November 8-12 2009 4 night Wonder

[CinderALLIE]

Hi. Anyone else on these boards going on this cruise?
It's over a year away but I'm at work bored so I thought I'd try to find out.
It'll just be me going as my friends are all cheap :lmao:

[BELLE16127]

Just wanted to post this here as I just found it AFTER I posted on the Regular Cruise Board.....MY Daughter will be "GETTING MARRIED" on this Cruise........:yay:

[CinderALLIE]

Congratulations to your Daughter. Unfortunately I am no longer going on this cruise as my Itinerary changed so I'm going a week sooner.

I hope your daughter has a lovely wedding.

[BELLE16127]

Just bumping this one up there and looking for someone else who may be on this cruise........

[Captain_Oblivious]

My family of 5 plus my in-laws are currently booked on this one. It'll be our first cruise!

[BELLE16127]

OH my gosh FINALLY someone else will be on this cruise with us!! So excited to see another DIS member will be there I was beginning to think I was the only one. Your first cruise how exciting, this will be our 5th. How old is everyone you are sailing with?? Like I posted earlier my Daughter will be getting MARRIED on this cruise! We are so EXCITED. They are hoping to get married on the Secret Deck 7 (I guess the location can change depening on weather and so on) Sooo depening on what you are doing around 4:30 or 5:30 (yeah I guess those are the times for the Ceremony also) on Nassau day if you get a spot on the deck above you can look down and watch;) She will be the AMAZING looking girl in the long white dress.

Glad to "meet" you and I would love to hear if anyone else is cruising with us now that FINALLY there is another!!!!!!

[Captain_Oblivious]

My daughter will be 7, and my sons 5 and 3. My in-laws are having some health issues right now, so hopefully this will all work out--they're the ones footing the bill! We haven't told the kids yet. I'm excited to try this out! My wife and I are big Disney geeks.

Congratulations to your daughter!

[goeagles]

We're going on this cruise along with 2 other families. At time, DD will be 9 and my DSs will be 12 and 14. The other families by 2 boys (10 and 13) and 4 boys (7, 9, 12, and 14). Only 1 girl out of the 9 kids!

We're telling them all together at a superbowl party this weekend. Probably very early to tell them but I can't wait any more! We have a survivor-like challenge we're making them do and the end puzzle spells disney cruise.
:)

[BELLE16127]

What a wonderful way to tell people about a cruise.....Please let us know how it all turns out when they figure it out!!! I am SO EXCITED about this cruise, it will be our fifth Disney Cruise but THIS ONE will be AMAZING.....I can't wait to see our daughter as a "BRIDE".

[Captain_Oblivious]

We're going on this cruise along with 2 other families. At time, DD will be 9 and my DSs will be 12 and 14. The other families by 2 boys (10 and 13) and 4 boys (7, 9, 12, and 14). Only 1 girl out of the 9 kids!

We're telling them all together at a superbowl party this weekend. Probably very early to tell them but I can't wait any more! We have a survivor-like challenge we're making them do and the end puzzle spells disney cruise.
:)

Anyone with the name "goeagles" is welcome on my cruise! :cool1:

[BELLE16127]

Ok the Superbowl is over MY TEAM WON!!!!!!!!! oh ok sorry I was wondering how the big suprise worked out for goeagles???? How long did it take for someone to figure it out and are they totally thrilled to be cruising soon?????

[goeagles]

Our big surprise went really well, except the kids weren't really freaking out the way we all expected. I think they were too shocked. It took them forever to unscramble the puzzle spelling out disney cruise, because they were convinced the whole challenge had to do with football! About 30 minutes later, they really started getting excited after it sunk in. One actuallly said, "why did you tell us so soon!".

Belle - I'm glad your team won the superbowl, but it looks like Capt. Oblivious and I are Eagles fans!

[Captain_Oblivious]

At least it was a really good game!

We still haven't told our kids yet. We're still not sure when we're going to break the news to them.

[MickeyMick56]

Hi all,
Add me to the list of cruiser's:cool1: :cool1: This will be our third Disney cruise and I am so excited :banana: :banana:
There is me, DH, DD 11 and DS 7
Belle, How exciting to have your daughter married on the cruise, hopefully we can get a glimpse of the beautiful bride!!

[goeagles]

Welcome MickeyMick56 - glad to see we have more joining this thread! My countdown clock says 226 days to go - it still feels so far away!

We booked our plane tickets this month. I was watching a few options and finally jumped on a good deal. It's nice to have that part behind us. Now it's all the fun stuff left! :goodvibes

[BELLE16127]

Great to see another family joining us on this cruise!!!!!! Mickey..the wedding is "suppose" to be the day we are in Nassau at either 4:30 or 5:30 is what DD has told us. I guess the Captain has final say on the time. They are getting married on the Secret Deck 7 so hang out on the deck above and have a look!!! LOL. I am so excited about the wedding I think we are all going to have a wonderful time.

[Captain_Oblivious]

MickeyMick56: Welcome aboard!

goeagles: If you don't mind me asking, where did you find the good airline deals? I figure we're going to be flying out of the Philly/Baltimore region as well. We were waiting for Southwest to release those dates, but that hasn't happened yet.

[Captain_Oblivious]

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[goeagles]

MickeyMick56: Welcome aboard!

goeagles: If you don't mind me asking, where did you find the good airline deals? I figure we're going to be flying out of the Philly/Baltimore region as well. We were waiting for Southwest to release those dates, but that hasn't happened yet.


We live 10 minutes from the Atlantic City airport. Spirit had a promotion last month that brought the price down to $200 each. Not a great deal, but decent considering they treat this week like a holiday since NJ schools are closed for convention. The prices will start to get pretty high now. Spirit has a ton of hidden fees: every checked bag and even to reserve a seat next to your kid! But it is so close and beats the heck out of driving 1 hr to Philly airport never knowing what kind of traffic you might hit. Southwest will surely be cheaper. Look on the 'gettng there' board and you'll find the date they release November flights. I think it is in May. What area are you from?

[Captain_Oblivious]

Thanks! We live in New Castle County, Delaware. So we usually fly out of either Philly or Baltimore, depending on where we get better rates. Philly's a little closer, but Baltimore's airport is nicer.

[MickeyMick56]

Thanks for the Welcome everyone!!! We are hitting Disney for the 4 days prior to our cruise, cannot wait for that!! My Husband and myself will both be celebrating our Birthdays while we are there (we have the same birthday) That will be a first for us!

[gracia98]

Hi all,

My family will be on this cruise, our 3rd Disney Cruise. I am traveling with DH, DD 6 and DS 8.

I will also be celebrating my birthday! Looking forward to catching a glimpse of the wedding if I can. Have never seen one on a cruise - how romantic!

Stefanie

[BELLE16127]

WOW a Birthday onboard.....How fun. Welcome to the cruise. Our numbers are growing. Is everyone counting the days like I am ?? We are still waiting to book our air. I have $600.00 in credit from Southwest it was supose to expire in October 2009 but I called and they will extend it once for 1 year, so I have to call in May or June to have it extended then we can start watching for our tickets to get to Orlando. DD will get there a day ahead of us and pick us up at the Airport. I CAN'T WAIT......

[Captain_Oblivious]

gracia98, welcome aboard!

[Disneydreamer5]

Hi everyone! Super excited. Just booked this cruise a few days ago. Can't wait. Very excited and nervous. I am a worry wart can't help it, its what I do.
I am trying not to worry about small stuff and just enjoy the fact that we are finially going on a Disney cruise..................................
Cast members, me 39, DH 37, DD 19, DD 17, DS 16, DD 15, & last but certainly not least DD 12.
Thinking about adding a 2 day stay at AMus after cruise because my oldest said it would be so aweful to be so close to Disney and not go at least for a few days! :rotfl:
That remains to be seen but the cruise is on.:cool1:

[BELLE16127]

Welcome!!!!!! I keep checking this thread to see if anyone else will be joining us.....this is the first time I ever want summer to be over FAST.....Counting the days until our Daughters Wedding on the Wonder I can't wait, I wanna start packing NOW!!!!!!

[Disneydreamer5]

My children are 19,17,16,15,& 12.
I would love to have them hooked up with some kids their own age before the cruise.
If anyone has children around this age please let me know.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Sorry, my kids are all younger: 7, 5, and 3. I'm sure your teens will have fun though!

[goeagles]

Hi Fellow cruisers! Any one else going to Disney World first? We are staying at the Beach Club. I'm 99 days from the start of our land part. I've been gearing up for dining reservations and found out yesterday we now have free dining!

We had 3 families going with us (6 adults, 8 boys, and my daughter) and now have another family going along with 2 more boys and 2 girls!

We're all silly Eagles fans except one family of Cowboy fans. Found out the Sunday night game on the cruise is Eagles v. Cowboys. I know it's nuts, but we are psyched! No worries, though we are nice fans. :)

96 days to the Cruise!!!!!!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Yes! We are looking to fly in Friday night (Southwest needs to lower their prices a bit) and spend 2 nights at the Wilderness Lodge (just booked the new room-only discount!) before heading to the cruise on Sunday.

As I said before, you can never have too many silly Eagles fans on the boat. Our family makes 5 more! We'll have to find a way to say hi.

I didn't even think to check the schedule. Maybe they'll show the Eagles/Cowboys game on the big screen over the pool. Because that'd be, you know, awesome.

But why are you bringing Cowboys fans along?!

[goeagles]

Just booked our meals - so psyched they extended free dining!

Capt Oblivious: We're only letting the Cowboy fans come along since one of their kids has converted to the Eagles. :-) We can met Sunday night - game time at the sports bar!:cheer2:

DisneyDreamer5: My DS is only 9 but I have 2 boys near your ages. They will be 12 and 14 when we sail. They have AIM/email and said they would chat. I don't know if your girls would be interested in emailing with them, but I imagine we can set it up somehow.

[Captain_Oblivious]

I read that they have a "vote" in the sports bar as to what game they show, but if it's the Sunday night game, then it should be the only one on. I'm still holding out hope for showing it on the big screen over the pool!

What to pack...Eagles t-shirt or McNabb jersey...

[2 pirates for me]

Hi all,
We will at the Beach Club for 3 nights before the cruise and 3 nights post cruise at Animal Kingdom. We are so excited to try our fist Disney Cruise!!! Our "pirates" are 4 & 6 turning 7 on the 5th. We are planning doing the pirate adventure @ the Beach Club on the 6th, and the Mickey & Pals Fireworks Voyage on the 7th. Has anyone done either of these? If so how did you like it?

[Captain_Oblivious]

Sorry, haven't tried either of those events. But I'm sure they're great!

We're almost at the 2-month milestone...

[BELLE16127]

Only 64 more days before we leave Pennsylvania for the CRUISE!!! I can't wait. We fly to Florida on the 7th and are spending the night in Cocoa Beach. DD and her Fiancee are flying in on the 5th I believe they want to see some friends from College and have a few things to pick up for the WEDDING before they get on the ship. I am so looking forward to seeing them since I haven't seen them since last October Texas is so far away. We have our clothes for the wedding and I have actually allready started thinking of what other clothes to pack....that is whats in the spare room as I type clothes I am thinking of packing.

We have booked 3 nights at POP Resort for the days after the cruise (was THRILLED with the FREE dining) I had been holding out hoping that it would become available!! so the cruise for 4 nights the WEDDING and three nights at the PARKS:cool1: I am a summer person but I can't wait for these last days to fly by......

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hi everyone! After several months of waiting and planning I can finally "officially" join this thread! :yay:

DS(20) and I will be leaving NC on the 7th to drive down to Port Canaveral.

I did a Disney cruise last year with another DS and a Carnival cruise is 2007 with yet another DS. Not sure what I'll do next year because after this cruise I am out of DSs! :rotfl: DH refuses to go on a cruise. He just doesn't know what he's missing!

DS(20) has Down Syndrome and he is so excited about this cruise. And I'm lucky enough not only to be able to cruise with him but to be able to see all of his firsts with him! I know he is absolutely going to go nuts when he actually sees how big a cruise ship really is!

Is this the place to see if anyone wants to do FEs? Or is that a seperate thread? Because I'm definitely interested. We did that on our cruise last year and it was so much fun!!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Just bumping this thread up a little! :)

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hope some more people join this thread soon!!!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

:cool1: Bumping this thread up (again)! :cool1:

I am getting so excited about the cruise. Can not wait!

[Captain_Oblivious]

A belated Welcome Aboard to you, eeyoresmountainpals!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

A belated Welcome Aboard to you, eeyoresmountainpals!

Thank you Captain Oblivious!!!

[goeagles]

Welcome Eeyoresmountailpals!

2 Pirates: Welcome! We are from jersey shore as well and will be at the Beach Club for the 3 days prior to the cruise. Never stayed there before, but heard amazing things about it. I spent days reading the Beach Club thread under Disboards resorts. Great info there.

Hi Capt Oblivous - Here's hoping Mcnabb is back, along with the defense who was absent today, so we can have a great game on the cruise!

Belle, I enjoy hearing updates about the wedding plans - sounds so exciting!

[PrincessK&A]

Hi everyone, just joining this thread as we will officially be joining you on the ship. :banana: It will be me, the fiancee and our 2 beautiful princesses ages 9 and 4. This will be our first cruise and I couldnt be more excited. I have not told anyone yet, as this is a birthday suprise for the soon to be hubby so........any ideas would be nice. I have 5 days to plan something. I have many questions but we can get to that later. gald to join everyone!!!!

PS me and the 2 princesses are Cowboy fans and the lover boy is an Eagles fan, sooooooo this makes our trip that much more fun!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Welcome Eeyoresmountailpals!



Thank you! :blush:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hi everyone, just joining this thread as we will officially be joining you on the ship. :banana: It will be me, the fiancee and our 2 beautiful princesses ages 9 and 4. This will be our first cruise and I couldnt be more excited. I have not told anyone yet, as this is a birthday suprise for the soon to be hubby so........any ideas would be nice. I have 5 days to plan something. I have many questions but we can get to that later. gald to join everyone!!!!

PS me and the 2 princesses are Cowboy fans and the lover boy is an Eagles fan, sooooooo this makes our trip that much more fun!

Welcome PrincessK&A!

Looks like this thread is finally picking up some more cruisers! :cool1:

[BELLE16127]

HI Everyone.....I am so excited about this Cruise!!!!! I keep checkin here to see how many more of us are heading out and "counting the days" Is anyone else picking out what to pack?? I am at the point where I am counting how many more days I have to WORK until my time off starts!!

DD received an email about her Marriage License (makes it a bit more real) I do believe all the girls have their dresses and DD's Bridesmaids flew her to Orlando a week ago for a Bachlorette Party!!! She had a wonderful time and got to see a lot of her College Friends...was a Wonderful suprise from her Friends since it was all a SUPRISE for her...her Fiancee was in on it and kept it a secret for a couple weeks.....she had no idea WHERE she was going until he dropped her off at the Dallas Airport for a 7AM flight.

I do hope to see you around the ship....start packing we only have 47 days until we are CRUISING!!!!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hi everyone, just joining this thread as we will officially be joining you on the ship. :banana: It will be me, the fiancee and our 2 beautiful princesses ages 9 and 4. This will be our first cruise and I couldnt be more excited. I have not told anyone yet, as this is a birthday suprise for the soon to be hubby so........any ideas would be nice. I have 5 days to plan something. I have many questions but we can get to that later. gald to join everyone!!!!

PS me and the 2 princesses are Cowboy fans and the lover boy is an Eagles fan, sooooooo this makes our trip that much more fun!

Welcome aboard!

Oh wait--you're a Cowboys fan. Well, your fiancee can come. :lmao: Between him, my family, and goeagles, I'm afraid you're going to be surrounded. Did you know the Cowboys and Eagles play on the night we set sail?

goeagles: Boy, that last game was embarrassing. I'm hoping we see better efforts from here on out, or we might need this cruise to escape the misery!

[PrincessK&A]

Oh wait--you're a Cowboys fan. Well, your fiancee can come. :lmao: Between him, my family, and goeagles, I'm afraid you're going to be surrounded. Did you know the Cowboys and Eagles play on the night we set sail?

Yep we are cowboy fans but judging from Sundays game I'm quite ashamed! LOL! Yes I am aware of the game on the 8th and I'm very excited! Really hoping they have the game on the big screen!

On another note, is anyone going on an excision while in the nasseau? I'm thinking of Atlantis and just want some insight!

Also, when is pirate night on our cruise? And how many theatre shows are on ship? One last question, if I do pali on the last night, what am I missing? Thanks

[BELLE16127]

I believe that Pirate Night is November 9th durring this cruise....I could be wrong but I think I remember reading this somewhere because this is the day DD will have her Wedding while we are in port at Nassau.

[Captain_Oblivious]

This is our first cruise, so I don't know all the details. But from reading trip reports, it seems like Pirate night is usually on the Castaway Cay day.

We are really debating Nassau. We usually like to explore places we haven't seen before, but it looks like Atlantis is really the only thing worth seeing, and it costs an arm and a leg to do anything there. So we're still on the fence.

[eeyoresmountainpals]

This is our first cruise, so I don't know all the details. But from reading trip reports, it seems like Pirate night is usually on the Castaway Cay day.

We are really debating Nassau. We usually like to explore places we haven't seen before, but it looks like Atlantis is really the only thing worth seeing, and it costs an arm and a leg to do anything there. So we're still on the fence.

I took my one DS last October and we did the open water snorkeling and we also had time to walk around and see a little bit of Nassau right there at the port. We had a blast snorkeling. Not sure if that's anything you'd be interested in. I think it was $45 per person.

This year I'm taking another DS. He has Down Syndrome and I'm just not real comfortable with the idea of the open water snorkeling with him. I think we'll just walk around Nassau a little and then head back to the ship. Nice thing about that is the ship isn't nearly as crowded when it's in port.

[2 pirates for me]

Hi Everyone:cheer2:,
Sorry I haven't responded to anything, but september has been a very busy month for me:teacher:. Our boys are so excited about this cruise! Last year we did a Carnival cruise and while we were in Nassua we did the Blackbeard's Cay experience. Carnival offered just the beach experience (no food or stingrays) and it cost us 100.00 for all 4 of us. We had a quiet day on the beach. We were thinking about doing it again, but we can't justify going to the same place for double the price.:sad2: We are thinking about staying on the ship and taking a walk through town. Whe I called DCL the CM told me the pirate party is usually on the Castaway Cay Night. We scheduled Palo for the last night because the CM told me you eat in the same restuarant on the 1st & 4th night. We aren't sure we want to miss our last night with our servers. Any suggestions?
My DH and DS are hoping they show the game on the big screen by the pool.

[2 pirates for me]

[QUOTE=goeagles;33652229]Welcome Eeyoresmountailpals!

2 Pirates: Welcome! We are from jersey shore as well and will be at the Beach Club for the 3 days prior to the cruise. Never stayed there before, but heard amazing things about it. I spent days reading the Beach Club thread under Disboards resorts. Great info there.

I have spent days pouring over the dining reviews & trip reports. The pool at the BC looks great! :cheer2: I hope the weather is warm enough to use it!:wizard: Are you using disney trans. to get to the pier?

[Captain_Oblivious]

I took my one DS last October and we did the open water snorkeling and we also had time to walk around and see a little bit of Nassau right there at the port. We had a blast snorkeling. Not sure if that's anything you'd be interested in. I think it was $45 per person.

This year I'm taking another DS. He has Down Syndrome and I'm just not real comfortable with the idea of the open water snorkeling with him. I think we'll just walk around Nassau a little and then head back to the ship. Nice thing about that is the ship isn't nearly as crowded when it's in port.

I think our feeling is that we've already spent much more on the cruise itself than we would on a normal vacation, so it's hard to justify shelling out more on the excursions. My daughter is 7, and my sons are 5 and 3, so they aren't quite ready for a lot of sightseeing, and they're all still beginners with swimming. Right now I think we're leaning towards taking a few pictures at the dock (so we can say we "set foot" in Nassau) and then enjoying a relatively empty boat! So we'll probably see you around...

I can't wait to see Castaway Cay, though. That's the part I'm looking forward to the most. :woohoo:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hi Everyone:cheer2:,
Sorry I haven't responded to anything, but september has been a very busy month for me:teacher:. Our boys are so excited about this cruise! Last year we did a Carnival cruise and while we were in Nassua we did the Blackbeard's Cay experience. Carnival offered just the beach experience (no food or stingrays) and it cost us 100.00 for all 4 of us. We had a quiet day on the beach. We were thinking about doing it again, but we can't justify going to the same place for double the price.:sad2: We are thinking about staying on the ship and taking a walk through town. Whe I called DCL the CM told me the pirate party is usually on the Castaway Cay Night. We scheduled Palo for the last night because the CM told me you eat in the same restuarant on the 1st & 4th night. We aren't sure we want to miss our last night with our servers. Any suggestions?
My DH and DS are hoping they show the game on the big screen by the pool.

If I remember correctly from last year you have breakfast on the last morning at the same restaurant that you dined in on the last night. So, unless you plan to skip the "restaurant" breakfast and opt for one of the buffet-types then you would get to see your servers one last time that morning!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

I think our feeling is that we've already spent much more on the cruise itself than we would on a normal vacation, so it's hard to justify shelling out more on the excursions. My daughter is 7, and my sons are 5 and 3, so they aren't quite ready for a lot of sightseeing, and they're all still beginners with swimming. Right now I think we're leaning towards taking a few pictures at the dock (so we can say we "set foot" in Nassau) and then enjoying a relatively empty boat! So we'll probably see you around...

I can't wait to see Castaway Cay, though. That's the part I'm looking forward to the most. :woohoo:

:thumbsup2 Gotcha!

I understand completely!

My son and I are going to get off in Nassau and walk around a bit - like you said, just to be able to say we set foot in Nassau. But then we're going to head back to the boat and hopefully it won't be too crowded. My son doesn't always do well in crowds.

[Martin2611]

Yeah, greetings from the other side of the atlantic.
We (2 adults) are also on the ship. It is our first cruise so we are a little nervous - only 4 weeks left :).
We love Disneyworld, so this is the next step for us...

So long

Martin

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Yeah, greetings from the other side of the atlantic.
We (2 adults) are also on the ship. It is our first cruise so we are a little nervous - only 4 weeks left :).
We love Disneyworld, so this is the next step for us...

So long

Martin

Hi Martin!

Welcome to this thread!

Don't be nervous about the cruise - YOU WILL LOVE IT!

[TanteDidi]

Hi.. we will be on this cruise too... This is our first time ever on a cruise... we're very anxious and nervous .. but I'm sure that we will love it :thumbsup2

[pursuethekingdom]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Mike and I will be cruising with my family on a 4 night Wonder cruise on Nov 15th. I am wondering if someone might be available to send along the Navigators when you get back? I am wanting to share with the kiddies what is coming up really soon.

We cruised in 2000 and 2001 with 2 and then 3 kids respectively. However, we have 7 now. And they are all looking forward to this. The oldest ones barely remember anything from their cruise but I'm hoping to build a lot of great memories with this one. So I'm hoping to plan the trip to the best I can.

I am hoping someone might be able to keep copies of the Daily Navigators and scan them to email when they get home? I can send along my email if someone can help.

Thanks so much and enjoy your cruise!!

Mike

[eeyoresmountainpals]

I'm starting to get a little nervous....has everyone received their packet with the brochure/booklet and luggage tags? I haven't and I'm nervous now that we are under that 30 day mark.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Martin: Welcome!

TanteDidi: Welcome! It's our first cruise too, so you won't be alone. It'll be a blast!

Mike: Not sure how quickly we can scan them in and get it to you upon returning, but we can try. There are a couple of posts that have recent Navigators in them, and from what I can tell, they won't change a whole lot within a couple of months' timeframe. Check out:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2300490&highlight=navigator

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2278699

eeyoresmountainpals: We haven't received anything yet, either. I wouldn't start worrying yet...

[momtostitchandbuzz]

Hi everyone! We will be on this cruise and wanted to give an hello to all of you. This is our first cruise so we are getting super excited. We can hardly wait.

[TanteDidi]

I'm starting to get a little nervous....has everyone received their packet with the brochure/booklet and luggage tags? I haven't and I'm nervous now that we are under that 30 day mark.

My travel agent called today to say that she receive all the paper for the parks, hotel and free dining but nothing for the cruise. So she called DCL and they said that it was on process and the papers will be mailed in the nexts couples of days! :banana:

By the way, I went on the DCL site and we have our assignation for the cabine

[TanteDidi]

Has anyone reserve an excursion at Nassau? If you did, witch one have you take?

[goeagles]

Seeing more activity on this board is adding to the already mounting excitment for the trip. So close now!!!! :cool1:

We haven't gotten any travel documents yet. We've had our cabin numbers since we booked, but I think that's because we paid $250 pp deposit to secure cabins near each other. We have 6 cabins for our 4 families.

Our whole group of 21 booked the Caribbean Queen snorkel excursion for Nassau. It's only 2.5 hours long, $37, and is for the afternoon. We'll enjoy the ship and have lunch on board, then head to the excursion

When we went in 2005 we did the Blackbeard Stingray Beach excursion. We really liked it. If you want another beach day besides just Castaway, we liked this. We snorkeled off the beach as soon as we got there (when the crowd headed to the stingray pond). Then we went to the stingray pond and were practically the only ones there. Food was okay. This definitely wasn't 'disney-ish' property, but we really enjoyed the day. We may have paid extra to use snorkel gear off the beach, but I can't remember.

Did any one get trip insurance? We never have in the past but now I'm worried about the H1N1 virus!!! I'm not sure it would even cover it. Does anyone know?

[Captain_Oblivious]

3 weeks till we head to the airport! :woohoo: Our kids still don't know, although DD (7) has an idea. We'll break the news on Nov. 1.

I'm starting to wonder if I might have to watch some World Series games onboard as well as the Eagles! :banana:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

We received our travel documents/travel booklets today! :cool1: I've been waiting anxiously - getting them makes it seem like a bit more of a reality!

There is one problem though - they spelled our son's first name incorrectly. :guilty: I've contacted our travel agent to get this corrected because I'm afraid that might be a problem since it doesn't match his passport.

But at least we're that much closer now!!:cool1:

[TanteDidi]

We received our travel documents/travel booklets today! :cool1: I've been waiting anxiously - getting them makes it seem like a bit more of a reality!

There is one problem though - they spelled our son's first name incorrectly. :guilty: I've contacted our travel agent to get this corrected because I'm afraid that might be a problem since it doesn't match his passport.

But at least we're that much closer now!!:cool1:

That's nice That's true that receiving them makes seem more of a reality! I hope my travel agent will call me on monday to tell me that she received our travel documents too.

[TanteDidi]

Is someone know if we will be lucky enough to see some Christmas decorations on the Wonder during our cruise?

[2 pirates for me]

Welcome to the new members of this thread. Our TA just called on Friday to tell us that our travel documents just arrived. I am going to pick them up tomorrow:banana:. She said the DCL documents were a little slower than usual. :confused3. My kids are so excited for this trip! :dance3:

Meprincess: DH :happytv: DS(7)pirate: DS(4)pirate:

[2 pirates for me]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Mike and I will be cruising with my family on a 4 night Wonder cruise on Nov 15th. I am wondering if someone might be available to send along the Navigators when you get back? I am wanting to share with the kiddies what is coming up really soon.

We cruised in 2000 and 2001 with 2 and then 3 kids respectively. However, we have 7 now. And they are all looking forward to this. The oldest ones barely remember anything from their cruise but I'm hoping to build a lot of great memories with this one. So I'm hoping to plan the trip to the best I can.

I am hoping someone might be able to keep copies of the Daily Navigators and scan them to email when they get home? I can send along my email if someone can help.

Thanks so much and enjoy your cruise!!

Mike
Mike,
We are heading back to the AKL when we get off the ship. If you have a fax number I can see if they can fax them to you.

[2 pirates for me]

Is someone know if we will be lucky enough to see some Christmas decorations on the Wonder during our cruise?

We are hoping the same thing! We took a carnival cruise at this time last year and they started decorating the ship the day we were leaving!:sad2:
I am hoping to get a nice picture of my boys to use on our Holiday Cards.

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Somewhat hard to believe but it's only....

3 weeks until we all sail!


:cool1::yay::cool1::yay:

[TanteDidi]

Somewhat hard to believe but it's only....

3 weeks until we all sail!


:cool1::yay::cool1::yay:

:cool1: Wow 3 weeks from now..... :banana: that will come fast now.... everyone ready :thumbsup2

[eeyoresmountainpals]

:cool1: Wow 3 weeks from now..... :banana: that will come fast now.... everyone ready :thumbsup2

I'm getting ready - - -slowly but surely! :teeth:

I completed the on-line forms today and printed out the cruise line contract. :cool1:

Still so much to do though!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Is anyone on here interested in doing an FE exchange? I'd be willing to organize it if we have some interest. I think I'll go ahead and PM everyone to see if anyone is interested! But if I miss any of you with a PM please PM me!!!

[TanteDidi]

Is anyone on here interested in doing an FE exchange? I'd be willing to organize it if we have some interest. I think I'll go ahead and PM everyone to see if anyone is interested! But if I miss any of you with a PM please PM me!!!

Can you tell me what is an FE?

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Can you tell me what is an FE?

I knew someone was going to ask that and I'm terrible at explaining.

Basically - outside of every cabin is a fish with a hook on it. It was designed by Disney to hang a note or something like that if they needed to leave something for you. Dissers have been using them to do exchanges. You buy or make some sort of holder to hang from the hook. It can be simple or elaborate. (Some crafty people go all out but I'm not that crafty so last year I made a fairly simple one.) Anyway, before sailing anyone interested gives their ingo (cabin number, # of guests and ages of guests) to whoever is organizing and then they distribute the info. On the cruise you take little gifts to your fellow fish extender exchange participants. It's really fun to come back to your cabin and find goodies in your fish extender! Last year I gave little bags of candy - you usually put in enough gifts for each member in the stateroom. We got some really neat stuff too. It was really a lot of fun!

It's also neat to see the reactions from people who don't know about disboards. We got all sorts of questions about it!

Let me see if I can find a link to it somewhere.

[eeyoresmountainpals]

I knew someone was going to ask that and I'm terrible at explaining.

Basically - outside of every cabin is a fish with a hook on it. It was designed by Disney to hang a note or something like that if they needed to leave something for you. Dissers have been using them to do exchanges. You buy or make some sort of holder to hang from the hook. It can be simple or elaborate. (Some crafty people go all out but I'm not that crafty so last year I made a fairly simple one.) Anyway, before sailing anyone interested gives their ingo (cabin number, # of guests and ages of guests) to whoever is organizing and then they distribute the info. On the cruise you take little gifts to your fellow fish extender exchange participants. It's really fun to come back to your cabin and find goodies in your fish extender! Last year I gave little bags of candy - you usually put in enough gifts for each member in the stateroom. We got some really neat stuff too. It was really a lot of fun!

It's also neat to see the reactions from people who don't know about disboards. We got all sorts of questions about it!

Let me see if I can find a link to it somewhere.

Okay, here's a link to the thread.

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

I actually think I posted on that thread last year before our first Disney cruise because I had no idea what a Fish Extender was either. There are some great pics of FEs on there too!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Is someone know if we will be lucky enough to see some Christmas decorations on the Wonder during our cruise?

I found a schedule from a few years ago, and it showed the decorations being up on the boat during the second week of November...which means we would be in luck! :banana:

I don't think it's guaranteed, though. I'd say expect nothing and be pleasantly surprised if the decorations are there.

We probably wouldn't see them in the terminal or on the island yet, though.

eeyore: I'm glad you explained it--I had no idea what FE was either! :laughing:

[TanteDidi]

Thanks for the explanation (its very clear :thumbsup2) and thanks for the link too... now I understand!.... and believe me its often hard for me and even more when it's in english

[TanteDidi]

I found a schedule from a few years ago, and it showed the decorations being up on the boat during the second week of November...which means we would be in luck! :banana:

I don't think it's guaranteed, though. I'd say expect nothing and be pleasantly surprised if the decorations are there.

We probably wouldn't see them in the terminal or on the island yet, though.

eeyore: I'm glad you explained it--I had no idea what FE was either! :laughing:

I thought that we can be in luck because at Magic Kingdom the MVMCP start on november 10 and in Hollywood Studios the Osborne to... so maybe on the Wonder we will have the chance to see some decorations.... I cross my fingers

[TanteDidi]

:cool1: My travel agent called and she have all my documents.... I will go get them tomorrow :cool1:

[momtostitchandbuzz]

We got our cruise documents today too! Very exciting :)

[2 pirates for me]

We picked up our documents today!!!:cool1::cool1: I can't believe we leave in 2 weeks! I am forever making lists of things not to forget. I apolize for my DH as he is a huge Steelers Fan. My DS is a huge Yankees fan. What are the chances they have the Yankees Channel in the Sports Bar? Is anyone starting to feel like all this planning is finally going to pay off? :wizard:

[Captain_Oblivious]

We picked up our documents today!!!:cool1::cool1: I can't believe we leave in 2 weeks! I am forever making lists of things not to forget. I apolize for my DH as he is a huge Steelers Fan. My DS is a huge Yankees fan. What are the chances they have the Yankees Channel in the Sports Bar? Is anyone starting to feel like all this planning is finally going to pay off? :wizard:

It looks like it might be a Yankees/Phillies World Series, so your son and I might have to remain separated! :lmao:

If I remember from reading previous navigators, they put a World Series game up on the Ariel TV above the pool... :thumbsup2

We are so ready to leave! Not having a vacation over the summer has made us feel seriously burned out. It's been a long time since our last vacation.

[2 pirates for me]

It looks like it might be a Yankees/Phillies World Series, so your son and I might have to remain separated! :lmao:

If I remember from reading previous navigators, they put a World Series game up on the Ariel TV above the pool... :thumbsup2

We are so ready to leave! Not having a vacation over the summer has made us feel seriously burned out. It's been a long time since our last vacation.
If it's a Yankees/Phillies World Series he will be in heaven! They are his two favorite teams. :woohoo: We live close to The Blue Claws (their minor league team) so we go to the games quite regularly in the summer. My DS's Fall Ball Team is the Phillies. It would be interesing to see how many times he switches his loyalty during the game! Is it possible to wear two jerseys at one time?LOL:confused3
We are counting down the days!

[TanteDidi]

I now have everything I need in my hands.... just have to book the suitcases and we are ready to go :cool1: only 10 days from now because we are going at the Pop first :banana:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Just bumping this thread up.....

We sail.......

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!!!




:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:

[TanteDidi]

It's coming fast now for the cruise, I'm so happy :cool1: and in 1 week I will be at the Pop Century :cool1:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Last call for joining in for the FE Exchange!

If anyone is interested in joining in who hasn't contacted me please PM me! I'd like to get the final list to those participated by Thursday!

[Captain_Oblivious]

We're down to single digits before our flight! Naturally my son is now on antibiotics and my wife has a sinus infection. Sigh...

[goeagles]

7 days from this moment we will be landing in Orlando for our Land portion! So excited. I've never been a worrier, but this time around the H1N1 has me so nervous. So far we have colds and ear infections going.... here's hoping thats all! Our area hasn't had the injectable vacine and my kids can't get the mist. It's beyond my control so I know I shouldn't focus on it.

Capt Oblivious - I hope your all feeling better and it's not serious! I assume/hope you are a Phillies fan too besides our beloved Eagles. The birds looked awful on Sunday and got lucky. We can't beat the cowboys playing like that. :)

Eyeoremountainpals - thanks for organizing the FE exchange. I've never done anything like that and am looking forward to it! :wizard:

Belle - How are the final wedding plans going?

[mommylovesdisney]

Hey!
Wow, I have been reading for years, now i am finally a member... This is our family's first cruise and my mom is coming too, her first as well. We have adjoining rooms. We have 3 kids: dd-almost 9, ds 4 and dd 21 mos. Older DD will be with my mom in her stateroom. We have made our ressies for palo, founders, spa and registered the kids for the club/lab. But I have only just begun to think about packing and feel so unprepared!!!

I know it is going to be fun, but I am still nervous. We're driving down from NJ with a 2 day stop in SC to visit dh's folks. Then we will drive to Port sat and stay one night. This is the first vacation in years that I won't need to cook, clean, do laundry, etc!!! I can't wait.

I am too late for FE exchange but maybe next time. I hope DH really likes it, so there can be a next time, LOL!

[Captain_Oblivious]

goeagles: Thanks for the well-wishes! With our luck, we'll pump everyone full of drugs so we'll be healed just in time to get seasick on the boat! :sick:

And yes, I'm totally wrapped up in the Phillies right now. It helps take my mind off the sputtering Eagles offense. Hopefully we'll be celebrating another championship on board!

mommylovesdisney: Welcome! Looks like lots of folks from NJ on board this cruise.

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hey!
Wow, I have been reading for years, now i am finally a member... This is our family's first cruise and my mom is coming too, her first as well. We have adjoining rooms. We have 3 kids: dd-almost 9, ds 4 and dd 21 mos. Older DD will be with my mom in her stateroom. We have made our ressies for palo, founders, spa and registered the kids for the club/lab. But I have only just begun to think about packing and feel so unprepared!!!

I know it is going to be fun, but I am still nervous. We're driving down from NJ with a 2 day stop in SC to visit dh's folks. Then we will drive to Port sat and stay one night. This is the first vacation in years that I won't need to cook, clean, do laundry, etc!!! I can't wait.

I am too late for FE exchange but maybe next time. I hope DH really likes it, so there can be a next time, LOL!

I am still working on the FE exchange info so if you'd like to join in please let me know ASAP.

I see you don't have many posts so I'm not sure if you can PM through here or not....but if you do want to join you can send me an email. My email address is kreed4339@yahoo.com.

[mommylovesdisney]

Hi I emailed you thanks!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Hi I emailed you thanks!

And I just emailed back! :)

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Still working on all the FE info so it won't be sent out tonight. I'll send it out once I get some more info.

momtostitchandbuzz - I need your last name and the names of your DH and DSs.

2_pirates_for-me - I still need your last name and your cabin number.

I will include my cell phone number and you can call me if your cabin number changes. You never know - someone may get a free upgrade at the port! :wizard: If you feel comfortable giving me your cell phone number I'll call you (prior to sailing) if there are any changes. If you'd rather not give your cell phone numbers then I'll try to jot down changes and leave them in FE's that first night.

[eeyoresmountainpals]

WOOHOO! :cool1: I just got the last of the info I needed to complete the FE Exchange! Should have the info out within the hour to all those participating.

[2 pirates for me]

Started to pack today!:banana: I hope everyone who has been sick is on the road to recovery! Can't wait to leave on wed! I hope there are less germs in Florida!
Kathy, thank you for organizing the FE!
My son is hoping to watch some baseball at Disney!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

:cool1::yay::cool1::yay::cool1:

I just got all of the FE exchange info sent out!!! I sent the info via email so check your email! If you didn't receive the info let me know and I'll resend it.

We ended up with a total of 9 cabins participating....16 adults and 21 children!

:yay::cool1::yay::cool1::yay:

[goeagles]

Thank you eyeoresmountain pals for putting together the FE exchange info! That was alot of coordinating!

Today is packing day (in between Eagles and Phillies games!). We booked 2 years ago and told the kids in January - it's been a long wait but IT'S TIME!!!! :banana:

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Thank you eyeoresmountain pals for putting together the FE exchange info! That was alot of coordinating!

You're welcome! It should be a lot of fun. (Not that just being on the cruise wouldn't have been fun enough! ;) )



Today is packing day (in between Eagles and Phillies games!). We booked 2 years ago and told the kids in January - it's been a long wait but IT'S TIME!!!! :banana:

It's been a long wAIT but now all of a sudden it's almost time and I feel like it snuck up on me!

:cool1::yay::cool1:WE SAIL ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! WOOHOO!!! :cool1::yay::cool1:

[2 pirates for me]

Today is packing day (in between Eagles and Phillies games!). We booked 2 years ago and told the kids in January - it's been a long wait but IT'S TIME!!!! :banana:[/QUOTE]
We are watching the game now! :thumbsup2 I have been packing for 2 days (on & off) and can't wait to leave on Wed.:woohoo: My DS had me pack both Philly and Yankee shirts for our trip. We are looking for a good place to watch the games while we are at the BC. We have been planning this trip for 2 years and are glad it's finally here! Can't wait till next week!:banana:

[Captain_Oblivious]

Today is packing day (in between Eagles and Phillies games!). We booked 2 years ago and told the kids in January - it's been a long wait but IT'S TIME!!!! :banana:

Woohoo! 4 days left before we leave! :woohoo:

And I have hope in the Eagles again! Too bad the Phillies are coming up small...:sad2:

We're looking forward to seeing you all on the ship! If you see a mid-thirties white male looking oblivious, you'll know you've found me! (my real name is Mark, btw).

[BELLE16127]

We are also packed and ready to get out of PA fpr awhile. I have been checking the Orlando Weather for a couple days now and it sure looks better than the 44 degrees I am seeing on my computer right now!!

Our flight is at 7:05am Saturday mroning we should be in Florida at 9:30 :yay:

Can't wait to see our daughter and future son in law. We are so EXCITED about the Wedding. Come take a peek at secret deck 7 and catch a glimps of the Wedding it should be on Nassau Day at 5:30 I believe is what DD said. And of course she will be the most AMAZING looking Bride you have ever seen so she shouldn't be too hard to find.

Hope to meet some of you while we are onboard....Safe Travels, on your trip to Canaveral and the WONDER!!!!!

[goeagles]

I'm pretty sure that Capt. Oblivious and I will be meeting in the sports bar on Sunday night for Eagles/Cowboys game. Would love to meet some more Dis-ers as well.:cool1:

I have shoulder-length blonde hair and I'll be with a tall 40-ish man who will also look oblivious! I'm sure we'll be with the other couples on the trip, so look for 4 couples. Some of which are horrified to be considered part of 'goeagles' for the FE exchange! We are not rude Philly fans (we would never never throw snowballs at Santa) so please say hello!

We fly into Orlando on Thurs morning and head to the Beach Club. We'll have to look for 2piratesforme!

[2 pirates for me]

I'm pretty sure that Capt. Oblivious and I will be meeting in the sports bar on Sunday night for Eagles/Cowboys game. Would love to meet some more Dis-ers as well.:cool1:

I have shoulder-length blonde hair and I'll be with a tall 40-ish man who will also look oblivious! I'm sure we'll be with the other couples on the trip, so look for 4 couples. Some of which are horrified to be considered part of 'goeagles' for the FE exchange! We are not rude Philly fans (we would never never throw snowballs at Santa) so please say hello!

We fly into Orlando on Thurs morning and head to the Beach Club. We'll have to look for 2piratesforme!

We are leaving tomorrow morning out of PHL!!:cheer2: Thursday is our DS's birthday soo we shouldn't be hard to find. By the pool until 4. Then dinner at the Coral Reef then we will be looking for somewhere to watch the 7th game of the Word Series (if there is one). The ESPN bar will probably be packed so we are hoping they have some place in the hotel to watch the game. You can miss us my 4 year old thinks he's a personal greeter wherever he goes. :laughing: Are you taking the shuttle to the port on Sun?

[goeagles]

We are leaving tomorrow morning out of PHL!!:cheer2: Thursday is our DS's birthday soo we shouldn't be hard to find. By the pool until 4. Then dinner at the Coral Reef then we will be looking for somewhere to watch the 7th game of the Word Series (if there is one). The ESPN bar will probably be packed so we are hoping they have some place in the hotel to watch the game. You can miss us my 4 year old thinks he's a personal greeter wherever he goes. :laughing: Are you taking the shuttle to the port on Sun?

We leave out of AC. I agree ESPN will be too crowded. I'm sure they'll have it on at the pool bar and we can watch while the kids swim. We aren't taking the shuttle. We have a 24 pass bus for our group picking us up at 10:30 am, it is actually cheaper than the shuttle. Too bad we're already full or we could have squeezed you in! Safe travels and see you soon!:banana:

[Captain_Oblivious]

I'm pretty sure that Capt. Oblivious and I will be meeting in the sports bar on Sunday night for Eagles/Cowboys game. Would love to meet some more Dis-ers as well.:cool1:

I have shoulder-length blonde hair and I'll be with a tall 40-ish man who will also look oblivious! I'm sure we'll be with the other couples on the trip, so look for 4 couples. Some of which are horrified to be considered part of 'goeagles' for the FE exchange! We are not rude Philly fans (we would never never throw snowballs at Santa) so please say hello!

We fly into Orlando on Thurs morning and head to the Beach Club. We'll have to look for 2piratesforme!

I might be late getting to the sports bar for the game on Sunday night--I'm sure the kids will want to go see the Golden Mickeys show (we are in the first dinner seating). I'll probably be peeking at my watch the whole time! :rotfl2:

[gracia98]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Stefanie and my family and I will be on the Nov. 8 cruise (DS 8 and DD 6). I have not been active at all on this group, life has been busier than usual with lots of ups and downs this year.... We are definitely ready for this little get-a-way!! This is our 3rd Disney Cruise!

Anyway, I just called to see which movies will be playing and this is what they told me:

GForce
The Proposal
Up
Earth
The Christmas Carol
Bolt
Hannah Montana the Movie
The Surrugate

We're excited about The Christmas Carol!! :yay:

I better start packing - 2 more days!!

[eeyoresmountainpals]

I hope everyone on this thread is enjoying the cruise as much as A.J. and I are!

gracia98 - Thanks for posting the movies. It gave us a little idea of more of what we could look forward to! We're hoping to see Christmas Carol tomorrow.

We have eaten, and eaten and eaten so far on the cruise. :lmao: I made AJ weigh himself before we left just so I can see how much he gains! :rotfl:

Chris - I'm so glad we got to meet today. Thanks for coming up to me and introducing yourself. Hope to see you again on the cruise.

Gotta deliver some FE gifts this evening. We've received gifts already and it's so neat to come back to the room and find presents waiting for us!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hope everyone had a great time!

We had a lot of fun, and our kids had a blast. I might put up a trip report in a few days...

BELLE--we saw your group and beautiful bride a few times on board. I thought about saying hi, but it always looked like you guys were huddled up in conversation, and I didn't want to be rude. Congratulations and I hope everything went smoothly!

Kathy (eeyore)--I think I spotted you and your son near the gift shop on Castaway Cay--but again, I was busy putting my FIL into a wheelchair and missed you. Glad you had fun!

goeagles--As it turns out, I was only able to duck my head into the sports bar right before halftime to check on the game. The boat was rocking and rolling enough to make me and my wife want to go straight to bed after the Golden Mickeys show. I'm kinda glad I missed the end...

[BELLE16127]

Captain I wish you had come over!!!!! We had a wonderful time and the Wedding was BEAUTIFUL.....I am working on posting pics on the Wedding Board I will have to put some on the Cruise Board as well. I have posted askin if anyone else happensto have taken any pictures of the kids dressed up we will see if there are any others out there!!!!