Sailing August 20th 2009- Feeling Lonely

[stagemomx3]

:flower1: I didn't see a thread started for this cruise, but if there is one, just let me know!

I just booked this Land/Sea Cruise for DH and I to celebrate our 15th anniversary next August. Our anniversary is actually on the 20th so that works out well. :rotfl:

More details later if there are others to share with. :flower3:

[stagemomx3]

It's only a year away. I can't be the only one. ;)

[stagemomx3]

I'm working on the reveal for DH.

[stagemomx3]

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[stagemomx3]

One year from today, we'll be setting sail! :sail:

[DisneyWhirled]

Happy Anniversary!!

We got married on the exact same day 8/20/94. Today makes 14 years for us!!

We are celebrating our 15th next year with a cruise in October, with another family...would have loved to go on our actual anniversary!

I can remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. How quickly time flies!! Did you go to WDW for your honeymoon?

[stagemomx3]

Happy Anniversary!!

We got married on the exact same day 8/20/94. Today makes 14 years for us!!

We are celebrating our 15th next year with a cruise in October, with another family...would have loved to go on our actual anniversary!

I can remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. How quickly time flies!! Did you go to WDW for your honeymoon?


It's 14 years for us today too! :love: No we didn't go to WDW for our honeymoon. I wish we had!

[DisneyWhirled]

Have you revealed to DH that you are going on an anniversary cruise?

[stagemomx3]

Have you revealed to DH that you are going on an anniversary cruise?

Tonight at dinner I will.

[stagemomx3]

Dinner last night at The Melting Pot was wonderful. I did not take my camera so no food porn, sorry!

A big thank you TyRy for the Ivory soap idea!

Here is what I did, after each course at dinner I presented David with a present wrapped in silver and gold paper.

First course- Fabulous cheese fondue and salad- then he opened the traditional 14th wedding anniversary gift, which is ivory-

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Second course- The meat course, we chose to cook ours in the traditional broth, the filet mignon was especially delicious- then he opened the modern 14th anniversary gift, which is gold-

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Dessert course- Bananas foster- which is white chocolate fondue with carmel and bananas in it- then he opened the "real" present-

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The back of the postcard had our travel information on it.

His first question was "With the kids?" When I told him no, he said "Sweet." He likes the plan very much, he has always wanted to go on a cruise. :love:

[DisneyWhirled]

What a great surprise!!! I am sure you will have a blast. Looking forward to hearing more about your plans!

[WishingMom]

Hi all,

We're going on this cruise as well. It will be myself, DF, my DD9 and DF's aunt and uncle and their DS8. DF and I just got engaged back in July and we're seriously thinking of having a surprise wedding while we're cruising. We don't have anything booked yet and I'm in the middle of getting ready for my brother's wedding, but I am going to look into it next week. I'm crossing my fingers that I am able to book something. It will be a total surprise though, because we're not telling anyone about it. Not until the day we marry. Haven't figured out the details yet though. We just want something very intimate.

Cheers

[stagemomx3]

Hi all,

We're going on this cruise as well. It will be myself, DF, my DD9 and DF's aunt and uncle and their DS8. DF and I just got engaged back in July and we're seriously thinking of having a surprise wedding while we're cruising. We don't have anything booked yet and I'm in the middle of getting ready for my brother's wedding, but I am going to look into it next week. I'm crossing my fingers that I am able to book something. It will be a total surprise though, because we're not telling anyone about it. Not until the day we marry. Haven't figured out the details yet though. We just want something very intimate.

Cheers

Hurray I'm not alone! :hug: I'm excited to hear about your plans.

[petunia]

Hello, just booked this cruise, we were booked for one in September, but plans have changed, so we will be on the Aug 20th one instead, before our trip to WDW. It will be Dh, 4 kiddos and I. :goodvibes

[WishingMom]

So, at least we know there will be 12 people on this cruise..LOL

[petunia]

Where in CAnada are you from? We're in Durham Region, Ontario. ;)

[bouldertcr]

Hi everyone,

We are booked for a land (Poly)/sea DCL August 16-23! Glad to see that there are others who are going too! It will be myself, DH, and DS (11). It is our first cruise and the first time we are staying at the Poly. We are really looking forward to this vacation.

It is nice to know that there are others here on the boards that will be taking the same trip. Look forward to getting to know you all!

Anyone have any ideas on what excursions you will be booking?? We are looking to book the hike/kayak excursion at castaway cay and renting snorkeling equipment. Thinking of just staying on the ship and enjoying it when we pull up to port in Nassau.

Take care!

[WishingMom]

Where in CAnada are you from? We're in Durham Region, Ontario. ;)

I'm in NL...

[WishingMom]

Hi everyone,

We are booked for a land (Poly)/sea DCL August 16-23! Glad to see that there are others who are going too! It will be myself, DH, and DS (11). It is our first cruise and the first time we are staying at the Poly. We are really looking forward to this vacation.

It is nice to know that there are others here on the boards that will be taking the same trip. Look forward to getting to know you all!

Anyone have any ideas on what excursions you will be booking?? We are looking to book the hike/kayak excursion at castaway cay and renting snorkeling equipment. Thinking of just staying on the ship and enjoying it when we pull up to port in Nassau.

Take care!


Hi there...

I'm definately going parasailing on Castaway Cay...and hopefully snorkeling. We're getting married on Nassau day, so I'm not sure of what my timelines will be like, but I hope to get to Atlantis.

[mc2]

Hello!:wave2:
We booked this cruise this morning (got home at 4 am this morning - got off of the Magic yesterday). As long as this sailing qualifies for the bounce back offer (we'll find out on April 6-found out on the board today that you can book now, alter later), we'll be sailing with all of you. Our cruise last week was with our kids/my parents, but this one will be just the two of us. We had a great time last week (our first Disney cruise), so it didn't take much to convince us to cruise with them again...and coming back to cold and snow last night sealed the deal! :thumbsup2
We're also Canadian - we live in NS.
Looking forward to counting down the time with all of you!
:)

[addicted_to_WDW]

Add us to the list. :)

We were originally scheduled for the 6/18/09 Wonder but decided to spend that time at WDW so we switched the cruise til 8/20/09. Traveling will be my DH (52), me (Jennifer, 40) and our DS (15). This will be our second cruise on the Wonder.

[MDM]

After a huge mix up with DVC.... We're in!! There will be 7 of us! 1st Cruise for the 7. Sister and her family also going, so really 10 of us! They have cruised 6 or 7(?) times before. Been to WDW many times but never on the cruise! Don't know what to expect on the cruise, but going with the flow! Should be fun!

MDM

[fasttrakphil]

MYSELF AND DW. JUST BOOKED THIS MORNING WITH 99 DOLLAR
PARADISE TWICE OFFER:banana::banana::banana:

[mc2]

Hello!
We were able to confirm our bounceback for this cruise:woohoo:, so the trip is ON!!! :yay:
Booked our pre-cruise stay at the Radisson Resort at the Port today (and booked a shuttle time) - can't wait!!
:dance3:

[donniehoo]

We just finished booking ours as well. There will be 10 of us total :woohoo:

We too are staying at the Raddison At The Port with the cruise parking package.

See you all there............

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Count us in too! There's 10 of us in our group.

Myself, DH, DD-13, DD-8, DD-2, Nephew-5, Niece-13, DSister, Friend and Friends DS-11.

It's our 3rd cruise, Sisters & Nephew's 2nd, Niece, Friends and FDS 1st!

We are all excited. So far we've only done Members Only cruises so I'm really excited about our stop in Nassau. So far it's only been determined that some of us will do the Dolphin Swim at Blue Lagoon but some will be observers. :goodvibes

Look forward to getting to know all of you!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Hi there...

I'm definately going parasailing on Castaway Cay...and hopefully snorkeling. We're getting married on Nassau day, so I'm not sure of what my timelines will be like, but I hope to get to Atlantis.

YAY! Congrats on the wedding plans. :goodvibes

[mc2]

Hello!
Just checking in - how is everyone's trip planning going? We are starting to think about excursions - definitely heading to Atlantis for the day, and as far as CC, I think we'll just book stuff when we get there. We aren't opposed to being a couple of beach bums for the day, so we don't want to schedule anything in the event that we just want to explore at our own pace that day. We definitely want to check out Serenity Bay (couldn't do it on the last cruise because we had DD(3) and DS(1) in tow), and might try to book a massage. Have any of you been to Atlantis before? Anything not to miss? I had thought about hitting the straw market, but I have heard some mixed reviews. I am also hearing that the ship has been staying in port until 2 am at times? Any chance that might happen for us? That might be neat!

Hope you are all enjoying the pre-cruise phase! We keep talking about it on a daily basis - we refer to it as "our trip to the dentist" - can't let DD know we're going without her, or we will be in BIG trouble! lol!

:goodvibes

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Hello!
Just checking in - how is everyone's trip planning going? We are starting to think about excursions - definitely heading to Atlantis for the day, and as far as CC, I think we'll just book stuff when we get there. We aren't opposed to being a couple of beach bums for the day, so we don't want to schedule anything in the event that we just want to explore at our own pace that day. We definitely want to check out Serenity Bay (couldn't do it on the last cruise because we had DD(3) and DS(1) in tow), and might try to book a massage. Have any of you been to Atlantis before? Anything not to miss?

:goodvibes


I'd like info on Nassau and Atlantis as well. We've never been either. So far only memebers only cruises and they stopped at Key West once but otherwise just CC.

I can definitely say being a beach bum at SB is WONDERFUL!!!!! DH and I fell asleep in one of the hammocks for a few hours. It was soooo peaceful. I'm just glad we woke up in time to get back on the boat. :rotfl: We haven't done massages but I heard they are nice.

[fasttrakphil]

102 days ahhhhhhh now this trip is starting to come into focus. Almost time to book Palo:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Hello All,

I was wondering if any one be interested on doing a Fish Extender exchange. The reason it is called fish extender is because you hang some sort of hanging organizer on the Fish Hanger outside your cabin door. Here is a little more information regarding the exchange.

*Fish Extenders Gifts – Any small to medium sized item you like. Maybe something like pencil with your state on it, small note pads, playing cards, kids toys, etc. Most people will bring something that represents where they are from. You can choose how often (once, daily, etc) you would like to distribute your gifts...there is not hard set rule for what you give, how often you give or anything, it is all up to what you want to do.

Process: I would compile a list with Name, Room Number, Number of adults, Number of kids and hand out at a DIS meet on the ship to those participating. You could PM me this info. DIS Meet location TBD.



Please let me know if you would like to participate. I've been a part of something like this in the past and it really is a lot fun to come back to your room and find something there. The kids love it! You will definitely get a chance to possibly see every deck. :goodvibes

Timika

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We are under 100 days til we cruise........................

[addicted_to_WDW]

I'm not crafty enough for a fish extender exchange, but I'll be with you in spirit. :)

I just transferred the final payment money out of my savings account and into checking...NOW it is all real to me. I'm starting to get psyched!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

LOL! I'm not crafty either. I purchase my items. hehehehehe......

Has anyone finalized their plans..palo, excursions, etc.?

[fasttrakphil]

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[addicted_to_WDW]

LOL! I'm not crafty either. I purchase my items. hehehehehe......

Has anyone finalized their plans..palo, excursions, etc.?

I just made my final payment so I can book excursions and whatnot tomorrow (90 days out) but I still have no idea what I want to do. We're not big fans of Nassau and I'm thinking of just staying onboard and enjoying the ship that day. We may do Palo if I can talk DH into it...he doesn't want to dress in anything more formal than cruise casual.

We're flying down early on the 19th so now I have to decide whether to stay at WDW or head over to port. I hate being so close and not at least hanging out at a Disney resort for a day.

[Olaf]

Oh, do not miss Palos! I can't say that loud enough. It's truly the highlight of the cruise.

I'm planning on booking tomorrow as well. We've stayed on the ship in Nassau in the past. Although, we may head over to Atlantis this time.

I'll be bringing 14-year-old boy. We couldn't drag him out of the stack on the last cruise.

[mc2]

We're looking forward to booking stuff tomorrow as well - can't believe we're almost at the 90 day mark already! :goodvibes

[fasttrakphil]

AHHH 91 DAYS AND FULLY PAID!!! NOW JUST DECIDING WHEN TO DO PALO:cool1::cool1::cool1:

[Eeyores#1Fan]

I'm jealous! We won't be fully paid til next Fri. when we get paid again. I just hope there's at least 3 spots left on the dolphin excursion otherwise my sister and daughter will be upset! Does anyone know how many spots they have total per time slot???

[addicted_to_WDW]

Oh, do not miss Palos! I can't say that loud enough. It's truly the highlight of the cruise.

I'm planning on booking tomorrow as well. We've stayed on the ship in Nassau in the past. Although, we may head over to Atlantis this time.

I'll be bringing 14-year-old boy. We couldn't drag him out of the stack on the last cruise.

My 15 year old HATED Aloft last year. He said that everyone was hanging out being boring. I was so disappointed because I expected him to spend more time there so that DH and I could be alone. Ah, the perils of having an only child! He said that he'd give it another chance this year but he wouldn't give me any guarantees. Gotta love him. :)

I booked the kid on the teen excursion on Castaway Cay (he loved that last time) and DH and I for Palo on Nassau night. I think that's it for us this time.

[Eeyores#1Fan]

My 15 year old HATED Aloft last year. He said that everyone was hanging out being boring. I was so disappointed because I expected him to spend more time there so that DH and I could be alone. Ah, the perils of having an only child! He said that he'd give it another chance this year but he wouldn't give me any guarantees. Gotta love him. :)

I booked the kid on the teen excursion on Castaway Cay (he loved that last time) and DH and I for Palo on Nassau night. I think that's it for us this time.


Hmmmm and here I have a 13 yr old that is looking forward to finally being able to go to the teen club. LOL! She'll have her cousin with her so maybe there's hope for them. I think I'm going to try and do the teen excursion at CC too. One more week to wait so maybe I'll get lucky. :goodvibes

[addicted_to_WDW]

Hmmmm and here I have a 13 yr old that is looking forward to finally being able to go to the teen club. LOL! She'll have her cousin with her so maybe there's hope for them. I think I'm going to try and do the teen excursion at CC too. One more week to wait so maybe I'll get lucky. :goodvibes

It seemed like every teenager on the ship was on that excursion, so I doubt you'll have problems. He absolutely loved it.

[Eeyores#1Fan]

How did everyone make out booking their excursions?

[mc2]

We got our Atlantis excursion, and we'll be enjoying a pre-lunch massage at Serenity Bay! :thumbsup2

I know it currently says that we leave Nassau at 7:30 (or something like that) - anyone hearing anything more on them departing later (e.g. midnight or later)? I had heard that they were doing that on some sailings - just wondering if it is becoming a more regular thing, or if it is very sporadic.

[Eeyores#1Fan]

We got our Atlantis excursion, and we'll be enjoying a pre-lunch massage at Serenity Bay! :thumbsup2

I know it currently says that we leave Nassau at 7:30 (or something like that) - anyone hearing anything more on them departing later (e.g. midnight or later)? I had heard that they were doing that on some sailings - just wondering if it is becoming a more regular thing, or if it is very sporadic.


Wow...that would be cool. Then I'd be able to go watch my dd swim with the dolphins and take dh to the casino. :rotfl:

[fasttrakphil]

We got our Friday night Palo reservation:banana::banana::banana:. We will just wing it from there.......................

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Yay! Booked my sister, daughter and niece on the Blue Lagoon Dolphin encounter at 9:30am. No angry 13 yr old this trip ;o) Haven't talked the girls into doing the teen excursion though...they don't want to ride the bike.

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[Eeyores#1Fan]

Has anyone ever done the Discover Atlantis excursion? If so, how was it? Is anyone else planning to do this excursion?

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Booked Discover Atlantis excursion for DH and I. We leave in 71 days...:cool1: Taking the train down so I've had DH start downloading movies for the kiddies. :goodvibes

Still haven't decided on what we'll to at CC. I think we are just going to wing it.

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[Eeyores#1Fan]

Morning Everyone! Only 65 days to go. Almost down to two months. :cool1:

[WishingMom]

I've got parasailing booked for CC, and the Stingray Adventure booked for us as well.

Because we're getting married, we automatically get a Palo night - not sure when yet though...

Has anyone gotten their stateroom assignments yet?

[Eeyores#1Fan]

You'll have to let me know after the cruise what you think about getting married on the boat. We are thinking of doing vow renewals in two years on the boat. I've done a little research but would like inside opinion after the event.

As for our staterooms we are in 2647 and 2641. My friend is down the hall and has her number as well.

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Yay! A coworker of mine booked Fri. so her and her baby boy will be cruising with us. :cool1:

[judben821]

Add us to the 8/20 cruise. We booked a while ago, but I just found this thread. It will be me, DH, DD (8), and DD(5). We will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary on 8/21. Hoping to have dinner at Palo's that night. We have the booking, we just need the 5 year old to cooperate. Now that she and her DD won't be in the same group at the kids club, it might not happen- she has some attachment issues. But hey - we all have our issues.

And we will have fun regardless of all that!!!!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Welcome! I will have my DD (8) and D Nephew (5) and this will be there first time in separate clubs. While I'm not worried about my DD we are worried about my nephew. Maybe we can introduce them on the first day so that they know at least one other person. Might help them feel a little at ease. As much as one can hope for 5 yr olds. :goodvibes

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[mc2]

Hello!
I hope everyone is having a great summer! We have a FROST warning for here tonight!:eek:
Anyone hearing anything about recent cruises staying later in the evening in the Bahamas? I haven't seen anything on the board about it lately. Fingers crossed...that would be awesome!
:goodvibes

[WishingMom]

Hello!
I hope everyone is having a great summer! We have a FROST warning for here tonight!:eek:
Anyone hearing anything about recent cruises staying later in the evening in the Bahamas? I haven't seen anything on the board about it lately. Fingers crossed...that would be awesome!
:goodvibes

:scared1: Are you from NL???

[mc2]

:scared1: Are you from NL???

Nope - NS...but it was a bit warmer today, thank goodness!!:banana:

[WishingMom]

Nope - NS...but it was a bit warmer today, thank goodness!!:banana:

Ha, I ask because we had a frost warning her the past few nights too...

[mc2]

Ha, I ask because we had a frost warning her the past few nights too...

Where in NL are you? I was in St. John's in May - couldn't get over the weather! Snow the first day I arrived, and up to 18 or so 3 days later!! Not like ours is any better half of the time, but it seemed even more unpredictable than ours (for that week, anyway! :laughing:).

Looking forward to some warm weather on the cruise....although knowing our luck, it will rain the whole weekend! :rolleyes1

Any other Canadians flying down the day before? We're going with Westjet (YHZ-YYZ-MCO), and staying at the Radisson Resort at the Port that night (stayed there before our cruise in Feb and loved it!).

Has anyone cruised in August before? Any tips/things to know about cruising that time of year vs February? The obvious one I'm really looking forward to is not having to figure out what to do with all of our winter coats and such.:)

I can't believe it's only a month and 10 days away! :cool1::yay::dance3:

[kayladan04]

Just booked our cruise last week!! Myself, my dh and my 2 boys are going. The boys are 3.5 and almost 2!!!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Congrats and Welcome kayladan04! I'm sure your boys are going to have a blast between the pools and beaches. :goodvibes My 2 yr old LOVED the pool last Sept. and my friends 2.5 yr old loves going swimming. I'm sure we'll bump into each other by the kiddie pool.

[Eeyores#1Fan]

We leave in 26 days to head to FL. I can't believe it's almost here. :goodvibes

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[WishingMom]

Where in NL are you? I was in St. John's in May - couldn't get over the weather! Snow the first day I arrived, and up to 18 or so 3 days later!! Not like ours is any better half of the time, but it seemed even more unpredictable than ours (for that week, anyway! :laughing:).

Looking forward to some warm weather on the cruise....although knowing our luck, it will rain the whole weekend! :rolleyes1

Any other Canadians flying down the day before? We're going with Westjet (YHZ-YYZ-MCO), and staying at the Radisson Resort at the Port that night (stayed there before our cruise in Feb and loved it!).

Has anyone cruised in August before? Any tips/things to know about cruising that time of year vs February? The obvious one I'm really looking forward to is not having to figure out what to do with all of our winter coats and such.:)

I can't believe it's only a month and 10 days away! :cool1::yay::dance3:

Unpredictable is not the word...yes, I'm in St. John's, and we've sometimes gotten 3 seasons in one day...LOL

[fasttrakphil]

We received our documents today. So now it really seems like it's getting here fast. Cmon Cookies BBQ:banana::banana::banana:

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16 days and counting................................

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Got our docs too and leave in 15 days! :cool1:

[mc2]

Yay!
Doing the cruise doc dance!!! :dance3:
We fly out on the 19th as well...can't wait!
:goodvibes

[goofydadeo]

Just booked and paid today! Talk about spur of the moment!!!

DW and I are celebrating our 25th Anniversary (8/18/84)

So its me (DH), DW and DS15 and DD11. Looking forward to another most memorable time on DCL.

Oh, BTW, this is a surprise for DS and DD - not sure when/how we will reveal it at this point... maybe in the car on the way down... gotta be sneaky!

Off to book the SPA villa!

Cheers!

:woohoo:

[Eeyores#1Fan]

YAY! Congrats on your booking! There will be a lot of celebrating on this cruise. :goodvibes

[goofydadeo]

YAY! Congrats on your booking! There will be a lot of celebrating on this cruise. :goodvibes

Thanks Eeyores#1Fan! I see you are from NC too. We live in Raleigh - where are you located?

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Hey! I hadn't even noticed. We are in Durham. How cool! We are traveling with our DDs (13, 8, 2), my sister, her son (5), my niece (13) and a few friends and their kids. One of my friends son is 11. I'm sure the kids will run into each other. We are on deck 2..what deck did you get?

[fasttrakphil]

Two weeks and counting.........................

[denwol]

Hey! We're also celebrating our 15th Anniversary on this cruise! :love:


We'll be at Palo on the first night, and have reserved the segway excursion in Nassau.
Maybe we'll run into some of you onboard....less than 2 weeks to go!

[mc2]

Wow! Lots of celebrations on this cruise!
We're celebrating our 7th Anniversary (a few days early - it's actually on the 24th). :lovestruc

I'm thinking they might be making quite a few anniversary celebration cakes on our cruise? :)

[roth697]

Hey everybody - We will be joining you - it is myself and DH - We cannot wait. This is a fairwell to summer cruise for me - I start back to my job of teaching the Monday after we get back (so sad) ...

[goofydadeo]

Hey! I hadn't even noticed. We are in Durham. How cool! We are traveling with our DDs (13, 8, 2), my sister, her son (5), my niece (13) and a few friends and their kids. One of my friends son is 11. I'm sure the kids will run into each other. We are on deck 2..what deck did you get?

We are on deck 7 - got the last stateroom for a party of 4 on the ship! I guess it was meant to be! DW and I are planning to surprise our DD11 and DS15 with the news sometime this weekend. I can't wait to see the expressions on their faces....

[goofydadeo]

Hey! We're also celebrating our 15th Anniversary on this cruise! :love:


We'll be at Palo on the first night, and have reserved the segway excursion in Nassau.
Maybe we'll run into some of you onboard....less than 2 weeks to go!

Wow! Lots of celebrations on this cruise!
We're celebrating our 7th Anniversary (a few days early - it's actually on the 24th). :lovestruc

I'm thinking they might be making quite a few anniversary celebration cakes on our cruise? :)

Congratulations to all of you as well!!! Our actual anniversary date is the 18th.

We have not booked Palo yet (all were taken when I booked earlier this week but since only 50% are available pre-cruise I expect we can book it once on board Saturday). We've got to nail down excursions this weekend! My DS15 will be very interested in the Segway tour too!

Cheers!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

We are on deck 7 - got the last stateroom for a party of 4 on the ship! I guess it was meant to be! DW and I are planning to surprise our DD11 and DS15 with the news sometime this weekend. I can't wait to see the expressions on their faces....

How cool! Do tell after you have told them. ;o)

[addicted_to_WDW]

I turned 40 last year on the 4 night and will turn 41 this year on the 3 night. DH always has his birthdays at WDW.

We're starting to get excited. It's been a busy summer and it seems like we were focused on so many other things that it seems surprising that all of a sudden the cruise is here. :) We're flying in on the 19th and staying at the MCO Hyatt. We'll be on the first bus over from the airport!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

I turned 40 last year on the 4 night and will turn 41 this year on the 3 night. DH always has his birthdays at WDW.

We're starting to get excited. It's been a busy summer and it seems like we were focused on so many other things that it seems surprising that all of a sudden the cruise is here. :) We're flying in on the 19th and staying at the MCO Hyatt. We'll be on the first bus over from the airport!

Cool! I'll be turning 35 on Sat. 8/22. When is your bday? I think I'm going to see if I get a cake if they'll let us have it at dinner vs in my stateroom.

Since we have so many celebrations I went through all the posts and put this list together. Please let me know if I got something wrong or missed anyone.

Eeyores#1Fan - Happy 35th Birthday (8/22)
Stagemomx3 - Happy 15th Anniversary (8/20)
Wishingmom - Congrats on your wedding!!! (8/21/09)
judben821 - Happy 10th Anniversary (8/21)
goofydadeo - Happy 25th Anniversary (8/18)
denwol - Happy 15th Anniversary (??)
mc2 - Happy 7th Anniversary (8/24)
addicted_to_WDW - Happy 41st Birthday (8/23)

[addicted_to_WDW]

Cool! I'll be turning 35 on Sat. 8/22. When is your bday? I think I'm going to see if I get a cake if they'll let us have it at dinner vs in my stateroom.



My birthday is the 23rd. :)

[goofydadeo]

Cool! I'll be turning 35 on Sat. 8/22. When is your bday? I think I'm going to see if I get a cake if they'll let us have it at dinner vs in my stateroom.


Since we have so many celebrations I went through all the posts and put this list together. Please let me know if I got something wrong or missed anyone.

Eeyores#1Fan - Happy 35th Birthday (8/22)
Stagemomx3 - Happy 15th Anniversary (8/20)
Wishingmom - Congrats on your wedding!!! (8/21/09)
judben821 - Happy 10th Anniversary (8/21)
goofydadeo - Happy 25th Anniversary (8/18)
denwol - Happy 15th Anniversary (??)
mc2 - Happy 7th Anniversary (8/24)
addicted_to_WDW - Happy 41st Birthday (8/23)

Thanks Eeyores#1Fan! This is great...

Well this is pretty amazing!!! We could be the poster children for Disney's "What will you celebrate" campaign!

pixiedust:

[Coach]

This will be our 7th Disney Wonder cruise. My DW and I will be joining my brother-in-law and his family who will be doing their first cruise.
My DW and I will be celebrating our 34 wedding anniversary.

If anyone has any questions about the Wonder or the cruise feel free to ask. I would be more than happy to answer any questions...

Oh, goofydadeo, my DW and I also celebrated our 25th anniversary on the Disney Wonder. Congratulations!

[goofydadeo]

This will be our 7th Disney Wonder cruise. My DW and I will be joining my brother-in-law and his family who will be doing their first cruise.
My DW and I will be celebrating our 34 wedding anniversary.

If anyone has any questions about the Wonder or the cruise feel free to ask. I would be more than happy to answer any questions...

Oh, goofydadeo, my DW and I also celebrated our 25th anniversary on the Disney Wonder. Congratulations!

Coach - Congratulations to you and DW on your 34th!!!

BTW my DS15 plays ice hockey here in Raleigh, NC. Looks like you're in to hockey too as noted by your DIS name and signature!

[Coach]

I am a USA Hockey Certified Instructor. I retired from the game 3 years ago. I do miss it but after 33 years of 5 a.m. practices and 20 plus hours on the ice every weekend for 10 months out of the year I thought it was about time to hang up the whistle and skates and let some of the youngsters take control. (Plus my DW thought it would be nice if a spent some time with the family).
Good luck to your son this coming season. Please tell him to keep his head up and practice his skating because if you want to be a great Hockey player you first have to be a great skater.

[dtsmitty1]

Im new to the boards and not really sure of how the lingo goes but me and my wife were just married and this cruise is part of our honeymoon. Cant wait to celebrate it on this cruise. Its coming up quick!!!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Congrats dtsmitty1! Welcome to the boards. Adding you to the celebration lists. :goodvibes

Eeyores#1Fan - Happy 35th Birthday (8/22)
Stagemomx3 - Happy 15th Anniversary (8/20)
Wishingmom - Congrats on your wedding!!! (8/21/09)
judben821 - Happy 10th Anniversary (8/21)
goofydadeo - Happy 25th Anniversary (8/18)
denwol - Happy 15th Anniversary (??)
mc2 - Happy 7th Anniversary (8/24)
addicted_to_WDW - Happy 41st Birthday (8/23)
coach - Happy 34th Anniversary
dtsmitty1 - Congrats on your wedding!!!!!

[denwol]

denwol - Happy 15th Anniversary (??)



Oops! I forgot to tell you our anniversary date! We will be celebrating our 15th anniversary on 8/20. :love:

[mc2]

So....anyone else checking long range weather forecast? Looking kind of yucky as of last night, but if the weather there is as unreliable as ours is up here, I'll only believe the forecast when it's the day before! :laughing: I've been checking the National Hurricane Center website too...should be interesting to see what develops (if anything) by the end of next week. We don't really care what the weather does (but I'm sure some/most of you might have a different feeling about it!;))- it's our first trip away (without kids) in 4 years! We would be happy to stay docked in Port Canaveral if we are eating hot food (without crayons and/or Cheerios on the table) and getting up when WE want to! :thumbsup2 Although we ARE getting on a boat with +++ kids (enjoying their cruises with their families), so by day 2 or so if you see a couple wandering the ship looking completely lost and beside themselves, you'll know it's us! :goodvibes ;)

[dtsmitty1]

ya i cant help but look at weather websites. only time will tell, who knows, the current activity might not even end up close to us. hopefully we have great weather and the bad weather avoids us!!

[addicted_to_WDW]

I was on the 4 night last year during this same week...I think we sailed 8/19. We were outrunning a tropical storm the whole cruise but it didn't put a damper on things for us at all. The pirate party got called off before the fireworks one night so they redid the entire thing the next. It was rainy in the AM on Nassau day but it cleared up at noon. Last year was a double dip and though CC was windy both days we had sun and good temps. The tropical storm (or whatever it was, it was a year ago and my mind is shot) parked itself off Port Canaveral. We ended up being diverted to Ft. Lauderdale and they bussed us all up to Orlando from there.

I'm not worried at all. Disney knows how to handle any situation and we will have a blast.

[mc2]

The tropical storm (or whatever it was, it was a year ago and my mind is shot) parked itself off Port Canaveral. We ended up being diverted to Ft. Lauderdale and they bussed us all up to Orlando from there.

How does that work if you have alternate transportation? We can't use the ME for the trip down (staying in PC the night before), so we booked Cocoa Beach Shuttle - we booked them for the return trip as well. Is there an advantage to booking the ME for the trip back to the airport in the event of inclement weather? If we are diverted, would they have to get us all to the airport, or back to the port? I'm not sure on the logistics on any of that stuff...which is surprising for the mega-planner who has a cruise booked in hurricane season! :laughing:

Thanks in advance for the info/sharing your experience(s)!

[addicted_to_WDW]

How does that work if you have alternate transportation? We can't use the ME for the trip down (staying in PC the night before), so we booked Cocoa Beach Shuttle - we booked them for the return trip as well.

We weren't using Disney's transportation either. We had booked a R/T with Florida Tours. No one checked who had what mode of transportation, everyone was moved via Disney. They had buses going back to port for the people who had cars there, resort buses, and MCO buses. It went far more smoothly than you would think. We did have to get up very early...the first breakfast seatings were something like 5 AM...but we all made it. The people with early flights disembarked first.

I made a half hearted attempt to get reimbursed from Fla Tours since they were paid for the R/T, but that didn't go anywhere. I got to the airport so I was happy.

[mc2]

We weren't using Disney's transportation either. We had booked a R/T with Florida Tours. No one checked who had what mode of transportation, everyone was moved via Disney. They had buses going back to port for the people who had cars there, resort buses, and MCO buses.

Thanks for the info! Fingers crossed it will all work out for sunny skies and calm seas!!:goodvibes

[goofydadeo]

In case any of you are interested there is an updated set of Navigators from a recent 3 day cruise on the Wonder in the thread at this link:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2255012

Thanks to IrenicMom for sharing these with us!!!

[mc2]

Hello,
I can't remember if this was already said or not, but when I was talking to DCL this morning, I was told that our cruise is completely sold out (all categories). If anyone is looking for a port upgrade, you might be out of luck.

1 week to go!!:woohoo:

:)

[WeLuvDCL]

Hi Moira (mc2),
Just posting to say "Hi" and hope you have a WONDERful time on the cruise. We will be at Disney World the same time you are on the cruise so we're not TOO jealous. We should try to coordinate having our pictures taken with Mickey at the same exact time in 2 different places. :goodvibes

Flight and transportation $$$,
shore excursions $$,
Palo's dinner $$,
3 Days on a Disney cruise for your 7th anniversary with NO kids...PRICELESS! :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2:

Wishing you great weather and smooth seas! :wizard:

Dawn

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Hello,
I can't remember if this was already said or not, but when I was talking to DCL this morning, I was told that our cruise is completely sold out (all categories). If anyone is looking for a port upgrade, you might be out of luck.

1 week to go!!:woohoo:

:)

Awwww well. There goes that wish. :rotfl: Still...I'm cruising in a week!!!! :cool1:

[goofydadeo]

:idea: ...time to start packing... :idea:

[addicted_to_WDW]

:idea: ...time to start packing... :idea:

My husband got the luggage out today. He and I are so different. He'd be packed today but for me it isn't fun unless I'm scrambling at the end.

We fly out Wednesday morning so my plan is to pack Tuesday night. I like to live on the edge. ;)

[petunia]

Sooo, we were booked on this cruise months ago, we were told dh couldn't take the extra time off work, so we had to cancelled. Just found out last week, that he could, so we rebooked... :goodvibes...however, we didn't have much to choose from, so we have 2 cat 6's beside eachother, really wanted something like connecting 9's...so if anyone wants to switch, we can negotiate something :thumbsup2

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Congrats! Glad you were able to make it after all.

As for packing...my sister packed 2 weeks ago. :rotfl: I have everything laid out for us minus my husband (whom will pack Wed. morning!).:rotfl2:

[firemedic4]

Any idea where they divert to due to the storms heading that way?

[fasttrakphil]

Any idea where they divert to due to the storms heading that way?

Sometimes they do not divert at all. They just add extra sea days and on a 3 day cruise that would'nt be to fun. Oh well we will have fun no matter what we do because I know it's better than work........:yay:

[addicted_to_WDW]

The new storm tracks are favorable for us. It looks like we won't be affected much if at all.

I'm getting psyched!

[mc2]

Sometimes they do not divert at all. They just add extra sea days and on a 3 day cruise that would'nt be to fun. Oh well we will have fun no matter what we do because I know it's better than work........:yay:

Couldn't agree more! :thumbsup2

[mc2]

The new storm tracks are favorable for us. It looks like we won't be affected much if at all.

It will be interesting to see what Bill does - it seems like Ana won't be a problem, but Bill might be a different story. Some of the predictions/tracks have it moving up toward Canada - that would be my luck! :lmao: We live in Nova Scotia - here I am watching what will happen for next weekend, and we could get nailed by it at home later in the week! Go figure!:rolleyes:

[petunia]

Anyone interested in switching staterooms, we have 2 cat 6's beside eachother...I'm looking for connecting rooms :goodvibes

[Eeyores#1Fan]

We are on our way! C ya'll around the Wonder..... :cool1:

[goofydadeo]

I hope everyone had a "Wonder"ful cruise! We sure did!

As many of you recall, we had a medical emergency on board shortly after departure. Unfortunately one of our thread colleagues, Coach, felt ill. Please see this thread for details from Coach:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2265772

Fortunately Coach is doing much better! I know many of you will want to wish him continued improvement and a quick return to a DCL cruise as soon as possible.