December 19, 2010 - Disney Wonder - 4 Night Bahamas [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

CUL8R

03-01-2009, 03:18 PM

Actually, yes...that would be me. I looked for a thread a couple of days ago and didn't see one open yet. I'm new to the boards and didn't know how...some things I couldn't/can't do because I haven't posted enough yet. So I'm glad you were able to get this started.

This WAS going to be our first cruise, but my son's are graduating...one from high school and the other is a promotion to high school...at the end of May. When each of them graduate they get to pick a vacation. Since the economy is so yucky right now and all of the "unknowns" about where the USA will be in another 2 years, they were concerned that we might not be able to go on that vacation. So they chose to go on a cruise for their graduation trip...it will be a cruise only.

BUT...if there are no unforseen troubles, this 2010 trip will be our second, we'll have an upgraded room, we'll spend Christmas at WDW and be celebrating my younger son's and my birthdays. I'm very excited.

My name is Tina, by the way...and I'm looking forward to getting to know you over the next (almost) 2 years on these boards and then put a face to the words on the ship. I'm interested in seeing how many others book this early. I was encouraged to book as early as possible...so I did. :dance3:

tarheel618

04-10-2009, 12:29 PM

New cruiser here too and just paid my deposit this morning so 617 days until we sail but who's counting

CUL8R

04-10-2009, 03:15 PM

pirate: Well, hello there, Matey and welcome aboard! pirate:

Thar don't be much action on this thread. Me hopes it picks up as our sailin' gets a nigh bit closer. I'd be lyin' if I said I don't be countin' the days 'til we sail either. Until then, I'm happy to be makin' your acquaintance. :sail: It's sure to be a Merry Christmas, indeed!

HitbyaDumpTruck

05-21-2009, 11:10 PM

I have not been on the board much for the last several months due to life hogging most of my attention , but I managed to sneak a few minutes to say 'Hi' to those of you who have introduced yourself so far. I most likely won't be around until after July either due me moving to a new job. While I'm very excited about that I still have to find a place to stay, PDQ too. In any case, I'm glad I'm not the only one count day down till Christmas 2010.

pillow

07-05-2009, 06:15 PM

Hi all. I just booked this today. We had booked the 11 night Christmas cruise, but my 12 year old doesn't want to be away at Christmas :confused:, so we switched to this cruise. It pained me to cancel the 11 nighter (sigh), but at least we'll get a short one in. More later . . .

Jodie

whithouston

07-10-2009, 11:45 PM

pillow

07-10-2009, 11:56 PM

We are looking at booking this cruise using our DVC points...should we, or shouldn't we? :) Hope to call in the morning to check availability and to ensure that all is well with our points, and I am sure we will be joining everyone! This will be our 4th Disney Cruise!!! The only way to go :)

Aaargh! No, don't do it!!! Rent your points for $10 per point on the rent/trade thread, and then use the cash to book your cruise - much more economical. You will use fewer points in order to raise the cash for your trip. We booked with points on our first Disney cruise and then regretted it - used soooo many points. :scared1:

Jodie

whithouston

07-11-2009, 12:04 AM

Aaargh! No, don't do it!!! Rent your points for $10 per point on the rent/trade thread, and then use the cash to book your cruise - much more economical. You will use fewer points in order to raise the cash for your trip. We booked with points on our first Disney cruise and then regretted it - used soooo many points. :scared1:

Jodie

I know what you mean, but we haven't had good experiences in the past with renting out points, plus I don't want to go through the hassle of the use years since the points are going to be a combination of 2010 (borrowed in points) and 2011 points...thank you for the advise though..I will talk with DW about it and see what she thinks...we have booked two other cruises with points in the past...thank you again :)

pillow

07-11-2009, 12:12 AM

I know what you mean, but we haven't had good experiences in the past with renting out points, plus I don't want to go through the hassle of the use years since the points are going to be a combination of 2010 (borrowed in points) and 2011 points...thank you for the advise though..I will talk with DW about it and see what she thinks...we have booked two other cruises with points in the past...thank you again :)

Bummer about your bad experience with renting out points. I've only done it twice and was lucky both times. Now we've sold our large contract (we kept a small 50 point one). Of course after we sold it, my mother decided that she wants to take the entire family on a big WDW trip. Now I'm gonna need to rent some points - ha!

Good luck with whatever you decide! I'm very curious to see the West Coast itinerary for 2011. If its Alaska, we may cancel this trip and replace it with that one. Am anxiously awaiting any news . . .

Jodie

whithouston

07-11-2009, 12:17 AM

Bummer about your bad experience with renting out points. I've only done it twice and was lucky both times. Now we've sold our large contract (we kept a small 50 point one). Of course after we sold it, my mother decided that she wants to take the entire family on a big WDW trip. Now I'm gonna need to rent some points - ha!

Good luck with whatever you decide! I'm very curious to see the West Coast itinerary for 2011. If its Alaska, we may cancel this trip and replace it with that one. Am anxiously awaiting any news . . .

Jodie

We actually just added on 100 points at Bay Lake, and we got our 2009 and 2010 use year points...so I sorta look at that as an added incentive! :) Thank you for the insight though! We had the 2009 Thanksgiving cruise booked, but had to cancel due to some unforeseen bills that came up! I think we all know how that is...so when looking at the DVC point chart and how unbelievably of a low season this cruise is, I figured we would get our holiday cruise after all!! :) What category are you guys booked in again? I am thinking we will go with a Cat. 9...

pillow

07-11-2009, 12:26 AM

We actually just added on 100 points at Bay Lake, and we got our 2009 and 2010 use year points...so I sorta look at that as an added incentive! :) Thank you for the insight though! We had the 2009 Thanksgiving cruise booked, but had to cancel due to some unforeseen bills that came up! I think we all know how that is...so when looking at the DVC point chart and how unbelievably of a low season this cruise is, I figured we would get our holiday cruise after all!! :) What category are you guys booked in again? I am thinking we will go with a Cat. 9...

We're booked in cat 9 as well - love being able to see outside. I toyed with the idea of booking a verandah, but I think I would rather spend the additional funds on margheritas instead of a balcony. ;) This time I asked for a starboard room. Someone pointed out to me that you have better views of Castaway Cay with rooms on that side of the ship. I had never thought of that.

Which Thanksgiving cruise were you on? We're booked on the week long Eastern for this year. We booked when the rates first came out + we had a 10% onboard discount that we used. In total, the price wasn't too bad for all 4 of us. I've never done that itinerary, so I'm really looking forward to it.

J

whithouston

07-11-2009, 12:38 AM

We're booked in cat 9 as well - love being able to see outside. I toyed with the idea of booking a verandah, but I think I would rather spend the additional funds on margheritas instead of a balcony. ;) This time I asked for a starboard room. Someone pointed out to me that you have better views of Castaway Cay with rooms on that side of the ship. I had never thought of that.

Which Thanksgiving cruise were you on? We're booked on the week long Eastern for this year. We booked when the rates first came out + we had a 10% onboard discount that we used. In total, the price wasn't too bad for all 4 of us. I've never done that itinerary, so I'm really looking forward to it.

J

We were booked on the 4 Night Thanksgiving Cruise...now I am looking at the point charts and thinking of maybe going with a Cat. 11...we stayed in one of those a few years ago and it wasn't bad at all...made for a very nice night's sleep with it being pitch black! :) Plus, if we go that route..we save 50 points, plus we then have enough to do a quick getaway to Hilton Head over Spring Break, and enough points to get us a night before and after the cruise at WDW...how is that for points management?? :rotfl2:

pillow

07-11-2009, 12:55 AM

We were booked on the 4 Night Thanksgiving Cruise...now I am looking at the point charts and thinking of maybe going with a Cat. 11...we stayed in one of those a few years ago and it wasn't bad at all...made for a very nice night's sleep with it being pitch black! :) Plus, if we go that route..we save 50 points, plus we then have enough to do a quick getaway to Hilton Head over Spring Break, and enough points to get us a night before and after the cruise at WDW...how is that for points management?? :rotfl2:

I say squeeze as many vacations out of those points as you can! We've never stayed in an interior room before. We switched to a category 12 when sale fares came out on the Mediterranean trip ($4,000 for 11 nights for all 4 of us - probably never see rates like that again!!!!), but then we got lucky and were upgraded to a cat 9. Oh, and on that trip, we met someone who had booked a cat 11 with points (lots of points I might add). When the sale fares came out, she wanted to cancel her points reservation to book the sale cash price, but couldn't. She was not a happy camper! Thats partially where my aversion to mixing cruises and points came from. I keep watching for more of these cat 12 discounts. I saw one over spring break that showed up for a couple weeks and then disappeared. Its always interesting to try and get in the heads of those pricing these cruises!

I love Hilton Head in the springtime. We stayed at the villas there before we bought into DVC. It was a bit cool for the water, but I loved the weather + all the flowers were blooming.

I was thinking that if we do take this cruise, we would stay a few nights pre-cruise as well. We haven't done Universal in years, so I was thinking of possibly doing that for a change.

For this Thanksgiving's cruise, I was able to snag the very last Bay Lake Towers studio overlooking Magic Kingdom the night pre-cruise (this was calling at exactly 9:00am 7 months out), so we bought tickets to MVMCP. We've never done that before - think I'm more excited about it than my kids! :yay:

Jodie

pillow

07-11-2009, 12:59 AM

Signing out for the night. DH is getting jealous . . .

whithouston

07-11-2009, 05:25 PM

Well...we are officially booked! We went ahead and went with the Cat. 11 stateroom as it will be me, DW, and DS (age 2 1/2 at time of sailing!) We will be in stateroom 6569 (midship.) Anyone else feel free to post your stateroom numbers also! Looking forward to it already!

Scott :)

whithouston

07-18-2009, 02:58 PM

We actually changed to a Cat. 9 and now we are in stateroom 2564!! Gotta love having the view!! :)

whithouston

07-24-2009, 12:35 AM

Anyone, anyone? Bueller, Bueller???

pillow

07-24-2009, 09:41 AM

I'm here! At the beach this week.

We're booked in a cat 9 as well - Starboard side further back than you - I think about 6-7 rooms back from the last set of elevators. I like hopping on the elevators and going straight up to the pool and drink kiosk.

Its hard to get excited about this trip right now. Our Eastern cruise is less than 4 months away (I remember when it was as far out as this one). Also, I'm patiently waiting for the 2011 itineraries to be released. We may switch cruises - so much up in the air right now.

Jodie

altiek

09-05-2009, 09:07 AM

This will be my family's first cruise!!! We are super excited, just wish it wasn't so far away!!!!

pillow

09-05-2009, 09:52 AM

This will be my family's first cruise!!! We are super excited, just wish it wasn't so far away!!!!

You will love it! I'm jealous of your cat 3. We've never done concierge before. We always seem to be trying to squeeze in as many days as possible as cheap as we can. I'm still patiently waiting for the 2011 info . . .

Jodie

altiek

09-07-2009, 02:27 AM

You will love it! I'm jealous of your cat 3. We've never done concierge before. We always seem to be trying to squeeze in as many days as possible as cheap as we can. I'm still patiently waiting for the 2011 info . . .

Jodie

Naw, don't be jealous. We are probably making a mistake, because then I will be spoiled and expect it every time. But with a family of 5, I think I would feel crowded in even a cat 4. And I am claustrophobic, so adjoining inside rooms aren't really an option. Maybe, though, if I love the cruise and want to do it often. We'll see

pillow

09-07-2009, 09:16 AM

Naw, don't be jealous. We are probably making a mistake, because then I will be spoiled and expect it every time. But with a family of 5, I think I would feel crowded in even a cat 4. And I am claustrophobic, so adjoining inside rooms aren't really an option. Maybe, though, if I love the cruise and want to do it often. We'll see

I've never stayed in an interior room either - feel like I need to see some daylight. At some point, you could always try 2 connecting cat 9's. Then you could have lots of space and have 2 huge windows. Ah, but concierge service and that huge balcony will be quite nice!! Enjoy!

Jodie

pillow

09-07-2009, 09:20 AM

altiek,

Here are some pictures for you. His cat 3 stateroom pictures are on page 2 . . .

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2262121&page=2

Jodie

altiek

09-07-2009, 10:49 PM

whithouston

09-07-2009, 11:00 PM

Hey Jodie! You guys still in with us on this cruise or do you think you will change to a 2011 one once they come out?

pillow

09-07-2009, 11:57 PM

Hey Jodie! You guys still in with us on this cruise or do you think you will change to a 2011 one once they come out?

It depends on the itinerary. There are rumors of both Hawaii and Alaska. We've been to Hawaii. We loved it, but I think of Hawaii as a land based trip - not sure I want to cruise there. If the ship goes to Alaska, however, I don't think I can turn that down. Apparently the news will be released on Friday - should be interesting!!

Jodie

pillow

09-08-2009, 12:06 AM

Thanks for the link Jodie. We have one of those staterooms...the wider but shallower ones. It looks pretty roomy, and that balcony does look fabulous!!!! I could probably sit out there all day and not visit anywhere else on the ship, esp. with free room service. I have a feeling 4 nights won't be long enough.

I had subscribed to this thread, but never got an message that you had replied. And I can't find where to look for my subscriptions...still trying to get my bearings here! Edit: (I found it)

I don't always get notified of responses either - not sure why.

Even if you were sleeping in a broom closet, 4 days wouldn't feel like long enough!:laughing: The longest cruise we've done was 11 nights. Usually I'm ready to go home after vacationing for that long, but I didn't want to get off the ship! Its probably better to start with a shorter cruise and progress to longer ones. Once you've done a long one, the 3 and 4 nighters seem short.

My dream cruise is the 15 night Panama Canal - DCL has only run this as a repo cruise, during a time when my kids are in school. Would love to do that one.

Jodie

whithouston

09-08-2009, 10:20 PM

It depends on the itinerary. There are rumors of both Hawaii and Alaska. We've been to Hawaii. We loved it, but I think of Hawaii as a land based trip - not sure I want to cruise there. If the ship goes to Alaska, however, I don't think I can turn that down. Apparently the news will be released on Friday - should be interesting!!

Jodie

Yeah, I am a Disney Travel Planner and I got an e-mail about there being a special announcement on Friday morning about some new fairytale destinations...I am wondering if they would send the Wonder to Hawaii/Alaska in 2011 once the new ship is ready...

pillow

09-09-2009, 08:44 AM

Yeah, I am a Disney Travel Planner and I got an e-mail about there being a special announcement on Friday morning about some new fairytale destinations...I am wondering if they would send the Wonder to Hawaii/Alaska in 2011 once the new ship is ready...

That seems to be the current speculation. The Wonder should do the Mex Riviera most of the year - then re-route to Alaska during the summer - or Hawaii at some point. I guess we'll find out Friday!

Jodie

pillow

09-28-2009, 10:17 PM

So, I transferred my res on this cruise to the July 5th Alaska cruise today. I wanted to get those tier 1 prices while they last, and holy cow, they have raised deposits! I was able to get a 50% deposit on the Alaska trip since I had a 50% on this one. Otherwise, we would have had to pay a whopping $600 per person for a trip almost 2 years out!! Crazy!

I'm cruising this Thanksgiving, and I will probably rebook this cruise if prices don't go up by then.

Jodie

whithouston

09-28-2009, 10:24 PM

pillow

09-28-2009, 10:32 PM

Thank you! I'm not sure I can go an entire 19 months without a Disney cruise fix though. I'll probably be back . . . ;)

NC DCL fans

10-02-2009, 09:13 PM

Hi everybody!
We are counting down to this cruise too! My DH and I will be bringing our DD17 and our DS14! We're booked in a cat 11. I wish they'd make cat 12's available for Dec 2010 soon... A Cat 12 gty would make this an even better deal - for a christmas week cruise!
Can't wait to meet everyone!:cool1:

whithouston

10-18-2009, 10:15 AM

Welcome aboard NC DCL Fans! Looking forward to cruising with you!

whithouston

11-27-2009, 09:11 PM

Anyone still out there?? It has been over a month since anyone posted on this meet!

PrincessDuck

12-28-2009, 05:10 PM

Hey all!! We are booked on this cruise for next year!!! We just did the 3 night cruise a few weeks ago...and it was so much fun. I guess that I can get into gear for this one! It will be me and hubby and my two kiddos. My daughter will be 7 and my son 4.

Later,
Daisy

IrishCowboy

12-29-2009, 01:00 AM

have a great cruise!

ScottakaMickey

01-24-2010, 06:12 PM

Family of 9 now booked on this cruise. It will be my parents, DW and DD, 1.5, and my sister and her family, hubby and two kids DS and DD, 8 and 5.

This will be my second 4 Day Disney, but first with our DD. It will be my sisters family first cruise and my parents first Disney cruise. Should be a great experience and a good kick off to the Christmas Holiday.

Scott

OKraysLoveDisney

01-25-2010, 11:25 AM

Just finished booking this cruise for DH and myself. :santa: It will be DH's first Disney cruise (I am taking my first Disney cruise with a dear friend on 2/20/10). We will stay 4 nts at Bay Lake Towers after the cruise to celebrate Christmas at WDW! :cool1:

MinnieNurse

02-15-2010, 07:31 PM

Just booked on this cruise. It will be me, DH, and DS 11 for our first cruise. We will be staying at AK for 3 nights prior to the cruise so we dont miss MVMCP! Looking forward to this cruise!!

PrincessDuck

03-08-2010, 12:56 AM

That is what we are trying to do. Hit the christmas party and then relax and go on the cruise.

Just booked on this cruise. It will be me, DH, and DS 11 for our first cruise. We will be staying at AK for 3 nights prior to the cruise so we dont miss MVMCP! Looking forward to this cruise!!

knfries

04-04-2010, 05:37 PM

Hello fellow cruisers!
I am a Virginia grandma who will be traveling with my son's family from Pennsylvania. It will be my son, dtr. in-law and their 8 yr. old dtr., plus me.
We have been booked forever, but I didn't think anyone had started a thread yet.
This is their first Disney Cruise (and at Christmas!!) so right now I think I'm more excited than them because I know what to expect.
We're staying at a DVC villa at Saratoga Springs for three nights before the cruise and will get to experience all the holiday magic at the park too.:santa: Life is good.
We're booked into a cat. 4 so I guess the chance of being upgraded on board is nil.:rolleyes: Although I wouldn't fight it if they wanted to move us to concierge service.:rotfl:
Looking forward to sailing with you.

pumpkinfish

04-05-2010, 01:17 PM

Dh and I just booked the December 19th cruise....our first cruise EVER so lots of questions and lots of excitement. We are a cat 7 on deck 6.

We are staying a few days at our home resort Kidani after the cruise :)

fatfish

04-10-2010, 12:13 AM

Hello fellow cruisers! DD, who will be 9 at the time, and I are taking our first Christmas (and our second Disney) cruise. We did the 3-day last August and loved it. We actually booked this cruise while on that one. :wizard:

We look forward to meeting all y'all! Looking for playmates for dd, so if you have a 7 - 10 year old dd (or other family member) please pm me. We met a lovely family here before our last cruise. They had an dd8 as well, and the girls had a great time together on the cruise. We were all so glad we had met here before the cruise and planned to get the girls together.

I'm sooooo excited! I can't wait to get on that ship!!

PrincessDuck

04-10-2010, 12:33 PM

My daughter will turn 7 this summer. We will have to plan a meet sometime!

Daisy

Hello fellow cruisers! DD, who will be 9 at the time, and I are taking our first Christmas (and our second Disney) cruise. We did the 3-day last August and loved it. We actually booked this cruise while on that one. :wizard:

We look forward to meeting all y'all! Looking for playmates for dd, so if you have a 7 - 10 year old dd (or other family member) please pm me. We met a lovely family here before our last cruise. They had an dd8 as well, and the girls had a great time together on the cruise. We were all so glad we had met here before the cruise and planned to get the girls together.

I'm sooooo excited! I can't wait to get on that ship!!

cruiselineent

04-18-2010, 10:51 PM

yes, we're onboard, for our 11th DCL cruise. Myself DD55, DW 53, DS 13, and DS10.
Currently, we're in connecting hidden portholes, deck 5 forward, starboard. Write back
for any info you need. it's our 7th on the Wonder, plus 4 on the Magic. We're on the Dream, twice, in 2011 *June 12, and Dec 26.

woodleygrrl

05-22-2010, 08:34 AM

just contacted Dreams Unlimited for a quote for this cruise to celebrate my mom's graduation from her PhD in nursing education. We have never been on a Disney cruise before and in fact this will only be our second cruise ever!

My name is Jennifer and I am from Washington, D.C. My folks live in my hometown of Toledo, OH. Unfortunately my husband is not going to be able to come with us as he does not have enough vacation time. We are going to be at WDW for a week in March, 2011 for Spring training and this November we are going to Hawaii. Sadly, he does not get as much time off as me!

Looking forward to meeting some people!

ChloroFiend

05-22-2010, 10:58 AM

Hey y'all-

A few more new DCL cruisers checking in. Myself, DW, her parents, her sister & brother-in-law, and her niece (8) and nephew (9) will all be sailing in Cat 9 rooms. Most of us (save DW and her parents) haven't even been on a cruise of any kind, so we're all wicked excited. It's taking the place of Christmas for her side of the family.

Katy and I are going to do a land trip beforehand, staying a few nights at POP and hitting up MVMCP....the party is also going to be new for us.

Look forward to meeting some of y'all on board.

iluvpiglet

05-25-2010, 02:09 PM

ScottakaMickey

06-06-2010, 01:43 PM

Hi! We are also going on this cruise! This is going to be a family cruise for my dad's 75th birthday! There will be approx. 25 people in our party. My immediate family is me, DH, DS (5 at time of sailing) and DD (1 1/2 at time of sailing). It is our first cruise and are so excited!

Hi, Our DD will be 18 Months as well for the cruise. What is her birthday?

Our family is smaller, but still a good time will be had enjoying a cruise and Disney with family.

iluvpiglet

06-10-2010, 11:25 AM

Hi, Our DD will be 18 Months as well for the cruise. What is her birthday?

Our family is smaller, but still a good time will be had enjoying a cruise and Disney with family.

Her birthday is April 10, 2009. This will be her first taste of Disney! My DS has been to WDW several times with his first visit at 10 months. I can't wait to see her face when she sees Mickey for the first time!

It is a always a great time to enjoy Disney with family! We are definitely a Disney family!

ScottakaMickey

06-10-2010, 07:42 PM

Her birthday is April 10, 2009. This will be her first taste of Disney! My DS has been to WDW several times with his first visit at 10 months. I can't wait to see her face when she sees Mickey for the first time!

DD B'Day is May 28, 2009 and yes her favorite character is Mickey. Mickey and Minnie were her first fur characters she met at WDW at age 5 months. Most recent character encounter was Pooh and Tigger over Memorial day for her first B'day and she really liked them too.

iluvpiglet

06-15-2010, 11:25 AM

DD B'Day is May 28, 2009 and yes her favorite character is Mickey. Mickey and Minnie were her first fur characters she met at WDW at age 5 months. Most recent character encounter was Pooh and Tigger over Memorial day for her first B'day and she really liked them too.

I'm so glad she has enjoyed her character encounters! We are counting down and can't wait to introduce our DD to the characters. I'm not sure what to expect as far as the cruise goes but I'm sure we will have a great time! My DS asks every day if we are leaving for "Mickey's Big Boat". He is soooo excited!

FLORIDA_DAD

06-16-2010, 06:14 PM

iluvpiglet

06-28-2010, 11:31 AM

Hey all, family of four will be on the cruise with you. Accompanying me will be DW, DS6, and DD4. This will be our 10th cruise. We can't wait to see the ship decorated. It has been 8 years since our last Holiday Disney Cruise.

Glad to hear that you will be coming along! We are very excited to go on our first cruise ever! Can't wait!

lovetotravel07

07-07-2010, 12:00 PM

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise. Looking forward to the extra nt. Did the 3 nt Wonder in 2008. What do you do at the extra at sea day?

Anyone going with older "kids" ours are 17 and 21, girls.

lovetotravel07

07-07-2010, 04:22 PM

Do they do anything special for the holidays on the ship? What's there to do differently/special on the whole day at Sea?

altiek

07-10-2010, 12:39 AM

Now that more people have posted, is anyone wanting to do the FE exchange? If we are mostly 1st time cruisers (we are), maybe not, but I think I want to make an FE anyway because they are so cute. Just a thought...

lovetotravel07

07-13-2010, 11:01 AM

Not to sound dumb, but what is an FE exchange? Anybody with older teens?

altiek

07-13-2010, 03:44 PM

Not a dumb question, I didn't know what it was until I joined this board. I believe there is a sticky in the cruise thread that has all the info, but it is called a fish extender. It's a pocket dodad that hangs from the fish outside the stateroom door and everyone signed up puts little presents for each other in it throughout the cruise. There is also a thread with ideas for homemade presents. I think it started out as people giving gifts that were native/associated with their state or country. I may just have my pocket thing made and put little trinkets for my own kids if no one else wants to do it.

For you other question, I will be traveling with a 15 y.o. boy...I don't know how old a teenager you were thinking of. I don't think I posted that info way back last August when I signed up...it's me, DH, 15 y.o. SS, 12 y.o. SD, and 2 y.o Son

altiek

07-13-2010, 04:33 PM

The sticky with the FE info is the DIS DCL FAQ

PrincessDuck

07-14-2010, 01:27 AM

lovetotravel07

07-14-2010, 01:47 AM

Thanks! I will read sticky. We have a 17 and 21 year old girl.

What's special on the Cruise for the holidays? It's only my 2nd Disney Cruise the first in June, 2008.

altiek

07-14-2010, 02:56 PM

Yay, Daisy, that's awesome!!!! Thanks so much for volunteering to do the leg work. I officially sign up....

Our stateroom is 8534, and it's me, DH, and 3 kids.

I hope more people sign up, but if not, the goodies won't take up much luggage space :)

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:30 AM

Hi got your questions, but site wouldn't let me PM you... so, here goes...Use Palo for your least favorite dining room. Request your favorite dining room for night 1 and 4, but... Animator's only does the show ONCE, so no use hoping to see the show again, on night four... it doesn't.
The extra day, you float around the Bahamas, but there's tons of extra stuff (not on the 3 nighter to do) repeat after me, everybody...."CHECK your personal navigator''!

There's usually a disney big wig aboard, on longer cruises... you could see anybody from an imagineer, an executive, a senior animator, to disney of broadway execs.. holding seminars aboard. Great chances to hit the theatres, during the daytime, and get great disney insider stories, and a door prize.

There's also the backstage tours of the showroom, costume closets, galley, bridge, ship art, and wine tastings, etc.

Look for Palo to add the brunches as well... highly recommend.

You can go to the forward lounge (deck 3, in front of the lobby) upon boarding, and change both your dining seating, dining rotation, and book Palo dining... all in one room.

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:33 AM

heads up MVMCP is MEGA crowded (read: gridlock). You'll be ready to unwind, onboard.

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:39 AM

holiday decorations are in full swing... full tree in lobby, complete with mickey ornaments. the gingerbread house should be in the rail of the promenade lounge... Look for all the christmas ornaments and songs you could ever want and snow on castaway cay (I promise). There's nearly always Santa aboard, for last minute Christmas wishes, and even more... if you ever do the Christmas cruise itself.... Just got off that one.... I'll not ''''spoil the magic'''!

This year, for pin trading, I'm bringing the international Santa pooh bears... the complete set, on the large cards.... eat your heart out!
The officers usually beat me up, wanting the one from each of their home countries! great fun.

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:47 AM

lovetotravel07...there's always the hidden mickey's, all over the ship. go find the DVD... hidden treasures of the disney cruise line... study up... and see how many you can find...
I'll get you started, all the gold buttons, on all the officer's white dress uniforms...

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:48 AM

send over the 12 SD, she can keep my 13 DS in line, for the week!

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 01:54 AM

lovetotravel07: extra sea day? there's movies, golf in the lobby, art auctions, ship tours (bridge, backstage, galley, ship art), seminars (guest big wigs, wine, food prep, cooking, decorating,) mainstage actor interviews, pool games, spa, trivia, scavenger games, karaoke, character greets, palo brunches, pin trading, shops on board, dance lessons, aerobics,... or hunting hidden mickeys....or.... kick back and relax....

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 04:46 AM

I'm so glad she has enjoyed her character encounters! We are counting down and can't wait to introduce our DD to the characters. I'm not sure what to expect as far as the cruise goes but I'm sure we will have a great time! My DS asks every day if we are leaving for "Mickey's Big Boat". He is soooo excited!

well, for openers, there's over 40 characters aboard, including some 8 princesses (if you can name 'em all.) Fortunately, not all of them come out for meet and greet/autographs/pictures. some are mainstage/theatre only.

Beat it to the disney store, and get you a peter pan, or capt hook costume (whichever) in his size... the pictures onboard will be great memories. Ditto for DD... you won't believe princess gathering, when all the little girls dress up to meet their favorites. (complete with the slippers, gloves, tiaras... NEAT! vintage disney!)

cruiselineent

07-20-2010, 04:50 AM

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise. Looking forward to the extra nt. Did the 3 nt Wonder in 2008. What do you do at the extra at sea day?

Anyone going with older "kids" ours are 17 and 21, girls.

Have you tried the holiday mickey sweaters.... disney store, every fall?
We've had several sets, over the years.... great photo ops! Till the kids get too old, and the parents can't dress em up anymore.

fatfish

07-24-2010, 02:24 AM

Her birthday is April 10, 2009.

My DD's birthday is also April 10! princess: But she was born in 2001. I always find it fascinating to find others with the same birthday. I doubt our kids will be playing together, but we would love to meet you once we all get on the ship.

I'm getting more excited about the cruise the closer it gets! :yay: :yay:

fatfish

07-24-2010, 02:34 AM

I would love to do a fish extender again! My kids loved it! We did a 3 night cruise last December and participated in the one for that cruise. I would be willing to organize it and collect the info for it!

Daisy

Sign us up for the FE Exchange too. Its me and dd 9. We're in 5013. This is our second Disney cruise, but we did not have an FE Exchange on our first cruise. :wizard:

thanks!

:santa:pirate:princess:

altiek

07-31-2010, 09:26 AM

Yay to fatfish for signing up for FE. That makes 3 of us now. Woo hoo!!!!

FLORIDA_DAD

08-08-2010, 03:04 PM

We would like to sign up for the FE. We will be in room 5513. It will be me, my DW, DS(6), and DD(4).

fatfish

08-16-2010, 12:42 AM

We would like to sign up for the FE. We will be in room 5513. It will be me, my DW, DS(6), and DD(4).

Hey, y'all are in the cabin behind ours. I think there is a crew hallway in between us, but its so cool we are in mirror image cabins! We love Deck 5. Its so convenient to everything.

We should meet up once we all get on board.

Can't wait for this cruise! :cool1::yay:

fatfish

BeckyH

08-22-2010, 10:49 PM

This is our first cruise! There will be 4 of us, myself, DH, DS 17 and DS 15. Hopefully there will be a good group of teens for them to hang out with. We are booked in Cat.9 GTY. Can't wait for December!!!:thumbsup2

WildAboutDCL

08-29-2010, 05:48 PM

Hello everyone! We are excited about the upcoming cruise. :) It will be myself, DH, and DS (will be 4 at time of sailing). We would also like to sign up for FE. We are category 5 on deck 7, room has not been assigned yet though. Looking forward to meeting lots of new people! Now I just need to get busy on making our FE!!

ScottakaMickey

09-21-2010, 08:45 PM

Just checking in and I see lots of new posters.

I'll have to read up on the FE. Probably great for my sister to do as her kits are 5 and 8.

We just got back from our first cruise with DD, Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. It was great. We are now looking forward to the Disney cruise in less than 3 months.

Just made final payment and got our Dinner reservations made for Palo and Nursery reservation for DD that evening as well. Not sure about other times as I get the feeling she'll be with us most of the time and we won't need the nursery. :)

Scott

fatfish

09-28-2010, 12:35 AM

Sorry fellow cruisers, but it turns out we will not be on this cruise after all. For a variety of reasons, we have had to move our cruise to Christmas 2011. We are now on the Dec 18, 2011 cruise on the Dream. I really wanted to cruise this Christmas, but it just was not to be. :sad2:

The good news is we went from an Cat 11 inside cabin to a Cat 8D window cabin for about $250! And we are still on Deck 5, which is our favorite.

Y'all have a great time, and say "hi!" to Mickey for us!

lovetotravel07

10-04-2010, 02:47 AM

Sorry FatFish! You will be missed, but December, 2011 will come quick enough! :)

PrincessDuck

10-04-2010, 09:26 AM

Okay, it is starting to get close! Let's have some more discussion on the Fish Extender! Here is a list for each of us to fill out.

Dis Name:
Adult(s) Name:
Kids Name and Ages:
Cabin Number:
Early/Late Seating:
Palo Plans:
Excursion Plans:
Hotel Before Cruise:
Any other info:

We also need to set up any guidelines that we want. What day to stop sign ups. Do we want to plan any dis meetings while on the boat? I will post my info later because I have to look up our cabin number.

narsibvl

10-20-2010, 12:59 PM

Guys,

I booked for the Dec 19th 4 night bahamas on the Wonder during the first week of October and the amount ran for 1,500 for an adult inclusive of everything (vacation protection). I am trying to understand how much of a difference it would be if you book earlier. Can somebody give me a idea as to how much i would have saved if I had booked earlier and also how much earlier it should have been.

djmatlanta

11-12-2010, 05:40 PM

Hey, my 7 year old son and I are going on this cruise; it will be just the two of us. We are pretty outgoing and friendly. Any other small number parties going?

narsibvl

11-15-2010, 01:15 PM

Have you guys got your cruise documents yet ? Is it time for me to ping my TA ?

KIRSTIN'S MOMMY

11-15-2010, 06:59 PM

I got mine today! The rest of my group (there are 21 of us) haven't gotten theirs yet, because they will come to me first :)

whithouston

11-15-2010, 07:10 PM

We got ours today! :) Did they do away with the Bahamas Form? All it says in the cruise docs book to bring is the contract, id, and payment authorization...

WildAboutDCL

11-19-2010, 03:54 PM

We got our documents this week also! We are getting excited! :woohoo:

PrincessDuck

11-20-2010, 10:19 PM

Okay, who is definitely in for the fish extender? If it is going to happen, then I need a head count to get things ready. If there are only a few of us that want to do it, we could agree to visit each room twice during the cruise?

Daisy

altiek

11-27-2010, 05:02 PM

Count me in as definitely doing the FE!!!

FLORIDA_DAD

11-30-2010, 12:24 PM

We will be doing FE. We are in room 5513. It is myself (DW), DH, DS (6), and DD(4).

I can't wait...only three more weeks:banana:

PrincessDuck

12-01-2010, 05:51 PM

Okay, can you guys fill in the blanks on the info that I posted on the previous page? I will get my info filled in tonight when I get back in from church. Do we want to put stuff out for each room twice? Since we have such a small group? I leave to go to Orlando in two weeks, so I need to get all this together!! I wasn't sure what was going on... My kids are so excited about the FE! I will go back thru the thread and try to PM some other that might have been interested.

altiek

12-01-2010, 07:52 PM

Dis Name: altiek
Adult(s) Name: Kerry (DH) & Altie (me)
Kids Name and Ages: Chance (15) Tatum (12) & Greyson (2)
Cabin Number:8534
Early/Late Seating: early
Palo Plans: none
Excursion Plans: only parasailing, and a cabana on CC (if that counts)
Hotel Before Cruise: staying in Orlando for a few days and going to Seaworld and maybe the shuttle launch if it really happens on the 17th

PrincessDuck

12-02-2010, 12:21 PM

Dis Name: PrincessDuck
Adult(s) Name: Daisy and Chris
Kids Name and Ages: Meghan 8 years, Donovan 5 years
Cabin Number: 6022
Early/Late Seating: Early seating
Palo Plans: None right now
Excursion Plans: None
Hotel Before Cruise: We will be at AKL
Any other info: This is our second cruise!

We also need to set up any guidelines that we want. Do we want to plan any dis meetings while on the boat?

PrincessDuck

12-03-2010, 10:13 AM

Updated with my cabin number!

iluvpiglet

12-08-2010, 01:10 PM

My DD's birthday is also April 10! princess: But she was born in 2001. I always find it fascinating to find others with the same birthday. I doubt our kids will be playing together, but we would love to meet you once we all get on the ship.

I'm getting more excited about the cruise the closer it gets! :yay: :yay:

That is awesome that they have the same birthday! We'd love to meet when we get on the ship! 11 more days! I can't believe it is almost here! We are really getting excited!!