Jan 9, 2010 Western Magic

[Fawn]

We've got another room to add to my group! My Aunt is coming and doesn't seem to be getting on here so I'll register for her. So It'll be her, my grandmother, and DD9!!! So excited! We are down to about the 10 week mark!

I got it! Are they in their own room or yours?

[tink576]

They are in their own room...so we have two rooms

[Fawn]

This is for Angelia'sThree. You said your sister and family were joining us, and her children are 12 and 9. You may have already posted this, but are they boys or girls? Names?

Also Mancub. Your sister, I believe, and her family? Two children, 10 and 9...same questions.

Still need to know if the following people are interested in the FE or not? SheriB, Dreamscometrue, Lizardman, Angelia'sThree, Luvstink, Actuarian, Mancub, Lulu1996, Phred52 and Tink576. I apologize if any of you has told me already and I missed it.

Thanks!

[lulu1996]

This is for Angelia'sThree. You said your sister and family were joining us, and her children are 12 and 9. You may have already posted this, but are they boys or girls? Names?

Also Mancub. Your sister, I believe, and her family? Two children, 10 and 9...same questions.

Still need to know if the following people are interested in the FE or not? SheriB, Dreamscometrue, Lizardman, Angelia'sThree, Luvstink, Actuarian, Mancub, Lulu1996, Phred52 and Tink576. I apologize if any of you has told me already and I missed it.

Thanks!

Yes--lulu1996 stateroom 6555 we do want to participate in the FE's Karen DW 1st disneycruise, Larry DH 1st disneycruise, Sarah DD-23 1st disneycruise, Jason DS-20 2nd disneycruise

thank you!

[Fawn]

Yes--lulu1996 stateroom 6555 we do want to participate in the FE's Karen DW 1st disneycruise, Larry DH 1st disneycruise, Sarah DD-23 1st disneycruise, Jason DS-20 2nd disneycruise

thank you!


Got it! Were you interested in the Tea?

Our list is starting to fill in! Anyone else??

[lulu1996]

Got it! Were you interested in the Tea?

Our list is starting to fill in! Anyone else??

We had already made reservations for tea for 3 of us (Jason wasn't interested in it), I'll see if my husband really wants to go to it or if he'd be okay with just "the girls" joining the tea party. I'll check with him and let you know.

[taswira]

My mom and I already have a res for 3pm on Monday the 11th, so if that's the day you are doing it and there was a way to "join in" and sit with "the group," we'd be up for it. :goodvibes

[newbydisney]

I have been unable to make any TEA ressies. If somone already has one and/or if a few of you have ressies and they are for similar times/days it might be an idea to ry to "build off that ressie and see if we can get a couple large tables

If this sounds good please post your ressies date/time. If we cannot pull this together we can always do Karaoke you know..

[Tatiana]

:sad: I cant believe I have to write one of these posts for the second year in a row... :sad:

Due to my mothers health, we are going to have to put off our cruise till next year. She needed to have surgery before being able to go on the cruise, and because the hospitals are so full of H1N1 people they are canceling lots of surgeries and everything else is moving ultra slow. At this rate she wont get the surgery until sometime around Feb 2010 due to the shortage in hospital beds.

We were signed up for fish extenders, so please take my party off the list :sad:

Fawn: We were originally schedule to have our 2009 cruise together, then we got this one together... maybe we'll finally meet in 2011? :confused3

It was nice talking with all of you, have a wonderful cruise.

[tow-mater-1]

Oh no Tatiana!:sad1: I am so sorry your family won't be joining us. I will definitely keep your mom in my prayers, please tell her that. You'll get on this cruise yet hun. :hug:

[luv2cruisedisney]

Hi All

You can add 2 more to the crew :cool1: DW and I have just finished booking.
Not sure about FE's yet but we wanted to say Hello to all of our fellow DIS cruisers

I saw mention of a facebook page that I am going to go check out also

Talk to you all soon

Natasha & Johnpirate:

[Fawn]

:sad: I cant believe I have to write one of these posts for the second year in a row... :sad:

Due to my mothers health, we are going to have to put off our cruise till next year. She needed to have surgery before being able to go on the cruise, and because the hospitals are so full of H1N1 people they are canceling lots of surgeries and everything else is moving ultra slow. At this rate she wont get the surgery until sometime around Feb 2010 due to the shortage in hospital beds.

We were signed up for fish extenders, so please take my party off the list :sad:

Fawn: We were originally schedule to have our 2009 cruise together, then we got this one together... maybe we'll finally meet in 2011? :confused3

It was nice talking with all of you, have a wonderful cruise.

Oh no, Tatiana...not again!! I'm so sorry to hear you won't be joining us! And twice with us scheduled on the same one...I can't believe it! You know what they say...third time is the charm!!

Prayers to your Mom and your family...let us know how she does.

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome aboard luv2cruisedisney!:welcome:

[lulu1996]

Just go on his thread and make your request. He posts them within a few days usually. I had mine done ages ago! :banana:

I didn't have any luck finding a thread for custom name tags, can someone share it with us? thank you.

[tink576]

I didn't have any luck finding a thread for custom name tags, can someone share it with us? thank you.

Here's the like for the cruise magnet thread...custom name things for the cruise...I'll have to search and see if I can find the one you are talking about though...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2299290

[luv2cruisedisney]

While you are in the Disigns thread look for Kelly-Bell names

she made the names that we have for our signatures. We have full size magnets of them for our door

they look great in person

[luv2cruisedisney]

Any of our fellow cruisers interested in getting a token for a chance at a free cruise PM me and I will send you the numbers :santa:

[Fawn]

I can't make the nice cut out names, but I do have tons of blanks if anyone needs them. I can probably even add wording to some of them if you're interested.

[tink576]

Any of our fellow cruisers interested in getting a token for a chance at a free cruise PM me and I will send you the numbers :santa:

How does it work?

[luv2cruisedisney]

How does it work?

As part of the party pack House Party sends "tokens" with a code on them. You go to the houseparty site,put in the code and you get registered to win a DCL cruisehttp://tokens.houseparty.com

Again if anyone would like a code just PM me

John

[newbydisney]

If anyone else has a trip PM us maybe we can do a meet. See y'all when we get back! ( We are POR )

[Aussie Tigger]

Hi, this is our first time cruising. We are so excited:). My name is Emily and i am 13. I am going with my parents and my sister Jessica, 16.

[taswira]

Hi, this is our first time cruising. We are so excited:). My name is Emily and i am 13. I am going with my parents and my sister Jessica, 16.
Welcome, Emily and family! You are going to LOVE Disney cruising! :welcome:

[Fawn]

Hi Emily....welcome to our cruise! If you have any questions about the cruise, please just ask. Most of us have been on at least one cruise...some of us way more than that! :rolleyes1

Does your Mom come online, also...we have something called a Fish Exchange she may be interested...and a ladies' tea!

[tow-mater-1]

Hi Emily, welcome! We are first time cruisers as well:thumbsup2

[Aussie Tigger]

thanks everyone!
no my mum doesn't come online but i will tell her about them. thanks.
can't wait :)!!

Emily xx

[jodrob]

We are in for Jan 9th - Second Disney cruise leaving from Toronto, Canada on Wednesday the 6th... Any other Canadians on this cruise?

Mackays...

[Fawn]

We are in for Jan 9th - Second Disney cruise leaving from Toronto, Canada on Wednesday the 6th... Any other Canadians on this cruise?

Mackays...

Welcome, Mackays! Are you interested in the FE? If so, get me your information ASAP....we are closing the door on Dec. 1 to enable everyone to get theirs ready!

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome Jodrob! We are Canadian as well:thumbsup2. We are flying out of Buffalo due to the cost of traveling with 8 people, otherwise we love flying out of Toronto.

[tink576]

Welcome Jodrob! We are Canadian as well:thumbsup2. We are flying out of Buffalo due to the cost of traveling with 8 people, otherwise we love flying out of Toronto.

We're flying out of buffalo too! (but we're actually from Buffalo) ... :cool1: we're neighbors! :cool1:

[tow-mater-1]

We're flying out of buffalo too! (but we're actually from Buffalo) ... :cool1: we're neighbors! :cool1:

Oh cool! We are flying out on the 8th in the afternoon, how bout you? This will be our first time flying out of Buffalo, when we go to MCO we usually fly out of Detroit.

[tink576]

Oh cool! We are flying out on the 8th in the afternoon, how bout you? This will be our first time flying out of Buffalo, when we go to MCO we usually fly out of Detroit.

We are flying down the 4th in the morning...The just in the last year re-did the security doubling the size so it's so much quicker and smoother to get through then usual...Buffalo has some nice non-stops to MCO though

[cmclaura]

Hi, this is our first time cruising. We are so excited:). My name is Emily and i am 13. I am going with my parents and my sister Jessica, 16.

Hello Emily (and Jessica),

My daughter, Keighley, is turning 16 in two weeks and I know she'd be happy to talk to you both. This will be our third Disney cruise, first time to the Western Caribbean, and we cannot wait.

You can email me at cmclaura@aol.com and I'll pass your email along to Keighley to write back.

Regards,

Laura

[cmclaura]

I cannot seem to find the name of the Facebook site set up for our group. Can someone please send to me?

cmclaura@aol.com

I continue to have incredible problems accessing this site, having to reset my password each and every time and I'm exhausted, lol. Perhaps the Facebook page will help me to keep in better contact with everyone.

Thanks.

[taswira]

I cannot seem to find the name of the Facebook site set up for our group. Can someone please send to me?
I never found a Facebook site for this cruise. Is there one, or is it for a certain group of individuals among our cruisers? :confused:

Shari

[taswira]

I searched Facebook, found it and sent a request to join. :)

[tink576]

I never found a Facebook site for this cruise. Is there one, or is it for a certain group of individuals among our cruisers? :confused:

Shari

Nope it's just a general facebook for those of us on the cruise... Search Disney Magic January 9, 2010

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=166787901896

[Fawn]

I searched Facebook, found it and sent a request to join. :)

OK, you're in! :)

[taswira]

OK, you're in! :)
Thanks! :goodvibes

[tink576]

Just thinking last night and was wondering if any of the Diser's are into Pin Trading??? Thought I'd throw it out there...

[IrishCowboy]

subscribing

[mancub]

I envy all of you who are able to check in and "talk" often!! I know I am after the Dec. 1 date, but since I was on the original FE list, I hope that I am still on the final list, though my name was on a 'question' list as I read through all of the posts that I have missed! The ages of our second cabin children are DD10 and DS9(cabin 7037), names Allie and Cole, respectively. Our cabin 7035 children are DS13(Hoa) and DD11(Madison). I went to the google docs and printed out the list, but there were still cabin #s missing. Is everything on the facebook page? My DD has facebook, so I will be having her log on to the page, hopefully. Any other info would be greatly appreciated. So looking forward to a break in the hectic life - relaxing for a week on the cruise!!

See everyone in a few weeks!!

Amy

[mancub]

Just thinking last night and was wondering if any of the Diser's are into Pin Trading??? Thought I'd throw it out there...

My children love the pin trading and will probably have theirs with them on the cruise - what are your plans?

[luv2cruisedisney]

Just thinking last night and was wondering if any of the Diser's are into Pin Trading??? Thought I'd throw it out there...

I am a huge fan of DCL pins. I have over 200 of them and am looking forward to getting some more :santa:

I have found however that the cruises are generally not that active in trading. The CM's in the shops have laynards and they have the nightly sale in the lobby with the officers trading the one night.

The problem for me was that there were very few DCL pins for trade. If I remember correctly, on my last cruise I only traded for 1-2 cruise line pins.

Here are a few pics of some of my DCL pins

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt143/johnd3269/PB100043-1.jpg
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt143/johnd3269/PA280004.jpg
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt143/johnd3269/PA250055.jpg

I would love to meet up with anyone interested in trading on the cruise

[Fawn]

Hey Everyone! Was away from home for a few days...went to a Christmas Ball and had a magnificent time. I'm definitely in the spirit now!

I will finish organizing a final list tomorrow, and let everyone know when it is ready. If you haven't sent me room numbers, etc. yet, please do so. One last shot for the FE if you are interested, also!!

Everyone ready for the Holidays??

[tink576]

I have found however that the cruises are generally not that active in trading. The CM's in the shops have laynards and they have the nightly sale in the lobby with the officers trading the one night.

The problem for me was that there were very few DCL pins for trade. If I remember correctly, on my last cruise I only traded for 1-2 cruise line pins.

I would love to meet up with anyone interested in trading on the cruise

My children love the pin trading and will probably have theirs with them on the cruise - what are your plans?

Wow! Your collection is beautiful...I framed some of my pins...I just don't know how to put pictures on the dis to show them off.

I find it so annoying how little trading occurs on the the ship. We should definitely set a time to meet up and pin trade. My dad and I are seriously into pin trading and my siblings (9 and 13) are mildly into it (They have their books but mostly trade with cast members since we don't let them even attempt to trade with the sharks at downtown disney). I'm trying to think of a good time to meet up and trade...I'm thinking saturday wouldn't be a good day because obviously whatever general meet we have, plus boat drill and dinner...there isn't time...but does anyone know our first sea day? That would probably be a good day to set it up...

If anyone else or their kids or family members are into pin trading (weather serious trading or just having fun with cast members) speak up! and I'll organize a time and place for us to get together and trade and show off our collections...

[tink576]

Hey Everyone! Was away from home for a few days...went to a Christmas Ball and had a magnificent time. I'm definitely in the spirit now!

I will finish organizing a final list tomorrow, and let everyone know when it is ready. If you haven't sent me room numbers, etc. yet, please do so. One last shot for the FE if you are interested, also!!

Everyone ready for the Holidays??

Fawn, my mom (phred52) said she sent you the room numbers for our group...please tell me if you didn't get them so I can resend it to you

[tow-mater-1]

So does anyone have any suggestions on when and where we should meet up? And I know Newbydisney suggested we have something so we can recognize each other. I figure we should get on this as we are only 34 DAYS AWAY!!:banana:

[tink576]

So does anyone have any suggestions on when and where we should meet up? And I know Newbydisney suggested we have something so we can recognize each other. I figure we should get on this as we are only 34 DAYS AWAY!!:banana:

For a general meet, in the past has been at 3 or 3:30 (I'm having trouble remembering when the boat drill is...considerably earlier then to boat drill starting lets say...) on the day we board the ship in the Promenade Lounge on deck 3... In general except for when a dis meet has been happening, that place is empty at that time. Anyone have other suggestions?

[taswira]

3 pm at Promenade Lounge usually works out well because it's far enough before the safety drill to not have to rush to get back to the room.

[newbydisney]

I will wear my lime green visor:thumbsup2

I need the staterooms numbers os the ladies that want to try to put a tea together and I will be in Rockin Bard D as soon as I can after boarding..I plan to be the first one there..lol we will see...so pls PM me if you want to join and I will attempt to get some sort of ressie..it could be that we all need to be present to get this done so if you see me and my visor please join me.....I know there is a spreadsheet too but I would like to make sure I get everyone who in interested.
I just tried to join the FB page as well I am T ferg on FB if someone could let me in....?..thanks not sure how that works

[tow-mater-1]

Hey welcome back Newby! How was your disney fix:rotfl: I was very jealous by the way. As for our stateroom #, mine is 6540 and my mom's is 2515. I'll try and be there as soon as we board as well. I might be wearing a black Canada T-shirt (if I get one for Christmas):rolleyes1 Olympic wear you know;). How's that for a hint :lmao: And kids the red one is good too if they don't have black.:rotfl2:

[Brooke3L]

Hey everybody, just booked today.

[taswira]

Hey everybody, just booked today.
:welcome: Brooke and family! :cool1:

[newbydisney]

So who wants to meet up for some Yoga?...I am not good enough at it to go it alone so looking for reinforcements...

Keep sending me your requests for tea as well and/or if you can meet us at Rockin Bar D

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome Brooke3L!
So who wants to meet up for some Yoga?...I am not good enough at it to go it alone so looking for reinforcements...

The only experience I have with yoga is on the wii fit, and I kick my family's butt in it I might add.:rotfl: ( ok... well maybe not my daughters, but its close) Do they have classes?

[Fawn]

Hey everybody, just booked today.

Welcome, Brooke. You are just in time to get in on the FE if you are interested. I'm trying to get the final list together and closed down as we speak.

Just send me your names, ages of kids and room numbers.

[Fawn]

Fawn, my mom (phred52) said she sent you the room numbers for our group...please tell me if you didn't get them so I can resend it to you

Didn't get them, Tink...could you please resend? Thanks!

[mommybean]

Hi Everybody!!! I just booked this morning!! It will be just DH & myself (both 38). We're leaving our DD (13) with her grandparents this time :guilty: since school is in session. We're celebrating our 17th anniversary. I'm trying not to feel too guilty about leaving her, but I figure we took her and a friend on back to back Disney cruises on the Wonder in July, and WDW over Thanksgiving so she's not too deprived- lol.

I'm going to try to catch up on reading this thread :) so if there's anything REALLY important that I need to know asap, please let me know! :thumbsup2

[Fawn]

Hi Everybody!!! I just booked this morning!! It will be just DH & myself (both 38). We're leaving our DD (13) with her grandparents this time :guilty: since school is in session. We're celebrating our 17th anniversary. I'm trying not to feel too guilty about leaving her, but I figure we took her and a friend on back to back Disney cruises on the Wonder in July, and WDW over Thanksgiving so she's not too deprived- lol.

I'm going to try to catch up on reading this thread :) so if there's anything REALLY important that I need to know asap, please let me know! :thumbsup2

Welcome! Let's see...if you are interested in the Fish Exchange, I need all info from you ASAP. If you are interested in a ladies tea, there is someone else arranging that...I forget who, so speak up ladies! LOL A meet and greet is being arranged, but not sure that has been finalized yet.

[Fawn]

I am missing some cabin numbers for the FE....look at the list, and if you aren't there, please message me ASAP with info. Also, if anyone is celebrating special events...birthdays, anniversaries, etc...let me know so I can include that on our main list.

Also, I'll give it another day to see if our new members want to join in...so you may want to hold off on printing it out yet.

If you look at the google doc, there are three charts. First is everyone signed up on this thread. Second is just the people who are doing the FE. Third is a breakdown on the ages and numbers for the fish exchange for easy shopping!

If anyone sees I made an error or wants me to change/add something, just speak up!

[taswira]

Hi Everybody!!! I just booked this morning!! It will be just DH & myself (both 38). :thumbsup2
:welcome: mommybean & DH! :cool1:

[NJTraveler]

This will be DH and I first Disney cruise, (12th cruise overall, mid-thirties, no children). I have been reading the thread for some time and realized that i have not posted. Since we have been to all the ports (except Castaway Cay) before, just planning on relaxing and doing our own thing.

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome mommybean and NJTraveler. I know Fawn mentioned the ladies tea and that is being organized by Newbydisney so if you want to join just pm her.:thumbsup2

[taswira]

This will be DH and I first Disney cruise, (12th cruise overall, mid-thirties, no children). I have been reading the thread for some time and realized that i have not posted. Since we have been to all the ports (except Castaway Cay) before, just planning on relaxing and doing our own thing.
:welcome: :cool1:

[Fawn]

This will be DH and I first Disney cruise, (12th cruise overall, mid-thirties, no children). I have been reading the thread for some time and realized that i have not posted. Since we have been to all the ports (except Castaway Cay) before, just planning on relaxing and doing our own thing.

:welcome: Whereabouts are you in Jersey??

[mommybean]

Welcome! Let's see...if you are interested in the Fish Exchange, I need all info from you ASAP.

Are you doing 1 gift per person per day? We tried this on our last cruise but everybody seemed to be doing different things so now I'm totally confused :confused:
I don't know if I will have enough time to get something together - how many people are doing the FE so far?

[mommybean]

:sad: I cant believe I have to write one of these posts for the second year in a row... :sad:

Due to my mothers health, we are going to have to put off our cruise till next year. She needed to have surgery before being able to go on the cruise, and because the hospitals are so full of H1N1 people they are canceling lots of surgeries and everything else is moving ultra slow. At this rate she wont get the surgery until sometime around Feb 2010 due to the shortage in hospital beds.

We were signed up for fish extenders, so please take my party off the list :sad:

Fawn: We were originally schedule to have our 2009 cruise together, then we got this one together... maybe we'll finally meet in 2011? :confused3

It was nice talking with all of you, have a wonderful cruise.

I'm so sorry to hear this :sad1: please know that we're all thinking of you and your family and will certainly keep your mom in our prayers. :grouphug:

[mommybean]

I didn't have any luck finding a thread for custom name tags, can someone share it with us? thank you.

Wasn't sure if you found this thread yet (I'm still reading through all these posts :) )


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1936740

[mommybean]

Just thinking last night and was wondering if any of the Diser's are into Pin Trading??? Thought I'd throw it out there...

ME ME ME!!!! :yay: (much to mu hubby's dismay - LOL). I bought 300 from someone before we left for WDW last month (she even delivered the last batch to my resort)...and my daughter and I traded every one of them - hehehe. I will have to get in touch with her again to get more :woohoo:

[Fawn]

Are you doing 1 gift per person per day? We tried this on our last cruise but everybody seemed to be doing different things so now I'm totally confused :confused:
I don't know if I will have enough time to get something together - how many people are doing the FE so far?


Gifts are whatever and whenever you are comfortable with. A lot of people do one per couple for adults. Some people do it once during the week, some people do it several days.

So far, I believe we have about 45 people in the exchange. I will post the link that has the list. I also broke it down by ages/sex to help people with their shopping!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ7tEF_6FHrFZHA2bjM1Y18wZmhiaG40bTk&hl=en

[taswira]

Fawn - Where you have me & my DM on the list, you do show us as 12th & 2nd cruise but I notice on others you specify "Disney cruise." We ONLY sail with DCL - lol. After you make more important updates (new additions) would you mind editing us to 12th & 2nd DCL cruise? I feel awful even asking, but since others are listed "Disney" ....

Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance! And thanks so much for doing the list! :thanks:

Shari
(I'm just SO OCD!)

[luv2cruisedisney]

I see that we have a few traders which is great :thumbsup2

Is everyone meting in the promenade at 3:30?

If so we can set up a time to meet in regards to trading then

I am so looking forward to this. :santa:

[Fawn]

Fawn - Where you have me & my DM on the list, you do show us as 12th & 2nd cruise but I notice on others you specify "Disney cruise." We ONLY sail with DCL - lol. After you make more important updates (new additions) would you mind editing us to 12th & 2nd DCL cruise? I feel awful even asking, but since others are listed "Disney" ....

Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance! And thanks so much for doing the list! :thanks:

Shari
(I'm just SO OCD!)

No problem and done! Those little errors are just what I'm looking for! Anyone else??

Also, I'm going to extend the deadline for the FE until Friday if that's ok with everyone. Since we have some latecomers to our cruise, it will give them a chance to read up on our thread and decide if they want to be included!

[taswira]

Is everyone meting in the promenade at 3:30?
Is it 3:30 or 3:00? I think by 3:30 I will need to start heading back to the room with my elderly DM so she will not be rushed in getting her life jacket on and making her way (VERY slowly) down to Animator's for our safety drill before the stairways get crowded. :crowded:

[Jusacuz]

We got our room # and pm'd it to you, Fawn, but don't see it on the list yet. I don't mind posting it here in case it was lost in cyberspace. It's #2519. :)

I'm so ready to be somewhere warm.

[tink576]

Is it 3:30 or 3:00? I think by 3:30 I will need to start heading back to the room with my elderly DM so she will not be rushed in getting her life jacket on and making her way (VERY slowly) down to Animator's for our safety drill before the stairways get crowded. :crowded:

The meet when we board is at 3

I see that we have a few traders which is great :thumbsup2
Is everyone meting in the promenade at 3:30?
If so we can set up a time to meet in regards to trading then
I am so looking forward to this. :santa:

Sounds like a good idea to me! I was thinking of a sea day but I didn't really know what time...I'll find you at the meet and we can choose a time

[Brooke3L]

I will be traveling with my friend Mimi her husband Tyler and son Harper
my boyfriend is unable to get off of work and won't be traveling. This will be my 7th Disney cruise and Mimi, Tyler and Harper's 1st.
(Stunner, Manny and Kelso are my dogs I have no kids)

[mommybean]

Hi Brooke :) welcome to the group!
You're not far from us at all! We're in Rock Hill. Are y'all driving or flying?

[nineandcounting]

Hi!

Hubby and I will be on this sailing :) It's our second Disney cruise, second seven-night cruise, and our tenth cruise, in all. We are looking forward to a much-needed break before the new baby comes, and after 10 days at Disney with the children :) Looking forward to meeting you all, and I'd love to be a part of the FE, but we don't have a cabin assignment just yet...

[Fawn]

(Stunner, Manny and Kelso are my dogs I have no kids)


Want some?? :rolleyes1

[Fawn]

Hi!

Hubby and I will be on this sailing :) It's our second Disney cruise, second seven-night cruise, and our tenth cruise, in all. We are looking forward to a much-needed break before the new baby comes, and after 10 days at Disney with the children :) Looking forward to meeting you all, and I'd love to be a part of the FE, but we don't have a cabin assignment just yet...


Welcome and congrats on your soon-to-be! You can still be part of the FE if you want...just let me know your room number as soon as you get it! I would need the names and ages of everyone in your party now. Thanks!

[Fawn]

We got our room # and pm'd it to you, Fawn, but don't see it on the list yet. I don't mind posting it here in case it was lost in cyberspace. It's #2519. :)

I'm so ready to be somewhere warm.

Sorry I missed it...you're on now!

[tow-mater-1]

Hi!

Hubby and I will be on this sailing :) It's our second Disney cruise, second seven-night cruise, and our tenth cruise, in all. We are looking forward to a much-needed break before the new baby comes, and after 10 days at Disney with the children :) Looking forward to meeting you all, and I'd love to be a part of the FE, but we don't have a cabin assignment just yet...

Welcome and congrats on expecting baby #9. Wow, that's awesome:thumbsup2 So when's the big day?

[newbydisney]

If anyone gets an upgrade or phone call please post ok?

and again anyone interested in Yoga???

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome and congrats on expecting baby #9. Wow, that's awesome:thumbsup2 So when's the big day?

Whoops, I meant baby #10.

[Brooke3L]

Hi Brooke :) welcome to the group!
You're not far from us at all! We're in Rock Hill. Are y'all driving or flying?

Not far at all. We are driving. What are you guys doing?

[mommybean]

Welcome! Let's see...if you are interested in the Fish Exchange, I need all info from you ASAP. If you are interested in a ladies tea, there is someone else arranging that...I forget who, so speak up ladies! LOL A meet and greet is being arranged, but not sure that has been finalized yet.

I think we're going to have to pass on the FE exchange this time :sad1: with everything going on here, I just don't have enough time to get it all together.

[mommybean]

Not far at all. We are driving. What are you guys doing?

We're driving too - leaving Friday after I get off work and will most likely (depending on traffic) drive all the way down. Thinking about staying at Radisson at the Port again.

[Brooke3L]

We're driving too - leaving Friday after I get off work and will most likely (depending on traffic) drive all the way down. Thinking about staying at Radisson at the Port again.

We are going to either leave early Sat morning or after work on Friday as well.
My parents have a vacation home outside of Orlando so we are going to crash there. I was hoping allegiant would have some flights available but no luck.

[Fawn]

We're driving too - leaving Friday after I get off work and will most likely (depending on traffic) drive all the way down. Thinking about staying at Radisson at the Port again.

We'll be at the Radisson, too! We always fly in a few days early to relax before the cruise.

[Fawn]

I think we're going to have to pass on the FE exchange this time :sad1: with everything going on here, I just don't have enough time to get it all together.

No problem...it's always tough when you cruise right after the holidays! We'll still expect to see you all at the meet and greet....and someone is arranging a ladies tea if you're interested!

[mommybean]

We'll be at the Radisson, too! We always fly in a few days early to relax before the cruise.

Do you leave your car there and take the shuttle? That's what we did last time and it worked out good. Took us a while to actually get ON the shuttle, even though we had ressies on the 1st one out...they had issues with a wedding party...

[Fawn]

Do you leave your car there and take the shuttle? That's what we did last time and it worked out good. Took us a while to actually get ON the shuttle, even though we had ressies on the 1st one out...they had issues with a wedding party...


We fly down so no car...but we have done the car in the past. Works great!

We do take the shuttle. Every once in awhile there's a delay, but it's usually not too bad. We go on the first or second one out...like to sit at the terminal and people watch. Sooo much fun to see the faces on little ones when they walk in!!

We tend to end up at the hotel bar in the evenings. If you get down early enough, join us for a drink! :woohoo:

[mommybean]

We fly down so no car...but we have done the car in the past. Works great!

We do take the shuttle. Every once in awhile there's a delay, but it's usually not too bad. We go on the first or second one out...like to sit at the terminal and people watch. Sooo much fun to see the faces on little ones when they walk in!!

We tend to end up at the hotel bar in the evenings. If you get down early enough, join us for a drink! :woohoo:

Hahaha - duh - if I had paid attention while I was reading I would have seen where you wrote "we always FLY ..." - lol.
We probably won't get in until at least 2 am - we've got about an 8 hr drive - so be sure to drink one for us!! ;)

[Fawn]

Hahaha - duh - if I had paid attention while I was reading I would have seen where you wrote "we always FLY ..." - lol.
We probably won't get in until at least 2 am - we've got about an 8 hr drive - so be sure to drink one for us!! ;)

Oh, I think I could manage one for you!! :drinking1

[nineandcounting]

Oh, it's ONLY Brian & me :)


Welcome and congrats on your soon-to-be! You can still be part of the FE if you want...just let me know your room number as soon as you get it! I would need the names and ages of everyone in your party now. Thanks!

[nineandcounting]

Thanks :) Baby #10 will arrive sometime late April.

Welcome and congrats on expecting baby #9. Wow, that's awesome:thumbsup2 So when's the big day?

[gturay]

I have read most of this thread and DW and I are anxiously looking forward to cruising with all of you.
This is our first DCL although we have 14 prior cruises with RCCL.

Our son is an entertainer on the Magic, and we are coming to visit with him along with his sister ( our DD ) and her significant other.

This sounds like a great trip and wonderful people.

We won't infringe on the activities that you have scheduled, but may stop in just to enjoy the commraderie and friendship. It's always more fun when you know a person or two.

We don't have a room number yet, as we are on a Cat 5 GTY.

Greg & Judy Turay:banana:

[Fawn]

I have read most of this thread and DW and I are anxiously looking forward to cruising with all of you.
This is our first DCL although we have 14 prior cruises with RCCL.

Our son is an entertainer on the Magic, and we are coming to visit with him along with his sister ( our DD ) and her significant other.

This sounds like a great trip and wonderful people.

We won't infringe on the activities that you have scheduled, but may stop in just to enjoy the commraderie and friendship. It's always more fun when you know a person or two.

We don't have a room number yet, as we are on a Cat 5 GTY.

Greg & Judy Turay:banana:


Welcome! How exciting...is your son in the cast on the big stage or does he walk around the ship delighting little children? :)

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome Greg and Judy! So what kind of entertainment is your son in, and how long has he been on the Magic? This will be extra special for you!

[Fawn]

OK, everyone...I'm shutting down the sign-up for the FE. As it stands, we have 15 cabins, and about 50 people signed up!!

I am waiting on cabin numbers from phred52, tink576, tink113smom and Brooke3L. If you guys could get those to me ASAP that would be great. I know some of you were waiting for cabin assignments, and if that's the case just remind me if you don't mind.

The spreadsheet has a breakdown of age/sex for everyone's convenience. Look and see if any of your information is missing or incorrect. I know I'm missing several first names, and this can be important for personalized gifts some people may make.

I guess I really should get started making my FE at this point, huh? :confused: Wish me luck!

[Fawn]

Oh, it's ONLY Brian & me :)

So...you are or are not interested in the FE??

[tink576]

OK, everyone...I'm shutting down the sign-up for the FE. As it stands, we have 15 cabins, and about 50 people signed up!!

I am waiting on cabin numbers from phred52, tink576, tink113smom and Brooke3L. If you guys could get those to me ASAP that would be great. I know some of you were waiting for cabin assignments, and if that's the case just remind me if you don't mind.

The spreadsheet has a breakdown of age/sex for everyone's convenience. Look and see if any of your information is missing or incorrect. I know I'm missing several first names, and this can be important for personalized gifts some people may make.

I guess I really should get started making my FE at this point, huh? :confused: Wish me luck!


Fawn I'm PM you the room numbers...how do you see this spreadsheet...I don't see how I can find it...Thanks

[Fawn]

Fawn I'm PM you the room numbers...how do you see this spreadsheet...I don't see how I can find it...Thanks

Hmmm...I'm sorry, but I didn't get a PM. Anyone else having problems? Could you try one more time? Thanks!

Here's the link for the spreadsheet!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ7tEF_6FHrFZHA2bjM1Y18wZmhiaG40bTk&hl=en

[tink576]

Hmmm...I'm sorry, but I didn't get a PM.



Look now...my computer was being quirky and kept dropping me from the server

[tink576]

Oh...I looked at the spreadsheet...it doesn't have phred52 for FE's and she wants to be on it...(I figure that my mom won't be back on the computer again till sometime tomorrow so i'll say it now)

[tink576]

sorry...I see you have it under the FE list...I was looking at the meet and greet list

[DreamsComeTrue22]

Hmmm...I'm sorry, but I didn't get a PM. Anyone else having problems? Could you try one more time? Thanks!

Here's the link for the spreadsheet!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ7tEF_6FHrFZHA2bjM1Y18wZmhiaG40bTk&hl=en

Fawn, I was looking at the FE list and I don't think you have us down for it, I PM'd you but I don't know if you got my message or not??

[Fawn]

Fawn, I was looking at the FE list and I don't think you have us down for it, I PM'd you but I don't know if you got my message or not??

I got you on!

[Fawn]

sorry...I see you have it under the FE list...I was looking at the meet and greet list

Yup, they are on both lists. I did get your PM, but I believe you put one of the room numbers down wrong. Please check your messages! :santa:

[taswira]

My cruise docs arrived today. :cool1:

[luv2cruisedisney]

Good Morning Fawn

I must have not been paying attention as I was reading through all of the posts:confused3

While my wife and I are not interested in partaking in the FE, we are interested in meeting with everyone.

Could you please add us to the list for the meet?

Natasha 30
John 44

my 7th DCL cruise
Natasha 5th

We are from Hilton Head Island and will be driving down the night before

Our cabin # is 2050 :cool2:

Thanks and Thank you for all of the time and effort you have put in for this cruise

John & Natasha

[Fawn]

Good Morning Fawn

I must have not been paying attention as I was reading through all of the posts:confused3

While my wife and I are not interested in partaking in the FE, we are interested in meeting with everyone.

Could you please add us to the list for the meet?

Natasha 30
John 44

my 7th DCL cruise
Natasha 5th

We are from Hilton Head Island and will be driving down the night before

Our cabin # is 2050 :cool2:

Thanks and Thank you for all of the time and effort you have put in for this cruise

John & Natasha

Hi Guys...you're on the list! I believe we're meeting in the Promenade Lounge at 3pm on boarding day....someone correct me if I'm wrong!

[luv2cruisedisney]

Thanks Fawn :)

I believe that 3:00 is the right time. that's when we will be there.

Looking forward to meeting some pin traders at that time also :woohoo:

See you all soon

[bwallner]

Hi all!

My DH and I just booked this cruise on Friday! We are excited. We've been on almost 20 cruises, but this is the first on Disney. Will definitely need to do some catch up reading at this point!

Looking forward to learning more!

Belinda and Mike:yay:

[taswira]

:welcome: Belinda & Mike - You're going to LOVE Disney cruising! :sail:

Shari

[Fawn]

Hi all!

My DH and I just booked this cruise on Friday! We are excited. We've been on almost 20 cruises, but this is the first on Disney. Will definitely need to do some catch up reading at this point!

Looking forward to learning more!

Belinda and Mike:yay:


Welcome guys! We hope you'll join us for the meet and greet on boarding day! I put your names on our list, so you're now officially part of the Dis Crowd! Here's the link!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ7tEF_6FHrFZHA2bjM1Y18wZmhiaG40bTk&hl=en

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome Belinda and Mike! Looking forward to meeting you in 24 days!!

[gturay]

Fawn and others:
Sorry for the delay in responding, had to have a little hospital work done. Will be recovered before we sail.
My son is in the cast of the broadway shows as a singer/dancer. His girlfriend will also be on this cruise so we will be able to finally meet her.
This is looking like it will be a great cruise, not really packed, with lots of Disney bloggers on board. We look forward to doing the meet on sailaway and get to know a bunch of you.
Our info DH Greg 61 DW Judy 56
Sailed 14 times with RCCL 2 with Princess and 1st time with Disney
Cat5 GTY so no room number until checking
Greg & Judy:thumbsup2

[taswira]

My son is in the cast of the broadway shows as a singer/dancer. ...
Awesome! :thumbsup2

And here's wishing you a speedy recovery before we sail. pixiedust:

[luv2cruisedisney]

Is it wrong that I am counting the days to the cruise and not the days till Xmas :)

Where is everyone staying the night before ( if you are coming in the night before)?

Are all the pin traders ready? :santa:

Welcome to all the new members

[Jusacuz]

Is it wrong that I am counting the days to the cruise and not the days till Xmas :)

Where is everyone staying the night before ( if you are coming in the night before)?

Are all the pin traders ready? :santa:

Welcome to all the new members


I am a little more excited for the cruise than Christmas but only because it will be way more peaceful for me. lol. :)

We're staying at the Hyatt in the airport the night before. We used airline miles to pay for it, which was a huge help.

Welcome to everyone who has joined in the last couple of weeks.

[tink576]

Are all the pin traders ready? :santa:

I'm not ready yet...but I will be! :cool1:

[tink576]

I am a little more excited for the cruise than Christmas

Lol ... I feel the same way... the only thing getting me through finals is counting down to having nothing to do but rest, rest, and relax! Only 22 days!!!

[Fawn]

I am counting down the days to many things, and trying to ignore them all!! We are staying at the Radisson for a few nights before the cruise as we always do. Looking forward to a long, relaxing vacation with my girls!!

[tow-mater-1]

We are staying at Pop Century the night before.

[tink576]

We're at one of the All Stars...not sure which one though. We keep just refering to it as the All-Stars, I'll have to look up specifically which one we are at

[tink576]

We just got an email from Dreams....We've been given a complimentary upgrade!
:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:

We are so excited! We went from a category 11 to a category 8! We get a porthole! A PORTHOLE!!! I'm in shock! I'm so excited!!! A PORTHOLE!!! A Window!!! Holy Cow!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas to us from Disney!!!

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::l ove:

Fawn I'm sending you are new room numbers to update the fish extender list!!!

Holy cow...I never expected them to bump our three rooms up like that!

I'm on cloud nine!
:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::c loud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:


I'm so excited!!!!!!!

[tink576]

I had so many smilies in my last post I had to edit some out

:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:

:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

I've never used this many smilies in my life!

[Fawn]

We just got an email from Dreams....We've been given a complimentary upgrade!
:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:

We are so excited! We went from a category 11 to a category 8! We get a porthole! A PORTHOLE!!! I'm in shock! I'm so excited!!! A PORTHOLE!!! A Window!!! Holy Cow!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas to us from Disney!!!

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love::l ove:

Fawn I'm sending you are new room numbers to update the fish extender list!!!

Holy cow...I never expected them to bump our three rooms up like that!

I'm on cloud nine!
:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::c loud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:


I'm so excited!!!!!!!


That is amazing!! I have never heard of a 3-room upgrade...totally Magical!! I've upgraded you on the list!

[peterpan2010]

My wife and I are new to this site and "threading" so I apologize if this isn't the right way to post our first entry. We have 4 children: two daughters (9 and 18 mos) and two sons (7 and 5). Just looking to meet some others and get some advice before we sail. We've done a 3 and a 4-night in the past; this is our first 7-nighter.

We haven't booked any excursions yet and were hoping to do one in Cozumel - dolphin encounter. It is very costly to book through DCL. We were hoping to make reservations with Dolphin Discovery but they told us they can't accept our reservation - we have to go through Disney. Can anyone help with this?

[phred52]

We're at one of the All Stars...not sure which one though. We keep just refering to it as the All-Stars, I'll have to look up specifically which one we are at

its Movies....:goodvibes


We just got an email from Dreams....We've been given a complimentary upgrade!
:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:


:woohoo:WOOT!!:woohoo:


[QUOTE=Fawn;34710504]That is amazing!! I have never heard of a 3-room upgrade...totally Magical!! I've upgraded you on the list!

I see the new room #'s on the meet and greet list, but the FE list still has the old #'s..... and yea, I agree with you...who ever heard of three rooms in a row being upgraded to still include 3 rooms in a row?? Totally, completely, utterly unexpected! We've been pixie dusted for sure!! Wish I had a name to write a thank you note to......

:woohoo:

[tow-mater-1]

Congratulations Tink576 and Phred52 :banana: Merry Christmas to you from Disney!!
And welcome:welcome:Peterpan2010. We just booked the dolphin encounter the other day and we also looked at options of booking ourselves. There are tour companies out there but you have to be careful and check them out. Cruise critic had some reviews of some and in the end I thought we would just pay the extra for peace of mind. You can book on your own and just leave out that you are cruising but if for whatever reason the itinerary changes or because of weather we can't dock you are out of pocket. That is just my understanding of how it works, if it's different someone please correct me. Good luck on whatever you decide.:thumbsup2

[peterpan2010]

Thanks for the response, insight, and the welcome. Any thoughts on how to get our room assignment changed? I read our room is directly below one of the kitchens and it is constantly noisy room on the boat (2631). We're traveling with another party right across the hall so it might complicate it a bit!

[tink576]

Thanks for the response, insight, and the welcome. Any thoughts on how to get our room assignment changed? I read our room is directly below one of the kitchens and it is constantly noisy room on the boat (2631). We're traveling with another party right across the hall so it might complicate it a bit!

Maybe try calling Disney or your travel agent...but look online and see where there are empty staterooms in your category to see (if they will let you move) what rooms you would want to possibly move to

[Fawn]

OK, I have everyone's room number for the FE except Tinks113smom. Carole, if you could get me that info ASAP, that would be great!!

[tink576]

19 Days to the Cruise!!!!!! (not that I'm counting or anything)

[newbydisney]

..so how many minutes is that

:cool1:

We leave 12/30 for WDW...at least it is cold there right now so it tempers the need to leave immediately..it was actually 4 degrees warmer in Seattle the other day than it was in Orlando....looking for snow here now though and my palm trees are in the garage again...

[Tink113]

Hi! This is Tink113smom's daughter... we will be on the cruise with my parents. Our rooms for the FE is 2017 and 2019. Thanks!

[tink576]

..so how many minutes is that

:cool1:



25,839 minutes until the cruise

...assuming you board the ship at noon as of 1:21 this afternoon


:cool1::cool1::cool1:

[Fawn]

Hi! This is Tink113smom's daughter... we will be on the cruise with my parents. Our rooms for the FE is 2017 and 2019. Thanks!

OK, gotcha! And that concludes this portion of our program... :thumbsup2

[Fawn]

We are off tomorrow for our Christmas up in the Poconos! I won't be back online until after the 28th.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Magical Holiday, and may your days all be merry and bright.

[tow-mater-1]

25,839 minutes until the cruise

...assuming you board the ship at noon as of 1:21 this afternoon


:cool1::cool1::cool1:

:lmao:LOVE it!!

[tink576]

:lmao:LOVE it!!

You can't tell I'm distracted from studying for my last final can you... :)

[cmclaura]

I'm so excited. I ordered a FE off eBay and it arrived today -- totally gorgeous and worth every single penny.

I could never have made anything quite this pretty on my own and I can sew.

We opted for two pockets, so my husband and I will share and one for our daughter, the little princess, lol! It's yellow, red and blue, has Cruisin' with Mickey and the DCL logo at the top, a Mickey and Minnie on the top pocket, with our names (Joe and Laura) and a Minnie with a princess crown and Keighley's name on the bottom pocket. Look for us! LOL!

Can't wait to use it. Better stick it in the suitcase now so I don't forget to bring it.

[Fawn]

I'm so excited. I ordered a FE off eBay and it arrived today -- totally gorgeous and worth every single penny.

I could never have made anything quite this pretty on my own and I can sew.

We opted for two pockets, so my husband and I will share and one for our daughter, the little princess, lol! It's yellow, red and blue, has Cruisin' with Mickey and the DCL logo at the top, a Mickey and Minnie on the top pocket, with our names (Joe and Laura) and a Minnie with a princess crown and Keighley's name on the bottom pocket. Look for us! LOL!

Can't wait to use it. Better stick it in the suitcase now so I don't forget to bring it.


I ordered one, too...she promised it will get here before we leave! Can't wait to see it!

[cmclaura]

Did you also order from Tiffany (gradysmommy)?

Her work is outstanding!

[Fawn]

Did you also order from Tiffany (gradysmommy)?

Her work is outstanding!

Yes, I did!! LOL I ordered it very plain, with just names, no Mickey heads on the pockets...but one on the top. Everyone's favorite color for their pockets. I did this very last minute, and she is SUPER nice. Can't wait to see the finished product!

[cmclaura]

I am certain that you won't be disappointed. A quality product, nicely lightly padded (I'm guessing interfacing) so it's slightly stiff at the back. Very sturdy -- this will be going on many cruises with us.

I can't believe it's nearly time for our cruise!

[peterpan2010]

I realize this makes me sound foolish, but what is FE? :confused3

I know it is the abbreviation for Iron on the Periodic Table but I'm guessing that's not it.:sad2:

[taswira]

http://www.primateprojections.com/CruiseNuts/merrymunkmas.jpg

[cmclaura]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=320465623234

I realize this makes me sound foolish, but what is FE? :confused3

I know it is the abbreviation for Iron on the Periodic Table but I'm guessing that's not it.:sad2:

Not to worry, it originally took me awhile to figure it out.

Outside each cabin door is a decorative Fish, which is used to hold notes, etc. from DCL to the cruiser. A Fish Extender is a hanging item with a series of pockets, depending on how many people are in your group, where fellow cruisers can leave little gifts and goodies.

I'm trying to attach an image from one on eBay. If it doesn't work, you can go to eBay and type in Fish Extender and some will pop up. I just purchased one, customized for my family, from gradysmommy and it's simply amazing.

Laura

[luv2cruisedisney]

Just wanted to wish all of my fellow cruise mates a Happy Holiday :santa::santa:

Enjoy your day however you celebrate :dance3:

[luvsTink]

A couple questions for everyone:
1. Is anyone else doing the WDW half marathon before boarding? Myself and a travel partner are doing it...so, look for me because I am SURE I will be wearing my medal for at least a day!
2. If anyone has booked a couples massage at Castaway Cay and decides to drop it...please let me know...I want it bad! ;)
3. If you get an upgrade after you get luggage tags how does that work?

Anne

[newbydisney]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

LAST CALL FOR TEA

I got a Lime Green Tommy Bahama Sweatshirt for Christmas so I will wear that when we board...and of course my green visor..anyone that wants to meet me at Rockin Bar D to try to get the TEA organized please join me.

I have the list and it has everyone's stateroom numbers. I will do what I can. You regular cruisers know that Palo has a back room for large groups and perhaps they will let us have that..it seats about 10 at least as I recall.

I will be requesting Laura from England as our server...because she is English and a very good server...my back up plan is Tomas who is fabulous as well. If neither of them are available does anyone have any preferences?

I will let everyone know by leaving a note on your FE and I hope to see you all at the MEET. I know its 3 ish and on the Promenade Deck?...is there a more specific location?..I am not sure exactly...my memory you know...

For those of you who are new to the Thread and welcome and if anyone in your party would like to join the ladies tea please let me know asap!

[DisneyDDS]

We are in final count down to our trip! We leave for Florida on Jan 6th. My husband is running the 1/2 marathon on the 9th before heading to the port. We cannot wait!!!:)

[tow-mater-1]

Welcome DisneyDDS!

[phred52]

A couple questions for everyone:

3. If you get an upgrade after you get luggage tags how does that work?

Anne


I can answer question #3..... as it just happened to us for this cruise!!

We were told to simply cross off the old stateroom number on the luggage tags... and write the new number on it. :thumbsup2 I used a bold black marker on the tags we've received so far. We are STILL waiting for 2 sets, there are 7 in our party and 5 of us have the documents so far.

[luvsTink]

You are all so QUIET!!! Are you all busy packing like me?? :cool1:
I'm so excited! (and I just can't hide it! :rotfl2:)

For those of you that have booked the Dolphin push,pull, swim in Cozumel, can you tell me what time Disney says your ressie is? Thanks!

Anne

[nineandcounting]

Yes, we ARE interested in the FE - someone had ask about the children sailing with us.

So...you are or are not interested in the FE??

[tink576]

You are all so QUIET!!! Are you all busy packing like me?? :cool1:
I'm so excited! (and I just can't hide it! :rotfl2:)

For those of you that have booked the Dolphin push,pull, swim in Cozumel, can you tell me what time Disney says your ressie is? Thanks!

Anne


I'm excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1: I'm just crazed right now getting everything accomplished so I'll be free to relax on the cruise. :)

[tow-mater-1]

You are all so QUIET!!! Are you all busy packing like me?? :cool1:
I'm so excited! (and I just can't hide it! :rotfl2:)

For those of you that have booked the Dolphin push,pull, swim in Cozumel, can you tell me what time Disney says your ressie is? Thanks!

Anne

Hi Anne, my son and I are booked for 10:45 - 2:45. The rest of the family are meeting us at the park.
I can't beleive we are leaving in 8 days and I'm not ready:scared1:!! Although our order for our FE gifts came in today and I'm thrilled with how they turned out.:yay: Pirate costumes are done but I still have my formal night dress to make, 3rd and last attempt at it before I give up and buy something.:sad2: Other than that I'm pretty much packed and have been for a few weeks now. I just have to light a fire under my teenagers and hubby's butt.

[Fawn]

Yes, we ARE interested in the FE - someone had ask about the children sailing with us.

Hi. I had already closed down the sign-up for the FE, but I'll leave it up to the crowd. Does everyone have enough for an extra couple??

[nineandcounting]

That's fine - don't worry about it - I just saw your post late, as it was so far back :(

Hi. I had already closed down the sign-up for the FE, but I'll leave it up to the crowd. Does everyone have enough for an extra couple??

[Fawn]

That's fine - don't worry about it - I just saw your post late, as it was so far back :(

Let's see what everyone says first.

I know I had a couple of extra things. Everytime I saw Disney anything in the past couple months, my eyes would glaze over, the wallet would come out and I found more stuff on my dining room table the next morning! :rotfl2:

I do need your room number for the FE. It's just your hubby and you, correct?

[lulu1996]

We will be leaving tomorrow to head to WDW for a few days at the parks, DH and DD will be in the 5K on Friday. I made a FE using directions from the links given to us -- it was fun to do (I used iron-on transfers as I only have an old basic type of sewing machine). We will be looking forward to meeting everyone next week (and getting away from cold weather for several days---we live in east central Illinois and our temperature tomorrow morning will be -2 F). Safe travel wishes to all!

[taswira]

lulu1996 - Dress warm for WDW. It's been very cold for Florida. Forecast is low thirties overnight and low to mid-fifties during the day for the coming week. If the wind picks up, it gets a bit chilly. It's still FAR better than northern temps, but don't expect our usual "summer in the winter" warmth. ::MinnieMo

[tink576]

lulu1996 - Dress warm for WDW. It's been very cold for Florida. Forecast is low thirties overnight and low to mid-fifties during the day for the coming week. If the wind picks up, it gets a bit chilly. It's still FAR better than northern temps, but don't expect our usual "summer in the winter" warmth. ::MinnieMo

UGH...I know it's better then to foot of snow in my driveway that has to be shoveled but...come on Florida warm up! Packing the warm clothes takes up way to much room in the suitcase...I think this will be one of the first times we take our coats with us to Florida instead of leaving them in the car when we reach the airport...

[taswira]

I love the cooler temps here since it gives me an opportunity to wear some winter clothes - lol. In spite of living in FL now, I'm a cold weather person at heart. I don't think you'll need to bring much, but definitely a good warm jacket and if you plan to be outside early morning or late evening, maybe a warm hat and gloves. Then you can layer a lot of lightweight clothes underneath if needed.

Who knows? Maybe warmer days will return soon. Weather forecasters are not always right, but it's better to be prepared.

[Eyeore and SnowWhite]

Hello everyone --

Happy New Year!

We've been looking for you all on 'CruiseCritics' and then "Greg and Judy" from Greendale, WI pointed us here. We finally found you. :)

This is our FIRST time on a Disney cruise and first time on this forum so we are all wide-eyed and excited.

Maybe too late for FE, but, if you don't mind, we may crash your party at 3:00 pm. :confused3

We are three seniors, my DW DS and myself and hope you allow us to join you.

Al, Debbie and Wendy

[Eyeore and SnowWhite]

Hi DisneyDDS --

My husband is running the 1/2 marathon on the 9th before heading to the port. We cannot wait!!!:)

If you or your husband happen to meet runner Amy Banfer or her dad, Ray Banfer, from Elkridge, Maryland at the 1/2 marathon on the 9th, surprise them by saying hello from their friends in Laurel, Md.

Thanks,
Al and Debbie Brown
Magic stateroom 7574

[tink576]

Hello everyone --

Happy New Year!

We've been looking for you all on 'CruiseCritics' and then "Greg and Judy" from Greendale, WI pointed us here. We finally found you. :)

This is our FIRST time on a Disney cruise and first time on this forum so we are all wide-eyed and excited.

Maybe too late for FE, but, if you don't mind, we may crash your party at 3:00 pm. :confused3

We are three seniors, my DW DS and myself and hope you allow us to join you.

Al, Debbie and Wendy


Be sure to come to the meet! It's a great chance to meet everyone

[Eyeore and SnowWhite]

Be sure to come to the meet! It's a great chance to meet everyone

Thanks tink576 ---

We'd love to meet everyone and hear about all your former Disney cruises.

Thanks!

Al pirate:, Debbie :bride: and Wendy :cheer2:

[madelinesmum]

I'm on the 9th as well! So excited!

How are you guys preparing for the weather, packing wise? I am also concerned about doing anything related to the beach in Cozumel since the high is 75ish.

[luv2cruisedisney]

HI Everyone, I know there was some talk of trading earlier. How many pins are you all bringing?

I have a bunch that are still on the backer cards for trade. I was wondering if I should bring those and I am also going to bring 2 laynards for trading.

Does anyone have DCL pin sfor trade or are you trading other pins? :santa:

[tink576]

HI Everyone, I know there was some talk of trading earlier. How many pins are you all bringing?

I have a bunch that are still on the backer cards for trade. I was wondering if I should bring those and I am also going to bring 2 laynards for trading.

Does anyone have DCL pin sfor trade or are you trading other pins? :santa:

I'm bringing a two books...I'll be hitting downtown disney before the cruise to trade...I have a ton of everything and a bit of cruise pins. My dad will probably bring a few of his books as well...I've told him to bring his cruise book because you collect cruise pins...I collect figment/goofy/tink and whatever the heck strikes my fancy at any given moment...my sibs are bringing their pins but they're not real serious traders but would love to trade if anyone else's kids would want to trade

[SheriB]

Hi fellow cruisers. I checked in many months ago and haven't been back till recently. I was wondering if any of you are doing any of the dive excursions in Cozumel or Grand Cayman? My DD23 is signed up for both, but no one else in our travel party is certified, so she's basically going herself. She's a little nervous about not having a dive partner or knowing anyone who's going. Anyone out there? Just to refresh, our party is me, DH, DD23, DS18, my sister, her husband, their DD13 and DS10. Also, since the last time I checked in, my sister's friend, husband, DD14 and DS11 have joined our group.
I know this is a last minute question, but I was hoping to find someone to help ease my daughter's apprehension. Thanks.
Sheri

[newbydisney]

Luckily I packed some warm clothes. We are in Cocoa Beach at the Raddisson and it's very nice! We were going to stay here pre-cruise but since it is so cold we modified our ressie to tonight and are heading South til Cruise Time. It is supposed to gradually get better but expect cold, damp and windy at least for the first few days. Cozumel predicting 75 and Grand Cayman 79 for the respective days.

Once again I will head for Rocking Bard D as soon as we board and will try to get ressie for several of us for tea. Look for me , I will be very green and easy to spot...and see you at the meet..welcome to the new folks...we hope to see you at them meet as well!!

[taswira]

Yes, it's a bit chilly. This Saturday when we board, the forecast for the port is low of 40, high of 59, with probably a 15 mph breeze. So pack that warm jacket, folks!

A few days ago at WDW it was cold enough for me to wear a leather jacket and winter hat. If this weather continues, I may be wearing one when we board. :lmao:

BTW - It's supposed to get down to 29 tonight where I live, and I'm only an hour from WDW and less than that from Port Canaveral. Can we say "Winter?"

[tink576]

BTW - It's supposed to get down to 29 tonight where I live, and I'm only an hour from WDW and less than that from Port Canaveral. Can we say "Winter?"

Ack! That's cold enough to snow!

:scared::scared::scared:

[luv2cruisedisney]

I'm bringing a two books...I'll be hitting downtown disney before the cruise to trade...I have a ton of everything and a bit of cruise pins. My dad will probably bring a few of his books as well...I've told him to bring his cruise book because you collect cruise pins...I collect figment/goofy/tink and whatever the heck strikes my fancy at any given moment...my sibs are bringing their pins but they're not real serious traders but would love to trade if anyone else's kids would want to trade

Cool

I will bring whatever I have that I want to trade:woohoo:

See you all soon

John

[tink576]

Hope everyone has safe travel getting to the cruise. We're leaving first thing in the am so I'll be signing off for the week. See you all on the Cruise!

[Fawn]

We leave tomorrow, too! Don't forget to go and print out your list of FE names so you know where to deliver your goodies next week!

Everyone have a safe trip and stay warm till we meet for some Magic...

[mommybean]

Ugh!! I've been so busy with the holidays and working, that I STILL don't have anything packed!!! :scared1:
I haven't gone thru my pins either! Oh boy oh boy...

It was 17 degrees here this morning, and highs of 33 - 40 all week, so I'm definitely looking forward to some warm weather!!

I did call and get the list of movies for the week...let's see if I can remember them all...
The Proposal
The Princess & the Frog
A Christmas Carol - 3D
Race to Witch Mtn
Up
Hannah Montana
Surrogates

To all that are getting ready to leave - have a safe trip!! And we'll see you Saturday!

[taswira]

It was 17 degrees here this morning, and highs of 33 - 40 all week, so I'm definitely looking forward to some warm weather!!
Currently 43 here less than an hour from the port. Expect temps when we board to be around that (and high twenties, low thirties overnight here). Just mentioning it in case you have not read recent posts. Bring a warm jacket! ;)

[mommybean]

Currently 43 here less than an hour from the port. Expect temps when we board to be around that (and high twenties, low thirties overnight here). Just mentioning it in case you have not read recent posts. Bring a warm jacket! ;)

I did read them... :sad2: so I decided to focus on the posts about the weather in Cozumel & Grand Cayman :woohoo: hehehe
I always bring a light jacket or sweatshirt anyway because I LOVE being on the deck or the balcony at night and sometimes it's a little chilly. Hopefully I won't need more than that ;)

[mommybean]

Oh!! I meant to mention this in my other post...

I just ordered some pins off ebay - awesome seller that I bought from 3 times on our WDW trip - lol!! They're great pins (LOTS of hidden Mickey ones too!) and she sells however many you want at $1.15 each. She will overnight to you, and also deliver to your resort, etc if you're in WDW. Her id is funmamas. .....just in case anybody needs to make last minute pin purchases!! :rolleyes1

[JansDreams]

Just found this thread, thanks to Luv2cruisedisney, John!

We will be cruising on this cruise with you all and are pin trader/collectors, especially DCL pins! I will bring my one bag of DCL pins because I won't have enough room for much more!

Looking forward to meeting some fellow cruisers we are Castaway Club members and can't wait for this one. I just hope the weather cooperates!!

Janis & David & Shelly (adult daughter) and Ethan 2 1/2 years old and 2nd DCL cruise!

See you all at 3pm in the Promenade!

[cmclaura]

Worry wart here is nervous about our Grand Cayman day as the weather looks to be rainy that day. If it is raining badly, we may not want to do our dolphin swim. Does anyone know the cancellation policy on the day? I can't seem to find it.

[luv2cruisedisney]

Just found this thread, thanks to Luv2cruisedisney, John!

We will be cruising on this cruise with you all and are pin trader/collectors, especially DCL pins! I will bring my one bag of DCL pins because I won't have enough room for much more!

Looking forward to meeting some fellow cruisers we are Castaway Club members and can't wait for this one. I just hope the weather cooperates!!

Janis & David & Shelly (adult daughter) and Ethan 2 1/2 years old and 2nd DCL cruise!

See you all at 3pm in the Promenade!

Hi Janis

Glad you found it ok.
I am an avid DCL pin collector so I am looking forward to seeing whats in that DCL bag that you have :santa:

[JansDreams]

Yep, it took me awhile but I did find it!

Thanks!

I look forward to meeting & hopefully trading!

Janis

[newbydisney]

I have heard it's difficult to cancel Disney Reservations and specifically for Castaway Cay, so I have cancelled our reservation there for Jet SKiing. I don't think we will have trouble rebooking that if we want to. Our other excursions are not with Disney and they all have fairly relaxed policies according to the information we got when booking.

We have read 75 at Cozumel and 79 at Grand Cayman..since we are from Seattle and have been in Florida all week in the COLD ..I think 75 will be just fine...if not we shall jog !

[tow-mater-1]

Hey everyone. I'm sad to say that my parents will not be joining us on this cruise due to health issues.:sad2: Thankfully nothing serious but it would not be covered under insurance as it's a pre-existing condition. My parents were participating in the FE so you can scratch them from your list. Their room number was 2515. Oh and Newbydisney my mom was down for tea so you can take her off but I'm still in. On a bright note, we'll see everyone in a few days!

[taswira]

tow-mater-1 - Sorry to hear that your parents won't be able to make the cruise. I hope all will be well with them soon.

[nineandcounting]

I think Fawn already left, and I don't think our cabin number had been assigned yet when she did the Meet & Greet/FE lists....

So, I thought I'd just post it here - it's 7005

Can't wait to see you all!

[mommybean]

I was just looking at the "google doc" and it seems like there are a few of us right there together :yay: We just got our cabin assignment - we're in 7118.

I think it's Actuarian that said they always book 7120 or ? (sorry, can't remember the #), is that one of the cabins with the "white" blacony instead of the railing? or a "secret" balcony with the window cut-out? I was just curious...

[taswira]

I know everyone will probably think I'm crazy, but I just got a call from DCL offering me a free upgrade from Cat. 7 to Cat 4, and I turned it down. Yep. First of all, I actually PREFER the "semi-enclosed" Navigator Verandah (but not the white half-metal "secret" ones). I like the nautical touches, the comfort (love that cushioned bench), and the fact that I can still enjoy it even in slightly inclement weather because it is somewhat shielded from the elements. My mother also prefers it. But . .

For just a moment I considered happily accepting. The Cat. 4 they offered us was still aft (also my preferred location), but I am really fond of Deck 7 and don't want to move to 8. The deciding moment for me was when I remembered the current temps here lately. Until we get to Cozumel and Grand Cayman it is likely to remain rather chilly. I don't think my elderly mom would get much use from a regular "open" verandah in this weather. So I turned it down and we are remaining where we are. Maybe they will offer it to someone else from our thread. ;)

[Kstinkfan]

Sorry for the late notice. My TA just notified me that we have been upgraded from a cat 6 to a cat 4. Not sure it is going to make that much difference, but it's nice anyway:) Anyway, we are signed up for the FE. Our room number was 6616. It has been changed to 8572. Hope everyone can find me:) :confused3

[newbydisney]

ummm if anyone else gets a call for an upgrade please ask them to call me ok???pleeeeeeeez

[taswira]

FYI to everyone boarding this Saturday - The local weather forecast is now bringing the possibility of snow, sleet and rain, depending on how fast it heads down after it hits the Ocala area. Yep - You are reading correctly! Unless things change, it may be no more than 43 degrees (not counting wind chill) and either raining (showers) or snowing (flurries), depending on temps. I sure hope things clear up for the sail-away party. In fact, I hope the forecast is wrong and we get no precipitation.

Uhhhhh . . . Welcome to Florida - the SUNSHINE state! :beach:

At least there is a lot to do on the ship without braving the elements. :goodvibes

[Jusacuz]

Not sure who is left around here, but I just got a call for an upgrade! :) So for those doing the FE, my new stateroom number is 2056.
I'm so ready to be on the ship now.

[Fawn]

We're home....who else is out there!! Can't believe our beautiful week is over! May have been cold, may have been cloudy, but what a great trip!!! I'm ready to get out there on the high seas again tomorrow! :laughing:

Just wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting all of you. Ladies tea was lovely, the FE's were fun, our meet and greets were great...this is one terrific group!! :banana::banana::banana:

[newbydisney]

Hey, we are home at OKW for a couple more days of rainy and cool Florida weather!

Thanks to all of our new friends for making this last cruise so fun.....great group and of course our upgrade to a Cat 4 was fabulous too.

Sooo who wants to do it again...who rebooked what?..We booked Panama 1/6/2011: Western 1/8/2011: Thanksgiving to Mexico Nov 20 2011 and New Years on the Dream Dec 29 2011.....Obviously we will not take all of these but hey it never hurTS to reserve and decide later. Love the 10% AND SHIPBOARD CREDITS.

Hope to see you all agian soon!

[taswira]

I hope everyone had/will have a safe journey home. We didn't make any meets because my elderly DM ended up requiring nearly 100% of my time/attention. Her slow pace was a hindrance, but we both enjoyed the cruise. I do think I may have spotted "the group" at tea. My mom and I were sitting by the window. We also had the pleasure of sharing a table on our dining rotation with fellow DISer actuarian and his wife Jackie. Nice people and it was great getting to know them. :chat:

I am still booked for the 4 Dec. 2010 Magic of course, but the discount and big onboard credit for Platinum CC prompted me to book the 3 Dec. 2011 Magic while aboard. Will anyone else here be on either of those?

Even though we had less than an hour's drive from port to home, I am SO exhausted and sleepy. Didn't sleep much last night. My brain must have been in "time to get off the ship" mode. :sad1:

[tow-mater-1]

We made it home too after 10 1/2 hours of traveling:crazy2: I do have to say that the kids were great though. We rebooked on board too but not until Oct 2011 and just with the younger kids this time as the older ones will be in college. I also booked my parents with one of my kids so they could get the discount and on board credit. I have to say though, when I told my parents I booked them my dad was surprised at how much more it was than this one was going to be for them. So I went to the computer to show him his savings, and if I booked myself on-line with no "10% discount" I would save $439.69 for just their room.:confused3 So I will be calling my travel agent on Monday to check it out and see if this is correct and if it is I will cancel my existing ressie and rebook with her. Either way I'm excited I'm going again! :cool1:

[taswira]

tow-mater-1 - Wow. Really? Is it possible that maybe one includes ground trans or insurance and the other does not? That does not sound right. If the onboard booking agent messed up (which can happen occasionally), you should definitely call DCL about it. I'm sure they would adjust the price. The only thing with DCL is that YOU need to stay on top of things. When the cost of our stateroom was lowered by a thousand dollars for Florida residents AFTER we had made final payment, I had to call to get the credit applied. And if the price they show online is lowered even multiple times between booking and your cruise, you have to call them to have yours lowered. Otherwise they only adjust the cost of changing surcharges and government fees. Still, I always prefer dealing directly with DCL myself. :surfweb:

[tow-mater-1]

So I went to the computer to show him his savings, and if I booked myself on-line with no "10% discount" I would save $439.69 for just their room.:confused3 So I will be calling my travel agent on Monday to check it out and see if this is correct and if it is I will cancel my existing ressie and rebook with her.

Whoops my mistake not theirs. I forgot to add a kid in that room.:rolleyes: I had filled up their room with 2 kids on paper only for the cheaper rate of cat11 with my hubby and I with one child in cat 6. They would have actually only had one staying with them and that's where I messed up. They decided against it anyway due to the time of year, so now unless we find someone to take their place we have to pay for 4 adult fares and only 1 child :sad2:

[lulu1996]

Thank you for orienting me to DCL and helping to make our cruise a truly magical experience---thank you for all the wonderful FE gifts, decorating our door and participating in the FE made us feel part of a special group and contributed a lot to the magical experience of the cruise. I am sorry to have missed the reception in Fawn’s room---I was dealing (via email) with a crisis that had arisen at work and did not understand what my son tried to tell me about the message, by the time he was able to tell me about it we had missed it. We enjoyed the cruise so much it will be a let down to go on other cruise lines in the future (although we may to get to other destinations). Our servers were so much fun (Shantol & Gideon)! We hope to go on other Disney cruises in the future and hope to be able to spend more time visiting and sharing experiences with DisBoard members in the future. Thank you again!

Karen (aka lulu1996), Larry, Sarah & Jason

[cmclaura]

Just reserved today for next year, January 8 Western.

We had such a great time this cruise, we're going back for more.

The weird thing is, as we're DVC members, the total points needed are LESS than was required this year. I don't know quite why; only thing I can think is that they've re-graded the Category 11s into 3 levels (we booked an A as we'd prefer being on 6 or 7 as opposed to 2) and that somehow lowered the necessary points. Still, I don't care how, I'm just glad to be going again. Our 4th Disney Cruise! After one more, we'll be Gold, lol.

Laura

[charliez]

Hope you all had a MAGICAL time!!! I was wondering if you could share some insight into a few things for those of us sailing later this spring (April 3 - Western Magic):

1) How are the expansion projects at Castaway Cay coming along? What's done and what's still a work in progress? Did any of your kids try the new Animal Tracking Series activity?

2) Speaking of that new kids' programs, has the Magic implemented the changes to the kids' programs we've recently seen reported? (http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1064) If so, what did you think about the changes, especially the mixing of the ages? Good, bad, no big deal? DD12 is excited by what she's read so far, but we haven't seen many first-hand accounts.

Thanks a bunch!

[tow-mater-1]

Hi Charliez, sorry I don't have any real answers for you. I did notice work being done on Castaway Cay but to be honest I was so taken in by everything else that I didn't pay much attention. As for the kids club my boys only went once and the new program according to the article isn't going to be implemented until spring. I kinda wish it had been up and running, my boys were separated, I have a 4 and 5 year old and I think they would have done better together. It was by far the best vacation we have ever had and can't wait to go back! Have a great time on your cruise:thumbsup2.