»»☼♥☼June 16, 2012 Father's Day Cruise on the Fantasy!☼♥☼««

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We are so excited to sail the Fantasy during her inaugural season and celebrate Father's Day! We will visit St Thomas, St Maarten, Castaway Cay~ and spend 3 glorious days at Sea!
Please post your info and join the party! We will have a FE exchange (post #2), a meet, other fun activities!

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USEFUL LINKS
Disney Fantasy (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/)
Deck Plans (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-cruise-line/dream-fantasy-deck-plan.htm)
Staterooms (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/staterooms/)
Dining (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/dining/)
Youth Clubs (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/youth-clubs/)
Entertainment (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/entertainment/)
Pools (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/pools/)
Night Clubs (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/fantasy/nightclubs-lounges/)
The Edge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguYD..._order&list=UL)
Vibe
Chill Spa (Teens Only)
Midship Detective Agency
A Small World Nursery
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CguYD..._order&list=UL)
DISNEY DREAM VIDEOS
Video of the float out of the DREAM! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ogWaetjCk)
Photos of the DREAM float out (http://www.cruisenewsdaily.com/nf01030a.html)
Video Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--U3b95ZhXE&feature=player_embedded)
Disney Dream Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgK_PwoXYJ8&feature=player_embedded)
Aqua Duck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHh_5LDaR0w&feature=player_embedded)
Virtual Porthole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZw8o3vvN-o&feature=player_embedded)

PORT VIDEOS AND INFO
Castaway Cay Upgrades (http://news.travel.aol.com/2010/10/15/disney-cruise-lines-upgrades-castaway-cay/)


Eastern Caribbean Itinerary
Day 1 Port Canaveral, Florida—3:45 p.m.
Day 2 At Sea——
Day 3 At Sea——
Day 4 St. Maarten (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/cruises-destinations/caribbean/ports/st-maarten-netherland-antilles/) 8:00 a.m.6:30 p.m.
Day 5 St. Thomas/St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/cruises-destinations/caribbean/ports/st-thomas-st-john-us-virgin-islands/)7:45 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Day 6 At Sea——
Day 7 Castaway Cay (http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/cruises-destinations/bahamas/ports/castaway-cay/) 9:45 a.m.4:30 p.m.
Day 8 Port Canaveral, Florida7:30 a.m.—

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Please see this post for the updated Roll Call List. http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43787243&postcount=975
Roll Call
DIS Name
First Name of Those Sailing
Ages of children at time of sailing
Stateroom(s)
Cruised Before?
Celebrating anything special?
Dining and Show Times
A photo if you'd like


Triplefigs
Denise, John, DS, DS, DD (age 11 at time of cruise), and my parents, Jim and Beth
Connecting Cat 5C's and an 11B
Cruised once and my parents 1st on DCL
We will be celebrating triplet's birthday, my mom's b'day, Father's Day, and the kids' 5th Grade Graduation
We have late dining and the 7pm show

Monstro
Me, DW - Ann, DD(24), DD(19), DD(17)
Connecting Cat 10's
This will be our 14th Disney Cruise providing we go on the two scheduled between now and then
We have first dinner seating with the 9pm show

mousemom11
Me, DH, DD13, and DD11 (ages at cruise date)
We have connecting 8Ds on Deck 6 aft
We've already sailed a Western double dip in 2009 and will sail Alaska next June with Disney
main dining and 9 pm show

GoHerd1028
Steve, Shari, Our children will be 5 and 7 at the time of sailing
Sailed this past March on Magic with the Western route and wanted to do Eastern this time

3dmykids
Tammy, DH, 6 yo girl, 9 yo boy, and 11 yo boy, and Tammy's mom
Surprise Trip
We will be celebrating father's day and our 17th wedding anniversary.
room is 8172 a deluxe family oceanview room. My mom is across the hall but not sure room number, but of course inside room, so very excited to be able to experience the room with nice big window but also see what the new inside portholes look like and do

Dahly
Leslie and DS (14 at time of cruise)
We have cruised twice on the Wonder, and have a B2B scheduled for August, 2011 on the Dream, so this one will be our fifth!
Second dining and the 7pm show

Docjason2
Jason, Heather (DW), Alex (DS, 7 at time of sailing), Lizzie (DD, 4 at time of sailing), TBA (DD/DS, will be 1 at time of sailing...we are due with baby #3 at the end of May and will let you know when we know
Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, Category 04D, Stateroom #6614
First and only cruise 3-day Disney Wonder Oct 28th, 2010
Surprise trip for the kids, as they won't already stop asking if we can go back to the Mickey boat!
Main dining, 5pm show

minnierocks
It will be my dear husband, Ray...me (Tammy)...DS who will be 19 and DD who will be 17.
We have cruised before but not on Disney...so this is a real treat for us!

tinkerbelle77
It will be Myself(Tina), DH(Tim), and 4 DD's 15, 13, 7, and almost 2. We are just outside of Chicago. This will be my 14th Disney cruise and the family is not far behind!! We are so excited for 14 nights on the ship!! Can't wait!

SFLTIGGER
David, DW - Sherry, DS (10 at sailing)
Deluxe Ocean view stateroom w/ verandah Cat. 5C Deck 7, Port side near mid-ship
First cruise EVER!!! (longer than 4 hours)
DW B'day is 5/25

princesslvr
we're going to do the June 10-15 Dream double dip and then we'll stay a night at Port hotel then hop on to the Fantasy for 7 days of bliss I'm soooooo excited we'll get to experience both the Dream and the Fantasy!! we've never cruised, but I'm positive we'll love it, so we're just going to jump in with both feet. It will be me(41) my dh (45), our daughter will be 7 at sailing. I just joined the facebook group too!

thegales
It is myself and DW, and at the time of the cruise, DD16 (birthday 4 days before we sail) and DD14. This will be our seventh cruise, all on Disney.

Silverfox97
Me, DH (DIS boards name Ssanders79), and DD (will be 5 at time of sailing)
Cat 6A, Room #9674
main dining with the 9pm show
6th Disney cruise. We will be celebrating summer vacation before DD's 1st "real" year in school (kindergarten), DH's b-day (June 15th), and our 7th wedding anniversary (June 13th)

Juls2989
Julie 41, dh Jeff 41 and dd Hannah 11
She will be celebrating her 12th birthday at Castaway Cay!!! This is our 2nd cruise, we were on the Dec 9th 2010 and had a great time!! We are in room#8188

browneffect
Chad, Charla, DD (7), & DS (3)
Category 9b Deck 2
We are DCL virgins... wahoo!
We will be celebrating Father's Day, our 8th wedding anniversary, our daughter's 7th birthday, and my(ahem) birthday, too. It's a big week for us!

tiggerb
At time of cruise: Bridget (40), DH Mike (42),
DS Josh (12 1/2) DS Jack (turns 9 4 days into the cruise)
5C on Deck 7
This will be our first cruise, but saving money to book another while on board!
Early Dining and 9 PM show
(We like to celebrate Disney Style)
Celebrating: Father's Day (who knew)
Jack-Jack's Birthday
Early Anniversay--- maybe
Early B-day for me--- maybe
Early B-Day for Josh--- maybe

mrszrw
me, DH, dd9, ds5 and dd4
2nd DCL cruise

quirty30
Names/Ages of Those Sailing:
Linda (48) Evan (13) and Kaylee (11 - yes, another 11 year old girl!!!)
Stateroom(s) Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?
Cruised Before? I cruised over 10 years ago on the Carnival Ecstasy, and almost 20 years ago on one of the Big Red Boats, in the days before DCL. First cruise for the kids and they are so excited!
Celebrating anything special? DD belated 11th birthday (5/15) and 5th grade graduation, DS early 14th birthday (6/25) and 8th grade graduation. I intentionally chose a date in between their birthdays.
Dining and Show Times: undecided

jacksonsmom
It would be me and my DH, along with our son, who will be 12 at the time of the cruise
We are going to be taking our first ever cruise! We are so excited, yet it is kind of overwhelming. So much to learn.
We are just celebrating finally experiencing not just a cruise but a Disney Cruise! Can't wait

wareagle03
We'll be joining you guys too! It will be me, DH, DS6, DS3, and DD2. DH and I have been one 2 cruises, but never with kids. This will be our first DCL vacation.


JustaKid@Heart
First Name of Cruisers: (Me) Paula, (DH) Juan and (DS) Alex
Age of Childs @ Time of Cruise: 13
Stateroom: Category 8D Deck 6
Cruised Before: 2 Disney Cruises (2008 & 2009), 2 Carnival and 1 Princess
Celebrating Something Special: 15th Anniversary
Dining & Show Time: Main & 9pm

davidls
First names - Me - David / DW - Donna / DGranddaughter - Emily
Emily will be 13 at time of sailing
Stateroom Number - 8580
This will be our 5th Disney Cruise
We will be celebrating Emily's 13th birthday - just becoming a teen-ager
We have an early dining time / and the 9:00pm show time

Susieark
I'm Susan, traveling with DH Rick, and DD Grace, who will turn 8 shortly after the cruise

BibbidyBobbidyBoo
Jeff, Shelley, Robert (then 14), Rita (turns 12 on June 16, 2012), and Ruby (then 18)-she may or may not be accompanying us. rooms
8641 and 5050
Cruised Before? -yes! See signature. :)
Celebrating anything special? - belated 22yr anniversary, June 16th DD birthday, and ofcourse Father's day.
Dining and Show Times -don't know yet, but TA probably booked early dining/9pm show

tanda4556
Me, DH, DS (9), DD (4)
#6074
cruised on the Dream
Main & 5pm

BelleProfHP
First Name of Those Sailing: Angela (me), Brad (DH), Ryan (DS)
Ages of children at time of sailing: 9-almost-10 (He's a 4th of July child, but that sailing was too much $$)
Stateroom(s): 6690
Cruised Before?: Yes, DH and I went on a Carnival Cruise in 2001 and enjjoyed it, but not enough to go back. Then we went on the Magic in April 2008 for a WC 7-day and it!
Celebrating anything special?: Father's Day
Dining and Show Times: Late Dining, 7:00 show

Starchef
myself- Michael, DW- Beth, DS- Zac(19), DD- Alexis(14), DS- Jacob(13)
First Dining, 9pm show
5190 & 5192
this will be our 3rd cruise

Maltese5
We will be also sailing on this cruise. Looking forward to the trip on The Fantasy. We are on The Dream this year for Thanksgiving but looking forward to The Fantasy in 2012

tamman
Me (Tammi), DH (Jon), DS (Trevor 15) and DD (Kayla 13)
We are from the Northern Suburbs of Detroit.
This will be our 4th Disney Cruise.
We have Cat 9B room....#2034.
Early Dining...9pm show, but I may try to change that.

millscrew
DH 42
Me 41
DD 13
DS 11
So excited to be going on our 2nd Disney Cruise.It will be our 15th anniversary, father's day...Our friends are going also and it is both her sons birthday's while on the ship.....


Kolsrud
Selina, Ryan, DD (14), DS (8)
Category 08
FIRST cruise ever!!!!!
Celebrating our first cruise.
First Dining


guineveree
My fiance and I will be joining this incredible cruise in June...I am so excited! We don't know our room yet, but I know it will be on 10th deck.
Cast: Stephen (48); MarieLou (46)...no kids, but then again, we're kids at heart...


lexi221
Hey everyone!!! My family will be joining you all on this cruise. It will be myself, my two DSs (13 and 6 when we sail), and my sister.
Sailed an Eastern Caribbean itinerary on the Magic this past February, and we loved it. We also just returned today from a 5-night journey on the Dream... it was a blast! Makes me even more excited for the Fantasy!!!


BryceB's mom
My husband and I will benbringing our DS(12) and DS(5) on our first Disney Cruise.
5152
We have cruised before but not with DCL
We are celebrating Father's Day and spending time with my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and two nieces
main dining with 9:00 show

Partridge4ever
Daniel, Leah, Adrienne (16), and Amanda (12)
8558
5th Disney cruise
Second dining, I forget which show!

My mom Jackie
8559 2nd Disney cruise
Second dining

casabloch
First Name of Those Sailing - Shawn, Amber, Cassidy, Abbey
Ages of children at time of sailing 13 and 10
Stateroom(s) 7570
Cruised Before? Never - soooo excited!!!
Celebrating anything special? First cruise!
Dining and Show Times -- First 6PM, 5PM Show -- hoping to change

quinnc19
Maureen (me, 42), Susan (DM, 67), Quinn (DD, 5)
8A
One previous cruise - Wonder when DD was 10 months
My daughter (6/19) and my (6/18) birthday
Late dining, 7:00 show

[triplefigs]

FISH EXTENDER INFO!!!

Please PM Scott (ssanders79) (http://www.disboards.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=204487) with your info: Room Number, Family Name, DIS Board Name, Age of those participating, M/F, Dinner Seating, Show Time, Notes/Allergies.

Here is the link for the FE (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE)

[triplefigs]

Cruise Magnets/Logos

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Here is the link to the Sailing Into A Summer Fantasy 2012 cafepress shop (http://www.cafepress.com/SummerFantasy2012).

Here is the alternate logo that I used on the front of the shirts. For the most part, if the shirts have this as the front logo the oval logo appears on the back.

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[Silverfox97]

Well, we haven't booked yet, but we will be booking this cruise on our Jan 2011 cruise in 73 days!! :thumbsup2 We will be celebrating summer vacation before DD's 1st "real" year in school (kindergarten), DH's b-day (June 15th), and our anniversary (June 13th). We were married in WDW and honeymooned on the Wonder in June 2005 :goodvibes

We are waiting to book on board for the 10% off and OBC..........

[triplefigs]

The original posts from the other thread.

Who's with us? We'll be in connecting 10's for this cruise. party consists of Me, DW, DD(24), DD(19), DD(17). This will be our 14th Disney Cruise.

Jeff

:welcome: to our FANTASTIC voyage on the Fantasy!

I just booked us this morning. Me, DH, DD13, and DD11 (ages at cruise date). We have connecting 8Ds on Deck 6 aft. We've already sailed a Western double dip in 2009 and will sail Alaska next June with Disney.

Can't wait to sail with all of you!!

June 16 - after two days of bookings

For future cruisers reference.....

Cat T (1 bed suite) - 2A 2C - Total $11,200 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc $275 OBC)

Cat 5C - 1A 1C - Total $3500.00

Cat 5C - 2A 2C (ages 3 & 12) - Total $5549.80 (no transfers/insurance)

Cat 5D - 2A 2C (ages 3 & 12) - Total $5479.48 (no transfers/insurance)

Cat 5E - 3A 1C (age 14) - Total $4960.08 (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 8D - 1A 1C (age 11) - Total $2536.74 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 9A - 1 A 1 C (age 14) - Total $2410.74 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount).

Cat 10A - 2A 2C - Total $4006.05 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 10 - 2A - Total $2360.00 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 10 - 2A 1C - Total $3232.00 (no transfers/insurance) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 11B - 1A 1C (age 13) - Total $2209.14 (no insurance/transfers) (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Cat 11B - 1A 2C - Total $3500.00

Cat 11C - 2A - Total $2120.94 (Inc 10% onboard rebooking discount)

Looks like we are going to be with you on this cruise! Who says planning in advance is a bad thing? LOL:rotfl2::thumbsup2

We will be on this cruise with you! Already excited here!!

I think there's about 3 meet threads going for this date right now. :rotfl2:

We're in. Me, DH, DD13, DD11. We're in connecting 8Ds on Deck 6 aft. We have main dining and 9 pm show.

I hate to be left out of anything LOL..I need to find the third thread LOL

I started it. It's in the middle of page 2 and feeling kind of lonely.... :goodvibes

We booked this morning also!!! Our children will be 5 and 7 at the time of sailing! Sailed this past March on Magic with the Western route and wanted to do Eastern this time.

We are in we are so excited, not telling our kids going to find a way to surprise them lol, should be fun!!!! Hello Steve excited to cruise with you again.:worship:

Hey Tammy we are excited to cruise with you guys again also...we are not telling Ethan and Lauren either...trying to think of how and when to surprise them ha ha. Who knows..maybe we might keep it secret until we get on the ship :rotfl2:

We are in too. WE have five of us possibly 6 with my mom. Me, Husband, 6 yo girl, 9 yo boy, and 11 yo boy. Going to be a long 20 months but can't wait.

Let's use this thread. The title looks great - plus it gets me out of updating the first page :cool1:

All in favor?

Jeff

Fine by me. I'll PM a mod and ask them to merge the 3 into this one.

No! Wrong one... I don't want to be the 1st poster. I voted for the fancy art titled thread.

Sorry, Jill said that when they merge threads, that it's the oldest one that shows up. You can edit your original post and change the title to the fancy one by clicking on the Go Advanced button when you are in edit mode.

We can ask them to close this one and I can repost my original with the fancy title. I don't mind maintaining the info, meets, etc. But Monstro, you have to PM and ask since it's your thread now.

[Monstro]

OK. I just asked the Irish Cowboy to close and remove the thread I started. Hopefully that will direct everyone to this thread.

We're in connecting 10's for this cruise. Our party consists of Me, DW - Ann, DD(24), DD(19), DD(17). We have first dinner seating with the 9:00 show. This will be our 14th Disney Cruise providing we go on the two scheduled between now and then.

Jeff

[GoHerd1028]

We have found our way to this new thread...Might I also suggest we have a Facebook group that would help everyone to get to know each other better? We did this on our last cruise and it was nice to get to know people ahead of time and continue friendships afterward...Right Tammy (3Dmykids)?:rotfl2: I dont mind to set one up if you guys and gals are interested. Let me know.

[Monstro]

We have found our way to this new thread...Might I also suggest we have a Facebook group that would help everyone to get to know each other better? We did this on our last cruise and it was nice to get to know people ahead of time and continue friendships afterward...Right Tammy (3Dmykids)?:rotfl2: I dont mind to set one up if you guys and gals are interested. Let me know.

A facebook group sounds good.

[3dmykids]

Yes, a facebook page is really nice. We got to see faces so we would recognize people when we saw them.

[Monstro]

Well, we haven't booked yet, but we will be booking this cruise on our Jan 2011 cruise in 73 days!! :thumbsup2 We will be celebrating summer vacation after DD's 1st "real" year in school (kindergarten), DH's b-day (June 15th), and our anniversary (June 13th). We were married in WDW and honeymooned on the Wonder in June 2005 :goodvibes

We are waiting to book on board for the 10% off and OBC..........

Which cruise are you on in 73 days? We booked the Jan 3rd double dip on the Magic a few weeks ago. It's about 73 days away.

Jeff

[GoHerd1028]

I started us a facebook group also. Here is the link June 16, 2102 Disney Fantasy group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/home.php?sk=group_123368514388623)

Looking forward to meeting everyone on here and in person in 2012!

[mousemom11]

I started us a facebook group also. Here is the link June 16, 2102 Disney Fantasy group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/home.php?sk=group_123368514388623)

Looking forward to meeting everyone on here and in person in 2012!

I just sent a request to join the group. It's from Becky Braun Johnson. Thanks for setting this up!

[IrishCowboy]

I have added your thread to the cruise meet list :thumbsup2

[GoHerd1028]

I just sent a request to join the group. It's from Becky Braun Johnson. Thanks for setting this up!

Becky,

I did not realize that people had to join by request...I thought I had it as an open group for anyone....Anyhow, I am glad you joined and looking forward to getting to know you and your family more in the coming months

Steve

[Monstro]

Becky,

I did not realize that people had to join by request...I thought I had it as an open group for anyone....Anyhow, I am glad you joined and looking forward to getting to know you and your family more in the coming months

Steve

I prefer it secure like that.

[GoHerd1028]

I prefer it secure like that.

OK then..if that is how you like it then we will say that I meant to do it that way :rotfl2:

[triplefigs]

I prefer it secure like that.Me too. I like the security.

[Silverfox97]

Which cruise are you on in 73 days? We booked the Jan 3rd double dip on the Magic a few weeks ago. It's about 73 days away.

Jeff

That one! :thumbsup2 I will be at the booking desk 1st night to book this cruise, and 1 or 2 more dummy cruises!!!

And, although I am not technically on the 2012 cruise yet until we actually book, no Facebook for us. We don't do Facebook.

[triplefigs]

That one! :thumbsup2 I will be at the booking desk 1st night to book this cruise, and 1 or 2 more dummy cruises!!!

And, although I am not technically on the 2012 cruise yet until we actually book, no Facebook for us. We don't do Facebook.Glad you'll be joining us! And we will keep everything updated on this thread for those who don't FB.

[GoHerd1028]

That one! :thumbsup2 I will be at the booking desk 1st night to book this cruise, and 1 or 2 more dummy cruises!!!

And, although I am not technically on the 2012 cruise yet until we actually book, no Facebook for us. We don't do Facebook.

Welcome to another Buckeye eventhough you are in Florida now (taking advantage of special Florida Disney rates LOL:rotfl2:)

3Dmykids is from the Columbus area like you used to be. We are just becoming a big happy family already LOL:cool1:

[mousemom11]

Looks like there will be a lot of 11 yo's on the cruise. Look out Edge! This will be the 1st time that our girls will both be in the same kids club. Which could be a good or bad thing depending on whether they are harassing each other at the moment. :rotfl2:

[triplefigs]

Looks like there will be a lot of 11 yo's on the cruise. Look out Edge! This will be the 1st time that our girls will both be in the same kids club. Which could be a good or bad thing depending on whether they are harassing each other at the moment. :rotfl2::cool1: So far we have FIVE 11 year olds going (3 boys and 2 girls)! My trio turn 12 on the day we get off the ship, so they are excited for another DCL birthday trip. I hope they love the Edge. They adored the Oceaneers Lab.

[mousemom11]

:cool1: So far we have FIVE 11 year olds going (3 boys and 2 girls)! My trio turn 12 on the day we get off the ship, so they are excited for another DCL birthday trip. I hope they love the Edge. They adored the Oceaneers Lab.

My youngest turns 11 on May 21st, so this will be a belated birthday celebration for her as well.

[Silverfox97]

Glad you'll be joining us! And we will keep everything updated on this thread for those who don't FB.

Thanks. Appreciate it!!!


Welcome to another Buckeye eventhough you are in Florida now (taking advantage of special Florida Disney rates LOL:rotfl2:)

3Dmykids is from the Columbus area like you used to be. We are just becoming a big happy family already LOL:cool1:

Fun stuff! DH & I met at and graduated from Ohio State. We moved because we couldn't tolerate seeing another snowflake again :rotfl: Haven't looked back since - Florida is a good fit for us :goodvibes

Can't wait to book this cruise!!!!!!! We just love DCL! :lovestruc

[Silverfox97]

Which cruise are you on in 73 days? We booked the Jan 3rd double dip on the Magic a few weeks ago. It's about 73 days away.

Jeff

Come join the meet thread!

[Dahly]

DS (14 at time of cruise) and I will be joining y'all on this cruise! We have cruised twice on the Wonder, and have a B2B scheduled for August, 2011 on the Dream, so this one will be our fifth!


We have second dining and the 7pm show.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone over the next 602 days!

Leslie

[Dahly]

Sent my request on facebook to join the group there!

[GoHerd1028]

Sent my request on facebook to join the group there!

I have you added to the Facebook group Leslie...Welcome aboard!

[Kanga1]

I can't believe I just booked this cruise! We are going on our first Disney Cruise next summer (July 19 Dream Cruise) and I just know we will love it so much that I went ahead and booked this one too!

Add another 11 year-old girl to the list!

We are:
Me, DH, and DD(who will be 11 at time of sailing.)

Happy planning to all of us!:cool1:

[GoHerd1028]

[QUOTE=Kanga1;38697056]I can't believe I just booked this cruise! We are going on our first Disney Cruise next summer (July 19 Dream Cruise) and I just know we will love it so much that I went ahead and booked this one too!

Add another 11 year-old girl to the list!

We are:
Me, DH, and DD(who will be 11 at time of sailing.)

Happy planning to all of us!:cool1:[/QUOT

Weclome aboard Kanga...What part of WV are you in? Huntington area here!

[triplefigs]

Steve, can you please make the FB group closed? The link in the 1 st thread will still work as well. People can see the members pics and search for the name when it's closed, but the posts are private. Right now anyone can see what we post. I am not comfortable with anyone seeing info I might post about where I live, work, kids, etc. Thanks!

[Kanga1]

[QUOTE=Kanga1;38697056]I can't believe I just booked this cruise! We are going on our first Disney Cruise next summer (July 19 Dream Cruise) and I just know we will love it so much that I went ahead and booked this one too!

Add another 11 year-old girl to the list!

We are:
Me, DH, and DD(who will be 11 at time of sailing.)

Happy planning to all of us!:cool1:[/QUOT

Weclome aboard Kanga...What part of WV are you in? Huntington area here!

Hi! We're from up in Barbour County...close to Elkins. And yes...we are BIG Mountaineer fans. (Sorry you like Marshall.) LOL, just kidding!:lmao:

We are so excited about this cruise. We've cruised twice with RCCL (just DH & I, before we had DD.) We're taking our first Disney cruise on the Dream this coming July.:cool1: This is going to be a great forum. Can't believe there are this many people booked on this cruise already!:goodvibes

[GoHerd1028]

Steve, can you please make the FB group closed? The link in the 1 st thread will still work as well. People can see the members pics and search for the name when it's closed, but the posts are private. Right now anyone can see what we post. I am not comfortable with anyone seeing info I might post about where I live, work, kids, etc. Thanks!

It should now be a closed group. Let me know if it is not and I will try to fix it again.

[GoHerd1028]

[QUOTE=GoHerd1028;38697987]

Hi! We're from up in Barbour County...close to Elkins. And yes...we are BIG Mountaineer fans. (Sorry you like Marshall.) LOL, just kidding!:lmao:

We are so excited about this cruise. We've cruised twice with RCCL (just DH & I, before we had DD.) We're taking our first Disney cruise on the Dream this coming July.:cool1: This is going to be a great forum. Can't believe there are this many people booked on this cruise already!:goodvibes

You are going to love DCL...Shari (my wife) and I cruised RCCL twice prior to Disney also and both are great cruise lines Disney just seems to go the extra mile to make sure your happy! We would cruise RCCL again in the future, but for now Disney it the official cruise line of the Wiley Family LOL:rotfl2:


PS...I thought we had you guys in football this year...we were there and it was truly a heartbreaker in the 4th!

[Monstro]

Steve, can you please make the FB group closed? The link in the 1 st thread will still work as well. People can see the members pics and search for the name when it's closed, but the posts are private. Right now anyone can see what we post. I am not comfortable with anyone seeing info I might post about where I live, work, kids, etc. Thanks!

That is my DW's (AKA The Boss) concern as well. She is concerned who might figure out we are on vacation... We don't want to come home to an empty house.

Are we being too cautious?

[triplefigs]

That is my DW's (AKA The Boss) concern as well. She is concerned who might figure out we are on vacation... We don't want to come home to an empty house.

Are we being too cautious?

I dont think you can be too cautious today. With it private, we should be ok.

[triplefigs]

Steve,

Here are closed privacy settings on FB.

Closed: For Closed groups, everyone on Facebook can see the name and members of a group, but only group members can view content in the group.

Maybe we should take the date out of the FB Group name since people can see OUR full name and the date of the cruise. Wouldn't want them googling our names and then knowing where we live and dates we are traveling.

Just something like "Eastern Caribbean on the Fantasy!" our a group cruise name once we pick one.

Thanks!

[triplefigs]

My youngest turns 11 on May 21st, so this will be a belated birthday celebration for her as well.Happy Birthday!

DS (14 at time of cruise) and I will be joining y'all on this cruise! We have cruised twice on the Wonder, and have a B2B scheduled for August, 2011 on the Dream, so this one will be our fifth!


We have second dining and the 7pm show.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone over the next 602 days!

LeslieWelcome! I updated the 1st page with your info.

I can't believe I just booked this cruise! We are going on our first Disney Cruise next summer (July 19 Dream Cruise) and I just know we will love it so much that I went ahead and booked this one too!

Add another 11 year-old girl to the list!

We are:
Me, DH, and DD(who will be 11 at time of sailing.)

Happy planning to all of us!:cool1:Yea, another 11 year old! I added you to the list!

[triplefigs]

Steve,

Here are closed privacy settings on FB.

Closed: For Closed groups, everyone on Facebook can see the name and members of a group, but only group members can view content in the group.

Maybe we should take the date out of the FB Group name since people can see OUR full name and the date of the cruise. Wouldn't want them googling our names and then knowing where we live and dates we are traveling.

Just something like "Eastern Caribbean on the Fantasy!" our a group cruise name once we pick one.

Thanks!Thanks, Steve. We should be nice and private now everyone, so we can now post safely and get to know each other! :cool1: I would suggest posting more intimate details about yourself there (work, where you live, kids names, etc) just to be safe since the DIS is an open and HUGE website. :surfweb:

[GoHerd1028]

We are officially good to go now with the group being private and the date has been removed from the group name...:thumbsup2

[Monstro]

My wife banned me from using Facebook with this thread. Same argument as before so I guess we'll just communicate with you all through the Dis.

[GoHerd1028]

My wife banned me from using Facebook with this thread. Same argument as before so I guess we'll just communicate with you all through the Dis.

It is not a problem we will have a presence in both places...and within the next 600+ days she might unban you LOL

[Monstro]

600 days? Wow! I guess we have plenty of time to plan this one. :)

I think we should plan a cabin tour. Being that we will be on a new ship, I'd love to see the different categories of cabins. We have connecting 10's with the virtual porthole and would be open to being part of the "Parade of Cabins"

Jeff

[GoHerd1028]

600 days? Wow! I guess we have plenty of time to plan this one. :)

I think we should plan a cabin tour. Being that we will be on a new ship, I'd love to see the different categories of cabins. We have connecting 10's with the virtual porthole and would be open to being part of the "Parade of Cabins"

JeffWhat is a cabin tour?

[mousemom11]

What is a cabin tour?

Designated people on the meet thread open their cabins for a group tour. You try to get one of as many different categories as possible to tour, so that everyone can see what all the different cabins look like.

[Monstro]

What Becky said.... :)

[GoBucks1168]

Hello Steve looks like we are in for some fun:yay:

[GoHerd1028]

Intersting idea...I had never heard of it before!:thumbsup2

[triplefigs]

New info on the Dream and shows.

Hey Disney Parks Bloggers! Today we have some fun news to share with you as we have just unveiled the lineup of entertainment for our newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream.

Our Guests will delight to some of the most elaborate original musicals presented at sea, over-the-top deck parties and, bursting above it all, the largest fireworks spectacular aboard a cruise ship.

Headlining the musical repertoire is “Disney’s Believe,” an original stage spectacular that combines a heartfelt story with a captivating musical score. Other productions include fan favorite “The Golden Mickeys: A Timeless Tribute,” featuring new musical numbers, and “Villains Tonight!” a fun-filled musical comedy starring Disney’s most famous evil-doers.

In addition to our nightly stage shows, we are re-imagining our popular “Pirates IN the Caribbean” evening with the creation of three distinct deck events:

•The evening starts with “Mickey’s Pirates in the Caribbean,” an interactive show featuring Disney characters.
•Later, Captain Jack Sparrow unleashes “Club Pirate,” a high-tech, open-air dance party.
•Of course, we’re still the only cruise line with fireworks at sea. We’ll take this distinctive Disney offering a step further with “Buccaneer Blast!” A new pyrotechnic spectacular featuring more fireworks than ever before synchronized to a dramatic musical score.
Check out this video to see what surprises await you aboard the Disney Dream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgK_PwoXYJ8&feature=player_embedded

[triplefigs]

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[Silverfox97]

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Back at ya!

Went up to Hollywood Studios for a few hrs today and to lunch at the TRex Cafe. Picture perfect day :goodvibes

[Dahly]

600 days? Wow! I guess we have plenty of time to plan this one. :)

I think we should plan a cabin tour. Being that we will be on a new ship, I'd love to see the different categories of cabins. We have connecting 10's with the virtual porthole and would be open to being part of the "Parade of Cabins"

Jeff


We have one of the forward corner 9A rooms...kind of wedge shaped and looks bigger on the deck plan than the other 9A rooms, but not sure how it will be laid out. Happy to share...I assume this would be on one of the sea days?

Leslie

[Monstro]

Back at ya!

Went up to Hollywood Studios for a few hrs today and to lunch at the TRex Cafe. Picture perfect day :goodvibes

Jealous.... sounds nice

[Silverfox97]

I sew DD's Halloween costumes, and she wanted to be Ariel or Belle -- well, I vetoed that and made her a pirate costume. Why you ask? Well, now, she can wear it for Pirate night on our DCL cruises!!! Alterior motive pirate:

[Docjason2]

Good evening everyone. I am writing this as the last of my sunburn is fading away. We just returned from our very first DCL experience this past weekend. We went on the 3 day Wonder cruise to see if the kids would actually like it, and well the verdict was a resounding YES. needless to say I really wanted to do the Eastern trip next time so I talked my DW (Not much convincing) into booking onboard for 2012. So we are now booked for this cruise, barring any last minute changes or cancellations. I am dieing to go see the new boat and can't believe it's 593 days away still :( But I look forward to getting to know you and hope to have another wonderful time on a great cruise in 18 months!!!!

Docjason2
Jason, Heather (DW), Alex (DS, 7 at time of sailing), Lizzie (DD, 4 at time of sailing), TBA (DD/DS, will be 1 at time of sailing...we are due with baby #3 at the end of May and will let you know when we know :)
Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, Category 04D, Stateroom #6614
First and only cruise 3-day Disney Wonder Oct 28th, 2010
Surprise trip for the kids, as they won't already stop asking if we can go back to the Mickey boat!
Main dining, 5pm show

Look forward to counting down the days with you all!!!

~Jason

[mousemom11]

:welcome: So glad to be sailing with you and your family. And congratulations on your upcoming new arrival!

None of us here are surprised that you are hooked after 1 cruise. :thumbsup2 We surprised our girls with a Western Double Dip last year and now have 2 more on the books.

Please come join our Facebook group, too. The link is in the 1st post of this thread.

[GoHerd1028]

Jason is it great to have you and your family join us on the cruise. Our children will be 5 and 7 at the time of sailing so they will be close in age. That will be a godo thing! We are trying to keep this group as well as the facebook group active since not everyone does facebook and we can keep everyone informed in both places easily!

[Silverfox97]

Welcome Jason and congrats on the addition to your family!!

Our DD will be 5 at the time of sailing as well, and so far, no plans to add on yet..... :laughing:

[Docjason2]

Wow already so many families to meet and hopefully have the kids play with. This last DIS group I met mostly had kids in college so the little ones didn't really enjoy meeting with everyone else.

Also I was trolling through youtube this morning because I wanted to see the Dream floating out, and noticed the horn on the Dream is to the tune of" A Dream is a Wash your Heart Makes" instead of when you wish upon a star. Any idea what the Fantasy one will be?

[goingsouth]

Hello Everyone!

We just switched our reservations from June 30th to this sailing (saved $$)
We are doing back-to-backs with June 23rd. :cool1:
Hi Jeff! I remember you from the Baltic.
Oh- we have 12010 for both sailings--can't wait!

It's me (joanne), DH (john), DD16,(sara) and DD, 14(amanda)

[mousemom11]

Hello Everyone!

We just switched our reservations from June 30th to this sailing (saved $$)
We are doing back-to-backs with June 23rd. :cool1:
Hi Jeff! I remember you from the Baltic.
Oh- we have 12010 for both sailings--can't wait!

It's me (joanne), DH (john), DD16,(sara) and DD, 14(amanda)

:welcome: We also considered the June 30th sailing, but booked this one because it was less expensive. Look forward to sailing with you.

[goingsouth]

Thanks, Becky! I thought sailing 4th of July would be fun but not thousands of dollars more fun. :laughing: We'll spend the holiday at WDW with the savings..

joanne

[triplefigs]

Good evening everyone. I am writing this as the last of my sunburn is fading away. We just returned from our very first DCL experience this past weekend. We went on the 3 day Wonder cruise to see if the kids would actually like it, and well the verdict was a resounding YES. needless to say I really wanted to do the Eastern trip next time so I talked my DW (Not much convincing) into booking onboard for 2012. So we are now booked for this cruise, barring any last minute changes or cancellations. I am dieing to go see the new boat and can't believe it's 593 days away still :( But I look forward to getting to know you and hope to have another wonderful time on a great cruise in 18 months!!!!

Docjason2
Jason, Heather (DW), Alex (DS, 7 at time of sailing), Lizzie (DD, 4 at time of sailing), TBA (DD/DS, will be 1 at time of sailing...we are due with baby #3 at the end of May and will let you know when we know :)
Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah, Category 04D, Stateroom #6614
First and only cruise 3-day Disney Wonder Oct 28th, 2010
Surprise trip for the kids, as they won't already stop asking if we can go back to the Mickey boat!
Main dining, 5pm show

Look forward to counting down the days with you all!!!

~Jason

Welcome Jason! :welcome:Congrats on the new baby. My brother and SIL are expecting their 3rd in late May too! That's why we cancelled our June Dream and switched to this one. Can't be gone with a baby to go play with!

Hello Everyone!

We just switched our reservations from June 30th to this sailing (saved $$)
We are doing back-to-backs with June 23rd. :cool1:
Hi Jeff! I remember you from the Baltic.
Oh- we have 12010 for both sailings--can't wait!

It's me (joanne), DH (john), DD16,(sara) and DD, 14(amanda)



Welcome Joanne! :welcome:Back to back is AWESOME!!!

I've added you both to the meet list.

[mousemom11]

Thanks, Becky! I thought sailing 4th of July would be fun but not thousands of dollars more fun. :laughing: We'll spend the holiday at WDW with the savings..

joanne

That's our plan, too. We're going to Universal for 2 days before the cruise, and then heading over to WDW for a week post-cruise.

[triplefigs]

I added some new links to the 1st page. Disney DREAM float out, photos of the float out, and Castaway Cay behind the scenes video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ogWaetjCk

http://www.cruisenewsdaily.com/nf01030a.html

http://news.travel.aol.com/2010/10/15/disney-cruise-lines-upgrades-castaway-cay/

[Docjason2]

We need to go out and recruit some more people....the other threads are beating us :rotfl:

A little more for your Disney appetite:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/DisneyDream/

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/DisneyDream/video/scenes-disney-dream-12064846?tab=9482930&section=1206852&playlist=11128091&page=2

[minnierocks]

:cool1::cool1:
I am so excited!!! I just booked our first Disney cruise and will be joining you all on this sailing...It will be my dear husband, Ray...me (Tammy)...DS who will be 19 and DD who will be 17.
We have cruised before but not on Disney...so this is a real treat for us! :goodvibes

[mousemom11]

:cool1::cool1:
I am so excited!!! I just booked our first Disney cruise and will be joining you all on this sailing...It will be my dear husband, Ray...me (Tammy)...DS who will be 19 and DD who will be 17.
We have cruised before but not on Disney...so this is a real treat for us! :goodvibes

:welcome: So glad that you will be joining us. Where have you cruised before and what line(s)?

[minnierocks]

:welcome: So glad that you will be joining us. Where have you cruised before and what line(s)?

Thanks! We took our first cruise this past June with Carnival to the Bahamas. DH had wanted to try a cruise for 20 years and I was not convinced that I wanted to cruise. We did a 5 night cruise and absolutely loved it! We are a Disney-loving family. So...since cruising ended up being something that we all enjoyed...we definitely wanted to try a Disney cruise! I am very excited!

[GoHerd1028]

:cool1::cool1:
I am so excited!!! I just booked our first Disney cruise and will be joining you all on this sailing...It will be my dear husband, Ray...me (Tammy)...DS who will be 19 and DD who will be 17.
We have cruised before but not on Disney...so this is a real treat for us! :goodvibes

Welcome aboard!! Good to see yet another Buckeye on here! What part of the state are you from?

[minnierocks]

Welcome aboard!! Good to see yet another Buckeye on here! What part of the state are you from?

We are in NE Ohio...Looking forward to some warmer weather right now! Brrr!

[GoHerd1028]

We are in NE Ohio...Looking forward to some warmer weather right now! Brrr!

We are in the southern tip of the state and 3DMykids is in the central part of the state! Looks like we got the whole state covered!

[triplefigs]

:cool1::cool1:
I am so excited!!! I just booked our first Disney cruise and will be joining you all on this sailing...It will be my dear husband, Ray...me (Tammy)...DS who will be 19 and DD who will be 17.
We have cruised before but not on Disney...so this is a real treat for us! :goodvibes

Welcome!!!

[minnierocks]

Welcome!!!

Thanks! I am really looking forward to it :goodvibes

[triplefigs]

Thanks! I am really looking forward to it :goodvibes

Us too!!!

[Docjason2]

I think you'll end up like we did, going on your first Disney cruise and being hooked for life! Glad to have you joining us!

[tinkerbelle77]

Hello everyone!!! We are booked on this cruise and the 6/9/12 sailing as well. It will be Myself(Tina), DH(Tim), and 4 DD's 15, 13, 7, and almost 2. We are just outside of Chicago. This will be my 14th Disney cruise and the family is not far behind!! We are so excited for 14 nights on the ship!! Can't wait!

[GoHerd1028]

Hello everyone!!! We are booked on this cruise and the 6/9/12 sailing as well. It will be Myself(Tina), DH(Tim), and 4 DD's 15, 13, 7, and almost 2. We are just outside of Chicago. This will be my 14th Disney cruise and the family is not far behind!! We are so excited for 14 nights on the ship!! Can't wait!

Welcome aboard...well, I guess yoiu can welcome us aboard since you will already be there :rotfl:....Join our facebook group too if you would like. There is a link on the first post of this thread.

[GoBucks1168]

Hi welcome aboard.

[GoHerd1028]

Hi welcome aboard. You just joined the DisDads group too!!!!! Excellent!!!! We have a cruise facebook site with a link in the first post of this thread!!

[Docjason2]

So does anyone know, when do they actually start building the Fantasy?

[mousemom11]

So does anyone know, when do they actually start building the Fantasy?

It's under construction now at Meyer Werft. After they floated the Dream out, they moved the Fantasy in to the main building from a side building.

[SFLTIGGER]

SFLTIGGER
David, DW - Sherry, DS (10 at sailing)
Deluxe Ocean view stateroom w/ verandah Cat. 5C Deck 7, Port side near mid-ship
First cruise EVER!!! :cool1::cool1: (longer than 4 hours)
DW B'day is 5/25

[GoHerd1028]

SFLTIGGER
David, DW - Sherry, DS (10 at sailing)
Deluxe Ocean view stateroom w/ verandah Cat. 5C Deck 7, Port side near mid-ship
First cruise EVER!!! :cool1::cool1: (longer than 4 hours)
DW B'day is 5/25

Welcome aboard to our cruise!!!

[Docjason2]

Welcome :yay: Glad to see more people joining us on the cruise. Especially a first time on the Disney cruise, you will be pleasantly surprised, and probably hooked like the rest of us.

[SFLTIGGER]

Welcome :yay: Glad to see more people joining us on the cruise. Especially a first time on the Disney cruise, you will be pleasantly surprised, and probably hooked like the rest of us.

.... probably .... :rotfl: I'm already hooked just looking at pictures, trip reports, etc.

I just don't know if I can stand it until then. We had planned on going late summer/early fall 2011 (5 day), but we are doing DVC points and waited too long to book the Dream. Oh Well, just have to wait it out the 7 day on the Fantasy. :rotfl2:

[GoHerd1028]

.... probably .... :rotfl: I'm already hooked just looking at pictures, trip reports, etc.

I just don't know if I can stand it until then. We had planned on going late summer/early fall 2011 (5 day), but we are doing DVC points and waited too long to book the Dream. Oh Well, just have to wait it out the 7 day on the Fantasy. :rotfl2:


You will be glad you waited for the 7 day...5 day would be just enough to make you wish you had waited anyway LOL

[Docjason2]

Yeah we just did the 3 day...it was sad...like a little taste of a pure vacation and heaven, then they kick you off the boat (well not really) but a week I think will be a good makeup!

[triplefigs]

Hello everyone!!! We are booked on this cruise and the 6/9/12 sailing as well. It will be Myself(Tina), DH(Tim), and 4 DD's 15, 13, 7, and almost 2. We are just outside of Chicago. This will be my 14th Disney cruise and the family is not far behind!! We are so excited for 14 nights on the ship!! Can't wait!

SFLTIGGER
David, DW - Sherry, DS (10 at sailing)
Deluxe Ocean view stateroom w/ verandah Cat. 5C Deck 7, Port side near mid-ship
First cruise EVER!!! :cool1::cool1: (longer than 4 hours)
DW B'day is 5/25

Welcome to you both! Merry Christmas!

[thegales]

Greetings all! We just booked this cruise while on the 11 Night Holiday Southern Caribbean Cruise. Still somewhat exhausted, so I will catch up later. But I wanted to stop by to say 'Hello'.

[GoHerd1028]

Greetings all! We just booked this cruise while on the 11 Night Holiday Southern Caribbean Cruise. Still somewhat exhausted, so I will catch up later. But I wanted to stop by to say 'Hello'.

Glad youa re going to be joing us!!! Welcome Aboard!!:cool1:

[mousemom11]

Greetings all! We just booked this cruise while on the 11 Night Holiday Southern Caribbean Cruise. Still somewhat exhausted, so I will catch up later. But I wanted to stop by to say 'Hello'.

:welcome: When you recover, we'd love to hear how the holiday cruise was.

[princesslvr]

Hi everyone--we were originally going on the Thanksgiving dream cruise but it won't work for what we had planned so we're going to do the June 10-15 Dream double dip and then we'll stay a night at Port hotel then hop on to the Fantasy for 7 days of bliss :) I'm soooooo excited we'll get to experience both the Dream and the Fantasy!!
we've never cruised, but I'm positive we'll love it, so we're just going to jump in with both feet

It will be me(41) my dh (45), our daughter will be 7 at sailing. I just joined the facebook group too!

[GoHerd1028]

Hi everyone--we were originally going on the Thanksgiving dream cruise but it won't work for what we had planned so we're going to do the June 10-15 Dream double dip and then we'll stay a night at Port hotel then hop on to the Fantasy for 7 days of bliss :) I'm soooooo excited we'll get to experience both the Dream and the Fantasy!!
we've never cruised, but I'm positive we'll love it, so we're just going to jump in with both feet

It will be me(41) my dh (45), our daughter will be 7 at sailing. I just joined the facebook group too!

Welcome aboard! You are going to be hooked on cruising!!! Glad you made your way over to our facebook group also!!! Look forward to getting to know you better between now and our sail date!

[triplefigs]

Greetings all! We just booked this cruise while on the 11 Night Holiday Southern Caribbean Cruise. Still somewhat exhausted, so I will catch up later. But I wanted to stop by to say 'Hello'.

Hi everyone--we were originally going on the Thanksgiving dream cruise but it won't work for what we had planned so we're going to do the June 10-15 Dream double dip and then we'll stay a night at Port hotel then hop on to the Fantasy for 7 days of bliss :) I'm soooooo excited we'll get to experience both the Dream and the Fantasy!!
we've never cruised, but I'm positive we'll love it, so we're just going to jump in with both feet

It will be me(41) my dh (45), our daughter will be 7 at sailing. I just joined the facebook group too!
Welcome to you both!!! :yay:

[thegales]

Still recovering from the Holiday Cruise, but a little about us...

It is myself and DW, and at the time of the cruise, DD16 (birthday 4 days before we sail) and DD14. This will be our seventh cruise, all on Disney. Our first cruise was an Eastern on the Magic, and the Holiday was similar to the Eastern, but with some extra stops in the middle.

On this past cruise, we tried to mix beach and nature stops. Ironically, St. Maarten and St. Thomas were our beach stops. St. Maarten we did an afternoon at Orient Beach. On St. Thomas, we did an all day snorkel trip, ending with beach time at Honeymoon Beach. This was a great day.

DD16 is a dancer; it is her goal to work on a Disney ship when she is older. DD14 is a gymnast. DW teaches preschool, I work in Information Systems security.

Time to do some more unpacking and laundry.

[mousemom11]

Still recovering from the Holiday Cruise, but a little about us...

It is myself and DW, and at the time of the cruise, DD16 (birthday 4 days before we sail) and DD14. This will be our seventh cruise, all on Disney. Our first cruise was an Eastern on the Magic, and the Holiday was similar to the Eastern, but with some extra stops in the middle.

On this past cruise, we tried to mix beach and nature stops. Ironically, St. Maarten and St. Thomas were our beach stops. St. Maarten we did an afternoon at Orient Beach. On St. Thomas, we did an all day snorkel trip, ending with beach time at Honeymoon Beach. This was a great day.

DD16 is a dancer; it is her goal to work on a Disney ship when she is older. DD14 is a gymnast. DW teaches preschool, I work in Information Systems security.

Time to do some more unpacking and laundry.

Both my DD's are gymnasts. Does DD14 compete? If so, what level? My DD12 is Level 5 this year and DD9 is just starting competition at Level 3.

[Disneyfreak616]

I want to!!! Trying to convince the family...and that's my birthday!!! :)

[thegales]

Both my DD's are gymnasts. Does DD14 compete? If so, what level? My DD12 is Level 5 this year and DD9 is just starting competition at Level 3.

DD14 who is only 12 right now (I have to start a new post asking how others are referring to kids, are you using their current age, or the age at the time of the cruise?) competes. She is a Level 6. She was supposed to be a Level 6 last year, but broke her elbow a week before her first competition. She was healthy enough at the end of the year to compete once as a Prep Gold, then go to States and Regionals.

When she first started competing, I played the music for all the girls at our home meet. Six years later, I now work some of the bigger meets by providing the sound equipment, emceeing, and still playing the music. It is a lot of fun, and will probably continue after she tires of the sport (which I hope is not soon).

[thegales]

Okay - how have others been posted info about their kids? Have you been using their current ages (for me would be DD12 and DD14) or ages on the day we sail (DD14 and DD16)? It is very weird for me to call my eldest a 16 year old, but it may make it easier to keep track of the ages of the kids on board.

[mousemom11]

DD14 who is only 12 right now (I have to start a new post asking how others are referring to kids, are you using their current age, or the age at the time of the cruise?) competes. She is a Level 6. She was supposed to be a Level 6 last year, but broke her elbow a week before her first competition. She was healthy enough at the end of the year to compete once as a Prep Gold, then go to States and Regionals.

When she first started competing, I played the music for all the girls at our home meet. Six years later, I now work some of the bigger meets by providing the sound equipment, emceeing, and still playing the music. It is a lot of fun, and will probably continue after she tires of the sport (which I hope is not soon).

I usually refer to my girls by the age that they are now. Otherwise, I just confuse myself.

So, your Level 6's go to Regionals? That's nice. Ours only go to State. Our region only has a regional meet for the optionals. Wow, you must be really sick of the floor music by now. During competition season, I can't get it out of my head. :lmao: That being said, I don't like the new music nearly as well as I do the old. I'm looking forward to DD12 moving up to Level 7 just so I can hear all the different music.

[Silverfox97]

Just stopping in to say hello ~ we leave Monday AM for our 5-night double dip on the Magic and I will be officially booking this cruise then :banana: I will let you know what room we will be in when we get back so we can be added to the 1st page of the thread!

Happy New Year, everyone!!! :goodvibes

[Docjason2]

Have fun on your cruise! I am so jealous I am sitting here in subzero temps and snow.

[Silverfox97]

Have fun on your cruise! I am so jealous I am sitting here in subzero temps and snow.

I remember those days when I lived in Ohio - it's going to be in the 70s here in Tampa today.....And, Monday AM, we only have an hour and 40 min drive to the Port. DD always cries when we drive on I-4 and pass WDW, but do not stop!

[thegales]

I usually refer to my girls by the age that they are now. Otherwise, I just confuse myself.

So, your Level 6's go to Regionals? That's nice. Ours only go to State. Our region only has a regional meet for the optionals. Wow, you must be really sick of the floor music by now. During competition season, I can't get it out of my head. :lmao: That being said, I don't like the new music nearly as well as I do the old. I'm looking forward to DD12 moving up to Level 7 just so I can hear all the different music.

I probably wasn't clear - sorry about that. Since she broke her arm, she was not able to compete Level 6. She was only cleared to go full strength back in the gym a week before the final meet of the season. Since she no longer had all the Level 6 skills, she and her coach developed some Prep Opt Gold routines, and competed as a Prep Opt Gold in the last meet of the season. In Region 8 (our region), they have Regionals for Prep Opts. The only qualifier for Regionals is to compete at the Prep Opt State Meet. So she competed in that one regular meet to qualify for Prep Opt State, competed at State to qualify for Prep Opt Regionals, then competed at Prep Opt Regionals. So even with a broken arm at the beginning of the season, she was still able to go to 3 meets. No awards, but she had fun competing again.

This year, she is back at Level 6, and has competed in two meets.

[Docjason2]

I remember those days when I lived in Ohio - it's going to be in the 70s here in Tampa today.....And, Monday AM, we only have an hour and 40 min drive to the Port. DD always cries when we drive on I-4 and pass WDW, but do not stop!

So how did you take to the change in climate? Everyone keeps telling me that the humidity down in Florida is brutal. being from the Midwest the humidity is killer here and live for our air conditioning. I am trying to talk the wife into letting me look for jobs in FL. She is afraid of the hurricanes and doesn't like the humidity. Any place with the "Mickey Boat" is fine by my kids as well :rotfl:

[GoHerd1028]

So how did you take to the change in climate? Everyone keeps telling me that the humidity down in Florida is brutal. being from the Midwest the humidity is killer here and live for our air conditioning. I am trying to talk the wife into letting me look for jobs in FL. She is afraid of the hurricanes and doesn't like the humidity. Any place with the "Mickey Boat" is fine by my kids as well :rotfl:

And you could get the Florida resident discounts too!:cool1:

[Silverfox97]

So how did you take to the change in climate? Everyone keeps telling me that the humidity down in Florida is brutal. being from the Midwest the humidity is killer here and live for our air conditioning. I am trying to talk the wife into letting me look for jobs in FL. She is afraid of the hurricanes and doesn't like the humidity. Any place with the "Mickey Boat" is fine by my kids as well :rotfl:

It really does vary per person. For me, it's HEAVEN. The greatest day in my life was not my wedding day, nor the birth of my child; rather it was the day we crossed the border and saw the "Welcome to Florida" sign when we were driving (moving) from Ohio because my dream was finally coming true. Since my parents took us to WDW at Christmas in 1994, I wanted to move and did in 2007 with DH and our 5 week old daughter.

In Tampa, the humidity is not that bad and is completely tolerable because of the breeze. Orlando can be downright sweltering in the summer. Here, I'd say we have ~10 days each summer that make us glad to have A/C. People that come to visit us are always surprised how nice it is at our house, as they are not expecting the breeze we get. When people say "It's too hot in Florida," it reminds me of when people say, "It always rains in Seattle." Neither is totally true.

As far as hurricanes go, we are ~45 min drive to the Gulf, so we are safe from direct hits/storm surge. If a hurricane hit, we could certainly get wind & rain, but would miss the brunt. It all in where you live. I am 45 min to the beach on our West, and 60 min to WDW to the East.

Florida is paradise to me. My daughter plays outside all year round (without bundling up!!!), and rarely watches TV. I get to go to WDW twice a month, and, I am blessed with Florida Resident Rates for WDW and Disney Cruises.

It's not for everyone, but for our family, it's perfect ::)

[Docjason2]

It really does vary per person. For me, it's HEAVEN. The greatest day in my life was not my wedding day, nor the birth of my child; rather it was the day we crossed the border and saw the "Welcome to Florida" sign when we were driving (moving) from Ohio because my dream was finally coming true. Since my parents took us to WDW at Christmas in 1994, I wanted to move and did in 2007 with DH and our 5 week old daughter.

In Tampa, the humidity is not that bad and is completely tolerable because of the breeze. Orlando can be downright sweltering in the summer. Here, I'd say we have ~10 days each summer that make us glad to have A/C. People that come to visit us are always surprised how nice it is at our house, as they are not expecting the breeze we get. When people say "It's too hot in Florida," it reminds me of when people say, "It always rains in Seattle." Neither is totally true.

As far as hurricanes go, we are ~45 min drive to the Gulf, so we are safe from direct hits/storm surge. If a hurricane hit, we could certainly get wind & rain, but would miss the brunt. It all in where you live. I am 45 min to the beach on our West, and 60 min to WDW to the East.

Florida is paradise to me. My daughter plays outside all year round (without bundling up!!!), and rarely watches TV. I get to go to WDW twice a month, and, I am blessed with Florida Resident Rates for WDW and Disney Cruises.

It's not for everyone, but for our family, it's perfect ::)

Thanks a lot for rubbing it in :rotfl: Now if I could just find a job in Tampa!!!

[triplefigs]

I updated the Roll Call~!

[thegales]

Thank you for adding us to the roll call. If you like, you can put Main Dining with the 9:00 pm show.

I had not been paying attention to the multiple show times. When we booked, we were asked what time show, so I just picked 9:00. It looks like the other show is before dinner. We had a hard enough time getting to dinner after excursions, etc., so there is no way we would be ready for a show first. I also wonder how they will be doing the 'in between' stuff, and if we may need to do some picking and choosing. We attended most (if not all) the adult activities in Rockin Bar D which usually started sometime between 10 and 10:30 pm. For some of the activities, we needed to get there a head of time to get a good seat (one show, there was so much overflow that they filled Diversions too).

[triplefigs]

Got a Welcome Aboard packet from DCL today for our June 16, 2012 WESTERN CRUISE... Checked the website, it's still Eastern, but it did kind of freak me out for a second!

[minnierocks]

Got a Welcome Aboard packet from DCL today for our June 16, 2012 WESTERN CRUISE... Checked the website, it's still Eastern, but it did kind of freak me out for a second!

:lmao:I received two welcome packets in the mail today that said the same thing! I double-checked as well...

[triplefigs]

:lmao:I received two welcome packets in the mail today that said the same thing! I double-checked as well...At least I have company! ;)

[Silverfox97]

Hi everyone - just off the Magic this AM and we are OFFICIALLY booked on this cruise now! Me, DH (DIS boards name Ssanders79), and DD (will be 5 at time of sailing). We are in Cat 6A, Room #9674, and have main dining with the 9pm show. Please add us to the roll call!!! :goodvibes

[GoHerd1028]

Hi everyone - just off the Magic this AM and we are OFFICIALLY booked on this cruise now! Me, DH (DIS boards name Ssanders79), and DD (will be 5 at time of sailing). We are in Cat 6A, Room #9674, and have main dining with the 9pm show. Please add us to the roll call!!! :goodvibes

Glad to hear it is offical now!!!

[triplefigs]

Hi everyone - just off the Magic this AM and we are OFFICIALLY booked on this cruise now! Me, DH (DIS boards name Ssanders79), and DD (will be 5 at time of sailing). We are in Cat 6A, Room #9674, and have main dining with the 9pm show. Please add us to the roll call!!! :goodvibes
Welcome (officially!) and you're added! :dance3:

[Silverfox97]

Welcome (officially!) and you're added! :dance3:

You have just a little typo on us (#15) - I am Silverfox97, not GoHerd :)

Also, you can add that it will be our 5th Disney cruise. We will be celebrating summer vacation before DD's 1st "real" year in school (kindergarten), DH's b-day (June 15th), and our 7th wedding anniversary (June 13th). Thanks :)

[ssanders79]

Hello all, I'm Silverfox97's husband.
I noticed you have a roll call on page one, but I've not found any mention of a Fish Extender list. In the past I've maintained an online list and I started one for this cruise.
FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE)

[triplefigs]

You have just a little typo on us (#15) - I am Silverfox97, not GoHerd :)

Also, you can add that it will be our 5th Disney cruise. We will be celebrating summer vacation after DD's 1st "real" year in school (kindergarten), DH's b-day (June 15th), and our 7th wedding anniversary (June 13th). Thanks :)

Hello all, I'm Silverfox97's husband.
I noticed you have a roll call on page one, but I've not found any mention of a Fish Extender list. In the past I've maintained an online list and I started one for this cruise.
FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE)fixed it,and that would be great if you'd do the FE!

[thegales]

We had dropped a few pages, so I wanted to get us back to page 1. On our last DIS cruise thread, someone created the following logo.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/DCLCruiseLogosiggy.jpg

Many put it in their DIS signatures and someone put it on a website for t-shirts, etc. I wound up making our own shirts for embarkation. The neat thing was, at the cruise terminal, prior to any DIS meets, we all were able to find each other and start the introductions.

Another person took requests and created a laminated first name badge with the logo for your lanyard. So during the cruise, it was very easy to spot fellow DIS'rs. (I may take on this task as we get closer, but if anyone else wants to do it, I would be happy to hand off.)

So a challenge to the graphical artists out there. How about a logo for our group? Nothing too fancy, just a way to help identify ourselves.

[ssanders79]

We had dropped a few pages, so I wanted to get us back to page 1. On our last DIS cruise thread, someone created the following logo.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/DCLCruiseLogosiggy.jpg

Many put it in their DIS signatures and someone put it on a website for t-shirts, etc. I wound up making our own shirts for embarkation. The neat thing was, at the cruise terminal, prior to any DIS meets, we all were able to find each other and start the introductions.

Another person took requests and created a laminated first name badge with the logo for your lanyard. So during the cruise, it was very easy to spot fellow DIS'rs. (I may take on this task as we get closer, but if anyone else wants to do it, I would be happy to hand off.)

So a challenge to the graphical artists out there. How about a logo for our group? Nothing too fancy, just a way to help identify ourselves.

I'm game if I can find some time.

[Meliador]

Hello fellow Disers!!

So very glad to be sailing on the Fantasy...I cannot wait!!

Without further ado:

There will be DH (54) and myself (48). No children, just two big kids at heart who *love* Disney!! We have only cruised with DCL before, and hope we'll keep it that way...

I think we are on 10th deck, and we have late dinner seating, along with 7pm show.

We will be celebrating my Bday (the big 5-0). Can't wait! (for the cruise, that is...:rotfl2:)


Looking forward to reading about Disers on this thread!

Best,

[Silverfox97]

We had dropped a few pages, so I wanted to get us back to page 1. On our last DIS cruise thread, someone created the following logo.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/lockardaw/DCL/DCLCruiseLogosiggy.jpg

Many put it in their DIS signatures and someone put it on a website for t-shirts, etc. I wound up making our own shirts for embarkation. The neat thing was, at the cruise terminal, prior to any DIS meets, we all were able to find each other and start the introductions.

I remember seeing this logo and loving it!!! I think the cruise specific logos are neat.

We definitely need something to help identify us. On the cruise we just got off on Sat AM, the DIS meet was non-existent. Someone recognized DH at the port from reading our TR and seeing our pics, and even though DH described himself, nothing. It was wild. We did have an awesome time with the FEs though.

[ssanders79]

Hello fellow Disers!!

So very glad to be sailing on the Fantasy...I cannot wait!!

Without further ado:

There will be DH (54) and myself (48). No children, just two big kids at heart who *love* Disney!! We have only cruised with DCL before, and hope we'll keep it that way...

I think we are on 10th deck, and we have late dinner seating, along with 7pm show.

We will be celebrating my Bday (the big 5-0). Can't wait! (for the cruise, that is...:rotfl2:)


Looking forward to reading about Disers on this thread!

Best,

Will you be participating in the FE?

[thegales]

Hello fellow Disers!!

So very glad to be sailing on the Fantasy...I cannot wait!!

Without further ado:

There will be DH (54) and myself (48). No children, just two big kids at heart who *love* Disney!! We have only cruised with DCL before, and hope we'll keep it that way...

I think we are on 10th deck, and we have late dinner seating, along with 7pm show.

We will be celebrating my Bday (the big 5-0). Can't wait! (for the cruise, that is...:rotfl2:)


Looking forward to reading about Disers on this thread!

Best,

Welcome!!:welcome:

[thegales]

It was Cafe Press (http://www.cafepress.com/DisneyMagicChristmasShirts) where someone uploaded the logo, and a few people ordered shirts from there. I still like my old fashioned way of the iron on, but it was interesting to see how far some folks took it.

[GoHerd1028]

For whoever is in charge of the FE list..count us in! We had a great time with it on our last cruise! Let me know who to send the information to.

I like the idea of the cruise specific logo also!:thumbsup2 Anxious to see what some creative souls is able to conjure up!

[Docjason2]

My family loves doing the FEs, so we are definitely in. I will also update you guys once we know when the little guy or girl is born for the last member of the family.

Also I'd also love to help with a cruise logo. I am not very useful at photoshop by any means. I tell you what though, we do make some nice little laminated baggage tags here at work (yes I work for an airport). I made some nice ones for our last cruise that people liked, and be more than happy to do it again with a new logo.

And our meeting was kind of small as well. I can't blame too many people, several were either getting married or doing vow renewals on my cruise.

Also we have to keep this going....it's the only way my mind can "get away" from this snow and cold I see everywhere outside lol!!!

[triplefigs]

I made the logo for our last 2 cruises. I'd be happy to attempt one. Then we can play with all of them made and come up with a favorite for us all to use.

And we want in on the FE too!

[triplefigs]

Hello fellow Disers!!

So very glad to be sailing on the Fantasy...I cannot wait!!

Without further ado:

There will be DH (54) and myself (48). No children, just two big kids at heart who *love* Disney!! We have only cruised with DCL before, and hope we'll keep it that way...

I think we are on 10th deck, and we have late dinner seating, along with 7pm show.

We will be celebrating my Bday (the big 5-0). Can't wait! (for the cruise, that is...:rotfl2:)


Looking forward to reading about Disers on this thread!

Best,WELCOME!! :dance3:

[Meliador]

Thank you for your kind welcome!!

I don't think we will do the FE this time...we're still trying to find room for all of the FEs gifts we had on our last cruise!!

By the way, I tried this pm to check port activities on the DCL website, it kept timing out on me, or worst, at one point, it couldn't even find my reservation!!

did any of you experience anything similar with the DCL website?

Best,

[triplefigs]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1364.snc4/163644_1753694771498_1512803995_1801341_4556224_n. jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=123368514388623&pid=32123884&id=1198822580&oid=123368514388623)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs072.snc6/168275_1753702611694_1512803995_1801345_4213188_n. jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=123368514388623&pid=1801341&id=1512803995&oid=123368514388623)


I made this one tonight for our cruise.

[triplefigs]

Hello all, I'm Silverfox97's husband.
I noticed you have a roll call on page one, but I've not found any mention of a Fish Extender list. In the past I've maintained an online list and I started one for this cruise.
FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE)
I added the FE info and link to post #2. Let me know what else I need to add.

[triplefigs]

Roll Call is updated!

[Silverfox97]

lhttp://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs072.snc6/168275_1753702611694_1512803995_1801345_4213188_n. jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=123368514388623&pid=1801341&id=1512803995&oid=123368514388623)


I made this one tonight for our cruise.

Pretty - it would make a nice luggage tag, bookmark, or magnet. I think it's too big for a logo in a signature, though.

[triplefigs]

Another idea


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[GoHerd1028]

Everyone has done a great job on the logos!:thumbsup2 I "borrowed" one to use in my signature!:cool1:

[triplefigs]

Everyone has done a great job on the logos!:thumbsup2 I "borrowed" one to use in my signature!:cool1:Please get the NEW design (that was the old flag of St. Thomas so I updated it). We are snowed in here (day 4 with school cancelled until tues). got 8" of snow and ice in Atlanta and can't get out. I've had fun playing with the designs. I liked the white one I made better too! :thumbsup2 I think the beach one I did last night will be great for a magnet. I used to make tons of the DISigns on the t-shirt board, so I really enjoy it.

[Silverfox97]

DH is working on one, too. So far, it's looking pretty good! He makes all of our door magnets, and we DISigned our FE together, too. We wanted our stuff to be original, rather than from the thread that most people get their magnets, etc from :goodvibes I always tell him having him is like having my own "******" (I am sure you know of him from the Magnet/logo DISigning board). Me, I don't get Photoshop........

triplefigs, Sorry to her about being snowed in. I remember those days.......Even here in Tampa, DH had to cover our plants. We got the cold front, too. Not cool at all!!!

[triplefigs]

DH is working on one, too. So far, it's looking pretty good! He makes all of our door magnets, and we DISigned our FE together, too. We wanted our stuff to be original, rather than from the thread that most people get their magnets, etc from :goodvibes I always tell him having him is like having my own "******" (I am sure you know of him from the Magnet/logo DISigning board). Me, I don't get Photoshop........

triplefigs, Sorry to her about being snowed in. I remember those days.......Even here in Tampa, DH had to cover our plants. We got the cold front, too. Not cool at all!!!that's great! Can't wait to see it cause I've got room in my signature for 2 logos! DH wants to move to Tampa now! I make all of our magnets original too. The one I posted last night is an original I did for our last cruise. I'll be happy to share them with everyone here! My fave is my original "What happens in Disney stays in Disney" which has been redone on the DISign thread now (I haven't posted there in a couple of years.)

Here's the link to all my old disigns (go down to the right side for all the albums)
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/triplefigs/

[Silverfox97]

triplefigs, are you snowed in IN Alabama??

[triplefigs]

triplefigs, are you snowed in IN Alabama??
No, we live in a Northern suburb of metro Atlanta. Got 8-10" of snow in my county and 1" of ice on top of it. I grew up in AL and graduated from the University of Alabama.

[Silverfox97]

No, we live in a Northern suburb of metro Atlanta. Got 8-10" of snow in my county and 1" of ice on top of it. I grew up in AL and graduated from the University of Alabama.

That is a lot of snow for Atlanta area, though. OUCH!!!

Stay safe!!

[Monstro]

Happy New Year everyone. Getting back into the swing of things.... Just got off the 5 day Bahama sailing as well. Had a great time!

[Juls2989]

Hi everyone! :wave2: We just booked this cruise last night!! Thanks for the invite Silverfox97 :) It's me Julie 41, dh Jeff 41 and dd Hannah 11. She will be celebrating her 12th birthday at Castaway Cay!!! This is our 2nd cruise, we were on the Dec 9th 2010 and had a great time!! We are in room#8188 and are excited to have a veranda this time. Looking forward to getting to know you all and hoping the time will fly by.

[Docjason2]

Welcome Julie and to the rest of your family. Glad you joined us for your next cruise. Hopefully we'll have a great time and look forward to counting the days down with you!!!

[ssanders79]

For whoever is in charge of the FE list..count us in! We had a great time with it on our last cruise! Let me know who to send the information to.

I like the idea of the cruise specific logo also!:thumbsup2 Anxious to see what some creative souls is able to conjure up!

You can send me a PM with your FE details.

[triplefigs]

Happy New Year everyone. Getting back into the swing of things.... Just got off the 5 day Bahama sailing as well. Had a great time!
FUN! :cool1:
Hi everyone! :wave2: We just booked this cruise last night!! Thanks for the invite Silverfox97 :) It's me Julie 41, dh Jeff 41 and dd Hannah 11. She will be celebrating her 12th birthday at Castaway Cay!!! This is our 2nd cruise, we were on the Dec 9th 2010 and had a great time!! We are in room#8188 and are excited to have a veranda this time. Looking forward to getting to know you all and hoping the time will fly by.Welcome! My triplets (BBG) turn 12 on the last day of the cruise. sounds perfect- my DD will love having a friend her age!I'll add you to the roll call.:dance3:

[Juls2989]

FUN! :cool1:
Welcome! My triplets (BBG) turn 12 on the last day of the cruise. sounds perfect- my DD will love having a friend her age!I'll add you to the roll call.:dance3:

Thank-you!! That does sound perfect, my DD would love to have a friend her age. I was going to try and wait until her birthday this year to tell her we are booked on this cruise, but I just couldn't control my excitement:jumping1: and she over heard me!!:laughing: We had the best time on our cruise and really am looking forward to some more fun!!
Julie

[browneffect]

We're joining in on the roll call:

browneffect
Chad, Charla, DD (7), & DS (3)
Category 9b Deck 2
We are DCL virgins... wahoo!
We will be celebrating Father's Day, our 8th wedding anniversary, our daughter's 7th birthday, and my(ahem) birthday, too. It's a big week for us!
A very special thanks to Monstro for being such a great friend - I am looking forward to being on this cruise with all of y'all.

[GoHerd1028]

We're joining in on the roll call:

browneffect
Chad, Charla, DD (7), & DS (3)
Category 9b Deck 2
We are DCL virgins... wahoo!
We will be celebrating Father's Day, our 8th wedding anniversary, our daughter's 7th birthday, and my(ahem) birthday, too. It's a big week for us!
A very special thanks to Monstro for being such a great friend - I am looking forward to being on this cruise with all of y'all.

We are all more than glad to have you join us!:cool1:

[Silverfox97]

DH & I realized just this week that this cruise will be taking place over Father's Day :goodvibes Usually, I am working (I work weekends), so this will be a special treat for him - he gets to have a day to relax on board!!!

[triplefigs]

We're joining in on the roll call:

browneffect
Chad, Charla, DD (7), & DS (3)
Category 9b Deck 2
We are DCL virgins... wahoo!
We will be celebrating Father's Day, our 8th wedding anniversary, our daughter's 7th birthday, and my(ahem) birthday, too. It's a big week for us!
A very special thanks to Monstro for being such a great friend - I am looking forward to being on this cruise with all of y'all.Welcome !!:dance3:

DH & I realized just this week that this cruise will be taking place over Father's Day :goodvibes Usually, I am working (I work weekends), so this will be a special treat for him - he gets to have a day to relax on board!!!I had no idea it was Father's Day on the cruise. That's awesome! My mom's b'day, my triplets b'day, and Fathers Day all in the same week! Fun!

[Docjason2]

Welcome browneffect to the drug that is DCL. It'll be a blast for you and your family.

I had no idea it was Father's Day as well. I am really going to have to rub it into the family for relaxation and daddy time :)

[triplefigs]

I updated the Roll Call and added the Father's Day info to the title and post. Does DCL do anything special for Father's Day?

[triplefigs]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b370/TriplefigsGeneral/FathersDayFantasy.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b370/TriplefigsGeneral/OvalFathersDay-1.gif

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[tiggerb]

It's been a while since I have been on, but hey, booked this on the first day of booking last Oct.! :cool1:

Here's the scoop: tiggerb
At time of cruise: Bridget (40), DH Mike (42),
DS Josh (12 1/2) DS Jack (turns 9 4 days into the cruise)
5C on Deck 7
This will be our first cruise,
but saving money to book another while on board! :goodvibes
Early Dining and 9 PM show
(We like to celebrate Disney Style ;))
Celebrating: Father's Day (who knew :confused3)
Jack-Jack's Birthday
Early Anniversay--- maybe
Early B-day for me--- maybe
Early B-Day for Josh--- maybe

Should we try to switch dinner and show times or is it better for older kids?
I am going to sign up for FE --- just to get one made...
Anyone have boys in the 12 yr. old range --- I see lots of girls
As far as logos for this group --- how about the GREAT one you created w/ Father's Day on the Fantasy? It would look GRREEAAT on t-shirts and such!;)

[triplefigs]

It's been a while since I have been on, but hey, booked this on the first day of booking last Oct.! :cool1:

Here's the scoop: tiggerb
At time of cruise: Bridget (40), DH Mike (42),
DS Josh (12 1/2) DS Jack (turns 9 4 days into the cruise)
5C on Deck 7
This will be our first cruise,
but saving money to book another while on board! :goodvibes
Early Dining and 9 PM show
(We like to celebrate Disney Style ;))
Celebrating: Father's Day (who knew :confused3)
Jack-Jack's Birthday
Early Anniversay--- maybe
Early B-day for me--- maybe
Early B-Day for Josh--- maybe

Should we try to switch dinner and show times or is it better for older kids?
I am going to sign up for FE --- just to get one made...
Anyone have boys in the 12 yr. old range --- I see lots of girls
As far as logos for this group --- how about the GREAT one you created w/ Father's Day on the Fantasy? It would look GRREEAAT on t-shirts and such!;)Welcome, and I added you to the roll call. My triplets (2 are boys) turn 12 on the cruise!:dance3: Glad you like the Father's Day logo. I thought it was cute too!

[tiggerb]

Oh, it will be nice to tell DS there are boys his age too! Seen many girls his age... his response "Eeww", yet, DH responded to that as "You may think differently in 1 1/2 years" :lmao:

Thanks for adding us! Hope people sign up for the FE exchanges... ideas are rollin in my head now!

[3dmykids]

We will be celebrating father's day:cool1: and our 17th wedding anniversary. We will now be sailing with my mom. Our room is 8172 a deluxe family oceanview room. My mom is across the hall but not sure room number, but of course inside room, so very excited to be able to experience the room with nice big window but also see what the new inside portholes look like and do:banana:

[thegales]

Our very first cruise in 2003 was over Father's Day. Since we were new to cruising, I didn't know what 'normal' was, so it is hard to compare if there was anything special because it was Father's Day.

If I recall, it was mentioned in the Navigator and prior to the shows, and there may have been a special menu (could have just been the regular offerings, but printed on a menu that said Father's Day). There may have also been a small memento or note left in the stateroom acknowledging Father's Day. I also remember buying a DCL pin that had the word Father on it.

In other words, you knew it was Father's Day, but not a whole lot more.

[ssanders79]

Sorry for the delay, I've been quite busy. The FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE) has been updated.

[triplefigs]

Oh, it will be nice to tell DS there are boys his age too! Seen many girls his age... his response "Eeww", yet, DH responded to that as "You may think differently in 1 1/2 years" :lmao:

Thanks for adding us! Hope people sign up for the FE exchanges... ideas are rollin in my head now!That's what I told my boys, too!

We will be celebrating father's day:cool1: and our 17th wedding anniversary. We will now be sailing with my mom. Our room is 8172 a deluxe family oceanview room. My mom is across the hall but not sure room number, but of course inside room, so very excited to be able to experience the room with nice big window but also see what the new inside portholes look like and do:banana:I updated your info!

Our very first cruise in 2003 was over Father's Day. Since we were new to cruising, I didn't know what 'normal' was, so it is hard to compare if there was anything special because it was Father's Day.

If I recall, it was mentioned in the Navigator and prior to the shows, and there may have been a special menu (could have just been the regular offerings, but printed on a menu that said Father's Day). There may have also been a small memento or note left in the stateroom acknowledging Father's Day. I also remember buying a DCL pin that had the word Father on it.

In other words, you knew it was Father's Day, but not a whole lot more.Father's day at sea has to be better than at home!

Sorry for the delay, I've been quite busy. The FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE) has been updated.Thanks!

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

We're booked for this cruise B2B with June 23rd. Unless something more enticing shows up on the itinerary for the rest of 2012... we'll stick with this cruise.
Here's our info:
BibbidyBobbidyBoo
Jeff, Shelley, Robert (then 14), Rita (turns 12 on June 16, 2012), and Ruby (then 18)-she may or may not be accompanying us.

rooms 8641 and 5050

Cruised Before? -yes! See signature. :)

Celebrating anything special? - belated 22yr anniversary, June 16th DD birthday, and ofcourse Father's day.

Dining and Show Times -don't know yet, but TA probably booked early dining/9pm show

[Monstro]

We're joining in on the roll call:

browneffect
Chad, Charla, DD (7), & DS (3)
Category 9b Deck 2
We are DCL virgins... wahoo!
We will be celebrating Father's Day, our 8th wedding anniversary, our daughter's 7th birthday, and my(ahem) birthday, too. It's a big week for us!
A very special thanks to Monstro for being such a great friend - I am looking forward to being on this cruise with all of y'all.

Welcome Aboard CB! You guys are going to love love love it!!!!!!

[browneffect]

Is there a secret for making reservations at Palo's?

[browneffect]

Welcome Aboard CB! You guys are going to love love love it!!!!!!
We can't wait. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm for DCL all these years. I finally caught the bug... sometimes I'm slow, you know. :)

[ssanders79]

Is there a secret for making reservations at Palo's?

Login in at midnight when your booking window opens. If that does not work then go to the set location once you board the ship and stand in line.

[thegales]

Login in at midnight when your booking window opens. If that does not work then go to the set location once you board the ship and stand in line.

To add to what ssanders79 said, keep looking on-line after the original booking window. People are making changes so new times do open up.

[ssanders79]

To add to what ssanders79 said, keep looking on-line after the original booking window. People are making changes so new times do open up.

To add some more...
Depending on your CC level you can also log in at midnight for each booking window. For example if you are Gold try logging on at midnight when Silver's booking window opens then again at the 75 day mark. There are people that claim that DCL holds (allegedly) back X number of seats for each booking window. I've yet to find proof. They also leave seats open (again, allegedly) for booking onboard the first day.

[tiggerb]

Triplefigs ~

I noticed on the FE list that we are even on the same deck and maybe rooms close by--- now hopefully the boys will all like each other enough to hang out on the cruise! Is it that your family booked 2 rooms and another for other family? Trying to get a head start on things... :rotfl:

Fun to see the lists growing! Thanks to all who are doing the updating! :goodvibes

[mrszrw]

we are joining in the fun! Just booked our June 2012 cruise today! We went on the magic back in Nov. ( our 1st cruise ) and had such a great time we want to do it again!

I just sent a request to join the facebook page and asked to be added to the fe list. the kids dd9, ds5 and dd4 are super excited that we are booked to go again!

[tiggerb]

YAY! More fun added! :yay: I am thinking of starting on my FE List items now so I don't become overwhelmed later! I will add you to my list too ;)

[quirty30]

Hi all - very excited to find this thread and the Facebook group, which I just joined. Here's our info:

DIS Name: quirty30
Names/Ages of Those Sailing:
Linda (48) Evan (13) and Kaylee (11 - yes, another 11 year old girl!!!)
Stateroom(s) Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?
Cruised Before? I cruised over 10 years ago on the Carnival Ecstasy, and almost 20 years ago on one of the Big Red Boats, in the days before DCL. First cruise for the kids and they are so excited!
Celebrating anything special? DD belated 11th birthday (5/15) and 5th grade graduation, DS early 14th birthday (6/25) and 8th grade graduation. I intentionally chose a date in between their birthdays.
Dining and Show Times: undecided

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!!!

[Docjason2]

Hi all - very excited to find this thread and the Facebook group, which I just joined. Here's our info:

DIS Name: quirty30
Names/Ages of Those Sailing:
Linda (48) Evan (13) and Kaylee (11 - yes, another 11 year old girl!!!)
Stateroom(s) Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?
Cruised Before? I cruised over 10 years ago on the Carnival Ecstasy, and almost 20 years ago on one of the Big Red Boats, in the days before DCL. First cruise for the kids and they are so excited!
Celebrating anything special? DD belated 11th birthday (5/15) and 5th grade graduation, DS early 14th birthday (6/25) and 8th grade graduation. I intentionally chose a date in between their birthdays.
Dining and Show Times: undecided

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!!!

Welcome to our group!!!! You and your kids are going to have a blast. We like to say around here that once you go o your first Disney cruise, you'll get hooked and will be jonsing to go back again!!!

[Silverfox97]

Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?!

You will probably get all sorts of opinions, so I will give you ours :goodvibes

We are aft lovers - we never have a problem with ship motion. We have been aft on all of our cruises and are for the next 3. We feel aft is a great location. We were originally going to do a Cat 5E, but once we saw that everyone on the higher decks will look down onto those extended verandahs, we talked it over and decided to go with the Cat 6 into one of those far aft verandahs. So, we would vote for you to choose 7690 :)

[quirty30]

You will probably get all sorts of opinions, so I will give you ours :goodvibes

We are aft lovers - we never have a problem with ship motion. We have been aft on all of our cruises and are for the next 3. We feel aft is a great location. We were originally going to do a Cat 5E, but once we saw that everyone on the higher decks will look down onto those extended verandahs, we talked it over and decided to go with the Cat 6 into one of those far aft verandahs. So, we would vote for you to choose 7690 :)

Thanks you so much - I need to decide by Monday. Seems like the only one trying to convince me to go with the 5C is my TA....perhaps because it's more expensive? I have noticed from reading these boards that there are a lot of folks who love the aft staterooms and book them over and over (like you!) And as someone else pointed out to me, the $400 or so I save is a nice bonus.

We are frequent hotel guests, and I always request a quiet room away from the elevators - I think the aft cabins are the cruise ship equivalent. We tend to sleep in a bit in the AM and I love that there won't be lots of foot traffic outside in the hall. My only real concern was the motion - I get motion sickness when I'm indoors on a ship regardless (and can keep it at bay for the most part with Dramamine.) One of the reasons I wanted a good sized verandah, is that I will generally be sitting out there rather than inside the cabin on the sofa. When I get really queasy, it will be my private retreat. So I too, think, that 7690 will be an excellent choice for us...I also like the deck location (not too high or too low) and the fact that it has the extra berth so DD can have her own bed and not have to share with me.

Thank you again for your input - it's very much appreciated!!!

[3dmykids]

Hi all - very excited to find this thread and the Facebook group, which I just joined. Here's our info:

DIS Name: quirty30
Names/Ages of Those Sailing:
Linda (48) Evan (13) and Kaylee (11 - yes, another 11 year old girl!!!)
Stateroom(s) Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?
Cruised Before? I cruised over 10 years ago on the Carnival Ecstasy, and almost 20 years ago on one of the Big Red Boats, in the days before DCL. First cruise for the kids and they are so excited!
Celebrating anything special? DD belated 11th birthday (5/15) and 5th grade graduation, DS early 14th birthday (6/25) and 8th grade graduation. I intentionally chose a date in between their birthdays.
Dining and Show Times: undecided

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!!!

Our TA suggested no aft or forward due to motion sickness. The 2 cruises we have been on we have been toward the front and middle of the ship. We all got sick with the forward room, but the waters were rough. I think it would be neat to have your view though in 7690. Good luck on your decision and welcome.

[triplefigs]

Hi, y'all! Worked the past 3 nights straight. I will update the roll call soon. Welcome to all the newest joining the cruise!

[triplefigs]

Triplefigs ~

I noticed on the FE list that we are even on the same deck and maybe rooms close by--- now hopefully the boys will all like each other enough to hang out on the cruise! Is it that your family booked 2 rooms and another for other family? Trying to get a head start on things... :rotfl:

Fun to see the lists growing! Thanks to all who are doing the updating! :goodvibesYes, that's us!

we are joining in the fun! Just booked our June 2012 cruise today! We went on the magic back in Nov. ( our 1st cruise ) and had such a great time we want to do it again!

I just sent a request to join the facebook page and asked to be added to the fe list. the kids dd9, ds5 and dd4 are super excited that we are booked to go again!Welcome! :dance3:

Hi all - very excited to find this thread and the Facebook group, which I just joined. Here's our info:

DIS Name: quirty30
Names/Ages of Those Sailing:
Linda (48) Evan (13) and Kaylee (11 - yes, another 11 year old girl!!!)
Stateroom(s) Trying to decide between 7690 and a Cat 5C...TA says we should go with mid-ship, but I'm really sold on 7690. Any advice?
Cruised Before? I cruised over 10 years ago on the Carnival Ecstasy, and almost 20 years ago on one of the Big Red Boats, in the days before DCL. First cruise for the kids and they are so excited!
Celebrating anything special? DD belated 11th birthday (5/15) and 5th grade graduation, DS early 14th birthday (6/25) and 8th grade graduation. I intentionally chose a date in between their birthdays.
Dining and Show Times: undecided

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!!!Welcome! My DD will be thrilled with another girl her age!:dance3:

[ssanders79]

Sorry for the delay, the FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE) has been updated.

[Grandma x3]

Hi Everyone!
We are booked on this cruise (w/b2b on the 6/23 cruise) - except I'm not sure we'll be able to swing both!! For DH Paul a 7 day cruise is too short after we were on the 2008 Panama Canal cruise!! I sure hope we can - I've already been on the Western Caribbean but not the Eastern.
We are - me Chris, DH Paul and possibly DGS Matt,11.

[triplefigs]

Hi Everyone!
We are booked on this cruise (w/b2b on the 6/23 cruise) - except I'm not sure we'll be able to swing both!! For DH Paul a 7 day cruise is too short after we were on the 2008 Panama Canal cruise!! I sure hope we can - I've already been on the Western Caribbean but not the Eastern.
We are - me Chris, DH Paul and possibly DGS Matt,11.Welcome! :dance3:

[Docjason2]

Hi Everyone!
We are booked on this cruise (w/b2b on the 6/23 cruise) - except I'm not sure we'll be able to swing both!! For DH Paul a 7 day cruise is too short after we were on the 2008 Panama Canal cruise!! I sure hope we can - I've already been on the Western Caribbean but not the Eastern.
We are - me Chris, DH Paul and possibly DGS Matt,11.

Welcome aboard!!!! :cool1:

[ssanders79]

DH is working on one, too. So far, it's looking pretty good! He makes all of our door magnets, and we DISigned our FE together, too. We wanted our stuff to be original, rather than from the thread that most people get their magnets, etc from :goodvibes I always tell him having him is like having my own "******" (I am sure you know of him from the Magnet/logo DISigning board). Me, I don't get Photoshop........

triplefigs, Sorry to her about being snowed in. I remember those days.......Even here in Tampa, DH had to cover our plants. We got the cold front, too. Not cool at all!!!

Well I finally found some time to finish this up.
There are multiple sizes avaliable at the following link (http://s858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/).
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[triplefigs]

Well I finally found some time to finish this up.
There are multiple sizes avaliable at the following link (http://s858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/).
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LOVE IT!!! Addling it to the 1st post and my signature!!! I think this one and my Father's Day should both be used. Yours as the official trip one and mine as the special day!

[Silverfox97]

Hey triplefigs,

I just realized I gave you some wrong info for the roll call - it's summer vacation BEFORE DD's first year of real school......could you please change after to before? Thanks!

[thegales]

Updated my signature. Looks good.

[thegales]

We have connecting cabins on this cruise. DW received her welcome packet today, showing the cruise as an Eastern. I have yet to receive mine. It just does not seem fair.

[tiggerb]

Love both pics! Do we all get to use them? Have shirts made too?!

As for welcome packets ~ do they only come to those pd in full or reserved thru Disney and not a TA? I would love to get mail... DH said I will lose my excitement by the time vacation really begins! Not a chance!

[triplefigs]

We have connecting cabins on this cruise. DW received her welcome packet today, showing the cruise as an Eastern. I have yet to receive mine. It just does not seem fair.We have gotten 10 packages, 8 of which say WESTERN. :confused3

[triplefigs]

Hey triplefigs,

I just realized I gave you some wrong info for the roll call - it's summer vacation BEFORE DD's first year of real school......could you please change after to before? Thanks!Done!:thumbsup2

[Silverfox97]

DH & I were just chuckling about how this thread is so much more active and has more pages than our cruise this October :chat:

[triplefigs]

DH & I were just chuckling about how this thread is so much more active and has more pages than our cruise this October :chat:We are just a fun group! My last summer cruise on the Magic in 2009 was really fun and active too. :thumbsup2:cool1:

[triplefigs]

GUESS WHAT!!!! Since it's now 2011, we can say our cruise is...
NEXT YEAR!!!!

[GoHerd1028]

I imagine that all the chatter on this thread is a sign that we are all going to have a blast with each other on the cruise!:banana:

[thegales]

Is it possible to get a larger image than the full size of the one that I included in my signature? I went to Cafe Press to try to create some shirts, and the graphic was too small for a shirt.

For our last cruise, some folks ordered their shirts via Cafe Press. I did the cheap route, and used iron on transfers. However, I like playing in Cafe Press to get some ideas. I think some other folks used Zazzle.

By the way, who do we let know about FE?

[ssanders79]

Is it possible to get a larger image than the full size of the one that I included in my signature? I went to Cafe Press to try to create some shirts, and the graphic was too small for a shirt.

For our last cruise, some folks ordered their shirts via Cafe Press. I did the cheap route, and used iron on transfers. However, I like playing in Cafe Press to get some ideas. I think some other folks used Zazzle.

By the way, who do we let know about FE?

You can PM me with the FE stuff.
I will get the image Tshirt ready tomorrow and post the link.

[Grandma x3]

I hope I can find all my FE and other cruise stuff - we remodeled our house (completely rebuilt it) and put everything into storage - although we moved back in last June - I still haven't got to all the boxes!!

[Docjason2]

I imagine that all the chatter on this thread is a sign that we are all going to have a blast with each other on the cruise!:banana:

I can't believe how many families are already posting for this trip. On my October cruise I think we had 6 total people doing FE. It kinda sucked for the kids, since there weren't many for them to play with or talk to at the port or even our little meet and greet. I really hope our kids can have some fun playing with all the other little ones out there.

The best part of the whole cruise was the kids getting to drop of the FE gifts and coming back to the room checking every 5 minutes for theirs. I think they'll be more surprised this time!

[ssanders79]

Here is the link to the Sailing Into A Summer Fantasy 2012 cafepress shop (http://www.cafepress.com/SummerFantasy2012).

Here is the alternate logo that I used on the front of the shirts. For the most part, if the shirts have this as the front logo the oval logo appears on the back.

There are multiple sizes avaliable at the following link.
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[Silverfox97]

I can't believe how many families are already posting for this trip. On my October cruise I think we had 6 total people doing FE. It kinda sucked for the kids, since there weren't many for them to play with or talk to at the port or even our little meet and greet. I really hope our kids can have some fun playing with all the other little ones out there.

The best part of the whole cruise was the kids getting to drop of the FE gifts and coming back to the room checking every 5 minutes for theirs. I think they'll be more surprised this time!

On our cruise in Aug., we received ~ 2 FE deliveries a day, but this last on in Jan, we received multiple. DD was so excited to constantly check the FE. It was adorable. One day, she woke up from her nap, was pretty rough and not quite awake yet, but she basically jumped down to rush to check the FE. It was adorable. This is going to be one fun cruise!!!

My goodness, we have some nice logos, between triplefigs and ssanders79!! We can make magnets, bookmarks, and cool stuff galore!!

[GoHerd1028]

I just wanted to tell you guys that we have a lot of talented people on here!!!!:cool1: The logos you all have made are FANTASTIC:thumbsup2. I look forward to what else you come up with between now and then!!! This is going to be a great group of cruisers I think!

[triplefigs]

Here is the link to the Sailing Into A Summer Fantasy 2012 cafepress shop (http://www.cafepress.com/SummerFantasy2012).

Here is the alternate logo that I used on the front of the shirts. For the most part, if the shirts have this as the front logo the oval logo appears on the back.

There are multiple sizes avaliable at the following link.
50px (http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_50.png), 100px (http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_100.png), 150px (http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_150.png), 200px (http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_200.png), and 300px (http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_300.png).

http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab142/sanders79/disboards/DIS%20Cruise%20Logos/2012%20DCL%20Fantasy%20Eastern%20Logo/Med_300.pngYou are very talented! I like how clean and simple your graphics are. Want to play around with my Father's Day one and make it better? :rolleyes1:confused3:worship:

[mrszrw]

with all this snow we keep getting I'm ready to set sail on the fantasy right now! I have a good friend who lives in St. Thomas and today would be a great day to visit her on the beach!

[Juls2989]

[QUOTE=ssanders79;39688074]Here is the link to the Sailing Into A Summer Fantasy 2012 cafepress shop (http://www.cafepress.com/SummerFantasy2012).



That's awesome!!! Thanks for setting that up!! I'll definitely be ordering a bunch!! :thumbsup2

[quirty30]

We're official. :yay:


Went with cat 6B cabin 7690. I couldn't find anything mid-ship I liked without going up to a 4D. Keeping my fingers crossed that the aft location suits us. Now the waiting begins...to think we have to endure another winter before our cruise. It's gonna be a long 18 months.

[Silverfox97]

We're official. :yay:


Went with cat 6B cabin 7690. I could find anything mid-ship I liked without going up to a 4D. Keeping my fingers crossed that the aft location suits us. Now the waiting begins...to think we have to endure another winter before our cruise. It's gonna be a long 18 months.

I think yOu will like your room choice :) Welcome!!!

[quirty30]

I think yOu will like your room choice :) Welcome!!!

You can wave down to us from Deck 9 :wave2:

I agree with you that we will like it. Seems like the aft cabins have a loyal following. My TA just has me worried about motion sickness...that's my only concern. But that's why I wanted the balcony in the first place...I don't get motion sickness in the open air.

On another note, my TA must think I'm nuts. I booked the cruise on the DCL website late last week, only because it was like 2AM and when that aft cabin popped into the inventory, I snagged it right then and there for fear it would be gone if I waited until morning. Asked my TA to take over the booking and she said I'd probably lose my $200 OBC that I was getting thru them. Now I hate to call myself cheap, however, I can't pay full price for anything...I'm definitely a bargain hunter. And these Disney cruises aren't cheap and every little bit helps. So I let my DCL booking expire last night around midnight. I saw the cabin come back into inventory. Had prearranged with my TA to look for it early this morning. I slept terrible thinking, "Linda, you idiot...you're willing to lose out on a cabin you really want over $200?" I was happy to see it was still there when I left for work. TA emailed me an hour or so later with the good news. Got the cabin I wanted AND a total of $275 credit. I really think those cat 6 cabins are a great deal for a verandah stateroom. So I'm very happy!

And now I can get a good nights sleep :)

We're just thrilled to be joining you all and getting to know you over the next year and a half - should make the waiting much more bearable!

[3dmykids]

We're official. :yay:


Went with cat 6B cabin 7690. I could find anything mid-ship I liked without going up to a 4D. Keeping my fingers crossed that the aft location suits us. Now the waiting begins...to think we have to endure another winter before our cruise. It's gonna be a long 18 months.

Good choice. I think it will be a great room with great view. It will be here before we know it though.:rotfl2:

[Docjason2]

You can wave down to us from Deck 9 :wave2:

I agree with you that we will like it. Seems like the aft cabins have a loyal following. My TA just has me worried about motion sickness...that's my only concern. But that's why I wanted the balcony in the first place...I don't get motion sickness in the open air.

On another note, my TA must think I'm nuts. I booked the cruise on the DCL website late last week, only because it was like 2AM and when that aft cabin popped into the inventory, I snagged it right then and there for fear it would be gone if I waited until morning. Asked my TA to take over the booking and she said I'd probably lose my $200 OBC that I was getting thru them. Now I hate to call myself cheap, however, I can't pay full price for anything...I'm definitely a bargain hunter. And these Disney cruises aren't cheap and every little bit helps. So I let my DCL booking expire last night around midnight. I saw the cabin come back into inventory. Had prearranged with my TA to look for it early this morning. I slept terrible thinking, "Linda, you idiot...you're willing to lose out on a cabin you really want over $200?" I was happy to see it was still there when I left for work. TA emailed me an hour or so later with the good news. Got the cabin I wanted AND a total of $275 credit. I really think those cat 6 cabins are a great deal for a verandah stateroom. So I'm very happy!

And now I can get a good nights sleep :)

We're just thrilled to be joining you all and getting to know you over the next year and a half - should make the waiting much more bearable!

That's exactly my sentiment. Sitting here freezing and watching snow all around, knowing we won't be going back for over a year now. But at least most of you are in the same boat, patiently waiting it out like myself. Misery loves company right? :laughing:

[Kanga1]

We're official. :yay:


Went with cat 6B cabin 7690. I couldn't find anything mid-ship I liked without going up to a 4D. Keeping my fingers crossed that the aft location suits us. Now the waiting begins...to think we have to endure another winter before our cruise. It's gonna be a long 18 months.


Hi!!:wave2: This is funny. I kept going back and forth trying to decide between 7690 and the room we have which is 6190. When I saw you took 7690 and said, "Well, I guess I'm set on 6190!":thumbsup2 You can wave down and across to us! We also have a DD (Anna Marie) who will be 11 and she's hoping to find some friends on this cruise. She has never been on a cruise before. DH and I cruised on RCCL 13 years ago and we're really excited about DCL and the Fantasy. We're also booked on the Dream this July. Can't wait!:cool1:

[GoHerd1028]

Hi!!:wave2: This is funny. I kept going back and forth trying to decide between 7690 and the room we have which is 6190. When I saw you took 7690 and said, "Well, I guess I'm set on 6190!":thumbsup2 You can wave down and across to us! We also have a DD (Anna Marie) who will be 11 and she's hoping to find some friends on this cruise. She has never been on a cruise before. DH and I cruised on RCCL 13 years ago and we're really excited about DCL and the Fantasy. We're also booked on the Dream this July. Can't wait!:cool1:

Welcome aboard..what part of WV are you from??

[jacksonsmom]

Can I join?

We are going to be taking our first ever cruise! We are so excited, yet it is kind of overwhelming. So much to learn.

We haven't booked yet, will be soon though. Still trying to figure out what area of the ship is good and such.

It would be me and my DH, along with our son, who will be 12 at the time of the cruise.

We are just celebrating finally experiencing not just a cruise but a Disney Cruise! Can't wait :)

[goingsouth]

Welcome!!:)

[binks]

We're booked! Hi to everyone! It is me, Cindy, my DH, Mike and DD's Katie (16) and Edie (12).
We've haven't cruised on Disney since Jan 09, so I am so psyched for this cruise!:banana:

[mousemom11]

:welcome: I think that our group of kids will be taking over Edge! :rotfl2:

[Silverfox97]

You can wave down to us from Deck 9 :wave2:

I agree with you that we will like it. Seems like the aft cabins have a loyal following. My TA just has me worried about motion sickness...that's my only concern. But that's why I wanted the balcony in the first place...I don't get motion sickness in the open air.

Of course we will wave :goodvibes Now, I have never been as far aft as we will be in 9674 - usually, we are on the side that faces Castaway Cay, but we decided on this instead of the 5E cabins that everyone can see down onto those verandahs :scared1: I hope that your motion sickness will be OK; we've never had a problem. In fact, the most complaints seem to come from forward cabins, but everyone is different!

On another note, my TA must think I'm nuts. I booked the cruise on the DCL website late last week, only because it was like 2AM and when that aft cabin popped into the inventory, I snagged it right then and there for fear it would be gone if I waited until morning. Asked my TA to take over the booking and she said I'd probably lose my $200 OBC that I was getting thru them. Now I hate to call myself cheap, however, I can't pay full price for anything...I'm definitely a bargain hunter. And these Disney cruises aren't cheap and every little bit helps. So I let my DCL booking expire last night around midnight. I saw the cabin come back into inventory. Had prearranged with my TA to look for it early this morning. I slept terrible thinking, "Linda, you idiot...you're willing to lose out on a cabin you really want over $200?" I was happy to see it was still there when I left for work. TA emailed me an hour or so later with the good news. Got the cabin I wanted AND a total of $275 credit. I really think those cat 6 cabins are a great deal for a verandah stateroom. So I'm very happy!

I totally understand. In Aug., we were on the Wonder for a 5 night double dip and re-booked for a 7 nighter in Oct on the Magic. When we booked it onboard, we got $200 OBC, and named our TA, giving us another $200. Well, not 2 days later, DH & I decided we just couldn't wait that long to cruise again, so we found a "bargain" 5 night double dip on the Magic (that was Jan 3-8). I was so upset that we didn't have a dummy cruise that we booked to move up, missing out on the 10% off and OBC. I didn't want to move up the Oct date, because we booked "our" secret verandah cabin, and didn't want to lose it. We only got the $75 from our TA, $50 from Disney Visa, and $25 from the TA booking online. Had we booked a dummy cruise, we would've had another $100. Kicking myself!!!! Well, once we boarded & still had cell service at PC, DH checked with his iPhone to see if 9674 was available for this sailing. It was, so we picked up the re-booking cards and filled them out right after dinner to book this cruise, and a dummy date, because I wasn't letting that happen to me again!!! Wanna know the best part, I get a call from the booking agent that we won the $100 OBC for re-booking another cruise while on board!!! That was awesome!!!

Moral of the story - I completely understand!!!

[Docjason2]

Can I join?

We are going to be taking our first ever cruise! We are so excited, yet it is kind of overwhelming. So much to learn.

We haven't booked yet, will be soon though. Still trying to figure out what area of the ship is good and such.

It would be me and my DH, along with our son, who will be 12 at the time of the cruise.

We are just celebrating finally experiencing not just a cruise but a Disney Cruise! Can't wait :)

Welcome to our group. Glad you can join. Where in MN are you?

[thegales]

:welcome:
Welcome to all our new cruisers!

[quirty30]

Good choice. I think it will be a great room with great view. It will be here before we know it though.:rotfl2:

I don't think I'm quite ready to set a countdown and see exactly how many days are left!!!

That's exactly my sentiment. Sitting here freezing and watching snow all around, knowing we won't be going back for over a year now. But at least most of you are in the same boat, patiently waiting it out like myself. Misery loves company right? :laughing:

In the same boat - lol :rotfl2:

Hi!!:wave2: This is funny. I kept going back and forth trying to decide between 7690 and the room we have which is 6190. When I saw you took 7690 and said, "Well, I guess I'm set on 6190!":thumbsup2 You can wave down and across to us! We also have a DD (Anna Marie) who will be 11 and she's hoping to find some friends on this cruise. She has never been on a cruise before. DH and I cruised on RCCL 13 years ago and we're really excited about DCL and the Fantasy. We're also booked on the Dream this July. Can't wait!:cool1:

I was torn between 7690 & 9174 (which I see is still available.) 7690 was a little cheaper and I didn't think that 9174 would be all that much better. So 7690 it was. It is entirely possible that I will change my mind before we sail and decide I need to be mid-ship...if I do, you'll be the first to know!

Can I join?

We are going to be taking our first ever cruise! We are so excited, yet it is kind of overwhelming. So much to learn.

We haven't booked yet, will be soon though. Still trying to figure out what area of the ship is good and such.

It would be me and my DH, along with our son, who will be 12 at the time of the cruise.

We are just celebrating finally experiencing not just a cruise but a Disney Cruise! Can't wait :)

Welcome - first Disney cruise for us as well!

We're booked! Hi to everyone! It is me, Cindy, my DH, Mike and DD's Katie (16) and Edie (12).
We've haven't cruised on Disney since Jan 09, so I am so psyched for this cruise!:banana:

And welcome to you too!!!!!

:welcome: I think that our group of kids will be taking over Edge! :rotfl2:

I can't believe all the tweens just in our "group." My kids are really thrilled and hopefully DD will make enough friends that she will give DS a break (she likes to give him grief now and then.) DS will only be a week from turning 14 so I could put him in Vibe, but he has mild Asperger's and I think he'll fit in better with the tweens - but we will see.

[quirty30]

I totally understand. In Aug., we were on the Wonder for a 5 night double dip and re-booked for a 7 nighter in Oct on the Magic. When we booked it onboard, we got $200 OBC, and named our TA, giving us another $200. Well, not 2 days later, DH & I decided we just couldn't wait that long to cruise again, so we found a "bargain" 5 night double dip on the Magic (that was Jan 3-8). I was so upset that we didn't have a dummy cruise that we booked to move up, missing out on the 10% off and OBC. I didn't want to move up the Oct date, because we booked "our" secret verandah cabin, and didn't want to lose it. We only got the $75 from our TA, $50 from Disney Visa, and $25 from the TA booking online. Had we booked a dummy cruise, we would've had another $100. Kicking myself!!!! Well, once we boarded & still had cell service at PC, DH checked with his iPhone to see if 9674 was available for this sailing. It was, so we picked up the re-booking cards and filled them out right after dinner to book this cruise, and a dummy date, because I wasn't letting that happen to me again!!! Wanna know the best part, I get a call from the booking agent that we won the $100 OBC for re-booking another cruise while on board!!! That was awesome!!!

Moral of the story - I completely understand!!!

Well done. :thumbsup2

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. We own DVC and I could have used points to book. But I can rent or transfer enough points to pay for this and my net "savings" combined with all the OBC is somewhere in the neighborhood of $1500 - I just couldn't resist. That's our airfare & tips at least.

[Kanga1]

I was torn between 7690 & 9174 (which I see is still available.) 7690 was a little cheaper and I didn't think that 9174 would be all that much better. So 7690 it was. It is entirely possible that I will change my mind before we sail and decide I need to be mid-ship...if I do, you'll be the first to know!



Thanks Quirty! I've seen a pic of one of the 6B balconies (6690 which will be exactly like ours) and I really like it, but wondering about the double railings. Hope our DD's can meet up!

[Kanga1]

Welcome aboard..what part of WV are you from??

We're in the north central part of the state. (Mountaineer country!:thumbsup2 Sorry, cause I see you're a Marshall fan. Congrats on the recent basketball win.) Close to Elkins. We've been snowed in the past 3 days with many power outages. Looking forward to the warm Caribbean!

[GoHerd1028]

We're in the north central part of the state. (Mountaineer country!:thumbsup2 Sorry, cause I see you're a Marshall fan. Congrats on the recent basketball win.) Close to Elkins. We've been snowed in the past 3 days with many power outages. Looking forward to the warm Caribbean!

Since you are on the cruise with us I will over look that dmall detail of beeing an Eers fan!:rotfl2:...It was a good basketball game...it always is...love going to that one every year...this year just happened to go our way eventhough I had my doubts!:cool1: I agree I am looking forward to the Carribean!!:thumbsup2

[WarEagle03]

We'll be joining you guys too! It will be me, DH, DS6, DS3, and DD2. DH and I have been on 2 cruises, but never with kids. This will be our first DCL vacation.

[thegales]

Welcome aboard WarEagle03!

:welcome:

And welcome to the DIS.

[mousemom11]

We'll be joining you guys too! It will be me, DH, DS6, DS3, and DD2. DH and I have been one 2 cruises, but never with kids. This will be our first DCL vacation.

:welcome:

[tiggerb]

for jacksonmom ...Welcome to our group. Glad you can join. Where in MN are you?

I am curious too! We are just North and East from TC... literally "across the border". I can still see MN (home) from my house ;) Grew up in "Nordeast" Mpls

[triplefigs]

Hi!!:wave2: This is funny. I kept going back and forth trying to decide between 7690 and the room we have which is 6190. When I saw you took 7690 and said, "Well, I guess I'm set on 6190!":thumbsup2 You can wave down and across to us! We also have a DD (Anna Marie) who will be 11 and she's hoping to find some friends on this cruise. She has never been on a cruise before. DH and I cruised on RCCL 13 years ago and we're really excited about DCL and the Fantasy. We're also booked on the Dream this July. Can't wait!:cool1:

Can I join?

We are going to be taking our first ever cruise! We are so excited, yet it is kind of overwhelming. So much to learn.

We haven't booked yet, will be soon though. Still trying to figure out what area of the ship is good and such.

It would be me and my DH, along with our son, who will be 12 at the time of the cruise.

We are just celebrating finally experiencing not just a cruise but a Disney Cruise! Can't wait :)

We're booked! Hi to everyone! It is me, Cindy, my DH, Mike and DD's Katie (16) and Edie (12).
We've haven't cruised on Disney since Jan 09, so I am so psyched for this cruise!:banana:

We'll be joining you guys too! It will be me, DH, DS6, DS3, and DD2. DH and I have been one 2 cruises, but never with kids. This will be our first DCL vacation.Welcome to our newest cruisers, and I will update everyone's info on the Roll Call!:dance3:

[triplefigs]

so far I'm counting SIX 11 year old girls and SIX 11&12 year old boys just from this group. WOW~!

[GoHerd1028]

We'll be joining you guys too! It will be me, DH, DS6, DS3, and DD2. DH and I have been one 2 cruises, but never with kids. This will be our first DCL vacation.

Welcome to our continualy growing group!!! The more the merrier!!!:thumbsup2

[tiggerb]

so far I'm counting SIX 11 year old girls and SIX 11&12 year old boys just from this group. WOW~!

Glad you're keeping count! Is there a cut-off in the tween club? How's the #s for 8/9 yr olds?

[Docjason2]

I am curious too! We are just North and East from TC... literally "across the border". I can still see MN (home) from my house ;) Grew up in "Nordeast" Mpls

I am from Bloomington...though the whole job situation...stuck in Iowa atm :mad:

[quirty30]

I am from Bloomington...though the whole job situation...stuck in Iowa atm :mad:

Stuck in Iowa - lol. I'm not going to say another word. :rolleyes:

[Docjason2]

Stuck in Iowa - lol. I'm not going to say another word. :rolleyes:

:rotfl: Thanks. I get enough of it from my wife :laughing: As long as you have a steady job, you can't be too bad off right....even if we do live in the land of corn and the Field of Dreams. :rolleyes:

[justakid@heart]

Hi everyone. We're excited to join you all on the Father's Day cruise in 2012. Seems like a long time off but worth the wait. Roll Call info is below.

DIS Name: JustaKid@Heart
First Name of Cruisers: (Me) Paula, (DH) Juan and (DS) Alex
Age of Childs @ Time of Cruise: 13
Stateroom: Category 8D Deck 6
Cruised Before: 2 Disney Cruises (2008 & 2009), 2 Carnival and 1 Princess
Celebrating Something Special: 15th Anniversary
Dining & Show Time: Main & 9pm

I found the DISboard before our 2009 Disney cruise but it wasn't very active. Looks like this group is going to be a fun crowd :cool1:

We would like to join the FE group also. Any good ideas for FE gifts? How offer do folks delivery?

Looking forward to chatting with all of you over the next 17 months! :woohoo:

[ssanders79]

Welcome. I will update the FE list in the morning. As for FE delivery we pick our Sea day and go for a walk around to see everyones doors and pass out our gifts. There is no right or wrong way as long as you have fun.

[GoHerd1028]

We delivered a few gifts each of the first few days so that everyone did not receive all their FE gifts at once. It was a lot of fun.

[justakid@heart]

Welcome. I will update the FE list in the morning. As for FE delivery we pick our Sea day and go for a walk around to see everyones doors and pass out our gifts. There is no right or wrong way as long as you have fun.

Thanks! I'm sure it will be a great time.

Still trying to read all the posts but I did get a chance to see the logos .... Nice Work!:thumbsup2

[WarEagle03]

Justakid - Welcome! Where in Maryland are you? I'm in Howard County.

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

so far I'm counting SIX 11 year old girls and SIX 11&12 year old boys just from this group. WOW~!

Rita will turn 12 on the very day this cruise starts.... but she's a little 12 (unless somehow in the next year she springs up- highly unlikely.... she's always been little for her age LOL)
(OmG I can't believe my BABYYYYY will be 12- ever. wahhhh)

And did I not post or PM my info for this cruise? I could have sworn I did but if I didn't-please let me know :)

[justakid@heart]

Justakid - Welcome! Where in Maryland are you? I'm in Howard County.


Hello Neighbor. I'm in Anne Arundel County. Nice to meet to you. Is this your first Disney cruise?

[justakid@heart]

Rita will turn 12 on the very day this cruise starts.... but she's a little 12 (unless somehow in the next year she springs up- highly unlikely.... she's always been little for her age LOL)
(OmG I can't believe my BABYYYYY will be 12- ever. wahhhh)

And did I not post or PM my info for this cruise? I could have sworn I did but if I didn't-please let me know :)


They grow up way too fast, don't they?!!

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

They grow up way too fast, don't they?!!

Way too fast.
It's bad enough my eldest just turned 17... and my 13yr old son is taller than me.. but now my baby is getting old too. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :sad1:

[ssanders79]

The FE List (http://www.emilyandscott.us/FE) has been updated. Please take a look and PM me with any corrections. If you are not on the list and would like to be added please PM me your information.

[WarEagle03]

Hello Neighbor. I'm in Anne Arundel County. Nice to meet to you. Is this your first Disney cruise?

Yes, it will be our first Disney cruise. We are very excited.

[Juls2989]

[QUOTE=BibbidyBobbidyBoo;39765175]Rita will turn 12 on the very day this cruise starts.... but she's a little 12 (unless somehow in the next year she springs up- highly unlikely.... she's always been little for her age LOL)
(OmG I can't believe my BABYYYYY will be 12- ever. wahhhh)


Glad to here there's another little 12yr old. My daughter has always been small for her age also and I'm pretty sure she's not going to be very tall either. :)
She is soo excited there is a lot of girls her age!! Will be a a lot of fun!!:yay:

[Docjason2]

Welcome to our ever growing group. Glad to have some more people join.

I think we're going to have to cut this cruise off soon....I'll have to bring a separate trunk just for the FE gifts lol :rotfl2: