anyone on the wonder 11/21/04?

[Garfield29]

:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

[beccas334]

I'll be on that one! We're doing the land/sea starting the 18th and staying at AK. It'll be myself, dh and ds (6) and we're in a Cat 7 stateroom (navigator's verandah)

I can't wait!!

becca

[Garfield29]

We're doing the land/sea and we're also staying at AKL. It's myself ,DH, DS 9 and DS 13. We're in a cat.6

[NJHOO]

Hi all,

We on also - myself, DW and DD - 22. She has a week long thanksgiving break so we took advantage to spend a week in Florida. Arriving 11/20 - my dad lives in Melbourne Beach so we are spending pre & post there.

Hoping that all these hurricanes are finished in the next 65 days so that we'll have smooth sailing and Castaway Cay to enjoy.

[beccas334]

I hope the hurricane season will be done well before we cruise, even though it doesn't technically end until AFTER!

becca

[Garfield29]

In 2001 we did the land/sea from Nov. 15-22. It was beautiful!:sunny: I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[beccas334]

Anyone planning on doing any excursions on either CC or Nassau? I was thinking about doing one, but I'm not sure if I just want to let the days progress, or if I want to have something planned. Oh the choices!

becca

[NJHOO]

We've been to Nassau about a half dozen times over the last 15 years, we may just stay on the ship and enjoy the quiet time. At CC we will snorkel, we bring our own gear with us. We'll probably do it at the family beach because there are interesting things to see that disney has placed out in the water.

[Garfield29]

We've decided to do the Blackbeard's Cay Beach & Stingray Adventure in Nassau. On CC we're just going to relax on the beach.

[beccas334]

Blackbeard's Cay Beach & Stingray Adventure looked pretty interesting. The glass bottomed boat excursions looked neat too. Guess I should talk it over with hubby, see what he wants to do.

[Daveskier]

Arriving at MCO Wednesday night. AK first thing Thursday for baggage drop off and passes then off to the attractions.

Dinner at the AK Buffet on Thursday.

Saturday, specialty cruise for illuminations (That was tought to get) and then off to Port Canaveral. We're on deck 6, outside room.
:wave:
Party includes DW, DD 12, DD 10 and my DD and DM who treated us all to this. :love1:

I definitely want to take the kids snorkeling, but I can't decide between snorkeling at Nassau or at CC. Which has the better reefs? I know from the posts that CC has mickey and a sub in the water maybe we could do both?

[cldasher]

We'll be on the "Thanksgiving Cruise" as well. DW and 2 DS (8 & 9)
I have booked us a room at the Comfort Suites ($185.00) so the boys can do the pool and slides thing at Atlantis.

[Garfield29]

Just curious, but how long has everyone been planning for this cruise? I started planning back in April of 2003. Even though my Dh hasn't said anything, I get the feeling he thinks I'm a little crazy:crazy:because of my daily visits to these boards. My kids have already told me I am. :laughing:( you gotta love them!)

[beccas334]

We went to WDW this past March, and when we left the property, DH turned to me and said "Ok, lets plan our next vacation". So on the 7 hour drive home, we decided to take the plunge and take the cruise, it'll be the first for both DH and I.

DH doesn't mind me visiting the boards daily... I think he minds the daily "we have X days left until vacation!" Our DS doesn't know, and we likely won't tell him until we leave... else all we'd be hearing is "is it time for Disney yet?!"

becca

edited to say "we have 48 days left until vacation!" ;)

[beccas334]

Anyone else doing door signs?

We went to Home Depot and picked up the Mickey ear paint thingies, and I bought some magnetic paper for the door.

I just know I'll be altering it over a million times before I print it out!

becca

[Daveskier]

We've been planning for about 15 months. Made the reservations for the the land and sea and then started the dinner reservations, lunch and specialty cruise at 90 days before. Asking the kids for their must do's now. Trying to decide and set up the shore excursions now.

What's the door sign thing?:confused3

[beccas334]

Door signs are one of the many ways to decorate the cabin door (so you can tell which door is yours) Here's a thread with more info.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=634864

becca

[castoff]

We are sailing on the wonder Nov. 21st. We are also getting married at Castaway Cay. :Pinkbounc My daughter will be my maid of honor and my son will be the best man. I am getting so excited !!!!! I am sure we won't be hard to miss. I just found these boards. Just wanted to say Hi.:wave2:

[beccas334]

That's awesome! Congratulations! I've always thought getting married at CC (or Disney for that matter) was neat, and I'm contemplating doing an anniversary cruise just to do the vow renewal! *grins*

becca

[castoff]

Thanks becca ! We took the kids on there first 3 day wonder cruise 2 years ago. That's one of the reasons why we decided to get married at Castaway. My dd is 11 and ds is 14. They are really excited about me getting married and the cruise. When I saw that they were doing castaway twice in 2006 I had to book it. It will be our first magic cruise without the kids.::yes:: kids are still excited though because grandparents taking them to WDW.

[Garfield29]

Castoff congratulations! What a beautiful place to be married.
I noticed that you're from Farmington. We're over near Geneseo.

[castoff]

Thanks Garfield ! We are hoping Castaway isn't to brown from all the damage from the hurricanes. I know they are working very hard to get island looking beautiful again. So your not that far from us. It will be so nice to go somewhere warm when it's cold up here huh? We are flying down the day before on Northwest. Afterwards alot of family from different areas are meeting us at the Swan resort for a wedding/Thanksgiving celebration. We are going to a theme park on friday Nov.26th then fly home on the 27th. It will be a long week. The excitement here is a understatement:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[NJHOO]

We've been away for a few days and there have been a bunch of posts on our thread. First off, congratulations castoff on your pending wedding on CC. Do they have a special palce where these are done? Our daughter wanted a disney wedding, but we we wouldn't go for it.

We started planning this cruise in March, tried to get our daughter to join us, but her husband is home between overseas deployments and they want to be home together (and she is the disney freak). Really haven't planned anything yet on shore, except for the snorkeling on CC

[castoff]

Hi NJHOO :wave2: It is my understanding that they only do one wedding per sailing. It is held at 10:00 AM on the deck near the heads up bar. They close all the shutters of the bar. Behind us will be the view of the ship. I think it's near the teen beach. Afterwards we have a reception on the ship at Palo's. I am still hopeful........we will be able to enjoy some time a castaway before we leave. It seems like we have been planning this for ever !!!!!!!! Can't wait till it's here. Tina

[castoff]

This board is quiet !!! How is everyone doing? Is everyone getting excited? You know I am.::yes:: Tina

[beccas334]

I was sitting here today, wondering if it was too early to start packing. :crazy:

I feel like Santa.. I'm making lists and checking them twice!!!

can't wait!

[castoff]

We just got our marriage application in the mail today. We had to fill out and mail back. I know what you mean !! I can't wait to get are docs in the mail. Then it will seem real.:Pinkbounc :bounce: Tina

[beccas334]

For those doing the land/sea, are you planning on going to a park for a few hours on the last day (21st)? I *really* want to spend the morning in MK or AK and get one of those "Today's My Birthday" buttons.

We'll be driving to the port, so if we're able to go to the parks that morning, we'd stay until checkout, then drive to the port. Else, we'll just start the drive over around 10-ish.

becca

[DisneyNotes]

May I join in? We will be on the Wonder 11/21/04 cruise, too. I just stumbled on this thread and I love the idea of "chatting" with my future cruise mates. We have two teenage sons 16 and 14 and also have a 9 year old. We've cruised a couple of times before, but this is our first Disney cruise. So exciting!

[NJHOO]

Hi all,

Looking forward to the time away, haven't had much vacation since January, only a couple of days here and there. Welcome DisneyNotes, when I first looked at your countdown I got a bit excited that we have only 33 days, but alas you are going 10 days before we are. I'm a huge college football fan, just watched your Red River Shootout, sorry about your loss to OU. Favorite team is Virginia (that's where the HOO) comes from, and we're looking at moving up in the polls the result of the Texas loss and whomever loses in the USC-Calf game.

Since we are now 43 days away, might just be time to print out the packing list to update for this trip. If you haven't cruised DCL before, the dress is certainly casual for the most part.

Is anyone interested in a meet the first day?

[beccas334]

Originally posted by NJHOO


Is anyone interested in a meet the first day?

Count me in! I think a meet would be fun. :bounce:

Welcome to our thread, DisneyNotes! :wave:

becca

[DisneyNotes]

Count me in for the meet, too! How fun!

Thanks for the warm welcome from my fellow cruisers. Anyone on deck 8? I'll make a door sign with DisneyNotes on there somewhere so you'll know where we are.

Yes, we are leaving on the 11th. We are taking a couple of days to drive out there, then staying 5 nights at the Grand Floridian and then 3 nights at the Beach Club Villas. After the cruise, we will spend 2 nights at the Polynesian and then sadly head back for home. Vacations are fun. Coming home, unpacking and doing laundry are not.

Thanks for the tears over Saturday's game. We take these things seriously in Austin!

[castoff]

Welcome Disneynotes !! I think a meet would be great. I know we have to meet with the wedding coordinator on the first day for a couple of hours. Would like to figure something out.

I had an idea..............Is anyone up for a game of tag on this cruise? I just learned about it on the boards. I would make the template. You just need to make a magnet wth your screen name on it. I know my kids would have fun doing it. Tina

[Garfield29]

Hi everyone!:wave::

Welcome Disneynotes!! You're going to have a great time.


Castoff, the game of tag sounds like fun! It also gives me a good reason to make a sign for the door.


NJHOO, count me in for the meet too!


beccas, I' m not sure what we'll be doing the last day at WDW. DH thinks we should wait to see what kind of mood everyone's in that morning,then decide. I'm so excited I feel like :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc !

[DisneyNotes]

I'm up for a game of tag, but I don't know how to play. Can someone fill me in?

On boarding day, we are just going to relax in the hotel and then check out around 10:00 and head for Port Canaveral.

We are going to do the 2-3 hour snorkel excursion at Nassau, but just snorkel on our own and then rent water bikes at Castaway Cay.

[castoff]

Tag, Your It!
Hi Everyone!

We just recently got back from our 09/19 4-day cruise on the Wonder. It truly was a dream come true for our family! Since many of the ideas and helpful hints on this Board really made a positive diference in my cruising experience I thought I would share an idea that I came up with.

After reading about the magnetic door signs I came up with an idea for a fun game that would be a good way to interact with many of the DIS'ers that I met on our cruisemeets thread. I went to Home Depot and got the Alien Green mickey head, scanned it and put the phrase "Tag Your It, Pass This On To Your Fellow DIS'ers" on it and printed it on magentic paper (I than cut the paper in the shape of the Mickey Head). Many of the DIS'ers on our cruisemeets board had given each other there room #'s so our game of tag was passed on to various DIS'ers Cabins. One of the DIS'ers thought it would be great to put our screennames on the "Tag" so we would know who all had been tagged. You could imagine my enjoyment to be the last person tagged so I now have the magnet in my scrap book.

It really was a fun thing to do, so thought I would just pass it on for all you future cruisers!

Faith

I took the above directly from the post that I saw it in. Instead of giving out our cabin #'s we could just give out our deck #'s. It might be more of a hunt that way. I will bring the Mickey head that says DIS'ers on it. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Sounds fun to me!

[castoff]

I made the template for tag your it. I will tell you that I am on deck 7. :teeth: I will have my door covered with other door magnets but one will say "Castoff". Now you will just have to find me.:hyper: Tina

[Daveskier]

Tag sounds like fun for the kids. We're on deck 5. My two DD's are 12 and 10. Both pretty shy, so this might get them warmed up. I'm not sure about the meet. While I would LOVE to meet everyone, I also feel like our time on the land portion of this is limited and the kids and I have a pretty long "must do" list.

We signed up for the Catamaran snorkel trip at Nassau (anyone else?) and will just relax and play at Castaway. See all of you pretty darn soon!

:boat:

[castoff]

We will be a little busy with wedding at Castaway Cay.:bride: :groom: Our plans for Nassau are the Dolphin Encounter and Blue Lagoon.:Pinkbounc :bounce: Last time we tried to get tickets they were sold out. I got them early this time around. Tina

[NJHOO]

Tag, we'll have to see if our 22 yo grad student DD is up for the game, she happens to love kids and is great with them. We're on deck 7 also.

A meet we found once that worked out pretty well was after the life boat drill and before the sail away party. A good spot semi out in the sun and fresh air was outisde by the Scoops ice cream parlor. We have late seating so it won't spoil our dinner. - Russ

[beccas334]

Lets hear it for Deck 7! :yo-yo:

I was thinking after the drill would be a fairly good time as well, as it seems to be a time when we all won't be rushing around.

Plus, we're on late seating as well, so it definately won't spoil our dinner :crazy:

becca

[DisneyNotes]

Sounds good to me. We have early seating, but nothing spoils dinner for my sons. We'll be there. Oh, and we're on deck 8.

Shelley

[Garfield29]

The time and place for the meet sounds good to me. We're on deck 6. Just look for Garfield. Jeannine

[minnie1000]

:Pinkbounc Hi Everyone. I am sooooo excited!!! This is my first cruise. I want to play the game Tag, sounds like fun! I will also be on the 7th floor. I think castoff said they would be on 7th floor also. Interesting..... hope you get the last tag for your scrape book castoff. Good Luck. I do have to say reading these boards have given me a lot of useful info. You are ALL doing a great job, thanks.

[beccas334]

Welcome to the 11/21 thread, minnie1000!!!

It's our first cruise as well, and I can't wait! I've already told my husband I'm going to start packing on November 1st, he thinks I'm a nut! :crazy:

becca

[castoff]

Welcome Minnie 1000 ! we are also having a meet and greet at scoops ice cream parlor after the drill on the first day of boarding.:sunny: Tina

[castoff]

Tag your it.......not just for kids.......watch out for the adults.:teeth: Here is your list:

Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck8

[DisneyNotes]

Welcome Minnie1000. Glad you've joined us! Although we've cruised twice before, this is our first Disney Cruise.

Did you guys know that "our ship" is in dry dock in Virginia being refurbished until the 17th? I'm sure it was beautiful before, but WOW, we'll get new beauty. This just gets better and better!

Looking forward to meeting everyone at the ice cream social! Yum, yum.

[beccas334]

One of the things I'm looking forward to the most is the Christmas decorations! I've heard they're usually done towards the beginning of November... and I'm planning on getting family christmas cards done with DH and DS.

becca

[castoff]

Originally posted by beccas334
One of the things I'm looking forward to the most is the Christmas decorations! I've heard they're usually done towards the beginning of November... and I'm planning on getting family christmas cards done with DH and DS.

becca

I hope this is true !! I heard they don't do the decorations on the ship till the day sfter Thanksgiving? Maybe I will call my wedding coordinator and she if she knows? Tina

[beccas334]

apparently last year, they were done on November 9th

http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/decorating.htm

Here's the list of all of 2003's decorations

becca

[castoff]

Thanks !!:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc This is exciting. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

This is exciting! Can't wait to see the beautiful ship.

[Garfield29]

In 2001 we sailed the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The whole ship was decorated for Christmas. While we were on the ship they built a gingerbread house. It was very large and smelled very good. When they were done there was a sign on it that said it was the largest gingerbread house at sea.

Jeannine

[castoff]

We were planning on sending one of our wedding pictures out as a Chistmas card. Does anyone know if they decorate Castaway Cay for Christmas to? I am already planning the pictures in my mind. :teeth: Tina

[beccas334]

I've seen pictures on the internet of Castaway Cay's decorations. If you do a search on Yahoo for castaway cay christmas, the first website that pops up has some photos!

becca

[castoff]

becca: Can I say your a genius? Thank you !! :Pinkbounc :bounce: Tina

[NJHOO]

Welcome minnie1000

I didn't give it much thought that holiday decorations would be up. It will make the trip even better. It sounds like we'll have to get the hang of this tag -- you're it game. Sounds like fun.

This will be our first time on the Wonder, we did a 7 day on the Magic in February 2003; DD was stuck in classesand didn't come with us, but her 2 sisters made the trip.

Sounds like everyone is up for an ice cream social (DIS Meet) after the life boat drill.

[DisneyPoly]

Count my family in -- I just booked today -- have two Cat 10 rooms -- it will be me, DH, DS (15) DD (12), DS (11) and DD (6). I would love to join in the meet.

We traveled on the Wonder once before in 2002 and traveled with two other families from home -- this time it's just us -- I'm just hoping the kids enjoy it as much.

Hope to see you all then!

Maureen

P.S. Add me to the tag list, please "DisneyPoly"

[DisneyNotes]

Welcome to the Wonder! Glad you could join us. Your kids will have fun, I'm sure. I have three sons, 16, 14, 9. Hope to meet you at the ice cream party and maybe the kids will hit it off.

[DisneyPoly]

Sounds good to me -- I can't wait -- the 15 year old is the most hesitant about going -- he's at that awkward teen age -- my 12 and 11 year old are pretty outgoing and the 6 year old will be no doubt have the easiest time making new friends.

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

We're driving down from Bucks County, PA and staying overnight at Disney's Hilton Head Resort the night before. After the cruise, we're staying at the Poly for two more nights before returning home.

[DisneyNotes]

DisneyPoly,
We'll be driving from the ship to the Poly LVC for the weekend, too. We'll be attending the Luau for our Thanksgiving dinner. Fun!

Your 15 year old will have a blast, I'm sure. There will be so much to do. It's been 2 or 3 years since mine have been on a cruise, but they loved it and are really looking forward to it. In fact, it was my 16 year old that initiated this cruise. (he was 15 when I made the reservations)

See you soon!

[Garfield29]

Welcome DisneyPoly,
I agree with DisneyNotes,your kids will have fun. I have two sons,13 and 9 both are very excited about the cruise. This is our second Disney cruise but the first one with a teenager.


DisneyNotes- a luau for Thankgiving dinner sounds wonderful! Since we won't be home until 6pm Thanksgiving day we'll probably have PB&J'S. YUM! YUM!:charac2:

See you soon!

[castoff]

Welcome Disneypoly & family !:wave:
My son is 14 and I am hoping he enjoys the teen program as well. My daughter is 11. I think it's great if we can get the kids to meet first and break the ice. :sunny: We are spending Thanksgiving at the Swan Resort with 18 family members for a wedding/Thanksgiving dinner. The number keeps going up.....oh my.:bride: :groom:
I will add you to our list to "Tag your it" Just give me the deck that your on. Make a magnet with your screen name on it and put in on your cabin doors. Everytime A green ear finds your door, :hyper: You have to find someone elses and write there name on it and so on. At the end we will see how many times someone got tagged. Tina

[castoff]

Just curious to all............. did anyone get there docs yet? I can't wait to get mine!! Tina

[DisneyNotes]

I called and they said they would be mailed the 28th or 29th of October. I don't know if that's just to my part of the country or everywhere. I getting excited, too! I did receive my hotel packets though.

[NJHOO]

Welcome Disneypoly,
Your family will have a wonderful time, when our daughters were that age they always met up with others and just had a great experience. This just reminded me of a funny story. When we were on the Magic in 2003 DD 24 came with us. She is very young looking. One of the teen counselors saw her and asked why she wasn't participating in any of the teen activities. Her reply - "my husband would prefer that I didn't"

I see that you are from Bucks county PA. We lived across the river from you in Somerset County NJ.

It sounds like we are the only ones that may be having a more traditional Thanksgiving dinner, of course we're leaving the ship to go prepare it. My dad lives about 35 minutes down the coast and we're headed there for the 2 days post cruise.

I'm still getting used to the TAG game. I guess I need to make myself a magnetic sign for the cabin door.

Russ

[DisneyPoly]

Thanks for the welcome. We truly appreciate it. I will make our magnet this weekend -- the kids will enjoy making door signs!!!

We are located on Deck 2 -- last time we were on 8 in a Category 4, so this will be a little different, but last time we traveled with other families and had our DD in their cabin next door, so we were able to get a Cat. 4 room for the rest of us. Although this time it will be nice having 2 bathrooms.

Counting the days!:earsgirl:

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

DisneyPoly-Deck2
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck8

[castoff]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
I called and they said they would be mailed the 28th or 29th of October. I don't know if that's just to my part of the country or everywhere. I getting excited, too! I did receive my hotel packets though.

Did you book through DCL? Maybe I will call and find out when I am going to get mine. I will be jumping up and down.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: Tina

Russ: I think it would be funny if you were right down a couple of cabins from me.:teeth: I gurantee you would be tagged. lol

[DisneyNotes]

Yes, I booked through DCL and the reason that I called for the date is that we are leaving town on the 11th, which is 10 days early, and I didn't want to miss the packet in the mail. They did say that they could send it to the GF, where we'll be before the cruise, but I asked them to just send it as quickly as possible. I hope we don't end up in Florida with our documents sitting in our Austin, Texas mailbox!

I hope the October dates were correct.

[zack&alexmom]

We just found these boards a few days ago and it is just making me more anxious for our time to get here. I have DH, DS(7) & DD(5) with me and we would love to join the game of tag. We are on deck 5. We will also try to make the meet at Scoops. See you all soon. Any one else staying at Port Orleans Riverside before the cruise?:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[DisneyNotes]

Welcome zach&alexmom!

Glad you've joined us. See you soon.
(We're staying at Beach Club Villas right before the cruise.)

[castoff]

Welcome Zack&alexmom :wave2: The more the merrier !
I have added your name and deck to our list for tag. It should be alot of fun.:teeth: Just print it out and take it with you. We are staying at the Hampton Inn at Cocoa Beach the day before. I also see that we are neighbor's. We are flying out of Rochester.:Pinkbounc :bounce: Tina

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck8

[Lilo5]

May I join? I'm so glad to know that my family and I will have company! My kids are DD(17 yrs), DD(13), DS(9), DS(5), and last but not least, DS(2)!

Can someone pls explain how that "tag game" goes again?

Thanks!

[DisneyNotes]

Welcome and of course you may join us!

I'm a little fuzzy on the tag game myself, so I'll leave that for someone else to explain. I do know you'll need to mention your deck number in one of your posts here (not your room number) and make a door magnet with your screen name on it.

I have a 9 year old son, too. Maybe they'll hit it off and want to play. I also have a couple of teenage boys-14 an 16. Can't wait to cruise.

[Garfield29]

Welcome zack&alexmom and Lilo5!:wave: I too have a DS(9).I think it would be great and became friends. I also have a DS(13). For anyone who has children going to the Lab,are you going to allow them signout privileges?

see you all soon!!

We'll be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge for three nights before the cruise!

[DisneyNotes]

We have never used the children's activities areas on cruises. I'd like to try it, but don't know enough about it. I wouldn't allow my 9 year old to sign himself out though because he might never find us on the ship. Do the kids go for specific activities or is it done by time blocks?

[Garfield29]

Your son can go to the lab for certain activities or he can go for the whole day.The lab opens at 9am and closes around midnight. On the first day when you sign in at the lab you will be given a pager. This way the CM'S can get a hold of you when he wants to leave. I'm having a hard time trying to decide if I want to give DS(9) signout privileges or not. DH thinks he'll be ok as long as he pages us when he leaves and meets us at a prearranged spot. I'm still thinking about it.:scratchin

[DisneyNotes]

Well, the pager thing changes my feelings on sign in/outs. Meeting in a spot right when he's ready seems reasonable to me. Guess we'll go the first day to let him check it out and go from there.

[beccas334]

Just wanted to welcome the new folks to the board!

I showed my DH the countdown counter today, he just blinked and said "wow, time's sure flying". I shook my head and said "Not fast enough!"

Is it november yet?!

becca

[castoff]

Welcome Lilo5 ! :wave2: I am glad you found us. I will add you to our list for tag your it. I just need to know what deck your on. You need to make a magnectic door sign with your screen name so people can find you. This is how we play "Tag your it" I will be bringing a lime green mickey mouse head. I will start by finding someone's cabin and place the mickey head on there door. I will write there screen name on it. Hence the name tag your it.:teeth: If you have been tagged then you or your child must find another cabin off of the list and put it on there door, write there screen name on it. This goes on and on till end of cruise. Last person with it keeps it for a souvenir. See how many times you get tagged. I think the kids will have fun with it. Maybe even some adults. I hope this makes sense.:sunny:

Disneynotes: My DD is 11 and we are using the pager. We did 2 years ago and it worked out great for us. We have a son who is 14 who won't be able to get a pager. We decided that we will leave a note pad in the room and whenever he goes somewhere he is to write it down on pad. This way we will be able to keep track of him. He will also know where we are to in case in needs us.::yes:: Hope that helps. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Yes, that does help. We've taken our family radios in the past and that works well for the older kids. Do you think the activities in the kiddie area are interesting enough to attract the kids or are they more like babysitting services?

[minnie1000]

Hi. Thanks for the many welcomes I have gotten on this board. I have certainly found all this info very interesting and informative. I see we have some new folks on board.... May I also say "WELCOME ". Hope you all do the tag game, it really sounds like a LOT of fun. I hope to make my magnet this week end. Guess what I got in the mail today ? You guessed right if you said DOCS....... Boy.... was I ever surprised! Maybe, because I live in Fl I got the info so soon? I do not know. On the box it said UPS 3 DAY SELECT, what ever that means.I am soooo excited, as I said before, this is my first cruise. See you all VERY soon. ::MinnieMo

[castoff]

Disneynotes: I would say there are activities and also a great learning experience. Your 9 year old will NOT WANT TO LEAVE. My didn't 2 years ago. We were only paged once and that was because she was just tired.:teeth: All the other times when we went to take her out for other things she didn't want to leave. I wouldn't call it just babysitting at all. My DD can't stop talking about particpating in it this time where she will be part of a show production and get a free t-shirt and learn how to make flubber ect.:hyper:


Minnie1000: Congrats on you getting your docs.:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:
I will be checking my mailbox everyday.:earseek: Tina

[DisneyNotes]

I'm starting to get excited about this extra perk for my 9 year old. He would love to make flubber and things like that. I'll find a schedule when we get there and see if he'll give it a try.

Thanks so much for the information.

[castoff]

Disneynotes: Your Welcome :sunny: Each day you get your navigator it will tell you the activities and the times they are. You can drop you child off almost anytime. Last time my DD missed making flubber. We were involved in doing something else. I promised her this time she would be able to do it. Just hope it's not during the wedding.:eek: This trip around we will be bringing a high lighter and marking the navigator. It will be easy to see what everyone wants to do. The excitment is just building.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

Still worry how I am going to get me big poofy wedding dress there in one piece. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

I'll add a highlighter to my packing list, too. Great idea.

Your wedding dress will be in perfect shape and beautiful for your special day. I'm excited that there will be a bride and groom on the cruise. You must be thrilled that all of this is SO CLOSE now. Congratulations.

[castoff]

Disneynotes: like :chat: with you. Yes I have to lug my dress through 2 flights to get to Fla. I will not let it leave my side. Don't forget :wave2: when you see us go by on Castaway at 10:00. We are also wearing our attire to dinner. We have first sitting. I hope the weather holds out. I am still trying to figure out how to get everything there in one piece and still have room for my clothes.:hyper: I bought the most beautiful Mickey and Minnie mouse toasting glasses. Tina


Have you starting packing yet? Your leaving even sooner then me.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[DisneyNotes]

We have early seating, too. Hope we see you! I have the suitcases down and have started packing snacks and water bottles, sunscreen and surprises for the kids and things like that. I'm headed to Sam's this morning to buy tapes for my video camera and a few other things. Tomorrow is my middle son's birthday, so packing will be on hold. I just like to do a little here and there in case the week before the trip we all get sick or something. Can't be too prepared!

[zack&alexmom]

I wrote this last night but in my haze I posted a new thread instead of replying to this one.


I'm so excited that the DOC's are going to be coming soon. I don't know about everybody else but more & more of my time everyday is spent thinking about this trip. What is everybody thinking about doing - spa treatments, palo, excursions? I just found my passport book again and trying to decide which spa treatment to do. I am also trying to decide about Palo. How many dinners with the kids, how many without. I guess it will depend in part how much they like the club. I think that they will love it. I don't think that we are going to do any excursions this time - the last cruise we took(no kids) we did too much and I was just tired and felt like I didn't enjoy the ship as much as I should have. Hope this is making sense, I shouldn't be up this late but I start looking at these boards and web sites and get so caught up in it all. Anybody been on a cruise this time of year - what kind of weather (temps) can we expect? How can I get the counter that everybody has at the bottom of their posts? I showed it to my kids tonight and they just kept asking me how much longer now. Can't wait to here what everybody else has planned. Gonna force myself off the computer and to bed for tonight. Disney dreams await.

Castoff - have you thought about shipping some things down to the hotel. My sister did this and it worked great for her. Not that UPS is any more gentle then the airlines but you can probably get it packed better and marked fragile. I would keep the dress with me at all times too. I am so excited for you guys. We may have to have are own little DIS board reception for you two - maybe after your Palo reception or the next day. Can't wait to meet everybody.

[zack&alexmom]

Disneynotes- How old will your son be? Tell him a big happy birthday from us! My dd will be 5 on Monday. We have family party, school party, Chuckee Cheese party, & Halloween party this week. Alot to do but at least it will make the time fly. I'm waiting to pack until my sister gives me my bday present because I think it is luggage. I was laying in bed this morning making a mental list though. I will have to add highlighter to that list. Have a great birthday celebration.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[DisneyNotes]

zack&alexmom - My son will be 14. I also have a 16yo and a 9 yo. Thanks for the birthday wishes for him. We have soccer games most of the day and then a group of teenagers for pizza and overnight and all day tomorrow. We are taking them to a University of Texas soccer game. Happy birthday to your daughter, too!

I'm thinking a lot about the trip. It is so close! My 16 yo was just asking questions about our room this morning. He's wondering how much freedom he'll have on the ship, too.

castoff - The UPS idea is a good one for shipping ahead of time. I would keep the dress close, but other things could be shipped.

[castoff]

Zack&alexmom & Disneynotes........ I am already ahead of you :teeth: We are having a wedding/Thanksgiving celebration at the swan resort on Thanksgiving Day. I am taking upon myself to make a Thanksgiving/favor baskets with Disney favor tags. I have 2 huge boxes already packed and already to be shipped to hotel.
It's all the rest of the stuff I can't part with and refuse to ship. It would be smart to ship glasses but if they got lost in the mail:eek: I don't even want to tell you how many shoes I have to bring. lol
:bday: :cake: :bday: :cake: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:
That's for the birthday kids. Don't forget to tell your waiter's it was there birthday recently. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Thanks for the birthday wishes! That was thoughtful.

Your Thanksgiving dinner plans sound like so much fun!

[zack&alexmom]

Thanks castoff. My daughter loved the birthday wish. She just picked out pom poms at the dollar store today so she thought it was the best. How fun to celebrate your wedding and Thanksgiving at the same time in such a great place. I'm a little worried about our Thanksgiving dinner - we are going to my Uncle's in West Palm Beach but his wife is from Columbia and they don't celebrate Thanksgiving. I'm sure that we will have some interesting (but wonderful) dinner items. I'm not sure we will really care about eating after we have stuffed our faces on the cruise for 4 days. Have a great night everybody.

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[Lilo5]

Thanks for the nice welcomes! This is a great board. Got so many great info.

Yes, I'd like to join the "tag you're it" game. You can find us on Deck 2. However, I'm still having problems printing with the magnetic paper. But don't worry, I'll get it done somehow.

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

Lili5-Deck2
DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck8

[castoff]

Good Morning Everyone::sunny:
Our tag your it list is getting nice and long. I know my kids are looking forward to it.:Pinkbounc :bounce: I hope I didn't leave anyone out.

Lilo5: I am not very good with computers.........here's a suggestion....... how about the kids decorating the sheet without the computer. You can just write your screen name on top of paper. you can use markers, stickers, :scratchin just an idea.

Linda: Does your Uncle cook at all?:teeth: I am sure it will be fine. It actually sounds interesting. She probaly would have a mixed items on her menu? I think your right in saying after 4 days of really good food it won't really bother you. Glad you will be with family though.:sunny:

Disneynotes: I GAVE IN............. I talked with my Mom. She is driving to the port. I am shipping some things to her. She promises me to bring them in her day bag and will guard them like gold. lol I know I will send her toasting glasses and my Tiara. Not sure how much more pressure to put on her.:earseek: Tina

[castoff]

Linda: Just saw your long post and will now try to answer some of your questions.........I have been thinking about this cruise everyday just like you !:Pinkbounc :bounce: When we took the 3 day wonder 2 years ago we it was our first Disney cruise. I think we learned alot. This time around.......... I am doing the spa. I would like to get at least one treatment if before my wedding fine if not I will take it afterwards. I know it's expensive...........one treatment we deserve it.::yes:: My future husband is insisting this time. hmmmm maybe he thinks I am stressed.:hyper:

We didn't do palo last time. I heard it's not to miss. It's part of our package so we are doing it on our last night, We are also doing the brunch. Tried to do the dolphin encounter last time it was sold out. Lesson learned get tickets early.We got them this time. Afterwards we will hang out at Blue lagoon. Last time we did blue lagoon with stingray it was nice. So many stingray's . Blue Lagoon is a beautiful area. They even have hammocks and you can find a private area for your self.:sunny: I couldn't get my clock going. Chuck helped me. He is in Fla. for 2 weeks for a meeting. He works on the road alot. He knows alot more about computers then me.:confused: Try going to the tech. board and they can walk you through it. They give you step by step on how to do the countdown for the clock. Sorry I couldn't help more.Tina

[DisneyNotes]

castoff-good for you for shipping things. You're mom will like being involved, too.

Anyone have suggestions on what to do between boarding time and safety drill time?

[beccas334]

Hmm. Good question! We'll probably spend the time wandering around, having lunch, etc until our room opens up. Then we'll head there, unpack and get the kiddo signed up in the kids club.

becca

[DisneyNotes]

You mean they won't have the rooms ready when we board? How will we know when it's ready?

[castoff]

Since some of us have early seating........... I was thinking would it be better to have a Dis. meet at parrot Cay for Lunch? After lunch is when we will be gone for wedding stuff for awhile. The kids really don't want to miss the sail away party. It's only a suggestion. I will go with what everyone else wants to do.:sunny: Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Well, the lifeboat drill is 4? and the sail away party is when?

[castoff]

I believe 4:30 to 5:30 then dinner is at 6 ?

[DisneyNotes]

Ok, let me see if I have this straight.

4:00 - lifeboat drill
4:30 - sail away party
6:00 - early seating (that's us)

Seems like there isn't time for ice cream and visiting in that schedule.

What about 3:00 before the drill? Would that work? I guess it depends on if we can get into our rooms or not.

[castoff]

The drill is at 3:30. It only lasts for about a half hour. Last time we wen't on cruise we had lunch when first boarded. Afterwards our rooms were ready.

[castoff]

Another thought ............having lunch when you board you won't be lugging your stuff around.:teeth:

[DisneyNotes]

How do you know when the rooms are ready?

[castoff]

Disneynotes: Disregard the above statements sorry :( I just looked up a recent navigator to get correct information. Here you go............... Boat drill is at 4:00 sail away party is from 4:30-5:15.
We tried to get in our rooms last time and were told they weren't ready. Found out they usually don't let you in them before 1:30. Tina

[castoff]

Going by that schedule............if everyone gets on board we could meet at parrot cay for lunch. Then people could go to there rooms afterwards. We are going to be on a tight schedule because of wedding stuff, but that is a good thing.:teeth:

[DisneyNotes]

Thanks for the schedule. We are going to try to board as early as possible. I don't think my kids will go for a sit down lunch when we've just boarded because they'll want to look around. Go ahead and plan it though and we'll stop by and say HI and meet the group. (we'll probably end up staying for dessert anyway)

That'll leave you free for the afternoon to plan and it'll keep everyone busy until their rooms are ready.

I didn't think about having to carry all of our life jackets, etc. to the meet if we schedule it just before the drill. Scratch that idea.

[castoff]

You get your life jackets from your room. So either way ..........you have to stop at your room before the drill. I didn't set up the dis meet. I was only making a suggestion to change it to a earlier time for perhaps lunch. The sail away party is soooooo much fun. My kids are really looking forward to it. We will figure something out. Don't fret.:)

Just re-read your post........I understand what your saying now.

[DisneyNotes]

Whatever everyone wants to do is fine with me.

What happens at the sail away party?

[castoff]

They have Mickey, Minnie, Goofy all the cool ones on stage singing and dancing. You can see the kids and adults in front dancing to.It is up on deck 9 midship. Nice upbeat music. They have you do some dance steps. Let's get this party started type thing. You here the disney horn blow before we sail away.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

[Garfield29]

Hi everyone!
I can finally start packing! We made an unexpected trip down to my parents this weekend so we needed the suitcase.There's nothing like unpacking your sandles and shorts to replace them with sweatshirts and long pants!
We too have early seating for dinner. I'm not sure if my kids or DH will go for the sit down lunch. I'm also not sure what time we will be on the boat we're doing the land/sea and using Disney transportation. I'm sure we can work something out.

minnie1000- Wow you got your docs! How exciting: We booked through AAA so I'm patiently awaiting a call from or TA(not). I'm so excited I can hardly sit still:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

zack&alexmom- We did the land/sea the third week of November in 2001. In Florida it was in the mid 70's to low 80's and during the cruise it was in the mid 80's to low 90's. The weather was beautiful:sunny:
TTFN Jeannine

[zack&alexmom]

What if we try for 3:00pm for a quick meet and then we will know what each other looks like and maybe some of us can hook back up for the sail away party. Then we can see where we stand from there. (who has what seating / rotation ect.) We should have been able to get into our rooms by then and had time to look around and get settled. We won't have a lot of time but at least we will know what each other looks like so that we aren't passing each other in the hall all day & not knowing it.

Castoff- if you are planning your wedding then maybe we could you could leave you a message (you would have to tell one of us your room #) telling you about where we are going to try and be for the sail away party.

Am I being naive thinking that we can find a place to meet for the sail away party if we go right after the life boat drill?

Maybe we could all try and get a Home Depot Mickey Head to use as a pin or necklace (how big are they) and that would help identify us.

I am just thinking out loud. Let me know what you guys think.

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[DisneyNotes]

I picked up some last weekend. The Mickey Heads are 2 or 2 1/2 inches I'd say. I got the Sonic Green or something like that.

[castoff]

o.k for starters if you see a 5'4 woman with brown hair in the terminal at DCL with a big garment bag..........come up to me and say:wave2: Your only allowed to bring a day bag on. You know it's me because that will be my wedding dress. lol Also I just ordered t-shirts last night. They are all the same with disney characters on front with our names. Tina, Chuck, Brooke, Jonathan and 2004 on back. I do know wedding stuff has to be done by the boat drill. I doubt by 3:00. I don't want to give my cabin number out because someone has to find it.:teeth: I know I am a little kid. I will be knocking my kids down trying to find your cabins. Just kidding of course. We just need to make our plans before we go and before shelley leaves because she leaves sooner. I am sooooo jealous.There will be alot of people at sailaway. If your wearing the mickey heads I will find you !!!:Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :bounce: Warning warning my kids will be near the front.:earseek: Tina

[minnie1000]

:wave: Hi Garfield. I think the only reason I got my DOCS before a lot of other people is, because I live in Fla. My mailman must have known that it was an important box because he put it on the front porch instead of mail box. The box is only 12" and 4" wide. You'll know right away what it is when you see it. I would expect you will get this up coming week.:wave2: See everyone real SOON. I just can't wait.

[Packers04]

Hello All,

We would very much like to join your tag game. It's sounds like a lot of fun. We're on deck 8. We're still trying to figure out transportation to the Port. We've paid Disney transfer fees, however, we would like to get to the port early. Any suggestions?? We're also staying in Port Canaveral after the cruise for a couple days to visit Kennedy Space Center and take an airboat trip.

Any suggestions how to reserve an illuminations boat cruise?

Also our DS13 wants to know if the Teen Junkaroo is worth it-any suggestions.

Thank you all!

[DisneyNotes]

Tina,
Thanks so much for thinking of my date to leave. I am going to see about internet service at the hotels before the cruise, so I may be able to touch base. If not, then I'll find someone's screen name on their cabin door and knock!

Welcome Packers04. You're on our deck! Glad you can join us. I don't know what the Teen Junkaroo is or I would try to help you out. I do have a couple of teenage sons myself though. It'll be good to have others their age at the meet.

WOW! Is that 17 days on my counter? I need to get moving!
Shelley

[zack&alexmom]

That's where mine will want to be too. (I want to be there too - who am I kidding)

I think I got my countdown clock working - we will see when I post this.

I tried to get her room number out of her but I knew it wouldn't work!!! I bought my magnetic paper today - now I just have to get my husband designing(he is more creative than I am).

Disneynotes - how was the all nighter? Hope the birthday celebrations went well. Ours was good but a few meltdowns - it is so hard to be 5;). Next, cupcakes for a classroom of kindergarteners:crazy: .

Linda

[DisneyNotes]

Birthday party
Oh, we're tired, but my son is still up and chatting a mile a minute. I guess it's a cake and ice cream high. The weekend went well, but I'm worried about the week ahead with everyone so tired. Who knows? It may be me that has the meltdown!

I'm sure we'll try to cram up front for the sail away party, too. I'm bringing bubbles!

[castoff]

Packers04: Glad you found us:wave2: This is the first tim my DS will be in the teen program. I don't know that much about it. There might be more info on the disney site. I will add you to the tag game. You just need to make a magnectic door sign with your screen name and put in on your cabin door. Tina


Linda: You are the sneaky one...........:crazy: trying to get my cabin number. :laughing: maybe if I had a :drinking1 and then the:thewave: :rockband: :thewave: I would still have to say no. o.k you can call me a brat now.:teeth: Tina

[castoff]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Birthday party
Oh, we're tired, but my son is still up and chatting a mile a minute. I guess it's a cake and ice cream high. The weekend went well, but I'm worried about the week ahead with everyone so tired. Who knows? It may be me that has the meltdown!

I'm sure we'll try to cram up front for the sail away party, too. I'm bringing bubbles!

Oh I love bubbles.......we won't have to cram we are bigger then the kids. lol o.k I am tired to. I can tell because I am getting silly.

[DisneyNotes]

I have extra bubbles. I'll bring them along to pass out.

I'll also keep an eye out for surely the only wedding dress in the terminal.

[minnie1000]

Hi Linda, .... :D I have Tina room number !!!! She would kill me if I gave it out. AND I want to have FUN on the cruise. We will all have fun on the cruise party and we ALL will be up front...

[castoff]

Originally posted by minnie1000
Hi Linda, .... :D I have Tina room number !!!! She would kill me if I gave it out. AND I want to have FUN on the cruise. We will all have fun on the cruise party and we ALL will be up front...

Now minnie1000 I don't wan't to have to call mickey on you ! I will if I have to.::yes:: ::MickeyMo

Here's some flowers to brighten your day.:flower1: :daisy: :rose: :flower2: :flower1: :rose:

[castoff]

Hi Shelley,
Found this and thought you would be interested...........just click on the link.:thttp://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=668896eeth:

hmmm I don't know why it didn't show up as a link?:confused: o.k the thread is in main board. titled Best boarding time.

[DisneyNotes]

Tina - That was thoughtful. Thanks for the link.

I'm thinking of trying to leave WDW between 9:30 and 10:00. I want to be on board ASAP, but I don't want to hit the big crowd and wait in line. I also think we'll enjoy the terminal since it's supposed to be so pretty.

Anyone have a time estimate on driving to the port? We drove out to NASA a couple of years ago from WDW, but I don't remember how long it took us. So, I'd been planning on a hour and a half, thinking that we'd probably stop for gas, too. Sound about right?

[beccas334]

I think we're planning on heading out around the same time as well. I'll have plenty of time to head to Animal Kingdom to get my birthday button that day (that's the biggest bright spot to turning 30, aside from the cruise!), and still make it to the port relatively early.

becca

[castoff]

I know that our reservations for the Swan resort will take us an hour from the port. We looked it up from Mapquest. The swan resort is mins. from WDW. With stopping for gas and such your time sounds about right.:sunny: Tina

[castoff]

Originally posted by beccas334
I think we're planning on heading out around the same time as well. I'll have plenty of time to head to Animal Kingdom to get my birthday button that day (that's the biggest bright spot to turning 30, aside from the cruise!), and still make it to the port relatively early.

becca
We will have to have another celebration !!:bday: :cake: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[DisneyNotes]

OK, so now we're looking for lady with a birthday button and lady with a wedding dress in the terminal. Is it actually your birthday on boarding day? Are there different birthday buttons or something that makes Animal Kingdom Lodge "the spot" for turning 30?

[castoff]

What do we look for in Shelley? :teeth: I know how about you getting a purple wig. I am sure to spot you then.:rotfl: :rotfl: sorry I couldn't help myself. o.k what do we look for? Tina

Don't tell me you will be wearing a disney shirt. lol

[DisneyNotes]

Well, I have long, red hair and I'm 5'3". My teenagers and husband tower above me and my 9 yo is almost as tall as I am. (they obviously get their height from their father) I'll display a green Mickey Head on my carry on beach bag with DisneyNotes on it. Other than that, we'll probably look like every other family that's just come from Disney - Logo t-shirts, cameras around our necks and exhausted!

[beccas334]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Are there different birthday buttons or something that makes Animal Kingdom Lodge "the spot" for turning 30?

They have different buttons at the various parks, I figured since we're staying at AK that day, I'd just go to there to get one. But thinking about it now, I'll probably head over to MK and get one since it's the park that has Early Entry that day.

and yes, it's actually my birthday on boarding.. now I can pretend that the whole sail away party is one huge birthday party for me :crazy:

becca

[DisneyNotes]

What a great way to spend your birthday! Congratulations and Happy Birthday in advance.

[zack&alexmom]

You guys won't be able to miss me - just look for the 5 foot, sort of blonde woman with the big butt chasing the 5 & 7 year old around. I will try and get some Mickey Heads to put on myself - maybe one on each side of the big butt and then you'll be able to pick me out for sure:hyper:


minnie1000 - we need to talk!!!:teeth:

[DisneyNotes]

I'm still laughing from your post. I can picture you now.

So, to update - we'll be looking for wedding dresses, birthday buttons and backsides with Mickeys stuck to them. I'm looking forward to the "terminal fun" almost as much as the cruise!

[NJHOO]

Welcome all our new families, we've really become active with less than a month to go. And a sail away party for your birthday!!!!

I've got to go about making up this magnetic sign for the door. Being an accountant, I'm not much of the creative type. DD will be home for the weekend, seems this semester she's home just about every other weekend; whenever the laundry piles up I guess. Maybe she can help with a design.

I had suggested a meet outside of scoops because it is up in the fresh air and we can head right over to the sail away. I don't remember how long it was from the safety drill to the party, but we've never missed a party! Of course we don't want to rush the meet or avoid the meet to start partying. Trying to hook up in Parrot Cay could work, understanding that the families will be boarding at different times based on when we arrive in port. We're real flexible with whatever is best with everyone.

We fly on the 20th Is anyone flying on the 21st? From the sounds of the posts most will be over at WDW beforehand.

Russ

[DisneyNotes]

I like the scoops idea. I didn't realize it was outside, but that's nice. Also, ICE CREAM! Can I get a Mickey Bar there?

NJHOO - the meet was your idea, so pick a time and place and those that can't make it take my last name with them and call my cabin when they get a chance. How about that?

[zack&alexmom]

Lets get a count of how many will be at WDW before the cruise and for how long? Where is everybody staying and have you decided which parks to do what day? Anything special planned at WDW(character breakfasts, ect)?

I will start:

Orlando airport area hotel - November 17th
Port Orleans - Riverside - November 18th - November 21

Still trying to figure what parks which day - I think my Uncle is coming on Saturday to be with us and I think he will want to do MK. He is supposed to be staying and driving us to the Port on Sunday morning.

Was going to do character breakfast but decided to save it for a time when we aren't going on a cruise few days later. I have never been to Downtown Disney so maybe we will check that out.

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[castoff]

Russ: I am the trouble maker of the group.:rolleyes: Sorry Some people want to eat and some don't. One thing we all agree on is we don't want to miss the sail away party.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: I have never been to a Dis meet before. My guess is you get to know who you been :chat: with right? I don't see why we can't do both. We can mingle and be up on deck 9 for the sail away. We might even see some of us before hand at the terminal........:teeth: We will identify ourselves with lime green or a color of your choosing mickey mouse heads from home depot with your screen name on them. We will pick a spot before we go.............near the front to one side? Give me imput and you guys decide. I will be quiet now.::yes::


Linda: can I bribe you with some flowers not to talk with minnie1000? lol:flower1: :daisy: :rose: :flower2:

[castoff]

I am coming the day before..........however we are staying at the Hampton Inn at Cocoa Beach. It's about 7 min. from the port. Tina

[DisneyPoly]

I'm having a great time reading all of your posts -- I'll be sure to wearing my green Mickey Head on an appropriate body part:earsgirl:

Just keep me posted on the DISmeet location -- we also have early dinner, so I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of everyone.

Can't wait:Pinkbounc

[zack&alexmom]

Why don't we say that we will all wear our Mickey heads and will look for each other in Parrot Cay, if we chose to eat there when we get on(if we haven't already met in the terminal with our birthday pin, wedding dress and strategically placed Mickey heads).

Then anyone who can meet after the life boat drill at scoops to grab a ice cream and go over to the sail away . Anyone who can't make that should be able to spot a bunch of short people with kids taller then (or almost taller then) their Mom's who have Mickey Heads on their butts at the sail away party.

OK Tina, I won't find out your room # but I'll find you quickly enough anyway.

The problem with being on deck 5 is that there is so few rooms we are going to be really easy to find.

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[beccas334]

We're driving down on the 17th, staying at Shades of Green and hitting Downtown Disney that night. Then we're heading to AKL from the 18th to the 21st. Then to the ship on the 21st.

I told my DH I was going to make the Mickey heads to wear. He just gave me "the look".

*sighs* he just doesn't get into the disney excitement that I do! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

becca

[DisneyNotes]

Linda and the rest of the gang - Here goes the schedule for our family.

11-18 - Grand Floridian - most of those days at MK
18-21 - Beach Club Villas - most of the time @ Epcot
We plan to leave BCV by 9:30 or 10:00 on boarding day.
After the cruise, we'll be at the Polynesian for Thanksgiving weekend. (Luau for T'giving dinner)

I really like Downtown Disney (DTD), but my family could take it or leave it. The Lego store is great and so is the World of Disney store. It's nice to walk along the water and window shop. Oh, we found a good pin trading shop, too. Can't remember where it was along the path or what it was called. Someone mentioned there was a good bath shop. I'm going to look for that. I'm planning to hit DTD for a couple of hours on Thursday, the 18th.

[beccas334]

The bath shop rocks! I'm making gift baskets for my sisters for Christmas and they sell awesome bath bombs that I'm planning on including. So I'm definately looking forward to shopping there!

becca

[castoff]

Hey Linda:
You peeked my curiosity so I looked at deck 5 floor plan.:teeth: I think it's not going to be fun to find you. There's nothing in the middle of the deck.:mad: There is 34 cabin's on one side and 44 cabin's on the other side. That's alot of walking from one end to the other !!!!!lol

I am in agreement on the mickey heads............ I am keeping quiet though. I have caused enough trouble. Hey did you figure out how Minnie1000 got my cabin number yet. lol I am just teasing you aren't I?:jester:

[castoff]

Originally posted by beccas334
We're driving down on the 17th, staying at Shades of Green and hitting Downtown Disney that night. Then we're heading to AKL from the 18th to the 21st. Then to the ship on the 21st.

I told my DH I was going to make the Mickey heads to wear. He just gave me "the look".

*sighs* he just doesn't get into the disney excitement that I do! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc

becca

Your just gonna have to get him in the disney spirit !! Don't worry if you can't I am sure the cast members will have something to say about that. lol Did you make your door magnet yet with your screen name?

[beccas334]

I haven't made my magnet yet.. I'm "suppose" to be working on a midterm for one of my courses (which is due tomorrow at midnight) .. but um.. I've been spending all day on the DIS boards! :bored:

OH MY! I just found all of the rest of the smilies... Yet another way to spend a couple of hours instead of working :crazy:

becca

[DisneyNotes]

Bath bombs? Like bath beads, only better? I'll try some. Do you remember where the bath shop is? Is it near the Lego and McDonald's area?

[castoff]

Originally posted by beccas334
I haven't made my magnet yet.. I'm "suppose" to be working on a midterm for one of my courses (which is due tomorrow at midnight) .. but um.. I've been spending all day on the DIS boards! :bored:

OH MY! I just found all of the rest of the smilies... Yet another way to spend a couple of hours instead of working :crazy:

becca

I will help you get motivated to work on your"paper":teacher:
now of course the:thewave: :thewave:

[beccas334]

Bath bombs are these huge ball shaped things that fizz in water. SOO neat!

I think it's near World of Disney and Ghirardelli, but it's somewhat of a side entrance.

[beccas334]

Originally posted by castoff
now of course the:thewave: :thewave:

:laughing: I love the wave!

I'm half tempted to add smilie faces to my magnet door sign...

For those that are doing signs, are you going to do it in sheets? Or cut out magnets and put them on the door? I was thinking about doing both, having single 8x11 sheet, and then add magnets all around it or something...

becca

[castoff]

I just did a single 8x11 sheet. Then I did mickey mouse heads with our names on them. I did this before I new we were doing the tag game soooooo I just cut a strip and wrote Castoff on it and I will put that on top of cabin door number *&%$. Almost gave it out.:teeth: Tina

[DisneyPoly]

Quick question on the magnetic strips -- do they feed through your computer printer? I am new to them -- can I purchase them at an office supply store (Officemax/Staples)?

Thanks for the advice.

[DisneyNotes]

I made a bunch of little magnets to decorate around both the front and back of the door. My printer tried to eat the paper a couple of times, but then it took it.

[beccas334]

Originally posted by DisneyPoly
Quick question on the magnetic strips -- do they feed through your computer printer? I am new to them -- can I purchase them at an office supply store (Officemax/Staples)?

Thanks for the advice.

We bought ours at Walmart, but I have seen them in OfficeMax/Office Depot. As to printing them, I'm sending it in with DH to print at the office since our printer here at home is quite tempermental!

[DisneyPoly]

Thanks for the info!

[DisneyNotes]

Yes, they are supposed to feed through your printer. They look like a regular piece of typing paper, but the back has a super thin sheet of maget on it.

Once I set my printer to thick paper (like I use when I print on card stock), it printed just fine.

I bought my pack at Walmart for about $7 or $8. It has 5 81/2 x 11 sheets.

Avery labels #3270 for those of you that just want to order or be able to tell the office store worker.

[castoff]

o.k everyone if this works here is a link for the best tips for a list of things to bring list............and you thought you had everything covered lol. Tina http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=324082

[DisneyNotes]

Thanks for the tips. I wrote a couple down and plan to use them.

[Garfield29]

We're arriving in Orlando at 10pm on the 17th so we decided to stay at the Hyatt. We'll be staying at AKL the 18- 21.

Downtown Disney is great. My families favorite places are the Lego store and Ghirardelli.

I just bought my magnetic paper tonight. I'm going to try and make our signs sometime this week.


Are we there yet!
:teleport: Jeannine

[zack&alexmom]

Tina - thanks for the tips, except then I spent another hour on that thread. This is so addictive. I will try to start working on my door magnets in the next few days.

Here is a funny story - my family(mother, sisters) gave me suitcases for my birthday - they gave me two and then said oh yeah we know how you pack and brought in a third one. Of course, if I fill them and bring them on the cruise I will probably have to leave one of my kids home. :hyper:

Did the kindergarten cupcakes today:crazy: - that is an experience. Of course they were yellow tweety cupcakes and now my fingers are stained yellow. I sure there was a lot of mothers not happy with me today - yellow hands and red kool-aid (they had Chuckie Cheese coupons on the red ones)

Have a good night everybody - I'm going to try and stay off the boards and actually work tomorrow. Doubt it but I'll try.

Linda

[Packers04]

Hello All-it's so much fun reading everyone's posts. Thank you for including us in the tag game. All of us DW, DS13, DS9, and DS6 will be wearing the green Mickey heads from Home Depot with Packers04 (my DS's football team) on the front.

We're going to try and get to the port early. My DS9 's birthday is 11/22 and our 25th anniversary is 11/24 - we married very young.

We land in Orlando-Nov 18
Beach Club 18-21

We have a character breakfast at the MK Crystal Palace on 11/18; dinner at Jiko's 11/18; Friday at AK & Typhoon Lagoon in the afternoon; dinner at Spoodles on boardwalk 11/19 and Epcot/Disney MGM on 11/20.

We hope to meet up with other families !:wave2:

[DisneyNotes]

Packers04 - We'll be at the Beach Club Villas from the 18-21. Maybe we'll see you at Stormalong Bay Pool area. We'll try to spend a couple of hours in the afternoons there.

[castoff]

Welcome Packers04 !:wave2: I am glad you found us. As I told you before I have a DS who is 14 a DD who is 11. This is a wedding cruise for me. We are getting married at Castaway Cay at 10:00. :Pinkbounc :bounce: I see we have lots of celebrations in our group ! Happy Anniversary to you and your DW:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: I will add you to our list for tag your it. I just need your deck number. If you have been reading the above posts then you know how the game works and that you need a magnectic door sign that says your screen name on it.

One thing we have in common...............Huge football fan. Team not doing so well this year. Have a whole room devoted to them. No it's not Buffalo. :teeth: Tina

[castoff]

Pakers04: Featured Activities for Teens

Amazing Race
Race from location to location, clue after clue. Who will be the first team to finish?

Gotcha!
Strategy, deception and intrigue challenge the teens through this day-to-day game of elimination.

Mix & Match
How well do you know your new friends onboard? Find out the real scoop and tell all before the long distance e-mails begin.

Party in Paradise
The cruise is almost over, so it's time to party! This farewell event gives you a chance to say good-bye to the new friends you made during the cruise.

Teen Pool Party
Don't miss the farewell party. Enjoy dancing, ping pong, shuffleboard, pool games, Float Ball, Pass the Orange and enter the Cannonball Contest.

[castoff]

Packers04: MHip Hop Class
So you think you can dance huh? But can you keep up with our fast feet?


Invade the Lab
Find out what all the fuss is about as we get the Lab to ourselves. Come make "Flubber" and play PS2 on our mega screen!


Make a Mouse Pad (7-Night Cruise Only)
Ever seen your face on the internet? Now you can see your face on a mouse pad!


Maximum Capacity
Let's fill this place! Music and dancing are the main event for this party.


Midnight Bingo
Play Bingo and maybe you could be the winner of all time!!!

[castoff]

Packers04:some of the things you can show your teen
Gender Wars
Boys vs. Girls - who will win?


Glow Jam
We light the night with our Glow Jam! Use a glowing array of sports equipment or just hang out and listen to music. These sports are as much fun to watch as they are to play!


H20 Splashdown
Exclusive teen pool party! Games, music and tribal points up for grabs.

:sunny:

[Garfield29]

Wow a wedding, a couple birthdays, and an anniversary! Anyone else celebrating anything special?
:bride: :groom: :bday: :love2:
Jeannine

[DisneyNotes]

Tina,

Packers04 is on our deck - Deck 8.

Shelley

[castoff]

Thanks Shelley :) Did I miss a post of that somewhere?:confused: Tina

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

Lili5-Deck2
DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck 8
Packers04-Deck 8

[DisneyNotes]

We welcomed them back on page 9, but hey, you're busy with wedding plans! Don't sweat it. I'm sure they loved your double welcome.

I think the Deck 8 stuck in my head because it's our deck, too. I was wondering when we'd have friends near us! I was starting to think we'd chosen the "noisy" deck or something.

Hey, I like the growing list of participants in our fun cruise! I'm going to dig out our past trading pins and lanyards now to take again this time and add to them.

[castoff]

Shelley::rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I didn't add them to the list yet and that threw me off. I got so :confused: Is the list correct now? I don't want to leave anyone off. It is going to be so much fun.:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce:

Remember everyone.............Don't pack your magnectic door signs in your luggage !!!! Pack them in your day bag ! The game will start before dinner.:teeth: I am already looking at the list for my first victim.:::yes:: Tina

[DisneyNotes]

As far as I can tell the list is correct. If not, step forward cruisers and get on the list!

[NJHOO]

Tina,

Thank you for keeping up the list, maybe we should keep the sign with the delivered luggage so we don't become the first hit. Of course getting tagged is not like being voted off the island in "Survivor"

You must be getting so excited with the wedding coming up within a month now.

I think I mentioned earlier that DD wanted a WDW wedding, but it didn't happen. Instead went for a Disney themed reception. The tables didn't have numbers but were named after Disney animated Films. Making up the table signs and placecards was quite a chore. Of course the bride & groom figures on the cake were minnie & mickey! She's a former cast member.

Sounds like just about everyone is headed to the Sunshine before the cruise. We gave DD the option, but she didn't want to hit the parks before hand. As we are getting closer to the date wish that we had insisted. Those of you that are enjoy it.

Russ

[beccas334]

I think I'm going to bring an extra magnet sheet and a sharpie marker taped to it, with something like "If you happen to wander by, don't be shy! Write a note to say hi!" printed on the paper. See how many people I can get to sign it.

DH just gave me "the look" when I mentioned it :hyper: I'll get him into the Disney spirit sooner or later!

becca

[DisneyNotes]

Russ - I wouldn't mind seeing a picture or two of that reception! Sounds wonderful.

Hey, the magnet guest register for your door is a great idea. Mind if we all copy you?

[beccas334]

Originally posted by DisneyNotes
Hey, the magnet guest register for your door is a great idea. Mind if we all copy you?

Of course not! In fact, I think I got the idea for it from reading other posts, so it's not even an original idea :teeth:

becca

[Lilo5]

Oh-oh just a slight typo. It's Lilo5. I'd hate for you to be looking all over for Lili5 on deck 2 and not find me! :(

Thanks.

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

Lilo5-Deck2
DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck 8
Packers04-Deck 8

[castoff]

Originally posted by beccas334
I think I'm going to bring an extra magnet sheet and a sharpie marker taped to it, with something like "If you happen to wander by, don't be shy! Write a note to say hi!" printed on the paper. See how many people I can get to sign it.

DH just gave me "the look" when I mentioned it :hyper: I'll get him into the Disney spirit sooner or later!

becca

Oh that is an awesome idea !! I could have people write wedding wishes and we could put in our scrapbook. Mind if I copy your great idea?:wave2:

Russ: Your daughter's wedding sounds so nice !! You have to bring pictures !! :sunny: We were orignally going to get married at the wedding pavillion but when we found out we can get married at castaway well how could you go wrong.

Lilo5: So sorry thanks for correcting me.:rose:

[castoff]

Hey Russ: Do you watch Survivor? I love that show. Once in awhile if Chuck is home he will watch it. I have watch every single one. Put me on a cruise for 3 months then see if I will survive.:hyper: I like to see that show. Tina

[beccas334]

Tina, I think that would be an awesome addition to a scrapbook! :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

[zack&alexmom]

becca - I get the look all of the time lately. Just wait until they get on the ship and see all the fun that they have because of all of the things that gave us the look for.

Did anyone else have someone send a postcard to their kids. Mine got one yesterday from Mickey and Cinderella - they loved it. It was even written and signed in perfect Mickey writing. They both argued over who was going to take it to school first.

Can we start packing yet - its driving me :crazy: - the time just isn' t moving fast enough.

Linda

[Norman Friedman]

:bounce:

Hi, Long time lurker first time poster. We are also on this cruise. My DS is 8 and my DD will turn 5 on 11/22/04 on the boat. :Pinkbounc

My son loves sports and not much else, but it super friendly and outgoing. Will he like the kids club.?

[beccas334]

Linda, we decided to opt out of getting the post card for our son, simply because he doesn't know we're taking the trip! I made the HUGE mistake last time telling him we were going to WDW a month before we went, and every single morning I heard "is it time to go to Disney?" It got old real quick :crazy:

So, we're not planning on telling him until we're actually IN the car on the way! And I won't even come out and tell him, I'll let him think we're going to grandmas! (both are quite a distance away) :smooth:

Am I evil or what?!

becca

[zack&alexmom]

Norman,

Welcome aboard!!! My daughter just turned 5 yesterday - maybe my dd & your dd will hit it off and have someone to play with. I also have a ds (7) but he is not into sports at all. I can't tell you about the clubs because this is our first cruise with the kids. I hope you will join our game of tag - just give your deck # and make a magnet. Also try and make the meet and then the kids will get to meet outside of the club.

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[beccas334]

Originally posted by Norman Friedman
:bounce:

Hi, Long time lurker first time poster. We are also on this cruise. My DS is 8 and my DD will turn 5 on 11/22/04 on the boat. :Pinkbounc

My son loves sports and not much else, but it super friendly and outgoing. Will he like the kids club.?

Welcome!! WOO! we have another birthday celebration for the cruise.

[Norman Friedman]

We are on deck 2.



:bounce:

[castoff]

Welcome Aboard Norman Friedman :wave2:
So how long have you been lurking around? :teeth: The more the merrier. Please join our tag your it game. It's not just for kids. We are also getting a meet and greet together. I have a DS who is 14 and a DD who is 11. The kids clubs are fantastic !! Ditto to what Linda said. I just need your deck number to add you to our list.

Becca: I could never keep that secret from my kids.:eek: It would drive me nuts !!! Oh are they gonna be happy.:) My kids are ......... asking alot how many more days? almost every day. lol Tina

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

Norman Friedman-Deck 2
Lilo5-Deck2
DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck 8
Packers04-Deck 8

[castoff]

We have 12 people on our list for tag your it !!!:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: Make sure your list gets updated.:teeth: Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Norman Friedman - welcome to our group. Glad you've decided to join us.

I have a 9 yo son and he would love a playmate on the ship, I'm sure. We haven't used the kids activities either. Don't know how much we'll use them this time, but we are going to check them out and see what he thinks. Seems like the kids that have gone really like it.

[castoff]

I just got my Docs !!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Oh I am soooooo Happy. Hope you guys get your soon. Tina

[beccas334]

WOOO! Congratulations Tina! Did they come regular mail? I can't wait to get mine... I'm not sure who's stalking the mailman more. Me or the dog! :jester:

becca

[castoff]

The doorbell rang and............it was the big brown truck. :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc I didn't have to sign for anything. I want to start packing now.:teeth: Tina

[zack&alexmom]

I WANT MINE - NOW!!!:rolleyes:

[DisneyNotes]

How big is this box of documents? I want mine, too!

[castoff]

A little bit bigger then a checkbook size box if you know what I mean. Inside the brown cardboard box is a flimsy brown box that has it decorated with the name wonder on it St. thomas, castaway ect. Inside the box is all the goodies. It's called your travel booklet. Then you get a booklet called the passport wonder and it tells you everything you ever wanted to know. o.k hope I didn't spoil it for ya. That's my description of it. Tina:Pinkbounc :bounce:

[Norman Friedman]

How do you play the tag game?:Pinkbounc

[DisneyNotes]

No big brown truck for me today! Maybe tomorrow!

[castoff]

Origin
[ally posted by castoff B] ! : . This is how we play "Tag your it" I will be bringing a lime green mickey mouse head. I will start by finding someone's cabin and place the mickey head on there door. I will write there screen name on it. Hence the name tag your it.:teeth: If you have been tagged then you or your child must find another cabin off of the list and put it on there door, write there screen name on it. This goes on and on till end of cruise. Last person with it keeps it for a souvenir. See how many times you get tagged. I think the kids will have fun with it. Maybe even some adults. I hope this makes sense.:sunny:

[/B]

I hope this helps Norman Friedman......... Tina

[Lilo5]

Congratulations Tina!! How exciting for you! I want mine now, too!! We waited for so long....

Lilo5 (Nerissa)

[Garfield29]

I got a call from my TA at AAA. My Docs are in!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Now I just have to go to the office and pick them up! Happy doesn't begin to describe how I feel! I think I'm more excited about this trip than my kids are.

Welcome Norman Friedman!:wave: When I first started this thread I didn't think there was going to be anyone on the ship. I'm so excited our list is up to 12 now. I hope we add more.

Becca-Evil. Definitely evil!;)

Jeannine

[castoff]

Jeannine: Congrats to you !:Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: I am sending pixie dust to all others that they get there docs very SOON !!!

[beccas334]

I just emailed my TA and she said her office usually gets them 2 weeks prior.. now I'm bummed. :rolleyes:

Time to work on my door sign!

becca

[zack&alexmom]

Ok, here we go again - I've been reading a lot of posts with people saying that they have to rush back from the lifeboat drill in order to get a spot up front for the sail away party. For those that have been on this cruise before - do we have time to meet at scoops and still get the kids up front? If not, then do we pick a spot to meet for the sail away party? I'm sorry to open this back up again but I don't the kids to miss out (and you all will hear her if my daughter doesn't get to be right up front:earseek:

On another note, dd had 102+ fever today - please let this spread thru my family quickly!!! I don't have time to deal with this now. I had to lay down and watch Barbie Princess & the Pauper three times tonight:crazy:

Off to bed - I will try to work and not look at the boards tomorrow(kinda like I did today:hyper: )

I WANT MY DOCS NOW::yes::

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[castoff]

:wave: Linda:, Sorry your little one not feeling well. Pixie dust your way. We want everyone healthy for this trip. :sunny: I am not the one who set up this meet. I don't want anyone to get :mad: at me. I will say my DD is like like DD in I bet she can scream louder then yours.:teeth: These are the facts:

The boat drill is at 4:00-----approx. 1/2 hour long
Sailaway party is at 4:30-5:15 Deck 9 Mid ship

You also have to return your life jackets to your room.

I will be doing wedding stuff till at least 3:30 but no earlier then 1:00. So you guys take it from there. Since Russ is the one who set it up........... maybe he wouldn't mind setting up a poll with different options? Again Russ I don't want to step on any toes it's just a suggestion. Whatever you want to do. :sunny: Tina

[NJHOO]

The after life boat drill for the meet was just a suggestion, we can work with whatever is decided. Tina, unless I'm in bare feet or sandals, please feel free to step on my toes. LOL You will most likely have the busy afternoon with finalizing the wedding plans. All we need to do is walk on the ship, eat some lunch and start the relaxing.

Perhaps an afternoon long meet? Those who are in Parrot cay and recognize each other at lunch can start it and then up on deck at about 3:15-3:30 until we have to go get our jackets for the drill. When the wedding planning is finished Tina and family can join us and we can blow bubbles or throw rice to (or at) the happy couple.

On another note, looked for any digital pictures of DD's reception set up or cake on the web site....no luck. maybe we can scan a few of the pictures and post them.

Welcome Norman and I hope that everyone gets healthy in the next few weeks and the germs stay away from all.

Russ

[Packers04]

Tina

Thank you for all the info on the teen activities. Jared's not much of a dancer - but really into sports and he loves survivor type games. We appreciate all the news. It's always great being welcomed !

Shelly, we're also glad others in our
group are on deck 8.

Norman, welcome to the tag team! My son Eric turns 9 on 11/22/04 - hope the boys can meet up.

We haven't got our docs yet either. We booked through AAA so we'll call today.

Take care all.

[castoff]

Russ: Sounds like a plan to me. :teeth: I know we won't be hard to miss with wedding gown and all. My DS loves to eat. We will be eating at parrot cay when we board. We will also be near the front for the sail away party. I will be looking for those mickey heads !!

Dennis: Your welcome ! Jonathan doesn't care for dancing either.:hyper: They do have a basketball hoop and court set up on one of the top decks. He wanted to do that last time. :( I think being a liitle shy at first was stopping him because he didn't know anyone. Now that he is a little older.............I know he would enjoy it hopefully he can get together with the other teens in our group on day one and make some friends.:) Tina

[zack&alexmom]

Russ - that sounds like a plan to me. What deck at 3:15-3:30? What does everybody else think? I need to get to home depot and get my Mickey Heads.

Hope all are having a good day!!!

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :wave: princess:

[DisneyNotes]

Got my documents today, too! Yeah! Got the main seating that I wanted and everything. It's SO close now.

[Garfield29]

Congrats Shelley! I don't know how you celebrated, but I danced around my livingroom.:cool1:

[DisneyNotes]

Well, I must say that I celebrated by taking one son to art class, the other 2 to tennis, picking up my van from the shop (getting a once over for the trip), buying groceries, picking up my parents from the airport and coming home to cook dinner and watch the eclipse.

Anyone jealous? I didn't think so.

Now that I have a couple of minutes though, I don't see the Bahamas Immigration Form in the pack. I'm sure it's in the booklets, but I can't tell which one it is.

It took me a minute to find the luggage tags, too. We'll blame that on sleep deprivation.

I bought a duffle bag to carry on the ship for the first day, but now I see the restrictions and the bag is a couple of inches over them. Think they'll mind?

[beccas334]

Yikes! Dh came home today and told me that there is a chance he will have his leave revoked (he's military) for our vacation! He may have to attend a conference in Atlanta from the 15-19th. :eek:

I told him if that happened, I'd drive down with DS, head to the parks and have DH fly down from Atlanta... to make it in time for the ship. We were going to take our chances and not purchase travel insurance.. but with this possiblity, we may have to! :worried:

becca

[castoff]

Hi Shelly: Only popping in for a min. Congrats on getting your Docs.:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: I am not supposed to be bringing on a garment bag........They aren't going to be able to stop me. I am also bringing a day bag on top of it.:teeth: My garment bag is bigger then yours so I wouldn't worry about it. My daughter was kind enough to give me her stomach bug that she had last week. I feel real lousy.:faint: I called Chuck :sad: in Fla.and told him I really needed him here. Not sure why I did that........Nothing he can do but made him feel bad now I feel bad for making him feel bad. UGH He will be home Saturday night. You gotta love the things kids bring home from school. Jonathan had it for 5 days, Brooke for 4. I feel like It will never leave !! o.k gotta get off and lay down again. Getting dizzy. Take care , Don't want to hear about anyone else getting sick.

Linda: Hows your child: feeling better I hope?:sunny: Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Tina,
So very sorry that you're sick! At least you are getting it over with now and not dealing with it on vacation. I've been thinking about the fact that we've all been well for months, so you KNOW our time is coming.

Becca,
So sorry to hear your husband may miss part of your vacation. We're in the same situation. I'll be in WDW alone with my kids from the 14th - 18th. My hubby insists on coming back to Austin for a few days during our Grand Floridian stay. He just doesn't want to be away from his business that long. So, we are all driving out there together and then he'll fly back here and then back there, stay @ BCV, go on the cruise, stay @ Poly and drive back with us. Seems complicated to me. He loves this idea, but I hate that he's missing my favorite hotel. I could just move in to the GF. I think he's also glad that I'm taking the kids to MK for a few days in there.

[Garfield29]

Tina- I hope your feeling better soon. I've been working at our schools book fair this week and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't come down with something. Half the kids are coughing and sneezing. Then one of the teachers told me half of her class had been out with either pneumonia or bronchitis.:sad2:

Becca- Sorry to hear you husband will probably miss some of your vacation. Keep your fingers crossed and say a little prayer.

Jeannine

[zack&alexmom]

Tina - so sorry to hear about the stomach bug. I was just thinking the other day that this is the time of year that we usually start having it go through our house. My daughter is better - thanks for thinking about us. She still has a little cough but fever is gone.

Becca - I am so sorry to hear that your husband may miss part of the vacation. At least it isn't during the cruise. Remember there will be plenty of us there at that time if you need anything'

I'm hoping that the travel agent will call today and say that she got the docs - I know that she was out of the office until today. Keep your fingers crossed.

Chuck E. Cheese party tonight and then birthday celebrations are done and I can concentrate on packing(after Halloween & moving my Aunt this weekend).

Linda
:Pinkbounc :bounce: :bounce: :wave: princess:

[minnie1000]

:( I am sorry to hear there is so much sickness going around. Maybe better now and get rid of it and be well for the cruise? Time is getting closer... and I wish everyone to be well.:earseek:

[Packers04]

Hello Everyone!

We got our docs today from AAA! Yea!! We're excited - we're looking at renting a car to drive to the port. We found out that if we take the bus we wouldn't get picked up until 12 or 12:30. The disney rep. said the boat won't board until 1:00 - we thought we could board earlier - who knows? We would like to get to the terminal early- Who knows what time the terminal opens and is the 1:00 boarding time correct?

Anyway my DW is getting all the tag materials this weekend and Leslie got some great ideas from the packing web site - thank you who posted that.

My 2 older DS and I are wondering if there will be access to broadscast football games - we're following Green Bay even though this isn't their year.

Take care everyone and stay healthy.
Ironically my whole family got flu shots in early Sept. due to the fact my DS13 always gets the vaccine due to a heart disorder (ASD) he had repaired at age two . We all feel a little guilty about getting the vaccine when there is such a shortage.

Take care,

Dennis & Leslie

[castoff]

Hello Everyone: Thank you for your wishes. I haven't been this sick in a long time. My DD made me a piece of dry toast yesterday. It didn't sit well. It's all I have had in 3 days. It is some type of flu virus I have. It's going around here. My kids are being :angel: I think I am on down side of it now.

Becca: I hope your DH makes the trip with you. Pixie dust your way.:wizard:

Shelly: :( Your DH is working and going to miss part of your trip what a bummer.

Dennis: Congrats on getting your Docs.:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

Going to get some more rest now.............

Take care, Tina

[castoff]

Dennis: Forgot to tell you yes get there early. They let you board early. Usually they will start to board anywhere from 12:15 to 12:30. Then they direct you to go eat lunch. Your cabins aren't ready yet. Around 1:30 is when you can get to your cabin. Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Packers04 - I didn't realize that the Disney transfer left that late, but then again, you don't have to stand in the line for paperwork since you can get yours done at check in to the hotel. You could rent a car or there are Town Car companies that will drive you there. Don't know the price, but if you'd have to park the rent car and pay for those days, the Town Car might be a feasible alternative.
Congrats on the documents.
On the football question, I don't know, but you could ask at the cruise desk at your resort when you get there.

Tina - Sorry to hear you are still sick. Maybe you are extra sick because you are trying to do so much with the vacation planning and the wedding planning, etc. Rest, rest, rest!

zack&alexmom - Any news on your documents? (fingers crossed)

Wow, my counter's starting to scare me. I have work to do!

[NJHOO]

We have a whole change of plans as of about 5:00 this evening.

1. DD #1 found out that she has off 11/24 so she will be flying from Dulles to Melbourne on that day. My dad will pick her up at airport.

2. Dad, after 25 years living on the barrier island (with not a single hurricane) decided that 2 in a month was too much for them and so they are moving inland to a 55+ community. That translates into no at home thanksgiving dinner. Also we won't be there before the cruise.

3. Trying to decide where to stay on the 20th, in the WDW area or out to the coast. Flight gets into MCO at 1:00 so we just don't see a need to spring for on site and a trip to one of the parks. Please understand that we've been to WDW 1-2 times per year since 1974. Thinking of maybe doubletree at the village with dinner at Fultons?

Good part is that we're obviously still cruising and get to have 2 out of 3 DD with us for the holiday. WOW -- just received an e-mail form TA they put the docs in priority mail today!!!!!

Back to our group, I hope that all are feeling better before the travels begin and the germs don't spread through the family.

Packers04. it seems that just about on every ship we've been on there is something of a sports bar, or at least the games. I believed that DCL has removed the ESPN club. They always had games on the bank of TVs. I was a big Packers fan back in the late 60s early 70s. Now just into college football.

Becca, sorry about the leave cancel, what branch of service? SIL is USAF; they were scheduled to go to a wedding at WDW in 2002 and his leave was canceled - she had to go without him.

22 days to go!!!!!!!
Russ

[DisneyNotes]

Wow, that is change! Glad you're still cruising. I'll have to agree with your dad. I'd move to a safer area, too.

You won't have much time before the cruise. Why don't you save a little $$$ on the hotel for the 20th and then SPEND IT on the cruise? Sounds fun to me. If you stayed near the coast, it would make the next morning more relaxed. I wouldn't know where to eat out there though. We're not familiar with the area at all.

The countdown marches on!

[beccas334]

Russ: DH is in the Air Force as well.

We'll find out more this week (hopefully!) if he'll have to go or not. I'm hoping he doesn't, because I don't want to do the 7 hour drive with just me and DS (although, I'd have control of the radio.. so maybe it wouldn't be THAT bad ;) )

Am I the only one who hasn't gotten their docs yet? I'm anxiously awaiting that magical email from my TA saying the docs have been sent...

Don't know if football will be broadcasted, but my DH said he's not taking chances on missing the final NASCAR race, so he's planning on bringing our XM boombox radio on the ship to listen to it.

becca

[Packers04]

Hello All-

Tina I hope your're feeling better -

Russ - I also liked the "old" Packers too.
We're big UCLA fans. My DS13 is on a youth team - Packers. They're undefeated in league play and will play Super Bowl against the Patriots on 11/13.

Thanks for the info on games and t.v.

Becca - Maybe we can listen in on NASCAR race.

We're so excited about our trip that we're actually looking at leaving a day earlier if we can work out details with United. They've changed our flights so much we're going to try to work with them. This way when we land from the red eye trip from LA when not exhausted to start our land part of the trip. Adding a day at BC seems pricey so we're also trying to work with our TA.

Does anyone know if Disney ever does room upgrades? We booked via AAA and are having some regrets rather than boolk directly with DCL. Any advantages to booking and paying off trip earlier?

Are there any ways to fax room requests when you're part of the land/sea package. Just curious.

We hope all is well with everyone. We're going to have a dry Halloween here-no rain. Kids are always off Nov. 1st from school for a school district
staff development day.

This is getting long - and we still have
pumpkins to carve, suit cases to pack, papers to grade, life goes on--

Take care,

Dennis & Leslie

[cozit]

Hiya!

I'll be on the Wonder on the 21st as well... with DH, DS (8), and DD (6) (who look like they'll be meeting some of your kids at some point in the clubs :-)

We'll also be with my in-laws and one of DH's siblings (and family), as a mini-family reunion/get-together. So, unfortunately, that leaves me out for socializing much, outside that group....

However, Tag sounds fun (we're supposed to be on deck 7... I'll figure out some way of getting "cozit" on the door), and I'll probably try to find some of you at some point on the first day. Hmm... we've early seating, I think... the original reason was for a niece who can't join us after all, so that could change.

No mickey head for me, DH thinks I'm insane enough for being excited about the trip for the last year. But like the descriptions I saw when glancing through, I'm short (5'2") with dark hair, and rather oriental (or Sioux depending on your POV) looking... hair will either be quite long, or just to shoulders... it's going to Locks of Love soon. Most likely my DD will be in tow unless she's with kids groups... both kids sway between very shy, and very interested in what other kids are doing.

-Liz (probably forgotten something, but...)

[DisneyNotes]

Liz (cozit),

Welcome to our thread. Glad you've joined in. Nice that you are having a family gathering on board. Hope to meet you!

Shelley (DisneyNotes)

[Garfield29]

Hi Cozit and welcome to the boards!:wave: Glad to have you join us.

Packers04- I've heard of WDW doing upgrades, but like DCL it's a mystery as to why or when they give them. As for faxing a room request ,I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to try. We'll be staying at AKL before the cruise and my sons want a room with bunkbeds. Our TA told us that we could request this when we check in.

Only 17 days until we leave!! :earseek: I have to finish packing!

[DisneyPoly]

Getting excited and starting to pack today. Still no documents yet for us -- although we only booked 1 1/2 weeks ago, so I'm assuming that's why they haven't arrived yet.

Counting the days!!!!!!

[Packers04]

Welcome aboard Cozit! We'll look forward to meeting you and everyone on the tag team.

Tina - Thank you for all the info you've shared. Leslie my DW hopes you're feeling better.

Garfield 29 - Thank you for the info on upgrades. We heard AKL is wonderful-our TA said she thought this was one of the newest hotels. She suggested we try Jiko's restaurant so we made PS for Thursday night. Our boys wanted to stay there but we wanted to be able to walk to Epcot and take advantage of the pools at BC.

Well it's almost Nov. 1st-We're almost there. Take care everyone:)

Dennis & Leslie

[castoff]

Welcome Cozit !:wave2: I will add you to our list of tag your it.

I have missed the boards and had to come and peek.:( I am still sick. I don't know what the heck is going on with me. Dry toast just isn't cutting it anymore. I will give in and call Doctor tomorrow, Chuck not going on the road.............he will be home. You guys have started to pack already and I haven't even finished wedding stuff yet.:eek: I sleep on and off because I feel to weak. Still can't keep anything in me. I know there is a bight side............I could have gotten sick the day before the cruise. I only hope Chuck doesn't get it. My kids had it but not nearly as bad as me.

Take care..........I will keep you updated. Tina

[castoff]

Updated List for people to bring with them.

Norman Friedman-Deck 2
Lilo5-Deck2
DisneyPoly-Deck2
Zack&alexmom-Deck5
Daveskier-Deck 5
Garfield29-Jeannine Deck 6
Castoff-Tina Deck 7
Cozit-Deck 7
NJHOO-Russ Deck 7
beccas334-becca Deck7
Minnie1000 Deck 7
Disneynotes- Shelley Deck 8
Packers04-Deck 8

[DisneyNotes]

Thanks for the new list. So sorry to hear that you're still sick. I hope that's not putting you too much behind. Just focus on the trip and the wedding and everything else can wait until next month!

Shelley

[castoff]

Hello Everyone !!
Feeling much better.:) I have had 2 meals so far today. I don't think I was pushing enough fluids :confused: My energy level is so much better. Amazing what food can do for you. Now I am just catching up on laundry and making "new lists " of things that have to be done. Hope everyone got there docs. I still have time to make my haircut appt, manicure, pedicure oh the things we do. lol Tina

[DisneyNotes]

Yea! The bride is feeling better! So Happy!

[castoff]

Thanks Shelley ! I just looked at your counter :eek: o.k I am freaking a little when I look at mine. Chuck is back on the road tomorrow.:( I am not going to push it though......... yeah right.:teeth:

I am back to getting excited about it all. :Pinkbounc :bounce: No I haven't started to pack yet. I haven't been able to get that far yet. lol Tina