January 29, 2011 - 7 Day Eastern - WOOHOO!!

[binky1]

I can't believe that no one has posted yet so here goes.....This will be our 3rd Disney Cruise - yes, we're hooked but it truly is the best vacation ever!! Our last cruise we had a great group of people who participated in a fish exchange, Secret Mickey and even book exchanges!

I hope you'll join us on the great Ship of Fools!!

Cheers,
Lisa

UPDATE: For those of you wishing to participate in the Fish Extender Exchange, please follow this link:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37359577&postcount=26
- if this link does not work...please check out Post #26 - THANKS!!!

We did this on our last cruise and it was so much FUN!!!

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the 2011 Magic Cruise Meet list :thumbsup2

[philjanine]

We're booked on this one. We just got back from the 4 day cruise on Disney. We loved it but 4 days wasn't enough. We're also thinking about doing the "double dip" for the ultimate carribean vacation. It will be me, hubby, and 6 year old twins.

[ellie0311]

I'm booked too!! It will be my DBF's 30th birthday while we are at sea!:cool1: His 2nd Disney cruise, my 3rd!!

[TifffanyD]

We are booked on this too (booked it last Nov). DH just put in for the time off (today was the first day he could) and he is already waitlisted :( Not sure how that is possible. Hopefully we will be able to make it - t hat's really the only thing stopping us since it's a great price and we are local

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Just found out we will have more than enough DVC points to book this cruise so we are tossing around the idea of booking this cruise. After watching Samatha Brown's cruise show last week and she went to St. Thomas on a different cruise line we have interest in going.

Now I just need the courage to book it....

[swankybeth]

DH and I will be on this cruise too! I will be 30 at the time and he will be 33, no kids. We booked onboard our last cruise (January 23 Magic) and just transferred to DVC points instead! This is our 2nd DCL cruise and we are hooked! We have a "secret verandah" room booked. I can't wait! :thumbsup2

[Tink113]

Hi everyone! We are all very excited about this cruise. This will be our 2nd cruise having the whole gang along. Since our last family cruise (May 2009), we have grown by 1 and about to be 2! :cutie:

Our crew will be:
Me (Amanda) 29 :wave2: 5th Disney cruise!!! Hello Gold Level :banana:
Jason (My DH) 29 :badpc: 3rd Disney cruise
Baby Logan (Due in June) Our first :cloud9: 1st Disney cruise

Alison (my Sister in law) 37 :eeyore: 2nd Disney cruise
Rob (My Big Bro) 37 :beach: 2nd Disney cruise
Bobby (10) nephew #1 :tigger: 2nd Disney cruise
Adam (8) nephew #2 :simba: 2nd Disney cruise
Baby Matthew (15 months) :yay: nephew #3 1st Disney cruise

Carole (My Mom) I'll let her post ages if she wants. :tinker: 4th Disney cruise
Bob (My Dad) :goofy: 2nd Disney cruise

Possibly
Kevin (My younger Bro) 23 :music: 3rd Disney cruise
Melissa (His GF) 21 :flower3: 2nd Disney cruise

We had an AMAZING DIS group for our last cruise and many of us keep in touch daily via Facebook! :grouphug:

[crainbow]

I just booked this cruise for the DW and self. This will be our 5th cruise and 3rd Eastern. The last cruise was in Jan 09. Water was lovely that go round, but CC was a bit on the chilly side. That did not prevent me from getting wet.

Chuck

[canadian_mouse]

Hi Everyone!

We just booked our first cruise today. :cool1:


It's me, DH, and our two daughters who will be 4 and 5 at the time of departure. DD will be turning 6 at sea.

I've never cruised before and I'm not really sure what to expect, but I'm sure Disney will make it special!!!!!

Cya on the sea!
Cari

[Tink113]

Hi everyone! DS Logan was born a bit early (May 28th), so we are now officially 10 (possibly 12)! Logan is only 11 days old now, but will be about 7 months old at the time of sailing. We are all super excited for this trip!:cool1::cool1::cool1:

Add us to the FE list! Stateroom numbers coming soon.....

[crainbow]

Hi everyone! DD Logan was born a bit early (May 28th), so we are now officially 10 (possibly 12)! Logan is only 11 days old now, but will be about 7 months old at the time of sailing. We are all super excited for this trip!:cool1::cool1::cool1:

Add us to the FE list! Stateroom numbers coming soon.....

Congrats on the birth of your daughter.

Chuck

[Tink113]

Congrats on the birth of your daughter.

Chuck

Thanks! I goofed and meant to write "DS - Logan". It's a boy! :rotfl:

[Paddle_Nut]

Hello! We will be on this cruise as well, travelling with my family, which includes my dh, my two daughters aged 7 and 4, my sister, her husband and baby who will be 4 months at time of sailing, and my parents. This is our first cruise, and I am so thrilled to be doing this one!!

[Paddle_Nut]

We are now officially booked for this cruise - so excited, it is our first one!! Can't wait!!!

[canadian_mouse]

Hello! We will be on this cruise as well, travelling with my family, which includes my dh, my two daughters aged 7 and 4, my sister, her husband and baby who will be 4 months at time of sailing, and my parents. This is our first cruise, and I am so thrilled to be doing this one!!

My kids will be 6 and 4. I think they will be a perfect age for their first time cruise. Hey, it beats me, I'm almost 40 and this will be my first cruise.

Welcome aboard!

[Paddle_Nut]

So have you told your kids yet? I am going to try and keep it a surprise up to the day we leave...but I also want to just spill the beans...:)

[heymoonkid]

My family of 4 is now booked on this cruise as well! Our first "vacation just for the sake of a vacation" since before we had kids. My choice, since I feel like this is the best way for MOMMY to get a vacation too! :rotfl:

Our daughter will turn 4 during the cruise, and our son will be 18 months. DD is a firecracker, never stops moving, never stops talking. Her approach to making friends is to go up to the nearest child and say (at top volume of course) "What's yer name? Wanna play with me?" I think we'll have a hard time getting her to leave the club. ;)

As DS is only 10 months right now, it's hard to say how he'll behave by the time we sail, but as of now he's much calmer, very mellow, does tend to cling to me a lot when I'm home with him all day yet doesn't mind being left with other people (like the childcare at the gym.) Hoping his easygoing attitude follows him into toddlerhood. :thumbsup2

I know I'll be keeping it a surprise until at least a few days before because I know DD would ask me about it at least 50,000 times between now and then. :rolleyes:

[Paddle_Nut]

Sounds like our 4 year olds will have a lot in common - I feel for the staff :rotfl: Good times!

[cblack]

We will be in one of the concierge rooms for this cruise - it is our first and we are celebrating a birthday, graduation and anniversary! Will be with my DH and DD who will be 2. Can't wait!

[newgeneb]

Just got off the Baltic cruise and booked this one for our 9th Dis cruise :woohoo:This is going to be a Great cruise can't wait:dance3:

[cblack]

We went and submitted the forms for our passports today, just before the fees go up even higher! Having a blast planning for this cruise! :cool1:

[schimj]

Hi Everyone!

My DW has already posted on this thread (TifffanyD), but I figured I'd drop by as well. We're really looking forward to this cruise as it will be our first Eastern Caribbean cruise. We have another DCL sailing on the horizon, too. We're going to be be on the 10/30 Western Caribbean, and we're getting quite excited for that one now. We are in the middle of making our FE gifts for it, and we were wondering if anyone was planning on doing an FE exchange on this cruise, as well.

[cblack]

Hey schimj,

The Jan 29 cruise will be my first but I am very intrigued by the FEs and the gifts - I am certainly up for the fun!

[newgeneb]

Hi Everyone!

My DW has already posted on this thread (TifffanyD), but I figured I'd drop by as well. We're really looking forward to this cruise as it will be our first Eastern Caribbean cruise. We have another DCL sailing on the horizon, too. We're going to be be on the 10/30 Western Caribbean, and we're getting quite excited for that one now. We are in the middle of making our FE gifts for it, and we were wondering if anyone was planning on doing an FE exchange on this cruise, as well.

Hi we love FE gifts :dance3:can't wait only 7mo's to go :cool1:

[schimj]

Hi Everyone

Since it seems like there is at least some interest in a FE Exchange for our upcoming cruise, I would be willing to take on the task of being the FE organizer.

If you and your party wish to participate in the exchange, please PM me with the following:

your DIS Board name
Cabin Number (if yours hasn't been assigned yet, let me know and drop me a line when you get the cabin number)
Size of your Party
Gender/ages of party members so age/gender appropriate gifts can be made/purchased


Here are some great tips about what you need to know about FE Gift Exchanges as well for those first-timers on the cruise:

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

Here's the list so far for those of you keeping score at home:


Room: Board Name: # on board age/gender
2015 schimj & TiffanyD (2) 31m & 30f
8078 cblack (3) 28m, 28f, dd2
7528 binky1 (4) adult M & F, dd10, dd5
7530 binky1 (4) adult M & F, dd10, dd8
7526 k8ydad [formerly under binky1] (2) adult m, dd12
7560 newgeneb (4) 62m 63f 14m 17f
2616 Paddle_Nut (4) 35f 40m 2 dd's 7 & 4
7501 myolite (4) 43m 35f dd4 ds11mo
6019 steinberg (3) 2 adults, ds5
7106 adventure_woman (4) 34f, 31m, dd4 & dd9 months
7100 mjhd (4) 31f, 32m, dd13, ds10
6086 boundfordisney (3) 53f, 52m, dgs6
6544 denas (3) 71m, 66f, 41f
6546 denas (5) 44m, 40f, ds8, dd4, ds10 months
5505 5boyz (2) 46m 46F
5522 AverysMommy (4) 2F adults, ds11, dd8
6503 jerelle (3) 42f, 52m, dd14
6130 mom2brats (5) M&F adult, ds15, ds12, dd8
7066 lovedisney50 (3) 50f, 49m, dd27
7114 DisneySilver (2) 47f, 46m
2114 Tink113 (4) Adult M&f, 1 & 10 yr old male children
2116 Tink113 (3) Adult M&f, 8 month male
2118 Tink113 (4) 2 Adult M, Adult F, 8 yr old boy



That brings us to 23 rooms and the list is closed.

Keep an eye on this post, and I'll PM the person with the first post on the thread to see if they would put a link to this thread in the first post so it could be found easily. I was thinking of closing off entries to the FE List on December 15, 2010. After the list is finalized, I would make an Excel spreadsheet with the list available to the participants.

***UPDATE 12/21***
I now have all of the cabin #s for the groups that signed up for the FE list, and I will be starting the spreadsheet as soon as I possibly can. Depending on how much Epic Mickey I play this evening, I might even be able to get through the spreadsheet this evening.

[cblack]

Thanks so much! I'll PM you our info!

[newgeneb]

Just checking in :surfweb:Hope all is well with everyone :banana:

[Paddle_Nut]

You can count me in on this:

DIS Board Name: Paddle_Nut
Cabin #: 6053
Party Size: 4. Myself (35), My DH (40), and my 2 DD's - Justine (7) and Vera (4)

We are from Canada so those of you wishing for goodies from abroad such as Smarties etc., let me know!

Karla

Hi Everyone

Since it seems like there is at least some interest in a FE Exchange for our upcoming cruise, I would be willing to take on the task of being the FE organizer.

If you and your party wish to participate in the exchange, please PM me with the following:

your DIS Board name
Cabin Number (if yours hasn't been assigned yet, let me know and drop me a line when you get the cabin number)
Size of your Party
Gender/ages of party members so age/gender appropriate gifts can be made/purchased


I'll start off:

schimj & TiffanyD, Room # TBD (11c GTY), party of 2, ages 31 (me) & 30 (DW)

Keep an eye on this post, and I'll PM the person with the first post on the thread to see if they would put a link to this thread in the first post so it could be found easily. I was thinking of closing off entries to the FE List on December 15, 2010. After the list is finalized, I would make an Excel spreadsheet with the list available to the participants.

[cblack]

It seems we do not have a lot of posters on our thread like other meet threads. For those of you who have cruised before, is this a slow week to cruise or is this normal 6 months out?

Thanks!

[schimj]

It seems we do not have a lot of posters on our thread like other meet threads. For those of you who have cruised before, is this a slow week to cruise or is this normal 6 months out?

Thanks!

I guess we're just more keep-to-ourselves types on this cruise :) DW & I are on a cruise in Oct and that meet thread has over 3200 posts. It'll still be a good time, though.

[Tink113]

It seems we do not have a lot of posters on our thread like other meet threads. For those of you who have cruised before, is this a slow week to cruise or is this normal 6 months out?

Thanks!

I agree that this thread is not as "chatty" as I'm used to. Not sure if there are not that many people booked on this cruise or what. The last thread I was a part of we had to start a new thread as we reached the limit (like 350 pages) on our first. We were a super chatty bunch and there were lots of us. We are all super good friends and stay in touch via Facebook!

The more chatty the thread the more fun it is. By the time we all met up on the ship, it seemed like we all knew each other for ever. We were all excited and hugging. It was fun to run into each other on the ship. It really made it seem like we were sailing with all our friends.

Here is a photo from our trip of many, not all, of us from the thread. It was a May cruise.

http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/47594/2759515680102163949S600x600Q85.jpg (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2759515680102163949rAsgWr)

[mocha1193]

I am so excited we are booked & ready to go. We are going on a 3 night in Sept that we just booked as a weekend treat but I'm really looking forward to the 7 day one myself. It will be good to go on a quick on first & hopefully get lots of great ideas & tips for next one.

[Paddle_Nut]

Ok, I thought it was just me! I have the tendancy to be a thread ender...

This is our first cruise and it is going to be super hard to wait til January :yay:

I am interested in getting to know our fellow cruisers - feel free to pm me anytime!

Karla

[Paddle_Nut]

Wow - what a great photo!!

I agree that this thread is not as "chatty" as I'm used to. Not sure if there are not that many people booked on this cruise or what. The last thread I was a part of we had to start a new thread as we reached the limit (like 350 pages) on our first. We were a super chatty bunch and there were lots of us. We are all super good friends and stay in touch via Facebook!

The more chatty the thread the more fun it is. By the time we all met up on the ship, it seemed like we all knew each other for ever. We were all excited and hugging. It was fun to run into each other on the ship. It really made it seem like we were sailing with all our friends.

Here is a photo from our trip of many, not all, of us from the thread. It was a May cruise.

http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/47594/2759515680102163949S600x600Q85.jpg (http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2759515680102163949rAsgWr)

[cblack]

Hey all - I am super stoked about this cruise too! It is our first too and I too would love to get to know fellow cruisers before we go. I have been completely addicted to these boards since finding them.

Our DD will turn 2 in December - anyone else cruising with a little one???

[cblack]

Oh! Forgot to mention that I saw on the boards that you could look up rooms available on the cruise at travelocity - I looked for our cruise and there are a lot of rooms left! I realize we have a while to go, but what does DCL do when certain dates don't fill up? Discounts???

[Paddle_Nut]

I don't know if dcl has last minute deals, but I know things can book up quickly. When we were booking our holiday we were trying to do it through my mom's credit card rewards program. Two hours later when we went to seal the deal, all of our room options were gone :confused3. We ended up booking with dcl.

I think I check this website twice a day, it is always filled with great advice. I read a thread that you can do the castaway cay 5k run first thing the morning we dock there, hope to see you there??!!! :goodvibes

[Paddle_Nut]

I thought I would start up a getting to know you thread so here it goes:

1. Where are you from? - Fort St. John, BC

2. First time cruising - No, but have seen a few hot beaches in my time!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: Dragon boating, and I am learning to run a 10km right now. Hard, but fun!

4. Kids - Two, Justine will be 7 on the cruise, and Vera will be 4, going on 5.

Feel free to add to the list!! :banana:

[crainbow]

I thought I would start up a getting to know you thread so here it goes:

1. Where are you from? - Fort St. John, BC

2. First time cruising - No, but have seen a few hot beaches in my time!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: Dragon boating, and I am learning to run a 10km right now. Hard, but fun!

4. Kids - Two, Justine will be 7 on the cruise, and Vera will be 4, going on 5.

Feel free to add to the list!!

1. Metro Atlanta
2. This will be the 5th Disney cruise for the DW and myself. 2 deployments in the US Navy.
3. Getting ready to run the Disney half marathon just a couple of weeks before we cruise.
4. No children will be going with us. All the kids are grown and out of the house.

Chuck

[cblack]

1. Where are you from? - St. Louis, MO metro area (on the IL side)
2. First time cruising - Yes and can't wait!
3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: spending time with family - DH and I both work, so we cherish the time!
4. Kids - One, Jayden and she will turn 2 just before we cruise

[newgeneb]

1.We live on Folly Beach SC "The Edge of America"
2.This is our 9th Disney Cruise loss count of others but Disney is the Best
3.I like to Trade stocks online
4. Our little girl Christey was 40 on the 25th and we have 2 Grands Chase and Britteny 14 & 17

[buttercup10]

Am starting to get psyched for this cruise - we just did July 4 week at AKV with family so I had to wait for that to be done before thinking about the cruise! My 3rd cruise w/my DH, but the last one was almost 10 years ago! First cruise w/my DS7 and DD3.5 (well, 4 by the cruise time).

Will be departing on my birthday! And also traveling with my MIL and her husband, who graciously used their DVC pts to book both cabins, so grateful for that!

[Paddle_Nut]

We will be travelling with family as well, my parents and my sister and her husband and soon to be added member to the family, their baby girl who is due in 6 weeks. :love:

[cblack]

We only have 6 more months until the cruise!!!! :banana:

Have the pre-stay hotel booked on Marriott points...will collect my final Southwest points this week to book flights. Southwest flights go on sale for late January on August 17th.

Just have to countdown the time until booking reservations (and pay for the rest of the cruise of course). popcorn::

[myolite]

We are excited to join this cruise...Our first time cruising!

our motley crew:
Chris (hubby), 43
Marcy (me), 35
Meredith (dd), 4 at time of cruise
Dexter (ds), 11 months at time of cruise

[schimj]

We are excited to join this cruise...Our first time cruising!

our motley crew:
Chris (hubby), 43
Marcy (me), 35
Meredith (dd), 4 at time of cruise
Dexter (ds), 11 months at time of cruise

Welcome Aboard! I hope you and your family have a great of time cruising as my wife and I do. On our first cruise we booked what would have been our 2nd cruise, but we just couldn't wait. Our first was in Jan '09 for our Honeymoon and we booked one for this October. In between the two cruises, we added in a 2nd sailing on DCL and our first with Carnival. Were you and your family planning on participating in the Fish Extender exchange? I could add you guys on the list if you wish!

[cblack]

We are excited to join this cruise...Our first time cruising!

our motley crew:
Chris (hubby), 43
Marcy (me), 35
Meredith (dd), 4 at time of cruise
Dexter (ds), 11 months at time of cruise

Welcome myolite! So glad you are joining us! :cheer2:

[myolite]

yes, please do add us for the Fish Extender list!

We are in cabin 7501
on late dining, wait listed for early.

181 days left! Woohoo!

[Paddle_Nut]

We are excited to join this cruise...Our first time cruising!

our motley crew:
Chris (hubby), 43
Marcy (me), 35
Meredith (dd), 4 at time of cruise
Dexter (ds), 11 months at time of cruise


It is our first time too and I cannot wait! Look forward to chatting and meeting up with you!

[newgeneb]

yes, please do add us for the Fish Extender list!

We are in cabin 7501
on late dining, wait listed for early.

181 days left! Woohoo!

Hi and Welcome Aboard:banana:

[schimj]

yes, please do add us for the Fish Extender list!

We are in cabin 7501
on late dining, wait listed for early.

181 days left! Woohoo!

Consider yourself added!! DW & I should probably start thinking about what we're doing for the FE gifts for this cruise. We just hit the 90 day mark for our next cruise and we're all caught up on FE gifts for that cruise (unless others join between now and the closing date for the FE sign-up).

[Tink113]

Welcome to all the new cruisers.

I just wanted to share with everyone....
I wrote an article on 11 tips for saving money on your Disney Cruise, but for some reason the DIS is blocking it. PM me with your email address if you'd like to read it and I'll email it to you.

~Amanda~

[Paddle_Nut]

Either I am really tired or just not seeing it, but I can`t find where I pm you :confused3. I would like to receive your tips!

Welcome to all the new cruisers.

I just wanted to share with everyone....
I wrote an article on 11 tips for saving money on your Disney Cruise, but for some reason the DIS is blocking it. PM me with your email address if you'd like to read it and I'll email it to you.

~Amanda~

[Theresa44]

Just booked this cruise as our first ever cruise for myself and my sister. We are avid Disney fans with more than 20 trips to DW, but our first ever cruise! Can't wait!

[myolite]

Just booked this cruise as our first ever cruise for myself and my sister. We are avid Disney fans with more than 20 trips to DW, but our first ever cruise! Can't wait!

Welcome! It's our first cruise too!

[cblack]

Just booked this cruise as our first ever cruise for myself and my sister. We are avid Disney fans with more than 20 trips to DW, but our first ever cruise! Can't wait!

Welcome! We are first-timers too-hoping for a great trip!

[newgeneb]

Just booked this cruise as our first ever cruise for myself and my sister. We are avid Disney fans with more than 20 trips to DW, but our first ever cruise! Can't wait!

Welcome Aboard this is our 9th Disney cruise:banana:Disney is the Best:worship:

[myolite]

Does anyone want to throw out some suggestons to name our cruise?

I'll throw out :

Let The Magic Begin

let's hear your suggestions, folks!

[taraandmike]

We just moved our cruise date to this one, hopefully we do not have to change it again...and lo and behold I see that Lisa is on this cruise. I was her Secret Mickey on our last cruise!

We are excited about going on another cruise, the last one we did not bring the kids while that was nice, this time the kids will be going. My oldest daughter will also bring her boyfriend and it will be his first time. I cannot wait to see his reactions as it is such a wonderful experience.

[myolite]

We just moved our cruise date to this one, hopefully we do not have to change it again...and lo and behold I see that Lisa is on this cruise. I was her Secret Mickey on our last cruise!

We are excited about going on another cruise, the last one we did not bring the kids while that was nice, this time the kids will be going. My oldest daughter will also bring her boyfriend and it will be his first time. I cannot wait to see his reactions as it is such a wonderful experience.

Welcome!

[cblack]

We just moved our cruise date to this one, hopefully we do not have to change it again...and lo and behold I see that Lisa is on this cruise. I was her Secret Mickey on our last cruise!

We are excited about going on another cruise, the last one we did not bring the kids while that was nice, this time the kids will be going. My oldest daughter will also bring her boyfriend and it will be his first time. I cannot wait to see his reactions as it is such a wonderful experience.

Welcome aboard - hope you don't have to change it again too!

[newgeneb]

We just moved our cruise date to this one, hopefully we do not have to change it again...and lo and behold I see that Lisa is on this cruise. I was her Secret Mickey on our last cruise!

We are excited about going on another cruise, the last one we did not bring the kids while that was nice, this time the kids will be going. My oldest daughter will also bring her boyfriend and it will be his first time. I cannot wait to see his reactions as it is such a wonderful experience.

Hi and Welcome Aboard:banana:

[boundfordisney]

We may be joining up on this date, as of now I have a hold on the reservation till the 20th. Just waiting to see what Monday morning brings as far as the discounts that disney may be putting out, at least as far as rumors go.This would be our 2nd cruise last one was Nov. 2009 7 night western took 2 of the oldest granchildren who were 13 and 12, this time we will be taking our 6 year old grandson, first cruise for him. We are also booked on the dream in August for a b2b., January is much closer yeah january!:thumbsup2

[myolite]

We may be joining up on this date, as of now I have a hold on the reservation till the 20th. Just waiting to see what Monday morning brings as far as the discounts that disney may be putting out, at least as far as rumors go.This would be our 2nd cruise last one was Nov. 2009 7 night western took 2 of the oldest granchildren who were 13 and 12, this time we will be taking our 6 year old grandson, first cruise for him. We are also booked on the dream in August for a b2b., January is much closer yeah january!:thumbsup2

Looks like some pretty good discounts going on. :)

[cblack]

Looks like some pretty good discounts going on. :)

Yeah, wish we had another week of vacation time to take advantage of them! :rolleyes1

[myolite]

Yeah, wish we had another week of vacation time to take advantage of them! :rolleyes1

ha! No kidding!

Though being DVC Owners, it's one of those things where it feels like the value of DVC isn't quite as high as it could be, since these promotions are coming around more frequently. Get a room=free gift cards, free dining...wow. Granted, they are rack rates but still. Wish I'd seen some DCL or ABD discounts but...*shrug*

[cblack]

myolite - that would be frustrating, do they ever offer discounts for DVC members?

On another note, booked our flights through SW today. One on points and the other 2 were $96 each way :banana: one step closer!

[newgeneb]

myolite - that would be frustrating, do they ever offer discounts for DVC members?

On another note, booked our flights through SW today. One on points and the other 2 were $96 each way :banana: one step closer!

DVC is the best program I have ever tried and yes we do get discounts :cool1:On every cruise they offer discounted points for your next cruise:banana:

[myolite]

DVC is the best program I have ever tried and yes we do get discounts :cool1:On every cruise they offer discounted points for your next cruise:banana:

Ha! I was going to say no, no discounts. :P But we haven't cruised before, so...can y ou explain the discounted points for your next cruise more? Or is it just like the cash-paying discounted rate for rebooking?

[newgeneb]

Ha! I was going to say no, no discounts. :P But we haven't cruised before, so...can y ou explain the discounted points for your next cruise more? Or is it just like the cash-paying discounted rate for rebooking?

At the onboard meeting of DVC members they will give u a point discount per person on most upcomming cruises usually 10% off the points charts:cool1: The only catch is you need to book your next cruise in 3 days after the cruise is over:surfweb:It is a great deal:banana:Be sure and go to the DVC meets on board they also give out cash discounts on points ,hats and lots of gifts and prizes:dance3:

[myolite]

We booked our night before lodging at the Beach Club at WDW! Since Iowa winters are unpredictable, we decided to fly in instead of driving. We've never stayed at the Beach Club before, so this is something to look forward to too!

[swankybeth]

Just booked our flights and the Hyatt MCO for the night before our stay! We got $98/each way on Southwest and I got the Hyatt for $107 for the night! We loved staying at the Hyatt the night before the cruise last time and are excited to do it again. Can't wait to swim on the roof if weather permits! :cool1:

[Paddle_Nut]

Just booked our flights and the Hyatt MCO for the night before our stay! We got $98/each way on Southwest and I got the Hyatt for $107 for the night! We loved staying at the Hyatt the night before the cruise last time and are excited to do it again. Can't wait to swim on the roof if weather permits! :cool1:

Where did you get the $107/ngt deal?
Karla

[swankybeth]

Where did you get the $107/ngt deal?
Karla

I found a code on flyertalk.com. So happy w/that rate! :woohoo:

[myolite]

I found a code on flyertalk.com. So happy w/that rate! :woohoo:

I hadn't heard of flyertalk before. Very cool!

[cruisergirly]

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise (last was 2009 Halloween Cruise) and 5th cruise, but my first attempting to use the disboards. I am fascinated by the idea of the Fish Extenders and we would definitely like to participate. My girls (4,6 at time of trip) will love this! I understand there are rules specific to each cruise for the FE's, are there any yet for this cruise?

Looking forward to it!!!

[cruisergirly]

Does anyone know if there is any flexibility in the kids club. I know my girls will probably want to stay together, but one will be 4 and 3/4 and the other will be newly 6. The 4 year old would be fine in the older group, but I don't know if they would allow that.

Any suggestions, or past experiences would be great!

[cblack]

Does anyone know if there is any flexibility in the kids club. I know my girls will probably want to stay together, but one will be 4 and 3/4 and the other will be newly 6. The 4 year old would be fine in the older group, but I don't know if they would allow that.

Any suggestions, or past experiences would be great!

Welcome cruisergirly! I've not been on a cruise, but have been devoted to reading and re-reading everything I can find on disboards for a few months! It's the only way I will make it 5 more months!

There are a few different threads regarding the new structure of the kids clubs, so searching might provide more detail than I can, but what I've read is the age groups for the Club/Lab are more like suggestions and kids can go back and forth between the Club/Lab depending on what they are interested in. Many parents have said they love this because their children can play together, others have said it is chaotic. Hope this helps!

[Paddle_Nut]

My youngest dd will be 4 at the time of the cruise but turning 5 in March. I am hoping she can be put in the older category if she wants so she can be with her sister, but I guess she can decide what she wants. They have been watching youtube videos of the oceaneer club and they can't wait!

[Paddle_Nut]

Hello! We have a cabin change:

We were 6053 but are now 2616. How many people do we have so far?
Karla

Hi Everyone

Since it seems like there is at least some interest in a FE Exchange for our upcoming cruise, I would be willing to take on the task of being the FE organizer.

If you and your party wish to participate in the exchange, please PM me with the following:

your DIS Board name
Cabin Number (if yours hasn't been assigned yet, let me know and drop me a line when you get the cabin number)
Size of your Party
Gender/ages of party members so age/gender appropriate gifts can be made/purchased


Here are some great tips about what you need to know about FE Gift Exchanges as well for those first-timers on the cruise:

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

Here's the list so far for those of you keeping score at home:


Room: Board Name: # on board age/gender
UNK schimj & TiffanyD (2) 31m & 30f
8078 cblack (3) 28m, 28f, 2f
UNK binky1 (4) adult M & F, 9&4f's
UNK binky1 (3) 2 adult, f child
UNK binky1 (3) 1 adult, 2 f child
7560 newgeneb (4) 62m 63f 14m 17f
6053 Paddle_Nut (4) 35f 40m 7f 4f
7501 myolite (4) 43m 35f 4f m11mo
2120 cruisergirly (4) 35F, 38M, 6F, 4F

Keep an eye on this post, and I'll PM the person with the first post on the thread to see if they would put a link to this thread in the first post so it could be found easily. I was thinking of closing off entries to the FE List on December 15, 2010. After the list is finalized, I would make an Excel spreadsheet with the list available to the participants.

[myolite]

looks like we have lots of 4's!

[cruisergirly]

I hope we can get all these 4 year olds together in the kids club. My girls love to make new friends!

I am not sure I can wait until January.

Karla we are on the 2nd floor too. I am hoping we get bumped up (last cruise we paid for a 9B and ended up with cat 5 with a verandah talk about luck!)

Karla when is your 7 year olds bday? I have a 6 year old girl (but she turns 6 this sept). My 4year olds bday is in May so just a few months younger than yours.

Best, Kelly

[Paddle_Nut]

It would be great to get the kiddies all together! She loves to look at pictures of the Disney Ship, and is intrigued by the kids club. My oldest dd is 6 now, but turns 7 in December. She is pretty social and loves to play with others.

We were on deck 6 but had an inside room, then changed it to a room with a view. We almost upgraded up (again) to a 5B, but will remain where we are. I am a little nervous about our room location as it would appear that we are directly below the kitchen and the reviews of our room state it was loud at 4am :sad1:, so I hope that things have been changed since the 3yrs that this post was put up. Our room number is 2616.

How did you get the room bump? That would be really sweet to have happen...

I hope we can get all these 4 year olds together in the kids club. My girls love to make new friends!

I am not sure I can wait until January.

Karla we are on the 2nd floor too. I am hoping we get bumped up (last cruise we paid for a 9B and ended up with cat 5 with a verandah talk about luck!)

Karla when is your 7 year olds bday? I have a 6 year old girl (but she turns 6 this sept). My 4year olds bday is in May so just a few months younger than yours.

Best, Kelly

[myolite]

Restaurant.com is offering 80% gift certificates! Snagged a $25 gift certificate for $2 to House of Blues. Hubby and I will eat there the Friday before the cruise--with the gc we can use the money difference towards Kids Nite Out so he and I can have a relaxing night together before the cruise! Woohoo!

[steinberg]

We are in too. I have a 5 yr old boy and my friend has a 4 yr old boy. First time cruiser.

[cblack]

We are in too. I have a 5 yr old boy and my friend has a 4 yr old boy. First time cruiser.

Welcome aboard!

[steinberg]

Hi Everyone

Since it seems like there is at least some interest in a FE Exchange for our upcoming cruise, I would be willing to take on the task of being the FE organizer.

If you and your party wish to participate in the exchange, please PM me with the following:

your DIS Board name
Cabin Number (if yours hasn't been assigned yet, let me know and drop me a line when you get the cabin number)
Size of your Party
Gender/ages of party members so age/gender appropriate gifts can be made/purchased


Here are some great tips about what you need to know about FE Gift

Here's the list so far for those of you keeping score at home:


Room: Board Name: # on board age/gender
UNK schimj & TiffanyD (2) 31m & 30f
8078 cblack (3) 28m, 28f, 2f
UNK binky1 (4) adult M & F, 9&4f's
UNK binky1 (3) 2 adult, f child
UNK binky1 (3) 1 adult, 2 f child
7560 newgeneb (4) 62m 63f 14m 17f
6053 Paddle_Nut (4) 35f 40m 7f 4f
7501 myolite (4) 43m 35f 4f m11mo
2120 cruisergirly (4) 35F, 38M, 6F, 4F

Keep an eye on this post, and I'll PM the person with the first post on the thread to see if they would put a link to this thread in the first post so it could be found easily. I was thinking of closing off entries to the FE List on December 15, 2010. After the list is finalized, I would make an Excel spreadsheet with the list available to the participants.

I am very interesting in the FE idea. First time cruiser. Seeking for more suggestions on gift idea.
your DIS Board name: Steinberg
Cabin Number: 6019
Size of your Party: three - two of us plus one five year old boy.

Thanks organizing. We are looking forward o meet everyone in five months.

Jennifer

[newgeneb]

We are in too. I have a 5 yr old boy and my friend has a 4 yr old boy. First time cruiser.

Welcome Aboad :cool1:this is our 9th Dis Cruise you will LOVE it:banana:

[schimj]

Hello! We have a cabin change:

We were 6053 but are now 2616. How many people do we have so far?
Karla

It's been update! Looks like we're at 10 cabins with a total of 34 DISers (adults & kids) particpating counting our most recent addition, Steinberg & family

I am very interesting in the FE idea. First time cruiser. Seeking for more suggestions on gift idea.
your DIS Board name: Steinberg
Cabin Number: 6019
Size of your Party: three - two of us plus one five year old boy.

Thanks organizing. We are looking forward o meet everyone in five months.

Jennifer

You've been added. If you need more FE tips & tricks, there are SEVERAL threads on the cruise boards main page, and some on the Podcast page under the Podcast Cruise subthread.

Anyone else interested in joining the FE? Feel free to PM me (most reliable...sometimes I don't check my subscribed threads too frequantly) or in the thread itself. As I stated in the original post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37359577&postcount=26), the cutoff date for joining the FE will be December 15, 2010. That way we can all get everything together and not worry about missing last-minute add-ons to the list if we go out of town for the holidays.

[cblack]

Just 5 months away!!! :cool1: :banana: :cool1: :banana:

[Paddle_Nut]

Really just 5 months??!! Yay!!!! :cool1:

[myolite]

Hooray!

[cblack]

Hi all, just saw another post on disboards that they have offered a kids sail free promotion for categories 4A-7A. I jumped on disney's website and if you use code KFO, children are indeed free. Doesn't help me, but thought I'd share...

[myolite]

Hi all, just saw another post on disboards that they have offered a kids sail free promotion for categories 4A-7A. I jumped on disney's website and if you use code KFO, children are indeed free. Doesn't help me, but thought I'd share...

Doesn't help if you book on points. Boo.

[newgeneb]

Only 149 days :banana::dance3:

[adventure_woman]

I would like to join you all! We were going to be sailing on 2/12, but with the KSF promotion I changed our dates to 1/29! I am so SUPER excited now, as we were in category 11 now in category 5!! (and it only cost us about $120 more!! :cool1:)

There is:
me - Stephanie (34 - celebrating an early 35th b-day on the cruise)
hubby - Sam (31)
DD#1 - Elizabeth, who will be a little over 4
DD#2 - Natalie, who will be 9 months

I haven't read all the threads yet, but we would love to join in on the FE!

1. Where are you from? - Kalamazoo, MI

2. First time cruising - Yes!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: when is that? I'm always planning/dreaming of our next Disney vacation! I love to scrapbook though!

[mjhd]

After several weeks of procrastinating on booking this cruise, I just booked today with the kids sail free promotion. We missed our spring break cruise this year so this is highly anticipated by the entire family. My kids are dd 13 and ds 10. If any of you have children similar in age, they would love to have a "friend" before sailing.

Stephanie, we are near Grand Rapids :) Nice to see another "local" family will be on the sailing. Where are you flying out of? Allegiant had a great rate flying out that Thursday but it just tripled last week :( I didn't book because they haven't released dates for the returned flight yet. I'm hoping we can find a reasonable flight out of GRR.

Sending my info for the FE now :)

[adventure_woman]

I think that we are going to drive down.:lmao: Unless I find a REALLY good deal. SO...if you see something cheap let me know!!

[myolite]

I think that we are going to drive down.:lmao: Unless I find a REALLY good deal. SO...if you see something cheap let me know!!

Caravan! We keep going back and forth on flying or driving. We're in Iowa.

[adventure_woman]

Caravan! We keep going back and forth on flying or driving. We're in Iowa.

That would be awesome!! :rotfl: Right now I am thinking that we are going to try to drive through the night on Wed night and get to the Port around Thursday afternoon. Stay at the Radisson Thurs and Fri night and then be all rested and ready to cruise!!! I would love to stay at WDW, but this is our 'non' Disney vacation for my DH (who isn't as crazy about WDW as I am). That way too I'm hopefully not going to miss the parks as much if I don't stay there! It'll be nice too to hopefully spend a little time on the beach on Friday. They have a nice pool there too.

[Julie Barton]

We are booked on this cruise as well!! It is our 4th and this is my first time on the Dis boards! Not really sure what I am doing..
So far we are travelling with myself, my hubby, our 14 and 15 year old daughters, my 13 year old nephew, my 14 year old niece and my sister in law...Cant wait!!!

[myolite]

We are booked on this cruise as well!! It is our 4th and this is my first time on the Dis boards! Not really sure what I am doing..
So far we are travelling with myself, my hubby, our 14 and 15 year old daughters, my 13 year old nephew, my 14 year old niece and my sister in law...Cant wait!!!

Welcome Julie!

[booger73]

Just booked under KSF.. wow, what a great deal..

Cruise #4 DCL (first on magic) - me, wife, ds10, ds6

[myolite]

Just booked under KSF.. wow, what a great deal..

Cruise #4 DCL (first on magic) - me, wife, ds10, ds6

Welcome!

[cblack]

Welcome adventure_woman, mjhd, Julie Barton and booger73!!!

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

[Julie Barton]

Wheres all the teenagers?!! We are booked for this cruise also! It is our 4th and you just cant beat Disney!! We have (so far) one 13 yr old, two 14 year old girls and a 15 year old girl...this dis board thing is new to me..how do i find out meet and greets and such....thanks!!

[mjhd]

We are booked on this cruise as well!! It is our 4th and this is my first time on the Dis boards! Not really sure what I am doing..
So far we are travelling with myself, my hubby, our 14 and 15 year old daughters, my 13 year old nephew, my 14 year old niece and my sister in law...Cant wait!!!

Julie, my 13yo daughter would love to "meet" your teens before she cruises so she feels like she has someone there she knows (besides mom & dad). If you're up for it, I can PM you her email. :)

[cblack]

Only 18 days until concierge and platinum can book reservations...makes it all feel like it is getting close even though it is still more than 4 months away.

[boundfordisney]

Well we are now booked on this cruise, just dh Terry and myself Leslie we have cabin 6086, no grandkids for this time around but we have the whole family booked for the dream Sept, 1, with a 6 night stay at the cbr before the cruise. Dh and I are booked at the Poly for 2 nights before the Jan. 29 sailing, first stay at the poly and I can t wait! Looking forward to getting to know everyone here on this meet.:thumbsup2

[myolite]

Well we are now booked on this cruise, just dh Terry and myself Leslie we have cabin 6086, no grandkids for this time around but we have the whole family booked for the dream Sept, 1, with a 6 night stay at the cbr before the cruise. Dh and I are booked at the Poly for 2 nights before the Jan. 29 sailing, first stay at the poly and I can t wait! Looking forward to getting to know everyone here on this meet.:thumbsup2

Welcome!

[adventure_woman]

UGH!! Spirit just came out with REALLY good fares from DTW to MCO. NOW I am trying to quickly decide if it is worth spending $300 more and flying down vs. driving down. If you haven't bought flights and Spirit is by you...I would check them out!

[boundfordisney]

Just booked our flight with southwest out of Buffalo, prices were pretty good . We save so much by flying from Buffalo instead of Toronto. Half the price at least! The countdown begins!:cool1:

[cblack]

Just booked our flight with southwest out of Buffalo, prices were pretty good . We save so much by flying from Buffalo instead of Toronto. Half the price at least! The countdown begins!:cool1:

I love Southwest - always choose them if I can! Congrats on booking air and on booking this cruise! :banana::banana::banana:

[adventure_woman]

Well...we decided that we are for sure driving down. Here's to driving down with a 9 mth old! (Not too worried about the 4 yr old!). Good luck to everyone on saving a little bit!

[myolite]

Well...we decided that we are for sure driving down. Here's to driving down with a 9 mth old! (Not too worried about the 4 yr old!). Good luck to everyone on saving a little bit!

It's such a difficult decision. What's funny is we're not worred about driving with an 11 month old, but are worried about the 4 yr old!:rotfl:

[adventure_woman]

It's such a difficult decision. What's funny is we're not worred about driving with an 11 month old, but are worried about the 4 yr old!:rotfl:

Do you have a DVD player? That was the best investment I have ever made! I think I may have to get another one for the little one....ours only has 1 screen and maybe it will keep the little one occupied too! I drove to WDW last year w/ DD - she was almost 3 then. It was long of course but okay. AND she was only about 2 mths into being potty trained then too!

[mjhd]

adventure_woman - we may be driving as well...DH put his foot down and said if I can't get airfare for under $500 for all of us (which I have done before but isn't looking promising for this trip) we will be driving :( I just hate driving non-stop and have issues with motion sickness in the car. Good to know about the DVD players - will have to remember to bring those if we end up driving.

[adventure_woman]

mjhd - Are you flexible when you leave? Did you look at Spiritair? From DTW they are still $29/person (about $47 I think w/ taxes) each way. BUT...those are leaving Tues/Wed and returning on Sat.

I don't think we'll drive straight through...DH didn't sound too keen on that. So, we'll probably leave about 1am on Thurs am then drive all day on Thursday and stay the night in southern GA and then finish up...arriving at the port on Fri early afternoon.

I have made the drive several times...not with the little one, but with the almost 3 yr old last yr.

[NAB]

Can I join in....we just booked our cruise today.

Had one set for the first week in Dec but change to this date since Canadian's got a great discount for this time.

There well be me , my husband , son 13 years, and daughter 10

We have cruised on the Magic few times before. Last time being 2008

[boundfordisney]

welcome nab ! the great discount is the reason we booked for this date as well, 2nd magic cruise for us , last one being Nov. 2009 . I have been wondering what the weather will be like in Jan. when we sail? Im sure there will be alot more Canadians cruising with this discount!:thumbsup2

[NAB]

welcome nab ! the great discount is the reason we booked for this date as well, 2nd magic cruise for us , last one being Nov. 2009 . I have been wondering what the weather will be like in Jan. when we sail? Im sure there will be alot more Canadians cruising with this discount!:thumbsup2

Thanks for the welcome. :goodvibes

We have sailed in Jan- Feb before. I always found I was cold in the dining room the first night but after that it warms up nicely.

Have sailed 4 times before I think. Lost track at the moment. One time cold on Castaway , one rough last night sailing. But that it is so we have been lucky.

[cblack]

Can I join in....we just booked our cruise today.

Had one set for the first week in Dec but change to this date since Canadian's got a great discount for this time.

There well be me , my husband , son 13 years, and daughter 10

We have cruised on the Magic few times before. Last time being 2008

Welcome aboard NAB!

[TifffanyD]

To those who've joined... :welcome:

I'm mentally preparing myself in case we need to cancel. But I don't want to... :sad2::sad2:

[cblack]

To those who've joined... :welcome:

I'm mentally preparing myself in case we need to cancel. But I don't want to... :sad2::sad2:

Oh no! Was your hubby not able to get the time off?

[TifffanyD]

Oh no! Was your hubby not able to get the time off?

Close! Luckily, we both have jobs where it is easy to get our requested days off but he has been sick a lot this year so not sure he will have enough time to cover the week

[Diana Pryor]

We are booked on this cruise also. This is my 1st time on disboard not sure what I'm doing.

[NAB]

We are booked on this cruise also. This is my 1st time on disboard not sure what I'm doing.

:welcome: To this the disboards and this thread.

You can get a lot of information before you go on the Cruise forum. :thumbsup2 Even though I spend a lot of time on the Community Board.

Who is traveling with you?

[cblack]

We are booked on this cruise also. This is my 1st time on disboard not sure what I'm doing.

Welcome! The disboards has been great - just a few minutes a day has given me so much information about what to expect on the cruise. This is my first cruise, so I'm expecting that everything I have learned on here will make me look like less of a newbie!

[boundfordisney]

welcome Diana the disboard is THE place to get all the info you need!It has been my go to place for all my disney trips as far as planning, and the plannings half the fun!:goodvibes

[schimj]

Hi All!

Just wanted to post a quick FE update...we're now up to 13 cabins participating! Still waiting on some room #s to be assigned, but that can be expected this far out. I'll update as I get PMs requesting to be added. Again, the cut off date is going to be December 15, 2010.

The full list can be found in this post:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37359577&postcount=26

Hope everyone has a great week...We're just weeks away from our next Disney adventure...we'll be going to the Food & Wine Classic at Swan & Dolphin on the 9th of Oct. Should be a fun time :)

[boundfordisney]

shimj lucky you on your trip for the food and wine festival, we were there a couple of years ago for it and had a blast! Wish I was goin this year! Jan. can t come soon enough for me, but at least I can look at all the pics that get posted for this event at the world!:thumbsup2

[schimj]

shimj lucky you on your trip for the food and wine festival, we were there a couple of years ago for it and had a blast! Wish I was goin this year! Jan. can t come soon enough for me, but at least I can look at all the pics that get posted for this event at the world!:thumbsup2


Yeah, we're a little spoiled living so close...we have the luxury of going out for the weekend. But since we do go out for shorter trips (most of the time), we miss being able to stay for a week or longer. Most of our week-long vacations recently have been cruises (not complaining :)), so that chews up most of our time off of work, and we typically just go out for a few days when I can juggle a Monday off work or something.

[boundfordisney]

That is livin the dream , wish we weren t so far away, but then again Id be broke cause disney would be havin all my pay cheques

[myolite]

I've noticed that on other boards, many families choose to link their dining reservations to spend more time with DIS'ers instead of random strangers. Any interest in doing that?

[boundfordisney]

Sounds good to me , how does it work? Im sure there will be more interested as well.:thumbsup2

[jerelle]

and we're terribly excited!!!! Travelling with my DH and DD (14). Can't wait!!!:banana:

[adventure_woman]

I'm hoping that we'll get moved to Main dining! Right now we're just waitlisted. If not...oh well! It was worth the free verandah to switch our dates!

[cblack]

and we're terribly excited!!!! Travelling with my DH and DD (14). Can't wait!!!:banana:

Welcome!!! :banana::banana:

[NAB]

and we're terribly excited!!!! Travelling with my DH and DD (14). Can't wait!!!:banana:

:welcome:

Nice to see another Canadian and another teenager. Mind you I think most of them our girls and I have a boy.

We are waitlisted for main dining too. We have done both so it is ok. Never had to sit with other guests , it was always our family of four.

This is a very quiet thread...you people must all be out working hard.

I am a SAHM , guess I have too much time on my hands because I am always on checking the boards. :laughing:

[boundfordisney]

Welcome Jerelle! This is our 2nd disney cruise, once you have done 1 you will be back to planning for the next one! DLC is awesome!:dance3:

[jerelle]

Disney people are good people aren't they? Regarding my teen girl, this is why I joined. The last two cruises we were on, my shy girl was keen to visit the teen clubs but never really spent alot of time there. She is one of only two girls in her class of 22, so the likelihood of her hanging out with your teen son is very good. Don't fret: the teens on the other cruises were all hanging out together. :dance3:

[NAB]

Disney people are good people aren't they? Regarding my teen girl, this is why I joined. The last two cruises we were on, my shy girl was keen to visit the teen clubs but never really spent alot of time there. She is one of only two girls in her class of 22, so the likelihood of her hanging out with your teen son is very good. Don't fret: the teens on the other cruises were all hanging out together. :dance3:

My teenage son is 13 but people think he is much older because he very tall. 5'11 to be exact. And he has or should I say had Joe Jonas hair when it was longer and curly. Last curise he spent a lot of time in the Quest. He is a social butterfly....:lmao:

[cblack]

Here is to the countdown happy-dance....only 4 months to go!

:thumbsup2: :cool1: :goodvibes: :banana: :dance3: :cheer2:

[myolite]

Here is to the countdown happy-dance....only 4 months to go!

:thumbsup2: :cool1: :goodvibes: :banana: :dance3: :cheer2:

WOOOHOO!!!!!!!!!
:cool1::cheer2::dance3::yay::woohoo:

[denas]

I have been booked on this cruise since last March and coming to this site for info for sevral months, but finally decided to post! Myself, DH, DS 8, DD 4 and DS who will be 9 months when we sail as well as SIL, MIL and FIL are on the cruise. I was super excited because Disney honored the kids sail free on our already booked rooms so it was great to save money on a trip we already planned!

My husband and I have cruised a lot, although this is only our second Disney - last time was when the oldest two were 4 and 6 months so it hass been four years.


We are getting super excited!:cool1:

[adventure_woman]

It is so exciting to see quite a few little DDs who will be 4!! My DD will be so excited! She is drawn to other little girls!!

AND, there are a couple of little ones around Natalie's age! (9 mths). Are you guys with the little ones going to be reserving Flounder's time? I'm thinking we will, but I don't know if we'll use it or not.

[denas]

It is so exciting to see quite a few little DDs who will be 4!! My DD will be so excited! She is drawn to other little girls!!

AND, there are a couple of little ones around Natalie's age! (9 mths). Are you guys with the little ones going to be reserving Flounder's time? I'm thinking we will, but I don't know if we'll use it or not.

We are reserving Flounder's time. We sailed with Disney when DD was 7 mos and found that the evenings were too much for her. After the first night, we put her in Flounder's right after dinner and picked her up after the show (we were Main seating). She was much happier - they put her in her PJs and she went to sleep! I think it depends upon your kids regular bedtimes (my babies have always gone to sleep around 7:30) and their tolerance for noise and if you plan on doing the shows or not. My daughter was especially sensitive to noise as a baby and hated the commotion of the shows.

You are from Michigan right? My husband's family are all from Michigan (although no one lives thre now!)

[myolite]

It is so exciting to see quite a few little DDs who will be 4!! My DD will be so excited! She is drawn to other little girls!!

AND, there are a couple of little ones around Natalie's age! (9 mths). Are you guys with the little ones going to be reserving Flounder's time? I'm thinking we will, but I don't know if we'll use it or not.

I'm thinking we will try to book it for dinner 2-3 times and send Meredith to the club for dinner times most of the evenings--she never sits through dinner and I understand the Cruise dinners take even longer. :P I think I read somewhere that the club has a dinner option or picks them up during dinner? I better check into that again. :)

[newgeneb]

Just checking in :surfweb:Welcome to all New Cruisers Only 120 days left :banana:

[cblack]

It is so exciting to see quite a few little DDs who will be 4!! My DD will be so excited! She is drawn to other little girls!!

AND, there are a couple of little ones around Natalie's age! (9 mths). Are you guys with the little ones going to be reserving Flounder's time? I'm thinking we will, but I don't know if we'll use it or not.

We are planning on using Flounder's for our 2 year old DD while we are at the spa and while going to Palo.

[Paddle_Nut]

Well I think we must be nuts or just taking advantage of a great situation...we are extending our holiday before the cruise and just booked 5 days at All Star Music!!! I am so excited, we get to get all moused up before the cruise! My husband is going to go insane, but oh well!!!

[NAB]

Well I think we must be nuts or just taking advantage of a great situation...we are extending our holiday before the cruise and just booked 5 days at All Star Music!!! I am so excited, we get to get all moused up before the cruise! My husband is going to go insane, but oh well!!!

I wish my husband would go insane.:lmao:

We have to get the kids back to school though, so I know that will not happen.

[myolite]

Well I think we must be nuts or just taking advantage of a great situation...we are extending our holiday before the cruise and just booked 5 days at All Star Music!!! I am so excited, we get to get all moused up before the cruise! My husband is going to go insane, but oh well!!!

Fun! We booked Beach Club Villas for the night before. We just got a letter saying that the slides will be down for maintenance which is a little bit of a bummer, but...that's okay. :)

[cblack]

Bummed that we won't be visiting the mouse before or after the cruise, but super pleased that we were able to cross off a lot of to-dos last night and today and just get to do the countdown fun now. And work on FEs :cool1:

[myolite]

Bummed that we won't be visiting the mouse before or after the cruise, but super pleased that we were able to cross off a lot of to-dos last night and today and just get to do the countdown fun now. And work on FEs :cool1:

I've been picking up some FE gift stuff. :) Trying to decide whether to buy a FE or makeit myself. I'm thinking I'll get one off of ebay. :rotfl2:

We've been thinking about using Kids Nite Out, to watch the kiddos so we can have some adult time in DTD Friday night. Anyone else interested in sharing the sitter? http://www.kidsniteout.com/

[cblack]

I've been picking up some FE gift stuff. :) Trying to decide whether to buy a FE or makeit myself. I'm thinking I'll get one off of ebay. :rotfl2:

We've been thinking about using Kids Nite Out, to watch the kiddos so we can have some adult time in DTD Friday night. Anyone else interested in sharing the sitter? http://www.kidsniteout.com/

I ordered our FE off of Etsy, got a response very quickly and am trying to figure out what I want on it. I ordered right before she left on her cruise, but I've heard that it takes about 3-4 weeks to get one.

We would love to share a sitter but will already be at Port Canaveral - we tried to figure out a way to get our luggage to the hotel and then go back to DTD, but it just seemed like a lot of time on the road. We are hoping we can just take it easy around the hotel and rest up for the boat!

[cblack]

Has anyone else decided what to do for excursions? We have decided to stick to the Disney excursions since this is our first cruise - makes me feel a little more comfortable.

For St. Maarten, we are thinking of doing the butterfly farm tour and then Magen's Bay Beach at St. Thomas. We wanted to go to Trunk Bay at St. John but the Disney excursion is only for 5 years old and up and we didn't want to do it on our own.

What is everyone else thinking about doing????

[NAB]

Has anyone else decided what to do for excursions? We have decided to stick to the Disney excursions since this is our first cruise - makes me feel a little more comfortable.

For St. Maarten, we are thinking of doing the butterfly farm tour and then Magen's Bay Beach at St. Thomas. We wanted to go to Trunk Bay at St. John but the Disney excursion is only for 5 years old and up and we didn't want to do it on our own.

What is everyone else thinking about doing????

Not sure what excursions we will do but I know in St Maarten we will just take the boat taxi to the town. And wander the shops there. They have a beach you can go to right along the town as soon as you get off the taxi too that is nice. We honeymooned on this island. So one of the other cruises we took we went back to the resort we stayed at but it was hit by a hurricane and they never rebuild. It was called Mullet Bay. :sad2:

St. Thomas for us will be an early day since we are Canadian. We have to go though customs because we are going back into the U.S. So they get us up early and the whole family has to be there too , the kids usually go in the pj's because it is something like 6:00am .

[Jhieber]

hello every one first timer here, the DW booked us on this our first cruise and it's my DW (38) and DS (9) first Disney experience. Howell, MI is where we are headed in from. hope to see you all aboard.

[Paddle_Nut]

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St. Thomas for us will be an early day since we are Canadian. We have to go though customs because we are going back into the U.S. So they get us up early and the whole family has to be there too , the kids usually go in the pj's because it is something like 6:00am .[/QUOTE]

Huh? Does this mean we need to bring passports with us when we leave for excursion? A fellow Canadian as well..

[cblack]

hello every one first timer here, the DW booked us on this our first cruise and it's my DW (38) and DS (9) first Disney experience. Howell, MI is where we are headed in from. hope to see you all aboard.

Welcome!

[NAB]

Huh? Does this mean we need to bring passports with us when we leave for excursion? A fellow Canadian as well..

I can not remember off hand if they keep our passports anymore. They used to and they would give them back to you when you went see the customs people. It is well set up you stand in line and they move you though the night club. Though one door out the other. They have coffee and juice, danishes etc. set up for you to have while waiting. It is well organized but takes time depending on the custom people. If they do take your passport they will give you a paper when you check in that you need to bring with you so they can find your passport. Like I said they may not take them anymore in that case leave them in your safe and bring them on that morning.

We never took our passports off the ship. But we did have other ID with us and our Key to the room. That gets you back on the ship. You have to swipe that going off and on. They also x ray your bags when you come back on.

I guess you could take your passport with you each time but we never needed it. I guess if we missed the boat and had to fly to the next port you would need it. :confused3 But we never missed the boat. And if your excurison is with Disney they will not leave with out you .....even if it is late. That is the danger of going on your own . But it is so much cheaper to hire a cab and go to these places.

[Paddle_Nut]

coffee and snacks in line - how nice! Wish all customs line ups were that comfortable ;)

[adventure_woman]

I haven't decided what excursions we are going to be doing. We really want to relax by the beach and see a little bit of the island. We would love to find a place where we can snorkel off the beach (we have to do it separately due to the kiddos).

[NAB]

coffee and snacks in line - how nice! Wish all customs line ups were that comfortable ;)

Yes it is nice. Let's of Canadian's going I think do to that discount. Where in Canada are you from? I must have missed it.

[denas]

Has anyone else decided what to do for excursions? We have decided to stick to the Disney excursions since this is our first cruise - makes me feel a little more comfortable.

For St. Maarten, we are thinking of doing the butterfly farm tour and then Magen's Bay Beach at St. Thomas. We wanted to go to Trunk Bay at St. John but the Disney excursion is only for 5 years old and up and we didn't want to do it on our own.

What is everyone else thinking about doing????


I've done a bunch of cruises w/o kids and one Disney with oldest 2 when they were 4 and 7 months respectively. I wouldn't book a sight seeing tour with kids again after doing it with Disney in Nassau. We did the Atlantis tour and found that we actually didn't link up with the tour until about 45 minutes after our meet time and then there was a lot of drama with loading buses. We were stuck loading at the end and ended up not sitting together. The tour was supposed to be 2 1/2 hours and with a meet time of around 9:30, I assumed we would be back by lunch. We didn''t even get to Atlantis to start the tour (after bus ride and walk) until almost 12 and by then kids had peaked. We ended up leaving the tour, buying an overpriced lunch at Atlantis, and taking a cab back on our own. I just wouldn't recommend anythibg that you can easily do on your own for anyone with small kids - being stuck with 50 other people when your kids are tired/hungry/have to go potty/etc is awful. If you were going diving, the 12-meter regatta, sightseeing in Europe, etc it would be different - those I would recommend booking through the cruise line.

Anyway - the St. Maartin butterfly house got pretty bad reviews on the main board. We are either going to take the water taxi ($6 all day wrist band and 5 minutes ride from the boat) to the downtown area and do the beach there or shop. Makes for easy return if kids peak. Or we are going to Le Galion beach which is about a 25 minute taxi ride (6-9 pp each way).

In St. Thomas we are going to go on our own to Coral World. Admission is $19 for adults and $10 for kids. Disney offers a package that includes the submarine, but if you google Coral World you will see they offer a bunch of other stuff and I think my kids want to do the Sea Lion encounter.

[Paddle_Nut]

Yes it is nice. Let's of Canadian's going I think do to that discount. Where in Canada are you from? I must have missed it.

We are from Fort St. John, BC. It will be our first winter here, and based on our geographic location and what the locals tell me, it can get pretty cold here so getting out during the winter is a must.

[adventure_woman]

hello every one first timer here, the DW booked us on this our first cruise and it's my DW (38) and DS (9) first Disney experience. Howell, MI is where we are headed in from. hope to see you all aboard.

Welcome from another Michigander!! (Kalamzoo)

[NAB]

We are from Fort St. John, BC. It will be our first winter here, and based on our geographic location and what the locals tell me, it can get pretty cold here so getting out during the winter is a must.

Oh I hate the cold. It was really cold here in Ontario last year and we didn't get as much snow as other years. I can't win, don't like the cold so it is a bit warmer if it snowed. Then the roads are bad. So it is a great time to get away breaks up the winter too. When I think B.C I think milder winters and rain. You must be up north more.

Mind you we were in San Franciso in the summer thinking it would be nice and warm in California. It was cold 52 in the morning. BRRR. Ran our furnance in the morning in the trailer. Even wore our coats in the morning when we went to Disneyland.

[denas]

I wanted to ask a question about FE gifts, but can't PM the keeper of the list until I have more posts! Are the FE gifts little toys/games or something nicer and handmade or both? Do we do something for every day?:confused3

[NAB]

I wanted to ask a question about FE gifts, but can't PM the keeper of the list until I have more posts! Are the FE gifts little toys/games or something nicer and handmade or both? Do we do something for every day?:confused3

There is a thread on this topic on the Cruise line forum. It will give you ideas. I do believe it is done once but I could be wrong.

You can pm in two more posts I believe. You have to have 10 or maybe it is 20. Go ahead and post a few times...any thing. Hi, ...etc. no one will mind. :lmao:

I wish I could do this but I am trying to pack as light as possible. And I am not to crafty either. But of course you can buy something too. Totally up to you.

[schimj]

I wanted to ask a question about FE gifts, but can't PM the keeper of the list until I have more posts! Are the FE gifts little toys/games or something nicer and handmade or both? Do we do something for every day?:confused3

hi there! I'm the keeper of the FE list and would be happy to answer any questions you might have to the best of my ability. Here's the list of people in the FE exchange so far in this post:

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37359577&postcount=26

in that post, there's also a link to a FE how-to. Gifts can be purchased or homemade if you're crafty. In the past, gifts have been given out once per family on a cruise, but I've heard of people breaking up the gifts they're giving out over several days.

You can reply in the thread with your sign-up info since you don't have quite enough posts in yet, or like NAB said, just PM me after you post a couple more times.

again, :welcome:aboard (and to the boards)! I hope you and your family have a great cruise!

[psugal96]

First Time Cruisers here from Maryland. It will be me :tinker: DHpirate: and DDprincess: (8). So excited to get away during the cold winter.

[denas]

First Time Cruisers here from Maryland. It will be me :tinker: DHpirate: and DDprincess: (8). So excited to get away during the cold winter.


You are from our area - we are in Northern Virginia/DC. I also have an 8 year old, but HE doesn't think girls are so much fun at this age!

[NAB]

You are from our are - we are in Northern Virginia/DC. I also have an 8 year old, but HE doesn't think girls are so much fun at this age!

What do you mean an 8 year old boys do like girls. :laughing: I will trade you for a 13 year old boy that does.

:welcome: psugal96 !

[denas]

So I was planning on doing a homemade gift per cabin gift (I won't say more because that would ruin the surprise) and get a few small things for the kids to put in their FEs a few times (maybe 3-4) throughout the cruise - kind of along the lines of halloween type things like candies, stickers, little games, tattoos, etc. Is this about right? I also wanted to know because this will help manage my kids expectations of what they will get in their FEs!!!

And this is my 10th post so I can PM now!:dance3:

[NAB]

So I was planning on doing a homemade gift per cabin gift (I won't say more because that would ruin the surprise) and get a few small things for the kids to put in their FEs a few times (maybe 3-4) throughout the cruise - kind of along the lines of halloween type things like candies, stickers, little games, tattoos, etc. Is this about right? I also wanted to know because this will help manage my kids expectations of what they will get in their FEs!!!

And this is my 10th post so I can PM now!:dance3:

:woohoo: on being able to PM I thought it was 10.

Be careful, because doing your FE can take time out of your cruise. So you don't want to do it that many times. The cabins are all over the place.

The kids will love it though that is for sure.

[Jhieber]

Welcome from another Michigander!! (Kalamzoo)

Thanks adventure_woman.. we're so excited to go. looking fwd to cruising with you.:)

[Jhieber]

You are from our area - we are in Northern Virginia/DC. I also have an 8 year old, but HE doesn't think girls are so much fun at this age!


Well I have a 9 year old boy he can hang with. :3dglasses

[cruisergirly]

Where are you from in NOVA? We live in VA too. Leaving out of Dulles on Friday. taking advantage of the two day holiday? :)

[denas]

Well I have a 9 year old boy he can hang with. :3dglasses

He'll like that. Its fun how quickly they make friends in a week isn't it?? I am sure that stops when they are teens so I am enjoiying it for a few more years!

[denas]

Where are you from in NOVA? We live in VA too. Leaving out of Dulles on Friday. taking advantage of the two day holiday? :)

We are taking advantage of the holiday! Hopefully we won't have all of ths snow we had last year and loose those days. Of course all that means is that my son will miss more school.

We live right near the mixing bowl in the Springfield/Alexandria area. We are flying out of Reagan Sat morning. It is a little easier for us to get to and we usually fly using either US Airways or Delta which both offer direct fligts out of Reagan. This time, we are going Delta.

Are you flyng Southwest? Where do you live??

[Jhieber]

It's amazing, seems like after being somewhere for 5 minutes min has all kinds of new friends. Hopefully our boys will find each other.

[smmast]

Count us in too! Traveling from Maryland, no kids and can't wait to go aboard!!
Not sure what we are doing with regards to excursions, have never done the eastern cruise.

[boundfordisney]

our group is getting bigger all the time! Welcome everyone!:cheer2::woohoo:

[jerelle]

Hurray for us! I'm starting back on my eating regime cause fitness alone is not cutting it. I'm stuck at the last 15 lbs!!!! :confused3

Anyone else in the same boat? Here's to 15 lbs gone by Jan 29!!!

And thanks to all the welcome posts. :cheer2:

[cblack]

Hurray for us! I'm starting back on my eating regime cause fitness alone is not cutting it. I'm stuck at the last 15 lbs!!!! :confused3

Anyone else in the same boat? Here's to 15 lbs gone by Jan 29!!!

And thanks to all the welcome posts. :cheer2:

I'm right there with you, 21lbs down though and have been stuck for a while - just going to keep trying and hopefully I'll break through!

[NAB]

Try as I may, I loss and it all comes back. I have lost 70lbs three times in my life time you think I would learn to keep it off. :sad2:

Well be happy if I don't gain over the holidays. Including this weekend as it is our Canadian Thanksgiving. Stuffing and pumpkin pie calls my name. And maybe a piece of my mom's cherry cheese cake yummy. Oh sorry to the ones trying to lose weight...I got carried away. Now you know how the weight comes back!:lmao:

Is everyone having as nice weather as we have been the last few day? It is like summer again. Love it!!

[boundfordisney]

I hear ya. 2 thanksgiving dinners this weekend one at my sisters another at my daughters! but im gonna use the smallest plate I can so I can have a little bit of everything , just in small portions!Then maybe a nice long walk after dinner since the weather is going to be great!:cool1:

[NAB]

Brr woke up to frost this morning. It has been so nice the last few days. The sun is still shining so that is good it will warm up.

Today is 10-10-10 suppose to be the perfect day. Or a lucky day for the ones that get marred today. Because it is a perfect score date.

Hope they are right on the lucky part. Have to go across Toronto to get home for Thanksgiving dinner tonight with family. Hoping traffic is light and accident free.

And since my whole post was mostly on the date. There is only 75 days until Christmas!!

[cblack]

Brr woke up to frost this morning. It has been so nice the last few days. The sun is still shining so that is good it will warm up.

Today is 10-10-10 suppose to be the perfect day. Or a lucky day for the ones that get marred today. Because it is a perfect score date.

Hope they are right on the lucky part. Have to go across Toronto to get home for Thanksgiving dinner tonight with family. Hoping traffic is light and accident free.

And since my whole post was mostly on the date. There is only 75 days until Christmas!!

...And 111 days until we cruise!!!

[NAB]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

To all the Canadians on this thread.

Hope all you are having a great weekend with family and friends. Safe travels for the ones on the road traveling.

[jerelle]

SOOOOOO FULL!!!! :goodvibes

I hope you all are sufficiently stuffed and had a wonderful weekend with your family. :hug:

It sure was a gorgeous weekend in Ottawa.

110 more sleeps~

[boundfordisney]

to much turkey lol! Rained here in Hamilton, went to my daughters in Simcoe rain there too but it was still a happy thanksgiving! :woohoo:

[NAB]

to much turkey lol! Rained here in Hamilton, went to my daughters in Simcoe rain there too but it was still a happy thanksgiving! :woohoo:

It was just starting to drizzle in Kitchener when I left for home. Then we got no rain for the rest of the day here. Traffic was great coming back too. Brought lots of leftovers home so didn't have to cook last night either. :yay:

Now this morning it is cool out but the sun is shining. Have to remember it is Tuesday and not Monday or the kids will miss swimming lesson and Guides tonight.

[AverysMommy]

WOO HOO - I am so excited - I am about 95% confident that we are going to book this cruise at the end of the week......Cant wait.

To help out - it would be good if I knew if anyone sailing had kids around my kids' ages - Son who is 11 and Daughter who is 8......let me know

I will have to go back and read all the pages once we are for sure booked.

Happy Dance
:banana::cool1::dance3::cheer2:

[denas]

WOO HOO - I am so excited - I am about 95% confident that we are going to book this cruise at the end of the week......Cant wait.

To help out - it would be good if I knew if anyone sailing had kids around my kids' ages - Son who is 11 and Daughter who is 8......let me know

I will have to go back and read all the pages once we are for sure booked.

Happy Dance
:banana::cool1::dance3::cheer2:

Hi! I haven't been posting long, but I have an 8 year old son and I know of at least one other 8 year old boy and an 8 year old girl (see discussion just a few posts up). Also recall a 13 year old boy too (although 13 and 11 are not that close I suppose!). And there aren't that many people in our little group so if you extrapolate to the larger ship, its a pretty good guess that there will be a number of kids that age group (not as many as during the summer obviously!) Hope you book. I think it is going to be great. We have been booked for almost a year now, myself, DH, DS(8), DD (4) and DS(10 months on sailing day). We will also have MIL, FIL and SIL - great big family vacation celebrating anniversaries and retiring from the military (DH).

[Loriekins]

DH already posted earlier about this being our first cruise & we have a 9 yr old son (jhieber). Still have to get our flights; rental car; hotel room & learn about the ports (excursions or not?)... sigh BUT can't believe we are finally going to do it! Looking forward to making new friends! :upsidedow:cool1::cool1:

[cblack]

Welcome all! I am super excited to have this group growing!

[boundfordisney]

Yeah our group is really getting bigger by the day! Are you in for the fish extender exchange? Last cruise we had a whole suitcase of stuff to bring home !

[cblack]

Yeah our group is really getting bigger by the day! Are you in for the fish extender exchange? Last cruise we had a whole suitcase of stuff to bring home !

Yeah, we have signed up for the fish extender exchange - we have ordered our FE and I have a couple thoughts floating through my head for the exchange, but that's as far as I've made it.

[smmast]

I was looking through the excursions for St. Thomas/St. John and noticed that the excursion on St. John (not sure of exact name) but it involves two people per boat and a snorkeling stop, is no longer listed. Any ideas?

[AverysMommy]

We are booking tomorrow....yeah ....getting so excited......

[NAB]

Yay the group is growing! :welcome:

Winter is coming it is darn cold this morning! It was not this cold when I got married 16 years ago , it was warm and the sun was shining.

And for an anniversary present Hubby is taking me shopping in the U.S. Must seem odd to people in the U.S to hear us want to shop there when you can do it any day. :lmao: Never here anyone on the boards say we are going shopping in Canada today....

[smmast]

This morning at 12:01am i booked our Palo, excursions and spa appointments and was really surprised. We got Palo brunch and dinner, but lots of the spa slots( the good ones) were taken. It seems the popular time for a couples massage is between 9:30am and 12 noon. Not a tragedy, but surprising.

[cblack]

This morning at 12:01am i booked our Palo, excursions and spa appointments and was really surprised. We got Palo brunch and dinner, but lots of the spa slots( the good ones) were taken. It seems the popular time for a couples massage is between 9:30am and 12 noon. Not a tragedy, but surprising.

We booked our ultimate indulgence appointment for Monday at 12. When we asked what times were available for the couples villa, it was only 9:30 or 12 on sea days.

[Loriekins]

"Never here anyone on the boards say we are going shopping in Canada today.... "


My hubby & I went shopping in Canada on our honeymoon 14 years ago! :)

[denas]

"Never here anyone on the boards say we are going shopping in Canada today.... "


My hubby & I went shopping in Canada on our honeymoon 14 years ago! :)

We went to Canada for our Honeymoon too! Fifteen years this December (cruise is a 15 year anniversary celebration for us). Anyway, we went to Banff for our honeymoon. Most people do the Carribean thing, but we had been living in Panama for two years (me) and four years (him) and a honeymoon with snow sounded great!:love:

[boundfordisney]

Well the fantasy sailings are finnally out! at least a few months worth, hopefully we will book while onboard in Jan, unless the prices are good when they open up on the 20th or if they do a half deposit. Just waiting to see where the magic will go now.:confused3

[5boyz]

Hi boundfordisney!!!! I'm hereeee!!! Ok so now I have to get caught up and find out about the fishy thingy!!!! My dh and I will be joining all you guys on this cruise. This is our first disney cruise so I am soooooo excited. I just met boundfordisney and we dont live far from each other and she turned me onto this. I am sure I will meet lots of great people here!!!!! I have already met one :flower3: We will be doing this trip solo, we have 6 kids but they will be home looking after each other as we bask in the sun. Hoping to come back with the kids in 2012. :banana:

[5boyz]

1. Metro Atlanta
2. This will be the 5th Disney cruise for the DW and myself. 2 deployments in the US Navy.
3. Getting ready to run the Disney half marathon just a couple of weeks before we cruise.
4. No children will be going with us. All the kids are grown and out of the house.

Chuck

Brampton, Ontario Canada
3rd cruise....1st Disney and I CAN"T wait!!!!!!
Things with my family!!!!
5 boys 1 girl...ages 28 24 21 19 14 & 11 (girl) 3 left at home......:cool1::rotfl2:

[boundfordisney]

good to see you on here 5boyz, we are all a friendly bunch , well after going back and forth as to take our 6 year old grandson or not we have decieded to bring him along. At first when we booked he wasnt to sure about coming as he hasnt been away from mom for any period of time but he has decieded he wants to go, so he is now officially booked with us! This is his first cruise as last cruise he choose to stay home while we took his sister and another grandson, guess he s alittle older now and a bit braver lol!Now I need to start thinking about the excursions and of course start thinking about the fe, 5boyz I will try and locate the thread for you, anyone else know just where it is please post it. Hope to book alone time at the spa thats about all I have on the to do list so far. At least Ive gotten my dining plans done while at disney, just need to concentrate on the cruise!:cool1:

[NAB]

We went to Canada for our Honeymoon too! Fifteen years this December (cruise is a 15 year anniversary celebration for us). Anyway, we went to Banff for our honeymoon. Most people do the Carribean thing, but we had been living in Panama for two years (me) and four years (him) and a honeymoon with snow sounded great!:love:

Snow is not so much fun when you have to shovel and drive in it but beautiful when it is white and just fallen.

Two honeymoons in Canada. My first thought went to Niagara Falls. :laughing:

Just got back from MI . They are sure into Halloween there. Halloween shirts everywhere. The kids loved that. We are lucky to find them at Old Navy here and there it is only for the kids.

Welcome to all the new comers!

[cruisergirly]

Hi All,

I'm so sorry we are going to have to bail from the fish extenders this time. Plans have changed and I'm not going to be able to get it together in time. Just trying to plan ahead!

We were in room 2120.

So sorry!

[beek17]

Hey everyone. My family is on this cruise too. It is our second Disney cruise. Everyone in the family said the first was their best vacation ever. Something that good has to be done again. It will be me (43), DH (49), DS (11) and DD (7). We are travelling with another family with kids similar in age. We are from Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

I'm getting excited for the end of the month when we can book our excursions and Palo reservations.

Ann

[AverysMommy]

We are booked!!

WOO HOO - I am so very excited. Things are so crazy at work that I am going to really need this vacation.

[AverysMommy]

Hey everyone. My family is on this cruise too. It is our second Disney cruise. Everyone in the family said the first was their best vacation ever. Something that good has to be done again. It will be me (43), DH (49), DS (11) and DD (7). We are travelling with another family with kids similar in age. We are from Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

I'm getting excited for the end of the month when we can book our excursions and Palo reservations.

Ann

Great to hear - my Son is 11 and my daughter is 8....our biggest concern was that there woulnt be kids their ages.

[AverysMommy]

I need to start thinking about Palo reservations and stuff like that..........does anyone know which nights will be formal night, semi formal and pirate night?

Anyone already chosen the dining rotation that they want?

[NAB]

I need to start thinking about Palo reservations and stuff like that..........does anyone know which nights will be formal night, semi formal and pirate night?

Anyone already chosen the dining rotation that they want?

You will probably be doing late dinner seating since you just booked. When we booked that is all we could get. You would have to wait list for main. Miss read you mean the order of the restrurants....I have never done this , but know people like to have the formal night in Lumireres.

Last time we did the Eastern it was :

Sunday-- Formal

Tuesday -- Pirate night

Thursday -- Semi formal

[cblack]

I need to start thinking about Palo reservations and stuff like that..........does anyone know which nights will be formal night, semi formal and pirate night?

Anyone already chosen the dining rotation that they want?

We have requested the APLAPLA rotation and main dining. We have Palo booked for Wednesday at 8pm, can't wait!!! I had the same nights marked for formal/pirate/semi-formal as NAB.

[AverysMommy]

I have been told that this is the schedule -is this what everyone else is hearing........if this is true then I might try and get Palos on the First Night.


Saturday - Rotation Menu - Welcome Aboard Show

Sunday - Golden Mickeys Menu [Formal Night] - New Villians show

Monday - Rotation Menu - Twice Charmed

Tuesday - Pirate Menu - Movie night in the WD Theater, St Maartin Day

Wednesday - Rotation Menu - Variety Show with entertainer, St Thomas Day

Thursday - Captain's Gala Menu [Semiformal Night] - Disney Dreams

Friday - Till We Meet Again Menu - Farewell Show, CC Day

[AverysMommy]

We have requested the APLAPLA rotation and main dining. We have Palo booked for Wednesday at 8pm, can't wait!!! I had the same nights marked for formal/pirate/semi-formal as NAB.

I was thinking about doing PLAPLAP so that I get Lumieres on Formal Night and Parrot Cay for Pirate Night. But I hate the idea of having Parrot Cay three times.....much prefer the other restaurants

[AverysMommy]

I just subscribed to the October 23rd Eastern Cruise to I can hear what they say when they come back in a week.

cant wait to hear their feedback

[AverysMommy]

Hi Everyone

Since it seems like there is at least some interest in a FE Exchange for our upcoming cruise, I would be willing to take on the task of being the FE organizer.

If you and your party wish to participate in the exchange, please PM me with the following:

your DIS Board name
Cabin Number (if yours hasn't been assigned yet, let me know and drop me a line when you get the cabin number)
Size of your Party
Gender/ages of party members so age/gender appropriate gifts can be made/purchased


Here are some great tips about what you need to know about FE Gift Exchanges as well for those first-timers on the cruise:

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

Here's the list so far for those of you keeping score at home:


Room: Board Name: # on board age/gender
UNK schimj & TiffanyD (2) 31m & 30f
8078 cblack (3) 28m, 28f, dd2
UNK binky1 (4) adult M & F, dd9, dd4
UNK binky1 (3) 2 adult, f child
UNK binky1 (3) 1 adult, 2 f child
7560 newgeneb (4) 62m 63f 14m 17f
2616 Paddle_Nut (4) 35f 40m 2 dd's 7 & 4
7501 myolite (4) 43m 35f dd4 ds11mo
6019 steinberg (3) 2 adults, ds5
7106 adventure_woman (4) 34f, 31m, dd4 & dd9 months
7036 mjhd (4) 31f, 32m, dd13, ds10
6086 boundfordisney (2) 53f, 52m
6544 denas (3) 71m, 66f, 41f
6546 denas (5) 44m, 40f, ds8, dd4, ds10 months
UNK 5boyz (2) 46m 46F


Keep an eye on this post, and I'll PM the person with the first post on the thread to see if they would put a link to this thread in the first post so it could be found easily. I was thinking of closing off entries to the FE List on December 15, 2010. After the list is finalized, I would make an Excel spreadsheet with the list available to the participants.

I am in a GTY Cabin- does anyone know if I will know my cabin my Dec 15th??

[AverysMommy]

I thought I would start up a getting to know you thread so here it goes:

1. Where are you from? - Fort St. John, BC

2. First time cruising - No, but have seen a few hot beaches in my time!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: Dragon boating, and I am learning to run a 10km right now. Hard, but fun!

4. Kids - Two, Justine will be 7 on the cruise, and Vera will be 4, going on 5.

Feel free to add to the list!! :banana:

Going back through old posting and I foudn this one.

1. Where are you from? - Markham Ontario (just north of Toronto)

2. First time cruising - This is our 2nd cruise. We did the Western Cruise in October 2006 and had a great time.

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: I work in Fraud Management at one of the Canadian Banks. Very interesting work but I spend my day learning how BAD people steal money from GOOD people. My Better Half works at one of our large TeleCom companies.

4. Kids - Spencer is 11 years old and is an active kid. Plays competitive volleyball and then also plays soccer and hockey for fun. Also plays Guitar and loves drama. Avery is 8 years old and is just as active. She plays competitive soccer and does competitive dance.

Both are completely NUTS over Disney......

[AverysMommy]

Just booked our flight with southwest out of Buffalo, prices were pretty good . We save so much by flying from Buffalo instead of Toronto. Half the price at least! The countdown begins!:cool1:

When are you flying down? We are flying out of Buffalo as well.....we are either flying down on the 5pm Direct on Wednesday night or Tuesday night. We are going to Harry Potter for 1 day and visiting my parents for 1 or 2 days.

[AverysMommy]

Can I join in....we just booked our cruise today.

Had one set for the first week in Dec but change to this date since Canadian's got a great discount for this time.

There well be me , my husband , son 13 years, and daughter 10

We have cruised on the Magic few times before. Last time being 2008

Hey there - where abouts in Ontario?

We are in Markham

[AverysMommy]

Not sure what excursions we will do but I know in St Maarten we will just take the boat taxi to the town. And wander the shops there. They have a beach you can go to right along the town as soon as you get off the taxi too that is nice. We honeymooned on this island. So one of the other cruises we took we went back to the resort we stayed at but it was hit by a hurricane and they never rebuild. It was called Mullet Bay. :sad2:

St. Thomas for us will be an early day since we are Canadian. We have to go though customs because we are going back into the U.S. So they get us up early and the whole family has to be there too , the kids usually go in the pj's because it is something like 6:00am .

Really - all Canadians have to check in at 6am at St Thomas - YUCK!!!

[myolite]

1. Where are you from? - Ankeny, Iowa (suburb of Des Moines)

2. First time cruising - Yes!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: Reading--lots of true crime, historical stuff (ie: Tudor's, etc.) Really almost anything. ;) Shopping, dreaming up home projects.


4. Kids - Meredith is 4 in November. She's independent, very much a tomboy, is going to be a pirate for Halloween. Dexter is 8 months old. He's doing the army-man crawl and has 2 bottom teeth and the top 2 seem to be mostly out now. He's my big boy--He was 10 lbs. at birth (2 weeks early!). He and Meredith can wear the same size pullup in case of emergency. (Not that I'd know about that...:rotfl2::lmao::eek::rolleyes1)

[AverysMommy]

Hi boundfordisney!!!! I'm hereeee!!! Ok so now I have to get caught up and find out about the fishy thingy!!!! My dh and I will be joining all you guys on this cruise. This is our first disney cruise so I am soooooo excited. I just met boundfordisney and we dont live far from each other and she turned me onto this. I am sure I will meet lots of great people here!!!!! I have already met one :flower3: We will be doing this trip solo, we have 6 kids but they will be home looking after each other as we bask in the sun. Hoping to come back with the kids in 2012. :banana:

Your kids are letting you go on a DIsney Cruise without taking any of them? My kids woudl kill me if I tried that one!

[AverysMommy]

sorry for all the posts - just got caught up ......Had a boring conference call with the Auditors so I thought I would do some reading (LOL).

How will I sleep for another 100 nights!

[NAB]

When are you flying down? We are flying out of Buffalo as well.....we are either flying down on the 5pm Direct on Wednesday night or Tuesday night. We are going to Harry Potter for 1 day and visiting my parents for 1 or 2 days.

My 13 year old son will be jealous, he wants us to go a day or two early to see the Harry Potter thing at Universal.

We are east of Toronto in Bowmanville. Flying out of Buffalo too. This will be our 5th cruise Disney Cruise , but my 6th one if you count the one without the kids on another cruiseline.

Hubby works for OPG and I get to stay home. :goodvibes

[denas]

1. Where are you from? - Ankeny, Iowa (suburb of Des Moines)

2. First time cruising - Yes!

3. What you like to do when you are not planning a cruise, on a cruise, or dreaming about a cruise: Reading--lots of true crime, historical stuff (ie: Tudor's, etc.) Really almost anything. ;) Shopping, dreaming up home projects.


4. Kids - Meredith is 4 in November. She's independent, very much a tomboy, is going to be a pirate for Halloween. Dexter is 8 months old. He's doing the army-man crawl and has 2 bottom teeth and the top 2 seem to be mostly out now. He's my big boy--He was 10 lbs. at birth (2 weeks early!). He and Meredith can wear the same size pullup in case of emergency. (Not that I'd know about that...:rotfl2::lmao::eek::rolleyes1)

OK - I missed this part too, but will add my info now!

1. Northern Virginia - Outside DC is where we currently live and plan on staying. We are a military family so this is always a loaded question! I am originally from Spokane, Washington and hubby is from outside Detroit. All of our kids were born in different states (Texas, Kansas and Virginia)

2. No! Second DCL cruise and second with kids. Hubby and I have done Western Caribbean trips a bunch and a Mediteranean cruise.

3. Hubby is in the Army. We are celebrating him hitting 20 years in March!! Originally this was going to be his "retirement cruise" but the economy sucks so he probably won't be retiring this year. I was in the ARmy 12 years and now work as a defense contractor. My main hobby these days seems to be planning this vacation!!!

4. Kids - Luke is 8. He plays electric guitar (he is in a band:cool1:). He played Hockey until he broke his arm the SECOND time last spring and had to have his SECOND surgery. When hubby broke his pelvis playing over 40 hockey two months later, I put my foot down and put away their hockey gear. Annemarie is 4. She dances and does whatever else she can to keep up with her brother! Jake will be 10 months when we sail.


We are also sailing with my in-laws in a connecting cabin. This is an early 50 year anniversary for them (48 years actually). And a 15 year anniversary celebration for hubby and I!!!

[TifffanyD]

I am in a GTY Cabin- does anyone know if I will know my cabin my Dec 15th??

Hi AverysMommy,

You don't need to know your cabin by Dec 15th - just decide if you want to participate or not. We just need to get a count for everyone so they can plan accordingly. Just list the # of cabins you will be in that are participating (ie if you have 2 cabins booked and want each cabin to participate separately - just say so!) You can put "GTY" as your cabin number and then update us when you find out. It will probably be closer to 30 days out. We don't know our cabin # yet either!

[AverysMommy]

My 13 year old son will be jealous, he wants us to go a day or two early to see the Harry Potter thing at Universal.

We are east of Toronto in Bowmanville. Flying out of Buffalo too. This will be our 5th cruise Disney Cruise , but my 6th one if you count the one without the kids on another cruiseline.

Hubby works for OPG and I get to stay home. :goodvibes

We talked to people who went to HP in August and tehy said it was AMAZING....we cant wait. I am probably looking forward to that more than the cruise (SHHH.....Dont tell Mickey).

What day are you flying out of Buffalo. We are taking the 5pm direct flight. I love we can fly direct for teh same price as a connector

[AverysMommy]

Hi AverysMommy,

You don't need to know your cabin by Dec 15th - just decide if you want to participate or not. We just need to get a count for everyone so they can plan accordingly. Just list the # of cabins you will be in that are participating (ie if you have 2 cabins booked and want each cabin to participate separately - just say so!) You can put "GTY" as your cabin number and then update us when you find out. It will probably be closer to 30 days out. We don't know our cabin # yet either!

Ok we are in...I sent a note to the person organizing the FE

I thought we would not know our cabin until we got on the ship - good to know that we will know before then. Thanks

[denas]

Ok we are in...I sent a note to the person organizing the FE

I thought we would not know our cabin until we got on the ship - good to know that we will know before then. Thanks

Glad you are participating! I am lookind forward to the FE - starting some this week!!!:yay:

[AverysMommy]

Something we did on the DIS Board for my last cruise was to track the people who was lucky enough to do "special" posts:cool1::cool1::cool1:

Meaning - who got to post the special "?00" posts.

Post #100 was - myolite:dance3:
Post #200 was - cblack :cheer2:

Who will get #300???

[cblack]

I was thinking about doing PLAPLAP so that I get Lumieres on Formal Night and Parrot Cay for Pirate Night. But I hate the idea of having Parrot Cay three times.....much prefer the other restaurants

Yeah, I thought about that one too, it came down to eating in Parrot Cay so many times and when we would end up in the character breakfast. With the PLAPLAP rotation, I don't think you do the character breakfast until late in the cruise.

On a separate note....Jen sent me a pic of our FE - can't wait till it is shipped!!!!

[schimj]

Ok we are in...I sent a note to the person organizing the FE

I thought we would not know our cabin until we got on the ship - good to know that we will know before then. Thanks

Sorry I didn't get a chance to respond to your post before, but like my wife said, all is well with people in GTY cabins participating...the cutoff date is just so people can have an accurate count of what they need to have done for the FE. As cabin #s start to roll in, I'd update the list as needed.

[boundfordisney]

We are flying out of Buffalo with southwest on the 27th 10 am nonstop flight, staying at the poly for the 2 nights before the cruise, we are taking our 6 year old grandson Logun with us. his first cruise , dh and I were on the western last Nov. first stay at the poly for all of us. We are planning to do universal hp next August so will be looking forward to all you can share about it averysmommy:thumbsup2

[AverysMommy]

My 13 year old son will be jealous, he wants us to go a day or two early to see the Harry Potter thing at Universal.

We are east of Toronto in Bowmanville. Flying out of Buffalo too. This will be our 5th cruise Disney Cruise , but my 6th one if you count the one without the kids on another cruiseline.

Hubby works for OPG and I get to stay home. :goodvibes

What is OPG?

[AverysMommy]

OK - I missed this part too, but will add my info now!

1. Northern Virginia - Outside DC is where we currently live and plan on staying. We are a military family so this is always a loaded question! I am originally from Spokane, Washington and hubby is from outside Detroit. All of our kids were born in different states (Texas, Kansas and Virginia)

2. No! Second DCL cruise and second with kids. Hubby and I have done Western Caribbean trips a bunch and a Mediteranean cruise.

3. Hubby is in the Army. We are celebrating him hitting 20 years in March!! Originally this was going to be his "retirement cruise" but the economy sucks so he probably won't be retiring this year. I was in the ARmy 12 years and now work as a defense contractor. My main hobby these days seems to be planning this vacation!!!

4. Kids - Luke is 8. He plays electric guitar (he is in a band:cool1:). He played Hockey until he broke his arm the SECOND time last spring and had to have his SECOND surgery. When hubby broke his pelvis playing over 40 hockey two months later, I put my foot down and put away their hockey gear. Annemarie is 4. She dances and does whatever else she can to keep up with her brother! Jake will be 10 months when we sail.


We are also sailing with my in-laws in a connecting cabin. This is an early 50 year anniversary for them (48 years actually). And a 15 year anniversary celebration for hubby and I!!!

WOW - 8 years old and plays in a band. That is very cool. Spencer played 1 year of acoustic guitar and then switched to electric last year. he loves it. I love the kids playing music. I have raised him well (LOL) as he knows ACDC, Van Halen, Zeppelin, etc.

[AverysMommy]

Yeah, I thought about that one too, it came down to eating in Parrot Cay so many times and when we would end up in the character breakfast. With the PLAPLAP rotation, I don't think you do the character breakfast until late in the cruise.

On a separate note....Jen sent me a pic of our FE - can't wait till it is shipped!!!!

We would normally do Palos on a Parrot Cay night but that would mean the first night or the last night (cant skip Pirate Night). Not sure I like either option.

What rotation do you think is best?

[AverysMommy]

Yeah, I thought about that one too, it came down to eating in Parrot Cay so many times and when we would end up in the character breakfast. With the PLAPLAP rotation, I don't think you do the character breakfast until late in the cruise.

On a separate note....Jen sent me a pic of our FE - can't wait till it is shipped!!!!

You ordered an FE from someone? How much did it cost? What does it look like?

[AverysMommy]

We are flying out of Buffalo with southwest on the 27th 10 am nonstop flight, staying at the poly for the 2 nights before the cruise, we are taking our 6 year old grandson Logun with us. his first cruise , dh and I were on the western last Nov. first stay at the poly for all of us. We are planning to do universal hp next August so will be looking forward to all you can share about it averysmommy:thumbsup2

Poly looks so beautiful........I am jealous. We always just stay at moderates. You are clearly amazing Grandparents to take Logan to WDW and DCL.

your pictures says you are from Hamilton - what part? I was born in Beamsville and lived there until i was 12.

[NAB]

What is OPG?

Ontario Power Generation.

[mom2brats]

Hi everyone! Is it too late for me to join???
This will be our first Disney cruise and my head is spinning!!! So busy trying to figure everything out from hotels before and after to renting cars. Haven't even had time to think about the actual cruise which I am CRAZY stoked about.
My dh and I are coming with my 3 monsters Ds 15, Ds12 and DD 8. Hoping to get lots of good advice and join the fun.

[NAB]

Hi everyone! Is it too late for me to join???
This will be our first Disney cruise and my head is spinning!!! So busy trying to figure everything out from hotels before and after to renting cars. Haven't even had time to think about the actual cruise which I am CRAZY stoked about.
My dh and I are coming with my 3 monsters Ds 15, Ds12 and DD 8. Hoping to get lots of good advice and join the fun.

Never too late to join...:goodvibes Well unless it is after the cruise that is.

:welcome: Glad to see more teenagers. I have a son that is 13. And a girl that is 10.