4/24/2011 'Dream'ing of Easter with Donald Duck April 24, 2011

[jilljill]

Thought I would start a thread for this sailing.

It will be myself, DH and DD(16). Booked a cat. 8D on deck 5.

[jilljill]

I guess there aren't any other gold/platinum cruisers booked on this cruise yet?!? :confused3

[scottishwee35]

look like you are sailing all by yourself:rotfl::thumbsup2

I am waiting for 7 April 2011 on Monday, sorry as it won't be 24 April :sad2:

I would love to meet you all... Is that easter time in us?

Our start 10 april for two weeks....

Scottishwee35

[jilljill]

look like you are sailing all by yourself:rotfl::thumbsup2

I am waiting for 7 April 2011 on Monday, sorry as it won't be 24 April :sad2:

I would love to meet you all... Is that easter time in us?

Our start 10 april for two weeks....

Scottishwee35

April 24, 2011 is Easter Sunday, very late in the month.
Have fun waiting for your cruise.

[jilljill]

Anyone book this cruise today?

[IrishCowboy]

Added to the 2011 Dream cruise meet thread list.... :thumbsup2

[jilljill]

Just thought I would bump this up to see if anyone else has booked this cruise?

[jilljill]

Still no one else on this cruise?

[kakelly03]

We just booked the Easter cruise on the Dream today. Can't wait to see the new ship. :banana:

[jilljill]

I was beginning to think we were going to be the only DIS family on the ship.

[kakelly03]

Hopefully more people will join. We are going to Cancun this year for spring break and I have to admit I am really more excited about next year's cruise. can't stop thinking about it!

[ellenmiele]

Just booked the 4/24/11 cruise this morning !! :yay:
We've only cruised once before and it was on the Wonder in 2008 (loved it!!!). Soooooo excited for the Dream next year!!!! :yay:

[esbrick]

OK the Krick and Brick (Can you stand it I went from being a Brick to a Krick when I got married!:rotfl:) families are in! It will be my DH, DSD, my parents and me! Can't wait. DH, DSD and I cruised the Wonder in 08 and 09 and we are so excited! I realize it's a new ship, and pretty big, but I'm up for FE's too! Anyone interested?:thumbsup2

[jilljill]

Looks like we have to cancel this cruise if DD's school calendar stays the same as the way I learned it yesterday. She has always had off the week after Easter, well I guess since Easter is so late in April they decided to change their week off to the week before Easter. Yesterday I made a ressie on the 4/17 sailing, but I'm not cancelling this one until I get the final school calendar in August.
Actually I won't be cancelling that ressie since it was made onboard and I got the discount and OBC so I'll move it to 2012 for either the Dream or the Fantasy, whichever ship is doing the 7 day sailings.

[ellenmiele]

Looks like we have to cancel this cruise if DD's school calendar stays the same as the way I learned it yesterday. She has always had off the week after Easter, well I guess since Easter is so late in April they decided to change their week off to the week before Easter. Yesterday I made a ressie on the 4/17 sailing, but I'm not cancelling this one until I get the final school calendar in August.
Actually I won't be cancelling that ressie since it was made onboard and I got the discount and OBC so I'll move it to 2012 for either the Dream or the Fantasy, whichever ship is doing the 7 day sailings.

I'm thinking that same thing will happen to alot of folks next year because Easter is so late. My kids are in Catholic school and we always have off beginning with Good Friday and going thru the week after Easter. But Easter has never been this late before so who knows. And this year we started school before Labor Day which we have never done before but since Labor Day was so late they did make that change. School calendar for nextyear won't be out til mid summer . One thing I did notice was that the week before Easter had better rates!!!

[jilljill]

I'm thinking that same thing will happen to alot of folks next year because Easter is so late. My kids are in Catholic school and we always have off beginning with Good Friday and going thru the week after Easter. But Easter has never been this late before so who knows. And this year we started school before Labor Day which we have never done before but since Labor Day was so late they did make that change. School calendar for nextyear won't be out til mid summer . One thing I did notice was that the week before Easter had better rates!!!

Our school calendar isn't released until August, but I emailed DD's guidance counselor yesterday to ask and she said they just received the calendar last week or so and the kids are off the week of 4/17.
The rates are so much better for that sailing, I booked a cat. 4D and it's cheaper than the cat. 8D we have booked for this cruise. I'm sure it would have been even cheaper if I had booked it on day 1 like I had this one, but I'm still happy with the rate. A lot of categories are sold out for that sailing already, and I had a hard time finding a non-connecting cabin in a category that I wanted. I really wanted another cat. 8D but they are sold out along with the 8B and 8C, and cat. 8A is in GTY status.

[esbrick]

Looks like we have to cancel this cruise if DD's school calendar stays the same as the way I learned it yesterday. She has always had off the week after Easter, well I guess since Easter is so late in April they decided to change their week off to the week before Easter. Yesterday I made a ressie on the 4/17 sailing, but I'm not cancelling this one until I get the final school calendar in August.
Actually I won't be cancelling that ressie since it was made onboard and I got the discount and OBC so I'll move it to 2012 for either the Dream or the Fantasy, whichever ship is doing the 7 day sailings.


You can also do the same thing and reschedule for the 4/17 sailing. Infact I'm a little nervous about this now and I think i am going to email DSD's principal and see if they have thought of any plans. I will need to change 2 reservations so I would rather take care of this now.

[jilljill]

You can also do the same thing and reschedule for the 4/17 sailing. Infact I'm a little nervous about this now and I think i am going to email DSD's principal and see if they have thought of any plans. I will need to change 2 reservations so I would rather take care of this now.

Both my ressies are booked with the onboard 10% and OBC so I'll just move the one we don't use out to 2012.
Cabins are pretty limited for the 4/17 sailing, but it is a lot cheaper. I was able to book a cat. 4D and it's cheaper than the cat. 8D for this sailing.

Good luck with getting the school info.

[esbrick]

Wow so I am glad that I emailed the Vice Principal! Turns out they have changed our spring break by a whole MONTH!!!! Looks like we are going to be on the March 27th sailing now! I'm kinda disappointed that we didn't have the week before break. That would have made more sence in my mind! Thanks for the heads up! We did save some money on this change too which is always good! More Disney Dollars!:goodvibes

[jilljill]

Wow so I am glad that I emailed the Vice Principal! Turns out they have changed our spring break by a whole MONTH!!!! Looks like we are going to be on the March 27th sailing now! I'm kinda disappointed that we didn't have the week before break. That would have made more sence in my mind! Thanks for the heads up! We did save some money on this change too which is always good! More Disney Dollars!:goodvibes

You are welcome. I'm glad you were also able to save money as well.
Looks like the Easter sailing is going to get less and less empty as people get school schedules.

[Disneynutbsv]

Sorry, we are not going on this one:(

[McDisney6]

We just got home today from a cruise and booked this one for next Spring Break. It will be DH, me and our 4 kids DS 15, DS 12, DD 11, DS 5 and My friend and her two kids and my mom and dad! We can't wait!!

[boudreaux0]

We will be joining y'all. Back to back 4 day and 3 day. We were booked on the 12/29/10 holiday cruise that got canceled and decided to try the Dream.
Me 31
DW 31
DS 4

[princesslondon]

We are going !!! Can't wait.
It will be me, my husband and DD 10:yay:

[svcutler]

We're going also! DD 15 and DD 11. Do you all think that a 15 yo will have fun on a 4 day cruise if she doesn't know anyone??

CANNOT wait.

PS - After cruise, heading for WDW for 3 days also. Staying at Bonnet Creek!

See you all soon,:yay:

[svcutler]

princess:We are going !!! Can't wait.
It will be me, my husband and DD 10:yay:

Maybe we can get our kids together. I have a 11 year old daughter and she's nervous that she won't enjoy the kids club. She obviously has never been on a cruise before.

Maybe we can get them to email each other/pen pal for the next several months and then they can get even more excited to meet each other!

Let me know if you'd like to do that and we can email each other our addresses.

Sandy

[ellenmiele]

Little change in plans for us - looks like we'll be doing the 4/21 3-night instead.

[svcutler]

Oops - our school changed our spring break also. Cancelling and rescheduling for the week before.

Bon Voyage!

[Tink15]

We booked this cruise with the family. Can't wait! :woohoo:

[vickycason]

Me and DD (10) will be booking our room this week.
This is our 1st cruise.
We are so excited.:cool1:
Can't wait to meet everyone.

[BASTHEFIRST]

I am taking my son on his first cruise and it happens to be my first as well. I've always wanted to do it, but just never have, so having been to the parks many times, and having read many reviews, I figured this was the way to go. Plus my son LOVES everything Disney. But this cruise is special because we not only set sail on Easter Sunday-April 24th on the new Disney Dream, but his 9th Birthday is Tuesday April 26th! So any tips, tricks, or advice anyone can offer will be more than appreciated! :yay:

[BASTHEFIRST]

JUST HEARD FROM A DISNEY INSIDER THAT THE WHITE RABBIT MAY BE IN THE DISNEY CRUISE TERMINAL ON EASTER MORNING!
:woohoo:

[tkalita]

We'll be there on our first EVER Disney cruise! Me 35, DH 37, DD 5. We're also going with friends (Dad 41, Mom 35, Twin girls 6). It'll be their first Disney cruise as well. We're in category 11C (I believe) on Deck 2. Yep, we're in steerage, but at least we'll be there!! :dance3:

[princesslondon]

princess:

Maybe we can get our kids together. I have a 11 year old daughter and she's nervous that she won't enjoy the kids club. She obviously has never been on a cruise before.

Maybe we can get them to email each other/pen pal for the next several months and then they can get even more excited to meet each other!

Let me know if you'd like to do that and we can email each other our addresses.

Sandy


Just saw that you replied to me - Sorry, better late than never I guess. I would love to get our girl's together. This will be her 5th Disney Cruise, but it's a lot more fun when she has friends! I think I know how to PM you, so I will send you my email address.

[BASTHEFIRST]

My son wants to pack plastic easter eggs and candy to hand out on deck at the sail away party, so keep your eyes open for us to say hello!

[Dizneycrazee]

Hi,
Just need to introduce myself, we are quite new to this forum, but are regulars on the dibb.

Weve booked this for the back to back on the dream-and cant wait!!

There will be me , DH & DD (6)

Weve sailed before on the wonder last feb, and twice on the Magic european cruise.

:thumbsup2

Bren

[Dizneycrazee]

My son wants to pack plastic easter eggs and candy to hand out on deck at the sail away party, so keep your eyes open for us to say hello!

Thats a lovely idea for your son. How old is he? I am pretty sure he'll make alot of friends in the kids club as my dd(6) LOVED it every time she has been.
The problem was getting her out!

Is anybody doing a fish extender?

Bren :thumbsup2

[Dizneycrazee]

Just wondering if ANYONE else is on this cruise???

Theres no one from the UK "dibb" and dosnt seem to be any from here:confused:

Maybe we will have the boat all to ourselves......:woohoo:

Bren x

[poohmomof5]

We are going! We went on the Inaugural Cruise and had a blast! 2 of my daughter's weren't able to go, so we rebooked on board for the Easter Sailing! We loved the ship and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have!

It will be me, DH, DD 17, DD 13, and DD6.

[Mduff]

I am taking my son on his first cruise and it happens to be my first as well. I've always wanted to do it, but just never have, so having been to the parks many times, and having read many reviews, I figured this was the way to go. Plus my son LOVES everything Disney. But this cruise is special because we not only set sail on Easter Sunday-April 24th on the new Disney Dream, but his 9th Birthday is Tuesday April 26th! So any tips, tricks, or advice anyone can offer will be more than appreciated! :yay:



We are going! We went on the Inaugural Cruise and had a blast! 2 of my daughter's weren't able to go, so we rebooked on board for the Easter Sailing! We loved the ship and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have!

It will be me, DH, DD 17, DD 13, and DD6.


Yay, other people with kids will be on this cruise!! Our school vacation got switched from the week after Easter to the week before Easter but we had already booked this cruise after "earning" it by buying more DVC points so we just decided to spend our real spring break in the World and pull the kids out of school for 4 extra days! It's the school board's fault for changing the week :goodvibes

So we're sailing on the Easter cruise - me, DH, DS (12) and DD (8). Looking forward to meeting people and the kids are looking forward to making new friends!

[poohmomof5]

I am looking forward to Easter dinner on the Ship! :)

[bellaroo01]

We will also be on the Dream 4/24. Then going to the parks for a few days after cruise.

Can't wait !:yay:

It will be DH, me, DD13, DS11, DS6, and DS3.

[BASTHEFIRST]

Well we're going to have to pick a time and place on-board for everybody on here that ends up going on this Easter Cruise to meet up and share some smiles! :) . . . With or without the kids. ;) Not that they'll be missing us. :laughing:

SINCE THERE REALLY AREN'T THAT MANY OF US THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK FOR THIS CRUISE YET (WITH TWO MONTHS TO GO!), SHOULD WE TRY AND START A FISH EXTENDER FOR OUR LITTLE BAND OF EASTER BUNNIES? party:

[BASTHEFIRST]

O.K., we dug out the plastic eggs and got our count done today. Little Brad has 126 eggs to hand out on deck of the Dream on Easter Sunday. Of course i'll be the one stuck filling them while he's riding the Aquaduck! :lmao:

[Mduff]

I should know this but.....what's a fish extender?

[BASTHEFIRST]

I should know this but.....what's a fish extender?

This is a good thread for that explanation:

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

or you can just search "fish extender", that's how I got the answer
to the exact same question. :lmao:

[poohmomof5]

I'm in for the fish extender!

I am so excited to go on the Dream again. We are going to WDW pre cruise and just added a WDW stay post cruise as well. This short trip has turned out to be a huge one! I think I just want to get out of the Winter Weather!

Good thing I am going down to Disney World next week! (But just for a few days...) :banana::banana::banana:

[BASTHEFIRST]

In the simplest terms, a Fish Extender is a hanging pocket, or usually pockets, that hangs from the fish mounted to the wall outside your stateroom door where CM's leave messages or cofirmations and the like for you.
As an "action", it's sort of like a Secret Santa, without having to be a secret. It's a way for a group of cruisers, who have learned they are on the same cruise together via these boards, to have a little extra fun. Everyone that decides to participate gets a list of all those involved before cruising so you can leave little "gifts" or "goodies" for the Adults, the Kids, each individual, or for the room as a whole. The choice is yours. It's not designed to be a big financial drain, just some extra fun. There are TONS of cheap Fish Extender gift ideas on these boards. Dollar Stores, Target, Michael's, WalMart, ACMoore all carry great dollar, or close, items.
As far as obtaining a Fish Extender, if you can sew you're half way home. I can't. :confused3 But I did get a great deal on one on Ebay, where you can always find them if you don't want to make it yourself.
So for everyone that wants to be involved, we need:

-Your Disboard Name (ID)
-YOUR STATEROOM NUMBER
-Names of Adults
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids
-Dining Seating Time
-Theater Show Time
-Health Concerns or Allergies
-Special Celebrations On-Board

4 NT DISNEY DREAM EASTER CRUISE FISH EXTENDER LIST - ROLL CALL - LIST IS NOW CLOSED

BASTHEFIRST - Dad(Brad) & DS8(Lil Brad) - Alantic City, NJ - 6pm Dinner - Room 5515 - *DS 9th Bday on 4/26!*
OUR2GIRLS&DISNEY - DW(Tracy), DH(Steve), DD13(Ashley), DD9(Elise) - Salem, NH - 8:30pm Dinner - Room 2000
POOHMOMOF5 - DW(Nicole), DH(Jay), DD17(Sarah), DD13(Emily), DD6(Jessica) - Milwaukee, WI - 8:30pm Dinner - Rooms 9036 & 9038
DIZNEECRAZEE - DW(Bren), DH(Paul), DD6(Georgia) - Newcastle, UK - 8:30pm Dinner - Room 8563
TKALITA - DW(Tricia), DH(Scott), DD5(Makena) - EHT, NJ - 6pm Dinner - Room 2045 - *7th Wedding Anniversary!*
MDUFF - DW(Marla), DH(Mike), DS12(Mickey), DD8(Brianna) - Bethel, CT - 6:00pm Dinner - Room 2008 - *18th Wedding Anniversary!*

*I've eliminated everybody's "Scheduled" Show Times for now since DCL has too, and everyone is free to attend any show they wish.*

[Our2Girls&Disney]

We will be cruising! We actually booked when the dates were released, now that we are getting closer, I am getting excited. I have so many questions, I don't know where to begin. I will join your FE group.

Me - Tracy
DH - Steve
DD13 - Ashley
DD9 - Elise

Room - 2000
We are the 2nd dining.
No health concerns or allergies.

[BASTHEFIRST]

Thats a lovely idea for your son. How old is he? I am pretty sure he'll make alot of friends in the kids club as my dd(6) LOVED it every time she has been.
The problem was getting her out!

Is anybody doing a fish extender?

Bren :thumbsup2

HI BREN!

We just started our Fish Extender List for the Dream Easter Cruise (Pg. 4 - Post#48). Post or message me your info and i'll add you to our list. :woohoo:

[Dizneycrazee]

HI BREN!

We just started our Fish Extender List for the Dream Easter Cruise (Pg. 4 - Post#48). Post or message me your info and i'll add you to our list. :woohoo:

Hi!

We are on a back to back cruise with the 28th, so when there was no response to this one for a while, a one was started on that. So Im sorry Just gonna do the 3 nighter fish extender, as we are flying from the UK and luggage allowance is really not so great!!!

Hope all you guys have a great time, and if there are any meets or anything let me know xxxx:thumbsup2

Will try and read this thread retrospectively now,,,


OH DOH,,, I cant resist,,,ignore all that above,,,, a few more things in the case wont matter will it??? I'll just throw out a few of husbands clothes !! LOL

COUNT US IN

Bren & Paul & dd(6) Georgia
Cabin...?? will add later
No allergies
Last dinner seating 7pm show



Bren xx

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Hello fellow sailors.... I have a silly question. How do I find out what time the show is? I noticed some of you listed that.

[poohmomof5]

Hello fellow sailors.... I have a silly question. How do I find out what time the show is? I noticed some of you listed that.

I was wondering the same thing! I think because I have late dining, I only have one show choice maybe?

[BASTHEFIRST]

We received a simple mailer from DCL, before even paying in full, noting our Dining and Show Times. It explained the two possible dining times and the three show time offerings of 5pm, 7pm, & 9pm. BUT as of this week, it sounds like the 3 original showtimes experiment may be getting scrapped. Reports from the ship right now, AND on the DCL website, have showtimes changed to 6:15pm or 6:30pm (depending on the show) & 8:30pm with an experimental 3:30pm matinee. What i'm hearing is that the 5, 7, & 9pm show times were causing havoc for the dining room staff, both for the current meal, and getting ready for the next seating. So for those who have been trying to plan around what they "thought" was their showtime; time to start over. The only real thing you can do prior is keep an eye out for current Navigators posted and see if this new experiment holds up and how to plan your family's activities around them. :confused3

[Dizneycrazee]

We received a simple mailer from DCL, before even paying in full, noting our Dining and Show Times. It explained the two possible dining times and the three show time offerings of 5pm, 7pm, & 9pm. BUT as of this week, it sounds like the 3 original showtimes experiment may be getting scrapped. Reports from the ship right now, AND on the DCL website, have showtimes changed to 6:15pm or 6:30pm (depending on the show) & 8:30pm with an experimental 3:30pm matinee. What i'm hearing is that the 5, 7, & 9pm show times were causing havoc for the dining room staff, both for the current meal, and getting ready for the next seating. So for those who have been trying to plan around what they "thought" was their showtime; time to start over. The only real can do prior is keep an eye out for current Navigators posted and see if this new experiment holds up and how to plan your family's activities around them. :confused3

Have you been notified of this via email or did it change on the site?
My reservation is still showing 7pm show.
Do you know if late seating dinner is still 8.30?
Dosnt really matter, but on the magic the kids club guys used to collect the children around 9.15,,,really hoping this still happens;)

BTW our cabin number is 8563, unless we get the disney magic and get upgraded,,,hahhahaa

bren:yay:

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Hey look at that, my reservation is showing second seating and 7pm show. Wow, guess I should have looked there first.

[BASTHEFIRST]

The latest is that your dining times will not change from what you have already been assigned (unless you request it). You will "officially" have the same show time too, but if the new show times work out better than the 5pm, 7pm, & 9pm you will be told of the new "process" on your arrival day. Whether you are "assigned" a new show time based around your dinner seating, or, as is being tried out on-board at present, you will be free to attend any of the shows scheduled that day. . . . time will tell. popcorn::

[Dizneycrazee]

Thats all good then,:thumbsup2 Im pretty sure they know what they are doing:)

I know this is a bit cheeky but is there gonna be a cut off date for the fish extender so we can get the stuff together? I have to try and get it all squished in my luggage and we are only flying club class from the UK:sad2:


Getting very very excited now:dance3:

bren

[BASTHEFIRST]

Thats all good then,:thumbsup2 Im pretty sure they know what they are doing:)

I know this is a bit cheeky but is there gonna be a cut off date for the fish extender so we can get the stuff together? I have to try and get it all squished in my luggage and we are only flying club class from the UK:sad2:


Getting very very excited now:dance3:

bren

After looking around, it seems like most FE Groups make their cut-off dates about One Month prior to sailing. That sounds O.K. unless anyone has any other ideas. :idea:

[tkalita]

This is our first Disney Cruise so I'm new to this game but I'd love to join the fish extender list! Here's our info:

-Your Disboard Name (ID) = tkalita
-Your Stateroom Number = 2045
-Names of Adults = Scott & Tricia
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Makena (girl, 5)
-Dining Seating Time = 6:00
-Theater Show Time = 5:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = First Cruise and we will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary while on board (actual date is 5/7...the following week)

Can't wait to meet ya'll!

[BASTHEFIRST]

This is our first Disney Cruise so I'm new to this game but I'd love to join the fish extender list! Here's our info:

-Your Disboard Name (ID) = tkalita
-Your Stateroom Number = 2045
-Names of Adults = Scott & Tricia
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Makena (girl, 5)
-Dining Seating Time = 6:00
-Theater Show Time = 5:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = First Cruise and we will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary while on board (actual date is 5/7...the following week)

Can't wait to meet ya'll!

Hi TKALITA and Welcome to our group of Easter Bunnies! You are not going to believe this, but my son and I live in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP! ::yes:: I put A.C. on here just so people would have some point of reference. Small World! :lmao:

[Mduff]

Woo hoo! Just found out my cabin number - #2008!! So add us to the roll call....

Your Disboard Name (ID) = Mduff
Your Stateoom Number= 2008
-Names of Adults = Mike and Marla
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Mickey (boy, 12), Brianna (girl, 8)
-Dining Seating Time = 6:00
-Theater Show Time = 9:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = Celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary - annual date is 5/1

Did I miss anything? Our last cruise we sailed with friends and kinda kept to ourselves, this time it's just us and I know the kids would love to meet other kids. I'm gonna have to print up the roll call to bring with me :)

[Luxo]

I am not Poohmomof5's DH. I am Luxo and she is my DW. :p

[poohmomof5]

I am not Poohmomof5's DH. I am Luxo and she is my DW. :p

Oh DH, you are so silly! By the way, i got a PM to update my info. I promise I will try to get to it this weekend. Things are so crazy around my house this time of year!!

[tkalita]

Hi TKALITA and Welcome to our group of Easter Bunnies! You are not going to believe this, but my son and I live in EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP! ::yes:: I put A.C. on here just so people would have some point of reference. Small World! :lmao:

That's crazy!! We live in a development off of Steelmanville Road...close to Somers Point. We'll be on the cruise with another family from EHT as well. Can't wait! :cheer2:

[BASTHEFIRST]

Bumping our thread up because as of today (Thursday 3/24//11) our Fish Extender list for our Dream Easter Cruise is CLOSED . . . . .

[Mduff]

That means it's right around the corner!! :cheer2:

My fish extender is being made for me as we speak (well, maybe not this exact moment!) but a friend of mine is sewing one for me and it was a lot of fun picking everything out! I'm excited to see the end product!

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Hi Everyone! I've been busy and I forgot to check in here until today. So much going on! Anyway, I have FE gift idea, I just need to follow through with the idea and make them. Can't wait for the cruise. I am normally a researcher and know everything before we vacation. I've done nothing. I feel out of place. I need to research! Does anyone know if the passporters came out for the Dream? Maybe if I read the book, I would feel more prepared.

[BASTHEFIRST]

Only one more month! :cool2: Dave Marx told me that the new Passporter won't be going to press until April now. When the manuscript is done, it will be available for download on-line, but it definately sounds iffy as to whether it'll be ready before Easter. Should be, but still nothing definate. I have last years, but i'd definately like to power through the new one if it comes out before our trip.

Just started thinking about packing and man is it gonna be tight! That's the problem with being a clothes horse AND flying Spirit Airlines, the king of fees. Oh, well at least they changed one thing recently. They lowered the weight limit on bags from 50lbs. to 40lbs! What the heck, I needed another challenge. :lmao:

I'm jealous you have somebody making your FE by request. I had to buy mine off Ebay. I can't sew a lick. I did iron on our names though! Does that count? :laughing:

Almost forgot. We got our Cruise Documents this week! :woohoo: I hope everybody else did too.

[amoybaci]

Hi, we will be going on the Easter cruise and my kids and I are so excited!
I am a single mom going with my 5 year old daughter princess: and almost 3 year old son pirate:. My parents are also going but are staying in their own room on a whole other floor.

I am sad I didn't find this site until now; your fish extenders sound like so much fun! I will have to be more on the ball next time. I guess there is a learning curve to all this.

I was wondering if anyone knew where to get the very large fun magnets that were hanging on the door. I would love to have one made super quick to hang on the door for the kids!

Thanks,
Lauren

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Hi Lauren!

It is too bad, you just missed our FE group. Regarding the question about printable magnets, you can buy those at any office supply store. Here they are at KMART, but they sell them at many stores.

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_1990000000322499P?vName=For%20the%20 Home&cName=ScrapBooking&sName=Paper%20&%20Kits&sid=KDx20070926x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=1990000000322499P

I hope we get to meet you.

Tracy

[Mduff]

I got my cruise docs!! Yay!! Makes it seem much closer now :goodvibes

Now I have to nag the kids to try on clothes, figure out what we're bringing, and figure out the FE gifts - any guidelines on those?

We're in Disney for a week before the cruise and doing a split-stay so packing should be interesting and then we head for the Dream. Which means I need to go light on souvenir shopping :laughing: And DD wants to leave a note for the Easter Bunny to leave her easter basket in our cabin - I must explain to her that we can't carry it home on the plane!

[BASTHEFIRST]

We're in the middle of the same process ourselves. :laundy: I'm trying to keep things small so it'll all fit, and I don't have to worry about a week vacation BEFORE the cruise. YIKES. Good luck with that packing! :lmao:

We're leaving a note for the Easter Bunny as well, but little Brad's Easter basket is a stuffed cruise ship and characters so it's already taking up practically half a suitcase! I have seen smaller soft collapsable baskets at craft stores and dollar stores all over though. That's definitely the direction i'd look into if you have to be concerned about the packing and carrying space, plus it's easier to hide. ;)

I've been checking other threads for what other groups do as far as setting up group meets. It seems like most either try and meet up right before or right after the life boat drill OR after the last dinner seating and show when the kids are in bed. Everybody's on a different schedule with different things planned; unpacking, touring, excursions, shows, etc., so please let me know what ideas everybody has and we'll see what we can work out.

:banana:

[Our2Girls&Disney]

We will be staying at my parents house the night before the cruise. I was wishy washy on what to do about the Easter Bunny. We decided to pack Easter stuff, but in small proportions. I bought sand pails for the basket (so they could use them in Castaway Cay), and very little candy. I will do a few eggs, maybe hide them in the lanai. I figured the Easter Bunny could put a Disney gift card in the basket and he would be done. My youngest is the only one who believes so it is not a big deal.

Regarding the meets, what if we met up right before the sail away party or the Pirate Party. Maybe we could meet in a determined area. Perhaps, put a sign that said something like "DIS Boards meet" at a table so we would know if we had the right crowd. Just a suggestion.

[Mduff]

I think before the sail away party would be good - start the cruise off right! Although the deck will be pretty crowded. Maybe we should check some of the recent meet threads and see where other cruisers met.

Anyone got any suggestions for FE goodies?

As for the Easter Bunny, I'm trying to make it useful stuff....hat for DS filled with candies and a few small trinkets, purse for DD filled with candies, jewelry and trinkets. I'll have to sneak out the week before while in DW and see what I can find that's Disney related ;) The problem is that their "home" baskets are always so big and I don't want them to be disappointed. Which is quite silly since really, we're on a cruise! So what's disappointing about that???

DS still believes in the Easter Bunny at 12 - at least that's what we believe!

[joeyandangiesmom]

We have cruised the past several years on Easter and EB left candy and toys to use on the ship...especially special treats to eat during the movies and shows (to avoid the $$$ treats sold prior to showtime!) Also things to use in the pool, etc. Never really packed a basket...just opened up a drawer and used easter grass that got tossed.

[mmaines1]

I know I'm might be pushing it, but wanted to see if I could still get in on the Fish Extender. My daughter just reminded me I needed to see if there was one going on this cruise and I logged on as fast as I could! So, our information is below if we can still get in. If not, I understand.
-Your Disboard Name (ID) = mmaines1
-Your Stateroom Number = 9587
-Names of Adults = Michelle
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Lauren (girl, 11)
-Dining Seating Time = 6:00
-Theater Show Time = 9:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = None

[mmaines1]

Aside from the FE, it will be me and my daughter (11) sailing for our 5th time. We're going back-to-back so we could get a full 7 day cruise. It would be great to meet up with anyone who has girls in that age range so my daughter can make some friends. That way, she can have fun and I can get a little time to myself!

[poohmomof5]

Your Disboard Name (ID) = Ppoohmomof5
-Your Stateroom Number = 9038 and 9036
-Names of Adults = Nicole and Jay
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Sarah, 17, Emily, 13, and Jessica, 6 all girls
-Dining Seating Time = 2nd seating
-Theater Show Time = 7:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = None

Sorry for the delay in getting this to you all! I am so so so so so so so so so so excited. :)

Nicole

[BASTHEFIRST]

O.K. I did some looking and some asking and here's what i've come up with for our Easter Cruise Group Meet. It seems most are partial to meeting before the Sail Away Party, so everyone can get to meet early, adults and kids alike, and possibly plan other things over the course of the cruise.

So, how does 3:00pm at Currents Bar on Deck 13 forward sound? It's a family area with plenty of seating and is reported to not often be too crowded. It overlooks the Deck 12 sundeck that overlooks the adult pool on Deck 11, neither of which are reported to be too crowded too often either.

It was suggested that we plan an alternate spot in case of rain as well, so how about the Vista Cafe' that is located on Deck 4 midship off of the lobby? It has drinks and food available and has plenty of seating too.

My son and I have created a blue on white DIS MEET sign on posterboard to make it a little easier anyway. If anyone has any questions, comments, or snide remarks, please don't hesitate. . . . i'm winging it here. :lmao:

I will message everybody that signed up for the FE with the final list from post #48 of this thread. I will message everyone else with our Group Meet info also. If you didn't sign up for the Fish Extender we would still love to have EVERYONE at our Easter Bunnies Group Meet. It's almost here . . .

Only 21 Days To Go as of Saturday April 2nd!!! :banana:

[Mduff]

Moving right along.... :) :banana::banana::banana:

So since this is my first Fish Extender experience, what sort of stuff do we exchange? Any suggestions?

[BASTHEFIRST]

It can be absolutely anything. This is my first one so I searched all kinds of threads on here. Some people are truly talented with the stuff they've made, that I sure couldn't. :scared1: It's really just for fun so it totally does not matter what it is. Most people are restricted by what they can pack into suitcases and fly with. Others have the fortune of being able to drive to the port, so nothing's ever the same. I guess that's part of what makes it so interesting. There are some great inexpensive ideas for things to get and places to get them on these boards though. :surfweb:

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Marla:

On my last cruise for FE gifts, I made FE gifts. For the kids, I bought those blow up floats and some candy in a goody bag. For the adults, I took a picture of the Wonder and edited it to say our sail dates, I then put that picture in a frame. I also put some candy in a goody bag. We got candy, magnets, small photo albums,... It really can be anything. Think small party favor gifts, nothing that will break the bank.

Brad: We will be at the meet.

[tkalita]

Only 10 more days to go! :banana: So excited to meet you all. I finished making my FE gifts and I'm quite proud of myself since I am not known to be a very crafty person. Our vacation actually begins in 7 days because we're flying to Hilton Head first and then driving to the ship on Sunday. We can hardly think of anything else right now. We're in full-on vacation mode! Have a safe trip everyone and see you on Easter!!

[Mduff]

I'm in stress mode! :eek: I have to pack for our week in Disney, and for the cruise! I'm in the "emailing teachers" mode since our kids are missing 3 days of school, and my mind is on overload about what I'm needing to pack. At least I have the weekend since we don't leave until Monday morning...early!

But my FE is made and I've had a lot of fun getting stuff to put in everyone else's! I'm so excited about my FE I have to share what my friend made me!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/MarlaB/IMG_0060.jpg

[BASTHEFIRST]

Marla, That's a lot of packing! You must be going nuts about now. Tough to be so worried when you're also so excited huh?! I'm hoping to have everything done by this weekend myself, so I don't have too much to stress about next week . . . just count down! 9 more days!

I finished our FE too. And by finish I mean, ordered it on-line and ironed on some letters! :lmao:

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=3396629028/PictureID=134018672028/a=5215424028_5215424028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Brad.

[Mduff]

I love your FE Brad!

I'm trying to get most of our stuff done by this weekend, which really gives me only one more day - I need to pack up Easter stuff while the kids are in school so they don't see it :eek:
We're doing a split stay in Disney so I'm thinking it may be a great idea to do separate suitcases for each hotel, and then separate suitcases for the cruise - you know, those nicer clothes for dinner that we won't need in Disney. Sounds like a great idea but I think I'm making it so much harder for me to pack! I'm trying to minimize all my re-packing when moving around :idea:

Now if I just stay home rather than running around buying stuff for the trip - we leave in 4 days! :woohoo:

[aheaven11]

I know I'm REALLY pushing it, but our family just found out about this great i! idea! If we could be included that would be awesome!!!


Your Disboard Name (ID) = aheaven11
-Your Stateroom Number = 12004
-Names of Adults = Jerry and Andrea
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Taylor (10) Lauren (8)
-Dining Seating Time = 8:30pm
-Theater Show Time = 7pm
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = None

So sorry for the doing this so, so late! We are really excited to participate!

[aheaven11]

princess:

Maybe we can get our kids together. I have a 11 year old daughter and she's nervous that she won't enjoy the kids club. She obviously has never been on a cruise before.

Maybe we can get them to email each other/pen pal for the next several months and then they can get even more excited to meet each other!

Let me know if you'd like to do that and we can email each other our addresses.

Sandy


Hi Sandy,

I have an almost 11 year old daughter that will be sailing with us on this trip. She is a bit nervous as well. Might be fun to have them email each other. Let me know...

Thanks
Andrea

[BASTHEFIRST]

Andrea,

I'm sorry you missed our Fish Extender, and we're a small group too. Unfortunately, some of us have already started our trips and not only packed, but have left home too.
We are having a Group Meet on Easter Sunday at 3pm at Currents Bar family area on Deck 13 forward overlooking the Deck 12 sundeck and deck 11 adults only pool area. If it is raining we will be meeting near the Vista Cafe' on Deck 4 midship inside.
I believe that Sandy (svcutler) switched to a different cruise date early on, but there are several young girls in the families that are meeting with us on boarding day. I hope to see you and yours there!

Sea ya real soon!
The Brads.

[aheaven11]

Hi there,

Just wondering if you got in on the fish extender for 4/24 cruise?

Sounds like fun!

Thanks
Andrea

[aheaven11]

Thanks so much for your quick response Brad! I really appreciate it!

If anyone else contacts you about the fish extender, let me know and maybe I can work something out with them. My girls are of course now completely into it now that they have seen it! Just my luck :)

We will try to catch up with you all on day 1.

Thanks for including us :)
Andrea

[aheaven11]

Thanks so much for your quick response Brad! I really appreciate it!

If anyone else contacts you about the fish extender, let me know and maybe I can work something out with them. My girls are of course now completely into it now that they have seen it! Just my luck

We will try to catch up with you all on day 1.

Thanks for including us
Andrea

[aheaven11]

Andrea,

I'm sorry you missed our Fish Extender, and we're a small group too. Unfortunately, some of us have already started our trips and not only packed, but have left home too.
We are having a Group Meet on Easter Sunday at 3pm at Currents Bar family area on Deck 13 forward overlooking the Deck 12 sundeck and deck 11 adults only pool area. If it is raining we will be meeting near the Vista Cafe' on Deck 4 midship inside.
I believe that Sandy (svcutler) switched to a different cruise date early on, but there are several young girls in the families that are meeting with us on boarding day. I hope to see you and yours there!

Sea ya real soon!
The Brads.


Thanks so much for your quick response Brad! I really appreciate it!

If anyone else contacts you about the fish extender, let me know and maybe I can work something out with them. My girls are of course now completely into it now that they have seen it! Just my luck

We will try to catch up with you all on day 1.

Thanks for including us
Andrea

[aheaven11]

Anyone hear of any fun events planned on the ship for Easter Sunday?

[McDisney6]

Checking back in after a LONG time. Andrea, I may update our FE by Sunday. I will let you know. We have three cabins but I just do one FE for the kids and list the three cabins on there.

I have DD-11, DS-12, DS-15 and DS-5

My friend has a DD-12 and DS-14

My husband, my mom and dad and also my friend.

See you all Sunday!! I AM SO READY!!! My Spring Break from work starts Thursday!

[mmaines1]

Thanks so much for your quick response Brad! I really appreciate it!

If anyone else contacts you about the fish extender, let me know and maybe I can work something out with them. My girls are of course now completely into it now that they have seen it! Just my luck :)

We will try to catch up with you all on day 1.

Thanks for including us :)
Andrea


Hi Andrea....I remembered the fish extender late in the game, too. I would absolutely be interested in working something out. My DD (almost 11) would be very excited to participate (and so would I!)....Let me know.

[mmaines1]

Hi Sandy,

I have an almost 11 year old daughter that will be sailing with us on this trip. She is a bit nervous as well. Might be fun to have them email each other. Let me know...

Thanks
Andrea

Hi Andrea - along with the FE note I just posted to you, my daughter (who will be 11 on May 9th) is an only child and always looking to make friends. She's not shy at all, and this being her 5th cruise would love to make a new friend to show around the board. If you want to do the FE, my information is below. I look forward to meeting you on Sunday! Michelle

-Your Disboard Name (ID) = mmaines1
-Your Stateroom Number = 9587
-Names of Adults = Michelle
-Names, Ages, & Sexes of Kids = Lauren (girl, 11)
-Dining Seating Time = 6:00
-Theater Show Time = 9:00
-Health Concerns or Allergies = None
-Special Celebrations On-Board = None

[Our2Girls&Disney]

Ok, I am confused. How many people were left out of the FE exchange and want to be included? I have extra's and would not mind including you if I have enough gifts. Since the original FE exchange list is already closed, I don't think others can include you, but I might be able to help. Let me know!

[BASTHEFIRST]

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=3396629028/PictureID=135416882028/a=5215424028_5215424028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

[Our2Girls&Disney]

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=3396629028/PictureID=135416882028/a=5215424028_5215424028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

That is totally adorable Brad!!!! :thumbsup2


My daughter also left a note for the Easter Bunny, leaving him the address where to find us. Wouldn't you know she walked in the door as we were helping the Easter Bunny put together the Easter baskets? I am not sure she saw anything because I was standing in front of the baskets, but if she asks, we will have to explain we were just helping the Bunny out since we were out of town and all. :confused3

[tkalita]

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who left us gifts at 2045!!! That was my first fish extender experience and it was soooo much fun. My daughter thought it was the coolest thing. There weren't any other ones around us so she felt pretty special! :cool1:

I hope you all liked the photo albums that Makena and I made for all of you. We enjoyed putting them together and she couldn't wait to pass them out.

I didn't get to Currents until about 3:25 and I must've missed everybody so I'm sorry I didn't get to meet any of you. We drove in from South Carolina and it took us longer than we expected.

Thanks again!

[BASTHEFIRST]

Our Fish Extender was a lot of fun. My son loved wandering the halls and coming across one. It made him feel like part of a special club. We loved all our gifts. He was especially touched by opening up a personalized photo album and seeing a special Birthday page! Thank you all! GREAT TRIP!

[tkalita]

Our Fish Extender was a lot of fun. My son loved wandering the halls and coming across one. It made him feel like part of a special club. We loved all our gifts. He was especially touched by opening up a personalized photo album and seeing a special Birthday page! Thank you all! GREAT TRIP!

Yay!! That was from us! It was alot of fun to make and cool to be able to personalize them. I'm glad you liked it!! :cool1: