance3:

:banana::yay::woohoo::cool1::cheer2: I am so pleased for you! :hug:

[Mbrwr]

We're definitely joining you guys on the cruise! :cool1:

We went to DS' orientation at this new school today and was able to speak with his teachers. They said to enjoy our vacation and have a great time. His English teacher was so happy that we are going on a Disney Cruise and his French teacher is going to burn him a CD with French children's songs, so he can listen to it on our trip to ease with his transition back to school when we get back.

I'm really excited. Next week, I can go back to planning for the trip. I have to finish the FE shopping and start my pack pile. We can't wait!!

:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:

:yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay: It's going be so nice to meet you!!! Glad you can join us!!!!

[OurOhana]

We're definitely joining you guys on the cruise! :cool1:

We went to DS' orientation at this new school today and was able to speak with his teachers. They said to enjoy our vacation and have a great time. His English teacher was so happy that we are going on a Disney Cruise and his French teacher is going to burn him a CD with French children's songs, so he can listen to it on our trip to ease with his transition back to school when we get back.

I'm really excited. Next week, I can go back to planning for the trip. I have to finish the FE shopping and start my pack pile. We can't wait!!

:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:

That's great news. Can't wait to meet you - so glad it all worked out!

[LC30]

Hey everyone. Thank you! We're really glad it all worked out too. DS will miss photo day and we'll miss the parent/staff social but its all worth it for a little trip on the Mickey Boat.

I'm making welcome magnets for each family as part of the FE gifts. I'd like to ask if you don't mind PMing me your family name or what name you want to put on the magnet. If you don't mind posting it here, that fine too but wanted to give you the option.

[Pinky166]

Thanks Linda, they sound fab!

We are Claire & Lee Maguire. :thumbsup2

[dkis4nu]

We had a GTY 12. Last Wednesday, they assigned us a stateroom #. So, we
were all excited. Friday, we looked on the website and they had changed us back to GTY. I talked to a CM and they said they were just shuffling rooms around, and it would probably be there Monday. Well, Monday, Tuesday, and now Wednesday and no stateroom. Has this happened to anyone else?

dk

[cgbsilver@hotmail.co]

Our first cruise. Cabin 8586. excited....YA.

[LC30]

Thanks Linda, they sound fab!

We are Claire & Lee Maguire. :thumbsup2

I have yours silly ;)

[LC30]

We had a GTY 12. Last Wednesday, they assigned us a stateroom #. So, we
were all excited. Friday, we looked on the website and they had changed us back to GTY. I talked to a CM and they said they were just shuffling rooms around, and it would probably be there Monday. Well, Monday, Tuesday, and now Wednesday and no stateroom. Has this happened to anyone else?

dk

Never done GTY, so don't know how that works. But good luck. Pixiedust for you:wizard:

[LC30]

Our first cruise. Cabin 8586. excited....YA.

Welcome aboard! You will be hooked as soon as you get on board just like we did this last May.

[Pinky166]

I have yours silly ;)

I know but thought I'd give the thread a bump. :)

How are you? I am so excited. :thumbsup2 :dance3:

[LuvDCL13]

Hi I'm new to the DISboards and was reading through all the posts of others cruising on the 9/20 cruise. I'm sailing with a group of 40 - surprising my MIL for her 80th birthday! I would LOVE to make some door magnets for everyone but can't figure out how to add the Disney font to Photobucket. I have such a big group (14 rooms) so I really didn't want to impose and ask someone else. Any suggestions?

Because of the group size I won't be joining the fish extender group but would love to meet those of you on this board that have been keeping in touch for the past several months (Pinky166, LC30, OurOhana,Mbrwr, etc.)

I'd appreciate any help regarding the magnets - time is running out!!

[LC30]

Hi I'm new to the DISboards and was reading through all the posts of others cruising on the 9/20 cruise. I'm sailing with a group of 40 - surprising my MIL for her 80th birthday! I would LOVE to make some door magnets for everyone but can't figure out how to add the Disney font to Photobucket. I have such a big group (14 rooms) so I really didn't want to impose and ask someone else. Any suggestions?

Because of the group size I won't be joining the fish extender group but would love to meet those of you on this board that have been keeping in touch for the past several months (Pinky166, LC30, OurOhana,Mbrwr, etc.)

I'd appreciate any help regarding the magnets - time is running out!!

Hey there. Welcome!:welcome: We would love to meet you. Promenade Lounge at 3 p.m. For fonts...the easiest way for me to get the fonts were to go to google search and search "disney fonts". Here's an example of what I downloaded.... http://www.dafont.com/walt-disney.font I found 3-4 different ones that I liked using Google search.

Good luck. We look forward to getting to know you better!

[Mbrwr]

Hey everyone. Thank you! We're really glad it all worked out too. DS will miss photo day and we'll miss the parent/staff social but its all worth it for a little trip on the Mickey Boat.

I'm making welcome magnets for each family as part of the FE gifts. I'd like to ask if you don't mind PMing me your family name or what name you want to put on the magnet. If you don't mind posting it here, that fine too but wanted to give you the option.

We're The Brewers OR The Bru Cru :) And I will LOVE the magnet!!! I can say now that I'm a magnet fanatic... :)

[LC30]

I'd appreciate any help regarding the magnets - time is running out!!

Oh...if you PM me your email address, I'll send you my magnet files. I cheated on them and use powerpoint but it works well enough to create a few magnets. But there's lots of other really helpful people on the site that can help with magnets that do great work. There's lots of thread on it, check out the FAQ site on the page and look for the Door Magnet/Door Signs link.

[Mbrwr]

Hi I'm new to the DISboards and was reading through all the posts of others cruising on the 9/20 cruise. I'm sailing with a group of 40 - surprising my MIL for her 80th birthday! I would LOVE to make some door magnets for everyone but can't figure out how to add the Disney font to Photobucket. I have such a big group (14 rooms) so I really didn't want to impose and ask someone else. Any suggestions?

Because of the group size I won't be joining the fish extender group but would love to meet those of you on this board that have been keeping in touch for the past several months (Pinky166, LC30, OurOhana,Mbrwr, etc.)

I'd appreciate any help regarding the magnets - time is running out!!

WELCOME!!! It will be great to meet you and how wonderful having so many family members together... (you just gave me an idea for my mother's birthday )hehehehehe

Anyway... I downloaded the Disney font for a website (I just googled Disney font free download) and installed in my computer (the same website told me how to install it.
If you can find it let me know and I'll try to find it for you.
Good Luck and have fun with the magnets!!!!

[Mbrwr]

Just received my documents in the mail... :cheer2:Actually what I got was a booklet about things I shouldn't forgot and our luggage tags!!!! :dance3:I'm sooooe excited!!! Just 3 weeks !!!!:dance3:

[Pinky166]

Hi I'm new to the DISboards and was reading through all the posts of others cruising on the 9/20 cruise. I'm sailing with a group of 40 - surprising my MIL for her 80th birthday! I would LOVE to make some door magnets for everyone but can't figure out how to add the Disney font to Photobucket. I have such a big group (14 rooms) so I really didn't want to impose and ask someone else. Any suggestions?

Because of the group size I won't be joining the fish extender group but would love to meet those of you on this board that have been keeping in touch for the past several months (Pinky166, LC30, OurOhana,Mbrwr, etc.)

I'd appreciate any help regarding the magnets - time is running out!!

Welcome to the DIS & the Cruise! :woohoo: :woohoo: Not long to go now! :yay:

You are going to have such great fun with all your family.

Just received my documents in the mail... :cheer2:Actually what I got was a booklet about things I shouldn't forgot and our luggage tags!!!! :dance3:I'm sooooe excited!!! Just 3 weeks !!!!:dance3:

Ohhh! I hope mine arrives soon! :banana:

Have you all checked in online yet? I did mine a few weeks ago, save time at the port. :thumbsup2

[LC30]

Just received my documents in the mail... :cheer2:Actually what I got was a booklet about things I shouldn't forgot and our luggage tags!!!! :dance3:I'm sooooe excited!!! Just 3 weeks !!!!:dance3:

I need to check our mail. Would love to get our docs too! Only 3 weeks to go!

[Pinky166]

Fed Ex just delivered my cruise docs too! :dance3: :cheer2: :woohoo:

[mitadoh]

Fed Ex just delivered my cruise docs too! :dance3: :cheer2: :woohoo:

Hmmm, I think I may be getting sick... Maybe I should go tell my boss I am not feeling well and I need to go home...

[Pinky166]

Hmmm, I think I may be getting sick... Maybe I should go tell my boss I am not feeling well and I need to go home...

:lmao: Sounds like a plan. ;)