March 13th 2011 Fiesta time on the Wonder!

[melsherard]

We are all booked for this sailing and was wondering if anyone else is coming with us? Our last cruise was Jan 25, 2009, and we are ready to come back!

[IrishCowboy]

I I have added a link to your thread on the main index page. Have a great cruise!

[melsherard]

Thanks!

[JDBlair]

Just returned from the Magic and booked this cruise onboard. So excited DCL is coming to the west coast!!!

[melsherard]

Awesome! We should've booked onboard, too, but didn't... I'm glad we're not the only ones going :) This will be our first 7 nighter and we can't wait!!

[melsherard]

I started reading your trip report and I am really enjoying it... I'll have to finish it tomorrow, though... it's beddy-bye for me now ;)

[JDBlair]

Awesome! We should've booked onboard, too, but didn't... I'm glad we're not the only ones going :) This will be our first 7 nighter and we can't wait!!

Nah, you won't be alone. I'm pretty sure we'll get a good group going in no time!!! :banana:

I'm writing another TR for the cruise we just finished. TR's are hard work though! LOL

[melsherard]

I LOVED your trip report! You are an excellent writer:)
How old will your kids be for this trip? I have 2 daughters, they will be 12 and 9 when we go. Also, my step-daughter and her husband will be coming with their boys, ages 2 and 4.
I wrote a trip report for our last cruise... here is the link if you want read it... I think I will add it to my signature like you did

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2085074

[TexasGirl]

Putting the info here for easy access:

Cruise dates March 13-20, 2011
FIESTA TIME ON THE DISNEY WONDER

1. March 13, Sun: LA
2. March 14, Mon: AT SEA FORMAL
3. March 15, Tues: CABO SAN LUCAS Ashore 11:15 am, Onboard 5 pm
4. March 16, Wed: Puerto Vallarta Ashore 7:30 am, Onboard 7 pm
5. March 17, Thurs: AT SEA PIRATE
6. March 18, Fri: CABO SAN LUCAS Ashore 7:15 am, Onboard 1:30 pm SEMI FORMAL
7. March 19, Sat: AT SEA
8. March 20, Sun: Los Angeles (Desembarkation begins aprox 9:30 am)

Day 3: Formal Night, Day 4: Pirate Night, Day 6:Semi Formal.

[TexasGirl]

We just changed our cruise from Oct 16th, 2010 to THIS ONE.

Our school calendars for 2010/2011 were released yesterday. When we were on the ship last week and booked this for Oct 16th 2010 we were guessing that some fall break days would fall in there. Well we priced the Spring Break week and it is only $50 more than the Oct 16th cruise if we got the same room. So...no brainer...I'm going to have the kids stay in school and we'll do this Spring Break cruise instead.

Just changed it this morning through my TA. We'll be in a secret porthole room. She said all the secret porthole rooms are avail currently but one! I'm kind of excited about it being out of LA (San Pedro) going to the Mexican Riveria. Something different after 7 cruises out of Port Canaveral. I haven't been to LA since I was about 20.
Pumped to be going though. :banana: Wish it wasn't so far away.

It will be:
Myself (Nita)
DH (Michael)
DD (She will be 11 then)
DS (He'll have just turned 6)

[melsherard]

Hi Nita!
I also couldn't believe how inexpensive this cruise was! The last 2 cruises we have gone in January and taken the kids out of school, so I am so happy my kids won't have to miss any time :)
My daughter was talking about getting a kids thread going if your daughter is interested. I told her to wait until there were a few more people.
I can't wait to set sail! It will be here before we know it, though...

[TexasGirl]

Yes, very inexpensive. My TA said she thought DCL was having and would prob continue to have some problems filling the Mexican Riveria Wonder cruises. Prob the crowd will end up being mostly West Coasters.

Drawbacks to me are no castaway, slightly higher air, higher port expenses prob. Big Pro is price and NOT MISSING SCHOOL.

So looks like only 3 DIS families so far on this thread. I'm sure that will grow.

Anyone thinking of going to Disney Land before hand?

[PaigerPoo]

We signed up for this one on board too!! Couldnt resist the price & I already knew we'd be in good company!! Had the best time with you all on the 10/10 Magic EC!! Pirate night was AWESOME! pirate:
Not sure about our kids missing school or not. Our district hasnt put our calendar for 2011 out yet. Hopefully we'll stay where we're at!

[2gr8DisneyKids]

I am very excited! I mentioned the cruise (and the great price for the secret port hole room) and he was in! Only thing he is not excited about is the $1,000 deposit amount due right now. Not that we would not take the cruise, but that we are trying to trim costs overall.

Think I will need to explain that the overall price more than outweighs the deposit amount. ;)

We are taking our first cruise in March 3-night Bahamas and I was looking for something the next March that would be warm, but different! DS always has March Break the first 2 weeks of March and the cruise is over my birthday, so I know I am good... just need a way to win DH over about the deposit.

I will keep you posted on my progress with DH...

Hoping to say I will be sailing with you soon!

Me, DH, DS (then 7), and DD (then 3)

[TexasGirl]

Yeah Paige!!!!!! Bring some Dramanine to this one too. Ha Ha.


JDBlair...3 of us from our recent Oct cruise!!!


We just booked another Disney cruise today too. Obviously addicted to DCL! We booked the DREAM this morning (YES!!!) :cool1: for August 16, 2011.

We are excited. We're booked in a Sideways room...Virtual porthole.

We've been calling it

"Double Dipping Dreams before the School Bell Rings" all day today. This will be the last week before school commences in Texas so that will be our big 'send off to summer' prior to School starting the following Monday.

Very reasonable price I thought. It will be the same four of us as on this Mexico cruise. Very blessed that, God willing, we'll go on this cruise in March and then 5 months later go on the Dream.

[GoofyTraci]

Hello everyone,

We just got off the Magic yesterday and booked this cruise. If school calendar permits we are all set for this cruise. Hope to get to know everyone soon. We are just still a little tired from the travels while on the cruise and getting home.

[melsherard]

Hi Traci! Get some rest so you can start planning the next cruise :)

[3dog2kidmom]

I just booked today and we're so excited!! It will be me & DH, and DS 13 & DD 11 at the time of sailing. Like Traci, I'm hoping the school calendar will cooperate. This should be our spring break, according to the draft calendar that's been put out for comment --- it's the same week we are usually off so fingers crossed!

This will be my 4th Disney cruise... We did a 4-night in January of 2007, we're scheduled on a 7-night Eastern on the Magic in March 2010, and I went on a 3-night with some friends in 2008. Needless to say, I'm hooked! Working on my Castaway Gold status, LOL.

I look forward to meeting everyone and counting the days together. 481 of them to be exact ;)

[cruisefanz]

Hi all~ We will hopefully be joining you this week! Still waiting on the school calendar for 2010/2011 to be approved. We have a DD (16)princess:, DS (13):cool1:, & twins DS (8)pirate:pirate:.

Merry Christmas all!

[TexasGirl]

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!!!

[PaigerPoo]

and a Happy New Year to you all!!
:cheer2:GO DUCKS!:cheer2: :donald:

[3dog2kidmom]

We are jumping ship. School calendars came out and spring break is actually the week of the 20th. Rebooked on that one. Have a great sailing... and take good care of the Wonder for us! :goodvibes

[TexasGirl]

Boy do I wish this was THIS March!!!! I need a cruise.

[GoofyTraci]

So we are officially on this cruise. The calendar came out and the dates are perfect. So ready to get this party started.

Who's with me? I know when more people join the thread we will talk more and I am excited about that. The group from our previous cruise was great. Has talk about doing a FE? We had a lot of fun doing that and would love to do it again.

Just checking in to say hi.:cool1:

[DukeBombay]

We just signed up for this cruise today. On the trip will be me, DW, DD12 (at the time) and DD5 (at the time). This will be our second DCL cruise having been on the Magic in February 2007 in the western Caribbean. It was on that cruise that we decided to buy DVC, so we are using points for 3 out of the 4 of us on this cruise. DW and I are quite excited about another cruise, although March 2011 is a ways off. Thankfully, we are spending 9 nights at BCV in March of this year to get our Disney fix.

I will be very interested to follow this thread as we get closer to our cruise.

Chris.

[GoofyTraci]

We just signed up for this cruise today. On the trip will be me, DW, DD12 (at the time) and DD5 (at the time). This will be our second DCL cruise having been on the Magic in February 2007 in the western Caribbean. It was on that cruise that we decided to buy DVC, so we are using points for 3 out of the 4 of us on this cruise. DW and I are quite excited about another cruise, although March 2011 is a ways off. Thankfully, we are spending 9 nights at BCV in March of this year to get our Disney fix.

I will be very interested to follow this thread as we get closer to our cruise.

Chris.

Hi Chris,

Welcome to the group. It has been a slow start since the cruise is so far off. We are also DVC members and are going to disney this summer and this cruise the next year. Just can't wait to go. We just went on a cruise this past nov so we are already ready for another one.

More people will join in when the cruise gets closer.

[DukeBombay]

Traci,

I am not surprised the thread has not taken off because when DW called DVC yesterday it seemed like most of the ship was still wide open. I am surprised it has not started to fill up since the price is most certainly right.

Which cruise did you go on in November? Did you buy your DVC points on the cruise? Our Feb. 07 cruise is what hooked us on DVC and we have now been to WDW 5 times since then with number 6 coming up in a month. We are doing this cruise as a change of pace.

Chris.

[GoofyTraci]

Traci,

I am not surprised the thread has not taken off because when DW called DVC yesterday it seemed like most of the ship was still wide open. I am surprised it has not started to fill up since the price is most certainly right.

Which cruise did you go on in November? Did you buy your DVC points on the cruise? Our Feb. 07 cruise is what hooked us on DVC and we have now been to WDW 5 times since then with number 6 coming up in a month. We are doing this cruise as a change of pace.

Chris.

Hi Chris,

My family and I just went on the 7nt eastern on the Magic Nov 7-14 2009. We had such a blast. It was a complete surprise for my sons 10th birthday. We did buy into DVC on the cruise. We will be doing our first dvc stay this june and we r so excited about it. I am even more surprised this cruise isnt booked bc that week is spring break for a lot of people and that time usually fills up. Hmmm.. who knows. I am just excited to go and hope to meet people along the way. I still talk to lots of my previous cruise mates on face book every day. We had a blast.

[GoofyTraci]

nevermind found it.

[melsherard]

So we are officially on this cruise. The calendar came out and the dates are perfect. So ready to get this party started.

Who's with me? I know when more people join the thread we will talk more and I am excited about that. The group from our previous cruise was great. Has talk about doing a FE? We had a lot of fun doing that and would love to do it again.

Just checking in to say hi.:cool1:

I am on board about the FE... my kids would be so bummed out if we didn't do that again :)

I hope everyone is having a nice March... we are finally starting to thaw out here in Kansas:woohoo:

[GoofyTraci]

So glad the weather is getting better for ya. Today we got to 80 and it felt great. Hoping the time goes by fast so we can get going on this cruise.

[DukeBombay]

So we are 365 days from our cruise. We cannot wait. Right now we are at Epcot on a cloudless, although slightly cool, late afternoon. We had dinner at Mexico last night to get in the cruise mood. Now we are counting the days.

Chris.

[TexasGirl]

ONE year away!


In honor of the one year mark I went to Cruise Critic this morning and spent an hour at least on the Mexican Riveria board. Didn't post...just reading info.

Sounds so fun. I AM worried it will be too chilly...esp the water temps.

The only thing I've decided for sure is that in Mazalan (sp) I want to book Randi's Horses and enjoy Stone Island.

Prob will an AI in Puerto Vallarta and some sort of tour in Acapulco.

Will miss Castaway Cay though! :cloud9: Sigh.


ONE Year Away!!!!


(We did book a Carnival cruise for this June :cheer2:. It will be our cruise for 2010.)


Spring Break starts this Monday. This year....I'm working and doing nothing special. Next year during Spring Break...hello DCL and Mexico.

[Jump4Joy8390]

I am on board about the FE... my kids would be so bummed out if we didn't do that again :)

I hope everyone is having a nice March... we are finally starting to thaw out here in Kansas:woohoo:

Count us in, too! We were on the Wonder a few weeks ago (Feb 28 to Mar 4) and booked this cruise onboard! :thumbsup2

Please include us in the FE group! And let me know if the kids start their own thread or want to email or become penpals. Our daughter will also be 9 when we sail next year.

It's March Break this week here, and our weather is going to be wonderful! Spring may actually be right around the corner!!!:yay:

[mindy327]

Hi Everyone!!! Just jumped SHIP!! We were booked on the Jan 30th Cruise and found out that the kiddos have spring break too during this time!!! Yeah..
I am sooo happy to have DIS'er friends now. (not one on our past booking) and we really want to do FEers. We had such a great time planning and making HOMEMADE FE'ers. Anyone wanting to do these? I was in charge of the FE group so it was pretty simple in planning the nights of delivery. Thanks everyone. So happy to get to know some friends. :thumbsup2
looks like so far...
Mesherard
JDBlair
PaigerPoo
2gr8Disneykids
Goofytraci
3dog2kidmom
Cruisfanz
DukeBombay
Jump4joy8390
Mindy327
and my DM stateroom.
That makes 11 of us. Whos in for the FEers? :cool1:

[sftnslky]

:flower3: hello everyone. We were orginally booked for the Eastern for Nov 6th of this year....but our oldest DD decided she wants to attend a private Christian High School instead of continuing to be home schooled. Sooooo we had to shift gears and move our date to her spring break. :rolleyes: We have always sailed the Magic in the past [4] cruises, but hopefully the Wonder will be just as nice. :upsidedow We have actually sailed this exact Iitinary 4 other times, twice with Disney. We are very happy :love: that Disney will have a ship closer to home. The air fare for 7 of us to Florida was killing us pirate: The cast of who is sailing is Me "Rebecca" 44, DD "Earl" 43, DD "Jennah" 13, will be 14 when we sail, DD "Macy" 11 who will be 12 when we sail and twin DS's "Kaleb and Kasey" 8 who will be 9 next month, and DB "Uncle Mark" 52 :goodvibes We currently have connecting verdanaha cabins on Deck 6, but are considering saving close to $1000 by switching to connecting Ocean view on Deck 2. We re-booked while on our last cruise so we do have $250 OBC per cabin which the allowed us to carry over :yay::yay: and we will transfer to Dreams for additional OBC as well. :dance3: I hope to get to know all of you and have an awesome time :cheer2:

[ohmimiley]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2423082 hi im jennah (: im sftnslky's daughter. i made a kids&teens thread so me and my siblings can maybe get to know some people our age before going on the cruise. if you have some children around our age maybe they can talk to us (: thank you.

[mindy327]

HI Rebecca,
So glad to have you "on board!" It's great to live so close and not have to pay for airfare. Let us know if you are wanting to participate in FE'rs. We can add you to the bunch if so. :thumbsup2

[aliron682]

Well, since Spring Break 2010 is coming to an end, I figured now would be the perfect time to post so I would have something to look forward to for next Spring Break.

We will be on this cruise (Me-Alison-Mom; DH-Ron-Dad; and DD-Laurin-11 at cruise time). We would love to participate in the FE. It was so much fun on our last cruise and we'll be doing it when we cruise in November.

Looking forward to following this thread and getting to know you all.

Have a great weekend!

[mindy327]

Well, since Spring Break 2010 is coming to an end, I figured now would be the perfect time to post so I would have something to look forward to for next Spring Break.

We will be on this cruise (Me-Alison-Mom; DH-Ron-Dad; and DD-Laurin-11 at cruise time). We would love to participate in the FE. It was so much fun on our last cruise and we'll be doing it when we cruise in November.

Looking forward to following this thread and getting to know you all.

Have a great weekend!

Yeah! Great to have you. Alison, have your DD go and introduce herself to the kids thread that was added above. Now its time to count down an entire year. Got you added to the FE list.

[mindy327]

I really dont want to step on anybodys toes. Did anyone else begin tracking who is in for FEers? Please let me know.
Seems as though our group is growing... Spring Break will be amazing.

Thanks everyone.

[sftnslky]

HI Rebecca,
So glad to have you "on board!" It's great to live so close and not have to pay for airfare. Let us know if you are wanting to participate in FE'rs. We can add you to the bunch if so. :thumbsup2

Yes we would LOVE to. Our last cruise we had over 79 cabins participating. :scared1: But it really was fun :dance3: Literally had to bring one FULL extra suitcase just to bring all the FE's with us :rolleyes1 Does anyone know what excursions they are looking at doing? We usually don't get off the ship in Cabo..NOT our fav port. :sad2: We usually do excursions on our own...but am gonna look for an ATV group if we can..We did an ATV tour in St. Marrteen and had a BLAST :cheer2::cheer2: Our girls still talk about it :woohoo: Can't wait to hear what everyone else is doing. Happy Saturday all. :flower3:

[sftnslky]

Actually after I posted I went online and found a really cool tour..and even though it IS in Cabo..we wouldn't be around all the party people. And best of all they will let Jennah drive her own. :cheer2::cheer2: And its a really good price. I am gonna post to see if anyone else has had any experience wih them and also check cruisecritic. In St. Marrteen the whole tour was just DIS folks...so if any of you would be interested let us know...it would be very cool :upsidedow Will let you know what I find out.

[mindy327]

Actually after I posted I went online and found a really cool tour..and even though it IS in Cabo..we wouldn't be around all the party people. And best of all they will let Jennah drive her own. :cheer2::cheer2: And its a really good price. I am gonna post to see if anyone else has had any experience wih them and also check cruisecritic. In St. Marrteen the whole tour was just DIS folks...so if any of you would be interested let us know...it would be very cool :upsidedow Will let you know what I find out.

which one was it? We would love to do this too. Can you post a link for us to check it out? Thanks.

[sftnslky]

which one was it? We would love to do this too. Can you post a link for us to check it out? Thanks.

This is so odd I replyed to your post and sent a link to the website but my post never showed up :confused3 So will try one more time :thumbsup2 Here is the link for the Cabo ATV tour. Would be really cool if a few of us could do it. :goodvibes http://www.cabosanlucastours.net/About-Us.htm The link for the tour is on the left hand side of the page. Let me know what you think. ;)

[mindy327]

This is so odd I replyed to your post and sent a link to the website but my post never showed up :confused3 So will try one more time :thumbsup2 Here is the link for the Cabo ATV tour. Would be really cool if a few of us could do it. :goodvibes http://www.cabosanlucastours.net/About-Us.htm The link for the tour is on the left hand side of the page. Let me know what you think. ;)

We'de LOVE to do this! But which one did you book the 3 hour or the 5 hour tour? I think that 5 hours is a little long for an ATV ride. We quad and that is ab bit much. But just wanted to see if you were doing the 3 hour tour. Anyone else want to go?:thumbsup2

[sftnslky]

We'de LOVE to do this! But which one did you book the 3 hour or the 5 hour tour? I think that 5 hours is a little long for an ATV ride. We quad and that is ab bit much. But just wanted to see if you were doing the 3 hour tour. Anyone else want to go?:thumbsup2

We really like the places that the 5 hour tour goes. And it includes lunch..so the actual ridding time is only 3 hours on and off. But if alot of us wanted to go and everyone else only wanted to do the 3 hour one..then I might be able to change my family's minds. :rotfl::thumbsup2

[Euphscott]

Hi Gang! I am still in post cruise mode that I did not think to come over here yet.

My wife and I just returned from a 3/13 Eastern on the Magic. While on board, we rebooked for this cruise on the West Coast.

Oddly enough, we asked for the lowest level with a split bathroom and voila we ended up with a secret porthole room in 5520. I was pleasantly surprised at that. We walked by the cabin on the Magic and I thought something fishy was up with the "Inside" cabin on the outside of the ship. After consulting the deck layouts and some reviews online, I confirmed what I suspected. Nice surprise.

My wife will be 32, I will be 40 (that's hard to type!) and daughter will be 9 (her birthday will be the day of embarkation!). We live in Texas and this will be a Spring Break cruise for us as of course school is an issue for my daughter, but my wife is also a kindergarten teacher.

We too are considering an ATV excursion as we just did one on St. Maarten as well. It was a fun ride and since our daughter missed out, she will love it this time I am certain. I was kind of hoping to do that in PV, but Cabo does seem to have a nice one.

We were thinking of taking a water taxi over to Lovers Beach and the arches at Cabo, but we'll weigh the pros and cons. Sara and I took a cruise on Princess with this itinerary a while back and know the cold water temps that time of year, so swimming is not likely on the agenda, but boating can certainly be fun!

I am looking forward to getting to know all of you as time progresses. It will be here sooner than we know!

Now back to finishing that latest trip report!!

[aliron682]

Hi Scott and family - welcome to this meets thread. I see you are in Euless. We live in South Arlington (right at Arlington/Mansfield border). How cool that we will be on the same cruise. Our daughter will be 11 at the time of the cruise.
I think we have one of the SPH rooms too....I'll have to check with DH on that one to be sure. And it is our Spring Break cruise as well. Didn't feel comfortable pulling DD out of school like we used to since she will be in 5th grade. And I work for the school district so it is better that I go during Spring Break as well.
Looking forward to getting to know you and the other March 13, 2011 cruisers.

[sftnslky]

:welcome: Scott and family to the Fiesta party: One of our DD's would have just turned 12 rigjt before the cruise [day after Christmas to be exact] and would love to get to know your dd before the cruise. It will be cool if she can join the ATV tour...why didn't she go on the one in St. Marrteen? Our girls :lovestrucLOVED:lovestruc it, they still talk about it. I was telling DH that you guys are tossed up between the two and he asked "well, what are we doing in PV?" And I was like "not sure" and he says "is there an ATV tour there?" I tell him yes..so now he wants us to do both :rotfl::rotfl: told my girls and they are soooo on board. :cheer2::cheer2: In Mazitlan we will most likely rent an open aired :car: taxi for the day and do our own tour. :woohoo: We are getting so excited. School is almost out, then the whole summer..then next thing you know school is back in, then the holidays..when they are finally over..Whamo the cruise will be here :yay::yay: Well, i've got to go finish some laundry. :laundy: enjoy your evening all :goodvibes

[Euphscott]

Aliron - you ARE close! I used to live in central Arlington and grew up in Burleson..so I know the area reasionably well!

My wife too works as a Kindergarten teacher (this year - she's hoping for a new position next year that I won't mention and jinx it!).

As for why our daughter did not ATV in St. Maarten is because she did not cruise with us - so she gets her turn this time!

We also found ATV adventures in Mazatlan as well (Stone Island) so if that sort of excursion is what we want, I am sure we can find a suitable scenario.

It is a daunting countdown number - but it will go quickly. I am convinced that the older I get, the faster the clocks run.

Happy Easter weekend all...

[GoofyTraci]

Please count us in for the FE as well. We did it on the last cruise and had a ball other than one box that was sent down with FEgifts in it went to the wrong people (cruise before us).

We have been really busy and havent been on so can someone point me to the kids thread for our group so my son can join. TIA

[GoofyTraci]

Well something got me to thinking maybe I might move this trip to another time. Sadly the price is right for this cruise and the time but then thought Hello we r going to be in mexico during spring break. Not sure if I want to deal with drunk partying college kids. Has anyone thought of this or have any ideas. I'm getting a little worried.

[mindy327]

Well something got me to thinking maybe I might move this trip to another time. Sadly the price is right for this cruise and the time but then thought Hello we r going to be in mexico during spring break. Not sure if I want to deal with drunk partying college kids. Has anyone thought of this or have any ideas. I'm getting a little worried.

I thought of this too... But I am really not concerned. If I dont like it, Ill move and go back to the ship... It is worth the price to me, and the time the kids wont miss school. Pros totally weigh out the cons on this one. IMO. :goodvibes

[TexasGirl]

Allison. Scott,

We are your neighbors as well. We live in Euless, TX. Small world huh?

My daughter is currently in 4th grade and 10 years old, but will be 5th grade and 11 at the time of the cruise.

My son will be 6 and in Kindergarten.

Yep, it is our Spring Break as well. That is why we picked it. We also are in a Secret Porthole Room!

I'm a little worried about the weather being cool and the water cold....but it will be nice to try some new ports. Plus, I haven't been to LA in about 20 years so that will also be something different!

Sounds like there will several girls my DD's age for her to play with. That always makes the cruise go better!

We went on a 7 day Magic cruise in October to St. Croix. We decided it was a poor decision to have pulled her out of school. We decided to stick with school breaks from now on. Spring Break fit our needs and the price is good.

:goodvibes

[Euphscott]

Wow - now this really IS a small world!

Another cruiser from Euless - to put it in terms most would understand, Euless is a small city of about 40,000 - so not a lot of us out there! What are the odds that this would occur.

OK - at the risk of boring the rest of the board - we are in north Euless - near Mid Cities and Fuller Wiser streets.

VERY unique!


As for partying in Mexico - I would only imagine we run into anything in Cabo. PV and Mazatlan would not be very Spring Break friendly I would not imagine. My only concern about this itinerary and time was cold ocean waters. And that is just something we figure we won't get to utilize. We've cruised February on the west coast before. Very cold ocean water - but the pools are quite usable on board the ships with pleasantly warm weather!

[TexasGirl]

I was really surprised to read you were from Euless as well Scott!:eek:

We live in South Euless..not too far from Euless Main and Trinity Blvd. My son's preschool isn't far from you.

That is wild!

I'm sure my daugher will love meeting your 9 year old.

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I don't think partying Spring Breakers will be much of a problem in Mexico. Now, I cruised about 3 yrs ago on Spring Break (Celebrity) and the college agers on Spring Break WERE definitely a problem but we were all confined together on a ship...no escape. (After that we swore we'd never cruise again on Spring Break unless it was Disney)

In Mexico, we'll be spread out. If you go by a Senor Frogs or Margaritaville type....well sure...but on most of the excursions we'll be doing...I don't think it will be an issue.

[sftnslky]

Well something got me to thinking maybe I might move this trip to another time. Sadly the price is right for this cruise and the time but then thought Hello we r going to be in mexico during spring break. Not sure if I want to deal with drunk partying college kids. Has anyone thought of this or have any ideas. I'm getting a little worried.


This is exactly why we normally NEVER get off in Cabo. But I figure the party crowd will not want to spend there extra drinking dollars on an ATV family tour. And with this tour allowing our girls to drive..it is a big deciding factor to get off in port This will also be our spring break. I have home schooled for the past 3 years, but Jennah will start a private Christian High School this coming August and we don't want to pull her out during school. :goodvibes

As for all the Texas people :thumbsup2 I grew up in Fort Worth, my sister was born there. Her dad was born and rasied in Euless, both his parents are buried there, and he now lives in North Richland hills and put in 35 years at Bell Helicopter. Very small world :lovestruc

[JDBlair]

Well something got me to thinking maybe I might move this trip to another time. Sadly the price is right for this cruise and the time but then thought Hello we r going to be in mexico during spring break. Not sure if I want to deal with drunk partying college kids. Has anyone thought of this or have any ideas. I'm getting a little worried.

College students are strongly discouraged from traveling to Mexico for breaks any more due to the violence in the country. I believe a great deal of the students, if they do go, stay within close proximity of the border since they tend to travel down via vehicles and not airplanes.

I'm not worried about spring breakers in Mexico, personally!

I haven't been around on the boards too much these days. Kind of been busy with school :surfweb:. I did pour myself a cocktail last night and drank it out of one of our DCL drink glasses from the ship. For a moment, I felt like I was back on the ship!!!

[GoofyTraci]

Well thanks for all of the responses. We too are in Texas. We went on the Nov St croix cruise as well. Also took my son out of school. It was a surprise trip for his 10th birthday. Will not do that again!!!!! Our family has decided to still take this cruise and not worry about the partying. I dont think that much will be going on during the day while we r at port and the excursions disney will be offering. It has been discouraged for spring breakers to not go to mexico but they still go anyway. They sure did this spring break. If we dont feel comfortable we will just get back on the ship. There is more than enough to do there.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

[aliron682]

Wow...I think the SPH rooms have been taken over by TX residents:-) We do have one too. TexasGirl, Our daughter is 10 and in 4th grade now too. She turns 11 on January 9th. Maybe when it gets closer we could meet somewhere so the girls could get to know each other before the cruise. My daughter loves that she has someone her age/grade on the cruise.

[TexasGirl]

This is exactly why we normally NEVER get off in Cabo. But I figure the party crowd will not want to spend there extra drinking dollars on an ATV family tour. And with this tour allowing our girls to drive..it is a big deciding factor to get off in port This will also be our spring break. I have home schooled for the past 3 years, but Jennah will start a private Christian High School this coming August and we don't want to pull her out during school. :goodvibes

As for all the Texas people :thumbsup2 I grew up in Fort Worth, my sister was born there. Her dad was born and rasied in Euless, both his parents are buried there, and he now lives in North Richland hills and put in 35 years at Bell Helicopter. Very small world :lovestruc

All,
We have a great group of people on this cruise!!! (Oh and it doesn't hurt that there are a bunch of Texans...ha ha.) I'm also excited that my daughter Sarina, will have some friends.

Allison,

Would love to have a play date closer in. My daughter is laying here next to me and just read the post.

Rebecca,
SUCH a small world. Would you believe I grew up in Fort Worth and that I work at none other than Bell Helicopter...just like your Dad did.

[Euphscott]

Ok - this is starting to get real scary with all the connections!

It sounds like we might need to have an Arlington area meet sometime this Summer or Fall.

Did a little planning yesterday on our pre-cruise planning. We are hoping to fly into CA Friday night. Ideally we would visit Disneyland Saturday, but one day tickets are priced obnoxiously high to encourage multi-day visits. We may end up driving to Laguna and Orange County for the day as well as an excursion north to LA or Hollywood and an evening stop at Downtown Disney. Who knows - lots of time to figure all that...

[sftnslky]

Rebecca, SUCH a small world. Would you believe I grew up in Fort Worth and that I work at none other than Bell Helicopter...just like your Dad did.

:rotfl: This is sooo funny!!! I STILL get teased by family, friends and even strangers.."where is your accent from" :laughing:

This has been a very busy week for us...And we are currently in the middle of getting ready for the twins birthday party::bday: tomorrow. They will turn the big 9 :woohoo::woohoo: We rented a BIG bounce house, a snow cone machine, and a cotton candy machine. We will have hot dogs, sodas, chips and pop corn. Sorta a carnival theme going on, but not really since the boys are "not babies..and 9 year olds don't have carnival parties" :rolleyes1 Soooo its a Start of Summer party :rotfl2: Well, I should get back to doing :laundy: Have a great weekend all. Big :grouphug:

[TexasGirl]

Hello everyone! Well I had a most interesting week. I spent 4 nights in the hospital.

When all was said and done they figured out it was gall bladder related and had it removed. I was dismissed yesterday and am on the mend.

I'm just glad they figured out why I was so sick.

My kids have been great and DH helpful...and friends, family, church, co-workers awesome.

This is going to force me to be healthier...eating small, lowfat meals throughout the day. I'm glad it happened now, was discovered and is behind me.

Take care all!

[Euphscott]

Wow - sorry to hear you had the gall bladder issues.

Oddly enough - we are headed to the Dr. this afternoon to see if that might be what is going on with Sara - she's had some issues lately and the doctor saw her last week - but they tried acid reflux and and bladder infection meds first.

We are crossing fingers!

Happy birthday to the twins - sounds like a big party is ahead!

[ohmimiley]

Hey, I'm Jennah. I'm sftnslky's daughter (: I'm just wondering if any of you have kids around my age (13, going to be 14 by the cruise) or my sibling's ages (9 year old twins, and a 11, going to be 12 by the cruise, sister) Thanks. Oh and I'm so excited, in one of the ports, we might go zip-lining! (:
Well have a good day (:

[sftnslky]

:cheer2::cheer2:Guess what, guess what, guess what :confused3:confused3 I just won a Disney Cruise Themed Loot Bag. :cheer2::cheer2: I have been following the Cruise Critic Daily 11 day Med Cruise video blog. And each day they have a "where on the ship" extreme close up shot...you submitt your answer and they draw from all the winners. And I'm a winner :dance3: Hubby says "Babe after 4 Disney cruise's I'm sure we probably already have everything she is gonna send us...Well I say pirate: Its still special :flower3: and I will love it no matter what she sends me :lovestruc Yeah!!!

[GoofyTraci]

:cheer2::cheer2:Guess what, guess what, guess what :confused3:confused3 I just won a Disney Cruise Themed Loot Bag. :cheer2::cheer2: I have been following the Cruise Critic Daily 11 day Med Cruise video blog. And each day they have a "where on the ship" extreme close up shot...you submitt your answer and they draw from all the winners. And I'm a winner :dance3: Hubby says "Babe after 4 Disney cruise's I'm sure we probably already have everything she is gonna send us...Well I say pirate: Its still special :flower3: and I will love it no matter what she sends me :lovestruc Yeah!!!

:yay::yay::yay: That's awesome!!! So excited for you.

[emma'smom]

Hi everyone,

Just back from the Eastbound Transatlantic and we booked this cruise on-board. The price was great and we got so addicted to sea days that I really don't care too much about what ports we go to. Anyway, we're from Ohio and will be me (39), DH (38), DD8, DD6 (at cruise time).

[GoofyTraci]

Hi everyone,

Just back from the Eastbound Transatlantic and we booked this cruise on-board. The price was great and we got so addicted to sea days that I really don't care too much about what ports we go to. Anyway, we're from Ohio and will be me (39), DH (38), DD8, DD6 (at cruise time).

:welcome: to the group. It looks like we have a fun bunch.

[TexasGirl]

Hi everyone! And WELCOME to the new posters!

What a busy time! School wrapping up. Spring is here. Working on the yard, swimming lessons, etc. I can't believe it is almost Summer break. (Although no break for Mom and Dad!)

We need a cruise sooo bad. 50 days to go until our Summer cruise on Carnival Conquest (out of Galveston.)

Then I can really focus the anticipation to this March Disney Cruise!


Hope everyone is having a great May. Happy Mothers Day to the Mommys out there!

[GoofyTraci]

Happy Mothers day ladies. Hope u have a great day!

[TexasGirl]

Just checking in! I'm sure everyone is busy right now. This is our last week on school in this visit. Hi everyone!

[jwright300]

We just booked this cruise. We did the May 6th Med 10 day cruise and now we are addicted. Used DVC for the Med cruise but this will be on our own dime. Looking to follow this one up in 2012 with the L.A. to Vancouver....pirate:

[GoofyTraci]

We just booked this cruise. We did the May 6th Med 10 day cruise and now we are addicted. Used DVC for the Med cruise but this will be on our own dime. Looking to follow this one up in 2012 with the L.A. to Vancouver....pirate:

:welcome: to the group!

[jwright300]

BTW...We are not from Texas...Phoenix Az.

[mindy327]

BTW...We are not from Texas...Phoenix Az.

ME TOO!!! Looks like we are ALL from the west:goodvibes

[TexasGirl]

Happy Memorial day everyone!

[JDBlair]

BTW...We are not from Texas...Phoenix Az.

Great, another Zonie. I'm from Chandler.

Hi all! Been a long time but I'm also a fulltime student so my "free time" is very limited. Besides, when I start obsessing about our cruise, nothing else gets done! ;)

Happy Memorial Day!

[MazatlanMonica]

Hello to everyone in this group. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Monica and I live in Mazatlan, Sinaloa Mexico. For anyone on a future Disney cruise to the Mexican Riviera, I am pleased to make myself available to you for any questions about the city of Mazatlan or country of Mexico.

As for myself, I am a resident of both the United States and of Mexico. I speak both English and Spanish fluently and I have sailed on DCL numerous times and have been a lifelong fan of Disney. Let me say right upfront, I am NOT selling anything nor am I affiliated with any business or tour company. I am only here to help and give honest information and opinions in an attempt to make your time in Mazatlan or Mexico a positive experience.

I hope that everyone will welcome me to the discussion and that I can be of assistance to anyone who has a question about my city or country. I will attempt to check the boards once per day, but should I miss a question, please do not hesitate to send me a private message. I look forward to getting to know everyone!

Gracias,
Monica

[aliron682]

Just read on my Facebook that they are offering Kids Sail Free for this cruise. (Jan 12-Mar 20....just in time)
DH is working with the reservation right now to get us some savings. Hopefully we can add another kid to our reservation and take a friend along for our daughter.
Hopefully you all can take advantage of this too.

[ksoehrlein]

Hi Alison,
I just saw that too and now have a stateroom on hold for this sailing! :banana: The funny thing is, we were originally booked on the May 30 Alaska cruise and just switched to the March 13 cruise on the Dream just last night. We have that one under deposit and this one on hold and have 5 days in which to make up our minds. :confused3

So, who wants to sell me on this cruise versus the Dream?

Obviously 3 extra nights for $200 less than a similar stateroom on the Dream is a HUGE plus. And my kids really wanted to do all the activities they mention on the DCL planning DVD as "only on cruises of 7 nights or longer." But airfare for 4 (we're in Alabama and can drive to Port Canaveral) is a HUGE minus.

[aliron]

:cool1: :banana::cool1::banana::cool1::banana::cool1:

Just saved $335 on the Kids sale free promotion and kept the SPH. Well, actually maybe just over $100 because I knew I lost the 10% but then I lost the $200 OBC. Thanks DU for still giving me the $75. Now I have more time to save money for tips.

So now I have a little more money for the plane ride into LA.

And a lot of time to decide if we need to bring a friend along.

[emma'smom]

Is there a way to find out if a certain server will be on this sailing? She's still working the Magic in Europe for the summer...but was hoping to switch to the Wonder for the winter cruises. We would love to have her again if she makes the switch!

[TexasGirl]

I just found out about the Kids Sail Free this morning. Waiting for TA to call me back!

[GoofyTraci]

I am not sure if this will work for us or not. I called but we will loose our on board credit and booking discount. So need to talk to the hubby to see what he thinks we should do. Hope everyone is having a good day.

[JDBlair]

I am not sure if this will work for us or not. I called but we will loose our on board credit and booking discount. So need to talk to the hubby to see what he thinks we should do. Hope everyone is having a good day.

We lost our 10% discount and $200 OBC but I still save $748 with the KFMR promotion! I was ecstatic. I've been paying on our cruise every month and with the discount applied...I'm only a couple of months away from paying off our vacation!!! :rotfl:

Love Disney :love::love: for putting out this promo and coming to California!!! I don't have to pay for airfare and save $$$ on the cruise. Whoo hoo!!!

[mindy327]

Today is my birthday, and I woke up and checked my email as usual. All Seasons Travel (our TA) had sent me an email about this promo... So I called imediately before I even finished reading the email. I wanted to find out how to get this savings applied to our date and she said, " oh, we already adjusted your savings yesterday. We went through our bookings of this deal and applied it to you. So you saved 1320$ off your cruise....!!!!!" Now tell me thats not to happy birthday dance over.
PROS
We live in AZ so no airfare
We are going during kids spring break
And on the Wonder!!!
Are their any CONS to this? NO WAY.:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::banana:

[TexasGirl]

My TA called back and we saved about 800 dollars as well. :cool1: We also lost our 200 dollar on board credit for booking aboard :sad1:...so really we only saved about 600 dollars. Still...we came out ahead. Not to be greedy, but wish we could have kept our on board booking bonus.

We thought about booking a dummy date to keep the discount for when the 2012 prices come out in Oct...but finally decided against it. We'd had to put down another 500 bucks for the dummy date plus release our MR booking and rebook it. Would have most likely mean losing our SPH cabin.

Mindy, That is awesome All Seasons already adjusted it for you. That is how we found about it too. We have used them several times, although not for the bookings of the last couple of years.

With this new promotion I bet our cruise meet thread starts growing a lot!!

[mindy327]

With this new promotion I bet our cruise meet thread starts growing a lot!!
Seriously, I think this cruise is going to sell out now. But thats fine with me. Is everyone up to starting our FE participants list?

[JDBlair]

Today is my birthday, and I woke up and checked my email as usual. All Seasons Travel (our TA) had sent me an email about this promo... So I called imediately before I even finished reading the email. I wanted to find out how to get this savings applied to our date and she said, " oh, we already adjusted your savings yesterday. We went through our bookings of this deal and applied it to you. So you saved 1320$ off your cruise....!!!!!" Now tell me thats not to happy birthday dance over.
PROS
We live in AZ so no airfare
We are going during kids spring break
And on the Wonder!!!
Are their any CONS to this? NO WAY.:cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::banana:

:bday: Happy Birthday! My birthday was on Thursday! :-)

And that is awesome news about the discount!!! Congrats. I'm as stoked as you - no airfare because we also live in AZ, kids are on spring break when we sail and we've never been on the Wonder. I was tempted to call DCL back and upgrade to a verandah but decided to take my savings and figure out something else to do with it...like maybe staying in one of Disneyland's hotels the night before the cruise!!! :laughing:

[mindy327]

We officially have an FE Gift exchange underway! So far, the following 7 families are participating:

Melsherard
Goofytracy
Jump4joy
Stfnslky
Aliron682
Mindy327
Millissa



If anyone else would like to participate, just reply to this post or send me a pm, I will update the list periodically. You don't have to have kids to participate, and the rule is, give as you want. In other words, if you'd like to give one gift per cabin, or gift to children only, or gift to adults only, or gift to each person individually, then thats what you do. We will in the future need # of adults, # of Children and ages as well as cabin numbers.

As we each find out our cabin number as our cruise approaches, post or pm that info along with the deck number and prior to our travel time, I will get a list to each of you.

What Is An FE Gift Exchange?
FE gift exchanges were created by fellow Dissers a number of years ago. Outside the stateroom doors there is metal FISH Hook for DCL or others to attach important notes or such for you. As part of an FE gift exchange, participants hang a some type of hanging organizer, commonly known as a FISH EXTENDER. Some people make elaborate ones, others hang decorative bags ect. Participants in an FE gift exchange then secretly leave a small gift in the pockets of others Fish extenders. The gift exchange add's more magic to the cruise and It's a real treat to come back to your cabin to find a surprise in your FE! :goodvibes

[williamson_ja]

My family will now be on this cruise as well. I will be shocked if it's not sold out by the time we set sail. With kids sale free and it being spring break- you just can't beat that deal. I looked today and there are only verandah's and higher available. That's only 2 days after announcement of the kids sail free sale. lol. We will have 2 adults and 6 kids ages 5-16. We want to participate in the FE exchange for sure! We have 2 10b inside rooms. Oh, and we are the May family, so add us to the list of FE families!! So excited. How do we pass the next 9 months until our cruise??? That is way too long! I usually don't plan our vacations this far out, but this was a deal we couldn't refuse!!

[BigRed1]

My TA called back and we saved about 800 dollars as well. :cool1: We also lost our 200 dollar on board credit for booking aboard :sad1:...so really we only saved about 600 dollars. Still...we came out ahead. Not to be greedy, but wish we could have kept our on board booking bonus.

We thought about booking a dummy date to keep the discount for when the 2012 prices come out in Oct...but finally decided against it. We'd had to put down another 500 bucks for the dummy date plus release our MR booking and rebook it. Would have most likely mean losing our SPH cabin.

Mindy, That is awesome All Seasons already adjusted it for you. That is how we found about it too. We have used them several times, although not for the bookings of the last couple of years.

With this new promotion I bet our cruise meet thread starts growing a lot!!

Hey Nita & everyone else!! We are thinking of changing from October 2011 Mexican Riviera to this one. :scratchin This will be our 9th cruise & 6th Disney cruise. Fall break for 2011 is uncertain here due to new school construction. Might be better to go in spring instead! Anyone know about the weather conditions for spring time on the Mexican Riviera??

[JDBlair]

My family will now be on this cruise as well. I will be shocked if it's not sold out by the time we set sail. With kids sale free and it being spring break- you just can't beat that deal. I looked today and there are only verandah's and higher available. That's only 2 days after announcement of the kids sail free sale. lol. We will have 2 adults and 6 kids ages 5-16. We want to participate in the FE exchange for sure! We have 2 10b inside rooms. Oh, and we are the May family, so add us to the list of FE families!! So excited. How do we pass the next 9 months until our cruise??? That is way too long! I usually don't plan our vacations this far out, but this was a deal we couldn't refuse!!

Welcome May family!!
I debated getting a Verandah with the money we saved on the new promotion. It's so tempting!!

[mindy327]

My family will now be on this cruise as well. I will be shocked if it's not sold out by the time we set sail. With kids sale free and it being spring break- you just can't beat that deal. I looked today and there are only verandah's and higher available. That's only 2 days after announcement of the kids sail free sale. lol. We will have 2 adults and 6 kids ages 5-16. We want to participate in the FE exchange for sure! We have 2 10b inside rooms. Oh, and we are the May family, so add us to the list of FE families!! So excited. How do we pass the next 9 months until our cruise??? That is way too long! I usually don't plan our vacations this far out, but this was a deal we couldn't refuse!!

Glad to have you along May Family from Utah! ;) Ill be sending out later a list for the needed info for FE and getting that to everyone.

[krazy4crusing]

Hi All,

We just booked tonight!!! We are so excited!!:cheer2:

Cast of Characters :grouphug:

DH 37
Me 35
DS 6
DD 1 (almost 2 at time of sailing)

From Ontario Canada!

It will be such a blast to plan with all of you!!

[JDBlair]

Hi All,

We just booked tonight!!! We are so excited!!:cheer2:

Cast of Characters :grouphug:

DH 37
Me 35
DS 6
DD 1 (almost 2 at time of sailing)

From Ontario Canada!

It will be such a blast to plan with all of you!!

Welcome. Glad you're able to join us. We had a feeling this thread would become a little livelier with the new promo! ;)

[krazy4crusing]

[QUOTE=mindy327;36988161]We officially have an FE Gift exchange underway! So far, the following 7 families are participating:

Melsherard
Goofytracy
Jump4joy
Stfnslky
Aliron682
Mindy327
Millissa


:banana:Krazy4crusing:cool1: Add us too!!! I am glad we have over 200 days to think of what we are going to do!!

[mindy327]

We officially have an FE Gift exchange underway! So far, the following 9 families are participating:

Melsherard
Goofytracy
Jump4joy
Stfnslky
Aliron682
Mindy327
Millissa
Williamson_ja
Krazy4cruising


If anyone else would like to participate, just reply to this post or send me a pm, I will update the list periodically. You don't have to have kids to participate, and the rule is, give as you want. In other words, if you'd like to give one gift per cabin, or gift to children only, or gift to adults only, or gift to each person individually, then thats what you do. We will in the future need # of adults, # of Children and ages as well as cabin numbers.

As we each find out our cabin number as our cruise approaches, post or pm that info along with the deck number and prior to our travel time, I will get a list to each of you.
:goodvibes

List has been updated.

We are sooo excited to get to know everyone.

[hopelea]

party:YIPEE!! Just booked our trip!! DH is out of town on business and this deal came up...can't pass it up. Now hoping for a good price on flights!!

Our party consists of:

ME, 43
DH, 44
DD, 17
DD, 14

This will be our 4th Disney Cruise. But the first time on the Wonder!! Looking forward to this trip!! Might spend a couple of days in CA before we sail out.

[MACfamily4]

Count us in! :yay: We were booked on the Dream, but the KSF was too good to pass up. We're so excited to do a seven day cruise!! :cool1: Our family includes me, DH, DD 14, and DS 12 at time of sailing. We would love to participate in the FE-stivities!

[BigRed1]

We're in!! :banana: Went from 466 days to 271 days till we cruise!!!!:cool1: We are excited to try new destinations with Disney. Can't dis much from work, but I'll be back tonight!!
Allen, aka the sneaky pirate!! :tiptoe:pirate:

[JDBlair]

I'm really excited to cruise. I am disappointed Disney doesn't have their excursions on the site yet. I've been reading Cruise Critic and really want to zip line in Puerto Vallarta.

Is anyone going to Disneyland before the cruise?

[GoofyTraci]

I'm really excited to cruise. I am disappointed Disney doesn't have their excursions on the site yet. I've been reading Cruise Critic and really want to zip line in Puerto Vallarta.

Is anyone going to Disneyland before the cruise?

I understand bc I feel the same way. I like to plan and look at the excursions and wish I knew what I got us into if you know what I mean.

[BigRed1]

......Is anyone going to Disneyland before the cruise?

Can't go before but will likely go for a couple of days after the cruise. Anyone going after??

[BigRed1]

BTW, I never properly introduced us. It will just be the two of us, myself, Allen, and my DW, Mary Margaret. She is a teacher in the local special school district, and I am an industrial facilities supervisor. We are twisting some friends arms to get them to switch to this cruise with us. Look forward to meeting everyone!!
Is anyone keeping a cruise list or an FE list??

[revrob]

With the great offer of Kids Sail Free, we couldn't resist! We've just booked this cruise! We are a family of 4 - myself, Shannon, DH - Robert, DS - Ethan (14) & DD - AbbyGrace (7). Can't wait to start planning!

[Meredith71]

Hey everyone! We are on this cruise as well. I am so excited. We were not even looking into going on a cruise so soon. We were on the Magic on Oct. 10 St. Croix trip as well as many of you on here. Unfortunately, we never made it to any of the meets. We were traveling with my sister and her kids along with my mom. They were not into meeting others as much. That was our kids first cruise and mine and DH's first Disney cruise. We loved it!

For this cruise it will be myself, DH (Carey), Hannah (just turned 13 at the time of travel) and Dalton (9). I would love for Hannah to get to know some other kids her age before the cruise especially since the Wonder does not seem to have as good of a set up like Ocean Quest for this age group. Last time she had her cousins which are her same age.

We are also interested in doing some zip lining and maybe a dolphin swim somewhere if at all possible. I have been looking at cruise critic a lot as well. I am excited about these ports and having more adventurous activities for the kids. The Eastern Caribbean did not have much to offer especially due to Dalton's age. The port days were the kids least favorite. They loved the ship and all the activities.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone over the next several months!

Meredith

[TexasGirl]

BTW, I never properly introduced us. It will just be the two of us, myself, Allen, and my DW, Mary Margaret. She is a teacher in the local special school district, and I am an industrial facilities supervisor. We are twisting some friends arms to get them to switch to this cruise with us. Look forward to meeting everyone!!


Is anyone keeping a cruise list or an FE list??

Allen,

You DID decide to switch to this one huh? Yeah!!!! :cool1:

Meredith,

Welcome! Another St. Croix cruiser ex!

[mindy327]

Is everyone as excited as I am that we have friends now? We have been booked for months for this cruise and we had a few people on here that were booked as well... Just in the past week it has filled up fast.:goodvibes

[hopelea]

I can't believe how fast this cruise filled up. I feel lucky to have gotten the room that we did!! We got the last GTY cat 11~. I love having GTY rooms. I like not knowing until closer!!

I will check this thread as often as I can, but since we aren't telling our dd's until Christmas....

My DH was on a business trip when I booked this trip. He had no idea until he called last night. I told him that he should not leave me home unsupervised!!

Have a great day!!!

[revrob]

I can't believe how fast this cruise filled up. I feel lucky to have gotten the room that we did!! We got the last GTY cat 11~. I love having GTY rooms. I like not knowing until closer!!

I will check this thread as often as I can, but since we aren't telling our dd's until Christmas....

My DH was on a business trip when I booked this trip. He had no idea until he called last night. I told him that he should not leave me home unsupervised!!

Have a great day!!!

HEY! A familiar face! We cruised together over spring break this year!

[williamson_ja]

So, apparently all the kids sail free rooms have been sold out for this cruise already. Can you believe it? 9 months away and sold out. Incredible.
Anyway, I'm hoping we can get a cruise meets thread set up for the kids/teens going on this cruise so that they can get to know each other before we go. Anyone ready to set something like that up yet? I heard that there were quite a few teens going from the boards here. It would be great for my kids to know some of them. :)

[williamson_ja]

So, apparently all the kids sail free rooms have been sold out for this cruise already. Can you believe it? 9 months away and sold out. Incredible.
Anyway, I'm hoping we can get a cruise meets thread set up for the kids/teens going on this cruise so that they can get to know each other before we go. Anyone ready to set something like that up yet? I heard that there were quite a few teens going from the boards here. It would be great for my kids to know some of them. :)

[mindy327]

So, apparently all the kids sail free rooms have been sold out for this cruise already. Can you believe it? 9 months away and sold out. Incredible.
Anyway, I'm hoping we can get a cruise meets thread set up for the kids/teens going on this cruise so that they can get to know each other before we go. Anyone ready to set something like that up yet? I heard that there were quite a few teens going from the boards here. It would be great for my kids to know some of them. :)

I just chatted with Allen BIGRED1, and he seems to be the savy one on how to set all of that up. Allen help! How old are your kids? My Daughter Cecily who is 8, is begging me to find her a pre-friend/pen pal for the cruise.

[melsherard]

So excited about the kids sail free!!! I just called my TA and got my price reduced by over $1000!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!

[revrob]

So, apparently all the kids sail free rooms have been sold out for this cruise already. Can you believe it? 9 months away and sold out. Incredible.
Anyway, I'm hoping we can get a cruise meets thread set up for the kids/teens going on this cruise so that they can get to know each other before we go. Anyone ready to set something like that up yet? I heard that there were quite a few teens going from the boards here. It would be great for my kids to know some of them. :)

When we sailed for spring break this year, I set up a facebook group ahead of time and a lot of the teens got to know each other through that group. My DS is so psyched that a few of the teens that sailed this year are going to be on the same cruise in 2011! :cool1::cool1:

I think it may be easier for the teens to connect on facebook since there are restrictions here about age (I know my 13 year old isn't allowed to have an account here!)

ANYWAY! I'll set up a facebook group for this sailing. It will be called the same thing as this thread. If you or your children are on facebook, search for the group and we can connect!

[revrob]

Here's a link to the facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118797338163729#!/group.php?gid=118797338163729&v=wall

[abdmom]

Hey everyone! Count us in. I just put the deposit down on this cruise. Couldn't resist the kids sail free offer. I have the flights booked too. It will be me, abdmom, ds15, dd12 and ds5 on this cruise. We were just on the Magic in the Med on 5/15 and loooved it. The FE exchange really added to it, especially for ds5 and dd.

[aliron682]

revrob - thanks for setting up the facebook page! Love your blog site by the way. Your dresses are adorable.

[revrob]

revrob - thanks for setting up the facebook page! Love your blog site by the way. Your dresses are adorable.


THANKS! I can't wait to get sewing for the cruise!:banana::banana:

[hopelea]

ABDMOM.......you have the flights booked already???? WOW...didn't know they went that far. I would love to book mine. Who are you flying with?
I will probably try Southwest first and they are only booking through November right now!!

I really hope some people let their holds go off their rooms tomorrow. I am trying to find a room for my parents!! They want a CAT 10, 11 or 12.

The problem I am having is that we usually drive to PC to get on the Magic. Well, driving I can take as much as I want. Flying I won't be able too!! I will need major packing tips!!

[abdmom]

My flights are through Delta. The non-redeye flights were quite expensive, but since I'm paying with miles, it didn't really matter. If I were paying cash, and not flying from Toronto where everyone flies out for March break, I'd wait a bit before purchasing.

I just read on another thread that the Wonder will have a Tweens' Club, called Edge, by the time we sail. Woo hoo! :cool1:

[GoofyTraci]

I just joined the fb page.. Thanks for setting that up!!!!!

[mindy327]

ABDMOM.......you have the flights booked already???? WOW...didn't know they went that far. I would love to book mine. Who are you flying with?
I will probably try Southwest first and they are only booking through November right now!!

I really hope some people let their holds go off their rooms tomorrow. I am trying to find a room for my parents!! They want a CAT 10, 11 or 12.

The problem I am having is that we usually drive to PC to get on the Magic. Well, driving I can take as much as I want. Flying I won't be able too!! I will need major packing tips!!

My mom has one on hold that will not be used. We tried to get my Aunt to go but cant. So as of tomorrow it will be free. I would call first thing in the AM. My thought are that you will be able to find a room. Fingers are crossed.

[hopelea]

I want to join the FB page, but I can't! Since we are going to TRY to surprise our kids for Christmas I can't do that!! They will see it! I will have to wait until we tell them before I join. I really don't know if we can hold out to Christmas......We just want to make sure we are able to go before we tell them.

I will be calling first thing in the AM to check on rooms....just wish your mom could pass it along to them :)

[BigRed1]

I just chatted with Allen BIGRED1, and he seems to be the savy one on how to set all of that up. Allen help! How old are your kids? My Daughter Cecily who is 8, is begging me to find her a pre-friend/pen pal for the cruise.
:flower3: Thanks for your confidence!! Don't get to excited yet!! :yay: I'm working on a sample list for everyone's approval.:surfweb: We'll see what everyone thinks then!!

[BigRed1]

Hey Mindy!! :surfweb: Just sent you an email with the sample list attached. :thumbsup2

[hopelea]

WooHoo!! I just check DCL website.....I found a CAT 10 for my parents!! It was the only room. They still aren't as happy as they should be...they really want a lower price......

It does pay to keep checking!!

[Dramamama]

This will be our 1st Disney cruise. I'm a DL veteran and I loved my trips to WDW, and now I can't WAIT until the cruise. With the Kids Sail free offer out of LA it was a no brainer. We can drive in and save on Air. :banana:

I have 2 kids Girl, 7, and Boy, 9. They would love to have a pen pal before the trip and then meet on the ship. Let me know.:thumbsup2

[keaster]

We put the deposit down on this cruise as well today :cool1:

I'm becoming a bit of a DCL addict/fanatic - this will be our fourth DCL cruise, we were just on the May 5th Med and while on board we booked the July 5th Dream (we'll probably add on a couple days at Disney World before that cruise).

Then up pops this Kids Sail Free thing, and I thought, why not? We've never done a Mexican Riviera cruise, it's during our DD March break...and I'll be turning the big 4-0 while onboard :scared1:.

We are myself, DH and DD7...our daughter loves meeting new kids, so we can't wait :thumbsup2

[lmhall2000]

We put the deposit down on this cruise as well today :cool1:

I'm becoming a bit of a DCL addict/fanatic - this will be our fourth DCL cruise, we were just on the May 5th Med and while on board we booked the July 5th Dream (we'll probably add on a couple days at Disney World before that cruise).

Then up pops this Kids Sail Free thing, and I thought, why not? We've never done a Mexican Riviera cruise, it's during our DD March break...and I'll be turning the big 4-0 while onboard :scared1:.

We are myself, DH and DD7...our daughter loves meeting new kids, so we can't wait :thumbsup2


Keaster! Really I'm not stalking you!! :) Goofymum alerted me of the ksf offer and I had promised my nieces a trip for their graduation if another ksf offer came up...so here we are..it's the first time their spring breaks (one in college, on in high school) have coincided!!

I'm hoping to get a group of 25 (for the discount) for a zip line excursion in Los Veranos (Puerto Vallarta)..if anyone would like to join us our kids are ages 11-19 (3 mine and 2 nieces)...4 girls and one son....we'd love to get the 25% discount and I think we get 15% off for booking online...I can call them and see...

Look forward to doing FE..this time it will be easier to pack...doing it on the Med was tight!! :)

Pre voyage everyone!!

Tara

[Dicecatt]

Hi Everyone!

We are on this sailing...me, DD16, DD12, DS12, and DD5. DH will not be sailing this time. We are traveling with friends, and as I am a TA I also have about 20 sets of clients also on this cruise:). I'm thinking of doing an FE list just for them, lol.

Anyway, I'm very excited to be a part of this group, I really enjoyed being involved in the Mediterranean thread before our April 24th cruise and I look forward to getting to know all of you!

[mindy327]

Hi Everyone!

We are on this sailing...me, DD16, DD12, DS12, and DD5. DH will not be sailing this time. We are traveling with friends, and as I am a TA I also have about 20 sets of clients also on this cruise:). I'm thinking of doing an FE list just for them, lol.

Anyway, I'm very excited to be a part of this group, I really enjoyed being involved in the Mediterranean thread before our April 24th cruise and I look forward to getting to know all of you!

20 clients:scared1: Wow. This group is going to get huge! Im curious to see how many doors will be decorated on the ship. Lots of Disers=Lots of fun!

[BigRed1]

OK cruise fans, Mindy sent me the list of Dis-names she had on the cruise with FE info. I am putting that into the new list. :surfweb: The new list has more info on it. If you would like to add the rest of your info to the list, here's my generic how to instructions:

This is how the list thing works….. You may provide any, all or part of the following:

Dis Name-
Email address-
Adults name, age, occupation
Kids first names & ages
Early or late dinner seating
Stateroom number
Hometown
Where you are staying night before the cruise – (in case we have several people @ same place, we can have a dis-meet or pool party the night before)
Participating in FE Exchange

It is up to you how much information you choose to provide. The list is in MS Word format. If you don’t have MS Word, I can send it so you can view it in Adobe Reader. It will be a jumbled up mess if you try to open it in Notepad or Wordpad. If you would like to be on the list, PM me your info. Once the list is made, I will send it as an attachment to the email address you provide for the list. The list will be updated as I receive changes or additions. (once a week or so as needed) If I get something wrong, please don’t hesitate to let me know. I will try to fix it on the next update. If after you see the list, and you have any ideas or suggestions, let me know.

ALSO, We need someone who is artsy to come up with a Mexican or Fiesta style Mickey to put on the list!!
If anyone has any questions let me know!!!

[TexasGirl]

WooHoo!! I just check DCL website.....I found a CAT 10 for my parents!! It was the only room. They still aren't as happy as they should be...they really want a lower price......

It does pay to keep checking!!

Lucky! Right now the ship is completely FULL. I have 2 friends that are trying to get 2 cabins with no success at all.

[BigRed1]

20 clients:scared1: Wow. This group is going to get huge! Im curious to see how many doors will be decorated on the ship. Lots of Disers=Lots of fun!On some of our fall cruises, we have had as many as 75 people on the ship from our hometown! :scared1: We had almost 300 people on that list!! The more, the merrier!!! :banana:

[Dicecatt]

20 clients:scared1: Wow. This group is going to get huge! Im curious to see how many doors will be decorated on the ship. Lots of Disers=Lots of fun!

It coincides with our Spring break...it just snowballed. I called all my best clients and they called their friends and so on...I have a handful on the Feb 27th and March 20th sailings but the bulk is on the 20th. I think this will be an amazingly fun cruise!

[krazy4crusing]

I see that Keaster and Abdmom are from Toronto area. :thumbsup2 So are we. Where are you guys from exactly? We are in Ajax. Maybe we could have a Dismeet or two before the cruise to do a meet and greet.:dance3:

[krazy4crusing]

I am just taking out our info since it's been recorded. I

[BigRed1]

Got you updated!!

[GoofyTraci]

I sent a PM with the info. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks for doing this.

[aliron682]

BigRed1 - I just sent a PM with our updated info too. Big thanks for coordinating this! It is going to be fun. Wish it were sooner.

[jwright300]

Keaster! Really I'm not stalking you!! :) Goofymum alerted me of the ksf offer and I had promised my nieces a trip for their graduation if another ksf offer came up...so here we are..it's the first time their spring breaks (one in college, on in high school) have coincided!!

I'm hoping to get a group of 25 (for the discount) for a zip line excursion in Los Veranos (Puerto Vallarta)..if anyone would like to join us our kids are ages 11-19 (3 mine and 2 nieces)...4 girls and one son....we'd love to get the 25% discount and I think we get 15% off for booking online...I can call them and see...

Look forward to doing FE..this time it will be easier to pack...doing it on the Med was tight!! :)

Pre voyage everyone!!

Tara
We were on the May 5th Med cruise as well. It was so much better then I ever expected!

[MACfamily4]

Hey BigRed1,

I sent you a PM with our info. Thanks so much for organizing!!:thumbsup2

[TexasGirl]

I'm still trying to get 2 more cabins without luck. :(

At least my family is set but trying to get my friends on that are ready credit card in hand.... But the ship is full.

Any suggestions?

[GoofyTraci]

I'm still trying to get 2 more cabins without luck. :(

At least my family is set but trying to get my friends on that are ready credit card in hand.... But the ship is full.

Any suggestions?

People cancel all the time. I would just keep checking everyday. I know that is not a sure answer but it is what I would do. Good luck with getting them a room.

[Dicecatt]

Hi, I'm sailing March 13th and saw you need cabins, what configuration are you looking for? I have a couple that are about to expire and might be able to help.

I'm still trying to get 2 more cabins without luck. :(

At least my family is set but trying to get my friends on that are ready credit card in hand.... But the ship is full.

Any suggestions?

[TexasGirl]

They'd prefer an inside or porthole but are willing to take balcony too. Thanks.

[Dicecatt]

They'd prefer an inside or porthole but are willing to take balcony too. Thanks.



How many people?

[hopelea]

I wish I could get my parents a CAT 11 stateroom!! They would rather save some money and spend it on the excursions. I did manage to get them into a 10B, but they still aren't thrilled. I guess because we have to fly there as well.

I am so excited. I really don't know if I can keep this from my DD's until Christmas!! This is so exciting!!

[hopelea]

TexasGIRL there is a room right now on DCL website

[williamson_ja]

The only room I see on there is for March 20th now.

[hopelea]

Man, they go fast...there we as cat 7A room...now it is gone!!

[BigRed1]

Got a bunch of PM's!! I'll work on it shortly. :surfweb: Time for supper! :tiptoe:pirate: BTW, any Parrotheads in the bunch?? Fins Up!!

[grlzmom]

Count us in for the Fiesta!

Me, dh, dd21, dd16, dd14, dd9, dd8 and ds8. Excited and happy to be trying the Mexican Riviera with DCL :)

[Foo Family - Canada]

We returned from the Med on the May 15 sailing and loved it!
Couldn't believe that Disney was offering the "kids sail free" on this cruise.
Just in case there is going to be a role call, we are:
Evelyn
Gavin - DH
Jacqueline - DD - 9 years old
Matthew - DS - 5 years old

[Foo Family - Canada]

Hi there,

We just booked on this cruise! We are a family of 4 from Toronto. We actually went on the same Med cruise as Abdmom on May 15 and it was great fun. Yes, we'd be interested in getting together for a dismeet before the cruise in March. No, we haven't decided on accmodations before the cruise. We are planning on going 1 day prior but challenged right now with getting inexpensive and short flights time for airfare. I"m located in midtown (Avenue Rd and Eglinton).



I see that Keaster and Abdmom are from Toronto area. :thumbsup2 So are we. Where are you guys from exactly? We are in Ajax. Maybe we could have a Dismeet or two before the cruise to do a meet and greet.:dance3:

[Foo Family - Canada]

Hello there,

We are from Toronto, Canada.
Family of 4:
Evelyn
Gavin DH
Jacqueline DD - 9 years old
Matthew DS - 5 years old
Late seating but being waitlisted for early seating
Current cabin assignment 5124
:cool1:


Got a bunch of PM's!! I'll work on it shortly. :surfweb: Time for supper! :tiptoe:pirate: BTW, any Parrotheads in the bunch?? Fins Up!!

[Foo Family - Canada]

Hello,

Does anyone know where I can get commentary on the various staterooms on the Wonder. This is our first time sailing on the Wonder. We usually cruise on the Magic.

Thanks.

[krazy4crusing]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/cruise-new/roomlist.cfm

The link above lists several stateroom reports. They give great info about the different staterooms, noise level etc..

The Wonder and Magic are pretty much the same in terms of noise etc.. due to the identical architectural layout of the ship.

[TexasGirl]

TexasGIRL there is a room right now on DCL website

Ack!!! I hope the TA is checking regularly. :guilty: Oh well, hopefully she'll come through with cabins. They are both a family of 4.

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I think we'll do FE too. :) Big Red I'll PM you info.
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We are about to get our cruise fix in 10 days when we sail Carnival. :cool1: Yeah. I'll let ya'll know how it goes. Then I'll really obsess about the MR since it will be the next one up. I'v already pored over excursion suggestions over on Cruise Critic.

[BigRed1]

Count us in for the Fiesta!

Me, dh, dd21, dd16, dd14, dd9, dd8 and ds8. Excited and happy to be trying the Mexican Riviera with DCL :)

Hello there,

We are from Toronto, Canada.
Family of 4:
Evelyn
Gavin DH
Jacqueline DD - 9 years old
Matthew DS - 5 years old
Late seating but being waitlisted for early seating
Current cabin assignment 5124
:cool1:

:welcome: Aboard!! :wave: grlzmom, Foo Family - Canada, dramamama, keaster, lmhall2000, abdmom, & anyone else I missed. :flower3:

Click here for cruise list instructions!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137)

Sorry y'all, I know I said I would work on the list tonight but it's not gonna happen. Just been to busy...I'll get back on it tomorrow night!

[BigRed1]

Ack!!! I hope the TA is checking regularly. :guilty: Oh well, hopefully she'll come through with cabins. They are both a family of 4.

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I think we'll do FE too. :) Big Red I'll PM you info.
----------------------
We are about to get our cruise fix in 10 days when we sail Carnival. :cool1: Yeah. I'll let ya'll know how it goes. Then I'll really obsess about the MR since it will be the next one up. I'v already pored over excursion suggestions over on Cruise Critic.

I hope it goes well on Carnival, would like to hear about it. I have been trying to talk DW into a cruise on Carnival or RC and she just won't do it. afraid she will be disappointed....

[hopelea]

We have cruised Carnival before. Wasn't too bad. We caught ourselves walking around saying things like "Disney would never let that happen!" Normally on CCL we can afford a balcony. On Disney we can't. Our first CCL was on The Glory...yuck. Too big. The next was on the Legend....loved it.

I am in the process of trying to find plane tickets. I am trying to talk a guy out of his Southwest vouchers. I think he has enough for my whole family. I would have to pay the $50 to have them issued in our names and then he wants $100 on top of that....so for the four of us it would cost $600 to fly from Nashville to LAX....that is a steal!

I don't think we will participate in the FE. My dd's aren't interested in that anymore. I hope everyone has a great time.

Off to work for me......have a great day!

Hope

[Dicecatt]

I have created a Closed facebook page for the tweens & teens on this voyage...please, no one over seniors in high school, and no one that is not on our voyage. It is a closed group, so all members must be approved first, and content can only be seen by members. Parents are allowed, but as observers not participants:)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=126252247414641

This is so the kids can get to know one another before sailing! It is brand new and empty right now, but if I know the kids in my groups it should be hopping in no time.

[aliron682]

Got a bunch of PM's!! I'll work on it shortly. :surfweb: Time for supper! :tiptoe:pirate: BTW, any Parrotheads in the bunch?? Fins Up!!

Hi - we were Parrotheads, but didn't really know it. It was our first cruise and my husband had just found the DisBoards right before we cruised.
So we are very excited to be sailing with you again and experiencing the cruise the DisBoards way.

[aliron682]

I have created a Closed facebook page for the tweens & teens on this voyage...please, no one over seniors in high school, and no one that is not on our voyage. It is a closed group, so all members must be approved first, and content can only be seen by members. Parents are allowed, but as observers not participants:)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=126252247414641

This is so the kids can get to know one another before sailing! It is brand new and empty right now, but if I know the kids in my groups it should be hopping in no time.

Dicecatt - my daughter just asked to join. There wasn't a place to put a message explaining who she was so I wanted to let you know here.
Thanks for setting it up.

[JDBlair]

I have created a Closed facebook page for the tweens & teens on this voyage...please, no one over seniors in high school, and no one that is not on our voyage. It is a closed group, so all members must be approved first, and content can only be seen by members. Parents are allowed, but as observers not participants:)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=126252247414641

This is so the kids can get to know one another before sailing! It is brand new and empty right now, but if I know the kids in my groups it should be hopping in no time.

That's really cool. I sent the link to my son, Jacob Blair. He'll join. He LOVES the Stack and hanging out with the kids on the cruise.

[hopelea]

Well, great! I guess I can't hide it from my dd's now! They need to join the FB page :) I will have to tell them!!!!:banana:

[BigRed1]

Hi - we were Parrotheads, but didn't really know it. It was our first cruise and my husband had just found the DisBoards right before we cruised.
So we are very excited to be sailing with you again and experiencing the cruise the DisBoards way.I thought your screen name was familiar. I had a AliRon on the Parrothead cruise list. Is that you with a new or modified screen name? We called it the Parrothead Pirates cruise because the vast majority of us are huge Jimmy Buffett fans. BTW, he's on live now ... Radio Margaritaville on Sirius 31!!:banana: Under the Big Top!! Saw him in Nashville the night of the great flood. Got out of Nashville just in time that Sunday morning!!:scared1:

[Dicecatt]

FYI on the Kid's facebook page...since there is no way for them to send me a message when they request, it works well to post here or to send me a PM like another parent just did, that way I know. If anyone sees someone that shouldn't be on, please let me know...I have added another Dis mom as an admin so she can keep an eye out too. So far there are 19 and the kids have started chatting...seems like there will be several 11 and 12 year olds!

[aliron682]

I thought your screen name was familiar. I had a AliRon on the Parrothead cruise list. Is that you with a new or modified screen name? We called it the Parrothead Pirates cruise because the vast majority of us are huge Jimmy Buffett fans. BTW, he's on live now ... Radio Margaritaville on Sirius 31!!:banana: Under the Big Top!! Saw him in Nashville the night of the great flood. Got out of Nashville just in time that Sunday morning!!:scared1:

Yep, that is us. DH is still aliron and I became aliron682 when he got tired of me posting on his account.
I am a Parrotheads daughter. I grew up with everything Jimmy Buffett. It rubbed off on me though too....love, love, love Jimmy Buffett. I need to let my dad know about the live performance (he's probably already listening).
We'll have to hit up one of the Margaritaville restaurants in one of the ports (hope there is at least one along the way) and help you find your last shaker of salt.

[BigRed1]

Yep, that is us. DH is still aliron and I became aliron682 when he got tired of me posting on his account.
I am a Parrotheads daughter. I grew up with everything Jimmy Buffett. It rubbed off on me though too....love, love, love Jimmy Buffett. I need to let my dad know about the live performance (he's probably already listening).
We'll have to hit up one of the Margaritaville restaurants in one of the ports (hope there is at least one along the way) and help you find your last shaker of salt.
Unfortunately, Our lost shaker of salt won't be found on this cruise unless we take a detour to Honolulu or Glendale AZ. :sad2: I'm game for that but.....

[emma'smom]

Boat drinks all around!

BTW, any Parrotheads in the bunch?? Fins Up!!

[Dramamama]

I have created a Closed facebook page for the tweens & teens on this voyage...please, no one over seniors in high school, and no one that is not on our voyage. It is a closed group, so all members must be approved first, and content can only be seen by members. Parents are allowed, but as observers not participants:)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=126252247414641

This is so the kids can get to know one another before sailing! It is brand new and empty right now, but if I know the kids in my groups it should be hopping in no time.



Is a 10 yr old considered a tween?

[BigRed1]

Boat drinks all around!
Hope we don't have any trouble with Volcano's while I'm having a Cheeseburger In Paradise!!! :thumbsup2
Fin's Up!! _/)_

[Dramamama]

BigRed1 - I just sent a PM with our info. Thanks for coordinating this! It is going to be fun. Wish it were sooner.

[Fire Ohana]

Hello~

Wow, there are quite a few people here that have booked this cruise. Like many others, we jumped on the KSF promo. It is our first time cruising, so we are excited about all of it. I am looking through various posts and see lots of things to make it super-fun. One question though...what's a fishhook (I think that's what it's called...) Looking forward to all of your tips/suggestions/etc. as well as fun and friendship next Spring!

Now, I still don't get all of the "category lingo" being a cruise noobie, but I can tell you we're in a Cat. 6A and are on the 7th deck...

Talk with you all later!

[BigRed1]

BigRed1 - I just sent a PM with our info. Thanks for coordinating this! It is going to be fun. Wish it were sooner.

I got it, updated the list, and I'm sending it to you!

[lmhall2000]

Hello~

Wow, there are quite a few people here that have booked this cruise. Like many others, we jumped on the KSF promo. It is our first time cruising, so we are excited about all of it. I am looking through various posts and see lots of things to make it super-fun. One question though...what's a fishhook (I think that's what it's called...) Looking forward to all of your tips/suggestions/etc. as well as fun and friendship next Spring!

Now, I still don't get all of the "category lingo" being a cruise noobie, but I can tell you we're in a Cat. 6A and are on the 7th deck...

Talk with you all later!

Welcome and don't forget to find us on Facebook..it's Fish Extenders!!! :) Here's an example of one we pulled together with scissors and sharpie in 5 minutes!! :)

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z306/ma23peas/DSC01132.jpg

There are some excellent crafty ones out there, but to give you the idea, if you participate you bring little tokens to share with others participating..each day you will find goodies in your pocket..some have just kids participating and others have everyone or just adults..it's a fun way to add some excitement to the vacation...

On the main page there are disigners who will create these images for you to put on your door for magnets...with sooo many doors it's a great help to find your room easily! :)

Welcome!!
Tara

[hopelea]

I love the goofy hat for the door!! I would love to do something like that for mine!! How was it made???

Hope

[lmhall2000]

We were on the May 5th Med cruise as well. It was so much better then I ever expected!

Welcome aboard!!!

We were blessed with great weather (outside La Spezia! :)) and calm seas!! hoping the same for the Pacific!! :) Hope to meet your family this next cruise, we were sooo busy on the Med that we really did not get to meet many families!!

Tara

[lmhall2000]

I love the goofy hat for the door!! I would love to do something like that for mine!! How was it made???

Hope

Hey Hope!!

On this thread you'll find many fun designs..
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2172891&highlight=creative+disigns

.I just saved the files and printed them out, then I ran them through the laminate machine at Kinko's and cut them out...some cut them out (because some are in 2-3 pieces) then laminate but I'm always in a rush, then I just bought a roll of magnetic tape and stuck it to the back...very easy! :)

HTH!!
Tara

[keaster]

I see that Keaster and Abdmom are from Toronto area. :thumbsup2 So are we. Where are you guys from exactly? We are in Ajax. Maybe we could have a Dismeet or two before the cruise to do a meet and greet.:dance3:

Keaster here! Sorry we've been crazy busy.

We live in Barrie, so looking to fly out of Toronto...we considered Buffalo, but it's bit of a drive for us from here. We will probably have enough Avion points to cover at least 2 of our flight :thumbsup2

[BigRed1]

Hello~

Wow, there are quite a few people here that have booked this cruise. Like many others, we jumped on the KSF promo. It is our first time cruising, so we are excited about all of it. I am looking through various posts and see lots of things to make it super-fun. One question though...what's a fishhook (I think that's what it's called...) Looking forward to all of your tips/suggestions/etc. as well as fun and friendship next Spring!

Now, I still don't get all of the "category lingo" being a cruise noobie, but I can tell you we're in a Cat. 6A and are on the 7th deck...

Talk with you all later!

:welcome: Aboard!!! We are keeping a list for our cruise. If you are interested, click here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137) to see what to do!!

[BigRed1]

Was doing a little digging yesterday and found the port schedule, and came up with a hotel near the port that has a free shuttle to the port. Here are the links!
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp.htm
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/hotlodg.htm
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/laxpv?rpb=rate&ias=y

[mindy327]

Was doing a little digging yesterday and found the port schedule, and came up with a hotel near the port that has a free shuttle to the port. Here are the links!
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp.htm
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/hotlodg.htm
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/laxpv?rpb=rate&ias=y

Let's ALL give BigRed1 (Allen) a HUGE :worship::worship::worship: for all of his hard work... His cordination efforts mean a lot to all of us.

[hopelea]

Tara, Thanks for the link. I just printed out my ears for my room. Mine will have the Hollywood Studios Hat :) I printed the mickey ears w/the captains hat for my parents room. I need to get them ready and hide them at work so I can laminate them when my boss isn't there :)

[Fire Ohana]

Thanks for the welcome! The FE exchange sounds like fun! Pencil us in, I'll send you the info once I get the minimum # of posts. Time to go "bump" a few ;)

[JDBlair]

Was doing a little digging yesterday and found the port schedule, and came up with a hotel near the port that has a free shuttle to the port. Here are the links!
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp.htm
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/hotlodg.htm
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/laxpv?rpb=rate&ias=y

Thank you,thank you!!

Is anyone booking their hotel stays already? I'm thinking about getting our hotel reservation booked now. We are going to Disneyland the day before the cruise so we'll be staying in Anaheim/Garden Grove and not near the port. Anyone else going to Disneyland the day before? I know I've asked a bit but now that the ship has filled up, kind of thinking need to jump on hotel ressies before we are out of options!

[Fire Ohana]

I just booked a night at the DoubleTree in San Pedro. We are driving down from the Bay Area the day before the cruise, and the DoubleTree has a park and cruise special for $189. We get to keep the car there for the duration of the cruise and there is a complimentary shuttle to the port, as well as a free breakfast the morning of departure and drink tickets for the adults for Saturday night. Parking at the port is $15/day, so it's a push, but at least we have lodging and parking taken care of (with breakfast and drinks as a bonus.)

[BigRed1]

I just booked a night at the DoubleTree in San Pedro. We are driving down from the Bay Area the day before the cruise, and the DoubleTree has a park and cruise special for $189. We get to keep the car there for the duration of the cruise and there is a complimentary shuttle to the port, as well as a free breakfast the morning of departure and drink tickets for the adults for Saturday night. Parking at the port is $15/day, so it's a push, but at least we have lodging and parking taken care of (with breakfast and drinks as a bonus.)
Sounds like the Radisson @ Port Canaveral! I'm sending you a PM w/ my email address!

[BigRed1]

Let's ALL give BigRed1 (Allen) a HUGE :worship::worship::worship: for all of his hard work... His cordination efforts mean a lot to all of us.
Thanks!! But I don't deserve that!! Google is the hard worker!!

[krazy4crusing]

Thank you so much!! This is great! Now we can start looking at Port Hotels too! :cool1:


Was doing a little digging yesterday and found the port schedule, and came up with a hotel near the port that has a free shuttle to the port. Here are the links!
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp.htm
http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/hotlodg.htm
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/laxpv?rpb=rate&ias=y

[krazy4crusing]

Thank you,thank you!!

Is anyone booking their hotel stays already? I'm thinking about getting our hotel reservation booked now. We are going to Disneyland the day before the cruise so we'll be staying in Anaheim/Garden Grove and not near the port. Anyone else going to Disneyland the day before? I know I've asked a bit but now that the ship has filled up, kind of thinking need to jump on hotel ressies before we are out of options!


We plan on flying in Friday night and go to DL for the day on Saturday. I want to stay at the Port on Saturday night so that when we get up on Sunday we can just make our way to the ship and start the party!

Do you guys think we can do both DL and California Adventure in one day? They don't seem that big but I am not sure...

What are other people's plans?

[JDBlair]

We plan on flying in Friday night and go to DL for the day on Saturday. I want to stay at the Port on Saturday night so that when we get up on Sunday we can just make our way to the ship and start the party!

Do you guys think we can do both DL and California Adventure in one day? They don't seem that big but I am not sure...

What are other people's plans?

You would not be able to do both parks in one day if you were trying to see and do everything. If you wanted to see the very top highlights, it's do-able but you will definitely miss out on some stuff, for sure.

Our plan will be to go to Disneyland/CA Adventure from open to close on Saturday. We're staying in Anaheim and will drive to the port Sunday morning. I'm not trying to be at the port at opening this time but we'll definitely want to be on the ship around lunch time.

[hopelea]

I dont know what we are going to do on Saturday. I think my dd's want to see some of CA. We are goin to stay close to Ontario airport. (my sister lives 10 minutes from there). We will arrive @ the port around 10ish? What time can we go into the port? I like to be early!! Don't want to miss a minute of my trip :)

[mindy327]

We are planning DL too on Saturday. We have Annual Passes to DL, but were blocked out on Saturdays. :( We stay at the Del Sol Inn across the street from the entrance. Quiet, Affordable and very CLOSE! 4 minute walk to the gates. We'll be heading down on Sunday around 9am and find somewhere to explore. We were thinking if possible to tour the Queen Mary for a couple hours before. :confused3 Who knows. I just know I cant wait. I went out and got some items for Fish Extender gifts yesterday. Soooo, excited to start making them!!! I assume our Diser group will be quite large, so I really have no idea how to prepare on the number to start buying. Any suggestions?

[Meredith71]

We will probably fly in on Thursday evening or early Friday. The kids are out of school on Friday as well as the week of the cruise for Spring Break. DH and I both have family in California so we may try to visit some of them. My family is in San Diego so if we go that direction, we may try to do Sea World and Legoland. Dalton has been asking to go to Legoland for several years and I feel he needs to go soon before he will be too old. I am told it is better for younger kids. I would love to do DL but the cost of a one day ticket is crazy. Plus, we are headed down to DW in Sept. for free dining for 9 days. I would like to try to stay near the port for Sat. night so now I have to do some research.

[hopelea]

I have already starting buying clothes for my dd for dinners :) It is going to be a long 250 + days!!

[melsherard]

It will be here before we know it :) I spent a lot of time on the computer today trying to find good ideas for FE gifts... I love this stuff!

[Disney Fans]

We are going on this cruise.:)

Hello! and Howdy from Texas!! :)

[BigRed1]

It will be here before we know it :) I spent a lot of time on the computer today trying to find good ideas for FE gifts... I love this stuff!
Got your PM. I'll do an update later today!

We are going on this cruise.:)

Hello! and Howdy from Texas!! :)
:welcome: Aboard!!

[hopelea]

Did anyone else book a GTY cabin? We booked a 11A GTY. I really don't care where I am. I am just happy we are going. If I am place in an 11, I will be happy. I have always wanted a balcony room on a Disney Cruise ship....too expensive. I booked my parents an 11B and was able to pick there room. They are going to be on deck 5. I think that is a great location!!

Well, I guess I better head off to work. My dd's had cross country practice this morning at 5 AM....they are back in bed and I am off to work! Lucky me!

Have a great day!

[Dicecatt]

Did anyone else book a GTY cabin? We booked a 11A GTY. I really don't care where I am. I am just happy we are going. If I am place in an 11, I will be happy. I have always wanted a balcony room on a Disney Cruise ship....too expensive. I booked my parents an 11B and was able to pick there room. They are going to be on deck 5. I think that is a great location!!

Well, I guess I better head off to work. My dd's had cross country practice this morning at 5 AM....they are back in bed and I am off to work! Lucky me!

Have a great day!

I have an assigned, although a bunch of my clients have GTYs. I have heard that some people already have cabin numbers, but none of mine do. It can be so random on when it is assigned. Last time I had a GTY I received my cabin number on March 9 and the sailing was April 24th, if that helps anyone anticipate.

[hopelea]

March '09 we had gty 12's booked and were bumped to a 10 on deck 1...:cloud9: loved it!! Our room wasn't assigned until 45 days out. I don't mind waiting, really! It gives me something to anticipate!!

[Dicecatt]

March '09 we had gty 12's booked and were bumped to a 10 on deck 1...:cloud9: loved it!! Our room wasn't assigned until 45 days out. I don't mind waiting, really! It gives me something to anticipate!!

I know what you mean, it gave me an excuse to manically check my reservation every day:)

[BigRed1]

We are going on this cruise.:)

Hello! and Howdy from Texas!! :)
:welcome: again!! We have a cruise list and a FE list going. :surfweb: If you would like to be added to the list, click the link below to see what info we put on the list, then you can PM me your info. I am working on an update, and will email them as soon as get your info!!

Click here for cruise list instructions!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137)

[krazy4crusing]

:welcome::welcome::welcome:

Happy to have you onboard! Jump right in. Howdy from Canada! :cool1:



We are going on this cruise.:)

Hello! and Howdy from Texas!! :)

[BigRed1]

For those who enjoy eating @ Grills or any of the other seafood places at the Port Canaveral before the cruise, I am getting together a list of seafood restaurants near the marina and port in San Pedro. :woohoo:

[melsherard]

I'm wondering if there is a business that does gift baskets in LA like Shirley does.... I had her do a basket for my brother's family when they went on their cruise and they LOVED it... I was hoping to do something similar for my family this time

[CopaDave]

I just found this board today. Can't wait for next spring. My wife is already lamenting the fact that we cannot find any Pooh stuff related to the cruise. She is a major Winnie the Pooh fan.

Newbie question...what does DW, DH, DD and DS stand for? I figured out who they refer to, but not what they mean.

[krazy4crusing]

:welcome::welcome::welcome:

Welcome aboard! We are a great bunch!

DW Dear Wife
DH Dear Hubby
DD Dear Daughter
DS Dear Son


I am still learning all these acronyms!! Especially now that we will be going to DL (Disney Land)!! :rotfl2:

Newbie question...what does DW, DH, DD and DS stand for? I figured out who they refer to, but not what they mean.[/QUOTE]

[BigRed1]

I'm wondering if there is a business that does gift baskets in LA like Shirley does.... I had her do a basket for my brother's family when they went on their cruise and they LOVED it... I was hoping to do something similar for my family this time
I'll email Shirley and see if she has any suggestions!

I just found this board today. Can't wait for next spring. My wife is already lamenting the fact that we cannot find any Pooh stuff related to the cruise. She is a major Winnie the Pooh fan.

Newbie question...what does DW, DH, DD and DS stand for? I figured out who they refer to, but not what they mean.
:welcome: Aboard!!!
We have a cruise / FE list going. If you are interested, you can PM me the info! Click the link below for the cruise list info!!

Cruise List Info (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137)

[melsherard]

I'll email Shirley and see if she has any suggestions!


:welcome: Aboard!!!
We have a cruise / FE list going. If you are interested, you can PM me the info! Click the link below for the cruise list info!!

Cruise List Info (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137)

You're awesome! Thanks for the help :)

[CopaDave]

We have a cruise / FE list going. If you are interested, you can PM me the info! Click the link below for the cruise list info!!

As soon as my post count is high enough, I'll send you the info. We want to sign up.

Can't wait.

[hopelea]

Since DCL main page isn't showing the kids sail free promo, do you think they pulled it early? It was suppose to go through the end of July. I am trying to get my friends a quad room with no luck. Right now they are in a GTY 11 B that only sleeps 3. Guess I will just keep trying.

[revrob]

Since DCL main page isn't showing the kids sail free promo, do you think they pulled it early? It was suppose to go through the end of July. I am trying to get my friends a quad room with no luck. Right now they are in a GTY 11 B that only sleeps 3. Guess I will just keep trying.

You may want to leave it as it is. I may be wrong, but my TA explained it to me like this. If you get a GTY room that only sleeps 3, and there are 4 in your party, DCL automatically bumps you to a room that will accommodate your party. SO, you pay a cheaper price but get a room that will accommodate you anyway!

[JDBlair]

I just found this board today. Can't wait for next spring. My wife is already lamenting the fact that we cannot find any Pooh stuff related to the cruise. She is a major Winnie the Pooh fan.

Newbie question...what does DW, DH, DD and DS stand for? I figured out who they refer to, but not what they mean.

Welcome COPA Dave. I have friends that live out in the Copa! :) Glad to have another Zonie, East Sider in da house!!

Sorry, it's Friday, I'm drinking my coffee and I'm SO ready for this cruise!!!!!

[CopaDave]

Glad to have another Zonie, East Sider in da house!!


It's nice to see a few other Zonies in the mix. It'll be so nice to get away from the horrible early spring/late winter weather. :thumbsup2

Anyone talked about a pre-cruise meet & greet somewhere in the Valley?

[hyperone]

While we were on board the Barcelona to Dover. We have been home less than two weeks and are ready to go again.

DH - Chirs
DW - April
DD - Avery 8
DD - Lily 5

We are late dinner, can't wait to meet some of you. I guess I have to start working on my door magnets, my wife puts me in charge of that although I'm not really the creative one.

Chris

[williamson_ja]

While we were on board the Barcelona to Dover. We have been home less than two weeks and are ready to go again.

DH - Chirs
DW - April
DD - Avery 8
DD - Lily 5

We are late dinner, can't wait to meet some of you. I guess I have to start working on my door magnets, my wife puts me in charge of that although I'm not really the creative one.

Chris

We also have a 5 yr old dd that will be going on this cruise. How fun. Actually she will be turning 6 on the cruise. She is very excited that she gets to have her birthday on the boat! She'll be thrilled that there is another girl her age. Will you be joining the FE exchange? Also, come join our facebook page! We have 2 pages set up for our cruise. One for everybody and the other set aside just for teens. :)http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118797338163729

[mindy327]

It's nice to see a few other Zonies in the mix. It'll be so nice to get away from the horrible early spring/late winter weather. :thumbsup2

Anyone talked about a pre-cruise meet & greet somewhere in the Valley?

Not Yet... But I would be absolutely up for one! Sounds fun. Lunch near Mills Mall? When? Let's do it. :)

[BigRed1]

While we were on board the Barcelona to Dover. We have been home less than two weeks and are ready to go again.

DH - Chirs
DW - April
DD - Avery 8
DD - Lily 5

We are late dinner, can't wait to meet some of you. I guess I have to start working on my door magnets, my wife puts me in charge of that although I'm not really the creative one.

Chris
:welcome: Aboard!!! We also have a Cruise / FE list going. If you would like to join the list, click the link below for instructions!!
Click here for cruise list instructions!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37021185&postcount=137)

[BigRed1]

I'm wondering if there is a business that does gift baskets in LA like Shirley does.... I had her do a basket for my brother's family when they went on their cruise and they LOVED it... I was hoping to do something similar for my family this time

I'll email Shirley and see if she has any suggestions!
For those interested in cruise baskets, it's not looking good..... This is the response I got from Shirley:

Hello Allen,
thanks for the note - I sure wish I could help you, but since ALL of the cruise ships now have banned alcoholic beverages and port badges have escalated on cost (over 250.00 per person per year), most of those that I knew that did gift baskets have quit - As far as I know, I am the only one on the east coast from key West on up, still doing the gift basket stuff and far as the West coast, again the same stands -
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but if you do find someone, please let me know
Always
Shirley

[JDBlair]

Not Yet... But I would be absolutely up for one! Sounds fun. Lunch near Mills Mall? When? Let's do it. :)

I would be up for a Zonie DIS meet as well!!!

For those interested in cruise baskets, it's not looking good..... This is the response I got from Shirley:

Hello Allen,
thanks for the note - I sure wish I could help you, but since ALL of the cruise ships now have banned alcoholic beverages and port badges have escalated on cost (over 250.00 per person per year), most of those that I knew that did gift baskets have quit - As far as I know, I am the only one on the east coast from key West on up, still doing the gift basket stuff and far as the West coast, again the same stands -
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but if you do find someone, please let me know
Always
Shirley

:eek:Ummm....does this mean we can't bring our own alcohol on board now??? Please tell me that's not so!!! :headache:

[melsherard]

For those interested in cruise baskets, it's not looking good..... This is the response I got from Shirley:

Hello Allen,
thanks for the note - I sure wish I could help you, but since ALL of the cruise ships now have banned alcoholic beverages and port badges have escalated on cost (over 250.00 per person per year), most of those that I knew that did gift baskets have quit - As far as I know, I am the only one on the east coast from key West on up, still doing the gift basket stuff and far as the West coast, again the same stands -
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but if you do find someone, please let me know
Always
Shirley

Bummer :( Thanks for checking, though!

[hyperone]

I couldn't pull off the FE last time. I need to pay someone to make me a FE and then maybe I can put my "very uncreative mind" haha together and come up with some items.



We also have a 5 yr old dd that will be going on this cruise. How fun. Actually she will be turning 6 on the cruise. She is very excited that she gets to have her birthday on the boat! She'll be thrilled that there is another girl her age. Will you be joining the FE exchange? Also, come join our facebook page! We have 2 pages set up for our cruise. One for everybody and the other set aside just for teens. :)http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118797338163729

[hopelea]

The FE sounds like fun...but we will not be participating in it. My dd's aren't interested. We will walk around and look for everyones!! :)

Did anyone else book a GTY room? We have a GTY 11 A booked. I can't wait to find out my room #. I know I won't find out until after Christmas....seems like so long to wait!!!!!:rolleyes1

[BigRed1]

I would be up for a Zonie DIS meet as well!!!



:eek:Ummm....does this mean we can't bring our own alcohol on board now??? Please tell me that's not so!!! :headache:That's what it sounds like. We usually got as basket with a bottle of wine and a 6 pack of Landshark.....:sad2: Guess I'll just have to bring my mug with me! :teeth:

[BigRed1]

I couldn't pull off the FE last time. I need to pay someone to make me a FE and then maybe I can put my "very uncreative mind" haha together and come up with some items.
I bought mine on Ebay from seller "ilvdisney2008". She doesn't have anything for sale at the moment, but she has sold a few things this year. I have her email address if you are interested.

[jwright300]

That's what it sounds like. We usually got as basket with a bottle of wine and a 6 pack of Landshark.....:sad2: Guess I'll just have to bring my mug with me! :teeth:

We did the Magic Med cruise in May. We carried on 1 bottle of Port and 2 bottles of wine. We also bought wine in France and carried it on. Maybe it is a USA deal but we had no problem:mickeyjum

[BigRed1]

We did the Magic Med cruise in May. We carried on 1 bottle of Port and 2 bottles of wine. We also bought wine in France and carried it on. Maybe it is a USA deal but we had no problem:mickeyjum
That's encouraging!:thumbsup2

[JDBlair]

That's what it sounds like. We usually got as basket with a bottle of wine and a 6 pack of Landshark.....:sad2: Guess I'll just have to bring my mug with me! :teeth:

We'll have to find people on the February cruises to see if they're allowed to bring alcohol on board. I'm hoping it's a restriction they placed on the vendors arguing security or whatever. I searched the main forum and don't see anything about people talking about no alcohol. I'm pretty sure that would create quite the stir!! We don't carry on a great deal, and we certainly give the bars on the ship their fair share (Hey! We're on vacation! ;) ) but having a couple of bottles in the room makes things a little nicer! :laughing:

[BigRed1]

We'll have to find people on the February cruises to see if they're allowed to bring alcohol on board. I'm hoping it's a restriction they placed on the vendors arguing security or whatever. I searched the main forum and don't see anything about people talking about no alcohol. I'm pretty sure that would create quite the stir!! We don't carry on a great deal, and we certainly give the bars on the ship their fair share (Hey! We're on vacation! ;) ) but having a couple of bottles in the room makes things a little nicer! :laughing:
That's what I was thinking. Time will tell. We are the same, we spend our fair share also! There are a couple of things we like that isn't available on the ship. You would almost certainly find us in the Cadillac Lounge winding down the evening!

[krazy4crusing]

We were on the Magic out of Port Canaveral in October. DH had a 6 pack and a bottle of rum in our carryon! No one said a word to us. The Security people smiled and said have a great trip! There was a huge sign there that said no brining alcohol on board, it will be confiscated etc... but they didn't hassle us.:banana:

That being said LA is a different port so the staff may be more stringent... We will just check the DIS and ask our earlier cruisers what they experienced.

[NORMA MUNOZ]

We are all booked for this sailing and was wondering if anyone else is coming with us? Our last cruise was Jan 25, 2009, and we are ready to come back!

YAY WE ARE GOING ON OUR FIRST CRUISE ON MARCH 13 FOR 7 DAYS WE ARE SO EXITED. :yay:

[BigRed1]

YAY WE ARE GOING ON OUR FIRST CRUISE ON MARCH 13 FOR 7 DAYS WE ARE SO EXITED. :yay:
:welcome: Aboard!! I doubt it will be your last one, it's addictive!!!!

[JDBlair]

That's what I was thinking. Time will tell. We are the same, we spend our fair share also! There are a couple of things we like that isn't available on the ship. You would almost certainly find us in the Cadillac Lounge winding down the evening!

We've never hung out in that part of the ship. This will be our 3rd cruise and if our 2nd was an indication of anything, we won't do things the same way. So, maybe this time we'll hang out inside more - especially since it'll be "cold" to use Zonies. :rotfl2: On our cruise in October 2009, DH and I spent a lot of time at the adult pool but on our first cruise in Sepetmber 2007, I think we went there once. Good times!!! :cool1: I cannot wait to go on this vacation. I'm so glad we booked it for 6 months earlier than we normally do!!! :woohoo:

[BigRed1]

We've never hung out in that part of the ship. This will be our 3rd cruise and if our 2nd was an indication of anything, we won't do things the same way. So, maybe this time we'll hang out inside more - especially since it'll be "cold" to use Zonies. :rotfl2: On our cruise in October 2009, DH and I spent a lot of time at the adult pool but on our first cruise in Sepetmber 2007, I think we went there once. Good times!!! :cool1: I cannot wait to go on this vacation. I'm so glad we booked it for 6 months earlier than we normally do!!! :woohoo:
We go to most of the shows in Rockin' Bar D, (Wavebands on Wonder) but never went into Sessions (Cadillac Lounge on Wonder) until a couple of cruises ago. It's our favorite place on the ship now!

[hopelea]

YIPEE!! :banana: A guy from my church has southwest ticket vouchers.....he is going to sell them to me.....He will ticket them in our name and make our flight arragements for us! The six of us will be flying for $200 each roundtrip!! Phew, I was afraid I would have to pay $1500 - 2000 for four tickets!! I am so happy now!!!

Have a great Monday. I have started making signs for my door!! I just need to laminate them when my boss isn't at work!!

[JDBlair]

We go to most of the shows in Rockin' Bar D, (Wavebands on Wonder) but never went into Sessions (Cadillac Lounge on Wonder) until a couple of cruises ago. It's our favorite place on the ship now!

We usually see the adult shows as well. Is Cadillac Lounge a sports bar? We might have avoided it because we're not in to sports. We'll have to check it out this time and see what's up in there. It's so amazing that in 2 cruises, we still haven't seen everything there is to see on the ship. Just goes to show ya!

YIPEE!! :banana: A guy from my church has southwest ticket vouchers.....he is going to sell them to me.....He will ticket them in our name and make our flight arragements for us! The six of us will be flying for $200 each roundtrip!! Phew, I was afraid I would have to pay $1500 - 2000 for four tickets!! I am so happy now!!!

Have a great Monday. I have started making signs for my door!! I just need to laminate them when my boss isn't at work!!

That is amazing. :cool1: One of the reasons I was so excited DCL brought the Wonder to the west coast is I no longer have to pay $1200+ in airfare to sail with the mouse!!! We can drive to the port from here! I can appreciate the savings on air fare!!! For sure!!!

[williamson_ja]

We haven't decided if we are flying or driving. It's kind of a long drive from here, but we've done it before. We'll have to see what the money situation is like when it gets a little closer. Flights from Utah usually are not bad to California. I'm sure it will be less than $100 each way. Thing is that we have 8 people to get there. Flights add up pretty quick when you have that many!

[GoofyTraci]

Hello everyone our family just got back last night from seeing the mouse at WDW. Eight days of fun!!! What have I missed since I have been gone?

After this trip to the world we r sooooooooooo excited about this cruise. The two vacations are very different. Can't wait.

[mindy327]

That is amazing. :cool1: One of the reasons I was so excited DCL brought the Wonder to the west coast is I no longer have to pay $1200+ in airfare to sail with the mouse!!! We can drive to the port from here! I can appreciate the savings on air fare!!! For sure!!!

Seriously!!!!!!1:cool1::cool1:

[BigRed1]

We usually see the adult shows as well. Is Cadillac Lounge a sports bar? We might have avoided it because we're not in to sports. We'll have to check it out this time and see what's up in there. It's so amazing that in 2 cruises, we still haven't seen everything there is to see on the ship. Just goes to show ya!

This will be our 6th Disney Cruise (2nd on the Wonder) & we find something new every trip! The Cadillac Lounge is the same as Sessions on the Magic. It is the piano bar, aka a nice quiet hiding place!! Diversions is the sports bar. :drinking1

[JDBlair]

Seriously!!!!!!1:cool1::cool1:

And the best part about driving - no baggage fees and no weight restrictions to worry about!!! :woohoo::dance3:

This will be our 6th Disney Cruise (2nd on the Wonder) & we find something new every trip! The Cadillac Lounge is the same as Sessions on the Magic. It is the piano bar, aka a nice quiet hiding place!! Diversions is the sports bar. :drinking1

Yay!!! Something new to explore. I'm totally going to check it out this time. :) My problem, though, is I seem to get ADD on these trips and can't sit still for too long.