DREAM 5-night June 21 2011

[skylynx]

Doesn't seem like anyone has started a thread yet for this five night sailing, so i'll go ahead. This will be our 13th Disney Cruise; hope it's lucky! Sailing to celebrate my daughter's high school graduation and get a chance to go on this new ship!

Anyone else joining us yet?

[IrishCowboy]

Added to the list.. :thumbsup2

[skylynx]

Thanks so much...it was always so crazy trying to figure out how people would label their cruise date...this is a very honorable service you are providing here!

[musicgirl]

We're in!!! Yes, finally returning to DCL:cloud9:
This will be our 5th DCL. We've done two 3 nights and an Eastern and a double dip Western. :grouphug:
One of our recent cruises was on the Crown Princess......gotta say I loved it just as much as DCL. We had an awesome group. :woohoo: and 9 nights. Adult areas were adult like DCL.
Last cruise was on NCL....it was good, but I don't think we'll cruise it again. There were no adult areas really. Kids in the bars till late and salt water pools. :sad2:
So we've been waiting for one of the new ships and saving those Disney Dollars!!:yay:

Cruise list: Ages of kids will be at the time of cruise. Please correct me if I'm wrong with any info.

Skylynx-Denise DH, DD-18, DS-15
Irish Cowboy
meshellpnc
dbxazd-Robin, DH, DS-11, DD-8
musicgirl-Lorie and Bill
ranidayz- and DH,3 kids, MIL,FIL,BIL, SIL, and their 2 kids

[meshellpnc]

We will be on this cruise!!! We are so excited about it...going to be a bgi group for us!

[musicgirl]

Sky and Irish,

You seem to have a number of 7 nights under your cruising belt. What brings you back to the 5 night? popcorn:: Is it the draw of the Dream?

It is for us. 5 nights will be way too short, but 2 stops at CC are awesome!:banana:

I so missed my smilies....:cheer2:

My last DCL cruise report had so many smilies I had to keep posting short excerpts because I had gone over my smilie limit per post!!!:scared1:

[musicgirl]

You'll find that I like to post alot when it comes to cruise meet boards. ;)

We are so looking forward to Serenity Bay. It has been my happy place for years. :hippie:

How is the menu that Serenity Bay? Last time on the 2nd stop at CC we had t-bones and lobster....:woohoo:

My husband did the catamaran sail and snorkel last time and said it was good. Has anyone done this recently?

I've been looking into the Nassau day. :surfweb: Yes, I'm an over achiever when it comes to planning vacations. I was thinking about doing a day pass at Wyndham or the Sheraton.

I have a goal to try to keep our cost as close as I can to my disney rewards dollars to pay for the entire cruise.:rolleyes1 We'll see!

[meshellpnc]

This will be our second cruise...just wondering will there be a pirate night? Need to know if we need to get our outfits ready:):goodvibes

[musicgirl]

I would think that they would as the 3 night has a Pirate Night.pirate:

[meshellpnc]

Thanks Lori......I am glad you like to plan.....just make sure you keep us al posted, still new to this and want to make sure we have everything covered! ANY help will be great!!

[meshellpnc]

What's the ages of all the kids going so far? And adults:)

[musicgirl]

Well my dh and I are empty nesters this year, so while we've always taken our son, he'll be 20 and hopefully doing a co-op. The sooner he gets out of college the sooner HE gets to take us on a cruise!!:banana::rotfl2::yay:

Btw, even though I said empty nesters.....we're very young ones somewhere in the mid 40's. :rolleyes1

I'm sure any questions asked can be answered by someone going on this cruise as it seems there have been a number of cruises taken. We missed the Gold CC membership by 1 cruise. Well this one will bring us up to 5 so we'll have to cruise again!!!:dance3:

[skylynx]

Hello, everyone, and Happy New Year!

I'm delighted some more folks have joined us! There will probably still be some lulls in list traffic, but I'm sure it will keep growing and be REALLY busy this time next year!

We picked the longest Dream cruise we could go on...my DH and I tend to take the 7 day cruises on our own, and take the kids (well, teens, now) on the shorter ones so we can combine it with 3 or 4 days at WDW. We did take them on a 7 day cruise on the Norwegian Pearl to Alaska last summer...fabulous!

I was wondering about the Pirate party and costumes being carried over to the Dream...I sure hope so, as our entire family has tons of pirate gear and loves to dress up! DH and I also enjoy trotting out the formalwear...not sure if there will be a formal night on the 5 night Dream, but that's no matter...we'll be at Palo in tux and gown and black gloves regardless. Where else can you wear that stuff? We never miss the opportunity! On one of our earlier Western Magic cruises we got together with a bunch of other Disboarders that wanted to dress up-took great pictures in the atrium with dashing looking middle-aged guys and "seasoned" ladies sporting tiaras! We did our own all grown up princess thing ;-)

I am interested to see what the updates to Castaway Cay end up looking like, and if they change to flavor of the island. We'll be there next in July and November of this year. I figured they couldn't add all those extra passengers on the Dream without changing something.

So welcome again, everyone! I know it seems far away, but if you look at the final payment date 3 months before, it appears closer!

[musicgirl]

I would imagine there is a Pirate night since there is one on the 3 night.

There will be the 5 nights this summer, so that will give us a good idea how the activities will fall.

We probably won't get too dressed up for the formal night. When we did the 3 night, most people dressed up the night that they went to Tritons (or is it the other "fancy" restaurant. You can tell I haven't cruised in a while on DCL, I forgotten all the details. I generally wear nice dresses every night to dinner with dressy sandals. DH usually wears khakis with a shirt and tie and then he brings a jacket for the more formal nights.

We have the 6pm dinner seating. We picked it because we are always so hungry by then even though we can snack before. I want to save my appetite for dinner! But on second thought, that would give us more time before dinner on port days. Hmmmmm....decisions decisions.

When it comes to CC, the only thing that concerns me is Serenity Bay!! Oh yeah baby!! We will probably do the catamaran snorkel the one day and then just chill at Serenity Bay the other. We haven't ventured to the family beach or cookies since our 3 nights. We do like to start early to snorkel at the lagoon before we head to SB. We might have to check out the new family water area though.....and then head to heaven......

[dbxazd]

Hello there! We are super excited to be sailing on the Disney Dream in 2011! It's DH, me, DS (who will be 11 at time of sailing) and DD (who will be almost ( at the time of sailing). We've been on 2 DCL sailings previously - both on board the Disney Magic. Our first cruise was December 2007, and then we did the Christmas sailing in 2008. We absolutely love the DCL!! We can't wait to go back, but wanted to save those Disney dollars for one of the new cruise ships :goodvibes
We've also been to WDW several times, and are planning a huge family trip for this upcoming fall with my sister and her family, my brother and his family, as well as some close family friends! My sister and brother have been to WDW before (we went when we were teens), but they both have young children and spouses who have never been - so it's gonna be great! DH and I love the way you are treated at WDW and especially on board the DCL. DS (who is 9 now) and DD (who is 7 now) love the thrill rides and the FUN!:laughing:
If there are any other DC (Disney Children) who would like a pen pal, both DS and DD would love it (well, at least DD would :lmao:)
I look forward to chatting & getting to know all of our fellow sailors!!
Robin

[skylynx]

Welcome, Robin

We have two teenagers...my son will be 15 at the time of the cruise and my daughter will be 18. In fact, this cruise is to celebrate her high school graduation.

Maybe other folks have kids closer to your children's ages. Anyone?

[ranidayz]

Count us in! My FIL booked a family vacay on the Dream - we're so excited! My family has been on one Disney Eastern 7-night and is going on another this Spring on the Magic -- but totally psyched about the Dream!

Travelling with us with be MIL and FIL, me and DH and three kiddos, and BIL and SIL and their two kiddos. While they have all cruised, it will be FIL, MIL, BIL, SIL first cruise with Disney.

Do we have a name for this meet yet?:banana::banana::banana:

[musicgirl]

Ok, the fun is starting to roll in!!! :dance3:

[musicgirl]

On past cruise meets we have posted the disers and family members to keep track of everyone. I started one on #4 on page 1 so that it would be easy to find. I'm sure this thread will have a ton of people by cruise time.

If anyone does not want their information on this list, pleas let me know and I'll take it off. Or if I have any info wrong or that you would like me to add.

[MissMet]

We're in!

My mom & I are surprising my dad for father's day (2 days before) with this cruise. :goodvibes

I haven't officially booked it yet, as I'm waiting to book it while onboard the magic this Sept. Gotta sneak away & book it while my mom keeps my dad busy. :rolleyes1

As of now, it will just be my parents (early 60s) & myself (mid 20s).

This will be my 5th disney cruise. I have cruised a 3, 4 & 7 day with DCL & am about to sail the 14 day WB Transatlantic this Sept. :banana:

I have also sailed with NCL & Princess. I don't have a favorite, as they all have their positives & negatives, but anything Disney has a special place in my heart. :lovestruc

[Va-NanaTink]

DH and I are booked on this cruise as the first cruise in our b2b on the Dream!!!! We are very excited!!! These cruises will be our 7th and 8th DCL cruise, we've done a 4 day on the Wonder, 2 Eastern Caribbean and 1 Western Caribbean on the Magic, a Panama Canal Crossing on the Magic and we have another Western Caribbean in November. We were supposed to be going on the Baltic Capitals cruise this coming June, but the airfare turned out to be prohibitive and we are also expecting our third grandchild this summer, so we decided to stay closer to home. Our grandchildren have had an alarming habit of being born early!:rolleyes:

I look forward to talking to you all!

[skylynx]

Welcome Sulley and Va-Nana Tink

Like most upcoming (but distant) cruise threads, this one will may go through bouts of activity and dormancy for periods of time, but I'm sure it will start kicking up a storm when we're several months out.

Glad to have you with us!

[indimini]

Add us to the list! DD (Bob), DW (Deb) and DS (Bryce). We just put down a deposit on this cruise. We'll be celebrating our DS turning 13 on the second day at Castaway Cay. Sadly DD19 won't be joining on this cruise.

We've been on Magic once, Wonder once, and NCL a couple of times. We're looking forward to exploring the new ship, getting back to CC and hopefully seeing Navardo, the Sand Castle master.

[TDS373X]

Hi add us to the list too! It will be our first cruise EVER so I will be counting on you veteran cruisers to help me with planning and what we need to bring along. Our party is myself, Julie age 40 something and DD, Erin who will be 11 when we sail. I can not tell ou how excited we are!!!:banana:

[skylynx]

Welcome to the new cruisers! You'll soon be infected with what has almost all of us caught in its grip! But as addictions go, Disney Cruising is not such a bad one. Just expensive!

[musicgirl]

Add us to the list! DD (Bob), DW (Deb) and DS (Bryce). We just put down a deposit on this cruise. We'll be celebrating our DS turning 13 on the second day at Castaway Cay. Sadly DD19 won't be joining on this cruise.

We've been on Magic once, Wonder once, and NCL a couple of times. We're looking forward to exploring the new ship, getting back to CC and hopefully seeing Navardo, the Sand Castle master.


Welcome to all the cruise add ons.....

indimini, we are in the same boat (pun intended!) Our ds-19 won't be joining us either. He needs to make money for college!

I'll update the cruise roll call when I get back from the doctor's :sick: I think I have strep...counting the days to the dream.

[Arkansasmom]

We just got back from our first Disney cruise, a 7 day Western on the Magic. Loved every minute! So we booked the longest cruise available on the Dream. Look forward to meeting you all. It will be me, my husband, and our 2 sons who will be 9 and 4 at the time of the cruise. We did the fish extender gift exchange and my boys loved finding the little treats when we came back to our room. Hope we can do that on this cruise!

arkansasmom

Janelle (36), DH36, DS8, DS3

[skylynx]

Welcome, Janelle

I expect the group will grow steadily as time goes on...should be one heck of a DIS-meet and greet when we're all present and accounted for!

[ranidayz]

Welcome, Janelle

I expect the group will grow steadily as time goes on...should be one heck of a DIS-meet and greet when we're all present and accounted for!

I'm assuming FEs will be in order! I've still got mine packed in plastic from the last cruise....ready to go for summer 2011!

[Mickey moos]

We will also be joining this cruise. We had planned on doing the same cruise this year with the stop at Key West,but figured we would rather wait and board Dream. Not that the family is to disappointed since we are doing the week at WDW.:thumbsup2

It will be me(46),DW(40 something),DD(22),DD(16),and DS(10).

Scott

[skylynx]

Welcome Mickey Moos!

[ranidayz]

We're in!!! Yes, finally returning to DCL:cloud9:
This will be our 5th DCL. We've done two 3 nights and an Eastern and a double dip Western. :grouphug:
One of our recent cruises was on the Crown Princess......gotta say I loved it just as much as DCL. We had an awesome group. :woohoo: and 9 nights. Adult areas were adult like DCL.
Last cruise was on NCL....it was good, but I don't think we'll cruise it again. There were no adult areas really. Kids in the bars till late and salt water pools. :sad2:
So we've been waiting for one of the new ships and saving those Disney Dollars!!:yay:

Cruise list: Ages of kids will be at the time of cruise. Please correct me if I'm wrong with any info.

Skylynx-Denise DH, DD-18, DS-15
Irish Cowboy
meshellpnc
dbxazd-Robin, DH, DS-11, DD-8
musicgirl-Lorie and Bill
ranidayz- and DH,3 kids, MIL,FIL,BIL, SIL, and their 2 kids



at the time of the cruise - my kids will be 14, 12 and 7.

Do we think we may want to start a private facebook group to connect since this board is very, very public? We did this for my last cruise and it was really good for getting to know one another and putting faces to names.

[disnygirl55]

Hello fellow Dreamers!
This will be our second DCL cruise. The first was in late April 2008 - 4 night on the Wonder, and we can't wait to get back onboard. We were planning a 7-night Eastern, but couldn't pass up the new ship. Wish it were longer, sigh....

DS will be 9 at the time of the cruise. My DH (39) and I (39) will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on 6/22, and also pre-celebrating our big 4-0 birthdays that will be soon after the cruise.

Didn't really participate much with the DIS group last time, since it was all so new to us, but this looks like it will be fun to pre-plan our trip together as more details on the ship are released in the months to come.

Looking forward to sailing with you!:flower3:

[ranidayz]

Hello fellow Dreamers!
This will be our second DCL cruise. The first was in late April 2008 - 4 night on the Wonder, and we can't wait to get back onboard. We were planning a 7-night Eastern, but couldn't pass up the new ship. Wish it were longer, sigh....

DS will be 9 at the time of the cruise. My DH (39) and I (39) will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary on 6/22, and also pre-celebrating our big 4-0 birthdays that will be soon after the cruise.

Didn't really participate much with the DIS group last time, since it was all so new to us, but this looks like it will be fun to pre-plan our trip together as more details on the ship are released in the months to come.

Looking forward to sailing with you!:flower3:

i have to say that I think the cruise meet boards really do add to the excitement of the cruise. on our cruise this past march, we only did one initial meet, but I have to say that the FE exchange really brightened each day -- every day! The kids and DH and I loved coming back to notes and surprises - and we did see people all around the ship from our meet and our online boards.

[skylynx]

DIS meets really do enhance the experience, even on a shorter cruise. With thousands of people on the ship, I'm always amazed how many people we bump into here and there that we met at the Dis gathering. Wish DCL did what NCL does...I arranged for our Cruise Critic group meet on the Norwegian Pearl to Alaska last summer. NCL provides (no charge) a private room with refreshments and an officer visit for the meet and greet. Really nice.

[jaurban]

We are on this as well, me DH, DD8 and DD2 1/2 at the time we sail. Would be happy to participate in a FE group. DD loved it on our first cruise a few weeks ago.

[TheKopps]

Our family will be on this sailing (on our very first cruise) and are so excited!

:dance3:

It will be myself, my wife, my daughter (age 6 at the time of sailing), and my son (age 5 at the time of sailing).

We took our first family trip to Disney World in 2009 and are looking forward to experiencing a Disney cruise aboard the Dream.

[ranidayz]

do we have a name yet for this group?:confused3

[Mickey moos]

Not that I have heard. Open to suggestions. I thought maybe,"Once is fun ,but twice is nice." Feel free to reject,but I warn you I'll keep thinking.;)

Scott

[ranidayz]

Not that I have heard. Open to suggestions. I thought maybe,"Once is fun ,but twice is nice." Feel free to reject,but I warn you I'll keep thinking.;)

Scott

Maybe "Chasing the Dream..." - maybe with a graphic we can all use of Mickey chasing the ship.... always thinking about tshirts, yes I am!:rotfl:

[Mickey moos]

That would be fine up til cruise time, then maybe something like " Living the Dream." Maybe we could have chasing until we get on board then change to the living.:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Scott

[ranidayz]

That would be fine up til cruise time, then maybe something like " Living the Dream." Maybe we could have chasing until we get on board then change to the living.:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Scott

Maybe "Catching the Dream..." - but I like "Living the Dream..." as well.

[ranidayz]

I got it! I got it! I got it!

What about......

Wait for it.....

:dance3:"Dreamin' La Vida Loca":dance3:

[skylynx]

Hi, Everyone

Our family went to a DVC member event in the Chicago 'burbs over the weekend. DVC is giving away Dream cruises as purchase incentives, so the event was heavily focused on the new ship. They even had an operating model of the video porthole that will be in the inside cabins. It was so cool...had everyone mesmerized watching it. The starfish from Finding Nemo was on it, plus the house and balloon from Up would occasionally go sailing by, Flounder jumps out of the water, etc. I heard one of the DVC cast members say they'd been told by DCL some folks with inside staterooms had turned down upgrades because they wanted to experience the video porthole! Not sure I'd go that far, but the porthole was something to behold.

The other neat thing we learned about is that in certain places around the ship, and particularly in the atrium, there will be "enchanted art," which will be pictures framed on the wall that sense your presence and will interact with you. For example, one was a picture that looked like an old black and white photo of Walt and Mrs. D that occasionally would have a cartoon Donald Duck fly past them on a magic carpet (a' la The Rivers of Time ride in Mexico). My favorite was a painting of the bay at Neverland, and there was some way you could steer one of the ships in the painting around by waving. Kind of like a Wii, I guess. With all the talk about the new restaurants and the Aquaduck, it's exciting to know there will be other, less obvious bits of Disney magic to discover!

[miztigg]

hi everyone :wave:
I will be joining you guys on this cruise!!!! Me and DH just got off a 3 day without the kids and rebooked on board!! 3 days are way too short!!! We have a verandah room booked its me DH and our then 8yr old twin girls. My mother in law and son are gonna book in the next week or so in a inside room. Looking forward to chatting and planning with all of you guys.
Rita Kathleen :goodvibes

[skylynx]

Welcome, Miztigg. Plenty of room for more DCL addicts on this cruise. Rebooking on board is, as far as I can tell from my own experience, the ONLY real antidote to the end-of-cruise blues. That way, when you haul your luggage out under the "see you real soon" sign while disembarking, you'll know that saying is true, and not be so depressed!

Happy to have you with us.

[indimini]

the ONLY real antidote to the end-of-cruise blues. That way, when you haul your luggage out under the "see you real soon" sign while disembarking, you'll know that saying is true, and not be so depressed!Ain't that the truth! The only vacation I ever almost cried because it was over was our first DCL cruise (actually my first cruise ever.) Since then, I've become addicted to cruising. So looking forward to our double dip on the Dream. :woohoo:

[miztigg]

Thanx for the welcomes :goodvibes I agree I DONT get off the mickey boat without having another cruise booked :lmao: Even if its over a year away ;). I did just find out that my hosp that i work at is going to be giving a TON of OT this summer I may just work some so i can do another short cruise this fall to get my disney fix :rotfl:

[indimini]

:cool1: Decided to switch from a deluxe family ocean view to a deluxe veranda today (sshhh... don't tell DW. ;) )

Price was only $400 more and it's an aft balcony which we've never done but heard is a great. Looking forward to next summer already.

[pixie08]

Hi everyone!

I haven't yet had a chance to come over here because I have been planning my cruise this summer but Dh and I booked for this cruise for our Four year anni (June 22nd). We are super excited! My mom and brother are joining us.

ME (pixie08)
DH (mousepotato)
Mom
DB (goof trooper)

We are all in the second seating!

[skylynx]

Welcome, Mary

We have a great bunch of DCL addicts on this cruise. Happy to have you joining us to celebrate your anniversary (we'll be celebrating ours, too!)

[lg3]

Count us in too!! :goodvibes
We just switched from the 6/12 to 6/21 cruise so other family members could join us. Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!! This would be our 4th cruise (1 Celebrity and 2 DCL before - both on the Magic) I am hoping to combine it with some time at the World, since it is just a 5 night. We couldn't resist checking out the new ship. We are used to the 7 night and are hoping to extend the pixie dust longer that just the cruise. There will be 3 of us, myself, dh, and dd8 at time of cruise. This time she wants to try the Dolphin encounter. I am there already in my mind..............:cloud9:

[BethA]

We are booked-myself, my husband, Sean and Brandon-will be 15 then.As it gets closer he will be happy to text anyone close to his age.

A five night is not bad-just did one on the Wonder, but for the cruise is never long enough.
I am hoping my older son and his girlfriend can join us to.

Music girl-I think we were on the Magic double dip with you a few years back-doesn't your husband take amazing photos?

we are also on the maiden voyage-can't wait

[skylynx]

Hi, Beth
I'll have a 15 year old boy on this cruise, too. He'll be delighted to make a buddy in advance. He loves Xbox and playing basketball on deck. His name is Jack. I also will have our daughter who will be 18 at the time and freshly graduated from high school. We hope. :-)

[ut*disney]

We are on our way home now from our 5-day Double Dip on the Wonder (June 13-18). We booked this cruise because of our kiddos. My hubby and I wanted a 7-day cruise, but our kiddos loved our server so much and wanted to be on the same cruise he would sail on. Not to mention, the 7-day cruises wouldn't be the Dream.

We had a Pirate Party during our cruise. We had a *dressy* night also.

The magic art on the Dream will be like Magic Quest at Great Wolf Lodge. From what we were told, a Disney villan has stollen something. The kiddos use their *key to the world* and the art will give the kiddos a clue to the next piece of art to find the stollen object and what villan stole it. Also, each object will change to something different.

It will be myself, hubby and boy/girl twins (8).

[jaurban]

My DD loved MagicQuest at Great Wolf (Wisconsin Dells)! She will be so excited. She will be 8 then as well.

[ranidayz]

We are booked-myself, my husband, Sean and Brandon-will be 15 then.As it gets closer he will be happy to text anyone close to his age.

A five night is not bad-just did one on the Wonder, but for the cruise is never long enough.
I am hoping my older son and his girlfriend can join us to.

Music girl-I think we were on the Magic double dip with you a few years back-doesn't your husband take amazing photos?

we are also on the maiden voyage-can't wait

I have a DS who will be 14.5 going on 25 when we cruise. He's a major soccer fanatic and loves playing ping pong on board. In fact, both of my DS played so much ping pong on the last cruise - we wound up buying a table for the house!

Wow - one year from today, we'll be at Universal (shhhh) waiting to cruise the next day!:dance3:

[indylaw99]

Add us to the list! We just surprised my inlaws by telling them yesterday that the whole family is taking them on this cruise for their 45th anniversary!

In our group will be:

Me, my husband, and my daughters (now 7 and 9)
My inlaws
My BIL, SIL, niece (now 1) and nephew (now 4)
My BIL
My husband's aunt

My family has been on 4 DCLs and my husband and I will be doing a 4 night Wonder in September by ourselves.

We're planning on doing Universal the weekend before the cruise to see Wizarding World of Harry Potter and then staying with most of the family in the treehouses at Saratoga Springs the night before the cruise.

I can't believe it's a year out and I am already starting the research obsession!!

[ut*disney]

I know we are a year away from our cruise. We just participated in our first FE exchange on our first 5-day cruise June 13. The *keeper of the list* initially set a cutoff date for participation, which was about 6 weeks before the date of sail. This allowed the participants enough time to plan, purchase and prepare their FE gifts. Everybody sent the following information in a PM:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet)
Names of Adults
Names/Ages of Kids
Stateroom No.
Location

He would list the following information and update a particular post so everyone could keep track. The new participants would be added in bold:

DisBoard Name
Jack (Adult)
Jill (Adult)
Billy (10)
Betty (6)

After the deadline, he emailed the Excel spreadsheet out to the participants that included the above information (including the staterooms). On Day 1 of our cruise, we all met and introduced ourselves.

Just thought I would share an idea.

[ut*disney]

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[miztigg]

I just did my 1st FE exchange on out last 3 day we had so much fun!!! I would like to do it again :goodvibes. I have 8yr old twin girls and i also have a son who will be 15 on this cruise who love to hang on the sports deck.

[skylynx]

Well, sure looks like we won't have a shortage of teen boys and their hormones on this trip! I expect mine to be a major contributor.

[ranidayz]

I was the keeper of the list for my last cruise - it worked very well. I would be happy to keep that list for this group. Did we ever agree on a name for our Motley Cruise?

How about we make the deadline for participation at the 75 day mark prior to the cruise?

Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc

I'll send out periodic updates as time gets closer.

Rani:thumbsup2



I know we are a year away from our cruise. We just participated in our first FE exchange on our first 5-day cruise June 13. The *keeper of the list* initially set a cutoff date for participation, which was about 6 weeks before the date of sail. This allowed the participants enough time to plan, purchase and prepare their FE gifts. Everybody sent the following information in a PM:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet)
Names of Adults
Names/Ages of Kids
Stateroom No.
Location

He would list the following information and update a particular post so everyone could keep track. The new participants would be added in bold:

DisBoard Name
Jack (Adult)
Jill (Adult)
Billy (10)
Betty (6)

After the deadline, he emailed the Excel spreadsheet out to the participants that included the above information (including the staterooms). On Day 1 of our cruise, we all met and introduced ourselves.

Just thought I would share an idea.

[lg3]

Thanks so much Rani!! We love doing the FE thing and it is always well worth all the preparation.....always great to spread a little pixie dust! pixiedust:
One thing that was done on prior cruises was either to have a designated spot for a DIS board meet at the sail away party, and distribute any updates to the FE listing info, or have the keeper of the list put any changes/updates to cabin info on their door. We had a lot of changes at the last minute, especially with upgrades at port, etc. How about 60 days out for the FE deadline?

[ut*disney]

I was the keeper of the list for my last cruise - it worked very well. I would be happy to keep that list for this group. Did we ever agree on a name for our Motley Cruise?

How about we make the deadline for participation at the 75 day mark prior to the cruise?

Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc

I'll send out periodic updates as time gets closer.

Rani:thumbsup2

:worship:

Thanks so much Rani!! We love doing the FE thing and it is always well worth all the preparation.....always great to spread a little pixie dust! pixiedust:
One thing that was done on prior cruises was either to have a designated spot for a DIS board meet at the sail away party, and distribute any updates to the FE listing info, or have the keeper of the list put any changes/updates to cabin info on their door. We had a lot of changes at the last minute, especially with upgrades at port, etc. How about 60 days out for the FE deadline?

The DIS meet sounds great. We did that too. Also, 60 days out for the deadline sounds good to me.

[ranidayz]

:worship:



The DIS meet sounds great. We did that too. Also, 60 days out for the deadline sounds good to me.

I'll send out the last update of the list info no later than June 18, 2011. How about we meet in the Promenade lounge at 3 pm - bring your lists in case there are any changes and we can update each other at the meet. I wonder if there is a way to leave a final copy at the guest Services desk in case anyone needs it as a reference.

[lisa702]

I just booked this 5 day and now we are doing a B2B on the 6/17 and the 6/21!:banana: It will be myself 46 and DD Skylar who will be 12. DH is going home after the first part of our B2B. Skylar and I just got off the 5 day Wonder last weekend. We had so much fun just hanging out! Look forward to more girl time together!:goodvibes

[ranidayz]

Ok - let's pick a name for this Motley Cruise so we can get ourselves working on fun stuff.....

[skylynx]

I like Motley Cruise.

[ranidayz]

You know, it just occured to me that there may not be a "Promenade Lounge" on the Dream. Do we know yet what the lounge closest to Guest Services may be set up a meet on the first day?:confused3

[ranidayz]

Ha ha - Motley Cruise

http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/medicom-roen-mickey-mouse-guitar-1-meter.jpg

[ranidayz]

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[ranidayz]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/ksitroox96/mickeymouserockers.jpg
Motley Cruise
June 21, 2011

[lisa702]

:cool1:

[disnygirl55]

Motley Cruise is great - lovin' it!

[ranidayz]

Just updating:

for FE, I have information from the following:
Miztigg
Jaurban
Ut*Disney
Disnygirl55
ranidayz

Keep 'um comin!

[BethA]

we will be participating in the FE

[ranidayz]

Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm for the FE list:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc


we will be participating in the FE

[pixie08]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/ksitroox96/mickeymouserockers.jpg
Motley Cruise
June 21, 2011

Love it lol!

[dbxazd]

Love it! We're not going to do the FE, but would love to do a meet & greet or whatever else :-)

[hollybud68]

Add 3 more in for the sailing!
Myself, DH and DD 8 are very excited to be going on the new ship!! We have sailed the Magic twice and absolutely loved it. I even splurged for the verandah which we have never done. I hear that I'm in trouble because once you have one, you never want to cruise without it again!!

[skylynx]

Welcome, Hollybud. You're probably right that you'll be verandah-addicted after this cruise. DH and I spend LOTS of time out on our verandah...it's one of the things we look forward most to on our cruises. If you are early birds like us, consider having room service bring coffee and a croissant to share out on your balcony in the morning before going to the "real" breakfast a bit later. We also love to have a glass of wine on our verandah before heading down to dinner, and we sit out there at night just listening to the waves rush by. You are in for a real treat!

[dbxazd]

We are on this as well, me DH, DD8 and DD2 1/2 at the time we sail. Would be happy to participate in a FE group. DD loved it on our first cruise a few weeks ago.

My DD will be 8 at cruise time - 2 months shy of turning 9 so she'll be happy to know that you have a DD the same age :-)
:goodvibes
Robin

[dbxazd]

at the time of the cruise - my kids will be 14, 12 and 7.

Do we think we may want to start a private facebook group to connect since this board is very, very public? We did this for my last cruise and it was really good for getting to know one another and putting faces to names.

I like the idea of starting up a private Facebook page......my FB name is Robin Hart Carroll :surfweb:

[jaurban]

My DD will be 8 at cruise time - 2 months shy of turning 9 so she'll be happy to know that you have a DD the same age :-)

My DD will be happy too!

[Va-NanaTink]

Did anyone start a FB page? My name is Stephanie Lynn Evans (Boyd) on fb

[dbxazd]

Did anyone start a FB page? My name is Stephanie Lynn Evans (Boyd) on fb

I started a FB page.....but I'll need e-mail addresses to invite people - or you'll have to "friend" me.....you and PM me on here with your e-mail address - or can friend me on FB - Robin Hart Carroll
:surfweb:

[ranidayz]

I'll tell you why i like the idea of a private FB group. Two years ago my meet group was absolutely amazing -- you seriously couldn't keep up with the posts because we were constantly posting, getting to know each other -- to the point where we actually felt we'd known each other for years by the time the ship sailed. About a month before the cruise date, a bunch of lurkers came out of the shadows - not people who had just booked the cruise or found the board - but people who literally said they'd been reading our posts from page one and felt like they knew us. yet, we knew NOTHING about them. It was creepy. A couple contacted a bunch of us privately and we felt stalked.

Maybe it was internet naivity, but these are public boards and anyone can read and never chime in....which either makes you vulnerable or less likely to share. The private FB group is great because it puts names to faces and allows only people who are supposed to be there to get to know one another. Just my $ .16.

:hippie::hippie::hippie:

[dbxazd]

excellent idea on the private FB page. I set the page up as Private - so only the members who belong to it can see that page (FB says you can't even search for it on someone else's profile page). that's why I'll need anyone who wants to join's e-mail address to "invite" you to join the page :goodvibes feel free to PM me on here :surfweb:
I'm really looking forward to this cruise and getting to know everybody!

[Va-NanaTink]

excellent idea on the private FB page. I set the page up as Private - so only the members who belong to it can see that page (FB says you can't even search for it on someone else's profile page). that's why I'll need anyone who wants to join's e-mail address to "invite" you to join the page :goodvibes feel free to PM me on here :surfweb:
I'm really looking forward to this cruise and getting to know everybody!

sent you the pm!!

[dbxazd]

sent you the pm!!

did you ever get the e-mail invite???

[m&m's mom]

Looks like we will be joining this cruise too.
We booked last week.
I will send my email in to get the FB invite.

[dlander]

We are so excited to go on this cruise for our DD's High school graduation:cool1: I'll pm for the invite to the FB page, although I feel bad for people who don't find out about these boards until later and some who just aren't as social but still want to be a part of things by reading about it.

This will be our third Disney cruise (my DM and DD will be on their fourth, they took a cruise for DD's 16th birthday). We can hardly wait, although it is sad for me since that just means it's closer to when my baby girl leaves home:scared1:

Looking forward to being on here with everyone:thumbsup2

[dbxazd]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!
:surfweb:
:goodvibes

[ranidayz]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!
:surfweb:
:goodvibes

i haven't gotten the invite. you can send it to my fb page that I messaged you on....

[Va-NanaTink]

did you ever get the e-mail invite???

Just got back from WDW...will check email when I get home...Thanks!!!

[ut*disney]

I've sent some e-mail invitations for the FB page. I hope that everyone is getting them! Please let me know if you don't - otherwise - I'll see you there!
Keep them coming!
:surfweb:
:goodvibes

I've emailed you my information.

[skylynx]

Hi, dlander...we're celebrating our DD's high school graduation, too. I found a Disboards thread where you can print off a Mickey Mouse ear graduation cap to stick over your stateroom door number. Let me know if you are interested in making one for your daughter and I'll dig out the link to that thread.

It would be nice for your DD and mine to get to meet! We just got off a four day on Wonder this past Tuesday, and the kids (DD17 and DS14) are already sad about how long it is until their next one! The kids just completed their 5th DCL cruise; it was the 11th for DH and me. Plus one Norwegian Pearl cruise for all of us to Alaska last summer.

Looking forward to meeting you!

[dbxazd]

We now have 9 members on Facebook :cool1::surfweb:
There's no timetable, but if anyone else comes along and wants to join - please PM me your e-mail address or "friend" me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) and I'll send the invite along! Chatting has already begun & it's going to be great keeping the converstaion going here and there :goodvibes:yay::yay:
Thanks everybody!

[ut*disney]

We now have 9 members on Facebook :cool1::surfweb:
There's no timetable, but if anyone else comes along and wants to join - please PM me your e-mail address or "friend" me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) and I'll send the invite along! Chatting has already begun & it's going to be great keeping the converstaion going here and there :goodvibes:yay::yay:
Thanks everybody!

I've sent you my information by private message, but have not received the link. Can't wait to get it! :dance3:

[dbxazd]

We now have 9 members on Facebook :cool1::surfweb:
There's no timetable, but if anyone else comes along and wants to join - please PM me your e-mail address or "friend" me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) and I'll send the invite along! Chatting has already begun & it's going to be great keeping the converstaion going here and there :goodvibes:yay::yay:
Thanks everybody!

I have 3 invitations pending on FB...
Critter Sitters
Harriet Speert Schlenoff
Donna Fernandez Abshere

FB won't let me send the invites again....so if you have an alternate e-mail address for me to forward the invite or just want to "friend" me (Robin Hart Carroll) and I can invite that way. Ranidayz is also able to invite people - just FYI :goodvibes

Thanks all!
Robin

BTW - I love getting all the "Dream" updates from Disney.....the ship looks to be taking shape & I'm starting the countdown! Can't wait to hear all about the ship from the first people who cruise in January & February!!:cheer2:

[dlander]

Skylynx- I would love for the girls to meet up! And I definitely like the graduation cap idea. We have been on 2 Disney cruises and our DD has been on 3. Grandma took her last summer for her 16th Bday. DD loves cruising and meeting new friends. She has friends all over the country that she has kept in contact with and even visited with. On our second Disney cruise 5 years ago, DD met a girl on the Dis and they were inseperable on the ship! They have maintained that friendship and she comes down from Washington every year to go to Disneyland and even surprised DD on her 16th birthday last year. I love the Dis boards:love:

I just realized I need to get my countdown on my post! Can't wait to spend the next 10 months getting to know each other:thumbsup2

[cjmaster2002]

SO EXCITED FOR OUR 2ND CRUISE!!!:cool1:

the last time we cruised the mexican riviera in june 2008 my youngest DS turned 3 on the boat. This time he will be having his 6th birthday on board!:banana:

i haven't broke the news to my DH yet, but he will still enjoy:thumbsup2
he never said i couldn't book the cruise.....:rolleyes1

i am totally hoping for pirate nite again!!!!

[skylynx]

dlander, here's the link to the stateroom ears. Scroll down and you'll find the graduation cap one. So cool.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2172891

Today was my daughter's first day of senior year, and she said "mom, today's my last first day of school." She'll have a first day of college, I know, but a different thing. It was also my son's first day of high school. So nostalgia all around. Sniff.

[Va-NanaTink]

dlander, here's the link to the stateroom ears. Scroll down and you'll find the graduation cap one. So cool.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2172891

Today was my daughter's first day of senior year, and she said "mom, today's my last first day of school." She'll have a first day of college, I know, but a different thing. It was also my son's first day of high school. So nostalgia all around. Sniff.

:grouphug: BTDTHTS....but there are more firsts than lasts ahead for you and your DD....

[dbxazd]

hello all !!! :wave2:
just checking in with everyone now that school is back in session! :thumbsup2

Robin

[dlander]

Skylynx....Thank you so much for the link!! I know what you mean about the nostalgia. I cried last week as I took the last, first day of school picture:sad1:

Va-NanaTink, I want in on the group hug:rotfl:

Now that summer is over I feel like I will be seeing you all really soon:cool1:

[m&m's mom]

My cousin who is coming on tins cruise in our group is having her graduation cruise too. How fun!

[Va-NanaTink]

Skylynx....Thank you so much for the link!! I know what you mean about the nostalgia. I cried last week as I took the last, first day of school picture:sad1:

Va-NanaTink, I want in on the group hug:rotfl:

Now that summer is over I feel like I will be seeing you all really soon:cool1:

Absolutely! :grouphug:

Now how's this for 'nostalgia'? I just spent this weekend holding my baby's baby...and he looks just like his Daddy! It was like holding my DS all over again....:love:

[dbxazd]

Absolutely! :grouphug:

Now how's this for 'nostalgia'? I just spent this weekend holding my baby's baby...and he looks just like his Daddy! It was like holding my DS all over again....:love:

awwwww - that's so sweet :lovestruc

Robin

[mark_bert]

Hi All,

Just got my cruise booked last week and found this thread today. We have a 9A GTY booked, so no room assignment yet. This is our second DCL cruise, first was in 2005 when we did a 4 night on the Magic. Our group consists of me and DW both about 40ish (a little more ish for me). DD who will be 16 for the cruise and DS who will be a couple weeks shy of 14. Hope to get a lot of good tips and such from the board and would like to get a chance to meet up as well.

Mark

[dbxazd]

Hi Mark! Glad to have you join this thread & that you'll be sailing with us!!

Robin


Hi All,

Just got my cruise booked last week and found this thread today. We have a 9A GTY booked, so no room assignment yet. This is our second DCL cruise, first was in 2005 when we did a 4 night on the Magic. Our group consists of me and DW both about 40ish (a little more ish for me). DD who will be 16 for the cruise and DS who will be a couple weeks shy of 14. Hope to get a lot of good tips and such from the board and would like to get a chance to meet up as well.

Mark

[Va-NanaTink]

Hi All,

Just got my cruise booked last week and found this thread today. We have a 9A GTY booked, so no room assignment yet. This is our second DCL cruise, first was in 2005 when we did a 4 night on the Magic. Our group consists of me and DW both about 40ish (a little more ish for me). DD who will be 16 for the cruise and DS who will be a couple weeks shy of 14. Hope to get a lot of good tips and such from the board and would like to get a chance to meet up as well.

Mark

Welcome, Mark!!! :wave2:

[disneybarbie]

Hi everyone!

Sorry.. had our Dream cruise booked since February but hadn't found this thread!

We'll be on the June 21st cruise as part of our honeymoon!! so excited for this trip.. it's our first cruise too :wizard:

Please send me the facebook link too!


Emma princess: x

[ranidayz]

I've not been on this board as much as I would have liked lately - but I've been on the facebook group. It's very cool to put faces to names - and will be much easier to recognize people when we see them pass by on deck!

Anyway, I know we've got a bunch more families who are booked for the cruise and I wanted to post the Fish Extender info again. Did we say the cut off was 75 days prior? I'm having trouble recalling.

Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm if you'd like to participate in the FE:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc

[skylynx]

Can't find the link to the Facebook group anymore...can someone please repost or PM it to me? Thanks.

[dbxazd]

Just a reminder that if you'd like to join the FaceBook Group that we have set up for this "Motley Cruise", either PM me your e-mail address or you can "friend" me on FB - Robin Hart Carroll. :thumbsup2

If I've sent you an invitation already, then unfortunately I can't send another invitation to the same address again (I guess it's set up so people don't bug people with repetative invitations). But don't worry 'cause we'll figure it out somehow! :surfweb:

~Robin

[shasess]

Hi everyone!
We will be joining this cruise as well!:cool1: This will be our 3rd DCL cruise. It will be me, DH, DD 14 (15 when we sail) and DSD 8. We are so so excited about sailing on The Dream. I would love to join the FB group as well.

[Va-NanaTink]

:cheer2: WELCOME Shasess!:cheer2: Glad you joined us!

[jaurban]

Hey, Nana-Tink, we are also on the Nov. 27 cruise with you.

[ranidayz]

Hey, Nana-Tink, we are also on the Nov. 27 cruise with you.

I am jealous! I'm hoping we'll be able to go on the Fantasy in 2012 - but my sub jobs will have to pick up for that. I'm kind of frustrated to hear that the deposit policy changed. For five of us, $250 each was much more feasible than putting down half of the total cruise bill - around $7,xxx - our deposit goes from $1K - to over $3K......not good.:headache:

[Va-NanaTink]

Hey, Nana-Tink, we are also on the Nov. 27 cruise with you.

:thumbsup2 It's almost time to go!!! I can't believe it! It's shaping up to be a pretty fun group!

[TinkerbelleMom]

My family and I will be joining the fun on this trip! I booked the "double dip" on the Wonder last weekend...can you belive my first DCL cruise was without my kids?!:rotfl: They weren't too happy about that, but it was a girls only weekend getaway. The price was too good to pass up, so I booked this one for us next June. Travelling will be me, DH, Marissa(18), Savannah(14) and Rebecca(6). We're all experienced cruisers, but this will be our first as a family with DCL...the girls are more than excited. I look forward to meeting you all as the weeks pass. I'll try to get on FB later today and join that too, but will admit I'm more often here than there. And Cruise Critic too, though I didnt see a roll call there for this cruise.

Have a great day everyone!

[shasess]

My family and I will be joining the fun on this trip! I booked the "double dip" on the Wonder last weekend...can you belive my first DCL cruise was without my kids?!:rotfl: They weren't too happy about that, but it was a girls only weekend getaway. The price was too good to pass up, so I booked this one for us next June. Travelling will be me, DH, Marissa(18), Savannah(14) and Rebecca(6). We're all experienced cruisers, but this will be our first as a family with DCL...the girls are more than excited. I look forward to meeting you all as the weeks pass. I'll try to get on FB later today and join that too, but will admit I'm more often here than there. And Cruise Critic too, though I didnt see a roll call there for this cruise.

Have a great day everyone!

Welcome!!!!:banana:

[Va-NanaTink]

:cheer2: Welcome Nanci! :cheer2: Glad you and your family will be joining us! Things are quiet now, but I suspect it will pick up!:goodvibes

[ranidayz]

:cheer2: Welcome Nanci! :cheer2: Glad you and your family will be joining us! Things are quiet now, but I suspect it will pick up!:goodvibes

Yup - welcome Nanci!

I'm so excited for this cruise!

[miztigg]

I am jealous! I'm hoping we'll be able to go on the Fantasy in 2012 - but my sub jobs will have to pick up for that. I'm kind of frustrated to hear that the deposit policy changed. For five of us, $250 each was much more feasible than putting down half of the total cruise bill - around $7,xxx - our deposit goes from $1K - to over $3K......not good.:headache:

I thought it was 20% down ??? and if you rebook on board it was 10 % down so you still get 1/2 dep depending on the price of your cruise it may or may not work for you. I havent heard anything about a 50% of your cruise dep :eek: I hope this is not true :sad2:

[Va-NanaTink]

I thought it was 20% down ??? and if you rebook on board it was 10 % down so you still get 1/2 dep depending on the price of your cruise it may or may not work for you. I havent heard anything about a 50% of your cruise dep :eek: I hope this is not true :sad2:

Me too! 50% deposit seems steep....maybe it was just for the Inaugural Sailing? :sad1:

[bryantyme]

Our ship has floated out of the building that it was built in....... On Oct. 30.
Here is a link to the page

http://mousetalestravel.com/blog/2010/10/30/disney-dream-floats-out/

[ranidayz]

Me too! 50% deposit seems steep....maybe it was just for the Inaugural Sailing? :sad1:

There was a thread on here claiming it was 50% and that freaked me out. However, we booked last week and only wound up putting down around $1300 for five of us (two cabins) - so not too bad. DH just figured out today how many more hours I have to sub to pay the Fantasy cruise....and get the deposit for the next cruise we book onboard!

[Va-NanaTink]

There was a thread on here claiming it was 50% and that freaked me out. However, we booked last week and only wound up putting down around $1300 for five of us (two cabins) - so not too bad. DH just figured out today how many more hours I have to sub to pay the Fantasy cruise....and get the deposit for the next cruise we book onboard!

Whew! I haven't booked a cruise on the Fantasy, waiting for cruises closer to the end of the year. We leave on our Eastern Caribbean cruise in three weeks, may check it out then and see...maybe a dummy cruise until the dates we really want are opened.

[CDX4]

Hey everyone! I'm new to the group! DM, DD, DD11, DD6 plus about 10 family members and 5 friends will be joining for our 1st Disney cruise! We are so excited that we can't wait!:banana:

I'm interested in the FE but still trying to figure out how it works, gift suggestions, etc. I'd love info from anyone that has done it before!

[Va-NanaTink]

Hey everyone! I'm new to the group! DM, DD, DD11, DD6 plus about 10 family members and 5 friends will be joining for our 1st Disney cruise! We are so excited that we can't wait!:banana:

I'm interested in the FE but still trying to figure out how it works, gift suggestions, etc. I'd love info from anyone that has done it before!

welcome to the group! It's quiet now, but as we get closer, it will get busy!
Sounds like you are going to have a big bunch, that's always fun!!!

[ranidayz]

Hey everyone! I'm new to the group! DM, DD, DD11, DD6 plus about 10 family members and 5 friends will be joining for our 1st Disney cruise! We are so excited that we can't wait!:banana:

I'm interested in the FE but still trying to figure out how it works, gift suggestions, etc. I'd love info from anyone that has done it before!

Welcome! The FE is basically a pocket file that hangs outside the stateroom door. People in the group know where the FE folks are located and secretly deliver little goodies. I've read some groups where people have assigned days and themes. Thusfar, we haven't done any of that. I've received anything from pencils to State themed treats to monogrammed towels to crafts....the fun is in the coming back to the cabin and finding the goodies waiting for you!

I suppose as we get closer, I'm sure we'll come up with some guidelines - have you joined the fb group?

[TinkerbelleMom]

Welcome! The FE is basically a pocket file that hangs outside the stateroom door. People in the group know where the FE folks are located and secretly deliver little goodies. I've read some groups where people have assigned days and themes. Thusfar, we haven't done any of that. I've received anything from pencils to State themed treats to monogrammed towels to crafts....the fun is in the coming back to the cabin and finding the goodies waiting for you!

I suppose as we get closer, I'm sure we'll come up with some guidelines - have you joined the fb group?

I still need to join the FB group, I'm a lazy bones who never makes it there. But if I want to get to know my fellow cruisers, maybe I better do that ASAP! Can you share a link, I'm assuming the group is private? Thanks so much. :lovestruc

[RAC]

Hi, we are booked on this sailing also! It is myself, DH, and DD (14), would love the Facebook group info. Can't wait to sail on the Dream!!

[dbxazd]

Hi all!!

I started a new group in FaceBook that hopefully allows us to have more notifications on when people are posting to the group & that discussions are going on :-)
And it looks like no friend requesting is needed. Just follow the link
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_133014253420223&ap=1

and request to join the group :-) I'll approve and we can let the chatting begin!
Also - if you were already in the previous FB group, go ahead and join this one too. It looks to be a little easier in chatting etc....with each other.

Let me know if you have any questions or are having difficutly :surfweb:
Robin

[Va-NanaTink]

Hi all!!

I started a new group in FaceBook that hopefully allows us to have more notifications on when people are posting to the group & that discussions are going on :-)
And it looks like no friend requesting is needed. Just follow the link
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_133014253420223&ap=1

and request to join the group :-) I'll approve and we can let the chatting begin!
Also - if you were already in the previous FB group, go ahead and join this one too. It looks to be a little easier in chatting etc....with each other.

Let me know if you have any questions or are having difficutly :surfweb:
Robin

Robin,
Excuse me for being dumb, but I don't see a way to request to be part of the group. All it tells me is the members are public, the content is private.:confused3

[ranidayz]

Robin,
Excuse me for being dumb, but I don't see a way to request to be part of the group. All it tells me is the members are public, the content is private.:confused3

at the top right corner there is a great box which says, "REQUEST TO JOIN."

[dvcer57]

We're booked on this cruise 7 of us. Me DW DD DS DSGF DD(7) DS(6). This is our 5th DC 2-3 day 1-4 day 1-7 day. WDW for 5 days then the Dream for 5 days with 2 stops @ CC. should be a blast can't wait .:cool1:

[bobgailmax]

My DW's college friends are known as the Addams Family and our family (DW, DS, 15 and DS, 11) along with 2 other Addams Family members (with their family members it is 7 more) will be sailing together for the 1st time (our 2nd Disney cruise) on the Dream. We are all really excited to be there together and love the idea of an even bigger extended family we can meet.

I requested to join the FB group (before I posted here) so I hope Robin lets me in!

See you all in June.

[shasess]

We're booked on this cruise 7 of us. Me DW DD DS DSGF DD(7) DS(6). This is our 5th DC 2-3 day 1-4 day 1-7 day. WDW for 5 days then the Dream for 5 days with 2 stops @ CC. should be a blast can't wait .:cool1:

My DW's college friends are known as the Addams Family and our family (DW, DS, 15 and DS, 11) along with 2 other Addams Family members (with their family members it is 7 more) will be sailing together for the 1st time (our 2nd Disney cruise) on the Dream. We are all really excited to be there together and love the idea of an even bigger extended family we can meet.

I requested to join the FB group (before I posted here) so I hope Robin lets me in!

See you all in June.

Welcome!!!!!:welcome:

[dbxazd]

My DW's college friends are known as the Addams Family and our family (DW, DS, 15 and DS, 11) along with 2 other Addams Family members (with their family members it is 7 more) will be sailing together for the 1st time (our 2nd Disney cruise) on the Dream. We are all really excited to be there together and love the idea of an even bigger extended family we can meet.

I requested to join the FB group (before I posted here) so I hope Robin lets me in!

See you all in June.

Welcome! I will absolutely "let you in" to the FB page once I'm home :-) we are at "the World" this week and can't do it from my phone :-) I look foward to chatting with you!

[jazzykirl]

Hello!

I am so excited! We just booked this cruise, and I can't wait to be on this incredible vessel. Also, two stops at Castaway Cay is so exciting!:cool1: Serenity Bay here I come:cool2:

Traveling with me will be DH and DS#1 22 years old and DS#2 17. My sons don't know about the cruise yet. It is going to be a Christmas surprise:santa:
Although they are older, they still ask to go on Disney Cruises.

I'm looking forward to being a part of this group!

[Va-NanaTink]

Welcome to all the new cruisers!!! Glad to see you all here and excited! It's going to be great fun! We just got back from a 7 day on the Magic and already miss the ship! To sail on the new one is going to be great fun!!!

[Augustheather97]

we just booked last night
very excited......we do wdw every year but our first cruise
hubby and I and 14 year old daughter.....

[jazzykirl]

we just booked last night
very excited......we do wdw every year but our first cruise
hubby and I and 14 year old daughter.....

Welcome! You are going to love cruising with Disney:love: I have two sons 17 and 22. After we did our first Disney cruise, they have wanted to cruise ever since.:yay:

[TinkerbelleMom]

we just booked last night
very excited......we do wdw every year but our first cruise
hubby and I and 14 year old daughter.....

Welcome!!! This will be our first family Disney cruise too...my middle DD will be 14 by the time we sail, I've also got a 5yo (6 by sail date) and 18yo, all girls. DH will be joining us to, of course! We are experienced cruisers on other lines, but I had such a great time on the Wonder with my friends on our yearly girls getaway weekend, I booked one for all of us! Where in Maine are you from? I used to live there, but moved to FL after graduating from college. Our winters are now much nicer (Usually, it's been cold early this year!!!)

[Augustheather97]

we live in Southern maine near the NH border..........
and yes much warmer for you then us.........

[Va-NanaTink]

we just booked last night
very excited......we do wdw every year but our first cruise
hubby and I and 14 year old daughter.....
:welcome:
You will love cruising with Disney! And on the new ship!!! Can't get much better!!;)

[ranidayz]

We're booked on this cruise 7 of us. Me DW DD DS DSGF DD(7) DS(6). This is our 5th DC 2-3 day 1-4 day 1-7 day. WDW for 5 days then the Dream for 5 days with 2 stops @ CC. should be a blast can't wait .:cool1:

Awesome - I have a 7 yr old DD sailing as well! She's already said she wants to spend more time in the clubs than we let her spend last time! I secretly think she loved being on the main theater stage for the finale!

[ranidayz]

I see we have a lot of new cruisers! I'm guessing you may have already read earlier posts in the thread....and if not, it may be fun!

If you would like to participate in the Fish Extender Exchange, please make sure to PM me the information on the earlier thread so I can include you on the list!

Welcome!~

[dlander]

JazzyKirl, how did the surprise go? I've always wanted to surprise our DD with WDW or the cruise, but I would have to book a week before we left. I couldn't keep a secret for that long!:rotfl2: Now that we are almost in the new year I will probably be checking in more often. I have a feeling the next 6 months are going to fly by.

[mark_bert]

Just saw a poster at the theater the other night that shows the release date for Cars 2 as June 24, 2011. Does this means it should also be premeiring on the cruise? I was really hoping to be able to catch a really good movie on the cruise and this will definately qualify.

[TinkerbelleMom]

Just saw a poster at the theater the other night that shows the release date for Cars 2 as June 24, 2011. Does this means it should also be premeiring on the cruise? I was really hoping to be able to catch a really good movie on the cruise and this will definately qualify.

I bet it does...I don't speak from personal experience, but I've heard any Disney Movie that premieres on land, will also at sea on the same date. The 24th is our anniversary, that would be a great date nite. :)

[lvrodmic]

Hi,

My name is Mickie and I will be traveling with dlander and her family on the cruise.:grouphug: We will have a large family group celebrating my granddaughter's graduation. I would love to join the "Motley Cruise" group. :thumbsup2 Looking forward to corresponding with everyone while we all get ready for the big day. This will be my 4th Disney cruise and my 14th cruise. (Can you tell I LOVE to cruise.).:cheer2:

[Happydog]

Howdy! We'll be on this cruise with you all! My DH and I, and our two little boys, will be 9 and 6 just barely! They have June bdays, this is their Bday surprise.. DH's BDay is June too, he doesn't think a big fat cruise bill is much of a bday gift, but he is looking forward to it! :laughing:

June will be here before we know it! I can't wait to go to CCay twice!!! :thumbsup2

[pixie08]

Happy New Year everyone!

[musicgirl]

Happy New Years everyone!party:

I haven't been on at all in the past few months. :guilty: Another cruise, then school started (I'm a music/band director and fall and Christmas tend to be really busy) and then I just remodeled the kitchen. That's all done so I have time to play!!

I am on the facebook page already. Do you think most people will chat here or there? It is nice to have a place to post pictures on facebook and not here, which has never stopped me in the past!! It makes it so much easier to spot people on board. We've always done the lime green thing, but that doesn't always work. There was this gal in a bright lime green dress and I was sure she must be "one of us". :woohoo: Needless to say, she thought I was crazy.:confused3

I've still got to get the hotel for before the cruise, flights and transfers. Of course the obvious, excursions and Palo will have to wait a bit!:lovestruc

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. :jumping1: And perhaps even find some tablemates. :scared: No not really scared, but it is alot more fun when you have something in common.

Just to review :teacher: It is only my dh and myself. Our college son will be co-oping this summer:woohoo: which is great, but also a bit sad since he won't be home at all either.:sad1:

We love to cruise:dance3: and if you can't tell, I love my smilies! :woohoo:

[jazzykirl]

Happy New Year! We are getting closer to our Sail Away Party:cheer2: My boys were surprised with the cruise. I wrapped up new swim trunks with a picture of the Dream and the sail date. Of course, they weren't paying attention to the paper, and thought the swim trunks were for our New Year's trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. :rotfl2: I had to tell them to READ and LOOK at the paper. Then the light bulbs went off! My youngest son is so excited for the awesome looking teen area.:yay:

[musicgirl]

jazzykirl at least they were thinking on a "lower" scale. For instance, if they thought they were getting a 7 night on a disney cruise and it was really for a weekend at Great Wolf, then they might be a bit disappointed! My ds is 20 and as I mentioned he won't be with us. He started cruising on DCL in 2003 and has loved cruising as well.

We're taking our band and choir high school to a competition in the spring at Kings Island. We'll stay at Great Wolf. We had a blast 2 years ago. Are you anywhere close to Columbus?

[skylynx]

OMG...just saw the video of the Dream going down the canal to Port Canaveral this morning before daybreak, complete with fireworks. CANT WAIT!!!!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/01/04/new-disney-dream-cruise-ship-docks-at-port-canaveral/#more-18227

[ranidayz]

Howdy! We'll be on this cruise with you all! My DH and I, and our two little boys, will be 9 and 6 just barely! They have June bdays, this is their Bday surprise.. DH's BDay is June too, he doesn't think a big fat cruise bill is much of a bday gift, but he is looking forward to it! :laughing:

June will be here before we know it! I can't wait to go to CCay twice!!! :thumbsup2

The cruise is a gift - the bill is just a technicality! I love to cruise so much, I took a job JUST to pay for our DCL cruises.:laughing::laughing:

[ranidayz]

Happy New Years everyone!party:

I haven't been on at all in the past few months. :guilty: Another cruise, then school started (I'm a music/band director and fall and Christmas tend to be really busy) and then I just remodeled the kitchen. That's all done so I have time to play!!

I am on the facebook page already. Do you think most people will chat here or there? It is nice to have a place to post pictures on facebook and not here, which has never stopped me in the past!! It makes it so much easier to spot people on board. We've always done the lime green thing, but that doesn't always work. There was this gal in a bright lime green dress and I was sure she must be "one of us". :woohoo: Needless to say, she thought I was crazy.:confused3

I've still got to get the hotel for before the cruise, flights and transfers. Of course the obvious, excursions and Palo will have to wait a bit!:lovestruc

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. :jumping1: And perhaps even find some tablemates. :scared: No not really scared, but it is alot more fun when you have something in common.

Just to review :teacher: It is only my dh and myself. Our college son will be co-oping this summer:woohoo: which is great, but also a bit sad since he won't be home at all either.:sad1:

We love to cruise:dance3: and if you can't tell, I love my smilies! :woohoo:

On our last cruise, we had everyone go to Home Depot and get the Lime Green Mickey paint chips, put them back to back, write their DIS name on the heads and laminate. Then we punched holes, looped rubberbands through the holes and used them on luggage tags. They were easy to spot at the terminal on carry-ons and know who was in the group and at disembarkation.

[jazzykirl]

jazzykirl at least they were thinking on a "lower" scale. For instance, if they thought they were getting a 7 night on a disney cruise and it was really for a weekend at Great Wolf, then they might be a bit disappointed! My ds is 20 and as I mentioned he won't be with us. He started cruising on DCL in 2003 and has loved cruising as well.

We're taking our band and choir high school to a competition in the spring at Kings Island. We'll stay at Great Wolf. We had a blast 2 years ago. Are you anywhere close to Columbus?

Musicgirl I am on the East side of Columbus in Pickerington. Where are you? We love the Great Wolf Lodge. We usually get season passes for Cedar Point and King's Island.

My youngest son was in the band until high school. He is a very good x country runner, so he chose to concentrate on his running. I was a little sad, since I was in the band and have great memories.

[keam]

We just booked yesterday! It will be me, DH, DS (17), DS (15), DS (12), DD (9), DS (6), and DS (4). This will be our second Disney Cruise. Our first one was the Thanksgiving 2008 double dip which we took with our friends who are traveling with us again. They have a DS (17), DS (15), DD (13), and DS (10).

Believe it or not, we were each able to get two connecting verandah cabins right by each other.:woohoo:

First time cruisers joining us will be my SIL, her DH, their DDs (9 and 7).

[musicgirl]

Musicgirl I am on the East side of Columbus in Pickerington. Where are you? We love the Great Wolf Lodge. We usually get season passes for Cedar Point and King's Island.

My youngest son was in the band until high school. He is a very good x country runner, so he chose to concentrate on his running. I was a little sad, since I was in the band and have great memories.


We live near Upper Arlington. It is basically on one side of the road is Columbus and the other side of the road is Arlington. We teach at DeSales.

Too bad about the band....obviously our passion. Pickerington always has such a great music program. You never know, he might find his way back.

[musicgirl]

We just booked yesterday! It will be me, DH, DS (17), DS (15), DS (12), DD (9), DS (6), and DS (4). This will be our second Disney Cruise. Our first one was the Thanksgiving 2008 double dip which we took with our friends who are traveling with us again. They have a DS (17), DS (15), DD (13), and DS (10).

Believe it or not, we were each able to get two connecting verandah cabins right by each other.:woohoo:

First time cruisers joining us will be my SIL, her DH, their DDs (9 and 7).


Great luck on the booking!!!:banana:

[musicgirl]

So, when is everyone headed to Florida? We are spending 2 nights near the port. Since this is a shorter trip, we thought we would spend some extra time hanging out. :beach:

It will be hard going from 7,7,9,7 and the last was another 9 night cruise. But we are excited to go on the new ship with 2 stops at CC. It will also mean less packing and luggage!

[jazzykirl]

So, when is everyone headed to Florida? We are spending 2 nights near the port. Since this is a shorter trip, we thought we would spend some extra time hanging out. :beach:


Right now we have our air and land transportation through Disney, so we will be flying in that day. My DH likes the convenience of checking in our lugguage at the airport and then waiting till it "magically" appears at our State Room. :)

I would like to go down early or stay a little afterwards.
Musicgirl are you flying southwest out of Columbus?

[jazzykirl]

Welcome aboard Keam:welcome: I have a DS who is 17 too. I imagine they will run into each other in the teen area.

[musicgirl]

Right now we have our air and land transportation through Disney, so we will be flying in that day. My DH likes the convenience of checking in our lugguage at the airport and then waiting till it "magically" appears at our State Room. :)

I would like to go down early or stay a little afterwards.
Musicgirl are you flying southwest out of Columbus?

We probably will take southwest. I like not having to pay for my luggage!!

[m&m's mom]

I have been keeping my eye om airfare. I am about 15 mims from DFW airport so we are used to having a wide choice of flights. We have been flying to MCO every year at least once to go to WDW or DCL but the selection and prices are the worst ever.
Southwest is more expensive than American at this point and although you don't have to pay for bags, we have this stupid Wright Amendment which means Southwest cannot make nonstop flights outside the neighboring states.
I do have our hotel- Residence Inn- booked and still checking on car rental deals.

[musicgirl]

We are at the Best Western Ocean Beach. 2 nights here equal 1 night in a hotel in NYC!!!! We've cruised out of NYC the last 3 cruises, so the cheaper hotel rates are nice.

[TinkerbelleMom]

I'm spoiled, we live an hour away from the port. :) I feel your pain on airfare though, whenever we want to fly someplace, it's just as expensive to fly AWAY from Orlando as it is to get here! :lmao:

[ranidayz]

I have been keeping my eye om airfare. I am about 15 mims from DFW airport so we are used to having a wide choice of flights. We have been flying to MCO every year at least once to go to WDW or DCL but the selection and prices are the worst ever.
Southwest is more expensive than American at this point and although you don't have to pay for bags, we have this stupid Wright Amendment which means Southwest cannot make nonstop flights outside the neighboring states.
I do have our hotel- Residence Inn- booked and still checking on car rental deals.

What is the Wright Ammendment?

[Happydog]

Did you all see the Disney Dream TR?? There is a TR up with AMAZING pics!!! :yay:

[jazzykirl]

Happy Dog thanks for posting about the Trip Report. It helped warm up my cold, snowy night:cool1:

[dbxazd]

On our last cruise, we had everyone go to Home Depot and get the Lime Green Mickey paint chips, put them back to back, write their DIS name on the heads and laminate. Then we punched holes, looped rubberbands through the holes and used them on luggage tags. They were easy to spot at the terminal on carry-ons and know who was in the group and at disembarkation.

This sounds like a great idea!!!! :thumbsup2

[dbxazd]

I have checked into flights & looks like we are going to be paying about $250 more than what I paid for flights to orlando last December. We were thinking about spending a day at WDW beforehand, but to add an extra date to the flights it was $400 more! So we are just going to be flying down on Monday 6/19 and staying at the Raddisson. I'm going to book the Raddisson today (hopefully!). :cool1:

Just a reminder & to let all our our new sailors know, we have a FB page too - you can contact me on FB (Robin Hart Carroll) or look for the Motley Cruise group and request to join :thumbsup2

We are SUPER :love: excited about this cruise!!!

Robin

[timandlesley]

We will be taking our VERY FIRST DISNEY CRUISE and are so excited to experience the dream. The kids have never cruised so they couldn't be more excited. It will be me, my DH Tim and our two kids ages 9 and 7 on the cruise. Hoping to gain some insight from you experienced cruisers, June just can't get here fast enough!
Lesley

[jazzykirl]

timandlesley welcome aboard:welcome: You are going to LOVE:love:a Disney Cruise. Plus, on your first cruise you are going to get to experience Disney's own private island Castaway Cay not once but twice:banana: That is one of the reasons we booked this cruise instead of the Alaskan cruise.

[dbxazd]

We will be taking our VERY FIRST DISNEY CRUISE and are so excited to experience the dream. The kids have never cruised so they couldn't be more excited. It will be me, my DH Tim and our two kids ages 9 and 7 on the cruise. Hoping to gain some insight from you experienced cruisers, June just can't get here fast enough!
Lesley

Welcome!:)
My DS will be 11 at cruise time and my DD will be 8 :-) :goodvibes You're are going to fall in love with and be spoiled by the Disney Cruise!!! :cool1::thumbsup2
Robin

[Katie's Mom]

Greetings!

We just booked the June 21st sailing and I am so excited!:banana:

Our sailing party will be:
me (Jacqueline)
dh (Carl)
dd9 (Katie)

Looking forward to chatting with you over the next five months.

[jazzykirl]

Welcome Katie's Mom:yay: Glad you and your family will be sailing on the June 21 cruise:cool1: My family is looking so forward to being on the Dream:love: I will be traveling with my DH, DS1 (21) and DS2 (17).

There is a FB group called the Motley Cruise. Go to it and ask to join.:)

[Katie's Mom]

Welcome Katie's Mom:yay: Glad you and your family will be sailing on the June 21 cruise:cool1: My family is looking so forward to being on the Dream:love: I will be traveling with my DH, DS1 (21) and DS2 (17).

There is a FB group called the Motley Cruise. Go to it and ask to join.:)

Thanks! I have joined the FB group. Love the group name. :thumbsup2

[donnacb]

We just booked this trip last week and I am so excited. I will be traveling with my DH and our granddaughter who will be 10 by then. My husband and I have cruised a good bit but never on Disney. This will be our granddaughter's first cruise and we hope to keep it a surprise until she spots the ship at the port on the 21st.

I have read all of the posts on this board and "PassPort's Disney Cruise Line". Everything sounds wonderful. We always love being at WDW - and this ship sounds absolutely incredible.

My granddaughter is mature for her age and very outgoing - she will have no trouble meeting kids. One concern - it sounds like kids her age are allowed to check in and out of activities and go about the ship independently. Will the pager we are given allow us to know where she is at all times? Any information on how this works will be so helpful.

We are so looking forward this cruise!
Donna

[CDX4]

We just booked this trip last week and I am so excited. I will be traveling with my DH and our granddaughter who will be 10 by then. My husband and I have cruised a good bit but never on Disney. This will be our granddaughter's first cruise and we hope to keep it a surprise until she spots the ship at the port on the 21st.

I have read all of the posts on this board and "PassPort's Disney Cruise Line". Everything sounds wonderful. We always love being at WDW - and this ship sounds absolutely incredible.

My granddaughter is mature for her age and very outgoing - she will have no trouble meeting kids. One concern - it sounds like kids her age are allowed to check in and out of activities and go about the ship independently. Will the pager we are given allow us to know where she is at all times? Any information on how this works will be so helpful.

We are so looking forward this cruise!
Donna
I have an 11 yr old girl and I'm praying she can't check herself out of the tween club! I'd love to know if anyone has heard how this works! I think either the Wonder or Magic has a tween club.

Maybe we can get the girls together!

[CDX4]

Does anyone know how many people they will allow to sit together for meals? We have 12 (maybe 14) in our group. I'd really like for us to at least be able to sit together at dinner.

Also, is anyone doing Remy? I definitely want to do Palo but wasn't sure about Remy. I heard it was more expensive.

[CDX4]

Welcome! The FE is basically a pocket file that hangs outside the stateroom door. People in the group know where the FE folks are located and secretly deliver little goodies. I've read some groups where people have assigned days and themes. Thusfar, we haven't done any of that. I've received anything from pencils to State themed treats to monogrammed towels to crafts....the fun is in the coming back to the cabin and finding the goodies waiting for you!

I suppose as we get closer, I'm sure we'll come up with some guidelines - have you joined the fb group?
I just tried to send you my FE info but it wouldn't go through because I haven't posted enough messages to be able to send private messages. Weird but ok - guess I'll start posting instead of just reading! I'll send it soon!

[dbxazd]

Does anyone know how many people they will allow to sit together for meals? We have 12 (maybe 14) in our group. I'd really like for us to at least be able to sit together at dinner.

Also, is anyone doing Remy? I definitely want to do Palo but wasn't sure about Remy. I heard it was more expensive.

DH and I are going to try to get PALO for brunch - we've done both brunch and dinner on the Magic before (2 different cruises) and preferred brunch. We're not going to do Remy.....I think it's $75 addt'l per person!
Robin

[dbxazd]

I have an 11 yr old girl and I'm praying she can't check herself out of the tween club! I'd love to know if anyone has heard how this works! I think either the Wonder or Magic has a tween club.

Maybe we can get the girls together!

My son is going to be 11 by the time we sail and from my past experience, I think they'll be able to check themselves in and out (with a notification to the parents I hope). The last time we went on a Disney cruise, my son was 8 and the Cast Member that checked us in on embarktion day asked if we wanted to give him those self-checkout priveledges - UMMMM no..... :)

Robin

[donnacb]

I have an 11 yr old girl and I'm praying she can't check herself out of the tween club! I'd love to know if anyone has heard how this works! I think either the Wonder or Magic has a tween club.

Maybe we can get the girls together!


That would be great.

Maybe when trip reports from the Dream are posted we will learn more about how the new youth clubs work.

Donna

[donnacb]

My son is going to be 11 by the time we sail and from my past experience, I think they'll be able to check themselves in and out (with a notification to the parents I hope). The last time we went on a Disney cruise, my son was 8 and the Cast Member that checked us in on embarktion day asked if we wanted to give him those self-checkout priveledges - UMMMM no..... :)

Robin

I guess we're just going to have to play this by ear. How did the pager system work?

Donna

[TinkerbelleMom]

I just tried to send you my FE info but it wouldn't go through because I haven't posted enough messages to be able to send private messages. Weird but ok - guess I'll start posting instead of just reading! I'll send it soon!

You need 10 posts until you're allowed to send PM's or post pics. On one of my other boards we would just tell the group random things about ourselves to hit the magic number. So, post away...what's your favorite color? See, one post closer! :lmao:

[dbxazd]

I guess we're just going to have to play this by ear. How did the pager system work?

Donna

They used to give you these old fashioned pagers & would page you (as the parent) if something was wrong with your child (sick, wanted to leave etc.). Now, from what I've read, Disney has the new "WAVE phones" which replaces the pagers as well as your stateroom phones. I believe that's how you'll get texts from the cast members in the kids club areas. I'm anxious to read more about these WAVE phones in the upcoming trip reports (as well as how the kids areas - especially for my 11 yr. old - will work)

Robin

[CDX4]

Is your 11 yr old a girl or boy? My 11 yr girl is so excited about the tween club! I hope they will love it in there and can make friends quickly!

[m&m's mom]

Does anyone know how many people they will allow to sit together for meals? We have 12 (maybe 14) in our group. I'd really like for us to at least be able to sit together at dinner.

I hope it is at least 31 because that is how many are in my group. This will be our family reunion for this year.
ETA: Cool my 5000th post and it only took my 10 1/2 years. LOL!

[Leshaface]

Looks like my DH, DB, Dsil, and myself will be joining you all!!!! :cool1:

This will be mine and DH's first cruise EVER!! My bro and sis in law have done this cruise last year and they say it's THE best!!!!:)

I'm super excited!! :yay:

[disneybarbie]

Hi all!

so today marks.... 5 months til our cruise!! :cool1:


I've been watching/following on twitter and facebook & the Disney Parks blog all the info on the Dream's christening cruise this week... it is getting me soooo excited for our honeymoon & first ever cruise!! :cloud9:

We just paid off our DCL balance last week... just have to wait til April 7th now to book our excursions, spa, Remy & Palo reservations :yay:

hope everyone has a great weekend!


Emma princess:

[dbxazd]

Is your 11 yr old a girl or boy? My 11 yr girl is so excited about the tween club! I hope they will love it in there and can make friends quickly!

my 11 yr old is a boy

Robin

[ranidayz]

Hi Everyone,

For anyone interested in the FE exchange - I'm keeping track of the list. Please send me (via PM) the following:

Please feel free to send the following information to me via pm:

DisBoard Name
E-mail Address (for spreadsheet):
Names of Adults:
Family Name:
Names/Ages/(M/F) of Kids:
Stateroom No.
Cell Phone (in case of ship delay)
Location/State, etc

I'll send out periodic updates as time gets closer.


DEADLINE IS APRIL 7.

Rani :thumbsup2

[musicgirl]

Looks like my DH, DB, Dsil, and myself will be joining you all!!!! :cool1:

This will be mine and DH's first cruise EVER!! My bro and sis in law have done this cruise last year and they say it's THE best!!!!:)

I'm super excited!! :yay:


What a great way to start!! Just remember, you'll be spoil for any other line. While we really did have great fun on Princess, there is nothing like the magic of Disney.:grouphug:

[Va-NanaTink]

My TA is on board the Dream right now for the TA cruise, and is posting photos to her FB account....oh it makes me want it to be June already! :banana::banana:

[dddisrunner]

My family and I will also be on this cruise! This is our FIRST Disney cruise and we are thrilled to experience the Dream....all the pictures and videos have us over the moon excited. Traveling will be myself (Diane), my DH Bryan and our 2 boys, ages 11 & 9!:goodvibes

[timandlesley]

My family and I will also be on this cruise! This is our FIRST Disney cruise and we are thrilled to experience the Dream....all the pictures and videos have us over the moon excited. Traveling will be myself (Diane), my DH Bryan and our 2 boys, ages 11 & 9!:goodvibes


Hi Diane!!!:goodvibes

Question for everyone, the dumb question of the day..... again, our FIRST Disney cruise......... I was looking over all of the eateries available on board and my husband asked me "they are all free?" I answered him "yes" but then started thinking "I hope I'm right". So....... are all of the dining options (other than Palo and Remy) included, including Flo's cafe offerings, etc.? What ARE you charged for? If you get a pop at dinner, is that a charge? Are you only allowed water for meals without being charged? Thanks, June just can't get here fast enough!
Lesley

[dbxazd]

Hi Diane!!!:goodvibes

Question for everyone, the dumb question of the day..... again, our FIRST Disney cruise......... I was looking over all of the eateries available on board and my husband asked me "they are all free?" I answered him "yes" but then started thinking "I hope I'm right". So....... are all of the dining options (other than Palo and Remy) included, including Flo's cafe offerings, etc.? What ARE you charged for? If you get a pop at dinner, is that a charge? Are you only allowed water for meals without being charged? Thanks, June just can't get here fast enough!
Lesley

You are right Lesley, Remy & PALO are the restaurants where you charged a surcharge. And you can order soft drinks at dinner at no additional charge - all of the other dining options (Mater's grill etc.) are free - or as we say "Part of the Package" b/c of course you are paying for it as part of your overall cruise cost :thumbsup2
Robin

[dbxazd]

My family and I will also be on this cruise! This is our FIRST Disney cruise and we are thrilled to experience the Dream....all the pictures and videos have us over the moon excited. Traveling will be myself (Diane), my DH Bryan and our 2 boys, ages 11 & 9!:goodvibes

My DS will be 11 at sailing time too!! and I have a DD who is 8, but turning 9 in August! :cheer2: Welcome!
Robin

[pixie08]

Hello everyone...I hope my fellow northerners are staying warm..I know I can't stop dreaming of the warm bahamian weather we are going to have!

I was wondering if anyone emailed DCL yet to find out what our schedule was going to be (ie what night is formal, pirates, what night each show etc) I was going to do it, but thought I check in here first.:goodvibes

[Katie's Mom]

Hello everyone...I hope my fellow northerners are staying warm..I know I can't stop dreaming of the warm bahamian weather we are going to have!

I was wondering if anyone emailed DCL yet to find out what our schedule was going to be (ie what night is formal, pirates, what night each show etc) I was going to do it, but thought I check in here first.:goodvibes

Hi Mary,

Being from the northeast, I can say that I am definitely “dreaming” of warmer days. I even watched an episode of CSI Miami to help get rid of the winter blues!

I have not reached out to DCL yet to determine the schedule and would love to hear back when you receive a response.

Keep warm!
Jacqueline

[Happydog]

You are right Lesley, Remy & PALO are the restaurants where you charged a surcharge. And you can order soft drinks at dinner at no additional charge - all of the other dining options (Mater's grill etc.) are free - or as we say "Part of the Package" b/c of course you are paying for it as part of your overall cruise cost :thumbsup2
Robin

Hi, Leslie! :wave: To piggy back on what Robin said, soda and other choices (like at the resorts) during the day is also included -- provided you go to the drink stations on the ship deck. Room service or bar drinks (including non alcoholic) are charged... including bottled water, so that is why they offer that bottled water package for purchase, and beer can be purchased that way, in a package vs. singles at the bar.... We have never done this, brought our own, and they brought us water on ice from the bar whenever we asked... There isn't a charge for room service food, but I think there is a fee for using room service... I think... other than tip... I can't remember....

There are lots of options!

[pixie08]

Ok I emailed them asking for the schedule for our cruise. I know it is an "alternate itinerary" so I want to see if our schedule will be the standard or not!

[timandlesley]

Hi, Leslie! :wave: To piggy back on what Robin said, soda and other choices (like at the resorts) during the day is also included -- provided you go to the drink stations on the ship deck. Room service or bar drinks (including non alcoholic) are charged... including bottled water, so that is why they offer that bottled water package for purchase, and beer can be purchased that way, in a package vs. singles at the bar.... We have never done this, brought our own, and they brought us water on ice from the bar whenever we asked... There isn't a charge for room service food, but I think there is a fee for using room service... I think... other than tip... I can't remember....

There are lots of options!
Thanks that is very helpful, can anyone elaborate more? How much alcohol can you bring on? How do you bring yours on? What about water?
Thanks,
Lesley

[skylynx]

No charge for room service, just a gratuity if you choose (we always do).

We are not big drinkers, but do like a glass of wine before/with dinner and a cold beer in the sunshine! We don't bother to bring beer on board (we just bite the bullet and pay the price for an occasional brew on the ship or Castaway Cay). We do usually bring a bottle or two of wine in our hand luggage. Sometimes we'll bring one bottle to dinner and pay the corking fee (I think it was $10 or $15 last time we cruised) and then have one glass each...lasts 2-3 dinners. Most often we just have a glass in our room while we prepare to go to dinner. We "order" two empty wine glasses and a corkscrew from room service as soon as we get underway and just wash them out ourselves. We are not by any means wine snobs, but I'd rather pay a corking fee on top of a wine I know we really like then pay virtually the same price for a bottle of wine sold in every grocery store for $7 a bottle. We helped limit the risk of breakage by picking up Bottle Armor (first thing I ever purchased through the Sky Mall catalog on an airplane!). It protects up to two wine bottles from breakage or leakage. Bubble wrap and some Zip-locs work too, but the bottle armor is less bulky. There are other brands available now on Amazon that do the same thing, and cheaper than SkyMall. I have to say I've done it both ways, and was happy to have the leftover bubble wrap on the way home to pack up some seashells I found!

It's a fact of life that alcohol at most places on and off cruise ships is obscenely marked up, but since you know that going in, just factor it into the cost of enjoying your favorite merlot in a location outside your own home! We rarely drink "hard" liquor, but I know plenty of cruisers who bring theirs on board. DCL is one of the few major cruise lines that will let you bring any booze on board. We went to Alaska on NCL, and couldn't get permission to bring aboard one special bottle of our favorite wine for our wedding anniversary.

[skylynx]

Just to clarify...no charge for room service on food items or morning coffee. Alcohol, soda, and bottled water are extra when ordered from room service.

[dbxazd]

Thanks that is very helpful, can anyone elaborate more? How much alcohol can you bring on? How do you bring yours on? What about water?
Thanks,
Lesley

Just to throw in my experience - the last 2 times we were on the Magic (December 2008 & December 2007) we purchased our own case of water off-site & stuck a luggage tag on it & left it with our luggage curbside. For those who have cruised lately - can you still do this??
And for the alcohol part - we have a soft sided rolling cooler. We put warm beer & and fifth of Captain Morgan in that, NO ICE, and carried that on board with us. Drawback is of course it's warm.....and you have to lug it around with you until you can get to your stateroom - BUT on the plus side, your cabin steward will fill it up with ice if you ask (Keep it in the tub AND tip well) and then once it's empty you have another carry on bag now empty for all those newly purchased souvieneers!! We don't fly down with the alcohol (we live in Maryland). The towncar service that we use allows us one 30 minute stop - so we use that to stop off at a liquor store on our way to the Port. :woohoo: DH is not a wine drinker, so if I'm so inclined, I'll just have a glass with dinner (purchased at dinner).
Robin

[Va-NanaTink]

Just to throw in my experience - the last 2 times we were on the Magic (December 2008 & December 2007) we purchased our own case of water off-site & stuck a luggage tag on it & left it with our luggage curbside. For those who have cruised lately - can you still do this??
And for the alcohol part - we have a soft sided rolling cooler. We put warm beer & and fifth of Captain Morgan in that, NO ICE, and carried that on board with us. Drawback is of course it's warm.....and you have to lug it around with you until you can get to your stateroom - BUT on the plus side, your cabin steward will fill it up with ice if you ask (Keep it in the tub AND tip well) and then once it's empty you have another carry on bag now empty for all those newly purchased souvieneers!! We don't fly down with the alcohol (we live in Maryland). The towncar service that we use allows us one 30 minute stop - so we use that to stop off at a liquor store on our way to the Port. :woohoo: DH is not a wine drinker, so if I'm so inclined, I'll just have a glass with dinner (purchased at dinner).
Robin

I seem to remember last year being informed that DCL would no longer deliver cases of water with the luggage. You could still carry it on with you if you wanted.

[dddisrunner]

I need major help....I have so many questions and I have found some answers but I'm hoping all the nice people on this thread can help answer some more of them!

1. What is the dress code for the 3 main dining restaurants?
2. If the kids dont want to eat with us and want to stay in the clubs, can they do that? Do they feed them there? Do we have to let someone at the restaurant know that the kids aren't coming?
3. Is there a pirate night? What does that mean?
4. Where do you eat breakfast and lunch?
5. What is open on the ship when the ship is in port?
6. Is the entertainment a rotation thing like the dining? Howmany different types of entertainment are there?

Again SO SORRY for all the questions but I am SO confused! Thanks!:goodvibes

[musicgirl]

I need major help....I have so many questions and I have found some answers but I'm hoping all the nice people on this thread can help answer some more of them!

1. What is the dress code for the 3 main dining restaurants?
2. If the kids dont want to eat with us and want to stay in the clubs, can they do that? Do they feed them there? Do we have to let someone at the restaurant know that the kids aren't coming?
3. Is there a pirate night? What does that mean?
4. Where do you eat breakfast and lunch?
5. What is open on the ship when the ship is in port?
6. Is the entertainment a rotation thing like the dining? Howmany different types of entertainment are there?

Again SO SORRY for all the questions but I am SO confused! Thanks!:goodvibes

I'll try to answer, but its been a few years since our last DCL trip....does that sound like going to confession.....

1)dress code...I think they do have a standard. Ds usually did khaki pants, when he was younger, he wore khaki shirts and a polo. Dh generally does the polo and the khaki pants. He probably will only bring 1 or 2 pair and take them off right after dinner. I generally wear a skort or a simple dress. You know the ones that you can throw in a suitcase!

Of course formal night is different. Suit and jacket for the guys or tux. Ladies a dress.

I'm sure someone will jump in with the exact description.

2) The kids can stay in the clubs. I believe they do have a dinner time scheduled. You can always have them order room service or eat somewhere before they go to the clubs. You do not have to tell the servers. We only generally tell the servers if we all won't be there for dinner.

3) Pirate night is a theme night. Many people dress up in costumes as the servers will. There is a party by the pool of course pirate themed and fireworks!

4) Eat where ever you want. Room service (remember the tip is cash), some of the main restuarants are open, there is always the buffet....if you look up dining on the site, it will list them all.

5) Basically you can not buy anything (souvies, clothing, sun screen) in port on the ship. The stores are closed. The pools and the food places are open.

6) There generally is a main show each night. Everybody does the Pirate party at the same time. You will have an assigned dinner time and an assigned show time. There are also tons of entertainment during the day and during the evening. You will get a detailed schedule each day with activities.

Someone refresh my memory....what are the dailies...patters called on DCL. Man has it been too long!!! Is it Navigator??

Never be afraid to ask questions...people who cruise love to answer!

[musicgirl]

Here is the link to dining

http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/dream/dining/

Here is the link to dining attire.

http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-dining/dining-attire/

Here is a link to a Navigator from the Dream pre view cruise. I'm sure this link will eventually have the new ones. Just scroll down click on the picture link. Once it comes up, click on previous pages and more pages. This will give you a good idea.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2638682&highlight=navigator

I did check on the DCL site and they can eat meals at the kids clubs.

Here are our pictures from pirate night. p. 13 & 14

http://dhsbandman.smugmug.com/gallery/1630103#79601809_fsUAV

[pixie08]

I seem to remember last year being informed that DCL would no longer deliver cases of water with the luggage. You could still carry it on with you if you wanted.

Yes this is the policy. It has to be carried on with you (all food and beverages).

Also I emailed DCL and they said they are no longer offering show days or theme night schedules in advance for the ship...you have to wait to see your navigator:confused3

[Happydog]

Hi there -- am I missing where our Alt Itinerary type is posted? :magnify: Are we B or C? I see these listed for the five night, but I may not be looking in the right place to confirm if we are the "B" itinerary or the "C"... Just think it will be helpful to know for planning! Thanks!

[ranidayz]

Hi there -- am I missing where our Alt Itinerary type is posted? :magnify: Are we B or C? I see these listed for the five night, but I may not be looking in the right place to confirm if we are the "B" itinerary or the "C"... Just think it will be helpful to know for planning! Thanks!

I thought our itinerary was port canaveral, cc, day at sea, nassau, cc, port canaveral....am i missing something?

[Happydog]

I thought our itinerary was port canaveral, cc, day at sea, nassau, cc, port canaveral....am i missing something?

You probably know what you are talking about!! :laughing: I have to look on the documents when we booked it, I bet it is there. that is the "B" itinerary... the other one has the day at sea on the end... but still with two CC stops... anyhow, I'll nose around some more.

[Katie's Mom]

You probably know what you are talking about!! :laughing: I have to look on the documents when we booked it, I bet it is there. that is the "B" itinerary... the other one has the day at sea on the end... but still with two CC stops... anyhow, I'll nose around some more.

I think you are both correct. It is listed as Alternate Itinerary B .The difference is that in the regular itinerary the order is different (sea day is swapped with Nassau). Regular itinerary sets sail on Sunday while we leave on Tuesday. Yes, I am counting the days!

[BethA]

trying to catch up on the thread. My parents may be joining us. I just checked air fare and it is high-I may wait and hope it comes down.
We were on the Maiden Dream if anyone has any questions.

Is there a roster of who is on this cruise somewhere in the thread. Also where is the FE roster. I did receive it, but now can't find it.

I have a question about the FE-- will those participating be willing to drop off gifts to the concierge lounge? We may have a cat T and on the recent cruise upgraded to cat V and only got a handful of gifts with over 80 rooms participating. we were disappointed to see all the great gifts in the Fish extenders when we were delivering ours.

To anyone that has ever thought of linking dinner reservations- we did it on the Maiden voyage and made some great friends from the dis boards.

[BethA]

just checked to see what was available still on this cruise and it looks sold out!
Not sure if I gave my info for FE-please let me know

[donnacb]

trying to catch up on the thread. My parents may be joining us. I just checked air fare and it is high-I may wait and hope it comes down.
We were on the Maiden Dream if anyone has any questions.

Is there a roster of who is on this cruise somewhere in the thread. Also where is the FE roster. I did receive it, but now can't find it.

I have a question about the FE-- will those participating be willing to drop off gifts to the concierge lounge? We may have a cat T and on the recent cruise upgraded to cat V and only got a handful of gifts with over 80 rooms participating. we were disappointed to see all the great gifts in the Fish extenders when we were delivering ours.

To anyone that has ever thought of linking dinner reservations- we did it on the Maiden voyage and made some great friends from the dis boards.

Hi Beth,

We will be on this cruise with our granddaughter. She will be 10 but she is very mature for her age and I am guessing she will be more comfortable with the "tweens". Do you know how strict the rules on age ranges are in the childrens/tweens programs? Also, how did the wave phones operate?

Thanks for any info you can provide,

Donna

[BethA]

on previous cruises they were lenient about the club ages but not sure if that has tightened up. they do try to make you happy so if you ask I think they will let her.
We did not personally use the wave phones but they seemed to work well. Two per cabin so you can keep track of each other and you can add other numbers of people you meet as well to call them. I think they are a great idea when traveling with kids old enough to be alone but that still need to check in periodically.

[musicgirl]

Beth, I'll swing a few questions your way.

Obviously the ship must have been crowded. How was the pool situation, both the adult and the family pools?

How was the motion? I can get very motion sick. I stick to my dramamine less drowsy and it works about 95% unless it is pretty wavy. We are forward which I think was a mistake on DCL fault because I always go aft. My fault as well because I didn't check my ressie very carefully.

I've heard some negative things that I'm sure will work themselves out. Were there really problems or just people who expected the perfect cruise?

I was also checking DCL last night and it appears to be sold out. I wonder if when our payment deadline rolls around rooms will open up so that I can go aft.

[musicgirl]

Beth, were you on the June 24, 2006 double dip Western? :confused:

[ranidayz]

Beth - I have your FE info. I don't have the info posted on these public boards because...well, they're public. But I can send the list later to you this weekend.

As far as delivering to concierge - I think we'll just have to agree that anything to go to concierge-level rooms will have to be left at guest services for them to put in the fish extenders. That way - everyone can participate.

trying to catch up on the thread. My parents may be joining us. I just checked air fare and it is high-I may wait and hope it comes down.
We were on the Maiden Dream if anyone has any questions.

Is there a roster of who is on this cruise somewhere in the thread. Also where is the FE roster. I did receive it, but now can't find it.

I have a question about the FE-- will those participating be willing to drop off gifts to the concierge lounge? We may have a cat T and on the recent cruise upgraded to cat V and only got a handful of gifts with over 80 rooms participating. we were disappointed to see all the great gifts in the Fish extenders when we were delivering ours.

To anyone that has ever thought of linking dinner reservations- we did it on the Maiden voyage and made some great friends from the dis boards.

[BethA]

Beth, were you on the June 24, 2006 double dip Western? :confused:

Yes I was- I remember you from then. Since then I have not met many people from the boards until the Maiden voyage-what a great group of people we sailed with!

[BethA]

Beth - I have your FE info. I don't have the info posted on these public boards because...well, they're public. But I can send the list later to you this weekend.

As far as delivering to concierge - I think we'll just have to agree that anything to go to concierge-level rooms will have to be left at guest services for them to put in the fish extenders. That way - everyone can participate.

I found my list so you don't need to send another one, when you update please add my parents- Betty and Joe to our room. They will be passing out their own gift as well.

Guest services seems like a goood idea for gifts on 12 &11, but they were not on the ball on the maiden voyage, they seemed clueless about everything- maybe all new people. The concierge said it was possible to bring them to the lounge and knock on the door. a CM is in there from 7-10 and would then place them in the room. That might be easier than standing in the guest services line which was always very long on our cruise.

[BethA]

Beth, I'll swing a few questions your way.

Obviously the ship must have been crowded. How was the pool situation, both the adult and the family pools?

How was the motion? I can get very motion sick. I stick to my dramamine less drowsy and it works about 95% unless it is pretty wavy. We are forward which I think was a mistake on DCL fault because I always go aft. My fault as well because I didn't check my ressie very carefully.

I've heard some negative things that I'm sure will work themselves out. Were there really problems or just people who expected the perfect cruise?

I was also checking DCL last night and it appears to be sold out. I wonder if when our payment deadline rolls around rooms will open up so that I can go aft.
There were only 3200 guests on our cruise and the weather was not hot so the pools were not too busy. Unfortunately the pools are not any bigger. They have Nemo's Reef for toddlers, but many very small children were also in the Mickey pool. The hot tubs were filled beyond capacity-they looked like sardines! The adult pool is set up so there are very few chairs around it and it is shaded a lot by deck 12. They have most of the lounge chairs for adults on deck 12 overlooking the pool. I think if our cruise is sold out, it will be crowded at the pool area. They had the majority of deck chairs on 12. The lines at FLo's could also get long and are right in the line of traffic. Saw several rude people walk right into someone carrying food a few times.

the only problem we had was disembarking-a nightmare. we have never stood iin line to get off before. We waited 30 minutes+ in the atrium for the line to move and 30 more in the long line in the room with the luggage. Apparently when the luggage room line was too long they just stopped everyone from getting off.

we also stood outside in the rain for a long time waiting to get in the terminal for embarking, but I saw that now DCL is giving you a time to arrive.

I only noticed we were moving the last night after Castaway, but it was not a big deal, but then I do not usually get sea sick. Odd because I get motion sick on land.

Guest services must have all been earning their ears. No idea about anything. The lines were very long all day every day.

[musicgirl]

the only problem we had was disembarking-a nightmare. we have never stood iin line to get off before. We waited 30 minutes+ in the atrium for the line to move and 30 more in the long line in the room with the luggage. Apparently when the luggage room line was too long they just stopped everyone from getting off.

we also stood outside in the rain for a long time waiting to get in the terminal for embarking, but I saw that now DCL is giving you a time to arrive.



Guest services must have all been earning their ears. No idea about anything. The lines were very long all day every day.

I refuse to wait in line to disembark. We are staying overnight at Cape Canaveral so we will not be in a hurry. I'll just hang out in a chair until they kick me out!!!

What do you mean that you get a time to arrive??:confused3

Thanks

[BethA]

I read on another thread-sorry I don't remeber where that now when you do the online check in a time will be assigned of when to arrive at the port. The poster said it did not apply to platinum and concierge guests. That was the first and only thing I saw about it. I think they want to avoid the long line we had at the maiden voyage.

Had we known the diembarkation was going to be like that we would have been picked up later and waited til the end to get off. They should institute a disembarkation time like we had on RC. Diamond and concierge could get off first. Then they went by your flight time to be sure you got out in time. They also had continueous seating in the dining room, not limited to the 2 times DCL has.

[musicgirl]

I don't mind the way they do the last morning as long as you don't have to rush for rides and flights.

Hmm....It will be interesting to hear about the "times".

My main concern is getting a Palo brunch ressie. We are going to do at least one CC excursion, the catamaran snorkel. If I can book the Palo brunch ahead of time, getting a low boarding number won't matter. Last time we got closed out because the system wouldn't let me in at whatever un-godly time I got up at. All were taken by 6am. I think we got a boarding pass 6 or 7 even though we were one of the 1st in. Luckily Doingitagain (Marie) was concierge and was able to give us their #1. We barely got a ressie.

[musicgirl]

Beth, we are forward on deck 9. We were wondering if you know if you can access the forward deck 9 through doors on that deck. I know sometimes you have to go to another deck to access stairs up and down to certain areas.

I know it is a long shot, but I am curious.

[BethA]

From what I remember from giving out our FE gifts there is access from the front all the way to the back, so you can use any stairs or elevators, but I could be mistaken. We were forward on 12 and did not feel any motion in the cabin, but if you want to be aft something may open up as payment is due. Did you ask to be waitlisted for what you want?

[musicgirl]

From what I remember from giving out our FE gifts there is access from the front all the way to the back, so you can use any stairs or elevators, but I could be mistaken. We were forward on 12 and did not feel any motion in the cabin, but if you want to be aft something may open up as payment is due. Did you ask to be waitlisted for what you want?

I am definitely going to keep an eye out.....maybe to upgrade even. We also got to thinking that it is near the adult areas and I think the rooms may be different slightly so it could be interesting.

[BethA]

the adult area is so much larger than on the other ships- you will enjoy it

[pixie08]

I think you are both correct. It is listed as Alternate Itinerary B .The difference is that in the regular itinerary the order is different (sea day is swapped with Nassau). Regular itinerary sets sail on Sunday while we leave on Tuesday. Yes, I am counting the days!

Yep!

[musicgirl]

Isn't that funny...I read some complaints about the size of the area. I'll trust you all!

[BethA]

they have Pink-which is a champagne bar,Skyline-which changes the background every night- laid back, 687-like diversions, sports bar with several tv's, evolution-dance bar, and maybe one more. There are also quite a few bars on deck and one in the atrium and one near cove cafe. The only area that seemed small to me was by the adult pool, but everyone has a different perception

[bmahokie]

Just found this thread today. My family (Me, DW, DS - 12, and DD - 7) are very eagerly awaiting our first Disney Cruise. We decided to "trade-in" our annual WDW trip for a cruise. Like my Disboarders I'm OCD, so I'm feverishly (and foolishly) trying to get as up to speed as possible. I've got 134 days to do so! DBXAZD was nice enough to accept my request for the Private FB page - so I'll have to get my wife to teach me how to use Facebook! Or just get her to do it. We're looking forward to conversing with everyone, meeting everyone, participating in the FE process, etc.

[Va-NanaTink]

Just found this thread today. My family (Me, DW, DS - 12, and DD - 7) are very eagerly awaiting our first Disney Cruise. We decided to "trade-in" our annual WDW trip for a cruise. Like my Disboarders I'm OCD, so I'm feverishly (and foolishly) trying to get as up to speed as possible. I've got 134 days to do so! DBXAZD was nice enough to accept my request for the Private FB page - so I'll have to get my wife to teach me how to use Facebook! Or just get her to do it. We're looking forward to conversing with everyone, meeting everyone, participating in the FE process, etc.


:welcome: aboard! Glad you are joining us! We love cruising almost as much as spending time in the parks...that Disney difference follows you out to sea as well!

[bmahokie]

:welcome: aboard! Glad you are joining us! We love cruising almost as much as spending time in the parks...that Disney difference follows you out to sea as well!


That's great to hear. Disney definitely does it right. BTW - I see you are from Northern Virginia. I grew up in Manassas. My Dad still lives there, although I don't get up there much anymore. Looking forward to meeting you.

[dbxazd]

Just found this thread today. My family (Me, DW, DS - 12, and DD - 7) are very eagerly awaiting our first Disney Cruise. We decided to "trade-in" our annual WDW trip for a cruise. Like my Disboarders I'm OCD, so I'm feverishly (and foolishly) trying to get as up to speed as possible. I've got 134 days to do so! DBXAZD was nice enough to accept my request for the Private FB page - so I'll have to get my wife to teach me how to use Facebook! Or just get her to do it. We're looking forward to conversing with everyone, meeting everyone, participating in the FE process, etc.

Welcome!! :welcome:
DH and I love cruising with Disney - in fact DH loves it more than WDW! :laughing:
Robin

[BethA]

my TA said right now there is not 1 room available on our cruise. Those pools will be crowded sailing with a full ship, also long lines for the aquaduck. We stayed onboard at castaway and found the lines then were very short. My parents will be going with us and my mom needs to use a scooter so I'm not sure if we will get off this time either.